In sentencing, the judge must find that the convicted Al Qaeda recruit aimed to influence a government. But his trial has scant record of motive.


Congress asks HP chairman, exec to testify

House Commerce and Energy Committee also sends wants HP outside counsel and outside investigator to testify.


Jacques Chirac, admired and scorned during 12 years as president of France, leaves a legacy as mixed and ambiguous as the man himself.Comment


Samsung plans to invest $24bn in chips by 2010

Samsung Electronics, the worldâs second largest chipmaker, said on Monday it would invest Won25,000bn ($24bn) in new chip production lines by 2010 to generate accumulative sales of Won200,000bn.


Australia batsman Damien Martyn announces his immediate retirement from all forms of cricket.


For the first time since Kenya exploded into election-related violence that killed more than 400 people, the president and the top opposition leader have agreed to meet.


Stocks Mixed on Slow Economy, Oil Prices

NEW YORK - Investors extended their blue chip selloff Thursday as oil prices advanced to near record highs and renewed Wall Street's fears of disappointing third-quarter earnings. The Nasdaq composite index managed a minimal gain...


Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton on Tuesday warned Iraqis must decide if they want to stop killing one another, and pledged to bring US troops home.


Where is the human face? Where are the reforms?

My problem is I am an optimist. Despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary, I continue to believe in our political leaders, continue to hope that good men like Dr Manmohan Singh and my ex-companion from this page, P Chidambaram, mean what they say.


British-Irish Woman Kidnapped in Afghanistan

A UN election worker with dual British and Irish nationality was among three foreigners kidnapped in Afghanistan today. The three were seized at gunpoint in the capital Kabul this morning sparking fears of Iraq-style atrocities.


China, Thailand to further expand trade, economic relations

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra pledged here on Monday to further expand bilateral trade and economic relations.


Iran says will do all it can to help Iraq

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Monday Iran would do whatever it could to help provide security to Iraq amid warnings the country was on the brink of civil war.


A massive explosion at a fireworks factory in central Thailand has killed 14 people, including a 4-year-old boy, and injured two others, a police official said.


Hamas hails Gaza victory after seizing base

Hamas fighters captured one of the last bastions of forces loyal to Western-backed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday and the Islamists declared the "liberation" of the Gaza Strip.


Police Arrest Arab Suspect in Killing of Dutch Filmmaker

The Netherlands' Prime Minister has appealed for calm following the murder of controversial filmmaker and columnist Theo van Gogh.


A White House privacy board is giving its stamp of approval to two of the Bush administration's controversial surveillance programs — electronic eavesdropping and financial tracking — and says they do not violate citizens' civil liberties.


Settore automotive ha giro d'affari di 55 mld in Italia


U.S. Army Reaches Major Chemical Weapons Convention Milestone

To: NATIONAL EDITORS  Contact: Mickey Morales of the U.S. Army Chemical Materials Agency, +1-410-436-2583, +1-410-322-8495 (Mobile), miguel.l.morales@us.army.mil   ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md., June 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, the U.S.


Palestinians sign deal on unity government

MECCA, Saudi Arabia  - Rival Palestinian factions signed a deal to form a unity government on Thursday, hoping to end open warfare between their followers and international sanctions on the Hamas-led administration.


(andPOP) - Oprah Winfrey, the most famous talk show host on the planet, is expected to be in court today for her third day of jury duty.


Study finds higher drug costs discourage use

Pushing more of the cost of prescription drugs onto consumers causes patients to cut back, sometimes with adverse health consequences, according to a review of two decades worth of studies published on Tuesday.


Japan minister apologizes for atomic bomb remarks

Japan's defence minister apologized on Sunday for comments about the 1945 U.S. atomic bomb attacks on the country that outraged survivors and drew criticism from the ruling bloc ahead of a key election in July.


Sweden's highest court to resolve Lindh case

Sweden's highest court said on Monday that it will review in November the conviction for murder of the man who stabbed foreign minister Anna Lindh to death a year ago.


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Buildup in Iraq Needed Into â08, U.S. General Says

Military officials say the increased American force level will begin declining in August unless additional units are sent or more units are held over.


Safer Internet Day marked in Finland    HELSINKI, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- This Thursday is National Safer Internet Day in Finland, which was marked to remind people to practice safe internet use.


Student's Projects Win $100,000 in Siemens Westinghouse ...

Aaron Goldin, a senior San Dieguito High School Academy in Encinitas, CA, won the $100,000 Grand Prize scholarship in the individual category for inventing the âGyro-Gen,â a gyroscope that converts ocean wave energy into electricity.


Yankees Stun BoSox 19-8 for 3-0 ALCS Lead

BOSTON - The Yankees kept circling the bases, battering Boston's beleaguered pitching staff. By the time the long, long night ended with a devastating 19-8 rout over the Red Sox, the dreaded New Yorkers were just one game away from a shocking sweep...


New chip enables one-second GPS tracking

(InfoWorld) - A new chip designed for portable wireless devices combines the coverage of two satellite-based navigation services to offer a location tracking time of less than one second. The u-blox 5 chip, which Switzerland's U-bloxÂ plans to unveil at the 3GSM World Congress event in Barcelona next month, uses two global navigation satellite services: GPS, which was developed by the U.S. Department of Defense, and Europe's Galileo, the vendor said Wednesday. The technology has a tracking sensitivity of -160 dBm, which enables indoor coverage. The abbreviation dBm represents the power ratio in decibels (dB) with respect to 1 milliwatt (mW). With a power consumption of less than 50 mW, the u-blox 5 chip allows GPS-enabled mobile phones and other wireless devices to operate in difficult indoor environments, such as shopping malls and train stations. In addition to its satellite-based navigation chip, U-blox will use the 3GSM event to show several other new products, including AssistNow Offline, which stores data in the GPS receiver for up to two weeks. The technology allows the receiver to compute a position instantly without having to connect to a mobile network at startup to download the data, as is the case with typical GPS services


Nordic leaders say US terror alert serious but security already ...

STOCKHOLM, Nov 1  - Prime ministers of the five Nordic countries meeting here on Monday said they were worried by a US warning of potential terror attacks in the region, but claimed that security was high enough to ward off the threat.


(CBS/AP) The first private manned rocket to reach space soared toward the edge of the atmosphere again in an unexpectedly bumpy ride Wednesday in the first half of a bid to earn a $10 million prize.


Aer Lingus employees reject a takeover approach from Ryanair dealing a new blow to the no-frills airlines plans.


Business & money: iSoft suspends threat of legal action against its largest customer at least temporarily.


H.J. Heinz Co.  posted higher quarterly profit on Friday, helped by new products, the weak dollar and increased marketing.


It wants to, but over the decades it has expressed an interest, the country has never been invited to enter membership negotiations.


Lackluster Jobs Report Pushes Stocks Down

NEW YORK - Deepening pessimism over the economy sent stocks lower Friday as investors registered their disappointment over the government's latest jobs report and oil moved past $53 per barrel. The major indexes ended the week lower...


Nicholson, Freeman star in `Bucket List'

Jack Nicholson says he drew on his own experience in the hospital for his new film, "The Bucket List."


R&B Star Alicia Keys to Rock China's Great Wall

The Three Tenors have been to China to  sing. So has Elton John, not to mention Wham!.


Barry Bonds and the San Francisco Giants can reach the playoffs two ways. They certainly boosted both chances Tuesday night. Brett Tomko won his sixth consecutive decision and San Francisco beat the visiting Houston Astros 9-2 to maintain their wild-card lead and move within 1 1/2 games of first-place Los Angeles in the NL West.


Montegranaro (Fermo), 19:38 - BASKET, FINELLI NUOVO ALLENATORE DI MONTEGRANARO

Alessandro Finelli è il nuovo allenatore della Sutor Premiata Montegranaro. Prende il posto d...


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


Arrestato l'uomo. E'accaduto a Cerveteri vicino a Roma (ANSA) CERVETERI (ROMA),27 DIC- Ha ucciso la moglie con una coltellata al cuore e ha cercato di pulire l'arma. Arrestato, l'uomo ha confessato. La vittima


Federer, Roddick Reach Thailand Open Semi-Finals

Top seeds Roger Federer and Andy  Roddick moved into the Thailand Open semi-finals with fairly  comfortable straight-sets victories on Friday.


S.E.C Accuses 3 Ex-Officers at Reinsurer of Fraud

The S.E.C. accused former executives of RenaissanceRe Holdings of practicing fraudulent accounting to improve earnings reports.


US Airways chief executive Bruce Lakefield said yesterday the airline would, as expected, ask a bankruptcy judge to impose temporary pay cuts on its


Software group points to sector's economic importance

The Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) released a report on Thursday that painted a rosy picture of the sector's fortunes, one that stands in stark contrast to widespread fears of a recession in the U.S."One of the things we could not have anticipated was that we'd be releasing this report at a time when the stock market had swooned and lawmakers were focused on an economic stimulus package," said Kenneth Wasch, president of SIIA. "But it is important as policymakers consider what to do about our economic situation to recognize the role this industry plays in growing the U.S. economy."However, the SIIA acknowledged that a recession would undoubtedly have some effect on its membership.The 48-page report cites statistics culled from various government and private sources, including the U.S. Census and the Department of Labor.The SIIA's findings include:* More than 2.7 million Americans were employed in software and information-related companies in 2006, and net employment growth for those sectors was 17 percent between 1997 and 2006.* Those same workers earn among the top wages in the nation, taking home an average of $75,400 in 2006 compared to the overall average for private-sector employees of $42,400.* In comparison, other major but related industries saw their job numbers drop. Computer and electronics manufacturing fell by 27 percent, and telecommunications lost 8 percent during the same period.* The software and information industry's growth rate tripled that of the overall U.S. economy in 2005, rising 10.8 percent, compared to the 3.2 percent uptick in the U.S. gross domestic product.* The number of jobs for software engineers alone will grow to 1.2 million by 2016.Policymakers must pursue legislation that recognizes the contribution of the tech industry to the economy and ensures it remains strong in the future, Wasch and other SIIA officials said in a conference call on Thursday. Key to this, they said, is producing enough skilled workers through improving the higher education system and reforming immigration policies."We have to recognize we are competing as a country for the best-skilled talent," said David LeDuc, SIIA's director of public policy. "We shouldn't be turning away some of the best and brightest workers in the world when in many cases they're being educated right here."The group also called for relaxed trade restrictions, increased penetration of broadband Internet and computer access, and tougher laws protecting intellectual property. "It's simply unacceptable that we have the rates of piracy as we do around the world," LeDuc said.Even as the SIIA calls for the government to ease immigration law, Senator Chuck Grassley, an Iowa Republican, and others have attacked the H1-B temporary visa program, which allows companies to hire foreign workers with specialized skills. Critics contend, among other things, that companies are using H1-B visas to import cheaper labor, passing over U.S. employees and depressing wages."There's no question there's been some abuse. I'm not going to sit here and argue that there's been no abuse of this," LeDuc said.


Joe Paterno returns to Penn St. sideline

True to his word, Joe Paterno returned to the Penn State sidelines for the first time since breaking his left leg last year.


A Webcast lets you hear directly from major commentators on shipping work abroad.


Fisher Looks Towards NASCAR for Opportunity to Drive

LEXINGTON, N.C., (Sports Network) - Three-time IndyCar Most  Popular driver Sarah Fisher will drive a Bill McAnally car in  the NASCAR Grand National West Series this season.


Bush Says Kerry Doesn't Understand Terror War

President Bush charged on Wednesday that Democrat John Kerry has a "fundamental misunderstanding" of the war on terrorism because a leader in the Iraqi insurgency, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, has sworn allegiance to Osama bin Laden.


Police detain Turks protesting Pope at Aya Sofya

Dozens of young Turkish men, chanting "Allahu Akbar" (God is greatest), occupied Istanbul's renowned Aya Sofya museum on Wednesday in a protest ahead of Pope Benedict's visit to the former church next week.


It's all about the smart use of other people's money.


Up to one in 14 soldiers may be unfit for active service through sickness or injury, MoD figures suggest.


Florida tries to wipe out cat-sized African rats

Deep in the heart of the Florida Keys, wildlife officials are laying bait laced with poison to try to wipe out a colony of enormous African rats that could threaten crops and other animals.


A handmade dress worn by Destiny's Child, a poster signed by Jennifer Lopez and a guitar signed by Wyclef Jean are on sale in an MTV internet auction to raise money for hurricane victims in the Caribbean.


Board member testifies Conway was fired because he said Oracle's offer didn't affect business. WILMINGTON, Del.  - Former PeopleSoft Inc.


The guy who created Winamp, unleashed Gnutella on the world and quit AOL after clashing with his corporate overlords is still chasing the music. Commentary by Eliot Van Buskirk.


JDA Software Group Inc. said Wednesday it plans to reduce the company's global workforce by 13 percent, or 167 employees, and consolidate its JDA Portfolio product lines in a move to save $15 million to $17 million in annual pretax costs.


Ivan, the third and most dreaded hurricane to taunt Florida in a month, shifted west on Saturday, giving hope to the battered Gulf Coast


Business as usual despite legal limbo European Union and US negotiators have failed to reach a deal on sharing passenger data by Saturday's (30 September deadline), creating a legal vacuum over the Atlantic.â¦


The winner of Ukraine's bitterly-fought presidential election moved on Tuesday to repair damage to relations with Russia while his opponent persisted in blaming the West for his defeat.


EU Raids Offices of Intel, Computer Retailers

European Commission investigators have raided the offices of Intel Germany in Munich as part of a wide-ranging probe into alleged antitrust violations by the world's largest chipmaker. A European Union spokesperson said the raid is ongoing but refused to divulge the reasons.


Atomic clocks may be headed into cell phones, thanks to a breakthrough by federal researchers. Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology have demonstrated the heart of an atomic clock


Work-a-day comedians in shows all across New York City are making hay with political jibes.


Qwest to Settle with SEC for $250 Million

Qwest Communications International Inc.  has agreed to pay $250 million to settle financial and disclosure fraud charges, a source familiar with the matter said on Friday.


Microsoft is making its important security update for Windows XP available on auto-update servers today.


Dreams Stifled, Egyptâs Young Turn to Islamic Fervor

Across the Middle East, many people are forced to put off marriage, the gateway to independence. In their frustration they turn to religion for solace.


Quark introduced its new XTensions portal and announced Leopard support for Quark Interactive Designer.


Foreign construction workers in the Gulf state of Dubai go on strike over pay and conditions.


NEW YORK -- It is distinctly possible that the single biggest variable in the 2004 American League Championship Series could now be the performance of Pedro Martinez.


Indian economy is poised to grow by 6.4 per cent during the current year and 6.7 per cent in 2005 but deficient rains are raising concerns about agricultural growth, the International Monetary Fund said in Washington on Wednesday.


SEP 11.0 "Hamlet" goes way beyond basic antivirus protection; release is loaded with defenses against zero-day attacks, rootkits, botnets and identity theft.


The death toll in the Russian hostage crisis went beyond 350 as Russian President Putin vowed to strengthen Russian unity and boost security in the north Caucasus.


Cubans remember airliner bombing victims

Ondina Perez grew teary Friday as she recalled the day 30 years ago when a Cuban airliner exploded in flight over the island of Barbados, killing her pilot brother and the other 72 people aboard. Three decades later, Perez and other family members of those killed want the man sought for masterminding the explosion, Luis Posada Carriles, to face trial.


Veteran says many POWS missing out on benefits

Watts and other former POWs nationwide are trying to spread the word on how to get benefits from the Department of Veteran Affairs.


Toshiba Corp. is refreshing its line-up of Gigabeat music players with new models including one that packs built-in Wi-Fi connectivity.


British minister pulled strings for married mum 'friend': report

Britain's Home Secretary David Blunkett pulled strings with US officials to ease an administrative hassle for the woman alleged to be his married lover.


Salvage crews are trying to recover a stricken ferry and trawler that ran aground off the UK in severe weather.


Allen Iverson had 31 points and 10 rebounds, and reserve Willie Green scored all of his season-high 17 points in the final 16 minutes, helping the Philadelphia 76ers overcome an 18-point second-half deficit in a 110-102 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday night.


And so it begins: Turkish PM urges end to head scarf ban

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for the lifting of a ban on women wearing headscarves at state universities. Erdogan's Islamist-rooted AK Party began drafting a new constitution after its landslide election victory in July.  The separation of religion and state enshrined in the current constitution is one of the key issues in the debate.


Houston Dismisses Talk of Retiring as Premature

Allan Houston said Thursday that he would keep playing despite unrelenting pain in his left knee.


A meeting of the oil producers' group in Vienna will consider whether to boost output to rein in price rises, Saudi officials say.


Harry Potter spawns parallel Internet world

The Harry Potter books have spawned a  parallel universe on the Internet, where sites attract millions  of fans every day and play a major part in the success of the  novels and their Hollywood adaptations.


Red Lobster and Olive Garden contributed to a solid quarter.


Gruppo rileva il 24,5% di E.Care e passa societa'


The valuation is dirt cheap, but can it perform?


Briefing by Secretary of State Colin L. Powell

SECRETARY POWELL: Good morning, everyone. A dozen years ago, Ukrainians chose freedom and independence, setting their country on a path of democracy and prosperity.


The institutions that are to close or be merged under an effort to shrink New Yorkâs hospital industry will receive public funds to cover legal costs associated with closing and to pay off debts, state health officials said.


News: Too Much Flash and Not Enough Fact?

NEWSPAPERS are scrambling to find ways of stopping the flight of young readers to the internet, and so too are television companies. The flight is also affecting TV news, especially on the US's traditional over-the-air networks, as young people abandon television news for cable or the internet.


Japan Finds Another Suspected Mad Cow Case

TOKYO Oct 22, 2004 - A Holstein in western Japan tested positive for mad cow disease in a preliminary test conducted Saturday, an official said.


The Messenger spacecraft dashed past Mercury on Monday, getting a glance at the solar systemâs innermost planet, which it will eventually orbit for detailed studies.


WASHINGTON -- US soldiers in Kuwait who are headed to Iraq put Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld on the defensive yesterday, grilling him about extended tours of duty and the continued lack of armor to protect vehicles from roadside bombs.


At least 26 dead in Baghdad attacks as US admits it underestimated ...

BAGHDAD  - At least 26 people, including 12 policemen, were killed in double attacks in Baghdad as US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld admitted that he had underestimated the Iraq insurgency.


The oldest solar observatory in the Americas has been discovered pointing to the existence of ancient Sun cults, scientists report.


FDA Says AstraZeneca Crestor Ad Is Misleading

A newspaper advertisement for  AstraZeneca Plc's cholesterol drug Crestor that touts patient  safety is misleading and should no longer be published,  regulators warned in a letter released on Wednesday.


With Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 lined up for release next year, the open source solutions vendor has released a power pack to ensure that customers using the existing version 3.0 have access to the latest enhancements in Linux.


Arafat's Wife Accuses Deputies of Wanting Him Dead

Yasser Arafat's wife accused senior  Palestinian officials on Monday of plotting to "bury him alive"  and forced them to put off a planned trip to France to visit  her critically ill husband.


Twins Extend Manager's Contract Two Years

Ron Gardenhire was given a two-year contract extension through 2007 by the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday, his reward for leading the team to three AL Central titles in three seasons as manager.


Ivory Coast Violence Spreads, France Evacuates Citizens

Description: NPR's Noah Adams speaks with NPR's Ofeibea Quist-Arcton about the growing unrest in the Ivory Coast, a former French colony.


New Delhi - India's foreign ministry has given approval for the national cricket team to play in Bangladesh after assessing security arrangements following alleged Islamist death threats, an official said on Tuesday.


Springsteen to urge folks born in the USA to "Vote for Change"

Rock legend Bruce Springsteen is about to hit the road to drum up support for Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry saying in an interview that he felt America had been misled by by the Bush administration.


Sprint seeks funding for wireless network: WSJ

Sprint Nextel Corp.  is exploring  new options for funding its wireless broadband network to  soothe investor concerns about the cost, The Wall Street  Journal reported in its online edition on Wednesday.


Columbia University president Lee Bollinger took Iran's president to task Monday, bluntly criticizing his record and saying he exhibits "the signs of a petty and cruel dictator." Bollinger told the president: "Today I feel the weight of all the civilized world yearning to express the revulsion at what you stand for."


The offspring of expensive stallions owe their success more to nurture than nature, a study suggests.


U.S. companies that send the most jobs overseas handsomely reward their CEOs, a new study says.


U.S. chain store sales posted slight  gains in first week of September, supported by strong results  at discount stores, a report said on Tuesday.


News Corp. May Strengthen Corporate Governance

Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. may strengthen its corporate governance provisions after investors and shareholder groups said they will vote against the company's move to the US if shareholders rights are diminished.


Judge pours generous portion of cold water on Zango

Crudware maker 'unlikely to prevail on the merits' Poor Zango can't seem to get a break. The creator of Hotbar, Seekmo Search Assistant and other adware programs of dubious value has already ceded one lawsuit against Zone Labs and agreed to pay the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) a $3m fine to settle a formal complaint stemming from deceptive downloads.â¦


Mauresmo, Kuznetsova in China Open final

Top-ranked Amelie Mauresmo rallied for a 6-1, 3-6, 7-6 (3) win over Jelena Jankovic to advance to the final of the China Open. Mauresmo will play second-seeded Svetlana Kuznetsova, who cruised to the final with a 6-0, 6-2 win over Peng Shuai of China.


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AOL won't use Microsoft anti-spam standard

America Online has shunned a Microsoft proposal to help weed out unwanted "spam" e-mail because Internet engineers are reluctant to adopt technology owned by the dominant software company.


Dow Jones director resigns over takeover bid

Dow Jones & Co. Inc.  director Dieter von Holtzbrinck is resigning from the board, saying he could not support the company's endorsement of a $5 billion takeover offer by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp .


Big Brother housemate canned for racist slur

N-word provokes summary eviction Student Emily Parr was this morning removed from the Big Brother house for using a "racially offensive word" to a fellow housemate, the BBC reports.â¦


ATHENS, Greece - They are America's newest golden girls - powerful and just a shade from perfection. The U.S...


A veteran believed to be the last survivor of a group who raised the US flag on Japan's Iwo Jima island dies.


Milan bike show: New toys, and a pitch for new cyclists

Coming a week before the 2004 world road championships in nearby Verona, the 62nd annual Milan bike show, September 17-20, marked the beginning of the 2005 selling season for road bikes and products in Italy.


HOV.N, a builder of high-end homes, on Wednesday said   profits, orders and margins all declined in its most recent   quarter compared with a year earlier, underscoring the   deteriorating U.S. housing sector.


WELLESLEY -- Back from a breakout session at his executive education course, Navy Vice Admiral Lewis W. Crenshaw Jr. was talking about a Procter & Gamble case study he'd just read.


Arm is to pay $910m (Â£504m) in cash and shares for Artisan, the US-based transistor-level designer for systems-on-a-chip. Arm chairman Sir Robin Saxby said in a conference call: "This will be a combination


The rebel Sudan Liberation Army was solely responsible for restarting the fighting in north Darfur, the chief UN envoy for Sudan, Jan Pronk, said yesterday.


A quarter of tinnitus sufferers thought the noises they could hear were coming from around them, research suggests.


FSU quarterback Rix to miss at least two weeks

Tallahassee, FL (Sports Network) - Florida State quarterback Chris Rix will miss at least two weeks with a sprained right ankle. Rix suffered the injury during the first quarter of last Saturday's 41-22 victory against Clemson.


For crisis-ridden Lego, toymaking is anything but child's play

Have children lost their fondness for Lego's colourful plastic building bricks in this age of high-tech, interactive computer games and electronic gadgetry? It would appear so.


Bloody Shootout Ends Russian School Siege

BESLAN, Russia  - Russian troops stormed a school  Friday in a chaotic battle to free hundreds of parents,  teachers and children who had been held hostage for two days by  Chechen separatists.


Sudan Dismisses UN Warning Of New Refugee Exodus To Chad

KHARTOUM, Aug 21  - Sudanese Foreign Minister Mustafa Osman Ismail Saturday dimissed a UN warning that some 30,000 people displaced by the civil war in Darfur were poised to join a mounting exodus to neighbouring Chad.


At the Karma Kitchen in Berkeley, Calif., customers pay what they want - including nothing - for a meal.


It always seems a little premature to talk about the holiday season while the Thanksgiving menu is still in the planning stages, but there'll be plenty of discussion on Wall


Irish PM clinches third term as Greens back him

Ireland's Green Party voted overwhelmingly on Wednesday to back a coalition deal that puts it in government for the first time and guarantees a third term for Prime Minister Bertie Ahern.


Blair urges world to back Abbas election call

Prime Minister Tony Blair urged foreign powers to back Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas's call for early elections to break the political stalemate and factional violence in the Palestinian territories.


Gubbio, 20:09 - CALCIO, SERIE C2: GUBBIO-FOLIGNO ANTICIPATA ALLE 15

Il derby umbro del girone B di C2 tra Gubbio e Foligno che doveva giocarsi domani alle 20.45, &egrav...


Aid Begins Trickling in as Death Toll Continues to Mount

Aid began trickling through to survivors across the earthquake and tsunami-battered Indian Ocean today, but tons of emergency supplies continued to pile up at some overstretched airports as the death toll continued its inexorable rise.


Israeli soldiers kill 4 Palestinians in West Bank

Israeli forces killed four Palestinian militants travelling in a vehicle near the West Bank city of Jenin on Sunday. Palestinian security sources said an Israeli undercover unit fired at a jeep carrying four


North Korea Will Let British Diplomat Visit Blast Site

SEOUL, Sept. 13, 2004âNorth Korea has agreed to allow a British diplomat visit the site of a massive explosion that sparked fears the reclusive country had conducted a nuclear test.


Initial post-mortem results on Georgian opposition leader and tycoon Badri Patarkatsishvili are due.


Castro's no-show raises doubts on return

Fidel Castro was a no-show Saturday at a major military parade that doubled as his 80th birthday celebration, raising questions about whether the ailing leader will ever return to power as his public absence begins taking on a tone of permanence.


NBA Wrap: Prince Helps Pistons Overwhelm Lakers

Tayshaun Prince scored 25 points as the  Detroit Pistons crushed the Los Angeles Lakers 103-81 Thursday  in a rematch of last year's NBA finals.


John Kerry was making promises the other day. That African-Americans would not be deprived of their votes. That his "voter protection dream team" would make sure of it.


Morning has broken, and the former Cat Stevens is back in London, courtesy of some hard-headed US Homeland Security officials. The ex-pop star, now known as Yusuf Islam, was deported from the


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I.B.M. Offers $10,000 to Owners of Contaminated Houses

The company is willing to pay $10,000 each to the owners of nearly 500 contaminated homes in an upstate village if the owners give up their right to sue over pollution.


Thousands march to show support for the Venezuelan president's refusal to renew a TV station's license.


Alomar Believes He Can Still Be Productive

Roberto Alomar believes he can still be a productive player, and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays are eager to give him a chance to prove it.


Strawberry for Hall of Fame? No joke but no chance

If Darryl Strawberry gets elected to the Hall of Fame, the question won't be which cap he should wear but which uniform. Let's see, should it be the old pinstripes of the New York Mets or the Yankees?


Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili made a comment regarding the...

Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili made a comment regarding the Ukrainian presidential revote scheduled for December 26 and said that 'the right choice of Ukraine' will have a positive impact on Georgia.


HMRC could seize late taxpayers' cash from bank accounts

Revenue and Customs want more power Tax dodgers could soon see money owed to the HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) taken automatically from their bank accounts, if the revenue get their way.â¦


Late Tuesday night, in the 11th hour of a marathon DC Council meeting, chairman Linda W. Cropp blew to smithereens the deal that MLB thought it had in place with Washington to build a ballpark on the Anacostia waterfront.


The son of Punjabi immigrants won an election in Louisiana to become the first Indian-American US state governor, media reports said.


ROME, Jun 29 (IPS) - Water is not the stuff of business, it is a basic  human right. Hama Arba Diallo, outgoing executive secretary of  the Convention of the United Nations to Combat Desertification  (UNCCD), is convinced that the United Nations is about to  formally recognise this principle, possibly by 2008.


Newly-installed as the Blackburn Rovers manager, Mark Hughes told the media that the opportunity of club management at Ewood Park was too good to turn down.


A square in front of Hungary's parliament overflowed Saturday with demonstrators demanding the prime minister quit in the largest protest yet since a recording was leaked on which he admitted lying to the people.


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Ethanol Production Could Be Eco-Disaster, Brazil's Critics Say

Sugarcane farming has made the country's ethanol competitive with gasoline—but some say a biofuel boom could mean bust for Amazon rain forests.


Given our love affair with high-priced luxury goods, and their association with status and power, itâs possible that weâve come to experience cerebral delight in response to things that promise that cachet.


Dubai state firm to buy US retailer Barney's

Upscale US retailer Barney's New York is being sold to a Dubai state-owned investment firm for 825 million dollars in cash, Barney's parent Jones Apparel Group announced Friday.


Delta Air Lines averts bankruptcy with pilot deal, faces more ...

NEW YORK  - Delta Air Lines appeared to have averted imminent bankruptcy with a cost-saving deal with its pilots union, but still faces challenges ahead, analysts said.


OAKVILLE, Calif. -- From the time his sister lent him money to buy his first computer, Dale Earnardt Jr. has been wowed by technology. Now, NASCAR's most popular driver has an endorsement deal with Sony Electronics.


G8 leaders agree to spend $60bn (Â£30bn) fighting Aids in Africa, as their German summit draws to a close.


The pharmaceutical industry, fighting to defeat proposals that would give U.S. patients easier access to cheaper Canadian drugs, is making the most of its chance for face time with lawmakers at the GOP convention.


Three Japan quake victims found after four days

In a drama played out on live television, a mother and her two toddlers were found trapped in their car under tons of rock and mud on Wednesday nearly four days after a deadly earthquake hit northern Japan.


OmniVision to Present at the 2007 Morgan Stanley Technology Conference

SUNNYVALE, Calif., March 7  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- OmniVision Technologies, Inc. , a leading supplier of CMOS image sensors, today announced that its Chief Financial Officer, Peter V.


Major Nikko investor says Citigroup offer too low

Orbis Investment Management Ltd. said that Citigroup's $10.8 billion bid for Nikko Cordial Corp.  is too low, joining a chorus of shareholders that separately control about 25 percent of the troubled Japanese brokerage's shares.


So much for Hollywood and the NFL being shocked -- shocked! -- over Janet Jackson's "accidental" breast nudity. Just when you thought it was safe to go back to watching football, now ABC has decided to cash in on the MTV sleazy-surprise formula.


New publications, experiments and breakthroughs in biotechnology--and what they mean.


For the U.S., a Big Deficit and Little Time to Come Back

Europe will enter the 12 singles matches holding a 11-5 lead and needing to finish with only 14 points to retain the Ryder Cup.


Leader Pd: se vinco presidenza di una Camera a opposizione


The family of a woman who died in hospital while on suicide watch say lessons must be learned.


Federal officials descend on a home owned by Michael Vick armed with a search warrant that suggests they're investigating the Falcons quarterback's involvement in dogfighting.


You've got to travel pretty far to reach an Olympic wrestling match in Athens. Beyond the dusty suburbs, past the tollgates north of the city, high up where the hills are snaked by motorways, you'll find the Ano Liossa Olympic stadium.


Russia moves to ratify Kyoto climate accord

Russia's Cabinet approved the Kyoto Protocol on global warming yesterday, clearing the way for the worldwide adoption of the pact -- despite US opposition -- once the Russian parliament ratifies it as expected.


What are we to make of The New York Times' describing terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi as a "Jordanian militant"? I mean, this guy is one of the most vicious Al Qaeda thugs in the world; right now he's behind


Unions and government officials are meeting in South Africa on Friday in an attempt to thrash out a pay deal to avert a new wave of strikes next week.


The BBC Trust gives the provisional go-ahead for a high definition television (HDTV) channel.


Rooting out top green-tech hotspots in the U.S.

Green technology is clearly a hot area for new companies. What regions have had the most start-up activity so far?


Security researchers warn of LinkedIn exploit

Blog: Security researchers discover critical vulnerabilities in LinkedIn IE toolbar, further raising concerns malicious attackers may use a published working exploit to take advantage of the flaws.


(InfoWorld) - Adobe Systems Inc. has officially named its new Apollo runtime "Adobe AIR" and will release a beta of the technology Monday along with a beta of the next version of the company's Flex development environment. Public betas and software development kits (SDKs) for both AIR and Flex 3 will be available Monday, marking the first time Adobe is simultaneously releasing its programming model and runtime for building rich Internet applications (RIAs) that can be run both on the Web and locally on the desktop, said Michele Turner, vice president of product management and developer relations at Adobe. Together, Flex and AIR are designed to bridge the gap between developers who write code and designers who use tools such as Adobe Dreamweaver and Flash to build Internet applications that have rich multimedia capabilities. MicrosoftÂ is encroaching on the space Adobe currently reigns, however. The company has integrated a version of its .NET runtime into its newÂ Silverlight Web technology which is aimed squarely at Adobe Flash. Silverlight can run video and multimedia applications cross-platform within different browsers. Both AIR and Flex 3 betas can be downloaded from Adobe Web sites. Adobe AIR (which stands for "Adobe Integrated Runtime") lets developers take applications built not only in Flash, but also in HTML, AJAX, and other Web-development languages and create them to run locally on a user's desktop. Flex is the development environment that can be used to build applications for AIR. AIR works as a wrapper, which makes it easy to take code from an existing Web application, wrap it in the runtime, and transfer it to the desktop. Developers can use Flex Builder to transfer Web applications into the AIR runtime, which must be installed on the desktop or embedded directly in the application to enable it to run locally, similar to how the Flash player runs Flash applications in the browser. New features for AIR that can be found in the beta are enhanced support for HTML, Ajax and Javascript, as well as the ability to integrate the PDF (portable document format) into AIR applications. The beta also includes tighter integration with Adobe's Dreamweaver Web design tool so developers can easily repurpose Dreamweaver applications to run on the desktop using AIR. Adobe also has added new features to Flex 3's beta, including tighter integration with Adobe's Creative Suite 3 package of Web, multimedia and image creation and design tools. The test version of the Flex 3 also includes a new tool that analyzes the performance of an application while it's being built to let a developer know where it might be running slowly and how it can be optimized to run more efficiently and faster. Additionally, Adobe has reduced the size of files created with Flex 3 so any application built using the tool will inherently run faster than applications built using Flex 2, Turner said. Â


Army reviews reservists in mission refusal

The Army has launched an investigation that could lead to charges against 18 reserve soldiers who allegedly refused to go out on a supply convoy after


Parigi, 16:44 - TENNIS, WTA PARIGI: LA SZAVAY PRIMA FINALISTA

E' l'ungherese Agnes Szavay, testa di serie numero 7, la prima finalista del torneo Wta indoor di Pa...


Fifth victim to be named as police hunt mystery driver in serial killer probe

Police investigating the murder of five prostitutes here were expected to confirm the identity of the fifth victim Friday, as attention turned to a mystery man in a BMW.


Chirac Demands Release of Hostages in Iraq

France demanded Islamic militants release two journalists held hostage in Iraq on Sunday and defended the ban on Muslim headscarves in school the kidnappers want revoked.


AP chief says Internet represents the future of news

President and CEO Tom Curley told the Online News Association conference in Hollywood today it's time for traditional media outlets to tailor their products for consumers who demand instant, personalized information.


Identity of Yukos Buyer Remains a Mystery

Analysts around the capital sought Monday to identify the mysterious group that bought a $9.3 billion majority stake in the Yuganskneftegaz oil fields in Siberia, the prime asset of the moribund Russian oil giant Yukos.


Sudan admits rights abuses, including rape, by allies in Darfur

KHARTOUM : The Sudanese government has acknowledged for the first time that its militia allies in Darfur have committed serious human rights abuses, including rape, and given the United Nations a list of 30 suspects, Khartoum dailies said.


SOUTHFIELD, Michigan  - Mitt Romney scored a breakthrough win over rival John McCain in Michigan on Tuesday, reviving his struggling campaign and scrambling a chaotic Republican presidential race with no clear front-runner.


EU, Japan Win WTO Approval to Impose Duties on US

The European Union, Japan, Brazil and five other countries won World Trade Organization approval to impose tariffs worth more than $150 million a year on US imports after Congress failed to end a corporate subsidy.


Seven suspected terrorists arrested in Spain

Spain's Interior Minister says police have broken up a radical Muslim cell, plotting to bomb the country's National Court.


Siena, 22:16 - CALCIO, SIENA; BERETTA: STOP? FERMARSI ORA NON AVREBBE SENSO

"Fermare il campionato ora non avrebbe senso, bisogna invece fare ogni sforzo per cercare di mettere...


GHANA: Strong turnout as voters go to the polls to pick new ...

ACCRA, 7 December (IRIN) - Millions of Ghanaians headed to the polls on Tuesday, with analysts predicting that voters would give President John Kufuor another four years at the helm of the West African country which has built a reputation as a haven of


Palermo, 18:31 - CALCIO, PALERMO: CONFERMATA DISTRAZIONE MUSCOLARE PER DIANA

Il Palermo è tornato al lavoro per preparare la gara di sabato prossimo contro il Livorno. Gu...


Third Iraqi held in Germany over Allawi attack plot

A third Iraqi suspected of planning an attack against visiting Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi during a visit to Germany has been remanded in custody, the German federal prosecutor revealed.


China is gearing up to fight possible outbreaks of bird flu this winter and is training scientists and health workers across the country to diagnose the deadly disease in humans and animals, a top scientist says.


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NASA experts were today studying the debris from the Genesis capsule that crashed as it brought back samples of solar particles - the latest in a series of setbacks for the US space agency as it seeks to get its space program back on course.


The Rolling Stones have canceled a second concert in Spain while Mick Jagger recovers from a sore throat.


The UK music industry has today launched a 'rolling program of legal action' against illegal downloaders, the first of its kind in the country.


Comcast Profits Short of Street Forecasts

Comcast Corp. CMCSA.O, the largest  U.S. cable operator, on Wednesday posted a quarterly profit  that fell short of Wall Street forecasts but reported  better-than-expected gains in high-speed Internet customers.


Internet-based holiday company Ebookers says cutting 360 jobs during the year has helped reduce its losses by 39%.


Afghan Kidnappers Grow Impatient with UN, Govt.

An Afghan militant group that kidnapped three UN workers over a week ago told the government and United Nations on Thursday to stop stalling negotiations, adding the hostages were cold and sick.


Sepang, 10:40 - MOTO, GP MALESIA; 125: POLE DI BAUTISTA

Lo spagnolo Alvaro Bautista partirà in pole position nella classe 125 del Gp di Malesia. I pi...


7 hostages released by Iraqi captors but violence continues

Iraqi kidnappers released two Italian aid workers and five other hostages Tuesday, raising hopes for at least 18 foreigners still in captivity.


A brawl between hundreds of Caucasus migrants and local Russians — all armed with metal rods, clubs and knives — killed an ethnic Chechen in southern Russia, officials said Saturday.


Package delivery company FedEx Corp.   and the association representing its pilots said on  Sunday they have reached a tentative agreement on a new  four-year contract after more than two years of talks.


It can be either a honeymoon or a disaster--as you may know if you're ever tried to lose weight with your significant other. Learn in today's Lean Plate Club column the benefits--and the challenges--that couples trying to shed pounds together face. Have you ever tried to trim weight with a.........


TV Review | 'The Catherine Tate Show': Not Up on British Slang, Dear? You May Be Bovvered

When the third season of âThe Catherine Tate Showâ makes its debut on BBC America on Friday, only the most up-to-date Anglophiles will be able to laugh at every joke.


The mini-drama that played itself out Wednesday morning over Ohio's vote was eerily reminiscent of the turmoil in Florida that greeted the nation four years ago.


Google in talks to buy Web video site YouTube: report

Internet search leader Google Inc is in talks to buy popular Web video site YouTube Inc. for close to $1.6 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing a person familiar with the matter.


If he sweeps today's Potomac Primaries as expected, many observers think he'll be close to unstoppable


US Airways Outlines Time Frame for Possible Liquidation

US Airways faces a "high probability" of liquidation by mid-February if the temporary pay cuts it requested are not approved by the US Bankruptcy Court.


Heath Ledger died of an accidental overdose of prescription drugs, New York's medical examiner rules.


Serbs set off sporadic explosions and torched a checkpoint between Serbia and Kosovo to protest Kosovo's declaration of independence and international recognition of the new nation


Beige Book, ininfluenti i rialzi di petrolio e alimentari


Erik Guay won the downhill Saturday for his first World Cup victory and the first for Canadian men in 13 years.


Where Artists and Inventors Plot to Save the World

More than 1,000 people will gather in Monterey, Calif. for the annual TED conference, named for the convergence of technology, entertainment and design.


USAID Officials Among Those on Missing Helicopter in Nepal

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24  /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. Government officials confirm that a helicopter carrying 24 people, including U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Deputy Mission Director in Nepal, Margaret Alexander, and Dr.


The desperate pleas of British hostage Kenneth Bigley went unanswered and his brutal captors cut off his head in a horrifying video shown to news agencies in Baghdad yesterday.


Police chiefs defend two community support officers who stood by as a boy drowned in a pond.


BEIJING - Disasters hit China last night with a plane crash killing about 50 and dozens of miners trapped by an underground fire. A China Eastern plane carrying more than 50 passengers and crew crashed into


The Science Horizons project aims to give the public a clear voice on science and technology policy in the UK.


Ashlee Caught Lip Syncing Pop singer Simpson storms offstage after ...

Ashlee Simpson walked offstage this Saturday during a broadcast of Saturday Night Live when recorded vocals for a different song began to play as she began performing.


al-Qaida Blamed in Egypt Blasts; 29 Dead

TABA, Egypt - Investigators searched for proof Friday that three suicide car bomb attacks targeting Red Sea resorts filled with Israeli tourists were carried out by al-Qaida, as rescuers pulled bodies from the twisted wreckage of a five-star hotel and casino.    Israeli officials, who were leading the rescue effort, said the death toll was 29 in Thursday's bombings in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula...


Push-to-talk wiretaps on feds' speed list

Justice Department urges FCC to deny extension request of Alltel, along with those of AT&T, Sprint.


The DUP leader, Dr Ian Paisley, has issued a statement warning the Irish Government that unionists will not be lectured about the workings of Northern Ireland.


Teenage actor Pablo Santos, who starred in the television series "Greetings from Tucson," died after a small plane in which he was riding crashed in Mexico, a hospital official said Saturday.


Rumsfeld favors U.S. military command for Africa

Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld   said on Friday he favors creating a new U.S. military command   responsible for Africa, as the Pentagon aims to guard against   potential threats to U.S. security arising from the continent.


ÂBold MovesÂ at Ford Not Bold Enough for Wall St.

Despite FordÂs latest revamping vision, Wall Street analysts still downgraded the company and criticized its turnaround plan.


On Tuesday afternoon the Modernâs board approved a new five-year contract with Glenn D. Lowry, its longtime director.


Separatist leaders from the north-east Indian state of Nagaland arrive in Delhi for peace talks.


Pakistan's army says it has cleared a mosque in Islamabad of militants, finding 73 bodies inside the compound.


Obama Offers Universal Health Care Proposal

Iowa City, Iowa, May 29--Calling for the country to "turn the page on the failed politics of yesterday's health care debates," Sen. Barack Obama today proposed a new national health care system that would aim to lower premium costs and encourage millions of people to obtain health insurance.


Dopo impegno col governo ad individuare 'percorso condiviso'


Campaign tunes not so simple in campaigns

Choosing a theme song for a political  campaign may sound fun but can produce plenty of sour notes.


Births benchmark for AMD, Intel and the server crowd Not afraid to help itself while it helps others, VMware today rolled out a public version of its homegrown virtual server benchmarking tool.â¦


Two astronauts unhooked a 35,000-pound girder from the international space station today.


Mexico Tightens Grip on Border Cities in Drug War

REYNOSA, Mexico  - Hundreds of heavily armed  federal police patrolled cities near Mexico's border with Texas  on Monday in an assault on drug cartels that have defied  President Vicente Fox's government with a spate of killings.


Chretien to paint sponsorships as part of multi-pronged federalist strategy

OTTAWA (CP) - Jean Chretien will attempt to rescue the reputation of the scandal-ridden sponsorship program by casting it as only one element of his broad-based plan to save the country.


The Daily Mail says it has two letters on Home Office note-paper it bills as a "bombshell" in the Blunkett affair. Letters written to his former lover's nanny Leoncia Casalme show a sudden change of mind over her visa application, the paper claims.


LONDON -- Britain's highest court harshly condemned yesterday one of the most hotly disputed elements of the country's anti-terrorist strategy -- a law allowing some foreign suspects to be locked up indefinitely with no charge.


Willie Randolph of the New York Mets and Bruce Bochy of the San Francisco Giants were picked Thursday as coaches for the NL All-Star team.


Iran Says Will Meet EU Nuke Deadline on Monday

Iran said it would meet the European Union's Monday deadline for suspending uranium enrichment and allay fears it was trying to make a nuclear bomb -- the freeze could spare it from UN sanctions.


Fighting an opponent doesn't always mean opposing his force. When faced with overwhelming power, good fighters often use their attacker's force to their advantage, as in judo, for example.


NEW YORK -- Whatever the result, Russia will celebrate a grand slam treble when Elena Dementieva faces compatriot Svetlana Kuznetsova in the US Open final at Flushing Meadows on Saturday.


Milestones on the road to successful investing

Allow me to introduce the yellow brick road of investing. Follow this road and you will be a happy investor. Ignore it at your peril.


Avrebbe ispirato gli omicidi di don Santoro e Dink


Formula 1 refugee Justin Wilson has switched from Conquest Racing to join billionaire Carl Russo's RuSport team for 2005. Justin will partner the man who beat him to rookie of the year honours this year AJ Allmendinger.


The storms are done and the floodwaters have abated, but lightning still struck for the second time at the Bangabandhu National Stadium today, as New Zealand's James Franklin emulated his idol, Wasim Akram, by claiming cricket's equivalent of the hole-in


Republican Tom Kean Jr.'s positive poll numbers look small in comparison to another set of figures — the amount of cash rival Sen. Bob Menendez has to spend on the New Jersey race.


Despite Vince Carter's public plea to be traded from the Toronto Raptors as soon as possible, general manager Rob Babcock says that the all-star is not going to get his wish right away.


Dall'assemblea straordinaria delle societÃ  di serie B emerge la volontÃ  dei club cadetti di bloccare ipotesi di allargamento su richiesta dei tribunali di Napoli e Ancona: âNon inizierÃ  - si legge in un comunicato - alcun campionato che non sia


Gov. Kathleen Sebelius on Tuesday endorsed Barack Obama for president, a Super Tuesday boost in a GOP-leaning state where Democrats hope to reclaim in the White House campaign.


Hollywood Officials Seek End to System of Paying Residuals

Several Hollywood executives called for the end of the entertainment industryâs system of paying so-called residuals for the reuse of movie and television programs.


Clinton hails Blair as party mulls future

Prime Minister Tony Blair has won ringing praise after his emotional farewell to the ruling party, including from former US president Bill Clinton, who hailed his "stunning" record.


For purposes of comparison, many people are sizing up MSN's new desktop search program and toolbar suite against Google's previously released desktop search program.


Homes in these 20 spots are the country's most and least expensive to lease.


German engineering conglomerate Siemens  posted first-quarter profits that beat expectations but failed  to present a solution for its ailing mobile phones business on  Thursday.


U.S. stock futures pointed to a   slightly higher market open on Tuesday with news that a Chevron   Corp. oil discovery in the Gulf of Mexico could be significant.


US aircraft strike twice in rebel-held Fallujah? (updated PM4:27)

US warplanes struck twice in rebel-held Fallujah early Tuesday, destroying a popular restaurant and a house which the US command said were used by members of Iraq's most feared terrorist organization.


[Barcelona | ITWeb, 8 September 2004] - In a global launch, Hitachi Data Systems (HDS) has announced its new universal storage platform (USP), TagmaStore, which the company says features technologies previously not available in enterprise storage systems.


Fundamental Mormons seek recognition for polygamy

CENTENNIAL PARK, Arizona  - When Ephraim Hammon returns home from a day of working construction near Arizona's border with Utah, he's greeted by his wife SherylLynne. And then by his wife Leah.


Toy wagons sold at Tractor Supply recalled for lead

About 15,000 Chinese-made metal toy wagons sold at Tractor Supply Co stores are being recalled because the surface paint contains excessive levels of lead, the U.S. Consumer and Product Safety Commission said on Thursday.


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Treviso, 19:46 - CALCIO, TREVISO: I CONVOCATI PER IL PIACENZA

Il tecnico del Treviso Giuseppe Pillon ha convocato 21 giocatori per la gara contro il Piacenza. Ecc...


Police find bomb in London, launch terrorism probe

British police defused a bomb in a parked car in London's theatre district on Friday and launched a counter-terrorism investigation.


China vows to clean up toxins amid food scares

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


Stomach virus likely caused Olive Garden illnesses

A contagious stomach virus is likely to blame for sickening about 370 people who ate at an Olive Garden restaurant in Indianapolis last week, a county health official said on Monday.


Shaquille O'Neal has the Heat off to their best start ever after scoring 20 points, grabbing 9 rebounds, and blocking 3 shots in a 103-93 victory over the Washington Wizards last night in Miami.


Putin Says `Foolish' Georgian Policy Aids Unrest, Interfax Says

Aug. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Georgia's repetition of the ``foolish'' policy toward its regions in the 1990s is prompting the unrest involving South Ossetia and Abkhazia, Russian President Vladimir Putin said, according to Interfax.


Thousands of Palestinians, many shouting for revenge, buried a Hamas leader who was killed in a car bomb assassination blamed on Israel, while Israel on Monday threatened strikes


Motown honcho makes up with 'Dreamgirls'

The studios that released "Dreamgirls" have apologized to Motown founder Berry Gordy Jr. for any confusion the film generated about the label's early days. DreamWorks and Paramount Pictures offered their apologies to Gordy, whose Motown Records and experiences are widely thought to be the basis of the film, in ads published earlier this week in Daily Variety and the Hollywood Reporter.


AMD sketches out new high-end, low-end chips

Sunnyvale, Calif.-- Advanced Micro Devices will take the high road and the low road in the chip market. Executives at the company's annual analyst meeting in Sunnyvale Friday outlined a strategy that will, ideally


DigitalNet Holdings Inc. of Herndon will provide fingerprint identification services to the Homeland Security Department under a new $25 million contract.


Positive radio brings calm to tense Kenya slum

Pajoma FM spins African music, reggae, hip-hop â and urges people to stay nonviolent in Nairobi's tumultuous Kibera slum.


Martha's going in for the Donald Trump makeover -- and that's a good thing.


AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Allerta per la dengue in tutto il nord del Paese: in meno di quattro giorni 13 nuovi casi, in totale sono 17 i pazienti contagiati Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - Il governo argentino ha confermato che nel Paese sono stati riscontrati 118 casi di dengue, la malattia trasmessa dalla zanzara Aedes Aegypti.  Le autoritÃ  sanitarie locali hanno dichiarato che nellÂultimo mese ogni gi...


New York, 10:53 - TENNIS, US OPEN: FEDERER AGLI OTTAVI

Il numero uno del mondo, Roger Federer, si è qualificato agli ottavi di finale dell'Us Open. ...


Freedom on the March in Iraq, Bush Tells Voters

President Bush said on Thursday freedom was on the march in Iraq even as a U.S. intelligence report depicted a bleak outlook for the country's future.


By FRAZIER MOORE  NEW YORK - CBS maintained its perfect score so far this season, grabbing its 12th consecutive ratings win last week.


FDA Calls Ads for Cholesterol Pill Crestor 'False and Misleading'

AstraZeneca's recent full-page newspaper advertisements defending the safety of its cholesterol-lowering pill, Crestor, are "false and misleading," in part because


More details on the Dual Shock 3 PS3 controller

GameSpot reveals additional details on the newly announced rumble-enabled PS3 controller, and gets some hands-on time with it as well.


Larry Bird led the Celtics to three NBA titles in the 1980s, and Boston worshipped him. Bird had a favorite of his own, though, and it wasn't either of the future Hall of Famers who joined him in the league's greatest frontcourt.


The EU's carbon trading plan has raised electricity prices and failed to cut greenhouse gases, the BBC is told.


IEA names Japan's Tanaka as first non-European head

The International Energy Agency (IEA) has picked its first non-European executive director, naming Japan's Nobuo Tanaka to succeed outgoing Frenchman Claude Mandil from next September.


Fred Funk came to Mexico aiming to show the young guys on the PGA Tour that he could still play championship golf at age 50. And he managed to do it, despite a back problem that left him aching like an old-timer.


Trip-Hop band Massive Attack are named curators of this year's Meltdown festival at London's Southbank Centre.


US flight authorities tighten rules on gadget battery storage

Regulations cover what you pack and where you pack it Travelling to the US? Make sure you've packed your gadgets' rechargeable batteries properly, as new rules governing what power cells you can take with you are now in force.â¦


Ivory Coast Leader's Camp Criticizes Arms Ban

Supporters of Ivory Coast's President Laurent Gbagbo criticized on Tuesday a United Nations decision to impose an arms embargo on the world's top cocoa grower but rebel leaders welcomed the move.


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3 found guilty of Sierra Leone war crimes

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone -- Three former Sierra Leonean military leaders were found guilty of war crimes yesterday by a UN-backed court -- the first verdicts from the country's civil war and the first convictions in an international court for using child soldiers.


Andy Rooney has never been shy about his opinions, but now he's being bedeviled by somebody else's words being circulated under his name.


Watch your back in South Africa. They kill folks here. Murder them at a bewildering rate.


Pope Visit Leaves Lourdes with Hefty Deficit

Pope John Paul's visit to Lourdes last  weekend left the Roman Catholic shrine with a 1.2 million euro  ($1.47 million) deficit because pilgrims keen to get good seats  at his mass rushed past collection boxes.


Tatyana Lebedeva led a Russian 1-2-3 in the Olympic women's long jump final as Marion Jones of the United States missed out on a medal.


Take It Away Boys ; Ant and Dec Have Some Surprise Up Their Sleeve for New Look Show

FASHION! Sexy work clothes for playtime  35 PAGES OF TV  JAMIE'S BACK AT SCHOOL  WHO'S GUNNING FOR SADIE?  ROMAN SCANDALS  (c) 2006 Daily Record; Glasgow (UK). Provided by ProQuest Information and Learning.


Scares ruled theaters this Halloween weekend, but Hollywood fired its largest Oscar salvo yet with Ray, the biography of music legend Ray Charles.


Sanofi Drug Reduces Irregular Heart Beat in Tests

A new drug from Sanofi-Aventis reduced  significantly episodes of atrial fibrillaton or irregular heart  beat in two clinical studies released on Sunday.


A writer went on trial Thursday on charges of insulting the founder of modern Turkey in a biography about the revered late leader's wife, amid growing calls from the European Union to change repressive laws curbing freedom of expression.


The family of Army Spc. Justin Rollins finally got to hold one of the last things he held.


Senate Ethics Committee Admonishes Larry Craig

Senator Larry E. Craig of Ohio was admonished by his colleagues over his arrest and guilty plea in a sex sting in a bathroom.


Host since 1877 to one of the most tradition-laden of sporting events, from the grass courts to the all-white attire, the All England Lawn Tennis Club has been doing its best lately to keep up with the changing times.


A Draining Week in the Indie-Music Spotlight

The Arcade Fire, a Montreal-based septet, lived up to its underground hype with its rowdy and unhinged performances at the CMJ Music Marathon last week.


Twin car bombs rock Baghdadâs Green Zone, six killed

Two car bombs exploded outside a police station near Baghdadâs Green Zone on Saturday, killing six Iraqi officers and injuring at least 40.


Merrill board weighs O'Neal replacements: sources

Merrill Lynch & Co Inc's  board is considering BlackRock Inc  Chief Executive Larry Fink and NYSE Euronext  CEO John Thain as possible replacements for embattled Merrill Chairman Stan O'Neal, according to people familiar with the situation.


When Sister Kathleen Treanor's soul ascends to heaven, her brain will go to a less ethereal realm: a medical lab in Kentucky.


The Spaniard, riding for Saunier Duval, broke away early in the day to win the 142km (88 mile) stage between Avila and Collado Villalba by over a minute.


Southern California Death Toll From WNV Rises To Six

A sixth Southern Californian, the third in Los Angeles County, has died of the West Nile virus, and officials warned Thursday that most victims of the disease have developed other, more serious illnesses, including encephalitis and meningitis.


DynamicWebPages: Interview with Bjorn Schotte

DynamicWebPages.de has a new posting today - an interview with Bjorn Schotte, a founder of the ThinkPHP group.


NEW YORK - A disappointing earnings report from General Motors Corp. and another rise in crude oil prices sent stocks lower Thursday as investors grew even more nervous about the economy...


Elvis sure hero will be a hit at Tynecastle

STEVEN PRESSLEY enjoyed some rare old tussles against John Robertson during the Gorgie legendâs playing career - now the Hearts skipper canât wait to work with the new Tynecastle boss.


Sri Lanka's truce brought back tourists but the tsunami has ended the revival, writes Sanjoy Majumder.


New Law Establishes Water-Use Board for San Pedro Valley

By HOWARD FISCHER, CAPITOL MEDIA SERVICES  PHOENIX - Gov. Janet Napolitano signed legislation Wednesday to study the water supply problem in the upper San Pedro Valley, and maybe even create a new layer of government.


Harvard University names Drew Gilpin Faust as its first female president in its 371-year history.


NBC has officially grounded its low-rated freshman drama "LAX" by opting not to pick up additional episodes of the show, which stars Heather Locklear and Blair Underwood as airport executives.


Powell set to return at Golden League in Rome

World 100 meters record holder Asafa Powell is due to return from injury at the third Golden League meeting of the season in Rome on Friday.


About 39,400 laser printers made by Lexmark International and sold by IBM and Dell are being recalled in the United States because of a potential electrical shock hazard, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said on Tuesday.


Five injured in bomb blast in Turkish city

DIYARBAKIR, Turkey  - A bomb exploded at a bus station in the southeastern Turkish city of Diyarbakir on Friday, injuring four civilians and a soldier, security officials said.


Talk is Cheap ; Making Calls Over the Internet Used to Mean Being Tied to Your Computer. Now a New Generation of Gadgets Will Set You Free to Roam. Simon Usborne and Rebecca Armstrong Report

By Simon Usborne and Rebecca Armstrong  Fancy catching up with a family member in Australia? How about having a long chat with a mate in China? Chances are, making a call to either will make your phone bill rocket.


Plane crashes in China with 47 people aboard

A passenger plane crashed Sunday in northern China, and chances were slim that the 47 people aboard had survived, the government said.


Two centuries of kvetching, kvetching, kvetching. That's New York-ese — Yiddish, actually — for complaining, complaining, complaining. And it's the subject of a new booklet of letters both funny and fascinating — "The New York City Museum of Complaint" — that were written over centuries to the mayor of a city famed for denizens who whine in public.


Vodafone launches new 3G phones, services

Vodafone Group PLC formally rolled out its 3G (third-generation) mobile communication products and services in 12 European countries and Japan on Wednesday.


Filmmaker digs up Singapore's forgotten past

Faded footage of people in motor-powered sampans flickers and crackles on the screen. Mangrove swamps fill the landscape. It is Singapore in the 1950s.


In beauty shops, churches and living rooms, organizers for Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton are in a fierce competition for the support of black voters in the upcoming first-in-the-South presidential primary.


The kind of carbs you eat may make big difference

Popular diets such as Atkins and South Beach recommend eating few or no carbohydrates to lose weight. But not all carbs are created equal, and now evidence suggests that using the "glycemic index" may be the way to shed pounds and boost health.


Major powers set to discuss Iran sanctions

Major powers are set to hold talks on Thursday to discuss a third U.N. sanctions resolution against Iran over its nuclear program, the U.S. State Department.


Jelena Jankovic  beats defending champion Serena Williams to reach the Australian Open semi-finals.


Wicked good! Red Sox Nation finally says goodbye to the Curse

Under a lunar eclipse that promised to tinge the sky red, the ball screamed like a comet. Its tail burned as it approached the right field seats.


Analysts see win for Playboy with Vegas club

The Eiffel Tower, Statue of  Liberty, castles, pyramids and dancing fountains define the Las  Vegas skyline. Come Friday, add 30-foot-high rabbit ears.


Sorenstam charges to overtake Park at Samsung World Championship

Three shots behind Grace Park with five holes to go, six-time LPGA player of the year Sorenstam rallied with an eagle, birdie and three pars to win her fourth Samsung World Championship by three shots over Park on Sunday.


Deutsche Bank asks judge to dismiss Yukos bankruptcy

HOUSTON Russian oil giant Yukos has no Texas ties beyond a few million dollars in bank accounts and a displaced chief financial officer.


The admission by Armstrong Williams that he was paid $240,000 to promote the administrationÂs education initiative has roiled the public relations industry.


Farmers Look to Curb Foul Smell of Manure

CONESTOGA, Pa. - To longtime rural residents, the smell of manure is something they hardly notice...


Padoa-Schioppa illustra la manovra da 10 miliardi


Boeing Co.  on Wednesday posted a 78 percent jump in quarterly earnings that beat Wall Street forecasts as stronger demand for its military networking and weapons systems helped offset a decline in commercial airplane revenue.


Buttle, Sandhu sit second and third after Grand Prix Finals short ...

BEIJING (CP) - Canadians Jeff Buttle and Emanuel Sandhu had a good start Friday at the Grand Prix figure skating finals, placing second and third behind Russian Evgeni Plushenko in the men's short program.


Bush, Kerry to Debate Amid Iraq Questions

ST. LOUIS - A lackluster unemployment report, troubling terrorism developments and fresh questions about President Bush's rationale for invading Iraq frame the second face-to-face encounter Friday night between Bush and John Kerry...


Home Decor Products Opens Its Virtual Doors to Advertising Partnerships

EDISON, N.J., June 5  /PRNewswire/ -- Home Decor Products, Inc. (HDPI), the leading pure-play online retailer of luxury and everyday home decor and improvement products, today announced the launch of advertising across its sites for marketers trying to target upscale shoppers.


Australia brushes off China threats on Dalai Lama

Australia Wednesday brushed off threats by China over a visit by the Dalai Lama and called on Beijing to respect Canberra's liberal political system.


Before-the-Bell: Redback Falls 24.5 Pct.

Shares of Redback Networks Inc.  RBAK.O, which makes networking equipment, fell 24.5 percent  in pre-market trading on Friday after it forecast third-quarter  revenue far short of Wall Street's estimates.


Amazon buys into growing Chinese online retail market

Amazon.com, the world's biggest online retailer, is to buy Chinese rival Joyo.com for about $75m in a deal that will give it a substantial presence in China's growing internet market.


Iran says surprised at sanctions plan, urges patience

DAVOS, Switzerland  - Iran said on Saturday it was surprised by proposed new sanctions over its nuclear program and said major powers should have waited for the verdict of a United Nations watchdog in March.


Antarctic declared perfect place for astronomy!:

[Technology India] Washington, Sep 16 : Scientists have proposed the building of a telescope in the Antarctic, claiming that the calm air above the icy landscape makes it the best place on Earth for astronomy.


Some elections are about persuasion. This one is about turnout. In past presidential debates, candidates have tried to change people's minds and win over undecideds.


Publishers and literary agents fail to spot Jane Austen novels submitted to them as part of a trick.


Bernard Hopkins Leaves Calling Card â Stops De La Hoya in Ninth

Just four months shy of his 40th birthday, Hopkinsâwho appeared to be starting to wear De La Hoya down as the fight neared the championship roundsâclosed the show with a lethal body shot in the 9th.


River Lottery Results Expected Late Next Week

By Pete Zimowsky, The Idaho Statesman, Boise  Mar. 1--Antsy rivers runners who are waiting to hear whether they got a permit for one of Idaho's wild rivers this summer can relax a little.


Kashmir protesters seek remains of hanged leader

SRINAGAR, India  - Indian police detained more than two dozen Kashmiri activists on Sunday demanding the remains of a separatist, hanged and buried in a New Delhi jail 23 years ago, during a demonstration to mark his death anniversary.


Adobe releases RawShooter migration tool

Blog: RawShooter customers can covert image editing settings to Photoshop Lightroom equivalents with a new Adobe Labs tool.


Bush declares flooded Nev. town disaster

President Bush declared part of northern Nevada a national disaster area Tuesday, making federal relief available to hundreds of people whose homes were swamped by a weekend levee rupture.


A Orosei in provincia di Nuoro, due persone denunciate


Howard Stern has long had two words for the Federal Communications Commission — and in 15 months, he can finally utter them on the air. The self-proclaimed "King of All Media," perhaps the most influential radio voice of the last 20 years, is shifting his salacious act to satellite radio and freeing himself from the increasingly harsh glare of federal regulators.


Bush, Kerry Line Up for Key First Debate

President Bush and Democratic rival John Kerry give voters their first chance to size up the two White House candidates side by side when they square off in debate on Thursday.


French Hostages in Iraq Freed After Four Months

Two French journalists were freed in Iraq Tuesday, ending a 4-month hostage ordeal at the hands of Islamic militants that had shocked France and embarrassed President Jacques Chirac's government.


Manny Ramirez charged into the Red Sox clubhouse yesterday wearing a light blue designer trenchcoat and a big smile. His teammates were preparing for a huge victory parade to celebrate


The FIA reveals emails between McLaren drivers proved the team used information leaked from title rivals Ferrari.


Geopolitically, the choice made sense. How could they not give the Winter Games to a place whose czar once declared that his two best generals were January and February? The Russians, who have more snow and ice than any country on the planet, have never staged this quadrennial sleighride. Clearly, they were overdue. But when the International Olympic Committee tapped ...


ATHENS - Ten seconds. Barely time enough to tie a shoe, wash a glass, get the paper off the porch. But when the moment comes, and eight men kneel at their blocks and peer down the empty, waiting track, it is as if the entire Olympics stop to watch.


PARIS -- A day before the opening of the showcase tournament, the world's three leading news agencies suspended coverage Thursday of the Rugby World Cup in a dispute with the sport's governing body over media restrictions.


Rumsfeld to stay on as US defense secretary

US President George W. Bush has asked Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld to remain at the Pentagon and Rumsfeld has agreed, a senior administration officialsaid Friday.


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The African Union (AU) has decided to expand the number of African mission in Sudan's Darfur to assist more effectively in the restoration of peace and security in the region, said an AU communique here on Thursday.


Talks to avoid a crippling strike at British Airways will resume on Friday  with unions and the airline "hopeful" of reaching a deal.


Twelve men, including former members of the secret police, are found guilty of the murder of Serbian PM Zoran Djindjic.


Clustering, or grid-server configurations, have matured, with built-in capabilities that have taken out some of the intimidating factors inherent in the system topology. As a result, clustering has become more practical for a broader range of I.T. applications and sectors.


The No. 1 golfer in the world is on his way to Glen Abbey for this week's Canadian Open. No, Tiger Woods hasn't changed his plans.


U.S. air strike kills 5 militiamen in south Iraq

A U.S. air strike killed five militiamen who were planting a roadside bomb in the southern Iraqi city of Diwaniya on Thursday, a military spokesman said.


House prices in Scotland are falling more slowly than elsewhere in the UK, according to research. The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors' housing market survey showed UK prices had fallen at their steepest rate for nine years.


Marine Major Guilty in Prison Abuse Death

A military jury acquitted a Marine major of assault and battery Wednesday in connection with the death of an Iraqi prisoner, but found him guilty of two lesser counts.


Kentucky lawmakers meet teacher health insurance demands

The state teachers union was to reconsider a threatened strike after the Kentucky General Assembly met its insurance demands Tuesday.


MMC Makes Management Changes; Egan, Treanor Out

Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc. (MMC) reported on Monday that Roger Egan, president and COO of Marsh Inc., its risk and insurance services subsidiary, and Christopher Treanor, Marsh Inc.


Brief: MySpace, AGs in deal over sex-offender data

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The Utah Health Department has confirmed two more human cases of West Nile virus -- the first this year in southern Utah's Washington County.


Anita Roddick has Hepatitis C, and cirrhosis of the liver - one of the long-term effects of the disease.


Melting Swiss Glaciers Threaten Alps - Scientist

Switzerland's glaciers are melting faster than expected, shrinking by as much as one-fifth of their size over the 1985-2000 period alone, scientists at Zurich University said on Monday.


Nikkei salito a 13.592,47 punti, 247,44 in piu' di ieri


Roma. ''Sono curioso di vedere al lavoro soprattutto i nuovi. Sara' un bel test perche' la Bulgaria e' una squadra rocciosa, che gioca un bel calcio. E poi e' importante confrontarsi e conoscere anche squadre


Twelve Palestinians, 3 Israelis Die in Gaza Violence

Twelve Palestinians and three Israelis  were killed Thursday as tanks thrust deep into the Gaza Strip's  largest refugee camp for the first time after a rocket attack  killed two Israeli children in a border town.


IBM, Google, Microsoft, Verisign, and Yahoo have joined the OpenID Foundation board.


Software developer sues to muzzle website users

Comments responsible for 'severe downturn in sales' An Australian accounting software developer blames a "severe downturn in sales" on people who bad-mouthed its products in online user forums. It wants a judge to muzzle their comments.â¦


Bengals Top Browns in Near-Record Shootout

Kelly Holcomb threw for 400 yards and five touchdowns — and lost. Cincinnati and Cleveland played the most remarkable game in their intrastate rivalry Sunday, a wacky 58-48 Bengals victory that turned into the second-highest scoring game in NFL history.


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Britney Spears in hospital, may lose child visits

Lawyers for Kevin Federline, ex-husband of pop star Britney Spears, went to court on Friday seeking to strip the troubled singer of visitation rights to their sons hours after she was hospitalized following a fit of hysterics.


Michael Jackson Trial Delayed One Week After Death

SANTA MARIA, Calif.  - The judge in Michael  Jackson's child molestation trial told prospective jurors on  Monday the case had been postponed for a week following a death  in the family of the pop star's lead attorney.


Turkish PM Returns Home to Hero's Welcome

Turkey's prime minister returned home Saturday to a hero's welcome with some 2,000 supporters waving Turkish and European Union flags at the airport to celebrate a historic agreement to start membership talks with the EU next year.


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Three French nationals shot dead in Saudi: ministry

Three French nationals, some of them Muslims, were shot dead in Saudi Arabia on Monday in what appeared to be a militant attack, the Interior Ministry said.


Four supporters are arrested after crowd trouble at the Carling Cup tie between Liverpool and Millwall.


After a tumultuous year marked by volatility, recession fears and credit woes, top advisers place their bets.


BC High rallies in the fourth quarter to get past New Bedford

The BC High defense broke up a fourth-quarter tie, smothering New Bedford for a safety, and Liam Regan then scored his third touchdown of the game as the Eagles ran off a 23-14 victory yesterday in New Bedford.


EU, US to tighten cooperation in fight against terrorism

Justice ministers from the European Union (EU) and the United States on Thursday agreed to tighten bilateral cooperation in the fight against terrorism, including making it easier to extradite terrorist suspects.


Nortel loses about $250 million US in third quarter, half due to ...

TORONTO (CP) - Nortel Networks released preliminary financial results Tuesday showing the technology company lost about $250 million US in the third quarter, about half of that due to the starup costs of a major contract in India.


Fillyâs Stumble Becomes the First Step to History

Rags to Riches, a filly, became the first of her sex to take the final leg of the Triple Crown in more than a century.


Movie Review | 'The Black Dahlia': In a Noir Los Angeles, Murder Most Lurid

Brian De Palma drains the life out of James Ellroy's take on the spectacularly cruel 1947 murder of a young Los Angeles woman known as the Black Dahlia.


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Study: Bad requirements-gathering hurts IT projects

A new survey by IAG Consulting finds that among two-thirds of companies polled, it is "improbable" that an IT project will be considered an overall success due to inadequately or improperly gathered business requirements.


Scholars who interpret religious law for Conservative Judaism might soon ease their ban on ordaining gays, testing not only the unity of their movement but also their relations with the wider Jewish community.


If there is a good rule of thumb about the Federal Reserve, it is this: A startling economic report is not enough to sway policy. When the Labor Department reported


Crowd turn on sprinters over Kederis affair

Konstandinos Kederis relinquished his Olympic 200m title in absentia here yesterday - but it was almost as if the stadium was filled with his angry spirit as the 70,000 crowd jeered


GAZPROM asserted its status as a major force in Russian oil yesterday by confirming that it would bid for Yuganskneftegaz, the Yukos oil subsidiary.


Bourses start higher on late Street rally

Europe's bourses opened higher after Wall Street climbed late on on confirmation of the PeopleSoft/Oracle merger. In the early evening European time, the US Federal Reserve is expected to raise interest rates by a further quarter of a percentage point.


First woman space tourist returns to Earth

A Russian Soyuz capsule carrying the world's first woman space tourist and the two crew members of the 13th International Space Station mission landed in the steppes of Kazakhstan, the control centre said.


LOS ANGELES (Ticker) -- The Los Angeles Sparks aim for their seventh straight win at home when they host the Sacramento Monarchs on Sunday at the Staples Center.


Delphi's First Retail GPS a Worthy Contender

REVIEW To many consumers, Delphi is known as a manufacturer of XM radios. However, the company wants to change that and show its strength in other markets where it has had an OEM presence for years, such as GPS. Enter the NAV200, which BetaNews' Ed Oswald took for a spin.


The Hollywood writers strike, the iPhone and the "hyper-tabloidization" of television news are among the American Film Institute's "Moments of Significance" for 2007.


A Human Rights Watch report says that more than 1,000 civilians were killed in Afghanistan in 2006.


Google Wednesday reported strong increases in fourth-quarter and full-year sales and profits that topped Wall Street forecasts thanks to robust growth in online advertising.


DynamicWebPages.de has posted their new statistics for PHP usage in the community for this past month:    After the small decrease in the last month, PHP made it back up easily. For the first time since April 2006, the 20 million mark on the number of domains has been passed. In contrast to the previous month that means a jump of nearly 800,000 domains. The number of IP addresses, on which PHP is installed, also has numbers worth checking out. With 1,332,514 IP addresses on record, this month's numbers are the highest conditions since September 2004.   You can check out the graph and the statistics for the last year in their statistics page of their site.


Russian president Vladimir Putin backs plans to end restrictions on the foreign ownership of shares in energy giant Gazprom.


Edible coatings kill food-borne microbes

NEW YORK  - Edible coatings containing oils from oregano and other sources can destroy food-borne microbes, enhancing the safety and shelf life of fresh food, according to a team of chemists at the University of Lleida in Spain and at the US Department of Agriculture in Albany, California.


ATHENS -- The Christian Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria was killed yesterday after an army helicopter transporting him and his entourage to a monastic enclave in northern Greece crashed into the sea, according to government and church officials.


Dacia-Renault workers in Romania plan strike

Dacia-Renault factory workers in Romania plan to strike Monday following failed negotiations for salary increases, the company's management said Saturday.


Prodi cade? Decisione sta al Colle ma l.elettorale cattiva


A report suggests the UN's target of universal primary education by 2015 is unlikely to be reached.


The two-year effort will reduce its work force by 10 percent and cut $5 billion in costs. Analysts see measures as essential to compete against Advanced Micro Devices.


Brown ushers Britain into new political era

Britain enters a new political era on Wednesday when Tony Blair steps down after a decade and Gordon Brown takes over as prime minister knowing he must heal wounds in the country caused by the Iraq war.


East German voters set to punish Schroeder party as far-right ...

BERLIN - Voters in two states in Germanyâs ex-communist east go to the polls on Sunday, expected to hand bitter losses to Chancellor Gerhard Schroederâs Social Democrats and strong gains to far-right parties.


New round of job cuts for Cable & Wireless

CABLE & Wireless has unveiled another round of job cuts, with the announcement that it plans to reduce its head count in the UK and Continental Europe by 600.


A motorcyclist dies and two other people are injured in a crash in the village of Moira in County Down.


Apple Computer Inc. said on   Tuesday its iTunes online music store would begin selling   movies from Disney, Pixar, and Touchstone as the company makes   its most aggressive move yet into the digital home.


NEW YORK — James Blake pulled out of the U.S. Open on Thursday, citing illness, the third straight Grand Slam tournament he'll miss.


Shiite coalition to contest Iraq election

The United Iraqi Alliance (UIA) slate announced in Baghdad on Thursday is backed by the country's revered Shiite leader, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, and now looks favored to win Iraq's first free election in decades, planned for January 30.


HSBC to buy 51 percent of Korea's KEB for $6.3 bln

LONDON/SEOUL  - HSBC agreed to buy 51 percent of Korea Exchange Bank from private equity firm Lone Star for $6.3 billion, in a deal that could propel the UK-based bank into the top ranks of Asia's third-largest banking market.


Celebrities Talk About Christmas Memories

It isn't the smell of a Douglas fir or baking cookies that reminds Renee Zellweger of Christmas; it's the smell of cigars. For Tom Hanks, it's the smell of banana bread. He says he always took the bus to visit his mom on Christmas, and if he was lucky, he'd sit next to an old lady who'd give him banana bread.


G7 presses China on yuan, says world economy sound

Global financial markets are improving but uneven conditions may persist, and China must allow the value of its yuan currency to rise more rapidly, finance officials from the rich nations said on Friday.


Nigeria save themselves from elimination with a crucial 2-0 win over Benin to set up a enticing tie with Ghana.


President Bush will call on Congress today to provide $30 billion toward battling the global AIDS crisis over the first five years after he leaves office, according to senior administration officials, a doubling of the current U.S. commitment.


Â· CPA was dysfunctional, says British official  Â· UK 'complicit' in failing to prepare postwar plan


Nostalgia, disdain for Islamists in Mogadishu

When blasts shake Mogadishu, watchman Ali Muse recalls the six months of peace last year when militant Islamists imposed calm on a city known for chaos.


Lo ha annunciato presidente Regione Calabria, Loiero


The Securities and Exchange  Commission aims to increase the transparency of Wall Street's  disclosures and has more than 3 dozen investigations underway  amid the fallout from the subprime mortgage crisis, Chairman  Christopher Cox said on Thursday.


Microsoft readies beta for application life cycle management

Microsoft is refreshing the beta release of its Visual Studio 2005 developer tool platform to feature the full range of technologies planned for the companyâs Team System application life cycle management system, Microsoft representatives acknowledged on Friday.


Oil Steadies, Wary of Mild Winter Weather

Oil prices were little changed on  Thursday, holding above $43 a barrel despite latest data  showing rising stocks of winter heating fuels in the United  States as mild weather suppressed demand.


Emmy winner Sean Hayes has signed to star in the comedy feature "Simon Says" for Revolution Studios, sources confirmed.


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George Rainey has been cooking soul food for the Essence Music Festival since its inception 12 years ago, missing last year only because the event moved to Texas due to the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.


WASHINGTON Sanjay Kumar, a former chief executive of Computer Associates International, and another former executive were indicted Wednesday in what US prosecutors called a "massive fraud" that inflated the company's sales by $2.


Russia warns West on Kosovo independence

Russia warned the West on Tuesday against recognizing a unilateral declaration of independence by Kosovo, saying it could set off a chain reaction of secessionist movements in Europe and around the world.


European Union Considers Membership for Turkey

Description: European heads of state gather in Brussels for a summit to begin talks over Turkish membership in the European Union.


Israel mulls suspending ties over Abbas-Hamas deal

Israel is considering suspending contacts with moderate Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas if his new unity government with Hamas does not meet international demands, Israeli officials said on Monday.


Suicide bomb kills at least 85 in Iraq's Kirkuk

At least 85 people were killed on Monday by a suicide truck bomb in the volatile Iraqi city of Kirkuk, some of them trapped on a bus where they burned to death, a witness said.


Leno to Retire from 'Tonight Show' in 2009

Jay Leno, America's leading  late-night comedian as host of NBC's "The Tonight Show," will  retire at the end of his current five-year contract in 2009 and  be replaced by Conan O'Brien, the network said on Monday.


He had already been charged with murder by the Los Angeles District Attorney's office, and the move to a grand jury indictment is seen as an attempt to speed-up the process.


He started rapping less than four years ago, but the Game is already positioned to become one of 2005's early breakout acts.


FCC Preserves Authority Over Internet Phone Services

Description: The Federal Communications Commission rules against state regulation of Internet phone services, voting unanimously to reserve regulatory control for itself.


Gordon Taylor urges clubs to do more to safeguard players' health in the wake of Phil O'Donnell's sudden death.


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Dollar Rises as U.S. Jobless Claims Fall

The dollar edged higher against major  currencies on Thursday after the U.S. weekly jobless claims  report suggested stable job creation, although Hurricane  Charley likely skewed the data.


Webware: Coverage of the latest Web 2.0 apps

For reviews of the latest Web 2.0 applications, see CNET's new site, Webware.com.Recent stories:


The Motley Fool - Smaller drug developers like Cubist Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: CBST - News) don't have nearly the level of resources needed to bring their drugs to market and commence sales in the fragmented pharmaceutical marketplace throughout much of the world. The only way for specialty pharmas like Cubist to get their drugs to countries outside the United States or the European Union is by teaming with a much larger pharmaceutical company. ...


Wave Completes Licensing With Intel for EMBASSY(R) Trust Suite Software With New Intel Desktop Motherboards

Wave Systems Corp. (NASDAQ:WAVX, www.wave.com) today announced the execution of an amendment to its Software License and Distribution Agreement with Intel(R).


Volkswagen to Seek Wage Freeze in Contract Talks

Volkswagen AG, Europe's largest carmaker, wants German workers to agree to a two-year wage freeze to cut costs amid a stagnating market, dismissing a union demand for a 4 percent yearly raise.


DHS warns states not to reject with Real ID

The Department of Homeland Security is continuing to finish work on the controversial Real ID law despite growing criticism from states and privacy advocates


Democrats vow new challenge to Bush over Iraq

Leading U.S. Democrats vowed on Sunday to seek a revision in President George W. Bush's 2002 authorization to wage war in Iraq, as a way to raise pressure for a change in strategy.


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NATO, Afghan troops kill scores of Taliban - NATO

A suicide bomber assassinated an Afghan   provincial governor on Sunday, as NATO said it killed almost   100 more Taliban fighters in its biggest offensive against the   resurgent Islamist group.


Stiller, CBS down home for Taylor-tailored comedy

Ben Stiller is teaming  with CBS for a comedy project to star his wife, actress  Christine Taylor.