LOS ANGELES, California (Back Stage) -- Two men, seemingly strangers, awaken in an empty room. Each is handcuffed to the opposite wall with no idea how he got there and nothing between them but a dead body.


Lawmakers fail to revamp US intelligence

Washington -- Lawmakers Wednesday abandoned efforts to pass legislation restructuring the US intelligence system before Tuesday's election, with some warning that it may be impossible to reach an agreement even in time for a lame-duck session in mid


Christian symbols are being denigrated over Christmas says a leader of the Catholic Church of England and Wales.


Never Heard of Nauru? Join 'Geography Olympics'

America may dominate the world in sports and culture but in one arena where size doesn't matter, the "Geography Olympics," the United States was 88th behind minnows such as Madagascar and the Marshall Islands.


or about less than half what the current model weighs -- will be sold at $149 per unit in North American markets and at 149 euros in Europe starting November 1st.


Palestinian injured in Rafah airstrike dies of wounds

A Palestinian who was wounded in an Israeli airstrike on the home of an Islamic Jihad militant in the southern Gaza Strip, died of his injuries late Sunday, medics said.


Israeli Captain Is Charged in Shooting of Palestinian Girl

Military prosecutors charged an army captain today with five separate offenses after accusations by fellow soldiers that he repeatedly shot a 13-year-old Palestinian schoolgirl to make sure she was dead.


Federer untouchable as world number one, says Nadal

Rafael Nadal will be unable to nudge Roger Federer off the top of the tennis rankings next year if the Swiss master maintains the form he as shown this season, the Spanish number two said on Monday.


A former US marine is found guilty of shooting dead Pc Ian Broadhurst and attempting to kill two other officers.


Lebanon: Radio Orient Has Worldwide Reach Via Satellite

Text of report by Lebanese newspaper The Daily Star website on 3 March  Future Media Group's Radio Orient [available at www.radioorient.com] has become the first Arabic-language radio station available worldwide through satellite broadcasting.


The US army charged four soldiers with murder yesterday, accusing them of suffocating an Iraqi general during an interrogation last fall.


An English comprehensive is taking in pupils from overseas for its International Baccalaureate course.


Technological innovations are on trial at the transformed Millennium Dome this weekend.


The dollar weakened on Friday after top  U.S. Federal Reserve officials sounded cautious on credit  tightening, fueling jitters in the market ahead of U.S.  employment figures due later in the day.


Common Starling the Latest Bird in Flight From Our Fields

By Steve Dube  Spectacular flocks of starlings are no longer such a common sight in the Welsh countryside. The latest State of Birds in Wales partnership report reveals that the Welsh breeding population has declined by up to 43% since 1994.


N.Y. mugger sought after attacks on elderly women

New York's streets and newspapers were flooded on Sunday with pictures of a mugger who has attacked at least two elderly women in the borough of Queens, including one who is 101 years old.


Former umpire playing political hardball

As a big league umpire, Dale Ford got his way on the field. He once tossed Hall of Fame manager Earl Weaver — during the national anthem.


A Night Out With: Their Cups Runneth Over

Hanging out with Hold Steady, the quintet that takes fierce pride in being dubbed a âbar band.â


Portugal's Prime Minister Pedro Santana Lopes announces the government's resignation.


Promise seen in drugs that 'target' leukemia

Two experimental drugs could offer hope to leukemia patients who no longer benefit from Gleevec, says research presented Sunday at the meeting of the American Society of Hematology in San Diego.


Roma, 16:35 - CALCIO, SERIE B: TRE GIORNATE A GERVASONI DEL BARI

Il giudice sportivo ha squalificato in serie B 21 giocatori. Tre giornate al giocatore del Bari Carl...


ASIA/INDIA - Nella Giornata delle Comunicazioni Sociali in India, elogi dei Vescovi e delle autoritÃ  indiane a ÂSar NewsÂ, lÂagenzia di informazione cattolica, punto di riferimento per i media cattolici e laici New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - EÂ unÂagenzia cattolica di notizie che svolge un servizio prezioso alla Chiesa indiana, contribuendo a diffonderne lÂautentico volto, mettendone in luce gli aspetti positivi e le opere che giovano alla societÃ  indiana, dif...


Il Cavaliere deluso per le defezioni. Storace: "La mattina tentiamo le spallate, la sera torniamo a casa con una gomitata in faccia"                                          Berlusconi: "CosÃ¬ andiamo noi in crisi" Accuse e veleni nel centrodestra                                                                                Schifani: "Se non caricassi i miei gli assenti sarebbero 20"


Dressed in a Spider-Man suit and using no ropes or other equipment, a French urban climber scaled the 47-story headquarters of oil giant Total on Tuesday, his second Parisian climb in less than a month.


Six people were killed and eight others wounded Saturday when a car bomb and remote bomb exploded simultaneously next to an Iraqi police academy in Kirkuk, an Iraqi National Guard official told CNN.


World's biggest company saw profits boosted by broad-based growth in its finance, transportation and health-care businesses.


People earning over Â£150,000 should pay 10% extra tax or give the same amount to charity, says Frank Field.


'Skinny white guy' opens fire at Northern Illinois University before turning weapon on himself


Hold the phone: Hackers starting to infect our cells

Several Web sites this month began offering software promising ring tones and screen savers for certain cellphones. But those who downloaded the software found that it turned


The number of Americans living in poverty increased by 1.3 million last year, while the ranks of the uninsured swelled by 1.4 million, the Census Bureau reported Thursday.


Italian police want to set up a special unit to tackle the growth of new religious sects, particularly violent Satanists.


Polish lawmakers narrowly voted against reintroducing the death penalty Friday, seven years after abolishing it to meet European human rights standards.


Bollywood's own superhero set to take on the world

Faster than a speeding bullet, more  powerful than a locomotive, able to leap tall buildings at a  single bound -- look, up there in the sky, it's a bird, it's a  plane, it's ... Krrish?


DETROIT -- Ford Motor Co.'s sales dropped 14.4 percent in August as the struggling automaker ran into a declining market that analysts blame on rising mortgage payments and turmoil in the financial markets.


Vijay Singh celebrates after sinking a bogey putt on the 18th hole of the final round at the 84 Lumber Classic to win the tournament, in Farmington, Pa.


Spain vs England: A rant on racism and rank play

Nobody was sent home from the squad in disgrace, there were no media boycotts, no stories about the coach's private life or rumours about his next employers.


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New Lava Dome Growing on Mount St. Helens

Volcanic rock has flowed to the surface of Mount St. Helens' crater, creating a new lava dome after weeks of seismic activity, a geologist said Tuesday.


America's top enemy in Iraq claimed the killing of nearly 50 unarmed army recruits in a cold-blooded assault on fledgling security forces slated to take part in a crackdown on rebels before elections due in January.


"Halloween" remake should scare up box office lead

The calendar might say  Labor Day, but holiday weekend moviegoers in North America are  just as likely to be celebrating Halloween -- or, make that  "Halloween," Rob Zombie's remake of the 1978 slasher movie.


Care International Director In Iraq Kidnapped

An employee with one of the world's largest relief and development groups has been kidnapped in Baghdad. Care International says its director in Iraq, Margaret Hassan, was captured this morning.


The motorcade of Iraq's prime minister was pelted with stones on Sunday by fellow Shi'ites in a Baghdad slum when he paid respects to some of the 200 who died there last week in the deadliest attack since the U.S. invasion.


Pat Riley said Wednesday he'll return as coach of the Miami Heat for the 2006-07 season, ending speculation he might retire at age 61. He led the Heat to their first league title — and his seventh as a coach or player — in June.


Cagliari, 19:14 - CALCIO, CAGLIARI; STORARI: DOBBIAMO CREDERE ALLA SALVEZZA

Si muove sul mercato il Cagliari: la società non conferma ma dal Portogallo dovrebbe arrivare...


The UN Secretary General says he is  "encouraged" by the release of several top political prisoners in Burma.


Shuttle crew closes door on space shuttle mission

Astronauts on the International Space  Station and visiting space shuttle Atlantis said goodbye on  Monday as they closed the hatch between their two ships in  preparation for the shuttle's departure on Tuesday.


Microsoft, Siemens to develop in-car infotainment

Microsoft  and Siemens   will join forces to develop in-car entertainment and  navigation products that should make it easier for consumers to  connect devices such mobile phones and music players.


The career of Italian coach Arrigo Sacchi, the new director of soccer at Real Madrid, has almost come to an abrupt end twice in recent years.


Bob Dylan tops the US album charts for the first time in 30 years with his latest release, Modern Times.


Marquette coach Tom Crean offered Louisville's Jerry Smith a scholarship when he was in eighth grade. It's apparent why after Smith made a 3-pointer as time expired to give the Cardinals a 61-59 comeback victory over the No. 12 Golden Eaqles.


Romney says Giuliani's support will fade

Mitt Romney says the campaign for the Republican presidential nomination will come down to Rudy Giuliani and a more conservative challenger. Like Mitt Romney.


Strike May Be Last Chance to Save Japanese Baseball

It leads the TV news, and everyone from  schoolchildren to the prime minister is talking about it.


A celebrity fashion designer pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges of sexually assaulting 20 teenage girls and young women allegedly lured with promises of modeling jobs.


Iraq's government has formally taken over the notorious Abu Ghraib prison, a government spokesman said Saturday.


The US says Iran has no need to enrich its own uranium now that Russia has begun delivering nuclear fuel.


NFL Game Summary - Carolina at Kansas City

Foster was only four yards short of tying Davis' team record of 178 rushing yards in one game. Davis accomplished that feat on October 26, 2003.


Sudan accuses U.N. of "hidden agenda" for Darfur

Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir  on Thursday accused the United Nations of having a hidden  agenda in its bid to deploy U.N. peacekeepers to Darfur, saying  the aim was to "recolonize" his country.


Bush and Kerry Prep for Foreign Policy Debate

Description: President Bush and Democratic challenger John Kerry are spending much of this weekend preparing for their first debate, to be held Thursday in Florida.


Roma, 10 settembre 2004 - L'impegno dell'Italia in Iraq continua: lo ha affermato il premier Silvio Berlusconi, che oggi ha incontrato il presidente iracheno ad interim Ghazi Al Yawer, che ha chiesto al premier iracheno di impegnarsi per la liberazione


Recuperati finora 12 naufraghi e un cadavere


Hunt for Indian bandit's hidden jungle treasure

A jungle bandit gunned down by police earlier this week was still tantalising India from beyond the grave yesterday. Treasure hunters were said to be scouring the southern jungles


Washington Redskins rookie Sean Taylor was arrested early Wednesday on charges of driving under the influence and refusing a breathalyzer test, the latest setback in a tumultuous year for the No. 5 overall draft pick.


France cleans up Versailles "Hall of Mirrors"

France will unveil one of its most dazzling architectural showcases, the Hall of Mirrors at the Palace of Versailles, next week after a restoration that has brought fresh life to colors buried for years under grime.


China Protests U.S. Limits on Sock Imports

China on Tuesday protested a U.S. decision to impose a quota on sock imports, warning it might take "further steps" under World Trade Organization rules to protect its own rights.


Senate Gets Plan to Bolster Security Oversight

Two top senators offered a bipartisan plan on Monday to remedy what the Sept. 11 commission called "dysfunctional" congressional oversight of US anti-terror efforts.


Eight more U.S. soldiers have been killed in five previously unreported attacks in different areas of Iraq over the past four days, the U.S. military said on Saturday.


Once the scene of the Solidarity strikes which broke the back of communism, a new investment seeks to turn Poland's Gdansk shipyards into Eastern Europe's answer to the London docklands.


U.S. to offer funds to help boost Abbas's forces

The Bush administration has decided to ask the U.S. Congress for funds aimed at bolstering security forces loyal to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, sources with knowledge of the plan said on Wednesday.


Fugitive Marine's friend: He's a quiet, loving dad

A woman who once worked with fugitive Marine Cpl. Cesar Laurean told CNN she knew the alleged killer as a quiet but friendly man who talked often of his 18-month-old daughter. But she added that Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach -- found slain with her unborn child in Laurean's back yard -- was afraid of the man.


Recalling a Champion Who Still Has Lessons to Share

One of the best female players of all time, Marilyn Johnson, died last Oct. 31 in Houston.


Decisive attese per intervento presidente Federal Reserve


Rushed through parliament in the wake of the September 11 attacks, the act states that a non-British national can be detained indefinitely if the secretary of state suspects that person of being a terrorist and he or she is believed to be a risk to


Russia denounces the EU's planned police and justice  mission to Kosovo as a breach of international law.


The US Federal Reserve leaves interest rates at 5.25%, saying it has concerns about inflation.


Israel 'Willing to Co-Ordinate Gaza Withdrawal'

Israel, in a policy change, would be willing to co-ordinate a planned withdrawal from the Gaza Strip if Palestinian authorities cracked down on militant groups, an Israeli official said today.


It pays homage to Raiders Of The Lost Ark, but does not offer arresting plot twists.


A leading hospital has admitted it has taken two years to warn hundreds of patients they could have contracted HIV or hepatitis after shoulder operations.


Cardiff, 19:26 - RALLY, GRAN BRETAGNA: GRONHOLM AL CONANDO

Il finlandese Marcus Gronholm è al comando del Rally di Gran Bretagna, ultimo appuntamento de...


With Every Ferry Trip, New Data on Outer Banks

It's been almost four years since the night Hurricane Isabel washed away North Carolina Highway 12, along with homes, sand dunes, power lines and utility pipes on the Outer Banks. Pounding waves carried away a section of Hatteras Island, leaving behind a 2,000-foot-wide, 15-foot-deep gash in the...


Israel begins payout of Palestinian funds

RAMALLAH, West Bank -- Tens of thousands of Palestinian civil servants will be paid in full this week for the first time in more than a year after Israel released millions of dollars in tax funds frozen during Hamas rule, officials said yesterday.


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Blair offers way back to the negotiating table

True to his conviction that reactivating Israeli-Palestinian talks is the world's most pressing political challenge, Tony Blair yesterday offered a bridge back to that goal.


ETA's missiles were Russian-made: Spanish gov't

The Spanish government Tuesday confirmed that the two missiles found by French police in an operation against Basque separatist guerrilla group ETA were of Russian origin.


Gunmen attack convoy of Iraqi VP Mahdi: report

Gunmen attacked the convoy of Iraq's Shi'ite vice president, Adel Abdul Mahdi, in Baghdad on Thursday, but there were no immediate reports of any injuries, Interior Ministry officials said.


Torino, 19:53 - CALCIO, JUVENTUS: NEDVED E BOUMSONG IN CAMPO CON IL CROTONE

Per la gara contro il Crotone, il tecnico della Juventus Deschamps recupera Boumsong, dopo l'infortu...


SARAJEVO, November 15 (FENA) - The Governor of the Central Bank of...

The Governor of the Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina (CBBH) Peter Nicholl participated in the 10th International Financial and Economic Forum in Vienna on 11 November.


Foundation Emphasises On Need to Curb Heart Disease

The World Heart Foundation (Geneva) with the support of the World Health Organisation (WHO) and UNESCO, would in this year's Heart Day celebration be emphasising on the importance of the heart.


The rise of customized malware is forcing security software vendors to change their tactics quickly and begin using customers' machines as their initial line of threat detection intelligence, according to a new report from Yankee Group.Echoing recent comments made by industry leaders like Symantec -- which is considering white-listing techniques, among many other emerging plans, to thwart the trend toward so-called server-side polymorphism -- Yankee Group Analyst Andrew Jaquith writes in a new research note that "herd intelligence" will be one of the most effective ways for vendors to detect and address increasingly customized threats.By turning their customers' endpoint devices into malware collectors that can funnel information about new attacks back into their global networks of threat sensors and scanning technologies, Jaquith said, security applications vendors may make faster progress in stemming the tide of lower profile, smaller volume threats.As malware authors have begun enlisting more malware toolkits and other technological means to create a greater number of attack variants than can be found and processed by honeypots and signature-based security software tools, the analyst said, it will become vital for vendors to aggregate threat data using customers' computers.Some smaller vendors, including ESET, Panda Security, Prevx, and Sana Security, have already begun working in such a fashion, turning their deployed endpoints into collectors.Larger vendors looking to add that type of technology to their pallets could seek to acquire one of those vendors, Sana in particular, to advance their plans more rapidly, Jaquith contends.The idea is simple, according to the analyst. If attackers are going to attempt to create different attacks for nearly every individual user, then security software vendors must use their customers' machines as their eyes and ears for discovering and addressing those variants.On the flip side, as the vendors amass information about new attacks, they can simultaneously help other customers determine whether new applications or Web sites are dangerous or safe to use, the analyst said."When an unknown binary attempts to execute, the client-side agent sends detailed telemetry information to a remote centralized server and asks whether it is good, bad, or unknown," said Jaquith. "The server makes a disposition decision based on all the collective history accumulated by the herd. By pooling information about all executing programs across its installed base, the herd makes smarter decisions and can confer immunity faster to new variants."As part of the effort, security vendors may also need to begin sharing more of that information with their rivals to create a larger network effect for thwarting malware on a global basis, according to the expert.It may be hard to convince rival vendors to work together because of the perception that it could lessen differentiation between their respective products and services, but if the process clearly aids on the process of quelling the rising tide of new malware strains, the software makers may have little choice other than to partner, he said."By turning every endpoint into a malware collector, the herd network effectively turns into a giant honeypot that can see more than existing monitoring networks," said Jaquith. "Scale enables the herd to counter malware authors' strategy of spraying huge volumes of unique malware samples with, in essence, an Internet-sized sensor network."Herd intelligence is not without its downsides However, despite the advantages of moving to a herd mentality model, the expert recognizes that there might be significant obstacles for vendors to overcome in making such a transition -- including the cost of shifting away form their existing malware signature creation and distribution methodology.Among the biggest issues for anti-malware vendors to consider is the issue of false positives as many legitimate or nefarious programs may be misclassified by one vendor or the other, and behavior detection-based tools will still be needed to keep an eye out for sites and applications that have been compromised.Customers may represent another hurdle, Jaquith said, as not all companies will initially be comfortable with sharing the necessary level of access with vendors, and some may fear that such a system could offer new opportunities for data loss. Prevx, for one, is already dealing with the issue of privacy by guaranteeing that the only information being sent over its pipelines from customer PCs is related to executable files.An even larger problem could be the "data glut" generated by the herd anti-malware networks."Telemetric data provided by herd endpoints will be substantial," said Jaquith. "Anti-malware vendors will need to spend significant millions of dollars of capital to create scalable infrastructures to collect, process, and store data furnished by endpoints."The white lists of legitimate applications maintained by anti-virus vendors will also need to be updated frequently to address the release of approved programs and patches, a process that will require even additional levels of cooperation between many different types of software makers, he said.Along similar lines, Symantec researchers recently detailed a new program through which they are gathering detailed information about software applications installed onto the computers of customers using its desktop anti-malware suite.Using an opt-out participation model, the experiment studies the behavior and distribution details of individual programs to help make recommendations to users about which programs they decide to install or avoid."Right now, this is just a long-term research project, but we hope that as we get more users involved in the system, we can truly get a better idea of what is on people's computers so that we can identify malicious software based on the demographics of who is using it versus what it does," said Carey Nachenberg, a senior member of Symantec's Security Research team."We're hoping to get more clarity through the large base of users we have," he said. "By collecting this data, we should be able to get the most comprehensive view of the usage patterns to derive reputation information for everything they use."


North Korea May Be Preparing Missile Launch -Sources

The United States and Japan have detected  signs that North Korea is preparing to launch a ballistic  missile with a range capable of hitting almost all of Japan,  Japanese government sources said on Thursday.


Roma, 14:39 - F1, SI CHIAMA F2008 LA NUOVA FERRARI

Segue la tradizione la Ferrari e sulla scia della F2007, che ha riportato il mondiale piloti e costr...


Al-Jazeera airs new footage of pleading British hostage in Iraq

Kidnapped Briton Margaret Hassan was shown in a new video on Al-Jazeera television, which said the aid worker pleaded for the withdrawal of British troops from Iraq and the release of Iraqi women prisoners.


Peres Sharon Risks Assassination for Gaza Plan

Opposition leader Shimon Peres said  on Tuesday he feared Israeli extremists might try to  assassinate Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, the target of growing  far-right fury over a planned withdrawal from Gaza next year.


The petro-giant all by itself dwarfs whole renewable energy field.


President Vladimir Putin named a new government Monday, tapping new economics and health ministers and retaining his current foreign and defense ministers as part of an expected shuffle before crucial parliamentary and presidential election


About 3,000 shoppers were evacuated from a Toys "R" Us store in Times Square yesterday after pepper spray was set off inside, fire officials said.


Hundreds of people attend the funeral in Leeds of charity fund-raiser Jane Tomlinson who died from cancer.


Roma, 18:19 - TV, RAISPORT CONFERMA SCIOPERO PER DOMENICA

Il Cdr di Rai Sport ha confermato lo sciopero per domenica 17 settembre in seguito alla mancata sost...


NEW YORK - The recall of Vioxx and the news that Celebrex likewise doubled or tripled the risk of heart attack in a long-term study were bad enough.


Onetime Chief Labor Spokesman Dead at 67

Rex Hardesty, who was the chief spokesman for the AFL-CIO during a turbulent time for the labor movement in the 1980s, is dead at 67.


Medicare to Offer Introductory Physicals in 2005

American Cancer Society - Seniors who enroll in Medicare next year will have a new benefit that could help them stay healthier. Starting Jan. 1, 2005, all new Medicare beneficiaries will be entitled to a "Welcome to Medicare" physical exam within 6 months of joining the program.


Lawmakers: Mukasey must reject "waterboarding"

WASHINGTON  -- Michael Mukasey should be denied Senate confirmation as U.S. attorney general unless the retired judge denounces as torture the interrogation technique known as waterboarding, a top Democrat said on Sunday.


Arts & entertainment: Antony Gormley has set his sights on a plinth in Trafalgar Square - and he wants your help


Mourinho and Chelsea draw Porto in Champions League

Monaco, France (Sports Network) - Jose Mourinho led Porto to the Champions League title last season and now has to play his former team in this year's competition.


NEW YORK - Top-ranked shock jock Howard Stern says he is leaving Infinity Broadcasting Corp. to join Sirius satellite radio, beginning in January 2006, where he'll get the national audience he has coveted...


One door opened and another shut Monday. In the hallway separating the two, a place better known as Cardinals purgatory, Josh McCown watched his career flash before his eyes.


Boston will toast the first professional football dynasty of the 21st century today with a ''rolling rally" that will take the Super Bowl champion New England Patriots from the Hynes Convention Center area to Staniford Street.


Sunflowers brighten life near North Pole

NY ALESUND, Norway  - Elisabeth Iversen's sunflowers are probably the closest ever grown to the North Pole.


Big East Picks Syracuse Hoops in Preseason

Syracuse was the runaway preseason pick of Big East coaches Wednesday on the strength of a team that has all its starters back after reaching the round of 16 last season.


Briefly: T-Mobile adds security measure to hot spots

roundup Plus: Slashdot dips into politics...IBM releases low-cost Unix servers...Former Cisco exec joins Red Hat board.


As happy as Utah coach Urban Meyer was to hear his team was ranked seventh in the first Bowl Championship Series standings, he didn't want to talk about it much.


By MUNEEZA NAQVI NEW DELHI - The 15-year-old son of two doctors performed a filmed Caesarean section birth under his parents' watch in southern India in an apparent bid to gain a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records as the youngest surgeon.


Former army general Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is due to be sworn in as Indonesia's president on Wednesday.


The visitors resumed on Thursday morning with Jacob Oram on 18, Brendon McCullum on 48 and the total on 207/5. McCullum had already done much to change the course of the match with his brisk innings on Wednesday


Il cantante d'accordo con Veltroni in tema di alleanze


U.S. Agents Arrest Wanted Filipino Kidnapper

U.S. federal agents arrested a Filipino  dentist who is one of the five most wanted leaders of a  kidnap-for-ransom gang in the Philippines, a Philippine police  officer said Sunday.


China vows to prevent Taiwan independence

China's military will crush any major moves towards independence by Taiwan no matter what the cost, said a government policy paper that accused Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian of escalating tension.


Pill shows new hope in battle against obesity

NEW ORLEANS -- Tired of riding the all-meat, no-carb, pineapple-only, strictly-soy, green-fluids-on-Tuesdays bandwagons that promise weight loss -- but which either cramp your lifestyle or don't quite measure up?


UN Efforts Supporting Iraq Elections 'On Track' Powell Says

Secretary of State Colin Powell and UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan held talks Thursday centering on UN support for next month's Iraqi elections.


Watergate figure in hospital after crash

Jeb Stuart Magruder, an aide to President Nixon who spent seven months in prison for his role in covering up the 1972 Watergate break-in, was hospitalized after a car crash, authorities said.


Democrats from the throughout the West gathered Saturday to interview candidates to lead the Democratic National Committee, including former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean, whose candidacy has come under fire from within the party.


Former UN ambassador Jeane Kirkpatrick dies at 80

Jeane Kirkpatrick, a leading player in former President Ronald Reagan's conservative foreign policy as ambassador to the United Nations, has died at the age of 80.


Study Refutes Notion That Death Takes a Holiday

Among health-care workers and relatives of the terminally ill, tales of patients who somehow "held on" past the holidays or birthdays are common.


Bombs explode in five pumping stations of Madrid

Bombs exploded Friday in five pumping stations of Madrid, leaving no victims, but causing material damage, said the Spanish Interior Ministry.


IBM simulates new transistor in race with Intel

IBM used its Blue Gene supercomputer to model an improved transistor in its race with Intel to build faster chips.


Darcy sees dual action as reserve at Harvard

Shrewsbury's Brian Darcy, a sophomore at Harvard University and a forward on the basketball team, has quickly earned the respect of his coach, Frank Sullivan.


Uccisi intanto due dipendenti palestinesi dell'Unrwa


Police in Malta are investigating two more possible sightings of missing Madeleine McCann.


AMERICA/MESSICO - Educazione, lotta alla povertÃ , sicurezza pubblica, onestÃ  e trasparenza sono tra le prioritÃ  indicate dai Vescovi del Messico alla fine della loro Assemblea Plenaria CuautilÃ¡n Izcalli (Agenzia Fides) - I Vescovi del Messico alla fine della loro Assemblea Plenaria, celebrata dal 13 al 17 novembre, hanno pubblicato un Messaggio a tutto il popolo di Dio nel quale si domandano "quello che Dio ed il suo popolo chiedon...


By JOE MACALUSO  Cool morns, rain, fall signal change  Enjoyed the cool mornings, didn't you?  Well they're gone until next week when another cold front is due in here. Between now and then we'll see the roughest weather along the coast since the middle of the summer.


London Fire Brigade believe someone may be trapped in the rubble of a four storey building that collapsed.


Microsoft readies Host Integration Server 2004

In a continued effort to compete with IBM Corp. and its WebSphere offerings, Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday announced imminent availability of Host Integration Server 2004.


Premier, folle chi parla di inevitabilita' dell'accaduto


PHOENIX -- New York Giants backup defensive end Adrian Awasom was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving by Arizona state police early Friday.


G7 draft: Will act to secure stability, growth

The Group of Seven finance ministers and central bank governors gathering in Tokyo on Saturday will reaffirm their determination to ensure financial stability, according to a draft G7 statement obtained by Reuters.


AIDS Soars Among Women and Girls in Africa

A new United Nations report shows women and girls are hardest hit by the AIDS pandemic in sub-Saharan Africa. Today's (Tuesday's) report says women account for 57 percent of people living with HIV -- the


Lebanon's showdown set for lengthy battle of wills

Lebanon's political crisis showed no sign of easing on Sunday, with the pro-Syrian opposition pressing its protest campaign to topple the Western-backed government.


Ten accused Islamic militants were convicted Thursday and sentenced to prison terms ranging from one to 10 years for their roles in a millennium plot to blow up a Christmas market in the eastern city of Strasbourg on New Year's Eve 2000.


New on television: 'Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles' and 'Comanche Moon'

The Terminator is back, this time on television. Also returning this week, the characters of 'Lonesome Dove' in a miniseries prequel.


The Ferrari president says an agreement must be reached next year to give teams more of F1's profits.


The film of Alan Bennett's award-winning play The History Boys receives its UK premiere in London.


Washington, Sept. 30.(UNI): The expansion of the global economy could hit a 30-year record in 2004 but will likely slide in 2005 as a result of higher oil prices and other factors, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) sources said.


The US government is expected to require automakers to install safer power-window switches within four years, USA Today reported Monday.


US Awards Anthrax Vaccine Contract To VaxGen

The US government has awarded VaxGen a contract to supply 75 million doses of anthrax vaccine for civilian defense. The contract is valued at $877.


China's capital  is to install 1,000 new condom vending machines to fight the spread of HIV and Aids.


Irish band U2 smash Irish box office records with tickets sales for their two Dublin concerts in June.


Iowa has welcomed the nation's top-ranked team into Kinnick Stadium before. But the hype surrounding those games was never this big.


STRAFFAN, Ireland -- For three days through rainstorms and in howling winds, their sporting passion had been on display at the K Club, and now, to celebrate with glorious sunshine finally pouring down, Darren Clarke saluted thousands of cheering fans and held up what could be called ``a national trophy" in these parts.


At Macworld, the popular technology and sex columnist says she tried to get Apple's CEO to pose for a picture, only to be told, effectively, to go away.


Two million Asians face falling into poverty as a result of the Indian Ocean tsunami, the Asian Development Bank says.


Il ministero degli Esteri, attraverso "i canali stabiliti" ha raggiuntola prova che l'inviato di Repubblica Ã¨ vivo e sta bene                                            La Farnesina: "Mastrogiacomo Ã¨ vivo Adesso avanti per riportarlo a casa"                                                                                Ora si puÃ² cercare di capire cosa vogliono i rapitori. Ancora inviti alla cautelaProdi: "Non lesiniamo alcuno sforzo per riaverlo fra noi"


Members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries were divided Tuesday on whether output should be increased in a bid to boost global supply that might cause prices to drop.


Nasdaq stock market chief executive Robert Greifeld said yesterday he has asked regulators to press the rival New York Stock Exchange to move to delist companies more quickly if they are late with securities filings, which could ratchet up pressure on firms that face stock options reviews.


The Delicate Task of Showing Corporate Concern for Tsunami Victims

Advertisers are seeking ways to show that they care about the tsunami, but they are also striving to avoid the appearance of capitalizing on the disaster.


Lindsay Lohan is extending her stay in rehab, according to her mother, Dina. Lindsay went into rehab after a very wild memorial day weekend. She is said to be doing well and the decision to stay longer was her own. This is her second stay in reh...


BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.  - "Sideways," a critically  acclaimed tale of two men looking for love in California's wine  country, led Golden Globe nominations on Monday with seven, one  more than closest rival, "The Aviator," a biography of young  Howard Hughes conquering Hollywood.


London Seeks Ways to Cool Underground Commute

Britain may not be renowned for its  tropical temperatures but in the summer there is one guaranteed  hot spot: the London underground.


The Arabic television channel al-Jazeera has broadcast footage of what it says is a militant group claiming to have seized 10 new hostages in Iraq.


U.S. Says UN Not Being Tough Enough on Sudan

UNITED NATIONS/KHARTOUM  - The United States  accused Sudan on Thursday of using attack helicopters against  African villagers and said the United Nations was not being  tough enough on Khartoum.


Australia assures Indonesia: 'We've no nuke plans'

Australia assured neighbouring Indonesia that it was not promoting an arms race by considering whether to enrich uranium which can be used in nuclear weapons.


The US and Israel pledge to  support the new Palestinian government, as the EU says it wants to resume direct aid.


UK computer games publisher SCI, maker of Lara Croft Tomb Raider, says it is in talks over a possible sale.


John McCain blamed overspending by the federal government in part for the nation's economic troubles as South Carolina voters Friday received the sobering news that the state unemployment rate had hit 6.6 percent, the largest one-month increase in nearly 20 years.


Sarkozy pledges action on global warming

PARIS - President Nicolas Sarkozy yesterday promised a green revolution, unveiling a mix of tax measures and investment pledges that he said would put France in the vanguard of the war against global warming.


Sri Lanka says rebels use UN aid convoy as smokescreen

Sri Lanka's military on Wednesday accused the Tamil Tigers of using a U.N.-led aid convoy as a smokescreen to move rebel fighters and munitions toward their defense lines.


Enterprise Linux, Subscription Sales Power Strong Red Hat Quarter

Red Hat's Enterprise Linux operating-system and software subscription sales soared over the past three months, leading the company to strong revenue growth and profits for its fiscal 2005 second quarter.


Microsoft will provide advanced notice to customers of upcoming patches, including what software and products will be affected, in an effort to allow customers to prepare and pre-roll patches instead of having to try and deal with issues after patches are


S&M blogger outs web host malware attack

When Google meets kink A moment of narcissism by a blogger who covers kink, multiple sex partners and other topics has uncovered a sophisticated attack that secretly installed malware on end user machines by compromising thousands of websites maintained by a large webhost and ginning search results on Google.â¦


at Fenway Park Records: Toronto is 43-44 (second in the American League East, 10 games behind); Boston is 53-34 (first in the AL East).


Internment report led to government fury

The then Prime Minister Edward Heath reacted with fury to a report on interrogation techniques in Northern Ireland in 1971.


Twins 9, Mets 0: Comedy of Errors Is No Laughing Matter

After falling behind 5-0 in the second inning, the Mets turned an uphill battle into an impossible one by committing four errors.


Google's commits $4.6 billion to wireless spectrum

Blog: Search giant announces it's participating in the Federal Communications Commission's upcoming wireless spectrum 700MHz band auction--but there's a catch.


COLOMBO: Sri Lanka declared Friday a day of national mourning for the thousands of victims of the tsunami which lashed three-quarters of the islandâs coastline and left a massive trail of death and destruction.


PepsiCo Inc. (PEP.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , the world's No. 2 soft drink company, said on Thursday quarterly profit rose due to tax benefits and a strong performance from its key


Bluegrass Dobro artist "Uncle Josh" dead at 79

NASHVILLE, Tennessee  - Veteran Dobro musician Burkett Howard Graves, known as country music's "Uncle Josh," has died at 79, his family said on Monday.


Atlantic hurricanes swirl but no threat to land

Hurricanes Gordon and Helene churned   across the Atlantic with strong winds and gusty rains on Sunday   but neither posed any immediate threat to land, U.S.   forecasters said.


Tehran's chief nuclear negotiator arranged a meeting with the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency for Friday


FBI raids magician David Copperfield in Vegas

FBI agents have raided a Las Vegas  warehouse owned by magician David Copperfield -- for reasons  they did not disclose -- and media reports said that they  seized nearly $2 million and computer equipment.


THE US pharmaceutical industry that exports medicines around the world is facing further scrutiny after a survey revealed nearly one-fifth of its government overseers had experienced pressure to approve drugs about which they had reservations.


Get up to $500 in commission-free trades

The just-completed World Series, in which the Boston Red Sox swept the St. Louis Cardinals for the franchise's first crown in 86 years, finished up as the highest-rated Series since 1997, according to Nielsen Media Research.


Sun to set Solaris free, after a fashion

Sun Microsystems plans to announce a free version of its Solaris operating system Monday, taking a page that Red Hat tore from its playbook in 2003.


The mother of former Playboy playmate and model Anna Nicole Smith blamed drugs Friday for her daughter's sudden death that ended an extraordinary tabloid life at just 39.


Matthew Ramige remembers walking away after the small plane that carried him into the Montana wilderness crashed and burned.


Wells Fargo & Co. WFC.N, the No. 4  U.S. bank, on Tuesday said third-quarter profit rose a  lower-than-expected 12 percent after a downturn in home  mortgage lending.


Miami cops trial 'hover and stare' ducted-fan Dalek

Portable petrol powered perv-patrols for 'urban tactics' Miami police have purchased a small Dalek-like aerial surveillance droid capable of "hover and stare" missions. The American cops intend to trial the flying wastebin surveillance platform in urban "tactical operations".â¦


Outdated Charts May Be Blamed in Sub Crash

Outdated charts may have been partially at fault for the undersea grounding of a U.S. nuclear submarine last weekend, according to a U.S. agency that analyzes spy satellite imagery and produces maps and charts for the Defense Department.


Welsh Tories are set to use their first assemby opposition debate to claim local NHS needs are being ignored.


Mass banning hits networking site Seventeen members of Ecademy - a business networking website - have had their accounts suspended following a row on the company's messageboard.â¦


Funds Approved for Municipal Airport Project

By La Crosse Tribune, Wis.  May 31--A $1.5 million project that will reconstruct two taxiways at the La Crosse Municipal Airport is scheduled to start in early June.   The Federal Aviation Administration is providing $1.4 million of the cost, the state $37,230 and the city $37,231.


Stunning late Drogba strike keeps Chelsea's title bid alive

Didier Drogba smashed a spectacular 87th minute winner as Chelsea twice came from behind to keep their title hopes alive with a 3-2 win over Everton at Goodison Park.


Soldini (Cgil), soluzione politica per vittime schiavismo


Teheran, 13:35 - CALCIO, IRAN: ULTIMATUM A CLEMENTE

L'Iran ha dato un ultimatum a Javier Clemente. Secondo i media di Teheran, la federazione ha respint...


Ahmed Qureia, the Palestinian prime minister, expressed alarm yesterday at an apparently secret shift in American policy after Washington indicated that it would accept the growth of Jewish settlements in the West Bank.


AFGHANISTAN:    Coalition Marches Into a Tight Corner

LONDON, Sep 12 (IPS) - The coalition forces in Afghanistan could find it  easier to fly in than fly out of what is emerging as another trap  for them.


Perhaps it was the name at the top of the leaderboard which inspired Ernie Els. Todd Hamilton was the first round leader but Els cruised past the Open champion with an eight


United States tops Brazil 2-1 in extra time to win gold medal in ...

Mia Hamm and the rest of the Fab Five of women's soccer from the United States had just enough left in their thirtysomething legs for one more title, beating Brazil 2-1 on Thursday in extra time to win the Olympic gold medal in their final


Balshaw injury hands Morgan debut against Scotland in Culcatta Cup clash

England have been forced into a late change after full-back Iain Balshaw was ruled out of Saturday's Six Nations opener against Scotland here at Twickenham with a groin injury.


Pak for state subject certificate as travel document

New Delhi, Dec 8: Pakistan today insisted on the use of state subject certificates by Kashmiris to travel across the line of control by the proposed Srinagar-Muzaffarabad bus service.


Matt Flynn threw a 22-yard touchdown pass to Demetrius Byrd with a second left to lift fifth-ranked LSU to a 30-24 victory over No. 18 Auburn on Saturday night, keeping LSU's national title hopes alive and well.


Suicide Bomber Targets U.S. Military Convoy in Iraq

FALLUJA, Iraq  - A suicide car bomber attacked a  U.S. military convoy in the western Iraqi town of Habbaniyah on  Tuesday, police officials said.


Google vs. Verizon: the 'open access' saga continues

Verizon Wireless is appealing new rules requiring some soon-to-be auctioned wireless spectrum to be open to any devices mobile customers please. Google says the move is anti-consumer.


Parveena Ahangar leads a group of women searching for 10,000 missing husbands and sons.


Gazprom, GdF to sign major deal on Tuesday

Russian and French gas companies Gazprom   and Gaz de France  will sign several major  deals on Tuesday, guaranteeing the Russian firm access to more  end users in Europe, industry sources said on Monday.


P&Z Recommends Conditional Approval of Brighton Corp. Plan

By The Idaho Statesman, Boise  Feb. 13--A request to build 24 homes on 13.27 acres on the southeast end of the Mill District in Harris Ranch got preliminary approval Monday night from the Boise Planning and Zoning Commission.   The request by Brighton Corp.


ROCKVILLE, Md.  - The U.S. Food and Drug  Administration said on Tuesday it was creating a new drug  safety board to improve the monitoring of medicines already in  the marketplace, a response to charges the agency has failed to  protect the public from dangerous side effects.


This Tamil film's soundtrack is pretty audience friendly.


-- Antoine Walker's turbulent time with the Miami Heat is over. The Heat traded the three-time All-Star forward to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday in a five-player deal that came one day after Miami completed a winless preseason.


"Very serious allegations" The Police Complaints Commission is to investigate "very serious" allegations about misuse of North Wales Police computersâ¦


U.S. industrial production was flat in January as warm weather dampened demand for heating, but manufacturing output remained healthy, a government report showed on Wednesday.


3Com said it has withdrawn a $2.2 billion offer for the network equipment maker from consideration by a security regulator, marking the potential demise of yet another private equity deal.


US Steel could feel pressure to buy or merge

Former US Steel Chief Executive Officer and current Chairman Thomas Usher has led the charge for consolidation in the US steel industry.


Sea erosion brings an urgency to archaeologists' work, as bodies emerge on the shoreline of northern Alaska.


This is a foldable, compact drive with lots of easy-to-use features, and it is very secure because everything you put on it is automatically password protected with 256-bit AES encryption. There are no unsecure partitions.


Gruppo di laici consacrati a Maria condanna 'perversioni'


Sony on Tuesday announced plans to release a new dual-format DVD burner that is compatible with Macintosh computers. The external double-layer DVD drive, dubbed the DRX-710UL-T, is designed to record up to


Language tensions overshadow the new school year in Moldova's breakaway Trans-dniester region.


IBM has created a process for repurposing scrap semiconductor wafers.


Romneyâs View of Gay Unions Is Seen as Shift

The presidential candidate bristles when he is accused of shifting his views since his 2002 campaign for governor of Massachusetts.


Tens of thousands march in Caracas in support of opposition presidential hopeful Manuel Rosales.


Thursday's EU-Russia summit in The Hague provides the European press with a new angle for its continuing focus on the political crisis in Ukraine.


Michael Madsen has become the latest actor to join the ensemble cast of ESPN's upcoming drama series "Tilt."


The global body regulating wildlife trade calls on China to reduce the scale of its tiger farming industry.


ATHENS, Greece - Larry Brown was right. The Americans did start hitting their jump shots, and suddenly they look as if they might be the team to beat at the Athens Games...


Liverpool hit bottom with 2-1 defeat at Besiktas

Liverpool failed to revive their flagging Champions League season, remaining winless after three games and bottom of their group Wednesday with a 2-1 loss to Besiktas.


Facebook dumps Secret Crush application over spyware claim

After a security firm revealed that a popular Facebook third-party application contained a Zango spyware download, the social network has removed it--1.5 million installs later.


Bhutto dynasty affirmed, Pakistan poll in question

NAUDERO, Pakistan  - Benazir Bhutto's party named her son and husband on Sunday to succeed the slain opposition leader but doubts grew about whether a January 8 poll aiming to transform Pakistan from military rule would go ahead.


Typical summertime temperatures were in store across most of the nation early Monday, while scattered showers were to erupt over the East Coast and the Rockies.


Six convicted French aid workers fly home from Chad

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


Edwards' wife bashes Clinton health plan

Elizabeth Edwards accused Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton of copying the health care plan outlined more than seven months ago by her husband, John.


Had a car crash? It's all in the stars, study says

Never mind how careful you are behind the wheel or how long you've been driving, the signs of the zodiac may be bigger factors behind your ability to avoid car crashes -- or why you have too many.


Nissan warns of fall in annual profits as sales drop

Nissan Motor Co, Japan's second-largest automaker, has abandoned its goal of a seventh straight year of record profits after a 22.6 percent slump in net earnings in the quarter to December.


Clinton Recovering After Successful Bypass Surgery

Former President Bill Clinton is recovering and doing well after five hours of successful quadruple heart bypass surgery, according to doctors at New Yorkâs Columbian-Presbyterian Hospital.


Kyrgyzstan's referendum on constitutional change was marred by numerous violations, the main trans-Atlantic security and rights group and the U.S. Embassy said Tuesday.


India beat England by 10 runs to win the second one-day international and level the series.


Theatre producer Sir Cameron Mackintosh says he will take shows like Les Miserables to China.


Ernst & Young partners charged in tax fraud case

Federal prosecutors on Wednesday accused four current or former partners of accounting firm Ernst & Young  in a tax fraud conspiracy case arising out of the sale of tax shelters.


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Rally crash brings early end to Sainz retirement plans

Two-time world rallying champion Carlos Sainz's career ended Wednesday - one race short of his scheduled retirement. The 42-year-old Spaniard had planned to call it quits after the


Johnson Controls Reports 17 Percent Increase in Profit

Johnson Controls reported a 17 percent increase in fiscal third-quarter earnings Wednesday as sales in its building efficiency and power segments jumped.


Cancer drug experiments are much safer now, study finds

Patients volunteering for early trials of experimental cancer drugs may be far safer today than their counterparts were a decade ago.


Private lives of UK politicians regarded as public property

Britain's political establishment has never been short of political scandal. While the latest tale to grip London's political and media circles lacks the titillating, sometimes bizarre, features of other public ...


Iranâs chief nuclear negotiator on Friday dismissed the new sanctions announced by the Bush administration against the Revolutionary Guard in Iran as insignificant.


JAPANESE troops could soon be training with Diggers on Australian soil for the first time as part of a move to forge closer military ties.


Just last week I said to myself and to others, Iâm not going to write about cancer. I know it is October, Breast Cancer Awareness Month, but I felt I would just back away from the subject; sit on the sidelines


Emotional well-being doesn't affect cancer outcome

The results of a new study  provide no evidence to support the notion that patients with  cancer can influence the course or outcome of their cancer by  making changes to improve their emotional well-being or, in  particular, that psychotherapy can help them live longer.


The UN is holding events across Asia to encourage the region to adopt free and open source software.


The highs and lows of the Entente Cordiale

When Britain and France signed the Entente Cordiale 100 years ago they hoped it would bring to an end centuries of conflict, from the territorial battles of the Middle Ages to colonial disputes of the nineteenth century.


A Taleban leader and former Guantanamo Bay detainee blows himself up in a clash, Pakistan police say.


Budapest, 12:13 - CALCIO, PUSKAS: FUNERALI IL 9 DICEMBRE A BUDAPEST

I funerali del grande Ferenc Puskas, morto il 17 novembre scorso, si terranno il 9 dicembre a Budape...


Eclipse Mixes in Secret Sauce for Developer Success

PC Magazine - At EclipseWorld, Eclipse Foundation Executive Director Mike Milinkovich shares the secret sauce of open-source ingredients that draws developers to the platform.


FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Curt Schilling will file for free agency once the season is over after being told by Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein the team will not offer him a contract extension in spring training.


Obesity ads too soft on fat, critics say

Drunks swimming in gin, smokers in body bags and dopers living with their parents deep into adulthood. Those are among the public service ads shown in the past.


Gulf carriers pose new headaches for airline majors

Some of the world's major airlines, already bedeviled by competition from cut-rate carriers, are facing a fresh challenge from Gulf-based companies that are churning out huge profits and buying up new aircraft in great numbers.


UK Queen sends message of condolence to family of slain UK hostage

British Queen Elizabeth II on Friday offered her condolences to the family of Kenneth Bigley, a hostage who has been killed by his captors in Iraq.


Romania voting for President, Parliament

Romanians vote today in closely contested elections for the country's Presidency as well as the Parliament. About 18 million voters began casting ballots at 5am (Irish time) at 17,000 polling stations from


North Korea's Kim basks in birthday, nuclear glory

Singing soldiers and flower shows marked the birthday of the man dubbed North Korea's "invincible brilliant commander" by state media, as regional powers wondered whether he would abide by a nuclear deal.


Stocks lower on subprime woes, tech results

Stocks opened down on Wednesday as news that two hedge funds with subprime mortgage investments were almost worthless further worried investors after lackluster results from Intel Corp.  and Yahoo Inc.


Truck Left Idling Outside Ill. Jail Stolen

BELLEVILLE, Ill. - It's not an old saying, but it probably should be: Leave a truck idling outside a jail and somebody is going to hop in and drive it into a tree. That's just what happened to Jon Courtney on Jan. 10.  Courtney, 27, had driven his 2001 GMC Sonoma to the St.


AFRICA/CIAD - ÂSituazione relativamente calma a NÂDjamena. I ribelli sembrano sconfittiÂ dicono fonti di Fides NÂDjamena (Agenzia Fides)- ÂIl Presidente Deby ha voluto combattere sul suo terreno, cosÃ¬ ha permesso che i ribelli arrivassero fino alla capitaleÂ dicono allÂAgenzia Fides fonti informate sulla situazione di NÂDjamena, capitale del Ciad, dove miglia...


Child Cut from Womb Suspect Due in Court

A woman accused of killing an expectant mother and cutting the baby from her womb will appear in court today for the first time. Lisa Montgomery, 36, is being held at the Wyandotte County Detention Centre in Kansas City, Kansas.


Jets coach Eric Mangini cleared the air with Baltimore's Brian Billick after the Ravens coach accused New York of using an "illegal" ploy to draw his team offside during Sunday's game.


Japanese stocks rebounded in early trade Tuesday on bargain hunting after a weeklong slide in world markets. The dollar was lower against the yen.


Search Engine Marketing Issues - Link Popularity  For years, "link popularity" and "Google PageRank" have been the talk of the town in the search engine optimization community. However, the definition of link popularity and how it differs from PageRank (PR), as well as how much effect these actually have on search ...


U.N.: Robot Use to Surge Sevenfold by 2007

The use of robots around the home to mow lawns, vacuum floors, pull guard duty and perform other chores is set to surge sevenfold by 2007, says a new U.N. survey, which credits dropping prices for the robot boom.


Home Depot to slow store growth this year-analyst

Home improvement retailer Home Depot Inc , pressured by continued weakness in the U.S. housing market, is expected to ramp down new-store openings this year and boost spending to maintain existing outlets, an analyst said on Friday.


Sci, azzurri sul podio Fanchini da impresa

Dopo un anno terribile segnato dagli infortuni l'azzurra si piazza terza nella discesa libera di Sestriere vinta dall'americana Lindsay Vonn Kildow. A Garmisch, Moelgg secondo nello slalom


BMW to cut 'several thousand' jobs next year: company spokesman

German car maker BMW is set to eliminate "several thousand" jobs next year as part of a cost-cutting plan, a spokesman for the group told AFP on Friday.


Oil rises to $58 on low US stocks after 2 pct fall

Oil prices rebounded to $58 on Thursday after fuel stocks in the United States were cut by freezing weather and as buyers reemerged following a 2 percent sell-off the previous day.


Twenty-nine people have been killed and 30 injured when a bus crashed into a truck and a taxi cab on a highway linking two of Morocco's popular tourist destinations, officials say.


The dollar held near a record low  against the euro and a 4-1/2-year low versus the yen on Monday,  sending Asian shares sharply lower, after a meeting of rich and  developing nations said nothing to arrest its fall.


8 Dead, 54 Injured in French Auto Pileup

At least eight people have been killed and at least 54 others injured in a road accident in southwestern France. Authorities say a Spanish bus, a minivan, and at least two cars were involved in the pre-dawn


Lawyers for Islamic Charity Urge Jurors to Ignore Politics

DALLAS, Sept. 18 -- The leaders of what was once the nation's largest Islamic charity did sometimes sympathize with the anger, and even the actions, of extremists.


Antoine van Agtmael was ahead of the  curve in 1981, when he saw the potential rewards of investing  in the Third World countries. He also was clever enough to  rename those places "emerging markets."


Democrat Bill Richardson on Friday became the first presidential candidate to promise not to campaign in states that hold early nominating contests in violation of party rules.


The New England Patriots are so single-minded in pursuing their third Super Bowl triumph in four years that they almost have no room for any other history.


Firenze, 14:38 - CALCIO, AZZURRI: GROSSO TORNA A CASA

Niente da fare per Fabio Grosso. Il difensore dell'Inter ha lasciato il ritiro della nazionale. Gli ...


Artificieri, polveri in sacchi con miccia, forse amatolo


Troops of the People's Liberation Army are to become chic symbols of national pride and sophistication -- so says the commander who oversaw the latest uniform upgrade.


California AG joins lawsuit suit against voting companies

UNDATED California Attorney General Bill Lockyer has joined a lawsuit against voting equipment company Diebold. It alleges the company sold the state shoddy hardware and software, exposing elections to hackers and software bugs.


Ukraine Parliament Votes to Sack Government

Ukraine's opposition scored a victory on  Wednesday in its drive to overturn what it says was a rigged  election, when parliament sacked the government of Prime  Minister and president-designate Viktor Yanukovich.


The best line in Faithful- Stephen King and Stewart O'Nan's triumphant account of a season of rooting for the Boston Red Sox, the undisputed champs of heartbreak - belongs to King's grandson. "When it was over and the Red Sox were mobbing each other on the infield, Ethan asked his father, 'Is this just a dream or are we living real life?'


'Lightroom Adventure' useful for newbies and beyond

Mikkel Aaland's guide to Adobe Photoshop Lightroom is good for newbies and beyond--but you'd better act fast if you're interested in a book on the software.


A prosecutor Tuesday asked for the indictment of 26 Americans and Italian secret service officials on a charge of kidnapping an Egyptian cleric in Milan in 2003.


Two American women hospitalized for suspected thallium poisoning were in fair condition Thursday and were undergoing tests to determine why they fell ill while vacationing in Russia.


Judge Defers to Feds on Google Complaint

WASHINGTON -- The judge overseeing Microsoft Corp.'s antitrust settlement said Tuesday she would not immediately address complaints Google Inc. has made about Microsoft's Windows Vista software.


Digicel seeks legal redress in Caribbean

Takes Cable & Wireless to UK's High Court Digicel has accused rival telco Cable & Wireless of engaging in illegal and uncompetitive practices which delayed Digicel's expansion into Caribbean markets and cost the company hundreds of millions of pounds.â¦


Rights Watch urges Karzai to appoint warlord-free cabinet

KABUL: A leading rights group urged Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Saturday to sideline warlords implicated in rights abuses and strengthen his governmentâs commitment to improving security and the rule of law when he announces a new cabinet after


Iran tops agenda as Olmert visits Europe

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert begins a European tour on Monday to meet the new leaders of France and Britain for the first time and to push his campaign against Iran's nuclear drive.


Kidnappers Say They Have Killed Italian Hostage --TV

The hostage takers who grabbed Italian journalist Enzo Baldoni on the road between Baghdad and Najaf in Iraq have killed him, the Italian government confirmed Thursday.


Oil Sets New Highs on Winter Fuel Worries

Oil prices broke into fresh record territory above $52 on Thursday on heightened concerns over tight winter heating fuel supplies.


ProEnglish Group Sues Government Over Translation Requirement

ProEnglish, a national organization that wants to make English the official language of US government operations, is suing the Department of Health and Human Services over a


IT is one of only two complete specimens ever known to be found - and it is causing a stir. The 7m-long Longman's beaked whale, which washed up on a beach at Byron Bay, was last seen in Australia in 1882.


Maybe this will make up for her Olympic heartbreak. Britain's Paula Radcliffe surged ahead in the final feet Sunday to win the tightest New York City Marathon in history in 2 hours, 23 minutes, 10 seconds - less than three months after pulling out of the Athens Games just a few miles from the finish in a fit of tears.


Tiger Woods birdied the 18th hole to keep a 1-shot lead after a windy second round of the Dubai Desert Classic on Friday.


Shaquille O'Neal had strong words for those who doubt he can fit in with the Phoenix Suns.


Private island teaser is too rich to resist.


The U.S. Navy on Friday gave a  transatlantic team led by Lockheed Martin Corp. LMT.N a $1.7  billion contract to build a new fleet of 23 U.S. presidential  helicopters, a deal valued at up to $6.1 billion.


Computer giant Hewlett-Packard launched its own branded iPod music player yesterday as it introduced a revamped line-up of digital consumer products.


Accusations Fly as Kazaa Piracy Trial Opens

Kazaa is "an engine of copyright piracy to a degree of magnitude never before seen," charge solicitors in Australia. The goal of the record company lawyers is to have Sharman Networks -- Kazaa's owners -- declared


No. 2 LSU Tops Colo. to Win Coors Classic

Seimone Augustus had 15 points and six assists and Sylvia Fowles scored 16 points to lead No. 2 LSU to a 75-44 victory over Colorado in the championship game of the Coors Classic Saturday night.


NASCAR Purists Cite Need 'To Get Back to Banjos'

After two consecutive years of declining TV ratings, NASCAR may put the brakes on change and focus on reclaiming its bond with core fans.


Lap belt injury can be more severe than it appears

NEW YORK  - Lap belt injuries and the "seatbelt syndrome" are often associated with spinal cord injuries in children who have been improperly restrained when involved in a car accident, according to a study in the Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine.


Milano, 12:45 - CALCIO, INTER: OK ANCHE DA UEFA A RITIRO MAGLIA FACCHETTI

Dopo l'autorizzazione della Lega Calcio è arrivata anche quella dell'Uefa per la Champions Le...


The UK's most senior general hits back at claims that injured soldiers get poor hospital care.


Got $3,000 for Digital Music Player? Try the Opus No. 5

Olive Media's Opus No. 5 is designed for the home audio systems of serious audiophiles.


Costco Wholesale Corp.  on Thursday reported a 6 percent rise in June sales at stores open at least a year.


Conventional silicon based microchips have been known to be problematic at high temperatures, often due to heat generated by the circuit within while operating at high frequencies.


(InfoWorld) - Wikipedia's English site is blocked again in China, after over two months of being accessible, continuing a saga of on-again, off-again availability. Users in Shanghai and Beijing confirmed Wednesday and Thursday that they were no longer able to visit the site. Wikipedia's own account states that the block resumed on Aug. 31, although some users in China said the site has only been unavailable starting this week. China regularly blocks access to Web sites that it finds objectionable, including those dealing with politically sensitive subjects such as the Falun Gong religious cult and independence for Taiwan and Tibet, along with some pornographic sites. The Chinese government does not announce or comment on when a site is blocked or made available. Because the version of events or political views expressed on Wikipedia are not necessarily in line with those of the Chinese government, the government may be blocking access to the site. The current blocking may be related to the upcoming Communist Party Congress, which begins Oct. 15 in Beijing. Held once every five years, the meeting is the Chinese government's most important political gathering, used to create five-year plans, which are the bedrock of China's centrally-planned economy. It is also often used to reshuffle government positions or for leaders to consolidate their power. WhileÂ Wikipedia's English site is occasionally available, its Chinese-language sites are almost permanently blocked, although access is sometimes permitted for one or two days at a time. "Right now there seems to be an intensive government-mandated freeze on the Internet in China, particularly on Web sites with user-generated content," said Jeremy Goldkorn, editor of Danwei.org, a Beijing-based blog that covers China's media. "It seems that the attitude towards Web sites hosted abroad is also hostile right now, which may explain the latest block on Wikipedia." Â


Dutch Citizen Pleads Not Guilty to Terrorism Charges

A Dutch national born in Iraq pleaded not guilty to terrorism charges in federal court yesterday, marking the start of the first U.S. criminal prosecution of an alleged Iraqi insurgent.


Portorose, 12:02 - DOPING, SCI DI FONDO: QUATTRO SQUALIFICATI PER 2 ANNI

La federsci internazionale (Fis) ha squalificato per doping quattro fondisti. Stop di 2 anni per il ...


Women decked out in broken mirrors in Milan

Italian fashion designer Rocco Barocco put a broken mirror effect on clingy cocktail dresses for his spring and summer 2008 show on Sunday, while Clips used feathers to finish long, slim evening gowns.


Drunken revellers face waking up with a hangover and an Â£80 fine during a Christmas crackdown on binge drinking.


Environmentalists decry EU fishing limits

The European Union has set maximum fishing catches for next year in a deal decried by environmental campaigners as a scandal that will further endanger dangerously low stocks.


NHS Strikes Money-Saving Deal with Microsoft

The NHS has struck a money-saving deal with computer giant Microsoft amid reports of spiralling costs to its national information technology programme, it was announced today.


Israel to Leave Palestinian Cities During Election

Israel plans to pull troops out of  Palestinian cities for a Jan. 9 presidential election to pick a  successor to Yasser Arafat, Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz said  on Monday.


Iranian police and plainclothes security agents broke up a sit-in marking Monday's anniversary of a bloody raid on a Tehran university dormitory, then stormed the offices of the country's main pro-democracy student group, student leaders said.


TOKYO (CBS.MW) - Japanese stock indexes rose by midmorning Thursday as exporters and banks led gains following the strong performance of their US counterparts, as well as the fourth session of falling oil prices in New York.


Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's grand tour of Europe this week is underscoring how the opportunities presented by the "super-market" that is China's billion people may be trumping the continent's long-standing ...


Pageflakes Launches the Ultimate Collection of Universal Video Widgets

Pageflakes Ltd. (www.pageflakes.com),  the community-driven personalized homepage, today announced the launch  of the most comprehensive collection of universal video widgets  available.


What would a visit to New York be without a little therapy?


News Analysis: In Pakistan Quandary, U.S. Reviews Stance

A political meltdown in Pakistan, where Al Qaeda, the Taliban, and nuclear weapons are all in play, could be a disaster for the Bush administration.


Newcastle midfielder Kieron Dyer seems certain to miss England's World Cup qualifiers next month after it was revealed that his hamstring injury could take another four weeks to repair.


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A pleasure boat which struck an object on the River Thames is saved from sinking by emergency crews.


Earnings alert: Electronics sales push Sony to profit

Plus: STMicro sees market recovery...VMWare profit rises as software sales climb...Amazon margins a concern...AT&T profit rises.


Equal parts "MacGyver,"  "Equalizer" and "Alias" (OK, maybe less of "Alias,"), "Burn  Notice" tells of a CIA operative who, for unknown reasons, is  suddenly out in the cold (CIA lingo for dumping someone is  giving them a "burn notice").


China Aviation Probe May Take Weeks, Exchange Says

Singapore Exchange Ltd., which runs the city's securities and derivatives market, said an investigation into trading losses at China Aviation Oil (Singapore) Corp.


Investors hit the rewind button on Netflix Inc. shares Friday, sending the DVD rental company's stock down 41 percent amid an intensifying price war.


Wolfsburg Tops the Table, Late Show Spares Bayern

VfL Wolfsburg returned to the summit of the Bundesliga on Saturday with a strong 3-0 triumph over a befuddled VfL Bochum. Bayern Munich also managed to win with a late pair of goals over Rostock.


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Greenspan Says Oil Prices Not Problem for Economy

Greenspan noted that even with the recent surge, energy prices are still only three-fifths as high, after adjusting for inflation, as they were at their all-time peak in February 1981.


Blueberry Compound Fights Cholesterol, Study Finds

A compound used by blueberries and grapes to fight off fungal infections could help lower cholesterol, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday.


Barry Bonds is expected to miss much of spring training following arthroscopic surgery Monday on his right knee, but the San Francisco Giants slugger should recover in plenty of time to resume his chase of Hank Aaron's home run record in April.


About 100 homes are evacuated in South Yorkshire as engineers say a dam could burst after torrential rain.


Carlos Santana's song "Game of Love" with Michelle Branch was a huge hit and even won the pair a Grammy. Still, for years, Santana wished that fans could have heard the original version — with Tina Turner as his duet partner.


Don't forget the killer diseases, experts urge

While every human death from bird flu commands widespread attention, some experts are urging the world not to forget killer diseases such as tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS, which claim millions of lives each year.


Zhang Ziyi didn't act like a prima donna on the set of a recent Chinese movie despite her newfound Hollywood fame, agreeing to shave her eyebrows for the role and even serving homemade soup to the crew, the film's director said.


AP Photo In a file photo Britain's Prime Minister Tony Blair gives a speech during his visit to the Royal Navy base at Davenport, Plymouth, England, Friday Jan.Comment


Groups ask FTC chair to recuse in Google-DoubleClick review

Complaint cites conflicts resulting from FTC chairman's husband working on antitrust cases for law firm that advises DoubleClick.


Software Test Drive: Two Program Publishers With Minnesota Operations Illustrate Trend of Interactive Product Development.

By Julio Ojeda-Zapata, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn.  Sep. 6--Software development once hewed to a tried-and-true formula. Coders pounded on keyboards behind closed doors for months. Finally, their products shipped in shrink-wrapped boxes to fanfare.


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Taiwan's Lee visits Tokyo's Yasukuni war shrine

Former Taiwan president Lee Teng-hui,  despised by Beijing for asserting the self-ruled island's  sovereignty, paid his respects at a Tokyo war shrine on  Thursday, despite China's objections.


Malaria Drug Can Treat SARS: Researchers

A drug used to treat malaria for the past 60 years has been found effective against SARS coronavirus, according to researchers from Belgium.


Bodil Nyboe Andersen, the first woman to lead Denmark's central bank, said Friday she'll retire next year after about a decade in the post.


Calpers to begin search for new President

NEW YORK, December 3  - The Board members of the Californian state pension fund, Calpers (California Public Employees Retirement System), are scheduled to begin the process of selecting a new President today, after Sean Harrigan was


They're about to drop -- and we don't mean the leaves, which for the most part are still firmly attached above. No, we're talking pucks, as in the college hockey variety.


Tears, fears as U.S. family sees son off to war

LAWRENCE, Kansas  - They gathered to send Aaron Emerson off to war. His father cursed, his grandmother cried, his mother was just numb.


British Association for the Advancement of Science (BA): Festival ...

Do clinical trials actually benefit the volunteers who take part? Is scientific research used as a tool by political spin doctors?


Blog: Thousands of Web sites worldwide now host links to malicious code servers.


Oil giant Exxon Mobil reports $40.6bn net profits in 2007, a record for a US company.


UN Council considers Iran nuke resolution

Britain and France plan to introduce on Monday a revised U.N. Security Council draft resolution imposing sanctions on Iran for refusing to suspend uranium enrichment and hope to put the measure to a vote in the next two weeks.


It's a brave new world that we'll be retiring in.


Mass Eclipse release on 29 June The deadline for the biggest ever synchronised release of open software is looming. On 29 June, the long-awaited Europarelease from the Eclipse Foundation will see updates in 20 categories of Eclipse open software.â¦


Systems-Management Vendor Hyperic Incorporates JasperSoft Reporting Tools

TechWeb - The new Hyperic HQ Enterprise Reports, a part of Hyperic HQ 3.1, provides a graphical report designer and a Java reporting library that enables creation of complex layouts.


Tech giant posts details of its music player to its Web site, upstaging Friday's "big bang" product unveilings.


Apple delays Apple TV launch to mid-March

Apple's new video- and audio-streaming device, Apple TV, won't go on sale until mid-March. It had been expected to ship this month.


Senate could act on stimulus plan next week

Economic stimulus legislation aimed  at helping avert a U.S. recession might not be passed by the  Senate until as late as Tuesday, Senate Majority Leader Harry  Reid said on Thursday.


The upholstery, floor mats and even the steering wheel have been dermatologically tested, and it has a pollen filter to boot. From Crave, CNET's gadgets blog.


Britain's retail sales rebounded in May after a slight fall in April, buoyed by strong demand for household goods, official data showed Thursday.


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Paris says it is confident the controversial Suez-Gaz de France merger will go ahead as the EU investigates it.


âCry-Baby,â the musical based on the 1990 movie by John Waters, has announced its move into the Marquis Theater on Broadway.


Scholar Tells AP of 9/11 Manual's Promise

A handwritten document in Arabic apparently used as inspiration by the Sept. 11 suicide hijackers assures them about a dozen times that they would go to paradise as Islamic martyrs, a German scholar said Monday.


Republican House leaders expressed confidence Wednesday that they will be able to extend three popular tax cuts that are set to expire at the end of this year.


The panel that made the recommendation that the greater sage grouse was in no immediate danger of extinction was provided with two competing reviews of the available science.


A GERMAN BANK'S $900-million offer to refinance Stelco Inc. was approved yesterday as the benchmark bid for the restructuring Hamilton steelmaker by a judge, who challenged others to step up and prove


Schwarzenegger unveils hydrogen Hummer, but not how he planned

The governor drove the shiny blue SUV to a hydrogen fueling spot at Los Angeles International Airport to tout his 100 (m) million dollar plan for a "hydrogen highway" of such stations.


Mass. Launches Computerized Medical Files

Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney addresses a gathering regarding electronic medical records at the Ether Dome at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Monday, Dec. 6, 2004.


High-tech consortium to challenge Intel's chip dominance

IBM, Sony and Toshiba are joining forces to challenge Intel, creating a new computer chip called Cell. The three companies have been working together on Cell since 2001.


When Sean OâKeefe was named NASA Administrator about three years ago, he had already had experience with fixing troubled organizations.


Scotiabank has best-ever annual profit of $2.9B; dividend raised

TORONTO (CP) - Bank of Nova Scotia reported record annual profits Tuesday and raised its dividend after the bank benefited from solid gains in mortgage and consumer lending as well as international operations.


Telecom Italia took a detour from the road to convergence that most mobile and fixed-line operators have been treading, and wandered into a controversy that has spread from the market to the parliament.Comment


Virginia Is Redrafting Electricity Regulation

RICHMOND -- The Virginia General Assembly is trying to rewrite the complex laws that govern the state's power companies, moving toward an untested approach to electricity regulation and prompting charges from consumer groups that monthly bills will rise.


Sony Pictures has signed  to sponsor CNN video podcasts, making it the first major studio  to do so.


A German court acquits an alleged aide to jailed left-wing extremist Carlos the Jackal over 1980s bombings.


Obama widens lead over Clinton in New Hampshire

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire  - Democrat Barack Obama expanded his lead over Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire to 13 points as voting began in the state's critical presidential primary, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Tuesday.


Pablo Prigioni had 20 points and Luis Scola added 16 yesterday to help Argentina, the defending Olympic champion, defeat Uruguay, 90-69, in its opener in the FIBA Americas tournament in Las Vegas. Uruguay center Esteban Batista was held to 7 points, shooting 3 for 10. Emilio Taboada led Uruguay (1-1) with 14 points.Carlos Arroyo had 16 points and 8 assists for Puerto Rico in a 108-67 victory over Panama. Ricardo Sanchez scored 19 points and Carmelo Lee had 17 for Puerto Rico (1-1). Gary Forbes scored 19 points for Panama (0-2).Samuel Dalembert scored 6 of his 18 points in the final minutes and Jermaine Anderson scored the last 6 points to finish with 17 in Canadaâs 80-73 victory against Venezuela (0-2).


Google Inc. is expanding its online news index to include stories published years ago, continuing the Internet search leader's recent efforts to create new sales channels for long-established media while it strives to make its own Web site even more useful.


Police chief killed in new blast in Iraq's Mosul

The police chief of the northern Iraqi city of Mosul was killed in a suicide bomb attack on Thursday as he toured the scene of a blast a day earlier in which at least 20 people died, police said.


China police ban hemophilia forum: source

Chinese police have banned a conference involving hemophiliac activists and are believed to be holding one of the main organizers for questioning, a source close to the organizers said on Saturday.


A plane flown by record-breaking US adventurer Steve Fossett is missing in Nevada, officials say.


Stocks opened lower on Friday after the latest fallout from the U.S. mortgage sector cropped up in Europe and data showed U.S. retail sales, excluding autos, unexpectedly declined last month.


Sri Lanka rebels kill 4 in raids on army, police

Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers attacked soldiers and rural police in two separate pre-dawn raids on Wednesday, killing four people, the military said, though the rebels said the death toll was higher.


Is EEStor delaying its power system for cars?

The company's fancy ultracapacitor may not hit until 2008.


Packers 31, Chargers 24: Favre Ties Record and Helps Keep Packers Unbeaten

Brett Favre rallied the Packers to a victory when he found Greg Jennings on a slant pattern for the record-tying 420th touchdown pass of his career.


RALEIGH, N.C., Aug. 27 -- Duke University on Monday named a Harvard researcher as the first woman to lead its medical school, making her the only woman permanently at the helm of one of the nation's top 10 medical schools.


Next time you empty your mailbox, study the junk mail closely. It offers a sense of where you're pigeonholed by market researchers. Commentary by Momus.


Israeli Army Raid Into Gaza Kills 5 Palestinians

Israeli tanks and troops raided southern Gaza on Friday in response to increasing Palestinian mortar attacks, killing at least five Palestinians and prompting hundreds to flee their homes, witnesses and medics said.


Probe into Labrador crash leaves widow, survivors fearful of more accidents

HALIFAX (CP) - The widow of a Canadian air force pilot killed in the crash of a Bell 412 helicopter two years ago fears more will die unless the tail rotor blades on the popular aircraft are more thoroughly inspected by civilian operators.


EBay Inc. on Wednesday missed  Wall Street's earnings expectations for the first time in at  least three years, sending its shares down nearly 12 percent  and taking other Internet stocks lower.


Gadget toilet made for modern kings and queens

SINGAPORE, Feb 7 (Reuters Life!) - Think you deserve a  throne? A U.S. plumbing firm has created a luxury toilet  equipped with laptop computer and flat-screen TV which it plans  to give away in an online sweepstake.


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Milano, 20:10 - CHAMPIONS, MILAN-ARSENAL: VENDUTI PIU' DI 50 MILA BIGLIETTI

Il sito del Milan ha annunciato che sono stati venduti 50.784 tagliandi per Milan-Arsenal, gara di r...


Almeda University can convert your hard work and life experience into an accredited college degree. We offer a wide range of degrees and majors. Our evaluation applciation is free.


Instead of a coffee break, you may want to make time for tea. Researchers say that tea may help sharpen your memory.


The best offense in the first half of yesterday's Harvard-Yale game was the Crimson defense.


Hitachi net profit up sevenfold in first half, sees slower H2

Japanese electronics maker Hitachi said its net profit rose more than sevenfold to 41.2 billion yen (390 million dollars) in the first half on strong sales of IT and digital electronics products.


9 U.S. Soldiers Killed in Iraq in 2 Days

Nine American soldiers were killed in the first two days of a new offensive to root out al-Qaida in Iraq fighters holed up in districts north of the capital, the U.S. military reported Wednesday.


The recent rhetoric from the Middle East - hopeful and constructive from both sides of the divide - provides a glimmer of hope that Palestinians and Israelis may agree on new and peaceful borders in the coming new year.


Russia supports Iraq in restoration of order

Meeting with visiting here Iraqi interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russia is ready to support all Iraqi steps aimed at restoring order


A union with ties to Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton failed in court Thursday to prevent casino workers from caucusing at special precincts on the Las Vegas strip.


Norway, Germany, France, Britain  Romania, New Zealand and Australia all looted the gold-medal  chest in Athens's Olympic rowing basin on Saturday, as Greece  counted the cost of the Games in national pride and treasure.


There's quite a bit of clucking going on at Michigan State University: they have just sequenced the genome of a chicken. That's a first for birds and agricultural animals


Putin Critical of U.S., but Speaks of Partnership

Read the daily news at the LA Times, a California newspaper. The Los Angeles Times publishes four daily regional editions:Los Angeles Metropolitan, Orange County, Valley, and Ventura County, as well as a ...


LeBron leads Cavaliers past Celtics in NBA thriller

LeBron James scored 33 points, passed out 12 assists and grabbed nine rebounds to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers past National Basketball Association leader Boston 114-113 here on Tuesday.


When Dr. Eric Matteson arrived at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., on Thursday morning, there was already a pile of messages for him and the phones were ringing off the hook.


MANCHESTER, New Hampshire  - Republican presidential contenders led by Mike Huckabee and John McCain ganged up on rival Mitt Romney on Saturday in the first of two back-to-back debates that could shape tight races in New Hampshire's nominating contest.


James becomes youngest NBA player to reach 2,000 points

LeBron James became the youngest player in National Basketball Association history to reach 2,000 points Saturday as he scored 26 in Cleveland's 96-74 victory over Chicago.


CAIRO -- In an effort to warm a frosty peace, Egypt and Israel signed their first trade agreement with the United States since reaching an historic peace accord more than two decades ago.


Charles Taylor's defense attorney argued Friday that a key prosecution witness at the former Liberian president's war crimes trial was mentally unstable.


Railway Minister Lalu Prasad was not a man who could inspire a movie, said the legend of Hindi film industry, Dev Anand, while announcing launch of his latest movie Mr Prime Minister.


Viewer Sues Over 'Fear Factor' Rat Episode

A viewer is suing NBC for $2.5 million, contending that he threw up because of a "Fear Factor" episode in which contestants ate rats mixed in a blender.


Roddick, Williams eliminated from Olympic tennis

CBC SPORTS ONLINE - American tennis sensation Andy Roddick's Olympic dreams are over after a straight set loss to No. 16 Fernando Gonzalez of Chile in third-round action Wednesday.


NEW YORK -- Medical officials in New York City say the results of an autopsy performed on the rapper ODB won't be available for several days.


Readers remark on lunar landings, the future of Apple music and journalistic integrity. Plus: Links to our most popular blog posts.


Toshiba to buy 77 pct of Westinghouse for $4.2 bln

Japan's Toshiba Corp.  said on Wednesday it would take a 77 percent stake in Westinghouse, British Nuclear Fuels' U.S. power plant unit, for $4.16 billion, buying a much bigger chunk of the firm than it initially planned.


Panel subpoenas 5 investigators for HP hearing

The U.S. House Energy and Commerce   Committee said on Wednesday that it subpoenaed five private   investigators to testify at the Hewlett-Packard Co. HPQ.N   data privacy hearing on Thursday.


Skype Experimenting with Voice-Mail Service

Skype, the company behind the flourishing Internet telephony network, has begun to experiment with a voicemail service, hoping to introduce new paid offerings to capitalize on its success.


Bad weather is hampering efforts to salvage a lifeboat stranded on rocks at Rathlin Island, off the Antrim coast.


iMac G5: The all-in-one computer redefined

OCTOBER 05, 2004  - Editor's note: Last month, Online News Editor Ken Mingis snagged one of the first iMac G5s and offered an early look at Apple's latest desktop (see story).


Adviser: Clinton actively weighs '08 bid

Democratic jockeying for the White House in 2008 intensified on Sunday with Indiana Sen. Evan Bayh taking the first official step toward a run and Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton gauging support among fellow New York lawmakers.


Space shuttle Discovery launches from Florida

The space shuttle  Discovery soared into space on Saturday on a column of fire  that briefly dispelled the darkness over the Kennedy Space  Center in NASA's first night launch since the Columbia  disaster.


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The US military is denying a report that Saddam Hussein has begun a jailhouse hunger strike, and says the ousted Iraqi leader had eaten on Sunday.


Spanish woman arrested for allegedly throwing her newborn baby out the window

A Spanish woman has been arrested on suspicion of killing her newborn son by throwing him out the window of a third-storey apartment, police said Monday.


Rice, Miliband travel to heart of Taliban insurgency

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and British Foreign Secretary David Miliband travelled to the heart of the Taliban insurgency during a surprise trip to Afghanistan on Thursday.


The star of the long-running hit TV show "Cheers" on Thursday called for better practices to protect the world's oceans from overfishing and mercury contamination.


Dozens killed as US troops battle militants in Sadr City

BAGHDAD : The Iraqi capital was steeped in blood as a fledgling truce in a Shiite rebel bastion was shattered by running battles that officials said had resulted in scores dead, while 13 US soldiers were killed in the space of 24 hours.


Ambulance Board Calls for Action Before Mediation

By Springer, Dan Schott, Kate  The Tri-State Ambulance Board said Wednesday it wants La Crosse County to meet two conditions before it will enter mediation on providing emergency medical services in La Crosse.


Bosnian Serb war crimes suspect injured in shootout with NATO

NATO-led peacekeepers wounded a Bosnian Serb war crimes suspect in a shootout as they tried to arrest him, the peacekeepers said in a statement.


Archbishop Desmond Tutu accuses South Africans of losing moral direction and not showing each other respect.


news analysis Google's decision to cut back its public offering by as much as 30 percent represents a stinging rebuke for a deal once heralded as a surefire windfall not only for the company but the technology industry at large.


Fetish: Audio Masterwork, Porsche-Tuned Drill

The Zeppelin iPod-speaker system is majestic to behold and does justice to any Jimmy Page riff. Plus, the Porsche Design P'7911 drill is as rad-looking as it is easy to maneuver.


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Afghan troops retake town from insurgents

Afghan and foreign forces have recaptured   a district headquarters taken by rebels last week, killing   about 20 Taliban fighters.


Fine corsa per l'esecutivo. Al Senato Romano Prodi decide di andare fino in fondo, e al termine di una giornata drammatica incassa la sfiducia dell'aula. Si apre una crisi difficile


Identity Theft, Net Scams Rose in '04-FTC

Americans lost at least $548 million  to identity theft and consumer fraud last year as the Internet  provided new victims for age-old scams, according to government  statistics released Tuesday.


Zuma appeals to Constitutional Court in graft case

African National Congress leader  Jacob Zuma is asking South Africa's Constitutional Court to  strike down a court ruling allowing documents seized from him  and his lawyer to be used in his corruption case.


CAPE TOWN, South Africa - A South African shark


Intel aims to speed Linux gadget development

New site is designed to spur development of OS for improved mobile Web surfing, networking, power management, user interface, more.


Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi talks to Hussein al-Sadr (R), a senior Shiite cleric, during a meeting with senior religious leaders in Baghdad Nov. 9. Allawi appealed to militants in Fallujah to lay down


Computer Associates International yesterday reported a 6% increase in revenue during its second fiscal quarter, but posted a $94 million loss after paying to settle government investigations into the company, it said yesterday.


A UN conference on natural disasters adopts a plan to minimise casualties,  but fails to set specific targets.


'Italia capofila in azione internazionale contro pena morte'


The Iraqi Red Crescent carried relief and medical supplies into Fallujah on Monday, the first time an independent organization has visited the embattled Iraqi city since U.S.-led forces invaded two weeks ago, the Red Cross said.


Ukraine Election Loser Again Delays Inauguration

The loser of last month's presidential election in Ukraine again delayed his opponent's inauguration on Thursday by failing to deliver a promised court appeal, infuriating the president elect's team.


Write down the date, Aug. 26, and the time, 2:30 pm in Athens. Itâs the moment that Olympic basketball entered a new era. Itâsa real basketball tournament now, almost a


Health chiefs look at how a rare infection caught from farm animals came to affect 28 people in Cheltenham.


Just two games into his college career, Sean Singletary has helped Virginia beat the nation's No. 10 team and created a buzz at University Hall.


Verizon Wireless plans to launch a new television-over-cellphone service next month, the first of a likely wave of similar debuts this year as US carriers look to promote advanced phones and high-capacity wireless networks.


Bottino 800.000 dollari di stipendi personale ministeriale


JERUSALEM -- The leaders of Jewish settlements in the Gaza Strip and West Bank urged their followers Monday to resist a government plan to withdraw from parts of the occupied territories, edging closer to open revolt against Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's