Microsoft sets Oslo project for model-centric apps

Microsoft plans on Tuesday to unveil what could be an industry-changing effort in application modeling and SOA with its "Oslo" project, which could significantly change the equation in the Windows application deployment space.Part of Oslo involves delivering a unified platform integrating services and modeling, Microsoft said. But instead of models describing the application, models are the applications themselves.Oslo is a codename for a set of technical investments that will be delivered in the next major versions of Microsoft's platform products, said Steven Martin, director of product management in the company's Connected Systems division. These products include Visual Studio, System Center, BizTalk Server, BizTalk Services, and the .Net Framework. Beta releases of Oslo technology are due in 2008."Oslo is a set of technologies that we think will help take model-driven design mainstream," Martin said.With Oslo, Microsoft is making investments aligned with a vision to simplify the effort needed to build, deploy, and manage composite applications within and across organizations. The effort builds on model-driven and service-enabled principles and extends SOA beyond the firewall.Release dates of Oslo-driven products have not been set. "This will make existing products we have better. Oslo doesn't have any new products. It's being injected into existing projects," Martin said.The products include:* Microsoft .Net Framework "4," which will further enable model-driven development within the Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) Web services platform and Windows Workflow Foundation (WWF).* Visual Studio "10," to follow the upcoming Visual 2008 package. Version 10 focuses on application lifecycle management with tools for model-driven design of distributed applications.* BizTalk Server "6," which will continue to offer technology for distributed SOA and BPM and include capabilities for composite applications.* BizTalk Services "1," which provides BizTalk capabilities within the cloud, will feature Web-based services for hosting composite applications that cross organizational boundaries. Advanced messaging, identity, and workflow will be featured.* Metadata repositories will be aligned across server and tools products, including System Center "5," Visual Studio "10," and BizTalk Server "6." Each will utilize repository technology for managing, versioning, and deployment models."System Center will be able to grab an application from the repository and deploy it easily without any intermediate steps," said Martin. Also, Microsoft anticipates that WCF and WWF will collapse into a single technology, he said.Analysts at Gartner called Oslo "ambitious.""It's pretty ambitious, and as a matter of fact, I believe we're not going to see anything concrete until well into 2008 and possibly 2009," said analyst Massimo Pezzini, vice president of the application platform strategies group at Gartner.Featured in Oslo are three fundamental components: a modeling environment, a business process server, including a significant evolution of BizTalk Server, and a new deployment model, Pezzini said.Oslo makes sense on paper, he said. "So far, there are only ideas and plans and prototypes, etc., so we have to see," said Pezzini.He added that he senses Oslo is mostly focused on enabling Microsoft Dynamics applications as work as enterprise applications via a SaaS (software as a service) model.Microsoft will need industry backing for Oslo to succeed, said analyst Nick Gall, vice president at Gartner."It's doubtful that it could really have the kind of major impact that I'm sure Microsoft and all of us would like to see unless they get the industry behind the approach," Gall said. Microsoft said it is evaluating whether to submit Oslo to an industry standards body and whether to seek industry-wide use of Oslo.SOA is related to Oslo because a services piece is offered, in which tooling and integration are improved with the .Net Framework. Also, there will be better connectivity to BizTalk Services, which provides Web-based services for messaging, identity, and workflow.Modeling, meanwhile, is important to application development, said Martin. Microsoft sees stumbling blocks with modeling as it is now: that modeling represents the application or business logic at a specific time, thus providing only a snapshot, and that models exist in isolation."Anytime you're looking at a model, you're only looking at a piece of the application because each of those models is separate," Martin said.Solving these problems involves taking modeling mainstream, he said. "Today, modeling is really only something that a select group of users and a select group of companies can do," said Martin.Whether a user is designing, developing, or deploying applications, Oslo "will simplify your job," Martin stressed.Microsoft's approach is not about Unified Modeling Language (UML), a technology of which Microsoft has not been a big supporter. But UML is a great example of a modeling language and Microsoft wants to unify its approach to modeling in general, Martin said.A modeling language is part of Oslo, but Microsoft is building a modeling language, a set of tools, and a unified repository. Microsoft's modeling language provides a way to unify existing modeling languages, similar to Microsoft's Common Language Runtime for application development.Oslo expands beyond UML to cover deployment and management, which UML does not address, Pezzini said.Key to Microsoft's effort is a unified metadata repository. Users get a view of a model being pulled out of this repository, Martin said. Deployment and policy information, workflow, and rules are maintained in one location, to prevent loss of data useful when deploying and managing an application or writing business rules against it."We think this will allow a much broader set of users to collaborate on applications," Martin said. "We think the process of building applications will be more efficient when anybody can see the application holistically."If Microsoft is successful with its plan to have application components automatically deployed based on models in the repository, it will be "a very huge benefit for the IT operations," said Pezzini.Microsoft is making available tools and guidance to take advantage of "real-world SOA." Featured are SOA resources from Microsoft and industry partners. Meanwhile, the new Microsoft SOA and Business Process Solution Center offers resources such as patterns and practices based on customer implementations.Microsoft's approach to SOA is to start out with a business problem and build services. The company will continue to work with partners such as AmberPoint and SOA Software to help round out SOA offerings, said Martin.Also at the conference, Microsoft plans to demonstrate an upcoming technology preview of BizTalk Services, with additional support for interoperability, Web 2.0 services, identity standards, and workflow in the cloud.The Oslo vision will be the subject of a keynote by Robert Wahbe, corporate vice president of the Connected Systems Division at Microsoft, at the Microsoft SOA and Business Process Conference in Redmond, Wash., on Tuesday morning. Microsoft's SOA strategy will be covered in the presentation.


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Comic book publisher Marvel Enterprises Inc. on Thursday posted a lower quarterly profit due to the impact of taxes, but revenue rose 60 percent on licensing of such characters as Spider-Man.


The people of eastern Finland are famous for being ill. They have the dubious distinction of having one of the highest rates of heart disease in the world.


Deutsche Telekom secures a deal that will see 50,000 staff accept both lower pay and longer working hours.


Roma, 20:09 - CALCIO, PROCURATORE FIGC DEFERISCE CELLINO E GRASSADONIA

Il Procuratore Federale ha deferito davanti alla Commissione Disciplinare Nazionale il giocatore del...


Apple Computer launched the newest version of its iMac model, which at two inches (five centimeters) is the worldâs thinnest desktop computer, the company said.


A new drug can help alcoholics overcome their addiction by reducing stress-induced cravings, a study released Thursday has found.


Bush, in Shift, Taps Into Emergency Iraq Funds

The Pentagon has begun tapping into  its $25 billion emergency fund for the Iraq war to prepare for  a major troop rotation and intense fighting this fall,  administration officials said on Tuesday, despite the White  House's initial insistence that it had enough money.


Sports: NFL tells Vikings' Smith to sit out four

MINNEAPOLIS Onterrio Smith of the Minnesota Vikings will miss his team's next four games for a violation of the NFL substance abuse policy.


Belarus president Lukashenko has a right to reign forever

Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko will have a right to run at forthcoming presidential election in the country. This is the outcome of the national referendum, which took place in Belarus on October 17th.


La richiesta era stata avanzata da alcuni difensori


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Richard Corliss on this weekend's blockbuster, and two other sci-fi premieres at Cannes


SYDNEY - Rupert Murdoch's News Corp is to consider moves to strengthen its corporate governance, in the face of growing shareholder concern about its relocation to the United States.


When Clay Buchholz was asked about coming out of the bullpen in Double A, back before he made his major league debut, back before he threw his no-hitter, he made a face. Not his first choice, clearly.


Serbs to say "No" to EU over Kosovo independence

Serbia's parliament was set to adopt a resolution on Wednesday implicitly rejecting membership of the European Union and NATO if the West recognizes the independence of Kosovo.


Nintendo yanks Mario Party 8 - offensive language to blame?

Console company claims disk error Nintendo has pulled its new Wii console game Mario Party 8 from UK shops just days after its release and during a massive TV advertising campaign for the title.â¦


Thousands march against summit for Pacific Rim

Bush and America's leadership of Iraq war are targets of many in Chile; scores detained. By Alan Clendenning. SANTIAGO, Chile -- More than 25,000 protesters marched through downtown Santiago on Friday, demonstrating


Bird ranges move, but is it climate change?

Alice Hale remembers the day she first saw a northern cardinal, an unmistakable creature famed in bird watching circles for its brilliant scarlet plumage.


Carson Palmer might be back Sunday, Eli Manning will start Saturday, and Jeff Garcia won't be back this season. Another quarterback, Denver's Jake Plummer , likely will be fined for making an obscene gesture toward the stands.


Vietnam suspects bird flu killed young child

Doctors suspect bird flu may have killed  a four-year-old child in northern Vietnam, state-run radio said  on Wednesday.


NYSE Euronext to acquire American Stock Exchange

NYSE Euronext  said on Thursday it agreed to acquire the American Stock Exchange (Amex) for $260 million in stock to boost its business in options, exchange traded funds and cash products.


World Bank commitment to poor nations rose in '07

The World Bank under Paul Wolfowitz's leadership provided $34.3 billion in loans, grants, equity investments and guarantees to developing countries in fiscal 2007, $2.7 billion more than in 2006, the lender said on Tuesday.


Bayern Munich crushed Hanover 96 3-0 on Saturday following two defeats in the past week to jump from fifth to second in the Bundesliga while Nuremberg mauled leaders VfL Wolfsburg 4-0.


David Ortiz will play first base for Boston when the World Series resumes Saturday night, and Kevin Youkilis will be benched as the Red Sox adjust to life without a designated hitter.


Photos: The candidates gasp to the finish line, and the nation votes, on the year's biggest primary night


WASHINGTON $#8212; As he puts his new foreign policy team in place, President Bush is preparing a diplomatic push to repair relations with key allies, senior government officials, diplomats and congressional ...


Johnny Depp and his pirate friends pulled in a lot of plunder, but fell far short of a record opening day.


Powell Seeks Meeting with Palestinian Leaders

Secretary of State Colin Powell said  on Saturday he hoped to meet Palestinian leaders soon as part  of a harder U.S. push for peace in the region following the  death of President Yasser Arafat.


In a response to EU privacy complaints, Google will make use data anonymous after 18 months, may redesign cookies.


Nuclear watchdog head urges patience in Iran plan

The head of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog body on Friday rebuffed Western critics of a cooperation deal it has struck with Iran as "back-seat drivers" and urged them to give it time to work to help avoid war.


U.S. Aid Official: Worst Still to Come in Darfur

The crisis in Sudan's Darfur region,  where more than a million people have fled their homes to  escape violence, will worsen and the death toll could hit  300,000 this year, a senior U.S. official said on Monday.


Edwards Says Clinton, Obama Won't Change `System' in Washington

Bloomberg - Dec. 28 (Bloomberg) -- Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards said neither of his two major opponents would bring substantial change to the way Washington works -- Hillary Clinton doesn't want to and Barack Obama doesn't know how.


Calculating the Precise Distance to Doomsday

Today's close passage of the relatively large asteroid, Toutatis, has presented astronomers with a new ruler to measure solar system distances. By using two telescopes separated by hundreds of miles, the classic parallax method validates the asteroid's orbital path...


Fiat and GM chiefs meet on sale of Italian firm's auto business

Executives from General Motors Corp. gathered in Switzerland on Tuesday for a meeting with their Fiat SpA counterparts at which they are expected to discuss the possible sale of the Italian giant's auto ...


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OGGI SU INTERNET/SPAGNA - IV Congresso Internazionale delle Vittime del Terrorismo: si chiede a Zapatero una posizione chiara Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - "La voce delle vittime", IV Congresso Internazionale delle Vittime del Terrorismo, nellÂUniversitÃ  CEU San Pablo (Madrid). E' diventato un punto di riferimento l'incontro annuale per dare alle vittime del terrorismo una voce ...


Acronis grabs virtual servers by their backups

'We're in the moving business' Data protection specialist Acronis has jumped on the virtualization bandwagon with a product aimed at handling data backups for physical and virtual servers.â¦


A Londra, Dow Jones a +16 punti, Nasdaq a +3, SP a +3,1


Iranian Hard-Liners Criticize Nuclear Deal

Iranian hard-liners on Tuesday criticized a nuclear deal reached with European nations, saying Iran gained nothing in return for suspending the nuclear enrichment process.


AMD Athlon 64 per notebook 'thin-and-light'

AMD amplia la propria gamma di processori mobile a basso consumo, con il lancio di Mobile AMD Athlonâ¢64 3000+ particolarmente dedicato ai notebook 'thin-and-light' che assicura prestazioni a 32 bit di altissimo livello.


Wall St. seen rebounding, Bernanke in focus

Stock futures soared on Wednesday, suggesting Wall Street was poised to rebound from its worst slide since 2001 as investors looked for opportunities to snap up attractively priced stocks.


Senate Democrats signaled on Wednesday that they might oppose President Bush's nominee to the Federal Election Commission over his views on voting rights and criticism that he politicized his office at the Justice Department.


Police divers searched the Des Plaines River on Wednesday for a missing woman who had planned to place a damaged statue of a Hindu deity in the water when she disappeared two days earlier.


Terni, 12:42 - CALCIO, TERNANA: SI E' DIMESSO IL TECNICO RAGGI

Maurizio Raggi, allenatore della Ternana, ha rassegnato oggi le dimissioni dal proprio incarico. La ...


First, General Motors. Then gun control, followed by George W. Bush. Now rabble-rousing filmmaker Michael Moore has turned his irreverent camera on health care in America.


Dad will be thanking you for years to come.


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YOKOHAMA, Japan Porto, the European champion, beat Once Caldas, the South American champion, 8-7, Sunday in a nerve-wracking penalty shoot-out to win the last World Club Cup.


There are massive concerns about security at the Queen's central London house - Buckingham Palace - after a protester climbed up the building.


British Airways renews fleet with $8.2 billion order

British Airways ordered 12 Airbus superjumbo A380s and 24 of Boeing's new 787 Dreamliners on Tuesday in a giant deal to modernise its fleet worth 8.2 billion dollars (5.7 billion euros) at catalogue prices.


A copertura sconti Irpef per collaboratori 'a progetto'


Australia's cricket team has defeated New Zealand by seven wickets in the International Cricket Council's Champions Trophy tournament at the Oval in London.


WASHINGTON -- China's recent success at destroying a satellite in low-Earth orbit threatens the interests of all space-faring nations and posed dangers to human space flight, the Pentagon said Friday.


At least 13 people are trampled to death in Togo as crowds flock to celebrate better ties with the EU.


A federal judge has ordered the Pentagon to find and make public by next week any unreleased files about President Bush's Vietnam-era Air National Guard service to resolve a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit filed by The Associated Press.


Sox full of hope, series returns to Bronx

BRONX, New York (Ticker) -- For the second straight night, David Ortiz gave the Boston Red Sox fans hope. After hitting a two-run homer in the 12th inning Sunday, Ortiz's bloop single in the 14th scored the


Google begins limited test of radio advertising

Google Inc.  said on  Thursday it has completed the development of its widely  anticipated radio advertising system and begun a limited test  allowing customers to buy ads via its online ad-buying system.


HHS Buys 'Experimental' Glaxo Flu Vaccine

U.S. health officials on Tuesday  approved the importation of up to 4 million doses of influenza  vaccine made by GlaxoSmithKline GSK.L GSK.N, bringing the  U.S. total to 65 million vaccines for this flu season.


This week's intra-holiday sessions will likely be quiet as many people take a break before the New Year. There are a few economic reports of interest.


The New York Mets managed to win their first NL East title since 1988 with Pedro Martinez battling injuries all season. They will have to show that same resiliency in the postseason.


Roma, 17:28 - CALCIO, ROMA: TOTTI E DE ROSSI VISITANO CARCERE

I romanisti Francesco Totti e Daniele De Rossi oggi pomeriggio hanno visitato nel carcere romano di ...


Venezuela state oil company says "event" affects Amuay

CARACAS, Venezuela  - Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA on Saturday said an "operational event" had affected a unit of the 640,000 barrel per day (bpd) Amuay refinery.


OGGI SU INTERNET/ITALIA - ComunitÃ  di SantÂEgidio: EÂ una brutta pagina, da chiudere in frettaÂ Roma (Agenzia Fides) -  EÂ una brutta pagina, da chiudere in fretta sotto il segno della tolleranza e del superamento di ogni strumentale estremismo ideologico, che rischia di mettere in angolo le grandi tradizioni religiose, umanistiche, culturali e...


Iran calls U.S. talks offer 'propaganda'

The United States said Wednesday it would join in face-to-face talks with Iran over its disputed nuclear program once Tehran puts its atomic activities on hold, a shift in tactics meant to offer the Iranians a last chance to avoid punishing sanctions.


Scientists to Flesh Out George Washington's Appearance

MOUNT VERNON, Va.  - Americans know George  Washington as the dour founding father with white hair and  ponytail depicted on U.S. currency, but most people have little  idea what the nation's first president really looked like  beyond this stock image.


Backstory: The royal couple that put Qatar on the map

They brought Al Jazeera to the world; they're bringing the world to their traditional Gulf nation.


Eriksson gets top result after Beckham escapes punishment

Sven-Goran Eriksson got the best result he could have hoped for when David Beckham escaped disciplinary action for his deliberate yellow card against Wales.


Intel Corp., the world's largest maker of computer chips and a major employer in Folsom, has reportedly dropped plans to develop a chip for projection TVs, the latest in a series of product shifts by the Santa Clara company.


PANAMA CITY: Cobi Jones struck deep into injury time to secure the US a 1-1 draw against Panama in their CONCACAF region Group A World Cup qualifier on Wednesday.


President Bush has pulled ahead of Democratic challenger John Kerry for the first time this year in a Los Angeles Times poll, the newspaper reported on Wednesday in its online edition.


Orange has launched its long-awaited 3G mobile service in the UK, with the goal of signing up as many as 2 million subscribers by the end of 2006.


Democrat Barack Obama criticized John Edwards on Saturday as an unconvincing populist who passed up chances in the Senate to curb the power of lobbyists and is tolerating presidential campaign tactics that he claims to oppose.


Cowell confesses weakness for lap dancers

"American Idol" judge Simon Cowell confesses he has a weakness for lap-dancing clubs and says people who don't like scantily clad women dancing are odd.


MISSOULA, Mont. -- In a game in which something had to give, New Hampshire's defense gave the most.


A man who planned to kidnap and decapitate a Muslim soldier serving in the British Army is jailed for life.


Internet Radio Webcasters Plan Silent Protest Tuesday

On Tuesday, thousands of U.S. webcasters are expected to go silent to protest a planned royalty rate increase.


Ongoing transfusions needed to avoid strokes in children with ...

The 10 percent of children with sickle cell disease who are at risk for a stroke need ongoing blood transfusions to reduce their risk, according to a study at 25 sites in North America.


Internet users transformed into news reporters

As picture-taking mobile telephones and digital movie cameras grow ubiquitous, Internet users worldwide are being recruited as citizen news reporters.


Bain Capital, a U.S. equity investment firm, declined to comment Wednesday on news reports that a U.S. government panel reviewing a proposed acquisition of networking vendor 3Com plans to extend its review.


World's Beer Fans Meet for Annual Munich Binge

International squads of beer drinkers, leather-clad Bavarians and devotees of excess young and old converged in Munich on Saturday for the start of the planet's biggest beer festival, the Oktoberfest.


A snowstorm that blanketed parts of the Midwestern United States barreled into New England on Sunday, bringing snow, freezing rain and high winds that grounded flights and made driving treacherous.


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Bush Picks Kellogg's Gutierrez as US Commerce Chief

President George W. Bush picked Carlos Gutierrez, who rose from being a political refugee from Cuba to chairman and chief executive of Kellogg Co.


Presentazione del saggio ÂUn Processo che interpella tuttora la coscienza dellÂumanitÃ Â: Roma (Agenzia Fides) - GiovedÃ¬ 19 luglio alle ore 18.30 presso la sede della Casa Editrice G.E.I. Gruppo Editoriale Idea (Roma, Via Pietro Mascagni 154 - Info: 339/6466899 e-mail geiedit@gmail.com) sarÃ  presentato il saggio dello studioso Bernardino ...


Online Satirists Pull No Punches on U.S. Election

Some are born to rule, others to ridicule, is a worthy reminder to U.S presidential hopefuls struck by an endless arsenal of satirical barbs on the Web.


Wireless telecommunications company  Vodafone Group Plc  has been considering a $160 billion  takeover bid of Verizon Communications , the Financial  Times reported on Monday on its Alphaville site.


GARDEZ, Afghanistan - Afghan police officers working a highway checkpoint near here noticed something odd recently about a passenger in a red pickup truck. Though covered head to toe in a burqa, the traditional veil worn by Afghan women, she was unusually tall. When the police asked her questions, she refused to answer.


Prashant Raj to play Jai in RGVÂs Sholay

Actor Mohit Ahlawat, once mentored by Ram Gopal Varma, has walked out of RGVÂs Sholay.


DUBAI: A group calling itself the Jihad Organization said it had "slaughtered" two Italian female hostages in Iraq, in a statement posted today on an Islamist website.


David Brown, aka "Young Buck," has given himself up to police in the investigation of one count of attempted murder and one count of assault with a deadly weapon.


Fox hunters in Tony Blair's backyard vow to ignore any hunting ban

In rolling wooded hills near Chequers, the country retreat for British prime ministers, blood hounds howled as they picked up the scent of an English red fox.


Dal primo giugno numero verde 1500 per aiutare i cittadini


Capt. Lisa M. Nowak was accused last month of attacking a romantic rival for the affections of a fellow astronaut.


Multi-gold medalist Dawn Staley scored 12 points and recorded her 1,000th career assist as the host Charlotte Sting opened the post-Olympic portion of their schedule by beating the Connecticut Sun, 62-55, last night.


T-Mobile is launching a limited edition Sidekick 3 that it hopes will be as hot as the NBA star who inspired it.


Ballmer: 'No way' Apple will win digital media war

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer told invited press at a London briefing that Microsoft would prevail over Apple, Sony and other competitors when it comes to winning the hearts and minds of home consumers looking to integrate computer technology into their


The budget airline Easyjet is expected to announce its support for a green tax on air travel.


According to wire services, US District Judge Leonie Brinkema rejected a claim by auto insurance giant Geico, which argued that Google should not be allowed to sell ads to rival insurance companies that appear whenever Geico's name is typed into the


Students should make their university applications after their A-level results, says an official report.


A judo champion from Iran who said he would not compete against an Israeli athlete is disqualified from competition Sunday when he is found to be overweight.


It may take much longer than scientists have thought for violent turbulence to turn grains of space dust into new planets. A NASA (news - web sites) telescope


No baby as tiny as 8.6 ounces had ever survived before Rumaisa Rahman was born Sept. 19. Although no bigger than a cell phone, Rumaisa still had some things in her favor, doctors at Loyola University Medical


Automation Systems Run the House With Press of a Button

By Martha McKay, The Record, Hackensack, N.J.  Feb. 18--These days, it's all about TVs -- who's got the biggest, the  sharpest, the loudest.   But some day soon, homeowner envy may shift to a different subject:  automation.


CBC SPORTS ONLINE - The Anaheim Angels played tit-for-tat Tuesday, signing a pitcher and trading a pitcher. The Angels inked free-agent Paul Byrd to a one-year contract worth $4.5 million US, then traded Ramon


The year 2004 defied predictions: IBM sold its PC arm to a Chinese competitor, Oracle managed to swallow PeopleSoft, and -- perhaps the most dramatic of all -- Microsoft and Sun Microsystems aligned to make their products interoperate.


The separation of PalmOne and PalmSource will be complete with Eric Benhamou's resignation as the latter's chairman.


Credit Crunch Rattled Wall St. Powerhouses

Wall Street's most important investment banks amassed about $5 billion in losses from bad loans in three months due to the credit crunch that has been squeezing the financial system.


Finanziere ucciso e fatto a pezzi, 30 anni ad altro imputato


Pakistan has accused a radical group and a Taliban leader. Did they act on their own, on al Qaeda's orders or with elements of the government?


Marion Jones tells Oprah she was tired of the lies

Disgraced Olympian Marion Jones, stripped of her medals and facing six months in prison, told Oprah Winfrey on Wednesday she admitted her steroid use because she could no longer live with her lies.


Wireless Internet Napster Enters Ringtone Market

Music download sewvice Napster will try to claim a piece of the growing market for mobile phone ringtones through a partnership with Dwango Wireless, which specializes in wireless content.


Virgin Electronics Unveils Portable Music Player

Virgin Electronics, the consumer electronics arm of Richard Branson's Virgin Group,  on Tuesday unveiled a new portable music player to compete directly with Apple Computer Inc.'s  popular iPod mini player.


Samsung Electronics has succeeded in developing an 8-gigabit flash memory chip, breaking another world record in semiconductors, the company announced yesterday.


Iraq's Youthful Militiamen Build Power Through Fear

BAGHDAD -- On the first day of class, two male teenagers entered a girls' high school in the Tobji neighborhood, clutching AK-47 assault rifles. The young Shiite fighters handed the principal a handwritten note and ordered her to assemble the students in the courtyard, witnesses said.


A combative veteran politician representing ex-Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's interests was chosen as premier Monday, a move that could put him on a collision course with the military that ousted Thaksin in a 2006 coup.


Bird flu could be more deadly than the SARS virus, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). The WHO is warning that the H5N1 flu strain could infect up to 30 per cent of the world's population, possibly killing millions of people within weeks.


Albarino is in the air: Perfect springtime wine from Spain makes a pilgrimage to the New World

The remains of Saint Iago -- the apostle Saint James -- are said to lie in the crypt under the magnificent cathedral there, and the church has recognized the pilgrimage to Santiago as one of only four great ... via Wine Business Online


Terrorismo: sindacato vittima, sapra' espellere estremisti


A Child Vanished in 2000, and Almost No One Noticed

n October 1999, Diatra Hester-bey and three of her children began living in a homeless shelter on 41st Street. Then, in early March 2000, a worker at the shelter noticed that her youngest, 1-year-old Devon Rivers, was no longer with the ...


No Atomic Talks Until South Tests Probed-N.Korea

North Korea ruled out on Thursday any  multi-party talks on its nuclear weapons programs until South  Korea's recently disclosed past atomic experiments have been  fully explained.


ZDNet's survey of IT professionals in October kept upgrading hardware at number two on the businesses radar throughout the year.


Baseball: Yankees add page to long Red Sox tale of misery

BOSTON At the First Baptist Church here, a few blocks from Fenway Park at the corner of Commonwealth and Clarendon, the subject for this Sunday's service is: "Why Does God Allow Suffering?


French retail group Carrefour is to close 16 Belgian outlets and shed 900 jobs, or five percent of its 18,000-strong workforce in Belgium, the company said Wednesday.


Omar Vizquel would prefer to know where he will play next season, and announced upon his arrival at spring training that he hopes the San Francisco Giants will consider a contract extension.


Exotic Pet Startles Calif. Investigators

RIVERSIDE, Calif. - An exotic animal with a long snout, bear-like claws and a tail like a raccoon scared the heck out of some narcotics investigators searching a home for drugs.


The Street View feature of Google Maps,  with its close-up views of city streets and recognizable shots  of people, could violate a Canadian law protecting individual  privacy, officials said on Wednesday.


Per passare alla fase finale degli Europei, all'Italia potrebbero servire tre vittorieIl ct azzurro: "Questo Ã¨ il girone piÃ¹ difficile: tutto puÃ² ancora succedere"                                            Donadoni non vuole fare calcoli "La qualificazione dipende solo da noi"


While France Worries Over Large Crop, Bordeaux Starts Harvest

The 2004 harvest got rolling in Bordeaux this week under sunny skies clouded only by fears that a large crop could deepen the French wine industry's oversupply crisis.


Men Choose Cold Over Shelter: Haven of Rest Says All Welcome, but It Can't Force Group

By Betty Lin-Fisher, The Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio  Feb. 7--With temperatures around nine degrees and a wind chill below zero on early Tuesday evening, Jeremiah Johnson huddled under three blankets in the alcove of the St. Bernard Catholic Church's former parish school in downtown Akron.


Blair's transport minister working for traffic-data firm

Ladyman-ITIS to spread across Europe Stephen Ladyman, the former UK transport minister, is now working as an adviser to a traffic-data company.â¦


The senior negotiator for the Tamil Tigers, Anton Balasingham, has died of cancer in London, the BBC  learns.


Il generale Speciale sembra avere comunque le ore contateEcco come Ã¨ stata costruita la trappola per il viceministro dell'Economia                                          Palazzo Chigi ha deciso cambierÃ  il capo della Gdf                                                                                Un suggeritore dietro la campagna de "Il Giornale"E' lo stesso comandante generale: solo lui sapeva certe cose di CARLO BONINI


Erba, i legali contro Matrix 'La fiction non vada in onda'

Stasera la ricostruzione della strage in tv. Gli avvocati di Olindo Romano e Rosa Bazzi presentano un ricorso d'urgenza


New tone but same work for U.S. and S.Korea after vote

South Koreans will elect a new president on Wednesday who is expected to reposition Seoul closer to Washington, ending a decade in which left-leaning leaders sparred with their U.S. ally over North Korea policy.


ABC Rides High in First Week of TV Sweeps

Back in April, saying ABC would have three of the six most popular TV programs in early November was like predicting the Boston Red Sox would win the World Series.


ASIA/LAOS - La piccola Chiesa in Laos nel suo cammino verso Cristo per fortificare la fede, fra le difficoltÃ : intervista a S. Ecc. Mons. Jean KhamsÃ© Vithavong, OMI, Vicario Apostolico di Vientiane CittÃ  del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - ÂVeniamo qui come figli della Chiesa pronti a servire a ad ascoltare la Chiesa in Roma. La visita Ad limina fa sÃ¬ che non ci sentiamo soli. Non siamo abbandonati a noi stessi: Ã¨ molto importante per noi vedere che...


L'uomo, 45 anni, tossicodipendente, aveva con sÃ¨ una busta con droga e 1000 euroSi Ã¨ calato col filo dell'antenna per evitare il blitz degli agenti nel palazzo                                          Napoli, cade dal terzo piano e muore Cercava di sfuggire alla polizia


U.S. Says Over 100 Arrested in Internet Crime Sweep

More than 100 people have been arrested in the largest global crackdown to date on identity theft, hacking and other Internet-based crimes, Attorney General John Ashcroft said on Thursday.


He turned a grown man's game into a day on the sandlot, straying from the confines of the playbook, fleeing trouble on the balls of his feet.


Cc avviano indagini e sequestrano cartella, domani autopsia


one of the greatest defensive players in NFL history. And they remembered him as a man of God. But they remembered the little things, too.


MAHMOUD Abbas, who is virtually certain to be chosen as the new Palestinian leader in elections next month, voiced his opposition to the Palestinian uprising in an interview this week and declared it must stop.


LONDON -- British Airways passengers, plagued by staff shortages and technical glitches this week, are seeing more flights canceled just ahead of what' was expected to be a busy weekend.


Caesars Entertainment Inc. has agreed to sell its Bally's Casino New Orleans for about $24 million, company officials said Friday.


BEA Systems Ships All-In-One App Platform For ISVs

BEA Systems Inc. on Monday unveiled an all-in-one package of products that make it easier for independent software vendors to build and install web applications on BEA's Java-based platform.


Scientists draw inspiration from the lizard to develop a waterproof adhesive bandage for surgical wounds.


Guatemala reached the quarter-finals of the Gold Cup on Tuesday after drawing 1-1 with Trinidad and Tobago, while the United States made it three wins out of three by beating El Salvador 4-0.


PERTH, Australia  - Top seeds Serbia shrugged off Jelena Jankovic's ongoing injury on Thursday to clinch a Hopman Cup final showdown with United States.


Kansas woman guilty of cutting baby from womb

KANSAS CITY, Missouri  - A Kansas woman was found guilty on Monday of killing a pregnant woman, cutting the baby from her womb and kidnapping the newborn in a gruesome ruse to pass the child off as her own.


Dall'ex presidente della societÃ  telefonica un'autodifesa a tutto campo"Insieme a Pirelli e Olimpia Ã¨ un'azienda solida, il debito Ã¨ in calo"                                            Tronchetti: "Telecom non intercetta sono i giudici a scriverlo"                                                                                "Le nostre societÃ  sono parte lesa, siamo persone perbene"


IBM will soon begin shipping upgraded models of its HS20 and JS20 blade servers, including a new SCSI (small computer system interface) option for the HS20 that will double the number of SCSI blades that users can fit into a single chassis, the company


Wyatt Smith couldn't remember the last time he scored. That's understandable because his last goal was 92 games ago. But Smith ended his goal-scoring drought as the Minnesota Wild withstood a third-period charge by the Colorado Avalanche for a 4-3 win Thursday night.


The leader of Pakistan's main opposition party urges calm after a bomb kills 37 at a rally ahead of polls on Monday.


Given all that's at stake in the 2008 presidential race, it's a bit terrifying to realize that by one measure, a major role is being played by an aspiring model/actress/fashion designer/former beauty pageant contestant named Amber.


Giants Forged Identity With Clutch Victories

The Giantsâ comeback victory against the Washington Redskins in Week 3 was just the first of several games, most of them away from home, that sprung up as tests to the teamâs resolve.


Apple and China Mobile call off talks to launch iPhone handset to Chinese consumers.


'Il sistema attuale non ha dato i risultati sperati'


Market dips on rate cut doubt and earnings

Stocks fell on Tuesday after disappointing earnings from Procter & Gamble and U.S. Steel and a Wall Street Journal article that cast doubt on the chances for a Federal Reserve interest rate cut on Wednesday.


Pakistan claims its security forces have killed a leading al-Qa'ida member who was a main suspect in the kidnap and murder of the journalist Daniel Pearl, and an assassination


President hails SKorean actress for top Cannes award

President Roh Moo-Hyun Monday congratulated South Korean actress Jeon Do-Yeon on winning the Cannes film festival's best actress award, adding it showed the potential of the country's cinema.


Music: Dead 40 Years, Woody Guthrie Stays Busy

An eclectic array of collaborators has given new life to the lyrics a folk trailblazer left behind. A rare concert recording has surfaced too.


No, not by hopping the next flight out of Athens, which was what all the US men's basketball players no doubt felt like doing after shooting bricks and playing like strangers in their miserable first week of the Olympics.


FALLUJAH, Oct 12: US planes hammered guerilla positions in of Fallujah and Ramadi on Tuesday, killing 11 people, as the disarming of Shia militiamen gathered pace in Baghdad despite US warnings of internal rifts.


Home food treatment could save malnourished children

Hundreds of thousands of badly malnourished children with limited access to hospital care, could be given life-saving treatment at home with a locally-made peanut butter based food, U.N. aid agencies said.


NEW YORK - Everyone wants to be part of Nelly's clique these days - and who can blame them? The man who put St. Louis on the map has sold an astonishing 15 million copies of his first two albums, and on Tuesday released not one, but two separate albums - "Sweat" and "Suit" - on the same day...


College Basketball: Michigan Pounds Nicholls State

EAST LANSING, Mich. (Sports Network) - Maurice Ager scored 19 points and pulled down six rebounds, as 10th-ranked Michigan State crushed Nicholls State, 102-52, at the Breslin Center.


Sharon Wins Vote to Evacuate Settlers From Gaza Strip

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon won parliamentary approval for a unilateral plan that for the first time will remove Jewish settlements from the Gaza Strip and West Bank.


SUNDAY, June 3 (HealthDay News) -- Not every cancer patient is reaping the benefits of advances in medical care, new research shows.


Indonesian gets prison term in libel case

JAKARTA The editor of Indonesia's leading news magazine was sentenced Thursday to one year in prison for libel. The sentence was greeted with derisive jeers in the Central Jakarta District Court and condemned


CBS Leads Ratings Race in First Week of TV Season

CBS dominated the first week of the new US television season, ranking as the most watched network overall and winning target audiences with help from its "CSI" crime


Inheriting Aura From Woods, the New King of Golf Is a Lion

Vijay Singh has a golf swing to envy, even when fooling around. A few days ago on the driving range at the Tour Championship, Singh grabbed Steve Flesch's golf clubs.


PREPARATIONS are in full swing for Bahrain's Haj medical delegation's mission in Mecca and Medina, which is set to begin on January 4. About 14,000 to 15,000 people from Bahrain are expected


Massachusetts remains a magnet for research funds and venture capital, but it's become an underperformer in job creation.


Chief financial officer of China's leading search engine dies over holiday.


Sue Rogers will never be without her dead dogs and cat after having a diamond ring made from their ashes.


At the head of the class when students get back on campus this fall will be laptops, smart phones and portable printers.


Yes, a slimmed-down version of America's pastime soon may be coming to a ballpark near you. The new production might even be suitable viewing for children.


Backstory: For new lawmakers, a room with no view

A humorous look at what may await incoming freshmen members of Congress.


Crippled Canadian sub under tow, destination unknown

The British-built Canadian submarine HMCS Chicoutimi, crippled since a fire at sea that killed one of its crew, is finally under tow, but it was not clear where exactly it will put into port.


The Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences has voted for helmer Sidney Lumet to receive an Honorary Award from the Academy.


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


The founder of the One Laptop Per Child project claimed Friday that Intel Corp. undermined his group's effort to sell $188 computers for schoolchildren in the developing world even after the chip company got a seat on the nonprofit's board.


U.S. Muslims outraged after imams kicked off plane

Muslim leaders expressed outrage on Tuesday after six imams were removed from a commercial airline flight in Minnesota for what they said was nothing more than trying to say evening prayers.


BELGRADE, Aug 31 (IPS) - The full-page ad last week surprised many Serbian  readers. On sale were 15 military office blocks, warehouses and  other installations in five cities at a starting price of 1.8  million dollars.


Circuit City finance chief to leave company

Circuit City Stores Inc.  said on Friday that Michael Foss, its chief financial officer, would leave the consumer electronics retailer in April for a similar post at a private equity-owned retail firm.


Cindy Parlow scored three goals to lead the U.S. women's national team over Ireland 5-1 Wednesday night.


Marsh's Cherkasky, Mr. Monitor, Failed Up

NEW YORK - Michael Cherkasky, the new CEO of Marsh & McLennan, was, until recently, known for three things: He tried John Gotti; he "investigated mobsters," he "participated" in the trial of the 1993 World Trade Center bombers, he was a prosecutor in the


A powerful typhoon cut across the northern Philippines Thursday, hitting the capital with gale-force winds and pounding rain, and killing at least 10 people, officials said.


The brewery, struggling with domestic weakness, falls short of its earnings target.


VMware, reporting its first financial results since its I.P.O., said third-quarter profit more than tripled on demand for software that makes computers more efficient.


Milwaukee Brewers Team Report - August 31

(Sports Network) - The Milwaukee Brewers try to stop a season-long 12-game losing streak this evening when they continue their three-game set with the Pittsburgh Pirates at Miller Park.


The Hungarian authorities invite investors to bid for a 99% stake in the indebted national carrier.


Australian exports turnaround but drought to weigh on economy

Economists have hailed a long-awaited turnaround in Australia's export performance but warned the worst drought in a century was likely to offset any positive impact on economic growth.


Revelations should cast Thomas in a different light

The news is not so much shocking as sad. Surely, everyone whose eyes were open suspected that Jason Giambi and Barry Bonds had been using performance-enhancing drugs for many years.


Ratan Tata, Kumarmangalam may head revamped Board of Trade

New Delhi, Aug. 31 (PTI): The revamped Board of Trade could be headed by renowned industrialist Ratan Tata, or former CII Secretary General Tarun Das.


ABC is venturing into  primetime animation with "The Goode Family," a comedy from  "King of the Hill" co-creator Mike Judge.


Traveling Across Cultures for a Sonâs Star Turn

A wave of musical talent has begun flowing out of China in recent years, and Hong Xu, is among the elite of those performers.


Premium increase to $78.20 a month is largest in 14 years

As the Labor Day weekend began, federal health officials held a late-afternoon briefing to announce that 42 million disabled and elderly Medicare beneficiaries will be hit with the largest premium increase in 14 years.


The front-runner to become Japan's next prime minister vowed Saturday to extend his nation's support for U.S.-led operations in Afghanistan.


For Wildlife With Wanderlust, Their Own Highway

A corridor of the wild through the high country of North America - Yellowstone to Yukon - is becoming a reality.


Intervista al responsabile dell'adattamento italiano dei mitici cartoon della casa di TopolinoAdesso impegnato coi provini del casting pubblico lanciato in collaborazione con Repubblica.it                                            Tutti i segreti del doppiaggio Disney "Dopo Nemo e Koda, Ã¨ l'ora di Grufolo"                                                                                Roberto Morville racconta i provini per uno dei piccoli protagonisti dei "Robinson"nelle sale a giugno. "E dopo tocca al topo protagonista del nuovo film Pixar: 'Ratatouille'"di CLAUDIA MORGOGLIONE


Attempt to bar India's Oscar entry fails

A movie director withdrew a legal challenge Thursday aimed at blocking India's choice for a foreign film Oscar because the court hearings dragged on too long Â rendering the petition pointless.


Riskier assets hit again, investors fret over yen

Nervous investors fled risky assets again on Monday, battering global stock markets as long-standing speculative bets on a weak Japanese currency unravelled amid a surge of yen strength.


Marriage Keeps You Healthy, U.S. Study Shows

Marriage keeps you healthy, even though it can make men fat, U.S. government researchers said on Wednesday.


The Weinstein Co. has  optioned film rights to develop and produce Tom Folsom's  nonfiction Mafia book, "The Mad Ones: Crazy Joe and the  Revolution at the Edge of the Underworld," with its Weinstein  Books division nabbing North American publication rights.


Child care changing in Canada, says study by Statistics Canada

OTTAWA (CP) - The nature of child care is changing, a Statistics Canada study indicates.


Elliot Smith CD Released Year After Death

Elliott Smith's high-pitched, breathy voice soars over the acoustic guitar, whispering of loneliness and pain. "I've been outside, invited in. But I couldn't abide, went missing again," the Oscar-nominated artist sings on the posthumous album "From a Basement on the Hill."


LONDON -- Prime Minister Tony Blair of Britain, seeking to repair ties between the United States and Europe, urged Washington yesterday to reach out to its allies and not depend on military force alone in the global fight against terrorism.


Young whooping crane survives severe weather  MIAMI -- The fate of a generation of endangered migratory whooping cranes now rides on the fragile wings of a 10-month-old chick known as Number 15.


Invitation for Pope to visit Serbia-Montenegro in the works, president says

BELGRADE, Serbia-Montenegro  - Serbia-Montenegro's president said Wednesday he is preparing an invitation for Pope John Paul to visit the Balkan country.


Low-cost airlines who do not include taxes and surcharges in their advertised prices face court action, the BBC learns.


Trading standards officers launch an investigation after drivers complain they have been sold "contaminated" fuel.


Presidential hopeful Barack Obama has won the endorsement of two fellow Democratic senators from the heartland Â Ben Nelson, a popular moderate in largely Republican Nebraska and Claire McCaskill from Missouri, historically a bellwether in presidential contests.


Data on U.S. Growth Helps Shares to Rise

The markets rose modestly in thin trading, helped by revised Commerce Department data that showed that economic growth remained reasonably strong.


Increase in Ad Sales Pushes Profit Up for AOL

Profit rose 34 percent, bolstered by AOL asset sales in Europe, a rise in digital cable and phone customers, and online advertising sales.


Bleak Dawn for Grenada Hurricane Survivors

Steady rain fell on Grenada on Saturday, compounding the misery of thousands of islanders short on food, water and shelter after Hurricane Ivan devastated this former British colony.


Washington resumes funds to Palestinians

The Bush administration yesterday resumed direct aid to the Palestinian Authority to pay its electricity bill to Israel and separately promised funds to support next month's presidential election.


U.S. Forces Keep Sh'ite Militants Guessing

NAJAF, Iraq  - U.S. forces appeared to keep Sh'ite  militants guessing in the city of Najaf overnight, firing off  sporadic rounds as a military aircraft flew overhead.


Architect Frank Gehry to design performing arts centre at Ground ...

NEW YORK (CP) - Frank Gehry, the architect renowned for his curvaceous structures of steel and titanium, will design the performing arts centre at the World Trade Center site, redevelopment officials said.


Settlement in sight in one of Sudanâs conflicts

Suffering continues in war-ravaged western Sudan. But to the south, after 21 years of conflict, things are looking up. The Islamic government in Khartoum may be ready to initial a peace agreement with southern Sudanese rebels on or before a Dec.


Tutti sono stati presi a bordo di tre motovedette


WASHINGTON -- In an effort to prevent child deaths, the government is requiring automakers to install safer switches on power windows by 2008.


Governo dovrebbe promuovere politiche a favore famiglia vera


Protesta contro cambio collocazione programma


Rising Steel Prices Sink Arctic 'Model' Town

KIRUNA, Sweden  - Red lines on a map show cracks  in the ground menacing Kiruna, a model town in Sweden's frozen  north which may have to be moved as the world's biggest  underground mine is dug deeper beneath it.


Company founder and former CEO Dave Duffield is now back aboard full time, replacing the ousted former CEO Craig Conway. Solution providers, while shocked at Conway's unexpected departure, were largely thrilled that Duffield is back full throttle.


Turkey takes first step to end headscarf ban

Turkey's parliament voted in a first round on Thursday to change the constitution to lift a ban on women students wearing the Muslim headscarf at university, a measure opposed by the secular elite.


Milano, 16:23 - CALCIO, DISCIPLINARE: FLACHI SOSPESO DA OGNI ATTIVITA'

La Commissione Disciplinare ha deciso di sospendere in via cautelare da ogni attività l'attac...


U.S. envoy on North Korea in Beijing for talks

The chief U.S. envoy to talks on North  Korea's nuclear program arrived in Beijing on Monday, the first  leg of a northeast Asia tour aimed at forging progress on  disarming the isolated state.


Lo rende noto l'Istat, lo scorso anno inflazione al 2,2%


US will battle host Spaniards in Seville

Madrid, Spain (Sports Network) - The United States and Spain will play their 2004 Davis Cup final on a clay court at Olympic Stadium in Seville, from December 3-5.


Haiti's Death Toll from Ivan Climbs as Waters Recede

Description: NPR's Michele Norris talks with Gary Philoctete, Haiti development manager for CARE. He is in Gonaive, Haiti. Philoctete says Ivan was the worst hurricane the area has ever seen.


(HealthDay News) - Antibiotics are safe and effective medications prescribed to treat bacterial infections.


Thierry Henry scored his first international goal for four months to help struggling France snatch a badly needed 2-0 victory over Cyprus.


US beats Belarus to make Davis Cup final

Bob Bryan hits a return during a doubles match in the Davis Cup semifinal against Belarus on Saturday in Charleston, SC Bryan and his teammate and brother Mike Bryan won and helped the US advance to the finals.


A BANKRUPTCY judge gave US Airways Group Inc permission today to tap a government loan to fund daily operations - a move expected to allow the airline to continue its normal


Kate and Gerry McCann are "very encouraged" police are not seeking to reinterview them, their spokesman says.


Chelsea say they sold William Gallas  because he threatened to score an own goal if he was selected.


Mike Green scored a season-high 23 points, Pete Campbell added 20 and No. 13 Butler won its seventh straight, beating Youngstown State 71-58 on Wednesday night.


The Ulster Unionist leader  welcomes reports the UVF may reinstate its contact with the arms commission.


Carl Willgeroth Named C.O.O. At Evergreen Realty Group

Carl F. Willgeroth, 58, has been appointed Chief Operating Officer of  Evergreen Realty Group, LLC, according to President Luke V. McCarthy. "Carl will take over the No.


The troubled pharmaceutical company begins to show signs of life.


Spanish scientists are building a robotic wheelchair controlled by thought, so even completely immobile patients can have some freedom of movement. By Emmet Cole.


Bus crashes in Swiss highway tunnel, six killed

At least six people were killed when a   bus carrying an ice hockey team crashed and caught fire in a   tunnel in eastern Switzerland on Saturday, police said.


Sibiu, 18:50 - TENNIS, COPPA DAVIS: ROMANIA-FRANCIA 0-2

La Francia conduce sulla Romania 2-0 in una sfida valida per il primo turno di Coppa Davis in corso ...


Oil prices stay close to all-time record in Asian trade

Crude oil prices hovered close to their all-time high of US$53.80 in Asia on Tuesday, fueled by continuing worries over supply in Nigeria and reduced output in the hurricane-hobbled Gulf of Mexico.


Pelosi, Bernanke to discuss economy on Monday: aide

Federal Reserve Chairmen Ben  Bernanke will meet on Monday with House of Representatives  Speaker Nancy Pelosi to discuss how they can work together to  boost the U.S. economy, a spokesman for Pelosi said.


Scientists warn on climatic 'tipping points'

Amazon and ice sheets heading for 'catastrophic collapse' An international team of scientists has presented its list of those regions of the planet most at risk from global warming, which are in danger of "sudden and catastrophic collapse" should they pass "tipping point" thresholds beyond which they will never recover.â¦


The Tories would hold a referendum on the EU treaty, if they won power before it was ratified by all EU states.


ORCHARD PARK, N.Y.  -- Turns out, Marv Levy's job was to restore order in Buffalo. It'll be on someone else to turn the Bills into a playoff contender.


Toshiba and Fujitsu are forced to join Dell in the recall for Sony battery packs, bringing the tally to about 7 million worldwide


Direttamente dal nuovo presidente del gruppo Guido Rossi


Anti-war meeting hears Paul Bigley message

About 200 anti-war protesters held a sombre meeting tonight calling for the withdrawal of coalition troops from Iraq. The meeting, which was initially due to feature a live telephone link with Paul Bigley, brother


Ford Motor Co. of Canada Ltd. will announce a massive $1 billion redevelopment of its Oakville site next Friday. Industry sources confirmed yesterday the auto giant has finally decided to build a flexible


LONDON -- Siemens Communications will be the first vendor to bring an end-to-end solution for âHigh Speed Downlink Packet Accessâ (HSDPA) to market, complete with PC card.


Michelle Williams, ex-partner of late actor Heath Ledger, asks to grieve in private, saying: "My heart is broken."


Description: Criminal charges are filed against five Indiana Pacers players and seven Detroit Pistons fans for their roles in a violent melee at an NBA game last month.


Future of Net phone firm Vonage hangs in balance

NEW YORK -   Verizon and Vonage on Wednesday will present opening statements in a patent-infringement case that could have a big impact on consumers and the nascent Internet telephone industry. Most immediately at risk is the future of Vonage.


Video Appeal for Release of Italian Hostages

Piecing together old video footage, an Italian aid group released emotive images to Arab television on Sunday of its two female Italian charity workers and two Iraqi colleagues kidnapped in Baghdad.


French President Nicolas Sarkozy rules out pardoning prisoners on Bastille Day - breaking with tradition.


Howard looked like a team going through growing pains yesterday in its 31-23 loss to Florida A&M at Greene Stadium. Two games into a new spread offense run by their untested quarterbacks, the Bison showed flashes of potential mixed with moments of inefficacy.


Tutti i lunedÃ¬ sarÃ  in diretta in una trasmissione su TelelombardiaInibito per 5 anni dalla giustizia sportiva dopo lo scandalo calcio                                                  La nuova vita di Luciano Moggi opinionista in una tv privata


Sharon Demands Syria Curb Militants Before Talks

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon rejected reported peace overtures by Syria on Wednesday, saying it had to crack down on Islamic militant groups under its control before negotiations that stalled in 2000 could resume.


Oracle trial tactic: Conway lied to analysts

Redwood Shores-based software giant Oracle Corp. said in court that PeopleSoft Inc. CEO Craig Conway lied about the effects of Oracle's $7.


Peter Baker's hopes of escaping the European Tour School look to be diminishing after the Wolverhampton player shot a two-over-par 73 in the Madrid Open yesterday.


A stunning goal by captain David Beckham guided England to a convincing 2-0 victory over Wales in their World Cup qualifier at his former Old Trafford home.


The Federal Communications Commission is set to impose a record $550,000 indecency fine against CBS-owned stations for their broadcast of singer Janet Jackson's breast-bearing incident during January's Super Bowl, the Washington Post reported on Saturday.


Roma, 19:51 - CALCIO, ROMA; TOTTI: HO MANDATO A QUEL PAESE CAMPAGNOLO

Francesco Totti, ha spiegato a Roma Channelul battibaÃ¬ecco col portiere della Reggina Campagnolo, ch...


Nokia will add Google to the list of  search engines consumers can access from its handsets, the  companies said on Tuesday.


Boozman to attend Battle of the Bulge ceremonies

Rep. John Boozman, R-Rogers, is in Europe this week to attend ceremonies commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge in Germany.


UN Faults Sudan for Lack of Progress in Darfur

Sudan's government made no  progress last month in stopping attacks on civilians or  punishing those behind atrocities in its western Darfur region,  U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said on Monday.


Madrid, 15:41 - CALCIO: CASSANO, TRAGEDIA CATANIA? SERVONO DECISIONI DRASTICHE

"Il calcio è un divertimento. E' giusto che prendano decisioni drastiche al piÃ¹ presto possib...


Romney Pledged in '94 to Seek Gay Rights

BOSTON, Dec. 9 -- Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (R) is facing new questions about his beliefs on gay issues after the emergence of a letter he wrote during his 1994 U.S. Senate run, in which he promised to be a stronger advocate for gays than Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D).


Colts.com. Synopsis: The Colts, in their first game of the season, will play the team they faced in their last game last season: the New England Patriots.


Car bomb kills 16 in Baghdad book district

A car bomb exploded on Monday in the area of Mutanabi Street, a Baghdad district lined with book shops, killing at least 16 people and wounding many more, a Reuters witness and police said.


Darfur Peace Talks Start Amid New Fighting

ABUJA, Nigeria  - Darfur peace talks kicked off  four days late in Nigeria Monday amid mounting international  concerns of a resurgence of fighting in the remote Sudan  region.


Soldiers kill Palestinian near Gaza-Israel fence

Israeli soldiers shot and killed a Palestinian as he approached a security fence between Israel and the Gaza Strip, Israeli military sources said today.


President Bush is doggedly working to "stay on message" in defense of his Iraq policy, but a series of recent remarks and reports raises new questions about the rationale and the operation of the war.


Astros' victory renders rout of LA non-factor in chase

LOS ANGELES - Now that the preliminaries are out of the way, Odalis Perez and the Los Angeles Dodgers are ready for the main event.


Scheffer, estranei a lettera ambasciatori su Afghanistan


The UN humanitarian chief calls for restraint in Sudan's Darfur region after a refugee camp was bombed.


Indonesians Defy Damage to Pray on Muslim Feast

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - Indonesian President  Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono joined tsunami survivors crowding  mosques in ravaged Aceh province to pray during an Islamic  festival on Friday and pledged to rebuild the region.


Newspapers in France bid a sad adieu to a literary icon.


Four Russian Commandos Killed Storming Militants

Four Russian commandos were killed on Saturday while storming two houses used by armed militants, suspected to have Islamic links, in the southern Dagestan region, Russian media reported.


Car bomb near rebel Iraqi city kills 7 US marines

A car bomb attack on a US patrol outside the rebel-held city of Falluja on Monday killed seven American marines and three Iraqi National Guardsmen, in the deadliest single attack on US forces in five months.


The US State Department acknowledged Tuesday Turkish concerns over the fate of ethnic Turkmen caught in the fighting in Iraq. On Monday, Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul


Blog: The House speaker, fresh off a visit to Greenland and Europe, says she hopes Congress will enact new restrictions on carbon dioxide emissions by year's end.


Mantova, 18:15 - CALCIO, MANTOVA: DIFFERENZIATO PER CORONA

Doppio allenamento per il Mantova in vista della gara con il Bologna. In mattinata atletica e tattic...


Northern Ireland must win in Wales to revive their World Cup hopes according to former goalkeeper Tommy Wright. Saturday's 3-0 defeat at home to Poland was a disastrous start for Lawrie Sanchez's side and


Teenage pregnancy rates in parts of east Belfast are more than double the average in the board area, a report says.


Thanks to PS3, Sony enjoys spoils of format fracas

The electronics maker is poised to become the leader in high-definition following the demise of HD DVD.


Amsterdam, 17:31 - CALCIO, HEERENVEEN: BOSVELT RITIRO A FINE STAGIONE

Quella in corso sarà l'ultima stagione di Peter Bosvelt, 36enne centrocampista dell'Heerenvee...


Time running out for Lebanon, Arab League warns

Time is running out for rival Lebanese factions to resolve their worst political dispute since Lebanon's 1975-1990 civil war, Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa said on Wednesday.


Introducing American skiing star Bode Miller

BEAVER CREEK, Colo. - The greatest winter athlete America doesn't know almost had to stifle a laugh. "Is everybody all right?


Bird Flu Believed Endemic in Asia, Winter Outbreak Likely

The unexpected discovery of a deadly bird flu strain in Malaysia after summer cases elsewhere in Southeast Asia indicated a major winter outbreak was likely, international health experts said on Friday.


MySpace will allow third-party software developers to create applications for the site from next week.


Commissario Ue, serve stabilita' per gestire crisi economia


Ascoli Piceno, 17:40 - CALCIO, ASCOLI: PREOCCUPANO LE CONDIZIONI DI BJELANOVIC

C'è amarezza in casa Ascoli per il pari con il Catania. Preoccupano le condizioni di Bjelanov...


India News: Iran nuclear power to become operational in 2006

"One subject which has not been concluded yet is related to the deal on the return of spent fuel, which is very complex," Sabouri explained, stressing Iran's decision to return the spent fuel to Russia.


Moscow-based students from the West African state of Guinea Bissau take their country's ambassador hostage.


A wealthy Chinese mother who gave birth to her second child in Northern Ireland to obtain EU residence rights won her legal battle yesterday to get round China's "one-child" laws and bring up her daughter in ...


Native Americans have known about the therapeutic powers of "divine sage" for centuries, and it is still legal in most parts of the United States. But there are moves afoot to outlaw what some describe as a mind-altering drug similar to LSD.


Disney's upcoming Princess film to have black heroine

The Walt Disney Co will introduce  the first black animated heroine of its lucrative Princess line  in its upcoming film "The Frog Princess," the company said at  its annual meeting on Thursday.


Forbes gives the search giant a second annual report card: Shows Improvement.


Saudi Arabia insists high oil prices no threat to world economic ...

LONDON  - Red-hot oil prices during 2004, stoked by a surge in global demand and worries about disruptions to supplies, are not harming world economic growth, Saudi Arabia's oil minister Ali al-Nuaimi insisted.


Montegranaro, 18:24 - BASKET, MONTEGRANARO: FILLOY SARA' OPERATO PER ROTTURA LEGAMENTI

Demian Filloy, giocatore della Premiata Montegranaro infortunatosi domenica scorsa (rottura del lega...


Patti LaBelle's current tour, "The Gospel According to Patti," is being canceled, the singer announced Monday.


Islamic group claims Russian plane crashes

An Islamic group has claimed that it hijacked two Russian planes that crashed earlier this week, killing at least 89 people. The statement was posted on a website which usually carries Islamic militant statements.


Daly-Donofrio wins LPGA champions tournament by 4 strokes

Heather Daly-Donofrio holed out her second shot for eagle on the third hole and cruised to a four-stroke victory Sunday in the LPGA Tournament of Champions.


Halkia's Win Extraordinary, Says Pittman's Coach

Fani Halkia's victory in the Olympics  women's 400 meters hurdles was extraordinary but drug-related  questions about the Greek's performance are unfair, Australian  coach Phil King said Thursday.


First Amendment No Big Deal, Students Say

The way many high school students see it, government censorship of newspapers may not be a bad thing, and flag burning is hardly protected free speech.


Update 12: Judge Won't Block United Pension Plans

A federal bankruptcy judge approved United Airlines' amended financing plan Friday, rejecting union arguments that United didn't try hard enough to come up with an alternative that would continue company contributions to employee pension funds.


VMware, a maker of software that enables computers to run multiple operating systems simultaneously, is working on a new product to make it secure for corporations to open their networks to contractors or telecommuters.


European stock markets have risen after they were supported by the commodity and airline sectors, a day after surging in response to healthy US growth data.


Roma, 12:22 - CALCIO, SERIE A: ROSETTI ARBITRA MILAN-NAPOLI

Sono stati designati gli arbitri per la 18esima giornata d'andata del campionato di Serie A in progr...


Jury deliberation on the criminal charges faced by media baron Conrad Black move a step closer after the case winds up.


U.S. Construction Firm Drops Iraq Contract

An international construction company has pulled out of its contract to rebuild Iraq's transportation systems, deciding it was too dangerous to stay, a spokesman for the U.S.-led reconstruction effort said Wednesday.