Rival identity software companies Viisage Technology Inc. and Digimarc Corp. said Monday that a Georgia court ruled the state could reopen a 2002 state driver's license contract awarded to Viisage.


Kenya's opposition to protest as U.S. envoy on way

Kenya's opposition vowed to defy police for a second day running on Friday and try to hold a mass rally while the top U.S. diplomat for Africa was flying in amid turmoil in which more than 300 people have been killed.


The Federal Reserve tried to soothe Wall Streetâs nerves on Wednesday, but a fund manager frayed them by warning that two pillars of the financial markets might crumble.


A closely watched gauge of future business activity fell in August for a third consecutive month, evidence that companies and consumers continue to navigate an uncertain economic climate.


A woman wept as she described being raped as a young girl by a man who is now mayor of Pitcairn Island, as his sex abuse trial opened on this remote rocky outcrop populated by descendants of the 18th-century Bounty mutineers.


N.H. may change presidential primary date

Bill Gardner is a modest man with an awesome power: the ability to set the date of the nation's earliest presidential primary.


Chen Under Pressure to Work with Taiwan Opposition

Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian is under  pressure to find ways to work with an opposition-dominated  parliament after his party suffered a surprise setback in  weekend legislative elections.


US Looking for Reason to Act Against Iran -Kharrazi

The United States is looking for a reason to act against Iran amid accusations Tehran is secretly developing atomic weapons, Iran's Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi said in remarks published on Tuesday.


A number of people escape injury during a possible racist attack on a house in Belfast.


Where's that X?$$ing report? Oh, here it is Reg Tech Panel We owe you a report on day-to-day aspects of operational IT management. It's finally here for the downloading.â¦


Livorno, 18:26 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA; TONI: VIVIAMO SITUAZIONE DIFFICILE

"Stiamo vivendo una situazione particolare, finora non siamo riusciti a vincere, anche se abbiamo fa...


Insurer Royal & Sun Alliance will move 1,100 UK jobs to India to cut costs, becoming the latest financial company to shift a large number of staff to Asia where labour is cheaper.


Indian doctors separate 10-month-old conjoined twins

RAIPUR, India  - Ten-month-old conjoined-twin boys have been separated after five hours of surgery in the central Indian city of Raipur, doctors said on Tuesday.


The risk a power cut is posing to exotic species at Birmingham's National Sea Life centre has receded, say managers.


Motegi, 10:30 - MOTO, GP GIAPPONE: POLE PROVVISORIA DI KALLIO IN 250

Pole provvisoria di Mika Kallio nella classe 250 del Gp del Giappone. Il finlandese della KTM ha gir...


He said it was great to see the changes in his swing start coming together. He said he no longer had a long checklist of swing thoughts when he stood over the ball.


Hurd dragged into snooping mess HP chief executive Mark Hurd has been pulled into the firm's burgeoning phone snooping mess for approving an email sting operation on a reporter.â¦


California Homes Evacuated After Dam Springs Leak

More than 800 homes were evacuated  in Southern California and flash flood warnings were issued on  Friday after a dam began leaking following more than two weeks  of heavy rain.


NL Wrap: Dunn Goes Deep as Reds Tame Cubs

Adam Dunn hit his 44th home run of the  season as the Cincinnati Reds dealt the Chicago Cubs a blow to  their National League wild card aspirations with an 8-3 win at  Wrigley Field on Tuesday.


A high hit from Flyers defenseman Randy Jones lands Boston's Patrice Bergeron on a stretcher and eventually helps hand the Bruins a 2-1 loss.


Medal mania: Canada picks up gold, silver and bronze on the water at the Games

ATHENS (CP) - Canada had its biggest one-day medal haul at the Athens Olympics on Saturday, picking up a medal of every colour on the eve of the Games finale.


More than a third of Africans should have access to broadband internet by 2012, a conference will hear.


Sono state lanciate a Nablus dopo parole Papa, nessun danno


Mortgage rates rose slightly this week, but 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averages this year were the second lowest in 32 years, according to Freddie Mac.


People Told Not To Wait In Line For Flu Vaccine

ATLANTA -- A top US health official on Monday told senior citizens and other "at-risk" groups to relax about the flu vaccine shortage.


Blueberry heir loses libel suit against drunken lothario

Gorilla-fisting comment didn't sit well, apparently Let this be a lesson to you all: if you sell tickets to a New Year's Eve party boasting an open bar, make sure that the booze doesn't run out at 10:30.â¦


Sports Minister Sunil Dutt says action will be taken after two weightlifters fail a drugs test at the Athens Olympics.


Ohio State Secures Victory, but Michigan Gains Rose Bowl Bid

Michigan had a chance to clinch the Big Ten championship and a second consecutive trip to the Rose Bowl as its players entered Ohio Stadium on Saturday morning.


Quake Jolts Central Greece, No Damage or Injuries

An earthquake measuring 4.5 on the  Richter scale jolted Athens and central Greece on Tuesday but  caused no damage or injuries, Greek authorities said.


Stock futures point higher before CPI data

U.S. stock index futures pointed higher on Friday, a day after the Dow industrials closed at a record high as investors awaited a report on U.S. consumer prices that could show tame inflation accompanying a moderate economic slowdown.


Orders for Durable Goods Rebounded in November

Orders for durable goods rebounded in November and last week's jobless claims rose by 17,000, to 333,000, which was less than expected, according to reports yesterday from the Commerce and Labor Departments.


Dubai, 21:58 - CALCIO, INTER; MANCINI: SARA' VITTORIA SIENA QUELLA CHE CONTERA'

Nonostante il ko con l'Internacional di Porto Alegre, Roberto Mancini trae comunque aspetti positivi...


Get smart, baseball; start stricter testing

Major League Baseball players finally came to their senses this week, telling their lawyers to reach an agreement on tougher testing for steroids.


Istat, ma nel quinquennio 2002-2006 sono sotto media


Concordia Grad Offers Job Tips: His Book Urges Students to Rely on Colleges to Land Jobs.

By K.E. Casey, The News-Sentinel, Fort Wayne, Ind.  Feb. 17--Jared Bieberich has a message for college students: Beer pong isn't a job.


NHL players, management will meet today in Chicago

With nothing to lose but the rest of the hockey season, Vancouver Canuck Trevor Linden thought his idea was worth a shot: Get together a small group of representatives from NHL management and the players' union and try to find some middle ground that would jump-start talks toward ending the 125-day lockout. Today, six people -- three from each side ...


An annotated interview with the cryptic auteur about his new film, "Notre Musique," and other things.


U.S. wholesale prices were higher than expected in May, thanks to gasoline.


American Express profit falls 10 percent

American Express Co , the credit card and travel services company, on Monday said fourth-quarter profit fell 10 percent, hurt by a charge to boost reserves for bad loans.


Taiwan, over the strong protests of China, is seeking to buy more than $400 million worth of missiles and parts from the United States to bolster its air defenses.


Hu Jintao, who just took over as chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC) of the Communist Party of China (CPC), and his predecessor Jiang Zemin had a meeting with all participants of the Fourth Plenum of the 16th CPC Central Committee in Beijing


TPG, Silver Lake near deal for Avaya: report

Private-equity firms TPG Capital LLP  and Silver Lake Partners are in a leading position to buy  telecommunications equipment company Avaya Inc.  for  about $17 per share, the Wall Street Journal reported in its  online edition on Monday.


Federal prosecutors yesterday announced new perjury and obstruction-of-justice charges against HealthSouth Corp. founder Richard M. Scrushy, accusing the former chief executive of the rehabilitation


Marseille down on rank with loss to Auxerre while Lyon ...

A second-half strike from Benjani gave AJ Auxerre a 1-0 victory at struggling Olympique Marseille ina French first division soccer match on Saturday.


Isaac Slade, frontman for The Fray, says he hasn't decided whether he wants to inherit a $15 million English mansion from Sir Benjamin Slade, a 60-year-old aristocrat who may be a distant relative.


WASHINGTON Putting aside efforts to control the federal deficit before the elections, Republican and Democratic leaders have agreed to extend $145 billion worth of tax cuts sought by President George W. Bush without trying to pay for them.


Remains found in missing Utah woman case

Human remains were found in a Salt Lake County landfill where police have been searching for the body of a missing Utah woman, officials said Friday.


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.


India's foreign minister calls for weapon-free space

New Delhi's space programme is aimed at peaceful research, India's foreign minister has insisted, after rival China conducted an satellite-killing missile test last month.


Thousands of people around the world say they have a disease that causes mysterious fibers to sprout painfully through the skin, and they've given it a name. The spread of 'Morgellons disease' could be Internet hysteria, or it could be an emerging illness demanding our attention.


A film tackling the issue of racism in south Wales has won a Bafta and 10,000 for director Amma Asante.


Supplements Don't Affect Mental Powers of Elderly

Supplementation with antioxidants, zinc or copper has neither a beneficial nor harmful effect on cognition in elderly people, a new study indicates.


The past 10 months have been rough for Silvio Berlusconi: He lost power in a contested election, fainted at a political rally, underwent heart surgery and was rebuked very publicly by his wife for flirting with ...Comment


Time Warner threatens court action over NFL channel

Time Warner Cable has threatened to  go to court to overturn a decision forcing the No. 2 U.S. cable  company to reinstate the NFL Network on some of its systems,  according to a filing obtained on Monday.


Schwarzenegger Opts to Keep Tax Returns Private

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has broken with tradition and declined to release his tax returns, saying it could compromise a blind trust he set up to manage his wealth after winning office, an aide said on Thursday.


Clemente Mastella says he is stepping down from office because prosecutors are seeking his wife's arrest.


Nyon, 11:54 - CALCIO, CHAMPIONS: UEFA SCEGLIE GOL PIU' BELLI PRIMA FASE

La Uefa ha scelto i dieci gol piÃ¹ belli della prima fase di Champions League. Non ci sono reti itali...


Scientists create gene map for synthetic life

Researchers have assembled the entire genome of a living organism -- a bacterium -- in what they hope is an important step to creating artificial life.


First 'low-cost' daily newspaper to hit newsstands in Spain

A new daily newspaper will hit Spain's already crammed newsstands on Wednesday which will cost half of its paid competitors in an effort to steal readers from both paid and the hugely popular free papers.


Shouts of revenge echoed in a Palestinian refugee camp Monday as thousands buried a Hamas terrorist who was killed in a car bombing blamed on Israel.


The quest to understand dog genetics will help scientists track down the causes of disease in canines and people.


In quattro anni industria riciclo cresciuta del 5%


Shah Rukh Khan as popular as Pope: German media

As German fans drooled over Shah Rukh Khan, the national media shed its perceptions of "bullock cart India" and trained its attention on the Bollywood superstar when he landed here, with one journalist even saying "he is as popular as the Pope".


Disney CEO touts new iTunes movie downloads

Walt Disney Chief Executive Robert  Iger on Tuesday said the company sold 125,000 movie downloads  worth $1 million in revenue through Apple Computer Inc's iTunes  online music store in the first week Disney movies were  offered.


L'accordo ha l'obiettivo di semplificare gli adempimenti dei contribuenti, di snidare gli evasori totalie di incrementare le misure di sostegno alla crescita delle micro, piccole e medie imprese                                          Studi di settore, siglato protocollo Visco: "Abbiamo fatto un buon lavoro"


No Static Expected in Sprint-Nextel Deal

Industry watchers don't expect any trouble from regulators or competitors when it comes to the proposed Sprint (Quote, Chart) Nextel (Quote, Chart) merger.


European shares in the last full trading session before Christmas on Friday as a seasonal rally took hold with industrial metals and construction groups regaining lost ground.


2nd place enough to give Schumacher 7th F1 title

Schumacher was the runner-up to Kimi Raikkonen on Sunday in the Belgian Grand Prix in Spa-Francorchamps, only the second time in 14 races this season he didn't win.


Who needs an Oscar? Amy Ryan already is a winner

She may be one of this year's most  unlikely Oscar nominees, and because of that, Amy Ryan believes  she already is a winner even if she fails to take home the  coveted award as best supporting actress in "Gone Baby Gone."


For more than four years, Ray Brent Marsh let the corpses pile up on his northwest Georgia property — behind his house, in the woods and crammed into burial vaults.


The Arctic's Northwest Passage has opened up fully because of melting sea ice, clearing a long-sought but historically impassable route between Europe and Asia, the European Space Agency said.


Genre-bending, time-straddling adaptation has become an exceptionally lively art on Londonâs stages this season.


Ukraine Parliament for Government Ouster

Ukraine's opposition scored key victories Wednesday in its bid to scrap a disputed presidential election as parliament voted no confidence in the government and European-brokered talks provided momentum toward holding a new ballot.


A Dutch appeals court rules that suspected Kurdish militant woman cannot be extradited to Turkey.


NBA ROUNDUP James Helps the Cavaliers Break .500

LeBron James scored 33 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers moved over .500 for the first time in more than three years with their fourth straight victory, a


Genova, 17:59 - CALCIO, SAMP; MAZZARRI: NOI PERFETTI, CASSANO QUALITA'

Walter Mazzarri si gode la bella vittoria della Sampdoria contro il Palermo, una partita temuta alla...


Fewer subsidies from state won't affect 7E7

Boeing CEO Harry Stonecipher is ready to consider the possibility that his bare-knuckle fight against subsidies for Airbus could force some reduction in Washington state's $3.


Malaysia celebrates 50th birthday, prays for unity

Malaysia celebrated the 50th anniversary of its independence on Friday with fireworks, flag-waving and a prayer for unity among its races and religions.


McKesson will settle fraud suit, pay $960m

Health services giant McKesson Corp. said yesterday it has agreed to repay shareholders $960 million to settle a class-action lawsuit related to an accounting scandal that has resulted in criminal convictions of several former executives.


Peace prevails at Pistons-Pacers rematch

INDIANAPOLIS - Rasheed Wallace sauntered off the court and into the exit tunnel, pausing long enough to peel off his headband and hand it to a youngster wearing the rival's colors.


RAISINVILLE TOWNSHIP, Michigan - Here is a dog with expensive taste: A pit bull ate its owner's $5,000 wedding ring before being made to throw it up again. Tina Burlett had thought someone broke into her house and stole the custom-made ring. But her grandmother suspected the family dog, Missy.


Kofi Annan is "disappointed" his son continued to be paid by a firm involved in  Iraq's oil-for-food programme.


Firenze, 13:00 - CALCIO, NAZIONALE: MEZZA GIORNATA DI RIPOSO

Cambio di programma per gli azzurri in vista dell'appuntamento di sabato sera all'Olimpico contro l'...


British Rapper Ms. Dynamite Arrested in Assault Case

Award-winning British rap star Ms Dynamite was arrested over allegations of assault in a London restaurant, a police source said Tuesday.


Hornets' Magloire Sidelined with Finger Injury

NEW ORLEANS, La. (Sports Network) - New Orleans Hornets  center Jamaal Magloire is expected to be sidelined for up to  three months because of a dislocated right ring finger.


Private spaceship is set to take a second trip

LOS ANGELES A private spaceship is to blast off for the second time in a week on Monday in the final stage of an attempt to win a $10 million prize.


Among Top Officials, 'Surge' Has Sparked Dissent, Infighting

For two hours, President Bush listened to contrasting visions of the U.S. future in Iraq. Gen. David H. Petraeus dominated the conversation by video link from Baghdad, making the case to keep as many troops as long as possible to cement any security progress. Adm. William J. Fallon, his superior,...


Family confronts the North's slave-trading past

Descendants of the DeWolf family of Rhode Island retrace the infamous 'triangle trade' in a documentary film.


The Lure of Treatments Science Has Dismissed

Exploring the reasons people swear by treatments that have no scientific evidence backing them.


For some patients, it can be difficult to determine how much treatment is just too much.


Bush on defensive over intelligence report

An intelligence report showing an   upsurge in Islamic militancy put the White House on the   defensive on Wednesday in an election-year debate over whether   President George W. Bush has made America safer.


Non preoccupano Usa e Giappone dove e' 4% fatturato


FBI probing NBA referee suspected of betting on games

The National Basketball Association said on Friday it is cooperating with an FBI investigation into whether an NBA referee was betting on games he officiated.


Death toll 55 in southwest China flooding

BEIJING -- Rescuers in southwest China sought help from the military Monday as they searched for dozens of people missing in torrential floods.


Il sondaggio mensile Ipr Marketing per Repubblica.itNel mese di giugno posizioni praticamente invariate per l'esecutivo                                          Fiducia: Amato e Di Pietro scalzano D'Alema Prodi fermo al 44%, il governo Ã¨ al 39%                                                                                Il balzo in avanti piÃ¹ significativo Ã¨ quello del ministro delle InfrastruttureCresce Padoa Schioppa. Tra i partiti, cedono Ds e Margherita, sale il Pd di MARCO BRACCONI


Singer Billy Henderson, one of the founding members of hit US soul group The Spinners, dies aged 67.


Rashid Rauf, a British suspect in an alleged plot to blow up trans-Atlantic jetliners, escaped from police custody in Pakistan on Saturday, officials said.


High-Tech Invitations Take Your Mind Off Road

Safety experts say the influx of electronics is turning cars into sometimes chaotic moving family rooms.


According to a Ukrainian custom, a woman rejects an unwanted suitor by handing him a pumpkin. So it was that pro-democracy supporters said "no" to corruption and autocratic rule by dumping pumpkins on a street


Pakistan-born officer becomes British military's highest-ranking Muslim

Pakistan-born immigrant Amjad Hussain became the highest-ranking Muslim in the British armed forces, obtaining the rank of rear admiral in the Royal Navy.


Angry Arsenal stormed out of Old Trafford fuming with referee Mike Riley after Ruud van Nistelrooy and Wayne Rooney combined to shatter their 49-game unbeaten record after the 2-0 defeat at Manchester United.


Macromedia Monday shipped Flex Builder, an integrated development environment (IDE) for Web applications built on the company's XML-based Flex application platform.


Weak dollar under pressure after G20 offers no support

BERLIN, Nov 22  - The dollar's slide was on everyone's lips at the Group of 20 meeting here but officially off the agenda, leaving the US currency at the mercy of market forces that appear bent on pushing it lower.


The nation's manufacturing sector extended its growth streak to a fourth consecutive month in May, overcoming worries about inflation, soaring gas prices and the broader economy's sluggishness, a research group said Friday.


One of the suspects in the 21 July terror trial says he felt 'sick' when he heard a friend had been arrested.


Milano, 17:17 - CALCIO, MILAN: KAKA' DOVREBBE FARCELA

Ripresa preparazione per il Milan dopo la seduta facoltativa di ieri. A Cagliari Ancelotti dovr&agra...


Hollywood stars seek early start to labor talks

Hollywood stars George Clooney, Robert De Niro, Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep are urging the Screen Actors Guild to start talks for a new labor contract as soon as possible in order to avert a strike.


US prosecutors charge nine people with plotting a coup in Laos, including a prominent former Laotian general.


Small Business Technology Magazine Awards Landslide a Product of the Year Finalist for 2006

Landslide Technologies, Inc., provider of Sales Workstyle Management  solutions, today announced that Small Business Technology Magazine,  the only print and digital publication in the U.S.


EU move makes Turkey's task tougher: ruling party MP

The European Union's decision to  partially suspend Turkey's entry talks will cause problems for  the Muslim nation, but Ankara will still press ahead on its  path to membership, a senior ruling party lawmaker said on  Tuesday.


Ford's Scheele retiring as president after overhaul

DEARBORN, Michigan Nick Scheele, the Ford Motor president who postponed his retirement three years ago after being called back from Europe to help stop US losses, will retire Feb. 1, the company said Thursday.


After a year of battling shareholders and his own board of directors, media magnate Conrad Black found himself facing a more fearsome enemy Monday: the US government.


Zambia's founding president, Kenneth Kaunda, refuses to pay a legal bill of $600,000 from his lawyers.


Mosques, Green Zone attacked despite Iraq curfew

Three Sunni Muslim mosques were torched and mortar bombs hit Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone on Thursday, police said, despite curfews imposed after suspected al Qaeda militants hit a revered Shi'ite shrine.


The French Prime Minister calls a crisis meeting to discuss the kidnapping of two French journalists in Iraq.


Cultural bigotry rises as India sees social change

A barrage of kisses on Shilpa Shetty's cheeks, paintings of naked Hindu gods, Valentine's Day, Fashion TV and sex education -- all are unacceptable according to India's increasingly sensitive moral police.


The next-generation  DVD format Blu-ray is winning more supporters than its rival, according to its backers.


Unfriendly skies An as-yet-unidentified computer failure grounded all departing United Airlines flights on Wednesday morning.â¦


Mia bozza riforma e' un misto tra Mattarellum e provincellum


Argentina sees comeback of tango, for tourists

Tango impresario Juan Fabbri can't get a table at the 500-seat dinner theater he runs. That's because Esquina Carlos Gardel in Buenos Aires is packed with tourists every night.


Circolare interna del preside di economia: "Sento parlare di un tariffario per comprare il voto, attenti a chi gira"                                          All'UniversitÃ  di Bari allarme per il mercato di esami                                                                                "Sto tentando di acquisire prove, datemi una mano" di CRISTINA ZAGARIA


The Theft of Explosives in Iraq Deals a Hard Blow to George Bush

Tuesday 26 October 2004 The Republican candidate appeared to be on the defensive Monday after the announcement of the disappearance of 342 tons of explosives that the American Army was supposed to be guarding in Iraq.


SANTIAGO, Chile -- Former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet was hospitalized yesterday with a possible stroke, ahead of an expected court ruling tomorrow on whether he should be tried in a human rights case.


The Museum of Tolerance started off with good intentions, over $100 million in donations, an eye-catching design by architect Frank Gehry, a 2004 kickoff ceremony attended by Arnold Schwarzenegger, and a great piece of Jerusalem real estate.


Business ; Comair shutdown said due to old computer system

Business News, NEW YORK, A computer glitch at Delta Air Lines Inc.'s regional carrier Comair that stranded thousands of travelers over the Christmas weekend was largely due to a system that was old and operating beyond capacity, a source familiar with the


L'esecutivo reagisce all'a fondo di Di Pietro: "Ecco le nostre prioritÃ prima di riequilibrare l'esecutivo Finanziaria e legge elettorale"                                          Palazzo Chigi apre sul cambio di squadra Prodi: "Non ci sarÃ  alcun rimpasto"                                                                                Il 3 ottobre al Senato la cdl presenterÃ  una mozione di sfiducia contro Visco


Nonprofit Mozilla Takes On Giant Microsoft

GET READY FOR BROWSER WARS: THE Sequel. Six years after Microsoft Corp.'s Internet Explorer defeated Netscape Navigator in the signature fight of the online age, a direct descendant of the pioneering


As the political crisis in Ukraine deepens, editorials across the continent are focused on what the turn of events mean for Europe.


Â· DUP leader says negotiations on IRA decommissioning at delicate ...

A week of frantic activity aimed at reaching a deal over power sharing in Northern Ireland reached a climax yesterday with unprecedented talks between the Sinn FÃ©in president, Gerry Adams, and Hugh Orde, the Northern Ireland chief constable.


Faulty Switch Installation Blamed for NASA Genesis Crash

After re-entering the earth's atmosphere, Genesis plunged straight down into the ground, leaving no chance for the helicopters that were supposed to snatch it from the air.


Russia and Belarus are no closer to resolving a dispute over demands that the latter pays more for gas imports.


Nomisma, a ottobre +1,6% per la luce e +2,3% per il gas


DETROIT -- Dan Cleary had a goal and an assist to lift the Detroit Red Wings to a 4-1 win over the Dallas Stars on Wednesday night in a matchup of the top two teams in the Western Conference.


Healthcare key issue in Stop & Shop contract talks

THE REGION The Stop & Shop Supermarket Co. and the United Food and Commercial Workers union continued to negotiate a labor pact last night despite the expiration Thursday night of a contract extension. The negotiations involve all 229 of the Quincy chain's stores in Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island , a company spokeswoman said. Union members are set to strike ...


Economy More Sluggish Than First Thought

Weighed down by high energy prices, the economy was even more sluggish than initially believed during the second quarter. But Federal Reserve policy-makers believe the pace will pick up in coming months, something President Bush is counting on as the election approaches.


Aviva insurance group says sales soared in 2007

Britain's biggest insurance group said Wednesday that group sales surged by more than a fifth in 2007, boosted by a robust performance overseas.


The actress has been offered a plum part in Andrew Webber Lloyd's musical.


Preserving business bandwidth The long summer of sport draws to a close, and corporate networks draw a breath of relief as multiple streams of video cease to take 90 per cent of available bandwidth from the business. How was it for you? Did the voices from on high make the big statement "stop all streaming media - now!" And what was your response?â¦


Microsoft Corp geared up on Monday to launch "Halo 3", the acclaimed science-fiction video game that it hopes will widen its lead over rival Sony Corp in the battle for industry dominance.


Economic instability looms as major currencies seem to be racing each other to the bottom of the pile. This is the flavour of the markets at the moment.


Hundreds of Palestinian pilgrims stranded in Egypt after returning from Mecca cross back into the Gaza Strip.


Little relief in Ramadan for war-weary Mogadishu

Gun battles in Mogadishu killed at least six people early on Friday and residents said they feared Ramadan would bring no let up in a months-long insurgency that has battered the Somali capital.


Azores on high alert as Hurricane Gordon draws near

Portugal's Azores islands remained on   high alert on Tuesday as Hurricane Gordon drew nearer and   authorities asked people to stay indoors and schools to shut.


Cosmonauts return safely from space mission

ARKALYK, KAZAKHSTAN - Russia's Soyuz TMA-4 capsule returned safely home early Sunday morning following a six-month stay at the international space station.


Roma, 17:37 - PALLAVOLO, VELASCO: IN ITALIA PRESUNZIONE E ARROGANZA

Julio Velasco, l'allenatore argentino che guidÃ² il primo grande ciclo di vittorie della nazionale it...


Officials said the companies, the Bechtel Infrastructure Corporation and Parsons Brinckerhoff, had acknowledged oversight failures of the city highway project.


Londra, 18:58 - CALCIO, PREMIER LEAGUE: MANCHESTER UNITED-CHELSEA 1-1

Finisce 1-1 il big-match della 14/a giornata di premier league tra Manchester United e Chelsea. Red ...


US stocks: Markets end flat as oil retreats and dollar weakens

NEW YORK - Stocks finished little changed on Monday (NY time) as a retreat in crude prices from a record high offset investors' caution about the US presidential election and a fall in the dollar.


6 of 7 Dismissed U.S. Attorneys Had Positive Job Evaluations

All but one of the U.S. attorneys recently fired by the Justice Department had positive job reviews before they were dismissed, but many ran into political trouble with Washington over issues ranging from immigration to the death penalty, according to prosecutors, congressional aides and others familiar with the cases....


Apple adds $1,499 1.8 GHz model to 64-bit Power Mac G5 line

Apple today added a 1.8 GHz single processor Power Mac G5 desktop priced at just $1,499 to its revolutionary 64-bit Power Mac G5 line, making the entry price even more affordable.


Rap mogul P. Diddy rallies 'hip-hop generation' to the polls

Move over "Nascar Dads." Step aside "Security Moms." The hottest new voting bloc is the hip-hop generation, said rap empresario Sean "P. Diddy" Combs, who criticized the major political parties for not courting the urban youth vote.


A shortage of natural gas besets the state's most populous area. In rural outposts, energy costs spike.


TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - Auburn's stars rescued the Tigers' national championship hopes with a stellar second half. Jason Campbell passed for 224 yards and Ronnie Brown and Carnell Williams ran for second-half touchdowns, leading No.


Yankees Clinch 10th Straight Playoff Spot

Derek Jeter hit a leadoff home run, Jon Lieber pitched into the eighth inning and the New York Yankees clinched their 10th consecutive trip to the postseason with a 7-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays on Thursday.


Scafati, 18:43 - BASKET, LEGEA SCAFATI: SI DIMETTE COACH PETROVIC

Aza Petrovic si è dimesso dalla guida della Legea Scafati (serie A). La decisione è ma...


Cut Undersea Cables Raise Questions of Safety

Most telecommunications specialists and cable operators say that sabotage seems unlikely, but no one knows specifically how the cables were damaged or if the incidents were related.


Philippine shares ended marginally higher Wednesday on a technical recovery, successfully shrugging off a sluggish performance at the start of the session caused by a sell-off in Metro Pacific shares, traders said.


George W Bush considers changes to his cabinet after winning a second term in office as US president.


Thieves pour petrol over an off-licence manager and threaten to set him on fire if he does not get them money.


IBM Extends Chip Performance with Germanium Layering Technique

IBM today said it has demonstrated a technique that triples the performance of a standard semiconductor transistor with a process that is compatible with conventional CMOS technology.


Liberty Mountain Recalls Climbing Harnesses Due to Fall Hazard

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12  /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product.  Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.


The slender nature of the score will give broad satisfaction. Even if England were pegged back to 1-1 for a while in this World Cup qualifier, the mental stamina lacking since Euro 2004 was recovered in Chorzow


Telephone company MCI Inc.  MCIP.O has received a $6 billion takeover bid from Qwest  Communications International Inc. Q.N and has held talks with  another potential suitor, Verizon Communications Inc. VZ.N,  sources familiar with the situation said on Thursday.


Holdout offensive tackle signs with Rams

The five-time Pro Bowl offensive tackle will get only four days of practice to prepare for the St. Louis Rams' opener after signing a one-year contract for $7.


Taglio Irap, Siniscalco: Ã¨ legato a competitivitÃ

Il taglio dell'Irap Ã¨ legato Ã¨ legata ai "discorsi sulla competitivitÃ  ed Ã¨ in connessione con la riforma degli incentivi". Lo ha detto il ministro dell' Economia, Domenico Siniscalco, a margine di una


U.N. needs more powers to root out fraud: Ban

The United Nations needs greater investigative powers to probe its own activities and root out fraud, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Monday.


A taxi is petrol bombed  and police recover more than 30  bombs during searches in north Belfast.


Viceministro D'Antoni illustra intenzioni governo


Tour De France '05 Should Suit Armstrong's Rivals

With his record six victories, Lance Armstrong has proved he can win the Tour de France over any course. Thursday organizers unveiled a 2005 route that suits his rivals rather than the American.


Rugby-Wallaby Rogers is fined for criticising club rugby

Australia fullback Mat Rogers was fined an undisclosed amount on Tuesday for describing Sydney club rugby as a "waste of time" for Wallabies players.


Peja Stojakovic had 27 points, including six 3-pointers, to help the Sacramento Kings win their fourth straight game, 119-105 over the Boston Celtics Sunday night.


La Lazio batte il Torino e la Fiorentina piega il Catania


Blast Destroys Car in Damascus, Wounds Passerby

A suspected bomb blew up in a car in a  crowded district of Damascus on Monday, destroying the vehicle  and slightly wounding a passerby, residents said.


O'Donnell quits U.S. talk show early after spat

Combative U.S. talk show host Rosie O'Donnell has decided to leave ABC's "The View" early after an on-air spat with Elisabeth Hasselbeck over the Iraq war that aired repeatedly on cable TV, the network said on Friday.


Parliament in Nepal endorses an agreement to abolish the monarchy, allowing Maoists to re-join the government.


Awareness: Biggest Item on Labels Is Often Store Name

A new study indicates that instructions and warnings on medication bottles tend to be in smaller type and warnings smaller still.


Manager Europa conferma: sul mercato solo Aston Martin


Britain's prime minister called Sunday for overhauling the country's organ donation system to make it easier for doctors to remove body parts from deceased patients without prior consent.


Fassino, destra non cavalchi agguati organizzati


Gunmen take scores hostage at southern Russia school

Gunmen with explosives strapped around their waists took more than 200 people hostage at a school in southern Russia near war-torn Chechnya and threatened to blow up the building if the security forces moved in.


Warriors' Dunleavy Misses Game vs. Rockets

Golden State forward Mike Dunleavy missed the Warriors' game against the Houston Rockets on Friday night with a bruised lower left leg.


A television show in which a woman would donate a kidney to a contestants was revealed as a hoax Friday, with presenters saying they were trying to pressure the government into reforming organ donation laws.


Presidential hopefuls employ divergent strategies aimed at winning the most delegates on Feb 5.


Transportation Exec Orders Airline Probe

Kingston Vickers, of Tampa, Fla., reads a book while waiting for a flight at Logan International Airport, Monday, Dec. 27, 2004. Vickers said he was flying on ComAir to New Brunswick to be with his family


PREVIEW-India face Pakistan in crunch Trophy clash

Old rivals India and Pakistan meet at Edgbaston on Sunday in the biggest clash so far in the Champions Trophy but the seasonal English weather threatens to ruin the big day.


Procuratore chiede trasferimento per evitare atto d'ufficio


ING Learns to Build Its Identity 26.2 Miles at a Time

By sponsoring marathons, ING is hoping to make a name for itself in a cluttered financial services market where one company seems indistinguishable from the next.


Program Encourages Kids to Run Marathons

Ask 7-year-old John Simmons if he can run a marathon and he shyly laughs. But ask him if he can run 26.2 miles over several months and he nods yes. Simmons and thousands of other children across Texas this year will do just that, becoming Marathon Kids.


Fed ChiefÂs Help Enlisted for Trip to Press China

Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson Jr. has enlisted the help of Ben S. Bernanke to press for changes in Chinese economic policies.


BOSTON (AFX) -- The first exchange-traded fund investing in gold bullion will begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday, said sources familiar with the situation.


Spanish federation begins disciplinary action against soccer coach

Spain's soccer federation has initiated disciplinary proceedings against national team coach Luis Aragones for making racist remarks.


Invita elettori a scendere in campo contro occupazione Rai


GAME NOTES: The surprising Connecticut Huskies welcome their first-ever ranked opponent to the friendly confines of Rentschler Field, as they play host to the


Nearly 36 Million Americans Live in Poverty

Some 1.3 million Americans slid into  poverty in 2003 as the ranks of the poor rose 4 percent to 35.9  million, with children and blacks worse off than most, the U.S.  government said on Thursday in a report sure to fuel Democratic  criticism of President Bush.


Kerry Says Cheney-Halliburton Tie to Blame for Taxpayer `Abuse'

Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry said Vice President Dick Cheney's financial link to Halliburton Co. guided Bush administration policies in Iraq that let the company profit ``at the expense of American troops.


Port Authority formally approves WTC rebuilding

The Port Authority of New York and New   Jersey on Thursday formally approved rebuilding plans for the   site of the World Trade Center destroyed in the September 11,   2001, attacks.


Atlantis and its seven astronauts took a cross-country detour and landed safely in the Mojave Desert Friday, ending a two-week mission of construction on the international space station and bring a crew member home from the outpost.


No one knows what ails Yasser Arafat. Rumours are circulating that Israel has poisoned him. The evidence is entirely circumstantial and probably no more than fantasy though, when dealing with Israel, nothing can ever be ruled out.


Madrid, 16:57 - F1, SPY-STORY: MERCEDES POTREBBE RILEVARE MCLAREN

La Mercedes potrebbe assumere il controllo della McLaren se il Consiglio mondiale della Federazione ...


Galliani Applauds Both Ancelotti And Rijkaard

Milan and Barcelona offered a nice show on Wednesday night in which the rossoneri defeated their Spanish counterparts 1-0 at San Siro.


Pirates Finish Santiago Trade With Royals

Benito Santiago was traded Thursday by the Kansas City Royals to the Pittsburgh Pirates, who have sought a veteran catcher since dealing Jason Kendall to Oakland last month.


Ditka decides to change his charitable ways

Mike Ditka will dissolve his Hall of Fame Assistance Trust Fund in the wake of a report the charity gave only a small amount of money to needy ex-NFL players.


Torino, 14:05 - CALCIO, JUVE; DEL PIERO: FINALMENTE IN A

Alessandro Del Piero saluta la serie B. Il capitano bianconero, dalle pagine del proprio sito uffici...


The Eagles were so confident Monday night, they mocked their own internal discord on the sideline after their first touchdown. Then, they went out and


Imagine defending US Open champ Andy Roddick reaching his peak eight years from now. Unfathomable. Roddick playing better as a 30-year old than at 22?


World oil prices rose sharply again on  Thursday after Russian oil giant YUKOS said a Moscow court's  decision to effectively freeze its bank accounts threatened its  ability to continue production.


This crazy run for Colorado just goes on and on. Now, Willy Taveras has joined the fun. Taveras strolled to first base with the decisive RBI after sprinting toward the gap for a diving catch, and the Rockies kept on racing toward the World Series.


Kerry wins a round, but Bush is resolute

As the nation tuned in to Thursday night's first presidential debate at the University of Miami, President George W. Bush finally faced his challenger, US Sen. John F. Kerry.


Sick Phones: Cell phones may be next in line to get viruses, but ...

Malicious programs that can delete address books. Junk messages that flood a cell phone's inbox. Stealthy code that uses Bluetooth wireless technology to sneak onto handsets.


Democrat Christine Gregoire, the three-term state attorney general who fought America's tobacco industry, Internet porn and schoolyard bullying, becomes Washington's governor-elect on Thursday, by a scant 129 votes out of more than 2.8 million cast.


PORTSMOUTH, New Hampshire  - A teary-eyed Hillary Clinton pushed for support on Monday as polls showed her poised for a huge New Hampshire loss to Democratic rival Barack Obama, but the former front-runner vowed to carry on with her presidential quest even if she loses.


Brazil's slums face a new problem: vigilante militias

Off-duty and former police, prison guards, and firefighters are moving in to oust the drug gangs.


GIUSTIZIA: BRUTI LIBERATI, SCIOPERO SE RIFORMA SENZA MODIFICHE

Napoli, 26 set. (Dall'inviato della Adnkronos Anna Arcuri) - Fissare la data dello sciopero dei magistrati se il confronto parlamentare sul ddl di riforma dell'ordinamento giudiziario sara' ''bloccato'' e


So much for the edge the Revolution offense was expected to have last night. Jesse Marsch and Maykel Galindo scored second-half goals for Chivas USA, which held on after defender Claudio Suarez was ejected in the 81st minute and defeated the Revolution, 2-0, in Carson, Calif.


The Five Most Wired Companies at JPMorgan's Healthcare Conference

Wired Science finds the five most Wired companies among those touting medical devices, therapies, and drugs of tomorrow at the JPMorgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco.


NBA Bucks exercise options to keep Bogut, Villanueva

Australian center Andrew Bogut and US forward Charlie Villanueva had their contract options for a fourth year exercised by the National Basketball Association's Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday.


GONAIVES, Haiti Sept. 25, 2004 - A thunderstorm drenched homeless people living on rooftops and sidewalks early Saturday, adding to the woes of Tropical Storm Jeanne's survivors who have been looting aid


Nursing home care suffers under private equity: report

A survey of complaints against more than 16,000 U.S. nursing homes found that care often deteriorates after being acquired by large private investment firms, The New York Times reported in its September 23 edition.


"The Treaty of Lisbon will reinforce the union's capacity to act and the ability to achieve those goals in an effective way"  EU leaders attended an elaborate signing ceremony at Lisbon's grandiose Jeronimos Monastery. via Australian Broadcasting Corporation


WASHINGTON: The US House of Representatives on Saturday approved a final $422 billion bill for defence programmes that backs next yearâs round of military base closures and kills a proposed $23.


Sharon approves 'aggressive' Gaza campaign

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has approved a major Israeli offensive that would re-occupy northern parts of the Gaza Strip to stop Palestinian fighters firing homemade rockets into Israel , Israeli Army Radio said.


Sri Lanka Seeks Help After Tsunami; Toll Put at 2,134

Sri Lanka appealed for international help and declared a state of disaster after its eastern coast was struck by tsunami waves triggered by an earthquake off the Indonesian island of Sumatra.


The military has quietly become an industry leader in video-game design, creating games to train and even recruit the soldiers of the PlayStation generation. Will virtual boot camp make combat more real or more surreal?


Madison, MS (Sports Network) - Fred Funk fashioned an eight-under 64 on Saturday to grab a one-stroke lead through three rounds of the Southern Farm Bureau Classic.


Digital Da Vinci Codes: Thousands of Leonardo's Papers Go Online

A small library in Leonardo Da Vinci's hometown uploads a large portion of the Renaissance man's notes into a searchable digital archive, free for all the world to pick through.


BAGHDAD, Iraq - Shiite militants and U.S. forces battled Saturday in Baghdad's Sadr City slum, and a mortar barrage slammed into a busy eastern Baghdad neighborhood, marking a fresh round of violence in the capital...


Investigators say Mosul bomber apparently wearing Iraqi military ...

(Baghdad, Iraq-AP) Dec. 23, 2004 - The suicide bomber who killed more than 20 people in a mess tent in Mosul appears to have been wearing an Iraqi military uniform, according to the commander of the main US force in northern Iraq.


Otter Lets Anti-Meth Ads Speak for Themselves: Governor Pitches Prevention Campaign to Business, Civic Leaders

By Shawna Gamache, The Idaho Statesman, Boise  Feb. 1--Community and business leaders joined Gov. Butch Otter at the Simplot mansion Wednesday to see a series of gritty, graphic anti-meth ads that could be on Idaho TV screens and billboards by fall.


Rice undergoes surgery for noncancerous growths

Condoleezza Rice underwent surgery Friday to treat non cancerous growths in the uterus, a White House official said. Rice, who is 50, is the choice of US President George W. Bush to be his country's next secretary of state.


Bomb-toting militant halted at parliament

BELFAST -- One of Belfast's most notorious militants stormed into the Northern Ireland Assembly headquarters yesterday with a bagful of pipe bombs, forcing an evacuation that overshadowed the politicians' failure to meet a deadline for forming a new Catholic-Protestant administration.


Grunge-Rock Pioneer Stumps for U.S. Election Reform

Eleven years after the demise of his  million-selling rock band Nirvana, Krist Novoselic is back on  the road, but this time he's getting out of bed before noon.


NFL Wrap: Patriots Roll to 20th Straight Win

Corey Dillon rushed for 105 yards and two touchdowns as the New England Patriots won their 20th consecutive game, defeating the Seattle Seahawks 30-20 in National Football League action in Foxboro Sunday.


Poland to boost Afghanistan troops in wake of Bhutto assassination

Poland will boost its forces in Afghanistan by 400 troops to a total of 1,600 after the assassination of Pakistan's opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, Defence Minister Bogdan Klich said Friday.


A Diversified Sallie Mae  Reports 25% Profit Increase

Profit at SLM Corp. soared in last year's final quarter, propelling the big education finance company to a 25 percent jump in annual earnings over 2003.


Pakistan court orders arrest of ex-PM's brother

LAHORE, Pakistan  - A Pakistani court on Friday ordered the arrest of a brother of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, who is planning to return from exile on Monday vowing to end the rule of President Pervez Musharraf.


Aaron Wormus' Blog:  Interoperability is Overrated

Despite opinions from some of the PHP community, interoperability between PHP applications isn't is such a bad state - at least According to Aaron Wormus:    The fact of the matter is that it's not such a big deal. Porting a plugin from Wordpress to Serendipity is usually trivial, and as we see more web-services based plugins (stuff like the awesome askimet) the task becomes simpler and simpler.   Interoperability is overrated, the more you think of it the more complex it gets. As you start throwing in new factors into the equation (how will this interoperate with a java/c# application) you start to develop monsters like JSR 170 which solve a lot of problems on paper, but in reality are too unwieldy to be truly useful.    He even lists out some of his "steps to interoperability" to help speed things along (like "use as much abstract code as possible" and "use services").


Replacement starter Travis Smith pitched five solid innings, Andruw Jones homered again and the Atlanta Braves buried Philadelphia a little deeper in the NL East, beating the Phillies 3-1 on Monday.


Steve Jobs to keynote Macworld Expo 2005

MacCentral - IDG World Expo on Tuesday announced that Apple Computer Inc. CEO Steve Jobs will once again deliver the opening keynote address for Macworld Conference & Expo  when it returns to San Francisco, Calif. in January. Jobs' keynote is set to take place on Tuesday, January 11, 2005 at 9:00 AM Pacific Time. The convention itself runs from January 10 - 14, 2005.


Il Dow Jones segna un -0,05%, il Nasdaq un -0,01%


A.T. Kearney: Competitive Differentiation Through Oracle Secure Enterprise Search

(Source: Oracle) John Laughhunn, CTO of A.T. Kearney, and Amin Negandhi, CEO of Echelon Consulting, explain how A.T. Kearney consultants worldwide can securely search for information across multiple applications using IC Tracker, an internal knowledgebase. In this engaging 30 minute session, they discuss the requirements, selection process, implementation and roll-out of their system, and how it has enabled secure access to intellectual property to become a competitive differentiator.


Former German guerrilla denied visit to US

A former member of Germany's disbanded far-left group Red Army Faction (RAF) has been prevented from visiting her dying mother in the United States under toughnew immigration laws, media reports said.


Colo. Electoral College Measure Challenged

A lawsuit filed Wednesday challenges a ballot measure that would scrap Colorado's winner-take-all system for Electoral College votes and award them based on how well the candidate did in the statewide popular vote.


SEATTLE -- As the Bush administration debates much of the world about what to do about global warming, butterflies and ski-lift operators, polar bears and hydroelectric planners are on the move.


UN Threatens Sudan with Sanctions on Darfur Abuses

The UN Security Council adopted a resolution on Saturday threatening Sudan with sanctions if it did not stop atrocities in the western Darfur region where Arab militias are terrorizing African villagers.


Pope John Paul II praised Portugal's visiting president Friday for his nation's conservative Catholicism, saying it could inspire hope amid a "grave crisis" in modern values.


Speculation swirls about Chrysler's fate

The vaunted "merger of equals" that lawsuits could not upset may well be undone by the same simple principle that led to the creation of DaimlerChrysler: cutting costs.


A man convicted of raping and killing a schoolgirl is hanged in India's first execution in nine years.


BEFORE THE BELL: Boeing Up On Strong 3Q,Boosted Outlook -2

NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Shares of Boeing Co. (BA) rose 3% in the premarket trading session Wednesday, after the aerospace and defense giant reported better-than-expected third


Varying polls reflect electorate volatility in US

Less than seven weeks before the Election Day on Nov. 2, a poll published on Saturday showed President George W. Bush was leading his Democratic rival, Senator John Kerry


Taser Stun Guns Approved by U.S. for Some Flights

Taser International Inc. will employ  its electric stun guns on Korean Air Lines, which becomes the  first commercial carrier to win U.S. government approval to use  the devices to defend flights against hijackings and other  threats, officials said on Monday.


Senator goes after cell phone fees, contracts

Some cell phone companies charge  their users $100 to $200 to end a contract no matter what the  reason and disguise their own charges as taxes on bills,  witnesses told a congressional panel on Wednesday.


Bush pressures Iran on its nuclear plans

SANTIAGO President George W. Bush has increased the administration's pressure on Iran, saying there are indications that the country is speeding forward in the production of a key ingredient for nuclear weapons fuel, a move he said was "a very serious


Damion James had another double-double for No. 14 Texas, scoring a career-high 29 points and grabbing 14 rebounds to lead the Longhorns to a 67-59 victory over TCU on Wednesday.


The European commission yesterday lambasted European carmakers for an unprecedented campaign to overturn its plans to throw open the â¬10bn (Â£6.


Clarke Wins Brooklyn Brawl, Is On Her Way to Congress

New York City Councilwoman Yvette Clarke survived a tough fight from three well-grounded competitors Ã¢ÂÂ and no small amount of bitter campaigning Ã¢ÂÂ to win the open-seat Democratic primary in New YorkÃ¢ÂÂs 11th Congressional District.


'National Treasure' Claims Box-Office Crown Once Again

Nicolas Cage's new adventure flick claimed the box-office crown once again by burying the competition. Thanksgiving weekend moviegoers made "National Treasure" the #1 film at the box office for the second week in a row.


North American sponsorship spending seen up in '08

Sponsorship spending by North American companies is forecast to rise 12.6 percent this year to $16.78 billion, which would mark the biggest jump since 2000, according to a research firm.


Michael Jackson's family will be standing by him for a courtroom confrontation with the man who wants to put him in prison on child molestation charges — a district attorney whose pursuit of Jackson dates back more than a decade.


Norwegian Rats Invade North Sweden Mining Town

Kiruna, a mining town in north Sweden, has been invaded by thousands of rats thought to have crossed the border from Norway with garbage shipments for the local recycling center, officials said Tuesday.


Rumsfeld: Violence May Get Worse In Iraq

AL ASAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said violence in Iraq will probably get worse before next year's election, but he also brought a glimmer of hope to US troops.


Obscenity case filed against Ash and Hrithik

The court has fixed December 11 for recording evidence in the case.


UT club has dreams of a mission to the red planet

and a small but determined group of engineering graduate students is organizing to get the word out. Members of the campus chapter of


Retired Catholic archbishop of Washington, James Cardinal Hickey ...

Most Rev. James Hickey, former archbishop of Washington who led the Roman Catholic Church in the US capital for two decades, died Sunday.


Rail passengers face an average 4% hike in fares from Sunday - which train firms say will improve services.


The European Union's historic recommendation to put Turkey on the road to membership was a bittersweet victory for Kurds like Mevlut Cetinkaya.


The luxury liner Aurora returns to Southampton as P&O cancel its ill-fated world cruise.


Israeli settler pay approved, Sharon faces threats

JERUSALEM - Israel's security cabinet approved cash advances on Tuesday to entice Gaza settlers to evacuate their homes, as police investigated death threats against Prime Minister Ariel Sharon sparked by his pullout plan.


Crisis European arms pact talks end in deadlock

An extraordinary conference to look at ways of revitalizing a bellwether European arms control treaty ended on Friday in deadlock between Russia and NATO.


Writers with Technical Background Needed or Not

One year ago, I stuck my resume up on Dice and Monster expecting to find a nice job as a system administrator. I wrote a decent resume, outlined my abilities and accomplishments and waited to see my cell phone light up with calls. Nothing happened. I went to both job boards and saw that I had a few hits. I seem to remember about four hits on each board for a total of eight hits. read more


Simultaneous Tropical Storms are Very Rare

The prospect that a tropical storm and a hurricane - or possibly two hurricanes - could strike Florida on the same day is something meteorologists say they have never seen. "It's almost unheard of," state meteorologist Ben Nelson said.


It's been a real thrill to watch Loic Le Meur roll out his new video community tool called Seesmic. He's got the French touch, a bit self-deprecating, he's good at seduction, keeps his ego in the background and puts the focus on the users, where it should be.  As he's been seeding people one by one, they create videos which then appear on Twitter (heh) so people who don't have Seesmic get an idea what it's like through the eyes of people they know. This immediately creates a feeling of envy, but if you beg Loic he gives you an activation code, and off you go -- ready to become his next evangelist. Feeling priviledged to be his next evangelist. It's like Tom Sawyer and the fence. He reminds me so much of Jean-Louis Gassee in his prime, when he had all the Mac developers wrapped around his finger, and loving it.  I have an idea of where Loic wants to go with this, and it's going to be big. It'll be a fun ride, and fun to watch a master promoter at work. PS: Here's my latest Seesmic video, a demo of FlickrRiver. You may have to turn up the audio to understand what I'm saying, or use headphones. We're going to do something fun with the people at Le Web 3 and FlickrRivr. Thanks to Loic for also having a curious mind.  PPS: Beware the exclusive.


ALLEGED Australian terrorist David Hicks has pleaded not guilty to war crimes charges and has told his father Terry that he was beaten and abused by US forces after being seized in Afghanistan


Cosi' Riesame per i minorenni ha motivato sua scarcerazione


Indo-Pak officials begin talks on nuclear CBMs, Sir Creek

Islamabad: India and Pakistan on Tuesday began separate talks here on nuclear confidence building measures and to work out modalities to conduct joint survey of pillars at Sir Creek area of the Gujarat coast.


The Motley Fool - Shares of small-cap lift-truck equipment firm Cascade (NYSE: CAE - News) aren't that widely followed by Wall Street -- which can spell opportunity for savvy individual investors.


SHANGHAI, China -- Rubens Barichello won the inaugural Chinese Grand Prix today to clinch second place in Formula One while Ferrari teammate Michael Schumacher had a rare rough race -- spinning out and finishing 12th, more than a lap behind.


Nigeria's top energy adviser says oil extraction partnerships with foreign firms should be reviewed.


Hamas member killed in southern Gaza: medical sources

A member of the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) was killed and another critically wounded in southern Gaza on Friday, local medical sources said.


Vatican: Extremists undermining religion

The Vatican's foreign minister said Wednesday that misunderstanding between cultures is breeding a "new barbarism" and expressed hope that reason and dialogue would stop those who use their faith as a pretext for attacks.


Disease Risks Rise After Philippine Typhoon

REAL, Philippines  - Flood waters receded in the  northern Philippines on Friday in the wake of a typhoon, but  thousands of people remained cut off from help, hungry and at  risk of disease after a week of severe flooding.


Australia's plan for vast sea security zone angers neighbour New ...

Australia has angered its neighbour New Zealand, with a plan to impose an 1,850-kilometre security zone around the Australian coastline.


Wireless program aims to cover all of Silicon Valley

InfoWorld - An ambitious plan to equip Silicon Valley with wireless public broadband services is proceeding with great hopes but many challenges.


Arenas trashes old view, now praises Celtics

There is praise, with no trash-talking, about the Celtics from the outspoken Gilbert Arenas this time. There is no Jordanesque scorer for Boston to worry about tonight, rather an entire team that had the Celtics' number Saturday night. But even though tonight's rematch against the Wizards at the Garden will be a challenge for the Celtics, it won't be the ...


He lies flat, unseeing eyes fixed on the ceiling, tubes and machines feeding him, breathing for him, keeping him alive. He cannot walk or talk, but he can grimace and cry. And he is fully aware of what has happened to him.


Stocks Are Lower Ahead of Inventories Data

Stocks are lower as investors hold their breath ahead of weekly data on oil inventories due out later in the morning. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down 17 points in today's early going.


Sainsbury gets takeover approach from Qatar

Gulf Arab state Qatar has made a bid approach for J Sainsbury Plc, which newspapers said valued Britain's third-biggest supermarket group at about 12 billion pounds ($24.5 billion), including debt.


British Airways' pension deficit is set to double to Â£2.1bn - despite a recent recovery in the stock market.


Parents: Iraqi deaths traumatized Marines

Family members of two Marines say their sons were ordered to photograph and clean up corpses of unarmed Iraqi civilians that members of their unit are suspected of killing, and they have been traumatized ever since.


BT boosts its presence in the US by buying IT market leader Infonet, whose clients include the US government and 1,800 multinational companies.


Americans Gather on Eve of Sept. 11 Anniversary

In New York City, where most of the victims of 9/11 were killed, and other sites, the remembrances blossomed early.


Sri Lanka says kills 15 rebels in latest fighting

Sri Lankan troops killed 15 Tamil Tiger rebels in an assault on rebel positions in the northern Jaffna peninsula on Monday, the military said, taking the rebel death toll from three days of clashes to 89.


Livorno, 18:54 - CALCIO, LIVORNO: REZAEI SALTA TEST IN FAMIGLIA

Consueto test infrasettimanale in famiglia per il Livorno. In evidenza Bogdani (3 reti). A segno anc...


Presidente Camera in Vietnam, gratitudine per Europa


Economix: To-Do List: Wrap Gifts. Have Baby.

In four of the years between 1997 and 2003, the day with more births than any other fell between Christmas and New Yearâs Day.


As Marines step up preparations for military offensives on two major Iraqi cities, a number of Sunni Muslim leaders are forwarding a plan to establish the rule of law in those


Assuming that Office Power Users think of themselves as mortals... Book review In addition to the legions of professional Visual Basic programmers, there are still more developers who use VBA and Microsoft Office for automation, customisation or the development of tailored office applications. Many of these are super-users rather full-time developers, but they have depended on VBA to extend and expand what it is they can do with Excel, Office, Access et al.â¦


At wireless show, services take center stage

Games, graphic ring tones and other services dominate the showroom floor. Also: Yahoo battles Google for the cell phone.


Update 3: Economic Powers Vow Aid for Poor Nations

Rich nations pledged an agreement soon on forgiving the debt burden weighing on poor nations in Africa, Latin America and Asia but remained divided on reducing billions of dollars of Iraqi debt.


The Soul Patrol is getting ready to mobilize, and this time the   record store is not the destination--the bookstore is.


Beach Volley: Open di Milano, fuori italiane Perrotta-Gattelli

MILANO - La seconda giornata dell'Alice Italian Open di Milano di beach vollet ha visto uscire di scena le capofila italiane Lucilla Perrotta e Daniela Gattelli, reduci dalle Olimpiadi. Sulla loro strada, fatali


Iran faces possible sanctions after deadline passes

A defiant Iran faces possible U.N.   Security Council sanctions after the world body's atomic   watchdog said Tehran refused to stop work on its nuclear   program by a Thursday deadline.


A British coach driver is found guilty of causing the death of a schoolgirl in a crash in France.


Report: Gamecocks to Name Spurrier New Head Coach Tuesday

COLUMBIA, S.C. (Sports Network) - The University of South  Carolina has scheduled a news conference for 1 p.m. EST Tuesday  when it is expected to announce that Steve Spurrier will take  over as the school's new head football coach.


Laura Branigan, the US pop singer who delivered a throaty cover of the 1970's Italian song Gloria and turned it into a worldwide hit in 1982, died in her sleep last week She was 47.


E' accaduto sulle piste di Sauze d'Oulx nel Torinese


BEA offers per-instance pricing for virtualization

(InfoWorld) - Capitalizing on the industry's virtualization trend, BEA Systems has fashioned a per-instance model for its virtualization software in an attempt to do what a company official said better reflects usage patterns. The strategy affects BEA WebLogic Server -- Virtual Edition. Instead of a per-CPU pricing based on the deployment of the software, users instead will pay $13,000 for each instance of the application server running in its own virtual machine, said Mark Pritchard, BEA director of product marketing for BEA virtualization tools. "We believe [the pricing model] is unique in the industry," Pritchard said. WebLogic Server -- Virtual Edition is a Java environment for virtualized hardware. Featuring BEA's application server, a Java Virtual machine and operating system compression, more applications per server are enabled. The product is shipping now. "What we realized is that once we moved into this new world of virtualization, we need to think again about how we price our software," said Pritchard. For applications running on dedicated servers, CPU-based pricing is common, he noted. But virtualization breaks new ground. "The reality is that virtualization opens up many exciting new opportunities about how customers can choose to deploy their applications and how they can respond to business and operational needs in a flexible way," Pritchard said. The CPU-based pricing model is not appropriate as customers moved to virtualized data centers, according to Pritchard. The per-instance model is suited for disaster recovery scenarios and where an application workload changes over time, Pritchard explained. BEA's per-instance plan "absolutely makes sense," said Chris Wolf, senior analyst at Burton Group. "It's not uncommon for a virtual machine cluster to be comprised of physical servers with different CPU characteristics (two-way, four-way, etc)," Wolf said. "That being said, simply having a VM fail over from a two-way server to a four-way server would violate WebLogic licensing per the old model. The new licensing model is much more reflective of the modern virtualized data center and is one that other ISVs should follow." Asked if customers would end up paying more money to BEA under the new per-instance model, Pritchard noted that customers can deploy the software on systems running many CPUs. A customer may be deploying to a 16-CPU box, he said. "Here, your pricing is tied directly to how much you're using the software," Pritchard said. BEA will examine whether to price its other technologies using the same per-instance paradigm, but right now the plan is limited to the Virtual Edition, said Pritchard.


Turkey Says EU 'Homework Done,' Green Light Ahead

Turkey declared that it had fulfilled all the political criteria for membership talks with the European Union on Sunday, three days before a recommendation from the EU's executive that will give Ankara a green ...


Voce giornalista americana in film Disney 'Come d'incanto'


A senior official in Russia's justice ministry says some two thirds of the country's prisoners are ill.


A new scientific study claims that genes controlling the size and complexity of the brain have evolved more rapidly in humans than they have in any other species - including apes.


Canada Says No to Americans Wanting Flu Vaccine

As a result of a serious flu vaccine shortage, large numbers of Americans have been crossing the border into Canada to get their flu jab.


SAN FRANCISCO--IBM will upgrade its Opteron-based e325 server for high-performance computing with Advanced Micro Devices' dual-core chip in 2005, the company plans to announce Thursday.


Elezioni afgane, Karzai: Il successo di un popolo

KABUL - Le prime elezioni presidenziali dirette in Afghanistan sono state una vittoria per lâintera nazione, a dispetto delle controversie sulla legittimitÃ  del voto. Lo ha affermato il presidente ad interim Hamid Karzai in unâintervista alla Bbc.


QPR suspend assistant boss Richard Hill following the brawl during a training match against China's Olympic team.


Madrid, 11:09 - CALCIO, REAL MADRID; RONALDO: HO RAGGIUNTO IL MIO PESO FORMA

Ronaldo è pronto per tornare in campo. L'ha ha detto lui stesso in un'intervista al magazine ...


Dipartimento della Giustizia al momento non fa commenti


Following lengthy repairs because of storm damage, the Atlantis orbiter is now ready to launch to the space station on Friday.


TV adverts for alcoholic drinks should be banned before the nine o'clock watershed, a campaign group says.


Nuova Commissione Ue parte la caccia ai voti

BRUXELLES - Se ne va in silenzio. Rocco Buttiglione lascia il villone dove la Commissione Barroso ieri mattina ha tenuto una riunione tesissima. Si doveva parlare del lavoro futuro, ci si Ã¨ bloccati sulle


A man accused of stabbing his wife and her two young sons to death led police on a low-speed chase Tuesday night before being arrested.


Five ethnic Indian rights activists are arrested in Malaysia, under a controversial security law.


Four Seasons agrees to Gates, Alwaleed buyout bid

Four Seasons Hotels Inc.   said on Monday it has agreed to a $3.37 billion offer to be taken private by a group that includes the Canadian company's chief executive as well as Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal and Microsoft Corp.  Chairman Bill Gates.


Amazon and Microsoft Take Legal Action To Crush Spam

Amazon.com and Microsoft have joined to push what they described as a "wake-up call" to spammers, filing lawsuits against defendants they say sent millions of pieces of spam and who attempted


Afghan kidnappers negotiating with government

An Afghan militant group threatening to kill three kidnapped foreigners said it was involved in negotiations through a mediator but denied extending the Wednesday deadline for their execution.


Migrant workers are being systematically exploited according to a report from the TUC.


First "XDR" TB cases found in Myanmar migrants

MAE SOT, Thailand  - Aid workers have discovered the first cases of "extensively drug resistant" TB among migrants from Myanmar, intensifying fears about untreatable infectious diseases propagating in the army-ruled former Burma.


Iraq Militants Behead Hostage, Set New Deadline

Militants beheaded an American in Iraq  and said two fellow civilian hostages would meet the same fate  within 24 hours if Washington failed to accept their demands.


Pesticide blamed for 'health disaster' in French Caribbean

The French Caribbean islands of Guadeloupe and Martinique face a "health disaster" with soaring cancer and infertility rates because of the massive use of banned pesticides on banana plantations, a top cancer specialist warned Monday.


Kenyan opposition accuses police of killing seven

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


German utility RWE says EU pollution rights plan killed power plant

The second biggest German energy company, RWE, has cancelled a proposed coal-powered electricity plant owing to EU plans to make companies pay for the right to pollute, a press report said Thursday.


SEC Drops Winnick Charges From Global Crossing Pact, People Say

US Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman William Donaldson rejected a staff proposal to sanction Gary Winnick as part of a settlement with Global Crossing Ltd.


Karzai Travels To Campaign Rally Outside Kabul

5 October 2004 -- Afghan Transitional Administration Chairman Hamid Karzai traveled to a campaign rally outside Kabul today, four days ahead of Afghanistan's presidential election.


Athletes' blogs come under Olympic scrutiny

The IOC is examining what to do about blogs posted by athletes during the Olympic Games, amid fears that it could lead to scurrilous rumours being broadcast on the Internet.


The No. 2 Eagles will play the No. 8 Hokies to remain at the forefront of the national title race, but most of Boston is too distracted by the city's other successful teams to notice.


Indian envoy had narrow escape in Colombo blast

Dignitaries, including Indian High Commissioner Nirupama Rao, had a narrow escape in the grenade attack on a concert in Colombo that killed two people and injured 19 as Bollywood megastar Shah Rukh Khan made 20,000 star-struck fans rock by screaming "I


NAACP leaders are questioning the timing of an IRS investigation into the civil-rights group's tax-exempt status saying the probe is politically motivated.


Tasse giu' appena possibile.Deficit sotto 3% nel 2006


"American Idol" slimmed down the competition Thursday night, leaving 12 finalists to compete for the ultimate prize — a record contract. Antonella Barba, Sabrina Sloan, Jared Cotter and Jason "Sundance" Head were voted off Thursday in phone voting, which drew about 37 million calls and text messages from viewers.


The Spanish colonialists who fortified this Colombian seaport 400 years ago to guard against pirates and rival imperial powers could only have dreamed of the security being implemented for President Bush's visit here Monday.


Tories offer record industry cash for righteousness

Dangerous Dave In an extraordinary quid pro quo, Dave Cameron has promised cash-strapped record industry execs an extra Â£3.3bn over the next five decades in exchange for less sex and violence in music.â¦


SCOTLAND'S parks and open spaces are dangerous, rubbish-strewn blackspots rather than the oases of...

S parks and open spaces are dangerous, rubbish-strewn blackspots rather than the oases of peace and calm they should be, according to a nationwide poll.


The pace of existing home sales in  the United States fell in June to a lower-than-expected 5.75  million unit annual rate while prices and inventories showed  signs of stabilizing, the National Association of Realtors said  in a report Wednesday.


Investigation claims  Facebook a target of child predators

ALBANY  -  State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo on Monday announced an investigation into the popular online social networking website Facebook after undercover investigators posing as children were allegedly solicited by sexual predators.


Wholesale prices post biggest gain since 1990

Wholesale prices shot up 1.7% last month, biggest gain in nearly 15 years and well above expectations, as energy costs skyrocketed and food prices surged, a government report said Tuesday.


Milano, 12:13 - CICLISMO, REBELLIN: OLIMPIADI E MONDIALI OBIETTIVI 2008

Sugli obiettivi del 2008, Davide Rebellin ha le idee piuttosto chiare: le classiche delle Ardenne in...


Exhibition aids cancer victims, families in coping with disease

Over the years, she has watched every woman on her fatherâs side of the family battle and ultimately lose her fight with the disease.


Soccer The "Beckham Rule" didn't guarantee a playoff berth, although Cuauhtemoc Blanco will be playing in the postseason. John Thorrington scored in extra time yesterday, and the Chicago Fire beat David Beckham and the Los Angeles Galaxy, 1-0, in Bridgeview, Ill., to earn Major League Soccer's eighth and final playoff spot. In a meeting of the league's marquee designated players, ...


Sun New Media Expands Its Management Team

NEW YORK, Feb. 20  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sun New Media Inc.  (BULLETIN BOARD: SNMD)  ("SNMD") a Chinese internet-based business media and on-line merchant company, today announced the appointment of Mr. Jeffery Li as the Company's Chief Financial Officer and Mr.


Milano, 19:02 - TENNIS, ROBERTA VINCI VINCE IL TORNEO DI MILANO

La prima edizione del "Milano Challenger-Trofeo Banca Popolare Italiana", torneo Itf da 50mila dolla...


Israel's Sharon Says Could Coordinate Gaza Pullout

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon  said on Tuesday that he would consider coordinating a pullout  from the Gaza Strip with a new Palestinian leadership if it  curbed attacks on Israelis.


Without a separate vote or even a debate, House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Tex.) has managed to deliver to a delighted NASA enough money to forge ahead on a plan that would reshape U.S. space policy for decades to come.


By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS  WASHINGTON - Thirteen years ago, David Wilhelm, then chairman of the Democratic Party, told the conservative Christian Coalition that good Christians could belong to either major political party.   He was hissed.


Milosevic Wins Back Right to Lead Own Trial Defense

Former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic won back the right to lead his own war crimes defense on Monday in a ruling sparked by his dogged rejection of lawyers imposed to prevent delays caused by his ill health.


Lawyers Discussing Plea Deal for Heatley

Lawyers for Atlanta Thrashers forward Dany Heatley and the district attorney are discussing a possible plea deal on charges stemming from a car crash that killed his teammate.


Russian Fashion Week Opens with Vitali Azarov

Fashion Wire Daily - Fashion Wire Daily October 22, 2004 - MOSCOW - Russian Fashion Week kicked off in new digs Friday morning in Moscow, though one could be forgiven from the first collection by Vitali Azarov of thinking that this was Miami not Moscow.


Sports of The Times: Itâs All Academic Without a Test for H.G.H.

Without a scientific test for H.G.H., players now can simply use it to enhance their performance rather than risk testing positive for steroids.


Australian garage attendant claims he saw "murdered" Briton

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


Children who grow up with alcoholic parents bear emotional, behavioural and mental scars, experts say.


Donovan aims to put students on higher plane

Many undergraduates already spend their days listening to psychedelic tunes, watching strange films and trying to reach a transcendental plane. But now, thanks to an unlikely alliance between folk singer Donovan and film director David Lynch, all of the above will be on the curriculum.


Sales of major store chains rose just 1.7 percent in November from a year ago, said a survey sponsored by the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC), after a year-earlier gain of 3.7 percent.


Google introduces an Apps tool for sending forms via e-mail

This morning, Google unveiled an intriguing new collaboration feature that lets users embed forms in their e-mails. It involves the company's existing Spreadsheet platform, and it could be a new tool to expand its online apps' user base.


EBay was the online winner this "Black Friday," data published on Saturday showed, but overall Internet traffic growth was well below last year's even as bargain hunters tracked down sought-after toys and electronics on the Web before "Cyber Monday."


Woman mauled by grizzly in southern Alberta, escapes to find help

BLAIRMORE, Alta. (CP) - A woman who stumbled upon a grizzly bear sow and two cubs in a wilderness area of southwestern Alberta was mauled Thursday but managed to escape.


U.S. interrogations successful, lawful: spy chief

ST. MARY'S CITY, Maryland  - The CIA's harsh questioning of terrorism suspects was legal and saved lives, the U.S. national intelligence director said on Wednesday, as Congress questioned a CIA lawyer about the agency's destruction of interrogation videotapes.


World number one Roger Federer gave   Switzerland a 1-0 lead in their Davis Cup World Group playoff   match against Serbia on Friday, dismissing world number 92   Janko Tipsarevic 6-3 6-2 6-2.


Independent gubernatorial candidate Kinky Friedman began a campaign swing through college campuses with former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura on Monday, making no apologies for racially charged remarks he drew criticism for last week.


With Ron Artest asking for days off, the Pacers play like they took the day off themselves as the visiting Clippers hammer Indiana, 102-68.


Spam 'under control' in two years: Gates

SPAM could become a thing of the past in around two years' time, Microsoft chairman Bill Gates said on a visit to Madrid. "Spam is a major security problem," Mr Gates said, noting that progress had been made in the fight against unsolicited mail.


French President Nicolas Sarkozy unveils plans to give French employers incentives to allow overtime.


Canadian doctors test one-day breast cancer treatment

Canadian doctors have tried a one-day breast cancer treatment which requires only a few hours in hospital and could let patients return to normal life more quickly,according to a Canadian Television report Thursday.


Hard-living swamp pop performer Joe Barry, whose 1960 version of "I'm a Fool to Care" put him in the national spotlight, died Aug. 31. He was 65.


Allawi's Female Relatives Released By Captors

Allawi's office confirms that his cousin's wife and his cousin's pregnant daughter-in-law were released Sunday. There's no word on the cousin, 75-year-old Ghazi Allawi.


Superman and Reeve Define American Heroes

One could bend steel from the moment he arrived; the other insisted, over and over, that "nothing is impossible." One took to the skies heroically and effortlessly; the other was grounded tragically, and battled to stand up again.


Ivanov: Russia to Revamp Security, Seek Cooperation

Russia will revamp its security forces and seek international cooperation to hunt militants in the wake of a school siege which killed more than 300 people nine days ago, Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov said Sunday.


LaDainian Tomlinson's touchdown binge has carried him to the cusp of NFL history and the San Diego Chargers to the verge of returning to the playoffs.


Venezuela Squatters, Ranchers in Dispute

Hundreds of squatters have moved onto this vast cattle ranch and planted crops in hopes the land will one day be declared their own, putting them sharply at odds with the British-owned company that claims rightful ownership.


SA's largest gold producer, Harmony, is expected to launch a hostile bid for rival gold company Gold Fields today, in concert with Gold Fields' largest shareholder, Russia's Norilsk.


Lay Defense Blames Auto Signature Machine

The automated signature machine did it. Attorneys for Kenneth Lay suggested bank loan documents containing terms he allegedly violated actually were signed by an automatic signature device in the Enron Corp. founder's office and not by him.


Tasse e deficit: l'Europa non crede ai conti di Berlusconi

Ammette, Domenico Siniscalco, ministro del Tesoro, che la ricerca della copertura per il taglio fiscale Ã¨ stata molto ma molto approfondita. Insomma, ha faticato non poco. Se, dunque, in sede europea e pubblicamente


FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. -- With voters jamming phone lines saying they haven't received absentee ballots in the mail, elections officials planned to mail out thousands of replacement ballots.


Report: Fast-Internet Use Doubles in U.S.

The number of Americans using fast Internet connections doubled from 2001 through late 2003, still below some expectations and especially low among minority groups and people in rural areas, according to a report by the Bush administration.


U.S. Probes Helicopter Crash Near Baghdad

BAGHDAD, Feb. 2 -- An American helicopter crashed north of Baghdad Friday morning, and an Iraqi police spokesman said it had been downed by a shoulder-fired anti-aircraft missile.


Bits: Spectrum Auction Teeters on the Brink of Success

Bids in the F.C.C.âs auction for wireless spectrum reached the governmentâs $10 billion goal. One problem: bidding for the biggest block of frequencies stalled at $4.3 billion, below the $4.6 billion reserve price.


Mortar blasts rock Mogadishu, seven killed

Mortar bombs hit several parts of Mogadishu before dawn on Tuesday, witnesses said, killing at least seven people in one of the fiercest bombardments since an Islamist movement was chased from Somalia's capital last month.


Go hunting for misunderstood multibaggers in the making.


An AM says be believes it may not be too late for some of the 31 post offices earmarked for closure in south Wales.


Magny-Cours, 12:43 - AUTO, GP2: VILLA VINCE A MAGNY-COURS

Lo spagnolo Javier Villa ha vinto a Magny-Cours la seconda prova del Gp di Francia della serie Gp2. ...


Sony Ericsson setting up R&D center in India

InfoWorld - Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications A.B. is setting up a research and development (R&D) unit for mobile phones in Chennai in south India.


Strawberry Not Optimistic for Hall Entry

Darryl Strawberry acknowledges that years of substance abuse derailed his playing career — and his chances of getting into the Hall of Fame.


SanDisk (SNDK) is losing money as it battles rivals who also want to sell flash memory, the digital data storage medium for devices like cameras or music players. The war for customers is pushing down prices in the market and it's tougher to turn a profit.


Home Depot weighed credit rating versus buyback

Home improvement retailer Home  Depot Inc.  said on Wednesday it decided to repurchase  $22.5 billion in stock and risk a lower credit rating instead  of maintaining its current capital structure.


Australia Risks Asian Ire with Long-Range Missiles

Australia plans to create what it believes will be the most lethal force of fighter jets in Southeast Asia by equipping its aircraft with long-range missiles in a move critics said could antagonize neighbors.


The Fool's No. 2 top investor of 2007 discusses politics, loonies, and the R word.


NZ Reaches 67-2 at Lunch on Day One of Australia Cricket Series

New Zealand's cricketers were restricted to 67-2 at lunch on day one of the their two-Test series against Australia after choosing to bat first at Brisbane.


Paris haute couture week gets under way on January 21. Gear up for the glitz and glamour with our highlights of past shows


A trio of photographers accused of invading the privacy of Princess Diana and Dodi Al Fayed are acquitted.


British companies will move all the unskilled labour they can overseas within a decade, the head of the UK's largest employers' organisation warned yesterday.


Amazon.com Inc reported on Tuesday a drop in profit margins from the previous quarter, unpleasantly surprising investors betting on continued improvement at the world's largest Web retailer, and its shares fell 9 percent.


A report on the suicide of a teenager with a history of depression finds serious failings by the health service.


12/8/04- the drug tamoxifen has long been the 1st line of therapy for preventing the return of breast cancer, but researchers say another drug may be more effective and could soon become the 1st choice treatment for post-menopausal women who've had the


Nasdaq to Enter Options-Trading Business

NEW YORK -- The Nasdaq Stock Market said Thursday it plans to enter the crowded options-trading business with the creation of an equity and index options market.


Also, a senior Palestinian intelligence officer and four others were shot to death in their car on Friday in Gaza.


ITALY:  Religious Tensions with Turkey Rise

ROME, Oct 6 (IPS) - Politicians and intellectuals look more and more  worried about Italy's relations with Turkey, as the subject  overlaps with the question of Islam, immigration, and security.


Sony: Oct-Dec TV Unit Profit Below Target

Sony Corp. said on Friday its television  business returned to the black in the key October-December  quarter but that profits were below its expectations, citing  intense price competition.


Iraq Hostage 'Transferred to New Captors'

The brother of British hostage Ken Bigley today said he believed he is now in the hands of a more moderate group in Iraq. Media reports in Kuwait claimed the fundamentalist Tawhid


Anybody remember "Gigot"? I can't see your hands, but I'm guessing there aren't many raised. "Gigot" is an obscure 1962 movie, a pet project that Jackie Gleason engineered to show off more


Dropped, dunked or otherwise abused, your injured iPod need not go to that great landfill in the sky. Call a miracle worker instead. By the Associated Press.


Kozlov brace helps Thrashers rally past Toronto

Slava Kozlov scored twice to lead the Atlanta Thrashers to a season-high fifth straight victory with a 5-2 road triumph over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday.


Britain will increase its military presence in southern Afghanistan by about 800 troops to 5,800 this summer, Defense Secretary Des Browne said Thursday.


The power to appoint people to the House of Lords should be removed from political parties, MPs have said.


India plans to initiate an assessment of the damage caused by the tsunami to the pristine coral reefs of the Andaman and Nicobar islands.


Cleveland, 07:24 - BASKET, NBA: SAN ANTONIO CAMPIONE

San Antonio ha vinto il titolo Nba, il quarto della sua storia. Gli Spurs hanno chiuso in quattro pa...


Judge Denies BALCO Founder's Motion for Dismissal

A US district judge yesterday dismissed Victor Conte's motion for dismissal of the steroid charges against him, increasing the likelihood that the case concerning Conte's Bay Area Laboratory


Germany Looking at Citigroup Bond Trading

Germany's financial watchdog said on  Thursday it was looking into recent trading by U.S. financial  services group Citigroup C.N in European government bond and  derivative markets, but had not started a formal probe.


Knesset voted for Sharon`s withdraw plan, national referendum will ...

Prime Minister Ariel Sharon won a historic victory Tuesday when parliament voted to approve his plan to withdraw from the Gaza Strip and parts of the West Bank the first time lawmakers have authorized the removal of Jewish settlements from lands the


NBA Wrap: Bosh Powers Raptors Past Timberwolves

Chris Bosh collected a season-high 24 points and 14 rebounds as the Toronto Raptors snapped a seven-game losing streak with a 96-90 upset win over the Minnesota Timberwolves Wednesday.


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OGGI SU INTERNET/CANADA - 50 Cardinali e piÃ¹ di 200 Vescovi al Congresso Eucaristico di Quebec Quebec (Agenzia Fides) - Il Congresso Eucaristico Internazionale e il 400Â° anniversario di Quebec si prevede come un grandissimo evento continentale dal 15 al 22 giugno....


An expert rules out reducing corporation tax in Northern Ireland, saying it would hurt the rest of the UK.


Excessive drinking can damage brain cells but the brain can repair some of the harm, a team of international researchers said on Monday.


Louisana elects Jindal, first Indian-American governor

Republican Rep. Bobby Jindal was elected governor of Louisiana on Saturday to become the first Indian-American to lead a U.S. state.


UK to hand control of last province to Iraq forces

BASRA, Iraq  - Britain will transfer responsibility for security in Basra province to Iraqi forces on Sunday, effectively marking the end of nearly five years of British control of the southern part of Iraq.


Health care has taken center stage in the race between President George W. Bush and Sen. John Kerry. WebMD Washington correspondent Todd Zwillich talked to top staff members from each campaign to find out


Cheney's Plane Diverted Due to Bad Weather

Vice President Dick Cheney's aircraft made an unscheduled landing Friday evening at an Air Force base outside Dayton, Ohio, to avoid stormy weather on the East Coast.


Ram Gopal VermaÂs latest discovery, the nimble Jiah Khan, is


Critical Shopper : Standing at the Crossroad in Harlem

N, a designer boutique on West 116th Street just off Malcolm X Boulevard, causes a stir in the neighborhood.


Amgen Sells Drug Rights and Unit in Japan

Biotechnology giant Amgen is selling the Japanese rights to some drugs to Takeda Pharmaceutical of Japan in a deal that might bring Amgen more than $1 billion.


AOL says it looks like spammers are starting to give up

NEW YORK AOL says it looks like some spammers are starting to throw in the cyber towel. The world's largest Internet service provider says that the number of attempted e-mails was down 500 (m) million -- or


Jailed Kurdish rebel chief makes ceasefire call

Jailed Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah   Ocalan has called on his guerrillas to implement an   unconditional ceasefire with Turkey amid an escalation in   violence in the country's southeast.


FMR Holds 15.5 Pct of Google Class a Stock-Filing

FMR Corp. holds a 15.5 percent stake in Internet search engine Google Inc.'s Class A common stock, according to a US regulatory filing on Friday.


German Stocks Decline; Munich Re, Allianz Pace Drop by Insurers

New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer yesterday sued Marsh & McLennan Cos., alleging the world's largest insurance broker took payoffs to steer clients to some insurers.


This state-of-the-art spy helicopter features its own computer, a digital camera and Bluetooth wireless technology so it can transmit instant pictures.


Scoperto un bug nel Service Pack2 di Microsoft. No, questa volta non stiamo parlando del software, ma della gestione dell'ultimo "pacco" di aggiornamenti da parte della casa di Redmond. Alexander Burke, autodefinitosi


Boxing: Who wants to be a Don King millionaire?

The two fighters and the referee are the most important people involved in the title fight between New Zealand's Kali Meehan and former world champion Hasim Rahman, right?


U.S. denies killing al Qaeda leader in Iraq

The U.S. military denied on Thursday reports it had killed the leader of al Qaeda in Iraq, Abu Ayyub al-Masri, and Iraqi officials said they were awaiting the results of DNA tests on several suspects killed in a raid.


Pope challenges Spain over family values

Pope Benedict XVI hammered away at traditional family values during a visit to Spain on Saturday, challenging a Socialist government that has angered the Vatican by instituting liberal reforms such as gay marriage and fast-track divorce.


Tottenham climbed to fifth place on 10 points, six behind Arsenal and two short of Chelsea, who have been held goalless in their last two league games.


Euro Slips After ZEW, Dollar Awaits Data

The euro slipped against the dollar and  yen on Tuesday after weaker-than-expected German investor  confidence data, while the dollar was soft ahead of U.S. data,  seen key for interest rate expectations.


Heart Scare Questions Tony Blair's Future

Tony Blairâs future was questioned as never before today as he faced hospital treatment for a recurring heart condition. Before undergoing the two-and-a-half hour


U.N. Warns Against Fighting, Tsunami Pledges Rise

Governments and rebels in Sumatra, Sri Lanka and Somalia must keep the peace or risk a cut-off in tsunami aid, the United Nations said on Wednesday, as Australia and Germany pledged more than $1.4 billion in disaster assistance.


Lithuanians who lost savings when the USSR collapsed are due to get compensation.


Il cantante d'accordo con Veltroni in tema di alleanze


Roma, 10:20 - CALCIO, MATARRESE: SILENZIO STAMPA INTER NON MI PIACE

L'Inter è in silenzio stampa dopo le polemiche arbitrali post Parma. Una decisione che il pre...


Second-largest home improvement retailer continues to produce strong results.


Standard Pacific has wider loss as hurt by charges

Standard Pacific Corp , which builds homes chiefly in the western United States, on Monday reported sharply higher losses on a variety of charges, including ones related to inventory and land deposit write-offs.


Doctors working for the U.S. military in Iraq collaborated with interrogators in the abuse of detainees at Baghdad's Abu Ghraib prison, profoundly breaching medical ethics and human rights, a bioethicist charges in The Lancet medical journal.


A top UN official calls for an international presence in Gaza to help ease what she says is mass despair and suffering.


Vijay Singh leads from start to finish to win the 84 Lumber Classic  and eclipse Tiger Woods' season earnings record.


The youngest brother of Democratic presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich was found dead at his home Wednesday.


BEIJING - The number of obese people in China doubled to 60 million in the 10 years to 2002. A comprehensive national survey on diet, nutrition and diseases found that seven per cent of Chinese adults are obese and nearly 23 per cent are overweight.


888 to sign mobile phone gaming deals: source

Online gaming group 888 Plc (888.L) is  close to signing deals with some of Europe's bigger mobile  phone operators to offer their customers gambling over their  handsets, a source close to the company said on Thursday.


Aging: For Uninsured, Medicare Makes a Healthy Impact

Uninsured people 55 and older significantly reduce their risk of declining health after they enroll in Medicare at 65, a new study suggests.


Bits: Wikileaks Site Has a Friend in Sweden

A site that was the target of a legal takedown maneuver was less vulnerable to more standard approaches. It signed up with what is perhaps the worldâs least lawyer-friendly Web hosting company.


Two freed Indonesian hostages arrive in UAE

ABU DHABI : Two Indonesian women released by their kidnappers in Baghdad arrived in the United Arab Emirates. "The two are in good health.


Firenze, 17:37 - CALCIO: COPPA ITALIA C: GLI SQUALIFICATI

Il giudice sportivo Pasquale Marino ha comunicato le squalifiche per le gare di Coppa Italia di seri...