By JORDAN ROBERTSON  SAN JOSE, Calif. - With Hewlett-Packard Co.'s stock tumbling, CEO Mark Hurd continued to face questions about what he knew of HP's efforts to ferret out a boardroom leak.


Both Verizon and Sprint on Tuesday elaborated on their plans for the next version of their high speed networks, known as EV-DO Revision A, including new cards and agreements to roll out the cellular data upgrade.


With minimal public notice and no formal environmental review, the Forest Service is allowing a British firm to explore for uranium near Grand Canyon National Park.


Enterasys Networks Inc. , which makes computer networking equipment, said it will cut 115 jobs, or 12 percent of its workforce, to save $9.5 million annually after posting 14 straight quarterly losses. The firings will lead to charges in the fourth quarter of 2004 and in the first quarter of this year of $3.5 million to $3.8 million, the Andover-based ...


Prosecutors want an evaluation of the pit bulls taken from the kennel of Michael Vick, whose plea agreement said he must pay for the euthanasia of some or all of the dogs.


Internet pharmacy recruitment campaign lands in House of Commons

OTTAWA (CP) - An American company's pitch to Canadian doctors to write prescriptions for Internet pharmacies in exchange for big bucks is further evidence the government must shut down the industry, Liberal MP Don Boudria said Tuesday.


Bush overcomes bin Laden in battle for Britain's Turner Prize

An exhibit featuring a film about US President George W. Bush's home town in Texas won the Turner Prize, Britain's most prestigious art award, pipping a digital recreation of Osama bin Laden's house.


Search startups vie for position in mobile market

InfoWorld - Leading search companies Google and Yahoo didn't appear to have a presence at the CTIA Wireless I.T. & Entertainment conference in San Francisco this week, but their startup competitors and smaller rival AOL were all angling for influence over mobile search.


'Altrimenti sara' disatteso obiettivo di aprire il mercato'


"Sopranos" fans who thought the series' open-ended conclusion was a setup for a movie may be in for disappointment: creator David Chase says it isn't so.


Michael Rasmussen of Denmark vaulted into the race lead on Sunday by setting a torrid pace over three big Alpine passes.


Raytheon reported slightly lower third-quarter profit yesterday, hurt by losses from a unit it is selling, and forecast next yearâs profit would fall below Wall Streetâs average estimate.


A 60-year-old women has become an unlikely Australian hero after jumping on the back of a 4m-long crocodile when it attacked a man asleep in a tent.


(CBS/AP) The Democratic Party's sharp defeat in the 2004 election has already produced a round of soul searching. The GOP recaptured the White House and strengthened its hold on Congress with powerful support from churchgoers.


Ugly Ducks win opener but nearly pay for chippy attitude

ANAHEIM, California  - Ducks are not usually considered dangerous but when they are chasing a Stanley Cup it seems they can turn quite vicious.


Madrid, 21:48 - CALCIO, PERU'-ECUADOR 2-1 IN AMICHEVOLE

Il PerÃ¹ ha battuto l'Ecuador 2-1 in un'amichevole giocata a Madrid.


Our coast-to-coast look at the areas of the country that boast the priciest real estate and the richest residents.


Fighting between Sri Lankan troops and Tamil Tiger rebels killed at least 55 over the weekend, the army says.


Controller tells groups to return $15 million

Sacramento -- Controller Steve Westly concluded Tuesday that government oversight of legislative grants to nonprofit groups and local agencies has been inconsistent or nonexistent and ordered that $15 million in unspent money be returned to the state's


TD Ameritrade's 6 million customers hit with security breach

TD Ameritrade warned customers Friday that its client database suffered a security breach, potentially putting their social security numbers and trading information at risk.


Each claiming momentum from their final debate, US President George W. Bush and Democratic rival John Kerry set their sights on key battleground states just 19 days before the election.


The Windows you see today was not your mother's Windows. Here's a look at Microsoft's OS through the years.


Tensions rise as 2008 White House votes loom

White House candidates battled across snow piled prairies and airwaves saturated with attacks ads Saturday, five days before Iowa activists make their picks in the first 2008 nominating contests.


It's worth checking out open-source alternatives and virtualization that's built into processors and operating systems, analysts advise.


MIAMI, Jan. 30 -- A federal appeals court on Tuesday reinstated a key terrorism charge, the only one carrying a potential sentence of life in prison, against suspected al-Qaeda operative Jose Padilla.


A giorni i decreti pubblicati in Gazzetta Ufficiale


Suspected militants fired four rockets into a city in northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, killing 10 people as they slammed into houses and a mosque, police said.


Sports: Rangers reliever arrested over stadium incident

OAKLAND, Calif. Texas reliever Frank Francisco has been arrested by Oakland police on a charge of aggravated battery. He threw a chair into the stands during the ninth inning of last night's game in Oakland, injuring two spectators.


France sends more troops to CAR after rebel attacks

France has sent around 100 extra troops to the Central African Republic after a series of rebel attacks in the poor, landlocked country, which borders Sudan's violent Darfur region, the French military said on Thursday.


Sindaco Frattamaggiore, da domani riapriranno le scuole


Trout Unlimited Sponsors River Cleanups Saturday

By Chris Woodka, The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo.  Sep. 13--Several Arkansas River communities will be part of a statewide river cleanup Saturday sponsored by Trout Unlimited.


Prescription-drug recalls aren't common, and they're almost always controversial. Now that Merck (MRK ) is voluntarily withdrawing its Vioxx pain medication around the world, due to a heightened risk of cardiovascular


At least four small bombs explode in four Spanish cities, following warnings from Eta Basque separatists.


Nope -- it ain't over till Larry Ellison sings.


US Airways Chairman: Liquidation Possible

US Airways Group Inc.'s (UAIR.O: Quote, Profile, Research) chairman said employees must agree to $800 million in new wage and benefit cuts within 30 days or the airline might be liquidated, the New York Times said on Thursday, citing ...


Un maggiore consumo di frutta e verdura risulta associato con un calo del rischio di malattie cardiovascolari ma non di cancro. Lo rivela uno studio pubblicato sul numero del 3 novembre 2004 della rivista "Journal of the National Cancer Institute".


Dow Jones +0,07%, SP500 sale dello 0,12%, Nasdaq +0,48%


NEW YORK - Serena Williams served notice that her shaky knee is holding up just fine, sweeping past Patty Schnyder 6-4, 6-2 Sunday to reach the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open...


Torino, 18:38 - CALCIO, JUVE; TARDELLI: LASCIO PER IDEE TROPPO DIVERSE

Marco Tardelli ha spiegato ad Affaritaliani.it le ragioni del divorzio dalla Juve. "Le mie dimission...


Peter Lonard recounted a story two days before the Australian Open started last week about how he'd had a seminal golfing moment on Sydney's The Australian Golf Course, his favourite course.


Pan American Energy finds oil reserve in Argentina

Pan American Energy has discovered an oil reserve in southern Argentina in one of the biggest such finds of recent years in the energy-hungry country, a provincial governor said on Saturday.


At least 100 people died in the weekend fighting between government forces and rebels in Chad, aid agencies say.


Costas' nerves are on edge. It's 10:45 am, and he can't get his usual frappe, a coffee-and-milk concoction that's one of Greece's most popular picker-uppers. Twenty-five-year-old Costas is working at the cafe in the Olympic Village international zone for ...


US Treasury Secretary John Snow repeated on Sunday the Bush administration would support complete debt relief for the poorest countries and said details of how to implement a plan could be worked out.


Las Vegas Sands' stock has climbed 70.5% from today's IPO price.


Prisoners wielding improvised weapons clashed with guards trying to stop a detainee from committing suicide at the U.S. prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, the military said Friday.


Freezing, refrigerating breast milk lowers its antioxidant content ...

TORONTO (CP) - Refrigerating or freezing expressed breast milk, a practice many women use when returning to the workforce after maternity leave, lowers its antioxidant content, a new study has found.


The Catholic Church is to discuss the use of condoms to fight the spread of HIV, perhaps signalling a shift in policy.


Implementing Knowledge Management: Key Planning Considerations

(Source: Inquira)  Before launching a knowledge management (KM) program, several critical implementation decisions must be made. Get a new guide that offers proven insights on these issues. Written by an executive that successfully managed dozens of KM deployments, this e-book gives project leads key strategies for planning an effective initiative.


Moodss is a modular GUI application that can monitor systems, networks, and databases. It displays data in graphical viewers, sends emails and execute scripts on thresholds, archive data in a SQL database, and includes a daemon for background monitoring. This new version hopefully completely restores Tcl 8.3 core compatibility in the GUI. Updated myvars module for MySQL 4.1.7 support. Slightly improved rpm packaging.   You can find a copy of this release here: https://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=108274&package_id=116873


Mugabe warns Tsvangirai party "will pay heavy price"

Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe's government on Wednesday warned that the opposition would pay "a heavy price" for what it called a campaign of violence to oust it from power.


Nokia to close German factory, 2,300 jobs affected

Finland's Nokia, the top global mobile phone manufacturer, said Tuesday that it planned to close a factory in Germany by mid-year which employs 2,300 workers.


British social workers decided on Tuesday to allow an eight-year-old boy who weighs almost 200 lb (90 kg) to remain at home with his mother, even though she has refused to stop feeding him junk food.


New Yorkâs attorney general is looking into whether insurers overcharged patients for out-of-network doctors.


Bush signs executive orders to reform US intelligence

President Bush on Friday signed executive orders designed to strengthen the CIA director's power over the nation's intelligence agencies and create a national counterterrorism center, responding to election-year pressures to enact changes called for by


If you're freaking out about your financial future, you're not alone.


Egypt begins closing Gaza border, fueling tensions

RAFAH, Gaza Strip  - Egypt began closing its breached border with the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip on Friday, using barbed wire and water cannons to keep Palestinians from crossing into Egypt in defiance of an Israeli blockade.


Airline Passengers Face Tighter Security

WASHINGTON - Starting next week, all airline passengers must take off their jackets before passing through metal detectors and more will be subjected to pat-down searches and checks for explosives, the Transportation Security Administration announced Thursday.    Screeners will advise passengers of the new procedures when they put their carryon bags on the conveyor belt, TSA spokeswoman Yolanda Clark said...


Berlino, 14:01 - CICLISMO, JAKSCHE PARLA CON WADA E SPERA SQUALIFICA DIMEZZATA

Joerg Jaksche vuoterà il sacco in cambio di uno sconto di pena. Dopo la confessione sul siste...


FBI Probes California GOP Congressman's Land Deals

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 9 -- A Republican congressman from California defended his reputation this week, as FBI investigators look into charges that he improperly delayed paying taxes on several lucrative land deals.


The uncle of a pregnant schoolgirl found dead in a churchyard says the family has been destroyed.


VW Considers Building Cars in U.S. -Paper

Continued depreciation in the dollar  is forcing Europe's largest carmaker Volkswagen to consider  building VW and Audi brand cars in the United States, the  company's sales and marketing head said.


Astronaut Bill Oefelein was in orbit aboard the space shuttle in December when he was sent a steamy e-mail from a girlfriend awaiting his return: "First urge will be to rip your clothes off, throw you on the ground and love the hell out of you."


UN urged to treat suicide bombs as crimes against humanity

The Simon Wiesenthal Center on Thursday said that in the wake of last week's murder of former Pakistani premier Benazir Bhutto it was calling on the United Nations to designate suicide bombings as a crime against humanity.


No suspects as yet for Solomons shooting

PETER CAVE: Back now to our lead story, the Solomon Islands, and Australian Federal Police Commissioner Mick Keelty is in Honiara, and he's joined me on the line.


You may have seen him stubbornly standing up to an invasion of evil robots this summer in "Transformers," but if you were in downtown Chicago early Sunday, you may have seen him stubbornly standing up to security guards at a local Walgreens.  ...


European legislators have voted to set up sealed smokers' rooms in their Strasbourg and Brussels buildings after a voluntary ban on lighting up failed, officials said on Tuesday.


A mother and her three children are among 12 dead as mortars are fired in the Somali capital, witnesses say.


Morning-After Pill Study Contradicts Foes' Claim

Providing women with easy access to the emergency contraceptive Plan B did not lead them to engage in more risky sexual behavior, a study of more than 2,000 women says.


For more than 20 years, author Doris Lessing has lived on a quiet block in North London, in a brick Hampstead house among a row of such homes, as straight and steady as a line of toy soldiers.


Pope's ally sparks EU power battle over views on sex

ROCCO BUTTIGLIONE has inflamed the bitter row over his appointment as Europe s next Security and Justice Commissioner with a withering criticism of single mothers.


U.S. troops raided a car bomb factory west of Baghdad with five buildings full of propane tanks and ordinary chemicals the military believes were to be used in bombs, a spokesman said Thursday, a day after insurgents blew up a truck carrying chlorine gas canisters.


Skywatchers eagerly awaiting Saturday's total lunar eclipse are hoping that the spectacle will be the "best in years".


HGS Picks Watkins as New Chief Executive

Human Genome Sciences Inc. plans to announce today that it has hired a 20-year product development veteran from Abbott Laboratories Inc. as chief executive. H. Thomas Watkins, 51, will face the challenge of completing the Rockville company's makeover from gene hunter to drug marketer.


Cannibalistic Cabbage Patch Kids vie with the Atomic Energy Lab for Kids containing real U-238 and BB-firing belt buckles for the worst toys sold to gullible mommies and daddies looking for something different for junior. In Table of Malcontents.


Staph Strain Infects More Healthy People

TRENTON, N.J. - Flesh-eating bacteria cases, fatal pneumonia and life-threatening heart infections suddenly are popping up around the country, striking healthy people and stunning their doctors...


Clinging to the reins of power, Robert Mugabe is driving the opposition, and his nation, into the ground.


Celebrity party girl Paris Hilton faces perhaps her most trying test Tuesday when she starts a stint behind bars, deprived of such essentials as make-up, mobile phones and martinis.


Apprezzamento del governo per la relazione sulla giustizia


Chicago Tribune - Maria Asuncion Aramburuzabala, an heiress to the Corona beer fortune who battled Mexico's macho culture to become a respected executive and investor, stirred lots of chatter Monday with the revelation of her newest merger.


Glastonbury: mud, music and madness in rural England

Glastonbury music festival, one of  the world's biggest, opened on Wednesday with legends such as  The Who billed alongside Las Vegas rockers The Killers at  concerts expected to be played out in slippery mud.


Non avviato al momento processo di vendita della controllata


Nadal routed by Youzhny in Chennai final

CHENNAI, India  - World number two Rafael Nadal raised fitness concerns before this month's Australian Open after he was thrashed 6-0 6-1 by Mikhail Youzhny in the Chennai Open final on Sunday.


Super Bowl MVP Tom Brady and the champion New England Patriots are on a roll. So are league MVP Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts. For one side, all that success will vanish into the chilly night air. For the loser, one single game will overshadow months of domination. Sunday's winner will keep rolling into the AFC championship game with a chance to play for the NFL title.


NEW YORK -- Ah, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Just what a struggling club full of stars needs to get back into contention for a playoff berth.


5 killed in latest New Orleans shootings

Four men were killed in one shooting and a fifth was gunned down in a separate incident hours later, the latest round of killings as the city struggles to rein in drug- and gang-related violence that has accompanied the recovery from Hurricane Katrina, police said Saturday.


Spencer Dryden, the drummer for legendary rock band the Jefferson Airplane, has died of cancer. He was 66.


DOES YOUR Christmas tree have a pickle hanging on it? If you want good luck in the coming year, you'll need to grab a gherkin and add it to your holiday decorations.


North champion Andover is gone, having moved up to challenge the heavyweights of Division 1. That opens the door for other contenders, starting with Lynnfield , which lost to Andover, 7-1, in the sectional final.


Scientists Find Clue to AIDS Origins, New Therapy

A single change in a human gene may hold  the key to preventing people living with HIV from progressing  to full-blown AIDS, researchers said on Monday.


No flu shots for more than a million at risk

Michigan has 3.4 million people in the high-risk categories to get the flu, but only 2 million doses are available, the state health department said Thursday.


Yemen tribesmen kidnap 5 French tourists: official

Armed Yemeni tribesmen kidnapped on  Sunday five French tourists in the east of the country, a  Yemeni government official said.


E Niwas gets original in Anthony Gonsalves

Director E Niwas, who was out of circulation after his last film Bardasht bombed at the box   office, is back with My Name Is Anthony Gonsalves.


Australia coach John Buchanan backs his team to come good in time for the World Cup.


IAC/InterActiveCorp., saying its growth is being hindered by the perception that it is strictly a travel company, on Tuesday said it plans to split itself in two by spinning off online travel service Expedia.com and related businesses into a company to be called Expedia.


The UN is probing allegations of contracts fraud amounting to $610m involving some peace missions in Africa.


Oracle's Ellison Considered Lowering PeopleSoft Bid

Oracle Corp. Chief Executive Larry Ellison said he has considered lowering his company's $7.7 billion hostile offer for PeopleSoft Inc.


Jailed US lifestyle guru Martha Stewart signs a deal to present a new show for NBC from late next year.


Padilla Was Deprived, Not Abused, Court Told

MIAMI, Feb. 27 -- During his 3 1/2 -year detention as an "enemy combatant," accused al-Qaeda operative Jose Padilla was at various times deprived of a clock, windows and a Koran, and forced to sleep on a metal bed frame without a mattress, according to testimony Tuesday from an official at the Navy brig where he was held in Charleston, S.C....


"Six Feet Under" alum  Freddy Rodriguez has joined the cast of ABC's comedy-drama  series "Ugly Betty," playing a new love interest for star  America Ferrera.


'Anti-Social Networking' Sites Mock Web 2.0 Trends

Two parody sites, Enemybook and Snubster, mock what they see as the superficiality and cheerfulness of online social-networking sites like Facebook.


Mike Moritz of Sequoia Capital and some other prominent venture capitalists are making a big bet on Kayak, the travel search engine, to challenge Expedia and the other online travel agencies.


Kmart adds more generic drugs to 90-day program

Kmart said on Wednesday that it is adding more than 70 new generic medications to its program that offers a 90-day supply of certain generic drugs for $15, including some not offered under a similar plan at Wal-Mart.


Bush and Bernanke spur rally on Wall Street

Stocks surged on Friday as President Bush and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke reassured investors they would do what was needed to shelter the economy from market turmoil.


Putin, at Odds with West, Rules Out Chechen Talks

Russian President Vladimir Putin on  Thursday ruled out negotiations with Chechen rebels after the  Beslan school bloodbath, further straining ties with Western  leaders who are pressing for a political solution to Chechnya.


Surrender call ignored at Pakistan mosque

Hundreds of militant students under siege in a mosque in Pakistan's capital largely ignored calls from their captured leader to surrender on Thursday, raising fears that some children could be used as human shields.


Ordinarily, a rotund grandfather shopping for watermelon in a supermarket wouldn't get a second look. Carlos Landin Martinez, however, had two bodyguards with him, and an off-duty drug agent buying food for a family barbecue knew why.


Pakistani police hunt escaped British bomb suspect

Pakistani authorities have detained  two relatives of a Pakistani-British man suspected of  involvement in an al Qaeda plot to blow up U.S.-bound  airliners, after he escaped from police custody, the man's  lawyer said.


FDA Agrees on Antidepressant Risks for Youth

The U.S. Food and Drug  Administration said on Thursday it "generally supports" an  advisory panel's conclusion this week that antidepressants  sometimes raise the risk of suicidal behavior in youth.


Jonah Hill and comedian  Louis C.K. will play Ricky Gervais' neighbors in the Warner  Bros. release "This Side of the Truth."


Antony Dovgal's Blog: 5.3 snapshots are avilable

Antony Dovgal has pointed out the updated packages that have been released to the snaps.php.net website by Derick Rethans.   He also includes a list of things that will be included in this upcoming release like:   Namespaces Late static binding Accessing static members through $foo::myFunc() Improved OpenSSL extension PCRE 7.4   Grab your copy of these latest snapshots from the snaps website and get to testing them on your system to see what happens before the release.


Dutch gov blows open standards raspberry at Microsoft

Sweeps software monopoly off the board The Dutch government has pushed through a new open source and open standards policy which will leave Redmond with smoke coming out of its ears.â¦


Disney World to create "American Idol" attraction

Walt Disney World will host its own version of the hit TV show "American Idol" starring park visitors at a new attraction set to open later this year, the Walt Disney Co said on Thursday.


Britain talks to U.S. about missile system role

Britain is talking to the United States about participating in a U.S. plan for a missile defense shield, the government said on Friday.


Diseases Threaten Tsunami Victims, Health Experts Warn

As the death toll in Sunday's tsunamis continues to rise, health authorities are struggling to prevent the outbreak of diseases in the worst affected areas.


The U.S. military announced Thursday that it has sent home two Afghans and three Tajikistani detainees at Guantanamo Bay, leaving fewer that 400 prisoners at the naval base.


Accordo tra colosso petrolifero Halliburton e vittime


Yet another patent infringement lawsuit targets Apple, this time regarding the allowance feature that lets users send monthly store credit to others.


Arab TV channel al-Jazeera shows footage of what it says are three Western hostages kidnapped this week.


A team of doctors in Kentucky and the Netherlands is preparing to perform the world's first face transplant. In an article in The American Journal of Bioethics, the doctors write, There arrives a point in time when the procedure should simply be done.


Scontri fra ultrÃ  della squadra etnea e la polizia funestano il derby con il PalermoAltro poliziotto grave, una novantina di feriti. Nove arrestati, fra loro 4 minorenni                                            Follia a Catania, agente arresta ultrÃ  viene aggredito ed ucciso da bomba carta


Atlantis Is in Good Shape as Its Crew Goes to Work

The space shuttle appeared to have made the jump into orbit without any significant damage to its delicate heat shield.


Economists generally expect the Federal Open Market Committee to raise short-term rates another quarter of a percentage point to keep inflation at bay.


Vonage, Verizon settle patent spat for up to $120 million

Companies say they have "resolved" dispute over three voice-over Internet protocol patents. Precise amount of settlement depends on whether appeals court agrees to review case.


Arctic Tundra Disappearing at Rapid Rate

Forests of spruce trees and shrubs in parts of northern Canada are taking over what were once tundra landscapes--forcing out the species that lived there.


CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Even though Illinois moved to the top of the college basketball poll for the first time in almost 16 years, the Illini were too busy preparing for Chicago State to celebrate.


W.Va. town remembers 1967 bridge failure

It took less than 30 seconds for the Silver Bridge to tumble into the Ohio River, killing 46 people and leaving towns on either side stunned and bereft. Stephen Darst, who saw it happen 40 years ago Saturday, has relived that half-minute countless times.


Too much video gaming not addiction, yet

The American Medical Association on Wednesday backed off calling excessive video-game playing a formal psychiatric addiction, saying instead that more research is needed.


Main suspect in filmmaker murder linked to extremists

THE HAGUE (dpa) - The main suspect in the murder of controversial Dutch film-maker Theo van Gogh had contacts with Islamic radicals, government ministers said Wednesday.


PARIS -- Qualifier Ekaterina Bychkova of Russia made her first win of the year a notable one, upsetting sixth-seeded Patty Schnyder 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 in the first round of the Open Gaz de France on Tuesday.


PM Ferenc Gyurcsany says he will not tolerate violent protests after riots in the Hungarian capital, Budapest.


Genova, 16:13 - CALCIO, GARRONE: NUOVO STADIO PER GENOVA SEDE DI EUROPEI

Il presidente della Sampdoria Riccardo Garrone, a Tripoli per l'amichevole dei blucerchiati con la n...


Ten people were injured yesterday when a parcel bomb exploded outside the Indonesian embassy in Paris, the first such attack in the French capital for nearly a decade.


US Firms Look Ahead To Emissions Cuts Overseas

On Thursday, as news was leaking out that Russia was likely to ratify the Kyoto global warming treaty, a group of US business executives was discussing climate policy as they lunched on chicken and avocado sandwiches in Washington's St.


Preservation group selects 48 social issue films

For the third in its  "Treasures" series of DVD box sets, the National Film  Preservation Foundation is focusing on films that cast a light  on contentious social issues during the first decades of the  20th century.


Barry Bonds's 700th Home Run Ball Sold for $804,129 at Auction

The baseball that Barry Bonds hit for his 700th home run, which had fans wrestling for it in the bleachers and in court, sold for $804,129 during an online auction.


Rare 1929 Mercedes become world's second most expensive car

An ultra-rare 1929 Mercedes has become the second most expensive car the world has ever seen after selling at a British auction on Friday for 4.18 million pounds (6.16 million euros, 7.43 million dollars).


National Perspectives: How Solid a Line Against Development?

The future of the Urban Development Boundary is up for grabs in Miami-Dade County as farmers and environmentalists face off about new construction.


Major Supplier Won't Make Flu Vaccine This Season

The company that makes half the flu vaccine used in the United States will not supply any vaccine for the coming flu season because of manufacturing problems at its plant in Britain.


Terrorist Hunt Leads To Irish Immigrants

When Ciaran Ferry walked out the rusting gates of Northern Ireland's most notorious jail four years ago, he never expected to see the inside of a prison cell again.


Hacker Hits California University Computer

SAN FRANCISCO -- A computer hacker accessed names and Social Security numbers of about 1.4 million Californians after breaking into a University of California, Berkeley, computer system in perhaps the worst attack of its kind ever suffered by the school


Researches find that while you will slow down as you age, you may be able to stave off more of the deterioration than you thought.


The Houston Astros, down 0-1, put their hopes in a pitcher untested in the postseason when they give Pete Munro the ball (8:19 p.m., Fox).


Defending champion Amelie Mauresmo needed little more than an hour to move into the second round of Wimbledon on Tuesday.


Thanks mostly to a robust economy, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has been coasting to re-election victory in two months. But a new threat is rising.


Top Guatemala detective quits in drug killings saga

Guatemala's top detective quit on Friday following a spate of recent murders of politicians and policemen that have raised suspicion of links between high-level security forces and drug gangs.


In seguito alla scoperta nel suo corpo di Polonio 210


Dow, S&P end near flat; Target's view hits retail

U.S. stocks were little changed on Wednesday after Target Inc  cut its sales forecast and depressed retail shares, offsetting gains in major energy companies as oil hit a one-month high.


Sudanese security forces have again stormed a refugee camp in the troubled region of Darfur and attacked crowds. At least four jeep-loads of police arrived at the El-Geer camp near Nyala in the early hours, according to a BBC correspondent at the scene.


Qinetiq lights up FTSE 250 amid talk of Italian bid

Qinetiq made a rare appearance on the FTSE 250 leaderboard on Wednesday amid rumours of predatory interest from Italian defence contractor Finmeccanica.


Monterey County escaped wild winter weather Tuesday while rain drenched Southern California. But another potent storm is expected to hit the area early Thursday.


Here are today's Battleground Dispatches Ã¢ÂÂ a roundup of what is going on right now in the year's hottest races, based on reports from local and national media.


Somali pirates have hijacked a  Japanese-owned chemical tanker in the latest such seizure in  the Horn of Africa nation's notoriously lawless waters, a  regional maritime official and a piracy watchdog said on  Monday.


Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama often says he will be a candidate that will bring both parties together and Saturday he named a few of the Republicans he would reach out to if elected.


Positive reazioni nel centrosinistra alla lettera del Professore ...

ROMA (24 set. 2004) - Per Romano Prodi l'incontro fissato il 4 ottobre con tutti i segretari delle forze di opposizione Ã¨ fondamentale. Il Professore ha iniziato cosÃ¬ a preparare l'appuntamento e in una


AskJeeves's Butler Trying To Do It Better

The search engine (www.ask.com) made its fame toward the end of the last millennium by encouraging Web surfers to enter "natural language" questions, rather than search terms -- instead of


Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer go into Friday's French Open semi-finals as heavy favourites.


UK manufacturers did not raise their prices as much as analysts had forecast in June, official figures show.


"We are meeting under a new aegis because of the alterations made during the negotiations to get this new government off the ground"  Ministers from Northern Ireland and the Republic have agreed to spend 400m on cross-border road projects. via BBC


Art Monk fails in his seventh bid to gain entry into the Hall of Fame on Saturday, but voters elect former Cowboys wide receiver Michael Irvin into the Hall. Former NFL commissioner Paul Taglabue falls short of the Hall as well.


Mauritanians vote in poll to restore civilian rule

Mauritanians began voting on Sunday to choose a president and restore civilian rule to the Saharan Islamic state after 19 months under a military junta.


A ball of fire erupts from a train car, smothering commuters with smoke, and littering the platform with bodies and blood in a chilling security-camera


Il presidente dell'Authority CatricalÃ  ha ribadito che per l'interessedei consumatori sarebbe necessaria "una centrale di acquisto europea del gas"                                          Antitrust: "L'accordo Gazprom-Eni rischia di non favorire la concorrenza"                                                                                Nell'accordo tra i due colossi scambi di favori sui rispettivi mercati?Rigassificatori: "Concentrare impianti al Sud nuoce ai consumatori"


Sen. John Kerry would love to carry the state and its 27 electoral votes, but it's not a necessity. For President Bush, losing Florida likely means losing the White House.


Calif. Judge Urged Potential Jurors to Lie

A state commission rebuked a northern California judge Wednesday for telling potential jurors that they should think of a phony reason not to serve if they couldn't acknowledge they were racially biased.


Do Not Rule Out Lower-Priced Apple iMac--Analyst

Apple Computer Inc. AAPL.O  could decide to sell a lower-priced of its Macintosh computer  to attract consumers already enamored of its iPod music player  and annoyed by security problems with Windows PCs, Piper  Jaffray analyst Gene Munster said on Thursday.


Nuggets' Smith Released From Hospital After Crash

Denver Nuggets guard J.R. Smith is released from the hospital after a weekend crash claims the life of a friend.


O.J. Simpson and three co-defendents face additional charges in the alleged hotel room armed robbery of two sports memorabilia dealers, according to a copy of an amended criminal complaint obtained by The Associated Press.


Reduction in work force reflects AT&T's downfall

AT&T Corp. two decades ago employed more than 1 million people in the United States. The recent announcement that AT&T will cut its work force 20 percent to 49,000 by year's


Five Taliban leaders captured in Afghanistan battles

The US military said it had captured more than five Taliban leaders, and confirmed the death of a rebel commander who was released two years ago from the US prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.


N.Irish paramilitary charged with Adams murder bid

Northern Irish paramilitary Michael Stone was charged on Saturday with the attempted murder of Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams after he stormed into Belfast's parliament building with a bag of homemade explosives.


Differdange, 19:21 - CICLISMO, GIRO DEL LUSSEMBURGO: 2A TAPPA A BROCHARD

Il francese della Bouygues Telecom, Laurent Brochard, ha vinto la seconda tappa del Giro del Lussemb...


The US Supreme Court rules that the race of a child cannot be used to determine the school he or she goes to.


Ferguson backs British club to win Champions League

Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson has predicted a British club can go on to win the European Champions League next year in the wake of five clubs qualifying for the last 16.


Czech campaigners call for end to cruel carp Christmas tradition

As large round fish tanks crop up along the pavements of the Czech Republic this week animal campaigners are calling for an end to the Christmas traditional practice of slaughtering millions of carp in public.


By Duan Xizhong  Straddling western Jiyuan City and northern Xin'an County of Luoyang, Mount Wangwu-Daimei National Geopark is composed of three scenic areas covering an area of 986 square kilometres Tiantanshan, Fengmenkou and Three Gorges of the Yellow River.


Paris Hilton Stapler Leads Auction at $1K

$1000 for a stapler? No, it's not holiday shopping madness, but an online auction for a Paris Hilton autographed stapler.


More than 1 million revelers, many scantily dressed, danced their way through the streets of Essen Saturday to sound of whistles blowing and techno music for the Love Parade's debut in its new home — western Germany's industrial Ruhr region.


Rangers make dramatic rescue on El Capitan; two climbers killed

Rangers rappelled down El Capitan Thursday and then carefully climbed back up the sheer 3,200-foot face of the mountain, rescuing two climbers and carrying the bodies of two others on their backs.


Sequels fuel record summer at box office

Summer may have ended with a whimper instead of a bang, but Hollywood still managed to squeak out a record season at the box office.


Car bombs kill 24 in Iraq; seat of US authority targeted

Insurgents unleashed a pair of powerful car bombs Monday near the symbol of US authority in Iraq the Green Zone, where the US Embassy and


The Agni II missile, an intermediate-range ballistic missile, is rolled out during the Republic Day parade in New Delhi in this January 26, 2002 file photo.


US launches offensive in Iraq after a series of carbombings

United States forces launched a major offensive against insurgents in the northern Iraqi city of Samarra early on Friday after three car bombings rocked Baghdad on Thursday.


The president of the World Anti-Doping Agency criticizes MLB, saying the sport is resisting the recommendation to transfer drug testing to an independent organization.


Italian Women Said Dead in Iraq, UK Hostage Pleads

Two Italian women aid workers were reported killed in Iraq and a British hostage pleaded for his life after the killing of two Americans, as the latest hostage crisis put pressure on governments with troops in Iraq.


No agreement on Afghanistan ahead of NATO meeting

There was little sign of agreement between NATO member states over who was pulling their weight in Afghanistan, ahead of a meeting of defence ministers in Vilnius Thursday.


An audiotape purportedly from a leader of forces opposed to the US-led government in Iraq has urged fighters supporters to brace for new battles against US forces after the assault on Falluja.


Putin Moves to Strengthen Kremlin's Power

MOSCOW - Responding to a spate of deadly terror attacks, President Vladimir Putin announced a series of anti-terror initiatives Monday that would strengthen the Kremlin's grip on every layer of Russian political life.    Putin told Cabinet members and security officials convened in special session that the future of Russia was at stake, and called for the creation of a central, powerful anti-terror agency...


NASA names the day for Dawn raid on asteroid belt

Launch date pencilled in NASA has confirmed the launch date for Dawn, its mission to the asteroid belt. The space agency is aiming for a launch window that opens at 07:25 (EDT) on 26 September, and closes again 29 minutes later.â¦


By Subashini Selvaratnam  TO meet the demanding workloads of enterprise users especially in areas such as business intelligence, Hewlett-Packard (M) Sdn Bhd has announced two additional models to its line of HP Integrity servers.


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Artist's work takes shine off glossy Russian image

Artist and photographer  Ivan Ushkov takes dark pictures that set out to puncture the  glossy image of Russia that the country's leaders try to  project.


Perugia, 18:32 - CALCIO, CASSAZIONE: ILLOGICO SEQUESTRO BENI GAUCCI

E' stata resa nota la motivazione della sentenza della Cassazione del giugno scorso sul sequestro di...


Update: Oracle to buy PeopleSoft for $10.3B

Oracle has signed a definitive agreement to acquire PeopleSoftÂ for $26.50 per share, or approximately $10.3 billion, the companies said Monday, ending an acrimonious takeover battle that has lasted for more than 18 months.


Tim Henman said the Davis Cup schedule was too punishing after Great Britain were relegated from the World Group. GB went down 3-2 to Austria after an injured Greg Rusedski lost in the crucial fifth rubber to Stefan Koubek.


Blood Pressure, Heartbeat Problems Aggravate Alzheimer's

TUESDAY, Nov. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Alzheimer's disease may progress faster in patients with high blood pressure or a type of irregular heartbeat called atrial fibrillation, a new study found.


Thanksgiving Celebrated With Turkey, Parades

NEW YORK -- It was a day of traditions and new visitors in New York this Thanksgiving Day. Old favorites Charlie Brown and Sesame Street's Grover cruised over Manhattan in Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, along


John McCain seems like a natural presidential pick for veterans in South Carolina, a decorated POW of the Vietnam War in a military-friendly state.


New Study Looks Into Brains of Alzheimer Patients

A new study will look at the brains of Alzheimer's patients to see if various scans can chart the disease and if new drugs can slow it down, doctors said on Wednesday.


Georgetown's on defense. Time for Patrick Ewing Jr. and Jeremiah Rivers to get in the game.


Microsoft Dimisses RealNetworks' Complaint in Korea

Microsoft Corp.  said on Monday a complaint filed in South Korea by RealNetworks Inc. , alleging that its Media Player software breached antitrust laws, was "without merit."


Inmates stabbed in Md. prison yard fight

Several inmates were stabbed during a prison yard fight Friday at a Maryland corrections facility in Baltimore, authorities said.


LOUISVILLE Kentucky has a statewide shortage of flu vaccines and health officials say they are trying to determine how to distribute it.


Celebrities have little to fear at the resorts, where the paparazzi want to be their friends.


U.S. lawmakers opened their own investigation on Thursday of the cybersex scandal involving a Republican congressman who sent lewd messages to young aides, and will interview dozens of officials just weeks before the November 7 elections, imperiling Republican control of Congress.


ITâS not always easy to feel sorry for Manchester United. They are, after all, the most profitable club in the world and perhaps the richest as well.


Amazon.com to sell indie films in HD DVD

SEATTLE -- Amazon.com Inc. will begin selling high-definition independent films in the HD DVD format through its on-demand DVD printing service, the company said yesterday.


Do you or does someone you love need the security of knowing that help is available at the push of a button? During a medical emergency, American Medical Alarms, Inc. can help.


Umpire Mike Winters is suspended by MLB for the rest of the regular season because of his confrontation with San Diego's Milton Bradley.


Miami debate to showcase defining issues, set campaign pace

As the death toll continues to rise in Iraq, the US-led war and the war on terror have become the dominant issues of the 2004 presidential campaign.


Russian Mother Faced Separation From Child

Hour after hour Oksana Yuzhkeivich endured the moment-to-moment terror that she could die a violent death at any second. Then it got worse.


Untrained salon staff are carrying out teeth whitening on clients, according to a report by magazine Which?


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Brown condemns Bhutto killers as 'cowards'

Prime Minister Gordon Brown condemned the killing of Benazir Bhutto Thursday, saying she was "assassinated by cowards afraid of democracy".


Animation thriller "The Incredibles" debuts atop N. America box ...

US animation studio Pixar played its magic again as its latest action spoof "The Incredibles " racked up about US$70.6 million in its weekend debut at North America box office, according to preliminary figures released Sunday.


US presidential candidates George W Bush and John Kerry tour states seen as important to win November's poll.


Egypt's Mubarak Sees Palestinian State in 2008

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak was quoted on Saturday as saying he was convinced there would be an independent Palestinian state within the next four years.


Golden State was sloppy, coach Don Nelson was furious and the Warriors still beat the Houston Rockets. Baron Davis scored 23 points and Al Harrington had 16 points and 11 rebounds as Golden State overcame 21 turnovers to rally past the Rockets 112-95 on Monday night.


BAGHDAD -- Militants sawed off the heads of three hostages believed to be Iraqi Kurds in a grisly videotape that surfaced yesterday, hours after Iraq's prime minister said that January elections would be held on schedule and asserted that US and Iraqi troops were winning the fight against an increasingly bold insurgency.


By Chandra Devi  THE MotoRazr maxx V6, though its design looks very much like the original Razr, has a slightly thicker, wider and longer form factor. Nevertheless, it can be easily slipped into a pocket or small handbag.


The number of people with diabetes in the UK has jumped to 1.8m, latest figures show, and this trend may rise.


Success comes with perils for Justine Henin. Her strategy is to simply ignore all her achievements. The top-ranked Belgian player heads into Saturday's French Open final against seventh-seeded Ana Ivanovic with more landmarks within her reach.


Hollinger shares soar after Black plan to buy out other shareholders

TORONTO (CP) - Shares of Hollinger Inc. soared Friday after embattled press baron Conrad Black announced plans to buy out other shareholders of the publicly traded Canadian company at the centre of his business empire.


Pakistan postpones election until February 18

Pakistan put off its general election by 6 weeks to February 18 on Wednesday following the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, over the objections of the main opposition parties which fear a delay will work against them.


Leaders to Launch Ivory Coast Peace Talks

Staring with tears in their eyes, Ivory Coast's people emerged from their homes Thursday to survey the wreckage of five days of violent upheaval and stock up on food.


Broadcaster ITV has rejected a 4.74-billion-pound merger proposal from US cable operator NTL, arguing that it "materially undervalues" the company.


Calcio, Champions: probabili formazioni di Juve-Maccabi

Queste le probabili formazioni di Juventus-Maccabi Tel Aviv (secondo turno del girone C di Champions League in programma domani alle 20:45, stadio Delle Alpi). Juventus (4-4-2): 1 Buffon, 27 Zebina, 21 Thuram


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Two Drifting Life Rafts on a Sea of Circumstance

Thereâs not a single wrong note in âLiberty Kid,â Ilya Chaikenâs poignant drama about marginal lives strained to breaking by the aftermath of Sept. 11.


In Baghdad's largest hospitals, overworked, underpaid Iraqi physicians and nurses see hundreds of patients per day, roughly half of whom are victims of the city's strife.


Gas Prices Highest Ever for Thanksgiving

U.S. drivers traveling this week  will pay the highest gasoline prices on record heading into a  Thanksgiving holiday, the Energy Department said on Monday.


Messina, 10:37 - BASKET, SERIE A: CAPO D'ORLANDO FIRMA TAMAR SLAY

L'Upea Capo d'Orlando (serie A) ha ingaggiato la guardia/ala statunitense Tamar Ulysses Slay, 27 ann...


New measures would end direct election of governors in Russia's 89 regions.


Belfast bank heist damaged peace process: N.Ireland minister

Northern Ireland's fragile peace process has been damaged by a massive bank heist last month in Belfast attributed to the Catholic paramilitary Irish Republican Army, the minister for the province said.


Agreement on plan to salvage troubled Alitalia

Alitalia bosses and unions along with the government announced agreement on a deal to salvage the troubled Italian flag-carrier, overcoming the final hurdle by settling the issue of compensation for those who will lose their jobs in the process.


The French president's wife and a top EU official visit Libya to seek the transfer of six medics to Bulgaria.


Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell have announced a remake of the 1971 classic.


Blog: The search giant says it signed a multiyear agreement with CNN.com, in a blow to rival Yahoo.


House-Senate deal reached on college aid

House and Senate negotiators reached a deal Wednesday to boost aid to college students by cutting roughly $20 billion in government subsidies to banks that issue student loans.


Indiaâs indigenously built Agni II missile was successfully test-fired again from the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)âs missile testing range at the Wheelers Island in the Bay of Bengal off the Orissa coast on Sunday afternoon.


Carlos Beltran sent Minute Maid Park into a frenzy. He drove Julian Tavarez a little crazy, too. Beltran struck again Sunday, homering in a record fifth straight postseason game, sending the Houston Astros over the St.


The sun's next cycle of increased activity might have begun last week, according to a NASA scientist.


EU to offer Serbia fast track to candidacy: draft

European Union leaders are set to  offer Serbia a fast track to candidacy for membership of the  bloc and pledge to step up preparations for a police mission to  stabilize Kosovo, a draft statement for Friday's EU summit  said.


Mark Halperin grades the candidates in their last joint appearance  -  minus Kucinich  -  before the Iowa caucuses


Glasgow, 16:06 - CALCIO, SCOZIA: RANGERS-CELTIC 1-1

Rangers e Celtic hanno pareggiato 1.1 nell''Old Firm', il derby di Glasgow valido per la 19/a giorna...


The economy grew at an annual rate of 3.7 percent this summer as a big rebound in auto sales offset weakness from an exploding trade deficit, soaring oil


A Jewish social centre in central Paris was destroyed by fire overnight in an anti-Semitic arson attack, city authorities said.


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Supporters of Australia's controversial Muslim cleric claim a government conspiracy forced him to quit.


President's Budget Slashes Spending for Dairy and Maintains Ineffective Subsidy Programs

To: POLITICAL EDITORS  Contact: Marti Pupillo of International Dairy Foods Association, +1-202-220-3535   WASHINGTON, Feb.


Juror Oprah hardly qualified as a peer of murder suspect

a senseless, impulsive shooting that the media didnât report â-orphed into a media circus last week when


Somalia's interim President Abdullahi Yusuf is in a London hospital, after collapsing last week.


World ; EU rules out talks without Turkish law reforms

Until recently the assessment was widely expected to be positive, but that has been thrown into doubt by the failure of the Turkish parliament to adopt the new penal code because of controversy over a proposal to criminalise adultery.


India's Congress party names Rahul Gandhi as a party general secretary, fuelling speculation of an early election.


Abbas Apologizes to Kuwait for 1990 PLO Stand

Mahmoud Abbas, on the first visit by a top PLO official to Kuwait in 14 years, apologized to the Gulf state for the Palestine Liberation Organization's failure to condemn Iraq's 1990 invasion of its small neighbor.


Yahoo, Aiming for Agility, Shuffles Executives

Yahoo is restructuring its operations and shuffling its management in the hopes of competing more effectively against nimbler rivals.


Government fails to meet vast majority of political and military goals laid out by congress


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Wal-Mart: $4 generics now 38 pct of filled scripts

BENTONVILLE, Arkansas  - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said on Thursday that just six months after completing the roll-out of its $4 generic prescription drug program, 37.8 percent of all prescriptions it fills are $4 prescriptions.


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Abnormal hormone levels could play a significant role in how multiple sclerosis develops, researchers suggest.


Mystery web infection grows, but cause remains elusive

Security research, Web 2.0 style The mystery over a cluster of poisoned websites distributing a toxic malware cocktail may be better understood but it's still not solved.â¦


Empoli, 19:34 - CALCIO, EMPOLI: DIFFERENZIATO PER RINCON E VOLPATO

Doppio allenamento per l'Empoli in vista della gara con la Reggina. In mattinata lavoro atletico, ne...


Persistente incertezza per il sistema pensionistico


Police Raid Brothel in Deserted Pig Barn

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Police raided an abandoned pig barn following complaints from suspicious housewives that their husbands were visiting the building too often - and arrested three alleged prostitutes, a pimp and 30 clients, a newspaper reported Thursday.


New York Hopes to Win Olympics by Dividing Votes

The people behind New York City's bid for the 2012 Summer Games think they have a realistic chance to beat the four European capitals with which they are competing.


U.S.-Led Forces Tighten Grip on Iraq Rebel Town

SAMARRA, Iraq  - U.S. and Iraqi forces tightened  their grip on Samarra Saturday, pressing on with one of the  largest offensives since the fall of Saddam Hussein to try to  regain control of the rebel stronghold.


Roma, 21:30 - VOLLEY, A2 MASCHILE: RISULTATI E CLASSIFICA

Risultati della prima giornata di ritorno del campionato di serie A2 maschile di pallavolo: Monini M...


Biggest eurozone economy hitting the brakes: Germany's Ifo

German business sentiment fell in September for the fifth month in a row, an influential survey showed Tuesday, and most analysts said the eurozone's biggest economy had clearly hit the brakes.


Air China has chosen London and Hong Kong for its $1bn (Â£514m) stock market listing this month, the London Stock Exchange says.


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With the status of junior quarterback Matt Ryan , who has an injured left ankle, expected to be a game-time decision, Boston College for the second year in a row faces the prospect of starting an unproven sophomore backup against 18th-ranked Clemson in today's Atlantic Coast Conference opener at Alumni Stadium.


Calcutta, 13:21 - TENNIS, WTA CALCUTTA: BRIANTI KO NEI QUARTI

Alberta Brianti è stata battuta nei quarti di finale del torneo Wta di Calcutta in India (175...


Teheran non intende sospendere l'arricchimento dell'uranioA questo punto le sanzioni internazionali sono piÃ¹ vicine                                            Nucleare, l'Iran non rinuncia alla ricerca Solana: "Il negoziato deve fermarsi"                                                                                Ma l'Unione Europea lascia ancora aperta la porta del dialogo


State considers rolling back ban on catching wild steelhead

BREMERTON, Wash. -- The state Fish and Wildlife Commission is nearing a decision on whether to scratch a two-year ban on keeping wild steelhead caught from some Western Washington rivers, most of them on the Olympic Peninsula.


World ; Polling for President starts in war-torn Afghanistan

World News, KABUL - Voting began in Afghanistan Saturday for the first direct presidential election in the countryâs history. Some 10.


Richard Kiley of Boston isn't a Luddite, but he felt like one after a recent visit to his local Best Buy store.


President Bush meets today with a top Iraqi Shiite leader in what could be a key week in the reshaping of U.S. policy toward the conflict in Iraq -- with hearings beginning Tuesday on the confirmation of Defense Secretary nominee Robert M. Gates, a bipartisan panel scheduled to release its...


Doctor in Katrina deaths slams rush to judge

Dr. Anna Pou, cleared Tuesday in a criminal probe into patient deaths during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, says she was falsely accused in a rush to judgment, while her lawyer said the doctor and her patients were "abandoned" by all levels of government.


Ten Percent of Bird Species to Disappear - U.S. Study

Ten percent of all bird species are set to disappear by the end of this century -- and with them the services they provide such as cleaning up carcasses and spreading seeds, U.S. researchers said on Monday.


Cable Does Big Business  With Mushrooming Appeal  to Television's Little Viewers

By Janice Rhoshalle Littlejohn THE ASSOCIATED PRESS  Before her daughter was born, Marnie Cooper sifted through newspaper and magazine articles, weighing the pros and cons of exposing young children to TV.


Turkey's ruling party and the main opposition party said on Tuesday they had agreed to present key amendments to the penal code as a joint proposal, signaling that controversial plans to ban adultery may be dropped.


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Serb-Albanian talks on Kosovo start U.N. endgame

Serbian and ethnic Albanian leaders hold  talks in Vienna on Saturday for what could be the last time  before a U.N. plan offering the breakaway province of Kosovo  independence goes to the U.N. Security Council.


Longhorn Delay Stirs Dismay, Delight in Developers

Developer reaction to Microsoft's decision to hold off on delivering planned parts of the next release of Windows Longhorn to meet the 2006 deadline has been mixed, with many calling it a prudent move and others outright upset by the decision.


Toys 'R' Us offers top executives bonuses

Toys ''R" Us has told its top executives it will pay them bonuses if they remain with the company through an upcoming restructuring, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing.


By Kathleen Gallagher, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel  Sep. 25--American consumers are being hit with a double dose of bad economic news: anemic wage growth and a sluggish housing market.


The worm may have turned for Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL). After years -- decades really -- of instigating, exacerbating, or at least cheering every regulatory swipe at


Yankees Nix Forfeit Request for Devil Rays Game

Major League Baseball announced the game would be made up as part of a doubleheader Wednesday.


STRALSUND, Germany  - President Bush called   Germany a key ally in the promotion of peace and freedom on   Thursday at the start of a visit to the former communist east   designed to strengthen bilateral ties.


The Devil Appears in a Prequel, and Exorcism Hits No. 1 Again

The demon thriller "Exorcist: The Beginning" opened as the No. 1 weekend movie with $18.2 million, displacing "Alien vs. Predator," which tumbled to No. 4 with $12.5 million, studio estimates showed.


Congressional Democrats pass GOP in funds

Senate and House Democrats, optimistic about their election-year prospects, have more money in the bank for the midterm contests than their Republican counterparts.


Well, if you meant that literally you would understand how biology teacher Jessica Martin (Kim Basinger) feels. When Jessica is kidnapped and locked alone in a dusty attic, her only hope lies in the hands


A Plan to Offer 50 Sites on Politics in 50 States

In the middle of a media-saturated political season, The New York Observer is pulling together 50 Web sites, one for each state, into a political hub called Politicker.com.


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Portland Back In The Running For The Expos?

Wednesday, Washington's newest baseball team shut down operations indefinitely, after an unforeseen council vote left the deal to bring the Expos to the nation's capital on the brink of collapse.


We are born to run. According to new research, our bodies are highly evolved for running long distances, an ability that allowed our ancestors to conquer the African savannahs.


Iraqi security forces say they have detained at least 50 people after Sunday's bloody attacks in Najaf and Karbala.


This would be a good time for the Pistons to build a winning record as they try to regain their championship form. In the next eight days, they play four teams with losing or .500 records.


Photos comparing the actor with the footballer


US panel to back oil inventories rethink

A US government advisory panel is to recommend a revision to the minimum level of crude inventories required to ensure adequate supplies of crude oil to the nation's refiners to produce gasoline


Howard, Hot-Shooting Mavericks Beat Grizzlies

Josh Howard hit his first eight shots on the way to 26 points and the Mavericks shoot 54 percent in a 103-84 victory over the Grizzlies on Monday night.


A Georgia judge ordered the release Monday of a man sentenced to 10 years in prison for having consensual oral sex with a 15-year-old girl when he was 17.


Lalime shines as Blackhawks edge Coyotes

Patrick Lalime had 38 saves, then blocked all three attempts in a shootout to lead the Chicago Blackhawks to their fourth consecutive victory, 2-1 over the Phoenix Coyotes on Saturday night.


COLLEGE PARK, Maryland (Ticker) -- Joel Statham and No. 23 Maryland found Georgia Tech's defense much more formidable than Duke's.


Few Visit Ground Zero in N.Y. as Convention Begins

As the Republican convention opened  less than four miles away, a small number of visitors to Ground  Zero paid their respects on Monday with mixed feelings about  whether President Bush should come to the site of the Sept. 11,  2001 attacks.


Pfizer Says Bextra, Heart Problems Linked

Pfizer Inc. on Friday said two small  clinical trials showed heart bypass surgery patients taking  Bextra, an anti-inflammatory in the same class as the recently  withdrawn drug Vioxx, had a higher risk of stroke and heart  attack.


General Mills And Cooking.Com Build Online Stores For BettyCrocker.Com and Pillsbury.Com

SANTA MONICA, Calif., June 14  /PRNewswire/ -- General Mills and Cooking.com, the leading online marketplace for the kitchen, announced today that Cooking.com was chosen to build and manage online kitchenware stores for BettyCrocker.com and Pillsbury.com.


Switzerland's Alinghi win the 32nd America's Cup to become the first European team to defend sailing's most prestigious prize.


Caesars Entertainment Inc.CZR.N  is expected on Thursday to unveil a deal with a California  Indian tribe to develop and manage a $250 million casino  complex near Fresno in the central part of the state.


The Islamic cleric Abu Bakar Bashir will be indicted on charges of terrorism after Indonesian prosecutors today passed their file on the extremist leader to a Jakarta court.


Europe take the Ryder Cup for a record third consecutive time with an 18Â½-9Â½ victory over the USA at the K Club.


UN's Kofi Annan Under Fire for Oil-for-Food Scandal

Description: A US senator is calling for the resignation of UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan. Annan is being accused of fraud and lack of oversight in the Iraq oil-for-food program.


Milano, 15:14 - CALCIO, MILAN; ANCELOTTI: POSSIAMO BATTERE TUTTI

Il pari con il Palermo lo ha convinto di avere una squadra che puÃ² compiere qualsiasi impresa: ''In ...


Vice President Dick Cheney on Saturday urged the 978 new graduates of the U.S. Military Academy to provide leadership to troops fighting terrorists in Iraq and Afghanistan.


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A supposedly earth-friendly PC is being developed in Britain, featuring wood casing for keyboard, screen, and mouse.


Clinton and McCain win big newspaper endorsements

DES MOINES, Iowa  - Republican John McCain and Democrat Hillary Clinton got a boost to their campaigns for presidential nominations from an influential newspaper on Sunday despite setbacks in opinion polls.


Many among the mourners chanted for justice and blamed the government for their heroine's death. Others jostled to get a last glimpse of the flag-draped coffin. Some simply wept and hugged each other.


Roma, 13:41 - CALCIO, CHIUSURA MASSIMINO; MATARRESE: NON COMMENTO

"E' una sentenza. Il presidente della Lega Calcio non commenta le sentenze". Antonio Matarrese ha co...


Milosevic Trial Resumes After Month-Long Break

Former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic's war crimes trial resumed in The Hague on Tuesday after a month-long break with two court-assigned lawyers running his defense and calling the latest witness.


NBC Universal's Zucker dismisses sale rumors

NBC Universal Chief Executive Jeff  Zucker on Monday dismissed repeated rumors that the media  company would be sold by parent General Electric .


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Burma frees prominent political prisoners

Burma's junta has freed at least two dozen members of democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi's political party during a mass release of 4,000 people detained "inappropriately".


Hurricane Ivan pounds Grenada as dazed Florida reels

Don't say the "I" word around here. These folks don't want to hear it. They are too weary and devastated to think and talk about Hurricane Ivan.


New York Judge Rules City Can Ban Protestors From Park

State Supreme Court judge ruled today that New York City can ban protesters from using the Great Lawn in Central Park on Sunday for a rally, the largest planned for the Republican National Convention, according to The Associated Press.


The Environmental Protection Agency has awarded $4 million in grants to study the health and environmental risks posed by manufactured nanomaterials -- the new and invisibly tiny materials that


Police say an incident in which a car was driven at Glasgow Airport terminal is being linked to attacks in London.


Poetic "Fugitive Pieces" opens Toronto film festival

The Toronto International Film Festival opened on Thursday with drama "Fugitive Pieces" telling a poetic tale that asks audiences to find hope even when faced with atrocities of war.


New York, 22:03 - TENNIS, US OPEN: MOYA E GULBIS AI QUARTI

Lo spagnolo Carlos Moya, testa di serie numero 14, si è qualificato per i quarti di finale d...


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Blair Reasserts Control After Rocky Summer

Prime Minister Tony Blair has been dogged for months by speculation that his grip on power was weakening because of smoldering public anger over the Iraq war. But the pundits apparently underestimated his instinct for survival.


Blasts rock Baghdad before reconciliation talks

Bomb blasts killed 15 people in Baghdad on Wednesday and suicide bombers attacked an Iraqi army base, overshadowing preparations for a conference intended to promote national reconciliation.


McNabb Leads Eagles to Second Win as Vikings Fall

Donovan McNabb threw for 245 yards and two touchdowns as the Philadelphia Eagles made it two wins from two games this season with a 27-16 victory over the Minnesota Vikings Monday.


Airfares to rise as cost of fuel reaches record

Air passengers are set to pay for record oil prices as airlines move to increase ticket prices. Qantas said yesterday it would increase the fuel surcharge it includes in the cost of tickets and Air New Zealand is expected to follow.


Turkey's army defends secularism ahead of elections

Turkey's powerful armed forces said on Monday that efforts were being made every day to undermine the secular republic, strong language a day before parliament is expected to elect a former Islamist as president.


The US Senate votes to raise the minimum wage by $2.10 per hour to $7.25 and cut taxes for small firms.


Suicide bomb kills at least 85 in Iraq's Kirkuk

At least 85 people were killed on Monday by a suicide truck bomb in the volatile Iraqi city of Kirkuk, some of them trapped on a bus where they burned to death, a witness said.


North Korea invites monitors from the UN nuclear watchdog to discuss shutting down a key reactor.


Researchers Link Gene to Form of Deafness

Researchers have identified a gene that prevents the regeneration of inner ear cells that are critical to hearing, a discovery experts say is the first step toward finding a way to correct the most common form of deafness among the elderly.


Blog: How close is modern science to an era when technology can restore lost motor functions. Scientists say we're getting close-but a huge effort still remains.


Lou Hudson, one of only three Atlanta Hawks players to have their numbers retired, has suffered a stroke, team spokesman Arthur Triche said Saturday.


'Exorcist' Scares Up No. 1 Slot at Box Office

"Exorcist: The Beginning," a film that had to be re-shot with a new director because the first version was not scary enough, led the North American box office over the


Google acquired voice communications management company GrandCentral on Monday, a move that it hopes will strengthen its service offerings.


GIP di Bari , terroristi e mercenari : un problema di informazione

La richiesta che il CSM esamini il caso del Gip di Bari che ha redatto l'ordinanza con cui ha deciso il divieto di espatrio per Giuseppe Spinelli, il reclutatore di Fabrizio Quattrocchi e dei colleghi rapiti con lui, Stefio, Agliana e Cupertino, non ci


President Bush signed a bill Friday to pay for military operations in Iraq after a bitter struggle with Democrats in Congress who sought unsuccessfully to tie the money to U.S. troop withdrawals.


Canberra, 10:45 - Tennis, Canberra: Farina avanti, Garbin eliminata

Silvia Farina ha superato il primo turno del torneo Wta di Canberra. L'italiana, testa di serie n.1,...


Formula One: Racing's low-tech secret: A happy team is a winning ...

Jason Riley, who calls himself "a truck driver and general dogsbody" for the Renault Formula One team, says his job is easier when the team is successful.


US air strikes on the rebellious Iraqi city of Falluja kill at least seven people, hospital officials say.


Government rejects petition to allow elephants to be kept as pets


If ever there is a time to indulge one's inner clown, Fashion Week is it.


Fleming 'alarmed' by Aussies' thorough planning

New Zealand skipper Stephen Fleming said he was alarmed at the scale of planning Australia had put in to conquer their final cricket frontier in India.


Wesley Snipes Keeps Distance from Blade Trinity

(andPOP) - The third movie in the Blade series, âBlade: Trinity,â being released this weekend, is getting beaten up by the critics.


Global stocks fall, haunted by economy fears

Shares in Asia fell 3 percent on Monday as concerns over the health of the global economy returned to haunt stock markets, sending investors to seek safe haven government bonds.


Still handing out daft patents, though The US patent system is set for a thorough review, according to reports, with the aim of improving the quality of patents awarded, and thus reducing the number of patent lawsuits.â¦


The Montreal Expos appear to be near the end of a long road, mere inches from finally becoming the Washington Nationals. And Mayor Anthony Williams believes the District of Columbia is making similar progress


A man who had his death sentence commuted amid claims he was wrongly convicted of killing a teenage girl 31 years ago has been linked to the slaying by new DNA evidence.


A public inquiry into how an Asian prisoner was murdered by a racist cellmate is opening in London.


Venezuelans tuck in to a world record-breaking stew, which is big enough to feed 70,000 people.


New Gadgets Changing Face of Showbiz -- Study

Most showbiz executives surveyed in a new poll believe that broadcast television networks are poorly positioned to compete with digital video recorders and other new technologies.


The issue is emerging as a big one in Iowaâand it could wind up pulling the GOP contenders far enough to the right to cause problems next November.


A former university head is chosen to look after widening student access to higher education in England.


BBC shows staff how to walk through door

Staff at the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) have been given instructions on how to walk through a door, a tabloid newspaper reported.


The slumping New York Yankees finally received some pitching help last night - albeit from Ted Lilly, in the uniform of the Toronto Blue Jays.


New Workshare Web site highlights the dangers of metadata buried in Microsoft Office documents.


Pakistan's Khan Gave Iran Bomb-Grade Uranium -Exiles

Iran obtained weapons-grade uranium and a design for a nuclear bomb from a Pakistani scientist who has admitted to selling nuclear secrets abroad, an exiled Iranian opposition group said on Wednesday.


Australian PM John Howard puts climate change top of the agenda at a summit of Asia-Pacific leaders.


New Zealanders flock to AdultSheepFinder.com

'The World's Largest Sheep Sex Personals Community' New Zealanders are flocking to an exciting new online initiative aimed at connecting sheep fanciers with their perfect date - AdultSheepFinder.com (NSFW).â¦


The movie industry announced yesterday it will file its first wave of lawsuits later this month against those it alleges are illegally sharing copyrighted films on the Internet, joining the music industry in its fight against piracy.


Israeli Tanks Surge Into Gaza Refugee Camp -Witnesses

A column of Israeli tanks surged into the heart of the Jabalya refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip on Thursday as the army broadened its sweep for militants behind a deadly rocket attack on an Israeli town.


Sharon musters support for Gaza withdrawal

ELEANOR HALL: Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon looks assured of winning crucial parliamentary approval for his controversial plan to pull Jewish settlers out of Gaza.


Oracle unveils first core Berkeley DB release

(InfoWorld) - Oracle is releasing its first version of the core Berkeley DB embedded database since acquiring the software through its FebruaryÂ purchase of open-source developer Sleepycat Software. Oracle is due to make Berkeley DB release 4.5 generally available on Wednesday. The focus is around improving performance, availability, and ease of use, according to Rex Wang, vice president of embedded systems marketing at Oracle and Sleepycat's former vice president of marketing. The new functionality was already on the road map at Sleepycat, he said. First developed in 1991, Berkeley DB is the core version of the Sleepycat embedded database, but the open-source vendor alsoÂ began offering XMLÂ (extensible markup language) andÂ Java versions of its databaseÂ in recent years. Oracle already put out a new release of Berkeley DB Java Edition, version 3.0, in May and plans a refresh of Berkeley DB XML shortly, Wang said. New in Berkeley DB release 4.5 are the ability for users to upgrade or patch a replicated Berkeley DB without having to take the entire system down, multiversion concurrency controls to handle changes being made to the database by many users, and a replication framework to help developers build highly available systems. Oracle is actively looking at how to get Berkeley DB to work with the rest of its product portfolio, but has no news on that front as yet. Unlike other areas of its business, notably applications, where Oracle is looking to consolidate disparate products into a single code base, the vendor's approach to the embedded database market is rather different. "We offer customers a range of products to meet very different needs," Wang said. As well as Berkeley DB, Oracle has its TimesTen In-Memory Database and Oracle Database Lite 10g and the company can also embed its higher end Oracle Database 10g and Oracle Application Server 10g software. Berkeley DB is complementary to Oracle's other embedded databases, but differs in having no SQL (structured query language) layer and is able to store data in memory or on disk. There's a whole host of different organizations looking to embed databases in very different environments from cell phones to networking equipment to hosted applications. The beauty of embedded databases is that they're designed to run "unattended," without any need for management by database administrators, effectively disappearing from view into other applications, he added. Oracle'sÂ prime reason for acquiring SleepycatÂ was and remains the vendor's desire to gain more presence in the embedded database arena, Wang said. Earlier this week, open-source database vendor MySQL AB confirmed that it had discontinued support for Berkeley DB as one of its storage engines. "That was due to our request to them which they readily agreed to," Wang said. He doesn't believe there was a significant amount of customer use. "It was an interface that neither party was maintaining," Wang added. "For years, no work was done on the interface." Â


Folgers has opened a new flank in the coffee war: a âstomach friendlyâ coffee for Americans who think they can no longer handle the hard stuff.


Edimburgo, 16:29 - RUGBY, SEI NAZIONI: SCOZIA-IRLANDA 18-19

L'Irlanda ha battuto la Scozia 19-18 (13-9) a Murrayfield nella quarta giornata del Sei Nazioni. ...


Three U.S. Marines assigned to the Army's 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division have been killed in action in Anbar province, the U.S. military said Saturday.


Japanese tire maker Bridgestone Corp. , will buy Bandag Inc. , a maker of tire retreading materials and equipment, for $1.05 billion in cash, the companies said on Tuesday.


German police have broken up an Internet piracy operation they say had peddled millions of dollars worth of bootleg films, computer games, music and software through a Web site.


Britain is stoned at home and sold out in Helmand

Comment is free: Simon Jenkins: The vast increase in opium poppy farming in Afghanistan is indicative of an inability to grasp a basic law of economics.


Mr. Charles Jenkins on Tuesday arrived in Sado, Niigata Prefecture, together with his wife Ms. Hitomi Soga, a former abductee to North Korea, and their two daughters after serving a short sentence for desertion from the US Army.


After a jump in Treasury yields fueled a long-anticipated stock retreat last week, Wall Street will be watching upcoming inflation data to see if its interest rate jitters were justified.


NASA delayed a test of its X-43 unmanned aircraft after its preflight checkout took longer than expected and pushed the takeoff bck until too late in the day.


MSPs are set to vote on new legislation which would give ministers the power to intervene in failing schools.


Controversy erupts at internet site Wikipedia as one of its editors is found to have falsified academic credentials.


Urgent: Russian Craft Carrying World's First Female Tourist Blasts Off for ISS

Urgent: Russian craft carrying world's first female tourist blasts off for ISS    MOSCOW, Sept.


Jewish "bomber" seized before Jerusalem gay parade

Israeli police detained an Orthodox Jewish man carrying a small homemade bomb in Jerusalem on Thursday, as thousands of Israelis marched in support of gay rights in defiance of religious protesters.


Since Preity completes nine years in the film industry this year, she shares some funny moments from her early days while working with Bobby in her first film, Soldier. She also talks about her boyfriend Ness Wadia and tells Karan that she is sick of the media constantly scrutinising her personal life. She admits that sheÂs mellowed down and matured since the last time she was on the show and that she is on good terms with her peers, Rani and Kareena! She tells Karan that she hates being ÂcontroversyÂs favorite childÂ talking about being dragged into the news, when Shekhar KapurÂs wife went on record saying some very controversial things about her. Bobby shares the origin of the name ÂPritam SinghÂ by which he fondly addresses Preity! They talk about the warm bond they share with each other and their unique style of talking to each other Â they constantly fight and argue!


Dutch vote themselves Europe's third biggest louts

The Dutch have voted themselves Europe's third most loutish, bad-mannered nation behind Russia and France, according to a survey in Dutch daily De Telegraaf on Saturday.


Fichardt, Delamontagne share first-round lead in Mallorca

A trip home to see his coach reaped early dividends for Darren Fichardt as the South African took a share of the lead in the storm-interrupted Mallorca Classic on Friday.


CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Raimo Summanen, who signed a three-year deal through 2006 to coach Finland's national hockey team, has been relieved of his duties.


Senators Scrutinize Googleâs Bid for Ad Firm

Googleâs proposed purchase of the online advertising firm DoubleClick received no outright opposition at a Senate hearing Thursday.


New orders for long-lasting  U.S.-made goods rose 0.6 percent last month even as demand for  aircraft plunged, according to an unexpectedly strong report  that underscored a rebound in the factory sector.


The US government reveals a new set of citizenship questions to test immigrants' "passion" for the country.


Study sheds light on how Down's prevents cancer

People with Down's syndrome suffer cancer less than most other people and a study in mice published on Wednesday gives one possible explanation -- they produce higher levels of a certain protein.


The U.S. military said Thursday the man claiming to be the new al-Qaida in Iraq leader is Abu Ayyub al-Masri, an Egyptian with ties to Osama bin Laden's deputy, Ayman al-Zawahri.


Cagliari, 15:16 - CALCIO, CAGLIARI: 19 CONVOCATI PER L'INTER

L'allenatore del Cagliari, Franco Colomba, ha convocato 19 giocatori per la trasferta di domani a Mi...


The father of Madeleine McCann says the sighting of a man seen the night she disappeared is "significant".


Byrd earns Open spot with John Deere victory

American Jonathan Byrd came from behind with a last-day charge to book his place at next week's British Open with a one-shot victory at the John Deere Classic in Silvis, Illinois on Sunday.


Blog: New Web site called Real People Real Stufflets people post classified videos.


In Second Trial, Avastin Is Found Effective in Treating Breast Cancer

The results from the new clinical trial could increase the chances that the Food and Drug Administration will approve the drug for that use.


Iraq's Interim National Assembly Sworn-in

The 100-member assembly, which represents the country's ethnic and religious diversity, will oversee the government until elections in January.


The success of films like Borat and The Devil Wears Prada boosts News Corp quarterly sales, but TV profits fall.


The British team that built the space probe for Europe's doomed mission to Mars conceded Tuesday that any future ventures to the Red Planet should have better


Pope backs Beijing's new state-approved bishop

A state-approved Catholic bishop of Beijing was installed to applause from parishioners on Friday in a tightly orchestrated ceremony that was subsequently endorsed by the Vatican, in a sign of a thaw in relations.


Caption Only: Bighorn Sheep Head for Utah Hills

Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep run up the hillside in Rock Canyon in Utah County after being released by the Division of Wildlife Resources Monday. Utah is expected to receive up to 100 bighorns from neighboring states this winter. Some sheep were released last week east of Vernal.


New Orleans will host the 2008 NBA All-Star Game, the league announced Monday, providing a boost to a beleaguered city still recovering from the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.


A novembre in Italia raggiunto il 2,4% su base annua


Three days after the preview release of Firefox 1.0 and more than 720,000 downloads later, the Mozilla Foundation is moving to a new phase in its online campaign to build more market share.


Santa Claus could not conquer "The Incredibles." The cartoon hit retained the top slot at the box office for a second weekend, taking in $51 million to fend off animated newcomer "The Polar Express," a Christmas tale that debuted at No. 2 with $23.5 million.


West African leaders end a summit on how to administer Ivory Coast, but refuse to disclose what was decided.


Exercise Before Fatty Meal May Curb Bad Effects

People gearing up for an indulgent holiday feast may want to make time for some pre-meal exercise. A small study out Monday suggests that a long walk before a fatty meal can lessen the effects of high fat intake on blood vessel function.


The winners of the Latin Grammy Awards will be announced at ceremony on Wednesday.


Foreign hostages executed in Iraq in 2004

BAGHDAD, Nov 16  - British-Irish aid worker Margaret Hassan was feared dead on Tuesday after her family and the British government said she had probably been killed by her captors.


A minute's silence is to be held at police stations to remember a police officer who was killed while on duty.


Cassini's Robot Lab Sucessfully Separates

toomanyairmiles writes "The BBC has an article indicating NASA's Cassini probe has successfully launched its robot lab on its three-week journey into the atmosphere of Saturn's moon Titan.


At least three people are killed and several injured as two trains collide on the Italian island of Sardinia, police say.


Russia moved ahead Friday with plans to break up the country's largest oil producer over unpaid back tax bills, announcing it would auction off a majority stake in the main production unit of oil giant OAO Yukos next month.


Venezuela's Chavez calls Bush "the devil"

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez   called George W. Bush "the devil himself" at the U.N. General   Assembly on Wednesday, saying the U.S. president had left the   smell of sulfur hanging in the chamber from his appearance the   previous day.


Hurricane Ivan Slams Into U.S. Gulf Coast

PENSACOLA, Fla.  - Hurricane Ivan slammed the U.S.  Gulf coast on Thursday with furious winds and flooding, ripping  roofs off homes and hotels, washing out bridges, downing power  lines and spawning tornadoes that killed eight people.


Charles Rowe's Blog: The Four Major Benefits of MySQLi

Charles Rowe shares four reasons/benefits he's come up with that should make you think about choosing MySQLi over the normal MySQL libraries for PHP for your application.   There still seems to be a lot of confusion over the differences between the two extensions despite the length of time that mysqli has been in the wild. I wanted to briefly review the four major benefits of mysqli.   Here's the list   Prepared Statements Secure MySQL connections Multi query Object Oriented Interface   He also includes a few more links to further information (besides the explanation for each of the topics listed above) including an article from the Zend Developer Zone and a tutorial covering making the switch to MySQLi.


Airespace Wins IBM Partnership for WiFi Service

Airespace, a Silicon Valley telecom services start-up, won a partnership with International Business Machines Corp. (IBM.N: Quote, Profile, Research) that will help Airespace


Organizers of an extremist Islamic conference banned in Berlin are hoping to move their event to Vienna.


Iraq begins re-opening border crossings with Iran and Syria after a three-day security crackdown on insurgents.


Company Told Nurse To Dispose Of Flu Shots

The nurse suspected of injecting Augsburg College students without the school's permission was using leftover vaccine that her employer had told her to dispose of, her attorney said Wednesday.


Heart Attacks More Likely in Cold Weather

MUNICH, Germany - People with high blood pressure seem to be more vulnerable to heart attacks when the temperature drops, new research shows.    The findings, presented Monday at a conference of the European Society of Cardiology, are not surprising because cold weather makes the blood vessels constrict, making it harder for blood to move through, but the study is the first to document that variations in the weather increase the occurrence of heart attacks in people with high blood pressure...


China consumers turn cautious on P&G skin-care row

Public anger in China over a popular   skin-care line has become a public relations headache for   Procter & Gamble, underlining the challenges foreign firms face   as they contend with increasingly discriminating consumers.


California urges power conservation as heat wave sizzles

California urged citizens to raise thermostats and conserve power on Thursday as the first heat wave of the summer stretched into a third day in the vulnerable state.


UN Praises China's Role in Combating HIV/AIDS

UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Monday praised China's role in combating HIV/AIDS, saying that the world is counting on China to meet Millennium Development Goals, which include halting and reversing the spread of HIV/AIDS by 2015, Agence France-Presse


TERRY LAWSON AT THE TORONTO FILM FESTIVAL: Stargazing

TORONTO -- So enough already about the great films in Toronto this year -- how about the stars? Well, Jamie Foxx hasn't won the best actor Oscar he's being promised by fawning critics for his amazing impersonation


A broad-based rally by US stocks lost much of its steam in late trading on Tuesday  as doubts emerged about a plan by billionaire investor Warren Buffett to take over $800bn in municipal bonds covered by troubled bond insurers.


JSF is so much better Oracle this week told developers to be wary of the hype surrounding AJAX frameworks and encouraged large organizations to back JavaServer Faces (JSF) to "Web 2.0-enable" applications.â¦


ASIA/PAKISTAN - Elezioni generali in Pakistan: 81 milioni alle urne fra i timori di nuove violenze Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - Dopo una serie di rinvii - lÂultimo in seguito allÂattentato dinamitardo che il 27 dicembre ha ucciso la leader dellÂopposizione, Benazhir Bhutto, a Rawalpindi, sono oltre 81 milioni gli elettori pakistani chiamati alle ur...


Lieberman files forms for independent run

U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman filed papers Monday that will allow him to petition his way onto the November ballot if he loses the primary election, his campaign said.


Britney ditches her panties, raises eyebrows

Her necklines have plunged, she's plying the all-night party circuit with new best pal Paris Hilton, and she has even ditched her panties.


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Windows Server 2008 test release due next week

The first candidate for the final version of Microsoft's next server operating system is imminent, including a test version of the 'Viridian' virtualization software.


A man admits raping and murdering his two-year-old niece in Gipton, Leeds.


Putin calls for "radical" shakeup in north Caucasus

MOSCOW : Russian President Vladimir Putin called for a "radical renewal" of government structures and operations in the north Caucasus in order to fight terror.


Circuit City Stores Inc. CC.N on  Friday reported a narrower quarterly loss as it kept a tight  rein on expenses and sales of digital televisions and notebook  computers rose, sending its stock up 5 percent.


Ancient Chinese Consumed Fermented Drinks

The Chinese were consuming fermented beverages — possibly wine — as long as 9,000 years ago, according to scientists who used modern techniques to peer back through the mists of time.


Family Of Brain-Damaged Woman Keeps Up Legal Fight

TAMPA, Fla. -- The lawyer for the parents of a brain-damaged suburban Philadelphia native, who are trying to keep her alive artificially, says the family still has several legal options despite being dealt a blow by the Florida Supreme Court.


[TS] Sports of The Times: Stewards of Sport Need a Lesson From the Pit Bosses

The N.B.A. never detected this cheating gene within. What good is a security force if it doesnât safeguard a leagueâs image?


Stanford University will bar physicians working at its two hospitals from accepting even the tiniest gifts from drug industry sales representatives to try to eliminate corporate influence from medical decisions, the school announced Tuesday.


US presidential hopefuls face the YouTubers

Clinton, Obama, white guys get upload grilling Yesterday saw something of a first for American politics, as Democratic wannabe presidential candidates took part in a live televised debate on CNN.â¦


EU, Turkey reach "historic" agreement on entry talks

The European Union (EU) and Turkeyreached an agreement on Friday to start talks next year on the country's membership of the bloc.


Typhoon Shows F1 That Three Can Go Into Two

Why take three days over something that  can be done perfectly well in two, particularly if you want to  cut costs and give fans more for their money?


Is Israel 'Swing State' That Could Tip U.S. Election?

In this hillside village known as the "little America" of the West Bank, businessman Abu Mohammed voted for George W. Bush in the last U.S. election but vows not to make the same mistake twice.


Four people, three of them soldiers, are killed by a suicide bomber in north-west Pakistan, officials say.


Venezuelans Line Up to Vote on Whether to Recall President

By early Sunday night it remained unclear whether the opposition had mustered the 3.76 million votes it needed.


Injury-hit Ireland face a tough task against France in Sunday's historic Six Nations clash at Croke Park.


Two firefighters were killed in a blaze at a fireworks factory in southern England on Sunday that injured a dozen others and sent explosions high into the sky for hours, police said.


Lawyer Advising Vets Quits Bush Campaign

An election lawyer for President Bush who also has been advising a veterans group running TV ads against Democrat John Kerry resigned Wednesday from Bush's campaign.


South Africa are 66 runs ahead after struggling to 172-5 at stumps on the fourth day of the second and final Test against India in Kolkata.


Bungie's follow-up to its wildly successful shooter provides hours of fun, provided you're not too irritated by the ending or the long wait for a match on Xbox Live. By Lore SjÃ¶berg.


Roma, 16:42 - CALCIO, ARBITRI; RIVERA: ERRORI NON VOLUTI COME IN PASSATO

"E' un bene che i direttori di gara ammettano i propri errori. Credo che un'eccessiva apertura alla ...


By Pete Bach, The Post-Crescent, Appleton, Wis.  Mar. 6--Many people won't lose any sleep Sunday when daylight-saving time  kicks in nearly a month early.    Another Y2K it's not, according to one computer expert.


Cannes pulls it off with top films, popular winner

The Cannes Film Festival pulled  it off in its 60th year, picking a popular winner from an  eclectic competition lineup that had many more hits than  misses.


No redrawing of map to solve Kashmir issue: India

The new Musharraf formula suggested identifying some regions of Kashmir on both sides of LoC, demilitarising them and changing their status.


British troops led by the Black Watch are spending a second day travelling towards central Iraq.


BAGHDAD, Oct 21: A US military court on Thursday sentenced a US army reservist to eight years in jail for abusing Iraqi detainees at the US-led Abu Ghraib prison in Baghdad.


A prototype artificial skin which can be used to heal wounds has been developed by British researchers.


Domani si ferma l'Italia per lo sciopero generale

Fabbriche, uffici, sportelli pubblici chiusi e ottanta manifestazioni in altrettante cittÃ  italiane per protestare contro la politica economica e le manovra finanziaria decisa dal governo. Domani, in occasione


Anti-trust damages sought Microsoft has been slapped with a lawsuit filed by Korean instant messaging program developer Digito.com, which is claiming millions of dollars in anti-trust damages.â¦


Nokia: Consumers increasingly giving up their fixed line phones

Global research by MORI, conducted for Nokia, has identified a strong trend for consumers to move from their fixed line phones to use their mobile handsets for all or most of their voice calls.


SpaceShipOne Designers Recieved $10 Million Ansari X Prize

On October 4, 2004, SpaceShipOne rocketed into history, becoming the first private manned spacecraft to exceed an altitude of 328,000 feet twice within the span of a 14 day period, thus claiming the ten million dollar Ansari X-Prize.


Halliburton Co. HAL.N , the world's  No. 2 oil field services company, on Tuesday posted a  third-quarter net loss as charges from its asbestos liability  weighed.


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Iran charges three U.S.-Iranian citizens with spying

Iran has charged three U.S.-Iranian citizens with spying, officials said on Tuesday, a day after Washington and Tehran held their most high-profile talks in nearly 30 years.


Democrats Make Appeal for Hungry on Radio

On Radio, Democratic Gov. Tom Vilsack of Iowa Appeals for Americans to Help the Hungry. Workers from Art Institute of Chicago place a wreath around the neck of one of the bronze lion sculpture's outside the museum Friday, Nov.


Security Nominee Is a Hard Charger on Legal War on Terror

Michael Chertoff was known as a tough-minded prosecutor when he was in charge of the Justice Department's criminal division.


Posco stock hits lifetime high on Nissan order

SEOUL: Shares in Posco hit a lifetime high early on Friday, after Japanese carmaker Nissan Motor sought more steel shipments from the worldâs fifth-largest steel maker.


We look for the best bargain when we shop for a car or a new coat. But what if you could comparison-shop your prescription medication?


Mystery of a Food Illness: Why So Many Escaped It

Some public officials are wondering why far more people have not been stricken, since thousands of customers patronized the dozens of Taco Bell restaurants implicated in the outbreak.


Technology used to check for diluted beer in kegs returned to breweries could soon be used to monitor water quality in treatment plants.