Russians Rally Against Terror, Bury Dead

MOSCOW Sept. 7, 2004 - Tens of thousands of Russians massed outside the Kremlin to rally against terrorism Tuesday as mourners lowered caskets into the damp earth at a Beslan cemetery four days after the school siege that claimed more than 350 lives.


Nel terzo trimestre, +2,7% su base annua


Kenya opposition to call off protests: sources

Kenya's opposition will call off planned protests over the disputed election victory of President Mwai Kibaki at the request of former U.N. chief Kofi Annan, opposition sources said on Wednesday.


Mosca, 17:43 - CALCIO, RUSSIA: NO PARTITE SU PAY-TV, VINCE PUTIN

L'altro ieri aveva scagliato il suo anatema contro la trasmissione delle partite di calcio del massi...


Eight Thai soldiers are killed in an attack by suspected Muslim rebels in the violence-hit south, the army says.


Jacques Villeneuve signs a two-year deal to drive for Sauber from next season.


A lawsuit filed by the state and city of New York claims the drugmaker concealed the risks of the arthritis treatment Vioxx.


Gwynedd council proposes closing 21 primary schools as part of a major shake-up due to falling pupil numbers.


Gunmen Kill Iraqi Telecoms Ministry Official

A senior official in Iraq's  Communications Ministry was shot dead as he was driving to work  in Baghdad on Thursday, a source at the ministry said.


Hamid Karzai warns of the dangers of extremism and drugs as he is sworn in as Afghanistan's elected leader.


Impressionante il dato sulle strade extra urbane: quasi il 10 per cento dei sinistrisono mortali. In cittÃ  tanti incidenti, ma con pericolositÃ  nella media                                            Stragi sabato sera, ecco la veritÃ : pochi incidenti ma pericolosissimi                                                                                Inesistenti i controlli per l'alcol: in media si viene fermati ogni 175 anni


House Rejects Bid to Withhold Cheney's Funds

The House voted yesterday to allow Vice President Cheney to keep his house, entertainment budget and sundry other entertainments, when a measure to withhold the money to pay for them failed.


Italian unions strike over Berlusconi's budget

Post office workers, bank clerks, university teachers, public transport staff, employees of state television and many thousands of other Italians stopped work for four to eight hours in what the unions ...


A landslide near Queen Street Station in Glasgow causes severe disruption to trains after heavy thunder storms.


Melissa Etheridge has cancer, cancels tour

Lesbian rocker Melissa Etheridge has breast cancer and has cancelled the rest of her US tour to undergo treatment, her publicist said Thursday.


Taiwan's top computer vendor Acer Inc  , battling China's Lenovo for the title of the world's  third-largest PC maker, posted a better-than-expected 58  percent rise in quarterly profit thanks to strong laptop demand  from emerging and mature markets.


Fox News, O'Reilly Producer Trade Charges

NEW YORK - Fox News Channel traded accusations Wednesday with one of the producers of Bill O'Reilly's show, with the woman alleging that the commentator had phone sex with her against her wishes three times. Fox in a claim of its own dismissed the sexual harassment complaint as a politically motivated extortion attempt...


Memo to French Officials: Beware the BlackBerry

PARIS, June 20 -- In an age of terrorism and corporate espionage, French intelligence officials have identified a security threat lurking in the pockets and purses of government officials: the BlackBerry.


Kristin Gore: Can sweetness survive a trip through the high-speed spin machine of the White House?


Craig Crawford's Trail Mix: Poll Suggests Gore Entry No Threat to Clinton

If Al Gore runs for the Democratic presidential nomination, the former vice president appears to draw evenly from the top two contenders, Sens. Hillary Clinton of New York and Barack Obama of Illinois.


Helicopters and Elephants Help Tsunami Survivors

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - Relief workers flew  helicopters and cajoled elephants to find and feed survivors  and shift the rubble of razed towns Monday, eight days after  tsunamis changed the map of South Asia.


A Milano il convegno organizzato da Ds e Dl per discutere di Partito democraticoSottosegretario e ministro: "Vedremo cosa fare. Nessuno ci puÃ² fermare"                                          Letta-Bersani: ecco il programma "La candidatura? C'Ã¨ ancora tempo"                                                                                I punti: riduzione del debito, concorrenza, lavoro, il nord che fa da traino al sud. "Il Pd sarÃ  un partito da combattimento"


'Ci guadagnano gli italiani', polemiche sui senatori a vita


Brutishness Begets Brutishness on the Road

âA Bloody Aria,â by the Korean director Won Shin-yun, is a sort of Asian âDeliverance.â


Jerry Scoggins, who sang the theme tune to US TV show The Beverly Hillbillies, has died in Los Angeles at the age of 93.


In the mobile-phone broadcasting arena, all bets are off. Amateurs, like the producer of Laugh Rocket's joke-of-the-day videos for cell phones, may just find the next killer app. By Tom McNichol from Wired magazine.


The sound tech company has plenty of catalysts to beat expectations again.


Ukraine Election Loser Delivers Court Appeal

The loser of last month's Ukrainian  presidential election delivered an appeal to the Supreme Court  Friday, giving the court a chance to reject it and allow  president-elect Viktor Yushchenko to be inaugurated.


Branson launches plan to cut aviation emissions

British billionaire Richard Branson  proposed on Wednesday changes to aircraft movements at busy  airports and the way planes land under a plan he said would cut  the world's aviation emissions by up to 25 percent.


Former Mexican President Vicente Fox is writing a memoir that will detail his ups and down with world leaders around the globe, from Cuba's Fidel Castro to President Bush, Viking announced Wednesday.


Low-fare carrier Southwest Airlines Co. said Thursday that its third-quarter profit rose 12.3 percent to beat Wall Street expectations despite higher fuel costs.


The Federal Trade Commission has rejected requests to open a formal antitrust investigation against Intel, government officials and lawyers say.


Clinton attempts to halt Obama's poll momentum ahead of Super Tuesday contest


Musharraf says Pakistan is no "banana republic"

Scoffing at rumors that he had been   overthrown in a coup while visiting the United States,   President Pervez Musharraf said Pakistan was not an unstable   "banana republic."


Rebel Attacks Hit Baghdad as Rumsfeld Visits Iraq

A rocket attack and suicide car bombing killed at least four people in Baghdad Sunday as Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld began an unannounced visit to Iraq to gauge efforts to calm violence before January elections.


CP Rail declares force majeure at Vancouver port

WINNIPEG, Manitoba  - Canadian Pacific Railway  declared force majeure on shipments to some terminals at the Pacific port of Vancouver because of traffic snarls related to a strike at Canadian National Railway Co. , shippers said on Friday.


Spurs celebrate Duncan's return with victory

The champion San Antonio Spurs rode  the scoring of Michael Finley and Fabricio Oberto to a 102-91  home victory over the Denver Nuggets on Saturday.


Friend Indeed Who Doesnât Judge or Flinch

In â4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days,â a ferocious, unsentimental, often brilliantly directed film, the camera doesnât follow the action, it expresses consciousness itself.


Kerry: 'Wake Up America' and Choose Fresh Start

Democratic challenger John Kerry urged Americans on Friday to "wake up" and choose a new start on the economy and Iraq instead of four more years of President Bush's "catastrophic mismanagement."


Who blew your mind with their intellect in 2006, giving you that special tingle inside? Get your nominations in for the Wired News sexy geek roster. In Bodyhack.


AMD receives DOJ subpoena over graphics processing

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has subpoenaed Advanced Micro DevicesÂ as part of an antitrust investigation into the market for graphics processors and graphics cards, AMD said Thursday.


Bulgarian Gymnast Seeks Greek Olympic Revanche

Sports: 27 October 2004, Wednesday. Bulgaria's best gymnast Yordan Yovchev is set to meet Olympic Gold winner Dimostenis Tambakos in a revanche performance, he announced Wednesday in Varna.


Apparel retailers are hoping their back-to-school fashions will make the grade among style-conscious teens and young adults this fall, but it could be a tough sell, with students and parents keeping a tighter hold on their wallets.


Using iTunes, iPod, and Windows XP Together

When you incorporate iTunes and iPod into Windows XP, you take control of your music with better organization, portability, and no limits on burning individual tracks.


Poll: More Believe Bush Behind Attack Ads

Americans increasingly believe President Bush's re-election campaign is behind the ads attacking Democrat John Kerry's Vietnam experience, a poll found.


Senate leaders unveil own economic stimulus, may delay passage

Senate leaders have offered their own version of an economic stimulus program, threatening to delay a compromise plan agreed last week by the Bush administration and the House of Representatives.


Rice Industry Troubled by Genetic Contamination

When Fred Zaunbrecher heard in August that the popular variety of long-grain rice he was planning to grow had become contaminated with snippets of experimental, unapproved DNA, the Louisiana rice farmer took it in stride and ordered a different variety of seed for his spring planting.


Obama: U.S. can't fail New Orleans again

Democrat Barack Obama said Sunday the country cannot fail New Orleans again and that as president, he would keep the city in mind every day.


LANDOVER, Md. -- From disarray to dominance, the Washington Redskins will enter the playoffs as the hottest team in the NFC. And with the hottest quarterback in the conference. And maybe the hottest running back. And with a defense coming off a game in which it allowed exactly 1 yard rushing.


Growing number of U.S. families beset by medical problems are exceeding lifetime benefits caps.


Cingular Closes $41 Bln ATT Wireless Deal

Cingular Wireless on Tuesday closed  its $41 billion cash purchase of AT&T Wireless Services Inc.  AWE.N, creating the biggest U.S. mobile service with more  than 46 million customers.


Israel to stop hunting scores of Fatah militants

Israel has agreed to stop hunting up to 180 wanted Fatah militants if they pledge to end attacks against the Jewish state, in an effort to bolster Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, officials said on Sunday.


WASHINGTON  - More than three years after Janet Jackson shook up the Super Bowl halftime show, a federal appeals court will on Tuesday hear the case of her infamous "wardrobe malfunction."


Varato anche provvedimento sull'innovazione industriale


The pitches for the first two Tests of the India-Australia series have been accurately described as sheep in wolf's clothing. Now, with the caravan moving to Nagpur in central India, there is talk of a green top.


U.S. investment bank Morgan Stanley  MWD.N on Wednesday said quarterly profit dropped 34 percent  amid reduced trading revenue, falling well short of Wall  Street's already-lowered expectations and pushing the company's  shares down more than 8 percent.


The abandoned apartment block known as the Pepsi building vanished in seconds, leaving a 30-foot-deep blast crater and a ring of destruction for a quarter mile in every direction through a shanty district in Mosul.


Jaguar workers will lobby Ford bosses at the Paris Motor Show over the threatened closure of the Browns Lane plant.


Netherlands Notes Abuse of Jailed Iraqis

THE HAGUE, Nov. 17 -- Dutch military interrogators abused 15 Iraqi prisoners in 2003, dousing them with water to keep them awake and exposing them to loud sounds and strong lights, the government said Friday.


Patients may be treated outside home provinces

The Martin government is considering a substantial fund to make it easier for patients to receive treatment outside their home province as Ottawa focuses on reducing


L'Unione Sarda: chiediamo scusa, misure nei confronti autore


E' quanto risulta dai calcoli dell'Associazione contribuenti


'Treated like any other inmate' during prison hell ordeal US reality TV "star" Nicole Richie is apparently none the worse for the wear after serving a hellish 82 minutes of a four-day drink-drive sentence, the BBC reports.â¦


As Unionists called for the expulsion of Sinn Fein, the political wing of the IRA, from negotiations for the restoration of the Northern Ireland Assembly, detectives were hoping that the bank note reissue would ...


White pupils from poor homes are most likely to persistently underachieve and far more are boys than girls, a study says.


MTV agrees to purchase Cambridge's Harmonix

THE REGION Viacom Inc.'s MTV unit agreed to buy Harmonix Music Systems Inc., the developer of video games such as Guitar Hero, for $175 million to expand its interactive and digital businesses. MTV, based in New York, and Harmonix, of Cambridge, will develop products for the cable television network's online and mobile businesses, spokeswoman Marnie Black said in an interview. ...


'Highly critical' security bug bites HP Virtual Rooms

More ActiveX insecurity A security researcher has uncovered a serious security bug in a Hewlett-Packard website used to host virtual meetings that could allow an attacker to remotely run malicious code on the machines of people who use the service.â¦


Dell Replaces Displays on Nine Laptop Models

Dell Inc. is offering free replacements of the displays on nine popular notebook PC models, responding to customers who created a Web site to complain that some LCD screens developed a one pixel-wide vertical line.


Kerry Vows to Reverse Job Losses to Overseas

CHARLOTTE, N.C.  - Democratic presidential  candidate John Kerry promised laid-off workers on Friday that  the United States under his leadership would stop helping  companies that send jobs overseas and instead give breaks to  those that keep them in America.


Four Palestinian millitants killed in Jenin

JENIN: Four Palestinian militants were shot dead in their car on Sunday by undercover Israeli forces here, Palestinian medical and security sources said.


More than 100 people have died in flash floods in India's north-eastern state of Assam over the past few days. The worst affected area is the district of Goalpara where at least 80 villagers are still missing, officials say.


The United States and European Union  called a temporary time-out on Thursday in a cross-Atlantic  dispute over government support for aviation rivals Boeing  BA.N and Airbus EAD.PA.


The Caucus Blog: The Caucus: Kerrey Leaning Against a Senate Run

The former senator is making a weekend trip to Nebraska, but his plans are still up in the air.


Cassini has snapped an image of the Huygens probe it has just despatched to study Titan, Saturn's largest moon. The image, taken some 12 hours after release, shows the 2.7m-wide robot lab moving away from its mothership.


Delta Air Lines posts loss on fuel spike

Delta Air Lines Inc , the No. 3 U.S. carrier, on Wednesday posted a fourth-quarter net loss on skyrocketing fuel prices that have also hammered its rivals.


New Jersey became the third state in the nation to enact a comprehensive greenhouse gas reduction law Friday, requiring the Garden State to significantly cut emissions of global-warming gases.


Two British Mobile Phone Operators Share Networks

T-Mobile UK and 3 UK are combining their third-generation networks to save money.


Washington - The group headed by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, which claimed responsibility for dozens of deadly bombings in Iraq, was designated on Friday by the state department as a terrorist organisation.


Si discutera' l'ingresso indiretto di Telefonica in Telecom


A great presentation by Ilia Alshanetsky from the International PHP Conference 2004. The only thing I would like to point out is that MMCache is still being actively developed, as evidenced by the CVS activity at sourceforge.  PS: You might need to use Mozilla to view this. IE sometimes doesn't work properly. I thought IE was a defacto standard :-)


EU lifts all restrictions on British meat

The European Union decided on Tuesday to lift all remaining restrictions on the export of British meat, signalling the all-clear after an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease.


G8 deal sends search for climate deal on road to Bali

A Group of Eight accord on cutting dangerous greenhouse gas emissions has breathed new life into the search for a follow-up accord on global warming spearheaded by the UN.


Zingonia, 18:01 - CALCIO, ATALANTA; DEL NERI: VA MEGLIO MA DOBBIAMO MIGLIORARE

Gigi Del Neri ha accolto con soddisfazione la prestazione della sua Atalanta e la vittoria contro il...


Computer Dynamics' explosion-proof computer contains spark, but it's not bomb-proof.


California's workplace safety office rescinded a report issued earlier this week on a whale attack at SeaWorld Adventure Park, agreeing with SeaWorld officials' claims that the office was unsuited to recommend changes in how to deal with whales.


JOHANNESBURG, South Africa Â ANC leader Jacob Zuma withdrew from a charity fundraising banquet honoring former boxer Mike Tyson on Wednesday after receiving criticism from women's groups in South Africa.


Bush trip aims to push Mideast peace, contain Iran

U.S. President George W. Bush heads for the Middle East on Tuesday, aiming to nurture Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts in the face of deep skepticism while trying to rally Arab opposition to Iran.


DENVER -- Olympic gold medal-winning cyclist Tyler Hamilton says he will clear his name during a January hearing in Colorado, asking critics and supporters for patience after he tested positive for blood transfusions last month.


Tied for the lead in what was shaping up as another shootout at Disney, Tom Lehman believes he has experience on his side. Not from the last 12 years, but the last three weeks.


Some five-star funds have a few stars too many. Choose carefully.


Explicit puppet sex, an endless spray of vomit, strident political commentary and insulting ethnic and sexist stereotypes. All this and more make up Team America: World Police, a


New EU Chief Stands by Controversial Justice Nominee

The incoming head of the European Commission, the European Union's executive body, says he will stand by a controversial appointee to his cabinet despite widespread opposition to the nominee among members of the European Parliament.


Roma, 13:57 - CALCIO, FIGC-MOGGI: CONCILIAZIONE RINVIATA AL 21 SETTEMBRE

L'udienza di conciliazione tra la Figc e Luciano Moggi è stata rinviata al 21 settembre alle ...


Incubator fire badly burns Minn. newborn

Oxygen ignited inside a special hood worn by a newborn infant in a hospital, burning the boy's head and face and leaving him in critical condition.


Delegates at the United Nations climate change conference have ended negotiations with a compromise plan for talks on how to combat global warming.


Some aerial missions suspended Nevada Civil Air Patrol has "downgraded" the search for missing adventurer Steve Fossett, suspending aerial missions while keeping two aircraft on standby to follow up any possible leads as to his whereabouts.â¦


Eleven years later, the chilling imagery of her sister's murder still makes Pertie Mitchell shiver.


Higher Frequency AMD Barcelona CPUs Slated for Q4

In response to a BetaNews inquiry over whether last Friday's announcement of new Barcelona server-class processors at frequencies up to 2.0 GHz for August release was as fast as we would see for the year, an AMD spokesperson told us faster models would be made available later in the year.


The emir of Qatar receives his father back to the country for the first time since ousting him in 1995.


High Folate Intake Lowers Women's Blood Pressure

NEW YORK  - Upping the daily intake of  folate has been widely promoted in recent years to reduce  women's risk of having a baby with spina bifida, but it also  seems to have another benefit.


Many homeowners in the Orlando area suffered a double blow when hurricanes Charley and Frances struck in quick succession. Now, they're smarting from a financial one-two punch - two insurance deductibles.


Despite the technological advances, Honda has not made much progress in determining just what the robot might be used for.


Hong Kong - Shares were mixed across Asia yesterday, with traders shrugging off a small rise in US interest rates. Tokyo shares ended 0.55 percent lower after they failed to hold on to early gains inspired


NYSE's John Thain to lead ailing Merrill Lynch

NEW YORK - In the game of Wall Street musical chairs, one of the biggest seats has just been taken.


US: Republicans call on CBS to retract Bush air guard story

Republicans have called for a congressional investigation and retraction of CBS television's report concerning President George W. Bush's Air National Guard service.


Reports: Ex-UN Chief Waldheim Dead at 88

Former U.N. Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim, who was elected Austrian president despite an international scandal about his secretive World War II military service for the Nazis, died Thursday, Austrian media reported. He was 88.Waldheim, who was hospitalized in Vienna late last month with a fever-causing infection, died of heart failure with family members at his bedside, state broadcaster ORF reported.Waldheim's tenure as U.N. chief from 1972-82 and his election as president in 1986 were overshadowed by revelations that he belonged to a German army unit that committed atrocities in the Balkans during World War II. Read more


Roma, 18:27 - CALCIO, FIGC: IL 21 SETTEMBRE CONSIGLIO FEDERALE

E' stato convocato per il prossimo 21 settembre alle 13 il consiglio federale della federcalcio. L'o...


Elizondo and Marshall -- Jesters of the Court

Actor Hector Elizondo and director Garry Marshall first met almost 25 years ago on a basketball court.


Sen. McCain Threatens Baseball Over Steroids

Senate Commerce Committee Chairman  John McCain on Saturday threatened to introduce legislation  requiring more stringent drug testing if Major League Baseball  does not impose tougher rules on steroid use by January.


Green, Kolzig Lead Capitals Past Rangers

Mike Green scores a power-play goal 23 seconds into overtime, Olie Kolzig stops 31 shots in his 700th career game and the Capitals regain first place in their division with a 3-2 victory over the Rangers.


A few lucky people in need of a break from their stress got a chance at some of unconventional therapy. A Spanish hotel chain planning renovations at one of its Madrid locations offered 30 "highly stressed out people" — selected by a team of psychologists — the chance to take up sledge hammers and battering rams and smash through its rooms Tuesday.


Oracle to buy ID theft detection company Bharosa

(InfoWorld) - While most of Oracle's recent purchases have focused on growing its applications business, the vendor's latest proposed purchase will beef up its growing identity management operation. Oracle announced Wednesday that it has agreed to buyÂ Bharosa, a provider of software to help detect online identity theft and fraud. The companies didn't reveal the financial details of the acquisition, which is expected to close next month. "The transaction will extend Oracle's Identity Management capabilities by adding proactive real time risk-analysis, strong authentication and fraud prevention," Hasan Rizvi, vice president, identity management and security products at Oracle, wrote in a letter to customers. Identity Management is part of Oracle's Fusion middleware. Bharosa has two main products -- Tracker, antifraud software that works by verifying a variety of factors to confirm identity, and Authenticator, a suite of secure authentication software, which works with Web browsers to protect a range of sensitive information such as passwords from malicious attacks. Once the purchase is completed, Oracle plans to add some of Bharosa's Tracker and Authenticator software to its existing online single sign-on (SSO) and Web-based authorization security products. The intention is to expand the use of Oracle's identity management software outside of an enterprise to safely encompass external users. At the same time, Oracle committed to continue to make Bharosa's software available on a stand-alone basis and to offer integrations with non-Oracle databases and applications as well as its own products. Bharosa has more than 30 customers for its real-time fraud detection and multifactor online authentication enterprise security software. Consumer Web sites using Bharosa's technologies include Wells Fargo & Co. and National City Corp. In total, the company estimates its software protects 27 million users. Other Bharosa customers are AudioTel, a supplier of software to banks, and I-flex solutions, an Indian financial services software vendor and an majority owned Oracle subsidiary. Founded in 2003, privately held Bharosa has its headquarters in Santa Clara, California. The company's name means "trust" in Hindi. Oracle was previously busy on the identity management front in 2005 buying up three companies -- Oblix, OctetString, and Thor -- for their technologies which the vendor then integrated into its security offerings. Â


NEW YORKâThe Red Soxâ roller coaster season took one of its sharpest dips yet Saturday, when the Sox followed up their most resounding win of the season with perhaps their most disappointing loss.


Pressure on Turkish govt to strike in Iraq

DIYARBAKIR, Turkey  - Turkey was poised on Monday to strike against Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq but will give Washington a few days to try to curb the separatists.


Sequestrate sei tonnellate di botti, un arresto

I carabinieri della compagnia di Palestrina, provincia di Roma, hanno sequestrato sei tonnellate di botti di fine anno destinati al mercato romano. Arrestato un uomo di 65 anni e denunciati altri due. Tra


South Africa struggle to 163-5 at close of play as India press for victory in the Johannesburg Test.


Lift Every Sweet Voice and Sing, Rascals, Sing

This French film tells a deeply conventional story about truculent or orphaned boys and the gentle soul who finds himself by shaping the tots into a chorus.


United States Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry said on Friday that he will "stop at absolutely nothing to hunt down, capture or kill the terrorists" in response to a video statement made by Osama bin Laden.


Commissione 'Via', parere favorevole con prescrizioni


US still waiting to see China curb piracy

A senior U.S. commerce official said on  Sunday the United States was waiting to see concrete  improvements in the protection of intellectual property rights  (IPR) in China.


All U.S. troop reinforcements heading to Iraq to help restore security have now arrived, but it could take several more months before their weight is fully felt, the U.S. military said on Friday.


The government may try to sell off its loans to Northern Rock to investors as bonds, the BBC has learned.


Bush to sign India nuclear deal into law on Monday

President George W. Bush will sign into law on Monday a civil nuclear cooperation deal that allows the United States to sell nuclear technology to India, the White House said.


PHILADELPHIA Aug. 25, 2004 - Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry called Wednesday for Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to resign and urged President Bush to appoint an independent investigation


Yahoo implements DomainKeys in its mail service

Yahoo Inc.'s e-mail service will use the company's DomainKeys authentication technology starting Monday, almost a year after Yahoo first unveiled this anti-spam project.


Mantova, 19:27 - CALCIO, MANTOVA: DOGA E TARANA NON SI ALLENANO

Allenamento pomeridiano per il Mantova in vista della gara di sabato contro il Pisa: il tecnico Tess...


â¢The Senate is expected to vote on the overall $3.3 billion spending plan for the state Department of Transportation, which supports state and local highway programs, public transportation programs and department administration (House Bill 5528).


North Korea reports heavy losses, disease after floods

North Korea has been pummelled by heavy rains for a second time in a month, state media said Friday, as the communist nation struggles to contain disease outbreaks from earlier floods.


An annual United Nations' survey released Thursday in Brussels finds that opium poppies are being grown in record levels across Afghanistan.


Members of The Smiths, The Undertones, Radiohead, Blur and Joy Division pay tribute to broadcaster John Peel.


NAIROBI -- Police stormed a Nairobi slum in search of members of a shadowy religious sect accused in a string of beheadings -- killing 22 suspects and arresting 100 during overnight gunbattles, officials said yesterday. The action against the suspected members of the Mungiki, an outlawed sect inspired by a 1950s uprising against British rule, came after two police officers ...


Fidel Castro meets Vietnamese party leader

Convalescing Cuban leader Fidel Castro met Saturday for two hours with the visiting head of Vietnam's Communist Party, Nong Duc Manh, local media reported.


Shares of SuperGen Inc. SUPG.O  dropped 17 percent before the bell on Monday after the company  said it withdrew an application to market its pancreatic cancer  treatment in the United States due to insufficient data.


Can Lebanon weather possible economic sanctions?

BEIRUT: Will Lebanon be able to weather any possible US and European economic sanctions in the future if the US Security Council pushed for sanctions against this country in the coming months?


Almost 200 firefighters in China's remote Xinjiang region battle a blaze in a 12-storey market complex.


Treatment with the anti-epilepsy drug Topamax (topiramate) appears to reduce alcohol craving and drinking in alcoholic adults, new research suggests.


History of New Orleans is wonderful read

"The World That Made New Orleans: From Spanish Silver to Congo Square" (Lawrence Hill Books 352 pages, $24.95), by Ned Sublette: Founded, but not much valued, by the French, New Orleans was passed back and forth with the Spanish and finally sold to the Americans.


LONDON - BT Group, the British telecommunications company, said Monday that it's buying US-based Infonet Services in a deal that values Infonet at $965 million.


Birds from Latin America — not from the north — are most likely to bring deadly bird flu to the main U.S., researchers said Monday, suggesting the government might miss the H5N1 virus because biologists have been looking in the wrong direction.


Wall Street Journal set for editorial shakeup: report

The Wall Street Journal, whose parent Dow Jones & Co. is the target of a $5 billion takeover offer by News Corp., is set to shake up its newsroom by reassigning and replacing several top editors, the New York Times reported on its Web site.


The Dow Jones industrial average closed at its highest level ever Tuesday, and also made a new trading high, knocking out records from more than 6-1/2 years ago, thanks to a nearly 4 percent slide in oil prices.


Beckett Tops Devil Rays for His 12th Win

Josh Beckett gets his major-league leading 12th win as Boston throttles Tampa Bay, 15-4, sending the Devil Rays to their 11th straight loss.


Economists: Health care expenses to grow

Health care is expected to account for $1 of every $5 spent in the United States in another decade.


Rialzo allontana prospettiva ribasso del costo del denaro


Web Site Shows 'Beheading of American Spy' in Iraq

An Islamic militant group posted pictures  on its Web site on Wednesday of what it said was the beheading  of a man it called a U.S. Central Intelligence Agency spy in  Iraq.


Aylwin Lewis, (pictured, left) formerly of Yum Brands Inc., will take over for Julian Day. Day was appointed in January 2003, when the company was in bankruptcy.


ACS says CEO resigns, options probe completed

Affiliated Computer Services Inc.  on Monday said its chief executive and chief financial officer had resigned, as it reported the results of an internal investigation into its stock option practices.


COX-2 inhibitor, Bextra, Shows Problems in Heart Patients

Two small clinical trials showed heart bypass surgery patients taking Bextra, an anti-inflammatory in the same class as the recently withdrawn drug Vioxx, had an increased risk of stroke and heart attack.


The Netherlands-based Corporate Express rejected an unsolicited $3.67 billion buyout offer from Staples as too low, but some analysts expect an eventual agreement.


Mibtel a +0,26% con Fiat, Media e Pirelli


Apple to give $100 credit to iPhone buyers

Apple Inc  will offer a  $100 store credit to people who bought the iPhone before the  company slashed the price by $200, Chief Executive Steve Jobs  said in a statement on Thursday.


OGGI SU INTERNET/ITALIA - Viene negata alla Chiesa, la libertÃ  di offrire la propria riflessione intellettuale Roma (Agenzia Fides) - Associazione Genitori Scuole Cattoliche: Viene negata alla Chiesa e al suo Vicario, in nome di una falsa laicitÃ , la libertÃ  di offrire la propria riflessione intellettuale e proposta educativa....


Officials, Leaders Share Ideas ; Nonprofit Group Hosts Four-Hour Meeting to Encourage Partnership

By JUAN-CARLOS RODRIGUEZ Journal Staff Writer  Neighborhood representatives and public officials traded ideas of how to improve communication and collaboration at an Albuquerque Partnership semiannual planning meeting Thursday morning.


Sporadic gunfire in Najaf after aide says radical cleric orders fighters to leave Najaf shrine

NAJAF, Iraq  Sporadic gunfire echoed through Najaf on Friday after a night of heavy US bombing that saw radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr order his fighters to hand control of a revered Najaf ...


Bob Dylan's satellite show comes to AOL Radio

Online radio destination AOL Radio  will begin simulcasting Bob Dylan's weekly XM Satellite Radio  show "Theme Time Radio Hour" on Wednesday.


Fermo 8 ore il pubblico impiego: i confederali chiedono piÃ¹ risorse per i contrattiComizio finale dei tre leader di Cgil, Cisl e Uil. "Ha aderito l'80% dei lavoratori"                                          Sciopero statali, 100.000 in corteo "Contratto subito e meno precarietÃ "                                                                                Bonanni: "Governo Pinocchio". Epifani: "Manifestazione contro il governo. Il premier ascolti questa piazza"E domani sarÃ  la volta della scuola. "Non c'Ã¨ alcun intervento per la pubblica istruzione"


Spain arrests arms dealer Al Kassar on U.S. charges

Spain has arrested flamboyant Syrian-born arms dealer Monzer al-Kassar on U.S. charges of terrorism, Spain's National Police said on Friday.


Ukraine's rival camps gear up for decisive poll

that's how locals here refer to what has been the longest, and possibly the dirtiest, presidential campaign in Ukraine. On Friday, the


Gaza City - A group of men armed with assault rifles and revolvers kidnapped an employee of US television channel CNN in Gaza City late on Monday, CNN and witnesses said.


He has played 1,426 games in the major leagues (1,407 in the regular season and 19 in the playoffs) and Johnny Damon did something last night he had never before done: He struck out four times.


Once America's most popular religious music, Sacred Harp is being revived by urban hipsters


Migliora lo share di 'Amici' di Maria De Filippi


Osaka, 11:46 - ATLETICA, MONDIALI: ELIMINATO UNICO ATLETA IRACHENO PRESENTE

L'unico atleta iracheno presente ai Mondiale di atletica di Osaka, Karar Al Abbody, è stato e...


"We don't know what the cause of the crash was right now"  A military plane carrying 18 officers and crew crashed Wednesday in northwestern Poland, killing at least seven people, officials said. via MyFOX Atlanta


Zimbabwe's Tsvangirai has suspected skull fracture

Morgan Tsvangirai, who heads the opposition to Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe's rule, was in intensive care with a suspected skull fracture on Wednesday after what he says was a brutal police attack three days ago.


Australia recapture the Ashes after a 206-run win over England in the third Test in Perth.


The airline's plan to emerge from bankruptcy may include canceling its pension plans.


Blasts in the western Indian state of Maharashtra kill at least two people, police say.


High Speed Train Crash in Germany Leaves 15 Dead

Officials fear a rising death toll in what is said to be the first ever deadly crash of a magnetic-levitation train


Strikes on the mind, new shows on boards

This week, as everyone  re-adjusts from Monday's taxi semi-strike and now begins  holding a collective breath about the possibility of a Broadway  strike, life does march on, at least momentarily.


Roma, 17:17 - CALCIO: COLLINA REINTEGRATO NELL'ASSOCIAZIONE ARBITRI

Pierluigi Collina ritorna a far parte dell'Aia, l'associazione degli arbitri italiani. L'ex direttor...


Background / The Arab who helps the Jew kill the Arab

In the Mideast hierarchy of hatred, the collaborator occupies a place of particular, perhaps ultimate, dishonor. In a region where ancient tribal ties have flourished amid satellite television and the World


PARIS/LONDON  - France will sell up to 12.1  percent of France Telecom in Europe's largest share placement  in four years, bringing as much as 5.75 billion euros ($6.95  billion) into state coffers as it strives to cut national debt.


BAGHDAD: Two US soldiers were killed and 16 wounded in a mortar attack near Baghdad, the US military said in a statement. A senior commander in the Iraqi national guard insisted his officers had not captured


Record oil and food prices kept eurozone inflation at 3.1% in December, says the European Central Bank.


Iran insisted on Saturday an escalating dispute with the West over its nuclear activity could be resolved by negotiation as its security chief arrived in Germany for meetings with EU leaders.Comment


U.S. business inventories rose  slightly more than expected in November while sales growth  eased, Commerce Department data showed on Friday.


Goal scoring has been like pulling teeth for the New York Rangers this season.


The Palestinian Authority decides to disband a security unit accused of human rights abuses in Gaza.


Stoccolma, 18:15 - RALLY: SVEZIA, GRONHOLM AL COMANDO DOPO SECONDA TAPPA

Il finlandese Marcus Gronholm (Ford Focus) è al comando del Rally di Svezia dopo la seconda t...


Sterling and euro show little reaction as rates stay on hold

The pound and the euro showed little reaction as both the Bank of England and the European Central Bank elected to leave interest rates unchanged this month, as expected.


Are girls getting more violent, or is their behavior being reported in new ways?


SANTA MARIA, Calif. - The mother of the boy accusing Michael Jackson of molestation testified Friday she does not remember a private investigator telling her that he was working for one of the pop star's attorneys, but believed he worked directly for the singer...


$1 bln Alltel-Midwest deal gets antitrust OK

U.S. antitrust authorities on  Thursday approved rural telephone operator Alltel Corp.'s   $1.075 billion deal to buy Midwest Wireless Holdings.


The UK's jobless total rises for the second month in a row in December, despite a rise in employment levels.


THE curtain closed on Celtic's European dream for another season after the Bhoys were held to a 0-0 draw at home to Milan with the result meaning that Shakhtar Donetsk, who won their


Description: NPR's Scott Simon has some thoughts on the red-tailed hawks that have been evicted from their space high atop a New York City apartment building.


You ungrateful 'unfortunates' Steve Ballmer still wants to swallow Jerry Yang.â¦


COLUMBIA, South Carolina  - Race became a focus of the Democratic presidential campaign on Sunday with Hillary Clinton accusing rival Barack Obama of distorting remarks she made last week about the 1960s U.S. civil rights movement.


CRICKETING almanack Wisden Australia today called for a return to traditional five-Test cricket tours in place of the modern trend towards "whistle-stop" series.


South Korean film director Im Kwon-Taek receives an honorary Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival.


WiMAX technology is on the cusp of coming fully into the marketplace, and Cisco has seized an early opportunity in acquiring mobile WiMAX pioneer Navini Networks for $330 million.


Broadcom says Qualcomm is importing chips against ban

The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) said it will investigate whether Qualcomm is complying with a ban that prohibits it from importing certain chips into the U.S.The investigation is the result of a complaint that Broadcom filed with the U.S. ITC. Qualcomm is importing chips that employ a work-around of a Broadcom patent that the court ruled Qualcomm infringes. Broadcom alleges that the new technology also infringes its patent.The investigation is the latest chapter in a long-running dispute between the two chip companies. In July, the ITC ruled that Qualcomm was infringing on Broadcom patents. In a very rare decision, the ITC forbade the import of phones that included future versions of certain Qualcomm chips rather than all the offending chips because the commission decided that would have unduly damaged the economy.However, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has since stayed that ruling.One attorney suspects that Broadcom's most recent complaint to the ITC is an effort to essentially overrule the appeals' court stay."This enforcement proceeding represents a crafty way for Broadcom to get around the court's stay and go directly to the ITC to give some teeth to the remedy provided by the ITC," said Lyle Vander Schaaf, an attorney at Bryan Cave and a former ITC attorney.If the commission decides in Broadcom's favor, Qualcomm could face millions of dollars in penalties, he said.Broadcom said it is seeking fines and additional orders against Qualcomm.


Next week, there's really only one choice: Bush

There really is no choice on Nov. 2. President Bush has a record of achievement and accomplishment. He inherited an economy in recession, further hit by a high-tech burst and 9/11, and turned it around.


Former Swift Boat Commander Backs Kerry on Vietnam

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


Blue Jays 3, Yankees 2: Yankees Ease Into the Playoffs

The Yankees lost, but they captured the division anyway because the Boston Red Sox lost and they now have 10 games to line up their pitchers for the postseason.


Sport: Rugby: Shaun Edwards must decide between coaching England Saxons or joining Wales coaching staff


Hurricane Ivan hits US Gulf Coast in Alabama

Hurricane Ivan slammed into the US Gulf Coast on Thursday with destructive winds and pounding waves that ripped away beachfront homes, flooded deep inland and spawned tornadoes that killed at least two people.


The state government in India's Tamil Nadu state, one of the areas hardest hit by Sunday's Indian Ocean tsunami, issued a tsunami alert on Thursday and warned people to leave coastal areas.


Thompson's image cultivated by Hollywood

If Fred Thompson is auditioning for the role of a lifetime, he could hardly be any better prepared. For millions, Thompson is simply Arthur Branch, the gruff, hard-nosed district attorney on NBC's "Law & Order." Many others may recognize him from strong, take-charge movie roles including an admiral in "The Hunt for Red October."


RadioÂs ÂDream DoctorÂ in a Nightmare Illness

Charles McPhee, the syndicated radio personality, is suffering from Lou GehrigÂs disease and will end his radio show Oct. 21.


Prince Harry's Nazi Gaffe Draws Condemnation

Prince Harry, 20-year-old grandson of  the queen, apologized on Thursday after a photo of him wearing  a Nazi uniform at a costume party provoked outrage and  embarrassed the British royal family.


BHP Billiton, Alcoa sell Integris Metals for 359 million pounds

Anglo-Australian mining giant BHP Billiton and Alcoa, the world's largest aluminium producer, have agreed to sell their metal services joint venture Integris Metals for 660 million dollars (359 million pounds) including debt, a joint statement said.


America Online (AOL) has ditched Microsoft's Sender ID technology in favour of Sender Policy Framework (SPF). The move follows concerns over Sender ID voiced by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) earlier this week.


If the Orioles decideÃÂ that Kris Benson is not ready for his next start after watching him throw on Thursday, the team will likely turn to Rodrigo Lopez to fill in for him.


Microsoft  pays $536m to software maker Novell to resolve a lawsuit over alleged anti-competitive practices.


Twins Keep U.S. Hopes Alive in Davis Cup Final

SEVILLE, Spain  - Twins Bob and Mike Bryan breezed  past Spain's Tommy Robredo and Juan Carlos Ferrero on Saturday  to give the United States a glimmer of hope of rescuing the  Davis Cup final.


DALLAS - Troubled technology giant Electronic Data Systems Corp. could eliminate 15,000 to 20,000 jobs - up to one-sixth of its work force - in coming years to help reduce costs by about $3 billion, chief executive Michael H...


Fred Thompson is relying on his radio roots for a rally in South Carolina's GOP presidential primary.


Sepang, 12:13 - MOTO, GP MALESIA: LE GRIGLIA DI PARTENZA

Griglie di partenza del gp di Malesia, 13/a prova del mondiale di motociclismo in programma domani s...


Buys US services firm BT has broadened its US footprint by tying up a deal for International Network Services.â¦


By Moore, Michael  Forest protection groups on Friday appealed a federal court decision that allowed Montana's first fuel-reduction project under the national Healthy Forests Restoration Act to move forward.


Taiwan president threatens referendum on island's future

TAIPEI  - In a move likely to anger China, Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian has vowed to push through a new constitution describing the island as an independent state and threatened to hold a referendum on Taiwan's future.


By DOUG ALDEN  SALT LAKE CITY - Mehmet Okur forced overtime on a layup with 12 seconds left in regulation, and Derek Fisher scored with 3 seconds left in the extra period to give Utah a 104-102 win over New York on Saturday night.


Second update enjoys stealthy debut Microsoft has released a major update to Windows Server 2003 to make the enterprise software package more stable and easier to manage.â¦


Lebanon leader reaches out to opposition

Prime Minister Fuad Saniora appealed Wednesday to his opponents trying to topple him through mass protests to stop "digging bunkers" and return to the negotiating table to help rebuild Lebanon.


WHO: Bird Flu Outbreak Will Likely Cause New Human Flu Pandemic

The World Health Organization is warning Asian nations that its current struggle with bird flu could lead to the next deadly human flu pandemic across the globe.


Alexandra Pelosi Captures Campaign Process

NEW YORK Oct. 10, 2004 - From the moment she met John Kerry, filmmaker Alexandra Pelosi knew she wouldn't be making "Journeys with John.


It's Not All Fun And Games for Toy Manufacturers

NEW YORK, Feb. 13 -- The next great toys are in here somewhere, if you can imagine that.


White House hopefuls face off after Iowa

A narrowed field of White House hopefuls sparred about nuclear terrorism, immigration and one another as they faced off in a double-feature debate in New Hampshire on Saturday, just three days before the state holds the first-in-the-nation primaries.


Stock index futures signaled a lower open on Monday as investors worried that rising inflation and signs of holiday retail weakness darkened the outlook for the economy.


Japanese PM Shinzo Abe admits his coalition faces a difficult battle to win the upper house elections.


Ieri sera nelle campagne con colpo fucile al petto


Dubai airport closed after plane accident

Dubai airport, a major international hub, was closed for at least eight hours on Monday after a Biman Bangladesh Airlines aircraft was involved in an accident while trying to take off, officials said.


Some dangerous chemicals could be banned from the European market and about 30,000 substances used in everyday products ranging from detergents to toys will have to be registered in a central European Union database under a law approved Wednesday.


NEW YORK, Aug. 28 -- A former Goldman Sachs analyst pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiracy to commit securities fraud and insider trading, admitting he participated in a scheme that helped earn more than $6.7 million.


Many Retirees May Lose Benefit From Employers

A new regulation allows employers to establish two classes of retirees, with more comprehensive benefits for those under 65 and more limited benefits â or none at all â for those older.


Soft Cell Singer Critical Marc Almond suffers serious injuries in ...

Soft Cell singer Marc Almond suffered serious head injuries in a motorcycle accident in London on Sunday afternoon. The forty-seven-year-old Almond was the passenger on a motorcycle that collided with a car at an intersection.


Roma, 12:52 - CALCIO, OSSERVATORIO; MANGANELLI: OBIETTIVO COMUNE

Il prefetto Antonio Manganelli, presidente della riunione al Viminale dell'Osservatorio sulle manife...


Senate bars bill to restore detainee rights

The Senate voted on Wednesday against considering a measure to give Guantanamo detainees and other foreigners the right to challenge their detention in the U.S. courts.


When the Germans, and Rockets, Came to Town

After World War II, Huntsville, Ala., was transformed by Wernher von Braunâs rocket program. Now it has one of the countryâs highest concentrations of scientists and engineers.


'We've got a long way to go...' Prime Minister Gordon Brown admitted this morning that the government has "a long way to go" to a coherent IT strategy.â¦


IOC Sets Up Disciplinary Commission To Investigate Jones Doping ...

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced Tuesday that IOC President Jacques Rogge has set up a Disciplinary Commission to investigate remarks on ABCâs 20/20 Friday, made by Victor Conte, head of the California-based Balco laboratory, on ABC


From an 1895 Peugeot chassis that won the first timed auto race to a classic '70s Citroen Goddess and the first Beemer, history is on display at the Retromobile classic car show. Bruce Gain reports from Paris in Autopia.


The biker buddy comedy "Wild Hogs" and its ensemble cast of John Travolta, Martin Lawrence, William H. Macy and Tim Allen was the weekend box office champ with a $38 million take, according to studio estimates Sunday.


'Non mi sono opposto a invio di tali elicotteri in Iraq'


Rick James Death Due to Heart Attack, Drugs

Rick James, the flamboyant funk musician who died suddenly in August, had nine drugs in his system including cocaine, methamphetamine, valium and vicodin, according to a coroner's report on Thursday.


Mozilla: Security remains on front burner

(InfoWorld) - With the release of its latest Firefox 2.0.0.5 browser, open-source software maker Mozilla claims to have fixed a number of potentially serious vulnerabilities in its flagship product. According to the firm's chief security officer, the company is working harder than ever to keep its users protected. Through the launch of Firefox 2.0.0.5 late on July 17, Mozilla moved to patch nine individual flaws resident in previous iterations of the program. Patches built into 2.0.0.5 included those meant to address multiple memory corruption bugs, a cross-site scripting vulnerability, and a flaw that could give attackers access to the browser's cache. Among the other problems the company addressed in the update was even an unusual vulnerability that could cause malicious code to run on a PC if the browser is launched using Microsoft's rival Internet Explorer software -- a flaw that Mozilla could have easily pinned on Microsoft, despite denials from the software maker that it is at all responsible for mending the issue. And while some security experts still maintain that open-source products are ill-fitted for use inside enterprise businesses as they may leave the door open to savvy attackers who can take advantage of the readily-available nature of the products' widely-published source code, Window Snyder, whose official title is "chief security something-or-other" at Mozilla, claims that the firm's very makeup has led Firefox and the vendor's other products to offer stronger protection for end-users than proprietary systems with which they compete. "Transparency has been one of the key factors to our success in improving security; some see doing development with the whole world watching as an obstacle, and at times it can be a challenge, but we see it as a unique strength," Snyder said. The security expert, herself a former employee of Microsoft, said that Mozilla currently enlists more than 10,000 people in regular security testing of its nightly product builds. Compared to a standard Web browser development team operating under one company's roof, the virtual legion of open-source contributors provides a far deeper pool of talent to try to assault its products to find any vulnerabilities, she said. Companies including Microsoft often point to the comparatively large numbers of bugs reported in Mozilla products by security researchers as an indicator that the technologies are less secure than their own. However, the volume of issues being uncovered in Firefox and other open-source products is actually an illustration of the high level of scrutiny such applications receive, which is more than their proprietary counterparts, Snyder maintains. Microsoft sends out a set of patches only once every month, but the virtual Firefox security testing team is helping Mozilla turnaround updates almost as quickly as it receives reports of any flaws, she said. Patching vulnerabilities as quickly as possible is a more effective approach to thwarting attacks as hackers often have longer periods of time to craft assaults on proprietary systems before they are fixed, according to the expert. Mozilla has also added real-time vulnerability updates for its users in the past year, easing the burden on people to stay abreast of any fixes on their own. "This community approach is the reason we're able to ship patches so quickly. It's more important to communicate with people and let them know what is going on versus waiting and sitting on the information," said Snyder. "If people start looking at the amount of time it takes for companies to get updates out as the best measurement of overall security versus the number of problems that may be identified, more people are going to change their minds about whether open source is indeed the most secure model." Questioned as to whether it becomes a challenge to respond to 10,000 independent security contributors helping in the review of its programs, Snyder said that an unofficial hierarchy has created itself among the people who regularly make helpful suggestions to Mozilla. "It's a challenge and an opportunity trying to do development with that many different voices, and often the most adamant people make significant contributions, but people also make points and build a consensus and ideas bubble up through the group that way," she said. "Even if it makes for more work, we think it's always better to listen to the voices of many than it is to limit the process to only a few."


Iran absolutely will not engage in nuclear weapons program: EU

The European Union welcomes Iran's new offer to suspend sensitive nuclear activities, saying Tehran should be given a few more months to comply before any tougher action, the Netherlands said on Thursday.


SYDNEY: Australia announced on Thursday a cruise missile programme to acquire the regionâs "most lethal" air combat capacity, but critics quickly denounced the plan as a foolish provocation to its neighbours.


Germany's biggest synagogue reopens as symbol of Jewish rebirth

Germany's biggest synagogue reopened Friday after a major restoration, in a defiant symbol of the rebirth of Jewish life in the city where the Nazis planned the Holocaust.


SpiralFrog Finally Emerges from Death Spiral, Launches Today

The ad-supported music service SpiralFrog finally emerged from beta today. It's being billed as the first free music download service to provide fully licensed, DRM-enabled music for MP3 players (though not iPods). Its catch is that it compels you to first sit through a word or two from their sponsors.


Atlantic Records founder Ertegun buried in Turkey

U.S. rock star Kid Rock and Turkish singer Tarkan were among those who paid tribute on Monday to Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Ertegun, who launched the careers of Ray Charles and Led Zeppelin.


Ma la crescita dei consumi costringe a importare dall'estero


The government's medicines watchdog today advised doctors in its long-awaited report on a controversial group of antidepressants that the drugs are safe for adults, but that in most cases doctors should prescribe the lowest recommended dose.


A leading HIV charity calls for an overhaul of sexual health services to bring infection rates in Wales down.


News Corp. on Monday said it has  agreed to buy a U.K. jobs recruitment site for an undisclosed  sum to reach a younger audience.


Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. (SIRI.O: Quote, Profile, Research) on Tuesday said its subscriber base has exceeded 700,000 and repeated that it is on track to meet its full-year target of 1 million subscribers.


The UN refugee chief is to have what could be stormy talks with Sudan officials after proposing autonomy for Darfur.


Pro-West opposition leader wins presidential run-off in Romania

The opposition leader Traian Basescu emerged victorious from Romania's presidential elections yesterday, promising to tackle corruption and backtracking on suggestions that he


Londra, 19:33 - Calcio, Inghilterra: vince il Fulham, pari del Middlesbrough

Nei due posticipi della 23/a giornata della premier league inglese, il Fulham ha battuto in casa per...


Researchers probe Southern Ocean's icy depths

Here be monsters, me biodiverse buckaroos Researchers from Australia, France and Japan have returned to port from the Southern Ocean following a two-month jaunt to probe the icy depths, which yielded some impressive footage of the abyss as well as a range of hitherto-unknown Antarctic sea monsters.â¦


Iran leader seeks to address Security Council

Iran said on Sunday President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad wants to go before the U.N. Security Council to defend his country's civilian nuclear plans, which the West says are a covert attempt to make atom bombs.


Un cronista di "Liberazione" ha finto di essere omosessualee si Ã¨ prestato alla "cura" di un gruppo ultracattolico                                          Giornalista si finge gay con un prete Per sei mesi in "terapia cattolica"                                                                                Nell'articolo racconta la sua esperienza: "Una moda che spopola nel Nord America"Il presidente Arcigay Mancuso: "Intervenga il ministero della Salute"


Sony cuts year-end PS3 shipment target by half

Sony Corp. (6758.T) said on Wednesday  that it now expects to ship 2 million units of its PlayStation  3 (PS3) video game console by the end of this year, half its  original target of 4 million units.


Rebel Attacks Kill 17 Iraqi Security Men

Insurgents killed 17 Iraqi police and  National Guards Monday in a string of bloody ambushes, bombings  and suicide attacks aimed at wrecking Iraq's Jan. 30 national  election.


WEMBLEY, England - For art, they could have gone to the British Museum. For something grand, Big Ben and Buckingham Palace were a train ride away.


US TKOs Antigua in bizarre WTO arbitration decision

Dispute strangely reaches climax The long-running dispute between little Antigua and the mighty US over the cross border provision of gaming services came to a head this morning, with the announcement of a US $21 mil award in Antiguaâs favor. The amount was quite a bit less than the $3.4 bil demanded by the Antiguans, but considerably more than the $500,000 offered by the US.â¦


Pop star Britney Spears marries dancer Kevin Federline in a private ceremony in Los Angeles.


Reporters' phone records accessed in HP probe

Hewlett-Packard obtained the telephone records of nine reporters as part of itsÂ internal probe of information leaks, the company confirmed Thursday.


By John Holland, The Modesto Bee, Calif.  Dec. 15--The McClatchy Co., owner of The Modesto Bee, is buying the  Modesto Famous and Fresno Famous Web sites.


Quella dei pensionati passa da 7000 a 7500


Keeping abreast of disappointing Apple products

Does anyone have the young nympho's number? Comments The iPhone continues to dominate this week, with many comments telling us or fellow readers to shut up. Nobody seems to have any intention of doing so, which is as it should be.â¦


Workers at Volkswagen's German plants have started a series of small-scale strikes as the carmaker continues to discuss cost-cutting plans with unions.


Western Digital's Scorpio drives promise stinging performance.


Ex-CIA Official Defends Detention Policies Careful Vetting ...

The recently retired deputy director of CIA operations yesterday defended the legality of the CIA's interrogation and detention policies in Iraq and elsewhere, saying they were carefully vetted


JANDA, Afghanistan - Taliban militants released the last seven South Korean hostages yesterday under a deal with the government in Seoul, ending a six-week drama that the insurgents claimed as a "great victory for our holy warriors."


Portavoce Fatah al-Islam, 'vittoria o pronti al martirio'


Hip-hop fans are mourning the premature death of Ol' Dirty Bastard, the Wu-Tang Clan rapper. Real name Russell Jones, he collapsed in a studio in New York after complaining of chest pains.


A Catholic priest was stabbed in the stomach and hospitalized Sunday in the latest in a series of attacks on Christians in Turkey, officials said.


NEW YORK -- Life begins at 50? Why not, if you're Martina Navratilova, and you hit the half-century mark running on Oct. 18?


By Heather Civil, Northwest Florida Daily News, Fort Walton Beach  Jun. 11--MIRAMAR BEACH -- Just about everyone agrees parking on Scenic Gulf Drive is a problem.   But how Walton County plans to solve that problem is drawing criticism from a group of condominium owners.


This service leverages new Windows Media 10 technologies to enable Napster subscribers to download music to portable devices, a technology called Janus.


Myanmar troops pour into Yangon after protests

The Myanmar junta poured troops and police armed with rifles into central Yangon on Tuesday in an attempt to end the biggest demonstrations against military rule in nearly 20 years.


ADVISORY: George Clooney story withdrawn

Please be advised the Khartoum story reporting George Clooney had cut short his Darfur trip is wrong and has been withdrawn. Reuters will issue a substitute story shortly:


Ukrainians want all three points from abandoned Roma game

Ukrainian officials want UEFA to award Dynamo Kiev a victory after their opening Champions League game at AS Roma was abandoned because referee Anders Frisk was struck by a missile.


APEC Leaders Vow to Scrap Trade Barriers

Pacific Rim leaders pledged Sunday to shore up global security and push ahead with the World Trade Organization's negotiations on lowering global trade barriers.


Just When You Thought It Was Safe to Go Back in the Jungle

âRambo,â directed by and starring Sylvester Stallone, has its own kind of blockheaded poetry.


A year ago, InfoWorld wouldn?t have published an article describing how to switch from Windows to desktop Linux like this one by Neil McAllister. The operating system?s installation glitches hadn?t been smoothed out, app and basic utility support was still too spotty, and peripheral device support lagged. Oh, yeah, there was one more thing: The demand simply wasn?t there.


E' successo 60 km ad est della capitale QuitoL'automezzo rientrava da una gita scolastica                                            Ecuador, scuolabus nel burrone 47 morti, molti sono bambini


As a seventh-grader, Kelsey-Anne Hizer was getting mostly D's and F's and felt the teachers at her Ocala middle school were not giving her the help she needed.


Republicans face a significant challenge in persuading near-retirees to support President Bush's plan for personal accounts in Social Security, according to a confidential polling memo urging House leaders to tread carefully with the 2006 elections in mind.


Leading Economic Indicator Index Declines

A widely watched barometer of future economic activity edged lower in September for the fourth month in a row, suggesting a slowing in economic growth, a private research group reported Thursday.


Iraq, strage di ostaggi decapitati 12 nepalesi

ROMA - "Abbiamo eseguito la sentenza di Allah contro i 12 nepalesi che credevano in Budda, venuti dal loro Paese per combattere i musulmani e servire gli ebrei ei cristiani". Poche parole per una strage: la


Coup plot nations seeks to quiz Thatcher

South Africa is considering a request by Equatorial Guinea to question Mark Thatcher about his alleged involvement in a foiled coup plot in the oil-rich west African nation.


The Mets took two from the Rockies but lost second baseman Joe McEwing in a take-out slide, which didn't go unnoticed by reliever Braden Looper.


National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Saturn's mysterious moon Titan held onto its secrets despite a close reconnaissance by the Cassini spacecraft's cameras and instruments.


The DR Congo army uses a helicopter gunship for the first time - saying it has killed 50 rebel fighters.


Emotional well-being doesn't affect cancer outcome

NEW YORK  - The results of a new study provide no evidence to support the notion that patients with cancer can influence the course or outcome of their cancer by making changes to improve their emotional well-being or, in particular, that psychotherapy can help them live longer.


For a man who's been castigated from the time he was introduced three years ago as Florida's coach, he's been remarkably composed in his final hours.


Old Mutual profit jumps on Skandia takeover

Anglo-South African insurer Old Mutual has announced a 39-percent rise in first half underlying profit, buoyed by its acquisition in February of Swedish-based rival Skandia.


Ceremonies mark the end of mourning in the North Ossetian town of Beslan for victims of the school siege.


Not too many seek Medicare drug coverage

Far from the expected deluge, relatively few patients with cancer and other serious illnesses have applied for generous early Medicare prescription drug coverage.


Boxing promoter Don King filed a $2.5 billion defamation suit Wednesday, claiming he was portrayed in a false light on an ESPN "SportsCentury" segment aired last May.


Little Man Robinson Plays Big for Huskies

The smallest man on the court always seems to make the biggest plays for the Washington Huskies.


Princess Stephanie of Monaco said Friday it was a shame the Roman Catholic Church opposed the use of condoms in the fight against AIDS.


Time Warner profits hit by big legal reserve

Time Warner Inc., the world's largest media company, edged past Street estimates by a penny in its third-quarter results released Wednesday despite the creation of a big cash reserve related to its troubled AOL Internet unit.


Il ministro delle Infrastrutture: "Non si puÃ² continuare a dare soldi alla compagnia"Mastella favorevole a "una nuova trattativa privata senza lacci e lacciuoli"                                          Alitalia al bivio, varie ipotesi Di Pietro: "Libri in tribunale"


Now that the Weinsteins have what they want â independence â they canât seem to achieve what they keenly desire â success on their own terms.


World's number one tennis couple split on phone

The tennis world was shocked with the announcement by the world No. 1 Tennis couple, Lleyton Hewitt and Kim Clijsters, that their four-year long romance was over.


Russia's Central Election Commission bars opposition candidate Mikhail Kasyanov from running for president.


Italian business asks for clarity over reform

He was addressing a conference in Rome about a proposed reform of Italy's constitution, one of the main pieces of legislation the government of Silvio Berlusconi, prime minister, wants to pass before the ...


Details Released on Plan to Restore Dry Waterway

By Yomi S. Wronge, MEDIA NEWS  The state's second-longest river will be brought back to life after 60 years of being drained dry for Central Valley agriculture, under a settlement filed Wednesday in federal court.


Experts put out a list of grand engineering challenges; how many are simply policy or financial challenges?.


The Consumer Electronics Show is on in full force in Las Vegas. Here are just some of Tuesday's highlights from the giant gadget show.


A year ago Beatriz Gimeno was gearing up for a bitter, drawn-out legal battle with the Spanish government after she was refused a marriage licence because her partner is a woman.


Sky-high oil prices will ground air transport profits: IATA

MONTREAL, Canada : Sky-high oil costs will keep air transport profits in the basement, with losses between three billion and four billion dollars this year, despite a pickup in traffic, the international air trade association said.


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.


Books of The Times: The Man Behind the Curtain: Political Strategy and Spin

Welcome to the moral limbo of political consulting, as outlined in sometimes routine, sometimes scorching detail in Robert Shrumâs memoir.


Roma, 12:49 - CALCIO, ABETE: SU STADI SERVONO SCELTE CHIARE

Giancarlo Abete ha parlato di stadi al convegno 'A che gioco giochiamo?', organizzato da Stampa Roma...


Pope, prime minister condemn reported killing of Italian hostage

Pope John Paul condemned the reported killing of an Italian hostage, and Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on Friday vowed Italian troops would not leave Iraq, denouncing the


Fonti locali, ha presentato un alibi inconfutabile


Uganda says peace talks will continue with LRA rebels despite reports of recent attacks in South Sudan.


Britain's defense secretary will announce Thursday whether Prince Harry's regiment will be sent to Iraq, amid speculation that the third-in-line to the throne might be deployed.


A Francis Bacon painting sells for more than Â£26m at auction, but fails to set a new record for the artist.


Research suggests that changes in the Sun's activity cannot be responsible for modern-day global warming.


Talk of debt and taxes and Social (in)Security

While he didn't say "read my lips," President Bush's statements on Thursday about the chances of increasing payroll taxes to pay for planned reforms in the Social Security system could hardly have been clearer.


Finanziaria. Sciopero generale, Epifani: il governo e' isolato nel Paese. Prodi:questo e' l'inizio di un'azione unitaria. "Il governo Ã¨ totalmente solo in questa manovra finanziaria: non ha con sÃ© tutto il


Emmy telecast holds off attack from "Pirates"

NBC's Emmy Awards telecast  was the No. 1 show last week, beating back a cheeky challenge  by Jack Sparrow and the 2003 movie "Pirates of the Caribbean:  The Curse of the Black Pearl" on ABC.


The Fallujah fight may offer a verdict on training - and whether control can bring peace to the Iraqi city.


Gia' annunciato il 25 gennaio, approvato bilancio del 2006


Roma, 17:30 - CALCIO, LIPPI GIRA SPOT PER BURKINA FASO

Marcello Lippi, ex ct dell'Italia campione del mondo, ha prestato il suo volto e il suo impegno per ...


Microsoft sets licensing policy for dual-core chips

Microsoft Corp., world's largest software maker, announced a new licensing policy for dual-core microprocessors from Intel and AMD.


Chip Makers Delay a Merger of Their Memory Divisions

STMicroelectronics and Intel announced a delay in the merger of their unprofitable memory units.


A Romanian woman is jailed for killing an Italian woman with an umbrella in a case that pressured bilateral ties.


THE death toll from a tropical storm buffeting Japan rose to 17 yesterday, including two men buried inside their homes by mud. Tropical storm Meari has cut a wide swath through Japan


Bush Rejects View That Weapons Report Belies Case for War

President Bush said the finding that Iraq had no illicit arms at the time of the invasion in no way undermined his decision to go to war.


Music Review | Shakespeare Society: The Immortal Bard and His Operatic Groupies

All credit to the Shakespeare Society for trying, and trying impressively, to explore, in a single evening, the author's plays and the operas based on them.


Film: Cannes Director Makes Daring Choices

Each year the film festival at Cannes grows more daringâand commercial. Thierry Fremaux, the festivalâs director, talks about technology and contemporary cinema.


The Pentagon is considering cutting some of its largest programs, including the F/A-22 Raptor, to help bring down the budget deficit during the next few years and offset Iraq war costs, according to congressional and industry sources.


Iraq: 26 killed on horrific day of violence

Suicide bombers killed at least 22 members of Iraq's fledgling security forces yesterday amid a spate of insurgent attacks across the country that also


Beer consumption has doubled over the past five years, prompting legislators to implement new rules.


Windows PCs still own the game world, as Apple seems content to focus on digital media and portable music.


Joni Mitchell joins McCartney on Hear Music roster

NEW YORK (Billboard) - Joni Mitchell, who had been largely retired from the music business since 2002, has joined Paul McCartney on the roster of Starbucks Entertainment's Hear Music label. Mitchell's new album, "Shine," will be released September 25 through the coffee retailer's stores as well as traditional outlets.


A UK parliamentary group concludes population growth threatens the UN's Millennium Development Goals.


Pop star Kylie Minogue will not perform at next year's Glastonbury festival, confirms organiser Emily Eavis.


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The private equity firm blows up one of its marquee deals.


Nokia rolls phone groups into single division

(InfoWorld) - Nokia plans to fold all its mobile phone development efforts into a single new business unit, reflecting the growing importanceÂ of its business of multimedia and Internet-enabled devices. The new Device unit, as it will be called, will produce all of Nokia's mobile devices, including more traditional mobile phones, as well as Internet-enabled devices like the N series. The products were previously produced by three separate divisions, for mobile phones, multimedia, and enterprise solutions. As part of the reorganization Nokia will also create two other new divisions, called Software & Services, and Markets, to replace its existing structure. The divisions will all be launched on Jan. 1, 2008, the company announced Wednesday. "When we introduced the [current] structure in early 2004, the market was still very voice centric at the time," said Nokia spokeswoman Arja Suominen. "The other areas were small but have grown much since then. So it makes sense to bring all these together in one unit." Nokia said the changes will help to make its product development and manufacturing operations more effective and reduce the time it takes to bring new products to market. "This isn't a cost-cutting exercise," Suominen said. "We seek greater efficiency." The move comes as Nokia faces new low-cost challengers from Asia, as well as markets with high levels of phone penetration in developed countries. The current enterprise solutions unit will be split up, with business phones such as the E90 Communicator and the E61 smart phone to be merged into the device unit, and enterprise systems such as e-mail and security to be rolled into the services & software unit. The services & software unit will also be in charge of all software products, including games, and Internet services, including navigation and music, that consumers can purchase separately. Operating system software, such as the Series 60 OS, will be part of the device unit. The device and services & software units will have their own research and development (R&D) teams. The Nokia Research Center will continue to pursue long-term research at the corporate level. The third new unit, markets, comprises manufacturing, distribution, sales and marketing. The changes will also be reflected in Nokia's financial reporting. Beginning next year it will publish financial figures for two segments: devices & services andÂ Nokia Siemens Networks. Nokia joined forces with Germany's Siemens last year to form the joint venture Nokia Siemens Networks. The new device unit will be headed by Kai ÃistÃ¤mÃ¶, who is currently in charge of Nokia's mobile phones business group. Niklas Savander, currently in charge of technology platforms, will head the services & software unit. The markets unit will be the responsibility of Anssi Vanjoki, who is currently heading the multimedia business group.


Owens denies he attempted to take own life with pills

One of football's most controversial stars, Terrell Owens, set the sports world atwitter yet again yesterday after a pill-popping medical emergency in which police reported the Dallas Cowboys receiver was treated for a drug overdose after he admitted trying to harm himself.


WINDOWS IS 'free' in Iran, but even there is an increasing move towards Linux, according to an AFP report. Apparently, because Iran refuses to abide by international copyright laws, pirated copies of Windows make the product free and everyone uses it.


'Designer' Christmas tree growers target national holiday market

AURORA, Ore. The National Christmas Tree Association is hoping a push of designer trees will renew consumer demand for live trees.


Nokia expands enterprise, security offerings

(InfoWorld) - Nokia, the world's largest handset maker, is well known for its consumer devices but maintains a range of enterprise products. Mary McDowell is executive vice president and general manager of Nokia's Enterprise Solutions, a division that deals with products from theÂ E Series phonesÂ to security appliances to software such as theÂ Intellisync Mobile Suite, designed to manage a fleet of enterprise devices. She spoke with IDG News Service about Nokia's direction in several enterprise areas. The following is an edited transcript. IDG News Service: Where are the sources of growth for Enterprise Solutions? McDowell: We had growth in both our devices and in our software business. We did not have growth in the security business. That's been relatively flat given the state of the perimeter security market. IDGNS: Nokia has a lot of partners for mobile security products but as of yet no stand-alone security product. Are there plans to release one? McDowell: We are going to be releasing in the fourth quarter a mobile VPN client. We did have one in the past but it only worked with Nokia appliances ... but this will be a stand-alone VPN client that can be downloaded from the Nokia [Web] site to a Series 60 device. IDGNS: You mentioned that security is the first or second question that comes up from IT managers when discussing mobile devices. What do you tell those IT managers who are nervous that their company could be the next source for a data breach caused by a mobile device? McDowell: Certainly that comes up in the discussion around the deployment of mobile technology. Then we would discuss the various options. Do you want security that's going to be embedded in specific applications? If you're looking at multiple applications across a heterogenous device base, device management is a logical conversation to have. Are you going to be doing more browser-based apps? It kind of depends on the specific architecture of what they are going to mobilize. IDGNS: The firewall/VPN area is crowded with lots of vendors and lots of products. How is Nokia competing, and can you detail more on Nokia's partnership with Intel? McDowell: Our strategy has been to have a combination of very good performance for application processing, which got a lot stronger this year with the rollout of multiprocessing, multicore platforms and to complement that with very fast network processing. This week or next week we will have a new release of our IPSO operating system to support multiprocessing and then an advanced processing card, which should be shipping in the fourth quarter. So a pretty major product overhaul. We had been constrained in the past ... by not having the multiprocessing capability in IPSO. And so once we made the decision to make that investment in refreshing the underlying BSD kernel to support multiprocessing, that opened up the possibility to work more closely with the embedded side of Intel and get access to some of their earlier technology to incorporate into our appliances. Prior to that, we were a little bit downstream of some for their latest advances, but now we have a lot more visibility into their road map. IDGNS: Nokia is pushing to enterprises the advantages of "converged" services -- combining the use of Wi-Fi for VOIP (voice over Internet Protocol) and fixed phone network integration. But the cost of data plans for mobiles remains a concern for IT managers. What sort of conversations has Nokia had with operators on that issue? McDowell: I think what you are seeing there are different packages available around various software programs but there's very few "all applications, all you can eat" plans for a set price. So typically you have a price associated with a BlackBerry contract or an Intellisync contract but then any other data applications are going to be based on throughput. One of the things we have been working on a lot in the Intellisync software is reducing the network traffic the software generates so that the operators can be more confident in putting together the right package. IDGNS: When will that compression technology be wrapped into the Intellisync Mobile Suite server? McDowell: This year. IDGNS: Are there any other improvements on the horizon for Intellisync? McDowell: Over the summer, we enhanced the device management capabilities, primarily starting with the Windows clients in the device management offering. There's better management of the device lock-and-wipe capabilities and the ability to turn on and off the camera in a device. Cameras have been one of the things that have been a point of interest in enterprises. Do you include them or not? But with so much crossover into end-user personal use, we're seeing there is a demand for cameras but then enterprises need to be able to turn them off. Also, more remote control of Windows Mobile devices, so that a network administrator can wirelessly take control of a device and visually see the screen for troubleshooting. We will in a subsequent release have that capability for Symbian clients as well. IDGNS: Why would the Windows release of that come before the Symbian one? McDowell: Some of it is because of the state of the software when we acquired Intellisync. They had much richer capabilities on Windows, so we've been building up the Symbian space.


Exposing Atrocities, Blogs Give Wildlife Warriors Instant SOS

Weblogs from dangerous regions of Africa, Borneo, and beyond are allowing isolated rangers and other conservationists unprecedented lifelines to each other and the outside world.


A look at Michigan, which is holding its presidential primaries Tuesday:


Vignettes from the first day of the 109th Congress:


Car Bomb at Iraqi Shi'ite Office Causes Casualties

A car bomb exploded outside the Baghdad offices of one of Iraq's leading Shi'ite Muslim political parties on Monday, killing and wounding several people, party officials and witnesses said.


Roma, Bologna e Torino bloccano il traffico privatoLimitazioni anche alle moto e ai ciclomotori                                                  Targhe alterne da giovedÃ¬ "Troppo smog nell'aria"


It was like nothing youâd ever exercised your thumbs to before. You could do whatever you wanted, whenever you wanted. The game seemed endless.


With a little under three hours to go before the first pitch of a crucial series with the Red Sox, the Texas Rangers -- losers of four straight games -- looked anything but concerned about their immediate fate on the diamond.


The US Special Envoy for Northern Ireland, Mitchell Reiss, has predicted that the IRA is on the verge of an historical transformation.


Ala. governor defends white Masonic unit

Gov. Bob Riley is defending his membership in a Masonic organization that critics say excludes blacks.


In China, a State Job Still Brings Benefits And Bragging Rights

BEIJING -- Tian Bing received his master's degree last month, which instantly made the law and computer science graduate a hot prospect in China's booming economy. Yet he has already rejected job offers from an aerospace company, a bank and the computer division of a prestigious foreign company.


When Robert Kraft bought the Patriots, his goal was to turn the team into a championship-driven, must-see commodity in a stadium that would maximize the experience for the ticket-buying public. The Red Sox' owners have done the same at Fenway Park.


Sondaggio del mensile "Focus", secondo il 94% degli italiani


An exhausted Prime Minister Tony Blair has pledged a fresh drive in his marathon quest for a once-and-for-all peace settlement in Northern Ireland.


Shah Rukh Khan and Vidya Balan bagged Anandalok Puraskar for the Best Male and Female actor for their performances in Chak De India and Bhool Bhulaiyaa respectively for the year 2007. Shimit Amin also shared the honour for having been felicitated the Best Director Award for Chak De India.


Senate Committee Approves Water Resolution

By Greeley Tribune, Colo.  May 24--WASHINGTON -- An amendment has been made to a U.S. House resolution to conform with a bill regarding the recovery of ground water.   The resolution, sponsored by Rep.


US could ban travel for Cambodians tied to illegal logging

The US has passed a law that could see travel bans for Cambodian officials accused of looting the country's natural resources, a move hailed Wednesday by conservationists as a strike against illegal logging.


Dozens killed in US air strikes on Falluja Â·

The US military stepped up efforts to check Iraq's destabilising insurgency yesterday by pounding the restive city of Falluja, killing dozens of people, with children reported to be among the injured.


A man is taken to hospital after suffering a severe allergic reaction when he is bitten by a hamster.


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Redskins 27, Cowboys 6: Redskinsâ Season Turns Around

A tighter, stronger Washington Redskins team has emerged from a turbulent season, and the reward is a trip to the postseason.


Sports: Seahawks talking with Raiders about Rice

ALAMEDA, Calif. Seattle coach Mike Holmgren says the Seahawks are exploring a trade for wide receiver Jerry Rice. Rice last week asked the Oakland Raiders for a trade, and the trading deadline is tomorrow.


A Dracula theme park will be built at a lakeside resort where Vlad the Impaler, the inspiration for the fictional bloodthirsty count, is buried, private Radio Total reported Thursday.


Pickering's 6 RBIs end Rangers' win streak at 8

Calvin Pickering has only nine major league RBIs in the last three years. Another way to look at it is Pickering has nine RBIs in two games.


SAP Unveils Web Software, New Business Model

SAP on Wednesday introduced a long-delayed line of Web-based business management software for midsized companies.


ATA has a bumpy landing while filing for bankruptcy.


ASIA/COREA DEL SUD - La Corea del Sud si avvia a diventare Âabolizionista di fattoÂ se non vi saranno esecuzioni capitali fino alla fine del 2007 Seul (Agenzia Fides) - La sensibilizzazione operata dalla Chiesa cattolica, da altre comunitÃ  religiose, da associazioni civili, dai mass-media sullÂopinione pubblica sta dando alcuni risultati: per quanto riguarda la pena capitale, infatti, la Corea...


Movie Review | 'Automatons': Defending the Human Race With Old Spare Parts

With its retro look, cautionary theme and not-so-special effects, "Automatons" is a shameless ode to â60s sci-fi and classic television shows.


Plans to improve the way access to children is handled when parents divorce are due to be announced by ministers.


At least two demonstrators are shot dead as security forces open fire at a protest in Togo's capital, Lome.


Mohamed Al Fayed wins a legal fight for a jury to hear the inquests into the deaths of Princess Diana and his son.


Sudan's Darfur peace talks adjourn for informal consultations

ABUJA, Nigeria, Oct 26, 2004 (PANA) -- The second round of peace talks sponsored by the African Union between the Sudanese government and the two main rebel movements in Darfur adjourned here after a brief session Tuesday to allow mediators hold informal


Daughter, backers hold Saddam ceremony in Yemen

Saddam Hussein's daughter Raghd and several Yemeni political groups held a ceremony in the Yemeni capital to honor the former Iraqi leader on Wednesday, 40 days after his execution, in line with Islamic tradition.


After years of delays and billions in development and marketing efforts, it would seem that Microsoft Corp. would want anyone who possibly can to buy its new Windows Vista operating system. Yet Microsoft is making it hard for Mac owners and other potentially influential customers to adopt the software.


China unveils likely successors to top posts

China's ruling Communist Party unveiled a new leadership line-up on Monday, including two men positioned to eventually succeed President Hu Jintao and government head Premier Wen Jiabao.


UK Recording Industry Sues File Swappers Over Piracy

Following the lead of their American counterparts, the leading music industry groups in the UK and Europe have launched scores of lawsuits against dozens of individuals they say swapped copyrighted music illegally.


Posta piena per Messina e Palermo, la Samp abbatte il Livorno

La 5.a giornata della Serie A vede le grandi Juventus e Milan ottenere la posta piena, non senza qualche polemica, rispettivamente contro Udinese e Reggina. Vincono anche le due squadre siciliane, Messina e Palermo, opposte a Siena e Bologna.


UEFA focuses on setting minimum numbers of homegrown players in ...

UEFA's executive committee started a two-day meeting Wednesday, aiming to finalize proposals for soccer clubs to have a certain number of "homegrown" players on their books and to limit the total size of their squads.


Fox hunting ban in England, Wales looms after compromise fails

An outright ban on fox hunting with dogs in England and Wales appeared inevitable after a majority of over 100 MPs in the House of Commons rejected last-ditch compromises on the blood sport.


California rock band Incubus earned  its first No. 1 album on the U.S. pop charts Wednesday, though  sales were less than half those of its previous release.


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Russian state oil firm Rosneft has  bought YUKOS's core unit, effectively nationalizing 11 percent  of the country's crude output and dealing a heavy blow to  YUKOS's attempts to halt its own dismemberment.


Running for president means sometimes it's hard to get the shopping done.


A story in celebration of the breed, which won 'Best in Show' Tuesday at Westminster.


NEW DELHI: Uncertainty prevails over tourists visiting the Taj Mahal on full moon nights during the festival being organised to celebrate 350 years of the monument with the Supreme Court on Tuesday refusing to grant its permission without the prior


Darfur rebels say Khartoum troops abduct truce monitors

Darfur rebels on Sunday accused Khartoum troops of kidnapping six of its ceasefire monitors from the African Union base where they were staying in the ravaged western Sudanese region.


Anti-Bush protest at a trade summit in Chile turns violent

The largest protest march since Chile's police state ended 14 years ago turned violent Friday when demonstrators waged pitched street battles with riot police before President


Tennis: Controversial Judge Barred from US Open

A tennis judge who made a controversial call in Tuesday's US Open quarterfinal between Americans Serena Williams and Jennifer Capriati will not officiate any more matches in the tournament.


Countries with HIV epidemics should test everyone attending health centres unless they 'opt out', say experts.


iPod Touch Owners Can Add More Apps for a Price

iPod Touch users will get new features for their handheld device. But unlike a free iPhone update, iPod users will have to pay for their new capabilities.


With six laps remaining in the Indy 500, Michael Andretti took the lead and his 19-year-old son, Marco, was in second.


Worries over the political situation have sparked a run on Ukraine's banks, the country's central bank admits.


44 N.Koreans Break Into Canada's Beijing Embassy

A group of 44 North Korean asylum seekers used makeshift ladders to scale the fence and leap into the Canadian embassy in Beijing on Wednesday, officials said.


Superati i 90 dollari al barile, prima volta nella storia


The Federal Election Commission has announced revised contribution limits that have been indexed for inflation and are effective for the 2007-2008 elections for President, U.S. Senate, and U.S. House of Representatives.


Rare Blood Infection Surfaces in Injured U.S. Soldiers

An expectedly high number of U.S.  soldiers injured in the Middle East and Afghanistan are testing  positive for a rare, hard-to-treat blood infection in military  hospitals, Army doctors reported on Thursday.


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Fight over O.J. Simpson's money goes to Hollywood

Attorneys for the father of murder victim Ron Goldman subpoenaed several Hollywood industry groups on Monday, seeking money O.J. Simpson was paid for TV appearances and work in such movies as "Naked Gun 33 and 1/3" and "The Towering Inferno."


Power struggle in Ukraine: what do Yushchenko and Yanukovich stand ...

Neither of the two official factions fighting for power in Ukraineâthe group led by opposition candidate Viktor Yushchenko and that led by the current prime minister, Viktor Yanukovich


Democrat Hillary Clinton wins a tight US presidential caucus in Nevada, as Republicans focus on South Carolina.


Chinese learn English to guide tourists during Olympics

When Zhi Lijiang first signed up to be an Olympic volunteer for the 2008 Beijing Games, she could hardly have imagined she would be playing the role of a Canadian tourist in English and etiquette classes.


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Do college students really need another book telling them how to fight the dread Freshman 15 and eat healthy? Assuming the answer is yes, why would they want to take the word of a 20-year-old? Daphne Oz is prepared to answer both questions.


The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to consider the constitutionality of lethal injections in a case that could affect the way inmates are executed around the country


Abidjan, 22:06 - CALCIO, COSTA D'AVORIO: STIELIKE NUOVO COMMISARIO TECNICO

Il nuovo commissario tecnico della nazionale di calcio della Costa D'Avorio è l'ex giocatore ...


Gauloises Fortuna Yamahaâs Valentino Rossi virtually clinched the 2004 MotoGP World Championship by winning his seventh race of the year, this one coming on a steamy afternoon in Sepang, Malaysia.


JERUSALEM, Jan. 10 -- President Bush said Thursday that Palestinian refugees should receive compensation for the loss of homes they fled or were forced to flee during the establishment of Israel and declared that there should be an end to Israel's "occupation" of lands seized in war four decades ...