Regulator Wonât Step Aside in Google Review

The head of the Federal Trade Commission said Friday that she would not remove herself from an antitrust review of Googleâs purchase of the online advertising company DoubleClick.


Distracted Voters May Be Hard to Turn Out in FloridaÃ¢ÂÂs 13th

Seven major-party candidates Ã¢ÂÂ five Republicans and two Democrats Ã¢ÂÂ are vying in the Sept. 5 primary for FloridaÃ¢ÂÂs 13th Congressional District seat, which two-term Republican Rep. Katherine Harris left open this year to run for the Senate. These House contenders have dealt with the usual challenges, including advertising, fundraising and distinguishing themselves in a large field of strong competitors.


Forecast track could mean Frances headed toward SC

(Charleston-AP) Sept. 1, 2004 - The National Hurricane Center says Hurricane Frances could strike anywhere from south Florida to South Carolina this weekend.


Truck hits camel-drawn cart in Pakistan; 10 killed, 10 injured

KARACHI, Pakistan  - A speeding truck rammed into a camel-drawn cart carrying a family to a relative's funeral Saturday, killing 10 people and injuring 20, a doctor said.


Cagliari, 13:29 - CALCIO, CAGLIARI: GIAMPAOLO LASCIA OSPEDALE

Marco Giampaolo è stato dimesso dall'ospedale di Cagliari, dove era stato ricoverato martedÃ¬ ...


Tutto Ã¨ pronto al Lido di Venezia per la per la 61.esima edizione della Mostra Internazionale dâArte Cinematografica. che si apre questa sera e durerÃ  fino all'11 settembre. Sessanta aurei leoni alati


Lycos Europe Pulls Spam-Fighting Screensaver

Analysts say a new twist on the war against spammers in Europe isn't likely to spill across Unites States borders, but is rather an opening salvo more likely to fizzle than to explode.


Ashley Giles and Andrew Flintoff boosted England's hopes of chasing a record eighth successive victory today with a two key breakthroughs as South Africa attempted to establish


Roma, 17:19 - CALCIO, UNDER 21; ZOLA: SCONFITTA AIUTERA' A CRESCERE

Gianfranco Zola, ex campionissimo e ora consulente tecnico del ct dell'Under 21 azzurra, Pierluigi C...


A boy recovers in hospital after suffering serious bite wounds when he was attacked by a Rottweiler dog.


The Capitals fight to within one goal twice, but the Senators hold off Washington both times for a 3-2 victory Tuesday night in Ottawa.


Thai PM in London for 'private' visit after coup

Ousted Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra arrived in London for a "private" visit after the military coup in his homeland, amid deep uncertainty about the country's next step.


Jake Plummer Reportedly Mulls Retirement

DENVER -- Jake Plummer's status with the Denver Broncos was in limbo on Friday. The quarterback, who lost his starting job during the 2006 season, reportedly would rather retire than accept a trade to Tampa Bay, the NFL Network and other media sources reported Friday afternoon.


Pakistanis arrest four militant suspects

Security forces following up on a raid that killed a top al-Qaeda fugitive arrested four more suspected extremists Monday, and Pakistan's president predicted the investigation would lead to more high-profile militants.


Latest color pictures from Cassini look like artwork

NASA has released three new stunning color pictures taken by the Cassini spacecraft exploring the planet Saturn. The images show the giant planet, its golden rings and several moons.


Musharraf foes eye coalition after Pakistan vote

Pakistani opposition parties mulled the formation of a coalition government Wednesday, after storming to victory in elections and leaving President Pervez Musharraf's position in jeopardy.


When people showed up at the Eckerd drugstore in South Brunswick for the 3 pm flu clinic yesterday, they were about six hours too late.


White House: Deficit Will Hit Record $427B

The White House will project that this year's federal deficit will hit $427 billion, a senior administration official said Tuesday, a record amount partly driven by wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.


On election's eve, poll finds 7-point lead for Kerry

SAN FRANCISCO A nonpartisan poll indicates Democrats are set for a big win in California next week. The Field Poll's survey of likely voters found John Kerry with a comfortable, seven-point lead over President Bush, 49-percent to 42-percent.


An experimental ultrasound technique that measures how easily breast lumps compress and bounce back could enable doctors to determine instantly whether a woman has cancer or not without doing a biopsy.


Colombo blast: Two killed at Shahrukh's concert

Two people were killed and at least 18 injured when a bomb ripped through Bollywood superstar Shahrukh Khan's mega concert in Colombo on Saturday night.


lakeland Â· A terrapin is a short, squat animal with a sluggish gait. Under no circumstances is the fuzzy green mascot of the Tampa Prep volleyball team to be mistaken for one of the team's players.


Officials at the nuclear-weapons laboratory, already struggling to calm concerns over security lapses, now have two more breaches to explain.


The UK has been replaced by France as the top destination for asylum seekers in the industrialised world, says the UN.


Barcellona, 15:10 - CALCIO, BARCELLONA: RONALDINHO RIENTRA TARDI, NIENTE LIGA

Ronaldinho non sarà in campo domani per la sfida del Barcellona contro il Villareal. Il club ...


-- Tennessee has Rutgers to thank for its return to No. 1. Right now, however, Rutgers is Tennessee's No. 1 concern. The Lady Vols regained the top spot in The Associated Press women's basketball poll after Connecticut lost to Rutgers last week. Tennessee, which was the top-ranked team for the first...


The Jacksonville Jaguars had three glaring special teams errors in their trip to Pittsburgh three weeks ago. They had one huge play in the rematch Saturday night. Maurice Jones-Drew returned a kickoff 96 yards, setting up Fred Taylor's 1-yard touchdown plunge, and the Jaguars led the Steelers 14-7 in the second quarter of their AFC playoff game.


Per dimostrare non compatibilita' tra impronta e scarpe


Katich's inside running on Champions Trophy opening spot

Simon Katich is the leading contender to open Australia's innings with Adam Gilchrist in next month's ICC Champions Trophy one-day cricket series, captain Ricky Ponting said.


Package of Deals Proposed to Save Global Trade Talks

The World Trade Organization called on the United States and Europe to lower their farm barriers in return for greater export access to India, Brazil and other developing countries.


Jessica Ennis lies second in the heptathlon after two events at the World Championships, while Marlon Devonish is fastest in the 100m heats.


Tempo di vigilia di Champions in casa Juventus. Fabio Capello non svela le decisioni sulla formazione, difficile dire se contro l'Ajax giocherÃ  Del Piero o Ibrahimovic: il tecnico si Ã¨ limitato a "Ibrahimovic


The parents of a toddler found dying in a stream near his family's holiday home have spoken of their sadness.


Napoli, 19:45 - CALCIO, NAPOLI: I CONVOCATI PER LA LAZIO

per la gara d'andata degli ottavi di finale di Coppa Italia contro la Lazio, in programma domani, il...


Roma, 15 dic. (Adnkronos) - Bagarre alla Camera sul 'Salva-Previti'. Al grido di 'vergogna, vergogna' l'opposizione ha contestato la gestione della seduta da parte del presidente di turno, Clemente Mastella.


Sweden's Anja Paerson picked up where she left off last season with a victory in the giant slalom which opened the new Alpine ski World Cup campaign on Saturday.


EDMONTON - The minister responsible for disability assistance and the Tory MLA heading a review of the system say there's little abuse among AISH recipients, despite Premier Ralph Klein's claims that some Albertans may be getting benefits they don't


Effects of hurricane could delay space shuttle launch

NASA's Kennedy Space Center suffered more damage from Hurricane Frances than any storm in its history, but escaped devastation that could have ended the US human space flight program.


The reservations expressed on this page about the prospective takeover of resource giant Noranda by state-owned China Minmetals have come in for a barrage of muddled criticism.


Dow Jones per la prima volta oltre i 12.700 punti, +0,69%


Suspects Held After Iraq Holy City Attacks

Police rounded up dozens of suspects on Monday after twin suicide car bombings killed 66 people in Iraq's Shi'ite holy cities, attacks that intensified fears of sectarian violence during elections on Jan. 30.


Appleâs popular iTunes music service, for use with Appleâs insanely popular iPod music player, will not be today as planned. Company officials are stressing it will be available âvery soonâ though


Roma, 19:59 - PUGILATO: DI ROCCO PRIVATO DEL TITOLO ITALIANO SUPERLEGGERI

La Federpugilato ha revocato il titolo di campione italiano dei pesi superleggeri a Michele Di Rocco...


Bankrupt US Airways on Tuesday reached a tentative agreement on concessions with the union representing dispatchers, the company said.


Rugby-Oxford triumph 18-11 in 123rd Varsity match

Oxford finally got their hands on the silverware by beating Cambridge 18-11 in the 123rd Varsity rugby union match at Twickenham on Tuesday.


Yanks pull within 1 1/2 games of Red Sox

Andy Pettitte earned his 200th win, Mariano Rivera escaped a bases-loaded jam in the ninth and the New York Yankees edged the Baltimore Orioles 2-1 Wednesday night to complete a three-game sweep that pulled them within 1 1/2 games of first-place Boston.


BAGHDAD, Iraq, August 24 -- A car bomb exploded near the gate of a US-funded Iraqi television network in Baghdad on Tuesday, killing at least two people and wounding two others, authorities and witnesses said.


Xohm, which serves as Sprintâs high-speed wireless Internet division, will begin offering mobile Internet business agreements for WiMAX network access starting Tuesday.


Mavericks' long win streak snapped by inspired Warriors

The Dallas Mavericks' 17-game winning streak ended in emphatic style when they were routed 117-100 by the Golden State Warriors in Oakland on Monday.


PRIME Minister John Howard conceded yesterday a fresh inquiry into the children overboard saga would find he had lied.


The European Union agrees to lift its embargo on the sale of arms to Libya.


Virgin Group boss Richard Branson said Tuesday he has signed an agreement with Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo to launch a new airline out of the west African nation that will be majority owned by Nigerian investors.


Danforth: Want to spend time with my wife

US Ambassador to the United Nations John Danforth wants to return to private life when President George W. Bush begins his second term.


TRENTON, NJ Sept. 2, 2004 - A New Jersey man who recently returned from a trip to Liberia has died of an illness that had not been detected in the United States since 1989 but is common in West Africa, state health officials said Thursday.


The murder that shattered Holland's liberal dream

The future, Samir believes, is grim. 'We are hated now,' the teenager said, leaning over the handlebars of his bicycle. 'Whatever we do will be wrong, everything we say will be wrong, everywhere we go will be wrong.


Black Country News: What a Lot of Rot, Glen!

A GREEN-fingered Wal sall Council worker has got into the saddle to do his bit for the planet. Glen Buglass makes a 30-mile round trip by bicycle from his Tamworth home to collect green waste >from colleagues.


Sony BMG Music Entertainment will pay $1.5 million and kick in thousands more in customer refunds to settle lawsuits brought by California and Texas over music CDs that installed a hidden anti-piracy program on consumers' computers.


The company said third-quarter profit rose 16 percent despite a drop in production, but warned that performance of its refining operations was weaker than it appeared.


A man was arrested in the secure area outside the Prime Minister's residence in Downing Street, police say.


ENVIRONMENT:  Iceland Teaches the World to Dig for Energy

REYKJAVIK, Jun 20 (IPS) - Icelanders more than anyone else find most of the  energy they need beneath their feet.


U.S. forces launch fresh operation in Iraq's Anbar

Nine thousand U.S. and Iraqi troops have launched a fresh operation targeting militants in the Sunni Arab province of Anbar, the U.S. military said on Tuesday.


Seepage Said Likely Didn't Cause Oil Spill

A mysterious oil spill that killed hundreds of birds on the Southern California coast was probably not caused by natural seepage from the ocean floor, investigators said.


EU-China summit to give Beijing signal on arms ban

THE HAGUE : The EU is set to give a "positive signal" to China at a summit with Prime Minister Wen Jiabao over his call to lift a 15-year-old EU arms embargo, but no immediate decision is expected.


Bush Defends War, Kerry Sees 'Spin Mode'

President Bush defended the invasion of Iraq on Thursday despite a new report rejecting a prime justification for it, while Democratic challenger John Kerry said Bush "aggrandized and fictionalized" the threat from Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein.


Roma, 11:35 - CALCIO, LIPPI: ROMA E MILAN POSSONO VINCERE CHAMPIONS

Milan e Roma hanno "molte" possibilità di andare fino in fondo e vincere la Champions League,...


Home prices in Britain fell the most in three years in December, and the threat of more declines may cause the property market to seize up in 2008, said Hometrack Ltd., a London-based research group. The average cost of a home in England and Wales slipped for a third month, dropping 0.3 percent to Â£175,200 ($348,350). âThe second half of the year has seen a major reversal in confidence,â Richard Donnell, director for research at Hometrack, said in a statement. âJust as the financial markets have faced a liquidity squeeze, so the housing market is in danger of facing its own liquidity squeeze.â Prices increased 3 percent from a year earlier, the least in 18 months, Hometrack said.


A snow and ice storm Sunday slowed the campaigns of Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama in Wisconsin.


Blair and Chirac vow to accentuate the positive

Jacques Chirac's state visit to London on Thursday is already being portrayed in parts of the British press as the stage for yet another contretemps with Tony Blair.


Yemen says oil site attacks linked to al Qaeda

Yemen said on Saturday its security   forces broke up an al Qaeda-linked cell that was behind foiled   attacks on oil and gas installations on Friday.


U.S. Soldier Marries Woman He Met in Iraq

PORT ORCHARD, Wash. - A Washington state soldier has married the Iraqi woman he met and fell in love with while in Baghdad...


New data reassures on safety of drug-coated stents

Drug-coated stents -- tiny wire-mesh tubes used to prop open clogged heart arteries -- may not be as dangerous as previously thought, Swedish researchers who had earlier raised concerns over the devices said on Sunday.


After an appeal by the former Congressman's spurned first wife, the Vatican reverses a controversial annulment


Woods to Reveal Details of Local Tournament

Tiger Woods comes to town Wednesday to fill in some of the blanks on a PGA Tour golf tournament to be played in the Washington area starting this July.


Sri Lanka's navy said on Saturday it   sank 12 Tamil Tiger craft in a pre-dawn naval battle off the   island's northern tip, killing dozens of guerrillas including   suicide fighters, but the rebels dismissed the claim.


Indonesia province on alert after attack warnings

Security forces are on highest alert in Indonesia's restive Central Sulawesi province following warnings that militants may be planning attacks, the region's police chief said on Friday.


[Hollywood News]: New York, Dec 16 : Hollywood beauty Liv Tyler became a first-time mother when a baby boy was born to her at an undisclosed New York hospital.


US Let Doctor Import Flu Shots Against Rules, Globe Reports

The US permitted a California doctor to import 400 doses of flu vaccine last month, violating government regulations against purchases of foreign drugs, the Globe and Mail reported.


Motociclismo: Biaggi in piedi dopo l'operazione alla gamba

LIONE (Francia) - Max Biaggi oggi ha mosso i primi passi dopo l'intervento subito ieri a Lione per le fratture alla gamba sinistra. Con lui c'erano il dottor Claudio Costa e il fisioterapista Marino Laghi.


Berlino, 12:32 - EURO2008, ESPERTO STATISTICA: ITALIA VINCERA' TITOLO

L'Italia vincerà gli Europei di Calcio 2008 in Austria-Svizzera. Ã questo il pronostico di un...


A Spanish court hears dramatic evidence at the trial of an Argentine accused of crimes against humanity.


Government Buys More Doses Of Flu Vaccine

Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson said Tuesday the US will immediately buy 1.2 million doses of the vaccine, called Fluarix, from Germany, and more could be on the way.


Braselton --- Mat Mladin took the first step toward sewing up a fifth AMA Superbike title, fighting off a charging Miguel Duhamel to win Saturday's round of the weekend Suzuki Superbike Challenge.


FDA to Require More Disclosure of Antidepressant Risk

Aug. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Antidepressant drugmakers such as Pfizer Inc., GlaxoSmithKline Plc and Wyeth will have to disclose trial results suggesting a higher risk of suicide among children and teenagers taking the pills, US regulators said.


Koreans say "be mine" with high-tech Valentines

SEOUL, Feb 14 (Reuters Life!) - Chocolates and cards on  Valentine's Day are so yesterday: some tech-savvy South Koreans  are declaring their love through video messages on the  Internet.


Arsenal and Chelsea are braced for Football Association disciplinary action after the Carling Cup final ended in a brawl.


Apple Computer has sued three software developers, contending they distributed versions of its OS X computer operating system on the Internet.


U.S. military IDs missing soldier's body

A body recovered by Iraqi police from the Euphrates River south of Baghdad was identified as one of three American soldiers abducted in an ambush claimed by al-Qaida, the military said Thursday.


Continental European policymakers reacted with surprise to the news that Northern Rock was being bailed out, suggesting the Bank of England had taken the decision to act without extensive consultation with its European partners.


Former James Bond star  Pierce Brosnan is in final negotiations to join Meryl Streep in  the movie version of the popular ABBA musical "Mamma Mia!"


Plaintiffs in Air Pollution Suit Sit in at Toyota's Tokyo Building

By Kyodo News International, Tokyo  Feb. 1--TOKYO -- Asthma sufferers and other plaintiffs in an air  pollution lawsuit held a sit-in in front of the Tokyo headquarters of Toyota  Motor Corp.


Barclays will continue its move for ABN Amro despite a share price slump wiping billions off its bid, reports say.


Attack, party's withdrawal deal blows to Iraq elections

The drive to hold nationwide elections in Iraq on Jan. 30 may have suffered a triple setback yesterday with the suicide car bombing of a major Shiite leader's residence, the


AIDS hits blacks harder than other groups: CDC

African American men are nearly seven times more likely to be diagnosed with HIV than white men, according to a report by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released on Thursday.


Movies, music, and more are part of Six Flags' investment in Dick Clark's empire.


Firenze, 16:18 - CALCIO, SERIE C2/A: PERGOCREMA-CARPENEDOLO 0-3 A TAVOLINO

Il giudice sportivo di serie C Pasquale Marino ha inflitto al Pergocrema la sconfitta a tavolino (0-...


LOS ANGELES - âMajor Dadâ actor Gerald McRaney underwent surgery Monday to remove a cancerous growth from his lung, his Los Angeles publicist told The Associated Press.


Paula Scardamalia has pins in her face — nine tiny ones angling out near her eyes, mouth and jaw. The pins were poked in to tighten chin skin and erase lines on the 52-year-old woman's face. The practice, called facial acupuncture, is becoming popular as a sort of holistic alternative to trying to turn back time through toxins or surgery.


NAJAF, Iraq -- Iraq's top Shi'ite cleric, Ayatollah Ali al-Husseini al-Sistani, made a dramatic return to Najaf on Thursday and won agreement from a rebel cleric and the government to end three weeks of fighting between his militia and US-Iraqi forces.


Choreographer Tharp to bring Dylan to Broadway

Choreographer Twyla Tharp, who brought  the music of Billy Joel to the theater with her hit show  "Movin' Out," now will bring the songs of Bob Dylan to  Broadway.


Alpine Skiing-Miller and Paerson Set Off on Speed Trail

Bode Miller and Anja Paerson set off on parallel paths as the Alpine ski World Cup season began at the weekend. Both won their opening giant slaloms of the campaign


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update Gateway on Thursday posted a narrower third-quarter loss, helped by cost cuts and an increase in PC unit shipments, that could allow it to climb ever closer to turning a profit.


Mac fans buzzing about expected Apple "iPhone"

The long-rumored arrival of a  hybrid mobile phone and iPod music player from Apple Computer  Inc.  has morphed from a question of "If" to "When"  among fans and analysts.


Per esprimere 'meraviglia' dopo parole papa su 'laicismo'


Ovitz Seeks to Be Excused From a Disney Suit

A lawyer for Michael S. Ovitz, the former president of the Walt Disney Company, argued Wednesday that his client should be excused as a defendant in a lawsuit


The world's biggest jumbo jet landed safely in Sydney on Thursday, ending its first commercial flight from Singapore.


Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho insists striker Andriy Shevchenko can be a key player for the Blues next season.


GoDaddy now RegisterFly's daddy, says ICANN

Even Verisign feeling charitable these days The RegisterFly clusterf**ck took a major step towards resolution today with the official announcement by ICANN that GoDaddy will take control of the approximately 850,000 domain names still in the clutches of RegisterFly CEO Kevin Medina. The internet rumors of a GoDaddy takeover turned out to be true, and Medina now can devote himself completely to fending off the angry public with whatever resources he has left.â¦


A New York TV station drops a promotion for a controversial film about sex researcher Alfred Kinsey.


TV format gives first ministers a platform, not negotiating table

OTTAWA (CP) - Prime Minister Paul Martin looked into the television cameras Monday afternoon and invoked the pride of Canadians in their universal medical insurance system.


NEW DELHI: India's largest truckers' union began a nationwide strike yesterday, disrupting shipment of goods, to protest a government plan for a service tax on transport booking agents.


Boris Johnson faces conflict of interest charge

Tory candidate accepts free space for HQ from developer blocked by Ken Livingstone


There's an easy way to market-beating returns.


Spain's king stresses strong ties with Morocco

Spain is firmly committed to developing a stronger relationship with Morocco that will impact on the development of both nations, King Juan Carlos of Spain said.


BBC director general Mark Thompson has defended his decision to axe thousands of jobs saying the corporation must "keep up with the pace of change.


A Brazilian judge orders a samba group taking part in the Rio carnival to remove a float depicting the Holocaust.


Lo consente un decreto siglato dal presidente russo Putin


Virginity Still Key to Marriage for Moroccan Women

Waiting for her turn at a private gynecologist practice in the Moroccan capital, Nawal wanted to fix one last thing to ensure a perfect marriage of convenience.


Users want Dell to offer Linux on laptops

Dell officials are considering a request from users for laptops running the Linux operating system instead of Windows.


p2pnet.net News:- An Iowa man is the first person to plead guilty to charges following the US Department of Justiceâs Operation Fastlink when FBI agents, acting as tax-payer funded corporate enforcers, raided schools in Arizona, last April, looking for


By Bill White / Bwhite@adn.Com And Don Hunter / Dhunter@adn.Com, Anchorage Daily News, Alaska  Jun.


Two people are killed and 11 injured in an explosion in Pristina, the capital of Kosovo, police say.


La Tribune, proposte Sarkozy suscitano diffidenza in Algeria


Russia To Cut Unprocessed Timber Exports, Says Fradkov

Russia will attempt to reduce unprocessed timber exports in the near future, Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov said at the 2nd Russian-Finnish Timber Summit in Helsinki.


A suicide bomber killed a dozen people, most of them police officers, in the Iraqi provincial capital of Ramadi yesterday, while 50 miles away in Baghdad two American soldiers were killed and three wounded when their convoy struck a roadside bomb.


Pedro would get his re$pect from Mets, but they need more

Get used to it, quick. The New York Mets are making a strong push to close on a deal with the marquee free-agent right-hander, with indications that a four-year guaranteed contract offer has all but delivered him.


Hotel franchisor Cendant Corp. said Wednesday that it plans to buy Ramada International Hotels & Resorts from Marriott International Inc.


Linksys' rebranding coup Ladies and gentlemen, will you please welcome the iPhone from... er... Linksys. Yes, the iPhone has indeed been launched today, as forecast, but it's not the device so many people were expecting. Instead, it's Linksys' new brand name for its range of VoIP handsets.â¦


Playerâs Cooperation Helped Keep His Name Out of Report

One active Major League Baseball player who cooperated with George J. Mitchellâs investigation of performance-enhancing drugs was able to keep his name out of the report.


War demands strain US military readiness

A classified Pentagon assessment concludes that long battlefield tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, along with persistent terrorist activity and other threats, have prevented the U.S. military from improving its ability to respond to any new crisis, The Associated Press has learned.


A new insurance field shows signs of growing along with familial  feelings for animals.


The Canastota Public Library received a sculpture that completed its Italian heritage display.


JERUSALEM -- The diary of a 14-year-old Jewish girl, dubbed the "Polish Anne Frank," was unveiled yesterday by Israel's Holocaust museum more than 60 years after the teenager vividly described the world crumbling around her as she came of age in a Jewish ghetto.


World Business Briefing: Mexico: Cemex Gains Control of Rinker

Cemex, the Mexican cement maker, gained a controlling stake in the Rinker Group of Australia, completing its largest acquisition and increasing its share of the United States market with the $14.2 billion deal. In a filing to the Australian stock exchange, Cemex said it had received acceptances from investors holding 50.34 percent of Rinker. The offer for all of Rinkerâs shares expires June 22. Cemex, based in Monterrey, Mexico, had to sweeten its six-month-old unsolicited offer by 22 percent in April to win management approval. Rinker, which is based in Sydney, receives about 80 percent of sales from the United States, where Cemex is already the largest cement company.


India win toss and field against South Africa

India captain Rahul Dravid won the toss and elected to field against South Africa in the third and final one-day international at Stormont here Sunday, in a match reduced by rain to 31 overs per side.


Maybe Philadelphia waited too long to call up Gavin Floyd.


Maltese school children are learning Italian rather than French, as their second language, figures released by the National Statistics Office showed on Wednesday.


June is iPhone month, is September iPhone 2 month?

Blog: Two Taiwanese newspapers have reported that Quanta has secured a contract to make a second-generation iPhone, as speculation continues about the launch date for the first one.


'Helpful' politicians unneeded by markets

The stock market marches to its own drumbeat, although politicians of both major parties spend a lot of time and money telling voters otherwise.


The Brit Awards are to drop their dance category in favour of a new award for best British live act.


India's Hetero Takes AIDS Drugs Off WHO List

Hetero Drugs has withdrawn all six of its antiretroviral drugs from the WHO's list of approved drugs following concerns about their laboratory tests, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Friday.


Lawmakers scrutinize Blackstone tax bill, IPO

A co-author of a U.S. Senate bill that would raise taxes on private equity firms going public said on Wednesday he was open to discussing shortening a built-in transition period that cushions any potential tax hit on Blackstone Group LP.


Infogrames sells Civilisation franchise for $22.3m

French publisher Infogrames has announced its results for the first half of FY 2005, revealing in the process that the firm has sold off the lucrative Civilisation franchise to an as-yet unknown purchaser.


With the weight of a nation on his shoulders, Canadian lefty finds water on third playoff hole while No. 1 Vijay Singh keeps his cool.


Asteroid 2004 MN4 has slim chance of Earth hit

A recently discovered 1,300 feet long asteroid -- 2004 MN4 --has a slim chance of hitting Earth in the year 2029, according to the statements of NASA.


Microsoft promises to refund gamers who have experienced problems with its new Xbox Live video service.


Even for a company that's mastered the art of product-launch hoopla, Apple Inc. appears to have pulled out all the stops to propel iPhone hysteria into the stratosphere.


WASHINGTON - There are two presidential races going on: One here, one in Iraq. George Bush has to convince voters he isn't losing the second to be sure of winning the first.


George Washington's Kim Beck and Jessica Adair are selected to the all-Atlantic 10 Conference first team and Joe McKeown earns coach of the year honors for the fifth time on Tuesday.


Russia Reassures India on UN Security Council Bid

Russia said Saturday India should  become a veto-wielding permanent member of the United Nations  Security Council if the U.N.'s top decision-making body is  enlarged to reflect post-Cold War realities.


Lo rivela Eurostat, in Ue-27 e' scesa dello 0,4%


Martian hill shows signs of ancient water

LOS ANGELES - NASA's Spirit rover has found more evidence of past water on the hills of Mars, while its twin, Opportunity, has observed a field of dunes inside a crater.


DEARBORN, Mich. -- Ford Motor Co. narrowed its losses in the fourth quarter and for all of 2007 amid continued weakness in North America and said Thursday the outlook for U.S. sales in 2008 remains grim.


Blog: Bill Gates' investment arm is among those investing $26 million to help prop up the struggling publisher for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender market.


Business & money: Firm's executives freeze bonuses eight hours after deferring payouts for maintenance workers over fatal west coast train crash.


Mobile phone users are to be able to use their handset to make free calls over the internet via Skype.


The International Atomic Energy Agency has passed a resolution calling on Iran to suspend a key process that can be used to make nuclear weapons.


President Fidel Castro of Cuba broke his left knee and right arm in a public fall last night, but quickly reassured his audience that he remained "in one piece" and would go on working.


Britain planning 'diplomatic surge' in Mideast, SAsia: minister

Britain is planning a "diplomatic surge" in the Middle East and south Asia to help counter extremism and nuclear proliferation, Foreign Secretary David Miliband said in an article published Sunday.


Many experienced comedians, talent agents and financiers see the Web as a way to showcase talent while trying to turn a profit.


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Man steals $28 million from Antwerp bank

A man stole $28 million worth of diamonds from an Antwerp bank where he had been a trusted customer for a year using a stolen Argentine passport, officials said Monday.


Major US corporations began rolling out plans Thursday to donate to the massive relief effort under way to help the victims of the earthquake and tsunami that struck South Asia on Sunday.


Footballer Kevin Campbell obtains a court order preventing singer Mark Morrison releasing an album.


Despite aggressive efforts to repair the New Orleans levee system following the destruction of Hurricane Katrina, it isn't clear yet whether it could withstand a hurricane with heavy storm surge this year, the head of the Army Corps of Engineers conceded Saturday.


France get their new era off to a winning start as they outclass Scotland to win their Six Nations opener.


Lucrative business ends in jail A former solicitor who set up an internet prostitution business has been jailed for a year at Guildford Crown Court for "prostitution offences", UK tabloid The Sun reports.â¦


The bid to jump-start NHL labor negotiations has done just that, spawning a second round of talks in an effort to save the hockey season.


Powell, China's Li Discuss N.Korea Talks

Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing  and Secretary of State Colin Powell swapped views on the North  Korean nuclear crisis at the weekend amid a diplomatic push to  prepare for a new round of multi-party talks.


The average American gains five pounds between Thanksgiving and New Year's -- but you don't have to, experts at Duke University Medical Center say.


Democrats began distancing themselves Wednesday from a fundraiser who is wanted in California for failing to appear for sentencing on a 1991 grand theft charge.


The twin rovers on Mars - now reviving having survived the freezing depths of Martian winter - have found new signs that water was once plentiful on Mars.


He's the billionaire primed to fight Bush

A cursory Internet search paints quite the picture of "billionaire America-hater" George Soros.


Europe's main stock exchanges leapt higher on Friday, ahead of Christmas next week, as markets mirrored positive performances overnight in the United States and earlier in Asia.


Genova, 17:53 - CALCIO, SAMP; MAROTTA: PURA FANTASIA INTER SU CASSANO

Beppe Marotta, amministratore delegato della Sampdoria, bolla come "pura fantasia" le voci di un coi...


Putin moves to reassure West on EADS, energy

COMPIEGNE, France  - Russian President Vladimir   Putin sought to reassure France and Germany on Saturday they   had nothing to fear from Moscow's growing economic clout and   held out the prospect of more natural gas for Europe.


Pakistani journalists selling national interest: Sultan

PESHAWAR: Pakistan Army spokesman Major General Shaukat Sultan on Friday accused Pakistani journalists of âsellingâ the national interest in return for a âfew hundred dollarsâ, while


Irish PM told IRA engaged in fresh recruitment drive

Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern has received a security report showing the Irish Republican Army is recruiting young new members and training them to use firearms, a newspaper reported.


By Liu Baijia  US chipmaker AMD says China will become its single-largest market in 18 months, as the company aims to further challenge Intel's dominance.


ISLAMABAD, Nov 11: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Thursday welcomed the statement by his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh about troop reduction in the Indian-held Kashmir.


US Wants Israel to Explain Comment on Peace Process

The United States wants Israel to further explain an Israeli official's statement that Israel aims to freeze the peace process and effectively deny the Palestinians a state, a US official said on Thursday.


Spain arrests Italian in Madeleine kidnapping: report

An Italian has been arrested in Spain over the kidnapping of British 4-year-old Madeleine McCann, who vanished from her resort bedroom in Portugal last month, Spain's El Pais newspaper Web site said on Thursday.


A 20-year-old woman is recovering after a serious sexual assault in Irvinestown, County Fermanagh.


Asians in U.S. Await Word From Loved Ones

Immigrants from across Asia anxiously watched televisions and their computer screens on Sunday, awaiting word from their homeland and preparing donations for friends, family and strangers devastated by tidal waves.


A UN report on Darfur stops short of describing the violence there as genocide, a Sudanese minister says.


Zimbabwe has not kept its promise to re-house those whose homes were demolished last year, a report says.


A U.S. Marine convicted of raping a Filipino woman will remain in a Manila jail over the Christmas holidays after his petition to be transferred immediately to the custody of the U.S. Embassy was rejected Tuesday.


Nine Atlantic hurricanes expected in '07

The Colorado State University hurricane research team renewed its forecast for an "above average" 2007 Atlantic storm season on Thursday and predicted 17 tropical storms, with nine growing to hurricane strength.


An anonymous reader writes "All browsers have been reported vulnerable to different vulnerabilities today. Starting with: Internet Explorer on XP SP1/SP2, which suffers a new system compromise (of course) vulnerability.


Polish troops used no tanks or other tracked vehicles in the ancient city of Babylon, but the presence of foreign troops had a "negative influence" on the site, a spokesman for the Polish-led force in Iraq said ...


Yahoo! has announced that it will acquire digital music company Musicmatch for $160 million in cash. With the addition of Musicmatch's Jukebox service to its portfolio, the move will help Yahoo! establish itself in the online music market currently dominated by Apple's iTunes.


Vending Machine Industry Aims at Obesity

The vending machine industry, taking heavy criticism as kids and other Americans get fatter, is launching an anti-obesity marketing campaign to improve its image and fend off efforts to remove machines from schools.


High oil prices, a stagnant labor market -- and the lack of a more forceful response from the Bush campaign -- have sparked worry among White House allies that the administration's economic team has been too content cheerleading instead of setting more detailed plans for a second term.


Lawyer says ex-bodyguard for bin Laden to testify

BERLIN -- US authorities have spent three days questioning a former bodyguard of Osama bin Laden, newly released from prison in Germany, and intend to call him as a witness in the trial of accused Sept. 11 conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui, the man's lawyer said yesterday.


Update 7: WTO Approves Sanctions on US Exports

The World Trade Organization gave the go-ahead Friday for punitive sanctions on US exports from lobsters to industrial equipment because Washington has yet to comply with a two-year-old order to repeal a trade law that uses penalties collected from


Shellâs Profit Soars as High Oil Prices Offset a Decline in Output

Europeâs largest oil company reported Thursday that fourth-quarter profit rose 60 percent because of the sale of some assets and higher oil prices.


Twins clinch AL Central with 5-1 win over White Sox

The Minnesota Twins closed out the  season with a 5-1 win over the Chicago White Sox on Sunday to  capture the American League Central crown and avoid a  first-round playoff meeting with the New York Yankees.


Kenyan opposition accuses police of killing seven

Kenya's opposition accused police of killing seven people on Thursday during a second day of clashes with demonstrators protesting against President Mwai Kibaki's disputed re-election.


New York gallery sues for return of stolen Warhol

An Andy Warhol painting stolen from a Manhattan art gallery a decade ago has resurfaced at Christie's auction house, and on Tuesday the gallery sued to have it returned.


With Few Exceptions, the String Remains the Same

Professional and recreational players are unlikely to see major developments in racket string technology any time soon.


A paint which illuminates cancer cells could help surgeons remove tumours accurately, scientists say.


Pet Ferret Hit by an Arrow? Hereâs a Book for You

The new Merck/Merial Manual for Pet Health: Home Edition is a 1,345-page book likely to find readership in an animal-crazed nation.


Company warns Remicade may up risk of lymphoma, label changed for second time to reflect hazards. NEW YORK  - Johnson & Johnson is warning doctors that patients taking its rheumatoid arthritis drug


Ministers face calls to bring in safeguards to protect people's privacy against the police DNA database.


Bush Pledges 'Nothing Will Hold Us Back'

NEW YORK - President Bush picked apart John Kerry's record on the Iraq war and tax cuts Thursday night and summoned the nation toward victory over terrorism and economic security at home. "Nothing will hold us back," he said in a Republican National Convention acceptance speech that launched his fall re-election campaign...


Can 92 square miles of desert provide all of the electricity for the U.S.?

It won't take the state of Arizona to provide the real estate for solar, says a solar CEO.


McCain Approaches Nomination With Super Tuesday Wins

Bloomberg - Feb. 6 (Bloomberg) -- John McCain dominated the Super Tuesday race for delegates, scoring victories in California, New York, New Jersey and Missouri and taking a commanding lead for the Republican presidential nomination.


Attentato contro un centro reclutamento forze armate


China's defense budget to jump 17.8 pct in 2007

China's will boost defense spending by 17.8 percent in 2007, accelerating the emerging power's string of annual double-digit rises in money for a modern military that reflects its economic strength.


A final reunion of more than 150 airmen who flew Mosquito planes during World War II is to be held on Saturday.


40 million doses can't be used to fight flu, he says

The acting commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration said Friday he was "pessimistic" that any flu vaccine made by Chiron Corp.


In a Democratic debate, rivals assail Clinton

HANOVER, New Hampshire  - Democratic presidential candidates pounced on rival Hillary Clinton for her positions on Iraq and Iran in a debate on Thursday as they sought to undercut her status as the campaign front-runner.


News Corp "optimistic" over Liberty Media talks

News Corp. said on Monday it was  "optimistic" over reaching a deal to buy back or swap Liberty  Media's shares in the company.


Microsoft to patch app that strips DRM technology

Despite pleas from fair-use advocates, Microsoft plans to patch an application that can strip Windows Media files of potentially restrictive DRM (digital rights management) technology.


Verizon Vice Chairman and President Larry Babbio Announces Plans to Retire After 41-Year Career

NEW YORK, Dec. 11  /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Vice Chairman and President Lawrence T. Babbio Jr. has notified the Verizon Communications Inc.  Board of Directors of his intention to retire from the company by the end of the first quarter 2007.


NMa Moody's e Fitch tagliano rating debito non garantito


Krispy Kreme changing strategy as profit plummets

Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc., which has found itself transformed from Wall Street's darling into the bane of carbohydrate-conscious consumers, scaled back its expansion plans Thursday after posting fiscal second-quarter profits that fell far short of


U.N. Wants Halt to Sudan Fighting to Combat Polio

The United Nations said on Monday it  was calling for a halt to fighting across Sudan this month to  cover a three-day campaign to vaccinate people against polio  and stave off a feared epidemic.


Napoli: il diciasettenne ucciso era fratello collaboratore ...

NAPOLI - Proseguono le indagini per identificare gli assassini del diciassettenne Salvatore Albino, ucciso ieri in un agguato a Napoli.I carabinieri lo considerano vicino alla famiglia camorristica dei Brandi.


border policemen and wounding 15 people in the first such attack in the city in seven months. war and annexed in a move not recognised internationally.


Finally, the conflict in Darfur in western Sudan is a focal point in international diplomacy and media attention. This is the least to expect after months of bloody campaigns of murder, rape and dare I say, ethnic cleansing, starting as ...


Official says Saddam's defense minister to face investigative ...

Saddam Hussein's defense minister, who surrendered to American forces last year, will appear alongside another notorious general known


Duff (centre) - one of the season's stars

Chelsea's emphatic 4-0 victory over lowly Norwich was orchestrated by the combined wing wizardry of Damien Duff and Arjen Robben.


Ryanair, the Irish no-frills airline, said net profit rose 15 percent for the quarter to September, adding it was well-placed to combat the threat of record high oil prices and fierce competition.


For the third consecutive week, "Shark Tale" continues to dominate the US Box Office. From Friday 15 to Sunday 17, it earned $22 million.


A dirlo il direttore generale Chiaffredo Salomone


WASHINGTON - A packet of Texas Air National Guard records newly released Friday showed that the commanding officer of President Bush's basic training unit took a special interest in him as a trainee and wrote to his father to praise his son.    Bush's father, then a congressman from Texas, said in reply to the commander, "That a major general in the Air Force would take interest in a brand new Air Force trainee made a big impression on me."   Bush went on to say that his son "will be a gung ho member" of the Air Force and that Air Force instructors had "helped awaken the very best instincts in my son."   The letter and other material were the latest in a stream of documents released about Bush's service three decades ago during the Vietnam War, when Bush's critics say he got preferential treatment as the son of a congressman and U.N...


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


China says climate policy must make room for growth

China went on the global warming offensive on Monday, unveiling a climate change action plan while stressing it will not sacrifice economic ambitions to international demands to cut greenhouse gas pollution.


Hormone-free milk is finding a place in the dairy market, riding the popularity of natural foods, without the expenses involved in producing organic milk.


Microsoft, Siemens, IBM Lead R&D Spending

Survey finds Microsoft research spending up 6.5 percent this year, the top of the tech firms.


Deadly clashes between rival gunmen may presage a fight to the finish between Fatah and Hamas


No immediate DNA test in Anna Nicole baby battle

The battle for Anna Nicole Smith's baby resumed on Tuesday with a judge refusing to immediately order a paternity test for her former companion, Howard K. Stern, to help determine which of three men fathered the late Playboy model's 6-month-old daughter.


President Musharraf admits that some border security forces have been letting the Taleban into Afghanistan.


Here are CNET Reviews' 10 favorite items from the past week, including a music phone from Nokia, a six-piece speaker system and the iRiver X20.


Police beat back anti-government protesters in the southern Russian region of Ingushetia.


A former corrections officer went on a shooting spree at a mobile home community, killing two people and wounding two others before killing himself, police said.


NEW YORK - All-Star shortstop Edgar Renteria has agreed to a $40 million, four-year contract with the Boston Red Sox, who beat his St.


The Software & Information Industry Association has filed nine lawsuits against software sellers for allegedly selling pirated software on eBay.


No other options if Tevez move fails, says Ferguson

Sir Alex Ferguson has claimed that Manchester United have no other plans in place should they fail to sign West Ham striker Carlos Tevez.


NEW YORK  - "Ugly Betty" was ever so pretty in the ratings department Thursday, which competed strongly against CBS stalwart "Survivor" to become the most-watched new show of the season.


Man Pleads Guilty in Genital Surgery Case

COLUMBIA, Mo. - A former church minister and Boy Scout leader who cut off another man's genitals in a makeshift gender reassignment surgery in a hotel room, pleaded guilty Friday to first-degree assault and practicing medicine without a license...


Democrats Say Bush Lied on Guard Service

WASHINGTON - Democrats pounced on the latest revelations about President Bush's Air National Guard service Wednesday, saying newly released records show Bush shirked his duty and lied about it.    Bush's spokesmen said the records back up the president's assertion that he fulfilled all of his Vietnam-era military obligations and served honorably...


US iPlayer in the works Just as the BBC is slashing jobs at home, its commercial tentacle is ramping up efforts to squeeze money from its programming and web content abroad.â¦


Seven US Marines killed in Iraq: military

BAGHDAD - Seven US marines were killed in two separate incidents in Iraq's restive Anbar province, a vast region comprising the battleground cities of Fallujah and Ramadi, the military said Monday.


Ziff Davis - At its June Worldwide Developers Conference, Apple's focus will be on its "Tiger" version of Mac OS X.


At a time when mortgage lenders were touting efforts to help homeowners avoid foreclosure, delinquent borrowers were almost twice as likely to lose their homes as they were to reach an agreement with their lender that would allow them to stay put, according to a Mortgage Bankers Association survey...


Rinnovo convenzione al 2012, ma societa' nel mirino Ue


The creator of the Backstreet Boys and 'N Sync was indicted Wednesday by a federal grand jury on charges he defrauded a bank out of $20 million dollars.


States want to protect their lotteries German states have postponed a decision on whether or not to ban online gambling. The federal states met today to discuss the plan to outlaw the activity in a move that could destabilise a Europe-wide plan to harmonise gambling.â¦


A former CIA operative who became an outspoken critic of the agency has died in Cuba aged 72.


Milano, 13:10 - CALCIO, SUAZO: NELLA MIA MENTE C'ERA SOLTANTO L'INTER

Aveva fatto la sua scelta e l'ha portata avanti fino alla fine. Fino al giorno in cui il Milan si &e...


Azienda, ancora da decidere struttura finanziaria newco


US businessman Malcolm Glazer has lifted his stake in Manchester United to 27.6% from 25.3%, heightening speculation that he will bid for the world's richest soccer club.


Toshiba to field HD DVD-equipped Xbox 360?

Could even be integrated into an HD TV Toshiba may be gearing up release an own-brand Xbox 360 with a built-in HD DVD drive, a senior executive from the company has apparently claimed.â¦


I grandi del mondo nell'ex lager nazista per non dimenticare


Microsoft offers subscription software in S. Africa

Microsoft  has launched a  pay-as-you-go computing system aimed at making its office  software more accessible for people in emerging markets, the  company said on Tuesday.


Cellphones get the 'all clear' at some hospitals

Anyone who has been inside a hospital probably has been cut off from relatives and colleagues because of a common rule: no cellphones. But some health care facilities are creating wireless networks to let patients, family members, physicians and staff members use their phones.


Israel Bombs Hamas Buildings in Gaza, Killing 5

At least five Palestinians were killed in bombing raids on buildings used by a police force dominated by Hamas.


GlaxoSmithKline PLC reported a 5.8 percent drop in third-quarter net profit Wednesday on strong generic competition and falling sales of its blockbuster diabetes drug in the United States.


PMC-Sierra Announces 336-Channel T1/E1/DS3/E3 Framer Enabling Wireline and Wireless Network Evolution

PMC-Sierra, Inc. (Nasdaq:PMCS) today announced the PM8310 TEMUXÂ®  336, the industry's most integrated and  scalable framer solution for next generation voice, wireless and router  platforms.


Unionized workers at four large San Francisco hotels went on strike Wednesday morning over issues similar to those causing an impasse between hotels and their workers at several large hotels in Washington.


Sport Anglers Said to Catch More Fish Than Thought

Casual fishermen reel in nearly a quarter of the catch of overfished saltwater species, a much higher share than previously thought, researchers report in a new study.


Microsoft files new antitrust documents with EU

Microsoft filed revised documents with  the European Commission on Thursday aimed at complying with a  landmark antitrust decision from 2004, the European Commission  said.


Milano, 13:42 - CALCIO, PALERMO; ZAMPARINI: GUIDOLIN? PER ORA NON RISCHIA

''Se dico certe cose è perchÃ© voglio che Guidolin migliori, non per mandarlo via. Se poi non ...


ATI unveils 'world's first' strained silicon GPU

Mobility Radeon X1700, X1450 and X1350 revealed ATI is revamping its Mobility Radeon laptop-friendly graphics chip line-up not only with a pair of mid-range parts offering better performance per watt, the company claimed, but also the GPU fabbed using strained silicon technology: the gamer-oriented Mobility Radeon X1700.â¦


Write to Santa Prime Minister-in-waiting Gordon Brown has asked the police to come up with a wish list of gadgets they can use to combat crime.â¦


Lettuce probable cause of Taco Bell E. coli: FDA

An ingredient used in 70 percent of Taco Bell's products, lettuce, probably caused an E.coli outbreak that sickened dozens of people in the U.S. Northeast, food safety officials said on Wednesday.


Take heart, Larry Brown. Yours is not the sole face of frustration at an Olympic basketball tournament that's shaping up as the most compelling since 1988.


Google won a major legal victory when a federal judge ruled that the search engineâs advertising policy does not violate federal trademark laws.


Il centrosinistra tiene le amministrazioni della Spezia e di AnconaEletti al primo turno i candidati di Vercelli, Vicenza e Como                                            Provinciali: Genova verso il ballottaggio Restano alla Cdl quattro province su sette                                                                                Nel capoluogo ligure Repetto e la Oliveri separati da un paio di puntiSull'analisi del voto pesa la scarsa affluenza. Solo il 58,8% Ã¨ andato a votare


Merck & Co.'s chairman and chief executive Raymond Gilmartin yesterday defended his firm's handling of earlier health warnings about Vioxx and said he was "stunned" when he learned two weeks ago that a Merck clinical trial had confirmed the drug could cause strokes and heart attacks.


HHS: Foreign flu shots coming to US to ease shortage

The Food and Drug Administration has signed off on the safety of a portion of five (m) million doses that are available from plants in Canada and Germany.


Japan quake victims take shelter, mudslides feared

KASHIWAZAKI, Japan  - More than 10,000 people sheltered in evacuation centers on Tuesday in Japan's northwest after a strong earthquake flattened hundreds of houses, killing at least nine people and injuring more than 900.


EDS Joins Siebel Systems' New Global BPO Alliance Program

SAN MATEO, Calif. & PLANO, Texas --(Business Wire)-- Aug. 23, 2004 -- Partnership to Create New Opportunities for Business Process Outsourcing Marketplace, with EDS as Charter Member.


Being Bobby Brown ain't easy these days. A family judge ordered the singer arrested if he steps foot in Massachusetts after Brown failed to show for a hearing Monday over delinquent child support payments.


AirAsia to Replace Boeing Fleet With Airbus Planes

AirAsia Bhd., Southeast Asia's largest discount airline, said it will replace its fleet of Boeing planes with up to 80 new Airbus aircraft over three years because discounts by the largest planemaker cut operation costs.


It has now become apparent why Porter Goss, a politician, was named to head the CIA in an administration that already has been accused of politicizing intelligence during the Iraq war: to settle old scores.


Bodies of WWI Austrian Soldiers Found in Glacier

The bodies of three Austrian soldiers  killed in World War One have been found frozen and almost  perfectly preserved in an Italian Alpine glacier.


Pope invites Muslims to dialogue, slams "holy wars"

Pope Benedict invited  Muslims on Tuesday to join a dialogue of cultures based on the  premise that the concept of an Islamic "holy war" is  unreasonable and against God's nature.


Big Unit bound for Big Apple? Sounds like fun

Eight months after the future Hall of Famer first was rumored to be on his way to New York - and two weeks after a three-team, 10-player deal fell apart at the 11th hour â-ohnson apparently no longer will be made to stew while his extraordinary


US President George W. Bush said he had signed into law a bill requiring the State Department to monitor global anti-Semitism and rate countries annually on their treatment of Jews.


Conservatives attempt to push the Scottish Government on action to cut rural school closures.


Even a supreme scoring effort by Dwyane Wade wasn't enough for the Miami Heat to beat the Orlando Magic.


A FLEET of black cabs hit the streets today promoting the new Liverpool ECHO arena.   The taxis are part of a marketing campaign for the 10,600-seat Kings dock venue.   Thousands of cards declaring "There's a music revolution coming" have been circulating over the last month.


Galindo helps Chivas USA beat Rapids 2-0

Maykel Galindo scored a goal, and Colorado midfielder Terry Cooke accidentally put the ball in his own net in Chivas USA's 2-0 victory over the Rapids on Saturday night in Major League Soccer.


Microsoft offers subscription licensing for small businesses

Microsoft is offering a new subscription model to small businesses that will allow them to use the company's software for less cost than the currently available licensing model.The plan, called Open Value Subscription program, is part of Microsoft's effort to give small businesses more flexible and affordable options for purchasing software, said Cindy Bates, Microsoft's general manager for U.S. small business.The new plan costs about a third of the license-only expense for the current licensing program open to small business, called the Open Value program, Bates said. The plan is cheaper because Microsoft offers upfront discounts for software purchased through the subscription program, and also allows customers to increase or decrease pricing over the three-year subscription period if their business needs change, she said.Open Value Subscription includes Microsoft's Software Assurance program, the company's software maintenance and support program for business customers.Microsoft defines small businesses as those with 50 employees or fewer. Bates called 50 employees the "break point" for when a company hires IT management. Up until that number, "usually it's the business owner or office manager" handling the IT system, she said.Businesses will be able to sign up for the Open Value Subscription program beginning in March, Bates said. Microsoft products available through the program include Microsoft Office Small Business, Office Professional +, Windows Vista Business Upgrade, Small Business Server Client Access License (CAL), Core CAL, Desktop Professional Suite, and Small Business Desktop Suite.As part of its small-business outreach, Microsoft also this week is unveiling a partner program called "Big Easy," which invests about $10 million in subsidies to small businesses purchasing products through partners.Through the program, small businesses purchasing certain products through authorized specialist partners will get a certain percentage of money back that they can use to purchase other services from those partners, Bates said.For example, a small business would get a maximum of 22 percent of the money it spends if it buys six or more products that are on the approved list. Bates said Microsoft has figured the average return will be about 15 percent to 17 percent on purchases for small businesses.Products available for subsidies under the Big Easy program include Microsoft Office products, Exchange Server, Forefront Security for Exchange Server, System Center Essentials, Project, Visio, Office SharePoint Server, Forefront Security for SharePoint, and Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2006, among others.More information about Open Value Subscription can be found on Microsoft's Web site. The company also provides more information about the Big Easy on its Microsoft Small Business Community Blog.


Brain scanning technology identifies when people lie, scientists ...

Because lying is more work for the brain than telling the truth, scanning the organ that holds our deepest, darkest secrets could be the ultimate way to separate fact from fiction, researchers said Monday.


Damaged Undersea Cable Disrupts Net Service Across Mideast

Large parts of the Middle East lost internet service Wednesday following damage to a communications cable running running between Palermo, Italy and Alexandria, Egypt. What caused the damage remains unclear.


SEPTEMBER 24, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - Hewlett-Packard Co. has stopped selling workstations based on Intel Corp.'s Itanium 2 microprocessor, a company spokeswoman confirmed today.


The Prime Minister of Norway, Mr. Kjell Magne Bondevik, arrives in Dar es Salaam today for a three-day official visit.


Putting a Still-Vexed Play in a Historical Context

Shakespeare's most problematic play Â at least with respect to modern sensitivities Â receives an intelligent interpretation from Michael Radford and a superb cast.


Actor George Clooney campaigns in Egypt to raise awareness of the humanitarian crisis in Darfur.


Nessun ferito, una decina i convogli coinvolti in ritardi


Chicago police say a DuPage County Sheriff's deputy was killed Sunday when a car struck his motorcycle during the Toys for Tots charity parade.


Lawyers Want to Show Jackson Documentary

The prosecution wants jurors in Michael Jackson's molestation trial to have their own screening of a British television documentary about the pop star, a show that the defense denounced as "heavily edited in the most sensational fashion possible."


A suicide bomber detonated his explosives in a busy pedestrian alley next to Afghanistan's Interior Ministry on Saturday, killing at least 12 people and wounding more than 40, officials said.


Sunni Muslims expressed outrage Saturday over an assault by Iraqi National Guard troops, backed by US soldiers, on their most revered mosque in Baghdad.


One killed in train crash in northwest England

One person was killed and eight seriously injured when a high-speed London-to-Glasgow train was derailed in northwest England late on Friday, rescue services said.


America West Airlines officials say they want to help pick up the pieces as low-cost carrier ATA goes through bankruptcy reorganization.


Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov is declared the winner of Turkmenistan's presidential elections.


American judge involved in Hamm case loses place on technical ...

A US judge involved in the scoring mistake that may have helped Paul Hamm win the all-around gold medal at the Athens Olympics lost his place Friday on a key committee of gymnastics' world governing body.


Rebels Attack Darfur Oil, Libyans Mediate in Abuja

A previously unknown rebel group said on Monday it had attacked a South Darfur oil pumping station as African Union truce monitors suspended operations in the area after one of their helicopters came under fire.


An economist has warned that China did not raise its interest rates enough to curb inflation, the China Daily reported. Tang Min, chief economist with the resident mission


Siemens deal for UGS gets U.S. antitrust approval

U.S. antitrust authorities said on  Thursday they approved plans by German conglomerate Siemens AG  (SIEGn.DE) to buy industrial design software maker UGS Corp.  for $3.5 billion.


Heirs of China's New Elites Schooled in Ancient Values

CIXI, China -- In a borrowed classroom of the provincial Communist Party School, a newly busy philosophy professor addressed 15 well-groomed adult students. His message: Try to have a soul.


The creator of Dolly the Sheep heads a New Year list of Scots honoured by the Queen.


Stocks gained on Monday, as investors snapped up shares of energy and materials companies on a surge in global commodity prices.


Analysts Say Delta Fare Cuts Were Inevitable

By capping fares and simplifying prices, Delta Air Lines provoked a price war this week, as it became the first big airline to join forces with low-fare players.


E3 2007: If Microsoft told you to 'jump in,' would you?

Blog: The revamped video game conference is well underway, with the Xbox 360 and Games for Windows announcements kicking it off.


Russian-born writer Henri Troyat, who moved to France as a child and became one of the most prolific, popular and respected writers of his adopted country, has died, a fellow writer said. He was 95.


Hungarian economy takes a dive amid worst unrest since end of communism

Uncertainty over the future of embattled Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany and his economic reforms sent the country's markets into a spin this week in the wake of the worst unrest since the end of communism.


Lisbona, 19:56 - CALCIO, LIVERPOOL: RISSA IN RITIRO TRA BELLAMY E RIISE

Ritiro bollente per il Liverpool in Portogallo in vista della gara di Champions con il Barcellona. C...


Minnesotan takes political hopes to Croatia

Miksic, a successful Minnesota businessman and friend of the late Gov. Rudy Perpich, returned to his Croatian birthplace last week to begin his campaign to lead the developing Balkan country.


Consumer spending slowed in December and inflation continued to rise,  leaving the Federal Reserve less maneuvering room as it ponders policy decisions.


Romney awaits Michigan fate as Democrats gear for debate

Mitt Romney battled to save his flickering White House hopes Tuesday, as voters in rust-belt Michigan weighed in on the turbulent Republican presidential race in a crucial primary.


Constellation Makes Offer to Buy Mondavi

Constellation Brands Inc., an international producer and marketer of wine, spirits and beers, said Tuesday that it had made a $970 million bid to acquire The Robert Mondavi Corp.


Sophos AV upgrade blocks unwanted programs

(InfoWorld) - Security vendor Sophos has upgraded its antivirus software to allow system administrators to block the installation of file-sharing, VOIP (voice over Internet Protocol) and instant-messaging programs, the company announced Wednesday. Enterprises have asked for ways to control what applications end users install, citing concerns over liability, bandwidth consumption and flagging productivity, said John Shaw, Sophos group product manager. "They see a lot of users wasting company time and wasting company assets," he said. The upgrade, called Application Control, is a free part of Sophos' Anti-Virus (AV) 6.0 software. Administrators have a console to control which applications users can install on their machines. Application Control can block majorÂ peer-to-peer applications such as Kazaa and eMule, plus instant-messaging programs from Yahoo, Microsoft, and AOL. Google Talk, Skype and Net2Phone can also be blocked. If a user tries to install an unwanted program, Application Control blocks the installation. To identify programs, Sophos uses analysis techniques similar to those used to identify malicious software, said Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant at the company. If a program is updated, Sophos will also issue updates for its software to continue blocking the program, Cluley said. Other products on the market take a different tact, analyzing packets to determine what applications are using them, a more difficult method than simply blocking the installation, Cluley said. Sophos will expand the list of programs that can be blocked, eventually encompassing grid and distributed computing applications and computer games. Â ADVERTISEMENTMAKE SOA REAL WITH IBM WEBSPHERE PODCASTStreamline processes and maximize efficiency within a proven service oriented architecture. Take back control of your business processes with IBM WebSphere.


Nessuna scaletta, ordine di uscita sorteggiato in diretta


Fraud claims already cloud Pakistan vote

Less than a month before Pakistan's election, the opposition is already claiming it will be rigged, pointing to a stacked judiciary, media intimidation and ballot papers that have allegedly been pre-marked.


The Redskins make a surprising move by releasing starting tight end Walter Rasby, who was a priority in the offseason when the team signed him to a three-year, $2.7-million deal.


EU Peace Force to Take Over NATO Bosnia Peacekeeping

NATO peacekeepers once patrolled this Bosnian Serb rebel stronghold in armored personnel carriers, but the town is now so calm an EU force taking over on Thursday could monitor it from the bar.


Last season Michigan held Notre Dame to 4 yards rushing - the worst total in 41 years for the Fighting Irish. The same performance tomorrow against the Wolverines would be a season best.


Britain says U.N. sanctions have hit Iran's economy

Two rounds of U.N. sanctions against Iran for refusing to halt sensitive nuclear activities have had an economic and political impact on the Islamic Republic, Britain's U.N. ambassador said on Wednesday.


The jeans were falling off the little boy who lay slumped in the arms of his father. Blood seeped from his lolling head. His eyes were closed.


Nine bodies found in Cancun in apparent drug assassinations

The bodies of nine people, including three federal agents, were discovered Thursday at a pair of sites outside Cancun, famous with tourists for its white-sand beaches, but also important to drug smugglers who carry Colombian cocaine through Mexico's


His new sanctions Tuesday seek to press the regime but not deepen the Darfur crisis.


Nessun italiano fra loro, colpito anche agente della polizia


PHIL MICKELSON confessed he was amazed to join the exclusive '59' club - the best score in professional stroke-play history - after winning the PGA's Grand Slam of Golf in Hawaii.


"No alle disuguaglianze sociali", tra i feriti 33 poliziotti


16.50: 115 morti dall'inizio dell'anno. E' il bilancio della guerra di camorra a Napoli, destinato ad aggiornarsi di giorno in giorno. Oggi l'omicidio di Antonio Esposito, un panettiere 60enne ucciso a Secondigliano a colpi di arma da fuoco.


Australian garage attendant claims he saw "murdered" Briton

A garage attendant said in court that he served Briton Peter Falconio more than a week after the backpacker went missing, presumed murdered, in the Australian outback.


PALESTINIAN leader Yasser Arafat is suffering from a blood disorder and more tests are needed to determine the cause, one of the doctors treating him said today.


The Justice Department's watchdog office has opened an investigation into the arrest of an Oregon lawyer that was based on what turned out to be faulty FBI analysis of a fingerprint linked to the deadly terrorist attack in Spain last March.


In a Wife's Request at Her Husband's Deathbed, Ethics Are an Issue

In the midst of tragedy, a wife asks if it is possible to retrieve and store some of her husband's sperm after his death.


German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder has staked his future on market-friendly economic reforms and is taking a hands-off approach to job losses at major companies such as car maker Opel and retailer Karstadt.


Shares jumped nearly 4 percent after the low-cost carrier reported its first third-quarter profit in two years on higher occupancy rates and capacity.


'Attivita' Nord America non torneranno in utile prima 2009'


U.S. slump possible, not probable-Greenspan quoted

Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan was quoted as saying on Thursday that a recession in the United States is possible, though not probable this year as inventory problems in the economy are being addressed quickly, Bloomberg reported.


Wal-Mart speeds up spread of generics program

ORLANDO, Florida  - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. will expand a program offering some generic drugs for $4 per prescription throughout Florida on Friday, and may bring the deal to other U.S. states before the end of the year, the retailer said on Thursday.


HOUSTON, Dec. 25 -- The kids were naughty, Dad put the presents on eBay instead of under the tree, and Mom's been crying ever since.


Court sentences 7 to life in prison for bombings in Istanbul

ISTANBUL -- A Turkish court sentenced seven people, including a Syrian Al Qaeda militant, to life in prison yesterday for suicide bomb attacks on Jewish and British targets in Istanbul that killed more than 60 people in 2003.


NASA Panel Sees No Major Shuttle Hurdles

There are no major hurdles to NASA launching a space shuttle in May or June, a task force overseeing return-to-flight efforts said Friday, while also expressing concern about crew members' ability to make repairs in orbit.


CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. -- A Navy corpsman testified at his court-martial Friday that he watched as Marines shot an Iraqi civilian in the head after taking him from his home in the town of Hamdania.


San Joaquin Likely in Water Crisis By 2025, Officials Say: Science Society Discusses Farmers and Water Use

By Alex Breitler, The Record, Stockton, Calif.  Feb. 17--SAN FRANCISCO -- San Joaquin County's $1.7 billion agriculture industry will see much of its water diverted to growing cities and environmental needs in the coming decades, a panel of the West's leading water experts said Friday.


This beautifully designed media player is like a slim iPhone sans phone--but it's marred by some early hardware and software issues.


England coach Brian Ashton includes former captain Lawrence Dallaglio in a 47-man training squad for the World Cup.


Soldier buries brother in life, brother in war

Jeff Hubbard fought back tears as he talked about his boy -- a "great, great young man" who was killed last week in Iraq in a helicopter crash. It's the second time he's had to bury a son killed in the Iraq war.


Clorox Swaps $2.1 Bln, Two Brands to Get Henkel Stake

Clorox Co., the largest US household- bleach maker, agreed to swap $2.1 billion in cash, the Soft Scrub and Combat brands and its share in a joint venture to buy back Henkel KgaA's 29 percent stake.


The Wirral-born DJ championed some of Britain's most influential musicians and, through his radio shows and Peel Sessions helped fuel genres ranging from reggae and hip-hop to punk.


LONDON - British Prime Minister Tony Blair reportedly underwent a procedure Friday to correct an irregular heartbeat - a condition that first surfaced a year ago - and was recovering.    Aides refused to say whether the 2 1/2-hour procedure, called a catheter ablation, took place...


ING Direct solves Internet banking riddle

As more and more people turn to the   Internet to pay bills and shop for goods and services, Dutch   financial services group ING has carved out a lead in what was   once considered the most elusive of online services: banking.


AUSTIN - Democrats seized on new questions about the president's service in the Texas Air National Guard on Thursday, while the Bush campaign dismissed the subject as old news.


BANGKOK, Thailand Sept. 28, 2004 - A woman who died earlier this month of bird flu probably got the disease from her daughter, a Thai official said Tuesday, increasing concern the case is the first known human-to-human transmission of the disease.


Clinton, Obama make case for votes in Iowa

DES MOINES, Iowa  - Democrat Hillary Clinton touted her experience and rival Barack Obama made his case for change on Thursday as White House hopefuls scoured Iowa for support one week before the U.S. state's too-close-to-call nominating contest.


The web as your auld grannie might have wished it


Roundup: Vogts resigns as Scotland coach

Berti Vogts resigned as coach of Scotland's national team on Monday with his side standing virtually no chance of qualifying for the 2006 World Cup.


New York State and City Sue Merck Over Vioxx

A lawsuit filed Monday attempts to recoup tens of millions spent by government-financed health programs to purchase the painkiller and to treat patients for its side effects.


Bush Staffers Ordered 3 Ejected From Event, Man Says

DENVER, March 2 -- A volunteer said Friday that he was acting on orders from White House staffers when he helped eject three people from a taxpayer-funded event President Bush was attending, according to the man's attorney.


Gil Cates Producing Record 12th Oscar Show

If you want to know what kind of Oscar show to expect from Gil Cates, think of him ordering the orchestra to play off Michael Moore two years ago as the director shouted "Shame on Bush!"


Turkish hostage released in Iraq, foreign ministry says

A Turkish driver taken hostage in Iraq was released by his captors on Monday, Turkey's Foreign Ministry said. The release came a day


GIAPPONE: NUOVE SCOSSE DI TERREMOTO A NIIGATA, FERITI

TOKYO - Nuova serie di forti scosse di terremoto nella prefettura giapponese centro-occidentale di Niigata, con almeno otto feriti e momenti di paura in una regione in continua emergenza sismica dopo il violento terremoto di 6,8 gradi Richter del 23


Kerry says he'll make science a priority

Columbus- Flanked by space hero John Glenn and the widow of stem-cell research crusader Christopher Reeve, Sen. John Kerry pledged Thursday that he would be "a president who believes in science.


Arson suspected in fires that damaged dozens of homes

Until Monday morning, Hunters Brooke looked much like thousands of subdivisions under construction in the American countryside. Within a few hours, the dreams


Springsteen, R.E.M. Rock Philly for Kerry

PHILADELPHIA - Bruce Springsteen and R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe stayed on message from the time they took the stage: Vote John Kerry on Nov...


Iran responds to U.S. fingerprinting law

Iran has enacted a law requiring American citizens visiting the country to be fingerprinted upon arrival, an official said Saturday.


Democrat Barack Obama says he won't just be a president for the American people, but the animals too.


The slumping Boston Celtics lost 109-102 to the Detroit Pistons on Tuesday, extending their franchise record worst losing streak to 15 games.


US seeks new pact with EU that bans aerospace subsidies

US trade negotiators will deliver a firm message to their European counterparts this morning in Brussels, Belgium: The Bush administration wants to scrap a 12-year-old aerospace trade pact and craft a wholly new accord that bars government loans, two


Australia probes new claim against Indian doctor: media

Australian police were investigating  whether an Indian doctor detained on terror charges may have  been plotting to blow up a high-rise building on the Gold  Coast, the Sunday Mail newspaper reported on Sunday.


Full details of New Zealand's Champions Trophy victory over the USA.


Melissa Etheridge Treated For Breast Cancer

Melissa Etheridge, "Come to my window," has been diagnosed with breast cancer, and as a result, the two-time Grammy winner has cancelled her North American concert tour.


Milano, 14:43 - CALCIO, MILAN: LIBERATI TRE TIFOSI

Il tribunale del riesame di Milano ha revocato la misura di arresto nei confronti dei tifosi del Mil...


Brown invites outsiders onto Labour team

New PM to pick from beyond party in reshuffle - despite Ashdown's snub of an audacious offer to become Northern Ireland secretary.


George Clooney comes to Delhi to continue humanitarian efforts as the UN's Messenger Of Peace.


Jets scorch Dolphins' defense with 34 unanswered points in 41-14 ...

They made a perfect combination. The running back duo helped the Jets embarrass the hapless Dolphins, sending their defense to a new low in a 41-14 rout Monday night.


Chile's Lagos receives torture commission report

Chilean President Ricardo Lagos received a chilling report on Wednesday from a government commission that interviewed more than 30,000 victims to chronicle


The Dow soared about 280 points to a record close Thursday, posting its biggest gain in nearly 5 years, on a flurry of takeover activity and some upbeat retail sales numbers.


The ban on carrying liquids and gels onto airliners will continue indefinitely, raising questions about whether there are enough airport screeners to do the added work.


Iraqis vow to fight al Qaeda after sheikh death

RAMADI, Iraq  - Sunni Arab Iraqis and U.S. forces in Anbar province vowed on Friday to keep fighting al Qaeda after the assassination of a tribal leader who worked with Americans to create one of Iraq's few security success stories.


See CNET at Macworld 2008, grill me Thursday

If you're in San Francisco for Macworld, head over to booth 4810 to meet and greet CNET writers and editors, and if you're connected to the Internet, let's talk Macworld on Thursday.


Iran must suspend enrichment before talks: Chirac

French President Jacques Chirac said   on Tuesday Iran must suspend uranium enrichment, a process   which can produce fuel for power plants or bombs, before talks   aimed at defusing a nuclear standoff can go ahead.


Operaio di 21 anni denunciato per diffamazione aggravata


Susilo told not to choose ministerial candidates from New Order ...

JAKARTA (JP): Political observer Bungaran Antonius Simanjuntak urged president-elect Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Tuesday not to choose ministerial candidates from the New Order regime to avoidtarnishing his government.


Fayed bodyguard felt pressured over crash recall

Former bodyguard Trevor Rees said on  Thursday he felt pressured by his boss, luxury storeowner  Mohamed al-Fayed, to remember details of the car crash that  killed his son Dodi and Princess Diana.


One day before too long, when your mobile telephone sounds, it could be a novel calling to recount how the headstrong heroine dumped the handsome heartbreaker.


Can a âFertility Dietâ Get You Pregnant?

A new book suggests that among other things, eating ice cream and cutting back on meat may help raise your fertility.


Dutch Filmmaker, Who Angered Muslims, Shot Dead

A controversial Dutch filmmaker accused by Muslims of ridiculing their religion was stabbed and shot dead on his bicycle on Tuesday, shocking the


(CBS/AP) The first anniversary of Saddam Hussein's capture was marked by violence across Iraq, including a suicide car bombing that killed 13 people in Baghdad and a report that seven US Marines died in combat in western Iraq.


Oil prices hit a one month-high of $47  a barrel on Tuesday as China showed no let-up in its strong  import growth and traders worried that U.S. petroleum  inventories had drawn down heavily due to Hurricane Ivan.


Less than a week after the terror threat level in the nation's capital was lowered to Code Yellow, police checkpoints popped up again Tuesday on Capitol Hill.


Nepal orders the closure of two key offices representing the Dalai Lama in the capital, Kathmandu.


Roger Clemens will have tests on his ailing groin Monday, and the New York Yankees hope he can make his first start of the season next weekend.


Health Living: Director Lynch says meditation ended his anger

MILAN (Reuters Life!) - U.S. director David Lynch, 60,   whose films are known for their elements of surrealism, has   been practicing transcendental meditation for half his life,   saying it ended his anger and increased his flow of ideas.


Chasing Dot-Com Dream in China: Husband-Wife Team Pours Savings, Sweat into Internet Venture

By Evan Osnos, Chicago Tribune  Jun. 3--BEIJING -- In the office after hours, the Chinese economic miracle didn't feel much like magic.   Spent cups of instant noodles lay in the trash can. Cubicles were empty for the night.


Fashion Wire Daily - Fashion Wire Daily - Los Angeles - Take two of Hollywood's sexiest bad boys, Colin Farrell and Jamie Foxx, add in exotic beauties Gong Li and Naomie Harris, throw bombastic director Michael Mann into the mix, and voilÃÂ¡, you've got the key elements of both the "Miami Vice" movie and its premiere, which was held Thursday, July 20, at the Mann Village Theater in Westwood.


Potter star Radcliffe wins rave reviews in "Equus"

Daniel Radcliffe shook off the mantle of Harry Potter on Wednesday to win rave reviews for his stage portrayal of a tortured teenager in the grueling psychological thriller "Equus".


Waterford Wedgwood PLC, the debt-laden maker of luxury homewares, reported a slight half-year profit but heavy operating losses Friday as it continued to suffer from the weak U.S. dollar.


A former Navy sailor is accused of supporting terrorism by disclosing secret information about the location of Navy ships and the best ways to attack them


British tycoon wants to fly you to space

Richard Branson, the British tycoon known for daredevil exploits in a speedboat, a hot-air balloon and an amphibious car, wants to take a giant leap into the final frontier -- and to give a lift out of this world to similarly intrepid paying passengers.


Amelie Mauresmo comfortably came through her first match since taking over at the top of the world rankings. The Frenchwoman reached the quarter-finals of the Porsche Grand Prix in Filderstadt with a 7-5 6-4 win over Switzerland's Patty Schynder.


Johnny Cash Items on Auction at Sotheby's in NY

Johnny Cash's guitars, his black leather boots and a tin cup from Folsom Prison are among the memorabilia from the late country music star displayed on Tuesday ahead of an auction at Sotheby's.


John McCain, taking heat from conservative talk radio pundits, got an assist Monday from former GOP presidential nominee Bob Dole.


Brit awards host Russell Brand triggers a flood of complaints with jokes about the Queen and the Iraq war.


AFRICA/MAURITANIA - Con le elezioni presidenziali di domenica si conclude il processo per il ritorno della democrazia Nouackhott (Agenzia Fides)- La Mauritania al voto domenica 11 marzo, per il primo turno delle elezioni presidenziali a due anni dal golpe incruento dellÂagosto 2005 che rovesciÃ² il Presidente Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya.   \


November 28, 2004 -- More than 3,000 joyful holiday shoppers were forced to flee the Toys 'R' Us store in Times Square yesterday when some people suddenly were blinded by tears and started gasping for air.


China and the United States ended three days of intense economic talks with new accords on food safety, energy and environmental cooperation but only modest progress in opening Chinaâs financial markets.


Napoli, 16:25 - CALCIO, NAPOLI: CONVOCATI PER IL MILAN

Ultima seduta a Castelvolturno per il Napoli prima della partenza per Milano. Particolare attenzione...


New Scottish National Party leader Alex Salmond tells the BBC that independence for Scotland is inevitable.


Cambodia's new King Norodom Sihamoni and his parents, the former King Norodom Sihanouk and Queen Monineath arrived home on Wednesday from Beijing.


Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates took the oath of office yesterday, warning that the nation cannot afford failure in Iraq and promising that the war there will be his top priority.


Sen. McCain Seeks $1 Billion to Speed Digital TV Shift

U.S. Senate Commerce Committee  Chairman John McCain is pushing for up to $1 billion in aid to  ensure consumers are not left in the dark when television  stations broadcast only new, crisp digital signals, according  to draft legislation obtained on Sunday.


Roger Clemens, in a statement issued by his agent, categorically denied ever using steroids, human growth hormone or other banned substances.


Japan Defense Plan Shifts Pacifist Stance

Japan adopted new defense guidelines Friday, including the relaxation of an arms-export ban that will facilitate missile security with Washington, another sign of Tokyo's


Republican Sen. John W. Warner, the former chairman of the Armed Services Committee, on Monday endorsed Sen. John McCain for the Republican presidential nomination.


Tour de France champion Floyd Landis officially requested the testing of his backup urine sample Monday in an effort to clear his name of doping allegations.


Academics propose carbon-capture kit for cars

I will also turn water to petrol, says prof US-based researchers have unveiled a cunning plan for future motoring in which carbon-capture technology would be used aboard vehicles. The stored carbon would then be recovered at filling stations and - rather than being "sequestered" underground or wherever - get reprocessed back into synthetic fuel.â¦


Space Station Crew Adjusted to Rationing

The two astronauts aboard the international space station cut back on meat, potatoes and vegetables by half and made up for the lost calories


Prosecutors in France begin investigating whether French citizens are joining the ranks of insurgents in Iraq.


China steels for worse weather as holidays loom

Work crews battled on Saturday  to restore power to parts of southern China blacked out for  over a week by the fiercest snow storms in 50 years as the  government warned that worse was to come.


Taiwanese Foxconn Continues in Expansion in the Czech Republic

Foxconn (Taiwan), computer manufacturer, will build a new plant for the LCD monitor and computer component manufacturing in Kutna Hory, Czech Republic. Investments should exceed CEK 3 bil. The plant should employ up to 5,000 people. It should be already opened in 2008.


Cottonwood Cove Offers Plenty of Recreation Choices

By Margo Bartlett Pesek  Beautiful desert and lake views await travelers along the 14- mile highway from Searchlight to Cottonwood Cove on Lake Mohave. To access this scenic route from Las Vegas, drive south 55 miles on US 95 to Seachlight.


At least 13 people have been killed and 20 wounded in a series of explosions in Gaza City, Palestinian sources say. The blasts went off in an eastern part of the city, in what correspondents say is a known stronghold of Hamas militants.


Jag X-Type gets worst side-impact rating

The 2004 Jaguar X-Type got the worst rating of any midsize sedan in side-impact crash tests conducted by the insurance industry. The X-Type, which starts at $31,000, fared worse


Progress expected in Korean nuclear talks after rare meeting

A former US envoy to the United Nations has held a rare meeting with North Korean officials and said he expected "good progress" at the upcoming nuclear talks with Pyongyang.


Defining Moments of Movies and TV in 2004

2004 may go down in history as the year of the runaway breast. Yes, there was Janet Jackson's Super Bowl flash, but don't forget Tara Reid's absent-minded red carpet dress-drop or the uproar over a sexy "Desperate Housewives" promo for Monday Night Football. Add in Colin Farrell's missing manhood from the movie "A Home at the End of the World" and the curtailed puppet sex in "Team America: World Police," and this was the year of nudity both seen and imagined.


Stocks Up; Mild Inflation Cheers Markets

U.S. stocks rose slightly on Thursday  as data showing inflation slowed last month boosted investors'  hopes that the Federal Reserve will keep to its course of only  measured interest rate hikes.


Smoking in public is set to be severely restricted in Russia under new legislation backed by the upper house of parliament.


Ivory Coast Leader's Camp Criticizes Arms Ban

Supporters of Ivory Coast's President  Laurent Gbagbo criticized on Tuesday a United Nations decision  to impose an arms embargo on the world's top cocoa grower but  rebel leaders welcomed the move.


LOURDES, France - A frail Pope John Paul II, breathing heavily and gasping at times, celebrated an open-air Mass on Sunday for several hundred thousand pilgrims, many in wheelchairs, at a shrine to the Virgin Mary that is associated with miraculous cures.    At one point he said "help me" in Polish while struggling through his homily in French...


Blog: BMC Software announces Thursday that it has acquired RealOps, which makes IT process automation software.


Video game publisher Take-Two Interactive Software Inc  on Monday posted a smaller-than-expected quarterly loss, helped by sales of games such as "The Darkness" and one based on the latest "Fantastic Four" movie.


High stress levels make students less able to deal with complex exam questions, research suggests.


Tool di strumenti per monitorare i tuoi investimenti

Cambio della guardia a sorpresa al Corriere della Sera. Paolo Mieli ritorna alla direzione del quotidiano dopo quasi sette anni, sostituisce Stefano Folli in carica da un anno e mezzo. La decisione Ã¨ stata


The Mercedes-Benz S 600 Guard Pullman armored limo that "resists military-standard small-arms projectiles" is not coming out until 2008. Waiting for government budgets to kick in? In Autopia.


Burmese security forces storm monasteries and arrest scores of monks after days of protests, witnesses say.


Canadian fighter jets forced to make refuelling stop in Ireland

Five Canadian Forces F-18 fighters were forced to make an unscheduled refuelling stop at Shannon airport in southwest Ireland a spokeswoman for the Irish airport authority said.


Bank May Buy Troubled Giant in Home Loans

Countrywide Financial, the troubled lender that became a symbol of the excesses that led to the subprime mortgage crisis, is negotiating a sale to Bank of America.


A government minister attacks criticism of two officers who were accused of not doing enough to help a drowning boy.


Russia's parliament sets up a commission to investigate the attack on a school in Beslan two weeks ago.


Ex-Yukos Boss Khodorkovsky Says Authorities Destroyed Russiaâs ...

Commenting on the results of the Sunday auction in which the Yuganskneftegaz company was sold to the mysterious Baikal group, Mikhail Khodorkovsky, the former head of the Yukos Oil Company said that the authorities had destroyed the most effective oil


Clear Channel Shareholders Approve Buyout

Shareholders of the company approved a $19.5 billion buyout on Tuesday, more than 10 months after the deal was proposed.


Crude Oil Steady After Rising as Ivan Disrupts US Gulf Output

Crude oil was little changed after rising 2.5 percent yesterday as the approach of Hurricane Ivan disrupted production and tanker shipments in the Gulf of Mexico, where a quarter of US oil and natural gas is pumped.


London Security Breaches Raise Concerns About Terror Measures

Three years after the Sept. 11 attacks in the US, two breaches of security in two days at London's Buckingham Palace and the Houses of Parliament prompted calls for increased measures to protect the UK capital.


All former U.S. prisoners of war who suffer from heart disease or stroke will receive government health care benefits without having to prove the ailments were linked to their captivity, Veterans Affairs Secretary Anthony Principi said Saturday night.


"No Country" adds honors in pre-Oscar awards blitz

Oscar front-runner "No  Country For Old Men" picked up two awards during the weekend as  the countdown to the Academy Awards entered its final week.


Olmert and Abbas meet, heavy clashes in Gaza

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Friday in a new effort to narrow differences ahead of a U.S.-hosted conference on Palestinian statehood due later this year.


Patriarch Petros VII, of Alexandria, Egypt, the spiritual leader of Greek Orthodox Christians in Africa, was killed Saturday in a helicopter crash.


Unseeded Russian Elena Bovina upset an error-prone Venus Williams in their quarter-final showdown at the Kremlin Cup tennis tournament Friday.


Stress Speeds Up Aging, Researchers Confirm

Long-term stress can make people sick and grow old before their time, according to a new study that has identified the first direct link between stress and aging, the Washington Post reported Tuesday.


Victories for Rafael Nadal and Carlos Moya mean Spain lead the USA 2-0 in the Davis Cup final.


The seriousness of an already critical flaw in the way a Microsoft component processes JPEG files got ratcheted up a notch this week as exploit code began circulating.


Court ruling blocks Alaska oil lease sale

ANCHORAGE, Alaska  - A federal judge issued a   preliminary ruling on Thursday that temporarily blocks the U.S.   administration's plan to allow oil development in the sensitive   wetlands near vast Teshekpuk Lake in Arctic Alaska.


The global number of refugees rises for the first time in five years, mainly due to the Iraq war, the UN says.


Wales head coach Mike Ruddock is urging his players to rewrite the history books with a famous victory over New Zealand at the Millennium Stadium.


Health Tip: If Your Child Goes to the Hospital

(HealthDay News) - It can be a frightening experience for anyone to go to the hospital, particularly for a young child.


`Gridiron Gang' scores at the box office

It was another down weekend at the box office, although moviegoers helped Sony Pictures and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson score with the football flick "Gridiron Gang."


Chelsea are bad for football, it's true; but they are also very good at it. Not something you could say about Titus Bramble, say.


Derek Lowe won despite giving up three homers, Ramon Martinez hit a go-ahead sacrifice fly and the Los Angeles Dodgers gained ground in the NL West with a 5-4 victory over the Washington Nationals on Monday night.


Stunning snaps, Cassini style Saturn has another, very diffuse, outer ring identified by astronomers working on the Cassini imaging data at NASA's JPL laboratory and the Space Science Institute in Boulder.â¦


Cybersecurity chief calls it quits after a year

The government's cybersecurity chief resigned this week after serving a year with the Homeland Security Department. Amit Yoran, the first director of the National Cyber Security Division, said


Windows Home Server update coming Tuesday

Microsoft says update improves setup and overall usability. HP had said it was waiting for the update before it released its first product using the software.


Real Madrid fought back from two goals down to draw 2-2 with Dynamo Kiev in their Champions League match on Wednesday, leaving the Group B wide open with two rounds remaining.


Shave time off your Web searches by using operators

Focus your search results automatically by including characters and words that put a finer point on your queries.


Music Review | Attacca Quartet: A Quartet of Juilliard Students Introduces Four Contemporary Pieces to the City

Ambitious new string quartets seem to be appearing on the classical landscape faster than condos on the Manhattan skyline. Many of them, like the vigorous Attacca Quartet, are embracing contemporary music.


Michael Barrymore is to return to the limelight playing Spike Milligan in a stage drama about the comedian's life.