It's All Fun and Games Until Someone Loses an Eye

A toy rocket that comes with a warning  that says children playing with it could suffer the "loss of an  eye or death" is among this year's 10 most dangerous toys, a  consumer group said on Wednesday.


New guidelines issued on hormone therapy

WASHINGTON - Hormone therapy comes with clear risks but remains the most effective treatment for hot flashes and night sweats, say recommendations issued Thursday.


Scotsman praised as media urged to keep Dafur in spotlight

POLITICIANS and aid agencies yesterday stressed the importance of the media in keeping the spotlight on the appalling human rights abuses taking place in the Darfur region of Sudan.


The first ever 'strategic economic dialog' Â between China and the United States isnât likely to stem the bootlegging.


WASHINGTON -- Higher costs for energy and food last year pushed inflation up by the largest amount in 17 years, even though prices generally remained tame outside of those two areas.


Business software giant SAP AG said Tuesday its software sales rose by 8 percent in the fourth quarter, but flat revenues in its main European region disappointed investors, who pushed down the company's shares 4 percent.


Yahoo, Aiming for Agility, Shuffles Executives

Yahoo is restructuring its operations and shuffling its management in the hopes of competing more effectively against nimbler rivals.


More than three-quarters of adults in the UK use computers at home or at work, a survey has shown.


With a US Airways bankruptcy expected as early as today, a last-ditch effort to reach a $295 million cost-cutting deal with the pilots stalled again yesterday, with neither side meeting or trading new offers.


U.S. authorities last week blamed tuberculosis carrier Andrew Speaker's illicit reentry to America on a single point of human error, faulting a Champlain, N.Y., inspector who failed to detain him as instructed by a computer alert.


Sport: Unlucky Wales are unable to poach the goal needed to secure a win against a poor Czech side.


The pop star arrived in the Holy Land on Wednesday on a spiritual quest, including visits to the graves of revered rabbinical sages, and Israel was abuzz with excitement over the presence of a major star.


Universities should promote debate to stop the spread of extremism, say government guidelines


OVER 6,000 patients were warned on Monday that they may have been exposed to vCJD, the human form of mad cow disease, through blood plasma products.


Now the Seattle SuperSonics are officially starting from scratch. Yesterday Rashard Lewis , whose 22.4-point average was second only to new Celtic Ray Allen's 26.4 on the Sonics last season, agreed to a "maximum contract" with the Orlando Magic, according to his agent Tony Dutt .


The jury considering whether I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby is guilty of perjury lost one of its members this morning but  will continue working to reach a decision, a judge decided.


Padoa-Schioppa: a meta' aprile offerte non vincolanti


Sony says its digital music players will now play MP3 music tracks, and not just its own format.


Microsoft ties Windows Live services to OS

(InfoWorld) - Microsoft is using the same tactic for its online services that made its Internet Explorer browser ubiquitous among Internet users. With new beta technology it's releasing Wednesday, Microsoft is tying its Windows Live services directly to its Windows OS. A new unified installer for Windows Live services will help users download Wednesday's updates of photo-sharing, mail, instant messaging, online safety, and other services, the company said on its Windows Live Wire blog. The new installer also will automatically update those services on Windows Vista and XP going forward. "This new suite of applications is a new way that we can make connecting, communicating, and sharing anywhere a terrific experience on your Windows PC," according to a blog post by Chris Jones, vice president of the Windows Live team at Microsoft. "Together with our Web services, we have a complete suite that combines the best of the Web and the best of Windows and works the way you want." As Microsoft tries to catch up to rivals Google and Yahoo in building out a portfolio of online services so it can sell more advertising, it's no surprise the company is tying those services to what remains its most popular product, Windows. Most people probably don't need more than one set of free online services just as they don't need more than one browser, and the strength of tying IE to Windows was that people used the browser over Netscape just because it was there. But what worked for IE may not work so well in the world of Web 2.0, where things move much faster than they did 10 years ago. When Microsoft cut the frequency of IE upgrades and enhancements, customers became restless for a better product; enter the Mozilla Firefox browser two years ago, which now has a nice niche for itself. Microsoft also is fighting two well-respected and entrenched competitors that started their businesses on the Web and have loyal followings in their own right. Creating user-friendly Web-based clients for everyday applications also is more complicated than creating a browser --Â and not so easily commoditized, said Matt Rosoff, analyst with Directions on Microsoft. "With Internet services, there is a lot more differentiation possible," he said. Using the Windows Live unified installer also is still an option -- not a requirement -- of the OS, so the services are not as tightly linked to Windows as IE was, Rosoff said. While he would not be surprised if Microsoft eventually made integration between the OS and Windows Live services even tighter, the company must be wary of inciting the antitrust gods with such a move. "They have to be careful with that sort of thing," Rosoff said. In addition to tying Windows Live to Windows, Microsoft also added new features to specific services in Wednesday's beta refreshes. Windows Live Photo Gallery now allows users to share photos directly on its Windows Live Spaces social networking site and its Soapbox on MSN Video video-sharing service, the company said. It also enables people to import photos from digital cameras and have them automatically organized into events based on date and time within the service. In other enhancements, Windows Live Messenger 8.5 includes additions to security and performance, while the Windows Live OneCare Family Safety update extends support to its Mail, Messenger, and Spaces services. More information about the updates and the ability to download them is available on Microsoft's Windows Live services Web site.


Atomic Power Station Halted in Russia, No Radiation

One reactor at a Russian nuclear power station was closed down after a malfunction, but there was no leak of radiation at the site near the city of Saratov on the Volga river, Russian news agencies reported on Friday.


Evolving Systems Acquires UK-Based Tertio Telecoms, Ltd.

ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Nov. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Evolving Systems, Inc. , a leading provider of innovative software solutions and services to the wireless, wireline and IP carrier market, today announced


The Minnesota Vikings wanted a seasoned, reliable kicker when they signed Ryan Longwell away from rival Green Bay this spring. Who knew he could play quarterback, too?


Centrino to connect with all Wi-Fi standards

New component will help next generation of Intel's wireless chip technology reach full audience for Wi-Fi.


By Brian Haynes  By BRIAN HAYNES  REVIEW-JOURNAL  Bail was set at $1 million cash for the Rev. George Chaanine, who was arrested Thursday outside Phoenix after spending six days on the run from authorities.


The U.S. dollar fell to another new low against the euro Friday, pushing the European currency higher than $1.34 after U.S. employment data came in weaker than expected.


They gathered at a hole in the ground in lower Manhattan, a lonely patch of earth in rural Pennsylvania and near the healed breach in the seat of US military power, the Pentagon.


Basketball: SPORTS WIRE - Brits Back on the Box

THE British Basketball League yesterday signed a pounds 2.5million, ten-year deal with fledgling cable TV channel MKTV.   The cash-starved league has been without TV coverage for four years, but the new deal means that 40 games a season will be broadcast.


Tony Blair says the situation in Darfur is "unacceptable" and the world should not just stand by and watch.


Many Smokers Unaware of Cigarettes' Risk

The majority of smokers don't know the facts about what's in their cigarettes and how these ingredients may be harming them.


LOS ANGELES  - U2 frontman Bono has   signed on as the first guest on musician/producer David A.   Stewart's upcoming music-themed interview show for HBO.


Short-lived tropical cyclone may form in Atlantic

A low-pressure area over the central Atlantic Ocean has "some potential for tropical cyclone formation" during the next day or so before winds become less favorable for development, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said Thursday in a report.


reporter's notebook HOLLYWOOD, Calif.--The nation's leading Internet journalists wrapped up an annual meeting here on Sunday, confident that the World Wide Web is creating a new world order in a business that is dominated by a handful of large corporations


People having full body scans to find potential health problems may wind up creating one, researchers suggest. Radiation from computed tomography, or CT, scans will result in a modest increase in the risk


Video: Zoo Dentists Brush Away Animal Toothaches

Even animals need help with their pearly whites. Join a pair of dentists at the zoo, and watch as one jaguar gets a root canal.


U.S. Trade Deficit Rises to New High; More Risk to Dollar

The monthly record set by the trade deficit in November confounded predictions that the deficit would diminish with the weakening of the dollar and an easing in the price of oil.


ID Thieves Turn Sights on Smaller E-Businesses

Security experts who study online financial fraud sayÃÂ criminals increasingly are targeting small, commercial Web sites, where anti-hacking measures can be weaker than those employed at larger sites.


Parliamentary election fell short of standards

TASHKENT, Uzbekistan Europe's top election watchdog said Monday that Uzbekistan's parliamentary election fell far short of democratic standards.


Brown-Forman Corp. (BFb.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , which sells products ranging from Jack Daniels whiskey to Lenox china, on Thursday posted a better-than-expected 67 percent jump


Ferguson praises Mourinho, before training guns on Grant

Sport: Manchester United manager pays tribute to former Chelsea boss and delivers warning to successor.


Boom time hits Cambodia, but not all are smiling

After decades of war and upheaval, including the Khmer Rouge "Killing Fields", Cambodia is enjoying an unprecedented boom, its economy expanding at around 10 percent annually for the last five years.


Capsule Reviews of This Week's New Films

By The Associated Press  Capsule reviews of films opening this week: "Because I Said So" - Everything about this movie screams out generic chick flick - and we mean scream, literally - from the forgettable title to the excruciatingly corny ending.


Fed Chief Backs Quick Action to Aid Economy

Ben S. Bernanke said he favored quick passage of an economic stimulus package in combination with the Fedâs own measures to support economic growth.


STOCKHOLM, Sweden - In a country already plagued by skyrocketing sick leave costs, a new survey found that 40 percent of the population thinks it's acceptable to skip work because they feel tired or have trouble getting along with their colleagues.    The survey, presented Friday by the National Social Insurance Board, showed that Swedes manifestly take advantage of the country's liberal sick leave system, officials said...


A high-profile school has been taken over by the council, as the Audit Commission carries out an investigation.


Napoli: lo dice lo stesso esponente del clan rione Sanita'


"Model" team tapped for fashion-mag reality series

LOS ANGELES  - The CW has green-lighted an untitled fashion-magazine reality series from Tyra Banks and Ken Mok, the duo behind the network's No. 1 show, "America's Next Top Model."


Agile as a way of life Book review Alistair Cockburn is one of the most prominent and influential of the Agile development gurus. As well as being one of the original authors of the Agile Manifesto, he is also the developer of the Crystal family of agile methodologies and a pivotal figure in the evolution of the Use Case. He is also an articulate and passionate advocate for Agile as a philosophy over and above a set of prescriptive development practices.â¦


Pesanti vittorie esterne per Roma e Palermo


A colorful Native Nations procession heralded the opening Tuesday of the Smithsonian Institution's Museum of the American Indian, the newest addition to the historical treasure-trove dotting the National Mall.


âOut of the Blue,â by the writer and director Robert Sarkies, dramatizes the terror of a day of massacre without exploiting it.


Why US Is Not at the Landmines Conference

The United States' actions and measures have much in common with the precepts behind the Ottawa Convention, says Ambassador WILLIAM BELLAMY.


Protezione civile, massima trasparenza in gestione fondi


Gerard Houllier pulls out of the running for the Wales manager's job, BBC Sport understands.


LOS GATOS, Calif. - Netflix Inc. and TiVo Inc. made official Thursday their deal to create a service that will use high-speed Internet connections to pipe DVD-quality movies into the homes of their mutual subscribers.


Fuori dal carcere un presidio di solidarieta'


Attesa conferenza stampa dello sceriffo per conoscere motivi


Hillary Clinton easily wins her Democratic primary in New York, gaining the chance to stand for re-election in November.


Here are CNET reviews of nine digital cameras that compete in the same price range.


Activa brings the Asterisk IP PBX to the call center. Built on top of Asterisk, Activa components enable successful call center implementations adding value in areas such as computer telephony, screenpop&click2dial, agent control, automatic dialing...   This is a maintenance release:       * NEW: multiple DN can be defined by expresions in DN configuration field.       See faq: How to configure multiple lines ?      * FIX: access violation in AMI comunication failures.   http://activa.sourceforge.net/readme.html    We invite you to download the package and try it.     Please drop a message in the forums and tell us how it worked for you. We will be happy to hear from you what your configuration is like, if using SIP, IAX2, mISDN, CAPI, ZAP or whatever, if using queues or if your MS Outlook or TAPI application is working well with open-source Activa. We are interested into knowing what different configurations have been tested, what is missing and if there is something to fix (sure there is). If you let us know we may try to fix it.     The Activa Team


Microsoft To Unveil Low-priced XP Starter

NEW DELHI: Microsoft will be launching âsubstantiallyâ low-priced Windows XP Starter Edition in the Indian market early next year.


Iraqi Insurgents Lure Police Into House Packed with Explosives

In the latest attack targeting Iraqi security forces, police in Baghdad say insurgents lured police to a house in the west of the capital and then set off hundreds of kilograms of explosives as they entered the home.


They are not getting enough exercise or fruits and vegetables on a daily basis, study indicates. By Emily Fredrix / Associated Press.


Is an all-cash spending plan the key to budgetary bliss?


Roma, 09:28 - CALCIO, GEA: CHIESTO GIUDIZIO DI MOGGI E ALTRI SETTE

La Procura di Roma ha chiesto il rinvio a giudizio di Luciano Moggi, del figlio Alessandro, di Franc...


Former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is set to endorse former rival John McCain, reports say.


Synthetic marijuana helps cancer patients: study

A synthetic version of the active ingredient in marijuana, a legal treatment for nausea in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy, also helps symptoms like pain, anxiety and depression, according to research presented on Friday.


Cuba announces a ban on commercial transactions in dollars in response to tighter US sanctions.


Study suggests safer immunization approach to Alzheimer's

Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have had preliminary success with a method of immunization intended to dissolve the plaques in brain tissue that are associated with Alzheimer's disease.


Untold Numbers Are Missing in 6 Countries

More than 13,000 people were killed in countries across South and Southeast Asia, with thousands more missing or unreachable.


Air attacks on Falluja leave three Iraqis dead, and two US soldiers in helicopter crashes near Baghdad.


The astronauts aboard the international space station got their broken oxygen generator running after three tries Friday, but the machine shut down again after barely an hour of operation.


Australian PM says UN is "paralysed", rejects Annan claim Iraq war illegal

Australian Prime Minister John Howard slammed the United Nations as a "paralysed" body as he rejected claims by UN Secretary General Kofi Annan that last year's Iraq war was "illegal".


Yemen moves along volatile path to democracy

In elections Wednesday, President Saleh faces his first significant challenge in 28 years.


FDA Whistleblower to Air New Pain Drug Analysis

A veteran U.S. Food and Drug  Administration scientist will unveil new data on Thursday  before an expert panel charged with determining whether pain  relievers similar to Merck & Co. Inc.'s now-withdrawn Vioxx  should remain on the market.


Google's New Approach Followed the Same Old Path

When Google first burst on the stock market scene, the guys running the place sounded like political newcomers attaining public office for the first time and vowing to clean up the place: Mr. Smith Goes to Wall Street, as it were. In Frank Capra's classic film "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington," you'll recall, political naif Jimmy Stewart gets appointed a U.S. senator, goes to Washington and triumphs over entrenched cynicism. In the Wall Street version, head Googlers Sergey Brin and Larry Page sounded like Silicon Valley Stewarts. Instead of modeling themselves on the greed-is-good crowd, they produced stock-offering documents that paid homage to Warren Buffett, one of Wall Street's straightest shooters (and a board member of The Washington Post Co.).


Kosuke Kitajima's technique may get a sharper eye from officials today in the 200-meter breaststroke race.


Patches keep coming as Apple fixes OS X security bugs

The bug fixes kept coming Monday, as Apple shipped critical security updates for its Mac OS X operating system.


Tooth loss in elderly linked to mental impairment

Older people who have lost  their teeth are at more than three-fold greater risk of memory  problems and dementia, UK researchers report.


US NBA stars head home with plenty to ponder on Olympic path

US players are going to have to work harder than they wanted next year after finishing third at the World Basketball Championship, but the experience could pay golden dividends in 2008 at Beijing.


Yemen urges U.S. to shut Guantanamo to win good-will

Yemen has called on the United States to free all detainees at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp, saying the move would generate global good-will towards Washington.


Howard Hughes, the man who inspired acclaimed movie The Aviator, led a glamorous but ultimately tragic life.


If there had been as many people taking care of the Beagle 2 project as there have been reports into why the lander got lost, we'd have reams of data on the composition of the Martian soil flooding back from a perfectly functioning vehicle, right now.


European PC Buyers Should Win From Falling US Dollar

The declining value of the U.S. dollar should allow PC vendors to offer bargains to people living in the euro zone, while U.S. consumers probably won't feel much of a pinch, according to a leading economist.


Aerei turchi colpiscono per il secondo giorno consecutivole postazioni dei ribelli del Pkk nell'area del Nord dell'Iraq                                          Kurdistan, nuovo raid di Ankara "Zona deserta, nessuna vittima"


Could the housing market's woes spread to bonds held in mutual funds by millions of ordinary investors?


Moderate drinking can benefit heart patients

LONDON - Drinking moderate amounts of alcohol can cut further narrowing of the arteries in patients who have had heart surgery, researchers said on Tuesday.


DALLAS - Adrian Peterson decided to go to Oklahoma instead of Texas partly because of the way the Sooners always handle the Longhorns. This time, he was the reason for it...


HP sought director records in leak probe

Investigators for Hewlett-Packard Co. sought private telephone records of board members while hunting for leaks to the media of confidential company information, the computer maker said in a regulatory filing Wednesday.


Chechen Rebels Mainly Driven by Nationalism

Separatists have received support from international Islamic groups, but they remain indigenous and largely self-sustaining.


Overseas Shipholding to Acquire Stelmar for $843 Mln

Overseas Shipholding Group Inc., the largest US-based oil tanker owner, agreed to buy Stelmar Shipping Ltd. for about $843 million.


Monza, 14:57 - F1, GP ITALIA; SECONDA MANCHE QUALIFICHE: OUT LE TOYOTA

Jarno Trulli (Toyota), Ralf Schumacher (Toyota), Nico Rosberg (Williams), David Coulthard (Red Bull)...


US consumer confidence down for second month as job woes deepen

US consumer confidence fell for the second straight month in September as the outlook for jobs deteriorated, the Conference Board said.


In a statement game between two of the NBA's elite teams, the Spurs spoke loudest. Tony Parker scored 29 points in just 30 minutes, and San Antonio shot 52 percent in ending Phoenix's 11-game winning streak with a 115-94 victory Tuesday night.


On Wall Street, investment bankers disdainfully refer to two types of investors, "smart money" and "dumb money." In their snooty lexicon, smart money belongs to elite investors that run hedge funds and venture capital catering to the wealthy.


Milano, 19:32 - Calcio, Milan; Galliani: noi riconciliamo col calcio

"Il Milan riconcilia con il calcio". Un Adriano Galliani visibilmente soddisfatto commenta negli spo...


SFO swoop on boatyards links Saudi prince to BAE slush fund

Prince Turki bin Nasser, until recently the deputy head of the Saudi airforce, has been linked to the series of police raids last week in the UK over the alleged Â£60m slush fund run by BAE Systems.


Hempstead, NY (Sports Network) - The New York Jets solved their backup quarterback problems by signing Quincy Carter, who was recently released by the Dallas Cowboys.


'Most Significant Enterprise Applications Alliance in History,'it sez here...


Tri-SLI time Nvidia has rolled out its first nForce 7-series chipset, this one targeting Intel processors and supporting the GPU maker's new three-way SLI technology.â¦


JL and TP will not reveal their candidates for prime minister until...

It is not advantageous for political parties, that have many seats in Saeima - New Era (JL) and People's Party (TP) - to disclose their candidates for prime minister and ministers at this time, which is why ...


Scientists think they may know why the world's largest leatherback turtle was washed up on a Welsh beach.


African mobile phone operator Celtel has increased the number of nations where roaming charges do not apply.


General Mills Inc. on Thursday said it  will begin using whole grains in all of its breakfast cereals,  including such well-known brands as Lucky Charms and Trix,  becoming the latest foodmaker to promote healthier eating.


Nigerian bishop hits out at gay clergy report

The head of the Nigerian Anglican church, the world's second largest branch of the faith, has hit out at the Windsor Report into sexual diversity.


ICC names first war crimes suspects in Darfur

Prosecutors for the International Criminal Court on Tuesday named a former Sudan state interior minister and a militia commander as the first suspects it wants tried for war crimes in Darfur.


Â«Via dall'IraqÂ», nuova mozione del centrosinistra per il ritiro ...

Quasi tutti uniti. Mastella non ci sta, Gentiloni fa capire i mal di pancia dei rutelliani e Marini annuncia che si atterrÃ  alle regole della Federazione, ma senza convinzione. Per il resto sÃ¬, Gad unita


Senate Democrats lose on Iraq pullout plan

Frustrated U.S. Senate Democrats failed on Friday to force a troop pullout from Iraq, losing ground from an earlier vote and capping a series of defeats that reinforced the chamber's divide over the war.


Tunisian doctors perform medical check up for Arafat

A Tunisian medical team on Saturday arrived in the West Bank to examine Palestinian president Yasser Arafat, who has been suffering from the flu.


Rockets Deliver Daily Terror To Residents of Israeli Town

At the Panic gift shop, the checkout counter chatter is dominated by Qassams, the crude rockets that Palestinians frequently fire at this ragged industrial town of nearly 20,000 two miles from Gaza's northeast corner.


Brodeur Hopes to Play Despite Sore Wrist

Goaltender Martin Brodeur has a sore wrist but hopes to play for Canada on Saturday against the Czech Republic in the World Cup of Hockey semifinals.


Fernando Alonso: âI felt that I could trust the handling of the R25 straight awayâ

The Spaniard is highly motivated ahead of the 2005 season. After his first run in the R25 last week in Valencia, he gave his first impressions of the new car.


Breast Cancer Drug Hailed as Greatest Advance in 30 Years

The results of the five-year trial involving 9,300 women, the largest ever on breast cancer, show that women taking the aromatase inhibitor anastrozole (brand name Arimidex) were less likely to have their cancer spread.


U.S. stocks ended higher on Tuesday,  after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates as expected and  said inflation was in check and the economy is growing at a  moderate pace despite a rise in energy prices.


Australian record companies, including the world's four major labels, are suing the firm behind the Kazaa file-sharing software.


After Dell announced the Jan. 31 ouster of Chief Executive Kevin Rollins, the spin coming out of company headquarters in Round Rock, Tex., was loud, clear -- and predictable.


Monsoon Multimedia tries to avert GPL legal showdown

The Internet video appliance maker which uses Linux says it will make its source code available to comply with GPL.


ST. PETERSBURG, Florida  - Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney often casts himself as an agent of change who would fix a "broken Washington" but he spares an obvious target -- President George W. Bush.


Roddick, Serena serve notice: Aces aiming for another US Open ...

_ Serena Williams left her opponent swinging at shadows, then Andy Roddick finished off his work with a 135 mph fastball. Roddick and Williams easily aced their latest tests in the US Open on


The homes in these hamlets are among the priciest in the country.


Sexual Abuse by UN Troops in Congo Still Going On

Sexual abuse of girls by U.N.  peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo was  serious and was still going on despite the many revelations and  probes, the U.N. watchdog agency said in a report on Friday.


African Union envoy Salim Ahmed Salim is in the Sudanese region of Darfur for talks with tribal leaders.


An NHS trust hits out at an Assembly Member over claims a "super-hospital" plan has been ditched.


Fans, players and personnel in the Palace at Auburn Hills escaped serious injuries in the wild fracas that enveloped the arena late in Friday's game between the Pacers and Pistons, but there's no denying that sports received another nasty black eye.


Buenos Aires, 12:48 - CALCIO, REAL MADRID: ANCHE IL BARCELLONA SU GAGO

Si complica la trattativa tra Gago e il Real Madrid. Il terzo incomodo si chiama: Barcellona. Domeni...


Jordanian students ranked first in science among nine Arab ...

AMMAN - Jordan ranked 26th and 33rd among 46 countries in science and mathematics respectively in an international study for 2003, Minister of Education Khalid Touqan announced on Tuesday.


Apple has sold over 150 million songs through its iTunes Music Store, the company announced last night. iTunes users are now downloading more than 4 million songs per week, a rate of over 200 million songs per year.


Critical flaws found in MySpace, Facebook ActiveX controls

Flawed ActiveX controls used to upload photos on the popular social networking sites Facebook and MySpace can be used by hackers to snatch control of Windows PCs, according to security researchers.


In a preliminary report, I.B.M. said its fourth-quarter earnings from continuing operations rose 24 percent from a year ago, beating Wall Street expectations by a wide margin.


China's largest oil field Daqing hopes to rely more on gas

China's largest but fast-depleting oil field Daqing is increasingly relying on natural gas to maintain production levels, state media has reported.


A major eastern province of Ukraine called a referendum on autonomy yesterday in response to the impasse over a disputed presidential election, and the opposition demanded that


Aussie press applauds Cate Blanchett's Sydney theatre show

Oscar-winning actress Cate Blanchett has won praise for her sensitive direction of a Sydney Theatre Company drama dealing with the controversial issue of child sexual abuse.


AMES, IA -- Itâs starting to become a disturbing trend for Iowa State. Fall behind early to a Big 12 opponent and never recover.


Borders call up student as injury crisis bites

THE threadbare nature of professional rugby in Scotland was graphically illustrated yesterday when the Borders were forced to name a student in direct opposition to a former All Black for this evening - s ...


Parts of the Lisbon Treaty, signed by Gordon Brown, are the same as the abandoned EU Constitution, MPs say.


VH1 develops series with Salt-N-Pepa, Bonaduce

VH1 has ordered seven  new series, ranging from celebrity-driven shows starring Danny  Bonaduce and rappers Salt-N-Pepa to reality competitions to  improv comedy.


Film a successful balance of adult sentiment and children's ...

Are we fast approaching the day when actors will become irrelevant to film? Well . . . not irrelevant, maybe, but more of an afterthought, the way a director thinks about sound design after filming has wrapped?


SP/Mib in rialzo dello 0,07% a 38.063 punti


Rapper Foxy Brown skips NJ court session

Foxy Brown skipped a brief court hearing Wednesday on charges filed by a former colleague, but a judge told the rapper's lawyer that Brown should attend the next session.


As its rivals create a bigger buzz on the Internet, Yahoo Inc. is hitting television and radio airwaves to remind people that its Web site remains on the cutting edge of technology and culture.


If you're using FlickrFan, you should have a copy of podcatcher.root in your Tool folder. If not now, at the top of the next hour (launch the OPML app so it can do the update). I want to get started with a small group of people, develop features, and then figure out how to broaden it, if that turns out to be the right thing to do. For now, I just want a testbed to develop, and a group of interested users. I've put together a brief cheat sheet for FlickrFan users. http://codecasting.org/podcatcher/00001.html  If you have a question please post it there and we'll try to get you the answer. Hope it works, and hope you like it.


Sri Lanka Says 22,493 Dead, Toll Could Pass 30,000

A total of 22,493 people have been confirmed killed in Sri Lanka by a tsunami and the number is rising, the government said on Wednesday, forecasting the toll could pass the 30,000 mark.


Top court to decide death penalty for child rape

The Supreme Court said on Friday it would decide whether the death penalty can be imposed for the crime of raping a child, expanding its review of how capital punishment is carried out in the United States.


Experts argue that preparations against avian flu have to continue, even if the virusâs failure to mutate into a pandemic strain has given the world more time.


Soyuz Spacecraft Docks With International Space Station

A Russian spacecraft ferrying a fresh crew to the international space station had to be docked manually Saturday after an unexplained glitch sent it toward the outpost too quickly.


MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Lamar Butler scored 16 points leading five George Mason players in double figures Thursday as the Patriots defeated Ind.


NEW YORK  - A new physical activity monitor   does a better job than standard pedometers of keeping track of   how far and how fast a person walks each day, a new study   shows.


Boots bosses meet to decide whether to open up its books to a private equity firm which has made an approach for it.


Turns out that Ludlow Music, which claims to own the copyright on a classic Woody Gutherie song, may not actually own it after all. Which means JibJab, a scrappy web animation site, gets to use 'This Land Is Your Land' to its heart's content. By Katie Dean.


2004 in review It wasn't quite the 'Year of Digital Music', but 2004 certainly paved the way for 2005 to take that title.


Three Manchester United directors lost their seats on the Old Trafford board tonight as Malcolm Glazer exacted revenge for his stalled takeover bid.


Opel order inflow shrugs off strike, report says

Order inflow to General Motors' German unit Adam Opel AG has held up despite a production stoppage over planned job cuts that hurt the carmaker's image, Opel CEO Hans Demant said in a magazine interview.


Herbie Hancock unseals "Letters" to Joni

Jazz pianist Herbie Hancock dives  into the Joni Mitchell songbook on his new album, "River: The  Joni Letters," due in stores September 25.


Quotes from the candidates on Tuesday's New Hampshire primary:


Siena, 19:59 - CALCIO, SIENA; LOCATELLI: UN'ALTRA IMPRESA CONTRO IL MILAN

Tomas Locatelli, assente per infortunio nell'impresa del Siena vittorioso domenica scorsa contro la ...


Federal Communications Commission  Chairman Michael Powell will resign, sources said Friday.


Facebook blocks Secret Crush over adware row

Spurned Zango pleads innocence Facebook has blocked the "Secret Crush" widget for violation of its terms of service, following a row about the use of the application to dupe users into downloading adware onto their PCs.â¦


It wasn't long ago that Coach Chucky was the most powerful man in football, able to freeze Al Davis with the flash of a cobalt glare.


Tavullia, 12:11 - MOTOGP, PAPA' ROSSI: TRANSAZIONE VALENTINO NON ANCORA CHIUSA

Graziano Rossi, papà di Valentino, commenta le indiscrezioni di stampa secondo cui il campion...


Once a pariah state promoting terrorist acts and seeking nuclear weapons, Libya in recent years has turned to promoting peace in Africa and diplomatic efforts to resolve the continent's wars, including the Darfur conflict.


On Scene: Explosively Formed Penetrators, or EFPs, pose the most treacherous threat yet to US troops south of Baghdad


Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards celebrated snagging two coveted labor union endorsements during a stop Monday in central Iowa on Labor Day, while continuing to tout himself as the candidate who cares most about labor issues.


When Green Computing attacks - hype or heaven?

You decide Reg Debates Whether you think global warming is the biggest swindle of our time or our greatest threat, one thing's for sure - energy-efficient gear could save your IT department a lot of money.â¦


Paper: Jeb Bush Ignored Felon List Advice

Florida Gov. Jeb Bush ignored advice to throw out a flawed felon voter list before it went out to county election offices despite warnings from state officials, according to a published report Saturday.


Chinese-made 'supplements' contain Viagra drug, US regulator warns

The US drug safety watchdog warned Monday on its website that several Chinese-made 'dietary supplements' contain the active ingredient found in Viagra, and could be harmful to consumers.


Hitler Relative Believed Gassed by Nazis

One of the thousands of victims of the Nazi regime's program to kill mentally ill people was a relative of Adolf Hitler, two historians said Tuesday.


Before the New Year, Tie Up Some Loose Ends

This may be asking a lot, but you should consider setting aside an hour or two between shopping trips and holiday parties to make some year-end financial moves.


Amazon already has book-searching technology and last month launched A9.com, a subsidiary that adds personalization features to search results.


Felix Sturm fighting for international title â and for his ...

Leverkusen - Three months ago Felix Sturm suffered a controversial loss to boxing legend Oscar de la Hoya. Tonight the 25 year old German is fighting top ranked American Robert Frazier to capture the vacant


Two significant earthquakes shook Alaska's seismically active Aleutian Islands, but there were no immediate reports of any damages or injuries.


Con Edison Is Supported on Bid to Raise Rates

State officials said that the company should be allowed to raise the prices it charges for delivering electricity by what critics believe would be the biggest amount ever.


Billionaire Richard Branson takes the wraps off his new suborbital civilian spaceship. Say that three times fast.


Belarus to have enough natural gas from Russia - Lukashenko

Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko thinks that Belarus will receive enough natural gas from Russia.


Ernesto's Virginia death toll rises to 6

A woman died of carbon monoxide poisoning from a portable generator, bringing Virginia's death toll from the remnants of Tropical Storm Ernesto to six, officials said.


Criminals riding scooters have made a string of smash-and-grab raids on top London designer stores, police said Wednesday, after a pre-dawn attack on another shop.


The EU Commission chief backs his team after an Italian candidate was rejected by a panel of MEPs.


Detained Palestinians complain of Lebanon army abuse

Dozens of Palestinians detained while leaving a besieged refugee camp in Lebanon have complained of abuse by the Lebanese army, ranging from beatings to some cases of sexual abuse, human and civil rights activists say.


Science & environment: Almost half of common European birds are heading towards 'continental extinction', a new report warns


Philippine train derails and plunges down slope, at least 12 dead

At least 12 people were killed and about 160 injured when a train derailed in the dark and plunged down a slope in the Philippines, officials said.


Local researchers have found that two new designer drugs produce strong responses in patients who've become resistant to Gleevec, the leukemia wonder drug that heralded a new era in cancer treatment 3 1/2 years ago.


Space Technology Creates New Era in Cosmetics

European Space Agency -- Cool your product from 22ÃÂº C to 2ÃÂº C in just two minutes with no electricity, simply by 100% natural evaporation, using an advanced simulation technique from Europe's Ariane launcher.     "We have managed to develop a controlled fast cooling system, without the use of outside energy, where the temperature drops 70 times faster than in a standard refrigerator," says Fadi Khairallah, founder of Thermagen, the company behind this innovation...


Are founder-driven SW vendors good for enterprise buyers?

A safe bet? Comment I met with Gerry Cohen last week, the founder CEO of BI vendor Information Builders (IB). After 30 years in the business he still has an infectious enthusiasm for software. As has Jim Goodnight, the founder CEO of SAS, and Michael Saylor, the founder CEO of MicroStrategy, who founded his company in 1989. Between them, this triumvirate of founder CEOs account for $2.3bn of worldwide annual BI industry sales: about one-third of the whole BI market.â¦


A Home Theater That Rattles the Windows Without Breaking the Bank

Thanks primarily to the DVD, home theaters have come within reach of many shoppers in the last few years. But why choose one over another?


The Pentagon on Monday criticized a  published report that said it was mounting reconnaissance  missions inside Iran to identify potential nuclear and other  targets.


Hackers, Virus Writers Target Mobile Phones

Feature-rich "smart phones" are proving to be nearly as dumb as personal computers when it comes to fending off viruses, hackers and other security headaches familiar to Internet users.


The U.N. nuclear monitor reported notable advances in Iran's uranium enrichment program Wednesday while warning for the first time that its knowledge of the country's nuclear activities was shrinking


Look for Federer and Hewitt to meet on Sunday

com. Isn't there an unwritten rule that says you're never supposed to date your friend's sister? Well, for some time now, Johansson has been going steady with none other than Hewitt's sister Jaslyn.


The expected move to weaken the law is considered a key measure of the countryâs democratic maturity.


Manchester United midfielder Roy Keane was charged with assault and criminal damage Tuesday over an alleged confrontation with a 16-year-old boy.


Bombs Kill 12 at Bangladesh Opposition Rally

At least 12 people were killed and 100 wounded in a bomb attack on Saturday on an opposition rally in Bangladesh's capital, police and witnesses said.


NASA Prepares for Future Space Exploration Risk

CLEVELAND, OH  -- As NASA readies the space shuttle fleet to fly again,  the agency's risk management teams are also paying attention to risk issues that  affect the International Space Station.


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Deal Seen in Los Angeles Archdiocese Abuse Cases

A $600 million settlement would be by far the largest payout in the Roman Catholic Churchâs abuse scandal.


Researcher: iPhone has potential security problems

(InfoWorld) - Apple's iPhone is a toughÂ target for hackers, but a security researcher warned Friday that there are ways the sleek device could potentially be compromised. TheÂ iPhoneÂ has no security software, but Apple doesn't let people load third-party programs on the device, reducing the risk of infection from malicious software. But when the iPhone is connected to the Web, possibilities emerge, said Marius van Oers, a security researcher with McAfee's AVERT Labs in Amsterdam. He doesn't claim to have uncovered a specific security hole in the device, but listed several ways thatÂ determined hackersÂ could use the Web to try to find a way in. Apple is relying on developers to create rich Web-based applications that will be accessed through the mobile version of the company's Safari Web browser. Browser flaws are a proven way for hackers to get unauthorized code running on a system, van Oers said. "It's fairly easy to send someone an SMS (Short Messaging Service) or an e-mail with a Web link," he said. "And once you go to the Web link, then that server can inject code into the iPhone, and if that happens, [a hacker] can have full control." That's what happened with aÂ Safari flawÂ found by Independent Security Evaluators, a company that detailed its findings at the Black Hat security conference in August. By constructing a malicious Web site, the researchers injected code into the iPhone and pilfered recent text messages, phone numbers and e-mail. Apple has since patched the flaw. "Once you get access to the system, it's all over," van Oers said. He presented his view ofÂ iPhone securityÂ Friday at the Virus Bulletin security conference in Vienna. Although he is based in Europe, he examined an iPhone purchased in the U.S. His view of the iPhone's security is more cautionary and speculative, but rooted in the well-known ways that hackers work. Apple also allows the use of JavaScript when the iPhone interacts with Web pages, a programming language that has been used to exploit software problems, van Oers said. Further, Apple's multimedia application QuickTime has been prone to trouble, and there are several proof-of-concept exploits circulating the Web now for version 7, van Oers said. How that proof-of-concept code could affect QuickTime on the iPhone remains to be seen. Nonetheless, with the iPhone already popular in the U.S. and due toÂ go on sale in EuropeÂ in about six weeks, Apple can expect more aggressive attempts by malicious hackers to meddle with it. Hacking mobile devices is less prevalent than hacking desktop computers. But interesting malicious programs have been written for mobiles, including some that repeatedly autodial or send text messages to a premium number. The number is owned by the hackers, who collect the revenue. The chance of those kinds of malicious software affecting the iPhone today is probably low, but "that's the future. Let's hope it will not come to that," van Oers said. Â


By Susanne Nadeau, Grand Forks Herald, N.D.  Jun. 13--It's been more than 1 years since two volunteers took over the fingerprinting program in the Grand Forks County Sheriff's Office.   And 1,000 sets of prints later, they still are loving it.


Rioting in Pakistani Town as Blast Victims Buried

Angry Shi'ite Muslims set vehicles and the mayor's office on fire in Pakistan's eastern city of Sialkot Saturday after a funeral procession to bury victims of a suicide bomb attack that killed 30 people.


L'uomo Ã¨ un dipendente del Servizio antincendi della Provincia di Trentoindividuato grazie a controlli su scambi in internet di materiale pedo-pornografico                                          Pedofilia, primo arrestato in Italia per turismo sessuale in Asia                                                                                Nel suo archivio trovate molte foto con ragazzine dai 12 ai 16 annirealizzate durante i viaggi in Thailandia, Cambogia, Vietnam e Laos


Direct Line squashes esure's mouse on wheels

Wheels come off esure's ad icon Direct Line Insurance has won the High Court's backing in a bid to block a rival's application to trademark a representation of a computer mouse on wheels. Direct Line said esure's mark was too similar to its own, a red telephone on wheels.â¦


SALVO, North Carolina  - Olympic 100 meters champion Justin Gatlin has been banned for four years for a 2006 positive test for testosterone, the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) said on Tuesday.


Roma, 19:51 - CALCIO, DT PARMA: PER DE MELO AL PALERMO E' TUTTO RISOLTO

Andrea Berta, direttore dell'area tecnica del Parma, dichiara risolta la querelle di mercato con il ...


Mike Mussina limits Baltimore to three singles over seven innings, and the Yankees beat the Orioles, 12-0, on Tuesday night.


Vienna, 15:08 - CALCIO, EURO 2008: ARCHIVIO SPECIALE SU HOOLIGANS

Verrà presentato domani l'archivio che conterrà i nomi di tutti gli hoolingans del con...


Alan Shearer says he will not become Newcastle United's next manager because he does not have experience.


Muckraker: Methinks they doth not protest at all

New York City expects protests at next week's Republican National Convention to be the most widespread and strident to hit any political convention since Chicago in 1968, when the Democrats nominated Hubert H. Humphrey over Eugene McCarthy at the height


Fox hunting ban is about 'class war': Labour MP

The ban on fox hunting is driven by the Labour Party's desire to stamp out "the old order" dominated by the country's landowning upper classes, a Labour MP wrote in The Sunday Telegraph.


Prime Minister Ariel Sharon was heckled repeatedly yesterday as he opened a two-day debate in parliament on his plan to pull Jewish settlers from the Gaza Strip and parts of the West Bank.


For those who study crocodiles and alligators, the creatures offer nothing less than a view of a living dinosaur.


Blair to promote foreign policy in election

Tony Blair has changed his approach in the run-up to the next general election with a "twin-track strategy" that acknowledges international events are likely to overshadow domestic initiatives.


Blair preparing to send troops to Sudan's Darfur region

Prime Minister Tony Blair has ordered the military to prepare to deploy up to 3,000 soldiers to the conflict-torn Sudanese region of Darfur.


Relazione al Parlamento ministero Economia sfata stereotipi


3 US Soldiers Killed in Roadside Bomb Blast in Baghdad

The US military in Iraq says three American soldiers were killed in a roadside bomb blast in Baghdad late Tuesday. The military says the attack occurred as the soldiers' convoy was passing through an eastern part of the city.


Obesity surgery can cure diabetes, high blood pressure and other ...

CHICAGO Obese people who have stomach-reducing surgery may be shedding more than just pounds. A new report says the operations may also cure other ills, like diabetes and high-blood pressure.


After Victory on Hill, President Shifts Tone on Iraq

President Bush faced reporters for his first full-scale, solo news conference in three months savoring what may be a last victory in his battle with Congress over the course of the war in Iraq.


Hurricane Jeanne forced the Dolphins and Steelers to move their game to prime time tonight. The teams and the league agreed to move the starting time from 1 pm to 8:30 pm because the


Bayern draw throws title race open; Bundesliga rains goals

Marek Mintal scored his league-leading 13th goal Saturday, and a roaring crowd helped short-handed FC Nuremberg stun front-runner Bayern Munich 2-2 to throw the Bundesliga title race wide open.


Melrose man heads state labor commission

Melrose resident Michael A. Byrnes, a former union business agent, is the new chairman of the state Labor Relations Commission, which decides unfair labor practices charges and other labor issues for public employee unions.


A mid Wales man with a terrifying and risky hobby explains why he is fascinated by extreme weather.


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ECI Conferencing Services Renews WebEx Contract; Adds Enterprise ...

WAYNE, NJ --(Business Wire)-- Nov. 10, 2004 -- ECI Conferencing Services, the largest, privately-held full-service audio and web conferencing provider, today announced it has renewed its partnership contract


Raptors 99, Knicks 90: Starters Play Like Reserves in a Home Loss

The Knicks (9-26) have not won at home since beating the Cleveland Cavaliers on Dec. 19. And they do not seem close to unearthing a recipe for a victory at the Garden.


Crude oil futures fell after a US Energy Department report showed rising imports boosted inventories by three times the amount analysts forecast.


IAEA team "satisfied" with NKorea nuclear tour: Kyodo

U.N. nuclear watchdog officials said on Friday they were "satisfied" with a tour of a North Korean reactor complex that the secretive state has promised to scrap under an aid-for-disarmament deal, Kyodo news agency said.


Eurostat: indice stabile a dicembre rispetto a novembre


Ear-splitting music in UK pubs and clubs is putting staff's hearing at serious risk, say campaigners.


VATICANO - LE PAROLE DELLA DOTTRINA a cura di don Nicola Bux e don Salvatore Vitiello - ÂLa vera paceÂ CittÃ  del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - In questi giorni di Âguerra e paceÂ, come scrisse Tolstoj, viene alla memoria padre Aleksandr MenÂ un sacerdote ortodosso che visse tutta la sua vita sostenuto dalla certezza che la grandezza della ragione umana s...


KABUL, Afghanistan - The U.S. government warned its citizens to keep a low profile in Kabul Monday after a car bomb hit a private American security company, killing up to 11 people in the deadliest attack in the Afghan capital in two years...


For Mike Huckabee, campaign activities in Iowa took a backseat Monday to training for the Boston Marathon.


Fannie Mae ex-officials' severance scrutinized

Because Fannie Mae's board of directors allowed CEO Franklin Raines to "retire" and chief financial officer Timothy Howard to resign late Wednesday, the Office of Federal Housing


U.S. Abu Ghraib Prison Contractors Defend Iraq Work

Two U.S. contractors implicated in  the Abu Ghraib prison scandal defended their work in Iraq  Thursday, with one saying its employees were not involved in  "horrendous" abuses listed in a new report.


Pop star Madonna, on a spiritual  pilgrimage to the Holy Land, glimpsed Judaism's sacred Western  Wall from afar in the dead of night to avoid being mobbed by  waiting photographers.


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At least 50 people have died and 150 are missing in Haiti after tropical storm Jeanne swept across the island of Hispaniola, a UN spokesman says .


RIM Lawsuit Settled, Cingular May Use 'Blackjack' Name

BlackBerry manufacturer Research in Motion said it has settled its lawsuit with Samsung over its use of the "BlackJack" trademark for handsets sold in the US by Cingular Wireless (now AT&T).  But the terms of that settlement are unclear, and AT&T may still have to make changes.


Toothpaste company Colgate is cutting more than 4,000 jobs and closing a third of its factories worldwide.


The CEO of the shattered Russian oil giant Yukos said Tuesday that the company is pushing ahead with a strategy for its remaining divisions but will be cutting jobs following the government's seizure and auction of its main production subsidiary.


(CBS) I have no idea whether Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates stays up at night worrying about his empire but, if he does, he may very well be losing sleep over the Mozilla Foundation.


The tech company's earnings soar 57%, but its shares fall on a weak second-quarter outlook.


ADV: Distance Learning Directory - Online Degrees

Bachelor, Master and Post-Grad degrees online from accredited colleges and universities. Business, Education, IT, Healthcare, more. Browse by degree or program. Request info and get started today.


America Online said that spammers were starting to give up - at least when it came to sending junk to its subscribers.


Quirky sketch show "Little Britain" beat off BBC rival "The Office" to take top honors at the British Comedy Awards 2004 on Wednesday.


So Long, Farewell, Auf Wiedersehen, Rumsfeld

Outgoing Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has been on the "farewell" circuit of late, going to see the troops in Iraq, saying goodbye to various folks at the Pentagon and around town.


The Department of Justice (DoJ) today announced that it would approve Cingular's $41 billion dollar acquisition of AT&T Wireless (Quote, Chart), provided the mobile carrier sells assets, such as spectrum and customer contracts, in 11 states.


Philippines to import almost 1 million tons of rice in 2005

The Philippines will import almost one million metric tons of rice in 2005 worth 12.6 billion pesos (225 million US dollars) due to insufficient domestic production, alocal newspapers reported Monday.


New Bills Seek to Promote Stem Cell Research

Aiming to circumvent President Bush's limits on the use of stem cells from human embryos, members of Congress on Wednesday introduced bills to allow federal funding of embryonic stem cell research.


A councillor refuses to apologise after he joked that a modern Noah would have to let gay animals on board.


A senior UN official says the recent upsurge in violence in eastern DR Congo appears to be abating.


Ethiopia and Egypt pledge troops for Darfur

Ethiopia and Egypt will each send 850 troops early in the new year to serve with a joint United Nations-African Union force in Sudan's Darfur region, an AU official told Reuters on Monday.


You're Married! Donald Trump Weds for Third Time

PALM BEACH, Florida  - Property mogul and reality  television star Donald Trump married Slovenian model Melania  Knauss on Saturday at a lavish social event in the exclusive  Florida resort town of Palm Beach.


Cosi' viceministro dell'Economia in un'intervista


Linux publisher Red Hat Inc. said Tuesday that information-technology consulting firm Unisys Corp. will begin offering a business version of the company's open-source operating system on its servers.


Group says it killed U.S. diplomat in Sudan

A group calling itself the Partisans of Monotheism in Sudan claimed responsibility Friday for the shooting death of an American diplomat and his driver early New Year's Day.


U.S., S.Korea Look to China to Bring N.Korea Around

SEOUL, South Korea  - South Korea and the United  States are hoping China can bring unruly ally North Korea back  to stalled talks on dismantling its nuclear weapons programs,  Seoul's foreign minister said.


Bill Gates, founder of software giant Microsoft, is still the richest man in America, according to Forbes magazine. 2004 is the eleventh year in a row that Mr Gates has topped Forbes's list of the 400 wealthiest people in the US.


Woods to build his first course in Dubai

World number one Tiger Woods, who launched his own design company last month, is to create his first course in Dubai.


CHINA'S lowly-ranked Na Li played the match of her career today against US Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova before finally falling in a gruelling three-set battle at the $US585,000 ($830,0000) China Open.


JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Jacksonville's locker room lacked its typical postgame victory celebration. The music, usually blaring, was merely background noise. The hootin' and hollerin', which often borders on obnoxious, was left on the field. Even the trash talk, something that defines this confident group, was at a minimum.


John Deere Lover Takes Last Tractor Ride

VOLANT, Pa. - Archie Glenn's family made sure he was Deere-ly departed. The 99-year-old dairy farmer had a passion for John Deere tractors. So at his Feb.


Judge's ruling casts doubt on Guantanamo trials

GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba  - A U.S. war crimes tribunal at Guantanamo came to a screeching halt on Monday when a military judge dropped all the charges against a young Canadian in a ruling that could preclude trying any of the 380 prisoners any time soon.


After a stroke, the brain tries to reorganize itself.  However, sometimes this process goes awry, leaving one woman to feel sounds on her skin.


PG&E raising electricity rates; more in store

Pacific Gas and Electric Co. will raise its electricity rates Saturday, although the increase won't be as steep as the utility first proposed.


Zambrano says he wants to stay with Cubs

Carlos Zambrano said Monday he wants to stay with the Cubs and has faith that he will eventually sign a contract extension.


Shares in SSL International, the firm behind Durex condoms and Scholl footwear, rise 6% on reports of a potential takeover.


Scotland's first minister says Scottish Power customers and employees will be concerned at a takeover deal.


Music Review | Ashford and Simpson : Lovebirds Harmonize in a Romantic Relay of Song

Watching Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson going through their paces at Feinsteinâs at the Regency on Tuesday, I imagined these long-married professional lovebirds privately exulting in the pleasure they were conjuring.


Poker Proves a Hot Hand for Gaming Industry

Card game's popularity is fanned by a combination of television, technology and, for some, the allure of big money.


Home Depot sets the pace for another strong year.


Greens need to grasp the nettle: aren't there just too many people?

Comment is free: Madeleine Bunting: It's pointless to cut out meat and cars while having lots of children.


WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court said Tuesday it will consider whether the Ten Commandments may be displayed on government property, ending a 25-year silence on a church-state issue that has prompted bitter legal fights around the country.    Ten Commandments displays are common in town squares and courthouses and on other government-owned land, including the Supreme Court...


UPDATE 2-Judge begins Parmalat hearing, auditors face trial

A judge opened hearings on Tuesday into the 14-billion-euro collapse of Parmalat and immediately ruled that two former auditors of the Italian


Roma, 20:03 - CALCIO, ROMA: ACCORDO CON RIMINI, ARRIVA BARUSSO

Accordo fatto tra la Roma e il Rimini per il passaggio in giallorosso di Ahmed Barusso. Il centrocam...


No. 20 Michigan St. Defeats Penn St. 84-58

Alan Anderson scored 17 points and Shannon Brown added 16 to lead Michigan State to an 84-58 win over Penn State on Wednesday night in the Big Ten opener for both teams.


ShopKo Stores Inc. said Wednesday that sales at stores open at least one year, or same-store sales, fell 4.8 percent during the month of November.


Expansion in the U.S. factory sector slowed in August as higher costs for energy and raw materials squeezed manufacturers, a report showed on Wednesday, but analysts said growth remained relatively robust.


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Why doing the housework could give your children asthma

They said exposure to indoor pollutants from domestic solvents and cleaning products in early life may trigger the condition. A study of almost 200 youngsters revealed those exposed to the most volatile organic


Mexico's national pride, bruised time and again by a steady invasion of U.S. investors and culture, took another blow on Monday when one of its finest tequila makers was swallowed up by an American company.


Nigeria: More Than 30 Killed in Lagos Fuel Pipeline Explosion

More than 30 people siphoning petrol from a pipeline near Lagos, were killed when the leaking fuel exploded into an inferno of flame, Nigerian police said on Friday.


Botswana Leader Warns on AIDS: Abstain or Die

Botswana President Festus Mogae issued a blunt message to his people Wednesday on HIV/AIDS: abstain from unsafe sex or die. Botswana, which has one of the highest rates of HIV infection


USA: FDA to allow qualified health claim on olive oil labels

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has said that food companies will be allowed to make qualified health claims about the monounsaturated fat contained in olive oil.


Stomach Surgery Linked to Throat Cancer Risk

NEW YORK  - People who have had all or part  of their stomach removed appear to have an increased risk of  later developing cancer of the larynx, doctors in Italy report.


U.S. Retail Gasoline Prices Fall - Survey

U.S. average retail gasoline prices  fell more than 10 cents a gallon over the last two weeks due to  more abundant crude oil supplies and mainly lower oil prices,  according to an industry analyst.


Suspect in woman's death asks for public defender

Kansas City, Mo. -- A woman accused of killing an expectant mother and cutting the baby from her womb asked for a public defender Tuesday during a brief court appearance.


3 Music Companies Will Use Online File-Sharing Service

Three major recording companies have agreed to make their music available to be shared and sold over a new online file-swapping service.


Uzbek Leader Scorns 'Revolutions' as Nation Votes

TASHKENT, Uzbekistan  - Uzbekistan voted Sunday in  a election that featured only parties loyal to autocratic  President Islam Karimov, who said he would not tolerate  "revolutions" such as those which shook Ukraine and Georgia.


Fabriano, 15:24 - BASKET, LEGADUE: FABRIANO RINUNCIA A WALLACE

L'Indesit Fabriano (Legadue) ha annunciato di aver rinunciato all'ingaggio dell'ala-pivot statuniten...


Apple cuts iPhone price and revamps iPods

Apple Inc  sharply cut  the price of its iPhone on Wednesday and revamped its full iPod  line, including adding a model with a touch screen that can  browse the Web and buy songs wirelessly.


Rapper Busta Rhymes to face four New York trials

Grammy-nominated rapper Busta Rhymes will face a string of trials for assault and driving violations after prosecutors lost a bid on Tuesday to consolidate four cases against the performer into one case.


Doctors Are Years Away From H.G.H. Urine Test

Being able to test for human growth hormone in urine is preferred by professional baseball and football leagues but detecting the hormone in urine is a difficult task.


Oracle Sets New PeopleSoft Buyout Deadline

Oracle extended its $7.7 billion tender offer for all outstanding shares of PeopleSoft yet again on Thursday, as it waits for US District Court Judge Vaughn Walker to issue a decision in an antitrust lawsuit that aims to permanently block the buyout.


A criminal court on Friday sentenced a male nurse to life imprisonment for killing 22 elderly residents of nursing homes over a six-year period by smothering them or injecting them with tranquilizers.


US Soldier Sentenced to 8 Years for Prison Abuse

A US military judge sentenced Staff Sergeant Ivan Frederick to eight years in prison on Thursday for sexually and physically abusing detainees at the Abu Ghraib jail in Baghdad.


The threat of $50 a barrel for the New York price seemed very real last month, but in the end it turned out to be a near miss. Still, there is plenty for Opec to think about as the group's energy ministers gather in Vienna.


Violent anti-Bush protest in Chile injures 3

Police in the Chilean port city Valparaiso used tear gas and water trucks Tuesday to disperse scores of university students protesting against the weekend Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation summit and the visit of President George W


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Chrysler Contract Receiving Narrow Approval

Top officials from the United Automobile Workers union are lobbying members hard for approval because a rejection would send them back to the bargaining table.


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Senate Confirms Rep. Goss as Intelligence Director

The Senate voted overwhelmingly yesterday to confirm Rep. Porter J. Goss (R-Fla.) as the new head of the CIA, brushing aside complaints from some Democrats that he is too partisan and insufficiently interested in reform to head the embattled agency.


Il presidente di Confindustria incontra gli studenti bolognesi"Non pagare le tasse Ã¨ scandaloso, evadere Ã¨ come rubare"                                          Montezemolo: "I problemi non si risolvono con un vaffa..."


JERUSALEM, AUGUST 19: Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon vowed on Thursday to press ahead with his Gaza pullout plan despite a humiliating rebuff from his own party of his bid to forge a coalition with the pro-withdrawal Labour Party.


Tour de France 2006 winner Landis guilty: UCI

Floyd Landis, who tested positive for the banned male hormone testosterone during his 2006 Tour de France triumph, has been found guilty of doping by a U.S. arbitration panel, cycling's governing body said on Thursday.


Doubts still shroud U.N. peacekeeper deaths in Congo

POPTUN, Guatemala  - Ten months after the deaths of eight Guatemalan peacekeepers in a botched raid in the Congo jungle, two U.N. investigations have failed to solve the mystery of whether they died in friendly fire or were gunned down by rebels.


European Commissions starts inspection of Lithuanian environment projects

The Ministry of Environment does not have official information about an alleged decision of the European Commission to suspend financing for three ongoing environment projects.


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Now or Never for N.Irish Deal, Says Paisley

Northern Irish Protestant leader Ian  Paisley challenged his IRA foes Tuesday to give up their  weapons, saying it was "now or never" for Catholic republicans  to agree a lasting political settlement with his party.


SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Cisco Systems Inc. and Apple Inc. have agreed to share the "iPhone" name, but both companies are staying tightlipped about what future products might come from the resulting deal to collaborate on "interoperability" between the companies' products.


Richard Notebaert, who took over as head of Qwest Communications as the telecommunications company coped with an accounting scandal, said Monday he will retire as chairman and chief executive officer.


Cheney back in Washington after Afghan scare

Vice President Dick Cheney arrived back in Washington on Wednesday after a surprise trip to Pakistan and Afghanistan, where a suicide bomber attacked the U.S. military base where he was staying.


Fashion Wire Daily - Not enough people do fabulous clothes for heist movies anymore, except that is Ralph Lauren, whose movie star glamour collection shown was as poised and polished as fashion can get.


Ryder-Oakland Hills praised for its fair Cup set-up

Oakland Hills, once regarded as a monster of a course, has been praised by rival Ryder Cup captains Bernhard Langer and Hal Sutton.


Tree house living, the next green thing?

Blog: Architectural company working on tree house design for future living.


LINUX DISTRIBUTOR Red Hat has shelled out $23 million to buy Netscape Communications' Security Solutions unit from AOL. The deal means that Red Hat will get the Netscape Directory Server and Netscape Certificate


Results of recent polls on the presidential race. Listed above each set of results is the name of the organization that conducted the poll, the dates, the number interviewed, whether they were adults, registered voters (RV) or likely voters (LV) and the margin of error (MoE). Results might not total 100 percent because of rounding.


Security alert issued after top Pakistani al-Qaida suspect killed

KARACHI, Pakistan Pakistani authorities are putting the city of Karachi on "red alert," for an al-Qaida strike after its forces killed a top terror suspect.


Ukraine's political crisis worsens after President Viktor Yushchenko sacks the nation's top prosecutor.


Progress in Baghdad will take time-U.S. general

A security plan seen as a last-ditch attempt to halt violence in Baghdad will not produce results overnight, a U.S. general warned on Sunday, after a suicide truck bomb killed 135 people.


Milano, 22:40 - CALCIO, SERIE A: INTER-CHIEVO 1-1

Nel secondo anticipo della 20/a giornata del campionato di serie A l'Inter ha pareggiato con il Chie...


Proposed Housing in Beach Would Benefit Homeless

By Susan E. White, The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va.  Dec. 9--VIRGINIA BEACH -- A former skating rink near College Park could soon become subsidized apartments for homeless adults.


A man is jailed for 15 years after admitting the murder of a man who died five months after being beaten.


Val D'Isere, 12:03 - SCI, CDM: LA MANCUSO VINCE LA DISCESA LIBERA

Julia Mancuso, statunitense, ha vinto la discesa libera femminile di Val D'Isere. L'americana ha chi...


As of Monday, July 16, 2007, at least 3,616 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes seven military civilians. At least 2,969 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.


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Iran Continues to Support Shiite Militias in Iraq, Pentagon Says

A new Pentagon report has concluded that Iran continues to provide money, training and weapons to Shiite militias in Iraq, although U.S. commanders previously stated that attacks using lethal bombs linked to Iran have fallen in recent months.


EU leaders sign constitution; struggle to resolve EU head office ...

The 25 European Union leaders yesterday signed the EU's first constitution that aims to boost the union's presence on the world stage but will face a tough ratification test at the hands of European parliaments and voters before it can take


Iraq panel to shape U.S. policy despite tepid embrace

Despite a tepid embrace from the White House, the Iraq Study Group's recommendations will help shape President George W. Bush's new policy if only because of their popular support, analysts said on Wednesday.


Maggiori richieste sono attese alle 12, 17 e 20,30


The husband of an intensive care patient explains how writing a diary helped him survive the ordeal.


Abuses spawn Myanmar "heart of darkness": report

Years of civil war and abuse of ethnic  minorities in eastern Myanmar by the ruling military junta have  left the region more like the grimmest corners of Africa or  Cambodia under the Khmer Rouge, a new report said on Thursday.


It's a tiny vacuum cleaner for the brain: A new treatment for stroke victims promises to suction out clogged arteries in hopes of stopping the brain attack before it does permanent harm.


U.S. Consulate in a Saudi City Is Hit, Killing 9

Five attackers thought to be linked to Al Qaeda staged a daytime raid on the American Consulate in Jidda.


In late afternoon, the wispy clouds part. For the first time I discern the distant domes, tiny and white, on the peak of blue-grey Mauna Kea, but a heavy cloud hovers above. Dr. Hammel tells me that once the sun sets, this cloud will cool, sink and wrap the telescopes in its fog, unless – there's a small possibility – the cloud sinks all the way beneath the summit, down below the telescopes. Despite the bleak predictions in all the weather forecasts for tonight, I begin to hope that we'll finally get some data.


Appeals court reinstates touch-screen voting suit

Tallahassee, Fla. -- A federal appeals court Monday revived a lawsuit demanding that all Florida voters who use touch-screen machines receive a paper receipt, in case a recount becomes necessary.


Delta Suffers Setback with Debt Committee

Delta Air Lines Inc. (DAL.N: Quote, Profile, Research) suffered a setback this week when a committee of creditors scotched one of the company's early debt renegotiation


Barack Obama's presidential campaign Wednesday defended two investments he made right after his election to the Senate, saying he was unaware of the stock purchases at the time and did nothing to directly aid either company in its business before the federal government.


NASCAR returned to its roots Wednesday by lifting a ban on liquor ads on cars, opening the door for teams to be sponsored next season by distilled spirits.


In the midst of furious campaigning, The Associated Press asked presidential candidates to reflect on what they like to do on a lazy day.


Summing up a life in six words proves addictive

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - If you were asked to sum up your life in six words would it be a work of triumph -- or tragedy?


Careful with that antique clock. It could pose a mercury hazard.


U.S. consumer prices inched up just 0.1 percent last month as gasoline and car prices tumbled, the government said on Thursday in a report that suggested the Federal Reserve need not hurry to push interest rates higher.


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Would-Be Chirac Assassin Jailed for 10 Years

A French court on Friday sentenced the French neo-Nazi who tried to shoot President Jacques Chirac during the Bastille Day parade in 2002 to 10 years in prison.


Yanks Set to Throw Another Log on Burning Rivalry

In 109 days, Randy Johnson, looking powerful in pinstripes, could stand on the mound at Yankee Stadium and fire a fastball to Johnny Damon, whose finger, like the fingers of the other Boston


Emeryville's Chiron Corp. said Thursday that it will delay shipments until early October of its flu vaccine, Fluvirin, after the company identified a small number of lots that do not meet product sterility specifications.


S.Korea Unions Set to Strike, Stage Rally

A powerful South Korean labor union said  Sunday hundreds of thousands of its members will strike from  next week against a bill that aims to curb union militancy and  allow companies to hire more temporary workers.


U.S. Stocks Slide as Oil, Microsoft Weigh

U.S. stocks extended losses on Friday  as oil prices surged to another record, while Microsoft Corp.  MSFT.O dragged on the major indexes after the software  maker's revenue forecast lagged analysts' expectations.


Theater Review | 'Fuerzabruta ': Donât Slump: Stand, Gawk, Collaborate

The new show from the creators of the long-running âDe La Guardaâ is another entry in a dependable if not exactly venerable genre: theater for people who donât really like theater.


PEORIA, Ill., Jan. 30 -- So it's come to this. As President Bush tries to win back public support and sell his new domestic program, he came here Tuesday to see whether it would play in, well, you know the rest.


Abbas officer slain after Palestinian election bid

Gunmen killed an officer loyal to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Gaza on Sunday, a day after Abbas called for new elections in a move that raised the stakes in his showdown with the ruling Islamist group Hamas.


Drawings of new U.S. Embassy in Iraq released on Web

A U.S. architectural firm posted  drawings of the new U.S. Embassy being built in Baghdad on its  Web site, prompting complaints from U.S. officials on Friday  that their release could endanger U.S. personnel.


THE RASH OF VoIP services being peddled in the UK has meant that the country has to release a new batch of phone numbers. Telco watchdog Ofcom has barked that it would establish the prefix "056," allowing


Ashcroft heralds success in Net crime crackdown

In what was billed as the biggest federal crackdown ever on Internet crime, the Justice Department announced Thursday it arrested or convicted more than 150 people across the country.


FDA Weighs Antidepressant Risks for Kids

BETHESDA, Md.  - A U.S. advisory panel began  meeting Monday to debate whether certain antidepressants should  come with stronger warnings about the chances of suicidal  behavior in children and teens who take the drugs.


Rubens Barrichello beats Kimi Raikkonen and Jenson Button in the Chinese Grand Prix.


US Mulls New Darfur Resolution, Genocide Finding

The United States said on Friday it is preparing a new UN resolution on Darfur and that Secretary of State Colin Powell might address next week whether the violence in western Sudan constitutes genocide.


Milano, 10:50 - CALCIO, LIPPI: PALLONE D'ORO LO DAREI A PIRLO

Il Pallone d'Oro? Marcello Lippi non lo darebbe a Kakà, il grande favorito per l'assegnazione...


As part of his fine for an obscene gesture made to fans, Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick is giving $5,000 to the family of a firefighter who recently died.


Hearts captain Steven Pressley leaves the Scottish Premier League club with immediate effect.


Photographers chasing Diana's Mercedes used 'blocking vehicle'  to slow down her car, inquest hears.


The Nokia Remote Camera works by combining a digital camera, GSM transceiver and MMS technology. All it needs is a regular main power supply and access to a GSM network, so it does not require


US women win at gymnastics championships

Bouncing back from mistakes Wednesday that would have cost a great team the gold medal on most days, the Americans finished with two of the most dazzling routines of the entire competition to clinch their second title at the world gymnastics championships.


The Unifying Theme of Election 2008: Hillary Clinton

Rasmussen Reports - There are three separate races making up the Election 2008 Presidential competition: the race for the Democratic nomination, the race for the Republican nomination, and the general election. All three share one unifying themeÃÂHillary Clinton.


The MoD is criticised over spending costs which  soared by Â£1.7bn over the past year, amid growing project delays.


Renault to market no-frills Logan sedan as Dacia in western Europe

PARIS  - French carmaker Renault SA will introduce its new no-frills Logan sedan in western Europe starting next year, the company announced Monday.


Cassini Sending Back Data on Saturn Moon

A radar image of the surface of Saturn's moon Titan, taken Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2004, by the spacecraft Cassini, is seen in this photo courtesy of NASA.


Oil: Price surges 3 per cent as US heating stocks fall

NEW YORK - Oil prices recovered from seven-week lows on Wednesday, surging more than 3 per cent as a drawdown in US heating fuel stocks rekindled worries about thin supplies ahead of the northern winter.


Wireless service provider MetroPCS  Communications Inc  said on Tuesday it proposed buying  competitor Leap Wireless International Inc  for more  than $5 billion in stock.


European regulators have cleared the use of mobile phones and BlackBerry devices by airline passengers during flights.


Meritato successo dei giallorossi che battono il Milan 3-1


Republican Sen. Sam Brownback, the Kansas conservative who struggled to raise money and gain recognition in the 2008 presidential campaign, will drop out on Friday, people close to him said Thursday.


SAN DIEGO -- Somehow, on a night when Padres starter Chris Young dominated for seven innings and Josh Bard and Khalil Greene (twice) blasted Tim Wakefield offerings out of the ballpark, prompting center-field fireworks that befitted a ball leaving a yard this big, it was minor league substitute umpire Brian Knight who found himself as the most noticed -- and ...


Symantec on Tuesday announced that its first security suite for Windows Mobile devices, which was expected this week, will be delayed. An enterprise product should be available in June, but the consumer edition may be unavailable until the end of the year.


Arimidex Beats Tamoxifen as Breast Cancer Treatment

Women with breast cancer were offered new hope yesterday by research hailed as the biggest advance in 30 years. The findings mark a watershed in breast cancer care and are expected to challenge


NYC council votes to mandate plastic bag recycling

In a bid to curb the environmental impact of nearly 1 billion plastic bags used by New York City consumers annually, the city's council passed a bill on Wednesday requiring large stores to set up recycling programs.


A year before Beijing hosts the Summer Games, the country is feverishly preparing for its chance to show it is ready to take its place among the Great Powers  -  on its own terms


At the halfway point between the West Coast energy crisis of 2001 and the next major electricity contract renewal year of 2011, a federal power marketing agency is proposing a policy change that could affect rates in the Pacific Northwest for generations and become a national model for energy development.


CORRECTING and REPLACING Worldwide Semiconductor Revenue Growth ...

STAMFORD, Conn. --(Business Wire)-- Dec. 21, 2004 -- Please replace the release due to multiple revisions with the following corrected version.


Athletes have long demanded they be allowed to write their blogs during the Games but the IOC was concerned about copyright infringement.


Water bills will depend on the size of customer homes under a new billing system from Thames Water.


US Raids Afghan Compounds in UN Hostage Search

US-led troops searching for three UN hostages blasted their way into compounds in Kabul early on Monday and detained 12 people while militants claiming to hold the UN workers warned the government against any tricks.


Comcast, Panasonic Team on Portable Digital Video Player

The AnyPlay will play videos on its 8.5-inch screen and record up to 60 hours of video, including cable broadcasts.


French forward Youri Djorkaeff joins Blackburn

French forward Youri Djorkaeff joined Blackburn on a short-term deal Tuesday. The 36-year-old former World Cup winner, who has been a free agent since his contract with Bolton expired


Nationals rally from 7 down to beat Yanks

Daryle Ward lumbered around the bases to score the go-ahead run on Jose Guillen's eighth-inning triple, and the Washington Nationals overcame a seven-run deficit Saturday to beat the New York Yankees 11-9.


Google's Cerf: Deep space Web decades out

The Internet architect said that the search engine will one day organize all the data coming from spacecraft, planets, satellites and other random flying objects.


La nazionale di Marcello Lippi si Ã¨ radunata a Coverciano in vista del doppio impegno contro Slovenia e Bielorussia per le qualificazioni al Mondiale 2006 che si giocherÃ  in Germania. Il tema del giorno


Penalty Drops Earnhardt Out of First Place

NASCAR star Dale Earnhardt Jr. was knocked out of first place in the Nextel Cup by a slip of the tongue. Earnhardt was docked 25 points and fined $10,000 by NASCAR on Tuesday for cursing during a TV interview after his victory at Talladega Superspeedway.


Looking out 20 years, what is the most significant public-policy challenge facing the region's business community?


Hand Recount to Delay Wash. Governor Race Further

Washington state's unresolved race for governor will be extended further with a hand recount of the 2.8 million votes cast, after Democrats agreed to pay for another tally of the ballots which had their candidate losing


Media, internet piace piÃ¹ di giornali e riviste

In Europa, il 20% del tempo Ã¨ dedicato alla navigazione in Rete. L'accesso alle informazioni disponibili online influenza e genera acquisti offline e la possibilitÃ  di scelta e la convenienza sono tra le ragioni del maggiore utilizzo del web.


Justin Gatlin's coach could face a two-year ban if the Olympic and world champion sprinter is found guilty of a second doping violation, the sport's international governing body said Monday.


Editor's note: Columnist Robert Robb is blogging this week from the Republican National Convention in New York. You can read his online commentary at pluggedin.


Indian doctor free to return to Australia

A former suspect in failed British terror attacks that gained worldwide attention is free to return to Australia after a court on Friday dismissed the government's bid to cancel his visa.


Nash Displays Polished Look: On the Court, of Course

In a league mired in isolation offenses and plodding defenses, the Suns' frenetic fast break with point guard Steve Nash at the helm has been nothing short of revolutionary.


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Bid to attract Czech investment to Malta

Malta and the Czech Republic need not have a competitive relationship within the European Union but can work in synergy on a macrocosm level, the Minister for Investment and Information Technology, Austin Gatt, ...


Manufacturers of unapproved extended-release cough and cold drugs that contain an expectorant called guaifenesin have until Nov. 25 to stop shipping the medicines, health officials said Friday.


Powell and Three Other Cabinet Members Resign

Secretary of State Colin Powell announced his resignation in a letter released on Monday saying it was time for him to return to private life.


By quickly administering a steroid to a young child suffering from the seal-like barking cough of croup, doctors can shorten the illness and cut down on return visits to the doctor's office, a new study shows.


Second Quake Hits Japan, Evacuations Ordered

An earthquake measuring about 7.3 on the  Richter scale shook western Japan on Sunday, the second strong  quake to hit the area in five hours, and evacuations were  ordered as tsunamis approached the coast, NHK television said.


Mobility and scallops marinated in truffle oil, anyone? Fine dining will be the reward for...


BEA shares drop as Oracle bid deadline approaches

BEA Systems Inc  shares fell 6.5 percent on Friday to trade below Oracle Corp's  bid for the first time since it was made, as the deadline for the offer loomed with no signs of an agreement.


Warner Music Declines to Bid for EMI Group

The decision will at least suspend further consolidation of the global music industry even as album sales plummet.


An Iranian ayatollah issues a fatwa against an Azeri writer, accusing him of insulting the Prophet Muhammad.


Scene di giubilo fra i familiari presenti in tribunale

La sentenza della Corte Suprema apre le porte al processo contro l'ex presidente. L'inchiesta relativa ai desaparecidos. SANTIAGO DEL CILE - Si mette male per Augusto Pinochet. La Corte Suprema del Cile ha revocato l'immunitÃ  dell'ex dittatore cileno.


For Women, a Recipe to Create a Successful Business

A kitchen, known by the Spanish name La Cocina, is a shared-use space created two years ago to provide a platform for women entrepreneurs without assets.


Afghan Leader Tries to Persuade Main Rival to Quit Election Race

President Hamid Karzai has been wooing his main rival in the presidential race, Yunus Qanooni, to persuade him to drop out and join Mr.


French Surround Ivory Coast President's Home

French tanks took up positions outside the home of Ivory Coast's president Monday, his spokesman said, raising fears of an attempt to oust him as French forces clamped down on an explosion of violence in its former West African colony.


No stranger to injuries, Brett Favre can add another ailment to his list: a bum left shoulder to go with a bruised left hamstring.


LONDON, England -- England captain Michael Vaughan finally found one-day form with the bat but saw his side slip to a 23-run defeat to India in the third match of their series at Lord's on Sunday.


Iran and the European Union will begin comprehensive talks on Tehran's nuclear activities next week, official media reported Saturday.


Arsenal today told the Football Association they do not need to arrange a peace summit before their Carling Cup quarter-final with Manchester United.


Jason Gardener, Craig Pickering and Ryan Scott all qualify for the 60m semi-finals at the European Indoor Championships.


London's financial feeding stations to endure the downturn

LONDON (Reuters Life!) - The Bank of England, the Stock Exchange and Lloyd's insurance market may be the most powerful institutions in London's "City" financial district, but its best-loved are the ones that have been serving the capital's money men for a hundred years and more.


Tsunami Will Require Biggest UN Relief Drive

The tsunami that crashed into  coastlines across southern Asia is likely to present the United  Nations with its biggest and costliest relief effort, the U.N.  emergency relief coordinator said on Monday.


Police Swoop on 'Bomb Kit' Pair in Dawn Drug Raids

By GAVIN MADELEY  A COUPLE caught selling 'terror bomb kits' from a website are at the centre of an international investigation into the production of the drug 'crystal meth'.


Millions of pounds of public money aimed at helping the most deprived areas of Wales is being sent back unused, it has emerged.


Google allows employees to auction off stock options

GoogleÂ will allow some employees to auction off their vested stock options to institutional investors, enabling workers to potentially reap greater profits from their options, the company said Wednesday.


At least 31 people, most of them women queuing for cooking fuel, die in a bomb attack in Sadr City, Baghdad.


Massive Hurricane Frances Smothers Florida

COCOA, Fla.  - Hurricane Frances smothered eastern  Florida on Sunday with drenching rains and fierce winds that  ripped away roofs, trees and boat moorings and cut power to 1.3  million homes and businesses.


The cable pay-per-view company iN DEMAND has backed away from a plan to show a three-hour election eve special with filmmaker Michael Moore that included the first television showing of his documentary "Fahrenheit 9/11."


- Energy Not a Tool to Achieve Political Goals - Final Statement; Burgas-Alexandroupolis Project Will Comply With All Environmental Standards - Putin

ZAGREB. June 24 (Interfax) - President Vladimir Putin has said that the Burgas-Alexandroupolis oil pipeline project will be implemented within the most stringent environmental standards.


Flooding, avalanches kill some 350 in Pakistan

Severe flooding and avalanches have killed around 350 people in Pakistan, officials said after a week of torrential rain and heavy snow, while 2,000 others were missing and tens of thousands left homeless.


Nokia joins Secure Digital industry group CNET News.com


(InfoWorld) - Nokia, one of the first handset makers outside Japan to turn a phone into a wallet, now wants to sell services that will make these kinds of devices useful. But the Finnish mobile equipment giant isn't doing so directly. Instead, it has formed what it calls an independent third party, a joint venture with Germany's Giesecke & Devrient, which makes smart cards. The venture, Venyon Oy, based in Helsinki, was launched in December and is about to open a Singapore office to complement locations in Munich and Dallas, according to Chief Executive Officer Lauri Pesonen. The mobile phone payments Venyon wants to facilitate are based on NFC (near-field communication), which uses an RFID (radio-frequency identification) chip and antenna to exchange information with a payment station from a range of a few centimeters. Typically it would involve tapping the phone against a subway turnstile, a vending machine, a payment device at a checkout stand, or another phone, Pesonen said. Phones are perfect for payment because people carry them almost everywhere, Pesonen told journalists at an event in San Francisco on Wednesday. NFC is already available on some credit and debit cards, and NFC phones will get cheaper when they no longer need a separate smart card for the feature. Such phones should hit the market next year, he said. Like 3G (third-generation) mobile data services, NFC first got off the ground in Japan with slightly different technology, in this case Sony's FeliCa system. Now big names including Sony, Microsoft, Hewlett-Packard, Visa International Service Association, and MasterCard International are backing the technology through the NFC Forum and there are trials taking place in several places around the world. But outside Japan and South Korea, there are few phones equipped to use it. Venyon isn't aiming at the hardware end of the problem but at the need for an infrastructure through which retailers and financial services companies can work with carriers and handset makers. Although standards bodies are working on specifications for this, Venyon is worried that the market will be in full swing by the time those standards are finished. If each set of partners develops its own technology, fragmentation would slow down adoption, Pesonen said. Venyon is offering services to support mobile NFC applications that can be downloaded and managed over the air. For example, a service that lets the user prepay for subway rides would involve the transit operator, the mobile carrier, a financial institution and software that needs to be downloaded to the phone. Venyon would provide that service behind the scenes, Pesonen said. OvumÂ  analyst Roger Entner thinks many people eventually will embrace payment by phone for its convenience. The practice might be even more popular in countries where consumers don't yet have credit cards, he added. But Entner is less worried than Venyon about fragmentation. The company wants to jump out ahead and grab market share, but more competitors means better ideas, he said. "I have great trust in the market forces," Entner said. NFC could well succeed but faces an uphill battle in the U.S., in the view of analyst Clay Ryder at Sageza Group. Fewer U.S. consumers make small, daily payments on transit systems. Phone payments initially would appeal most to people in their early 20s, he said.


Web retailer Amazon.com launched its much-anticipated digital music store with nearly 2.3 million songs, none of them protected against copying.


Twenty-one people died Sunday in an explosion at a mine in the Karaganda region in Kazakhstan, the Interfax news agency said. About 100 miners were at the Shakhtinskaya mine at the time of the incident, which took place in the early hours of Sunday.


Ajax sign Argentine Olympic winger Rosales

Ajax Amsterdam have signed Argentina forward Mauro Rosales for four years from Newell's Old Boys, the Dutch champions said on Monday.


Soldier Launches Food Drive for Iraq Dogs

Just before the New Year, Army Reserve Capt. Gabriella Cook sent an urgent e-mail from Iraq requesting food shipments. Not for her or her unit — for Iraqi police dogs.


Cue firemen bearing hydraulic cutters A Kent man who got his manhood trapped in a padlock "after a sex game went wrong" had to be cut free by firemen, The Sun reports.â¦


Ascoli Piceno, 16:16 - CALCIO, ASCOLI: ACCORDO TRA CLUB E COMUNE PER STADIO

Il Comune di Ascoli Piceno, proprietario dello stadio Del Duca, e l'Ascoli Calcio, hanno firmato ogg...


Stocks Fall on $53 Oil, Drug Sector Woes

Stocks sank on Thursday as crude oil climbed to a record $53 a barrel and major drug makers' shares slid on the possibility they will face more stringent scrutiny from regulators.


MADRID: Five small explosive devices were detonated overnight at Madrid service stations along busy highways after a telephone warning from the armed Basque separatist group ETA.


By CHRISTOPHER SMITH  BOISE, Idaho - Wildfires across the country have scorched more land in 2006 than in any year since at least 1960, burning an area twice the size of New Jersey.


Continuous Passive Motion Helps After Knee Repair

NEW YORK  - After undergoing knee  reconstruction, therapy with a machine that puts the joint  through continuous passive motion leads to improved flexion  when added to conventional physical therapy, according to a  review by Canadian researchers.


Hewlett-Packard Chairwoman to Step Down in January

Hewlett-Packard Chairwoman Patricia Dunn will step down in January and be succeeded by CEO Mark Hurd


U.S. plans new sanctions on Iranian, Iraqis

The United States plans, most likely this week, to impose sanctions on an Iranian Qods force member for stoking violence in Iraq as well as on several Iraqi exiles in Syria and Iran, U.S. officials said on Wednesday.


Wall Street Not Troubled by Oil Rise--Yet

This oil thing is just temporary, Wall  Street has been figuring, and figuring and figuring.


Is AT&T paying Apple $18 per iPhone per month?

AT&T and Apple have been mum about the their iPhone-related financial arrangements, but an industry analyst looked at the data and has estimated AT&T's cost.


Mixed media: The woman filling Colin Powell's shoes

BRITISH NEWSPAPER: She is completely trusted by Mr Bush, and considered virtual "family" by a political clan for whom loyalty is the supreme virtue.


Societa' respinge dimissioni allenatore rossoblu'


Kenya pressured over disputed poll as toll rises

The United States and Britain are pressuring Kenya to investigate possible voting irregularities in an election that returned President Mwai Kibaki to power and triggered rioting in which more than 100 people have died.


People can halt the decline of many birds by making their gardens more wildlife-friendly, says a charity.


Cambodian children getting healthier: UNICEF

Cambodia has made significant gains in improving the health of its children in the last five years, the UN children's agency said.