Israeli airstrike kills top Hamas leader

An Israeli airstrike Thursday night in Gaza killed a senior commander of Hamas known as a master bomb maker, Hamas and the Israeli military said.


New Zealand repulse England challenge in Twenty20 clash

England lost three wickets in the space of five balls as New Zealand won a tense World Twenty20 Super Eights match by five runs at Kingsmead on Tuesday.


Russia Blames Terrorism for Downed Plane

MOSCOW Aug. 28, 2004 - The discovery of traces of explosives in the wreckage of one of two airliners that crashed almost simultaneously this week have confirmed a widely suspected terrorist connection and


Olympics: Halkia New Greek Goddess, Faces Down Questions

Fani Halkia, hailed by one Greek tabloid as a "Winged Goddess," stormed to Olympic victory in the 400 meter hurdles, sparking nationwide jubilation and much probing of her startlingly improved form.


Cda Rai, Ã¨ scontro tra Casini e il governo

Il presidente della Camera: "Non posso interferire ma questo consiglio non Ã¨ piÃ¹ quello nominato da noi". Il ministro delle Comunicazioni Gasparri: "I consiglieri lavorano in piena legittimitÃ , nessuno ha chiesto al loro presidente di dimettersi".


In Internet Calling, Skype Is Living Up to the Hype

Skype is the easiest, fastest and cheapest way for individual customers to use their computers with broadband connections as telephones.


Siviglia, 12:15 - CALCIO, PUERTA: SITUAZIONE STABILE, C'E' OTTIMISMO

Le condizioni di salute di Antonio Puerta sono stabili. Il giocatore del Siviglia è ricoverat...


Fractured Bosnia Struggles to Form Police Force for All

BANJA LUKA, Bosnia -- The tip was vague but promising, like so many other recent leads that had failed to pan out.


Chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday that Germany would not send combat troops to an international peacekeeping force in Lebanon, but was contemplating offering help securing the country's coast.


Reggie White's Funeral Service Set For Wednesday

A preliminary autopsy shows the former Packer great died from a respiratory disease that affected his lungs. A final cause of death for the NFL legend could take up to three months to determine.


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Company claims one million songs sold since prices were cut.


Eurythmics' Stewart chats to rock stars for HBO

HBO is launching a  music-themed interview show hosted by British rock musician  Dave Stewart, best known as one-half of the groundbreaking  synth-pop band Eurythmics,


COLUMBUS, Ohio - President Bush on Saturday ridiculed what he called the "Kerry doctrine" as a dangerous outsourcing of America's security, seeking to poke a hole in Sen. John Kerry's debate performance with what advisers see as his rival's biggest miscue...


Scientists make discovery in Alzheimer's

Scientists have discovered molecular janitors that clear away a sticky gunk blamed for Alzheimer's disease — until they get old and quit sweeping up.


Grant ready to smash chairs for Premiership football Chelsea

Avram Grant insisted he was prepared to get nasty in order to keep Chelsea in the English Premier League title race.


Kidnappers threaten to slay hostages in Iraq; bombing kills 19

Kidnappers with links to al-Qaida threatened in a videotape Saturday to slit the throats of two Americans and a British hostage unless authorities released female prisoners from two US-run prisons in Iraq.


Northern Ireland leaders on 'historic visit' to Brussels

Northern Ireland leaders and former foes Ian Paisley and Martin McGuinness on Thursday hailed a new "open door" relationship with Europe in their historic first joint visit to the EU headquarters.


Sun is putting finishing touches on Honeycomb, which uses new indexing and storage software designed to find files more quickly in large storage systems.


Pre-loaded, supported HP laptops now are available with SuSE 9.1 Professional.


Cheats! Letters Let's get right to it. This week, there was terrible news for sleepy people on rush hour trains: Mobile phones are safe to use.â¦


La crisi governo era gia' evidente nei fatti


Chinese fight rat plague with giant saucepan

Culinary solution to Three Gorges Dam rodent disaster Residents downstream of China's controversial Three Gorges Dam in Hunan province have responded in traditional fashion to a plague of two billion rats forced into farmland by rising water levels - by offering them to restaurants in neighbouring Guangdong province, the home of "if it's edible, we'll eat it" Cantonese cuisine.â¦


To Raise Armyworms and Corn Borers, Study Insect Husbandry

Frank M.  Davis and other experts have developed an entire technology to breed large numbers of insects for a variety of exotic jobs.


Kenya parties to work with African panel: AU

Kenya's president and opposition leader agreed on Thursday to work together with an African panel headed by former U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan to end turmoil that has killed 500 people, the African Union said.


NORTON - Faced with a few more miles to go and traffic like he hadn't expected, Steve Stricker had a bit of a sinking feeling in his stomach yesterday.


N.Korea Says U.S. Rights Law Makes Talks Meaningless

A law urging more human rights in North  Korea passed unanimously by the U.S. Congress showed nuclear  talks were meaningless because America was "hell-bent" on  toppling the communist state, the North's foreign ministry  said.


Safety Regulators Probe 1.1 Mln GM Minivans

U.S. safety regulators are  investigating more than 1.1 million minivans from General  Motors Corp. because passengers could hurt their arms or wrists  when opening a power sliding door.


The internet's bloggers soon got to grips with Rohan Jayasekera's diatribe against the legacy of murdered Dutch filmmaker Theo van Gogh.


Some of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's aides will go on trial next week, interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi said Tuesday.


Assunzioni d'estate in Italia cauto ottimismo

Undici aziende su cento pronte ad assumere nuovo personale da luglio ad agosto. Bene trasporti e comunicazioni, alberghiero e il manifatturiero. Al palo il commercio


President Bush on Monday chose  Carlos Gutierrez, the Cuban-born CEO of Kellogg Co, as his  nominee to be commerce secretary, his second selection of a  Hispanic for a second-term Cabinet.


Lions' Robinson, temporarily paralyzed, released from hospital

As the sun set Saturday evening, Michael Robinson lay face-up on a football field in Madison, Wis. At the same moment, Adam Taliaferro sat on a sofa in his State College apartment.


Taiwanese PC Maker on Verge of Sales Push Into U.S. and China

Acer, the Taiwanese personal computer maker, has appointed an Italian to replace its current president, a move that underscores its raging global ambitions.


NagVis is a visualization addon for the well known network managment system Nagios. NagVis can be used to visualize Nagios Data, e.g. to display IT processes like a mail system or a network infrastructure.   I'm proud to present you NagVis 1.2 in the final version. It's nearly 3 month since the final release of NagVis 1.1, there have been some interesting changes. We had a very little amount of bug reports in the last weeks, maybe not so much people tested it. But I won't be so pessimistic and hope this version is as stable as it occurs.  Here a small list of key features since 1.1 final:   * Recoded map rotation feature: Maps rotation can be stopped and restarted on demand. There is a countdown to the next reload/rotate in the header menu. It also can be included to the map in a textbox via macro. You can also define several map rotation pools in the main configuration.   * Added Dynamic Favicon to increase comfort when using tabbed browsing   * Added better value validation to prevent wrong configuration   * Increased Performance (map load time) up to 50%    Note:  For details see the full 1.2 changelog (http://www.nagvis.org/docs/1.2/changelog).  Note2: All changes in the documentation are marked with a yellow image.  You can download via the Download page (http://www.nagvis.org/downloads).  Have fun with this version and please keep bug reporting.


Parents Wary of Antidepressants for Kids

WASHINGTON - Alarmed at a recommendation that antidepressants for children carry a strict new warning label, some parents are not letting their kids take the drugs as part of a clinical trial for young people who have attempted suicide.    Government health advisers said last week the labels on these drugs should have bold warnings surrounded by a black box to draw attention and say that, in some cases, the medication increases suicidal thoughts and behavior...


Hotel workers at four San Francisco hotels have commenced a two-week strike this morning after working without a union contract for more than six weeks.


Coldiretti, calo del 7,5% delle importazioni


AMD chases Intel with quad-core Opteron chips

Advanced Micro Devices said it plans to begin selling the chip in the second quarter of 2007.


Fred Couples continued his amazing run in the Skins Game, prevailing in four playoff holes against Woods to get the final three skins and $340,000, and win his record fifth Skins Game with a total of $640,000.


U.S. stocks closed higher on Monday  after a drop in oil prices eased worries about high energy  costs, although disappointing earnings from diversified  manufacturer 3M Co.MMM.N curbed gains on the blue-chip Dow.


Twenty suspects across Europe are targeted in raids directed at an alleged suicide bomber recruitment network.


An Italian village installs a giant mirror to illuminate the central square in the dark winter.


Russia's Marat Safin and Australia's Lleyton Hewitt have advanced to the ATP Masters Cup semi-finals with impressive straight-set victories, completing a historic line-up in Houston.


California wildfires force historic evacuation

Fierce wildfires raged across Southern California on Tuesday, threatening more than 60,000 homes as night fell and forcing half a million people to flee in the state's largest evacuation.


Wall Street resumed its year-end rally Tuesday, bolstered by a new report which showed consumer confidence had jumped sharply in recent weeks.


Castro recovering and giving orders: Chavez

CARACAS, Venezuela  - Cuban leader Fidel Castro is   now able to write notes and give orders as he recovers from   surgery, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said on Sunday.


Ex-HP director seeks U.S. probe of privacy breach

A former Hewlett-Packard Co.   HPQ.N board member has asked U.S. prosecutors, as well as   U.S. trade and communications regulators, to review an HP   investigation in which directors' and journalists' private   phone records were accessed.


British security officials hunting for Margaret Hassan are trying to contact the intermediary who acted as the conduit with Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's group during the kidnapping of Kenneth Bigley.


Kid Rock will not face charges over an alleged scuffle with Motley Crue's Tommy Lee at the MTV Music Video Awards.


The undead take Manhattan at Zombiecon '07

A visual recap of the annual pre-Halloween zombie flash mob.


A US judge rejects a call for a separate inquiry into the CIA's destruction of tapes of terror suspects being interrogated.


Governors Banding Together Over Future Of Medicare Funding

Fearful that President Bush plans to shift more Medicaid costs to the states, the nation's governors are mounting a bipartisan lobbying effort to stave off new federal limits on the program.


PARIS (BBC News) - An Algerian man has been convicted and sentenced to life in prison for helping fund a wave of deadly bomb attacks on Paris Metro stations 12 years ago.  Rachid Ramda, of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA), was jailed for a minimum of 22 years for his role in the attacks that killed eight and injured 150.  The blasts in three stations in 1995 were the worst bombings in France since World War II. Ramda was arrested in London in 1995 and accused of financing the operation from Britain.  After a 10-year battle between French and British authorities, he was extradited to France to face trial.


Four people were arrested Tuesday in connection with the alleged Mafia-linked slayings of six Italians in a western German town, authorities said.


A marine reserve is to be created off the island of Arran to protect bio-diversity, according to the Scottish government.


Considering the projections for the number of home foreclosures in the next couple of years -- estimates now start at 1 million annually and go up from there -- you'd have thought there might be more ideas floating around for dealing with this economic, social and political calamity.


Porn in China: Death by success takes on a new meaning

The phenomenon of "death by success" -- in which a website is brought down by strong user interest -- is well known online but has taken a new twist in China.


Bill Clinton and Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton visited a Northern Ireland peace center Friday named in honor of the former U.S. president.


EADS aerospace group faces new problems with military plane: report

The European aerospace giant EADS is facing new problems with its A400M military transport plane which could delay its maiden flight expected in July, a Germany weekly reported.


HOUSTON -- Maria didn't mean to poison her children. Quite the opposite. Worried about her daughters' lack of appetite, the young Houston mother was merely following her grandmother's advice when she gave the two girls and a niece a dose of "greta" _ a Mexican folk medicine used to treat children's...


Pebble Beachâs 18th Hole Is a Perfect Intersection of Golf and Nature

As captivating as the CBS pictures are from the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, stepping on the 18th tee is necessary to grasp the magnitude of this âmost felicitous meeting of land and sea.â


Pakistan films tackle issues with children's tales

Two new films shed light on Pakistan's  deep-rooted social and political problems by looking at them  through the eyes of a child.


Symantec, Veritas could declare $13B deal this week

Shares of Veritas Software (VRTS) surged 9% Tuesday on reports that computer-security giant Symantec (SYMC) is in talks to buy the maker of data-storage and backup


Speculation runs high over which of these companies might buy the Wichita plant -- perhaps by the end of the year. BY MOLLY MCMILLIN.


Calcio, Roma; Del Neri: Sensi ha fatto bene a tenere Baldini

"Baldini? No, non mi ha sorpreso...che Sensi abbia respinto le sue dimissioni: il presidente ha fatto la cosa giusta". Lo ha detto Del Neri, tecnico della Roma, prima della partita con il Bayer Leverkusen.


Minarets blown up at revered Iraq Shi'ite shrine

Suspected al Qaeda militants blew up two minarets of a revered Shi'ite mosque in the Iraqi city of Samarra on Wednesday, targeting a shrine bombed last year in an attack that sparked a wave of sectarian killing.


Hong Kong - The first inquests related to the outbreak of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in Hong Kong in 2003 opened in the territory on Monday with a coroner probing the deaths of six medical workers, judicial sources said.


Ichiro edges closer with one hit; M's lose 3-2

OAKLAND, Calif. - Ichiro went home without the major league hits record, thanks to Oakland's determined pitching staff â-nd a much bigger hit by Bobby Crosby.


Harvard Chief Says His Remarks on Women Were Wrong

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.  - Harvard University President  Lawrence Summers has written a lengthy apology, admitting he  was wrong to suggest women do not have the same natural ability  in math and sciences as men.


Thrilling Relay Win Gets Phelps Third Gold

ATHENS, Greece - Now this was a duel in the pool. With Michael Phelps leading off Tuesday night, the United States bested its top rival in the most thrilling race of the Athens Games...


Getting and spending: Russia grapples with excess oil billions

What do you do when you've got billions of dollars lying around and don't know how to spend them?


Short people complain of poorer mental and physical health than those of average height, a study reveals.


A property survey finds that Wales is one of the most profitable areas in Britain to own and sell a home.


Jags agree to 5-year deal with Northcutt

The Jacksonville Jaguars believe they found a legitimate deep threat in free agency, agreeing to a five-year contract with former Cleveland receiver Dennis Northcutt on Sunday.


The US, Russia and Sudan are accused of being the biggest violators of housing rights.


Settle the Impasse Now, Ahern Tells N.Irish Groups

Northern Ireland's politicians must decide once and for all, within a few days, whether to unite to refloat the province's peace process, Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern said on Wednesday. "People want a decision," Ahern told reporters after talks with Britain's Tony Blair. "We have to call it within a matter of days."


Turning Off Cancer Gene Reverses Liver Tumors

Researchers at Stanford University in California have been able to reverse incurable liver tumors in mice by switching off the cancer-causing gene.


Tamoxifen May Raise Stroke Risk Slightly

NEW YORK  - Many women who've had breast  cancer or are at high risk for the disease take tamoxifen for  years. A new study now shows that long-term tamoxifen use seems  to increase the risk of stroke, although the absolute increase  in risk is small.


Israel kills five Hamas gunmen in Gaza raid

Israeli troops and armor crossed into the central Gaza Strip on Thursday, killing five militants from the Islamist Hamas group, which controls the coastal Palestinian territory.


FIA boss Max Mosley says we should savour great overtaking moves. Well it might help if we see some of them! The Japanese GP was exhilarating and frustrating in equal measure.


The trial of Shining Path rebel leader Abimael Guzman was suspended again Friday for after one judge stepped down and prosecutors insisted that the lead judge follow suit.


Quincy Jones' stockpile of awards is about to grow higher — he's been named "Mentor of the Year," by Harvard University's School of Public Health.


Cricket: Rain stops India-Sri Lanka one-dayer

Light showers have halted play in the first one-day international between India and Sri Lanka at the Eden Gardens here.


Carly Fiorina's career has followed an uncannily cinematic arc. A restless law school dropout becomes a master sales rep for Ma Bell, then rises higher in business than any other woman, running Hewlett-Packard Co. for six years. She wrestles that stodgy Silicon Valley institution into the Internet age, needing every ounce of her charm to win a huge merger contest.


Welcome to the dawn of a new credit  cycle, with tighter bank lending, rising costs for riskier  borrowers and a slowing economy.


Sale a 243,7 mld di dollari e supera Citigroup


A CONMAN who made Â£13.8million with spam emails offering non-existent money-making schemes has been jailed for nine years. Dubbed a "modern day snake oil salesman", Jeremy Jaynes ripped off thousands of internet customers.


Palestina: alle elezioni con il vice di Arafat

Lâerede di Arafat sarÃ  Abu Mazen, il Primo Ministro di Arafat allâInterno dellâAutoritÃ  Palestinese. Il comitato centrale di al-Fatah ha scelto il suo rappresentante alla presidenza per le prossime elezioni.


Iraqi Police Chief Threatens Militant Crackdown

The chief of police in the Iraqi city of Mosul has given insurgents two weeks to give up their weapons or face a crackdown by security forces emboldened after the election.


Roma, 17:35 - CALCIO, SERIE C2: RISULTATI E CLASSIFICHE

Risultati e classifiche della 24/a giornata, 7/a di ritorno, del campionato di serie C2.


Arafat orders release of kidnapped CNN producer

Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat has ordered his security services to help secure the release of a CNN producer kidnapped by Palestinian militants in Gaza.


Vernand Morency did not play in the first half of No. 25 Oklahoma State's game Saturday against Baylor after having fluid drained from his knee.


ACLU Sues Over 'Behavioral' Profiling at Airport

The practice of stopping people at New  England's main airport and detaining them for questioning based  on their behavior is unconstitutional and must be stopped, the  American Civil Liberties Union said in a lawsuit filed on  Wednesday.


When Mike Lowell woke up in a Cleveland hotel yesterday morning, his team down, 3-1, in the American League Championship Series to the Indians, he wasn't contemplating his Red Sox mortality.


Tentative deal reached on economic stimulus: aide

U.S. lawmakers and the White House have reached a tentative deal on an economic stimulus plan, an aide close to the negotiations said on Thursday.


SCOTT CITY, Missouri - Police said inmates used pancake batter and toothpaste to cover a hole they made to allow a female inmate to slide into the next cell and join a male inmate. Now steel plates are being added to the Missouri jail's interior walls.


Still back home in Houston, Andy Pettitte will throw a bullpen session Saturday to keep up with his teammates before he arrives at spring training.


Chinese premier Wen Jiabao took a bullhorn in hand to encourage stranded passengers in the snow-bound city of Changsha, as unusually severe winter weather snarled transport throughout the south amidst the country's worst power crisis.


A UN inquiry finds that Pakistani peacekeepers in DR Congo were involved in gold smuggling.


The government approved a drug Tuesday that offers a new way of fighting severe pain - an option for patients who no longer benefit from morphine and other traditional pain medications.


On a cold, sunlit morning, mourners gathered to remember the murdered British hostage Ken Bigley. Among them were members of his family, a few friends and the two senior politicians who played


Gunmen have attacked a police station and polling stations in the Chechen capital, killing several people just over a week before an election to replace the region's assassinated president, Russian news agencies reported.


'Joey' retains most of his charm in 'Friends' spin-off

Not just because "Friends" star Matt LeBlanc has been spun off of one of TV's biggest comedies, leaving New York and landing in Los Angeles.


Gamers have bought almost all of the first batch of Sony's new PlayStation Portable (PSP) games console, which went on sale in Japan on Sunday.


Livorno, 19:11 - CALCIO, LIVORNO: DOPPIO ALLENAMENTO

Due allenamenti per il Livorno a Tirrenia in vista della gara di domenica al "Ferraris" con il Genoa...


Drug stocks took another hit Friday, a day after a veteran Food and Drug Administration researcher said that five drugs currently on the market needed closer scrutiny for possible safety risks.


The NFL Network suffers from growing pains as disputes continue between the league and three of the countryÃÂ¿s largest cable companies.


US policy makers split on approach to Syria

WASHINGTON -- Even as pressure mounts for the United States to work with the Syrian government, the White House and the State Department have been quietly building ties with Syrian dissidents, holding meetings in Washington and Damascus that some describe as a search for credible alternatives to the regime of President Bashar al-Assad.


President Bush signed into law a nuclear deal with India today, reversing decades of U.S. policy by creating an India-only exemption that allows New Delhi to receive U.S. civilian nuclear technology even though it hasn't signed the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.


Canada's Coffee Time franchise chain opens three outlets in China

TORONTO (CP) - The Coffee Time coffee-shop chain recently opened three retail outlets in Beijing, adding to an international presence that includes parts of Europe.


Painkiller warning to arthritis sufferers

Hundreds of thousands of patients taking three brands of painkillers for arthritis were advised yesterday to see their doctors after new research raised fears of an increased risk of heart attacks and strokes.


Bank of America in Talks to Buy Countrywide

Bank of America is in talks with the troubled mortgage lender, according to people briefed on the situation.


Merck guides to lower-than-expected 2005 earnings

NEW YORK, December 8  - Merck & Co (MRK.NYS) has guided to lower-than-expected 2005 earnings due to the withdrawal of its blockbuster arthritis drug, Vioxx, and increased generic competition for its cholesterol drug, Zocor.


Drawings of new U.S. embassy in Iraq removed from Web

A U.S. architectural firm posted drawings of the new U.S. embassy being built in Baghdad on its Web site but removed them when U.S. officials complained they might endanger Americans, a U.S. official said on Friday.


NASA Issues Proposal Request for Ares I Avionics Unit

WASHINGTON, June 6  /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA has issued a request for proposal for key guidance, navigation and control hardware for the new Ares I crew launch vehicle. The upper stage instrument unit avionics will be used during the Ares I ascent.


New claims over Vioxx could cost Merck $18bn

MERCK faces a fresh barrage of lawsuits over its Vioxx arthritis drug that together could cost it as much as $18 billion (Â£9.8 billion) as hundreds of lawyers from across America will next week team up for a combined attack on the embattled drug


InfoWorld - The U.S. International Trade Commission has denied a request by Qualcomm Inc. to stay an ITC ban on the importation of some Qualcomm chips and cell phones into the U.S. while the company continues its appeal in a patent infringement case filed against it by Broadcom Corp.


At least 23 passengers killed in Honduran bus shooting

Unknown men assailed a public bus in northern Honduras on Thursday, killing at least 23 passengers, the Honduran La Prensa newspaper reported on its Web site.


U.S. wants more Mexican forces in border drug city

The United States asked Mexico on   Thursday to send federal security forces back to the border   city of Nuevo Laredo, which is still struggling with drug   violence despite a security crackdown last year.


Katie Holmes, Rosie O'Donnell and Anna Nicole Smith's baby daughter, Dannielynn, are among the boldface names on OK! magazine's list of "most influential" celebrities.


Roma, 13:27 - CALCIO, PETRUCCI: BORSE DI STUDIO PER FIGLI RACITI

Il presidente del Coni, Gianni Petrucci, al termine di un vertice durato poco piÃ¹ di tre ore con il ...


Microsoft Sues Web Hoster, Others Over Spam

Microsoft Corp. (MSFT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) filed nine new lawsuits against spammers who send unsolicited e-mail, including an e-mail marketing Web hosting company, the world's largest software maker said on Thursday.


Spanish government approves gay marriage bill

The Spanish government approved a bill to legalize homosexual marriages, which will make it only the third country in Europe to condone same sex marriages, cabinet spokeswoman Maria Teresa Fernandez de la Vega said.


Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama seek to set aside a row over civil rights in their fight for the US Democratic ticket.


Attorney general wins "sitting duck award"

U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales won American newspaper columnists' annual "Sitting Duck Award" for being an easy target.


Manila beefs up troops in capital on coup rumors

About 1,000 soldiers were brought to the Philippine capital on Friday amid reports of a plot to destabilize the government of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo due to a brewing political scandal, the military chief said.


Minutes after a massive earthquake rocked the Indian Ocean on Sunday, international ocean monitors knew that a tsunami would likely follow.


Chinese state media on Sunday blasted a Pentagon report on Beijing's defense plans as misleading and insulting, and said China had to pursue military modernization to avoid falling further behind the United States.


Spitzer forces Glaxo to publish drug trials

GlaxoSmithKline yesterday said it would publish all details of its clinical drug trials after being accused of concealing information that its leading antidepressant could be harmful to children.


Un terzo dei contratti trasformato a tempo indeterminato


Uma Thurman has become a last-minute addition to the indie romance "Prime," replacing Sandra Bullock who exited last month because she did not like the script.


You be the judge, but a California state senator has worked himself into a righteous lather over RFID.


Peterson gets death sentence for murdering pregnant wife

Repelled by Scott Peterson's seeming lack of sorrow and remorse, a jury decided Monday that he deserves the death penalty for murdering his pregnant wife, Laci, almost two years ago to the date.


Armed robbers have stolen art worth $100 million, including works by Claude Monet and Vincent van Gogh, from a Zurich museum, police said Monday.


Bush team tries to keep lid on frustration over NKorea: experts

The Bush administration is trying to keep a lid on growing frustration over faltering talks to rid North Korea of nuclear weapons as criticism surfaces from hardliners in the wings, experts say.


My first book, 'The Entrepreneur's Guide to Second Life,' is published

Titled 'The Entrepreneurs Guide to Second Life,' the book is a how-to guide to building a profitable business in the popular virtual world.


Global mobile subscriptions hit three billion

Multiple SIMs boosting numbers Worldwide mobile phone subscriptions have hit three billion, according to a new report by Informa Telecoms and Media.â¦


The risk of dogs and children being given votes could be cut by changing how people register to vote, says a watchdog.


SpongeBob SquarePants Makes Macy's Lineup

NEW YORK -- The sounds of marching bands from across the country and the sights of gigantic balloons floating high in the sky filled New York City Thursday.


Second-quarter earnings rose 62% at Nordstrom (JWN:NYSE - commentary - research) as the fashion specialty retailer continued to improve inventory management and cost controls.


HP Launches Unique Project for Its Customers in the Region

HP Middle East announced today the launch of an innovative program for its Inkjet and LaserJet printer users in the Middle East called 'Dial A Cartridge'.


Kimberly-Clark Corp.  posted a  higher quarterly profit on Tuesday as savings from its  restructuring plan helped offset higher fiber costs, and raised  its full-year earnings forecast.


David Lucas scores 17 of his 23 points in the second half as Oregon State upsets No. 11 Washington, 90-73, on Sunday.


InfoWorld - The millions of pilgrims in Mecca this week for the Hajj, an annual gathering of Muslims, can stay connected thanks to a temporary Wi-Fi mesh network covering a large part of the city.


Kerry calls it quits, concedes election to Bush

Democrat John Kerry ended the journey of a lifetime, conceding defeat to President George W. Bush after concluding he could no longer win the bitterly divisive election.


Clooney and Cheadle get peace award for Darfur

Actors George Clooney and Don Cheadle said world leaders must not be allowed to ignore the war in Darfur, as they received an award by Nobel peace laureates for their efforts to help civilians caught up in the conflict.


A service where heart attack patients are sent for treatment within the hour has reduced death-rates five-fold, doctors say.


In speech to conservatives, senator confronts critics over issues such as immigration head on.


Kenyon Martin had 24 points and nine rebounds, and Denver limited high-scoring Jason Richardson to 13 points in the Nuggets' 107-91 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Saturday night


Brazil to Present Bid for 2014 World Cup

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil  -- Brazil will declare its bid to host the 2014 World Cup on Wednesday, hoping to return soccer's showcase event to the country for the first time since 1950.


SANTA CLARA, California  - A strong minority of Yahoo Inc.  shareholders challenged the Web company's direction on Tuesday by voting against board-nominated directors at the annual meeting, and investors confronted Chief Executive Terry Semel.


McDonald's sees profit above Street as sales jump

McDonald's Corp.  said on Monday it expects to report quarterly earnings before items above Wall Street estimates on its strongest quarterly sales in three years.


GM targets 2010 production for electric car

General Motors Corp  has set a target for production of an all-electric car in 2010, GM's product chief and Vice Chairman Bob Lutz said on Tuesday.


Square Feet: A Place So Crowded, Nobody Goes There Anymore

A plan is being developed to alleviate the growing pressure from pedestrian and vehicle traffic in Times Square.


eBay is reportedly pulling out of the Chinese market, instead opting to replace it with a new site that would be run by Bejing-based Tom Online, the Wall Street Journal reports. So far, the auction site has refused to confirm the speculation.


UK firm pays biggest ever fine over 'pirate' software

Keel-hauled An unnamed UK firm has agreed to pay a record fine of Â£250,000 ($498K) for running unlicensed software.â¦


A Colombian rebel leader is jailed for 60 years in the US over the kidnapping of three US intelligence operatives.


Deep differences surface at an EU meeting over proposals to coordinate tax policies across the European Union.


In part because CompUSA has been a large seller of Macs, the news last week that the electronics retailer plans to close its remaining stores early next year has drawn lots of attention online.


ÂAsh, Hrithik wore 300 kg of gold in Jodhaa-AkbarÂ

Two hundred craftsmen worked for 600 days, moulded 400 kg of gold and precious and semi-precious stones to recreate jewelleries of Mughal era in Ashutosh Gowariker's historical romance Jodhaa Akbar, releasing Feb 15.


Man held in death of wife on jet ski; abusive relationship cited

A 35-year-old Vallejo man suspected of killing his wife and spinning a hellish tale of her dying while they were stranded overnight on San Pablo Bay remained jailed and on a suicide watch Friday.


VIENNA, Austria -- OPEC was deciding Tuesday whether to maintain its production quota or give it a modest and symbolic boost to calm oil markets worried that there may not be enough crude to meet global demand by year's end.


On Monday afternoon, the Illini were named the No. 1 team by both The Associated Press and Coaches Polls. They celebrated a 78-59 win over Chicago State on Monday night in front of a sold-out Assembly Hall crowd.


Zelda game voted best game of all time--WRONG

While it didn't surprise me that Nintendo games dominated the top 10, I was appalled at what I learned. Check out this and other original content from CNET's blog network.


Opinion: Server virtualization opens door to smart planning

Capacity planners, performance gurus, and Computer Measurement Group members, your day may dawn once again as server virtualization turns the practice of throwing hardware at problems into a counterproductive task.


EA taps '90s nostalgia for 'new' PSP games

"Wing Commander," "Virtual Pinball" are among titles to be rereleased as part of "EA Replay" package.


Blog: Today, Microsoft released a new version of their Windows Live Mobile Search application.


IBM buys database software firm Solid Information

International Business Machines   Corp said on Friday it has agreed to buy in-memory  database software provider Solid Information Technology from  private owners for an undisclosed sum.


Palestinian death toll rises to nine in Israeli raid in Gaza

GAZA CITY - The Palestinian death toll during an Israeli army incursion in Khan Yunis refugee camp in the southern Gaza Strip has risen to nine, Palestinian medical sources said.


Floods leave 66 dead, 12 missing in south China

Floods and landslides triggered by torrential rains in southern China have killed at least 66 people, left 12 others missing and forced nearly 600,000 from their homes, state media reported Sunday.


South Carolina Gives Spurrier Raise and Extension

Coach Steve Spurrier was given a contract extension and salary increase that will bump his annual package at South CarolinaÃÂ to $1.75 million.


Newswire: First-half Online Ad Spending Soars

Internet ad revenue rose nearly 40 percent to $4.6 billion in the first half of 2004 compared to the year-ago period, according to a report released last week. In the second quarter, online ad revenue was $2.37 billion, up almost 43 percent from $1.66 billion during the same period last year and up 6 percent from $2.23 billion in the first quarter. The figures are from the Internet Revenue Report, sponsored by the Interactive Advertising Bureau and conducted independently by the New Media Group of PricewaterhouseCoopers. ...


Prehistoric humans were infected with a bug that causes stomach ulcers, a study has shown.


Ex-Libertines frontman Pete Doherty is given a suspended four month sentence for possessing a flick knife.


At least 39 people have been killed and more than 80 wounded after a car bomb exploded at a rally to commemorate an assassinated militant religious leader in central Pakistan, police say.


"That Arms Be Silenced" in the Ivory Coast, Says Pope

VATICAN CITY, NOV. 7, 2004 .- John Paul II called for the silencing of arms in the Ivory Coast amid the tension that followed the killing of nine French soldiers on Saturday.


As Darfur bleeds, Sudan helps US fight terror

Once home to Osama bin Laden, Sudan is an invaluable ally in the US-led war on terror but the cooperation may be allowing Khartoum to resist pressure to end the bloodshed in Darfur, experts say.


Only in New York Podcast: Governor Spitzer has not been in office long, but heâs already outlasted another New York governor, William Sulzer, who was impeached in 1913 after only nine months in office. Sam Roberts looks for lessons.


The groundbreaking action by the Federal Trade Commission against two New Hampshire software companies is "long overdue," said one local computer expert.


They have called it the "Armageddon election". "Each side predicts the end is near if the other side wins," says pollster John Zogby.


Former British PM Blair converts to Catholicism: officials

Former British prime minister Tony Blair has become a Roman Catholic, church officials said Saturday, ending widespread speculation that he would switch to the faith of his wife and four children.


Blog: You've heard and read all about Apple's iPhone. Now, let's get a sense of how many people have the iPhone itch.


ATHENS -- The mistakes were so minor. Carly Patterson's foot scraping the lower of the uneven bars. Courtney Kupets' tumbling pass that ended here instead of there. Mohini Bhardwaj's slight stumble on the beam.


Sweden Fears Worst as First Tsunami Dead Come Home

The first Swedish dead from the Asian  tsunami came home Wednesday to a nation which fears it may have  suffered its worst loss of life for 200 years.


In addition to adjustments to the income tax, Gov. Martin O'Malley's budget plan includes other components that will be announced in coming days. H...

In addition to adjustments to the income tax, Gov. Martin O'Malley's budget plan includes other components that will be announced in coming days. Here is what is in the proposal, based on what O'Malley (D) has told lawmakers:


Rosina per i granata al 51', poi autogol di Ferri


Happy ending for bookshops as last Harry Potter heads for new sales records

The last book in the world-shaking Harry Potter series headed Sunday for new sales records as millions of readers across the globe rushed to find out the fate of the bespectacled boy wizard.


On the Runway Blog: On the Runway: The London-Paris Express

A long day of shows, a memorial to Isabella Blow, and the opening tonight of âThe Golden Age of Coutureâ at the Victoria and Albert Museum.


For Graphic Novels, a New Frontier: Teenage Girls

DC Comics tries to reach what it sees as underserved readers.


China to tighten adoption rules, ban obese parents

China will unveil new rules this week  aimed at restricting the number of foreigners who can adopt  Chinese children, an official said on Wednesday, which foreign  agencies say will ban the obese and unmarried from adopting.


A controversial EU commission nominee sparks a new row by allegedly saying single mums are "not so good".


Norilsk Nickel shook up the gold world Monday, backing a hostile takeover bid by one South African company for another that could give it a stake in the world's largest producer of the precious metal.


Hip-hop moguls Russell Simmons and Sean Combs are teaming for an MTV reality project.


Former French hostage: Iraqi militants wanted Bush re-elected

French journalists held hostage for four months in Iraq said their militant captors told them they wanted President Bush to win re-election.


Iraqi PM Nouri Maliki announces the start of a major offensive against al-Qaeda militants in Mosul.


No. 13 Louisville Holds Off Florida 74-70

Taquan Dean scored 22 points, Francisco Garcia added 19 and No. 13 Louisville withstood a late rally to beat Florida 74-70 Saturday. Rick Pitino improved to 20-1 against former assistant coaches and players and extended his record to 6-0 against Billy Donovan.


SBC Communications Inc. SBC.N is  in talks to acquire AT&T Corp. T.N for more than $15 billion  to bolster its business among large corporations, sources  familiar with the talks said on Thursday.


China to cut deficit, curb government investment in 2005: official

BEIJING : The Chinese government will try to cut its huge deficit next year and curb investment financed from public coffers, state media said, quoting Vice Finance Minister Lou Jiwei.


UK police have quizzed a man over claims of an assassination plot against Russian Boris Berezovsky.


Madrid, 19:20 - F1, SITO SPAGNOLO: ALONSO SI E' SPOSATO SCORSO NOVEMBRE

Secondo quanto scrive il sito web del giornale 'La Nueva Espana', Fernando Alonso, campione del mond...


The looming political battle over how to reform the tangled U.S. income tax code could get ugly. But one option, a tax aimed at boosting savings, holds promise.


No progress in media row as kick-off looms

A major row threatening coverage of the rugby World Cup by leading international media groups remained unresolved on Friday with only hours left to the tournament's opening game.


A cannabis campaigner who went to court to defend her right to use the drug for pain relief dies at home.


Kenny Rogers- 'Gambler' to Play a Few Hands in Salem

By Tad Dickens  Lately, Kenny Rogers' ever-evolving head has made more news than his music. But the man who sang "The Gambler" still has smooth pipes, which he plans to bring to Salem Civic Center on May 4.


Dr. Phil's planned sitdown Monday with Britney Spears' parents dissolved into accusations he was exploiting the troubled singer's emotional crackup. The TV shrink insisted he canceled the taping with Jamie and Lynne Spears "because the Spears situation...


The Giants crushed the 49ers with a big-play defense that forced four turnovers. The Giants are now 5-2 for the fourth season in a row under Coach Tom Coughlin.


A profit warning from Australian no-frills airline Virgin Blue sends its shares down 20%.


Mahmoudiya mayor says death probe started

The mayor of the town where U.S. soldiers allegedly raped an Iraqi woman and then killed her and her family said Monday that local authorities have started their own investigation into the case. A neighbor said the rape victim was a 14-year-old girl.


Japanese telecom giant NTT DoCoMo (NYSE: DCM) is building its commitment to Linux, investing US$3 million for a stake in mobile middleware developer MontaVista Software.


$12 Billion Estimate for Gas Tank Cleanup

By Associated Press  WASHINGTON -- It will cost at least $12 billion to clean up contamination from tens of thousands of gasoline storage tanks that are leaking underground, congressional auditors say.


The foreign secretary, Jack Straw, arrived in Sudan's troubled Darfur region this morning to witness the devastating results of Arab militia attacks on the indigenous black African population.


Avery Johnson has let Dirk Nowitzki loose. Nowitzki led Dallas in scoring for the ninth straight game, scoring 30 points, and the Mavericks handed the Minnesota Timberwolves their eighth consecutive loss with a 101-78 victory on Sunday.


Ivory Coast Protesters Riot As War Resumes

Hundreds of protesters in the Ivory Coast commercial capital, Abidjan, have gone on a rampage, after the military resumed attacks on rebel positions ending months of stalled peace negotiations.


Movie Review | 'Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix': Hogwarts Under Siege

âHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenixâ begins with a spot of unpleasantness at the Dursleys, and ends with Harry facing down Lord Voldemort.


Apple Computer Inc. AAPL.O shares  jumped as much as 16 percent on Monday, to their highest level  in more than 4 years, after a Wall Street analyst nearly  doubled his price target on the stock.


Japan Issues Order to Deport Ex-Chess Champ Fischer

Japan issued a deportation order on Tuesday against former world chess champion Bobby Fischer, who is wanted in the United States for defying sanctions, but his lawyer immediately filed an appeal, blocking the move.


China Arrests 774 in Crackdown on Food and Drugs

Government regulators said the suspects were detained during nationwide inspections of restaurants, food and drug production facilities and food markets.


Never give up, says priest who battled blindness

Orphaned and blinded in the Korean War, Kim Sun-Tae has overcome disability, poverty and discrimination to achieve three doctorates and set up an eye clinic that has treated hundreds of thousands.


U.S. health officials, taking  another step to ease the season's flu shot shortage, approved  the importation of up to 4 million flu shot doses from Europe  on Tuesday for patients willing to sign a consent form.


German chancellor says troops will stay out of Iraq after minister ...

Germany's defense minister suggested Wednesday that his country might one day send troops to Iraq, but Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder played down those remarks and said it would not happen.


Our position is: Tough questions, sharp exchanges and opposing views on Iraq highlighted vice presidential debate. Voters again heard two distinct views of how to win the war in Iraq and confront terrorism during Tuesday night's vice presidential debate.


Olmert says unclear if Abbas deal possible by November

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Monday he was not sure he would be able to reach a deal with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on statehood principles before a U.S.-sponsored conference in November.


Arafat's medical records may be released

A spokesperson for the French Defence Ministry has said the medical records of the late Yasser Arafat can be released to certain parties, such as his family.


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5th report on killer faults British medical overseer

MANCHESTER, England A judge investigating the activities of Britain's worst known serial killer, Harold Shipman, a physician, severely criticized Britain's medical watchdog Thursday.


DARLINGTON, South Carolina (Ticker) - With so much emphasis being placed on NASCAR's "Chase for the Championship," it won't be hard to keep track of those 10 drivers in Sunday's Southern 500.


The real problem with "Palindromes," the latest film by Todd Solondz, is not that he goes too far, but that he seems to have no particular direction in mind.


SAN DIEGO - Ken Caminiti fearless on a baseball field, where he made incredible stops at third base, swatted home runs from both sides of the plate and played through pain that would wither most anyone else.


Democrat Hillary Rodham became a super fan of the New York Giants Sunday, reveling in their upset of the New England Patriots Â and even seeing an omen for her own political future.


Britain deports second terror suspect to Algeria

A man described as a senior member of a terrorist group linked to Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden was deported from Britain to Algeria, the Home Office said.


Piacenza, 13:10 - CALCIO, PIACENZA-NAPOLI: TENSIONE TRA TIFOSI E FORZE ORDINE

Tensione a Piacenza, dove oggi si gioca la sfida tra la squadra di casa e il Napoli. Una decina di t...


ROMA - Una notizia pubblicata ieri dal Corriere della Sera ha riacceso lo scontro, anche allâinterno della maggioranza, tra chi difende la legge sulla procreazione assistita e chi vorrebbe modificarla o abrogarla con un referendum.


At least 700 students surrender at a mosque which security forces are besieging in Pakistan's capital.


Frances Moves Over Gulf, May Hit Florida Panhandle

Tropical Storm Frances may regain hurricane strength as it crosses the warm water of the Gulf of Mexico, and is expected to make landfall again in Florida after slamming the peninsula and causing billions of dollars in damage.


A fight between two powerful lawmakers over boxing reform legislation might have KO'ed the anti-smut Family Movie Act and a bill that makes it a federal crime to camcord a movie.


Siddharth to be carrom player in Striker

After Shah Rukh Khan as hockey coach in "Chak De! India" and John Abraham as a football pro in the soon-to-be-released "Goal", it's "Rang De Basanti" fame Siddharth's turn to endorse a sport in a film


At the worst possible moment, Ford announces the worst possible recall.


Roma, 20:27 - CALCIO, ROMA: SOLO PALESTRA PER DE ROSSI

Allenamento pomeridiano per la Roma in vista della gara con il Napoli. Rientrati i nazionali fatta e...


Supermarket Wraps Up Compost Bid for Gardeners

SCOTS gardeners can now use supermarket packaging as compost.  Morrison's have introduced compostable wrappings for its organic fresh produce range.  Trays are made of sugar cane fibre and wood pulp.  Supermarket chiefs say their "green" packaging breaks down naturally.


Iraq PM urges parliament to shorten summer break

Iraq's Shi'ite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has called on parliament to either scrap or shorten its August summer break to pass laws seen as vital to stabilising the country, his office said.


Two dead, 38 injured as tropical storm Meari batters southern ...

: A powerful tropical storm battered southern Japan on Wednesday, killing two people and injuring 38 as it whipped up waves and winds that damaged homes, downed


Pacific Rim nations reached tentative agreement on the need "to slow, stop and then reverse" climate change, setting nonbinding goals to improve energy use, according to a draft statement Saturday.


Washington, D.C. spends $10,829 per pupil: study

Washington, D.C., led the nation in school budgets, spending $10,829 per pupil, which worked out to almost three times what last-placed Utah spent, according to a report released on Monday.


Londra, 17:21 - CALCIO, INGHILTERRA: FOWLER VUOLE ANDARE NEGLI USA

Anche Robbie Fowler vuole andare a giocare negli Stati Uniti. L'attaccante, in scadenza di contratto...


Japan rejects New Zealand's plea to allow Greenpeace to tow a stricken whaling ship out of Antarctic waters.


American Paul Hamm and South Korea's Yang Tae-young have testified before the sports world's highest court in a hearing to determine who should win the Olympic men's all-around gymnastics gold medal.


Tyrannosaurus rex was fast enough on its legs to outrun a footballer, a study by a British team suggests.


Update: Vista SP1 due in Q1 2008, beta in September

InfoWorld - Microsoft has finally broken its silence on the timing of the release of the highly anticipated Windows Vista Service Pack 1, saying the software updates should be in final release in the first quarter of next year with the company shipping off a beta next month to 10,000 to 15,000 testers.


Outsmarting the Pack During Earnings Season

Knowing a little bit more than the next guy is the name of the game on Wall Street.


South Africa prosecutor denies Mbeki behind Zuma charges

South Africa's chief prosecutor has denied accusations that President Thabo Mbeki is behind new corruption charges laid against ruling ANC leader Jacob Zuma, local media reported on Sunday.


US cites Saudi Arabia for "severe" curbs on religious freedom

STATE DEPARTMENT The State Department is including Saudi Arabia for the first time on its list of countries that could be subject to sanctions for violations of religious freedom.


Pennsylvania Game Commission: End-of-Summer Deer Poachers Nabbed Near Maryland Border; October Meeting Agenda Posted on Game Commission Website

HUNTINGDON, Pa., Sept. 20  /PRNewswire/ -- For three Maryland adults and a Pennsylvania juvenile apprehended over the past weekend by Pennsylvania Game Commission officers, the temptation to skirt the laws to get their deer early has resulted in fines that may total more than $4,000.


Hurricane Ivan brought western North Carolina the worst floods in 64 years.


The Doctorâs World: When a Murderer Wants to Practice Medicine

It is hard to think of a case in which a murderer should become a medical doctor. Murder and medical practice are simply incompatible.


Jacques Chirac Kicks-Off Year of France In China

BEIJING, CHINA.- The China National Museum of Fine Arts greeted two special visitors Sunday, Chinese President Hu Jintao and his French counterpart Jacques Chirac, as a part of the kick-off celebration of the ...


CROOKS HAVE reopened their online store to flog the stolen source code of Cisco's PIX firewall software. The Source Code Club were offering the nicked Cisco code for a mungingly cheap $24,000, also up for


Milano, 16:43 - CALCIO, INTER: STANKOVIC E TOLDO LAVORANO IN GRUPPO

Lavoro tecnico-tattico per l'Inter in vista della gara con il Siena. In gruppo Stankovic e Toldo: il...


Not a Flash in the pan The CEO of hard disk drive (HDD) maker Seagate Technology has declared the firm's intention to enter the Flash memory market. Bill Watkins said in an interview with CNET that Seagate will begin shifting solid-state drives (SSD) based on Flash memory chip technology from next year.â¦


Serbia election pits nationalism against West

"I wouldn't be ready to put my money on anyone right now"  Serbia votes on Sunday in a presidential election pitting a pro-Western liberal against a nationalist in a vote seen as a plebiscite on Belgrade's place in the world as it prepares for the loss of Kosovo. via Reuters


Roma, 11:14 - TENNIS, CLASSIFICA ATP: VOLANDRI RESTA NUMERO UNO AZZURRO

Con la nuova classifica mondiale pubblicata dall'Atp, Filippo Volandri si conferma numero 1 d'Italia...


Laid-Back Actor Dennis Quaid Still Mixing It Up

It says a lot about actor Dennis  Quaid that he should currently be starring in two movies that  are poles apart -- a big action adventure set in the desert and  a lighthearted domestic drama in which he plays a salesman  shunted aside by the latest bright young lad.


BarCampESM - Making Things Happen in Austin, TX

This past Saturday, approximately fifty members of the enterprise systems management community got together in Austin, Texas for their own BarCamp.  This event, BarCampESM, allowed for an informal gathering at which to brainstorm and create some real change in their industry. read more


Fritz Haeg is selling his geodesic dome, but he's holding onto his teapot.


Poll: Seniors Key to Slip in Bush Rating

The public's confidence in President Bush's job performance and the nation's direction has slipped in the opening weeks of his second term, particularly among people 50 and older, according to an Associated Press poll.


Clinton reveals turning point in White House race

Hillary Clinton highlights incident in New Hampshire diner when she almost cried


No. 10 Marquette tops Coppin State 89-42

Dominic James and Jerel McNeal scored 18 points each and No. 10 Marquette beat Coppin State 89-42 on Friday night.


Iran on Monday rejected U.S. accusations that the highest levels of Iranian leadership have armed Shiite militants in Iraq with armor-piercing roadside bombs


Acclaimed Chinese director nabbed in drug raid

Award-winning film director Zhang Yuan, a member of China's acclaimed "sixth generation" of movie-makers, has been detained for taking drugs, police and state media reports said Friday.


Lilly encouraged off-label Zyprexa use: paper

Drug company Eli Lilly  has  encouraged primary care physicians to use Zyprexa, a powerful  drug for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, in patients who  did not have either condition, the New York Times reported on  its Web site on Monday, citing internal Lilly marketing  materials.


NEW DELHI: Thousands of distraught Indian tourists started fleeing the once-idyllic Asian coastal resorts from Maldives to Sri Lanka and Thailand on Monday, a day after rising tidal waves left over 21,000 people dead in the region.


The Chicago Bears already own the NFC North title and could be joined by champions in several other NFL divisions this weekend.


Myskina upsets Davenport in WTA Championships

LOS ANGELES French Open champion Anastasia Myskina upset Lindsay Davenport 7-6, 6-4 in the WTA Championships. The loss could jeopardize Davenport's hold on the world's No.


Powell Confident Iraq Elections Will Go Ahead

The United States is confident  Iraq's elections will take place as planned on Jan. 30 despite  pressure to delay the poll, Secretary of State Colin Powell  said on Monday.


Olympic Games Hit Stride with Medals Free-For-All

Norway, Germany, France, Britain Romania, New Zealand and Australia all looted the gold-medal chest in the Athens Olympic rowing basin on Saturday, as Greece counted


British forces in Afghanistan will be provided with whatever resources they need, the prime minister says.


21 set 17:38 Onu: Bush, "Il mondo deve fare di piu' per l'Iraq"

NEW YORK - Nel suo intervento all'assemblea generale dell'Onu, il presidente americano George W.Bush ha difeso la scelta della guerra in Iraq: "Una coalizione di nazioni ha contribuito a liberare il popolo iracheno da un dittatore fuorilegge".


Giants-Pats most-watched Super Bowl ever

The 97.5 million viewers who saw the New York Giants' last-minute win over the New England Patriots made it the most-watched Super Bowl ever and second biggest event in American television history.


Myanmar junta to hold election in 2010: state TV

Myanmar's military government will hold  a referendum on a new constitution in May 2008 followed by  multiparty elections in 2010 as part of the junta's roadmap to  democracy, state television announced on Saturday.


US Consulate in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Is Attacked

Gunmen attacked the US Consulate in Saudi Arabia's second-largest city, Jeddah, an American embassy spokeswoman in the capital, Riyadh, said.


BBC Gaza reporter says treated well by captors: Web

BBC Gaza correspondent Alan Johnston said in an Internet video issued by his captors on Friday that they had treated him well.


An MP says people plagued by anti-social behaviour should be able to bypass the police and go to the courts.


Russian agent murder suspect set to reveal 'sensation'

The chief suspect in the London murder of Russian ex-agent Alexander Litvinenko was set to make revelations about the case on Friday that he has already flagged as "a sensation."


Genes involved in the devastating disease Lupus, which affects 50,000 people in the UK, are identified.


Police bring Budapest street violence under control

Hungarian police dispersed demonstrators in the capital after hundreds of mostly young thugs demanding the prime minister's resignation clashed with police in the second night of violence here, a police spokesman told AFP.


Solicitor relives chainsaw attack by husband

Â· Lawyer wed 'Jekyll and Hyde' after court meeting  Â· Unlimited jail term for 'very dangerous' engineer


Oracle Signs Merger Deal With PeopleSoft

Oracle Corp. announced Monday that it has signed a definitive merger agreement to acquire PeopleSoft Inc. for approximately $10.3 billion.


Study fails to link chemical, brain woes

A mercury-based preservative once used in many vaccines does not raise the risk of neurological problems in children, concludes a large federal study that researchers say should reassure parents about the safety of shots their kids received a decade or more ago.


Sallie Mae, reeling from a series of setbacks, paid heavily to recruit a new chief financial officer last week.


Sex Writer Violet Blue Sues Porn Star Violet Blue Over Name

Sex columnist and internet A-lister Violet Blue files suit against a porn actress using the same name. The columnist alleges the actress's films, including Who Violet Blew sully her reputation and infringe on her trademark.


Tension mounts at Pakistan mosque amid blasts, gunfire

Pakistani forces set off "warning" blasts and knocked down the door of a pro-Taliban mosque Thursday, prompting militants to hurl grenades and open fire as tension mounted in a two-day siege.


Tennessee Titans quarterback Steve McNair will not play again this season because of a bruised sternum that has bothered him throughout the year. He is expected to undergo surgery.


In passerella maison famose da Chanel a Dior, ad Armani


Yahoo is overhauling the way it sells advertising in the US, in an effort to help revive the business.


A candidate for Labour's deputy leadership says replacing Trident must be debated across the party.


Rebels say no talks unless Manila sticks to deal

The Philippines' largest Islamic separatist group will not return to peace talks, unless Manila honors a previous pledge to create a Muslim homeland in the south, the rebels' chief negotiator said on Monday.


Report: Kournikova, Iglesias Wed in Mexico

Pop vocalist Enrique Iglesias arrives with tennis star Anna Kournikova for the MTV Video Music Awards at New York's Radio City Music Hall on Aug. 29, 2002.


A woman was arrested on weapons-related charges stemming from the shootings of five members of the Duquesne University basketball team, according to court documents filed Tuesday.


Canadian Bonds Rise, Dollar Drops After Core Inflation Declines

Canadian bonds rose and the dollar dropped after the government said so-called core inflation unexpectedly fell in August. The figures suggested policy makers may lift their key interest rate less than predicted this year.


Trade talks to be held in Brazil may be a way for governments to fire up moribund WTO negotiations.


CBS, Microsoft, and MySpace Unveil Copyright Guidelines

Several large broadcasting and Web companies came out in favor of filtering software and procedures for addressing copyright concerns in a set of guidelines released Thursday.


Alpine skier Paerson crowned downhill queen

ARE, Sweden  - Anja Paerson raced into Alpine skiing's record books then performed her trademark belly dive in front of the Swedish royal family on Sunday.


Bush Nominates Spellings for Education Post

President Bush on Wednesday nominated a longtime close aide, White House domestic policy adviser Margaret Spellings, as the next education secretary.


Meets H1 expectations, confident on second half IT services group Morse said it was unflustered by the turmoil rocking the financial markets as it unveiled its interim results today.â¦


BlackBerry maker jazzes up goods for broader appeal

Research In Motion    has leapt into the retail consumer market with products such as  its pink BlackBerry Pearl, a candybar-shaped e-mail phone  stuffed with multimedia goodies, exposing itself to shoppers'  fickle tastes and competition from Apple Inc's  iPhone.


Analysts give CIOs advice on weathering recession

A pair of Forrester Research analysts gave CIOs a passel of advice Thursday on how to deal with the possibility of a U.S. economic recession.


Belying upbeat remarks, Baghdad's body count soars

BAGHDAD -- Baghdad's morgue almost tripled its count yesterday for violent deaths last month in Iraq's capital, to 1,536, authorities said yesterday. The corrected figure, replacing a tally of 550, appeared to erase most of what US generals and Iraqi leaders had touted as evidence of progress in a major security operation to restore order in the capital.


Oracle Corp , the world's third-largest software maker, reported a 25 percent rise in quarterly profit on Thursday, but forecast slower growth in sales of new software in the current quarter.


It's hard to imagine, but the league that gave us college basketball's last two national champions is about to get a lot better.


Leonard Davis and the Dallas Cowboys finalized a nearly $50 million, seven-year deal Monday for the free agent offensive lineman to come home with a fresh start.


A.I.G. Agrees to Big Payment in U.S. Cases

The company tentatively agreed to pay $126 million and accept an independent monitor to settle investigations into the sale of insurance.


Record di ordinazioni, 2 milioni solo nel Regno Unito


It's a pretty big thing, Space. There's lots in there to look at, but you're not going to get very far with just a pair of binoculars and a notebook.


Malfunctioning Hawk-Eye's aversion to sunlight

If you have an aversion to sunshine,  you would probably be better off giving Australia a miss.


ATHENS: The Australian Olympic women's eight have been reprimanded for a breach of team protocol over an ugly war of words between crew members after one quit rowing three quarters of the way through the Olympic final.


Britain's largest medical research charity pledges Â£4bn to investigate the world's killer diseases.


The company teams up with AstraZeneca to bring its antibiotic to worldwide markets.


West Nile Fever More Severe Than Formerly Thought

West Nile fever is not simply a 3- to 6-day disease with limited symptoms, but rather a severe illness that can incapacitate people for a month or longer, findings from a new study indicate.


Technology is a girl's best friend: study

Diamonds are no longer a girl's best  friend, according to a new U.S. study that found three of four  women would prefer a new plasma TV to a diamond necklace.


Germany ends war chapter with "slave fund" closure

Germany wrapped up one aspect of its  Nazi past on Tuesday by shutting down a forced labor fund that  paid out more than 4.37 billion euros to 1.7 million elderly  victims of the Hitler era around the world.


France is considering sending forces to join the fight against the Taliban in southern Afghanistan and planned talks Friday with Canadian officials requesting 1,000 troops to support its beleaguered soldiers in volatile Kandahar province.


American Decathlete Clay Currently in Third

World record holder Roman Sebrle moved  ominously close to Dmitriy Karpov with just two disciplines  remaining in the Olympic decathlon Tuesday.


Private Equity, Overall M&A To Decline Due To Weak Economy, Credit Crunch      (Investor's Business Daily)

Investor's Business Daily - What the credit crisis couldn't do to the private-equity market -- knock it to the canvas for a 10-count -- a looming recession might.


Software AG Pays $26M for Mainframe UI Tools

The sale marks Jacadaâs move out of the application modernization and middleware software business in order to concentrate on development of call center systems.


Simon Davies may not be feeling as lucky that Jermain Defoe exists this week than he does on a weekly basis back at Tottenham. Defoe is being tipped in many circles to edge out Michael Owen and earn his second


Islamabad, Aug. 18 : Tens of thousands of Pakistanis endured hours of stifling heat this week to accept an offer of free mobile phone connections, a sign of the pent-up demand in a country where cellphone usage has remained low.


Religious Faction Clears Way for Israeli Unity Govt.

Prime Minister Ariel Sharon clinched  a coalition deal with a key Israeli religious party on  Wednesday that he said would allow him within days to form a  government capable of pushing through his Gaza withdrawal plan.


"Departed" wins best film at "green" Oscars

Director Martin Scorsese's crime thriller "The Departed" won the Oscar for best film on Sunday in a show that turned Hollywood's biggest night into a showcase for environmental activism.


Bonds' 700th homerun ball tentatively kept from auction block

The man who ended up with Barry Bonds' 700th homerun hit promised a state judge here Wednesday that he would not sell the ball, valued in the "six figures," before a judge decides who is the real owner.


Bid to make world's biggest flag gone with the wind

A bid to earn the record for the world's   biggest flag ended in shreds on Saturday when strong winds tore   apart a giant Philippine national flag as it was being unfurled   at a mountain town north of Manila, an organizer said.


Japanese electronics giant Sony cuts the price of its Playstation 3 in the US in an effort to boost sales.


NBC Exec Dick Ebersol Survives Jet Crash

Actress Susan St. James, her husband, NBC Sports chairman Dick Ebersol, and their son, Edward, arrive for a private screening of Mean Girls at the Loews Lincoln Square Theater in New York, in this April 23, 2004 photo.


Syria, Lebanon deny redeployment of troops

Syria and Lebanon denied on Sunday a redeployment of the Syrian troops in Lebanon and rejected a change of bilateral ties under outside pressures.


AL ASAD AIR FORCE BASE, Iraq  - President George W. Bush made a surprise visit to Iraq on Monday, just a week before his top officials in Baghdad present pivotal testimony to Congress that could influence future policy on the war.


Italia amica di Israele a prescindere da colore governo


The country's security forces act against dissent after the king sacks the government and bans press freedoms.


Pearson seeking partners for Dow Jones bid: report

Financial Times publisher Pearson Plc   is seeking partners to make a possible bid for Wall  Street Journal owner Dow Jones & Co. , the Journal  reported on its Web site on Friday.


In the face-off at the shrine, U.S.  and Iraqi leaders vowed to crush  al-Sadr's rebellion. But they may have stoked the insurgency even  more


Joseph S. Piechocki has been named vice president of clinical and administrative services at Emerson Hospital in Concord. He had been vice president of support services for Landmark Medical Center in Woonsocket, R.I. Recycling center opens in Devens


SEATTLE -- Once again, the Seattle Seahawks won with their dominant defense. This time, they ended an NFL record streak. Matt Hasselbeck threw for 254 yards with two TDs, Shaun Alexander scored three TDs and


The space shuttle Atlantis crew completed the full deployment of the International Space Station's new set of solar arrays Thursday.  The arrays span a total of 240 feet and have a width of 38 feet, NASA said.


India and Pakistan Agree Steps to Improve Ties

The foreign ministers of India and Pakistan concluded two days of talks with agreements to extend transport links and boost economic cooperation in an effort to end five decades of hostility between the South Asian neighbors.


Russian Police Arrest a Suspected Racketeer

Semyon Y. Mogilevich, a reputed kingpin of the Russian mob, was arrested in Moscow this week on tax evasion charges.


Worley Group Limited (WOR) today announced that it was to acquire Parsons E&C Corporation for a consideration of $350 million.


The judge who allowed The Barnes Foundation to move its multibillion-dollar art collection to Philadelphia should re-examine his ruling because he was not given accurate information before making the decision, a lawyer said Friday.


Rounds: Donations to tsunami victims should be in form of money

PIERRE, SD - South Dakotans who want to help the victims of the south Asia tidal waves and Indian Ocean earthquake should make donations of money to the American Red Cross International Response Fund, Gov.


The Kyoto treaty on global climate change is set to be enacted next year over the opposition of the US, the world's biggest polluter.


Wall St climbs as financials, retailers rise

Stocks jumped on Thursday, driving both the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq composite indexes up more than 1 percent as stocks rebounded, led by gains in financial services companies and retailers.


Foreign peacekeepers arrive in East Timor

Fierce gunbattles raged in East Timor's capital Thursday, killing at least three people and wounding more than a dozen, as international troops arrived in the tiny nation to help it quell a rebellion by disgruntled ex-soldiers.


Victories in India are precious and to win so emphatically in the opening match of a series of such importance will further buoy an already buoyant Australian team.


Human activity such as driving and powering air conditioners is responsible for up to 60 percent of changes contributing to dwindling water supplies in the arid and growing West, a new study finds.


Brian Leetch officially called it a career yesterday morning, 1,300 NHL games and one Stanley Cup tucked neatly in his portfolio, and by late afternoon he was watching son Jack swing a tennis racket on Boston Common.


Rather, Rival Network Anchors Head for Iraq

In what may be his last hurrah  before leaving as CBS News anchor, veteran broadcast journalist  Dan Rather will return to Baghdad to help cover the Iraqi  national elections, the network said on Wednesday.


Sara' esposta da mercoledi' al 20 gennaio a Palazzo Reale


New Security Vulnerability in Corrupt Online Images

Within days of the release of the security bulletin, there was proof of concept code available on the web. As the exploit was analyzed by various security groups, it was found that it was similar


Vick set to plead guilty over dogfighting charges

Atlanta Falcons quarterback  Michael Vick, whose fall from grace has been one of the most  sudden in U.S. sport, will formally plead guilty Monday in a  dogfighting case almost certain to wreck his football career.


Washington starebbe pensando di fare concessioni sulla logistica della strutturaIl fronte della protesta fa perÃ² sapere che non Ã¨ sufficiente: "Il nostro Ã¨ un no netto"                                            Vicenza, Usa pronti a trattare i dettagli Ma al movimento non basta: "Rinuncino"                                                                                "Questione di pacifismo, territorialitÃ  e democrazia: dovevano pensarci prima"


Intelligence reports of a massive explosion accompanied by a mushroom-shaped cloud over North Koreaâs Kimhyongjik county were a false alarm, South Korean officials concluded Friday.


An ex-soldier is still being questioned in Staffordshire about the death of a baby in County Down in 1966.


Mass. motor vehicle registry warns of spoof site

The Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles is warning customers about an online scam intended to trick them out of their credit card information and their money.


Reciva Launches the Stingray DAB/Internet Radio/FM-RDS/Media Player Module

Reciva Limited, the global leader in Internet radio and Digital Media  Player technology, today announces the launch of Stingray, its  integrated hardware and software module solution for interactive DAB,  Internet radio, Digital Media Player and FM-RDS products.


Edward C. Baig: Personal Tech - Frame brings digital pictures alive

If you were nice rather than naughty this year, maybe Santa left you a digital camera. But even if you didn't get to unwrap a megapixel marvel this holiday season, there's a good chance you've already got one, possibly as part of your cell phone.


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Wales gets transport powers and ombudsman

New Westminster legislation will give the Cardiff assembly more transport powers and create a public services ombudsman for Wales.


Pedro Martinez confirmed on Dominican television yesterday that he has reached an agreement with the Mets, representing perhaps the flashiest signing in team history.


South African Films Offer Love, Comedy in Toronto

A decade after apartheid ended, South African filmmaking has come of age and is able to tell stories about the country's troubled past with humor and affection, several of the country's directors said on Tuesday.


Mutation of gene could lead to skin cancer and graying of hair:

[Health India]: New York, Dec 26 : While trying to discover the cause of skin cancer a team of Harvard researchers have come upon the reason for graying of hair.


Firenze, 19:14 - Calcio, Fiorentina: Savini e RiganÃ² restano a casa

Allenamento pomeridiano per la Fiorentina, che Ã¨ poi partita alla volta di Parma dove domani sarÃ  im...


U.S., Afghan forces kill some 80 insurgents: U.S

U.S.-led coalition and Afghan troops killed some 80 Taliban fighters in a six-hour battle after an ambush in southern Afghanistan, the U.S. military said on Sunday.


Brazil's President Lula sacks his re-election campaign manager amid ongoing allegations of dirty tricks.


Electronics retailer Circuit City Stores Inc  posted a quarterly loss on Thursday as sales fell and the company cut jobs in an effort to turn business around.


Lehman Ties Baird for Funai Classic Lead

Tom Lehman gave himself a third straight chance at ending nearly five years of frustration, making two eagles Saturday to overcome a few glitches with the putter for a 5-under 67 that left him tied for the lead with Briny Baird in the Funai Classic at Disney.


Vantage Point: After the Games, the bills come due

ATHENS It begins. On Monday afternoon on Sky Radio - Greek talk radio with an Anglo title - a caller made the following observation: "All these countries are sending us congratulations for a great Olympics.


Britain hit by first postal strike in 11 years

British postal staff went on strike Friday -- their first national walk-out in more than a decade -- in a row over pay and government plans to cut thousands of jobs at the semi-privatised Royal Mail.


RADICAL Islamic cleric Abu Bakar Bashir could face the death penalty if convicted of charges over the Bali bombings, which killed 88 Australians.


Throughout the postseason, Harwich has competed with the knowledge that each game could be the last for coach Fred Thacher. The longtime baseball coach will hang it up after the season, ending a 20-year career.


Aeroporti sardi bloccati da protesta allevatori

Dopo i forestali in Calabria oggi sono gli allevatori in Sardegna che scelgono di portare in piazza il loro malcontento, cominciando col bloccare tutti gli aeroporti dell'isola, Cagliari, Olbia, Fertilia.


"No Country For Old Men" wins at Screen Actors awards

"No Country For Old Men," Ethan and Joel Coen's 20th century take on the western, won top prize at the Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday, positioning the movie for glory at the Oscars next month.


World Business Briefing | Europe: France: Retailerâs Profit Up 3.3%. Last Year

Carrefour, the European retailer, posted a 3.3 percent rise in profit for 2006, with a weaker performance in its home market in France dampening robust growth elsewhere. The company said net profit was 1.86 billion euros ($2.44 billion), compared with 1.8 billion euros in 2005. Sales, which Carrefour reported in January, rose 3.4 percent, to 3.26 billion euros. The earnings report came the day after the chairman of Carrefourâs supervisory board, Luc Vandevelde, resigned in a shake-up.


Pro-Moscow Govt. Dismisses Chechen Rebel Cease-Fire

Chechnya's Russian-backed government Thursday dismissed a rebel cease-fire declaration, saying it was a publicity stunt that could not be trusted.


The US may be willing to back an agreement on cutting carbon dioxide emissions, the prime minister says.


Injured Gail Devers Can't Finish Hurdles

ATHENS, Greece - Gail Devers, the most talented yet star-crossed hurdler of her generation, was unable to complete even one hurdle in 100-meter event Sunday - failing once again to win an Olympic hurdling medal.    Devers, 37, who has three world championships in the hurdles but has always flopped at the Olympics, pulled up short and screamed as she slid under the first hurdle...


Nissan Reports 23% Drop in Profits for Quarter

Japanâs third-largest automaker blamed rising commodity costs and slower sales for the worse-than-expected results.


Is your PC safe from viruses and spyware?

A national study of US home computer users found many users have no idea their systems are infected with viruses or spyware, USA Today reported Monday.


Il metallo prezioso sceso fino a 639,65 dollari l'oncia


Army deserter back in U.S., faces uncertainty

FORT ERIE, Ontario  - After nearly two years in Canada, U.S. Army deserter Darrell Anderson rode over the Peace Bridge into New York state on Saturday and headed for Kentucky where he will turn himself in to military authorities, he said.


Again, BlackBerrys Are Disrupted by a Technical Snag

The second major outage of BlackBerry service in less than a year is an embarrassment for Ontario-based Research in Motion, the maker of BlackBerry devices.


Snoop Dogg arrested in Sweden for suspected drug use

Stockholm police arrested rap star Snoop Dogg and a woman in her early 20s early on Monday for suspected narcotics use, a police official said.


Whoopi Goldberg is returning to Broadway in the show that jump-started her career 20 years ago.


Microsoft to retrofit Xbox wheel after malfunction

Microsoft Corp  said on  Thursday it was giving customers free retrofits to a wireless  racing wheel with its Xbox 360 video game system after hearing  of malfunctions in a wheel component.


North Koreaâs Deputy Foreign Minister Choi Su-heon created another stir as he asserted on Monday (Local Time) that Pyongyang has reprocessed and âweaponizedâ 8,000 spent plutonium fuel rods.


Sudan Needs Help to End Darfur Crisis - Egypt

Sudan's government has agreed with African leaders meeting in Libya Sunday to do its best to end the conflict in Darfur that has displaced about 1.5 million people, a senior Egyptian official said.


BROOKLINE -- By halftime, with a 41-0 lead over Cheyney University, the only question that remained for Northeastern was whether the final score of this year's season opener at Parsons Field would exceed last year's 78-6 shellacking of Stonehill.


US President George W. Bush warned Tuesday that "it's going to take a while to work through the downturn" in the crisis-hit US housing market, but said the US economy was resilient.


Court Rules Data-Theft Victims Can't Sue Hacked Bank

Customers can't sue Old National Bancorp in the wake of a hack attack that exposed thousands of them to the risk of identity theft, the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals says.


Japanese automaker aims to match U.S. rival by rolling out a plug-in hybrid by 2010.


Would You Go "All In" With Your Portfolio?

There's a fine line between the expert poker player and the successful Rule Breaker investor.


Bernie Ecclestone says Jackie Stewart should be concerned about the British GP's future and has warned him not to even attempt to play "hardball" with him as the deadline over Silverstone's future arrives.


Concerns About Winter Push Oil to Record

Oil prices broke into fresh record  territory above $52 Thursday on heightened concerns that  supplies of heating fuels will prove inadequate during the  northern hemisphere winter.


But Nokia still ruled in Q3, says researcher


Scots band's first album takes top music prize

FRANZ Ferdinand, the achingly fashionable Glasgow foursome, last night confirmed their position as one of Britainâs brightest new talents by taking the Mercury music prize ahead of a strong list of contenders.


UPDATE 1-Up to $10 bln in insured losses from Frances-Fitch

Hurricane Frances, the most recent hurricane to hit Florida, likely will result in $2 billion to $10 billion in insured losses, according to credit rating agency Fitch Ratings.


Japan's upper house of parliament rejected a bill Friday to revive a naval mission to support U.S.-led forces in the Indian Ocean, but the ruling party was expected to push the measure into law in the lower chamber.


Over 650 illegal immigrants, most thought to be African, arrive on tiny Lampedusa in a single weekend.


Big Brush Fire in Mon County Finally Put Out; Cause Unknown

By The Dominion Post, Morgantown, W.Va.  Dec. 13--It took all night, but area firefighters controlled a brush fire that engulfed 25 acres of land.  The brush fire was reported Monday afternoon in a patch of woods off Brands Run Road, near River Road.


Academics demand Israel ease Palestinian travel ban

JERUSALEM -- A group of internationally renowned Israeli authors and university presidents yesterday demanded that Israel grant Palestinian students from the Gaza Strip free movement to superior universities in the West Bank.


Lisbona, 12:14 - Calcio, il Benfica rinnova la fiducia a Trapattoni

"Giovanni Trapattoni Ã¨ e sarÃ  l'allenatore del Benfica". Luis Filipe Vieira rinnova la fiducia al te...


Fix for Weeks-old Excel Flaw Likely on PatchTuesday

Microsoft's clutch of security updates this month will probably include a fix for a vulnerability in Excel that has been exploited by attackers for several weeks.


Hollywood sues computer server operators in major anti-piracy move

Major Hollywood studios on Tuesday announced scores of lawsuits against computer server operators worldwide, including eDonkey, BitTorrent and DirectConnect networks, for allowing trading of pirated movies.


Anbar Picture Grows  Clearer, and Bleaker

The U.S. military is no longer able to defeat a bloody insurgency in western Iraq or counter al-Qaeda's rising popularity there, according to newly disclosed details from a classified Marine Corps intelligence report that set off debate in recent months about the military's mission in Anbar...


England Rugby Captain Dallaglio Retires From International Game

England rugby captain Lawrence Dallaglio, who helped his country win the World Cup last year, said he's quitting the international game after 73 appearances for his country.


Bush, Kerry hit the campaign trail after hard-fought debate

US President George W. Bush and Democratic rival John Kerry hit the campaign trail running, courting voters in battleground states after their hard-fought second debate left the race for the White House in a dead heat.


Crashes: Did 'Black Widows' Bring Down the Planes?

Sept. 6 issue - Russian officials confirmed what the rest of the world suspected: that terrorism was a likely cause of two nearly simultaneous crashes of airliners that took off from the same Moscow airport one night last week.


Mysterious Illness Linked To Lake Erie Island

ERIE, Pa. -- Researchers continue to interview people who have recently become sick from a mysterious illness after visiting an island in Lake Erie.


Amazon.com and Microsoft Corp., the twin peaks of the Seattle area's technology community, are joining forces to attack the tide of spam and fraudulent e-mail messages that clog in-boxes


Wariner's speedy run gets Johnson's stamp of approval

OSAKA, Japan  - Even Michael Johnson thought Jeremy Wariner was impressive in his stirring 400 meters victory at the world championships on Friday.


Greenspan says U.S. "on edge" of recession

Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan  Greenspan on Thursday said the U.S. economy is "clearly on the  edge" of a recession.


Babies older than 3 months who cry uncontrollably without reason are at greater risk of suffering from lower IQ, hyperactivity and discipline problems in childhood, new research has found.


Project over-runs make US IT workers scared for their jobs

Europeans are much more chilled The majority of European IT professionals say that a failure to finish projects on time would not pose a risk to their job. Under a quarter of IT workers in the US felt safe enough to say the same.â¦


Personality, Not Values, Makes the Marriage -Study

Shared moral values are less important than compatible personalities as a recipe for a good marriage, according to a study released on Sunday.


OCEANIA/NUOVA ZELANDA - Si prepara la Conferenza sul Dialogo interreligioso in Asia e nel Pacifico, dal 29 al 31 maggio Waitangi (Agenzia Fides) - Ultimi preparativi in corso per la Conferenza sul Dialogo interreligioso in Asia e nel Pacifico, che si terrÃ  a Waitangi, in Nuova Zelanda, dal 29 al 31 maggio prossimo. Organizzata grazie al contributo dei governi di paesi...


To make a bad loss even worse, there is fear among the Giants that Michael Strahan, their Pro Bowl defensive end, could be lost, possibly for the season, with a torn pectoral muscle.


The BBC has confirmed plans to axe 2,900 jobs over the next three years under moves to make savings of Â£320 million. In a special message to staff, director general Mark Thompson said 2,500 jobs will be cut


UNITED NATIONS Oct. 5, 2004 - The United States said Tuesday a draft Security Council resolution by Arab states demanding and end to a large-scale Israeli offensive in Gaza was not balanced and vowed that the measure will not go forward.


Dell shuts 140 retail kiosks in United States

Dell on Wednesday announced the shutdown of retail kiosks in malls throughout the United States as it adjusts its evolving product distribution strategy.The closings comes at a time when Dell is repositioning its retail strategy to attract more customers by selling products through its Web site, retail outlets, and over the phone.Dell had more than 140 kiosks, called Dell Direct stores, for customers to buy products, including PCs, TVs, and printers. Dell representatives staffed the kiosks and assisted buyers in choosing products and placing orders. The kiosks didn't actually carry inventory, so products were shipped to buyers.This change does not impact Dell Direct stores in Canada, Asia-Pacific, and Japan, said Lionel Menchaca, digital media manager at Dell in a blog entry. The company has about 50 stand-alone kiosks outside the United States."We started offering Dell systems through retailers about six months ago, and now customers can buy Dell desktops and laptops through more than 10,000 retail outlets worldwide," Menchaca wrote.The needs for kiosks declined as retail stores provide more accessibility to Dell products, said Dell spokesman David Frink. The kiosks, introduced in 2002, are being closed immediately, Frink said.The shutdown might lead to laying off employees who staffed the kiosks, Frink said. He declined to comment on an exact number of layoffs and charges that the company might take relating to the shutdown.Dell has expanded its in-store offerings over the last six months by signing up retailers globally to sell its products, including Best Buy and Wal-Mart in the United States, Tesco in the United Kingdom, and Bic Camera in Japan.The kiosks were just an expansion of the company's online and catalog sales, said David Daoud, an analyst at IDC. "If anything, it shows that Dell doesn't want kiosks to compete with the brick-and-mortar stores," he said. Customers prefer to buy products online or at a store, so having kiosks doesn't fit with Dell's evolving U.S. business model, Daoud said.However, kiosks will be an effective tool to facilitate brand awareness for Dell in the international and emerging markets, especially for customers who can't go online, Daoud said. Though it has a significant enterprise presence internationally, Dell has the potential to grow in the consumer space, Daoud said.Dell's retooled retail strategy has helped the company expand its lead over Hewlett-Packard as the largest U.S. PC vendor in the fourth quarter of 2007, according to figures from analyst firms Gartner and IDC. However, HP remained the world's largest PC dealer, topping Dell, Acer, and Lenovo, according to figures from both firms.


On August 1st, CNBC's first game show will premiere called "Fast Money MBA Challege." The show will focus on 32 business school students split up into teams that will compete against each other to win money for college. As of now there are 4 hou...


A new James Bond book to mark Ian Fleming's centenary has been written by Sebastian Faulks.


Reid slays festive killjoys as 'Christmas ban' snowballs

Home Secretary John Reid has waded into a seasonal row over politically correct attempts to ban festive decorations and even the word "Christmas", branding the whole subject "mad".


Microsoftâs $1.2 billion bid for a Norwegian search software company is seen as an effort to add tools to its lucrative Office products and fend off Google.


MedImmune (MEDI:Nasdaq - news - research)said the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will include the company's FluMist inhaled flu vaccine in a program for poor children and adolescents during the next flu season.


A fight breaks out between journalists and security guards after Liz Hurley's wedding to Arun Nayar in India.


Genetic 'Sweet Tooth' Wears Off with Age - Study

Children genetically predisposed to favor sugary foods may lose their "sweet tooth" as adults, a finding that could explain why children may be at odds with their parents over food choices, researchers said on Monday.


ENVIRONMENT:  A New Marriage with Development

LONDON, Oct 20 (IPS) - Environmental and development groups have come   together to warn that global warming threatens the Millennium  Development  Goals.


The chief financial officer of Wyeth  WYE.N on Monday said the drug maker is considering whether to  repatriate up to $4 billion in profits earned overseas, but is  hesitant because of federal taxes that would have to be paid on  the returned funds.


Ukraine Protests Parallel Georgia's Past

No one passing the thousands of protesters crowding Kiev's main street asks why Georgian flags are waving in Ukraine — the parallels with Georgia's "Rose Revolution" are strong, even eerie.


Blockbuster Atlantic Hurricane Season Closes

Everything about the Atlantic hurricane  season was big -- lots of powerful storms that spawned hundreds  of deadly tornadoes, many deaths, an unprecedented onslaught on  Florida, a huge damage toll and millions evacuated.


The Claim: Antibiotics Will Beat a Sinus Infection

Antibiotics and steroids may be the standard medications for a sinus infection, but are they effective?


Roma, 13:54 - RUGBY, ITALIA; MONDIALI: BERBIZIER CONVOCA 40 GIOCATORI

Pierre Berbizier, ct della Nazionale Italiana Rugby, ha comunicato oggi i nomi dei quaranta giocator...


Hewitt sets up Masters clash with Federer

Australia's Lleyton Hewitt has perhaps more desire than anyone to succeed in the Masters Cup this week. He won the end-of-season tournament in successive years in Sydney and Shanghai, thereby establishing


ABC Puts N.F.L. in 'Desperate' Situation

The league, still chastened by the "wardrobe malfunction" during the Super Bowl halftime show, was stunned Monday night by another incident, this one on ABC.


Nokia Demos IPv6 Dual-Stack CDMA Handset, again

Nokia yesterday demonstrated the "first" wireless IPv6 call by using the companyâs dual-stack CDMA handset. The dual-stack IPv6 technology was put to the test over a year ago in 2003 at the 3G World Congress in Bangkok.


Britain would be safer from a terrorist attack under Labour than any other party, Peter Hain says.


Astronaut charged with attempted kidnapping

A NASA astronaut was arrested Monday on battery and attempted kidnapping charges after allegedly trying to subdue a romantic rival with pepper spray and abduct her from a parking lot at Orlando International Airport, police said.


Group kills eleven Iraqi soldiers- Web Site

A group in Iraq said on its Web site Thursday that it had executed 11 Iraqi soldiers who were kidnapped last Tuesday and broadcasted a video footage of the killed troops.


The French president sees support for plans that would group nations as diverse as Libya and Spain


Ravens' Defense Sets Tone, Sidelines Steelers' Maddox in Victory

BALTIMORE -- The Baltimore Ravens rebounded from a stinging defeat by running over their hated rivals, the Pittsburgh Steelers. Jamal Lewis rushed for 62 yards and two touchdowns and Chester Taylor added a


New York, 10:29 - BASKET, NBA: DETROIT PERDE IN CASA

Questi i risultati delle partite della NBA giocate nella notte:


Under the Project Bioshield program, firm will make 75 million doses of a newly developed vaccine.


France's Sarkozy seen out with ex-model Carla Bruni

French President Nicolas Sarkozy was photographed at the weekend with former supermodel turned singer Carla Bruni, fuelling rumors of romance just two months after his divorce from his second wife.


'Americans are heading for bloody September'

Maulvi Muhammad Ishaq Manzoor, a rebel Afghan leader, claims a "scandal bigger than the Abu Ghraib" jail scandal in Iraq will be exposed soon.


Court upholds conviction of Gary Glitter

Disgraced British rocker Gary Glitter protested his innocence Thursday after an appeals court in Vietnam upheld his conviction and three-year prison sentence for molesting young girls at a seaside villa.


Surprise, Surprise! Kidd Returns, Nets Win

EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ (Sports Network) - New Jersey Nets All-Star point guard Jason Kidd returned from off-season knee surgery Monday to help his team defeat the Toronto Raptors, 88-86, at Continental Airlines Arena.


Utah's First Female Governor Says Goodbye

Gov. Olene Walker — Utah's first female governor, and its shortest-serving chief executive — packed up her belongings on her last full day Wednesday.


Microsoft offers new products for governments

InfoWorld - In Berlin on Tuesday, Microsoft unveiled a product package aimed at local and regional e-government initiatives, in the midst of growing government opposition in Europe to proprietary software.


Heavy use of computers may lead to blindness

Researchers believe that staring at a computer screen can lead to progressive eye diseases, such as glaucoma. A study in Japan has found that staring at a screen could be related to glaucoma, which can lead to blindness.


Police make more arrests in Liverpool boy's killing

Police investigating the fatal shooting of an 11-year-old boy as he was playing football said Saturday they had arrested five more young people, including two girls.


Verizon, partners to build US-China optical cable

Verizon Communications Inc. and five Asian partners plan to build an underwater optical cable between the United States and China to meet rising demand for high-speed Internet access.


Sport: Cricket: England wrap up Twenty20 series against New Zealand after comprehensive 50-run victory


Afghanistan's first presidential vote was fair, says favourite, Hamid Karzai, as most candidates demand a repoll.


Races close as Iowa kicks off White House campaign

DES MOINES, Iowa  - Voters in Iowa begin the process of choosing the next U.S. president on Thursday with two close nominating races, as a new poll showed Barack Obama leading John Edwards among Democrats -- with Hillary Clinton falling to a potentially damaging third.


Test missilistico per mettere in orbita satellite nel 2009


Colpita a coltellate, poi ha tentato di uccidersi


A suicide attacker detonated a bomb early Friday at the home of Pakistan's former interior minister, killing at least eight people