California Senate: Feinstein (D) 56%, Mountjoy (R) 34%

Rasmussen Reports - California's U.S. Senate race has tightened slightly, but not enough to furrow the brow of the Democratic incumbent. Easily absorbing a five-point decline in her lead since July, Senator Dianne Feinstein now leads former Republican state Senator Richard Mountjoy 56% to 34%.


Bahraini king praises Sino-Bahraini ties

Bahraini King Hamad Bin Isa al-Khalifa praises Sino-Bahraini ties and expects an even brighter prospect in an exclusive interview with Xinhua on Tuesday.


Reverse into parking space, leave laptop on back seat Column Indignation is the immediate response if you suggest to any computer user that they should be given a licence to use their PC only if they pass a test. Why is this?â¦


Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton announced on Tuesday that New Jersey Sen. Robert Menendez will serve as co-chair of her presidential campaign, providing her with a strong link to the Hispanic community.


Behind VW's Wheel, With Brick Walls Ahead

To say that Volkswagen is heading for a crash only modestly exaggerates the gravity of its problems.


Russell Crowe has reunited with his "Gladiator" director Ridley Scott to tell a gentler story than their best-picture Academy Award winner from 2000, this one an adult date flick that casts the tough-guy actor as a romantic lead.


Japanese whalers accused of seizing activists

An anti-whaling group is accusing the crew of a Japanese vessel of kidnapping two activists who climbed on board the ship to try to stop its whaling operations in Antarctic waters.


Tommy Tune, right, will direct âTurn of the Century,â a new musical comedy written by Rick Elice and Marshall Brickman, the writers of âJersey Boys,â at the Goodman Theater in Chicago, The Associated Press reported. âThe basic premise involves a young songwriter-piano player and his girl singer who find themselves through mysterious, supernatural, âTwilight Zoneâ-ish activities thrown back to the turn of the century, the 20th century,â said Robert Falls, artistic director of the Goodman. The score will consist of standards by Irving Berlin, Rodgers and Hart, George Gershwin, Rodgers and Hammerstein and others, Mr. Tune said. The show is scheduled to open in September or October. The Goodmanâs 2008-9 season will also feature Brian Dennehy in a revival of Eugene OâNeillâs âDesire Under the Elms.â.


Ailing Cuban leader Fidel Castro suggests for the first time that he may step down from power.


Schwartzel holds off Westwood at Leopard Creek

MALELANE, South Africa  - South African Charl Schwartzel shot a third successive four-under-par 68 on Saturday to take a two stroke lead into the final round of the Alfred Dunhill Championship at Leopard Creek.


Kerry vows to withdraw US troops out of Iraq

US Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry said on Monday that he would try to pull American troops out of Iraq within four years.


Kerry says al Qaeda benefits from Bush's gun ban stance

Washington -- Sen. John Kerry charged Friday that President Bush was helping terrorists and caving in to the National Rifle Association by not pushing to extend the 10-year-old federal assault weapons ban that expires at 12:01 am Monday.


AT&T adds parental control options to cell phones

AT&T has added a new set of parental control options to their mobile phone service.  For a monthly fee of $4.99, the "Smart Limits" service brings together infomation about parental control features across AT&T's wireless, wired, broadband and video servi


The State Department's resources and morale are being drained by the need to keep providing personnel for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to an independent report issued yesterday.


Review: 'Shark Tale' Will Slay You With Laughs

Animation goes back under the sea for a whale of a tale by DreamWorks Animation. "Shark Tale" is a bubbly concoction with a dream cast of voice actors, including Will Smith, Jack Black, Renee Zellweger, Angelina


House Backs $32 Billion Homeland Security Bill

The House of Representatives on  Saturday passed a $32 billion bill funding homeland security  programs this year after days of political fighting over the  measure.


The head of the U.N. nuclear agency said Thursday he agreed with CIA estimates that Iran was three to eight years from being able to make nuclear weapons


Hard-liners lead in Northern Ireland vote

Hard-line Catholic and Protestant parties have won the bulk of seats decided so far in the election for a new legislative assembly in Northern Ireland, a vote designed to clear the way for creation of a new power-sharing local executive that can pull support from across the sectarian divide.


Intel, STMicroelectronics double the density of PCM

Intel and STMicroelectronics have developed a new type of PCM (phase-change memory) chip that doubles the memory density over previous versions, giving a boost to an emerging technology that could one day replace the flash memory chips widely used in portable devices.The technology is still experimental, but the companies marked another step in its evolution, delivering samples of the new chips to device makers. Proponents say that PCM is more reliable than flash memory, and that it will offer faster data transfer speeds and be more durable.PCM uses a glass-like material that can change from an amorphous, or gaseous, state to a crystalline state as its atoms are rearranged. The state of the material corresponds to the 1s and 0s in computing, allowing it to be used to store data.As a result of their work, Intel and STMicro said the glass-like material can now be turned into four states instead of two, allowing it to retain twice the amount of data. The material can also exist in liquid and semi-liquid states.The advances from Intel and STMicro have made the chips smaller and more power-efficient, said Guilio Casagrande, director of advanced research and development at STMicro.Intel and STMicro presented their new developments on Wednesday at the International Solid States Circuits Conference in San Francisco.Numerous other companies have also been working on PCM, also known as PRAM, including IBM, Qimonda, Macronix, Infineon and Samsung.Phase-change memory has existed since the 1960s, but the cost of the technology and the energy required to drive change between one state and another was not competitive compared to other memory technologies like RAM and flash, said Cliff Smith, technology initiatives manager of Intel's flash group.PCM has the potential to give fast read and write speeds, while the existing NOR flash type is slow to write and NAND flash is slow to read, Casagrande said. PCM could eventually replace existing memory technologies because of its power efficiency and its ability to reduce data leaks, Casagrande said.Intel and STMicroelectronics signed a contract to develop PCM in 2003 and are in the process of establishing a flash-memory joint venture called Numonyx, due to launch by March 28. STMicro will hold a 48.6 percent stake of Numonyx, with Intel retaining 45.1 percent. The investment company Francisco Partners is also taking part.Numonyx will manufacture existing flash memory types until PCM is ready for market, Smith said. He expects PCM to appear first in devices such as cell phones in two to three years. Its use will eventually overtake that of DRAM, NOR, and NAND flash, he said.


Indicted Obama fundraiser's bond revoked

An indicted businessman who poured thousands of dollars into the campaigns of Barack Obama and other politicians was jailed Monday after prosecutors disclosed he received $3.5 million from an Iraqi billionaire while claiming to be broke.


Now that his high school football season is over, Zak Coppinger has been playing poker every chance he can get. With his mom's blessing, he's turned the family dining room, complete with green walls and a chandelier, into a poker parlor for himself and his buddies. He also keeps a deck of cards at school so he can play impromptu games during class or lunch.


Calderon takes over divided, distrustful Mexico

Conservative Felipe Calderon came   from behind to snatch Mexico's presidency against the odds but   now he faces the huge task of healing a divided country where   over a third of the people think he is a cheat.


Apple Computer is still the apple of its own eye, but the company is trying to take a more modest tack with the public. [Missing Links]


TORONTO, June 19 -- Ontario on Tuesday offered financial incentives to encourage production of "green" cars and fuels, the latest sign of competition among Canada's provinces to address global warming.


The Browns finish an impressive regular season with a 20-7 win over San Francisco, then brace for a seven-hour wait to see if they'll make the playoffs.


Ethiopian Jews in limbo, waiting to get to Promised Land

Thousands of Ethiopian Jews who left their native villages to relocate to Israel have been camping for months or even years in the capital, waiting in vain to get to the Promised land.


TimeWarner Settles AOL Fraud for $210 Mln

Media giant Time Warner Inc.  will pay fines of $210 million under an agreement with the U.S. government to be announced on Wednesday to settle charges that its America Online unit inflated revenue, a Justice Department official said.


Rental Company Imposes Smoking Ban on New Tenants in Winnipeg Apartments

WINNIPEG (CP) - Smokers in Winnipeg in search of an apartment will soon have fewer buildings to choose from.  Globe General Agencies, which manages about 5,000 units across the city, will ban smoking for all new tenants moving in as of Oct. 1.


Nader to Hit Swing States; Kerry Improves

With polls showing a narrowing gap between President Bush and Sen. John Kerry, independent candidate Ralph Nader said Sunday that he planned to continue campaigning in key battleground states in the final month of the presidential election.


The US suitor of Virgin Media may change the firm's  name if its Â£5.5bn bid is successful, a report says.


Short-sellers, Wall Street's dwindling  band of ultra-cynics, are seeing green again.


The number of people living beyond 100 years has reached a record high in England and Wales, official figures show.


Tribal militants scrap peace accord with Pakistan government

Pro-Taliban militants in a Pakistan tribal border region with Afghanistan said Sunday they had scrapped a controversial peace accord reached with the government last year.


Iran airs contrasting film of US navy standoff

Iranian state TV today aired a video showing its military's own version of a contested standoff with US naval ships in the Persian Gulf at the weekend.


Biggest corruption trial in Macau's history concludes

The biggest corruption trial in Macau's history was set to conclude Wednesday, threatening to expose the murky underworld behind the booming gambling city's gleaming facade.


India's Bharti says retail accord with Wal-Mart within rules

Mobile phone major Bharti Enterprises, which plans to enter India's retail market with Wal-Mart, said its agreement with the US-based giant was within the rules set for investments in the sector.


Small planets discovered at a faster pace

These are heady times for planet hunters. During the past decade, astronomers have uncovered at least 125 confirmed planets in 98 solar systems in our corner of the Milky Way.


ARCHBISHOP of Wales Barry Morgan yesterday appealed for calm in the Anglican Communion as fears grew that a split on the issue of homosexuality is increasingly likely.


Talking Trojan says 'bye bye' to victims' data

At least it's not stealthy, one supposes: A newly reported Trojan not only tries to delete all the user's files, but plays a highly annoying audio clip as it does so.


US-Iraqi forces strike at more rebel strongholds

BAGHDAD - US and Iraqi forces pushed on with their second major offensive in a week yesterday, hunting insurgents in a triangle south-west of Baghdad that has become one of Iraq's most notorious hot spots.


As of Friday, July 13, 2007, at least 3,610 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes seven military civilians. At least 2,967 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.


Tokyo's Nikkei average rose for the first  time in three sessions to close 0.62 percent higher on  Wednesday after investors found positive signs in revised  Japanese economic growth figures that were sluggish overall.


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Security is high in Iraq for the Shia Muslim festival Ashura, after dozens die as a Shia cult clashes with police.


Dell's second-quarter earnings meet expectations

CEO says firm saw no sales slowdown. Could results help calm waters after bad news from HP and Cisco?


Serial numbers and markings on explosives used in Iraq provide "pretty good" evidence that Iran is providing either weapons or technology for militants there, Defense Secretary Robert Gates asserted


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Chechen Rebel Takes Credit for Recent Attacks in Russia

Shamil Basayev has taken responsibility for planning acts of terror that killed more than 440 people since August.


CIRCULATION SCANDALS LEAD ABC TO MULL TIGHTENING RULES

A spate of circulation scandals could lead to tougher rules for the entire newspaper industry in the coming weeks. The Audit Bureau of Circulations, which is responsible


Europe ETFs Recover Quickly From Sell-Off      (Investor's Business Daily)

Investor's Business Daily - After slogging through a correction in May, a number of European exchange traded funds have recovered in recent weeks and ventured to new highs.


Israel Kills Hamas 'Father of the Qassam' in Gaza

Hamas vowed on Friday to hit back hard for  Israel's assassination of the "Father of the Qassam" rocket, a  weapon symbolizing Palestinian militants' defiance of Prime  Minister Ariel Sharon and his plan to quit Gaza.


Pilots at Delta Air Lines Inc.  on Thursday ratified a concession package that will save the carrier $1 billion a year, in a move the company hopes will buy it time to restructure outside of bankruptcy.


Merck Profit Falls, Hurt by Vioxx Recall

Merck & Co. MRK.N on Thursday said  its third-quarter profit fell, hurt by negative effects of the  recall last month of its Vioxx arthritis drug.


First time unemployment claims fall back

In an encouraging sign for the labor market, first-time claims for unemployment benefits dropped last week. The Labor Department reports that new applications filed for jobless benefits fell by a seasonally adjusted 5,000 to 326,000.


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Liberia's Taylor faces war crimes trial at Hague

Former Liberian President Charles Taylor goes on trial before a U.N.-backed court at The Hague on Monday charged with instigating murder, rape and mutilation during Sierra Leone's civil war.


Israel pledges cooperation on Palestinian poll

US secretary of state, Colin Powell, and Israeli foreign minister, Silvan Shalom. Photograph: David Guttenfelder/ AP. Israel today assured Colin Powell, the US secretary of state, that it would do "everything


David Letterman doesn't even need writers to have fun with this one.


Radio advertisers, frustrated by station-hopping listeners, are trying something new: the two-second commercial. More than 1,200 US radio stations run by Clear Channel Communications Inc. , including four in Boston, have been selling super-short ads the company calls "blinks" and "adlets" that are tucked between music or disc jockey's chatter. Blinks, in about two seconds, may spit out three or ...


The death toll from a tropical storm buffeting Japan rose today to 14 after searchers found more victims, including two men buried inside their homes beneath mud and debris that had barreled down a mountainside.


Ex-Chess Champ Fischer Hopes to Go to Iceland

Fugitive chess master Bobby Fischer, who is fighting deportation to the United States, on Friday asked Japan to allow him to go to Iceland, which has offered him a home.


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Shocking Season: Virginia Tech has been the surprise of the year ...

On a bone-chilling afternoon, as the blue sky turned gray and the mountain winds turned crimson lips blue, Virginia Tech rattled assorted Virginia bones and shook the ACC's cage.


Afghanistan's parliament has cleared the way for a law giving amnesty to groups involved in war crimes during the country's nearly three decades of bloody conflict, prompting angry reaction Sunday.


Mills to weigh offer from Simon/Farallon

The board of mall owner Mills Corp.   will weigh a $1.56 billion takeover offer from Simon  Property Group Inc.  and Farallon Capital Management,  but its deal with Brookfield Asset Management Inc. (BAMa.TO)  remained intact, Mills said on Tuesday.


Stocks Set for Lower Open After Jobs Data

U.S. stocks were set to open lower on  Friday, after August payroll data came in slightly below  expectations.


A Young Teacherâs Year of Mop-Ups and Cinderella

My students had given me the gift every teacher wishes for: the knowledge that Iâd helped them become curious, independent learners.


The European Commission is sticking with its plan to lift sanctions on $4 billion worth of U.S. goods on Jan. 1 following Washington's repeal of export tax subsidies in October, a spokeswoman said on Thursday.


Afghani President Addresses Bhutto's Death

KARZAI: I met with her this morning. I found her to be a very, very brave woman with a clear vision for her own country, for Afghanistan, and for (inaudible) and we in Afghanistan condemn this cowardice and immense brutality in the strongest possible terms.


Donors make pledges for Palestine, promote peace

France kicked off an international donors conference to boost the Palestinian economy on Monday, with delegations expected to offer some $5.6 billion and give political impetus to the renewed Middle East peace talks.


WASHINGTON - President Bush on Monday tapped the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, Michael Leavitt, to serve as secretary of Health and Human Services.


South African unionists are deported from Zimbabwe, after arriving on an election "fact-finding" mission.


Tracking Service Aims to Ease Product Returns

Ziff Davis - A Texas company tries to take a little bit of the sting out of the biggest online retail nightmare: returns.


Adventurer Steve Fossett missing in Nevada

RENO, Nevada  - U.S. millionaire adventurer Steve Fossett, who made record-breaking solo flights by plane and balloon, has disappeared over the Nevada desert after taking off in a small plane to scout sites for an attempt to set a world land speed record, authorities said on Tuesday.


For Europe, Turks still have to shake off "hordes of the Apocalypse" image

When Europe first saw the Turks nearly 1,000 years ago, Byzantine historians believed they had met "the hordes of the Apocalypse"; ten centuries later, Europe's collective memory is still marked by prejudice against this nation now knocking at the EU's door.


Insurance Australia Reports FY Net A$665M Vs A$153M

SYDNEY (Dow Jones)--Insurance Australia Group Ltd. (IAG.AU) said Thursday net profit rose to A$665 million for the year ended June 30, compared with A$153 million a year earlier.


An agreement in the Senate appeared within reach on an economic-stimulus program on Thursday.


Tiger Woods had an easy time advancing Thursday in the Accenture Match Play Championship. And with Jim Furyk, Phil Mickelson and the other top seeds no longer around, his road to an eighth straight PGA Tour victory started looking easier, too.


Web Browser in Windows Is at Center of Complaint

Less than three months after Microsoft lost a landmark antitrust case in Europe, a Norwegian software company filed a new complaint Thursday, challenging the software giantâs bundling of its Web browser with its Windows operating system.


The Sri Lankan military says at least 30 Tamil Tiger rebels have been killed in fierce fighting in the country's east.


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Kerry's concession removes urgency to count provisional ballots

While the urgency has passed to count thousands of provisional ballots that were holding up selection of the president, Ohio election officials still need to get the ballots tallied.


Education pick comes from inside Bush circle

Margaret Spellings has deep Texas roots in educational reform.


After 216 years, 'Times' to stop printing as broadsheet

The Times is to ditch its broadsheet edition and publish in a compact-only format starting on Monday. Almost a year ago, The Times followed in the footsteps of The Independent


Prominent Eatery Seeks Chapter 11 Protection

Galileo, the 21st Street restaurant that's a landmark in Washington cuisine and a frequent gathering place for the rich and powerful, filed for bankruptcy reorganization this week in the face of nearly $2.5 million in debts, including a claim by the District for more than $1 million in unpaid taxes and penalties.


A car bomb exploded in a busy thoroughfare of eastern Baghdad on Wednesday, killing 10 people and wounding 25, an Interior Ministry source and police said.


I'll be clinging to the doorknocker when I go: Blair

Prime Minister Tony Blair said he would probably be clinging to the doorknocker when he actually quits office to face life as a "former celebrity," in an interview published Saturday.


Beyonce's big start paces rare gain for 2006 sales

Turns out Beyonce's birthday is  not just a celebration for the singer, but for the whole music  industry.


Alcatel-Lucent opened for business Friday as one of the world's biggest telecom gear makers, signaling a new push into enterprise markets eight months after Alcatel agreed to buy U.S. rival Lucent in a deal worth $11.6 billion.


At Least 26 Dead as 3 Car Bombs Explode in Iraq

The surge in violence has led many experts to voice serious doubts about whether legitimate elections can be held in January.


A warning was issued today about a âPeeping Tomâ computer virus which can hijack webcams and spy on users. The virus, or âwormâ as it is technically


A mother found in her home with the decomposing bodies of four girls was charged Thursday with murder after reportedly telling investigators that the children were possessed by demons and died in their sleep.


The national minimum wage has led to 78,000 job losses in the UK's High Street stores, a retailers' group says.


Britain expects to withdraw thousands of its 7,000 military personnel from Iraq by the end of next year, Defense Secretary Des Browne said Monday.


Detroit, MI (Sports Network) - Brett Favre threw for 257 yards and a pair of touchdowns as Green Bay stopped a four-game losing streak with a 38-10 pounding of Detroit in an NFC North showdown at Ford Field.


Venezuela's President Chavez says he wants the state to take over oil projects on the Orinoco Belt by May.


With an eye to North Korea and China, Prime Minister Koizumi's Cabinet is set to pass new guidelines.


Cuban embargo prevented attacks, U.S. official says

CORAL GABLES, Florida  - The U.S. economic embargo against Cuba has deprived its communist government of funds it might otherwise have used for military adventures, U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez said on Thursday.


I media in Europa: vince Internet su Gutenberg

L'utilizzo del Web vince su riviste e giornali. E la Rete mette a ko la carta stampata. Ecco i risultati di Media Consumption Study 2004 commissionato da EIAA (European Interactive Advertising Association), che


Fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar is ordered to appear at a disciplinary hearing in Lahore on Thursday.


Friends hit out as McCanns renew Madeleine search

Friends of the McCanns leapt to their defence Sunday as the besieged British couple launched a new publicity campaign in Europe to help the search for their missing daughter Madeleine.


As prices for high-definition flat screens and players drop, consumers shell out cash and clear living-room walls.


Freeverb3 library includes high quality freeverb, nreverb and impulse response reverb. Oversampling feature provides higher quality of audio processing. This library includes XMMS plugins, audacious plugins, BMP beep media player plugins and sample programs, which enable you to test the audio effects easily.    Version 2.0.0 includes following bug fixes and features. - Precision of float/double/ldouble support. - fast convolution algorithm - New Double Fragment Buffer Zero Latency Algorithm - SIMD codes for 3DNow!/SSE/SSE2 - merge of libsamplerate Project page at http://freeverb3.sourceforge.net


The World Health Organization confirmed on Thursday the first cholera case in Baghdad since 2003, raising fears the disease is spreading from the north of the country where it has struck more than 1,000 people.


angry neighbours. Eventually, they took their son Ravinder to a field, tried to make him drink pesticide and then. Saturday. "Then both of us held him physically and together strangled him till he died in our own arms.


The patient lay on the operating table, prepped for transplant surgery. In the air over Lake Michigan, a twin-engine plane sped his way, carrying a team of surgeons and technicians, along with a donor organ on ice. The plane never made it, crashing into the lake's choppy waters and killing all six people aboard Monday.


Radcliffe Bounces Back to Win in New York

World record holder Paula Radcliffe put the trauma of the Athens Olympics behind her on Sunday to win a dramatic victory in the closest finish ever to the women's New York City marathon.


Officials at the Mozilla Foundation are getting ready to release the final version of Thunderbird 1.0 next week, officials said Friday.


Mutual fund investors are right to wonder and worry about the costs they are paying to own their shares -- $37 billion went into funds with loads in 2006.


Astronauts aboard the space shuttle Atlantis are preparing for the mission's first spacewalk.


Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has backed Jens Lehmann to fulfil his World Cup dream by claiming the Germany number one shirt, despite off-the-pitch complications threatening to kill off his chances altogether.


India-Pakistan working for 'acceptable' solution of Kashmir

NEW DELHI (India): Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh Sunday said India and Pakistan were working towards achieving "credible and mutually acceptable" solution of all outstanding problems including Kashmir issue.


The Microsoft chairman discusses where the XO laptop fits on his radar screen (not too high), as well as other efforts to bring low-cost computing to emerging markets.


The crime tale "No Country for Old Men," the oil saga "There Will Be Blood" and the legal drama "Michael Clayton" were among critical favorites that landed on the American Film Institute's list of the year's 10 best movies.


Asteroid Close Encounter Coming Wednesday

Tumbling through space like a fumbled football, a peanut-shaped asteroid named 4179 Toutatis is expected to pass within a million miles (1.6 million kilometers) of Earth on Wednesday.


London Subway Drivers Strike on Rail Line to Heathrow Airport

Workers on the London subway line to Heathrow airport went on strike today, while talks resumed to avert a proposed system-wide New Year's Eve stoppage.


Nokia Corp. said Friday that a Japanese supplier will meet all costs stemming from a warning this month about faulty batteries.


Arsenal come out on top in a topsy-turvy north London derby.


President Bush has spoken to UK PM Tony Blair about him becoming a Mid-East envoy, a White House official says.


While the success of Marni may be perplexing to some critics, it is not to young Hollywood fans, models and retailers.


The US Treasury Secretary pledges commitment to a strong dollar, as the currency hits another record low against the euro.


Warrick Dunn and Keith Brooking don't need anyone to remind them of Atlanta's poor record at the Georgia Dome during the final two months of each of the last two seasons.


Barcellona, 12:35 - CALCIO, 'MARCA': EMISSARI BARCELLONA A ROMA PER CHIVU

Il Barcellona sulle tracce di Cristian Chivu. Secondo il quotidiano sportivo spagnolo 'Marca' Txiki ...


Diamondbacks Top Rockies 4-3 in 13 Innings

Shea Hillenbrand hit an RBI single in the 13th inning, giving the Arizona Diamondbacks a 4-3 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday night.


Polls close in two English by-elections taking place in Sedgefield and Ealing Southall.


Iraq Sunni tribal leaders pledge support for Shi'ite PM

Sunni tribal leaders who have vowed to   drive al Qaeda out of Iraq's most restive province met the   Shi'ite premier on Wednesday, marking what Washington hopes   will be a breakthrough alliance against militants.


The Walt Disney Co. is launching a new Web site aimed at moms who are increasingly turning to the Internet for answers to everything from problems with teething babies to financing college.


Using Veritas™ Provisioning Manager in Multiple Site Environments: Issues,  Evaluation, Recommendations

Provisioning Manager is the leading enterprise server provisioning solution on the market today, and has had great success when deployed and used to build servers within a local area data center environment. And as Provisioning Manager becomes more broadly used, and more diversely deployed, we continue to learn more about its strengths and weaknesses across these varying deployment scenarios. Read this paper to learn more.


Colorado's fast-spreading infestation of bark beetles has killed 1.5 million acres of lodgepole pines and could largely wipe out the state's lodgepole forests in three to five years, state and federal forestry officials said Monday.


KIEV - Ukraine's parliament began a session on Friday where deputies were expected to vote in Viktor Yanukovich as prime minister and agree on the line-up of his coalition cabinet.Yanukovich, the man defeated ...


British press divided over how history will judge Blair

British newspapers were divided Wednesday in describing how history will judge Tony Blair between those who saw a prime minister who changed the face of Britain, and those who saw one with enormous potential to effect change but eventually failed to do so.


U.S. softens warning to North Korea on nuclear test

The United States on Thursday played down an earlier warning to North Korea over that country's plans for a nuclear test, saying it was not threatening Pyongyang with "lethal" action.


Aare, 17:19 - SCI, MONDIALI; FILL: OBIETTIVO E' UNA MEDAGLIA

Peter Fill vuole lasciare il segno ai Mondiali di Aare, in Svezia, al via domani: ''E' arrivato il m...


She crossed the Atlantic to hit the  big time in fashion, but on Tuesday Spice Girl Victoria "Posh"  Beckham suffered her first Hollywood flop when style maven Mr.  Blackwell named her the worst-dressed celebrity of 2007.


Sudan dismisses Blair threats, welcomes UN mission

Sudan dismissed on Thursday British  Prime Minister Tony Blair's threats of sanctions and a "no-fly  zone" over Darfur and said it welcomed a U.N. mission in the  region "as long as it reflects the reality on the ground."


Nokia acquires assets, establishes Austin office

Austin-based Metrowerks Corp. has sold one of its development lines to Finland's Nokia Corp. (NYSE: NOK) for an undisclosed amount.


Tory leader David Cameron delivers a sharp rebuke to those in his party calling for tax cuts.


It seems that Keira Knightley can certainly go to any 'heights', to get her work done, and that too without any fears.


This week's "Ask the Editors" session will be hosted by yours truly, and we'll discuss anything you want about Apple for an hour.


More than 13.3 million viewers watch the debut of Band Aid 20's Do They Know It's Christmas? on the five main TV networks.


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McConaughey is People's hottest bachelor

Matthew McConaughey — frequently photographed shirtless and exercising on the beach — is People magazine's "bachelor of the year."


A French soldier from International Security Assistance Force keeps the guard at a checkpoint in a residential area of Kabul, Afghanistan's capital, on Saturday, Oct. 30, 2004.


Mr Kerry, who has attacked President George W. Bush for failing to broaden the US-led alliance in Iraq, has pledged to improve relations with European allies and increase international military assistance in ...


With Atlantis mission, shuttle's last days draw nearer

The latest launch, set for Friday, brings misty-eyed NASA engineers one step closer to the end of a flight program that's endured for 26 years.


Hong Kong - Up to 100 million people could die within weeks if a bird flu pandemic broke out, a senior World Health Organisation official warned on Monday as he urged nations to make urgent preparations to mitigate its spread.


Pressure To Meet Deadlines Linked To Heart Attack

A new study suggests that people under high pressure to meet deadlines at work are six times more likely to suffer a heart attack in the 24 hours following the high pressure event.


General: Suicide Bomber Behind Iraq Attack

A suicide bomber was the likely cause of the deadliest single attack on American troops in Iraq - an explosion at a US base that killed 22 people, the Pentagon's top general said Wednesday.


By Shyla Sangaran  IN today's fast-moving business environment, information and communications technology is playing an increasingly important role. For Cisco Systems, this is reflected in the way its staff take advantage of innovative technologies to communicate and work more effectively.


Podcast: Why GM is betting on a high-tech start-up

GM believes a Silicon Valley-backed start-up can help engineer its way toward energy independence; MySpace bows to political pressure, but are other social networkers now on tap?


Democratic presidential challenger John Kerry outlined his anti-terrorism plan vowing to fight "a tougher, smarter, more effective" campaign than President George W. Bush.


Battle Near Iraq Shrine Rages, U.S. Planes Strike

NAJAF, Iraq  - U.S. warplanes, artillery and  marines engaged Shi'ite militiamen in a fierce battle around a  shrine in the Iraqi city of Najaf on Monday in some of the  heaviest fighting since the 20-day-old rebellion erupted.


Tonight's Lunar Eclipse Illuminates an Unusual Truth

By Merri Niland-bare  This evening, as the "day goeth away, and the shadows of the evening are stretched out," look low in the east for the mysteriously crimson full Moon, struggling to be noticed in the early twilight.


Coating fats with dietary fiber may prevent their digestion.


World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. nearly tripled its first-quarter profit on higher revenue from airing two more pay-per-view television events than last year, but was slammed by declining live-event attendance


Q&A: Ireland's President Sees a Bright Future

Ireland's president discusses her efforts to bridge the nation's sectarian divide and why she thinks her nation is enjoying such bright prospects.


Morgan Stanley, the second-largest investment bank by market value, said on Tuesday it will spin off its Discover credit-card division and posted better-than-expected quarterly results on strong banking and trading.


U.S., UK warn of possible Algeria plane attack plot

Militants may be planning to attack commercial aircraft carrying Western workers in Algeria, the U.S. and British governments told nationals living in the oil- and gas-exporting North African country.


Gunmen Seize Three British Citizens in Baghdad

Gunmen snatched three British citizens, believed to be civilians, from a house in central Baghdad early on Thursday, Iraq's Interior Ministry said.


The insurance-focused software firm struggles for growth.


Eric Benhamou, formerly CEO of Palm, has joined the board of Web security company Finjan


Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif., Lisa Vorderbrueggen Column

By Lisa Vorderbrueggen, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif.  Sep. 17--The campaigns of GOP Rep. Richard Pombo and Democratic  challenger Jerry McNerney seem to spin in parallel universes.


Mortar bombs strike Green Zone in Baghdad

A barrage of mortar bombs hit Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone on Thursday and several plumes of smoke could be seen rising near buildings housing the Iraqi parliament and government offices, Reuters reporters said.


U.S. President George W. Bush's fellow Republicans in the Senate on Wednesday blocked a Democratic proposal to force him to withdraw American combat troops from Iraq after a rare round-the-clock debate.


A principal was times Friday in a rural Wisconsin school, and a suspect was taken into custody, a sheriff's captain said.


Western dreams come true for Brosnan, Neeson

Like many boys of their generation,   actors Pierce Brosnan and Liam Neeson loved to play "Cowboys   and Indians" and watch western movies at the weekend matinee.


Chirac, on eve of London summit, doubts post-Saddam world is safer

On the eve of an official visit to London, French President Jacques Chirac has said he is "not at all sure" that the world has become safer since the downfall of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein.


Keswani will be seen in a DVD movie titled Jackpot co-starring Mukul Dev. She plays a bar-dancer in the film in love with a car-thief.


Fridge, furnace problems get only partially resolved

Alexander Gessen and Elizabeth Gould have more tales from the front lines. Gessen and Gould, you may recall from a story in June, were two local consumers who got stuck with products that didn't work correctly and ended up battling with giant corporations to get the problems fixed.


Rivals say Microsoft has not changed its ways

Next week's European  antitrust ruling against Microsoft Corp  is a legacy of  its past behavior, but competitors say the company's current  strategy is a sign of history repeating itself.


Not all penguin stories are equal in the public's mind.


Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign, lagging far behind Barack Obama's fundraising this year, expects to be outspent by Obama in upcoming Democratic nominating contests just as it was in Feb. 5 states, her strategists conceded Wednesday.


Burberry is expected to scrap its pre-Baftas party to avoid a protest planned over a factory closure.


OnlineTV recorder TVCatchup.com shut down

Targeted by broadcasters The plug has been pulled on TVCatchup.com, a legally questionable web-based personal video recorder service, that allowed users to hoard UK TV shows online for free.â¦


Bobby Seck threw eight touchdown passes to tie an Atlantic 10 record and set a Hofstra record as the Pride beat Rhode Island, 62-43, yesterday in Hempstead, N.Y. Seck matched the A-10 mark set by Tom Ehrhardt of Rhode Island in a 56-42 victory over Connecticut in 1985.


Syria brands Hariri tribunal as harmful US ploy

Â· Damascus says UN move will destabilise Lebanon  Â· Last chance for parliament in Beirut to end impasse


Stranded climbers agree to be helped off El Capitan

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. Two climbers who had refused offers to be helped off the face of Yosemite National Park's El Capitan relented today and are back on the ground at this hour.


German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged  China on Monday to do more to halt climate change, prompting  the response that the developed West has been polluting the  skies for much longer than the newly developing Chinese.


Sang-Hee Min and her college roommate met each other this July and began planning for their year together. During the summer, they chatted about shared interests, discussed ground rules for living together, and agreed on what to pack.


Infertile Woman Has Baby After Transplant

A woman who gave birth after a pioneering ovarian tissue transplant snuggled her day-old baby girl Friday and called her "a big miracle."


Cartoon legend Joseph Barbera dies at 95

Legendary Hollywood animator Joseph Barbera, whose characters Fred and Wilma Flintstone and Scooby-Doo made generations of people laugh, died on Monday at age 95, the Warner Bros. film studio said in a statement.


VANCOUVERâWhile acknowledging that a national pharmacare plan is still years away, Canada's health ministers insist lower prescription drug costs are coming sooner.


AC/DC Honored with Street Name in Australia

AC/DC formed in Sydney in 1974, but it's the Australian city of Melbourne that has honored the veteran hard rock band with its own street.


Tropical Storm Jeanne brought mudslides and flooding to Haiti, killing at least 90 people in the last few days as emergency services struggle to reach families stranded in the worst hit areas.


Telecom mobile general manager Kevin Kenrick showed off the Harrier personal digital assistant at the launch of the company's 3G mobile broadband network in Wellington yesterday.


Corte europea: assegnazione contraria al diritto


Boeing trumpets 'relevant battlefield laser' raygun

Copes easily with aggressive sitting ducks, barrels of fish Monster US arms'n'aerospace outfit Boeing is pleased as punch this week to announce that it has "successfully demonstrated" its new Humvee-mounted raygun, the Laser Avenger - intended to prove "that directed energy weapons are relevant to today's battlefield, and ready to be fielded".â¦


Games guru Peter Molyneux says he felt a duty to explain why some features are missing in his latest title.


Legal Steps Start for Accused U.S. Deserter

CAMP ZAMA, Japan  - Legal procedures are under way  to decide the fate of U.S. Army Sergeant Charles Robert  Jenkins, accused of deserting to North Korea four decades ago,  a U.S. Army official said Monday.


Universities are offering numerous bursaries but this does not affect application rates, a report says.


Iran wriggles to block nuclear sanctions bid

IRAN is expected to thwart American attempts to send its nuclear dossier to the United Nations Security Council this week, despite a fresh flurry of concerns about its apparent ambitions to make a bomb.


China's official Xinhua news agency said Tuesday that eight Chinese had gone missing in Iraq last week, citing local sources in Baghdad.


Links to this week's topics from search engine forums across the web: Google Is Doomed Long Term - Search Engine Friendly E-Commerce Design From Ground Up - Why Does Google Still Value 'Bought Links' - SEO for Google Using CSS - Cloaking 101 - Questions and Answers - No Joy With Listings in Yahoo!


In the wake of two positive "A" tests for homologous blood transfusions, Olympic time trial champion Tyler Hamilton has strong defended himself.


Sheffield Powers Yankees Past Indians 6-4

CLEVELAND - Gary Sheffield hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the ninth inning and the New York Yankees sent the fading Cleveland Indians to their eighth straight loss, 6-4 Monday night.    The Yankees stopped a slide of their own, winning for only the second time in eight games and snapping a three-game losing streak...


The new crew of the international space station will head into space on Oct. 14, Russia said Friday, after two delays pushed back the launch.


Indian court keeps auction site chief jailed over sex video

Get INQ7 breaking news on your Smart mobile phone in the Philippines. Send INQ7 BREAKING to 386. NEW DELHI, India -- An Indian court Saturday remanded in custody the head of a popular Indian Internet auction site owned by US giant eBay Inc.


Liberty Mutual Group has been subpoenaed by New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer, the first local insurer to be caught up in the prosecutor's fast-widening probe into the insurance industry's sales practices.


Indian cricket could be set for a Â£173m windfall following the sale of TV rights for the national team's matches.


Imagine shaping your own presidential showdown, using candidates and their answers like building blocks that shatter the standard conventions of a televised political debate.


The Bank of England today held the base interest rate at 4.75% for the fourth consecutive month, with the decision coming amid evidence of a slowdown in house price growth and weak economic data.


In Texas, Frustration Over Senate Impasse

WESLACO, Tex. -- On the front line of securing the nation's borders, the day after the collapse of a major overhaul of the nation's immigration laws was business as usual -- but better.


L'Aquila, un pensionato di 83 anni ricoverato in ospedalenon Ã¨ sopravvissuto all'operazione all'addome                                          Cade sbucciando una mela si ferisce col coltello e muore


IAC in talks with investors over business units: WSJ

IAC/InterActiveCorp  is  talking to potential investors interested in the four business  units the Internet conglomerate plans to spin off, such as its  HSN shopping network and Ticketmaster box office service, the  Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday.


A month later, the questions persist. But there are no sleepless nights. "It has not haunted me. I don't wake up in a cold sweat," said Jim Furyk, when asked about last month's US Open at Oakmont CC that resulted in his second straight runner-up finish in that major.


DULUTH, Minn. - A Chicago man apologized for spreading his feces around a courtroom during his trial on drug charges. Vandale Amos Willis, 28, apologized Wednesday before being sentenced to more than 10 years in prison.


France braces for transport chaos on day two of rolling strikes

A French railway strike began, which will bring chaos for train travellers nationwide, as rail unions joined a rolling campaign of stoppages in the public sector.


You walk around feeling like your team is messing this up, that they're doing it wrong, that the Phillies are doomed to unending futility - even when they do something right.


LONDON -- Exiled Chechen rebel envoy Akhmed Zakayev has suffered an arson attack at his home in London, British authorities said yesterday. There was minor fire damage but no injuries after Zakayev's home was targeted in the early hours of Friday, they said. Zakayev's lawyer said the attack appeared to be an assassination attempt on the exiled deputy of Chechen ...


O'Reilly Harassment Case Settled Out of Court

Fox News Channel host Bill O'Reilly  and the female co-worker who accused him of sexual harassment  settled their dispute out of court on Thursday, agreeing there  was no wrongdoing by either side in a scandal that O'Reilly  called a "brutal ordeal."


The Puck Starts Here as N.H.L. Hits the Ice

The N.H.L. has survived one stoppage that lasted a full season, and now it is ready for Year 2 of its renaissance.


Yankees Miffed With Way Game Was Postponed

The New York Yankees are annoyed at the commissioner's office over the way their game against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays was postponed.


A ban on the world's biggest cola companies in the southern Indian state of Kerala is overturned.


Tutte fortemente negative le principali piazze


Network operators to create mobile search engine

Desperately seeking revenue A consortium of network operators are banding together to back their own mobile internet search, according to The Telegraph.â¦


ASIA/MALAYSIA - Erezione della nuova diocesi di Sandakan e consacrazione del primo Vescovo Sandakan (Agenzia Fides) - EÂ stato un evento storico per la Malaysia quello celebrato nei giorni scorsi nella cittÃ  di Sandakan, porto sulla punta dellÂisola del Borneo malaysiano, nella provincia di Sabah, affacciato sui mari del Sud e tradizionale...


Jeff Allen scores four points in a 10-2 run to start overtime and Virginia Tech keeps rival Virginia in a downward spiral with a 72-65 victory on Saturday.


The seven-times Formula One champion spun out in qualifying on Saturday, putting him at the back of the grid. On Sunday, a combination of another spin and a blown tyre left him with a forgettable 12th place showing.


Ex-C.I.A. Chief Nets $500,000 on Talk Circuit

George J. Tenet has earned well over $500,000 in speaking fees and is negotiating for a lucrative book contract.


Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso line up one and two on the grid as they aim to triumph for McLaren at the Monaco Grand Prix.


Veterans of World War II are to re-enact their code-breaking heroics at Bletchley Park.


Stress Causes Forgetfulness According To Researchers

People under stress can probably relate to the fact that they become forgetful and now, researchers have scientific evidence that explains the reason why.


David Ross hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning off Jason Isringhausen — Cincinnati's fourth home run of the game — for an 8-7 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday night that tightened the NL Central race.


British entrepreneur Richard Branson said Thursday he is setting up a nonprofit blood bank to allow parents to store stem cells from their children's umbilical cords.


A Â£3m BBC docu-drama about a volcano erupting in the US is postponed in the wake of the tsunami disaster.


Gmail Rounds Out 2004: Giving Away 12 Free Invites  As Gmail rounds out the 2004 year, I will be giving out 12 free gmail invites to those who leave a comment with their full name and valid email address. If the email address is invalid then you will not get the ...


Livorno, 13:11 - NUOTO, ASSOLUTI INVERNALI: LA CHIUSO FA 31

Dopo il prologo di ieri pomeriggio, i campionati assoluti invernali sono entrati nel vivo. Oggi la s...


The Tories unveil a report into efficiency savings and play down news of the defection of an MP to Labour.


The death of actor Christopher Reeve is reverberating through the presidential campaign as both sides tussle over the issue of stem-cell research.


Gretzenbach (SO): crolla parcheggio sotterraneo Sette pompieri ...

SOLETTA - Si affievoliscono le speranza di trovare in vita i pompieri, probabilmente sette, rimasti sotto le macerie di un parcheggio sotterraneo di Gretzenbach (SO), crollato a seguito di un incendio. Non


LONDON - US health officials met with British regulators yesterday to discuss the suspension of flu vaccine production and planned to inspect the Liverpool factory to see whether any impounded vaccine could be salvaged.


A big explosion rocked a northern province of  North Korea last week, South Korean media are reporting.


FRIDAY, Jan. 7 (HealthDayNews) -- Unexploded ammunition, weapons and other military ordnance cause more injuries and deaths in Afghanistan than land mines, especially among children, says a study in the Jan. 8 issue of the British Medical Journal.


LOS ANGELES - California air regulators Friday unanimously approved the world's most stringent rules to reduce auto emissions that contribute to global warming - a move that could affect car and truck buyers from coast to coast.    Under the regulations, the auto industry must cut exhaust from cars and light trucks by 25 percent and from larger trucks and sport utility vehicles by 18 percent...


Michigan is preparing to vote in its US presidential primary, with Romney and McCain the leading Republican rivals.


CBS News Names Panel to Review Tainted Bush Report

CBS News named former U.S. Attorney  General Dick Thornburgh and retired Associated Press chief  Louis Boccardi on Wednesday to review its discredited report on  President Bush's military record.


Ricky Williams has asked the NFL for a hearing to clarify his playing status, a possible first step if the running back tries to return to the league.


Big Losers, but Can Viewers Keep the Pace?

Some find the contestantsâ drastic weigh loss on âThe Biggest Loser,â the NBC reality series, undermining for its viewers also trying to lose pounds.


A Shi'ite alliance won Iraq's first  election since Saddam Hussein's overthrow, sealing the new  political dominance of the country's long-oppressed majority.


Forecasters said Tuesday it's still too early to say how much of a threat Hurricane Ivan poses for storm-ravaged Florida. However, Ivan is already a Category 3 storm now heading toward the Windward Islands with sustained winds of 120 mph.


Update 1: GE Unit to Buy Ionics for $1.1 Billion

A unit of the industrial, financial and media conglomerate General Electric Co. said Wednesday it will buy the water treatment company Ionics Inc.


Fantasy Leagues Attract Money From Advertisers

DVERTISERS have uncovered a world of young men with plenty of time on their hands and money to spend - a highly coveted demographic - in an unlikely place.


UN inspectors are assessing a military base in Iran that the US claims may be linked to a nuclear weapons programme.


A suicide bomber in a truck packed with explosives killed at least eight people and wounded at least 20 near a military encampment southeast of the Algerian capital on Wednesday, residents said.


Blair Says He's Ready To Talk to Kidnappers

BRIGHTON, England - British Prime Minister Tony Blair said Wednesday he was ready to open up contact with captors of a British hostage in Iraq, shown on video begging Blair to save his life.


A manhunt for an escaped convict suspected in the slayings of a hospital guard and a sheriff's deputy shut down the Virginia Tech campus on the first day of classes Monday as sharpshooters were posted on university rooftops and students scrambled for safety.


Six convicted French aid workers fly home from Chad

N'DJAMENA  - Six French aid workers sentenced to hard labor in Chad for trying to kidnap 103 children flew out of the African nation on Friday bound for France where they are due to serve their sentences in jail.


Appeals court overturns law targeting 'sexually explicit' photos

The 6th Circuit tosses federal law saying Americans taking naughty digital pics of themselves and a willing adult partner must make those images available for the attorney general's perusal--or to go prison.


Milano, 15:04 - CALCIO, FALSO BILANCIO; MILAN: ASSOLUTA ESTRANEITA' GALLIANI

Con una nota ufficilae il Milan ha dichiarato la corretteza dei bilanci societari e l'"assoluta estr...


Texas's Francisco banned for rest of year

Texas Rangers pitcher Frank Francisco was suspended for the rest of the season and fined yesterday for throwing a chair that hit a woman and broke her nose during a game in Oakland earlier this week.


Grimes to Face Weworski in Amateur Final

Virginia Derby Grimes, a two-time Curtis Cup player who underwent spinal fusion surgery in 2002, will face Corey Weworski in the championship match of the U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur.


Analysis: U.S. braces for Marine scandal

The U.S. military is bracing for a major scandal over the alleged slaying of Iraqi civilians by Marines in Haditha &#151; charges so serious they could threaten President Bush's effort to rally support at home for an increasingly unpopular war.


Myanmar's Prime Minister Gen. Khin Nyunt, makes a point during a meeting with Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, in this Sept.


UK researchers have published the results of the largest ever study of the genetics behind common diseases.


Government to close tax loophole allowing fat cat bosses to pay less tax than office cleaners, prime minister says.


Incumbent governors in Vermont and North Carolina won re-election Tuesday night, while the Democratic candidate in West Virginia kept the governor's office in the party's hands.


A corso di Porta Vittoria, numerosi i feriti


Mancata intesa con opposizione su organizzazione lavori


Following is a factbox on Bobby Robson who was sacked as Newcastle United manager on Monday. 1948: Signed as an apprentice with Middlesbrough, at the same time working at the local coal mine.


Kazaa owner in Australian copyright battle

Sharman Networks, distributor of the software behind popular peer-to-peer service Kazaa, went on trial in Australia today, in the latest copyright battle between the music industry and file-sharing service providers.


EMC sales chief jumps to McAfee CEO post

DeWalt drills new security role EMC's top salesman Dave DeWalt has left the storage giant to saddle up as CEO and president of security firm McAfeeâ¦


A married astrophysicist pleads guilty to possessing 500,000 indecent images of children.


US Weeklyâs Circulation Rises 10% in Soft Year

Sales of US Weekly and OK! Weekly climbed sharply in the second half of 2007, even as price increases sparked a drop in overall celebrity magazine sales.


US security firm Blackwater resumes work in Baghdad days after a shootout which killed 11 Iraqis.


France's Sarkozy raises prospect of Iran airstrikes

French President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Monday a diplomatic push by the world's powers to rein in Tehran's nuclear program was the only alternative to "an Iranian bomb or the bombing of Iran".


Wis. Candidate, Others Use 9/11 Ad Images

On one side of the TV screen, Tim Michels tells voters Wisconsin needs a senator ready to back up President Bush in the war on terror.


MANY Sri Lankan villagers died in the deadly tsunami after they mistook the roar of the ocean for bombs, seeking cover on the ground.


Theater Review | 'Behind the Lid': An Artistâs Look Back at Her Life, Now Ended

Lee Nagrin was a devoted keeper of the flame of a sensibility that saw theater less as entertainment than as a door to the inexplicable.


Couple to sue subway over leaked kiss video

An incensed Chinese couple, videotaped  hugging and kissing on a subway platform, plan to sue the  subway's operator after the video was uploaded to YouTube and  other Web sites, attracting thousands of hits.


Denis Payton of UK band The Dave Clark Five dies

Denis Payton, from rock group The Dave  Clark Five which toured the United States in the 1960s and  spearheaded the "great British invasion" alongside the Beatles,  has died after a long illness aged 63.


A promotion for the tools blog Toolmonger.com gives an audience a chance to watch a shack get hacked to pieces.


Medical supply firm to sell patient RFID chips

Henry Schein will distribute Applied Digital's implantable VeriChips to doctors' offices across the country.


British financial regulator to get wider powers: report

Britain's financial watchdog is to be given new powers to intervene in failing banks to avoid a repeat of the Northern Rock crisis, finance minister Alistair Darling said in an interview out Friday.


SAN PIETRO IN GU' - Mistero sulla rapina, marito portato in ...

Vittorio De Francesco, l'uomo aggredito con la moglie Stefania Nicolin nella sua casa di San Pietro in GÃ¹ durante una rapina, Ã¨ stato portato nella caserma dei carabinieri di Padova. Gli inquirenti infatti


How to case high-profile targets without really trying

Tool makes it a snap to match domains to MySpace accounts We've been hearing for years that MySpace and other social networking sites can represent a gaping chink in an otherwise hardened corporate network. Now a London-based security consultant has created a tool that proves it.â¦


Sharp Attacks, Vivid Talk Color Bush-Kerry Battle

With the race tight and passions high, the battle between President Bush and Democratic rival John Kerry has veered into sharp personal attacks in vivid language rarely heard in television-age campaigns.


Hotel heiress Paris Hilton walked out of a Los Angeles-area jail early Tuesday with a big smile on her face and swarmed by paparazzi after serving 23 days for violating her probation on a reckless driving conviction.


Arts & entertainment: Looking for that obscure James Brown B-side? Or some Chinese hip-hop? You need our guide to sourcing all sorts of music online


Human Dignity Also Needs to Be Preserved

For more than a year, Richard Lucas has been trying to win permission to cut through his elderly, infirm parents' front porch so they can get from their living quarters onto the street without climbing stairs. And for more than a year, the D.C. historic preservation authorities have found reasons to...


French Troops on Streets After Ivory Coast Unrest

France deployed troops in Ivory Coast's  main city on Sunday to protect its citizens from mob violence  which erupted after French forces destroyed most of the West  African nation's small air force.


For Celebrities, Ads Made Abroad Shed Some Stigma

A new Web site, Japander.com, catalogs Japanese ads featuring Western actors, like Harrison Ford drinking Kirin beer or Charlize Theron selling Lux products


The Florida Democratic Party accused Secretary of State Glenda Hood of violating federal law when she told elections supervisors across the state that they should reject incomplete voter-registration forms.


PC Pro A new survey finds that one-third of information technology staffers ‘‘take advantage of their position to look through private files, wage data, personal e-mails, and HR details.’’ They claim it’s simply human nature. They ask: ‘‘Why does it surprise you that so many of us snoop around your files; wouldn’t you if you had secret access to anything ...


Cervical cancer: UN appeals for vaccine rollout to deter silent killer

The UN Population Fund (UNFPA) has made a pitch for an early rollout of a new vaccine for cervical cancer, saying the formula could save the lives of hundreds of thousands of women in poor countries.


Football Association charges Bolton striker over spitting incident

Bolton striker El-Hadji Diouf was cited for improper conduct by the Football Association on Monday after spitting in the face of an opponent.


In a harbinger of security threats to come, hackers have exploited a newly announced flaw in Microsoft Corp. programs and begun circulating malicious code hidden in images that use the popular JPEG format.


Detectives warn internet auction bidders to be wary of how they pay after a teenage fraudster conned customers.


Senate Delays Approving Tax Law Overhaul

The drive to pass a $136 billion corporate tax bill hit a roadblock in the Senate on Friday when lawmakers upset about tobacco regulation, new overtime rules and combat pay employed delaying tactics to prevent a vote.


Landmark 50 years for Guinness Book of Records

The global authority of record-breaking accomplishment, The Guinness Book of Records, celebrated 50 years logging the poles of human achievement.


Mayor Michael Bloomberg staked out a compromise position in the gay-marriage debate: He would publicly support gay marriage, but challenge a court decision allowing it.


Jaguarsâ Young Secondary Faces Stern Test in the Colts

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Oct. 21  Â Reggie Nelson was lying down next to his locker Friday, a shirt draped over his face as he took a short nap.


Vaughan Leads England Past Australia to Cricket Final

Michael Vaughan hit his career best one-day score to help England beat world champion Australia by six wickets and qualify for the Champions Trophy final on Saturday, its first final of a major tournament for 12 years.


IBM announces ThinkPad with fingerprint reader

IBM has unveiled its first ThinkPad notebook computer that comes equipped with a built-in fingerprint reader. Select models of the ThinkPad T42 are equipped with the integrated fingerprint reader.


Contro la modesta Finlandia finisce 1-0 grazie al gol di Miccoli. Lippi fa esordire 5 neo-convocati su 6, il solo Roma resta in panchina. Palo di Montella. MESSINA, 17 novembre 2004 - La seconda amichevole


Americans are worried about flu vaccine -officials

Americans are caught between worries over the safety of the flu vaccine and fears that they will not be able to get it when they


My hat is off to the young soldier who bravely questioned Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld during his Kuwait visit on Wednesday, asking, "Why do we soldiers have to dig through local landfills for pieces of scrap metal and compromised ballistic glass


Dollar's Steep Slide Adding to Tensions U.S. Faces Abroad

President Bush faces a potential currency crisis, in which a plunge in the dollar could set off economic waves around the world.


Paul Otellini, the chip maker's president and chief operating officer served notice at the company's recent developer conference that the megahertz era was coming to a close, and the decision last week to remove the 4-GHz Pentium 4 processor from its road


InfoWorld - Although Java itself was only offered up to open source last month, many open source development projects have arisen around Java already. One of the better known ones, the Spring Framework, will be the subject of a technical conference this week.


After a strong start, the Wizards watch their 23-point lead slip away  as the Golden State Warriors hand Washington its eighth straight loss, 120-117.


Marks & Spencer reported after-tax profits of $260 million for the six month period ending October 2nd, compared to $436 million a year earlier.


La Scala riparte con Aida                                                                                Il teatro milanese inaugura la stagione con l'opera di Giuseppe Verdi sotto la direzione del maestro Riccardo Chailly e la regia di Franco Zeffirelli. Sul palco d'onore Romano Prodi e Angela Merkel. 750 inviti, biglietti esariti anche per i loggioni. Contestazioni dei Cub in piazza.


Law would ban iPods when crossing street

Walk, jog or bicycle across a New York street with an iPod plugged in your ears and you could get slapped with a $100 ticket under a new law proposed by a legislator from Brooklyn.


A new study contends sinusitis seems to have genetic underpinnings, and the finding might one day lead to new treatments for the condition that clogs the nasal passages of some 37 million Americans each year.


New Orleans celebrates revitalized Superdome

The Louisiana Superdome, a scene of   misery, frustration and death in the days after Hurricane   Katrina, came back to life on Monday as the New Orleans Saints   took the field for what turned out to be much more than a   football game.


A man armed with a knife kills eight people at a high school in central China, state media report.


Stocks slumped for a second straight session Tuesday after Wall Street saw an unexpected contraction in the service sector as evidence that the economy is sinking into recession


Before-the-Bell: Siebel Rises 20 Percent

Shares of Siebel Systems Inc.SEBL.O  rose 20.4 percent in pre-market trade on Monday after it said  third-quarter revenues will exceed Wall Street estimates.


Two incidents close LAX terminals for three hours

Thousands of Labor Day weekend travelers at Los Angeles International Airport were delayed for hours Saturday after a man bypassed security in one terminal and a flashlight exploded at another, officials said.


Trying to turn the ongoing credit crunch to their advantage, some Massachusetts banks are ramping up their criticism of other mortgage lenders.


Ferrovie, operative oggi multe 25 euro per i senza biglietto

Scattano da oggi le multe da 25 per chi prende il treno senza biglietto o senza averlo obliterato. Dopo il mese di "tolleranza" concesso dalle Ferrovie per dare tempo agli utenti di abituarsi alle nuove regole


Just Matter of Time for Karzai as Afghan Vote Adds Up

With over half the votes counted by  Thursday, Hamid Karzai was on course to win Afghanistan's first  democratic presidential election, the climax of momentous  change brought by the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the United  States.


'Dr. Phil' Bumps 3 Fall Premieres by a Week

CBS has postponed the fall premieres of "60 Minutes," "The King of Queens" and new comedy series "Center of the Universe" by a week to make room for "A Dr. Phil Primetime Special: Family First."


Yusuf Islam, aka Cat Stevens, says he was victim of 'unjust' US profiling

British singer-songwriter and peace activist Yusuf Islam, formerly known as Cat Stevens, who was deported from the United States to London on security grounds last week said he was the victim of "unjust" profiling by the US authorities.


Sweet, soapy "Betty" works Thursday shift

LOS ANGELES  - Thursday is the new   Tuesday for the new season that begins Monday night.


France's Sarkozy and wife announce split

French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife Cecilia are separating by mutual consent, the president's office confirmed Thursday.


L.A. judge allows TV cameras at Phil Spector trial

A judge said on Friday that he  would allow full television coverage of rock producer Phil  Spector's murder trial, despite an aversion to cameras in Los  Angeles courts since O.J. Simpson's controversial 1995  acquittal.


Mbeki urges NAM to tackle the big issues

South African President Thabo Mbeki has urged the Non-Aligned Movement to work flat out to resolve world conflicts, reform the United Nations and towards the eradication of poverty.


'Bouncing bionic billionaire' Mark Cuban dances like an eager fool

In his debut on the ABC reality series, Mark Cuban manages to amuse with his corny dance moves, but the billionaire raises a few eyebrows by choosing an ensemble consciously inspired by homelessness.


Events leading up to an accused US Army deserter's expected surrender to military authorities Saturday. - January 1965: US Army Sgt.


A Chance to Peek Over the Quarterback's Shoulder

Hovering over a football field on a cat's cradle of cables, aerial camera systems provide a unique viewpoint for fans watching at home.


Grocery shoppers probably have noticed that food and beverage prices are higher in general this year and up sharply for some products. You can blame corn.


Cristiano Ronaldo's header gives Man Utd a narrow Champions League victory on his return to Sporting Lisbon.


Sri Lankaâs government rejected a Tamil Tiger offer to abide by the terms of a newly scrapped 6-year ceasefire.


Since that brief moment of rave reviews for "The Nanny Diaries," the darling authors of the book industry have been poked, probed and dissected by the unforgiving New York literary world.


The four-piece group picked up the Mercury Music Prize for Best British Album Of The Year, just after being awarded GQ magazineâs Band Of The Year.


Iraqi orphans moved to better facilities

The 24 boys found severely malnourished in a Baghdad orphanage have been moved to a different building in the same facility and are being properly cared for, Iraqi officials said Thursday.


A novembre sale a +3,3%, pesano alimentari ed energia


Foreign officials hold emergency talks with Afghan authorities over two diplomats ordered to leave the country.


Embattled Eurotunnel cuts losses in 2006

Eurotunnel, the operator of the Channel tunnel that has been fighting bankruptcy, said Wednesday that it stemmed losses last year after a catastrophic 12 months in 2005.


170 Palestinian prisoners to be released

An Israeli ministerial committee has approved the release, which the Israeli Cabinet approved last week. It's part of a promise Prime Minister Ariel Sharon made to Egypt's president to win the freedom of an Israeli jailed by Egypt on espionage charges.


Europe gives handout to boost competitiveness The European Union this week announced plans to pump â¬9bn into research on information and communications technologies.â¦


The health care debate in this year's presidential contest has been largely boiled down to an argument over degree: Democrat John F. Kerry proposes an ambitious, costly expansion of health


Opposition suffers setback on eve of Ukraine poll re-run

The opposition in the Ukraine has suffered a judicial set-back on the eve of a presidential election re-run. The Constitutional Court has overturned some changes in the election law introduced after the opposition


Britain unveils plans to prevent fresh Northern Rock-style disaster

Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling on Wednesday outlined proposals for a radical reform of banking regulations to prevent another Northern Rock-style crisis.


Expect correspondence For Your Eyes Only The Royal Mail today released a set of commemorative stamps to mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of Bond creator Ian Fleming.â¦


Viareggio, 15:43 - CALCIO, VIAREGGIO: L'INIZIO SARA' A PORTE CHIUSE

Il Torneo internazionale giovanile di Viareggio, Coppa Carnevale, si giocherà, ma almeno iniz...


Milano, 23:17 - CALCIO, MILAN; PATO: FELICE PER GOL, VERO FENOMENO E' RONALDO

Miglior esordio non poteva sognarlo. Un gol, tantissime giocate, e il pubblico rossonero del "Meazza...


Cuban migrants sent back to the island this year after reaching an abandoned bridge in the Florida Keys said Monday they would not risk their lives again like the other half of their group, which took a second sea voyage to the United States last week.


The United States and Denmark sought  on Friday to increase world pressure on Sudan to accept U.N.  peacekeepers in war-torn Darfur, warning that time was running  out as Khartoum launched a new offensive there.


Pentagon chief seeks $190 billion more for Iraq war

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Wednesday asked Congress to approve nearly $190 billion more in spending for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.


AN FRANCISCO, Aug. 17 - A member of the California Army National Guard filed suit in federal court here Tuesday challenging the Bush administration's so-called stop-loss policy, asserting that his pending deployment to Iraq "bears no ...


TAMPA -- One day after four lower seeds advanced to the quarterfinals of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament, top-seeded North Carolina made certain it wasn't summarily dispatched by holding form in its relatively breezy 73-58 victory over ninth-seeded Florida State yesterday at St. Pete Times Forum.


Presidential election row threatens London 2012

London 2012 risks losing what may be crucial votes after becoming embroiled in the presidential elections of an International Federation of an Olympic sport.


"E' la storia di una famiglia, una bella storia"


Udine, 20:47 - BASKET, LA SNAIDERO CONFERMA PENBERTHY

La Snaidero Udine ha confermato l'americano Mike Penberthy anche per la stagione 2007-08: lo ha comu...


Sport: Premier League: Emmanuel Adebayor's hat-trick saw the Gunners cruise past Derby to stay top.


US Treasuries slip lower ahead of new supply

Treasuries slipped lower on Monday as investors positioned themselves to absorb $51 billion of new supply this week ahead of an expected Federal Reserve increase in official interest rates.


No. 25 Purdue Opens With a 51-0 Rout of Syracuse

yle Orton passed for 287 yards and a career-high 4 touchdowns to lead No. 25 Purdue to a 51-0 victory yesterday over visiting Syracuse, the Boilermakers' first shutout in four years.


EU hopefuls face new hurdle of 'enlargement fatigue'

While Bulgaria and Romania were celebrating the European Union's decision to grant them membership next year, other EU hopefuls, including Croatia and Turkey, look likely to suffer from the bloc's growing enlargement fatigue, analysts said.


Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Medical Marijuana Case

The Supreme Court considered on Monday whether sick people should not be prosecuted under federal law for growing and using marijuana with a doctorâs recommendation.


The Chase for the Nextel Cup will begin in earnest Sunday with the Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire International Speedway. It will be the first event of NASCAR's


March 28 US occupation authority closes radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr's weekly Al-Hawza newspaper, and days later, arrests one of his key aides.


West Indies beat India by six wickets in the fourth one-day international to win the series 3-1.


But Kundan Shah's Ek Se Badhkar Ek has its moments.


Pope Benedict XVI sends a letter to China's Catholics in an effort to start a new dialogue with Beijing.


Giuliani Admitted to Hospital With Flu-Like Symptoms, AP Says

Bloomberg - Dec. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani was admitted to a hospital while campaigning in Missouri after experiencing flu-like symptoms, the Associated Press reported, citing his campaign spokeswoman.


In un'audizione davanti alle commissioni parlamentari il presidente dell'Antitrustsottolinea le "molte luci e alcune ombre" del disegno di legge Gentiloni                                          Legge sulle tv, CatricalÃ  insiste "No al tetto per la pubblicitÃ "                                                                                Giudizio negativo anche sulla definizione per legge della posizione dominanteBene invece il digitale, la promozione di internet e il rispetto della Corte costituzionale


French presidential frontrunner Nicolas Sarkozy distances himself from President Chirac's legacy.


Tycho:  It was good news there for a little while, when PS1 games were five bucks a pop and you were changin' out that hard drive and still retaining your warranty - big, generous moves that asked hard questions of their primary competitor.  Just days later, it's weird rumor after dark rumbling after grim report.


DES MOINES, Dec. 28 -- Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney launched a fresh attack Friday on rival Mike Huckabee, raising the stakes in the tense two-person contest in Iowa that could prove critical to both candidates' hopes of winning the GOP nomination.


MONTREAL -- Molson Inc. and Adolph Coors Co. are sweetening their brewery merger plan with a special dividend to Molson shareholders worth $381 million.


The only positive Tim Henman could take from his defeat in the third round at the Madrid Masters yesterday was that his racket did not break.


It was the Bali bombings in October 2002 that cemented Jemaah Islamiyah's reputation as one of south-east Asia's deadliest terrorist outfits.


Nepal's ruling parties and communist rebels reached an agreement on an interim constitution Saturday, a crucial development in the country's peace process, officials said.


US strikes Fallujah destroying two buildings

US warplanes launched two successive air strikes on Falluja early Tuesday, flattening two buildings in the city. The first raid at 12:01 am (2101 GMT) destroyed the al-Haj Hussein Kebab restaurant in central Falluja, famous restaurant in central Iraq.


THE Greek government has appealed for calm, fearing a public backlash against immigrants living in the country following the bus hijacking by two Albanian gunmen.


Il presidente in visita alla base americana in Kuwait. "Al Qaeda ha subito colpi duri"Nuovo monito a Iran e Siria perchÃ© prendano misure per ridurre la violenza nel paese                                          Bush: "Iraq, la speranza sta tornando Ritiro delle truppe secondo i piani"


Colgate-Palmolive Co. (CL.N: Quote, Profile, Research) will cut about 4,400 jobs, or 12 percent of its work force, and close nearly a third of its factories under a restructuring


Ancient Fossil Is Found on Danish Island

A Swedish geologist has found what appears to be the oldest known fossil from a mammal ever found in Scandinavia — a 145-million-year-old tooth from a prehistoric rodent, a Swedish university said Thursday.


Overwhelmed British authorities failed Britons caught in the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami by arriving too slowly to disaster areas, offering inadequate information and allowing a casualty information line to become choked with calls, a government report said Thursday.


The luxury liner Aurora returns to Southampton as P&O cancel its ill-fated world cruise.


French doctors won't know what's ailing Yasser Arafat before Monday, a hospital spokesman said Friday, hours after the Palestinian leader arrived here for treatment of a blood disorder that's left him weak and unable to eat.


Federal police to permanently guard Acapulco hotels

ACAPULCO, Mexico  - Mexican federal police will patrol the hotel zone of Acapulco day and night to prevent an outbreak of drug gang violence from affecting tourism, a senior police official said on Friday.


News: WLANs go feral in corporate undergrowth

Frustrated employees are taking IT into their own hands by installing DIY Wi-Fi access points (APs) in their offices while their IT departments don't even notice, according to Gartner.


As the International Atomic Energy Agency's board met yesterday in Vienna to receive an update on the nuclear programs of North Korea


Sports minister Richard Caborn has criticised Fifa's lenient punishment of the Spanish Football Federation as a "missed opportunity" to take a strong stand on racism.


LOS ANGELES  - The French are no longer  alone.


Microsoft adds to framework to simplify development

(InfoWorld) - Looking to assist developers in building business applications, Microsoft published a second beta version of ADO.Net Entity Framework this week and a community technology preview of tools to work with the framework. The goal of the ADO.Net Entity Framework is to eliminate the impedance mismatch between data models and languages, saving developers from having to deal with these. An example of such a mismatch is objects and relational stores. Automation of complex processes is critical to the framework. "Today, when a developer builds an application, they have to write code that fills in the gaps between the way the data is stored in however many databases they interact with and the way they want to manipulate the data in their application," said Britt Johnston, product manager for data programmability tools at Microsoft. "Generally, what they do is create an object model that they write their code against." Developers might write an application that manipulates a CRM system with data for customers stored in 12 different tables, said Johnston. "With the Entity Framework, you can automate the process essentially of bringing all that data together and presenting it to the developer as a single entity so they can interact with it at a higher level of abstraction," Johnston said. Key new features in the framework beta release include events to customize code generation; complex programming types and entity key serialization. A key is a unique identifier for an entity, such as a customer ID. Metadata annotations and better support for LINQ (Language Integrated Query) also are included. LINQ features extensions to the .Net Framework to encompass language-integrated data query, set, and transform operations. Developers can access the framework on Microsoft's Web site. ADO.Net Entity Framework is due for general release as part of .Net Framework 3.5 in early-2008. Most would get it as part of an operating system update. The ADO.Net Entity Framework Tools Community Technology Preview for August features an early version of the ADO.Net Entity Designer, enabling users to visually design model and mappings using the Visual Studio 2008 Beta 2 release. The tools preview is accessible on Microsoft's download page with the tools to be part of Visual Studio 2008. With the framework, developers could focus on the needs of an application instead of the complexities of bridging disparate data representations. The framework consists of a data model and design-time and run-time services that allow developers to describe application data and interact with it in a conceptual level of abstraction appropriate for business applications, according to the company. This helps isolate the application from underlying logical database schemas.


Sixers' Dalembert Is Keeping Haiti Near to His Heart

"We are destroying each other, becoming like a cannibal," the Philadelphia center said of his country.


The world's largest PC maker says it was merely bowing to customer demand when it decided to start offering microprocessors from Advanced Micro Devices Inc. in some of its high-end servers.


West Indies beat England by 15 runs in the Twenty20 international despite Paul Collingwood's 80.


DHS Proposes Tighter Regulations on Freight Trains

The Department of Homeland Security today proposed new rules that would more tightly regulate freight trains carrying hazardous chemicals that could be used in terrorist attacks.


ABC, ESPN Reject Three Anheuser-Busch Ads-Source

Television network ABC and its sister  cable network ESPN have rejected three Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc.  commercials that spoof two advertising campaigns of rival  Miller Brewing, a source familiar with the situation said on  Wednesday.


Peruvian police have recovered the remains of 13 people who were killed in a plane crash in the country's northeastern jungle, a regional official said Saturday.


IHOP announced on Monday that they have agreed to purchase Applebee's, known for its 'Half-and-Half Happy Hour,' for $1.9 billion in cash. By 2010, they plan to sell 500 of the company-owned Applebee's and turn it primarily into a franchiser. IHOP curr...


Tests start on world's largest infra-red telescope in Spain

Tests on the world's largest infra-red telescope began Friday ahead of its scheduled opening in 2008, the Canaries Astrophysics Institute (IAC) announced.


WASHINGTON -- International counterterrorism authorities are looking for a Moroccan fugitive who may have attended a pivotal meeting with the Sept. 11 plotters and is believed to have played a logistical role in the train bombings last year in Madrid.


Kazaa created for lawful purposes, court told

The Federal Court in Sydney has been told the creators of the popular file-sharing software, Kazaa, cannot be held responsible if people use it to illegally swap music files.


A Berlin burglar's break-in took an  unexpected turn when he stumbled upon a corpse and felt  compelled to call the police.


Wholesale prices dipped 0.1 percent in August as a retreat in food costs helped to blunt a rise in the price of some energy products, a fresh sign that inflation isn't currently a problem for the economy.


The battle for grid positions from the French Grand Prix at Magny-Cours.


Hopefuls including Amy Winehouse are set to find out the winner of the Mercury  Prize in London.


Turkish warplanes again bomb Kurdish rebels across the border in Northern Iraq, according to local officials.


Americans Are Less Pleased With U.S. Services

Shoes off at airport security checkpoints. Forms that are hard to understand. Complaints that go unheeded.


Gold Fields plans to respond to Harmony offer by Nov. 3

LONDON (CBS.MW) -- South African gold miner Gold Fields (GFI) said it's board met Friday to assess an $8.1 billion hostile takeover offer from Harmony (HMY) as well as to review measures for its defense.


Child Antidepressants Must Have Warnings

WASHINGTON - Antidepressants should come with the nation's strongest warning - in a black box on the label - that they can sometimes spur suicidal behavior in children and teenagers, the government's scientific advisers decided Tuesday.    It's a rare risk, and therefore families need detailed information on how to balance that concern with the need to treat depression, which itself can lead to suicide, cautioned advisers to the Food and Drug Administration...


Finding the Gene that Causes Prostate Cancer

Researchers studied the DNA of African-American men, who are at much greater risk


House Panel Rejects Probe Into Medicare Dispute

A House of Representatives panel on Thursday rejected along party lines a Democratic bid to force the Bush administration to turn over records about the estimated cost of last year's Medicare drug bill.


A judge throws out  the corruption case of former South African Deputy President Jacob Zuma.


Tennis: Season over for tired Henin-Hardenne

BRUSSELS : Olympic champion Justine Henin-Hardenne announced that her season is over because of persistent fatigue brought about by her struggle to recover from a long-term virus.


S.Korea's Roh Says No Need to Rush North Atom Talks

South Korea sees no need to rush into a further round of talks on the North's nuclear weapons ambitions, President Roh Moo-hyun said on Wednesday.


ATLANTA -- Normally when the first week in November rolls around, there are still some golf accounts to be settled, bragging rights to be declared.


Sprint, Nextel agree to join forces as No. 3 cellphone carrier in ...

The freewheeling wireless industry, known for its upstarts and edgy competition, got a little more run-of-the-mill Wednesday when Sprint and Nextel Communications formally announced a merger


Scossa di terremoto, forte paura anche in cittÃ

25/11/2004 â La forte scossa di terremoto, che ieri, poco prima della mezzanotte, ha fatto tremare buona parte del Nord Italia, si Ã¨ fatta sentire anche a Parma. Numerose le telefonate ai centralini della


in the form of a virtual girlfriend. The Hong Kong company Artificial Life, which developed the new game, says the girl will appear


SAN LORENZO Sports card auctions lead to indictment

A San Lorenzo man has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges that he defrauded EBay users in online auction for rare Mickey Mantle and Michael Jordan sports cards.


Mike Pope, the Giantsâ tight ends coach, conceded that the Giants had benefited from the rapid development of the rookie tight end Kevin Boss, but have not because of the absence of Jeremy Shockey.


Japan won't apologize again for WW2 sex slaves -PM

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Monday that Japan would not apologize again for forcing women, mostly Asian, to act as wartime sex slaves for its soldiers even if U.S. lawmakers adopt a resolution calling for an apology.


The number of robots helping out and entertaining in the home is set to soar sevenfold by 2007, says the UN.


MOSCOW Sept. 30, 2004 - Russia's Cabinet approved the Kyoto Protocol on global warming Thursday, clearing the way for the worldwide adoption of the document once the Russian parliament ratifies it as widely expected.


Rinviato quello emittenza al 6 e 7 ottobre e a 24 e 25/10


The overall Linux market is far larger than previous estimates show, a new study says. In an analysis of the Linux market released late Tuesday, market research firm IDC estimated that the Linux market -- including


Between Faith and Medicine, How Clear a Line?

How will South Africa accredit "traditional healers" as legally recognized physicians?


A body found in Thailand is  that of a County Tyrone man missing since the Indian Ocean tsunami,  the Irish Government says.


"Sicko" is a documentary, but it's a comedy, too — and a family drama and a travelogue and, ultimately, a horror movie.


Su ogni capo venduto 2 euro vanno ad Amnesty International


Free remote PC access for iPhone and iPod Touch

Remote PC access software company Orb has announced support for iPhone and iPod Touch, allowing users to stream their music, movies, and TV without being locked into iTunes.


Clinton seeks to smooth relations with Obama

Former President Bill Clinton said he might have gone too far in attacking Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton said on Friday, adding that both Democratic presidential campaigns should focus on issues.


Syrian girls learn entrepreneurs aren't all vermin

It could be a scene from a reality TV show as a young Syrian entrepreneur pitches her team's plan for a wheelchair factory to a potential investor.


Nei guai l'illusionista americano piÃ¹ famoso. Denunciato da una donna per violenze sessualiGli agenti hanno ispezionato il magazzino degli spettacoli e hanno scoperto i contanti                                          David Copperfield accusato di stupro e tra i trucchi l'Fbi trova 2 milioni di dollari


Dec. 9, 2004 - It was an unusually blunt question publicly posed by a US soldier, and a day after Spc. Thomas Wilson grilled Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld about the lack of armored vehicles in Iraq, Rumsfeld


Cancer drug distributors are trying to charge storage and handling fees to the makers of the drugs, a move some consumer groups worry could undermine parts of the Medicare prescription benefit law meant to curb pricing abuses.


Photos, phrases released in U.S. mail bomb probe

Investigators hunting a suspect who has mailed inoperable pipe bombs and threats to U.S. financial houses since 2005 released photos of two of his hand-addressed packages on Friday as well as phrases he has repeatedly used in messages -- including "Bang you're dead."


Pool Queen Celebrates with a Beach Party

Her tumble-turn mightn't be as fast as  it once was but when it comes to turning heads, Inge de Bruijn  is still queen of the pool.


Aare, 21:35 - SCI, MONDIALI: KARBON BRONZO NEL GIGANTE FEMMINILE

Seconda medaglia per l'Italia ai mondiali di sci di Aare. Denise Karbon ha vinto il bronzo nel gigan...


Clinton Adjusts Strategy Against Obama in Race to Super Tuesday

Bloomberg - Jan. 28 (Bloomberg) -- Barack Obama, fresh from a landslide victory over Hillary Clinton in the South Carolina Democratic presidential primary, plans to continue a campaign that is long on the need for change and inspiration and short on specifics.


A small plane spiraled out of control and crashed into a building near the Martin Luther King Jr. birthplace in downtown Atlanta during a storm on Tuesday.


Microsoft Corp. chairman Bill Gates signed a cooperation agreement with UNESCO on Wednesday to improve access to computers, the Internet and information technology training in developing countries.


Sudan Says Coup Plot Included Plan to Kill 38 Officials

Sudan says it has foiled a plot by the main opposition party to kill senior government officials and blow up key sites in the capital, Khartoum.


Police: Airport incident a suicide attempt

A teenager wanted to provoke police to kill him in a suicide attempt when he abducted a child at knifepoint and ran through a security checkpoint at McCarran International Airport, authorities said.


The US current account deficit - the broadest measure of global trade - rises further as oil import costs soar.


Ken Lowe had an idea that every room in the house — and the grounds outside — could have its own television show. The idea became Home & Garden Television.


Google Earth gets overlay search feature

InfoWorld - Google has created a searchable index of Google Earth data files, a feature that should make it easier for users to find and adopt third-party overlays for this popular mapping application.


Milano, 13:05 - CALCIO, MILAN; GALLIANI: PATO NON CI INTERESSA

''Il mercato è aperto fino al 31 agosto quindi è ancora presto per pensare ad affari g...


Planners have been inundated with a flood of applications for new housing developments.


Canada Agrees to Increase Spending on Its Health Care

Officials agreed to send $14 billion in federal money over six years to the 13 provinces and territories that administer health care.


Broken JI spawns even more deadly menace

THEY are the men who keep counter-terrorism experts awake at night, only too aware that a strike is being plotted even as you read this report.


ADDS 12 grafs with New Jersey information on puppy, no pickup; ADDS photo pursuing tag. AP Photo pursuing aaafonjpgeb. WASHINGTON  _ A new presidential pooch, bred in New Jersey, will soon be roaming the halls of the White House.


A record number of students have passed their A-levels this year with nearly a quarter of students getting an A-grade. Are standards going up or down?


Canada's rank has fallen in one competitiveness measure and improved in another, according to a Global Competitiveness Report from the World Economic Forum.


Myanmar to Release a Further 5,000 Prisoners

Myanmar's military junta is to release a further 5,070 prisoners, state media announced on Saturday, bringing the total number of prisoners released in recent weeks to more than 14,000.


Hookah cafe fans worry about smoking ban

Shrouded in a sweet-smelling haze, clusters of men and women unwind as they inhale fragrant tobacco from water pipes in the myriad cafes that line London's Arab quarter.


Veteran HP Executive Is Latest to Step Down

Hewlett-PackardÂs longtime chief financial officer, Robert P. Wayman, will give up the post and his seat on the companyÂs board at the end of the year.


N.Y. state regulators said to be probing WellCare

New York state regulators are looking into WellCare Health Plans Inc's  activities related to the state's Medicaid program, a person familiar with the investigation said on Tuesday.


Zimbabwe Tests Political Reforms With Protests

JOHANNESBURG, Jan. 23 -- Zimbabwean police dispersed hundreds of opposition demonstrators with tear gas Wednesday afternoon in the first major test of reforms that were supposed to guarantee political freedom in one of Africa's most repressive nations.


Regis Philbin, co-host of "Live with Regis and Kelly," announced on the Monday morning show that he will undergo triple bypass surgery this week.


C'Ã¨ tutto lo stato maggiore Ds e Dl. Il ritorno di Rovati. Tra le donne, oltre a Bindi, Finocchiaroe Lanzillotta, Patrizia Toia, Luciana Sbarbati e Wilma Mazzucco dell'associazionismo cattolico                                          Nasce il Comitato promotore del Pd Una lista sofferta di 42 persone                                                                                Il gruppo di lavoro dovrÃ  decidere tempi e modi per l'elezione dell'Assemblea costituenteche si riunirÃ  il 14 ottobre. Due posti "riservati" alle associazioni dei cittadini


Price drops in digital SLR cameras are turning ordinary people into shutterbugs. Here are a few good choices.


Supporters say Truscott has been an inspiration of calm, quiet strength

OTTAWA (CP) - It's the apparent absence of any bitterness or anger that makes Steven Truscott remarkable, his supporters say.


Hip Protectors May Stop Fractures, Save Money

NEW YORK  - Padded undergarments designed  to cushion a fall may offer an inexpensive way to prevent hip  fractures in the elderly, according to a new report.


Jeremy Paxman wonders if Newsnight will survive budget cuts and criticises TV executives over recent scandals.


Maranello, 14:54 - F1, FERRARI: POLIZIA INGLESE NON COINVOLTA IN SPIONAGGIO

"La polizia inglese non è stata fino ad oggi coinvolta nel caso della sottrazione di inform...


Environmentalists in California and other western states are promoting the use of dirty or gray water to flush toilets and irrigate gardens.


Lisbona, 14:19 - CALCIO, BENFICA: A COPENAGHEN SENZA MICCOLI E RUI COSTA

Il Benfica farà a meno di Miccoli e Rui Costa nell'esordio in Champions League di mercoledÃ¬ a...


Bayer Has Third Straight Quarter of Profit on Sales of Plastics, Chemicals

Bayer AG, Germany s second-biggest drug and chemical maker, had a third consecutive quarterly profit and boosted its sales and earnings targets as demand grew for plastics and chemicals.


Russia is observing an official day of mourning for the 89 people who died in the near-simultaneous crashes of two passenger jets.


Robert De Niro's motley crew of gangster fish chewed up the cursing marionettes and spit them out over the weekend - as "Shark Tale" hooked and gutted "Team America: World Police" at the box office.


Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez promises major changes to the squad to close the gap on Man Utd and Chelsea in the Premiership.


Lo rivela il cardinale Jozef Glemp, primate di Polonia