AMERICA/REPUBBLICA DOMINICANA - Continuano ad aumentare i casi di dengue nel paese, 553 solo a Santiago Santiago (Agenzia Fides) - Allarme e preoccupazione in diversi ambienti per lÂaumento dei casi di dengue a Santiago. QuestÂanno, negli ospedali pubblici della cittÃ , ne sono stati registrati  553. Secondo le autoritÃ  sanitarie, la maggior parte sono...


Controversial former world chess legend Bobby Fischer has died aged 64, Icelandic media report.


When Jane Rodriguez was a kid she used to spend hours outside playing with her friends. Rodriguez, now a certified physical education teacher, said today's kids aren't as active or as healthy.


Astronauts spacewalk to resume station assembly

Two astronauts went spacewalking on  Tuesday to hook up a solar power unit after it was installed on  the International Space Station in the first addition to the  space complex in nearly four years.


By Steve Bailey, The Boston Globe  Jun. 22--It was Rowes Wharf's signature arch that bothered Sal DiMasi.   Now, years later, Mr. Speaker is OK with the arch, which he says he  helped make bigger and better.


Higher wine prices boost drinking pleasure: study

STANFORD, California  - The more wine costs, the more people enjoy it, regardless of how it tastes, a study by California researchers has found.


Movie Review | 'Wild Tigers I Have Known': A Loner Wanders Junior High, as a Lion Strays on Campus

The moment at the dawn of adolescence when hormones and daydreams swirl into a heady fog of confusion is poetically evoked in âWild Tigers I Have Known.â


Sport: Australian Open: Former champion Amelie Mauresmo is knocked out in the third round


Kosovo independence declaration possible in 10 days

PRISTINA, Serbia  - Kosovo will declare independence from Serbia with Western backing the weekend after the February 3 Serbian presidential election if the nationalist candidate wins, political sources said on Wednesday.


Video game is creating the kind of buzz usually reserved for a Hollywood opening of, say, "The Incredibles." -The Washington Post


A noted political scientist joined one of Sen. George Allen's former college football teammates in claiming the senator used a racial slur to refer to blacks in the early 1970s, a claim Allen dismisses as "ludicrously false."


Video shows Bigleyâs final plea- Web Site

A videotape of the decapitation of the British hostage Kenneth Bigley was posted Sunday on a Web site, showing Bigley making a final appeal to Blair and saying that he wanted "to live a simple life" moments before he was beheaded.


BAGHDAD - American forces believe they have found houses in Falluja that were used for the torture and murder of Western hostages, including one containing a cage similar to the one used to imprison Kenneth Bigley.


South Koreans in Afghanistan in bid to free hostages

A South Korean government delegation arrived in Afghanistan on Sunday to try to secure the release of 23 of their countrymen kidnapped by Taliban insurgents demanding Seoul pull its troops out of the country.


EarthLink rocks, J.D. Power and Associates says

EarthLink ranks no.1 in the J.D. Powers and Associates 2007 Internet Service Provider (ISP) Residential Customer Satisfaction Study.


In France, I'm not sure yet' leads election

PARIS   Polls show a tight three-way contest in France's presidential race, with a centrist former education minister just a few points behind the two established candidates.Comment


AOL to launch mobile development platform

Developers can add another mobile open-application development platform to the mix, this time from AOL.AOL announced on Monday that in the middle of the year it hopes to release a platform that developers can use to create applications that can run on any mobile phone. The platform will be open, so that developers can improve it as they like, said Jai Jaisimha, vice president of mobile product and technology development at AOL.The AOL Open Mobile Platform is based on technology that AOL acquired from a company called Airmedia last year. It requires an application on the mobile phone. The program, which is so small it's comparable in size to an average graphic, works in conjunction with back-end servers that take care of converting the application to the format the device requires.Currently, developers who want to write applications for mobile devices face a daunting task because they must customize their application for the various popular phone operating systems. "So what this platform does is eliminate the need to learn all those different platforms because you can use a device agnostic markup language," said Jaisimha. The platform uses an XML-based markup language.Even phones that run the same operating system often have different requirements, however. The phone application from AOL already works on more than 150 handsets, and since the application is open, developers will be able to tweak it to work on any additional handsets, Jaisimha said.Developers will be able to use AOL services as part of their applications, but they don't have to. They also have the option to use AOL's advertising platform as a way to earn revenue from their programs.AOL's idea has benefits over some other platforms. For example, developers who write applications in the Symbian environment or who plan to write Android applications are limited to phones running those operating systems.But AOL isn't alone in its approach. Java Micro Edition, which runs on the majority of phones, was designed to allow developers to create Java applications that run on many phones. However, Java applications still often must also be tweaked for particular handsets. Plus, phone manufacturers must license JME from Sun if they intend to alter the program at all, which most do.AOL also faces competition in Yahoo, which recently released documentation that lets developers build mobile widgets. That means AOL will compete with it for developer attention.In addition, AOL faces the hurdle of distributing the handset application, a notable challenge because mobile users are typically disinclined to download anything onto their phones. Because the client is so small, developers can build it into their applications, so end-users could download the client along with the application, Jaisimha said. "But we also certainly hope and expect that carriers and device manufacturers will integrate the platform into devices," he said.AOL is now entering into talks with developers who want to begin working on the platform immediately. It will otherwise keep developers up-to-date on the availability of the platform on its developer site .


A Qatari man accused of links to al-Qaeda cannot be held in indefinite military detention, a US court rules.


Should the age of responsibility be lowered?

Almost 3,000 crimes were committed last year by suspects too young to be prosecuted.  Should children face charges?


Rights Group Calls for International Monitors Following Sudanese ...

A human rights organization has called for the creation of an international body to monitor Sudanese police in the war-torn Darfur region of western Sudan, following a recent police raid on a Darfur camp.


Browser wars: Mozilla exec calls Steve Jobs 'out-of-date'

A Mozilla Corp. executive yesterday blasted Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs as "out-of-date" for thinking that the browser battle on the Windows platform is between just Safari and Internet Explorer.


U.S.-Japan import duty spat moves to arbitration

A stand-off between Japan and the United States over the way Washington calculates import duties has moved to World Trade Organisation (WTO) arbitration for resolution, diplomats said on Monday.


Critics see Moscow's hand in the poisoning, while Putin supporters point to an anti-Russia conspiracy.


Warring sides in Darfur under pressure to reach deal on security ...

ABUJA, Nov 1  -- African Union mediators pressed Sudan's government and Darfur rebel leaders to agree on a joint position on security in the strife-torn western region, during talks aimed at reaching an overall deal to end the 20-month civil war.


Musharraf, Singh to discuss Kashmir: spokesman

ISLAMABAD : Pakistan has expressed the confidence that during their meeting in New York, President Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh would focus on Kashmir, review status of the composite dialogue and discuss how to add substance to the


Miguel Arteta is in  final negotiations to direct "Superbad" star Michael Cera in  the Dimension Films comedy "Youth in Revolt."


Toronto critics anoint "Queen" best picture

TORONTO  - The Toronto Film Critics Association on Tuesday chose "The Queen" as the best picture of 2006, while Helen Mirren won the actress award for her title role.


Red-hot rivalry, but United and Arsenal won't rely on brute force

ITâS indicative of the pleasing depravity of football that the more bad blood that hangs around a fixture the more enticing it becomes.


Egypt hits back at Israeli charges over Gaza

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt  - Egypt rejected Israeli complaints about weapons smuggling into Gaza on Wednesday and accused Israel of trying to distract attention from its building activities at Jewish settlements.


Some 3,400 defence repair staff face uncertainty as the government examines privatisation.


Microsoft is also preparing to begin construction of a second building on the campus, spokeswoman Tami Begasse said yesterday. But the company hasn't yet decided whether it will proceed with the third and final building on the 42-acre Hyderabad site.


Five Days: Another ÂTop ThisÂ Week for the Deal Makers

PRIVATE equity firms, flush with cash from wealthy institutions and other investors eager for extraordinary returns, snapped up more and bigger companies this week in a burst of takeovers impressive even in a year that is shaping up as a record for mergers.


Inquiries begin in Chile after a fire in a historic port kills at least three people and a hotel fire leaves 10 tourists dead.


Italian nun slain in Somalia, speculation of Pope link

Gunmen killed an Italian nun at a   children's hospital in Mogadishu on Sunday in an attack that   drew immediate speculation of links to Muslim anger over the   Pope's recent remarks on Islam.


A 60-year-old woman saves a fellow camper who is dragged from his tent by a crocodile and is then attacked herself.


Worry about health? Try to leave in marriageâ¦

Married adults are healthier than widowed, divorced or those never married, though husbands have a tendency to gain extra weight, founding to a new US study.


The tsunami earlier this week devastated a train that had come to a halt on the outskirts of the tiny Sri Lankan village of Hikkaduwa, as massive waves slammed into a dozen carriages, hurling them across the countryside into coconut groves, fields and flimsy huts, authorities said Tuesday.


New customer additions slowed at the cable company amid intensified competition from phone and satellite TV companies.


Here's how we identify stocks that are set to outperform.


Japan-Australia defense deal not aimed at China: Abe

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe denied  on Monday that a groundbreaking security agreement he is to  sign with Australian Prime Minister John Howard in Tokyo this  week was aimed at reining in China.


High-seas whaling standoff draws in Tokyo, Canberra      (AFP/File)

AFP/File - A high-seas standoff between Japanese whalers and militant anti-whaling activists in the icy waters of the Antarctic drew the governments of Australia and Japan into the fray Wednesday.


Nike Profit Up 25 Pct. on Converse Boost

Nike Inc. (NKE.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Monday reported a 25 percent rise in quarterly profit, topping Wall Street estimates, on strong sales of Converse sneakers


Report Links Ex-TV Manager, Saddam's Son

A videotape found in Baghdad after the ouster of Saddam Hussein shows a former manager for Al-Jazeera television thanking one of Saddam's sons for his support, the newspaper Asharq al-Awsat says.


Reyna Expected Out for Up to 2 More Months

U.S. midfielder Claudio Reyna is expected to be sidelined for up to two more months after aggravating a thigh injury, and has gone to Germany to see an expert.


Napoli, 18:03 - CALCIO, NAPOLI: 7 RETI NEL TEST CON LA PRIMAVERA

Test mattutino a Castelvolturno contro la Primavera, per il Napoli. 7-0 il finale per la squadra di ...


Bush, Kerry skirt thorny Taiwan question in polls run-up

President George W. Bush and rival John Kerry have conveniently avoided public debate on Taiwan ahead of the November 2 presidential vote but analysts expect differences on the core issue in difficult US-China relations.


Five indicted for massive antiquities forgery ring scam

Five people were charged in Jerusalem District Court yesterday with running a sophisticated antiquities forgery ring that created hundreds of fake biblical artifacts, including some that were


Lo prevede il ministro Bianchi, anche inasprimento sanzioni


ATHENS, Ga. -- David Greene set a school record by throwing five touchdown passes and No. 3 Georgia got a huge victory in the Southeastern Conference, shredding No. 13 Louisiana State and its fearsome defense, 45-16, yesterday.


Dog Survives After Arrow Lodges in Skull

PHILADELPHIA - A beloved pooch who had an arrow lodged in her skull had successful follow-up surgery Friday to remove part of the razor-sharp tip.  Alice, a shaggy, mixed-breed pet with green eyes, was romping around a 100-acre farm last month when she went missing.


Sharapova, Hewitt struggle but win at Japan Open

Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova and top-seeded Lleyton Hewitt both struggled to three-set victories at the Japan Open on Wednesday.


L'iniziativa dei ragazzi della scuola media "Di Biasio" di Cassino dopo le polemichesulla diffusione delle agende "di cattivo gusto". E allora ci pensano gli studenti                                            Scuola, niente trash per favore arriva in classe il "diario fai-da-te"                                                                                di AMALIA MATTEUCCI


FACTBOX: Key facts on hunted al Qaeda militants in Somalia

- Six Islamist fighters, including foreigners from Western countries, were killed in U.S. air strikes and battles with local forces in northern Somalia, a regional official said on Sunday.


Zimbabwe's Movement for Democratic Change has hailed the acquittal of its leader Morgan Tsvangirai on treason charges as a victory for the people of that country.


Reinventing Date Night for Long-Married Couples

Brain and behavior researchers say many couples are going about date night all wrong.


By Josh Richman  SAN FRANCISCO -- A long legal battle over a proposed Christian school near Castro Valley finally went to trial Monday, with a 10- person jury ready to decide whether the situation is a civil-rights violation or sound suburban planning.


F1's governing body summons McLaren to answer charges of possessing documents belonging to Ferrari.


Treasury chief seeks regulatory changes: report

Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson is launching an internal review to recommend changes to the regulatory system to reduce legal and regulatory burdens for U.S. businesses, The Wall Street Journal Online reported on Wednesday.


We've protected our food, now let's protect our lives An enterprising Arizona woman has redefined the Tupperware party paradigm for the 21st century, and is hosting girlie get-togethers where security-conscious women can get to grips with the US's fave non-lethal lethal weapon - the Taser.â¦


Pope's Hospital Stay Extended But Condition Better

Pope John Paul's stay in hospital has been extended until at least Thursday as a precautionary measure though his overall health continues to improve, the Vatican said Monday.


Michael Phelps yesterday pulled out of the 400 metres individual medley at the short course world championships in Indianapolis with a sore back.


Organizations Aim to Prolong P&G Boycott

Two powerful conservative groups hope to extend indefinitely an election-related boycott of Procter & Gamble Co., contending that the consumer products giant is too supportive of gay rights and urging customers to stop buying Crest, Tide and Pampers.


Gli aumenti piu' significativi a Beihai e Shenzhen


Jens Lehmann is at fault as below-par Arsenal twice surrender the lead at Panathinaikos


A US senator suffers a possible stroke, which could lead to Republicans regaining control of the Senate.


Bush defends Iraq troop plan, slams Democrats

President George W. Bush on Thursday defended his plan for limited U.S. troop cuts in Iraq and denounced Democrats for not taking a stronger stand against an anti-war group's attack on the credibility of his top Iraq commander.


Rumsfeld Views Possible U.S. Bases in Romania

Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld on Monday scouted an air base and an army facility in Romania for possible use as future U.S. military installations.


Stocks snapped a five-day losing streak on Wednesday, with the Dow surging nearly 300 points on optimism that a government plan to rescue ailing bond insurers is taking shape and could prevent billions more in credit losses.


Did 'SNL' Gaffe Expose Simpson Vocal Aid?

Singer Ashlee Simpson's "extra help" may have been exposed when a "Saturday Night Live" audience heard her voice — singing the wrong song — while she held a microphone at her waist.


Chris Bourque, Caps' prospect and son of Bruin legend Ray Bourque, scores in overtime to give Boston U. the Beanpot title and a 3-2 win over Northeastern on Monday.


Research and Markets: Worldwide Demand for Wi-Fi/Cellular Combo Phones

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c60344)  has announced the addition of Worldwide Demand for Wi-Fi/Cellular Combo  Phones to their offering.


Google, Yahoo Software Moves May Fuel Microsoft Bid

Announcements by Yahoo and Google show that Microsoft faces challenges to its business software franchises.


Both the G7 and three new Elph compact camera models sport a Digic III chip that promises more for less.


The number of Indians infected with HIV is far smaller than previously believed, according to new data that appears to vindicate critics who said earlier U.N. assessments of the country's epidemic were vastly overestimated.


US, North Korea to begin normalization talks next week

The United States will begin landmark talks Monday on normalizing relations with North Korea, a regime once branded as part of an "axis of evil" by US President George W. Bush.


3 Planets Are Found Close in Size to Earth, Making Scientists Think 'Life'

A trio of newly discovered worlds are much smaller than any other planets previously discovered outside of the solar system.


Poland Defence Minister Jerzy Szmajdzinski flew to Iraq Sunday to rally his country's troops after three Polish soldiers were killed in recent fighting.


Members of the Muslim Council of Britain back from Iraq after pressing for the release of  Ken Bigley believe he is alive.


Lobbyists for Walt Disney set out to persuade Congress for up to $200M to promote U.S. tourism.


Dale Earnhardt Jr. lost his appeal of a 25-point penalty and $10,000 fine for using a vulgarity during a postrace TV interview. Instead of leading the Nextel Cup standings Monday by a point with five races to go, Earnhardt trails Kurt Busch by 24 points.


The idea is to replace Obiang, who has been in power since 1979 after executing the former ruler, who happened to be his uncle, with a more accommodating man, Severo Moto, an Opposition figure currently in exile in Spain - or so it is alleged.


"Rendition" brings torture to Toronto festival

"Rendition," which takes a critical look at the U.S. practice of detaining suspected terrorists in foreign jails, brought a dose of torture and political timeliness to the Toronto International Film Festival on Friday.


Indonesia Death Toll Up to 40,000, Seen Rising -- VP

Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla  said on Wednesday the death toll from the weekend quake and  tsunami had reached as high as 40,000 people. He said an  estimated five percent of the 300,000 population of the Aceh's  provincial capital, Banda Aceh, had died.


A new open-source virtual-machine project has quickly won Linux allies, but its arrival brings complications.


DR Congo President Joseph Kabila gives the forces of his rival 48 hours to leave the capital or face removal.


At wireless conference, silly services rule

reporter's notebook Concerned about coverage? It's a good thing you didn't go to CTIA; people there were busy playing "Swordfish."


Four people are reported to have been killed in clashes in Georgia's breakaway region of South Ossetia.


Charlotte Bobcats part-owner Michael Jordan says he's disappointed with his team's record this season and vows that management will "spend what it takes" to attract top talent in the offseason.


International delegates meet in Sweden to explore ways of combating so-called "honour killings".


Bush Stands by Rejection of Kyoto Treaty

President Bush is holding fast to his rejection of mandatory curbs on greenhouse gases that are blamed for global warming, despite a fresh report from 300 scientists in the United States and seven other nations that shows Arctic temperatures are rising.


New European Commissioner Peter Mandelson and US Trade Representative Robert Zoellick failed to make headway today on a transatlantic stand-off over subsidies for Airbus and Boeing.


Blair urges world to back Abbas election call

British Prime Minister Tony Blair urged foreign powers to back Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas's call for early elections to break the political stalemate and factional violence in the Palestinian territories.


The popular president of one of Atlanta's most prestigious prep schools gave a rousing talk to the faculty about the new year. Hours later, he apparently jumped to his death from the eighth floor of a hotel.


A newborn brother and sister were nestled in a hospital bed with their 56-year-old mother on Wednesday, a day after their history-making arrival.


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.


Acupuncture Technique May Ease Post-Surgery Nausea

A needle-free acupuncture technique may outperform standard medication in preventing nausea and vomiting after major surgery, researchers reported Wednesday.


In a bid to "re-energize" the stalled Mideast peace process in the wake of Yasser Arafat's death, Secretary of State Colin Powell made his first visit to Israel


Heavy snow and storms caused chaos on the country's seas and roads Friday, prompting a rescue operation to airlift a seriously injured ship's captain from his vessel, officials said.


U.S. jury deadlocked in Conrad Black case

The U.S. jury in the criminal fraud  trial against former media mogul Conrad Black and three  co-defendants told the judge on Tuesday it is deadlocked in  trying to reach a unanimous decision.


North Korea Dismisses Powell Trip to Asia

North Korea dismissed Secretary of State Colin Powell (website - news - bio) 's Asian trip as pre-US election trickery Saturday and warned it will double its nuclear deterrent force if Washington persists in challenging the


A Merseyside law firm is offering GPs money for referring patients with compensation claims.


Bayer, Onyx liver cancer drug extends life 3 months

A drug already used to treat kidney cancer became the first medicine to extend the life of patients with advanced liver cancer in a clinical trial, adding about three months to survival compared to a placebo, according to a study released on Monday.


Lo ha detto il ministro della Solidarieta' Sociale Ferrero


Cisco Systems Inc.âs chief development officer and heir-apparent to C.E.O. John Chambers, resigned Thursday to join the investment firm Silver Lake Partners.


George Bush's foreign policy is simple: don't mess with America. The same, it appears, applies to economic policy as well.


Dubai court jails US music producer in drugs case

A United Arab Emirates court sentenced  U.S. music producer Dallas Austin on Tuesday to four years in  jail after convicting him of possessing narcotics.


A bomb killed 26 people in a Shi'ite   stronghold in east Baghdad on Saturday, hours after Sunni   Muslims began the fasting month of Ramadan, which U.S.   commanders have warned may see a rise in sectarian bloodshed.


Thai junta mulls choice for PM to steer path to democracy

Thailand's new military rulers gathered to thrash out who should be the country's new civilian premier after preparing the ground for a wide-ranging corruption probe into deposed leader Thaksin Shinawatra and his allies.


At Kimmel's fashion show, New York artists and fashion followers take over Florence's Istitute dâArte...


The Energy Department will hold off purchases of oil for the government's emergency reserve through the upcoming winter, the department said Monday.


Little Britain stars Matt Lucas and David Walliams are to make a US version of the BBC comedy series.


Randall W. Harding sang in the choir at Crossroads Christian Church in Corona, Calif., and donated part of his conspicuous wealth to its ministries. In his business dealings, he underscored his faith by naming his investment firm JTL, or "Just the Lord." Pastors and churchgoers alike entrusted their money to him.


Navy, Environmentalists Await Sonar Ruling

A federal judge in California is scheduled to release a decision this week that will outline what the Navy must do to protect whales and other marine mammals from the loud blasts of its sonar equipment.


The music business has been aggressive in fighting peer-to-peer file sharing over the Internet, but most musicians do not think illegal file sharing hurts them, according to a recent survey.


Libyan singer Ayman al-Aathar has won a Middle East pop contest, edging out Palestinian Ammar Hassan. The Super Star competition was started by the Lebanese TV station Future Television and is filmed in Beirut.


Cheryl Heying is the new director of the Utah Division of Air Quality, replacing the man who named her to the position.  Rick Sprott, who was appointed the executive director of the Department of Environmental Quality, had served as director of air quality.


Dell: 'We'll clobber pricey NetApp with new iSCSI kit'

'We didn't say that' Dell has been rumbling about "changing the economics" of data center storage for months, but little has slipped out, until now, in terms of a method for such madness.â¦


Nursery fees in Scotland are rising at almost double the rate of those in England, a study finds.


Abbey exit leaves UK banks with smaller targets

HBOS's decision not to bid for rival Abbey Nationalleaves just smaller targets for large British banks to buy in the UK, bankers and analysts say.


Symantec to Buy Veritas for $13.5 Billion

Security software maker Symantec Corp. has agreed to buy Veritas Software Corp. for $13.5 billion, expanding into the backup and recovery software market, the companies said on Thursday.


Overtime Goal Puts Canada in World Cup Hockey Final

Vincent Lecavalier's goal 3:45 into overtime earned Canada a nail-biting 4-3 victory over the Czech Republic on Saturday and a place in the final of the World Cup of Hockey.


UNITED NATIONS, March 13 -- Sudan's president has rejected the core elements of a plan to send U.N. peacekeepers to Darfur to help protect civilians from a government-backed campaign of violence.


By LAURA WIDES-MUNOZ  HIALEAH, Fla. - A group of Cuban refugees was released Saturday, a day after landing, some for the second time in a year, at a derelict bridge in the Florida Keys that authorities initially said wasn't U.S. soil.


Fifty civilians, 6 U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq

Car bombs and mortar attacks killed 50 people in Iraq, police and local officials said on Saturday, while the U.S. military said six of its soldiers had been killed in the past two days.


From the New York Times:          Science, we are repeatedly told, is the most reliable form of  knowledge about the world because it is based on testable  hypotheses. Religion, by contrast, is based on faith. The term  "doubting Thomas" well illustrates the difference. In science, a  healthy skepticism is a professional necessity, whereas in religion,  having belief without evidence is regarded as a virtue.              The problem with this neat separation into "non-overlapping  magisteria," as Stephen Jay Gould described science and religion, is  that science has its own faith-based belief system. All science  proceeds on the assumption that nature is ordered in a rational and  intelligible way. You couldn't be a scientist if you thought the  universe was a meaningless jumble of odds and ends haphazardly  juxtaposed. When physicists probe to a deeper level of subatomic  structure, or astronomers extend the reach of their instruments, they  expect to encounter additional elegant mathematical order. And so far  this faith has been justified.            Thus begins an exploration into the controversy around the origins of  our universe's most fundamental laws.


Leuscher identified the two surrounded camps as Otash and Al-Jeer Sureaf, both in South Darfur state. She said. one WFP worker entered Al-Jeer Sureaf and saw police relocating people.


Travel 101: Australia's Great Barrier Reef

What: The Great Barrier Reef is actually a maze of about 3,000 individual reefs and 900 islands stretching along Australia's east coast, from north of Brisbane to Papua New Guinea.


Greg Rusedski expressed his burning desire to end a year of turmoil by leading Great Britain back into the Davis Cup World Group. Rusedski convinced captain Jeremy Bates he deserved the chance to play Austria's


House Ethics Panel Warns Lawmakers About Complaints

The House ethics committee yesterday chastised the Democratic lawmaker who filed a complaint this year against Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Tex.


NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon, July 12 -- Under cover of artillery fire, Lebanese troops advanced Thursday on positions held by al-Qaeda-influenced fighters holed up inside a Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon. Four soldiers and one civilian died in some of the heaviest fighting of the two-month...


A campaign is being launched warning businesses about the penalties for employing illegal migrant workers.


Indiscrezioni stampa, trattative con Bank of America


U2 Get in Bed With Apple Mega-band and mega-corp forge ...

Following the ubiquitous images of U2 gyrating to their new single "Vertigo" in a TV spot for Apple's iPod and iTunes, the band and the corporation are set to announce that they've partnered to release a special-edition iPod pre-loaded with U2 music this


If you think oil is expensive now, just imagine if Hurricane Ivan had swung west and come ashore at this bustling oil and gas port at the southernmost point of Louisiana.


Blair urges West to back African peacekeeping force

British Prime Minister Tony Blair  called on Western countries on Wednesday to finance, train and  equip African peacekeeping troops so they could intervene to  end conflicts on the continent like the one in Sudan's Darfur.


For Bush, Kerry, Iraq Is More Than a War

President Bush and Sen. John Kerry are using Iraq to advance their negative campaign tactics as the U.S. military death toll in Iraq tops 1,000. War, it seems, is just another excuse to call the other guy names.


Two foreign gunmen hijacked a Greek bus carrying 26 passengers on Wednesday and demanded to go to Athens airport to leave the country.


State Medicare group takes watchdog, education roles

The Illinois Foundation for Health Care helps the flow of services funded by Medicare, the federal health-care program for seniors, to beneficiaries in Illinois.


McCain Spars With Rivals in Debate, Defends Immigration Plan

Bloomberg - June 6 (Bloomberg) -- Republican presidential candidate John McCain sparred with rivals Rudy Giuliani and Mitt Romney over immigration last night and defended his Senate proposal against attacks that it offers ``amnesty'' for illegal aliens.


Immigrati: Rutelli, Spaccatura Governo e' Altro Fallimento

Napoli, 22 ott. - (Adnkronos) - ''La spaccatura che c'e' nel governo sul tema dell'immigrazione, credo sia un altro elemento di fallimento''. Lo ha detto il leader della Margherita Francesco Rutelli nel corso


The Van Halen concert scheduled for Sept. 12 at the Colonial Center in Columbia has been canceled. Refunds may be obtained where tickets were purchased.


ASIA/SINGAPORE - Buona risposta di vocazioni per i Francescani nellÂAsia del Sud e in Oceania Singapore (Agenzia Fides) - LÂAsia del Sud e lÂOceania sono unÂarea del mondo in cui vi Ã¨ un Âbuona risposta delle vocazioni alla vita religiosa francescanaÂ e questo fa ben sperare per il futuro della Famiglia Francescana e per lÂintera Chiesa. EÂ q...


DODGEVILLE, Wis. - A kangaroo that went on a walkabout in frigid Wisconsin was captured Wednesday. But where the marsupial came from remained a mystery.  Sheriff's deputies cornered the 150-pound kangaroo in a barn after receiving calls for days from shocked residents who had seen it.


New Zealand win toss and put Australia into bat in ODI

New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming won the toss and put Australia into bat in the first Chappell-Hadlee Trophy one-day series cricket match at Docklands stadium here.


Mall Stores See Strong Rise in Holiday Sales

Early openings, deep discounts and resurgent department stores appeared to give merchants at the mall an edge over discount retailers.


Changes to rules governing tax-free ISAs are changed by the government to allow more flexibility.


The panels, each with a capacity of 190 watts, can provide 36 kilowatts of pollution-free electricity, enough to power as many as a dozen typical homes.


FOX has never been shy about digging deep in the gutter to spice up its prime-time lineup, but overdramatizing the Major League Baseball playoffs is over the line.


Carolina rusher to have surgery on clavicle

Losers of four straight games, including Sunday's home defeat to the San Diego Chargers, the Panthers found out Monday that they have lost tailback DeShaun Foster for the balance of the season.


Pfizer appeals Chinese government decision against patent for Viagra

SHANGHAI, China  - Pfizer Inc., the world's largest drug company, said Tuesday that it has filed an appeal in a Beijing court against a government decision rejecting the company's Chinese patent for its erectile dysfunction drug, Viagra.


Roma, 23:05 - PALLAMANO, SERIE A ELITE: RISULTATI

Risultati della 4/a giornata di andata della seconda fase del campionato di serie A Elite.


Microsoft aims at VMware's virtualization lead

Microsoft Corp. , seeking to  preserve the dominance of its Windows franchise, launched a new  software application that takes aim at VMware Inc. , the  leader in "virtualization" technology that allows a single  computer server to operate like many machines.


Seguono Die Hard, Elizabeth e 2061 un anno eccezionale


Ballmer: Microsoft is listening to customers

Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer says the software giant is listening to customers, and wants to make the company and its employees more accountable for delivering on its plans.


Roma, 18:39 - CALCIO, ROMA: ROSA AL COMPLETO PER L'ATALANTA

Per la delicata trasferta di Bergamo, Spalletti potrà contare sull'intera rosa della Roma. E ...


New laws could increase your family's tax bill.


World Aids Day Spotlights Epidemic's Impact On Women

United Nations officials last week led the world marking the 17th annual World AIDS Day by calling for societies to enable women to protect themselves at a time when nearly half of the 37.2 million people infected are female.


VMware sales slowdown triggers stock meltdown

Fun while it lasted The VMware orgasm officially ended Monday, as the virtualization software maker revealed that it could no longer match "the market's" lofty expectations.â¦


PARIS, France -- An explosion outside the Indonesian Embassy in Paris has wounded nine people, a fire commander has said. The cause of the blast early Friday morning is unclear but French radio station Europe


Three rearrested in London over murder of Nigerian boy four years on

A man and two youths were rearrested in connection with the unsolved murder four years ago of a 10 year-old Nigerian who bled to death outside London after he was stabbed with a broken bottle, police said.


The government has exceeded its target for deporting foreign prisoners, ministers announce.


NBA Grizzlies deal Gasol to Lakers - report

Pau Gasol, the Spanish center who helped his homeland win the world basketball crown in 2006, has been traded by the Memphis Grizzlies to the Los Angeles Lakers, a newspaper reported Friday.


EDITORIAL: Give the Fish a Break: State Fish and Game Commission Makes Bold Environmental Move.

By The Fresno Bee, Calif.  Sep. 12--California launched a gutsy environmental initiative last month that has received far less attention than the much-heralded global warming bill.   On a unanimous vote on Aug.


Sultry Bellucci opens Rome film festival

Homegrown sex symbol Monica Bellucci opened the Rome film festival on Thursday as the gang moll in "Second Wind", a French gangster movie set in the 1960s.


The FBI wants to question two men who were described as behaving oddly on a Washington state ferry earlier this summer.


The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is to propose a complete ban on sledging at a meeting with the game's rule-makers.


Were the Iraqi police in on the killing of five American soldiers?


Nerazzurri passano grazie alla doppietta di Ibrahimovic


Variety - NEW YORK  -- Fred Ebb, who wrote the lyrics for such hit Broadway musicals as "Chicago" and "Cabaret" as well as the big-city anthem "New York, New York," died Saturday of a heart attack.


Impressive Federer sprints through to last 16

World number one Roger Federer sprinted through to the last 16 of the French Open by crushing unseeded Italian Potito Starace 6-2 6-3 6-0 on Friday.


The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers on Thursday endorsed Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton and Republican Mike Huckabee in the presidential primaries, while John Edwards picked up the backing of the carpenters' union.


Lithuania's second round of general elections got under way on Sunday, with a recent-formed party threatening to force its way into government.


David O'Leary believes his Aston Villa side let their supporters down in today's 2-1 defeat at home to arch rivals Birmingham.


Pinochet grandson to be punished for funeral speech

SANTIAGO, Chile  - The Chilean army will punish Augusto Pinochet's grandson for criticizing the judiciary at his grandfather's funeral, the army said in a statement on Wednesday.


Olli Jokinen's first road goal of the season helped the Panthers stop a six-game losing streak in a 3-2 win over the Penguins on Tuesday night.


Prague has Cold War edge before Bush visit

When President George W. Bush flies into Prague on Monday to try to persuade Czechs to accept a U.S. radar base on their soil, he will find a nation that knows what dealing with, and crossing, a superpower can mean.


UN rights body resumes special session on Darfur

The United Nations Human Rights Council will resume its special session on Sudan's strife-torn region of Darfur, with member states still divided despite pleas for unity and urgent action by Secretary General Kofi Annan and other top UN officials.


Chatroom users who watched a man apparently commit suicide over the internet will not face charges.


Fermato l'aggressore, un ventisettenne sudanese


You Want to Be a What? For the Son, Itâs a Calling, for the Mother, a Disgrace

Christopher Hitchens, Richard Dawkins and the many others railing from the best-seller lists about the global plague that is religious belief have a staunch ally in the title character of âGrace.â


President Idriss Deby said attempts by a group of French citizens to fly more than 100 African children out of Chad were "shocking," and promised that all those found involved would be punished.


U.S. Steel to acquire Stelco for $1.1 billion

NEW YORK/TORONTO  - U.S. Steel Corp agreed to acquire Stelco Inc for $1.1 billion, bagging the last big Canadian-owned steelmaker and strengthening its position in flat-rolled steel products in North America.


New Scotland boss Walter Smith has outlined his plans to improve the team - including approaching previously 'retired' experienced players, continuing Berti Vogts policy of selecting non-Scots born players and reducing the number of friendly matches.


Mondavi bought by wine giant Constellation $1 billion deal keeps ...

The world's biggest wine conglomerate, Constellation Brands, has snapped up the iconic but struggling Robert Mondavi Corp. of Oakville for more than a billion dollars, saving Napa Valley's best-known winery


Milano, 00:16 - CALCIO, INTER; MORATTI NON FA DRAMMI: C'E' VOGLIA DI RIFARCI

Dopo la sconfitta col Bayern è un Massimo Moratti arrabbiato ma non troppo con la squadra e c...


SOFTWARE giant Microsoft has taken direct aim at Apple Computer with the launch of online download store MSN Music. Apple's iTunes has been a massive hit in the market place and is designed to complement its iPod digital music player.


McCain Appears to Gain Early Edge in Races

The Associated Press projected victories for Senator John McCain in Illinois, Connecticut and New Jersey.


Joaquin Phoenix slipped out of the theater the moment the lights dimmed at the Cannes premiere of his gritty crime drama "We Own the Night." He can't stand seeing himself on screen.


MANCHESTER, New Hampshire  - Democrats Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton were running close together in early New Hampshire returns on Tuesday in a much tighter presidential race than indicated by recent U.S. public opinion polls.


Away on Business: Expanding Your Horizons

If traveling is an education, corporate frequent flyers hold an advanced degree. Still, for those who want to keep learning, hotels along the way provide opportunities in subjects as diverse as French cooking, Arabic lessons or Zen art.


Antidepressants Associated With Increased Risk For Suicide Attempts, Decreased Risk For Death

Suicidal individuals taking antidepressant medications appear to have an increased risk of additional suicide attempts, but a reduced risk of dying from suicide or any other cause, according to a large Finnish ...Comment


HTC to include high-res video support in handsets

Pledge to patch up performance problems HTC has promised to include video acceleration hardware in its future video-centric handsets, which some users may see as a move by the manufacturer to calm a pressure group seeking blood over performance issues with its handsets.â¦


December 1 is World Aids Day. Global attention is focused on women and girls with the day's theme: "Women, Girls, HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) and Aids (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)".


Ostenda, 22:35 - BASKET, ULEB CUP: FORTITUDO PERDE REPLAY IN BELGIO ED E' FUORI

Il Telindus Ostenda ha battuto la Fortitudo Beghelli Bologna 81-73 (20-12, 43-38, 62-58) nella ripet...


New pathogens, mercury threaten Great Lakes, health of millions of residents

(CP) - New antibiotic-resistant pathogens, airborne mercury and urban sprawl are threatening the health of the Great Lakes and millions of people who live around the bodies of fresh water, a report to the Canadian and U.S. governments concludes.


Twenty militants, 2 soldiers killed at Lebanon camp

NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - At least 20 Islamist militants and two Lebanese soldiers were killed on Sunday in a battle near a Palestinian refugee camp in north Lebanon, a security source said.


Sanchez wins; Costa bows out in Bucharest

Bucharest, Romania (Sports Network) - Defending champion David Sanchez advanced, but former French Open titlist Albert Costa was not as fortunate Monday at the $460,000 Romanian Open.


Woman Disrupts Laura Bush Speech in N.J.

A woman wearing a T-shirt with the words "President Bush You Killed My Son" and a picture of a soldier killed in Iraq was detained Thursday after she interrupted a campaign speech by first lady Laura Bush.


FOOTBALL: BENNI-FIT NIGHT AS HOLDERS SURVIVE

PORTO ended Chelsea's unbeaten record to earn themselves a place in the knockout stages in dramatic fashion. Benni McCarthy scored the winner for the Portuguese side with just five minutes remaining of a game


Yahoo Mail Beta Adds News Home Page, Events & Calendar Yahoo Mail has updated its email interface and start page with a new Yahoo Mail Home Page complete with top Yahoo News Stories, Advertising, Mail & News tips, along with marketing of internal Yahoo.com offerings. The new Yahoo Mail Home area extends the offerings of the successful [...]


Keep off the streets, British prostitutes urged

Police hunting a serial killer who is murdering women at a rate unprecedented in British criminal history urged prostitutes on Wednesday to stay off the streets.


U.S. stock futures pointed to a lower  open on Thursday, weighed down by disappointing earnings from  online auctioneer eBay Inc. EBAY.O and a soft outlook from  wireless technology company Qualcomm Inc. QCOM.O late in the  previous session.


Capel receives warning for positive test

Reigning world 200 metres champion John Capel has been given a public warning by the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), after testing positive to marijuana last month.


Nobel laureate launches music video for eye health

Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus  helped launch a pop music record and video on Tuesday that will  raise money to build eye hospitals in Bangladesh.


Fashionistas spend a lot of time trying to figure out what's behind a collection. Dolce and Gabbana make it easy: What you see is what you get.


Canada announces plans for naval vessels and a deep-water port to assert its claim to Arctic territorial waters.


Wal-Mart sees modest profit gain in 'volatile economy'

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. reported a modest four percent rise in quarterly profits on Tuesday as the world's biggest retailer appeared to weather an abrupt slowdown in US economic growth.


Rage urges Big Easy residents to fight government

Reunited rock-rap group Rage Against The Machine brought its militant politics to New Orleans on Friday, and urged the citizens of the ravaged city to fight alleged government belligerence.


Grim hunt for hundreds killed in Philippine typhoon

DARAGA, Philippines  - Distraught survivors searched piles of bodies for the faces of their loved ones in the central Philippines on Saturday after landslides triggered by Typhoon Durian left hundreds dead.


Oil hits record above $92 on weak dollar, Nigeria

Oil prices shot to an all-time high above $92 a barrel on Friday as the tumbling dollar and Nigerian output disruptions helped extend a rally that has lifted prices nearly 30 percent since August.


Prosecutors on Thursday dropped charges against one of two men accused of shooting five Duquesne University basketball players, but filed charges against two additional suspects.


OfficeMax reports quarterly profit vs. loss

OfficeMax Inc. , the nation's  No. 3 office supplies retailer, reported a quarterly profit on  Thursday, reversing a year-earlier loss, helped by an increase  in its contract business.


WANA, Aug 21: Fighter planes and helicopter gunships carried out strikes on militants' positions in South Waziristan on Saturday.


A bid by the FA to host the 2018 World Cup would be backed by the UK government.


Novell's quarterly Linux revenue...Santa is scarier than clowns...BeOS and PalmOS guys talk Google Android...dumping the Nikon D2Xs for the D300...is Sudoku passe?


Florida Panhandle Braces for Latest Storm, Hurricane Ivan

Residents boarded up windows and stocked food as deadly Hurricane Ivan appeared to be heading in their direction.


The Chicago Tribune Phil Rosenthal Media Column

By Phil Rosenthal, Chicago Tribune  Sep. 15--The woman whose blessing rains riches and whose condemnation confers a world of hurt wants to find out if the same instincts that have made her a fortune and a cultural force can churn out a few more good TV shows.   That's right.


Gazprom's holding structure sold two days before Yugankeneftgaz's ...

NEW YORK, December 22  - Russiaâs gas giant, Gazprom (GAZ.FSE), said yesterday that it had sold the holding structure that took part in the sale of Yukoâs main production unit two days before the auction, in a move aimed at avoiding


Peterson Defense Cross-Examines Mistress

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. - Scott Peterson's lawyers sought Monday to portray his former mistress Amber Frey as a calculated seductress and liar who was more obsessed with him than he was with her...


Serkan Ozkayaâs most recent scrivener project grew out of a fascination with the interplay between the idea of the original and the copy in an ever more mass-produced postmodern world.


Cosi' il ministro Siniscalco al Forum di Davos


An unpopular war and 1.1 million lost jobs is enough to kill a presidency, so President Bush tried Thursday night to make the election about something else: himself and his leadership style.


Microsoft appeals against EU order to strip down Windows

US software giant Microsoft insisted Friday that nobody would want to buy its Windows operating system without Media Player, in an appeal against an EU ruling that it had abused its market dominance.


World leaders saluted Secretary of State Colin Powell on Monday, with some expressing regret at the departure of a figure who had sought international consensus through his multilateralist views. All said they hoped for constructive ties with his successor.


Indonesian Shares Open +1.5% After Peaceful Elections -2-

JAKARTA (Dow Jones)--Indonesian shares are sharply higher early Tuesday, boosted by a peaceful election and as early results show an apparent landslide victory for challenger Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, dealers said.


Chiron (CHIR) said Wednesday that it had written off $91 million in flu vaccine inventory and warned in its most pointed language yet that it may not be able to supply the USA next year either.


Giants' Walker Gaining Time From Peterson's Lateness

Giants Coach Tom Coughlin never seems to run out of bunks in his doghouse. A player who arrives late for a meeting, or skips it altogether, can be plunged into


Gunbattle kills 2 guards in Saudi Arabia

Armed men shot and killed two guards Thursday outside a prison in the western city of Jiddah before taking cover in a residential building where they were surrounded by Saudi security forces, state-run media reported.


MIAMI -- Tropical Storm Florence formed Tuesday in the open Atlantic, becoming the sixth named storm of the 2006 hurricane season, and was likely to grow.


Jimmie Johnson raised the checkered flag and pointed to the sky, the late-afternoon sun shining behind him. After a week of sadness, it seemed the only fitting end.


The 148 member states of the World Trade Organization agreed Monday to start membership talks with Iraq and Afghanistan, in a move that could help rebuild the two countries after years of war and isolation.


Barry George, killer of TV presenter Jill Dando, has won the right to a new appeal, the BBC understands.


China suggests Taiwan's president is a "criminal" after he makes a strongly pro-independence speech.


Putin's 'bulldozing' image takes major beating in Ukraine

They use the English word "bulldozer'' in Russia - pronounced with a strong Slavic accent - and the term is frequently employed to describe the Kremlin's heavy-handed, even ruthless use of political force.


Il Cavaliere interviene a Napoli e si mostra certo che alla fine si andrÃ  al voto anticipato"Il primo provvedimento sarÃ  per limitare le intercettazioni telefoniche"                                          Berlusconi non aspetta il Quirinale "Oggi apro la campagna elettorale"


Temperatures set to drop on Pack, Giants

Baby, it's cold outside. So cold, one team has practiced with footballs straight out of the freezer. But not so frigid that many players say they will go sleeveless.


E' successo nel sud, 9 dei 64 passeggeri sono sopravvissuti


A Family Weighs Democrats' Latino Credibility

LAS VEGAS -- Olivia Diaz's political commentary began soon after her family settled in their cozy living room on Sunday night to watch the first presidential forum in the nation's history targeting Hispanics.


The top Republican in the U.S. House of Representatives, Dennis Hastert, will meet reporters at 1 p.m. (1700 GMT) as he faces calls for his resignation over the handling of a sex scandal involving a fellow Republican Congressman who resigned.


"The Lost Tomb of Jesus" ends on a portentous if melodramatic note.


Sterling recovers from inflation-rate pressure

Sterling improved its position against the dollar by the end of trading.


Kraft Cutting Back on Snack Advertising to Kids

Kraft Foods Inc. on Wednesday said it would stop advertising products like Oreo cookies and Kool-Aid beverages to children younger than 12 as it works to deflect criticism that such foods contribute to childhood obesity.


Inactivity in Men Is Linked to Broken Bones, Study Says

Sedentary men are more than one and a half times as likely as active ones to suffer a broken bone, and more than two and a half times as likely to break a hip, a new study suggests.


Study Finds Safe Pain Relief for Most Veterans

TUESDAY, Nov. 23 (HealthDayNews) -- Most veteran patients who receive long-term treatment with morphine or other opioid painkillers receive moderate and stable doses of the medications, according to a Boston University School of Public Health study in the current issue of the journal Archives of Internal Medicine.


Ian Paisley Jr welcomes a ruling that there is no evidence to suggest he broke Assembly rules.


Air New Zealand and Qantas will try to find new ways of working together to reduce costs, after the High Court upheld a Commerce Commission decision not to allow an alliance between the two.


Fatah members abroad summoned back due to Arafat's illness: paper

Palestinian leadership has asked all the members of Yasser Arafat's Fatah faction living abroad to return to Ramallah due to Arafat's illness, Palestinian Communications Minister


Rutgers Center Looks to Add More Offense

Center Kia Vaughn says she knows she must start producing, especially with the Scarlet Knightsâ biggest games coming up.


Phillies 4, Mets 2, 11 Innings: Glavine Does His Part, but the Mets Donât Help Him Out

Chase Utleyâs leadoff homer in the 11th inning propelled the Philadelphia Phillies to a victory at Shea Stadium and robbed Tom Glavine of a win.


It's hard to believe that, although I am typing this opinion after finishing the regular season 12-0, I am not as ecstatic as I should be .


Dow Jones director Li may face charges in U.S. probe

Dow Jones & Co. Inc.  board member David Li, a prominent Hong Kong banker, may face civil charges in a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission insider trading investigation linked to News Corp.'s  $5 billion bid for the U.S. media company.


Aerosols, Air Fresheners Harm Mothers and Babies

They found that frequent use of these products during pregnancy and early childhood was associated with increased incidence of earaches and diarrhea in infants and depression and headaches in mothers, BBC News Online reported.


Abbott agrees to buy nutrition firm EAS for $320mn

NEW YORK, October 11  - Abbott Laboratories (ABT.NYS) has reached a definitive agreement to acquire a leading US-based nutrition products company, EAS, in a cash and stock deal valued at about $320 million.


The discovery of a new way that H.I.V. attacks human cells could provide fresh avenues for the development of additional therapies to stop AIDS, scientists say.


ThinkPHP Blog: SektionEins: joined forces of Stefan Esser/Hardened PHP and Mayflower

The ThinkPHP Blog has some new information posted about a collaboration between the Mayflower Group and Stefan Esser (and the Hardened-PHP Project) to create SektionEins.    SektionEins specializes in Web Application Security, supporting every web platform available out there. Of course there is some special knowledge in the area of PHP included and the Chorizo and Consulting experience does add a lot of Web2.0 knowhow.   With SektionEins both Suhosin and Chorizo found a new home. And so does Web Application Security.    Currently, the new service hasn't launched yet, but you can enter your email address to be notified when it's open for business.


Scientists say the rate snow is fading on the largest glacier chain in the tropics, Peru's Cordillera Blanca, indicates global warming is accelerating and there's water trouble ahead. By the Associated Press.


U.S. blue chips were little changed on  Friday, but the Nasdaq gained, boosted by Apple Computer Inc.  AAPL.O and chip-maker Intel Corp. INTC.O ahead of their  earnings next week.


Rapper Pulls Punches with Fox News Nemesis

Rappers love a good feud. Whether it's East Coast vs. West Coast, or Eminem vs. everyone, the spats inspire spiteful lyrics that make for juicy listening.


Legendary Nintendo designer Shigeru Miyamoto knows when his grand vision of video games for the masses has arrived.


Colorado manager Clint Hurdle has already started recruiting free-agent-to-be Shawn Estes to stay and help the pitching staff. But who will help Estes?


WASHINGTON - Turkey's parliament voted overwhelmingly yesterday to authorize the nation's military forces to invade northern Iraq to hunt for Kurdish rebels.


Regioni piu' colpite Calabria, Campania, Puglia, Toscana


Hollywood writers authorize union to call strike

Hollywood edged closer to possible labor unrest on Friday after film and TV writers overwhelmingly authorized their union to call a strike if no contract deal is reached with the studios by month's end.


Indonesia Quake Sparks Fatal Tidal Waves

Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (2nd-L) walks past bodies of victims of Sunday's tsunamis on a street in Banda Aceh December 28, 2004.


Columbia Still Roiled by Iranian's Visit

NEW YORK -- When the head of Columbia University suggested that free speech was banned in Tehran, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad not only disagreed, he also invited Lee C. Bollinger to come and see for himself.


Leader of Peru group in standoff surrenders; troops mobilize

ANDAHUAYLAS, Peru -- The leader of a paramilitary nationalist group that seized a police station, took 10 officers hostage and allegedly killed four more surrendered late last night as security forces launched an offensive against his followers, an Interior Ministry official said.


LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Barry Bonds showed up at the baseball winter meetings Wednesday, arriving for what his agent said would be a busy day as the slugger looks for work.


U.S. to Double Helicopters in Tsunami Relief to 90

The U.S. military plans to double to  about 90 the number of helicopters being provided for the  disaster relief effort for Asia's tsunami victims, the head of  U.S. Pacific Command said on Tuesday.


Martinez waits to find out Yankees' level of interest

With an offer in hand from the New York Mets, Pedro Martinez will wait to see what the New York Yankees do before deciding where he'll play next year.


WINNIPEG -- If Canadians face a shortage of doctors or nurses in a few years' time, it will be the fault of the provinces, not Ottawa, federal Health Minister Ujjal Dosanjh said yesterday.


Sudan says it will observe UN resolution

The Sudanese government agreed to observe the UN resolution on Darfur, avoiding threatened sanctions to their oil industry. But it says the resolution is unfair and unjust to Sudan.


THOMASTOWN, Ireland -- Vijay Singh withdrew from the American Express Championship on Monday, opting instead to stay home with his family in Florida and cope with the damage left by Hurricane Jeanne.


WASHINGTON -- More than two dozen soldiers and contractors attached to a military intelligence unit at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq approved or took part in abuses of Iraqi detainees, a US Army investigation has found in one of the most comprehensive looks


Four people, three of them soldiers, are killed by a suicide bomber in north-west Pakistan, officials say.


Google launches UK Froogle shopping site

Internet search firm Google has launched its Froogle price comparison Web site in Britain, expanding the company's e-commerce business and putting it head to head with partners such as Kelkoo.


Warm Winters Upset Rhythms of Maple Sugar

Warmer-than-usual winters are stoking fears for the survival of New Englandâs maple forests.


By The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Sep. 6--RALEIGH -- The City Council held off Tuesday from making a decision about how to develop Horseshoe Farm Park.


Van Nistelrooy could be banned for three matches if charged by the FA following what appeared to be a stamp on the England full-back's foot, an incident missed during the game itself by referee Mike Riley.


Elena Likhovtseva upset sixth-seeded Vera Zvonareva 6-3, 7-5 at the Porsche Grand Prix Tuesday, helped by 13 double faults from her fellow Russian.


Colombia gives OK to new rebel hostage release

Colombia's government on Sunday cleared the way for FARC guerrillas to handover three more hostages to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez even as the Andean neighbors quarrel over his role in freeing rebel captives.


The death toll from a tropical storm buffeting Japan rose Thursday to 14 after searchers found more victims, including two men buried inside their homes beneath mud and debris that had barreled down a mountainside.


Actor Bruce Willis is fined nearly Â£12,000 for breaking environmental laws by tearing up an island at his home.


South Africa to push UN to fund peacekeeping missions

South Africa will use its presidency of the UN Security Council in March to push for the organisation to pay for African Union peacekeeping operations, the deputy foreign minister said Friday.


âBird Flu Will Take âSeveral Yearsâ To Contain In Asiaâ

PENANG (MALAYSIA), AUG 23: The deadly H5N1 strain of Bird Flu will take several years to contain, the WHO warned on Monday, adding that claims in China that the virus was found in pigs is a worrying new development.


A Nazi Past Casts a Pall on Name of a Disease

A movement to discredit the name of Dr. Friedrich Wegener, who discovered a rare blood vessel inflammation in 1936, is beginning to gather momentum.


For the Toronto Sun. IN SOME ways, the "re-election" in Ukraine may well be the most significant and unusual occurrence of our times.


Playlist: The Anticipated, the Indie and the Overlooked

Reviews of releases by Alan Jackson, Riskay, Natasja Saad, 8Ball & Devius and Laura Marling.


Yankees Can't Smooth Over Deal They Helped Rub Raw

The Yankees apparently didn't get the hint when Jason Giambi's agent asked them to remove references to steroids from the contract they negotiated in 2001.


A school governor is challenging a decision to give England's schools copies of Al Gore's film.


Today on the presidential campaign trail

Edwards seeks to wrest change mantle from Democratic rivals .... Economy, health care slip past Iraq as top issues ... Romney goes after McCain in New Hampshire ad campaign ... Thompson urges candidates to take a deliberate approach on Pakistan


Travel: Latest expansion plans a serious test of the airline market's resilience to credit crunch and rising oil price


Settlement Sought in O'Reilly Case, Sources Say

Lawyers for Fox News Channel commentator Bill O'Reilly and a female co-worker who has accused him of sexual harassment are in negotiations to settle their dispute out of court, sources familiar with the case said on Friday.


New Skype bug opens users to easy hijack, says researcher

Although Skype today plugged another critical flaw in its software, vulnerability researcher Aviv Raff said that another problem, this one in the SkypeFind feature, can be used to inject attack script into systems.


Milla Jovovich, who reprises the role of Alice in the upcoming zombie sequel film Resident Evil: Apocalypse, told SCI FI Wire that she'd love to do a third movie if this one does well.


UK agrees to US request to redeploy British troops inIraq

British Defense Secretary Geoff Hoon told the British Parliament on Thursday that the government has agreed to a US request to redeploy British troops in Iraq to relieve American forces.


Canadian Pacific Hitches Up to Oil Sands

Construction boom, eh? We'll be needing more rail lines to move all those materials aboot.


Pavano Hopes His Pitching Will Silence His Critics

Yankees pitcher Carl Pavano has not pitched since June 27, 2005, because of an absurd sequence of injuries, and he has been ignored throughout the clubhouse for failing to disclose he was in a car accident last season.


Udine, 20:15 - CALCIO, UDINESE: INDAGINE SU IDENTITA' CAMERUNENSE MATUTE'

La Procura di Udine ha avviato indagini preliminari per accertare la vera identità del centro...


Stewart Begins Five-Month Prison Sentence

ALDERSON, W.Va. - Martha Stewart exchanged her clothes for prison-issue khaki trousers and black steel-toed boots Friday, and for the next five months she will be sleeping not on luxurious Egyptian cotton linens, but on plain, military-grade sheets...


Smaller, more powerful PC fuel cell is on the way

A new fuel cell for notebook PCs, more compact and powerful than competing technologies, could be on the market in early 2006 at a price of around US$90, its Japanese inventors said Tuesday.


Paper airline tickets on verge of extinction

Paper airline tickets, once the industry standard, are on the fast track to oblivion.


Via libera dal Cdm con altri decreti collaterali


Qantas says British Airways stake sold, shares open up

Australian flag carrier Qantas Airways said that British Airways had sold its 18.25 percent shareholding to a range of investors, as its shares surged on the news.


Britain is leading the drive to raise money for the Asian tsunami victims, with public donations of up to Â£1m an hour.


After a year of position papers and policy speeches, handshakes in the summer heat and winter snow, advertising that floods mailboxes and TV screens, and too many bites of pork on a stick at too many county fairs, it's time.


As Mark Halperin scored it from New Hampshire, Hillary won the bout, while Edwards and Biden landed jabs


The maker of dietary supplements that claim to improve everything from sexuality to memory defrauded thousands of customers and banks of at least $100 million, federal authorities say.


A list of tech-industry questions that might get answers this year.


Italia: recuperato corpo donna svizzera dispersa in Adriatico

ANCONA/BERNA - Ã stato recuperato stamane al largo di Pesaro il corpo della cittadina svizzera scomparsa in mare nella notte fra sabato e domenica scorsi, insieme al proprietario austriaco della barca a vela-motore 'Irsira'.


Europe's complex interplay with Islam appears to stand at a tipping-point, and the slaying of a Dutchman who made a movie critical of Islam could indicate one direction in which it is headed. "The Muslims say they're scared," said mourner Nicolette Toering. "No, we're scared."


Italy takes Jewish teachers "blacklist" off Internet

Italian police are investigating an anti-Semitic blog listing the names of more than 150 "Jewish university professors", which was removed from the Internet after protests from politicians and Jewish leaders.


IBM reported to put its PC business up for sale

San Francisco, December 4: IBM is reportedly in talks to sell its personal computer business in a deal that could be worth up to $2 billion and would cap a gradual withdrawal from the business it helped to pioneer in 1981.


Freelancers Forgo Office Space for Casual Coworking

Self-employed people offset the loneliness of the freelance life by participating in clubs like Jelly, where participants spend one day every other week sharing a casual work space.


Oliver Stone to make "fair" movie about George W. Bush

Director Oliver Stone, who has made movies about Presidents John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon, is developing a project about the current occupant of the White House, but promises it will not be a hatchet job, Daily Variety reported on Sunday.


Monster Ties Up With Help-Wanted Service

NEW YORK -- Monster Worldwide Inc., a leading job-search Web site, is taking its latest step to forge partnerships with traditional media by linking with a technology company that runs the online help-wanted sites for more than 200 newspapers.


Photo flash memory leader focuses on the masses.


Australian PM plans to use flying squads of police to stop terror attacks

Prime Minister John Howard unveiled a plan to use flying squads of Australian police to pre-empt terrorist strikes in neighbouring countries.


Reggio Calabria, 19:32 - Calcio, Reggina: 18 convocati per l'Inter

Allenamento a porte chiuse per la Reggina in vista della gara di domani sera contro l'Inter, con il ...


Voting ends in McCain-Romney duel in Florida

Voting ended in a tight Florida presidential primary battle between Republicans John McCain and Mitt Romney on Tuesday that could also spell an end to one-time favorite Rudy Giuliani's White House bid.


Targeting antibiotics to sinus infections avoids resistance: study

CHICAGO - Prescribing antibiotics to patients with chronic sinus infections doesn't necessarily cause them to develop resistance to the drugs, a new study suggests.


Infineon gloomy on outlook for second quarter

German semi-conductors giant Infineon expressed concern about the outlook for business in the second quarter of its fiscal year after earnings in the first quarter fell short of expectations.


A layer of quartz grains found in an east Georgia kaolin mine have been traced to the impact of a giant asteroid that crashed near the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay 35 million years ago.


Evidence from busy rovers suggests one-time presence of water, but system reboots almost dried up the sea of data.


One sentence, a political comment as  bombs rained down on Baghdad in 2003, changed the careers and  the fan base of Texas-based Dixie Chicks, but not their spirit  or their tune.


Iran says wants to stay within nuclear rules

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad marked the 28th anniversary of Iran's revolution on Sunday pledging to maintain the country's nuclear program but saying he wanted to remain within international rules.


A 14-year-old girl is charged after another teenager is stabbed in the stomach at a school in Bristol.


Google loses European GMail trademark battle

Confusion Google has failed to win the right to register the term "Gmail" as a wide-ranging European trademark.â¦


Notre Dame Recruits Shine in All-Star Game

The East teamâs 33-23 victory against the West at the Alamodome featured 14 players from Notre Dameâs 2008 recruiting class, which is rated No. 1 nationally and is being hailed as the Irishâs best in almost two decades.


A hospital put three children, including Dennis Quaid's newborn twins, in danger by giving them overdoses of a blood thinner, California regulators said Wednesday.


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A memorial service remembering Britons killed or injured in terrorist attacks abroad is to be held in London.


Heavy Kids Face Higher Cancer Risk as Adults

NEW YORK  - Children who are overweight  appear to be at increased risk of cancer later in life,  according to an analysis of British records.


Translation Error Found in NY Terror Sting Case

US prosecutors have found a possible translation error in a key piece of evidence against two leaders of an upstate New York mosque accused of supporting terrorism, US officials said on Wednesday.


Irish Author Doyle Tackles Jazz in America

A former Irish schoolteacher known for writing about soul music and working class life in Dublin was bound to be setting himself up for criticism when he turned his attention to jazz and gangsters in America.


SEATTLE -- Several companies lost access to their own files when Amazon.com Inc.'s pay-as-you-go data storage system went down Friday morning.


Robots turn off senior citizens in aging Japan

Ifbot, the resident robot at a Japanese nursing home, can converse, sing, express emotions and give trivia quizzes to seniors to help with their mental agility. Yet the pale-green gizmo has spent much of the past two years languishing in a corner alone.


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Japan to Keep Troops in Iraq Despite Hostage-Taking

Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi  insisted on Wednesday that Japan would not withdraw its troops  from Iraq despite a threat by a militant group to behead a  Japanese hostage unless Tokyo pulled them out.


Marks & Spencer experienced poor summer trading and is expected to announce terms for its Â£2.3bn tender offer substantially below the 400p per share that billionaire Philip Green was prepared to pay to take over the ailing retailer two months ago.


Gallery: Hybrid Truck Convention Shows Off Green Muscle

Photos from the annual hybrid-truck conference in Seattle show the eco-friendlier future of military, transit and delivery vehicles.


Why the Pentagon ended up with a shortage of armored vehicles for U.S. soldiers in Iraq


Outdoor New Year celebrations will go ahead as planned as forecasters say the night should be dry.


With prices rising and the economy stagnating, Iranians view their President as less a national hero than the latest in a long line of ineffectual bureaucrats


The International Cricket Council (ICC) insisted on Tuesday they were not insensitive to the concerns of disaster-stricken Sri Lanka following reports the team were only going ahead with their tour of New Zealand because they feared cancellation would


DALLAS (Sports Network) - Freshman Adrian Peterson rushed  for a season-high 225 yards and Kejuan Jones scored the game's  only touchdown, as second-ranked Oklahoma blanked No. 5 Texas,  12-0, in the Red River Shootout at the Cotton Bowl.


NASA securing space center for possible strike by Ivan

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. NASA is still picking up the pieces after Hurricane Frances, and now the space port is bracing for the even more menacing Ivan.


Mobile Homes a Danger in Hurricane Zones, Owners Say

PUNTA GORDA, Fla.  - Rita Weston survived Hurricane Charley huddled under a mattress with her husband and mother in a mobile home she bought 35 years ago. But before the storm passed, the home was reduced to scrap wood and metal.


Torino, 19:10 - CALCIO, PESSOTTO: RIMOSSO FISSATORE ESTERNO DEL BACINO

Prosegue il recupero fisico di Pessotto. Questa mattina i medici hanno rimosso al team manager della...


European equity markets recovered some poise after a weaker open on Monday, as London's mining stocks and oil groups helped offset losses for banks.


School Board in Uproar in 'People Be Heard', a Comedy With Songs, Opening at Playwrights Horizons

Playbill - People Be Heard, the unique song-spiked comedy about participating in the democratic process no matter who you are, opens Sept. 23 following previews since Aug. 31 at Playwrights Horizons in Manhattan.


DevShed: Main Methods of the DirectoryIterator Class in PHP 5

DevShed is starting up another new series today, this time looking at the DirectoryIterator methods out of the Standard PHP Library functionality.   Because this class might be handy to use in projects where handling directories is a must, in this new series I'll be taking a close look at some of its most important methods. We will explore these methods appropriately in conjunction with the corresponding code samples.    They introduce the class, noting why it's handy to use and where's the best place to use it - including an example. They get into a bit more detail, looking at the key() and current() methods as well as using the rewind() method to reset the pointer for the directory.


SAN ANTONIO and NEW YORK, March 8  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AT&T Inc.  announced today an exclusive content agreement with World Wrestling Entertainment Inc., resulting in the largest collection of mobile WWE content to date.


A Dutch cargo ship is listing in high winds in the North Sea 90 miles off the coast of Aberdeen.


It wasn't the start Al Montoya was looking for, but the end result was all that really mattered. Playing on home ice in the first game since winning their first


Put down that fork: Being fat is still unhealthy

Being overweight may not kill you, but it could lead to obesity, U.S. health experts cautioned on Wednesday in response to research suggesting that being a bit heavy does not raise the risk of death.


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Officially official Microsoft has extended its controversial partnership with Novell to make the Silverlight cross-platform, cross-browser media player run on Linux desktops.â¦


Iraq's Sunni Muslim minority face a conundrum that has divided them as elections approach for a 275-member National Assembly.


San Diego, CA (Sports Network) - Sonny Cumbie completed 40-of-60 passes for 521 yards and three touchdowns as No. 23 Texas Tech upset fourth-ranked California, 45-31, in the Holiday Bowl at Qualcomm Stadium.


Fate of Chinook Season Determined Wednesday

By Allen Thomas, The Columbian, Vancouver, Wash.  Sep. 12--Fall chinook salmon anglers in the lower Columbia River will have to wait until Wednesday to learn how many more days their season will last.


Tiger Woods came up empty in a major again, but he's still the No. 1 ranked player in the world.


Aberdeen boss calls on fans help to down Bayern Munich in UEFA Cup

Aberdeen manager Jimmy Calderwood has called on the Dons supporters to roar them to glory against German giants Bayern Munich in the UEFA Cup first leg last 32 clash on Thursday.


A key communist ally of the Congress party-led coalition urged the government on Friday not to raise retail prices of petroleum products if possible despite soaring global oil prices.


Administration Overhauls Rules for U.S. Forests

The overhaul of the guidelines will make it easier for forest managers to decide whether to allow logging, drilling or off-road vehicles.


Marcel Marceau, the world's best-known mime artist who for decades moved audiences across the globe without uttering a single word, has died aged 84.


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Why is risky behavior so common among teenagers and what might be done to curtail it?


After Election, France Rings Late, but No Hard Feelings

President Vicente Fox of Mexico and President Ayad Allawi of Iraq called right away, the day after the Nov.


Positive employment data, as well as takeover activity, help push the Dow Jones to its 26th record close this year.


"In order to succeed in Iraq, there must be diplomatic and political initiatives. There has been no sustained and effective effort to engage Iraq's neighbors diplomatically, and there has been no sustained and effective effort to engage Iraqi factions politically. . . . President Bush's escalation...


Lewis Hamilton is on pole for Sunday's eagerly-anticipated British Grand Prix at Silverstone.


Symantec: Heavy price for smartphone security inaction

(InfoWorld) - It may have taken enterprise customers years to get proper security tools in place to defend their PCs, but if large businesses drag their feet in aligning the applications necessary to protect their smartphones, they will pay a heavy price, says Symantec. As part of a media tour to call attention to the planned launch of its Symantec Mobile Security Suite 5.0 package on June 4 -- touted as its most comprehensive product to date for protecting handheld devices against loss or attack -- experts with the company said hackers and electronic scammers are already creating a mobile environment that will soon rival the dangers of today's PC security landscape. All of the attack profiles that have become standard fare for desktops and laptops, from root kit-like programs that attempt to infect device operating systems, to ingenious social engineering attempts that play on the multimedia footprint of smartphones, have already arrived, said Khoi Nguyen, group product manager for mobile security at Symantec. How quickly the attacks multiply and proliferate will be determined only by the pace with which people adopt more powerful handhelds and how aggressive they are in defending the devices, he said. Unlike in previous years where much of the buzz around wireless security could be attributed to forward thinking, Symantec believes that handheld platforms are about to be deluged by a storm of different types of attacks. "Since the first mobile threats started arriving several years ago things have evolved dramatically, these attacks are real and people are being impacted by them today, particularly in other regions of the world where smartphone use is higher than in the U.S.," Nguyen said. "We are still in the early stages here, but things are evolving much more rapidly than they did on the PC side; as more enterprises adopt smartphones and they are being used more frequently to carry out financial transactions, the attackers will be there waiting." While Symantec estimates that there are still about 450 PC-oriented threats for every attack designed to assail mobile devices, the company expects the gap to close rapidly over the next several years. As new devices and applications that are expected to drive adoption of smartphones hit the market, such as those built to run on Microsoft's Windows Mobile platform, more enterprises will buy the memory-heavy handhelds and hackers will follow, the security expert said. In the last month alone, Symantec has uncovered root-kit style threats attacking Symbian smartphones which attempt to modify the devices' operating system files to bypass onboard security features. The company has also observed so-called snoopware programs, which add voice-driven schemes into the malware mix. One snoopware attack, which had the ability to remotely activate a smartphone's microphone to secretly eavesdrop on calls, take control of its camera to surreptitiously take pictures, and forward all of a user's text messages to another account, was aimed at users of Windows Mobile With an estimated 60-70 percent of the world's smartphones running on Symbian software today, most mobile previously-identified device attacks have targeted the company's OS. In moving to target Windows Mobile users in such a way, hackers illustrate how they are already preparing to cash in on the projected growth of Microsoft's platform, according to Nguyen. "Basically the threats have gone from proof-of-concept to full-blown spyware in a span of three years, whereas it took over a decade for the same type of evolution to occur on the desktop side," said Nguyen. "On the enterprise side, companies are finding that the smartphone is just another endpoint that is going to need to be protected in the same way that desktops and laptops are protected today." As a result of the need for PC-like protection for their handhelds, Symantec is pitching a range of applications in Mobile Security Suite 5.0 that mimic its products for larger computers. Included in the package will be what the company is touting as the first network access control (NAC) system for smartphones, with NAC applications still existing as a fairly new security development in the PC space. Much like a PC-oriented NAC system, the smartphone tools -- which must be used in concert with Symantec's standalone mobile VPN product line -- promise to perform a series of security health checks on devices before the handhelds are allowed to access corporate networks. Another capability unique to the company's latest enterprise smartphone defense package is a tamper-protection feature that monitors devices' operating systems to detect any attempts to modify the code, such as in root kit attacks. As with its Norton consumer smartphone offerings, the Mobile Security Suite 5.0 package will also include more traditional anti-virus and firewall tools as well. Other industry watchers agree that enterprises must have their smartphone security plans firmly in place as they hand out more of the devices to employees. And according to executives at Nokia, the world's top producer of mobile devices, more customers than ever are asking about security implications upfront as they consider wider smartphone distribution. One of the most significant concerns among customers remains the use of unsanctioned devices in the enterprise, typically occurring when workers who have not yet been offered smartphones by their employers instead begin using their own handhelds to carry out business tasks. "A lot of people are still asking us about dealing with unsanctioned devices, the administrators realize that there are often a lot of people using their smartphones in the enterprise without authorization, and they need to find a way to protect themselves," said Kara Hayes, senior product marketing manager for Nokia's Security & Mobility Connectivity group. "People are also very concerned about device loss and theft, they want the ability to wipe the data on the device and kill service," she said. "They want mobile e-mail protection and they're concerned about preventing against data loss; security really has become a big part of the conversation with customers looking to adopt smartphones across more of their organization." Sam Bhavnani, an analyst with Current Analysis, said that organizations should take the best practices they have developed for laptops and port them directly into their smartphone adoption plans. "This all goes back to the migration from desktops to laptops. There are a lot of common sense implications, and people need to be sensible about creating realistic policies that both protect the data on the device and allow users to tap into the potential of the smart phones," Bhavnani said. "Some people are still scared to go there, they know that adopting these devices will open another can of worms, but creating smart policies ahead of time and building on their laptop experience will be the best ways to foster strong mobile security."ADVERTISEMENTIBM Information On Demand 2006Industrial Industry Leaders, please join us at IBM's premier information management global event, IBM Information On Demand 2006, October 15-20, Anaheim, CA. More IBM business and technical solutions content in one place than ever before! Select from  over 800 sessions. Register today!


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ER Patients Won't Have to Give U.S. Status

The Bush administration is backing off plans to require hospitals to ask emergency room patients their immigration status, after hospitals and advocates for immigrants protested.


France's new finance chief causes a stir

She's French. She's female. And she is causing quite a stir. Christine Lagarde, the first woman finance minister for a G-8 nation, was rated the best minister in President Nicolas Sarkozy's government last month by one of France's top-selling newspapers. Not bad for a political newcomer who only two years ago was unknown outside legal and business circles, and who is vocally pro-market in a capitalism-wary nation.


20 fired Ecuadorean lawmakers take seats

Some 20 lawmakers fired last week by Ecuador's top electoral court for allegedly interfering with plans for a constitutional referendum forced their way past dozens of police guarding Congress and took up their seats on Tuesday.


Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said Friday the head of the Justice Department's voting rights division should be fired for saying minorities often die before they hit old age.


EPA Rule to Aid Tar Creek: More Chat Can Be Removed From Site, Inhofe Claims

By Jim Myers, Tulsa World, Okla.  Jun. 8--WASHINGTON -- A new federal rule will encourage commercial uses of chat and further the removal of more of the mining waste from the Tar Creek Superfund site, U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe says.


Sentenced to 8 years, Abu Ghraib Abuser Blames Superiors

A staff sergeant responsible for some of the heinous acts committed inside Abu Ghraib prison and other witnesses point to higher level involvement in the torture scandal.


Smooth Hamilton clinches American Grand Prix

Rookie Lewis Hamilton paid a rich tribute to the quality of his McLaren Mercedes-Benz team on Sunday after winning the United States Grand Prix and opening up a 10-points lead at the top of the Formula One drivers' world championship.


CHICAGO --- Elvis didn't leave the building on Friday night, but Manny Ramirez and Orlando Cabrera both did. And Curt Schilling left the Chicago White Sox feeling "all shook up." ...


Morto l'autista del reporter di Diario Enzo Baldoni

Â«Lâinterprete di Enzo Baldoni Ã¨ stato ucciso, ma del giornalista italiano non si hanno notizieÂ». Sono da poco passate le 18 quando Ã¨ lo stesso direttore del settimanale Diario (giornale che aveva accreditato


Securitas says signs $800 mln deal with GM

Securitas (SECUb.ST), the world's  biggest security services firm, said on Friday it had signed an  $800 million deal with General Motors Corp.  to supply  security services in North America and Europe.


Iraq Militants Reportedly Behead KDP 'Spy'

A militant Iraqi group said it had  beheaded a member of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) who  it described as a "spy" working as a translator for the U.S.  army, according to an Internet statement.


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ABN Amro, the Netherlands' biggest bank, says integrating Antonveneta after its takeover cost 139m euros.


New RealPlayer will let you download Internet video

(InfoWorld) - On Thursday afternoon at the D: All Things Digital show, RealNetworks CEO Rob Glaser demoed a new version of RealPlayer, to be released as a beta in June, that adds the ability to download video that's normally available only as a stream from Web sites and save it to your hard drive for later playback in RealPlayer. There's nothing earth-shaking about that -- utilities like KeepVid and the Firefox extension Video Downloader have offered similar functionality for quite awhile. But Real is aiming for something close to universal compatibility: It says its feature will work with video in Flash, QuickTime, Windows Media, and its own Real formats. And the mere fact that such a widely-used program is offering this capability may make it more mainstream. Sometime after the initial release, Glaser said, it'll follow up with a version that allows you to sync the videos you've downloaded onto an iPod. Walt Mossberg asked Glaser a question that I wondered about instantly myself: Is this all legal? Glaser said that Real respects DRM if it's there and won't let you download copy-protected video. As for non-protected video, he said that Real takes no stance -- it's up to the user to ensure that he or she is using the product for legal purposes. In other words, I'm still not sure whether it's kosher to download and preserve, say, a copyrighted clip from YouTube. But the chances that anyone will come after you if you're only doing it for personal use are presumably slim. Real's implementation of this idea looked slick in the demo: When it finds a video it can save, a little button appears over the video window. Click on it, and you can download. If you're one of those people who thinks of RealPlayer as a program that's hard to download and install and that mucks up your system in various ways, the new version may still be worth investigating: Glaser says getting and using it will be a smoother process, although he didn't provide details. To be fair to Real, its current version is already no more irritating than a heck of a lot of other free applications.


The search for tiny treasures continues.


EU rules for mobile roaming 'urgently needed': Germany

German Economy Minister Michael Glos called on Wednesday for a Europe-wide regulation on the so-called "roaming fees" charged by mobile telecom operators for telephone calls made in a foreign country.


Allen, Webb spar over terror legislation

Virginia Democratic Senate candidate Jim Webb said Sunday that President Bush's terror-detainee legislation would weaken the Geneva Conventions and potentially subject captured U.S. soldiers to torture.


Update 6: Dutch Steelmaker Buying ISG in $4.5B Deal

Steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal announced plans Monday to take over US steelmaker International Steel Group as part of a three-way merger to create a global metals mammoth.


YOSEMITE - Rescuers pulled two more climbers off El Capitan on Friday, one day after the pair asked for extra supplies but turned down other help.


NORTON, Massachusetts  - Canadian Mike Weir holed out from a greenside bunker at the opening hole on his way to an early tie for the lead in the Deutsche Bank Championship first round on Friday.


Rebels Kill 20 in Pre-Election Attacks in Iraq

Guerrillas killed 20 people in attacks  in Iraq Tuesday, and Prime Minister Iyad Allawi acknowledged  what he called pockets of the country would be too unsafe for  voting in a Jan. 30 election.


Zillow and Home Owner Content Zillow.com; the real estate search, mapping and home value comparison engine, has taken user-generated content to the next level with Home ‘Owner-Generated’ content. Over at the Search Engine Watch blog, Greg points out that Zillow.com is letting home owners add their own customized information along with the Zillow.com generated ‘Zestimates.’ Zillow previously allowed [...]


Russia's Cabinet approved the worldwide Kyoto Protocol on global warming yesterday, clearing the way for implementation of the long-delayed United Nations pact.


Lebanese turmoil withers 'Beirut Spring' optimism

But many young activists are still struggling to maintain the movement that followed in the wake of Hariri's death.


A court in Chicago has ordered a group of Islamic charities to pay $156m to the parents of David Boim, a US teenager killed by Hamas in the West Bank in 1996, report agencies.


Helen Mirren's "Queen" set to reign at Oscars

Meryl Streep and Judi Dench got  nasty. Kate Winslet stripped and Penelope Cruz padded her rear.  But it is Helen Mirren and her prim silver curls who looks  likely to reign on Oscar night.


Tsunami 'Core Group' of Relief Nations Disbanded

An effort by the United States, Japan,  India and Australia to coordinate tsunami relief will be  disbanded and folded into the broader U.N.-led operations,  Secretary of State Colin Powell said on Thursday.


The Guardian's religious affairs correspondent travels to Mecca to offer a unique insight into the rituals and mood at the world's largest pilgrimage


Bonds hits 698th homer, but Giants lose 8-7 to the Colorado ...

Given the choice, Colorado Rockies manager Clint Hurdle said he wouldn't let Barry Bonds hurt his team. Hurdle went back on his word and got away with it.


NEW YORK -- Billionaire investor Warren Buffett said Tuesday he has offered to help out troubled bond insurers by offering a second level of insurance on up to $800 billion in municipal bonds.


Disney's Eisner Gets Shareholder Support at Meeting

Walt Disney Co.'s board of  directors, including Chief Executive Michael Eisner, were  easily re-elected at an upbeat annual meeting on Friday, a  sharp turn from last year's widespread shareholder protest.


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Fire at California's Lake Tahoe destroys homes

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, California  - A fast-moving forest fire burned out of control in the popular Lake Tahoe resort area on the eastern border of California, destroying more than 165 homes and structures, officials said on Sunday.


Britart Hirst off to church with skull and heart

LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Britart superstar Damien Hirst, famed for his pickled sharks and sheep, is taking his "New Religion" to church.


The REIT bought a 4.3% stake worth $330 million in the retailer, which has significant real estate holdings.


Lo chiede Di Pietro. Bossi,come si fa senza ministro Tesoro?


Profit was up despite a drop in production, but Shell warned that the underlying performance of its refining operations was weaker than it appeared.


Microsoft on Monday released Service Pack 2 for SQL Server 2005, a major upgrade that adds support for Windows Vista and Office 2007. In addition, Microsoft is now allowing unlimited virtual instances of SQL Server on severs licensed for the Enterprise Edition of the database software.


Turkey Must Increase Kurds' Rights -Verheugen

Turkey must go further in improving its Kurdish minority's cultural rights, EU Enlargement Commissioner Guenter Verheugen said on Tuesday.


Ex-Rep. Roemer Joins Race for DNC Chairman

Former Rep. Tim Roemer said Sunday that he's joining the race to lead the Democratic National Committee — a move certain to spark a heated debate about the abortion issue.


Parkinson's impairs driving skills, safety

NEW YORK  - People with Parkinson's disease have difficulty spotting traffic signs and roadside landmarks while driving, and are more likely to make safety errors on the road, a new study shows.


WASHINGTON Sept. 22, 2004 - The Justice Department has agreed to release a US citizen held as an enemy combatant for more than two years, clearing the way for him to return to Saudi Arabia, officials said Wednesday.


In this, the Summer of Vince Carter's Discontent, Raptors GM Rob Babcock finds himself in a difficult, but not unique position, dealing with a recalcitrant star who wants nothing less than a change of venue to kick-start a career that's gone dormant and a


Technology giant Apple takes full control of the Apple name after a deal with The Beatles' record label Apple Corps.


Security is increased in Pakistan ahead of protests over the government's operation against Islamabad's radical Red Mosque.


McCain wins Washington state Republican contest

Arizona Sen. John McCain won Saturday's Washington state contest to pick a Republican presidential candidate, chalking up another victory in his almost-certain bid to represent the party in the November election, local media projected on Sunday.