An arriva allâuniversitÃ : ministri e pestaggi

Picchiati mentre un ministro della Repubblica (Gianni Alemanno, Politiche Agricole) sta per tenere un convegno sugli Ogm assieme a gruppi che con gli Ogm hanno poco a che fare. Picchiati, da âstudenti di destraâ.


It's a different winner every day in the Republican presidential race.


Jobless insurance tax hike alarms firms, lawmakers

Thousands of Massachusetts employers face a surprise jump in the tax they pay for unemployment insurance, upsetting business leaders who fear that the increase could dampen the economy and shocking state lawmakers who thought they had shored up the jobless program last year.


US special envoy to Sudan Andrew Natsios arrived in Khartoum to try to persuade Sudanese officials to accept a joint United Nations/African Union peace force in Darfur where the UN says hundreds of thousands of people have been killed, raped or displaced.


Jason Giambi was trying to defuse the questions that will haunt him throughout the season, but what he talked about was more of a con than a confession.


Siglato durante visita del presidente Ciampi in Cina


Jimi Hendrix not only had the skills to become a rock legend — he apparently had the right look as well. A recent poll found that Hendrix had the best "guitar face" — the look guitarists get when trying to nail a high note or power chord.


Agassi to Face Safin in Madrid Semifinal

Andre Agassi defeated Spain's Tommy  Robredo 6-7, 6-3, 6-2 at the Madrid Masters on Friday to book a  semi-final place against Russia's Marat Safin.


After some key changes, the company may be poised for growth.


David Beckham said he turned down a "good part" in a Hollywood movie on Monday.


Britain's Cable & Wireless posted its  first net profit in over 3 years and announced plans to cut 600  jobs and return cash to investors, sending the telecom  company's shares racing to 5-month highs on Wednesday.


A ipotizzarlo e' Eva Longoria in intervista a 'Playboy'


MIAMI - Shaquille O'Neal and his ailing left hamstring felt fine Thursday morning because the Heat had a plan to keep things that way.


Company clarifies controversial stem cell study

A company scolded in Congress and  criticized by religious groups for an experiment involving  human embryonic stem cells clarified its work on Wednesday and  said it had demonstrated an acceptable alternative to producing  the controversial cells.


IBM develops technology to check drug authenticity

IBM said on Friday it has developed  technology to help drug distributors, manufacturers and  retailers prevent counterfeit drugs from making their way into  the market.


Stocks soar as Fed makes sharp cut in rates

Global stock markets surged after the Federal Reserve moved aggressively to head off the risk of a sharp slowdown in the US economy on Tuesday, cutting interest rates by 50 basis points to 4.75 per cent.


House tempers background checks for guns

The House Wednesday passed what could become the first major federal gun control law in over a decade, spurred by the Virginia Tech campus killings and buttressed by National Rifle Association help.


China vows to clean up toxins amid food scares

China will clamp down on foods tainted with illegal and excessive chemicals as it seeks to quell domestic and foreign alarm about toxins in meat, seafood and vegetables, the country's top agriculture official said.


I want to wish you a Merry Christmas, from the bottom of my heart.


Don't ignore less virulent bird flu strains: experts

Experts have called for closer study of less lethal strains of the H5N1 bird flu virus because they might be more likely candidates to spark an influenza pandemic.


Democrats, Republicans say spy bill would get OK

WASHINGTON - If House GOP leaders would allow a vote on legislation designed to overhaul the nation's intelligence community, it would easily pass, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle predicted Sunday.


Pilgrims collect water at papal monument

Pilgrims are flocking to a new monument to Pope John Paul II in his hometown, touching the water that runs over its base and collecting it in bottles in the belief that it carries healing powers.


BAGHDAD, June 20 -- Iraqi Vice President Adel Abdul Mahdi, a senior Shiite politician often mentioned as a potential prime minister, tendered his resignation last week in a move that reflects deepening frustration inside the Iraqi government with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.


Actor freed after 3 years in Pakistani prison

A 24-year-old actor imprisoned in Pakistan for nearly three years came home this weekend to tears and hugs at Los Angeles International Airport.


Notnowcato and Dylan Thomas are declared for the Prince of Wales's Stakes at Royal Ascot on Wednesday.


NEW YORK - The pharmaceutical industry has endured a disastrous 2004, and the aftermath will linger into the new year. Regulators at the Food and Drug Administration were expected to take a more cautious approach


Almost three million people have been affected by norovirus so far this winter the latest figures suggest.


Setubal, 17:26 - CALCIO, PORTOGALLO: IL VITORIA SETUBAL ESONERA TONI

Il Vitoria Setubal (serie A portoghese) ha esonerato il tecnico Toni. Arrivato nello scorso settembr...


Sport: Rowing: To much surprise Sir Steve Redgrave has returned to competitve rowing at Henley, but he'd better watch his back, says Martin Cross.


IBM to acquire life insurance processing, admin company

IBMÂ is acquiring Liberty Insurance Services, or LIS, which is the U.S. business process services operation of RBC Insurance, IBM and RBC announced Tuesday. LIS handles life insurance and annuity processing and administration, and will become a new IBM subsidiary focused on that service.


Nessun problema per due hub Fiumicino-Malpensa


Sleep apnea common in adults with pacemakers

NEW YORK  - Nearly two thirds of heart patients with implanted pacemakers have undiagnosed sleep apnea, a significantly higher prevalence than found in the general population, a study shows.


Prince eyes seven Hollywood shows: report

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.


Granted, the new MSN (http://beta.search.msn.com) is still in the "beta" phase -- testing a work in progress. Microsoft is expected to make the technology part of its main MSN site early next year.


Red Wings close gap on league-leading Predators

The Detroit Red Wings edged Nashville 4-3 in a Western Conference showdown on Tuesday, reducing the Predators' lead at the top of the standings to a single point.


Coverciano, 15:19 - CALCIO, INZAGHI: IN NAZIONALE LO STESSO CLIMA DEL MILAN

"In Nazionale c'è lo stesso clima rossonero, è con il gruppo che si costruiscono le vi...


At least four police were killed and 49 others wounded when two suicide car bombs exploded simultaneously on Saturday at a police station in central Baghdad, raising new fears that unrest will derail Iraq's January election.


Israel's parliament gave preliminary approval for generous compensation packages to 8,800 Jewish settlers in the Gaza Strip and West Bank for leaving their homes, a boost for Prime


After rolling out push e-mail service to its enterprise customers, T-Mobile International AG & Co. KG now plans to extend the offering to the consumer market, in addition to launching a number of new "community" services.


When her mother died of lung cancer in June, Cheryl Long and her husband, Steve, found themselves with an unexpected problem: a sizable inheritance.


Palestinians Reject Sharon's Peace 'Test'

RAMALLAH, West Bank  - The Palestinian Authority  on Friday rejected Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's new  and seemingly softer terms for restarting peace talks, saying  he should drop all conditions for dialogue.


Mystery from the deep creates elongated puzzle

Protorosaurs are a group of carnivorous (meat-eating) reptiles who lived in the Triassic Period about 206-248 million years ago. Science magazine, the leading international weekly journal of science, published


Nuovi guai per Rushdie dopo la fatwa il divorzio

Dopo le persecuzioni e le polemiche per la nomina a 'baronetto' arrivano anche le pene d'amore per lo scrittore. Lui e la modella Padma Lakshmi, starebbero per lasciarsi


1:57 pm: Gunmen open fire on police station in Chechen capital ...

MOSCOW - Gunmen opened fire on a police station in the center of the Chechen capital Saturday, killing and wounding several people, a Russian news agency reported.


IRAN TO REJECT CALLS FOR ENDING ENRICHING URANIUM

TEHRAN, 12 Oct. (IPS) Russia joined Britain, France and Germany, known as the European Unionâs âBig 3â demanding the Islamic Republic to heed the international community for suspending enriching uranium


At ancient site, a very modern debate -- over traffic

SALISBURY, England -- Whoever built Stonehenge, the 5,000-year-old circle of megaliths that towers over green fields in southern England and lures a million visitors a year, could not have planned for the automobile.


Livorno, 19:12 - CALCIO, LIVORNO: ALLA RIPRESA ASSENTI I NAZIONALI

Il Livorno ha ripreso oggi pomeriggio gli allenamenti a Tirrenia. Sul campo allentato dalla forte pi...


ATLANTIC CITY, Dec. 2 -- Undefeated Miguel Cotto stopped Carlos Quintana in the fifth round Saturday night to win the vacant WBA welterweight title.


Imprenditori prestavano denaro a tassi fino al 443%


BHP Billiton to pay out $10 bln, CEO to step down

The world's biggest miner, BHP Billiton  Ltd./Plc.  , announced the surprise resignation  of Chief Executive Chip Goodyear and set an extra $10 billion  in share buybacks, driving its shares up 5 percent.


Effects of Composted Hazelnut Husk On Growth of Tomato Plants

By zen, Damla Bender  In this study, the use of composted hazelnut husk (CHH) as an alternative substrate for a horticultural crop, tomato (cv. Ancon), was evaluated. Before use, the CHH was separated into three different fraction sizes, 0-2 mm, 2-4 m m and 4-6.35 mm.


OPEC ministers say may hold off on more oil cuts

OPEC appeared willing on Wednesday to pull back from more oil output cuts, responding to consumer nation calls to hold off until winter has passed to guard against price spikes that would hurt the world economy.


Los Angeles Advances to MLS Western Final

Los Angeles Galaxy's Cobi Jones, top, and Colorado Rapids' Ricky Lewis watch Jones' shot on goal during the first half of a playoff match Saturday night, Oct. 30, 2004, in Carson, Calif.


EMC adds some Network Intelligence to security line

RSA fully on board too EMC today finished off one security acquisition and then made another one.â¦


Seven killed, 13 wounded in Baghdad suicide attack

A suicide car bomber killed seven people when he struck a checkpoint at Baghdad's Green Zone early Tuesday, the second attack in two days at the district that houses Iraq's interim government and foreign embassies, officials said.


A group plotting to overthrow the communist government of Laos had a detailed 90-day plan to oust and possibly assassinate top leaders, according to a new court document.


New world No.1 Vijay Singh has blamed Tiger Woods's form slide on his failure to adjust his golf swing. According to Singh, who has won eight times on the US PGA Tour this year including five of his past six


A European ban on exports of British livestock, meat and dairy products, imposed after the foot-and-mouth outbreak, is lifted.


Palestinians flee as Lebanon army set to storm camp

NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - Scores of Palestinians fled a refugee camp in north Lebanon on Wednesday as the Lebanese army prepared to launch a final assault against al Qaeda-inspired militants holed up inside.


Afghan beheaded for being "U.S. spy" in Pakistan

TANK, Pakistan  - Militants in Pakistan beheaded an Afghan cleric they accused of spying for U.S. forces fighting insurgents in Afghanistan, officials said on Wednesday.


No evidence for MMR link to autism - report

British medical researchers have said that there is no evidence to support a link between the controversial MMR vaccine and the development of autism in children.


BLACKSBURG, Virginia (Ticker) -- Bryan Randall and Cedric Humes helped Virginia Tech remain the only one-loss team in the Atlantic Coast Conference.


Musharraf hopes India will be flexible, bold: â¢Warning of 'iron ...

UNITED NATIONS, Sept 22: President Gen Pervez Musharraf on Wednesday gave an upbeat assessment of Pakistan-India relations , saying that both countries "desire a resolution of the Kashmir


British Troops Begins Deployment in Iraq

The British military said Wednesday that some 800 of its Black Watch troops have begun their deployment north toward Baghdad from their base in southern Iraq.


Federal health officials on Tuesday proposed sterner warning labels for acetaminophen, aspirin and ibuprofen, again cautioning millions of Americans who take the nonprescription pain relievers regularly of potentially serious side effects.


Tropical Storm Barry formed in the Gulf of Mexico on Friday — the first day of hurricane season — and the National Hurricane Center issued a tropical storm warning for a stretch of Florida's western coast.


Falluja Rebels Battle On; Clashes Across Iraq

US warplanes bombarded hard core rebel areas of Falluja on Monday and troops hunted insurgents house-to-house, while heavy clashes broke out in other


Jeddah attackers 'broke in through entrance for mail'

Armed militants who burst into the grounds of theUS consulate in the western Saudi city of Jeddah yesterday had identified the most vulnerable entrance and overcome intense


MS bundles Vista SP1 and Server 2008 out the door

Released to manufacturing Microsoft this morning released Service Pack 1 for Vista and Windows Server 2008 to manufacturers.â¦


Countrywide's May loans up 15 pct, adds 1,329 jobs

Countrywide Financial Corp. , the largest U.S. mortgage lender, on Tuesday said it made 15 percent more home loans in May as the pace of refinancings increased, though the foreclosure rate doubled.


CORRECTED - UPDATE 2-Delta says needs $135 mln in added 2006 ...

In CHICAGO story headlined 'Delta says needs $135 in added liquidity for 2006' ... please read the headline ... 'Delta says needs $135 mln in added 2006 liquidity.


In a split decision Friday, a civil court jury awarded a former Michael Jackson adviser $900,000 &#151; far less than he claimed in the money dispute &#151; and awarded the pop star $200,000 in his cross-complaint.


"E' solo propaganda, sa bene che non ci saranno elezioni"


Three weeks after Los Angeles firefighter John Nelson cruised by in his '57 `vette to whisk a flaming redhead on a blind date to the beach, she wore his engagement ring.


White House plays down talk of recession

The White House played down talk that the United States might be headed for a recession and said a report on fourth-quarter gross domestic product released earlier on Wednesday did not change its outlook.


France Court Lowers Ex-Premier's Sentence

A French appeals court on Wednesday reduced the sentence for former Prime Minister Alain Juppe in a party financing scandal, opening the door for his possible return to national politics.


Republicans increased their majority on Capitol Hill Tuesday, with an upset of the Senate's top-ranking Democrat and Senate pick-ups in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Lousiana.


Sottosegretario Boco anticipa futuro del settore


Tropical depression strengthens in Gulf of Mexico

Subtropical Depression 10 in the Gulf of Mexico strengthened Friday into a tropical depression, the National Hurricane Center said in a report.


Sony Ericsson wants to develop music service further

World number four mobile phone maker   Sony Ericsson plans further to develop its PlayNow service,   currently used for downloading ring tones, a spokesman for the   Japanese-Swedish group said on Wednesday.


In the only category that counts, except when you are a coach sprouting more gray hairs by the minute, Quincy Carter is a runaway success as the Jets' starting quarterback.


Terry S. Semel, the ex-chief executive  who is credited with reviving Yahoo and then losing touch, is leaving the companyâs board.


U.S. stock futures fell early on  Thursday, pointing to a lower market open, with oil prices  rising and the insurance sector in the spotlight again after  American International Group AIG.N  said it was being  investigated by a federal grand jury.


Costly fuel cools Americans' love for cars

High gasoline prices not only slowed fuel demand growth and cut sales of gas-guzzling vehicles in 2005, they also prompted Americans to drive less for the first time in 25 years, a consulting group said in a report Thursday.


With critics isolated, Syrian leader poised to win a second term

DAMASCUS -- Inside the tent, the trappings of a modern election campaign were on display: jingles playing, flags waving, confetti coating the floor, and posters of President Bashar al-Assad hanging near the stage.


Polls opened on Sunday in Serbia's key presidential elections seen as crucial for the future of this Balkan state vis-a-vis the EU and as its breakaway province of Kosovo plans to declare independence.


Bogus language schools are to be  targeted in a new drive to bring down the number of fake foreign students in the UK.


Are steroids as bad as we think they are?

IT MAY NOT HAVE been the most substantive line in President Bush's State of the Union address last January, but it had to be the least controversial.


U.S. recession could cut tourist numbers: U.N. body

The world's tourism industry could shrink this year if the United States falls into a deep recession and drags other economies with it, the World Tourism Organisation said on Tuesday.


Report: E-voting problems cause loss of votes

E-voting machine problems caused more than 4,500 votes to be lost in one North Carolina county during Tuesday's general election, and gave U.S. President George Bush more than 3,800 extra votes in Ohio, according to The Associated Press.


L'Osservatorio ha fatto una prima mappatura degli impianti


Marian C. Bennett found more than cancer when she discovered a lump in her breast five years ago. She found a cause she thought was worth fighting for.


House Defies Bush and Passes Insurance Bill

The House passed a bill to provide health insurance for 10 million children on Thursday, but supporters did not have enough votes to override the promised veto.


Russian authorities cancel a London exhibition of paintings because Britain failed to guarantee the art would be returned.


BBC excludes Grange Hill after 30 years of misbehaviour

Lost its Gripper years ago The BBC has finally expelled Grange Hill, the school-based drama that for the last 30 years encouraged conscientious school kids to become stroppy little hooligans at best and soap actors at worst.â¦


Persistent wheezing linked to cleaning products' exposure:

[Health India]: London, Dec 23 : A study of 14,000 children published in the journal 'Thorax' has suggested that exposure to cleaning products while in the womb could be linked to persistent wheezing in young children.


RAF builds massively multiplayer flight sims

World's greatest LAN party is go A UK defence initiative hopes to link up military flight simulators in the US and UK , allowing British pilots to train for complex multi-aircraft missions together with their American counterparts across the pond.â¦


A US-led team of investigators working in northern Iraq has discovered a mass grave containing hundreds of bodies, including that of an infant with a gunshot to the back of the head.


Study: Mobile call quality still has a way to go

A study of millions of mobile calls done over 16 networks last year found many were below standard and pinned the cause on ambient noise, among other factors.


The US State Department's counter-terrorism co-ordinator, Cofer Black, has urged Bangladesh's government to bring to justice those responsible for a string of bomb blasts in the country.


Yahoo's board is reported to be planning to reject Microsoft's unsolicited offer as being too low.


Webb makes fundraising gains in Va. race

Democratic Senate candidate Jim Webb raised $3.5 million the past three months, the first substantial cash infusion into his campaign, while Republican incumbent Sen. George Allen did not provide in advance the fundraising figures for the period.


The Disorder Is Sensory; the Diagnosis, Elusive

A diagnosis of sensory integration problems is not yet generally accepted, but the number of parent groups devoted to the issue has more than tripled in the last few years.


ASEAN recognizes China as market economy

JAKARTA: Member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) announced on Saturday they recognize China's full market economy status.


Armed robbers at Swiss museum make off with haul of works by Cezanne, van Gogh and Monet


Chad Pennington took full blame for the Jets' loss yesterday and the numbers back him up. It was the second-worst performance of his outstanding young career.


Gaza pullout won't happen under fire, Sharon warns

JERUSALEM -- Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon warned last night that his country would not withdraw from the Gaza Strip under fire, and would move strongly to crush any attempt by Palestinian extremist groups to attack soldiers or settlers while the withdrawal, which is planned for next summer, is taking place.


Valuta comune scambiata a 167,32 contro lo yen


Gateway Rolls Out Cool but Quiet Desktop

Gateway Inc. is rolling out a new desktop computer aimed specifically at the retail market featuring the new BTX design that improves cooling and noise reduction capabilities.


Cuba has ended circulation of the US dollar in an attempt to resist a tightening US blockade. Dollar transactions that have been allowed for the last 11 years were replaced by convertible Cuban pesos, which are worthless outside Cuba.


State of the surveillance nation Britain may have more CCTV cameras per head than anywhere else in the world but when it comes to electronic surveillance the country is way behind Italy, the Netherlands and even Sweden.â¦


Clemens told to prove innocence or return awards

Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling has called on Roger Clemens to give up four of his Cy Young Awards if he cannot clear his name after allegations in the Mitchell report that he used steroids.


Roma, 18:17 - Calcio, Baraldi a Zeman: Parma si Ã¨ iscritto rispettando regole

Non solo calcio giocato al termine di Parma-Lecce. L'amministratore delegato del club emiliano Luca ...


Italian hostage released in southern Philippines

MANILA, Philippines: An Italian aid worker abducted in the Philippines was released unharmed early Wednesday, the military said. Andrea Cianferoni, who was seized Tuesday by four hooded gunmen in Lanao del


Singer Pete Doherty is ordered to return to court in two weeks after spending a fourth night in prison.


A day after reports said NBC would not renew its iTunes contract, Apple counters by announcing it will not offer NBC's new TV shows.


Kazaa usage going down, eDonkey taking over

File Sharing is a phenomenon that has changed and developed with the improvement in internet technology. It all started with Napster and currently Bittorrent networks are rocking the internet.


Intel working on quad-core chip for notebooks

(InfoWorld) - What will they put in notebook PCs next? At Intel's recent Developer Forum conference in Beijing, the company revealed it's working on quad-core processing to go. Set for release in 2008, the quad-core mobile processor is aimed at high-level gaming and mobile computers, where users will trade battery life for more performance. While the most demanding users (including gamers and those doing video editing) always want more processing power, this chip won't appear in standard business notebooks for some time. "You'll see it at the high end, but I don't see it running so fast into the mainstream because I don't believe there will be enough threaded applications that will justify the trade-offs," says Mooly Eden, vice president and general manager of Intel's mobile platform group. (Multithreaded applications allow several parts of software code to be executed simultaneously, taking advantage of multiple processing cores.) The quad-core mobile chip will likely differ in some way from Intel's current desktop and server quad-core chips, which strap together two dual-core dies inside a single-chip package. Meanwhile, the next version of Intel's Centrino notebook platform, code-named Santa Rosa, hit the market last month. Compared with Centrino, Santa Rosa offers several improvements, including dynamic acceleration, which raises the clock speed of one processor core above the guaranteed frequency level when the other core has powered down. This raises the performance of the remaining core while keeping the processor operating within the thermal limits envisioned by Intel engineers. This differentiates Dynamic Acceleration from overclocking, where users raise the frequency of a processor beyond the intended level.ADVERTISEMENTIBM Information On Demand 2006Industrial Industry Leaders, please join us at IBM's premier information management global event, IBM Information On Demand 2006, October 15-20, Anaheim, CA. More IBM business and technical solutions content in one place than ever before! Select from  over 800 sessions. Register today!


Emulex acquires Sierra Logic for $180 million

The deal gives Emulex access to key technology developed by Sierra Logic to make SATA storage systems more reliable.


Israeli army kills two militants in Gaza

Israeli troops today killed two Palestinian militants in Gaza and a soldier was wounded in an apparent bomb attack on the territory's border with Egypt.


US Judge Rejects Law to Block Child Porn on Web

A Pennsylvania law allowing the state to force Internet service providers to block access to child pornography sites is unconstitutional, a federal judge ruled on Friday.


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


The Australian government will not move to block a foreign takeover of  airline Qantas, the prime minister says.


Despite Google's Glitter, Other Dot-Coms Face Risks

Internet stocks are as volatile as ever, with growth-starved investors flocking to the sector in the hope they've bought shares in the next online blue chip.


Members of the Muslim Council of Britain returning from Iraq after pressing for the release of  Ken Bigley believe he is alive.


Washington Considers Purchasing Flu Vaccine

The government is considering making commitments to buy a certain number of flu shots each year to help bolster supplies and avoid severe shortages like the current one.


United Nations, December 10: The US Ambassador to the United Nations, John Danforth, has denied that the United States is trying to push out embattled UN Secretary General Kofi Annan.


By Trevor Datson LONDON  - Arabic media channel Al Jazeera has beenvoted the world's fifth most influential brand in a poll ofbranding professionals that gave the top slot to U.S. iPod andcomputer icon Apple.


November 22, 2004 - It was, of course, inevitable: given the success (both in excellence of design and pure sales) of The Sims 2, not to mention that it's the sequel to the biggest-selling PC game ever, Electronic Arts was going to give us expansions.


Lotta ai massimi vertici tra SONY e NEC per lâ²erede del DVD!!!

Annunciato come erede del DVD e chiamato per ora DVD 2, il nuovo formato di digitalizzazione dei film e dei giochi del prossimo futuro sembra essere una sfida a parte tra i due colossi dellâ²elettronica SONY e NEC!!!


Glasgow MSP Mohammed Sarwar is due to travel to Pakistan to help find missing girl Molly Campbell.


HOUSTON There were two minutes left to play, and the Houston Texans' defense was in a find. The Texans were tiring, and Brett Favre (FAHRV') had the ball.


Arts & entertainment: Kanye West and 50 Cent plan album showdown as rap record sales decline.


Hirsh: Rating Petraeusâs Report to the Hill

Not surprisingly, Petraeus performed smoothly in his testimony to Congress. But an internal Pentagon report is expected to 'differ substantially' from his recommendations on withdrawal from Iraq, NEWSWEEK has learned.


Scent Activates Memory During Sleep, Study Says

The new study clarifies the picture of what the sleeping brain does with newly studied material.


Boston's Ortiz not signing enough autographs: suit

A sports memorabilia company is suing Boston Red Sox star David Ortiz -- claiming the popular slugger does not sign enough autographs.


Iraq Oil Exports Cut in Half After Attack

BASRA, Iraq  -- A sabotage attack on a cluster of about 20 oil pipelines in southern Iraq has cut exports from the key oil producing region by half, a top oil official said Thursday.


Radio telescope project to study origins of the universe

A radio telescope that will seek out deep space radio signals to help scientists learn more about the creation of the universe is under development by a Netherlands-based space foundation and IBM.


They are soaring now. After flying beneath the radar for much of the nonconference phase of its schedule, the Boston College men's basketball team has registered more than a blip. The Eagles, at 14-0 (3-0 Big East), have entered the conference phase of their campaign as one of four undefeated teams in the nation.


PC Magazine - IBM's Blade Migration Center offers services and financial incentives to entice rivals' users to its BladeCenter platform.


Ukraine Court to Rule on Yushchenko Taking Power

Ukraine's Supreme Court hears a final  appeal on Monday against Western-leaning Viktor Yushchenko's  election as president, but rival Viktor Yanukovich acknowledges  he has little chance of overturning the result.


"I can't hit on a girl in public like I used to. I never thought words like `undignified' would come into my own reflections on myself, but I can't do it anymore." Â Jack Nicholson.


Clinton holds lead as Romney slips in Iowa

DES MOINES, Iowa  - Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Mike Huckabee hold narrow leads on their top rivals two days before the state opens the presidential nominating race, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Tuesday.


Hollywood film studios are to sue individuals who swap pirated copies of films over the internet.


Cardiff, 20:45 - RALLY, GRAN BRETAGNA: GRONHOLM AL COMANDO DOPO PRIMA TAPPA

Marcus Gronholm (Ford Focus) è al comando del rally di Gran Bretagna, ultima prova del mondia...


E' un elettricista di 59 anni, grave un collega


US Troops Tell Rumsfeld They Use Scrap as Armor in Iraq

An American soldier complained to Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld Wednesday troops were being forced to dig up scrap metal to protect their vehicles


Holocaust song has cellular firm squirming

Canada's biggest phone company has  apologized after a punk-rock reference to the Holocaust  appeared on billboard advertisements for its cell phones.


Best Buy announced today that it has pulled all remaining analog television products from store shelves and will henceforth only sell products with digital tuners. The company is the first consumer electronics retailer to publicly announce its departure from the analog television business.


SpaceShipOne has completed its second suborbital flight in five days, securing the $10 million Ansari X Prize. SpaceShipOne is the first privately built, manned vehicle to reach space.


The state of California sued brokerage Edward D. Jones & Co. on Monday over improper marketing of mutual funds, and criticized a $75 million settlement deal between the company and other regulators.


Bill Pence, Napster's chief technology officer, questions the wisdom of proprietary music DRM in his response to a recent Wired News column. In Listening Post.


Toronto film fest kicks off with native saga

The Toronto International  Film Festival got off to a multi-cultural start Thursday night  with the premiere of "The Journals of Knud Rasmussen," a drama  about Canada's Inuit people being stripped of their traditions  by Christianity.


Nel primo anniversario del suo assassinio, il 31 gennaio viene ricordata in Campidoglio la figura di don Andrea Santoro Roma (Agenzia Fides) - MercoledÃ¬ 31 gennaio alle ore 18, in Campidoglio, Sala della Protomoteca, viene ricordata la figura di don Andrea Santoro, nel primo anniversario della sua morte, con la presentazione del libro di Augusto dÂAngelo ÂDon Andrea S...


Madonna to Visit Israel on Spiritual Quest

JERUSALEM - Madonna is coming to the Holy Land. The pop diva, a student of Jewish mysticism, was headed to Israel on a spiritual quest for the Jewish New Year, which begins at sundown Wednesday...


By his bargaining position. Euro The dollar tumbled to a record low against the euro after German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder suggested he will tolerate a stronger European currency, overshadowing a surge in ...


Starbucks signs up to promote "green" movie

Coffee shop chain Starbucks Corp.  on Thursday unveiled plans to promote a new summer movie,  "Arctic Tale," as part of its long-standing commitment to  supporting environmental causes.


DENVER - In a last-minute flurry of accusations before their final debate, John Kerry tried to tie President Bush to record oil prices while the president charged that his Democratic opponent has totally misunderstood the war on terror.    On the way to the debate that will range over domestic issues from the economy to health care, Bush is reaching out to military supporters in Colorado Springs, where the war in Iraq is the chief concern...


Aid workers leave Afghan city of Herat amid rioting over ...

Aid workers were abandoning the western city of Herat on Monday after rioters burned their offices and fought with security forces over President Hamid Karzai's sacking of its warlord governor, officials said.


NL Wrap: Bonds Kept at Bay But Giants Rally for Win

Marquis Grissom hit a grand slam  homer and the San Francisco Giants rallied from a six run  deficit to defeat the Arizona Diamondbacks 9-7 in National  League play on Saturday.


Grimsby MP Austin Mitchell says he is disgusted with the way a family in his constituency were deported.


German police arrest a Lebanese student in connection with a failed attempt to bomb two trains last month.


Defending champion Mary Pierce won her first match after a six-month layoff because of tendinitis in her right foot, holding off Sybille Bammer 6-1, 6-7 (7), 7-6 (4) on Wednesday in the second round of the Acura Classic.


OMB Moves to Safeguard Social Security Numbers

Federal agencies must review their use of Social Security numbers and come up with a plan in 120 days to eliminate their unnecessary collection and use within 18 months, the Office of Management and Budget said in a memo released yesterday.


RYAN GIGGS and Wayne Rooney, who come into direct confrontation when England play Wales this weekend, are among four Manchester United players nominated for Fifa's World Player of the Year Award.


Only two skins on Saturday at Skins Game

La Quinta, CA (Sports Network) - Adam Scott drained a 35-footer for birdie at the second hole on Saturday to claim the only skins through the first nine holes at the Skins Game at Trilogy Golf Club at La Quinta.


CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. - Former President Bill Clinton left the hospital and returned home Friday, four days after undergoing heart bypass surgery, his office said...


Visa and Master Card Sued for Antitrust Violations

American Express Co (NYSE: AXP) said this morning that it has filed a law suit in the US District Court in Manhattan against Visa, Mastercard and eight major


German retail and distribution giant Metro said that the strong performance of its overseas activities enabled it to lift earnings in the third quarter despite weak consumer demand in its home market of Germany.


Concluse in Umbria le riprese di 'Chiara e Francesco'


NEW YORK  - Depression and manic depression  are associated with dementia, and the more often a patient is  hospitalized for these mental illnesses the greater their risk,  Danish researchers report.


Five people suspected of helping members of the Basque separatist group to cross borders are arrested.


Citigroup flags interest in German banks

Citigroup  flagged its interest in buying a bank in Germany on Tuesday but played down recent talk that it was about to swoop on Commerzbank .


Two seasoned Hollywood producers have made a deal with MySpace to produce an original Web series called âQuarterlife.â


Heavily polluting lorries face Â£200 charges to enter London as Britain's first low emission zone comes into force.


Cheney: Weapons Report Justifies Iraq War

Vice President Dick Cheney asserted on Thursday that a finding by the chief U.S. weapons inspector in Iraq that Saddam Hussein's government produced no weapons of mass destruction after 1991 justifies rather than undermines President Bush's decision to go to war.


Ford submits sole bid for Romania's Daewoo Craiova

Ford Motor Co  submitted the  sole bid in a tender to buy a majority stake in Romanian  car-maker Daewoo Automobile Craiova, state privatisation agency  AVAS said on Thursday.


Offensives to flush him out have come up empty.  Will the U.S. get bin Laden with new strategies?


Orders placed with factories rose 2.3 percent in December, an increase from the 1.7 percent gain in November and  the biggest rise since July.


- Aerospace and industrial components maker Barnes Group Inc's  quarterly profit fell 5 percent hurt by charges related to realignment of the product mix at its industrial unit and additional tax expenses, and forecast 2008 earnings below Wall Street expectations.


For the former Roy Williams assistant, who spent seven years at Kansas, the crowd stood and applauded. It was pretty much the same old Phog for TCU's third-year coach.


Microsoft has released yet another hotfix'to fix a newly discovered problem in its XP Service Pack2 (XP SP2) release.


OpenSolaris fans in a tizzy over 'Project Copy Linux'

Distro dysfunction junction Sun Microsystems has moved one mailing list posting closer to explaining how it plans to mimic the Linux distribution model with OpenSolaris.â¦


New York, NY (Sports Network) - Oklahoma quarterback and last year's Heisman Trophy winner Jason White was once again named as a candidate for college football's most prestigious individual honor.


Pataki Aides Sketch $1 Billion in Proposed Cuts in Health Care and Medicaid Spending

The spending cuts include a reduction in benefits for about 340,000 people enrolled in a health insurance program for the working poor.


Disponibilita' bilancio 8,168 mld di euro dal 2007 al 2013


Two Anglican congregations in the US vote to split from the Episcopal Church amid a row over homosexuality.


Oil Prices Set a New Record as Supply Falls

ARIS, Aug. 18 - Oil prices climbed above $47 a barrel on Wednesday, setting yet another record, after figures showed supplies in the United States were down for a third consecutive week and a report from OPEC highlighted the threat of high ...


Music industry looks to new models to boost sales

The U.S. music industry is becoming more open-minded about working with online music stores from the tiniest start-up to Amazon.com, hoping to boost digital music sales and erode the dominance of Apple Inc's iTunes.


Storms may hinder fight against wildfires

Firefighters were bracing for the possibility of thunderstorms and lightning Monday that could spark new blazes and flood canyon areas scorched by wildfires that have devoured 58 homes and blackened 120 square miles.


Antiviral Drugs Can Be Less Costly Than Flu Shots

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, the saying goes -- but it may not always hold true when it comes to the flu.


Corey Johnson leads Navy with 13 points and George O'Garro adds 10, but the Mids allow five Holy Cross players to score in double figures in a 79-56 loss Friday night.


US soldier Jenkins found guilty of desertion

A US soldier who vanished into communist North Korea 40 years has been found guilty of desertion after tearfully confessing he had been scared, drunk and had wanted to leave the army.


Palermo, 15:59 - CALCIO, PALERMO; BALZARETTI: QUI PRESSIONI? PER ME STIMOLO

"A Palermo ci sono tante pressioni? Giocare in una piazza cosÃ¬ per me è molto stimolante". Fe...


The Manhattan skyline at his back, Vice President Dick Cheney remembered the terrorist attacks on this city and promised that with a second term President Bush would be strong and steadfast in keeping the nation safe.


Tom O'Brien was in a hurry to get out of his office after yesterday's practice. Seeing a couple of reporters waiting for him on his way out, he said he didn't want to talk, adding, ``I gotta go recruiting.


Egypt and Israel sign US trade accord 25 years after peace treaty

In a partnership hailed as a major boost to often chilly ties, Egypt and Israel signed a first joint trade accord with the United States since their historic peace treaty 25 years ago.


Cuba to experiment with trading in yen, European and Latin American currencies

Cuba will open a currency exchange window to trade Japanese yen, Canadian, European and Latin American currencies for the convertible peso, the local currency the government is using to replace the US dollar, the communist party daily Granma announced Tuesday.


House panel slaps limits on sale of Social Security numbers

Blog: Panel approves a bill that backers say will help fix the problem of Social Security number misuse and identity theft. But it has a long and uphill battle to go before it becomes law.


Friday morning usually sees the third cars star â but today, Juan Pablo Montoya took top spot.


Blogger book craze could fizzle from overkill

Bloggers are scoring rich paydays by   turning their online diaries into books, but some publishers   say the craze could fizzle out with a glut of new titles   destined to yield disappointing sales.


Radical New Lab Fights Disease Using Satellites

A cutting-edge laboratory has opened in Alabama.  Its mission: to combat diseases ranging from asthma to malaria to stroke using data from NASA satellites.  Space scientists and public health officials are working together to train the doctors of tomorrow in this far-out approach to medicine.


Microsoft releases key management software

Microsoft Wednesday released the latest versions of its performance and monitoring tool, which forms a cornerstone in its plan to create a management platform for Windows.


The EU is to set carbon limits under the next phase of the European Trading Scheme, a  tool to tackle global warming.


The Federal Reserve's policy year was fittingly capped on Dec. 14 with another quarter-point rate hike. This widely expected move by the Federal Open Market Committee, the Fed's rate-setting arm, lifted the Fed funds rate to 2.25%.


Update 2: Tokyo Stocks Move Lower; Dollar Falls

Tokyo stocks dipped Monday morning as investors took profits from recent gains. The US dollar was down against the Japanese yen. The Nikkei Stock Average of 225 issues fell 24.


Pamela Anderson loves being a soccer mom

Pamela Anderson may have a stripper pole in her bedroom, but she's a soccer mom at heart. "I go to every game!" says the 39-year-old actress, discussing her young sons' sports schedules in an interview in the August issue of House &amp; Garden magazine.


Mibtel -0,78%, SP/Mib -0,85%, giu' anche le altre europee


UNCTAD Urges Complete Africa Debt Write-Off

Africa's debt must be completely written off if the continent is to have a chance of meeting international goals on reducing poverty, a United Nations body argued on Thursday.


Sharon Says Palestinians Have Unique Chance

HERZLIYA, Israel  - Israeli Prime Minister Ariel  Sharon said on Thursday he saw a unique chance for peace with  new Palestinian leaders and was ready to coordinate his Gaza  withdrawal plan as a step to a broader deal.


Firenze, 18:13 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA: VIERI E DONADEL RECUPERATI PER CAGLIARI

Tutti disponibili i giocatori della Fiorentina in occasione dell'ultima sfida del 2007, in casa cont...


Violence is down in the first weeks of a troop buildup, but the military's response has been guarded -- with good reason


Gerry Adams will hand over a bugging device, allegedly planted by the security services at Sinn Fein's operational headquarters, when he meets the Prime Minister tomorrow.


Lo SP/Mib perde lo 0,82%, l'All Stars cede lo 0,54%


Cowon strikes at Archos with Wi-Fi media player

IFA 07 South Korea's Cowon today grew its stylish iAudio digital media player series with a pair of new models. The star of line-up: the Wi-Fi equipped Q5, a would-be Archos beater if there was one.â¦


Thailand's military rulers said Tuesday they have completed a draft interim constitution and plan to name a new prime minister as soon as possible.


The Stubbles group has released the latest version of their PHP framework - version 0.2.0 of Stubbles:   The Stubbles team is proud to announce the release of Stubbles 0.2.0. This release is another alpha version and contains the basic MVC structure as well as support for JSON-RPC, utility packages for working with datespans, URLs and a cache package. Additionally the build system has been enhanced and a lot of bugs have been fixed. For a complete list of changes see the changelog. The release can be downloaded from our downloads page.    Other enhancements in this new version include updates to the build system, the inclusion of more examples, changes to several packages including the JSON-RPC, Util and XML functionality.


U.S. sends formal protest to Iran over incident

The United States sent a formal protest to Iran on Thursday over an incident in which Iranian speedboats aggressively approached U.S. Navy ships in the Strait of Hormuz, the State Department said.


England can cope without Owen says Crouch

Peter Crouch insists England can cope without Michael Owen after the striker was ruled out of his country's crucial Euro 2008 qualifiers.


Business executives earn hundreds of millions less from stock options

Finnish companies paid out EUR 325 million less in revenues from stock options last year than in 2002.


Bayfront Trail to Be Rebuilt in Two Paths

By Neil Gonzales  REDWOOD CITY -- A stretch of the San Francisco Bay Trail will likely undergo a realignment as part of a major habitat-restoration project on Bair Island.


Senior UN health official slams international community over ...

GENEVA, Oct 15  -- A senior World Health Organisation (WHO) official sharply criticised the shortfall in international aid for Sudan's strife-torn region of Darfur, despite the amount of political and media attention devoted to the crisis.


Family of girl missing 1 year denies abuse claims

An attorney for the family of a teenage girl who was found locked in a room in a Connecticut house Friday denied allegations that she was seeking protection from abuse at home.


Stocks Seen Higher as Oil Slips Below $50

US stock futures pointed to a higher market open on Wednesday, with oil dipping below $50 a barrel and a batch of economic data on tap.


The world economy will likely see slower economic growth in the coming months because of a correction in the United States's balance of payments deficit, Italy's finance minister said in an interview published Monday.


An intense rainfall has forced evacuations, threatened water supplies and caused expensive flood damage in parts of Britain, which struggled to recover Sunday.


Metal Band Motley Crue Kickstarting Reunion

Motley Crue, the hard-living Los  Angeles heavy metal band that symbolized rock'n'roll excess in  the 1980s, is reuniting for a world tour beginning next  February in Florida, it announced on Monday.


The 1.2 pound Sony Vaio U is powered by a 1.1GHz Intel Pentium M 733 processor, 512MB of RAM, and a 20GB, 1.8-inch hard drive.


Telecom: vola in Borsa dopo il si' all'Opa su Tim

MILANO - Apertura in forte rialzo sulla Borsa di Milano per i titoli Telecom Italia all'indomani dell'approvazione dell'Opa (offerta pubblica di acquisto) su Tim da parte dei consigli di amministrazione delle due societa'.


Japan's outgoing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was hospitalized for gastrointestinal inflammation caused by exhaustion and stress Thursday. His hospitalization comes a day after announcing his resignation following a sound electoral beating and the resignations of several government ministers.


How and why did President Bush and the Republicans do so well in Tuesday's elections? I've jotted down a few quick thoughts on what, in my opinion, led to the GOP's 2004 victories.


Six-party NKorea talks 'around December 16': US

Six-party talks on ending North Korea's nuclear program will resume "around December 16" in Beijing, the US State Department said.


Torino, 17:58 - CALCIO, JUVENTUS: RICORSO ALLA CAF SU SQUALIFICA NEDVED

Dopo la conferma della squalifica di Pavel Nedved per 5 giornate da parte della Commissione discipli...


Foster Care Contracts Canceled After City Finds Files Doctored

New York City officials announced they were canceling all contracts with St. Christopher's Inc. after investigators found it falsified case records for children in its care.


For consumers, the benefit of VoIP has been found in the lower costs VoIP companies charge. Such service is usually cheaper because providers don't have to build huge networks of lines


Clinton gets letter carriers endorsement

The National Association of Letter Carriers endorsed Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton for president on Wednesday, saying the New York senator has the strength and experience to bring change to the White House.


Struggling Airport Awaits New Arrival of Discount Airline

By Steve Huettel, St. Petersburg Times, Fla.  Sep. 8--The Tampa Bay area's bad-luck airport is about to catch a break.   St.


Ascoli, 18:30 - CALCIO, ASCOLI: LUKOVIC A RIPOSO, PECORARI A PARTE

Doppia seduta d'allenamento oggi per l'Ascoli. In mattinata, i giocatori hanno effettuato esercizi a...


Microsoft developers taking their work home with them

News report looks at Redmond's program that has 'Softies taking home the company's digital living room products and seeing how they perform in actual living rooms.


Indians beat Marlins 7-3 in testy affair

David Dellucci broke a tie with a three-run homer in a wild sixth inning, leading the Cleveland Indians to a testy 7-3 victory over the Florida Marlins on Wednesday night.


Suzann Pettersen appears to have put a major collapse behind her. Ten weeks after she self-destructed down the stretch in Kraft Nabisco Championship, Pettersen birdied three of her last four holes Friday just in time to escape the heat, posting a 5-under 67 to take a one-shot lead over Karrie Webb in the LPGA Championship.


Third-string quarterback Hill leads Niners past Bengals

Third-string quarterback Shaun Hill led the San Francisco 49ers to a 20-13 home victory over the Cincinnati Bengals in his first NFL start on Saturday.


Buttiglione: do le dimissioni da commissario Ue

ROMA - Â«Sono pronto a farmi da parte per favorire il percorso della commissione Barroso alla quale auguro pieno successo perchÃ¨ l'Europa ha bisogno di una forte commissione che lavori insieme con il parlamento e con i governo per cogliere tutte le


Omicidio Giusy, Pm: Giovanni Potenza era drogato

Avrebbe agito sotto l'effetto di sostanze alcoliche e stupefacenti Giovanni Potenza, il pescatore di 27 anni reo confesso dell'omicidio di Giusy Potenza, la figlia del cugino, con la quale avrebbe intrattenuto una relazione sentimentale.


Fighting between Hamas and Fatah spreads to the West Bank, with Fatah gunmen storming the parliament.


The US says it has smashed a gang planning to smuggle 135,000 fake Nike shoes from China into the US.


Prison study into link between diet and violence

A three-year trial in British prisons is to be launched to establish whether improvements in the diets of inmates can cut violence and antisocial behaviour


Unlike rivals, Chrysler turns profit in sales

The Auburn Hills-based Chrysler Group did something crosstown rivals General Motors Corp. and Ford Motor Co. could not do during the third quarter of the year: It made money selling cars and trucks.


Directors cut: No screeners for DGA Awards

LOS ANGELES  - Once again marching to its own beat, the Directors Guild of America said Thursday it would ban studios from mailing promotional DVDs to its members ahead of the group's annual awards ceremony.


Hundreds of protesters attack a mosque in Nepal after militants in Iraq killed 12 hostages.


Kidnapped aid worker Margaret Hassan is seen in a new video asking for British troops to leave Iraq.


Rouse, Buyer Seek to Block Hughes Heirs In Del. Court

The Rouse Co. and the Chicago mall developer that hopes to acquire it have gone to court to block heirs of the late billionaire Howard Hughes from disrupting the acquisition.


Iraq: Iraq geared up Monday for its first post-Saddam Hussein elections on January 30 despite relentless nationwide violence, as world powers gathered in Egypt for a conference on the country's future.


Ireland Launches Crackdown on Internet Scams

Ireland's crackdown is an effort to tackle rogue autodialler programs and modem hi-jacking. "In many cases, the consumer will only realize they have fallen victim when they receive their phone


It should have been a celebration. Eighty-four years after Spain beat Denmark in their first international England arrived at the Santiago BernabÃ©u to mark the 500th Spanish national team match.


The Turkish PM refuses to change his stance on the Cyprus problem ahead of a key EU summit.


Spears, Casanova tie the knot in first-crass ceremony

The good news now that Britney Spears has finally married minor-Moesha-cast-member impregnator Kevin Federline, in a small ceremony Saturday evening in Studio City, Calif.


ÂNella veritÃ , la paceÂ: Convegno organizzato dallÂAccademia Alfonsiana sul Messaggio di Papa Benedetto XVI per la Giornata mondiale della Pace 2006 Roma (Agenzia Fides) - LÂAccademia Alfonsiana, Istituto superiore di teologia morale della Pontificia UniversitÃ  Lateranense, promuove il Convegno ÂNella veritÃ , la paceÂ nei giorni 1-2 marzo 2007. Il Convegno si propone di approfondire, dal punto di...


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

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


Dream return for Martinez as Mets build cushion

Pedro Martinez made a dream return for the Mets after a year out through injury when he got the win as the New York side notched their fourth straight victory, a 10-4 triumph against the Reds in Cincinnati on Monday.


The desktop publishing software maker said its fiscal fourth-quarter profit and sales rose to beat Wall Streetâs expectations, fueled by strong sales of Creative Suite 3 and Acrobat.


Sam Perlozzo was fired as manager of the Baltimore Orioles on Monday with the last-place team in the midst of an eight-game losing streak.


PORTLAND, Ore. -- Movements in Pilates exercises are controlled _ sometimes moving the body only inches _ but those small motions are making a big difference to some people with Parkinson's disease.


About 1,000 Dead or Missing in Philippines Floods

Nearly a thousand people are dead or missing in flash floods and landslides that have devastated a large section of the northern Philippines, rescue officials said.


Plummer, NFL suspend hostilities; McCain launches barrage

Plummer and the NFL reached a compromise Wednesday in which Plummer agreed to stop wearing a No. 40 sticker on his helmet honoring former Cardinals and Arizona State star Pat Tillman, who was killed in Afghanistan.


Coca-Cola yesterday sharply reduced its long-term profit and sales targets, reflecting the entrenched slump that the world's largest soft drinks firm has found itself in.


Oracle to Acquire PeopleSoft for $10.3 Billion, Ending Bitter Fight

The merger is another step in the consolidation of the information technology industry as it matures.


Democratic Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton picked up the endorsement of the United Farm Workers on Tuesday, adding another powerful union to her lineup of organized labor supporters.


Indian PM in the frontline as massive tsunami relief effort under ...

NAGAPATTINAM, India  - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh joined the front line of relief efforts in areas devastated by giant waves, amid a huge deployment of troops, ships and aircraft ferrying aid.


Attorney Eric J. Sinrod examines the case of an employee who says he was dismissed because of an online search into his work history.


Police investigating the disappearance of a mother of two say they have received three reported sightings.


Danger shouldn't stop journalists, newswoman says

A CBS News correspondent  badly injured in an Iraqi bomb attack that killed two members  of her crew said Thursday that it was still crucial that  journalists cover the war despite the dangers.


Sean May continued his recent tear, scoring 24 points on 9-of-13 shooting to lead No. 4 North Carolina past William & Mary 105-66 Sunday.


MINNEAPOLIS -- Gary Payton spent most of Friday in Massachusetts helping take care of the Orlando Magic. He spent most of Saturday taking care of his mother in California. He spent a lot of yesterday taking care of the basketball -- and taking care of the Minnesota Timberwolves.


Former No. 1 Kim Clijsters beat seventh-seeded Magdalena Maleeva 6-3, 6-4 Friday to reach the semifinals at the Gaz de France Stars, her first tournament after missing five months with a left wrist injury.


Powell urges Palestine to seize on Israelâs pullout

Secretary of State Colin Powell called upon Palestinian leaders to seize on Israel's withdrawal from all Jewish settlements in the Gaza Strip and some West Bank enclaves, saying that the pullout plan might lead to bigger Israeli withdrawals later.


New name, same old show The 3GSM World Congress has renamed itself the Mobile World Show, hoping to attract a more sexy media crowd than the middle-aged telecoms executives who usually frequent the place.â¦


SEATTLE -- About 1,700 nurses and other health care workers began a five-day strike Monday against Group Health Cooperative - one of the nation's oldest HMOs - over the cost of their own health benefits.


She has been visiting a childbirth specialist, but Victoria Beckham is not pregnant, says a spokesperson.


The International Gymnastics Federation suspended three judges for making a scoring error in the men's all-around competition, won by Paul Hamm Wednesday


Police patrol the Capitol armed with rifles and wearing biological, chemical and radioactive attack gear. One senator was so concerned about the terrorist threat that he temporarily shut down his office during the recent pre-election recess. But more than three years after Sept. 11, Congress has yet to decide how it would respond to a catastrophic event that kills or incapacitates many or most of its members.


Palm's Hawkins tries to explain Foleo, again

(InfoWorld) - The official Palm blog has added an audio interview with Palm's founder in what appears to be a new attempt to justify theÂ recently announced Foleo. The Foleo, which works with a smartphone, is in a category of its own and has largely puzzled the market. It is the size of a small laptop with a full keyboard and a 10-inch display but no hard drive and will cost $499 after a $100 rebate. Palm hasn't revealed details of the processor but says it's too slow to nicely display video. The Foleo is designed to be used in conjunction with a smartphone which it connects to via Bluetooth. The Palm blog says that it is making available the audio interview with Palm founder Jeff Hawkins in an attempt to answer some of the many questions people have about the Foleo, though the blog entry admits that the interview "barely scratches the surface of everything out there." The Foleo is not a laptop and doesn't pretend to be one, Hawkins says in the segment. "It's not a product for everyone," he says. But for Treo users who travel a lot and would prefer not to lug their heavier laptops with them, the Foleo could meet their needs, he said. The Foleo would be perfect, for instance, for use on a plane, where laptops often are too big for the tray table. The Foleo is "so light and small" that users will carry it around with them the same way they carry their Treos around everywhere, he said. Smartphone users who heavily rely on the phone for e-mail and other online functions would want to use the Foleo when they occasionally need a bigger screen or need to type a lot, he said. Hawkins' renewed explanations, which sound similar to descriptions of the Foleo offered at the launch in late May, may not satisfy some early critics. "The limited functionality offered by the Foleo pales in comparison with far more capable, heavier, and not much more expensive notebooks," wrote Todd Kort, a Gartner analyst, in a report published a few days after the Foleo introduction. The Foleo would be more attractive if it had personal information management software, instant messaging, VoIP, a faster processor, and a better battery, Kort said. Kort was so unimpressed with the functionality of the Foleo that he recommends customers instead considerÂ buying an external keyboard that costs around $80, weighs just 300 grams, and "meets much of the same user needs as the Foleo." Comments on the Palm blog reveal mixed feelings from customers. Some say that they're excited to try out the Foleo, while others are clearly still confused about why it's necessary. One reader wrote: "As ever, the most critical question remains unanswered: Why?"


A member of staff at the DVLA is hospitalised after a parcel bomb explodes in Swansea.


Infectious disease pre-vention law amended

The revised law was passed at the 11th session of the 10th Standing Committee of National People's Congress (NPC), which concluded Saturday morning.


Japan accuses Russia of violating its airspace over the Pacific Izu islands and demands an explanation.


Hiring perked up in August as employers added 128,000 jobs, pulling down the unemployment rate to 4.7 percent and flashing a Labor Day weekend message of an economic expansion that still has staying power.


Bush Vs. Kerry Is Stark Contrast in Styles

President Bush and Sen. John Kerry offered voters a stark contrast in styles in their final presidential debate on Wednesday, with Bush sticking to simple arguments while Kerry marshaled an array of facts and figures to make his case.


Emotions are finally settling down in the entertainment industryâs bubbling cauldron of labor disputes.


A record number of Americans planning  one last summer road trip this weekend will shell out the  highest Labor Day gasoline prices ever seen, and there's little  relief in sight, experts said on Tuesday.


Paramount cuts ties with Tom Cruise: WSJ

Viacom Inc.'s Paramount Pictures unit  is ending its 14-year relationship with Tom Cruise's film  production company because of the actor's offscreen behavior,  the company's chairman said in an interview with the Wall  Street Journal.


Elderly sisters lose their legal battle to have the same inheritance tax rights as married and gay couples.


Amsterdam, the Netherlands (Sports Network) - Ajax reached a tentative agreement with 23-year-old Argentine winger Mauro Damian Rosales on Monday.


Militants Burn Four Alcohol Stores in Iraq

BALAD, Iraq  - Militants set fire to four shops  selling alcohol north of Baghdad, witnesses and police said on  Tuesday.


ATHENS -- Did Japan's Kosuke Kitajima break the rules when he beat world record-holder Brendan Hansen by 17-100ths of a second in yesterday's Olympic 100-meter breaststroke? Absolutely, insisted Hansen's US teammates, who claimed Kitajima routinely uses the illegal dolphin kick.


Thousands of Muslims may have skirted British law against polygamy

LONDON  - Thousands of Muslim men in Britain may have exploited a loophole in British law banning multiple marriages by holding religious marriage ceremonies in mosques, Islamic leaders said.


Eric Williams replaced Rose as the starting small forward for Wednesday night's game against the Utah Jazz. The move comes five days after Toronto traded Vince Carter to New Jersey for Williams, Aaron Williams


Sono Ernesto Illy, Luigi Attanasio e Antonio Bulgheroni


Putin plan to appoint governors is approved

MOSCOW -- President Vladimir Putin's plan to end the election of governors by popular vote passed its final hurdle yesterday, when the Russian parliament's upper chamber approved the bill. The law -- part of a package that has been assailed by opposition parties and human rights monitors as an attempt by the Kremlin to strengthen its authority at the expense ...


I wonât have time to comment on the Leno announcement until Wednesday. Till then, hereâs my page one story as well as a link to Dave Bauderâs AP story quoting yours truly.


Manchester United fans have called on the club's major sponsors to help ring-fence shares to stave off further takeover threats.


Ernie Els holds a two-shot lead at the WGC Championship at Mount Juliet.


Roma, 11:30 - CALCIO, EL PAIS: MOGGI? IN ITALIA SI PERDONA TUTTO E TUTTI

El Pais, che in passato ha dedicato ampio spazio al caso italiano di calciopoli, torna sulla vicenda...


This small pharma is quietly growing earnings.


Lackluster Jobs Report Pushes Stocks Down

NEW YORK - Investors pushed stocks lower Friday as a surprisingly lackluster job creation report deepened Wall Street's pessimism over the health of the economy. Blue chips had modest losses despite solid earnings report from General Electric Co...


Her Body, His Brain, Prisoners of a Rat Race

This cross-cultural clunker where a suburban schlub and a Russian moll look to get rich in Los Angeles is inexplicable in theory and in practice.


O'Brien buys LA home ahead of "Tonight Show" move

TV talk-show host Conan O'Brien has  bought a Los Angeles home valued at just under $10.5 million in  preparation for his move from New York to take over the reins  of NBC's "The Tonight Show," the Los Angeles Times reported on  Saturday.


TORONTO -- When the Bruins embarked on their annual February trip in 2000, prospects for a successful season were grim. They were racked with injuries, and the losing was weighing on everyone. Ray Bourque, who began playing in Boston in 1979, always thought he would finish his career in the black and gold, but he started rethinking that as the ...


Wal-Mart lowers capital spending forecast for year

Wal-Mart Stores Inc , the world's largest retailer, said it plans capital expenditures for its current fiscal year of $14.7 billion to $15.4 billion, lower than its previous forecast.


Making a splash in academia with open access

Let them read journals Boffins at the University of Southampton will next week announce plans to develop a new tool for evaluating the effect of self archiving on scientific research.â¦


'Sono le aziende che hanno preso le loro decisioni'


Pakistan says it has arrested the head of a militant Islamic group suspected of kidnapping UN workers in Afghanistan.


Sen. John Kerry tried to set the terms for the closing debate by accusing President Bush yesterday of covering up ways he has helped rich friends and hurt consumers


A New York Judge Rules A Major Provision Of The Patriot Act ...

A Federal Court judge in New York has struck down a major provision of the controversial anti-terrorist Patriot Act. Judge Victor Marrero ruled as unconstitutional a section of the Patriot Act which allows


Afghan Blast Kills at Least 7 Children-Report

At least seven children were killed and several injured in an explosion near a school in the southern Afghan province of Paktia, the Afghan Islamic Press agency said Sunday.


Flu Shot Supply Grows, but Demand Withers

In October and November Americans stood in line for hours to get one of the precious few flu shots. But now that more vaccine is available — with a few million more doses expected from British and German suppliers — demand is dwindling.


An Online Private Eye?: ZabaSearch Little More Than An Electronic White Pages

By Jesse Leavenworth, The Hartford Courant, Conn.  Sep. 19--What a rip-off.   That's the short version of my experience with the prominent people-finding website ZabaSearch and its foremost sponsor, Intelius.


Pope Honoring Nun Anna Katharina Emmerick

A different type of "star" linked to the hit film "The Passion of the Christ" will get top billing Sunday when Pope John Paul II honors a German nun said to have inspired Mel Gibson's shockingly graphic depiction of Jesus' final suffering.


Boeing confirms revised Dreamliner schedule

First delivery late 2008 Boeing has confirmed it will deliver the first 787 Dreamliner in November or December 2008, following a maiden flight early in the year.â¦


LONDON - The singer formerly known as Cat Stevens says he isn't sure why he was barred from entering the United States and hopes it was all a "big mistake.


Freebies Lure Users into Disclosing Information

The personal details of thousands of mostly U.S.-based PC users have been discovered stashed on a server located in France, another indication of use of the Internet to collect personal data on a vast scale.


Police called to second suspect vehicle in London

Police closed a busy street in central London on Friday and were examining a suspicious vehicle there, a spokeswoman said.


Amid iPod upgrades, movie deals and Apple TV price cuts, there was a tinge of politics at the Macworld Conference & Expo.


TABA, Egypt - Blasts from a car bomb and a suicide bomber tore through a resort hotel in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula where Israelis were vacationing at the end of a Jewish holiday Thursday night, officials said. There were at least 19 dead and the toll was likely to rise...


Specifically, the companies confirmed that Cell is a multicore chip comprising a 64-bit Power processor core and multiple synergistic processor cores capable of massive floating point processing.


CAREER TRAINING ; Bay State Tech Adds Online Basic Electricity and HDTV Calibration Training Seminars

This report provided by Bay State School of Technology.  Bay State School of Technology has added two new seminars to its menu of career training programs.


The Bank of England's most prominent sages have admitted to being stumped by apparent paradoxes in the country's economic performance, including inflation's fall to within an ace of missing its target.


(InfoWorld) - The hacker who discovered aÂ recently patched QuickTime flaw affecting the Firefox browserÂ says he has found an equally serious flaw in Adobe's PDF file format. "Adobe Acrobat/Reader PDF documents can be used to compromise your Windows box. Completely!!! Invisibly and unwillingly!!!," wrote Petko Petkov, in a breathless Thursday blog posting. "All it takes is to open a PDF document or stumble across a page which embeds one." Petkov said he had confirmed the issue on Adobe Reader 8.1 on Windows XP and that other versions may be affected. The security researcher said he would not release code that shows how this attack works until Adobe provided a patch for the problem, but he has already sent other software developers scrambling for bug fixes over the past week. On Sept. 12, Petkov reported that attackers could run unauthorized software on a Firefox user's PC by exploiting a flaw in Apple's QuickTime media format. Mozilla offered a partial fix for this problem on Tuesday but said Apple would ultimately have to address the issue in its QuickTime media player. And on Tuesday Petkov posted code showing how Windows Media Player files could be used to make Web surfers susceptible to Internet Explorer bugs, even if they were running another browser, such as Firefox or Opera. Microsoft has said it is investigating this issue. If Petkov's PDF claims are true, it could be bad news for business users, who are used to opening PDF attachments without thinking twice, said Andrew Storms, director of security operations with nCircle Network Security Inc. Though some attackers have craftedÂ PDF attacks in recent years, Petkov's code could also be more effective than typical exploits, Storms added. "Historically, those other exploits have been targeted for specific versions of Adobe Reader," he said. "According to the information, this affects all versions. It's an inherent architectural problem in the way files are read."


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Breaking News: Franz Ferdinand Win Mercury Award

The four member band won the Â£20,000 pop music prize, which brings with it prestige, ahead of 11 other acts including one-man rap band The Streets for A Grand Don't Come For Free and Liverpool group The Zutons and their debut album Who Killed .


The mystery of what killed Oetzi - the 5,300-year-old Iceman found in the Alps - may finally be over.


Lo scandalo della tangentopoli napoletana nel '93. L'ex direttore generale del ministero passÃ² in carcere 7 mesi. Era in affido ai servizi sociali                                           E l'indulto cancella la pena di Poggiolini Doveva scontare ancora due anni                                                                                Tangenti a Napoli, il "ras della sanitÃ " nascondeva mazzette nel pouf  di DARIO DEL PORTO


25 Insurgents Killed in Mosul Battle, US Soldier Dies

At least 25 insurgents were killed in a battle with US troops in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul Wednesday. Fifteen American soldiers were wounded in the fighting and one later died at a military hospital.


Poisoned Russian Had Sought Entry to U.S., Book Says

LONDON -- Before Alexander Litvinenko, the former Russian intelligence agent fatally poisoned in London last year, sought asylum in Britain, he first tried to flee to the United States, according to a new book that also offers fresh details of his uneasy life and relationship with the former KGB ...


Second Opinions, Through a Patientâs Eyes

Second opinions can be awkward, to say the least, for doctor and patient, and surprisingly little is known about them.


Placido Domingo to write "The Joy of Opera"

Placido Domingo is writing "The Joy of  Opera," a book to be published in 2009, in which the renowned  tenor will offer insights into masterpieces and what makes a  singer great.


DNA Crime Bill Headed to Bush for His Signature

DNA testing would be expanded to  better catch the guilty and clear the innocent under  legislation passed by the U.S. Congress and headed to President  Bush to sign into law.


Oil prices dipped on Thursday after  leaping to a lifetime high of $100 the day before amid a  new-year rush of investor demand fuelled by expectations of  thinning U.S. stockpiles, the falling U.S. dollar and  geopolitical risks.


U.S. Urges China to Push for More N.Korea Talks

Secretary of State Colin Powell urged  China on Monday to exert its influence over North Korea to  resume six-party negotiations on scrapping its suspected  nuclear weapons programs.


The eye of typhoon Aere will move northwestward after sweeping past a sea area off Taipei and will hit East China coastal areas between Tuesday night and Wednesday morning.


A fight breaks out, and even though people at the far side of the crowd can't see what's going on, they are immediately on edge. Now, a Harvard researcher has an explanation for this fear contagion, the quick spread of emotion through a crowd.


Catholic University of America reversed course Tuesday to allow an NAACP chapter on campus after students assured school officials they would not advocate issues like abortion rights that run counter to university policy.


Solidarieta' di Chrysosstomos a presidente vescovi


Il Mibtel cede lo 0,25%, l'SP arretra dello 0,22%


Home buyers in England face the biggest affordability gaps in South West and London, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation says.


A couple's 18-year-old son is arrested after they are found dead at their home in Melling, Merseyside.


Our position is: Fair elections and government reform are needed to end internal strife in Ukraine. Although Ukraine remains a tinderbox that could reignite East-West tensions, at least the factions in this election dispute are still talking.


Went up 'like fireworks', family claims A Leicestershire family was this left in shock after their Dell laptop exploded "like fireworks" and set light to their living room furniture, it was reported this week - just before news broke of Sony's decision to appoint a battery safety officer.â¦


Possible rain and clouds threaten to delay Thursday's launch of space shuttle Discovery.


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


House Panel Votes to Begin Inquiry Into Page Scandal

The House Ethics Committee voted today to set up a subcommittee to investigate improper conduct between lawmakers and pages.


Actors union activist Patrick Quinn dies

Veteran actor and union  official Patrick Quinn died Sunday of a massive coronary in at  his summer home in Pennsylvania. He was 56.


A post-Olympic hurdle for Greece: the whopping bill

Greeks hope increased tourism will help them pay the $9 to $12 billion pricetag.


Text of the Democratic resolution expressing disaproval of President Bush's troop increase in Iraq that the House will debate this week:


'E' fondamentale per concorrenza e qualita' dei prodotti'


Genova, 16:30 - CALCIO, SAMPDORIA: VOLPI TORNA IN DUBBIO PER IL SIENA

Dopo il pareggio per 1-1 nell'andata dei quarti di Coppa Italia contro la Roma, la Sampdoria di Walt...


Locke plans one last China trade mission, eyes Vietnam market

Gov. Gary Locke is putting on his salesman's hat one last time, heading to China next month and hoping to crack the growing Vietnam market.


Ukraine's Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych resigns, but refuses to admit defeat in the presidential election.


Bear country seen looming below Dow 12,000

Major U.S. indexes have broken key technical support levels, leaving the stock market vulnerable to further declines and the turbulence could get worse, according to chart watchers.


Private equity tax a thorny issue for pensions

The debate over raising taxes on private equity firms has put pension fund managers in a tight spot.


Romanian Ruling Party's Hold on Power Dented

Romania's ruling Social Democrats (PSD) face a struggle to cobble together a majority coalition to push through reforms for EU entry after their hold on power was dented in general elections.


US President George W. Bush has declared Iraq and Afghanistan to be on the road to democracy and stability and said they would become models for reshaping the entire Middle East.


Growing introspection in death-penalty capital

Shoddy science by the Houston Police crime lab has prompted more reviews of execution cases.


Laci Peterson's Mother Doesn't See Closure

As the second anniversary of Laci Peterson's disappearance nears, the slain woman's mother said that despite the conviction of her son-in-law she will only get closure "when I die."


New York says 15 E.coli cases linked to Taco Bell

New York State health officials said on Wednesday they are investigating 15 confirmed cases of E.coli infection linked to Taco Bell restaurants.


Bill submitted to allow Musharraf to stay on as army chief

ISLAMABAD - The Pakistani government submitted a bill to the National Assembly on Friday to enable President Gen. Pervez Musharraf to continue as both president and chief of army staff after Dec 31.


Henley: Oracle May Drop Bid If PeopleSoft Investors Nix 'Best' ...

Vox populi: Oracle (nasdaq: ORCL - news - people ) attorney Michael Carroll says the firm will abandon its legal assault on PeopleSoft's (nasdaq: PSFT - news - people ) "poison pill" defenses--if investors fail to tender at least 50% of their shares by Nov


Protesters vow to hound Hungarian PM until local polls

Hungary's prime minister has again insisted he will not resign after days of demonstrations even as his opponents promised more anti-government rallies ahead of municipal elections next Sunday.


The epic novel-based film "300" is 2007's first blockbuster, opening this past weekend with $70.8 million -- more than the rest of the top 10 movies combined. The violent and visually arresting flick about the Battle of Thermopylae has broken the recor...


Nice snap of newly-revealed hemisphere NASA's Messenger has beamed back the first picture of Mercury's hitherto unseen side, snapped from a distance of about 17,000 miles after its first fly-by of the planet yesterday.â¦


"Regionali? esamineremo presto liste presidenti"


Tabaccai Confesercenti, siamo penalizzati dal divieto


Halos batter Seattle bullpen in 14-6 rout

Juan Rivera homered twice and the Los Angeles Angels battered Seattle's bullpen in a 14-6 win over the Mariners on Tuesday afternoon. Rivera hit a solo homer leading off the fifth and then hit a three-run shot on an 0-1 pitch from reliever Rafael Soriano down the right-field and just inside the foul pole in the ninth. It was Rivera's fourth multi-homer game and he finished with five RBIs.


Torino, 16:18 - CALCIO, SCONTRI TORO-JUVE: TIFOSO PATTEGGIA UN ANNO E 4 MESI

Un anno e 4 mesi con la condizionale e 3 anni di Daspo con obbligo di firma. Questa la pena patteggi...


Scientists are studying endangered right whales this summer to learn more about their behavior and assess the risks posed by lobster gear.


Guadagnano il 7% in meno dei colleghi maschi


At last ... Thompson leaps into 2008 race

After months of hints, and false starts, screen star and Republican ex-Senator Fred Thompson Thursday launched his run for president, promising to stop "another Clinton" from seizing the White House.


Gilberto Sago remembers the time, before the collapse of the Soviet Union thrust Cuba's economy into crisis, when a pound of pork cost just four Cuban pesos, or about 15 cents.


General Motors Corp. has withdrawn a Corvette commercial that shows a young boy driving wildly through city streets after safety advocates complained, the company said Wednesday.


Barcellona, 17:25 - CALCIO, BARCELLONA: ULTIMATUM DI LAPORTA A RIJKAARD

Lo 0-0 con l'Osasuna mette in pericolo la panchina del tecnico del Barcellona Frank Rijkaard. Second...


Beazley set to become Australian opposition leader

Former opposition leader Kim Beazley appears set to regain control of the Labor Party unopposed this week after his final challenger withdrew from the leadership race.


UK scientist gambles on gravitational waves

Gravitational waves are ripples in the fabric of spacetime and are one of the more exotic predictions of Einstein's theory of gravity - General Relativity.


Odom suspended for one game after hard foul on Allen

Los Angeles Lakers forward Lamar Odom  has been suspended for one game for flagrantly fouling Ray  Allen of the Boston Celtics, the league said Tuesday.


Montreal Might to Lose 2005 World Championships

Montreal could be forced to pull out of hosting next year's world championships if help with funding is not forthcoming, according to the chief executive of the organizing committee.


Britain planning 'diplomatic surge' in Mideast, SAsia: minister

Britain is planning a "diplomatic surge" in the Middle East and south Asia to help counter extremism and nuclear proliferation, Foreign Secretary David Miliband said in an article published Sunday.


Having bade farewell to his creation Borat, Sacha Baron Cohen, is turning to Vietnam War politics to portray Abbie Hoffman, a co-founder of the quintessential 1960s protest group the Yippies, in a Steven Spielberg film âThe Trial of the Chicago Seven.â


U.S. retail gasoline prices fell to  their lowest level in three months and the cost of diesel fuel  dropped below $2 a gallon for the first time in 12 weeks, the  Energy Department said on Monday.


Court upholds Cisco embezzlement repayment

A federal appeals court Thursday upheld most of a $27 million restitution order against former Cisco Systems executive Robert Gordon, now serving a federal prison term for defrauding the San Jose networking giant in an elaborate embezzlement scheme.


Plaxo, an early social networking site that helps people keep their address books updated is up for auction, seeking as much as $100 million.


The UN says fewer children under five are dying than ever before, partly due to increased immunisation.


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President George W. Bush, left, walks with Canada's Prime Minister Paul Martin at the Parliament Building before their meeting in Ottawa, Canada, Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2004.


Turkish court hands life terms to Al-Qaeda associates

A Turkish court handed down life sentences to seven Al-Qaeda associates for their involvement in deadly suicide bombings against Jewish and British targets in Istanbul in 2003.


CA offers usage-based pricing for mainframe tools

OCTOBER 07, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - Computer Associates International Inc. introduced a usage-based pricing and licensing option for its mainframe management products today, aligning its offerings with IBM's on-demand model.


Chrysler is moving to become less reliant on trucks for profits and more competitive internationally with a portfolio of smaller cars, its top executive said yesterday.


Britain to okay GMO potato trials : report

The British government will give German  chemicals group BASF permission on Friday for the first trials  of genetically modified crops since 2003, the Financial Times  reported.


Mayor Michael Bloomberg, the target of never-ending presidential speculation despite his repeated insistence that he's not running, admitted in a magazine interview that the buzz is favorable, even if it's not serious.


ElBaradei Says N.Korea Nuke Crisis Getting Worse

The crisis caused by North Korea's  refusal to abandon its nuclear weapons ambitions is deepening  and needs to be resolved as soon as possible, the head of the  U.N. nuclear watchdog said Wednesday.


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Dow ends at record on profits; Intel, Yahoo drop late

The Dow closed at a record on Tuesday, though retreating from the 14,000 mark it earlier crossed for the first time, while the Nasdaq rose to a six-and-a-half-year high on a cascade of stronger-than-expected earnings.


Science and technology could do far more to end hunger and poverty than politicians realise, United Nations advisers say.


Mosca, 15:26 - TENNIS, COPPA DAVIS; MARADONA: NON SIAMO ANCORA BATTUTI

La Russia vince il doppio e vede vicina la conquista della Coppa Davis. Diego Armando Maradona, tifo...


'Statin' Drugs Help All Patients After Angioplasty

NEW YORK  - New research suggests that all patients who undergo angioplasty should receive cholesterol-lowering "statin" drugs, such as Zocor and Lipitor (news - web sites).


Viduka Goals Help Middlesbrough Beat Man. City 3-2

Mark Viduka scored twice to end his run of 12 matches without a goal and help Middlesbrough beat Manchester City 3-2 in English soccer's Premiership.


British censor bans first video game in 10 years

British censors on Tuesday banned a  video game for the first time in 10 years, rejecting  U.S.-published "Manhunt 2" for what they described as an  unrelenting focus on sadism and brutal slaying.


I due senatori si sono chiariti sulla bagarre in Aula


Tesco Axes 400 Distribution Jobs ; Business News IN BRIEF

Tesco is to axe 400 jobs at a distribution centre in Buckinghamshire. The UK's largest retailer plans to shut its automated picking operation at Fenny Lock, in Milton Keynes, after a review of its distribution network.


All'ordine del giorno l'approvazione di alcuni contratti


Procter & Gamble sues Kraft over coffee package

Procter & Gamble Co  said on Monday it sued Kraft Foods Inc.  because it claims a new plastic container for Kraft's Maxwell House coffee infringes a patent for P&G's Folgers coffee.


Afghans enjoy freedom despite growing fear

Five years after U.S. forces launched their offensive to oust Afghanistan's Taliban, Shakeela Jan says she is happy to have the freedom to work but that she travels to her job every day in fear.


US golfer Joey Sindelar has shot a 5-under-par, 66 in the rain-delayed first round of the Canadian Open in Oakville, Canada, the last PGA Tour event before the Ryder Cup.


The public should only give to tsunami appeals run by registered charities, the UK charities regulator warns.


BEIJING - Tainted pet food. Unsafe toys. Brown skies and orange lakes. Slave labor scandals. Collapsed bridges and coal mining disasters.


The antioxidants vitamin E and lutein, from both food and supplements, may reduce womenâs risk for cataracts, researchers report.


Il Ct lancia il trio d'attacco Totti-Vieri-Montella


Hornets Suspend Jackson for Not Reporting

The New Orleans Hornets suspended Jim Jackson indefinitely on Wednesday for not reporting to the team, two days after he was acquired from Houston in a trade.


Three Minutes With: Stewart Butterfield, Flickr Co-Founder

Butterfield talks about Flickr's growth, its status as a Yahoo company, near and long-term plans, and peanut butter.


Marine One helicopter is at center of one of contentious bidding competition between Bethesda-based Lockheed Martin and Sikorsky.


Blockbuster revamps its policy for late returns

NEW YORK -- Faced with growing competition in the home video market, Blockbuster addressed its No. 1 consumer complaint Tuesday, saying it will end late fees on rented videos and games in January.


NHL begins lockout that could be lengthy

Three months ago, the Tampa Bay Lightning won the Stanley Cup. Now there might not be a season for the Lightning to defend that championship.


MS: IBM Doc Standards Position 'Hypocritical'

Microsoft is calling IBM out over its opposition to Office Open XML, saying it is attempting to create a movement to prevent ISO standardization of the format.


Observatory: Did Chernobyl Leave an Eden for Wildlife?

A biologist investigates claims that animals flourished in the radiated 40-mile-diameter âexclusion zone.â


D-Link preps GSM/Wi-Fi network-hopping handset

Ready for pre-pay arena D-Link will ship its first dual-mode mobile phone next year, the networking kit company announced this week. The handset, called the V-Click, combines tri-band GSM/GPRS cellular connectivity with Wi-Fi access.â¦


MONETTE, Ark. - A woman who drinks a Pepsi a day marked her 105th birthday Tuesday. Mitchell was born in Blytheville on Feb. 8, 1900, and lived on her own until a broken hip sent her to the Monette Manor nursing home at age 101.


Detailed plans for the new U.S. Embassy under construction in Baghdad appeared online Thursday in a breach of the tight security surrounding the sensitive project.


The Kenyan government's campaign to tackle corruption is having an impact, says Transparency International.


La banca ha ottenuto ricavi operativi per 88 mln (+63%)


Fox, Traded by Lakers to Celtics, Retires

Rick Fox retired Thursday, ending a 13-year pro career during which he was part of three NBA championship teams with the Los Angeles Lakers.


Doctor Who is to take a "gap year" in 2009, returning for a fifth series in spring 2010, the BBC reveals.


Perhaps it won't rank in the memory banks of New Yorkers to the extent the 1965, 1977 or 2003 blackouts do, but for the 53,530 in attendance at Yankee Stadium for Friday's game against the Anaheim Angels, the unplugged ...


The military operation around the town of Beit Hanoun and the Jebalya refugee camp near Gaza City came amid reports that Palestinian militants fired rockets into Israel.


New York restaurant calorie labeling rule overturned

New York's fast food restaurants can ignore a city law aimed at making it easier for consumers to tell how many calories are packed into their burgers, fries or tacos, a judge ruled on Tuesday.


British judge seen "no evidence" Diana was murdered

The judge investigating the death of Princess Diana said on Monday she had not seen "a shred of evidence" to back claims that the former wife of the British heir-to-the-throne had been murdered.


The Patriots released safety Je'Rod Cherry, who primarily played on special teams during four seasons with New England.


Nasa's X-43A, the world's fastest jet, was launched over the Pacific Ocean on Tuesday in an attempt to fly at 10 times the speed of sound, Mach 10.


"Natural" supplements caused cancer in 2 men: study

Two men seeking to boost sexual  performance and grow bigger muscles instead ended up with  advanced prostate cancer after taking "herbal" supplements,  U.S. doctors reported on Tuesday.


They ended an assault in the northern Gaza Strip that lasted 17 days and killed 114 Palestinians. The fighting also left five Israelis and one Thai laborer dead.


Gas monopoly Gazprom has been given the green light by Russian authorities to bid for Yuganskneftegas, the main arm of stricken oil firm Yukos.


Ukraine Parliament to Meet After New Poll Ruling

Ukraine's parliament meets on Saturday to  lay the legal grounds for a new election after the country's  highest court annulled a rigged poll, handing a stunning  victory to the opposition's "orange revolution."


Review: 'After the Sunset' Dull and Droopy

With his post-James Bond track record, maybe Pierce Brosnan should not be so quick to say goodbye to the super spy. Brosnan, who has said he will not return for a fifth Bond flick, has delivered back-to-back duds this year with the romantic comedy "Laws of Attraction" and now the heist caper "After the Sunset."


Zimbabwe goalkeeper Energy Murambadoro believes it is only a matter of time before he gets a dream move to a top European club. Murambadoro, selected as one of the best players of the 2004 African Cup of Nations


Singapore police said they have  arrested Chen Jiulin, chief executive of embattled China  Aviation Oil (CAO) Singapore Corp. Ltd., upon his arrival in  Singapore early on Wednesday.


Verizon Wireless is plotting a response to AT&T's widely-anticipated Apple iPhone offering.


John Lennon Is No. 1 Music Icon, Poll Says

John Lennon has defeated Elvis Presley to be voted the greatest rock 'n' roll icon of all time in a poll conducted by Q music magazine.


Mining Industry Chemical Opportunities North America VI - United States, Canada, Mexico

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Utility crews have nearly completed the huge job of returning power to homes and businesses in Oklahoma, where as many as 600,000 customers were blacked out by last week's deadly winter storm


Internet auction house eBay launches Philippine operations

Online auction site eBay said it has launched its operations in the Philippines.


Part 2 in our series on business process execution In the last column in this series, we looked at the general concept of business process management with respect to SOA (Service Oriented Architecture) based systems. In particular, we reviewed BPEL (the Business Process Execution Language) and what it offers and at some of the extensions for BPEL.â¦


It is a box office gamble befitting  the daring aviators who star in the movie "Flyboys," which  opens on Friday.


The Ladies European Tour has announced that the 2007 Solheim Cup will be staged at Halmstad Golf Club in Sweden. It follows a Swedish success in the 2003 event, which was held at Barseback Country Club and


Oil Hits New Highs as Winter Stocks Fall

Oil prices roared to fresh record highs on Thursday as the U.S. government reported another fall in heating fuel stocks ahead of winter.


London bid for "best" ever Olympics in 2012:

[World News]: London, Nov 20 :London has launched its bid to host the 2012 Olympics with a pledge that it would be "the best Games the world has ever seen".


An explosion rocked Turkey's  Mediterranean resort city of Antalya on Monday, killing one  person and injuring at least one other, police said.


HAMBURG, Germany  - EU efforts to speed action on climate change took a blow on Tuesday when Japan refused to follow the EU line on how to establish a new international regime once the Kyoto Protocol expires in 2012.


Davenport Is Too Strong for Venus Williams

ll the emotion Venus Williams crammed into staving off elimination against Lindsay Davenport at the United States Open last night saved the 25th edition of their rivalry from being a dud.


Woods wins Tour Championship and FedExCup

Tiger Woods cruised to a memorable double on Sunday, an eight-shot victory at the Tour Championship and inaugural FedExCup honors to claim a $10 million bonus.


Update 1: Hurricanes Hurt Florida Citrus Crops

Because of hurricane damage, Florida's grapefruit crop this season will be the smallest since the Depression, and its orange crop the worst in 13 years, agriculture officials said in a forecast issued Friday.


George Bush declares a major disaster in California as fires spark the biggest US evacuation since Katrina.


Networks log on to networking sites for fall promo

The fall television  season's annual marketing blitz has spilled onto social  networking Web sites in a big way.


STRONG aftershocks jolted central Japan today after thousands spent a night in shelters following the country's deadliest quake in nearly a decade that left 24 people dead.


Researchers plan first detailed survey of the Great Wall of China to establish just how long the ancient barricade is.


Britain to allow US flights carrying bombs to Israel

US requests to send two more planes carrying bombs and missiles to Israel via Britain in the next fortnight are likely to be approved, a newspaper reported, citing an unnamed senior government official.


More than one million African babies do not survive their first month of life, the World Health Organisation says.


Nuoro, 20:35 - CALCIO, ESPULSO: DA' TESTATA AD ARBITRO DONNA

Era stato appena espulso, e per reazione all'arbitro (donna) che gli aveva sventolato il cartellino ...


Christopher Reeve: An icon who asked "What if?"

There's more to mourn about the death of Christopher Reeve than the passing of a sci-fi icon - or even someone who had publicly grappled with adversity.


High noon in Texas: the agriculture chief is making a stand against junk food. Can she win?


Lifestyle guru Martha Stewart said on  Wednesday she wants to start serving her prison sentence for  lying about a suspicious stock sale as soon as possible, so she  can put her "nightmare" behind her.


Poland may allow Russia to inspect missile shield

Poland may allow Moscow to inspect a U.S. anti-missile shield on its territory to convince the Kremlin the weapons would pose no threat to Russia, a Polish official said on Friday.