Nearly an hour after knocking out Oscar De La Hoya in the ninth round Saturday night in the MGM Grand Garden Arena, undisputed middleweight champion Bernard Hopkins


Crono juniores, flop italiano Ai mondiali trionfa il tedesco ...

BARDOLINO, 28 SETTEMBRE 2004 - Corrono i giovani ma non quelli italiani, finiti nelle retrovie della corsa iridata. Il tedesco Patrick Gretsch ha vinto la prova a cronometro juniores del campionato del mondo di VeronaC1-Bardolino.


World's biggest book fair eyes India, new media

The world's biggest book fair kicks   off this week in Frankfurt and will focus on authors and   culture from India as well as the challenges new media pose for   the industry.


Corzine Says He'll Run for N.J. Governor

Sen. Jon Corzine called New Jersey's 21 Democratic county chairmen on Wednesday, telling them that he will run for governor, several party sources said.


ANGELUS: PAPA RICORDA RADICI CRISTIANE DELL'EUROPA

(AGI) - CittÃ  del Vaticano (Roma), 31 ott. - Anche Giovanni Paolo II ha voluto sottolineare l' importanza della firma del trattato costituzionale dell' Unione europea, evento che lo scorso venerdÃ¬ ha riunito a Roma i delegati di ventotto nazioni.


Warning over 'gazzumping' ruse Domain name scammers are once again targeting UK firms.â¦


Iran Apparently Agrees to Stop Enrichment

Iranian President Mohammad Khatami, right, talks with Iraqi Vice-President, Ibrahim al-Jafari, during their official meeting in Tehran, Iran, Saturday Nov. 27, 2004.


Microsoft, Google and Yahoo pay $31.5m to settle claims they accepted adverts promoting illegal gambling.


Masai fighters battled rival tribesman loyal to President Mwai Kibaki on Friday, with both sides using machetes, swords, bows and arrows on the final and bloodiest day of protests this week over Kenya's disputed election


Wal-Mart online film service has more method than madness

One step at a time Comment We have to say we are a little baffled by the trial film download service the Wal-Mart has launched, tied as it is to the purchase of a DVD from the store. The price is right, just $1.97 for a file that will play on a portable device (except which portable device, not another Windows device surely). Itâs $2.97 for PCs and Laptops (yep itâs only a Windows version) and $3.97 for both.â¦


"Housewives" star weds for second time in 24 hours

"Desperate Housewives" star Eva Longoria and basketball player Tony Parker married for a second time on Saturday, exchanging vows in a Paris church 24 hours after tying the knot at a civil ceremony.


There's nothing like allegations of predatory conduct to bring two organizations together. From Crave, CNET's gadgets blog.


Apple Computer Inc.'s first-quarter earnings more than quadrupled, dramatically exceeding Wall Street expectations, based on strong holiday sales of laptop computers and its wildly popular iPod music players.


Correction: Generation Me vs. You Revisited

An article last Thursday about narcissistic behavior among young adults incorrectly attributed the following quotation to Plato: âThe children now love luxury. They have bad manners, contempt for authority; they show disrespect for elders and love chatter in place of exercise.â Its origin is unclear, although many researchers agree that Plato is not the source.


Al-Qaeda tape urges attacks on US allies

An audio tape purportedly released by Osama bin Laden's deputy urges young Muslims to get organised and go after the United States and its allies, according to comments aired by al-Jazeera TV.


Gordon Brown is urged to adopt a new approach in an effort to rebuild the morale of millions of workers.


The Kerry campaign on Friday criticized the administration for putting off, possibly until after the election, issuing an annual report that could show an increase in the number of households that either don't have access to enough food or have experienced hunger.


Networking execs sentenced for accounting fraud

(InfoWorld) - Four former executives with computer networking and security vendor Enterasys Networks have been sentenced to prison terms for their roles in accounting fraud at the company that cost investors millions of dollars, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Tuesday. The executives were convicted on conspiracy and fraud charges during a December 2006 trial. At sentencing hearings that began last week in U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire, Judge Paul Barbadoro sentenced former Enterasys CFO Robert J. Gagalis to 11 1/2 years in prison. Gagalis was convicted of one count of conspiracy, two counts of securities fraud, one count of making false statements to auditors of a public company, and four counts of wire fraud. Bruce D. Kay, a former Enterasys finance executive, was sentenced to 9 1/2 years in prison. The jury found Kay guilty of one count of conspiracy, two counts of securities fraud, one count of falsifying books and records of a public company, one count of making false statements to auditors of a public company, and three counts of wire fraud. Robert G. Barber, a former Enterasys business development executive, was sentenced to eight years in prison and fined $25,000. The jury found Barber guilty of conspiracy, two counts of securities fraud, one count of falsifying books and records of a public company, and one count of making false statements to auditors of a public company. Hor Chong "David" Boey, former finance executive in Enterasys' Asia Pacific division, was sentenced to three years in prison. Boey was convicted of conspiracy, two counts of securities fraud, one count of falsifying books and records of a public company, one count of making false statements to auditors of a public company, and two counts of wire fraud. Starting in mid-2001, the four defendants and other Enterasys executives inflated the company's revenue figures as a way to meet expectations of financial analysts and to maintain or increase the price of the company's stock, the DOJ said. The defendants backdated and falsified documents and concealed terms of business transactions from Enterasys' auditors in order to inflate revenue, the DOJ said. The conspirators also fraudulently created false revenue by secretly investing company funds in other companies and having those companies to use the investment proceeds to buy Enterasys products. Because of the fraudulent scheme, public investors lost at least $97 million, the DOJ said. The four "will spend years in prison for perpetrating a fraud that cost Enterasys shareholders millions of dollars," Alice Fisher, assistant attorney general in the DOJ's Criminal Division, said in a statement. Several other former Enterasys executives, including former Chairman, President and CEO Henry Fiallo have previously pleaded guilty to felony charges in connection with the scheme. To date, eight former Enterasys executives have been convicted of felonies. An Enterasys spokesman said the none of the four defendants have worked for the company recently. The company is under new management and ownership since the accounting fraud case was filed, and the convictions will not affect the company going forward, said Kevin Flanagan, company spokesman. The accounting fraud case "is very much in the past" for the company, he added.


L'Economic Outlook preve un incremento del Pil del 2% nel 2006 e dell'1,7% nel 2007Miglioramento di bilancio perÃ² troppo basato sul peso della pressione fiscale                                          Ocse, bene crescita dell'Italia "Impressionante rientro deficit"


While the U.S. economy continued to  grow in late July and August, growth slowed in several regions  as household spending softened, the Federal Reserve said on  Wednesday.


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The U.S. economy can't seem to make up its mind. It keeps showing strength and weakness, with fresh data yesterday providing still more mixed signals -- and fueling a debate over whether the housing slump is dragging the nation into a recession.


Club provides cooks' tour of world leaders

Chefs des chefs gather to discuss how to spice up those political summits.


Sinn Fein's endorsement of the province's police reverses more than 80 years of opposition to British law and unlocks the political process.


There are multiple known instances of lost or stolen tapes but, to the best of my knowledge, not one reported instance of anyone recovering and maliciously using data stored on missing tapes. It's just too hard for an average thief to retrieve it.


Flyers in upscale doctors' offices portray it as the hot new baby-shower gift: a registry where friends and family chip in almost $2,000 to start privately banking a newborn's umbilical cord blood, just in case of future illness.


Swiss-based miner Xstrata says it will take its A$7.4 billion (3.1 billion pound) bid for Australia's WMC Resources directly to the company's shareholders, effectively making a hostile bid after WMC's management rejected its offer


EarthLink layoffs signal change in muni Wi-Fi

(InfoWorld) - EarthLink's announcement that it will lay off 900 people is a blow to broadband competition, but some industry followers say it doesn't signal the end of municipal Wi-Fi. While EarthLink's statement about the job cuts doesn't include a single mention of Wi-Fi, the company's municipal Wi-Fi business is likely to be hit hard. A filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission made on Tuesday says the position of president of municipal networks is being eliminated and Don Berryman, who held the position, is one of the employees being let go. At the end of June, EarthLink had just over 2,000 employees. In addition, EarthLink has been reining in its municipal efforts since earlier this year. Most recently, in July, the company saidÂ it would not take on any new municipal Wi-Fi projectsÂ until it's confident of a reasonable return. EarthLink's woes could eliminate the potential for new competition in the broadband industry. "What you won't see any more is a new entrant in the telecom business coming in like EarthLink did and trying to build green-field networks and compete against the incumbent to build a third pipe to the consumer," said Ron Sege, CEO of Tropos Networks, the vendor that supplies EarthLink with Wi-Fi network equipment. Instead, he suspects that existing operators will build Wi-Fi networks as an extension of their DSLÂ offerings and that cities may build the networks in order to use them for public safety applications or meter reading. EarthLink's troubles point to a couple of problems with many of the municipal Wi-Fi business plans, said Phil Solis, an analyst at ABI Research. "The whole premise of doing municipal Wi-Fi was that it would be extremely low cost," he said. "But the low-cost assumptions were built on having 30 or 40 Wi-Fi [access points] per square mile." In practice, operators found they might need as many as 100, which changed the economics, he said. In addition, some operators assumed that the municipalities would use the networks, but in some cases that didn't happen. Some newer contracts are requiring municipalities to commit to a certain level of business, guaranteeing the operators some revenue, he said. Solis called EarthLink's restructuring a "reality check." Operators and cities are better off considering Wi-Fi, WiMax, and cellular, depending on the application, he said. Wi-Fi can still work in dense areas and will work even better when 802.11n, a faster Wi-Fi standard, becomes widely used, he said. Given more time, EarthLink might have succeeded, Sege said. Gary Betty, EarthLink's former president and CEO, started the municipal Wi-Fi business at the company. But Betty suddenly died in early January, leaving no one to "carry the flag" for municipal Wi-Fi, Sege said. He suspects that Betty may have had a long-term growth plan that would have seen the networks start to pay off in around five years. New President and CEO Rolla Huff hopes for a quicker payoff, he said. EarthLink, which has scheduled a conference call for Wednesday to further discuss the restructuring, has not said what it plans to do with the Wi-Fi networks it has already built. It operates networks in Anaheim, California; Corpus Christi, Texas; Milpitas, California; New Orleans, and Philadelphia. It could continue to operate them or consider selling them to Clearwire or Sprint Nextel, companies that are just beginning to build WiMax networks. EarthLink's customers and access to city infrastructure for hanging network equipment could be valuable to them, Sege said. News of the restructuring could cloud the municipal Wi-Fi initiative in San Francisco, where city officials early this year finished negotiating a contract with EarthLink. The network still needs approval by the city's Board of Supervisors. A committee is scheduled to vote next week whether to send the contract on to the full board for approval. Opponents have used EarthLink's financial woes to raise question the viability of the plan. In its statement, EarthLink said it expects subscriber additions to slow down in 2008. At the end of June, EarthLink had more than three million dial-up and 1.1 million broadband subscribers. In addition to offering wired and wireless Internet service, EarthLink is also part owner of Helio, a struggling mobile virtual network operator. (Stephen Lawson in San Francisco contributed to this story).


Dutch Court Hears Van Gogh Case Testimony

The alleged killer of Dutch filmmaker Theo van Gogh ignored his victim's pleas for mercy and calmly shot him at close range before slitting his throat, prosecutors said at the first public hearing in the murder case Wednesday.


USS Kitty Hawk "did not have approval to visit HK"

The head of U.S. forces in the Pacific said on Thursday the USS Kitty Hawk, banned from entering Hong Kong in November, had not obtained final permission from China before setting off from its home base in Japan.


U.S. automaker Chrysler LLC aims to cut  its product lineup sharply and shrink its dealership network to  sell its three brands under one roof as part of its corporate  restructuring, the company said on Friday.


U.S. sees Russia, China, OPEC financial threat

The United States should be worried that Russia, China and OPEC oil-producing countries could use their growing financial clout to advance political goals, the top U.S. spy chief told Congress on Tuesday.


Advisers: HIV drug merits quick approval

An experimental HIV drug from Merck & Co. Inc. should be quickly approved for use by patients running out of treatment options, federal advisers recommended Wednesday.


The hotel ballroom was filled with nearly 100 distracted parents, many of them juggling toddlers on their laps. They had just spent a mind-numbing half-hour watching a parade of identically dressed preadolescent girls read cliche-filled advertising copy.


A Big-Time Injury Striking Little Playersâ Knees

The number of children and young adolescents being diagnosed with A.C.L. tears is soaring recently.


Japan to Proceed With North Korea Talks, Hosoda Says

Japan will proceed with planned talks with North Korea tomorrow on normalizing ties, after a report the communist nation may be preparing to launch a ballistic missile, Hiroyuki Hosoda, Japan's chief government spokesman, said.


FREEPORT, Bahamas Sept. 26, 2004 - Neighborhoods of roofless houses were swamped under 6 feet of water in Freeport on Sunday, a day after Hurricane Jeanne blew through the Bahamas, kicking up furniture, appliances


Photos: Zonbu PC--the little, green rental machine

Zonbu is releasing a tiny Linux-based PC that runs on low power, is silent and has no hard drive. But you do have to rent online storage.


Blog: James Hansen and other scientists say we have ten years to act, or else.


Economix: The Tricky Part of an E-ZPass Economy

An economist has found that after an electronic system is put in place, tolls start rising sharply.


Florida ends skid with win over Kentucky

Joakim Noah and Taurean Green broke out of slumps just in time to help No. 5 Florida make history.


FordÂs Sales Fall; G.M. and Chrysler Post Gains

Ford fell behind Toyota for the second time in five months while DetroitÂs two other automakers posted gains.


The Justice Department asks an appeals court to overturn an Oregon judge's decision allowing a suit over the government's warrantless eavesdropping program to continue. Cheney calls the suit "just plain wrong."


US government upholds penalty duties on Chinese, Vietnamese shrimp

The US government has upheld the imposition of anti-dumping duties on shrimp imported from China and Vietnam, the Commerce Department announced on Tuesday.


FORT WORTH, Texas -- If history and supersititons are replayed, John Kerry can thank the Green Bay Packers. During the past 17 presidential elections, the outcome of the most recent Washington Redskins home


Wal-Mart shares fall on poor holiday sales

Shares in Wal-Mart fell more than three per cent in New York on Monday, after the giant discount retailer cut its forecast for November same-store sales


SOCCEROOS coach Frank Farina will use the Solomon Islands as guinea pigs today in an attacking experiment he hopes will culminate in a World Cup finals place in 2006.


Hamas-Fatah to implicitly recognize Israel

The rival Hamas and Fatah movements agreed on a plan implicitly recognizing Israel, a top Palestinian official said Tuesday after weeks of acrimonious negotiations meant to lift crippling international aid sanctions.


Clinton Says Stumping for Kerry Not a Risk

ABC News' Diane Sawyer and former President Bill Clinton pose for a photograph during Sawyer's visit to Clinton's home in Chappaqua, NY where she interviewed him about his recent heart surgery and recuperation, Sunday Oct. 24, 2004.


Businessman Steve Morgan has abandoned his bid to invest Â£70million in Premier League club Liverpool, saying he has lost patience with the board.


A bid by Malaysiaâs former deputy leader Anwar Ibrahim to clear his criminal record and return to politics gained pace today as the nationâs highest court said it would rule next week on an appeal to overturn his corruption conviction.


Confectionery giant Cadbury admits six charges over a salmonella outbreak at a Herefordshire factory.


The Delhi high court on Tuesday granted conditional bail to baazee.com CEO Avnish Bajaj in the MMS sex scandal case. Vacation judge Justice Vikramajit Sen granted bail on two sureties of Rs 100,000 each.


Formula 1, Villeneuve alla Sauber dalla prossima stagione

Jacques Villeneuve correra' per la Sauber nel 2005. Lo ha comunicato la scuderia svizzera, annunciando che l'ex campione del mondo ha firmato un contratto biennale. Villeneuve, il cui nuovo contratto avra' validita


A suicide attacker detonated his vehicle close to the airport in Afghanistan's capital Friday, killing at least one Afghan solider and wounding two others, officials and witnesses said.


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BAE Systems says it is not aware of any planned criminal investigation into the company in the US.


Sir Alex Ferguson looked set to spend Wednesday with a splitting headache after threatening to toast his victorious 1 000th game in charge of Manchester United in epic fashion.


Sven-Goran Eriksson will be offered the Man City manager's job if Thaksin Shinawatra takes control, BBC Sport understands.


Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf pledged on Monday to hold free elections as he began a four-country European trip aimed at winning international support.


Since the 1990s, bottled water has  become a fixture in American health clubs, offices and sports  stadiums, emerging as one of the most popular and fast-growing  drinks on the market.


In Old Files, Fading Hopes of Anne Frankâs Family

Newly discovered documents reveal the Frank familyâs desperate efforts in 1941 to get to the U.S. or Cuba.


Sharon Stone runs for president...at Venice art fair

Move over Hillary. Sharon Stone is the  only woman running in the 2008 U.S. presidential elections, at  least as far as the Venice Biennale art festival is concerned.


Emmy-winning actor Jack Warden dead at 85

Jack Warden, an Emmy-winning and Academy Award-nominated actor who played gruff cops, coaches and soldiers in a career that spanned five decades, has died. He was 85.


'National Treasure' finds more box-office gold in US

"National Treasure'' dug up more box-office loot over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, taking in US$32.2 million to remain the nation's top movie.


NEAR SCHOOLS: Car bomb kills 6, wounds 20

Until Tuesday, the Ministry of Education remained untouched by the car bombs that erupt daily here. Insurgents had said the place was off limits because of the


Court Wades Into Prison Sentence Dispute

The Supreme Court returned for another term Monday and wasted no time getting down to business, appearing poised to alter the system used for sentencing 64,000 federal criminal defendants a year.


Irving, TX (Sports Network) - Vinny Testaverde completed 23-of-35 passes for 322 yards and a touchdown as Dallas held off Cleveland, 19-12, in an interconference showdown at Texas Stadium.


A hospital in the Netherlands — the first nation to permit euthanasia — recently proposed guidelines for mercy killings of terminally ill newborns, and then made a startling revelation: It has already begun carrying out such procedures, which include administering a lethal dose of sedatives.


For the first time, scientists have found rings of dust around planet-bearing stars — an important confirmation of theories about how planets form, NASA announced Thursday.


Portugal coach Luiz Felipe Scolari has revealed that he would consider working for West Ham if Kia Joorabchian completes his takeover of the English Premiership club.


Can PPC Listings Affect Organic Rankings?

The simple answer is no. Despite this, one of the best ways to increase your organic traffic is to start an aggressive PPC campaign.


A widowed Italian pensioner who offered his services as a grandfather is "adopted" by an Italian family.


Vienna releases a Russian space agency official who was arrested last week on suspicion of spying.


Alumnus tapped as interim Gallaudet head

A Gallaudet University alumnus and former professor was named interim president of the nation's premier school for the deaf, the university announced Sunday.


The state trooper who was at the wheel during Gov. Jon S. Corzine's near-fatal SUV crash is once again ferrying the governor even though he faces a suspension for his role in the wreck.


Save the Children USA Save the Children - USA

Westport, CT (December 21, 2004) - Save the Children USA reports that its sister agency, Save the Children/UK, announced that it is unable to continue their humanitarian operations in North and South Darfur due to the tragic deaths of four staff members


Micron, Intel developed a flash technology that speeds up data transfers by up to 5 times.


Sri Lanka says sinks 11 rebel boats in naval clash

Sri Lanka's navy sank 11 Tamil Tiger   vessels and killed dozens of rebels in a fierce five-hour   battle overnight, the military said on Monday, a fortnight   after the foes agreed to resume peace talks to halt renewed   civil war.


Despite talk in the early going of  slow ticket sales, Barbra Streisand's first live performances  in six years put up record-setting box office numbers. The 20  concerts grossed $92,457,062 and set house gross records in 14  of the 16 arenas played on the tour.


Milano, 18:11 - CALCIO, CASO INTER; LEGALE: C'E' ANCHE RISCHIO RETROCESSIONE

A proposito delle presunte irregolarià di bilancio dell'Inter nella stagione 2005-2006  l'avv...


Two DSLRs and two compacts With PMA - the big annual imaging event in Las Vegas - only one week away, it seems the big players in the photography industry aren't waiting to introduce this year's new line up of products and Pentax is no exception, launching four new cameras: two DSLRs and two compacts.â¦


Oscar Show Host Chris Rock Stirs Controversy

Producers of the upcoming Academy  Awards are getting what they paid for when they hired  sharp-tongued comic Chris Rock to host the Oscars -- a bit of  pre-show controversy that could boost TV ratings.


Idaho ties toddler's death to E. Coli in spinach

Idaho health officials confirmed  on Thursday a toddler who died last month from kidney failure  had been infected by the E. coli strain responsible for a  nationwide wave of food poisoning linked to tainted spinach.


Teen Accused of Robbing Own Sister at Shop

MEXICO, Ind. - When a masked man pointed a gun at an auto repair shop clerk threatening to kill her, she thought she recognized his voice. Police said that was likely because the man holding the handgun was the 16-year-old clerk's brother.


The Bush administration said Thursday that Medicare would soon pay for counseling to help beneficiaries stop smoking, a major expansion of the services covered by the program.


The future of his forthcoming films hangs in the balance till the TADA court gives a verdict on the actor's alleged involvement in the 1993 Mumbai blasts.


Britain to Allow Creation of Hybrid Embryos

Capping a months-long scientific and ethics review, British regulators said yesterday that they are prepared to allow the creation of embryos that are part human and part animal for use in medical experiments.


Iraqis warn of civil war if U.S. troops withdraw

Iraqi leaders warned on Monday that an early U.S. troop withdrawal could tip the country into all-out civil war after The New York Times said debate was growing in the White House over a gradual draw-down of forces.


S.African Oscar Nod Seen Boosting Local Film-Making

The first Oscar nomination for a  South African film will boost the burgeoning industry and grab  the attention of Hollywood, the film's director said on  Tuesday.


Hitachi says to recall 16,000 Sony-made batteries

Japan's Hitachi Ltd. said on Friday it  would recall 16,000 laptop batteries made by Sony Corp., taking  part in Sony's worldwide battery exchange program.


Even with heavy hitters like Spore, G.T.A. IV and Super Smash Bros. on the horizon for 2008, it will be tough for next year to top the crop of 2007.


Mattel Inc , the world's largest toy company, posted a higher fourth-quarter profit on Thursday, helped by stronger international demand for its Hot Wheels cars and Fisher Price line.


The Israeli prime minister's Likud Party  reaches a deal with the opposition Labour Party to form a coalition.


NHL Sidney Crosby , already the youngest player in NHL history to score 100 points in a season and to win a scoring title, is now the youngest to wear the captain's C. The Pittsburgh Penguins gave the 19-year-old Crosby the long-anticipated title yesterday. The Penguins' timing was more than coincidental. Crosby was 19 years 297 days old when he ...


In the end, it was put to Jarome Iginla that winning the World Cup of Hockey might be comparable to going into the seventh game of the Stanley Cup final for the Calgary Flames.


IBM inks $972M voice, data deal with Lloyds

LONDON -- IBM said Monday that it won a Â£500 million ($972 million), seven-year services contract to help move U.K. bank Lloyds TBS from its traditional voice infrastructure to a converged voice and data network.


In the worst blast, a truck loaded with explosives demolished dozens of houses and shops in a village of poor Shiite Turkmen.


Sport: Motorsport: Ferrari's Felipe Massa won the Turkish grand prix while a punctured tyre condemned Lewis Hamilton to fifth.


Dodgers 9, Mets 1: Trachsel Has Shaky Start; Rookie Silences Mets

Steve Trachsel was chased from the game after two and two-thirds innings Â his shortest outing of the season Â and the Dodgers trounced the Mets.


NGOs: Refugees in Darfur Desperate for Humanitarian Aid ...

The head of a New York-based Jewish charity says the Sudanese government does not appear to be taking steps to stop Janjaweed militia violence or facilitate delivery of humanitarian aid.


Leicester City are set to unveil Martin Allen as their new manager, reports BBC Radio Leicester.


U.N. lauds Darfur pact but implementation difficult

U.N. Secretary-General Ban  Ki-moon on Wednesday called Sudan's agreement on a large force  for Darfur "a milestone," but U.N. envoys acknowledged  challenges on command structures and finding enough troops.


Election Loser Again Stalls Inauguration in Ukraine

The loser of Ukraine's presidential election unveiled yet another tactic on Wednesday to stall his opponent's inauguration by delaying an appeal with the Supreme Court.


Fire Aboard Russian Nuclear Sub Kills Two

The fire shut down the vessel's nuclear reactor but caused no damage, and there was no radiation leak, officials are reported to have said.


Tiger Telematics acquires Integra SP to invest on smartphone

Tiger Telematics Inc acquired the UK headquartered company Integra SP and its real-time front end product AltioLive. This technology will be used to establish its new product line, codenamed Bizmondo.


Ancelotti schiera Tomasson Scheva da avversario in Ucraina

DONETSK, 13 SETTEMBRE 2004 - Durante il volo che ha portato il Milan in Ucraina, dove domani sera debuttera' in Champions League contro lo Shakhtar Donetsk, Carlo Ancelotti si e' trattenuto con i giornalisti per svelare i suoi piani tattici.


Judge denies class status in Vioxx cases

A federal judge on Wednesday denied a motion for class-action status for personal injury and wrongful death cases involving Merck & Co.'s  withdrawn Vioxx painkiller.


Sir Elton John takes to the stage with pop star Prince for a cover of The Beatles Long and Winding Road.


Federal agents continue to eavesdrop on Americans' electronic communications without warrants a year after President Bush confirmed the practice, and experts say a new Congress' efforts to limit the program could trigger a constitutional showdown.


Alcohol does not affect prostate cancer risk

NEW YORK  - Drinking does not appear to be associated with the overall incidence of prostate cancer, according to findings published in the International Journal of Cancer. However, men who drink alcohol may have a lower risk of having an aggressive prostate cancer and dying from this cancer.


Japan earthquake kills three, injures hundreds

KASHIWAZAKI, Japan  - A strong earthquake killed at least three people in Japan on Monday, injured more than 500, flattened houses and started a small fire at the world's largest nuclear power plant.


Clinton faults Bush for inaction on bin Laden

Former President Bill Clinton,   angrily defending his efforts to capture Osama bin Laden,   accused the Bush administration of doing far less to stop the   al Qaeda leader before the September 11 attacks.


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Giants Manning says brother Peyton gave him spark

Peyton Manning's Super Bowl  MVP honors last year provided the inspiration for younger  brother Eli to lead his team to the title game, the New York  Giants quarterback said on Thursday.


A lawsuit says sitcoms are hostile, filthy workplaces. Writers say they wouldn't have it any other way.


Wade generates big Heat comeback over Cavs

The Miami Heat battled back from a 12-point deficit with eight minutes to play to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 92-89 on Thursday.


9/11 security changes come with big price tag

A bill to enact the 9/11 Commission recommendations -- the first bill passed by the new Democratic-led House of Representatives -- will cost $21 billion over five years if enacted into law, congressional budget officials said Friday.


British Treasury chief Gordon Brown toured a school in Africa's largest slum to study the impact of free primary education on efforts to cut poverty, preparing a case to encourage rich nations to boost debt ...


FOXBOROUGH -- It was a lovely week for the guys in the white shirts. They were comfortably lodged on the Left Bank of the Charles, the weather was marvelous, and they produced two solid victories in their favorite playpen (16-1-4 all time) on Route 1.


Poll: Clinton, McCain hold primary leads

THE RACE: The Democratic and Republican presidential primaries in California


Kenya talks resume as violence continues

Talks between bitter political rivals restart amid opposition calls for peacekeeping troops to be sent to tackle violence


Bonds 700th Homer Ball Gets $804,000 at Auction

Baseball slugger Barry Bonds's  700th career home run ball drew a winning bid of $804,129 in an  online auction that closed Wednesday.


U.S. envoy arrives in Libya for Darfur talks

U.S. special envoy to Sudan Andrew Natsios arrived in Tripoli on Thursday for talks with Libyan leaders on the conflict in Sudan's Darfur region, a U.S. embassy official said.


Garfield Sets Cats Among the Pigeons in China

Cartoon character Garfield has set the cat among the pigeons in China with a copyright infringement case, the China Daily said Saturday.


Republicans trip each other up ahead of New Hampshire primary

Republican presidential hopefuls Mike Huckabee and Mitt Romeny traded blows over taxes and immigration in a debate Sunday, while New Hampshire polls leader John McCain said he would capture Osama bin-Laden if elected.


MfumeÃ¢ÂÂs Charisma Keeping Him Close to Cardin in Md. Race

The contest for MarylandÃ¢ÂÂs Democratic Senate nomination has had some twists and turns, a predictable outcome of having 17 candidates file to run in TuesdayÃ¢ÂÂs primary.


Genting gets lift from plan to build casinos in Britain

KUALA LUMPUR Shares of Genting, Asia's biggest publicly traded casino group, rose Wednesday on expectations that the company's plan to develop Las Vegas-style casinos in Britain with Stanley Leisure would bolster profit.


Accidents in China's notoriously dangerous coal mines killed nearly 3,800 people last year, state media reported Saturday Â a toll that is a marked improvement from previous years, but still leaves China's mines the world's deadliest.


The British and Irish governments are ready to publish their proposals for restoring NI devolution.


Boeing says that it delivered 441 commercial aircraft in 2007, the most it has managed for six years.


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French Citizen Held in Poland Terror Probe

A French citizen has been arrested in western Poland and was being investigated as a terror suspect after he was caught taking pictures of a natural gas distribution plant, officials said Thursday.


La Carrà canta con Ferro perchÃ© Raffaella è 'nostra'

Nel video del brano estratto da Nessuno è solo, Tiziano realizza il suo sogno: cantare con la sua icona.  E tu che pensi?


Iran, Europeans Launch Nuclear Talks Seeking Trust

Three European powers and Iran began talks on a long-term agreement on nuclear, economic and security cooperation on Monday with both sides seeking to build trust amid continuing suspicion over Tehran's atomic program.


Mixed martial arts will make its Washington debut on May 12 at the D.C. Armory. The event, dubbed the Mixed Martial Arts Championship, will feature 10 bouts in weight classes ranging from welterweight (145 pounds) to heavyweight (260 pounds and above).


France Says New Iran Resolution Imminent

"This will not bear fruit and will mostly work against them and we will continue our constructive cooperation with the (International Atomic Energy) agency"  The U.N. Security Council's five permanent members and Germany are expected to agree Tuesday on a new resolution to pressure Iran over its nuclear program, a French diplomat said.The senior diplomat, who briefed reporters Monday on condition that he not be identified by name, said an agreement was very close and should be finalized by the six nation's foreign ministers at a meeting in Berlin, Germany.Analysts and the meeting's German host were more cautious about what the talks could produce. Momentum for a third resolution has slowed since a U.S. intelligence assessment last month indicated Tehran had stopped active work on a nuclear weapons program in 2003. Read more


Mac Book Air: not the thinnest notebook ever

Apple's new notebook is 0.76 inches thick, which is probably the second thinnest ever.


Luxury jeweler Tiffany & Co. Inc.   said on Wednesday quarterly profit rose 22 percent,  helped by the sale of investments, and said holiday season  sales growth was above expectations so far.


Risultato lordo complessivo pari a 403 mln (+22,3%)


Endangered species decisions re-examined

The director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service may keep a rare jumping mouse in the Rocky Mountains on the endangered species list after all.


Beijing Vows to Clean Polluted Rivers, Lakes By 2010

Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency)  Beijing, 14 December: The Chinese national capital will endeavour to make all rivers and lakes within the sixth ring road of the city free of pollution by the year 2010.


Kiefer Sutherland, who plays the hard-as-nails agent of TV's "24," was a softy during his 48 days in jail on a drunken-driving charge.


Shares of financial services firms helped lead the broader market higher Tuesday as investors were encouraged that insurance companies saw less damage from Hurricane Frances than originally feared.


Hutchison Telecom Shares Fall in Hong Kong Debut

Hutchison Telecommunications International Ltd., controlled by Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka- shing, fell on its share-trading debut today on concern it won't pay a dividend because expansion costs will reduce profits.


Only one per buyer at AT&T stores When Apple's iPhone goes on sale tomorrow evening, buyers will only be allowed to take home two of the "revolutionary" mobile telephones, the Mac maker said today. That's twice as many as AT&T, the only carrier offering the iPhone for the immediate future, will allow.â¦


Glory Comes Amid Empty Seats and Closed Shutters

HERE in Old Europe, people install shutters outside their windows to keep out the heat, the pollution, the daylight, the noise. They also lock the shutters tight when they go away on holiday.


Millions of years before headphone-wearing joggers clotted the streets of America, the development of the ability to run played a crucial role in the evolution of early humans, according to new research.


Troops Seize More Than a Dozen Suspects in Raid on Baghdad's Sadr City

BAGHDAD, Feb. 7 -- U.S. and Iraqi soldiers raided the Shiite district of Sadr City on Thursday and arrested 16 people. The U.S. military said later that one detainee died from wounds received during the operation.


Update 5: Schwab Sells Division to UBS for $265M

Backpedaling from a recent expansion, Charles Schwab Corp. is selling an institutional investment and research division to Swiss banking giant UBS AG for $265 million, another step in the struggling stock brokerage's push to regain its Main Street appeal.


Olympic swimming champion Michael Phelps was sentenced to 18 months' probation Wednesday after pleading guilty to drunken driving.


Hamas Islamist fighters and looters ransacked the blood-spattered Palestinian presidential compound in Gaza on Friday, rejoicing at the rout of their well-armed, secular rivals from the president's Fatah faction.


Reds taunted by own fans after goalless draw

Liverpool were booed off at Anfield after a 0-0 draw with Birmingham left Rafa Benitez's side without a win in three matches.


Corte europea: assegnazione contraria al diritto


The government warned consumers and retailers Monday to take urgent action to rid their shelves of more than 90 different products, from chili sauce to corned beef hash to dog food, produced at a plant linked to a botulism outbreak. Castleberry's Food Company closed the suspect plant.


More than 1,400 Colombian paramilitaries hand over their weapons to the country's government.


An Argentine ex-officer on trial in Spain for the deaths of dissidents asks for protection for his family over threats.


Convictions send stern warning to spammers

Spammers will find that the money to be made by bombarding computers with junk e-mails is not worth the risk. A Virginia jury sent a sobering message last week to the unscrupulous purveyors of junk e-mail.


One killed in train crash in northwest England

An elderly woman was killed and five people were seriously injured when a high-speed London-to-Glasgow train was derailed in northwest England late on Friday, police said.


Film on Indian undertrial to feature Hollywood stars

When undertrial prisoner Boka Thakur was released from Bihar's Madhubani Jail in 1987, it was no ordinary incident for it implied the end of 42 years of incarceration without conviction for the man.


TAIYEH, Iraq -- The distress call rang out over the radio. In the midst of one of the largest current military operations in Iraq, Capt. Mike Stinchfield recognized this was, so far, his most urgent mission of the day.


Iran will honour its pledge to the European Union and UN nuclear watchdog to freeze uranium enrichment and all related activities, Tehran's chief delegate to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) says.


Roddick stands in the way of all-French showdown

Andy Roddick risks becoming a villain in France as he stands in the way of an all-French showdown in one of the Wimbledon quarter-finals.


Food labelling should be standardised across Europe, the Commission says.


Pitt plays Jesse James as outlaw who saw end coming

Brad Pitt plays the fabled U.S. outlaw Jesse James in a new film based on the days leading to his death at the hands of young protege Robert Ford.


Pungent onion holds potential to fight cancer:

[Health India]: New York, Oct 23 : Pungent onions can be harsh on your social life but they are potentially great for fighting cancer, a new study has revealed.


Chavez's star fades in violent Venezuelan slums

A shock referendum defeat has woken Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez up to an unpleasant truth: an epidemic of violence and failing services threaten his support in slums at the heart of his socialist revolution.


A Holocaust-era diary and love letters written by a Jewish teen to her Dutch boyfriend while she was imprisoned in an internment camp in 1943 have been donated to a Dutch archives.


Uefa, Palermo col Celta Vittoria d'obbligo: diretta

I siciliani giocano la partita chiave dell'avventura europea: se non vincono sono eliminati. Guidolin: 'E' come una finale'


BHP Billiton, Alcoa sell Integris Metals for 359 million pounds

Anglo-Australian mining giant BHP Billiton and Alcoa, the world's largest aluminium producer, have agreed to sell their metal services joint venture Integris Metals for 660 million dollars (359 million pounds) including debt, a joint statement said.


Lester Tanzer; Editor at US News & World Report

Lester Tanzer, 75, a longtime Washington journalist who was managing editor of US News & World Report for nine years, died Dec. 8 at his home in Arlington.


Pamela Anderson to perform at Paris nude revue

Former "Baywatch" star and Playboy model  Pamela Anderson takes to the stage in one of France's most  famous nude revues this month, when she performs for two nights  at the Crazy Horse in Paris.


A Physician Caught Trying to Heal Himself

Rarely has a more conflicted or unpromising candidate entered the field of medicine, and this mismatch gives âInternâ its offbeat appeal.


Bush: 'History will prove' Kosovo move correct

U.S. President George W. Bush on Tuesday justified recognizing Kosovo as an independent nation, saying that doing so will bring peace to a region scarred by war.


Raytheon Buys Photon Research Associates

Defense contractor Raytheon Co. said Wednesday that it purchased privately held Photon Research Associates Inc., a provider of physics-based modeling services for government customers.


Striking Screenwriters Dismiss New Proposals

The screenwriters called the proposals from producers a âa massive rollback,â and called on their members to continue their walkout.


Gay Jesus play angers Australian church leaders

A controversial play that depicts Jesus  being seduced by Judas and conducting a gay marriage for two  apostles has been condemned by church leaders ahead of its  opening in Sydney.


Haniyeh resigns to launch Palestinian unity deal

Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas resigned on Thursday in a procedural move aimed at launching a unity government with President Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah faction, an official in Haniyeh's office told Reuters.


Mark Viduka and Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink found their touch in front of goal to fire Middlesbrough to victory over Manchester City. The Australian produced two exquisite finishes nine minutes into either half


Mobile phone cashback schemes are still letting down too many consumers, says the telecoms regulator.


Germany wants talks on NATO missile shield

WIESBADEN, Germany  - Germany stepped up calls on Friday for NATO talks on creating a missile defense shield for Europe, a day after the United States vowed to press ahead with its system without alliance approval.


66enne di Alcamo era ricoverata nella clinica Noto a Palermo


US President George W Bush is due in Sydney for Apec, amid the tightest security Australia has ever seen.


Guinea Troops Step Up Security After Coup Talk

Soldiers in Guinea ramped up security  in the capital Conakry on Wednesday after unconfirmed reports  of an attempt to oust ailing President Lansana Conte, witnesses  and diplomats said.


The aircraft carrier leading the U.S. military's tsunami relief effort steamed out of Indonesian waters Wednesday because the country declined to let the ship's fighter pilots use its airspace for training missions.


The Prince of Wales will use a speech to refute claims he believes people should not try to rise above their station.


To battle your way down the interminable ramps leading to the exits at Yankee Stadium after Friday night's game, you would have thought the days of a last-place finish in a 10-team league from 1966 were back to haunt us.


'Eradicated' strain causes new foot-and-mouth outbreak in Britain

Initial test results showed that a new outbreak of foot and mouth disease in Britain was caused by the same strain of virus which was declared "eradicated" just last week, leaving British health officials battling to control the situation Friday.


Study: Afghanistan could fail as a state

Afghanistan risks sliding into a failed state and becoming the "forgotten war" because of deteriorating international support and a growing violent insurgency, according to an independent study.


Sifting through the best utilities in the market.


Says goodbye! to chief operating officer Yahoo!'s chief operating officer Daniel Rosenweig and entertainment group head Lloyd Braun are both leaving the company.â¦


Lo hanno deciso segreterie nazionali di Fim, Fiom e Uilm


Content Drives Cell Phone Growth, Nokia Says

Mobile social networks and location-based services could be the next big draw, exec suggests.


There may be life left in online video rentals after all. Shares of Netflix (NFLX) jumped nearly 6% to $23.93 on June 7 amid rumors that Amazon.com (AMZN) wants to buy the online DVD rental store.


A Muslim girls' comprehensive heads the table of pupil progress in England, with grammars showing strongly.


The increasing power of cellphones is fast shaping innovative forms of compact culture: micro-lit, phone soap operas and made-for-mobile dramas.


Germans Investigate Russian in Poisoning

HAMBURG, Dec. 10 -- German prosecutors said Sunday that they are investigating a Russian businessman for the illegal handling of a radioactive substance in the days after he flew to Germany from Russia and before he left to meet a former Russian internal security agent in London. The development is...


Gli israeliani invece favorevoli a incontro a novembre


Dublino, 15:23 - RUGBY, IRLANDA: IL XV PER IL MATCH CON L'ITALIA

Eddie O'Sullivan, ct dell'Irlanda, ha annunciato la formazione che sabato affronterà l'Italia...


Ten of Nigeria's most senior army commanders are killed when a military plane crashes.


Tbilisi, 20:06 - CALCIO, EUROPEI 2008: GEORGIA-FRANCIA 0-3

La Francia ha battuto in trasferta la Georgia 3-0 (2-0) in un incontro valido per il gruppo B (lo st...


Patients are led out of the Royal Marsden Hospital as a fire breaks out on the top floor.


Antioxidant Supplements Don't Extend Life Span, Study Finds

Supplements that millions of Americans take to stave off disease and slow the aging process do not boost longevity and appear to actually increase the risk of dying, according to the most comprehensive study of whether popular "antioxidants" help users live longer.


Kerry Talks Economy, Collects Major Endorsement

XENIA, Ohio  - Democratic Sen. John Kerry attacked  the economic record of President Bush on Saturday and the  Senator from Massachusetts was later endorsed by the New York  Times.


British soldier goes on trial in Iraqi detainee abuse case

BERGEN, Germany -- A British soldier accused of abusing Iraqis in his custody was brought before a court-martial at a military base in Germany yesterday, the .rst such case against a British serviceman to come to trial.


"Il debito pubblico non si avviera' verso robusta riduzione"


Argentina coach Marcelo Bielsa has resigned, less than one month after leading his country to their first Olympic soccer gold medal and less than two months after steering them to the Copa America final, Argentine


Arjun Rampal: Farhan had Don structured in his head

Of the entire cast of 'Don', Arjun Rampal has kept a relatively low profile and we won't be surprised if he's


Judge to Mull UAL Bid to Void Labor Pacts

A federal bankruptcy judge on Friday  agreed to consider a motion by United Airlines to cancel its  union contracts to save $725 million annually.


Iraq to Be Relieved of 80 Percent of Debt

Germany's Finance Minister Hans Eichel said Saturday he and US Treasury Secretary John Snow had agreed on a proposal to write off as much as 80 percent of


Saving Web 2.0 for all mankind Silicon Justice February has been a banner month for website immunity in the US.â¦


Su proposta di Prodi, subito dopo cerimonia giuramento


"Invincible" fends off mixed bag of newcomers

Disney's "Invincible"  edged out newcomers "Crank" and "The Wicker Man" at the North  American box office during the Labor Day holiday weekend,  according to final data issued Tuesday.


Seventeen local drug manufacturers and some 100 pharmacies will be forced to stop operations by the end of this year because they have failed to meet national requirements on drug manufacturing and sales, the Shanghai Food and Drug Administration


Sikorsky Aircraft's dominance of the presidential helicopter market is being threatened by an Italian-based consortium, but President Bush and Italy's premier tried to laugh off any dispute during a photo ...


Three Australian soldiers have been injured in an explosion near the Australian embassy in Baghdad. Australian Defence Force spokesman Brigadier Mike Hannan told reporters an Australian convoy of three armoured personnel carriers were attacked.


Chirac faces British press criticism for comments during visit

LONDON - French President Jacques Chirac faced at times scathing criticism from British newspapers on Friday for stressing his continued differences with London over Iraq during a visit to Britain.


IAEA Chief Urges Suspension Of Uranium-Enrichment Activities

The director of the UN's nuclear agency has called on Iran to suspend uranium-enrichment activities to allay international concerns about its nuclear program.


Iraq Explosives Become Issue in Campaign

The White House sought to explain the missing explosives in Iraq; John Kerry said the president had put U.S. troops at risk.


NASA is hoping to break new speed records later today when it will set loose its third X-43A "scramjet'' over the Pacific Ocean.


First contact Security researchers have encountered what's reckoned to be the first spyware menace to target users of mobile phones running the Symbian operating system.â¦


Helsinki, 11:48 - NUOTO, EUROPEI VC: PELLEGRINI IN FINALE NEI 200 SL DONNE

Federica Pellegrini si è qualificata per la finale dei 200 stile libero femminili agli Europe...


Microsoft search engine thwarted by glitches on first day

As first assault on Google's leading position in the market, Microsoft's newly launched search engine encountered some technical problems on its first day.


A photographer sues singer Christina Aguilera alleging her bodyguard punched and spat at him.


[TS] Sports of The Times: Eruption Draws Appropriate Fire

Now that the Islandersâ Chris Simon has been suspended for a record 25 games by the N.H.L., the debate is whether his suspension is long enough. The feeling here is yes.


Security Firm Tribute to Ex-Gurkhas Killed by Baghdad Rockets

The London-based security firm which employed four former Gurkhas killed in a rocket attack on their compound in Baghdad tonight paid tribute to them as âbrave and professional individualsâ.


Vikings let their hair down, rip Packers

GREEN BAY, Wis. -- The pressure last week around Vikings' camp was palpable, the result of an early exit during the season finale in Washington by receiver Randy Moss and a staggering entrance into the postseason by the Vikings.


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College basketball John Brady was fired as Louisiana State's basketball coach with his team struggling at 8-13, a dismissal that left him in tears at a farewell news conference yesterday. Brady's 192-139 record at LSU included two first-place finishes in the Southeastern Conference and a trip to the 2006 Final Four. But after that 27-9 finish, the team fell to ...


Powerful storms in the West have delivered the best snow conditions in years but also have claimed lives from Colorado to Alaska, threatening to make this winter outdoor sports season the region's deadliest in recent memory.


Dow may stall after rally, earnings eyed

A rally in U.S. stocks that pushed the  Dow industrials to a record may stall next week as signs of an  economic slowdown curb the appetite for equities just as the  third quarter's earnings season gets under way.


Empoli, 14:29 - CALCIO, EMPOLI: SEDUTA MATTUTINA

Seduta mattutina per l'Empoli. Lavoro atletico e poi tecnico. Non hanno preso parte alla sessione di...


Flash back to last fall: With intense buzz surrounding "Lost," ABC split Season Three in two, hoping to launch new shows "The Nine" and "Day Break" and eliminate grumbling about reruns.


He may be Iowa's governor, but Tom Vilsack's home-field advantage isn't enough to force rivals for the Democratic presidential nomination to cede him the game — far from it.


Opinion: As capacity explodes, virtualization comes to the rescue

With the price of disk storage plummeting, the storage capacity administrators find themselves managing is set to explode. But, the simple introduction of network block virtualization permits the use of underutilized storage management technologies such as mirroring, snapshots and replication on a much broader scale.


A huge storm spread a smear of ice and snow from the Rockies to the Northeast on Wednesday, snarling highway and airline traffic, causing record-low temperatures in the Midwest and snapping power lines serving tens of thousands of people.


On Wednesday, Disney President Robert Iger told a conference crowd in London that it is "unlikely" the two will strike another distribution deal, according to Reuters.


[TS] Sports of The Times: Thin Line Between Fabulous And Flabulous

Players are either thinfully sick or sinfully thin as they live through peer comparisons with the Arm & Hammer biceps of Rafael Nadal or the willowy elegance of Maria Sharapova.


Nortel Networks Corp. (NT.TO) delivered long-awaited preliminary results for the first half of 2004 on Thursday that showed estimated first and second quarter earnings between nil and 1 cent per share, and North America's biggest telecom equipment supplier said it would cut about 3,500 jobs.


Monty enjoys Ryde of his life in glorious win

LEE WESTWOOD tossed his shoes into the crowd and wrapped himself in the European flag. Sergio Garcia waved his putter over his head like a matador.


Opec looks set to agree a cut in the rampant quota-busting, which its members say has caused oil prices to fall in recent months.


College Football Fills Labor Day Weekend

For the college football fan who can never get enough, this weekend is for you.


Britain's economic success remakes London

Hiromi Stone has lived in New York, Los Angeles and Tokyo, but London is where she and her family settled, and the reasons why still amaze her - the capital once known for its crumbling infrastructure, quaint ...


Usually the one avoiding pressure, Troy Smith is putting the heat on the Cleveland Browns.


UK troop redeployment not political: Hoon

LONDON - Britain may move some soldiers around inside Iraq, the UK defence minister said Monday, but denied the redeployment to more dangerous areas would be a show of support for US President George W. Bush.


Floods kill seven in Somalia, death toll climbs to 96

Floods have killed at least seven people, including five children, as the fourth week of heavy rains pounded Somalia, bringing the death toll to at least 96.


AT&T says hackers accessed customers' cards

Hackers broke into one of AT&T   Inc.'s T.N computer networks and stole credit card data and   other personal information from several thousand customers who   shopped at the telecommunication giant's online store.


US President George W Bush praises John Kerry's military record and calls for a halt to unofficial negative advertising.


A coroner calls for investigations into the death of a baby boy who died following a forceps delivery.


Nov. 15, 2004 - The high-level resignations at the CIA create an opportunity for it to refocus its anti-terrorism efforts, but there is a danger that the troubled spy agency could revert to outdated methods


U.S. opposes fixing greenhouse gas cuts at G8

HEILIGENDAMM, Germany  - The United States said on Wednesday it opposed setting firm targets for greenhouse gas cuts at a G8 summit but offered reassurance that its plan for fighting climate change would not undermine U.N. efforts.


Astronaut to Meet Baby Daughter on Return to Earth

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.  - Days away from ending a  six-month mission in space, U.S. astronaut Michael Fincke said  on Wednesday he is looking forward to meeting his 4-month-old  daughter.


Israel will file a complaint with the United Nations forces in Syria after six mines thrown from Syria were found in the southern Golan Heights, the Israeli army said Sunday.


Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhuttoâs husband was freed on bail today - 24 hours after he was arrested for failing to appear at a murder trial.


A mother and daughter were indicted on mail fraud charges for allegedly swindling a Pittsburgh TV station by doctoring winning sweepstakes entry forms.


Blair sees possibilities in Mideast mission

RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Tony Blair said on Tuesday he saw "a sense of possibility" in the Middle East in his first visit to the region as an international envoy but cautioned against expecting any peace breakthrough soon.


DANIA BEACH, Florida  - A Florida medical examiner was performing an autopsy on the body of former Playboy Playmate Anna Nicole Smith on Friday as her mother said drugs may have contributed to her daughter's sudden death.


The cleanup of the Fox River's contaminated sediments will likely prove one of largest ever in the US.


A Spanish judge charges 40 Rwandan soldiers with mass killings of civilians after the genocide in 1994.


EDITORIAL: Opting in: One Question Should Guide HPV Vaccine Policy: How Effectively and Efficiently It Promotes Public Health

By Houston Chronicle  Feb. 8--There are a lot of valid questions percolating around Gov. Rick Perry's executive order that Texas school girls be vaccinated against cervical cancer -- unless their parents decline. All deserve answers.


Bell tolls for handset makers Sales of mobile handsets will decline to single digit growth, but not before annual sales break the billion barrier.â¦


Entering the final round tied with Kate Golden with a two-stroke lead over the rest of the field, Park birdied eight holes to hold off Annika Sorenstam and defending champion Shi Hyun Ahn and win the $1.


Lisbona, 13:44 - CALCIO, SPORTING LISBONA: PALLONE PORTOGHESE NEL CAOS

Lo Sporting Lisbona minaccia azioni legali in caso di esclusione dalla Champions League per la vicen...


HORSHAM, Pa. -- Luxury homebuilder Toll Brothers Inc. said Thursday its fiscal second-quarter profit fell sharply, as the company took hefty charges to write down property values amid continued weakness in the housing market.


Former WaSP Interoperability Advocate Hired by Microsoft

The lady who in September 2005 called Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer's claim in a BusinessWeek article that his company would eventually "win the Web" "deplorable in the light of what the Web means to the world, to users, to designers and developers and to put it into Microsoft parlance, customers," now finds herself working for him.


Strong temblor sways buildings in Taiwan capital

TAIPEI, Taiwan - A strong earthquake rocked Taiwan's capital during the lunch rush today, shaking tall buildings for about a minute.


Brown calls for radical world reforms to reflect rise of Asia

Prime Minister Gordon Brown called Monday for the radical reform of world institutions to help meet the new challenges of the 21st century, in particular the rise of India and China.


Jersey signed by Red Sox to bolster memorial fund

The World Series champion Boston Red Sox will autograph and donate a jersey to a foundation set up in the name of the 21-year-old student who was fatally wounded two weeks ago by police trying to gain control of an unruly crowd.


Two otherwise unrelated groups of researchers are working together, testing solar-powered computers attached to the backs of snapping turtles.


Children returned to schools in this grief-stricken southern Russian town Wednesday, two weeks after armed militants seized more than 1,200 hostages at a school in a raid that shocked Russia and the world.


Jihadists in Jails Win Leverage With Protests

Through protests, militant inmates in Morocco have won perks that make them the envy of the other inmates.


Londra, 13:37 - CALCIO, INGHILTERRA: FIFA NON SA SE INTERVENIRE IN CASO TEVEZ

La Fifa non sa ancora se potrà intervenire nella querelle relativa al cartellino di Carlos Te...


The Indian company said it was entering detailed talks with Ford about the takeover of Jaguar and Land Rover.


Australia says no to talks amid kidnapping claims

Australia vowed yesterday never to negotiate with terrorists amid claims Iraqi militants have kidnap-ped two Australians and will execute them unless Canberra withdraws its troops from the country.


Brazil's Luxemburgo takes over as Real Madrid coach

Real Madrid has named former Brazil manager Vanderlei Luxemburgo as their third coach of the season on Thursday. Luxemburgo, who has just guided Santos to the Brazilian title


Egypt policeman, two Sinai bombing suspects killed in raid

Two suspects accused of involvement in the deadly Sinai resort bombings and an Egyptian police officer were killed in an operation in the north of the peninsula, police said.


Doha success hinges on developing nations: Canada

The onus for breaking the impasse in  world trade talks is now on big developing countries, more than  on the United States and Europe, Canada said on Thursday.


Web Video Shows Last Appeal of Beheaded UK Hostage

A video tape posted on the Internet Sunday showed British hostage Kenneth Bigley making a final appeal to the British government to meet his captors' demands before he was beheaded by a militant Islamist group.


Country legend Dolly Parton picks up an award for her songwriting, including hits like I Will Always Love You.


Stoccolma, 19:10 - TUFFI, TANIA CAGNOTTO VINCE L'ORO IN  COPPA EUROPA

Tania Cagnotto ha conquistato l'oro nel trampolino 3 metri. nella prima finale di Coppa Europa a Sto...


Former Foreign Secretary Jack Straw has described the current situation in Iraq as "dire".


Riot's about right: Ingredients always there

I see the tape of the brawl over and over again, and each time I am stunned. I see the Pacers and Pistons yapping at each other, then I see items thrown at the Indiana players and


Wyeth Hit by Generic Competition and Regulatory Setback

Shares in Wyeth fell sharply on Monday after its heartburn medicine attracted generic competition and American regulators delayed its experimental drug for preventing bone loss.


Microsoft's Steve Ballmer argued that the true amount of shifting from Microsoft to Linux in places like Europe and Asia has been overstated in the media.


After a lengthy  courtship, Glenn Close has signed on to star in her first  television pilot.


"300" racks up record body count at box office

Heads rolled at the weekend box  office in North America as the blood-soaked ancient epic "300"  slaughtered its foes in spectacular fashion.


British Prime Minister Tony Blair said  on Thursday he would resign within a year, after a week of  turmoil in his ruling Labor Party, but rejected calls from  former supporters to name an early departure date.


Cardinals shortstop Edgar Renteria filed for free agency Friday along with catcher Mike Matheny and outfielder Ray Lankford, two days after the Boston Red Sox swept St.


U.S. Deserter Jenkins Says Risked Jail for Daughters

A former U.S. army sergeant who deserted  to North Korea four decades ago said he decided to turn himself  in to the U.S. military and risk jail for the sake of his North  Korean-born daughters, whom he feared might be used as spies by  the government.


Mozilla duped by hacker's 'humorous' presentation

(InfoWorld) - One of the hackers who demonstrated exploit code for a vulnerability in the way the Firefox browser handles Javascript at a hacker conference in San Diego admitted Tuesday that the presentation was meant to be a joke, the chief of security for Mozilla has said. Mozilla security researchers spent most of Sunday and Monday scrambling to determine if exploit code revealed during a presentation by hackers Mischa Spiegelmock and Andrew Wbeelsoi at Toorcon over the weekend could allow someone to execute malicious code through a memory corruption attack on Firefox. However, Window Snyder, who leads Mozilla's security team, said Spiegelmock admitted to the company that the presentation was meant to be humorous, and he and Wbeelsoi had not actually achieved remote execution with the exploit code demonstrated at the show. "At best, in some cases it will crash only the client," Snyder said Tuesday. "That's all we've been able to verify at this point." Spiegelmock, who works for Six Apart Ltd., confirmed as much in his LiveJournal blog, in which he includes a link to a statement he made that is posted on Snyder's Mozilla blog. (http://developer.mozilla.org/devnews/index.php/2006/10/02/update-possible-vulnerability-reported-at-toorcon/) "The main purpose of our talk was to be humorous," according to the statement. "As part of our talk we mentioned that there was a previously known Firefox vulnerability that could result in a stack overflow ending up in remote code execution. However, the code we presented did not in fact do this, and I personally have not gotten it to result in code execution, nor do I know of anyone who has." During the presentation, the hackers also said they knew of 30 other vulnerabilities in Firefox but this, too, was a joke, Snyder said Tuesday. To hear Six Apart spokeswoman Jane Anderson tell it, the Toorcon presentation was a joke invented by two kids barely out of their teens who didn't understand the ramifications of their actions. "It was all a parody," she said. Anderson added that Spiegelmock was not representing Six Apart at the show, and the company spent most of Sunday on the phone with Mozilla putting out fires and cooperating with the company to get to the bottom of the matter. To make matters more embarrassing for Six Apart, the company's earliest investor, Joi Ito, is on Mozilla's board of directors. Anderson added that Spiegelmock will not be terminated for his actions. "We all make mistakes," she said. Snyder and the Mozilla team also are being good sports about the ordeal. "Of course, we always prefer that security researchers report vulnerabilities to us so we can create a patch before customers are put at risk," she said. "But at this point he's been very cooperative and we're pleased he's chosen to work with us." Still, Snyder said, "I know people who were working really hard here on Sunday probably have other things they'd rather be doing."


Poland's parliament expected to trigger election

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


Ousted Prime Minister Vindicated in Thai Vote

BANGKOK, Dec. 23 -- Loyalists of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra won nearly half the seats in Thailand's parliamentary elections Sunday in a striking rebuke to the generals who forced the billionaire populist from power in 2006.


Iran said to enrich 100 kg uranium before new talks

Iran has stored 100 kg of enriched uranium material, its interior minister was quoted on Friday as saying, in comments that may worry Western powers who suspect the Islamic Republic of seeking to build nuclear bombs.


Sixth NYU Student in Year Commits Suicide

A 23-year-old graduate student at New York University jumped to her death Monday on campus, the sixth such incident involving an NYU student in the past year.


Schroeder says Deutsche Bahn should sell shares by 2008 at the latest

BERLIN  - Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder said Thursday that Germany's national railway should be privatized by 2008 at the latest, a day after Deutsche Bahn backed off a target of selling shares on the stock market by mid-2006.


Japan seeks truth about photographer's death

Japan will decide whether to suspend humanitarian aid to Myanmar after investigating the killing of a Japanese photographer during anti-government protests, the chief cabinet secretary said on Friday.


Saddam Hussein's palace is the only British base in Basra after troops withdraw from police headquarters.


Thousands march in Taiwan ahead of doomed U.N. bid

About 250,000 people demonstrated in two Taiwan cities on Saturday to back the island's doomed efforts at securing United Nations membership, a move condemned by rival Beijing and rejected by ally Washington.


Shhh...My Child Is Sleeping (in My Bed, Um, With Me)

For âcloset co-sleepers,â revealing the truth isnât worth the criticism.


Anson Carter led a three-goal comeback by the NHL World Stars in the last period to beat Norway's All-Stars 7-6 Tuesday and avoid another embarrassing setback on their European tour.


Wake Forest's first game in nine days may have been tougher than a final exam. The sixth-ranked Demon Deacons were coaxed and cajoled all night by a feisty Temple team.


Asian nations work on pandemic planning, halting avian flu

Dec 10, 2004 (CIDRAP News) - Southeast Asian nations are mounting a two-tiered attack on the avian influenza virus that has devastated poultry flocks and raised the specter of a potential human flu pandemic.


Nikolay Davydenko showed few signs of weariness Wednesday, cruising past Kenneth Carlsen 6-3, 6-4 at the China Open.


Insurers advise clients to eat chocolate

A German insurance firm has written to clients urging them to eat more chocolate if they want to cut the risk of heart attacks. Many scientists now accept the antioxidants found in cocoa have been shown to decrease the risk of coronary artery disease.


At 9:04 pm Eastern Daylight Time on May 31st, the full moon over North America will turn blue.Not really.


Tronchetti Provera, 'Su Tyre spazio per accordo con banche'


Women and children ran screaming from their homes Saturday as renegade militias lit dozens of houses ablaze in East Timor's capital Saturday, even as foreign troops worked to stem violence that threatens to split the tiny nation apart.


âThe Eyeâ is the latest Western deconstruction of a successful Asian horror movie and it is louder and more literal than its inspiration.


A rocket carrying satellites for the Air Force and NASA is set to blast off Monday from the Virginia shore in the first launch from the mid-Atlantic region's commercial spaceport.


Firenze, 11:38 - Calcio, serie A: gli arbitri della 17/a giornata

Questi gli arbitri designati a dirigere gli incontri della 17/a giornata del campionato di serie A i...


Campaigns push, pull, prod voters to polls

Four years ago, Bobbi Nealy voted for Ralph Nader in Florida, where the election between Al Gore and George W. Bush came down to hanging chads and butterfly ballots.


Cheryl Ford has 20 points and 13 rebounds Sunday to help Detroit beat Connecticut, 79-74, and remain the WNBA's only unbeaten team.


An independent assessment on the status of Iraq drew fierce pushback from the White House on Thursday and provided fresh ammunition for Democrats who want to bring troops home


A new Wikipedia-style online tool designed to help the world's nearly 400 million Spanish speakers consult on proper use of their language launched officially on Thursday.


Switching the focus to the present danger

Our position is: Thorough debate of US policies in Iraq is needed between now and Election Day. After months of battling over a war that ended 30 years ago, the presidential candidates have finally begun to


Dr. Joseph R. DiFranzaâs âHooked on Nicotineâ checklist.


Farnesina: e' di nazionalita' britannica quello ucciso


Seven arrested over kidnapping of foreign aid workers in Afghan ...

Police detained seven suspects for questioning in the kidnapping of three UN election workers in the Afghan capital, officials said Friday, but investigators appeared no closer to establishing whether Taliban-linked militants or criminals were responsible


ATLANTA --Telecommunications firm BellSouth Corp. said Wednesday that the new terms of its tentative labor agreement will change how the company's contribution to retiree medical benefits is calculated and will boost benefit expenses by $3.3 billion.


Japan PM Says Food Aid to N.Korea to Go Ahead

Japan will go ahead with food aid to  North Korea despite its dissatisfaction with Pyongyang's  failure to clarify the fate of Japanese citizens kidnapped  decades ago, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said on  Wednesday.


Bush Backers in Wisconsin Say He Is Decisive in War

The Iraq war and concerns about terrorism may determine the outcome of the upcoming election, and they appear to have bolstered support for President Bush in at least one Republican bastion in the swing state of Wisconsin.


Patriots quarterback Brady sues Yahoo over ads

Star quarterback Tom Brady has sued Yahoo Inc., claiming that the Internet business used his image without his consent to advertise its fantasy football service.


21-Month Term For Marine in Death of Iraqi

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif., Nov. 21 -- A Marine was sentenced to 21 months in prison Tuesday after pleading guilty to lesser charges in the killing of an unarmed Iraqi civilian.


Militant Group Says It's Holding Brazilian Hostage-TV

A militant group said it had abducted a  Brazilian man while attacking a U.S. firm in Iraq when it  killed a Briton and another Brazilian, Arab satellite  television Al Jazeera said on Saturday.


SCOTLAND cricket coach Tony Judd sprang a surprise last night as he quit the post shortly after watching his side romp to their finest-ever triumph.


High Court to Decide Sentencing, Death Penalty Cases

The U.S. Supreme Court begins a new  term on Monday that will decide important cases on federal  sentencing rules, the death penalty for juveniles and the  medical use of marijuana.


Rimini, 16:08 - CALCIO, RIMINI: DAL BARI PRESO VANTAGGIATO

A poche ore dalla chiusura del calciomercato (stasera alle 19:00) doppio colpo del Rimini che ha pre...


Protester attacks Berlin exhibition of art 'bought with Nazi blood ...

Security will be tightened at a Berlin art show which is alleged to have been funded by Nazi "blood money" after a woman protester overwhelmed wardens and vandalised two works at the exhibition yesterday.


Sen. John Kerry's campaign released a video Saturday comparing the controversy over Kerry's Vietnam service to attacks on John McCain during the 2000 Republican primaries.


US actor Brad Renfro, who appeared in films including The Client, Sleepers and Bully, is found dead aged 25.


CITY COUNCIL MOVES TO CUT CHILD-CARE DEATHS

A bill to create an independent panel of experts and municipal workers to probe child-care deaths was introduced into the City Council yesterday as lawmakers move to tackle the rising fatality rates.


I riformisti del centrosinistra siano onesti con se stessi


FDA gives blessing to food from cloned animals

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has ruled food from certain cloned animals and their offspring is as safe as other food, opening the door to using the controversial technology in the U.S. food supply.


International Paper Posts Quarterly Loss

International Paper Co. IP.N, the  world's largest forest products company, on Tuesday reported a  third-quarter loss after taking a charge to write down Canadian  assets.


Beijing Accused of Meddling in HK Elections

Hong Kong media and a rights group accused Beijing on Thursday of meddling in a weekend election, saying its publicity about a pro-democracy candidate jailed for hiring a prostitute was timed to influence the result.


Coffee drinkers who consume more than one cup a day increase their chances of heart problems, a report suggested yesterday. Having more than 200ml a day can cause people to test higher


Weak Arafat Heads to Paris for Treatment

An ailing Yasser Arafat — too weak to stand, unable to hold down food and spending most of Thursday sleeping — agreed to leave his battered West Bank compound for the first time in more than two years and fly to Paris for urgent medical treatment.


Thirty-year fixed-rate mortgages averaged 5.76 percent for the week ending November 11th, up from 5.70 percent last week. Mortgage rates are still low by historical standards, however, even with the increase.


F.D.A. Approves a Hip Resurfacing Implant

The regulator approved Corinâs Corment implant, bringing competition to the increasingly common procedure.


Valero to buy pipeline operator for $2.8 billion

SAN ANTONIO Valero LP today announced it will buy Kaneb Services and Kaneb Pipe Line Partners in a two-point-eight (B) billion dollar deal.


Google calls on governments and business to agree a set of global standards to protect internet privacy.


Podcast: Reznor: Why do I end up stealing music?

A car that costs $2,500; CES 2008 wraps up; and geotagging photo Web sites.


Memphis - In a season of shortage... finally, some good news. Yvonne Madlock with the Memphis and Shelby County Health Department says, "Yes, it is great news.


Plane Crash Puts Focus on New Technology

LEXINGTON, Ky. -- A cockpit warning system used by only a few commercial airlines might have prevented the deadly Comair jet crash last weekend if the plane had been equipped with the $18,000 piece of technology, a former top federal safety official says.


Police in Suffolk serial killer probe link five murders

Suffolk Police hunting a feared serial killer have confirmed the identity of a fifth victim, and said for the first time they are linking all five murders.


(HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of Thomson CenterWatch:


Australia will send planes and a ship to conduct surveillance of Japanese whaling ships off Antarctica, the government announced Wednesday.


Catholics slam bloggers hired by Edwards

Two bloggers hired recently by Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards were criticized Tuesday by a Catholic group for posts they had written elsewhere on the Internet.


ALEXANDER THE GREAT CONQUERED the known world - from Greece to India in the fourth century BC Now, heâs getting a $155 million film version of his life by Oliver Stone and starring Colin Farrell.


A US-made documentary about a massacre of Chinese citizens in the 1930s has its premiere in Beijing.


Steve Nash scores 26 of his season-high 35 points in the second half and the Suns beat the Bucks in Phoenix for the 20th consecutive time, 122-114, on Saturday night.


The confessed killer of Swedish Foreign Minister Anna Lindh has had his life jail sentence confirmed by the Supreme Court after he appealed for leniency saying he was mentally ill when he stabbed her.


Lara to play in ICC Champions Trophy final

West Indies skipper Brian Lara, who had to retire hurt in the semi-final against Pakistan on Wednesday, has not suffered a serious injury and will play the final match of ICC Champion's trophy against England, said an ICC press release here.


Oil prices rose on Tuesday on cheery  economic data showing that inflationary pressure was held in  check in July and ahead of weekly inventory due out on  Wednesday forecast to show a draw in crude stocks


The defeat of the Dolan familyâs $10.6 billion bid leaves Cablevision to continue as a stand-alone public company.


Custom-built botnet steals eBay accounts

A sophisticated multistage attack by identity thieves appears to have significantly compromised eBay and perhaps PayPal as well.


Like scores of her colleagues, Georgian television journalist Nana Lezhava reported on the terrorist school seizure at Beslan. But her coverage ended in arrest by the FSB, Russia's security service once known as the KGB.


The Miami Dolphins continued their season of ineptness on Sunday, as they dropped a 17-9 decision to the New York Jets at Pro Player Stadium.


New North Korea talks said possible in next 10 days

A fresh round of six-party talks on  ending North Korea's nuclear ambitions may take place in the  next 10 days or so, a senior State Department official said on  Friday.


For MartÃnez and SÃ¡nchez, Itâs Good and Getting Better All the Time

The star starter and the key reliever for the Mets may seem to have little in common, but both are seeking to defy expectations.


Preakness winner Curlin was made the 6-5 favorite Wednesday for the $1 million Belmont Stakes, with the filly Rags to Riches the third choice at 3-1 in a field of seven 3-year-olds.


Never one to hold back his feelings, former Broncos tight end Shannon Sharpe criticized Mike Shanahan, saying the Denver coach's decision to make Jake Plummer his quarterback was a failed, ego-driven effort to turn a mediocre player into something better.


Top bids $2.4 bln as wireless auction opens

Top bidders put up a total of more than $2.4 billion on Thursday in the opening round of the Federal Communications Commission's auction of coveted U.S. government-owned airwaves.


How you can help survivors of Sunday's Indian Ocean earthquake disaster.


Joshua Eichorn's Blog: I'll be speaking at php/works

Joshua Eichorn notes in a quick post that, due to a last minute change, he will be speaking at php/db|works this year.   He'll be giving two Ajax sessions:  Scaling with Ajax (Wednesday @ 10:15) Javascript Light and Sweet (Wednesday @ 14:45)    Check out the full listing schedule over on the php|architect site for complete details on the whos and whens of each day of the conference. And, of course, you can still sign up for the conference too!


Nuerburgring, 14:20 - F1, GP D'EUROPA: GARA SOSPESA PER LA PIOGGIA

Sul circuito del Nuerburgring, in Germania, una pioggia torrenziale impone lo stop del Gran Premio d...


With the first six months of the year gone, IT companies are riding high in the markets, and mergers and acquisitions have helped stoke investor interest in technology.


Maurice Hugh Frederick Wilkins, joint winner of the Nobel Prize in 1962 for his role in the discovery of the double helix structure of DNA, died on Tuesday (October 5), Kings College London announced on Wednesday.


OPEC Considers Curbing Supply, Oil Rises

Oil prices rose for the second day in a  row on Thursday as several OPEC ministers called for the cartel  to stop producing more oil than its official target.


Thousands of Shanghainese Lament Moniker

SHANGHAI, China - Here's to you, Chen Jie. And you, and you, and you. The name - surname Chen, given name Jie - is shared by almost 4,000 Shanghainese, topping the list of the city's most common monikers, according to official figures released Thursday.


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Jobless Claims Rise on Back of Hurricane

The ranks of Americans filing for  initial unemployment compensation swelled last week but at  least half of this increase was linked to devastation wrought  by Hurricane Charley earlier this month, the government said on  Thursday.


NBA Suspends Four Players for Part in Brawl

The National Basketball Association  suspended four players on Saturday, one day after one of the  worst brawls in North American pro sports history.


Photos: Technicolor wafers star on IDF floor

Wafers of prototype 80-core chips and PCs sporting Intel's upcoming chips are on dazzling display at the Intel Developer Forum.


BAGHDAD, Feb. 9 -- On Nov. 3, U.S. soldiers raided a safe house of the insurgent group al-Qaeda in Iraq near the northern city of Balad. Not a single combatant was captured, but inside the house they found something valuable: a diary and will written in neat Arabic script.


The popular YouTube video website will soon be available directly through Apple's TV set-top box.


Sony stock hits 2 Â½  month low on battery woes

Sony Corp.  shares fell to a 2 Â½ month low on Monday after Toshiba Corp.  and Fujitsu Ltd.  joined the list of PC makers recalling Sony-made batteries, increasing potential damage to its earnings.


By MIKE SCHNEIDER HOUSTON - Astronauts James Reilly and Danny Olivas were planning to keep their eyes on their gloves Monday during the first spacewalk of Atlantis' visit to the international space station.


Defense removing push to seal Bryant case evidence

Kobe Bryant's attorneys abruptly dropped a bid to seal evidence in the NBA star's rape case Monday, saying the details will be leaked anyway and releasing all the documents would reveal


Paul Hamm cradled the Olympic gold medal at his lawyers' office in Manhattan, then laid it down carefully on the table in front of him, then wore it around his neck.


Alitalia picks Air France-KLM as its top bidder, clearing the way for takeover talks to move ahead.


Attacks in Iraq Kill 42 Following Bin Laden Tape

SAMARRA, Iraq, Dec 28 (MASNET & News Agencies) - At least 42 people were killed in a string of attacks on Iraqi security forces and other targets after Osama bin Laden declared fugitive Jordanian Abu Musab al-Zarqawi his "emir" in the country.


Firmato dal presidente palestinese Abu Mazen


Fund Raising Begins Anew for Inauguration

The aggressive fund raising that produced record spending in the 2004 presidential race won't stop with the election. President Bush's finance team will now look to raise millions from businesses and other big donors to finance inauguration festivities.


Iraq Should Hold Election to `Defeat' Terrorists, Allawi Says

Iraq should go ahead with plans for an election in January to hand a ``big defeat'' to terrorists, who are trying to undermine the country's stability, Prime Minister Ayad Allawi told the UK's GMTV television program.


T's `CharlieCard' more than just a token effort

Nearly a decade in the making, the MBTA is entering the homestretch of a new $140 million fare collection system as officials yesterday unveiled the ``CharlieCard,'' a debit-type card to be used on the T in 2006.


Spanish police have arrested a Canadian man suspected of helping finance Islamist terrorist activities, authorities said Monday.


Oracle-PeopleSoft: Marriage Is Hard Work

If you think Oracle's (ORCL:Nasdaq - news - research) 18-month fight to buy PeopleSoft (PSFT:Nasdaq - news - research) was tough, wait until you see the struggle to make it work.


It turns out you can't keep a good man down Â or even dead and buried Â when he wears a red, white and blue uniform and calls himself Captain America.


Baazee.com reacts to custody for chief executive

NEW DELHI: Internet auction site baazee.com on Saturday said it was outraged that Delhi Police objected to the release on bail of its chief executive Avnish Bajaj when his case came up in a court here.


Aid workers ready to quit after Baghdad kidnapping

BAGHDAD - Foreign aid workers have bolted their doors, hired more guards and installed spy cameras outside their offices here, and are considering whether to quit Iraq altogether following the kidnapping of two relief workers.


Young and frisky Makoko, weighing in at a mere 200kg, has come to claim his bride.


European shares fell on Thursday, despite a boost for tech shares as Nokia upped its third quarter outlook as investors worried about global growth and headed into euro zone and US government bonds.


For a Brief Moment, Bonds Was Safe at Home

Barry Bonds may be an outcast in nearly every major league city, for for a few brief moments in San Francisco on Tuesday night, he was the revered, iconic hero of San Francisco.


England captain David Beckham says he will give up international football after the 2006 World Cup.


Moderate PLO chief Abbas emerges as probable Arafat successor

RAMALLAH, West Bank  -- PLO chief Mahmud Abbas, who has emerged as the most likely winner of January's Palestinian election to succeed Yasser Arafat, is a polished and moderate politician more admired abroad than at home.


Bosnian therapy knitters see luxury retail future

TUZLA, Bosnia  - Sajma Alic took up knitting in 1995 to keep her mind off the fate of her husband, who stayed in besieged Srebrenica while she fled with their baby, two of hundreds of thousands made refugees by Bosnia's 1992-95 war.


In the nation's most dramatic -- and most expensive Senate race -- Minority Leader Tom Daschle of South Dakota is scrambling to maintain his political life in a state where Republicans


Worldwide shortages of doctors a 'perfect storm' for Canada, says CMA head

TORONTO (CP) - A shortage of homegrown physicians, combined with the aggressive recruitment of Canadian doctors by other countries, is a "perfect storm" that threatens Canada's health-care reforms, the president of the Canadian Medical Association said Wednesday.


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Variety - (Variety) — NEW YORK -- Cate Blanchett is set to make her Gotham stage debut at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.


Gordon D'Arcy and Jamie Heaslip have both been short-listed for the IRB World Players of the Year awards at London's Royal Lancaster Hotel on November 28.


IBM extends consulting unit with Equitant buy

Continuing its effort to build its business consulting unit, IBM will acquire Equitant, a provider of business transformation outsourcing services, the companies announced Wednesday.


Producers for âValkyrie,â a movie based on the plot to assassinate Hitler, may need to find a new place to shoot or another leading actor.  The German government has banned the filming of the movie on its military bases as long as Tom Cruise is ...


Struggling electronics maker Sanyo   Electric Co. 6764.T is considering slashing up to 1,000 more   jobs as it seeks to rebuild its appliance operations, the   Sankei daily reported on Thursday.


Scientists find a supplement can stop the muscle wastage associated with extended periods of physcial inactivity.


Islanders all come to yack on Nantucket's online forum

At Nantucket's Town Meeting last month , Selectman Michael Kopko kept one eye on the crowd in the high school gymnasium and the other on the town forum's online chat room.


Sales of PC-free Skype handsets take off

(InfoWorld) - Sales of new Wi-Fi mobile handsets that use Skype software and do not require a PC to make calls are gaining momentum ahead of the holidays, companies report. The Wi-Fi mobile phones are rousing interest for two reasons: the low cost of using Skype services to make calls, and because people can use them more like a traditional mobile phone, without the aid of a PC.Â Skype is offeringÂ the WSKP100 by SMC Networks in a package on its Web site that includes the handset, a Wi-Fi router, 500 minutes of calls to regular mobile phones and landlines (SkypeOut) and 12 months of Skype voicemail for just Â£99 ($196). "Sales are going great so far," said Brian Nickell, product manager at SMC Networks. He said SMC is currently selling its Wi-Fi Skype handset, the WSKP100, in North America, Europe, and Asia, and that the company will release more local language models soon. The Chinese language version of the handset became available Tuesday in Taiwan. Users can download a firmware upgrade at SMC's Taiwan Web site. The SMC model is identical to the VM1185T by Accton Technology and the F1PP000GN-SK by Belkin International for a reason. SMC is the U.S. marketing subsidiary of Accton, whichÂ developed the Wi-Fi handset. The Taiwanese company reported that its overall sales in November rose 13 percent over October thanks to the handset, a sign users may find them in their stockings this holiday season. The company's November sales reached NT$1.38 billion (US$42.7 million), up from NT$1.22 billion in October, it said Tuesday. The Wi-Fi handset offers Skype VOIP (voice over Internet protocol) software, and features such as 802.11b/g compatibility with added security features to keep conversations private. Users can use the handsets anywhere they canÂ access Skype services, such as Wi-Fi networks at Starbucks coffee shops or on college campuses. It automatically searches for Wi-Fi signals. The SMC and Belkin versions of the handset can be found at reseller shops for around $190.ADVERTISEMENTNEW IT SERVICES FROM IBM: EASIER TO BUY AND IMPLEMENTDiscover a simpler, more cost-effective way to get the solutions your company needs to grow more flexible and efficient.


Can Video Help Save the Satellite Radio Business?

Besides the scrutiny of the proposed combination between XM and Sirius, the satellite radio business is facing huge changes.


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S.Korea and Japan Keep Up Summit Shuttle on North

South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun was  leaving for a two-day official visit to Japan on Friday for  summit talks that will focus on the North Korean nuclear  problem and Japan's deteriorating ties with the communist  state.


ICELAND:  Fishing Dispute Casts a Wide Net

REYKJAVIK, Feb 1 (IPS) - Iceland must review its fishing management system  within six months and pay compensation to two fishermen who were  unfairly discriminated against, the European Committee of Human  Rights has said.


Despite fierce opposition from the Catholic Church, Spain's leaders introduced legislation Friday that would give the country's same-sex couples the same rights to marry and adopt children as heterosexual couples.


Fresh calls for tax cuts are made by NI business leaders as the government prepares to publish its Varney review.


Los Angeles: Oscar-winning actress Julia Roberts has given birth to twins, a boy and a girl, 'People' magazine reported on Sunday.


Woody Williams won 11 games for the Cardinals in 2004. (Eric Gay ...

ST. LOUIS -- According to an Associated Press report, the Cardinals have chosen to buy out Woody Williams' 2005 contract option.


The ruling party in Zimbabwe on Tuesday expelled a former loyalist who is now trying to unseat President Robert Mugabe in March elections, state radio reported.


China says speculation imperils yuan reforms

BEIJING, NOVEMBER 29: Chinaâs central bank slammed speculators in the foreign exchange market on Monday, saying those pouring money into the yuan currency in search of profits could undermine efforts to make it more flexible.


Oil price hike has had "limited" impact on China's economy ...

BEIJING: Record oil prices have had only "limited" impact on the Chinese economy but the country needs to be keep a close watch on the issue, a senior official said.


Search Engine Inclusion Techniques on Google     Over the years of its existence Google gained a well-deserved reputation as the top choice for internet users. Providing a comprehensive coverage of the web and returning searched queries with great relevancy in less than a second, Google certainly is the internet’s ...


A woman's best bet for spring fashion success? It's still the dress. But the spring 2008 styles shown at Wednesday's opening of New York Fashion Week were more loose and feminine than the ladylike, polished fall fashions now in stores.


Stuart, With Party Backing, Wins Democratic Primary in Fla. 8

It is rare for national party strategists to choose sides in contested congressional primaries, and somewhat risky, too: The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) found this out earlier this campaign season when their chosen candidates in a House race in Ohio and another in California were defeated.


It ain't heavy... in fact, it's rather lightweight Review The i-mate SPL looks like the answer to the problem of Windows-powered mobiles being all smart phone and no sex appeal. RIM has proved it's possible to pull off a consumer-pleasing candybar handset that still has business-friendly features. The SPL follows in those footsteps, and for once you won't be embarrassed pulling it out of your pocket.â¦


South Asian art is a hard sell here. Does it come across as too sexy, too spiritual, too naturalistic, too all of these?  Asia Society smooths over the issue by offering a something-for-everyone array.


Effective Performance Management for Service-Oriented Applications

(Source: Symantec) This white paper demonstrates how the Symantec APM solution helps organizations keep SOA applications running at peak performance to improve interactions and enhance business agility, flexibility and productivity.


At Least 55 Killed in Suicide Bomb Attacks

BAGHDAD, Feb. 18 -- Two suicide bombers detonated explosives in a busy market in central Baghdad Sunday, killing more than 55 people and undermining Iraqi officials' claim that the Baghdad security plan is off to a "fabulous" start.