Liverpool striker Neil Mellor scored a stunning winning goal deep in injury time to take his side to a 2-1 victory over Arsenal at Anfield.


increasing, marketing director for world number four gold miner Harmony (HAR) Ferdi Dippenaar said on Wednesday. However, Dippenaar wouldn't disclosure the exact level of acceptances received from Gold Fields' shareholders.


From jobs to taxes to health care, Bush and Kerry are making lots of promises. TIME crunches the numbers for you


What to watch for coming down the track that could indicate the R word is in sight.


Internet crime is becoming a major commercial activity, a report by security firm Symantec says.


A 725 e 680 euro su Tecla e Berenice, fondi riammessi


FBI Pulls Plug on Several Botnet Hackers

By LARA JAKES JORDAN WASHINGTON - More than 1 million computers - possibly yours, too - are used by hackers as remote-controlled robots to crash online systems, accept spam and steal users' personal information, the FBI said Wednesday.


There was no dancing around by the challenger this time, no late rallies to steal rounds and -- most significant for the undisputed middleweight champion of the world -- no upset.


Israel's Sharon Raises Prospect of Early Elections

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon  may call early elections if an ultra-Orthodox Jewish party  fails to join a coalition for his Gaza pullout plan this week,  he said in an interview published Monday.


Top officer calls U.S. forces 'stressed'

The military's top uniformed officer says U.S. forces are "significantly stressed" by fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan while simultaneously trying to stem the tide of violent extremism elsewhere.


Israel may agree to release Palestinian funds

Israel is prepared to transfer withheld tax revenues to the Palestinians through a mechanism that guarantees none of the money will go to the Hamas-led government or militants, officials said on Thursday.


An armed man threatening to commit suicide breached security at the British Embassy in Tel Aviv and was loose on the grounds inside, police said Thursday. Embassy spokeswoman Karen Kauffman said police were invited into the embassy compound and were seeking to deal with the situation. There were no reports of any shots fired.


Michigan health officials have made it a crime this flu season to vaccinate anyone not considered at "high risk" due to the supply shortage of flu shots.


Death penalty sentences fall to 30-year low

WASHINGTON - The number of people sentenced to death reached a 30-year low in 2003, when the Death Row population fell for the third year in a row, signaling the continuation of a slow trend away from state- and federally ordered executions, according to


Arts, Briefly: Supreme Court in Japan Upholds Mapplethorpe

The Supreme Court of Japan on Tuesday overruled a 2003 Tokyo High Court decision and decided that âMapplethorpe,â a book of erotic photographs by Robert Mapplethorpe (1946-89), shown at right in a self-portrait, did not violate obscenity laws, The Associated Press reported. The decision should pave the way for sale of the book in Japan for the first time in eight years. Although it decided that the book was not indecent, the Supreme Court rejected a demand by the publisher, Uplink, for government compensation of $20,370, according to Takashi Ando, a spokesman for the court. Takashi Asai of Uplink had been contesting the confiscation of the book in 1999 and his voluntary suspension of its sales in 2000 in response to police warnings. In the Supreme Court decision, by a majority of the five-judge bench, Justice Kohei Nasu wrote that the 384-page volume of black-and-white portraits, including 20 close-ups of male genitalia, âcompiles work from the artistic point of view, and is not obscene as a whole.â Mr. Asai sold about 900 copies of the Japanese version of âMapplethorpe,â originally published in Japan by Random House in 1994 without objection from the authorities. But airport customs officials, declaring the book obscene, confiscated Mr. Asaiâs copy when he returned from a trip to the United States in 1999. He called the Supreme Court decision âgroundbreakingâ and said it âcould change the obscenity standardâ used for banning foreign films that depict nudity and for censoring photographs in books.


Football video game wins European patent

Kicks previous ruling into touch The maker of a video game that improves player control has been granted a patent despite the European Patent Convention stating that "methods for playing games" are excluded from patentability.â¦


Treatment with antidepressants increases the risk of suicidal thoughts and behavior in patients age 24 and younger, according to proposed changes to the drugs' labels unveiled Wednesday by federal health officials.


Diversity brings breadth to U.S. history

American students often get the impression from history classes that the British got here first, settling Jamestown, Va., in 1607. They hear about how white Northerners freed the black slaves, how Asians came in the mid-1800s to build Western railroads. The lessons have left out a lot.


At least four workers die as a site under construction at Dubai airport collapses, trapping workers.


Eleven fans were arrested after clashing with police during Chelsea's 1-0 win over West Ham at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday night.


Compared with many adults hit by bipolar disorder, Jane Pauley got off lightly with a rare midlife diagnosis and rapid symptom relief after three weeks in a top-notch hospital, say


The UN nuclear watchdog said on Thursday it was still talking with Brazil about inspecting its uranium enrichment plant despite Brazil's assertion an inspection deal had been finalized.


Bergamo, 17:43 - CALCIO, TROFEO BORTOLOTTI: SAMPDORIA SUPERA ATALANTA AI RIGORI

La Sampdoria ha vinto la 12/a edizione del trofeo "Achille e Cesare Bortolotti" battendo 6-5 ai rigo...


MARTINSVILLE, Ohio -- Tucked away in the den of his 127-year-old farmhouse, Ed Winkle huddles over his computer. The screen's soft glow lights up his eyeglasses, reflecting messages about tractors, corn hybrids and crop insurance.


Storm's slow approach helped save buildings

The beaches of the east coast's barrier islands seemed as calm as they could be on Monday. Just one day after Hurricane Frances wobbled through, only


D'backs nip Astros despite Scott's cycle

Luis Gonzalez doubled in the 11th inning off Andy Pettitte and scored on Johnny Estrada's sacrifice fly to lift the Arizona Diamondbacks to an 8-7 win Friday night over the Houston Astros and Luke Scott, who hit for the cycle.


Iraq report sees "grave and deteriorating" crisis

The United States should begin to withdraw its forces from combat in Iraq and launch a diplomatic push, including Iran and Syria, to prevent "a slide toward chaos" in the country, a high-level panel recommended on Wednesday.


Planned weekend talks could promise a major break in the entertainment industryâs labor troubles.


R&B singer Akon extends reign on singles chart

Senegalese R&B artist Akon entered a  second week at No. 1 on the Hot 100 singles chart Thursday with  "I Wanna Love You" featuring Snoop Dogg.


Bank of England holds interest rate at 5.00 percent

The Bank of England (BoE) has kept its key interest rate at a five-year high point of 5.00 percent, opting against a further rise after last month's quarter-point increase.


Singer Beyonce named most desirable woman: survey

Singer-actress Beyonce, star of the  movie musical "Dreamgirls," was named this year's "most  desirable woman" in an annual reader survey released on  Wednesday by the popular lifestyles Web site AskMen.com.


Vijay Singh, 41, shot a final-round 76 but still won the PGA Championship on Sunday at Whistling Straits in Haven, Wis.


Blu-ray winning studio war, but needs to sway consumers

The end of the high-definition disc war seems in sight, say industry observers, with major studio Warner Bros. jumping to the Blu-ray Disc camp and leaving the competing HD DVD format with a dwindling base of Hollywood support. But ahead lies the real uphill battle: selling high-definition discs - in any format - to consumers who appear more than satisfied with the DVDs they've already bought over the past few years.


Roma, 16:09 - CALCIO, PAGLIUCA: NON SO SE MI INGAGGEREI

"Ho 41 anni e non gioco un incontro ufficiale da dieci mesi. Non ho il ritmo partita e fossi un diri...


Don't ditch that home phone for VOIP service just yet, experts ...

NEW YORK -- AT&T Corp. expects to have one million voice-over-Internet customers by the end of next year, while cable TV giant Comcast Corp.


Analysis: Air strikes have taken out some Hamas leaders and crews firing rockets at Israel. But many Palestinians perceive the Israeli actions as support for Fatah


Provvedimento consentirebbe a famiglie scelta operatore


South African women push for top spots in mining

Smangele Mngomezulu worked for 15 years at South African mining giant Anglo American, but apartheid-era laws banned her from donning a hard hat and shoveling ore.


Kostas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou are charged with avoiding a drug test on the eve of the Olympics.


Sling Media hires former MTV digital chiefs

Gadget maker Sling Media Inc. said it  plans to announce on Thursday that it has hired two former MTV  Networks executives to head a new interactive programming  division.


Immigration work force fights corruption

Under the glare of the port lights, federal agents watched as the GMC Yukon approached the immigration booth. Two years of legwork — interviewing sources, listening to wiretaps and watching just as they were watching now — had led to this. Aurora Torres, the suspected smuggler, was behind the wheel.


When Toyota Motor Corp. wanted to promote its new Scions to young buyers, it turned to one of the growing number of digital design companies doing business in the popular online universe "Second Life."


Humana, the biggest manager of health plans for the United States military, said yesterday that third-quarter profit rose 36 percent on higher revenue from Medicare and medical cost controls.


A debate in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, is putting the Democratic presidential candidates views in the spotlight. CNN and the Congressional Black Caucus Institute are hosting the Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, discussion.


Straw 'ready to listen to' Bigley captors

The government is ready to listen to a message from the kidnappers of Kenneth Bigley but will not enter into negotiations with them, the foreign secretary, Jack Straw, said today.


Bush, Kerry brace for key presidential debate

The US presidential candidates did some late cramming for their high-stakes televised debate, with George W. Bush seeking to lock in his lead in the polls and challenger John Kerry hoping to stage a comeback.


Juan Manuel Fangio, the great five-time Formula One champion, made a name for himself winning that race, 10 years before his first Formula One grand prix. He drove a modified '39 Chevrolet coupe, a crude car for driving on pavement, much less the dirt, mud and other assorted slop competitors had to conquer in the Norte.


Joanne Woodward and Anne Keefe have returned as co-artistic directors of the Westport Country Playhouse in Connecticut.


Gaza fighting escalates but truce efforts renewed

Fighting between rival Palestinian factions escalated across Gaza on Friday, killing at least 17 people, as Hamas overran compounds used by President Mahmoud Abbas's forces and two major universities were set ablaze.


TAIPEI - Taiwan's pro-independence parties led by President Chen Shui-bian have suffered an upset defeat in parliamentary elections.


Jordanâs heir to throne stripped of title

ISN SECURITY WATCH (29/11/04) - Jordanâs King Abdullah announced yesterday that his half-brother, Crown Prince Hamza bin Hussein, had been stripped of his title in an abrupt change of succession plans described as a move designed to allow the prince


The oil giant finds the fastest way to profits may be through the Kremlin's top leadership.


India points to outside groups after deadly bombings

HYDERABAD, India  - The bombings in a south Indian city that left at least 40 people dead could have been the work of Islamist militants based in Pakistan or Bangladesh, the state's chief minister said on Sunday.


Nearly three decades after Washington area faith leaders founded a movement for affordable housing, there is a new push -- particularly in the District -- to revive the effort and get the clergy to see housing as an urgent mission field.


E' morto Giovanni Raboni, poeta e critico letterario. Raboni era nato a Milano nel 1932. Esordi' come poeta all'inizio degli anni Sessanta con due brevi raccolte, 'Il catalogo e' questo', e 'L'insalubrita' dell'aria'.


Google Inc. on Saturday published on   its Belgian website a court order which forbids the Internet   search engine to reproduce snippets of Belgian press on its   news amalgamation service.


Hockey tough guy Tie Domi confirmed for the first time on Thursday that his marriage had failed, but made no mention of a rumored affair with a high-profile politician that put him in the media spotlight.


Russia's new PM to change Cabinet line-up

Russia's prime minister-designate, Viktor Zubkov, told lawmakers on Thursday he planned changes in the cabinet line-up, and newspapers predicted Economy Minister German Gref would be the chief casualty.


Himesh Reshammiya talks about his 5 favourite love songs.


A watchdog is to quiz defence officials after a laptop with personal details of 600,000 people is stolen.


Mars' polygon shapes may be result of water action

Curious polygon shapes on the surface of Mars are among the latest evidence clearly suggesting the presence of water, and some of it may have appeared there even after the surface was bombarded by objects from distant space.


CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.- Astronauts guided into place and bolted down a  2-ton addition to the international space station Tuesday, making the first  of three difficult spacewalks during space shuttle Discovery's stay.


Roma, 21:20 - CALCIO, LAZIO: MINI ABBONAMENTI PER SETTE GARE

Presentata oggi l'iniziativa della Lazio che, in vista del rush finale di campionato, riapre la camp...


John Madden scored two goals and goalie Martin Brodeur made several important saves in the final minutes Sunday to help the Devils hold off the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs, 3-2.


What was Natwar chewing at press conference with Kasuri

New Delhi, Sep 7 (UNI) What was External Affairs Minister K Natwar Singh chewing at his joint press conference yesterday with his Pakistani counterpart Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri after their two-day talks?


Oracle says to buy rival Hyperion for $3.3 billion

Oracle Corp. , the largest database software maker, said on Thursday it would buy Hyperion Solutions Corp.  for $3.3 billion to boost its position in the fast-growing market for performance management software.


Producer Shri Gulshan Rai passed away this morning in Mumbai.


HOUSTON, June 12 -- The international space station deployed  a new power source Tuesday, unfolding a pair of 115-foot-long solar wings like an accordion window blind.


Pamela Anderson and Kid Rock each filed divorce papers Monday seeking to end their marriage of less than four months. Anderson's representative would not comment on the reason or any particulars of the divorce. Anderson and Rock, whose real name is Robert Ritchie, each cited "irreconcilable differences" in their divorce filings in Los Angeles County Superior Court.


Troy Glaus homered for the first time since May 11 and Garret Anderson and Bengie Molina also hit home runs to power the Anaheim Angels to a 10-5 win over the Indians at Cleveland last night, snapping a three-game losing streak. Glaus homered on the first pitch of the sixth inning to give Anaheim a 6-0 lead. He was playing ...


An excommunicated Roman Catholic archbishop continued to defy the Vatican when he installed two married priests as bishops on Sunday.


'Sara' un kolossal che nascera' in California'


TV torture scenes trouble human rights activists

Desperate to get answers from a terrorism suspect who is refusing to talk, steely eyed U.S. intelligence agent Jack Bauer bursts into an interrogation room and shoots the prisoner in the leg.


Ministero parla di esecuzione da parte dei miliziani sciiti


Nearly two million survivors of the 2005 Pakistan quake are to spend a second winter in camps, Oxfam says.


By Mark Yuasa, Seattle Times  Mar. 10--The recreational salmon fishing seasons off the coast will be limited for chinook, but it could be a more rosy picture for coho this summer.


As politicians pay tribute to a fallen leader, the country's Pakistanis are trying to come to terms with what her death means for their homeland


'American Idol' Hopefuls Descend on D.C.

WASHINGTON - They came with their wraparound shades, hair-styling tools and other items essential for a shot at fame. Thousands of people, many appearing to be teenagers or in their twenties, flooded into the Washington Convention Center this week to audition for Fox's popular "American Idol."   Candidates began arriving Monday morning - two days before the start of auditions - for a chance to win a spot on the television reality program that makes stars out of its winners...


Carlos Checa took pole position for Saturday's inaugural Qatar Grand Prix with the quickest lap in the final qualifying session on Friday.


Salesforce.com expands call center support

InfoWorld - NEW YORK - Hosted CRM (customer relationship management) evangelist Salesforce.com Inc. began a new branding campaign this week to draw attention to its customer-service support functionality, launching a new Web site at Supportforce.com and announcing a batch of partnerships with top call center infrastructure vendors.


Folic Acid Use Rises Among Women of Childbearing Age

THURSDAY, Sept. 16 (HealthDayNews) -- Forty percent of American women of childbearing age now get enough folic acid to help prevent birth defects, according to a new March of Dimes survey.


Troops are on the streets of the Philippine capital ahead of a rally set to demand President Arroyo's resignation.


Between Black and Immigrant Muslims, an Uneasy Alliance

Only 28 miles separate a mosque in Harlem from one on Long Island. Yet a vast gulf divides them.


Labour chairwoman Hazel Blears urges the party to regain its "unity" ahead of its annual conference.


The Federal Communications has approved the transfer of the broadcasting license of WLVI-TV (Channel 56) to WHDH-TV (Channel 7), the last major hurdle to the sale of Channel 56 to Channel 7's parent company.


Call for restrictions on antidepressants

The UK drugs regulatory agency warned yesterday that the SSRI class of anti-depressant medicines had been too widely prescribed by doctors for the treatment


Chiuderemo con un disavanzo 2006 tra 5-6% del pil


Partecipera' venerdi' a conferenza stampa Melandri sul tema


Venezuela Considering Using Panama Pipeline

Venezuela plans talks with Panama next week on the possibility of pumping oil from the Caribbean to the Pacific through an existing pipeline, Foreign Minister Ali Rodriguez said Wednesday.


Although he considers it "morally wrong" to put off dealing with Social Security, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist said Sunday he agrees with fellow Republicans that changes in the venerable domestic program can't be forced upon an unwilling American public.


Arctic warming is good news for oil companies, but not for ...

Scientists have worries about the Arctic warming as they have determined that the ice in Greenland and the Arctic is melting too rapidly .


Books: "Cain's Field: Faith, Fratricide, and Fear in the Middle East"

TIME Jerusalem bureau chief Matt Rees on the experiences that led to his new book about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict


Per l'agenzia non dovrebbe avere impatto sul rating di 'Aa2'


HPV Vaccine's Cost Turning into Key Issue: State Medical Association Cites Potential Toll on Doctors' Finances in Opposing Order

By Janet Elliott, Houston Chronicle  Feb. 15--AUSTIN -- The high cost of the vaccine that protects against a sexually transmitted virus linked to cervical cancer is becoming a key issue in opposition to Gov. Rick Perry's order that schoolgirls receive the shots.


UN tribunal sentences former leading Bosnian Serb politician to 32 ...

1 September 2004 - The United Nations war crimes tribunal for the former Yugoslavia today sentenced the former prominent Bosnian Serb political leader Radoslav Brdjanin to 32 years in prison for torture, wilful killing and other crimes.


Iraq says captures No. 2 al Qaeda leader

U.S. and Iraqi forces have arrested the   second most senior figure in al Qaeda in Iraq, National   Security Adviser Mowaffak al-Rubaie said on Sunday.


The former United Nations secretary general has spent the past week trying to nudge Kenyaâs government and opposition leaders toward a compromise.


Bill Clinton insisted yesterday that he never "disgraced this country" or "lied to the American people about my job.


Australia FM urges Timor rebel chief to surrender

Australia's Foreign Minister Alexander Downer on Thursday urged wanted East Timorese rebel leader Major Alfredo Reinado, surrounded by Canberra-led troops, to surrender.


Goldman to sell S.Korea cable operator stake: paper

Goldman Sachs  is selling its 30.48 percent stake in South Korean cable TV operator C&M, valued at $970 million, a newspaper said on Monday, in the latest sale of Korean assets by foreign investment firms.


Khoya Khoya Chand's premiere at the Rome Film Fest.


Genova, 14:43 - CALCIO, SAMP; NOVELLINO: AD ASCOLI CON GRANDE GRINTA

Il tecnico della Sampdoria, Walter Novellino, presenta la gara contro l'Ascoli nel solito segno dell...


Avast! Microsoft is taking action to thwart a possible hole in its Vista anti-piracy measures.â¦


Economic growth in '07 weakest in five years

U.S. growth skidded lower in the fourth quarter and was the weakest in five years for all of 2007, according to a government report on Wednesday that highlighted the toll an enfeebled housing sector has taken on the national economy.


Putin Tactics Unlikely to Stem Terrorism

President Vladimir Putin says he will fight terror by consolidating security agencies and further tightening political control over the country. But his tough tactics risk alienating the public support he needs, and allies abroad seem to be ignoring his pleas to crack down on Chechen separatists.


After months of speculation, Vivendi announces that Half-Life 2 has officially gone gold and will be on shelves in less than one month.


The Atlanta Hawks waived center Jelani McCoy Tuesday and activated guard Royal Ivey from the injured list.


Spain's Sanz Sweeps Latin Grammys in L.A.

Spanish heartthrob Alejandro Sanz, one of the few well-known musicians vying for a Latin Grammy on Wednesday, swept the awards show, taking home trophies for best song, best record and best album.


The first case of Spanish infuenza is reported. Unfortunately, it won't be the last. Compiled by Tony Long.


Putin firma il decreto per uscire dal patto. In aprile aveva annunciato una moratoriaL'ultima versione del Cfe non Ã¨ stata ratificata da Usa e dalle repubbliche baltiche                                            Mosca sospende il trattato sulle armi convenzionali


Attacks Kill Two U.S. GIs in Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan - A bomb killed two American soldiers and wounded three others in southern Afghanistan, the U.S. military said Saturday, while a separate attack in an eastern Afghan province killed at least three children and a policeman on the first day of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan...


Owen Wilson 'doing very well' after suicide bid: director

Oscar-nominated actor Owen Wilson is "doing very well" following a suicide attempt last week, Wes Anderson, the director of the star's most recent film, said here Monday.


Deutsche Bank's Chief Shuffles Top Executive Ranks

Deutsche Bank shuffled the ranks in its executive suite on Tuesday, putting more power into the hands of two prominent investment bankers based in London, but also naming


A suicide bomber kills eight people in north Iraq as suggestions emerge of a major change in US thinking.


N.F.L. 2007 Preview: As Lineâs Choreographer, Center Holds Key to Success

Crouched and holding a football between his legs, a center in the N.F.L. faces crucial split-second decisions before each snap.


N.B. residents block off highway to protest cuts to local health care

SAINT-QUENTIN, N.B. (CP) - A major highway in northern New Brunswick  remained closed to almost all traffic Monday, as local residents protested planned health care cuts.


Yankees 5, Red Sox 0: Yankees Sweep Red Sox Behind Wang and Cano

Chien-Ming Wang worked seven innings and held Boston to one hit. Curt Schilling pitched six innings, allowing two runs, both on opposite-field home runs by Robinson Cano.


PEOPLE across Wales have been warned to brace themselves for Wet Wednesday, as the worst of the rain and strong winds hit tomorrow.


Only 4 percent of Americans have ever used the Internet to buy prescription drugs — and even fewer do so through foreign pharmacies — despite Web sites maintained by a handful of states to help citizens import medicines more cheaply from Canada, a new study finds.


California deploys dope-vending machines

Prescription only, sadly California residents with a genuine need to skin up can now avail themselves of marijuana vending machines, the BBC reports.â¦


SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 16 -- Barry Bonds's weight trainer said on a secretly recorded tape that the San Francisco Giants star took an undetectable performance-enhancing drug during the 2003 season, the San Francisco Chronicle reported Saturday.


Non saranno sospese forniture di greggio, ma compagnia paghi


US envoy to visit S. Korea, Japan on DPRK nuclear issue

US special envoy Joseph DeTrani will visit South Korea and Japan on the nuclear issue of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), State Department deputy spokesman Adam Ereli said at a briefing on Tuesday.


Bush nominates Kellogg's CEO for commerce

WASHINGTON - President Bush on Monday nominated Carlos Gutierrez, a native of Cuba and now the chief executive officer of Kellogg Co.


Wal-Mart Sets Records, and Its Shares Drop

Not many companies report record sales and earnings and then watch their share prices fall. But that is what happened to Wal-Mart Stores yesterday.


Buenos Aires, 17:25 - CALCIO, MARADONA JR IN ARGENTINA PER VEDERE LA SORELLA

Diego Armando jr sarà a Buenos Aires la prossima settimana per incontrare la sorellina Giana,...


"Vera Drake" Triumphs at Venice Festival

With an acceptance speech that included a dig at the Cannes Film Festival, Mike Leigh's "Vera Drake" won the Leone d'Oro for best film, closing out a controversial edition of the Venice Film Festival marked with some organizational snafus.


Ronaldo si presenta "Il Milan è la mia sfida"

Il Fenomeno mostra la maglia 99 che indosserà e sfida i critici: "Non sono finito. Il Milan è un sogno per chiunque"


Cops hunt for rail officers after crash kills 38

New Delhi, December 15: Police were looking for two railway stationmasters blamed for a head-on collision between two passenger trains which killed at least 38 people and injured dozens, officials said on Wednesday.


Nukaga to be Japan finance minister: media

Former Japanese defense minister Fukushiro Nukaga will become finance minister in Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's reshuffled cabinet, public broadcaster NHK reported on Monday.


Apple should be pushing its Mac OS X software aggressively into corporations running Windows, says a Microsoft solution provider in Massachusetts, but others claim that Apple might be missing


Police investigating three terror attacks in the UK are searching a number of addresses across the country.


Actress Bridget Moynahan, former girlfriend of New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, is pregnant and Brady is the father, Moynahan's publicist said Monday.


Human remains dating from the 1st Century AD suggest TB may have killed off leprosy in Europe.


Roma, 16:15 - CALCIO, ROMA; PRADE': MANCINI INCEDIBILE

La Roma non ha intenzione di cedere Mancini. Lo ha ribadito il ds giallorosso Pradè replicand...


Dutch Watchdog Issues Fines vs. Spammers

for $61,000 - went to a person involved with four spam e-mails, including one message that praised Hitler's book "Mein Kampf" and was disguised to appear as if it came


Magazine slams U.S. for enforcing Cuban cigar ban

Cigar Aficionado, the glossy magazine for lovers of expensive cigars, criticized the U.S. Treasury Department for continuing to spend federal funds chasing people for buying Cuban cigars.


France's Bousquet wins European short course 100m title

France's Frederick Bousquet caused a surprise by winning the men's 100m freestyle in 47.52sec at the European short course swimming championships.


What the US has learned (so far) in Iraq

Three years on, experts and participants are looking back to try and glean the war's lessons.


Bucarest, 18:35 - CALCIO, ROMANIA: ORARIO PARTITE SPOSTATO PER CALDO RECORD

A cause del caldo record (oltre 40 gradi) che ha già provocato 18 morti nel paese, la Federa...


Air France-KLM ready to invest 9.4 bln dlrs in Alitalia: report

Air France-KLM could invest 6.5 billion euros (9.4 billion dollars) in Alitalia under a takeover plan which would see up to 2,000 jobs cut at the struggling Italian flag-carrier, a report said Friday.


The government's abandoned police  force merger plans cost taxpayers millions, the BBC learns.


Messina, 15:20 - CALCIO, MESSINA: RITIRO NEL COSENTINO DAL 15 LUGLIO

Il ritiro precampionato del Messina si svolgerà a San Giovanni in Fiore (Cosenza), da domenic...


Three more show polonium traces in UK poison case

Tests on three more London hotel workers have shown they were exposed to low levels of polonium 210, the radioactive poison that killed former Russian agent Alexander Litvinenko, health authorities said on Tuesday.


Crosby inspires Penguins to outdoor victory

ORCHARD PARK, New York  - The Pittsburgh Penguins opened the New Year with a 2-1 shootout victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday in the first outdoor NHL game played in the United States.


L'ex dittatore, 91 anni, e' in condizioni gravi ma stabili


Senegal's president appeared to have won the country's election outright Wednesday, according to nearly complete results released by regional vote-counting centers and reported by the state-run news agency.


A few weeks ago people in San Diego were screaming for a change at quarterback. Now it seems that sort of talk has been quieted by the play of Drew Brees.


Nearly 300 communist prisoners escape in an armed jailbreak in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh, police say.


Evangelist Billy Graham, 85 years old and recovering from surgery, is planning what is likely his final crusade in New York City, his representatives said Thursday.


Turkey Rejects Special Conditions for EU Bid

ANKARA/BRUSSELS  - Turkey signaled growing unease  on Monday that the European Union wants to impose special  conditions on its drive to join the wealthy bloc and insisted  it must be treated in the same way as any other candidate  country.


Livorno, 18:28 - CALCIO, LIVORNO: DOPPIO ALLENAMENTO

Doppia seduta di allenamento per il Livorno in vista della sfida di domenica all'Olimpico con la Rom...


A Romanian judge on Wednesday resigned after being accused of starring in an X-rated video, officials said.


Start-up pictures video-ready wireless networks

Video54 says new intelligent-antenna technology can make wireless networks reliable enough to carry video.


Bush thanks scandal-plagued Italy PM for war cooperation

Days after he was acquitted in a corruption trial, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi got a warm welcome Wednesday from President Bush, who is grateful to Italy as a rare European ally willing to send troops to Iraq.


Eli Lilly & Co. warned doctors Friday to stop using the attention deficit disorder drug Strattera in patients with jaundice or who show signs of liver problems.


Pfizer shares plunge after cholesterol drug fails

Pfizer Inc.  shares  tumbled as much as 15.6 percent on Monday, wiping out nearly  $30 billion of market value, after the world's biggest drug  maker unexpectedly ended development of its most important  experimental medicine.


Bush reassures Putin before G8 face-to-face

HEILIGENDAMM, Germany  - U.S. President George W. Bush sought to calm tensions with Moscow on Thursday ahead of a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at a Group of Eight (G8) summit in Germany.


Welcome to the Daily Peloton's coverage of Stage 14 of the Giro d'Italia. Sunday, May 23 the peloton will say arrivederci to Italy in the morning, and move into foreign territory for the only abroad stage ...


Cremona, 20:27 - CALCIO, C1: LA CREMONESE CAMBIA PADRONE

Finarvedi S.p.A, la holding di partecipazioni che fa capo al Cavaliere del Lavoro, Giovanni Arvedi, ...


Marco Tabini's Blog: Thoughts for a new year: PHP as the new Java

Marco Tabini (of php|architect magazine) has posted some of his thoughts on why PHP just might be the "new Java" in the upcoming year.   Historically, PHP has been developed following the scratch-an-itch method [...]. This development process makes for some haphazard functionality, and has, in the past, been the source of many annoyances that need to be handled with extreme care.   He does mention some of the good things that have come out of this process like OOP in PHP4, SimpleXML functionality and type hinting but warns that if things swing too much the other way (planning out everything, only adding things by committee) that PHP might swerve towards a dangerous precedent - the Java community's mentality.


Microsoft releases OneCare 2.0 security suite beta

Microsoft has unveiled the first public beta of Windows Live OneCare 2.0, a major upgrade of its consumer security suite that was last updated in January.


Warner Bros and Abu Dhabi Agree to Media Joint Venture

Warner Bros Entertainment has agreed with United Arab Emiratesâ Aldar Properties and Abu Dhabi Media to set up a film and video game production firm.


Expectant Ghana out to avoid opening slip-up at African Nations Cup

Ghana, with the hopes of the home nation resting on their shoulders, will be strong favourites to get their record equalling fifth-title bid off to the best possible start against Guinea here Sunday.


Armed Athens Bus Hijackers Release Five Hostages

Hijackers who took as many as 26 people hostage on a commuter bus on the outskirts of Athens released five of the captives. Police are in negotiations to free the remaining hostages, a spokeswoman said.


N.F.L. officials, and their often game-changing decisions, are under scrutiny like they never have before.


Pakistan says no threat of bird flu pandemic

Pakistan said on Wednesday there was no threat of a pandemic from bird flu, as World Health Organization experts visited the country's northwest which reported the first human death from the virus.


The successful Airbus tests involved communications to and from several different types of GSM mobile phones onboard to mobile and fixed telephones on the ground, and to another mobile phone on the plane.


On 50th Anniversary, 'Little Rock Nine' Get a Hero's Welcome

LITTLE ROCK, Sept. 25 -- This time around, the Little Rock Nine pulled up at the high school in three white stretch limousines.


A US Federal Court judge yesterday ordered that military commission proceedings against an Australian Guantanamo Bay inmate be stopped immediately.


The United States and European Union called a temporary time-out on Thursday in a cross-Atlantic dispute over government support for aviation rivals Boeing  and Airbus .


Henin too good for lacklustre Serena in Paris

The outcome was the same though it was the imperious tennis of Justine Henin everybody was talking about this time when the Belgian top seed outclassed Serena Williams at Roland Garros on Tuesday.


Milano, 14:43 - CALCIO, INTER: PELE' TRA I CONVOCATI PER LA SAMP

Roberto Mancini ha convocato 19 calciatori per la gara di serie A di domani sera dell'Inter contro l...


Ukrainian opposition leader says government cooked up a 'political murder'

Opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko starkly accused the government Thursday of poisoning him in a 'political murder' to knock him out of the presidential race, saying his massive dioxin dose probably came from ...


Shuttle crew inspects Atlantis for mystery object

Shuttle Atlantis astronauts used   cameras on a robot arm to inspect their spacecraft on Wednesday   to see if a mystery object seen falling near the ship posed a   threat to its safety.


Angelina Jolie was expected to arrive in Vietnam late Wednesday night to adopt a 3-year-old boy, adoption officials said.


It has happened every year since the BCS was formed in 1998. One way or another, whether by blowing its chance or by another team not providing help, Texas finds itself at the Cotton or Holiday bowls.


Tiger Woods eagled The Grove's 18th hole for a third successive day to increase his WGC American Express Championship lead to six strokes in Saturday's third round.


Anticipate a sabato le partite delle squadre impegnate in ChampionsCorsa per il quarto posto: Lazio in trasferta a Catania e Empoli a Udine                                            Inter, Roma e Milan in campo domani Domenica il derby tra Palermo e Messina


IBM develops world's fastest supercomputer

IBM has a new supercomputer which is currently world's fastest. The new Blue Gene/L is capable to do 36.01 teraflops. The ex world's fastest supercomputer, the Earth Simulator from NEC, is able to do 35.


Five charged with planning attack on Jewish centre

Five German far-right extremists charged with planning a bomb attack on a Jewish community centre and attempting to set up a Nazi-style dictatorship went on trial in Munich yesterday, more than a year after a ...


Protestant Leader: IRA May Disarm on Sly

A key Protestant leader in Northern Ireland on Wednesday warned that the Irish Republican Army may resume disarmament in secret, rather than allow the process to be photographed as demanded by Protestants.


Brawler probably believed he had a 'mandate'

It makes no sense for so many Americans to be angry with basketball star Ron Artest, a man whose approach to life and professional sports epitomizes the new American philosophy of self-defense, defiance and pre-emption.


Stressed-out African naked mole-rats may provide clues to infertility in humans, researchers believe.


German official proposes new terror laws

Justice Minister Brigitte Zypries proposed Tuesday to toughen Germany's anti-terrorism laws by making it a crime to train for an attack or to obtain weapons or other substances in order to carry out an attack.


4-time Iditarod champ Susan Butcher dies

Four-time Iditarod champion Susan Butcher died Saturday in a Seattle hospital of a reoccurrence of leukemia after a recent stem-cell transplant, her doctor said. She was 51.


Michael Eisner and Frank Wells transformed Disney by revitalizing its dormant animation efforts, expanding the theme parks and, most dramatically, by purchasing Capital Cities/ABC in 1995, thus


Subhed: Q&A: A new book on 'The Gospel of Judas' reveals sharp divisions among early Christians on issue of death as a validation of faith. TIME's David Van Biema discussed the issue with author Elaine Pagels


Oriana Fallaci, the Italian writer and journalist best known for her abrasive interviews and provocative stances, has died, officials said Friday. She was 76.


Ministers Focus on Expanding Free Trade Ahead of ASEAN Summit

Southeast Asian ministers have wrapped up preparations for ASEAN's 10th summit, which starts Monday. Free trade and expanding ties with Asian neighbors China and India are high on the agenda.


Spurs coach Jol: Arsenal have calmed Van Persie!

Tottenham coach Martin Jol says Arsenal firebrand Robin van Persie is already a calmer player than he was at Feyenoord! Jol said: "At 18, Robin was in the first team at Feyenoord.


Florida storms cutting a wide economic path

Hurricane Frances may have almost doubled the estimated recovery cost for Florida as relief officials gear up to deal with


Report: Flaws in Hussein Trial Impair Verdict

BAGHDAD, Nov. 19 -- The trial of former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein, in which he was sentenced this month to death by hanging, was marred by flaws so serious that they undermined the trial's fairness and called into question the verdict, an international human rights watchdog group said in a...


Regulators Warn France Against Protecting Bank

As numerous European banks assess whether to make a bid for SociÃ©tÃ© GÃ©nÃ©rale, regulators in Brussels warned France against any effort to thwart open competition.


Boston Red Sox reach agreement with veteran left-hander David ...

The Boston Red Sox reached agreement with volatile left-hander David Wells on Saturday to bolster the rotation and join the frat house full of "idiots" who rebelled against baseball tradition and won the team's first World Series title since 1918.


A senior Pakistani soldier is killed in the latest clash with Islamist students barricaded in an Islamabad mosque.


Poland's parliament expected to trigger election

Poland's parliament is widely expected to pass a motion on Friday triggering an early election pitting the ruling conservative Kaczynski brothers against the main, pro-business opposition party.


Gritty Romanian film wins Palme d'Or in Cannes

CANNES, France  - A hard-hitting Romanian movie set towards the end of the communist era won the Cannes Film Festival's top honor on Sunday.


By 2020, the United States will emit almost one-fifth more greenhouse gases than it did in 2000, according to a government report. By the Associated Press.


A SENIOR cleric belonging to a Pakistani extremist party was killed today when a man shot him as he answered his door, police and party officials said.


Gymnastics Governing Body Reviews South Korean Protest

The International Gymnastics Federation is reviewing a protest by South Korea that a scoring error cost its contestant a gold medal in the Olympic men's individual all-around competition.


East Boston's Jermaine Wiggins has roamed from college team to college team, NFL team to NFL team. He fills perfectly the role of nomad tight end.


A round up of quotes from prominent politicians around the world after Benazir Bhutto's assassination


RELIGION:  Vatican Launches Peace Campaign

ROME, Sep 19 (IPS) - The Vatican, seat of the Roman Catholic faith,  launched a diplomatic drive this week to explain the Pope's  controversial references to Islam.


Study Finds Prior Trauma Raised Childrenâs 9/11 Risk

Preschoolers who witnessed the 2001 terrorist attacks were at high risk of developing lingering problems if they had had a previous frightening experience, new research suggests.


JazzMutant's multi-touch music controller

Blog: Music controller manufacturer Jazz Mutant releases their Dexter controller this week.


United and Caborn call for urgent action

British sports minister Richard Caborn and Manchester United football club have called for urgent action after United fans appeared to be crushed on a safety barrier in their Champions League match.


Why does Asia get all the cool stuff first?

Also: Congress OKs private spaceflight bill. [News.com Extra]


Music industry defends hip-hop - "just a song"

Rap musicians and top  record label executives defended the hip-hop business Tuesday,  telling lawmakers it is wrong to single out the genre for  congressional reprobation.


"In the wings, I told myself it was lost for me because of that but everyone encouraged me and told me it was not important."  Belgium's newly crowned beauty queen has been drawn into the bitter political feud that has left Brussels without a government for six months after it emerged that she cannot speak the language used by half of ... via Telegraph.co.uk


Israeli Cabinet Passes Gaza Bill Before Key Vote

Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's cabinet  passed a bill on the nuts and bolts of pulling out of occupied  Gaza Sunday, a day before he seeks approval from Israel's  parliament for his withdrawal plan.


Rhetorical fireworks over Iraq but few solutions

Central front in the anti-terror war or diversion, democratic success or cauldron of chaos: the US presidential candidates offered starkly different visions of Iraq but neither had any convincing exit strategy.


Suspended Capitals Remain Unapologetic After Fight

Capitals forwards Donald Brashear and Brian SutherbyÃÂ decline to voice regret over the actions that caused them to get suspended.


Putin sacks Russian PM ahead of elections

Russian President Vladimir Putin  dismissed his prime minister on Wednesday, clearing the way for  him to appoint a new premier who is likely to become the  leading candidate in an election for president next March.


US and S. Korea strive for unity amid fears of a of N. Korean nuke test

Analysts are concerned that North Korea may see an opportunity to deepen the wedge between the allies.


Ted Lilly thoroughly enjoyed ending Boston's six-game winning streak with a record performance. Lilly struck out a career-high 13 in a three-hitter, pitching the Blue Jays past Pedro Martinez and the Red Sox 3-0 Monday night.


Skivvy sales did, so designers stole Victoria's secrets.


Google Is Adding Major Libraries to Its Database

Google plans to begin converting the holdings of leading research libraries into digital files that would be searchable online.


American Sports, American Excess. No Thanks.

Americans see sport as entertainment. But the British do not necessarily want to be entertained at a sporting event. We require long-term emotional involvement.


U.S. officials tag elements from Tehran but can't seem to finger their Iraqi cohorts.


Mortgage Applications Ease in Aug 27 Week

New applications for U.S. home loans eased last week for the second week in a row even though 30-year mortgage interest rates decreased slightly, an industry group said on Wednesday.


Feeling the heat at Neptune's south pole

Long, hot, summer at -190Â°C The south pole isn't where you'd ordinarily think of going for your summer holidays, but that is because you are from Earth, not Neptune.â¦


Louisiana State coach Nick Saban has talked to the Miami Dolphins about their vacant head coaching position.


Jobs report sends real estate rates lower

A disappointing November employment report helped push mortgage rates lower this week, according to Freddie Mac's weekly mortgage survey.


Dinner plate helps diabetics shed pounds: study

CALGARY, Alberta  - Overweight people with diabetes have as much success dropping pounds using a colorful dinner plate that measures food portions as they do on many weight-loss drugs, Canadian researchers said on Monday.


Poor watch lists and a centralized architecture are still issues.


Diversi operai intervenuti nel corso degli incontri hanno chiesto un atteggiamento maggiormente critico nei confronti del governo                                            Mirafiori, alle assemblee sulla Finanziaria contestati Epifani, Angeletti e l'Ugl


Six Killed in Ghanaian Cargo Plane Crash - Company

Freight company MK Airlines confirmed on Thursday that one of its Ghanaian-registered Boeing 747 cargo planes crashed in Halifax, Canada, killing all six crew members aboard.


Attracting investors without putting the charitable focus at risk.


Police charge a second man with the murder of Nottingham teenager Danielle Beccan.


By eamonn holmes  DROP-dead gorgeous Kate Moss crashed the internet last week as t ho usands of men logged on to view her short film promoting a delightfully naughty underwear catalogue.


Vince Young had a perfect opening quarter and the Tennessee Titans led the Indianapolis Colts 7-3 in the second quarter Sunday night.


Rio de Janeiro, 10:55 - CALCIO, RONALDO: CAPODANNO CON MAGLIA FLAMENGO

Ronaldo non fa nulla per smentire il suo interesse ad un trasferimento al Flamengo. L'attaccante bra...


Growing role of emotion in jury verdicts

Peterson case shows that jurors can make decisions based on personal demeanor.


Lo ha stabilito l'autopsia, Legambiente parte civile


October 12, 2004 - By taking advantage of a hole in Microsoft's Internet Explorer web browser, hackers have been able to introduce âspywareâ or âadware,â which is downloaded on to hard drives without owners' knowledge.


Robert B. Zoellick, the new chief of the World Bank, will need to smooth ruffled feathers left by his predecessor Paul D. Wolfowitz.


North Korea says agreement on some issues

North Korea's delegate to six-party talks on its nuclear weapons program said on Friday there had been agreement on some issues with the United States.


Judge scolded the Justice Department for failing to stop leaks describing scientist Steven J. Hatfill as a "person of interest" in the probe of the anthrax attacks.


Russian President Vladimir Putin Thursday strongly defended the takeover by state oil firm Rosneft of stricken oil major YUKOS's key production unit, Yuganskneftegaz, saying it was a legitimate business deal.


Studentâs Ad Gets a Remake, and Makes the Big Time

In a trend known as consumer-generated content, an 18-year-old student and Apple devotee was hired to make a television commercial for Appleâs new iPod Touch.


Update 1: United Airlines to Slash US Flights

As part of its bid to emerge profitably from bankruptcy, United Airlines announced plans Wednesday to slash its domestic flight schedule, increase its more profitable international schedule and reduce the size of its fleet over the next six months.


Cherilyn Anderson is a $45-a-month, small-town council member in southwestern Pennsylvania with no appetite for the partisanship of national politics. She won't even set aside $1 in her tax returns to help pay for presidential campaigns.


CENTRE ISLAND, N.Y. - Singer-songwriter Billy Joel married his fiancee, 23-year-old Kate Lee, in a ceremony Saturday at his Long Island mansion, his record label said...


Two major Darfur rebel groups said Friday they plan to boycott upcoming peace talks, a major blow to negotiations the U.N. hoped could reach a new agreement for the Sudanese region torn by years of fighting.


A WOMAN who found a footballer's lost mobile phone is selling the numbers of some of the world's top players.


Shares in Harry Potter publisher Bloomsbury plunge 30% after the firm issues a profit warning.


Stocks Fall on Greenspan Deficit Warning

Stocks fell modestly Friday as Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan sounded a warning over the nation's spiraling trade deficit.


US marines come under sustained attack from several directions in their makeshift HQ in the Iraqi city of Falluja.


Terror suspect appears at City of Westminster court

A 26-year-old man facing terrorism charges, including that he travelled to Pakistan for weapons training, has been remanded in custody after appearing in court in London.


UN Experts Visit Brazil Nuclear Facility

By Bruno Domingos and Andrei Khalip RESENDE, Brazil  - U.N. nuclear experts visitedBrazil's new uranium enrichment plant on Tuesday to try tobreak an impasse over nonproliferation inspections, althoughhow much they would be allowed to see remained at issue.


Beijing '08 progress on track but pollution a worry: IOC

Preparations for the Beijing 2008 Olympics are well on schedule but pollution is still a concern, the International Olympic Committee said on Wednesday.


Another Antarctic Peak Conquered by Bulgarians

Politics: 1 January 2005, Saturday. Bulgarian alpinists Doichin Vassilev and Lyubomir Ivanov have topped the 1111m Zograph Peak on the Antarctic island of Livingston.


Why Syria Feels the Heat from a Beirut Bombing

Critics tie the Hariri assassination to Syria's efforts to keep control over Lebanon


Consumer prices rose the most in more than two years in November as energy costs surged and a host of other prices marched higher, damping prospects of further interest-rate cuts from the Federal Reserve.


Nissan Q1 down on weaker product mix, keeps f'cast

Nissan Motor Co. , Japan's third-largest automaker, posted a 3.2 percent drop in quarterly operating profit as a worsening product mix favoring smaller, cheaper cars hit margins, and kept its full-year forecasts unchanged despite the weaker yen.


Dollar Falls, Market Ponders China's Move

The dollar fell in choppy trade on  Thursday as traders tried to sort out what a surprise interest  rate hike from China meant for currencies.


Study: Exercise, Diet Help Keep Older Dogs Spry

Exercise and a diet fortified with  vitamins, fruits and vegetables helped older dogs learn new  tricks and kept them spry in an experiment that scientists said  could teach humans a thing or two.


What could be better? John Kerry condemned the independent ad calling on President Bush to condemn the independent ad questioning John Kerry's service in Vietnam.


Marathoner Finishes Third After Attack in Athens

A defrocked Irish priest bolted from the crowd and grabbed the marathon leader about three miles from the finish Sunday. The Brazilian runner Vanderlei de Lima wound up with the bronze - and a special award for sportsmanship - and the former priest was arrested.


Fewer people are living in extreme poverty in the East Asia-Pacific region, the World Bank said Tuesday.


Bristol-Myers Tightens Process for Setting C.E.O. Pay

The company accepted a Harvard professorâs proposal that the chief executiveâs pay be subject to approval by three-quarters of the independent directors.


Players, including outspoken Dagenais, meet with union leadership

Seventy-five NHL players met with union leaders Tuesday to get an update on a lockout that shows no sign of ending. Among those players was Montreal's Pierre Dagenais, who has said he would be willing to disobey


Warner Bros. has scheduled a movie for release next year, and guess what's in it? From Crave, CNET's gadgets blog.


Charlie Villanueva had 21 points and 10 rebounds, and No. 19 Connecticut closed the game with a 9-1 run for a 74-66 victory over No. 8 Syracuse on Monday night, ending the Orange's 16-game home winning streak.


Nair jumped at chance to bring Thackeray classic to big screen

In her career as a film director, Mira Nair is best-known for work that captures the vibrant intricacies of modern-day India ("Salaam Bombay!


Artie Shaw, Swing Bandleader, Dies At 94

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. -- Artie Shaw, a clarinetist and bandleader who recorded the Big Band hit "Begin the Beguine," is dead at age 94, according to the manager of his orchestra.


The marking of papers online is contributing to inaccurate exam results, a head teachers' group believes.


International telemarketing fraud probe nets 135

WASHINGTON, Oct 5  - More than 135 people have been arrested in an international crackdown on fraudulent telemarketing operations that may have netted hundreds of millions of dollars from unwary victims, US Attorney General John Ashcroft said Tuesday


AP: Yushchenko Has Historic Dioxin Level

Ukrainian opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko speaks to members of the media during a press conference in Kiev, in this Friday, Nov. 19, 2004 file photo.


Omicidi, in famiglia ne avviene uno ogni 40 ore

Inversione di tendenza in Italia per quanto riguarda gli omicidi volontari: dopo che per anni il fenomeno ha segnato nel nostro paese un andamento decrescente, nel 2003 si registra un notevole incremento, in particolare per quanto riguarda gli omicidi di


They are slick and gaining popularity, but voice over internet protocol and AJAX have some big security problems that will probably get worse before they get better. Quinn Norton reports from San Diego.


Van Gogh murder suspect has terror links

The main suspect in the Amsterdam slaying of Dutch filmmaker Theo van Gogh has links to a radical Islamic terrorist group, the BBC reported Thursday.


UNC tops CS-Fullerton in 5-hour marathon

Josh Horton broke a tie with an RBI single in the 13th inning and North Carolina beat Cal State Fullerton 7-5 on Friday night in the second-longest game in College World Series history at 4 hours, 53 minutes.


Fewer Foreign Grad Students Enroll in U.S.

A new survey indicates the number of foreign graduate students enrolling for the first time at American universities is down 6 percent this year — the third straight decline after a decade of growth. Educators worry the trend is eroding America's position as the world's leader in higher education.


A new report says a genetic profiling test already on the market accurately predicts which breast cancer patients will benefit from chemotherapy -- and who won't. It could help 80,000 women a year make better choices about their treatment.


Phishing, Spyware, Others Plague Internet

Computer worms raced around the world, leaving behind tools that spread spam. Scammers sent e-mail to trick bank account holders into revealing passwords. Rogue programs known as "spyware" hijacked Web browsers and crippled computers.


Il Chelsea gela il Milan 'Aspettiamo Shevchenko'

'Ho 9 giocatori inamovibili', dice il tecnico Mourinho, fa capire che l'ucraino non è tra questi, ma conclude: 'Gli daremo il tempo'


Wenger vows to stick with young guns in League Cup final

Arsene Wenger has promised to keep faith with his Arsenal youngsters for their League Cup final showdown with Chelsea.


ASIA/HONG KONG - Cinquecento cristiani hanno partecipato alla Preghiera per lÂunitÃ  dei cristiani Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - LÂAdorazione della Croce Ã¨ stata al centro dellÂIncontro di preghiera per lÂunitÃ  dei cristiani che si Ã¨ svolto nella parrocchia cattolica del Rosario, nella diocesi di Hong Kong, il 19 gennaio scorso, sul tema della Setti...


Iran to vie with West by launching news channel

Iran's state broadcaster will launch a 24-hour English-language satellite news channel next week to rival dominant Western services, a senior official said on Tuesday.


Roma, 10:30 - Calcio, derby; Serra: basta polemiche Di Canio-Totti

''Adesso basta. Con queste polemiche tra i due capitani di Lazio e Roma si sta alimentando un clima ...


Worst of Atlantic hurricane season still to come

Nearly eight weeks have passed since the last tropical storm in the Atlantic-Caribbean region faded away, but banish any notion the 2007 hurricane season has been unusually slow and beware the coming months, experts say.


One domain, ".mobi," will be set up for websites trying to work with the restrictions of Internet surfing on cell phones.


ABC tinkers with 9/11 TV drama assailed by Clinton

Under pressure from former  President Bill Clinton and the Democratic Party, ABC scrambled  on Friday to make 11th-hour changes to a miniseries suggesting  he was inattentive to the Islamic militant threat that led to  the September 11 attacks.


He calls himself "The Bishop." Exactly why is just one of the many mysteries surrounding the increasingly menacing figure.


Hurricane Frances Causes Damage in Bahamas

Howling winds and severe flooding brought by Hurricane Frances pounded the Bahamas for two days, leaving at least two people dead, homes destroyed and yards littered with mangled trees.


Wall Street's political cash favors Democrats

Wall Street has shifted its  allegiance in the 2006 election cycle by donating more to  Democrats than Republicans who have been the investment banks'  usual benefactors, U.S. Federal Election Commission data show.


Rookie Britons Snatch Late Point at Ryder Cup

BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan  - Ryder Cup rookies  Paul Casey and David Howell blunted a spirited U.S. fight-back  Saturday, collecting Europe's only full point in the morning  fourballs with a nerveless display.


Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp says Alan Shearer is the 'perfect' candidate to become the next Newcastle manager.


Bush Intelligence Plan Echoes 9/11 Panel's

WASHINGTON - President Bush is urging Congress to create a strong national intelligence director to control the nonmilitary portions of the nation's intelligence community, a position similar to what was envisioned by the Sept. 11 commission...


Renee Zellweger, Colin Firth and Hugh Grant are expected at the Bridget Jones premiere in London.


EU ministers agree to set up five pilot reception centres in Africa to process asylum applications.


Honor code aims to keep Bud.TV from kids

Anheuser-Busch is using cutting-edge technology to launch its online television channel that will beam Budweiser-themed shows to personal computers and cell phones.


Early Showdown in Hawaii for Singh, Woods and Els

Vijay Singh, Tiger Woods and Ernie Els,  the world's top three players, have the chance to establish an  early psychological advantage for this year's majors at the PGA  Tour's season-opening Mercedes Championships in Hawaii.


A European Turkey stands to be a guiding light for the Muslim ...

Is Turkey ready to officially become part of Europe? The world will know the answer in another 10 years. A decade may sound a long time, but the ball is finally rolling on Turkey's European Union membership after 40 years of wavering talks.


Sue Bird had 10 points and 14 assists a day after having surgery on her broken nose, and the Seattle Storm advanced to the WNBA Finals with an 82-62 win over the Sacramento Monarchs in Game 3 of the Western Conference finals last night.


Violent protests swept Guinea on Monday, killing at least nine people and disrupting the crucial bauxite mining sector as unions resumed a general strike against President Lansana Conte's government.


Yes! It's the the wireless USB Missile Launcher

Fire! Fire! Fire! Fire! Good news, office warfare fans - the USB Missile Launcher is back, in a new, flashier wireless version that makes for the strategic siting of remote batteries.â¦


You Think Santa Is Busy? Talk to a Wood Toy Maker

With customers leery of buying toys made in China, makers of wooden toys say in the U.S. they can barely keep up with demand and are hiring extra employees.


Dodgers can clinch division title Friday

BRISTOL, Connecticut (Ticker) - The Los Angeles Dodgers are closing in on their first playoff berth in eight years. Beating the San Francisco Giants for the National League West title would make it that much sweeter.


Islandersâ Nolan Proves Himself Once Again

The sense of being an outsider still drives Ted Nolan, the coach of the Islanders, whose mystique includes nine full seasons without a job in the National Hockey League, amid rumors that he was blackballed.


'Totti Ã¨ il valore aggiunto' La novitÃ  sarÃ  Esposito

CELJE (SLOVENIA), 8 ottobre 2004 - Mancano 24 ore alla partita contro la Slovenia, la gara che sancirÃ  il ritorno di Francesco Totti in azzurro dopo quattro mesi. Un immagine da ricostruire quella del capitano azzurro e un nuovo ct da conquistare.


Scientists are studying dog genetics to understand a rare form of epilepsy which in humans strikes down the young.


Stiff Back Worries Woods on Eve of American Express Championship

Tiger Woods felt stiffness in his back after seven holes yesterday in Thomastown, Ireland, and decided to call it a day, not wanting to aggravate the week-old injury and not entirely certain he would be able to defend his title beginning today in the


Israel allows Palestinian forces to secure Arafat's burial: paper

Israel will allow Palestiniansecurity forces to take charge of security arrangements duringArafat's burial in Ramallah, local newspaper Ha'aretz quotedDefense Minister Shaul Mofaz as saying Thursday.


Abi: piu' di 4 mln di cittadini scelgono internet e telefono

(Teleborsa) - Roma, 13 dic - I clienti delle banche preferiscono sempre di piÃ¹ fare operazioni con la banca via telefono o sul web, lo si apprende da una ricerca effettuata dall'Abi. Nel triennio 2001-2003


On Dec. 31, It's Official: Boston's Big Dig Will Be Done

BOSTON -- When the clock runs out on 2007, Boston will quietly mark the end of one of the most tumultuous eras in the city's history: The Big Dig, the nation's most complex and costliest highway project, will officially come to an end.


Egypt loss spurred Cameroon on says Bikey

Cameroon's painful opening game loss to Egypt spurred the team into the African Nations cup quarter-finals, defender Andre Bikey believes.


Hasselbeck expected to play against Arizona

KIRKLAND, Wash. - Seattle quarterback Matt Hasselbeck is expected to play when Arizona visits next weekend, though his sore throwing elbow will require treatment and he's not expected to practice until Wednesday.


UN report: number of HIV sufferers reaches new high

The number of people living with HIV has reached 39.4 million people worldwide - with high increases reported from EU's neighbouring Russia and Ukraine, according to an annual AIDS report.


Police and border guards in Finland have dismantled a prostitution ring run from St Petersburg in Russia, officials say.


Sears, Roebuck and Co. has agreed to pay $500,000 to resolve federal allegations that it failed to report known defects on riding lawnmowers, federal safety officials said Friday.


A Sharm i due leader s'incontreranno anche con Hosni Mubarak e il re di GiordaniaNonostante lo scetticismo della vigilia, prese decisioni importanti e concrete                                            Al via il vertice israelo-palestinese Olmert: "Liberi 250 detenuti di Fatah"                                                                                Il premier israeliano ribadisce: "Israele non tratta con Hamas"Deciso anche lo scongelamento  di 600 milioni di dollari palestinesi


Kidnapped Aid Official Begs Blair To Save Her

Pleading for her life between terrified sobs, kidnapped aid official Margaret Hassan appeared on a videotape Friday urging the British prime minister to abandon Iraq.


It was a frigid January day a decade ago when the first gray wolfs bolted out of crates and into the wilds of Idaho.


The deadline is approaching for broadcasters Virgin Media and BSkyB to resolve their bitter row over TV rights.


Music biz seeks Second Life via virtual real estate

Every year, a new online  service seems to creep out of nowhere to capture the public's  imagination, causing at once havoc and opportunity for the  entertainment industry.


Samuelson: The Revolt Against College Rankings

Why the campaign against U.S. News & World Report's college rankings reeks of self-serving censorship.


WASHINGTON -- Drug giant GlaxoSmithKline agreed to pay $3.4 billion in the largest tax settlement in IRS history, resolving a dispute from the 1980s over the multinational company's U S profits.


La Valletta, 19:45 - CALCIO, JUVENTUS: LEGGERO INFORTUNIO, ZEBINA STOP 10 GIORNI

Jonathan Zebina dovrà stare fermo per una decina di giorni. Il difensore della Juventus ha su...


Andy Yosinoff and the Emmanuel women's basketball team stared at their opponent in a packed gym filled with 1,500 eager fans in Guangzhou, China. They knew they were playing the Jinli company-sponsored all-star team.


Shuttle Atlantis Appears to Have a Flawless Liftoff

The shuttle blasted off with the rattling roar of more than seven million pounds of thrust into a stunningly clear evening sky on Friday.


IDC projects that worldwide PC shipments will increase by 16.7% in the fourth quarter of this year, bolstered by the strong laptop sales.


LONDON (CBS.MW) -- The state-funded British Broadcasting Corp. said Tuesday it would eliminate close to 2,900 jobs, mainly in administration, hoping to achieve annual savings of 320 million pounds ($624 million) within three years.


Risponde a Fini: 'Inconsistenza? Lui superbo e superficiale'


Putin clears air, backs India for UNSC veto

NEW DELHI, DECEMBER 4: Peeved at what he called a deliberate attempt to dilute the success of his visit, Russian President Vladimir Putin today backed India for full veto power in the enlarged UN Security Council, and found no reason why New Delhi should


BOURNEMOUTH, England: The Liberal Democrat party, for decades a distant third force in British politics, ended its annual get-together yesterday with stirring predictions that policies such as opposition to the ...


Flu Pandemic Inevitable, Plans Needed Urgently -WHO

Every country in the world must come up urgently with a plan to deal with an inevitable influenza pandemic likely to be triggered by the bird flu virus that hit Asia this year, a top global health expert said on Friday.


After a weak June quarter, Weatherford rode improvements in Canada to a solid September quarter.


China signs free trade pact with Pakistan

China signed a free trade pact with old ally Pakistan on Friday as visiting Chinese President Hu Jintao promised to bolster ties to a new level.


THE PROBLEM with phpBB software, which we reported on this time yesterday is over. And it's thanks to Google, it appears. F-Secure said that the Santy worm, which defaced web sites and used a Google search


US President George W Bush is set to defend his Iraq policy at the  annual debate of the UN General Assembly.


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Campaigns Experimenting Online to See What Works

Super Tuesday isn't just draining campaigns of much-needed money and challenging their organizational mettle. Feb. 5 also is turning out to be a "big test," campaign aides say, of the reach and power of the Internet.


Shakira may get high grades in singing and swiveling her hips, but what about ancient Western history? For the past month, the Colombian pop star has attended a class at the University of California, Los Angeles, called ÂIntroduction to Western Civilization: Ancient Civilizations from Prehistory to Circa A.D. 843.Â


China unveils likely successors to top posts

China's ruling Communist Party unveiled a new leadership line-up on Monday, including two men positioned to eventually succeed President Hu Jintao and government head Premier Wen Jiabao.


World surfer champion detained in Israel

Police detained eight-time world surfing champion Kelly Slater early Saturday after a scuffle with photographers who were trying to take pictures of him with an Israeli supermodel, police said.


Andrejus Zadneprovskis of Lithuania got the silver. Libor Capalini of the Czech Republic won the bronze. Modern pentathlon combines shooting, fencing (one duel against every other competitor


Currencies: Dollar gains on euro as traders await Fed

NEW YORK The dollar rose against most European currencies on Monday on expectations that the Federal Reserve on Tuesday will lift its overnight lending rate and signal plans for more increases.


By Kent, Joan  Development in La Crosse, from possible parking ramps to accommodate business expansions to building a transit center downtown, should dominate much of' the city government's 2007 agenda, city officials said.  Logistics Health Inc.


Jeromy Burnitz's RBI single with one out in the ninth inning sparked a three-run rally, and the Colorado Rockies beat host Los Angeles, 4-1, last night to slow the Dodgers' drive to their first playoff berth in eight years.


If you live in New York, California, or Nevada, you have the biggest chance of being an identity theft victim.  However if you're a Wyoming, Vermont, or Montana resident, the opposite is the case, a new study says.


John Edwards got some campaign help Monday from baseball groupie Annie Savoy and pitching phenom Ebby Calvin "Nuke" LaLoosh.


Reggie Sanders picked up Jason Isringhausen and the streaking St. Louis Cardinals. After Isringhausen blew a three-run lead in the ninth inning, Sanders had a pinch-hit single in the 11th to give St. Louis a 6-5 victory over Los Angeles on Sunday.


Typhoon Meari kills 17 in Japan, eight still missing

Typhoon Meari left 17 people dead, eight missing and 70 injured in its wake after ripping through Japan yesterday, dumping heavy rain and causing mudslides and flooding, weather officials and police said.


Martin St. Louis had a goal and an assist to lead Canada to a 2-1 victory over the United States Tuesday night in the World Cup of Hockey opener for both teams.


One Laptop Per Child Project Extends to American Students

OLPC America plans to combat digital divide by distributing low-cost laptops to needy students in the U.S.


Soldiers patrolled the largest city in India's volatile northeast and frisked bus passengers on Wednesday after a series of grenade attacks blamed on a powerful underground group killed a man and wounded 50.


By beating Slovakia, 5-2, on Sunday night at the Air Canada Center, Russia set up at least one rematch with a top rival in the World Cup of Hockey.


Nigerian unions have clashed in court with the oil giant Shell as the labour movement flexed its muscles ahead of a nationwide general strike.


Time for Oscar noms, strike or no strike

Hollywood's big question Â which movies will compete at the Academy Awards? Â is about to be answered.


Microsoft sets pricing for Windows Vista

Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O announced on   Tuesday U.S. prices for Windows Vista, the long-awaited new   version of the operating system that sits on more than 90   percent of the world's PCs.


Australia's Glenn McGrath is determined to make sure England are forced to follow on in the first Ashes Test.


As Iraqi leaders Sunday trumpeted a swift victory in Fallujah, insurgents pressed their claim on the northern city of Mosul, which is fast becoming Iraq's newest front.


Air France proposes share swap for Alitalia: reports

Air France-KLM's  bid for Alitalia  includes a share swap and a capital hike of 750 million euros ($1.09 billion), with up to 1,700 job cuts, Air France's Chairman Jean-Cyril Spinetta was quoted as saying.


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Montecarlo, 18:55 - CHAMPIONS: LAZIO NEL GRUPPO C CON IL REAL

La Lazio giocherà nel gruppo C della fase a gironi della Champions legue. Il sorteggio svolto...


(CBS/AP) Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Thursday that he would push ahead with a withdrawal from the Gaza Strip despite a stinging setback to the plan from his Likud Party.


The Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) says the weekend elections and referendum in Belarus were seriously flawed.


The XII Paralympics begins in Athens, after a spectacular opening ceremony.


Friendly fire kills NATO soldier in Afghanistan

One NATO soldier was killed by friendly   fire and several were wounded on Monday during a major   offensive to crush a resurgent Taliban in southern Afghanistan.


Norwegian offshore oil workers call off strike

A four-month strike by Norway's offshore oil workers was set to end after their union announced they would return to work.


Lieberman files forms for independent run

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


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Exercise is not enough to offset the increased death risk associated with being obese, research suggests. A study of more than 116,000 women nurses found physical activity did not totally compensate for the higher death risk associated with being obese.


Microsoftâs monthly security bulletin has uncovered a âcriticalâ buffer overrun vulnerability that exists in the processing of JPEG image formats.


The European Commission is considering introducing a voluntary code of conduct on energy efficiency for datacenter operators.


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TRAVEL: Caribbean MAIDENS ; THE SUNSHINE ISLANDS WILL BOWL YOU OVER

By IAIN MAYHEW  THE only snowballs are those sickly-sweet cocktails. The only skis are the ones that whizz across the clear, turquoise water.   This is the Caribbean in winter - a necklace of sunshine islands a world away from the cold, grey UK skies.


A painting attributed to cult graffiti  artist Banksy fetched more than 200,000 pounds ($391,000) in an  online auction on Monday. Now the lucky owner will just have to  work out how to get it home.


The European Commission proposes tough import tariffs on leather shoes from China and Vietnam.


Kerry Says Bush Snubbing Science, May Cost Lives

HAMPTON, N.H.  - Democratic challenger John Kerry  on Monday broadened his attack on President Bush to include  stem cell research when he accused his rival of ignoring  science that could offer millions of sick Americans a chance at  a cure.


In insular Bhutan, a learn-by-doing film industry is beginning to emerge.


For 11 years, Pedro Zapeta, an illegal immigrant from Guatemala, lived his version of the American dream in Stuart, Florida: washing dishes and living frugally to bring money back to his home country.


Actors Colin Farrell and Angelina Jolie are due at the UK premiere of Alexander in London on Wednesday.


Owen says he can still score for England despite rocky Madrid ...

Michael Owen hasn't scored yet for Real Madrid, but he's sure he can still contribute for England. Owen, who picked up a lower back injury in Real Madrid's 1-0 weekend loss to Deportivo


Ariz. woman's face branded with 'snitch'

A woman had the word "snitch" burned into her face with a branding iron in apparent retaliation for helping police in a domestic violence case, authorities said.


Jerusalem Tops Agenda in Palestinian Poll Campaign

BIR NABALA, West Bank  - Palestinian presidential  frontrunner Mahmoud Abbas canceled an election rally in  Jerusalem on Friday, objecting to Israeli security, and his  main rival was detained at a holy site in the city.


He warns of 'totalitarian' terrorists - as other officials attack his critics as 'defeatists' and 'appeasers.'


Although it doesn't say so on the invitation, every job interview is really a Bring Your Own Success Portfolio -- BYOSP -- event.


Iraq, Terrorism, to Be Top Rice Questions

Condoleezza Rice's televised job interview to be the next secretary of state presents a rare opportunity for senators to ask President Bush's most trusted foreign policy confidante to explain her views and her role combatting terrorism and waging war in Iraq.


Ofsted's annual report also praises the schools that are doing particularly well.


Is need for control behind Microsoft's flip-flop?

Blog: A developer writes that virtualization represents a threat to Microsoft's control of the desktop and licensing restrictions are one way to try to maintain its grip.


The Prison Officers Association delivers a vote of no confidence in the governor of a youth prison hit by riots.


Richard Thomas' Blog: Performance of Zend_Loader

In a new blog post Richard Thomas takes a deeper look (well continues his ) at the performance of the Zend_Loader component of the Zend Framework.   When you use Zend_Loader your files are wrapped in conditional statements. These statements prevent APC and all other cache/accelerator programs to have problems properly caching your file. [...] Now here is the catch-22. Depending on the size of your application and how often different classes are used you can run into problems.   His result doesn't have much to do with the component, though - he points out that conditionals of any type can slow things down in an application and that "benchmarking is your friend".


Vodafone launches its third-generation services for mobile phones, offering video calls, music downloads and games.


Mark Thatcher Pleads Guilty in Coup Plot

Sir Mark Thatcher pleaded guilty Thursday to unwittingly helping to finance an foiled coup plot in oil-rich Equatorial Guinea in exchange for a fine and a suspended jail sentence.


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Alcatel lancia il nuovo cellulare One Touch 757

E' disponibile sul mercato il nuovo cellulare GPRS 757 della serie One Touch prodotto da TCL & Alcatel Mobile Phones. E' disponibile sul mercato il nuovo cellulare GPRS 757 della serie One Touch prodotto da TCL & Alcatel Mobile Phones.


Against Jets, Pats know they can't let up a minute

The rivalry between the New England Patriots and New York Jets may lack the animosity of the Red Sox-Yankees, but it is nonetheless one of the fiercest in the NFL, dating to its AFL ori- gins.


The last hurrah for Ellis Burks began with a simple procedure. The Red Sox activated the venerable 40-year-old before Thursday night's game against the Orioles.


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The burst tyre which led to yesterday's coach crash tragedy in Jordan was the second tyre problem suffered by the vehicle that day, a couple who survived the tragedy said today.


U.S. strikes insurgents targeting helicopters

A U.S. air strike killed senior insurgents suspected of targeting American helicopters in Iraq, and the Iraqi government said 39 militants had been killed in western Anbar province in recent fighting.


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Inhaled Insulin as Effective as Injection

For people with type 2 diabetes, taking an inhaled form of insulin before meals and a single daily injection of long-acting insulin provides blood sugar control comparable to that of a conventional all-injection insulin regimen, researchers report.


Democrats Propose Loan Plan for Coal Plants

The plan circulated by top Democrats would provide $10 billion in loans for plants that make diesel fuel from coal.


Lindsay Lohan is following in the footsteps of the most famous blond bombshell of them all â Marilyn Monroe. In the issue of New York magazine on sale Monday, the 21-year-old star of "Mean Girls" and "Freaky Friday" poses nude for photographer Bert Ste...


At the start of his recital at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on Tuesday evening, the pianist Lars Vogt produced a quiet, controlled sound that at first seemed the picture of refinement but eventually grew unnerving.


Gunmen in Iraqi army uniforms kidnapped a senior Iranian diplomat in Baghdad, Iraqi and Iranian officials said on Tuesday, and Tehran blamed the U.S. military and demanded his immediate release.


Chelsea Cancels Mutu's Contract After Drug Admission

Chelsea terminated Romania striker Adrian Mutu's contract, citing gross misconduct after the player failed a doping test for cocaine and admitted taking the drug, the English soccer club said in a statement.


Palestinians to Elect Arafat Successor on Jan. 9

Palestinians set Jan. 9 as the date for presidential elections to replace Yasser Arafat on Sunday while the United States hinted it may be ready to resume Middle East peacemaking.


Hamas, Fatah head for unity talks in Mecca

Leaders of the rival Hamas and Fatah groups headed for Saudi Arabia on Tuesday for talks aimed at ending factional warfare and forming a unity government that could end a crippling Western embargo.


Google Video serves up anti-American propaganda

Iraqi sniper claims soldiers' lives Warning: Graphic content Islamic militants may not approve of the West's way of life, but they seem to have no qualms about using the information technology it perfected to spread propaganda.â¦


U.S. Open: Nadal Recovers From Slow Start to Advance

Rafael Nadal bounced back from a sluggish start and moved into the next round of the U.S. Open on Wednesday.


Lungo colloquio a Gerusalemme, 'atmosfera eccellente'


South Africa are to to discuss whether it is safe to continue their your to Pakistan after the bomb attack in Karachi.


Intel Readies Centrino-Style Push for Desktops

Intel Corp.  will unveil next year a bundle of chips designed for home entertainment computers, and support the move with a branding campaign modeled on the successful launch of its Centrino chips for notebook computers, a person briefed on the matter said.


Counterfeiters learn to make convincing copies of the shiny, embossed stickers that certify everything from software to baseball cards. By Marty Graham.


Russia succession intrigue follows Putin to Belarus

Russia's Vladimir Putin is visiting  Belarus to nurture a union between the two former Soviet  neighbors that analysts say could provide the president with a  power base after he steps down next year.


FCC seen backing airline's broadband at Logan

Boston airport authorities cannot   stop Continental Airlines from offering wireless Internet   service in its frequent flier lounge under a proposed Federal   Communications Commission ruling, sources familiar with the   matter told Reuters on Wednesday.


Rebel groups and Sudan's government are to hold talks to try to end the conflict in the Darfur region.


Authorities released nearly 1,000 pages of new documents from the Columbine High School massacre Thursday, including step-by-step plans written by the two killers as they gleefully plotted the deadliest school shooting in U.S. history.


Kyoto University Orders AMD-Based Supercomputer

The AMD Opteron-based supercomputer achieves considerable energy savings over the university's current machine.


Milan's world-famous opera house La Scala re-opens after a three-year closure for renovation.


Pakistan slumped to 131 all out in the Champions Trophy semi-final, their lowest ever score against the West Indies. The Pakistan captain, Inzamam-ul-Haq, won the toss and amazed everyone when he decided to


Medical marijuana users can be fired: Calif. court

Companies can fire employees who use marijuana for medical reasons even if California law allows such use because federal law prohibits it, the state's Supreme Court ruled on Thursday.


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Superior Court judge Leland Harris has ruled there is enough evidence to try 34-year-old Zack Sinclair with stalking. Sinclair, who was arrested in September, is alleged to have repeatedly gone to the gate


After a surge, US terror prosecutions drop to pre-9/11 levels

Critics question the effectiveness of US intelligence operations, and whether the threat of terrorism has been exaggerated.


Pregnancy has been an engaging experience for Jessica Alba.


Jittery in Baghdad, and Not Feeling Any Safer

The State Department and other government agencies are having trouble filling great, career-enhancing jobs in Baghdad as part of the new Iraq reconstruction push. Many agency employees are hesitant to sign up for these new "provincial reconstruction teams" because they think they might be killed....


Thousands of protesters gathered Saturday outside the White House to demand an end to the Iraq war as counter-protesters rallied to meet them on a planned march to the Capitol.


Fed's Hoenig says slower growth to ease inflation

LINCOLN, Nebraska  - Kansas City Federal Reserve   Bank President Thomas Hoenig said on Wednesday a cooler pace of   U.S. economic growth should help bring down core inflation over   time.


Abdominal Fat Decreases, Insulin Action Improves When Elderly Take ...

In a six-month study of elderly people, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis found that the hormone dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) significantly reduced abdominal fat and improved insulin action.


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The Dallas Cowboys have been saddled with a three-game losing streak at a time when owner Jerry Jones is desperate to win because Arlington voters will decide Nov. 2 if he is going to get a new stadium.


Detroit Pistons Team Report - November 3

(Sports Network) - Rasheed Wallace poured in 24 points, including 18 in the second half, leading the defending champion Detroit Pistons to an 87-79 victory over the Houston Rockets on Tuesday in the season-opener for both teams.


General Mills earnings top Street, shares up

General Mills Inc. GIS.N, the   world's second-largest maker of breakfast cereals, on Thursday   reported a 6 percent rise in quarterly profit, beating Wall   Street estimates, as stepped-up marketing efforts helped boost   sales of Cheerios and other products.


World economy on track for another year of strong growth in 2007

Slowing activity in the US economy and a possible sudden cooling of overheated property markets are the main threats to the world economy in 2007 after vigorous recovery this year.


Olympic silver medalist Mardy Fish was drawn yesterday to face Max Mirnyi in the second singles match. The doubles match in the best-of-five series is tomorrow, with the reverse singles Sunday.


N.Korea Says It Has Nuclear Arms, Spurns Talks

North Korea declared Thursday for the  first time it possessed nuclear weapons and pulled out  indefinitely from six-party talks on its atomic ambitions,  saying it needed a defense against a hostile United States.


A Monastery Opens Its Doors to Football Fans

For $250 a night in a city where Super Bowl rentals are topping out at $250,000 a week, Our Lady of Guadalupe Monastery can offer a crash pad for football fans this weekend.


A segregationist preacher is  arrested for the notorious 1964 murders of three civil rights workers in Mississippi.


Hundreds of ethnic Georgians confronted Russian peacekeeping forces in the breakaway region of South Ossetia on Thursday, throwing paint and gasoline on the troops and forcing them to stop blocking a road project, officials said.


Love, hope for shunned kids in India AIDS school

In a smart blue tunic and red  ribbons in her hair, 12-year-old Komal's laughing eyes hide a  fear of death that stalks every student in her village school.


Saddam sent out of court again as lawyers boycott

Saddam Hussein lasted two hours in   court on Monday before the judge threw him out of his genocide   trial for the second time in as many sessions, as the former   Iraqi president's lawyers boycotted proceedings.


Microsoft creates executive role for public sector

Microsoft Corp.  on Monday  appointed company executive Ralph Young to the newly created  role of vice president of the software maker's worldwide public  sector business.


Authorities were considering criminal charges Wednesday against the Dave Matthews Band and one of its tour bus drivers for allegedly dumping human waste from a bus into the Chicago River, dousing a tour boat filled with passengers.


Hummer shows off the HX concept at the 2008 Detroit Auto Show.


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Aker Kvaerner Signs Ormen Lange Contract

Norsk Hydro and Aker Kvaerner have signed the main installation contract for the Ormen Lange onshore plant on the north west coast of Norway.


England captain Paul Collingwood has been fined 50 percent of his match fee for a slow over-rate during India's nine-run win in the second one-day international here at Nevil Road.


The Iraqi cabinet approves a draft law allowing Iraq's oil revenues to be split between ethnic groups.


Karzai to Be Sworn in As Afghan President

Hamid Karzai's inauguration as Afghanistan's first popularly elected president opens a new chapter in the battle to rescue this impoverished country, which became a haven for international terrorism and now risks turning into a narco-state.


Resurgent Charlton take inspiration from Murphy

TWO months ago, after Charlton Athletic had been jeered off at the end of a 2-1 defeat at home to Middlesbrough, Alan Curbishley, their manager, felt that unreasonable expectations had been


Notre Dame Loses Footing Upon a Shifting Landscape

A plaque commemorating Notre Dame's 1946 national championship football team caught lineman Bobby Morton's eye earlier this week at the university's football facility.


(InfoWorld) - In a world where Web-based applications have dominated the discourse lately, does the desktop still matter? Presenters at the appropriately named Desktop Matters conference in San Jose, Calif. on Thursday afternoon argued that it does. Billed as "The Conference for Java Desktop Application Developers," the event focuses mostly on Java technologies like Swing, which provides component technology for building Java desktop applications. The Spring Java Web framework and the NetBeans open-source platform for Java also are noted on the agenda. But the opening keynote pitted desktop technologies including Swing against AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML), the popular technique for building Web applications. Speakers included Ben Galbraith and Dion Almaer, who are cofounders of ajaxian.com and producers of the Desktop Matters conference. They said desktop applications and Web applications are actually becoming more alike. "Weâre kind of seeing the Web become more desktoppy and the desktop become more Webby," Almaer said. Swing and AJAX are moving closer in such aspects as available effects and components support, the speakers argued. Also, hosted versions of desktop applications, such as Microsoft Office systems, are starting to appear. Meanwhile, AJAX applications are "cloning" desktop applications like Zoho Office, Galbraith said. The speakers and audience members cited what they believe are numerous areas where desktop applications enjoy an advantage over Web applications: access to local storage, graphics performance, memory consumption, and the ability to keep sensitive data local. "We've got a few customers out there who are used to having a desktop app," one audience member said. These customers will wonder what is going on if they are required to install a browser as part of an application upgrade, he said. Presenters also said desktop Java is fast while AJAX is slow. But they noted better offline support is planned for AJAX via the Dojo Offline Toolkit. Also at the event, Galbraith announced a project called Nimbus, which is intended to provide a more attractive look and feel for Swing applications. Developed by Sun, Nimbus is an open-source project hosted on Java.net. Graphically, Nimbus resembles Mac OS X and the Windows Vista Aero interface technology, said Galbraith. "In general, it's just a much nicer look and feel," than has been available for Swing before, he said. Nimbus offers features like variable widget sizes for better use of screen space and nested split panes on the user interface. A 1.0 beta release of Nimbus is planned for the JavaOne conference, being held in San Francisco beginning May 8. Nimbus may be included in the planned Java 7 release with Java 5 to provide baseline accommodations. Another topic to be discussed at the Desktop Matters conference is SwingX, which provides open-source extensions to Swing, such as components and frameworks intended to make Swing easier to use, Galbraith said.


Heavy rain stops play with England 102-1 on day four, needing 418 to avoid an innings defeat.


Easyjet's cheapo astroturfing campaign downs charity servers

Apology landed, donation en route, marbles lost in a spam storm Easyjet has quickly apologised to a charity that makes it easier for people to contact their MP, after the airline overloaded servers by ignoring anti-spam guidelines.â¦


Cosmetics maker Estee Lauder Cos. Inc.   posted a lower quarterly profit on Wednesday, dragged  down by a restructuring charge and a settlement with the U.S.  Internal Revenue Service.


Surgery to transplant a woman's entire ovary to her upper arm is feasible and can preserve fertility in patients undergoing radiation treatments that leave


MYRTLE BEACH, South Carolina  - Republican presidential candidates said on Thursday the U.S. economy was going through a difficult slowdown but an election-year recession could be avoided with the right mix of policies.


Let's do for news what we did for software

There have always been problems with distributing urgent public safety information. These problems show up, over and over, with every hurricane, tornado, flood and wildfire. At this moment in history, problems fall in three areas of responsibility (and, for that matter, responsiveness):  The old official channels (radio, TV, newspapers) are scaling back on live news coverage (or on news coverage, period) The new official channels (web sites and services, "reverse 911") are still, as we've been saying since 1995, "under construction".  The new unofficial channels (cell phones, blogs, RSS feeds, phone trees) are still no substitute for the Real Thing, whatever it will become. \


President George W. Bush's official re-election website was down and inaccessible for hours, in what campaign officials said could be the work of hackers.


Gazprom opposes foreign ownership of energy reserves: agencies

A top Gazprom executive voiced opposition on Wednesday to foreign ownership of Russian energy reserves, saying it could deprive Russian consumers of much-needed natural gas, news agencies reported.


U.S., North Korea deal on track: official

The United States said it had "very good" talks with North Korea on Tuesday and it appeared that a deal on ending North Korea's nuclear ambitions was on track for now.


Researchers have made analog electronics out of carbon nanotubes.


Net Song-Swappers Face New Anti-Piracy Push

A new round of lawsuits aimed at prolific Internet song-swappers could be announced as early as Thursday as music officials meet in London to discuss the next step in their global war on Internet piracy.


No Hacking in Audio Case: A Probe Clears Angelides Campaign Over Tape of Governor Obtained Online.

By John Hill, The Sacramento Bee, Calif.  Feb. 3--The campaign of gubernatorial candidate Phil Angelides broke no laws when it obtained a damaging audiotape from the Web site of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, according to an investigation released Friday.


Boston's Seaport Hotel (left) this week will unveil an Earth-friendly wedding package, offering everything from a ceremony- and reception-ambiance set with energy-efficient lighting and soy-based votive candles to an entire menu - from the appetizers to the wedding cake - whipped up with organic, locally grown ingredients. All leftovers will be scraped into the BioX Decomposing System, one of the ...


Johnston County Issues Water Restrictions: Weekend Reserves Are Low After a Volunteer Fire Department Used 400,000 Gallons

By Frank Norton, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  May 26--Johnston County is telling towns, utilities and residents to cut back on water use this weekend after a volunteer fire department used about 10 percent of the county's reserves overnight.


Troops are massing for a huge parade and guests are arriving from around the world to celebrate Fidel Castro's 80th birthday. Now the question is: Will the ailing guest of honor make an appearance?


Polygamists give "Big Love" mixed reviews

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah  - As "Big Love" enters a second season on Monday, the HBO series about a fictional polygamous family is inspiring emotions from pride to fury among real polygamists where the show is set in a Salt Lake City suburb.


MSPs are in Blair Atholl to hear from whether the area should be included in the Cairngorm National Park.


Life & style: Sarfraz Manzoor on growing up in a traditional Pakistani family in Luton - with the prospect of an arranged marriage weighing heavy upon him.