Novell has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Microsoft, accusing it of unfairly eliminating competition for office productivity applications at the time Novell owned the WordPerfect and Quattro Pro applications.


Sir Menzies Campbell is too old to be leader of the Lib Dems and should be replaced, Lord Owen says.


Roma, 13:53 - CALCIO VIOLENTO, GALLIANI: PER S. SIRO SIAMO TRANQUILLI

Adriano Galliani, vicepresidente del Milan, è arrivato all'hotel Hilton di Fiumicino dove son...


Regulators fine CBS $550,000 for Janet Jackson Super Bowl show

Federal regulators on Wednesday fined CBS a record $550,000 for Janet Jacksonâs âwardrobe malfunction,â which exposed the singerâs breast during this yearâs Super Bowl halftime show.


Dec. 3, 2004 - Of the six teams the Packers have beaten during their winning streak, only Minnesota has a winning record. The Packers get a true gauge of their standing Sunday at Philadelphia.


TXU agrees to KKR, Texas Pacific buyout: report

Texas power company TXU Corp.   has agreed to be acquired by private equity firms Kohlberg  Kravis Roberts & Co.  and Texas Pacific Group   for about $32 billion in the largest leverage buyout in  history, Bloomberg News reported on Monday.


Bishops reject Vatican abuse cover-up allegations

Roman Catholic bishops in England and Wales rejected as "false and entirely misleading" a BBC documentary about what it said was a cover-up of child sexual abuse under a system enforced by Pope Benedict XVI in his previous job.


Google Inc., the world's most popular  Web search engine, on Wednesday slashed the price range on its  eagerly awaited initial public offering (IPO) to between $85  and $95 per share from between $108 and $135 per share.


A barren, grassless wicket in the middle of rain-soaked Bangalore is where skipper Sourav Ganguly expects India to overwhelm top-ranked Australia and enhance its reputation as masters of subcontinent conditions.


com Staff. Astronomers have produced the first truly useful image ever of something in space using gamma rays. It's a picture only an astronomer could love, but it appears to help solve a century-long mystery.


Producers outraged by faux-Italian foods

Imagine a delicious dinner of pasta with meat sauce and grated parmesan. Add a salad of fresh mozzarella and Roman tomatoes sprinkled with Tuscan olive oil and balsamic vinegar. Maybe you'll wash it down with some Amaretto liqueur.


How the fight was marketed â-s "Once and For All" â -gested finality, and it was Marco Antonio Barrera who achieved it here last night in the third and arguably most compelling bout in boxing's most fiery series.


European equity markets were higher on Monday, driven by a combination of firm results, broker upgrades and reports of bid activity.


A Cambodian court has sentenced the Indonesian Islamist known as Hambali and three others to life in jail for planning bomb attacks in Phnom Penh.


Ukraine high court to hear final appeal over presidential vote

Ukraine's supreme court begins hearing a final appeal over a rerun presidential election, with the justices widely expected to confirm Viktor Yushchenko's victory in the historic vote, enabling him to assume power.


Con un anestesista in ospedale, sul posto anche arcivescovo


With the company's reserves running dry, investors might want to dip into a different well.


A new United Nations report says the AIDS epidemic will claim more than three-million lives this year. The UN report says an estimated thirty-nine million people worldwide are infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.


Report: Saddam Not in Pursuit of Weapons

WASHINGTON Oct. 6, 2004 - Undercutting the Bush's administration's rationale for invading Iraq, the final report of the chief US arms inspector concludes that Saddam Hussein did not vigorously pursue a program


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Secondo il domenicale inglese 'News of the World', c'è un problema nell'organizzazione del ma...


Astronauts to scan shuttle for damage from launch

The shuttle Discovery crew spent their first day in space on Sunday scouting their ship for heat shield damage that might have occurred during their launch in darkness on Saturday night, the first night-time liftoff since the 2003 Columbia accident.


IOWA CITY, Iowa -- Drew Tate threw two touchdown passes and Iowa forced five turnovers and blocked two field goals in a 23-21 victory over Purdue yesterday.


German government plans to spy on terror suspects by deploying malicious e-mails draw sharp criticism.


A federal judge has postponed his decision on PeopleSoft's last hostile takeover defense against Oracle until next month. Delaware Chancery Court Judge Leo Strine said he would need more information from both


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Irwin's father says he lost his best mate

Steve Irwin's father said on Wednesday  he lost his best mate when the TV naturalist known as the  "Crocodile Hunter" died in a freak diving accident, adding that  his son would hate the fuss of a state funeral.


A man accused of murdering 29 people in the Omagh bombing is due to go on trial in NI.


Scotland defender Andy Webster insists there is no point dwelling on the defeat to Norway when their World Cup qualification campaign can still be salvaged.


Britain Meets U.S. Request for Troop Move in Iraq

Some 850 British troops and support personnel will move to patrol areas closer to Baghdad following a U.S. request, Defense Secretary Geoff Hoon said on Thursday.


US computers users know more about Janet Jackson's breasts than about security software on their own PC. A survey found that 90% of those asked could remember when Ms Jackson suffered her "wardrobe malfunction".


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Deal reached to welcome celebrated hawks back at former Manhattan ...

NEW YORK Two New York celebrities are being allowed to move back to their home at a chic Manhattan building. But the celebrities aren't people -- they're red-tailed hawks and their home is a nest perched on the Fifth Avenue building.


Descendants of slaves still suffer in Brazil

PARACATU, Brazil  - Moacir de Mello's small farm is squeezed on one side by bulldozers belonging to a Canadian mining firm and on the other by a rancher trying to make him leave. "We're locked up like a pig in a sty," his wife says.


COLUMBIA, Conn., Dec. 13 -- A winter storm responsible for deaths in the Midwest blasted the Northeast on Thursday, dumping snow and sleet and clogging some of the nation's most heavily traveled highways.


European powers Britain, France and Germany said Monday they would recognize Kosovo's independence but other EU nations were opposed including Spain, which has battled a violent Basque separatist movement for decades.


Sharapova withdraws with strained shoulder; Mauresmo, Zvonareva ...

Top-seeded Amelie Mauresmo advanced to the Advanta Championships final Saturday after reigning Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova withdrew from their semifinal match with a strained right shoulder.


Verizon Communications Inc. said Wednesday that it was dropping a "supplier surcharge" on its high-speed Internet service for retail customers.


United Airlines: We'll strength hubs, pull back elsewhere

United Airlines management says it is "substantially accelerating" its restructuring plans to add lucrative international routes, strengthen its hubs, and cut back on other domestic service.


Jobs and Gates trade jests at rare joint appearance

It turns out that Steve  Jobs has a soft spot in his heart for PC guys.


An Active, Purposeful Machine That Comes Out at Night to Play

New research underscores a vast transformation in the way scientists have come to understand the sleeping brain.


Madrid, 12:38 - CALCIO, STAMPA SPAGNA: REAL OFFRE 9 MLN NETTI A KAKA'

Nove milioni di euro netti a stagione per 5 anni. Sarebbe questa, secondo il quotidiano spagnolo 'As...


Hospital radio station struggles with Yahoo! email 'blockade'

Cap don't fit A small UK-based hospital radio station has fallen foul of the overzealous spam-blocking policies of internet giant Yahoo!.â¦


Indonesia's Supreme Court quashes the conviction of a pilot found guilty of murdering rights activist Munir.


Brief: AOL moving Netscape social news to Propeller.com

After unveiling plans to revamp Netscape.com into a more traditional news portal, AOL is saying it will migrate its social news to a new site, Propeller.com.


We have grown taller and heavier since the 1960s, according to a new study, but compared with a newly discovered human species, we are really, really huge.


Sharon agrees power-sharing deal with Labour

Ariel Sharon, Israeli prime minister, yesterday looked set to end a six-month government crisis that threatened his plan to withdraw from Gaza, despite last-minute delays likely


Vonage, NETGEAR to Offer VoIP/WLAN Devices

Vonage has teamed with NETGEAR Inc. to develop a suite of broadband telephony devices incorporating the latest version of Texas Instruments' VoIP and WLAN chipsets.


Sprint Corp and Nextel Communications have tentatively agreed on key terms in a $US35 billion ($47billion) merger deal that would create a giant mobile phone carrier with nearly 39 million subscribers.


Fineman: GOP Hopefuls Court Evangelical Leaders

Republican presidential hopefuls court evangelical kingpins that could determine the 2008 nomination.


Will steep discounting save Christmas? Retailers, including Wal-Mart Stores (nyse: WMT - news - people ) Chief Executive Lee Scott, will be forced to slash prices this week to spur sales that got off to a weak start this holiday season.


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Greek government criticized as fires rage on

KRESTENA, Greece  - Greece's conservative government faced mounting criticism of incompetence on Tuesday as villagers fled fierce forest fires that have killed 63 people.


Palestinian dies as thousands storm Gaza crossing

Thousands of Palestinians tried to force their way through Gaza's Rafah border crossing with Egypt on Thursday in a melee in which one man suffered a fatal heart attack and five people were wounded by gunfire, medics said.


HBO Putting Shows Online, at No Additional Charge

HBO, cableâs most popular premium channel, is carefully entering the arena of Internet video.


A team of Indonesian scientists refuted on Friday a claim that the skeleton of a dwarf-sized human species recently found on the remote island of Flores would rewrite the evolutionary history of mankind.


Apple thinks do-it-yourself PC repair is the wave of the future. But another PC maker has other ideas.


Risultato dovuto a maggiori vendite all'estero


China, Taiwan to Discuss Direct Charter Flights

Opposition lawmakers from Taiwan  visiting Beijing gathered on Monday to discuss charter flights  between China and Taiwan over the Lunar New Year holidays,  possibly the first direct flights in more than 50 years.


State police believe alcohol may have played a role in the death of former NFL player Justin Strzelczyk, but said Friday they may never know what pushed him to lead troopers on the highway chase that led to his death.


Dollar stabilizes before US retail sales data

The dollar firmed against the euro but eased against the yen on Tuesday when market players were cautious before publication of US retail sales data, dealers said.


La banca centrale ha annunciato che avra' sede a Kigali


Commerzbank's investment banking chief quits

Commerzbank, Germany's fourth-biggest bank, said that the head of its investment banking division, Mehmet Dalman, has quit.


When the Chase for the Nextel Cup was implemented in 2004, it was the intent of NASCAR officials to inject some excitement into what had been a lackluster championship run by Matt Kenseth the previous year.


Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz is briefing top Pakistani officials of his talks with India's premier on Kashmir. A meeting of the country's national security council, comprising military and political leaders, is under way in the capital Islamabad.


Top-seeded Ferrero pulls out in Shanghai

Top-sseded Juan Carlos Ferrero pulled out of the Heineken Open Shanghai Monday because of wrist and knee injuries. Ferrero, the former world No.


New York's most dangerous sex offenders will be locked up in psychiatric centers after their prison terms end if a court determines they continue to pose a threat to the public, Gov. Eliot Spitzer announced Thursday.


The US Federal Trade Commission last week filed a legal complaint against two companies that allegedly infected computers with spyware and pop-up advertising, then tried to sell their owners spyware-blocking software.


Romanians vote for new president to succeed Iliescu

Nearly 18 million Romanians are eligible to vote Sunday in the first round of a presidential election to replace Ion Iliescu and lead the former communist state into the European Union.


Hamm in impossible position, even for gymnast

Once they get their back up, there's no backing down. They are governed by rules, regulations and, it would seem, by rockheads.


A few years ago, the Cardinalsâ Rick Ankiel was one of the best young left-handed pitchers in the major leagues. Now heâs hitting and fielding in the minor leagues.


Asia must share bird flu virus, vaccine: Australia

Australia called on Asia-Pacific nations on Thursday not to let commercial or national interests stand in the way of creating bird flu vaccines before a pandemic breaks out.


Vodafone to bring Blackberry 'Charm' to Europe

Research in Motion has confirmed web reports that Vodafone is to offer its mobile phone form-factor Blackberry 7100 - aka 'Charm' - in Europe.


Pakistani troops kill six  militants in a shoot-out near the Afghan border, the army says.


Jacques Chirac's presidential immunity  expires at midnight on Saturday, opening the way for judges to  question him over a string of investigations into alleged  corruption and other scandals in France.


Newspaper Circulation Continues to Decline

The average circulation of the nation's newspapers fell in the six months ended in September, as new federal restrictions on telemarketing and a more conservative approach by some publications


Lemons, Maryland's 'Leo,' Is a Late Bloomer

Expect linebacker Jermaine Lemons and his surgically repaired knee to spend plenty of time on the field in Saturday's season opener.


Mike Fratello said he saw something in the seven years he coached Doc Rivers in Atlanta. He saw a future NBA head coach.


Philippines says kills top Abu Sayyaf militant

Philippine troops killed a senior Islamic militant wanted by the United States after they raided his safe house in the restive south of the archipelago, officials said on Sunday.


Kenyans pleaded on Wednesday for an end to violence that has killed 850 people and created unprecedented horror in the east African nation's darkest moment since 1963 independence.


A man accused of driving an SUV into a crowded plaza at the University of North Carolina, injuring nine people, was sent for a mental evaluation Monday after an outburst in court.


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Ten killed in Baghdad hotel suicide attack

Ten people were killed on Monday when a suicide bomber wearing an explosives-packed vest blew himself up inside a central Baghdad hotel used by foreigners and Iraqi officials, police said.


Ecuador's Tungurahua volcano shot columns of ash miles into the air on Wednesday, as officials ordered the evacuation of 3,000 villagers living near its slopes.


Position created more than a year ago finally gets filled.


Bernhard Langer beat Vijay Singh on the first extra hole Friday to knock the world's top-ranked player out of the World Match Play Championship in the first round.


Rain chances lower for first part of week

A northerly flow of surface winds should develop over the next couple of days as the remains of Gaston move north. The result is expected to be slightly lower rain chances for the first part of the workweek.


Londra, 21:04 - CALCIO, ARSENAL: INTER CI HA OFFERTO PRESTITO ADRIANO

L'Inter ha offerto Adriano all'Arsenal, ma il club inglese ha rifiutato perchÃ© non interessato a pre...


Afghan warlord wants "joint front" with Taliban

Afghan warlord Gulbuddin Hekmatyar has been trying without success to form a "joint front" with the Taliban and other parties against the government, his purported spokesman told AFP Saturday.


Scientists may be a step closer to uncovering the cause of certain types of debilitating migraine headaches.


NATO members must do more to train Afghan army: NATO chief

NATO must do more to help train and equip Afghanistan's national army, NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said here Friday.


Britain seen moving Iraq troops further into harm's way

Defence Minister Geoff Hoon is due to address the British parliament on his country's troop deployment in Iraq, amid widespread reports that some forces are to be moved from the relative calm of southern Iraq into areas around Baghdad, thereby freeing up US forces for attacks on cities like Fallujah.


Elisabeth Kubler-Ross Dies; Famed for Work on Dying

Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, a Swiss-born psychiatrist and author who gained international fame for her landmark work on death and dying, has died in her suburban Phoenix home.


Oil prices continue to fall back from recent record highs, after a US report showed an unexpectedly large rise in crude stocks in America.


Dolphins defensive end Taylor to dance with stars

MIAMI (Reuters Life!) - Miami Dolphin defensive end Jason Taylor is to put on his dancing shoes and become the first currently playing American football athlete to feature in the television show "Dancing With the Stars."


Four kidnapped Schlumberger staffers freed in Nigeria

Four kidnapped expatriate staff members of Franco-American oil services group Schlumberger were freed late Saturday in the south of Nigeria, an industry source said.


Fox New Channel admits reporter posted fake story about Kerry

An official at Fox News Channel said that one of its political reporters has been disciplined for posting a fake news item on its website about Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry.


Michael Moore shot back at Republicans on Wednesday after they requested that the filmmaker be prosecuted for offering underwear and food to college students in exchange for their promise to vote.


A federal judge wants a prominent lawyer involved in a Hurricane Katrina insurance case charged with criminal contempt for what he said was circumventing his order to give up documents secretly copied by two whistleblowers.


Oil Slumps Below $41, Dealers Shrug OPEC Cut

Oil prices settled under $41 for the first time since July Friday as dealers took profits on a widely expected move by the OPEC cartel to curb production in excess of its official output ceiling.


A protein produced by immune cells could lead to more effective treatments for HIV, researchers believe.


More evidence fatty acid protects against Alzheimer's

A diet rich in a type of fatty acid found in salmon and other types of oily fish might help protect the brain from Alzheimer's, according to new study of mice.


Britain's deputy premier gives up mansion

Britain's beleaguered deputy premier said Wednesday he would give up his official country residence after recently acknowledging an extramarital affair with his secretary.


Separatist Kurdish guerrillas killed seven Turkish soldiers and wounded two in stepped-up attacks against the military in southeastern Turkey, local authorities said Saturday.


Inauguration Day Set for Sun. in Ukraine

The Ukrainian parliament voted Thursday to hold President-elect Viktor Yushchenko's inauguration this Sunday, capping a months-long presidential election marked by fraud allegations, mass street protests and ...


Armed men raid a private American school in northern Gaza, setting fire to buses and stealing computers.


In Dubai, a Festival Is Born. Next, an Industry?

Dubai, a swiftly rising city on the Persian Gulf that recently sponsored a weeklong film festival, has highly ambitious plans for the silver screen.


Alternative e-mail client will compete with Outlook Express and Eudora.


Photo: Shadowcrew site in federal custody

The Web site of identity-fraud suspects operating as the Shadowcrew has been replaced by information about alleged members' arrests.


The first wild condor chick to take flight in California in 22 years sailed into the skies over Ventura County last month. The young bird was hatched April 9 near Hopper Mountain National Wildlife Refuge.


Tens of thousands of opposition supporters rallied Sunday in the Georgian capital to protest what they denounced as massive vote fraud that helped U.S.-allied Mikhail Saakashvili win a second presidential term.


Pakistan, Benazir Bhutto uccisa in un attentato

Attentato durante un comizio dell'ex premier a Rawalpindi. Oltre alla leader dell'opposizione, uccise altre quindici persone, numerosi feriti


Ex-KBR employee sentenced for Iraq kickbacks

A former employee of KBR , the Pentagon's largest private contractor in Iraq, was sentenced to a year in prison by a federal judge late last week for taking kickbacks from a Saudi company to which he awarded dining subcontracts in Iraq.


TEHRAN -- Iran executed a defendant by hanging after a court convicted him of a bombing last week that killed 11 members of the elite Revolutionary Guards, the official Islamic Republic News Agency reported. Nasrollah Shanbe Zehi was executed at the site of the attack in Zahedan, capital of Sistan-Baluchestan province in southeastern Iran, the report said. The sentence was ...


Australia Dismisses India for 185, Leads By 213 in Third Test

Australia bowled out India for 185 to take a 213-run lead on day three of the third cricket Test at Nagpur, edging the top-ranked team closer to a first series win in India for 35 years.


In locked-down Baghdad, city life moves online

In the endless daily battle against the fear and isolation of life under lock-down, the people of Baghdad have found a way to keep their city alive: moving it online.


Car bomb kills 6 U.N. soldiers in south Lebanon

KHIYAM, Lebanon  - A car bomb, "most likely" driven by a suicide bomber, killed six U.N. peacekeepers in south Lebanon on Sunday, a police source said.


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A command centre for a joint US-Iraqi offensive to restore security in Baghdad is ready to go into operation.


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Bush budget makes military its centerpiece

President Bush on Monday will seek $245 billion for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan while boosting other military spending and curbing domestic programs, setting the stage for a big battle with Democrats over funding priorities.


Islamabad: Wang Peng, a Chinese engineer, who was killed in Pakistan's tribal region, during a rescue operation by Pakistan military on Thursday, was airlifted to China in a special military plane on Saturday, officials said.


Clooney to Try 'Luck' at McCarthy-Era Pic

LOS ANGELES  - George Clooney will  direct and star in the McCarthy-era drama "Goodnight, and Good  Luck."


Italy president asks Prodi to stay PM, face vote

Italy's president asked Romano Prodi on Saturday to stay on as prime minister and face a confidence vote to test his majority in parliament, the president's office said.


Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie arrives in Iraq on a surprise visit as a United Nations goodwill ambassador.


Dutch international defender Khalid Boulahrouz joins Chelsea from Hamburg.


Palermo, 15:48 - CALCIO, PALERMO; RINAUDO: RAMMARICO PER QUANTO ACCADUTO A ROMA

"Ho un pÃ² smaltito la rabbia, ma sono ancora rammaricato. L'unica cosa da fare adesso è guard...


Roma, 17:51 - CALCIO, PALERMO; GUIDOLIN: ZAMPARINI CREA TENSIONE

"Quando parla cosÃ¬ sui giornali fa solo male alla squadra. A me non va bene dopo tanti anni di trova...


Iraqi President Jalal Talabani is expected to hold talks in Iran on Monday amid growing calls for Washington to engage Tehran in dialogue to help stop Iraq sliding into civil war.


The United Nations said Tuesday it will send 350 more peacekeepers to Haiti in the latest effort to flush out armed gangs from the capital's slums.


Is MARIGOLD, Salman Khan's first international project, stalled? The Hollywood project, directed by Willard Carroll, made news right from its inception, but the film is yet to take off.


Cromwell, CT (Sports Network) - Corey Pavin holed out for an eagle on the second hole, then chipped in for birdie at 18 en route to an eight-under-par 62 on Thursday and the first-round lead at the Buick Championship.


DealBook: New Support Seen for Cablevision Deal

The Dolan family’s pursuit of Cablevision Systems remained up in the air Tuesday night as some big shareholders, which previously were against the $10.6 billion takeover indicated they may vote in favor of the deal, The New York Post reported. Shareholders are expected to vote on the deal Wednesday. Harris Associates and Anchor Capital Advisors, which [...].


German marksman Schumann makes it three at Olympics

Germany's Ralf Schumann claimed his third Olympic gold medal on August 21 when he won the men's 25m rapid pistol event with a score of 694.


Sihanouk's Son Is Quietly Named Cambodia's New King

Low-key and businesslike in the grand, gilded, central hall of the royal palace, a nine-member Throne Council named Norodom Sihamoni, a dancer and choreographer


With Microsoft ruling, a precedent for IT in Europe

Microsoft suffered a humiliating legal defeat Monday when it lost a court appealÂ to overturn the European Commission's 2004 antitrust ruling against it.


Stocks drop on Wal-Mart sales, Google falls

U.S. stocks tumbled on Monday as a disappointing sales forecast from Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  raised doubts about consumers' holiday spending and Google Inc.  dropped after Barron's newspaper said the stock was overvalued.


Records Of Dot.Com Roadkill To Be Saved For Posterity

All those failed start-ups from the dot.com boom will nevertheless live on, because the University of Maryland and the Library of Congress (LC) see value in saving their records for posterity in a massive digital archive.


Imagine an oil drum the size of a school bus with an antenna on top. That description paraphrases how Cassini points mechanically at Saturn and its moons.


Ovelar leads ruling party primary vote in Paraguay

A former education minister seeking to become Paraguay's first female president held a narrow lead on Monday in a race for the ruling party's presidential nomination, partial results showed.


World-famous author Chinua Achebe rejects a national award, criticising the "dangerous" state of affairs in Nigeria.


Darfur rebels call for UN intervention after failure of Abuja ...

KHARTOUM, Dec 22, 2004 (KUNA) -- Darfur rebels called upon the African Union Wednesday to refer the Sudanese Darfur crisis to the UN after peace talks held in the Nigerian capital of Abuja failed.


From New York Attorney General to New York Governor. That's the path Democrat Eliot Spitzer hopes to take. Spitzer announced he is running for governor in 2006.


VIENNA - Pope Benedict XVI acknowledged Europe's tragic past and warned of its uncertain future yesterday as he honored Jews killed in the Holocaust and urged the continent to accept its Christian heritage.


SunRocket Users May Lose Service and Payments

More than 200,000 customers of the internet company could lose telephone access and money paid in advance now that it has gone out of business.


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The company's next Fedora Linux will include the new approach to carving Linux systems into multiple virtual machines.


Hoop parallel is taking shape before our eyes

What did Bill Belichick say to Ted Johnson? Remember? It was just before that fourth-and-a-half-yard situation the Steelers had in the first quarter. Bill Cowher had called a timeout. Belichick seized the occasion to beckon Johnson to the sideline. I remember thinking, "This has got to be something really good ." At that instant, I felt calm. I felt serene. ...


Cubs Keep Pace: Ramirez fuels 5-4 victory

CINCINNATI, Ohio - While there were 32 active players on the Chicago Cubs roster Thursday night at Great American Ball Park, it was the Aramis Ramirez show with which folks were treated to in the Queen City.


Howard Dean's hard-charging race to head the Democratic National Committee is gaining early momentum that recalls the streaking start of his 2004 presidential campaign.


UAW strikes GM as talks fail to produce a deal

The United Auto Workers union on Monday called the first national strike against General Motors Corp since 1970 after contract talks stalled, sending more than 73,000 factory workers to picket lines.


Blasts Kill Dozens After Bhutto Returns to Pakistan

Two explosions went off near a truck carrying Benazir Bhutto, the Pakistani opposition leader, who returned from exile today. Ms. Bhutto was unhurt, but at least 50 were reported killed.


War on terror having negative impact: ex-intelligence adviser

The US-led invasion of Iraq has had a negative impact on efforts to stop Islamic terror groups such as Al-Qaeda, a former senior British intelligence official has said.


A Spanish court is to try an ex-soldier accused of killing dissidents during Argentina's "Dirty War".


Three Iraqi Policemen Killed in Baghdad Bombings

In simultaneous blasts, insurgents detonated two car bombs Saturday at a police station near the fortified headquarters of the US Embassy and interim Iraqi


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The Scream, which was stolen from a gallery in the Norwegian capital, Oslo, by armed thieves yesterday, was not insured against theft because it was impossible to put a price on paintings by Edvard Munch, it emerged today.


BEIJING, Feb. 26 -- Communist Party propaganda chiefs have issued a stern new warning to China's broadcast executives, saying news reports and entertainment should promote socialist loyalty and soothe tensions as the country enters a sensitive political season.


Mike Miller and Rudy Gay each had 24 points and 10 rebounds, and the Memphis Grizzlies beat the Chicago Bulls 104-90 on Monday.


Tropical storm Henriette kills 6 in Mexico resort

ACAPULCO, Mexico  - Tropical Storm Henriette swept by Mexico's Pacific coast on Saturday, killing six people in the resort of Acapulco before moving out to sea, where it could become a hurricane.


Kuala Lumpur: Umno Youth chief Datuk Hishammuddin Tun Hussein called on the organisation to close ranks against its most prominent dissident - Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim - branding the former Deputy Prime Minister a traitor.


Parigi, 10:48 - CALCIO, FRANCIA-ITALIA: TREZEGUET NON CI SARA'

Forfait di David Trezeguet nella Francia che tra domani e mercoledÃ¬ affronterà la Georgia e l...


America Online is building alliances with mobile phone manufacturers and wireless carriers in an effort to build its share of the emerging mobile instant-messaging market.


Mike Fincke's new baby is on the astronaut's mind as he returns to Earth today, though she might not know it. "I'm very concerned she doesn't know who her father is," Fincke told reporters


Microsoft has released details about a new version of Windows Mobile, the software behemoth's operating system designed for devices such as smartphones and PDAs. The OS, called Windows Mobile 6, will be available in the second quarter of 2007, offering an interface that resembles the recently launched Windows Vista.


Attributor offers digital clipping service for syndicated content

To keep tabs on its content online, Reuters joins Associated Press in signing a deal with Attributor.


Billy Crystal's long, sentimental show about growing up on Long Island is the most unabashed paean to family values outside of a Hallmark shop.


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Columbine High School, the site of a 1999 shooting spree, was evacuated today after officials received at least one call about a bomb threat, authorities said.


The Calgary Health Region says it still doesn't know what made about 140 people sick at the Drop-In Centre. Health officials say that more people could also become ill.


The CAPS investors have spoken. Here's what they said.


Update 2: Schroeder: German Growth Is Stable

Germany's economy is back on a "stable path of growth" after three years in stagnation and is not immediately threatened by the surge in oil prices, Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder said Wednesday.


The potential US mad cow case renews interest in more public data and tracking of animals. By Mike Lee -- Bee Staff Writer. Get weekday updates of Sacramento Bee headlines and breaking news.


The destruction of New York City in action films may not be appealing to many American moviegoers, but it plays well overseas.


Chicago - A teenage girl has become the first known rabies victim to survive the disease without the benefit of a rabies vaccination, her doctors said.


Woods meets Micheel in World Match Play first round

Tiger Woods will face fellow American   Shaun Micheel in the first round of the World Match Play   Championship on Thursday.


Dodgers' Garciaparra has torn quadriceps

Dodgers first baseman Nomar Garciaparra has a tear in his left quadriceps and won't be in the lineup for Game 3 of their NL playoff series Saturday when Los Angeles tries to avoid getting swept by the New York Mets.


Jack Nicklaus returns from a long layoff following back surgery to take the Champions Skins Game on Saturday, winning 11 straight skins and a career-high $340,000.


Messina, 15:30 - CALCIO, QUESTORE: MESSINA-CATANIA SI PUO' GIOCARE

Per il questore di Messina, Santi Giuffrè, non ci dovrebbero essere problemi nel far disputar...


No 10 rejects a report Cherie Blair angrily said "that's a lie" when Gordon Brown paid tribute to Tony Blair.


Amid financial setbacks in the music industry, the Zomba Label Group is on a hot streak, with hits from performers like Justin Timberlake, R. Kelly and T-Pain.


Quick Take: Air-Headed Real Estate Incentives

When it's "win-win," you know someone's getting the sharp end of the stick.


Ruud van Nistelrooy's late equaliser gives Real Madrid a 2-2 draw while Barcelona concede a last-minute goal to draw 2-2 with Espanyol.


The UN Security Council took an unusual step last week to end the longest conflict in Africa: For only the fourth time in UN history, the Council left New York, going to Africa to meet with two sides in Sudan's 21-year civil war.


There are some business stories that read like steamy novels. The torrid, and often sordid, affair that has been the imbroglio between database king Oracle (Nasdaq: ORCL) and


GiÃ  ieri le prime partenze, soprattutto da Milano per la festivitÃ  di Sant'AmbrogioIn Trentino e Val d'Aosta piste chiuse e proposte 'alternative', dal wellness ai mercatini                                          Immacolata, 9 milioni di auto in circolazione Poca neve in montagna, maltempo in arrivo                                                                                La Protezione Civile ha lanciato un'allerta meteo da oggiper 24-36 ore, in particolare per le regioni settentrionali


Palestinian guerrillas sneak into fortified Israeli post, kill 3 ...

Palestinian guerrillas sneaked into a heavily fortified Israeli army post under cover of morning fog Thursday, killing three Israeli soldiers in a 45-minute firefight.


Diana author Tina Brown to write book on Clintons

British celebrity journalist Tina  Brown is writing a book about Bill and Hillary Clinton, aiming  to repeat the success of her best-selling biography of Princess  Diana, her publisher Doubleday said.


PSNI heard of suspicious activity at bank

It has emerged that police in Northern Ireland were told about men acting suspiciously outside the Northern Bank headquarters in Belfast city centre from which Â£22m was stolen on Monday.


The Eclipse Foundation will debut technologies from 21 open-source projects simultaneously.


Japanese royals begin Baltic leg of European tour

Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko arrived in Estonia's seaside capital on Thursday on their first-ever visit to a former Soviet republic.


Presidente Partito Popolare, serve nuovo partito di centro


Russia tests superstrength bomb: military

Russia has tested the world's most  powerful vacuum bomb, which unleashes a destructive shockwave  with the power of a nuclear blast, the military said on  Tuesday, dubbing it the "father of all bombs."


Homicide figures released by the Scottish Government reveal a rise of 27% in the last year.


A RUSSIAN spacecraft has delivered three astronauts to the International Space Station, overcoming docking system problems which had delayed its launch.


Bill Belichick was going old school, back to his NFL coaching roots. Using a chair as a prop and extending his arms with the tips of his thumbs touching, the Patriots coach was detailing the finer points of blocking a punt. Later, he dropped into a 3-point stance, took two steps forward and then thrust his arms in ...


Fort Drum soldiers react to Mosul attack

A rocket caused the blast that killed dozens of Americans. It happened at a military base in the Iraqi city of Mosul. Hundreds of troops were at lunch in a mess tent when the rocket hit.


Roughly half of the money spent on all federal contracts in 2006 was awarded with little or no competition, according to a congressional report released yesterday.


Fellow blogger appeals for Saudi's release

A Saudi blogger arrested in December could be freed soon, a spokesman for the kingdom's Interior Ministry said Wednesday, but no details of any charges against him were released.


Warm winter to help Americans with heating bills

Forecasts for a warm winter may spell relief for households and businesses in the U.S. Northeast dealing with record high heating oil prices.


Director Michael Mann ushers "Miami Vice" into theaters on Friday promising a reality-based movie with the sort of raw grit and steamy sex that never would have played on the hit 1980s television show of the same name he helped create.


Armed special forces police surround the bus at the end of a hijack siege in eastern Athens early Thursday, Dec. 16, 2004 in this image taken from television.


Pollsters can't guess next French leader

Polls show a tight three-way contest in France's presidential race, with a centrist former education minister just a few points behind the two established candidates.Comment


Del Neri ritrova Panucci Â«E ora aspetto CassanoÂ»

La Roma Ã¨ uscita da una sconfitta bruciante. Ha preso tre gol dallâUdinese e perso tre punti che potevano fare squadra e morale. Ma qualcosa, meglio qualcuno, la Roma e Del Neri hanno recuperato. Ã quel


BALCO Defendants Seek to Have Steroid Case Dropped

Defendants at the center of the  BALCO steroid scandal asked a court to drop charges against  them on Friday, claiming misconduct by prosecutors in a case  that has tarnished some of the top names in sport.


United by common cause and shelter, young activists find love in tent camp

Vasyl Fylosov and Sofiya Kirichenko came to Kiev from different regions to join round-the-clock protests in support of opposition presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko.


East China factory workers protest rising prices, low pensions

SHANGHAI  - Thousands of retired textile factory workers in an eastern Chinese industrial centre blocked traffic in a weekend protest over the failure of their pensions to keep pace with rising prices, officials and labour advocates said Monday.


Former Enron Exec Will Pay $1.49 Million

Enron Corp.'s (ENRNQ.PK) former director of investor relations has agreed to pay $1.49 million to settle fraud charges related to the bankrupt energy company, U.S. securities regulators said on Wednesday.


A top aide to Gov. Mitt Romney said Friday the Republican was unaware that several of the workers employed by a lawn care company hired to take care of the grounds at his suburban home were illegal immigrants.


New world No1 Amelie Mauresmo beat Swiss Patty Schnyder 7-5, 6-4 in the second round of tennis's Filderstadt Grand Prix in Germany.


The spring of hope, and the winter of despair. These are the mixed emotions that enunciate the prevailing paradox of our present society.


The public, Major League Baseball players and the league would benefit if the names of players listed on a search warrant for former Arizona pitcher Jason Grimsley's home were revealed, The Associated Press argued in court papers filed Thursday.


A group of environmentally concerned friends spent a year off the âconsumer gridâ and spawned a new sort of abstinence movement.


Oil hits record near $80 on tight supply

Crude oil prices vaulted to a record high near $80 a barrel on Wednesday as dealers focused on tight inventories in top consumer the United States ahead of peak winter demand.


A Catholic priest is abducted and killed by gunmen in the southern Philippine island of Tabawan.


Spanish police made the simplest of 'fair cops' in arresting a young French drug dealer who offered them cocaine before realising he was dealing with the long arm of the law.


Sun stresses multicore chips, Linux with dev tool

InfoWorld - Sun will unveil compiler and tool technologies on Monday that leverage multicore chip architectures and extend to Linux application development.


Man Utd will be without Park Ji-sung out for three months after a scan confirmed he has suffered ankle ligament damage.


Those patients also showed healthier cholesterol levels and glucose tolerance. Most of the fat loss was from the waistline. Metabolic Pharmaceuticals Ltd of Australia did the study.


Mayor Michael Bloomberg's participation in a meeting next week of independent and centrist politicians is renewing the "will he or won't he" speculation about whether he'll mount a third-party bid for president.


Records show Interior aide assisted endangered species challenge

A series of e-mails and telephone calls related to two high-profile environmental decisions in California has prompted criticism that business interests may be gaining too much influence over the US Interior Department.


Shaken by product safety woes, China declares "war"

China has launched a four-month "war" on tainted food, drugs and exports, state media reported on Friday, as beleaguered officials embraced time-tested campaign tactics to clean up the country's battered image.


'Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer' will probably reap a fresh fortune. And as summer franchise superhero flicks go, it's mostly tolerable.


Club avoids arbitration by inking reliever, utilityman

com. Once again, the Blue Jays are out of the arbitration business. Toronto reached agreement with Justin Speier and John McDonald on Monday, avoiding the lengthy process altogether.


Red Sox reliever Hideki Okajima won't pitch for several days because of a tired arm.


Morocco's King Mohammed calls on the EU to help his country tackle the problem of illegal migration to Europe.


OLPC developing dual-boot Windows, Linux OS for laptops

InfoWorld - TheÂ One Laptop Per Child Project (OLPC)Â and Microsoft are working together to develop a dual-boot system to put both Linux and Windows on laptops aimed at kids in developing countries, the head of OLPC said in an interview Tuesday.


It should have been an occasion for the Tampa Bay Lightning to bask one more time in the glow of winning the Stanley Cup.


British police fear serial killer in prostitute case

British police feared a serial killer could be on the loose after finding the naked bodies of three prostitutes and reports two others were missing on Monday.


Ferrari expect Felipe Massa and Kimi Raikkonen to be fighting for victory in Sunday's Canadian Grand Prix despite McLaren's recent dominance.


Update 1: Delphi: SEC Probes Firm's Pension Records

Delphi Corp., the world's largest automotive supplier, is among six big companies being examined by federal regulators to determine whether they manipulated earnings by using inaccurate estimates to calculate pension costs.


EU, Iran close to deal for Iran nuclear talks

Iran is close to a deal that would   include a temporary suspension of uranium enrichment and clear   the way for nuclear talks but Tehran wants to keep the   agreement secret, The Washington Times reported on Tuesday.


Caron Butler's three-point play with 1:04 remaining helped the Washington Wizards beat the Atlanta Hawks 96-95 on Tuesday night.


Hungary legalizes same-sex civil partnerships

Hungary's parliament passed a law late  on Monday that allows same-sex couples to register a civil  partnership with many of the rights and obligations of  marriage.


Polls show possible 2nd round in Brazil vote:TV

SAO PAULO, Brazil  - Brazil's presidential race may go to a second round, according to the latest voter intention polls to be released shortly on Globo TV's prime-time news hour, the network said.


Movie Review | 'How to Eat Fried Worms': The Organic Snack That Builds Character

The film version of Thomas Rockwell's 1973 book proves refreshingly free of the customary blights that affect most modern childrenÂs movies, notably adult condescension.


Playlist: Under the Hook, Rap and Rhythm Lie the Beats

Releases from Rich Boy, the Naked Brothers Band, Sugababes,Tego CalderÃ³n and Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba.


Google can now take you inside seven great libraries

This is welcome news for researchers as their favorite web search engine Google will now scan the entire collections of seven prestigious libraries and make these pages available to Google users.


Anglicans Urge Ban on Gay Marriage, Gay Bishops

Anglican leaders, striving to stop their  loose association of churches falling apart, urged North  American Episcopalians on Monday to ban same-sex marriages and  the consecration of gay bishops.


Oracle profit tops Wall Street forecasts, shares up

Oracle Corp.  posted a  quarterly profit on Tuesday that topped Wall Street estimates  as new business software license revenue rose, sending its  shares up 13 percent to their highest in four years.


Guerrillas shot dead 17 Iraqis working  for U.S. forces north of Baghdad Sunday and killed six other  people, including three Iraqi National Guards, taking the toll  from three days of violence to more than 70.


Nigerian oil cut due to oversupply: Daukoru

OPEC President Edmund Daukoru said  Nigeria decided to cut oil exports this month because the world  market was slightly oversupplied and said he hoped other OPEC  members would follow suit.


As the Raptors were falling 90-86 in overtime to the defending champion Detroit Pistons last night before a sellout crowd of 22,076 at the Palace in Auburn Hills, Mich.


A court Tuesday backed Turkey's long-held position that the Istanbul-based Orthodox Patriarch is only the head of the city's tiny Greek Orthodox community and not the spiritual leader of the world's 300 million Orthodox Christians.


Non e' definita alcuna ipotesi di aggregazione nel gruppo


New York, 11:07 - BASEBALL, PLAY OFF MAJOR LEAGUE: RISULTATI

Risultati dei play off della major league di baseball (serie al meglio delle cinque gare).


Per il Senatur il leader della Cdl vuole incontrare il governo sulla legge elettoraleL'ex premier conferma che non sono in corso azioni concrete                                          Bossi: "Berlusconi non vuole il Pdl" Il Cavaliere:"Progetto per il futuro"


World powers close to Iran resolution deal: source

World power foreign ministers should agree on a new draft sanctions resolution against Iran at a meeting in Germany on January 22, a French diplomatic source said on Monday.


The story about an aging Knicks great with two bum knees, a stifling contract and a low approval rating is nothing we haven't heard before.


Putin Accuses West, Chechen Rebel Vows More Attacks

President Vladimir Putin accused the  West of indulging terrorists on Friday, just hours after a  Chechen warlord claimed responsibility for a wave of deadly  attacks in Russia and threatened more.


"Sopranos" filming locations draw mobs of fans

LODI, New Jersey  - Every Saturday afternoon, the staff at the Satin Dolls go-go lounge clears the bar of matchbooks, coasters, napkins and anything else not nailed down because a sold-out tour bus is on the way from New York.


NBA Scottie Pippen wants to return to the NBA, but only if he will have a chance to win his seventh championship ring. "I know that I have the skills," said the 41-year-old forward, who hasn't played since his retirement Oct. 5, 2004, following a 17-season career with Chicago, Houston, and Portland. Pippen has been working out in Fort Lauderdale, ...


The Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) declares a unilateral ceasefire with Turkey, a pro-Kurdish news agency says.


The company just recently acquired by EchoStar has a new Slingbox model just in time for the holidays.


Two Picasso paintings worth 50 million euros are stolen from the home of the artist's granddaughter in Paris.


Michael Vick should not be allowed to play in the National Football League again, most professional football fans said in a poll that underscored how far the celebrity quarterback's star has fallen.


Linus Gerdemann of Germany won Saturdayâs seventh stage of the Tour de France to take the overall leaderâs yellow jersey as the race entered the Alps.


Train crash may have been due to motorist's suicide bid

Police investigating the Berkshire rail disaster believe the motorist involved may have driven on to the track to commit suicide. Police sources said the man's car looked as if it had been deliberately parked


Teresa Halbach was one of 206 people killed in Wisconsin in 2005. The 25-year-old's case likely would have gotten scant attention — except that the man who was charged had been exonerated by DNA evidence after spending 18 years in prison for rape.


What happens when a boy with cerebral palsy goes to kindergarten like all the other kids.


HIGH ISLAND, Texas - Making an encore appearance in the Gulf of Mexico as a tropical storm, Ivan swirled toward the Texas coast Thursday with a potential for up to 10 inches of rain over the weekend.    Florida residents also had that oh-no-not-again feeling as 105-mph Hurricane Jeanne appeared to be zeroing in this weekend for what would be the state's fourth thrashing this season...


GREAT Britain's drive to reduce obesity now includes cutting larger chocolate bars down to size, the food and drink industry said today.


Auto workers' union says it will walk out of GM factories at 11 a.m. today.


By MIKE SCHNEIDER  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Space shuttle Atlantis' astronauts wrapped up the third and final spacewalk of their flight Friday, completing installation of a 17 1/2-ton piece of the international space station and doing some other fix-it jobs on the outside.


Reggio Calabria, 18:10 - CALCIO, REGGINA: UFFICIALE ARRIVO BRIENZA

La Reggina ha ufficializzato l'arrivo in prestito dal Palermo di Franco Brienza.


UPDATE 2-Chiron posts profit, writes off flu shot inventory

Chiron Corp. (CHIR.O: Quote, Profile, Research) , barred from shipping its flu vaccine after it was found to be contaminated, on Wednesday posted a quarterly


Dollar Rises After China Gives No Timetable on Yuan Change

The dollar rose in Asia after China gave the Group of Seven no timetable to move to a flexible exchange rate, resisting a US government effort to stop Asian nations weakening their currencies.


Our genes and not just our upbringing may play a key role in our food likes and dislikes, UK researchers believe.


Yahoo is launching a  celebrity-oriented Web portal in a partnership with TV gossip  show "Access Hollywood."


Thousands Flee Path of Hurricane in Fla.

MELBOURNE, Fla. - Florida residents and tourists fled the Atlantic coast by the thousands Friday as Hurricane Frances - weakened but still dangerous - wobbled toward the state...


Selective online disclosure A Microsoft spinout is adding to the social networking detritus with an ads-free service intended to challenge MySpace for internet traffic.â¦


Hezbollah-led protesters camp out in Beirut

Supporters of Lebanon's Hezbollah-led opposition camped out in central Beirut on Saturday on the second day of protests to demand the resignation of the U.S.-backed government.


The University of Massachusetts knows the feeling. It was glad Boston College experienced it last night.


Their naked corpses showed no signs of struggle, raising questions of whether a suspected serial killer may have drugged the five young women — all addicts and prostitutes — before killing them and dumping their bodies on the outskirts of an English port town.


White House delays border passport rules

The Bush administration will delay for at least six months a rule that Americans present passports when crossing the U.S. border by land or sea, officials said Wednesday. The announcement marks the second time in a month that officials have scaled back security plans in response to complaints.


What a mess. Weeks after Merck & Co. (MRK ) yanked its blockbuster painkiller Vioxx off the market, the furor is still raging.


About a dozen senior campaign staffers for Rudy Giuliani are forgoing their January paychecks, a sign of possible money trouble for the Republican presidential candidate and last year's national front-runner.


Drug Failure Deals AstraZeneca Fresh Blow

AstraZeneca Plc suffered its third setback in two months on Friday as lung cancer drug Iressa failed to help patients live longer in a major clinical trial, sending its shares down as much as 9.2 percent.


Ahmadinejad has history of needling Bush

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's call Tuesday for a televised debate with President Bush is not the first time the hard-line leader has made such a direct overture.


Holiday shopping season doesn't end till next week

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Lazily roasting chestnuts over an open fire was clearly not on the agenda for millions of shoppers Friday, and that fact provided a ray of hope for retailers hoping either to salvage or bolster holiday sales results.


Video of rats scampering across a New York City restaurant floor may have disturbed viewers worldwide but some experts say the rodents are less dangerous than other creatures drawn to restaurants -- humans.


NASA Weighs ISS Solar Array Plans, Lauds Spacewalk

HOUSTON -- NASA mission managers are weighing plans to address a stubborn solar array left half-exposed above the International Space Station (ISS), and lauded a successful Thursday spacewalk to rewire the orbital laboratory.


A Pakistani "mummy" that duped archaeologists and nearly sparked a diplomatic row is awaiting burial for seven years.


Canada media mogul set to marry actress Kelly Rowan

Canadian actress Kelly Rowan, who played a wealthy wife in television teen drama "The O.C.," is engaged to Canada's richest man, media mogul David Thomson, her representative said on Wednesday.


A powerful car bomb exploded at dusk Sunday outside the downtown office of an American security contracting firm and an adjacent building used to train Afghan police.


Bianconeri travolgenti: 2 gol di Trezeguet, Del Piero e NedvedNapoletani raggiunti nel finale. Il Genoa batte 2-0 il Piacenza                                            La Juve a valanga: 4-0 al Modena Napoli sciupone, Brescia in vetta                                                                                I lombardi vincono a Verona e salgono temporanementeal primo posto. LunedÃ¬ i posticipi Treviso-Lecce e Bologna-Riminidi JACOPO MANFREDI


Love or hate it, solar challenger Citizenre hits delays

Blog: A controversial company that promises to rent, rather than sell, solar panels could announce its plans in the fall.


Dems turn Iowa backers into caucus goers

Mary Beth Dolecki walked briskly toward the home of Joyce and Lee Davidson, ice crunching beneath her feet. Dolecki's mission: to persuade the couple to attend their local precinct caucus Jan. 3 and vote for Hillary Rodham Clinton.


Arizona Seeing Signs of Flight by Immigrants

The weakening economy coupled with recent curbs on illegal immigration are steering immigrants away.


Republicans Play to Right in Fla. Debate

BOCA RATON, Fla., Jan. 24 -- In a debate here Thursday, Republican White House hopefuls called on President Bush to embrace deeper tax cuts to stimulate the economy, as each sought to portray himself to Florida voters as the true conservative in a race that will shift to a nationwide test in less...


Eriksson urges Newcastle to stick with Allardyce as football boss

Sven Goran Eriksson has urged Newcastle United to stick with Sam Allardyce after the Manchester City manager helped increase the mounting pressure on his beleaguered counterpart.


L'interrogatorio davanti ai Pm di Parma e' stato secretato


Pop Culture Q&A: Realism Takes Back Seat on Action-Packed `24'

Q: After being a dedicated fan of "24" for five years, there are a few things that I am still wondering about. No one ever seems to take a restroom break. No one ever either sleeps or takes a short nap break. No one ever seems to eat anything.


Hoverspeed files a Â£50m damages claim against Customs & Excise over "heavy handed" passenger searches.


N.L. Man Accused of Killing Daughters Frantic After Accident, Wife Testifies

GANDER, N.L. (CP) - The wife of a man charged with drowning their twin daughters has told a jury he was frantic after he returned home to tell her one of the children had fallen into a Newfoundland lake.


Group Test The desktop PC is a truly versatile animal, capable of running both our business and personal lives as well as entertaining us like nothing else since the television entered our world. Whether you want an all-encompassing budget marvel or a high-end gaming beast, there's a system out there to suit you. It's just a question of finding it...â¦


U.S. Promises on Darfur Don't Match Actions

In April 2006, a small group of Darfur activists -- including evangelical Christians, the representative of a Jewish group and a former Sudanese slave -- was ushered into the Roosevelt Room at the White House for a private meeting with President Bush. It was the eve of a major rally on the National...


Pronto il piano europeo che applica il protocollo di Kyoto: la Commissione lo discute a dicembreEsclusi i velivoli militari di Stato e quelli privati di piccole dimensioni                                            Contro l'inquinamento voli piÃ¹ cari La Ue: aumenti fino a 39 euro a biglietto                                                                                Gli Stati Uniti pronti ad aprire una battaglia commerciale in casodi un ok di Bruxelles. In rivolta anche le compagnie low costdi ALBERTO D'ARGENIO


Awash in a sea of public opinion polls — national and state, telephone and Internet, independent and partisan — voters must be seeing double by now. And it's about to get much worse as the presidential campaign heads into the home stretch. Those trying to make sense of the swirl of numbers need a "poll survival guide."


Most FDA scientists feel agency does poor job of monitoring drugs ...

An internal survey finds about two-thirds of FDA scientists lack confidence in the agency's monitoring of the safety of prescription drugs now on the market.


Australian opposition sticking by Latham

SYDNEY - He may have failed to unseat Prime Minister John Howard in Saturday's election, but opposition leader Mark Latham looks set to remain head of the Labour Party, his colleagues said Sunday.


NHS inspectors have issued their first warning to hospital bosses for breaching the NHS hygiene code.


Il passaggio della tempesta tropicale fa strage nei Caraibi

Strade e cittÃ  sommerse dall'acqua. Oltre 300 i feriti. La stima del funzionario dell'Onu: le vittime destinate a salire. HAITI - Sempre piÃ¹ pesante il bilancio di vite umane legato allâopera distruttiva di Jeanne.


Sylvester Stallone wants new film to deepen character's motivations, illuminate humanitarian crisis in Burma. » William Booth


Pumpkins, Halloween rings and politics were on Judith Giuliani's hands Sunday as she campaigned in New Hampshire with her husband, presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani.


I would face front line - Prince William

Prince William says that if he joins the Army when he finishes university he would not shirk danger.


Cagliari, 19:21 - CALCIO, LAZIO; ROSSI: LA CHAMPIONS? VEDREMO A PRIMAVERA

La Lazio vince 2-0 al Sant'Elia, si piazza al quarto posto in classifica e strizza l'occhio alla Cha...


Calif. sues Edward D. Jones over payments

California filed a lawsuit yesterday accusing the brokerage house Edward D. Jones & Co. of accepting $300 million in improper payments to push its clients toward certain mutual funds.


NBA Wrap: Mavericks Come Back to Beat Golden State

DALLAS (Sports Network) - Dirk Nowitzki scored 25 points  and grabbed 10 rebounds as the Dallas Mavericks overcame an  early 17-point deficit for a 101-98 overtime victory against  Golden State at American Airlines Center.


Motorola Unveils RAZR Successors, iTunes Phone

U.S.-based Motorola unveiled a range of new handsets on Monday that will be built around its popular RAZR model, and showed a long-awaited music phone with Apple's iTunes music player software.


Four Palestinians Killed in Gaza by Israeli Forces

Israeli forces thrust into Gaza's largest refugee camp on Thursday, killing four Palestinians including a 9-year-old boy, as the army tightened its grip on the northern part of the coastal strip.


Palermo, 11:22 - CALCIO, PALERMO: CEDUTI QUATTRO PRIMAVERA

Il Palermo ha ceduto a titolo temporaneo quattro giovani della Primavera. Il centrocampista Noel Cas...


A Dutch reality show that claims to be trying to draw attention to a shortage of organ donors said Tuesday it would go ahead with a program in which a terminally ill woman will choose a contestant to receive one of her kidneys.


Iranian negotiators have responded to a deal struck with EU nations last week about the Islamic state's nuclear programme, reports say.


BAGHDAD, Iraq - Judicial proceedings will begin next week against some of the most senior leaders under former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein, Iraq's interim prime minister said Tuesday in a surprising announcement that put the past government's crimes


Alonso aims for podium to round off 2004

Fernando will be gunning for a podium finish at Interlagos, to round off the season in the style he started it.


Japanese shareholders wield their power for the first time to block a merger that had been approved by the firms' boards.


Trial of Berlusconi, Other Accused Opens

The trial of former Premier Silvio Berlusconi and the estranged husband of Britain's culture minister opened Tuesday with both men facing charges of false accounting, embezzlement and tax fraud in the purchase ...Comment


Villa give Tottenham sixth straight league loss

Peru midfielder Nolberto Solano helped Aston Villa to a 1-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur, handing the London club sixth straight league defeat Monday in the PremierLeague.


It's time to add new money to your portfolio. What will you do?


Jobs, data to call stocks' year-end tune

Wall Street is still on course to end 2006 in the plus column, but it's too early to pop the champagne corks. Investors will comb through next week's jobs report for November and other data to see if the U.S. economy and corporate profits will be able to withstand the fallout from a slowdown in housing and the dollar's slide.


Echoing pledges by the leaders of France and Australia, Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi emphasized his county's long-term commitment to Afghanistan in a meeting with President Hamid Karzai on Sunday, the presidential palace said


Zoellick warns Venezuela is heading for trouble

Robert Zoellick, almost certain to be the next head of the World Bank, on Saturday took aim at Venezuela's leftist president, Hugo Chavez, warning that his oil-fueled socialist revolution was headed for trouble.


Peoplesoft forecasts stronger-than-expected sales as it prepares to fight a takeover bid from Oracle in court.


Di 1'38" il distacco finale, quasi mezzo chilometro


Congo convenes first free parliament in 40 years

Democratic Republic of Congo's first  freely elected parliament in more than 40 years convened on  Friday, with President Joseph Kabila's coalition poised to  appoint a prime minister.


Parents describe how girl escaped from captor's hole

A South Carolina man who lived a few hundred yards from a kidnap victim's home was captured after a massive manhunt, investigators said. The teenaged victim spent 10 days in a "booby-trapped hole." After the suspect was in custody, the girl's parents described how their daughter aided in her own rescue.


L'inchiesta Telecom, parla il teste chiave Marco Bernardini "Bove Ã¨ stato ucciso oppure indotto a togliersi la vita"                                          "Aziende, giornalisti e politici cosÃ¬ spiavo per conto della Pirelli"


Company Won't Share Siegfried & Roy Video

LAS VEGAS - The company that produced the Siegfried & Roy magic show has refused to turn over video to federal authorities investigating the tiger attack on illusionist Roy Horn, The Associated Press has learned.    The U.S...


New York, 20:34 - TENNIS, US OPEN: STARACE ELIMINATO AL PRIMO TURNO

Dopo Volandri anche Potito Starace è stato eliminato al primo turno dell'US Open (cemento, mo...


Oil prices hit a record high Thursday of more than $90 a barrel after reports indicated that the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries has no plans to increase production.


Cerberus to buy United Rentals for $4 billion

Equipment rental company United Rentals Inc.  said on Monday it had accepted a $4 billion takeover bid from private equity fund Cerberus Capital Management LP.


NEW YORK - Uh-oh. This might fire up Donald Trump...


"Charlotte's Web" is a tangled labor of love

E. B. White envisioned a movie of his novel "Charlotte's Web" with real animals behaving realistically. Now, 54 years later, his vision has come to life.


Unity Shines in the Rain at Clinton Library Dedication

Bill Clinton was joined by three fellow presidents Thursday on a rain-pelted stage by the Arkansas River for the dedication of his presidential library, an event that


Cerberus gets Bernhard to advise on Chrysler bid

Buyout firm Cerberus Capital Management LP  has hired Chrysler's former chief operating officer to advise it on a possible bid for the U.S. carmaker, a source familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.


Medford will induct 14 former athletes into its Mustang Hall of Fame Nov. 19 at the Irish-American Club in Malden. The inductees include Marsha Cullinane , Class of 1991, cross-country, indoor and outdoor track, and gymnastics; Tom Ryser , 1971, basketball and soccer; Vincent Zampell , 1945, football and track; Lauren Lennerton , 1979, track, field hockey, and basketball; Armon ...


Sony Corp. said Thursday it will release the PlayStation Portable in North America on March 24 and have 1 million units ready for sale in the first week.


NOAA Activates Newest Climate & Weather Supercomputers

To: TECHNOLOGY EDITORS  Contact: Carmeyia Gillis of NOAA, +1-301-763-8000, ext.7163, or Michael Corrado of IBM, +1-914-766-4635   WASHINGTON, Jan.


Delonte West underwent surgery on his broken right hand yesterday at New England Baptist Hospital. Dr. Drew Terrano and team physician Arnold Scheller performed the operation in which a fracture of the fourth metacarpal was reduced and held with two screws.


Palm to add former Apple CFO, iPod head to board

PDA and smartphone maker Palm on Monday announced a recapitalization plan that will plant two former Apple executives on the company’s board of directors and will infuse $325 million in funds into the company. In return, Palm’s selling a 25 percent stake to Elevation.


Maliki appeals for unity as blasts hit Baghdad

Iraq's prime minister pleaded for   Iraqis to "unite as brothers" on Monday as a fresh spasm of   violence gripped Baghdad, where 60 people were killed at the   weekend in a dramatic escalation of sectarian bloodletting.


Hacker in Lowe's case sentenced to nine years

DECEMBER 17, 2004  - Two 21-year-old Michigan men were sentenced -- one to nine years and one to 26 months in federal prison -- for conspiring to hack into the IT systems of national home center chain Lowe's Companies Inc.


Sprint: No comment on reported Nextel merger talks

DECEMBER 10, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - Rumored merger talks between Sprint Corp. and Nextel Communications Inc. yesterday were met with a "no comment" from Sprint.


Rwanda President says France implicated in genocide

Rwandan President Paul Kagame on Saturday repeated accusations that France was implicated in his country's 1994 genocide in a television interview one day after Rwanda broke off diplomatic ties with its former ally.


The first winds and rains whip the southern US coast as the devastating Hurricane Ivan heads inland.


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Bulgarian teenage star Valeri Bojinov scored twice for Italy's Lecce, drawing Inter 2-2 in Serie A on Wednesday. Inter had led 2-0 after goals by Adriano and Obafemi Martins, before the 18-year-old equalized.


Cuba releases four political prisoners in what diplomats call a positive move by acting leader, Raul Castro.


She has released 25 albums that have sold more than 100 million copies and has enjoyed a career that has included concerts, recordings, Broadway, TV, film acting and directing, and books. Now she's taking her show to Vegas.


COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The country is not getting its money's worth out of the international space station, John Glenn said Tuesday, the 45th anniversary of the day he became the first American to orbit the Earth.


Roma, 20:31 - CALCIO, LAZIO; ROSSI: HO ANCORA ENTUSIASMO PER VITA DI CAMPO

Delio Rossi non nasconde i problemi presenti in casa Lazio. "Sicuramente ho ancora entusiasmo per la...


Citi target Nikko Cordial to keep stock listing

The Tokyo Stock Exchange said on Monday it had decided not to strip Nikko Cordial Corp.  of its share listing over an accounting scandal, a decision that could weaken Citigroup's  $10.8 billion takeover bid for the brokerage.


Apple updates Quicktime 7.2 with eight security fixes

Blog: Many of the patches address flaws within Quicktime for Java.


The cut block is back in the news this week after an incident on Monday Night Football. Cincinnati Bengals DT Tony Williams suffered a broken ankle on a cut block from Denver Broncos RT George Foster.


Bonds or the Babe? Readers chime in on greatest player argument

Babe Ruth, Barry Bonds, steroids, MVP. OK, folks, are those enough hot buttons for one week? The mailbag runneth over in response to my take on the great Bonds.


L'indice Dj Stoxx 600 nell'anno nuovo segna perdita 3,466%


ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- The reported capture of the former Taliban defense minister will probably boost Pakistan's antiterrorism credentials and deliver a setback to the insurgent movement, but some doubt it will curb militant violence.


The grisly ending to Jay-Z's "99 Problems" was inspired by the waning minutes of the classic 1967 film "Bonnie and Clyde," in which the notorious couple is riddled with bullets, the video's director said.


PENSACOLA, Fla. - Rather than roll the dice on where 160-mph Hurricane Ivan might strike, Gulf Coast residents from Florida's Panhandle all the way to the bayous of Louisiana spent Monday boarding up their houses, tying up their boats and making plans to evacuate...


Coldwater Creek is on fire. How's management doing it? Find out through an analysis of the company's latest earnings conference call.


At first glance, July's muted price data seems to undercut inflation fighters' rate-hike strategy. But the softness isn't likely to stay ...


Diversified, international growth is the key to GE's future.


Nicolas Massu from Chile reacts after making a point against Slovakia's Karol Kucera, Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2004, during their first round match of the BA-CA tennis trophy in Vienna.


British takeover of Spanish bank approved

Santander, Spain - Shareholders of Spain's largest bank, Banco Santander Central, on Thursday approved the Â£8,5-billion takeover of British mortgage bank Abbey National.


Britain tops fast-food league, as world obesity grows: study

Britons are the world's biggest fans of fast food, just ahead of Americans, while famously gastronomic French are the least attracted by quick meals, according to a study published Wednesday.


Progress is slow but sure as New York continues to rebuild after 9/11.


Theatre critics appeared less than impressed by Hollywood star Kevin Spacey's debut as artistic director of London's Old Vic Theatre.


Officials: Co-owner of Russian bank shot

A co-owner of a small Russian private bank was gunned down in an apparent contract killing in central Moscow, prosecutors said Wednesday.


Welsh company makes crap greetings cards

Sheep Poo Paper A Welsh company has won a Â£20,000 Millennium Award for turning sheep droppings into "greetings cards and gifts", the BBC reports.â¦


Newest GTA is sure to please and outrage

Get some earplugs Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is hitting stores, and the sound from cash registers ringing up copies of the video game could be deafening.


Surgeons perfect a way to build up the size of very small penises, enabling proper urination, and a full sex life.


Football drama "Gridiron Gang"  scored a touchdown at the North American box office, while the  thriller "The Black Dahlia" withered, according to studio  estimates released on Sunday.


Olympic leaders vote Thursday to create a Youth Olympics meant to drag kids from computer screens and onto the playing fields.


MOGADISCIO - Con il passare delle ore si delineano i contorni delle conseguenze che il maremoto ha avuto anche lungo le coste dell'Africa orientale. Vittime si registrano alle Seychelles e in Kenya, ma - secondo


North Korean asylum seekers enter South Korean school in Beijing

Twenty-nine North Koreans cut their way through a wire fence and fled into a South Korean school in Beijing on Friday to seek asylum, a news report said, exactly one week after an earlier group defected in similar circumstances.


Open source industry challenges Gartner on Linux report

This week we have seen numerous reports (a href="http://www.tectonic.co.za/view.php?id=352">see here) in the trade press referring to Gartner UK analyst Annette Jump claiming that pre-installing Linux on PCs encourages piracy of Windows.


California rock band Incubus earned  its first No. 1 album on the U.S. pop charts Wednesday, though  sales were less than half those of its previous release.


Members of the Bank of England have voted unanimously to freeze interest rates this month amid signs of a slowing housing market and falling inflation.


Parigi, 20:16 - CALCIO, FRANCIA: LACOMBE NUOVO ALLENATORE RENNES

Guy Lacombe è il nuovo allenatore del Rennes. Prende il posto di Pierre Dreossi, che si era d...


Presidente consiglio Campania, indagine piena di falsita'


Livorno, 20:04 - CALCIO, LIVORNO: DOPPIO ALLENAMENTO

Doppia seduta di allenamento per il Livorno. In mattinata riscaldamento e lavoro in palestra, nel po...


Napolitano interrompe la sua visita a Bologna


E-mail from an inferno: The horror of fire

It is 4:45 p.m. West Coast time: It is like a nuclear bomb went off here in San Diego. We have been evacuated from our home early this a.m.


EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. Andrea Collins was not due with her second child until Dec. 29. Maybe the only person more expectant was her husband, who has been due for, like, 10 years.


Planetary scientists expect to be "pleasantly bewildered" tonight when the first close-up pictures of Saturn's haze-shrouded moon Titan are beamed back to Earth from NASA's Cassini spacecraft.


U.S. housing starts unexpectedly  rose 0.6 percent in August to their highest level in five  months as low mortgage rates encouraged construction, but  permits fell more than anticipated, a government report showed  on Tuesday.


Iran says talks can resolve nuclear standoff

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad   said on Thursday he believed his dispute with the West over his   country's nuclear program could be resolved through   negotiations and that he was open to "new conditions."


Gli spettatori fuggono, ma per Mentana era importante l'incontroIl premier ha parlato di Afghanistan, Dico e Partito Democratico                                          Prodi torna a Mediaset dopo undici anni gli ascolti scendono, ma Ã¨ disgelo


COVERCIANO (Firenze) - Giornata di trasferimento per la nazionale italiana. Gli azzurri lasciano il centro federale di Coverciano per raggiungere Palermo, dove domani affronteranno la Norvegia nel primo incontro di qualificazione ai mondiali 2006.


White Sox sign Vazquez for $34.5 million

Pitcher Javier Vazquez and the Chicago White Sox agreed Tuesday to a $34.5 million, three-year contract extension through 2010.


Egypt says Hamas takeover of Gaza was a coup

The bloody takeover of Gaza by Hamas was  a "coup against legitimacy," Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak  said on Saturday, two days before he hosts a regional summit  seen as an attempt to isolate the Islamist group.


Racing: Formula One in turmoil as Ford pulls out

LONDON : Formula One was thrown into turmoil after US auto giant Ford announced that it was pulling out of the sport from the end of this season.


The row between South African President Thabo Mbeki and Archbishop Desmond Tutu worsens.


Discount retailers accused over clothing factories

Asda investigates allegations that long hours and low pay breach industry codes.


Bush to ask Putin's help in pressuring Iran

KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine  - President George W. Bush will seek Russian President Vladimir Putin's support for wider sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program, during weekend talks in Maine where Bush hopes to rekindle a friendship with the Russian leader.


Obesity a soaring problem among US preschoolers

More than 10 per cent of US children ages two to five are plagued with obesity,. The obesity epidemic is reaching down to the playpen: more than 10 per cent of US children ages two to five are overweight.


I sogni di Pitt e le promesse del viceministro. E poi Scarlett Johansson, i Nobel e gli altri protagonisti


Microsoft fixes three flaws with two patches; one is critical

The software giant addresses three vulnerabilities within the Windows operating system.


Jobs hits London to announce O2 iPhone deal

Steve claims 3G is a battery drain Apple has finally confirmed that O2 has won the exclusive rights to carry the iPhone over its UK network from next month. Steve Jobs made the announcement at its flagship UK store in London this morning. The firm added that the must-have handset will also be available from Carphone Warehouse, in addition to Apple and O2's own stores.â¦


Google Co-Founders, CEO Outline Stock-Trade Plans

Google Inc. said on Friday that co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin could each sell almost 20 percent of their holdings -- stakes individually worth more than $1 billion at current


Autopsy scheduled for actor Heath Ledger

Heath Ledger turned down more teen movies after starring in the romantic comedy "10 Things I Hate About You," waiting for the kind of grueling, intense roles that would become his trademark.


Huge crowds welcome Ellen MacArthur back to Falmouth after her record-breaking round-the-world journey.


Syracuse Gets OK to Interview Bills' Gray

Syracuse has received permission from the Buffalo Bills to interview defensive coordinator Jerry Gray for their head coaching position.


'Profound' effect seen from Microsoft's EU compliance

Changes Microsoft will make to its business practices to comply with the 2004 European Commission antitrust ruling will "profoundly affect the software industry," European competition commissioner Neelie Kroes said Monday.


Rajiv Josephâs new play, about the overthrow of Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto of Pakistan by the military in 1977, is so timely that daily headlines have made sick jokes of some of its lines.


Hurricane Loses Steam, Douses East Coast

The disorganized remnants of Hurricane Charley dropped rain across the Northeast and whipped up choppy seas Sunday as the weakening weather system sped off toward the North Sea.


Airdrop rescues boat crew trapped in Antarctic

A British deep-sea fishing boat wedged in Antarctic pack ice for two weeks was running again last night after receiving an emergency airdrop


Democratic senators say Gonzales should go

U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales should resign following disclosures of mass firings of federal prosecutors and a report the FBI improperly obtained information on private citizens, top Democratic senators said on Sunday.


Richard Nixon lives again - in the opera world

A dozen years after his death and more  than three decades after he left the White House in disgrace,  Richard Nixon is alive as never before in the grand opera  world, which can't seem to get enough of the him.


Roma, 16:19 - CALCIO, ROMA: JUAN SI FERMA PER PROBLEMI ALLA CAVIGLIA

Luciano Spalletti dovrà rinuciare a Juan probabilmente per alcune settimane. Il giocatore bra...


Fighting Through Knee Pain, Nadal Grinds Out a First-Round Victory

Rafael Nadal, who has tendinitis and inflammation in his left knee, quietly gritted out a first-round victory, 7-5, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1, that cast a shadow on his remaining Open path.


Dda indaga su nomina consigliere Covi come avvocato Fusaro


Actress Sean Young entered rehab for treatment related to alcoholism Monday, PEOPLE has learned.  Young, 48, voluntarily admitted herself, according to a statement released by her rep, which read: "It is understood that Young has struggled against th...


Citizens will face fine rather than sign up to ID card register

Database revolt Hundreds of thousands of people will refuse to sign up to the UK Government's planned identity register, according to just-published research. Around eight per cent of those surveyed said they would refuse to sign up to the database even if they are fined.â¦


Heart Scanner Stirs New Hope and a Debate

A new method of diagnosing heart disease takes only seconds to conduct, but critics say the technique is ripe for overuse.


Brazil offensive on crime stirs rights concerns

Human rights groups criticized Brazilian authorities on Friday for endorsing a new police offensive against urban crime in which a dozen people were killed in Rio de Janeiro and security forces were deployed around the capital Brasilia.


Oracle signs deal to buy PeopleSoft for $10.3B

DECEMBER 13, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - Oracle Corp. has signed a definitive agreement to acquire PeopleSoft Inc. for $26.50 per share, or about $10.3 billion, the companies said today, ending an acrimonious


BROOKLYN, N.Y.  So this is truth: About eight nanoseconds ago Williamsburg was the national-magazine-certified coolest hood in America, with more vaguely employed white hipsters per square inch than anywhere on the continent. There are 22 clubs and 61 art galleries and enough pubs pouring fine Belgian beers to pitch any 22-year-old into a state of bleary-eyed ecstasy. ...


All the latest news from South Indian cinema


Comic cast seals deal in "Employee of the Month"

LOS ANGELES  - An attempt to carve out "Office Space" in a warehouse store setting, Greg Coolidge's "Employee of the Month" falls short of that inspired Mike Judge mark but manages to retain a certain goofy appeal thanks to the stand-up efforts of its comically adept cast members.


President Vladimir Putin is widely expected to give up office next year as dictated by the constitution. But will he give up power?


Six men are jailed for up to 12 years after a shopkeeper was kidnapped and a ransom demanded for his release.


Science & environment: Bad science: Christmas is a time for harmless lies, the chocolatey indulgences of the thought world


Football kicks CBS, NBC to top of weekly ratings

CBS won Christmas week  in total viewers, while "NBC Sunday Night Football" was the top  program during the period.


Rebels in south-eastern Ethiopia's Somali region say they will observe a truce for a week-long UN visit.


Una delegazione di Pianura all'udienza generale del Papa


Riforma giustizia, maxiemendamento della Cdl

Recepisce tutti gli emendamenti dell'Udc tranne uno. E' quanto Ã¨ stato deciso nella riunione dei "saggi" della giustizia che conclusa nella notte al ministero di Largo Arenula. ROMA - Il governo presenterÃ


Two United Nations agencies have warned that bird flu is "a crisis of global importance". A joint statement from the Food and Agriculture Organisation and the World Organisation for Animal Health says the


Less than 36 hours before the presidential election, John Kerry had pumpkins on his mind. It was Halloween and the man who hopes to be the next leader of the free world wanted to carve jack o'lanterns.


Chiron says some flu shots tainted Distribution halted -- bad lots ...

With influenza season just around the corner, the East Bay maker of half the nation's 100 million flu shots has temporarily halted distribution after tests found that up to 4 million doses of unreleased vaccine might have been tainted.


The EU is to set carbon limits under the next phase of the European Trading Scheme, a key tool to tackle global warming.


Effects of Wastewater Disinfection on Waterborne Bacteria and Viruses

By Blatchley, Ernest R III; Gong, Woei-Long; Alleman, James E; Rose, Joan B; Et al  ABSTRACT:  Wastewater disinfection is practiced with the goal of reducing risks of human exposure to pathogenic microorganisms.


Eagles' Westbrook Questionable Vs. the Ravens

Philadelphia Eagles running back Brian Westbrook is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against Baltimore because of a rib fracture.


First of two parts Spring training can be dull and mundane, but in Mesa, Ariz., watching the new and improved Chicago Cubs should provide plenty of entertainment value.


Office 2008 for Mac set for Jan. release

Microsoft Corp. said it will release three versions of its Office 2008 for Mac suite in January, with the most expensive of the bunch aimed at creative professionals overwhelmed by the task of organizing their digital media files.


It began as a fashion statement in pink bursting from the start at the racetrack onto the streets of Del Mar. Bleary-eyed Friday morning commuters smiled at the feather boas, the cowboy hats decorated with bras and rhinestones.


With ten new members added into the fold and a new draft constitution working its way through capitals for ratification, the European Union (EU) is in the midst of unprecedented political and geographic ...


As the numbers keep getting worse, the housing industry feigns surprise and tries to put on a happy face.


US Journalist Threatened with Execution in Iraq

A militant group threatened to kill a Western journalist if US forces did not leave the holy city of Najaf within 48 hours, Al-Jazeera reported Thursday.


RP will never default on debts, Arroyo vows (10:30 am)

MANILA -- Philippine President Arroyo vowed Tuesday the country will never default on its debt repayments, as she found herself embroiled in a public row with key economic advisers following her declaration that Manila was in a "fiscal crisis".


BEIJING - A small commuter jet headed for Shanghai crashed in northern China Sunday, killing all 53 people on board and two people on the ground, government officials said.


Texas A&M is trying to show its critics that it belongs in the top 10.


Randy Moss was fined $5,000 by the NFL for his role in a scuffle during last Sunday's game between the Vikings and Chicago Bears.


Oil Price Surge Adds to Economic Jitters

Crude oil futures shot past $90 a barrel, adding to concerns as the latest indicators on new home sales and manufactured goods continued to point to a weakening U.S. economy.


Deaths Tolls Rise After Asia Quakes, Waves

More than 8,000 people were reported dead across southern Asia and Africa after massive tsunami waves smashed coastlines following a magnitude 8.9 earthquake off the Indonesian coast Sunday morning.


Indianapolis Colts running back Edgerrin James is questionable for Sunday's game against Green Bay.


U.S. Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta said on Monday he was launching a probe of air travel disruptions over the Christmas holiday weekend at US Airways Group Inc. and Delta Air Line Inc.'s regional carrier Comair.


JBoss Application Server 4.0, middleware recently certified for J2EE, is ready for enterprise production deployment, according to JBoss.


The United Nations is calling on Sudan to exercise restraint in Darfur and not do anything that would escalate the situation following recent rebels attacks.


In alcune carrozze trovato il bacillo,provoca grave malattia


Oracle Will Release 46 Patches Next Week

Oracle  will release 46 patches on Tuesday for products including its Oracle Database 10g, Application Server and E-Business Suite.


Indian police have detained about 350 people for questioning in connection with the Bombay train bombings, officials said Thursday, amid suspicion that Kashmiri militants could be linked to the attacks that killed at least 200 people.


Mothers who fear their babies suffer from food allergies are largely wrong, research has found.


Bargain hunters tracking down sought-after toys and electronics flocked to the Web ahead of "Cyber Monday," the unofficial start of the online holiday shopping season, three Internet sites said on Saturday.


For some candidates, a French Web connection

PARIS -- One French presidential contender wants you to chuckle at his expense with a website that shows a virtual version of the usually straight-laced candidate disco-dancing.


US novelist Sidney Sheldon dies aged 89 of complications from pneumonia.


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The Nationals overcome a two-run deficit in the eighth only to go on to lose to the Rockies, 10-5, after Colorado puts up five runs in the bottom of the same inning.


Certain Immune Genes Key in Fighting HIV

Scientists have identified human immune system genes that may play an important role in fighting HIV, says a study in the Dec. 9 issue of Nature.


The Tides Can Generate More Than Just Electricity

Maine has long banked on its"brand" of natural, unspoiled beauty. That image, along with Maine's ability to make visitors feel as if they've stepped back in time to a slower-paced, more quaint time, has borne economic fruit.


Militari hanno circondato abitazione del primo ministro


Barak wins leadership of Israel's Labor Party

Former Prime Minister Ehud Barak won the leadership of Israel's Labor Party on Wednesday, putting him in an influential position to decide the fate of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and his coalition government.


Nepal seeks help in search for missing WWF chopper

Authorities in Nepal appealed to   villagers on Monday for help in finding a helicopter chartered   by conservation group WWF, nearly two days after it disappeared   in bad weather with 24 people on board.


Oracle submits identity framework to Liberty Alliance

(InfoWorld) - Oracle has released a technology and policy blueprint for how organizations can exchange sensitive identity information among applications. Oracle has given theÂ Identity Governance FrameworkÂ (IGF) to the Liberty Alliance, a consortium that develops standards for Web-services applications, said Brett McDowell, Liberty's executive director. It was developed with support from vendors such as CA, Hewlett-Packard, Sun Microsystems, and Novell. The IGF will be used to develop technical standards for how identity information is stored and shared across systems. Over the coming months, Liberty will gather more technical requirements from users, McDowell said. "In the big picture, this helps enterprises better manage the privacy of identity information," McDowell said. "The key is that this is one more layer in completing the overall framework for identity management." Around June, a Liberty technical group will test the specifications before the final phase,Â interoperability testing, he said. Oracle made the IGF available to Liberty royalty-free so it can be used without licensing barriers in a wider range of products, McDowell said. The IGF includes components such as: -- Client Attribute Requirement Markup Language (CARML) and schema: an XML-based contract defined by application developers that informs deployment managers and service providers about the usage requirements of an application. -- Attribute Authority Policy Markup Language (AAPML): a set of policy rules regarding the use of identity-related information that allow sources to specify constraints on use of data. -- CARML API: an application programming interface that makes it easier for developers to write applications that consume and use identity-related data in a way that conforms to policies.


Scott Peterson's defense attorneys began their much-anticipated case Monday, striking out at a key prosecution theory that Laci Peterson had stopped walking for exercise weeks before she vanished.


Man Sentenced to Life for N.Irish Finucane Murder

A Belfast court sentenced a former  Protestant guerrilla to life imprisonment on Thursday for the  murder of Catholic lawyer Pat Finucane, one of the most  controversial killings in 30 years of sectarian conflict in  Northern Ireland.


You may not have heard a great deal about the Suffolk University men's team, given the competition for attention in this busy sports town, but the Rams are worthy of notice.


"Borat" draws another lawsuit in New York

The hit movie and lawsuit magnet "Borat" has drawn yet another court action, this time from a man filmed running away from the fictional Kazakh television reporter on the streets of New York City.


Quelle variabili sono 'artificio'.Pd? Non mi appartiene


The uniform of murdered policeman Keith Blakelock has been removed from Scotland Yard's crime museum for forensic examination.


Find the perfect career school in your area. Search our listings for business, culinary, computer, health, technology, art, and many other degree programs near you.


A third German train drivers' strike in the space of a fortnight caused fresh havoc Thursday although the union ruled out continuing their action on Friday, the national railway Deutsche Bahn said.


The Woman Who Would Be France's President

Segolene Royal shuns party politics, extols law and order, and doesn't mind being seen in a bikini. Is this France's next President?


By SANDRA MURPHY IRISH record companies have fired the opening salvo in their legal battle with music fans who illegally share tracks on the internet.


Barghouthi Pulls Out of Palestinian Election

Jailed Palestinian uprising leader Marwan Barghouthi has pulled out of a Jan. 9 presidential election to succeed Yasser Arafat, a close aide said on Sunday.


Summer Rituals | Turning the Page: On the Outdoor Book Tour, the Word Is Spreading

When the weather is warm, all New York is a reading room, from Brooklyn stoops to the Sheepâs Meadow at high noon to dusk on benches with a Hudson River view.


28 missing after Chinese ship sinks off Philippines: coastguard

Twenty-eight Chinese sailors are missing after their ship sank in rough seas off the northern Philippines, the coastguard here said Monday.


1930s aircraft an inspiration for 100 mpg cars

EcoMotors is concocting an engine with two pistons in one honking cylinder. It harks back to what plane engineers tinkered with in the 1930s.


Roma, 18:17 - CALCIO, ROMA; PARADOSSO SPALLETTI: NOI BENE, NON BENISSIMO

Ai microfoni di Sky, Luciano Spalletti non è del tutto soddisfatto nonostante il 4-0. "Non ab...


Williams, Jeter hits 2 HR each for Yanks

Bernie Williams homered twice and drove in six runs, and Derek Jeter also hit two home runs Sunday as the New York Yankees ended their longest road trip of the season with an 11-8 win over the Los Angeles Angels.


Colgate to cut work force, India may emerge hub

The US-based oral care and personal products company Colgate-Palmolive Company is drawing a blueprint to restructure its operations.


Hillary Clinton may or may not be the best candidate for president. But having read through her three thoughtful and meaty speeches on health-care reform, I can tell you one thing: She'd certainly make the best secretary of health.


U.S. Envoy Wants Talks With Iran Over Iraq

Formation of a national unity government in Baghdad has cleared the way for proposed direct talks between the United States and Iran about the situation inside Iraq, U.S. Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad said Sunday.


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The Milwaukee Brewers finally got their offense going again, with Prince Fielder leading the way. The big first baseman homered, doubled and singled to help the Brewers snap a five-game losing skid with a 10-5 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday.