Site News: Blast from the Past - One Year Ago in PHP

Here's what was popular in the PHP community one year ago today:onPHP5.com: Clickable, Obfuscated Email AddressesJacob Santos' Blog: PHP BlackjackThe Bakery: RESTful Web Services With CakePHPDeveloper.com: Developing a Ajax-driven Shopping Cart with PHP and PrototypeGreg Beaver's Blog: Mac OS X ships with security hole-laden PEAR - how to upgrade immediatelyNexen.net: English Articles and a Single Distribution ResourceJob Posting: Red Ventures Seeks Several LAMP Developers (Charlotte, NC)The Bakery: Checking for duplicate records (unique record)DevShed: The Basics of Abstract Factory Classes in PHP 5NewsForge.com: A DIY calendar control in PHPDevGuide.net: Dynamic Bitmap Graphics with PHP and GDRichard Heyes' Blog: Browser DetectionInternational PHP Magazine: Poll Question: Which is the Most Important Feature of PHP 5?Builder.au: Dynamic XML document construction with the PHP DOMCommunity News: PEAR Version 1.5.0 Released


Open Rights Group recounts e-voting horror story

Lovers of democracy, turn away now The Open Rights Group (ORG) has condemned the May 2007 pilots of e-voting and electronic vote counting in the English and Scottish local elections, saying the technology involved is simply not suitable for use in statutory elections.â¦


Haiti's president appeals for aid for the flood-stricken island, as UN officials warn the death toll could rise.


LONDON, England -- Two court-appointed lawyers for former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic have asked to be dismissed from his case.


The body of TV personality Fred Dibnah is taken to his Bolton funeral on one of his favourite traction engines.


Priorita' lavoro, ambiente, sapere e tasse su rendite


Former Utah coach, now a television analyst, will start next season after Saia completes 2004-05 campaign. Rick Majerus will come out of retirement to coach USC's basketball team starting at the end of the


Beta of Norton Smartphone Security Premier Edition released

Blog: New suite of smart phone protection includes antispam for SMS and data encryption.


An Egyptian court rules to recognise Christians who converted to Islam and reverted to Christianity.


Family finances are being hit as bills and taxes rise faster than incomes, a centre-right think tank warns.


Roma, 17:06 - F.1: GRAN PREMIO IN COREA DEL SUD A PARTIRE DAL 2010

Secondo il sito 'Autosport' a partire dal 20010 si correrà un Gran premio di Formula uno anch...


New York, 11:00 - TENNIS, US OPEN: SHARAPOVA E JANKOVIC IN SEMIFINALE

Maria Sharapova e Jelena Jankovic si sono qualificte per le semifinali dell'US Open, dove affrontera...


Call it the Maximus factor. Archaeologists working at the site of an old Roman temple near Guy's hospital in London have uncovered a pot of cosmetic cream dating back to AD2.


A 70-year-old man missing after the Asian tsunami did not know his family believed he was dead.


France warned foreign banks on Tuesday not to try to grab control of Societe Generale as it reels from losses blamed on a rogue trader, but shares in the bank spiked higher on takeover speculation.


Saranno sottoscritti due protocolli d'intesa con Consob


Shelden Williams had 32 points and 12 rebounds, leading Duke to a 107-56 victory over St. Francis Xavier in an exhibition game Friday night.


Gallacher Scores First European Tour Win

Scotland's Stephen Gallacher holds the trophy in front of the clubhouse whilst sitting on the Swilcan burn bridge after winning the Dunhill Links golf championship at St.


India's most wanted bandit was killed by police in a gun battle while on his way to get treatment for an eye problem, ending a two-decade hunt for a man who killed more than 100 people and kidnapped a movie star.


Movie epic Alexander opens in the US to a poor reception from critics but is backed by novelist Gore Vidal.


Russia Says Some Hostages Freed by School Gunmen After Talks

Terrorists holding 354 hostages at a school in southern Russia released some women and their children soon after talks to end the crisis resumed, a spokesman for the North Ossetian government said.


The European Commission is urged to lift the ban on using animal remains in farm feed.


Lightning on Saturn '1m times stronger' than on Earth

FINDING yourself in a thunderstorm on Saturn would be a truly shocking experience, scientists have discovered. New data from the Cassini spacecraft shows that lightning on the ringed planet is a million times stronger than on Earth.


Incidente al largo di Mazara del Vallo, a 80 miglia da Libia


Fan fined, banned for racially abusing Yorke

A British court has slapped a $A2,400 fine and a five-year football ground ban on a fan for hurling monkey chants at Birmingham City striker Dwight Yorke.


Wheaton College sophomore Chizoba Ezeigwe appreciates short, quick runs. Longer runs she can do without; in fact, she dislikes distance running so much that it almost kept her from discovering her natural talent in track.


Pressure eases on rates as housing begins to cool

YET more evidence emerged yesterday that British interest rates have either peaked, or are extremely close to doing so. House prices fell at their steepest pace in nine years in the three months to September.


Bank denies backing Glazer's takeover bid

Deutsche Bank denied reports Wednesday that it had started negotiations with American businessman Malcolm Glazer in his bid to launch a takeover of Manchester United.


Six U.N. Peacekeepers Die in Lebanon Bombing

BEIRUT, Lebanon, June 24 -- A bomb attack in southern Lebanon killed six U.N. peacekeepers Sunday, the first fatalities among the U.N. force since it was reinforced after the war last summer between Israel and Hezbollah guerrillas.


In one month, Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney brought in a hefty $1.4 million-plus from donors to his Web site.


An analysis shows that the bulk of them come from countries allied with the US.


Peterson Penalty Deliberations to Resume

The fact that jurors did not immediately return a sentence recommendation for Scott Peterson bodes well for the man convicted of murdering his wife and her fetus, legal observers said.


UPDATE 1-YUKOS vows to seek damages, place ads globally

Bankrupt Russian oil major YUKOS (YUKO.RTS: Quote, Profile, Research) on Tuesday said it would place ads in newspapers worldwide declaring its intention to seek damages of over $20 billion from parties involved in the sale of


Court Throws the Book at Copycat Romance Author

A young Chinese author, whose love stories are adored by teenagers, has been ordered to pay 200,000 yuan ($24,170) along with his publisher for plagiarizing another book, Xinhua news agency said on Wednesday.


Health Officials May Report Another West Nile Death

LOS ANGELES -- Health officials plan to announce Monday whether the death of a 62-year-old Claremont, Calif., man was the fourth in Los Angeles County known to have been caused by West Nile virus.


Livorno, 20:32 - CALCIO, TERZO TEMPO; BALLERI: NEDVED CI HA DETTO ANDATE IN B

Il capitano del Livorno, David Balleri, vuole chiudere la polemica sul terzo tempo nata dopo la disc...


Panel withdraws union rights from some workers

A U.S. labor panel ruling on Tuesday expanded the number of employees who can be considered supervisors -- a decision opponents said would strip millions of American workers of their rights to join a union.


Pinch-hitters Kenny Lofton and Frank Catalanotto singled off the gloves of diving Cubs outfielders in the bottom of the ninth inning, producing the winning run in the Texas Rangers' 6-5 victory over Chicago on Thursday.


Tar Heels Breeze Past Hawkeyes for Maui Title

The junior point guard ran the offense as he always does, defended the opponent's best backcourt player as he always does and even threw in a couple of highlight-tape moves in the 11th-ranked Tar Heels' 106-92 victory over Iowa last night in Lahaina


The breakaway region of Trans-Dniester goes to the polls in a referendum that may decide its future.


That's the hardest part of cleaning a room at the Renaissance Mayflower hotel in downtown Washington, where she is a housekeeper, so she does it first.


It's the standard post-Super Bowl question, with a twist.


By Greeley Tribune, Colo.  Jun. 23--Greeley and Weld County received several million dollars this year from special funding requests by U.S. Rep. Marilyn Musgrave, R-Colo.


No street signs. No crosswalks. No accidents. Surprise: Making driving seem more dangerous could make it safer. By Tom McNichol from Wired magazine.


The Education Department has alerted school leaders nationwide to watch for people spying on their buildings as a possible sign of a higher terrorist threat.


Senior diplomats from the United States and China launched a broad dialogue Wednesday that could touch on a range of issues from Beijing's military build-up to its human rights record and help in ending the Darfur conflict.


Cisco Announces Agreement to Acquire Reactivity

Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) today announced a definitive agreement to acquire privately held Reactivity, Inc. of Redwood City, California. Reactivity is a leading XML (eXtensible Markup Language) gateway provider for organizations ranging from commercial enterprises to the Global 500.


A grandson and a former son-in-law of Florida State football coach Bobby Bowden were killed when their car was hit a by a utility truck that was helping to restore power outages caused by Hurricane Frances.


London Mayor Calls Jewish Reporter 'War Criminal'

London's outspoken Mayor Ken Livingstone refused to apologize Friday for comparing a Jewish newspaper reporter to a war criminal and concentration camp guard, despite complaints from Britain's main Jewish group.


No Holiday Cheer for Band Aid and iTunes

Apple's iTunes Music Store is causing a bit of a stir by refusing to sell the charity Band Aid song "Do They Know It's Christmas?


A large piece of space shuttle Columbia debris was found recently in southeast Texas, a NASA official said. The 6-foot-long piece of the crew compartment was discovered two weeks ago


Israeli leaders said Friday that they hoped to take action after President Bushâs visit to the region next week.


Nintendo says sells 600,000 consoles in 8 days

Nintendo Co. Ltd. (7974.OS) sold  600,000 units of its new Wii video game console in the first  eight days after its release in the Americas, as the company  vies with rivals Sony Corp. (6758.T) and Microsoft Corp.   for gamers' hearts and wallets.


Rialzo superiore alle previsioni, il piu' forte in due anni


SP Mib +0,94%, positive anche Parigi e Francoforte


VIENNA -- The United States and most other nations at a meeting of the UN atomic watchdog agency agreed yesterday on a resolution meant to curb Iran's access to technology that could be used for nuclear weapons, and indirectly set a deadline for Tehran to meet their demands.


Green, Kolzig lead Capitals past Rangers

Mike Green scored a power-play goal 23 seconds into overtime, Olie Kolzig stopped 31 shots in his 700th career game and the Washington Capitals regained first place in the Southeast Division with a 3-2 victory over the New York Rangers on Sunday.


Australia sets world short course record in 400 medley relay

Australia set a world record in winning the 400-metre medley relay at the short course world championships on Saturday night. Sophie Edington, Brooke Hanson, Jessica Schipper and Lisbeth


'Grosso oggetto di metallo' usato come ariete contro polizia


Hordes of voters register in a dozen states

Election offices were flooded with new voters in a dozen states Monday as registration deadlines offered a glimpse of what the nation might see a month from now.


Bush writes Gaddafi, backs U.S.-Libya ties: news agency

U.S. President George W. Bush has written Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi saying Washington wants to strengthen ties with Libya, Libyan news agency Jana reported.


Playing catch-up? Late starters can still make a million.


Palestinians to Deploy Forces to Halt Attacks

Palestinian security forces will deploy to  the Gaza Strip's borders with Israel within days to enforce  President Mahmoud Abbas's order to halt militant attacks, their  top commander said on Wednesday.


Brian Moon's Blog: MySQL native driver for PHP

In a recent post Brian Moon points out an advancement in something he's very excited about - the MySQL native driver for PHP.   I have been excited about the MySQL native drive (mysqlnd) since I first heard about it.  They are looking for testers now.   Brian also includes comments about the fact that the driver was originally intended for use in PHP6 and how some people have been talking about a back-port to PHP4 for those still hanging on.   Check out this post from Lukas Smith on the same subject with a bit more information on what the driver is and what it could mean for the PHP community as a whole.


Israel agrees to release Palestinian prisoners

Israel's cabinet agreed on Sunday to release 250 Palestinian prisoners in the latest attempt to strengthen Western-backed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas after Hamas's seizure of the Gaza Strip.


Libya says death sentences on five Bulgarian nurses convicted of spreading HIV could re-examined.


At Carnegie Hall, focusing on Berlin, with an accent on Weimar and the cityâs present-day vitality.


The clever, cruel and deadly methods insurgents are using to counteract the U.S.-led surge -- and the reasons their maneuvers are working


Kim Clijsters will not play again this year and maybe longer after picking up another wrist injury.


Alexandra Stevenson and Ashley Harkleroad were among eight women given U.S. Open wild cards Wednesday.


In Britain, A Respected, If Rowdy, Holiday Ritual

LONDON -- Just before midnight, the well-dressed, 25-year-old financial trader arrived by ambulance at the makeshift hospital tent pitched at a train station in central London. Blood oozed from his scalp, staining his elegant pink-striped shirt.


Actor Owen Wilson, who was hospitalized Aug. 26 after an apparent suicide attempt, is doing well and even making colleagues laugh, the director of his latest film said Monday.


Microsoft fixes date for desktop search tool

com October 22, 2004, 1:56 PM PT. This fourth priority's main focus has been enterprise directories as organizations spawn projects around identity infrastructure.


Melbourne, 09:41 - TENNIS, AUSTRALIAN OPEN: RISULTATI SINGOLARE MASCHILE

Risultati del terzo turno del singolare maschile dell'Australian Open: Marin Cilic (Cro)-Fernando Go...


Torino, 18:51 - CALCIO, SISSOKO: SONO VICINISSIMO ALLA JUVENTUS

Nonostante l'interesse del Valencia, il centrocampista del Liverpool, Mohamed Sissoko, sembra vicini...


Another big beta: Microsoft releases Windows Server Virtualization test

After a major delay in the early spring which threw off the development cycle of Windows Server 2008, a public beta -- as opposed to a technology preview -- is being released by Microsoft this morning.


Britain urges power-sharing after N.Ireland vote

Britain urged Northern Ireland's politicians on Friday to agree to share power after the main Protestant and Catholic parties strengthened their hold in an election viewed as a test of support for joint government.


The Tory front bench will have to declare any family members working for them, party leader David Cameron says.


Iraq Likely to Overshadow British Labor Party Conference

Britain's involvement in Iraq is likely to overshadow the annual conference of Prime Minister Tony Blair's Labor Party, despite the British leader's efforts to shift the focus to domestic issues.


Aumento clienti banda larga e nuovi contratti servizi rete


Karzai ahead in poll, violence continues

Interim President Hamid Karzai held a strong lead in Afghanistan's presidential poll as the number of ballots counted passed the one million mark Monday.


Cheney Defends US Handling of Iraq Explosives

Vice President Dick Cheney accused Sen. John Kerry on Tuesday of being an "arm-chair general" and defended the Bush administration's handling of weapons sites in


Ferito anche un bandito. E' successo in provincia di PalermoI militari stavano controllando un campo di canapa indiana                                             Finanziere ferito in un conflitto a fuoco mentre sorvegliava un raccolto di hashish


Three-year-old Caroline wanted nothing to do with her cardiologist.


The telescopeâs 34-foot-wide mirror, one of the largest in the world, is designed to take advantage of pristine skies over the northern Atlantic islands.


Mexican President-Elect Picks Hard-Line Interior Minister

MEXICO CITY, Nov. 28 -- Mexican President-elect Felipe CalderÃÂ³n named a hard-line conservative as interior minister Tuesday, and lawmakers slapped and pushed one another in a deepening political crisis three days before CalderÃÂ³n takes power.


Town ditches traffic lights to cut accidents

A town council in Germany has decided  the best way of improving road safety is to remove all traffic  lights and stop signs downtown.


Three Egyptian policemen are jailed for torturing a prisoner and parading him in public in women's underclothes.


William Baldwin has  joined ABC's drama pilot "Dirty Sexy Money."


Kurdish Director, Stuck Between Iraq and Iran

Bahman Ghobadi, the international face of Kurdish cinema, works in countries that are less than accommodating.


Pakistani Shiite Mosque Bombing Kills 19, Injures 50

At least 19 people were killed and about 50 were injured in the bombing of a Shiite mosque in Pakistan's northeastern city of Sialkot, police said.


Chad Kilger and Darcy Tucker each scored two goals and Andrew Raycroft made 34 saves for his first shutout with Toronto, leading the Maple Leafs to a 5-0 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Thursday night.


Le immatricolazioni italiane segnano un +8%Il Lingotto si ritaglia una quota di mercato del 7,9%                                            Europa, cresce il mercato del'auto L'Italia e la Fiat fanno da traino


The Berlin zoo's polar bear, Knut Â who garnered worldwide fame by being hand-raised by his keepers from a pint-sized fluffball to adulthood Â now has company.


The parents of a boy who apparently killed himself fear media coverage could prompt others to copy him.


The dollar dropped to within half a cent of this week's record low against the euro and hit 7-1/2-month lows on the yen on Friday as traders took the view that world finance


U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said Iraq was in the grip of civil war as U.S. and Iraqi forces attacked insurgent bases in a bid to shore up the authority of a government itself riven by factional rivalries.


After having his 2003 season shortened by a shoulder injury, Raiders quarterback Rich Gannon will miss at least six weeks with a broken vertebra in his neck.


Lebanon's showdown set for lengthy battle of wills

Lebanon's political crisis showed no sign of easing on Sunday, with the pro-Syrian opposition pressing its protest campaign to topple the Western-backed government.


Red Hat taps Netscape to broaden its landscape

Linux seller plans to release Netscape Enterprise Suite as open-source software in a bid to expand beyond its core product.


U.S. officials in Iraq will use lessons from last year's bombing of a Shiite shrine to try to contain a new wave of violence following a new bombing of the mosque, the White House said Wednesday.


Novavax Will Leave Malvern to Go Back to Md. After 2 Years: Pa. Will Ask the Firm to Return $400,000 Because It Didn't Create at Least 95 Jobs

By Linda Loyd, The Philadelphia Inquirer  Dec. 14--Just two years after Novavax Inc. relocated its corporate headquarters from Columbia, Md., to Malvern, the vaccine developer announced yesterday that it was moving back to Maryland.


The Global Oil Industry, From Drill to Gas Pump

Lisa Margonelli will discuss her new book, "Oil on the Brain: Adventures from the Pump to the Pipeline," which tells stories along the petroleum trade route, from an Iranian oil platform to a New York trading floor to the station down the block.


Richieste partiti su 'tesoretto' peggiorerebbero conti


An Egyptian woman dies of bird flu, bringing the number of confirmed deaths from the virus in Egypt to 18.


Movie Review | 'Alvin and the Chipmunks': Familiar Faces With a Digital Makeover

Hollywood continues its tired milking of old television properties with âAlvin and the Chipmunks,â a slick updating of the musical-cartoon franchise.


Blog: It's only a 2.5-inch prototype, but it's a first


UNC gets back on track with rout of Wake

North Carolina celebrated two of its national championship teams on Saturday. Then the current Tar Heels showed they might be capable of winning a title of their own.


Lo rende noto l'Ufficio Federale di Statistica


The U.S. military on Sunday announced the arrest of a suspect in the killing of a sheik who spearheaded the U.S.-backed Sunni revolt against al-Qaida in Iraq, even as the terror network launched a campaign of violence during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.


Columbia Pictures announces Memoirs of a Geisha cast

Columbia Pictures announced the cast for its feature film adaptation of Memoirs of a Geisha, which will be directed by Rob Marshall (Chicago).


Lukewarm Applause for Stone's Castro Doc

The world premiere of Oliver Stone's follow-up documentary on Cuban President Fidel Castro met timid applause from a half-full house at the San Sebastian International Film Festival on Saturday.


Steinhauer wins 3rd Women's British Open

Sherri Steinhauer shot an even-par 72 Sunday to win the Women's British Open for the third time, and the first since the tournament became a major.


The Redmond, Wash.-based software giant today announced a year-long pilot program to start shipping the Windows XP Starter Edition to India in early 2005.


England primed for unsettled New Zealand

With New Zealand cricket facing further upheaval England have completed a smooth build up to an international series which starts here Tuesday with the first of two Twenty20 fixtures.


WASHINGTON - The Food and Drug Administration is unlikely to clear influenza vaccine made by Chiron Corp. as safe for Americans to use this flu season, Dr...


Monster Hurricane Ivan Rips Jamaica, Aims at Cuba

Hurricane Ivan, one of the most powerful storms to batter the Caribbean, killed at least 16 people in Jamaica, where it wrecked houses and washed away roads on


Microsoft's latest and supposedly greatest operating system, Vista, appears to be falling fall short of sales goals, but CEO Steve Ballmer says it's all in how you interpret the info. In Game|Life.


Who needs an Oscar? Amy Ryan already is a winner

She may be one of this year's most  unlikely Oscar nominees, and because of that, Amy Ryan believes  she already is a winner even if she fails to take home the  coveted award as best supporting actress in "Gone Baby Gone."


Lo sbarco prosegue con anfibi Maro' del Reggimento san Marco


European retirees creating a boom market for Thai property

Veteran Swedish hotelier Sven Wermelin has travelled across Europe and Asia for his career, but also in search of a place to spend his retirement.


The industrial conglomerate agreed to buy Trane, the air-conditioning company that is the successor to American Standard, for $10.1 billion.


WISELY restricting himself to kicking the ball rather than the opposition, Ruud van Nistelrooy last night scored four times, taking his team to the verge of the knockout phase of the Champions League.


Pauline and Jeffrey Eadie, of Cleveland, had gathered the family together to watch home movies of their two older children as babies. In one movie, Jack, now 5, was looking skeptically at his then-newborn sister, now 3. "In the video, I was saying, 'Jack, go to the baby, go hug her,'" says Pauline. "And then at some point I said, 'Go kiss Emma.'"


Buccaneers' Simms Doubtful for Next Game

Chris Simms' first NFL start lasted 19 plays, and it may be a while before he plays again for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.


Chief Justice John Roberts urged Congress to raise the pay of federal judges in a year-end report that emphasized improving communications with Capitol Hill and the White House.


Pakistan's Musharraf Says Won't Quit as Army Chief

Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf  has said he will stay on as army chief, reneging on a pledge to  quit the powerful post by the end of the year.


Spielman Defends Decisions With Dolphins

Miami Dolphins general manager Rick Spielman watches home games from the owner's box, which would be the best seat in the house if the team was better.


Curious America awaits "Posh Spice" phenomenon

The talk shows are booked, the $22 million mansion is decorated, the paparazzi are primed and Victoria Beckham says she's "really, really excited" about moving to Los Angeles.


Whirlpool posts lower fourth-quarter net earnings

Whirlpool Corp.  on Wednesday  posted lower fourth-quarter net earnings after a loss from  discontinued operations tied to assets acquired when it bought  Maytag last year.


Afghansâ rocky road to historic elections

KALAKAN, Afghanistan There were toothless old men, turbaned and gray-bearded, and young men not yet old enough to shave. There were mullahs and mujahedeen, and the presidential candidate's 3-year-old son.


Rebels said to hold 22 health workers in Darfur amid search for 8 others

The Sudanese government rebels in Darfur had kidnapped 22 health workers in the strife-torn region, as the search continued for eight other missing Sudanese nationals working for international aid groups.


The word "gaming" is making its way onto the whiteboards of advertising conference rooms on a regular basis these days. As a proponent of this industry's viability as a communication platform for brands, I think that's great progress. We've collectively woken up to the fact that pimple-faced teenagers are not the only ones playing games (for those of you not in the know, these guys aren't even the typical game consumers anymore, nor have they been for quite a few years now).


French President Nicolas Sarkozy's party vows to press ahead with reforms despite losing seats in parliament.


Report: Parmalat Founder Trusted 'Genius'

The founder and former CEO of Parmalat said he was aware of his group's financial difficulties, but not of the real situation of its balance sheet, a newspaper reported Sunday.


EU Proposes Aid to Poor Nations With Drugs

The European Union's head office proposed new regulations Friday to allow the export of cheap copies of patented drugs to poor nations fighting AIDS and other killer diseases.


HP unveils cheaper, faster, smaller mono printers

Hewlett Packard has introduced a new range of smaller, quicker and cheaper mono printers targeted at the home, SME and enterprise markets.


England boss David Morgan insists he will have "a clear conscience" when he leads Michael Vaughan and his team into Zimbabwe next week.


Brief: MySpace tactics raise researcher's ire

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Recent winners of the Nobel Memorial Prize in economics, and their research, according to the Nobel Foundation:


The International Atomic Energy Agency will conduct a second round of inspections at South Korea's nuclear facilities next week, government officials in Seoul said Wednesday.


Tighter Border Delays Re-entry by U.S. Citizens

After decades of being waved through, Americans returning from Mexico are increasingly being checked like foreigners, extending wait times by hours.


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Ty Law has been paid a $106,000 workout bonus by the Patriots, according to his agent, Carl Poston , though he again chose not to participate in the team's offseason conditioning program, instead working out with noted track coach Bob Kersee .


Envoys arrive in China for N.Korea talks

Top negotiators from the United States and South Korea flew into Beijing Monday for meetings to set a date for renewed talks on North Korea's nuclear disarmament.


Federal health authorities plan to supply California with at least half the doses the state government ordered from Chiron Corp., the East Bay company whose factory in England was shut down by British drug regulators last week.


Western Digital's 'crippleware': Some lessons from history

The panic that wasn't Seven years ago, The Register broke what became the biggest DRM story of all time. It described a plot that took place in obscure committee rooms that was quite cunning in its insidiousness. Had it succeeded and been implemented, it would have seen the demise of the open personal computer platform - without anyone realising it. For the first time, many of us became fully aware of the consequences of a locked-down PC.â¦


Explore the personal libraries of successful chief executives and discover what makes them think, not compete.


An apartment building fire killed three people, and authorities said Sunday they were investigating the blaze as a possible case of arson.


Napoli, 21:41 - CALCIO, NAPOLI: VENDUTI 8 MILA BIGLIETTI PER LA SAMPDORIA

Procede bene la prevendita per Napoli-Sampdoria di domenica. A sei giorni dal match contro i doriani...


October Trade Gap a Record, Up 9% in Month

The trade deficit hit another record high in October, with imports outpacing exports by $55.46 billion. The 9 percent increase from September was higher than expected


A power failure stops Scotland's friendly with Spain, with the score at 1-1.


Top U.S. phone company AT&T Inc.  on Tuesday said its profit and revenue rose, helped by strong growth in its wireless business and its acquisition of BellSouth.


Lodger's Tax Won't Be Allotted for Basketball Tournament

By Kevin Wilson, Clovis News Journal, N.M.  Dec. 8--Clovis City Commissioners have decided not to play ball with Gus Macker for 2007.


Bomb Found in Town Near Berlusconi Villa

ROME -- Police defused a bomb in a town near Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's villa on the island of Sardinia on Wednesday shortly after British Prime Minister Tony Blair finished a visit there with the Italian leader.


U.S. Tests Plan for Speeding Airport Security Checks

The U.S. government has enrolled  10,000 travelers nationwide to test a program for speeding  passengers through airport security checkpoints, Homeland  Security Secretary Tom Ridge said on Friday.


Moore, Others Wouldn't Mind Being Out of Position for O's

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Feb. 16 -- Scott Moore's only extended professional experience in the outfield came at Class AAA Iowa, where he played about 20 games as a Chicago Cubs farmhand. But on Saturday, Moore could be found fighting the South Florida sunshine and shagging fly balls during batting ...


L'uomo, di Colleferro, era in un casolare vicino Zagarolo


Richiesta di giudizio riguarda tra gli altri Nicolo' Pollari


ROME -- Defending Giro d'Italia champion Ivan Basso should be banned from cycling for 21 months because of his involvement in the Spanish doping scandal, Italian Olympic Committee prosecutors recommended Friday.


E annuncia di voler proseguire comunque con le riforme


Conferees back bill to resolve trade row

A major rewrite of corporate tax law that would end a trade dispute with Europe won congressional negotiators' backing yesterday after House Republicans beat back efforts to increase tobacco regulation.


The price of crude oil hit another record high yesterday, capping a wild week on Wall Street, punctuated by widespread rumors and violent market swings.


OPEC oil producers are unlikely to change output quotas at their December 10 ministerial meeting and have no need yet to rein in a supply surge that has begun to ease record prices, Nigeria's top oil official said on Saturday.


Digital album packaging should improve in '08

DENVER (Billboard) - There is a reason people still buy CDs  more than they do digital albums. Actually there are several,  but viruses that come along with music via peer-to-peer sites  (P2P) and a concern over digital rights management (DRM) aren't  the only culprits.


October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and the Jamaica Cancer Society will be intensifying its efforts to increase the level of awareness among women about the disease.


NBA takes hard stance, other need to follow suit

The most shocking thing about the NBA melee that occurred last weekend is that it didn't happen sooner. Or that it wasn't worse.


Reporterâs Notebook: Villone Allegations Difficult to Process

The allegations that the player Ron Villone was caught up in the use of human growth hormone are hard to connect with Ron Villone, the man we know.


In a season in which the University of Massachusetts has flirted with the possibility of an NCAA Tournament appearance, the Minutemen continue to look ahead to their seeding in the Atlantic 10 tournament as the opportunity for an at-large bid dwindles.


Great Firewall of China Faces Online Rebels

The Chinese governmentâs censorship of Web sites with no discernible political content has fostered a backlash.


Jerusalem - A candidate for next month's Palestinian presidential election, Mustafa Barghuti, was arrested on Monday by Israeli police while campaigning in Jerusalem's Old City, his spokesperson told AFP.


House Panel Urges NASA for More Open Communication

Discrepancies between an independent review of NASA's astronaut healthcare system and an in-house survey prompted lawmakers Thursday to urge more open communications among the U.S. space agency's ranks.


Greek Drugs Embarrassment Overshadows Phelps

Greece was rocked by the threat of being  stripped of an Athens Games medal and the host nation's team  manager offered to quit Friday, as doping overshadowed Michael  Phelps' drive to be Olympic swimming's top medal winner.


Genetic mutations raise heart rhythm problem risk

Two genetic mutations have been identified that increase the risk of a common heart rhythm problem linked to stroke, according to researchers who have developed a test to identify people who have them.


Seattle -- The only thing Bellevue (Wash.) High football coach Butch Goncharoff guaranteed heading into his team's much-anticipated showdown with De La Salle was that intimidation wouldn't be a factor.


Tony Blair's keynote speech to the Labour party conference in Brighton was twice interrupted today. The first interruption came from a lone protester against the war in Iraq, while the second was from pro-hunt demonstrators.


Boston Hopes to Make Believers Out of Skeptics

The Boston Red Sox created history, now  they will try to make believers out of skeptics as baseball's  perennial also-rans take on the St. Louis Cardinals in a bid to  earn their first World Series title since 1918.


California court bars unmasking of Web critic

A California appeals court on  Wednesday said an anonymous Internet poster does not have to  reveal his identity after being sued for making "scathing  verbal attacks" against executives at a Florida company on a  Yahoo! Inc message board.


Golf finally joined other major sports Thursday when its leading organizations announced an anti-doping policy that will begin in 2008.


A Windows-based Safari Web browser opens a new front in Apple's rivalry with Microsoft.


Former Harvard forward John Weisbrod , who earlier this year tossed his hat in the ring for consideration when the Bruins were searching for a general manager, has joined the Boston staff as a professional scout.


Countrywide Financial Corp , the largest U.S. mortgage lender, plans to cut 10,000 to 12,000 jobs to cope with weakened housing demand, rising foreclosures, and tightening credit markets.


Il ministro degli Esteri sarÃ  in Medio Oriente il 7 ed 8 settembreIl segretario delle Nazioni Unite a Damasco ha incontrato il presidente Assad                                                  M.O., nuova missione di D'Alema Annan: "La Siria appoggia l'Onu"                                                                                Giunti sulle coste di Tiro i primi militari italiani, dalle 8 lo sbarco del contingentePeres a Cernobbio: "Per le forze europee non vedo difficoltÃ  immediate"


Brokaw to sign off and say goodbye tonight

After nearly 23 years at the anchor desk, Tom Brokaw will sign off for good at the end of NBC Nightly News Wednesday night. Hours before then, however, he got choked up during an appearance on The Today Show Wednesday morning.


Rutelli: 'organo consultivo, avra' obiettivi ambiziosi'


The antitrust settlement between MicrosoftÂ and the Computer and Communications Industry Association (CCIA) announced earlier this month included a payment of $9.75 million to the CCIA's president, according to a report published Wednesday.


Pakistan, Afghans aim to eradicate polio on border

TORKHAM, Pakistan-Afghan Border  - Shrugging off the danger of militant violence, Pakistan and Afghanistan on Tuesday launched a drive to eradicate polio from the rugged tribal lands on both sides of their border.


Lawrence Summers stood by comments he made suggesting that gender differences may explain why fewer women succeed in science and math careers.


A member of the Chafee family has represented Rhode Island in the Senate for three decades. Sen. Lincoln Chafee and his father were traditional New England Republicans — fiscally conservative and social moderates.


The $14 million Breeders' Cup at Lone Star Park today shapes up like a "Texas shootout," according to the Daily Racing Form.


Le reti Rai vincono il prime time con oltre 6 mln spettatori


It's time for mandatory recertification for Canadian doctors

Medical training takes a lot of schooling: Years of academic learning in med school; a period of internship, in which students train in a number of areas; and residency, where students do on-the-job training in a chosen field.


Gunners keeper Almunia eyes England switch

Spanish goalkeeper Manuel Almunia has refused to rule out switching his national colours to England.


Britain's Ben Ainslie, in the Finn, and Nick Rogers and Joe Glanfield, in the 470, extend their leads.


Politicians on MySpace: Some Keep Sites Personal; Others Blatantly Stump

By Josh Brodesky, The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson  Sep. 6--Search Myspace.com and you can learn that state Rep. Tom Prezelski is friends with a number of Tucson's hip bands and has been struggling to find time to hike this summer.   His fellow District 29 incumbent, Rep.


Japan's Nikkei share average slipped 0.58  percent on Monday morning after a weak U.S. jobs report kept  the dollar near a five-year low against the yen, hurting the  shares of Japanese exporters.


Sen. Evan Bayh on Saturday ended his White House bid while 2004 vice presidential nominee John Edwards finalized plans to get in, fast-paced jockeying in a Democratic race under the shadow of two unannounced candidates.


Act on accessibility now, before it hurts

You could be next in the firing line Comment There are two cases, that I am aware of, moving through the courts in the US relating to accessibility of IT solutions.â¦


Finnish president sees closer transatlantic cooperation

Tarja Halonen, the president of Finland, said in a speech on Thursday that the European Union and the United States should intensify their economic cooperation in order to boost growth on both sides of the ... via Newsroom Finland


Rarely have the Red Sox made a more ceremonial roster move than the one they made yesterday in activating Ellis Burks from the disabled list. The move gave Burks and Sox fans a chance to bid each other farewell before he retires after the season. Burks, 40, launched his prolific, 17-year career in the majors with the Sox in 1987.


A slowdown in U.S. economic growth during the second quarter of the year was not as sharp as previously thought, the Commerce Department reported on Wednesday, partly because businesses built up inventories at the strongest rate in four years.


Moller touts flying-saucer hovercar, again

Skycar - it blows Here at the Reg, a lot of us tech fancier Vultures are flying-car friendly. We want our personal aerial ride and we want it now. But we're getting a bit tired of Dr. Paul Moller and the way people keep breathlessly writing him up. (Even the Reg has fallen into his trap on occasion.)â¦


N.Ireland's troubled past is now a must-see for tourists

"Over there is the Protestant area. And there, behind the wall in the middle of the road are the Catholics," says Alan Hoy with a smile as he tells tales of Belfast's hardest working-class areas.


Former Brocade CEO Sentenced in Backdating Case

Former CEO Gregory Reyes was handed 21 months in prison and a $15 million fine for fraud in Brocade backdating scandal.


BUCHAREST: Romanians voted for a new president on Sunday with fighting corruption and joining the EU the main themes in a run-off round pitting Prime Minister Adrian Nastase against Bucharest Mayor Traian Basescu.


VERSAILLES, France  - British designer John Galliano marked his 10th year at the creative helm of iconic fashion house Dior with an extravagant autumn/winter show in Versailles Palace inspired by Impressionist and Modern painters.


The five permanent U.N. Security Council members and Germany likely will consider restrictions on trade and arms for Iran when they meet Monday to discuss new ways to pressure Tehran to suspend parts of its nuclear program.


Microsoft Considers Opening Up Access to Windows Forms

Ziff Davis - Although there are no dates or delivery mechanisms specified yet, Microsoft is considering how and if it should 'open source' more of its technology.


Nomar Garciaparra's two-run homer in the 10th inning lifted the Los Angeles Dodgers, who hit four consecutive homers in the bottom of the ninth to tie the game, to an 11-10 victory over the San Diego Padres on Monday night.


When âThe Darjeeling Limitedâ is released nationwide on Friday, moviegoers will first see a short film, âHotel Chevalier,â which the studio hopes will boost ticket sales.


Trade agreement could help delete counterfeit chips

Companies are already reporting losses from counterfeit chips, so cracking down on piracy and counterfeiting will ensure both reliable electronics and more savings, analysts said.


This is supposed to be a make-or-break week in the conduct of the Iraq War. But politically, it's looking a lot like 2006 all over again.


Real Madrid rises to third after defeating Getafe 2-0

Michael Owen continued his goal-scoring run as Real Madrid beat Primera Liga newcomers Getafe 2-0 at Bernabeu Stadium Sunday to rise to third in the Spanish standings.


Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga on Sunday rejected an offer to form a unity government from his foe, saying he wanted mediation following an electoral dispute that has sparked deadly ethnic violence.


N.Korea may hold another missile test: media

North Korea may be preparing for another   missile test, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported on   Sunday, but a government official in Seoul discounted the   report.


Scandalo nell'esercito israeliano dopo la denuncia-chocdi una donna: "Il mio colonnello mi ha violentato per mesi"                                                  Soldatessa accusa il capo "Ha fatto di me una schiava"


CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Rain or shine, the St. Louis Cardinals' offence is always ready to flex its muscle. The Cards displayed this fact for the second straight game in the National League Championship series


The European Parliament in Brussels approved a new team of EU commissioners Thursday with 66 percent of members in favor, the BBC reported.


Firefighters in California battle to stem fires that have scorched hundreds of homes as rain eases Alaskan fires.


Partite da Orio le italiane disperse in Egitto

Sono partite lunedÃ¬ scorso in aereo dallo scalo di Orio al Serio le due giovani sorelle italiane, Sabrina e Jessica Rinaudo, che risultano disperse dopo l'attentato all'hotel Hilton di Taba, in Egitto. Lo


Aberdeen raises $330 mln for US bond fund

Britain's Aberdeen Asset Management (ADN.L: Quote, Profile, Research) has raised $330 million for a new closed-end bond fund which will significantly raise the firm's presence in the US investment market, the firm said on Friday


The last time top-ranked Illinois got off to this fast a start, it reached the Final Four. Luther Head scored 18 points and shot 5-for-9 from 3-point range to lead the Illini


AT&T Posts $7.12 Billion Loss for the 3Q

AT&T Corp. swung to a third-quarter loss of $7.12 billion due to huge charges from the company's retreat from traditional telephone services, which included at least 7,500 more job cuts and a writedown in the value of the company's long-distance network.


A Carugate nel Milanese, colpita anche una guardia giurata


The best technology is often invisible because it's working efficiently in the background. Fun technology, however, is usually the stuff you can touch and feel. And when it talks and twirls, that's even better.


Celtic, Rangers and Motherwell aim to bounce back on Boxing Day after dropping points at the top of the Scottish Premier League.


A bomb blast outside a store in Istanbul wounded 14 people on Sunday, Turkish police said, amid increased worries about Kurdish separatist violence.


Organizzatore kermesse, era un gruppo organizzato


When Santa's in town, the sector jingles.


Native Americans Celebrate New U.S. Indian Museum

Thousands of native Americans --  some in buckskin and feathers, others in T-shirts and jeans --  joined a ceremonial procession on Tuesday to celebrate the  opening of the Museum of the American Indian.


Champions Chelsea go eight points behind leaders Manchester United as Arsenal come away from Stamford Bridge with a draw.


Jubilant ethnic Albanians in Kosovo pour onto the streets, ahead of an expected declaration of independence.


U.S. warns Iran to stop aiding Iraqi insurgents

Iran is supplying Iraqi insurgents with weapons technology used to kill American troops, a senior U.S. diplomat said on Wednesday, sending another warning to Iran against interfering in Iraq.


Ailing supermarket chain Kwik Save goes into administration, closing more than 90 stores.


Mibtel +0,18% e SP/Mib +0,2%, bene le europee


At Photokina, the biennial German imaging trade show, lots of camera makers are showing off their goods.


Joe Torre may not have slept well on Sunday night after watching his team lose Game 4 of the American League Championship Series, but it wasn't because he was up second


Dell is to certify and pre-install Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 on select Dell PowerEdge servers worldwide, the system vendor announced today.


Rumsfeld tours Black Sea base with eye to possible future US presence

US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld inspected a Black Sea air base used by US troops for the invasion of Iraq ( news - web sites ), eyeing it as a possible hub in a new network of bases stretching from Europe ...


Some 12.8 million UK viewers watch Paula Radcliffe attempt to run the Olympic 10,000m, unofficial figures show.


LONDON: Malaysian politician Anwar Ibrahim said in an interview published yesterday he planned to return to politics if he wins his fight to clear his criminal record.


Si tratta del ribasso piu' forte negli ultimi cinque anni


Gunmen shot dead five people in two separate attacks in the lawless Somali capital in an escalation of killings ahead of the planned deployment of African Union peacekeepers.


Top-ranked Madison Park clears its hurdle perfectly

It's almost time for Madison Park to exhale. Having overcome every obstacle in their path this winter, the top-ranked Cardinals' boys' basketball team remained undefeated last night with a 74-64 win over Boston City archrival Charlestown -- leaving just one nonleague game between them and a perfect season.


Congressman to Comcast: Stop interfering with BitTorrent

In interview with CNET, Rep. Rick Boucher becomes the first U.S. politician to take a public stance against cable giant's blocking of BitTorrent file sharing.


Senator Bill Frist physicianÂs demeanor was not always suited to the black art of Senate wheeling and dealing.


The Donetsk regional council on Thursday cancelled its decision of November 28 calling for a local consultative referendum on turning Ukraine into a federation.


Torino, 20:32 - MOTOGP, MONTEZEMOLO: SPONSORIZZAZIONE ROSSI NON LONTANA

La sponsorizzazione Fiat per la Yamahan Motogp e Valentino Rossi potrebbe arrivare in "tempi non lon...


This supercomputer deal is about more than speed.


Pulling the plug Cut-rate internet host UK2.net has become the subject of a hacking attack, leaving customers temporarily unable to access their email.â¦


Srinagar-Muzaffarabad bus service could hit a roadblock :-

India's proposal to start a bus service between Srinagar and Muzaffarabad could hit a roadblock, as Pakistan is unwilling to compromise on the travel documentation.


SPORTS-MIGRATION:  Wanted - Talented Foreign Athletes

LISBON, Aug 26 (IPS) - Any anonymous foreign national seeking a better  life  in the European Union (EU) endures nightmarish situations  just to obtain a  temporary residency permit. But if they show  great talent in sports, the  barriers disappear as if by magic.


Search Engine Market Data from Enquisite Traffic is controversial. With so much riding on market share and momentum, web traffic has become highly politicized. One recent example of that was when Hitwise issued a press release that MySpace had surpassed Yahoo! Mail as the most visited US domain online. This drew a prompt response from Yahoo!, [...]


Yahoo Inc. plans to start selling Internet domain names Tuesday as part of its expanding services for small businesses.


Three Japanese men died when their small plane crashed into a tank full of raw sewage in California, an employee at the flight school that operated the aircraft said on Tuesday.


Diabetic smokers at risk for too-low blood sugar

NEW YORK  - People with type 1 diabetes who smoke are more than twice as likely to have an episode of severe hypoglycemia, or very low blood sugar, as those who have never smoked, according to a new study.


Mideast lull presents new chance for peace

It has been almost a month since Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's death and, as many had hoped, there are already some hopeful signs that his passing could lead to renewed peace initiatives between Israel and the Palestinians.


Dutchman Wins 100m Freestyle; U.S. Women Grab Relay Gold

Pieter van den Hoogenband won the men's  100 meters freestyle at the Athens Olympics on Wednesday to  become just the third man to win swimming's premier race on two  occasions.


106 million Windows XP SP2's distributed

Microsoft says it has distributed about 106 million copies of its major security update for the Windows XP operating system. Microsoft completed work on the update, called Service Pack 2, more than two months ago.


Spain's prime minister has told a parliamentary commission investigating the Madrid train bombings that Islamic terrorism was exclusively responsible.


Fresh off his abrupt firing as PeopleSoft Inc.'s chief executive, an uncharacteristically subdued Craig Conway went to court yesterday to defend his caustic attacks against Oracle Corp.'s $7.7 billion takeover bid.


SIRIUS Satellite Radio to Announce 2006 Financial and Operating Results on February 27

NEW YORK, Feb. 12  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SIRIUS Satellite Radio  today announced that it plans to release 2006 financial and operating results on February 27, 2007.


H.P.Âs Ex-Leader Makes First Court Appearance

Patricia Dunn was charged in connection with an illegal spying operation.


Buenos Aires, 18:46 - TENNIS, COPPA DAVIS: ARGENTINA-GRAN BRETAGNA 2-0

L'Argentina conduce 2-0 sulla Gran Bretagna nella sfida valida per il primo turno di Coppa Davis. Ne...


The New York Yankees got out of town without another loss. But they didn't get a victory, either, because their game against the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday night was suspended by rain.


Head of Christian Party Abducted in Iraq: Arabiya TV

Kidnappers have abducted the head of a Christian party in Iraq and are demanding the withdrawal of U.S. troops, Al Arabiya television reported on Monday.


Private equity ready to target big miners: report

Private equity corporate raiders who have so far sidestepped the mining sector despite widespread consolidation, could soon reset their sights, global accounting and consulting firm Ernst & Young said on Wednesday.


Hamas releases tape of captured Israeli soldier

An Israeli soldier captured a year ago by militants from Gaza asked for medical treatment and urged Israel to release Palestinian prisoners, in an audio tape posted on the Internet on Monday.


Adventurer to open first Antarctic education base

Adventurer Robert Swan sets sail on a  polar expedition next week to launch what he says is the  world's first online education center in Antarctica that will  offer children a real-time glimpse of life on the ice.


Pakistan Says Holding Yemeni 'Qaeda Leader'

Pakistan has arrested a Yemeni  national who is an important figure in al Qaeda's new  leadership and another foreign national who is one of the  network's communications specialists, officials said on  Wednesday.


Youth Movement Underlies the Opposition in Ukraine

It began with a call from the center of the opposition movement's stage in Independence Square - Ukraine's officially defeated presidential candidate said Monday that demonstrators would build a tent city and ...


DealBook Blog: Shareholders Reject Cablevision Deal

The defeat of the Dolan familyâs $10.6 billion bid leaves Cablevision to continue as a stand-alone public company.


AUSTIN, Texas — The orbiting space telescope that just won't quit collecting gobs of celestial data well beyond its expected twilight is set for a major tune-up and upgrade, NASA scientists announced today here at a meeting of the American Astronomical Society.


New service to mine Internet for financial investing gems

An online service set for launch early next year will perpetually mine the Internet for gems useful to sophisticated financial investors, the company said.


The US Food and Drug Administration yesterday sought to distance itself from remarks by one of its top safety officials that raised concerns about key drugs made by Astrazeneca and Glaxo Smithkline.


Death permeates Grammy lifetime achievement awards

Music greats such as Joan Baez, The  Doors and The Grateful Dead won lifetime achievement awards on  Saturday, although many of those honored did not live long  enough to receive them.


La data esatta dopo decisioni della commissione scientifica


Sssh!! Russia's oldest theater hushes cell phones

Russia's oldest theater has installed  equipment to block mobile phone signals in a desperate attempt  to force patrons to stop taking calls during performances,  Itar-Tass news agency reported on Thursday.


Regimens: An Herbal Extract Eases Symptoms of Heart Failure

The herbal supplement hawthorn extract is effective in treating symptoms of chronic heart failure, new research suggests.


While it appeared that EU leaders were positive towards Turkey and its membership bid, Erdogan said that problems still remained, just one day before the blocâs leaders are to discuss setting a date for accession talks to begin.


And the Gerbe express rolls on. Boston College left wing Nathan Gerbe started the season decently (9 points in 11 games), but in the next six contests the junior racked up 20 points, including 11 goals. Last night, he added a goal and two assists against Vermont as the Eagles rolled to a 4-1 victory in front of 4,208 at ...


Consumer confidence declines for second straight month in ...

NEW YORK, September 28  - The US Consumer Confidence Index declined for the second consecutive month in September this year, primarily driven by the persisting deterioration in the consumers' outlook for the job market trends.


Offerta adeguata, con ritocco a rialzo 41 miliardi di euro


Montreal Expos await final word on move from MLB before making ...

MONTREAL (CP) - The Montreal Expos have circled on the road out of town so often, you can understand why players and team officials are taking word of their imminent move with a grain of salt.


Vikings WR Moss Fined $10,000 for 'Mooning' Crowd

NEW YORK (Sports Network) - The NFL came down on Minnesota  Vikings wide receiver Randy Moss Thursday, handing the  flamboyant player a $10,000 fine for his antics in last  weekend's playoff win at Green Bay.


French bank: Trader bet tens of billions

French bank Societe Generale said Friday that the rogue trader who cost the bank $7.14 billion had been trading with a far bigger pool Â tens of billions of dollars.


Indie coffeehouses tell Starbucks: bring on your free wi-fi

Starbucks' new conversion to free Wi-Fi for the sipping masses is great for consumers, but not particularly threatening to the smaller chains and indie coffeeshops already offering service on their own terms.


State officials are asking local health departments with flu vaccine to share 10 percent of it with other departments that have little or none because of the national shortage.


Bardot praises Slovenia's "new age" president

Brigitte Bardot, the French actress turned animal rights campaigner, has praised Slovenia's reclusive vegetarian President Janez Drnovsek, calling him a champion of environmentally friendly politics in Europe.


Floods death toll in Sichuan rises to 34

The death toll from heavy floods in Dazhou City of southwest China's Sichuan Province has risen to 34 with 38 missing, an official of the local flood control office announced here Monday.


Russia focuses on female Chechen passengers after twin plane crashes

Investigators on Saturday examined the remains of two women killed in simultaneous plane crashes that claimed 90 lives, as the Russian press concluded the pair were the perpetrators of the latest suicide attack by female Chechen extremists.


Dopo un bel primo tempo, i rossoneri calano nella ripresa

Roma, 29 set. (Apcom) - Partenza sprint del Milan che al 4' Ã¨ giÃ  pericoloso con KakÃ  che conclude di punta dal limite ma trova i pugni di Marshall. Quattro minuti dopo arriva la rete del vantaggio rossonero


IOC Pledges More Drug Tests to Get Cheats

The Olympic governing body on Sunday promised to escalate its anti-doping fight by increasing surprise out-of-competition drug tests and improving the quality of testing.


U.S. airline deal hopes fade; shares drop as oil surges

The prospect of imminent airline industry consolidation faded on Tuesday as US Airways Group  reported no headway in its bid to take over bankrupt rival Delta Air Lines .


Palestinian-Israeli peace achievable with enlightened leadership

Whether we shed tears of pain or smile with joy at Yasser Arafat's passing, the future of Palestinian-Israeli relations hangs in the balance.


Group says "fake" fur on coat at Macy's is real

An animal rights group on Friday accused Macy's of selling a coat with a real animal fur collar even though it was advertised as fake fur.


Former deputy PM slams Blair over Iraq war

Former Deputy Prime Minister Lord Heseltine has accused British Prime Minister Tony Blair of "lying" to take Britain into war on Iraq.


Frances floods roads and knocks out power

DELRAY BEACH, Fla. - Giant sinkholes lurked in the distance. Foot-deep puddles the length of football fields hid the hash marks that divide highway lanes.


Beastie Boy Yauch enters film distribution biz

Adam Yauch, of hip-hop  group Beastie Boys, is launching Oscilloscope Pictures, an  independent film distribution and international sales company.


Quello su Dow Jones -24 punti base, quello su Nasdaq -3,5


HIV on the rise among Palm Beach County women

Women and girls are the focus of today's World AIDS Day in part because the number of women with HIV globally has increased to comprise nearly 50 percent of adults living with the disease


Update 9: Dollar Hits New Low Against Euro

The US dollar sank to a new all-time low against the euro Tuesday amid concerns over the US trade and budget deficits and worse-than-expected US employment data.


Youth Antidepressant Use Down Due to Risks-Medco

The number of children and teenagers taking antidepressants has fallen more than 20 percent this year after US warnings the medicines may increase suicidal tendencies among youth, pharmacy benefits manager Medco Health Solutions Inc.


John Carew scored a second-half hat-trick as Aston Villa produced a fantastic turnaround to sink Newcastle at Villa Park.


Rockets fire television analyst Calvin Murphy

Houston, TX (Sports Network) - Houston Rockets television analyst Calvin Murphy was dismissed from the job on Friday. Murphy, a longtime Rockets player, is facing a trial on charges of sexually abusing five of his daughters more than a decade ago.


An Irish magazine has apologized to Tiger Woods, in Straffan, Ireland, for the Ryder Cup, for publishing nude photos wrongly identified as his wife.


Fans Throng Lower Manhattan for Giants Parade

Football fans lined Broadway to watch New York Cityâs first ticker-tape parade since 2000.


Apple sees profits surge 67% in the three months to September, thanks to demand for computers and iPods.


Satellite shootdown won't affect station

Military plans to shoot down a damaged U.S. spy satellite carrying toxic fuel will not concern the crew aboard the international space station, commander Peggy Whitson said Saturday.


Rio de Janeiro, 19:15 - CALCIO, BRASILE: TEXEIRA CONFERMATO PRESIDENTE FEDERALE

Ricardo Teixeira è stato rieletto all'unanimità presidente della federcalcio brasilian...


Scientists say the results represent a new stage in synthetic biology.


L'altoatesino batte l'argentino Vassallo Arquello in 2 set


Stock futures signaled a slightly weaker opening on Wall Street on Thursday as disappointing monthly sales from retailers such as Costco Wholesale Corp.  were likely to hit sentiment and revive worries about consumer spending.


U.S. files charges against 3 Guantanamo inmates

The first trials under a new system for trying foreign terrorism suspects held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, moved a step closer on Friday when a U.S. military prosecutor filed charges against three inmates.


A text of President Bush's news conference Monday, as transcribed by CQ Transcriptions:


Attore girera' un 'corto' per i 10 anni del marchio


Top Hamas Militant Killed in Israeli Missile Strike

A senior leader of Hamas's military wing  was killed in an Israeli missile strike on his car in the Gaza  Strip, Palestinian witnesses said.


Burt Rutan, the man who designed and masterminded the X-Prize winning SpaceShipOne, says the craft will only be used for people, not experiments.


Blair Calls on U.S. to Take Climate Change Seriously

The United States, realizing it cannot defeat global threats like terrorism alone, must cooperate to fight other planetary challenges like climate change, British Prime Minister Tony Blair said on Wednesday.


PLO tries to calm chaos as Arafat's era ends

A feeble and tremulous Yasser Arafat arrived in Paris yesterday for treatment for a serious disease that seems certain to put an end to his long leadership of the Palestinian people.


U.S. stocks edged down on Wednesday  amid light volume as oil prices climbed before the release of  U.S. oil inventory data, which is expected to show a slight  decline in winter heating fuel stocks.


Verizon's President Babbio to retire in first quarter

Verizon Communications Inc  said  on Monday its Vice Chairman and President Lawrence Babbio has  said he would retire at the end of the first quarter next year.


That was the topic of a posh tea at the Prime Minister's house recently, as business leaders struggle with making sure that India's boom benefits more than just the urban professionals


Princess Grace exhibit to be held in NYC

"The pieces selected for this exhibition highlight her great beauty and style for which she is so well-known, and her personal letters and correspondence show that she was open, friendly, interesting and had a great sense of humor"  'Grace, Princess of Monaco' will include memorabilia from 'The Grace Kelly Years,' a retrospective held this summer in the Principality of Monaco. via Los Angeles Times


Edouard Brunner, a former U.N. mediator in the Middle East and Georgia-Abkhazia conflicts who labeled British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher as "vindictive" over the Falklands, has died, officials said Monday. He was 75.


Era sopravvissuto due giorni sotto le macerie


Bin Laden deputy says US forces on verge of defeat

Osama bin Laden's deputy, Ayman al-Zawahri, claimed holy fighters have taken control of much of Afghanistan and driven US forces into the "trenches,'' according to a videotape aired on Al-Jazeera TV Friday.


A bomb attack near Muslim Shiites commemorating Ashura, one of the group's holiest events in Iraq kills two people a day after fighting between security forces and members of a violent Shiite messianic cult killed 56 people and raised religious tensions as millions gather to mark the day.


Russian police hunt central banker's killers

Gunmen have murdered a Russian central   banker who led a fight against money laundering in the highest   profile assassination in Moscow during President Vladimir   Putin's six years in power.


Spitzer not likely to threaten Marsh's survival

NEW YORK Marsh & McLennan has a good chance of surviving despite the departure Monday of Jeffrey Greenberg, its chief executive, as long as its outside directors understand that removing Greenberg is not the last but the first change they will have to make


Vasseur takes stage as Sinkewitz tests positive

MARSEILLE, France  - Cedric Vasseur clinched the host country's first win in this year's Tour de France with victory on the 229.5-km 10th stage on Wednesday.


ROME  -  Stung by a bruising foreign policy defeat, beleaguered Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi resigned Wednesday, his center-left government collapsing after just nine months in power.Comment


Kanye West and Lilâ Jon were the stories of the 2004 Source Awards, as the duo took home three Source Awards a piece. The awards took place Sunday evening at the James L. Knight Arena in Miami, Florida.


Bluesman Bo Diddley canceled a concert in California because he needs more time to recover from a toe amputation.


The dollar teetered above last week's  record low against the euro and five-year low versus the yen on  Monday as traders wondered for how long Europe and Japan would  tolerate the greenback's slide.


NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J.  -- Health care products maker Johnson & Johnson on Tuesday posted a fourth-quarter profit increase of nearly 10 percent as revenues jumped by double digits despite declines in sales of two key product lines.


Futures point to sharply lower Wall St open

Stock index futures sank on Tuesday as fear of a recession gripped investors, suggesting Wall Street will join a global equities plunge that could usher in a bear market.


Paul Oakenfold is famous as a DJ, but  this week the pioneer of "trance" dance music assumed the  unusual role of playing with a 75-piece orchestra for  well-heeled, champagne-sipping classical music lovers.


Asia's economic growth is likely to be constrained by an expected slowdown in the U.S. economy and potential spillover from the subprime mortgage crisis, two economic forecasts released Thursday said.


Would-be buyers queue up to try new titles on Sony's long-awaited console at Tokyo Game Show.


Baycol statin drug should have been pulled from market sooner ...

A new study states that Bayer AG was too slow in withdrawing Baycol, a cholesterol-lowering medicine called a statin, from the market.


Labour is extracting Â£2m a year from local councillors' publicly-funded expenses, a newspaper claims.


Police use stun gun to subdue T-Wolves' Olowokandi

Minnesota Timberwolves center Michael Olowokandi was arrested early yesterday after police used a stun gun to subdue him when he refused to leave an Indianapolis club.


Roma, 13:46 - CALCIO, ROMA: CONVOCATI PER IL CHIEVO

Roma con il Chievo ancora senza Mancini, torna tra i convocati Cristian Chivu.


Consumer Goods Companies Set to Reassure

Three U.S. consumer products makers  will give a peek into their strategies this week and while the  sector has been plagued by rising costs and stiff competition,  analysts are optimistic about their prospects.


Potrebbe essere un polacco di 50 anni, e' successo a Verona


The fighting in Darfur has resulted in relocating nearly 1.6 million â âpeople, Pronk confirmed. He also affirmed that Egypt could play a crucial role â âin settling the Sudanese crisis.


Once-mocked Netflix rents 1 billionth DVD

SAN FRANCISCO -- Netflix Inc. delivered its 1 billionth DVD over the weekend, marking another milestone in the Internet rental service's evolution from a peculiar dot-com to a marquee attraction in millions of homes.


-- At least 1 million pounds of suspect Chinese seafood landed on American store shelves and dinner plates despite a Food and Drug Administration order that the shipments first be screened for banned drugs or chemicals, an Associated Press investigation found.


Thai PM to Address Nation as More Bombs Rock South

PATTANI, Thailand  - Bomb blasts rocked southern  Thailand on Friday as Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra told  southern Muslim leaders the deaths of 85 protesters in military  custody should have never happened.


US film and TV writers approve a deal struck by union leaders at the weekend, ending a three-month strike.


Australian Aborigines camp out for apology

A tent city has sprung up near Australia's national parliament as Aborigines arrive in the nation's capital to hear the government apologize for past injustices against indigenous children and families.


20 Dentists Charged With Fraud in Calif.

Twenty dentists were charged Wednesday with performing unnecessary and shoddy work on healthy teeth, skimping on anesthesia and filing phony bills to a state health insurance program for the poor.


The war crimes trial of former Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic has resumed at the UN tribunal in The Hague. After months of delay due to his ill-health, Mr.


Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton has replaced campaign manager Patti Solis Doyle, naming longtime aide Maggie Williams to the top job.


YouTube blocked in China; Flickr, Blogspot restored

China watchers, get your scorecards out: Google's YouTube is blocked, Wikipedia is still blocked, but, for the moment, Google blog site Blogspot.com is available and some pictures from Yahoo's Flickr photos can once again be viewed.China-based users accessing YouTube since Wednesday afternoon began receiving the dreaded "The server at www.youtube.com is taking too long to respond," the typical response when a user attempts to view a site that has been blocked.Google's blog site, Blogspot, is currently available after being blocked in June. An unblocking of the site last year led to the availability of a Shanghai-based foreign blogger known as Chinabounder, whose blog recounted the author's sexual exploits with Chinese women while working as an English teacher. The posts ultimately led to an unsuccessful hunt for the author and a temporary closing of the blog. Google did not respond to a request for comment on YouTube's block and Blogspot's availability.Photo site Flickr is once again displaying most of its photos, after its pictures, but not the site itself, were blocked in June. The Flickr photo block was the most obvious indicator that China's blocking technology goes beyond simple domain restrictions, but could target sub-domains. Even now, some Flickr images remain blocked while others display. For example, searching for the term " Beijing " from a China-based computer displays the larger photos on the left, but the avatars of users do not load.China regularly blocks access to Web sites that it finds objectionable, including those dealing with politically sensitive subjects such as the Falun Gong religious cult and independence for Taiwan and Tibet, along with some pornographic sites. However, while both Playboy.com and Penthouse.com are available, the British Broadcasting Corp.'s news site is not. The Chinese government does not announce or comment when a site is blocked or made available.The current blocking may be related to the Communist Party Congress, which began Oct. 15 in Beijing and ends Sunday. Held once every five years, the meeting is the Chinese government's most important political gathering, used to create five-year plans, which are the bedrock of China's centrally-planned economy. It is also often used to reshuffle government positions or for leaders to consolidate their power."It is never clear why the authorities block or unblock access to Web sites," said Jeremy Goldkorn, editor of Danwei.org, a Beijing-based, English-language media blog. "With the 17th Communist Party Congress currently taking place in Beijing, China's media regulators and media organizations are on high alert for anything the Party might find objectionable."


China Mine Blast Kills at Least 56, 100 Missing

A gas explosion in a crowded coal mine in central China has killed at least 56 people and left scores missing, the Xinhua news agency said Thursday.


Microsoft inks Linux patent deal with Linspire

InfoWorld - Linspire has signed an intellectual-property agreement with Microsoft that shields the Linux company's customers from patent claims.


Italy condemns the destruction of a colonial cemetery in the Somali capital, Mogadishu.


The US economy grew at a 4 percent annual rate from July through September, faster than previously estimated, according to government figures that suggest the expansion may continue at a similar pace into 2005.


Re:framing: A Challenge to Gene Theory, a Tougher Look at Biotech

The $73.5 billion global biotech business may soon have to grapple with a discovery that calls into question the scientific principles on which it was founded.


Hamas Threatens Suicide Bombing in Israel

GAZA CITY, Gaza City Sept. 21, 2004 - Hamas threatened to attack Israel with a suicide bombing in retaliation for Israel's latest airstrike in Gaza, which killed two militants from the violent Islamic group.


Personal Health: The âPoisonous Cocktailâ of Multiple Drugs

A âpoisonous cocktailâ of many drugs can interact in dangerous ways and cause side effects that can be far worse than the diseases they are treating.


E' accaduto in Romania. Una muore subito dice, Realitatea tv


Oracle boosts hostile bid for PeopleSoft to $8.8bn

Oracle raised its hostile bid for rival business software maker PeopleSoft by 14 percent yesterday, aiming to bring a resolution to the long-running takeover battle between the foes.


Kerry Remarks Over Cheney's Gay Daughter Draw Fire

Vice President Dick Cheney called  Democrat John Kerry "out of line" for citing Cheney's lesbian  daughter in a presidential debate, but Kerry said he was just  praising "strong families," in a flare-up on Thursday rooted in  an election-year battle over gay marriage.


Red Hat simplifies pricing on SaaS-based system monitoring

InfoWorld - Red Hat has changed the pricing model for its SaaS-based system monitoring and added support for more software packages, the company said on Wednesday.


Senate Drops Measure to Greatly Reduce Sugar and Fat in Food at Schools

The Senate on Thursday night dropped an amendment to the farm bill that would have banned fatty foods and high-calorie beverages at school snack bars, stores and vending machines, dealing a blow to its chances of passage.


Members of the coaching staff, with the exception of Bryan Price, can pursue other opportunities. Price is under contract for the 2005 season.


Irish churchmen to witness IRA arms move: report

Northern Ireland's largest Roman Catholic paramailitary group, the Irish Republican Army ( news - web sites ), has agreed to allow a Protestant and a Catholic churchman to witness the decommissioning of its ...


Mysterious N Korean blast not a nuclear test: Powell

WASHINGTON - US Secretary of State Colin Powell said yesterday that the United States did not know what caused a huge mysterious blast in North Korea last week but it was not a nuclear test.


The price of paradise is becoming too steep for some residents of A Garden Walk mobile home park, a community ravaged three times in about a year by tornadoes and hurricanes.


Iraq panel seeks more U.S. diplomacy, less combat

The United States should begin to withdraw forces from combat and launch a diplomatic push, including Iran and Syria, to prevent "a slide toward chaos" in Iraq, an elite panel recommended on Wednesday.


Sudan, U.N. Sign Deal for Displaced People

The Sudanese government signed an agreement with the U.N. migration agency Saturday to ensure that more than 1 million people displaced by violence in the western region of Darfur can voluntarily return home — but cannot be forced to do so.


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Powell to Lead US Delegation on Tsunami Aid Mission

President Bush is sending a high-level delegation to Asia to assess needs in areas most affected by the Indian Ocean tsunami. Secretary of State Colin Powell and the president's brother, Jeb Bush, will lead the group.


Asian stocks dropped on Tuesday as fresh fears over turmoil in the credit markets  weighed on banking shares, though energy companies benefitted from a record price for US crude.


Parents of missing four-year-old invited to Vatican for private meeting with the Pope.


Mazara, bimba scomparsa: si indaga per sequestro

Palermo, 2 set. - (Adnkronos) - La Procura della Repubblica di Marsala ha aperto un'inchiesta per sequestro di persona, a carico di ignoti, relativamente all'indagine sulla scomparsa della piccola Denis, quattro anni, di Mazara del Vallo.


By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press  The work performed by the two astronauts will enable the expansion of the space station.   Video:  NASA Powers Down Part of the Space Station     CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.


The original members of 1980s glam metal band Motley Crue, famous for their wild lifestyle and songs like Smokin' in the Boys' Room and Girls, Girls, Girls, has announced a reunion tour.


Two French reporters who were released after being held hostage for four months in Iraq are expected to return home on Wednesday to a hero's welcome.


38-year-old remanded in custody accused of compiling instructions and stockpiling chemicals to make a bomb


NEW YORK Dallas built a 39-point halftime lead and cruised to its most lopsided win of the season, a 123-to-94 laugher at New York.


Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso signs a new long-term deal with the club.


Maestro nominato direttore artistico alla rassegna nipponica


Roma, 12:08 - NUOTO, MELANDRI: COMPLIMENTI AGLI AZZURRI

Giovanna Melandri, ministro per le Politiche giovanili e le Attività sportive, ha fatto i com...


Mobile phone companies will on Thursday launch a last-ditch lobbying effort over a European Union plan to force them to slash the cost of international calls by up to 70 per cent.


London, Oct. 1 (NNN): British Prime Minister Tony Blair on Friday will undergo a minor surgery to correct heart palpitations but will be fully functioning and back at work next week, according to officials here.


Donovan McNabb took a major step forward in his return from knee surgery, practicing with the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday several weeks ahead of schedule.


PeopleSoft Fires Craig Conway; Dave Duffield to Regain Top Spot

In a surprise move, PeopleSoft issued a press release this morning at 8:15 ET announcing that it had fired Craig Conway as president and CEO.


IAEA Chides Egypt But No Sign of Nuke Weapons Plan

The U.N. nuclear watchdog chided Egypt  in a confidential report Monday for failing to declare nuclear  sites and materials but said its inspections had so far found  no evidence Cairo is seeking nuclear weapons.


J. K. Rowling gives fans sneak preview of new Harry Potter title

Best-selling children's author J. K. Rowling has given fans of her Harry Potter books a brief but tantalising taster of the next title in the series chronicling the boy wizard's adventures, a report said.


Embattled US automaker Ford Motor Co., which unveiled Friday sweeping job cuts and plant closures to stem losses, said it has no intention of selling its luxury brand Jaguar.


F.D.A. Requiring Suicide Studies in Drug Trials

Drug makers are being asked for the first time to put a comprehensive suicide assessment into clinical trials.


Eight seconds and a dream for Bull Riders' investors

Professional bull riding, an extreme sport that bills itself as a cross between a NASCAR auto race and a rock concert, has moved from the country to the big city -- and attracting big money along the way.


Online thieves are using the lure of tickets to "The Oprah Winfrey Show" to rip off the identities of consumers, officials said.


5200 B.C. Is New Date for Farms in Egypt

A discovery may provide insights about the farmers and some answers to the questions of how, why and when Egyptians adopted farming.


Time Warner to disclose future AOL strategy soon

Time Warner Inc.  said on  Tuesday it would soon disclose its business strategy for  Internet unit AOL, dismissing a Wall Street Journal report that  it will lose up to $1 billion through 2009 as it offers more  free services.


Finland and Cyprus united on Turkish question

Tassos Papadopoulos and Tarja Halonen, presidents of Cyprus and Finland, on Monday said that they are both prepared to launch European Union membership talks with Turkey.


Union Belts It Out to Boss on YouTube: Anger Over Contract Impasse Set to Music on Internet Forum

By Rick Romell, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel  Feb. 15--Miller Brewing Co. office workers fighting the firm over a new contract have joined a small but growing number of labor unions using YouTube to help make their case.


A rare northern white rhinoceros died Wednesday at the San Diego Zoo, dwindling the critically endangered species' population to as few as 13 worldwide, zoo officials said.


Ordinarily, the overriding question for Roger Clemens would have been how, in a season when he turned 42, could he have pitched well enough to become the first pitcher in baseball history to win a seventh Cy Young Award.


Microsoft will not appeal EU monopoly fine

Towel thrown in Microsoft has finally blinked in its three-year stare-out contest with the European Commission. Today the firm said it would not launch another appeal against the landmark â¬497m anti-trust fine slapped on it in 2004.â¦


Londra, 13:39 - CALCIO, AGENTE FABREGAS: NIENTE REAL MADRID, RESTA ALL'ARSENAL

Cesc Fabregas non lascerà l'Arsenal per il Real Madrid. "E' molto felice all'Arsenal e ama Ar...


USHER'S TATTOO TRIBUTE TO HIS PAL DAVID AS HE SCOOPS FOUR AWARDS

Chart-topper Usher, 26, has a coat with a copy of Becks' famous angel tattoo emblazoned on the back. He had it specially made for the American Music Awards, where he won all four of his nominations.


Actor Owen Wilson is "doing well", following reports of an attempted suicide, says film-maker Wes Anderson.


Vanity Fair could move director Mira Nair out of indies while keeping her true to India


George Mason Is Overmatched By Blue Devils

George Mason falls behind early and is never able to challenge Duke as the Patriots suffer a 69-53 loss Saturday afternoon.


Call her a liberated Liberal. After spending a quiet decade in Ottawa as a relative unknown, Carolyn Parrish has emerged on the national scene as a mouthy maverick MP who shoots from the lip.


JERUSALEM Dec 30, 2004 - Israel should withdraw from more of the West Bank after a small-scale pullback set for 2005, Israel's vice premier said in an interview published Thursday one of the first indications of Israel's long-term intentions.


World Bank nominee Zoellick says WTO deal possible

World Bank presidential nominee Robert Zoellick said on Tuesday he believed a deal could be clinched in the Doha round world trade talks and that such an accord would give a big boost to development and growth.


Spain's Basque region offers museums, history, beaches

Many visitors to Spain tend toward the cities of Madrid, Barcelona and the more Mediterranean-flavored south.


'Anno finisce male', 'dobbiamo ricordare i sette ragazzi'


In Iran, ancient rite links God and wrestling

For the men who practice it, it's about not just fitness but a connection with God.


At least 20 Polish pilgrims die in a coach crash near the south-eastern city of Grenoble in the French Alps.


Ue, Barroso ottimista "Il Parlamento ci darÃ  la fiducia"

BRUXELLES - "Sono fiducioso sul voto dell'Europarlamento". Il presidente designato della Commissione europea JosÃ¨ Manuel Durao Barroso dopo un incontro con il presidente uscente Romano Prodi si mostra ottimista


Aussie stumps $100k for Airbus A380 tickets

Maiden flight 'Suite Class' package An Aussie air enthusiast has stumped up a cool $100,380 for the honour of travelling on Singapore Airlines' maiden commercial flight of the A380 Airbus, Singapore News reports.â¦


Real - Philippine rescuers were on Friday digging through the rubble of a collapsed building for more survivors, as the number of dead and missing from two storms, which lashed the country rose to nearly 1 600.


Workers accidentially drill hole through 17th-century painting in Dutch legislature

Construction workers accidentally drilled a hole through a 17th-century painting worth euro250,000 ($338,000) while renovating the Dutch Upper House of Parliament, officials said Friday.


Questions over goats' blood MS treatment

Â·  Remedy 'promoted like a religion' by charityÂ·  Patients paying Â£19,000 a year for unproven product


Judge: Korey Stringer lawsuit to proceed

A federal judge ruled Thursday that Korey Stringer's widow can proceed with her negligence lawsuit against the NFL and equipment maker Riddell Inc. over his heatstroke death.


Yahoo opens Panama search advertising APIs

Businesses and developers can work with the Google Ads rival on a free or subscription-based level.


Key Blair aide appointed new US ambassador

Prime Minister Tony Blair's most senior foreign policy advisor is to be Britain's new ambassador to the United States.


Delta Air May File Bankruptcy Soon-Report

Delta Air Lines Inc.  could file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as soon as next week, the Washington Post reported in its Saturday edition, citing an unnamed source familiar with the situation.


Robotic cameras join search for elusive woodpecker

Deep in the bayous of eastern  Arkansas, two robotic video cameras keep vigil for an elusive  bird, aiming to capture conclusive evidence the ivory-billed  woodpecker is not, as long feared, extinct.


Paisley says it's now or never for IRA after No 10 meeting

Ian Paisley warned the IRA today that it was "now or never" for Republicans if they wanted to conclude a deal on powersharing with his Democratic Unionist Party.


U.S. blue chips ended lower on Monday  after a disappointing sales forecast from the world's biggest  retailer, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. WMT.N, overshadowed a two-day  pullback in oil prices.


The last antitrust obstacle to Oracle's takeover bid has been cleared. Now, one way or another, investors want this soap opera to end.


Google, Salesforce offer hybrid marketing software

BERKELEY, California  - Web search leader Google  Inc.  and marketing software maker Salesforce.com Inc.   said on Tuesday they have jointly developed a new  product that lets Google advertising be resold using Salesforce  software, as part of a wide-ranging alliance.


Petter Solberg's current form exhausts superlatives, yet winning the Rally of Italy and completing a hat-trick has done little to improve his chances of remaining world champion.


By David Paul Kuhn. By Dick Meyer. By Dotty Lynch. By Bob Schieffer. (CBS/AP) It was not the way President Bush wanted to start the final week of his campaign -- with more bad news from Iraq


Supermarkets group J Sainsbury faces fresh takeover speculation today after it emerged that dealmaker George Magan might try to raise financing for an offer.


Iran Reaches Preliminary Agreement With EU on Nuclear Programs

Iran says it has reached a tentative deal with several key European Union countries on its disputed nuclear program. Iran's negotiator, Hossein Mousavian, at talks in Paris says terms of the deal


European Court rejects Microsoft's appeal in historic case. Court sides with European Commission on three significant areas.


Baghdad Blast Caused by Shell, Four Dead -Gov't

Threats from insurgents delayed a trip  by Iraqi political and religious leaders to the holy city of  Najaf on Tuesday to try and persuade a radical Shi'ite cleric  to end a rebellion that has killed hundreds.


Map to "Pirates" gold keeps Hollywood guessing

Given the intensity with  which the media scrutinize movie ticket sales, last weekend's  record $136 million opening of Walt Disney Pictures' "Pirates  of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" was reported as if it were  manna in a box office desert.


A wave of bombings and shootings killed 46 people Saturday in two states in India's remote and turbulent northeast, authorities said, underscoring the continued threat


Texas Man Executed Despite Plea from Victim's Kin

HUNTSVILLE, Texas  - A Texas man convicted of a  1992 murder was executed by lethal injection on Tuesday despite  questions about the evidence against him and pleas from the  family of his presumed victim to spare his life.


Jet Crashes En Route to Get Former President Bush

A private jet on its way to pick up former President Bush at a Houston airport crashed in bad weather on Monday, killing the three crew members on board, officials said.


Niners LB Peterson Tears Achilles' Tendon

San Francisco linebacker Julian Peterson left Sunday's game against Arizona late in the first quarter with a torn left Achilles' tendon.


Malaysia's most charismatic opposition figure, Anwar Ibrahim, has kicked off his political comeback by vowing to restart a campaign for democratic reforms.


Vaduz, 22:53 - CALCIO, EUROPEI 2008: LIECHTENSTEIN-SPAGNA 0-2

Grazie ad una doppietta di David Villa (8' e 14' pt) la Spagna ha battuto il Liechtenstein 2-0 (2-0)...


Passengers hurt after Air Canada plane turbulence

CALGARY, Alberta  - Ten passengers were injured, six badly, on Thursday after an Air Canada plane bucked in midair on a flight across Canada, because of heavy turbulence, and made an emergency landing in Calgary.


The buildup to midnight on New Year's Eve is always fun, but once the champagne's been popped and the ball's been dropped, there's a letdown. Why not try something different this year: a little friendly competition on that game console you got for Christmas.


Papa salmon plus mama salmon equals ... baby trout? Japanese researchers put a new spin on surrogate parenting as they engineered one fish species to produce another, in a quest to preserve endangered fish.


Patrick awards $2.4m for highway exit ramp

Governor Patrick, who wants to create 100,000 jobs in four years, inched closer to the goal by awarding state grants to build a highway offramp that one of the state's largest biopharmaceutical campuses has wanted for years. The Interstate 93 interchange will produce 100 jobs at Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, the company says, but Patrick estimated the long-term effect of easy highway ...


Crystal Langhorne had 19 points and 15 rebounds and No. 6 Maryland dominated and then coasted Sunday, beating Virginia 83-74.


New $2.8 Billion Write-Down Jolts Credit Suisse

The bank said the write-down cut $1 billion from its profit and that it had suspended traders for errors.


Villeneuve May Drive for Renault F-1 Team in Final Three Races

Jacques Villeneuve, the 1997 Formula One champion, may drive for Renault in this year's final three races if he impresses in tests today and tomorrow, team manager Flavio Briatore said.


Thousands mourn Everest conqueror Hillary

New Zealand paid tribute Tuesday to Everest hero Sir Edmund Hillary, the first man to stand on the roof of the world, at a rare state funeral beamed live to the Himalayas where he made his name.


Hostage-Takers Steal Millions from N.Irish Bank

A gang held the families of two  Northern Ireland bank officials hostage for 24 hours before  stealing more than 20 million pounds ($39 million) in one of  Britain's biggest ever robberies, police said on Tuesday.


Shortage of workers may stretch many employers

American businesses are largely unprepared for a seismic workforce change that will get underway in the coming decade, as tens of millions of baby boomers retire and far fewer new employees arrive to take their place.


U.S. troops kill 60 in Iraq al Qaeda offensive

The U.S. military said on Monday it had killed 60 militants during a week-long offensive in northern Iraq against al Qaeda which has proved a resilient foe and has resisted previous attempts to drive it from the region.


Sblocco dei fermi amministrativi, +628% rispetto al 2005


3D television could be in homes within three years, according a research consortium.


Merrill Lynch has won a key sex discrimination case brought against it by a former high-flying executive, who had accused the US investment bank of being "institutionally sexist" in a 7.5 million pounds lawsuit.


Chicago CIOs Report on First-Quarter Hiring Outlook

CHICAGO, Dec. 11  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- A net 7 percent of chief information officers (CIOs) in the Chicago area expect to hire information technology (IT) professionals in the first quarter of 2007, according to the most recent Robert Half Technology IT Hiring Index and Skills Report.


Sirius launches portable satellite radio

Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. on Tuesday  introduced its first pocket-sized portable radio that allows  subscribers to listen to live broadcasts and to digital music  from their personal collections.


8 Japanese sickened by Chinese dumplings

At least eight Japanese were sickened, including a child who remains in a coma, after eating Chinese-made dumplings contaminated with an insecticide, police and health officials said Wednesday.


At Harvard, a Proposal to Publish Free on Web

Publish or perish has long been the burden of every aspiring university professor. But the question the Harvard faculty will decide on Tuesday is whether to publish â on the Web, at least â free.


Barack Obama told a Texas crowd on Sunday that he wants the Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, detainee facility closed — a step the Bush administration is considering.


Kerry Takes Fight Over Vietnam Ads to Bush's Ranch

CRAWFORD, Texas  - Democrat John Kerry will  dispatch two fellow Vietnam veterans to President Bush's  secluded Texas ranch on Wednesday to press him to condemn  television advertisements accusing Kerry of lying about his  wartime service.


A federal judge declined to accept a guilty plea yesterday from a former software engineer at America Online Inc. who had been accused of stealing 92 million screen names and e-mail


Aceh, attaccato un campo profughi                                                                                A quindici giorni dallo tsunami, la terra in Indonesia continua a tremare per le scosse di assestamento, il numero delle vittime Ã¨ intorno ai 160 mila, mentre in Thailandia si continuano a scavare fosse comuni nelle quali potrebbero essere finiti i corpi di molti stranieri compresi alcuni dei 338 dispersi italiani. Ma, adesso, il dramma peggiore Ã¨ quello dei profughi e dei milioni di senza tetto. Che s'interseca con le tensioni locali preesistenti. Attaccato dai ribelli un campo ad Aceh. Il presidente della Camera Pier Ferdinando Casini Ã¨ in Sri Lanka


Oil prices slide despite Iraq uncertainty

The price of oil slid toward $42 a barrel yesterday despite confusion about the status of Iraqi exports, indicating the market has become less worried about the global balance of supply and demand.


They travel for days though checkpoints, across dangerous roads and past Myanmar's bribe-hungry soldiers to make it to the Thai border. They're not refugees fleeing the junta Â they simply want to see a doctor.


MOSCOW: Russiaâs tax ministry said on Friday that it had raised its back tax claims against oil major Yukos by a fifth for â01, to 119.


Airport crackdown means mountain of unclaimed mobiles

Travellers apathetic about lost kit Two in five mobile devices left at UK airports this summer will never be reclaimed, according to a new survey by mobile security specialists Pointsec.â¦


India seizes papers with pope's Islam criticism

Police in Indian Kashmir seized newspapers carrying Pope Benedict XVI's strong criticisms of Islam and jihad, fearing a Muslim backlash in the flashpoint area.


An Overall Outlook on Speech Quality of VoIP - Bridging the Gap Between the Technical Network-World and the (Psychoacoustic) World of Quality Perception

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c41914) has announced the addition of Speech Quality of VoIP: Assessment and Prediction to their offering.


Tanks take up position around Thai government headquarters in Bangkok, reports say.


"Pulp Fiction" writer charged after fatal crash

Oscar-winning "Pulp Fiction" screenwriter Roger Avary was arrested on Sunday after a fatal car crash northwest of Los Angeles, officials said.


To the Islamic militant underworld it may be a match made in heaven, but from Washington's point of view it's a marriage of evil.


U.N. Nuclear Agency Meets to Discuss Iran

The United States lobbied its allies Monday to have Iran hauled before the U.N. Security Council over its nuclear program as the world body's atomic watchdog agency considered how tough a line to take in pressuring Tehran to meet its demands.


U.N. rights body sends mission of inquiry to Darfur

The new U.N. human rights watchdog agreed on Wednesday to send a high-level mission to Sudan's Darfur to probe allegations of worsening abuse in what activists called a "timid" first step to confront the crisis.


Smart investors will ride out the storm with great stocks.


Intervistata da Fazio, si confessa e parla di pace


Scroll Survivors (Lorena Mongelli and Neil Graves, )

Two freshly restored Torahs survivors of the Holocaust and Soviet persecution were officially rededicated yesterday at the Friends of Refugees of Eastern Europe Synagogue in Brighton Beach.