Channeling the wisdom of the crowd Comment The social networking phenomenon is upon us, and it seems that half the world (in reality, less than one sixth) is instant messaging, blogging, wiki-ing and generally collaborating and communicating in new and exciting ways.â¦


Ukraine debate sets stage for Yushchenko's presidency

By taking their fight from the streets to the debate platform, Ukraine's presidential rivals showed that the crisis that split their country and inflamed East-West tensions will end peacefully and in a presidency under opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko


Iraq on brink of becoming failed state: report

Radical action is needed to save a "hollowed-out and fatally weakened" Iraqi state and ease violence that a new Pentagon report says is at an all-time high, a prominent think-tank warned on Tuesday.


German Authorities Arrest 22 for Allegedly Aiding Terrorists

German police stormed mosques, shops and homes across the country Wednesday, arresting 22 people suspected of financing and providing illegal documents to terrorists.


NEWCASTLE : Newcastle United have sacked their manager, Sir Bobby Robson, effectively ending the career of one of the most respected and best-loved figures in English football.


Presidents gather to dedicate Clinton library

Four presidents, two Democrats and two Republicans, put partisan politics aside yesterday as they gathered to dedicate the William J. Clinton Presidential Center.


Reporter Convicted for Protecting Source

A local television reporter was convicted of criminal contempt Thursday for refusing to say who gave him an FBI videotape showing a city official taking a bribe.


After criticism, Sears plugs Web site's privacy hole

Sears Holdings has taken part of its Managemyhome.com Web site offline following revelations that the site was making customers' purchasing histories publicly available.Sears disabled the site's "Find your products" section on Friday following criticism from privacy advocates, who said that fraudsters could use information provided by the site to scam Sears customers."We take our customers' privacy concerns very seriously. As a result, we have turned off the ability to view a customer's purchase history on Manage My Home until we can implement a validation process that will restrict access by unauthorized third parties," said Sears spokeswoman Kimberly Freely in an e-mail."We appreciate the efforts of those who brought the issue to our attention," she added. Customers with concerns can contact Sears directly at 1-800-803-6775.The feature was supposed to be used by customers who wanted "easy access to useful information about products they have purchased," she added.Manage My Home is a community portal where Sears shoppers can download product manuals, find product tips, and get home renovation ideas. However, "Find your products" would return purchase information history on any Sears customer, provided the search included the name, phone number, and address of the person.This was a violation of Sears' own online privacy policy, which does not allow the company to share users' purchase history with the general public, according to Ben Edelman, an assistant professor at Harvard Business School who blogged about the issue on Friday."It seems like pulling the feature is the right decision at this point," Edelman said in an interview on Friday. But he warned it was "not immediately obvious" how Sears could bring it back without running into further privacy problems.Sears, the third-largest retailer in the United States, has also been in hot water for its My SHC Community portal, which downloads invasive ComScore Web tracking software to some users.Sears has defended its use of the tracking software, pointing out that users are notified of the software's features before they download it, but researchers such as Edelman have said that the company doesn't do a good enough job of telling users what the software actually does.According to Edelman, the privacy slip-ups may stem from logistical challenges posed by Sears' 2005 merger with Kmart. "There's a huge transition there," he said. "Getting that ship pointed in the right direction could deeply challenge IT. There are a whole lot of ways to do it wrong."


Hillary Rodham Clinton tried to boost her presidential campaign in the leadoff voting state of Iowa on Monday by embarking on a Fourth of July tour accompanied by one of the most popular figures in Democratic politics — her husband.


If the FCC's auction of former UHF bandwidth were to end here, it might raise over $19 billion. But with bidding activity slowing to a crawl, the Commission has one more tool in its arsenal to squeeze out some more value.


Pokes tongue out at Microsoft Novell is gunning for a chunk of the office market share from Microsoft with the release of its open workgroup suite for small businesses.â¦


Mount St. Helens' daily throes have muscled TV's disaster watch away from Florida's hurricanes and gotten the nation wondering if another monster eruption like the killer of 1980 is in store.


Greek weightlifter Leonidas Sampanis is the first Olympic athlete in Athens to lose his medal for a drugs offence.


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Schroeder Says Deutsche Bahn Should Sell Shares by 2008 at the Latest

Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder said Thursday that Germany's national railway should be privatized by 2008 at the latest, a day after Deutsche Bahn backed off a target of selling shares on the stock market by ...


Oil prices surge to new highs in Asia and London amid concerns over winter fuel shortages.


The father of a British woman murdered in Kenya 18 years ago calls for the inquiry into her death to be reopened.


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FTC to court: Shut digital music 'scheme'

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has filed a complaint against digital music service BurnLounge Inc., accusing the company of operating an illegal pyramid scheme, the FTC announced Tuesday.


Asus reschedules 8GB Eee PC to Q2, moles claim

Pesky Flash disks... Waiting for the 8GB Eee PC? Then you're going to have to wait a little longer - until April at least, it has been alleged, thanks to problems Asus is having getting the machine out of the door.â¦


AFRICA/ANGOLA - ÂSiamo grati al Santo Padre per il suo messaggio di solidarietÃ  e di speranzaÂ: forte eco per il messaggio di Papa Benedetto XVI per le vittime dellÂalluvione Luanda (Agenzia Fides)- ÂSiamo grati al Santo Padre per il suo messaggio di solidarietÃ  e di speranzaÂ dicono allÂAgenzia Fides fonti della Chiesa dellÂAngola dove Ã¨ giunto il telegramma di Papa Benedetto XVI per le vittime delle inondazioni che hann...


'Fuori luogo la bacchettata dell'Ue sulla Finanziaria'


Moneta unica a 1,3107 dollari e 135,61 yen


[World News]: New Delhi, Dec 4 : Russian President Vladimir Putin Saturday smoothened ruffled feathers of "strategic partner" India by clarifying that Moscow fully backed a permanent seat for India in the UN Security Council with the right of veto.


The number of uninsured Coloradans swelled by 44,000 in the past three years, as the percent of people without health insurance rose a full percentage point to 16.


Travel: You might expect Dolly Parton's very own theme park to be a hymn to kitsch and rhinestones, but Martin Love and family were thrilled with its vivid re-creation of life in the Smoky Mountains


Russia schedules Soyuz to launch in two weeks

Russia is tentatively rescheduling the launch of the next crew of the International Space Station by three days, from Oct. 11 to Oct. 14, foreign news media reported Thursday from Moscow.


US Actor Blake Obsessed with Daughter- Prosecutors

Tough guy actor Robert Blake was so  obsessed with getting his infant daughter away from her  conwoman mother, Bonny Lee Bakley, that he murdered Bakley  himself when he could not find a hitman, prosecutors said on  Monday.


MOUNT ST. HELENS NATIONAL MONUMENT, Wash. - A second long tremor early Sunday and an increase in volcanic gases strongly suggest magma is moving inside this seething volcano.


Control of US Senate hinges on handful of hard-fought contests

A handful of nail-biter contests could flip control of the US Senate to the Democrats in the November 2 election, while the House of Representatives is expected to remain firmly in the grasp of George W. Bush's Republican Party.


Chechnya is to elect a new president, three months after the last one was killed in a bomb attack.


SYRACUSE, N.Y. - A man took his 12-year-old daughter along when he went door-to-door fraudulently collecting money for a city athletic association, police said.


If price is important to you, you might be willing to wait to buy a stock.


Fagoogle - Search Engine Supports Gay Community

A new search engine tool has been released this week which is based on the Google search engine - but with a twist. Fagoogle.com supports homosexuality and actively sponsors programs aimed at educating people about the gay lifestyle. Released this week, Fagoogle.com aims to generate well needed money for the ...


Once a flimsy afterthought in American retailing, the lowly, free store bag is undergoing a luxurious makeover.


World Business Briefing: Third Round of Trade Talks in Asia

The United States and South Korea began a third round of free trade talks in Seattle, hoping to make progress toward an accord that could be the biggest of its kind for the United States since the North American Free Trade Agreement went into effect in 1994. Critics from both countries planned demonstrations throughout the week, protesting what they characterize as an unfair bias in favor of multinational corporations with only token attention to issues like workersÂ rights and environmental protections. Wendy Cutler, the chief United States negotiator, is leading a team of more than 100 representatives from about 20 government agencies. South Korea sent 200 representatives.


REGION: EU warns Iran nuclear row could still go to UN

STRASBOURG: The EU reiterated on Wednesday that an accord on Iranâs nuclear plans was a âstep in the right direction,â but warned the row may still go to the UN Security Council if the deal is not rapidly implemented.


Turkish hostages reportedly freed in Iraq

Turkey's foreign minister confirms ten Turkish hostages, who have been freed by kidnappers, are now in the Turkish embassy in Baghdad.


Republican presidential hopeful Rudy  Giuliani plans to propose reducing corporate tax rates and  cutting other individual taxes that his campaign said on Friday  put a crimp on Americans' wallets.


Annan meets Kenya's Odinga for crisis talks

Former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan met Kenya's opposition leader Raila Odinga on Sunday as ethnic violence in Rift Valley undermined efforts to mediate a month-long crisis that has killed 750.


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LONDON - Britain's Prince Harry was hit in the face with a camera outside a London nightclub early Thursday, said a royal aide.


BP quarterly profits soar, but spending plans a worry

British oil giant BP reported a 43-percent rise in third-quarter pro forma net profit to 3.94 billion dollars (3.08 billion euros) thanks to soaring crude prices and booming demand.


High capacity, low speed? Review The organisation that oversees the SD memory card standard announced the SD High Capacity (SDHC) format back in January, but it's taken the best part of eleven months for cards based on the specification to make it to market. There have been a fair few announcements of SDHC products, particularly in Japan, but the first to arrive in the Reg Hardware office is SanDisk's 4GB card...â¦


FedEx Hikes Profit Forecast, Cites Demand

FedEx Corp. (FDX.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Monday raised its earnings forecast for the fiscal first quarter and full year, citing strong demand for its international express, ground and less-than-truckload services.


Marcus Trescothick and Robert Key led England to a convincing eight-wicket victory in their first match of the South African tour.


"South Park" creators sign lucrative contract

NEW YORK  - "South Park" creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker have signed an unprecedented production deal with Viacom guaranteeing the duo a 50-50 split of ad revenue and a stand-alone Web presence as part of a three-year contract extension, according to a report published Monday in the New York Times.


Quarter, schmorter. What's the big picture look like?


EDITORIAL: Consensus Forming on Anti-Sprawl Laws

By The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va.  Sep. 11--Could land use control become a demilitarized zone amid the sectarian violence at the Virginia General Assembly?   No way, you might say, if you've tracked the weighty influence of the Virginia homebuilders in that august body.


Segmenting and growing open-source communities, Actuate/BIRT-style

Not all communities are created alike.  Nor should they be, as Actuate shows.


Ukraine PM Resigns as Rivals Ready for New Year Party

KIEV, Ukraine  - Ukraine's Viktor Yanukovich said  on Friday he was resigning as prime minister, though he refused  to concede defeat in a presidential election, while the liberal  winner of the poll prepared a momentous New Year celebration.


Rakhi Sawant to endorse Mint-O Fresh Cool Green

ITC Limited Â Foods Division today announced the expansion of the Mint-O Fresh portfolio with the launch of Mint-O Fresh Cool Green.


Gestita da commissione nominata da Authority e ministero


Google Earth announces formal nonprofit initiative

Blog: At an event in New York, Google announces Google Earth Outreach initiative to help nonprofit organizations use the 3D mapping tool to aid their education and advocay missions.


Wal-Mart Stores Inc  said on  Thursday that it is cutting prices on 15,000 more items this  week as the world's largest retailer continues its push to  boost sales headed into the holiday season.


Economia, allarme di Siniscalco "Cresciamo meno del previsto"

che la gente non arriva a fine mese". Il ministro dell'Economia Domenico Siniscalco, conferma quanto i sindacati denunciano da tempo. E cioÃ© che "l'economia non cresce", che molti italiani hanno ridotto i


Nighttime men's final set for Australian Open

The 2005 Australian Open will feature the first men's Grand Slam final played at night. That championship match -- in the 100th anniversary of the tournament's first edition -- will start at 7:30 pm on Jan. 30.


O.J. Simpson's arrest may be the start of a new legal odyssey for the fallen football star, one that could reopen the possibility of prison time more than a decade after his acquittal on murder charges.


President Bush and John Kerry debated for 90 minutes Thursday night about the Iraq war, terrorism and homeland security, each making a pitch to voters that he is better suited to run the country. To find out what American voters thought, Associated Press writers watched the debate with critical voting groups in key states, from Ohio to Florida to Oregon.


Advanced Micro Devices is counting on a new high-performance computer chip to hold on to hard-fought market share it has won from its principal rival, Intel.


With Charley on Their Minds, Floridians Brace for Round 2

Al Cialella is from Philadelphia, where he always thought of "sturdy" oak trees as symbols of strength. He never knew that in central Florida, the water table


Aircraft 'dropped ammunition' on country's north before retreating under Syrian fire, report says.


France's foreign minister says the world should prepare "at worst" for war over Iran's nuclear programme.


Police in Egypt detain 75 supporters of the opposition Islamist movement, the Muslim Brotherhood.


NetSuite raises IPO pricing range, as offering nears debut

Faced with strong investor demand, NetSuite has raised its IPO pricing range by 46 percent since setting its initial range earlier this month. The on-demand enterprise applications company anticipates setting its final IPO price after the markets close We


Disney to Revise Long-Term Compensation Plan

Executives at Walt Disney Co. will have some of their stock benefits subject to performance-based requirements as part of changes to its long-term compensation plan, the entertainment company announced on Thursday.


Shares in China Coal rise on their Shanghai debut but disappoint investors used to bigger gains.


To Have, Hold and Cherish, Until Bedtime

With many adults having trouble sleeping, more couples are building separate bedrooms, or his-and-her wings.


After a Chaotic Detour, a Return to a Familiar Path

For L.S.U., a decision as daring as it was baffling may have returned some semblance of normalcy to this most combustible of college football seasons.


Breakthrough year just a matter of time: Baghdatis

An elated Marcos Baghdatis said it was   just a matter of time before he broke into the top echelon   after winning his first career title at the China Open on   Sunday.


Even in Wal-Mart world, local identity runs deep

WASHINGTON -- The announcement last week of Procter & Gamble's agreement to take over Gillette provoked a rush of disappointment in Boston over the loss of another emblem of local identity. But it also highlighted one of the most intriguing paradoxes of recent decades: At a time when ''signature" companies in almost every part of the country are merging into ...


Ferencvaros, who knocked Millwall out of Europe on Thursday, may be forced to play their next tie behind closed doors after the Hungarian club were yesterday charged by UEFA with crowd trouble and racist abuse.


BESLAN, Russia - Armed militants who seized hundreds of hostages at a school in southern Russia released 26 women and small children yesterday afternoon, but they rejected proposals for resolving the standoff as anxious relatives settled in for a long


EDITORIAL: Let's Quit Doing Nothing About Binge Drinking

By La Crosse Tribune, Wis.  Feb. 4--As the viewpoints expressed elsewhere on this page show, not everyone believes a public intoxication ordinance would be a good idea for La Crosse.


Greg Beaver's Blog: Be careful of PEAR 1.4.4 and older installs when uninstalling a package

Greg Beaver has a warning for those developers using an older version of PEAR (1.4.4 and older) and uninstalling packages - a bug that might cause issues from an unauthorized uninstallation.   Recently, a curious bug was opened at pear.php.net for the PEAR package (#9639). In it, a user was able to uninstall the Structures_DataGrid package, even though all of its subpackages were installed, which should have prevented uninstallation.   There's been a key update to the dependency module that keeps this sort of thing from happening, but it's only in versions 1.4.5 and higher. Greg also recommends the reinstall of any packages that you've installed before and up to version 1.4.4 just to ensure that the dependency database is up to date.


Hewitt wants faster courts at Australian Open

Lleyton Hewitt believes the surface at the Australian Open's Melbourne Park is hindering the country's chances of producing a local champion.


Marsh & McLennan CEO Jeff Greenberg may soon be on his way out the door as head of the world's biggest - and most troubled - insurance broker.


Italy's foreign minister, Franco Frattini, accused Germany, supposedly one of the country's closest allies, of trying to divide Europe with its request for a seat by putting its national interests first.


com November 2, 2004, 4:35 PM PT. With the latest version of iTunes, Apple has disabled an add-on program that let people transfer songs off of their iPod.


The major Web browsers are getting facelifts as they increasingly become the focal point for handling business transactions and running programs over the Internet rather than simply displaying Web sites.


NATO forces in Afghanistan insufficient: Canada

NATO does not have enough troops in Afghanistan to accomplish the "daunting challenge" of stabilizing the impoverished nation, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said on Wednesday.


The founder of Argonaut games went into administration a week ago has bought back most of the group.


John Edwards and Hillary Rodham Clinton criticized Barack Obama's praise of the Republican Party and Ronald Reagan Â an anathema for many Democrats, particularly union members considered crucial to winning Nevada's Democratic caucuses Saturday.


"the crisis is now," President Bush said recently -- is the domestic version of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq? Could it be that I am hearing the same sense of false urgency?


A Nigerian community, which forced ChevronTexaco to shut in 20,000 barrels per day of crude for weeks, has ended its dispute with the U.S. oil giant, saying it can resume production.


A Chinese cargo ship sank Monday in high waves off western Taiwan, leaving 12 seamen missing, an official said.


"Laugh-In," "Little House" creator Friendly dies

Veteran TV executive Ed Friendly,  co-creator of the 1960s comic sensation "Rowan & Martin's  Laugh-In" and producer of the frontier family drama "Little  House on the Prairie," has died, his publicist said on Tuesday.


African leaders backed an arms embargo and other immediate UN sanctions against Ivory Coast on Sunday, isolating President Laurent Gbagbo's hard-line government


A red car will start on pole as usual, but the probability that Ferrari will end the season with yet another win, their 16th in 18 races, is not quite as grim as it sounds.


The husband of former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto was released Monday after nearly eight years in jail. Police said Asif Ali Zardari, jailed in 1996 on corruption


Check your publicist at the boardroom door — NBC is inviting celebrities to try to wow Donald Trump in the next version of "The Apprentice." And while it would make for a marquee matchup, don't expect Rosie O'Donnell to be among them.


Scores missing as Nepal bridge collapses

At least six people were killed and scores missing in Nepal on Tuesday after a suspension bridge collapsed into a river in the west of the Himalayan country, police said.


R&B singer Mary J. Blige led the nominees for the Grammy Awards on Thursday, while country outcasts the Dixie Chicks picked up key nods for a defiant tune stemming from critical comments they made about President George W. Bush.


Rafael Nadal hits peak form to see off Australian Lleyton Hewitt 6-3 6-1 7-6 and reach the French Open quarter-finals.


If you're already paying for high-speed Internet service, why not make the most of your money? Those cables aren't just good for downloading sports scores, they can digitally transmit and receive phone calls, too.


US Airways Group Inc. UAIR.O  issued a general appeal on Tuesday to the carrier's 3,000  pilots after their union's leaders rejected proposed  concessions the company says are crucial to avert insolvency.


Major powers need more talks on Iran's nuclear programme before agreeing on a new UN resolution, US officials say.


Color of your shirt determines if it was comeback or collapse

A forest of trees will fall and a lake of ink will be emptied hashing and rehashing the baseball games played in Boston and New York over the past four days.


China's rich getting richer; wealthiest is electronics retailer: list

China's 100 richest people amassed a total of 30 billion US dollars, up 29 percent from last year, with an electronics retailer topping a rich list released.


Many Yahoo shareholders are waiting for a higher bid than that offered by Microsoft, but analysts say it is increasingly unlikely.


Half a million east Europeans come to work in Britain since 2004

The total number of eastern Europeans emigrating to Britain since 2004 has exceeded half a million, government figures have shown.


The Ukrainian election takes a new twist after a stunning medical disclosure


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Beat the market, and the world will beat a path to your door.


Taiwan's President calls for peace talks with China

In a careful and conciliatory move, Taiwan's President Chen Shui-bian called for wide-ranging peace talks with China in a bid to adopt a system to prevent an outbreak of war in the Taiwan Strait.


Archaeologists discover a monolith and an altar from the Aztec period in the heart of the Mexican capital.


DALLAS (Ticker) - The Dallas Mavericks will not have one of their best offensive players for at least the next five games. The Mavericks on Thursday placed guard Michael Finley on the injured list with a sprained right ankle.


NBC's "Bee" a keeper; ratings slide for All-Star Game

NEW YORK  - Viewers swarmed to NBC's "Singing Bee" on Tuesday night as Fox's telecast of baseball's All-Star Game dropped to near-historic lows.


Scotland's nurses need better protection from violence and aggression, it has been warned.


Punched, beaten Hollywood chimps head for sanctuary

Three Hollywood chimpanzees, said to have been punched and beaten to make them perform, will spend the rest of their lives in an animal sanctuary in an cruelty lawsuit settlement, an animal rights group said on Thursday.


Lackluster Afghan Poll Campaign in Final Stages

HERAT, Afghanistan  - Afghanistan's first  presidential election is just over a week away, but campaigning  and enthusiasm have been muted for an event described by  President Bush as one of his major achievements.


When the smoke has cleared around Fallujah, what horrors will be ...

As the Americans move street by bloody street towards control of the insurgents' stronghold, aid agencies warn of a humanitarian catastrophe.


Big Crab Catch Sparks Overfishing Worries

San Francisco's quintessential meal is fresh Dungeness crab, a glass of chardonnay and sourdough bread. But now, local crab fishermen and connoisseurs worry that one of the city's most beloved delicacies is in trouble, a victim of too many boats pulling up too many crabs all at once.


Un gruppo armato ha ucciso il vicegovernatore di Baghdad Hatem Karim e ha ferito quattro delle sue guardie del corpo, secondo quanto riferito dalla polizia. L'agguato in cui Ã¨ morto Karim Ã¨ avvenuto a sud del distretto di Dora della capitale irachena.


Two US soldiers killed, four wounded during attack in Mosul

Two US soldiers were killed and four wounded when their patrol came under attack in the northwestern city of Mosul, the military said Sunday.


A painstaking operation to lift the mangled wreckage of the Berkshire train crash from the tracks has been taking place. The exact events surrounding the crash which killed seven people are still being investigated


Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Tuesday that NATO allies must provide the troops and equipment needed to battle an expected increase in violence by Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan this spring.


Jurors hear opening statements in Blake murder trial

Actor Robert Blake shot his wife to death because he "despised" her and believed she would get their young daughter involved in drugs and pornography, a prosecutor told jurors


China strongly demanded Japan immediately repeal its decision to issue a visa to former Taiwan leader Lee Teng-hui, warning that if Tokyo allows the visit it will harm bilateral relations.


Obama Wins in South Carolina, Clinton Places Second

Bloomberg - Jan. 26 (Bloomberg) -- Illinois Senator Barack Obama won the South Carolina Democratic primary, claiming a crucial victory in his race against New York Senator Hillary Clinton for the party's presidential nomination.


IDF: 30 people killed in Sinai attacks, most of them Israelis

At least 30 people, many of them Israelis, were killed and 124 were wounded Thursday night in three attacks on two Red Sea holiday resorts packed with Israeli tourists.


Flummoxed by bad press, the folks at MySpace.com are scrambling to derail the perception that they've become the preferred dating service of pedophiles.


Moore Still Feels Effects of Bertuzzi Hit

Steve Moore says he has been forever changed by Todd Bertuzzi's blind-sided punch to his head in an NHL game last season.


Partecipano Ricky Martin e Zero Assoluto


Scafati, 12:09 - BASKET, SERIE A: SCAFATI SMENTISCE ESONERO ALIBEGOVIC

La Legea Scafati (serie A) ha smentito l'esonero di coach Teoman Alibegovic e l'arrivo in panchina a...


Brazil officially named 2014 World Cup hosts

Brazil, the only bidding country, were named as the host nation of the 2014 World Cup finals by world soccer's governing body FIFA on Tuesday.


A growing steroid scandal has entangled the sport's biggest star, and now Washington wants reform


U.S. Health Chief, Stepping Down, Issues Warning

Tommy G. Thompson expressed concern about the threat of a global flu epidemic and the possibility of a terrorist attack on the nation's food supply.


Russian general hints at resuming arms race

The commander of Russia's strategic missile force says Russia is capable of targeting U.S. missile defense sites if they are built in the Czech Republic and Poland.Comment


Two Linn County deputies early today shot and killed a man who had taken an 11-year-old boy from his mother and who pointed a gun at the officers, Sheriff Dave Burright said.


Democrat Ned Lamont calls rival Sen. Joe Lieberman a "turncoat" in his latest ad.


Rising energy costs triggered the biggest jump in Japanese consumer prices in almost a decade while industrial production slumped, the government said Friday, clouding the outlook for the world's No. 2 economy.


NasdaqÂs Plan to Raise Fees Is Causing Some Uproar

A Nasdaq plan to increase listing fees while simultaneously offering more services has enraged some companies and raised antitrust concerns.


Lawyer takes long walk Online recruitment company monster.com will be scouring its own database of CVs looking for a replacement for the company's chief lawyer.â¦


So che governo lavora, ma chiedo uno sforzo piu' incisivo


Empoli, 19:34 - CALCIO, EMPOLI: DIFFERENZIATO PER RINCON E VOLPATO

Doppio allenamento per l'Empoli in vista della gara con la Reggina. In mattinata lavoro atletico, ne...


Peter Mandelson urges Gordon Brown's supporters to "draw a line" under a rift between the two men.


Trichet, per far girare l'economia servono le riforme


Dollar drops again; Europeans consider intervention

The US dollar sank to an all-time low against the euro yesterday amid concerns over the US trade and budget deficits and worse-than-expected US employment data.


Infineon execs go to jail for DRAM price fixing

THE DEPARTMENT of Justice said that four employees of Infineon have pleaded guilty to charges of price fixing DRAM. Three German citizens and one US citizen will each pay $250,000 in fines as well as serving between four to six months in jail.


2 Americans, 1 Briton abducted from Baghdad home

BAGHDAD - Gunmen kidnapped two Americans and a Briton Thursday from a two-storey house in an upscale Baghdad neighborhood, the Interior Ministry and witnesses said.


President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on Tuesday signed into law a package of anti-terror measures that has drawn protests as a threat to civil liberties.


The editors at tech.com.uk report that Google Zitgeist 2007, the âlist of the most popular search terms it processed inâ 2007 âhas just been made public and, as expected, is topped by everybodyâs favourite gadget, Appleâs iPhone. The iconic device was the fastest-rising search term both globally and in the US, which is where most of Googleâs stats are drawn from.â


Sprinter Jerome Young was banned for life by the US Anti-Doping Agency on Wednesday following the former 400-metre world champion's second positive test for an illegal steroid.


One person is killed and two are injured after a tiger escapes from its cage at San Francisco Zoo, reports say.


Milano, 19:01 - CALCIO, MILAN: KAKA' NON CONVOCATO SALTA L'EMPOLI

Tra i 18 giocatori del Milan convocati da Carlo Ancelotti per la partita di domani con l'Empoli non ...


NATO Postpones Talks with Ukrainian Minister

NATO has postponed a Thursday meeting  between its foreign ministers and their Ukrainian counterpart,  to avoid high-level contacts with a government accused of  election fraud, NATO sources said.


Our nation's diverse voices finally being heard

The opening this week of the National Museum of the American Indian makes this a slightly different country than it was last week.


The BBC's Paul Reynolds says there is a new era of self-interest in relations between Russia and the United States.


Movie Review | '10 Items or Less': Lingering on the Express Line: Bagging Some Humanity Amid Bar-Code Scanners

Brad SilberlingÂs new movie has nothing to prove, and not all that much to say, but its modesty and good humor make it hard to resist.


China and Prince Alwaleed to invest in Citigroup: report

Saudi Arabian Prince Alwaleed bin  Talal, Citigroup's  largest individual shareholder, will  inject new cash to help America's biggest bank grapple with  heavy mortgage market losses, the Wall Street Journal reported  on its Web site on Friday.


US consumers already swamped with offers from credit card companies can expect more solicitations in the coming months from American Express and Discover Financial Services.


Hudugaata may well go down as a bad adaptation of a classic with shoddy script partly to blame.


D'Antoni, taglio cuneo in due parti:quasi subito e nel 2007


â¦ But subsidy would remain until early next year, says Nduom

The Minister of Energy, Dr. Paa Kwesi Nduom, has said government policy on the subsidy of ex-pump prices of petroleum products would remain unchanged


The Football Association have detailed their concerns over Spain coach Luis Aragones' pre-match comments in the dossier supplied for FIFA's inquiry into racist abuse in Madrid.


Drug Extends Lives of Pancreatic Cancer Patients, Company Says

A drug called Tarceva boosts the effectiveness of chemotherapy drugs to prolong the lives of people with advanced pancreatic cancer, according to the drug's manufacturer, the Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche.


Teen Binge Drinking Can Do Long-Term Brain Damage

NEW YORK  - Mounting evidence shows that  the still-maturing teenage brain is particularly susceptible to  damage from heavy drinking, according to a report published  Monday.


Rethinking Fire Policy in the Tinderbox Zone

Many California residents are ruggedly obstinate about the choice they have made to live with the constant threat of fire.


WRAPUP 1-Chelsea go eight points clear, United keep pace

Chelsea needed late goals from Dutchman Arjen Robben and England's Joe Cole to earn a 2-0 win at Portsmouth and extend their lead in the Premier League to eight points on Tuesday.


Army contractor iRobot wins patent suits

IRobot Corp. on Friday won a pair of federal lawsuits against a competitor company founded by a former employee, resolving the dispute between the companies and putting the competitor out of business.


Rice, Miliband travel to heart of Taliban insurgency

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Foreign Secretary David Miliband travelled to the heart of the Taliban insurgency Thursday during a surprise trip to Afghanistan.


A referee reports allegations of racist chanting at a League Two game in Rochdale to the Football Association.


Republican Convention Dogged by Relentless Protests

Five thousand people protesting high job losses formed a 3 mile unemployment line in Manhattan on Wednesday and AIDS activists disrupted a Republican meeting on the third day of the party's convention to nominate the president to a second term in office.


Roma, 14:38 - DOPING, CHIESTO UN MESE DI STOP PER CHERUBIN DELLA REGGINA

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SANTIAGO, Chile  - Former dictator Augusto Pinochet, who polarized Chile during his violent 1973-1990 military rule and spent his old age fighting human rights, fraud and corruption charges, died on Sunday. He was 91.


Irish trio on the run from Colombian justice

Three alleged Irish republicans convicted of training Marxist rebels in Colombia have seemingly gone on the run. Niall Connolly, Martin McCauley and James Monaghan have not been seen since being released on bail.


Man wanted for violent home invasion in U.S. arrested outside Toronto

TORONTO (CP) - A man wanted for allegedly tying up three adults and setting fire to their car in Washington state was scheduled to appear in a Toronto court Tuesday after Canadian officials found him hiding in a Newmarket, Ont., home.


La Crosse Tribune, Wis., Larry Olson Column: Event Closes Generation Gap With Food Fare

By Larry Olson, La Crosse Tribune, Wis.  Mar. 5--To say they were pleased is an understatement about more than 100 senior citizens drawn to last Tuesday's Iron Chef cooking competition held at Franciscan Skemp Healthcare's Marycrest Auditorium.


Best-selling author Sidney Sheldon dead at 89

Sidney Sheldon, an Oscar-winning Hollywood screenwriter who went on to become one of the world's most prolific novelists, died in California on Tuesday at the age of 89, a publicist said.


Serbs deny hint at Kosovo split as U.S. leaves it open

Serbia on Tuesday denied a backdoor diplomatic bid to partition the breakaway province of Kosovo between majority Albanians demanding independence and Serbs who want to stay part of Serbia.


Milano, 11:32 - CALCIO, SI RADUNA IL MILAN; INZAGHI: VOGLIAMO TUTTO

Oggi parte la nuova stagione del Milani, ultima squadra a radunarsi tra quelle di A.


Parents Search for Family-Friendly Games

As president of Activision Publishing, Kathy Vrabeck helps promote and develop games like "Doom 3," "Tony Hawk's Underground 2" and "Call of Duty." But she might think twice before buying those top-sellers for her 7-year-old son. In a gaming world where violence reigns, parents like Vrabeck are searching for family-friendly titles bearing a rating of "E" — for everyone.


High school remembers Anna Nicole -- barely

MEXIA, Texas  - Nikki Hart stares out of the Mexia High School's 1985 year book, an attractive but unsmiling young woman with a sullen look.


The lawyer for euthanasia advocate Dr. Jack Kevorkian says his client is in poor health and should be released from a Michigan prison, the Detroit Free Press reported Tuesday.


Carbon-cutting, gas-guzzling cars on show at Paris fair

Car makers at the Paris Motor Show this week competed for best green credentials, unveiling environmentally-friendly cars designed to attract consumers on grounds of cost as well as conscience.


For the cello, an amplified role in the avant-garde

Around the world, cellists are pulling up a seat next to indie rockers, pop bands, and DJs. No wonder readers of a classical-music magazine voted the cello the 'sexiest instrument.'


Clutching bunches of the wildflowers she loved, admirers of Lady Bird Johnson lined Austin streets and Hill Country roads Sunday to say goodbye as a procession carried her casket to her resting place at the LBJ Ranch.


Bush turns up the heat on N. Korea at APEC summit

Putting security threats at the top of his agenda, President Bush on Saturday won commitments from Russian and Asian leaders to press the North Koreans to eliminate their nuclear weapons programs.


Poor weather mars the South African rugby team's parade through Soweto, before they meet Nelson Mandela.


"Birth" should have been good. It had all the elements: Spooky scenario, seamless direction, stellar cast. We were ready for it to be good; we wanted it to be good.


Milano, 16:19 - CALCIO, AZZURRI; DONADONI: NON E' RIDIMENSIONAMENTO

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FCC Chief Pushes TV Via High-Speed Internet Lines

US Federal Communications Commission Chairman Michael Powell on Wednesday said technology and telecommunications companies are racing to develop ways to pipe television


Business software maker Oracle Corp. said Wednesday it agreed to buy BEA Systems Inc. for about $7.85 billion, a compromise price that ends a months-long dispute over the value of the software company.


Older Epilepsy Drugs Have Birth Defect Risk -Study

Pregnant women suffering from epilepsy need to better informed about the risks of birth defects from treatments used to control their seizures, researchers said on Tuesday.


A Swiss man goes on trial, charged with insulting the Thai king, under the country's strict lese-majeste laws.


A blood pressure drug is ineffective in reducing cardiovascular deaths, research suggests.


Services index plummets, points to recession

The U.S. services sector retrenched  sharply in January to levels not seen since the 2001 recession,  renewing fears about an economic slump, according to a survey  released on Tuesday.


PluggedIn: Can Radio Kill the Digital Music Star?

A funny thing happened on the way  to the consumer electronics store.


Thai Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont said Monday his interim government agrees the next general election should be held on Dec. 23. If carried out, it will be the first vote since last year's coup toppled the government.


Former Malaysian deputy leader Anwar Ibrahim arrived in Germany Sunday for back surgery, days after being released from six years in prison.


American among hostages freed in Nigeria

Kidnappers freed six foreigners Wednesday, including an American boat captain, abducted from a nightclub in Nigeria's southern oil region, the government said.


Remember When You Wanted Your Own Ms. Pac-Man?

When arcade games are in the recreation room, no coins are necessary.


Major UK retailers plan to stop adding harmful trans-fats to their own-brand products.


Attacks Halt Oil Exports From South Iraq

BASRA, Iraq Aug. 30, 2004 - Senior Iraqi oil officials said Monday that crude exports from the southern port of Basra were halted and would be delayed for perhaps a week because of attacks on pipelines.


Roma, 20:24 - CALCIO, ROMA: CINQUE RETI ALLA PRIMAVERA, DOPPIETTA VUCINIC

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U.S. army medic denies desertion in Iraq case

WUERZBURG, Germany  - A U.S. Army medic on trial for refusing to return to Iraq with his unit pleaded guilty on Tuesday to going absent without leave and missing his deployment but denied charges of full desertion.


New research finds that low fat beats low carb if you want to lose weight and keep it off. The findings were presented Monday at an obesity conference in Las Vegas.


Knicks' Crawford Could Miss Up to Six Weeks

NEW YORK (Sports Network) - New York Knicks guard Jamal  Crawford will be sidelined anywhere from three-to-six weeks  with a case of turf toe.


Hollywood hunk Ben Affleck reportedly had a night out at a strip club full of lesbians.


British press hail England, praise SA, mull disallowed try

Britain's newspapers Sunday hailed the bravery and spirit of England's defeated rugby union World Cup side, praising South Africa for their win but mulling over a controversial refereeing decision.


By SUZETTE LABOY HOLLYWOOD, Fla. - Anna Nicole Smith, the pneumatic blonde whose life played out as an extraordinary tabloid tale - Playboy centerfold, jeans model, bride of an octogenarian oil tycoon, reality-show subject, tragic mother - died Thursday after collapsing at a hotel.


Turkey Rejects Special Conditions for EU Bid

Turkey signaled growing unease on Monday that the European Union wants to impose special conditions on its drive to join the wealthy bloc and


THE DEFENSE SECRETARY In Surprise Trip, Rumsfeld Visits US Forces ...

Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld flew into Mosul, Iraq, early on Friday in a surprise Christmas Eve trip to visit wounded soldiers after a deadly attack, and at a


Briefly: Microsoft boosts reporting tools

roundup Plus: Circuit City picks up AT&T Net phone plan...Tech firms rally against copyright bill...Apple .Mac customers suffer e-mail glitches.


A US contract for training Iraqi police was so badly managed that auditors do not know how the money was spent.


A man holding hostages on a bus in Athens threatens to blow it up if a ransom is not paid in the morning.


Microsoft said devises music player launch

Microsoft Corp. is preparing to roll out a portable digital music player later this year, an apparent bid to capture a slice of the market now dominated by the iPod, music industry executives said Thursday.


Italian tenor Giuseppe di Stefano is in intensive care in Kenya after an attack by unknown assailants.


As the second employee of InfoSpace, Jean-Remy Facq saw the value of his stock inflate and then collapse. Now he's suing in federal court in Seattle for a $4.5 million refund of 1999 federal income tax. He's just one of 200 tech workers who have hired Seattle tax lawyer/CPA Brian G. Isaacson in the hope his novel theories will help them slash old (and sometimes unpaid) tax bills from their exercise of stock options for shares that later tanked.


Abbas Calls for Early Palestinian Elections

RAMALLAH, West Bank, Dec. 16 -- Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas announced Saturday that he has decided to call early elections, including for his own office, to end a political crisis in the territories that has brought a surge in deadly factional violence over the past week.


Iraq Blames US-Led Forces for Army Massacre

Iraq's US-backed government said on Tuesday that "major neglect" by its American-led military allies led to a massacre of 49 army recruits at the weekend.


The Nasdaq Composite rose on Thursday as technology shares benefited from stronger-than-expected economic data and Apple Inc. shot to a record on expectations of strong sales momentum for its iPhone.


Russia, Israel Agree on Anti-Terror Union

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Monday that Israel's renewed offer to share its experience of combatting militant groups, in the wake of the Russian school massacre, would give a boost to the fight against global terror.


Like Martin Scorsese's "After Hours," "Freak Weather" is the story of an accidental journey, a thwarted attempt to return home that turns into a voyage of self-knowledge.


Desperate Housewives has helped boost Channel 4's January audience share by 12% compared with 2004.


Lindsay Lohan was arrested for the second time in a month on Tuesday, suspected of drunken driving and cocaine possession after a bizarre, predawn car chase just days after finishing a six-week stint in rehabilitation, police said.


How Many Site Hits? Depends Whoâs Counting

Even though online advertising is growing fast, that growth is being stunted, industry executives say, because nobody can get the basic visitor counts straight.


Wales will be given a 'golden opportunity' to bring in a smoking ban in public places, says the Welsh Secretary.


FBI's 'idiot dude' fails to boost Cole terror emails

Wiretap excerpts hint at rich vein of pointless tedium We now return readers to the case of alleged terrorist Hassan Abu-jihaad, the former US Navy signalman banged up for sending Babar Ahmad and Azzam Publications information on when his surface action group was transiting the Strait of Hormuz in 2001. Another alleged crime was buying a few Chechen jihadi videos and tipping the web company five dollars in overpayment.â¦


Oil prices steadied on Friday after an eight percent rout driven by a surprise interest rate hike in China that raised doubts about demand from the world's second largest energy user.


The companies' merger is expected to close in early January. PeopleSoft founder Dave Duffield, who returned as CEO during the company's fight to prevent Oracle's bid, resigned as chairman, CEO and director on December 21.


Edwards Rips Into Perceived Moral Victor

Earlier this week, Jets coach Herman Edwards said his team could take something positive from playing a close game with New England despite losing. But Edwards took a different tack Wednesday, railing against the perception the Jets took a moral victory from the 13-7 loss.


Three killed in Kenya clashes with opposition defiant

Attackers hacked three people to death with machetes in a slum in Kenya's capital on Sunday in ethnic clashes triggered by President Mwai Kibaki's disputed re-election last month, witnesses said.


Iraqi sees need for U.S. military until 2018: report

Iraq's defense minister said on Monday his country would need foreign military help to defend its borders for another 10 years and would not be able to maintain internal security until 2012.


Wrangling over voting power overshadows IMF talks

Squabbling over voting clout soured  the International Monetary Fund's annual meeting on Sunday as  countries lined up to find fault with a plan crafted to reflect  a shifting balance of power in the world economy.


Singer Michael Jackson's long-time lawyer Steve Cochran has left the star's defence team.


Ministro degli Esteri in visita alla Santa Sede


A controversial US reality TV show featuring 40 children in a desert town gets its first airing on the CBS network.


Suspended judge taps support in Pakistani heartland

Pakistan's suspended chief  justice traveled into the Pakistani heartland on Saturday to a  tumultuous welcome from opposition supporters now posing a  growing challenge to President Pervez Musharraf.


Ivan slams Florida Panhandle, inland flooding predicted

Hurricane Ivan, now a tropical storm, blasted the Gulf Coast with 130-mph winds Thursday and unleashed most of its fury on the Florida Panhandle


World champion pairs skater Tatiana Totmianina was released from the hospital yesterday, a day after suffering a concussion in a fall during the free skating program at Skate America.


The FTSE 100 extended recent falls on Monday, with retailers at the fore-front of the sell-off. With the key Christmas spending period upon us, the sector was hit by continued consumer spending fears.


CHARLESTON, S.C. - Tropical Storm Gaston blasted the South Carolina coast with rain and 70 mph wind early Sunday as it pushed ashore just short of hurricane strength...


CES: HP goes high-definition with new multimedia laptop

HP has unveiled a new multimedia laptop, the HP Pavilion HDX, that offers high-definition capabilities, including a 20.1-in. screen.


California fires rage on but crews make progress

Wildfires that have charred a huge swath of California and destroyed 1,300 homes burned into the night on Wednesday, but firefighters said a break in the weather had given them a chance to go on the offensive.


Milan Clubs, Chelsea Eye Next Champions League Stage

Inter Milan, AC Milan and Chelsea all  virtually sealed their places in the knockout phase of the  Champions League on Wednesday by maintaining 100 percent starts  with their third successive victories.


Modern drugs cut heart attack risk within 90 days

Patients taking modern blood pressure and cholesterol drugs significantly reduce their risk of suffering a heart attack within 90 days of starting treatment, researchers said on Monday.


Astronauts Hit Snag Before 1st Spacewalk

By JUAN LOZANO HOUSTON - The space shuttle crew hit a brief snag in their construction plans Monday when four spinning gyroscopes that keep the international space station properly positioned became overloaded, delaying the mission's first spacewalk.


Dust mites disrupt protective function in skin

Dust mites, which infest the cleanest   homes and thrive in beddings and carpets, disrupt the   protective function of the skin, leaving it vulnerable to other   allergens and irritants in the environment, a study has found.


Venezuela hasn't broken diplomatic relations with Panama, despite its order to withdraw its ambassador, Venezuela's vice president said Saturday.


Oracle to Buy PeopleSoft for $10.3 Billion

It's an early Christmas for Oracle Corp.âand PeopleSoft Inc. shareholders. The two companies announced early Monday morning a definitive merger agreement whereby Oracle will acquire PeopleSoft for $26.50 per share, or $10.3 billion.


Naproxen joins list of questionable drugs

US health regulators are warning of heart risks connected to over-the-counter painkiller naproxen. The drug is sold as a generic and under several brand names, including


For the Australian team, the disappointment was not so much about loosing the Mumbai Test to India, but it was on the state of the pitch.


Openly defying the United Nations nuclear watchdog, Iran announced yesterday that it has begun converting large quantities of raw uranium


Rates of incurable lung condition chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are higher than previously thought, a study suggests.


Celebrities bolster investor interest in Prince George's County as more businesses chase the rising wealth of the black middle class.


Colombian President Alvaro Uribe accuses Farc rebels of killing politicians they were holding captive last week.


Former crematory operator Ray Brent Marsh was sentenced to 12 years in prison Monday after relatives of some of the 334 people whose bodies he left to decay on his property confronted him on the stand about why he did it.


Experience overcomes Microsoft's broken promises

People-unready database ready Project Watch: Microsoft 2008 Before we go on, let's just talk briefly, in a quiet voice, about the delay to SQL Server 2008.â¦


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Haas has form to force Hewitt into higher gear

FOR Lleyton Hewitt, the prelude was over as soon as overwhelmed Slovak Karol Beck hit his 38th and final unforced error into the net to give the South Australian a virtual free ride into the quarter-finals.


One of the UK's most notorious criminals made so much money from crime he retired aged 35, a court is told.


American banks end 'quiet period' over Google outlook

Wall Street was finally free to speculate about the prospects for Google yesterday, with every analyst who issued a report offering an upbeat assessment while admitting to slight confusion.


Coach Karl Dorrell and the UCLA Bruins have waited a long time to get a shot at crosstown rival USC.


Using a makeshift roster a night after brawling with fans, the host Indiana Pacers pressed the Orlando Magic until the very end. Limited to just six players because of suspensions and injuries, the Pacers stayed close before dropping an 86-83 decision to Orlando last night.


O'Reilly Vows to Fight Harassment Charges

NEW YORK - Fox News Channel's Bill O'Reilly made a TV talk show appearance on what he said was "the worst day of my life" Thursday, vowing to fight sexual harassment charges by one of his producers.    Accuser Andrea Mackris spoke publicly for the first time, saying she felt threatened by her former boss, who filed a lawsuit charging the woman and her lawyer with extortion...


Hitting It Off, Thanks to Algorithms of Love

As online matchmakers compete for customers using algorithms in the search for love, the battle has intrigued academic researchers who study the mating game.


This Time, Big Lead Holds Up for Colonials

Maureece Rice scores 22 points and pulls down a career-high 10 rebounds as George Washington blazes out to a 24-point lead on the way to a 72-51 thrashing of UMBC on Tuesday night.


Davenport Powers Past Molik, Dementieva Falls

Lindsay Davenport powered past Australian Alicia Molik 6-1, 6-0 in her opening match at the Filderstadt Grand Prix Wednesday. Playing her first match since her


Mohammad Ashraful scored a Bangladeshi Test run record with an unbeaten 158 as Bangladesh were dismissed for 333 in their first innings and forced to follow on after a gritty comeback Sunday on the third day of the second


Toll Brothers quarterly net profit falls sharply

Toll Brothers Inc. , the largest U.S. builder of luxury homes, on Thursday said its quarterly net earnings fell sharply, after a $96.9 million write-down for the lower value of land, as the housing market continued to flounder.


For many Americans, Secretary of State Colin Powell eased their doubts and legitimized the decision to wage war with Iraq. But the old soldier with a sterling reputation wound up embarrassed — and wrong about the facts — when the case he presented to the United Nations and to the world collapsed.


Saudi Arabia takes credit for lower oil prices

Leading OPEC producer Saudi Arabia said on Monday in Vienna, Austria, that it had made a renewed effort to deflate record high world oil prices by upping crude output again.


Call to expand UN council gains momentum: Assembly split over ...

UNITED NATIONS, Sept 19: As the UN General Assembly began its 59th session, calls for the reform and expansion of the UN Security Council have gained new momentum with more nations staking


Outside Help Reaches Most of Aceh, U.N. Says

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - Emergency relief in  Indonesia's tsunami-struck Aceh is heading for a new phase, now  that first contact has been established with most remote areas,  the chief of U.N. operations there said Sunday.


U.S. forces in Iraq should be reduced significantly, according to a new study on Iraq's security forces that inflamed debate in Congress on how quickly that can happen without hurling the country into chaos.


Ransom Concern Clouds Return of Italian Hostages

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


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Cabinet changes likely in Bush's 2nd term

President Bush calls it a "great Washington sport," the speculation about who will be in his second-term Cabinet, but even he says there will be new faces sitting around the polished mahogany table in the West Wing.


U.S. Rebounds with Narrow Basketball Win Over Greece

The United States rebounded from a shock  opening game loss to narrowly beat Greece 77-71 at the men's  Olympic basketball tournament on Tuesday.


Vital Signs: Regimens: Antibiotics for Children Prone to Urinary Infections

Preventive antiobiotic treatment for urinary tract infections in children may make subsequent infections more likely to be resistant to drugs, a new study suggests.


Both John McCain and Mike Huckabee have vowed not to go negative in the battle for the state's primary, but it looks like they will have a hard time keeping that promise


State radio: Iran to reject U.N. proposal

Iran's government will reject a proposed U.N. resolution that would give it until Aug. 31 to suspend uranium enrichment or face the threat of international sanctions, state-run radio said on Saturday.


A growing international trade in discarded mobile phones is helping the worldâs poor. But will it poison the earth?


No-one is immune to HIV. But this is not to say the peril is equal, for some people are at greater risk of getting infected by the Aids virus than others.


The US remains the world's leading producer of junk e-mail, according to security firm Sophos. The US is the source of 42 percent of spam, easily outstripping South Korea, which, with 13 percent


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What is Johnny Depp made of? Frogs' legs!

In his latest movie role as the bloodthirsty Sweeney Todd, Johnny Depp compares the flavors of different types of human flesh.


Van Den Hoogenband and Popov Out of 50m Freestyle

Olympic 100 meters freestyle champion  Pieter van den Hoogenband and world champion Alexander Popov  were both eliminated in the heats of the men's 50 meters  freestyle in a major shock in the Olympic swimming pool on  Thursday.


'La bombola d'ossigeno per le emergenze era vuota'


Ruling by Dutch Court Aids Barclays Bid for ABN Amro

A Dutch court overturned an earlier ruling that had barred ABN Amro from selling its American subsidiary as part of a takeover deal with Barclays.


Fierce clashes kill three US soldiers, injure 14 in Afghanistan

KABUL, Sept 22 : Three US soldiers were killed and 14 wounded in a series of fierce clashes with suspected Taliban fighters in south and eastern Afghanistan this week, the US military said Wednesday.


U.S. troops and helicopter gunships killed five suspected Taliban rebels Friday, hours after militants attacked Afghan army troops in southern Afghanistan, a provincial governor said.


Social scientists say that linking emotional breakdowns to ballots cannot be dismissed easily.


More Than 200 Killed in Russian School Shootout

BESLAN, Russia  - Russian troops stormed a school  on Friday, blaming Chechen hostage-takers for a bloody battle  in which more than 200 people -- dozens of them children --  were killed and hundreds were wounded.


Kerry's Goose Hunt Reflects Need for Sportsmen Vote to Win Ohio

John Kerry may not win Ohio without attracting votes from sportsmen. That's why he took time in the final weeks of the election campaign to hunt geese in Boardman, Ohio, yesterday.


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Residents count the cost of a massive blaze at a fireworks factory in western Denmark.


Attorneys representing immigrant children detained in Texas with their families have reached a settlement that avoids a trial on their lawsuit against the federal government, officials said Monday.


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Concerns grow over delayed Colombia hostage deal

VILLAVICENCIO, Colombia  - A Venezuelan-sponsored plan to free three hostages held by Colombian rebels was stalled by the guerrillas' failure to reveal their location, and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said it may unravel if the stalemate drags on.


Fugitive militant Imad Mughniyeh was suspected in the killings of hundreds of Americans.


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This smaller designer and distributor of fans and lights is aligned with an impressive mix of retailers.


Irish RB Grant expects to play vs. Michigan

As Notre Dame struggled to establish any sort of rushing attack in Saturday's 20-17 loss at Brigham Young, all running back Ryan Grant could do was watch from the sideline in frustration.


Eagles Lead Pro Bowl Roster With 9 Players

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb answers questions from reporters Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2004, in Philadelphia. McNabb was one of nine Eagles players picked for the Pro Bowl.


Vital Signs: Screening: Co-Pays Seen as a Deterrent to Getting Mammograms

Twelve dollars may not seem like a high medical cost, but it is enough to deter many women from getting a mammogram, a new study finds.


Restrictions are eased on animal movements in Wales and Scotland following the foot-and-mouth outbreak.


Cisco (Quote, Chart) and Fujitsu will collaborate on high-end routers and other products for Japanese carriers and corporations moving to Internet Protocol (define) systems, the companies announced.


Soccer Roundup: Arsenal Increases Its Lead in England

The substitute Nicklas Bendtner scored moments after entering the game as Arsenal beat Tottenham, 2-1, Saturday to continue its success against its north London rival in the English Premier League.


A New York City Council resolution to ban the infamous epithet may be well-intentioned, but it implies that black people are nothing but helpless targets


"Disappointed" EU says Serbia deal delayed

The European Union said on Wednesday  it will not sign a pact on ties with Serbia this week as  planned, after Belgrade's nationalist prime minister blocked  the move.


JEBALIYA, Gaza Strip - Israeli tanks pushed into the center of the largest Palestinian camp on Thursday, firing shells and machine guns, witnesses said.    It marked the first time in the past four years of fighting that Israeli troops reached the heart of the camp, a militant stronghold with hundreds of gunmen...


U.N. pulls out non-essential staff from Darfur town

The United Nations said on Wednesday  it had flown about 100 of its own and other agencies'  non-essential staff out of the main town of Sudan's war-torn  Darfur region, a day after the African Union said it could be  attacked.


Motorola Posts Quarterly Loss, Revenue Down

Motorola posted a loss from continuing operations of $38 million, or 2 cents a share, compared with a profit of $1.35 billion, or 54 cents per share, a year earlier.


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Ministry says process of building democratic order, good governance gathers momentum -

Science and Tech. Science and Tech. The process of building a democratic order and good governance, after the fall of the Derg regime, is gathering momentum, says the Ministry of Information.


The European Union is set to approve Oracle's hostile $7.7bn takeover of enterprise apps vendor PeopleSoft, according to Reuters and the Financial Times , both of which cite unnamed sources.


The leftist presidents of Brazil and Venezuela meet on Monday to cement a strategic alliance based partly on oil.


Putin "Dictates" new measures of control over Russia

President Vladimir Putin has announced new measures to strenghten the governments power in tackling the fight against terrorism. In a cabinet meeting today, Putin blamed Russian authorities for being inefficient


The first of three presidential debates mostly likely will feature President George Bush and Democratic challenger Sen. John Kerry at their charismatic best, experts say.


Take away my access to e-mail and online databases, and Iâm nothing but a lonely woman sitting in a cold basement.


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Rapper ODB dead at 35, once Jersey City resident

Autopsy results for the rapper known as ODB, a former Jersey City resident who died at a Manhattan recording studio, will not be available for several days, the city medical examiner's office said yesterday.


Telenor Boosts Hungarian Wireless Position

Telenor will remain a key player in the Hungarian wireless market after it announced its Hungarian mobile arm, Pannon GSM, acquired a UMTS license in Hungary.


No proof Iran running 3,000 centrifuges: diplomats

There is no evidence for the Iranian president's announcement that Iran has 3,000 centrifuges running, which would allow it to produce significant amounts of nuclear fuel, diplomats familiar with U.N. inspections said.


Gemstar-TV Guide International Inc. named Rich Battista chief executive to replace Jeff Shell, who has resigned from the media and technology company.


PLO chief to continue meetings with Palestinian factions in Gaza

Mahmoud Abbas, chairman of the Palestinian liberation Organization (PLO) executive committee, will continue his meetings with Palestinian factions in Gaza City, well-informed Palestinian sources said Tuesday.


$3b S. Korean project has ties to developer Hynes

Gale International and Morgan Stanley Real Estate said they would invest $350 million toward the $3 billion development of the next two phases of New Songdo City, a ground-up community they are jointly creating in Incheon, South Korea. Gale is owned by Stan Gale of New York and Boston developer John B. Hynes III. The project began in November 2004 ...


Northwest Airlines rescinds travel agent fee

Northwest Airlines has ended its controversial attempt to raise the cost of air travel when it's booked through third parties.


Londra, 14:17 - CALCIO, LIVERPOOL: INGAGGIATO VORONIN PER PROSSIMA STAGIONE

Il Liverpool ha ingaggiato per la prossima stagione l'attaccante ucraino Andriy Voronin, 27 anni, in...


He said he kept two sets of books, stole from clients for two decades, and hid his activities from regulators. But Bradford C. Bleidt's purported multimillion-dollar scam would never have gotten off the ground if clients of Allocation Plus Asset Management Co. had followed two basic investment rules.


Provisional ballots gave Kerry fleeting hope

For 12 hours or so Wednesday, the outcome of the presidential election appeared to depend on thousands of uncounted provisional ballots scattered around Ohio - and the state seemed poised to endure its own version of the Florida election crisis.


Microsoft sees room to challenge Apple's iPod

Microsoft Corp.  said on Tuesday  it sees plenty of room for growth in the digital music player  market as the company tries to dislodge Apple Computer Inc.'s   dominant iPod with a device of its own.


Cat Stevens Perform Show for Tsunami Aid

The singer formerly known as Cat Stevens will headline a concert in Indonesia for victims of the Asian tsunami, said a statement posted on his Web site Thursday.


Astros outfielder Lance Berkman has surgery on his injured right knee, with recovery time expected to take from five to six months.


Spanish police arrest 52 people accused of stealing 300,000 artefacts from excavation sites in Andalusia.


Oil prices fell Tuesday after losing nearly $2 a barrel the day before amid easing concerns about the possibility of more production cuts by OPEC members.


Hamas warns against leadership that excludes it

The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) warned on Thursday that any preparations to form a new Palestinian leadership without the participation of Hamas would be illegal.


Group Eyeing Wetlands Site for Temple Hits Hurdle

By Jennifer Amy Myers, The Sun, Lowell, Mass.  Feb. 27--BILLERICA -- What has already been a 15-year road to build a  temple on the banks of the Concord River promises to be even longer.


A Palestinian woman suicide bomber has blown herself up at a hitchhiking post in Jerusalem, killing at least two people and wounding 14, police said.


Navy Rejects Probe of Kerry's War Medals

The U.S. Navy on Friday rejected a legal watchdog group's request to open an investigation into military awards given to Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry during the Vietnam War, saying his medals were properly approved.


Oscar spokesman retiring after 39th show

You may not know his name, but you certainly know his work.


Oil steady under $70, trade muted on U.S. holiday

Oil prices held steady early on   Monday with trade muted by the U.S. holiday and dealers braced   for several weeks of inaction on Iran's nuclear issue after the   European Union gave Tehran up to two weeks to clarify its   stance.


Testing New Themes and Tactics in a New State

Presidential candidates from both parties are packing in events in New Hampshire ahead of Saturdayâs back-to-back debates.


You know, the one about the tormented FBI agent on the trail of a sicko serial killer who loves to taunt a law enforcement nemesis who's always one step behind and one minute too late to prevent another gruesome slaying.


Taj Mahal to moonlight as nocturnal rendezvous for star-crossed ...

Full moon nights, when the walls of marble shimmer in the light, are thought to be the most romantic time to see the Taj Mahal, except that - barring a few one-off occasions - such visits have been banned for 20 years.


For the foreseeable future, book sales are looking flat.


Roma, 12:29 - CALCIO, RECUPERO SERIE A: DONDARINI DIRIGE ATALANTA-MILAN

Sarà l'arbitro Dondarini di Finale Emilia a dirigere Atalanta-Milan, recupero della dodicesim...


The New Orleans Hornets, off to a 2-24 start, traded shooting guard David Wesley to the Houston Rockets for Jim Jackson and Bostjan Nachbar on Monday.


The International Whaling Commission passes a resolution condemning Japan's Antarctic whale hunt.


Oil prices ended above $50 a barrel on  Friday amid concern over possible fighting between rebels and  the military in Nigeria's oil-rich delta region.


âLook,â an unsettling, rudely funny but not entirely credible feature by the writer and director Adam Rifkin, is an ensemble narrative for the age of public surveillance.


U.S. Bishops Pick Leader From Bankrupt Diocese

Bishop William S. Skylstad of Spokane, Wash., who plans to declare his diocese in bankruptcy because of sexual abuse claims, was elected Monday as the next president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.


Catania, 19:12 - CALCIO, CATANIA; MARINO: IMPARARE A MANTENERE CONCENTRAZIONE

Pasquale Marino vuole il riscatto contro il Messina dopo il ko con il Palermo. ''Dalla sconfitta di ...


Demand for Big-Ticket Items Down in Jan.

WASHINGTON -- Orders to factories for big-ticket manufactured goods plunged in January by the largest amount in three months with the weakness led by a huge drop in demand for commercial airplanes.


Kurt Waldheim, Former U.N. Chief, Is Dead at 88

Kurt Waldheim was also the former president of Austria whose hidden ties to Nazi organizations were exposed late in his career.


Vista is "dramatically more secure than any other operating system released", Bill Gates tells BBC News.


N.B.A. Roundup: Raptors Erase 17-Point Deficit and Win

Jason Kapono scored 17 of his career-high 29 points in the fourth quarter Friday night to help the Toronto Raptors beat the Indiana Pacers, 104-93, for their fourth consecutive victory.


ABUJA, Nigeria -- Britain's Foreign Secretary Jack Straw flew to Sudan Monday, part of a stepped-up world diplomatic offensive to end the humanitarian crisis in troubled Darfur.


Starting with this weekend's races at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hendrick Motorsports drivers are going to try to turn a tragedy into a triumph.


Blair in Iraq, Calls Election Officials 'Heroes'

British Prime Minister Tony Blair made  a surprise first visit to Baghdad on Tuesday amidst intense  security and hailed officials orchestrating Iraq's January  elections as heroes.


Colts Will Try to Reverse Bad Fortune in Foxboro

Indianapolis has lost eight straight games in Foxboro since 1995, including last season's A.F.C. Championship matchup and this season's Thursday night opener.


The crash of a light plane on a remote mountainside in western Maine killed the pilot and three high school students who were taking an introductory flight lesson, authorities said.


Manage IT from a Business Perspective: Â Integrate and Automate Best Practices from the Latest ITIL Book

(Source: BMC Software) One of the focuses of ITIL® is on managing IT resources from the perspective of what is important to the business.  Business Service Management (BSM) solutions from BMC Software can help you make the most of your resources and investments.  Learn more.


Two men convicted of most counts in smuggling case

A federal jury on Thursday convicted two men of the most serious counts against them related to the nation's deadliest human smuggling attempt, which killed 19 illegal immigrants.


UK experts probing the death of Alexander Litvinenko have found radioactive traces at 12 locations, a UK minister says.


A Â£19m lottery winner says his jackpot joy is being overshadowed by a life-threatening medical condition.


Red Cross will assist in locating relatives

Local residents having difficulty reaching relatives in the areas recently hit by Hurricane Charley are urged to contact the Washtenaw County Chapter of the Red Cross for assistance.


Optibase Provides an IPTV Carrier-Grade Headend for ON Telecoms, Greece

Optibase Ltd. (NASDAQ:OBAS),  a leading provider of advanced digital video solutions, today announced  that ON Telecoms, an IPTV provider in Greece, has selected Optibase's  IPTV headend equipment to deliver local and satellite television  channels to its subscribers.


Incidente e' avvenuto su linea Brennero nei pressi di Avio


The UK property market slowdown continued in November, according to the latest government figures.


Hey, Cool Music. And There's a Video Game, Too?

The rapper Snoop Dogg's version of the 1971 song "Riders on the Storm" will make its debut on Need For Speed Underground 2, a video game from Electronic Arts.


Chad: Need to breathe life back into passing game

Two years ago, in a December playoff push, the Jets suffered one of their worst losses in recent memory - a 20-13 stinker to the Bears.


Iranian president appears unworried about the prospect of a US or Israeli air strike on his country.


Intel has 16 new processors to show off in the desert, while AMD plans to trickle out a few details about its upcoming notebook processor technology next week at CES.


A novelty item just four or five years ago, the digital camera is shaping up as the most popular electronics gift in 2004, according to the Consumer Electronics Association. It was runner-up last year to the DVD player, the No. 1 gift since 2000.


Driver who deflected speed guns guilty of perverting justice

Â· Motorist denied fitting laser-busting device Â· Businessman is 'first to be convicted' over equipment.


Baseball will return with the cherry blossoms to the nation's capital next spring, when the Montreal Expos become Washington's fourth major


Conflicting reports on Arafat's condition

Christian Estripeau, a Spokesman for the French hospital where PA Chairman Yasser Arafat is being treated said Saturday afternoon that there "has been no change - for better or for worse - in his condition.


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Tent city in suburbs is cost of home crisis

ONTARIO, California  - Between railroad tracks and beneath the roar of departing planes sits "tent city," a terminus for homeless people. It is not, as might be expected, in a blighted city center, but in the once-booming suburbia of Southern California.


Dozens of cars were involved Sunday in a pileup on a foggy stretch of highway that killed at least one person.


US military claims capture of senior Zarqawi member in Fallujah

The US military said Saturday it has arrested a senior member of the Islamic militant group run by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi in overnight raids in Iraq's Fallujah city.


New Google software brings Web-based applications offline, positioning the company in what some say is direct competition with Microsoft.


Eisner's 'Real Hollywood' Differs Sharply From Ovitz's

On his fifth and final day on the witness stand, Walt Disney Co. chief executive Michael D. Eisner offered his view of the "real Hollywood," a definition that sharply


U.S. President George W. Bush asked Congress on Monday for $189.3 billion to fund the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, another huge request that faced deep skepticism from lawmakers opposed to prolonging the Iraq conflict.


Lebanon's Industry Minister Pierre Gemayel was shot dead by apparent assassins Tuesday in Beirut, senior Lebanese government officials said.


Space Station Crew Prepares for Spacewalk Repair

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) are preparing for a potential spacewalk this month to replace a broken motor at the base of one of their orbital lab's expansive solar wings.


Madagascar holds its first presidential poll since a 2001 election that brought the island to the brink of civil war.


BAD BLOOD, GOOD RIVALRY: Vols prep for raging Tide

The now former starting Tennessee safety was arrested early Monday morning for firing the handgun of teammate Chris Heath. Afterwards, Johnson was slapped with indefinite suspension.


Microsoft to change Vista after Google complaint

Microsoft Corp. has agreed to modify its Windows Vista operating system in response to a complaint that its computer search function put Google Inc. and other potential rivals at a disadvantage, the Justice Department and Microsoft said on Tuesday.


Hollywood headed for banner year at box office

Hollywood is poised to end the year  with a record $9.7 billion in domestic movie receipts, up 4  percent from 2006, but the gain will be fueled largely by  higher ticket prices, box office tracking service Media By  Numbers said on Thursday.


Ginevra, 21:10 - CICLISMO, DOPING: PROCEDURA DISCIPLINARE PER ULLRICH

Il ciclista tedesco Jan Ullrich sarà sottoposto a un procedimento disciplinare dalla commissi...


Democrats field questions in online "mash-up"

The 2008 Democratic White House  contenders broke no new ground on issues like Iraq and health  care during an online forum on Thursday, but the format did.


U.S. study tips scale in favor of Atkins diet

A study of four popular diets found that women put on the one with the least carbohydrates -- the Atkins plan -- lost at least twice as much weight as those on the others, researchers said on Tuesday.


Madrid, 15:22 - CALCIO, STAMPA SPAGNOLA: QUARESMA ALL'ATLETICO MADRID

Secondo il quotidiano sportivo spagnolo 'As' sarebbe praticamente fatto il passaggio di Quaresma dal...


The top executive at ABC's "Good Morning America" said it was "cheesy" of CBS to run an old interview with Barack Obama on "The Early Show" Monday at the same time as Diane Sawyer's sit-down with the Democratic presidential contender.


Oil, Gas Drilling Ruled Out for Now at Spanish Peaks

By Tammy Alhadef, The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo.  Feb. 10--TRINIDAD -- Forty acres of land within the Spanish Peaks state wildlife area were removed from a U.S. Bureau of Land Management oil and gas lease sale after a protest by the Colorado Wildlife Federation.


More Hitting Cost Limit on Health Benefits

A small but growing number of American families beset by major medical problems are learning the hard way that simply having health insurance is sometimes not enough.


Dialogo con Lega e Udc, riorganizzare squadra Governo


Film May Be Man's Ticket Out of 'Terminal'

He has no address but his mail arrives just the same. The pharmacy takes his phone calls and the cluster of fast food restaurants assures a steady flow of food, handouts included.


Yahoo buys behavioral ad firm for $300 million

Yahoo Inc has struck a deal to  buy BlueLithium, the fifth-largest U.S. online ad network, for  $300 million in cash, in the latest move to consolidate the  fast-growing behavioral ad targeting market.


Jefferies settles charges over illegal gifts

Jefferies Group Inc.  agreed to pay about $9.7 million to settle charges that it lavished $2 million worth of gifts, travel and other entertainment to win trading business from mutual fund giant Fidelity, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said on Monday.


For Clinton, Government as Economic Prod

Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton said that the government should take an active role in the economy to address what she said were the excesses of the market and of the Bush administration.


US army reservist Sgt Ivan Frederick is jailed for eight years for abusing prisoners at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison.


Intel quarterly profit rises but margins miss

Intel Corp. , the largest maker of computer processors, posted a rise in second-quarter earnings on Tuesday, but missed its gross profit margin goal and its shares fell nearly 5 percent.


Intel roadmaps next-gen Extreme 'Nehalem' chips

Chipset details emerge too Intel's first 'Nahelem' desktop processors will be aimed at gamers, the latest update to the chip giant's product roadmap has revealed. Expect a set of four-core Extreme - Core 3? - parts codenamed 'Gainstown' and 'Bloomfield'.â¦


The entertainment industry is pondering its next move in the wake of a legal setback delivered Thursday, August 19. On that day, a Federal appeals court in San Francisco


Bush Says US Safety from Terror 'Up in the Air'

President Bush said it is "up in the air" whether the United States can ever be fully safe from terrorism, prompting an attack from Democrat John Kerry's campaign that Bush was sending a mixed message.


Delta Air Lines Inc., the No. 3 U.S.  carrier which has been restructuring in efforts to avoid a  bankruptcy filing, is expected to slash fares and remove  restrictive rules such as Saturday-night stays, Time magazine  reported in its online edition on Sunday.


Less than two years after it crossed the 100 million mark, total downloads of Mozilla's Firefox Web browser have now passed 400 million, although the number does not represent total installations. Since the release of Firefox 2 last October, the browser has continued to take market share from IE.


Massachusetts adds Open XML to open formats list

InfoWorld - Microsoft has achieved a small victory in its effort to make Open XML an open technology standard. Massachusetts, the U.S. state that has mandated the use of open technology formats in its government agencies, has put the specification on its list of possible standards that can be used for documents, according to a document on its Web site.


Iraqi National Guard general escapes car bomb attack

An Iraqi National Guard general survived a suicide car bomb attack in Baghdad on Tuesday, with the attacker dead and eight others injured, witnesses and police said.


Unions are to hold an emergency meeting with workers at the doomed Browns Lane Jaguar plant in Coventry. Parent company Ford plans to stop car production at the plant, with 400 voluntary redundancies and 425 jobs moved to the Castle Bromwich factory.


Gaza's main power plant began shutting down on Sunday due to a fuel shortage caused by Israel's closure of the Hamas-controlled territory's borders, a move taken in response to Palestinian rocket attacks.


Computer-Related Eye Strain Not Just for Adults

FRIDAY, Aug. 31 (HealthDay News) -- Parents have two more items to add to their back-to-school checklist: an eye check for their children and a review of their computer workstation for possible causes of eye strain.


FIRENZE - Marcello Lippi prova la formazione che schiererÃ  domani sera contro la Finlandia a Messina. Nella seduta di allenamento di stamattina a Coverciano, il ct azzurro ha fatto emergere le prime indicazioni sugli undici da mandare in campo a Messina.


On a Mission to Buy, With a Plan of Attack

Allison Furtine, Natalie Geisler and Andrea Mirviss had a plan. The middle school classmates from Potomac had been saving up for this shopping trip for weeks. They were ready to spend.


Manchester, 17:01 - CALCIO, CRISTIANO RONALDO DISCUTE CONTRATTO CON MAN UTD

Cristiano Ronaldo e il Manchester United stanno discutendo sul rinnovo contrattuale. Lo ha dichiarat...


News.com Extra: Scary steel cyberpunk sculptures

Also: Crippled spy satellite threatens Earth. See what people are saying on News.com Extra.


eBay pins global ecommerce push on Skype and PayPal

Blog: eBay founder Pierre Omidyar and initial investor Bob Kagle see eBay's potential fulfilled in global online trade and communities.


At least 29 people were killed and 12 injured when nine cars and trucks slammed into each other on a fog-choked rural highway south of the Egyptian capital early Thursday, police said.


Some of the deadliest attacks against mosques in Iraq since the U.S.-led invasion in 2003:


The US dollar rose against the euro and other major currencies yesterday, recovering after some early losses as foreign exchange trading resumed in the new year.


It's not tough to trace the German air force Flying Training Center's successes to its most ardent source.


Pakistan tells U.S. it's trying to secure Afghan border

QUETTA, Pakistan  - Pakistan told a visiting U.S. official on Thursday it was trying its best to plug its long, porous border with Afghanistan and denied Taliban leaders were hiding in Pakistan.


Ford says Tata front-runner to buy European brands

Ford Motor Co  said on Thursday India's Tata Motors Ltd  was the front-runner to buy its European brands Jaguar and Land Rover.


Yahoo! has announced the debut of a new suite of search services for mobile users at the CTIA conference. This new search offering enables mobile consumers to search for local information, images and Web resources on mobile devices.


Jacqui Smith announces plans to ban deactivated guns as she visits the area where Rhys Jones was killed.


Salite di 9mila unita', si attestano a quota 34mila


German courts demand no more Gmail squabbling

Google's trademark beef canned German courts have banned Google from further attempts to wrestle the rights to the "Gmail" trademark away from a businessman who registered the name several years before it launched a webmail service.â¦


Sen. Tim Johnson is reading news clippings and starting to do some office work from the hospital, almost two months after suffering a life-threatening brain hemorrhage. "At this point, he has requested more contact with office and is looking for updates from staff," his office said in a statement Friday.


U.S. could draw down in north Iraq next year

The United States could begin withdrawing troops from northern Iraq in January, the commander of U.S. forces for the region said on Friday, as pressure mounts on the Bush administration to end the war.


Peace talks between the Sudanese Government and rebel groups have broken down in the Nigerian capital Abuja. The negotiations have been adjourned for a month after failing to deliver a compromise.


Although the pricey gadget provides a pleasurable way to enjoy literature, don't throw away your paper books just yet. By Tom Bentley.


Key vote in Hungary after two weeks of anti-government protests

Hungarians are voting in local government elections seen as a key test for Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany, who faces opposition calls he step down after lying to the country about the economy.


Top banks launch rival share trading data system

A group of nine of the world's  biggest investment banks said on Tuesday they planned to set up  a new system for reporting share trades, bypassing the major  European stock exchanges and ahead of new European securities  regulations due to come into force later this year.


China arrests 10 people accused of copying and distributing explicit images of Hong Kong actor Edison Chan.


Fed Raises Rates for Third Time This Year

The U.S. Federal Reserve on Tuesday  raised interest rates for the third time this year by a quarter  of a percentage point and said the economy was regaining some  momentum, signaling at least one more to come.


The US Senate on Monday gave final approval to a sweeping corporate tax-break bill, the culmination of a two-year effort in Congress to end a trade dispute with the European Union over US export tax subsidies.


Underlining its WiMAX ambitions, world number one chipmaker Intel has disclosed technical details of its upcoming wireless broadband chip.


The Russian foreign ministerâs recent visit to Tehran indicates that despite the foreign pressure, Russia is still a major power and is determined to continue playing a significant role in the international arena.


Ousted Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra says he may return home, but insists he will not return to politics.


The Free Market: A False Idol After All?

As the world gets complicated, regulation finds some new fans from an unlikely quarter.


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BAL HARBOUR, Fla. - Calling President Bush "a very clever debater," Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry says their first appearance together Thursday night will give him the opportunity to be clear with people about where he stands on issues...


Amy Giordano didn't act like a woman preparing to abandon her life.


Many states are facing legal challenges over possible voting problems Nov. 2. A look at some of the developments Wednesday:


Each of these technology powerhouses tried to conquer a promising technology for making thin, big-screen televisions--called LCOS, or liquid crystal on silicon--only to back out in defeat.


A dissident who led the 1988 student protests in Burma is freed, as part of a release of 4,000 prisoners.


The result of the Olympic 100m was not a massive surprise because Justin Gatlin has always had huge talent. I thought he would be in the mix, but what I didn't know was whether he had enough to beat the big guns.


PHOENIX, Dec. 18 (Ticker) -- Phoenix Suns point guard Steve Nash helped a team make history again. Shawn Marion had a season-high 36 points and 14 rebounds and Nash added 13 and 11 assists as the Suns extended


WILMINGTON - Top goalie prospect Tuukka Rask spent his first day with the Bruins varsity yesterday, blocking shots in a late-morning workout at Ristuccia Arena, then boarding an afternoon flight to Buffalo, where the Black and Gold will take on the Sabres tonight at HSBC Arena.


International concern at Rwanda military intervention in DR Congo

International concern was growing after Rwandan President Paul Kagame announced that his country's troops will launch an operation in pursuit of Rwandan Hutu rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).


The opposition wins the first stage of Mauritania's first poll since a coup ended 20 years of authoritarian rule.


Two moments of magic from Brian O'Driscoll guide Ireland to a workmanlike victory against Italy.


Alert to Gains by China, India Is Making Energy Deals

IndiaÂs prime minister warned that China had moved ahead in securing oil and natural gas supplies around the globe.


Agency to Join 9/11 Lawsuit Against Saudis

The government agency that owns the World Trade Center site said Friday it intends to hold Saudi Arabia and nearly 100 other defendants liable for the Sept.


Prime Minister Tony Blair will say Britain needs a new generation of submarines to carry nuclear missiles.


A U.S. judge has sent Oracle's lawsuit against SAP and its TomorrowNow subsidiary to mediation.


Taiwan-born Ang Lee's erotic spy thriller "Lust, Caution" won the Venice Film Festival's top award Saturday, two years after he captured the same prize here with "Brokeback Mountain."


Key to bankruptcy filing is ATAâs plan to sell most of its Chicago Midway operations to AirTran. By Linda Lipp. After months of speculation, ATA Holdings, parent of ATA Airlines, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Tuesday.


Romney campaign raises $14 million in 2Q

Mitt Romney raised $14 million from April through June for his Republican presidential campaign and tapped his personal wealth for a $6.5 million loan.


Stromboli Diary: Drawn to Destructive Beauty

The rumbling volcano on Italy's Stromboli is frightening, and strangely alluring.


Cardinals sign free agent 2nd baseman Kennedy

The St. Louis Cardinals signed free agent Adam Kennedy on Tuesday, reuniting the left-handed hitting second baseman with former double play partner David Eckstein.


Morgan Tsvangirai, the leader of Zimbabweâs main opposition party, beseeched South African President Thabo Mbeki to stop his âquiet support for the dictatorshipâ of President Robert Mugabe.


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


A gel to destroy cervical cancer cells and minimise the threat of disease is under development.


Former U.S. Masters champion Fred   Couples has withdrawn from next week's Singapore Open with a   viral illness, organizers said on Thursday.


What a shame that Larry Ellison and Craig Conway never got the chance to reunite for that highly anticipated exit interview. It would have been a blockbuster on pay-per-view.


COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- The gunman believed to have killed four people at a megachurch and a missionary training school had been thrown out of the school a few years ago and had been sending it hate mail, police said in court papers Monday.


Capello has 'aura' to rekindle England fire: Brooking

New coach Fabio Capello has the aura to "rekindle the fire" of the under-performing England team, according to Trevor Brooking.


Iran may resume uranium enrichment "any moment," the nation's intelligence minister said on state television Monday, two days after the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency demanded that Tehran halt all such activity.


By Steve Lyttle, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Sep. 17--Firefighters battled a blaze Sunday morning at a Catholic church in southwest Charlotte. No injuries have been reported.   The fire was reported shortly after 9 a.m. at St.


Nerve damage may occur after weight-loss surgery

NEW YORK  - Patients can develop potentially disabling neurological complications after gastric bypass surgery performed to treat morbid obesity, most likely due to deficiencies in certain nutrients, a new study shows.


King County reports recount results: Gregoire by 10

Recount results from King County on Wednesday made Democrat Christine Gregoire the apparent but unofficial winner of the extraordinarily close Washington governor's race.


Dow at record as Exxon rises; Oracle hits tech

The Dow Jones industrial average  finished at a record high on Tuesday, as a rise in oil prices boosted shares of Exxon Mobil Corp.  and investors thought a jump in an inflation gauge would not necessarily lead to increasing interest rates.


Si ritengono discendenti della tribu' di 'Menashe'


Are you financially prepared for surprises? Are you even ready for the expected expenses?


China is No. 1 again, this time in CO2 emissions

Blog: The country surpasses U.S. as worst greenhouse gas emitter, earlier than predicted.


HMRC lifts fine threat for late tax filers

Taking the 'dead' out of 'deadline' Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs will not fine anyone who got their tax filed over the weekend - even though they missed the official, extended deadline.â¦


The EU is set to back former trade commissioner Pascal Lamy for the top job at the WTO. A meeting of trade chiefs from the 25 member states agreed on the Frenchmanâs candidacy on Tuesday.


Let your investments get you the good life.


Futures on benchmark equity indexes  were in the red before Wall Street's opening on Wednesday, with  eyes on Merrill Lynch  after media reports of bigger  write-downs than the brokerage has flagged.