Rules of War Broken in Falluja Assault -Amnesty

The rules of war protecting civilians  and wounded combatants have been broken by both sides in the  week-long assault on the Iraqi city of Falluja, the human  rights group Amnesty International said on Monday.


Borders Group Inc.'s second-quarter profits rose 89 percent on stronger-than-anticipated book sales and topped Wall Street's estimates. The company also increased its full-year earnings outlook.


More than 20 boys are found starved and neglected at a government-run orphanage in Iraq.


Israel cautious on West Bank moves ahead of summit

Israel is reluctant to remove roadblocks and other West Bank restrictions to boost Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's new government until he does more to curb militants, officials said ahead of a summit on Monday.


Elephant tramples British honeymooner to death in Kenya

An elephant trampled upon and killed a British honeymooner during a weekend guided nature walk with his wife in Kenya's famed Maasai Mara National Reserve.


Gold prices and government bonds rise after the killing of Pakistan's ex-Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.


UK 'deeply concerned' over Rushdie comments

High commissioner visits officials in Islamabad following reported remark by Pakistan minister that knighthood could justify suicide attacks.


In a First for Ireland, Priests Dismissed

Pope John Paul II has defrocked two Catholic priests convicted of sexually abusing children in Ireland, an unprecedented move in this predominantly Catholic nation, church officials confirmed Thursday.


The group that oversees the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway, which for months opposed proposals to build memorials on the mile-long corridor of parks, is planning to sell 900 engraved commemorative bricks to the public, at a cost of $500 each.


Iraqis warn of civil war if U.S. troops withdraw

Iraqi leaders warned on Monday that an early U.S. troop withdrawal could tip Iraq into all-out civil war after the New York Times said debate was growing in the White House over a gradual scaling-down of forces.


Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton warned Iowans Thursday against voting for a candidate who doesn't have foreign policy experience, suggesting her leading rivals would be no better than President Bush in that regard.


Sports Business: Want to Watch Track, Fencing or Sepaktakraw? YouÂre in Luck.

The World Championship Sports Network's business is to make many of the more obscure Olympic events available in streaming video to broadband users.


Chinese president arrives in Macau for handover anniversary

MACAU : Chinese President Hu Jintao has arrived in Macau ahead of the fifth anniversary of the former Portuguese enclave's return to Chinese rule.


West Indies captain Brian Lara has been cleared of serious injury after taking a nasty blow in the the back of the neck by a delivery from Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar.


The Hotel Savant theater company is giving Antonin Artaudâs play âThe Cenciâ its first major New York production in more than 30 years.


"Diddy" Combs sued for battery outside nightclub

Sean "Diddy" Combs is being sued by  a man who says the hip-hop impresario punched him in the face  outside a Hollywood nightclub last week, according to court  documents.


YUKOS Top Managers Leave Russia Fearing Arrest

The top management of oil major YUKOS has left Russia fearing arrest under a Kremlin drive to "decapitate" the country's largest oil exporting company, a YUKOS source said on Thursday.


Panasonic links cellular handsets to home cordless phones

Panasonic announced "Link to Cell" at CES this week, an accessory that connects a bluetooth-enabled cell phone to cordless home handsets.


Terror mastermind obtained visa to visit Australia, government admits

Terror mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed used one of his many aliases to obtain a tourist visa to visit Australia a month before the September 11 attacks in the United States which he plotted, the government said.


'McEnroe' Canceled by CNBC After Four Months

CNBC said Friday it canceled its heavily promoted talk show "McEnroe," which occasionally registered a zero rating.


Safety: Nonstandard Work Shifts May Hinder Recovery

Working a nonstandard shift increases the chances that a worker will be injured on the job and how long it might take to recover, researchers say.


Pakistan-India peace talks planned despite bombings

Pakistan's foreign minister will arrive in India on Tuesday for peace talks, in a sign the bombing of an India-Pakistan train that killed at least 66 people had failed to aggravate ties between the nuclear rivals.


The Manhattan skyline at his back, Vice President Dick Cheney remembered the terrorist attacks on this city and promised that with a second term President Bush would be strong and steadfast in keeping the nation safe.


Canadian Midland Group plans new F1 team

Midland Group, a privately-owned international trading and investment organisation, has announced its involvement in Formula One racing, but is not buying the Jaguar team.


Eidur Gudjohnsen scores a hat-trick as Chelsea cruise past Blackburn.


Confusion about the role of Chinese banks in the sale of Russia's Yuganskneftegas deepened on Wednesday.


The consumer electronics arm of the Virgin Group is introducing a new 5-gigabyte hard-disk portable music player, bringing a powerful brand name in music to the increasingly crowded product space.


MGIC scraps Radian deal amid mortgage turmoil

Mortgage insurer MGIC Investment Corp  scrapped plans on Wednesday to acquire rival Radian Group Inc , as the takeover became the latest casualty of turmoil in U.S. mortgage markets.


One-Third of Children in Poverty, Report Says

One in three children in the District continues to live in poverty, and there has been a slight increase in the city's overall poverty rate, according to the D.C. Kids Count Collaborative, whose leaders warned of tragic consequences unless parents get help in coping with stress.


A widely prescribed arthritis drug withdrawn on safety grounds in September should have been taken off the market several years earlier.


The pianist Steven Lubin once gambled correctly that if he built one, they would come.


Marino, aspetta a staccare la spina sei la nostra coscienza


Alexander Misses Practice, Listed as Questionable

KIRKLAND, Wash., (Sports Network) - Seattle Seahawks  running back Shaun Alexander was listed as questionable  Wednesday after missing practice due to a bruised right knee.


Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qurei urges reflection on successes and failures of four years of the intifada.


Lifestyle guru Martha Stewart said on Wednesday she wants to serve her prison sentence for lying over a suspicious stock sale as soon as possible so she can put her "nightmare" behind her.


New allegations tie Sen. David Vitter to a high-priced brothel in his hometown, one day after he publicly apologized for his connection to an alleged prostitution ring in Washington, D.C.


Dutch supermarket group Laurus NV   posted a first-half net loss, warned of a likely full-year loss   and said it was set to breach a bank loan requirement later in   2006, sending its shares down 8 percent on Friday.


NASA needs to get ready as soon as   possible to return to the moon, if for no other reason than to   understand how life evolved here on Earth, the National   Research Council urged on Tuesday.


Movie Review | 'Forgiveness': The Pros and Cons of Confession

EveryoneÂs sorry about something in this glum drama about the way repentance can do more damage than the sin that precedes it.


'Stiamo lavorando perche' abbia un carattere snello'


Horn Is Doing His Part In the Recovery Process

A visit to the ruins of Hurricane Katrina inspires Saints wide reciever Joe Horn toÃÂ commit to bringing football back to New Orleans.


This spring, homegrown CarrAmerica Realty Corp. sat at the pinnacle of its industry, owning, developing and managing a vast portfolio of office buildings. It was a Washington institution, tracing its roots back half a century, when Oliver T. Carr Jr. began building Montgomery County houses.


Diana concert tickets sell out in minutes

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.


A woman with no limbs who was told she could not fly without a carer says she has borrowed $10,000 to sue the airline in a US court.


Hunger strike stops Croatia court inquiry

A Croatian war crimes suspect on a hunger strike for 38 days asked a court Monday in Osijek to stop an investigation into his case, media said.Comment


Iraq bomber kills 20, Sunni militants clash

FALLUJA, Iraq  - A suicide bomber killed up to 20 men queuing at a police recruitment centre west of Baghdad on Thursday, police said, and al Qaeda militants battled a rival Sunni Arab faction in the south of the capital.


Iraq,colpi di mortaio vicino ambasciata italiana

La Farnesina ha confermato che colpi di mortaio esplosi questa mattina sono caduti nei pressi dell'ambasciata italiana a Baghdad, ferendo in modo lieve tre iracheni. Le esplosioni sono avvenute alle ore 8,10 locali, le 6, 10 italiane.


Americans step up attacks against Fallujah as showdown with ...

More than 10,000 US soldiers and marines have taken positions around Fallujah for an expected assault, as US jets pummelled insurgent targets Friday and troops blocked key roads.


Britain Outlaws Fox Hunting Over Protest

Britain outlawed fox hunting in England and Wales on Thursday as elected legislators won a dramatic standoff with the House of Lords to ban a popular country sport that is despised by many urbanites. Some hunting supporters vowed to defy the ban.


Asian tech shares powered ahead on Monday, driving stock markets higher, while the dollar wobbled on weak U.S. economic data and worries about a possible hurricane-related supply crunch pushed crude oil futures higher.


Leaders of 21 Asia-Pacific states in the Apec grouping have ended a summit in Chile with a call for action to lower global trade barriers.


Leaders of the Sept. 11 commission warned lawmakers Monday that the nation will hold them partly responsible if another terrorist attack occurs before Congress restructures the government's intelligence community.


The Backstreet Boys are saying goodbye to the oldest member of their band, according to a statement posted on the group's Web site Saturday.


State Flora, Fauna Shuffle From Not-so-Merry Weather

By Ian Hoffman, STAFF WRITER  SACRAMENTO -- When Berkeley biologist Chris Conroy and colleagues went looking in Yosemite for the alpine and shadow chipmunks, they had trouble finding mammals that an earlier generation of Berkeley scientists found everywhere in the park.


UK Hostage Captors Threaten to Hand Her to Zarqawi

An unknown militant group holding an Iraqi-British woman hostage in Iraq threatened to turn her over to a group led by al Qaeda ally Abu Musab al-Zarqawi if Britain did not quit Iraq, Al Jazeera said on Tuesday.


Udc in mezzo al guado, logico patto con Follini e Mastella


India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh welcomed Sunday the European Union's proposal for strategic partnership. The proposal will be finalized Monday at a summit in The Hague, the Press Trust of India reported Sunday.


Why Open-Source Community Objects to MS Spam Plans

Most of the open-source community is finding that it can't deal with Microsoft's stance on spam-protection intellectual property.


Â· Conservative leader's promise contradicts reportÂ· Increasing material gain can be burden, says group


New sensors can detect objects in the roadway even when the sun is glaring in your face. The technology could aid collision avoidance and make air bags more effective. In Autopia.


Fiat and General Motors (GM) have agreed to begin a period of mediation to resolve the future of the Italian conglomerate's loss-making auto group.


Pakistan's former Finance Minister Shaukat Aziz was sworn in as prime minister on Saturday, a day after parliament elected him as premier.


Oil is now down almost 15% in a week. Isn't this what people were complaining about two weeks ago when oil was marching toward $50 a barrel?


SAP pushes for settlement talks with Oracle

Oracle claims that SAP is just trying to make the case go away, while Oracle counters that its TomorrowNow subsidiary was actually entitled to download some Oracle support documents to be able to provide technical support to joint customers.


Christie Brinkley was recuperating Wednesday from back surgery at a Manhattan hospital, her publicist said. "Last evening Christie Brinkley underwent emergency back surgery," said publicist Marcia Horowitz.


Prisoner releases under Raúl Castro raise hope for Cuba

Leader Fidel Castro ceded power to his brother last year after undergoing emergency surgery.


Emendamento a decreto 'mille proroghe', domani voto finale


Airlines shudder at new delay for Airbus superjumbo

MELBOURNE/PARIS  - The world's airlines were forced to review growth plans on Wednesday after Airbus revealed more delays to its troubled A380 superjumbo, while the jetmaker's parent EADS  faced a threat to its key credit rating.


Fallujah toll: 600 insurgents, 18 Americans

â¢ Gunmen in Mosul on Thursday attacked and overwhelmed several police stations and battled US and Iraqi troops around bridges across the Tigris River, the military said.


Treasury secretary says the U.S. economy is transitioning to a period of moderate, stable growth.


Quarterback Marques Hagans has impressed in wins over Temple, North Carolina and Akron, completing 43 of 59 passes for 568 yards, three touchdowns and one interception.


IBM recalls 500,000 melting notebook adapters

More than 500,000 notebook power adapters sold by IBM are being recalled to offset the threat of melting plastic and even fire. IBM and the US Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the recall, saying


U.S. aims to give wake-up alerts on storms

In the not-too-distant future, the U.S. government would like to be able to wake up residents in the middle of the night when a hurricane or tornado threatens, perhaps by sounding the alarm on a cellphone.


Bashir ready to face trail in Indonesian court

Indonesian Muslim cleric, Abu Bakar Bashir, says he is ready to face trial on charges of terrorism. Judges in a Jakarta court have ruled Bashir's trial can proceed, overruling objections from the cleric's lawyers that there was a lack of evidence.


Bush, Kerry Campaign in West Before Debate

SANTA FE, N.M. - Bracing for their final debate, John Kerry accused President Bush of favoring "friends in the oil industry" over consumers strapped with rising fuel bills on Monday while Bush said his challenger so misunderstood the war on terror that he thought it could be reduced to "a nuisance" akin to prostitution or illegal gambling...


Tycho:  There's really no trick:  Endless Ocean is a game about swimming forever.  It's not a game for our people, and it need not be plugged into the apparatus.  You swim and swim and swim.  Sometimes you pet penguins on the deck, or talk to a hydrophobe that you know.  You can even dive cooperatively online, which is, like, Finally.


More than 70 countries push for cluster bomb ban

Nearly 70 countries pledged support on Friday for an international ban on cluster bombs, but the world's biggest producers of the munitions, the United States, Russia and China, were not among them.


TOKYO, Japan -- The Japanese woman who plans to marry former world chess champion Bobby Fischer says their feelings are genuine.


FDA weighs oversight of body parts trade

The second body parts scandal in a year has federal health officials asking if they need to strengthen their oversight of the trade in human tissues and organs.


Yet Another Web Development Blog: Dear PHP, I think itâs time we broke up.

As anyone that's worked with a programming language for a long time knows, you get to know the ins and outs of it pretty well. You get a good feel for how it all works and how feel confident in your skills with it. But what happens if you decide to move on and leave the relationship? Check out this take on just such a situation from the Yet Another Web Development Blog.   We've been together for about five years now. I've had a lot of good times and I've really enjoyed being with you. However, the more we work together, the more concerned I get about our future. I'm sorry, but you don't have the elegance that inspires me to want marry you. I think it's time we broke up.   Some of the reasons given for moving on is PHP's seeming identity crisis, consistency in function names/functionality, and performance issues that were just too much.    Despite being a bit anti-PHP, it's still a well-written piece. Check it out...


Japan's Fukuda elected PM, to form new cabinet

Japan's Yasuo Fukuda was elected prime minister on Tuesday, setting the stage for the seasoned moderate to form a cabinet that must confront a feisty opposition keen to force an election.


Rogers wireless in $1.4 billion bid to take over Fido

TORONTO (CP) - Topping a $1.1-billion bid from Telus Corp., Rogers Wireless Communications Inc. is offering $1.4 billion for cellphone rival Microcell Telecommunications, known for its Fido brand.


Art Review | 'Painted With Words': Friendship in Letters and Paint

You will come to know Vincent van Gogh in some depth in the show at the Morgan Library that is itself a self-portrait in many parts.


The sweat and donations from religious groups are bringing hope and new homes to many residents in this tiny community, still struggling two years after Hurricane Katrina left much of the Mississippi Gulf Coast in ruins.


Zinedine Zidane's farewell tour with France continues. Spain's World Cup agony never ends.


The dirty little secret about this US men's basketball team is that it has played harder than any team in the Olympics and has been superior at doing anything that required plain old-fashioned effort.


French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Tuesday dropped a heavy hint he was preparing to marry Italian singer and former model Carla Bruni, but he avoided announcing a wedding date.


NEW YORK : World oil prices firmed after a five-session drop amid renewed concerns over unrest in Iraq despite a ceasefire in its holy city of Najaf.


Primary schools in England will receive about Â£340 each next year to make language lessons compulsory.


Aircraft carrying 14 people crashes off Venezuela

A plane carrying 14 people, including eight Italians and one Swiss passenger, crashed into the sea close to a group of Venezuelan islands on Friday and had not yet been found, officials said.


"Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas" revved into stores last week, promising its millions of fans another round of electronic mayhem.


Mortgage applications fell last week: MBA

Applications for home mortgages tumbled last week as short-term interest rates soared and refinancing requests fell back to November levels, an industry group said on Wednesday.


Plus: Mashups for the masses and HD Video in a Digital Camera.


Rumsfeld makes secret farewell trip to Iraq

Outgoing Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld made a secret farewell trip to Iraq, a senior Pentagon official confirmed on Saturday.


Doubts Grow for New North Korea Nuke Talks This Month

Officials close to talks on North Korea's nuclear program say it is doubtful a new round of six-way talks to end the North Korean nuclear impasse will occur this month.


Car bombs, mortar target mayor's office, market in Samarra

Insurgents set off at least two car bombs and attacked a police station Saturday in the central Iraqi town of Samarra, killing at least 19 people and injuring 23 people, according to police and health officials.


'New Europe' faced with four more years of US President Bush

Former Eastern European communist states were weighing what the re-election of George W. Bush as US president means to the "New Europe", with some countries wearying of being allies on the ground in Iraq.


Vice direttore Consob atteso 19/6 da autorita' giudiziaria


Itâs official, you really do need that coffee in the morning and if you donât get it, you really are in withdrawal, researchers said.


Microsoft suffers stunning EU antitrust defeat

BRUSSELS/LUXEMBOURG  - Microsoft suffered a  stunning defeat on Monday when a European Union court backed a  European Commission ruling that the U.S. software giant  illegally abused its market power to crush competitors.


SocGen trader faced earlier inquiry: report

French bank Societe Generale , at the centre of a huge trading scandal, began investigating trades executed by junior trader Jerome Kerviel months before his unauthorized activities were exposed in January, the Financial Times reported.


Software tackles digital photo proliferation

SEATTLE - Now that digital cameras have overtaken film cameras in sales, users are beginning to encounter a familiar problem -- what to do with the bulging image files and folders filling up computer hard drives?


A company is recalling about 158,000 fluorescent light bulbs because they can overheat and spark, the government said Wednesday.


Tired of being pushed around AMD today attempted to rescue some initiative in its battle with Intel with pot shots aimed its rival's server, desktop, and even developing world strategies.â¦


JUPITER, Fla. -- New York Mets pitcher Pedro Martinez can start throwing Saturday as part of his recuperation from October rotator cuff surgery.


Attacks cut Iraq's oil exports in half: report

Oil exports from Iraq have been cut in half by a series of well-orchestrated attacks, officials said Thursday, but the news failed to have any immediate impact on oil prices.


Clorox Co. CLX.N gave investors  reason to cheer on Thursday, saying its recent deals with  Germany's Henkel KGaA HNKG.DE would help earnings more than  it first thought and that Procter & Gamble is doubling its  stake in their joint venture, sending the shares up 2 percent.


'Alexander' -- Around the World in 94 Days

To film "Alexander," which opens nationwide Wednesday, director Oliver Stone took his cue from the biopic's subject, Alexander the Great, and set out to conquer several locations around the world.


Pakistani journalists get bullet 'warnings'

Three Pakistani journalists working for international news organisations found bullets placed in their cars late Tuesday in what a local media group said was an attempt to intimidate them.


Terabyte Thumb Drives Made Possible by Nanotech Memory

Copper nanowires power low-cost electronic memory that uses one one-thousandth the energy of the ubiquitous flash memory found in most iPhones and other mobile devices. Researchers hope the new memory technology will become the new storage medium of choice.


Plagiarists Brought to Book by New Software

The Internet's growing band of plagiarists are about to meet their worst nightmare-- a program that claims to be able to detect copy theft in any text document.


Juventus beats Fiorentina 1-0, increases lead atop Serie A

Uruguayan midfielder Ruben Olivera scored his first Serie A goal in the 72nd minute Wednesday to help Juventus increase its Italian league lead to six points with a 1-0 win over rival Fiorentina.


ANAHEIM, California (Ticker) - With everyone seeking the next Johan Santana, major league teams took their chances during Monday's Rule 5 draft.


Milano, 18:07 - CALCIO, MILAN; KAKA': MAI STATO CONTATTATO DAL REAL MADRID

Kakà torna a parlare e ribadisce di avere in testa solo il Milan. ''La mia priorità &e...


Advertising: Magazines Going to the Web to Get Students to Read

A new initiative will deliver magazine subscriptions to college students via e-mail as a way to introduce them to a digital format that might stand up to print.


Asthma in UK Children Quadrupled Since 70s -Study

Asthma rates among UK children have  quadrupled since the 1970s and more than doubled in the past  decade, according to a study published on Wednesday.


Forlan aiming for fresh start at Villarreal

Uruguay striker Diego Forlan said he was looking for a fresh start after leaving Manchester United to join Primera Liga side Villarreal.


Need an insider's view of the market? CAPS can show it to you.


Witherspoon Receives Contract Extension At Buffalo

Buffalo, NY -- University at Buffalo men's basketball coach Reggie Witherspoon received a contract extension Tuesday that will keep him at the school through the 2008-09 season.


Bush intervention raises fresh hope for peace in Ulster

PRESIDENT BUSH expressed hope yesterday that his surprise intervention in the Northern Ireland peace process could help push both sides towards a deal.


While Barry Bonds takes aim at 700 home runs, fans wait patiently on the waters of McCovey Cove behind SBC Park for the ultimate prize.


Cricket - ICC Trophy / Awesome Australia bids to extend its 14 ...

England heads into today's Champions Trophy semifinal against Australia at Edgbaston without a win over its old rivals in their last 14 one-day internationals.


The Prize That Even Some Laureates Question

Dismay with the kind of work that has often been honored by the Nobel prize in economics, has led even a couple of its winners to suggest it be abolished.


Arts, Briefly: Spice Girls Cancel Part of Their Tour

The Spice Girls said Friday that they had canceled concerts planned for China, Australia, South Africa and Argentina, shortening their reunion tour, Agence France-Presse reported. The group pulled out for âfamily and personal commitments,â a spokesman said, though there have been reports of poor ticket sales. Concerts in Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Sydney, Cape Town and Buenos Aires are off, and the tour is now set to finish in Toronto on Feb. 26. The Spice Girls, who last toured almost 10 years ago, sold more than 50 million albums worldwide and had nine British No. 1 singles in the 1990s.


Seven people are killed by a suicide bomb attack on a police station in north-west Pakistan.


Symantec sues vendors for $15M over piracy

Symantec is suing a group of software vendors claiming they distributed several unauthorized versions of security and backup software, including Norton AntiVirus and Veritas Backup Exec.


Roma, 17:03 - CALCIO, ROMA: SPALLETTI RECUPERA CASSETTI, JUAN IN DUBBIO

Spalletti recupera anche Cassetti ed è pronto a presentarsi a Torino, per la sfida di sabato ...


Vampire drama "Moonlight" has cult appeal

You can describe this  series in three words: vampire private detective. As such, it  adds a few twists to an old genre. With a vampire on the case,  bad guys are easier to overpower.


Even Western powers can't miss sweltering Heat

In today's NBA, it's tough to gain respect playing in the Eastern Conference. It apparently doesn't matter that the defending champs loom there.


(New York -WABC, November 7, 2004) - Israel has made plans to bury Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in the Gaza Strip. Arafat wanted to be buried in the Arab section of Jerusalem, but Israel firmly denied his request.


America Online buys into rival of travel websites

Aiming to put itself in the vanguard of the Internet travel business, America Online will invest an undisclosed amount in an upstart that threatens to lure customers away from Orbitz, Expedia, and Travelocity.


Venezuela Marks Anniversary of Democracy

CARACAS, Venezuela - Supporters of President Hugo Chavez marched through Caracas on Sunday, demanding respect for Venezuela's sovereignty following U.S. criticism and Colombia's acknowledgment that it paid a bounty to capture a rebel on Venezuelan soil.


GONAIVES, Haiti - Trucks dumped scores of bodies into a mass grave in this flood-ravaged city still littered with corpses, as officials said the death toll from Tropical Storm Jeanne rose to more than 1,070 and could double again.    There was no funeral ceremony when the bodies were dumped into a 14-foot-deep hole at sunset Wednesday...


South Korea sent a first shipment of food   and other supplies to reclusive North Korea on Wednesday to   help it cope with the aftermath of heavy July flooding.


Strike Means Fewer Places for Stars to Pitch Movies

As striking screenwriters keep late-night talk shows in reruns, Hollywood publicists have been scrambling to find new ways to promote star-driven movies.


U.S. company acquires rights to pioneering Commodore computer brand

AMSTERDAM  - A Dutch company said Thursday it will sell the once-mighty Commodore computer brand to U.S.-based Yeahronimo Media Ventures Inc. for $33 million US.


Oil prices close below $49 pb mark on rising inventories

NEW YORK, November 4  - Crude oil prices declined today to their lowest levels in more than one month, after rising early this morning and yesterday on news of George Bushâs re-election as the US President.


S. Barry Cadigan; covered sports for Globe readers; at 80

Before the New Hampshire International Speedway put New England on the map in the world of auto racing in 1990, NASCAR supporters looked to sportswriter S. Barry Cadigan for the twists and turns of their emerging sport.


US Supreme Court to review executions for child rape

The US Supreme Court said Friday it would hear a case on whether the constitution permits extending capital punishment beyond murder to a man convicted of raping, but not killing a child.


Devil Rays Delayed by Frances, Doubleheader Vs. Yankees in Air

NEW YORK (Sports Network) - The Tampa Bay Devil Rays aren't scheduled to arrive in New York City until nearly 6:00 pm Monday, leaving their scheduled doubleheader with the Yankees in the air.


Bush Says Kerry Uses 'Upside-Down' Logic

President Bush said Sunday that Democrat John Kerry is using "upside-down" logic when he says terrorists' recruiting efforts are getting a boost from the war on terrorism.


We tested five free and low-cost blogging platforms, and named Google's Blogger our top pick.


French police discover two big arms caches thought to belong to the Basque separatists Eta.


An earthquake in a remote region of northwest China brought down more than 2,100 houses and prompted the evacuation of 8,250 people, Xinhua news agency said on Sunday.


Spector murder trial headed for showdown

In the annals of celebrity crime, record producer Phil Spector's murder trial may stand as one of the strangest.


If Steve Spurrier decides to coach again, it won't be at his alma mater. Spurrier withdrew his name from consideration Thursday to replace Ron Zook, saying his time at Florida has passed.


India nuclear bill to be on president's desk this week: Frist

US Senate leader Bill Frist assured India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh that a major US-India nuclear energy bill is on track for completion this week.


Walid Hassan used to eke out a miserable living working a dry and unyielding piece of land he inherited from his father.


One year after Hurricane Katrina, many IT managers in New Orleans have shored up their systems. But they still face a shortage of available workers and an overload of fatigue and stress.


Susie Bright calls internet writers to task for labeling links as not safe for work. Is it time to drop the flag? In Sex Drive Daily.


Sleep apnea in middle age raises heart disease risk

NEW YORK  - Obstructive sleep apnea in   middle-aged adults may increase the risk of coronary artery   disease by up to five-fold, research in Sweden suggests.   However, successful treatment of the sleep apnea significantly   cuts that risk.


Fresh Starts: Can Blogs Become a Big Source of Jobs?

While running a Web log is a skill that more and more employers seek in their employees, finding full-time work in that world is still unusual.


Roma, 19 novembre 2004 - Basta con il triste primato italiano nei prezzi dei medicinali. Dopo le polemiche degli ultimi giorni sul costo del vaccino anti influenzale (in Italia piÃ¹ alto che in molti altri


Danish police say they have arrested nearly 600 people in three days of protests over the eviction of squatters.


Fresh Blood Isn't Always Best for Little Heart Patients

Many heart surgeons insist on using fresh, recently donated whole blood when performing open heart surgery on infants, hoping to reduce the risk of complications from the procedure.


The Congressional Research Service at the Library of Congress is funded by taxpayers to the tune of $100 million annually. But the reports are not public information. In 27B Stroke 6.


Family Sues in Chemist's Death ; Faults Hazards, Policies at Water Plant

By DOUGLASS CROUSE, STAFF WRITER  Chemist Geetha Angara died in a dangerous work environment that her employers knew about but failed to correct, according to a lawsuit filed Thursday.


Elements of Google's privacy policy are "vague", the firm's global privacy counsel tells BBC News.


Topless Liverpudlians confined to tropical fish stores

Britain's absurdest laws wow the crowd A survey to determine which of Britain's laws merits the "most absurd" crown has named a ban on popping your clogs in the Houses of Parliament as worthy winner.â¦


Researchers find DNA breaks from RF radiation

WASHINGTON-European researchers have found DNA breaks and chromosomal aberrations from radio frequency radiation like that emitted from mobile phones, but they said new data does not prove handsets pose a health risk and called for more research.


Mibtel guadagna lo 0,09%, positive le altre europee


Rashard Lewis scored 21 points to lead four SuperSonics in double figures, and Seattle beat the Denver Nuggets 98-83 Wednesday night.


India gave a cool reception on Tuesday to fresh proposals by Pakistan's president to end a decades-old dispute over Kashmir, saying it expected such ideas to be discussed in an ongoing dialogue and not in the media.


A powerful explosion kills at least one man in a district of Kabul housing international aid agencies.


Thousands of Serbs opposed to Kosovo independence rally in  Mitrovica on the eve of a crucial UN meeting.


After decades of relative peace and separation, friction is growing as cable providers sell more phone lines and phone companies get into the video business.


Al-Arabiya: Told to close Baghdad office

The Iraqi government on Thursday ordered Arabic satellite network Al-Arabiya to shut down its Baghdad operations for one month, state television reported. Al-Arabiya said Iraqi police later arrived at its offices to enforce the order.


Executive-Pay Summaries Conceal as They Reveal

The first overhaul in 15 years of executive-pay disclosures has been billed as the most transparent window ever into the clubby world of corporate compensation.


Il divo tv Ã¨ l'interprete (con Elena Santarelli, Rubini, Buy e la Rocca) del filmdi D'Alatri. Storia di un triangolo amoroso, che anticipa Vallettopoli...                                            L'onorevole, la velina e l'autista Ã¨ la "Commediasexi" di Bonolis                                                                                Il regista: "E' un'alternativa al cinepanettone, chiamiamola cinepandoro"E il protagonista: "Non sono un attore, mi ha guidato Alberto Sordi"di CLAUDIA MORGOGLIONE


African Leaders in Libya to Discuss Darfur

The Sudanese government and rebel leaders need to be pushed to find a solution to the bloody conflict in Darfur, African foreign ministers said Sunday ahead of a summit on the crisis.


Strong Quake Hits Japan's Hokkaido, 14 Hurt

A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 hit a sparsely populated area of Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido early on Monday, injuring at least 14 people.


US, partners, seek 'proper way' on NKorea

The United States and its allies are looking for "the proper way" to proceed with diplomatic efforts to end North Korea's nuclear weapons programs, the White House said.


The United Nations Security Council has called on Syria to pull its remaining 14,000 troops out of Lebanon.


Iraq pledged on Tuesday to crack down on Kurdish separatists launching attacks on Turkey from hideouts in northern Iraq, in a bid to avert a Turkish military incursion onto its territory to hit the rebels.


Experts unearth medieval Berlin under car park

A team of experts has unearthed an 800-year-old cellar under a central Berlin car park which they say dates the city back to the 12th century, earlier than previously thought.


(InfoWorld) - Psst. Want to buy a zero-day? A Swiss startup called WabiSabiLabi has some for sale, but to qualified buyers only. On Tuesday, the company launched a security vulnerability marketplace, where details on unpatched software flaws can be bought and sold. By Thursday, the site was offering details on four bugs in products such as the Linux kernel and Yahoo Messenger. No bids had yet been registered, and asking prices for the research ranged between â¬500 ($681) and â¬2,000 A zero-day vulnerability is a previously undisclosed bug that has not been fixed by the vendor. WabiSabiLabi argues that the computer industry's ethical disclosure policies have led to a raw deal for security researchers, who typically are not paid for disclosing vulnerabilities. "Nobody in the pharmaceutical industry is blackmailing researchers (or the companies that are financing the research), to force them to release the results for free under an ethical disclosure policy," the WabiSabiLabi Web site states. Representatives from WabiSabiLabi could not immediately be reached for comment. The company bills its marketplace as a way for "security researchers to get a fair price for their findings and ensure that they will no longer be forced to give them away for free or sell them to cyber-criminals." But to David Perry at Trend Micro, it looks like something else. "It's going to be eBay for vulnerabilities," he said. Although WabiSabiLabi says it will sell details only to legitimate buyers, Perry is concerned that the site could be used to put dangerous information into the hands of criminals. "We're looking at the potential of cyber warfare coming up," said Perry, who is Trend Micro's global director of education. "Now we're going to peddle vulnerabilities in a winner-takes-all auction. How do we know who's good and who's bad when we do this?" Security researcher Cesar Cerrudo said that while it's uncommon for researchers to go underground to sell their vulnerabilities, it does happen. "Researchers will try to get money in the easier and faster way, and sometimes that can only be done in the black market," said Cerrudo, CEO of Argeniss Information Security. WabiSabiLabi is run by Herman Zampariolo, formerly CEO of Italian networking vendor iLight SpA. It lists Roberto Preatoni, founder of the Zone-h.org cyber-defacement Web site, as its strategic director. Like eBay, WabiSabiLabi offers sellers a variety of options. Research can be offered at a fixed price, sold at auction, or sold to a number of different buyers in what is known as a Dutch auction. WabiSabiLabi will test the research to make sure the vulnerabilities operate as advertised, and the company will also vouch for the sellers and buyers, who can remain anonymous and trade under nicknames. Companies such as 3Com's Tipping Point division and VeriSign's iDefense Labs have offered cash for this type of research before, but this is the first time that such an open marketplace has been created, Perry said. Argeniss's Cerrudo doesn't share Perry's fear of the vulnerabilities being misused. "This is already happening in the underground," he said, "but with a public service like this, I think things are a little clearer."


The White House congratulated Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on taking office and predicted that he would keep US-Japan ties strong and would be "a good force for the region."


Woman of the Year Profile: Donna J. Nelson, Ph.D., Donna J. Nelson, Ph.D.

By Journal Record Staff  As a professor, researcher and speaker, Dr. Donna J. Nelson has mentored numerous women and minority students and taught many of our state physicians, dentists, pharmacists and veterinarians.


WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration has expressed grave concern over a recent increase in violence in the Darfur region of Sudan and called on both sides to honor a cease-fire.


Palestinian teenager blows himself up in Tel Aviv market; 3 killed

A Palestinian teenager laden with explosives walked into a crowded outdoor market and blew himself up Monday, killing three Israelis, wounding 32 and scattering bloody vegetables and spices along the ground.


Wall St. Week Ahead: Hope for Santa Rally

Wall Street hopes its traditional  year-end "Santa rally" will pick up steam this week.


Humans Have Fewer Genes Than Previously Thought

A more refined analysis of the human genome, or book of life, shows people have fewer genes than previously thought, an international team of scientists said on Wednesday.


Male butterflies swiftly out-evolve killer bacteria

Blog: Berkeley researchers document the fast-paced recovery of tropical Hypolimnas bolina butterflies from the onslaught of a bacteria that killed only males.


Dwain Chambers advances in the men's 100m in the European Championships in Gothenburg.


Trusted Computer Solutions (TCS) Inc. officials are developing Trusted Linux, a highly secure version of Linux that will rival Unix in environments in which security is the highest priority.


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E' TotÃ² Di Natale è il giocatore piÃ¹ rappresentativo dell'Udinese. Lo ha stabilito il concors...


Outspoken criticism of Muslim extremists and Egypt's president earns an Egyptian man a four-year prison sentence. By the Associated Press.


Ray Mears, 80, legendary basketball coach at Tennessee

Ray Mears, the Tennessee basketball coach who presided over the "Ernie and Bernie show" during his 15 seasons guiding the Volunteers, died yesterday. He was 80.


Hubble Captures Possible Planetary System

Astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have photographed one of the smallest objects ever seen around a normal star beyond our Sun. Weighing in at 12 times the mass of Jupiter, the object is small enough to be a planet.


Russia investors skeptical of Yukos mad scramble for cash

Yukos scrambled to scrape together cash for a crushing tax bill by selling off one of its gas companies in the face of deep investor skepticism that Russia's oil giant could survive its standoff with the state.


Canadian Was Falsely Accused, Panel Says

TORONTO, Sept. 18 -- Canadian intelligence officials passed false warnings and bad information to American agents about a Muslim Canadian citizen, after which U.S. authorities secretly whisked him to Syria, where he was tortured, a judicial report found Monday.


Beware parents: Some video games not for kids

It may be hailed as one of the most innovative and popular video games to date, but media watchdogs are warning parents to think twice before placing the sexually explicit and ultra violent Grand Theft Auto: "San Andreas" adventure under the tree for


Japan is considering aid for North Korea, its first since 2004 when it halted shipments over the abduction issue.


Motorsport.com. According to the latest news the British Grand Prix will be on the provisional 2005 calendar when the FIA reveals it tomorrow -- although it will be subject to conditions being met.


Ukrainian reburies the bodies of some 2,000 people killed by the Soviet secret police more than 60 years ago.


Multiplatinum acts Jay-Z and Linkin Park are the latest to merge musical forces in a legally sanctioned mash-up. With the help of MTV, the two acts have taken the concept -- which intertwines two songs, often placing the vocals of one track atop an instrumental section of another track -- one step further.


14 arrested in India for harassing women

Police arrested 14 men Friday for allegedly harassing two women outside a five-star hotel in Mumbai during New Year's celebrations, a case that drew widespread criticism after police initially refused to pursue it.


The Polish lower house of parliament voted to slap anew 50-percent tax on top earners, a move criticised by the business community as a populist gesture ahead of legislative polls next year.


Phishers adopt scam tricks from virus writers

You know all about phishing scams, right? You know better than to click on a Web link embedded in an e-mail that purports to be from your bank, or to reply to messages requesting your user name and password. But if you think that's enough to protect yourself, think again.


Michael Jackson is reportedly angered by the way he is portrayed in rapper Eminem's recently released video "Just Lose It." The pop singer is said to be so upset that he has asked networks to remove the video from their rotations.


Ex-cricketer Ian Botham and novelist Salman Rushdie are among the new knights in the Queen's Birthday Honours.


Chinese defector warns Canada over Beijing's spying

A former Chinese diplomat who defected two years ago warned Canada on Wednesday of widespread spying by Beijing and its use of front groups to douse opposition to its communist regime.


Oracle Corp. early Wednesday declared that it had won control of PeopleSoft Inc. after stockholders tendered about 75 percent of the outstanding shares of the Pleasanton, Calif.


Chalone Wine Group Ltd. on Monday said it intends to terminate a previous merger agreement with Domaines Barons de Rothschild SCA and enter into a superior acquisition agreement with an undisclosed wine company.


The Russian bid-team from Sochi erupted in euphoria on Wednesday after Olympic president Jacques Rogge announced that the Black Sea resort would stage the 2014 Winter Games.


A county that switched this year from voter punch cards to an electronic scanner system still had hundreds of uncounted ballots Friday, holding up a congressional race and the balance of the state legislature.


The US military is planning to shoot down a broken spy satellite due to crash land on Earth, a report says.


Putin to Respect New Ukraine Election -- Germany

Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed in a telephone conversation with German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder to respect the results of any new election in Ukraine, the German government said on Tuesday in a statement.


Review Neat idea - shame about the price?


A THIEF stole computer equipment from a car while it was stuck in traffic in Bedworth.  A group of youths walked past the car, which was in a queue of traffic in Mill Street, and one opened the rear door and took a briefcase from the back seat.


The Group of Seven rich nations urged   China on Saturday to let its currency rise faster to help ease   perilous imbalances in trade and backed a rise in the yen to   reflect Japan's strengthening economic recovery.


MINNEAPOLIS (Ticker) -- The 1-2 punch of Laurence Maroney and Marion Barber III was too much for Penn State. Maroney and Barber each scored a rushing touchdown and combined for over 230 yards as No.


Another Difficulty for a Microsoft-Yahoo Marriage: Recruiting

In an industry that favors start-ups, a faint stodginess clings to Microsoft and Yahoo that could impede their  ability to draw top engineering talent.


LONDON -- Prime Minister Gordon Brown, seeking to build public confidence after three attempted car bombings in the United Kingdom last month, will propose plans to fight terrorism that will include a push to isolate extremists among British Muslims.


U.S. Trying to Block Calif. on Emissions

The Bush administration has conducted a concerted, behind-the-scenes lobbying campaign to try to generate opposition to California's request to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from cars and trucks, according to documents obtained by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.


Family Ties Get Tighter as the Jetsâ Revis Settles In

If rookie Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis needed his family growing up in hardscrabble Aliquippa, Pa., he needed them more after moving to New York.


In Iran, ancient rite links God and wrestling

For the men who practice it, it's about not just fitness but a connection with God.


By Veronika Oleksyn  Mozart is now just a mouse-click away.  Mozart maniacs, enthusiasts, students and scholars can now access the immortal composer's entire catalog through a free online database with some 24,000 pages.


In Battle of Downtrodden, the Giants Scrape Bottom

In the 5-10 Giants, the Cincinnati Bengals found a team more bewildered than them, a team drowning in a sea of misery engulfing two seasons.


Iraq says new round of Iran-U.S. talks soon

Iran and the United States will hold a second round of talks about Iraq's security shortly, to follow up a landmark meeting held in May, Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zebari said on Tuesday.


LORD BLACK of Crossharbour plans to privatise Hollinger Inc, his Canadian holding company, following a very public investigation into the way he ran his former media empire.


Lycos Pulls Anti-Spam 'Vigilante' Campaign

Just days after Lycos Europe's launch of an anti-spam DDoS tool raised eyebrows in the security space, the company appears to have scrapped the campaign.


Iran says to get missile system from Russia: report

Iran's defense minister said on Wednesday that Iran had agreed to buy an S-300 surface-to-air missile system from Russia, Iranian media reported.


US Retailers' Holiday Sales Rise; Wal-Mart Lags Behind

US retailers' credit card sales rose more than 6 percent during the first weekend of the holiday shopping season. Same-store sales at Wal-Mart Stores Inc.


Israel-Lebanon fighting leads Arab media

For Arab news media, the war between Israel and Hezbollah is a fresh chapter in a tale with strong emotional pull and well-defined enemies, and has pushed Iraq to the back of newscasts and off front pages.


The curriculum watchdog says history lessons are too focused on the Tudors and 20th century dictators.


The war in Iraq has now lasted longer than the U.S. involvement in the war that President Bush's father fought in, World War II.


It was all a bit of a fast bowler's joke at the time but, as Brian Lara lay dazed on the pitch, the words of Shoaib Akhtar must have felt a little more sinister.


Colombian Juan Pablo Montoya could be summoned to a meeting of Formula One's governing body, the FIA, to explain his conduct, according to reports.


Kevin Spacey swings and sings as Bobby Darin in Beyond The Sea

TORONTO (CP) - The final frames of Beyond The Sea tell the audience, "Bobby Darin is still swinging.". Not only does the spirit of Darin swing in the film, but so does Kevin Spacey, who wears the many hats


As the curfew continues over the West Bank city of Jenin, Israeli occupation forces have killed a mentally-ill Palestinian and detained up to 20 people.


Its latest results might be a surprise because of the challenges the company has faced this year.


Passeggini nell'atrio? Si possono 'parcheggiare'

L'esperto casa risponde: in base al Codice Civile nessun condomino puÃ² vietare di lasciarli temporaneamente all'ingresso del palazzo


A Mayor Who Has Learned How to Kiss a Baby

As he embarks on his second mayoral campaign, Michael Bloomberg is both remarkably the same and altogether different from the candidate of 2001.


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US, Iraqi officials declare success in Samarra assault

Afraid to stray from home, residents buried the dead in their gardens Saturday as US and Iraqi forces battled pockets of resistance in this former insurgent stronghold, where


Aussie 'Taliban' to apologise after release from jail: father

Former Guantanamo Bay inmate David Hicks will apologise to the Australian people when he is released from an Adelaide jail this weekend but still disputes any links to terrorism, his father said Friday.


Police have issued a public warning after they arrested a man who they say has slept with at least three women without telling them he was HIV positive.


Porn Star Hits It Big as Bestselling Writer

She's got two bodyguards, four  dogs, a surgically enhanced double D-cup bust and an almost  600-page book on the best-seller list.


Metalmeccanici Cgil non escludono lo sciopero generale


BAGHDAD - British troops began rolling north to the Baghdad area Wednesday morning, a move that will free up American soldiers to tackle militant-controlled areas.


ITV asked to hand over information after viewers complained they could not vote for Rhydian Roberts


Australia one of least corrupt nations in world

TONY EASTLEY: While our biggest neighbour, Indonesia, battles with corruption, take heart Australia, it seems we are amongst the least corrupt nations in the world.


Oracle extends Peoplesoft offer deadline

The company's initial offer of $7.7bn or $21 per share, was due to expire at midnight tonight but Peoplesoft will now have another two weeks, until 22 October, to make their decision.


Palermo, 21:18 - CALCIO, PALERMO; GUIDOLIN: VITTORIA CON LIVORNO MERITATA

L'allenatore del Palermo Francesco Guidolin commenta ai microfoni di SKY l'1-0 del Palermo sul Livor...


Federal Communications Commission officials want to regulate voice-over-IP services, FCC chairman Michael Powell said. In an Oct. 19 speech in Boston, Powell praised voice-over-IP innovators and argued his case for federal oversight of the technology.


As the Ambanis meet in Mumbai over the next couple of days to resolve differences over ownership, one option the two brothers, may explore is keeping the flagship Reliance Industries intact and splitting between themselves the other group companies


England claim early wickets in third Ashes Test

England made significant early inroads into the Australian batting line-up on the opening day of the third Ashes cricket Test at the WACA Ground here, with the hosts 69 for three at lunch.l.


Clinton takes crucial step in recovery after heart op

Former US President Bill Clinton was described as doing well today, breathing on his own as he recovers from an operation to relieve arteries so severely clogged that they had posed imminent danger of a major heart attack.


Living Amid Suburban Sprawl Could be Bad for Your Health

SANTA MONICA - People who live in suburbia tend to have more chronic health problems than urbanites, according to a study issued today by a Santa Monica-based think tank.


Kevin Pietersen and Paul Collingwood hit fifties as England beat India by seven wickets at Lord's to win their one-day series 4-3.


Cyprus lodges a protest with Israel after two of its jets stopped a Lufthansa airliner from landing in Tel Aviv over a bomb hoax.


Seventeen are held after raids in the military for allegedly 'plotting attacks', Belgian prosecutors say.


Turkish planes bomb northern Iraq: officials

SULAIMANIYA, Iraq  - Turkish warplanes bombed villages deep in northern Iraq early on Sunday, killing one woman and wounding two other people in one of the heaviest raids against Kurdish rebels in months, local officials said.


Researchers working with slices of rat brains come up with a microchip that mimics the part of the brain responsible for creating memories. They hope to create a prosthesis for the human brain within 15 years. By Lakshmi Sandhana.


Disaster Aid Flows to Victims of Charley

PUNTA GORDA, Fla. - Federal disaster assistance money started flowing to Hurricane Charley's victims and postal workers handed out mail Tuesday outside their damaged building, but hundreds of thousands still had no phones, no running water, no diapers for the baby and no gas to fill the tank...


Americans John C. Mather and George F. Smoot won the 2006 Nobel Prize in physics on Tuesday for work that helped cement the big-bang theory of the universe.


State of the Art: Freedom for Prisoners of Voice Mail

If youâre tired of spending time and cellphone minutes listening to the voice-mail lady, try new tools that convert voice messages to text and deliver them by e-mail.


Government-sponsored lender Freddie Mac said Monday that it will restructure some of its mortgage securities operations, primarily by ceasing the market-making activities of its Securities


The world's oldest running film festival, the Venice Biennale, is used to imitators. But this year, the upstarts are just a little too close to home.


Report: Pipeline fire kills 1 in Nigeria

A ruptured fuel pipeline exploded outside Nigeria's commercial capital, killing at least one person, state-owned radio in the West African country said Sunday.


President Bush would bring 70,000 troops home from Europe and Asia in a major revamp of US military.


Cities Take Lead On Environment As Debate Drags At Federal Level

NEW YORK -- To the long list of evils being blamed on global warming -- hurricanes, heat waves, melting ice caps -- tack on the smaller interior of Steve Benesoczky's cab. Inside, his passengers can already feel the squeeze of climate change in their knees.


US defence manufacturers look to buy British companies for contracts

US defence manufacturers Boeing and Lockheed Martin are interested in acquiring British defence companies with the aim of winning more defence contracts from the British government, media have reported.


Liza Minnelli enters Manhattan State Supreme Court in this Jan. 7, 2004 file photo, in New York. Minnelli was hospitalized early Monday, Dec. 27, 2004 after falling out of bed at her residence, police said.


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US Senate votes first hike in minimum wage in a decade

The US Senate has voted overwhelmingly to raise the federal minimum wage for the first time in nearly a decade, a major promise of new Democratic congressional leaders.


Wireless NewsFactor PalmOne Debuts New Tungsten with 256-MB Flash ...

The 256 MB memory allocates 215 MB as storage for the user, with 55 MB as program memory and 160 MB as the internal flash drive. The flash memory in the Tungsten T5 is still large enough to


Methamphetamine use is increasing along the East Coast after years of largely being confined to rural areas west of the Mississippi River, a government report shows.


Vladimir Putin says he does not rule out running for Russia's presidency again in 2012 or 2016.


Big 3 See Long Shadow from Foreign Rivals

The Big Three U.S. automakers on Monday  showcased glittering new car models and other hot wheels at the  annual North American International Auto Show, but their  foreign rivals cast a long shadow over the glitz.


Toyota unveils first car under new cost-cut scheme

Toyota Motor Corp  on Monday took  the wraps off its remodeled Crown sedan, the first car to  incorporate the cost-cutting strategy that the automaker hopes  will help it save at least $2.8 billion a year.


Bulgarian Politicians Blame Each Other after CIA Report of Arms Supplies for Iraq

A CIA report alleging that Bulgarian firms supplied arms for former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein bewildered Friday the country's government and triggered mutual accusations between opposition parties, which ...


Operazione di acquisto dal fondo L Capital entro il 4/9


Former French Prime Minister Raymond  Barre, an economist who also served as a European commissioner,  has died, his family said on Saturday. He was 83.


Video di un gruppo di adolescenti scaricato su Youtube.com


Insurgents battled American troops in the streets of Baghdad on Saturday, killing a US soldier in an ambush and gunning down four government employees in signals that the


Arsenal surrendered their 100 percent start to the season as battling Bolton twice came from behind to secure a point. Thierry Henry set Arsenal on their way with his fifth goal of the season after 31 minutes


Network Solutions amends Net registration process

Facing criticism, Network Solutions has stepped back from some elements of a new process to register Internet domain names.


Management might favor lower-budget films. Shareholders should hope so.


ARE, Sweden  - Patrick Staudacher of Italy sprung a major surprise on Tuesday when he won gold in the men's super-G at the Alpine skiing world championships.


Roger Federer sets his sights on Pete Sampras' record of 14 Grand Slam titles after moving to 12 by winning the US Open.


Congress Certifies Bush's Win After Protest

The U.S. Congress on Thursday  formally certified President Bush as the victor of the November  elections after two Democrats symbolically stalled the event in  protest at alleged voting irregularities in Ohio.


Test of Brain Device Is Setback for Maker

Results from a crucial clinical trial showed that Northstar Neuroscienceâs brain-stimulating device failed to help stroke victims recover the use of their arms and hands.


CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The departure of NASA's boss comes at a challenging time as the space agency struggles to ditch the mentality that lost Columbia and get its remaining shuttles flying again, while aiming for the moon and Mars.


Former OLPC C.T.O. Aims to Create $75 Laptop

Pixel Qi is looking to create a $75 laptop and trying to advance low-cost computers and power-efficient laptops, mobile phones and other consumer electronics that are sunlight readable.


On the clear benefits of a dollar that won't spend.


Antidepressant warnings could hamper suicide

A federal advisory board is recommending that the Food and Drug Administration require all drugs used to treat depressed children come with a âblack boxâ warning of a link between the use of the antidepressants and suicidal leanings.


The make-believe president fidgeted slightly on this chilly and overcast Sunday but otherwise stood stoically, ready to accept the oath of office from the make-believe Supreme Court chief justice.


Harare, Zimbabwe, 10/15 - Zimbabwe`s main opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) leader Morgan Tsvangirai was Friday acquitted by the high court of charges that he plotted to assassinate President Robert Mugabe.


Philippine survivors flee new typhoon, 600 dead or missing

REAL, Philippines  - Terrified survivors were fleeing the northeastern Philippines as a new storm bore down on the area where floods and landslides have killed more than 400 people and left nearly 200 missing.


A defendant in the 21/7 bombing trial has turned on a co-defendant, saying he was the brains behind the conspiracy.


Kerry's environment aides start with family

When it comes to environmental advisers, Democrat John Kerry draws a tight inner circle. He's at the center of course, and closest to him are family: his wife, Teresa Heinz Kerry, and her son Andre Heinz.


Oscar winner Mirren may take tea with the real queen

A combination photograph shows British actress Helen Mirren arriving for the British premiere of "The Queen" at the Curzon Mayfair cinema in London September 13, 2006 and Britain's Queen Elizabeth II leaving ...Comment


The old man will get another chance for the Carolina Panthers. Coach John Fox on Friday named 43-year-old Vinny Testaverde the starting quarterback for Sunday's game against Indianapolis. Testaverde got the nod ahead of David Carr, who is recovering from a back injury.


Il 16,6% dei decessi riguarda operai immigrati


MONDAY, Oct. 29 (HealthDay News) -- It may be unhealthy in many other ways, but smoking does not appear to raise the odds that a woman with breast cancer will have more aggressive or later-stage malignancy at the time of diagnosis, researchers report.


Court lets Liz Taylor keep van Gogh painting

The U.S. Supreme Court allowed actress Elizabeth Taylor to keep a Vincent van Gogh painting on Monday, rejecting an appeal by descendants of a Jewish woman who said she was forced to sell it before fleeing Nazi Germany in 1939.


"No Country" takes Hollywood producers' top prize

Joel and Ethan Coen's "No Country for Old Men," a tale of moral decline wrapped in a gritty crime drama, won the top film prize from Hollywood's producers on Saturday, making it the clear front-runner in the race to the Oscars.


Walgreen Co.  illegally  assigned thousands of African-American employees to  low-performing stores and stores in black neighborhoods,  according to a class-action lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal  Employment Opportunity Commission.


Big surprise: Scrabble manufacturer targets 'Scrabulous' online game

Hasbro has reportedly served a legal notice to Facebook about a potentially infringing game on its developer platform. Unfortunately for you, it's that game you play all day at the office.


GE to buy stake in Regency Energy for $603 mln: report

General Electric Co.'s  energy  unit will pay $603 million for a stake in Regency Energy  Partners LP , an owner of natural gas pipelines and  storage equipment, The Wall Street Journal Online reported on  Tuesday.


Test of Pentagon's anti-missile system fails

THE first test in nearly two years of a multi-billion-dollar United States anti-missile shield failed yesterday when an interceptor missile shut down as it prepared to launch in the central Pacific, the Pentagon said.


The Palestinian leader sacks top security commanders in Gaza after militants violate a truce deal with Israel.


A new type of drug shows growing promise as a more potent way for many breast-cancer patients to significantly cut their risk of recurrence, researchers reported yesterday.


ETimor ballot distribution on track despite weather: UN

Late monsoon rains have hampered the distribution of ballots for this weekend's parliamentary polls in East Timor but delivery is now going well, the UN mission said Friday.


DNA testing to pinpoint origin of illegal ivory

A new genetic technique to pinpoint where various ivory comes from could help to thwart ivory smugglers. By indicating the origin of a specific ivory shipment with an accuracy of 500 to 1000 kilometres, it


At least 16 wind-driven wildfires burned from the Mexican border to areas north of Los Angeles on Tuesday, forcing more than half a million people from their homes and claiming a second life on the third day of fire calamity.


WASHINGTON - Thirty-four percent of Americans with a relative who is at high risk of danger from getting the flu say they are worried about the vaccine shortage, according to an Associated Press poll about the crisis that has health officials scrambling


ACE Ltd. yesterday became the latest insurance company to unveil changes in its business practices in response to the industry probe launched by New York's attorney general.


Serbian Players Emerge From a Broken Country

Three Serbian tennis players have worked their way into the top 10, despite chaos in their homeland.


One in 10 avian species 'extinct by end of century'

By the end of the century one in 10 species of birds in the world will be extinct and a further 15 per cent will be on the brink, according to one of the largest studies of avian biodiversity.


Amgen Inc  reported sharply lower third-quarter profit on Wednesday on falling sales from its important anemia drugs, amid new insurance coverage restrictions and safety concerns, and on restructuring charges.


Pol Pot's former deputy, Nuon Chea, is detained by officials from a UN-backed genocide tribunal in Cambodia.


Iraq's main Sunni bloc to boycott cabinet

Iraq's main Sunni Arab bloc said on Friday it was suspending its participation in cabinet because of legal steps being taken against one of its ministers, deepening the sectarian gulf between the country's politicians.


Nel Catanese, disarmato ha avuto una crisi respiratoria


US Marks Anniversary of Sept. 11 Attacks

Americans rang church bells, remembered the nearly 3,000 dead and gathered to pray on Saturday to mark the third anniversary of the devastating Sept.


New Pakistani PM elected despite boycott

Pakistan's Parliament has rubber-stamped the President's choice of Prime Minister, Shaukat Aziz, despite an opposition boycott and angry protests.


A Leeds man released from a Pakistani jail after 18 years on death row speaks out about his experiences.


Indonesia Quake Sparks Fatal Tidal Waves

A damaged car perches on a brick wall December 27, 2004 after a quake-triggered tsunami hit Port Blair in the Andaman and Nicobar islands, near the epicentre of the quake off Indonesia's Sumatra island.


PlusNet forums blown wide open by a letter bomb

That was sent by a stalking astronaut Letters It's a full to bursting letters bag this week, set to explode like a letter bomb. And boy, oh boy, the UK government was certainly top of the hit-list - whether ID cards, IT systems, or fingerprinting kids, you had a LOT to say about our incumbents. Take cover. Low flying missiles to follow:â¦


New Films Show Schwarzenegger Hard Act to Finger

Can any actor or film live up to  the oversize image of Arnold Schwarzenegger?


Suicide bombers kill 25, wound 70, in Pakistan

RAWALPINDI, Pakistan  - Two suicide bombers struck near the heart of the Pakistani military on Tuesday, killing 25 people and wounding 70, many of them security agency staff traveling to work through the city of Rawalpindi.


Senate Republicans blocked a package of tax breaks for renewable energy that would have been paid for by the major oil companies.


Ericsson profit climbs but misses forecast

Ericsson, the world's biggest mobile  network maker, reported softer-than-expected second-quarter  earnings on Friday but said the company continued to outperform  the market.


The Lede Blog: Ready for Life Without Bluefin Tuna?

What are the alternatives to the prized, badly overfished bluefin tuna?.


MCI to Write Down Asset Values by $3.5 Bln in 3rd Qtr

MCI Inc., the second-largest US long- distance telephone company, will write down assets by $3.5 billion in the third quarter, reflecting their reduced value as calling prices tumble and demand declines.


Mass Hysteria Strikes Small Rural U.S. High School

Ten healthy female students at a rural, co-ed North Carolina high school had repeated bouts of seizures, swooning and hyperventilation over a four-month period in 2002 -- an outbreak that experts are calling an example of mass hysteria.


Roger Clemens spent yesterday going door to door on Capitol Hill, lobbying congressmen investigating whether he used performance-enhancing drugs. His accuser, Brian McNamee , gave a seven-hour deposition behind closed doors, and the trainer's lawyers presented photographs of evidence they said prove the star pitcher was injected with steroids.


The EU will resume crunch talks with   Iran over its disputed nuclear work on Thursday, officials   said, as world power consultations at an atomic watchdog   meeting betrayed differences over whether to crack down on   Tehran.


Adobe Systems has signed on three researchers who've investigated new technical tools for photography and computing.


Wesley Snipes to Go on Trial in Tax Case

The actor has become an unlikely public face for the antitax movement, whose members argue that Americans are not legally obligated to pax taxes.


France's Chirac seen bowing out in TV address

French President Jacques Chirac is expected to confirm that he will not stand for re-election when he appears on television on Sunday, marking the end of a political career spanning more than four decades.


Making Sense of the Great Suicide Debate

The darkness of the soul encounters the science of pharmaceuticals.


A dozen high school students were expelled for an on-campus brawl over who got invited to a party, a fight school officials said was arranged on the social-networking hub MySpace.com.


U.S. and EU warn Israel over closure of Gaza border

U.S. and European security officials have warned Israel that European states may opt to pull their monitors out of the Rafah border crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt unless Israel agrees to keep it open.


Yen Lower as Oil Surge Dents Growth Hopes

The yen sank to a four-month low against  the euro and a six-week low versus the dollar on Tuesday as  investors fretted that soaring oil prices could jeopardize  Japan's economic recovery.


Police take up racism allegations at Blackburn

Police are launching an investigation into allegations that Birmingham City striker Dwight Yorke was racially abused by Blackburn Rovers fans at Ewood Park on Sunday.


Stock prices are shooting higher. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 29 points in today's early going. Advancing issues on the New York Stock Exchange hold a 4-3 lead over decliners.


Sudan Foes Sign Peace Pledge at Security Council

Sudan's government and southern rebels  committed themselves Friday to ending Africa's longest civil  war by Dec. 31, signing a pledge in front of 15 U.N. Security  Council ambassadors at an extraordinary meeting.


The only walking C.C. Sabathia did was to the dugout after each scoreless inning.


Pakistan's army says it has found 73 bodies at a mosque compound in Islamabad, after battles with militants.


L'annuncio di Passera, il titolo sale in Borsa


Space tourism legislation makes comeback

After weathering the ups and downs of the lame-duck legislative process, legislation that would open the way for suborbital space tourism was cleared by the House and sent on to the Senate for final congressional approval.


A new body is set to regulate a range of complementary therapies such as homeopathy and aromatherapy.


An 18-year-old gunman opened fire at his high school in this placid town in southern Finland on Wednesday, killing seven other students and the principal before mortally wounding himself in a rampage that stunned a nation where gun crime is rare.


Former eBay Manager to Speak at SUU Event

Lesa Halladay Ward, a former manager of eBay Inc. and an alumna of Southern Utah University's School of Business, will be the featured speaker at the school's next Wells Fargo Executive Speaker Series event.  The presentation will be at 11:30 a.m. March 8 in the university's Starlight Room.


Union opposes FAA's plan for new air controllers

The Federal Aviation Administration said Tuesday that it would hire 12,500 replacements to fill the jobs of 11,700 air traffic controllers expected to retire by 2015.


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US Army deserter Charles Jenkins was released from military jail on Saturday after serving 25 days for abandoning his squadron in 1965 and defecting to North Korea, where he lived for nearly four decades.


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Kakà meglio di Cristiano Ronaldo e Ibra. Secondo la Top 10 stilata oggi dal tabloid inglese "...


The U.N. Security Council sent a "firm and unwavering demand" Monday that Eritrea immediately lift fuel restrictions hampering the efforts of peacekeeping monitoring a tense buffer zone between Ethiopia and Eritrea.


Siemens, BBC announce $3.35 billion deal

BERLIN -- Industrial group Siemens AG said Friday it has signed a $3.35 billion contract to deliver technology services around the world to the British Broadcasting Corp.


Hot deal: National Geographic National Park topo CD-ROMs for $2 each

Sierra Trading Post offers a sophisticated topo mapping system on CD-ROM at an 80 percent discount.


The Incredibles. With voices of Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter, Samuel L. Jackson. Director: Brad Bird. (2:01) PG: Action violence.


Berlin police say they have foiled a German woman's plans to travel abroad to become a suicide bomber.


A year after the stillborn iTunes competitor was launched, Sony to finally bury music service sometime after March 2008.


Bankruptcy judge approves Air America Radio sale

A U.S. bankruptcy judge on Friday approved the sale of Air America, the politically liberal talk-radio network launched by comedian Al Franken, to an investment group led by New York real estate mogul Stephen L. Green for $4.28 million.


Dems Ask McAuliffe to Remain Party Chair

Senior Democrats are trying to persuade national Chairman Terry McAuliffe to continue his service as party chairman, especially if none of the current candidates gains momentum in the race to replace him.


Israeli troops kill two young Gazans: Palestinians

Israeli troops shot dead two Palestinian youths in the northern Gaza Strip close to the border with Israel and an air strike killed a militant in southern Gaza, Palestinian medical staff said on Friday.


Democrats took the first steps Friday in what could be a long march to court in a tug-of-war between the White House and Congress over subpoenas and executive and legislative branch powers.


Five years ago Japanese women's rights advocates won their battle to legalize the birth control pill. Now they are waging an even tougher fight — getting women to use it.


Rankings for the top 15 programs on cable networks as compiled by Nielsen Media Research for the week of Sept. 17-23. Day and start time (EDT) are in parentheses.


By Steve Cahalan, La Crosse Tribune, Wis.  Mar. 9--Morrie's Mazda of La Crosse opens today at 3400 S. Losey Blvd. on the city's South Side for both sales and service.


See that spot that just opened up? Forget about it. Some yuppie won it in an auction two hours ago, so you're out of luck. Commentary by Tony Long.


Glasgow, 12:46 - CALCIO, SCOZIA: APPROVATA NOMINA CT BURLEY

La federcalcio scozzese ha approvato la proposta di nominare George Burley ct della nazionale. Burle...


Violence hits Russia's N.Caucasus region

A shootout in Chechnya's capital left two policemen and a rebel dead, the Chechen Interior Ministry said Friday.


It was a family affair for the Edwards clan on Friday.


DETROIT -- A stripper is claiming she was inappropriately touched by Detroit Lions defensive tackle Shaun Rogers.


Superhero movie The Incredibles tops the shortlist for the Annie Awards, celebrating animated films.


A visit to the Apple store in downtown San Francisco a little more than a day before the release of the product.


Stocks headed for a lower open today amid renewed concerns that soured subprime loans will wreak financial havoc and upend the recent run-up on Wall Street.


Ranchers, beef industry celebrate long-awaited US border re ...

EDMONTON (CP) - Cattle ranchers and beef industry officials were throwing cowboy hats in the air Wednesday after the United States announced sweeping plans for opening the border to nearly all Canadian exports of beef and live cattle in March.


Australian film Eucalyptus, starring Nicole Kidman and Russell Crowe, is scrapped over script problems.


British and Dutch police shut down what they say is one the world's biggest online sources of pirated music Tuesday and arrested the Web site's 24-year-old suspected operator.


Ford Is Close to a Deal to Shed Aston Martin Sports Cars

Ford is expected to sell Aston Martin to a group of investors that includes the racing mogul David Richards and a pair of Kuwaiti companies.


Insult Islam at your peril An Egyptian blogger found guilty of insulting both Islam and the country's president has been jailed for four years, Reuters reports.â¦


Obama finds friends in Hollywood, and money too!

A Beverly Hills reception for Barack Obama on Tuesday night brought in $1.3 million for the Illinois senator's White House bid in the  first major show business fund-raiser of the 2008 presidential campaign cycle, organizers said.


State Game and Fish officials will help staff members at Carlsbad Caverns National Park remove exotic fish and amphibians from the pond at Rattlesnake Springs.


Roma, 15:50 - CALCIO, FIGC; LIPPI: PANCALLI E RIVA DANNO MASSIMA GARANZIA

L'ex ct della Nazionale Marcello Lippi commenta le nomine di Luca Pancalli e Gigi Riva ai vertici de...


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Blair warns NATO credibility at stake in Afghanistan

British Prime Minister Tony Blair has urged NATO allies to do more in Afghanistan saying the alliance's credibility and global security were at risk.


Images: President Bush, walking and waving; Kerry speaking; factory workers; Kerry with a mother and her son; an elderly couple. Video: A new advertisement by the Kerry-Edwards campaign is the first ad in


Intel Corp.'s profit leaped 51 percent as sales of microprocessors accelerated in the fourth quarter, but its shares plummeted on signs that the world's largest semiconductor maker is feeling the pinch of an ailing U.S. economy.


Time Warner Settles AOL Merger Related Case for $510M

December 16, 2004 - Time Warner Inc. will pay $510 million and restate its 2001-2002 earnings for the third time as part of a settlement of criminal and civil charges related to its America


Contrary to Ariel Sharon's recent demonization propaganda, Yasser Arafat was true to the cause of his people and was a man of peace when presented with a sincere opportunity -- witness the Oslo accords.


Marty Sellers used to need about a hundred postage stamps every three months. These days, he can stretch that supply to last a year.


Olmert bids Assad direct talks, not through U.S

Israeli Premier Ehud Olmert in remarks aired on Tuesday offered Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to begin direct negotiations to make peace in the Middle East, and advised him not to wait for American mediation.


Japan's Kitashiro Urges Koizumi to End War Shrine Visits

Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi should stop visiting a shrine China say symbolizes Japan's militaristic past as it hurts business ties, Kakutaro Kitashiro, chairman of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives said.


SATURDAY COLLEGE BASKETBALL 12:30 p.m. -- South Padre Island Invitational (championship): Wisconsin/Missouri St. winner vs. Oklahoma St./Auburn winner, CSTV


Georgia lawmakers prepare to defend Raptor program once again

The F/A-22 Raptor, powered by a Connecticut company's engines, has emerged as an early target in the Pentagon's efforts to slash $60 billion over the next six years, but the


Polish hostage, 11 Iraqi police men executed in Iraq

One Polish woman has joined the group of other foreigners kidnapped in Iraq after a video tape broadcast by al-Jazeera TV showed an armed group while detaining what it called one Polish woman working for the American forces, calling for releasing her and


Insider: Some Hedge Funds Decide That Relying on Banks Is Just Too Risky

Hedge funds, at least a handful of them, are giving up some of their coveted privacy in exchange for more stable capital.


New penalties against drivers who use hand-held mobile phones at the wheel have come into force.


Ibrahim: The 'iceman' Who Became Iraq's Most Wanted Fugitive

BAGHDAD, Sept 5  - Izzat Ibrahim al-Duri, Saddam Hussein's deputy whose capture was announced Sunday, is 62 and riddled with cancer, but was public enemy number two in Iraq for the world's most powerful military.


IN A move welcomed by dozens of conservation organisations and governments, Thailand yesterday proposed a new South-east Asian regional law enforcement network to combat illegal wildlife trade.


U.S. Soldier, Marine Killed in Iraq Attacks

A U.S. soldier was killed when a  roadside bomb struck a patrol in northern Baghdad on Sunday and  a Marine was killed in the restive province west of the  capital, the U.S. military said.


This week in video: New companies emerge, HP testifies

Watch video of some the brighter ideas to stream through the DemoFall conference in San Diego. Also: HP in the hot seat.


Blog: The iPhone has landed in the real world and at my house it's been more of a thud than a revelation. Find out how everyone's tech fantasy is squaring with one busy family's reality.


Los Angeles - Suave superspy James Bond's next mission has been delayed as MGM studios searches for a new actor to play 007 and for a director to oversee his 21st screen outing.


Filmmaker Polanski's libel case against US magazine risks collapse

Filmmaker Roman Polanski's libel case against the US magazine Vanity Fair may collapse over his refusal to appear in person in a British court to give evidence, his lawyer said.


Blisteringly hot summers similar to the one in 2003 when thousands of people in continental Europe died of heatstroke will become commonplace because of climate change, a study has found.


E-mail suggests the congressman's role was more active than ...

A newly obtained memo indicates US House Majority Leader Tom DeLay had personal involvement in directing some of the fund-raising activities of a political action committee that is under a grand jury investigation.


Study Shows Simple Steps to Painless Dieting

By reducing calorie density by 30 percent and reducing serving sizes by about a quarter, Penn State researchers eliminated 800 calories a day from the diets of young women


Peter Hain could face a police inquiry into the late declaration of political donations, it emerges.


Mercury-Containing Vaccines May Help Not Harm Kids

There have been widespread concerns that mercury-based preservatives used in vaccines might impair the neurological development of children, but the opposite seems to be true.


Siemens warns of ear damage from mobile phone tunes

After last year's reports of exploding batteries in Nokia Corp. phones and amid growing concern about electromagnetic radiation from wireless devices in general, Siemens AG warned


Amazon's UK DVD Rentals Might Presage War with Netflix

Analysts said Amazon's launch of the DVD rental service in the UK might be to test its approach and streamline the logistically difficult process of handling DVDs through the mail.


German ex-heavyweight champ Max Schmeling dies at the age of 99.


There are some indications that statins arenât all theyâre cracked up to be.


Is there a reason that management keeps mum on cash flow?


Actor Sizemore sentenced to 16 months in prison

Actor Tom Sizemore, best known for battle-hardened film roles in "Saving Private Ryan" and "Black Hawk Down," was sentenced on Monday to 16 months in prison for violation his probation in a drug possession case.


Maryland's efforts to close a gaping budget shortfall next year could result in higher income taxes for the state's more affluent residents -- and a possible break for those earning less.


Oil prices rebound on OPEC, Nigeria jitters

Analysts say OPEC could cut of oil production quota on Fridayâs meeting if US oil prices keep sliding. LONDON - Oil prices rebounded Monday after falling sharply last week on receding supply worries, buoyed


Google marked by Chinese company for trademark violation

A Beijing company has taken Google's Chinese division to court over the search company's Mandarin name.


Militants beat man thought to be from US

HENDALA, Sri Lanka -- Day after day, locked in a cement room somewhere in Iraq, the hooded men beat him. They told him he would be beheaded. ''Ameriqi!" they shouted, even though he comes from this poor Sri Lankan fishing village.


Fed Chief Seeks to Limit Mortgage Agencies

The chairman of the Federal Reserve urged Congress to bolster regulation of the mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.


Study links Mediterranean diet, healthy lifestyle to lower mortality

Seniors who follow a Mediterranean diet and a healthy lifestyle have a mortality rate half that of seniors who do not, a study said.


Iraqi Kurds march for peace as raids loom

Â· Direct talks urged to avert army strike on PKK rebels Â· Turkish leaders defiant amid foreign criticism


A day after tangling over stem cell research and health care, President Bush and Sen. John Kerry will fan out again Friday to states that could tip the election.


Announces 40GB model too Sony has cut the price of the US 80GB PlayStation 3 to $499 (Â£245/â¬352), a prelude to the launch next month of the 40GB version, already announced in Europe and Japan.â¦


SANAA, Yemen, Sept. 20 -- Former presidential candidate Sumayya Ali Rajja, her two children in tow, plodded from polling station to polling station Wednesday trying to take part in what she considered a historic moment: Yemen's first competitive presidential elections. But Rajja's frustration...


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Hosting Duke and North Carolina in the same week was an opportunity for Boston College to show it belonged among the Atlantic Coast Conference elite. Instead, losses to the Tobacco Road rivals dropped the Eagles from the top spot in the conference and proved that while they can play with the ACC's uberprograms, they are not one of them yet.


Olmert, Abbas meet, heavy clashes in Gaza

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


Nelly Runs 'Sweat,' 'Suit' Straight to the Top

With two simultaneous releases, hip-hop artist Nelly pushes everyone out of his way on the Billboard 200 albums chart this week, taking over the top two slots.


King Tut Treasures Will Return to U.S., but Won't Stop at the Met

Treasures of King Tut, including his gold coffin, will bypass the Met because of a dispute over the admission charge.


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.


Paris Hilton gets out of jail for medical reasons

Hotel heiress Paris Hilton was let out of jail and placed under house arrest on Thursday after serving three days of a three-week sentence in a move that drew fire from prosecutors and sparked public debate about celebrity justice.


Milano, 15:34 - CALCIO, CHAMPIONS-INTER; MANCINI: RICORDIAMOCI DEL VILLARREAL

Questo il commento di Roberto Mancini al sorteggio degli ottavi di Champions League che ha abbinato ...


The House will cast a landmark vote Thursday when it decides whether to reverse U.S. policy and provide contraceptive grants to groups overseas that also provide abortions.


Gibbs Tells Redskins to Work Out or Else

Joe Gibbs laid down the law to his players Monday, a day after the end of his worst season as an NFL coach. His message: Show up for every single offseason workout, meeting and practice — or else.


Torino, 17:23 - CALCIO, JUVENTUS: LAVORO DIFFERENZIATO PER CAMORANESI

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ADELAIDE: Opener Justin Langer reached his 20th Test century and guided Australia to a commanding 327 for three in sweltering heat on the first day of the second Test against New Zealand yesterday.


The increasing popularity of laptop computers, together with evidence that elevated scrotal temperature can result in sperm damage, has prompted researchers from the State University of New York to undertake the first study into the effect of heat from


Oil prices rose yesterday as global stock markets recovered some ground after weeklong declines, and strategists pointed out that gasoline stocks are slipping while demand rises.


Terror Tribunal Defendant Demands to Be Own Lawyer

A 36-year-old Yemeni on trial here for conspiracy to commit terrorism threw the military commission proceedings into confusion on Thursday by saying that he


Martin Scorsese, the creator of "Raging Bull" and "Taxi Driver," finally won Oscar recognition on Sunday but he had to share the spotlight with politician Al Gore, regal actress Helen Mirren and Cinderella story Jennifer Hudson.


Illinois, Wisconsin launch program to buy refill prescriptions ...

Illinois and Wisconsin on Monday launched the country's first state-sponsored program to help residents buy cheaper prescription drugs from both Canada and Europe - despite federal laws banning the practice.


Sir Bobby Robson admitted he is 'massively disappointed' at losing his job as Newcastle boss on Monday morning. The 71-year-old former England manager was 'relieved of his duties' by the Newcastle executive


Barrichello ready to finish F1 season on high note

Rubens Barrichello has warned Ferrari team-mate Michael Schumacher that he is out to steal the world champion's thunder in Sunday's inaugural Chinese Formula One Grand Prix in Shanghai.


General Motors, which fell behind Toyota in global sales for the first time in the first three months of this year, has edged narrowly ahead of its Japanese rival in terms of 2007 sales.


Online Auction For First A380 Tickets Nears End

One bidder has spent $100,380 for a first-class seat on the Singapore Airlines flight.


South Africa's trade union federation calls for Jacob Zuma to be reinstated as deputy president.


Europeans Rally to Boost Kerry to Victory

Europe is Kerry country, and folks like Heike Warmuth reckon they have a chance to spoil President Bush's bid for a second term.


De Gennaro, 'il piano non cambiera' di una virgola'


Family of kidnapped BBC journalist express concern at video apparently showing him wearing explosives belt.


In what may become an A-list booking-war blitz, David Letterman has landed comedian Robin Williams as the first guest when âThe Late Showâ returns to CBS.


Has it really come to this? Number of bowl-eligible teams ...

Ladies and gentlemen, do we have an offer for you. How would you and 21 of your closest friends like to play in a bowl game this holiday season?


Support grows for Blair to keep British troops in Iraq

Support for Prime Minister Tony Blair's policy of keeping British troops in Iraq until a "stable democracy" is ensured has increased over the past three months, according to an opinion poll.


Turkey's EU Bid Back on Course After Damaging Row

Turkey's bid to join the European Union was back on course Thursday after Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan backed down in a row with the bloc over attempts to ban adultery in his Muslim nation.


Bill Clinton makes his first major appearances beside wife Hillary as she campaigns in the 2008 White House race.


Kenya's President Mwai Kibaki leads Thursday's presidential election with 47.4 percent of the vote, versus 42.7 for opposition leader Raila Odinga, according to an exit poll by a local independent observer group.


Dell signs deal to locate plant in India

Dell Inc., the world's biggest personal computer maker, signed an agreement Thursday with the government of Tamil Nadu to locate a manufacturing plant in the southern Indian state to help serve new clients in the fast-growing computer market


Highlights from the Athens Olympic Games

Description: NPR's Robert Siegel and Wall Street Journal sports writer Stefan Fatsis, reporting from Athens, talk about some of the highlights of this week's Olympic Games events.


Fabio Capello's first match in charge of England ended in a 2-1 victory over Switzerland that offered the Italian as much encouragement about the potential of his new charges as evidence of the deficiencies that resulted in them failing to reach Euro 2008.


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LA LAKERS 106, NEW ORLEANS 98: Kobe Bryant scored 31 points -- including 14-of-14 from the foul line -- for Los Angeles at New Orleans.


Minn. Dog Injured Last Year Is Recovering

Around this time last year, Josie the dog had a broken back, a dislocated hip and internal injuries. A veterinarian suggested putting her to sleep. Instead, the Twedt family decided to skip Christmas presents and use the money to pay Josie's medical bills.


U.S.'s Kornberg wins Nobel, follows laureate father

American Roger Kornberg, the son of a Nobel laureate, won the 2006 Nobel chemistry prize on Wednesday for showing how genes are copied, a process essential to how cells develop and to life itself.


Pro-life activists mark the 40th year of the Abortion Act with a rally and march in Westminster.


The man who disrupted the men's marathon at the Athens Olympics was defrocked as a Roman Catholic priest Thursday.


Dopo Svizzera e Grecia e' Paese europeo dove si spende meno


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.


Dg Confindustria: non sarebbe scelta nell'interesse Paese


Stan and Frank Koebel, the two brothers charged in the Walkerton E. coli water mishap that four years ago left seven dead, are reportedly expected to plead guilty today to public endangerment.


Lo ha detto il comandante delle forze navali dei Pasdaran


US Drops Effort for Treaty Banning Cloning

Faced with polarizing division in the 191-member General Assembly, the United States on Friday abandoned its aggressively pursued attempt to obtain a United Nations


German Soccer Referee to Stay in Custody

The soccer referee at the center of Germany's game-fixing scandal was ordered to remain in custody Monday to prevent him from trying to escape.


Bond, James Bond, returning in book form

James Bond will soon be back, in bookstores. "Devil May Care," a novel written by British author Sebastian Faulks and authorized by the estate of the late Ian Fleming, is due to come out in 2008, the centennial of Fleming's birth.


The old saying, essentially, is, "From here, things can only get better." From where AMD was last April, that's indeed what happened - and perhaps that's no surprise. Yesterday, the company reported rising chip shipments that led to increased revenues and recovering profit margins, though still not yet near the point of being considered "healthy."


A German court on Thursday began considering a lawsuit seeking royalties from the heirs of German composer Richard Strauss for nine works, including opera favorites "Der Rosenkavalier" and "Elektra."


Europe's lunar satellite, the Smart 1 probe, ends its mission by crashing onto the Moon's surface.


Consumer Safety Panel Powers to Diminish

When the Consumer Product Safety Commission returns to work on Monday, it will not have the authority to adopt safety rules, order mandatory recalls of dangerous products, or impose civil penalties on companies that do not report product hazards immediately.


Hollywood star Paul Newman, whose career spanned five decades, says he has retired from stage and screen.


A 30-year-old is charged with the murder of a man and other serious offences after a street fight in west London.