I partiti minori al Quirinale da Napolitano che ammette: "Ora sintesi impossibile"Il Pd insiste nel chiedere al centrodestra un governo per le riforme, ma si prepara al voto                                          Secondo round di consultazioni Cdl contraria alla soluzione tecnica                                                                                Veltroni attacca Fini: "Prima il sÃ¬ alla legge, poi il referendum, ora sei di nuovo a favore"D'Alema chiede un esecutivo di "responsabilitÃ  nazionale"


The Marketplace Report: Stern's Satellite Switch

Description: NPR's Alex Chadwick talks to Tess Vigeland of Marketplace about "shock jock" Howard Stern's recent decision to leave his radio post at Infinity Broadcasting and to switch to Sirius Satellite Radio in January 2006.


Attack plunged U.S. into war, Trombley into POW camp

When Americans sat down for Sunday dinner on Dec. 7, 63 years ago, they had little idea that when they cleared the dishes away their lives would have been changed forever.


Obviously, the Patriots were not the only ones to have problems with their defense last night. In their most egregious performance of the post-Garciaparra era, the Red Sox [stats


Some people in England are facing waits of nearly two-and-a-half years for a hearing aid, the RNID says.


HP has formed a new division within its Enterprise Storage and Servers Group designed to unify its blade system development efforts.


SPORTS NETWORK - Chris Webber tallied a triple-double with 21 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists, as the Sacramento Kings rolled to a 108-92 win over the Toronto Raptors at ARCO Arena on Tuesday.


CME beefs up CBOT bid, confident of approval

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings (CME)  said on Friday it increased its takeover offer for CBOT Holdings Inc. , winning the vote of CBOT's biggest shareholder and apparently sealing the deal.


CBS News Names Panel to Review Tainted Bush Report

CBS News named former US Attorney General Dick Thornburgh and retired Associated Press chief Louis Boccardi on Wednesday to review its discredited report on President Bush's military record.


The World Health Organization has called an unprecedented summit of flu vaccine makers and nations next week to expand plans for dealing with the growing threat of a flu pandemic.


Yahoo Messenger zero-day exploits on the loose

A researcher has posted exploit code that attackers can use to hijack Windows machines via Yahoo Inc.'s Messenger instant messaging software.


Study: Media narrows field of candidates

When it comes to presidential politics, the news media loves front-runners. And seems to hate them, too.


Abbas insists will hold elections, truce threatened

RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas vowed on Monday to press on with early elections as a truce between his security forces and the Hamas government began to unravel in the Gaza Strip.


Serbia appeals to UN to reject Kosovo plan

Serbia called on the United Nations on Saturday to reject a Western-backed proposal for the independence of Kosovo as Serbs and Albanians ended a year of talks on the fate of the breakaway province.


CORRUPTION:  Whistleblowers Recognised At Last

LONDON, Oct 9 (IPS) - The whistleblowers in a major Kenyan corruption   scandal were presented the Transparency International Integrity  Awards in  Nairobi Saturday.


Beijing braces for full moon traffic madness

Smog shrouded Beijing on Friday as hundreds of thousands of cars headed back to the capital near the end of the week-long National Day holiday, prompting warnings to China's notoriously negligent drivers.


Microsoft Unveils Windows XP Operating System for India

Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) announced Wednesday that it would offer a low-cost, localized version of its Windows XP operating system in India to tap the large market potential in this country of 1 billion people, most of whom do not speak English...


Luis Castillo tied the score with a ninth-inning single, and pinch-hitter Damion Easley hit a two-run double in the 10th inning that led the Florida Marlins over the Milwaukee Brewers 5-3 Sunday.


Two people are rescued by fire crews after becoming trapped inside a burning flat in Antrim.


Revenge, reprimand and schadenfreude really do feel good, according to a brain scan study published today. As well as explaining why Dirty Harry declared "Go ahead, make


Microsoft To Release New Windows OS In 2006

Microsoft will broadly release its long-awaited new Windows operating system code-named "Longhorn" in 2006, according to a company statement.


Nextel and Sprint talk about $70bn merger plan

Sprint and Nextel, two of the top five US mobile phone carriers, are negotiating a merger, say people close to the proposed deal. The combined company would be worth about $70bn.


Palermo, 18:49 - CALCIO, PALERMO; FOSCHI: NO AD AMELIA, BARZAGLI RESTA

Il Palermo non è interessato ad Amelia. Lo ha detto il ds rosanero Rino Foschi intervenendo a...


Palestinians in the West Bank vote in their first municipal elections for almost 30 years.


Gotti jury says deadlocked but keeps deliberating

Jurors in the trial of accused mob   boss John "Junior" Gotti said they were deadlocked on Tuesday   but the judge sent them back to deliberate further.


European court strikes blow against music industry fishing

A ruling from the European Court of Justice will keep ISPs from being required to reveal subscriber data for use in civil cases. But individual nations, the ruling indicated, can decide to do otherwise.


Investors want to know if the time is right to tie The Knot.


Summer is traditionally associated with romance and spammers are trying to cash in by bombarding inboxes with porn.


Huckabee, Giuliani tied in 2008 Republican race

DES MOINES, Iowa  - Mike Huckabee has surged into a virtual tie with front-runner Rudy Giuliani in the national 2008 Republican presidential race two weeks before the first contest, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released on Wednesday.


A federal judge on Saturday denied a tobacco industry request to delay the government's $280 billion racketeering case against the industry which is scheduled to go to trial on Sept. 21.


Hamas hopes for softer U.S. line on unity deal

Hamas said on Tuesday it still hoped Washington would soften its position toward a Palestinian unity government despite Israeli statements that the United States and Israel would shun it until it met several conditions.


In Police Work, One Shot Can Lead to Many More

Experts suggested that Âcontagious shootingÂ played a role in the police shooting of a bridegroom in Queens.


13 dots spook superstitious fliers LogoWatch Brussels Airlines recently found itself in some unexpected turbluence when superstitious passengers complained about its spiffing logo.â¦


Roma, 13:07 - CALCIO, ARBITRATO: INAMMISSIBILE ISTANZA PROPOSTA DA DAL CIN

Il Collegio Arbitrale presieduto dall'avvocato Aurelio Vessichelli all'unanimità ha dichiarat...


GMail Now Open to the Masses : Drops Invitations

After years of invitation only beta testing in and outside of the United States, Google GMail is now open to the public at large. Gmail is now a public beta. Go to Gmail.com, and look for “Sign up for Gmail” or go to this page. After almost three years of invitation-only access, Gmail gradually opened in [...]


The U.S. Securities and Exchange  Commission on Thursday charged brokerage firm Raymond James  Financial Inc. RJF.N with fraud over the misconduct of a  former broker in 1999 and 2000.


Money's corrupting influence on medicine

Fears that money has an undue influence on the practice of medicine are not new. In the 12th century, the Jewish philosopher Maimonides wrote an oath for physicians that included this admonition: ''Do not allow thirst for profit, ambition for renown and admiration to interfere with my profession."


Bulgaria donates $56 million to help Libya HIV victims

Bulgaria donated $56.6 million in  Soviet-era debt owned by Libya as its contribution to a deal  that led to the release of six medics convicted of infecting  Libyan children with HIV.


Richard Hammond, Ant and Dec and Chris Moyles all win at the Television and Radio Industries Club (Tric) Awards.


Turkey to open port, airport to Cyprus traffic: EU

Turkey has offered to open a port and an airport to traffic from Cyprus in a last-minute bid to avert a partial suspension of its European Union membership talks, EU President Finland said on Thursday.


Sprint, Alcatel-Lucent introduce security card

InfoWorld - Sprint-Nextel and Alcatel-Lucent plan to introduce Wednesday a mobile data card that doubles as a laptop security mechanism.


Michaels Stores reaches deal for $6 billion sale

Arts and crafts retailer Michaels  Stores Inc.  said on Friday it agreed to be bought by  two private equity groups for more than $6 billion in a deal  that attracted many of the world's largest buyout firms.


Patriots on the lookout for a time-share

When it comes to timing, the Patriots can't get a break. When they were making their great stretch drive through the best teams in the NFL last winter on their way to winning their second Super Bowl in three years, they often were overshadowed by a team not even playing at the time.


Straw Visits Arafat Tomb, Hopeful on Peace After Talks

British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw laid a wreath at Yasser Arafat's West Bank grave on Thursday and said talks with new Palestinian leaders gave him optimism about a revival of Middle East peacemaking.


L'entrata in vigore del trattato dipendeva da Putin

Il governo russo dice sÃ¬ al protocollo ambientale. Malumori nel Cremlino: Â«Obbligati da motivi politiciÂ». MOSCA - Putin ha mantenuto la promessa. Il governo russo ha approvato l'adesione al Protocollo di


Amnesty criticises Israel's report on the 2006 Lebanon war for not tackling alleged war crimes by its troops.


WILLIAM Rehnquist, the 80-year-old chief justice of the US Supreme Court, is not well. He entered Bethesda Naval Hospital and had surgery for thyroid cancer.


Permits sought for diesel power plant in Chelsea

THE REGION The same energy investor proposing the 130-tower Cape Wind project in Nantucket Sound officially began the process of seeking state environmental approval to build a diesel power plant in Chelsea to run during periods of peak electric demand. Cape Wind backer Jim Gordon's Energy Management Inc. asked the Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act Office to approve the 250-megawatt Chelsea ...


For Pornographers, Internetâs Virtues Turn to Vices

The online availability of free or low-cost photos and videos has taken a fierce toll on sales of X-rated DVDs.


Thirty-four U.S. states will sue  seven computer memory chip makers on Friday, including Micron  Technology  and Infineon Technologies (IFXGn.DE), over  charges they conspired to rig the U.S. market to keep prices  artificially high.


Romena colpi' in un occhio Vanessa Russo con un ombrello


Real's Rhapsody RadioPlus to play on Comcast

Firms expand content deal to bring Internet radio service to Comcast.net.


Liza Minelli, fresh off her cameo appearance in the film "The OH in Ohio" and her recurring role in "Arrested Development," will guest-star in an upcoming episode of "Law & Order: Criminal Intent."


Two Palestinians were killed Sunday when Israeli soldiers fired at a house in the Jabalya refugee camp in Gaza, Palestinian hospital and medical sources said.


Variety - NEW YORK -- Sinclair Broadcasting rejected an offer to broadcast "Going Upriver," a documentary favorable to John Kerry, as a counter-balance to its planned broadcast of parts of "Stolen Honor," a docu alleging that Sen. Kerry's anti-war activities prolonged the suffering of POWs.


US Congress negotiators agree on the text of a landmark nuclear deal with India before it goes to vote.


Roddick and Serena lead American surge at Wimbledon

Andy Roddick and Serena Williams led a super-powered United States surge at Wimbledon on Wednesday as American players continued to salvage a reputation so badly damaged at the French Open.


Blackstone Group LP priced its initial public offering at the top end of the range on Thursday, even as lawmakers pushed for its delay, raising $4.13 billion in the largest U.S. IPO in five years.


It appears Purdue has a knack for letting games slip away. Literally. For the second week in a row, a Boilermakers fumble sealed their fate.


On one side, you had Boston College playing for its first Big East championship (by default, some would say) and an invite to a big-time, big dough, BCS bowl; a team saying


In the age of the short attention span, classical music matters more than ever.


Fourth-quarter profit more than tripled as more companies listed on the exchange, the company said.


An earthquake registering 6.0 on the Richter scale has shaken a remote island in eastern Indonesia, killing 16 people and injuring dozens more, a government official says.


Armani and skinny models the talk of London Fashion Week

Despite the simmering row over "size zero" models at London Fashion Week, which ended Friday, it is designer Giorgio Armani, an unashamed admirer of slender figures such as Lily Cole, who has dominated talk around the catwalks.


com December 17, 2004, 11:40 AM PT. Microsoft is investigating reports of a new Internet Explorer flaw that puts people with the most secure version of Windows at risk of phishing attacks.


Knicks 90, Wizards 89: An Off Night for Francis Ends Right on Target

Steve Francis took a page from Gilbert Arenasâ playbook, hitting a 3-pointer at the buzzer to cap a late comeback by New York.


At a time when restaurants typically put away their patio furniture, sweaters replace T-shirts and sailboats are plucked from the water, Midwesterners are out enjoying activities usually reserved for July and August — not weeks past Labor Day. Summer is here. Finally.


Don't Let Indecision Wreck Your Retirement

Are you overwhelmed by your retirement investing choices?


Report: US not prepared for bioterror crisis

The nation's public health system remains woefully unprepared to respond to a crisis, despite repeated government warnings about the possibility of bioterrorism or another health


Mosca, 20:04 - BASKET, EUROLEGA: LOTTOMATICA SCONFITTA A MOSCA

Nella prima gara della Top 16 di Eurolega, il Cska Mosca ha battuto la Lottomatica Roma per 72-71.  ...


Penguin Audio, one of five publishers to sign with eMusic.com, a rival of Appleâs iTunes, has bailed out, withdrawing 150 titles over concerns about digital piracy.


Chairman seeks to make nice with Tom Cruise

Six months after publicly rebuking  actor Tom Cruise for his off-screen behavior during a bitter  split between the star and Paramount Pictures, Viacom Inc.  Chairman Sumner Redstone wants to make nice again.


CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - A long-delayed and nearly canceled upgrade to the Hubble Space Telescope will have to wait until NASA completes delivery of three modules to the International Space Station, officials said on Tuesday.


Bill Gerstenmaier from NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, has been manager of the International Space Station (ISS) programme for just over two years.


BAGHDAD, Iraq - Trembling, haggard and weeping into a tissue, kidnapped hostage Margaret Hassan begged Britain yesterday to help save her by withdrawing its troops.


Two Iraqi Children Killed in Car, U.S. Blamed

FALLUJA, Iraq  - Two young Iraqi girls were killed  on Friday when their car came under U.S. fire near the  rebel-held city of Falluja, according to an Iraqi who helped  rescue four people wounded in the incident.


China honours animals sacrificed to SARS research

In the same way that war dead are honoured throughout the world, China has decided to keep alive the memory of hundreds of animals who sacrificed their lives to SARS research.


The big green ogre keeps getting bigger. Shrek the Third took in $122 million in its first weekend, breaking the franchise's own record for best debut ever for an animated film


For months, Shira Barlow's cell phone was flooded with wrong-number calls and text messages, mostly between 2 and 4 a.m. on weekends. Told they had reached a college student, callers refused to believe it.


The Israeli Cabinet on Sunday unanimously approved the appointment of a former infantry general as the new army chief of staff, with the mission of rebuilding confidence in the military after last year's war in Lebanon.


Diplomats at UN Surprised by Danforth's Resignation

The resignation of John C. Danforth as the United States ambassador to the United Nations came as a surprise to people at the world body who had witnessed Mr.


Trip to New Orleans Tough for North Texas

Getting to the New Orleans Bowl was more difficult than ever for North Texas. The Mean Green open the bowl season against Southern Mississippi on Tuesday night in the Superdome, the culmination of a season that was a struggle on and off the field for the Sun Belt Conference champs.


The Supreme Court said Tuesday that it will decide whether cities can seize a person's property and transfer it to private developers whose projects could boost an ailing local economy.


Blog: Time to ponder why the U.S. continues to enjoy a big advantage in creating software.


Nikkei Average Rises More Than 1 Percent

Japan's Nikkei average rose more than 1  percent to a 2 1/2-month closing high on Friday, bolstered by  Wall Street gains and a growing consensus that Tokyo stocks  look cheap compared with the U.S. and other Asian markets.


La Jihad, 48 ore di tempo per ritirare truppe


A strike at a General Motors factory in Germany over job cuts starts to affect production at other plants.


Five people are found guilty of conspiracy to supply fake Viagra, in the UK's largest counterfeit drugs bust.


Former Playboy pinup Anna Nicole Smith was laid to rest in the Bahamas on Friday as a flock of doves flew skyward, following a three-week battle for her corpse and amid legal wrangling over her 5-month-old baby.


Frontier Insurgency Spills Into a Pakistani City

Escalating political tension has made Peshawar a target of Islamic militants, who have encroached from nearby tribal areas.


SARS Vaccine To Be Tested On American Volunteers

Researchers have been studying SARS since it was first recognized in 2002. It sickened 8,096 and killed 774 people worldwide before being contained by quarantine, patient isolation and travel restrictions.


Las Vegas, NV: You have to give credit to Sugar Shane Mosley. For the second time in his career, the former world champion valiantly tried to reverse a thorough beating by jumping headfirst into an immediate rematch.


Amir Khan has won his first title as a professional with a ten-round points win to capture the IBF Intercontinental light-welterweight belt, but then claimed his immediate future is at the division below.


State threatens to pull business from bank

Treasurer Timothy P. Cahill yesterday threatened to pull about $120 million of state business out of Bank of America , and the Romney administration demanded a public accounting of the bank's layoffs and other recent moves in Massachusetts.


Legge consente programma governo concordato con antitrust


William and Harry's senior aide asks Channel 4 to remove photos of Diana crash from documentary.


Mount St. Helens Spews More Steam and Ash

Mount St. Helens spewed more steam and  ash on Monday as government scientists remained on alert for a  larger eruption at the Washington state volcano, which woke  last week after 18 years of slumber.


Orange broke ad rules by saying a deal offered "unlimited" calls and downloads, the advertising watchdog says.


NBA Wrap: Nowitzki Leads Dallas Past Minnesota

Dirk Nowitzki scored 34 points as the Dallas Mavericks beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 97-87 in National Basketball Association play Tuesday night.


Market participants may think they'd prefer a Bush win, but Kerry might be better in the long run. By Alexandra Twin, CNN/Money staff writer.


Lycos Europe Pulls Spam-Fighting Screensaver

Analysts say a new twist on the war against spammers in Europe isn't likely to spill across Unites States borders, but is rather an opening salvo more likely to fizzle than to explode.


Bonino: risponderemo alla Ue entro l'8 settembre


Most Britons have lost trust in British ministers to tell the truth since the war on Iraq, the British Guardian newspaper quoted a latest detailed survey as reporting on Thursday.


Scossa di assestamento, dubbi in Thailandia su 2000 morti


Google blasted for opt-out sharing feature in Google Reader just like Facebook was criticized for Beacon ad service.


Last-minute buyers give retailers relief

Just weeks ago, the holiday shopping season seemed headed for disaster. But in the waning hours before Christmas, the nation's retailers got their wish Â a last-minute surge of shopping that helped meet their modest sales goals, according to data released late Monday by research firm ShopperTrak RCT Corp.


They have spent their careers as enemies, simply because one was raised a Red Sox, the other a Yankee.


The newspaper publisher and television station operator said third-quarter profit fell to $2.5 million as ad revenue slumped.


Video shows militants beheading UK hostage

BAGHDAD, OCTOBER 8: Militants in Iraq beheaded British hostage Kenneth Bigley, three weeks after kidnapping him to press a demand for the release of women held by US-led forces, a video seen by Reuters showed on Friday.


Brazilian police say they have arrested more than 50 hackers who stole $30m through internet fraud.


Defending champion Maria Sharapova has to work hard to see off Michaella Krajicek at the Pacific Life Open.


Edwards Addresses Black Ohio Churchgoers

Democratic vice presidential candidate John Edwards assured mostly black churchgoers Sunday that a record turnout would render meaningless a federal court decision that limits where some votes can be cast.


Early Voting for President Begins with 'Hiccups'

Early voting for the U.S. presidential election began in Florida on Monday as activists urged people to opt for early ballots to avoid a repeat of the 2000 election fiasco, but computer problems and long lines soon emerged.


Lleyton Hewitt moved into the quarterfinals of the Legg Mason Tennis Classic with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Alejandro Falla on Wednesday night.


U.S. Presses Allies for More Afghan Troops

MUNICH, Feb. 10 -- Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates challenged European military leaders and lawmakers Sunday to bolster support for the war in Afghanistan, warning NATO members that an unwillingness to shoulder the burdens of war equally "would effectively destroy the alliance."


Philbin loses `Best Regis' a fourth time

Regis Philbin can't get a break. The 76-year-old talk-show host was overlooked yet again for the "Best Regis" award during the fifth annual Relly Awards, announced Friday on "Live With Regis and Kelly."


A woman waiting for three biopsy tests to be re-examined says she is appalled at what has happened.


Lufthansa plots strategy for more market share

German-based global aviation giant Deutsche Lufthansa AG (Lufthansa) is brewing a bold long-term business strategy to further tap into the fledgling but promising Chinese market, thanks to the new and more ...


Spammers have knocked out the e-mail service for many of Tiscali's customers, the ISP says.


News.com Extra: Top 10 bewilderingly lame gadgets

Plus: Geneticist creates new life forms, legal problems. Read what people are saying on News.com Extra.


One-third of U.S. lacked health insurance: survey

More than one-third of the U.S. population under the age of 65 went without health insurance for all or part of the last two years, a consumer group said on Thursday.


Consumers to put refunds toward debt, savings: survey

As tax day approaches, about 70 percent of U.S. consumers think Uncle Sam owes them - and they already have plans for their tax refunds, according to a retail industry survey.


Sudan says it will abide by 'unfair' UN resolution on Darfur

KHARTOUM : Sudan has condemned as "unfair" a new UN resolution calling on Khartoum to restore security to the crisis-wracked Darfur region or face possible sanctions, but said it would abide by the UN's demands.


The state has stopped splashing roads with saltwater left over from oil production, at least until it gets results from a laboratory checking the wastewater for contamination, officials said Thursday.


Boxes of hand grenades tumbled out of  a Serb Army truck Thursday when the driver pulled up to pay his  highway toll, officials in southern Serbia said.


Bush, Maliki in Amman for talks, dinner shelved

President Bush arrived in Jordan on Wednesday for crisis talks with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki but a dinner involving the two leaders was canceled at the last moment.


Singh, Aziz to talk after India-Pakistan spat

Pakistan Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz meets his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh on Wednesday to hold talks that are expected to put aside a recent spat over disputed


Scores of investors have sought to profit by buying into troubled financial firms at low prices: so far their investments have failed to make much of a profit.


Nine firefighters killed in furniture store blaze

CHARLESTON, South Carolina  - Nine firefighters died battling a blaze that raced through a furniture store and warehouse in Charleston, South Carolina, on Monday night, triggering a rolling ball of smoke and flames that destroyed the roof and pelted onlookers with hot ash.


Temperatures made a barely noticeable dip on the 11th day of 100-degree heat Wednesday, but the stress on California's electric grid eased slightly, as did the possibility of rolling blackouts.


New Jersey bans sex offenders from the web

Stay offline or face 18 months in jail, $10,000 fine Convicted sex offenders who used websites to help them commit their crimes are to be banned from using the internet under a tough new measure signed into New Jersey law yesterday.â¦


Fed's Santomero sees sustained expansion

PHILADELPHIA - The US economy is on course for sustainable expansion with little danger of inflationary pressure building, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia President Anthony Santomero said on Monday.


The DUP and Sinn Fein leaderships brief party members about proposals to break the political deadlock.


Roma, 18:23 - CALCIO, LAZIO; ROSSI: VITTORIA PIU' DI CARATTERE CHE DI GIOCO

Delio Rossi incassa i tre punti e l'atteggiamento della squadra ma sul piano del gioco sa che la Laz...


Pistons fan to blame for chaos at The Palace

The biggest news of the past week has been the basket brawl at Auburn Palace in Detroit between the Pistons and Indiana Pacers. If you havenât heard by now, the Pacersâ Ron


Update 1: Jobless Claims Decline Sharply Last Week

The number of new applications filed last week for unemployment benefits fell sharply, offering a hopeful sign that the recovery in the job market may be gaining some steam.


The Supreme Court, which settled the last presidential election, may be drawn into this one even before Election Day.


Mavericks' Nowitzki Sidelined with Ankle Injury

DALLAS (Sports Network) - Dallas Mavericks All-Star forward  Dirk Nowitzki is expected to be sidelined 7-to-10 days after an  MRI exam Monday revealed a mild left ankle sprain.


Ruling Against Muslim Group Is Overturned

A federal appeals court in Chicago overturned a $156 million jury award against a former Muslim charity once billed as the nation's largest and several other defendants yesterday, saying that the plaintiffs failed to prove that financial contributions to a Palestinian terrorist group played a direct...


Misery for thousands as Typhoon 21 heads north

At least 4 are dead and 12 missing after the storm dumps heavy rainfall in the west. The season's 21st typhoon swept through southern Kyushu, Shikoku and across Honshu on Wednesday, leaving a deadly trail and forcing thousands to evacuate their homes.


ATTUARE IL PROGRAMMA O AL VOTO. PER TAGLIO TASSE LA COPERTURA C'E'

(AGI) - Roma, 22 nov. - "O si attua il programma fino in fondo oppure la missione e' finita e la parola torna al paese". Lo afferma il presidente del Consiglio, Silvio Berlusconi, in una lettera al 'Foglio


From Bush, Foe of Earmarks, Similar Items

In his new budget, the president has requested money for thousands of items similar to the pet projects of Congress.


A staple for many big-league clubs, the winter caravan, is on display throughout the USA. For example, the Arizona Diamondbacks are touring the state with their 2001 World Series trophy while some of the New York Mets rang the bell at the New York Stock Exchange.


Comcast part of group wanting to buy MGM

A consortium led by Sony Corp. of America that includes Comcast Corp. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Metro-Goldwyn Mayer Inc.


A Vigilant Fan of the Former Veep Keeps Watch as the Nobel Committee Announces Its Peace Prize


Fuji, 11:07 - F.1, MCLAREN; ALONSO:CLIMA NON OTTIMALE MA BUONO PER MONDIALE

Anche Fuji , dove oggi si sono tenute le prime libere del Gp del Giappone, Fernando Alonso continua ...


CORRECTED:Pop band Click Five enters round 2 with new singer

If the Click Five had sold more  copies of its debut album, the Boston pop band might be in an  even trickier position than it is now.


A couple are found not guilty of causing the death of a three-year-old boy they planned to adopt.


Secondo uno studio della SocietÃ  Europea di Contraccezione il 59% ha piÃ¹ di un rapporto alla settimana. Seguono le ceche, ultime le austriache                                           Sesso: le italiane prime in Europa fanno l'amore piÃ¹ frequentemente


Russian poisoning saga widens to Germany

The probe into the death of Alexander Litvinenko spread to Germany with police there detecting radioactivity in two properties linked to a contact of the late Russian spy.


L'attentatore si fa esplodere in una moschea, 20 i morti


Indicted former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay plans to run for his old seat


EDITORIAL: Give Greenway Plan a Chance to Work

By Connecticut Post, Bridgeport  Jun. 15--Plans for a proposed Stratford Greenway of walking and bicycle paths are, for the most part, still in the conceptual stage, but already residents of Lordship are finding fault with the plans.


Advanced Medical mulls Bausch & Lomb bid

Advanced Medical Optics Inc.   said on Thursday it was interested in acquiring Bausch  & Lomb Inc.  and was willing to pay more than the $3.67  billion proposal the eye care company accepted from a private  equity firm.


Shoppers are in the dark about where much of their food comes from despite a five-year-old law requiring meat and other products to carry labels with their country of origin.


St. Louis Federal Reserve  Bank President William Poole said on Monday he feels evenly  split about the need for an 18th consecutive interest-rate hike  at the Fed's meeting next week.


An explosion tore through the home of a senior Hamas leader in Gaza yesterday, killing at least five people and wounding him and about a dozen other Palestinians, medics said.


Ivan kills 22 after hitting US south coast

At least 22 have been killed and and hundreds of buildings destroyed across the southern coast of America in the wake of Hurricane Ivan.


By ROBERT WELLER DENVER - A homeowners association in southwestern Colorado has threatened to fine a resident $25 a day until she removes a Christmas wreath with a peace sign that some say is an anti-Iraq war protest or a symbol of Satan.


Tolosa, 22:44 - RUGBY, MONDIALI: FRANCIA-NAMIBIA 87-10

La Francia ha battuto la Namibia 87-10 (40-3) in un incontro valido per il gruppo D dei mondiali di ...


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Massive rescue operation in Sri Lanka as death toll hits 4,800

COLOMBO : Sri Lanka launched a massive humanitarian operation on Monday after tsunami waves devastated much of the island's coastline, leaving at least 4,857 people dead and 1,555 others reported missing.


Israel 'disrupting' Palestinian elections

Palestinian presidential candidate Mustafa al-Barghuthi has accused Israel of "disrupting and interfering with" the upcoming Palestinian election, slated for 9 January.


US scientists have found strong evidence North Korea sent enriched uranium to Libya, US newspapers report.


Harry Potter's life hangs in the balance. Millions of fans are holding their breath. Meanwhile, his creator is baking a cake — and keeping her secret.


Ashcroft, Evans resign from Bush Cabinet

The Election Day resignation of Attorney General John Ashcroft was made public Tuesday, ending his four years as the most contentious and criticized member of the Bush cabinet.


Tokyo zoo gorillas get good luck bean shower

Piko the gorilla didn't know what hit her when crowds of humans gathered around the ape cage at Tokyo's zoo to shout incantations and throw beans.


Start-up Validus DC Systems gets $10 million in funding for direct current power supply systems.


Will Putin's Power Play Make Russia Safer?

Outwardly, Russia has not changed since the barrage of terrorist attacks that culminated in the school massacre in Beslan on Sept.


Sienna Miller takes on US daily for 'false story'

British actress Sienna Miller has slapped a missive on New York Daily News for publishing a story that suggested she was the reason behind the break up of Sean Penn and Robin Wright Penn's marriage.


Democrats criticized President Bush's record on national security and military matters Monday, seizing on the president's comment that he doesn't think the fight against terrorism can be won.


China threatens to veto UN Darfur draft-diplomats

China is threatening to veto a revised US draft resolution that would consider UN sanctions against against Sudan's oil industry if Khartoum does not rein


Qantas Polishes Outlook as Industry Retrenches

Riding the tailwinds of a humming Australian economy, Qantas Airways predicts a 40 percent increase in 2008 fiscal year profits.


Germany's Lufthansa Reaches Staff Pay Deal

The German airline Lufthansa AG said Wednesday it has reached a pay deal with its ground staff in Germany that includes a two-year wage freeze, an agreement that follows a similar deal with its pilots reached earlier this week.


Google Froogle Adds Product Reviews  Almost at the end of the Holiday online shopping season (unless you're going overnight delivery) Google has broken the mold of their Froogle shopping comparison search engine (not the Jello mold, but the Beta mold) and added 3rd Party product reviews.  Google said that the product reviews ...


Padre Lombardi, non preoccupante l'assalto a Santa Sofia


Yukos Cuts China National Petroleum's Oil Supplies

OAO Yukos Oil Co., Russia's biggest oil exporter, will cut deliveries to China's biggest oil company next month after a government freeze on its bank accounts prevented it from paying railway bills.


Near 100 whales, dolphins commit mysterious "mass beaching suicide ...

Near 100 whales and dolphines have commited mysterious "mass beaching suicide" from last week on Australia's south coast.


James, Marion named NBA Players of the Week

NEW YORK (Ticker) -- Forwards LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers and Shawn Marion of the Phoenix Suns on Monday were named the NBA's Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week.


Scafati, 10:50 - BASKET, LEGEA SCAFATI: ANDERSEN VA VIA, REINTEGRATO SPINELLI

Novità nel roster della Legea Scafati (serie A). Il centro Michael Andersen ha fatto rientro ...


Net profit in the fourth quarter rose to 753 million euros ($1.09 billion), helped by sales of the blood-thinner Plavix in the United States and cost-cutting measures, the company said.


Parlamento ha accolto dichiarazione letta da premier Thaci


Watch for wireless IM, mobile mice, portable storage--and a carrying case to transport the gadgets.


Third baseman Tony Batista officially files for free agency Thursday, becoming the most significant member of the new Washington franchise to do so.


Tra i temi, la manifestazione del 2/12 contro il governo


Robby Gordon says he will leave Richard Childress Racing at the end of the season with the intention of racing for his own Nextel Cup team in 2005.


There were no rules of the runway for Nanette Lepore: Stripes were mixed with florals, bright orange and pink blended with gray and beige, and linen was paired with lace.


Border agents arrest 83-year-old on drug charge

PHOENIX, Arizona  - Police arrested an 83-year-old woman on suspicion of entering California from Mexico with 10 pounds (4.5 kg) of methamphetamine strapped to her body, officials said on Thursday.


Former McAfee lawyer indicted for backdating

(InfoWorld) - The former legal counsel for McAfee is facing federal charges of improperly backdating stock options at the security software company. Kent Roberts, 50, of Dallas, was indicted Tuesday by a federal grand jury on seven counts of fraud for improperly backdating options between 2000 and 2002, according to a statement from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of California in San Francisco. Roberts is charged with "devising a scheme to defraud by granting himself and others valuable in-the-money stock options while hiding the true nature and value of the stock option grants," the statement says. Roberts hid the fraud from the company, then known as Network Associates, its board, shareholders, auditors, and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Roberts joins a small butÂ growing list of executivesÂ or former executives of companies charged in the U.S with improperly backdating stock options grants to make them more profitable for the recipients, but at the expense of shareholders. More than 100 U.S. companies are under investigation by the SEC, federal prosecutors, or through internal audits. According to the indictment, the Network Associates board granted Roberts the option to buy 20,000 shares of Network Associates' stock at the strike price of $29.62, which was the price at which the stock closed on Feb. 14, 2000. In late 2000, Roberts became concerned that his options were "underwater," that is, the $29.62 exercise price of the grant was more than the market price for stock. Roberts allegedly caused Network Associates' then-controller to change the grant date and exercise price in the computer system that recorded stock option grants. The grant date was changed to April 14, 2000, with a new exercise price of $19.75. Furthermore, Roberts implicated the then-controller in the improper backdating of other stock options for consultants to the company. Roberts initiated an investigation in 2002 and recommended that the controller be removed from his position. Roberts also participated in a conference call with the SEC at the time, in which he implicated the controller. All the while, the indictment says, Roberts never mentioned that the controller backdated his options, too. The government also says that Roberts altered board meeting minutes to change the date on which options were granted to the company's then-CEO and chairman. He allegedly changed the options date from Jan. 15, 2002, when the stock closed at $27.19, to Jan. 16, when it closed at only $25.43. The greater the difference between the lower options price and the higher market price when the executive exercises the option, the greater the profit. Roberts is scheduled to be arraigned Thursday before Federal Magistrate Judge Joseph C. Spero in San Francisco. Roberts' attorney Neal Stephens could not be reached for comment.


Demon Deacons Steal Some Thunder From the Tar Heels

The longtime little brother of the state powerhouses made clear on Saturday that in the A.C.C. standing, Wake Forest is second to none right now.


Nokia and InterDigital both win patent case

The spirit of Christmas enters UK court Nokia's pre-emptive strike against InterDigital's 3G-covering patent portfolio has reached a ruling by the English High Court, reducing an initial pile of 31 patents down to four: one of which has been ruled essential for 3G technology, and three which could, but might not be infringed by a 3G handset.â¦


Meeting the Everymen of Iraq, Courtesy of a Returning Poet

The documentary "About Baghdad" traces the return to Iraq of Sinan Antoon, a poet and journalist who left the country in 1991.


US President George W Bush calls for stronger democracy in Asia in a speech ahead of the Apec summit in Sydney.


If coffee chains used better chocolate, Lawrence Meyers argues, they'd sell more coffee.


Digital downloads direct to the living room US TiVo users will soon be able to download films direct to their TiVo box for viewing on their TV, using the Amazon Unbox service.â¦


Avrebbe 'scaricato' spese per ville, barche e viaggi


Palermo, 16:48 - CALCIO, PALERMO; GUIDOLIN: RIFAREI LE STESSE SCELTE

Non torna indietro, Francesco Guidolin. Il tecnico del Palermo non replica alle critiche del suo pre...


Edinburgh's Hogmanay chiefs set up donation points for the tsunami appeal as it is announced Scotland has given Â£4.5m.


Apple to Offer Early iPhone Buyers $100 Store Credit

Many of those who bought the iPhone early may be eligible for an Apple Store credit, to help make up the difference in the $200 price drop.


Iran's president says nuclear work nearing "peak"

Iran's nuclear work is nearing a "peak", President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Thursday, while the U.N. atomic watchdog chief said Tehran was probably at least three years from making atom bombs even if it chose to do so.


Who is the Best Candidate for the Open Source Community?

This is the question posed by Will Hurley of BMC.  After chatting with him today about life, the upcoming elections, and the open source community in general, I decided that I am pretty curious about how to answer that question myself. read more


Palestinian Who Advocates Peace Campaigns With Militants

Mahmoud Abbas, the leading candidate for the Palestinian presidency, campaigned today in the Jenin refugee camp, where he was lifted onto the shoulders of gunmen and


Six Rwandan citizens file a lawsuit accusing French troops of complicity in genocide.


Amazon turns off Ireland's electronic Christmas

WEEE directive is just not fair Confusion over the way the WEEE directive (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) is implemented in different European states has prompted Amazon to cease shipping qualifying products to the Repubic of Ireland (IE).â¦


Federer Out of Basel Event with Thigh Injury

World number one Roger Federer pulled out  of the Swiss Indoors tournament Tuesday with a thigh muscle  tear, organizers said.


"Rendition" brings torture to Toronto festival

"Rendition," which takes a critical look at the U.S. practice of detaining suspected terrorists in foreign jails, brought a dose of torture and political timeliness to the Toronto International Film Festival on Friday.


Baseball Owners' Vote on Expos Move Delayed

WASHINGTON (Sports Network) - Owners of Major League  Baseball's more than 30 teams did not vote as scheduled  Thursday on the proposed move of the Montreal Expos franchise  to Washington, DC.


U.S. Judge Clears Canadian Detainee at Gitmo

A U.S. military judge today dismissed all charges against a Canadian detainee at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, ruling that his murder trial cannot go forward under the current law governing military commissions.


Coach Dave Lewis's job was already difficult before last night's trade of Brad Stuart and Wayne Primeau .


Wants to sell chips, not finished systems AMD isn't quitting the low-cost, developing world-oriented PC arena after all - it's simply changing its business model, the company has claimed. Instead of manufacturing a box - such as the Personal Internet Communicator, aka 'Emma', it canned earlier this month - it will devise reference platforms system builders can use as a foundation for their own products.â¦


Linux servers are on the rise again thanks in part to low-end and x86-64 based servers, according to a new survey by market research firm Gartner.


G8 di Genova, dopo il racconto di Fournier al processo parla l'allora comandante del reparto celereIl questore Canterini: "C'era una macedonia di polizia. Quando entrai era tutto finito: vidi sangue ovunque"                                             "Alla Diaz fu una notte cruenta ma il macellaio non sono io"                                                                                di CARLO BONINI


Nepal police should stop using deadly force, says UN

Nepal police must stop using deadly force to control ethnic protests in the southeast, the United Nations, which is aiding a fragile peace process in the country, said.


Poll: Consumers to Spend More on Holidays

More consumers plan to increase their spending during this year's holiday season than did last year as concern about paying off debt has lessened and economic optimism has grown, a survey released Monday shows.


Breeders' Cup Not the Finish Line for Azeri

Two months shy of her seventh birthday, the champion mare Azeri probably is not finished racing, her trainer, D. Wayne Lukas, said Sunday.


Sony has seemingly changed its mind on the MP3 music format, deciding that all new players will be able to play MP3s. Before this decision all music players made by Sony used only the company's proprietary ATRAC format, limiting users' choices somewhat.


USDA Backs Production of Rice With Human Genes

The Agriculture Department has given a preliminary green light for the first commercial production of a food crop engineered to contain human genes, reigniting fears that biomedically potent substances in high-tech plants could escape and turn up in other foods.


Connecticut Revenue Agency Reports Missing Laptop

Data about 106,000 state taxpayers was exposed in the theft of a notebook.


West mulls Iran sanctions; U.S., Tehran swap warnings

Western powers meet in London on Monday to discuss tightening U.N. sanctions on Iran amid a flurry of tough and sometimes colorful talk between Washington and Tehran over the Islamic Republic's nuclear program.


U.S. Treasuries were mostly higher on  Monday as investors bet longer-dated debt would outperform the  short end in an environment of rising official interest rates.


On 12 July, Microsoft and Time Warner, both US companies, sought clearance under the European Union's Merger Regulation for plans to jointly acquire ContentGuard.


VETERAN Austalian golfer Terry Price grabbed third place in the Madrid Open today, securing a place in the elite European Masters.


Paulson keeps up pressure on China to speed reform

U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson  urged China on Thursday to work toward a freely floating  currency, only to be told that America fails to understand how  Beijing is making headway on economic reform.


Fannie Mae whistle-blower feels vindicated by SEC decision

Roger Barnes, a former Fannie Mae accounting manager, leaped onto the national stage this fall when he accused the mortgage-finance giant of cooking its books


Iraqis to Vote Amid Tight Security, Fear Attacks

Iraqis vote on Sunday in a landmark  election overshadowed by massive security to protect them  against insurgents who killed 20 people on Saturday and have  threatened a polling day bloodbath.


Roma, 19:17 - CALCIO: AMICHEVOLE SPAGNA-ITALIA IL 26 MARZO AD ELCHE

Sarà la Spagna l'avversaria dell'Italia nella seconda amichevole di preparazione agli Europei...


Suicide Car Bomb Kills Four South of Baghdad

A suicide bomber detonated his car at a  petrol station near an Iraqi police and army checkpoint south  of Baghdad on Saturday, killing four civilians and wounding 19,  police said.  They said most of those killed had been queuing at the fuel  pump in the village of Mahaweel, about 50 miles south of the  capital, which was crowded amid chronic fuel shortages.


In un tratto fuoripista, impegnate squadre Soccorso Alpino


Tiger Woods managed it all - the wind blowing, the sand swirling, and the photographers clicking.


The Foreign Office is checking unconfirmed reports that UK hostage Kenneth Bigley has been killed by Iraqi militants.


Kenya govt turns on critics, Odinga hailed

Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki's government went on the offensive against critics on Monday, condemning opposition economic boycott plans as "sabotage" and summoning the British ambassador for a ticking off.


Update 1: Clorox, Henkel in $2.8 Billion Deal

Clorox Co. and Henkel KGaA have agreed to a $2.8 billion stock swap and cash deal, in which Henkel will sell back its 29 percent ownership stake in Clorox in return for $2.


Iraq Bombs Strike Police and Embassy, 7 Killed

Suicide car bombers attacked the Australian embassy and a police headquarters in Baghdad on Wednesday, killing at least seven people in the latest deadly guerrilla strikes before Iraq's Jan. 30 elections.


A woman is remanded in custody at Belfast Magistrates Court charged with attempted murder.


Vonage, Verizon spar in court over patents

Net phone company says it didn't copy Verizon's patents, but the telecommunications giant says harm has been done and its VoIP rival must pay.


Hold the phone: Warrantless surveillance of international calls and e-mails into and out of the United States can go ahead while a judge's ruling, which called the intercepts unconstitutional, works its way through the appeals process.


Zagabria, 22:14 - PATTINAGGIO FIGURA, EUROPEI: TITOLO COPPIE ALLA GERMANIA

I tedeschi Aliona Savchenko e Robin Szolkowy hanno confermato il titolo europeo di pattinaggio figur...


West Ham striker Ashton to get call-up into England squad

England are set to turn to West Ham's Dean Ashton as the answer to the striker crisis threatening to blow their Euro 2008 qualifying campaign off course.


Motorola buys Soundbuzz to expand music offerings

Motorola will acquire online music store Soundbuzz in a bid to expand its mobile music offerings in Asia, the company said Monday."Soundbuzz will become part of the Motorola entertainment family," said Ian Chapman-Banks, vice president of marketing at Motorola Asia-Pacific's mobile devices unit, at a press conference in Singapore.Terms of the deal, which is expected to close during the current quarter, were not disclosed.Motorola hopes the acquisition of privately held Soundbuzz will make it the top online music seller in Asia, Chapman-Banks said, citing Soundbuzz's existing relationships with recording companies as well as mobile operators in India, Australia, Singapore, and other countries in Asia.The Soundbuzz acquisition will complement Motorola's own mobile music service, called MotoMusic, which is available in China, Chapman-Banks said.For its part, Soundbuzz is counting on Motorola's backing to expand its reach in Asia. "Through the resources we're going to have access to, it's going to help us expand our offerings," said Sudhanshu Sarronwala, Soundbuzz's CEO, without disclosing details of the company's plans.Soundbuzz offers mobile downloads based on OMA (Open Mobile Alliance) DRM (digital rights management) technology. An online music store for PCs operated by the company offers music downloads based on DRM technology developed by Microsoft.The use of OMA DRM for mobile downloads, such as ringtones and ringback tones, means Soundbuzz's mobile download service will continue to support handsets made by a variety of companies, not just Motorola, Sarronwala said.Both the PC music store and the mobile-download service will continue to operate as usual following the Motorola acquisition, Sarronwala said.


Firefox is hot; Thunderbird's not â for good reason

Among the online worldâs hottest commodities, nothing sizzles quite like Firefox, the new Web browser by the California-based Mozilla Foundation thatâs causing sleeplessness in and around Seattle, Microsoft Corpâs home turf.


N.Y. to Sell Wireless Cos. Lamppost Space

Further proof New York's real estate market is inflated: The city plans to sell space on top of lampposts to wireless phone companies for $21.6 million a year.


An unmanned experimental jet has broken a world record for speed, cruising over the Pacific Ocean at just under 7000 miles (11,265km) per hour in a NASA test of cutting-edge "scramjet" engine technology.


Osama Bin Laden's number two calls on Palestinian group Hamas to unite with al-Qaeda after its victory in Gaza.


Niger Delta rebel leader to meet president, says will not destroy oil sites

The head of a separatist movement in Nigeria's southern oil-rich Niger Delta, which is accused of trafficking in illegally extracted crude and has threatened to attack international oil facilities, said he had been invited to meet President Olusegun Obasanjo in Abuja.


Education remains Labour's top priority, Tony Blair is expected to saying during a West Midlands visit.


British rowing hero Matthew Pinsent is in no hurry make a decision over whether he will compete at the next Olympics in Beijing. Pinsent guided Britain to first place in the coxless fours at the Athens games


BERLIN - Defying Chinese criticism and pressure, Chancellor Angela Merkel met the Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of Tibet, yesterday in Berlin, becoming the first German chancellor to do so despite warnings from Beijing that it could damage economic contacts.


New Hampshire is John McCain's last stand, his best opportunity to revive a presidential campaign that was near death last summer.


An 83-year-old steam pipe exploded underground in midtown Manhattan on Wednesday, shaking buildings, creating a towering geyser of debris and sending people fleeing in scenes reminiscent of the September 11 attacks.


Quadrantids meteor shower in the night sky in January

0.3 to -0.6 magnitude during the month. It rises 1.5 hours before the Sun on the 1st, but about sunrise by the 31st.


In consorzio con imprese Frutiger, Jager Bau e Interalp Bau


Religion not clear-cut issue in White House race

Religion is taking a back seat to the  Iraq war and domestic issues in the 2008 White House race, but  most Americans still feel faith is an important attribute in  their president, according to a survey released on Thursday.


The United States was using some of the four Iranian-Americans detained by Tehran to meddle in Iranian affairs and is trying to cover it up, Tehran's security chief charged Saturday.


Hillary Clinton seeks to warm up her image

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, looking to turn the page on a rough stretch in her campaign, launched an effort to warm up her image on Monday and break free from her rivals in Iowa.


Apple announced yesterday that over 200 million songs have been sold via the iTunes online music store. According to Eddie Cue, Appleâs VP of Applications, the amount of sales/downloads from iTunes has vastly accelerated since its launch in April 2003.


Television: On the Couch on a Hollywood Soundstage

HBOâs new series âIn Treatmentâ checks into a psychotherapistâs office five days a week.


Exercise May Be Key To Preventing Parkinson's Disease

Regular exercise may just be the key to preventing Parkinson's disease, according to the findings of a study by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh.


37-year-old Matthew McConaughey is People Magazine's Bachelor of the Year.  When it comes to women, McConaughey says he looks for "the 'two Hs' -- hotness and humor." The magazine's Bachelors issue will be available Friday. Others to make the li...


EPA Chief Denies Calif. Limit on Auto Emissions

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Stephen L. Johnson yesterday denied California's petition to limit greenhouse gas emissions from cars and trucks, overruling the unanimous recommendation of the agency's legal and technical staffs.


TOKYO -- Former US Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan said yesterday that he didn't think an economic downturn in his country was "probable," toning down his earlier warning over a recession later this year.


Aid agency halts Iraq operations after director kidnapped

LONDON  - Leading aid agency CARE International on Wednesday halted relief work in Iraq after its head of operations there was abducted, further fuelling fears that aid workers were becoming soft targets for extremists and common criminals.


U.S. eases ban on air travelers carrying liquids

The United States said on Monday it   was partly easing its ban on liquids and gels in carry-on bags   on airline flights, a policy imposed last month after   authorities in London said they foiled a plot to bomb   U.S.-bound flights.


Indonesia lifts tsunami warning after Sumatra quake

Indonesia's meteorology agency lifted a tsunami warning on Thursday after another strong earthquake struck Sumatra island.


D.J. Trahan wasn't happy with his putting Sunday until he got to a playoff in the Southern Farm Bureau Classic. After finishing regulation with a par to force the playoff with Joe Durant, Trahan put on an overtime putting clinic, birdieing the par-5 18th three straight times in sudden death to win his first PGA Tour title.


Indian survives Americian Idol elimination

Sanjaya Malakar, the first Indian American contestant of the reality hit series survives elimination night despite bad reviews


Casterotto (Bolzano), 12:21 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA; VIERI: HO LA FAME DI UN VENTENNE

Christian Vieri si è presentato alla Fiorentina e ai tifosi al raduno viola di Castelrotto. "...


OGGI SU INTERNET/ITALIA - Centro Italiano Femminile: Per una universitÃ  aperta al dialogo Roma (Agenzia Fides) - Proprio mentre lÂEuropa dedica lÂanno 2008 al Dialogo interculturale, Roma, si rende protagonista di una incredibile chiusura culturale impedendo nella sostanza al Santo Padre, guida spirituale per milioni di persone e vescovo ...


Apple: You can gab on that iPhone for eight hours

Blog: New specs released from Apple say that the much-anticipated handset's battery life is significantly better than expected.


Audit: D.C. Overpaid Medicaid Firms $97M

WASHINGTON -- The District of Columbia risks losing federal funds because it has overpaid contractors almost $100 million for medical services, an audit found.


Who Will Be The First Virgin Bride on Virgin Galactic's First ...

Today, adventurous British entrepreneur Richard Branson formally announced that his Virgin transport, entertainment and communications company plans to launch commercial sub-orbital space flights by 2007.


Plummer to Remove Decal Honoring Tillman

Denver quarterback Jake Plummer, who memorialized his friend Pat Tillman by wearing a No. 40 decal on his helmet in a game last Sunday, agreed yesterday to remove it.


A pilot wrongly accused of training the 9/11 hijackers loses his fight for compensation for his ordeal.


IAC/InterActiveCorp said that Jim Safka would become chief executive of its Ask.com search unit, its latest executive shift ahead of a major restructuring.


Poverty Worsening HIV Among U.S. Black Women - Study

Poverty, unemployment and other  socioeconomic factors are helping to fuel a growing HIV problem  among black women, a U.S. study released on Thursday suggests.


Singer James Brown, known as the Godfather of Soul, has been released from hospital following successful prostate cancer surgery. The 71-year-old singer was released from Midtown Urology Surgical Centre in Atlanta.


Lawmaker plans airline passenger bill of rights

The stranding of hundreds of passengers aboard JetBlue Airways Corp. planes for up to 10 hours on Wednesday has revived calls to enact an airline customer rights law.


BLOOMFIELD, NJ You won't win any money in this lottery, but you might be healthier this winter. Officials in Bloomfield, New Jersey, plan to register people for a lottery to determine who gets the town's 300 doses of flu vaccine.


Don't Upgrade to Vista, UK Gov't Agency Tells Schools

The cost of upgrading Britain's schools to Vista would be $350 million, two-thirds of which go to deployment costs, testing and hardware upgrades.


Afghan President Hamid Karzai names cabinet packed with new and ...

Hamid Karzai named a new cabinet on Thursday, sacking the country's prominent defence minister and removing other warlords from top spots in a major reshuffle weeks after he was sworn in as the nation's first democratically elected president.


Babe Ruth Bat That Felled the Red Sox Goes on Sale

The bat Babe Ruth used to hit the  first home run in Yankee Stadium and help usher in 80 years of  New York Yankee dominance over his former team, the Boston Red  Sox, is going on the auction block.


But while the rain over the Austrian Alps left the players with nothing to do, the organisers were running around working out what to do next.


Chrysler, GM in talks on vehicle project: reports

DaimlerChrysler AG's (DCXGn.DE)  Chrysler Group and General Motors Corp.  are in talks on  a joint project that would provide Chrysler with a version of  the big Chevrolet Tahoe sport utility, the New York Times said  on Friday, citing people with direct knowledge of the talks.


France will meet its European budget commitments in 2005, bringing its deficit under the 3 percent EU limit for the first time in four years, Finance Minister Nicolas Sarkozy said Wednesday, touting the extent of the slash as unprecedented.


Prior to the tour of the Caribbean at the start of 2004, England had only played West Indies three times in six years at one-day level.


Study debunks personality link to breast cancer

The idea that a woman's personality traits can make her more prone to breast cancer appears nothing more than a myth, according to a Dutch study.


la societa' potrebbe acquistare fino al 10% del pacchetto


Barcelona's Henrik Larsson admitted he found it hard to celebrate his goal in the 3-1 Champion's League win over former club Celtic.


At least 27 American Catholic pilgrims are injured in a bus crash in southern Bosnia, reports say.


Two days after the savage attacks, analysts are still discussing the brutality and calling for punishment for the perpetrators. Amid cries for justice, the two lynched police agents were buried on Thursday.


India to register pregnancies to fight feticide

India plans to create a registry of all pregnancies to help curb widespread female feticide and reduce its high infant mortality rate, although activists say the scheme will be hard to implement.


A desk and chair that belonged to Adolf Hitler when he signed the ill-fated 1938 Munich agreement will be put up for sale this month, the dealer in charge of the auction said.


When the alarm goes off today for the players at Boise State and San Jose State, they'll yawn, stretch and mutter something like, "It must be noon somewhere." Think television is an innocent bystander in college sports? If so, hit the snooze button. The Broncos and Spartans will kick off their Western Athletic Conference tilt at 9:02 a.m. Pacific Time, for the benefit of ESPN2. To adjust, Boise State Coach Dan Hawkins has had the team up at 5 a.m. all week. "We're used to having to play whenever ESPN wants to cover it," Boise State's    Daryn Colledge  told the Idaho Statesman. Ah, the purity of college athletics.


Your opinions solicited The Register started out as a UK operation with a UK addressed web site, but accidentally and against our expectations became a pretty successful international operation. In deference to marketing we should point out that in recent years the international success has been both planned and deliberate, but that certainly isn't what we were thinking about back in the mid-90s when we set up theregister.co.uk. And that is, sort of, what we feel the need to ask you about today - the .co.uk was at first an obstacle to be overcome, then arguably became an important component of The Register's branding, but how important is it to you, and in what ways?â¦


More Testing of Seafood to Address Mercury Concerns

Some restaurants and retailers around the country have started testing the fish they sell in response to concerns about the amount of mercury in seafood.


After the Louisiana pol apologizes, speculation stirs about an alliance between the so-called "D.C. Madam" and Larry Flynt


Iraqi Security Forces Targeted in Baghdad

Gunmen fired mortars and rocket-propelled grenades at Iraqi security forces in downtown Baghdad Sunday while a suicide car bomber attacked a U.S. military convoy in the volatile Anbar province, the military said. No American or Iraqi casualties were reported.


My friends in a neighboring country say that "We have everything that you have in India except two things -


Thousands turn out in big send-off for Malaysia's Anwar

KUALA LUMPUR : Thousands of supporters turned out at the airport to give Malaysia's ex-deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim a rousing send-off as he headed for surgery in Germany on his second full day of freedom after six years in jail.


North Carolina State desperately needs a win in its Atlantic Coast Conference opener against Boston College Saturday in Raleigh, N.C., to quiet critics after a disappointing 1-2 start.


Calendar May Influence Diagnosis of Kids' Diabetes

Some seasonal patterns in when a diagnosis of type I insulin- dependent diabetes is made in school-age children may reflect the parents' response during holidays and weekends, as well as the availability of healthcare services, according to Scottish researchers.


Israel Kills 2 Palestinian Militants in Gaza Strip

A missile fired by an Israeli aircraft  killed two Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip on Friday,  the second day of an operation the army said was aimed at  stopping mortar and rocket attacks on Jewish settlements.


US backs Annan but says UN 'under cloud'

The United States gave UN Secretary General Kofi Annan a belated show of support but said the United Nations remains under a cloud over allegations of corruption in Iraq.


That object up there isn't a star after all; it's a planet. Now then, what should we call it? Compiled by Tony Long.


Snocap testing online music sales service

Snocap, the digital music company  founded by Napster creator Sean Fanning, is testing a new  service that enables bands to sell their music from Web sites  like MySpace.


Fedâs Ex-Chief Attacks Bush on Fiscal Role

In his long-awaited memoir, Alan Greenspan says he was mystified at the Republicansâ abandonment of their partyâs small government principles.


A CHINESE UNIVERSITY student has been sentenced to a year in jail for flogging porn on the internet. According to the state Xinhua news agency, the 22 year-old student, identified only by his surname Xie, was


Patriots rebut StubHub claims on ticket policies

The New England Patriots yesterday accused ticket reseller StubHub Inc. of reconstructing law and logic to make the "farfetched claim" that the team is trying to monopolize the resale of its own tickets.


A Fusion of Diverse Sounds and Styles, With Jokes

The trio played music that was poised comfortably between genres: deeply rooted in bluegrass technique but toying with the parameters and options of string-band music.


Per le stock options truccate tra 1998 e 2003


ATHENS, Greece -- If international gymnastics is a brick house, the mortar holding it together is a conglomerate of finger-pointing, dubious judging, scandal, complaining and bald-faced weeping.


Sulamani cruises by 11/2 in Canadian International

The other jockeys tried to keep Sulamani, the 4-5 favorite, boxed in, but it hardly mattered as he captured the $1.5 million, Grade I Pattison Canadian International by 11/2 lengths under a hand ride yesterday at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto.


New Kyrgyz TV Channel to Be Launched 12 February

Text of report by Kyrgyz news agency 24.kg website  Bishkek, 5 February: A new TV broadcaster, called The Fifth Channel, will be launched in Kyrgyzstan next Monday, 12 February.  The Fifth Channel will go on air next Monday, 12 February, the TV company's press service has said.


China is source of bird flu virus, study shows

China's southern Guangdong Province is the source of the dangerous H5N1 avian flu virus, according to a genetic analysis of the virus published on Monday.


Milano, 18:57 - CALCIO, INTER: 24 CONVOCATI PER LIVORNO E VALENCIA

Il tecnico dell'Inter, Roberto Mancini, ha convocato 24 giocatori per le gare contro Livorno e valen...


Alien abduction lamp, for those who want to believe

There's a light bulb inside the supremely awesome metal UFO on top, which illuminates the windows and the mysterious aliens inside. From Crave, CNET's gadgets blog.


Blockbuster gears up for an ill-fated digital download service.


Gary McDonald's stunning winner gives League One Oldham a shock FA Cup third round win at Premier League Everton.


If you catch a cold or get the flu this winter, be very careful if you take more than one medication to ease your symptoms. The two drugs could share ingredients that could pose a danger


It's another public relations debacle for the nation's museum industry, already tarred by reports that top institutions knowingly dealt in looted Italian artifacts.


The backlash against carbon offsetting could whip away funds from some key projects in Asia and Africa.


Dutch Arrest Saddam's Suspected Nerve Gas Supplier

Police have arrested a Dutch national suspected of supplying thousands of tons of ingredients for mustard gas and nerve gas to Iraq under toppled leader Saddam Hussein, prosecutors said Tuesday.


Gay and Seeking a Place Among Evangelicals

Gay evangelicals come from a tradition whose leaders have led the fight against greater acceptance of homosexuals.


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Ringo Starr plans downloads of song list

Ex-Beatle Ringo Starr has signed a deal to release his Capitol/EMI catalog online, his publicist said.


Latest incarnation of Sony's robot hound is a four-legged MP3 player. It'll also fetch pictures while you're away.


Judge Orders Simpson to Be Held Without Bail

Police arrested O.J. Simpson on Sunday, saying he was part of an armed group who burst into a Las Vegas hotel room and snatched memorabilia that documented his own sports career, long ago eclipsed by scandal.


The four-part PBS 'Frontline' series looks at everything from the Valerie Plame leak to the role of blogs.


Missing British girl sighted twice in Morocco: reports

Missing British girl Madeleine McCann was reported seen in the Moroccan city of Marrakesh by two unrelated witnesses days after she disappeared in Portugal, newspapers reported Sunday.


National polls split, but Kerry makes headway in states

WASHINGTON, Oct 11  - National polls were split Monday over who was leading the US presidential race, but Democrat John Kerry showed signs of making headway against President George W. Bush in the decisive state-by-state battle.


SAN JOSE, Calif. - In a sign that Google Inc.'s initial public offering isn't as popular as expected, the company lowered its estimated price range to between $85 and $95 per share, down from the earlier prediction of $108 and $135 per share...


AMD dual-core design fuels chip race with Intel

AMD has raised the stakes with Intel as the pair prepare to do battle over dual-core processors following last week's demonstration of a dual-core x86 Opteron.


Roma, 19:06 - CALCIO, ROMA: DONI RESTA IN DUBBIO PER LA DINAMO

Ancora in dubbio la presenza del portiere Doni nell'esordio della Roma in Champions League contro la...


An Iowa researcher is studying a little-known eating disorder that some doctors may miss: purging disorder.


On the heels of a US indictment of Hamas figures, the State Department issued an updated warning yesterday that Americans in the Middle East and North Africa could be targets of terrorist attacks. "Anti-American violence could include possible terrorist actions against aviation, ground transportation, and maritime interests," the department said. The indictment was unsealed Friday in Chicago against a political ...


Jailed Niger journalist's lawyer says tapes illegal

The lawyer representing Moussa Kaka, the correspondent of Radio France International (RFI) in Niger arrested last month, said on Saturday that tapes allegedly linking his client to Tuareg rebels had been illegally recorded.


Lucent Technologies Inc. LU.N on  Wednesday posted lower quarterly earnings and disappointing  sales despite improved demand for wireless network products,  and the telecommunications gear maker's shares fell.


Tim Wakefield allowed three hits in eight innings and the Boston Red Sox won their sixth straight game with a 6-1 victory over the visiting Detroit Tigers yesterday.


A government panel recommended that prices be set for greenhouse gas emissions.


MELBOURNE, Australia - An Australian woman was sentenced Friday to nine months of community service work for smuggling protected fish from Asia in her dress.


Chips, dips, and paperclips are going to rock your world next week.


The owners of a nursing home where 35 people died in the flooding that followed Hurricane Katrina will likely go on trial in St. Francisville, 120 miles northwest of where the victims died.


Bush Hits Kerry on U.S. Needing 'Global Test'

MANSFIELD, Ohio  - President Bush told voters in  this battleground state on Saturday that Democrat John Kerry  would give other nations a veto over American national security  decisions, even as he sought to shift the debate to domestic  issues.


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Bush Campaign Lawyer Quits Over Ties to Ads Group

CRAWFORD, Texas  - A top lawyer for President  Bush's re-election campaign resigned on Wednesday after  disclosing he has been providing legal advice to a group that  accuses Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry of lying  about his Vietnam War record.


Crosby inspires Penguins to big win over Flyers

Sidney Crosby had a goal and five assists to help the Penguins hammer the Philadelphia Flyers 8-4 in Pittsburgh on Wednesday.


Breast Cancer Genetics Takes Big Leap Forward

SUNDAY, May 27 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers say they've moved much closer to untangling the genetic threads that raise a woman's chance for breast cancer.


iTunes pricing spat with NBC seen as hurting Apple

InfoWorld - NBC Universal's pullout from the iTunes online store is more of a loss for Apple and points to fierce resistance among media companies to potential Apple dominance of online video sales, an industry analyst said.


JERUSALEM - Senior Israeli Cabinet ministers Tuesday approved the payment of cash advances of up to about $100,000 to Jewish settlers who will be removed from their homes under Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's plan to leave the Gaza Strip - the government's first concrete step toward withdrawal.    The 9-1 vote in the Security Cabinet gave a boost to Sharon, who faces growing opposition...


Ukraine's presidential election ended in a dead heat calling for a runoff, while thousands of protesters on Monday alleged fraud in the west, and international monitors


Poles lit candles and laid flowers Tuesday at the grave of pro-Solidarity priest Jerzy Popieluszko, abducted and killed by the communist secret police 20 years ago in a murder described in parliament as "one of the last acts of terror" by the former regime.


The Salvation Army holds its annual Kettle Kick-Off this evening in downtown St. Paul with the lighting of a giant kettle. The Salvation Army plans to announce a $7 million Christmas fund-raising goal.


More than 122m Europeans aged 15 and above use the internet each day, says a report.


Oil prices rose on Friday, stemming five days of heavy losses as fresh sabotage attacks on Iraqi oil infrastructure despite a peace deal in Najaf renewed concern over the country's supplies.


Sheriff's deputies Friday arrested the ex-boyfriend of a 19-year-old woman who was found shot to death along with her toddler son, father and a nephew in their rural Virginia home.


Montgomerie misses the cut as Ryder Cup players fail to fire

Clearly, Mrs Langer's Black Forest Gateau was not on the menu at the European Ryder Cup team's meeting on Thursday evening.


Real Madrid striker Fernando Morientes says he wishes to join his fellow countryman Rafa Benitez at Liverpool. The Reds reportedly had a five million euro bid turned down yesterday, but Morientes insists the Merengues must let him move on.


Area residents of Ukrainian descent are watching and waiting as the standoff in their homeland over the disputed presidential election continues.


Canada filmmaker brings remote Arctic people to screen

Inuit filmmaker Zacharias Kunuk bought   a video camera in 1981 with the proceeds from the sale of three   soapstone sculptures and the purchase kick-started his   movie-making career.


PeopleSoft Rejects Oracle's 'Best' Offer

With third quarter revenues of $161 million, strong earnings per share, healthy cash flow and robust projections to back them up, PeopleSoft's directors are advising shareholders that Oracle's


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.


Performer guest-stars as music supervisor for MTV

Music videos may not have a home in  MTV's prime-time programming schedule, but the network is  looking for new ways to give artists a presence in key viewing  hours. In the latest wrinkle, MTV is experimenting with letting  recording stars determine the soundtracks to some of its hit  lifestyle shows.


Museum Can Show Disputed Artwork, Judge Rules

A federal judge ruled that the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art has the right to display an immense unfinished installation by Christoph BÃ¼chel, a Swiss artist whose relationship with the museum fell apart early this year, leading to a bitter public battle over control of the work and over artistsâ rights in general.


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PGA season gets under way with some rust

Only winners are invited to Kapalua to start the new season at the Mercedes-Benz Championship, making it perhaps the toughest of all PGA Tour events to join.


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Nigerian Oil Delta Peace Talks to Resume After Truce

Talks between a Nigerian rebel warlord  and the government will resume on Thursday to address rebel  demands for autonomy in the oil-producing Niger Delta following  a truce agreed a day earlier, the rebel leader said.


Down 3.7% from last year The German mobile market will experience sluggish growth in 2006, according to a report from analyst Telecompaper.â¦


Belarus votes on whether Lukashenko can stand for third term, amid Western concerns

Belarusians were set to cast their ballots Sunday in a constitutional referendum to decide whether their authoritarian leader can run for a third term, amid Western fears of a rigged vote and further diplomatic ...


Tours, exhibits and commemorative plaques in the Capitol should recognize the contributions of slaves in constructing Congress' home, experts told a House committee Wednesday


The level of dioxins in soil and vegetation has fallen by about 70% over 20 years, a UK-wide survey suggests.


A confidential report from the Israeli Foreign Ministry has predicted relations with the European Union could further deteriorate in future, hitting Israel economically and diplomatically.


OpenPower line to make debut Monday as Big Blue looks beyond the chip's high-end niche, CNET News.com has learned.


Carphone Warehouse coffers hit by broadband rollout

Claims troubles behind it Carphone Warehouse's faltering entry into the broadband dogfight cost the firm 10 per cent of its profits compared to last year, the company said this morning.â¦


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China will not approve any new commercial aircraft purchases in 2005 in an effort to curb "over-heated" growth in the sector and uncontrolled capacity expansion by domestic airlines, a government official said.


Citing failure of two big airlines to make payments to their pension plans, top government officials Tuesday called on Congress to make it harder for corporations to dump their obligations on taxpayers.


At least 12 Iraqis, 11 of them National Guardsmen, are killed in a car bomb explosion, the US military says.


British bank Barclays Plc BARC.L has  held merger talks with U.S. bank Wells Fargo WFC.N that could  create a financial giant worth about $180 billion, Britain's  Sunday Express newspaper reported.


Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson is still unsure whether to field Cristiano Ronaldo in Saturday's Premiership clash against Norwich.


About 1,000 households in Belfast are stealing gas by tampering with meters, Phoenix gas says.


UN Weighs Situation in Burundi Following Massacre

The U.N. Security Council met in  emergency session concerning Burundi on Sunday following the  massacre of more than 150 Tutsi Congolese refugees at a camp in  western Burundi.


Scientists develop a synthetic version of a herb-based drug to treat malaria.


The search company buys the Menlo Park home where its founders leased a garage to start their business just eight years ago. With $1 million in startup capital, the company is today worth $125 billion.


The U.S. and Turkey: Honesty Is the Best Policy

Recognizing the Armenian genocide may seem risky, but keeping quiet is the bigger danger


Foreign flu shots coming to US to ease shortage

(Washington-AP, December 7, 2004, 9:42 am) The government plans to announce the purchase of more flu vaccine Tuesday. The Food and Drug Administration has signed off on the safety of a portion of five million


U.S. envoy wants North Korea to release nuclear list

A U.S. diplomat who heads to Pyongyang  this week trying to push forward a stalled nuclear deal said on  Tuesday that North Korea must give a complete account of its  atomic arms program.


A 17-member Army Reserve platoon with troops from Jackson and around the Southeast deployed to Iraq is under arrest for refusing a "suicide mission" to deliver fuel, the troops' relatives said Thursday.


That controversial price cut on the iPhone paid off in big numbers for Apple in the quarter ending Sept. 29. The company announced as well that it set a new sales record for the Macintosh, wowing analysts.


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Phone companies would have to seek full planning permission for all mobile phone masts under new Tory plans.


iPhone scramble: 02 expected to beat rivals to UK deal

Business & money: Europe's mobile operators vie for Christmas launch.


A 53-year-old Elgin man contracted the West Nile virus, the second human case in Kane County this year, the health department reported Wednesday.


Hamilton agreed to be sacked to help Phonak team get licence

Olympic time trial cycling champion Tyler Hamilton said he agreed to be sacked by Switzerland's only professional cycling team Phonak so as to help them get a licence for next year's Pro Tour.


CURRENTLY in South Africa a man is being prosecuted for having loaded a virus onto the Edgars computer network. The accused is a former employee of the organisation who had a labour dispute with his employer


Ukraine PM Files Poll Complaints to Court, Commission

Ukrainian Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich lodged complaints with the election commission and the country's top court detailing violations during a re-run of a presidential poll, officials said Wednesday.


Near collisions between planes on the ground is increasing, according to a document seen by the BBC.


Hollywood saddles up as Old West returns

Bandit Russell Crowe and posse volunteer Christian Bale wage a war of wills on the trail in "3:10 to Yuma." Outlaw Brad Pitt is done in by starry-eyed admirer Casey Affleck in "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford."


The record producer Phil Spector was charged with murder in an indictment that was unsealed Monday in the shooting death of an actress at his home last year.


Nasdaq wins hand of OMX in drive into northern Europe

The US electronic stock exchange Nasdaq spread its arms around northern Europe on Friday with an agreed bid worth 2.7 billion euros for OMX which operates seven Nordic and Baltic exchanges.


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Park wardens in the Galapagos Islands force the sacking of their boss in a row over conservation.


Analysts: Outlook grim for Microsoft online business

(InfoWorld) - Despite its CEO's claims that Microsoft eventually will trump Google to be number one in online search revenue, the company's online business is "massively underperforming" against the competition, according to a leading financial analyst. On a conference call Friday, Heather Bellini, an analyst with UBS Investment Research, said Microsoft is actually losing ground against competitors Google and Yahoo in online search revenue and the frequency of search queries that leverage its Windows Live Search engine. Since Microsoft ramped up its plan to provide Web-based services through the Windows Live and Office Live brands in November 2005 to bolster online ad revenue, CEO Steve Ballmer has proclaimed more than once that Microsoft will chip away at the market until it takes the top spot. According to UBS, Google's worldwide search query market share grew from 56 percent to 65 percent between August 2005 and December 2006. At the same time, Microsoft's declined from 11 percent to 8 percent, even though the company launched its rebranded and revamped Windows Live Search during this period. UBS cited research from comScore Networks for this data. Yahoo also lost search query worldwide share, dropping from 21 percent to 19 percent. Search queries are the key to deriving revenue from online ads tied to the number of times users click search links, said UBS analyst Benjamin Schachter on Friday's call. Microsoft also lost search query share in the U.S., declining from 16 percent to 11 percent, according to comScore data cited by UBS. During the same time, Google increased its search query share in the U.S. from 35 percent to 47 percent, while Yahoo also lost share from 32 percent to 29 percent. Google continues to be number one in worldwide online search revenue, taking $10.5 billion of the $24.5 billion online advertising market in 2006, according to UBS, citing figures from ZenithOptimedia and company reports. Yahoo came in second with $5.6 billion in revenue, while Microsoft was a distant third with $1.6 billion online advertising revenue in 2006. "Google clearly outpaces Microsoft significantly, and we don't see the disparity between the two slowing anytime soon," Schachter said. "Things are not improving for Microsoft. The strategy it has thus far is not working." UBS' Bellini had several suggestions for how Microsoft can improve its weak position in online advertising. Quoting research that only one in four people who purchase Windows also buy Microsoft's Office desktop application, she suggested Microsoft should offer an ad-supported online version of Office for free to customers who don't purchase Office to boost its ad revenues. Microsoft also should leverage its strong position with large enterprise customers and strike deals to distribute its Windows Live Toolbar and Windows Live Search as the default in applications, Bellini said. She likened such a deal to one struck between Google and Dell to preload Google Desktop on Dell PCs and add Google Search in a side pane on Internet Explorer. Additionally, Microsoft should "push the regulatory envelope" to see how far it can go with legally integrating its Windows Live Search and Toolbar with its own software products, Schachter said.


SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK  - U.S. online shoppers,  who set spending and traffic records on Thanksgiving Day and  the "Black Friday" that followed, were expected to break new  ground again as they returned to work on what some are calling  "Blue Monday."


Santy Virus Used Google To Hack phpBB Forums  There is a new internet worm is defacing web bulletin boards across the world, and its using Google as its. The Perl/Santy-A worm (also known as Santy) exploits a vulnerability in a piece of software often used to provide discussion forums and bulletin ...


Secretary of State Colin Powell on Saturday declined to say whether Sudan was still carrying out ethnic genocide in Darfur, but warned that the government could face U.N. penalties if the violence in the region continues.


British Land bucked the trend as the London market failed to keep early gains.


The family of Angelika Kluk are still waiting for identification of a body found in the church where she was staying.


WHO seeks smart technology to stop fake medicines

The World Health Organization aims to  harness smart technology to stop counterfeit medicines flooding  developing world markets with sometimes-fatal results.


Influx of U.S. Inmates Slowing, Census Says

After two decades of massive growth, the U.S. prison population began to level off in the first six years of this century, according to 2006 census statistics released today.


The new law turning clocks forward earlier may wreak havoc and has businesses struggling to make costly fixes. And the Department of Energy isn't even convinced the move will conserve energy


An Indian rhino was born at the Buffalo Zoo this week, one of less than a dozen births in North America in the last decade, zoo officials said.


Japanese stocks fell, though not sharply, after Shinzo Abe said he would resign as prime minister.


The Justice Department has opened an investigation into possible accounting fraud by the mortgage giant Fannie Mae. The criminal inquiry, still in a preliminary stage, came


N.C. St., Gonzaga Fall to Unranked Teams

St. John's players jumped up and down on the Madison Square Garden court while Red Storm fans stood and cheered a stunning victory over North Carolina State.


Information Builders - Controlling Excel Chaos With Business Intelligence

As spreadsheets are circulated, dubious data is propagated. Executives' decisions are based on questionable data and the numbers cannot be audited. Meanwhile, IT data is untapped. Information Builders can deliver corporate data for use in Excel spreadsheets. The solution eliminates Excel's weaknesses while allowing users to operate in their preferred environment.


The lighter side of Bill Gates' keynote at CES

CNET News.com covers Bill Gates' CES keynote live, with details about demo updates and celebrity sightings. Check back often during the speech for updates.


UEFA postpones proposals on making clubs include 'homegrown' ...

UEFA's executive committee postponed making any final decision Thursday on whether soccer clubs should have a certain number of "homegrown" players on their books.


McConaughey selling car for hurricane aid

Matthew McConaughey is selling a sports car on eBay to raise money for hurricane relief. The 36-year-old actor is donating all proceeds from the sale of his 1971 Corvette Stingray convertible to Oprah's Angel Network for Katrina and Rita recovery efforts, according to details on the Web site http://www.oprah.com


With prices high, farming is bright spot in U.S

PRAIRIE CITY, Iowa  - Gordon Wassenaar has his eye on a $300,000 combine harvester to replace the 1990 model he repairs each winter in the workshop on his farm. And he just bought more land to add to his 1,600-acre spread.


Wi-Fi Alliance starts testing draft 802.11n gear

InfoWorld - The Wi-Fi Alliance launched the action phase of its plan to get faster wireless networking products into the market on Monday, kicking off certification testing of gear based on a draft version of the IEEE 802.11n standard.


FCC Chief: Switch to Digital TV On Track

FCC Chairman Kevin Martin confirms that the deadline for the country's switch to digital TV next year will not be postponed.


The Motion Picture Association of America said on Tuesday that it has filed an unspecified number of lawsuits against people who trade copyrighted movies online, following through on plans announced earlier in the month.


Militants Roam Parts of Iraq's Mosul, City Tense

MOSUL, Iraq  - Groups of insurgents patrolled  streets in some districts of Mosul on Saturday, but U.S. and  Iraqi forces bolstered their presence to try to wrest back full  control of Iraq's third largest city.


The Tennessee Titans lost one starting linebacker three days into training camp, their kicker five days before the season opener and then their left guard in that game.


The online publisher of technology news and reviews has restated earnings going back to 1996 to reflect $105.7 million in costs for backdated stock options.


Yum Brands Inc , operator of the KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut fast-food chains, posted a slightly lower quarterly profit on Monday as higher costs in the United States offset strength in its international business.


The old adage that being overweight "is in the genes" may be true, at least partially, for some, say researchers. A team from the University of Marberg in Germany found mutations in the MC4R gene had a "major" impact on people's body mass index.


Is Caffeine Withdrawal a Mental Disorder?

Sept. 30, 2004 -- Researchers are saying that caffeine withdrawal should now be classified as a psychiatric disorder. A new study that analyzes some 170 years' worth of research concludes that caffeine withdrawal


Democrats will finance manual recount of votes in close race for ...

Washington Democrats will pay for a second recount in the state's unsettled governor's race, hoping it will erase the 42-vote margin held by Republican Dino Rossi.


Citigroup Inc.'s C.N fourth-quarter  profit rose 12 percent to a record as its consumer and  investment banking businesses grew, but it said 2005 profit  will likely be near the low end of Wall Street estimates.


Turkey set to elect ex-Islamist as president

Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul was set to be elected Turkey's next president on Tuesday, the first time in the secular but predominantly Muslim country's modern history that the post will go to a former Islamist.


Jackie Selebi steps down after prosecutors said they intend to charge him with bribery


A Czech minister says a BBC report on caged beds in children's care homes is "journalistic distortion".


Yes, the holiday season is, or certainly should be, about spiritual and personal things having marginally to do with mass consumption.


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Allenamento pomeridiano per il Mantova in vista della gara di domenica a Rimini. La squadra ha lavor...


Agents and general managers talked a lot but did little Sunday on the third day of baseball's winter meetings.


Arroyo retains economic team after admitting fiscal crisis

MANILA - President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo said Monday her current economic managers will retain their cabinet posts, her spokesman said, even as she acknowledged the country is in a fiscal crisis that she said is being remedied.


Baghdad pushes for wider U.N. role in Iraq

Iraq urged regional and world powers on Saturday to back an expanded U.N. role in Iraq but U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon said there was more to be done on security before he could increase U.N. staff.


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Car bomb targets top Iraqi National Guard general

BAGHDAD - A car bomb targeting the chief of staff of the US -backed Iraqi National Guard killed one person and injured eight on Tuesday, witnesses and a police source said.


More Britons concerned by genetically modified foods

More and more Britons are worried about genetically modified foods, a poll for a British consumer rights magazine published suggests.


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Vincenzo Montella tornerà in Italia a fine stagione. Secondo il Daily Mirror l'attaccante di ...


Merck set to donate cancer vaccine doses

Drug maker Merck & Co. plans to donate enough doses of its cervical cancer vaccine, Gardasil, to inoculate 1 million women in some of the world's poorest countries.


Schwarzenegger refuses to apologize for remarks about Indian ...

Despite protests from US Indian tribes in California, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger said Friday he would not apologize for his remarks that the Indians "are ripping us off.


Local officials ask healthy people to forgo flu shots

One day after officials with the NC Division of Public Health released a draft plan for dealing with an influenza pandemic, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reported there would be a shortage of flu vaccines this year.


ODDS STACKED AGAINST CARDS Facing a 2-0 deficit along with Pedro

The last time the Boston Red Sox won the first two games of a World Series was the same year a routine ground ball went through the legs of Bill Buckner.


Dutch Make New Arrest in Filmmaker Killing Case

Dutch police have made a fresh arrest in the investigation into the murder of a filmmaker who was critical of Islam, while two other suspects were released, the Amsterdam prosecutor said on Saturday.


Suffocating humidity formed a soupy haze that settled in over Bulle Rock Golf Course yesterday and made for difficult viewing.


PortalPlayer Rides Popularity of the IPod

PortalPlayer Inc. is hoping it doesn't fall from Apple's tree.


California Regulator Is Suing Four Insurers and a Broker It Says Received Kickbacks

The California insurance commissioner said on Wednesday night that the broker had agreed to cooperate in developing a case against the insurers.


Inflation expectations key to policy: Fed

Federal Reserve officials stressed on Friday the importance of keeping close watch on inflation expectations as a way to keep inflation in check and keep track of trends in the economy.


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The Nikkei average rose 0.53 percent by midsession on Tuesday as investors remained optimistic about Japan's economy, buying banks such as Mizuho Financial Group and shares in firms tied to domestic business.


Tens of thousands of turkeys are gassed at a Suffolk farm as efforts continue to prevent bird flu from spreading.


Hundreds killed, wounded in south Sudan clashes

Hundreds of people may have been killed in the heaviest fighting between northern Sudanese forces and their former southern rebel foes since they signed a peace deal last year, a top southern officer said on Thursday.