Faced with a nightmare scenario of floodwaters that could drown this below-sea-level city, thousands of evacuees jammed highways Tuesday in an agonizingly slow escape from 140-mph Hurricane Ivan as it bore down on four Gulf Coast states.


THE man accused of masterminding Europe's worst Islamist terror attack took the stand in Madrid yesterday - and immediately condemned the atrocity.Comment


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Sadr Militia Still Controls Iraq Shrine -Witnesses

NAJAF, Iraq  - Shi'ite fighters appeared still to  be in control of a holy shrine in Najaf on Friday after Iraq's  interim government said it had overcome a bloody uprising by  seizing the Imam Ali mosque without a shot being fired.


Chicago has scrapped its ambitious plan to blanket the city with Wi-Fi coverage, saying it would be too expensive.


THE OFFER: Britain, France and Germany are offering Iran a trade agreement and the chance to buy nuclear fuel in exchange for a promise to suspend enrichment of uranium.


South African oil giant Sasol is to transfer 10% of the firm to black owners under Black Economic Empowerment rules.


Singapore, Gulf Arab states to start trade talks

Singapore and six Gulf Arab states  have agreed to start talks for a free trade agreement (FTA),  the government said on Saturday.


Even Dustin Pedroia had to give this one to Kevin Youkilis . As much as it clearly pained him -- or made him laugh.


Burundi rebels 'ready to face international court' -- with others

BUJUMBURA : The Burundian Hutu rebel group that said it massacred 160 Congolese Tutsi refugees earlier this month said it was ready to face an "international court" if other parties involved in Burundi in the last 40 years also stood trial.


Boy dies after Disney roller coaster ride

A 12-year-old boy died after riding a roller coaster Thursday at the Disney MGM theme park, the latest in a string of tragedies that have stung Walt Disney World in recent years.


U.S. hands major weapons supplies to Afghan army

The Unites States handed over thousands of weapons and hundreds of vehicles to Afghanistan's fledgling national army on Thursday as part of its strategy to boost local security forces in the fight against the Taliban.


Italian senator calls ambulance to beat traffic

An Italian senator's boast on television  that he cheated traffic jams in Rome during a visit by U.S.  President George W. Bush by calling an ambulance may cost him a  court appearance, officials said on Sunday.


School leavers could earn an extra Â£1,050 a year if they have the right work experience, a survey suggests.


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Another member of a group accused of storming a room at a Las Vegas hotel was charged with two counts of robbery with a deadly weapon.


Its rate cut of 3/4 of a point is the largest in at least 20 years.


Ford Motor Co. F.N on Tuesday posted  a 5.4 percent fall in U.S. vehicle sales for January, its  eighth straight month of weaker results, as stronger sales of  its new cars failed to offset falling SUV and minivan sales.


There was the Aussie leading the race. There was the American with the Aussie-themed daughter named Sydney hanging tough in second.


Influential Sunni Muslim groups and Iraq's two main Kurdish movements yesterday requested a delay in nationwide legislative elections set for Jan. 30, saying they feared


Rice Calls for New Chapter in U.S.-Europe Relations

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice urged Europe Tuesday to put aside differences over the Iraq war and open a new chapter in relations with the United States to help it spread democracy worldwide.


Zarqawi Movement Vows al-Qaida Allegiance

This is an undated photo of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi released by the U..S Department of State. The most feared militant group in Iraq, the movement of terror mastermind al-Zarqawi, declared its allegiance to Osama bin Laden on Sunday, Oct.


White House spurns Republican Iraq proposal

The White House rejected on Sunday a proposal by two influential Republican senators that would require President George W. Bush to plan for a possible troop withdrawal from Iraq by the end of the year.


Floods, Avalanches Kill at Least 260 in Pakistan

Pakistan launched a huge relief operation for some 20,000 people affected by torrential rains in the southwest, as floods and avalanches pushed the death toll over 260 nationwide, officials said on Saturday.


Severely injured U.D. soldier on the mend

Now a Purple Heart recipient, U. S. Army Spc. Jeffrey King, 23, of Crestview Road, who was critically wounded in Iraq last week, is holding his own.


Life & style: Angela Hartnett: Don't resort to a microwave meal next time you've unexpected guests to feed


Darpa has developed some of the coolest weaponry for the U.S. military. Now it's going to upgrade the soldiers. By Noah Shachtman from Wired magazine. Plus: "national security


Here's the philosophy behind the successful Hidden Gems investing strategy.


Tony Blair is expected to step down as a Labour MP if he gets the role of a Mid-East envoy, the BBC learns.


Red meat doubles rheumatoid arthritis risk

If you eat lots of red meat you may be doubling your chances of developing rheumatoid arthritis, say researchers from the University of Manchester, UK.


So, you think you're too young for osteoporosis?

Julie Grimm was training for a marathon last April when she started feeling a twinge in her hip. She assumed that some moments in her training would be painful, so she ignored it and kept running.


Microsoft's big guns aim at Apple's online music store

Microsoft Corp, hoping to take a bite out of Apple Computer Inc's highly popular online music service, is gearing up to launch its own Web site for selling songs over the Internet.


Nepal's Maoist rebels call a  general strike in the capital, Kathmandu, in protest at key government appointments.


FCC may ease way for telecoms to sell TV

The U S Federal Communications Commission may vote on Dec. 20 to make it easier for AT&T Inc. and Verizon Communications Inc. to sell television service, FCC chairman Kevin Martin said.


What Would Henry Luce Do? Looking Forward at Time Warner

Though Jeffrey L. Bewkes will take over as Time Warnerâs chief executive at the beginning of January, it remains unclear how the company will look after he takes control.


AstraZeneca faced its third major setback in as many months yesterday after clinical trials dashed expectations that its lung cancer drug Iressa would develop into a blockbuster product that would dominate treatment around the world.


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UCL reveals plans for clustered Dell supercomputer

Putting those teraflops to work UCL is to install a Dell supercomputer, called Legion, to boost the university's number crunching power to an expected peak performance of 42.9 TeraFlops (TF).â¦


Divided party throws out hope of rainbow coalition, leaving Plaid Cymru and Tories frustrated.


World oil prices vaulted to record highs Friday, stirring fears of $US60 a barrel for New York crude, as traders sweated over tight US energy stocks and rampant, China-driven demand.


Hamilton, Bermuda, Aug. 17 (UPI) -- A European consortium has agreed to pay $3 billion and assume debt to acquire the world's No. 2 satellite provider, the Financial Times reported Tuesday.


Swift Boat Commander Backs Kerry on Attacks Over Vietnam Record

A commander of a Navy boat alongside John Kerry in Vietnam broke a 35-year silence and defended the Democratic presidential nominee's war record against attacks by other veterans.


Undisputed middleweight champion Bernard Hopkins stood at the podium yesterday at the MGM Grand Garden to talk about his fight Saturday night against Oscar De La Hoya and waved


Palestinians, Israelis fall into turmoil

Prime Minister Ariel Sharon of Israel sacked a key coalition partner yesterday, and Marwan Barghouthi, the jailed uprising leader, decided


Iran president to visit Saudi amid tension

Iran's president on Saturday makes his first official trip to Saudi Arabia, a U.S. regional ally that is leading a diplomatic drive to curb Tehran's growing influence in Lebanon and Iraq.


As Presidency Winds Down, Putin Speaks of Future

President Vladimir V. Putin said he intended to wield substantial power after leaving office next month.


There was a time when girls'  names ruled the Hot 100. In 1962, Tommy Roe's "Sheila" was  succeeded by the Four Seasons' "Sherry." But it's become much  rarer to see a girl's name in the No. 1 spot.


The Food Standards Agency says it is investigating whether bird flu-infected meat could have got into the food chain.


The main border between the U.S. and Canada, our number one trading partner, stretches for 5,500 miles. The most precious fraction is tucked into the middle of the Great Lakes, where the Detroit River bisects the U.S. and Canadian auto industries. Between Detroit and Windsor, Ont., at the river's narrowest point, lies a ribbon of reinforced concrete roadway, 47 feet wide and less than 2 miles long, laid on suspended steel joists:the Ambassador Bridge. ...


LOS ANGELES  - Fox is developing a drama based on the British series "Ghost Squad." The gritty story revolves around a female cop in Chicago who works in a "ghost squad," an undercover unit whose existence is never acknowledged within the department.


Police investigating the death of Essex teenager Dinah McNicol question a man jailed for a murder in Scotland.


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Ten Colombian Police Die in Marxist Rebel Ambush

BOGOTA, Colombia  - Ten Colombian police officers  were killed on Tuesday in an ambush by the National Liberation  Army, or ELN, in the worst attack by the Marxist group in  years, authorities told Reuters.


Parallels rides Apple servers into hypervisor fray

Virtualization company hopes to bring on its Apple Mac virtualization expertise software from the desktop to the server market. But do we need another hypervisor?


Sinn Fein set for 'confrontation' with Blair

Sinn Fein, the most powerful Catholic party in Northern Ireland, said that it was steeling itself for a "confrontation" with Prime Minister Tony Blair following recent rows that have imperiled the peace process in the province.


Bundestag Adopts Resolution Regarding Macedonia

Upon the proposal of the deputy group, comprised of governing Social-Democratic Party in Germany (SPD) and Alliance 90/Green Party, the lower home of the German Parliament-the Bundestag adopted late Thursday a ...


VILLANOVA, Pa. -- The University of Massachusetts football team is known for its stingy defense. The Minutemen held opponents to 13.3 points per game last season, and suffocated Navy's lethal option offense last Saturday.


Cards' glass is full, thanks to starting pitcher

The St. Louis Cardinals would like to thank Jose Lima for making Game 4 of the National League Division Series necessary. "I'ma great believer in half-full, half-empty," Cardinals manager Tony La Russa said


Report: Phishing fraud could reach $500M

More than three out of four (76 percent) consumers are experiencing an increase in spoofing and phishing incidents and 35 percent receive fake e-mails at least once a week, according to a recent national study conducted by Ponemon Institute, a Tucson, Ariz


By JAKE COYLE  NEW YORK - Ever conscious of a good trend, TV networks and advertisers are increasingly adopting the YouTube model of viewer-created content.


Intelsat Puts Itself Back on the Auction Block

Intelsat, the world's largest commercial satellite company, is up for sale again, and expected bidders include two of the country's biggest satellite-television providers.


Torino, 15:56 - CALCIO: JUVE-UDINESE, LANCIA PETARDO, PUBBLICO LO 'ARRESTA'

Al 35' del primo tempo di Juventus-Udinese un tifoso della squadra padrona di casa ha lanciato un gr...


Hollinger International's Suit Against Black Is Dismissed

A federal judge yesterday tossed out Hollinger International Inc.'s $1.25 billion suit against embattled press tycoon Conrad M. Black and other top corporate officials, ruling that the company


Glasgow, 19:47 - CALCIO, SCOZIA: MALORE IN CAMPO, MUORE CAPITANO MOTHERWELL

Tragedia nel calcio scozzese. Phil O'Donnell, capitano del Motherwell, è morto dopo essere st...


Lo strappo di Pierferdi aspettatevi altri Casini

Dopo la rottura con la Cdl, l'ex presidente della Camera è lanciatissimo. Alla ricerca di alleanze locali con un occhio al governo


The Deep Impact mission will send a large copper projectile crashing into the surface of a comet at more than 20,000 miles per hour, creating a huge crater and revealing never before seen materials and the internal compostion and structure of a comet.


Burundian hospitals are forcibly detaining patients unable to pay their bills, human rights groups say.


French utilities struggle to restore power after a hurricane that killed six people and thousands without power.


Nearly 40 pct of global births are unregistered: WHO

Nearly 40 percent of the 128 million babies born worldwide every year are not officially registered, and two thirds of deaths also go undocumented, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday.


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The House, in a bipartisan 344-51 vote, approved a $388 billion spending bill funding much of the federal government. The figure is 2 percent less than the same programs got last year.


A spokesman for the parents of missing Madeleine McCann calls for the investigation to focus on finding her.


Blasts rock 5 Christian churches in Iraq

Predawn explosions yesterday ripped through five empty Christian churches in the Iraqi capital, which by nightfall also was the scene of the crashes of two US helicopters, which killed two soldiers and wounded two others.


A palm tree at the front entrance to the Sheraton was on fire. A resident of the hotel said one rocket had hit a. first-floor room and a second exploded moments later.


Bank of China shares are suspended in Shanghai after it fails to comment on reports of write-downs.


Arts & entertainment: Caroline Sullivan watches singer woo 90,000 fans in a worthy opener for the new stadium.


Jim Haslett has been told by New Orleans Saints owner Tom Benson that he will return for a sixth season as coach.


Texas Instruments brings Hollywood to mobile phones

NEW YORK - Texas Instruments is to bring live digital television broadcasts to mobile phones for the first time in a development that it claims could revolutionise the industry.


Ben Curtis came out of nowhere to win the 2003 British Open, one of the biggest upsets ever in a major championship. Almost immediately, nowhere found him again.


Sopron, 20:17 - BASKET, EUROLEGA DONNE: SCHIO SCONFITTA IN UNGHERIA

In un match valido per la 5a giornata del Qualifying Round di Eurolega donne, ancora una sconfitta p...


Islamic militia accused of breaking truce

Islamic militiamen seized a checkpoint outside Somalia's capital Tuesday in an hourlong battle that killed six people, according to a clan leader who accused the militia of breaking a new cease-fire.


SCOTTIE Pippen, one of the members of the legendary Chicago Bulls team which scooped six NBA titles in the 1990s, announced his retirement today.


Retail slump in June hints at tired U.S. consumer

U.S. retail sales posted their biggest monthly decline in nearly two years during June, according to government data issued on Friday, indicating the housing market slump and soaring gasoline prices are depressing consumer spending.


Cairn India IPO priced at 1.83 sterling per share

Oil firm Cairn Energy has said that the initial public offering of its Indian unit would be priced at 160 rupees per share (1.83 sterling) -- at the low end of its price range.


T-Mobile USA Launches Home Wi-Fi Calling Service

The service would improve indoor coverage by automatically swapping calls from the cellular network to run over Wi-Fi.


NEW ORLEANS - Stragglers streamed toward higher ground Wednesday on highways turned into one-way evacuation routes and pounding surf started eroding beaches as Hurricane Ivan roared toward the Gulf Coast with 135 mph wind.    Ivan could cause significant damage no matter where it strikes, as hurricane-force wind extended up to 105 miles out from the center...


Legendary architect Philip Johnson,  whose glass skyscrapers helped define America's urban  landscape, has died at age 98, his lawyer's office said on  Wednesday.


Goulet sedated while awaiting transplant

Singer and actor Robert Goulet is heavily sedated and breathing through a respirator in a Los Angeles hospital while he awaits a lung transplant, his wife told The Associated Press on Tuesday. "He can hear me but he can't respond," Vera Goulet said of the 73-year-old crooner.


Venus Williams broke the U.S. Open record for fastest women's serve with a 129 mph bullet as she blasted past Hungarian qualifier Kira Nagy 6-2 6-1 in the first round on Monday.


Ex-Bush Campaign Official Pleads Innocent

President Bush's former New England campaign chairman pleaded innocent Monday to charges that he took part in the jamming of the Democrats' get-out-the-vote phone lines on Election Day 2002.


Granddaughter eulogizes Goldwater in HBO special

At this great distance  in our history, everybody of every political shading can be  extreme in the defense of Barry Goldwater and it's no vice.


Pre-Grammy: Letting It All Hang Out at the Clive Davis Bash

Fashion Wire Daily - Fashion Wire Daily February 14, 2005 - LOS ANGELES - Decked-out stars and fresh-faced musicians flooded Clive Davis’s thrillingly anticipated pre-Grammy bash at the Beverly Hills Hotel on Saturday night –an event worthy of a Grammy in and of itself.


Residents to return to flooded Kan. town

Kim Noland can't wait to get back into her home, the one floodwaters chased her out of a dozen days ago.


When he resigned as coach of the New York Jets to take over his alma mater nearly four years ago, Al Groh made it clear very quickly that he planned to change the culture of Virginia football.


Patty Thompson's mouth was dry, her hands shaking, as she stepped out of her car in front of the hulking, blackened piles of concrete and twisted metal that were once her home.


John A. Gotti listened intently as his lawyer told a Manhattan jury during closing arguments Friday that the mob scion quit the Gambino crime family because he was disillusioned with the lifestyle and faced jail while watching his father dying behind bars.


Lawyer: FDA May Reassign Vioxx Whistleblower

A U.S. Food and Drug Administration  reviewer who criticized the agency's handling of Merck & Co.  Inc.'s now-withdrawn Vioxx painkiller may be forced to another  position at the agency, a lawyer for the scientist said on  Monday.


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The Foreign Office has refused to discuss reports that Iraq hostage Ken Bigley managed to escape briefly before being recaptured and beheaded.


Pakistan has arrested the leader of a Taliban splinter group suspected of masterminding the recent kidnapping of three United Nations workers in neighboring Afghanistan, an official has told CNN.


Turner Doesn't Believe in Moral Victories

Norv Turner took no solace in the fact his Oakland Raiders played San Diego much closer this time. In Turner's mind, a loss is a loss.


Battle brewing over RFID chip-hacking demo

(InfoWorld) - Secure card maker HID Corp. is objecting to a demonstration of a hacking tool at this week's Black Hat Federal security conference in Washington, D.C. that could make it easy to clone a wide range of so-called "proximity" door access cards. HID has sent a letter to IOActive, a security consulting firm, accusing Chris Paget, IOActive's director of research and development, of possible patent infringement over a planned presentation, "RFID for beginners," on Wednesday, a move that could lead to legal action should the talk go forward, according to Jeff Moss, founder and director of Black Hat. IOActive will hold a press conference Tuesday at 9:00AM to discuss the issue, according to Joshua Pennell, IOActive's CEO told InfoWorld. Paget's talk will address widespread security issues with the implementation of RFID in proximity cards that are sold by HID and other companies and that are widely used for building access. His RFID cloner was on display at the recent RSA Security Conference in San Francisco, where he demonstrated for InfoWorld how the device could be used to steal access codes from HID brand proximity cards, store them, then use the stolen codes to fool a HID card reader. Paget's presentation at Black Hat Federal will go deeper, providing schematics and source code that attendees could use to create their own cloning device, and discussing vulnerable implementations of RFID technology in a wide variety of devices, Paget told InfoWorld at RSA earlier this month. "Hopefully I'll be able to give people some information about RFID and get some pressure on vendors to fix these lousy RFID implementations," Paget said. "As it stands, I can walk up to someone on the street or maybe stand next to them in an elevator, grab their card ID and get into the building," he said. So far, Black Hat organizers have not been contacted or asked to cancel Paget's presentation, but lawyers representing Black Hat, which was purchased by CMP, are ready should that happen, Moss said. "We're prepared for the worst," Moss said. The incident between HID and IOActive recalls a 2005 imbroglio between researcher Michael Lynn and Cisco Systems over a presentation of a flaw in Cisco's IOS at a Black Hat event in Las Vegas. In that incident, Cisco attorneys demanded that Lynn's presentation be torn out of the printed conference proceedings and that Lynn be blocked from giving his talk. Lynn ultimately resigned his position at Internet Security Systems Inc. (ISS) and gave the talk anyway, spawning lawsuits and even an FBI investigation of him. Lynn now works as a researcher at Cisco competitor, Juniper Networks. Whereas Lynn's hack of IOS was considered novel, however, the IOActive demonstration of RFID vulnerabilities is largely a rehash of known issues, intended more as an introduction, Moss said. "They've known about this for years and years," Moss said. Kathleen Carroll, a spokeswoman for HID's Government Relations group acknowledged that a letter was sent to IOActive but that it did not mention patent infringement. She said that the company has long been aware that its proximity cards are vulnerable to hacking but does not believe that the cards are as vulnerable as Paget suggests. "For someone to be able to surreptitiously read a card, they'd have to get within two or three inches and get into the same plane as the card," Carroll said. HID is also concerned that Paget's demonstration will popularize the vulnerabilities in its proximity cards and endanger its many customers. "These systems are installed all over the place. It's not just HID, but lots of companies, and there hasn't been a problem. Now we've got a person who's saying let's get publicity for our company and show everyone how to do it, and it puts everyone at risk. Where's the sense of responsibility?" Carroll said. According to Moss, HID has charged Paget with patent infringement over his presentation, but has not laid out any particular remedies or threatened actions, making it difficult to ascertain what the company might do -- if anything -- to block the presentation. Security problems with implementations of RFID are well known and have been publicized before. In 2005, security consultant Jonathan Westhues detailed attacks against implanted VeriChip RFID chips. More recently, in January, Westhues posted detailed code and schematics for an RFID hacking device that can act as a reader, eavesdrop on RFID transactions between reader and a tag, analyze the signal received over the air, or impersonate a tag.Â  In 2005, Avi Rubin and other researchers at Johns Hopkins also sounded the alarm about weak security in RFID implementations by hacking technology from Texas Instruments that is used in late model car ignition systems and electronic payment systems, as well. All that attention hasn't sparked much change at companies like HID, which makes fifteen different types of proximity cards in their Prox Products and Indala Prox Products lines, all of which are believed to be vulnerable to cloning, according to Paget. "Some of these cards have been around for 15 years and were developed when there was no awareness of the problem," Carroll said. Asked why HID hasn't addressed the issue in more recent proximity card systems, after knowledge of RFID threats became common, Carroll said that doing so would cause "major upheaval" among customers.Â  Inertia is a more likely cause, said Dan Kaminsky, director of penetration testing at IOActive. "They didn't want to change to a more secure implementation because of backwards compatibility issues, and they had a lot of sites that use these cards, and HID has stuff to sell them," Kaminsky said. Paget's hack was no feat of engineering wizardry, Kaminsky said. "It took a month -- and he wasn't even working on it full time." The problem is that RFID technology, although good for inventory tracking as a replacement for barcodes, is not well suited for security, Kaminsky said. "The technology is very convenient, but don't interpret the convenience as security," Kaminsky said. "At the end of the day, many companies are essentially using barcode technology to control access to their facilities. I'd posit that perhaps there are more secure technologies out there." HID recommends that customers who are concerned about cloning upgrade to one of HID's smart card products, which do encrypt transmissions between card and reader and are more difficult to hack, Carroll said. HID also recommends that companies that use the cards train their employees to look for suspicious activity that might indicate that someone is trying to clone or spoof access cards. As for Paget's presentation, Moss expressed frustration over HID's actions, especially given the widespread attention to RFID security holes. "It's just so frustrating from a security standpoint. Now anytime someone wants to talk about anything, they need a team of lawyers. Even when it's about commonly understood problems," Moss said. For now, Moss said Black Hat is supporting Paget and his presentation -- even if last minute changes are needed to satisfy HID, Moss said.


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Lawyer for Bush Quits Over Links to Kerry's Foes

The national counsel for President Bush's re-election campaign resigned on Wednesday, less than 24 hours after he acknowledged that he had provided legal advice


Jones Is in Only Two Events, And That's Too Bad

If we think it's strange that Marion Jones has been here all week but not competing, we probably can't even imagine how annoyed she must be.


L'appello del Papa 'Liberate i giornalisti francesi'

Roma, 1 settembre 2004 - Il Papa implora i terroristi islamici che tengono in ostaggio i due giornalisti francesi: "rivolgo un pressante appello affinchÃ© cessi ovunque il ricorso alla violenza, sempre indegna di ogni buona causa, e perchÃ© i due


Mosca, 14:17 - TENNIS; BARAZZUTTI: DISPIACE PER KO, MA ITALIA E' GRANDE SQUADRA

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Tony Blair pays tribute to Britain's troops, saying he is 'truly sorry' for dangers they face.


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'Spam King' Behind Bars, Authorities Say

The arrest of a 27-year-old Seattle man is being hailed as a major victory in the fight against spam -- and some are saying it could lead to a noticeable decrease in the amount of spam worldwide.


In at least one of the past three years, 82 of the largest US companies paid no federal income taxes, a report released Wednesday said.


Eclipse executive chides Microsoft on interoperability

InfoWorld - Santa Clara, Calif. -- Eclipse Foundation Executive Director Mike Milinkovich criticized Microsoft on Tuesday for not approaching Eclipse about interoperability between .Net and open source Eclipse technologies.


McCain Looks Toward The General Election

Ater Romney drops bid, Arizona senator turns his attention to repairing relations with disgruntled conservatives and to critiquing Democratic rivals.


The Swiss-Swedish engineering company ABB Ltd. posted a third-quarter net profit of $98 million Thursday, improving from a loss of $283 million in the same period a year earlier.


Taken at (type)face value, memos provide a font of info

Typegate hit the blogosphere like Ivan crashing into Louisiana and took down the house that Dan Rather built. Typegate is Divaspeak for the uproar over memos aired on ``60 Minutes II'' that


The epidemic of human immunodeficiency virus infection is growing more rapidly in women than in men in almost every part of the world, according to a new report.


Polls show imprisoned leader is a threat to main candidate in ...

Polls published Monday showed that jailed Palestinian uprising leader Marwan Barghouti poses a serious threat to mainstream candidate Mahmoud Abbas in the Jan. 9 presidential election to replace Yasser Arafat.


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After the emotional fury of Yasser Arafat's funeral quiet has descended on the occupied territories as Palestinians step cautiously into an uncharted future.


MRI Top Breast-Screening Test for High-Risk Women

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is more effective than other screening methods for finding breast cancer in women whose genes leave them susceptible to the disease.


Palermo, 13:34 - CALCIO, PALERMO: ZAMPARINI A COLLOQUIO CON LA SQUADRA

E' in corso da circa un'ora e mezza allo stadio Barbera di Palermo il faccia a faccia tra il preside...


Big Three? Villegas Shows He's the One to Beat Now

On the day that Tiger Woods , Phil Mickelson and Vijay Singh play together for the first time on the PGA Tour, Camilo Villegas shoots a career-low 63 for a two-shot lead.


Clean sweep Red Sox dispatch Angels and wait for possible rematch ...

At 8:21 pm last night, there was a simultaneous leap for joy and sigh of relief in pubs, restaurants, living rooms, college dorms, maybe even a few libraries, throughout the streets of New England and, of course, in Fenway Park.


In the here and now, UW must earn RESPECT

When the Husky marching band started playing Aretha Franklin's "RESPECT" at halftime of the season opener between the UW and Fresno State, I thought to myself, "Not going to happen today.


For farmers and ranchers caught in the grip of the long and ruinous drought across the West, the heavy snow falling in the Sierra Nevada and other parts of the region is nothing short of white gold.


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Portugal's prime minister announces government is quitting

Portugal, already reeling from an alarming economic decline, plunged deeper into crisis Saturday when the conservative government quit a day after the president dissolved parliament and called an early general election.


Greek Hijackers Warn of Deadly End if Ransom Not Met

Two suspected Albanians armed with  rifles and dynamite hijacked a packed passenger bus in Athens  and warned they would "light the fuse" if a Thursday deadline  for payment of a $1 million ransom was not met.


Google can bid in wireless auction: regulators

Communications regulators have cleared Google Inc  to bid in an upcoming auction of coveted wireless airwaves, according to auction documents released by the Federal Communications Commission on Monday.


Huckabee, Back in Iowa, Brings Christmas Message

Mike Huckabee, the former Arkansas governor, was received by supporters as he returned to Iowa this week like the second coming of Santa Claus.


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The death toll in Sunday's bus accident in northern Peru rose to 52, police announced Tuesday. The dead included four children.


Mike Naberenzys Blog: Better PHPUnit Group Annotations

Mike Naberenzy has posted about some improvements that were made to the PHPUnit testing software lately (support for TestNG-style groupings) and how, with a few of his own suggestions it was made a bit more flexible.   At my company, we typically organize our test case classes into high-level groups such as unit and functional. Method-level group annotations are inconvenient for us because we'd need to annotate every method of every test case class.   He includes an example of their use - commenting a testing class and running it through the phpunit command line tool with a call to the testing group's name.


KILKENNY, Ireland Ernie Els put behind him the disappointment of three close calls at this year's majors with a one-shot victory in the WGC-American Express Championship on Sunday.


Travel: Air travel is becoming as controversial as wearing a fur coat. But do we really have to feel guilty about flying?  Tom Robbins reports.


Mortgage rates edged lower as a weak employment report pointed to a softer economy, Freddie Mac reported Thursday.


Moss in Minnesota's lineup against Tennessee

Randy Moss was the starting lineup for the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday despite a strained right hamstring that kept him out of practice all week.


Another Comeback Victory, Another Division Title for Yankees

It took 61 come-from-behind victories, a major league record, to achieve what the Yankees did Thursday, win a seventh consecutive A.L. East title.


By Nick Maheras, High Point Enterprise, N.C.  Feb. 11--HIGH POINT -- While most city bond projects are in design or preparation stages, some have been finished -- City Lake and Washington Terrace shelter improvements and seven intersection improvements.


A Nasa spacecraft set for launch early next month will explore the two biggest asteroids in the Solar System.


Patrick Crowe says he is having a blast promoting talk-show icon Oprah Winfrey for president. Winfrey's lawyers are not.


Medical History Made 50 Years Ago Thursday

Doctors at what was then known as Peter Bent Brigham Hospital performed the world's first successful organ transplant. Ronald Herrick -- then 23 and a resident of Northboro -- donated one of his kidneys to


Former Hewlett-Packard chairman Patricia Dunn and four others involved in the company's controversial leak probe were named in criminal charges filed Wednesday by California Attorney General Bill Lockyer.


Yankees Decline Options on Quantrill, Lee

The Yankees declined their 2005 option on first baseman Travis Lee on Friday and their 2006 option on reliever Paul Quantrill.


Sanyo to share battery recall cost with Lenovo

TOKYO/SHANGHAI  - Troubled Japanese electronics maker Sanyo Electric Co. said on Friday it would shoulder with China's Lenovo Group the cost of recalling 205,000 Sanyo-made laptop battery packs that can overheat.


ISG to be bought out in deal creating huge steel maker

America's biggest steel maker, International Steel Group, agreed to a $4.5 billion buyout bid from a Dutch concern in a multipart transaction that will create the world's largest steel company.


In Western Europe, Poor Children Kept as Thieves

The theft follows a simple pattern. A little girl asks a customer in a shop for help reaching something on a shelf, and while he or she is distracted another child steals a wallet or cash from their pocket or bag.


Annan Seeks Summit Outside Iraq to Reconcile Factions

The U.N. Security Council unanimously extended the mandate for the 160,000-strong U.S.-led coalition in Iraq for an additional 12 months yesterday, as Secretary General Kofi Annan proposed an international conference at a venue outside the war-torn country to forge reconciliation among Iraq's...


Germans urged to give foreign travel a rest to curb global warming

As the global warming debate heats up, Germans are being urged to swap their holidays on faraway tropical islands for trips to less glamorous Baltic beaches to help save the planet.


Loveless Gives Skala a Lesson on State E-Mail

By Matthew Leblanc, Columbia Daily Tribune, Mo.  Mar. 1--When Karl Skala used a Web-based message board last week to announce plans for an upcoming campaign function, he didn't think much about it.


US police investigate why a gunman killed four girls and injured eight at an Amish school in Pennsylvania.


Motorists are warned the arrival of wet and windy weather could make driving difficult on Christmas Eve.


A New First for Italy: Buongiorno Launches Mobile Web Site Plus New Corporate Site

MILAN, Italy, May 25  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Buongiorno SpA (MTAX STAR, Italian Stock Exchange: BNG), a leading digital entertainment company, today launched the mobile version of its corporate web site at http://buongiorno.mobi/.


Senators pushing a new immigration policy appealed Sunday to wavering supporters ahead of renewed debate on securing the borders and dealing with 12 million undocumented immigrants.


Guantanamo's military trials are condemned as grossly unfair

Tomorrow for the first time since the Second World War, America will start a series of military tribunals to prosecute four of the 600 prisoners it is holding at Guantanamo Bay.


GOP Senator Says Bush Should Put Health Bill Before Policy Goal

A senior Senate Republican accused President Bush yesterday of holding a bipartisan expansion of the popular State Children's Health Insurance Program hostage to his broader policy goals of using tax deductions to help people afford private health insurance coverage.


The numbers and distribution of Britain's last surviving native wildcat is to be assessed.


Kerry Will Buy $45M TV Time in 20 States

Previewing its fall strategy, John Kerry's presidential campaign will buy $45 million worth of commercial time in 20 states through Election Day, including spots on cable television and advertising geared toward minorities.


After a Decade, Microsoft Surrenders to Europe

Redmond agrees to adhere to the European Commission's antitrust ruling, a ruling it has resisted at cost of hundreds of millions, and will now open up its Windows operating system to allow rivals to compete.


U.S. Gets New Spy Chief as Senate Confirms Goss

The Senate confirmed Porter Goss as  the new CIA director on Wednesday amid growing momentum for  intelligence reform, terrorism threats and a persistent  insurgency in Iraq.


UK interest rates may be too high because the Bank of England has wrongly forecast inflation levels, a House of Lords Committee says.


I know itâs hard to believe, but during the past 12 months I sometimes went two or three weeks in a row without finding anything to mock, deflate or be disappointed by.


U.S. Airborne Laser Advances to 'First Light'

A Boeing Co.-led team has  successfully fired for the first time a powerful laser meant to  fly aboard a modified 747 as part of a U.S. ballistic missile  defense shield, officials said on Friday.


Assedio a Falluja. La Polonia lascia Bush

Falluja Ã¨ accerchiata. Giorni e giorni di raid e bombardamenti aerei. Gli americani sembrano sul punto di lanciare unâoffensiva terrestre contro la cittÃ  simbolo della rivolta sunnita. Dopo lâassalto


Striking out against spammers (sounds good already!) Lycos have developed a screensaver that should help to put the nasty blighters out of business.


Ministro annuncia richiesta modifica della norma in Senato


Canon Ixus 950 IS compact digital camera

If anyone can... Review The new Ixus 950 IS from Canon is an example of a quality, eight-megapixel compact digital camera comfortably sitting at the top end of the mid-range. Known as the SD850 IS across the Pond, it features a 4x zoom lens, with 2.5in LCD display, red-eye correction and a sensitivity of 1600 ISO with auto ISO shift.â¦


DirecTV faces setback in dubious antipiracy campaign. Good.

In a victory for programmers and security researchers, DirecTV faces a setback in lawsuit against alleged signal thieves who dared to order smart-card programmers.


Tv: Argento, con Hitchcock racconto tutti i volti della paura

''Ho cercato di realizzare questa storia televisiva come se fosse un film non una fiction, con un tourbillon di inquadrature, di inseguimenti, fughe, colpi di scena. Un po' di realismo e un po' di fantastico''.


Safety: Nonstandard Work Shifts May Hinder Recovery

Working a nonstandard shift increases the chances that a worker will be injured on the job and how long it might take to recover, researchers say.


Archstone LBO could hurt Wall Street firms: report

A leveraged buyout of apartment  landlord Archstone-Smith may leave Wall Street firms hurt as  they could be left holding some equity in the deal, Barron's  said on Sunday.


Intervento di sette ore e mezza, potrebbe perdere un occhio


Penguins feast at Thanksgiving box office

LOS ANGELES  - Reigning champion "Happy Feet" and "Casino Royale" held up remarkably well over the five-day Thanksgiving holiday weekend, taking the top two spots for the second consecutive frame with impressive estimated takes of $51.6 million and $45.1 million, respectively.


Australian Guantanamo prisoner boycotts hearing after attorneys ...

An Australian prisoner charged with war crimes being held in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, boycotted a review hearing Wednesday meant to evaluate his legal status because his defense attorneys were prohibited from attending.


US airlines dived deep into losses in the third quarter, stalling under the pressure of record fuel prices and near-lethal competition from budget carriers.


Milano, 13:06 - CALCIO, GIUDICE SPORTIVO: DIFFIDATO LANZARO DELLA REGGINA

Dopo il recupero di campionato di ieri sera tra Reggina e Milan, 1-0 per i rossoneri, il giudice spo...


LIMA, Peru  - The leader of an armed group which  took over a police station in a southern Peruvian town three  days ago and demanded the president's resignation made a fresh  promise on Monday to surrender.


Yahoo Bidder Wants a More Aggressive Microsoft

With Yahooâs board rejecting Microsoftâs bid, it will fall to Christopher P. Liddell, an outsider to the software industry, to plot Microsoftâs next steps in the bitter battle.


1,000 evacuated after Sydney explosion: officials

A powerful explosion tore through a building in inner-city Sydney on Monday, injuring two men and forcing the evacuation of 1,000 others, Australian officials said.


Ha riferito il portavoce vaticano Navarro


S.Africa's MTN plans pay-TV on mobile phones

South African cellular operator   MTN MTNJ.J is in talks with Naspers' NPNJn.J MultiChoice   pay-TV business to provide television on mobile phones by 2010,   a top company official said on Wednesday.


UK Foreign Secretary Jack Straw defends his handshake with Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe.


La vittima aveva avuto gravi problemi di alcol


Obama has South Carolina lead; McCain up in Florida: poll

COLUMBIA, South Carolina  - Democrat Barack Obama expanded his lead on rival Hillary Clinton to 15 points heading into South Carolina's bitterly contested presidential primary, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Saturday.


Classic FM owner GWR and Capital Radio are to merge in a deal creating a company with a 36% share of the UK commercial radio audience.


Todd Pratt's RBI grounder in the 11th inning helped the Atlanta Braves end their longest losing streak in 18 years at 10 games with a 4-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays on Friday night.


The Afterlife Is Expensive for Digital Movies

A new study shows that storing the digital master record of a film costs much more than storing archival prints.


Now that you know how you scored, you probably want to know why. Check out the answers below for the gory details. And be sure to return next year for another news quiz, ripped straight from the tech headlines.Question 1: Why is Microsoft still under the court's watchful eye?10 points c. Microsoft's delays in filing technical documentsIt could be worse. Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly turned down a request from 10 state attorneys general to extend oversight through 2012. Redmond still faces two anti-trust probes in Europe, where unlike in the U.S., its former attorneys are not members of the organization tasked to oversee it.Question 2: Who's tired of filling the trough for IPS, telcos, and device makers?10 points a. U2 band manager Paul McGuinnessMcGuinesses' comments, made to attendees of a music industry trade show in Cannes, France, echoed the drumbeat struck by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry last week. Having failed to stop users from swapping files, the record industry is going after the pipes used to transport them. Expect to hear this tune in high rotation over the coming months, even if you can't dance to it.Question 3: What happened to those missing iPhones?10 points d. We don't know nothin' about no missing iPhones5 points b. They fell off a truck and got unlockedAt least, d is the answer Apple and AT&T are offering, after analysts pored over figures released by the two companies. Apple says it sold 3.75 million iPhones last year, AT&T activated roughly 2 million, and about 350K were sold in Europe, leaving 1.4 million unaccounted for. Give yourself 5 points for answering b, since it's believed the gadget's popularity has created a robust international market for hacked iPhones that can be used with any carrier.Question 4: What caused the Mideast and India to lose Internet access?10 points c. A whale chewed through the undersea cablesOK, maybe it wasn't a whale. But something cut two undersea cables that delivered bandwidth to a half dozen countries, causing havoc for some firms using India-based call centers. Officials say the break will take about two weeks to fix. So if you thought your PC maker's offshore support sucked already, you're in for a real treat.Question 5: Whose personal loss record did SocGen's Jerome Kerviel break?10 points b. Brian Hunter at Amaranth EnergyHunter managed to lose only $6.6 billion speculating on natural gas prices, ahead of Hamanaka ($2.6 billion), Leeson ($1.7 billion), and Iguchi ($1.1 billion). To set his record, Kerviel created fake e-mails with bogus trade requests and hacked into SocGen's servers to cover his activities. However, there's no indication Kerviel was on steroids at the time, so no need for an asterisk.Question 6: How much coin did it take to snag the C block of analog spectrum?10 points a. $4,713,823,000Only one bidder exceeded the FCC's reserve price of $4.6 billion on the auction's final day. But the identity of that bidder will remain a mystery until all 1,100 pieces of spectrum at auction have been sold, a process that could take months. The smart money is on either Verizon Wireless or Google, but no one knows for sure. Remember the presidential election in 2000? The FCC is the new Florida.Question 7: What's holding up Apple's new online rental service?10 points c. The software isn't readyScheduled to be released by the end of January, Apple says its Apple TV upgrade still isn't quite ready for prime time, so it's holding off for a couple of weeks.Question 8: What glitch is the MacBook Air NOT suffering?10 points d. Difficulty fitting the laptop inside nonstandard manila envelopesEagle-eyed MacWorld reporters noted several warnings about the MacBook Air's shortcomings buried in the fine print at Apple.com. Interestingly, some of the documents cited in the story vanished into thin air after their presence was revealed. No word yet whether Apple plans to sue itself for leaking insider information.Question 9: How did Yahoo celebrate its better-than-expected financial results?10 points d. All of the aboveThough making $200 million is better than losing it, Yahoo's profits were down 23 percent from the previous year, causing it to lay off 7 percent of its workforce. Yahoo renewed a partnership with AT&T, though likely at much less favorable terms. CEO Jerry Yang predicted Yahoo would be facing ?headwinds? throughout the rest of the year, reigniting rumors of a possible takeover by AT&T, Microsoft, or one of the media giants.Question 10: What's HTC phones plus ABC fines divided by Dell kiosks?10 points a. 24,286HTC says it sold approximately 2 million phones last year via companies like Sprint and AT&T. The FCC fined 52 ABC affiliates $1.4 million for showing a woman's bare buttocks in a 2003 episode of NYPD Blue. Dell is closing 140 retail kiosks this year. So (2M + 1.4M)/140 = 24,286 (rounding up). Or, if you prefer, 12,143 per cheek. Be sure and tune in next week for another cheeky news quiz.Ready for more? Take another stab at this week's quiz, or quizzes past:Test your geek IQ Test your network security IQ InfoWorld news quiz: February 1 InfoWorld news quiz: January 25 InfoWorld news quiz: January 18 InfoWorld news quiz: January 11 InfoWorld news quiz: January 4 InfoWorld news quiz: Year in review InfoWorld news quiz: December 14 InfoWorld news quiz: December 7 InfoWorld news quiz: November 30 InfoWorld news quiz: November 23 InfoWorld news quiz: November 16 InfoWorld news quiz: November 9 InfoWorld news quiz: November 2 InfoWorld news quiz: October 26 InfoWorld news quiz: October 19


Convoy attack kills 17 Pakistan soldiers

Militants bombed an army convoy then raked it with gunfire Wednesday, killing 17 soldiers and continuing a wave of violence that has stirred doubts about Pakistan's stability.


Premier al Quirinale. Cicchitto: mediera' a favore sinistra


There were cheers, applause and even a bottle or two of champagne at Penn State's Mission Operations Center on Saturday. A group of university engineers and scientists


Craig Biggio homered and Andy Pettitte struck out five in seven solid innings as the Houston Astros completed a three-game sweep of the Milwaukee Brewers with a 5-3 win on Thursday night.


In the struggle to shape public perceptions of each presidential candidate's leadership style and character, the three 90-minute face-offs could prove definitive.


A Polish woman has been abducted in Iraq, according to a videotaped message by Iraqi extremists. The tape was aired by al-Jazeera on Thursday.


Excessive drinking can damage brain cells but the brain can repair some of the harm, a team of international researchers said on Monday.


The World Bank approves $200m for infrastructure projects in Argentina, but  demands that the country complete restructuring its defaulted debt.


Nokia Leads Effort to Standardize Flash Memory

Nokia has joined forces with competitors Samsung and Sony Ericsson as well as memory chip makers Micron, Spansion, STMicroelectronics, and Texas Instruments to promote a single flash storage technology for mobile phones.


Science & environment: A team of surgeons and engineers have been awarded Â£2.1m to build a sophisticated surgical robots


Chicago Bears: Their quarterback situation a mess, the Bears will bring in Tim Couch for a physical and a tryout Friday. Starter Rex Grossman is out for the season with a knee injury and backup Jonathan Quinn has struggled in two starts.


Almost done: Johnson to Yankees, Green to Arizona, Vazquez to ...

Randy Johnson was on the verge of joining the New York Yankees in a three-team, megadeal that also includes Shawn Green and Javier Vazquez, a source told The Associated Press on Thursday night.


The epic rivalry between Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) and Intel (Nasdaq: INTC) is legendary. The original point of debate centered on which company was more integral to making PCs.


Martin's Tour de Corse win hands WRC title to Loeb

Motorsport.com. Markko Martin dominated the this year's edition of the legendary Tour de Corse rally, the 14th round of the 2004 World Rally Championship.


Economy - Tuesday      (Investor's Business Daily)

Investor's Business Daily - Bill Gross, chief investment officer at Pacific Investment Management Co., or PIMCO, said the subprime mortgage crisis will hurt the economy and force the Fed to cut interest rates by year-end. "The subprime crisis is not an isolated event and it won't be contained by a few days of headlines in the New York Times," said Gross, who manages the world's biggest bond fund. He said subprime woes will reduce consumption and new-home building over the next 12 to 18 months.


Ethnic Clashes Result in Martial Law in Rural China

Government authorities declared martial law in a rural section of central China's Henan Province last week after four days of ethnic clashes there involving thousands of


INCIDENTI STRADALI: SCONTRO FRONTALE FRA AUTO E FUORISTRADA, 5 ...

Modena, 15 dic. (Adnkronos)- Scontro frontale nella tra un fuoristrada e un'auto nel modenese. Nell'incidente, avvenuto intorno all'una, sono morte cinque persone. Il fuoristrada el'auto transitavano in direzioni


Hospital says Sharon in stable condition

The hospital treating former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Wednesday he was in stable condition two days after being put on antibiotics for double pneumonia.


U.S. readies "reasonable" ID card rules after debate

U.S. officials said they would unveil on Friday reasonable and inexpensive national requirements to implement an identification-card program critics call a costly invasion of privacy.


US-trained forces scour Sahara for terror links

NIAMEY, Niger -- A company of 150 soldiers from Niger has brought the war on terrorism to a new frontier, carrying out a three-week hunt for armed bandits linked to an Algerian terror group in the inhospitable terrain of the Sahara desert and the Sahel region.


Bryan brothers take lead for U.S. in Davis Cup

GOTHENBURG, Sweden  - Twins Mike and Bob Bryan handed the United States a 2-1 lead over Sweden in the Davis Cup semi-finals by beating Jonas Bjorkman and Simon Aspelin in the doubles on Saturday.


Revealing photos are becoming passe in America

Two decades after a nude photo scandal helped cost a Miss America her title, Americans may be adopting a more ho-hum attitude toward people who bare it all for the cameras.


A recent House of Representatives committee report on Iran's nuclear capability is "outrageous and dishonest" in trying to make a case that Tehran's program is geared toward making weapons, a senior official of the U.N. nuclear watchdog has said.


Out of Early Hardship Comes a Desire to Succeed

This yearâs Australian Open was a reminder that the desire born of economic despair and cultural upheaval is a powerful motor for an athlete.


A bomb hidden in a motorcycle has killed one person and wounded six outside a bank in Thailand's largely Muslim deep south. Friday's bomb went off at a Siam Commercial Bank branch in Sungai


Coimbatore: Have you noticed a rise in the number of unsolicited junk e-mails or spam in recent days? Most Net users would have, particularly after a holiday or when the system had remained shut for a couple of days.


Truffe, sventato colpo da 20 milioni di euro alle Poste

Sventata una truffa da 20 milioni di euro a danno delle Poste. La Polizia Postale, dopo un'articolata operazione, ha arrestato di 11 persone in Abruzzo, Emilia Romagna, Campania e Calabria. Con la complicita


China's rate increase targets food prices

China's central bank raised interest rates for the second time in less than a month on Friday in an attempt to rein in soaring food prices, excessive bank lending and bubbles in the property and stock markets.


Update 4: DaimlerChrysler Posts $1.27B Net Profit

Automaking giant DaimlerChrysler AG said Thursday it earned 951 million euros ($1.18 billion) in the third quarter on good performances from its financial services division and its US Chrysler arm, rebounding from a 1.7 billion euro loss a year ago when


Wii very happy, awaits CC decision Game Group Plc has ratcheted up its profit expectations for the fiscal year ended 31 January 2008 buoyed by strong sales in the run up to Christmas.â¦


Failures in the ball joints of Durango SUVs and Dakota pickups prompt DaimlerChrysler to order the recall of 600,000 vehicles. WASHINGTON - Bowing to pressure from federal safety regulators, DaimlerChrysler


David Benioff was sitting on a plane, having a perfectly pleasant conversation with an elderly passenger about his job as a screenwriter, when he mentioned that he was working on an adaptation of "The Kite Runner."


Barroso opts for last minute 'face saver'

An eleventh hour face saving move by the President-Designate of the European Commission JosÃ© Manuel Durao Barroso managed to diffuse an institutional crisis in the European Union yesterday.


ScottishPower announces rises in its gas and electricity prices from next month.


By JESSICA VAN SACK  The mother of Needham-raised astronaut Sunita "Suni" Williams said yesterday she is confident her daughter will return safely to Earth despite headaches with the Russian computers on the International Space Station, where her daughter has lived for six months.


Kaiser study shows health-care premiums rise 11.2% in 2004

Premiums for employer-sponsored health plans rose an average of 11.2 percent in 2004, the fourth consecutive year of double-digit growth, according to a study released Thursday by the Washington, DC-based Kaiser Family Foundation and Health Research and


The leaders of 10 Southeast Asian countries have reached an agreement with China that will lead to the creation of the world's largest free trade zone.


Iran says it ready for serious nuclear talks

Iran said on Tuesday it was ready to   start immediately what it called "serious" talks with six world   powers about their offer to defuse Tehran's nuclear standoff   with the West.


Hospitals should be fined if they harm patients, the government's chief medical officer has proposed.


In this photograph released by the US Army, Army medical personnel from the 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment treat an Iraqi National Guardsman for injuries after a large car bomb exploded near an entrance to Baghdads International Zone Saturday Dec.


PRESIDENT George W Bush pledged overnight to work with the US Congress to reduce the country's huge deficits and support a strong US dollar.


Bridge: With a Timely Trump Lead, Thwarting Declarerâs Plans

The 13th NEC Cup Bridge Festival ended in Yokohama, Japan, eight days ago, and the diagramed deal featured probably the best defense during the five days of play.


The DVD Forum moved a step further toward the advent of HD DVD media and drives with the approval of key physical specifications at a meeting of the organisations steering committee last week.


Nato condemns Russia's threat to aim weapons at Europe over the planned US missile defence shield.


US obesity 'epidemic' still spreading, hurting economy: report

Obesity has reached epidemic proportions in the United States, with two-thirds of adults and some 25 million children obese or overweight, and the fatness of the land threatening US competitiveness, a report published Monday showed.


North Korea urges Bush to drop "hostile" policy

US President George W. Bush must drop his "hostile" policy towards North Korea during his second term in order to revive six-way nuclear talks, Pyongyang said.


Private Canadian Spacecraft Launch on Hold

A Canadian team's bid to launch the country's first manned spaceship is on hold, although the aspiring astronauts have not given up their attempt to win a $10 million prize.


EU resumes Serbia talks though Mladic at large

The European Union resumed talks on closer ties with Serbia on Wednesday after Belgrade boosted cooperation with the U.N. war crimes tribunal, even though top genocide indictee Ratko Mladic remains at large.


Being transgender no longer about surgery in NY

Jay Kallio knew at age 4. For Justine Nicholas, the revelation came in kindergarten. Nature had dealt them a confusing anatomy. The genders they were assigned at birth were all wrong.


European stocks lower as financials weigh

European equity markets were lower on Monday, but off their worst levels as heavyweight oil and pharma stocks partially offset losses for financial and mining stocks.


With the state crime lab working overtime to identify the bodies of his wife and child, Scott Peterson scheduled a golf game with his brother, according


Craigslist founder says he won't cash in

The founder of craigslist, the free  social networking and classifieds Web site, said on Thursday he  is not interested in selling out, a few hours after social  networking site MySpace was valued at $15 billion.


BP confirms global safety review after Texas City blast

British energy behemoth BP confirmed that it will overhaul its worldwide operations to improve safety in the wake of last year's deadly Texas City refinery explosion.


Biggest game of year: Man United vs. Arsenal

It's the biggest game of the English season - Manchester United vs. Arsenal on Sunday at Old Trafford. "The whole world is waiting as well," said Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger.


The great migration debate: Essbase to Analysis Services

Moving Cubes There may be multiple political/managerial reasons behind a decision to move from Hyperion's Essbase to Microsoft's Analysis Services â not least of which might be the recent purchase of Hyperion by Oracle.â¦


Musharraf champions rights, but only with limits

Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf cast  himself as a champion of human rights and free expression on  Friday -- then turned on a journalist who questioned him and  said rights should have limits.


The University of Michigan Health System has received a $44 million donation to build and staff a research center that will take a new approach to finding a cure for juvenile diabetes.


Tony Blair has forecast an upsurge in violence in Iraq ahead of planned January elections but says he has not yet decided on a US request for back-up from UK troops.


BLOOMFIELD, Township, Mich. - Colin Montgomerie has a memory like an elephant, though he has frequently shed (and is currently without) the matching body.


Rani says no to Mira Nair for Karan Johar

ItÂs confirmed. Rani Mukherjee is doing Karan JoharÂs next, and never mind if she had to lose the chance to go international with Mira Nair.


Campaign Watchdogs Eye 'Soft Money' Groups

After watching an election influenced by independently financed attacks like the Swift Boat Veterans and Michael Moore's "Fahrenheit 9/11," backers of the new campaign finance law already are plotting further assaults on big political money.


Safin Storms to Easy Masters Cup Win Over Coria

Russia's Marat Safin rolled to a 6-1,  6-4 win over Guillermo Coria of Argentina at the Masters Cup  Tuesday, the rainy conditions doing little to cool off the  ATP's hottest player.


Hamas hopes for softer U.S. line on deal

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


Indonesia to Shun U.N. Human Rights Probe

A United Nations commission will examine Indonesia's efforts to punish those responsible for human rights abuses in East Timor in 1999, Indonesia and East Timor said Friday.


The report exposing widespread use of  steroids in Major League Baseball raised more questions about  the depth of the problem in America's pastime and aroused  concerns on Friday about the credibility of its evidence.


Pecoraro: "Scenario inquietante". Polemico Maroni: "Il problema Unipol 2, il ministro si dimetta"Il ministro della Difesa: Ã¨ falso che il capo del Sismi non abbia poteri decisionali                                            Nuova P2, la politica si divide Parisi: "Veleni senza fondamento"


New Era of 'Desktop Supercomputing' Made Possible With Parallel Processing Power on a Single Chip

COLLEGE PARK, Md., June 25  /PRNewswire/ -- A prototype of what may be the next generation of personal computers has been developed by researchers in the University of Maryland's A. James Clark School of Engineering.


The public sees the Iraq war as a failure and thinks the U.S. troop buildup there has not worked, according to an Associated Press-Ipsos poll suggesting the tough sell President Bush faces in asking Congress and voters for more time.


Secondo Bankitalia nella seconda metÃ  del 2006 gli cheque in biancoemessi da singoli cittadini sono saliio del 16,6% pari a 365 milioni di euro                                          Aumentano gli assegni scoperti famiglie sempre piÃ¹ in sofferenza


When the Talk Is Terse, a Twitch Speaks Volumes

Grimly austere barely begins to describe the atmosphere of dread that seeps through "Fear X" like a toxic mist.


Germany searching for 10 terror suspects

German authorities were searching Thursday for about 10 suspected supporters of an Islamic group linked to al-Qaida believed to have assisted three militants arrested for plotting imminent attacks against Americans in Germany, an official said.


Daylight Savings Time comes three weeks early this year in a bid by the federal government to reduce our energy consumption. But lots of us will use a little extra energy this weekend trying to make sure that all our digital devices are in the same time zone. Here's what to do before time runs out.


Deal with Musharraf over army role near: Bhutto

Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto said on Wednesday she had almost sealed a power-sharing deal with President Pervez Musharraf under which he will quit as Pakistan's army chief, possibly before an election next month.


Reggio Calabria, 18:39 - CALCIO, REGGINA; MAZZARRI: OGNI GARA UNA FINALE DI CHAMPIONS

Il pareggio interno con il Torino non aiuta la rimonta della Reggina, la cui penalizzazione in class...


A 3-Decade Campaign Is Over: Baseball Is Back in Washington

In the first relocation of a major league team since last time the Washington Senators left, the Expos are headed to the nation's capital.


One year on, kin remember Brazilian's police shooting in London

Family and friends of a Brazilian wrongly presumed to be a suicide bomber returned to the south London underground station where police killed him one year earlier.


Afghan rights body urges cut in foreign air raids

Air strikes by foreign forces in Afghanistan have recently killed more civilians than the Taliban and the U.S.-led operation should cut them back, an Afghan rights group said on Monday.


A couple in their 20s escape injury in a gun attack on their house in north Belfast, police say.


Pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka is set to make history as the most expensive Japanese player to enter Major League Baseball after the Boston Red Sox sealed a record-breaking deal worth a total $103.1 million.


Argentina power to a convincing victory over France to claim third place in the Rugby World Cup.


Students Click, and a Quiz Becomes a Game

A technology known as an audience response system is spreading to public and private schools across the country.


New York, 09:40 - HOCKEY GHIACCIO, RISULTATI NHL

Risultati delle gare del campionato americano di hockey ghiaccio (NHL) disputate nella notte: New Yo...


Nearly a quarter of workers retire early because of health problems, according to a survey released by Fidelity Investments yesterday, a finding likely to fuel a growing debate over how much Americans need to save for their retirement years.


TAYLORVILLE, Ill. -- A single-engine plane used by a parachuting club crashed into a field, killing a man whose parachute got tangled in the plane's tail.


Outlawed Protestants ask to join in peace talks

Northern Ireland's largest and most violent outlawed group, the Ulster Defense Association, announced Sunday it will desist from further attacks and wants to rejoin peacemaking efforts.


Study: Florida Ranks In Bottom 20% For Health

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The health of Americans is improving, but it's not getting better quite as fast in Florida and other southern states, according to a new report.


Menâs Basketball Roundup: With One Big Push, Kansas Leaves Boston College Behind

No. 3 Kansas put everything together for a little more than 12 minutes Saturday, and that was plenty to pull away from Boston College.


TUCSON, Ariz. Sept. 20, 2004 - The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tucson filed for bankruptcy Monday, becoming the second US diocese to seek court protection because of the cost of clerical sex abuse cases.


At Creative Artists, a Bit of Blushing After a Corporate Kiss-Off

In the new Hollywood agencies are finding it can be tougher to meet the needs of a corporate customer than than to baby-sit for a temperamental star.


Two senior Cuban officials said on Wednesday that Cuban leader Fidel Castro, absent from public view for more than a year, is recovering from an intestinal problem that required several operations.


By Brian Neill, The Bradenton Herald, Fla.  Sep. 19--MANATEE -- State and United States Coast Guard officials said today they are pleased with the progress of an ongoing oil spill cleanup at Port Manatee.


Global Markets Rise Sharply After Rate Cut

Asian markets rose sharply today, and European stocks were off to a strong start after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates by half a percentage point yesterday.


Il presidente croato, non tutto si puo' capire in un giorno


Wireless carriers sued for patent infringement

NTP Inc, which last year won a $612.5 million settlement from the maker of Blackberry, has sued four of the top U.S. mobile service providers for infringing eight patents related to wireless e-mail.


By Peter Roper, The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo.  Feb. 15--Ranchers around the Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site officially received news Wednesday that the Defense Department has approved the Army's request to start the process of adding 418,000 acres to the training area southwest of La Junta.


Internet firm Lycos UK released free screensaver software that allows users to attack spammers using the same mass mailing techniques the spammers themselves use to fill up the worldâs inboxes.


South Korean workers to leave steelmaker

Workers who seized the headquarters of South Korean steelmaker Posco have agreed to leave, the Yonhap news agency reported Thursday. Earlier in the day, the office of South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun warned that the government may use force to expel the workers.


Poverty Increases Teens' Risk of Overweight

TUESDAY, May 23 (HealthDay News) -- Poor, older teenagers are more likely to be overweight than their well-off counterparts.


Merck's Vioxx Should Have Been Recalled Years Ago, Lancet Says

Merck & Co.'s Vioxx painkiller's heart risk was evident in studies four years before the drug was recalled -- and it should have been pulled from the market then, according to a study published in the medical journal Lancet.


SECRETARY OF State Colin Powell's visits this week to Japan, China, and South Korea were needed to limit the damage done by the Bush administration to relations with key American allies and clients in Northeast Asia.


US Officials Lower Terrorist Alert Levels for Financial Sites

Federal officials lowered the terrorist alert level on Wednesday for the financial services sector in Washington, New York and northern New Jersey, saying that financial


A father is jailed indefinitely after killing his three-month-old son by giving him methadone and diazepam.


Cristie Kerr claimed her third tournament of the year, overcoming a shaky final round and a strong challenge from Christina Kim to win the State Farm Classic yesterday in Springfield, Ill.


Business surges for online merchants selling Iraq's newly minted currency, as speculators' optimism about the country's future trumps the steady stream of bad news coming out of Baghdad. By Joanna Glasner.


Comedian Richard Jeni, who shot himself to death in March, had a history of mental illness and was hospitalized late last year for suicidal depression, according to a coroner's report obtained Thursday.


Your Old Inkjet Printer Could Aid Burn Victims

Medical research team believes units could be modified to 'print' new skin.


Bush, Kerry Battle for Edge in Tight Race

President Bush evoked the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on Friday in an emotional appeal for support in a tight White House race, but Democratic rival John Kerry told voters America needed a fresh start after Bush's "catastrophic mismanagement."


Auto: Autopromotec, a italiani primato europeo con un veicolo ogni ...

All'Italia il primato europeo nel rapporto tra abitanti e autovetture. Nel 2003 la densita' automobilistica ha raggiunto in Italia un rapporto di 1,69 abitanti per veicolo. E' il valore piÃ¹ elevato in Europa.


Sun posts $174 million loss for the quarter

SAN FRANCISCO - With $190 million in charges on its balance sheet related to restructuring and its recent patent lawsuit settlement with Eastman Kodak Co., Sun Microsystems Inc. on Thursday posted a net loss of $174 million for its the first quarter of its fiscal 2005 year, which ended September 26.


Bollywood yet to hit highest musical note

With less than four months left, the Hindi film music trade is still waiting to hit its highest musical note this year and is banking heavily on Om Shanti Om and Saawariya to deliver its Kajrare-like hit of the year.


La visita nel luogo dove il religioso fondÃ² la sua famosa scuolaIl prossimo candidato alla guida del Pd: "Oggi siamo tutti parchi"                                            Veltroni nel paese di Don Milani Il sindaco assieme a Franceschini                                                                                E per spiegare l'attualitÃ  e l'importanza del messaggio di Barbiana citala canzone  del bimbo profugo del Darfur, pubblicata su Repubblica.it


SCH shareholders approve Abbey National takeover

Shareholders of Banco Santander Central (SCH) overwhelmingly approved the 8.5-billion-pound (12.3-billion-euro, 15.3-billion-dollar) takeover of British mortgage bank Abbey National.


Is a sea change about to occur? Don't count on it.


Pakistani security forces have arrested a former Taleban defence minister, intelligence officials say.


Gruppo sale al 37,15% del capitale, via a opa


After seeing little success with the reference designs it created for Microsoft's smartphone platform, Intel will now work with Symbian to create reference platforms for 3G handsets.


Intel Introduces "Extreme" Chip For Gamers

Intel released its Extreme Edition Pentium 4 processor on Monday, a new platform that the chip-maker says is especially designed for people who like to push their PCs to the limit.


White House hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton met privately Monday with the board of the United Food and Commercial Workers Union, a 1.3 million-member labor group whose support will be critical to any Democratic candidate.


A team from the International Atomic Energy Agency travels to South Korea to investigate secret nuclear experiments.


Illusionist in Times Square cement box stunt

U.S. illusionist Criss Angel began a 24-hour stunt on Monday that will end with him trying to escape from a small cement box strung up above New York's Times Square before it crashes to the ground.


China's Hu in Pakistan to renew old amity

Chinese President Hu Jintao arrived in Pakistan to a warm welcome on Thursday for a visit expected to cement a relationship underpinned for decades by common suspicion of India.


Erk Russell was eulogized Sunday at the 50-yard line of the field where he made national champions of a Georgia Southern football program he had built from scratch.


Brace yourself for worst day of the year

Fading memories of Christmas, mounting festive debts, foul weather, failed New Year resolutions and the long, dark nights create the perfect mix for gloom, says the Cardiff University expert who specialises in seasonal disorders.


New York, 10:37 - BASKET, NBA: MIAMI ANCORA KO, MALE BARGNANI

Risultati delle gare del campionato Nba disputate nella notte:  Charlotte Bobcats - Memphis Grizzlie...


Don't tell me this is part of sports, life or any kind of world I want to be in. Don't try to justify it, pick sides or celebrate it like some video-game adrenaline rush.


Agreement reached out of court Apple has settled a lawsuit alleging the company ripped off another firm's design when it coded its iTunes software's user interface. Terms of the deal reached with the plaintiff were not made public, but the case is now closed.â¦


Dopo mandato a presidente per cessione quota in Olimpia


Coach Kristy Curry has Texas Tech back in its accustomed role as a Top 25 team, just six games into her first season with the Lady Raiders.


The Smart 1 lunar probe has entered into orbit around the Moon, the first ever European mission to do so.


You Have Received a Greeting Card From . . . a Spammer

Internet spammers launched a widespread attack on e-mail inboxes this month. But instead of trying to lure users into opening a corrupted attachment, they're concealing a computer virus in a link to an online greeting card.


U.S. Condemns Gathering in Iran of Holocaust Skeptics

The White House sharply criticized a conference yesterday sponsored by the Iranian government that questioned the reality of the Nazi Holocaust, calling the gathering "an affront to the entire civilized world" and to "traditional Iranian values of tolerance and mutual respect."


The House last night overwhelmingly approved sweeping legislation to overhaul the way the nation collects intelligence, a rare bipartisan achievement


Center for high-tech innovation in Ireland closing

Media Lab Europe, a high-tech research center founded by the Irish government and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, announced Friday it is closing because it's run out of money.


Nigeria's main umbrella union has said it will go ahead with a general strike in Africa's top oil producer on Monday to protest against rising domestic fuel prices.


Moneta unica stabile all'apertura del mercati valutari


Justice Department won't appeal Oracle/PeopleSoft decision

The Justice Department has decided to drop its legal efforts to block Oracle from moving ahead with its 15-month-old hostile takeover bid for rival PeopleSoft.


We track the week in private equity in search of Rule Breakers of the future.


N.Korea puts nuclear monitors' return on hold

North Korea said on Thursday a planned visit by U.N. nuclear monitors was on hold because it had not received unfrozen bank funds, shaking hopes Pyongyong would start disabling its atom bomb program soon.


An international team of scientists have discovered a head-on collision of two galaxy clusters, one of the most powerful collisions ever documented, China Radio International reported Saturday.


Dubai International Capital will launch a Â£500m bid to buy out Liverpool owners George Gillett and Tom Hicks.


'Ma nei quartieri, la matrice comune e' la solidarieta'''


In case you have a Mac and an HSPDA card...

Blog: If you've got an HSPDA card for your Mac, upgrading to Mac OS X 10.4.10 will likely kill it.  But here's how to fix it.


Siena, 18:20 - CALCIO, SIENA: STOP DI 2-3 SETTIMANE PER D'AVERSA

Il Siena perde per due-tre settimane D'Aversa. Il centrocampista si è sottoposto oggi a una r...


First Russian space tourist to fly in 2009

A Russian spacecraft will deliver the first Russian space tourist to the International Space Station (ISS) in 2009, the head of the national space agency Roskosmos said on Friday.


Firenze, 17:29 - CALCIO, MACALLI: FIGC HA IGNORATO CASO TERNANA

Mario Macalli accusa la Figc sulla vicenda Ternana. Il club umbro non puÃ² disporre dello stadio Libe...


In ÂPopoliÂ di febbraio: la lotta per la sopravvivenza nellÂarcipelago dei Cayos Cochinos (Honduras); cultura popolare e valenza sociale del Carnevale brasiliano; le grandi religioni di fronte alla malattia Roma (Agenzia Fides) - Il numero di febbraio della rivista internazionale e missionaria dei Gesuiti italiani ÂPopoliÂ - da gennaio interamente rinnovata nella veste grafica e nei contenuti - presenta, tra gli altri servizi, una inchiesta realizzata n...


Twins sign veteran Mulholland to minor league deal

Minneapolis, MN (Sports Network) - The Minnesota Twins have come to terms with veteran pitcher Terry Mulholland on a minor league contract.


Senate panel thwarts Bush plan on 'war on terror' detainees

A US Senate panel rejected President George W. Bush's plan to relax standards on the treatment of "war on terror" suspects, instead backing a substitute bill offering greater rights protections to foreign detainees.


NEW YORK - If PalmOne's Tungsten T5 handheld was an automobile, it would be described as being a facelift rather than a complete overhaul of the model that preceded it, the Tungsten T3.


Democrat Barack Obama suggested Thursday that Hillary Rodham Clinton follow his lead and release her and her husband's income tax returns so the public can see where the $5 million she loaned her presidential campaign came from.


Da Salerno monito del Capo dello Stato agli schieramenti politiciPoi un invito agli amministratori: piÃ¹ economia contro il crimine                                          Ciampi ai poli: "Rispetto reciproco anche in campagna elettorale"


Arthur Miller, Moral Voice of American Stage, Dies at 89

The author of "Death of a Salesman" and "The Crucible" exposed the flaws in the fabric of the American dream.


Sindacato, 'irricevibili' le posizioni di Alitalia


Nets 100, Warriors 95: Of Netsâ 100, Carter Has the Biggest 3

Vince Carter finished with 23 points, including a go-ahead 3-pointer with 24.6 seconds left, to lift the Nets.


Pope defuses tensions on visit to Turkey

Turkey's top Muslim leader on Tuesday told Pope Benedict there was too much "Islamophobia" in the world, as the Pontiff appeared to do an about-face from his previous opposition to Ankara's bid to enter the European Union.


More Women Over 40 Giving Birth These Days

At 63, many of Judith Cates' peers are contemplating retiring to Florida. She's busy attending pizza parties with her 5-year-old twin daughters and picking up toys. Cates is one of a growing number of women over 40 to give birth.


A Indonesian court sentences two Islamic militants to jail for their part in the 2005 Bali bomb attacks.


InfoWorld - Symbol Technologies will take an important step in the evolution of the enterprise wireless LAN on Monday with the introduction of its WS 2000 Wireless Switch.


Music on the move as mobile applications multiply

This past year marked the  beginning of a revolutionary experiment to sell and distribute  digital music to and from mobile phones. The stage is only just  being set, with the business models, pricing and marketing  issues still evolving.


Beckham returns as Galaxy held by New York

Former England captain David Beckham returned to action for the first time in seven weeks as his LA Galaxy were held to a 1-1 draw by New York Red Bulls in Major League Soccer on Thursday.


Genova, 15:53 - MORTE POLIZIOTTO: SAMPDORIA, FERMIAMOCI SUBITO

"Fermiamoci subito, fermiamoci ora". E' lo slogan, scritto a grandi lettere, che campeggia sulla hom...


How does your portfolio compare with that of the average affluent American?


A probe begins into whether a missile downed an RAF Hercules plane in Iraq, with the loss of up to 15 lives.


SYDNEY, Australia - Aid workers and celebrity chefs created a stir on the banks of Sydney Harbor on Friday by cooking up what they hoped will be the world's largest risotto - a seven-ton tub of rice and peas - to raise awareness of world hunger.


Madrid, 22:28 - CALCIO, RADIO SPAGNOLA: RONALDO TORNA ALL'INTER

La radio spagnola 'Cadena Ser', di solito ben informata sui movimenti di mercato del Real Madrid, ha...


As an NHL lockout looms, Canada cooly outduels Finland, 3-2

TORONTO Midway through the third period, with the outcome of the World Cup of Hockey still in doubt, the public-address system played a clap-along song with a chorus about "the good old hockey game.


ICANN's new domain transfer policy that starts Friday is intended to provide greater security and portability to the domain transfer process and protect against "domain slamming.


The governor proclaimed it "Brett Favre Day," and the night belonged to the quarterback, too. Favre celebrated his 200th straight regular season start with three


PADANG, Indonesia  - Rescue teams headed for Indonesia's Sumatra coast on Thursday as aftershocks pounded the region where a powerful earthquake killed six people and perhaps many more the night before.


Panama Declares Emergency as Rain Kills 14

Panama declared a state of  emergency on Saturday, a day after torrential rains and  mudslides killed at least 14 people and wrecked or damaged the  homes of about 10,000 people.


An ominous watershed? 4 more years of trauma?

BEIRUT: Consistently second only to Ariel Sharon in terms of unpopularity among Arabs, US President George W. Bush's re-election victory was greeted in the Arab world with a sense of disillusionment and foreboding.


More than three years after terrorists attacked the United States, US President George W. Bush offered heartfelt thanks to Canadians who helped stranded American air travellers in the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.


Indonesian cleric on trial for terrorism

Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Bashir has gone on trial in Indonesia on charges of leading Jemaah Islamiah, a militant network seen as the Southeast Asian arm of al Qaeda.


Volvo recalls 460,000 vehicles worldwide because a wiring problem could cause  fans to overheat and burn.


Sparks flew at a meeting of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe on Monday as Washington launched a thinly veiled attack on Moscow for using economic clout to exert pressure on small neighbors.


Chicago mayor vetoes big-box living wage ordinance

Chicago Mayor Richard Daley on Monday   vetoed a "living wage" ordinance that would require large   retailers such as Wal-Mart Stores Inc. WMT.N and Target Corp.   TGT.N to pay escalating hourly pay and benefits.


Red Hat opens losing propaganda offensive against Sun

Opinion Heaven help us all - there's a blog battle being waged between Red Hat's chief cheerleader Michael Tiemann and Sun Microsystems' President Jonathan Schwartz.


Greek government pilloried as fires rage

KRESTENA, Greece  - Frantic Greek villagers fled as fire engulfed their homes, farms and forests on Tuesday in an inferno that has killed 63 people and prompted public outrage at the government's handling of the crisis.


Computer Associates to Pay $225 Over Accounting Scandal

Former Computer Associates International Inc. chairman and chief executive Sanjay Kumar has been charged with securities fraud, conspiracy and obstruction of justice in connection with a multibillion dollar accounting scandal at the software company.


Court Orders Lawyer to Return Documents About an Eli Lilly Drug

The internal Eli Lilly documents and e-mail messages detailed efforts by the drug maker to play down the health risks of Zyprexa.


US prosecutors charge nine food suppliers with helping Dutch retailer Ahold inflate earnings by more than $1bn.


A top Vatican cardinal says condom use to stop the spread of Aids can be justified in some cases.


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What's Wired This Month: Cat Powers' Jukebox, JJ Abrams Top-Secret Cloverfield, Y: The Last Man on Earth

Cat Power covers stripped-down take on classics like "New York, New York." Cloverfield's plot may be about grotesque creatures on a rampage through Manhattan, but who cares if we're wrong? And, the fate of Yorick Brown, the last man on Earth, will be revealed in the climax of Y: The Last Man.


Religion and health loom large in election

WATERLOO, Iowa  - With less than two weeks until Iowa kicks off the presidential nomination battles, several contenders took their campaigns to church on Sunday and a leading Republican tried to allay concerns about his health.


VYEBOOM, South Africa -- It takes a certain eye to look at snails crawling over one another and see them as a escargots bubbling in garlic butter, never mind a means for poor parents to feed their children.


PHPClasses.org: A PHP killer feature - Streams abstraction

On the PHPClasses.org website there's a new entry covering, among other things, one handy feature PHP includes to let developers read and write their data more flexibly - streams.   This article explains what are stream handlers and how they simplify PHP developers lives by allowing PHP applications to easily read and write data from containers, like remote Web pages or e-mail messages, as if they were files. [...] The article also presents more examples of cool stream handlers classes submitted to the PHPClasses site by several authors.   He describes the abstraction that the streams interface allows, how they can make your life easier, a real-life example of streams in action (working with POP3) and some of the classes that have been contributed to PHPClasses.org that use them.


The Israeli army pours into the West Bank city of Jenin, sparking firefights with Palestinians.


Now That's a Rea; Cure for Cold Feet ; Sunbaked Beaches, Swaying Palms, and a Gregarious Giant Tortoise - Actress Hermione Norris Escapes on an Idyllic Family Getaway to the Seychelles . . .

HERE was a time, not so long ago in my more carefree youth, when I was a dedicated backpacker.   It went beyond the standard gapyear routine, and most summers I could be found in some distant corner of the globe, living the life of an adrenaline junkie.


Arsene Wenger warned Sir Alex Ferguson to "calm down" and stop fanning the flames of controversy ahead of this weekend's clash at Old Trafford - even though Patrick Vieira is set to be ruled out.


Pakistan president rejects charge of aiding Afghan insurgency

Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has said Afghanistan must stop blaming his country for the Taliban-led insurgency, while NATO's top commander asked for more troops to battle the violence.


Palermo, 14:02 - CALCIO, PALERMO: 19 CONVOCATI PER SFIDA CON UDINESE

Sono 19 i giocatori convocati dal tecnico del Palermo Colantuono per la partita di domani a Udine. E...


No Summer of Love for struggling San Francisco band

Forty summers after rock 'n' roll swept San Francisco amid a flowering youth culture, a young local band trying to sustain that musical tradition is wondering where all the love went.


NHS IT boss tells iSoft and CSC to sort it out

Granger rattles sabre Richard Granger, the director general of NHS IT, is warning iSoft and CSC that if they don't sort out their differences he will consider ripping up contracts and finding alternative suppliers.â¦


Analysis of the BEA acquisition from Reg reader input â¦


General Motors purchasing chief sees good Q2

General Motors  had a good second  quarter, its head of purchasing said on Thursday, adding that  the carmaker's procurement bill should fall this year even  though it expects raw material prices to stay high.


"E' ora, anziche' proseguire con inutili schermaglie"


UFJ banned from loans in Tokyo and Osaka

United Financial Group (UFJ), the Japanese bank, has been banned by the Financial Services Agency (FSA) from making loans to large companies in both of the countryâs two biggest industrial centres as punishment for deceiving inspectors during an


As a Washington journalist during the 90s, I made frequent treks to the Federal Election Commission to inspect cabinets full of campaign-finance reports to find out who was giving to whom.


Gene Called Link Between Life Span and Cancers

Biologists have uncovered a gene that switches off stem cells as a person ages.


Ford says Jaguar's losses were too big to be ignored

Ford motors yesterday blamed Jaguar, the iconic British luxury car manufacturer, for the bulk of its huge losses in its upmarket car division, saying it was forced to axed 1,150 jobs in the UK to save the business from ruin.


Idaho ties toddler's death to E. Coli in spinach

Idaho health officials confirmed on Thursday a toddler who died last month from kidney failure had been infected by the E. coli strain responsible for a nationwide wave of food poisoning linked to tainted spinach.


Tampa Bay will still be known as the Devil Rays next season. That may change in 2008.


Sacked Tory frontbencher Boris Johnson says he did not lie to Michael Howard about his affair.


Maroni: 'non siamo disponibili a sostenere Prodi'


A Physician Caught Trying to Heal Himself

Rarely has a more conflicted or unpromising candidate entered the field of medicine, and this mismatch gives âInternâ its offbeat appeal.


DRC will not accept further 'aggression': Kabila

KISANGANI, DR Congo  - The Democratic Republic of Congo, which is emerging from five years of bloody warfare, "will allow no further aggression," warned President Joseph Kabila on his first visit to the restive east of this vast central African


Lone hijacker shows up lack of cockpit defense

How can a single unarmed passenger  hijack an international airliner?


Soccer: Newcastle into UEFA Cup knockout after thrilling 4-0 win ...

SOCHAUX : Newcastle on Thursday recorded their first win over French opposition in UEFA competition with a convincing 4-0 victory over Sochaux to progress to the Cup knock-out phase.


Phishers pinch billions from consumers' pockets

More than 3.5 million Americans were victims of phishing scams and online identity theft in the year that ended in August, a 57% increase over 2006, according to Gartner fraud analyst Avivah Litan.


Walt Disney Co. Chief Executive  Michael Eisner said company President Robert Iger is his  "preferred choice" to succeed him in running the entertainment  conglomerate, according to an interview in Sunday's Los Angeles  Times.


World's Longest Accelerator Probes Universe's Tiniest Particles

Tech-hungry photographer and reporter Dave Bullock tours the particle-physics labs at the Stanford Linear Accelerator.


Gingrich: may announce White House bid in November

Former House Speaker  Newt Gingrich, on a book publicity tour in states that play  early roles in the U.S. presidential race, said on Monday he  would likely wait until November 6, a year before the 2008  election, to announce any campaign for the White House.


Convention Security Chases New Yorkers Out of Town

Thousands of New Yorkers will work  from home or leave the city to avoid next week's Republican  convention and the tightest security in the history of U.S.  political party gatherings.


Marion Jones Sues Accuser Over Steroid Allegations

Track and field great Marion  Jones, who has seen her reputation sullied by allegations of  steroid use, sued the head of the BALCO lab on Wednesday for  defamation, saying he falsely accused her of doping.


U.S. space shuttle hitches ride to Florida

Mounted atop a jumbo  jet, U.S. space shuttle Atlantis began a cross-country flight  from California on Sunday, and NASA officials said it should  arrive back home in Florida as early as Monday.


Despite gains, gold lacks broad investor appeal

Many investors are mystified by gold and aren't warming to it even as prices hit 28-year highs and the world's top producer says market conditions are a positive "perfect storm" for the precious metal.


US President George W. Bush on Wednesday will visit disaster-relief efforts in Florida as he makes his way to the first debate of the 2004 White House race, his spokesman said.


The Dow Jones industrial average is down four points at ten-thousand-94. Decliners on the New York Stock Exchange hold a narrow lead over advancers.


South Africa's ruling party has accused top US officials of treating Africans like guinea pigs amid questions over testing of a key HIV/AIDS drug before a US-backed


L'indice Nikkei e' sceso a 15.718,67 punti


Presidente palestinese annulla incontro con premier Haniyeh


Costco 1st-Quarter Profit Is Up, but Shares Fall

The results were in line with Wall Street expectations, but its shares slid almost 5 percent in morning trading on disappointment at Costcoâs operating margins.


Drug Duo Shown to Halt Arthritis Joint Damage

Enbrel, the rheumatoid arthritis  drug sold by Amgen Inc. and Wyeth, can stop joint damage when  given to patients in combination with an older drug,  researchers said on Monday.


PeopleSoft product exec follows CEO out the door

Just a week after PeopleSoft ousted former chief executive Craig Conway, it has announced that another top executive - Ram Gupta, who had been executive vice president of products and technology â-as left.


Electric motor maker A.O. Smith cuts full-year earnings estimates in half.


House leaders delay offshore drilling bill vote

Republican leaders in the U.S. House  of Representatives on Tuesday called off a vote on a limited  offshore oil and natural gas drilling bill which would open 8.3  million acres in the Gulf of Mexico off Florida.


New CEO Still Evaluating Penney's Business

Unlike the bankrupt retailer he took over at Macy's in 1992, Myron E. Ullman III will inherit a chain on the rebound when he assumes control of J.C. Penney Co. Inc. Dec. 1.


Pope Celebrates Mass After Health Crisis

Pope John Paul II greeted the faithful Sunday from his studio overlooking St. Peter's Square, returning to the world's most famous pulpit for the first time since a health crisis led to his emergency hospitalization.


Could do better, Ofsted report tells nurseries

Â· Child daycare provision slowly improvingÂ· 4 in 10 sites inspected still no better than satisfactory


Japanese electronics conglomerate  Matsushita Electric Industrial introduced on Monday a 150-inch  plasma television, which it says is the world's biggest.


A man who helped try to force Tom Cruise to pay $1.3m for photos of his wedding is given two years probation.


Indianapolis - Even if the fans at the RCA Dome didn't know any better, Peyton Manning certainly did. One week after being booed for not trying to tie Dan Marino's NFL single-season touchdown mark in a meaningless


Roma, 18:18 - CICLISMO, VINOKOUROV A JAKSCHE: FACILE PARLARE PER 100 MILA EURO

Le dichiarazioni rilasciate da Joerg Jaksche al settimanale tedesco Der Spiegel non hanno tardato a ...


The Directors, the Actors, the Issues, the Cameras. Discuss.

After a year of staring at movie screens, A. O. Scott and Manohla Dargis sat down to assess the state of the art in an exchange of e-mails.