Postal ballots go missing in Florida â again

Florida yesterday lurched a step closer to repeating its chaotic role in the 2000 election, as officials in a vital Democratic stronghold admitted that up to 58,000 postal ballots had gone missing.


Trade unions back Clinton, Huckabee, Edwards

One of the biggest U.S. trade unions made an unusual dual presidential endorsement of Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Mike Huckabee on Thursday, while Democrat John Edwards won the 2008 backing of the carpenters' union.


Freddy Adu was billed as the savior of American soccer. Now he has to worry about saving himself.


By Hochmuth, Phil  Cisco last week launched the smallest version yet of its biggest router. The four-slot Carrier Routing System-1 is intended to extend 40Gbps from a core network to regional carrier locations.


Cyril Saulnier beats Greg Rusedski in five sets to reach round two of the US Open.


I rosanero stendono gli isolani in sei minuti

Il Palermo batte il Cagliari per 3-0 grazie alle reti messe a segno tutte nel primo tempo: da Zauli al 33â, da Brienza al 37â e da Toni al 39â. I sardi giocano un primo tempo discreto con molto possesso


MySpaceTV, the video wing of the online community network, late on Sunday unveiled its first original Web series to give its users a television-like experience with the interactive benefits of the Internet.


The Securities and Exchange Commission dropped consideration of two hedge fund measures from its agenda, saying it needed more time to review their language.


Kerry accuses Bush of covering up plan to call up more soldiers

Democratic Sen. John Kerry on Friday accused the Bush administration of hiding a plan to mobilize more National Guard and Reserve troops after the election while glossing over a worsening conflict in Iraq.


Bausch & Lomb recalls second contact lens solution

Bausch & Lomb said on Tuesday it has started a limited recall of its ReNu MultiPlus contact lens solution, just 10 months after its global recall of another popular contact lens solution linked to a serious eye infection.


Sports Briefing | Rowing: Colgate and Georgetown Advance

Colgate advanced to the quarterfinals of the Temple Cup for student eights at the Henley Royal Regatta when it rallied to beat Englandâs Eton College by three-and-a-quarter lengths. Georgetown also advanced to the last eight in the same event after dominating Nihon University of Japan to win by three lengths. The Hoyas will race California, which easily beat Englandâs Reading University.In the Ladiesâ Plate for elite eights, Brown University easily beat a composite English crew. Syracuse won in the same event, as did a composite crew from the New York Athletic Club and Englandâs Molesey Boat Club.


Sulla costa di Punta Anipro, bloccati da forze dell'ordine


Sindaco di Roma auspica rinnovo Internazionale socialista


iRobot inks deal for laser-radar droidvision sensors

Now the machines can follow you into the building iRobot, provider of ground warbots to the US forces and purveyor of domestic droids to the comfortably off consumer, has struck a deal allowing it to use laser-scanning technology in its future designs. Reports have it that the kit could be in use in 2009; though this would be with the military, not on the company's famous line of autonomous "Roomba" floor-cleaners.â¦


According ZDNet's survey of IT professionals in August, application development is the last priority, but nonetheless an important one.


Formular One tycoon Bernie Ecclestone is facing strong challenge as leading carmakers are seeking to start their own World Grand Prix racing series by 2008.


India News: Indian, Pakistan foreign ministers begin talks

New Delhi, India : The foreign ministers of India and Pakistan Sunday began discussing new proposals aimed at resolving disputes like the Kashmir issue that have resulted in decades of hostility.


Iraq rebels are patrolling parts of the northern city of Mosul following three days of violence there, residents say.


Thousands of homes remain without water and power in northern England after the weekend's extreme weather.


Russia sets a date and price for the auction of embattled Russian oil giant Yukos' main unit, as it seeks payment of a massive tax bill.


Giving into user demand, the networking site LinkedIn will soon start letting its users post photos with their personal profiles.


Nvidia to put more force behind Intel processors

Graphics chip maker Nvidia on Friday made public plans to create a version of its nForce chipset for Intel processor PCs. That's something Nvidia couldn't legally do in the past, but can now, thanks to a broad patent swap with Intel.


Monaco, 18:57 - CALCIO, BAYERN: NESSUNA LESIONE MUSCOLARE PER TONI

Nessuna lesione muscolare per Luca Toni. Il problema muscolare che ha costretto il centravanti a las...


Court seems to back Indiana voter ID law

The Supreme Court appeared ready Wednesday to uphold the nation's strictest requirement that voters show photo identification before casting a ballot.


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Third Largest U.S. Cell Phone Company Created

Sprint and Nextel herald "the future of communications."


Beckham May Be Ready to Play This Weekend

David Beckham should be ready to play this weekend for Real Madrid after missing a month with two cracked ribs.


Spain's Iberdrola bids $22.5 bln for Scottish Power

MADRID/LONDON  - Spain's Iberdrola  has agreed to buy Scottish Power  for 11.6 billion pounds ($22.5 billion) in cash and shares to create Europe's third-biggest utility and a world leader in renewable energy.


Michigan's fourth, fifth human cases of West Nile confirmed

Michigan's fourth and fifth human cases of West Nile virus were confirmed Tuesday, the state Department of Community Health said.


Singapore police arrest China Aviation Oil chief? (updated PM 3:06 ...

Police said they arrested the chief executive of Beijing-backed China Aviation Oil's subsidiary in Singapore on Wednesday, following the company's announcement last week of massive trading losses.


Mikhail Youzhny beat James Blake 7-5 1-6   6-1 7-5 in the second singles to give Russia a commanding 2-0   lead against the United States in their Davis Cup semi-final on   Friday.


U.S. Forces Kill Several Iraqi Insurgents In Al-Fallujah 31 August 2004 -- The U.S. military says its forces killed several Iraqi militants late yesterday in the Iraqi city of Al-Fallujah. A military spokesman, ...


The state is going ahead with its primary on Jan. 5, despite a penalty by the Republican National Committee that will strip it of half its delegates


By Richard Mullins, Tampa Tribune, Fla.  Feb. 22--TAMPA -- If you love your cable TV, Internet and phone, get ready for two Tampa Bay area companies to fight even harder to sell you all three.


Former Asda boss lined up to head bid for Sainsbury's

Business & money: Delta Two may have to raise offer to Â£7 a share.


Iraqi militants demand $5m to free French reporters

LONDON - The Iraqi Islamic militant group holding two French journalists hostage has demanded a $5m (Â£2.8m) ransom for their release, to be paid within 48 hours, as well as a set of hard-to-meet demands.


After Food and Shelter, Help in Coping With Unbearable Loss

Providing psychological services for millions in Asia will become critical in the coming weeks.


EUROPA/ITALIA - Le prospettive della missione tra gli emigranti italiani: un simposio a Nizza Roma (Agenzia Fides) - LÂUfficio Nazionale della Pastorale per gli Italiani nel mondo della Fondazione Migrantes, in collaborazione con i Coordinatori nazionali dei Missionari italiani in emigrazione, ha promosso un Symposium sul tema ÂMissio ad migr...


FDA Reviewer Says Five Drugs Need Close Scrutiny

A Food and Drug Administration reviewer who has criticized the agency for being lax in monitoring drug safety said on Thursday five medicines on the market need close scrutiny for possible side effects.


The family of Annetta Flannigan, an Irish UN worker taken hostage in Afghanistan, spoke of their joy at her release Tuesday. In a statement through the Foreign Office, they


IAEA Agrees on Plan to Inspect Brazil Uranium Plant

By Louis Charbonneau VIENNA  - The U.N. nuclear watchdog has approved aBrazilian inspection plan that allows it to ensure nothing isdiverted from a uranium enrichment plant in Brazil to an atombomb program, the agency said Thursday.


Most songs on iPods were 'stolen' - Microsoft CEO

It's official. All iPod users are music thieves - according to Microsoft CEO Steve 'Monkey Boy' Ballmer. "The most common format of music on an iPod is 'stolen'," he told reporters in London today, according to a Silicon.


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London skinny models policy defended as catwalks thrill to Danish designs

The debate about size zero models hangs over London Fashion Week as the winter shows got under way with a German-themed catwalk parade by Danish designer Noir.


The largest U.S. study of autism has found that the troubling condition is more common than previously understood.


"When we Americans first began, our biggest danger was clearly in view: we knew from the bitter experience with King George III that the most serious threat to democracy is usually the accumulation of too much power in the hands of an Executive, whether he be a King or a president. Our ingrained American distrust of concentrated power has very little to do with the character or persona of the individual who wields that power. It is the power itself that must be constrained, checked, dispersed and carefully balanced, in order to ensure the survival of freedom. In addition, our founders taught us that public fear is the most dangerous enemy of democracy because under the right circumstances it ...


MIAMI -- You might say that this time, eBay melted in the resolve to ban the online sale of part of a 10-year-old grilled cheese sandwich.


Blind Briton seeks to beat speed record in Ferrari

A 41-year-old blind man from Britain said he would attempt next month to become the first non-sighted person to drive a car at more than 290 kilometres (180 miles) per hour, breaking his own world record.


Suspect Arrested in 1981 Slaying in Ill.

A 45-year-old man was arrested and charged with murder in the 1981 death of a Southern Illinois University student who disappeared after a meeting at the campus radio station, police said.


6,000-plus Guard troops in border states

More than 6,000 National Guard troops have been assigned to southwestern border states by the government's Aug. 1 deadline — though only about half of them are on duty along the border, the Guard said Monday.


New Zealand and Russia are on the verge of forming a stronger trading relationship, but moves are likely to stop short of a full free trade deal until Russia becomes a member of the World Trade Organisation.


Private equity firm First Reserve Corp. continued its buying spree on Thursday by announcing its $1.2 billion purchase of industrial equipment maker Dresser-Rand Co.


Alaska editorial: Delegation needs to convey urgency of Arctic ...

A distinguished group of scientists from Arctic nations, looking at the science on global warming, has issued a report that should give every Alaskan pause.


Police Search Offices of Turin 2006 Comm

TURIN, Italy Nov 25, 2004 - Italian police searched the headquarters of the organizing committee of the 2006 Winter Olympics on Thursday as part of an investigation into possible financial irregularities.


A bomb explodes at a railway station in India's Assam state hours before the opening of the national games.


Thousands of protesters took to the streets over the planned expansion at a U.S. Army facility in the Italian city of Vicenza.Comment


The US says Syria has agreed to tighten its border with Iraq to stop militants crossing the border.


IRAN'S agreement last week to suspend its nuclear-enrichment activities and permit outside inspections came amid mounting evidence Tehran was determined to resume research


The games industry should get involved in the debate about children and videogames, says a government minister.


TWO rockets slammed into the Sheraton Hotel in Baghdad last night, in a brazen attack which overshadowed a pledge by a Shiite militia to disarm.


A state lawmaker could become the first Muslim elected to Congress after edging out three rivals Tuesday for his district's Democratic nomination.


Bank America e JPMorgan puntano su aprile e giugno


Italians Learning They Must Learn English

The "dolce vita" days for Italy's lazy language learners are gone.


A former taxi driver is cleared of murdering nursery nurse Elizabeth McCabe in Dundee 27 years ago.


Kenya govt denounces "genocide" as toll hits 300

President Mwai Kibaki's government accused rival Raila Odinga's party of unleashing "genocide" in Kenya on Wednesday as the death toll from tribal violence over a disputed election passed 300.


Judge strikes down Noriega extradition plea

A U.S. federal judge on Friday refused to block the extradition of deposed Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega to France after his long prison sentence in Florida ends on Sunday.


'Sacred Coincidences' on Bridges TV Unites Muslims, Jews & Christians on February 12th

NEW YORK, Feb. 6  /PRNewswire/ -- Bridges TV announced today that it will telecast "Sacred Coincidences," a program that celebrates the Muslim, Jewish and Christian Holidays and their common Abrahamic roots, on February 12 at 10pm ET and 7pm PT.


Internet Explorer Loses More Market Share

Ziff Davis - New data shows Web site visitors paying more attention to alternative browsers, as Microsoft's share drops to 93.7 percent of the market.


Actress Keri Russell, who plays a conflicted mother-to-be in the romantic comedy "Waitress," has given birth to her first child, her publicist said on Tuesday.


California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger accused Washington leaders Monday of divisiveness and partisanship, chiding them to learn the lessons of his state and start to cooperate.


Bush ends peace mission without breakthrough

U.S. President George W. Bush wrapped up his mission to Israel and the occupied West Bank on Friday, emboldened enough to have predicted a peace treaty within a year but with no major breakthroughs for his efforts.


US Secretary of State Colin Powell ends  his tour of Asia by once again asking North Korea to resume nuclear talks.


Health officials investigating AIDS-related medical negligence in southern Kazakhstan have diagnosed two new cases of the virus in an outbreak which has already infected 80 children and eight mothers.


The Washington Post\\'s ongoing investigation of the state of medical care and facilities at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and the overall military and VA health care systems.


IBM, the pioneer of the personal computer, is selling its PC hardware business to Chinese firm Lenovo.


Skins Game sees double last yearâs attendance

An army of automobiles filed in one by one on Avenue 60 on Saturday morning for the Merrill Lynch Skins Game at Trilogy Golf Club.


Smith Off as Manchester Derby Drawn; Newcastle Loses

Alan Smith was sent off with two minutes remaining as Manchester United was held 0-0 at Old Trafford by Manchester City. Newcastle lost 4-1 at home to Fulham, while Bolton drew 1-1 at Middlesbrough.


Movie Studios Lose In Case Against File-Sharing Apps

The decision is likely to force the industry to take the more costly and less-popular route of going directly after file-swappers.


Turkish PM plans talks with French, German leaders on EU bid

Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Thursday he would hold three-way talks with French and German leaders on Turkey's EU membership bid, which the two heavyweights of the bloc oppose.


Alta tensione nella maggioranza in vista del pronunciamentodel Parlamento. E c'Ã¨ chi ipotizza un governo istituzionale                                          Via Speciale e delega di Visco congelata Il piano di Prodi per evitare la crisi                                                                                MercoledÃ¬ prossimo la delicata discussione al Senato di CLAUDIO TITO


Apple in cybersquatting fight over iTunes

US computer giant Apple is locked in a cybersquatting battle with a 22-year-old London Internet whiz kid over the itunes.co.uk website, a domain the company wants for its chain of iTunes online music stores.


Bari, 14:34 - CALCIO, SCAVALCANO RECINZIONE NEL BARESE: DENUNCIATI

Un gruppo di facinorosi aveva scavalcato la recinzione che delimita il campo minacciando con frasi d...


Currently, CCEA is proposing that a computerised assessment known as InCas be used with all children, starting at Primary 1. This system would not be appropriate for matching children to schools.


SpinachÃÂ Cleared From Menus and Stores Nationwide

Federal health officials last night linked a deadly E. coli outbreak in bagged spinach products to a California farm company that sells organic produce in 74 percent of the country's grocery stores.


F-Secure's former COO returns to become CEO

(InfoWorld) - F-Secure's former chief operating officerÂ is returning to the Finnish security vendor to become chief executive officer after working for 18 months at Nokia. Kimmo Alkio left F-Secure to become vice president of consulting and integration within networks. Before that, he was F-Secure's chief operating officer. Alkio will replace F-Secure's founder and current CEO Risto Siilasmaa, on Nov. 6. Siilasmaa will remain with F-Secure, becoming chairman of the board. He plans to either start a new company or work in one of the largest global corporations, he said in a statement. F-Secure, founded in 1988, makes security software for desktop computers and mobile devices and provides security services for Internet service providers.


The pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline has agreed to settle consumer fraud charges by posting online both negative and positive results from its clinical drug trials, a practice that New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer said should have been made


A Californian-based team is halfway to claiming a $10 million prize by putting a privately financed manned craft into sub-orbital space.


Russia Mulls Sainthood for Soldier Killed in Chechnya

As Lyubov Rodionova flicks through her pictures, all showing the same young man in uniform, it becomes obvious these are not just family snaps.


Un confronto civile non vuol dire un confronto appannato, spento. Essere bipolari significa parlarsi anche con asprezza, senza concessioni reciproche, con quei toni ruvidi e impietosi che hanno scandito la


Vegetarian giant to eat more data, weigh less Google is getting its ducks in a row for its push into medical information. The advertising broker has rounded up a herd of healthcare policy-types to advise it on medical matters.â¦


S.Africans pay tribute to language via record poem

A group of white South Africans claim to have composed the longest poem ever written in their native Afrikaans tongue, hoping to trigger a renaissance in the minority language.


Officials at the site of the world's worst nuclear accident announced plans Monday to sell scrap and other equipment from the Chernobyl nuclear plant, saying the government was not giving it enough money to continue operating.


Social networking site Facebook is partnering with Comcast's user generated video site Ziddio to produce a program that would give Facebook users the opportunity to have their user-generated videos appear on television.


Los Angeles, 22:31 - BASKET, NBA; LAKERS: SI DIMETTE COACH TOMJANOVICH

L'allenatore dei Los Angeles Lakers Rudy Tomjanovich si Ã¨ dimesso, giustificando la sua decisione co...


What Universal does with digital royalties Column How much can artists expect to benefit from Microsoft's Zune MP3 player?â¦


Win or lose on October 9, Labor Party leader Mark Latham has already etched himself into the annals of Australian political history.


(CBS/AP) The US military is investigating a videotaped incident that appears to show a US Marine shooting and killing a wounded and unarmed Iraqi prisoner in a mosque in the former insurgent stronghold of Fallujah.


BRUSSELS JosÃ© Manuel Barroso came out fighting here Monday, his first day as president of the European Commission, saying the uncertainty surrounding the incoming commission had not dented the European Union's credibility but was a sign of a growing EU


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There's little question that more and more storage and computing will move out into the cloud over time. The question--well, one of them anyway--is where the economic scale points lie.


Hundreds of thousands of people rally against moving Bolivia's capital city from La Paz to Sucre.


Prosecutors in Russia charge three police officials with criminal negligence over the Beslan school siege.


Affidavit: Marine talked to lawyer, vanished

The Marine accused of beating to death a pregnant Corps co-worker talked to an attorney the day before he vanished, a police affidavit shows. According to the document, Cpl. Cesar Laurean and his wife, Christina, met with an attorney in Jacksonville, North Carolina, on January 9. The lawyer told Laurean he could face the death penalty.


Top-seed James Blake led third-seed Xavier Malisse 7-5, 3-3 when rain forced officials to suspend the Delray Beach International final until Monday.


US Flu Season Slow So Far, Official Says

The U.S. influenza season is starting slowly but it is still too early to tell how severe the outbreak will be as the nation faces a vaccine shortage, the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Sunday.


Former cohosts, special guests and future competitors joined   Gibson as he said farewell to the morning show Wednesday after nearly   two decades as coanchor.


Bus Hijackers Demand Â£740,000 'Or We'll Blow Up Hostages'

Bus hijackers tonight set a Thursday morning deadline for Greek authorities to deliver a ransom of Â£740,000, threatening to blow up the vehicle and six remaining hostages if they did not receive the money.


Some Outdoormen to Consider Backing Kerry

Bob Elderkin's vote would appear to be a sure bet for President Bush on Nov. 2. He is a hunter, part of a conservative-leaning group of outdoorsmen that is 38 million strong and avidly supports gun rights.


Palestinian troops are being deployed in the northern Gaza Strip to prevent rocket attacks into Israel.


Chile Ex-Dictator Pinochet Stripped of Immunity by Chile Court

Augusto Pinochet, the former Chilean dictator, was stripped of presidential immunity by Chile's highest court in a ruling that may lead to charges that he took part in killings during his regime.


Mideast Closely Watches Secretary of State Succession

Secretary of State Colin Powell's resignation and the reported selection of National Security Advisor Condoleeza Rice as his successor is being watched with great interest in the Middle East.


Connections: Classical Music Imperiled: Can You Hear the Shrug?

What has changed about classical music is not how much the tradition means to its devotees, but how little it means to everyone else.


50 suspects for Sunday's car bomb attack detained

The authorities in Iraq's Shiite holy city of Najaf have detained 50 suspects after Sunday's suicide car bomb attack and prevented cars from entering the city center, governor Adnan al-Zurfi said Monday.


Ministers to assess migrant groups' impact on public services

Â· Analysis to identify areas of difficulty for councils  Â· Findings will feed into autumn spending round


Roma, 22:40 - CALCIO, ROMA; SPALLETTI: PARTITA DURA, VITTORIA MERITATA

"La sofferenza finale è venuta perchè non abbiamo chiuso la partita. Ma la nostra &egr...


Twin bomb blasts wound 18 in tense Thai south

Get INQ7 breaking news on your Smart mobile phone in the Philippines. Send INQ7 BREAKING to 386. YALA, Thailand -- Two bomb blasts rocked southern Thailand Friday, injuring at least 18 people as fury mounted


Livorno, 18:55 - CALCIO, LIVORNO; SPINELLI: ACQUISTATO TAVANO

Colpo di mercato del Livorno, che ha acquistato a titolo definitivo dal Valencia l' attaccante Franc...


A former employee says he was harassed and fired after complaining about another employee's singing along to lyrics that included racial epithets.


Yankees 10, Red Sox 7: Just a typical chapter in unique rivalry

Another game, another postseason classic. It will be news if the Red Sox and Yankees ever play a yawner. Last night certainly does not qualify.


President Bush's plan to create private investment accounts to augment Social Security would initially benefit a few large players in the money management industry, such as Boston's State Street Corp. But down the road, the sheer sum of money flowing into these accounts could become a boon for other firms, industry officials and analysts said yesterday.


New government estimates of the number of Americans who become infected with the AIDS virus each year are 50 percent higher than previous calculations suggested, sources said yesterday.


Still trying to figure out which of the 73 sessions to attend at next week's Search Engine Strategies conference? Let Greg Jarboe guide you with his optimized schedule for paid- and organic-focused search marketers.


Gunmen disguised as riot police abducted four foreign workers from the residential compound of oil services giant Schlumberger in Nigeria's oil city Port Harcourt, authorities said on Saturday.


Horror, romance face off against Super Bowl

LOS ANGELES  - Sony Pictures and Universal Pictures are taking a page out of their own playbooks for Super Bowl weekend, revisiting genres that have scored at the North American boxoffice on the weekend of the big game.


"Wild Hogs" coasted to  another victory on the national video sales and rental charts  for the week ending August 26.


Rebranding Physics = Making Einstein Youth Friendly

Bicycle stunts, rap music and modern  dance -- all in the name of Einstein.


Interpreta opera alta 1,70m realizzando abito in tulle


British opposition party plans to test immigrants for tuberculosis, HIV

Britain's main opposition Conservative party promised to test immigrants from outside the European Union (EU) for HIV, tuberculosis and other diseases if it wins elections expected in May.


The Detroit Pistons traded guard Carlos Delfino to the Toronto Raptors on Friday for second-round draft picks in 2009 and 2010.


The South Dakota Health Department is reporting four more cases of West Nile virus. Two of the cases are in Tripp County. Brown and Todd counties each have one new case.


Italy hails Libyan plans to crack down on illegal immigration

Italy's Interior Minister Giuseppe Pisanu welcomed a wide-ranging plan of action by Libya on fighting illegal immigration following his visit to Tripoli.


Arafat's funeral is to be held Friday in Cairo. He will be buried at his West Bank headquarters on Saturday. By Ben Lynfield | Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor.


Six Seek Fast Track for Cockfight Trial: Courts: Preliminary Hearing Waived

By Ron Jackson, The Daily Oklahoman  Feb. 3--WALTERS -- Six defendants charged with cockfighting in Cotton County waived their rights to a preliminary hearing Friday.


Turk forces attacked rebels in N.Iraq: army sources

Turkish warplanes and ground troops attacked Kurdish rebel positions just inside northern Iraq between Sunday and Tuesday evening, military sources told Reuters on Wednesday.


Russia denies stonewalling probe into Iraq's oil-for-food program

Moscow said it was "bewildered" by charges that it was stonewalling an independent probe into whether Russian politicians abused the multi-billion-dollar UN "oil-for-food" program for Iraq.


BBC Click examines how sites are allowing like-minded users to find and interact with one another.


Lebanon Shuts Down to Mourn Assassinated Hariri

Lebanon shut down on Tuesday to mourn  former Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri, whose death in a huge  car bomb cast a harsh spotlight on troubled relations with  Syria and revived memories of the 1975-90 civil war.


An early warning system would have made all the difference. Instead of being swept to their deaths by the Dec. 26 tsunami, tourists in Thailand and villagers in Sri Lanka could have been alerted to run for higher ground. Even Sumatrans near the epicenter might have recognized the danger posed by a coastal quake and dashed inland.


I.B.M. Software Powers Greenhouse Gas Meter

I.B.M., Enterprise Information Management and Evergreen Energy have developed a greenhouse gas meter that measures carbon output across various industries and devices.


Non soffre la concorrenza dell'Asia:'La Cina fa magliette'


Musica: classifiche, entrano direttamente al top Williams ed Elisa

Robbie Williams ed Elisa entrano direttamente ai primi due posti della classifica Fimi-Nielsen degli album piu' venduti. Il ''Greatest Hits'' di Williams e' al primo posto, mentre ''Pearl Days'' della cantante friulana al secondo.


Intel predicts dramatic rise in chip sales

The California-based chip- maker said the boost was due to strong demand and reduced stockpiles of its chips. The worldâs largest chip-maker smashed market expectations when it announced it expected sales


The $300 Linux-Powered 'IPhone Killer' Arrives

After seemingly endless delays, the OpenMoko phone is here. The first version of the NEO 1973 mobile phone, which carries the Linux kernel inside and is not locked to a specific network, is available for purchase from OpenMoko.com.


U.S. Bombs Rain on Falluja, Rebels Attack in Samarra

FALLUJA, Iraq  - U.S. forces poised to assault  Falluja bombarded the rebel stronghold on Saturday, while  insurgents launched deadly attacks that killed 34 people in  Samarra, another city in Iraq's Sunni Muslim heartland.


Guard Gilbert Arenas scores a career-high 43 points but the Mavericks run away from the Wizards early, 137-120, Tuesday.


CALIFORNIA'S MONTAVISTA HAS landed the deal to supply its Linux OS to two major Japanese handset providers, NEC and Panasonic.


An Israeli soldier is killed and two others wounded in a clash with Palestinian militants in Gaza, officials say.


Fresh blow to EMI as Stones confirm album deal with rival

The Rolling Stones became the latest big name act to turn its back on troubled music giant EMI after rivals Universal Music Group announced it would release the veteran British rockers' next album.


KDE 4 gives Linux some Mac, Windows flavor

A major KDE overhaul gives of one of the two prevailing Linux user interfaces a new look and new applications. Some features will be familiar Windows and Mac OS X users.


The memory of that painful moment just after midnight on Oct. 17, 2003 in Yankee Stadium never went away for me - even after the New England Patriots captured a second Super Bowl title.


Sono morti 17 iracheni che lavoravano per le truppe americane

Secondo quanto appreso oggi dalle truppe americane stanziate in Iraq, stamattina le forze armate anti-americane irachene hanno attaccato diversi autoveicoli che trasportavano iracheni a lavorare nella base delle truppe americane a Tikrit, al nord dell'Iraq


On Monday at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Yahoo announced the Yahoo Mobile Developer Platform, as well as a new mobile home page and the third generation of its Yahoo Go software for mobile phones.


Four years ago, after the Supreme Court decision in Bush v. Gore, various high-minded commentators reminded the new president that he had won his office without a plurality of the popular vote, and urged him to govern as a minority president should, in a


CUBAN President Fidel Castro is back on his feet two months after a fall shattered his left kneecap and broke his right arm. During a visit by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez this week, Mr Castro was shown


NHS trusts have a Â£4bn backlog of key maintenance repairs, government figures suggest.


Comcast taps Microsoft for Seattle set-tops

Comcast said on Monday that it will make Microsoft set-top box software available to more than half a million customers in the Seattle area.


`We can tick-mark the India box': Gilchrist

As Australian cricket soaked up its finest hour in India since the days of the moon landings, Adam Gilchrist, the stand-in captain, didn't forget Stephen Waugh, who "had shown the way".


Twelve years and counting for Myanmar's Suu Kyi

Australia slapped financial sanctions on Myanmar's generals and their families on Wednesday as supporters of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi marked her 12 years in captivity with protests in 12 cities across the world.


Maremoto: 450 le telefonate al numero verde 800 086808

ROMA - Sono 450 le chiamate giunte fino ad adesso al numero verde istituito dall'Unita' di crisi della Farnesina. Si tratta di persone che hanno risposto all'appello del Ministro degli Esteri, Gianfranco Fini, lanciato questo pomeriggio.


EU Wary of Pre-Emptive Strikes by Russia

The European Union, already at odds with the Bush administration over pre-emptive military strikes, reacted warily to a warning from Moscow that it too reserved the right to neutralize terror threats anywhere in the world.


President Ilham Aliev, facing criticism about his treatment of opposition parties and the media, accused his political opponents Thursday of acting against national interests.


Fear and hope collide as Iraq braces for vote

BAGHDAD -- Despite renewed attacks on polling places yesterday and continued calls to boycott today's elections, Iraqis lined up this morning to cast ballots for a National Assembly that will begin to put an Iraqi stamp on political and security decisions shaped by the US occupation since the American invasion nearly two years ago.


Brazil Posts $3.17 Billion Trade Surplus

High prices for commodities and agricultural goods on international markets helped Brazil post a $3.17 billion trade surplus in September, the trade and development ministry said Friday.


Verizon Communications Inc. VZ.N  has no imminent plans to bid for Sprint Corp. FON.N, people  familiar with the situation said on Tuesday, lifting a  potential obstacle to Sprint's bid for Nextel Communications  Inc. NXTL.O.


Fed Chief Sees Economic Rebound Later in Year

Ben S. Bernanke said that he expects the economy to regain speed after a few months of âsluggishâ growth.


Fiji chiefs call on troops to lay down arms

New elections may be two years away, Fiji's military-appointed caretaker prime minister said on Thursday as the island nation's powerful tribal chiefs called on soldiers to lay down their arms after this week's bloodless coup.


Egyptian envoy in U.S. says has bad three weeks

The Egyptian ambassador in Washington  said the last three weeks had not been pleasant because of  disagreements between Egypt and the United States over  elections, human rights and other issues.


Algeria takes custody of one of its most wanted terror suspects, handed over by Libya, the government says.


The head of the US Episcopal Church expresses 'regret' over the appointment of a gay Anglican bishop.


Ericsson, the world's largest  supplier of equipment for mobile phone networks, reported  fourth-quarter earnings below expectations on Friday and  reduced its 2007 market growth forecast.


VATICANO - Papa Benedetto XVI ai Vescovi del Benin in visita Ad Limina: ÂNon abbiate paura di proporre la novitÃ  radicale della vita introdotta da Cristo e offerta a ogni uomo per realizzare la sua vocazione integrale!Â Castel Gandolfo (Agenzia Fides) - ÂNel corso degli anni appena trascorsi, avete dato prova di grande coraggio evangelico nel guidare il popolo di Dio in mezzo alle numerose difficoltÃ  che la vostra societÃ  ha conosciuto, mostrando cosÃ¬ il vostro inte...


AN ACADEMY Award winning screenwriter has sued the mighty Microsoft saying it stole his idea for a virtual yoga studio when it issued "Yourself!


Partita con incontri e con la consultazione via web la campagna "Liberi da Ogm"In prima fila non solo gli ambientalisti, ma anche agricoltori e grande distribuzione                                            Manifestazioni e voto online entra nel vivo la battaglia anti-Ogm


More Than 20 Are Killed in 2 Rebel Attacks in Iraq

A car bomb exploded outside a Shiite mosque northeast of Baghdad and gunmen fired into a crowd in the capital.


If Fabio Capello is England's new headmaster then David Bentley shows signs of becoming the Italian's star pupil after an eye-catching display in his side's 2-1 win against Switzerland.


Port-Au-Prince - Nearly 250 people have died in Haiti in floods caused by tropical storm Jeanne, the spokesperson for the UN mission here told AFP on Monday.


Big Fund to Prop Up Securities Is Scrapped

Big banks have pulled the plug on a Treasury Department-backed plan to rescue troubled investment vehicles leveled by the subprime mortgage crisis.


Obese people may be less likely to develop prostate cancer but more likely to die  of it, a study suggests.


Gunmen invade Shell oil facility in Nigeria

Gunmen invaded an oilfield control station operated by Royal Dutch Shell in Nigeria's Bayelsa state in the Niger Delta and are holding several people hostage, a company spokesman said on Friday.


BEFORE ARRIVING in London this morning for his state visit, President Chirac took pains to ridicule Tony Blairâs vision of âbuilding a bridgeâ between Europe and America.


The IRA withdraws its offer to put its weapons beyond use and blames the British and Irish governments.


Fewer councils help poorer families to pay for children's school uniforms, a charity says.


Jaguar may have gone to a good home, but as yet the British Grand Prix does not have one. On a remarkably good day for Formula One teams in trouble, with the sale of Jaguar going through to


Mozilla has released a preview version of its open source FireFox Web browser. FireFox 1.0PR includes some bug fixes and many new features, including Live Bookmarks, a new Find toolbar and better IE compatability.


Gori (Magnolia): 'Isola dei Famosi, solo Tomba ha detto no'


Global Arms Sales Drop Again, Asia Biggest Market

Global arms sales fell for a third  consecutive year in 2003, dropping to $25.6 billion from a peak  of $41 billion in 2000, and Asia has overtaken the Middle East  as the biggest customer, according to a study released on  Monday.


Former Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp wants to put an end to speculation regarding his departure from the club in a very public clear-the-air meeting with owner Milan Mandaric.


A Polish woman has been abducted in Iraq, according to a videotaped message by Iraqi extremists. The tape was aired by al-Jazeera on Thursday.


Virgin Group Enters US Online-Music Market

The online digital-music business became a little more crowded as Richard Branson's Virgin Group launched a music Web site in the US The Virgin Digital service sells songs for 99 cents each


Sen. John Edwards, who hopes to be vice president come January, went after the current holder of the office Thursday, criticizing Dick Cheney on terrorism, campaign rhetoric and health care.


Israel seizes Hamas leaders in West Bank, bombs Gaza

NABLUS, West Bank  - Israeli forces seized a Palestinian cabinet minister and 32 other officials in the occupied West Bank and launched air strikes in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, stepping up a campaign against Hamas Islamists.


Paul Pierce sparks Celtics to win over Spurs

Paul Pierce scored 35 points and the Boston Celtics won their third consecutive game with a 98-90 win over the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday.


Many of the players arrive from work still in business-casual attire. They change into their uniforms in the comfort of their cars. They engage in friendly tete-a-tete with the "enemy."


Vince Carter finished with 29 points Sunday, including 5 during a 21-0 Nets run that covered the stretch between the second and third quarters.


The hits keep coming for Britney Spears, but not the kind that will put platinum records on her walls.


Moqata Al Sadr dice no ai rapimenti: Â«Rilasciate subito gli ...

Moqtada Sadr dice no ai rapimenti. Tanto piÃ¹ a quelli fatti in suo nome. Il leader radicale sciita ha lanciato un appello per la liberazione di 18 membri della Guardia Nazionale, sequestrati per ottenere


Bush agrees to limited troop cuts in Iraq

President George W. Bush on Thursday ordered gradual troop reductions in Iraq but defied calls for a dramatic change of course, telling skeptical Americans the U.S. military role there will stretch beyond his presidency.


Segretario di Stato ricorda 'grave attentato anticristiano'


Robert Bruss: Six key questions to ask to become a superb realty ...

Whether you are a home buyer or seller, a "rookie" real estate agent dreaming of your first sale closing, or an "old pro" real estate investor or sales agent, we always


After failing to qualify for the 2005 MIAA Division 1 state tournament, the Weymouth girls' soccer team, after last night's 2-1 win over No. 2 Braintree at Carson Field, needs just 3 points to punch its ticket to the postseason.


Raising awareness about awareness-raising products

DO your lipliners and shoelaces have a cause? No, not a practical function, but an all-encompassing, help-the-world, fight-for-the-cure, CAUSE.


Rastas Hope Marley Bash Will Win Ethiopian Friends

When he saw a stage being built in the Ethiopian capital to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Bob Marley's birthday, 53-year-old Belay Kidane began to weep.


The FBI said Monday that it has recovered a 1778 painting by the Spanish artist Francisco de Goya that was stolen as it was being taken to an exhibition earlier this month.


To devotees, it s the path to spiritual fulfilment. To detractors, it s a money-grabbing cult.


A watchdog group says the $14 billion blueprint for rebuilding New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina is a muddled wish-list of projects


Sudan wants non-Western states on expanded UN Security Council

The Sudanese government declared its support for proposed reforms to the UN Security Council but said an expanded body should include nations from Africa and Latin America rather than more Western states.


Leaders from across the world condemned the triple bombings in Egypt's Sinai peninsula, and renewed calls for international co-operation to stamp out terrorism.


One of Canada's biggest cigarette firms seeks creditor protection after a C$1.4bn(US$1bn) tax claim over alleged smuggling.


Vice President Dick Cheney's plane experienced a minor mechanical problem but was making a refueling stop in Singapore as planned on Sunday, the White House said.


The United States and North Korea held "lengthy and substantive" talks on Tuesday, offering a glimmer of hope that six-party negotiations aimed at dismantling the North's nuclear programs may yield progress.


The yen recouped some of its losses  against the dollar and the euro on Wednesday, but traders said  it would likely weaken further if oil prices keep striking  record highs.


"Perfect storm" of cliches makes bad English list

A "surge" of overused words and phrases formed a "perfect storm" of "post-9/11" cliches in 2007, according to a U.S. university's annual list of words and phrases that deserve to be banned.


Oscar-winner Theron finds new role in Dior fragrance

Oscar-winning South African actress Charlize Theron has a new role lined up -- she will be the new face for the fragrance "J'adore" in Christian Dior's latest global advertising campaign, the company said.


He had given up three runs in the first inning of perhaps the biggest game of his life in Game 4 of the National League Championship Series on Sunday, but Astros righthander Roy Oswalt wasn't worried.


A THREE-DAY course in digital computer animation runs at Coventry's Herbert art gallery from Monday to Wednesday (10am to 4.30pm.) The course is suitable for those aged over 16 with basic computer literacy.  It costs pounds 150 (pounds 75 concessions).


(CBS/AP) An Islamic militant group claimed in a Web posting Thursday that two Italian women taken hostage in Iraq have been killed.


France, Britain and the United States joined forces as a gold medal storm rocked the normally genteel world of equestrian three-day eventing.


In an age when many people define themselves by what they will eat and what they wonât, dietary differences can put a strain on a romantic relationship.


Grammy-nominated rapper Remy Ma was arrested Saturday on charges of attempted murder in a shooting outside a trendy Manhattan nightspot, police said.


Ryanair sues European commission over state subsidies to rivals

Business & money: Airline accuses Brussels of ignoring repeated 'bullshit recapitalisations' of near-bankrupt Alitalia.


Israel razes bomber home after attack, seals Nablus

NABLUS, West Bank - Israeli forces razed the home of a teenage suicide bomber on Tuesday and those of two Palestinian militants who sent him on an attack that killed three people in Tel Aviv, the army and witnesses said.


South Korea have yet to file an appeal to sport's supreme legal body asking it to award Yang Tae-young the Olympic gymnastics all-round gold medal after a scoring error robbed him off the title last week.


A $198m deal with the Ivorian government over a toxic waste incident will not stop a group action case, say lawyers.


EUROPEAN UNION:   Crucial Parliamentary Vote Delayed

BRUSSELS, Oct 27 (IPS) - Incoming European Commission president Jose  Manuel  DurÃ£o Barroso faced further embarrassment Wednesday after he was   forced to ask the European Parliament to delay a crucial vote  over his  new team of commissioners.


Insurance company CEO says no one at top knew of fraudulent activity being investigated by Spitzer. NEW YORK  - American International Group Inc.


Ceasefire expected to bring temporary peace

A five-point ceasefire proposal accepted on Thursday by the interim Iraqi Government and Shi'ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr is expected to put a hold on the three-week-old battle between rebels and US-Iraqi forces in the holy city of Najaf.


Turkish premier vows to strengthen EU bid after agreement to start talks

ANKARA, Turkey  - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan returned home from a European Union summit Saturday to announce amidst a shower of confetti and fireworks that Turkey "has turned the critical corner" on the way to becoming a member of the group of nations.


Sony of Japan abandons copy-control music CDs, adapting to ...

Sony Corp.'s music unit is abandoning its CDs that use built-in technology that limits copying them, after pushing the program for two years.


90 mins: And so the curtain comes down on a match of very fine margins. Not an epic by any stretch of the imagination but both teams worked extremely hard but never really showed enough craft to open the opposition defence.


The first direct image of a planet circling another star may have been obtained by a US-European team of astronomers.


From Troops, a Few Votes for a Quick Way Home

U.S. soldiers in Iraq are largely supportive of President Bush, but they also expressed widespread pessimism about the war.


Jazz legend Joe Zawinul, who soared to fame as one of the creators of jazz fusion and performed and recorded with Miles Davis, died early Tuesday, a hospital official said. He was 75.


US President George W Bush says the nation's social security fund is close to bankruptcy.


Over the 3 debates, Kerry has been consistent

After the third and final debate of this presidential campaign, the race in many ways can be reduced to this: a contest between the lovers and the haters.


High Prices Boost BP 3rd-Quarter Profits

High oil and gas prices and bigger profit margins in refining helped the British energy giant BP PLC nearly double its third-quarter earnings.


After throwing 46 touchdown passes, Peyton Manning sees defenses finally trying to mix things up against the Indianapolis Colts. Last week against Houston, Manning threw two TDs in the first 12 minutes and didn't throw another all day as the Texans dared the Colts to win on the ground. On Sunday, Manning expects to face more complicated maneuvers from the Baltimore Ravens.


Israeli Troops Push into Gaza, Hamas Militant, Youths Killed

Palestinians sources say Israeli forces killed three Palestinians -- a Hamas activist and two teenage boys -- during an operation in the northern Gaza Strip Wednesday.


Three U.S. Army soldiers were killed in separate incidents in northern Iraq on Wednesday, officials said.


Nagin Wins Re-Election as Big Easy Mayor

Mayor Ray Nagin, whose shoot-from-the-hip style was both praised and scorned after Hurricane Katrina, narrowly won re-election over Lt. Gov. Mitch Landrieu on Saturday in the race to oversee one of the biggest rebuilding projects in U.S. history.


French and German executives are in a bitter dispute over the leadership of aerospace firm EADS.


Research in Motion shares rise on Microsoft rumor

Research in Motion Ltd    shares rose more than 3 percent on Thursday on renewed  market speculation that Microsoft Corp  could be  interested in buying the BlackBerry maker.


Sudafrica: il figlio della Thatcher derubato in cella

LONDRA - Mark Thatcher, arrestato questa mattina a CittÃ  del Capo, in Sudafrica, perchÃ¨ sospettato di aver partecipato ad un fallito colpo di stato in Guinea Equatoriale, Ã¨ stato derubato di scarpe, giacca e telefono cellulare nell'affollata cella dove


Carter Predicts Florida Poll Will Again Be Flawed

Former President Jimmy Carter, who  has monitored elections throughout the developing world,  predicted on Monday the U.S. presidential vote in Florida would  be as flawed as the 2000 poll there.


Roma, 12:44 - CALCIO, SERIE B: GLI ARBITRI DELLA 25/a GIORNATA

Questi gli arbitri designati per le gare della 25/a giornata di serie B in programma sabato alle 15....


L'opposizione: Â«Una grande gioiaÂ». Berlusconi usa la diretta per ...

Alle ore 18.17 Berlusconi convoca la prima conferenza stampa. Telegrafico, rivela che stamattina il sottosegretario alla presidenza del Consiglio Gianni Letta aveva informato i leader dellâopposizione di


Iraqi PM announces weapons amnesty ahead of elections

BAGHDAD: Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi said on Monday he will roll out an arms-for-cash programme across the country to clean up the streets ahead of elections promised by January, and pledged an urgent aid package for the battle-scarred city of


MAKYBE Diva, the shortest-priced favourite to win the Melbourne Cup in 50 years, inspired a record $126 million betting frenzy on the nation's TABs today.


Japan executed Friday three prisoners on death row, the Justice Ministry announced.


Airbus shelves a key decision on a major overhaul of the business, amid strife between its European partners.


Barber joins Maroney at 1,000-yard mark, sets NCAA record

Minnesota's Marion Barber III surpassed 1,000 yards rushing for the second straight season, joining Laurence Maroney as the first pair of teammates to accomplish that in NCAA history.


Palestinian commission to investigate Arafat's cause of death

RAMALLAH, West Bank The Palestinian prime minister has ordered an investigation into the cause of Yasser Arafat's death. A statement from Ahmed Qureia's (AHK'-mehd kuh-RAY'-uhz) office says a commission will


Second-Ranked Wake Forest Beats Virginia Commonwealth

WINSTON-SALEM, NC (Sports Network) - Chris Paul scored 16 points to lead No. 2 Wake Forest over Virginia Commonwealth, 81-67, in the quarterfinal round of the Preseason NIT.


LSU fans not surprised by Saban's chat with Dolphins

BATON ROUGE - LSU student Jesse Derouen of New Iberia was enjoying a haircut at the student union Wednesday when he saw on television that football coach Nick Saban had interviewed with the Miami Dolphins Tuesday night.


Far-Right Surge in East Alarms Mainstream Germany

Germany faced a surge of far-right parties in eastern state elections, worrying about their rise and the ensuing damage to the country's image.


The US Federal Reserve is set to agree a range of measures giving mortgage holders more protection.


For Gardner, the shoe fits in last match

It was only fitting that it ended there, in the place where Rulon Gardner had spent so many hours and years toiling, the place that had brought him to the world.


Il tasso di crescita e' del 3% su base annua


U.S. employers hired just 96,000  workers in September, the government said on Friday in a weak  jobs snapshot, the final one ahead of presidential elections  that also fueled speculation about a pause in interest-rate  rises.


NEW YORK - The remnants of Hurricane Ivan sloshed into New York City and environs on Saturday, shutting down large patches of the subway system, closing some highway ramps in New Jersey and threatening to flood rivers as far north as Sullivan County, NY


Incontro con Giancarlo Mei, autore di una storia della musica popolare brasiliana raccontata come se fosse un film


Beauty sometimes demands toughness, as many women discover, but Suzanne Thomas had never imagined she would agree to have 72 injections of a fat-burning chemical cocktail in her neck and chin.


Manipulate 3D objects with P3dO Explorer!

Ahem... It's a tricky one: you've developed some software for "showing and managing digital pictures and 3D Objects with a simple, intuitive, and complete interface", but now it's time to give it a snappy, eye-catching name guaranteed to attract all the right sort of attention.â¦


Emma Wallis visits an Italian family keeping the old butchering traditions alive.


After Florida leapfrogs Michigan in the final ratings and claims a spot in the Jan. 8 BCS game, scrutiny falls upon the Harris Interactive poll for choosing a scope of voters that may have been too broad.


Dati Italia indicano crescita 1,1% su mese +2,9% annuo


Palestinian unrest about Arafat puts Lebanon on alert

The Israeli Air Force scrambled several jets last week, fearing possible attacks from Palestinians upset by Yasser Arafat's condition.


Roma, 16:13 - CALCIO, BROZZI: TOTTI? CONTINUERA' A GIOCARE ANCORA A LUNGO

"Totti? Il popolo giallorosso puÃ² stare sereno, Dio lo conserverà a lungo". Lo ha detto il me...


Pakistan dealt âcrushing blowâ to Al Qaeda

Pakistan said that it had dealt Al-Qaeda network a crushing blow after killing senior Al Qaeda operative, Amjad Farooqi, who is accused of hiding the chief plotter of Sept.


People check the labels on food at the grocery store, but it doesn't stop them from eating what they want, an AP-Ipsos poll found.


Violence From Denzel Washington; Talking Cows From Disney

This week's new releases include "Man on Fire," starring Denzel Washington as a professional assassin with a drinking problem, and the Disney comedy "Home on the Range."


The head of a leading mental health charity accuses the UK's medicines watchdog of not doing its job properly.


US scientists say they have produced embryos that are clones of two men, in a step towards producing patient-specific stem cells.


Kerry Packer's media and gambling empire will invest US$163 million (euro126 million) for a 28 percent stake in a luxury hotel and casino in Macau, Packer's company said Tuesday.


Il rating dell'Italia rimane sotto osservazione


A new U.S. guided missile destroyer headed to Japan on Saturday amid tensions over North Korea's missile tests.


FI e An: spetta al prossimo governo, Napolitano vigili


Egyptian troops seal the border with the Gaza Strip, ending 10 days of freedom of movement for Palestinians.


Several leading US airlines have asked federal regulators for the right to operate new nonstop flights between the United States and China beginning in March 2009.


Hundreds of GPs are gathering in London threatening to issue a vote of no confidence in the government.


First Look: Small Business Accounting Apps

Intuit, Best Software offer new features, prices with 2005 editions.


Earnhardt well aware that he has no shot at title

HOMESTEAD, Fla. | Eleven minutes after the start of a press conference featuring the drivers still alive in the chase for the Nextel Cup, Dale Earnhardt Jr.


A new genetic study of the tiger family has discovered a previously unknown sub-species of the big cats, an researchers report in Plos Biology.


Il portavoce, "non prevediamo ricadute sui mercati globali"


Shares and currencies drop in Asia after a massive underwater earthquake sent giant waves crashing into coastlines across the region.


Porn star Ron Jeremy wants to be taken seriously -- with his clothes on.


The vicar of Iraq's last Anglican parish flees the country after threatening leaflets are dropped in Baghdad.


An international team of experts unveil a digital simulation, said to be the world's biggest, of fourth century Rome.


A federal judge in Brooklyn sentenced a former F.B.I. agent to six years in prison for racketeering and securities fraud related to the inside-trading prosecution of a former stock picker, Anthony Elgindy.


Blog: Women are the primary user of digital SLRs in more than half of households surveyed, new study data shows.


Abdominal Pain, Repeated Vomiting, Quickened Heartbeat

Sometimes it takes one doctor's persistence to help a desperate patient find relief.


NFL Network in N.Y. freebie carriage deal

The NFL Network said Monday  it would accept Time Warner Cable's offer to carry the channel  on a digital tier for a week beginning Christmas Eve.


More process IBM has announced its Rational Software Delivery Platform 7.0 for desktops, to help developers design and deliver service oriented architectures (SOAs).â¦


Secret detention move not enough: Arbour

U.N. human rights chief Louise Arbour on   Friday called on the United States to abolish secret detention   for terrorism suspects, saying transferring 14 of them to   Guantanamo Bay was not enough.


The pooch at the center of the dog-adoption drama between Ellen DeGeneres and an animal rescue agency has found a new home. Iggy was placed with a new family earlier this week, a spokesman for the agency's owners said Friday.


Per costringere gli Usa a liberare lo sceicco cieco


WASHINGTON Oct 28, 2004 - Better nutrition has helped Americans grow a little taller. But it's been too much of a good thing: The nation is also a whole lot fatter.


The dollar rose to a three-month high against the sterling Monday after U.S. economic data eased concerns that surging oil prices threatened growth, underpinning expectations of more rises in U.S. interest rates.


Iraq cabinet okays law to end foreign firms' immunity

Iraq's cabinet approved a draft law on Tuesday that would end the immunity from prosecution of foreign security contractors by scrapping a decree that Iraqis have complained amounts to a "license to kill".


Founder, chairman called 'heart' of software company

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- When PeopleSoft Inc. fired Chief Executive Craig Conway on Friday, the business-software maker didn't have to look long or far to find a suitable replacement.


In an exclusive interview with JTA, Aleksandr Moroz, leader of the Socialist Party of Ukraine and a candidate for president in elections scheduled for Oct.


Hormone Therapies Have Different Effects on Heart

Norethindrone acetate (NETA), one of the hormones replacement drug Femhrt, protects the heart from damage, whereas medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA), a hormone found in the drug Prempro, makes the heart more vulnerable to injury, according to findings from an animal study.


PeopleSoft fracas could spark software M&A

Thursday's pro-Oracle Corp. decision on the US Department of Justice's attempt to block Oracle's proposed takeover of PeopleSoft Inc.


Albemarle to Raise Prices of Polymer Antioxidants and Additive Blends

BATON ROUGE, La., Sept. 11  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Albemarle Corporation  will apply up to a 15 percent price increase globally to its ETHANOX(R) and ETHAPHOS(R) polymer antioxidants and ALBlend(TM) polymer additive blends effective October 1, 2006 or as contracts allow.


The death toll due to flash floods in Assam mounted to 67 following recovery of six more bodies at Goalpara district in Lower Assam on Sunday morning, official sources said.


'Raisin in the Sun' Director Petrie Dies

Daniel Petrie, who directed "A Raisin in the Sun" and "Fort Apache, The Bronx" and won Emmy awards during a half-century career in movies and television, has died. He was 83.


Kucinich Calls for New Hampshire Recount

CONCORD, N.H., Jan. 10 -- Rep. Dennis J. Kucinich (D-Ohio), who captured less than 2 percent of the vote in the New Hampshire primary, called Thursday for a recount to ensure that all ballots in the Democratic contest were counted.


I genitori, l'eta' giusta per emanciparsi e' 26 anni


The makers of DIL BECHARA PYAAR KA MAARA, producer M.C. Pandey, co-producers V.C. Pandey and S.C. Pandey and director Onkar Nath Mishra, organized the pre-release promotion of the film on October 4 at Country Club, Andheri.


Jennifer Garner is in  negotiations to star opposite Matthew McConaughey in the  romantic comedy "Ghosts of Girlfriends Past."


Nikkei +0,28%. Euro a 1,3090 dollari e 154,58 yen


Milano, 16:05 - CALCIO, MORTO D'AGUANNO: IL CORDOGLIO DI MILAN E INTER

Cordoglio di Milan e Inter per la morte del giornalista Mediaset Alberto D'Aguanno.


Nine days after a tiger mauled three visitors, the San Francisco Zoo reopened Thursday with safety improvements and more signs warning people not to pester animals such as the 350-pound Siberian tiger that killed a teenager.


BAGHDAD -- An Al Qaeda-linked suicide bomber struck a safe house occupied by an insurgent group that has turned against the terror network. Yesterday's attack northeast of Baghdad killed two other militants, police said, the latest sign that an internal Sunni power struggle is spreading.


Outcomes: Heeding Familiar Advice May Add Years to Your Life

Researchers have calculated just how many years you can add to your life by adopting healthy habits.


Leader Lega boccia l'ipotesi del suo ingresso in politica


Tensions among the Russians are on the increase as they compete for trophies, commercial opportunities and visibility.


Update 2: Computer Associates to Acquire Netegrity

Computer Associates International Inc. will acquire Netegrity Inc. in a $430 million cash deal that will merge the computer security software makers, the companies said Wednesday.


Two companies working on an industrial estate where a teenager was electrocuted are fined Â£31,000.


A recent spate of storms in the south-eastern US could leave insurers facing their biggest ever hurricane damages bill, an industry body has said.


Surviving Christmas: Ben Affleck will be lucky to survive this ...

If you are the sort of magnanimous or insane person who worries about the steadily declining state of Ben Affleck's career, Surviving Christmas is not going to set your mind at ease.


[TS] Sports of The Times: Destination Portland: A Big Man, a Small Place

Greg Oden seemed happy to be headed to Portland, a telling contrast to Kobe Bryantâs reaction to being drafted by the Charlotte Hornets in 1996.


Basata su connessione a pacchetto, auto-alimentata, la wireless camera trasmette con uno streaming video utilizzando la rete di terza generazione (formato 3GPP). Siemens Mobile Communications ha sviluppato il primo prototipo di wireless camera UMTS.


A man who spent months in jail after being accused of sexually assaulting and drowning his 3-year-old daughter before DNA evidence cleared him was awarded, with his wife, $15.5 million Thursday.


Steve Ballmer has been putting the frighteners on Asian governments over potential intellectual property legal actions, should they dare to use Linux instead of Windows.


Programs: New 'Silent Hill' Is Gruesome and Awesome

PROVIDENCE, R.I.  - I hope the tenants at South  Ashfield Heights are getting cheap rents. The place is a mess:  The hallways aren't just filthy, they're splattered with blood.  Bloody handprints mark the walls opposite Room 302, which is  also the source of some verrrry strange noises.


31 dead in passenger train collision in India

Two trains collided head-on yesterday in northern India, killing at least 31 people in a crash that the railway minister called "brutal murder".


Court Sets Stricter Standard for Shareholder Lawsuits

The Supreme Court today made it more difficult for shareholders to sue for fraud, saying they must meet a higher standard than other plaintiffs for alleging wrongdoing by company officials.


Madrid, 13:07 - CALCIO, REAL MADRID; MIJATOVIC: PIENA FIDUCIA IN CAPELLO

Il direttore sportivo del Real Madrid, Predrag Mijatovic, conferma la fiducia a Fabio Capello. ''Le ...


Rocket scrams at 10 times speed of sound

A HYPERSONIC rocket inspired by Australian technology has smashed the world speed record, travelling at 11,000km/h. RECORD bound .


Abbas weighs options to end Palestinian stalemate

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Saturday he was considering options open to him after the failure of talks with the governing Hamas faction over creating a unity government with the militant group.


U.S. Soldier Sentenced to One Year for Iraq Murder

An American soldier was sentenced on  Friday to one year in jail for the murder of a severely wounded  Iraqi teenager in a Baghdad slum district last year, the U.S.  military said.


Jackie Chan is in talks with famed Chinese director Zhang Yimou about a possible collaboration, his spokesman said Monday.


U.S. retail sales fell unexpectedly in December to close out the weakest year at the cash register since 2002, data showed on Tuesday, the strongest signal yet that the economy may be sliding into recession under the weight of a housing and credit crisis.


Video spotlights Cuba's underground music scene

Australian music entrepreneur  Chris Murphy, who managed INXS for 15 years and started world  music label Petrol Records, went to Cuba in 2002 on a mission:  to raise the profile of the country's hidden urban music scene.


Fannie Mae's board of directors met Monday to hear details about accounting problems its regulators have uncovered during a long-running review, according to a source familiar with the matter.


Benitez loses patience as Liverpool surrender

Rafael Benitez has finally lost patience with his players after Liverpool surrendered to Greek side Olympiakos in the Champions League in Piraeus.


Record biz hammers 'ostrich' downloaders

The music industry in the US is making great strides in its campaign against people it says have illegally downloaded music, with courts awarding huge settlements in many cases.


The reigning MVP heard a familiar chant, though it was not directed at him.


Bush Lead Over Kerry Narrows in Latest ABC Poll

President Bush's lead over Democratic nominee John Kerry narrowed to two points in an ABC tracking poll released on Wednesday, compared to a six-point lead in a poll released on Tuesday.


Sri Lanka bears the brunt of Sunday's sea surges with nearly 11,000 dead and up to a million displaced.


Veteran umpire Ed Montague will call balls and strikes in Game 1 of the World Series between the St. Louis Cardinals and Boston Red Sox on Saturday.


Paris Hilton starts serving jail term: lawyer

Admitting she was frightened, heiress Paris Hilton traded in her Guccis and designer clothes for jail garb on Sunday night as she began serving a 23-day sentence in Los Angeles for violating probation, her attorney said on Sunday.


ST. PAUL - With due historical acknowledgment to Wounded Knee, the Nancy-Tonya daytime drama, there'd never been a week quite like this at a US figure skating nationals. Three of the top four women are too young for the world championships. An on-ice marriage proposal. And, for the finale, a two-decimal dead heat for the men's title.


More than half of all money paid out in insurance claims to UK firms in the last three months of 2006 was due to arson, insurer Axa says.


Iran releases own video of U.S. Gulf incident

Iran released a video on Thursday which it said showed its boats did not threaten U.S. navy vessels in the Gulf, countering Washington's account of the event which President George W. Bush called "a provocative act".


Prosecutors in Saddam Hussein's   genocide trial demanded on Wednesday that the chief judge   resign for letting defendants make speeches and threaten   witnesses, a day after Saddam pledged to "crush the heads" of   his accusers.


Treasuries Lower on China US Debt Report

Treasury prices sank on Friday as reports the Chinese authorities might be shedding some of their US debt holdings sparked fears of broader selling from Asian central banks.


Lyon's Malouda to earn first France cap against Poland

Olympique Lyon midfielder Florent Malouda will earn his first cap for France on Wednesday after coach Raymond Domenech named him in his starting line-up for the friendly against Poland.


A photograph of one of the children of the Palestinian Kilani family is torn as it lies in the rubble of their house that was demolished by Israeli army bulldozers, in Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza Strip, Friday, Oct. 15, 2004.


The Iranian Government has begun a new round of nuclear experiments, raising fears of United Nations weapons inspectors and the Bush Administration that it plans to develop nuclear weapons.


Update 18: Economists Predict Another Rate Increase

Federal Reserve policy-makers encouraged by the economy's performance may bump up interest rates again in December - a fifth time this year - and will continue to tighten credit in 2005, economists predict.


French President Nicolas Sarkozy is due to unveil a host of new measures to regenerate poor suburbs.


Indonesia on Thursday sent out mixed  signals about an interim freeze by Western governments of debts  owed by Indian Ocean countries devastated by last month's  tsunami, and Sri Lanka said it may not go far enough.


'Black Widows' suspected in Russian plane disasters

MOSCOW - One of the prime suspects in the probable suicide bombing of two Russian airliners, a 27-year-old Chechen woman, had a compelling motive for her alleged actions: revenge.


British geriatrics take to the rock star life

They may have an average age of 78, but  these rockers can tear up the stage with the best of them and  are determined to take the music charts by storm.


U.S. retail gasoline prices declined  for a second week in a row while diesel fuel costs increased  slightly, the Energy Department said on Monday.


Without the tie, the modern shirt collar, which evolved precisely to showcase the tie, can look raffishly undone or, more likely, an unkempt mess.


Gary Caldwell scores as Scotland earn a famous victory over World Cup finalists France.


Consumers are increasingly wary of  foods made with GM ingredients and try to avoid them, a new survey suggests.


Aspen - There were doubts whether courses could be cleared for Sunday's World Cup slalom after 18 inches of snow fell on Aspen Mountain.


Splurges Indian ink Vodafone announced today it had finally netted a 67 per cent controlling interest in Indian operator Hutch Essar for $11.1bn cash.â¦


Sacchi named director of soccer of Real Madrid

Spanish soccer giant Real Madrid named Italian Arrigo Sacchi asthe club's director of soccer on Tuesday. Sacchi, whose appointment was ratified at a board meeting, willarrive


LOS ANGELES, Feb. 6  /PRNewswire/ -- The produc


Credit card companies woo struggling mortgage-holders

As subprime borrowers began to default on their mortgages in rapidly growing numbers this year, credit card issuers increased their efforts to sign up such customers with tarnished financial histories, according to a market research firm.


Edwards, Cheney try to keep debate alive

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- One day after their fierce debate in Ohio, Vice President Cheney and Democrat John Edwards on Wednesday took their argument south to Florida, where their words had hardly cooled from the night before.


Description: Interim President Hamid Karzai is the unofficial winner of this month's Afghan national elections, according to preliminary results.


Cycling: Ulmer's scorching times in secret rides

New Zealand's star cyclist, Sarah Ulmer, last week rode under world record time twice in an hour during a secret training session in France.


Genova, 16:29 - CALCIO, GENOA; LOPEZ: SOGNO DI AFFRONTARE L'INTER

Il centrocampista del Genoa Pedro Lopez, guarda oltre l'Empoli e prova a pensare ai quarti della Cop...


A teenager dies and two others are injured in a knife attack in south-east London.


Rehab Ahead for PTL Tower?: $50 Million Project Would Target Unfinished Building

By Taylor Bright, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Feb. 18--MorningStar Ministries says it will spend $50 million to renovate the old PTL tower in Fort Mill, S.C., to ready it for apartments and shops.


Soft-Spoken Hadley Gets U.S. National Security Job

Stephen Hadley, President Bush's  next national security adviser, built a reputation within the  White House as a soft-spoken team player comfortable toiling in  the shadows of his powerful boss, Condoleezza Rice.


Zimbabwe court rules for opposition leader

In Zimbabwe, opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has been cleared of treason. On Friday, the Harare High Court pronounced innocent the leader of the Movement for Democratic Change.


Avoid these stocks -- you may already own them.


Egypt conference insists Iraq urge opposition to take part in ...

Iraqi's interim government must persuade opposition groups to take part in upcoming elections, a draft declaration from the international conference in Egypt revealed late Monday.


Lone Controller Turned His Back Before Crash

LEXINGTON, Ky., Aug. 29 -- An air-traffic controller working alone cleared a Comair regional jet to take off and then turned his back, not seeing the plane head down the wrong runway and crash, killing 49 people in the worst U.S. aviation accident in nearly five years, authorities said Tuesday.


David Cameron pledges to extend music copyright to 70 years in exchange for an effort to curb anti-social music.


Eleven members and associates of a notorious street gang have been indicted on federal racketeering charges of using threats and violence to control the drug trade near downtown Los Angeles.


The BBC, the world's biggest public broadcaster, is to cut almost a quarter of its 28 000-strong workforce, in the biggest shake-up in its 82-year history, The Times newspaper in London said on Monday.


Meadow Birds in Precipitous Decline, Audubon Says

A new report released by the Audubon Society traces the effects of human development on bird demographics.


The US dollar hits a new low against the euro in early Asian trade as fears over the state of the US economy deepen.


Karlstad, 14:37 - RALLY, SVEZIA: VITTORIA FINALE DI GRONHOLM

Il finlandese Marcus GrÃ¶nholm (Ford Focus) ha vinto il rally della Svezia, seconda prova del mondial...


Ukraine's opposition and pro-government lawmakers tentatively agreed on a compromise Monday to ensure a fair vote during the Dec. 26 rerun of the fraud-ridden


After a stroke, the brain tries to reorganize itself.  However, sometimes this process goes awry, leaving one woman to feel sounds on her skin.


IBM has filled out the top end of its eServer range with three multiple-processor systems aimed at datacentres and large enterprise clients.


Sachin Tendulkar was thrilled, but not satisfied, by his record-equalling 34th test century against Bangladesh in Dhaka on Saturday.


Google News Strikes Deals with News Wires

Google News has signed a deal which it says is aimed at cutting down on multiple copies of the same story, and will give the original authors credit over those who redistribute it.


Lindsay Lohan briefly falls off sobriety wagon

Troubled actress Lindsay Lohan fell off the sobriety wagon on New Year's Eve, her lawyer said on Thursday, ending a year that saw the star check into rehab several times and land in jail for drunken driving and cocaine possession.


Ventiquattro bambini scheletrici trovati dagli americani


JVC (Japan Victor Co.) is trying to ease the transition from standard DVD to Blu-Ray, a contender in the battle for the next-generation DVD format.


Mehdi and Sarah and Adrien and Manu, Coupling Under a Cloud

The beautifully acted ensemble film âThe Witnessesâ sidesteps most of its opportunities for high drama, political sermonizing and the jerking of tears.


Is the real challenge for PR just "influence"? Or is it something bigger thatn that? If so, are there ways we can help PR move past its history of spinnage and into a future of usefulness? read more


Renault will not be the only Formula One team making a driver change for the inaugural Chinese Grand Prix. Jordan-Ford has terminated its contract with Italian Giorgio Pantano, meaning Timo Glock will contest


Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. Ltd. moved  to ward off any hostile bid from U.S. cable company Liberty  Media Corp. with a plan to issue stock options to dilute the  stake of any predator.


The chairman of the congressional panel that oversees the Federal Communications Commission accused the agency of overstepping its authority in approving an order meant to create more competition and lower prices in the cable television industry.


Iran's supreme leader rebuffs Ahmadinejad

President's authority suffers serious blow after supreme leader sides with MPs over cheap gas for villages suffering in harsh winter


La polizia di New York arresta un ragazzo di 15 e uno di 17 anniLa strage per celebrare l'anniversario dell'eccidio di Columbine                                            Volevano sterminare alunni e professori Arrestati due minorenni a Long Island


BAGHDAD -- Police found the tortured and blindfolded bodies of 13 Pakistani and Indian pilgrims and their Iraqi driver.


LONDON, Nov 16 (IPS) - Small is becoming beautiful again in the world of   finance. Or let us say, the microfinance business is beginning  to pick up.


Mixed motives draw crowd to iPhone retail circus

No true fans of the coveted  iPhone could be found standing in line outside Apple's flagship  store here a full day before the gadgets go on sale. There were  just exploiters, exploited and a few clowns.


Thatcher under house arrest in lap of Cape Town luxury

Mark Thatcher began life under house arrest in the Cape Town suburb of Constantia, a sprawling neighborhood of mansions home to the rich and blue-blooded including Earl Spencer, the brother of the late Princess Diana.


Internauti iracheni denunciano trucco soldato-giocattolo


Paperâs Ex-Publisher Now Reports From Afar

Karen Elliott House, who was squeezed out last year as publisher of The Wall Street Journal, is now back in the paper â with a byline.


Accredited, New Century lead subprime meltdown

The mortgage meltdown broadened on Tuesday, led by Accredited Home Lenders Holding Co.  and New Century Financial Corp. , as investors feared that the subprime lenders, which make loans to people with poor credit histories, would run out of cash.


WINS Flaw Found in Microsoft Server Software

Microsoft (Quote, Chart) plans to issue a patch for a security flaw in Windows Server software that may allow attackers to gain control over systems running the program, the company said.


AL batting champion Joe Mauer and the Minnesota Twins agreed Sunday to a four-year contract worth at least $33 million, avoiding salary arbitration and ensuring one of the team's young stars will be in uniform for the long term.


Stanford, Calif.----Stanford took advantage of some size mismatches in the first half and then scored touchdowns on its first three second-half possessions en route to a 43-3 victory over San Jose State in the season-opening football game for both teams.


Dell expects to hike China output, market share

XIAMEN, China  - Dell Inc.  expects production in China for domestic sales to keep growing at about 30 percent in the short term, meaning the PC giant might add another factory there in three to four years, its top manufacturing executive for the country said.


Canada Raises C$3.18 Billion in Petro-Canada Sale

Canada raised C$3.18 billion ($2.49 billion) by selling about a fifth of Petro-Canada, marking the nation's biggest share sale and the government's exit from a 1970s-era effort to control its own energy supplies.


A prominent Sunni religious leader accused in Baghdad of inciting terrorism warned Saturday that Iraq's escalating sectarian violence will spread throughout the Middle East unless the international community ends support for the Shiite-led Iraqi government.


Madrid, 10:46 - CALCIO: ATLETICO MADRID, MASCHERANO E TEVEZ SI OFFRONO

Secondo l'emittente radiofonica Onda Madrid, i due giocatori argentini, Javier Mascherano e Carlos T...


La vittima aveva 32 anni ed era nota alle forze dell'ordine


Iraq is "working 24 hours a day to ... stop the terrorists," interim Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi said Monday. Iraqis are pushing ahead with reforms and improvements, Allawi told


Creativity Lacking as Fashion Firms Change Hands

Transition is difficult for any company,  but especially so in the fashion business, where success  depends on that most intangible asset: creative talent.


Blog: It's not quite following in Prince's footsteps, but Bruce Springsteen is trying to build excitement for his new album by giving the single away.


Sluman's 62 sets record, gets early lead

Jeff Sluman shot a course-record 62 Thursday for a two-shot lead in the Chrysler Championship in Palm Harbor, Fla. Jonathan Kaye made a hole-in-one with a 3-iron from 222 yards on 17, then followed that with a birdie for a 7-under 64.


Dell Lowers DJ Price, Takes On Apple iPod

Dell has slashed the price of its 15-GB Dell DJ to $149, down from its normal list price of $199, and $100 less than the price of Apple's iPod mini.


UN Chief Congratulates Cambodia's New King

The UN chief congratulated Cambodiaâs incoming king today, a day after the former ballet dancer was chosen to succeed his ailing father to secure the countryâs ancient monarchy for another generation.


Chip giant TSMC reports worst revenue in 20 months

(InfoWorld) - Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd., the world's largest contract chip maker, reported its worst monthly revenue in 20 months on Friday, but analysts applauded the figure as further proof that an industry glut is dissipating. TSMC said its revenue in February hit NT$20.58 billion (US$624.2 million), down 14.3 percent compared to last year and its worst monthly revenue figure since it reported revenue of NT$20.11 billion in June, 2005. Despite the poor showing, analysts said it was a strong figure considering February is a shorter work month, at only 28 days, and that a major holiday, the Lunar New Year, celebrated throughout Taiwan and much of Asia, also slowed work at TSMC factories. Last year, the Lunar New Year, which is usually a week-long holiday in Taiwan, was on Jan. 29. This year, the first day of the Year of the Pig fell on Feb. 18. "I think the February sales figure was fantastic. It was only down about 2 percent from January," said Warren Lau, chip industry analyst at Macquarie Securities Ltd. in Hong Kong. He said TSMC's February revenue was further proof that a chip glut that has hampered the industry for the past several months is nearing an end. But the return to health over the next few months could be specific to TSMC, and not include the wider chip industry. Earlier this week, Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) said it will miss its revenue goal for the first quarter of 2007, while rival Intel Corp. outlined plans to beat a microprocessor glut and weak corporate demand for PCs by stepping up chip development speeds. The two companies engaged in a price war last year, and continue to suffer as they duke it out in the market, analysts say. Gartner Inc. believes the chip industry won't start to recover from the glut until the second half of this year. Rising inventories in late 2006 caused companies to slow production and ease off on buying new machinery as a drop in orders idled more and more production lines, said David Christensen, a Gartner analyst, in a recent report. "Look for this trend to continue through the first half of 2007, followed by a slow recovery in the second half of the year," he wrote. Last month, the market researcher revised down its revenue growth estimate for the chip industry this year to 6.4 percent, from a previous forecast of 9.2 percent. Gartner estimates chip industry revenue will reach US$259.7 billion this year. Â


Dutch Murder Suspect Had Possible Islamist Ties

The man suspected of killing a Dutch filmmaker critical of Islam was probably driven by extremist Islamist motives and was already known to the national security service, the government said on Wednesday.


Sprint in Talks to Buy Nextel for $36 Bln

PHILADELPHIA/NEW YORK  - Sprint Corp. is close to  an agreement buy Nextel Communications Inc. for more than $36  billion in a mostly stock deal that would combine the No. 3 and  No. 5 U.S. wireless telephone companies, sources familiar with  the situation said on Friday.


Bolzano, 18:38 - SLITTINO SU PISTA NATURALE, EUROPEO: ARGENTO ALL'ITALIA

Dopo i successi nel 2004 e 2006, Pawel Porschnev e Ivan Lazarev hanno conquistato il terzo titolo eu...


Pesa assalto terroristico ad Ambasciata Usa in Siria


Scottish Government drives home anti-drink message in racing games The Scottish Government is to spend Â£10,000 on a trial scheme to place anti-drink adverts directly into Xbox 360 games across Scotland. The adverts will be seen by gamers playing the online versions of titles including Need for Speed: Carbon, Project Gotham Racing 4 and Pro Evolution Soccer 2008.â¦


Pete Doherty failed to attend a court appearance on Tuesday at which he was due to be sentenced for a string of drug offences because he has checked himself in to rehab.


Explosions tore through two buses traveling on a highway Tuesday near a mountain town northeast of Beirut, and dozens of people were either killed or wounded, the country's state-run news agency said.


CONTEXT, ARTICULATION, STRENGTH CHALLENGING KERRY CAMPAIGN

October is in our sights, and the two important teams from Massachusetts are confounding the experts. It's the Red Sox baseball club, not the Kerry presidential campaign, that's supposed to be in its pre-autumn swoon.


Terrorismo. La fuga di Battisti riapre la polemica. Scalzone: "Lo avevo consigliato". Pisanu: "Spero venga arrestato". La procura generale della Corte d'appello di Parigi ha chiesto che sia diramato un mandato di cattura nei confronti di Cesare Battisti.


Opposition urges Kenyan leader to concede

Opposition leader Raila Odinga called on Sunday for his rival President Mwai Kibaki to concede defeat in an election -- but a confident government party laughed that off as Kenyans waited anxiously for final results.


A voluntary code of practice is needed fpr internet content, says the Press Complaints Commission's director.


26 Die in String of Attacks on Iraqi Forces

Insurgents launched a series of deadly attacks against Iraqi security forces Tuesday, killing at least 26 police officers and National Guardsmen


Reports Indicate Bigley Tried to Escape, Helped by Captor

As Britain mourns the execution of Kenneth Bigley, officials in the US say the man may have attempted to escape before he was beheaded.


A suicide attacker detonated a bomb early Friday at a residential compound of Pakistanâs former interior minister as he received visitors on an Islamic holiday, killing at least eight people and wounding dozens.


Coles Myer chief keeping coy on alliance

Coles Myer chief executive officer John Fletcher won't confirm a report that his company is considering an alliance with the Australian Leisure and Hospitality Group.


Three British soldiers have been injured in a bomb attack near Basra in southern Iraq, the Ministry of Defence says.


A China Eastern plane carrying more than 50 passengers and crew has crashed into a frozen lake seconds after takeoff in Inner Mongolia and all are feared dead, state media says.


South Korea votes, seen choosing businessman president

South Koreans vote on Wednesday in a  presidential election expected to be won by a conservative  former CEO who says he'll help business and get tough on North  Korea, but whose leadership may be undermined by a fraud probe.


Study: Racial divide in graduation rates

College football teams headed for the five major bowls this year performed better academically on the whole than the national average, according to a study released Monday.


Suicide bomb near Afghan ministry kills 13

At least 13 people were killed, including women and children, when a bomber detonated explosives strapped to his body in a busy area of the Afghan capital of Kabul Saturday, police and U.N. officials said.


Judge refuses harsh sentence for ex-HealthSouth CFO

A Birmingham judge refused  on Thursday to send a former HealthSouth Corp.  chief  financial officer to jail for his part in a massive accounting  scandal, even after a U.S. Court of Appeals ordered a  resentencing.


Preoccupazione dopo Opa di Enel-Acciona su Endesa


After two years, the United States and the United Nations had hoped to take the spotlight off the bitterly divisive war in Iraq. It didn't happen. At the opening of the U.N. General Assembly, President Bush and U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan sparred over the war that can't escape the headlines.


Australia PM Retracts Comment on Aid Worker Hassan

CANBERRA/BAGHDAD  - Australian Prime Minister John  Howard retracted his statement Thursday that a body found in  the Iraqi city of Falluja appeared to be that of kidnapped  British aid worker Margaret Hassan.


NASA chief unsure of need to tackle global warming

Debate raged on Friday after NASA chief Michael Griffin said he was unsure global warming was a "problem we must wrestle with," drawing the ire of his own agency's top climate change expert.


The new owners of music label EMI Group Â home of the Rolling Stones, Coldplay and the Spice Girls Â said Tuesday that they plan to cut up to 2,000 jobs, or just over a third of its work force, in a restructuring aimed at offsetting the impact of falling revenue from CD sales and the departure of several of its major artists.


Forecasting group the Item Club predicts a hole in UK public finances which can be plugged only by tax rises.


Suspected Islamic insurgents attacked Ethiopian soldiers in the Somali capital, residents said Thursday, killing one civilian and raising fears of a return of the violence that rocked Mogadishu over a month ago.


Woman charged in fetus kidnapping in court

The Kansas woman accused of strangling a pregnant woman and cutting the eight-month fetus from her womb appeared Tuesday before a federal magistrate judge who appointed two attorneys to defend her.


Madrid, 15:33 - CALCIO, BARCELLONA; RONALDINHO: NON SONO UN SUPER EROE

Ronaldinho confessa a 'Marca' di vivere la peggiore stagione da quando è in forza al Barcello...


MCE Technologies releases a slot-loading 'SuperDrive' to swap in for optical drives in MacBooks and 15-inch MacBook Pros.


Carlyle to buy Manor Care for $4.9 billion

Manor Care Inc. <HCR.N>, the largest U.S. owner of nursing homes, on Monday said it agreed to be acquired by Carlyle Group for $4.9 billion, the latest health-care provider taken off the public market by a private equity buyer.


U.S. Says W.T.O. Backs Claim on Chinese Barriers

The United States has won a preliminary ruling in a World Trade Organization case over Chinese tax policies that restrict imports of foreign auto parts, a U.S. trade official said.


Diplomatic pressure mounts on Kenya's leaders to end violence over the country's disputed presidential election.


Philadelphia, Verizon Strike Deal on WiFi

HARRISBURG, Pa., Nov. 30 -- The city of Philadelphia and Verizon Communications Inc. struck an agreement Tuesday that would allow the city to provide wireless Internet access as a municipal service even if Gov. Edward G. Rendell (D) signs legislation to give Verizon the power to scuttle the project.


British royal target of sex and drugs blackmail: report

A member of the British royal family has been targetted in a blackmail scandal involving sex and drugs use, the Sunday Times newspaper reported.


THE dollar tumbled to new lows against the euro yesterday as markets brushed aside an upgrade to US growth and a fresh warning from the European Central Bankâs President


The Hong Kong government drops plans to introduce a new sales tax in the face of public opposition.


Leander-Rikl lose in US Open doubles finals

New Delhi: India's tennis ace Leander Paes partnering David Rikl of Czech Republic lost to third-seeded pair of Mark Knowles (Bahamas) and Daniel Nestor (Canada) 3-6, 3-6 in the men's doubles US Open championship in New York.


Brawl teams Indiana and Detroit play on Christmas Day, as Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant go head-to-head.


Il ministro degli esteri ha scritto ai colleghi dei sei paesii cui ambasciatori hanno firmato la lettera sull'Afghanistan                                            D'Alema, dura lettera di protesta "Inopportuna interferenza esterna"


EU Leaders Poised to Offer Entry Talks to Turkey

EU leaders were poised on Thursday to  set a date to start accession talks with Turkey, as Turkish  Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan arrived in Brussels in an  optimistic mood for a spate of last-minute diplomacy.


United are back in the title race after bringing Arsenal's long unbeaten run to a grisly end in the Manchester rain. Ruud van Nistelrooy erased the misery of his penalty miss in last season's fixture by slotting a second-half spot-kick past Jens Lehmann.


PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, Oct. 7 -- At first it looked like an old glove, black and rubbery and flattened in traffic. But a closer look revealed toenails.


CAMP BUEHRING , Kuwait (MASNET & News Agencies) - US troops waiting in the Kuwaiti desert for deployment into Iraq challenged Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld about their safety and future in the country.


NATO pressed its allies at a summit Tuesday to deploy more troops to Afghanistan's volatile south, but Germany resisted any permanently expanded presence and Canada complained of bearing the brunt of an increasingly bloody mission.


US Forces Move Deeper Into Fallujah; Clashes in Mosul

US and Iraqi forces are pushing deeper south into the city of Fallujah on the fifth day of a joint offensive to drive out insurgents.


L'uomo, dell'omonima famiglia legata ai Piromalli, raggiuntoda colpi da arma da fuoco mentre era alla guida di un automezzo                                          'Ndrangheta, agguato a Gioa Tauro assassinato il boss rocco MolÃ¨


Today's top news stories are global warming and Exxon's $40 billion 2006 profits. Oil companies should use some profits from the activities that cause global warming to develop fuel-efficient, low-emission tech. In Autopia.


Britain introduces new rules on human organ donations

New laws on the storage of human organs in most of Britain will come into effect Friday, eliminating families' automatic right to stop doctors removing organs for transplant or research from a deceased relative.


Roma, 12:51 - CALCIO, UNDER 21: MOROSINI AL POSTO DI DE MARTINO

Cambio nell'Under 21 in vista della sfida del primo giugno contro l'Albania. Al posto dell'infortuna...


Previsioni per il nuovo anno la vostra buona stella

Un 2008 ricco di novità astrologiche e senza traccia di pessimismo. Non è vero infatti che 'anno bisesto anno funesto', al contrario. Parola di Horus


NAACP President Kweisi Mfume announced Tuesday that he is stepping down after a nearly nine-year tenure in which he helped rescue the nation's oldest and largest civil rights group from debt and scandal.


The international Cassini spacecraft began unveiling Saturn's mysterious sidekick Titan with a stream of increasingly sharp pictures of the surface taken during a flyby within 745 miles of the hazy moon.


A GAS explosion in a coal mine killed at least 56 miners and left at least 92 missing in Chinaâs worst mining accident this year.


A wealthy landowner who killed another motorist on the M4 and then drove off to catch a ferry is jailed.


PeopleSoft Inc.'s  chief financial officer on Wednesday said the company's controversial customer assurance program, now being challenged in court, might not force liabilities on Oracle Corp.  if its $7.7 billion takeover bid succeeds.


THE Mount St Helens volcano, which roared to life yesterday with a giant plume of steam and ash, remained dangerous and could erupt again at any time, US scientists warned today.


The only senator from President   George W. Bush's Republican party to vote against the Iraq War   battled for political survival on Tuesday as voters in nine   states chose candidates for an election that could shift   control of the U.S. Congress to the Democrats.


Unification Minister Seeks German Support on NK

Minister of Unification Chung Dong-young on Friday sought German support for South Korea's policy of engagement toward North Korea to defuse its nuclear threat.


Ai minimi da un mese, sotto 46 dlr barile al Nymex


Strong sales and lower production costs should boost Sony's take on game console, exec says.


The best team in the National League will meet the hottest team in baseball when the Cards take on the Astros in the LCS. Game 2: Matt Morris (0-1, 5.14 ERA, 5 K) vs.


2004 was a good year for criminals keen to use technology to fleece consumers.


Sarebbe salito a 50 il numero delle vittime nel Peloponneso


CBC SPORTS ONLINE - The Boston Red Sox are one win away from ending The Curse and wiping out 86 years of frustration. After becoming the first team to erase a 3-0 deficit in a best-of-seven playoff series, the


Al via 26/ma edizione di fiera moda Italia


Arts & entertainment: Controversial comedian, whose jokes saw him banned around the country, dies aged 76.


Four Studios Give Backing to a Format for DVD's

A group of companies led by the Toshiba Corporation made a major advance in the effort to define a new DVD standard as Paramount and three other Hollywood studios announced on


A Muslim cleric named by the British government as a key influence on one of four men who carried out the deadly London transport bombings in 2005 was deported to Jamaica Friday after being released from prison.


Investor Suit at Disney Puts Exits in a Spotlight

Just when it appeared that Michael D. Eisner, the chief executive of the Walt Disney Company, could begin enjoying the company's turnaround and his final years in


Activist jurisprudence is insane. Courts may overturn the original intent of the Constitution because "it was written so long ago" but may not overturn Roe v. Wade -- because "it was written so long ago." Ryan Larsen  Salt Lake City  (c) 2007 Deseret News (Salt Lake City).