Time Warner Reaches Agreement to Allow Comcast to Reduce Stake

Time Warner Inc. and Comcast Corp. reached an agreement that gives Comcast, the world's largest cable-television operator, the option of reducing its stake in Time Warner's cable unit to 17 percent.


By David Paul Kuhn. By Dick Meyer. By Dotty Lynch. By Bob Schieffer. (CBS/AP) It was not the way President Bush wanted to start the final week of his campaign -- with more bad news from Iraq


The European Union is risking an Islamic backlash in Turkey, the EU's enlargement commissioner says.


Petition the PM: from ID cards to ice cream

Make your clicks count The more politically aware among El Reg's readership might already know that the Prime Minister's office is beta testing an online petition system.â¦


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Flood and Gomarsall called up into England team

Newcastle centre Toby Flood and Harlequins scrumhalf Andy Gomarsall have been called up into England's team for the first of two Tests against South Africa here later on Saturday.


The threat from biological weapons has outstripped that from chemical and nuclear arms because of the "riotous" progress of biotechnology, according to a British report.


Former Stoughton High School star Matt King has been selected as a captain of the University of Maine football team -- a tribute, in part, to his determination.


Israeli officials expressed "shock and dismay" at an official Spanish statement following Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat's death, which called him "one of the most relevant leaders of our time.


A growing number of Google millionaires are hoping to parlay their newfound wealth into even greater riches by bankrolling technology start-ups.


UK police may see star witness in Litvinenko probe

British police, in Moscow as part of their probe into the Litvinenko poisoning, seemed set to see star witness, ex-KGB agent Andrei Lugovoy, on Wednesday, one of his associates said.


The gap between UK rich and poor is as wide as it has been for 40 years, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation says.


Michigan man busted for failing to buy coffee A Michigan man who parked outside a local Wi-Fi cafe every day to check his email has been fined $400 and sentenced to 40 hours' community service.â¦


Pamela Anderson, Kid Rock to divorce: reports

Actress Pamela Anderson has filed for divorce from rap singer Kid Rock after four months of marriage, a pair of celebrity magazines reported on Monday.


Dreams of bombs, bad guys haunt Baghdad's children

Iraqi children are haunted by dreams of bad guys wielding knives or kidnapping relatives. For some, like 13-year-old Zaman, the nightmares become reality. She was abducted, beaten and threatened with rape.


Bush Administration Declares War on Mountains and the People Who Live There

The Department of the Interior is about to approve a regulation that would allow and even encourage mountain top mining, which involves blasting off the top of a mountain and dumping the remains in nearby valleys and streams. Yes, that's as bad for the environment as it sounds.


Bush Rejects Compulsory Emissions Goals, Urges More Talks

The world's top greenhouse gas producers should sit down and figure out a strategy for cutting emissions, the president says.


Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice told Iraqi government leaders Saturday that the contentious debate in Washington over President Bush's war strategy reflects U.S. doubts that democracy will prevail over violence.


The largest used-car dealer in the nation said 2006 earnings would exceed its forecast as rising sales reduced the need for price cuts.


Russia clears way for Moscow trip by UK police

Russia on Monday cleared the way for British detectives probing the mystery poisoning of former KGB spy Alexander Litvinenko to visit Moscow, and promised to help their investigation.


News.com Extra: Third submarine Internet cable severed

Also: U.S. cyberwar games turn into hacker melee. See what people are saying on News.com Extra.


The details of letters written from Princess Diana to Dodi Al Fayed are revealed at their inquest.


Tea drinking may protect against Alzheimers-study

Drinking tea may help protect against Alzheimer's disease, though it is by no means a cure for the brain-crippling illness, British scientists said on Tuesday.


Consumer prices, stoked by more expensive gasoline and pricier fruits and vegetables, heated up in October, rising by 0.6 percent, the biggest gain in five months.


Alstom wins 130 million Euro contract for subway trains to Shanghai

French industrial giant Alstom Group has sold 16 complete subway trains to the city of Shanghai worth some 130 million Euros (160 million dollars), in another deal reached here during the visit of French President Jacques Chirac.


Tony Blair says the UK will use next year's presidency of the EU to try to tackle red tape.


Hormel Foods "neutral," estimates raised

NEW YORK, December 31  - Analysts at DA Davidson reiterate their "neutral" rating on Hormel Foods (HRL.NYS), while raising their estimates for the company.


The head of Russia's election commission is removed ahead of parliamentary and presidential polls.


There's a temptation to gauge the generosity of a community by the number of million-dollar donations made to the local symphony or university, or the number of fundraising records set by the annual cancer ball or school auction. And until recently, thanks to a booming economy and real estate mar...


Power company Edison International   said on Wednesday its quarterly earnings rose, helped  by higher revenue from its utility arm and higher income from  its Edison Capital unit.


Few Visit Ground Zero in N.Y. as Convention Begins

As the Republican convention opened less than four miles away, a small number of visitors to Ground Zero paid their respects on Monday with mixed feelings about whether President Bush should come to the site of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks.


Areas with population, job growth avoiding housing market pain

By now, it's clear where most of the pain is being felt in the US housing market.


Ohio Court Dismisses Election Challenges

The Ohio Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a challenge from voters to the presidential election in light of last week's certification of the electoral vote and the upcoming inauguration.


UEFA Cup: Lazio rallies to 2-2 draw with Partizan

Second-half goals by Paolo Di Canio and Simone Inzaghi rallied Lazio to a 2-2 home draw with Partizan Belgrade in a UEFA Cup Group E match on Thursday.


Ortiz, Sox rally to fight another day: Sink Yanks in 14, send ...

The official crowd at Fenway Park last night was a capacity 35,120, but as the years pass, the number of people who claim to have attended the Red Sox [stats, schedule]' 5-4, 14-inning victory


Pro-hunt campaigners gather outside the Prime Minister's County Durham home to protest at plans to ban hunting with dogs.


LONDON 2012: UP AND RUNNING Coe sticks knife into Madrid Olympics ...

He changed his speech to say a British Olympics would showcase our "ethnic diversity and tolerance" - a swipe at Madrid's race-hate soccer shame.


To Find Next Big Thing, Investors Tap Wisdom of Youth

By Matt Richtel  Wanted: investment adviser - the younger the better.


How an âItâ girl lost her groove, then found her game

There was once an It gal of tennis who graced the national magazine covers, drawing so much attention from the paparazzi and fashionistas that she made her peers as jealous as lottery losers.


A letter bomb exploded at the London headquarters of the company which administers the British capital's traffic congestion toll, injuring one woman employee.


Gates Foundation expands digital divide initiative

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Thursday announced a new $328 million plan to provide computer and Internet services through public libraries in developing nations.


Nine Romanian children rescued after police carried out raids against crime gangs are reunited with their families.


CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Things are looking up for the Houston Astros, even though the club trails its best-of-seven National League Championship Series 0-2.


Five Indiana Pacers players and five Detroit Pistons fans are expected to be charged with assault today in a brawl that broke out on the court last month and spilled into the stands at The Palace of Auburn Hills, according to news reports.


Bone drug cuts deaths, breaks in elderly

For the first time, an osteoporosis drug has reduced deaths and prevented new fractures in elderly patients with broken hips, according to new research. Some experts called the drop in deaths "striking" but said other drugs could have a similar effect.


Three powerful lobbying forces — automakers, electric utilities and the coal industry — are confounding Democrats' efforts to forge a less-polluting energy policy.


Powell fears for Iraq's future; Britain readies security review

US Secretary of State Colin Powell voiced concern about the future of Iraq as Britain announced a team would reassess security in the war-torn country.


Authorities: Bomb attack foiled in Istanbul

Turkish authorities said they foiled an apparent bomb attack in Istanbul on Monday when they discovered plastic bags with explosives near a ticket stand.


Combinazione: 21-23-28-48-49-54, Jolly 65, Superstar 7


Obiettivo e' fare ogni anno un milione di controlli


NEW ORLEANS -- Reuben Droughns had his fifth 100-yard game to help the Denver Broncos stay atop the AFC West.


Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein yesterday said he told Kevin Millar and Doug Mientkiewicz that only one of them will be with the team for the 2005 season.


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Glasgow, 17:43 - CALCIO, EURO2008; GRUPPO ITALIA: SCOZIA PERDE NAYSMITH

La Scozia, inserita nello stesso gruppo di qualificazione a Euro 2008 dell'Italia, non potrà ...


Heath Ledger's death has spiked sales and interest in the late actor's films.


Independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader a suffered setbacks this week as election officials in Virginia, Maryland, Illinois and Missouri all denied him access to state ballots this fall.


Roma, 17:33 - SCI DI FONDO, FIS ANNULLA GARE SPRINT COGNE

A causa dell'asenza di neve, la Fis ha annullato le sprint di Cogne valide per la Coppa del Mondo di...


IAC's Diller sees opportunity in news online

IAC/InterActiveCorp. Chief Executive  Barry Diller said on Monday he saw opportunities as news  increasingly moves to the Internet from newspapers, and his  company was close to announcing a new product.


L'uomo e' in carcere per presunti abusi sessuali su 15enne


Vicenza, 15:35 - CALCIO VIOLENTO, CAMPANA: CONDIZIONATA REGOLARITA' TORNEO

Sergio Campana, numero uno dell'assocalciatori, teme che la decisione di chiudere alcuni stadi e las...


Video Airs British Hostage Asking for Troops Withdrawal

British aid worker Margaret Hassan, kidnapped in Iraq, appeared in a video aired by Arab TV station al-Jazeera asking British Prime Minister Tony Blair to withdraw troops.


Antonio Lucci, bloccato a Terracina dove era in vacanza


Milano, 16:03 - CALCIO, ASSEMBLEA DI LEGA: RESPINTO STATUTO DELLO FIGC

L'assemblea generale della Lega calcio, oltre ad approvare il regolamento, ha invece respinto  la bo...


India captain Sourav Ganguly was summoned to a disciplinary hearing for showing dissent during day four of the second Test against South Africa.


Le Mans, 15:17 - AUTO, 24 ORE LE MANS: VINCE PIRRO SU AUDI

La 24 ore di Le Mans è stata vinta dall'equipaggio formato dall'italiano Emanuele Pirro e i t...


Hamas: 4 militants killed, blames Israel

An explosion went off Wednesday in a jeep carrying four Gaza militants, killing all of them, Hamas said.


BlackBerry maker jazzes up goods for broader appeal

Research In Motion    has leapt into the retail consumer market with products such as  its pink BlackBerry Pearl, a candybar-shaped e-mail phone  stuffed with multimedia goodies, exposing itself to shoppers'  fickle tastes and competition from Apple Inc's  iPhone.


Mantova, 20:06 - CALCIO, MANTOVA; GRAZIANI: POSSIAMO FAR RISULTATO A LECCE

Mantova a Lecce con l'obiettivo tre punti: ''Quello di Lecce è un campo difficilissimo - dice...


House Republican leader John Boehner and other Republicans warned on Thursday that a successful program to combat AIDS in Africa would be in jeopardy if Democrats move ahead with plans to make changes that he said would support abortions.


The Philadelphia Eagles were 28 points better than Dallas last month. Julius Jones could change that for the Cowboys this time around.


'Osama' tape tells Saudis: prepare for coup

A MAN believed to be Osama bin Laden, speaking on a tape, urged his fighters to focus attacks on oil sites in the Gulf and Iraq and hailed the terrorists who attacked a US consulate in Saudi Arabia.


EC backs $4.7 billion in funding to salvage Galileo GPS project

(InfoWorld) - Satellite navigation boxes using the GPS (global positioning system) are no longer the preserve of luxury car owners in Europe. Now you see them in the humblest vehicles on the Continent's highways. That's part of the reason why the European Commission Wednesday proposed taking on the entire â¬3.4 billion ($4.7 billion) cost of creatingÂ Galileo, Europe's answer to GPS, which is based in the U.S. "Do consumers really want this product? To answer that you must ask why consumers like GPS so much," said transport commissioner Jacques Barrot at a press conference Wednesday. "Consumers are answering the question by buying more and more GPSes," he said. "Galileo will make money, and with the E.U. as its owner, it will generate income for the E.U. budget." Barrot's confidence wasn't shared earlier this year byÂ the companies picked to share the cost and benefitsÂ of building the 30-strong constellation of satellites. Unsure of the costs and unconvinced of Galileo's eventual commercial potential, theÂ companies dragged their feetÂ to a point in June where the Commission abandoned the partnership with the private sector. Under the original plan, public money was supposed to pay for the first four satellites and then the private consortium of companies building the satellites were to pay for two-thirds of the 26 remaining satellites. This amounted to a private sector cost of â¬2.4 billion. The companies -- AENA, Alcatel-Lucent, EADS, Finmeccanica, Hispasat, Inmarsat, TeleOp, and Thales -- were to recoup their investment costs by then operating the satellites and collecting fees once they were in operation. Barrot said Wednesday that the Commission wants the â¬2.4 billion to be paid for out of European Union funds. The E.U. has already committed â¬1 billion to the project. He said that he initially wanted the 27 member states of the E.U. to fill the funding gap through payments directly to the European Space Agency (ESA). But as 10 countries in the E.U. aren't members of the ESA this was dismissed, leaving the E.U. budget as the only possibility for ensuring that the project is financed. With the E.U. as the sole owner of Galileo, it will still need companies from a variety of industries to build the system's infrastructure, Barrot said. Astrium (EADS group) and Thales Alenia Space (Thales and Finmeccanica groups) approached the ESA for some of this work recently, the commissioner said. "Galileo is extremely important for the strategic autonomy of Europe. We can't let this opportunity to manage the know-how in this advanced technology pass," Barrot said. Transportation ministers of the E.U. member states will meet in Luxembourg on Oct. 2 to debate the Commission's proposal. Countries with most to gain from the project include France, Germany, Italy, and Spain. They are believed to support the Commission. However, others including the U.K. and the Netherlands, remain to be convinced that there is a real need for a European GPS. Separately, U.S. president George W. Bush said in a statement issued by the U.S. mission to the E.U. Wednesday, that he will stop the GPS signal from being interrupted or degraded by military purposes. One of the main justifications for launching Galileo was that GPS is ultimately at the mercy of the U.S. Department of Defense, and could be jammed for strategic reasons, potentially endangering private users' lives. Galileo is intended to be purely for civilian use. However, the U.S. recently has taken steps to assure GPS users that they can count on the system. "President George W. Bush has accepted a recommendation to end procurement of Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites that have the capability to intentionally degrade the accuracy of civil signals," the White House press secretary said in a statement Tuesday. Although the U.S. stopped the intentional degradation of GPS satellite signals in May 2000, this new action will result in the removal of "Selective Availability" capabilities, thereby eliminating a source of uncertainty in GPS performance that has been of concern to civil GPS users worldwide. This decision reflects the nation's commitment to GPS users that this free global utility can be counted on to support peaceful civil activities around the world, the statement said.


'Mars 2' landing due early next year O2 will launch its Asus-made 3G PDA phone, the XDA Zinc, in January 2007, the carrier has revealed. Zinc is the device most recently known by its codename, 'Mars 2', and which appeared on the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) website in October this year.â¦


A Fool peers in through Wall Street's out door.


Bangladesh blast kills three, injures former minister: official

Three people were killed and a former finance minister was critically injured in a blast at a main opposition party rally in northeastern Bangladesh, officials said.


US economy increases 3.7 percent in third quarter

The US economy increased at an annual rate of 3.7 percent in the third quarter of this year, the Commerce Department said in a report released on Friday.


Imagine: You turn on the TV and see a campaign ad. Your neighbor down the hall, watching the same channel at the same moment, sees a different ad selected for her in part because she's Hispanic, single, owns a dog and drinks Bud Light.


Serbia and the Albanians of its breakaway Kosovo province are unlikely to agree on the future of the territory, United Nations envoy Martti Ahtisaari said as the two sides began a final series of talks on Wednesday.


Medicare to Subsidize Stop-Smoking Counseling

The Bush administration said that Medicare would soon pay for counseling to help beneficiaries stop smoking.


Wenger faces new FA rap over 'liar' jibe at linesman

Arsene Wenger has risked incurring the wrath of the Football Association once more after accusing one of the officials in Sunday's stormy League Cup final of lying in his match report.


Court: Spears' dad has temporary control

The father of Britney Spears was named her temporary conservator Friday, putting him in control of her welfare a day after she was whisked to a hospital for a psychiatric evaluation.


A re-assessed fossil from a Velociraptor dinosaur suggests the animal was probably covered in feathers.


Scientists on both sides of the Atlantic are finding better ways to diagnose brain tumours.


Researchers studying DNA from 500-year-old bone slivers said Friday that preliminary data suggests Christopher Columbus might be buried in Spain, rather than in a rival tomb in the Dominican Republic — but for now they cannot be sure.


Cisco, Microsoft NAC plans leave many questions

(InfoWorld) - Building a bridge is rarely a quiet affair. Just ask John Augustus Roebling and his son, Washington, whose Brooklyn Bridge took 13 years to complete and cost 27 people their lives. Nevertheless, for the past two years, IT titans Cisco and Microsoft have been engaged in a monumental and more-or-less silent bridge-building effort, as teams of engineers at both companies have worked to join two very different technologies that do the same thing: screen computers for security threats before allowing them to access a corporate network. Last Wednesday, the time had finally come to pull the covers off that integration, which one Cisco executive acknowledged took longer than expected. At The Security Standard conference in Boston, the two companies demonstrated interactions between Vista systems using Microsoftâs NAP (Network Access Protection) and network hardware using Ciscoâs NAC (Network Admission Control) architecture. They also released a white paper describing how the two network access control systems can interoperate and presented a road map for delivering interoperable NAC and NAP products to market. Still, serious questions remain about when interoperable NAC and NAP systems will be available and whether the solution will fit the needs of most enterprise networks. The announcement capped off a two-year integration effort that has been shrouded in mystery. Since saying in October 2004 that they would integrate NAC and NAP, the companies have been sparing with details, prompting speculation that the integration was more PR than reality. Bob Gleichauf, CTO of Ciscoâs security technology group, acknowledged that NAC-NAP integration took longer than the companies planned. However, the official silence about the integration project had more to do with the effort of harnessing resources at two notoriously bottom-line-focused companies than with the technical hurdles of integrating NAC and NAP, he said. Customers who use both Cisco and Microsoft products, and upgrade to both Vista on the desktop and Longhorn Server, will be able to use NAP, NAC, or an integrated NAP-NAC solution for client health screening, Microsoft said. Vistaâs NAP System Health Agent will send system health status reports to Microsoft NPS (Network Policy Server) running on Longhorn. A Cisco Secure ACS (Access Control Server) will instruct the NAP agent on the client system about how to access the network after the health check is complete, according to Gleichauf and Mark Ashida of Microsoft. However, Cisco and Microsoft face tough questioning about how their system will support third-party operating systems, network gear, and point security products. Ashida said Microsoft was focusing on NAC NAP for now but fully intends to support other 802.1x-compliant NAC infrastructure vendors. The benefits of integrated NAC and NAP are at least a year away for enterprises, with Longhorn server months away from availability and widespread adoption of Vista on enterprise desktops also well off in the future, said John Pescatore, an analyst at Gartner. Jon Oltsik, an analyst at Enterprise Strategy Group, said the Cisco-Microsoft partnership was creating uncertainty in an area that cries out for open standards and multivendor support. âTheyâre treating the symptom but not the disease,â Oltsik said. âUsers want open solutions that support Linux clients and wireless and any kind of switch or router.â The integration between Microsoft and Cisco, while good for those companies, will hinder open standards efforts such as the Trusted Computing Groupâs Trusted Network Connect standard, Oltsik said. âThis is a 1990s solution. Itâs a big step back for client security.â


Bernie Ecclestone's formula one empire was under threat last night after an alliance of car manufacturers announced they would set up a rival world championship series by 2008 to give a fairer financial deal to all the competing teams.


Last week many Americans got their first chance to sign up for the next wireless data technology, thanks to the rollout of Verizon's 3G (third-generation) mobile system that makes cell phones more comparable to miniature computers. Verizon's VCast service, which debuted Feb. 1, can deliver video clips, TV content and 3-D games to mobile phones in Verizon's broadband network.


Jimmy Carter talking "Peace" in new documentary

President Jimmy Carter  is the subject of a documentary that will follow him across the  United States as he promotes his latest tome.


Man Utd and Arsenal in game of the season

The premiership clash of Manchester United and Arsenal at Old Trafford this afternoon has been dubbed the game of the season. Manchester Utd have been struggling to find their form this season and remain 11


Regimens: An Herbal Extract Eases Symptoms of Heart Failure

The herbal supplement hawthorn extract is effective in treating symptoms of chronic heart failure, new research suggests.


Ancora guai per Internet Explorer. Segnalata nuova falla

Ancora problemi di scicurezza per internet Explorer, il browser di Microsoft. Dopo le segnalazioni di bug del 20 Ottobre scorso, Secunia, che aveva fatto anche la precedente segnalazione, ha messo in luce un problema legato al target .


Entertainment companies had been vying for MGM to get their hands on its library of more than 4,000 titles. Time Warner initially was seen as the front-runner in the race.


Californians can expect "solid but not spectacular" economic growth in 2005, according to a report scheduled for release today.


Following firm's complaint that French law was anti-European The company whose chief executives were arrested in France last week had already filed a formal complaint to the European Commission claiming that France's gambling laws conflicted with the EC Treaty.â¦


Cassini to Jettison Titan Probe on Christmas Day

"Everything is OK. Huygens is ready to go," said Jean-Pierre Lebreton, the probe's project scientist at the European Space Agency (ESA).


Skiers Risk Answering the Call of Their Wild Side

Recent avalanche-related deaths in Utah have stirred debate about where to draw the line between free will and recklessness.


Martin Truex Jr., driving the No. 1 Chevrolet, had the ninth-fastest time in yesterday morning's practice session for tomorrow's NASCAR Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire International Speedway.


TORONTO - ESPN analyst Bill Clement offered a headline-grabbing analysis Wednesday when asked the significance of today's meeting between the NHL and its Players Association, aimed at resolving the labor impasse between the two.


Capitol Hill -- Congress has heard a thank-you from Iraq's interim prime minister, who says the US sacrifices in Iraq won't be in vain.


Petrolchimico e cvm: la colpa c'Ã¨ stata

La giustizia Ã¨ arrivata tardi. Prescrizione per gran parte dei reati contestati relativamente alle morti e le malattie da cvm e per l'inquinamento causato dal Petrolchimico di Porto Marghera: l'ha scritto


Gli esperti: non c'Ã¨ divieto. Il Vaticano: Ã¨ come l'atomicaLa comunitÃ  scientifica: in realtÃ  nessun ibrido verrÃ  mai a formarsi                                             "Anche in Italia Ã¨ possibile realizzare embrioni-chimera"                                                                                di ELENA DUSI


SEC probing Whole Foods CEO's Web postings: report

The U.S. Securities and Exchange  Commission has launched an informal probe into the online  postings of Whole Foods Markets Inc. Chief Executive John  Mackey, the Wall Street Journal reported in its online edition  on Friday.


Rupert Murdoch's plan to move his News Corp. global media empire's major share listing from Australia to Wall Street won overwhelming shareholder approval Tuesday at the company's annual general meeting.


A gennaio -7,8%, gli analisti si aspettavano al massimo -3%


French Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin has held an emergency meeting with senior cabinet ministers to discuss how to respond to the apparent kidnapping of two French journalists in Iraq.


Circuit City Surprises Analysts With a Loss

The surprise quarterly loss came after Circuit City cut prices on hot electronics like flat-panel TVs and computers to lure customers during the holiday shopping season.


An engine accessory coming out next month claims to increase fuel efficiency and reduce emissions by 85 percent. In Autopia.


KARACHI - Pakistan's former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto abruptly canceled plans to travel abroad yesterday, saying she had heard rumors the government could impose a state of emergency during her absence. The opposition leader, who was targeted by suicide bombers when she returned home on Oct. 18 following eight years in exile, had been preparing to go to Dubai to ...


Geotagging Expands Uses of Digital Images

Geotagging, which allows photographers to embed GPS locations into their photos, is opening up a whole new way of using digital images. As GPS devices become more commonplace, the practice of geotagging is expanding and being used by a variety of people from naturalists to trip planners to archaeologists.


Verizon Rejects Abortion Rights Groupâs Messages

Verizon Wireless has rejected a request from Naral Pro-Choice America to make Verizonâs mobile network available for a text-message program.


Mexico tightening security after rebel threat

Mexico tightened security at strategic oil installations on Tuesday after a shadowy leftist rebel group claimed responsibility for a rash of fuel pipeline explosions.


Ken Bigley, a British hostage kidnapped in Baghdad 22 days ago, has been killed, Sky News television reported on Friday, quoting sources in Prime Minister Tony Blair's office.


Skunk Supporters Gather in Northern Ohio

NORTH RIDGEVILLE, Ohio - People from as far away New Mexico and the Netherlands were in northern Ohio over the weekend, getting up close and personal with skunks. Skunk owner Jeri Lynn Poling says others may not understand, but skunks make great pets and are soft and cuddly.


Oil hits five-month low on BP, US fuel stocks

Oil hit a fresh five-month low on Friday   after U.S. fuel supplies rose and BP said it might fully   restore the largest U.S. oilfield sooner than expected.


UA scientist at the helm of mission to Saturn

A NASA space probe with ties to Tucson was hurtling toward a moon of the planet Saturn on Christmas Day. The machine has been traveling through space for seven years, and it's now in the home stretch of the mission.


The handwritten message on a chalkboard in the Red Sox clubhouse yesterday said it all: "We can change history. Believe it."


Big Blue beefs up its WebSphere 6 application server, promising better performance, reliability and simplified administration.


Con un complice era entrato armato in una tabaccheria


Motion Computing launches tablet PC for doctors

InfoWorld - Promising to save doctors and nurses from as much as 60 minutes of paperwork per day, Motion Computing announced a tablet PC for hospital workers.


AFRICA/UGANDA - ÂI passi avanti sono concreti: la pace Ã¨ possibileÂ dice uno dei mediatori della ComunitÃ  di SantÂEgidio per il Nord Uganda Kampala (Agenzia Fides)- ÂPenso che si Ã¨ finalmente imboccata la strada della pace. Va dato atto al  governo del sud-Sudan di offrire un contributo fondamentale per pacificare il Nord UgandaÂ dice allÂAgenzia Fides Vittorio Scelzo, rappresentante del...


Chief Justice Refuses to Stop Inaugural Prayers

Chief Justice William Rehnquist  rejected Wednesday an emergency request from a California  atheist who sought to stop the recital of prayers at President  Bush's inauguration.


Gunmen kidnap French journalist in north Somalia

BOSASSO, Somalia  - Gunmen in Somalia's northern Puntland region kidnapped a French journalist on Sunday, the area's deputy governor said.


Symbol Technologies Announces Court Approval of Shareholder ...

HOLTSVILLE, NY --(Business Wire)-- Oct. 21, 2004 -- Symbol Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:SBL), The Enterprise Mobility Company(TM), today announced the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New


The US reopens its  missions in Riyadh and Dhahran, but its  Jeddah office remains closed after an al-Qaeda attack.


Flights set to be stuffed over Thanksgiving

The first stuffing that millions of Americans will encounter over the U.S. Thanksgiving Day weekend will likely be on an airplane.


Today is a day for relief, not pride. Vince Carter, the most famous player in Raptors history, was traded yesterday to the New Jersey Nets for Eric Williams, Aaron Williams, Alonzo Mourning and two first-round draft picks.


Paper Cuts Blog: A Playlist by Tom Perrotta

Tom Perrotta (Photo by Stephen Shugerman/Getty Images) On Wednesdays, this blog is the delivery vehicle for âLiving With Music,â a playlist of songs from a writer or some other kind of book-world personage. This week: Tom Perrotta, whose novels include “Little Children” and “Election.” His new novel, “The Abstinence Teacher,” will be published next month. Tom Perrotta’s [...].


The SX-8 is the latest incarnation of the high-end but relatively rare "vector" computer breed.


Prime Minister Gordon Brown uses his New Year message to say there will be "real and serious changes" in 2008.


Two U.S. jets appear to have crossed into Turkish airspace over the border with Iraq inadvertently, a U.S. Embassy official said Monday, adding that the incursion was under investigation.


Madrid, 18:29 - CICLISMO, RUTA DEL SOL: CIONI KO, TAPPA E GIRO A FREIRE

Lo spagnolo tre volte campione del mondo Oscar Freire con uno sprint nell'ultimo atto della Ruta del...


Venezuela's President Chavez says he wants the state to take over oil projects on the Orinoco Belt by May.


Israeli Army Flattens Rows of Houses in Gaza Raid

Israeli forces stormed into a Palestinian  refugee camp on Saturday, killing one man and flattening rows  of houses in a growing cycle of violence that threatens to  complicate Israel's plan to withdraw from Gaza.


Call Him Supersensitive, He's Crafty Too

At Town Hall on Tuesday, Conor Oberst showed his old-fashioned side, a throwback to the 1960's camouflaging his streak of 21st-century emo self-absorption.


United Parcel Service Inc. UPS.N,  the world's largest package delivery company, said on Tuesday  it plans to hire nearly 70,000 temporary workers to help handle  an estimated 340 million packages from Thanksgiving to  Christmas, exceeding year-ago forecasts.


Mine Ener's colleagues and former students at Villanova University are dedicating a memorial student lounge in her name, an honor critics at the Roman Catholic school call inappropriate for a professor who killed her baby daughter while in the throes of postpartum depression.


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Dell has received seven reports of overheating involving power adapters it distributed. No injuries have been reported. The recalled adapters have the words "DELL" and "P/N 9364U," P/N 7832D" or "P/N 4983D" printed on the back of the unit.


British scientists find global warming is melting the ice of Antarctica faster than  previously thought.


PARIS -- He stood only 5 feet 2 inches but Yasser Arafat cast a long shadow on the world stage, and many leaders, diplomats, and analysts saw in his passing an opportunity to unlock the Israeli-Palestinian peace process.


Positives seen in big Microsoft buy: Merrill

With Google Inc.  taking a  dominant lead in the Internet search market, it looks  increasingly likely that Microsoft Corp.  could make a  large acquisition, such as of Yahoo Inc. , Merrill  Lynch said on Friday.


Martha Stewart Calls for Sentencing Reform

Martha Stewart, in a Christmas message posted on her personal Web site, called Wednesday for sentencing reform and took a swipe at the "bad food" in prison.


Peace in Straits hard to achieve, but essential

When the leaders of the People's Republic of China insist that the pre-condition for the peaceful resolution of the decades-long face-off across the Taiwan Strait can only be "one China," they are making it quite clear that "unification," and not peace


Parmalat executives are back in spotlight

MILAN Ten months after the collapse of Parmalat, the Italian dairy and food giant, a preliminary hearing was held here on Tuesday to determine whether to indict 29 people and three companies in one of the country's biggest financial scandals.


A day after firing his top security commanders, Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas headed to the Gaza Strip on Friday to demand that militant leaders stop attacking Israelis, a strong sign of his determination to enforce a fragile truce with Israel.


Top UN officials say the world body should stop trying to persuade Sudan to accept UN peacekeepers in Darfur.


Trump's 'Apprentice' TV Show as Broadway Musical?

Real estate mogul turned television star Donald Trump is considering spinning his hit reality TV program "The Apprentice" into a Broadway show.


Alcoa Inc. (AA.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , the world's biggest aluminum producer, said on Thursday that net income for the quarter rose slightly, as labor problems and


Opening his latest presidential campaign swing through Iowa, Democrat Barack Obama singled out rival John Edwards for criticism, arguing that the former North Carolina senator doesn't have a track record to back up the sharply populist themes he sounds on the campaign trail.


The European Commission is to discuss changes to the Working Time Directive on Wednesday as it tries to limit the time spent at work.


Help take back America! Donate $50 to MoveOn PAC. With your support, MoveOn PAC will undertake a groundbreaking, precinct-level, neighbor-to-neighbor campaign to leave no voter behind.


Organization of American States head Miguel Angel Rodriguez faces a corruption probe in Costa Rica.


Microsoft, Turbolinux to push single sign-on

Microsoft and Turbolinux, a Tokyo-based Linux distributor, are cozying up with a patent cross-licensing deal and agreement to work more closely together, the companies said Tuesday.For users, one of the most significant elements to the deal is a pledge to work on a single sign-on system that will allow log-on to Windows-based and Turbolinux-based machines with one set of credentials.At present Windows and Turbolinux machines on a mixed network can't access a common authentication database, but their deal should change this, said Noriko Otake, a spokeswoman for Turbolinux in Tokyo.To further this work and other cross-platform projects, the two companies have also entered into a patent cross-licensing deal, specific details of which were not disclosed.Interoperability testing of single sign-on and other future projects will take place at Microsoft's offices in Beijing. Turbolinux is active worldwide but has its strongest footprint in Japan and China.Turbolinux will also add Microsoft's Live Search service to its desktop operating system.The deal expands cooperation between the two companies that is intended to remove some of the hassles of using Linux, said Otake. Earlier this year Turbolinux added Windows Media Player to its platform, allowing users access to the large amount of content online encoded in that format, and the company has also been working on support for the Open XML document format.Turbolinux also said it will participate in the Interoperability Vendor Alliance, a Microsoft-sponsored community of software and hardware vendors.For Microsoft the deal is the latest in a string of over 200 patent-licensing agreements signed since it launched an intellectual property licensing program in late 2003. Last week the company announced a similar deal with Japanese digital imaging vendor Olympus Corp., and previous agreements have included Novell, Fuji Xerox, Linspire, Kenwood, LG Electronics, Nortel Networks, and Samsung Electronics.


Rwandan President Kagame accuses France of "bullying" after a judge issued arrest warrants for his top aides.


Investigators found traces of explosives on the second of two passenger airliners that crashed simultaneously in Russia, security officials announced Saturday, confirming


Pfizer boosts dividend in wake of drug failure

Pfizer Inc.  on Monday boosted its quarterly dividend 21 percent after the surprise failure of its most important experimental drug caused a sell- off in its shares, and gave its new chief executive additional duties as chairman.


A pair of Asian teenagers are injured in a racist attack by a gang of nine white youths in Glasgow, police confirm.


New chairman at Augusta keeps traditions

For the last eight years, a corner coffee table in the chairman's office at Augusta National held a framed photograph that illustrated the powerful heritage at the home of the Masters.


During the offseason, Bruins general manager Peter Chiarelli uttered the following phrase so often that, by the end, he practically apologized each time he mentioned it.


Amburgo, 16:07 - CALCIO, NEURURER: DOPING GENERALIZZATO IN GERMANIA

Peter Neururer, tecnico tedesco con un lungo trascorso in Bundesliga, denuncia in una intervista a '...


InfoWorld - IT distributor Agilysys Inc. continued its strategy of growing by acquisition, announcing plans to buy Innovativ Systems Design Inc., a major U.S. reseller of Sun Microsystems Inc.'s servers and storage products.


Forest products company Weyerhaeuser Co.  posted a quarterly profit on Friday, after a year-ago loss, helped by gains from a refund on duties of Canadian lumber sold in the United States.


How Internet video is clogging the pipes

Why are our Internet lines in danger of jamming up?


Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. KKD.N on  Tuesday said it would restate its fiscal 2004 financial reports  due to accounting errors, which could reduce earnings more than  the company had previously forecast, sending its stock down  more than 16 percent.


Leading loyalist Andre Shoukri pleads guilty to 18 charges including blackmail and intimidation.


Australians have been urged to wear khaki on Friday, in memory of "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin's trademark attire.


Tropical Storm Jeanne Is Poised to Gain Strength Over Weekend

Tropical Storm Jeanne, the fifth major storm to threaten the US this year, hovered over the Dominican Republic today and was poised to gain strength as it moves through open water this weekend.


Federal Regulators Find Problems at 4 Big Auditors

The new regulatory body for the auditing industry said that its inspections of the Big Four accounting firms had found "significant audit and accounting issues."


Londra, 19:20 - CALCIO, NEWCASTLE: ESONERATO ALLARDYCE

Il Newcastle ha esonerato il tecnico Sam Allardyce. La decisione è stata presa "di comune acc...


Rising Death Toll Hits 44,000 in Tsunami Aftermath

Thousands more bodies were found in Indonesia in the aftermath of Asia's devastating tsunamis, dramatically increasing the death toll across 11 nations to around 44,000.


UPDATE 1-Jones to buy Barneys in $400 mln deal

Mid-prixed clothing retailer and maker Jones Apparel Group Inc. (JNY.N: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Thursday it was buying Barneys New York Inc.


Cleveland Browns linebacker Andra Davis will miss the remainder of the season after tearing a ligament in his left knee during Sunday's loss against the Cincinnati Bengals.


Researchers aim to make file-sharing fairer by treating bandwidth like a currency.


Teenager stuns Sharapova as Federer tames Isner

The U.S. Open lost one of its top attractions when holder Maria Sharapova was beaten 6-4 1-6 6-2 by Polish teenager Agnieszka Radwanska in the third round on Saturday.


The US space agency (NASA) says an unmanned supersonic jet Tuesday succeeded in breaking a speed record. NASA says preliminary data from its X-43A experimental aircraft shows it reached speeds


State moves ahead on coal-burning suit  ASHEVILLE, N.C. - North Carolina's attorney general is pressing forward with a lawsuit that accuses the nation's largest federal utility of causing  a "public nuisance" by failing to reduce pollution from its coal-fired power plants.


NEW YORK, Sept. 24 -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was greeted with protests Monday as he prepared to address university students and speak before the U.N. General Assembly.


French Masters Series defending champion Tim Henman believes the lack of pressure will allow him to go far again in the Paris event this year.


Pacersâ image hurting after brawl, charges

For the Indiana Pacers, itâs been a long three weeks since a brawl with Detroit fans scarred the image of what was once considered one of the NBAâs model franchises.


Russia postpones test launch of new booster rocket

Russia has postponed the test launch of a new booster rocket scheduled for Friday, the Defense Ministry said Thursday. The launch of the Soyuz-2 medium-size rocket from Russia's


Open1X is an open source implementation of the IEEE 802.1X protocol. This project includes support for the authenticator and supplicant, while other projects (e.g., FreeRADIUS) provide support for the authentication server.   XSupplicant version 2.0.1 has been released. This release fixes bugs that have been found since the 2.0.0 release. It does not contain any new features.  In addition to the new release, there has been a lot of work taking place on the next version. First, the project management committe (PMC) decided to rename the codename from SeaMonkey to SeaAnt and to accept a letter ordering for all future codenames. So, along with SeaAnt, the two releases that will follow it are "SeaBadger", and "SeaCow". Second, the roadmap for SeaAnt has been approved by the PMC. Two versions are available. The "executive summary" version can be found here, a longer version with (really) rough timelines can be found here. Third, we have started to work on various pieces of documentation. All of the documentation will be included in future source drops, in addition to the documentation links in the SourceForge project.  Last, but not least, we have also decided to move away from CVS to Subversion. HEAD development (SeaAnt and beyond) is now using subversion. While making this cut over, we also took the opportunity to rearrange the source tree a little. There are now three main modules :      * xsupplicant -- The XSupplicant engine (GPL/BSD licensed)     * xsupplicant-ui -- The XSupplicant UI (GPL licensed)     * xsupplicant-build -- Install packaging and build scripts (GPL/BSD licensed)  The 2.0.x code will continue to come out of the older CVS branches.


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Sports ; Kumble takes seven wickets to bowl out Australia for 235

Sports News, Chennai, Oct 14 (IANS) India's veteran leg-spinner Anil Kumble Thursday captured seven wickets to bundle out world champions Australia for 235 on the opening day of the second Test at MA Chidambaram Stadium here as Shane Warne equalled the


utchison Whampoa Ltd., the Hong Kong conglomerate controlled by the billionaire Li Ka-shing, filed with regulators in the United States yesterday to raise as much as $2 billion in an initial


Eli Manning had a chance, after a shaky start and a resurgent second half, to drive the Giants to a winning touchdown, but fell short in the final minute.


Bush Disappointed Intelligence Reform Failed

SANTIAGO, Chile  - President Bush expressed  disappointment on Sunday that an agreement on intelligence  reform collapsed in the face of Republican opposition and vowed  to renew pressure on Congress to reach a deal this year.


Trojans look to clinch Pac-10 title against Arizona

The goal expressed at Southern California every year under coach Pete Carroll is to win the Pac-10 championship and qualify for the Rose Bowl.


There are no current plans to re-question the parents of Madeleine McCann, Portuguese prosecutors say.


THE internet was to be a boon, a worldwide information superhighway, a universal means of communication that would transcend national and cultural borders and make the world as one.


Putin hopes to boost scope for fighting terror in Central Asian ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that "through its work within the Central Asian Cooperation Organization [CACO] Russia is hoping to seriously expand its practical scope for countering such threats as terrorism and religious extremism, and for


A Dutch study on the effectiveness of flu shots in the elderly shows the seriousness of the vaccine shortage in the US. The study found that elderly people who got any flu shots from 1996 to 2002 were 22 percent less likely to die from any cause.


Literary dramas lead Telluride fest lineup

LOS ANGELES  - Telluride Film Festival   officials, who always keep their four days of Labor Day weekend   programming under wraps until the last possible minute,   revealed the lineup Thursday for their 33rd annual event in the   Colorado Rockies.


Hungary says there is no evidence a UK bird flue outbreak of was caused by poultry from the country.


BBC Click's Dan Simmons looks at the products offering our passwords protection from hackers.


Shares hurt by tax selling may rebound in 2008

Home builders and financial issues, the biggest casualties of the subprime lending meltdown, were hit again by tax-motivated selling in recent weeks but could rebound a bit early in the new year, money managers said on Monday.


The dollar edged down on Friday after soft US manufacturing data fueled the view that the Federal Reserve may slow or even temporarily halt its tightening campaign.


Obama wins South Carolina Democratic primary

Barack Obama won a vital contest  in South Carolina on Saturday in his quest for the U.S.  Democratic presidential nomination, showing strength among  southern blacks who make up half the state's Democratic voters.


Genetic Defect Linked to Brittle Bone Disease

A genetic mutation and environmental factors before and after birth can increase the risk of suffering from brittle bone disease decades later, researchers said on Tuesday.


The Lede Blog: Storm Clouds Over a Football Coach

In Hoover, Ala., they win a lot of state championships. Has the coach been cutting a lot of corners?.


AMD had an OLPC laptop on hand to showcase the fact that its Geode processor powers the device designed for emerging markets


Microsoft sets summer delivery of SQL Server

Company pushes back third beta program of database to early next year; says final product is on track for next summer.


Arron Afflalo scored 13 points to help No. 1 UCLA beat UC Riverside 61-38 on Sunday, giving the Bruins a 6-0 record for the first time since they won the 1995 national championship.


Presidente commissione Lavoro Senato: arrivare a 65-70 anni


Yasser Arafat on Thursday was in intensive care undergoing fresh tests after his condition took a sudden turn for the worse, Palestinian officials said.


O'Hern Leads Heineken Classic After Third Round

Australian left-hander Nick O'Hern shot  a flawless round of eight-under-par 63 to grab the outright  lead after the third round of the Heineken Classic at Royal  Melbourne Saturday.


Schwarzenegger Energizes Republican Convention

The Republican Party embraces immigrants pursuing the American dream, Austrian-born actor and politician Arnold Schwarzenegger told the Republican National Convention on Tuesday in a speech peppered with quips from his movie-star past.


With rain a possibility, running the ball and stopping the run may take on added significance today when the Tampa Bay Buccaneers play host to the New Orleans Saints at Raymond James Stadium.


PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Exiled dictator Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier apologized for "wrongs" committed under his rule and urged supporters to rally around his fringe political party during a rare address delivered on Haitian radio over the weekend. The comments marked Duvalier's first public address in years and come amid a quiet campaign by his supporters to see their leader returned ...


Apertura in controtendenza rispetto agli indici


PHPEverywhere: My experience moving to PHP5

In his new post on PHPEverywhere today, John Lim shares some of the experiences he's had so far in making the move up from PHP 4 to PHP 5 in his applications.   The transition was relatively painless. [...] What's nice about PHP5 is that it caught some errors that have been lingering in our code: PHP5 no longer allows a function to be defined twice, and some basic variable referencing errors that we missed previously.   They made the move to PHP5 for the latest versions of their applications, but have still stuck with the legacy, PHP4 versions for the time being to give customers a buffer period to make the move themselves. He also mentions changes to the way they make Ajax calls. John is a lead developer for both the ADOdb and PHPLens projects.


Three ex-ministers in Liberia's transitional government are charged with stealing millions of dollars of public funds.


Electronic devices that generate their own power can play a major role in the battle against climate change.


Barcellona, 20:46 - CALCIO, BARCELLONA: RONALDINHO ANCORA OUT

Ronaldinho è ancora alle prese con una tendinite al ginocchio sinistro. La stella del Barcell...


Netherlands-based steelmaker Ispat International NV said Monday that it agreed to acquire LNM Holdings NV and International Steel Group Inc.


Calm, cooler weather and unusually high humidity Friday helped firefighters battling a wildfire that had threatened hundreds of homes and burned four cabins.


JFK Airport sees most growth among top US airports

John F. Kennedy International Airport saw the most growth in passengers over the last year among the nation's 25 busiest airports.


Secondo norme indiane Essar dovrebbe restare nel capitale


Blue Chips Fall on Commodity, Oil Stocks

U.S. blue chips fell on Wednesday as a  steep decline in commodity prices and lower crude oil dented  shares of Alcoa Inc. AA.N and Exxon Mobil Corp.XOM.N,  outweighing strong earnings from McDonald's Corp. MCD.N.


Livorno, 16:35 - CALCIO, FIGC; SPINELLI: RIVA E' GARANZIA DI EQUILIBRIO

Il presidente del Livorno Aldo Spinelli si dichiara soddisfatto per la nomina di di Gigi Riva a vice...


Phil Mickelson's shirt already was stained with patches of sweat, the sign of someone hard at work. This was more a case of oppressive heat and humidity at Muirfield Village, because the Masters champion had yet to play his pro-am Wednesday.


Movie Review | 'Tekkonkinkreet': Orphan Superpower in the Realm of Anime

In the anime âTekkonkinkreet,â two orphans of lifeâs storms sail through the air like birds, like superheroes, like Jackie Chan.


Yeadingâs FA Cup clash with Premiership side Newcastle will be played at QPRâs Loftus Road stadium after safety concerns prevented them hosting the game at their own ground.


US airlines spend hundreds of millions of dollars annually in extra fuel costs to transport a heavier traveling public, researchers estimate.


Johan Santana and the Minnesota Twins' dazzling defence had the New York Yankees seeing double. Santana and the Twins escaped trouble with the help of a record-setting five double plays, Jacque


Packers' McCarthy named Coach of the Year

Mike McCarthy was named the NFL Coach of the Year Wednesday after guiding the Green Bay Packers to a 13-3 record and within one game of the Super Bowl.


Roma, 17:34 - CALCIO, PROCURATORE TAVANO: VUOLE RESTARE ALLA ROMA

Francesco Tavano vuole restare alla Roma. Questo stando a quanto dichiarato ai microfoni di '1927' s...


Megawati Urges Acceptance of Indonesian Election Results

Outgoing Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri has asked her countrymen to accept the results of last month's presidential election.


Modelle in libera uscita dalle passerelle al market

Nella settimana della moda Milano pullula di ragazze-copertina. Che senza i trucchi di scena e fotografate in strada mostrano un altro volto. Troppo magro


Sudanese refugees demonstrate in Kenya after adoption of UN ...

Hundreds of refugees from southernSudan demonstrated outside the UN offices in Nairobi on Friday, accusing the UN Security Council of adopting "weaker resolutions on the Sudan.


Police in Londonderry question five men in connection with an attack on two men which may have been sectarian.


U.S. cities wage high-tech battle against graffiti

Global positioning systems (GPS), digital photography and computer databases are joining the humble paint can as U.S. cities battle to obliterate graffiti and catch its shadowy perpetrators.


Cambodia's new king and parents leave China for home

Cambodia's King Norodom Sihamoni left Beijing with his parents on Wednesday to assume his position as the country's first new monarch in more than 60 years, an embassy staff member said.


An oil spill from an unidentified source has hit Vietnam's central coast, blackening popular resort beaches as thousands of local people help with the cleanup, officials said Thursday.


Brazilian announces a major plan to improve conditions for people living in Rio's violence-hit slums.


Americans still confident in home values: survey

Although existing homes are selling  at their slowest pace in four years, most Americans are  confident their homes are worth more now than they were a year  ago, according to a survey released on Thursday.


US regulators launch an inquiry into whether Wall Street's top brokers adopted trading practices which left clients out of pocket.


Memorable moments over the years from presidential campaigns in New Hampshire and Iowa:


HarperCollins will rush out a book  submitted by former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto  just days before her December 27 assassination, it said on  Monday.


Professor Compares Sept. 11 Victims to Nazis

The University of Colorado launched an  investigation on Thursday into a professor who wrote an essay  comparing some of the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks  with Nazis.


Small-scale solar power comes to electronics

Can you sip solar energy to juice your electronics? Yes, for smaller gadgets and batteries, but laptops are trickier.


Jeweler to Pay $400,000 in Online Auction Fraud Settlement

A Manhattan jewelry dealer who directed his employees to inflate the price of goods his company auctioned will settle a civil fraud complaint.


U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said Iraq was in the grip of civil war as U.S. and Iraqi forces attacked insurgent bases in a bid to shore up the authority of a government itself riven by factional rivalries.


IBM's security gurus update a dictionary that describes various "cyber villains" and other dangers in nontechnical terms.


Data Supports New Meningitis Vaccine -- Panel

A panel of US experts on Wednesday unanimously agreed that a new Sanofi-Aventis meningitis vaccine has been shown to be safe and effective, but said follow-up data was needed.


EU foreign ministers approve a peacekeeping force for Chad and the Central African Republic.


Original terms of the merger called for Advanced Fibre's stockholders to receive 1.55 Tellabs shares and $7 in cash for each of their shares, in a deal then valued at $1.


Senate Easily Confirms Nominee for Homeland Security

Michael Chertoff will replace Tom Ridge, the department's first leader, who recently resigned citing personal reasons.


New York, 09:30 - BASKET, PRESEASON NBA: 17 PUNTI PER BELINELLI MA WARRIORS KO

Marco Belinelli ancora in evidenza nella preseason del campionato Nba. Il giocatore italiano ha segn...


Earnings woes, an SEC probe, and a scuffle with Disney spell trouble.


FDA Says It Was Not Told of Possibility of Vaccine Shortage

British and American regulators continued their inspection of a contaminated vaccine factory in Liverpool as the health agencies for both countries sought on Saturday


Eight killed as Dubai airport wall collapses

At least eight people were killed after a wall collapsed at a building site at Dubai airport today. Workers said they saw up to 40 casualties being taken from the scene of the collapse, with some people reported to be trapped under the debris.


Institutional Shareholder Services has given Google a lower corporate governance rating than any company in the Standard & Poor's 500 index.


Senator Arlen Specter wants N.F.L. Commissioner Roger Goodell to explain why the league destroyed evidence related to spying by the New England Patriots.


SEATTLE -- It was a record that stood for 84 years, and Ichiro Suzuki wasted no time in breaking it. Needing two hits to pass George Sisler's record of 257 in a season, Suzuki got them in his first two at-bats Friday night at a festive Safeco Field.


U.N. official blames Sudan for worsening Darfur crisis

The top U.N. humanitarian official accused Sudan on Wednesday of deliberately hindering relief aid in Darfur, attacking villages and arming brutal militia to combat rebels and bandits.


Oil holds over $52 as rally pauses, frets on outages

Oil prices took time out on Friday from this week's succession of record highs, but anxiety over outages in the US Gulf, Nigeria and Norway in the run-up to winter left little hope of relief for consumers.


China Prohibits Beach Sand Exports to Protect Environment

China prohibits beach sand exports to protect environment    BEIJING, Feb.


Nokia reported a 44 percent rise in net profit for the fourth quarter, on sales that increased 34 percent. The company estimates 1.14 billion phones were sold in 2007, 40 percent of them bearing the Nokia brand.The company made net profit for the quarter of €1.84 billion ($2.7 billion as of Dec. 31, last day of the period reported), up from €1.27 billion a year earlier.Sales for the quarter rose to €15.7 billion from €11.7 billion a year earlier. Growth was dampened by the weakening dollar: at constant currency rates, sales would have grown by 40 percent, the company said.Nokia is counting on its acquisition of digital mapping data provider Navteq, and its move into the Internet services business, to drive future growth, Chief Financial Officer Rick Simonson said in a conference call with analysts.Basic mobile phones sales now account for less than half the group's revenue, down from 60 percent a year earlier. Although sales volumes increased, the average selling price of such phones dipped from €89 to €83.Around the world, shipments in the quarter increased 26.5 percent, with growth topping 40 percent in Asia. Growth could have been faster were it not for shortages of certain components, Nokia said. Sales fell in North America, Nokia's smallest geographic market, where shipments dropped 13.6 percent to 5.1 million phones. Nokia blamed the drop on its progressive withdrawal from the market for phones based on CDMA technology, used mainly in North America, to focus on the GSM technology used worldwide.Nokia's multimedia division saw a 42 percent increase in sales, to €3.03 billion, and a doubling of operating profit, driven by the success of consumer smartphones such as the N73 and N95, which the company describes as "multimedia computers." It shipped over 11 million Nseries devices and over 2 million of its Eseries enterprise devices during the quarter.New phones and multimedia devices that began shipping in volume during the quarter accounted for about 30 percent of profits and revenue, said CEO Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo.The company also saw sales more than double at Nokia Siemens Networks, its network equipment joint venture with German conglomerate Siemens.Looking ahead, the company expects mobile phone sales to dip slightly in the first quarter, picking up to grow 10 percent for the full year. It also expects its share of that market to grow, although average selling prices will likely continue to decline, it said."Much work remains in order to realize our ambitions," Kallasvuo said. "We will not underestimate the competition."Nokia will have to address its problems in North America if it wants to increase its share of the mobile phone market further, said Gartner research vice president Carolina Milanesi.The company is working with U.S. operator Sprint Nextel to build a nationwide WiMax network, but Milanesi does not expect sales of WiMax devices to compensate for the company's falling CDMA market share during 2008."It's not going to happen overnight," Milanesi said.Simonson found a silver lining to the cloud over Nokia's performance in North America: with such a small share of the U.S. market, the company has little exposure to the country's economic troubles.


Kick butt in comfort with this video throne. In Gear Factor.


Dati censimento mostrano una inversione di tendenza


In a case of history  repeating itself, Sumner Redstone has ousted Viacom Inc.  president and CEO Tom Freston, with the executive chairman of  the media giant telling surprised investors Tuesday that two  longtime confidants have returned to take the helm.


Mentally disabled women used in bombings

Two women described as mentally disabled and strapped with remote-control explosives Â and possibly used as unwitting suicide bombers Â brought carnage Friday to two pet bazaars, killing at least 91 people in the deadliest day since Washington flooded the capital with extra troops last spring.


Some 37 bodies are discovered as emergency services battle raging forest fires in southern Greece.


Liverpool, 11:23 - CALCIO, LIVERPOOL: PENNANT UBRIACO COINVOLTO IN RISSA

Il quotidiano inglese 'The Sun', racconta oggi la nuova disavventura di Jermaine Pennant, centrocamp...


Suzuki helps Mariners rally past Rockies

Ichiro Suzuki lined a two-out, two-run homer to right field in the sixth inning, capping the Seattle Mariners rally from a five-run deficit for an 8-7 win over the Colorado Rockies on Saturday night.


NYSE Euronext bids for Borsa Italiana: report

NYSE Euronext Inc.   has entered the competition for the Borsa Italiana by submitting a preliminary bid to rival the London Stock Exchange Group's  offer, according to the online edition of the Wall Street Journal.


Rangers first baseman Mark Teixeira hit for the cycle and drove in a career-high seven runs in a 16-4 rout of the Cleveland Indians on Tuesday night.


Inquiry to review allegations against Blunkett

An independent investigator is to review claims that Britain's Home Secretary David Blunkett has abused his position. Mr Blunkett denies fast-tracking a visa application for the nanny of his former lover, Kimberley Quinn.


Karachi police guard against killing backlash

Police were on red alert in the southern city of Karachi yesterday, fearing a militant backlash after a top Pakistani al-Qaeda suspect wanted for two assassination attempts against President General Pervez Musharraf was killed in a paramilitary raid.


US central bank chief Alan Greenspan says the economy is emerging from a summer lull despite soaring oil prices.


NEW YORK - President Pervez Musharraf Musharraf said Monday that Pakistan was committed to ridding the country of terrorist groups and their supporters.


Study: Learning to Run Propelled Evolution

SALT LAKE CITY Nov 18, 2004 - New research suggests that developing the ability to run long thought to be a byproduct of walking for early man was actually an instrumental step in the evolution of people from ape-like creatures into what we know today


George Washington drops its fourth straight game as it succumbs to Saint Joseph's superior inside play in a 62-56 loss Wednesday night.


ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Pakistani security forces launched an operation last night against radical students holed up in an Islamabad mosque, seeking to end a monthslong standoff that has turned bloody in recent days.


Aceh's Bored Tsunami Survivors Want Work

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - Tsunami survivors living  in squalid camps in Indonesia's ravaged Aceh province are  getting restless, saying Tuesday they need a way to get back on  their feet just as much as they need food and shelter.


L.A. judge sides with "Borat" against frat boys

As the esteemed Kazakh television journalist Borat Sagdiyev might say: "High Five. Sexy Time. You Lose."


Vietnam Vets in Hanoi Back Kerry with T-Shirts

With the U.S. presidential race taking a decidedly bitter turn over John Kerry's Vietnam war record, U.S. veterans in Hanoi are selling T-shirts supporting his run for the White House.


Since Yasser Arafat's death, international attention has turned away from Iraq to the other, older, most imperishable of Middle East crises.


EDITORIAL: Governor Shows True Priorities on State Parks

By Victoria Advocate, Texas  Sep. 3--Gov. Rick Perry's lack of commitment to preserving Texas state  parks was underscored by documents the Fort Worth Star-Telegram recently  obtained.


Sleepy spectators huddled around curbside barbecues to await the start of the 116th annual Rose Parade, where floats depicting everything from a towering robot to a 207-foot locomotive were planned.


Behind Every Successful Man, There's a Stronger One

Paul Weitz's engagingly lightweight drama is a gently revisionist fairy tale about good versus evil set on the battlefield of contemporary corporate culture.


KIRKLIN, Ind. - Rescue workers who responded to a report of an infant left alone in a vehicle found a doll in a car seat.  A woman phoned the Clinton County Sheriff's Department shortly before 4 p.m.


Health Tip: Taking Your Child's Temperature

(HealthDay News) -- If your child appears sick and might be running a fever, it's important to take his temperature properly.


Afghan roadside bomb kills six Canadian soldiers

Six Canadian soldiers were killed in southern Afghanistan on Wednesday when their armored vehicle hit a roadside bomb, the Canadian government said, in what was the deadliest attack on NATO forces this month in the country.


Ha nove anni, di origini pugliesi. Era scomparso mentrepasseggiava vicino al comune di Spezzano, nel cosentino                                          Sila, trovato il bimbo disperso aveva smarrito la via di casa                                                                                E' in vacanza con i suoi genitori, una mattinata in ansia


Guard would be first Japanese-born player

Tabuse, who was waived after spending training camp with the Denver Nuggets last year, hopes to become the first Japanese-born player to make the NBA.


Women who have a baby aged 40 or over are at an increased risk of stillbirth, US researchers have warned.


Messina, 14:46 - CALCIO, MESSINA-CATANIA A RISCHIO PER LA PIOGGIA

Messina-Catania a rischio. La pioggia che sta cadendo da ieri su Messina ha messo a dura prova il te...


Pilots ponder cuts; airline heads to court

The union representing US Airways pilots voted yesterday to send a concessionary contract, meant to save the troubled airline $300 million a year, to its 3,200 pilots for a vote.


South Korea says it has seen no sign of the North shutting its nuclear facility, a key part of last month's landmark deal.


Dow Jones executive resigns in Murdoch protest

Media & professional: Board member resigns in protest at the endorsement of Murdoch's $5bn Wall Street Journal takeover bid.


Not Everyone Likes Those Do-It-All Gadgets

When it comes to digital gadgets, Europeans are not impressed by do-it-all devices that play songs and films, keep track of appointments and play video games, a new survey on Monday said.


Roma, 21:13 - CALCIO, CANNAVARO: RONALDO COME MARADONA

Fabio Cannavaro definisce Ronaldo uno dei migliori attaccanti del mondo: ''Ci ho giocato contro - ha...


NASA to Announce Discovery of New Class of Planets

By JOSEPH B. VERRENGIA     -- Astronomers have discovered four new planets in a week's time, an exciting end-of-summer flurry that signals a sharper era in the hunt for new worlds...


A package of Dole salad mix that tested positive for E. coli has triggered a recall in at least nine states, prompting new produce fears almost exactly a year after a nationwide spinach scare.


Troopsâ return from Iraq delayed; more stateside units to deploy

US military commanders are delaying the departure of 10,400 troops from Iraq and deploying another 1,500 Army paratroopers ahead of the planned January elections there, Pentagon officials said Wednesday.


U.K. Docs Suggest Tax Breaks for Exercise

Money spent on sports and exercise should be tax deductible as part of a national strategy to fight flab, say doctors in Britain who are grappling with one of the world's most rapidly growing obesity epidemics.


Russia Sets YUKOS Sale, Ignores U.S. Court

Russia said on Friday it would go ahead  and sell Yuganskneftegaz, the main oil production unit of  YUKOS, despite a U.S. bankruptcy court order which seeks to  halt Sunday's auction for at least 10 days.


Richard A. Jewell, 44, Hero of Atlanta Bombing, Dies

The transformation of Mr. Jewell from heroic security guard to Olympic bombing suspect and back again came to symbolize the excesses of law enforcement and the news media.


The Dolphins haven't had a 100-yard rusher all season, but the odds of TB Travis Minor reaching that mark are improved now that impressive rookie RG Rex Hadnot has replaced Taylor Whitley in the starting lineup.


US, Iraqi Forces Conducting Anti-Insurgency Operations

6 October 2004 -- US and Iraqi forces today conducted sweeping operations south of Baghdad and continued pounding suspected militant positions in the town of Al-Fallujah.


The European Union on Saturday reached agreement on a blueprint for a new treaty of reforms after striking a compromise with Poland following tense all-night talks at a crucial summit.


Egypt cuts off supplies to its border zone with Gaza to discourage Palestinians from pouring into the area.


Genesis Space Capsule to Come to Utah Tomorrow

They've waited, they've watched, they've practiced over and over again what to do. Tomorrow it's really going to happen!


Justice wants Detroit terror convictions thrown out

Heralded as 'major victory against terror,' US government now says it made too many mistakes. In a move that the BBC reports could not be worse timing for President Bush as he goes in front of the nation Thursday


Swiss make biometric passport available from late 2005

Swiss passports with digital biometric data will be made available on an experimental basis from the end of 2005, largely as a result of demands from the United States, the Swiss government said.


A pipe bomb attack in Carrickfergus is understood to be linked to tensions among loyalists in south-east Antrim.


Eurostar is set to make its inaugural journey from Paris to London via a new 186mph high-speed line.


Marathon 0.82 is released. This is a minor feature update and bug fix release. Marathon should work better on Linux now. Marathon runs gui based acceptance tests against swing applications. It is composed of a runner, and recorder, and an editor. Tests scripts are expressed as python code.


Legendary Mexican TV  personality Raul Velasco, who hosted one of Latin America's  most popular variety shows for nearly three decades, died  Sunday in his home in Acapulco. He was 73.


Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - Amaury Telemaco is staying with the Philadelphia Phillies. One day after the team failed to offer him arbitration, the reliever agreed to a one-year, $600,000 contract Tuesday.


Dopo Torino anche Milano supera i 35 giorni di valori fuori normaSirchia: i blocchi servono a poco, va trovata una soluzione                                          Smog, mezza Italia sotto assedio un'altra domenica di austerity                                                                                Roma, Cremona, Mantova, Parma, Ravenna, Ferrara e Bologna: ecco la mappa dei divieti di CATERINA PASOLINI


Intel to add pre-standard 802.11n to Centrino in '07

Although the IEEE 802.11n wireless standard isn't expected to be ratified before early 2008, Intel plans to include a pre-standard version of the wireless networking technology in its Centrino chips next year.


Carlyle in talks to buy Booz Allen unit: source

The Carlyle Group  is in talks to buy Booz Allen Hamilton's government consulting business, a source familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.


Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Chechen First Deputy Prime Minister Ramzan Kadyrov and head of the Public Council for Control of Chechen Reconstruction Alu Alkhanov in Sochi on Sunday.


NBA Wrap: Finley, Nowitzki Lead Mavericks to Win Over Rockets

Michael Finley had 26 points and Dirk Nowitzki added 22 points and 14 rebounds as the Dallas Mavericks crushed their state rivals, the Houston Rockets, 102-78 in National Basketball Association play Saturday.


Lawmakers Introduce Breach Notification, Other Bills

A flurry of new technology-related bills was introduced this week in the U.S. Congress.


A New Script for Searching Texts Written by Hand

Search technology for images may lead to a way to search handwritten manuscripts.


THE TERM AHEAD Bush Prepares for Changes in Programs and Cabinet

President Bush's aides are preparing the groundwork to move ahead with his plans to overhaul the tax code and Social Security, as cabinet members await signals


EU unblocks Turkey talks with Cyprus breakthrough

European Union leaders struck a hard-fought deal securing Turkish promises on the divided island of Cyprus in return for Ankara winning the historic prize of a start to EU entry talks.


Health Hazard: Computers Spilling Your History

Doctors try to balance a patient's trust with new technology.


TORONTO -- NHL union chief Ted Saskin on Thursday denied monitoring player e-mails, contending predecessor Bob Goodenow ordered such actions. Goodenow denied the allegation.


Torino, 19:39 - Calcio, Coppa Italia; Torino: Rossi non perde la speranza

Ribaltare il risultato, dopo lo 0-2 dell'andata, sembra un'impresa quasi impossibile. Tanto piÃ¹ che ...


Bomber kills 60 in Baghdad, Bush to review policy

A suicide bomber targeting poor laborers killed 60 people in Baghdad on Tuesday as President George W. Bush prepared to review his unpopular Iraq policy in a video teleconference with U.S. military commanders in Iraq.


Robert Boldt, who managed the $19 billion endowment of the University of Texas, is planning to join Perella Weinberg Partners.


The perception is that the New England Patriots are awesome, the result of their NFL record 20-game winning streak. In truth, they just win, not overwhelm _ their margin of victory during the streak is just about nine points per game.


(11/22/04)-- New details are emerging about the deadly shootings of five deer hunters in Meteor, Wisconsin. The suspect, also a deer hunter, is from Minnesota.


Pop star Robbie Williams calls off six concerts in China, India and the Far East, blaming exhaustion.


Considering a career change? Take this simple test to find your true talent and matching colleges. Start your future today.


Regional amusement park Six Flags is just getting started with CEO Mark Shapiro's sophomore season.


Milano, 11:37 - CICLISMO, PRO TOUR 2007: ENTRO DUE SETTIMANE ASSEGNAZIONE LICENZA

Nel giro di due settimane, l'Uci assegnerà l'ultima licenza Pro Tour per il 2007. A contender...


Discovery lifted off at 8:47 p.m. EST Saturday from Cape Canaveral in Florida in the first night launch of a space shuttle in four years.  The launch was delayed from Thursday by bad weather.


Sleek, polished clothes to dominate fall

Sunny-yet-crisp autumn days help with the transition of the seasons. Come this fall, so will a slim pencil skirt worn with a cocooning fur-trimmed sweater.


TODAY'S GAMES Division 1 GREATER BOSTON -- Arlington at Malden, 6:30; Waltham at Cambridge, 7.


Adopted Argentine sues dirty war parents

A 30-year-old woman is suing her adoptive parents for kidnapping in a case that opened in an Argentine court Tuesday, becoming the first child of disappeared political prisoners to press such charges.


Zagabria, 20:25 - BASKET, EUROLEGA: ROMA SCONFITTA ALL'OVERTIME DAL CIBONA

In una gara valida per la settima giornata del gruppo B di Eurolega, la Lottomatica Roma è st...


In yet another clash between tech titans, Microsoft is accusing Google of copyright infringement. Redmond claims Google's Book Search project robs publishers and authors of due profits by reprinting their content online for the world to view free of charge.


Mitt Romney has worked relentlessly to win the Republican presidential nomination for the past three years, and if he's going down, it won't be without a fight.


Top-ranked Roger Federer lost to No. 3 Novak Djokovic 7-5, 6-3, 7-6 (5) in the Australian Open semifinals.


Angels agree to deal with Byrd, trade Ramon Ortiz to Reds

ANAHEIM, Calif. The Anaheim Angels agreed to a five million dollar, one-year contract with right-hander Paul Byrd today, and traded pitcher Ramon Ortiz to the Cincinnati Reds for a minor league pitcher.


Ex-`Grey's' star cites racism for firing

"Grey's Anatomy" star Isaiah Washington said racism was a factor in his firing from the hit ABC series after he twice used an anti-gay slur.


Nepal's king sacks the government and declares a state of emergency, plunging the country into turmoil.


Napoli, 19:17 - CALCIO, NAPOLI: REJA HA DUBBI SULLA MEDIANA

Dubbi soprattutto per quel che concerne il centrocampo per il tecnico del Napoli Reja in vista della...


US: GPS-Galileo agreement to be inked this week

Eurocrats not quite as enthusiastic US negotiators in Brussels expect to reach agreement with the European Union within a week regarding cooperative use of the American Global Positioning System (GPS) and the EU's proposed Galileo sat-nav constellations.â¦


Messina, 20:48 - CALCIO, MESSINA: FORSE AMORUSO DAL PRIMO MINUTO

L'inserimento di Nicola Amoruso dal primo minuto nella trasferta con la Roma  potrebbe essere l'unic...


Edward Kozel, Cisco's former chief technology officer, joins the board of Linux seller Red Hat.


Malware evolving too fast for antivirus apps

We've feared it for a long time, and now the situation has come to pass: The malware's moving faster than the tools to thwart it. But since you can't simply hide under a non-wired rock and hope it goes away, it's worth knowing how AV manufacturers are battling back -- and how you can too.


Afghan police tightened security in the southern city of Kandahar on Sunday as officials searched for an American aid worker, her Afghan driver and their kidnappers


Bush anti-terror message stalled by sex scandal

President George W. Bush's campaign strategy of painting Democrats as soft on terrorism has been stalled by a congressional sex scandal, jeopardizing Republican hopes of holding the House of Representatives, analysts say.


Terrell Owens' cheerleading days might not be over. Owens' doctor said he will not give the All-Pro receiver clearance to play in the Super Bowl. However, Owens could ignore those instructions and be in uniform for the Philadelphia Eagles against the New England Patriots on Feb. 6.


[World News]: Buenos Aires, Dec 31 : The death toll from a fire in a nightclub in Argentina climbed to 134 while at least 260 were still battling for their lives, police said Friday.


A federal judge has ordered a man known as the "Spam King" to disable so-called spyware programs that infiltrate people's computers, track their Internet use and flood them with pop-up advertising.


High carb diet not linked to colon cancer

Eating large amounts of  carbohydrates does not appear to increase the risk of colon  cancer in women, according to study findings published in the  American Journal of Epidemiology.


Swedish toddler who 'miraculously' survived tsunami back home with his father

Swedish toddler Hannes Bergstroem can't understand much of the Media frenzy that has surrounded him since he miraculously survived the Asian tsunami.


US swimmers wrap up meet with golden harvest

The United States swim team sealed the swimming competition of the Athens Olympics in the same way it opened it - with a world record and another gold medal for Michael Phelps.


Martha Stewart may be anxious to begin her prison term, but intricacies of the federal prison system may mean that the homemaking maven will just have a little more time to straighten up


'Il 7 e l'8' uscira' il 16 marzo in 250 copie


Group wins public relations deal in Iraq

A public relations company known for its role in a controversial U.S. military program that paid Iraqi newspapers for stories favorable to coalition forces has been awarded another multimillion dollar media contract with American forces in Iraq.


Catherine Malandrino delves into details

Catherine Malandrino's spring collection offered a garden's variety of looks, all rooted in the colors of tangerine, olive and geranium that the designer said evoke the peacefulness she associates with a small town in the south of France.


BC keeps the Irish firmly in its pocket: Eagles take 4th straight ...

Down, 20-7, the Boston College players got together at halftime yesterday and decided they didn't want to go down quietly, see their three-game winning streak against Notre


Eight years after Into the Sun, Sean Lennon is not   heading into the sunset.


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


Uninsured More Likely to Die From Cancer Following Diagnosis

THURSDAY, Dec. 20 (HealthDay News) -- People diagnosed with cancer who don't have health insurance are more likely to die because they are less likely to get screening tests and so are typically diagnosed with advanced disease, a new study from the American Cancer Society finds.


Don't be deceived by the silence. The Red Sox are quietly but aggressively trying to close a deal for outfielder J.D. Drew, who opted out of the last three years and $33 million of his contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers to become a free agent.


CBS News Fires Producer Over Arafat Special Report

CBS News has fired the producer responsible for interrupting the last five minutes of a hit crime drama with a special report on the death of Palestinian President Yasser Arafat, a network source said on Friday.


Bush exempts Navy from environmental law

President Bush exempted the Navy from an environmental law so it can continue using sonar in its anti-submarine warfare training off the California coast Â a practice critics say is harmful to whales and other marine mammals.


Families of six of the seven people killed when a century-old earthen dam burst on the island of Kauai in March have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the property's owners.


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

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


Mubarak says Mideast peace summit lacks framework

A Middle East peace conference called by U.S. President George W. Bush lacks a framework, Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak was quoted as saying on Saturday.


Bergamo, 10:41 - CALCIO, ATALANTA: RUGGERI VERSO INTERVENTO

Ivan Ruggeri, presidente dell'Atalanta, potrebbe essere sottoposto nelle prossime ore ad un interven...


Poverty remains major challenge for Indonesia: World Bank

Nearly 50 percent of Indonesia's population still lives on less than two dollars a day despite progress in recovering from the economic crisis of 1998 which plunged millions of people back into poverty, the World Bank said.


Consumers and homeowners, largely unaffected by rising oil prices over the summer, are beginning to see sharp increases in energy and utility costs as crude oil topped the $50-a-barrel mark yesterday and analysts remained unsure when volatile trading markets would calm down.


Internet gaming company Sportingbet reports a first quarter loss of Â£241.4m, after selling its US business for Â£1.


Win No. 30 in Justine Henin's current streak gave her a few things to work on in her next match at the Australian Open.


Nikkei hits 3-month high, U.S. hopes boost exporters

The Nikkei average rose 1.38 percent on   Monday, hitting its highest levels in more than three months,   as exporters such as Canon Inc. 7751.T gained on a slightly   stronger than expected U.S. jobs report.


Chrysler Contract Closer to Ratification

STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. -- The United Auto Workers and Chrysler LLC got a big boost from some Detroit-area plants that voted in favor of a new labor contract, but the road to ratification is still a bumpy one with thousands more workers scheduled to cast ballots in the next few days.


Zone 1 in place for California's no-fishing plan

It is trying to protect its world-famous bounty of fish with marine protected areas.


ABIDJAN: An exodus from Ivory Coast began yesterday with a first planeload of French nationals while thousands of Ivorians fled to escape a week of deadly violence, amid new tensions that sent thousands into Abidjan's streets.


Treviso, 18:53 - CALCIO, TREVISO: SOCIETA' SMENTISCE NOTIZIA CESSIONE

Il Treviso ha smentito le notizie di cessione pubblicate oggi da un noto quotidiano sportivo.  "In p...


The Jets treated the few fans who showed up -- and those who stayed awake -- to a 13-10, overtime victory against the Chiefs in their season finale at Giants Stadium.


O2 and 3 bubble trade mark dispute sent to Europe

A lot more than bubbles at stake A long-running dispute between mobile phone networks O2 and 3 has been referred to the European Court of Justice for clarification. The dispute centres on a series of 3 adverts which O2 says infringed its trade marks.â¦


Democrat Christine Gregoire finished 130 votes ahead in the roller-coaster Washington governor's race after results of a hand recount including disputed ballots were released Thursday by King County.


Sudan Asks U.N. to Verify Darfur Refugee Returns

Sudan has asked the United Nations to  help verify reports that 190,000 refugees from the conflict-hit  western Darfur region have voluntarily returned to their homes,  the U.N. refugee agency chief said on Tuesday.


THE US stood firm in rejecting the Kyoto Protocol on global warming yesterday despite renewed pressure to yield after Russia ended years of hesitation by moving to ratify the treaty.


An Australian court rules the activities of the Japanese whaling fleet are illegal, ordering it to halt operations.


Sentiti i due indagati per l'omicidio di Debora Rossi


News: New Downloadable Content Is Available

Tycho: Some of you have probably already heard it, since I put it up yesterday - but we're trying new hosting for the podcast, and I wanted to make sure everything made sense before I dropped it on the front page. The podcast is for Wednesday's strip, "The Ungift, Part Two." You can download it here, or subscribe to the feed here. The levels are a little crazy in a couple spots, for which I apologize. I think we've got those ironed out, now. (CW)TB


Illegal CDs, DVDs, computer software and games worth Â£10m are seized in central Scotland.


Sales in the US by online retailers rise 19% between 1 November and 27 December, comScore says.


Afghan Kidnappers Demand Freeing of Named Prisoners

A militant Afghan group holding three foreign UN workers has given negotiators a list of Taliban prisoners and said it will kill the hostages unless they -- and all Afghans jailed in Guantanamo Bay -- are freed.


Sanibel Residents Return After Hurricane

PUNTA GORDA, Fla. - Permanent residents returned to Sanibel Island on Wednesday for the first time since it was evacuated before Hurricane Charley struck last weekend...


Scambiati 6 milioni di pezzi pari ad oltre 44% del capitale


A woman makes a final attempt to have a baby by advertising for an egg donor on London buses.


Unilever and Colgate Warn of Slowdowns in Their Earnings

The two companies do not operate in all the same markets, but Monday's warnings seemed to suggest that both were suffering from tougher competition in some areas.


Hackers can divert Vonage calls: security firm

Internet phone service from Voyage  Holdings Corp is vulnerable to attacks by hackers, who are able  to intercept calls to the company's subscribers, a security  firm said on Wednesday.


Bangkok, dangerous? Apparently so when it comes to Nicolas Cage   and his latest starring vehicle, a remake of the high-octane Hong Kong   action flick Bangkok Dangerous.


In the end it came down to a straight choice between Walter Smith and Gordon Strachan for the Scotland manager's job, and Smith won easily.


Clarion to integrate iPod with car stereos

MacCentral - Clarion Corp. is the latest aftermarket automobile entertainment system manufacturer to step up to the plate with iPod support. The company announced Thursday plans to unveil a new in-dash DVD player/monitor for automobiles that will feature full iPod integration. Clarion also announced plans to introduce a new CD receiver with similar capabilities. Both new products will debut at the 2005 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada in January.


Red Hat said Thursday that it will pay $20.5 million for Netscape security software that will expand the Raleigh company's product offerings and boost revenue.


A demand for workers outpaced big losses from the unwinding of the housing boom and a slowing economy.


Virgin Atlantic said Monday that it would conduct the first airborne test of a renewable fuel by a commercial jet, using a Boeing 747.


Hernia Repair Safely Combined with Cesarean Section

NEW YORK  - The findings from a new study  suggest that hernias that develop during pregnancy can often be  safely repaired at the time of cesarean section, thereby  avoiding the need for another surgical procedure.


Chile Ex-Dictator Pinochet Stripped of Immunity by Chile Court

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


L'OMICIDIO DI VERONA - Presunto killer ferito da colpi di pistola

Sembra complicarsi l'omicidio dell'imprenditore veronese 35enne Federico Lorenzini, ucciso ieri sera con un colpo di pistola alla schiena e gettato in un dirupo sulla strada Peri-Fosse, in provincia di Verona.


Greg Beaver's Blog: phar gets a major speed boost with version 1.2.1

Greg Beaver has blogged about an enhancement in the latest release of phar (1.2.1) - a major speed boost:   A few minutes ago, I released phar version 1.2.1. phar is a PHP extension that allows the creation of complete filesystems within a single physical file.  In addition, a bootstrap stub written in PHP can be used to run a phar archive as if it were an executable file or shell script.  Documentation on its usage and how to create phars is at http://php.net/phar in the PHP manual.   Greg mentions some other issues that were fixed and a refactoring of some of the stream operations to cut the speed in half.


Internet giant Google has urged regulators to scrutinise Microsoft's proposed move to buy Yahoo.


HONG KONG Tung Chee-hwa, the chief executive of Hong Kong, on Thursday ruled out trying to pass internal security legislation any time soon, a strong sign that his backers in Beijing have decided to take a conciliatory stance here after legislative


Svetlozar Nestorov's Mobissimo aims to make the Web's massive travel deals and info much more accessible. He's off to a good start.


The Iraqi government yesterday brushed aside Sunni Muslim demands to delay the Jan. 30 election, and a spokesman for the majority Shiite community called the date ``nonnegotiable


Reports from Iran say a person has been arrested over rumours that there was a plot to kill Vladimir Putin.


L'accordo di licenza dovrebbe essere firmato a giorni


Crude oil prices fell to the lowest level in four months Tuesday as traders speculated that warm weather and increased refinery output had bolstered US heating-oil supply last week.


Al Qaeda plot to blow up key installations in Pak foiled: Rashid :

With the arrest of six Al Qaeda suspects, law enforcement agencies here claimed to have foiled a plot to blow up key sites, including President's House, military headquarters, the US embassy and parliament, the country's Information Minister Sheikh Rashid


Q&A: Cybertrust CEO describes new security company's plans

SEPTEMBER 21, 2004  - Betrusted Holdings Inc. in New York and TruSecure Corp. in Herndon, Va., are merging under an agreement announced yesterday to create a new security services company called Cybertrust Inc.


Immigrant's Search for a Heart Is Frustrating

Isidoro Jimenez has traveled from New York City, back to his native Mexico and to New York again in search of a new heart.


Grid architecture aims to protect corporate networks from interior security threats.


Human Genome Sciences Initiates a Phase 2 Clinical Trial of HGS-ETR1...

Human Genome Sciences, Inc. announced today that it has begun dosing patients in a Phase 2 clinical trial of HGS-ETR1 (agonistic human monoclonal antibody to TRAIL Receptor 1) in patients with advanced ...


Qantas Polishes Outlook as Industry Retrenches

Riding the tailwinds of a humming Australian economy, Qantas Airways predicts a 40 percent increase in 2008 fiscal year profits.


S&P, Dow futures dip after Merrill results

S&P 500 and Dow industrials futures declined on Thursday as Merrill Lynch & Co Inc  reported a larger-than-expected fourth-quarter loss because of subprime mortgage-related problems.


Rare win against IBM and HP Sun Microsystems continues its march toward supercomputing respectability. The company has won a deal to supply the University of Texas with a system that should easily be one of the fastest on the planet when completed in 2007.â¦


What should really keep executives awake at night is the upward trajectory of health care spending.


A man upset over custody of his child threatened to blow up his van a block from the White House on Tuesday, prompting a standoff with police, the FBI said.


Iraq's interior ministry says it has drafted legislation for security contractors amid the Blackwater controversy.


Is Sun Turning against Linux and Red Hat?

An Elephant writes "Groklaw is reporting, based on a ZDNet UK story, that Sun's strategy for survival in the near future is based on trying to equate Linux with Red Hat, and then attack Red Hat as too small to support enterprises.


Sitting on a front porch with a cancer patient who lost his health insurance, Democratic vice presidential hopeful John Edwards promoted John Kerry's domestic agenda Tuesday.


InfoWorld - The ability to view and upload videos to YouTube is coming to some LG Electronics cellphones later this year.


Iraq Sets Election Date But Unrest Threatens Poll

Iraq chose Jan. 30 for its first  democratic election in decades on Sunday, but violence in Sunni  Muslim areas underlined the challenge of holding polls on time.


IBM  will offer future employees a 401(k) pension plan instead of a fixed pension, the company said on Thursday, backing away from a controversial policy that reduced retirement payouts and stirred employee ire.


Fed Cuts Key Rate by a Half-Point, to 3%

In lowering its benchmark Federal funds rate again, the central bank acknowledged that its primary worry right now is an economic slowdown rather than rising inflation.


Toshiba technology to boost iPod Classic capacity to 240GB

The company has developed a prototype 120GB drive that it says improves on the perpendicular magnetic recording technology used in the current generation of drives.