Three UK soldiers killed in central Iraq

Three British troops have been killed and others injured in an attack in central Iraq, British Armed Forces Minister Adam Ingram confirmed on Thursday.


US judge strikes down warrantless search of electronic records

A US judge on Thursday struck down a law allowing federal anti-terrorism agents to access financial, telephone and Internet records without a warrant.


Considerera' la sua e altre proposte di acquisto


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Roma, 11:16 - CALCIO, ROMA-INTER: ACCOLTELLATI DUE TIFOSI NERAZZURRI

Tre tifosi, due giallorossi e uno nerazzurro, sono rimasti feriti ieri sera in occasione di Roma-Int...


BASEBALL ROUNDUP Red Sox Decide Dropping Mueller Is Not an Option

By The Associated Press. Two days after winning the World Series and a day before a parade in Boston to toast the achievement, the Boston Red Sox exercised their option yesterday on


25 Terror Suspects Nabbed in Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan intelligence agents backed by international peacekeepers arrested 25 people allegedly linked to the Taliban and al-Qaida in an early morning raid in eastern Kabul Saturday, a spokesman for the peacekeepers said.    Lt...


A U.S. serviceman fatally shot a civilian at the U.S. air base in Kyrgyzstan on Wednesday "in response to a threat," the U.S. military said.


Does Islam Flout Reason? Why the Pope's Case Is a Flimsy One

The issue is important, but Benedict has presented neither the evidence or insight to make his point stick


Life & style: The menswear shows in Milan in June tend to be a fairly quiet proposition. No such danger at the Gianfranco Ferre show.


MPAA files first suits against movie file-swappers

The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) announced on Tuesday that it has begun filing lawsuits against people who use peer-to-peer (P2P) software to trade movie files without permission over the internet.


Cloudy weather for Italy's tourist season

Italy has had its worst tourist season this summer in 10 years, two associations of Italian hotels and restaurants, Federalalberghi and Confturismo, said.


TOKYO -- With a surfeit of the old and a shortage of the young, Japan is on course for a population collapse unlike any in human history.


Niro 400 package offers easy setup and good audio, but falls short on surround sound.


Britain's Brown vows 'new government with new priorities'

New British Prime Minister Gordon Brown pledged Wednesday to lead a "new government with new priorities," vowing "now let the work of change begin" in his first comments after taking office.


Tivo meets Nascar Cisco says it is cooking up something called an "entertainment operating system" from second-hand bits of social networks, TV set-top box software, and a big blast of hot air.â¦


Al suo posto come presidente di giuria va Ricky Tognazzi


Typhoon leaves trail of destruction as Philippines buries its dead

REAL, Philippines  - Survivors fearful of epidemics were burying hundreds of people killed in storms this week as Typhoon Nanmadol barreled out to sea after cutting a swathe of destruction across the northern Philippines.


President Lahoud is set to name a new prime minister following Rafiq Hariri's shock departure on Wednesday.


Russia orders a crackdown on Georgian-owned businesses and tighter visa measures in an escalating row.


The Senate passed a far-reaching, $136 billion corporate tax package Monday that cuts taxes for businesses ranging from film companies to bow and arrow makers while closing tax loopholes and bringing U.S. exporters in line with international trade rules.


Monty Seals Ryder Cup Triumph for Europe

BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich.  - Europe retained the  Ryder Cup in record-breaking style on Sunday, dominating the  last-day singles matches to beat the United States by 18-1/2  points to 9-1/2.


Grugger is first down hill in Bormio; Miller is 14th

Austrian downhiller Johann Grugger won his first World Cup race yesterday on the course in Bormio, Italy, the site of next month's world championships, while overall Cup leader Bode Miller came in 14th.


Il grande autore, amatissimo in tutto il mondo, Ã¨ qui per ricevere un riconoscimento specialeper il 75esimo anniversario della kermesse. "La prima volta che venni qui era il lontano '62"                                            Standing ovation per il Leone Bertolucci "Venezia? Spesso per me Ã¨ stata amara..."                                                                                Il regista rivela le sue passioni, dal movimento Centoautori al debito con Pasolini e GodardE sull'Italia: "E' un paese che stenta ad aprirsi a una dimensione internazionale"dal nostro inviato CLAUDIA MORGOGLIONE


Iran favors peaceful solution on Kurds, Iraq says

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad has told Iraq he supports a crackdown on Kurdish guerrillas in northern Iraq but wants a peaceful solution to the crisis, Iraq's government said.


Romania to send troops to safeguard UN staffs during Iraqi elections

Romanian President Ion Iliescu on Wednesday approved a decision by its parliament to send troops to Iraq to provide security for UN staffs during the country's elections next January, said a statement from the ...


Dalla Commissione di garanzia al coordinamento unitario


Sitting in a cube staring at a computer all day boosts office workers' risk of developing deadly deep-vein thrombosis. By the Associated Press.


Panel Urges Basic Shift in U.S. Policy in Iraq

The blueprint for a different approach includes the pullback of all American combat brigades over the next 15 months.


Toyota Q3 op profit up 19 pct, keeps forecasts

Toyota Motor Corp.  posted a near-20 percent rise in quarterly profit on Tuesday on brisk sales in North America and Europe, but kept its full-year forecasts unchanged -- though still on course for an eighth straight year of record earnings.


Olympic champion Tyler Hamilton will keep his gold medal because of a laboratory error, but the Marblehead cyclist still may face a two-year ban for blood doping after another positive test this month.


The argument has long been that even if IBM loses money selling PCs - and in recent years it frequently has - those sales are still a foot in the door, a route to selling higher margin servers, software and services.


Suspending enrichment "unacceptable": Iran cleric

An influential Iranian cleric said on   Friday that Iran would not halt uranium enrichment work,   calling it an unacceptable precondition set by six world powers   for talks over the country's atomic activities.


US Senate Confirms Goss, Bush Nominee, as CIA Director

The US Senate confirmed Porter Goss, a Republican congressman and President George W. Bush's choice to head the Central Intelligence Agency.


Sir Menzies Campbell criticises Gordon Brown's approach to government ahead of the Lib Dems' party conference.


When people enroll in a Medicare drug plan later this year, the first option for paying their monthly premiums will no longer be through a deduction in their Social Security check. Instead, the government will encourage beneficiaries to pay insurers directly.


Creditors to Write Off Most of Iraq's Debt

US Treasury Secretary John Snow, left, and his German counterpart Hans Eichel, shake hands during the G20 conference of finance ministers and central bank governors in Berlin on Saturday, Nov. 20, 2004.


By Heatwole, Joanna  As a video instructor a few summers ago, I met several art professors who had enrolled in the workshop for a weeklong swig of digital instruction in hopes of steadying themselves against the latest wave of technical demands.


Eagles Seem Built to Keep Trying for Title

Philadelphia expects to win a Super Bowl in less time than it took to win the NFC championship. Playing in their first Super Bowl in 24 years wasn't enough for the Eagles. They want to come back and win it — quickly — after losing 24-21 to the New England Patriots on Sunday.


UN unveils sweeping blueprint for reform

The United Nations unveiled a sweeping proposal to overhaul the organisation, including the Security Council, in what would be the most comprehensive UN reform since its founding in 1945.


Republican lawmaker introduces subprime legislation

Mortgage brokers and other loan sellers would be named in a national database under legislation introduced Thursday by the top Republican on a U.S. House of Representatives financial panel.


Doping-Greek Sprint Duo Hearing Interrupted

A disciplinary hearing into missed dope  tests by Greek sprinters Costas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou  was considering a request on Monday for a two-day postponement  so the athletes could appear in person.


Twin 4-year-old girls who were born fused at the mid-torso were released from a hospital Sunday, six weeks after separation surgery.


Big Easy comes through on a tough day in Ireland

Playing some of his best golf in the worst conditions, Els breezed through a wacky day of weather at the American Express Championship by starting with four straight birdies and finishing with an 8-under 64, giving him a two-shot lead and hope that he


Guess where is Mohit SuriÂs AWARAPAN unit headed for in January? Hong Kong.


Rocket Ship Wins $10 Million Prize as Private Venture for Commercial Space Flights

A private rocket ship shot into space on Monday morning and won a coveted $10 million aviation prize for its creators.


Olympics: Duel in Pool Turns to Slaughter in the Water

Australian swimmer Ian Thorpe beat  American arch-rival Michael Phelps in the men's 200-meter  freestyle on Monday as China, Australia and Japan led the  United States in the medals table on day three of the Olympic  Games.


Airbus May Supply Planes in Cebu Air's $350 Mln Fleet Renewal

Airbus SAS, the world's largest maker of commercial aircraft, is poised to supply an unspecified number of A319 planes to the Philippines' second-biggest airline Cebu Air Inc.


PITTSBURGH - The board of the nation's largest flight attendants union unanimously approved a resolution authorizing a strike on Tuesday after its president accused the industry of using the bankruptcy process to cut workers' pay and other benefits.


J Sainsbury PLC has acquired convenience store chain Jacksons Stores Ltd and its wholly owned subsidiary Jacksons Stores 2002 Ltd, the United Kingdom's leading independent, regional c-store chain, with 114 ...


After an unbelievable unpredictable season, the B.C.S. title game has finally arrived.


Roma: La firma del Trattato della Costituzione UE

Oggi a Roma si Ã¨ tenuta la cerimonia della firma del Trattato della Costituzione UE. I leader dei 25 paesi membri dell'organizzazione hanno firmato il primo trattato della Costituzione della storia dell'UE.


Hundreds of thousands due at European Gay Pride

Gays, lesbians and their supporters from all over Europe were set to gather in their hundreds of thousands here Saturday in a massive parade, as London and Paris also held their annual Gay Pride marches.


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


Ethanol Plant Digs in: Groundbreaking Takes Place for 100-Million-Gallon Facility Near Mina

By Russ Keen, American News, Aberdeen, S.D.  Sep. 22--Ethanol critics who contend the industry burns up more energy than it produces might have to think twice before pointing a finger at the Aberdeen Energy ethanol plant to be built near Mina.


Commack, NY (Sports Network) - Second-seeded Lleyton Hewitt reached Sunday's final at the $380,000 TD Waterhouse Cup -- a final US Open tune-up.


Apple, China Mobile call off iPhone launch talks

Apple Inc  and China Mobile have called off talks to launch the U.S. firm's popular iPhones in China, dashing investor speculation that the device will hit store shelves soon and sending China Mobile shares down.


Diplomats: Europeans, U.S. Closer to Iran Nuke Deal

U.S. and European negotiators moved closer to a deal on a resolution on Iran's nuclear program that could trigger a November showdown, Western diplomats close to the talks said Wednesday.


Cheney, Edwards Attack Each Other on Iraq

Vice President Dick Cheney and  Democratic Sen. John Edwards battled fiercely over the war in  Iraq Tuesday in a debate that featured repeated personal  attacks on the other side's records and judgment.


Rock godfathers The Who headline at Glastonbury on Sunday with persistent rain turning the rural English meadows which host the world's biggest greenfield music and arts festival into a high-spirited mudbath.


U.S. Drug Agents Seize Sailboat Once Owned by JFK

Federal drug agents on Wednesday seized  a sailboat that once belonged to President John F. Kennedy  because they said the current owner bought the vessel with  money earned from marijuana trafficking.


Ucraina, Yanukovic non si dimette. Salta l'accordo sulla riforma ...

La trattativa si spezza nella notte, in un lunghissimo, estenuante, vertice con il rappresentante della Ue Javier Solana. Gli ucraini sono andati a dormire con l'annuncio di un accordo su un pacchetto di riforme


A Japanese quadriplegic on Monday partly realized his dream of ascending one of Switzerland's highest mountains, thanks to a friend who carried him up with the help of a high-tech robot suit.


Roma, 17:05 - CALCIO, SERIE A: RISULTATI DELLA 24/A GIORNATA

Risultati della 24/a giornata del campionato italiano di calcio di serie A.


McAfee's antivirus software will be replaced by technology provided by rival Japanese antivirus software vendor Trend Micro. Under the agreement announced by Trend Micro, it will provide antivirus technology to some 187 million Hotmail accounts worldwide.


Throwing the book at final season effort of Jackson

It's no coincidence that Tracy's Dodgers overachieved while Jackson's last Laker teams will go down as underachievers.


11th Gold Glove, Silver Slugger for Rodriguez

For a record 11th time in his career, Tigers catcher Ivan (Pudge) Rodriguez has been awarded a Gold Glove by managers and coaches as the best fielder at his position in the American League.


Slowdown ahead for U.S. manufacturers: study

U.S. manufacturers expect the economy to slow in 2007, as the weakening housing market continues to take a toll on business, according to data released on Thursday.


Davydenko struggles to reach second round of Dubai Open

Nikolay Davydenko survived a huge scare against 195th-ranked Moroccan wildcard Younes El Aynaoui before he scraped into the second round of the Dubai Open with a 6-7 7-5 7-5 victory on Tuesday.


Newer Schizophrenia Drugs May Be No Better

FRIDAY, Oct. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Newer, "second-generation" antipsychotic drugs don't appear to be significantly better than older drugs for schizophrenia patients who require a change in medication, British researchers report.


Sometimes the trigger will be a newspaper story he is reading about Africa. Or he may spot a group of boys on a street corner on the South Side of Chicago and think that one or more of them "could be me, they may not have a father at home." At other moments, he will be playing with his daughters --...


Number of Jobs Rose Last Month Below Wall Street Predictions

The economy added 157,000 payroll jobs in December, the Labor Dept. said today, an improvement over November.


CNN says it is beginning a nightly prime-time wrap-up of election news, further evidence that the 2008 presidential campaign is a television hit.


Papers Portray Plot as More Talk Than Action

The would-be terrorists who plotted to detonate facilities at Kennedy International Airport seem to have had more evil intent than operational capability.


Virus report points to profit-hungry hackers

Trend Micro report validates concern in security industry that malicious hackers are more interested in money than fame.


Brescia, 20:42 - CALCIO, BRESCIA: SCHOPP E DEL NERO OUT PER LA LAZIO

Il Brescia ha anticipato di un giorno la partenza per il ritiro di Roma dove la squadra Ã¨ giunta nel...


Phillies 6, Mets 3, 10 Innings: Phillies Rally Against Wagner, and Sweep Mets

A fan seated behind the Metsâ dugout held up a bright orange sign with black lettering during the top of the sixth inning yesterday that read: âWe believe.â.


U.S.-Led Forces Hold Central Falluja - Residents

FALLUJA, Iraq  - Fighting eased in Falluja on  Tuesday after U.S. forces reached its center and consolidated  positions there, less than a day after starting an offensive to  tame Iraq's most rebellious city.


Avaya says in deal with TPC, Silver Lake for $8.2 bln

Avaya Inc.  on Monday said it  agreed to be acquired by private equity firms TPG Capital and  Silver Lake for $8.2 billion, the latest in a string of mergers  in the telecommunications-equipment industry.


Larkins Leads No. 2 UNC Past 4th-Ranked Tennessee

Erlana Larkins nets 17 points and 12 rebounds to lead No. 2 North Carolina to a 70-57 victory over No. 4 Tennessee on Sunday.


High-Tech Center Links Inaugural Security

Miles from the Capitol where President Bush will take the oath of office, dozens of officials from 50 federal, state and local agencies will work side by side in a high-tech command center keeping close tabs on the security situation for the first presidential inauguration since the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks.


GOP's big-tent goals are tough to fulfill

Outreach rises to top of GOP agenda, as minority populations who tend to vote Democratic far outpace the growth of whites.


Tra gli arrestati c'e' anche l'ex ad Massimo Faenza


Update 3: EU Office Clears France on Deficit Rules

The European Union's executive office ended a three-year battle with France and Germany on Tuesday, dropping EU procedures against them after the two nations pledged to get their budget deficits back within EU limits next year.


UK's Diaego reportedly wins bid for wine maker Chalone

LONDON (CBS.MW) -- UK beverage company Diageo (DEO) has struck a deal to buy Napa Valley's Chalone Wine Group (CHLN) for $186 million, people familiar with the talks were quoted as saying Monday by the Los Angeles Times online.


Beer bottles are next for health warnings

From next month beer bottles will start to carry a health warning in the latest move by the brewing industry to try to curb Britain's growing appetite for binge drinking.


49ers get first W, but lose Peterson for year

The San Francisco 49ers finally got off the schneid on Sunday with a thrilling 31-28 overtime win over the Arizona Cardinals at Monster Park.


Architecture: Three Museums Seek Answers to Tough Questions

Here are a few of the wrinkles facing the Whitney Museum, the Dia Foundation and the Smithsonian Institution as they try to map out a strategy in 2008.


Defending champion Henin keeps private life to herself

Justine Henin is determined to keep her public and private lives separate as she defends her Dubai Open title this week.


Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards wants to reduce the cost of U.S. health care by removing patents for breakthrough drugs and requiring health insurance companies to spend at least 85 percent of their premiums on patient care.


Ask Jeeves retools search engine in bid to catch Google, Yahoo

SAN FRANCISCO -- Hoping to emerge from the shadow of its more popular rivals, Ask Jeeves Inc. is adding new tools for visitors to save and organize links to Web pages they find through the company's online search engine.


US justice department to investigate destruction of videotapes showing interrogation of terror suspects


U.S. presidential hopefuls are the target of endless satirical barbs on the web as a host of cybercynics offer comic relief from election politics. Opponents Bush and Kerry appear in fake news reports, multimedia presentations and artwork.


Internet users are doing far fewer searches for sex and pornography and more for e-commerce and business than they were seven years ago, University of Pittsburgh and Penn State researchers say in a new book.


'E' fondamentale per concorrenza e qualita' dei prodotti'


Intel withdraws from a project that aimed to put cheap laptops in the hands of children in developing nations.


Record-breaker Favre hints at another season

Green Bay Packers' record breaking  quarterback Brett Favre has hinted that he is likely to extend  his career by another season.


The immigration fight in Congress has spilled over onto the presidential campaign trail. John McCain is trying to sell the skeptical GOP base on contentious Senate legislation while Rudy Giuliani, Mitt Romney and other Republican rivals oppose it.


Cadbury recalls some of its Easter eggs because they do not carry the correct nut allergy labelling.


Update 1: Ford Reports Sales Drop, Cuts Production

General Motors Corp. and Ford Motor Co. reported disappointing US sales Wednesday, prompting the nation's two largest automakers to cut planned vehicle production in the fourth quarter, which could hurt profits.


Storms Helene, Gordon churn over open Atlantic

Tropical Storm Helene strengthened as it   churned westward across the Atlantic on Thursday, while   Hurricane Gordon remained a powerful Category 3 storm, but   neither posed any immediate threat to land.


Airlinesâ Proposals on Long Runway Delays

A trade group for U.S. airlines has suggested voluntary responses for long runway delays, like letting planes return to terminals to drop off travelers.


British Olympic Association chief Craig Reedie has signed a "memorandum of understanding" with China's Olympic boss Yuan Weimin.


Joey MacDonald stopped 26 shots in his first career start with Boston and the Bruins inched a little closer to a playoff spot with a 4-1 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Sunday night.


In-store CD burning service will be installed in coffeehouses in Seattle and Texas.


Google is invading Amazon.com turf with its latest Internet service, it was reported Thursday. Google, the search-engine kingpin, is introducing a program called Google Print for book publishers who want to


Argentine power couple draws Clinton comparisons

Argentina's first lady is almost certain to be elected president this weekend and take over from her husband, crowning the so-called Clintons of the South as the ultimate power couple.


Fans are eagerly awaiting the arrival of Johnny Depp at the London premiere of Sweeney Todd.


Doctors are prescribing more antidepressants for children and adolescents although there is little evidence about their safety or efficacy in youngsters, researchers say.


Australia a home for radical Islam: report

Australia has a bigger portion of Muslim youths at risk of turning to radical Islam than any other Western nation, with up to 3,000 in "ideological sleeper cells" in Sydney alone, a government-backed study said on Monday.


Democracy Activist Joins Race to Succeed Arafat

A Palestinian democracy activist who has campaigned for non-violent resistance to Israeli occupation said on Saturday he would run for president to succeed Yasser Arafat.


Straw visits Darfur, demands "real effort" from Khartoum to stem crisis

British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw urged the Sudanese government to make a "real effort" to ease the suffering caused by its bloody clampdown in Darfur, as he visited some of million-plus people who have been displaced.


President Chen resigns as DPP chairman in Taiwan, in a move which could signal a new drive to find consensus.


Dow jumps 1 percent on rate-cut optimism

Stocks advanced on Monday, briefly sending the Dow industrial average up 1 percent, as investors anticipated the Federal Reserve would cut rates further this week to ease fears of a recession.


Making his NHL debut Saturday in a pressure-packed game against a formidable foe, Sami Lepisto responded with cool composure against the Lightning.


Afghanistan's historic presidential election Saturday was mostly fair, independent observers say, despite the claims of 15 candidates who announced a boycott.


Nell'anno della tanto attesa promozione, i rosanero sono quarti in classifica. Merito dei due grandi "nemici": Guidolin e Zamparini. PALERMO - Si chiude quello che probabilmente Ã¨ stato l'anno piÃ¹ bello di una storia rosanero lunga 104 anni.


Iraqi Kurds fear Turkish motives as troops mass

DAHUK, Iraq  - Three PKK soldiers emerge from an orchard and stride up a road in northern Iraq. Locals in a passing pick-up truck offer them a lift and they clamber in, just a few hundred meters (yards) from a police checkpoint.


Should cannabis be legal for medicinal use?

A grandmother has been convicted of possessing the drug. Should people be allowed to use cannabis for medicinal purposes?


Cellino, stanco di aspettare Moratti, cede l'attaccante ai rossoneriIl quotidiano spagnolo annuncia il divorzio in casa Real Madrid                                            Il Milan soffia Suazo all'Inter E AS: "Capello via, arriva Schuster"


President Bush meets with outgoing NAACP head

In an effort to make amends, President Bush met with the outgoing head of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People on Tuesday afternoon at the White House.


Faulty fridge sends warship back to base

One of Britain's biggest warships was forced to retreat back to base Wednesday -- by fears about a fridge.


Earthquake Hits Ocean Near East Timor; 16 People Die

An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.3 struck an area in the sea 100 kilometers (60 miles) north of Dili, the capital of East Timor, the US Geological Survey said.


You may not be as young as you feel, but research has found that a positive attitude may delay the ageing process.


Cyprus invites Turkey to discuss the stalemate on the divided island which it says is crucial to Turkey's entry.


Garret Anderson hit a tiebreaking two-run single in the eighth inning and Vladimir Guerrero had a three-run homer, leading the Anaheim Angels to a 7-5 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Friday night.


Weir in Short Course World Championships

Amanda Weir, a two-time silver medalist at the Athens Games, swims Sunday in the Short Course World Championships at Indianapolis.


Clearly, there's nothing like Grand Canyon Skywalk

Today on CNET's Road Trip 2007: My body and my mind are in rebellion because standing on a glass bridge through which you can see thousands of feet down into the Grand Canyon is simply wrong.


The BBC's Mike Baker looks at universities' race to recruit students from Thailand.


The UN extends the mandate of peacekeepers in Liberia, but votes to reduce the force in size.


Indonesia delays execution of death row Christians

Indonesian authorities have delayed the imminent execution of three Christians found guilty in 2001 of violence against Muslims by at least six days, the national police chief said.


Ascolti tv: Striscia scivola sotto i sei milioni di spettatori

ROMA - Ancora una brutta serata per Striscia la notizia. Il programma di Ricci, dopo una discreta partenza, e' sceso sotto i 6 milioni di spettatori, facendo registrare due punti in meno di share rispetto al giorno prima.


Forest Whitaker deserves his Best Actor Oscar.


Mussolini's grandson wants Il Duce exhumed

The grandson of Benito Mussolini has  lodged a legal request to exhume the body of Italy's fascist  dictator to find out how "Il Duce" really died, his lawyer told  Reuters on Monday.


A Russian physicist convicted of spying for China has been jailed for 14 years by a court in Siberia. Valentin Danilov was cleared in 2003 of passing space secrets to China, but the result was later overturned.


Discovering How the Maya Fed the Multitude

Archaeologists have reported finding what could be the earliest evidence for domestication of manioc in the Americas.


Russia spurns West's concessions on Kosovo future

Western nations softened a draft  resolution to back U.N. plans for a future Kosovo state, but  Russia dismissed the move on Thursday and renewed its threat of  a veto unless there were radical changes.


Just three days after launching the anti-spam initiative "Make Love Not Spam" to worldwide publicity, Lycos Europe officially pulled the plug on the plan.


For Kerik, it's back to Giuliani Partners

Bernard Kerik, the former nominee for Homeland Security secretary, will return to work at Giuliani Partners "in the very near future," a spokeswoman for the Manhattan consulting firm said yesterday.


World's longest beach hidden in Bangladesh

COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh  - Walking on the world's longest stretch of beach on a balmy Saturday morning, one would expect to find the shimmering sands filled with sunbathing tourists and the calm blue sea with swimmers.


Boxer retains her seat, but GOP set to keep control of Senate and ...

As expected, California Democrat Sen. Barbara Boxer has retained her seat, according to the Associated Press, which also predicted the Republican Party will retain its hold of the Senate and House.


The Boston Red Sox are the American League champions because of a history-making win against the New York Yankees. But when the World Series starts Saturday night in


Hysterectomy Not Tied to Urinary Incontinence

Among women treated for heavy menstrual bleeding, those who undergo a vaginal hysterectomy do not appear to have an increased risk of urinary incontinence, according to French researchers.


Arctic nations agree to 'modest' response to climate change

REYKJAVIK, ICELAND - Arctic nations said changes in the world's polar regions are a concern but they fell short of committing to specific actions to slow down or adapt to warming.


Giunta a Heathrow 11 minuti prima del volo voleva imbarcarsi


Cagliari, 18:47 - CALCIO, CAGLIARI: PER GENOVA CONVOCATI NOVE PRIMAVERA

Quasi tutti i titolari a casa, nove Primavera convocati. E' questo il Cagliari che domani a Genova t...


Erik Christensen and Sidney Crosby score in a shootout Sunday as Pittsburgh beats Philadelphia, 4-3, to sweep the eight-game season series for the first time ever.


Astensione tutta la giornata con presidio davanti ministero


French Socialists are to campaign for the EU constitution - a move that should avert a ânonâ in a national referendum set for 2005.


BAGHDAD, Iraq - A spate of attacks including a suicide car bombing pushed the number of U.S. military deaths in the Iraq campaign past 1,000, with the majority inflicted by an insurgency that bloomed after President Bush declared major combat over...


The Oscar-winning "Crash" is coming to TV as a drama series this year.


Safin Suffers While Henin-Hardenne Survives

A 15-year-old newcomer had defending champion Justine Henin-Hardenne on the run at the US Open Tuesday and an experienced campaigner put paid to former winner Marat Safin.


One day after NStar Gas unveiled plans to cut rates 14 percent, KeySpan Energy Delivery New England said yesterday it needs to raise rates 5.4 percent for more than 600,000 gas customers in metropolitan Boston, despite steep drops since last year in natural gas prices.


AbsoluteSKY and IBM Link Up to Provide Financing Options for RFID Customers

IBM Global Financing, the lending division of IBM (NYSE: IBM) and the world's largest IT financier, announced today that it has signed a deal with the Canadian subsidiary of AbsoluteSKY, Inc.


Belgian ECB board member warns over euro's rise

Brussels - Belgium's central bank chief and European Central Bank (ECB) board member Guy Quaden added his voice Tuesday to those warning of the surging value of the euro.


A roadside bomb has detonated in one of Baghdad's busiest streets, killing two people and wounding at least 15, police sources say.


Stocks seen up slightly as retail sales mixed

U.S. stock futures pointed to a slightly higher market open on Thursday as higher November sales from retailers including Target Corp. , and Limited Brands Inc.  boded well for the holiday shopping season.


Roma, 19:05 - CALCIO, R0MA; TOTTI: SFIDA CON JUVE MAI GARA COME ALTRE

Juventus-Roma non sarà mai una gara come le altre. Parola di Francesco Totti. E a meno di 24 ...


The Pope reverses a decision to downgrade the Vatican department dealing with the Islamic world.


Online auctioneer eBay plans to change its feedback system and ban sellers from leaving negative comments.


Train Collision in Fog Kills 13 in Italy

A passenger train and a freight train collided head-on in heavy fog in northern Italy on Friday, killing at least 13 people, injuring dozens and crushing several cars into a wreck of buckled metal.


Palestinian PM Urges Tactical Rethink on Conflict

RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Prime Minister Ahmed Qurie  marked the anniversary of a Palestinian uprising on Tuesday by  urging his own people and Israel to rethink tactics that have  brought four years of bloodshed.


Thieves steal two diamonds worth around 11.5m euros (Â£7.82m) from a jewellery trade show in Paris.


The naughty new puppet action-musical from the creators of "South Park" is more satisfying as a straight-ahead blow 'em up than as a satire.


VATICANO - AVE MARIA a cura di don Luciano Alimandi - ÂMaria Regina dei nostri cuoriÂ CittÃ  del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - ÂMaria Ã¨ la Regina del cielo e della terra per grazia, come GesÃ¹ ne Ã¨ il Re per natura e per conquista. Ora, poichÃ© il regno di GesÃ¹ Cristo Ã¨ anzitutto un fatto interiore e si realizza nel cuore, come Ã¨ scritto: Â...


"Anatomist" seeks pleasure on big screen

"The Anatomist," Federico  Andahazi's controversial comic novel based on the true story of  the 16th century surgeon who discovered the clitoris, is being  adapted for the big screen.


a situation for which everything from video games and junk food to the popularity of other sports like basketball is blamed â-ore


Early Voters Transform Campaign Landscape

In an election year when just a few thousand votes in a few states could decide the winner, the growing number of voters who cast ballots weeks before Election Day is transforming the landscape for political campaigns.


Krzyzewski Briefly Collapses During Game

Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski collapsed during a timeout in the first half of Saturday's game against No. 25 Georgia Tech, spending about a minute on the floor before returning to the huddle.


Candidate Slate Shows Shiites Closing Ranks

Under the stewardship of the country's most powerful religious figure, Iraq's fractured Shiite Muslim majority has closed ranks and produced a unified list of candidates for the parliamentary elections set for Jan. 30.


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Prosecutors Drop Sex Case Against Bryant

EAGLE, Colo. - The criminal case against Kobe Bryant case collapsed Wednesday as prosecutors dropped the sexual assault charge against him, saying they had no choice because the NBA star's accuser no longer wanted to participate...


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European stocks moved cautiously higher Tuesday, with the retail sector getting a leg up from some stellar first-half numbers from UK grocer Tesco.


Bundesbank sees German economy growing by 2.75 pct in 2006

The Bundesbank expects the German economy to grow by around 2.75 percent this year, thereby providing "substantial impulses" for the 12-country eurozone as a whole, the German central bank's president Axel Weber said.


GARHI KHUDA BAKHSH, Pakistan  - Benazir Bhutto was laid to rest next to her father in the family mausoleum on Friday after the opposition leader's assassination plunged Pakistan into crisis and triggered violent protests across her native Sindh province.


Pentagon to Retire Carrier, Buy Fewer Ships -- Report

The Pentagon plans to retire one of  the U.S. Navy's 12 aircraft carriers and buy fewer amphibious  landing ships for the Marine Corps as part of $60 billion in  proposed cuts over the next six years, The New York Times  reported on Thursday, citing Congressional and military  officials.


National Oil Reserves Eyed to Offset Hurricane Losses

The Bush administration said Thursday it is weighing a request from several U.S. refiners to borrow crude oil from the nation's emergency stockpile to help offset supply disruptions along the Gulf Coast from Hurricane Ivan.


Thirteen killed in raid near troubled Pakistan town

TANK, Pakistan  - Suspected Islamist militants attacked the house of a senior government official in a village in northwestern Pakistan and killed 13 people, police said on Thursday.


NEW YORK  - Director Alexander Payne's  acclaimed comedy "Sideways" continued its winning ways at the  IFP/New York's 14th annual Gotham Awards Wednesday.


Nintendo, GameStop to guarantee Wiis after holiday

Nintendo Co Ltd said on Friday it will offer a "rain check" program to deliver the Wii in January to shoppers who can't buy the game console during the holiday season due to inventory shortages.


Glaxo Agrees to Post Results of Drug Trials on Web Site

The New York attorney general predicted that other companies would follow GlaxoSmithKline's lead by posting the results of their studies online.


Germany's Gerg finally conquers Swiss course

CBC SPORTS ONLINE - After being humbled by St. Moritz, Switzerland in the past, German veteran Hilde Gerg was determined to conquer her old foe.


Democrats to meet Tuesday to choose speaker

HARTFORD, Conn. -- Democrats in the state House of Representatives will gather next Tuesday to choose new leaders. The caucus is expected to meet behind closed doors and select Rep. Christopher Donovan, a


Refugee rappers voice disgust at Lebanon camps

"Battalion 5" might conjure up images of the next big computer game, but in Lebanon it's a group of musicians who express the misery of life in Palestinian refugee camps through rap.


Hedge Funds Raise Stake in Times Co. to Near 10%

The coalition of hedge funds that wants to place directors on the board of The New York Times Company has more than doubled its stake in the company.


'Why the Bombings?' Ask Bangladesh Protesters

Thousands of Bangladesh opposition activists holding banners reading "Why the bombings, why the bloodshed?" protested on Monday against a deadly grenade attack


Senators 3, Rangers 2: Rangers Let Another Lead Slip Away

New York slipped off the playoff-race tightrope despite dominating the first period and taking a 2-0 lead on goals by Michael Nylander.


Clint Dempsey's days are numbered with the Revolution. Though he is contracted to Major League Soccer through the 2007 season, there is a strong chance he will move on before that.


One drink a day for a longer life: study

Drinking is healthy, exercise is healthy, and doing a little of both is even healthier, Danish researchers reported on Wednesday.


BANGALORE: Kannada thespian Rajkumar felt "relieved" and was not "excited" by the death of forest brigand Veerappan, who held him captive in the forests for 109 days.


WASHINGTON -- Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke pledged Thursday to slash interest rates yet again to prevent housing and credit problems from plunging the country into a recession.


Contact lenses that release controlled doses of drugs to treat eye diseases such as glaucoma have been created by nano-engineers in Singapore.


Exiled Iraqis began registering to vote Monday in their homeland's first independent election in nearly 50 years, with dozens arriving at polling stations from Australia to Britain — and many expressing confusion at the process.


Ainge Makes Sure Vols Finish on a High Note

Quarterback Erik Ainge completed 25 of 43 passes without a turnover to lift Tennessee over Wisconsin and help the Volunteers to their first 10-win season since 2004.


Huge Crane Plucks 5 Boats Out of Elizabeth River

By Gregory Richards, The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va.  Mar. 8--NORFOLK -- It's 185 feet long and weighs about 700 tons.   Yet the vessel, named the Flint River, was high over the Elizabeth  River's brown waters Wednesday morning.


Ballot boxes replace barricades in Hungary protest

By Simon EvansBUDAPEST - Hungary's anti-government protests entered their second week on Monday but appeared to be fading in strength as more conventional politics come to the fore ahead of Sunday's local ...Comment


11th Circuit orders resentencing for HealthSouth exec

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. Former HealthSouth executive Emery Harris must be resentenced. That's the ruling from the Atlanta-based 11th US- Circuit Court of Appeals.


Musharraf Wins Bush Pledge to Resolve Mideast Imbroglio

WASHINGTON, 5 December 2004 - President George W. Bush offered no criticism yesterday of Pakistanâs role in the still-unsuccessful hunt for Al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden, even though Pakistanâs army is pulling out of one area where the terrorist


Nyon, 16:57 - CALCIO, UEFA: MILAN-CELTIC A PORT APERTE

Milan-Celtic di Champions League con il Meazza a porte aperte. Lo ha detto il portavoce dell'Uefa Wi...


Huge Hezbollah-led rally demands Lebanon govt quit

Hundreds of thousands of Hezbollah-led protesters rallied on Friday at the doorstep of Prime Minister Fouad Siniora to force the resignation of his U.S.-backed government.


Royal Dutch Shell's Texas expansion will create the U.S.'s biggest oil refinery.


Navarrette: No simple reason for dropout rate

In my travels, I'm often asked to explain who Latinos are and what their values entail. Sometimes, I have to begin by setting the record straight and correcting false impressions.


Advancing forces meet sporadic resistance

US and Iraqi forces, facing sporadic but stiff resistance, advanced into the heart of Fallujah yesterday on the second day


Roy Disney and Stanley Gold, the former Walt Disney Co.  directors who sparked a shareholder revolt, said on Tuesday they would withhold their votes on the board of directors at the company's annual meeting.


Kidnapped Turk Killed in Afghanistan -- Witness

A Turkish engineer abducted by a militant gang in eastern Afghanistan was found dead on Wednesday, a witness who saw the body being carried down from a mountainside told Reuters.


China warns Japan its granting of a sight-seeing visa to former Taiwan president Lee Teng-hui will harm ties.


Another day, another range of new cameras Samsung has announced the newest addition to it's digital compact camera range: the i70. The 7.2 megapixel cameras are available in a choice of four colours (silver, black pink or gold).â¦


Australian fine wines go under the hammer

A collection of more than  50,000 bottles of Australian fine wines will be sold online  from Friday following the collapse of a wine investment company  in what the auctioneers say is the country's largest wine  auction.


Canadian pedophile suspect Christopher Neil has denied charges that he molested underage children in Thailand, police said on Saturday, a day after a global manhunt ended with his arrest in a dusty Thai town.


Donald Trump , the celebrity real estate developer known for his role in the TV show ``The Apprentice" and the signature line, ``You're fired!" plans to open a mortgage office in Massachusetts within a few months, a company official said yesterday.


Stress Now Linked To Premature Aging: Study

The researchers found that chronic stress had a significant impact on telomeres, a DNA-protein that cap the ends of chromosomes and promote genetic stability.


Bush offers sympathy to Jakarta bombing victims

US President George W. Bush condemns the deadly car bombing outside Australia's embassy in Jakarta and offers his sympathies to the victims' families, his chief spokesman said.


Group sues illegal file-swappers in Europe

The Federation of the Phonographic Industry said it filed 459 lawsuits against illegal music file-sharers in Europe. The suits were filed on behalf of Warner Music Group.


The Moth storytelling tour helps erase the line between writers and their readers.


Iraqi insurgents' clash with Qaeda kills 16

A battle between al Qaeda in Iraq and a major Sunni Arab insurgent group killed at least 16 militants on Friday near the ancient city of Samarra, a senior security officer told Reuters on Saturday.


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Blue-chips ended the day down, albeit off lows, as Northern Rock plummeted following its profit warning and news it is to tap the Bank of England (BoE) for emergency funding, while Wall Street turned down after weak retail sales data.


BALKANS:  Trial of Albanians Could Reopen Old Wounds

BELGRADE, Nov 16 (IPS) - The trial of three Kosovo Albanians seeks to  establish the impartiality of The Hague tribunal but could also  reopen old wounds.


CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Russian Anastasia Myskina successfully defended her Kremlin Cup tennis title Sunday with a straight-sets victory over countrywoman Elena Dementieva in Moscow.


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The US military says it has killed 20 suspected al-Qaeda insurgents in an operation in central Iraq.


CAIRO -- Lines of police barred opposition voters from some polling stations yesterday, and violence erupted among supporters of rival candidates, killing one person and marring the elections for Egypt's upper house of parliament. The balloting was the latest showdown between the ruling party and the Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt's most powerful opposition group. More than 400 Brotherhood members were arrested. ...


Mamet waxes eloquent, dyspeptic on Hollywood

David Mamet, the edgy,  cagey auteur of such films as "House of Games," "The Spanish  Prisoner" and "State and Main," has long made a specialty of  such themes as betrayal, backstabbing, flimflam and innocence  ground into dust.


U.S. forces battled Iraqi police and gunmen Friday, killing six policemen, after an American raid to capture an Iraqi police lieutenant accused of leading a cell of Shiite militiamen, the military said. Seven gunmen also died in the fight.


Wal-Mart Says More Than Half Its Workers Have Its Health Insurance

Wal-Mart, the nationâs largest private employer, said more than half of its U.S. workers had enrolled in the companyâs health insurance plan.


Zimbabwe opposition to boycott elections until system changes

Zimbabwe's opposition party, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) announced yesterday that it will boycott all future elections until President Robert Mugabe's government changes its electoral system, ends state violence and repeals repressive media


U.S. Soldier Sentenced to 8 Years for Prison Abuse

A U.S. military judge sentenced Staff  Sergeant Ivan Frederick to eight years in prison on Thursday  for sexually and physically abusing detainees at the Abu Ghraib  jail in Baghdad.


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The release by banking authorities of about $25 million in funds to North Korea is part of a nuclear deal.


Fast-Food Chains' Executive Is Appointed Chief of Kmart

Kmart is replacing its president and chief executive with Aylwin B. Lewis, an outsider whose background is in the fast-food restaurant business.


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French government to sell part of stake in Air France-KLM

The French government said it would sell part of its 44 percent stake in Air France-KLM, the recently combined airline group.


OMB Moves to Safeguard Social Security Numbers

Federal agencies must review their use of Social Security numbers and come up with a plan in 120 days to eliminate their unnecessary collection and use within 18 months, the Office of Management and Budget said in a memo released yesterday.


A helicopter on a wildfire mission crashed in the Payette National Forest, killing the pilot and all three forest workers aboard, authorities said.


Kerry admits to soft spot for Oscar winner Theron

Democratic presidential contender John Kerry has a soft spot for South African actress Charlize Theron but is adamant that second wife Teresa Heinz-Kerry changed his life, he has told GQ magazine.


President Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair say there is a new opportunity for peace in the Middle East, following the death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat.


ABC woos soap fans from its Olympic rival

WASHINGTON  Will the scheming ABC prove sexy enough to sweep lonely soap-opera fans off their feet while NBC is out of town, making time with an Olympic temptress? Tune in to find out ...


Jalen Rose scored 24 points, including the decisive free throws with 15.6 seconds left, to help the Toronto Raptors snap a six-game road losing streak with a 94-92 victory over the Heat last night in Milwaukee.


Ducks tame Senators to claim first Stanley Cup success

ANAHEIM, California  - The Anaheim Ducks tamed the Ottawa Senators 6-2 on Wednesday to clinch their first Stanley Cup and extend a painful title drought for hockey-mad Canadians.


McCain has strengthened his claim to the GOP nomination. But attacks from conservatives may hurt him in November


Children: Study Ties Too Little Sleep With Too Much Weight

A study of 7-year-olds has found that sleeping less than nine hours a night was associated with being overweight or obese.


(InfoWorld) - Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference kicked off Monday at San Francisco's Moscone West convention center. The keynote address, by Steve Jobs, began at 10 a.m. Pacific time. [ For the latest from the show, read Tom Yager's Enterprise Mac blog ] The event began with a video featuring John Hodgman, the PC of the Mac and PC ads, dressed as Steve Jobs. "I've got some big news this year, I want the whole world to hear it -- I quit," Hodgman said. "And what's more, I'm shutting down all of Apple. I know this comes as a surprise, but I didn't have a choice -- Vista has sold tens of dozens of copies.... Then I got my iPod killer, the Zune. Look at this baby. Brown!" "I'm sure you'll agree that it's time for Apple to wave the white flag," Hodgman said. Then Justin Long, the actor who plays the Mac in the ads, confronts Hodgman with the news that he's not Steve Jobs. "You're right,"Hodgman says. "I'm Phil Schiller." After the video played, Jobs took the stage to applause. Intel kudos The focus of last year's WWDC was the transition to Intel microprocessors, noted Jobs. "We did that transition successfully, and everyone did an awesome job," Jobs said, including engineers inside of Apple and the developers present at this year's WWDC. Jobs then invited Intel CEO Paul Otellini up on stage. Complimenting Otellini and Intel on a job well done and to recognize their hard work in helping Apple with the Intel transition, Jobs apologized. "Paul, we're not big on awards at Apple, so we don't have anything real standard, so I asked Jonny Ive to make something for you. It says, our sincere thanks," he added. Jobs then presented Otellini with a disc made of polished stainless steel. Gaming news Jobs then presented Bing Gordon, co-founder and chief creative officer of Electronic Arts, the billion-dollar game publisher. "I have two daughters, they live on their MacBook. I have friends in business, they live on OS X. Our CTO at EA lives on Mac, and we're seeing EA technologists move to Mac in droves. And what do they want, in addition to a Cinema Display? They want to go to Apple stores and see EA games. And so that's what we're going to do," Gordon said. Gordon said that EA is going to bring "four of our biggest titles" to the Mac starting next month: Command and Conquer 3, Battlefield 2142, Need for Speed Carbon, and Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. What's more, EA will be bringing sports games to the Mac in August, beginning with simultaneous launches of Madden 08 and Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08. Jobs then introduced someone with whom he's shared the keynote stage before -- John Carmack, owner and CTO of id Software, the company behind such games as Quake and Doom. Carmack presented to the audience a demonstration of a heavily textured 3D environment built using id Software's next-generation technology, running on Mac OS X. Carmack told the crowd he'd just gotten it running on the Mac in the past few days and encouraged attendees to look forward to other Mac-related announcements coming at QuakeCon, id Software's annual gamers convention. "Moving on to the Big Cats" -- new Leopard features galore "Now let's move on to our big cats," said Jobs -- a sly reference to Mac OS's code-names, all of which are based on wild cats -- Mac OS X v10.4 Tiger and Mac OS X v10.5 Leopard being the focus. "Two-thirds of our users are running Tiger," said Jobs. "That's unprecedented in our industry. Ninety percent of our customers are running the current or current minus one release." The first new feature of Leopard on exhibit during Jobs' keynote is a new desktop. The default blue pattern of old is gone, replaced with something showing grass with dew. But more to the point, a menu bar now adapts to what you put on the backdrop. The desktop is now translucent and the dock is more translucent than before. Stacks are a new feature that let you group icons within the dock -- you click, and a collection of icons pop up from a single folder. The new feature mimics popular third-party add-ons and dock replacement software but with much more visual pizzazz with glass reflective surfaces and vertical arrangements. Jobs also noted that a new folder has been added to the dock called Downloads. By and large, users clutter their desktops by adding downloaded files to them -- this helps clear the average desktop of much of its clutter. Leopard's Finder has also gotten an extensive upgrade. Spotlight, for example, is now capable of being used to search other Macs and servers on the network. A new Sidebar has been cleaned up as well with devices, shared items, places, and such in groups. "If you're a subscriber to .Mac, we have this really cool feature called 'Back to My Mac' that lets you share computers and files even when they're not on the local network," said Jobs. In a nutshell, "Back to My Mac" tells .Mac what your local Mac's IP address is so if you're on the road with a laptop, you can establish a secure, encrypted connection to that home Mac and access files from it. Finder also features Cover Flow, a feature adapted from iTunes that enables you to view Finder windows the same way you view iTunes cover art. Applications show up in Cover Flow as giant icons; you can even play QuickTime movies in place. "Quick Look is great," said Jobs, moving on to another new feature of Leopard. "Quick Look lets you instantly preview files without opening applications." Quick Looks is based on a plug-in architecture, so it can be expanded to work with any file type. As it stands now, the feature provides live file previews for text, images, movies, PDF files, and Microsoft Word and Excel documents, among others. To demo the feature, Jobs found a file -- a QuickTime trailer of the forthcoming Disney/Pixar film Ratatouille. Hitting the space bar on his keyboard caused the movie to start playing, expanded on the screen. Clicking the movie caused it to go full screen. "Number four," said Jobs. "Leopard is 64 bit from top to bottom." This is the first time that 64-bit will be mainstream in the computer world, he said -- not only does this mean Leopard's Unix underpinnings will be 64-bit, but so will Cocoa. "One version of Leopard runs 32-bit and 64-bit apps side by side," explained Jobs. "If you write a 64-bit app, you can guarantee that it will run on every copy of Leopard out there." To demonstrate the capability, Jobs loaded a giant photograph -- 4GB in size -- into a demo application that showed CPU and disk access. One version ran in 32-bit mode, the other in 64-bit mode. Running filters on both systems, the 32-bit version took 81 seconds to complete the tasks, hammering the hard disk in the process. The 64-bit version was able to load everything into memory and finished in 28.48 seconds. "We're seeing a real need for 64 bits, not just in scientific computation, but we're hearing it more and more in the professional arts, whether it's animation or the high-end Photoshop market," said Jobs. "And please remember, almost every computer we ship is 64-bit capable." Jobs also demonstrated Core Animation, which enables developers to perform extensive animation capabilities within their apps simply by calling forth core technology in the operating system, similar to how Tiger's Core Image and Core Audio technology works. "Boot Camp's pretty amazing," said Jobs, moving on to the sixth major feature of Leopard on display at this keynote. "Since we put it out a little over a year ago, we've had over 2.5 million downloads for the beta. With Leopard, Boot Camp is now going to be built in. It lets you run Windows XP and Vista at native speed." Jobs said that with the Leopard implementation of Vista, users will no longer have to burn a CD of Windows drivers or install those drivers separately -- it will be built in to the operating system. Users concerned that Leopard would devalue third-party virtualization software such as Parallels Desktop for Mac or VMware Fusion need not worry. Jobs called Boot Camp "a great complement" to those products and said, "There are three great ways to run Windows on a Mac." Apple is helping VMware and Parallels "as much as we can," said Jobs. Jobs then revisted Spaces, the virtual desktop technology that he first unveiled at WWDC in 2006. Spaces was well fleshed out as a feature in 2006, and little seems to have changed -- it enables users to organize their work life, said Jobs. Dashboard also gets an upgrade in Leopard. More than 3000 third-party widgets have been created since Tiger introduced the feature, and Apple has added a new widget that lets you look up movie times. And to empower users to create their own Dashboard widgets, Apple will introduce in Leopard WebClips, which enable users to "make a widget about almost anything on the Internet, and it's pretty cool," said Jobs. WebClip enables users to "scissor" a portion of a Web page, then turn that into a standalone Dashboard widget. iChat will also get a big overhaul with Leopard, beginning with better audio quality thanks to the addition of AAC-LD, or AAC Low Delay audio. Tabbed chats have also been added, along with iChat Theater, which enables users who are videoconferenced to display slideshows and other rich media with each other. Backdrops help you add some flair to your background while conferenced as well. Jobs also revealed that anything that works with the new QuickLook feature will also work with iChat Theater. Jobs demoed the capabilities of Leopard's iChat with Apple senior VP of worldwide product marketing Phil Schiller, producing Photo Booth effects in live chat, turning Phil upside down, making him look like a Star Wars-style hologram, and dropping his mouth into a picture of George Washington. Jobs even had a bit of fun at Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer's expense, making a photo of Ballmer appear to say "I love my Macs," then sticking out his tongue. Number 10 on the list of Leopard enhancements is Time Machine, Leopard's automated backup technology. "We are all walking time bombs," said Jobs. "Misplacing information, mistakenly deleting it, or worse. We want to solve these problems in such a simple way that everyone actually uses it." With Time Machine, Jobs explained, you click on it, and it automatically backs up everything, either to a local hard drive or network server, wired or wirelessly -- so you can use a hard drive you have connected to a new AirPort Extreme Base Station, for example. Using Spotlight's search capabiliities, you can "search back in time" for lost files, Jobs explained. You can preview the file with Quick Look to make sure it's what you want, restore it using a single click, or restore your whole Mac. "The goal here is to build this in and make it so simple and automatic that people just use it," said Jobs. All of the new features of Leopard are being given to developers attending this week's WWDC -- they can retrieve their preview copies after the keynote. Taking another opportunity to fire some sarcasm at Microsoft, Jobs said, "We've got a basic version, which is going to cost $129. We've got a Premium version, which is gonna cost $129. We've got a business version, $129. We've got an enterprise version, $129. And we've got the ultimate version, we're throwing everything into it, it's $129. We think most people will buy the ultimate version." One more thing -- Safari? "One of the things we haven't talked about today is Safari," said Jobs. "There are now more than 18 million Safari users. And if you look at Safari's market share, it has climbed from 0 to 5 percent across the entire internet." Showing the relative market share for other Browsers, Safari is solidly in third place, behind Microsoft Internet Explorer (with 78 percent) and Mozilla Firefox (with 15 percent). Other browsers are estimated at 2 percent. Apple hopes to grow Safari's market share dramatically, said Jobs. "The Mac's market share is great, but we want to grow, and in order to do that, we have to create a version of Safari for Windows. And that's exactly what we have done," said Jobs. Safari 3 works on Mac OS X, Windows XP, and Windows Vista, said Jobs. He showed some benchmarks that demonstrate Safari for Windows running twice as fast as Internet Explorer when loading Web pages and faster still with JavaScript. "So what we've got is the most innovative browser in the world, but we've also got the fastest browser on Windows," said Jobs. It's twice as fast as IE, 1.6 times faster than Firefox 2, and features built-in Google and Yahoo search. Apple is releasing a new public beta of Safari 3 for both Mac OS X and Windows today, said Jobs. The iPhone and developers The iPhone ships later this month -- June 29, specifically. "I believe it's 6 p.m. in the evening when they'll go on sale," said Jobs. "We have been trying to come up with a solution to expand the capabilities of iPhone by letting developers write great apps for it and yet keep the iPhone reliable and secure. And we've come up with a very sweet solution," said Jobs. This capability is being exposed through the full version of Safari that will run on the iPhone, said Jobs, using Web 2.0-style technologies such as AJAX that will enable developers to create content that "looks and behaves exactly like apps," integrated with the iPhone and iPhone services. "They can make a call, they can send an e-mail, they can look up a location on Google Maps," Jobs added for emphasis. What's more, distribution is simple because developers can put them up on their own servers, update the code themselves, and incorporate the built-in security that Web 2.0 applications provide. "They run securely on the iPhone, so they don't compromise its reliability or security. And guess what? There's no [software development kit]. You've got everything you need if you know how to write apps using existing Web standards," Jobs said. Apple VP Scott Forstall demonstrated how this can work by showing an Apple directory application that runs in less than 600 lines of code. The application returned a search query from Safari into an address book-style card, where the identified user could be called or e-mailed using the built-in services on the iPhone. Jobs concluded the keynote by welcoming developers to the 300 sessions planned for this week, 94 hands-on labs, and 1,200 Apple engineers on site to help them with questions.ADVERTISEMENTIBM Information On Demand 2006Industrial Industry Leaders, please join us at IBM's premier information management global event, IBM Information On Demand 2006, October 15-20, Anaheim, CA. More IBM business and technical solutions content in one place than ever before! Select from  over 800 sessions. Register today!


AOL Won't Use Microsoft Anti-Spam Standard

America Online Inc. on Thursday shunned a Microsoft Corp. proposal to help weed out unwanted "spam" e-mail because Internet engineers are reluctant to adopt technology owned by the dominant software company.


Open source as a competitive weapon proves to be a bad investment

Open source has many good uses.  Beating up one's competitors shouldn't be the primary one.


Symantec showers free software on bug-afflicted Chinese

Con-pensation Chinese PC users whose machines were crippled by a dodgy software update from Symantec have two weeks to apply for compensation. The company has announced that the 50,000 users affected by the error are entitled to some free Norton anti-virus licenses.â¦


Indian PM calls for steps to tackle global warming

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has asked policymakers to come up with a detailed national plan by November to tackle the effects of global warming, his office said Saturday.


Sons and lovers, the story of a career willingly sacrificed

His voice cracking with emotion, David Blunkett unmasked himself yesterday. Gone was the thick-skinned politician whose ruthless fight against the terrorist threat, antisocial behaviour and crime has made him the scourge of the liberal left.


AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - La Vice Provincia dei Camilliani in Burkina Faso Ã¨ in festa per la professione religiosa di 14 giovani Ouagadougou (Agenzia Fides) - LÂ8 settembre, nella solenne cornice liturgica della Nascita della Madonna, la Vice Provincia Camilliana del Burkina Faso ha vissuto un giorno di grande gioia e di speranza che illumina di fiducia il futuro. \


Gay-themed film banned from China screens

South Korea's biggest movie at the box  office, about a tyrannical king and his two court jesters, has  been banned from Chinese theatres because it has subtle gay  themes, a South Korean movie executive said on Tuesday.


Restaurants often donât embrace new technology, but interest is now growing in computer systems and Web services.


Defence and aerospace group BAE Systems declines to comment on a report that it will sell its 20% stake in Airbus later this week.


Execution an Affront to Idea of "Muslim Mercy," Says Cardinal

LONDON, NOV. 17, 2004 .- Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor received with "sadness and horror" the news of the killing of aid worker Margaret Hassan, who was kidnapped Oct. 19 in Baghdad.


The world's biggest retailer, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., said it planned at least 10 new stores in China next year, joining other foreign retail giants in taking advantage of new rules letting them move into smaller cities.


United's pension woes: sign of bigger issue

The ailing airline may end all of its pension plans, creating the biggest default in US history.


Tony Blair and Gordon Brown closed ranks yesterday to warn their EU allies that Europe must move further and faster towards economic reform if it is to help sustain the global recovery as oil prices rise.


SANTA CATERINA, Italy  - Austria's Michaela  Dorfmeister stormed to a comfortable victory in an Alpine  skiing World Cup downhill race on Thursday.


Bush to discuss PKK with Turkey's Gul on January 8

WACO, Texas  - President George W. Bush will discuss with Turkish President Abdullah Gul efforts to counter Kurdish rebels when they meet at the White House on January 8, the White House said on Friday.


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Shoppers in the US are being urged to boycott some of the country's most famous stores because they do not say "Merry Christmas".


MONTREAL -- Despite a jump of 19 per cent in world air traffic so far this year, airlines are expected to lose as much as $4 billion US in 2004 due to high fuel costs, says the International Air Transport Association.


Mississippi is moving quickly to attract the really big gamblers -- casino companies


Lil' Kim celebrated Independence Day one day early with her release from a federal detention center Monday morning after nearly 10 months behind bars.


President Bush's chief negotiator on an economic aid deal said Sunday the Senate should quickly get behind a plan or risk drawing the resentment of a frustrated public.


Israele : secondo Ariel Sharon rischio guerra civile

Il primo ministro israeliano Ariel Sharon ha messo in guardia oggi contro un'aumento di pericolo di guerra civile in Israele. Davanti al Consiglio dei ministri il premier israeliano ha dichiarato di ritenere


HOUSTON -- Yao Ming set up camp under the basket, and that meant trouble for the Toronto Raptors. Yao scored a season-high 40 points, and Tracy McGrady added 34 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Houston Rockets


Tsunami Toll in Indonesia's Aceh Reaches 7,072

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - The death toll from an  earthquake and tsunami that struck Indonesia's Sumatra island  two days ago has reached 7,072 in Aceh province, according to a  list shown to journalists on Tuesday by a provincial official.


Good things come in small packages? Review Most Shuttle XPC small form-factor systems such as the SN27P2 and the SN37PS look like a cut-down PC tower, but the XPC mini X100HA sets a new standard. It's absolutely tiny. We previewed the X100 here and now we've got our mitts on a real, live working example...â¦


Karl Rove makes Chuck Colson look like a girly man. Colson didnât have the audacity to go after John Kerryâs military record when President Nixon was looking for dirt on antiwar leaders.


Attempt on Afghan President's Life Fails

KABUL, Afghanistan Sept. 16, 2004 - An apparent attempt to assassinate Afghan President Hamid Karzai failed Thurdsday when a rocket that was fired at his helicopter missed by 300 yards, the US military said.


Halliburton Co. has finalized an agreement to resolve outstanding issues with a troublesome project off the coast of Brazil, the company announced Wednesday.


Secret memo deepens Thatcher link to coup plot

The Obiang regime in Equatorial Guinea yesterday jailed 11 foreign mercenaries for up to 34 years, as documents surfaced further implicating Mark Thatcher in a British-led coup attempt which has caused international embarrassment.


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Israel electric car project aims to wipe out oil

Sell them like mobile phones, kill oil by 2020 DLD08 Israel today announced backing for Project Better Place, intended to switch motor transportation from oil to electric, and by a massive coincidence one of the project's prime movers, Shai Agassi of Better PLC, was evangelising at the DLD (Digital Life, Design) show in Munich. His objective, he says, is to "take one country off oil in a way that is repeatable." Israel is that country.â¦


Crosby being hailed by teammates as best

Sidney Crosby seems almost embarrassed by all the praise. A night after Crosby took over the NHL scoring lead with a six-point game, Pittsburgh coach Michel Therrien called the 19-year-old star the best player in the NHL. And teammate Mark Recchi compared him to current and future Hall of Famers.


NEW YORK : American feminist author Susan Sontag died Tuesday at New York's Memorial Sloan-Kettering medical center at the age of 71, following a long struggle against cancer, the hospital announced.


Iraq Sunnis fear bombs not bin Laden on poll day

Plagued by violence and fearing reprisals, many of Iraq's Sunni Muslims say they had resolved to stay at home on election day long before Osama bin Laden said anyone who voted was a infidel.


NASA Calls Off Launch of Black Hole Hunter

With just hours left in the countdown, NASA called off the launch Wednesday of a spacecraft that will hunt for emerging black holes.


U.S. optimistic Canada will sign on to missile defence, ambassador says

OTTAWA (CP) - The United States is optimistic Canada will sign on to President George W. Bush's missile defence plan before the end of March, American Ambassador Paul Cellucci has told The Canadian Press.


Obesity specialists say society must stop seeing the condition as an individual's "failing" and act to help people live more healthily.


Actor Bill Murray says he was giving lifts to party-goers when stopped for riding a golf cart in Stockholm.


One of the world's largest optical telescopes, based in Spain, will peer into space for the first time.


TABA, EGYPT -- A Bedouin tribe member has confessed to selling explosives that might have been used in three deadly car bombings targeting Israeli tourists, and investigators were looking into possible Palestinian militant involvement, Egyptian security


Britney Spears' estranged husband, Kevin Federline, says a rumoured video of the couple having sex does not exist.


WHO Urges More Flu Vaccine Efforts Before Pandemic

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday urged governments to provide funds to drug makers developing vaccines against a feared influenza pandemic, which could kill millions of people.


An Italian man and Portuguese woman who allegedly tried to extort money from the parents of missing British 4-year-old Madeline McCann remained in custody in southern Spain on Friday pending further questioning, a police spokeswoman said.


Can computers get along fine without writers? Word is they just might. [Missing Link]


President Ricardo Lagos on Sunday said he planned to compensate thousands of people who were imprisoned and tortured under the regime of Gen. Augusto Pinochet.


More Lebanese growing suspicious of Hezbollah's goals

KHIAM, Lebanon -- Yellow Hezbollah banners flutter throughout the hilltop villages of southern Lebanon where Mohammed Ghosen, a portly 32-year-old, has helped build the party into a political and military authority over the years.


The Conservatives are sending leaflets to millions of homes stating what they would do from the hour they took office after a general election victory.


Silk Brocade Soaked in Blood and Passion

Set in the twilight of the Tang Dynasty, Zhang Yimou's "House of Flying Daggers" is a gorgeous entertainment, a feast of blood, passion and silk brocade.


Surgeries, Side Trips for India's  'Tourists'

Last year, an estimated 150,000 foreigners visited India for medical procedures, and the number is increasing at the rate of about 15 percent a year, according to a health care specialist at the Confederation of Indian Industries.


Russia turns to India for help setting up IT industrial parks in Moscow.


Circus Elephants Trample Homeowner's Yard

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - A homeowner in southern Sweden filed a police complaint after four circus elephants broke loose from their trainers and ran into his back yard, trampling the hedge and the lawn, a police spokesman said Thursday.    Mattias Lindell, 29, said the elephants completely ruined his garden Monday, after animal trainers working for German-based Circus Mustang lost control of the pachyderms when removing them from the vehicles they travel in...


EU agrees Iran sanctions, wants more talks

European Union foreign ministers on Monday agreed sanctions on Iran to raise pressure over its nuclear program but also held open the door to fresh talks.


President Bush granted six sit-down interviews to author Robert Draper. The results have not been especially helpful as the administration sets course on Iraq for the fall.


CHICAGO -- Len Kasper is the new voice of the Chicago Cubs, replacing Chip Caray in the team's all-new TV booth. Kasper leaves the Florida Marlins to become WGN TV's play-by-play announcer for the Cubs, joining


Judge Says Use of MySpace May Violate a Court Order

The case was one of the first in which a judge in the United States had ruled that a restraining order had been violated by contact made through MySpace.


OPEC took the unprecedented step of urging the United States to tap its emergency crude reserves to bring down world oil prices. Purnomo Yusgiantoro, the president of the


Despite racking up almost all of the endorsements from organized labor, Hillary Rodham Clinton and John Edwards came in behind Barack Obama Â the only Democratic front-runner with no national union support Â in the Iowa caucuses. That left at least one union looking for a new candidate Friday.


Pro Tip of the Week: Scheduling iCal via Mail

You get an email confirming your registration for a Final Cut Studio seminar. Next step: adding the event to your iCal schedule. Since youâre using Mac OS X Leopard, you donât even have to leave Mail or open iCal. Thatâs because Leopard introduces a new technology called Data Detectors that lets your Mac recognize dates, email addresses, physical addresses, and other similar data. In this case, Mail can take advantage of Data Detectors to create a new iCal event for you. Find out how by reading the Pro Tip of the Week.


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John McCain's campaign manager and chief strategist are gone from their leadership roles, a major staff shake-up for the struggling Republican presidential candidate who is all but broke and trails in opinion polls.


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Brett Favre will have ankle surgery in the next few weeks, and Green Bay Packers coach Mike McCarthy says the three-time MVP will have plenty of time to recover for minicamps.


Race for bragging rights favors Intel again -- for now. But AMD is fighting back with a workaround it says will keep  it in the running until it can bring out its own quad core. By Dan Goodin.


Attack on opposition rally in Dhaka begets reprisals

In retaliation for a grenade attack on an opposition rally that killed 19 people and wounded hundreds, an angry mob set fire to a passenger train in central Bangladesh yesterday, injuring at least 20 people, police said.


Haitian Police, UN Troops Raid Aristide Stronghold

Haitian police backed by UN peacekeepers raided a slum stronghold of supporters of ousted President Jean-Bertrand Aristide on Wednesday and arrested


Doping Experts Say Baseball Faces Tough Job

Even if baseball institutes more stringent drug testing, there will still be a number of ways for players to defy detection, many doping experts say.


Sudan is expected to agree to an   extended African Union peacekeeping mandate in Darfur when   African foreign ministers meet in New York this week, a   presidential adviser was quoted as saying on Monday.


Kohl's Corp. reported a 29.3 percent profit increase in the fourth quarter, as the midlevel retailer benefited from strong sales of its exclusive brands.


Lebanon's rival parties met in a French chateau Saturday for unusual and long-awaited talks meant to ease a political and sectarian crisis threatening to rip apart their country.


A judge overseeing the BALCO steroids case in has ruled against the government and says BALCO founder Victor Conte and Barry Bonds' personal trainer, Greg Anderson, can keep evidence prosecutors turned over to them from the investigation.


In Jerusalem, Spotlight on Bloombergâs Father

Mayor Bloomberg was in Jerusalem today dedicating a new emergency service station to his late father.


In Mr. Bush's Neighborhood, a Peculiar Intersection

The relationship between President Bush and Wall Street has always been layered with paradox and outright contradiction.


Israel, offering Golan, waits Syria proposals

Israel has told Syria it is willing to trade land for peace and is waiting to hear whether President Bashar al-Assad would cut ties with Iran and hostile guerrilla groups in return, Israeli officials said on Friday.


Is the US Meddling in Ukraine's Election?

again -- for a new president this Sunday, the international online media continues to raise questions of outside interference and the disturbing possibility of violence.


Richardson double punishes Pompey in English Premier League

Kieran Richardson scored twice as relegation-threatened Sunderland enjoyed a morale-boosting 2-0 Premier League win at home to Portsmouth here Sunday.


Fuel truck crash kills 13 in southeast Iran

An explosion in southeast Iran killed 13 people when trucks smuggling gasoline crashed on Tuesday, a police official was quoted by the official IRNA news agency as saying.


Hostage situation reported at Mexican Consulate in LA

Police said at least one suspect has taken an unknown number of people hostage at the Mexican Consulate near downtown Los Angeles.


President Ghazi Yawer rejects the idea foreign troops may leave before Iraqi  forces are ready to take over.


Leaders of the nation's largest flight attendants union, which represents workers at United Airlines and US Airways Group Inc.


TV raises blood pressure in obese kids: study

Watching too much television may not only help make children fat, it may also raise their blood pressure, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.


The Oscars are almost as much about momentum as the films themselves. Here's a list of what honors the top movies are winning this awards season:


Delta Air Lines' pilots union said Wednesday night it had reached a tentative agreement on concessions that could save the struggling carrier from bankruptcy.


Wash. Governor's Race Forced Into Recount

The closest governor's race in Washington history was forced into a recount Wednesday as counties finished tallying the ballots and found only a few votes separating the candidates out of 2.8 million cast.


Hijackers of bus in Greece demand money and plane

ATHENS Two gunmen hijacked an Athens-bound commuter bus loaded with passengers early Wednesday, threatening to blow it up unless Greek authorities provided $1 million and a plane to fly them to Russia.


(InfoWorld) - Electronic Data SystemsÂ (EDS) has agreed to pay $490,902 to settle a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission investigation into accounting irregularities, the agency said Tuesday. The SEC accused EDS of failing to disclose the cost of a $225 million investment banking stock deal, maintaining inaccurate financial records, and failing to disclose an "extraordinary" transaction that made up more than 25 percent of the company's cash flow in the first half of 2002. EDS, an IT service provider based in Plano, Texas, did not admit or deny wrongdoing as part of the settlement. "We're happy to put this historical matter behind us," said Robert Brand, the company's director of corporate public relations. EDS replaced its chief financial officer and former chairman and CEO Dick Brown in early 2003, after the SEC opened a formal investigation into EDS accounting practices in October 2002. Separately, the SEC said a former official of an EDS subsidiary, accused of bribing officials in India, has also agreed to settle with the agency. The SEC had accused Chandramowli Srinivasan, the former president of EDS subsidiary A.T. Kearney India, of directing a bribery scheme in which the company paid $720,000 to senior employees of Indian state-owned enterprises between early 2001 and September 2003. The purpose of the bribes was to retain A.T. Kearney India's business with the government entities, the SEC said. Srinivasan agreed to pay $70,000 to settle the SEC charges. He also did not admit or deny the SEC charges. Srinivasan's payment was part of the SEC investigation into the accounting practices at EDS, the SEC said.


Diablo Cody has a tough-chick reputation Â the tattooed, punkish sex blogger wrote a book about her year as a stripper, and the name of her blog is too risque for family newspapers.


Lawmakers Agree to Increase Size of Fort Monroe Panel: The Bill Would Add 11 People to the Committee, Inclu-Ding One With Experience in Historic Preservation.

By Kimball Payne, Daily Press, Newport News, Va.  Feb. 25--GENERAL ASSEMBLY -- State lawmakers agreed Saturday to more than double the local panel charged with guiding the future of Fort Monroe as the Army prepares to leave the waterfront post by 2011.


Coles trumps rival Woolworth's bid for pub and gaming group

Australian retail giant Coles Myer launched a 1.18 billion dollar (861 million US) bid for pub and liquor store group ALH, trumping a lower offer by rival Woolworths.


Military lies at the heart of Kim's rule

SEOUL -- Facing worldwide opposition to his announced plan to test a nuclear weapon, North Korean leader Kim Jong Il is seeking support from the group he has made the loyal heart of his authoritarian rule: the military.


'Ladder 49' an open letter praising firefighters

A respectful, loving ode to firefighters, "Ladder 49" attempts a closer look at what drives those who place themselves in danger, and at the family dynamics that help shape a firefighter's mind-set.


GPs hand out drugs for depression 'too readily'

Hundreds of thousands of people are taking powerful anti-depressants with possible side-effects that include suicidal thoughts and self-harm when options such as counselling


Il commissario all'Economia Almunia: "Bene cosÃ¬, ma il debito pubblico Ã¨ ancora alto"Il presidente della banca centrale Trichet: "Pareggio di bilancio entro il 2010"                                            Conti pubblici, Ue e Bce all'Italia "Rispettate i patti: avanti col risanamento"


Hillary Rodham Clinton on Friday called for Congress to pass an economic stimulus package that could cost as much as $110 billion to help low-income families keep their homes, to subsidize heating costs this winter and perhaps refund some taxes.


Protests greet Kenya leader's second term

Police battled protesters in blazing slums on Monday as President Mwai Kibaki began a second term after a disputed vote that has convulsed Kenya, hurt its democratic credentials, and brought a rising death-toll.


Advertising: Got a Secret? Share It With Us, Marketers Say

Secrets are at the center of a number of ad campaigns, a trend inspired by the growing preoccupation with celebrity gossip.


Update: Google to buy Postini for $625 million

Google has agreed to buy messaging security company Postini for $625 million, a move intended to increase the appeal of Google's hosted software applications among big businesses, the companies announced Monday.


VIENTIANE, Laos: China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are expected to make substantial progress in advancing the free trade area (FTA) at their summit to be held here today.


Twin Baghdad bombings kill 4, wound 21: police

Two roadside bombs exploded minutes apart near Baghdad's main bus terminal on Monday, killing four people and wounding 21, police said.


Top secret plans for attacking Iraq were drawn five months before the war started, a court martial hears.


Rio Ferdinand saw his return to Manchester United colours overshadowed by defensive colleague Mikael Silvestre who powered home the goals that beat Liverpool 2-1 at Old Trafford.


U.S. postpones Guantanamo building plans

The Pentagon will not try to use emergency powers to build a compound to hold war crimes trials at Guantanamo Bay, according to a member of a Senate panel that oversees funding for military construction projects.


(Buffalo, NY, November 18, 2004) - - The American Cancer Society is honoring some Western New Yorkers who are trying to help others kick their smoking habit.


Bhutto had vote warning for U.S., sources say

Benazir Bhutto was assassinated just hours before she was to tell U.S. lawmakers of a plot to rig Pakistan's elections, sources told CNN Tuesday. Government agents could incite violence at polling stations, tamper with ballots and intimidate candidates, according to claims in a report Bhutto asked to be compiled, the sources said. Pakistani officials have denied the claims.


Calcio: Bologna, annullata squalifica a Pagliuca

La Commissione disciplinare ha accolto il ricorso presentato dal Bologna e ha annullato la squalifica di una giornata comminata dal giudice sportivo a Gianluca Pagliuca, che sarÃ  disponibile per il match che gli emiliani giocheranno a Brescia.


Bari, 20:44 - CALCIO, BARI: PRESO L'ARGENTINO DONDA, CEDUTO CARRUS

Doppia operazione di mercato del Bari. I pugliesi hanno acquistato il centrocampista argentino Maria...


FIVE Indonesians were charged yesterday with trafficking a whopping 90kg of cannabis with a street value of RM126,000.


Square Feet: A Piazza for a Maryland Suburb

RockvilleÂs new mixed-use downtown aims to avoid the ÂAnyplace U.S.A.Â look.


Disney TV Studio Chief Ready for His Close-Up

Mark Pedowitz has spent the past decade serving as the Tom Hagen -- the cool-headed strategist, the trusted and respected consigliere -- to a succession of top ABC executives.


Cedric Houston ran for three touchdowns and No. 15 Tennessee clinched the Southeastern Conference's Eastern Division title Saturday with its 22nd straight victory over Vanderbilt, 38-33.


The telecommunications giant finished its first full year as a merged company with a net loss of 3.52 billion euros, or $5.1 billion, mostly on charges, and it predicted a loss for the current quarter.


Emerging technology uses a printer's fingerprint to trace and verify documents.


Canada to Try to Get U.S. to Fight Climate Change

Canada will do its best to ensure that the United States and other major polluting nations currently outside the Kyoto climate change accord join a new global campaign to curb emissions of greenhouse gases, Prime Minister Paul Martin said on Wednesday.


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Sequestro Mastrogiacomo manifestazione a Roma

Oggi il corteo per la liberazione del giornalista rapito in Afghanistan dai talebani e accusato di essere una spia


NBA Dwyane Wade started rehabilitating his dislocated left shoulder yesterday, good news for the Miami Heat. But Jason Kapono , the NBA's leading 3-point shooter at 51.3 percent, will miss an indefinite number of games after being diagnosed with a left ankle sprain, coach Pat Riley said. Kapono was hurt Monday in an 88-81 win over Atlanta. The team said ...


Political Memo: Campaign Conflicts Are Not Over Core Goals, but How to Get There

There is more consensus than disagreement in the parties over tax, health and Iraq proposals, though the presidential candidates do disagree over means, priorities and each otherâs sincerity.


The dollar stayed in striking distance of  record lows against the euro and a 12-year low versus sterling  on Monday in the wake of disappointing U.S. jobs data.


Automaker Sets Sights On Big Three, Toyota

The rollout of the redesigned Hyundai Sonata is a sign of how much more cutthroat the U.S. auto market could become, with most experts convinced that China will soon follow South Korea with inexpensive products of its own.


President Bush refused to press Israel for a cease-fire in Mideast violence Friday, risking a wider breach with world leaders at a weekend summit already confronting crises with Iran and North Korea.


Clinton Dwells on Faith as a Central Part of Her Life

Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton has been alluding to her spiritual life with increasing regularity, but her references to faith have come under attack.


Intel wants fair and balanced online gaming

Blog: Suspicious of the guy who is just blowing everybody away in Quake 3? Your future PC might be able to tell who is cheating.


The family of a French woman who police think might have been slain by a serial hammer killer have paid tribute to an "angel" who found happiness during her time in London.


U.S. and Japanese negotiators struck a deal Saturday to allow limited imports of American beef into Japan for the first time since Tokyo closed its billion-dollar market last year over a mad cow disease scare.


Four more found dead in California wildfires

Border patrol agents discovered four charred bodies in rugged mountains near the Mexican border on Thursday, bringing the probable death toll from California's wildfires to 12, even as firefighters gained the upper hand in their five-day battle.


Satellite TV Gains in Race Against Cable

Thousands of Americans have defected to satellite TV as the providers have reported hefty gains while the cable industry has declined. Consumers likely will see aggressive marketing promotions in the next six months as companies jockey for customers, analysts say.


Mulder's Slump Threatens A's Playoff Push

There's a long-running joke in the Athletics' clubhouse: Whether Mark Mulder just threw a one-hitter or got blasted in a key game for his club's playoff hopes, he always says the same thing.


U of M Gets 44 Million from Entrepreneur

11/22/04- The founder of an information technology company and his wife are giving 44 million dollars to the University of Michigan.


After two chance experiences collaborating with innovative new companies, Xerox's fabled PARC (Palo Alto Research Center)Â lab has decided to launch a formal program in hopes of participating in more such projects.


Sony Ericsson dials up revenue and profits jump

Walkman phones prove leader of the pack Sony Ericsson saw its profits jump 55 per cent year-on-year in its results for the second quarter of 2007.â¦


FORD predicted a bright future for the Jaguar Formula One team after completing the sale of the racing outfit to energy drinks company Red Bull.


Kevin Durant, Jeff Green and Delonte West of the SuperSonics all boast ties to the D.C. area, but on Sunday at Verizon Center, they had very little to brag about.


Matta Brought Big-Time Buckeyes Together

By Lonnie Wheeler  INDIANAPOLIS  --  Greg Oden and Mike Conley were freshmen at Lawrence North High School when they first visited Xavier University. Thad Matta, the big-thinking Xavier coach at the time, invited their whole team down to watch a practice.


Expenses scandal MP says he did nothing wrong: report

A Conservative MP whose political career is in tatters after a probe found he had misused public money to employ his son, has told a Sunday tabloid that he did nothing wrong.


Alamosa Gallops to Save 'Snippy's' Bones

By Erin Smith, The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo.  Dec. 10--ALAMOSA - Make no bones about it, Alamosans are serious about saving the remains of a famous horse said to have been sliced and diced by space aliens.


China appears poised to issue rules about the extent to which government departments must favour local software, raising concerns that some overseas vendors could be cut out of the large state procurement market.


Music Review: Hey, Giovanni, Put a Shirt on. Youâll Catch Cold.

The Royal Opera House in London revived Francesca Zambelloâs grippingly spare and psychologically probing staging of âDon Giovanni.â


Lebanese minister assassinated in attack on convoy

Lebanese Christian minister Pierre Gemayel, an outspoken critic of Syria, was assassinated near Beirut on Tuesday, security sources said.


Turkish Cypriots begin trading with Greek Cypriots in the south  for the first time in three decades.


Peru Declares Emergency as Armed Group Holds Hostages

LIMA, Peru  - Peru declared a state of emergency  in the southern Andean town of Andahuaylas on Saturday where an  armed group led by a radical former soldier stormed a police  station and was holding 10 officers hostage.


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Udine, 19:43 - CALCIO, UDINESE: BARRETO KO, RIENTRA DI NATALE

Brutte notizie dall'infermeria per Alberto Malesani che domani contro il Parma non potrà aver...


Conrad Black faced fraud allegations from a new quarter yesterday as US securities regulators filed the first government-sourced civil charges against the Canadian-born newspaper owner.


A marshal working on the M4 near Bridgend has died after he was hit by a car at Capel Llanilltern, say police.


Fuzzy Zoeller Sues Over Wikipedia Profile

Remember Fuzzy Zoeller, the controversial golfer who caused problems with Tiger Woods after his first Masters? Well, Fuzzy is in the news again, this time going after ‘vandals’ who edited his Wikipedia profile with a defamatory paragraph. From USAToday: Zoeller’s attorney, Scott D. Sheftall, said he filed the lawsuit against a Miami firm last week because the [...]


Dementia may be three times more common in people lacking a key vitamin, a study suggests.


Sage gets upclose to personnel with KCS buy

Spends Â£20m to increase SME market share Acquisition-happy accounts software firm Sage has gobbled up UK-based finance and HR software supplier KCS Global Holdings for Â£20m.â¦


Russia circulates UN draft resolution on fight against terror

Russia proposed on Thursday a draft UN Security Council resolution calling for establishing a new list of individuals and groups involved in terrorist activities and considering sanctions on them.


Tiger Woods won the Buick Invitational by a tournament-record eight strokes for his 62nd PGA Tour victory, tying Arnold Palmer for fourth on the career list.


Senator Arlen Specter called the meeting with Commissioner Roger Goodell a âprivate conversationâ and stopped short of saying if the judiciary committee would call anyone to testify.


NOTEBOOK sales dominated the local personal computer (PC) market last year yet again, driven by a rise in consumer demand and increased mobility usage in the workplace.


Bank says it's gaining customers since merger

Thousands of new customers across the Northeast are flocking to Bank of America Corp. , chief executive Kenneth D. Lewis said yesterday, despite a wave of bad publicity over layoffs and other business decisions.


China's Wen Jiabao Chairs Symposium on Government Work Report

Text of report by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency)  Beijing, 8 Feb.


Palermo, 18:43 - CALCIO, PALERMO: CON INTER AL COMPLETO, DUBBI PER MIGLIACCIO

Palermo quasi al completo per la sfida di domenica contro l'Inter, Colantuono dovrebbe rinunciare al...


A US nuclear submarine grounds south of the Pacific island of Guam, injuring several on board - one seriously.


New Zealand super maxi Konica Minolta has increased its lead over Australian rival Skandia in the 60th Sydney-Hobart as rough weather slams into the fleet and forced 31 boats to retire.


Pakistani police raided an Islamic school and arrested seven students Friday, hours after a suicide bomber killed at least 50 people inside a mosque packed with holiday worshippers at the home of the former interior minister.


DUBAI, Sept 21: A militant group headed by Al Qaeda ally Abu Musab al-Zarqawi has killed second American captive in Iraq after the lapse of a 24-hour deadline on Tuesday, Arabic channel Al Jazeera said.


Chinese president winds up visit to Cuba

Chinese President Hu Jintao left in Havana for home Tuesday after concluding his two-day state visit to Cuba. During his visit, Hu, who arrived in Havana on Monday, held talks with Cuban leader Fidel Castro


Lockheed Martin Corp , said on Tuesday third-quarter profit rose a greater-than-expected 22 percent, and it slightly raised its full-year earnings forecast, on the back of higher sales of its jet fighters and electronic warfare systems.


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