Indonesia's Sumatra pounded by quake, aftershocks

BENGKULU, Indonesia  - Indonesia's Sumatra island was pounded by aftershocks on Thursday after a massive earthquake toppled hundreds of buildings, killing at least 10 people and burying many others in the wreckage.


Computer manufacturers will move to hybrid flash-cum-hard disk drives by 2011.


Musharraf Poised to Keep Military Post Despite Earlier Promise

Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf has indicated he is reconsidering a promise to relinquish his second post as military chief later this year.


Securities chief says industry is better

William Donaldson, chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, said Friday that the securities industry has improved its corporate governance standards in the past year but


UNDER the cover of darkness, America's domestic goddess, Martha Stewart, surrendered and went to jail yesterday. Just before dawn, a car approached Alderson Federal Prison Camp in West Virginia.


Customers eager to buy the long-awaited cellphone waited in long lines at Apple stores in New York and other cities.


Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaratunga urges the Tamil Tiger rebels to restart peace talks.


Langer's unbeaten century leads Australia's recovery against ...

Justin Langer weathered Shoaib Akhtar's pace barrage Thursday and counter-punched with his 21st Test hundred to guide Australia from 78 for five to 357 for eight on the first day of the series opener against Pakistan.


A crack cocaine addict who killed his mother and used her money to buy drugs is jailed for 28 years.


Lo prevede un emendamento approvato in commissione Bilancio


Google says in dispute with SEC on tax accounting

MOUNTAIN VIEW, California  - Google Inc. disclosed  in its 2006 annual report on Thursday that the U.S. Securities  and Exchange Commission nearly a year ago had called into  question how it accounted for income taxes.


The blue-chip Dow Jones average closed below 10,000 for the first time in six weeks on Monday as a spike in oil prices to nearly USD50 a barrel renewed concerns about corporate profits.


Indonesia's former president Suharto dead

Indonesia's former president Suharto, whose legacy of economic development was marred by graft and human rights abuses during his 32 years in power, died on Sunday, aged 86, after suffering multiple organ failure.


Several thousand Finns in Asian quake zone; concerned relatives block crisis hotlines

Sundays colossal undersea earthquake in the Indian Ocean, in which more than 14,000 people are already known to have died and millions have lost their homes, has also affected the several thousand Finnish ...


Lobby groups tired of budget surplus surprises before election

VANCOUVER (CP) - The timing of a near $100-million budget surplus just months before an election is "interesting," admits B.C. Finance Minister Gary Collins, but he denies suggestions that he cut too much from social service programs.


L'ultimo cliente, Ups, potrebbe annullare l'ordine


An Australian movie fan on his way to  pose for a Star Wars 30th anniversary photo shoot was arrested  by police after his replica laser pistol was mistaken for a  more earthly machine gun, media reported on Friday.


La show-girl indagata per ipotesi di reato di diffamazione


PDVSA said to halt gasoline to U.S., company denies

Oil traders and ship brokers said on Friday Venezuela's PDVSA state-owned oil company had stopped exports of unleaded gasoline to the United States, but the company denied the reports.


Swedish prosecutors close in on The Pirate Bay

Swedish prosecutors have until Thursday to file charges against The Pirate Bay, one of the most widely used search engines for locating music and movies on the Internet.The deadline was set by a Swedish court last year after The Pirate Bay asked the authorities to return servers seized in a raid, said Peter Sunde, one of The Pirate Bay's operators, on Monday.Prosecutors may charge up to five people associated with The Pirate Bay with aiding copyright infringement, Sunde said. However, Sunde maintains the Pirate Bay does not violate Swedish law."There's nothing that says what we are doing is illegal," Sunde said.The Pirate Bay is a search engine for torrents, which are small information files that enable content to be downloaded via the BitTorrent protocol.The content isn't hosted on The Pirate Bay's servers but instead on users' computers. The torrent, when dropped into a BitTorrent software program, will initiate the download of a file from other computers sharing it on the BitTorrent network.Torrent search engines have come under legal fire before, and the Pirate Bay has since set up servers outside the country to avoid further trouble with Swedish authorities. Sunde said he has received 4,000 pages of material from the prosecutors documenting their investigation.The Pirate Bay has been targeted by music and movie industry associations, which say it enables piracy of content under copyright and should be shut down.BitTorrent itself is now a fledgling company that legally uses p-to-p (peer-to-peer) technology. In 2005, it reworked its search engine, removing links to torrents that pointed to copyright content.The Pirate Bay generates money from advertising on the site, although Sunde said the revenue only covers hosting and hardware costs. The site recently announced it has reached 10 million users with about 1 million torrents.It's not the only legal case involving The Pirate Bay. Last September, The Pirate Bay filed a criminal complaint against content companies that hired MediaDefender, a company that specializes in disrupting P-to-P networks in hopes of making file sharing too frustrating.The Pirate Bay alleges that MediaDefender attacked its operations by distributing fake torrent files and other methods.


A key prediction of Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity has been confirmed by an experiment showing that the Earth's rotation drags the surrounding fabric of space-time along with it.


British Stars Gather for Band Aid Remake

Some of Britain's biggest pop stars gathered Sunday to record a new version of the hugely successful 1984 fund-raising hit "Do They Know It's Christmas?" being rereleased this year to benefit victims of violence in Sudan.


Germany's MAN to raise bid for Scania -paper

Germany's MAN AG  will soon  raise its bid for truck maker Scania (SCVb.ST), a Swedish  newspaper said on Thursday, citing unnamed sources.


Special vote in Ga., Wyo. picks nominees

The race to replace the late U.S. Rep. Charlie Norwood on Capitol Hill appears headed to a runoff. Former state Sen. Jim Whitehead, a Republican, led the crowded field of 10 candidates in Tuesday's special election. But he was unable to crack the 50 percent mark needed to claim the seat.


Lawsuits still pending HP has paid off some of the journalists it was accused of spying on in 2006.â¦


A Family Album Is One for the History Books

Photographs of William Howard Taftâs mission to the Far East, now on view at the Nippon Club, were found in an unlikely place.


Spanish expansion of regasification plant

Spain's largest natural gas supplier, Enagas, has selected the Fluor Corporation to provide construction management services for the expansion, which help meet the country's growing energy consumption.


Steel Deal: ISG goes from savior to sold in two years

International Steel Group Inc. saved the jobs of thousands of US steelworkers when it was formed two years ago. Analysts say its sale last week to a Dutch steelmaker


Venezuelan military plane crash kills 16

CARACAS - A military plane crashed in Venezuela Friday, killing all 16 people aboard, including two senior military officers. The crash happened in the mountains near the capital, Caracas.


President Bush marked the "terrible events" of the Sept. 11 attacks with quiet observances of the third anniversary Saturday and a new call to arms against terrorists who might seek to harm the nation.


Cuttino Mobley accompanied the Orlando Magic to the FleetCenter last night with every intention of playing. His name was on the lineup distributed to the official scorer. His name was written on the board in the visitors' locker room. He just never got the chance.


Bills' Everett Shows Further Improvement

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y.  -- Kevin Everett is showing some movement in both hands and greater strength in his leg muscles, further positive signs for the Buffalo Bills tight end following a life-threatening spinal-cord injury.


Enterprises Not Hot for Subscription Software

While software makers are planning to move more of their products to a subscription basis, 64 percent of the buyers surveyed still prefer the old way of doing things.


Former Juniper attorney faces SEC's wrath

Juniper out of the bush but Berry gets the squeeze Juniper Networks has settled with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over allegations of improper stock option backdating. But while the networking equipment maker swims out of hot water, its former legal counsel is getting a double dip in the stew pot.â¦


Amazon Profit Misses Forecast, Shares Dip

Amazon.com Inc. AMZN.O on  Wednesday posted a quarterly profit that missed Wall Street  estimates and it unveiled a costly new shipping program that  heightened concern about falling margins, sending its shares  tumbling 14 percent.


Home Depot agrees to sell wholesale unit for 8.5 billion

US retailer Home Depot reached a tentative new agreement Sunday to sell its wholesale unit to a consortium of private equity firms for a reduced price of 8.5 billion dollars, The New York Times reported on its website.


Aamir Khan was granted anticipatory bail on Tuesday by the Indore Sessions Court in a case relating   to alleged disrespect to the national flag.


Surging Oil Prices Lift BP's Quarterly Profit 43%

The world's second-biggest publicly traded oil company forecast that oil prices would stay above $30 a barrel, and possibly higher, for years to come.


PARIS -- The French anti-doping agency postponed a decision Thursday on whether to suspend Tour de France winner Floyd Landis because of a positive doping test after he agreed not to race in the country this year.


Iraq holds its third major meeting of regional powers to discuss security issues and energy.


Merck Knew Vioxx Was Unsafe by 2000 - Report

Pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co Inc.  had evidence by 2000 that its painkiller Vioxx, which was  pulled off the market on Sept. 30, was not safe, a heart  specialist told CBS News program "60 Minutes" on Sunday.


New York, 09:24 - BASKET, NBA: TORONTO PASSA A MIAMI, 22 PUNTI PER BARGNANI

Risultati delle gare del campionato di basket Nba disputate nella notte: Atlanta - Philadelphia     ...


U.S. Planes Hit Militias as Tanks Near Najaf Shrine

NAJAF, Iraq  - U.S. helicopter gunships pounded  Shi'ite militias in the holy Iraqi city of Najaf on Sunday as  tanks rumbled to within 800 yards of a holy shrine at the  center of a near three-week insurgency.


Reggio Calabria, 17:50 - CALCIO, ROMA; SPALLETTI: 'PRIMI? LE ALTRE SI NASCONDONO'

"Ringrazio per tutti i complimenti che ci vengono fatti. Siamo una buona squadra, ma sono convinto c...


New twist to family row over control over India's Reliance group

Indian businessman Anil Ambani, locked in a battle for ownership of the country's largest private enterprise Reliance, has questioned moves by his older brother Mukesh to assert full control, a source close to the group said.


New 'Docu-game' Brings History to Life by Recreating the ...

On the eve of the 41st anniversary of John F Kennedy's murder, a dramatic new 'docu-game' is set to bring his tragic assassination by Lee Harvey Oswald to life for a whole new generation.


Clegg outlines vision for Lib Dem revival

Â· Leadership candidate talks of taking risksÂ· Party 'must tackle fear and security issues'


The government joins the plethora of lawsuit filers, but Merck will survive.


Reservist gets 8 years in Iraq prisoner abuse

US Army reservist Staff Sgt. Ivan "Chip" Frederick was sentenced Thursday to eight years in prison for abusing inmates at Abu Ghraib.


A decline in Yasser Arafat's health puts focus on future leadership.


ABC News 4 Die in Attack on Iraqi National Guard HQ

Margaret Hassan, said to be a British-born Iraqi national, the director of CARE International's operation in Iraq is seen in this image made from video footage made on May 20, 2003.


SABMiller, the worldâs third biggest brewer, poured out a strong interim trading performance yesterday - as it also said it had a potential warchest of up to $2 billion (Â£1.08bn) if a major acquisition opportunity occurred.


Uffici locali assisteranno i piccoli contribuenti


Public funds sought for bird flu vaccine

Health experts and drugs companies on Friday urged rich countries to come up with public funding to spur development of a human vaccine against a pandemic strain of the bird flu virus that could kill millions of people around the world within months.


'Gone With The Wind' most seen film in UK

The 1939 classic Gone With The Wind has been seen by more people in the UK than any other, according to statistics produced by the British Film Institute.


InfoWorld - In recent months, the acquisition of SOA player webMethods has been the dominant news coming out of Software AG, but the middleware company also continues to hone its mainframe software and strategy.


Russia facing invisible enemy in Chechnya: defense minister

Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov said that Russia was facing an invisible enemy in the face of Chechen rebels and urged the country to be on the lookout for future attacks.


Spanish Police investigate a crash which killed two tourists and injured dozens more in Gran Canaria.


Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. on Thursday said its quarterly profit tumbled by more than half and slashed its sales growth outlook for the rest of the year, wiping 17 percent off the value of its stock.


I dati Istat su prodotti tessili, abbigliamento e calzature


Haiti's Ruler Chides World for Disinterest

Interim Haitiam Prime Minister Gerard Latortue speaks during an interview with the Associated Press in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Saturday, Oct.23, 2004.


U.S. forces released the negotiator representing Fallujah on Monday after detaining him for three days, and both sides in talks to end fighting in the insurgent-held Iraqi city said an agreement was still possible.


Clinton, Obama tone down rhetoric on race

Democratic U.S. presidential rivals Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama on Monday toned down their rhetoric over race, seeking to smooth over a clash that was dividing their party, which for decades has prided itself on standing up for minority rights.


John Amaechi is gay, and now the first NBA player to come out publicly is ready to talk about it.


Dal 2008 numerose sedi in Asia, il primo multistore a Seul


Maoist rebels in Nepal harden their stance on the future of the country as their transport blockade bites.


Bayer Delayed Warning on Cholesterol Drug--Report

Bayer AG may have known its withdrawn cholesterol-lowering drug Baycol caused a high rate of a serious muscle condition more than a year before it added a warning to its label, according to a prominent medical journal.


Bush reassures doubtful Mexico on immigration

MERIDA, Mexico  - President George W. Bush tried to reassure increasingly skeptical Mexicans on Tuesday that he has not given up on overhauling U.S. immigration policy despite failing in Congress last year.


Gunmen wound five tourists in central Amman: source

Two gunmen, including at least one Iraqi,   chanting Islam's rallying cry of God is Greatest, fired at a   group of foreign tourists in the Jordanian capital Amman on   Monday, wounding five, a security source and a witness said.


Korean schools to deploy robot chaperones

Teenage lusts curbed by remorseless German technology Korean educational authorities have a bold new plan to curb the ever-rising tide of teenage lustfulness. Students at a middle school (ages 13-15) in southern Seoul are to be watched by robots from this week in a trial security project.â¦


Exposure to cleaning products while in the womb could be linked to persistent wheezing in young children, research suggests.


More than two million Muslims stand on Mount Arafat for the high point of the annual Hajj pilgrimage.


In passerella Mickey Sumner che dice: non sono una modella


ADV: Distance Learning Directory - Online Degrees

Bachelor, Master and Post-Grad degrees online from accredited colleges and universities. Business, Education, IT, Healthcare, more. Browse by degree or program. Request info and get started today.


PRETORIA -- The number of women infected with HIV is rising in every region of the world, according to a new UN report released yesterday, and top AIDS officials said long-used strategies to help prevent the spread of the deadly disease among women are woefully inadequate.


Harley-Davidson Roars to Record Earnings

Motorcycle maker Harley-Davidson Inc.  HDI.N reported record quarterly earnings on Wednesday as more  efficient operations and the weak dollar boosted its margins.


The controversial music download site allofmp3.com closes down but appears to reopen under a new name.


PERTH, Australia  - The United States edged out an injury-hit Serbia in a deciding mixed doubles to win a dramatic Hopman Cup final on Friday.


Essay: The Universe, Expanding Beyond All Understanding

Our successors, whoever and wherever they are, may have no way of finding out about the Big Bang and the expanding universe.


Voters in the Gaza Strip go to the polls on Thursday in local elections in which Hamas militants are taking part.


Parla il leader dei dissidenti russi: "Su Prodi e Kgb non c'Ã¨ nulla, cosÃ¬ Mario cercava prove che non esistono"                                            Bukovskij: "Scaramella? Un cacciatore di mosche"                                                                                di CARLO BONINI e GIUSEPPE D'AVANZO


The silicon factories where a speck of dust is a big problem


Intel releases Pentium 4 EE 3.46, 925XE chipset for 1066 MHz FSB

Intel today announced a faster Pentium 4 of its high-end Extreme Edition (EE) series as well as an updated PCI Express chipset now supporting FSB1066.


After 3 Weeks of Fighting in Najaf, 1 Riddle: Who Won?

The events of the past month in Najaf have fallen hardest not on Moktada al-Sadr, but on the ordinary Iraqis who had been caught between two armies.


Shares of Biocryst Pharmaceuticals  Inc. BCRX.O rose on Tuesday after the company received  "orphan drug" status for an anti-cancer compound.


If you thought that only Yash Chopraji had a thing for sarson-da-khet in sadda Punjab, you are mistaken. Cause Gurinder Chadha, true to her Punjabi roots has done the same in Balle Balle!


The earthquake that has shaken southern Asia was one of the most powerful since the start of the 20th century, the US Geological Survey says.


Chris Taylor is behind the NHL Players Association's latest proposal. Based on the union's offer to roll back salaries, Taylor will lose the least of any player under contract for next season.


Japan's Matsuzaka set to make history in Boston

Pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka is set to make  history as the most expensive Japanese player to enter Major  League Baseball after the Boston Red Sox sealed a  record-breaking deal worth a total $103.1 million.


Bagpipers bring Brazilian twist to Scottish airs

On a sunny Sunday morning when many  Brazilians are heading to the beach, the martial skirl of  bagpipes evoking the chilly Scottish Highlands pierces the air  of a Sao Paulo neighborhood.


TNS Media Intelligence Acquires Cymfony, Inc.

TNS Media Intelligence (TNS MI), the leading provider of strategic  advertising information, has acquired Cymfony, the top market influence  analytics company.


Therapy for depression cuts suicide attempts

NEW YORK  - Treating people with depression -- by means of either medications or psychotherapy -- leads to a drop in suicide attempts, according to a new report.


Satyam launches China development center

Satyam Computer Services Ltd., India's fourth-largest software company, on Thursday began construction of a major development center, its largest outside India and first in China.


Following a lackluster loss to Cleveland earlier this month, Denver coach Jeff Bzdelik questioned whether his players were in shape and said he was losing sleep because of the Nuggets' inconsistent play.


Coach Romeo Crennel signs a two-year contract extension with the Cleveland Browns, his reward for helping turn around the franchise.


President Bush signed a bill Monday giving the Department of Homeland Security about $33 billion for the budget year that began Oct. 1.


HELENA, Mont., July 6 -- If a record-breaking heat wave doesn't lift soon, cattle rancher Sharon McDonald may see her hay crop turn to dust.


More Than 80 Dead in Bombing Near Kandahar

LAHORE, Pakistan, Feb. 17 -- More than 80 people were killed Sunday morning in southern Afghanistan when a suicide bomber detonated explosives in a field full of men and boys watching dogfights near the city of Kandahar, police and government officials said.


Bush Repackages Plans for State of Union

President Bush is ready to challenge Congress to approve a stack of politically divisive measures he has proposed before without success, from major changes in Social Security to a loosening of the nation's immigration laws.


When the old Italian tunesmith Rossini first presented his opera, "The Barber of Seville," in 1816, the barber was named Figaro.


Rafael Benitez has reacted angrily to former player Jan Kromkamp's bitter criticism of the Spaniard's Liverpool side.


Bank of Canada leaves interest rates unchanged

The Bank of Canada announced today it is keeping its trend-setting overnight rate at 2.5 per cent, amid fears that the falling US dollar could hurt Canada's economic growth.


Geneticists rewire muscles to create a 'marathon mouse'

California geneticists have created a "marathon mouse" that can run twice as far nongenetically altered mice, and eat ravenously without growing fat.


HOUSTON - A computer scientist and two of his graduate students at Rice University found a security flaw in a search tool distributed by Google, allowing the popular Web site to fix the problem.


Zend Developer Zone:  AJAX Chat Tutorial

The Zend DEveloper Zone has posted another Ajax-related tutorial, this time talking about the creation of an Ajax-based chat application for your website using the Zend Framework.   This tutorial is a step by step introduction to creating a lightweight chat application using XML as a storage medium. [...] Even with the advent of irc and instant messengers, users continue see an alternative web based solution as attractive for a number of reasons whether its limited access to instant messengers through a corporate proxy or simply for convenience sake.   He starts off by laying the groundwork for the app, setting up the directory structure in Framework fashion. There's a brief look at making sure your .htaccess file is correct for the application (allowing public and javascript through) before getting to the actual code. There's a good bit of code there and some of it is explained, but if you're not familiar with the framework, you might be a little lost. Finally, he includes the main interface - the IndexController - that handles all of the requests/responses to and from the user.   You can download the sample application here [tar.gz] or here [zip].


The largest takeover in Australian corporate history seems set as Coles agrees to an offer from Wesfarmers.


No state is better prepared than Florida to detect and contain the deadly viruses, bacteria or toxins of a bioterrorist, according to a nationwide analysis released Tuesday.


KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- President Bush prodded Congress to pass an economic stimulus package Friday, pointing to "troubling signs" in a new report that ended a 52-month streak of national job growth.


Sony game unit says plans to cut jobs in U.S.

Sony Corp.'s  game unit said on Thursday it planned to cut jobs in the United States and was eyeing restructuring steps in Japan as it struggles to keep up with industry rival Nintendo Co. Ltd. .


Congressional lawmakers are taking a cue from Hollywood with an aim to beef up penalties against people who illegally swap copyrighted movies and songs over the Internet.  -washingtonpost.com


BT will switch its call center network to VoIP

British Telecommunications PLC (BT) plans to migrate its U.K. call centers to a new VOIP (voice over Internet Protocol) system over the next two years, allowing around 9,700 call center agents on 124 sites to ...


roundup Plus: Hewlett-Packard packages services for blades...Corel updates Painter...Hyperion targets broader base...JBoss ships J2EE app server.


WELLINGTON, New Zealand - New Zealand Finance Minister Michael Cullen seemed to suffer a slip of the tongue in Parliament Wednesday, announcing an interest rate hike by the nation's Reserve Bank a day early.    The Reserve Bank, which is independent of the government, was due to announce a review of its 6 percent benchmark official cash rate Thursday...


WGA Deal Points Arrives; Writers Await Debate

Details are emerging on the deal between the Writers Guild and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. John Scott Lewinski provides links to the numbers.


The Ghost Down the Hall Is Scary in Spanish, Too

âThe Orphanage,â a diverting, overwrought ghost story from Spain, relies on basic and durable horror movie techniques.


Convicted terrorism conspirator was once accused of plotting a "dirty bomb" attack in a major city.


Nella guerra a Grozny un missile russo gli uccise moglie e figlio

Il leader indipendentista ceceno, artefice di sequestri finiti nel sangue, Ã¨ in cima alla lista dei Â«most wantedÂ» del Cremlino. Militare, leader religioso, terrorista. Shamil Basayev Ã¨ l'uomo piÃ¹ ricercato e temuto di tutta la Russia.


Chrysler, UAW begin crucial contract talks

Chrysler Group and the United Auto Workers union on Friday marked the start of a summer of crucial contract negotiations under intense pressure to break the model of business as usual for Detroit.


Iraq-bound man placed under investigation in France

A French engineering student who was expelled from Syria on suspicion of trying to join Islamists fighting U.S. forces in Iraq has been placed under formal French judicial investigation, a judicial source said on Friday.


Argentina, Paraguay keep the goals flowing

PUERTO LA CRUZ, Venezuela  - Argentina, helped by a brace from Juan Roman Riquelme, beat Colombia 4-2 to reach the Copa America quarter-finals on Monday and Paraguay joined with a 3-1 win over United States.


Ireland Launches Crackdown on Internet Scams

Ireland's crackdown is an effort to tackle rogue autodialler programs and modem hi-jacking. "In many cases, the consumer will only realize they have fallen victim when they receive their phone


Nel 2007 realizzati 44 colpi in banca per 850 mila euro


Pronto il decreto ministeriale che dÃ  il via libera alla norma contenuta in FinanziariaPotranno aderire al regime semplificato piccoli negozianti, artigiani, professionisti                                          Fisco, per piccoli imprenditori presto addio a Iva e Irap


Ten Internet phone providers are set to use its behemoth signaling network. Does the move take away business from the Bells?


You can't move for desktop searches out there

Desktop Searches are nothing like buses. Not even buses arrive five at a time. But with Ask Jeeves and Microsoft both launching new desktop searches to rival Google's, and with Yahoo!


Blood from the umbilical cords of newborn babies could save the lives of thousands of leukemia patients without other treatment options, according to a study by several institutions including the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.


District-based XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. and New York-based Sirius Satellite Radio Inc., which together control the emerging satellite subscription radio market, today announced that they plan to merge in a $13 billion deal.


UBS Global Criticizes Mylan-King Proposal

UBS Global Asset Management told Mylan Laboratories Inc. that Mylan's proposed acquisition of King Pharmaceuticals Inc. is dilutive to Mylan shareholders and not in the best interests of the investment firm's


Bush woos Florida, Kerry says president using fear tactics

FORT MYERS, Florida, United States of America -- George W. Bush courted votes Saturday in Florida, the crucial swing state that delivered him the White House in 2000, as his opponent, Senator John Kerry, accused the president of using scare tactics to win


Insurers, Travel Firms Tally Tsunami Cost

European insurers face new costs and travel firms could lose business after tsunami waves killed more than 21,500 in Asia this weekend, but the financial impact is expected to be limited compared with other disasters this year.


More than 2,000 US and Iraqi troops are targeting insurgents in the northern section of Babil province, the US military announced Thursday.


SEC: Staffer Heading to Private-Sector Job

The Securities and Exchange Commission announced Thursday that a top staffer overseeing the $7.6 trillion mutual-fund industry will step down for a private-sector position.


While many actresses fantasize about wearing Valentino or Zac Posen on the red carpet, Ellen Page has a completely different idea.


PRA International Inc., a McLean company that manages clinical trials for drug companies, plans to use some of the funds to hire staff as it expands its worldwide operations. -The Washington Post


Delta, Pilots to Meet on Early Retirement

Delta Air Lines Inc. managers and pilots will meet again Friday, and likely negotiate through the weekend, to find a way to keep the airline staffed with pilots, as many opt for early retirement.


Russia agreed Thursday to send warships to help NATO naval patrols that monitor suspicious vessels in the Mediterranean, part of a push for closer counterterrorism cooperation between Moscow and the western alliance.


Giappone: tifone sull'arcipelago, 14 vittime

TOKYO - Si contano almeno 14 morti in Giappone dopo il passaggio del tifone Meari, che si e' abbattuto su tutte e tre le principali isole dell'arcipelago nipponico. Il bilancio, reso noto dalla polizia, comprende anche 13 dispersi.


PATRICK Vieira's deflected strike deep into first-half injury time was just about enough to claim all three points in a close contest.


29 Dead in Latest Insurgent Attack in Iraq

An explosion set off by insurgents rocked Baghdad today and left 29 Iraqis dead including seven Iraqi policemen. The police were apparently lured into a house to the west of the city and then set off explosives once the policemen were inside the building.


Sharon Wins Vote to Evacuate Settlers From Gaza Strip

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon won parliamentary approval for a unilateral plan that for the first time will remove Jewish settlements from the Gaza Strip and West Bank.


Manchester United's drive to retain the Premier League title will be bolstered by Owen Hargreaves returning to action this weekend, manager Sir Alex Ferguson revealed on Friday.


Cambridge Antibody Technology has announced an alliance with pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca after posting a slightly narrower annual loss before tax.


Stars Jostle for Space at Ocean's 12 Premiere

Steven Soderberghâs Oceanâs 12, which opens in cinemas in the United States tomorrow, was given nearly Oscar-calibre treatment at its premiere in Los Angeles.


Gibraltar says Spain trying harder to cooperate

Spain's Socialist government has made more effort than its conservative predecessor to improve relations with Gibraltar, the chief minister of the disputed British colony has said in an interview.


Pub firm Mitchells & Butlers says sales at its Scottish pubs have risen despite the ban on smoking.


On the School Field, Better Safe Than Sorry

Now that summer break is over and the little monsters -- er, darlings -- are back where they ought to be, make sure you keep an eye on their training for fall sports. The last thing you want is to have them injured and lounging on the couch where they have spent the past three months hollering for...


Schuster: Jeddah new front in Saudi terror war

Messages on several Islamist Web sites Tuesday claimed that a Saudi al Qaeda-linked group was responsible for a terrorist attack at the US Consulate in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, that killed at least five employees.


Linesman speaks out over 'goal' that never was

The linesman at the controversy over the Tottenham 'goal which never was' insisted he had no regrets over the embarrassing blunder.


German retail sales fall in May as the rise in value-added tax at the beginning of the year continues to takes its toll on the consumer.


Nildram applies the brakes Updated Pipex-owned ISP Nildram has joined the ranks of providers who are interfering with traffic to reduce the bandwidth burden from peer-to-peer networks and other "non-interactive" traffic.â¦


STOCKHOLM -- Israelis Aaron Ciechanover and Avram Hershko and American Irwin Rose were awarded the 2004 Nobel Prize in chemistry yesterday for discovering a key way cells destroy unwanted proteins -- starting with a chemical ''kiss of death."


China's super six enjoyed mixed fortunes on the third day of the US Open.


Collezione beachwear per Primavera-Estate 2007


Rebels blow up gas pipeline in southwest Pakistan

Insurgents blew up a natural gas pipeline in the restive southwestern Pakistani province of Baluchistan, which suspended supply to a main gas plant, officials said.


Fundamental Mormons seek recognition for polygamy

CENTENNIAL PARK, Arizona  - When Ephraim Hammon returns home from a day of working construction near Arizona's border with Utah, he's greeted by his wife SherylLynne. And then by his wife Leah.


On Baseball: Two Streets, Two Players, One Little Town in Georgia

The town of Cairo, Ga., has two streets named for prominent native sons: Jackie Robinson Memorial Drive and Willie Harris Drive. Thatâs a distinction that Harris, a left fielder for the Braves, proudly shares.


New Nigerian leader faces catalogue of crises

Umaru Yar'Adua takes office as president of Nigeria on Tuesday, inheriting a catalogue of crises compounded by doubts over his own legitimacy after a flawed election.


A court hearing is set to decide whether ailing supermarket chain Kwik Save can keep trading.


The former top lawyer of McAfee Inc. was charged with stock options tampering that muddied the finances of the computer security software maker.


Planetary Imagery: 30 Years From Voyager Spacecraft

The Voyager probes are now the farthest manmade objects from Earth, continuing to relay data 30 years after their launch. We've assembled some of the more astonishing images the probes have captured in this retrospective slideshow.


Family fears Diana will forever be "cash crop"

Princess Diana's brother and sons fear  she will always be the perfect "cash crop."


Sinai resort bombings kill 30, Al-Qaeda-linked group claims responsibility

At least 30 people were killed and 120 wounded when car bombs exploded at resorts packed with Israeli holidaymakers on the Red Sea coast of Egypt's Sinai desert in attacks claimed by a group saying it belongs to Al-Qaeda.


ROMA - Siniscalco: "Finita stagione dei condoni fiscali"

Niente condono fiscale per il 2003. CosÃ¬ ha dichiarato oggi il ministro dell'Economia Domenico Siniscalco (foto): "La stagione dei condoni fiscali e' finita: ne ho parlato oggi con il presidente del Consiglio, e' una posizione comune".


Ucraina. Aperti i seggi per il nuovo ballottaggio. Sono 12.000 gli ...

Gli ucraini hanno cominciato a votare stamane alle 8:00 ora locale, le 7:00 in Italia, nel ballottaggio bis decretato per scegliere il loro presidente tra i due Viktor in lizza : l'oppositore filo occidentale Yushchenko e il premier filorusso Yanukovic.


A Rigorous Intellectual Dressed in Glamour

Susan Sontag, who died Tuesday at 71, brought to the world of ideas not just an Olympian rigor but a glamour and sexiness it had seldom seen before.


Milano, 18:47 - CALCIO, COPPA ITALIA: DIRITTI TV OTTAVI CEDUTI A LA7

La Lega Calcio ha ceduto a La7 i diritti televisivi delle tredici partite ancora non disputate nel ...


Milan: Ancelotti "Queste gare ci esaltano

Carlo Ancelotti vede una similitudine tra il Milan el`avversaria di mercoledÃ¬ in Champions League, il Barcellona: "Il problema di queste squadre Ã¨ che quando sono costruite con un grande potenziale davanti si deve trovare un equilibrio difensivo.


By MARK ELLIS  A PROBE into the eight-year kidnap of Natascha Kampusch is being hampered by her captor's ancient computer.   Police said yesterday that Wolfgang Priklopil used a 1980s Commodore 64 - now obsolete.


Continental Airlines Inc said on Friday it raised its fuel surcharge on domestic U.S. plane tickets to $40 per round-trip from $20, marking the latest test of airline pricing power.


INSURGENTS have tried to break through the US cordon surrounding Fallujah as US soldiers and Marines launched an offensive against rebel concentrations in the south of the city.


Feel like watching a movie? Need an extra blanket or some food? For years, guests at hotels have gotten these amenities with a phone call or a few clicks of the TV remote.


RALEIGH, NC - At least 24 people, most of them children, have been infected with E. coli bacteria (news - web sites), and the outbreak might be connected to a petting zoo that was at the State Fair, authorities said.


The government is criticised by MPs  for the failure to pay EU subsidies to thousands of farmers on time.


Nobel literary prize down to merit, not judges' whim

Judges who award the Nobel prize for  literature have long been suspected of courting the  controversial or obscure just for the sake of it, but the head  of the selection panel said merit is the sole consideration.


French President Jacques Chirac says France should hold a referendum on Turkey's entry to the European Union.


World leaders met on Thursday to  discuss tsunami aid, the task's urgency underlined by a  chilling warning that the death toll could double to about  300,000 unless action was taken this week to prevent disease.


Arafat's funeral marked by gunfire, tears

Tens of thousands of mourners, some of them spraying automatic rifle fire into the air, swept aside more than 1,000 Palestinian security personnel as well as the Palestinian Authority's meticulous plans for a somber funeral ceremony as they bade farewell


Europe leverage seems limited in Mideast

As the Palestinians' main donor and Israel's top commercial partner, Europe could be a major player in pushing to restart the stalled Middle East peace process in the post-Yasser Arafat era.


Web site TMZ reports Paris Hilton out of jail

Paris Hilton has been released after serving three days of a 23-day jail sentence in Los Angeles, a celebrity news Web site reported on Thursday.


Brussels decides to retain import tariffs on Chinese-made energy-efficient light bulbs for another year.


It was Sept. 15, 1987, and Mario Lemieux scored the winning goal against Russia at Copps Coliseum in Hamilton to capture the Canada Cup.


Microchip sales rise on consumer electronics demand

Worldwide semiconductor sales rose 2.2  percent to $20.6 billion in July, an industry group said on  Tuesday, helped by rising demand for consumer electronics.


Prime minister-in-waiting Gordon Brown predicts the UK "will get what we need"  from the EU summit.


Rotterdam fest to screen Van Gogh's last film

The final film from Dutch director Theo van Gogh, who was murdered in Holland earlier this month, will unspool at the upcoming Rotterdam International Film Festival, the movie's rights owner Tiscali said ...


Justices Won't Consider Felon Voting Case

The Supreme Court declined Monday to hear an appeal from Washington state to stop minority felons from seeking the right to vote.


U.S. consumers cutting back on restaurants

More than half of U.S. consumers plan to eat out less in the next three months due to jitters over declining home values, high gas prices and the overall economy, according to a survey by RBC Capital Markets.


The auto industry files a motion to dismiss that pesky state lawsuit claiming automakers created a public nuisance by selling cars that emit greenhouse gases. A protracted legal battle is likely in the offing. In Autopia.


Pirates, Shrek set to repeat atop box office

After a month of  high-octane, A-list tent poles, the North American box office  gets a breather of sorts this weekend as not one sequel enters  the marketplace. It will be a brief respite, however, as  "Ocean's Thirteen" hits theaters June 8.


Mouthwash, ice chips relieve oral chemotherapy sores

An antiseptic mouthwash or ice chips can prevent painful mouth sores in cancer patients having chemotherapy, researchers said on Monday.


Chip maker offers few details about its plans for dual-core server processors.


Ever since computer giant IBM announced earlier this week that they had developed the world's fastest computer, the whole nation seems to be abuzz about supercomputers.


Firenze, 18:51 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA: ANDREA DELLA VALLE OPERATO AL GINOCCHIO

Il presidente della Fiorentina Andrea Della Valle è stato operato oggi al ginocchio a Firenze...


John Prescott will have no influence over an inquiry into the location of the UK's first super casino, its head insists.


Dwight Howard had 21 points and 16 rebounds to help the Orlando Magic beat the Utah Jazz 88-75 Monday night in a matchup of the teams with the best records in each conference.


Russia accuses Europe vote watchdog of "sabotage"

Russia's Foreign Ministry accused  Europe's main election watchdog on Friday of seeking to  sabotage plans for monitoring the March 2 presidential  election, which President Vladimir Putin's chosen candidate is  expected to win.


You have to hand it to the Houston Astros -- the starting rotation they've used in the first round of the playoffs has been not only effective, but interesting, too.


Daytona 500: No Cutting Corners as Nascar Seeks a Clean Start

Nascar could have slapped wrists and played down the infractions found on the racecars of Michael Waltrip and four other drivers. Instead, it has made an unprecedented public display of enforcement.


Hamas chief says Mideast conference doomed to fail

A U.S.-sponsored international conference on Israeli-Palestinian peace is doomed to fail because it will serve only Israel's interests, Hamas chief Khaled Meshaal said in a CNN interview broadcast on Monday.


The price of the Pentium 4 560 is now priced at $417 from $637, while prices of other desktop Pentium 4 chips are cut by 18 percent to 33 percent.


Morphine-free poppy points way to addiction-free drugs

PARIS  - Australian researchers have discovered a natural variant of the opium poppy that produces powerful painkilling compounds but none of the addictive morphine and codeine.


Sarkozy gets reduced majority for reform campaign

President Nicolas Sarkozy's right wing party won a clear majority to carry through his reform programme in France's legislative election Sunday but failed to get a widely predicted landslide.


Delta, pilots have tentative deal on cuts

Atlanta-based Delta Airlines has narrowly escaped bankruptcy, reaching a tentative deal with its pilots union involving $1 billion in pay and benefits cuts.


Two Gunmen Hijack Athens Bus, Hold 25 Hostage, ANA Reports

A Greek commuter bus carrying 25 passengers has been hijacked by two gunmen on the outskirts of Athens, the state-run Athens News Agency reported.


Ford Motor Co.  posted its seventh  consecutive decline in U.S. monthly sales on Friday,  underscoring pressure on the automaker as it readies an  accelerated turnaround plan driven by a collapse in the market  for trucks and sport utility vehicles.


Indonesian police arrested an American executive of a U.S.-based mining company and three local staff over the alleged contamination of a bay in eastern Indonesia, a company spokesman said Thursday.


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Suicide bomb victims can sue NatWest: NY judge

A lawsuit brought by victims and   families of suicide bombings in Israel seeking damages from   Royal Bank of Scotland Plc's NatWest claiming the unit   knowingly provided services to a charity linked to Hamas can   proceed, a U.S. federal judge ruled on Wednesday.


Lear Agrees to Buyout Offer of $2.8 Billion From Icahn

The maker of automotive seats said it would solicit competing offers for the next 45 days, while it works to close the deal with Carl C. Icahn, who already owns about 16 percent of Learâs stock.


Schroeder's SPD Loses in Eastern German Elections

German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder's Social Democratic Party lost support in two state elections in the east of the country as voters facing benefit cuts turned to groups with socialist and nationalist agendas.


Brief: Corel updates WordPerfect Office for Vista

Corel Corp. has released a free service pack to WordPerfect Office X3 that updates the business suite so it's compatible with Windows Vista.


Britain culls turkeys to quell bird flu outbreak

Britain gassed tens of thousands of turkeys and extended restrictions on the movement of poultry on Sunday to try to prevent the spread of deadly bird flu from a farm in eastern England.


Aussie beauty Nicole Kidman has split with her producer boyfriend Steve Bing.


Islamabad, Aug. 22. (PTI): Pakistan's security agencies have arrested five al Qaeda-linked terrorists who were plotting suicide attacks on senior leaders and key installations in the country, including the


Darlington shows its ornery character again

DARLINGTON, SC - Darrell Waltrip used to talk about the Darlington Raceway as if it were temperamental woman. "You know she's going to reach out and get you," he said.


Kenya's favourite national meal a victim of chaos

If there is one thing Kenyans of any political stripe can agree on, it is nyama choma.


China Puts Flood Toll at 1,029 as Wet Season Ends

Floods in China killed more than 1,000 people this year, destroyed 650,000 village homes and caused 64.7 billion yuan ($7.82 billion) in direct economic losses, the official Xinhua News agency said.


The number of Americans applying for  first-time jobless aid unexpectedly fell by 5,000 last week,  according to a government report released on Thursday that  bolstered hopes for faster job growth in 2005.


Incoming Intelligence Chief Plans To Ease Hiring of Arab Americans

The incoming director of national intelligence, retired Navy Vice Adm. John M. McConnell, plans to change security rules to make it easier for intelligence agencies to hire first-generation Arab Americans for highly sensitive jobs.


Nintendo Wii U.S. sales top Sony's PS3: NPD

Nintendo Co. Ltd.  sold 476,000 units of its new Wii video game console in the United States in November, more than twice the number of PlayStation 3s sold by rival Sony Corp. , as the two consoles debuted mid-month, research group NPD said on Friday.


Diana did not want to marry Dodi: friend

Princess Diana dismissed talk that she planned to wed Dodi Fayed days before the couple's fatal car crash, saying she wanted marriage "like a rash on the face," one of her long-term friends said Monday.


Update 1: Ford Reports Sales Drop, Cuts Production

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


"E' una catastrofe" dice segretario al Tesoro di Melbourne


Deals Galore, but Caution Rules Investors

Wall Street closed mixed yesterday as lingering concerns about the economy offset better-than-expected sales from Wal-Mart Stores and a flurry of acquisition activity.


Israel weighs change to free Palestinian prisoners

Israel is considering relaxing its criteria for releasing Palestinian prisoners, officials said on Monday before the start of another round of peace talks bogged down by disputes over settlements.


Incontrera' soldati francesi dell'Isaf e presidente Karzai


Pirates' Bay, A's Crosby Selected as Baseball's Top Rookies

For four months in 2002, the Mets had the player who would become the 2004 National League rookie of the year. Then, just as easily as they obtained him, they traded him.


Morgan Stanley plans to sell bonds backed by revenue from movies made by Paramount Vantage, a studio whose films include the drama "Babel" starring Brad Pitt and "A Mighty Heart" featuring Angelina Jolie.


Toyota Motor Corp , likely to claim the title of world's biggest automaker later this month from General Motors Corp , on Monday threw down the gauntlet to GM in a race for the next "green" car.


Sri Lanka moves to oust flagship carrier's UK boss

Sri Lanka is cancelling the work permit of SriLankan Airlines' British boss after the national carrier refused seats to President Mahinda Rajapaksa and his entourage, the government's investment board said on Wednesday.


Special Marines Arrive to Beef Up Security at US Consulate

RIYADH/JEDDAH, 10 December 2004 - As normality hesitantly returned to the US Consulate neighborhood in Jeddah, a specialist team of US Marines arrived yesterday in the Red Sea city to beef up security at the consulate.


Holidaymaker uses laptop to nab burglars

The long arm of the net A businessman on holiday in Spain was able to alert police of a raid on his home in the UK because he'd invested in an expensive net-connected CCTV system. Engineering boss John Ellison, 52, watched the attack on his Lancaster home unfold on a laptop PC he'd taken on holiday with him to Malaga, Spain.â¦


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S&P 500 index futures briefly turned negative and the market looked set to open flat on the first trading day of the year on Wednesday as oil extended gains to trade around $98 a barrel, reigniting worries about energy costs.


Kazaa Leverages Skype for Free Net Calls

Two of the netâs most widely used programs, Kazaa - a peer-to-peer (P2P) filesharing application â-nd Skype â -2P internet phone application, have teamed up.


Moore: Bush's defeat would be the "real Oscar"

Michael Moore is willing to sacrifice a Best Documentary prize at the 2005 Academy Awards in a bid to cripple President George W. Bush's chances in November's presidential elections.


Scott Downs outpitched Greg Maddux with a five-hit shutout -- the first of his career. Terrmel Sledge homered for the Expos, who won twice in the three-games series and dropped the Cubs a half-game behind Houston in the NL wild-card race.


Disagi alla circolazione e temperature invernali


Brambilla: al corteo di Roma tanti pensionati in gita


A last minute goal by Democratic Republic of Congo international striker Lomana LuaLua consigned Premiership tailenders West Brom to a devastating 3-2 defeat at the hands of Portsmouth.


Snow storms stranding millions of travellers are a severe disaster that will last for several days, leaders warn.


Looksmart has thrown its hat into the 'personal web' ring, with the acquisition of Furl.net, a web page clipping and archiving service.


Oracle Boosts PeopleSoft Bid to $8.8 Billion

Oracle lifted its purchase offer for PeopleSoft to $24 per share from a previous bid of $21. "This price represents a significant premium to recent trading prices, and is in excess of the 52


By Nigel Stirling  The region's biggest construction and civil engineering companies are being encouraged to create 85 jobs for school-leavers.


Braves Star Names Son After Shea Stadium

ATLANTA - Despite all the boos, Chipper Jones will always love Shea. So fond of Shea Stadium where the fans heckle him, the Atlanta star named his new son after the New York Mets' ballpark Monday - Shea Logan Jones...


Video Games Go Hollywood at Live Awards Show

The stars of the video game industry came out in force on Tuesday night to honor their peers for creative excellence -- taking a page from the Hollywood playbook with red carpets, glittering gems and a live nationwide broadcast.


Homeowners can click to check flood risk

LONDON - People in England and Wales can now discover at the click of a mouse whether they are living in areas liable to flooding, the Environment Agency says.


Britney Spears has been discharged from hospital -- and is wasting no time staying at home.


LONDON -- Britain has agreed to a US request to redeploy British troops from southern Iraq to an area closer to Baghdad. The british defence secretary made the announcement in the House of Commons.


British jobless claims fall unexpectedly in November

The number of people claiming jobless benefits in Britain has fallen unexpectedly in November while wages rose, official data has showed, increasing expectations of a British rate hike early next year.


SunTrust Banks Inc. STI.N on Monday  said it put two senior finance executives on paid leave, and  expects to restate first- and second-quarter profit higher as  it fixes errors in how it accounts for loan losses.


Andrew Flintoff has been chosen ahead of Andrew Strauss as England skipper for the tour to Australia, according to reports.


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World Business Briefing | Americas: Canada: Insurer to Sell Fund Unit

Sun Life Financial, a Canadian insurer, hired investment bankers to consider a possible sale of its United States money-management unit, which has had $16 billion withdrawn from its funds over four years. Sun Life did not disclose the name of the investment bankers. Sun Life, based in Toronto, said there was no assurance a transaction would result. MFS has lost $3.7 billion in mutual fund shareholder withdrawals this year through July 31, according to the Boston consulting firm Financial Research Corporation.


IRAQ - Rafforto conferma, di Adm non ce n'erano

Nell'Iraq di Saddam Hussein, non c'erano armi di distruzione di massa (Adm), anche se il dittatore pensava di rilanciare il progetto.Lo dice un rapporto del capo dell'Iraq Survey Group, Charles Duelfer, che mette la parola fine agli sforzi per ritrovare


"Several" Afghans killed in firing after blast

JALALABAD, Afghanistan  - Several Afghan civilians were killed on Sunday when foreign troops opened fire after a suicide bomber rammed his car into their convoy, an official and witnesses said.


Fund Firms See the Light, Start Heeding the Market

The big news on the investment crime front last week was the 18-month prison sentence dealt out to convicted felon Frank Quattrone, formerly a star investment banker at Credit Suisse First Boston, for obstruction of justice.


Update: Microsoft Japan names former HP man to COO

(InfoWorld) - Microsoft Corp.'s Japan unit has picked a former Hewlett-Packard Japan Ltd. executive as its new chief operating officer (COO), the company said Monday. Yasuyuki Higuchi assumed his new position March 1. He was previously president of Japanese retailer Daiei Inc. and served as HP Japan's president. At Microsoft he will be in charge of the company's commercial and enterprise business. "I'm very excited," he said at a Tokyo news conference. "[Commercial] is the area I was heavily involved in at HP Japan ... so the area is one I am really familiar with." Higuchi was an employee of Compaq and came to HP when the two companies merged in 2002. Prior to Compaq he worked at Apple Inc.'s Japan unit between 1994 and 1997. As COO he will report to Darren Huston, president and CEO of Microsoft's Japan unit, Microsoft Co. Ltd. With Higuchi heading up the enterprise business, Huston will concentrate on the consumer sector, he said. "I hope to bring together our assets in a more consistent way," said Huston in an interview with IDG News Service. "We have a very strong portal on the Internet, MSN, we're launching a bunch of Live services, we've got some great products being launched in games for Windows [and] we've launched Vista in its premium version. So it's how do we bring those assets together and make more of an impact." Last week the Nihon Keizai Shimbun business newspaper reported that Higuchi is likely to take over from Huston as Microsoft's Japan president in about a year. Huston addressed the report on Monday and said that he would be here for at least the next financial year but didn't commit to being in Japan beyond that point. Â


Colorado school evacuated as gunman holds hostages

Students were evacuated from a Colorado   high school on Wednesday after shots were fired and a gunman   who said he had explosives took at least four hostages, police   said.


A construction worker has pleaded guilty to manslaughter, admitting he strangled actress Adrienne Shelly while trying to rob her in her New York City apartment.


By Eu Hooi Khaw  EU HOOI KHAW enjoyed her meal at a restaurant specialising in salted fish and other seafood dishes with unique styles of cooking the catch of the day.


Yushchenko claims triumph in Ukraine: "Now we are free," he declares

Pro-West opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko claimed victory in Ukraine's historic presidential election rerun, telling supporters the vote was a triumph for the country and proclaiming that "now we are free" from dominance by neighboring Russia.


The suspect maths of energy-saving street lighting Westminster City Council is doing its bit to save the planet by installing energy-saving street lamps in every thoroughfare in the borough, the BBC reports.â¦


Envisat Still Going Strong After Five Years

Launched from Kourou in French Guiana on the night of 28 February 2002, ESAâs Envisat spacecraft marks its fifth year in space.


Tata to get full stake in Jaguar, Land Rover: report

India's Tata Motors Ltd  is  preparing for "an outright purchase" of Ford Motor Co's   Jaguar and Land Rover luxury brands, against an earlier plan  for a majority stake, the Economic Times said on Wednesday.


Prime Minister Tony Blair heads to Sudan to demand its government end fighting that has cost 50,000 lives in Darfur.


Tiny Antigua grabs the US by its illegal, online dice

Fighting for survival and poker Analysis The Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 was rammed through Congress by the Republican leadership in the final minutes before the election period recess. According to Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ), no one on the Senate-House Conference Committee had even seen the final language of the bill. The Act is title VIII of a completely unrelated bill, the Safe Port Act, HR 4954, dealing with port security - Professor I Nelson Rose of Whittier Law School, Gambling and the Law: The Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 Analyzedâ¦


Outcry as Musharraf re-election vote date set

Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf will seek re-election on October 6, despite legal challenges in the Supreme Court and slumping popularity, officials announced on Thursday.


Genova, 19:14 - CALCIO, GENOA: MILANETTO OK PER LA GARA CON IL FROSINONE

Allenamento pomeridiano con partitella in famiglia per il Genoa. Tutto ok per Milanetto, che ci sar&...


Apple keeps critical security fixes to itself

Insecurity through obscurity Apple has released updates for two widely distributed products that harbored a raft of security vulnerabilities, some of which were actively being exploited by miscreants. Unbelievably, the company isn't presenting either as a security fix to mainstream users despite the risk the bugs pose for its millions of users.â¦


Roma, 11:00 - CALCIO, CAPELLO: TOTTI? GRANDE GIOCATORE, A VOLTE PARLA...

Fabio Capello Ã¨ intervenuto ai microfoni di 'Radio Anch'io lo Sport' parlando di Francesco Totti e d...


Security firm withheld information from army in Iraq: report

Two MPs have demanded an inquiry into claims that a British-based security firm operating in Iraq withheld intelligence from British troops, The Guardian newspaper reported Monday.


Wall Street falls on growth, housing concerns

U.S. stocks fell on Wednesday, with investors uncertain that equities could avert further losses amid lingering concerns about economic growth and fallout from a slowing housing market.


A German court blocks the extradition of a former Nazi SS member wanted over a murder in Denmark.


If we're using fluorescent bulbs and solar panels, but taking 14 car trips a day, how eco-friendly is our lifestyle, really?


UN chief says up to 18,600 troops needed for Darfur force

A UN-led force for Darfur would need up to 18,600 troops and intense international pressure has to be put on Sudan to accept the intervention, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan said.


Mobile phone has reawakened demand for the technology company's laptop computers and iPods.


SarÃ  inserito un emendamento nel decreto legge per "Difesa Grande" Stanziati dalla Regione Campania 5 milioni di euro per la bonifica dell'area                                            Rifiuti, accordo per la discarica di Ariano Irpino "Aperta 20 giorni, poi chiusa per sempre"                                                                                I comitati antidiscarica prima contestano l'accordo, poi lasciano passare i Tir tra i fischi


Bush Allies May Defect Over Fiscal Proposals

The AARP bulletined its 35 million members last week that President Bush's plan to make personal investment accounts part of Social Security was the "wrong direction


Brain stimulation produces creepy shadow feeling

Stimulating a certain area of the brain   can produce a creepy feeling that someone is watching you when   no one is, scientists said on Wednesday.


2007 Pew Fellows in Marine Conservation: Developing New Tools For Ocean Protection

To: ENVIRONMENTAL EDITORS  Contact: Polita Glynn of the Pew Fellows Program in Marine Conservation, +1-305-421-4231; Chris Dudley of the Pew Institute for Ocean Science, +1-305-456-1625   MIAMI, Feb.


Director Spike Lee says he will make a follow-up to his film about the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.


Vodafone shareholders want to spin off Verizon Wireless stake

Blog: A group of Vodafone Group investors have gotten support from a major U.S. proxy advisory firm to pressure the company to spin off its stake in Verizon Wireless.


Il ministro:si verifichino criteri di priorita' nei processi


Czech Republic national ice hockey team coach, and former Pittsburgh Penguins coach, Ivan Hlinka died Monday after sustaining serious injuries in a car crash, an official said.


US and EU fail to solve Airbus-Boeing dispute

PARIS The European trade commissioner, Peter Mandelson, and the US trade representative, Robert Zoellick, said Monday that they were prepared to battle over aid to Boeing and Airbus after failing to resolve differences.


Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is launching its long-awaited online movie download store, entering a market that has yet to catch on with consumers but is expected to grow rapidly.


A modest proposal for a better world through 'Borat.'


T-Online returns to Deutsche Telekom mothership

German incumbent telco Deutsche Telekom announced over the weekend it is to begin taking its internet division, T-Online, back entirely within the mother corporation.


Thomas Grandi could easily have grown up to be a surfer in Australia rather than Canada's first giant slalom winner in the 38-year history of the World Cup circuit.


Voters in Hong Kong start the process of electing a new leader, with pro-democrats hoping for gains.


Teheran, 15:41 - CALCIO, IRAN: LO SPAGNOLO CLEMENTE ACCETTA INCARICO DI CT

Javier Clemente, tecnico spagnolo 57enne, già alla guida delle nazionali di Spagna e Serbia, ...


Women were at the frontline of a war that South Africa was involved in against HIV/Aids "and are bearing its full brunt", says Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) leader Mangosuthu Buthelezi.


Futuro capo Pentagono, ricorso armi ultima risorsa in Iran


Talks next week to seal nuclear disablement pact with NKorea

A six-nation meeting will be held in Beijing next week to seal an agreement with North Korea on disabling its nuclear weapons program, the US envoy to the talks said Friday.


Oracle to buy network intelligence company Netsure

Oracle Corp. has agreed to acquire Netsure Telecom Ltd., a provider of network intelligence and network data integrity software.


Amateur anglers have a significant and possibly damaging impact on certain sea-fish populations, scientists claim. The Science magazine study says the US's 10 million saltwater recreational anglers may need better regulation.


A simple, two-step plan to help us all retire happy and wealthy.


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Opera CTO: 'We're punished' for following Web standards

Opera Software has lost Web browser users because Microsoft won't -- or can't -- support Web standards, according to Opera CTO Hakon Wium Lie.


Madrid, 11:43 - F1, SCHUMACHER: NON MI PENTO DEL RITIRO, MI SENTO LIBERO

"Era fantastico partecipare ai Gran Premi e andare in pista e lo è ancora. Ma questo è...


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Diplomats: Nuke Report on Iran May Weaken US Case

A new report on UN nuclear inspections in Iran may be worded in a way that undermines the US case for reporting Tehran to the Security Council this month, diplomats said Wednesday.


Google's YouTube signing smaller partnerships: NYT

Google Inc. may be frustrated in efforts to reach comprehensive deals with major media companies such as NBC or Viacom Inc. to put their videos on YouTube, but it is signing up hundreds of smaller media partners, The New York Times reported on Friday.


Dodger Stage Holding has transformed a former movie house on West 50th Street into a cluster of five Off-Broadway theaters. So how well does it work?


Survey: A third of IT projects exceed budget

Research finds that poor forecasting, increases in scope and conflicts between multiple projects result in overspending.


NL Wrap: Easy Win for Marlins, Bonds Hits 699th Homer

Juan Pierre had three hits and AJ Burnett pitched eight solid innings as the Florida Marlins salvaged a split of their key four-game series against the Chicago Cubs with an 11-1 win in the series finale in National League play Sunday.


Paisley to leave helm of Northern Ireland church

DUBLIN - The Rev. Ian Paisley said yesterday that he is stepping down as leader of the hard-line Protestant church he founded 56 years ago, a decision his opponents say was inevitable after he angered many by cooperating with Sinn Fein to form a Northern Ireland government.


Bush urges action on Darfur, Beshir slams bid to 'dismember' Sudan

US President George W. Bush demanded action to override Khartoum's opposition to a UN force in Darfur, as his Sudanese counterpart lambasted a "Zionist" plot to dismember his country and plunder its resources.


Democrat John Edwards said Sunday he is offering a strategy for dealing with cancer that would bolster research funding, create support networks for people dealing with the disease and encourage lifestyle changes to help keep others from getting it.


Greece May Join Balkan Presidential Summits

In a sign of warming long-strained ties with Turkey, Greece may join regular Balkan presidential summits,which have so far included just the heads of state of Bulgaria, Romania and Turkey, Bulgaria's president ...


US Blames Darfur Rebels for Latest Upsurge in Violence

US officials are blaming Darfur rebels for this week's renewed violence in the troubled region of western Sudan. The Sudanese government says more than 30 of its policemen have been killed in Darfur clashes since Monday.


Somalia's interim President Abdullahi Yusuf collapses and is flown to Ethiopia for treatment.


Traumatized Kerry supporters in Florida seek therapy: report

Shocked supporters of defeated US presidential candidate John Kerry are seeking help from psychologists, who refer to their condition as "post-election selection trauma."


Bad lenders still seen targeting minorities

Growing scrutiny into subprime mortgages has failed to stop unscrupulous lending practices to blacks, Hispanics and other minority groups, U.S. Rep. Barney Frank said on Monday.


SociÃ©tÃ© GÃ©nÃ©rale Seeks to Raise $8 Billion

The French bank offered millions of new shares to investors at a fire-sale price Monday, seeking to replace the more than $7 billion it lost in a trading scandal.


Wesley Snipes Keeps Distance from Blade Trinity

(andPOP) - The third movie in the Blade series, âBlade: Trinity,â being released this weekend, is getting beaten up by the critics.


(Fort Wayne, WANE, Dec. 29, 2004) -- With the death toll in South Asia nearing the 68,000 mark after this weekend's earthquake and subsequent tsunami, Americans are looking for ways to help out.


Beckett backs Turkish EU bid, denies anti-Islam campaign

Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett has reiterated support for Turkey's bid to join the European Union, saying it gave the lie to charges that Britain is backing a United States war on Islam.


New York film critics fly with "United 93"

In what was described as "a  dogfight" between "United 93" and another fact-based feature,  "The Queen," Paul Greengrass' 9/11 drama was named best film by  the New York Film Critics Circle Monday. after a four-round  tiebreaking vote.


This was Kobe Bryant's opportunity to respond to the verbal bashing he has taken recently from former teammate Shaquille O'Neal, and the Los Angeles media was out in force to record every insult.


Zimbabwe likely to adopt law to monitor phones, mail

Zimbabwe's parliament on Tuesday began  debating a law empowering authorities to monitor phones, mail  and the Internet to protect national security, a move seen by  critics as part of an official crackdown on the opposition.


Too Few Older U.S. Adults Screened for Colon Cancer

Many Americans are still failing to get two of the most effective tests for catching colon cancer early, according to researchers with the American Cancer Society.


Flextronics International Ltd.,  the No. 1 contract electronics manufacturer, on Monday posted a  quarterly profit versus a year earlier loss but a weak forecast  due to weakening consumer and communications demand sent shares  down nearly 8 percent.


Whether you have minor problems in bed or a love life dusty with disuse, here's the secret to connecting


Janet Jackson hopes new album ends sales slide

NEW YORK (Billboard) - After failing to crack the million mark with her last two albums, Janet Jackson is wary of using the "c" word to describe her upcoming release, "Discipline," which hits stores on February 26.


The home of Londonderry SDLP councillor Pat Ramsey is targeted in a petrol bomb attack.


A smiling, energetic former President Clinton campaigned for Democratic Sen. John Kerry on Monday just seven weeks after undergoing heart surgery, telling a cheering crowd


Tech-savvy Georgian protesters blast the Russian embassy in Tbilisi with a laser show and loud music.


Woods Takes Third-Round Lead for First Time in a Year

ATLANTA, Georgia  - Tiger Woods posted a  five-under-par 65 on Saturday to join overnight leader Jay Haas  after three rounds of the PGA Tour Championship.


Era genero boss Carmine Alfieri, ora collaboratore giustizia


The EU has again failed to ratify the software patent directive after a crucial last-minute intervention, and opponents of software patents are celebrating.


FACTBOX: Positions of Bush/Kerry on Domestic Issues

These are the positions of Republican President Bush and his Democratic challenger, Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts, on some of the domestic issues in the 2004 presidential campaign:


China and Russia express concern about further sanctions on Iran proposed by the UN Security Council.


One in three people would back a ban on the Muslim face-covering veil in public places, a survey suggests.


Syracuse fired football coach Paul Pasqualoni yesterday, eight days after a 37-point loss in a bowl game -- and less than a month after giving him a vote of confidence.


Salt Lake City, 08:15 - BASKET, FINALI NBA: SAN ANTONIO BATTE UTAH IN GARA 4

San Antonio ha battuto Utah 91-79 in gara 4 della finale di Western Conference dei play off del camp...


Kenya opposition says talks hinge on mediator

Kenya's opposition said on Tuesday it would only hold talks with President Mwai Kibaki as part of international mediation efforts to end post-election unrest that has killed hundreds of people.


Kosovo tells West to ignore Russia on independence

Kosovo Albanians told the West on  Friday to stop wasting time trying to win over Russia to the  province's secession from Serbia and prepare for a unilateral  declaration of independence.


A French soldier walks past signs at the nearly empty check-in area of the Abidjan, Ivory Coast, airport on Monday, Nov. 15, 2004.


Ferguson too wise for Mourinho's mind games

If Jose Mourinho thought he could destabilise Manchester United's renewed assault on the Premiership title by playing mind games with Sir Alex Ferguson he may have to think again.


Gli abitanti sono rientrati ma situazione ancora critica


Ruud van Nistelrooy scored all four goals Wednesday as Manchester United defeated Sparta Prague 4-1, improving the Red Devils to eight points in four games in Group D. Support your


A Night Out With | Tracy Morgan: Humor Sliced and Diced

Hanging out with Tracy Morgan, who's new film, âFirst Sunday,â opens Friday.


Pescara, 19:04 - CALCIO, PESCARA: SOLO FELCI LAVORA A PARTE

Doppio allenamento del Pescara in vista della trasferta di Mantova. In mattinata lavoro fisico in pa...


Ford to expand Sirius satellite radio offerings

Ford Motor Co. said Monday it will begin offering Sirius Satellite Radio as a dealer-installed option in four more vehicles by year's end and is targeting up to 20 vehicle


Windows Server 2008 RC0, Viridian CTP Released Tomorrow

Despite denials from members of its own server development team on blogs last week, Microsoft announced today that it is indeed making Release Candidate 0 of Windows Server 2008 available for download tomorrow, if not sooner, as a community technology preview.


Wisconsin Teenager First to Survive Rabies

On September 12, 15-year-old Jeanna Giese was bitten by a bat while attending a church service in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. At the time, she declined medical attention and did not receive the course of vaccinations normally given for rabies treatment.


MODENA, Italy  - Legendary Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti, who brought opera to the masses with his powerful voice and jovial personality, died on Thursday of pancreatic cancer, aged 71.


CHIBA, JAPAN -- Hitachi Ltd. and Toshiba Corp. unveiled this week new fuel cell prototypes for a range of applications that could be commercialized as early as next year.


Business & money: Heavy losses on stock market as investors worry that combination of rising interest rates and falling house prices will have damaging impact.


BAGHDAD, Iraq - U.S. military officials and representatives of rebel Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr held talks Sunday aimed at reducing violence in the restive Baghdad slum of Sadr City, a day after clashes there killed 10 people, officials said...


India beat Pakistan in the World Twenty20 final by five runs to clinch their first major trophy since 1983.


Chelsea, Arsenal slip on Premiership banana skins

Chelsea maintained their two-point lead over Arsenal at the top of the Premiership as the two title contenders were held to hard-fought draws by Bolton and West Brom.


Waiting (and Waiting) for a Big Rap Moment

The rapper All $tar has been Nashvilleâs next big hip-hop thing for so long that the title has stopped seeming like a compliment.


Giuliani leads California but Huckabee gaining: poll

Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee has made dramatic gains in California but still trails front-runner Rudy Giuliani, according to a poll released on Thursday.


Believing he had been insulted and misled, Kobe Bryant asked the Los Angles Lakers for a trade Wednesday and insisted nothing could change his mind. Then something did. He spoke with coach Phil Jackson and backed off his request.


US employment glass is either half-empty or half-full

One, an 80-page tract from the conservative Employment Policy Foundation, paints a Horatio Alger portrait of a nation becoming more competitive globally, thanks in part to small-business growth and a surge in self-employment.


Health costs to surge without better prevention

The cost of caring for aging Americans will add 25 percent to the nation's health care bill by 2030 unless people act now to stay healthy, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday.


US consumers boosted spending only slightly in November, compared with a brisk rise in October, according to a Commerce Department report.


Turkish police probe concert blast that injures at least 13

A grenade may have caused a blast under a police car that injured more than a dozen people in southern Turkey, officials said Monday.


Major carriers are slowly taking steps to bring high-speed Internet service to passengers on board their aircraft.


Officials loosen restrictions on flu vaccinations

and the state plans to drop all restrictions after Thanksgiving on any remaining supplies. So depending on how many doses are left Nov.


Music: In the Spotlight, a Lifetime of Song

ÂTony Bennett: An American Classic,Â a one-hour all-star variety special, is an ambitious attempt to resuscitate the variety-show format.


PUERTO CABEZAS, Nicaragua  - The highly dangerous Hurricane Felix ripped into Central America on Tuesday, smashing up a port on Nicaragua's Caribbean coast and threatening deadly mudslides in Honduras and Guatemala.


How can owners of suspended players regroup after brawl fallout?

The Melee in Motown between the Pacers and Pistons didn't only shake up the NBA, it laid waste to many a fantasy team's chances this season.


Ukraine Confirms Liberal Yushchenko New President

Ukraine confirmed Western-oriented Viktor  Yushchenko as winner of the presidential election on Monday,  paving the way for an historic change of power that his  opponent denounced as "a revolution."


Beckham scotches early retirement rumours

England captain David Beckham has scotched rumours that he intends the 2006 World Cup to be his swansong in an England shirt. British newspapers at the weekend suggested Beckham was going to retire in 18 months time, after the World Cup in Germany.


Poor planning and coalition air strikes have led to more than 100,000 extra civilian deaths in Iraq, scientists find.


EU talks hinge on Cyprus, German leader tells Turkey

Turkey must meet its obligation to grant Cyprus trade privileges if it wants to avoid having its troubled accession talks with the European Union suspended, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said.


Catania, 14:42 - CALCIO, CATANIA; SOTTIL: VIVIAMO UN SOGNO

Il difensore del Catania, Andrea Sottil, dopo il successo contro l'Udinese che ha lanciato i sicilia...


Boston Police Commissioner Kathleen O'Toole said officials chose not to hold a rally for the Red Sox on City Hall Plaza because of fears that it could create a "dangerous situation.


Venezuela audit reveals no fraud - observers

International observers in Venezuela say an audit of the referendum results which confirmed President Hugo Chavez's mandate in office has revealed no evidence of fraud.


A federal judge ordered the Bush administration Wednesday to immediately resume making housing benefits available to thousands of victims of Hurricane Katrina.


Message of reform, with target audience of only three men

THIS was a speech Tony Blair could have delivered to the Labour Party conference - five years ago.


Gibson Taking Oscar High Road for 'The Passion'

Mel Gibson has sworn off using paid advertisements to seek Oscars for his blockbuster, "The Passion of the Christ," and instead is putting his faith in the merits of the work as it vies for the film industry's top honors.


Sydney, 12:04 - KAYAK: BAGGALEY ANCORA IN TRIBUNALE PER DROGA

Nathan Baggaley, campione australiano tre volte mondiale di kayak e due volte medaglia d'argento all...


HP Gains on Dell in Tough Computer Market

Just five months after its $19 billion acquisition of Compaq Computer Corp. gave Hewlett-Packard Co. the No. 1 ranking in worldwide personal computer shipments, a new batch of market numbers delivered some stomach-turning news to HP &#151; rival Dell Inc. had just snatched the top spot right back.


An expert tells the race-fixing trial that jockey Kieren Fallon's ride during the races in question was "quite extraordinary".


Milano, 19:21 - CALCIO, BERLUSCONI: SBAGLIATO VIETARE INGRESSO AD ABBONATI

Il presidente del Milan Silvio Berlusconi contesta gli stadi chiusi anche agli abbonati: "Ritengo ch...


Bush Picks Kellogg CEO for Commerce Post

President Bush, left, announces that he has chosen Carlos Gutierrez, chief executive officer of the Kellogg Co., right, to be Secretary of Commerce, Monday, Nov. 29, 2004, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House.


International Monetary Fund chief   Rodrigo Rato called on policy makers on Sunday to be ready for   a slowdown in the United States, despite the prospect of strong   growth in the world economy, and to tackle rising price   pressures.


Trojan powered scam man heads for slammer A 23 year-old faces up to seven years imprisonment after pleading guilty to targeting AOL members via an elaborate and long running phishing scam.â¦


Sasser kid charged with computer sabotage

The self-confessed author of the infamous Sasser worm has been charged with computer sabotage. Sven Jaschan, 18, was arrested in the village of Waffensen near Rotenburg, in northern Germany, in connection


Afghans enjoy freedom despite growing fear

Five years after U.S. forces launched their offensive to oust Afghanistan's Taliban, Shakeela Jan says she is happy to have the freedom to work but that she travels to her job every day in fear.


American Miller wins men's World Cup giant-slalom ski competition

LAKE LOUISE, Alta. (CP) - American Bode Miller made it a clean sweep Sunday, winning a World Cup super giant-slalom ski race. Miller, who won Saturday's downhill, captured Sunday's raced in a time of one minute 28.18 seconds to finish first.


Si tratta dell'Istituto di mediocredito siciliano


A Congolese militia leader suspected of mass murder, rape and sexual enslavement appeared Monday at the International Criminal Court for the first time and claimed he had been illegally detained in Congo since 2005.


Hopes of finding about 50 migrants missing after their boat capsized in rough seas off Africa dimmed Friday as Spanish rescuers resumed a major air and sea search, authorities said.


Miss America is all dressed up with no place to go -- at least for now. ABC, which has broadcast the annual beauty pageant from Atlantic City, New Jersey, for the past


(Source: Symantec) In today's sophisticated online environments, traditional security controls are not enough to protect critical network assets. Discover more about a solution that is delivering real-time protection to help organizations strengthen their security posture in the face of today's emerging threats.


-- Reeve played in 38 movies. That includes 17 television movies, five of which were after his accident. -- Reeve was doing summerstock in Williamstown, Massachusetts by age 15.


Conservatives and Rivals Press a Struggling PBS

PBS is suffering from an identity crisis, and it goes deeper than the announcement by Pat Mitchell that she would step down as the network's president.


BALTIMORE (Ticker) -- On a day when they were without the services of Jamal Lewis, the Baltimore Ravens received a boost from Deion Sanders.


The Iraqi interim government declares a state of emergency for 60 days because of escalating violence.


More than 1.5 billion people will have high blood pressure by 2025, and the world's poorest countries will be worst hit, warn experts.


Northern Bay of Bengal faces tsunami risk: study

The northern tip of the Bay of Bengal, home to tens of millions of people, faces a potential double whammy from an earthquake and tsunami, a scientist warned on Wednesday.


Troops Patrol Streets in Hurricane-Ravaged Grenada

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad  - Troops secured  buildings against looters and authorities imposed a  dusk-to-dawn curfew as the tiny Caribbean island of Grenada  struggled to recover on Friday from Hurricane Ivan's  devastating strike.


Program Shows Lasting Impact on Women's STD Risk

NEW YORK  - A program aimed at cutting  rates of sexually transmitted disease among minority women at  heightened risk seems to have lasting benefits, according to a  new study.


Algeria bombing kills one, wounds American

A roadside bomb beside a bus carrying oil workers on Sunday killed the Algerian driver and wounded nine foreigners, including four Britons and an American, in an Algiers suburb favored by expatriates.


By Bloomberg News  Comcast Corp., the world's largest cable television provider, sued Qwest Communications International Inc., accusing it of a "false, misleading and deceptive" ad campaign for its Internet service.


The Hyatt Regency Crystal City was forced to shut its doors to incoming guests yesterday after two groups of patrons who had already checked out became sickened by what health officials believe could be the highly contagious norovirus.


During a White House meeting last week, a group of governors asked President Bush and Marine Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, about their backup plan for Iraq. What would the administration do if its new strategy didn't work?


George Best jersey sold for 24,000 pounds

A jersey worn by Northern Irish football legend George Best in a famous Manchester United match 36 years ago has been sold at auction for 24,000 pounds (36,000 euros).


Liverpool are prepared to place their FA Cup destiny in the hands of their youngsters as the Premiership giants tackle an injury crisis.


A man who claimed he committed murder after being visited by a vampire is found dead in prison.


Thai officials yesterday confirmed that another woman had caught bird flu, but played down fears of the first case of human-to-human transmission of the deadly virus following the deaths of two of her relatives.


Hundreds Are Reproved By China for Corruption

Chinese authorities have arrested or reprimanded more than 750 officials in recent months in connection with billions of dollars in financial irregularities, including unpaid taxes and embezzlement, according to a report made public Thursday.


African Union will mediate in Kenya within two days: Brown

Ghanaian President John Kufuor will visit Kenya to mediate between the violently opposed political factions within the next two days, Prime Minister Gordon Brown told BBC television Sunday.


Roma, 15:14 - CALCIO, ROMA; SPALLETTI: DEBITI ITALPETROLI? SOCIETA' SERENA

Il tecnico della Roma, Luciano Spalletti, in conferenza stampa alla vigilia della gara di campionato...


Pregnant soldier faces Abu Ghraib court-martial

The commander of the 18th Airborne Corps on Monday referred Pfc. Lynndie England to trial by general court-martial, the corps announced.


By Cheryl Winkelman  A proposed state law that would require computer technicians to report child pornography hit a stumbling block this week.


The health minister says he will see for himself problems which caused A&Es across Wales to shut to all but critical patients.


Scafati, 16:37 - BASKET, SERIE A: SCAFATI CONTESTA DATA RECUPERO

La Legea Scafati ha diramato una nota nella quale chiede di revocare il provvedimento con cui si dis...


Belgian police hold Iranian who claimed bomb plot

Belgian police are holding an Iranian who claimed to be involved in a plot to bomb a passenger plane in Belgium but have found no evidence to corroborate his story, the federal prosecutor's office said on Thursday.


Ambulance staff say they will hold a strike ballot if management do not agree to discuss their concerns.


Three bombings in Baghdad on Monday morning killed one person and wounded at least 13 people, while the Iraqi Red Crescent has suspended its work in the Iraqi capital to protest the mass kidnapping of its workers.


Hollywood Asks Top U.S. Court to Weigh File Trading

Movie studios and record labels on Friday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a ruling that Internet "peer to peer" networks cannot be held liable when their users copy music and movies without permission.


InfoChem GmbH (http://www.infochem.de) is a market leader in structure and reaction handling and retrieval.


Majority of FCC OKs Cingular-AT&T Wireless-Source

A majority of the US Federal Communications Commission has voted to conditionally approve Cingular Wireless' proposed acquisition of AT&T Wireless Services Inc.


Popular humorist Dave Barry said Sunday's column for The Miami Herald was his last — maybe. Barry, who has written humor columns for three decades, including 22 years at the Herald, says he's holding out the possibility of a return.


A G.O.P. Senator Proposes a Plan to Split Up C.I.A.

The proposed legislation would break up the C.I.A. and divide its responsibilities among three new spy agencies.


Announcing it may soon compete directly with Apple's iPods and iTunes, Sony says it's looking into producing its own movie download service and products.


Kosovo police arrest two figures close to former PM Haradinaj, who is on trial for war crimes.


Mom Hugs 'Miracle' Baby After Ovarian Transplant

Ouarda Touirat, her day-old baby daughter nestling in her arms, said Friday she had never lost hope that she could conceive after cancer treatment left her infertile.


In Iowa Fight, Kerry Waves Corn, Bush Eats It Raw

Competing for votes in corn-growing Iowa, John Kerry waved to crowds with one ear in each hand. Not to be outdone by his Democratic rival, President Bush ate one raw.


Dance Review: Energizing Moves That Slice and Dice

âCaught,â a short work for one dancer and one heck of a strobe effect, is featured in both programs of Parsons Danceâs current stint at the Joyce Theater, which covers 20 years of company repertory.


One issue will dominate this week's NATO summit — Afghanistan.


Dozens of Children Killed in Iraqi Suicide Attacks

A group of Iraqi children had just run across to US troops for sweets at a neighbourhood celebration in Baghdad today when the first of three bombs exploded, killing at least 35 youngsters.


The Australian owners of the Northern Bank will have to bear the cost of the Â£20 million robbery in Belfast, it emerged today. The National Australia Bank confirmed


When Shannon Bullard wants to hang out, she doesn't call her friends. She uses her phone as a beacon to broadcast a quick text message about her location: "@ MFA," she reports, when she's not dancing on Lansdowne Street or relaxing at home in Brookline.


Ahmet Ertegun, Music Executive, Dies at 83

Ahmet Ertegun founded Atlantic Records and shaped the careers of John Coltrane and the Rolling Stones.


Relazione Viminale al Parlamento su 1/o semestre 2005


The Hilton hotel in Taba, located near Egyptâs border with Israel, was rocked by two bomb blasts on 8 October, which killed at least 25 people.


The murders of Amelie Delagrange and Marsha McDonnell in south-west London are formally linked by police.


Put Barbara White down as undecided in the race for the White House. "The economy makes me afraid of Bush, but I'm scared of Kerry because of security," she says, standing in the doorway of her home outside Philadelphia.


Princess Diana and Dodi Al Fayed were murdered, Mohamed Al Fayed tells the inquests into their deaths.


Omaggio promesso da Baudo al vincitore dei giovani


Women leave town and children in hands of men

What would happen if all the women were to disappear from a town, leaving the men to not only work, but also take care of the family and the home?


Attack on Iran not planned 'at this point': Rice

An attack on Iran over its nuclear program is "not on the agenda at this point," U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Friday on her first foreign trip since assuming her new cabinet position.


BOSTON -- Canada's health minister said Wednesday that his country "cannot be the drug store of the United States" - a warning that comes as several states are pushing to buy low-cost prescription drugs north of the border.


PJ Harvey will return with her first  studio album in three years, "White Chalk," this fall. The set  is due September 24 internationally via Island; a North  American release date has yet to be announced.


Clemens urges no rush to judgment on steroid report

Roger Clemens, fighting to save his tarnished reputation as a great baseball pitcher, issued a fresh denial on Tuesday that he used steroids and urged the public "not to rush to judgment" about him.


Red Sox lead Rockies 2-0 after 5 innings

David Ortiz and Jason Varitek hit run-scoring singles, each coming after two more Boston doubles, to give Jon Lester and the Red Sox a 2-0 lead over the Colorado Rockies after five innings in Game 4 of the World Series on Sunday night.


MARANA, Arizona  - Swede Henrik Stenson conjured a miracle escape from one down after 16 holes to steal victory against Australia's Nick O'Hern in the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship quarter-finals on Saturday.


Investors may pack up and leave next week as the Republican National Convention comes to New York and many on Wall Street take a vacation, draining US markets of volume


The row continues in France over president Sarkozy meeting the Libyan leader. Especially after defense executives vowed to boost the country's arms exports


Giornalista italiano scomparso: "Insistenti voci di rapimento"

ROMA, 21 AGOSTO 2004 - Ancora nessuna notizia di Enzo Baldoni, il giornalista free lance scomparso ieri in Iraq. "Purtroppo la notizia del rapimento qui a Baghdad e' data per certa anche se assolutamente non c'e' neppure una conferma diretta o indiretta".


Putin Wants Security Rethink After School Siege

BESLAN, Russia  - Russian President Vladimir Putin  called Saturday for a radical rethink of security forces'  tactics against terror after the seizure of a school by Chechen  militants ended in chaos and bloodshed.


E4 Radio will be first of Channel 4's three digital radio services to hit airwaves in 2008.


Britain Hopes to Limit Changes at Exchange

BritainÂs treasury minister said legislation will be introduced to ensure that the London Stock Exchange retains its openness to investment, if it is taken over.


Perfect Pentax - or Optio gone awry? Review Talk about too much choice: we're drowning in digital cameras. These days, everyone, their tennis partner and their dog seem to be launching an eight-megapixel compact with a large screen. So, in this over-crowded environment can Pentax's Optio Z10 stand out from the crowd?â¦


Spanish grab initiative in bidding war for Abbey

Banco Santander is making an attempt to seize back the initiative in its Â£8.3bn takeover of Abbey National, speeding up its bid timetable while rival bidders continue to circle the UK bank.


Turkey says it will try talks before striking PKK

SIRNAK, Turkey  - Turkey said on Monday it would exhaust diplomatic channels before launching any military strike into northern Iraq to root out Kurdish rebels, who killed at least a dozen Turkish soldiers in fighting over the weekend.


Iraq's main Sunni Muslim political party says it is withdrawing from next month's general elections.


IDC: mobile phone market growth to slow down in 2005

The global mobile phone marketis expected to see a slow down in market growth due to the lack ofadditional catalysts, US high tech market research firm IDC warnedon Tuesday.


Stock index mutual funds deviate from the script

The triumphal march of stock index mutual funds has missed a step or two lately.


Reaching .500 Could Mean Trip to Playoffs

One and possibly two 8-8 teams could make the playoffs, and the Carolina Panthers, at 7-8, are as likely as any to advance to the postseason.


WASHINGTON - Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf said Saturday that the search for Osama bin Laden has gone cold, with no recent intelligence indicating where he and his top lieutenants are hiding.


U.S. OKs first anti-subsidy probe vs China since '91

The U.S. International Trade Commission on Friday approved the first U.S. investigation into suspected Chinese government subsidies to exporters since 1991 in a case that could open the floodgate to more probes.


Rain holds up Federer history bid at Wimbledon

With much of England bracing itself for the "wettest day in 50 years" the 121st Wimbledon got off to the kind of soggy start that has become as traditional as strawberries and cream at the biggest tournament in tennis.


O.J. Simpson held without bail in Las Vegas robbery

Former football star O.J. Simpson was held without bail on Monday, accused of stealing back his own sports souvenirs in what was reported to be an expletive-laced face-off with memorabilia dealers.


Mike Mussina was so angry and hurt, he didn't want to speak publicly at first. Two days after losing his spot in the New York Yankees' rotation, he finally could talk about it.


Verdict delayed on French Guantanamo defendants

A French court postponed on Wednesday a  verdict in the case of six former Guantanamo Bay inmates who  face terrorism charges, demanding more information about how  evidence against them was obtained.


UK.gov plans more active-traffic motorway ANPR cams

As Big Blue takes over in the Big Smoke Things are jumping in the world of UK roadside cameras. In the last 24 hours the main contract for the London congestion charging zone has been won by IBM, edging out former provider Capita, and the government has announced plans for many more speed cameras on motorways - to be used in "active management" of heavy traffic.â¦


An erotic painting featuring verses from the Koran is removed from a museum after Muslims protest.


Wireless Start-Up Fails to Get Financing

Failing to raise the $14 billion needed to bid in government auctions of wireless spectrum later this month, Frontline Wireless has left.


The recall of a routine vaccine for babies due to contamination risks could trigger a shortage and likely will alarm parents, but officials said there is no known health threat