Singer Jessica Simpson is planning to get back to her Texan roots, says her father. She has bought a new cowboy hat and is planning to do a country record.


Bush Aides Say Budget Deficit Will Rise Again

The deficit figure of $427 billion includes part of an additional $80 billion that President Bush requested for Iraq.


Although economists have mixed opinions whether the economy has emerged, most believe it is in good enough shape for the Fed to boost rates.


Laureati e disperati l'esercito dei senza lavoro

Solo la metà trova impiego a un anno dalla laurea. E' il peggior risultato degli ultimi otto anni. Maggiori difficoltà per i piÃ¹ preparati


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2,000 Palestinians, Israelis march in support of peaceful protest

Around 2,000 Palestinians and Israeli protestors demonstrated Friday adjacent to the security fence in Abu Dis, calling for non-violent opposition to end the Israeli occupation.


Roundtable: Four experts dissect the Microsoft bid for Yahoo

It may be among one of the historical milestones in the history of technology, and it may never actually become a done deal. Why is Microsoft risking so much, what could it gain even by losing, and what does it really think it would gain by winning?


Apple Launches ITunes Music Store in Canada

Apple Computer Inc. on Thursday launched its iTunes online music store in Canada, the 14th country in which the popular service is available.


Former Qwest Communications chief executive Joseph Nacchio reportedly may soon face civil charges related to improper accounting at the telecommunications company.


The level of dioxins in soil and vegetation has fallen by about 70% over 20 years, a UK-wide survey suggests.


Ohio State Dominates Oklahoma State in Alamo Bowl

SAN ANTONIO (Sports Network) - Justin Zwick completed  17-of-27 passes for 189 yards with a touchdown and Ohio State  used a stifling defense, as the 24th-ranked Buckeyes dominated  Oklahoma State, 33-7, in the Alamo Bowl.


Media Frenzy: Time WarnerÂs Anxious Autumn

Regardless of how much Time Warner tries to regroup, retool and reorganize its sprawling media empire, the stock market just yawns.


NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe will resign this week, and the retired director of the Pentagon's Missile Defense Agency tops a list of five men that President Bush is considering


Pilots at US Airways blamed the company for a breakdown in concession negotiations over the weekend, as time runs down on efforts to avoid a second bankruptcy filing in two years.


Deputy Director: CIA Not 'Dysfunctional'

Countering severe criticism of the CIA, the agency's departing deputy director called for an end to the "tirades and hyperbole" that he said are hampering constructive debate about needed intelligence reform.


NEW YORK/STOCKHOLM  - Nasdaq Stock Market Inc.  said on Friday it would buy Nordic markets owner OMX AB  for $3.7 billion, giving it a beachhead for more European deals, including perhaps another run at the London Stock Exchange.


New York Times Co  and business  news channel CNBC will share video and stories from each  other's Web sites in an alliance that could bolster them  against an expected assault by News Corp .


Mark Butcher is ruled out of England's tour of South Africa with a sprained wrist.


Two South Africans killed in Canadian plane crash

At least two of the crew members of a cargo plane that crashed in Canada were South Africans, Ronnie Mamoepa, foreign affairs department spokesperson, confirmed today.


Christopher Jones' Blog: Book Review: PHP Oracle Web Development

Christopher Jones has posted a review of one of the latest PHP-related books published by Packt Publishing - "PHP Oracle Web Development":   Yuli Vasiliev has put a lot of real-world PHP and Oracle experience into his book PHP Oracle Web Development.  The book's reviewer, Arup Nanda, was, amongst other things, Oracle's DBA of the Year in 2003. The result is an excellent book that joins the PHP and Oracle worlds together.   Christopher talks about some of what the book covers (like installation and code snippets) and the book's excellent focus on different topics, giving each it's own full coverage.


Preliminary results of a survey conducted for The Associated Press among voters arriving at the Iowa caucuses Thursday night:


You may have access to more money than you think -- just be careful.


Baghdad Car Bomb Kills at Least 5 and Leaves Up to 29 Wounded

A car bomb exploded today near the Ministry of Education in a busy Baghdad commercial area, killing at least five people and wounding up to 29, officials said.


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It's very easy to reel off the options Colts quarterback Peyton Manning has at his disposal. Soon-to-be free-agent WRs Marvin Harrison and Brandon Stokley, RB Edgerrin James, and TEs Dallas


Merkel seeks to overcome Poland EU treaty threat

MESEBERG, Germany  - German Chancellor Angela Merkel met Poland's president on Saturday in a last-ditch effort to convince Warsaw to drop its threat to veto talks on a new European Union treaty.


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Recent history was repeated in yesterday's cross-town matchup between the Plymouth North Blue Eagles and the Plymouth South Panthers at Mario J. Romano Field.


Tons of Flying Tomatoes Paint Spanish Town Red

BUNOL, Spain  - Tons of flying tomatoes streaked  the streets of Bunol red and left 20,000 visitors wallowing in  a pond of pulped fruit as the tiny Spanish town celebrated the  world's largest food fight Wednesday.


Germans nip over the border to take advantage of cheap tummy tucks

Sabille Brixner had always dreamt of having larger breasts. But she couldn't afford plastic surgery in Germany.


Symantec Buys Security Consulting Pioneer @stake

Symantec Corp. on Thursday announced that is acquiring @stake Inc., perhaps the most well-known security consulting firm in the industry, for an undisclosed sum.


Marion Jones case a turning point on drugs: Dick Pound

CBC SPORTS ONLINE - World Anti-Doping Agency chairman Dick Pound believes the doping controversy involving American track star Marion Jones could be a watershed moment in the fight against drugs in sports.


Dwyane Wade shook off a sore left knee to score 24 points, and the Miami Heat led the Dallas Mavericks 54-44 at halftime of Game 4 of the NBA finals on Thursday night.


Hanks to hunt for Holy Grail in Da Vinci code blockbuster

Hollywood is attempting to turn the biggest-selling adult fiction book of all time, The Da Vinci Code, into a screen blockbuster, with Tom Hanks as the globe-trotting Harvard professor in pursuit of the Holy Grail.


UN Says Fewer Tsunami Orphans Than Feared

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - The head of the U.N.  Children's Fund said there were probably fewer orphans than  originally thought in Asia's tsunami-hit areas, and efforts  should be directed toward uniting children with family members.


FedEx Corp. (FDX.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , the world's top air-express shipper, on Thursday said quarterly profit more than tripled on strength in its international, ground and freight


BAGHDAD, Dec. 6 -- Ten American troops died in Iraq on Wednesday, the U.S. military reported, matching the highest number of U.S.  service members killed on a single day in the past year. It was also a deadly day for Iraqi civilians, with at least 40 killed in car bombings and mortar attacks across...


Mr Howard said he was increasingly concerned at the growing rift between the US and Europe.


North Korea seeks aid amid diplomacy on nuclear arms

North Korea is seeking humanitarian aid at talks with the South, an official said on Thursday, signaling Pyongyang was trying to cash in on a reduction of tensions on the Korean peninsula.


Pints all round: EU abandons plans to ban imperial measurements

The European Commission on Tuesday announced it had abandoned plans to ban the use of pints, pounds and miles in Britain and Ireland, in the face of overwhelming public opposition.


DES MOINES, Iowa -- The Iowa Legislature has a new look, and leaders are talking about new rules on how to govern. Democrats won four seats to evenly split control of the Iowa Senate 25-25, ending a Republican majority dating back to 1996.


New Line Cinema near $350 mln RBS finance deal: report

Time Warner Inc.'s New Line Cinema  unit is expected to announce on Wednesday a $350 million  film-financing deal with the Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc,  The Wall Street Journal reported.


AUCKLAND - A sexual assault trial has opened on tiny Pitcairn Island, with seven men - more than half of the island's adult male population - facing charges.


BAGHDAD, SEPTEMBER 30: Insurgents detonated three car bombs near a US Military convoy in Baghdad on Thursday, killing 41 people, 34 of them children who were rushing to collect sweets from American troops.


Here’s a detailed post (widely picked up) by Simeon Simeonov about Google developing a mobile phone. Here’s the reported strategy: Apparently, Google is planning to build distribution relationships with multiple carriers by allowing them to minimize subscription and marketing costs. In other words, Google will market the phone online and carriers will fulfill. How fast can [...]


Joy of Fright: Old Chillers That Should Scare (but Not Terrorize) the Kids

Be afraid, kids, be very afraid (but not that afraid), with these old  chillers, whose terror is (mostly) off screen.


Conservative stalwart Newt Gingrich has done nothing to lay the foundation for a presidential run except talk — yet he ranks third among Republicans in most national polls.


Bird Watchers, Naturalists Hooked on Talons in Sunol

By Eric KurhiSTAFF  Birds of different feathers don't flock together, and high above the Sunol Regional Wilderness about six miles east of Fremont, they weren't even willing to share the same airspace.


Dell tops estimates but sees cost declines slowing

Dell Inc , the world's second-largest personal computer maker, on Thursday reported higher-than-expected profit as it benefited from lower costs for disk drives, microprocessors and other components.


Bush holds "war council" with top aides in Iraq

AL ASAD AIR BASE, Iraq  - President George W. Bush held a "council of war" with his security team at a desert air base in western Iraq on Monday, a week before testimony to Congress that could influence policy on the war.


Chinese Factory Linked to Drug Under Inquiry in U.S.

Production of the blood-thinning drug heparin was suspended this week after 350 patients reported ill effects from it.


More than 100 Bangladesh fishermen missing in storm

More than 100 Bangladeshi fishermen were missing after at least 15 fishing boats sank in a storm in the Bay of Bengal, witnesses and officials said on Sunday.


S.Africa Court Postpones Thatcher Trial Until April

A South African court on Thursday postponed until next April the trial of Mark Thatcher on charges he helped finance a foiled coup plot in oil-rich Equatorial Guinea.


Count Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts among those Boston baseball fans who have waited a lifetime to see the Red Sox win the World Series. President Bush says he's excited, too.


She only wanted to give underprivileged African girls a chance at a better life. But a tearful Oprah Winfrey begged for forgiveness Sunday from students' parents at her all-girls academy, currently reeling from allegations of abuse.   "I've disappoin...


Relations between the United States and Serbia are worsening because of U.S. support for the independence of Kosovo, Serbia's prime minister warned Monday.


AMD adds mobile processor to Athlon 64 lineup

The new Mobile AMD Athlon 64 processor 3000+ operates at 2GHz and is meant for use in thin and lightweight notebook computers. It is the highest performing processor in AMD's family of low-power Mobile AMD


A Palestinian boy holds a poster of President Yasser Arafat during a rally supporting to Arafat in Gaza November 4, 2004. President Bush, reacting to disputed reports that Arafat was dead, said 'God bless


The young Spaniard was leading when he spun into retirement on lap 12 of the Belgian Grand Prix. He talks about his raceâ¦


Calif. Panel Weighs Greenhouse Gas Plan for Cars

A plan to require automakers to cut greenhouse gas emissions from cars and trucks by about 30 percent is expected to be approved on Thursday by the California Air Resources Board, backers and opponents said.


Yahoo joins rush to get widgets onto mobile phones

There will be platform independence, this time Yahoo! has announced its intention to support third-party widgets on its mobile platform, promising platform independence and rapid development. The announcement came in a presentation at the CES event, currently taking place in Las Vegas.â¦


Potential jurors for the trial of former WorldCom Inc. chief Bernard Ebbers were asked Wednesday whether they had financial ties to the company and what they had read in the media about the case.


Bali Bomber Writes Autobiography -Indonesian Media

A militant convicted of masterminding the 2002 Bali bombings that killed 202 people has released an autobiography entitled "I Fight Terrorists" but only to a limited circle, Indonesian media reported on Tuesday.


British troops have rolled north from Basra to take over a deadly area near Baghdad and free up US troops for a widely expected attack on the rebel-held city of Falluja.


China expects 10.5 percent yearly growth

China's economy should expand by 10.5 percent this year as an investment boom surges ahead despite tightening government controls, the country's top planner said in comments reported Monday by state media.


F.D.A. Plans to Post Inspectors Overseas

The F.D.A. intends to post inspectors to embassies and consulates in the developing world in hopes of improving the quality of imported food and medicines.


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ARAFAT: ALEMANNO, SCOMPARE ANIMA DI UN POPOLO

(AGI) - Roma, 11 nov. - "Con Yasser Arafat scompare un grande leader che ha incarnato le aspirazioni del popolo palestinese all'indipendenza. Pur con tutte le contraddizioni e le difficolta' storiche in mezzo


Gunners fire late to give Hamburg a real grilling

Last season's Champions League finalists Arsenal staged a dramatic late show to clinch a 3-1 win against German side Hamburg and move into pole position to qualify for the knockout stages.


Asynchronous interactions seem to be the way of the future Lately I seem to be involved increasingly in systems relying on asynchronous interactions for efficient and effective integration. In these cases, the asynchronous behaviour has been implemented using JMS (or Java Message Service) queues, with message driven beans, and with the underlying message server provided by application servers such as WebLogic, WebSphere and JBoss.â¦


Stocks Fall on Oil Prices, Profit Outlook

NEW YORK - Higher oil prices and lowered outlooks from companies including Colgate-Palmolive Co., Unilever PLC and the New York Times Co. sent stocks sliding Monday, although many investors stuck to the sidelines ahead of a key meeting of the Federal Reserve...


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The genetic blueprint of a parasite that causes disfiguring elephantiasis has been unravelled.


Castro looking stronger in new TV images

Ailing Cuban leader Fidel Castro was shown on Cuban state television on Tuesday for the first time in three months, meeting with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez in Havana on Monday.


Kenyan farmers ask court to block proposed EU trade agreement

Kenyan small scale farmers on Thursday asked the high court to block a proposed new trade agreement with the European Union that activists warn could strangle poor economies and industries.


Future of Illinois Farm May Lie in Swampy Past

Environmentalists say they can return a 7,000-acre farm to its natural state as a thriving wetland by allowing it to flood.


About 300 nurses are to stage a rally protesting over what they claim is a pay cut in real terms.


British Prime Minister Tony Blair faced   a growing rebellion over his leadership on Wednesday after   reports he planned to stay in office until mid-2007 prompted   seven former loyalists to quit their posts.


OSAKA-Japanese baseball players backed off their promised weekend strike on Friday after owners bought another week to discuss a merger that threatens to change the entire structure of the sport.


White House hopefuls vary on Iraq policy

As violence grips Iraq, some White House hopefuls want U.S. troops to start coming home now, or at least soon. Others say the United States must win at all costs. One has called for Iraq to be carved up along ethnic lines. And then there's Sen. John McCain.


News Corp lifts outlook on Fox Television

Rupert Murdoch's News Corp  nudged up its full-year outlook on Monday and said it has not seen any weakness in the television advertising market, after posting a moderate rise in quarterly profit.


Patrick Vieira hopes his reign as France captain will be as successful as his tenure as Arsenal skipper.


Antwerp, Belgium (Sports Network) - AC Milan striker Filippo Inzaghi will be out for three months after undergoing surgery Monday on his injured left ankle.


Military probing whether unit in Iraq refused dangerous mission

The grandfather of an Army Reserve soldier whose platoon refused to deliver supplies in Iraq said his grandson told him Saturday that


Giving cholesterol-lowering statin drugs to people with type 2 diabetes prevents heart attack and stroke and saves lives, even if they don't have high cholesterol, a new study finds.


Stocks fell on Monday in the final trading hour of 2007 as traders sold some of the market's best performers, including Microsoft Corp  and Exxon Mobil Corp , to beef up yearly profits.


Ann Taylor Forecasts 4th-Quarter Net Loss

Women's clothing retailer AnnTaylor  Stores Corp. ANN.N on Friday forecast a fourth-quarter net  loss of 14 cents to 18 cents a share after one-time charges.


TiVo said its subscribers will soon be able to select video from the Web for playback on televisions through its digital video recording service.


Unpredictable hospital billing can lead to financial anxiety about the prospect of dealing with insurance companies even before a surgery has happened.


Harry Potter fans, the rumors are true: Albus Dumbledore, master wizard and Headmaster of Hogwarts, is gay. J.K. Rowling, author of the mega-selling fantasy series that ended last summer, outed the beloved character Friday night while appearing before a full house at Carnegie Hall.


Graham Brady resigns from the   Conservative front bench after the party's row over grammar schools.


UN Calls on N.Korea to Scrap Its Atomic Arsenal

The United Nations nuclear watchdog Friday called on North Korea to give up any nuclear weapons it may have and allow UN inspectors to return to verify that the country's atomic program is peaceful.


Terrell Owens has 35,000 reasons to never spit at an opponent again. T.O. was fined $35,000 by the NFL yesterday for spitting in the face of Atlanta cornerback DeAngelo Hall during Saturday night's Cowboys-Falcons game.


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Prince Bandar bin-Sultan was once Saudi Arabia's indispensable man in Washington. Now, Washington is investigating if he's part of an alleged arms-and-bribery operation


Known for his ability to stage symbolic public appearances for President Reagan, Michael Deaver could not have directed his own memorial service any better.


International PHP Magazine: Poll: Which is the Best Tip for Creating a Web Application in PHP?

The International PHP Magazine has posted results from their latest poll conducted over this past week asking which, of their given options, is the best helpful hint for creating a web application in PHP.   Two of the options ranked higher than the rest with one (Page/object caching) coming out on top of the other (Don't save performance testing for the end of the project). The remainder of the votes were divided pretty evenly between the last three options: "Use multi result set queries to your database", "gzip compression", and "Tune your web server".   While you're in the polling mood, you should check out this week's new poll that wonders which of their options might be the biggest hindrance to PHP5's adoption in the community.


Ignoring the Israeli Nuclear Arsenal, Bush Warns Iran After ...

Ignoring the Israeli Nuclear Arsenal, President Bush warned Iran after uranium processing reports (see the Reuters report below). In an amazing consistent policy of serving the interests of Israel, President


Ousted PM's backers protest court ruling

About 1,000 die-hard supporters of Thailand's ousted prime minister demonstrated Thursday against a stunning court ruling that banned his party and barred its entire leadership from politics for five years.


Merck Decided Against 2000 Vioxx Study - NY Times

Top executives at pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co. Inc. decided in May 2000 against developing a study to test directly whether its Vioxx painkiller drug might pose a heart risk, The New York Times reported on Saturday.


The IMF says unrest in Haiti forces it to postpone talks on an emergency loan for the stricken country.


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Henrik Larsson scores on his last competitive game at Old Trafford to take them into the Champions League quarter-finals.


You may not be able to stop disaster from striking, but you can keep it from devastating your finances.


Bush Envoy Defends U.N. Against Schwarzenegger

President Bush's ambassador to  the United Nations defended the world body on Wednesday, after  California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said the United States,  not the U.N., was best for democracy.


Al Lido sbarcano le star in vista della serata inaugurale di domani della 61esima Mostra del cinema di Venezia. Di fronte al Palazzo del Cinema vestito di nuovo con le alte colonne che sorreggono i 60 leoni


Viareggio, 17:02 - CALCIO, VIAREGGIO: FIORENTINA BATTUTA DAL MACCABI HAIFA

Nella gara inaugurale del Torneo di Viareggio, 59/a edizione della Coppa Carnevale, gli israeliani d...


Feel the Bullets While Playing Shooter Games

A PC vest accessory that mimics the feeling of being hit by real bullets when playing first-person shooters will go on sale in November.


Imelda Staunton, who also appeared in Shakespeare In Love, won the ...

One of Britain's most respected filmmakers was basking in Italian glory this weekend, after Mike Leigh scooped the top prize at the Venice Film Festival.


SAP to respond to Oracle complaint by midnight

Blog: SAP said it plans to formally respond by midnight (PST) Monday to Oracle's lawsuit, which claims SAP's wholly owned subsidiary TomorrowNow accessed Oracle's proprietary support and maintenance information beyond contractually allowed levels.


US deaths in Iraq hit `tragic milestone'

WASHINGTONâThe American death toll in Iraq topped 1,000 yesterday, a grim yardstick that could refocus attention on the war and puncture some of the upsurge in support for the invasion which US President George W. Bush built after last week's Republican


Pop icon Madonna is on her way to Israel so she can delve deeper into her newfound Kabbalah faith. However, the trip is likely to stir up controversy among those who believe Madonnaâs involvement in the


Fighting in Lebanese Refugee Camp Spreads

The official death toll from the two-week conflict reached 110, including 44 soldiers.


Stocks & Bonds: Wall St. Recovery Continues, Albeit Slowly

Investors looked past problems in the subprime lending sector to another parade of acquisition deals.


Pro-Taliban group has released more than 260 kidnapped soldiers, security officials say.


Colombian Foreign Minister Resigns as Paramilitary Scandal Widens

BOGOTA, Colombia, Feb. 19 -- Colombia's foreign minister resigned on Monday as a growing scandal swept the country's political establishment, linking it to far-right paramilitary groups blamed for thousands of killings and other crimes.


AOL said it has purchased buy.at, an online affiliate marketing network, as part of a strategy to bolster its Internet advertising operations.


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The U.S. Gives Mia Hamm a Golden Farewell

The United States gave Hall of Famer Mia  Hamm the perfect send-off on Thursday, beating Brazil 2-1 to  win Olympic gold in the women's soccer tournament.


âMy father thought it was the girlsâ job to clean up after dinner and the boysâ job to mow the lawn,â said Kathleen Murphy. âOver time, my sisters and I educated him.â


IBM Net Flat; Sees Strong Fourth Quarter

International Business Machines Corp.  IBM.N on Monday posted a flat quarterly net profit, weighed  down by a legal settlement, but said fourth-quarter results  would be better than expected, and its shares rose 2.3 percent.


Viagra boosts feel-good "love" hormone: study

Impotence drugs such as Viagra may do more than help men physically have sex -- they may also boost levels of a hormone linked with feelings of love, U.S. researchers reported on Thursday.


HOMER CITY, Pa.  When the screeching of claws against metal fences becomes too much to bear, when they no longer can tolerate the cacophony of howling and whining that rumbles across this former coal-mining town, Bob Alexander's neighbors have been known to march up his gravel driveway, past 70 h...


Contradicting fears that the semiconductor industry's pace of development is slowing, Intel Corporation has announced it has achieved a milestone in shrinking the size of transistors that will power its next-generation chips.


New market set as demand in China, India intensifies supply worries, Iraq lends price support. NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Oil prices blazed past $47.50 a barrel and set fresh highs early Thursday as demand growth in China and India exacerbated supply shortage ...


New York Firm Recalls 50,000 Lbs. of Frankfurters

A New York state meat processor was  recalling 50,000 pounds of frankfurters from stores in seven  U.S. Northeast states because they may be undercooked, the  government said.


US Airways will ask a bankruptcy judge to approve emergency pay cuts and the carrier also plans other moves to raise cash.


Charismatic Tymoshenko Says She Will Be Ukraine PM

Opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko, who  roused vast crowds during protests against election fraud, said  on Saturday she believed she would be named prime minister once  Viktor Yushchenko is finally inaugurated as president.


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Something rotten in the state of Florida

Pregnant chads, vanishing voters... the election fiasco of 2000 made the Sunshine State a laughing stock. More importantly, it put George Bush in the White House.


Ellison-backed vendor tackles wasted storage problem

Pillar will release the new feature in beta to a small group of customers in a month, and include thin provisioning in a full upgrade of its Axiom storage system in September, company officials said.


MIAMI - Friday's morning rush hour on Interstate 75 was slowed by a roadblock- cows. Florida Department of Transportation Road Rangers responded to the highway's southbound lanes in Northwest Miami-Dade County at about 8:30 a.m. to deal with the animals, which were spotted by traffic helicopters.


Italy bans naked anorexic woman billboard

MILAN (Various sources) - Italy's advertising watchdog has banned an image by controversial photographer Oliviero Toscani for a clothing company which showed a naked anorexic woman. "The photo is shocking for everyone, particularly those who are sick and has been set up for commercial ends," Publicity Control Institute (IAP) president Giorgio Floridia told the press. The image, bearing the words "No Anorexia", was first displayed during Milan Fashion Week in September.


Investor activist who targeted Yahoo is at it again

Blog: Eric Jackson, the man who asked Yahoo CEO Terry Semel if he had a 'fire in the belly' for his job, is preparing to launch a new Internet-based campaign against another under-performing company.


Unknown Islamic Group Claims Responsibility for Paris Jewish ...

French authorities are studying a claim of responsibility by a previously unknown Islamic group for a fire Sunday that destroyed a Jewish community center in Paris.


LOS ANGELES - Toxicology and other tests determined that funk singer Rick James died last month from a heart attack due to an enlarged heart, with numerous drugs including methamphetamine and cocaine contributing factors, the county coroner's office announced Thursday.    The death was declared an accident, said coroner's spokesman David Campbell, who emphasized that none of the drugs were found to be at life-threatening levels...


Spears gets $500 gift basket for pregnant sister

Pop star Britney Spears spent $500 on a gift basket for her newly pregnant 16-year old sister Jamie Lynn.


Bright Ideas: Innovative Minds Donât Think Alike

Experts in a field can benefit from an outsiderâs perspective.


ALGIERS - A car bombing killed 28 coast guard officers in Algeria yesterday, just days after a blast ripped through a crowd waiting for the president. Both attacks targeted symbols of the government as it tries to wipe out an Islamic insurgency. Al Qaeda's North Africa wing said it was behind the two suicide attacks that killed at least 50 ...


Fallujah strikes kill eight, military says four Maries killed

US warplanes, tanks and artillery units struck the insurgent stronghold of Fallujah on Saturday, killing at least eight people and wounding


at least 47 people in the deadliest single attack in the Iraqi capital in six months. responsibility for Tuesday's blast, which it said was carried out by a suicide attacker.


A loud blast shook central Baghdad on  Thursday and black smoke rose near hotels used by foreign media  and security companies.


Intel responds to European antitrust regulators allegations

Intel dishes up its response to the European Commission's allegations it violated antitrust laws with its rebate practice. The Commission is the latest agency to weigh in with allegations Intel is using its rebates to reduce, or shut out, competition in t


Ritorno bianconero 'La Juve romperà le scatole'

Claudio Ranieri è soddisfatto: 'Chi indossa questa maglia non puÃ² non pensare di vincere lo scudetto. Zebina? Ha sbagliato'


Dilemma over successor to Snow at the US Treasury

In Washington and on Wall Street these days, the talk is not when, but how soon, John Snow will leave the US Treasury. He has long been expected to remain in the post for about


Danish PM to Call Snap Poll Next Month-Sources

Denmark's Prime Minister Anders Fogh  Rasmussen will hold a snap general election next month to  capitalize on the rising popularity of his center-right Liberal  party, government sources said on Wednesday.


A member of Vice President Cheney's staff testified this morning that I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby was overwhelmed almost daily by a range of crucial national security concerns and suffered from an "awful" memory.


When it comes to profits, the bakery and cafe company has some serious work to do.


The Irish defense will face a talented Washington offense on Saturday. The Huskies have a talented offensive line, some good running backs, a deep threat at receiver, and a balanced offense that


Rivals Try New Tactics to Unseat Search King

NEW YORK When Microsoft released its much-awaited MSN Search to compete with category leader Google in early 2005, it did so with the kind of fanfare expected from its marketing machine: a wide-ranging TV, print, outdoor and online campaign, including Super Bowl spots, with an estimated budget of $150 million. Yet afterwards, Microsoft was left in a familiar position: distantly trailing Google, and even losing ground.


Deadliest attack on US base in Iraq kills 22, including 19 ...

BAGHDAD  - A powerful explosion sent a fireball through a dining hall at a US base in the city of Mosul, killing 22 people, including 19 Americans, in the deadliest strike on a US military base in war-torn Iraq .


Princes William and Harry announced plans on Tuesday to mark the 10th anniversary of Princess Diana's death with a pop concert at the new Wembley Stadium.


The New Age: Old but Not Frail: A Matter of Heart and Head

A central issue only now being systematically addressed is why some people age well and others do not.


GAO: U.S. Underestimated Risks of Anthrax

Public health officials underestimated the health risks when letters containing anthrax spores were handled in five U.S. Postal Service facilities in 2001, delaying medical help to employees, a report released Thursday concluded.


The offense was congealing once again into late-game mush, but Eli Manning did not move from his customary place on the sideline or remove his familiar Giants cap.


A second bird in Calaveras County has tested positive for the West Nile virus, the county public health department announced yesterday.


France says in a hurry to reach Iran sanctions deal

France said on Wednesday world powers must agree quickly on sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program or put the credibility of the United Nations at risk.


Eye blinks may spot kids with fetal alcohol syndrome

NEW YORK  - Children exposed to alcohol in the womb have impaired eye blinks compared with their unexposed peers, researchers found in a study they conducted.


Download our report here Executive briefing It has been a long struggle, but with IP-based SANs finally achieving parity of sorts with Fibre Channel SANs, 2007 could at last be "The Year of iSCSI".â¦


U.S. beats Japan to capture softball title

Stacey Nuveman and Lovieanne Jung homered off nemesis Yukiko Ueno to power the United States to the World Cup of Softball title Monday night with a 5-2 victory over Japan.


Karzai deputy escapes a roadside bombing

A deputy to Afghanistan's president, Hamid Karzai, escaped a roadside bombing in northern Afghanistan on Monday, just four days after a rocket was fired at Karzai's helicopter as he was heading to a campaign event for the Oct. 9 elections.


Hurricane Ivan Moves Toward Florida, New Orleans Threatened

Hurricane Ivan moved to within 300 miles (480 kilometers) of the mouth of the Mississippi River as residents of Florida, Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana were ordered to evacuate coastal regions.


Maine officials expand flu shot eligibility

BANGOR - State health officials have expanded the eligibility guidelines for who should get flu vaccines after determining that vaccines are going unclaimed.


Muslim cleric Bashir on trial again in Indonesia

JAKARTA : An Indonesian Muslim cleric cleared last year of leading the Al-Qaeda-linked Jemaah Islamiyah extremist group goes on trial again on Thursday accused of involvement in the Bali and Marriott hotel bombings.


Annan says Sudan hasn't halted attacks on civilians in Darfur

UNITED NATIONS -- UN Secretary General Kofi Annan said yesterday that Sudan's government has not stopped attacks on "terrorized and traumatized" civilians in its Darfur region and urged the speedy deployment of an expanded international peacekeeping force.


Darfur meeting pushes for wider rebel presence

SIRTE, Libya  - Sudanese government and rebel delegates at a Darfur peace conference will meet privately on Monday to agree an agenda, mediators said, while efforts continue to bring more rebel leaders to the talks.


Global Warming Has Doubled Risk of Fatal Heat Waves, Study Says

Global warming caused by human activity has more than doubled the risk of summers as hot as in 2003, when thousands of people in Europe died of heat-related causes, according to a UK study published in the journal Nature.


When Grizzlies Ruin Eden, Moose Take to the Road

Joel Bergerâs investigations into the behavior and habits of ungulates have been used to find ways to preserve them and their environments.


Redmond cracks down on Windows Update alternative Microsoft has forced the effective shut down of the AutoPatcher download service.â¦


NAIROBI -- Members of a new transitional parliament were sworn in yesterday, a key step toward establishing Somalia's first national government since 1991. But a dispute within one of the country's main clans over its delegates threatened to scuttle the peace process, mediators said.


Silvio Berlusconi Says Plastic Surgery Reveals Inner Youth

Italy's richest man said improving his appearance, even through surgery, was a sign of respect toward the people in his life and for those he works with.


A Muslim negotiator involved in trying to free British hostage Ken Bigley has expressed guarded optimism he will be freed, it is reported.


A Giant Bid That Shows How Tired the Giant Is

If the proposed acquisition of Yahoo signals anything, it serves as a confirmation that Microsoftâs glory days are in the past.


Storms drew a line down the middle of the nation Tuesday, dumping snow to the north, spawning damaging tornadoes to the south and dropping heavy rain on parts of Ohio still recovering from major floods months ago.


Canadians Fret as Americans Forget About Lockout

The prospect of a winter without hockey  continues to send shockwaves across Canada but the labor  dispute between NHL owners and players has caused barely a  ripple in the U.S.


Vitesse Semiconductor Corporation (Pink Sheets:VTSS) today announced  that Rich Yonker has been named its chief financial officer. As part of  the executive management team and an officer of the Company, Mr.


Solo 200 le tonnellate per le strade del capoluogo


UN Security Council going to Africa for Sudan meet

The UN Security Council voted on Tuesday to hold a rare meeting in Africa next month to try to focus international attention on the Sudan, site of Africa's longest-running civil war.


Slovakia condemned Wales to their heaviest home defeat since 1908 with a 5-1 Euro 2008 qualifying win in Cardiff.


Builder Jim Sargent paused on the staircase of the model home, sweat glistening on his forehead as the temperature outside rose into the 90s.


Intel says to respond to regulators on STMicro deal

Intel Corp , the largest  maker of computer processors, said on Wednesday it would  respond quickly to provide additional information sought by  U.S. regulators over its plans to merge its chip unit with  STMicroelectronics .


Officials say there may have been fraud in the presidential poll, but it is unlikely to affect the result showing Karzai has won.


Democratic Rep. Dennis Kucinich of Ohio says he plans to seek the presidency again.


Evesham Technology goes into liquidation

Lights go out British computer maker Evesham Technology today told the majority of its remaining staff not to return to work on Monday because the company has gone into liquidation.â¦


At his first conference speech David Cameron is expected to resist calls for more detailed policies.


Purported Bin Laden Tape Calls for Boycott

In an audiotape broadcast Monday by Al-Jazeera satellite television, a man purported to be Osama bin Laden endorsed Abu-Musab al-Zarqawi as his deputy in Iraq and called for a boycott of next month's elections there.


IBM Offers 'No Charge for Freight' on Asset Recovery Solutions for Rest of 2006

GARTNER IT & Software Asset Management Summit -- IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced details of its latest promotion to make it easier for companies to safely dispose of their unused IT assets.


StorageTek Scoops Up Storability for ILM Portfolio

Storage Technology Corp. (StorageTek) acquired Storability Inc. on Thursday for an undisclosed sum in an attempt to boost the storage management and monitoring software delivery capabilities of its ILM (information lifecycle management) portfolio.


Google, EBay Partner on Ads, Calling Tool

Google Inc. said yesterday that it has formed a multiyear deal with eBay Inc. to provide text ads for the online auction giant outside the United States. The firms also agreed to enhance "click to call" functions on each other's Web sites, which would allow customers to use the Internet to instantly...


Abbas, Olmert to meet in Egypt for talks on Gaza

RAMALLAH, West Bank  - The Palestinian and Israeli leaders agreed on Thursday to meet for the first time in two months after an Islamist takeover of the Gaza Strip prompted both to sharpen their confrontation with Hamas in the enclave.


A witness in a torture case tells the Old Bailey he was imprisoned by an alleged Afghan warlord and whipped every night.


States ask for extension of Microsoft judgment

A group of state plaintiffs in the U.S. Microsoft antitrust case will ask for a five-year extension of a large portion of the 2002 judgment against the company, the group's lawyer said Tuesday.


Armitage Says He Was  Source of CIA Leak

Former Deputy Secretary of State Richard L. Armitage said yesterday that he believes he was the initial source for a 2003 newspaper column by Robert D. Novak that disclosed the CIA's previously secret employment of Valerie Plame, the wife of a prominent critic of the U.S. war in Iraq.


Now you can get to beautiful British Columbia by air, land and sea to get a flu shot. Following the success of the Victoria Clipper's "flu cruises," Kenmore Air and the Hesselgrave International


Swimming: Olympic star Phelps rocks swimming like "Aqua Beatles"

INDIANAPOLIS, United States : Michael Phelps has changed the sport of swimming with his stunning effort at the Athens Olympics. Now Phelps must learn how much fame has changed him as his journey begins to the 2008 Beijing Games.


This week's congressional recess has provided a timeout for feuding members of the Hispanic Caucus, whose tempers have been simmering over issues such as the group's governance and whether the chairman labeled one of the female members a "whore."


The former US commander in Iraq issued an urgent plea to the Pentagon last winter for supplies, saying he was "unable to sustain readiness.


Asia ; Dead litter streets, Indonesia toll passes 32,000

Asia News, BANDA ACEH, Indonesia, Indonesia's death toll from the weekend's earthquake and tsunami soared past 32,500 on Wednesday as rescuers worked to make contact with devastated cities and towns in the hardest hit areas.


Marsh & McLennan Cos.' Kroll Inc. took out ads in Brazil's largest newspapers Thursday to defend five employees arrested amid allegations the international security consultant illegally spied in its probe of a bitter corporate dispute.


Ex premier alla Padania, con la Lega 'alleanza naturale'


Australians to Choose Between Strong Supporter and Critic of Iraq ...

Australian Prime Minister John Howard has called long-anticipated national elections for October 9. As in Spain earlier this year, he faces an opposition that has vowed to withdraw its troops from the American-led coalition in Iraq.


Lacking the votes to keep his job, embattled U.N. Ambassador John Bolton said Monday he would resign, a defeat for a chagrined President Bush who had clung to hopes of Senate confirmation.


Australian PM sticks with ministerial team

Australian Prime Minister John Howard left his election-winning ministerial team untouched in a cabinet review as the opposition Labor Party's post-poll woes deepened with new divisions emerging over its revamped frontbench.


The Future of Music Coalition, working to end payola so independent labels get the same radio play as the majors, announce the FCC and broadcasters agree to its rules. In Listening Post.


Londra, 13:28 - CALCIO, MANCHESTER UTD: MEGA OFFERTA PER BERBATOV

Dopo aver preso Owen Hargreaves dal Bayern Monaco, il Manchester United è pronto ad una mega ...


Kazaa Talked to Record Firms About Music Swaps

Kazaa, the world's most popular Internet file-swapping system, told a court on Thursday it was worried about users exchanging unauthorized files and held talks with record companies in the United States about the problem.


Musharraf uses book deal to dodge "bomb" spat

Pakistan's leader cited a book deal   during an appearance with President George W. Bush on Friday to   avoid talking about a purported U.S. threat to bomb his country   back to the Stone Age after the September 11 attacks.


Australia sees red over Pink's sheep campaign

Australia's government is seeing red over pop star Pink's graphic Christmas campaign against Australia's wool industry.


Leone di Trieste risponde a critiche del fondo Templeton


Iraq panel backs U.S. withdrawal from combat

The Iraq Study Group on Wednesday recommended that U.S. forces begin to withdraw from combat in Iraq and called for a new diplomatic and political push to improve a "grave and deteriorating" situation.


Off the Stripper Pole and Into the Movies

She no longer dances naked, but the first-time screenwriter Diablo Cody is still exposing herself.


La funzione alle 14.30 nella Basilica San Magno


Molson Inc. and Adolph Coors Co. agreed Friday to pay Molson shareholders a special dividend of $316 million, in another attempt to curry favor for their proposed merger.


Research In Motion announced a new BlackBerry model Tuesday that will provide wireless voice and data access over both cellular and Wi-Fi networks.


Academic freedom has never completely protected professors who make unpopular statements. One was fired in 1960 for suggesting that premarital sex among students could be a good thing. Three decades later, a department chair was demoted for saying a Jewish conspiracy denigrated blacks in the movies.


Jailed Palestinian leader may run to succeed Arafat

RAMALLAH, West Bank -- Marwan Barghouti, a leader of the Palestinian uprising jailed by Israel but perhaps the strongest candidate to oust Yasser Arafat's old guard of politicians, plans to run in upcoming presidential elections, a person close to Barghouti said yesterday.


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.


Pope Benedict, pursuing a journey of fence-mending with Islam and Turkey, on Wednesday pays tribute to one of Christianity's most revered sites before heading to Istanbul, city at the crossroads of Europe and Asia.


Also: Windows worm travels with Tetris [News.com Extra]


"Into the Wild" out in the cold at Oscars

Harvey Weinstein can put away his shotgun. But Sean Penn might want to borrow it.


Growth Hormone May Help Children with Heart Failure

NEW YORK  - Although it's rare, children  can develop heart enlargement and heart failure, which  ultimately makes a heart transplant necessary. Now, researchers  report that treatment with synthetic human growth hormone  appears to benefit such children.


Wal-Mart joins the green revolution by planning to cut its packaging by 5% over five years from 2008.


OECD: Oil Prices Set Back Global Recovery

The OECD cut its 2005 economic growth forecast for the euro zone and other major economies on Tuesday, blaming a "surge in oil prices" and the slide in the dollar.


ISN SECURITY WATCH (12/10/2004) - Relations between Canada and Britain were strained after an electrical fire broke out last Tuesday on board a submarine purchased by Ottawa from the British Royal Navy, killing one crewmember and seriously injuring two


A study sponsored by the federal government released Sept. 30 says government, business, and families must address the alarming rate of obesity in children.


Appeal Court judges refuse to stop a phone mast being built near schools in Harrogate.


Members of a Christian theater troupe are spreading the word that they're irate about Kathy Griffin's off-color speech in accepting a creative arts Emmy earlier this month.


WASHINGTON - This fall's presidential debates will pit George W. Bush's folksy manner and big-picture brand of policymaking against John Kerry's more cerebral outlook and nuanced world view...


US-led forces take over new rebel bastion south of Baghdad

LATIFIYAH, Iraq - US-led forces on Friday seized control of the lawless town of Latifiyah south of Baghdad, in the latest effort to restore order in war-torn Iraq ahead of January polls.


Planning error delays U.S.-Iraq military handover

A much-anticipated ceremony to transfer   operational command from U.S-led forces to Iraq's new army was   postponed on Saturday at the last minute amid confusion, a U.S.   military spokesman said, citing poor planning.


Lee Greenwood, who refused to take the stage for a Denver concert in a dispute over his payment, says he hopes his fans don't blame him.


Blast in Iraq's Mosul kills 15, wounds 132

At least 15 people were killed and 132 wounded when a building used by militants to store weapons and tonnes of explosives blew up in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul on Wednesday, senior security officials said.


Brad Pitt doesn't take outlaw approach to stardom

When it comes to the pitfalls of celebrity, Brad Pitt knows a thing or two more than Jesse James, the 19th century outlaw he portrays in his new movie.


Ken Griffey Jr. capped his Seattle homecoming with two home runs, passing Mark McGwire for seventh place on the career list in the Cincinnati Reds' 3-2 loss to the Mariners on Sunday.


Callahan: Oklahoma fans' shoddy treatment sparked outburst

Nebraska coach Bill Callahan said his profane outburst directed at Oklahoma fans was prompted by a group of student hecklers who were allowed to get close to his players during warmups and fans throwing oranges on the field.


Jeremy Warner's Outlook: Bush bets on twins cancelling each other ...

With President George Bush safely back in the White House, and with no need to face the voters again (American presidents are only allowed two terms), is he not duty bound finally to do something about America's terrible twins - a current account deficit


Football is a "dirty" game, Giants players agree

Veteran New York  Giants players Michael Strahan and Antonio Pierce laughed off a  recent flurry of talk about dirty tactics on the gridiron on  Friday.


Democrats Jockey for Kerry Seat; Republicans Mum

Democrats are lining up to take John Kerry's seat in the U.S. Senate should he win the White House, while Republicans in Massachusetts won't even discuss the possibility in public.


How many roads must a man walk down, before you call him a ... Nobel Prize-winning songwriter? It's a question being asked increasingly in literary circles, as the annual debate over who should win the Nobel ...


Blair admits he erred in days before Iraq war

Brighton, England -- Prime Minister Tony Blair faced his critics at his Labor Party's annual conference Tuesday and said he had erred in accepting faulty intelligence that Saddam Hussein's regime possessed chemical and biological weapons.


Diet-Pill Seller in $155 Million Settlement - FTC

A Texas diet-pill marketer has  agreed to pay back up to $155 million he earned from selling  weight-loss pills that did not work as advertised, the U.S.  Federal Trade Commission said on Friday.


Denver Nuggets guard J.R. Smith was suspended yesterday for the first three games of the regular season "for conduct detrimental to the team." Nuggets player personnel director Mark Warkentien wouldn't specify Smith's transgression. "I take full responsibility for my actions that led to this suspension," Smith said in an apology distributed by the team.


ATHENS -- Conquering sweltering heat and a grueling course over steep hills, Japanese long-distance runner Mizuki Noguchi steamed ahead to win the women's marathon gold medal at the Athens Olympic Games on Sunday.


Hollywood's earnest antiwar films were a bomb at the box office. But Mike Nichols' picture about war and politics, says Richard Corliss, manages to be both rational and inspirational


The dollar fell to an eight-month low  against the euro on Thursday, also setting multi-month lows  versus the yen, sterling and the Swiss franc amid worries the  U.S. economy was not growing enough to support its currency.


Returning Home: Shuttle Atlantis Lands Safely After Successful Flight      (SPACE.com / LiveScience.com)

SPACE.com / CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Six astronauts and their shuttle Atlantis are safely back on Earth after returning NASA and its partners on a path to complete the International Space Station (ISS).


The British Broadcasting Corporation will slash about 2,900 jobs, more than 10 per cent of its staff, in one of the biggest shake-ups in its 82 year history.


TROTTOLINO AMOROSO                                            Luca Giurato, vero uomo-Festival                                                                                di ANTONIO DIPOLLINA


Bush Emphasizes Humanitarian Issues at UN

NEW YORK - President Bush, trying to soften his image overseas as a heavy-handed unilateralist, is using his annual address to the United Nations to offer up a brighter vision of a planet with less hunger, disease and oppression.    Exactly six weeks before Election Day, Bush is equally concerned about his audience at home...


Blade is back, and the season's best vampire-hunting, martial arts action flick has arrived. By Cheryl Eddy. COME DECEMBER, one thing's always for certain: movie choices will be largely limited to either family


Yesterday's market is today's chalkboard.


Fredrik Sjostrom scored twice and Martin Hanzal had a goal and three assists Saturday to lead the Phoenix Coyotes to a 4-1 win over the New Jersey Devils.


Mind: The New Yearâs Cocktail: Regret With a Dash of Bitters

Ruminating on paths not taken is an emotionally corrosive exercise and the common wisdom about regret appears to be true.


As of Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2008, at least 3,941 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes eight military civilians. At least 3,204 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.


Bush Calls for New Consensus on Middle East

HALIFAX, Canada  - President Bush, on a  fence-mending trip to Canada, called on Wednesday for an  international consensus in a new quest for peace in the Middle  East that he said must start with Palestinian steps toward  democracy.


LAKE LOUISE, Alberta  - Germany's Hilde Gerg  powered to victory on Saturday in the second of two World Cup  Alpine skiing downhills in Lake Louise.


Butt stakes claim for Test berth as Pakistan notch up tour win

A dashing century by opening batsman Salman Butt thrust him into pole position for a Test opening berth as Pakistan notched up their first tour win with a 43-run victory over a Cricket Australia Chairman's XI at the Lilac Hill ground here.


The rate of broadband adoption is slowing in the United States, partly because service providers already have grabbed the easiest converts, a study has found.


Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir starts a three-day visit to Italy to meet government leaders and the Pope.


South Korea says will resume imports of US beef

South Korea will resume imports of U.S.   beef to what once had been the third-largest overseas market   for the American product, the agriculture ministry official   said in a statement on Friday.


Think your PC is safe? Think again. A new study indicates your home computer is likely bogged down with spyware, viruses and other scourges wrought by hackers and PC pranksters.


Japan presses for U.N. stand on N.Korea nuclear vow

Japan pressed on with efforts on Thursday to secure a U.N. condemnation of North Korea's nuclear test threat after Washington, in its starkest warning so far, said it would not live with a nuclear-armed Pyongyang.


Charles M. Taylor, 78, Atlanta Real Estate Developer, Is Dead

Mr. Taylorâs projects helped shape skylines in several Southern metropolitan areas.


Obama, Clintons converge at civil rights event

SELMA, Alabama  - Democratic rivals Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton, along with former President Bill Clinton, take their high-voltage fight for the White House to a hallowed symbol of the U.S. civil rights movement on Sunday.


Olympus flashes music player-camera combo

com October 15, 2004, 10:55 AM PT. Japanese camera giant Olympus this week unveiled a portable hard drive music player that can also function as a camera.


Lebanese anti-Syrian parliamentarian Walid Eido was killed on Wednesday, with at least nine other people, when a bomb ripped through his car in western Beirut, security sources said.


PalmOne's long-awaited update to the Treo 600 will come with a new processor, sharper display and flash memory, as the company continues to improve its flagship product.


Roma, 15:53 - CALCIO, DOPING: PROCURA RICORRE SU PROSCIOGLIMENTO COTTAFAVA

La Procura antidoping del Coni ricorre contro il proscioglimento di Marcello Cottafava, coinvolto in...


Wall Street seen opening lower on credit worries

Stock futures pointed to a lower open  on Monday as embattled British bank Northern Rock's   troubles mounted, adding to global credit concerns before an  expected U.S. interest rate cut this week.


KABUL, Afghanistan, Sept. 27 -- U.S. troops on Afghanistan's eastern border with Pakistan have seen a threefold increase in attacks since a truce between Pakistan and pro-Taliban tribesmen, said a U.S. military official, speaking on condition of anonymity.


In Pentagon, a rift over U.S. troop cuts in Iraq

While General Petraeus is in no hurry for more than five brigades to leave, Secretary Gates weighs a bigger drawdown.


Kostya Tszyu's return after 22 months out of the ring with various injuries was short, sweet and sensational. Tszyu retained the junior welterweight world title


Bulgaria's Big Brother Craze Creeps into Politics

Lifestyle: 3 January 2005, Monday. A political party aimed to bring together Big Brother fans was inaugurated in Sofia on Monday.


Cambodians fret as tired but canny King Sihanouk plays his last ...

By KER MUNTHIT Associated Press Writer PHNOM PENH, Cambodia . Cambodians were shocked and worried when revered King Norodom Sihanouk announced his decision last week to abdicate after six decades at the


Japanese youth help compatriots embrace diversity

In a country that has long prided itself on homogeneity, it's becoming cool for youth to embrace the growing number of foreigners in their midst.


Siemens wins UMTS contract with US mobile phone giant Cingular

German electronics group Siemens said it had won a large contract with Cingular, the leading US mobile phone operator, to supply a UMTS network over the next several years.


Genova, 15:35 - CALCIO, SAMPDORIA; GARRONE: MATARRESE STA RITARDANDO RIFORMA

Riccardo Garrone attacca il presidente della Lega, Antonio Matarrese: ''Sta ritardando in modo inacc...


Germany, China say ties have 'returned to normal'

The foreign ministers of China and Germany said Tuesday that ties between their countries had normalised after months of stony silence over Berlin receiving the Dalai Lama.


Pope Appeals for Iraq Hostages; French Cling to Hope

Pope John Paul, echoing appeals by Muslim  leaders, called Wednesday for the release of two French  journalists held hostage in Iraq as France's foreign minister  pressed on with a Middle East rescue mission.


Cooper & Hayes Deal A Southern Comfort To DDB

With this month's acquisition of independent Cooper & Hayes in Miami, DDB has more than doubled its Carnival business, added Florida to its collection of state-lottery accounts and gained a Southeast foothold for the network, the agency said.


A NEW front has been opened in the long-dormant browser war, with the first full version on the open source Firefox browser aiming to challenge Microsoft's dominant Internet Explorer.


Livorno, 16:07 - CALCIO, LIVORNO; ARRIGONI: EMPOLI VERA RIVELAZIONE CAMPIONATO

"L'Empoli è la vera rivelazione del campionato". Daniele Arrigoni, tecnico del Livorno, pres...


Roma, 09:08 - SPORT, NIKE ACQUISTA LA UMBRO

La Nike, primo produttore mondiale di scarpe sportive, ha acquistato l'azienda inglese Umbro, che ve...


There is still some political uncertainty in Indonesia despite a speech by President Megawati Sukarnoputri in which she said the election result has to be accepted by all.


The Linux firm said it will be collaborating with Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Intel and Oracle, as well as with Chinese companies.


UPDATE 2-Thomson Corp. third-quarter profit rises

Electronic publisher Thomson Corp. (TOC.TO: Quote, Profile, Research) reported a stronger-than-expected third-quarter profit on Tuesday as revenue rose 9 percent, helped by a string of recent acquisitions.


Pennsylvania, Sep 27 - World number one Vijay Singh recorded his eighth victory of the season, winning the 84 Lumber Classic in Farmington, Pennsylvania, USA on Sunday by one stroke from Stewart Cink.


Berlusconi, evasione si combatte diminuendo pressione


The price for convincing Baltimore Orioles owner Peter Angelos to allow the Expos to move peacefully into Washington, DC, will be a minimum yearly gross of $130 million for the Orioles and a minimum $360 million should Angelos sell his team, both


Damaged Landscape Can Still Be Helpful, Researchers Say

Researchers say that coastal landscapes somewhat disturbed by development can often still adequately perform âservicesâ like storm protection.


Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen takes pole at the Belgian GP ahead of team-mate Felipe Massa.


BlackBerry Makerâs Profit More Than Doubles

Third-quarter profit for Research in Motion more than doubled on strong demand for its BlackBerry smart phones and related services by consumers and businesses.


MOUNTAIN LAKES, N.J. -- Pinnacle Foods Group Inc., the privately held owner of Duncan Hines baking mixes, Hungry Man and Swanson frozen dinners and Vlasic pickles, has agreed to be acquired by a group led by the buyout specialist Blackstone Group in a deal the companies valued at about $2.16...


Democrats' Choice: Dig in or Work With GOP

Outpolled, outmaneuvered and out of power, Democrats are suffering an identity crisis.


Yahoo! Building Desktop Search, More Personalization

Portal player Yahoo! will compete with Google and MSN in the desktop search arena, CEO Terry Semel told an audience at a Morgan Stanley investor conference.


Bush Signs Law Banning Certain Steroid-Like Drugs

President Bush signed a law on  Friday banning certain steroid-like drugs, used by some  athletes as performance enhancers.


Track and fieldâs world governing body ruled that a double-amputee sprinterâs state-of-the-art prosthetics give him an unfair advantage.


Vornado Realty Trust  said on Thursday it had raised its takeover offer for Equity Office Properties Trust  to $56 per share, or $23.24 billion, above a rival bid of $54 per share from private equity firm Blackstone Group.


Bob Watson does not want to be the Washington baseball team's interim general manager, despite the efforts of Major League Baseball officials to convince him to take the job.


INTERVIEW: Australia's Foster's Taps Russian Beer Market

MELBOURNE (Dow Jones)--Aiming to make Foster's Lager the world's third best-selling international beer by 2009, Australian drinks company Foster's Group Ltd.


Bonn, 11:58 - CICLISMO, DOPING; ZABEL: AMMETTO USO DI EPO

Non si ferma l'ondata di confessioni in fatto di doping nel mondo del ciclismo. Anche Erik Zabel, 36...


A recovery in corporate taxation has modestly improved the federal government's short-run deficit, but the long-term deficit has only grown worse during the past six months due to government spending, the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office said today.


AT&T Corp. said it will cut one-fifth of its work force this year -- or 7,400 more jobs -- and write down $11.4 billion of assets as the phone company retreats from the residential business it once dominated.


US Soldier Gets Three Years for Murder of Iraqi

A US soldier was sentenced to three years in prison for murdering a severely wounded Iraqi teenager earlier this year, the US military said on Saturday.


ASEAN urged to close ranks against bird flu threat

Get INQ7 breaking news on your Smart mobile phone in the Philippines. Send INQ7 BREAKING to 386. SINGAPORE -- Southeast Asia must unite to combat the spread of a deadly bird flu virus, which has the potential


Suit Challenges Boston Airport Profiling

Security at Logan International Airport, praised for its overhaul after Sept. 11, 2001, has come under fire for a technique that allows police to stop and question people they believe are behaving suspiciously.


Sudan, ucciso collaboratore di 'Medici senza frontiere'

Medici Senza Frontiere Ã¨ scioccata per l'uccisione d'un suo collaboratore sudanese (il secondo negli ultimi tre mesi) nel Sud del Darfur. Secondo fonti attendibili, l'operatore Ã¨ stato ucciso venerdÃ¬ scorso


EBay Inc  warned that 2008 results would fall below Wall Street expectations, sending its shares more than 5 percent, even as it confirmed long-serving Chief Executive Meg Whitman would step aside.


Ultra-mobile PCs plentiful but still not getting respect

Lots of new ultra-mobile PCs are in the pipeline but, so far, vendors have not yet hit a home run and few people are enthused about them.


BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. - As simple as it sounds, US captain Hal Sutton might have come up with the best explanation yet of why the underdog Europeans have dominated the Ryder Cup over the past 20 years.


Foreign soldier dies of wounds from Afghan shooting

A soldier from the U.S.-led coalition in Afghanistan died of gunshot wounds he received when a suspected Taliban insurgent who had infiltrated Afghan army ranks opened fire on troops at a base in the west of the country.


It's interesting to see that Malaysia is one of the few countries where IIS is dominant. But it's not a big surprise because Microsoft is very strongly entrenched in the Malaysian IT mindset, definitely more so than in Europe or US. And although i'm a long-time IIS supporter, these figures have made me realize that we don't really care either way. A rough mental count tells me that 30% of our websites are on IIS, and 70% on Apache.    Rank Country Apache% IIS%   1 Japan 73 9   2= Indonesia 70 23   2= Korea 70 25   - Global average 67 21   4= Philippines 60 24   4= New Zealand 60 30    6 Pakistan 57 28   7= Thailand 54 38   7= Australia 54 38    9 Taiwan 47 46   10 Singapore 45 40   11 Malaysia 42 51   12 India 41 49   13 China 35 56


Now that first impressions are often made on the internet, people are strategizing about how to virtually convey who they are, and crafting an e-version of themselves that appeals to multiple audiences.


Army begins vacating checkposts in tribal areas

PESHAWAR: The Pakistan Army stopped checking Wazir tribesmen around Wana on Saturday, but troops still occupied some checkpoints set up after bloody clashes with militants in March this year, a source told Daily Times.


Unlike Trent Reznor, Saul Williams isn't disheartened

Musician, filmmaker and spoken-word artist is grateful to give-away promotion for raising his profile and says its too early to draw conclusions.


The Security Council passed a resolution on Sudan today holding out the threat of sanctions on the country's leaders and its oil industry if the government fails


Parma, 19:59 - CALCIO, LIVORNO; CAMOLESE: ARRABBIATO MA CREDO NELLA SALVEZZA

"Sono arrabbiato perchÃ© la squadra ha disputato una prestazione all'altezza, ma ha pagato delle inge...


Denials Follow Canseco's Steroid Accusations

RALEIGH, North Carolina  - Accusations by former  baseball slugger Jose Canseco that he used steroids with  several top players, including home run king Mark McGwire, are  being strongly denied.


LONDON (CBS.MW) - Swiss mining conglomerate Xstrata said Thursday it has offered to buy the entire issued share capital of Australian company WMC Resources for A$7.


Verona, 19:19 - CALCIO, CHIEVO: 9-0 NEL TEST CON LA PRIMAVERA

Test infrasettimanale per il Chievo che, ha sconfitto 9-0 la Primavera. in gol Marcolini, Pellissier...


Mickelson's method: In career year, Lefty eager to be team player

Twenty-three Ryder Cup players went about their business yesterday playing practice rounds at Oakland Hills Country Club. One player, Phil Mickelson, conducted his


The four Britons still held by the US in Guantanamo Bay could be released within days, US defence sources say.


Bush to Enhance CIA Role as Interim Reform

President Bush, locked in an  election year battle over national security, on Friday will  give the post of CIA director some of the broad authority that  the Sept. 11 commission envisioned for a new intelligence czar.


Daniel M. Tani's 90-year-old mother died in an auto accident this week, but he has no way of getting home until late January. He must grieve from more than 200 miles away Â in orbit, aboard the international space station.


Ayatollah Calls for Rally to End Fighting in Najaf

Iraq's most powerful Shiite cleric returned to the country on Wednesday from a hospital stay in London, calling for a mass demonstration


California employers created just 4,900 payroll jobs in September, and the unemployment rate held steady at 5.9 percent, the Employment Development Department reported Monday.


I drove a Lexus for the first time on the German autobahn at 150 miles an hour. The year was 1989, and Lexus was launching in front of U.S. journalists.


Putting off reviewing your financial statements can be a costly mistake.


Bush to Push for Medical Liability Changes

President Bush will travel to Illinois next week to push for revisions in medical liability law that he has said are needed to eliminate "frivolous lawsuits that are driving up the cost of health care."


US moves to defuse crisis in Iraq slayings

WASHINGTON - The State Department moved quickly yesterday to tamp down anger and possible repercussions after the alleged killing of eight Iraqi civilians by a private security firm hired to protect US diplomats in Iraq.


The 103 children French aid workers are jailed for trying to kidnap from Chad have yet to be reunited with their families more than three months after their ordeal began, the U.N. children's agency said Friday.


'Fed teme ricadute crisi mutui subprime su crescita Usa'


A notorious poacher and smuggler, Koose Muniswamy Veerappan stands with a gun in his hideout in the jungles of Southern India, in this 1998 photo.


Anglian Water-owner AWG says it has received an approach which may lead to a bid for the company.


WOOLWORTHS chief executive Roger Corbett has three great advantages over Coles Myer's John Fletcher. Unless Fletcher recognises and counters these advantages, then Corbett will win with devastating effects on the long-term Coles share price.


Disease looms after Pakistan floods kill 350

Disease threatened thousands of flood survivors in Pakistan's southwest, officials said, as freak rains which have killed around 350 people across the country continued to pour down.


Eindhoven, 22:39 - CALCIO, EUROPEI 2008: OLANDA-BIELORUSSIA 3-0

L'Olanda ha battuto 3-0 la Bielorussia in un incontro valido per le qualificazioni agli Europei del ...


Militant Chief Wounded in Israeli Strike in Gaza

A militant leader survived an Israeli missile strike on his car in Gaza on Thursday in Israel's first assassination attempt in the Palestinian territories since Yasser Arafat died in a Paris hospital.


Broken Wrist Sidelines Ravens' Ray Lewis

Ray Lewis was inactive for the Ravens' regular-season finale game against Miami on Sunday because of a broken right wrist.


"Lemony Snicket's a Series of Unfortunate Events," based on Daniel Handler's offbeat children's books and starring the suitably bizarre Jim Carrey, raked in $30.2 million to leave both "Ocean's


Holiday shopping season doesn't end till next week

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Lazily roasting chestnuts over an open fire was clearly not on the agenda for millions of shoppers Friday, and that fact provided a ray of hope for retailers hoping either to salvage or bolster holiday sales results.


ISG to be bought out in deal creating huge steel maker

America's biggest steel maker, International Steel Group, agreed to a $4.5 billion buyout bid from a Dutch concern in a multipart transaction that will create the world's largest steel company.


Tra le case estere in luce la Ford con Fiesta e Focus


Arson Suspected in Ohio Fire, Killing 10

COLUMBUS, Ohio - A suspected arson fire raced through an apartment complex in suburban Columbus on Sunday, killing 10 people who lived in the same apartment and forcing others to jump from third-story windows to escape.    At least 53 people were left homeless by the blaze in Prairie Township, which destroyed the building's roof and third floor, melted siding and left its wooden skeleton exposed...


Might reduce number of bypass surgeries, study says    HealthDayNews -- A new technique that uses infrared light and radiofrequency energy to clear blocked arteries may reduce the number of patients who need bypass surgery, says a Dutch study in the October issue of the journal Cardiovascular Interventions.    The study found this guidewire system can navigate blocked coronary arteries, burn through dense scar tissue and reestablish blood flow through severely obstructed arteries...


If U.S. presidents Jimmy Carter or Bill Clinton ever thought their brothers caused them public relations headaches, they might feel lucky compared to Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo.


Bombs kill at least 76 in Baghdad markets

Bomb attacks at crowded markets in central Baghdad killed at least 76 people on Monday as Iraqis marked the first anniversary of a Shi'ite shrine bombing that pitched the country to the brink of civil war.


Cagliari, 17:16 - CALCIO, CAGLIARI: IN VENDITA BIGLIETTI PER GARA CON JUVE

Sono in vendita da oggi i biglietti per Cagliari-Juve di domenica prossima. La vendita verrà ...


Even though the Congressional Budget Office's (CBO) September baseline forecast reduced its projection of the 2004 federal budget deficit by more than $50 billion, it offered little hope that substantive progress would be achieved on the fiscal front any


Iraq Shi'ites Debate PM Choice, Allies After Poll

Iraq's main Shi'ite alliance, fresh  from winning landmark elections, gathered on Monday to choose a  candidate for prime minister and the allies it needs after  failing to win an absolute majority.


Torino, 13:55 - CALCIO, TORINO: CHIUSA INCHIESTA SU EX GESTIONE

E' stata chiusa oggi dalla procura di Torino l'inchiesta sui bilanci del Torino calcio. Il procedime...


Victoria Beckham is reportedly to be the star of a new TV reality show chronicling her and footballer husband David's move to Los Angeles.


Homeland Security Still Falling Short With IT Work

GAO said the department has to work on seven key practices. It's progress so far is a "work in progress," GAO says. By Eric Chabrow.


Still Exploring After Martian Winter, Rovers Send Back More Signs of Water

The two roving vehicles Spirit and Opportunity have explored Mars about three times as long as originally scheduled and keep finding evidence of past liquid water.


Germany, Spain and France are all in action in Saturday's qualifying matches.


Republican Fred Thompson says he will make his long-awaited entry into the 2008 presidential race next week.


Judge Strikes Down Partial Birth Abortion Ban

A federal judge on Thursday ruled against the government's ban on so-called partial birth abortions, saying the measure was unconstitutional because it failed to provide an exception to protect a mother's health.


Â· Government abandons 10 years of oppositionÂ· Policy shift in drive to build 3m homes


Two Hamas militants injured in gunbattle

Hamas militants, angry that Israel was preventing Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh from returning to Gaza, burst into the Rafah border terminal Thursday, sparking a gunbattle with guards before taking control of the crossing. Two Hamas militants were wounded.


Eighteen investment firms are to pay split- capital investors Â£194m in compensation after thousands lost money in what were marketed as low-risk investments.


Wales rugby boost as Stephen Jones agrees new Scarlets deal

Welsh fly-half Stephen Jones safeguarded his international future on Thursday when he agreed a new deal to stay with Llanelli Scarlets until 2011, his club announced.


Bush to Refrain from Iraq Exit Timetable

President Bush, pressed by Democrats  for an exit strategy from Iraq, will not give a timetable for a  U.S. withdrawal but stress in his State of the Union speech the  need to train Iraqi forces to take over security, the White  House said on Monday.


LONDON, Feb. 2 -- Prime Minister Tony Blair said Friday he will not resign because of a growing scandal concerning his party's financing and added that "I am not going to beg for my character in front of anyone."


Sofia Mulls to Abolish Ban on Hidden Cameras

Politics: 13 December 2004, Monday. Bulgarian lawmakers have suggested to amend the legal text banning the use of special surveillance devices, including hidden cameras and microphones, as early as in the ...


Flu Vaccine's Skin Injection Might Stretch Supply of It

It may be possible to stretch the supply of flu vaccine by giving some people reduced doses that are injected into the skin instead of the usual site, a muscle, researchers are reporting.


China will work with the United States to ensure the safety of exported toys and other goods, a top Chinese official said, but Beijing still insists it is not solely to blame in recent safety scandals.


News Corp  Chairman Rupert Murdoch received a pay raise last fiscal year, boosting his compensation package to $24.3 million, nearly matching the pay of his second in command.


Three Workers Held Hostage in Afghanistan Are Freed, UN Says

Three international workers held hostage in Afghanistan's capital, Kabul, for almost a month were freed today, the United Nations said.


Britain heading for lowest election turnout since 1918: poll

Britain is lurching towards the lowest turnout for a general election since 1918 when troops were returning from the First World War, according to a new poll.


UK electrical goods retailer DSG International pulls out of plans to enter the Russian marketplace.


L'ottanta percento di impiego in nero e' nei servizi


U.N.: Contested Afghan Vote Will Continue

KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghanistan's first direct presidential election was thrust into turmoil hours after it started Saturday when all 15 candidates challenging interim leader Hamid Karzai alleged fraud over the ink meant to ensure people voted only once and vowed to boycott the results.    But electoral officials rejected their demand that the vote be called off, saying an apparent mix-up with the ink was not severe enough to halt the historic vote...


21st century firefighting technology on a 19th century budget

When Bill Clayton, one of four San Diego County division chiefs of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, was asked last week about the use of innovative technologies to fight forest fires, he described his profession's evolution this


It's Austria's social extravaganza of the year Â and Teri Hatcher was the undisputed belle of the ball.


RAIDERS NOTEBOOK Starters for offensive line remain an open book

Six days before the regular-season opener, Robert Gallery is still taking snaps at both guard and tackle. Jake Grove is seeing time at center with the first unit, but only in spurts.


Phil Mickelson spent a sleepless night, not that it really mattered since he had plenty of time to rest up Saturday at the Ryder Cup. The best player in the majors this year, a chastised Mickelson sat out the morning four-ball matches mostly because U.S. captain Hal Sutton dared not risk giving away any more points.


Foreign Minister Alexandr Vondra on Wednesday voiced support for a U.S. missile defense base in the region that would protect America and Europe from intercontinental ballistic missiles.


United Says It's 'On Pace' To Sell Out Beckham Visit

D.C. United says it has sold nearly 30,000 tickets to see David Beckham and the Galaxy play at RFK Stadium on Aug. 9. leaving 12,500 seats left.


Lo ha reso noto l'Azienda di trasporti milanese


Torino, 18:18 - CALCIO, TORINO; NOVELLINO: IL PARI CON LA ROMA MERITO NOSTRO

"Oggi vanno dati i giusti meriti al Torino, abbiamo fatto una grande partita, creando tante occasion...


By La Crosse Tribune, Wis.  Feb. 7--The following appeared in La Crosse County Circuit Court:   ACCUSED   --Jesse Gleason, 25, of W2670 Hwy. 33, was charged Tuesday with intentional physical abuse of a child. Gleason was arrested Feb.


Hank Aaron used to be a stalwart backer of Barry Bonds in the Giants star's rise up the home-run charts. But with Bonds' reported testimony about possible performance-enhancing substances, Aaron is more lukewarm


Supreme Court Lifts Ban on Minimum Retail Pricing

The decision will give producers significantly more, though not unlimited, power to dictate retail prices and to restrict discounter sellers.


Dolphins land former Steelers linebacker Porter

Pro Bowl linebacker Joey Porter agreed to a five-year contract with the Miami Dolphins on Wednesday.


Real Madrid insist Fernando Morientes is not for sale, despite the striker's reported unhappiness with his lack of first-team opportunities at the Bernabeu.


Riverdeep close to Houghton Mifflin deal: sources

Riverdeep Inc., an Irish educational software publisher, is close to a deal to buy U.S. textbook publisher Houghton Mifflin for about $3.5 billion including debt, two sources familiar with the situation told Reuters on Wednesday.


A former judge convicted of exposing himself while presiding over jury trials by using a sexual device under his robe was sentenced Friday to four years in prison.


U.S. air strike kills 5 militiamen in south Iraq

A U.S. air strike killed five militiamen who were planting a roadside bomb in the southern Iraqi city of Diwaniya on Thursday, a military spokesman said.


America's oldest person, a 114-year-old woman who voted in every election since women earned the right in 1920 and had the thinnest file in her doctor's office, has died.


U.N. shifts from aid work to rebuilding in Lebanon

The United Nations declared an  end on Thursday to the humanitarian crisis in Lebanon caused by  the Israeli-Hizbollah war and said it planned to shift its  resources to rebuilding the war-shattered area.


Omega Fund to Settle U.S. Bribery Inquiry

Omega Advisers, the $6 billion hedge fund, will pay $500,000 to resolve an investigation into its investment of more than $100 million in Azerbaijan.


Americans share Nobel Prize for medicine for smell research

Two Americans are sharing this year s Nobel Prize for physiology or medicine. Richard Axel and Linda Buck are being recognized for their work studying the biology of the sense of smell.


SAN FRANCISCO - The nation's supply of vaccine for the impending flu season took a big hit Thursday when Chiron Corp. announced it had found tainted doses in its factory...


WASHINGTON â¹ The top US arms inspector said Wednesday he found no evidence that Iraq produced weapons of mass destruction after 1991.


Flessione del 5,8% sul totale dei volumi trattati


Kristin Chenoweth will  co-star in ABC's romantic drama pilot "Pushing Daisies,"


Donovan McNabb spun away from one would-be tackler and sprinted to his right, only to find another defender waiting. So he went back to his left, chased by two more players, and finally heaved the ball, letting loose a 60-yard pass that looked more like a punt.


A huge  vaccination programme is underway in southern India - thousands are still missing in the Andamans.


La tragedia vicino alla chiesa di Rebbio, non distante da ComoUn episodio simile a Milano, vittima una ragazza romena                                                  Immigrato muore imprigionato in cassonetto per gli abiti usati


Police found 97 undocumented migrants crammed into an abandoned freight trailer on the side of a highway in the southern state of Chiapas Thursday, after the migrants hacked a breathing hole in the side of the trailer with a pick when the driver fled.


Sick Florida smokers ask top court to restore $145 billion damage ...

Sick Florida smokers yesterday urged Florida's highest court to punish the tobacco industry for "fraud and deceit" by restoring a $145 billion class-action award, the largest ever by a US jury.


Palestinian Rocket Kills 2 in Israeli Town

JERUSALEM Sept. 29, 2004 - A Palestinian rocket hit an Israeli town near the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, killing two people, according to Israeli media.


Reserve forward Pete Campbell scores 15 points, and Mike Green adds 13 to lead No. 15 Butler past Loyola, 63-50, Thursday night.


Palestinian movement Hamas threatens to use force to free BBC reporter Alan Johnston by the end of Monday.


UPDATE 1-Rugby-SANZAR signs five-year deal with News Ltd

The southern hemisphere's three major rugby unions have signed a $323 million five-year contract with News Limited (NWS.N: Quote, Profile, Research) and South Africa's


2004 Was Record Year at O'Hare, FAA Says

O'Hare International Airport handled nearly a million takeoffs and landings in 2004, more than any other airport, but it is running behind perennial rival Atlanta for the top spot in number of passengers, officials said.


NTSB to Rule on Cause of Flight 587 Crash

The co-pilot of American Airlines Flight 587 moved the plane's rudder back and forth, trying to control the climbing aircraft, not realizing he was sealing the grim fate of those on board.


London mayor says Trevor Phillips is "pandering" to the right so much that he will soon "be joining the BNP".


Strike threat by flight attendants' union

The Association of Flight Attendants, representing workers at United Airlines, US Airways Group Inc. and 24 other carriers, plans to call for a nationwide strike if any


Omantel rings in broadband ADSL Internet service

Government-owned Oman Telecommunications Company (Omantel) yesterday officially launched a high-speed broadband Internet-service called ADSL (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line), which will make Internet ...


Intel scratches Craig McCaw's back, while his Clearwire scratches Intel's. In exchange for a 'significant' investment by Intel Capital, Clearwire has agreed to use Intel silicon products in its deployment of WiMAX networks.


Post Va. Tech, campus CIOs face demands to boost communications

University CIOs at Computerworld's Mobile & Wireless World conference said they are under scrutiny to find ways to better communicate in disasters in the aftermath of the shootings at Virginia Tech in April.


"No Country For Old Men" positioned for Oscar

The gritty crime drama "No Country For Old Men" became the front-runner for Oscar glory on Sunday after winning top prize at the Screen Actors Guild Awards on a night of traditional Hollywood glamour and emotion over the sudden death of Heath Ledger.


The new Merriam Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, which will go on sale this fall, will include new words. One of these is ginormous, a combination of the words "gigantic" and "enormous." It was picked as favorite word not in the dictionary by vi...


NZ film biz churns out hits despite challenges

Whether it's Edmund  Hillary, the beekeeper who became the first man to conquer  Mount Everest, or director Peter Jackson, who went from B-movie  auteur to A-list Oscar winner, New Zealanders pride themselves  on their underdog status.


Il gruppo militante dell'alleato di al Qaeda Abu Musab al-Zarqawi ha rivendicato via Web sia l'attentato nella capitale, parlando di un attacco suicida, che l'assalto ai poliziotti a Baquba. A tre mesi dalle


Defensive Line Gives Thanks for Praise, Then Takes Aim

When the Giants face the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday, the outcome may depend on how the Giantsâ aggressive defensive line performs against the Cowboysâ big and gifted offensive line.


A national spelling bee with showbiz buzz headed for prime-time drama Thursday night as 13 hot spellers pursued the title, all but one of them veterans of previous finals.


Beyond Bankâs $7 Billion Loss, Fear of More

The day that SociÃ©tÃ© GÃ©nÃ©rale said JÃ©rÃ´me Kerviel, a rogue trader, had cost it billions, it announced a large subprime-related write-down.


Iverson lifts Sixers to win over NBA East leaders Miami

Allen Iverson scored 45 points and handed out 11 assists to lead the Philadelphia 76ers to a 106-98 victory over Miami.


EU's Monti seeks Oracle-PeopleSoft decision by end-October

Outgoing EU competition commissioner Mario Monti wants to reach a decision on Oracle's proposed takeover of business software rival PeopleSoft by the end of next month, an official said.


Yerevan, 19:57 - CALCIO, EUROPEI 2008: ARMENIA-FINLANDIA 0-0

Armania e Finlandia hanno pareggiato 0-0 in un incontro valido per il gruppo A delle qualificazioni ...


Rio's Carnival spectacle lures foreign paraders

A samba singer's war cry pierces the tropical night, rockets roar, drums roll and 4,000 troupe members in glittering costumes swing into the spotlights of the Sambodrome parade avenue.


Verizon to enter wireless consolidation fray?

Verizon Communications Inc. may be getting into the wireless consolidation game with published reports indicating that the telecommunications provider, which controls 55 percent of No.


Thousand Oaks, CA (Sports Network) - Colin Montgomerie eagled the 16th and birdied the 17th Saturday en route to a four-under 67 and a two-stroke lead after three rounds of the Target World Challenge.


At Least 14 Are Hurt as Small Jet Crashes in N.J.

State police said two people were missing and 11 were injured in the crash. It was not immediately clear whether all those people were on the plane.


U.S. scientists were thrilled by photos sent back from space of Saturn and its rings.  Finally, here are the views that we've waited years for, said Carolyn Porco, Cassini imaging team leader at the Space Science Institute in Boulder, Colo.


Butt drops test hint with century for Pakistan

Salman Butt enhanced his claims for a recall to the Pakistan test side with an unbeaten century in his team's first official tour match in Australia on Tuesday.


com. Open-source company JBoss Inc. on Monday introduced a workflow engine that broadens the company's middleware stack. JBPM 2.0 was developed with the open-source project of the same name and joins


More women in the workplace does not mean falling fertility, a research economist claims.


Ricky Ponting is refusing to look beyond this week's crunch match against New Zealand to the possibility of an ICC Champions Trophy semi-final for Australia against hosts England.


Marion Jones qualifies for long jump final

At the 2000 Summer Olympics, Marion Jones' quest was all about winning five medals in track. This time, it's a little different.


Computer-security software maker Symantec today plans to unveil a new strategy for offering large businesses more services along with software for managing their computer networks.


NFL Wrap: McNabb Leads Eagles to NFC East Title

Donovan McNabb passed for one touchdown and rushed for another as the Philadelphia Eagles won their fourth straight division title with a 27-6 win over the New York Giants in the NFL on Sunday.


Feretro accolto da applausi di una piccola folla


What if Starbucks were your filling station?

Hyatt and electric car company Tesla are partnering to put charging stations in hotels. It raises interesting questions about the future of the filling station.


Diplomats to work on new Iran resolution

Iran is "thumbing its nose" at the international community by expanding its uranium program, a top U.S. official said, setting the stage for difficult negotiations on new U.N. sanctions, with the U.S. likely to push for tougher measures.


Appeal judges rule the government acted unlawfully by keeping some prisoners in jail for 'too long'.


U.S. Strike Targets in Fallujah and Tal Afar

U.S. jets pounded the rebel stronghold of Fallujah on Thursday, and American and Iraqi forces entered the central city of Samarra for the first time in months to try to reseat the city council and regain control.


Militants holding United Nations worker Annetta Flanigan in Afghanistan extend a deadline to decide her fate.


Sometimes in the Woods, Hunters Become the Hunted

Devised for minimum fuss and maximum tension, âTrigger Manâ is the little thriller that could.


BIRMINGHAM, Alabama  - An Alabama death row inmate received a last-minute stay of execution from the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday, keeping in place an unofficial U.S. moratorium on executions that has lasted more than four months.


Neither is a man of La Mancha, but the two wandering Americans named Andy Roddick and Mardy Fish may feel like Don Quixote going against malevolent windmills today.


Dwyane Wade hits a 20-foot jumper at the buzzer, giving the reeling Heat a 104-102 win over Utah on Saturday night in Miami.


Second-year UCLA coach Karl Dorrell's contract is extended for two years, putting him under contract with the school through the 2010 season.


Lord Stevens seeks an apology for criticisms of his inquiry into the death of Princess Diana at her inquest.


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Mali eye quarter-finals after Nigeria stalemate

Mali edged closer to the last eight of the 2008 African Nations Cup on Friday when they held Nigeria to a goalless draw in a crucial Group B match.


Caffeine doubles miscarriage risk: study

Pregnant women who drink two or more cups of coffee a day have twice the risk of having a miscarriage as those who avoid caffeine, U.S. researchers said on Monday.


Caterer exposes celebrity party to Hepatitis A

A Sports Illustrated bash for its annual swimsuit issue has turned into a health scare for stars in Hollywood after a caterer working for celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck may have exposed them to acute Hepatitis A.


Police have determined that a fourth member of the Pacers, reserve center David Harrison, was involved in the brawl at last Friday night's Indiana-Detroit game.


Planned 'census' to help firms track open-source software

Open-source backers plan to launch a "census" project next year that would allow companies -- using a tool devised by OpenLogic -- to figure out how extensively they use open-source software.


Sydney, 17:30 - CRICKET, INDIA: HARBHAJAN PROSCIOLTO DA ACCUSE DI RAZZISMO

In sede di appello ad Adelaide, Australia,, il Consiglio Internazionale del Cricket (Icc) ha proscio...


The skeleton of a bear-like creature believed to be about 60 million years old has been found in the North Dakota Badlands, the state paleontologist says.


Reservist Pleads Guilty in Abu Ghraib Case

U.S. Army reservist Staff Sgt. Ivan "Chip" Frederick pleaded guilty Wednesday to five charges of abusing Iraqi detainees at Abu Ghraib prison as a two-day court-martial opened at a U.S. base in Baghdad.


Most TV food ads for US kids are high in fat, sugar, salt: study

Children in the United States are bombarded with television ads for foods that are high in fat, sugar and salt, a study published Tuesday showed.


Architect wants to give new image to Belly of Paris

Les Halles, the legendary Paris meat market that Emile Zola called the Belly of Paris, ripped out amid protests 30 years ago, will have a distinctive new look with the use of tall glass towers if a Dutch ...


Anna Nicole funeral finally under way in Bahamas

The funeral for former Playboy pin-up Anna Nicole Smith finally got under way in the Bahamas on Friday after a three-week fight for her corpse and amid continuing legal skirmishing over her 5-month-old baby.


A Donation of $100 Million to Promote Cancer Research

The Starr Foundation pledged $100 million to cancer research involving collaboration among four institutions in New York and one in Massachusetts.


Screen scorcher Jessica Alba has been slowly making it to the top in Hollywood and it looks like 2007 will be her


Lloyds TSB, the UK's fifth biggest bank, is closing its call centre in Mumbai - but more back office work is being outsourced to India


Burma shuts down military intelligence office

Burma's military junta has scrapped the office of military intelligence "in the interests of peace and security". As the generals in Rangoon sweep up pockets of resistance to last week's internal


Fashion Wire Daily - Fashion Wire Daily September 15, 2004 - New York - If anything underlined how the severe figure-hugging silhouette will be passé next spring it was the collection shown Tuesday by Narciso Rodriguez. The designer famed for his surgical, suck in your stomach cutting line has loosened up.


British Hostage's Wife Makes Tearful Plea

The Thai wife of a British man being held hostage in Iraq made an emotional plea for mercy to his kidnappers Thursday after his two American colleagues were beheaded.


Retailers Seen Posting Modest Nov. Sales

US retailers are expected to post modest November sales this week, with No. 1 retailer Wal-Mart Stores Inc. already cutting its holiday outlook on high oil prices and warmer weather.


Police found more than 4,000 pieces of lingerie in the home of a Japanese construction worker who used climbing skills developed on his job to steal women's underwear.


Glancing Back as Jets Attempt to Go Forward

Although there are many threads in the tapestry of the Jets' season, four games may best tell how they have responded to adversity.


Eli Manning led a game-winning scoring drive late in the fourth quarter to give the Giants an unlikely victory in the Super Bowl and spoil the Patriotsâ perfect season.


Crude Oil Trades Near a Record on Winter Fuel Supply Concern

Crude oil futures traded near a record after rising above $51 a barrel yesterday on concern hurricane damage to production platforms in the Gulf of Mexico will keep supplies from rising enough to meet winter demand.


NHL cancels entire season in a first for sports

NEW YORK -- Paralyzed by a labor dispute, the National Hockey League yesterday officially canceled its 2004-05 season, further alienating the sport from its once-loyal fan base and raising serious questions about the league's economic future.


Beltran set a postseason record by homering for the fifth consecutive game, snapping a seventh-inning tie with a solo shot as the Houston Astros posted a 6-5 triumph over the St.


Location ... location ... location ... These are high times in California for college football. Indiana, too. But at some of the traditional outposts of the Big 12 North?