Linksys iPhone Announcement Gets Attention

A six-year-old registered trademark, acquired by Cisco Systems after the 2000 acquisition of telephone equipment supplier InfoGear, may just now pay off for Cisco's consumer division. Linksys today announced it's attaching the iPhone trademark to its line of VoIP and Skype phones.


No. 13 Vanderbilt Routs St. Francis 102-47

Carla Thomas scored 23 points, Ashley Earley 22 and Dee Davis a career-high 21 as No. 13 Vanderbilt opened the season with a 102-47 victory over St.


Indonesia's Bashir retrial gets underway

Indonesia's prominent Muslim preacher Abu Bakr Bashir has been put on trial again, charged once more over the Marriot hotel attack in 2003 and the Bali bombing in 2002.


-- State Farm Insurance Cos. is suspending sales of any new commercial or homeowner policies in Mississippi starting Friday, citing in part a wave of litigation it has faced since Hurricane Katrina, a company official said Wednesday.


Fed says bank loan standards now tighter

Banks in the United States tightened their lending standards and terms for businesses and consumers alike amid a deteriorating economic outlook, a Federal Reserve survey showed on Monday.


A Royal Academy exhibition of French and Russian paintings could be cancelled by Russian authorities.


eBay Statement Regarding Baazee.com and the Arrest of Avnish Bajaj

SAN JOSE, Calif. --(Business Wire)-- Dec. 18, 2004 -- Baazee.com, eBay's (Nasdaq:EBAY) wholly owned subsidiary in India, is an online marketplace which brings buyers and sellers together.


Isae, grazie ad accelerazione domanda interna, +2,4% nel '08


LONDONâBritish Prime Minister Tony Blair has flatly acknowledged that his main argument for taking a reluctant country to war - Iraq's alleged weapons of mass destruction â-as turned out to be wrong.


Plant a tree at Easter urges Nobel laureate

world to plant trees at Easter as a symbol of renewal and to protect the planet. planted," Maathai told Reuters Television in Oslo, where she received the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize.


Pakistani tribal elders hold a meeting to discuss the release of Chinese engineers in Barwand of South Waziristan, Pakistan along Afghanistan border on Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2004.


F.D.A. Finds Increase in Suicide Symptoms for Patients Using Seizure Medications

The increased risks are small, but doctors said that the increased risk did not outweigh the benefits of the drugs.


Flu Shot Shortage Could Sway Fla. Voters

Catherine Howar's 11-month-old grandson will only get one of the two flu shots toddlers need, and she blames that on President Bush.


The controversial sport now has female participants  -  with Brazil in the lead


Plenty of Cleveland talk prefaced their game against Pittsburgh, but the Steelers plow over the Browns, 24-10, behind 103 yards from Jerome Bettis.


Abu Hamza is charged over 'urging followers to kill Jews'

Abu Hamza, the radical Muslim preacher, was charged yesterday with 16 offences, including urging his followers to murder Jews. The former imam of Finsbury Park Mosque


Detroit carmakers to seek big union concessions: report

The three big Detroit automakers will seek unprecedented concessions from the United Auto Workers union (UAW) in contract negotiations, The Wall Street Journal reported in its online edition on Thursday, citing auto executives.


Scettici ministri Pecoraro e Bindi, prefetto difende misura


Republican figure pleads guilty in Abramoff probe

A Republican activist pleaded guilty on Friday to obstructing Congress and evading taxes in a deal with prosecutors probing the influence-peddling scandal involving former lobbyist Jack Abramoff.


North Korea plans nuclear test, U.S. calls it threat

North Korea said on Tuesday it would conduct its first nuclear test, and Washington warned it would respond to such an "unacceptable threat" to world peace.


Sunday postal collections end after 17 years in what Royal Mail says is a bid to improve efficiency.


NL Wrap: Walker Grand Slam Helps Cards Beat Reds Again

Larry Walker hit a grand slam home run to key a six-run eighth inning as the Cardinals stayed hot with a 7-2 win over the Cincinnati Reds in St Louis on Tuesday.


In Second Debate, Bush and Kerry Clash on Iraq

A feisty President Bush said on Friday Democrat John Kerry's record on Iraq was proof he shifts according to the political winds and Kerry shot back in their second debate that Bush has launched a "campaign of mass deception."


Trump Optimistic on Scuttled Casino Deal

A scuttled deal to rebuild Donald  Trump's casino empire on Thursday left the star of "The  Apprentice" optimistic he could forge a new agreement, but bond  analysts were wary of the prospects for the money-losing  gambling company.


Australian Bradley Hughes leads by four shots after round two of the Australian Masters in Melbourne. Hughes, who won here in 1993 and 1998, carded rounds of 64 and 66 for 14-under 130 to lead defending champion Robert Allenby.


Military Strikes Insurgentsâ Base Outside Baghdad

The assault by more than 2,000 American troops represents a more aggressive strategy of attacking several insurgent strongholds simultaneously.


Microsoft and Philips complete more White Space testing

Microsoft and Philips Electronics have retested devices that can detect White Space spectrum, and they want the Federal Communications Commission to also test the devices.


Britney Spears got her stay in a psychiatric ward extended Sunday, as doctors decided to keep her hospitalized an additional 14 days, someone close to the pop star told the Associated Press.


Moist Nose Shows Promise in Tracking Down Cancers

British researchers have trained dogs to detect bladder cancer by sniffing human urine, opening up the possibility that dogs may one day be used to detect the disease.


Singer Millman brings Eastern European accent to jazz

Jazz vocalist Sophie Millman reckons  that her sophomore album reflects "all of the turbulence,  transformations and drama" in her life.


Judge: U.S. can deny funds to AIDS group

A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that the Bush administration can deny funding to nonprofit AIDS groups that don't publicly disavow prostitution and sex trafficking.


Australian PM seeks to strengthen Indonesian ties

Australia wants to strengthen relations with its northern neighbour, Indonesia, and is not a deputy sheriff for the United States in the Asia-Pacific, Prime Minister John Howard said on Tuesday before leaving for Jakarta.


The country's airline industry is booming, but airports and air traffic control are not keeping pace with all the progress


As he often does at campaign events, President Bush got his biggest rise out of the crowd in Bangor Thursday afternoon when he said he was simply paraphrasing Senator John F. Kerry's statements.


TAIPEI, Taiwan - A strong earthquake shook Taiwan on Friday, forcing the Taipei subway system to shut down during the lunchtime rush.


Jazeera: Hostage Calls on Britain to Quit Iraq

Iraqi-British hostage Margaret Hassan has urged Britain to withdraw its troops from Iraq and free Iraqi women prisoners, Al Jazeera reported Wednesday.


London - An international music industry group said on Thursday it was launching hundreds of lawsuits across Europe accusing people of piracy for illegally sharing music on the internet.


Chicken or beef? Airline pays for wrong choice

A court has ordered Malaysia's national airline to pay a Brahmin Hindu 20,000 ringgit (2,900 pounds) to compensate him for mental anguish suffered as a result of being served a chicken meal during a flight, local media reported on Saturday.


U.S. investigates report of Iraqi civilians killed

The U.S. military said on Friday it was investigating whether civilians, including two children, were killed during a fierce gunbattle in Ramadi on Wednesday that ended with U.S. air strikes destroying several buildings.


Predictions, predictions. That's all this is about. From fumbles lost (there will be three in all) to field goals made (five), Sunday is nothing but guesses, wagers, pools, and, of course, tons and tons of nachos.


Tips to Keeping the Barbecue Cancer-Free

SATURDAY, May 26 (HealthDay News) -- The Memorial Day holiday is the traditional kick-off of the summer barbecue season in the United States, but research has shown that grilling can create cancer-causing compounds in meat, experts say.


Microsoft's China boss quits to head NBA in China

The chief executive of Microsoft Corp's   Greater China business, Chen Yongzheng, has resigned,  the world's largest software maker said on Wednesday.


Contatti anche con altri potenziali partner, incluso Bmw


Ricky Davis scores 14 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter to help the Timberwolves top the 76ers, 95-84, on Sunday.


Qatari investment pays off as Shaheen sets record

Qatar's multimillion-pound investment in importing sporting talent reaped some benefit when Saif Saeed Shaheen broke the world record for 3,000 metres steeplechase in the Memorial Van Damme in the Stade Roi Baudouin here last night.


Chechnya Said to Hold Elections in Spring

Chechnya will hold parliamentary elections in April or May, the ITAR-Tass news agency reported, citing a top official, a step in the Kremlin's political strategy to undermine separatist rebels.


Google Inc. is improving on the discussions its popular Web site hosts, hoping the upgrades will spur more online banter and make its market-leading search engine a richer destination.


Six to stand trial for alleged Zimbabwe coup plot

Six men, including a former Zimbabwe army officer, will go on trial next Friday for allegedly plotting a coup against President Robert Mugabe, their lawyer said.


Prices top $44, trade at highest level in a week

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Crude-oil futures made their biggest one-day climb since June Wednesday, rising more than 5 percent to trade at a one-week high above $44 a barrel after US reports confirmed a hefty -- and unexpected -- drop in last week's crude


Are the Police Digging into Your Phone Records?

A congressional inquiry into online data brokers has raised concerns that federal and local law enforcement may be skirting privacy laws to obtain calling records


AIG Says It Is Target of Midwest Inquiry

Already under scrutiny from regulators in Washington and New York, the American International Group disclosed yesterday that it was the target of a federal grand jury investigation over


Survey: Format Influenced Voter Priorities

This presidential election has been described by many as one in which morality mattered most to voters. But that perception may be driven at least partially by how pollsters asked voters about their priority issues.


A re-imagining of the classic slasher movie "Halloween" broke the record for a new release during the U.S. Labor Day holiday weekend, according to studio estimates issued on Sunday.  The movie, directed by rock star-turned-filmmaker Rob Zombi...


Kent Jones, who has played 270 PGA tournaments without a top five finish, has the first-round lead at Pebble Beach.


Tutti militari, tornavano da conferenza su sicurezza in volo


U.S. durable goods weaker than expected in November

Weak durable goods orders in November fueled concern on Thursday over the resilience of the U.S. economy to the country's steep housing slump.


Blast at Market in Southern Philippines Kills 13

A huge explosion rocked the southern  Philippine city of General Santos on Sunday, killing 13 people  and injuring at least 60 at a public market, police and  witnesses said.


U.N. should lead Afghanistan peace effort: Britain

Britain lobbied U.N. officials on Thursday with a proposal for the world body to lead a comprehensive "campaign plan" for peace in Afghanistan, where NATO-led troops are struggling against Taliban insurgents.


The BBC prepares to unveil plans that will have wide-reaching impact on programming and jobs.


Rage Against the Machine and the Smashing Pumpkins are among the acts set to headline this year's Voodoo Music Experience.


Taiwan chip makers win approval for China investments

(InfoWorld) - Four Taiwanese chip assembly companies have won finalÂ approval to invest in ChinaÂ amid a global shake-up that could see a new king crowned in the industry. The companies, which package and test chips before they are sold, can now move ahead with US$99.6 million in planned investments to China. The decision by Taiwan to allow the investments came more quickly than expected, amid rumors that a group of private equity firms may be building a global titan to compete with Taiwan's star chip assembler, Advanced Semiconductor EngineeringÂ (ASE). ASE was among the companies approved for the investments, and allowing it to build more factories in China will help it to stave off potential new rivals by giving it access to China's lower-cost labor market. The investments will also help the Taiwanese companies take part in China's growing chip industry. Taiwan granted permission for the investments to ASE, the world's largest assembly company, and three smaller rivals: Siliconware Precision Industries Co., Greatek Electronics, and Walton Advanced Engineering. Taiwanese companies are required to gain approval for high-tech investments in China because Taipei fears the technology may boost the military threat against the island. Taiwanese chip assemblers have been at odds with regulators for years over the slow pace of China investment approvals. Taipei appeared to give ground in the middle of last year, saying it would start allowing such investments, then continued dragging its feet on most applications. RecentÂ consolidation in the sectorÂ may have finally prompted regulators to act. Earlier this week, one of Taiwan's biggest financial newspapers, the Economic Daily News, reported that a deal by two private equity firms to buy Singapore's United Test and Assembly CenterÂ (UTAC) could result in a merger with the world's second largest chip assembly company, Amkor Technology, which could threaten ASE's dominance. Affinity Equity PartnersÂ and Texas Pacific Group Capital agreed to buy UTAC for around S$2.2 billion (US$1.43 billion). The Singapore offices of both investment firms declined to comment Thursday on the Amkor rumors, though the talk appears to have moved Amkor's stock price. Its shares have climbed 5.2 percent so far this week to end at US$15.44 Wednesday on the Nasdaq Stock Market, compared to a 0.6 percent rise in the Nasdaq Composite Index over the same time. Analysts say the chip assembly sector has become more attractive to investors due to steadier profits. In other deals this year, Singapore's Temasek HoldingsÂ made a S$2.4 billion (US$1.56 billion) bid for Stats ChipPac. The Carlyle Group, another private equity firm, in AprilÂ scrapped a US$5.5 billion deal to buy ASEÂ after the two companies failed to agree on a higher offering price. ASE displaced U.S-based Amkor as the world's largest chip packaging and testing company at the end of 2003, highlighting the exodus of chip production to lower-cost Asian countries. But since then Amkor has been making investments in China, while ASE has been largely held back by Taiwanese regulators. Analysts view China as an important location for chip investment because of its lower costs and growing clout in the industry.Â Intel announced a planÂ in March to spend US$2.5 billion on a plant in China to take advantage of lower production costs there. Taiwan's chip makers say the heavy regulations they face at home have put them at a disadvantage in China. Labor makes up a significant portion of the costs in chip assembly -- around 20 percent, compared to around 5 percent for actual chip fabrication. Fabricators etch transistors and other components on chips, while assemblers package the chips inside protective coating. Taipei's approval on Thursday gives ASE the green light to invest US$21.6 million for a 60 percent stake in a venture with NXP Semiconductors in Suzhou, China. Regulators also approved investments of US$30 million by Siliconware and US$18 million by Walton in the same place. Greatek received permission to invest US$30 million in Jiangsu, China. "We are happy to see the news. We have been waiting for this," said Janet Chen, a spokesperson at Siliconware. Taiwan and China remain enemies after splitting in 1949 amid civil war, the reason Taipei remains wary of allowing certain high tech investments to the mainland. Despite their strained relationship, China remains the favored destination for Taiwanese investment due to their shared language and culture, as well as China's lower costs and incentives for building factories. As part of their China applications, the four Taiwanese companies all included plans to continue investing at home. In all, they pledged to invest NT$75 billion (US$2.29 billion) in Taiwan over the next three years, including NT$40 billion from ASE, NT$20 billion from Siliconware, NT$10 billion from Greatek and NT$5 billion from Walton. Â


Hewlett-Packard Co. (HPQ) targeted three  reporters among the nine journalists whose phone records it sought through a controversial method known as "pretexting," the computer maker confirmed on Sept. 8.


For the hundreds of thousands of New Englanders who will fill up the tank and hit the road this Labor Day weekend, a trip to the gas station is turning out


Bush tightens sanctions on Sudan over Darfur

President George W. Bush imposed new U.S. sanctions on Sudan on Tuesday and sought support for an international arms embargo out of frustration at Sudan's refusal to end what he called a genocide in Darfur.


Roma, 15:14 - MORTE POLIZIOTTO, SERRA: MENO POSTI E SETTORI DIVISI

''Bisogna rivedere il posizionamento delle sedie allo stadio''. Lo ha detto il Prefetto di Roma, Ach...


Liz Hurley and Arun Nayar are scheduled to get married on Saturday evening, at the grounds of Sudeley Castle. The wedding guest list includes the names Sir Elton John, Kate Moss and David Beckham among many others.  Local residents in the town are angr...


WebmasterWorld Inc. And SEO Class Announce Partnership to Produce Premium Internet Marketing Training Program

WebmasterWorld Inc. (http://www.WebmasterWorld.com)  and SEO Class Inc. (http://SEOClass.com)  today announced a partnership to produce a PubCon SEO Class, a premium  Internet marketing training program.


Paint maker Sherwin-Williams Co.  SHW.N on Thursday said quarterly profit rose, helped by  acquisitions and a lower tax rate.


Lohse, Encarnacion lifts Reds over Cards

Kyle Lohse came within two outs of his second shutout in three starts and the Cincinnati Reds got home runs from Ken Griffey Jr., Edwin Encarnacion and Adam Dunn in a 5-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday night.


Il leader di An a Montecatini, al convegno nazionale di "Circoli giovani"replica alle dichiarazioni del capo dell'Udc: "E' succube delle parole"                                          Fini va all'attacco di Casini "Basta con gli infantilismi"                                                                                Sui presunti brogli elettorali: "Se ci sono stati li ha fatti la sinistra"


Handvertising: Marketing (re)discovers the human body

Advertising space is scarce. No wonder advertisers are innovative when it comes to taking advantage of under-utilized real estate - such as the human skin.


Dan Ackroyd, Eddie Murphy unavailable for comment Government-backed sociologists are aiming to pin economic status, crime and beliefs on our genes in a new Â£15m survey of 100,000 Britons.â¦


Richards rescues City with late leveller

Manchester City defender Micah Richards scored an injury time equaliser to salvage a 1-1 draw at Everton.


Mistrial Declared in 'Homegrown Terrorists' Case

MIAMI, Dec. 13 -- A federal jury deadlocked over charges that six men from a fringe religious group conspired to blow up the Sears Tower in Chicago and instigate a war against the United States.


European inspection reports dismiss Cdn evidence against Portuguese vessels

ST. JOHN'S, Nfld. (CP) - Two Portuguese fishing vessels accused of illegal fishing off the East Coast are unlikely to face prosecution in their home countries, based on initial reports by European Union inspectors.


For all the slashing rhetoric between the two presidential candidates over Iraq, whoever wins the White House Nov. 2 comes to a difficult situation with roughly the same set of options, few of them good.


LIVERPOOL kept their dreams of a top-four finish alive with a convincing victory over a ragged Newcastle United yesterday. The visitors lost Craig Bellamy, injured in the warm-up, and had Lee Bowyer sent off


Four killed in Mogadishu car explosion: witnesses

Four people were killed when their car exploded in Mogadishu on Sunday, a Reuters witness and a resident said. It was not clear what caused the blast.


A television weatherman was fired after referring to slain civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. as "Martin Luther Coon King" on the air, station officials said.


Two firms say to quit Iraq to save Turkish hostage

Two employers of a Turkish truck driver taken hostage in Iraq have agreed to pull out of the country following a threat by his captors to behead him, media sources report.


R&B star Chaka Khan's son is arrested in connection with the murder of an 18-year-old. Plus other entertainment news in brief.


Valencia, 14:59 - CALCIO, RIGANO': FIRMATO BIENNALE CON LEVANTE

Ora è davvero ufficiale: Christian RiganÃ² è un giocatore del Levante. L'ex messinese h...


Tesco's policy of sending money-off vouchers to wine drinkers is questioned during a Commons committee hearing.


Graphic Designer Fired After Heckling Bush

A man who heckled President Bush at a political rally was fired from his job at an advertising and design company for offending a client who provided tickets to the event.


Messaggi da tutto il mondo politico, auguri anche da Bush


US areas lag behind in keeping up with races

BEAVER CREEK, Colo. -- As the World Cup rolls on to Europe after its brief moment of glory in North America, one can't help but remember when New England hosted such events, last put on by Tommy Corcoran at Waterville Valley.


UK tries to defuse tension with Russia over US missiles

Tony Blair says Kremlin should not feel threatened by nuclear shield.


A nuclear cooperation pact touted as the cornerstone of an emerging India-U.S. partnership faced renewed criticism Tuesday in New Delhi, underscoring how far the countries have to go as they try to overcome decades of mistrust.


Prior's Deal With Cubs: One Year Plus Incentives

Right-handed pitcher Mark Prior and the Chicago Cubs agree on a one-year deal Wednesday and avoid salary arbitration.


S.Africa's ANC set to elect leader at conference

POLOKWANE, South Africa  - South Africa's ruling ANC opened a conference on Sunday to elect its new party leader, who is likely to succeed President Thabo Mbeki when he leaves office in 2009.


Sbarca Carmen Di Pietro Boom di ascolti per i naufraghi

ROMA, 9 OTTOBRE 2004 - Escalation de 'L'isola dei famosi 2' che vola oltre il 30% di share e fa record. Ieri il reality show condotto da Simona Ventura su Raidue ha avuto il 30.84% di share con 6.668.000 telespettatori


Probe expanded into Greek sprinters' crash, coach's past

The state drug agency asked for a warrant Friday to search a warehouse belonging to the coach of two disgraced Greek sprinters who withdrew from the Olympics after they missed a doping test.


Grand Jury Subpoenas Times Reporter Over Book Sources

A federal grand jury in Alexandria has issued a subpoena seeking information about the confidential sources of a newspaper journalist who wrote in a 2006 book about alleged CIA efforts to infiltrate Iran's nuclear program.


Bush Dubs Energy Pick a 'Problem Solver'

President Bush announces Samuel W. Bodman, right, as his nominee for Secretary of Energy, Friday, Dec. 10, 2004, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House.


Belfast's Black Santa charity appeal for victims of the Indian Ocean disaster will run for the next ten days.


Terrorism ; Manmohan in Kashmir as troop pullout begins (THIRD ...

"We have shot dead the two and the operation is finally over," BSF officer K. Srinivasan told reporters. At least one BSF soldier and a civilian were wounded in the gun battle that lasted almost two hours.


Lost in the Woods? Look for the Street Signs: Lost in the Woods? Look for the Street Signs

By Joe Miller, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Sep. 24--The hike along Sycamore Creek in the remote center of Umstead State Park used to be a true escape. From the creek's far bank, a forested bluff rises from the water's edge.


A Restless Sarkozy Vows to Lead Europe Into a New Era

âI canât be criticized for wanting first place for France,â Mr. Sarkozy said in an interview with The New York Times. âIf France doesnât take the lead, who will?â


Barghouti withdraws from race replace Arafat

RAMALLAH, West Bank - Marwan Barghouti, the imprisoned leader of the Palestinian uprising, is dropping out the Jan. 9 election to replace Yasser Arafat as head of the Palestinian Authority, his campaign manager said Sunday.


US Medics' Role in Spotlight Over Prisoner Abuse

United States Army medics have been accused of being complicit in the abuse of Iraqi inmates at the notorious Abu Ghraib prison near Baghdad.


Toronto Maple Leafs fire general manager Ferguson

The Toronto Maple Leafs fired general manager John Ferguson Jr. and appointed Cliff Fletcher in his place on an interim basis, the NHL team said on Tuesday.


Belarus Leader Wins Vote to Extend Mandate -Official

Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko secured approval in a referendum to run for a third term in office, the top election official said Monday.


IAEA sets deadline for Iran to suspend uranium enrichment program

The United Nations' (UN) nuclear watchdog -- the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) -- on Saturday adopted a resolution setting a Nov. 25 deadline for Iran to freeze


Australian fast bowler Glenn McGrath has launched into the Ashes mind games, querying whether it will be possible for Andrew Flintoff to bat and bowl well while captaining England.


A writers strike in Hollywood could be a factor in the dramatic rise in popularity of video sharing sites.


Con Karol Wojtyla abbiamo anche sciato insieme sull'Adamello


Tucked into that $136 billion in corporate tax breaks President Bush just signed was the point of the bill: Lifting a $5 billion annual export subsidy the World Trade Organization had ruled illegal.


The Quad Blog: Championship Monday Arrives

After an unbelievable unpredictable season, the B.C.S. title game has finally arrived.


CINA, CORDOGLIO DI CIAMPI A HU JINTAO PER MINATORI MORTI

(AGI) - Roma, 22 ott. - In un messaggio inviato al Presidente della Repubblica Popolare Cinese, Hu Jintao, il Presidente della Repubblica Carlo Azeglio Ciampi ha espresso il suo cordoglio per il grave incidente


ADB warns of increasing inequality in Asia

High economic growth helped Asia reduce poverty greatly in the past decade but the increasingly unfair distribution of income could hamper future improvement, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) warned.


IRA denies involvement in $42 million bank heist

BELFAST, Northern Ireland - The Irish Republican Army denied involvement Thursday in this week's massive robbery of the Northern Bank in Belfast.


Sales of industrial robots surging: UN report

Geneva - Worldwide sales of industrial robots surged to record levels in the first half of 2004 after equipment prices fell while labour costs grew, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe said in a report to be released today.


Analysis: Politics is dirty, not in Iowa

Two old sayings are colliding in the presidential campaign, and there's some truth to both of them. Politics is dirty. Midwesterners are nice.


World leaders have convened for the annual UN General Assembly debate beginning today â-ne day after interim Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi pressed the world body to help his country organize free elections in January.


BAGHDAD, June 8 -- A large band of insurgents laid waste to a police commander's house north of Baghdad on Friday, killing the man's wife, a son, two brothers and 10 guards -- including many from his extended family -- and kidnapping at least two of his children, Iraqi security officials said.


NEW YORK - Apple Inc. escalated a dispute with NBC Universal over the pricing of TV shows by saying yesterday it would not sell any of NBC's programs for this fall season on iTunes.


New York decided to carry 11 pitchers for the best-of-five series, including both Orlando Hernandez and Kevin Brown, candidates to start Games 3 or 4 along with Javier Vazquez.


La celebre bambola sara' protagonista del 'Diario di Barbie'


Gbagbo puts hard-liner in charge of Ivory Coast army

President Laurent Gbagbo has named a hard-liner as army chief of staff, prompting diplomats to warn Sunday of a possible resumption of hostilities against the rebel-held north of the Ivory Coast.


Federer and Henman to clash in Tokyo final

World number one Roger Federer blasted past Germany's Benjamin Becker 6-3 6-4 to reach the final of the Japan Open on Saturday.


World's best still no match for champ Els

Ernie Els won the World Match Play Championship for a record sixth time on his 35th birthday yesterday, beating Lee Westwood 2 and 1. That gave Els the $1.


NATO, U.S. neglect "psychological warfare": report

The United States and its allies must pay more attention to 'psychological warfare' as they battle insurgents in Iraq and Afghanistan, an influential think-tank said on Wednesday.


Indonesia spied on Australia during the East Timor crisis of 1999, Jakarta's  former spy chief reveals.


As drugmakers scramble to grab Vioxx's multi-billion-dollar share of the arthritis and pain-relief market, patients might find themselves wondering whether the competing medications are much safer.


Over 750 workers face axe at Finnish mills

UPM-Kymmene, Finland's second largest forestry and paper group, said it would lay off 750 workers at five of its Finnish wood product mills due to an oversupply of sawn timber on the European market.


JERUSALEM Israel's army has destroyed the homes of the suicide bomber and those of two men Israel says were behind yesterday's attack in Tel Aviv.


Police can use infrared to scan homes for heat, Supreme Court rules

OTTAWA (CP) - It's legal for police to scan homes using heat-detecting equipment, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled.


18 killed in grenade attacks in Bangladesh

At least 18 people were confirmed killed, and some 300 were injured as unidentified assailants hurled over ten grenades toward a rally organized by the main opposition


Getty Images, Reuters win World Press Photo prizes

An image of a group of young Lebanese driving a car through bombed-out South Beirut, taken by Spencer Platt of Getty Images Inc., won the top World Press Photo prize for news photography on Friday.


German President Horst Koehler sparks a row with comments on giving aid to the  poorer eastern states.


T-Mobile Rolls Out UMA Phone Nationwide, Blending WiFi with EDGE

After an apparently successful initial test run in parts of Washington State, T-Mobile USA today is ready to roll out its first hybrid WiFi/EDGE phone service: its UMA-based Hot Spot @ Home.  The idea is to enable customers to drop their land lines altogether, without picking up someone else's bundled service that would usurp those savings.


ASML Holding NV, a key equipment supplier to many of the world's largest computer chip makers, reported flat fourth quarter earnings Wednesday and issued a cautious outlook for 2008.


Electrolux stocks soar 20 percent on strong 2006 earnings

Shares in Electrolux, the world's biggest household appliances maker, have surged by 20 percent after the company announced its 2006 net profit had more than doubled owing to strong sales and a successful restructuring plan.


The world's first jumbo jet, Boeing's 747, shows that it's ready for service. Compiled by Tony Long.


Bruce Sterling gives blogs 10 years to live

Engage life support SXSW Science fiction writer and professional pundit Bruce Sterling has cracked bloggers with the extinction stick, saying the plebs will crawl back into their ooze by 2017.â¦


Business Performance Management, BSM, and Enterprise Transformation

BMC® Performance Manager, the next evolution of BMC Patrol, combines agent-based technology with the local, lightweight presence of an agentless solution.  RFG believes BPM and BSM are critical success factors for short- and long-term IT-business alignment. BMC and its solutions offer potentially significant short- and long-term benefits to IT.


Real Year 2 Curse: Being Good in First Place

Evidence all but proves that the sophomore jinx in baseball either does not exist or should be the hex of choice.


Els Enjoys New Lease of Life with Mount Juliet Win

THOMASTOWN, Ireland  - A maiden World Golf  Championship victory at the WGC-American Express Championship  on Sunday proved to Ernie Els that he is firmly on track after  a disappointing year.


Suicide attack on Afghan luxury hotel kills four

Suspected Taliban suicide bombers killed four people in an attack on Monday on a luxury hotel in Kabul where the Norwegian foreign minister was staying, Afghan officials said.


Times Company in Group Investing in Blog Publisher

Automattic, the commercial arm of the WordPress blog platform, has received $29.5 million in financing from four companies, including The New York Times Company.


Oil falls near $58, awaits U.S. inventory data

Oil deepened its three-month slide, closing in on $58 a barrel, due to expectations of a rise in brimming U.S. fuel stockpiles and in the absence of more supply cuts by OPEC members.


Internet Initiative Japan Inc. ("IIJ",  NASDAQ: IIJI, TSE1: 3774), one of Japan's leading Internet access and  comprehensive network solutions providers, today announced that on June  1, 2007, IIJ completed the acquisition of 100% of the shares of hi-ho  Inc.


A huge car bomb has ripped through a crowded market near a Baghdad police headquarters, killing 47 people and wounding more than 110 in the deadliest single attack in Iraq's capital in six months.


Parts of Los Angeles international airport are temporarily closed down amid reports of a security breach.


Citigroup to Buy Online Bank in Britain to Expand Retail Presence

Citigroup agreed to buy Egg Banking, a British online bank, for $1.13 billion, the latest in a series of small deals to expand its retail presence abroad.


The game was a rout, the kind that causes viewers to flip to another channel long before the final buzzer.


Bangor: U.S. Military, Media Link Under Fire

By Anne Ravana, Bangor Daily News, Maine  Feb. 27--The U.S.


Mississippi St. placed on four years' probation

Mississippi State's football program was placed on four years probation, stripped of four scholarships during each of the next two seasons and banned from postseason play this year by


Ipotesi riforma, rimarrebbero attuali tre per quelli penali


Our position is: ATA was caught in forces that are pounding the entire airline industry. Indianapolis-based ATA Airlines, which declared bankruptcy Tuesday, was caught in a convergence of business forces that


Ransom Concern Clouds Return of Italian Hostages

National joy in Italy at the safe return of two aid workers held hostage in Iraq gave way in some quarters on Wednesday to concern that Rome had paid a ransom for the women's freedom.


Carra e Binetti annunciano in  conferenza stampa che non voteranno un testo "squilibrato"Ma 60 parlamentari cattolici del partito si dissociano, invocando la laicitÃ  dello Stato                                            Unioni di fatto, Margherita spaccata scontro fra teodem e cattolici democratici                                                                                Si confrontano due posizioni decisamente diverse, Marini perÃ² nega: "Nessuna spaccatura"


Synthetic urine, which sounds like something more likely to generate snickers than sales, is turning into a small success for a Kansas company.


Tropical Storm Kills at Least 90 in Haiti

GONAIVES, Haiti Sept. 20, 2004 - Raging floodwaters brought by Tropical Storm Jeanne killed at least 90 people in Haiti and left families huddled on rooftops as the storm pushed further out into the open seas, officials said.


Faulty Sensors May Explain Capsule Crash

The crash of a capsule last month was likely to have been caused by a design flaw that led to the sensors that were to deploy the capsule's parachutes being pointed in the wrong direction, a NASA investigatory panel reported.


The BMW Williams team has denied claims that it 'insisted upon unconditional arrangements' that have seen Anthony Davidson's hopes of racing for the team in 2005 come to an end.


Blaring disconnection melody in some Siemens phones could potentially cause ear damage.


Heart Scanner Stirs New Hope and a Debate

A new method of diagnosing heart disease takes only seconds to conduct, but critics say the technique is ripe for overuse.


Innocent by todayâs standards, the humor of âLove American Styleâ is typical of a show that titillated in its day but now plays like a mildly randy glimpse of a more promiscuous, less cynical era.


NBC's two late-night franchises are coming back. Will the laughs come with them?


Microsoft steers 'R2' server for '05 release

com October 18, 2004, 9:58 AM PT. This fourth priority's main focus has been enterprise directories as organizations spawn projects around identity infrastructure.


Nikolay Davydenko, already at the center of a betting investigation, was fined $2,000 for lack of effort a loss at the St. Petersburg Open.


LONDON: Mexico's Cemex, the world's third-largest cement maker, has agreed to buy Britain's RMC Group for around Â£2.3bil (US$4.


A rift appeared within Canada's music industry yesterday as prominent artists called on the CRTC to embrace satellite radio and the industry warned of lost revenue and job losses.


Utilities Warn 'Fear Factor' Over Shocking Segment

That's the warning that U.S. electric utilities gave to the  producers of NBC's gross-out stunt show "Fear Factor," which is  planning a segment next week where couples will compete to see  who can get zapped by high-voltage electricity.


The telecommunications sector as a whole surged during the third quarter, but its component industries fared far differently.


Employee data sans frontiÃ¨res...not in France, Tyco told

US multinational fined for laissez-faire approach The French data protection authority has fined a subsidiary of US firm Tyco Healthcare over the transfer of employee information across borders and inadequate data safeguards. Tyco Healthcare France was fined â¬30,000.â¦


Report: Spurrier Will Take S. Carolina Job

Steve Spurrier has agreed to take over as football coach at South Carolina if Lou Holtz retires at the end of the season, The Tennessean of Nashville reported in Thursday's editions.


Brits success helps return Keane's album Hopes and Fears back to the top of the UK album chart.


A sudden explosion of violence in Indiaâs Northeast on Mahatma Gandhiâs 135th birth anniversary claimed 48 lives and left more than 100 injured.


Police, hunting a serial killer who has  murdered five prostitutes, are poring over 10,000 hours of CCTV  footage and trying to trace some 50 to 100 people.


The widow of Motherwell captain Phil O'Donnell speaks publicly for the first time since his death.


What Are Those Golden Globe Folks Thinking?

Dec. 14, 2004 - It seems to me the most foreign aspect of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association is how foreign-thinking they are.


Toyota Profit Slips in 2nd Fiscal Quarter

Toyota Motor Corp., Japan's biggest automaker, reported earnings slipped in the second fiscal quarter but posted a record profit for the first fiscal half as sales growth in North America, Europe and Japan offset losses from an unfavorable exchange rate.


Venus Williams sat down in the interview room and noticed the nameplate in front of her read, "Maria Sharapova." So she quietly placed it under the table in the interview room.


Il magazine celebra Fellini con immagini audaci


Sept. 22 - American avoidance of most things carb has hit the country's largest wholesale baker - the company that makes Wonder Bread and Twinkies.


Kasparaitis Goes From Rock Bottom to Rock Hard

Darius Kasparaitisâs determination to return to the N.H.L. and the Rangers is almost impossible to miss, requiring only a glance at his now-chiseled arms.


Friend: Edwardses return to Raleigh home

A family friend says John Edwards and wife Elizabeth have returned to their Raleigh home to spend time with friends after losing a presidential election and learning Elizabeth has breast cancer.


Pat Riley shakes up the Heat's starting lineup, moving Antoine Walker and Gary Payton to the bench at the start of Miami's loss to the Magic on Friday night.


City Room: Iraqi Chemical Agent Is Found at U.N.

The substance, recovered from an Iraqi munitions factory in 1996, was removed today by a Haz-Mat team.


A recent study released by researchers from University of California shows that stress may accelerate the aging of cells, which makes people vulnerable to degenerative age-related diseases.


Three Arrested in Germany for Plot on Allawi

German authorities arrested three Iraqis with alleged al Qaeda links on suspicion they were planning an attack on Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi while he visited Germany on Friday, the country's chief prosecutor said.


Blair should keep quiet about kidnapped aid chief: Iraqi husband

LONDON, Oct 22  - The Iraqi husband of the kidnapped Baghdad head of international relief agency CARE criticized British Prime Minister Tony Blair for commenting on his wife's abduction, saying it could put her in even greater danger, in an interview


Australia name an unchanged squad to face England in the second Ashes Test.


Linus Torvalds still sticking with GPL 2

The older version better matches his vision of what a license should do. Plus, he said, "Because I have accepted code over the last 15 years by people who kind of accepted my original choice of the GPL Version 2, I'm not just, I think, ethically bound by those people's choices, I am also actually legally bound."


MTV stuck to its usual format, adding some high-profile odd couples and energetic medleys of hits, but for the most part, the show was muted.


Day-care violations probably will take weeks to resolve

It will likely be several weeks before the Surrydowns Children's Center in Bellevue is able to remedy the list of violations that led to its closure by the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) this week, including PCB-laden light fixtures and


Egyptians once considered it the skin of the gods, and lavished it on their ancient pharaohs as they passed to the afterlife.


Iran Sanctions Are Meant to Prevent War, Bush Aides Say

In approving far-reaching, new unilateral sanctions against Iran, President Bush signaled yesterday that he intends to pursue a strategy of gradually escalating financial, diplomatic and political pressure on Tehran, aimed not at starting a new war in the Middle East, his advisers said, but at...


Murphy is acquitted of sex abuse charges

NBA Hall of Famer Calvin Murphy was acquitted yesterday of charges he sexually abused five of his 10 daughters more than a decade ago.


Donovan McNabb threw for 376 yards and four touchdowns to lead Philadelphia to a 34-31 overtime win at Cleveland. Minnesota's Daunte Culpepper completed 24 of 30 passes for 183 yards and a touchdown to lead the Vikings to a 20-3 rout of Tennessee.


Laura Bush doing well after surgery, aides say

First lady Laura Bush was out of the hospital and recovering well on Saturday after successful surgery to treat pinched nerves in her neck, the White House said.


Comverse chief tried to bribe colleague to take blame, US says

Jacob ``Kobi" Alexander, the former Comverse Technology Inc. chief executive facing extradition from Namibia, tried to bribe a colleague to take the blame for the crimes he's accused of, a US official said.


Scientists Create New Nanoscopic Spheres

South Korean scientists have created hollow nanoscopic spheres that might be used to transport pharmaceuticals to specific target organs or cell types.


Animated hit The Incredibles is a surprise contender for the Producers Guild of America's best film prize.


Web-hosted office suites are here to stay

(InfoWorld) - Adison & Partners is a small yet emblematic part of a major shift in how office software is sold and used. No, Adison & Partners isn't a Web 2.0 Silicon Valley startup. It's an eight-person executive recruitment company in New Jersey. Its founder and managing partner Jim DiPietropolo doesn't know what a "wiki" is. This he knows: choosing a Web-hosted suite of communication and collaboration applications has greatly benefitted his business. Like Adison & Partners, thousands of organizations, large and small, are researching and implementing hosted office suites asÂ alternatives to pricier, traditional options, like Microsoft Office, designed to live in PC hard drives. Sure, IT buyers, whether chief information officers at large companies, small-business owners, or self-employed individuals, must study the options carefully and ask hard questions about these software-as-a-service (SaaS), on-demand suites. But while "fools rush in" mistakes are bad, an even worse decision regarding the SaaS model is ignoring it. That's particularly true for large organizations. "Now is the time to definitely have advanced technology folks and strategy people, the ones who look a year or two ahead, to look at this stuff and stay abreast of it, even if the time isn't yet right to purchase," says Burton Group analyst Guy Creese. "A huge mistake would be to look at the offerings today, say they're immature and then not pay any attention." The offerings are uneven, with some suites strong in webmail, while others focus on productivity applications like word processing and spreadsheets. Many key architecture, business, and technology questions await answers. But the SaaS model for these office suites is here to stay. Many big vendors are either openly embracing or likely to enter this market. Google is committed with its Google Apps suite, as is Cisco Systems with theÂ WebEx WebOffice product. Salesforce.com certainly could stake out a strong position quickly, applying its experience in the CRM (customer relationship management) SaaS market. Several smaller vendors have strong offerings, including Zoho and Zimbra. Then there is Microsoft, whoseÂ inability or unwillingness to come out with a hosted suiteÂ comparable to Google Apps many find befuddling. Microsoft Office is the dominant productivity suite in the packaged software. That may be the problem. Many wonder if Microsoft is struggling with how to develop a hosted version of Office without cannibalizing the suite's packaged software business. "A challenge for Microsoft is to figure out how to get people to buy the next version of Office if there is also an on-demand version," says Rebecca Wettemann, an analyst with Nucleus Research. Another reason for Microsoft's perceived deer-in-the-headlights reaction: "They're not innovating the way they were 10 years ago," Wettemann says. However, it's widely assumed Microsoft will respond at some point and have a significant effect on the market. "I think Microsoft needs to worry about it now because it takes a while to get it right," Creese says. "In hosted office suites, it's going to take a while for companies to figure out how they want the thing to work." In its defense, Microsoft officials have said that Office has steadily gained hosted service components for years, and that combining core PC software with SAAS capabilities is the right approach. With Office Live, Microsoft offers a set of hosted services for small businesses, like Web site creation and hosting, while Office Online offers Office online resources. Last week,Â Microsoft announced a unified installerÂ to help users download updates for its family of Windows Live hosted services. Yet, those who have been waiting for Microsoft to make a power move in the hosted office space found the announcement underwhelming and dismissed it as cosmetic. While Microsoft mulls its move, rivals like Google continue boosting their offerings. This week, Google and Capgemini announced that the large IT services provider has become a partner for the workplace version of Google Apps. Capgemini now provides training, support, integration, and other services to large organizations that implement Google Apps Premier. "I'd expect more and more IT services companies will offer that kind of help desk and support around the Google Apps Premier environment," Wettemann says. While many organizations ponder SaaS productivity suites, thousands of others have already implemented them, lured by their benefits. For Adison & Partners's DiPietropolo, the discovery of a SaaS office suite followed a disaster. Three months after launching his company, his laptop's hard drive, loaded with critical documents, imploded. Recovering the data cost DiPietropolo dearly. He resolved to prevent a similar disaster. He knew larger companies had server-based back-up systems managed by IT professionals. He assumed the cost of a modest set up would break his budget. Then the entrepreneur found WebEx's WebOffice, a Web-hosted office suite which, for a monthly fee he finds affordable, gave him what he was looking for. "It was a revelation to me that a small business owner could afford something like this," he says. The six employees in New Jersey -- two others work in Albany, New York -- have been office-less and working from home for the past several months, because the completion of Adison & Partners' new digs is delayed. Having documents and calendars stored centrally in WebOffice servers "ties everyone together," says DiPietropolo, who founded the company about two and a half years ago. WebOffice also lets the staff nimbly respond to client requests from anywhere, by tapping remotely into databases and getting information on the fly. "From a business development standpoint, this has been a differentiator for us," he says. "This ability to instantaneously respond [to queries] really impresses clients." Because the suite is hosted by WebEx, he doesn't have to worry about tuning its hardware and upgrading its software. Like DiPietropolo, many IT buyers find that hosted suites let them save on hardware and software installation and maintenance, while making it easy for employees to share and collaborate on documents, for a fraction of the cost it would take to implement an in-house messaging and collaboration system such as Microsoft's Exchange and Sharepoint or IBM's Lotus Domino/Notes. Disadvantages include security concerns over hosting sensitive data with a third party beyond the corporate firewall, as well as downtime incidents that leave the organization without access to the hosted applications. Upon close inspection, existing SaaS suites reveal themselves as strong in certain areas and less so in others. In a recently published and widely discussed 55-page report, Creese took a microscope to Google Apps Premier, dissecting itsÂ pros and consÂ in detail. For example, Creese found the suite lacking in archiving features, such as records management and electronic discovery, as well as in analytics capabilities, such as analysis of content creation patterns. Google responded with a statement saying that the suite gives organizations "a new set of choices, many of which will complement and extend the power of the desktop, enhance group productivity and improve collaboration." Most analysts, users and vendors generally agree that hosted suites and packaged software suites, each with its advantages, work best in tandem, complementing each other. "We'll see more and more organizations that look to a tiered strategy for the way they deliver desktop applications. So rather than have a standard desktop, I may give Office to the folks in finance who really need Excel, while the folks in marketing may be fine within the Google environment," Wettemann says. At SF Bay Pediatrics in San Francisco, employees use Microsoft Office in conjunction with the Google Apps word processor and spreadsheet applications, says CIO Andrew Johnson. Meanwhile the Gmail Webmail component of Google Apps has proven a major improvement over the previous situation in which individual employees used a variety of personal accounts, Johnson says. The option of bringing in an Exchange server for e-mail would have been too expensive, he says. Peter Gilbert, an independent IT consultant in New York whose one-man company is called PG Systems, swears by Zimbra's suite. Previously for e-mail he used a shared hosted Exchange server. But the hosted Zimbra suite gives him much more, like a hosted document repository and a centralized contacts manager. "I see Zimbra's collaboration suite as a solid backbone for my business," he says.


ADL says Will Smith didn't praise Hitler

A Jewish group said Wednesday that it accepts Will Smith's explanation that he never praised Adolf Hitler in remarks the star says were misinterpreted.


Former U.S. prisoners of war who blamed their years of captivity in Vietnam on activists such as John Kerry are the only voices in a documentary that Sinclair Broadcasting has decided not to air in its entirety.


Clarett Pleads Guilty and Receives Prison Term

Maurice Clarett pleaded guilty Monday to aggravated robbery and carrying a concealed weapon and was sentenced to seven and a half years in prison.


Cameron Diaz says sorry to the people of Peru for wearing a bag with a "potentially hurtful" political slogan.


R&B singer R. Kelly has appendix surgery

R. Kelly missed a court appearance on child pornography charges this week after undergoing surgery for a burst appendix, his lawyer said.


Motorola buys video technology company Vertasent

Motorola Inc. MOT.N on Monday said   it bought privately held video technology developer Vertasent   LLC to expand its product and customer base in the cable   television provider market.


5 Undervalued Stocks Getting Bought Back

These companies are buying back their shares. Should you join them?


PalmOne packs the most standard storage into latest Tungsten

PalmOne will be adding a high-end handheld to its Tungsten line-up that will fashion a sleeker longer look, while offering double the storage maximum of current devices.


News: Old PCs are goldmine for data thieves

Organisations are risking seeing sensitive information ending up in the wrong hands, because they are failing to ensure that their unwanted PCs are properly datawiped.


Strong euro to be major burden for European exporters through 2005; could lock down ECB policy

After a year in which the U.S. dollar fell 5 percent against the euro, the sharply weaker currency isn't expected to rebound soon - and that means it will likely keep eating into European exports, growth and ...


Novell Packs More Power In New Desktop Release

Novell today announced the November availability of SuSE Linux Professional 9.2, targeted at both unfamiliar users and open source enthusiasts, and compatible with standard 32-bit PC processors as well as AMD Athlon 64 and Intel Extended Memory 64


U.S. Tanks Pound Rebel-Held Iraqi Town - Witnesses

FALLUJA, Iraq  - U.S. tanks pounded targets in the  rebel-held Sunni Muslim town of Falluja west of Baghdad on  Tuesday and U.S. warplanes could be seen flying overhead,  witnesses said.


WINNIPEG, Manitoba Five years ago, a young pharmacist fresh out of school started selling Nicorette chewing gum on e-Bay. From that inauspicious start, the Canadian online pharmacy industry took off, racking


Groups Differ on Impact of Overtime Rules

WASHINGTON - Paychecks could surge or shrink for a few or for millions of workers across the country starting Monday, when sweeping changes to the nation's overtime pay rules take effect.    There is little agreement by the Bush administration, employer groups, labor experts and others on how many workers will gain or lose the right to overtime pay under the new rules in the Fair Labor Standards Act...


Lakhia denies Sagarika's presence in 'Mission Istanbul'

His last release "Shootout at Lokhandwala" was a huge success. Now director Apoorva   Lakhia is readying to make a global espionage thriller "Mission Istanbul". But the film seems to be going through a   lot of casting upheavals.


E' momento delle teste, i voti vengono dopo


Da 1,2 mld per rifinanziare quella di 900 mln del 2003


Tenn. Man's 5-Day Dive Sets World Record

HAMPTON, Tenn. - A Tennessee man beat his own record for staying underwater with scuba gear after five days in a lake - complete with recliner, a checkerboard, music and good friends to keep him company...


A kitschy landmark that made a cameo in the movie "Wayne's World" will be dismantled to make way for a pharmacy.


Mental Activity Seen in a Brain Gravely Injured

The finding could have far-reaching consequences for how unconscious patients are cared for and diagnosed.


New Look at ÂMona LisaÂ Yields Some New Secrets

An analysis revealed some surprises, including signs that da Vinci changed his mind about his composition.


ATHENS : Title-holder Venus Williams of the United States crashed out of the Olympic women's singles tennis tournament here losing a third round tie 6-4, 6-4 to France's Mary Pierce.


Arafat's ultimate failure was that he never dared to let go of the ...

Yasser Arafat died as he lived: amid confusion, intrigue and farce. His fatal ailment was described first as a stomach flu, then an unknown blood disorder or liver condition and, finally, a brain haemorrhage.


Europeans favour music for portable gadgets

Music will continue its reign as the prime mover of European gadgets, according to Jupiter Research. A survey of 5,000 consumers from Britain, Germany, France, Sweden, Spain and Italy, revealed that devices


Japan's Cabinet will approve plans for a new set of financial sanctions on North Korea in response to the communist nation's missile test in July, a top government spokesman said Monday.


R&B star Usher swept the American Music Awards last night (Nov. 14), winning all four categories in which he was nominated. Other multiple winners included hip-hop duo OutKast with three awards, and singer


NATO chief chides Russia over missile threat

Russia's threat to aim its missiles at targets in Europe is out of step with the spirit of NATO-Russian partnership, the alliance's chief said on Tuesday after talks with President Vladimir Putin.


Dublino, 23:02 - CALCIO, AMICHEVOLI: IRLANDA-BRASILE 0-1

Il Brasile ha battuto l'Irlanda 1-0 in un'amichevole giocata a Dublino. Gol partita di Robinho al 67...


Dolphins Look to Pull Season Out of Fire

Ricky Williams retired in July, Dave Wannstedt resigned last week, and the rest of the Miami Dolphins would probably prefer to call it quits on a season gone sour.


Edmund Hillary, First on Everest, Dies at 88

Sir Edmund Hillary was the mountaineer who, with his Sherpa guide, was the first to scale Mount Everest.


A gauge of U.S. labor demand edged up  in January, rebounding from December's sharp decline, as  hirings picked up in some service sectors, Monster, the global  online careers and recruiting firm, said on Thursday.


If you're in a group considered vulnerable to flu, two government physicians have some reassuring words for you. Chances are good you'll be able to receive a flu shot this year


China's gross value of import and export reaches US$ 623.1 bln

During the first seven months this years China has further opened to the outside world, says Ma Kai, Director of the State Development Planning Commission.


beaches and bars in some of Asia's most popular tourist resorts, killing more than 20,000 people and stranding many more. hundreds were foreigners, enjoying Christmas in the sun at the busiest


Nervous OPEC oil producers on Wednesday sized up how fast this week's ministerial meeting should rein in a supply surge that has helped drag crude prices down by a quarter in barely six weeks.


Amazon, the biggest online retailer, starts a TV and film download service in the US called Unbox.


SUZUKA, Japan - Michael Schumacher won his 13th race of the season and first since August when he returned to his dominating form and captured the Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday.


Rail users across the north of England brace themselves for major change as new operating companies take over.


Denver Archbishop Charles Chaput drew only a handful of votes Monday, as the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops tapped Bishop William Skylstad, of Spokane, Wash.


Microsoft Buys Tools for Fighting Spyware

DECEMBER 20, 2004  - Microsoft Corp.'s announcement last week that it has purchased a small vendor of antispyware tools serves to highlight the growing seriousness of the spyware problem for users, according to security analysts.


Mosca, 18:32 - CALCIO, INTER: CARVALHO PROLUNGA CON CSKA MOSCA

Si complica l'affare che dovrebbe portare il brasiliano Daniel Carvalho all'Inter. Il centrocampista...


Big wins seen for Pakistan opposition parties

Unofficial returns Tuesday showed huge wins for the opposition parties of former Prime Ministers Nawaz Sharif and the slain Benazir Bhutto, one day after a pivotal vote that could threaten Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf's political viability.


LOS ANGELES -- It wasn'ta save situation. But the Braves made sure Eric Gagne enjoyed a second consecutive depressing night, with some help from Johnny Estrada, who enjoyed another successful evening in his native state.


Airbus SAS, the world's biggest aircraft-maker, plans to source more parts for its planes from China and to set up an engineering base there, the head of the company's operations in the country said.


Via a procedura per prelazione soci del Patto


'Daydream Believer' songwriter, 68, dies

John Stewart recorded some of pop music's most acclaimed solo albums, helping create a style that came to be called Americana, but he was always best known for writing the Monkees' enduring hit "Daydream Believer."


The wars are now expected to cost taxpayers more than $190 billion for the fiscal year that began on Oct. 1.


Manda Sms a Bondi per adesione alle liste del centrodestra


A US CERT reminder: The net is an insecure place

World's biggest websites no match for decade-old web bug If you use Gmail, eBay, MySpace, or any one of dozens of other web-based services, the United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team wants you to know you're vulnerable to a simple attack that could give an attacker complete control over your account.â¦


By Journal staff and wire reports  About 73 percent of the Rhode Islanders who visit Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun are 30 or older.


Foreign troops helping aid efforts in Aceh province must leave within three months, Indonesia says.


UN European HQ May Be Full of Bugs - Security Source

The U.N.'s European headquarters is  probably riddled with listening devices, a United Nations  security source said on Friday, a day after the organization  disclosed it had found a secret microphone in a meeting room.


EC Report to Recommend Opening Membership Talks With Turkey

According to diplomatic sources, a key European Commission report will give the green light for opening talks on Turkey's EU membership.


Apple now third-largest U.S. music retailer: survey

Apple Inc.'s digital music store  iTunes is now the third-largest music retailer in the United  States with 10 percent market share, overtaking Amazon.com in  the first quarter, according to a survey released on Friday.


A suicide bomb kills An Afghan provincial governor, the highest-ranking official to die in the insurgency.


MULTAN (Pakistan) - A leader of a radical Sunni group blamed yesterday's bombings at a religious gathering on radical Shi'ite Muslims.


For an executive who rarely talks with the media, it was a hectic 24 hours. After granting interviews to USA Today and the Associated Press, H. Lee Scott Jr., Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s generally low-profile chief executive, sat down for on-camera interviews yesterday with ABC, CNN, Fox and CNBC.


US-Iraqi forces strike at more rebel strongholds

BAGHDAD - US and Iraqi forces pushed on with their second major offensive in a week yesterday, hunting insurgents in a triangle south-west of Baghdad that has become one of Iraq's most notorious hot spots.


By Jorgen JohanssonRIGA - Latvia's 1.4 million voters began streaming into voting booths across the tiny Baltic state on Saturday in an election expected to return the pro-EU government.Analysts said driving ...Comment


'Don't ask, don't Dell' policy A group of Brazilian physicists are trying to launch a boycott amongst the country's academic community to fight against Dell Computer's war on terror.â¦


Voting begins in Afghanistan's first presidential election

Voting has begun in Afghanistan for the first direct presidential election in the country's history.


The attorney general considers appealing against the non-custodial sentence of a paedophile.


An audit of NHS staff suggests they wash their hands between 70% and 80% of the time.


Militants open fire in Gaza City near senior Palestinian official Mahmoud Abbas, killing at least one person.


Google quarterly profit swells 46 percent

Web search leader Google Inc  reported on Thursday a 46 percent rise in profit that topped Wall Street expectations, fueled by recent accelerating market share gains and tightened cost controls.


Sports Briefing | Pro Basketball: Fisher Returns to Lakers

Derek Fisher completed his widely anticipated return to the Los Angeles Lakers yesterday by agreeing to a three-year contract reported to be worth $14 million.Fisher, a 32-year-old guard, asked to be released from his contract with the Utah Jazz just over two weeks ago so he could move to a city with more advanced medical care for his 1-year-old daughter, Tatum, who has a rare form of eye cancer. He played for the Lakers when they won N.B.A. championships in 2000, 2001 and 2002.


Under One Roof, Aging Together Yet Alone

In the past decade, the number of elderly Americans in assisted living has tripled, to nearly one million.


Board of Trade chief says baseball could still happen

Bob Peck of the Washington Board of Trade says he's "more optimistic" that a financing deal for a new stadium can be reached before Major League Baseball's deadline of December 31st.


Malaysia tightens rules on foreign labor intake

PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia  - Malaysia announced on Wednesday it has adopted a more stringent policy on recruitment of foreign workers, including Buddhist and Hindu priests, but insisted it has not banned Indian workers.


The apparent wreckage of a cargo ship that disappeared along with 14 sailors has been found, but lay too deep in the water to raise immediately, South Korean officials said Wednesday. Meanwhile, the search continued for the missing.


U.N. inspectors headed to North Korea's key nuclear reactor Thursday to discuss a long-delayed shutdown of the facility


Buckingham Palace refuses to confirm a report that a Royal Family member was the subject of a blackmail bid.


Britain rules out negotiating with kidnappers in Iraq

LONDON The British government won't pay a ransom or meet any political demands to secure the release of hostage Kenneth Bigley in Iraq.


Google to put books from great libraries on internet

More than a million books at Oxford University's expansive Bodleian Library, including rare first editions, are to be scanned by the search engine Google and posted online for readers around the world.


Acer plans renewed effort to drag up PC prices

Calling Mr K Canute Acer will stick with its policy of pushing up average selling prices for its hardware, despite failing to put a floor under prices so far this year.â¦


Iran vows to resist unfair nuclear demands

Iran vowed that it would "resist" unfair demands to suspend its nuclear program, as talks with the EU on resolving the nuclear stand-off faced new difficulties.


New WebSphere app server has distinct SOA flavor

IBM's affections for service-oriented architectures deepened today when Big Blue offered details on the impending version 6 release of WebSphere Application Server.


Microsoft threatened severe penalties Thursday for those who circulate a stolen copy of "Halo 2," the hotly anticipated Xbox game set to go on sale next month.


The new ROM disc, which has a total storage capacity of 33.5GB, uses a triple layer structure made possible by JVC's development of a proprietary, high-performance reflective film.


Ivorian officials said Gbagbo, elected four years ago in disputed polls, was coming under pressure from France to quit. "It's out of the question," said national assembly speaker Mamadou Koulibaly.


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.


Be warned. The Pink Sheet punks are on the prowl.


An early poll showed West-leaning liberal  Viktor Yushchenko winner of Ukraine's presidential election on  Sunday as up to 12,000 supporters massed in Kiev's main square  urging authorities to acknowledge his triumph.


Florida Panhandle residents told to leave

PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. - Apprehensive coastal residents from Floridaâs Panhandle to Louisiana prepared to flee from massive Hurricane Ivan, which has entered the Gulf of Mexico and is on a collision course with the Gulf Coast.


NATO moves forward with Iraq training mission; appoints US ...

NATO diplomats approved on Friday a detailed outline of their plan to send around 300 military instructors to Iraq following talks with


Goldman reports quarterly earnings up 36%

Goldman Sachs reported strong fourth quarter and full year earnings of $1.19bn, up 36 per cent on the previous quarter. Full year profit rose 52 per cent from the previous year to $4.55bn.


Deaths of Rare Crocodile in India Stir Alarm

The rare Indian crocodile known as the gharial is turning up dead by the dozens on the banks of a river in India and forest officials donât know why.


Modena, 18:41 - CALCIO, MODENA: DOPPIA SEDUTA

Doppia seduta di allenamento per il Modena. Mattinata incentrata sulla parte atletica, nel pomeriggi...


The Palestinian census, called off in Gaza last month, is back on track after assurances from international agencies, Hamas officials said Tuesday.


Chinese President Hu Jintao proposed Sunday a joint effort with France to solve the problems in Iraq, the China Daily reported.


Mourners mark Princess Diana's death 10 years on

Hundreds of mourners gathered in Paris and London on Friday to mark the tenth anniversary of the death of Princess Diana, an object of enduring fascination around the world.


New Jersey Nets guard Zoran Planinic had surgery on his broken left hand Thursday and will be out indefinitely. Planinic broke his hand in Wednesday's game against the Washington Wizards.


PORT-AU-PRINCE: Floods unleashed by Tropical Storm Jeanne ravaged Haiti, killing more than 622 people in this deeply impoverished Caribbean nation, as well as 18 others elsewhere in the Caribbean.


Imagine a world without Photoshop or PDF. Without digital fonts and desktop publishing and the ability to print graphics on a desktop printer. Imagine a world without Adobe.


A report by Welsh MPs calls for prisons to be built in the north and more facilities for young offenders and women.


Lenovo deal gives IBM foothold in Chinese market

IBM has gained a crucial foothold in China by selling its PC business to Lenovo, the countryâs biggest computer maker, for $1.75 billion (Â£900 million) in cash, shares and debt.


Rapporto, andamento redditivita' ricalca economia italiana


Cosi' fonti di Palazzo Chigi dopo dichiarazioni Lega Nord


Houston won't waste second chance to finally vanquish playoff ...

After failing to clinch the series at home, Houston travels to Atlanta to face the Braves tonight to decide the National League Division Series in Game 5. SI.


Inflation, Except in Food, Was Relatively Mild in June

The Consumer Price Index rose by two-tenths of a percent in June, the smallest increase since January.


Andrew B. Mitchell was named C.E.O. of the California-based hedge fund firm Pacificor, succeeding Michael Klein, who was killed in a plane crash in Panama.


TORONTO  - A matter-of-fact but pointedly critical commentary on the Iraq War, "Body of War" focuses on how soldiers got sent to Iraq and the shape in which they're coming back, leaving the rest to the nightly news.


A briefcase full of notes and lyrics has been returned to U2 - 23 years after it was stolen from the band.


Lenovo is providing a new weapon for enterprise road warriors with the introduction of a widescreen notebook computer that looks like a lightweight but packs plenty of punch.


Roma, 11:17 - CALCIO, PALERMO; CORINI: LA NOSTRA CLASSIFICA E' OTTIMA

Eugenio Corini esamina il campionato del suo Palermo ai microfoni di Radio Italia: "La classifica &e...


Second Madrid bomb suspect denies role in al Qaeda

Youssef Belhadj, accused of masterminding the Madrid train bombings and suspected of claiming the attack in the name of al Qaeda, denied he was a member of the extremist group in court on Friday.


Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani criticized Democratic front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton in a full-page ad in Friday's New York Times


The plan was bold: By tying President Bush's $100 billion war request to strict standards of troop safety and readiness, Democrats believed they could grab hold of Iraq war policy while forcing Republicans to defend sending troops into battle without the necessary training or equipment.


Attack in Iraq shows troops' vulnerability

American troops in Iraq must work around a wide range of vulnerabilities: soft-skinned tents instead of concrete buildings, a shortage of body armor and open or unprotected vehicles.


Wales wing wizard Ryan Giggs is set to return to action in a fortnight and not the six weeks that was first feared following the hamstring injury he suffered in the Premiership clash with Spurs.


Bayern Munich scores in injury time to advance in German Cup

Roy Makaay scored in injury time Tuesday to give Bayern Munich a 3-2 victory over Third Division Osnabrueck in the second round of the German Cup.


NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - Lebanese troops pounded suspected positions of Islamist militants at a Palestinian refugee camp on Saturday but the group vowed it would not give up.


UNITED STATES: Can Kerry defeat George W Bush?

With his mother at his side, and a picture of his identical twin brother, who was killed in Iraq, held above him, Ivan Medina, a US Army soldier, said: ``We must bring our troops home now.


ISS crew prospect for 2005 after food crisis

Chiao and Sharipov, two astronauts circling the Earth aboard the International Space Station (ISS), prospect for the new mission in 2005 after successful solution of food crisis.


Roma, 14:41 - CALCIO, ROMA; CICINHO: ARBITRI? SBAGLIANO UN PO' TROPPO

"Preferisco rimanere fuori da tutte le polemiche relative agli errori a favore dell'Inter. Certo, sb...


Media group Hollinger International says senior executives, including former chief Conrad Black, took $400m of its money.


David Ortiz noticed it as soon as he got to the ballpark yesterday afternoon, the therapeutic effect this 103d World Series is having on his aching right knee. And it had nothing to do with the venue switching from sea level to a mile high.


Shares in troubled medical software firm iSoft fall as the firm says a key partner will oppose its takeover.


Lo sciopero generale del 15/2 rinviato al prossimo governo


Supreme Court hearing arguments about medical marijuana

SUPREME COURT Both sides of the marijuana debate are watching the Supreme Court very carefully, as it hears arguments today on its use as medicine.


Former Congolese rebels block troops deployment in eastern DRC

Former Congolese rebels blocked Kinshasa's troops reinforcement to the border with Rwanda, according to reports on Monday. According to senior military commanders in eastern


Hand-holding couples may be protected from pain and stress, a study shows.


Roddick seeks Sampras advice on how to beat Russia

U.S. number one Andy Roddick has   consulted former tennis great Pete Sampras on how to beat   Russia ahead of their Davis Cup semi-final this week in Moscow.


Former U.N. ambassador Jeane Kirkpatrick dies at 80

Jeane Kirkpatrick, a key player in  former President Ronald Reagan's conservative foreign policy as  U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, has died, the American  Enterprise Institute, where she was a senior fellow, said on  Friday.


Russia warns it will change its policy towards separatist allies in Georgia if Kosovo is granted independence.


BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich. -- Phil Mickelson skipped a practice for the second straight day on Thursday, 24 hours before the Ryder Cup gets under way at Oakland Hills.


Shortly before noon today, Google Inc. stock began trading under the ticker symbol GOOG on the Nasdaq stock market. -The Washington Post


The EFF files suit against the self-proclaimed inventor of the Electric Slide line dance after a YouTube video becomes a copyright issue. In 27B Stroke 6.


Saudi Arabia's highest religious authority has issued an edict barring the use of cell phones with built-in cameras, blaming them for "spreading obscenity" — a final resort after a ban on their sale and import to the kingdom failed to dent their popularity.


Strong Quake, Aftershocks Hit Japan; 4 Dead

An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8 and several powerful aftershocks rocked northern Japan on Saturday, killing at least four people and injuring more than 400 while knocking out power and phone services, media said.


Airline experts agree on one thing: change

Going into 2004, experts were pointing to this as a turnaround year for the airline industry after three years of misery. No more.


Earth in close encounter with giant asteroid

Humankind got spied on by a huge space invader on Wednesday. An asteroid named for a Celtic god of war was to come closer to Earth this week than it has since 1353.


Brad Penny became the first starting pitcher to open a season 12-1 for the Dodgers since the franchise moved to Los Angeles in 1958, and Matt Kemp's three-run homer keyed a comeback from a four-run deficit in an 8-6 victory over the New York Mets on Saturday.


Models at this year's Madrid fashion week will have to pass a minimum weight test amid health concerns.


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


Train Conductor Suspended for Kerry Quip

An Amtrak conductor has been suspended without pay for telling his train passengers that they should vote against Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry.


Harry Potter author JK Rowling celebrates the arrival of her third child, a girl born on Sunday.


Yahoo runs mobile phone advertising in 18 nations

Yahoo Inc. said on Sunday it has signed up top corporate advertisers to use its advertising system to run brand ads on mobile phones in 18 countries, marking a major diversification beyond computers.


OTTAWA - Premier Bernard Lord has signed his name to a deal that will pour millions more dollars into New Brunswick's health care coffers.


Hewitt, Agassi Remain on Collision Course at ATP Washington

Only four results from the ATP stop in Washington Thursday, with three seeds advancing in (2)Lleyton Hewitt (d. Falla), (4)Robby "Baby Courier" Ginepri (d. Levy in three), (7)Cyril Saulnier (d. Elseneer), and the unseeded "Everybody Loves" Raemon Sluiter ...


Miami is the only unbeaten team left in the ACC, which means it currently controls its own destiny. However, NC State knows it can get right back in the race with an upset over the Hurricanes


âBuenos Aires Tango,â though larger and more glittering, retains the sensual intimacy inherent in the best of tango.


Avvio in flessione per la Borsa di Francoforte


Business & money: Conrad Black renovated a New York apartment with $4.6m of fittings, including an Indian marble sculpture - simply to make it 'habitable', jury hears.


Delta raises fares to offset high fuel costs

Delta Air Lines  said on Friday it had raised fares systemwide by $5 each way to help offset high fuel costs.


'Attuali mandanti sono tramite tra ideatori e esecutori'


Ever wonder where America's yellow school buses go to die? Some don't — they find a second life on Central Africa's rutted, traffic-choked roads.


De Beers, the world's largest diamond producer, said Thursday that net profits for 2004 had risen about 25 percent to $498 million.


Evesham tempts us with Intel's 'Santa Rosa' notebook technology Review Evesham has moved fast to pack its Zieo N500-HD laptop with a long list of 'Santa Rosa' Centrino Duo features. The 2.2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T7500 processor runs on the new 800MHz frontside bus and the chipset is a combination of 965 northbridge and ICH8M. Ordinarily, a new southbridge adds a handful of new features such as extra USB ports, but Centrino Duo is heavily skewed towards power management and longer battery life.â¦


National Hockey League commissioner Gary Bettman, painting a bleak picture of the league's economic state, yesterday locked out players from training camps, which were to open this week, and cast doubt on the prospects for a 2004-05 season because of severe differences with the league's Players' Association.


A UK team is developing a way to use mobile phones to make lives of diabetics easier.


The 38-year-old, who shone as Brazil won the 1994 World Cup, reportedly told O Globo he has decided to call it a day. "I've stopped.


'Bucket List' kicks off with $19.5M take

Score one for the geezers. "The Bucket List," the tale of two cancer patients who decide to travel the world before they die, bested movies about treasure hunting, bumbling crooks and pirates to top the weekend box office, according to studio estimates Sunday.


Nel mercato after hours greggio scambiato a 93,13 al barile


BT will air live Premiership matches on its new TV service thanks to a deal with Setanta.


Justin Langer has become the highest run-scorer in Test cricket in 2004 with another masterful innings in Perth to give Australia the upper hand in the first Test against Pakistan.


Sport: Matthew Hoggard appears to have failed in his attempts to be fit in time for June 7.


British Airlines mira alla compagnia spagnola Iberia


Russian State Firm Takes Over YUKOS Unit

Russian state oil firm Rosneft has  bought YUKOS's core unit, effectively nationalising 11 percent  of the country's crude output and dealing a heavy blow to  YUKOS's attempts to halt its own dismemberment.


Uk GP had affairs with scores of patients, asks to be struck off

John Razzak has had so many affairs with patients that he has asked to be struck off the Medical Register - he says he is not able to control himself.


Israel party chafes at Olmert's Palestinian talks

Senior members of Israel's ruling Kadima party on Monday called on Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to give more detail of his rapprochement efforts with the Palestinians ahead of a U.S.-sponsored conference on statehood.


Isiah Thomas will not be suspended, even though the NBA says there was contact between him and the official who ejected him.


Agassi, Haas reach semis; Joachim Johansson retires in Stockholm

Stockholm, Sweden (Sports Network) - Top-seeded Andre Agassi and fourth-seeded Tommy Haas advanced, while US Open semifinalist Joachim Johansson of Sweden was forced to retire during his quarterfinal match Friday at the Stockholm Open.


U.S. Commander Claims Success in Samarra

SAMARRA, Iraq - Afraid to stray from home, residents buried the dead in their gardens Saturday as U.S. and Iraqi forces battled pockets of resistance in this former insurgent stronghold, where the American military said 125 rebels were killed and 88 captured in two days of fierce fighting...


Blasts at militants' training site kill 13, wound dozens in Gaza

Five explosions rocked a field in Gaza City used for training by anti-Israeli militants early today, killing at least 13 Palestinians and wounding 25 others, hospital officials and residents said.


TV Review | 'Friday Night Lights': On the Field and Off, Losing IsnÂt an Option

Lord, is ÂFriday Night LightsÂ good, and if the season is anything like the pilot, this new drama about high school football could be great in the way of a poem or painting.


Little by little, Bruce Wasserstein is pulling it off. After seven weeks of stop-and-start negotiations, the legendary New York dealmaker who runs Lazard was able to clinch a definitive


Londra, 18:36 - CALCIO, ARSENAL-CHELSEA: QUATTRO TURNI A MIKEL, TRE A ADEBAYOR

Emmanuel Adebayor (Arsenal) e John Obi Mikel (Chelsea) sono stati squalificati per tre e quattro gio...


Study: 100,00 Excess Civilian Iraqi Deaths Since War

Tens of thousands of Iraqis have been killed in violence since the US-led invasion last year, American public health experts have calculated in a report that estimates there were 100,000 "excess deaths" in 18 months.


The Basque separatist group ETA has issued a 15-minute videotape in which it vows to continue armed actions in pursuit of an independent homeland in Spain.


As part of its site revamp launched on Tuesday, Yahoo Inc. further embraced XML syndication technology by mixing feeds from Weblogs and other sites more prominently into its My Yahoo service.


A day after drafting Andrea Bargnani with the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft, the Toronto Raptors said he won't end up like another European taken with a top pick from the same Italian team.


Bills's Everett takes first steps, says lucky to be alive

Buffalo Bills tight-end Kevin Everett, who doctors feared would be paralyzed for life, has taken his first steps and said he felt fortunate to be alive.


Cuomo Raises New Objection to Starrett City Sale

The prospective buyer has been banned from converting rental buildings to condominiums, officials said today.


Lawmakers in agreement on kids' health bill

U.S. congressional leaders on Friday  said they reached agreement on legislation to expand a  health-care program for children in low-income families,  setting up a potential showdown with President George W. Bush  who has vowed to veto it.


L'Aquila, 14:58 - CALCIO, C2; PREFETTO L'AQUILA: GARE PESCINA A PORTE CHIUSE

Le gare casalinghe del Pescina, neopromosso in C2/C, saranno disputate a porte chiuse. Lo ha deciso ...


New York's mayor claims he has no plans to run for President. But his latest party change suggests he's still toying with the idea


Somali refugees fear new deadly violence in Cape Town

Refugees who fled war-torn Somalia in search of safety and a better life in South Africa now fear becoming the next victims in a string of murders of their compatriots in the Cape peninsula.


NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe will resign this week, a government official said Sunday, and a spokesman for Louisiana State University said O'Keefe is a leading candidate to become a chancellor there.


BAGHDAD, Iraq - A British hostage pleaded for his government to save his life in a new video aired Wednesday on Arab television after the release of two Italian women and 10 other hostages. In Baghdad, U.S...


Chirac Unfazed by Nuclear Iran, Then Backtracks

Franceâs president said that if Iran had one or two nuclear weapons, it would not pose a big danger. A day later, he retracted many of his remarks.


Personal Technology Entertainment goes digital with armchair ease

"There is nothing wrong with your television set. Do not attempt to adjust the picture. We are controlling transmission.".


Thousands of breast cancer patients each year could be spared chemotherapy or get gentler versions of it without harming their odds of beating the disease, new research suggests.


HOUSTON Former Enron finance chief Andrew Fastow isn'ta defendant or a prosecution witness in the first criminal trial to emerge from the energy company's crash -- but he could be called to testify.


Iraqi Troops' Short Baghdad Tours Faulted

As the U.S. military sends more troops into Baghdad for stays of 15 months or longer, some Iraqi army soldiers participating in the same counterinsurgency operation are serving under a rotation schedule officially lasting just three months, according to senior officers at the Pentagon and...


Microsoft, the world's largest maker of computer software,  reports an 11% rise in  quarterly profit but says sales may disappoint in the current period.


With Oil Near $50 a Barrel, Gas Prices Start to Inch Up

Gasoline prices are heading up, ending an unusual period in which they were falling even as oil prices rose.


Onus will be on Kerry in tonight's debate

WASHINGTON -- Expect some fireworks. This is the big one, the presidential debate that could determine who's sitting in the White House after the Nov. 2 US election.


Lindsay Lohan reached a plea deal Thursday on misdemeanor drunken driving and cocaine charges that calls for her to spend one day in jail, serve 10 days of community service and complete a drug treatment program.


Business leaders appeal for crisis leadership

DAVOS, Switzerland  - Business leaders rattled by a slump in global markets urged the U.S. and other central banks on Wednesday to get a grip on the global economy and some accused the Federal Reserve of losing its nerve.


Microsoft has some serious questions to answer....


By JUAN LOZANO HOUSTON - Two astronauts floated outside the international space station Monday to begin connecting the orbiting outpost's newest addition: a 35,000-pound segment that will increase its power capability.


AT&T, Verizon Hit Streets To Promote DSL Service

When you're delivering an outdoor advertising message in San Antonio's triple-digit heat, it helps if you bring ice cream.


8 DICEMBRE, PAPA INVOCA L'IMMACOLATA PER LA PACE TRA I POPOLI

Citta' del Vaticano, 8 dic. (Adnkronos) - 'Sii Tu, Vergine Immacolata, ad ottenere pace e salvezza per tutte le genti. L'eterno Padre, che Ti ha voluta Madre immacolata del Redentore, rinnovi anche nel nostro


Maddux threw seven shutout innings for his 302nd career win, and Baker got his 1,000th victory as a manager in Chicagoâs 5-2 win over the Montreal Expos on Monday night.


The U.S. Embassy warned Americans on Monday of a heightened terrorist threat against Westerners in Sudan.


Minor Offenses Make Up Most Immigration Cases

Most of the Department of Homeland Security's immigration enforcement work is consumed not with stopping terrorists and unraveling their support networks, but with relatively minor administrative violations, according to a new analysis of federal records.


Sprinter Collins handed an eight-year suspension

Bee Staff Writer. Sprinter Michelle Collins received an eight-year suspension for doping violations related to the Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative scandal, the US Anti-Doping Agency announced Friday.


Ieri la decisione della Fed di lasciare i tassi invariati


Cabir added to payload of Symbian mobile Trojan

Virus writers have packaged the Skulls mobile Trojan with Cabir to create a more potent threat against Symbian Series 60 smart phones.


Canadians linked to massive child porn bust

Globe and Mail Update and Associated Press Austrian police have provided Canadian officials with more than 100 Internet addresses as part of a massive child pornography bust spanning 77 countries and including ...Comment


Hamas on Saturday rejected demands by PLO leaders that its government resign over the failure to form a moderate coalition acceptable to the West — a sign of an intensifying power struggle between Islamic militants and moderate President Mahmoud Abbas.


Report Details Deals in Student Loan Industry

A Senate report showed that gifts and payoffs to universities and their officials by student lenders were far more pervasive than had been disclosed.


The luxury-home builder Hovnanian Enterprises reported its fourth consecutive quarterly loss on Thursday, citing continuing problems of credit availability and high inventory.


Philadelphia 76ers: Philadelphia 76ers center Todd MacCulloch retired Wednesday, ending an attempted comeback from foot problems that sidelined him the last 1Â½ seasons.


For the past 10 years, the Lillbacka Corporation, Kauhava, Finland, has served the North American and South American marketplace through its two subsidiaries: Finn-Power International, Inc.


U.S. Eager to Hand Over Tsunami Commitment

Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz flew over Sumatra's tsunami-devastated coast on Saturday and voiced pride in the American aid operation. But he said Washington wants to hand over relief work to Indonesia and other affected nations as soon as possible.


Former New York mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani was released from a St. Louis hospital Thursday "with a clean bill of health," after an overnight stay for observation of flu-like symptoms, according to his campaign director.


The U.S. Navy on Friday said it had  chosen a transatlantic team led by Lockheed Martin Corp.  LMT.N to build a new U.S. presidential helicopter fleet in a  deal valued at $1.7 billion.


I thought I saw a shove, but I guess I need glasses

Nothing happened, Reggie Wayne said. Nothing happened when the Indianapolis Colts wide receiver and Peyton Manning went face mask to face mask on the sideline late in Sunday's game.


MOSCOW  - The Russian gas giant Gazprom said its board of directors had given its go-ahead for the state-controlled firm to bid for the main production unit of embattled oil group Yukos.


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BEIJING Violent clashes between members of the Muslim Hui ethnic group and the majority Han group left nearly 150 people dead and forced the authorities to declare martial law in a section of Henan Province in central China, journalists and witnesses in


A Nationalist MSP lodges a motion in parliament calling for Berwick-upon Tweed to become Scottish again.


Baseball: Cardinals try to foil Red Sox dream run in World Series

BOSTON : Baseball fans should forgive the St. Louis Cardinals for acting as the party poopers for the Boston Red Sox, who will try to snap an 86-year title drought by winning the 101st World Series.


BEIJING/SAN FRANCISCO  - IBM is selling its  PC-making business to China's largest personal computer maker,  Lenovo Group Ltd., for $1.25 billion, marking the U.S. giant's  retreat from an industry it helped pioneer in 1981.


A former CIA operative and Cuban exile plans to auction what he says is a lock of Che Guevara's hair, snipped before the Argentinian revolutionary and friend of Fidel Castro was buried in 1967.


Prison officers in England and Wales are due to report for work as normal after their national strike was ended.


Stocks Mixed As Oil Prices Remain Higher

NEW YORK - Stocks were narrowly mixed Tuesday as oil prices remained higher and Wall Street weighed a lackluster report on retail sales, but light volume showed that many investors remained on the sidelines.    With Hurricane Ivan threatening oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico, crude futures moved higher for the second straight day, but the possibility of an increase in output from OPEC took the edge off investors' concerns...


Lione, 20:16 - CALCIO, LIONE; BOUMSONG: ERO SICURO SU ESITO POSITIVO

"Sono felice di aver firmato per il piÃ¹ grande club francese, non ho mai dubitato dell'esito positiv...


Mark your %&.! calendars — the Ozzy Osbourne clan will be back Jan. 17 with the final season of their reality show, MTV announced Thursday.


More than 100 protesters denounced a proposal to build a baseball stadium, vowing that Mayor Anthony Williams will face stiff opposition.


Takuma Sato will return with BAR-Honda in 2005. The team confirmed the Japanese driver's return on Tuesday ahead of this weekend's Japanese Grand Prix.


Russian President Vladimir Putin has made an unannounced trip to Chechnya to honor the memory of the assassinated leader of the restive southern republic, one week before a scheduled vote to replace him.


Medicare Rules Set Off a Battle on Drug Choices

A battle between insurers and drug companies could determine how many medicines will be available to beneficiaries.


Canada to crack down on unsafe toys, food and drugs

Reacting to a recent series of toy, food and drug recalls, the Canadian government pledged tighter regulations on Monday to try to prevent such problems in the future.


Sudan Says Rebels Kidnap Aid Workers in Darfur

Sudan said Monday that rebels kidnapped eight U.N. and Red Crescent workers in the country's western Darfur area, where aid agencies are struggling to feed and house one million villagers displaced by fighting.


A Christian law group is fighting for a ban on gay members


Error during routine testing grounded United planes

United Air Lines said an operational error during routine system testing of its computer system was the preliminary root cause of a computer failure that forced the airline to cancel and delay U.S. flights yesterday.


A Building Is an Eyesore and Must Go? Grade It X

In Britain, where three grades of protection of buildings already exist, a fourth category has been proposed: Grade X, for buildings that deserve to be torn down.


At least 20 people have been killed and 200,000 forced from their homes by floods in Indonesia's capital, an official said Sunday, as rivers overflowing from four days of rain inundated the city.


Milano, 13:48 - CALCIO, INTER; MORATTI: MANCINI RITOCCHERA' RECORD NEL 2008

Appuntamento all'anno prossimo per un nuovo record. Interrotta a quota 17 la striscia di vittorie co...


Faccia al faccia al ministero della Funzione pubblica: Cgil, Cisl e Uilribadiscono la loro contrarietÃ  al progetto sulle uscite anticipate dal lavoro                                          Statali, vertice sui prepensionamenti Dai sindacati un nuovo "no" a Nicolais                                                                                Le tre sigle rilanciano: altro che esodi, vogliamo le risorse per i contratti in scadenza


Millions mark Shi'ite ritual in Iraq after clashes

KERBALA, Iraq  - Iraqi forces imposed tight security on the city of Kerbala as 2.5 million pilgrims marked the climax of a major Shi'ite rite on Saturday, a day after gunmen attacked worshippers and police in other southern cities.


UPDATE 2-India hit back from shock loss to clinch series

India went on a batting blitz to make amends for Sunday's shock defeat, trouncing Bangladesh by 91 runs in the third and final one-day international to clinch the series 2-1 on Monday.


A controversial nerve stimulator implant to treat severe forms of depression has a company on edge.