Venture stores solar power with molten salt

SolarReserve forecasts $1 billion market in next ten years for storing electricity made with concentrated solar power.


At the Tower of Barbour, Adjusting That Rightward Tilt

The granddaddy of Republican lobbying shops, Barbour Griffith & Rogers, has decided to go bipartisan.


David Letterman can't forget the night Drew Barrymore flashed him nearly 12 years ago. In a "Late Show" appearance in 1995, the actress famously danced on Letterman's desk for his birthday and briefly bared her breasts with her back to the camera.


Indonesian prosecutors on Friday charged the militant Muslim cleric Abubakar Baasyir under a new anti-terror law, accusing him of leading a terrorist organization


Business Index for Midwest Points to a Modest Slowdown

By Bloomberg News. An index of Midwest business activity fell for a second consecutive month in December, a sign of slower growth in manufacturing.


Scientist: FDA Incapable of Protecting Safety

Nov. 18, 2004 - An FDA scientist says the FDA, which is charged with protecting America's prescription drug supply, is incapable of doing so.


On his 35th birthday, Ernie Els received a familiar present -- a World Match Play title. And he just might have his 96-year-old grandfather to thank.


Music Review | International Keyboard Institute & Festival : Composers by the Sextet From a Pianist at a Festival

Talking and playing the piano Tuesday, Jeffrey Swann offered six composers, none of whose music really had much to say to any music around it.


Georgia, South Ossetia Reaffirm Agreement to Cease Hostilities

Georgian and South Ossetian officials have agreed to a new cease-fire and plans to demilitarize the separatist region.


Furniture maker Ikea International A/S plans to hire tens of thousands of new workers as the company continues to expand with dozens of new stores opening around the world, its chief executive said.


Police receive new information following allegations of racist abuse in Channel 4's Celebrity Big Brother.


Bush, Kerry Resume Post-Debate Campaigns

President Bush and first lady Laura wave to a few fans as they board Air Force One Saturday, Oct. 9, 2004 in St. Louis. Bush was in town for the second of the presidential debates against democratic challenger John Kerry.


BAE Systems says it has found out that it is being investigated by the UK's Serious Fraud Office.


The Scottish Tories call for tougher management of sex offenders in the wake of the Angelika Kluk trial.


Gadhafi Denies Grooming Son to Succeed Him

Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi played down speculation that he is grooming his son to replace him, saying Friday that succession by family members is not part of his North African republic's political makeup.


Reggio Calabria, 19:07 - CALCIO, REGGINA; ULIVIERI: SFRUTTATO AL MEGLIO IL CALENDARIO

Il tecnico della Reggina, Renzo ulivieri, si gode il momento positivo degli amaranto ma invita a non...


Thailandâs Supreme Administrative Court upheld a decision against a local broadcaster, iTV, that appeared likely to force it to close.


Microsoft targets VMware with new strategy

SEATTLE/BOSTON  - Microsoft Corp  acquired  a start-up company called Calista Technologies and expanded its  alliance with Citrix Systems , targeting VMware Inc's   early lead in virtualization technology.


Gary Williams knows that in the ACC, even Sunday's game with Florida State will be an early test.


Skopje, 17:39 - CALCIO, TROVATA IN MACEDONIA MACCHINA BECKHAM RUBATA A MADRID

La Bmw X5 rubata a Madrid a David Beckham, è stata ritrovata in Macedonia. La macchina del ce...


Nuclear Whistleblower Held in Church Raid

Heavily armed police commandos stormed a Jerusalem church compound and arrested nuclear whistleblower Mordechai Vanunu today - seven months after he completed an 18 year prison sentence for treason.


The French are arrogant, rude and surly to foreign visitors. For once - quelle surprise! - the thought comes not from an embittered tourist but the leading French politician behind a damning report on how the ...


Romario celebrated his retirement from international soccer by scoring two goals to give Brazil's 1994 World Cup team a 2-1 victory Wednesday night over Mexico's World Cup team from that year.


Riot in Salvadoran jail leaves 20 dead, 30 injured

MEXICO CITY, Aug. 18 (Xinhuanet) -- A bloody riot Wednesday in the La Esperanza Jail, in Mariona, in the outskirts of San Salvador, left a toll of at least 20 dead and another 30 injured.


After the Wall of Water, Only Grim Discoveries

In Cuddalore, India, a wiry gravedigger had no time to waste, no sentiment to spare: just a mass grave for victims, and mass grief.


In a Jan. 30 story about the Democratic presidential campaign, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Hillary Rodham Clinton was to speak at the Southern Baptist Convention. She spoke to the National Baptist Convention, a joint meeting in Atlanta of four historically black Baptist denominations.


Taliban Says Women as Hostages Is Against Islam

Afghanistan's Taliban guerrillas reiterated on Wednesday that they had nothing to do with the kidnapping of three UN workers and said they opposed the use of women as hostages for the release of prisoners.


Skiers play games as Guay is second in final day of downhill ...

LAKE LOUISE, Alta. (CP) - Being fastest wasn't necessary best as Canada's Erik Guay finished second in Friday's final day of training for the first World Cup downhill race of the season.


CriticÂs Notebook: Dances Born of Vision, Not a Set of Rules

An 80th-birthday year of tributes, from ballet companies on two continents, for Glen Tetley.


Before announcing the biggest buyout on record, the private equity buyers of utility TXU Corp. came calling on environmental groups, the latest sign of how the green lobby is increasingly shaping the agenda on Wall Street.


Napoli, 14:22 - CALCIO, COSMI: SANTACROCE E MANNINI SUBITO A NAPOLI

Serse Cosmi si appresta a perdere Santacrose e Mannini. ''Santacroce? Non mi sento di confermare, pe...


Iraqi president starts Europe tour optimistic about election

Iraqi President Ghazi Al-Yawar began a European tour, saying in Germany he was optimistic that elections in his country would still go ahead by the end of January 2005 and appealing for more help with debt relief.


Steve Schwarzman's private-equity IPO is as good a sign of a market top as you're likely to see.


Pakistan election postponed until February 18

Pakistan's general election was  postponed on Wednesday by six weeks until mid-February due to  the violence sparked by the assassination of Benazir Bhutto,  despite the objection of the two main opposition parties.


The company resolves a patent dispute with China's Semiconductor Manufacturing. But it's not enough.


Through his first three years at Holy Cross, Marlborough's Matt Fanning caught just one pass, a 6-yard gain against Sacred Heart last season. Yesterday, in the Crusaders' season opener, Fanning caught six for 69 yards and a touchdown in a 26-13 victory over Patriot League rival Georgetown in Washington, D.C.


David Beckham is sent off as Real Madrid are held 0-0 at home by Real Betis.


Man whose addiction cost him his marriage and business begins legal proceedings against William Hill


AIDS Up 6 Percent in S.Africa, Seen Stabilizing

The number of South Africans carrying the virus that causes AIDS rose in 2003 but the rate of infection especially among teenagers was stabilizing, the government said in a report released Thursday.


Army medic denies desertion in Iraq case

WUERZBURG, Germany  - A U.S. Army medic on trial for refusing to return to Iraq with his unit pleaded guilty on Tuesday to going absent without leave and missing his deployment but denied charges of full desertion.


Almost final results from East Timor's elections show the ruling Fretilin party leading, but with reduced support.


The NBA-leading Boston Celtics suffered a second consecutive loss to the Washington Wizards, who scored the game's final six points in a 88-83 victory on Monday.


KABUL, Afghanistan Aug. 29, 2004 - An explosion tore through the office of an American defense contractor in the heart of the Afghan capital Sunday, killing as many as six people and seriously injuring several more, officials and residents said.


ENVIRONMENTAL JOURNAL - Panel Looks to Storm Model to Combat Rising Insurance Costs

By Peter B. Lord  State legislators, concerned about decreasing insurance coverage and rising premiums for houses along Rhode Island's coastline, have scheduled a meeting for 4 p.m.


MARSEILLE, France -- Marseille are turning to former Japan national coach Philippe Troussier to revive their ailing fortunes after the resignation of Jose Anigo on Tuesday.


The Broad Art Foundation has responded to the Guerrilla Girls, a protest group that accused them of inadequately representing female and minority artists in the inaugural exhibition at the new Broad Contemporary Art Museum.


Iraqi Peace Mission in Najaf; U.S. Pounds Militia

NAJAF, Iraq  - An Iraqi peace delegation urged a  radical Shi'ite cleric Tuesday to call off his uprising in the  city of Najaf where U.S. troops pounded militia positions near  the country's holiest Islamic sites.


Romney win announced on Fla.-bound plane

Mitt Romney learned he won Saturday's barely contested Nevada caucuses on his Florida-bound campaign plane.


Jazz saxophone player Kenny G has  signed a new deal with Starbucks Entertainment and Concord  Records, the partners behind Ray Charles' posthumous smash  album.


Online gaming stocks dive as U.S. holds exec

The United States detained a second   Internet gaming executive on Thursday, adding to fears it is   cracking down on the lucrative industry and sparking share   price falls that wiped over $1.5 billion off the market value   of the sector.


TORONTO - Ontario's tough new anti-smoking legislation will ban tobacco from all private clubs, including Royal Canadian Legion halls, the province's health minister said Tuesday.


Why the Wall Street Journal Deserves Murdoch

Journalists have a habit of making heroes of poor managers. But high quality journalism is too vital to be reduced to a charity case


AMERICA/PERUÂ - ÂDifendere la vita sempre e ovunque e contro ogni ingiustizia, perchÃ© Ã¨ un dono di DioÂ: nuovo appello dei Vescovi a tutti i settori della societÃ  per la difesa della vita Lima (Agenzia Fides) - Dopo la sentenza emessa dal Tribunale Costituzionale sulla legalizzazione e commercializzazione della cosiddetta Âpillola del giorno dopoÂ o Âcontraccezione orale di emergenzaÂ, la Conferenza Episcopale Peruviana ha emesso un c...


Henin beats Mauresmo to win Eastbourne title

Justine Henin avenged last year's Wimbledon final defeat when she beat Amelie Mauresmo to keep the Eastbourne International title on Saturday.


The Nikkei average fell 0.59 percent on   Monday as Canon Inc. 7751.T and other major exporters came   under pressure after falls on Wall Street amid worries about a   U.S. economic slowdown undermined investor appetite.


Antidepressant Study Seen to Back Expert

A government scientist had concluded last year that most antidepressants are too dangerous for children because of a suicide risk and a new study appears to confirm his findings.


Famiglia al completo alla Scala per lo spettacolo di Bejart


An Elder Challenges Outsourcing's Orthodoxy

Paul A. Samuelson, the Nobel Prize-winning economist, is dissenting from conventional wisdom on the benefits of globalization.


WILMINGTON, Del. -- Chemicals maker DuPont Co. on Monday said it will cut 1,500 jobs and consolidate manufacturing in its seeds unit in a move to lower operating costs by $100 million a year.


Led Zep tickets Â£7,425 as 'touts' strike gold

The loud and proud return of Led Zeppelin was the most lucrative event of the year for the touts and fans at the centre of a heated row over the resale of tickets online, according to figures published yesterday.


Moscow insists the controversy over oil company Yukos is an internal affair. But western countries, including Germany, have vested interests in the matter.


A car carrying a fervently anti-speeding chief constable is reportedly clocked at nearly 97 mph.


Song Tracker Finds a New Way to ÂPublishÂ Its Charts

Mediabase has taken an unconventional approach to raise its own visibility as it confronts a shake-up in the world of music industry magazines.


Chief executive of Australian communications giant to step down

Australia's biggest company, the part state-owned telecom Telstra Corp Ltd., announced its chief executive Ziggy Switkowski would step down in 2005, two years short of the end of his contract.


Bush's Missile Defense Plan May Not Fly in Europe      (U.S. News & World Report)

U.S. News & World Report - LONDON-- The White House's plan to expand the U.S. ballistic missile defense shield to Europe is running into difficulties as the clock ticks down on George W. Bush's presidency. European governments have started a time-honored exercise in political expediency: distancing themselves from what is increasingly seen as a lame-duck U.S. administration. And the antimissile system could be the main casualty of that diplomatic dance--at least in the short term.


Dimitar Berbatov scores four goals for Spurs in an astonishing match at White Hart Lane.


Federal Trojan for 'online searches' Analysis Germany's police and secret services are pushing for a legal basis for "online house searches" â carried out without the knowledge of suspects, using spyware similar to a Trojan.â¦


Turkish hijacker, looking to Pope, gives up in Italy

BRINDISI, Italy  - A Turkish hijacker seeking to communicate with Pope Benedict seized an airliner flying from Albania to Istanbul on Tuesday and diverted it to Italy before surrendering.


Several candidates in Afghanistan's  presidential election appear set to drop calls for a boycott of the result.


Nashville, TN (Sports Network) - Tennessee Titans quarterback Steve McNair is listed as the team's emergency quarterback for Monday night's tilt against the Kansas City Chiefs because of a bruised sternum.


Modernization of Adoption Proceedings Recommended

NEW YORK, Nov. 19 -- Mothers deciding to place their infants for adoption deserve better counseling, more time to change their minds, and more support in trying to keep track of the children they relinquish, a leading adoption institute recommends in a sweeping new report.


Anna Nicole Smith's   disgruntled ex-boyfriend and wannabe baby daddy, Larry Birkhead, filed   suit Monday against the TrimSpa spokeswoman, demanding she return to   California with newborn daughter Dannielynn Hope in tow for the baby to   undergo a paternity test.


Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's body arrives in Cairo, amid preparations for his funeral there on Friday.


In brief: Notre Dame reportedly near deal with coach

Notre Dame was close to hiring New England Patriots offensive coordinator Charlie Weis as its new coach, a university source said Saturday night, but the deal was not complete and still could fall apart.


ING Direct's acquisition has brightened up the online broker.


lLondra, 16:04 - CALCIO, IL CHELSEA NON SI FERMA: EVERTON BATTUTO 1-0

Il Chelsea non si ferma: la squadra di Mourinho ha vinto 1-0 in casa dell'Everton nell'anticipo dell...


Se la somma supera i 12.500 euro, super-multe da fine mese


Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has implied for the first time that England left back Ashley Cole could be sold this summer.


SAITAMA, Japan  - The United States nonchalantly   swept aside Germany to set up a semi-final showdown with Greece   at the world basketball championship on Wednesday.


Iraq. Esplosioni a Baghdad, in fiamme Hotel Sheraton

Tre potenti esplosioni hanno scosso il centro di Baghdad el'Hotel Sheraton Ã¨ in fiamme. Secondo i testimoni, almeno due razzi hanno colpito gli Hotel Sheraton e Palestine, dove alloggiano dipendenti di compagnie


Oil prices fall below $43 in fourth day of selling

The selloff in crude oil futures continued for a fourth straight day Friday, with prices skidding below $43 a barrel to roughly 14 percent below where they were at the beginning of the week.


Donald clinches European Masters title by five strokes

Britain's Luke Donald repaid Bernhard Langer faith in him by winning the European Masters on Sunday the week after the European Ryder Cup captain handed him a wild-card.


Former Fed official Preston Martin dies at 83

Former U.S. Federal Reserve Board vice chairman Preston Martin died on Wednesday at his home in San Francisco after a brief illness, his family said in a statement. He was 83.


50 suspects for Sunday's car bomb attack detained

The authorities in Iraq's Shiite holy city of Najaf have detained 50 suspects after Sunday's suicide car bomb attack and prevented cars from entering the city center, governor Adnan al-Zurfi said Monday.


ROSEMONT, Ill. - Donald Stephens spent more than half a century at the helm of this Chicago suburb. Now, less than two months after his death, some say an eerie likeness of the late mayor's face has appeared in the peeling bark of a 50-foot sycamore.


Celje, 22:02 - CALCIO, EUROPEI 2008: SLOVENIA-BIELORUSSIA 1-0

La Slovenia ha battuto la Bielorussia 1-0 in un match valido per il gruppo G delle qualificazioni ag...


Gunmen abduct Malian soldiers in Sahara: ministry

Suspected Tuareg gunmen abducted about 20 Malian soldiers in a remote Saharan town and took them off towards Niger, where the nomadic tribesmen are fighting a rebellion, a ministry spokesman said on Monday.


Australia's foreign minister warned Monday that pulling U.S. coalition troops out of Iraq too soon could provoke a wider conflict in the Middle East.


Stars turn out for Mike Leigh's movie Vera Drake at the gala opening of the London Film Festival.


A new sign language created over 30 years by deaf Nicaraguan children, gives a unique insight into how languages evolve.


Leading shares closed firmer, although off highs, as Wall Street remained higher, with property and housebuilding stocks gaining as Hammerson secured a deal for its major shopping centre in Leeds.


Ugandan government, rebels decline talks

A Sudanese cease-fire monitor said he expected the Lord's Resistance Army to honor its truce with the Ugandan government even though the rebels refused to resume talks as the deal neared expiration Wednesday.


Uncommon Wealth of Success in Boston for Big Three Teams

All the winning that the Patriots, Red Sox and Celtics have been doing lately raises the question: what has Boston lost? If not games, then perhaps a certain identity the region must now reconsider.


Colombian rebels release a video of  seven hostages urging the government  to make a deal to free them.


Journey to a Record: Kent and Bonds: Close in the Order, but Always Distant

Jeff Kent played in San Francisco from 1997 to 2002 and combined with Barry Bonds to become a formidable hitting tandem. But off the field, they were as distant as teammates could be.


Michael Jackson, Accuser's Mom Due in Calif. Court

Michael Jackson was expected in court on Friday, accompanied by members of his famous family, to watch his attorney fire tough questions at the mother of the teenage boy who accuses the pop star of child molestation.


Nelson D. Nolte of Polster, Lieder, Woodruff & Lucchesi LC Made Member of the Firm

By St. Louis Daily Record Staff  Nelson D. Nolte of Polster, Lieder, Woodruff & Lucchesi LC, was recently made a member of the firm.


Alcan profit soars on higher aluminum prices

MONTREAL - Third-quarter profit at Alcan Inc. almost doubled, the company said Thursday, crediting higher aluminum prices and more shipments.


Presidente della Bce al workshop Ambrosetti di Cernobbio


How insurgents turned a neighborhood into a battle zone in which U.S. troops have to fight for their lives


PARIS - French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner yesterday strongly defended his sharp stance on Iran's nuclear program, saying his remarks that the world had to prepare for a possible war against Iran had been misinterpreted and that he was a man of peace.


An October surprise might take place in Iraq that could affect the outcome of the US presidential election. There could even be two October surprises.


More on Microsoft's new anti-piracy programme

particularly in the Far East and Eastern Europe - that they would rather give away copies of Windows XP to people who may


Premio a Romano Ciriaci, autore di 'Uno Mattina'


Microsoft launches Internet security software

Microsoft founder Bill Gates has joined German business leaders in Munich to launch a project aimed at protecting millions of computer users from potentially damaging viruses.


Queen Elizabeth II joined a group of American Indians on Wednesday to pay tribute to a Mohegan chief who traveled to England more than two centuries ago to complain directly to the king about British settlers ...Comment


Syria begins withdrawing troops from around Beirut

Hundreds of Syrian soldiers stationed in the hills near Lebanon's capital began dismantling their bases Tuesday in an effort to appease a UN Security Council demand that all 20,000 Syrian troops leave the country.


Jimmie Johnson won the final Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway to surge to just 18 points behind the leader, Kurt Busch, heading into the Nascar finale.


Myanmar's PM Forced Out by Military Junta

Myanmar's secretive military regime has forced out its prime minister, the long-powerful Gen. Khin Nyunt, and placed him under house arrest on corruption charges, the leader of neighboring Thailand said Tuesday.


A debate is set to begin in the US House of Representatives on President Bush's decision to send extra troops to Iraq.


John weakened to a tropical storm Saturday just hours after it hit land as a hurricane in the southern part of Mexico's Baja California peninsula, ripping the roofs from shacks, knocking out power and sending billboards flying.


Pacers crumble in 2nd half against Magic

Jameer Nelson scored 22 points, Dwight Howard had 16 points and 11 rebounds, and the Orlando Magic held off the Indiana Pacers 96-91 on Wednesday night.


After 35 years in his five-bedroom Silver Spring house, Max Bronstein almost has a routine for this time of year.


Jerry Hadley apparently shot himself in the head with an air rifle at his home in upstate New York and suffered brain damage, the police said.


The start of school can also mean the start of head lice season. Now there is a new approach: a lotion that suffocates the bugs. According to a study by Dr.


Singh Makes It to Top And Is Hoping to Stay

or the first time in his career, Vijay Singh will enter a golf tournament as the No. 1 player in the world. That status will not change his approach, however.


Some Lawmakers Want to Fund Civilian Projects Through War Bill

As House Democrats wrangle over details of a $100 billion war spending bill -- including whether restrictions should be placed on troops sent to Iraq -- some members want to add significant money for agricultural relief, Hurricane Katrina reconstruction and other nonmilitary projects.


Thirty-One Die After Indonesia Jet Skids Off Runway

SOLO, Indonesia  - At least 31 people were killed  and many others injured when a jet carrying 153 passengers and  crew crashed on landing on Tuesday in heavy rain in Indonesia's  central Java.


European papers on Wednesday have their eyes firmly focused eastwards, ahead of a key judgment by the European Commission on whether Turkey has met European Union criteria for accession talks.


VATICANO - ÂLa cultura si situa sempre in relazione essenziale e necessaria a ciÃ² che Ã¨ l'uomoÂ: XXV anniversario di fondazione del Pontificio Consiglio della Cultura CittÃ  del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - Il Pontificio Consiglio della Cultura ha celebrato oggi, 13 giugno, una giornata di riflessione, in occasione del XXV anniversario della sua fondazione, avvenuta il 20 maggio 1982.   ÂIl Pontificio Consiglio dell...


Dems skeptical of starting row with Iran

Skeptical congressional Democrats said Sunday the Bush administration should move cautiously before accusing Iran of fomenting a campaign of violence against U.S. troops in Iraq.


Two Police Arrested for Aiding Chechen Rebel

Two police officers were arrested Thursday in the Russian republic of Ingushetia on charges of aiding Chechen guerrilla leader Shamil Basayev, Russian officials announced.


Alitalia pursues rescue talks with unions

MILAN - Alitalia headed into eleventh-hour talks with unions today, a putative deadline for clinching plans to avoid bankruptcy, after winning a key deal with pilots.


One page 10 of 2,971-word diatribe A Harvard researcher has accused one of America's biggest retailers of sneaking privacy-stealing spyware from ComScore onto customers' machines.â¦


WaMu's CEO is the latest Wall Street captain to shrug and beg.


Europeans Rally to Boost Kerry to Victory

Europe is Kerry country, and folks like Heike Warmuth reckon they have a chance to spoil President Bush's bid for a second term.


Milosevic to Kick Off Defense in War Crimes Trial

Former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic has promised to open his trial defense on Tuesday by fighting "monstrous" accusations that he masterminded ethnic cleansing in the Balkans in the 1990s.


Drug May Ease Parkinson's-Related Dementia

A drug sometimes used to treat Alzheimer's disease can also moderately improve dementia caused by Parkinson's disease, according a report in this week's New England Journal of Medicine.


Tomas Perez tied a major league record with four doubles, going 5-for-5 and leading the Tampa Bay Devil Rays to a 19-6 rout of Randy Johnson and the New York Yankees on Saturday.


Friends Provident shares jump as US private equity firm mulls bid

The share price of British insurer Friends Provident leapt higher on Monday after American private equity company J.C. Flowers said it was considering a takeover bid.


Bush Defends Rumsfeld, Notes Iraq Difficulties

President Bush defended Defense  Secretary Donald Rumsfeld's handling of the Iraq war Monday and  said training Iraqi police and army to take over responsibility  for the country's security from U.S. troops has been difficult.


Judging by the bean vote, President Bush could be on his way to a second term.


Sound investment? Review Griffin makes some pretty cool bits and bobs for the iPod and iPhone, but its crowning achievement to date has to be the new Evolve iPod dock and speaker set.â¦


Thai army detains 160 in Muslim south raids

YALA, Thailand  - The Thai army has detained 160 Muslims, including six women, without charge in a series of raids in the rebellious far south, a spokesman said on Monday.


Diabetes could cripple health budgets, says expert

Europe's growing diabetes epidemic could   cripple healthcare budgets in coming decades, particularly in   eastern countries, an expert warned on Thursday.


Ten Things Not to Buy for Christmas - WWF

Christmas gift buyers should avoid coral jewelry, crocodile skin and Beluga caviar if they want to enjoy a guilt-free holiday season, the nature protection group WWF said on Tuesday.


Starting tomorrow, Comcast Corp. will begin marketing an enhanced cable box to New Englanders that will accelerate a revolution that is changing television-watching habits, and the television industry itself. The Motorola box, which includes a TiVo -style digital video recorder, will allow millions of subscribers to watch shows on their own schedule and skip through the advertisements.


Nintendo says it has sold more than 600,000 of its new Wii consoles, since its launch eight days ago in the US.


Rejected by ABC, political satire sparks interest

LOS ANGELES  - It's been a busy afterlife for "Arrested Development" creator Mitch Hurwitz's ABC comedy pilot "The Thick of It."


Syria-Dictated Move Prompts Political Uproar in Lebanon

Lebanon's hothouse politics have been thrown into turmoil by Syria's insistence - at a suddenly summoned special cabinet meeting over the weekend - that the president


Cisco To Open R&D Center in Japan To Hone Broadband

Products produced to meet Japan's demand for broadband services will be "robust enough to handle any other market in the world," said Mike Volpi of Cisco's routing technology group.


The US government gives BAE Systems and Northrop Grumman $45m each to develop anti-missile systems to protect civilian aircraft.


Israeli missile destroys car in Gaza City, killing Hamas militant

An Israeli helicopter fired a missile at a car in Gaza City late Sunday, residents said, killing a Hamas militant, the latest Israeli attack in the territory it plans to leave next year.


Turkey sends more troops to Iraqi border

HABUR, Turkey  - Turkish helicopters ferried more troops to the border with Iraq on Friday as diplomatic efforts got under way in Ankara to avert a major offensive against Kurdish guerrillas based in northern Iraq.


Quattro chiacchiere sulla galassia Telecom con il Trio Medusa: 'Tronchetti delude sempre. E' un tronchetto dell'infelicità'


PAKISTAN: First Asia-Pacific Conference on HIV/AIDS and women

ISLAMABAD, 29 November (IRIN) - On Monday, Pakistan began hosting a three-day conference addressing the impact of HIV/AIDS on women and girls in the Asia Pacific region.


Hard-liners raced ahead Thursday in an election to decide who will control the Northern Ireland Assembly — and hold the key to revived power-sharing in this British territory.


Blair pledges British help in rebuilding Lebanon

British Prime Minister Tony Blair has pledged help in rebuilding war-ravaged Lebanon during his first visit to Beirut but was confronted by angry protests over his stance on the Israel-Hezbollah conflict.


ATHENS OLYMPICS 2004 / Little 'Animal' ousted, Japan denied sweep

ATHENS--Once the confusion had abated and the Greek police had calmed down her father, Kyoko Hamaguchi was the lone Japanese wrestler to be left out of the Olympic finals.


Assailants slit the throats of a mother and her three children Wednesday in southern Iraq, where the family had fled to escape threats that they had cooperated with the Americans.


Bush, Putin Agree To Continue Talks On Kosovo's Future

In a phone call yesterday initiated by Vladimir Putin, President Bush and the Russian leader agreed to continue discussing Moscow's concerns about independence for Kosovo, a sensitive subject expected to come up next month in the U.N. Security Council.


Dad who found son's body angry at police

Arthur and Samantha Smith were tearful and angry as they walked among debris from the crash that killed their son and his friend -- near where Arthur Smith found the bodies hours after police left the scene. Tapes of 911 calls support claims that two teens who survived the crash asked for help finding their two friends.


HBOS abandoned its ambition to take over its rival Abbey National yesterday, as Spain's Banco Santander Central Hispano stepped up its efforts to convince investors to back its proposed Â£8.


SEATTLE/NEW YORK: Microsoft has said it will pay $536m to Novell to settle an antitrust suit. It also resolved a 10-year dispute with a computer trade group.


Delta to Cut Up to 7,000 Jobs, Trim Wages

ATLANTA - Delta Air Lines is axing up to 7,000 jobs, cutting employee wages and shedding its Dallas hub as part of a sweeping turnaround plan aimed at helping the nation's third largest carrier cope with high fuel costs and competition from low-fare rivals.    But even with those changes - part of a $5 billion cost-saving program - CEO Gerald Grinstein warned on Wednesday Delta would seek bankruptcy court protection if Delta can't slow the pace of pilot retirements by the end of September...


Obedient residents in apartments with dead space

More than 100 German  housing association tenants are obediently following tough new  rules by agreeing not to use all the space in their apartments  to avoid being forced to move out.


ATHENS OLYMPICS 2004 / Sisters miss pulling off double

The Icho sisters narrowly missed their goal of winning a matching pair of gold medals in women's wrestling Monday. A double gold would have been an unprecedented feat in the history of the Olympics and would


Fast and InfoSpace to offer mobile search branding

Companies have created partnership to offer carriers a search service they can brand themselves.


Dolphins' Brown to Have Knee Surgery, Is Finished for the Season

A tough season has gone from bad to worse for the Miami Dolphins, who lost running back Ronnie Brown for the rest of the season because of a knee injury.


In crescita tutti i settori in cui opera la societa'


Israel, U.S. to shun Palestinian unity govt: Olmert

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Sunday he and President Bush agreed to shun a Palestinian unity government unless it accepted international demands on policy toward Israel.


Woman's Convictions on Drowning Children Are Overturned

An appeals court in Texas today overturned the murder conviction of Andrea Yates in the 2001 drowning deaths of her children.


President Bush says the United States should have a simpler tax system. Apparently he has found one he likes — Estonia's. In a brief stop in the Baltic nation on Tuesday, Bush managed to tout Estonia's flat income-tax three times.


Blog: The big three tech companies all have their own mashup editors.  Who comes out on top?


L'auspicio del presidente di Confindustria in visita in Cina


US STOCKS-Dow at record as Exxon rises; Oracle hits tech

The Dow Jones industrial average  finished at a record high on Tuesday, as a rise in oil prices boosted shares of Exxon Mobil Corp.  and investors thought a jump in an inflation gauge would not necessarily lead to increasing interest rates.


Volkswagen Predicts Increased Sales and Profit for This Year

The Skoda Fabia and Audi A5 models have attracted more customers and a corporate overhaul has reduced production costs.


Using a three-stop strategy, Ferrariâs Brazilian number two won the Chinese Grand Prix while Fernando Alonso finished fourth.


Dell/Microsoft team up on system management

Dell and Microsoft have teamed up to develop a combined enterprise IT management tool designed to offer a single point of administration for hardware and software.


UPDATE 3-G20 divided over dollar slide, U.S. silent

Europe and Japan voiced strong concern on Saturday over the slumping dollar but the world's 20 biggest economies, nearing the end of a two-day summit, looked divided over what if anything to do about it.


Eurogruppo: ok a piano Italia, ma sforzi supplementari


Austria's Jelinek Wins 2004 Nobel Literature Prize

Austrian novelist and playwright  Elfriede Jelinek won the Nobel Prize for Literature on  Thursday, the Swedish Academy said.


US consumer prices up 0.1 percent in August

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) in the United States increased by 0.1 percent in August following a drop of 0.1 percent in the previous month, the Labor Department reported on Thursday.


Manufacturing shrinks for first time in 3.5 years

U.S. factory activity shrank in November for the first time in 3-1/2 years as new orders, production and employment fell and prices paid rose, according to a survey published on Friday.


A coalition of technology vendors, consumer groups, and think tanks has launched a campaign to persuade the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to approve wireless devices that would operate in unused television spectrum.The Wireless Innovation Alliance, which launched a Web site Wednesday, is an expansion of the tech-centric White Spaces Coalition that has been pushing so-called white-space spectrum as a possible new broadband network. At Wednesday's alliance launch, several other groups, including Free Press, the Media Access Project, TechNet, the Computing Technology Industry Association, and Educause, joined the tech companies pushing for the FCC to approve broadcast white spaces for broadband use.U.S. Representatives Jay Inslee, a Washington state Democrat, and Marsha Blackburn, a Tennessee Republican, also lent their support.Inslee called white space one of the "greatest untapped" sources for innovation in the U.S. "We're just waiting for government to do its job, to set the rules of the road, so the geniuses in America can really use this tremendous resource," he said.The white spaces can help bring broadband to areas of the U.S. that have limited or no choices right now, Inslee added. The lack of broadband in many areas is "really a sad comment on our failure to move ahead as a nation," he said. "This is one of my continuing frustrations -- that we have not made adequate progress -- and the availability of white spaces is one tool to attack that."Inslee and Blackburn were among six lawmakers who signed a letter, dated Tuesday, to the FCC, calling on the agency to wrap up its ongoing inquiry into white spaces.Advocates of white-space technology have run into significant opposition and some technical problems this year.The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB), representing U.S. television stations, has raised concerns that white-space devices will interfere with TV signals. And more than 55 U.S. lawmakers have raised their own concerns about interference. "Placing these devices in the television band is believed to cause unacceptable interference to television reception for all Americans and impair coverage of news and sporting events by interfering with wireless microphones," wrote Senator Mary Landrieu, a Louisiana Democrat, in an Oct. 9 letter to the FCC.In addition, the FCC rejected a device built by Microsoft and other members of the White Spaces Coalition in July, saying it interfered with TV signals. Microsoft later said the device was damaged and "operated at a severely degraded level."In September, Microsoft and Philips Electronics North America submitted new tests from a functioning device to the FCC. The group is awaiting FCC action on the new device.NAB still has concerns, said Dennis Wharton, the group's executive vice president for media relations. White spaces supporters are "playing Russian Roulette" with TV signals, he said. "It is unfortunate that Microsoft and Google continue to try to muscle their way through Washington in support of a technology that simply does not work."Blackburn urged the FCC not to "pick winners and losers," but to base its decision on objective tests of the white spaces devices. A lot of areas in rural west Tennessee have no broadband, she said. "It is essential for economic development," she said.Asked if any other countries are using white-space spectrum for broadband devices, alliance members said they aren't aware of any formal projects.Other countries are looking to the U.S., said Michael Calabrese, director of the Wireless Future Program at the New America Foundation, a nonpartisan think tank. "The United States has led the world on unlicensed technologies from the get-go, and if we don't want to lose that leadership, we need to keep moving forward," he said.


India's economy is set to grow by 9.2% in the current financial year, the Indian government says.


US Hopes Influence Can Quell Russian - Georgian Tensions

WASHINGTON, Aug 17  - The United States is eyeing tensions between Georgia and separatists in Abkhazia and South Ossetia while hoping US influence with Georgia's new president can halt broader armed conflict in the Caucasus.


(ANSA) - ATENE, 28 AGO - La visita in Grecia del segretario di stato Usa Colin Powell avverra' nella prima meta' di ottobre, ha fatto sapere il governo greco. Powell doveva arrivare ad Atene per seguire la


Immigrants Still Flock to New York Melting Pot

Record numbers of foreigners are still  settling in New York, with Bangladeshis, Mexicans and  Pakistanis the fastest-growing immigrant groups in the famously  diverse city, a report said on Monday.


Church services are taking place in the Cornish village of Boscastle after Monday's flash floods.


They were so close to the finish, Athens and Vanderlei de Lima - the city and the athlete, each about to complete a job well done.


United Airlines' parent company posted a $274 million third-quarter loss and reiterated its need to slash labor costs. The company said that in the fourth quarter it may not be able to comply with a covenant


Empoli, 13:41 - CALCIO, EMPOLI; CAGNI: INIZIA NUOVO CAMPIONATO

Gigi Cagni continua a non voler parlare di Europa: ''La squadra non deve snaturare l'impostazione de...


Java junkies do suffer withdrawal, scientists say

By Yuri Kadobnov, AFP. A scientific review that appears in this month's edition of the journal Psychopharmacology reports that half of all adults experience drug-withdrawal symptoms


Drug addict gets life for killing British backpacker gets life ...

A drug addicted drifter was starting a life sentence today after he was found guilty of murdering Caroline Stuttle, a British backpacker in Australia.


Body matching NBC executiveâs son found in wreckage in Colorado

Investigators probing what caused a jet to crash during takeoff want to know whether it was de-iced before it went down, killing NBC sports executive Dick Ebersol's youngest son and two other people, a federal official said Tuesday.


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Croatia probes why Hitler image on sugar packets

Small packets of sugar bearing the  likeness of Adolf Hitler and carrying Holocaust jokes have been  found in some cafes in Croatia, prompting an investigation, the  office of the state prosecutor said Monday.


THE Israeli army has lifted some of the travel restrictions imposed on residents of West Bank towns for the funeral of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat.


One of hockey's subtle arts is the ability to steal the puck. In today's ramped-up NHL, with its emphasis on speed, big collisions, and pulverizing hits, those who have mastered the sleight-of-hand art of taking the puck away are too often overlooked.


By Nolle, Tom  The wave of interest in service oriented architectures (SOA) has created, not surprisingly, a wave of speculation about the changes SOA might bring to enterprise networks.


We speculated about it in May, the online world went crazy about a possibility as soon as they came to know about Google registering GBrowser.


SBC Communications, the No. 2 U.S. telecommunications company, has agreed to pay $400 million to Microsoft Corp. for software that can deliver television via high-speed data lines, The New York Times reported on Wednesday.


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Pitcairners make eleventh hour bid to stop trials

Seven Pitcairn men facing sexual assault charges have made an eleventh hour bid to stop their trials on the remote Pacific island.


It took Kyle Busch 27 laps to work his way to the lead yesterday despite starting second. After that, there was little doubt who was the fastest driver in the Cabela's 250 NASCAR Busch Series race in Brooklyn, Mich. The 19-year-old Busch led 87 of the 125 laps on the 2-mile oval at Michigan International Speedway and beat runner-up Mark ...


British quarter discover their fate in the Uefa Cup group stages.


An unspecified number of cochlear implants to help people with severe hearing loss are being recalled because they may malfunction due to ear moisture, the US Food and Drug Administration announced.


Utah Man Pleads Not Guilty of Killing Wife

A Utah man on Friday pleaded not  guilty to killing his wife in a case that drew national  attention when police discovered he had been leading a life of  lies.


Bain group to pay $10.3b for Home Depot subsidiary

THE REGION Bain Capital LLC and two other buyout firms agreed to buy Home Depot's contractor supply business for $10.3 billion. The Boston firm and its partners, Carlyle Group of Washington, D.C., and Clayton, Dubilier & Rice Inc. of New York, are expected to close the deal for HD Supply in the next few months. The wholesale unit is the ...


Shoemaker Nike's Quarterly Earnings Rise

Nike Inc. NKE.N said on Thursday its  second quarter earnings rose, boosted by strong demand in the  United States and overseas for its namesake athletic shoes and  Converse sneakers.


United Seeks an Additional $2 Billion in Cost Cuts

United Airlines told its unions that it wanted to terminate its four pension plans and seek additional wage and benefit concessions.


Showtime Greets Brian Wilson with 'Smile'

Showtime will premiere a new documentary about the long-delayed completion of former Beach Boy Brian Wilson's album "Smile" Oct. 5.


2004 State of Health Care Quality Report

National Committee for Quality Assurance's annual State of Health Care Quality report is the culmination of a year's worth of measurement and data collection, the goal of which is to help drive improvement by providing as complete a view of health care


A fire engulfed a dilapidated house early Sunday, killing a mother and four children who were staying in the home despite relatives' warnings that it was unsafe, officials said.


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The breakaway Georgian province of South Ossetia says it has shot down a Georgian helicopter, reports say.


After 45 years as a leading designer, Valentino says goodbye to the fashion world with a haute couture fashion show in Paris. Givenchy and Jean Paul Gaultier also presented their couture shows.


TEHRAN: Iran on Sunday described a European proposal aimed at ending a nuclear standoff as unbalanced and rejected its demands that the Islamic republic halt all uranium enrichment activities, a foreign news agency reported.


Bush cedes no ground on Rumsfeld, admits Iraq problems

President Bush stoutly defended Donald Rumsfeld on Monday, praising the embattled defense secretary as "a caring fellow" and crediting him with leading successful war efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan.


Food aid, reunions on table when two Koreas meet

Impoverished North Korea's first steps to take apart its nuclear arms program may reap the reward of food aid from the South when the two hold their first high-level meeting in months on Tuesday.


Britain to keep limits on Romanian, Bulgarian workers

Britain will keep restrictions on the number of Romanian and Bulgarian workers it allows in for at least another year, a minister announced Tuesday.


French Consumers Drive Economy, Trade Gap

The French economy surged ahead in the fourth quarter of 2004 but missed the government's growth target, and high oil prices and consumer demand for imports pushed trade into the red for the first time in four years.


The forces against menus gear up with a new pentalingual warning sign and new enforceable legislation that could fine businesses up to $1,000 for leaving unwanted advertisements.


President Bush promised to return in May for Israelâs 60th anniversary to press for a peace treaty between Israel and the Palestinians by the end of his term.


New record in sight as fighting in Nigeria, slow rebound from Ivan raises new inventory concern. By Chris Isidore, CNN/Money senior writer.


Penn National becomes US third largest casino giant after takeover ...

Penn National Gaming Inc., parent of the Hollywood Casino in Aurora, has struck a $1.4 billion deal to buy the parent of Joliet's Empress Casino, a deal that could make it the nation's third-largest casino operator, Chicago Sun Times reported.


.Mac bumps up storage capacity, improves mail

Apple Computer Inc. has improved the services offered to subscribers of .Mac, including an increase in the amount of online data storage to 250MB.


Germans Say Plot Against Allawi Foiled; 3 Arrested

German authorities said they disrupted a possible plot to attack Iraq's interim prime minister, Ayad Allawi, during his visit here Friday, arresting three Iraqi men and


A bomb explodes at a bar in southern Thailand, days after 78 Muslim protesters died in army custody.


A murderer who would have become the nation's first executed inmate in months won a reprieve Thursday from the U.S. Supreme Court a little more than an hour before he was scheduled to die by lethal injection.


Ex-Mystic Holdsclaw Announces Retirement

Los Angeles Sparks forward Chamique Holdsclaw, who flirted with retirement in 2004 when she was a member of the Mystics, walks away from the WNBA for good on Monday.


Obama rockets past Clinton in New Hampshire

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire  - Democrat Barack Obama rocketed to a 10-point lead over Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire one day before their showdown in the state's presidential primary, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Monday.


U.S. 4th-Qtr Economic Growth Slows, Inflation Up

The U.S. economy grew at a  weaker-than-expected 3.1 percent annual pace in the final  quarter of 2004 year, its slowest since the beginning of 2003  as the country's trade performance deteriorated and inflation  picked up, a government report on Friday showed.


Estate of Mexican screen legend Maria Felix on sale

Christie's will auction the estate of Mexican screen legend Maria Felix including a portrait of her that has never been publicly exhibited and is expected to fetch at least $500,000.


Catricala': 'entro Natale il verdetto sull'acquisizione'


Malcolm Mays, 17, always said heâd be a film director.  Now powerful people are listening.


Review: THX Razer Mako Advanced Desktop Speakers Bring the Sonic Ruckus

THX Razer Mako speakers produce unusually good sound, and manage to look great in the process.


A man has eaten his first solid meal in nine years after his face was rebuilt using a pioneering jaw-bone graft.


Tim Thomas launched the last of the Los Angeles Clippers' innumerable awful shots and headed downcourt wearing a bemused grimace. The Clippers are bound to win on the road this season, and they'll probably even win again in Sacramento at some point. It just wasn't going to happen Tuesday night — not while they put on the worst shooting performance in the NBA this season.


Fierce Gunfire Erupts in Najaf After Mortar Fire

NAJAF, Iraq  - A fierce gunbattle erupted early on  Monday between U.S. troops and radical Shi'ite militants near  Najaf's holy shrine, a Reuters witness said.


Former Roseanne star John Goodman confirms that he has been treated in a US clinic for alcohol addiction.


TWENTY-one Iraqis have been killed when a bus carrying gasoline exploded into a fireball after colliding with a car northeast of Baghdad.


The league's smallest player, 5-foot-5 Earl Boykins, sets the NBA record for points in an overtime with 15 to guide the Nuggets over the  SuperSonics, 116-110, Tuesday.


MEXICO CITY - A miner in the state of Chiapas found a tiny tree frog that has been preserved in amber for 25 million years, a researcher said.


Suit Alleges Children's Motrin Caused Blindness

LOS ANGELES (CBS 2) A California couple is suing the makers of children's Motrin. The suit alleges seven-year-old Sabrina Brierton went blind when she suffered an allergic reaction to the drug.


Sinus and Migraine Headaches Often Go Together

NEW YORK  - New research indicates that migraines are fairly common among patients with sinus headache. Symptoms in sinus area are frequently reported during migraine attacks, but are not considered


Milano, 11:54 - CICLISMO, DI LUCA: HO MESSO IPOTECA SU PRO TOUR 2007

Danilo Di Luca è soddisfatto della trasferta in terra francese. Il terzo posto nel Gran Premi...


Bernucci sacked by T-Mobile after positive test

LAGOS DE COVADONGA, Spain  - Italian rider Lorenzo Bernucci has been sacked by T-Mobile for failing a drugs test during August's Tour of Germany, the team said on Tuesday.


Concessioni veloci e coinvolgimento per investitori privati


Horton Helps Panthers Beat Canucks in SO

Nathan Horton nets the only goal in the shootout and Florida beat the Canucks for the first time in more than eight years.


Mexican Courtâs Media Ruling Shows Support for Competition

The decision was a defeat for Mexicoâs television duopoly, sending a clear message in favor of greater economic competition.


BOSTON - Patiently, David Ortiz fouled off the best fastballs and sliders Esteban Loaiza could throw. Through a 10-pitch at-bat, he refused to cave in, refused to let this series, this season die.


While the federal government rarely imposes quarantines — issuing its first in more than four decades last week — cities and states routinely isolate TB patients to prevent them from infecting others.


Six patents topped with a slice of avocado Sun Microsystems has spanked Network Appliance with another lawsuit, as relations between the two vendor continue to deteriorate at speed.â¦


Palm's Jeff Hawkins to unveil new device Wednesday

Blog: The man behind the Palm Pilot has got a new mobile device to show off at the D: All Things Digital conference.


"The Comebacks" a depressing sports comedy

The cliches of the endless  stream of inspiration sports dramas in recent years would seem  ripe for sending up, but the misbegotten "The Comebacks"  fumbles the ball badly.


Arsenal, Man Utd and Rangers open their Champions League campaigns on Wednesday.


Texas' Jamie Carey, left, drives against North Texas' Natalie Mireles during the first half in Denton, Texas Thursday, Dec. 16, 2004.


Wall Street skeptical on Alcoa acquisition report

Wall Street was unsurprised to hear of more takeover speculation in the mining sector on Tuesday, but despite a surge in Alcoa's stock price, few analysts believed the U.S. aluminum giant was about to be gobbled up.


Rice meets Abbas in search of conference accord

RAMALLAH, West Bank  - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice assured Palestinians on Thursday that Washington intended a Middle East peace conference to put them firmly on the road towards statehood but gave no specifics.


Some Macworld Online readers have experienced problems using the UK iTunes Music Store in recent days. Letters received by Macworld confirm multiple instances in which users trying to access


Pakistan beat India by 3 wickets in the Champions Trophy Pool C decider to reach the semifinals at Edgbaston on Sunday. Pakistan play the West Indies who beat South Africa by five wickets.


Circuit City Stores Inc  reported a wider third-quarter loss on Friday as sales fell and its store changes disrupted business, sending shares of the consumer electronics retailer plummeting 34 percent in pre-market trading.


Lobbying for the International Monetary Fund's top job intensifies as France seeks support for its candidate.


WADA Richard Pound chief says Jones case a turning point on drugs

The doping scandal surrounding American track star Marion Jones could mark a turning point in efforts to rid sports of drugs, the head of the World Anti-Doping Agency said Monday.


L'Agenzia delle Entrate indica oltre 270 miliardi evasi


The US State Department Wednesday lauded Japan's decision to stay in Iraq despite threats a kidnapped Japanese citizen will be killed unless it withdraws.


At NYC Flickr party, you're always on candid camera

The Yahoo-owned photo sharing site throws a party in New York to commemorate the release of its "24 Hours of Flickr" book.


Megadeals signalled realignment in the IT industry and foreshadowed the Internet's multimedia future. A much-delayed Vista debuted amid speculation that it would be the last of the old-school, big-bang product launches. As software giants announced support for Linux, and manufacturers switched chip allegiances, the open-source and chip industries were thrown into turmoil. 2006 was a transition year, as IT giants positioned themselves for a new era of global competition in the post-PC era. Here, not necessarily in order of importance, are the IDG News Service's top 10 news stories of the year:


Domani saranno presenti anche Iran,Siria,Turchia e Usa


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


Spam Doubles, Finding New Ways to Deliver Itself

The surge has left the antispam industry scrambling to develop new techniques to keep up.


Tanigaki mum on topic of forex talks at G7

Japanese Finance Minister Sadakazu   Tanigaki said on Friday that G7 financial heads would discuss   exchange rates when they meet in Singapore on September 16, but   he declined to say if the yen would be at the center of those   talks.


Fresh faces brighten Hollywood's Golden Globes

Little-known actors and directors  from movies such as "Dreamgirls" and "Little Miss Sunshine"  earned major career boosts on Thursday with Golden Globe  nominations that put them closer to Hollywood's A-list.


Syria Has Not Complied With Troop Demand on Lebanon, Annan Says

Syria has not complied with a Security Council demand to pull its troops out of Lebanon and says it is unable to give any indication of when it might do so, Secretary General Kofi Annan said today.


The online-payment service PayPal will simplify its user agreement and better inform users about fraud protection under an agreement announced Thursday with 28 state attorneys general.


The boss of Greece's competition watchdog is remanded in custody pending trial on extortion and blackmail charges.


AL Wrap: Cabrera Lifts Red Sox Past Blue Jays

Orlando Cabrera hit a run-scoring double in the bottom of the ninth inning to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 5-4 win over the Toronto Blue Jays at Fenway Park on Tuesday.


Proper Composting Provides Assistance to Environment

By The Daily Oklahoman  May 24--Compost converts waste material into a fertilizer. It is a great way of ridding your home of organic waste in the way nature intended.   Compost bins should be almost 30 cubic feet to ensure they retain enough heat to spur composting.


Think video game jobs are all fun? Think again

LOS ANGELES, Nov 30 (Reuters Life!) - Think a job in the  video game business will involve shooting monsters and taking  on virtual missions all day, every day? Think again.


Suspect in SBC Park stabbing pleads not guilty

The attorney for Rafael Cuevas, the man accused of stabbing Timothy Griffith to death near SBC Park on Sept. 17, said after Cuevas' arraignment this morning that his client acted in self-defense.


The simplest thing you can do to pay less and earn more.


An assistant store manager at Costco Wholesale Corp. filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the chain yesterday, alleging that she was passed over for a promotion because the company's policies discriminate against women in upper management.


U.S. Said to Be Weighing Public Pricing of Derivatives

United States regulators are considering forcing investment banks to make public markets in some of the more exotic financial instruments that have plunged in value in the last six months.


Hamas Leader Killed in Syria Car Bombing

DAMASCUS, Syria -- A car bomb killed a leader of the militant group Hamas in Damascus on Sunday. Police at the scene of the explosion were seen retrieving pieces of the body of Izz el-Deen Subhi Sheik Khalil.


3Com Corp. on Friday warned investors that it will not meet expected revenues and gross margins that it had predicted in June during its fourth fiscal earnings report.


Hepatitis' main victims, the children, were hosts at Sofia Land's...

Bulgaria in Brief: 17 October 2004, Sunday. Children musical and ballet performances and many surprises expected Sofia Land's visitors on Sunday as part of the national campaign for fight against hepatitis.


The dollar ran out of steam on Friday  after rising broadly throughout the early days of 2005, and  fell from a recent four-week high versus the euro as investors  waited nervously for U.S. jobs data.


Wales add a fifth match to next year's friendly programme by agreeing a visit Iceland on 28 May.


Zurich's E.G. Buehrle museum was the location for the most "spectacular" theft in Swiss history


Conservatives Celebrate Election Triumphs

The winners are claiming their postelection trophies quickly in Congress. Emboldened conservatives are working to box in an abortion-rights Republican who will chair a key committee chairmanship, while a grateful House GOP decides that not even an indictment should automatically strip Majority Leader Tom DeLay of his power.


Beckham to play in wildfires charity match

Los Angeles Galaxy fans will get one more chance to watch David Beckham in action this year at their home stadium when the former England captain plays in a charity match next month.


U.N.-AU envoys challenge Sudan parties to Darfur talks

U.N. and African Union envoys urged the parties to Sudan's Darfur conflict on Saturday to attend peace talks after rebel divisions and boycotts stalled progress towards negotiations.


Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi defends his foreign policy ahead of a confidence vote in parliament.


U.N. court to rule in landmark Bosnia genocide case

The World Court will rule on Monday  whether Serbia committed genocide in Bosnia during the 1992-95  war, a decision that could allow Bosnia to seek billions of  dollars of compensation from its Balkan neighbor.


SHARES in Manchester United will come under pressure after the apparent collapse of a controversial Â£780m bid by American sports mogul Malcolm Glazer.


Bangladesh shuts for another strike over attack

A second strike in less than a week called by Bangladesh's main opposition party to protest against a grenade attack that nearly killed its leader shut


'Moonlight' makes progress on Silverlight for Linux

Blog: Mono project head Miguel De Icaza to demo an alpha of Silverlight running on Linux at Mix conference later this week.


PRESIDENT (3) — Bush easily took a state that has gone Republican for the last 40 years.


LONDON, Nov. 22 -- Queen Elizabeth II joined a group of American Indians on Wednesday to pay tribute to a Mohegan chief who traveled to England more than two centuries ago to complain directly to the king about British settlers encroaching on tribal lands.


October 13th is the first-ever Ontario Linux Fest. John Van Ostrand and Richard Weait, both long-time FOSS advocates, have gathered a great organizational team, and are modeling this after the long-running Ohio Linux Fest of last month. read more


A Daily Look at U.S. Iraq Military Deaths

As of Monday, Oct. 18, 2004, at least 1,102 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. Of those, 846 died as a result of hostile action and 256 died of non-hostile causes, according to the Defense Department. The figures include three military civilians.


Design Changes Afoot for State Web Pages

By Olson, Scott  A redesigned state Web portal unveiled last month should make it easier for Hoosiers to plow through mounds of government minutia.  But, more important, the revamping set to be finished in mid- 2008 represents a major shift in state policy.


Former world number one Martina Hingis, who retired from tennis in November after testing positive for cocaine, was banned for two years on Friday after an independent tribunal confirmed the doping offence.


Pakistan is no "banana republic," says Musharraf

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


I've been explaining quite a bit of late about a new federal law that allows banks to convert your checks to digital images.


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A Nasa spacecraft begins an eight-year mission to explore the two biggest asteroids in the Solar System.


The Peking University men's eight is back for another go this weekend after last year's disastrous debut on the Rivah, when they swamped at the Eliot Bridge and had to swim ashore.


Montenegro holds first independent election

Montenegrins went to the polls on   Sunday in a general election expected to give their center-left   government a fresh mandate for their first term as an   independent country.


South Africa's ANC Criticizes US For Covering Up Concerns Over ...

South Africa's ruling party has accused US health officials of using Africans as "guinea pigs" and covering up possible adverse effects of a drug used by pregnant women infected with the AIDS virus.


Storm-battered Florida suffers `a lot of losses'

Vero Beach, FlA.âLike many Florida residents, Paul Kirby hung on in the face of Frances. Barely. "It was ... Hell warmed over.


Preview: Primetime Emmy Awards Tonight In Los Angeles

If it wins Best Drama for the fifth time, it'll be the all-time leader in that category. It has won four straight. "The Sopranos" is hoping to break "The West Wing's" streak and win its first Best Drama award.


REAL, Philippines -- More than 1,000 people were dead or missing after flash floods and mudslides struck three Philippine coastal towns, a military spokesman said.


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India passes out condoms at porn movie halls

Health officials in western  India are distributing condoms outside cinema halls screening  illegal pornographic films, to promote safe sex and curb the  spread of sexually transmitted diseases like HIV/AIDS.


Explicit 'Shortbus' Rides to Cannes Fest

All orgasms in his latest film are real, boasts John Cameron Mitchell.


LA City Council Ordered to Pay Attention

During public hearings, members of the City Council talk on cell phones, chat among themselves, read mail or wander around the room. A state appeals court says they should be doing something else: paying attention.


L'operazione conclusa per 3,9 miliardi di dollari


War Games: In This Crop of Video Games, You Can Play God or a Hero

By Mark Rahner, Seattle Times  Dec. 19--If politicians are going to start talking about a draft, then we need to learn how to fight. And preferably at home on a couch, in our Underoos, in front of a TV screen.


N. Korea says it has closed its disputed nuclear reactor

PYONGYANG, North Korea -- North Korea told the United States that it shut down its nuclear reactor, the State Department said yesterday, hours after a ship cruised into port loaded with oil promised in return for the country's pledge to disarm.


Australia captain Ricky Ponting says his side are not looking beyond the crunch game against southern hemisphere rivals New Zealand.


HAVEN, Wis. - The only birdie Vijay Singh made all day was the only one that mattered...


Congress approves Texas airline compromise

Legislation that would end a long-running Texas turf war between airline powerhouses -- AMR Corp.'s American Airlines and Southwest Airlines -- was approved by the U.S. Congress on Friday and sent to President George W. Bush to be signed into law.


Spanish Leader Faces Grilling on Train Bombings

Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero will become the first Spanish prime minister to be questioned by a parliamentary commission on Monday when he gives his version of events surrounding the Madrid train bombings.


Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama often says he will be a candidate that will bring both parties together and Saturday he named a few of the Republicans he would reach out to if elected.


Media & professional: Controlling family of Wall Street Journal's owner agree to meet Rupert Murdoch over his $5bn takeover offer.


Iraq Health MinistryÃÂ Contradicts U.S. Military Claims

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Updated figures from Iraq's Health Ministry show there was no significant decline in violent deaths in Baghdad last month, but the U.S. military insisted Thursday the murder rate in the capital had fallen by 52 percent.


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IAC's Diller Says New Web Company Is No Portal

InterActiveCorp  Chief Executive Barry Diller says the Web conglomerate emerging after the spin-off of the company's online travel business will not resemble a traditional portal company like Yahoo Inc.


The US dollar falls to a record against the euro as investors bet that interest rates will be cut next week.


Panel Seeks to Ease Rules To Commit the Mentally Ill

A Virginia Supreme Court commission on mental health laws yesterday proposed loosening the state's standard for when mentally ill people should be committed to hospitals, an issue that has come to the fore since the Virginia Tech shootings last spring.


SAN ANTONIO (Ticker) -- The Philadelphia 76ers appear to be taking the preseason more seriously than some of their opponents. The 76ers rallied in the fourth quarter to force overtime before taking the lead


What was supposed to be a showcase for two of the best football teams in the state turned into a showcase for one.


FedÂ´s McTeer tapped to head Texas A&M -

FRX ECO IND|USA|FIN ENG| |||| 2004-10-13 22:22:02 Fed's McTeer tapped to head Texas A&M - UPDATE 1 WASHINGTON (AFX) -- Robert McTeer, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, said he would retire from his post if named, as


What's new in search? Found in the forums: How Do Links And Traffic Find You; Starting My SEO Strategy; Quality Score Column; and more.


Roma, 20:48 - CALCIO, SERIE B; BRESCIA-PISA: SOSTITUITO ASSISTENTE GARA

L'associazione italiana arbitri ha comunicato la sostituzione del primo assistente nella gara del ca...


Bush, Putin to share break from tensions

President Bush's summertime meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Bush family's oceanfront estate is about lobsters, legacies and a break from increasing tensions.


Dogster.com takes $1 mln in early stage funding

Dogster Inc., creator of the   Dogster.com and Catster.com pet-related online communities,   said on Wednesday it has closed a $1 million initial financing   round from a syndicate of angel investors.


Verona-Spezia in diretta Stasera tocca all'Under 21

Sfida per la salvezza in B: si riparte dal 2-1 per i liguri dell'andata. Alle 20:40 la squadra di Casiraghi in campo contro il Portogallo


UN Lacks Right to Inspect Sites in Iran -- Diplomats

Inspectors from the U.N. nuclear watchdog would like to visit a secret military site in Iran that an exile group said was a nuclear weapons site, but they lack the legal authority to go there, U.N. diplomats told Reuters.


When asked to describe Boston College defensive end Nick Larkin, one thing comes to mind for teammate Jolonn Dunbar.


Progress, no resolution on Tokyo beef ban

Trade talks on lifting the Japanese ban on US beef ended in Tokyo Saturday with some progress and pledges to talk again. A source close to the talks said the two sides reached


DALLAS, TEXAS - University of North Carolina sophomore tailback Ronnie McGill is on the preseason list of candidates for the Doak Walker Award, announced today by the SMU Athletic Forum.


NEW YORK - A fresh surge in oil prices set a new trading record and threatened to push past $50 per barrel Monday, unnerving investors and sending stocks lower.    After setting a new all-time record settlement price of $48.88 on Friday, oil continued its march higher on Monday, creating new worries on Wall Street that the slowdown in profits and the economic recovery would extend through the end of the year due to high energy costs...


Hong Kong votes in legislative election that could give opposition ...

The people of Hong Kong voted Sunday in a legislative election that could give pro-democracy figures more clout than they have held since China reclaimed the territory from Britain in July 1997.


By Charles Ashby, The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo.  Mar. 2--DENVER -- The freshman lawmaker who's still trying to put the brakes on a controversial Pueblo-to-Fort Collins toll road has reached a compromise on her bill she knows even her supporters won't like.   Rep.


Oscar-nominated documentaries send message of hope

LOS ANGELES  - With the economy sinking into recession, the war in Iraq about to enter its sixth year, and lingering uncertainty in Hollywood following the writers strike, it's perhaps fitting that the films competing for the best documentary Oscar mirror the gloom.


Five bombs went off at Madrid service stations on Friday, causing no injuries but snarling traffic on the eve of a holiday weekend, in what authorities said was likely the work of Basque separatist group ETA.


Obama to announce 2008 plans in Illinois

Democratic Sen. Barack Obama plans to stand outside Illinois' Old State Capitol on Saturday, a building indelibly linked to Abraham Lincoln, and tell the world about his 2008 presidential plans.


Pakistan's Sharif to return home on September 10

Exiled former Pakistani leader Nawaz Sharif said on Thursday he would return home on September 10 to challenge military leader President Pervez Musharraf in elections.


Ernesto strengthens on path to Carolinas

Tropical Storm Ernesto neared hurricane  strength as it closed in on the U.S. East Coast on Thursday,  threatening North and South Carolina with heavy rains and large  waves.


World mourns 9-11 victims but criticizes US response

Newspapers remembered the victims of the September 11 attacks and condemned those responsible, but many also expressed deep unease at the US government's reaction to the atrocity.


Green buildings need more incentives in U.S.

CHICAGO/NEW YORK  - When it opens next year, the 54-story Bank of America Tower in New York will be the most environmentally friendly office building in the United States.


AIDS Vaccine Fails, So Merck Is Ending Study

TRENTON, N.J., Sept. 21 -- A promising experimental AIDS vaccine failed to work in a large international test, leading the developer to halt the study.


Nissan Motor Co. is recalling over 92,000 vehicles for faulty clutch and seat covering problems, the company and the Transport Ministry said Thursday.


BARI â Un morto e due feriti: questo il bilancio di un agguato compiuto stasera a Bari, in via Bovio, al quartiere LibertÃ . Ã stato ucciso il pregiudicato Pietro Scintilla, 32 anni. Oltre alla cognata


Violence in Baghdad Kills at Least 25 Iraqis

A suicide car bomber plowed into a  Shi'ite mosque in Baghdad after dawn prayers on Friday, killing  14 people and stoking fears that sectarian divisions over when  to hold elections could unleash further bloodshed.


La Finlandia, attraverso il Ministero per le Comunicazioni, scende in campo ed invita gli utenti Internet del paese a non usare Microsoft Internet Explorer, almeno per il momento. Per voce di Arsi Heinonen


TV's "Supernanny" in no rush to have her own kids

She's become one of the world's  experts on telling people how to raise their children, but  "Supernanny" Jo Frost is unsure if she will ever have children  of her own.


The Patriots know how to finish games. The Lions just finish themselves off. Corey Dillon scored two of his three touchdowns in the last 8:35, Detroit turned the ball over on its last three possessions and New England avoided a stunning upset with a 28-21 victory Sunday.


Firenze, 18:34 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA; PRANDELLI: C'E' CLIMA DI GRANDE SFIDA

Cesare Prandelli racconta il clima che si respiura a Firenze alla viguilia della supersfida di doman...


Intel Pentium M dual core chips? No kidding

WEB SITE Digitimes, fresh from its typhoon traumas, reckons that Intel will highlight a dual core Pentium M codenamed Napa when it heralds its future directions at the Intel Developer Forum in September.


Three British artists are nominated for the Shortlist Prize - the US equivalent of the Mercury Music Prize.


'Nessun serio tentativo di tagliare la spesa'


Dozens of people were wounded in an   explosion outside a mosque in the western Indian state of   Maharashtra on Friday, police said.


Campaigners Urge Council to Ditch Chemical Sprays

By PENNIKET, Tamara  Ardent and outspoken anti-spray campaigners Christine Cave and Siggi Henry say they are sick of Hamilton's public parks and gardens being drenched with chemical herbicides and pesticides.


Doctor, 64, Is Charged in Sex Abuse of 10 Women

A physician has been charged with sexually abusing women who had come to his office for ailments varying from lower back pain to sinusitis, the authorities said.


Britain Creates New Numbers for Internet Phone Users

A new batch of phone numbers will be assigned in Britain to accommodate the emerging market for cheap phone calls over the Internet, the UK's media and telecoms regulator said on Monday.


Report: Judicial corruption is worldwide

Widespread bribery of judges around the world and inappropriate political interference in legal systems are denying millions their right to a fair and impartial trial, a leading global anti-corruption group said Thursday.


Oil prices fall to a six-month low below $61 a barrel as the reduced tension over Iran calms markets.


Stocks extended losses on Wednesday after data showing weaker-than-expected existing-home sales added to concerns about the U.S. economy.


Roche is the latest firm to (over)pay for the hottest new drug technology.


Actor Stephen Fry has broken his arm after an accident while filming in Brazil, the BBC confirms.


Unbeaten Orlando Hernandez pitched seven innings of five-hit ball to win his eighth straight decision, and the New York Yankees beat Sidney Ponson and the Baltimore Orioles 5-2 Saturday.


Tasso di rifinanziamento principale confermato al 4,00%


Review: Friday Night Lights Is A Solid Hit

DENVER (News 4) "Friday Night Lights" is the story of high school football -- TEXAS high school football -- an entirely different world.


U.S. Struggles to Develop Auto Safety Analysis System

U.S. regulators have yet to complete  an advanced system for fully analyzing crash data to identify  defects four years after the deadly Firestone tire debacle  prompted an overhaul of federal auto safety oversight, a  government watchdog said on Friday.


"'No End" director fires an op-ed video salvo

LOS ANGELES  - Like the modern-day equivalent of 18th century pamphleteers, documentary filmmakers have plunged into the center of the national debates over such issues as health care ("Sicko") and the environment ("An Inconvenient Truth"). But nowhere have the debates been more passionate than in the rash of documentaries about the Iraq War.


Nordic countries are leading the way in global economic competitiveness, with Finland topping the World Economic Forum's latest rankings.


State Senator Scrutinized Over Ties to Investor

The relationship between Joseph L. Bruno and Jared E. Abbruzzese is under scrunity by state lobbying officials.


When the BBC recently announced it would air "Jerry Springer: The Opera," the West End hit famous for its vulgarity and a cast of characters including transsexuals and a man wearing a diaper, no one batted an ...


Man Turns in More Than $10,480 in Pennies

LYNDHURST, Ohio - A retiree turned in more than 1 million pennies at a coin-counting machine Tuesday, getting $10,480.13 back for 3 1/2 decades of thrift.


Retired Army Gen. Wesley Clark, who sought the Democratic nomination for president, said Monday that he sees no role for himself in government if former rival John Kerry is elected president.


Un terzo del finanziamento raccolto con gli smsProtezione civile e Farnesina gestiranno i fondi                                                  Asia, dall'Italia 150 milioni Calato il numero dei dispersi


The Chicago White Sox claimed right-hander Bobby Jenks off waivers from Anaheim on Friday and designated righty Eduardo Villacis for assignment.


A man accused of planning to blow up Chicago's Sears Tower and several federal buildings said he was never going to stage a terrorist attack, a statement released Wednesday said.


Uzbekis vote in parliamentary polls slammed as farce

TASHKENT  - Uzbekistan held parliamentary polls that critics have slammed as a farce and which have been overshadowed by recent unrest in the strategic Central Asian country.


Spanish golfer Garcia slays 'Carnasty' demons to claim Open lead

Sergio Garcia slayed his Carnoustie demons and left Tiger Woods trailing in his wake as he stormed to the top of the leaderboard at the British Open on Thursday.


At the 2005 Geneva auto show in March, Bentley will unveil the second new model developed under German parent Volkswagen -- a four-door companion to its sensational Continental GT coupe.


Mazda aims to rev up sales with new Demio/Mazda2

Mazda Motor Corp. launched the remodeled Demio in Japan on Thursday, banking on the subcompact car to win back customers from the even smaller minivehicle segment and revive slumping sales at home.


U.S. says Iraq checkpoint deaths are down

The number of Iraqi civilian deaths at American checkpoints and in encounters with U.S. convoys has fallen sharply, from as many as eight a week a year ago to one a week last month, the U.S. military reported Thursday.


The last time the Boston Red Sox won the World Series, Woodrow Wilson was president, suffragettes were demanding that women get to vote and doughboys were "over there," fighting a war in France that wasn't called World War I because


U.S. says Doha could be delayed several years

CAIRNS, Australia  - A deal to free up world trade could be delayed several years if no progress is made by the end of 2007, the United States said on Thursday, as it stepped up criticism of India and Brazil over failed talks.


Minister tells private equity groups to propose transparency rules

Treasury Minister Ed Balls Thursday called for private equity groups, whose role in company takeovers have been heavily criticised by trade unions here, to propose arrangements that would increase transparency in the sector.


Iran postpones talks with the US and Iraq on ending violence without giving any explanation.


Last Stand by the Jets' Defense Comes Way Too Early

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J., Nov. 14 - This late in the year, the direct sunlight leaves the field early at Giants Stadium, even on the brightest days.


Bangladeshi government flood planning saved lives: UNDP chief

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) chief Mark Malloch Brown said the Bangladeshi government's planning saved lives during the worst flooding in years but warned there were more challenges ahead.


Review: The BlackBerry 8800 is sleek, but missing some features

Resarch In Motion has changed the shape of this BlackBerry, making it sleeker than its previous business-oriented devices. However, while usability is high, it's missing advanced features like 3G and Wi-Fi support.


Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat suffered from cirrhosis - widespread disruption of normal liver structure usually caused by alcohol abuse â-lthough he was âa true water drinker,â the French newspaper Le Monde reported today.


Auto economist sees limited drop in 2008 sales

A recovery in the economy later  this year will keep U.S. vehicle sales from plunging as deeply  as the most bearish forecasts suggest, according to an outlook  released on Sunday by the group representing U.S. auto dealers.


Radcliffe calls for harsher penalties for drug cheats

Athletes who test positive for drugs should receive tougher punishments said Britain's world marathon record holder Paula Radcliffe.


Digital Tools Help Users Save Energy, Study Finds

Giving people the tools to monitor and adjust their electricity use lowers their bills and could reduce the need to build new power plants, according to a government study.


Londra, 22:55 - CALCIO, COPPA UEFA: WEST HAM-PALERMO 0-1

Il Palermo ha battuto in trasferta il West Ham 1-0 (1-0) nella gara di andata del primo turno di Cop...


ANKARA: The European Commission is widely expected to give Turkey the green light to start EU entry talks in a progress report due to be published on Wednesday.


And the Oscar nominees are ... a bit on the dark side

The films leading the race tended to be long on grandeur and bleak in outlook. Is it a reflection of America's mood?


High Mercury Levels Are Found in Tuna Sushi

Tests on sushi bought in Manhattan revealed mercury levels that exceed accepted safety standards.


ElBaradei warns of tough task ahead on NKorea

The head of the UN atomic watchdog warned Monday against expecting quick breakthroughs in the North Korean nuclear crisis as he prepared for a landmark visit to the isolated Stalinist state.


Robots to do dangerous, unwelcome jobs for humans

New York, Oct. 21. (PTI): With rapid development of science and technology, 'Obedient' robots are poised to take over dangerous, unwelcome and even welcome jobs from humans over the next few years, a new study has said.


Iraq troop cuts may no longer be taboo for Bush

After months of stubbornly refusing even to consider cutting U.S. troop levels in Iraq, U.S. President George W. Bush has suddenly decided the idea is no longer taboo.


India could earn $40bn a year by March 2008 from information technology and outsourcing, a report says.


Serbian President Boris Tadic told RFE/RL's South Slavic and Albanian Languages Service in Belgrade recently that his country must observe its international obligations and meet the expectations of the most ...


Per Gucci utile operativo +39,8%, Bottega Veneta +15,5%


Nokia OYJ reported a 20 percent drop in third-quarter profits on Thursday, citing disappointing mobile phone sales that will likely put a damper on fourth-quarter results as well.


As it has done for 200 years, Ohio's delegation to the Electoral College is to meet Monday to cast ballots for president and vice president — but this time, there are demands that the electors wait until after a recount. A demonstration was held Sunday as about 100 people gathered outside the Ohio Statehouse to protest the delegation's vote.


Nebraska Gov. Mike Johanns will likely be leaving for Washington to be the next secretary of agriculture. President George W. Bush names Nebraska Gov.


Chlorine tanks are everywhere -- and now, Iraqi insurgents are using 'em as weapons. It's time to learn more about the deadly gas. In Danger Room.


Tony Blair says his party can win the forthcoming General Election despite recent set backs.


Court-martial opens for accused 1960's Army deserter

CAMP ZAMA, Japan A military court-martial is under way for Charles Jenkins, the Army sergeant who's accused of deserting his unit in 1965 and defecting to North Korea.


Last year it was "sexing up;" in 1993 Britons were "having it large" and in 1980 it was all about "power dressing."


SEC plans 'action' over corruption at Lucent China

(InfoWorld) - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) warned Lucent Technologies to expect an "enforcement action" over violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) by executives at its Chinese operations. In April 2004, Lucent fired the president, chief operating officer, a marketing executive and a finance manager at its Chinese operations following a company investigation into the use of bribery by Lucent executives to secure contracts. The firing of the four executives was the result of FCPA violations uncovered by Lucent, and was reported to the SEC and the U.S. Department of Justice. On Tuesday, Lucent reported in an SEC filing that it had received a Wells notice from the SEC related to violations of the FCPA by Lucent China. A Wells notice is used to inform a company that SEC staff has made a preliminary recommendation to take action against it. The FCPA violations uncovered by Lucent in 2004 did not have a material impact on the company's business. However, Lucent is not able to determine whether the ongoing investigation into those violations will have an impact on the company's operations in China or elsewhere, the filing said.


Rooney scores hat trick in debut for Manchester United

In his debut for Manchester United on Tuesday, the 18-year-old England striker scored three goals as United thrashed Turkey's Fenerbahce 6-2 in the second rotation of the Champions League.


Singer Amy Winehouse is fined about Â£350 after being held overnight in Norway for possession of cannabis.


Last-minute shoppers saved the Christmas season for retailers with a surge of spending last week. Sales were up 11.6 percent for the week compared with last year, according to ShopperTrak.


Data Hold Job-Growth Hope, Inflation Fear

The pace of U.S. worker productivity  growth slowed at the end of 2004 and new claims for jobless aid  dipped last week, according to reports raising both job-growth  hopes and inflation concerns.


Oscar shortlists seven for visual effects honors

LOS ANGELES  - Seven films with sequences ranging from the spy-on-spy battles in "Casino Royale" to the superhero standoff in "X-Men: The Last Stand" are on the shortlist for Oscar nominations for best visual effects.


North Korea says agreement on some issues

North Korea's delegate to six-party talks on its nuclear weapons program said on Friday there had been agreement on some issues with the United States.


WASHINGTON - A new study listing 46 profitable Fortune 500 companies as getting $5.4 billion in federal tax refunds last year is being used by Democrats to push for expanding the child tax credit to low-income families who don't pay income taxes.


Shaquille O'Neal had 32 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Miami Heat to their fifth straight victory, 97-87 over Charlotte on Friday night.


Musharraf Rebuffs Pleas for Pakistan Troops in Iraq

Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf on Thursday ruled out sending troops to help restore stability in Iraq, rebuffing pleas from the Iraqi interim government and the United States.


World leaders descend on tsunami-ravaged Asia as far more deaths foreseen

World leaders are headed to Indonesia to see first-hand the massive operation to save millions of tsunami victims as the United Nations suggested the catastrophe could end up being one of the deadliest natural disasters ever recorded.


"In the Shadow of the Moon" honors human endeavor

The nostalgic, bittersweet tone of "In the Shadow of the Moon," an acclaimed documentary about the Apollo space program, aims to remind viewers that even at its most destructive, humankind is capable of feats of breathtaking splendor.


Senator seeks detainee abuse case update

A key Democratic senator asked the Justice Department on Monday for an update on its progress prosecuting government employees who were accused in at least 17 cases of abusing detainees in Iraq and Afghanistan.


Poverty, war, HIV affect over 1 billion children, UNICEF says

More than 1 billion children suffer from poverty, war, and HIV/AIDS, a new UNICEF report says, indicating that gains in reducing child deaths in


STOCKHOLM, Sweden Americans have dominated the annual Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences five years running, and it may not surprise Nobel watchers if the trend continues.


Hostages freed after Afghan negotiators put their lives on the ...

ANNETTA FLANIGAN, the freed United Nations worker, asked her family to thank the Afghan negotiators who risked their lives to help to secure her release yesterday.


The European Union (EU) and Turkey overcame a last-minute standoff to reach a historic agreement to open membership talks next October at a two-day summit meeting of European leaders in Brussels last Friday.


Like a first love, Big Sur can make you feel small in its grasp.


The only positive Tim Henman could take from his defeat in the third round at the Madrid Masters yesterday was that his racket did not break.


Qimonda invests $525M on chip facilities in Asia

(InfoWorld) - Qimonda, one of the world's largest DRAM (dynamic RAM) chip makers, plans to invest â¬400 million ($525.3 million) on two chip factories in Asia, the company said Thursday. The German chip maker plans to double the capacity of a memory chip assembly plant in Suzhou, China by adding a second building on its site, at a total investment of â¬250 million over the next three years. Construction will begin this month. The company will hire about 1,300 more people to staff the new factory building. Qimonda will also invest â¬150 million over five years on a DRAM module assembly plant in Johor, Malaysia, near the border to Singapore, the company said in a statement. Construction is planned for the middle of this year, with production expected to commence in 2008. The new site will require 3,000 employees.


Thigh-drive phone charger put through its paces

Let your legs help your fingers do the walking North American boffins have produced a knee brace which can generate several watts of power as the wearer's leg flexes while walking. The inventors believe the device could be useful for powering medical equipment - and even mobile phones.â¦


Livorno, 14:12 - CALCIO, LIVORNO: ALLAGATO SOTTOPASSO SPOGLIATOI, MA SI GIOCA

Si giocherà regolarmente Livorno-Fiorentina, nonostante la pioggia che la notte scorsa ha pro...


12,600-Strong U.S. Military Team Aids Tsunami Relief

Some 12,600 U.S. military personnel  have joined relief efforts in tsunami-hit Thailand, Indonesia  and Sri Lanka, many aboard ships carrying clean water, food and  dozens of helicopters to get supplies to those in need.


Milano, 13:50 - CALCIO, INTER; MORATTI: TRATTIAMO SCAMBIO RONALDO-ADRIANO

Massimo Moratti conferma la trattativa con il Real Madrid per lo scambio di prestiti Adriano-Ronaldo...


Two Iraqi Ministers Targeted in Separate Attacks

Iraqi officials say assailants targeted the convoys of two Iraqi government ministers in separate attacks in Baghdad Tuesday. Neither official was hurt, but five other people were killed in the attacks.


Myanmar's military government marched ahead Saturday with its much-criticized plans for a new constitution amid U.S. pressure on the United Nations to condemn the junta's iron-fisted treatment of protesters.


All the stars seemed to grace the red carpet at Madinat Theatre, Dubai on Friday, 15th December at the ongoing Dubai International Film Festival.


Wal-Mart, Retailers' November Sales Slow as Gas Prices Rise

Sales at US retailers including Wal- Mart Stores Inc. probably slowed in November, the start of the holiday shopping season, as rising energy prices curbed consumer spending.


Fed slashes interest rates to buffer economy

The Federal Reserve on Tuesday slashed U.S. interest rates by a hefty half-percentage point in a bold bid to shield the economy from a housing slump and financial turbulence, sparking a big rally on Wall Street.


France's prime minister says his government will defend Societe Generale against any hostile takeover bids.


Leaders condemn attack on Ivory Coast rebels

International leaders have urged the Ivory Coast government to exercise restraint after warplanes reopened hostilities in the West African nation's civil war, bombing rebels' northern stronghold.


FOXBOROUGH -- The Patriots filled the final spot on their 53-man roster yesterday by activating running back Patrick Pass off the physically unable to perform list.


Via bets future on upcoming Isaiah processor

Via Technologies offered the first detailed look at its upcoming Isaiah processor architecture Thursday, showcasing technological and performance improvements that will determine whether or not the company can make it as a mainstream processor vendor.Via is counting on Isaiah to become a mainstream processor vendor instead of a niche player in this market. The importance of achieving that goal can't be understated. Via's third-party chip set business, historically its largest source of revenue, is dying and the company's future hopes rest on the sale of its own processors and related components.Isaiah is dramatically different from the processor design used in Via's current C7 lineup. Where the C7's Esther core uses an in-order architecture that processes one operation at a time, the 64-bit Isaiah architecture uses a superscalar, out-of-order architecture capable of processing multiple operations at the same time, said Glenn Henry, president of Centaur Technology, the Via subsidiary in Austin, Texas, that does processor design for the Taiwanese company.An in-order processor is similar to a factory with a single assembly line. The chip can only work on one operation at a time, and other operations must wait for the assembly line to clear before they can be processed. An out-of-order processor is equivalent to a factory with multiple assembly lines, where different operations can be processed simultaneously.Because Isaiah uses a superscalar design, multiple instructions can be processed during every clock cycle. These two improvements boost its overall performance and give the chip from two to four times the performance of the C7, while consuming the same amount of power."It doesn't need a bigger fan, it doesn't need a bigger heatsink. You just get more performance," Henry said.Isaiah also offers significantly more on-chip cache than Esther-based C7 chips. Current C7 chips have 128KB of level 2 cache, while Isaiah will have 1MB. The new architecture also supports a front-side bus speed up to 1.3GHz, compared to 800MHz for Esther. Processors based on Isaiah will run at speeds from 400MHz to 2GHz, the same as Via's existing C7 chips.Isaiah includes support for virtualization, a technology that's primarily used today in servers but will eventually find its way into client devices for improved reliability and security, Henry said.The chips, which will initially be manufactured using a 65-nanometer process, will be pin-compatible with the C7, which means device makers don't need to redesign their products to use the new chip, he said.Originally intended to be released in 2006, Isaiah nevertheless arrives at an opportune time for Via.Growing demand for small, handheld computers has created new customers for the low-power C7. This segment of the market is expected to grow quickly in coming years. And the market will get a further boost year when Intel announces its Silverthorne processor and makes a concerted effort to promote these types of devices.Henry expects Isaiah processors to outperform Silverthorne, based on the limited information that Intel has made available about its chip. And while Via can't hope to match Intel's clout in the computer industry, company executives hope Isaiah's improved performance will be good enough to win more market share."It's a significant improvement over the C7," said Dean McCarron, president of Mercury Research, a market research firm that tracks the microprocessor market."Assuming that they deliver on the schedule they are quoting, [Isaiah] should be a very good product for them," he said.Unlike many of Intel's latest processors, Isaiah chips will have a single core, even though the architecture will work with multiple cores. Adding a second core adds more transistors and increases the size of the chip, which in turn increases power consumption and current leakage."Even when it's not being used, it's leaking," Henry said.Gains in active power consumption that come from having two cores are offset by a lack of software designed for small computers and portable devices that takes advantage of processors with multiple cores."If what you're doing is watching a movie, browsing the Web, sending e-mail, and using a spreadsheet now and again, you wouldn't see any benefit from dual core," he said.


FALL CTIA - US carriers come together on MMS

SAN FRANCISCO - U.S. wireless operators have created a plan for MMS (Multimedia Messaging Services) interoperability across networks, the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association (CTIA) announced Tuesday.