Almeno 11 morti, anche un giudice sarebbe tra le vittime


Jackson Runs Over Eagles; Rams Playoff Hopes Alive

Steven Jackson rushed for 148 yards  and a touchdown as the St. Louis Rams' kept alive their playoff  hopes with a 20-7 win over the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday.


Virenque climbs into spotlight one last time

Flashy as ever, Richard Virenque has climbed off his bike on the stage of the most famous music hall in Paris to bring the curtain down on his 14-year career.


Ha vitno il titolo nazionale dalla piattaforma, ora lo aspetta la gara di qualificazioneHa cominciato col trampolino ad appena 7 anni, ma Ã¨ giÃ  nei primi 30 al mondo                                          Daley, 13 anni, spiazza gli inglesi il sogno olimpico del tuffatore bambino                                                                                dal nostro corrispondente ENRICO FRANCESCHINI


Anglican leaders hope to avoid schism over gay clergy

Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams said Friday he hoped to avoid a split within the global Anglican communion following crisis talks with the US church over its liberal stance on homosexuality.


EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- The main thing separating Ben Roethlisberger and Eli Manning yesterday was the Pittsburgh Steelers' rookie quarterback made his biggest plays with the game on the line.


Memo Appealed for Ways To Break Iraqi Detainees

MANNHEIM, Germany, Aug. 22 -- A memo issued last summer by a US Army military intelligence officer appealed for suggestions on how to extract information from prisoners in Iraq and called for tougher means of getting intelligence.


PeopleSoft extends money-back guarantee programme

NEW YORK, October 12  - PeopleSoft Inc (PSFT.NAS) has extended a money-back guarantee programme for its customers, aimed at protecting the customers' interests in the event of the company's takeover by Oracle Corporation (ORCL).


F.D.A. to Create Advisory Board on Drug Safety

The Food and Drug Administration is responding to the widespread criticism of the government's handling of drug safety problems.


Cingular to upgrade wireless data network

DECEMBER 01, 2004 (REUTERS) - Cingular Wireless LLC, the largest US wireless telephone company, said yesterday that it would upgrade its network next year to handle high-speed data transmissions.


Nomey Druskin, manager of the Rainbow Hair Designers at the White Flint Mall, employs six shampooers. Mostly Hispanic immigrants, they are paid at the low end of the wage scale. Druskin should be particularly interested in the Democrats' intention to raise the minimum wage when they take over Congress, right?...


Checks Stolen From Dem. Campaign Committee

The FBI and U.S. attorney's office are investigating the apparent theft of about $350,000 in checks from a Democratic campaign committee, federal law enforcement and Democratic Party officials said Thursday.


Well then there is good news for you, for a new study conducted by researchers at the Psychiatric Center GGZ Delfland, Delft, the Netherlands, suggests that highly optimistic people have lower risks of all-cause death, and lower rates of cardiovascular


IBM Is Back on Top with Blue Gene Supercomputer

This recent milestone shows the current state of an ongoing, multi-year project that has been (and continues to be) a series of opportunities and challenges.


Despite emergency end, many Pakistanis feel duped

While the government hailed an end to  emergency rule, many Pakistani politicians, voters and the  media said on Sunday that President Pervez Musharraf remained  entrenched in power with elections next month skewed in his  favor.


Manchester, 11:48 - CALCIO, GB: ERIKSSON NON TROVA CASA, HA TROPPI VESTITI

Sven Goran Eriksson ha trovato una squadra (il Manchester City) ma ha difficoltà nella ricerc...


Video game Halo 3 earns more than Â£85m (Â£170m) in sales in its first 24 hours on release.


RANGOON, Burma, Sept. 22 -- Hundreds of Buddhist monks marched past barricades to the home of Nobel Peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, increasing pressure on the military government by symbolically uniting their growing protest movement with the icon of Burma's long struggle for democracy.


An Army officer was arraigned Friday on charges of dereliction of duty and assault with intent to commit murder in the killing of a critically wounded Iraqi, a military spokesman said.


View of the atrium of the new Karstadt department store in Leipzig, eastern Germany, Thursday, Nov.Comment


FBI arrests man in 1983 militant robbery

The FBI said Thursday it has arrested one of three alleged Puerto Rican militants sought in a 1983 Connecticut robbery that authorities said was among the largest in U.S. history.


Hurricane cancels Sunday's game between Toronto and Tampa Bay

The game between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays on Sunday has been canceled because of Hurricane Jeanne and will not be made up.


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Davis Runs Wild as Badgers Remain Undefeated

MADISON, Wisconsin (Sports Network) - Anthony Davis ran for  117 yards and two touchdowns to lead No. 6 Wisconsin over  Northwestern, 24-12, to celebrate Homecoming weekend at Camp  Randall Stadium.


AT&T Posts a $7.1 Billion Loss for the Third Quarter

The loss of $8.95 per share was atributed to charges related to the company's retreat from traditional telephone services.


'We still have no power over our lives here'

WHEN I FIRST met Illaha she was curled up on her bed, her bright eyes focused intently on the book she held close to her face. âItâsa novel,â she announced, flipping over the cover to show me the title


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The 15-year-old son of two doctors performed a filmed Caesarean section birth under his parents' watch in southern India in an apparent bid to gain a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records as the youngest surgeon.


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'Non ha presentato un'offerta e non ha intenzione di farlo'


La notizia Ã¨ stata diffusa dalla guardia costiera locale, che non ha lanciato allarmi"L'equipaggio ci ha fatto sapere che ci sono due falle nello scafo, ma c'Ã¨ una doppia chiglia"                                            Petroliera incagliata nel golfo di Finlandia A bordo 100.000 tonnellate di greggio                                                                                E' una nave greca, e appartiene all'armatore Tsakos. Al momento non ci sono perdite


Department store operator Bon-Ton Stores Inc.  on Wednesday reported a wider quarterly loss, hurt by an income tax charge, but reaffirmed its fiscal year earnings forecast.


By MARY PEMBERTON ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Despite an "alarming" decrease in sea otters in southwest Alaska, the federal government is dragging its heels when it comes to designating critical habitat to help them recover, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday.


The only surviving pair of endangered pygmy rabbits released as part of a program to increase their numbers in the wild have dodged coyotes, badgers, hawks and owls and found time for love.


Pregnant women must boost their vitamin D intake during winter to ward off rickets, says the government.


The actor who became famous playing Superman, then turned into an icon for quadraplegics after he was left paralysed by a 1995 riding accident, died of a heart attack at his home on Sunday night.


Spain beats United States to win Davis Cup

Andy Roddick searched out Carlos Moya in the throng of jumping, screaming Spanish tennis players, hoping to shake hands. Moya had just beaten Roddick 6-2, 7-6 (1), 7-6 (5) Sunday to clinch Spain's second Davis


Sick Arafat flies to Paris after three years confined to West Bank

Ailing Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat ended three years barricaded inside his battered West Bank headquarters as he flew to Paris for treatment for a potentially fatal blood disorder.


The Spanish Foreign Ministry summons Cuba's ambassador after an opposition politician is expelled from the island.


Fannie Mae CEO '07 Pay Cut Not in Line With Stock Fall

Fannie Mae chief executive Daniel H. Mudd received $12.2 million in compensation for 2007, down 15 percent from $14.4 million in 2006, the company said yesterday.


MySQL chief: being open source is not enough

Scandinavian, socialist, party people Open source startups can hit profitability sooner than it took closed source incumbents, as long as they steer clear of rivals' costly business practices.â¦


Google pleads with politicos for more foreign labour

Goolag understaffed Google has added to calls for immigration authorities to allow more skilled foreign labour into the US, as the Mountain View firm struggles to keep pace with its own expansion.â¦


Darfur force still faces obstacles to January 1 start

Sudan's failure to approve some non-African units of a U.N.-African peacekeeping force for Darfur is delaying preparations for its January 1 deployment, a U.N. official warned on Thursday.


Teenagers in the City Smoke Less, Report Finds

The smoking rate among New York Cityâs teenagers is now far lower than among teenagers nationwide, due mainly to high taxes and curbs on public smoking, officials said.


Russia expels 4 British diplomats as row escalates

Russia expelled four British diplomats on Thursday and suspended cooperation with London on fighting terrorism, as a bitter row over Moscow's refusal to extradite a murder suspect escalated.


Toddler Madeleine McCann's parents will reportedly return home Sunday after being named as suspects by Portuguese police and sharply criticising the inquiry in media interviews.


Calderoli: inaccettabile, sarebbe una bocciatura di fatto


A Sprint Boy di Villasanta per 1,3 milioni di euro


Washington -- Iraq's interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi vowed to Congress on Thursday that his country will hold elections in January despite increasing insurgent violence, while President Bush and his Democratic challenger Sen.


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New, Smaller Hummer H3 to Fight Gas Guzzler Tag

The Hummer H3 sport utility vehicle looks and drives like its bigger brother, the massive Hummer H2, but General Motors Corp. will have to convince buyers that when it comes to fuel economy, the new SUV is different.


Da legge elettorale a salari, da sicurezza e Afghanistan


Udine, 13:37 - CALCIO, UDINESE; MARINO: VOGLIAMO RISCATTO

L'Udinese vuole voltare pagina, dimenticare il ko di Catania e chiudere l'anno con una vittoria: ''C...


The environmental load of 300 million: How heavy?

As the US population rises, environmental problems that were once pushed aside may get worse, experts say.


Chirac Calls for End to China Arms Embargo

French President Jacques Chirac on Saturday called for an end to a European Union arms embargo on China as companies from both nations signed contracts worth more than $1 billion during a high profile visit meant to strengthen commercial ties.


Lockheed wins 2 Pentagon contracts for F-16, F-22

Lockheed Martin Corp.  was awarded a $400 million contract for F-16 aircraft sales to several foreign countries and also won a $248 million contract to support the F-22 weapon system, the Pentagon said on Friday.


Westinghouse, the nuclear-plant builder sold by BNFL, wins a billion-dollar contract to build reactors in China.


Sales of existing homes stayed weak in July, according to a trade group report that showed an increase in the glut of homes for sale by homeowners.


eBay (Quote, Chart) CEO Meg Whitman isn't interested in filling the top spot at Walt Disney Co. (Quote, Chart) when Michael Eisner retires in 2006, a spokesman for the auction giant told internetnews.


PayPal, eBay offer Security Key to U.S. customers

(InfoWorld) - PayPal unveiled a new Security Key on Friday that will add an additional layer of security to user accounts and help prevent online criminals from gaining access to them. The PayPal Security Key is a small electronic token that generates a unique code that can be used in addition to a user name and password when users sign in to their PayPal account.                                                     The company announced the news as part of eBay's week-long Developer Conference in Boston. It provides PayPal customers with so-called "two factor" authentication that makes it harder for online criminals to raid accounts, even if they do trick users into giving up their user name and password using online "phishing" scams, according to Michael Barrett, chief information security officer at PayPal. "This is something that will help the community to be more secure," Barrett told InfoWorld. PayPal and parent company eBay are top targets for online scam artists, who use dummy Web sites in so-called "phishing" attacks that attempt to trick users into revealing their user name and password. Those accounts can then be raided or used to fraudulently purchase goods. The Security Key isn't a silver bullet for phishing attacks, but just one part of a multi-pronged defense by PayPal and eBay, Barrett said. In recent months, the company has begun digitally signing all outbound e-mail messages and putting pressure on ISPs to take action on fraudulent mail that claims to come from both eBay and PayPal. More recently, the companies have been working with two leading ISPs in a beta program to automatically block all non-signed e-mail that claims to come from eBay or PayPal, according to Barrett and eBay CTO Scott Thompson. PayPal has been testing a beta version of the Security Key program in Germany and has already issued tens of thousand of the password tokens to its users. Already, the favorable response from users has been strong. "We never advertised this. It was all by word of mouth, but it's still been extremely popular," Barrett said. Starting Friday, PayPal will begin making the Security Key, which is part of the VIP (VeriSign Identity Protection) Network, available to its U.S. customers for a one-time fee of $5.00. PayPal users in Germany and Australia will also have the option to receive a Security Key, and PayPal plans to add other countries in the near future, according to a PayPal statement. PayPal and eBay began working closely with VeriSign after a deal to buy VeriSign's payment gateway business in October, 2005. PayPal has no plans to charge its customers for the token beyond the initial $5.00, which covers shipping and handling. Nor will the company levy a subscription fee for the two-factor authentication service. "This isn't something we're making money on," Barrett said. That said, PayPal will be paying attention to the number of users who adopt the password token and to the company's rate of fraud in an effort to figure out whether the tokens are worth the cost of the program, he said. Currently, fraudulent transactions amount to around $35.2 million dollars a year, or one third of one percent of PayPal's total global payment volume of $11 billion, Barrett said. Lowering that fraud rate even a little could offset the cost of the program. PayPal is also taking cues from other online financial services firms like eTrade, which launched a program in 2005 to allow all its U.S. account holders to use an RSA SecurID token for two-factor authentication, Barrett said. "eTrade has been pretty bullish about this," he said. "One thing that they noticed is that the customers who have (the token) use their account more because they feel safer," he said. Even before the news was announced, PayPal and VeriSign were promoting the new program on the floor of eBay Live at the Boston Convention Center, and VeriSign employees were handing out free PayPal tokens to attendees and signing them up for the new program. Charles Hu, an eBay Live attendee who sells concert tickets under the name "SummerComets" on the online auction Web site, said that he liked the idea of having an additional layer of security for his eBay account. "I'm always worried that someone will steal my password," Hu said. "I've seen (the password tokens) used in other industries, too." However, Hu wasn't ready to sign up for the program because he was worried that doing so would lock his wife out of their eBay account. "She's back at the hotel, so if I sign up now and they change our account, she's not going to be able to log in," he said. Barrett said that PayPal was prepared for the increased support calls that will come after the secure tokens are in widespread use but says that his company has a duty to protect customers from scams, even if it adds to the cost of doing business for PayPal and eBay. "Customers have been telling us they want this, so we're going to give it to them," he said.


Flawed effort has perfect result for Burlington

In the town where liberty was born, a perfect record, it seemed, was about to die.


Paul McCartney and his estranged wife, Heather Mills, return to a London court Monday for the second round of their high-profile divorce.


United Airlines begins service from San Francisco to Vietnam today

SAN FRANCISCO United Airlines makes history today when it begins the first of its daily flights from San Francisco to Vietnam. It's the first time in nearly 30 years an American air carrier is offering daily service to the Communist country.


On the horizon: News from the frontiers of science.

The whale's tiny ancestor, how global warming may be hurting plants' carbon-fixing ability, and the mystery of Mars's missing limestone


How to Appeal to Baseball Fans? Advice: Donât Try

Like Alex Rodriguez, Phillies great Mike Schmidt had an unquestioned work ethic and a good reputation, yet struggled to win over home fans.


Hollywood directors reach deal with studios: source

The Hollywood directors' union reached a contract deal with major film and television studios on Thursday, a source familiar with the negotiations said, confirming a report in Daily Variety.


Republican Newt Gingrich has built a lucrative business as an author, pundit and consultant since leaving Congress nine years ago.


Vijay Singh withdrew Monday from the American Express Championship, wanting to stay home with his family in Florida and cope with the damage left by Hurricane Jeanne.


Milano, 18:43 - CALCIO, MESSINA; FRANZA: GIORDANO MAI IN DISCUSSIONE

Il presidente messinese Pietro Franza conferma il tecnic: 'Bruno Giordano non e' mai stato in discus...


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High-Tech Invitations Take Your Mind Off Road

Safety experts say the influx of electronics is turning cars into sometimes chaotic moving family rooms.


US actor Christopher Reeve, who brought comic book hero Superman to the silver screen died of heart failure at the age of 52, his publicist said early Monday.


AMD Renews Antitrust Rhetoric, Reopening Intel + HP Complaint

Speaking yesterday, AMD EVP Tom McCoy said that he believes the US Government has been lax in its antitrust enforcement in recent months. As an example, McCoy re-ignited an old quarrel with Intel - part of its federal antitrust complaint that hasn't been addressed recently, especially in the midst of allegations against Intel's conduct in Germany.


Data Protection Management: Backing Up The Business

A flurry of new data regulations are arriving in the next year, and yet again businesses are expected to comply with an increased number of complex, arcane and often conflicting requirements.  More than ever, companies need clear information about their data protection and data exposure.  Yet data protection products are further away than ever from providing this information.  Download this white paper now to learn how to protect your businesses data.


Ansar al-Zawahiri gives Italy 24-hour ultimatum on hostages

The militant Ansar al-Zawahiri group has given Italy 24 hours to promise to release Muslim women prisoners in Iraq in exchange for details about two kidnapped women aid workers, in a statement published on a ...


The Revolution have waived midfielder Daniel Hernandez and plan to declare Joe Franchino out for the season with a right ankle injury.


An Iraqi tells of finding his niece alive after a US missile killed his family in Falluja.


Net income at Loews fell to $512 million, hurt by subprime investment losses at its CNA Financial insurance business and weaker results in its tobacco and drilling units.


Oracle Replaces PeopleSoft Co-Presidents

Oracle Corp.  has replaced PeopleSoft Inc.'s  co-presidents, after taking control of the rival software maker earlier this week, according to a regulatory filing.


Digital Domain: Appleâs Lesson for Sonyâs Stores: Just Connect

Apple has made retail seem ridiculously easy. But why hasnât the Windows side of the personal computer business figured it out?


Soaring Profits Send Google's Stock Sky High

Investors were scrambling to buy Google stock again after the company's earnings report. Google shares rocketed higher by 13 percent, or more than $20, in trading this morning to $169.


UPDATE 2-Soft landing for China economy not yet assured-IMF

A soft landing for China's booming economy is not yet assured, the International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday, despite measures by Beijing to curb credit and slow investment in overheated sectors.


Small or big screen, Shah Rukh Khan is the king. He acts, dances, plays host - in short he is a true entertainer.


Take your eye off the ball, and credit card debt can skyrocket.


Iraqi PM calls regional meeting for March 10

A car bomb killed 10 people and wounded 21 near a vegetable market in Baghdad on Wednesday, Iraqi police said, as insurgents kept up a campaign of bombings despite a security crackdown backed by U.S. reinforcements.


After the Sept. 11 attacks in the United States, Dutch intelligence claimed to have uncovered a series of Islamic terrorist plots, prompting many people here to wonder: "Are we next?"


British judges in London Tuesday ordered radical Muslim imam Abu Hamza to stand trial for soliciting murder and inciting racial hatred.


League Two side Wycombe Wanderers shock Premiership strugglers Charlton to reach the Carling Cup semi-finals.


Leaders of the troubled Mount Kenya West Anglican Church Diocese have resolved to end the wrangles threatening to tear the see apart.


Catania, 15:40 - CALCIO, CATANIA: PROVINCIA RINNOVA SPONSORIZZAZIONE

Per il terzo anno consecutivo la Provincia di Catania sponsorizzerà con la società di ...


Soccer: Battling Charlton keep unbeaten home record

LONDON : Charlton came from a goal down to draw 1-1 with Newcastle at The Valley and maintain their unbeaten home record this season.


In attesa decisioni politica monetaria della Fed


Neo-Nazis March as Dresden Remembers War Dead

Waving black flags and carrying banners, thousands of neo-Nazis marched in Dresden Sunday, marring the official 60th anniversary commemoration of one of the fiercest Allied bombing raids of World War II.


Actress Charlotte Gainsbourg will leave intensive care "in the coming days" after brain surgery, her clinic says.


Gruppo boicottato da radio e pubblico per critiche a Bush


COLIN Powell, the American secretary of state, yesterday admitted that insurgency in Iraq was worsening, as two car bombs were detonated outside the rebel town of Falluja.


A naturally occurring hunk of magnetite in human noses helps people make their way in the world. In Bodyhack.


Those scoffing at Greeceâs ability to put on a secure Games have so far been biting their tongue. Helicopters and a zeppelin patrol the skies and security around the stadiums has been tight.


Fattouhi Is Sworn in as Interim Palestinian Authority President

Rawhi Fattouh, speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council, was sworn in today at noon as interim president of the Palestinian Authority, hours after Yasser Arafat died in a French hospital.


"Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End," the third film in Walt Disney Co.'s lucrative adventure franchise, sold an estimated $57 million of tickets in its first two days of release across North America, the company said on Saturday.


Christmas came early for fans of the  fictional boy wizard Harry Potter on Tuesday, with news that  author J.K. Rowling has finished the sixth book in series,  "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince."


In a memoir released on Monday,   President Pervez Musharraf recounted how he decided it would   have been suicidal to confront a U.S. attack after being   threatened by Washington a day after al Qaeda's strikes on   September 11, 2001.


Hope for a Veterans Windfall Above All Hopes

After years of fighting in vain for what he believed disabled war veterans deserved, David W. Gorman is on the verge of getting more than he asked for.


Calderoli: 'Taglia sui killer e porto d'armi piÃ¹ facile'

Lecco, 27 novembre 2004 - Lega Nord all'attacco contro la criminalitÃ  comune: oltre alla taglia istituita ieri sugli assassini del benzinaio ucciso giovedÃ¬ sera per rapina a Lecco, il ministro per le Riforma, Roberto Calderoli interviene ancora sulla


Oil rises on Venezuela, Nigeria concerns

Oil rose on Tuesday, as the market grappled with worries over an economic slowdown in the United States and supply concerns from Venezuela and Nigeria.


One careful owner If you've got Â£50,000 burning a hole in your pocket you could be the new owner of Obi-Wan Kenobi's Jedi cloak.â¦


Aviation Fight Mirrors Larger French-German Rivalry

In the global aerospace race, Europe has stolen a march on the United States, winning a flurry of contracts for Airbus planes and developing a new midsize jet to compete with Boeing.


His undergrad army may not deliver come caucus night, but branding himself as the youth candidate should pay off


This story ran on nwitimes.com on Thursday, September 30, 2004 12 ...

Turning point: Austin Kearns slugged a two-run homer in the 12th to win it for the Reds. CHICAGO -- Big names come to town. The payroll increases.


Florida's classroom mystery: missing students

Many schools could lose millions of dollars in state subsidies as a result of the unexpected drop in enrollment.


West Nile Symptoms Can Last a Year or More

Convalescence after West Nile virus infection can be protracted, particularly for older adults, researchers in New York have found. Physical, cognitive and functional impairments often last more than 18 months after the initial illness.


"My concern is that it's biologically plausible that the MMR vaccine causes or contributes to the disease in many children, and that nothing in the science so far dissuades me from the continued need to pursue that question"  The British doctor who sparked a health scare by suggesting a childhood vaccine against measles, mumps and rubella is linked to autism faces a hearing on Monday into charges of professional misconduct during ... via The Sydney Morning Herald


Dems Take Chance With 'Fortunate Son' Slam

Seizing on 30-year-old memos and memories, Sen. John Kerry's operatives are painting an unflattering portrait of President Bush as the "fortunate son" who used family connections to dodge the Vietnam War and then lied about it.


Opposition Activists Detained Ahead of Protest in Moscow

MOSCOW, Dec. 16 -- Russian authorities pulled hundreds of opposition activists off buses and trains and detained them along with scores of others on Saturday ahead of a rare anti-government rally in Moscow, organizers said.


Doctor says Farrah Fawcett is cancer-free

Farrah Fawcett got an unbeatable gift for her 60th birthday: a clean bill of health. The actress, who revealed in October that she was fighting cancer, learned this week that she is cancer-free, spokesman Mike Pingel said Friday.


Stocks & Bonds: The Market Fluctuates, Then Finishes Flat

Stubbornly high bond yields discouraged investors from extending Wall Streetâs recovery from last weekâs losses.


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Microsoft said Wednesday that it did not need to buy Yahoo to gain scale in online advertising, because it had âall the piecesâ to build a successful ad business.


Bode Miller does Bill Belichick one better. No, it's not about setting records. It's not about religiously avoiding looking past the next competition. To Miller, it's not even about winning - at least not as a primary focus.


Lebanon govt defiant, protesters keep up pressure

Lebanon's political crisis showed no sign of easing on Sunday, with the pro-Syrian opposition pressing on with its protest campaign to topple the Western-backed government.


In Australia, the Focus Is Returning to Tennis

After two days of much ado about what appears not to have been doping, it was time for tennis to get back to basics.


Swedes Ponder Whether Killer Can Be a Doctor

A prestigious medical school was tipped off that one of its students had been a Nazi sympathizer, released on parole after being convicted in 2000 of a murder.


The Queen Mary 2 arrives in Sydney on her maiden voyage, set to meet the other Cunard royal liner.


Clothing and footware company Colorado Group Ltd today confirmed that Australian Retail Investments (ARI) had sold its $115 million stake in the company.


Apple, Cisco reach agreement on iPhone name

Network equipment maker Cisco Systems  Inc.  and Apple Inc.  said on Wednesday they  had reached an agreement that allows both to use the "iPhone"  name, after Cisco sued the iPod maker for using it for a new  multimedia phone.


When Tony Bennett sings about "cable cars" climbing "halfway to the stars," he's talking about San Francisco. But when Jerome Pearson thinks about cables, cars and stars, he means the real thing.


Group Franz Ferdinand Wins Mercury Prize

Scottish rockers Franz Ferdinand, whose debut album has been hailed by critics as a masterpiece of pop, won the prestigious Mercury Music Prize.


Rapper Mims remains No. 1 on singles chart

NEW YORK (Billboard) - Rapper Mims and R&B singer Akon led the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for a second week Thursday, with their respective tunes "This Is Why I'm Hot" and "Don't Matter."


LA judge freezes cash sought by Birkhead

A judge froze a half-million-dollar account Thursday until it's decided whether the money belongs to Larry Birkhead or his ex-lawyer in the Anna Nicole Smith paternity case.


A widespread belief that dying people are able to postpone death until after important dates is simply not true, according to a US study of cancer patients.


Iraq's returnees crave a future free of bloodshed

When Abu Mutaz returned to Baghdad after fleeing Iraq's sectarian violence for Syria, he found it unrecognizable from the battlefield he had left behind.


Israeli Army: Al-Qaida Behind Egypt Blasts

JERUSALEM - The Israeli army believes that al-Qaida carried out three car bombings in Egypt last week that killed at least 34 people, Israel's military chief said Tuesday.    Lt...


A series of tornadoes causes damage to buildings and vehicles across central and southern England.


Robertson and Cox to receive Three Star Orders

An announcement was made today on the decision to award Three Star Orders (first category) to the former European Parliament President Pat Cox and former NATO Secretary General George Robertson for their ...


Con un incremento del 10,8% sull'anno precedente


U.S. officials have raised a second round of unusually bluntly worded objections to a proposed global-warming declaration that Germany prepared for next month's Group of Eight summit, according to documents obtained by The Washington Post.


Da domani sera parte programma scherzi telefonici


Di inquiry: Princes 'angry' with paparazzi

Princes William and Harry are "deeply upset" at the behavior of the paparazzi as their mother Princess Diana lay dying, British media reports say.


Tsunami death toll nears 13,000 in India: official

The official death toll in India from a massive tsunami that crashed into coastal communities has reached 8,955 while 3,874 more people were missing and presumed dead, the government said.


Nemcova in hospital with injuries; boyfriend still missing

Sports Illustrated swimsuit cover model Petra Nemcova was injured and her photographer boyfriend is missing after the pair were caught up in the Asian tsunami disaster.


Senior staff working in the health service in Wales lack confidence in the system, new research finds.


Bombardier Inc. on Thursday said it had  signed a long-term contract as part of a consortium to build a  rapid rail transit system in South Africa.


John C. Reilly feels guilty for role in "Walk Hard"

Rock music spoof "Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story" marks two departures for dramatic actor John C. Reilly. The movie is a comedy, and it is his first leading role in a major Hollywood film.


VW throws lifeline to Brussels plant with Audi plans

German car maker Volkswagen offered a lifeline to its Brussels factory, unveiling plans to build its new Audi model at the plant a little more than a week after announcing mass lay-offs.


IBM Corp.'s plan to acquire data mobility specialist Softek Storage Solutions Corp. marks another step along the way in transforming IBM's services business, according to company executives.


Bob Benenson's Jigsaw Politics: Media Still Having a Hard Time Parsing Election Results

The front-running candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination, Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York and Barack Obama of Illinois, are missing no opportunities to get into petty arguments with each other.


It seems even a crusty old newshound like me can get burned. My item last week about a couple naming their baby âYahooâ turns out to be a hoax cooked up by a (now-unemployed) Romanian tabloid reporter. Reporters making things up just for a laugh? I am shocked, simply shocked.Â


Russia begins national mourning for more than 330 school siege victims, as scores of funerals are held.


H-P's Probe May Bring Charges ; Company Tracked Phone Records of Directors and Journalists

By Connie Guglielmo and Karen Gullo  The scandal over Hewlett-Packard Co.'s secret probe to catch directors leaking information to the media deepened Thursday, with the California attorney general threatening to bring criminal charges.


Apple Making Deals for Web Video Rentals

Appleâs sputtering efforts to be a major purveyor of video downloads may get a boost in 2008 from an agreement with 20th Century Fox for digital movie rentals.


Gay marriage banned in 11-for-11 state sweep

In a resounding, coast-to-coast rejection of gay marriage, voters in 11 states approved constitutional amendments yesterday limiting marriage to one man and one woman.


Modella 23enne mamma da un mese interpretera' l'abito Roma


The fire on Japan's ship Nisshin Maru may not have ended its Antarctic whaling operations for this season.


A pizza deliveryman who robbed a bank while wearing a collar bomb that later exploded had had his neck measured for the device and took part in earlier talks about wearing a fake explosive, according to a newly unsealed document.


Roma, 16:42 - CALCIO, PALERMO; DI MICHELE: STAVO BENE, ESCLUSO PER SCELTA

''E' stato l'allenatore a scegliere, non avevo alcun problema fisico, evidentemente è stata u...


Storm knocks power out at SkyDome ahead of Blue Jays-Yankees game

TORONTO (CP) - A thunderstorm knocked out power at SkyDome Sunday, just over an hour before the Toronto Blue Jays and New York Yankees were scheduled to play.


Now that the traded players are in place, NHL coaches must quickly make them fit.


The US's biggest internet companies have launched yet another crackdown against spammers as part of their latest efforts to protect net users from junk email.


Public access to millions of Nazi war documents, kept in closed archives for 60 years, could help Holocaust survivors win larger claims for restitution, survivors groups say.


Algerian jailed for spying for Israel: lawyers

A court in Algeria's troubled Kabylie region sentenced an Algerian journalist to 10 years in prison on Saturday for spying for Israel, lawyers said.


Indo-Pak Foreign Secretaries begin second round of talks

Islamabad, Dec 27. (PTI):Foreign Secretaries of India and Pakistan today began talks under the second round of the Composite Dialogue process to resolve differences over Jammu and Kashmir and seven other outstanding issues.


Super-Rare Warbler is Nesting in Wisconsin: Birds Found Only in Jack Pine Forests

By Brandy Benedict, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel  Jun. 24--Active nests of an extremely rare bird species have been found in Wisconsin, a first for the state.


Legale nipote chiede ritorno a indagini preliminari


Carlesimo, Karl could be up for Nuggets job

The Post's Marc J. Spears reports that Phil Johnson, Del Harris, PJ Carlesimo and George Karl are rumored to be on the Nuggets' list of candidates to replace coach Jeff Bzdelik.


Doctors are hopeful about the recovery of Italian tenor Giuseppe di Stefano, who was attacked in Kenya.


Autorita' energia segue vicenda su misurazioni irregolari


Indian PM Announces Troop Reduction in Kashmir

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh announced on Thursday a reduction in troops in disputed Kashmir in a fresh initiative to push forward a peace process with Pakistan.


Parasite forces Md. to kill 80,000 trout

A parasite that causes trout to swim in circles until they die has been found in two hatcheries in western Maryland, meaning 80,000 fish that would have been stocked in lakes and streams this year will instead be destroyed, an official said Thursday.


Hackers Attack Web Site of Qaeda-Linked Iraq Group

Hackers on Tuesday attacked a Web site of an al Qaeda-linked group that beheaded two U.S. hostages in Iraq, rerouting visitors to a page showing a penguin toting a machine-gun and warning against hosting such sites.


Govinda is a family man and that is a known fact.


JosÃ© Manuel Barroso, neopresidente portoghese della Commissione europea, ha intuito il rischio "bocciatura" e ha deciso di fare tabula rasa: ritirando la sua squadra di candidati commissari, ed evitando cosÃ¬ il voto di sfiducia del Parlamento.


Kashmiri separatists cautiously welcome Indian offer

Kashmiri separatists gave a cautious welcome on Sunday to India's offer to allow them to visit Pakistan and said it could help to restart a stalled dialogue process.


SHOCK IN PUGLIA, BIMBI NUDI COSTRETTI AD ATTI SESSUALI NELL'ASILO

BARI - Alle dieci del mattino in un' aula appartata di una scuola materna nella Murgia barese a 19 bambini di quattro anni veniva fatto vedere il film: 'La creazione dell' uomo, Adamo ed Eva''. Ai piccoli


The European Commission has posted a montage of sex scenes from European films on a new video-sharing Web site, drawing criticism from some lawmakers who described it as "soft porn."


A parked car bomb in central Baghdad killed 10 people and wounded 66 on Friday, police said.


Marco Antonio Barrera, one easy fight removed from a knockout loss to Manny Pacquiao and fighting for the first time ever, was selected by many for a stoppage loss last night by the majority of boxing folk.


WASHINGTON The Justice Department has announced that more than 150 people have been arrested, charged or convicted in the past three months in a crackdown on criminal activity on the Internet.


BBC Radio 1's chart show presenter Wes Butters is to leave the station as part of a shake-up of its schedules.


A Venerable Magazine Energizes Its Web Site

Executives at The Atlantic hope that a rise in the magazineâs Web traffic brings the publication something it hasnât had in many years: a profit.


U.S. allows Monsanto-Delta deal with conditions

KANSAS CITY, Missouri  - The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday said Monsanto Co.'s  $1.5 billion acquisition of top cotton seed producer Delta and Pine Land Co.  would be allowed, but the companies would have to sell a range of key assets.


PLO chief Mahmud Abbas began his campaign Saturday to become president of the Palestinian Authority with a one-minute silence for the late Yasser Arafat.


Online ad firm Burst Media warns on 2007 profits

U.S.-based online advertising firm Burst  Media  said on Wednesday results for 2007 are likely to  come in below market forecasts because of higher-than-expected  ad campaign cancellations.


"Killer" Raccoons in Washington State Getting Bum Rap, Expert Says

Reports of masked marauders killing pet cats in the capital city of Olympia may be greatly exaggerated, a wildlife expert contends.


Kissing row: SC issues notices on Gere plea

The Supreme Court on Monday issued  notices on a plea of Hollywood actor Richard Gere seeking to  stay the arrest warrant issued against him by different courts  in Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh in relation to the Shilpa  Shetty kissing row.


Former French President Jacques Chirac refuses to be quizzed about an alleged plot to discredit his successor.


Carole Is My Friend and I'll Stay Loyal - Cherie

Cherie Blair today defended her controversial friendship with lifestyle guru Carole Caplin, saying she would stay loyal to her. The Prime Ministerâs wife said


The Disparate Consensus on Health Care for All

Among health care experts there is a surprising consensus that the U.S. must inevitably adopt some kind of universal coverage.


Advertising: A Campaign Focuses on Germs, Not Budgets

But Halo Technologies, maker of a new high-end vacuum cleaner, is betting that its germ-busting claims will appeal to the cleanliness enthusiasts among us.


In Athens, skepticism yields to anticipation

Residents have taken more pride in their nation's Games as Friday night's kickoff has neared.


Voters back greater autonomy for Spain's Catalonia region

Voters in the northeastern Spanish region of Catalonia opted to seize key powers of self-government in a historic referendum to gain greater autonomy from Madrid.


Leaving money on the table is a bad, bad idea.


When Catholic Memorial and Hingham entered sold-out Pilgrim Arena last night, each team had a zero in its loss column.


Eastern Europe's largest country outside of Russia stands at a crossroads this weekend, as voters in Ukraine decide between an autocratic leader who leans toward an increasingly autocratic Russia, or a democratic one who wants closer ties to the West.


Mexican avocados finally head to Calif., Florida

URUAPAN, Mexico  - Mexican trucks laden with avocados headed north to the border on Friday, marking the final elimination of a decades-old U.S. ban on imports of a fruit that plays a central role in Mexican cuisine.


Advanced Micro Devices said that it lost $600 million or $1.09 per share, for the three months ended June 30.


Russia says US plans to shoot down a broken spy satellite are a cover for testing an anti-satellite weapon.


Bulgarian soldier dies after Iraq bomb attack

SOFIA, Oct 24  A Bulgarian soldier died and three others were wounded today when a car bomb exploded near their military convoy in the southern Iraqi city of Kerbala, government and military officials ...


Most Americans think this week's report from Army Gen. David H. Petraeus will exaggerate progress in Iraq, and few expect it to result in a major shift in President Bush's policy. But despite skepticism about the Petraeus testimony and majority support for a U.S. troop reduction in Iraq, there has...


The Jacksonville Jaguars released defensive end Tony Brackens yesterday after the team's all-time sack leader struggled this preseason with the latest in a string of leg injuries.


Opposition politicians demand an inquiry into claims that  hundreds of lawyers are bugged on prison visits.


Violence in Afghanistan has surged because of Pakistan's peace deals with pro-Taleban militants, a report says.


Leno to Retire from 'Tonight Show' in 2009

Jay Leno, America's leading  late-night comedian as host of NBC's "The Tonight Show," will  retire in 2009 and be replaced by Conan O'Brien, the offbeat  comic whose own show airs an hour later, the network said on  Monday.


News.com Extra: SF: Public transit by cell phone?

Also: Vigilante hackers target the wrong guy. See what people are saying on News.com Extra.


4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days...and one winner.After 12 days of black-tie screenings, Brangelina and Michael Moore, the 60th edition of the Cannes Film Festival wrapped by bestowing the coveted Palm d'Or on Romanian director Cristian Mungui's abortion film 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days.The naturalistic drama following two students who must contend with an unwanted pregnancy in the waning days of the Ceausescu regime, beat out 21 other films in competition, including Wong Kar-Wai's Cannes opener My Blueberry Nights, Emir Kustirica's Promise Me This, Quentin Tarantino's Death Proof, the Coen brothers No Country for Old Men and Russian auteur Alexander Sokurov's Alexandra.Mungui, who received the fest's top prize from Jane Fonda (in town to accept a lifetime achievement award), said he was humbled that his entry, made on a fairly low budget, was singled out amid works from some of the world's top filmmakers."It looks a little bit to me like [a] fairytale," he said during Sunday's awards ceremony, adding that "you don't need big budgets and big stars to make stories."Earning Cannes' runner-up trophy, the Grand Prize, was Japanese director Naomi Kawase's The Mourning Forest, about the journey of a caregiver and her elderly patient who wind up stranded in the woods after setting out on a drive in the country.Best Director went to Julian Schnabel for The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, the harrowing story of a 43-year-old French journalist whose entire body was paralyzed by a massive stroke except his left eye, which he subsequently used to blink out a memoir composed entirely in his head.Cannes' third-place award, the Jury Prize, was a tie between Persepolis, an animated feature by first-time French-Iranian director Marjane Satrapi, and Silent Night by Mexican director Carlos Reygadas. The former is the filmmaker's autobiographical account of growing up under fundamentalist rule in Iran and features voice work by French acting goddess Catherine Deneuve. The latter explores a father's faith after he falls for another woman.Russia's Konstantin Lavronenko as named Best Actor for his role in The Banishment, while South Korean Jeon Do-yeon was named Best Actress for he comedy romance Secret Sunshine.Gus Van Sant, a Palm d'Or winner in 2003 for his high school drama Elephant, was given a special 60th Anniversary Prize for Paranoid Park, about a Portland skateboarder whose life is turned upside down after he accidentally kills a security guard.Turkish-German filmmaker Fatih Akin, who won the Golden Bear at the 2004 Berlin Film Festival with the hard-hitting love story Head On, scored Best Screenplay Award for his latest, The Edge of Heaven.Walking away with the Camera d'Or, which honors a first-time filmmaker, was the Israeli husband and wife team of Etgar Keret and Shira Geffen for Meduzot. The short film prize went to Watching It Rain by Elisa Miller of Mexico.As for Fonda, Cannes festival head Gilles Jacob paid tribute to her status as a film icon and her anti-war activism by bestowing her with a surprise Palm d'Or for lifetime achievement. Fonda is just the fourth recipient of the honor, following French filmmakers Alain Resnais and Gérard Oury and French actress Jeanne Moreau."I never imagined that the Cannes film festival would honor a person who was spied on and tracked by the FBI, a person who has a 20,000-page file," Jacob said, noting the Georgia Rule star's stance against the Vietnam War and the U.S. invasion of Iraq.  "You are a woman who fights and wins."In a nod to her famous father, the award was handed out following a screening of Sidney Lumet's classic courtroom melodrama 12 Angry Men, starring her Oscar-winning dad, Henry Fonda.The 69-year-old Jane Fonda was accompanied by daughter Vanessa, whom she had with French helmer Roger Vadim."I have the feeling my father is with me tonight. The whole Fonda family thanks you," she said in French, then commented on the influence the elder Fonda had on her. "He loved progressive films and those films taught me the important things: justice, democracy...I feel inspired by and proud of the heritage he left us."While last year's Cannes helped to launch Al Gore's An Inconvenient Truth, 2007 will likely go down as the year of Sicko, Michael Moore's latest polemic on the current health-care crisis in the U.S.The firebrand filmmaker debuted Sicko out of competition and the exposé received a standing ovation from the Croisette crowd. Moore has always been a hit, with 2002's Bowling for Columbine winning the 55th Anniversary Prize and 2004's Fahrenheit 9/11 becoming the first doc ever to win the Palm d'Or.As always, the  was thick with A-listers, among them George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon and Don Cheadle, who used their Ocean's Thirteen screening and a benefit to put the spotlight to raise more than $8 million (with a $1 million donation from Steven Spielberg) to aid victims of the genocide in Darfur.Pitt also coproduced A Mighty Heart, featuring a star turn by wife Angelina Jolie. The  Michael Winterbottom-helmed film dramatized the murder of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl by Al Qaeda terrorists and the strength of his widow, Mariane, played by Jolie.This year's jury was headed by Oscar-nominated British director, Stephen Frears (The Queen), and the jury included Aussie actress Toni Colette, Hong Kong star Maggie Cheung, French screen star Michel Piccoli and Nobel Prize-winning Turkish novelist Orhan Pamuk.Get more E! Online Cannes coverage from Reel Girl and check out the hottest pics from the Croisette in our Cannes photo gallery.


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US president George W Bush offers his support to efforts to achieve a breakthrough in the NI political process.


Shares rise as oil prices bolster energy stocks

Stocks gained on Friday as shares of energy companies got a boost from rising oil prices.


Security SNAFU exposes email logins for 100 foreign embassies

In Tunisia, Iran's password is "Tunisia" Underscoring a major susceptibility threatening thousands of high-profile computer users across the world, a Swedish security consultant has published login credentials belonging to some 100 embassies.â¦


NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe, whose tenure has been shadowed by the 2003 Columbia disaster, plans to resign as head of the US space agency, an official familiar with the decision said on Sunday.


Stamattina, intorno alle 6 ora italiana, nell'isola di Taiwan si Ã¨ verificata una forte scossa di terremoto. La scossa Ã¨ stata di 6,6-6,7 gradi della scala Richter el'epicentro Ã¨ stato localizzato nel mar


Buyout firm scraps sale of Korea bank amid inquiry

SEOUL -- US private-equity group Lone Star Funds said yesterday it was terminating a contract to sell its controlling stake in a South Korean bank, scrapping a deal worth billions of dollars amid a high-profile probe by prosecutors.


Rep. Patrick Kennedy has decided not to follow in his father's footsteps and make a bid for the U.S. Senate — at least not yet.


Dutch police arrest 29 in a raid on a suspected training camp of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party.


Italian Mario Scaramella, a contact of dead ex-spy Alexander Litvinenko, tests positive for polonium-210.


NCSA Kicks off Cyber Security Awareness Month

The National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA), a private, non-profit organization that lends its support to the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) efforts in promoting computer security, is using the month of October to reach out to the Internet


The Internet can make it cheaper to buy a house, but not everyone is putting out the welcome mat


A Failure in Leadership,  All the Way Up

Reports that acknowledge the mistreatment of prisoners was more widespread than previously disclosed have served to undercut earlier portrayals of the abuse.


Ecuador's new leftist government said Thursday that it does not plan to dissolve Congress despite a bitter fight over a push to overhaul the country's charter that led protesters to storm the capitol this week.


Like many presidential candidates before him, John Kerry must now decide what to do with the rest of his political life. While he relaxed at his Boston home on Friday, elsewhere friends, colleagues and presidential historians said they didn't see the Democrat fading into political obscurity like the last Massachusetts politician who ran and lost, Michael Dukakis in 1988.


Huskies' offense finally gets it in gear

For the first time in three weeks, the Northeastern offense busted out with the type of performance yesterday that gave quarterback Anthony Orio a bit of satisfaction.


Fate of Edwards' supporters could be key

Democrat John Edwards placed second in Iowa, third in New Hampshire and faces even longer odds of pulling off a win in upcoming states.


One hundred 5 Kanal journalists threaten to go on hunger strike

At least a hundred journalists working for Ukraine's only independent TV channel, 5 Kanal, have confirmed their determination to join the hunger strike.


NASA Astronauts Begin Rewiring Space Station

By Rasha Madkour  HOUSTON  --  Imagine rewiring your house while living in it. Now imagine you're not even sure the new power system will work and you're 220 miles above the Earth.


Blog: At least 80 employees in the company's Foster City, Calif., office are out of work, according to a report.


Bankers say regulations are stifling them

Private bankers in Switzerland have fired another broadside at what they see as over-regulation in the banking sector.


All young people in England will have a chance to study the International Baccalaureate, the government says.


Thousands of visitors view New York's reopened Museum of Modern ...

NEW YORK The line to view New York City's reopened Museum of Modern Art wrapped around a city block, as thousands waited to file into the renovated and expanded building.


London shares struggle in volatile trade

London's shares endured a highly volatile morning session on Tuesday that saw the FTSE 100 nearly fall 200 points at the open before briefly trading higher.


Bowling Green Defeats Memphis in College Football

MOBILE, Ala. (Sports Network) - Omar Jacobs completed 26-of-44 passes for 371 yards and five touchdowns to lead Bowling Green to a 52-35 win over Memphis in the GMAC Bowl at Ladd-Peebles Stadium.


Robin Hood ruling to alter school landscape

Orange County school officials say a state court ruling against the Robin Hood method of financing districts will change the school landscape.


World Business Briefing | Americas: Canada: Income Slips at Bank

First-quarter income at the Toronto-Dominion Bank fell from a year ago, when the bank recorded a special gain, but strong Canadian retail banking and wealth management produced robust results. Toronto-Dominion earned 921 million Canadian dollars ($793 million), down from 2.31 billion Canadian dollars a year earlier, when the bank posted a gain of 1.67 billion Canadian dollars from the sale of TD Waterhouse U.S.A. to Ameritrade. Revenue in the quarter, which ended Dec. 31, was 3.47 billion Canadian dollars, up from 3.40 billion Canadian dollars. Earnings at the wealth management segment, which includes the bankâs 40 percent stake in TD Ameritrade, jumped 35 percent, while profit at TD Canada Trust, the domestic personal and commercial banking unit, rose 14 percent.


Liberty Media buying Bodybuilding.com stake: report

Liberty Media Corp. is set to announce  it has bought a controlling stake in Bodybuilding.com, a  Website operator and retailer targeting exercise buffs, for  more than $100 million, The Wall Street Journal reported on  Monday.


Belgium's Dutch and French parties form an emergency government, ending six months of deadlock.


US and Iraq set up a joint commission to investigate a deadly shootout in Baghdad involving a US security firm.


HAMID Karzai maintained his clear majority in the Afghan presidential elections as the vote count passed 75 per cent today, according to the official poll website.


Up to 800,000 of the school's students, faculty and alumni may be vulnerable to identity theft.  What went wrong, and what can be done about it?


The tropical typhoon that wreaked havoc in southern Japan and South Korea, killing 13 people, hits north Japan's Honshu island.


Regardless of company policy As cards and flowers wind their way through office postal systems for St Valentine's Day, research has revealed that one in six workers have had a relationship with their boss. Almost 60 per cent of workers have had romantic encounters with workmates.â¦


Previews for "The Polar Express" have been running for months, creating the impression that Hollywood had concocted a very special treat.


A simmering rivalry between neighborhood gangs at one of the top high schools in Prince George's County led to the drive-by shooting this week that wounded two female students, one critically, and an adult bystander, law enforcement sources said yesterday.


LSE urges shareholders to reject Nasdaq's hostile bid

The London Stock Exchange has described a hostile takeover bid by US stock exchange operator Nasdaq as "wholly inadequate" and called on its shareholders to reject the offer worth 2.9 billion pounds (4.3 billion euros, 5.5 billion dollars).


Despite the high-stakes legal tussle between prosecutors and defense attorneys in the Michael Jackson child molestation case, the public still doesn't know specifically what the two sides lately are arguing about.


Glasgow, 22:39 - CALCIO, CHAMPIONS: RANGERS-LIONE 0-3, FRANCESI A OTTAVI

Il Lione ha battuto a Glasgow i Rangers 3-0 (1-0) nell'ultima giornata della fase a gironi della Cha...


Justices decline battle over gay marriage

The US Supreme Court declined Monday to hear a challenge to the Massachusetts law that allows gay and lesbian couples to wed, preserving Massachusetts' status as the only state in the nation where same-sex marriage is legal.


The West Virginia Sustainable Communities project and the School Recycling Program are sponsoring a series of recycling drives in Fayette County.   Aluminum cans may be dropped off in the designated area of the schools' parking lot.


Russia denounces Kosovo independence bid

Russia denounced Kosovo's independence declaration Sunday and called for an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council, underlining its opposition to the Serbian province's Western-backed bid for statehood.


Militants holding three foreign UN workers Sunday gave Afghan officials a list of 26 prisoners whom they want released, with Tuesday the new deadline.


For the Shutterphobic, a Camera That Does Everything Itself

A camera so simple that it seems to need only occasional recharging and perhaps buffing with a soft cloth.


The New York Times reports Symantec is seeking to buy storage software maker Veritas.


Lo ha deciso oggi il Consiglio di Amministrazione


News: Online fraud tutorials... from the Secret Service?

U.S. law enforcement closed down the thriving criminal marketplace Shadowcrew.com last week, but left its database of forbidden knowledge open to the public.


The go-ahead from the Federal Trade Commission clears the way for a formidable combination in the burgeoning online advertising sector.


Japan's cabinet decided Thursday to extend the Self-Defense Forces' (SDF) humanitarian assistance operation in Iraq by one year until Dec. 14, 2005.


Meglio rispetto alle stime, entrate pari a 32,483 miliardi


One of two women found dead in woodland near Ipswich had been strangled, post-mortem tests reveal.


A Soyuz spacecraft with a replacement crew for the International Space Station docked safely with the orbiting complex early today.


4 soldiers charged in Iraq general's death

FORT CARSON, Colo. -- The Army charged four soldiers with murder yesterday, accusing them of suffocating an Iraqi general during an interrogation last fall.


Word of oversupply from OPEC punctures oil prices

LONDON - Oil prices eased further today, as the head of the OPEC cartel said markets were well-supplied with crude and traders continued to take profits from this year's 40 percent rally.


German business gloom increases pressure on ECB

German business confidence is tumbling amid mounting fears about the impact of the euro's rise against the dollar, according to the closely-watched Ifo economic institute survey.


President Bush's European trip was jarred as it began Monday by deteriorating relations with Russia and threatening words from President Vladimir Putin.


Firenze, 17:04 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA: IN PRIMA GARA INTERNA SCARPA D'ORO A TONI

Il centravanti della Fiorentina Luca Toni riceverà la 'Scarpa d'oro' come miglior cannoniere ...


Prime mosse della procura di Roma dopo l'uscita del film di DeaglioSaranno messi a confronto i verbali dei seggi con i dati arrivati al Viminale                                            Brogli elettorali, i giudici riconteranno le schede bianche


Kosovo minister resigns over deadly protest

Kosovo's interior minister  resigned on Monday over the deaths of two protesters in clashes  between police and ethnic Albanians demonstrating against a UN  plan for the breakaway province.


By Jenifer K. Nii Deseret Morning News  Mother Nature had Utah farmers a bit anxious again in January, a month of unseasonably cold temperatures combined with "dismal" snowpacks.


SAfrica's Zuma indicted for corruption: lawyer

South African prosecutors have indicted ANC President Jacob Zuma for corruption and he will stand trial next year, Zuma's lawyer told the South African Broadcasting Corp. on Friday.


Usher Tops American Music Award Nominations

Singer Usher grabbed a leading four nominations for the American Music Awards, announced Tuesday in Los Angeles. Several categories include last year's winners like Toby Keith, Tim McGraw and Linkin Park or


U.S. Player Strength Vs. European Self-Belief

The United States have home advantage  and the stronger line-up but holders Europe have deep  self-belief ahead of next week's Ryder Cup at Oakland Hills  outside Detroit, Michigan.


Backup catchers continue to beat Pirates

Backup catcher Damian Miller homered twice during a four-hit night, including a grand slam in Milwaukee's seven-run seventh inning, and his seven RBIs matched a club record as the Brewers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-3 Monday.


French minister attempts to secure release of journalists

French President Jacques Chirac has sent his Foreign Minister to the Middle East to try to secure the release of two journalists who are being held hostage in Iraq.


Gaza Strip: Two Palestinians shot dead by Israeli fire as six ...

Israeli soldiers on Tuesday killed two Palestinians who were planting an explosive device near the fence of a settlement in the northern Gaza Strip.


La Spezia, 20:21 - CALCIO, SPEZIA: DUEMILA TIFOSI ALLA PRESENTAZIONE

Grande folla alla presentazione dello Spazio. Oltre duemila i tifosi che hanno salutato i giocatori ...


WASHINGTON - Sen. John Kerry's doctors have told him he is cured of the prostate cancer that sidelined him almost two years ago and that there is a slim chance it could recur in the next decade, The New


Valutata 1,634 mld, sinergie e maggiori ricavi per 29 mln


As Congressional Budget Chief, Former Bush Economic Aide Isn't ...

Congressional Democrats were deeply suspicious when Republican leaders selected Douglas J. Holtz-Eakin to take over the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office in early 2003.


D.C. in Talks to Bring Nordstrom to Georgetown

Nordstrom and a prominent local developer are negotiating to bring the high-end department store chain to a shopping mall in Georgetown, and the District could contribute at least $20 million to the deal, D.C. officials said yesterday.


NFL One day after meeting with linebacker Zach Thomas and offering him a contract, the Patriots are setting their sights on another former Dolphin, as receiver Marty Booker is scheduled to meet with team officials today at Gillette Stadium. Booker, 31, enters his 10th NFL season after playing for the Bears (1999-2003) and Dolphins (2004-07). He was released by Miami ...


LG group subsidiary launches unit in Indian high-tech city

A subsidiary of South Korea's LG Group announced the launch of a fully-owned unit in India's high-tech capital Bangalore to offer software services for companies overseas.


Where Are Those Million iPhones? Everywhere.

Where is the world are the million missing iPhones? Our readers think they know.


Lecturers have voted unanimously to boycott government plans to tackle extremism on campuses.


Post-Katrina New Orleans death rate shoots up

Death rates in New Orleans rose nearly 50 percent as the city began its recovery from Hurricane Katrina, in part because of storm-related damage to its public health facilities, researchers said on Thursday.


Suspected suicide bombings tore through a bus carrying Pakistani defence workers Tuesday in the garrison city of Rawalpindi and a market minutes later, killing 24 people, officials said.


An extra four million health workers are needed if global health is going to improve over the next decade, a group of 100 health leaders says.


Gateway PCs Now Available at Liverpool Department Stores in Mexico

MEXICO CITY, Dec. 7  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Gateway today announced that leading department store Liverpool will now offer its customers Gateway-branded desktop and notebook computers.


Kyrgyzstan tries to squeeze Islamic extremists in Central Asia

Friday marks the deadline for radical groups, thought to be planning a coup, to turn themselves in.


Intelligence overhaul supporters seek options

Advocates of a sweeping intelligence overhaul bill, stung by Saturday's collapse to move a compromise measure through the House, spent Monday trying to assess


The Constitutional Court has struck down the law that opened Romania's secret police archives, a blow to efforts to further expose the country's communist past.


BAGHDAD, Iraq - A suicide car bomber plowed into an Iraqi military checkpoint northwest of Baghdad on Wednesday, killing 16 Iraqis and wounding about 30, as U.S. and Iraqi forces sealed off roads south of the capital in a campaign to curb the insurgency before January's elections...


Somewhat lost in the St. Louis Cardinals' Game 7 victory over a future Hall of Fame pitcher was the role their little-known starter played in getting them to their first World Series in 17 years.


Senior envoys from the US and North Korean are set to meet in Geneva, to discuss normalising relations.


Roma, 16:54 - CALCIO, ARBITRATO: ISTANZA MESSINA PER LICENZA UEFA

La Camera di Conciliazione e Arbitrato per lo Sport ha ricevuto oggi una istanza di arbitrato da par...


Indonesia Gets Tsunami Aid, U.S. Eyes Withdrawal

U.S. forces prepared to start winding down their huge tsunami relief effort while donors pledged $1.7 billion to help badly hit Indonesia recover from a calamity which cost 226,000 lives across Asia.


Iraqi doctors battle shortages and fears

One Iraqi doctor tells how she and colleagues have to cope with medical shortages, lack of equipment and a constant kidnap threat.


SANTIAGO, Chile Aug. 26, 2004 - Chile's Supreme Court stripped Gen. Augusto Pinochet of immunity from prosecution Thursday, paving the way for possible trial of the former dictator on charges of human rights abuses.


The Russian government says it may withdraw British oil major BP's licence to exploit the giant Kovytka gas field.


Mourners at the funeral of attack victim Paul Quinn are told the killing was 'barbaric and deeply sinful'.


Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah accused President Bush on Tuesday of creating chaos in Lebanon, rejecting his charge that the militant group and its allies were causing the violence.


Sun Leads Liberty in East Finals Sun 61, Liberty 51

NEW YORK, Oct. 1 -- After building a 16-point lead with a big run, Nykesha Sales didn't want to take a break for halftime. Sales scored 13 of her 15 points in the first half and the Connecticut Sun beat the


As a boy, he danced the Nutcracker in Prague. As a young man, he performed traditional Korean numbers for the future dictator of North Korea, Kim Jong-il.


Turkish warplanes again launch strikes at Kurdish rebel positions in northern Iraq, officials say.


'Exorcist' Scares Up No. 1 Slot at Box Office

"Exorcist: The Beginning," a film that had to be re-shot because the first version was not scary enough, led the North American box office over the weekend, as moviegoers


UK factories enjoyed a surge in new orders over the summer, but high oil prices weighed on the service sector, surveys suggest.


Fratello claws back as Grizzlies bear with it

It's not very often Lenny Wilkens goes into a game with more security than the other guy. But that was the case last night in the Garden, where Wilkens looked down the sidelines and saw a temp coaching the Memphis Grizzlies.


A child abuse expert will testify at singer Michael Jackson's trial, despite defence lawyer protests.


Tecnici aumentano di un punto la possibile riduzione


Israel weighs plan to ease security grip in W.Bank

Israel is considering a plan under which it would stop hunting many Fatah militants and give Palestinians more control over West Bank enclaves to bolster President Mahmoud Abbas, officials and diplomats said Saturday.


Blackburn fail with an improved offer for Birmingham midfielder Robbie Savage.


Capsule from Genesis Space Probe Crashes in Utah Desert

Scientists with the US space agency NASA have begun investigating the crash landing Wednesday of the Genesis space capsule in Utah.


The price of crude oil ends above $50 a barrel for the first time in 21 years of trade on New York's Nymex exchange.


Napoli, 19:42 - CALCIO, NAPOLI; TIFOSO LANCIA BOTTIGLIA: BLOCCATO DAGLI ALTRI

Bella dimostrazione di civiltà e collaborazione con gli addetti al servizio d'ordine e la pol...


Battles in Baghdad Slum Leave 40 Iraqis and a GI Dead

A weeklong calm that had taken hold of the Shiite ghetto of Sadr City and raised hopes for a peaceful settlement of the armed standoff there dissolved into gun battles


G8:  Few Concrete Steps Proposed for Darfur

PARIS, Jun 27 (IPS) - This week's summit in Paris on the crisis in  Sudan's Darfur region broke up with few concrete steps  towards a rapid solution, analysts say.


Gators may be hungover before Cocktail Party

ike the bourbon and beer, emotions tend to spill over in this traditional grudge match along the St. Johns River they call "The World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party.


'Ray' Video Business Outpaces Box Office Total

The Oscar-nominated drama "Ray" grossed nearly $80 million in its first week on home video, surpassing the biopic's $74 million haul at the domestic box office, industry sources said.


Nokia Dominates, but Rivals Insist That Could Change

Competitors say the industry leader, Nokia, is still vulnerable to the vagaries of the cellphone business, with its fickle consumers and aggressive challengers.


LONDON: Oil prices fell to seven-week lows below $47 a barrel on Wednesday as traders braced for another increase in US oil and natural gas inventories.


Body Fat Might Be Healthy for Type 1 Diabetics

SUNDAY, June 24 (HealthDay News) -- For people with type 1 diabetes, a little extra weight may be associated with better coronary health, new research shows.


Kerry: Clinton May Campaign on My Behalf

Former President Clinton will campaign for Sen. John Kerry early next week in Philadelphia, a senior Democratic official who is familiar with the former president's plans said Tuesday.


WASHINGTON - President Bush readily accepted Bernard Kerik's decision to withdraw his nomination as homeland security secretary after the White House concluded that it would be untenable for him to supervise the nation's immigration laws if he had had


Buenos Aires, 11:57 - CALCIO, ARGENTINA: ARBITRO MINACCIATO, GARA SOSPESA

Gimnasia la Plata-Boca Juniors, gara valida per la sesta giornata del Campionato argentino, è...


Congolese used excessive force in Kinshasa battle: U.N.

Congolese forces used excessive force in  fierce street battles in Kinshasa last March during which  around 300 people were killed, including civilians, a United  Nations human rights investigation concluded on Friday.


Dell Inc. is recalling about 990,000 AC adapters used with notebook personal computers because they can overheat and cause a fire and electrical shock hazard, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said Friday.


Anno positivo (+2,9%) senza scooter andati a Poste in 2006


Democratic Sen. Joe Lieberman, locked in a battle to keep his Senate seat against an anti-war challenger, said on the eve of Tuesday's primary that the voters who were upset with him were trying to "send me a message," and he assured them: "I got their message."


Steve Gerber, Creator of Howard the Duck, Dies at 60

Mr. Gerber created Howard the Duck, the dour, dyspeptic, utterly disagreeable and therefore wildly popular comic-book hero of the 1970s.


SCOTLAND'S local authorities defied Jack McConnell last night and set ...

S local authorities defied Jack McConnell last night and set inflation-busting council tax rises of nearly 4 per cent.


A combination of robust economic performance and the expectation of higher interest rates sent the Canadian dollar surging this morning.


ATHENS - After suffering a stunning 4-1 overtime loss to Kazakhstan's Georgiy Tsurtsumia in the men's Greco-Roman super heavyweight semifinals, defending champion Rulon Gardner came back to win the bronze medal today by defeating Sajad Barzi of Iran, 3


Bernie Ecclestone remains in the grip of Christmas spirit. A day after the gift of the British Grand Prix, given a July 10 date at yesterday's FIA world council meeting, Formula One's commercial


Asset societa' francesi conferite a controllata Lussemburgo


Il presidente mette in guardia contro le pressioni di piazzaE avverte: "attenzione, Ã¨ un primo passo verso la violenza"                                          Napolitano: "Manifestazioni legittime, ma sono le istituzioni a decidere"


Beijing - The number of fatalities in an underground fire in an iron ore mine rose to 48, officials with the government's worker protection administration said.


Sonic boom, purple and red flames, the works New Zealand was earlier today treated to a suspected meteor crash-landing which "rattled windows across the Pacific nation's South Island", Reuters reports.â¦


Torino, 11:15 - CALCIO, JUVENTUS: UNA TARGA PER TREZEGUET

Domani pomeriggio, prima di Juventus-Vicenza, la società bianconera consegnerà a David...


Elizabeth Smith's Blog: Fun with compiling - Gtk+, PHP-Gtk2, and MSVC

Elizabeth Smith has a new post to her blog today covering some of the fun she's been having with compiling things like Gtk+ and PHP-Gtk2.   So I've been using microsoft visual studio (actually it's Visual C++ Express, but uses the same stuff behind the scenes) to work on getting things compiled on windows. PHP-Gtk2 allows for some nifty extensions, well at least on linux. So I've been working to get versions of libglade, scintilla, gtksourceview and mozembed working on windows. It's a long, slow process. Here's the deal so far.   She talks about her current situation (what's compiling and what's not) and the software that she's trying to get up and running. She also mentions a problem she's been having with an error message talking about "unresolved external symbols" she'll need to track down (or get some help on - anyone out there seen it?)


China's space hit spurs missile-defense debate

China's use of a ground-based  missile to destroy a satellite last month should spur debate  about putting U.S. interceptor missiles in space, the head of  the Pentagon's Missile Defense Agency said Monday.


The Louisville Cardinals drew a flag for excessive celebration in the second quarter, and another in the third. Against Miami, the displays of jubilation were premature.


Fast food in children's hospitals a bad lesson: study

Fast food outlets are common inside U.S. children's hospitals, leading more patients to consume hamburgers and fries and encouraging them to view the fare as healthier than it probably is, a study said on Monday.


Lo afferma il presidente delle assicurazioni Bernheim


Soaring Free conquered a distance which had previously eluded him on Sunday at the Woodbine, with a front-running score over Perfect Soul in the $1 million Atto Mile.


President Bush's policy in Iraq "is not working," a high-level commission said Wednesday in a blunt, bleak assessment that called for an urgent diplomatic attempt to stabilize the country and allow withdrawal of most U.S. combat troops by early 2008.


The 144th running of the Melbourne Cup will be run at Flemington on Tuesday at 5.10pm, with live coverage on TV ONE, and the result should be known shortly before 5.14pm.


Tolosa, 19:17 - CICLISMO, BICICLETTA BASCA: PRIMA TAPPA A FERNANDEZ

Lo spagnolo della Saunier Duval Alberto Fernandez Ha vinto la prima tappa della Bicicletta Basca, 17...


WTC agency to sue Saudi Arabia for 9/11 damages

NEW YORK: The agency that owned the World Trade Centre on Friday said it will file a lawsuit against Saudi Arabia for damages it suffered on Sept 11, 2001, noting 84 of its employees were killed in the air attacks that toppled the twin towers.


Italy Reacts with Horror at Execution of Hostage

Italy reacted with horror today at the killing of an Italian journalist in Iraq, while the Italian government insisted it would stay the course in the war-torn Middle Eastern country.


A funeral procession for a couple and their two daughters slain last week drew hundreds of mourners Monday, and some in the crowd blamed the deaths on religious tensions in the Coptic Christian family's native Egypt.


A gunman killed a police officer and injured three others during a traffic stop Thursday, triggering a manhunt in a suburban Miami neighborhood


Milan, Juventus, Fiorentina, Cagliari e Sampdoria


Città del Messico, 12:01 - CALCIO, COPA SUDAMERICANA: IL PACHUCA IN FINALE

Sarà il Pachuca, formazione messicana, a sfidare il Colo Colo nella finale della Copa Sudamer...


Secretary of Defense tempers comments with concern about continued attacks and need to build up Iraqi forces. Deadly attacks: Suicide bombers detonated two car bombs within 15 minutes of each other in Baghdad


Calcio, Roma; Del Neri: sarÃ  gran derby in campo e su spalti

Gigi Del Neri va in vacanza pensando giÃ  al derby. "Per me non c'Ã¨ problema per il fatto che si giochi di sera e se l'hanno posticipato vuol dire che Ã¨ un match di cartello. Ma da parte del pubblico deve esserci massima correttezza.


A County Armagh woman and her lover are due to be sentenced for the murder of her husband three years ago.


The Lede: Australia Condemns YouTube Video

There are YouTube videos that may be described as "un-tasteworthy in the extreme," and then there are those that draw the attention of world leaders for precisely that reason. Today, Foreign Minister Stephen Smith of Australia issued an (audio statement) condemning a video that accuses his country of racism, according to Agence France-Presse: "It is un-tasteworthy [...].


Il premier e il leader della Lega si sono incontrati ad ArcoreL'impegno del presidente del Consiglio: "ParlerÃ² con Formigoni"                                                  Follini si dissocia dal premier Berlusconi media con Bossi                                                                                Il leader dell'Udc sul Cavaliere: "Non sono i miei fantasmi"


Tens of thousands more people are hospitalized for flu than ...

More than 200,000 people are hospitalized each year because of flu-related illnesses, far more than the 114,000 annual hospitalizations previously estimated, researchers at the


Endless reboots force suspension of Vista SP1 updates

The reason it's called "beta testing" is to anticipate and isolate problems. But a big problem reported by some -- not all -- Vista SP1 testers is causing Microsoft to take a step back.


Factor XI deficiency increases postpartum bleeding

Some women with factor XI  deficiency, a genetic disorder, have an excessive risk of  bleeding after childbirth, UK researchers report in the current  issue of BJOG.


Kenya Consecrates Conservative U.S. Clerics as Bishops

William Atwood and William Murdoch are among a growing number of conservative U.S. clerics pledging allegiance to African bishops who take a tough line against homosexuality.


VIENNA, Sept. 21. - Shrugging off a 35-nation ultimatum, Iran today revealed that it had started converting tons of raw uranium as part of technology that could be used to make nuclear arms.


She dazzles you in Fida with her enterprising spirit. From the sassy  streetwalker in Sudhir MishraÂs Chameli to the Muslim riot victim in Govind NihlaniÂs Dev and now to the stunningly amoral wanton-woman in Ken GhoshÂs Fida Â.


Manning seals legacy with Super Bowl win

Peyton Manning added the missing ingredient to his Hall of Fame credentials by leading the Indianapolis Colts to a 29-17 victory over the Chicago Bears in Super Bowl XLI on Sunday.


Two former Vietnam prisoners of war who appear in ads attacking Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry were appointed by the Bush administration to a panel advising the Department of Veterans Affairs.


Franz Ferdinand On the road with the world's coolest band

It's the weekend after the week before. On the previous Tuesday, on a September morning exactly one year to the day after they released their first-ever single "Darts Of Pleasure", Franz Ferdinand were named ...


Musharraf tells Pakistan he will keep army post

President Pervez Musharraf told the Pakistani nation on Thursday he was going back on his vow to give up his additional role of army chief, listing the fight against terrorism among his reasons.


The White House said Tuesday it was not predicting a recession in the United States and but that it was open to a larger stimulus package than its proposed 140-150 billion dollar boost.


The Prisoner of Conscience: Zhao Ziyang, 1919-2005

He carried China's democratic hopes but sacrificed his freedom at Tiananmen


Roma, 22:25 - CALCIO, POSTICIPO: FIORENTINA-MILAN 0-1

Nel posticipo della 21a giornata di serie A, il Milan supera la Fiorentina al Franchi per 1-0 grazie...


NEW online maps which let users zoom in on photos of roads and homes has shocked the US.   A car loaded with 11 cameras drove 50,000 miles filming for Street View on Google's Earth maps. The Big Brother-style pictures show faces and even look into windows.


Researchers share video contact lens vision

Rabbit beta testers demand wider content selection Boffins in America have finally put aside childish things and set themselves to the task of genuinely benefiting humanity, according to reports. The US brainboxes believe they are well on the way to designing contact lenses with video screens in them.â¦


Yushchenko: Ukraine Vote May Be Disrupted

Opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko praised thousands of his supporters Wednesday night, telling a roaring, orange-clad crowd that they changed the country without bloodshed — but he also warned of trouble during this weekend's presidential runoff.


South Africa Wants Seat On UN Security Council

South Africa's president on Friday announced his country's candidacy for a seat on the UN Security Council, which has been discussing the addition of new members for more than a decade.


The Dutch justice ministry suspects terrorists have recently been planning attacks on high-profile targets such as the Dutch Parliament in The Hague and Amsterdam's international Schiphol Airport.


Group Wants Lowndes County, Ala., Panel to Rethink Landfill Vote

By Marty Roney, Montgomery Advertiser, Ala.  Sep. 2--HAYNEVILLE -- The group supporting a controversial landfill  recently voted down by the Lowndes County Commission is asking the  commissioners to reconsider their vote.


ACLU: Records show Marines tortured Iraqi prisoners

The abuse of naked Iraqi prisoners received the bulk of publicity, but those incidents were just some of many clandestine occurrences in which detainees endured shock, burns and mock executions, newly released Pentagon records reveal.


Peyton Manning answered the final question. Yes, he can win the big one — and yes, he can do it in a big way, too. His career-long quest for a championship finally ended Sunday in Miami with an efficient performance against the Chicago Bears that added a Super Bowl MVP award to his long list of achievements.


Injured Nadal in late Davis Cup pull-out

Spanish world number two Rafael Nadal has pulled out of the opening rubber of his country's Davis Cup World Group first round tie with Switzerland, after straining a muscle in training.


China, Russia to offer treaty to ban arms in space

China and Russia will submit a joint proposal next month for an international treaty to ban the deployment of weapons in outer space, a senior Russian arms negotiator said on Friday.


British gamblers stake high on US presidential race

Betting fans have laid down a record multi-million wager on the US presidential election, which bookies say is looking harder to call as November 2 draws near.


Autopsy: Gunshot killed Darrent Williams

Broncos cornerback Darrent Williams died from a gunshot to his neck early New Year's Day, according to an autopsy report released Tuesday.


The White House took a step back Monday from President Bush's confident assertion two months ago that "absolutely, we're winning" the war in Iraq.


The UN atomic watchdog agency says weapons inspectors have not uncovered evidence to support accusations that Iran has a secret nuclear weapons program, according to a copy of a report obtained by CNN.


Subsidies help some live in resort towns

After spending his day in front of a middle school classroom, teacher Brook Yeomans sometimes jumps on his skateboard for the short commute to his home, a two-story, coffee-colored townhouse with views of the vast Wyoming mountains.


Gov. Kenny Guinn declared a state of emergency as state and federal crews put practically every available piece of equipment on the lines to combat dozens of lightning-sparked fires that have burned 125 square miles of Nevada.


NEW ORLEANS - When the human genome was unveiled in 2001, researchers made a point of saying that there is no genetic basis for what we call race--whether someone is Asian, African-American, or Caucasian.


Study says video games are good for eyes

SINGAPORE, Feb 7 (Reuters Life!) - Video game addicts, rejoice: U.S. researchers have found that playing is actually good for your eyes, and despite all those dire warnings from your parents, it won't make you blind.


Fourth of July virtually everywhere is about fireworks, flags, firetrucks and floats. In Iowa Wednesday, people eyeing the White House also were in the mix.


The Next Wave in Superhighways, or A Big, Fat Texas Boondoggle?

The fight is on over a plan to build vast corridors for cars, trucks, trains -- and almost everything else


Sebastian Bergmann's Blog: PHPUnit Status Update

Sebastian Bergmann has posted an update of the status of the PHPUnit project to his blog today including feature additions to PHPUnit 3.1 and ones being added to other branches.   The last weeks have been busy, but now I want to take the time to finally give you an update on the status of PHPUnit. The development of PHPUnit 3.1 is progressing nicely, about the only thing missing is finishing the documentation for all the new features   Among these new features are things like:   improvements in mock objects the ability for PHPUnit to write code coverage information to a test database some fun new template methods and mutation testing that's being built on the separate branch


Union Reaches Deal at Philadelphia Papers

The Philadelphia Inquirer and Philadelphia Daily News reached a tentative contract agreement Tuesday with their largest union.


Chirac says 'Why worry?' about Iranian nuclear program

For over two years all the big Western powers have insisted that Iran's nuclear power program is secretly intended to produce nuclear weapons, and that the minute it gets them, it will launch them at Israel.Comment


Rangers beat Livingston 4-1 in Scottish Premier League soccer action Sunday to move to within four points of first-place Celtic. Peter Lovenkrands, Nacho Novo, Steven Thompson and Hamed Namouchi scored for Rangers.


Nuclear issue could stall Japan-Iran oil project

Japan has decided to stop financial support for the development of Iran's largest onshore oil field if the Islamic republic continues uranium enrichment, a press report said.


Parigi, 11:20 - CICLISMO, STANGA: MAI PERMESSO DOPING A CORRIDORI

In un'intervista al quotidiano francese L'Equipe, Gianluigi Stanga si chiama fuori dalle accuse di d...


The UN chief says the US is stuck in Iraq, as he urges Syria and Iran to help bring stability to the country.


Apple Rolls Out iPod Photo, Rocks with U2

SAN JOSE, Calif.  - Apple Computer Inc. rolled out  on Tuesday a new iPod that allows users to view and share  photos, a dramatic expansion that takes the popular digital  music player into the multimedia realm, while spurring its  rivalry with Microsoft Corp. and others.


She has championed Tibet, cried about Tibet, marched for Tibet, longed for Tibet. And now, finally, she has been to Tibet. Pema Chagzoetsang, known in Utah as an ardent advocate for her native land and for


French choppers fire warning shots at demo in Abidjan

French helicopters fired warning shots in a bid to dissuade tens of thousands of demonstrators from heading for Abidjan international airport controlled by French forces since the afternoon following the killing of nine French soldiers, a military source said.


Q&A:  Albania on the Road from the World

TIRANA, Jun 21 (IPS) - -When psychiatrist turned political leader Ylli    Pango took over as minister for tourism, besides holding other    portfolios, Albania was always going to open welcoming gates to    visitors from the world. And it has, with an almost fourfold  jump in   tourism over the last four years.


Microsoft Backpedals on its Post-Vista Plans

Microsoft yanks wish list of features for Vista's successor.


ICC to name first Darfur suspects on Tuesday

The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor will name the first suspects accused of committing war crimes in Sudan's Darfur region on Tuesday and human rights activists hope he will pursue senior figures.


Paris Hilton plans to appear on CNN's "Larry King Live" on Wednesday night, a day after she's scheduled to be released from jail, a spokeswoman for King said Saturday. "We do have Paris on Wednesday," said the show's spokeswoman, Bridget Leininger. "She'll do the whole hour."


(InfoWorld) - Financially motivatedÂ malwareÂ attacks areÂ on the rise,Â with automated software packages making it easy for unskilled hackers to earn a living by sending out spam, researchers at messaging security vendor Secure Computing say. A malware kit calledÂ MPack,Â released by Russian hackers last December, allows pretty much anyone with $200 to become a master spammer because it is easy to use and exploits vulnerabilities in FireFox, Internet Explorer and Apple's QuickTime, says Dmitri Alperovitch, principal research scientist for Secure Computing. The trend that "kind of defines 2007" is the convergence of traditional e-mail with Web-based attacks, in which message recipients are prompted to click on links to malicious Web sites, rather than to download attachments, Alperovitch says. "Certainly, exploiting Web browser vulnerabilities has been common. We've seen that for a long time," he says. "Now we're seeing that capability being merged with traditional e-mail worms that sort of blanket the Internet." Information-stealing malware now accounts for 10 percent of all threats, up from 8 percent in January, new research from Secure Computing has found. Trojans comprise 63 percent of all newly discoveredÂ malware, up from 58 percent in January. SpywareÂ and phishing are also becoming more problematic as attackers use more targeted attacks to steal personal and financial information. "The barriers to entry into cyber crime have been lowered so much," Alperovitch says. "People are realizing that they can make very serious money with almost no accountability, almost complete anonymity." Quoting the analyst firm Gartner, Secure Computing's researchers say that 75 percent of enterprises will be infected by "undetectable professional-grade malware" by year-end. About 90 percent of all e-mail is malicious, but that figure will rise as the holiday season gets closer, according to Alperovitch. "There's a good chance we'll reach 95 percent, maybe higher, of all e-mails being malicious by the end of the year," he says. As the storm worm showed, the automation of online attacks is allowing the creation of more botnets, he says. E-mail delivery mechanisms are also being optimized to bypass spam filters. Unfortunately, many Web surfers are far too trusting. "If you're walking down the street and someone asks you for your Social Security number or your bank account pin, you're not going to give it to them," Alperovitch says. "Yet on the Internet, people freely give them out to anyone who sends them an e-mail message." Here are some key security trends and events identified by Secure Computing in the first eight months of 2007: -- TheÂ Storm worm,Â named after subject lines like "230 dead as storm batters Europe," and similar worms became widespread in January and the following months, with new variants being created every 15 minutes. -- A password-stealingÂ Trojan hit visitors to the Miami Dolphins' stadium Web siteÂ during the Super Bowl, when attackers took advantage of a vulnerability in Internet Explorer's rendering of vector markup language documents. -- A mass-email with pictures of Britney Spears and Paris Hilton in April lured people to a Web site that hosted a zero-day exploit related to Windows' handling of animated cursor files. Microsoft released a patch to fix the vulnerability. -- More than 10,000 European Web sites hosted malware attacks in June after being compromised. "Hidden IFRAME's" were injected into the Web sites, referring visitors to malicious sites using MPack to deliver banking Trojans. -- So-called backdoor Trojans affect home users around the world, including nearly 100,000 PCs now infected by a new wave of storm malware. "The mailings that came with subject lines such as 'You've received a postcard from a family member!' directed users to Web-hosted exploits for several different vulnerabilities; they infect users' computers and attach them to the Storm family's P2P botnet," Secure Computing writes. Network World is an InfoWorld affiliate.


HAVING worked with Humphrey Bogart and Marilyn Monroe, Lauren Bacall knows a screen star when she sees one. So when she was asked to comment on the privilege of starring with Nicole Kidman, the Hollywood veteran was quick to object.


L'appello di Camilleri contro le trivellazioni nel Val di NotoLa Regione Sicilia le ha bloccate ma una societÃ  texana si Ã¨ rivolta al Tar                                          Salviamo Val di Noto dalle trivelle dei petrolieri                                                                                di ANDREA CAMILLERI


In the wake of the tsunami, there was abundant amateur video of the disaster coming from tourist hotspots, like Phuket, Thailand. But some of the villages and islands in the path of the devastating


Police are to pass Madeleine McCann's case file to prosecutors who will decide whether to charge her parents.


Barry Bonds slammed his 751st career home run in the first inning of the San Francisco Giants game against the Reds in Cincinnati on Tuesday, leaving the slugger just four shy of Hank Aaron's record.


Colin Montgomerie was tonight firmly in contention for his first title of the season with two-stroke lead in the Target World Challenge at Thousand Oaks in the closing stages of the third round.


People who lost loved ones in 11 September attacks gather in Grosvenor Square in London.


Carlos Pena homered twice and Andy Sonnanstine pitched eight innings of two-hit ball against the lethargic New York Yankees, leading the Tampa Bay Devil Rays to a 9-1 rout Friday night.


NEW YORK  - Though dieters often see their weight "yo-yo," a new national survey suggests that many Americans do fairly well at keeping the pounds off.


Segolene Royal, a popular Socialist, launches her bid to become France's first woman president.


NPRA Praises Passage of OCS Leasing Provisions As Initial Step to Increase Supplies of Domestically Produced Natural Gas & Oil Resources

NPRA, the National Petrochemical & Refiners Association, released the  following statement on the final passage, by both Houses of Congress, of  H.R. 6111, "The Tax Relief and Health Care Act  of 2006," which includes the full text of S.


Taylor trial resumes with tales of brutality

A blood diamond expert and an account from a Sierra Leonean miner who said laughing rebels hacked off his hands and burned his family opened the war crimes trial against Liberia's Charles Taylor on Monday.


Repair crews have restarted the main engine of a Japanese whaling ship crippled by a fire a week ago near Antarctica, but the vessel has not yet moved under its own power, an official said Thursday.


Insurgents in Iraq have kidnapped dozens of people in their campaign to drive out coalition forces and hamper reconstruction:


Some 600 prominent Palestinians, including top officials, cabinet ministers, legislators, intellectuals and poets, have called for an end to armed attacks on Israel and urged the Palestinian Authority to push for democratic reforms.


Shanghai, 13:55 - F1, SCHUMI: NON HO ANCORA SMESSO DI CORRERE E VOGLIO VINCERE

Michael Schumacher è pronto ad affrontare il Gran Premio della Cina in programma domenica pro...


Myanmar nationals remember demo victims with 'Rambo' screening

Hundreds of Myanmar residents in Singapore gathered Sunday for a unique tribute to victims of last September's crackdown in their homeland -- a screening of the new "Rambo" movie.


La farsa delle rivendicazioni, tra bugie e verita'

Anche in questa tragica occasione la Rete fa da sponda alla battaglia mediatica che i terroristi hanno ingaggiato da tempo. Nel groviglio di siti, fonti, informatori si perde il senso della realta' e della notizia.