Art thefts: an ugly blot on life's canvas

Who can deny some fascination with the art heist? If you could, then movies and books that use this sort of crime as a plot device wouldn't be so plentiful and so popular.


The US halts plan to give foreign investors more control over its airlines, probably delaying an open skies treaty.


United Nations: More than 2,700 staff members of the UN Secretariat have signed a letter expressing their support for Secretary-General Kofi Annan at a time when the organization has faced allegations about its integrity.


Four starting-out savings tips to get you out of mom and dad's house sooner.


Canary Wireless announces new hotspot detectors

Canary wireless has announced the HS-20, its second generation of Wi-Fi detectors.


Scrub down and spruce up Deutsche Messe AG yesterday outlined the restructuring of its CeBIT 2008 trade fair in Hanover, which next year will focus more on B2B and less on novelties.â¦


The Scottish Executive unveils plans to provide free school meals to all children from deprived areas.


E' secondo figlio dal cantante Seal dopo bimba con Briatore


Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has urged European football's governing body, UEFA, not to punish star striker Didier Drogba for taunting Paris Saint-Germain fans on Tuesday.


Steel company ThyssenKrupp AG said Wednesday it has sold some 48,000 residential housing units in western Germany for euro2.1 billion (US$2.8 billion) to a consortium of real estate funds of US bank Morgan Stanley and Germany's Corpus-Immobiliengruppe.


As a young African-American wondering how to connect with his heritage, Marcus Manns may have been alone in thinking that his ancestral homeland had a great need for a decent chiropractor.


You don't need to get mauled at the mall anymore. Online storefronts are here to save the day.


A fourth man has been charged over the failed bomb attacks in London and Glasgow.


Trusts are writing off millions of pounds in unpaid debts from private and overseas patients, a report suggests.


White House defends response on CIA tapes

The White House on Wednesday defended its response to disclosures about the CIA's destruction of videotapes that showed harsh interrogations of two terrorism suspects.


David Cameron says the development of "green coal" will be a priority for a future Conservative government.


Henman lives in hope after Roddick setback

Wimbledon this ain't. When it rains in SW19, herds of well-drilled young men rush forward with tarpaulins to protect the hallowed turf.


Video of rats scampering across a New York City restaurant floor may have disturbed viewers worldwide but some experts say the rodents are less dangerous than other creatures drawn to restaurants -- humans.


Iraqi conference a key step to reconciliation: Straw

A national conference, hailed as Iraq's first brush with democracy in decades, is a significant step along the road to reconciliation and a peaceful future for all Iraqis, according to Foreign Secretary Jack Straw.


Blog: Policymakers like to boo-hoo statistics showing the nation trails many foreign counterparts in per capita Net subscribers. A Washington think tank calls for measuring the situation in a new way.


Prime Minister Gordon Brown pays tribute to NHS staff and hints at a new constitution for the health service.


Blair embarks on Middle East "Mission Impossible"

Tony Blair arrives in Jerusalem for his first visit as international envoy on Monday, hoping to help end 60 years of peacemaking failure since Britain handed Palestine to Jews and Arabs who remain bitterly at odds.


Oprah Winfrey will develop talk shows for television syndicator King World, a trade magazine reported.


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Web Sites Offer Retirement-Plan Reality Checks (Investor's Business Daily)

Investor's Business Daily - It's the season when many individual investors rebalance their retirement portfolios. Traditionally, it's also a time for making or updating long-term strategies for building retirement accounts.


Canadian punk rock singer Bif Naked has gone public after being diagnosed with breast cancer, saying she is facing the fight of her life and urging other women to ensure they regularly check for cancer.


With the NBA draft looming and uncertainty surrounding the franchise's ownership, the Portland Trail Blazers decided not to extend general manager John Nash's contract.


ROMA, 15 NOVEMBRE 2004 - Tornano Vincenzo Montella e Fabrizio Miccoli in una nazionale 'sperimentale', nella quale Marcello Lippi ha chiamato diversi giocatori nuovi in vista dell'amichevole di mercoledi' a Messina contro la Finlandia.


ASIA/HONG KONG - La comunitÃ  di Hong Kong accoglie con entusiasmo la nomina a Coadiutore di Mons. Tong Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - Secondo quanto riferisce Kong Ko Bao (il bollettino diocesano in versione cinese) e il sito Hong Kong Catholic Social Communications Office, la comunitÃ  cattolica di Hong Kong ha accolto con entusiasmo la nomina di Sua Ecc...


Authorities Arrest Suspect in Ill. Deaths

A jail inmate has been linked to the deaths of several women whose bodies were dumped along desolate rural roads in Illinois, authorities said Wednesday.


Iran extends condolences over death of UAE president

Iranian President Mohammad Khatami has extended condolences to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for the demise of its president Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al-Nahayan, the official IRNA news agency reported Wednesday.


Casini: piena solidarieta'.Storace: frutto campagne d'odio.


Engineering consultancy taken over in 8.4m deal

One of Northern Ireland's largest engineering consultancies has been taken over by a rival company from the Republic in an 8.4m deal, it was announced today.


The UK's new security minister says beating radicalisation in the fight against terror could take up to 15 years.


Outsourcer Wipro’s profit growth down on higher wages

India's third largest outsourcer Wipro reported a 32 percent increase in revenue in the quarter ending December 31, but profits grew by only 11 percent over the same quarter last year, reflecting higher salaries in India, and reduced margins as a result of its acquisition last year of U.S. IT services provider Infocrossing.Infocrossing's margins were lower than that of Wipro even before the acquisition, although the company said last year that it hoped to increase utilization at its datacenters by offering the option of hosting in the U.S. to some of its outsourcing clients.Wipro's revenue for the quarter was 52.36 billion rupees ($1.33 billion) at the exchange rate on the closing date of the quarter, while its profits were 8.26 billion rupees. Wipro's revenue from its export business, Global IT Services and Products, was 36.14 billion rupees, up by 26 percent over the same period last year.The U.S. economy, which is the largest market for Indian outsourcers, is facing challenges, but there has not been any impact yet on Wipro, Azim Premji, chairman of the company told analysts.Indian largest outsourcer, Tata Consultancy Services, and second largest outsourcer, Infosys Technologies, both reported strong revenue growth for the quarter, despite concerns that the Indian outsourcing industry was likely to be hit by the weakening of the U.S. dollar. The U.S. is the largest market for Indian outsourcers, accounting for about 66 percent of export revenue, and the rupee has appreciated by about 12 percent against the dollar from the beginning of this year.The appreciation of the rupee against the U.S. dollar pushes down rupee realizations for revenue earned in the U.S. by Indian companies, even as staff costs in India are going up.Wipro got better prices for its services during the quarter, and added 39 new clients, which helped push up its top line. Improved price realizations and productivity also helped counter the impact of the weakening dollar, said Suresh Senapaty, Wipro's chief financial officer. "We have a healthy pipeline of large deals going forward," Premji said.The company had 79,832 employees as of December 31, which included 59,925 employees in its IT Services and products business and 19,907 employees in its BPO (business process outsourcing) services business.


Cal up to 4th in BCS Rose Bowl or national title game possible for ...

The absurd notion of Cal playing in the national championship game does not seem so absurd today. Thanks to losses by Miami and Florida State and a significant rise in the Bears' computer ranking, Cal rose four spots in this week's BCS standings to No.


Dem. Speaks Out Over Airline Ticket Fees

A Senate Democrat blasted the Bush administration Wednesday over plans to raise ticket fees for airline passengers — a budget proposal that would pay for a host of homeland security programs.


Security specialists say that the alleged theft of information of millions of users of the Monster.com job-hunting website shows how cunning and dangerous e-mail scammers have become.


PATTANI, Thailand -- Thailand's prime minister has said security forces made mistakes handling a group of Muslim rioters and has expressed regret that nearly 80 people died of suffocation while in custody.


Bush, Kerry Hammer Each Other in Swing States

President Bush and Democrat John Kerry kept up the offensive in swing states on Saturday as the presidential race remained deadlocked in the polls with 10 days to go until Election Day.


OJ Simpson questioned on alleged Vegas casino robbery

Former American football star OJ Simpson was questioned by police in Las Vegas over an alleged armed robbery at a casino hotel room, police said Friday.


Zeta-Jones lawsuit draws worldâs attention to Renoâs Spice ...

News that actress Catherine Zeta-Jones is suing the Spice House in Reno for using her image on its Web site was reported in newspapers worldwide on Tuesday.


Pedro Martinez can go a long way toward putting a dismal September behind him and give the Boston Red Sox a commanding lead in the AL division series when he faces the Anaheim Angels in Game 2. After watching


Pakistan on alert after al-Qaida suspect dies in raid

Police in Pakistan were today braced for a violent backlash from Islamist militants after a suspected al-Qaida operative was killed in a raid at the weekend.


Xbox owners can rejoice as Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas finally gets confirmed for the Xbox. "Take Two took the opportunity presented by the results announcement to reveal a number of changes to their release


Chubby Checker: Let's twist again and other stories

Chubby Checker removes his overcoat, bends his knees slightly and slowly swivels his hips.


Tehran - Iran's top nuclear official said on Sunday the Islamic republic would refuse to accept any limitations on its nuclear activities, and threatened to halt tough UN inspections if the case was referred to the Security Council.


Talks Go On in Iraq; Aide Says Cleric Asks Fighters to Disarm

Talks continued today between the interim government and representatives of the rebellious cleric Moktada al-Sadr in the volatile Baghdad Shiite neighborhood of Sadr


Citrus production down, but stockpiles will pick up slack

Florida growers will pick far fewer oranges and grapefruits this season than last after hurricanes devastated crops in the state, where most US citrus is grown, the government said Tuesday.


The Business Press, San Bernardino, Calif., travel and hospitality column

By Carol Park, The Business Press, San Bernardino, Calif. Oct. 11--SPANISH TRAVEL EXECS TOUR BIG BEAR: For the first time the U.S. Department of Commerce hosted an international familiarization tour through the ...


Research by professors at Northeastern University shows that a college student's major is more important than what college they attend in determining their starting salary upon graduation.


China unveils a new law to increase protection of private property rights - the first to cover individual assets.


Drivers ignore a woman as she lays bleeding and unconscious in a road in south-east London.


Drew Carey to Replace Barker as Host of âThe Price Is Rightâ

The actor-comedian revealed Monday that he had just signed on to succeed the recently retired Bob Barker as host of Americaâs longest-running game show.


Former Swift Boat Commander Backs Kerry on Vietnam

A journalist who commanded a boat alongside John Kerry in Vietnam broke a 35-year silence on Saturday and defended the Democratic presidential candidate against Republican critics of his military service and integrity.


Alberto Pizango Chota saw loggers come to his Indian village in the northern Amazon when he was 7. First they felled the mahogany. Then they returned to cut the cedars. By the time they came back for other hardwoods, there was little left of the forest.


Second-quarter profit was largely fueled by international sales growth, the athletic gear company said.


Police admit "lessons must be learnt" from a crash which closed a border link road for more than 24 hours.


Anglican leader hits YouTube for green New Year message

The leader of the world's Anglicans is hitting the video-sharing website YouTube for the first time Monday to preach environmental awareness in his New Year message.


Â«Una sollecitazione utileÂ» piÃ¹ che un ultimatum. Piero Fassino definisce cosÃ¬ la lettera di Romano Prodi. Quel documento, commenta, Â«deve spronarci a non perdere tempo, a mettere in cantiere al piÃ¹ presto


WASHINGTON - The Walt Disney Company acknowledged violating securities in a settlement with US regulators for failing to disclose relationships between the company and its directors.


Cult Filmmaker Russ Meyer, Of 'Faster Pussycat' Fame, Dies

Russ Meyer, the blue-movie maverick whose lusty images inspired a host of filmmakers and musicians, died Saturday at his home of complications of pneumonia, according to The Associated Press.


Mexican group Cemex makes a Â£2.3bn ($4.1bn) offer for UK-based RMC, the world's biggest supplier of ready-mixed concrete.


I banditi sono sbucati dal sottosuolo, bottino 20mila euro


CHENOA, Illinois  - Conductor Ed Kavanaugh is weary.


On grand jury audiotapes played at his trial on Tuesday, former White House aide I. Lewis Libby said he learned about a CIA officer from Vice President Dick Cheney, forgot it, then learned it again from NBC News reporter Tim Russert a month later.


Herpes Awareness Project Divides Health Officials

Nearly one in two African American adults has genital herpes. Could it be you? Could it be your partner? . . . A simple blood test is the best way to know if you have it.


Wenger throws in the towel as United expose Gunners' glass chin

Sir Alex Ferguson and Arsene Wenger were in agreement for once in proclaiming the death of Arsenal's Premiership title defence after Manchester United emerged victorious from a six-goal Highbury thriller.


A chairlift accident near the Alpine ski resort of Grindelwald killed one person and injured several others Thursday.


Exposure at Germ Lab Reignites a Public Health Debate

A national debate has erupted over whether the rapid expansion in work with dangerous pathogens is adequately regulated and scientifically justified.


Top Ten Animal Stories of 2006 From National Geographic News

Troves of new species, a dolphin showing some "leg," India's first new bird in 50 years—and a warning that seafood will be gone by 2048. It's been an up-and-down year for animal lovers.


Belkin Easy Transfer Cable for Windows Vista

Does exactly what it says on the box Review As the name implies, Belkin's Easy Transfer Cable for Windows Vista allows you to transfer your files to Windows Vista, easily. It'll help you to copy over all your files and settings from your shattered old XP PC to your shiny new Vista box.â¦


Justice at the click of a mouse in China

A court in China has used a software   program to help decide prison sentences in more than 1,500   criminal cases, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Wednesday.


NBA Game Summary - Washington at Charlotte

Charlotte, NC (Sports Network) - Antawn Jamison scored a game-high 24 points, Gilbert Arenas added 19 with eight assists, and the Washington Wizards spoiled the NBA debut of Emeka Okafor and the Bobcats with a 103-96 victory at the Charlotte Coliseum.


OAKLAND, Calif. -- Charges won't be filed against former California football star Marshawn Lynch despite an Oakland woman's accusations that he choked, slapped and sexually assaulted her, prosecutors said Monday.


US, South Korea set date to transfer wartime military control

The United States and South Korea agreed Friday to give Seoul operational control over South Korean forces in wartime in 2012, officials said.


OGC still under fire on consultants' bills

All aboard the gravy train John Oughton, the out-going head of the Office of Government Commerce, had his knuckles soundly rapped by the Public Accounts Committee at a hearing on Tuesday this week.â¦


Pete Kendall figured he was entering a my-way-or-the-highway environment. It was late August, training camp was winding down, and he had just been traded to the Washington Redskins, a team led by a head coach who already had his place in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.


Inventor Mitch Altman doesn't like TV, especially when he's in a public place, so he's concocted a tiny device that will shut off any set.


After nearly seven years of getting strangers to share cars for a few hours at a time, Zipcar Inc. believes it has the know-how to leap beyond its customer base of tech-savvy twenty- and thirtysomethings in big US cities.


Zsa Zsa's husband: I might be baby's dad

The husband of actress Zsa Zsa Gabor said Friday that he had a decade-long affair with Anna Nicole Smith and may be her infant daughter's father.


Cardiac problems like an abnormal heartbeat are exacerbated by rigorous exercise in a way that can be fatal in athletes, and regular testing for the problem could save lives, doctors at a heart conference said Sunday.


Delegates Give Some Protesters Credentials

Protesters have used legitimate credentials, often obtained from delegates, to get into Madison Square Garden for the Republican National Convention, a law enforcement official said Thursday.


Now available: free-software-only Ubuntu version

Blog: Canonical Chief Executive Mark Shuttleworth invited programmers this week to help weed out proprietary software from the new Gobuntu version.


U.S. Judge Orders Retarded Youth Deported

A U.S. immigration judge has denied  the political asylum claim of a mentally retarded youth from  West Africa whose plight has aroused worldwide attention and  prompted the intervention of 70 members of Congress.


A former US guard says he unwittingly gave Nazi Hermann Goering the poison he used to avoid the gallows.


Arecibo Radio Telescope Is Back in Business After 6-Month Spruce-Up

After a fresh coat of paint, the most sensitive radio telescope on the planet should be good for 30 or 40 more years.


VAL GARDENA, Italy  - Canada's Erik Guay was fastest in Thursday's final downhill training run for this weekend's Saslong Classic World Cup race.


Romania Readies For Presidential, Parliamentary Poll

27 November 2004 -- Romanian voters will decide tomorrow who will lead the country through the drastic structural reforms needed to join the EU in 2007.


New immigration laws may end Jewish growth in Germany

But under Germany's new proposed Jewish immigration law, she might not be able to immigrate from St.


President Bush is relying on his bully pulpit to get an economic deal done, a strategy proving tough with a Senate that fumes at being bullied


Woman,  92, Dies in  Shootout With Police

ATLANTA, Nov. 22 -- Authorities said police were searching for a man who sold drugs to an undercover agent when they burst into the home of an elderly woman, sparking a shootout in which three officers were wounded and the woman was killed.


First-quarter growth weakest in over 4 years

WASHINGTON  -The U.S. economy grew at its weakest  rate in more than four years during the opening three months of  this year as businesses sold off inventories and Americans  imported more foreign goods, a Commerce Department report on  Thursday showed.


Television Review | 'Sin City Law': Felons and Lawyering in Las Vegas

This documentary series chronicles grisly homicides complicated by the lawless, lurid abandon for which Las Vegas is known.


More than a fifth of people who have come off fixed-rate mortgages have found it hard to meet their repayments.


California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger says marijuana is not a drug, a British magazine reported Monday. But his spokesman said the governor was joking


BAGHDAD, Iraq Sept. 26, 2004 - Suicide attackers exploded a pair of car bombs outside an Iraqi National Guard compound west of the capital Sunday, wounding American and Iraqi forces, and the US military


NORTON - They enter everywhere as a tandem, Brett Wetterich and his brother, Mark, although it's Brett who commands the spotlight with the kind of sensational performances he has strung together the last three days here at TPC Boston.


Deutsche Bank to Sell Scudder Business to Legg Mason

NEW YORK (Dow Jones/AP) -- Deutsche Bank AG of Germany plans to sell its New York, Philadelphia, Cincinnati and Chicago offices of Scudder Private Investment Counsel to Legg Mason Inc.


American football's Super Bowl draws the third-highest audience in US television history on Sunday.


Iran threatens to pull out of nuclear treaty

Iran has reacted angrily to demands from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to end nuclear activities that could be used to develop weapons.


Sarkozy calls for strong Europe, friendship with US

French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Monday called for a strong Europe and for friendship with the United States in his first major address on foreign policy since taking office.


OTTAWA - Paul Martin, the Prime Minister, risks driving Quebecers toward separatism if he tries next week to force a medicare deal full of unacceptable conditions on the provinces, the Institute for Research on Public Policy warns.


CORRECTED: Sharon Approves 1,000 Settlement Homes in W.Bank

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon  has approved building tenders for 1,000 homes in Jewish  settlements in the West Bank frozen earlier to avoid upsetting  the United States, political sources said on Tuesday.


Snapshots from the NYC iPhone line: Sellouts and power hounds

With under six hours to go, some people in line for the iPhone in New York are seeing if they could make a few bucks off the product hype by selling their places in line. As far as I can tell, there have not yet been any takers. From Crave, CNET's gadgets blog.


Bear Stearns to be sued over subprime funds: CNBC

Investors in Bear Stearns Cos.  hedge funds that were virtually wiped out from large bets on risky mortgages are planning to sue the company as early as Monday, television channel CNBC reported on Friday.


Milano, 14:43 - CALCIO, MILAN: LIBERATI TRE TIFOSI

Il tribunale del riesame di Milano ha revocato la misura di arresto nei confronti dei tifosi del Mil...


OIL prices tumbled yesterday as the market took fright at signals that the cost of energy may be choking back the rate of growth in the economy.


Charlize Theron Hurt on Germany Film Set

Oscar-winning actress Charlize Theron was injured while shooting her new Paramount film, "Aeon Flux," in Germany, but her representatives aren't saying how badly she was hurt.


U.S. halts imaginary Cubans in security drill

Two thousand imaginary Cuban migrants set sail toward Florida during a massive two-day U.S. training exercise but were intercepted by federal, state and local agents armed with teamwork and acronyms.


Vornado Realty Trust moved on Sunday to make its $23.2 billion bid for top U.S. office landlord Equity Office Properties Trust more attractive by offering to pay the cash portion up front.


In calo il settore merci con una riduzione del 7,8%


On the Road to Spread the Word of Good, Old-Fashioned Evil

Ivar Bjornson and Grutle Kjellson of the extreme metal band Enslaved are rock stars, more or less, in Norway, but they are decidedly underground figures in most of the rest of the world.


Intervista al cantante che porta la politica sul palco del Festival"E' anche divertente stare in queste situazioni. Noi andremo tranquilli"                                          La rivoluzione di Frankie Hi Nrg un rap sui furbetti a Sanremo                                                                                di GINO CASTALDO


Foreign visitors at the 50 busiest land border crossings in 10 states are now being fingerprinted as part of the government's new biometric screening system, the Homeland Security Department announced on Monday.


Nephew refuses to rule out Arafat was poisoned

PARIS: Yasser Arafatâs nephew refused to rule out on Monday that the late Palestinian leader had been poisoned, even though French doctors said they found no trace of any known poison in the body of the 75-year-old.


Security hole found in Google desktop search

Researchers at Rice University have discovered what they say is a flaw in the beta version of Google's (Profile, Products, Articles) Desktop Search product that could allow


EU will probe Microsoft, Time Warner buy

The decision is a setback for the two companies and their plan to acquire ContentGuard, a digital rights management firm.


Canadian hospitals see increase in deadly bacteria

A deadly bacteria that attacks the  intestines of mainly elderly patients is showing up with more  frequency at a handful of Ontario hospitals, Joshua Tepper, the  Canadian province's acting chief medical officer of health,  said on Tuesday.


Manager pages pilot fish before he even gets to his desk: There’s an important meeting in the conference room, and the PC there isn’t working. ...


PBS's Charlie Rose quizzes Sun co-founder Bill Joy,  Monster.com chief Jeff Taylor, and venture capitalist John Doerr.


Kenyan MPs vote to give themselves a $22,000 bonus each, despite public condemnation.


An Atlanta lawyer with a potentially deadly contagious disease talks about a journey that has triggered fear and outrage.


US issues terror warning in northern Europe

HELSINKI, Finland - United States embassies in northern Europe said they have received âthreat informationâ and urged Americans living in the Nordic and Baltic regions to be cautious.


Iraq Video Shows US Soldiers Checking Missing Arms, ABC Says

Explosives that went missing from Iraq's al-Qaqaa facility were still present after the US-led invasion, according to ABC News, which aired a videotape shot at the site last year by a network affiliate.


CHILDREN IN CRISIS: Zack -- Family of boy overcoming abuse makes ...

Not when he is reminded of the fire that killed his three adopted siblings and nearly took his own life. Not when he thinks of the years of horrific neglect, physical and sexual abuse and constant shuffling from place to place.


Belated move to counter Facebook MySpace will open up to third party developers within the next few months.â¦


As of Sunday, June 25, 2006, at least 2,522 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 1,983 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.


San Secondo di Pinerolo, pullman da Basilicata per funerali


Routemaster buses, red telephone boxes, high street bank branches - are becoming endangered species, nostalgic protests inevitably follow.


It ain't heavy... in fact, it's rather lightweight Review On the face of it, the i-mate SPL looks like the answer to the problem of Windows-powered mobiles being all smart phone and no sex appeal. Research in Motion has already paved the way in this area, proving it's possible to pull off a consumer-pleasing candybar handset that still has the necessary business-friendly features. The SPL follows in those footsteps, and for once you won't be embarrassed pulling it out of your pocket.â¦


Lock in the lowest rates of the summer. Get up to 4 free quotes from trusted lenders. Apply now - bad credit OK.


Rintracciato su segnalazione, in provincia di Catania


UPDATE 1-IMF says markets resilient, calm after rate rises

The global financial system is at its most resilient since the equity bubble burst in 2001, the International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday, despite rising


Post-Cold War chill hangs over Bush-Putin summit

Six years ago, President George W. Bush said he gazed into Russian President Vladimir Putin's soul. Now he just wants to see if they can get along.


Peruvian President: Japan Should Extradite Fugitive Fujimori

Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo has called on Japan to extradite fugitive ex-President, Alberto Fujimori. Mr. Toledo made the demand Wednesday during a speech at the United Nations General Assembly in


The FBI was acting illegally when it used the USA Patriot Act to covertly obtain telephone, business and financial records about people living in the United States, according to an audit by the Justice Department. By the Associated Press.


Fed slashes interest rates to buffer economy

The Federal Reserve on Tuesday slashed benchmark interest rates by a half-percentage point in a bold bid to buffer the economy from a housing slump and related financial market turbulence.


Second Life Challenges Real-World Parisian Bureaucracy

If the mayor of Paris won't get off his duff and clear the way for building a new civic garden, maybe the denizens of a virtual world will have to do it for him.


Risultati finali amministrative, premier non si dimette


S.Korea gravely concerned at North's test threat

South Korea voiced grave concern on Wednesday over North Korea's plans to test a nuclear bomb and China urged restraint after the United States said the move would be "an unacceptable threat" to world peace.


In developing a party platform, Republicans devoted much effort to the question of how to extend a welcome to party members who oppose the GOP's stand against abortion and gay rights.


Queen appoints first 'woman in tights' to Britain's parliament

Upholding law and order in the "Mother of All Parliaments" is now woman's work, after Queen Elizabeth II on Wednesday approved the appointment of the House of Commons first female serjeant at arms.


Bush: Would Give 'Mission Accomplished' Speech Again

President Bush said he had no regrets about donning a flight suit to give his "Mission Accomplished" speech on Iraq in May 2003 and would do it all over again if he had the chance, according to excerpts from an television interview released on Sunday.


The Oakland Athletics and left-handed reliever Alan Embree agreed to a $5.5 million, two-year contract Wednesday, and the club also was closing in on a one-year deal with Mike Piazza.


Auburn moved up a spot in The Associated Press Top 25 on Sunday, into a tie for second with Oklahoma. Southern California remained No. 1 easily with 51 first-place votes and 1,608 points. Auburn and Oklahoma each had 1,536.


The privately operated Richard M. Nixon Library and Birthplace is now under federal control and researchers can pore over documents and tapes detailing "the good, the bad and the ugly."


French retailer Carrefour denies it is withdrawing from Japan

French retail giant Carrefour SA has denied a press report it is planning to sell its operations in Japan.


Dick Weber, one of bowling's first national stars and a three-time bowler of the year, died Sunday. He was 75.


New Spasm of Violence Sweeps Iraq, Killing 110

At least 110 people were killed across  Iraq on Sunday in a sharp escalation of violence that saw gun  battles, car bombs and bombardments rock the capital.


Prince eyes seven Hollywood shows: report

LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Prince will perform a string of dates in June and July at the historic Hollywood Roosevelt hotel in Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Times reported.


This year television â good, bad and mediocre â found itself obsessed with big shots, big bucks and the arduous climb up the class ladder. So letâs hoist a glass, have some fun and raise some fury.


Low-cost 'Hindi Windows' to hit Indian desktops next year

Indian PC users can expect to see a localized, stripped-down version of Microsoft's XP operating system early next year. Redmond, Washington-based Microsoft plans to ship the low cost version of its PC operating


Myanmar refugees refuse to go home 15 years on

COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh  - Imam Sharif and his family have lived in a squalid refugee camp in Bangladesh since they fled Myanmar 16 years ago.


Ext2Fsd is an open source Ext2 file system driver for Windows (NT/2K/XP). "Explorer" your linux ext2 volumes with ease under windows systems.   ================================== Release Notes for Ext2Fsd V0.22b ==================================   Modifications from V0.22a  Bugs Fixed:  1, Deleting and copying files from/to a directory frequently corrupts the directory.    E2fsck will report "directory corrupted". This bug is cuased by Ext2AddEntry.  Modifications from V0.22  Bugs Fixed:  1, Fsck error reports: "inode is in use, but has dtime set." for deleted directories.    This bug caused by non-zero i_links_count of deleted directory inode.     2, When many files (Normally > 255 files, reported by Zhoujingg) are deleted, the dir    entry may cross blocks, which will cause ext2/ext3 driver could not correctly read    the directory entries.   Modifications from V0.21  Bugs Fixed:  1, Mcb part overflows the stack 2, Delay-writing errors: cache lost 3, Bad file type for newly created files  Features Newly Supported:  1, Optimize the Mcb management part and the function of Ext2SaveGroup 2, Big files (> 4G) accessing   Thanks to:  1, AG  for the patch about Ext2Fsr and advices on Ext2Fsd. 2, Zhoujinggao  for the clue about Mcb management. 3, Laurent  for his link (in French). 4, Many Ext2Fsd users. I also say my sorry that I didn't answer some mails from you.   Ext2fsd v0.22 is not strong yet in writing support, I recommend you create a little ext2 partition as a swap between winnt and linux or use bosse's filedisk to create an image file. Please see faq.txt for detail info of mounting an image file as a partition with the help of filedisk.  Notes: I release it just for file system driver development. The driver may crash your system and ruin your data. You should use it with care and use it at your own risk!  Matt  http://ext2fsd.sf.net


Frank Quattrone, the most prominent investment banker of the 1990s technology boom, was yesterday sentenced to 18 months in prison for obstructing an investigation into the allocation of hot stock offerings during the bull market.


A charity to promote racial harmony is launched in memory of murdered teenager Anthony Walker.


FBI Dealing With its Lost Laptop Problem

Although the FBI still seems to suffer from a problem of losing laptops, a new report indicates that the agency is getting better in keeping track of its equipment.


Chiesti 100 miliardi per 2007, Padoa Schioppa fermo a 96


Dell Inc.'s recall of 4.1 million laptop computer batteries came as embarrassing news to Sony, which supplied the problem batteries, but proved to be good news for rival Japanese electronics companies Sanyo and Matsushita, pushing the struggling company's shares higher Wednesday.


China Vice President out of new Party lineup

China's Communists began winding up a five-yearly Congress on Sunday by announcing the Vice President was out of the new Party lineup, making way for President Hu Jintao to install potential successors.


In Brief: Grokster gets a date with the U.S. Supreme Court

The U.S. Supreme Court has set March 29 as the date for oral arguments on whether companies providing peer-to-peer file trading software should be held responsible for copyright infringement committed by users of their products. The arguments are part of a long-playing case pitting a cadre of entertainment industry players against distributors of the Grokster and Morpheus file trading software. The p-to-p companies have already won in district court and again last August when the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Grokster, Morpheus distributor StreamCast Networks, and a site operated by StreamCast called Musiccity.com were not liable for copyright violations by their users. The entertainment companies, led by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), decided to appeal the case to the U.S. Supreme Court, saying there are seminal issues at stake. The Supreme Court is expected to issue an opinion by the end of July.


BA to launch 'open skies' airline linking US with Europe

British Airways on Wednesday unveiled plans for a new airline with daily flights from New York to Europe, taking advantage of last year's EU-US "open skies" deal to free up the key transatlantic market.


TCL & Alcatel Mobile Phones hanno presentato il 757, un nuovo cellulare GPRS (classe 10) della serie One Touch con display a 262.000 colori da 128x160 pixel e fotocamera VGA. La fotocamera VGA dell'Alcatel


In Namibia Court, Arguments Over Bail for Options Fugitive

Jacob Alexander, wanted in the United States on stock option fraud charges, showed every sign he would fight extradition.


A two-year-old boy was pulled alive from the rubble today after nearly four days under a landslide caused by the earthquake that devastated northern Japan.


Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has agreed a three-year extension to his contract and promised to bring more success to the Barclays Premiership champions.


The outlook for the holiday season dimmed yesterday as the nation's retailers reported disappointing sales for November following an uninspiring Thanksgiving weekend.


Synthesis, Characterization, and Bioavailability in Rats of Ferric Phosphate Nanoparticles1

By Rohner, Fabian; Ernst, Frank O; Arnold, Myrtha; Hilbe, Monika; Et al  Abstract  Particle size is a determinant of iron (Fe) absorption from poorly soluble Fe compounds. Decreasing the particle size of metallic Fe and ferric pyrophosphate added to foods increases Fe absorption.


Comodo lets consumers 'hunt' buffer overflow bugs

BO test bit whiffy Security firm Comodo, best known for its digital certificate business, has released a free diagnostic tool designed to identify buffer overflows in desktop security products. Our try-out, however, suggests that Comodo's BO Tester is principally designed to help poach users than provide a detailed breakdown of bugs.â¦


Jeremy Mayfield won the Chevy Rock & Roll 400 last night and forced his way into the NASCAR Nextel Cup "Chase for the Championship.


Body found in Iraq cannot be confirmed as Japanese hostage: diplomat

A body found in Iraq cannot be confirmed as that of a young Japanese man taken hostage and the corpse has been sent to Qatar for identification, Japan's Senior Vice Foreign Minister Shuzen Tanigawa said.


KUFA, Iraq - Security forces sealed off roads and fired warning shots in an effort to keep crowds in check around the Kufa mosque Friday as aides to rebel Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr read a defiant speech declaring that US forces can never defeat his


Eastern regions of Ukraine voted yesterday to hold a December referendum on autonomy, a move toward separatism that opposition politicians denounced as "a crime against Ukraine.


TAMPA, Florida  - After a season that ended in shock, frustration and tragedy, the New York Yankees are back in Florida getting ready for what could be another tumultuous year.


Protesters try to storm Hungarian state TV after the prime minister admitted lying to win an election.


US asks Israel to clarify comments made by top PM aide

The United States on Wednesday evening asked Israel to clarify statements made by Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's senior advisor, Dov Weisglass, in an interview with Haaretz, according to which the disengagement plan means a "freezing of the peace process


Zabian Dowdell scores a career-high 33 points as Virginia Tech notches an 81-80 upset of No. 4 North Carolina on Tuesday for a season sweep of the Tar Heels.


The troubled Northern Rock bank extends its opening hours to cope with customers wishing to withdraw savings.


Reggio Calabria, 18:28 - CALCIO, REGGINA: CON L'INTER SPAZIO A COZZA

Un turnover parziale è annunciato dal tecnico della Reggina, Renzo Ulivieri, per la gara cont...


The stem cell lines available for federally-funded research in the US have characteristics which mean they may never be used for medical treatments in humans, a new study suggests.


EU, Turkish leaders meet ahead of crucial December decision

Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul meets here with EU leaders in the last high-level talks between the two sides in the run-up to December 17 when Turkey faces the moment of truth on its bid to join the European Union.


Grandmother jailed for 'honour killing' in India

A grandmother was jailed for life Wednesday for ordering the execution of her cheating daughter-in-law in India, after discovering she was having an affair with a married man.


Phillip Island, 09:09 - MOTO, GP AUSTRALIA, 250: LORENZO DAVANTI A TUTTI

Lo spagnolo dell'Aprilia, Jorge Lorenzo, ha dominato le prove libere del Gp d'Australia, classe 250....


Nicaragua lobbied Monday for support for an $18 billion canal linking the Pacific and Atlantic, saying a second international waterway is needed to handle the world's booming shipping business.


Six British Soldiers Die in Helicopter Crash

Six British soldiers died today when their helicopter crashed during a joint exercise with Czech forces. The Lynx went down at about 1 pm (1200 BST) near Namest nad Oslavou, 112 miles south-east of Prague, said


Roma, 14:47 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA-TORINO: CAMBIA L'ARBITRO

Cambia l'arbitro di Fiorentina-Torino. La sfida sarà diretta da Mauro Bergonzi. L'arbitro di ...


Protesters vent anger at Parmalat hearing

With banner-toting protesters outside and so many lawyers inside they could not all fit in the court, the first legal proceedings in Italy to arise from the Parmalat scandal began yesterday in Milan.


Fashion Photographer Avedon Hospitalized

NEW YORK Sept. 30, 2004 - Fashion photographer Richard Avedon lay in critical but stable condition Thursday after suffering a brain hemorrhage last weekend while on assignment in Texas, a spokeswoman for The New Yorker magazine said.


Head Of Aid Organization Kidnapped In Iraq

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- CARE International said the director of its operation in Iraq has been kidnapped. CARE said Margaret Hassan -- said to be an Iraqi national -- was abducted Tuesday morning in Baghdad and it does not know why.


Crude futures prices fell slightly on Friday, capping off a 5 percent decline from a week ago, as worries about low winter fuel inventories dissipate amid rising oil supplies.


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Chad Pennington agreed to a $64 million, seven-year contract extension with the New York Jets on Wednesday that includes $23 million in guaranteed money.


GeCube preps single-card CrossFire board

Two Radeon X1650 XTs, one add-in card Graphics card maker GeCube this week announced a single-card, dual-GPU product that packs in a pair of AMD's ATI Radeon X1650 XT 80nm chips connected in CrossFire mode.â¦


Microsoft drops price to partners for Dynamics CRM 4.0

InfoWorld - Microsoft plans to reduce the price its partners will pay for its newest customer relationship management software, code-named Titan, the company's latest foray into software-as-a-service (SaaS) CRM.


ÂExtreme pogoingÂ is geared toward athletes who pogo for thrills rather than locomotion Â leaping over cars or performing tricks.


Florida's public school science standards for the first time will use the word "evolution," although the biological concept already was being taught under code words such as "change over time."


Riforme, Berlusconi: ''Non c'e' solo quella della giustizia''

Tra le riforme che il governo si appresta a varare non c'e' solo quella della giustizia. A sottolinearlo e' il presidente del Consiglio, Silvio Berlusconi, oggi a Milano nel corso di una passeggiata lungo


Valencia, 17:14 - CALCIO, VALENCIA: CONTRATTO FINO AL 2010 PER HILDEBRAND

Il portiere campione di Germania con lo Stoccarda, Timo Hildebrand, passa al Valencia. Hildebrand, 2...


Hamas Wins Some Town Elections in Challenge to Abbas

RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Hamas militants defeated  the mainstream Palestinian movement Fatah in nine of 26 local  elections, results showed Sunday, in a foretaste of challenges  confronting emerging moderate leader Mahmoud Abbas.


TEOTIHUACAN, Mexico  - Burning incense and  sounding a conch shell horn, residents of an ancient Mexican  city protested on Saturday at the construction of a Wal-Mart  store on the edge of the ruins.


Sixth-Ranked Syracuse Opens Hoops Season with Easy Win

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (Sports Network) - Hakim Warrick netted 19  points and Syracuse roared out to an early 24-0 lead as the  sixth-ranked Orange opened their 2004-05 season with a 104-54  pasting of Northern Colorado in the opening round of the  Coaches vs. Cancer Classic at the Carrier Dome.


BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan  - U.S. captain Hal  Sutton says he is planning to use comedy to loosen up his  players for the Ryder Cup and rookie Chris Riley will top the  bill.


Outraged Colombians march against rebel kidnappers

Hundreds of thousands of Colombians headed for the streets on Thursday to show outrage at last week's news that 11 provincial politicians had been killed while held hostage by leftist rebels.


"Non cerco piÃ¹ di lavorare in nessun film e nessuno cerca me. Voglio fare qualche altra cosa", cosÃ¬ Richard Dreyfuss, annuncia il suo ritiro dalle scene. L'attore protagonista di cult movie come "American


New ETimor PM starts job with weapons handover

East Timor Prime Minister Jose Ramos-Horta began his new job collecting weapons from civilians as the nation tries to rebuild from a spate of violence.


Apple introduces an iPod capable of storing and displaying photos in an effort to stay ahead in the market for digital music players.


Lebanon seeks Arab support to counter UN resolution

BEIRUT - Lebanon on Monday asked the Arab League to help it counter a UN Security Council resolution, aimed implicitly at its powerful neighbour, Syria, which called for Beirutâs sovereignty to be respected and foreign troops to be withdrawn from the


THE parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (Cites) have granted Namibia, Swaziland and South Africa permission to hunt five of the once highly endangered black rhino population annually for sustainable utilisation of the


Il saluto all'equipaggio del Ministro della difesa Parisi


WAIANAE, Hawaii - Bert Bustamante and his family look as though they are enjoying a vacation at the beach, with kids swimming in the ocean, fish frying on the grill and radio music floating in the air.  A closer look, though, reveals the truth: Life on the beach is about all that Mr.


700 high-risk persons can get flu shots Friday

The Northern Kentucky Health Department has obtained 700 doses of the flu vaccine and will be administering flu shots to local high-risk residents on Friday.


Police say it is too early to tell the cause of a huge fire which ravaged part of London's Camden market.


AUSTRALIA PRESS: Malone Snaps Up Bigger News Corp Stake

SYDNEY (Dow Jones)--US cable television mogul John Malone has swooped on a large parcel of News Corp.'s (NCP) voting stock, upsetting the balance of power inside the global media company on the eve of its long-awaited incorporation in the US, the Sydney


Mozilla creates start-up to recruit email developers

Thunderbird is go Mozilla plans to replicate the success of its Firefox web browser in the email and communication market with the creation of a new firm.â¦


UK MP Galloway Wins His Libel Claim Against Daily Telegraph

UK Member of Parliament George Galloway won his libel claim against the Daily Telegraph newspaper, which reported last year that the Scotsman was in the pay of former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein.


Intel Sees Meal Ticket in Virtual Worlds

The rise of what Intel calls the 3-D Web could transform the way people use the Internet with a far richer experience.


Loyalists of Slobodan Milosevic were poised to win at least one city Sunday as Serbs voted for mayors and other municipal posts in runoff elections.


Motorists caught speeding slightly above the limit could receive a reduced penalty under government proposals for fairer fines.


The House voted overwhelmingly Tuesday evening to approve a compromise bill overhauling the nation's intelligence programs -- despite persistent opposition from


Golf: First blood to Europe as the US struggle

BLOOMFIELD HILLS, United States : Europe came out firing to get off to a sparkling start against the United States in the opening four-balls of the Ryder Cup.


Rudy Giuliani, who sued firearms manufacturers and called for tough gun control as New York's mayor, said Tuesday the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and a recent court ruling framed his current defense of a right to own guns.


The NFL folded its development league in Europe after 16 years on Friday, calling the decision a sound business move that will allow for a stronger international focus on regular-season games outside the United States.


Microsoft officially launches a set of tools that it hopes will become a kind of YouTube for videogames.


After a three-year love affair that was headed to the altar, Tiger Woods and his stunning Swedish model may have called it quits after a huge blowout, said a source close to Woods.


Illeciti hanno fruttato 2 milioni di euro nel 2007


Foolish Book Review: "The Business of Changing the World"

Marc Benioff shows that the right thing to do is also the right thing for business.


Almost half the subjects available at Higher level in schools could be scrapped, BBC Scotland has learned.


When the Black Watch battle group made their move north, there was an "intelligence vacuum" in the area according to an army source here; they did not know exactly what they would face.


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Immobiliarista, vendo tutto, disposto a restituire 70 mln


Historic NFL duel draws 34.5 million viewers

The historic New England  Patriots-New York Giants game pushed past this year's  Patriots-Indianapolis Colts thriller to become the most-watched  regular-season NFL telecast since 1995.


Global warming to multiply world's refugee burden

If rising sea levels force the people of the Maldive Islands to seek new homes, who will look after them in a world already turning warier of refugees?


The US space agency's venerable Voyager mission is celebrating its 30th anniversary.


South Africa's President Mbeki says the leadership battle in his party is causing more bitterness than ever before.


Spanish Civil Guard officers seized 33 tonnes of illegal Brazilian tropical wood in raids on a number of cities.


IBM Supercomputer Again Claims Performance Record

The $100 million Blue Gene/L system, built to analyze the U.S. nuclear stockpile, sustains 71 trillion calculations per second.


Cruise missile streaks across Google Earth

Utah flying munition caught on camera? Once in a while, something really interesting pops up on Google Earth, and we're obliged today to reader Christopher Wagner for pointing us the direction of this spendid find in the skies above Utah:â¦


Online music service Napster on Thursday said it reached a deal to enter the ringtone market with mobile content publisher Dwango Wireless (DWGN.


Petrolchimico, condannati 5 dirigenti Montedison

Tullio Faggian Ã¨ un piccolo cuneo che ha inceppato le difese della Montedison. Tullio Faggian era uno dei tanti operai del Petrolchimico, un Â«autoclavistaÂ» ignoto al mondo e perfino alla sua fabbrica, la


Penn State's fourth losing season in five years has fueled much speculation about Joe Paterno's future - specifically, how much longer he will remain as the team's head coach.


China says the EU's decision to apply a two-year tariff on shoe exports was flawed and warns it may respond in kind.


Sulla legge Biagi e sui contratti a termine


IBM Says 'Go' on Dual-Core Opteron Servers

IBM has given AMD's recently announced dual-core Opteron microprocessor its stamp of approval, announcing that in mid-2005 it will ship a version of its e326 server equipped with the chips.


Societa' sara' quotata al Mercato Telematico Azionario


Steamy e-mails from astronaut case released

ORLANDO, Florida  - Astronaut Lisa Nowak carried copies of steamy e-mails that her NASA lover had written to his new girlfriend the night she raced cross-country in a diaper to confront her rival, according to documents released on Tuesday.


Gold soars to record above $850 an ounce

Gold swept to a record high on Wednesday driven by surging oil, a weaker dollar and simmering geopolitical tension, also ushering platinum to a record peak.


Typhoon Fitow hits the Japanese capital region, killing one man and leaving several people missing.


BAGHDAD, Iraq - U.S. warplanes, tanks and artillery units struck the insurgent stronghold of Fallujah on Saturday, killing at least eight people and wounding 15 in a day that saw new violence across the country...


In the next step of its sweeping reorganization plan, Intel may be preparing to let go of as many as 22,000 workers worldwide, according to media sources close to the affected operations.


Per il satellite, share medio giornaliero al 9,6%


50 Ton Headache for Spanish Fishing Village

Villagers at a small northern Spanish fishing port started the New Year with a whale of a problem after a 50 ton cetacean washed up on their beach.


Iraq Shi'ites Debate PM Choice, Allies After Vote

Iraq's main Shi'ite alliance, fresh  from winning landmark elections, gathered Monday to choose a  candidate for prime minister and the allies it needs after  failing to win an absolute majority.


Sepracor profit falls and plans to cut sales force

Sepracor Inc  posted lower third-quarter earnings on Tuesday, hurt by a decline in sales of its respiratory drug Xopenex, but the company's shares rose 14 percent in premarket trading after it said it would cut about 300 positions from its sales force.


Snipes vamps his way through 'Blade: Trinity'

In the realm of derivative filmmaking, the double- lift - that is, a scene that steals from two other movies at once - is the equivalent of a pickpocket cleaning two victims at the same time.


London, Nov. 8 (NNN): A no-confidence motion against British Premier Tony Blair is ready for his "gross misconduct" over the US-led invasion of Iraq, a newspaper reported here on Sunday.


U.S. Medicare officials sought a  compromise with private insurers on Monday by dividing the  country into more regions, a ruling that could encourage more  firms to broaden their health care plan offerings to the  elderly.


Former Beatles legend Sir Paul McCartney is to perform at Liverpool's Capital of Culture celebrations.


What's better than a high-quality stock? A high-quality stock that's got the wind at its back!


Two trains collide in a suburb of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, leaving several people dead, rescue services say.


Tokage's Death Toll Rises as Storm Leaves Japan

Typhoon Tokage, the biggest tropical storm to hit Japan in more than a decade, killed as many as 57 people as it destroyed homes and caused mudslides.


Astros bullpen steps up until Miceli slips up

His bullpen had already squeezed out 8 2/3 shutout innings and Dan Miceli was still available, making it logical for Houston Astros manager Phil Garner to take a chance


CHICAGO - United Airlines parent UAL Corp. said Thursday it posted a profit from operations of $51 million in July in a report required by its bankrupt status.


A batch of old documents linked to the slaying of President John F. Kennedy has reportedly been unearthed, including a highly suspect transcript of a conversation between assassin Lee Harvey Oswald and Oswald's killer Jack Ruby, the Dallas Morning News said on Sunday.


com November 2, 2004, 11:06 AM PT. Wired & Wireless continues its reign as the top IT priority among IT managers due to widespread IP telephony deployment and other network infrastructure upgrades.


Russia Says Hopes to Sign Iran Deal in January

Russia hopes to sign a key deal with  Iran in January for the start-up of a Moscow-built nuclear  reactor, a senior official said, but diplomats were doubtful  after signing has already been delayed for years.


World Cup overall leader Bode Miller is batting just .200 (1 for 5) in slaloms this season, and his one victory is the only race he's finished. The Franconia, N.H., native earned just 60 points in three weekend races (he was third in Saturday's downhill) after he skied out in the second leg on the famed Lauberhorn hill in yesterday's ...


Health Tip: Don't Be Afraid of the Dentist

Do you ever get nervous just thinking about going to the dentist? You might be worrying unnecessarily, says the American Dental Association.


Rejection Hotline Real Popular in Detroit

DETROIT - Detroit is a chilly town - in more ways than one.  The Motor City produces the most calls to the Rejection Hotline, a free telephone service that allows uninterested objects of affection to blow off come-ons.


Doing the Bob 'n' Steve: Knight, Alford meet again

Though the number of tickets still available might indicate otherwise, there are many who will relish tonight's game between Iowa and Texas Tech at the United Center, a matchup that pits Hawkeyes coach Steve Alford against Red Raiders coach Bob Knight.


French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife, Cecilia, are separating by mutual consent after nearly 11 years of marriage, his office said Thursday


ASIA/INDIA - LÂ impegno della CHAI, la piÃ¹ grande rete di istituti sanitari cattolici in India Hyderabad (Agenzia Fides) -  LÂOrganizzazione Sanitaria Cattolica dellÂIndia (CHAI) ha indicato diverse strategie per combattere lÂepidemia di Hiv/Aids che ha iniziato a propagarsi nelle zone rurali del paese. ÂLÂIndia corre il rischio di essere coi...


No. 1 Japanese automaker posts drop in 3Q earnings, but boosts forecast for global sales in 2004. TOKYO  - Toyota Motor Corp.


Gates Foundation to Give $306 Million to Assist Poor Farmers

The grants aim to provide the rural poor with better seeds, healthier soil and access to new markets for their crops.


E paga 25 milioni di dollari, memorandum a Manhattan


Paris Hilton Reunited with Pet Chihuahua in LA

Celebrity socialite and reality TV star Paris Hilton was reunited on Thursday with her pet Chihuahua, Tinkerbell, one week after the pampered pooch went missing, Hilton's spokeswoman said.


The second named storm of the eastern Pacific hurricane season regained tropical storm force Friday and was expected to make landfall on Saturday near the Mexico-Guatemala border.


Cuba said Thursday's death of Palestinian Authority leader Yasser Arafat was a "cause for dismay in the international community.


Sebastien Loeb rounded off his world championship-winning season with an impressive success in the Telstra Rally Australia. The Frenchman had just under two minutes to spare over Harri Rovanpera as he took


Shiver me timbers! Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum! Pirates, those blights of the high seas, have been ingrained on our consciousness in such broad ways.


Israeli ministry drops plans for Jerusalem homes

Israel's Housing Ministry backed away on Thursday from a preliminary proposal to build homes on occupied land near Jerusalem that had been criticized by Palestinian and Israeli officials.


By Derek P. Jensen, The Salt Lake Tribune  Sep. 15--It may be November or never.    Some Salt Lake County and west-side leaders worry that if this fall's  ballot measure cannot promise ramped-up construction of four new TRAX lines,  then none of those spurs may be built.


Bobby has been experimenting quite a lot with his hair lately. Ek... sees him in a new hair do yet again.


Mtron unveils faster flash-based disk drives

(InfoWorld) - South Korea's Mtron Co. Ltd. is adding to its line-up of already speedy solid-state disk drives with new models that offer faster reading and writing of data. The new drives offer a maximum sustained read speed of 120M Bps (bytes per second) and a maximum write speed of 90M Bps compared to 100M Bps and 80M Bps respectively on current models, said Ahn Ji-young, a spokesman for the company. Mtron is unveiling the new models at the IFA trade show in Berlin this week. The speed jumps are important because they should directly translate to an increase in performance in the system in which they are used. When a computer needs to store or retrieve data there is often a slight delay while the information is transferred to or from the disk. By increasing the speeds the delay is shortened. SSDs are already fast compared to standard hard-disk drives. The drives use flash memory chips in place of a rotating magnetic disk to store data and that brings a significant performance increase. In previous demonstrations PCs running SSDs have been able to boot Windows in about 20 seconds compared to more than 30 seconds for hard-disk drive-based computers. Mtron is planning to begin production of the drives in late September or early October. They will be available in 16G byte, 32G byte and 64G byte capacities and in 2.5-inch and 3.5-inch form factors with Serial ATA (SATA) interfaces. The drives are plug-in replacements for existing hard-disk drives. The company offers three families of product: a basic model for consumer applications, a professional model for server applications and an industrial model for harsh environments and military applications. Mtron is planning to introduce a higher capacity 128G byte model in the fourth quarter of this year and at about the same time will introduce a 1.8-inch drive, said Ahn. The smaller drive will debut at 32G bytes and a 64G-byte version should be available in early 2008, he said. Â


Congress Rejects New Nuclear Weapons Funds

The U.S. Congress denied the Bush administration funds to study a new generation of nuclear weapons, omitting the money from a huge mop-up spending bill it passed over the weekend, lawmakers said on Monday.


Like a recurring bad dream,  Vangipurappu Laxman has come back to haunt the all-conquering  Australia cricket side.


Eurolega: Pesaro sconfitta dal Barcellona

Serata dolceamara per le italiane impegnate in Eurolega. La Scavolini Pesaro Ã¨ stata sconfitta per 80-62 dal Barcellona, perdendo cosÃ¬ la testa della classifica del gruppo B proprio a favore degli spagnoli.


Blog: Photo-sharing site, most popular overseas, bought by  French company Hi-Media Group.


The federal government yesterday canceled a $100 million study designed to test a new generation of drugs to prevent breast cancer in women at risk for the disease.


In una zona contesa tra Somaliland e Puntland


33,8 miliardi le entrate totali versate con il modello F24


Brady holds court, and plays the charmer

His blue eyes twinkling, Tom Brady looked at his interviewer and tried not to laugh. A tough thing, considering the young woman was wearing a very short white wedding dress, veil and red pumps.


It is reported to be the biggest single amnesty for three years. The official Sana news agency said it was part of an "open and tolerant policy".


Incremento dello 0,2% rispetto allo stesso periodo 2006


After starting an Olympic-style torch relay through countries that have suffered genocide, Mia Farrow on Friday pressed China, the host of the 2008 summer games, to help end abuses in the Darfur region of Sudan.


Russia 2, England 1: England in Danger of Missing Euro 2008

Russia erased Wayne Rooneyâs first-half goal with two from substitute Roman Pavlyuchenko and beat England in one of a slate of Euro 2008 qualifying matches being played Wednesday.


Lebanon bomb kills six Unifil peacekeepers

Six UN peacekeepers were killed and two seriously injured by an explosion in south Lebanon yesterday, thought to have been caused by a suicide car bomber.


Dall'Ufficio delle dogane di Firenze, non erano a norma


Soon, soon, soon Mobile Business Expo The mobile applications market is poised to take off with the emergence of devices like the iPhone, faster wireless networks and web services - but independent software vendors (ISVs) are asleep at the wheel.â¦


Vormetric's CoreGuard helps Ocwen protect confidential information in its online exchange for the mortgage industry. By Steven Marlin.


LOS ANGELES  - Scott Muni, one of the  legendary voices of New York radio, died Tuesday. He was 74.


Reggie White, a fearsome defensive end for the Philadelphia Eagles and Green Bay Packers and one of the NFL's greatest players, died Sunday, his wife said. He was 43.


Uomini in liberta' con gilet a fiori e pantaloni gessati


Tony Blair denies scaremongering as he puts security measures at the heart of pre-election plans.


Another E.coli outbreak rattles California farmers

California's  farming industry is girding for another potential black eye  after a second outbreak this year of a potentially deadly E.  coli strain linked to its crops.


Violence breaks out at a second Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon, this time in the south of the country.


Blair faces demands to apologize over Iraq war

Prime Minister Tony Blair faced growing demands Wednesday to apologize for the way his government handled intelligence on Iraqi weapons of mass destruction as it built a case for war.


Recreational fishing threatens marine stocks

Managers of US marine fisheries may have overlooked a cunning predator that takes almost a quarter of the catch of threatened species: Uncle Joe, the fishing nut.


FCC Lists Sites That Send Cell Phone Spam

The Federal Communications Commission on Monday published a list of Web sites that the agency says transmits unwanted e-mail and text messages to cell phones.


Researchers have found high concentrations of platinum in women who got silicone breast implants and in the children they bore and breast-fed afterward.


SANS Analyst Paper: Assessing Your Security Before Attackers Do

Criminal organizations have organized their hacking efforts; it is no longer just "script kiddies" trying to break into your network. In the past several years, it has become apparent that there is real money to be made from criminal hacking. Although there are many ways to secure systems and applications, the only way to truly know how secure you are is to test yourself. By performing penetration tests against your environment, you can actually replicate the types of actions that a malicious attacker would take, giving you a more accurate representation of your security posture at any given time.


The number of laid off workers filing claims for unemployment benefits fell for a fourth straight week, an encouraging sign that the job market is holding up in the midst of a host of otherwise bad economic news.


Argentina's Jose Acasuso defeated Italy's Filippo Volandri 7-6 (5), 6-2 Saturday and will play Russia's Igor Andreev for the Romania Open championship.


Brown Struggles Early, but Yankees End It Fast

Kevin Brown flirted with danger in the early innings, allowing the Blue Jays to take a 4-0 edge before the Yankees finally solved the Toronto lefthander Ted Lilly.


Upgrades, emerging markets drive Q3 volumes up


When White Sox general manager Ken Williams walked briskly through the Anaheim Marriott lobby on Monday, it wasn't because he was excited to inform chairman Jerry Reinsdorf


Giovanni Giuliano ammazzato in un circolo. Inchiesta della procura:nelle casse dei clan i soldi dello Stato destinati alle cooperative sociali                                          Camorra, ucciso il figlio del boss pentito Altri tre feriti, riesplode la guerra a Napoli                                                                                di IRENE DE ARCANGELIS


Depleted Sri Lanka too strong for South Africa

Kumar Sangakkara and Avishka Gunawardene slammed impressive half-centuries to help an under-strength Sri Lanka crush South Africa by seven wickets in the fourth one-day international here.


Abbas fights for complete withdrawal of Israelis

INTERIM Palestinian leader, Mahmoud Abbas, used his first official election campaign speech yesterday to demand the complete Israeli withdrawal of the West Bank, Gaza and east Jerusalem.


China wants Iran talks despite deadline expiry

China said on Tuesday it still wanted   big powers to negotiate with Iran even after Tehran defied a   U.N. deadline to stop enriching uranium, which the West fears   could yield atomic bombs.


Brown sets out plan to fix global financial system

Prime Minister Gordon Brown set out his plan to reform the international financial system and restore stability to markets around the world in a Financial Times comment piece Friday.


A pub landlady accused of starting a fire which killed two of her children and a rescuer maintains her innocence.


A man's testicles might be a source of stem cells to help him fight serious diseases, US scientists have shown.


Barclays holds merger talks with US bank Wells Fargo

The British banking group Barclays has held talks with US rival Wells Fargo about a possible merger that would create the world's fourth largest bank.


Vietnam vets launch new TV spot attacking Kerry

Senator John Kerry's Vietnam War record came under attack again as a group of veterans released a new television spot denouncing anti-war views expressed by the Democratic presidential contender in 1971.


Egypt to Host Military Funeral for Arafat

Egypt, where Yasser Arafat began his political life and where biographers say he was born, will host a military funeral for the Palestinian president on Friday before he is buried in the West Bank, officials said.


JAKARTA, Indonesia -- A Lion Air passenger plane skidded off a runway in central Indonesia and split into two pieces Tuesday, and local media reported that as many as six people were killed.


Users attacked by mysterious AIM buddies

AOL denies responsibility Someone is surreptitiously adding unauthorized chat buddies to AOL instant messaging clients running across the Web. This afternoon, three separate Register employees have noticed the offending buddies, which show up under the "AIM Bots" portion of the AOL buddy list, carrying the names "Prof Gilzot," "sharethisdotcom," "Spleak," and "WSJ." In one instance, they appeared on a third-party Adium client that ties into AOLâs instant messaging network.â¦


NASA Space Station On-Orbit Status 23 October 2004

All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Day 8 of joint Exp.9/Exp.10 operations. Tonight, Expedition 9 returns to Earth, accompanied by the VC7 guest cosmonaut.


Golden Dome's remaining minarets blown up

Insurgents blew up the Askariya Mosque's remaining minarets in a reprise of a similar attack that badly damaged the holy Shiite Muslim shrine in Samarra early last year, a police official told CNN.


Chocolate maker Hershey Foods Corp.  HSY.N on Wednesday posted an increase in quarterly profit,  helped by sales of new candies and nutrition bars.


No wonder there were cheering crowds to greet President Bush in Bulgaria yesterday: Many Bulgarians got a day off work because of the visit.


Sri Lanka fighting kills 21 in north and east

Sri Lankan soldiers killed 15 Tamil Tiger rebels in a clashes in the north and east of the island while six military personnel were also killed, the military said on Saturday.


A Campaign Stop With a Hip, Innovative Air

For candidates, a Google stop is part of the obligatory Silicon Valley tour. But even in the Valley, birthplace of many prominent high-tech companies and home to an affluent voting bloc, the company holds a special symbolism.


Cadbury 2007 profits dip, says 2008 encouraging

Britain's Cadbury Schweppes Plc  on Tuesday reported a 2 percent dip in 2007 profits but added it was encouraged by the good trading momentum it had seen in the new year and saw margin improvement in 2008.


At least 124 dead in Kenya poll protests: report

Kenyan police battled protesters in blazing slums on Monday after disputed elections returned President Mwai Kibaki to power and triggered turmoil that a local TV station said had killed at least 124 people.


Polio Vaccine Contamination Raises Cancer Concerns

A review into contaminated polio vaccine has been ordered by Australia's Federal Health Minister Tony Abbott, after an investigation showed at least two batches were released for use after testing positive for contamination, according to a report in The


EUROPE:  For Big Business, Accountability Still a Foreign Word

BERLIN, May 22 (IPS) - On Mar. 15, 2006, Noel Forgeard, at the time chief  executive officer of the European aerospace corporation EADS,  sold, apparently without any reason, some 170,000 shares he owned  of the company, making an instantaneous profit of almost five  million U.S. dollars.


Il marchio romano ospite della Japan Fashion Week a Tokyo


Hilary Swank kicks off global race for clean water

Two-time Oscar winner Hilary Swank launched on Friday an around-the-world relay race to raise money and awareness for 1.1 billion people without safe drinking water.


ASCOLTI TV: SUCCESSO PER VIRNA LISI, LA RAI VINCE LA SERATA

ROMA - Successo per Virna Lisi. La seconda parte della fiction 'A casa di Anna', ieri sera su Raiuno, ha avuto 7 milioni 294 mila spettatori (share 27,01%), vincendo la serata e dando alla prima rete, grazie


Decisione su Iva sociale rinviata a fine luglio


Amazon launches early version of music service

Amazon.com Inc launched an early  version of its highly anticipated digital music download store,  which is seen as a potential rival to Apple Inc's dominant  iTunes system.


Ford Motor Co. said Friday it is recalling about 474,000 Ford Escape sport utility vehicles worldwide because of an accelerator problem that can cause the engine to race.


East Rutherford, NJ (Sports Network) - The New York Giants made several moves Sunday to get their roster down to 52, one under the NFL's limit of 53.


Libya's highest court is due to hear the final appeal of a group of foreign medical workers sentenced to death.


La Cameron della serie tv anticipa il momento piu' atteso


Tfr, quattro italiani su dieci ne sanno ancora ben poco

A cinque mesi dal termine per la decisione in Italia i disorientati sono ancora molti. Il 62% di chi ha già deciso terrà il Tfr in azienda. I risultati del nostro sondaggio


UN tribunal sentences former Yugoslav general to eight years for war crimes

The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia ( ICTY ) gave General Strugar credit for the 457 days he has already been in custody.


I was taking Vioxx for my arthritis, and then it was pulled from the market. So I switched to Celebrex. Now, I understand that Celebrex also may cause heart problems?


Test May Help Detect Alzheimer's Earlier

A highly sensitive new test could lead to a different way to diagnose people with Alzheimer's disease, possibly helping find the illness in its early stages when there might be time for treatment.


Roma, 13:39 - CALCIO, ROMA; PERROTTA: EMOZIONE DERBY COME MONDIALE

Simone Perrotta paragona il derby con la Lazio alla finale mondiale: ''Quella del derby è una...


La risposta del ministero ai dubbi sollevati da una lettricesulla possibilitÃ  che le domande partite da associazioni siano avvantaggiate                                          Il Viminale: "Per enti e patronati nessuna corsia preferenziale"                                                                                di VLADIMIRO POLCHI


Springfields vie for 'Simpsons' premiere

Springfield, the Oregon one, is on a list of like-named towns competing for the big-screen debut of Homer, Bart and the rest of the TV Simpson family this summer.


Italian opera star Luciano Pavarotti dies at 71

MODENA, Italy  - Italian opera star Luciano Pavarotti, hailed by many as the greatest tenor of his generation, died on Thursday after a long battle with cancer, his manager Terri Robson said.


Busch bounces back from everything to hang on to points lead

If Kurt Busch goes on to win his first NASCAR title, he can point to the 500 miles at Lowe's Motor Speedway as the defining race of his season.


Israeli forces looking for Palestinian militants enter Khan Yunis camp, and seven people are reported hurt in clashes.


Bear Stearns net drops on mortgage woes, charge

Investment bank Bear Stearns Cos. Inc. , one of the nation's largest mortgage bond underwriters, said on Thursday quarterly earnings fell by a third as trouble in the mortgage market hurt bond trading revenue and it wrote down assets at a stock trading venture.


Chiron (CHIR) said Wednesday that it had written off $91 million in flu vaccine inventory and warned in its most pointed language yet that it may not be able to supply the USA next year either.


Ottimista su destino Ferrovie, 'si sta trovando soluzione'


La rassegna apre le sfilate di Roma, il 27 gennaio


Buenos Aires, 09:24 - TENNIS, ATP BUENOS AIRES: STARACE KO, VINCE DI MAURO

Una vittoria ed una sconfitta per i due azzurri che hanno esordito nel round robin del torneo Atp di...


His release, when it came, stopped a nation. The stock market soared, pigtails left untended in protest for six years were cut, websites crashed and long queues formed on highways as ecstatic


Top U.S. scientist gets 14 years for child sex abuse

A U.S. scientist known as the  "father of gene therapy" was sentenced on Friday to 14 years in  prison for molesting a girl to whom he taught karate.


Wealthy turn their children into philanthropists

Â· Wealthy rush to enrol youngsters on coursesÂ· Development comes as resentment of City grows


Battle begins! !!!!! Yahoo!'s board of directors has formally rejected Microsoft's hostile takeover bid at a meeting in New York.â¦


Leaders of the pilots' union at US Airways said on Friday that they had directed their negotiating team to resume talking with the company over $295 million in labor concessions.


Mozilla To Add Support For XForms, World Yawns

It's ironic that Microsoft could help further cement its dominance in the browser market by joining its largest rival in an effort to support web standards.  At the same time, that act would go a long way towards improving the web in general for developers and users alike.


Tropical Storm Jeanne Kills 250 in Northern Haiti, UN Reports

Tropical Storm Jeanne killed at least 250 people and injured at least 380 in northern Haiti, the United Nations said. UN spokeswoman Denise Cook said the bodies of 250 people were in


GARHI KHUDA BAKSH, Pakistan  - Thousands of party faithful feted former prime minister Benazir Bhutto on Saturday as she visited her stronghold in southern Pakistan, days after an assassination bid that killed 139 people.


Vaccine Compound Is Harmless, Study Says, as Autism Debate Rages

The study is unlikely to end the increasingly charged debate about vaccine safety.


World Cup hosts Germany come from two goals down to draw against Japan in Leverkusen.


Pride in Space As Iran Cheers First Muslim's Journey to the Stars

By Andrew Buncombe  From the steppes of Kazakhstan, a wealthy Iranian-American woman was blasted off into space yesterday. In doing so, Anousheh Ansari set at least two records - becoming the first female Muslim and the first Iranian in orbit.


As soon as Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack arrived at his childhood home in the city's Squirrel Hill neighborhood on Saturday, former neighbor Judith Perman reminded him of his fondness for orange Popsicles and pot pies.


North Carolina was ready for its test Wednesday night. Rashad McCants and Raymond Felton made sure the Tar Heels passed. McCants scored 19 points and Felton added 18 to lead the No.


NATIONAL Foods hauled up the auction flag yesterday signalling that the Australian dairy giant could change hands for $1.81 billion.


Indonesia militant opposed to Marriott bomb: report

Captured Indonesian Islamic militant Abu Dujana did not approve of the 2003 bombing of Jakarta's JW Marriott hotel and had no role in planning it, he was quoted as saying in a magazine interview published on Monday.


Fingers crossed, no handshake yet, for North Korea

Six-party talks on the fate of North Korea's nuclear weapons program resume in Beijing on Thursday with the U.S. envoy denying a report of a prior deal but holding out hopes Pyongyang will offer steps to disarm.


President Pervez Musharraf makes a series of top-level military appointments in a major reshuffle.


The men's fashion retailer posts unstylish comps in June.


Assegnati ad un tasso del 3,603%, il massimo dal 2002


No Date Set for N. Korea Talks Resumption

The United States and its negotiating partners are ready to resume talks with North Korea on its nuclear weapons program but North Korea has not agreed, a State Department spokesman said Thursday.


With his shameful effort to exploit Friday's videotape message from Osama bin Laden, John Kerry has illustrated once again that he lacks the judgement necessary to be president.


Poland's beleaguered Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski surprised Warsaw's press when he called a news briefing on Saturday in a Warsaw park to call on Poles to feed ducks with the approach of winter.Comment


Woolworths ups bid for ALH, Coles buys time

SYDNEY: Australian supermarket giant Woolworths raised its bid for pubs chain ALH to A$1.2bn ($898m) on Monday, but rival Coles Myer played for time by winning a deadline extension.


(InfoWorld) - Phishers have been using compromised MySpace.com accounts to attack unsuspecting Web surfers, security experts said Thursday. The attack is thought to have infected several thousand PCs according to reports from ISPs, said Johannes Ullrich, chief research officer for the SANS Institute. Ullrich has documented the issue on the SANS Internet Storm Center blog. Lawrence Baldwin, chief forensics officer with security vendor MyNetWatchman, discovered the threat Tuesday, and The Washington Post reported on it late Wednesday. Criminals have managed to install fake navigation bars on the top of MySpace.com user profile pages that, when clicked, lead to malicious computers that attempt to infect the victim's computer. The attack uses several known Internet Explorer flaws that have been fixed, so users who have installed the latest Microsoft patches are not at risk, security experts said. The code was installed on "maybe a few dozen," MySpace.com pages, most of which have been removed by administrators at the social-networking site, Ullrich said. MySpace.com representatives did not respond to requests for comment on Thursday. Two components comprise the attack. It attempts to install malicious botnet software on victims' computers, and it uses these infected computers to try to steal MySpace credentials in a phishing attack. Computers that are compromised by the attack become infected with malicious botnet software known as "flux bot," which makes them unwitting participants in the phishing scam. After the malicious Web site attempts to install the flux bot code, it then presents victims with a fake MySpace.com login page, which tries to extract their MySpace.com user name and password. Baldwin allowed one of his test computers to be infected with flux bot and found that attackers were remarkably successful at stealing passwords. "I operated as a flux node for about 12 hours and did a full audit of all the traffic coming into my machine. I was probably getting close to 60 MySpace users an hour surfing to my flux node. And at least a quarter of those actually gave up their credentials." Baldwin estimates that the attackers were using another 200 compromised flux bot machines in their attack. Because MySpace.com allows users to install their own HTML code and isÂ visited by such a large number of technically unsophisticated users, it has becomeÂ an attractive target for these types of attacks. Last December, hackers created a worm that quickly spread across MySpace.com, stealing user names and passwords. That worm exploited a flaw in Apple's QuickTime media player.


NASCAR is placing drivers Kurt Busch and Tony Stewart on probation for six races, beginning with Sunday's Daytona 500.


Pixar has a trend of "buy on the release, sell on the news," but times may be changing for the better.


PeopleSoft reiterated on Tuesday its opposition to a $7.7 billion takeover offer from Oracle after the European Union approved the bid, removing the last regulatory hurdle to a deal.


Holiday shoppers end season on high note

The holiday shopping season is ending on a better note than it began, and most retailers are on track to meet humble sales goals. Still, retailers hope for a boost the week after Christmas as consumers cash in gift cards.


Injuries leave Jaguars with no end in sight

The Jacksonville Jaguars now have lost both starting defensive ends for the season. The Jags placed Lionel Barnes on injured reserve yesterday with a shoulder injury. Barnes hurt his shoulder Sept. 19 against Denver. He missed one game but returned to the starting lineup two weeks ago against Indianapolis. He did not play last week at San Diego.


Research In Motion expects to start selling a BlackBerry with both cellular and Wi-Fi wireless capabilities, the company’s CEO said Wednesday.


Ghana's leader urges rival factions in Ivory Coast to overcome their differences or risk destroying the nation.


Deaths in Darfur could reach 300,000, US official says

GENEVA--The death toll in Sudan's conflict-ravaged Darfur region could rise sixfold by the end of the year--hitting 300,000--because of worsening food shortages among refugees, a senior US aid official said yesterday.


Milan-Sampdoria potra' essere seguita anche dai non abbonati


Khartoum threatens to close Washington's embassy, Abuja ...

Negotiations stopped in Abuja yesterday over Darfur once again when the rebels refused to negotiate directly with the Sudanese government delegation until the meeting of the African Union leaders separately to agree on the agenda.


Intel to Cut 10% of Workforce in 1st Major Restructuring in 20 Yrs

By Kyodo News International, Tokyo  Sep. 6--NEW YORK -- Intel Corp. said Tuesday it will cut 10,500 jobs, or  about 10 percent of its total workforce, by mid-2007 to cope with harsh price  competition in the semiconductor industry.


Shares of Apple Computer Inc. rose more than 10% in early trading today, boosted by its report that quarterly profit and revenue jumped on robust sales of its iPod digital music players, and optimism for the current quarter.


Tel Aviv Blast Kills 3, Injures 20, Israel's Channel 10 Reports

An explosion in central Tel Aviv's open air Carmel Market killed at least three people and injuring about 20, Israel's Channel 10 television said, citing the Magen David Adom emergency service.


Gentiloni firma decreto, seguito incremento tasso inflazione


Olympus camera housings cater to the wet set

Blog: Olympus' new camera housings can take its low-end SLR and four point-and-shoot models 40 meters underwater.


Radical Islamic groups in Pakistan hold a day of protests over the UK's decision to knight author Salman Rushdie.


A Spike in the Heart of Pretty: Punk Rocks Again

Just when it seemed safe to look pretty again, punk has reared its spiky head, a compelling alternative to the ruffles and tweeds that are this season's chief retail statement.


The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation is celebrating world food day.


British soldiers in Iraq lured by security jobs in private sector

British soldiers in Iraq, especially members of the elite Special Air Service, are being lured by high pay offered by private security companies and more than 100 SAS troops have already left, The Daily Telegraph reported.


A device which caused a major airport security alert in Australia was a boy's home-made firework, police say.


The Broncos are an example of how good things can be when the running game is working. Their opponent tonight, the Bengals, are an example of the flip side.


Sprint to offer Loopt friend-tracking service

Blog: Sprint is the first major carrier to offer the Loopt application that allows people to track their buddies.


By Dick Meyer. By Dotty Lynch. By Tom Fenton. John Kerry attempted to refocus the election as a referendum on President Bushâs âmismanagementâ of the war in Iraq on Monday, in his most detailed address yet on national security.


US soldier gets 25 years for Iraqi's murder

A US soldier has been sentenced to 25 years in jail for the murder of an Iraqi National Guard soldier in May, the US military says.


E.ON faces fine for allegedly breaking into EU room: report

German energy group E.ON faces possible fines of hundreds of millions of euros (dollars) for allegedly breaking into a room sealed by European Union investigators, the Financial Times reported.


UEFA banned Valencia midfielder Miguel Angel Angulo for seven games on Tuesday for being sent off during a Champions League match against Werder Bremen.


The US senator leading the investigation into allegations of corruption and mismanagement in the Iraq oil-for-food program is urging UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan to resign.


Grim hunt for hundreds killed in Philippine typhoon

DARAGA, Philippines  - Distraught survivors searched piles of bodies for the faces of their loved ones in the central Philippines on Saturday after landslides triggered by Typhoon Durian left hundreds dead.


Homeland Security Money Shifts From Counties to State

By Anne Jungen, La Crosse Tribune, Wis.  Sep. 10--La Crosse County received about $570,000 less in Homeland Security money in 2006 than last year as competition for the money grew and priorities shifted to statewide ventures.


Post-9/11 Drop in Air Travel Delayed Flu Season, Study Finds

The decline in U.S. air travel that followed the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks delayed the onset of that year's annual flu outbreak and slowed its spread around the country, according to a new analysis that could help health officials decide whether to impose flight restrictions in the event of a global...


Typhoon Durian kills 146 people in Philippines

Typhoon Durian killed 146 people in the Philippines and there were fears the toll could climb after heavy rains and winds triggered landslides from a volcanic mountain, the head of the local Red Cross said on Friday.


SanDisk Corp. SNDK.O will bring a $100   MP3 music player onto the market in October with a capacity of   2 gigabytes, enough to hold about 1,000 songs, the company said   on Saturday.


Europe Could Face Flu Crisis - Health Commissioner

The European Union could face a 21st  century flu crisis killing millions of people if human and  animal viruses were to converge, the bloc's health commissioner  warned on Friday.


Quadri dell'artista saranno proiettati durante il balletto


After being in the news more times than I have actually watched the news, the discussion about how bad are violent video games for minors, is back in session.


BAGHDAD, Iraq - Insurgents exploded two car bombs at the gates of the main U.S.-Iraqi headquarters in Baghdad and near major hotels Monday, killing at least 21 people and wounding 96. In Fallujah, U.S...


Billionaire Kirk Kerkorian's Tracinda Corp. investment firm said on Thursday it had agreed to sell another 14 million shares of General Motors Corp., cutting his stake in the automaker to half of what he owned earlier this year.


Nel 2008 nuovo slancio e piu' potere d'acquisto per stipendi


CBS News Monday admitted that âBased on what we now know, [we] cannot prove that the documents are authentic, which is the only acceptable journalistic standard to justify using them in the report.


Pedro Martinez Will Not Pitch in Playoffs

An exam on Thursday reveals a torn tendon in the left calf muscle of Pedro Martinez, meaning the Mets' ace will not pitch in the playoffs.


Revelations Only Confirm Suspicions About Drugs

Only the naÃ¯ve or willfully ignorant seem not to understand that drug use has been widespread for many years in elite sport. The


With Race In A Dead Heat, Candidates Focus On Florida

MIAMI -- With little more than a week before Election Day, two new polls show Sunday President George W. Bush and US Sen. John Kerry in a dead heat in Florida.


Volkswagen nine-month operating profit beats forecasts

Volkswagen  posted a nearly 50 percent gain in nine-month operating profit thanks to resurgent earnings at its core VW brand after the world's fourth largest carmaker cut thousands of job cuts last year.


Microsoft's Gates Wants Meeting with Brazil's Lula

SAO PAULO, Brazil  - Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O is  lobbying Brazil's government to agree to a meeting between the  company's chairman, Bill Gates, and President Luiz Inacio Lula  da Silva at the World Economic Forum next week, a Brazilian  official said.


Eastman Kodak Co. sued Sun Microsystems Inc. and claimed damages worth USD 1 Billion over long running patent disputes related to object management procedures implemented by Sun in the very popular Java programming language.


Federer survives massive scare against Tipsarevic

Champion Roger Federer survived a massive scare at the Australian Open on Saturday, scrambling to a 6-7 7-6 5-7 6-1 10-8 third-round victory over Serb Janko Tipsarevic.


Apex court issues notice to Bhansali on film set fire

The Supreme Court Tuesday sought noted Bollywood film director Sanjay Leela Bhansali's response   on a plea seeking resumption of his prosecution for allegedly setting fire to the sets of his film   Black in 2004 to claim insurance.


Alan Eagleson's opinion doesn't carry the weight it once did in hockey's union circles, but the man who founded the NHL Players' Association believes a deal to end the league's labour dispute could be reached by December.


Democratic presidential candidate Tom Vilsack raised more than $1.1 million in the last seven weeks of 2006, a total that puts him far behind deep-pocketed rivals for the nomination.


Sanders' RBI single in 11th puts away Dodgers

The big boys stepped aside on Sunday and let the other guys have a little fun. With Albert Pujols, Edgar Renteria and Reggie Sanders out of the lineup, the Cardinals


Inaugurato seconda centrale termoelettrica a San Pietroburgo


KIRKLAND, Wash. -- Deion Branch eased the pain of nearly $600,000 in fines for his holdout in New England by signing a $39 million, six-year contract with the Seattle Seahawks on Tuesday.


The Israel Defense Forces said Sunday its air force attacked a car in Gaza City, killing a Hamas field commander. The IDF identified the dead man as Khalid Abu Salmiya, a member of Hamas' military wing, Izzedine al Qassam.


Cancer sufferer Jane Tomlinson becomes the first terminally-ill person to complete the Ironman triathlon in Florida.


Cincinnati Reds slugger Adam Dunn set the major league record for strikeouts in one season with 190, when he fanned in his first two at-bats Thursday against the Chicago Cubs.


Uncle of kidnapped soldier says video not enough

CNN broadcast a video on Wednesday showing a U.S.-Iraqi soldier who was kidnapped in Baghdad nearly five months ago.


Music: Sin City: Morally Bankrupt, but Musical

âRise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny,â is the most ambitious product of the collaboration between Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill. It is also the hardest of their works to pull off.


Fifa boss Sepp Blatter warns that financial corruption in football is making the job of the referee harder than ever.


Silicon Alley Insider says the software maker might be interested in Limelight, a player in the content delivery network arena. Earlier this week, it was Logitech and Yahoo that were getting ink as possible Redmond acquisition targets.


New Benigni Film Looks for Love, Laughs in Iraq War

Having sought to portray a lighter side to Nazi concentration camps, Italian actor-director Roberto Benigni is now looking for laughs in wartime Iraq.


In un quartiere del nord di Rio de Janeiro


A second boy is arrested on suspicion of murder after a 43-year-old man is kicked to death by a gang in Henley-on-Thames.


Google to Digitize Some Library Collections

Five prestigious university and public libraries have reached agreement with Google Inc. to digitize millions of volumes in their collections and make portions of the text available for free


Fresh off a spat with rival Hillary Clinton, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama says he'd like to see an end to the "tit-for-tat" that dominates politics


Illegal logging blamed for floods, landslides

Get INQ7 breaking news on your Smart mobile phone in the Philippines. Send INQ7 BREAKING to 386. OFFICIALS partly blamed the extensive floods on illegal logging which had denuded the mountains.


Drug May Block Alzheimer's, Scientists Say

It might be possible to make a pill  that prevents the brain damage that marks Alzheimer's disease,  U.S. researchers said Thursday.


Photos: 'Dance Dance Immolation' steps up the heat

At a warehouse in Oakland, Calif., video game fans get shot in the face with fire, but it's all in the name of fun.


Brescia, 14:32 - CALCIO, CORIONI: NON SERVE STARE FERMI

Il presidente del Brescia, Gino Corioni, dopo il blocco dei campionati seguito ai tragici incidenti ...


The 10th National People's Congress will begin its third annual full session on March 5, next year in Beijing. The 13th meeting of the NPC Standing Committee, which concluded yesterday afternoon, passed a


Nei volantini con la spiegazione del gesto un duro attacco alla Festa del Cinema:"15 milioni di euro scialacquati, 2,5 milioni di euro solo per pagare il conto degli alberghi"                                          Roma, acqua rossa nella fontana di Trevi Il gesto rivendicato da "Azione futurista"                                                                                Si temono danni ai marmi, il monumento si alimenta per circuiti interniRutelli: "atto di intollerabile vandalismo, serve una legge severa"


The Council of Europe says human rights in Chechnya are "catastrophic" - not the view of the region's president.


LA police chief wins new term after May Day clash

The Los Angeles Police Commission appointed Chief William Bratton to a second five-year term on Tuesday, six weeks after his officers clashed with protesters and journalists at a May 1 immigration rally.


The TV Watch: The Latest Reality Show: Die-Hard, Freeze-Frame Politics With a Life of Their Own

Primary debates have become the raw footage of political discourse, with highlights culled from hours and hours of material and showcased on television and the Internet.


The Earthquakes take the first game in their first-round playoff series with the Wizards, 2-0, on Sunday.


The Crocoseum was bursting at the seams Wednesday morning in   Australia as more than 5,000 people gathered to celebrate the life of   conservationist, adventurer and devoted family man Steve Irwin.