If you were disappointed with the meager showing put on by this yearâs Leonid meteor shower, donât fret. What could be the best meteor display of the year is scheduled to reach its peak on Monday night.


China to Shift $20 Billion as Capital for Policy Bank

The move by the countryâs $200 billion wealth fund comes as the government nears the end of a decade-long reorganization of the banking industry.


RealNetworks Ends Cheap Song Download Promotion

RealNetworks Inc. (RNWK) is ending a temporary promotion that slashed the price of its downloadable songs to 49 cents, but bargain hunters will still be able to find some deals at its online music store...


Roof blown off London flats by suspected gas explosion

A suspected gas explosion blew part of the roof off a block of flats in north-west London early Friday, leaving one man with serious burn injuries, fire services said.


Senate Republicans blocked a broad energy bill Thursday because it included billions of dollars in new taxes on the biggest oil companies.


Mission of Mandy The US now has until 14 December to come up with a trade compensation scheme for the blow its curbs on internet gambling have dealt EU firms.â¦


Hurricane Ivan Strengthens After Mauling Grenada

Ivan strengthened to a Category 5  hurricane, sweeping toward Jamaica on Thursday after killing at  least 20 people in the tiny spice island of Grenada.


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"JFK Reloaded" from Scottish videogame company Traffic Games lets you become Lee Harvey Oswald and recreate the assassination of JFK.


France Said to Suggest New Controls for Its Banks

The French government is calling for tighter risk-control measures and a broad review of bank rules in response to losses from the trading scandal at SociÃ©tÃ© GÃ©nÃ©rale.


Celebrities have little to fear at the resorts, where the paparazzi want to be their friends.


The Dow and the S&P 500 rose late on Wednesday, rebounding from earlier losses of more than 2 percent each, as investors bought back shares they had bet against and the banking sector gained.


Pakistan's army tightens a cordon around a suspected al-Qaeda base after an air raid in which it says 50 militants died.


Reform needed in Arab world to defeat terrorism: Powell

RABAT: US Secretary of State Colin Powell stressed on Saturday the need for economic and political reforms in the Arab world to defeat terrorism.


Roma, 20:56 - BASKET, LEGADUE: CASERTA SBANCA IMOLA

Risultati della 7/a giornata di ritorno del campionato di Legadue di basket.


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Broadcom wins latest legal round against Qualcomm

(InfoWorld) - A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that Broadcom could press forward with an antitrust case against rival chip maker Qualcomm, but on only two of the eight original charges, the companies said. Broadcom says Qualcomm has created a monopoly in the market for wireless technology standards such as CDMA (code division multiple access). The decision by a group of three judges in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit reverses a verdict by a lower court to dismiss the entire case. In August 2006, a district court in New Jersey had approved Qualcomm's request to dismiss all eight charges. Last month, Qualcomm lost another round in the long-running battle, when the Bush administrationÂ decided not to block a banÂ imposed by the U.S. International Trade Commission on the domestic sale of mobile devices using certain Qualcomm chips. Broadcom says Qualcomm has infringed its patents on the communications chips used in cell phones. And in May, a federal court jury awarded Broadcom $19.6 million in damages after finding thatÂ Qualcomm had willfully infringed three of its patents. That chain of legal losses helped push Qualcomm's general counsel, Lou Lupin, to resign in August. When the case returns to the New Jersey court, Broadcom will argue that Qualcomm has failed to fairly license the technology for cellular wireless standards, and ask the judge to eliminate Qualcomm's patent royalties and pay triple damages and attorney's fees, according to a statement by Broadcom General Counsel David Dull. However, Qualcomm said that the appellate court judges had merely upheld the two remaining charges on a legal technicality, and vowed to vigorously dispute them in court. Neither Broadcom nor Qualcomm returned calls for comment. Â


Debbie Johnson's family will gobble down a traditional Thanksgiving feast, though the five turkeys who live on their farm south of town have been given a reprieve from the oven.


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FALLUJAH, Iraq - U.S. forces oattacked a suspected safe house used by an al-Qaida linked group in Fallujah on Thursday, the military said...


O2 yet to get first bite at UK Apple deal

Spanish-owned mobile phone operator O2  has yet to sign any deal to bring iPhone mobile phones -- Apple  Inc.'s latest "must-have" gadget -- to Britain.


Rachel Barton Pine a Violinist on Mission

Violinist Rachel Barton Pine is on a quest to spread classical music.


India won but suffered a serious scare after half-centuries from Habibul Bashar and Khaled Mashud almost steered Bangladesh to victory in today's first one-day international.


Four men who attempted to use what they believed was a loophole in Spanish law to allow them to sell MP3s online legally, along with the company behind the site they ran, have agreed to pay music labels $10.


Encephalitis in northern India claims 372 children since July

More than 100 children have died of encephalitis in the past month in India's most populous state, taking the toll this year to 372 as health officials said they hope colder weather may stem the tide.


NEW YORK - Stocks regained some momentum Thursday as oil prices declined in spite of Hurricane Ivan's damper on production in the Gulf of Mexico, and fresh economic data suggested inflation remains well under control.    Analysts are closely watching stocks for signs that the market will stabilize in the second half of the year, but volatile moves on news have made it difficult to build confidence among investors, particular given recent fluctuations in oil prices...


John Keeley, manager of the $155 million Keeley Small Cap Value Fund, is generating above-average returns by buying shares of U.S. companies that are emerging from bankruptcy or being restructured.


Google Blesses Blogger Users with AdSense Advertising  Blogger, having replaced the default Google powered AdSense ads with a search enhanced Blogger task bar, has recently announced that they will now make Google AdSense advertisements available to Blogger members and other personal blog owners via a new program. Biz Stone, a Google ...


Exclusive Book Excerpt From Alan Greenspan

Greenspan charts our economic course in 'The Age of Turbulence.' An excerpt.


Bonds 700th Homer Ball Gets $804,000 at Auction

Baseball slugger Barry Bonds's 700th career home run ball drew a winning bid of $804,129 in an online auction that closed on Wednesday.


Bits: Will Microsoft Reorganization Scare Yahoo?

Microsoft's new reorganization splits responsibility for its online offerings between four executives, most of whom also are responsible for parts of the Windows operating system. That resembles the complex organization at Yahoo, which bred the infighting and paralysis, that many Yahoo employees blame for its ills.


A couple that bought North Dakota's highest peak will allow the public unlimited access, ending a battle among the former gatekeeper's children over what to do with the property.


The father and sister of Ronald Goldman say by seizing control of the O.J. Simpson book, "If I Did It," they are punishing the man they believe murdered their loved one.


The Nirvana concert film "Live!  Tonight! Sold Out!" will make its DVD debut November 7, 12  years after it was originally issued on VHS.


A sweeping ban on beer advertising has become law in Russia in a move aimed at curbing Russians' vast alcohol intake and changing attitudes to a beverage which the country officially terms a soft drink.


Playing some of his best golf in the worst conditions, Els breezed through a wacky day of weather at the American Express Championship in Thomastown, Ireland by starting with four straight birdies and finishing with an 8-under-par 64, giving him a two


India ; Separatist strike shuts down many parts of Kashmir

India News, Srinagar: Shops and businesses were shut and traffic was scant in many parts of Kashmir on Wednesday after separatists called a strike to mark the 57th anniversary of the arrival of Indian troops in the region.


Winnebago profit down, misses Wall Street target

Winnebago Industries Inc.  said on Friday third-quarter earnings fell nearly 15 percent, missing Wall Street estimates, even though motor home sales increased.


Walt Disney Co Chief Executive Michael Eisner will retire in September 2006, when his contract expires, the company said on Friday.


Le proteste studentesche a Bologna negli anni Settanta. Una rapina in banca fallita per un soffio. E unâemittente che le autoritÃ  fecero chiudere. Prima del terrorismo. Non scambiatelo per Radiofreccia.


Many American youngsters participating in federally funded abstinence-only programs have been taught over the past three years that abortion can lead to sterility and suicide, that half the


You don't have to own a home to need domicile insurance.


By Lawrence Latane Iii, Richmond Times-Dispatch  Feb. 10--King William County authorities and Newport News Waterworks next week will begin raising the delicate issue of acquiring thousands of acres of private land for a proposed water reservoir.


UN Council Wants Sudan Peace Deal by End of Year

The U.N. Security Council, on a  high-profile visit to the Kenyan capital, expects Sudan and its  southern opposition on Thursday to promise to complete by Dec.  31 a comprehensive peace agreement ending a 21-year civil war.


Ex-General Keeps Big Poll Lead in Indonesia Campaign

A former army general looks set to snatch Indonesia's presidency by a landslide in next week's election run-off, two surveys showed on Wednesday, but incumbent


Rockets Hit Hotel in Baghdad; Shiite Rebel Offers Truce Deal

The rocket attack temporarily overshadowed a pledge by a top aide to Moktada al-Sadr to disarm his militia.


N.Y. Police Assailed for Bachelor Party Shootings

NEW YORK, Nov. 26 -- An angry crowd demanded Sunday to know why police officers killed an unarmed man on the day of his wedding, firing dozens of shots that also wounded two of the man's friends. Some called for the ouster of the city's police commissioner.


Genova, 17:05 - CALCIO, GENOA: A LIVORNO TORNA IL TRIDENTE

Dopo il 4-4-2 proposto contro il Catania, nella gara di Livorno il Genoa tornerà al tridente....


Fool on Call: J. Crew's Winning Strategy

The apparel retailer is proving that expansion is not the be-all, end-all approach to growth.


Basketball The home team has won every deciding game in the nine-year history of the WNBA finals. If the Detroit Shock make it 10 for 10 in today's Game 5 showdown against the Sacramento Monarchs, they will win their second crown on a different kind of home court. A concert by pop singer Mariah Carey has forced the Shock out ...


GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas (Ticker) - Richard Mandella is confident that Pleasantly Perfect again will be cashing in on horse racing's richest day.


Several explosions believed to the work of result of sabotage ripped apart pipelines for Mexico's state oil monopoly early Monday, the company said. There were no injuries.


Selig: Suzuki Record Not Getting Its Due

Baseball commissioner Bud Selig thinks Ichiro Suzuki should be getting more attention for breaking George Sisler's single-season hits record.


Zambia Apologizes for Founder's '97 Arrest

One day before the 40th anniversary of Zambian independence from colonial rule, Zambia's government publicly apologized Saturday to its founding father, Kenneth


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CBS News Apologizes Over Bush Guard Story

NEW YORK - CBS News apologized Monday for a "mistake in judgment" in its story questioning President Bush's National Guard service, claiming it was misled by the source of documents that several experts have dismissed as fakes.    The network said it would appoint an independent panel to look at its reporting about the memos...


Monaco, 11:31 - CALCIO, BAYERN; LA STRADALE FERMA PIZARRO: GUIDAVA UBRIACO

Claudio Pizarro si sta 'allenando' bene per la sfida all'Inter domani in Champions: per la seconda v...


A US general in Iraq says voting in the former insurgent strongholds of Falluja and Ramadi will go ahead.


Another interesting piece about the low-life world of ticket reselling surrounding professional sports in Boston -- particularly the Red Sox ( "StubHub site offers Green Monster seats before Sox do," Feb. 9 ). StubHub seems like an especially crummy bunch. So crummy, in fact, that The Boston Globe will probably stop accepting their advertising business. Right?


WFP warns of "Darfur effect" on forgotten hungry people

The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) warned on Friday that the plight of hundreds of millions of hungry people around the world has been overshadowed by the crisis in the Darfur region of western Sudan.


Rock Music Menu: Ramones left their musical mark

com The Ramones were never considered mainstream. None of their singles ever really had much success on the billboards. Many music critics considered them "fringe" or


SiRF and Openwave Team to Bring Advanced Location Offering to Wireless Operators

SAN JOSE, Calif. and REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Feb. 9  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SiRF Technology Holdings, Inc. , a leading provider of GPS-enabled silicon and premium software location platforms, and Openwave Systems Inc.


Indian truckers have called off their weeklong strike to protest a service tax after reaching an agreement with the government, the finance ministry said Saturday.


Ernie Els, who was feeling as low as he has ever felt when playing up the mountain at Crans Sur Sierre a month ago, is back on track following a 64 through the worst of the weather


For many outside the state, Gujarat 2002 was her story. A nation followed Zaheera Sheikh ever since she addressed the sensational press conference in Mumbai on July 7, 2003, in which she alleged she was intimidated


Republican Rudy Giuliani sought to reassure the National Rifle Association of his support for a constitutional right to bear arms as rivals Fred Thompson, John McCain and Mike Huckabee contended the former New York mayor is no friend of gun owners.


With Renteria, Boston Finally Makes a Big Deal

Trying to counter the loss of Pedro MartÃnez and their failures in other contract negotiations, the Red Sox have reached an agreement shortstop Edgar Renteria.


Between February and August of this year, China has shut down 1,600 internet cafes, and handed out 100 million yuan fines (US$12 million) to cafe operators, for allowing children access to violent or adult-only content and games.


Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Thursday reported a third-quarter profit compared with a loss a year-earlier, but sales fell from the second quarter


With professional firefighters stretched to the breaking point across California, many neighbors throughout the state were left to their own devices this past week.


China's military spending, a point of contention with the United States, will jump 17.8 percent this year, the spokesman for the National People's Congress said Sunday.


With the release of MechAssault 2 looming for Xbox, Microsoft has kicked-off what could very well be the easiest competition you'll ever encounter.


MTV's 'Choose or Lose' announces citizen journalism campaign

The Viacom division has launched a mobile-centric initiative to bring nontraditional reporting to the 2008 election.


Torino, 14:55 - CALCIO, COBOLLI GIGLI: CANNAVARO PORTI PALLONE D'ORO A TORINO

Intervistato dal Tg1, Giovanni Cobolli Gigli ha parlato del Pallone d'Oro assegnato a Cannavaro: ''S...


A report claims investment in creating a sustainable global economy is rising rapidly.


As Swiss-based miner Xstrata pushes ahead with its A$7.4bn (US$5.8bn) hostile takeover bid for WMC Resources, debate over the deal has narrowed to one key issue - the potential of the Australian miner's giant Olympic Dam project.


UN Security Council in Africa to Push Sudan Peace

Staking its prestige on Sudan's troubled peace process, the UN Security Council met away from its New York home for the first time in 14 years on Thursday to try to end two decades of war in Africa's biggest country.


Egypt wants jobs. Israel wants a meaningful peace. And the nations plan to sign an agreement that they hope will fulfill both their goals.


2 More Deaths Possibly Linked to Spinach

-- Health officials were investigating Friday whether the death of a Maryland woman who was infected with E. coli is linked to the national spinach-related outbreak of the bacteria.


Da dicembre costerÃ  30% in meno Sirchia: 'Massimo sconto ...

Roma, 2 novembre 2004 - Dal 10 dicembre il prezzo del latte in polvere per i bambini sarÃ  ridotto in maniera consistente con tagli che vanno dal 25 al 35%. Ã l'accordo raggiunto oggi al ministero della Salute


Stocks tumbled on Tuesday following recession worries that sparked a global equities sell-off, but the market regained some ground amid optimism over a surprise interest-rate cut by the Federal Reserve.


Fed's Fisher upbeat on economy, wary of inflation

The U.S. economy could be seeing a   "great rotation" from household spending to investment that   will set the stage for more healthy growth, Federal Reserve   Bank of Dallas President Richard Fisher said on Wednesday.


EU abandons plans to overhaul copyright levies

(InfoWorld) - In a surprise move, the European Commission said Wednesday it is shelving plans to overhaul Europeâs rules on copyright fees, after intense lobbying from France and from groups representing artists and authors. The Commission, the executive body of the European Union, was planning to replace the patchwork of national rules with a Europe-wide code designed to better suit the digital age. Presently most countries impose copyright levies on a wide range of products, from photocopiers to mobile phones, and including recordable formats such as CD-Rs, blank cassettes and even paper. The size of levies varies widely from country to country. Only the U.K., Ireland, and Luxembourg do not impose any such levies. Copyright levies are supposed to compensate artists and authors who donât receive any payment when their copyrighted music, documents, or pictures are duplicated by consumers. The Commission wanted to harmonize the rules and scrap levies on most hardware. Its aim was to reduce the fees, which in some cases increase the price of goods dramatically. For example, in Spain consumers have to pay almost â¬300 ($398) in levies when they buy an 80GB MP3 player; in Austria the equivalent charge is just â¬8, according to the Copyright Levies Reform Alliance (CLRA), a coalition of businesses dedicated to harmonizing and lowering copyright fees in Europe. The Commission said it was abandoning the rule change for now. It had planned to publish a proposal before the end of this year. âMore reflection is needed on this complex issue,â spokeswoman Pia AhrenKilde Hansen told journalists. She wouldnât give a new timetable for the legal proposal. She acknowledged that the French prime minister Dominique de Villepin had written to the Commission earlier this month, urging it to drop the plan but she insisted that the Commission will decide for itself when the proposal will be launched. The Commission has been planning to harmonize copyright levies across the E.U. since 2000. Since then the case for scrapping most levies has grown stronger. Digital rights management software, which allows copyright owners to track the copying of their works, has become commonplace. The Commissionâs climb down sparked an angry reaction from the companies and industry groups pushing for a change to the system. âEuropean industry is deeply disturbed by the European Commissionâs apparent about-face on the planned reform of copyright levies,â said Mark McGann, spokesman for the CLRA in a statement issued Wednesday. âWith this decision, it is clear to industry that the Commission has abandoned any serious efforts to establish transparency, efficiency and fairness in the way these levies are set, collected and distributed,â he added, warning that without the revamp of copyright levies, several large European companies now intend to file official complaints with the Commission that will likely result in a wave of infringement procedures against certain member states. âThe reform of copyright levies would then move from the European executive to the European Court of Justice,â CLRA said in its statement.


Jimmie Johnson was supposed to be finished a month ago in the Nascar Nextel Cup playoff for the season points title. He was down by 247 points with too few races left to make up the difference.


Engineering Programs Remain Strong in Idaho

By Kovsky, Eddie  Engineering isn't all microchips and software design.  As long as transportation and water resources remain vital issues in the state of Idaho, civil engineers will have their work cut out for them.


EU scratches scars in fight to remove surplus wine

EU ministers reopened old divisions on Monday over how to overhaul Europe's vast wine sector, clashing over plans to dig up centuries-old vineyards and rekindling a north-south rift on using sugar in winemaking.


Korean kimchi tradition boosted by health scare

Parasite eggs can sometimes be just the thing to bring families together.


AFTER a two-month delay, Apple has unveiled its new iMac desktop computer which integrates disk drives and processors into a flat display less than two inches (5cm) thick.


A fire broke out aboard a Russian   nuclear submarine belonging to the Northern Fleet late on   Wednesday, killing two of its crew, the Defense Ministry said.


An 11bn euro bond trade by US bank Citigroup in August 2004 is now being investigated by German prosecutors.


You may not have heard of Applix, but the software company is growing at heady rate.


Three BA planes are tested in the wake of the death of former KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko.


Arafat, medici francesi escludono leucemia

17.29: Ancora notizie contrastanti sulle reali condizioni di salute del leader palestinese Yasser Arafat, da ieri ricoverato in un ospedale di Parigi. "I medici francesi escludono al momento la diagnosi di


Arsenal's Ashley Cole is ready to start talks about a new contract, despite reported interest from Real Madrid. Cole, 24, is under contract until 2007, but Arsenal are said to be keen to offer him a pay rise to keep him.


"Rumord reports of a $500 Macintosh has got many industry watchers wondering how this will affect Apple's standing within the computing market place.


Rescuers search for the bodies of air crash victims at the site of an air crash in Baotou, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, on Sunday November 21, 2004.


The red carpet premiere of Georgia Rule may turn out to be   a rather awkward affair.


Nasdaq bids $3.7 bln for Nordic bourse group OMX

The Nasdaq Stock Market  bid  $3.7 billion for Nordic bourse owner OMX  on Friday as  it set its sights on expanding beyond the U.S. market and adds  to a wave of stock market consolidation.


Three Europeans abducted three weeks ago from a bar in Nigeria's oil-rich south are freed in a military operation.


Northern Ireland and Wales fail to produce a goal in Tuesday's friendly at Windsor Park.


German film about secret police wins Oscar

Germany's "The Lives of Others," a searing look at totalitarian powers once wielded by East German secret police, the Stasi, won the Oscar for best foreign language film on Sunday.


In a story about author Michael Crichton sent in advance for use Dec. 12, The Associated Press reported erroneously that he had written the novel "Coma." Robin Cook wrote "Coma." Crichton wrote the screenplay for the film and directed it.


Hurricane Jeanne Threatens Bahamas, Then Florida

Deadly Hurricane Jeanne loomed near the northern Bahamas on Friday on a course that would likely inflict a record fourth hurricane hit in a year on storm-weary Florida.


By Clint Swett  SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Steve Wozniak never questioned that his calling was science and electronics.  The 56-year-old co-founder of Apple Computer was weaned on Tom Swift books, and recalls being thrilled that Tom could develop a plasma field to trap space aliens.


Explosives cache is missing from Iraqi facility

The White House acknowledged Monday that nearly 380 tons of powerful explosives are missing from a weapons facility that American forces


IPO Gives 17 Percent Hike to Shares at DivX

By Mike Freeman, The San Diego Union-Tribune  Sep. 23--DivX, a San Diego maker of video compression software, got a  good start on its first day as a publicly traded company yesterday as its  shares jumped nearly 17 percent.


A corporate jet hurtled off the end of a runway while attempting to take off from Teterboro Airport on Wednesday, speeding across a highway during the morning rush hour and slamming into a warehouse. At least 14 people were injured, one critically.


Some questions remain about home use of defibrillators

The Food and Drug Administration gave the go-ahead last week for the Philips HeartStart, an automated external defibrillator (AED), to be sold over the counter without a prescription.


RALEIGH, N.C. -- Hundreds of National Guard troops were on alert and officials in the Carolinas warned residents to be ready for anything Wednesday as Ernesto _ upgraded late Wednesday to a tropical storm _ moved north away from Florida.


Abbas freezes unity govt talks, blames Hamas: aides

RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian President   Mahmoud Abbas has frozen talks on forming a unity government   after Hamas said it would not accept interim peace deals with   Israel, two of his aides said on Sunday.


Unconvincing Portrait of an Angry Victim

All Roger Clemens could do was muscle up a fading fastball of what appeared to be false outrage Sunday night for â60 Minutes.â


German research institute lowers country's GDP growth outlook for 2005

BERLIN  - A German research institute lowered its economic growth outlook for Germany for 2005 on Tuesday, saying exports are expected to slow and domestic demand will not rise enough to make up the difference.


Death toll from Egypt tower block collapse rises to 14

The death toll from the collapse of a block of flats in the Egyptian port city of Alexandria has risen to 14, the official MENA news agency reported on Wednesday.


Armpit and X-Ray are back at Camp Green Lake. Louis Sachar, author of the million-selling, award-winning "Holes," is writing a sequel to his beloved children's classic. Delacorte Press Books will publish Sachar's "Small Steps," at a date still to be determined.


AUSTRALIAN Sarah Davies has missed out on being crowned Miss World 2004 at the finals of the beauty pageant in China. Twenty-year-old Miss Peru was crowned today in the southern Chinese resort town of Sanya


Fred Couples continued his amazing run in the Skins Game, prevailing in four playoff holes against Woods to get the final three skins and $340,000, and win his record fifth Skins Game with a total of $640,000.


J.B Holmes holds nerve to sink Phil Mickelson in playoff

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona  - J.B Holmes lost his nerve and found it in the nick of time to beat Phil Mickelson in a playoff and win the Phoenix Open in thrilling style on Sunday.


US 2004 mortgage rate is second-lowest ever

US 30-year mortgage rates averaged 5.84 percent in 2004, holding near last year's record low and helping drive home sales to all-time highs, Freddie Mac said.


Consumer groups: FTC needs to watch telecom

(InfoWorld) - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC)Â needs to step up its regulation of the telecommunications and broadband industries and reverse its current opposition to net neutrality rules, two consumer groups said Wednesday. Representatives of the Consumers Union and the Consumer Federation of America criticized the FTC for a lack of focus on telecom and broadband issues while testifying before the U.S. Senate's Interstate Commerce, Trade, and Tourism Subcommittee. The FTC has "failed consumers badly" by insisting there is strong competition in the broadband space and therefore not in need of regulation, said Mark Cooper, director of the Consumer Federation of America. The U.S. has fallen from the world leader in Internet service a decade ago to lagging behind several countries in speed and price, he said. "The cozy [broadband] duopoly in America dribbles out bandwidth at 10 to 20 times what other people pay in the world," Cooper said. "Consumers pay too much for too little in this country." Cooper and Senator Byron Dorgan, a North Dakota Democrat and subcommittee chairman, both complained aboutÂ an FTC report in June that questioned the need for net neutrality rulesÂ that would prohibit broadband providers from blocking or slowing Web content from competitors. Dorgan noted that telecom providers had Internet content nondiscrimination rules in place until the U.S. Federal Communications Commission and the Supreme Court removed them in 2005. Without such rules, large broadband providers could block innovative new companies from reaching customers if they require e-commerce vendors to pay extra fees, he said. "We won't know what we miss, we won't know what we squelch," said Dorgan, who has sponsored a net neutrality bill. "What we built, we built with nondiscrimination regulations." But Deborah Platt Majoras, the FTC's chairwoman, said the Internet is changing so fast that new regulations would have unintended consequences andÂ could stop broadband providers from prioritizing traffic that consumers demand be faster, such as video downloads. The FTC sees little evidence of Web content discrimination occurring, she said. "No way is Verizon or any of these other companies powerful enough to disrupt the amount of consumer-generated content that's out there," Majoras said. "If they suddenly put a stop to that, there will be a hue and cry across this nation like no tomorrow, and they will lose a lot of customers." Majoras called on Congress to wait with net-neutrality regulations until there's a problem with blocked content. Dorgan disagreed. "I think both the lack of informed public policy and the lack of effective competition means we have one-twentieth the speed at twice the price of Internet service that many of our foreign competitors have," he said. "My hope is that you'll agree with me that rather than wait for bad things to happen, we might want to preserve the same nondiscrimination rules that we've always had." In addition to the net-neutrality debate, Chris Murray, senior counsel at Consumers Union, called on the FTC to keep a close eye on advertising for bundled telecom services, such as voice, data, and television service together. In some cases, advertising for bundled services has not reflected the real prices, Murray said. In addition, broadband providers have cut off customers for using too much bandwidth without defining a limit on bandwidth. "If that's not an unfair and deceptive practice, I don't know what is," Murray said.


Robbers flee Venezuelan bank, free most hostages

ALTAGRACIA DE ORITUCO, Venezuela  - Armed Venezuelan bank robbers fled in an ambulance with a handful of hostages from a police siege in a deal that freed dozens of other captives on Tuesday after a two-day standoff.


Thursday night's Democratic  presidential debate in Hollywood delivered blockbuster ratings  for CNN. It was the highest-rated primary debate in cable TV  history.


NEW YORK  - Exercising the muscle where a flu shot is injected may improve the immune system's response to the vaccine, UK researchers report.


With an IQ of 770, this TouchSmart must be a genius, surely? Review According to the famous maxim, a camel is a horse designed by committee, and it's not hard to spot the hand of a committee in the design of the HP TouchSmart IQ770 PC.â¦


Vina del Mar, 09:47 - TENNIS, ATP VINA DEL MAR: RISULTATI QUARTI DI FINALE

Risultati dei quarti di finale del torneo Atp di Vina del Mar (terra battuta, montepremi 462.000 dol...


Ruling OK's mandatory DNA tests for parolees

SAN FRANCISCO -- Federal parolees may be required to provide blood samples for a national DNA database used to solve crimes, the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled yesterday.


Epileptic man was locked in shed for four months and beaten, burned and humiliated over a minor debt.


Altria to test Marlboro smokeless tobacco product

The maker of Marlboro, the top selling cigarette in the United States, is introducing a type of smokeless tobacco in August, as smoking bans spread and more smokers quit.


General Motors' Adam Opel AG unit said Tuesday it had agreed with employee delegates to try to ensure the survival of its main plants in Germany beyond 2010, while finding "socially acceptable" ways of cutting back their work force


Kenyan election protests kill more than 100

Kenyan police battled protesters in blazing slums on Monday after disputed elections returned President Mwai Kibaki to power and triggered turmoil believed to have killed more than 100 people.


President Bush challenged lawmakers on Friday to have the political courage to pass an immigration bill amid intense pressure from critics who call it amnesty and advocates who believe the current system is broken.


United States Increases Armor On Military Vehicles

The United States has satisfied about 70 percent of the military's combat armored vehicle requirements in the Middle East and surrounding regions.


U.S. forces opened fire from helicopters during an overnight clash with Shi'ite militants in western Baghdad, killing at least 13 people, police said on Friday.


IBM Rolls Out Arrays, Tries Again on iSCSI

New entry-level workgroup storage devices start at $3,000.


Crohn's Disease May Respond to Parasite Therapy

NEW YORK  - Patients with Crohn's disease,  a chronic inflammatory bowel disease, who do not respond to  conventional treatment, may get symptom relief by swallowing  parasite eggs.


Yahoo's Yang Looks Back on 'Amazing Ride'

San Francisco--At the closing session of the Web 2.0 Conference, Yahoo cofounder and Chief Yahoo Jerry Yang assessed the famous Web portal's first decade.


Heavy snowfall, ice wreak havoc in Greece, Turkey

Heavy snowfall and freezing temperatures  shut down schools, paralyzed traffic and grounded airplanes in  Greece and Turkey on Monday.


PM Gordon Brown is considering plans which could see the minimum wage reduced in NI, it is believed.


Germany's Schroeder adopts three-year-old Russian girl

BERLIN: German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder and his wife have adopted a daughter, an official with Schroeder's party said Tuesday. Schroeder and his wife, Doris Schroeder-Koepf, picked up the 3-year-old Russian girl named Victoria several weeks ago from a ...


Second prison sentence in Abu Ghraib trials

BAGHDAD - A US military court in Baghdad sentenced a US soldier to 8 months in prison after he pleaded guilty to abusing inmates at the notorious Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq.


Bolstered by Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's assurances that there's been "substantial improvement" in security and stability in Iraq, the United Nations is considering boosting its presence in the country.


Democrat Slams Kerry on Hispanic Outreach

A Democrat whose organization spent about $6 million to get out the Hispanic vote for Sen. John Kerry criticized the campaign's effort on Tuesday and warned that Democrats risk becoming a permanent minority if they don't do a better job.


Stock investors will take a break from  parsing Fed chatter and predicting interest-rate moves this  week, turning instead to the nitty gritty of earnings.


Holidays a tough test for airlines, retailers

Dana Dodson saved for months to buy an autographed Trot Nixon baseball card and other gifts for her family. But on Christmas, the Arlington makeup artist could not watch her parents unwrap them: During her flight home to Charlotte, N.C., from Boston, US Airways lost Dodson's luggage and, with it, all her presents.


Delray festival features short films by women

Four 2004 Sundance Film Festival selections are part of the lineup of short films featured at Lunafest-Delray Beach, an event Saturday at the Delray Beach Playhouse presented by the Florida Breast Cancer Resource Network.


Shuttle Spacewalkers Overhaul ISS Power Grid

HOUSTON -- Two shuttle astronauts successfully rewired power systems for half of the International Space Station (ISS) Thursday in the first of two spacewalks to overhaul the orbital laboratory's electrical grid this week.


China battles for North Korea nuclear talks

"We believe the six parties have the willingness to continue to promote the procedure of peaceful talks," China's Foreign Ministry said. "We ...


Motorola home surveillance kit comes to UK

Keep your stuff in sight, even when you're out Motorola's Homesight remote domestic monitoring kit is to be offered in the UK, allowing parents to keep an eye on their kids, spouses to spy on crafty consorts and travellers to bust burglars at a distance using a computer or a mobile phone.â¦


Hurricane Jeanne Targets Bahamas, Florida

Hurricane Jeanne churned toward the Bahamas and Florida with 100 mph winds Friday and could become the fourth major hurricane to hit the state in six weeks.


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Milano, 15:23 - CALCIO, LEGA: GHIRARDI E FANTINEL NUOVI CONSIGLIERI

Tommaso Ghirardi, presidente del Parma, è stato eletto sesto consigliere di Lega per la serie...


New York, 09:55 - HOCKEY GHIACCIO, RISULTATI NHL

Risultati delle gare del campionato americano di hockey ghiaccio (NHL) disputate nella notte. In mai...


Zimbabwe's opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai was in intensive care after undergoing a brain scan on Wednesday for a suspected fractured skull, sustained while in police custody.


Japan and China will not hold bilateral talks at an upcoming ASEAN meeting, a Japanese official says, in a sign of continuing tensions between the two.


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Casa Bianca su proteste, rafforzano la democrazia


The former chief of Brocade Communications was sentenced to 21 months in prison for scheming to tamper with the financial records of the companyâs stock options.


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Sports Briefing | Sailing: Swiss Honor Alinghi

With airport fire trucks blasting water cannons in salute, the crew of the Americaâs Cup champion Alinghi returned to Switzerland yesterday and was hailed by the countryâs president as a symbol of Swiss pride and diversity.Ernesto Bertarelli, the billionaire head of Alinghi, hoisted the silver trophy at the aircraft door. He was applauded by fans and a government delegation. âIâm enormously proud to be here in Geneva with you for the second time,â said Bertarelli, who made Switzerland the first European nation to successfully defend the title in yachtingâs premier event. Switzerland scored a major upset in 2003 by taking the Cup from the Kiwis, bringing sportâs oldest international trophy to Europe for the first time in more than 150 years. On Tuesday, Alinghiâs dramatic one-second win over Emirates Team New Zealand in Valencia, Spain, ended the closest Americaâs Cup regatta in 24 years, a 5-2 Swiss victory. Bertarelli declined to say whether the next Cup would be held in two or four years and whether it would be contested in Valencia.


Reclusive Russian May Have Made Maths Breakthrough

A reclusive Russian may have solved one of the world's toughest mathematics problems and stands to win $1 million -- but he doesn't appear to care.


Merkel arrives in Cairo for start of Arab states tour

Cairo- German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrived Saturday in Cairo at the start of a tour of four Arab states in the Mideast.Comment


Sun Microsystems Inc. has agreed to pay US$92 million to settle a software patent lawsuit brought against it by Eastman Kodak Co., Sun announced Thursday.


EU limbo over as lawmakers approve new executive

European Union lawmakers approved the bloc's new executive commission, ending three weeks of limbo sparked by an unprecedented institutional face-off.


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Wyeth Backs Changes to Diet Drug Settlement

Wyeth on Monday said it will support  proposed changes to a national settlement with former users of  its "fen-phen" diet drugs, allowing quicker settlements for  claims related to some of the less serious side effects from  the recalled appetite suppressants.


Buffett sees dollar weakness, Korea stocks attractive

DAEGU, South Korea  - Berkshire Hathaway Inc's Warren Buffett said on Thursday he expected the dollar to get weaker and said that South Korea's stock market was still more attractively valued than other world markets.


The Golden Globe nominations, seen as an early steer for the Oscars, are due to be announced in Hollywood.


Part of Lincoln Memorial closed after package found

Part of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington has been evacuated and closed to tourists after suspicious items were found, a park police officer said on Monday.


Israel begins freeing 159 Palestinian prisoners

JERUSALEM,  - Israel began freeing 159 Palestinian prisoners in a goodwill gesture to Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and the Palestine Liberation Organisastion chairman Mahmud Abbas.


PHPEverywhere: Review of Upgrading to PHP 5

PHPEverywhere has a new review of Adam Trachtenber's latest book - Upgrading to PHP 5.


Republican presidential candidate and self-described "recovering foodaholic" Mike Huckabee told Southern governors Saturday that an obesity epidemic could cause serious problems for the American economy, and even for national security.


Dell's consumer laptop sales drop 20% as delays continue

Because of delays in building laptops and shipping them to customers on time, Dell's laptop sales to the consumer market sank nearly 20% in the second quarter, analysts said.


Israel Approves W. Bank Pullback, Prisoner Release

Israel Thursday approved a troop  pullback from West Bank cities and the release of 900  Palestinian prisoners, measures crucial to the success of a  summit with the Palestinians in Egypt next week.


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Sex is not taboo anymore, says debutant director

At a time when filmmakers are focussing on family and social themes, debutant director Kallol Sen is quite candid that his "Kabhi Socha Bhi Na Tha" is "about sex in the Indian mind".


Reilly won't pursue Kohl's over pricing practices

Attorney General Thomas F. Reilly concluded that Kohl's Department Stores violated a state law that prohibits false advertising of sale prices, but he decided not to prosecute the company because the retailer convinced him the case was not worth pursuing.


Darfur rebels say they downed government plane

Darfur rebels said on Monday they had shot down a government plane bombing their areas in West Darfur, but Sudan's army denied the claim, the first from the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) this year.


Philippines leader Gloria Arroyo vows to hunt down a group which claimed a trio of deadly bomb attacks.


Confusion Over Fate of French Hostages in Iraq

Confusion surrounded the fate of two  French journalists held hostage in Iraq on Thursday after a new  purported statement from the kidnappers denied they had  demanded a $5 million ransom or set a 48-hour deadline.


Green Day have raised the stakes for themselves and their fans, taking things to another level and leaving behind all punk-pop pretenders of the past few years.


Aumento tendenziale piu' basso dal 2004, nell'anno +2,1%


The United Nations says Sudanese police have raided a camp in Darfur and destroyed makeshift homes, fired into the air and shouted at terrified villagers.


Dutch terror alert sparked by arrest of Islamic militant

People here were puzzled in July when the Dutch government suddenly declared a security alert, but offered no explanation.


Solar Data Centers, a Web-hosting company, plans to power its servers on electricity generated by solar panels.


Alexandre Vinokourov wins the 13th stage time trial Saturday in the Tour de France, and Michael Rasmussen of Denmark retains the overall lead.


All her life, Jamie Fear's gut had been her proverbial Achilles' heel. When other people contracted colds or other respiratory infections, she got stomach viruses. She tried to baby her digestive system and learned to live with her sensitive stomach.


Wired's How To Wiki: Save YouTube Videos to Your Hard Drive

YouTube and other video-sharing sites provide endless hours of wholesome, time-wasting entertainment, but what if you want to watch movies without the browser? You can make a local copy for personal use.


Microsoft to launch Windows Live search engine

Microsoft Corp. plans to launch its new Windows Live Search engine, a pillar in its strategy to topple market leader Google and wrestle away billions of dollars worth of online advertising.


British foreign minister arrives in troubled Darfur

British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw arrived in Sudan's violence-plagued western region of Darfur to see the plight of refugees driven from their homes by state-sponsored militias.


Singapore Facing AIDS Epidemic -Health Ministry

Singapore faces an AIDS epidemic, with the number of new infections diagnosed expected to hit a rate of 1,000 a year by 2010, a health official said.


South Korea's top spy under fire for Taliban mission

South Korea's spy chief is under fire for a high-profile mission to Afghanistan to negotiate the release of hostages which critics said violated the agency's motto to "work in the shade in pursuit of light".


An Islamic leader in southern Thailand says authorities "overreacted" to a protest, after six people are killed.


There are claims some schools told students the answers in a flawed  A-level practical exam.


Online Video Advertising Builds Momentum

With ubiquitous broadband access and ad-serving technologies becoming more sophisticated, marketers are increasingly interested in online video advertising opportunities. How do top interactive agencies leverage video for their online advertising campaigns?


Las Vegas hotel/casino fire under control

Fire forced guests and staff to evacuate the 3,000-room Monte Carlo Resort & Casino in Las Vegas on Friday, quickly engulfing parts of the upper floors, facade and roof before being brought under control.


Brown to be confirmed as head of Britain's Labour Party

Gordon Brown will be confirmed leader of Britain's governing Labour Party on Sunday, the first step in a new political era which starts when he becomes prime minister later this week.


You donât need to know about the long, glorious history of tapestry to be impressed by the works in the exhibition at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.


Local.com Adds Holiday Shopping Guide of Local Retailers

Local.com has debuted a new online gift guide to make it easier for consumers to shop for holiday gifts in their area via Local.com, here’s some info from their press release: Online shoppers can access leading retailers through Local.com’s Holiday Shopping Guide at www.local.com/shopping.aspx.  Local.com provides information from premier retailers like Target, Toys-R-Us, Macy’s, Buy.com, [...]


The French financial trader at the centre of a massive fraud case gambled around 50bn euros, his employer says.


UPS to Pay $100 Million for China Network

United Parcel Service Inc. said on  Thursday it will pay $100 million to take over most of the  international express delivery operations of its Chinese  partner, Sinotrans.


Mount St. Helens Calms Down, Scientists Lower Alert

Government scientists said that  volcanic activity on Washington state's Mount St. Helens had  started to taper off and downgraded their safety warning on  Wednesday, following nearly two weeks of seismic activity and  steam eruptions.


BEIJING, June 29 -- The Chinese legislature passed a law Friday to provide more protection to the millions of farm youths who leave home and become cheap labor in the factories and construction sites that have mushroomed in China's booming economy.


Take the family out this weekend: Richard Corliss picks the top three must-see Christmas spectacles in the Big Apple


The Roman Catholic Diocese of Davenport is in bankruptcy.


Pokljuka, 16:01 - BIATHLON, CDM DONNE: GERMANIA VINCE STAFFETTA

La Germania ha vinto la staffetta 4x6 km disputata a Pokljuka, in Slovenia, valida per la Coppa del ...


Parma, 18:08 - CALCIO, PARMA; DI CARLO: BENE COSI', SIAMO SULLA STRADA GIUSTA

Sedici punti sui diciotto totali al "Tardini": un ruolino di marcia da grandissima squadra tra le mu...


Terrorismo, Pisanu: ''Su navi immigrati l'ombra di al Qaeda''

Al Qaeda potrebbe sfruttare i viaggi della speranza degli immigrati sia per lucrare sul traffico sia per infiltrare suoi militanti nel nostro Paese, dove sta cercando di stringere legami con organizzazioni criminali dedite al traffico di armi, droga e


Scientists solve puzzle of Chile's missing lake

Scientists said that a lake in southern Chile that mysteriously disappeared last month developed a crack which allowed the water to drain away.


Pakistan court orders release of Bhutto's husband

A Pakistani court on Wednesday ordered the release of the husband of Opposition leader Benazir Bhutto after accepting his application for bail a day after he was arrested for failing to attend a court hearing.


Guitarist Keith Richards marches alongside campaigners protesting against possible hospital cuts.


SUPERSTAR Michael Jackson's lawyers have failed in their bid to have all evidence seized in a police raid on his Neverland ranch thrown out ahead of his child molestation trial.


Il Real dÃ  lâultima euro-delusione alla Roma

In un Olimpico vuoto per la squalifica, la Roma chiude con una sconfitta per 3-0 contro il Real Madrid la sua sfortunata Champions League. Senza molti titolari, la squadra di Del Neri ha dato tutto quello


Morrison exploits holes in Swiss cheese defence

Ireland's fine start to the World Cup qualification endures. Four points from two matches provide strong foundations, though the performance here might have yielded less.


Starwood profit up on higher room rates, tops view

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. , whose chains include St. Regis, Westin and Sheraton, posted a greater-than-expected fourth-quarter profit on Thursday, helped by higher room rates.


GAME REVIEW: New 'Grand Theft Auto' will pull you in

Like Al Pacino's Michael Corleone says in "Godfather III": "Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in.


Seven killed in Baghdad hotel suicide attack

Seven people were killed when a suicide bomber wearing an explosives-packed vest detonated inside a central Baghdad hotel used by foreigners and Iraqi officials, witnesses and police said on Monday.


Spanish police arrest 10 in terror operation

Police in Spain have reportedly arrested 10 people, in an operation against what they have termed Islamic terrorism. Police say they have searched several houses in Spain's second city of Barcelona, and the


U.S. Senate panel OKs aid to foreign abortion groups

A Senate committee on Thursday joined the House of Representatives in defying a White House veto threat and moving to reverse a ban on contraception aid to overseas groups that offer abortion.


Persistent fears about the world economy battered global stocks again on Monday and drove investors towards safer assets despite expectations of more interest cuts from the Federal Reserve to bolster growth.


Detainees seek fast ruling from justices

Foreigners imprisoned at Guantanamo Bay want the Supreme Court to rule quickly on their legal rights, before the justices go off on their summer break.


Epifani: proposte governo sono un onesto punto di partenza


Iranian police arrest two men suspected of murdering several children and burying their bodies in the desert.


Calif. Panel Weighs Greenhouse Gas Plan for Cars

A plan to require automakers to cut greenhouse gas emissions from cars and trucks by about 30 percent is expected to be approved on Thursday by the California Air Resources Board, backers and opponents said.


U.S. District Judge Reggie B. Walton this morning began the sentencing phase in the trial of I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, former chief of staff to Vice President Cheney, who has been convicted of lying to investigators about his role in leaking the identity of an undercover CIA officer.


Google To Build World's Biggest Virtual Library

Google announced an agreement Tuesday with Oxford University and some of the leading US research libraries to begin converting their holdings into files that would be freely searchable over the Web.


Kildow Feels Golden After Winning Silver

Lindsey Kildow takes silver in the womenÃÂ¿s super-giant slalom at the Alpine Skiing World Championship, while Bode Miller finishes 24th and loses his Super-G title.


Tiny Studio Sends Big Broadcasts: Internet Radio Takes Trenton to the World

By Detroit Free Press  Feb. 18--Okay, I admit it. I'm confused.   A guy tells me he's doing radio on the Internet.   How can that be? The Internet comes to my house on a wire. That's not radio. Radio is wireless.   He tells me, "It's radio for the world.


Despite Radiation Warnings, Life in Chernobyl-Contaminated Region Is Beginning to Return to Normal

The signs say "KEEP OUT" and warn of radiation contamination, but the mushroom-pickers trudge right past them carrying their pails.


The deputies said that a resolution of the Central Electoral...

All-Ukraine congress of people's deputies over in Severodonetsk. SEVERODONETSK (Lugansk region), November 28 (Itar-Tass) -- An all-Ukraine congress of people's deputies is over in Severodonetsk.


Lawyers are to be allowed to meet the four Britons held in Guantanamo Bay next week, but will not be able to say anything about the visit.


A Tu-134 flying to Volgograd went down near the town of Tula south of Moscow. Within minutes. plane crashed. It was carrying 46 passengers and crew.


Roma, 14:57 - OLIMPIADI, SPALLETTI: SPIACE CHE PISTORIUS NON POSSA PARTECIPARE

La Iaff ha ufficialmente deciso che Oscar Pistorius non potrà gareggiare alla Olimpiadi di Pe...


What if Apple held a movie party, but only Disney came?

It's No-Showtime Comment Apple offered a hostage to fortune when it chose, as the teaser for the launch of its movie download service today, the tagline ''It's ShowTime!"â¦


The Treasury says its below-inflation public sector pay rises are fair, but unions threaten industrial action.


Brace yourself for more wintry weather. Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow Saturday, leading the groundhog to forecast six more weeks of winter.


Philip M. Kaiser, a former ambassador to Austria, Hungary and Senegal who during the Cuban Missile Crisis acted to deny the Soviet Union landing rights at airports where Russian planes might refuel, died Thursday. He was 93.


Livorno, 19:07 - Calcio, Livorno: Zampagna saluta tifosi con pugno chiuso

Ancora un'incursione della politica durante una partita di calcio: a Livorno l'attaccante del Messin...


Pakistani parliament demands apology over Rushdie

Pakistan's parliament renewed a call on Friday for Britain to withdraw a knighthood for author Salman Rushie and apologize for hurting Muslim feelings.


HOUSTON - World number one Roger Federer has shown no sign of trouble after a six-week injury layoff, beating French Open champion Gaston Gaudio 6-1, 7-6 (7/4) to open defence of his ATP Masters Cup title.


Risk of Errors In Medication Said to Rise With Surgery

Patients going under the knife face a significant risk of becoming the victim of a medical error involving medication, according to a report being released today.


Milano, 13:24 - CALCIO, MORATTI: MILAN SI E' SCUSATO PER STRISCIONE

Il Milan si è scusato con l'Inter per lo striscione esposto da alcuni giocatori rossoneri dur...


Mourinho's Chelsea Finds Scoring Easier in Champions League

Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho this week defended his team's style, saying ``the goals just won't go in.'' His players responded with a 3-1 win against the Porto side he led to last season's Champions League soccer title.


The deployment of EU peacekeepers to Chad is further delayed, after recent clashes in N'Djamena.


Dutch Agency Slams Spammers with Huge Fines

One unidentified person was fined $57,931 for sending four messages, in one of which he "borrowed" the identify of the chief Dutch anti-spam expert to advertise an edition of Adolf Hitler's book "Mein Kampf.


When you're part of a team that has just captured its first World Series title in 86 years, it's easy to get a little too caught up in the moment.


Millions of Americans who before Tuesday had no excuse to avoid getting a flu shot suddenly have a really good one.


Xbox Exec Sold Stock as Problems Mounted

Microsoft's entertainment and devices chief Robbie Bach sold $6.2 million in stock in the two months preceding the company's admission that Xbox repairs had reached an "unacceptable" level.


Intel to add prestandard 802.11n to Centrino in '07

Although the IEEE 802.11n wireless standard isn't expected to be ratified before early 2008, Intel plans to include a prestandard version of the wireless networking technology in its Centrino chips next year.


Arrabiata? You want to get that checked out..

Nearly two-thirds of Britons think the fiery Italian sauce Arrabiata is a sex infection, according to a survey on Friday.


GE to seek shareholder majority vote on directors

General Electric Co.  on Tuesday  urged shareholders to approve a plan for directors in  uncontested elections to be approved by a majority vote, but  opposed a proposal requiring separation of the chairman and  chief executive roles.


Crude oil prices briefly crossed above the $90-a-barrel threshold today on the New York Mercantile Exchange, setting a record and coming very close to an inflation-adjusted record, too.


Lawmakers Seek Inquiry on F.D.A. Rejection of Cancer Drug

Lawmakers called for hearings to investigate the rejection of the Dendreon Corporationâs experimental prostate cancer drug.


Comcast Launches Unprecedented HD Programming Initiative to Offer 100 Hours of High-Definition Video-On-Demand Programming

PHILADELPHIA and ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Sept. 13  /PRNewswire/ -- Beginning September 15, Comcast will offer 100 hours of high-definition video-on-demand (HD VOD) programs on its signature ON DEMAND service.


Service Component Architecture as a way to build SOA How many times lately have you come across a column on Service Oriented Architecture (or SOA)? Or an article telling you that SOA is the next big thing? Or that SOA is the way we should all be building systems?â¦


PARIS -- A previously unknown Islamic militant group said yesterday it set fire to a Jewish soup kitchen in Paris, but French investigators treated the claim with caution. Jamaat Ansar al-Jihad al-Islamiya said it was behind the attack Sunday, according to a statement posted on a website used by Islamists. Nazi symbols were daubed on the building in the latest ...


Australia offers to help secure release of CARE leader in Iraq

The Australian government says it will provide any help it can to help secure the release of CARE Australia's leader in Iraq, Margaret Hassan.


A large explosion and machine gun fire rocked Baghdad's Green Zone on Saturday, sending a black cloud of smoke into the air.


Vinatieri's Rare Miss Makes No Difference

An unusual moment took place with one second remaining in the first half of the Jets-New England Patriots game Sunday. It was a quiet happening, and inconsequential.


Death toll rises to 5,880 in Sri Lanka tsunami disaster:

[World News]: Colombo, Dec 27 : At least 5,880 people, including 70 foreigners, were killed in Sri Lanka a day after tsunamis wreaked havoc along most of the island's coastline, the military and Tamil rebels said today.


At least six people, including two Americans, die in a suicide attack in southern Afghanistan, officials say.


Boeing (BA :Nasdaq - news - research) and Continental Airlines shares will be in focus Thursday after the carrier announced an agreement for delivery of the planemaker's new 7E7 jetliner.


German Official's Hijack Plan Criticized

"For me, it is a unique case in federal German legal history for a minister to say, 'this verdict doesn't interest me, I will violate it,'"  Germany's defense minister said he might order the shooting down of hijacked airlines to avert a Sept. 11-style attack, drawing widespread criticism Monday after the country's highest court threw out a law permitting such action.In a weekend magazine interview, Defense Minister Franz Josef Jung argued that, despite the ruling, shooting down a plane would be possible 'in cases of common danger or danger to free and democratic basic order.''If there are no other means, I would give the order to shoot down (a plane) in order to protect our citizens,' he said. Read more


It's become second nature that when a film opens well that negotiations for a sequel take place. "Resident Evil: Apocalypse" is no exception.


Man dies in blast as Chechens go to polls

OISKHARA, Russia - A man tried to bring a suspicious package into a polling station in Chechnya on Sunday, then died in an explosion as he ran away, the head of the Chechen election commission said on Russian television.


Simon Jones took what could be a crucial catch as England made an early breakthrough as they attempted to force home a record eighth successive Test victory in the opening Test against South Africa.


Beshir accuses US of supporting Darfur rebels

CAIRO - Sudanese President Omar el-Beshir has accused the United States of backing rebels "to the hilt" in the country's war-torn Darfur region and said the crisis there has been blown out of all proportion.


Health Officials Look Outside US For Flu Vaccine

ATLANTA -- The nation's health department is checking companies in Canada and Germany that may be able to provide 5 million flu shots.


Marlon Samuels is named in the West Indies World Cup squad, despite a probe into alleged links with a bookmaker.


The Nikkei average hit a one-month   closing low on Tuesday, losing 0.48 percent after a fall in   commodity prices stoked worries about global demand and hit   stocks sensitive to the economic cycle such as steel makers.


Marine Cpl. Hassoun Charged with Desertion in Iraq

U.S. Marine Cpl. Wassef Ali Hassoun, who disappeared in Iraq in June and later turned up in Lebanon claiming he had been kidnapped by militants, was charged on Thursday with desertion, the Marine Corps said.


Plans to stop youngsters with convict fathers from following them into a life of crime are unveiled.


Super Bowl draws 3rd-largest U.S. TV audience ever

The Indianapolis Colts' rain-swept victory over the Chicago Bears averaged more than 93 million viewers on Sunday, making it the second most-watched Super Bowl and third most-watched U.S. telecast ever, Nielsen Media Research reported.


Three new $1m awards for scientific endeavour are announced at the British Association festival in York.


Book on Polish anti-Semitism sparks fury

The newly released Polish edition of a book by a Princeton University professor has dredged up painful memories here, forcing the country to confront a difficult chapter in its history: the deaths of Jews at the hands of Poles in the aftermath of World War II.


The U.S. House of Representatives on  Saturday easily backed a $388 billion package financing  government programs in this fiscal year from bus stops to  foreign aid after days of battling over measures in the bill.


There are some  great  browsers  out there. But they all seem to have some slight niggles, different for  each, that make it hard for me to kick back and enjoy them.        While there are some projects out there to make browsers more useful for  some specialised purposes  or by bolting on handy  extensions, wouldn't it be great if these people could come up with a  standardised set of nice features like these? A lot of browsers may support  one or two, but I'll bet none have them all.


Iran Rejects Total Suspension of Uranium Enrichment, AP Reports

Iran rejected the total suspension of its uranium enrichment activities as a new round of talks with European negotiators ended, the Associated Press reported, citing Sirus Naseri, a member of the Iranian delegation.


There is an alarming ignorance about cancer and how to reduce the risk of  the disease, a survey suggests.


CAMBRIDGE Dec 14, 2004 - Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have used rat cells to grow dime-sized swatches of heart tissue that twitch like a beating heart when an electrical current passes through.


Human Demand Outstripping Earth's Supply

Oct. 21, 2004 - The world's population is consuming about 20 percent more natural resources than the planet can produce, the environmental organization WWF International warned Thursday in its "Living Planet" report.


A man is convicted and another cleared of the murder of Pc Sharon Beshenivsky after a bungled robbery.


'In caso contrario sarebbe venuta meno certezza del diritto'


Sen. Tim Johnson endured some dark days after his life-threatening brain hemorrhage, but he says he never considered resigning.


A gunman who attacked tourists in Amman is said to have wanted to avenge two brothers killed by Israel.


U.S. Anglican Leader Says Gay Union Ban Unlikely

The leader of Anglicans in the United  States said Sunday he thought a ban on the blessing of same-sex  marriages was unlikely as the Anglican Church struggles to  resolve a potential schism over homosexuality.


Key House leaders are pushing to sharply limit the scope of the alternative minimum tax, providing relief to many families who already pay the unpopular levy as well as millions more who would be hit for the first time next year.


Manufacturing conglomerate Tyco International Ltd.  on Tuesday said Chief Financial Officer David FitzPatrick will retire at the end of this year "to pursue other personal and professional interests."


Film shows despair under mountain of debt

Sky-high interest rates on credit  cards can make a mountain of debt seem insurmountable.  Eventually for some, it is.


Calo di oltre mille rispetto allo stesso periodo del 2006


Robert Nardelli's plan to fix a bloated showroom network? Starve out the weaklings.


The newest in a stream of upcoming slim and powerful cell phones


A video seen by an Arabic television has reportedly shown the beheading of British hostage Ken Bigley. Asked to comment on the report, Bigley's brother Paul told Reuters in London, "I have heard nothing at all.


Study confirms 2006 human-human spread of bird flu

A mathematical analysis has confirmed that H5N1 avian influenza spread from person to person in Indonesia in April, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday.


Taliban Say Attack Shows They Can Strike at Will

A rocket attack aimed at Kabul's  international airport showed the Taliban have the ability to  target anywhere in Afghanistan, the group said on Friday,  warning the Americans the country would become their "burial  ground."


Oil prices slide as Gulf of Mexico supply fears ease

TORONTO - World crude prices eased Thursday after hurricane Ivan passed over the US Gulf Coast's oil refineries and drilling platforms without causing serious damage.


August new homes sales fall more than expected

Sales of new single-family U.S. homes fell 8.3 percent in August to a 795,000 annual sales pace, its slowest rate in over seven years, while the inventory of homes dropped, a Commerce Department report showed on Thursday.


Miss Czech Republic crowned Miss World 2006

Miss Czech Republic took the Miss World crown on Saturday in Poland's capital Warsaw, the first city in ex-communist East Europe to host the pageant.


Willie Parker , the former college backup who was an undrafted rookie before becoming a Super Bowl star with the Pittsburgh Steelers, signed a $13.6 million, four-year contract yesterday that runs through the 2009 season.


Thousands of slaves were accepted as collateral for loans by two banks that  later became part of JP Morgan Chase, the US lender admits.


Madrid, 13:14 - CALCIO, REAL MADRID: CICINHO RISCHIA STOP DI SEI MESI

Il Real Madrid rischia di perdere per almeno sei mesi il brasiliano Cicinho. Il giocatore si &egrave...


For the next two days, the city will test new evacuation plans and emergency response strategies meant to prevent the widespread confusion, especially among the poor, that accompanied the approach of Hurricane Katrina last year.


Iran probably 3-8 years off nuclear bomb: IAEA

Iran is probably three to eight years away from producing a nuclear bomb if it so chooses, the head of the U.N.'s nuclear watchdog said on Thursday.


Pentagon awards $2.6 billion to build trucks

The Pentagon said on Tuesday it awarded more than $2.6 billion worth of contracts to BAE Systems Plc, Force Protection Inc and a Navistar International Corp unit to build another 3,126 mine-resistant vehicles for U.S. soldiers.


NASA optimistic about space shuttle tank repair

The hail-damaged fuel  tank on space shuttle Atlantis likely will be repaired at the  Florida launch site, minimizing the delay for NASA's first  mission of the year, officials said on Monday.


New Yorkers need to be ready to evacuate: experts

New Yorkers are growing complacent   about safety and evacuation planning and training is the key to   the city combating another September 11-style attack or natural   disaster, experts said on Wednesday.


Air Force Prepares to Launch Rocket Saturday

By JON GLASS  BY Jon Glass  The Virginian-Pilot  The Air Force has scheduled Saturday as the new launch day for the Minotaur I rocket at Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport, officials said Thursday night.


The Kazakh president lobbies in Brussels to take the chair of the OSCE, in the face of US and British opposition.


Sylvester Stallone says he used human growth hormone to get buff for the new "Rambo" movie, and defends its use.


Former Home Secretary Charles Clarke criticises plans to split up his former department.


U.S. soldier killed by bomb near Baghdad

A roadside bomb killed a U.S. soldier southeast of Baghdad, the U.S. military said Sunday.


Movie composer Elmer Bernstein, creator of The Magnificent Seven and The Great Escape, dies aged 82.


Bulgaria and Romania may join the EU as early as January but tough tests lie ahead, a draft report suggests.


Shuttle disaster memories linger in town

The bronze medallion embedded in the pavement behind the Commercial Bank of Texas is easy to overlook. About the size of a DVD, it barely registers as a bump for the cars pulling into the drive-thru window.


Gold Fields executives will this week publish their most comprehensive attack to date on the hostile bid for their company, which was launched last month by rival Harmony.


U.S. returns to Doha talks with optimism

The Bush administration returns to world trade talks next week with renewed optimism, but even the most ardent supporters of the Doha round see formidable hurdles to clinching a deal.


Public Health Director Arnold Perkins says released convicts who make their home in Alameda County should be tested for HIV before they get here, a bold plan he says will help


Il corpo e' di una donna scomparsa il 20 dicembre (ANSA)-FOGGIA, 28 DIC- Il cadavere senza testa di una donna scomparsa il 20 dicembre da Nocera Inferiore e' stato trovato alla periferia di Ascoli Satriano (Foggia).


Amir Khan beats Scotland's Willie Limond to win the Commonwealth lightweight title.


Raikkonen and Heidfeld fined $10,000 each

McLaren's Kimi Raikkonen and Jordan's Nick Heidfeld were both fined $10,000 on Sunday for dangerous driving in the pit lane at the season-ending Brazilian Grand Prix.


Climate Talkâs Cancellation Splits a Town

A talk by Steven W. Running, a Nobel laureate and climate researcher, was canceled in Choteau, Mont., a small farming and ranching town.


Microsoft technical documents back on track in antitrust case

(InfoWorld) - A U.S. district judge on Tuesday praised the schedule set up in a revamped technical documentation project that's part of the 4-year-old antitrust settlement between Microsoft Corp. and the U.S. government. Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly, of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, hailed a new plan that would deliver 58 documents related to Microsoft's software communication protocols by Dec. 15, with more documents coming in February, April and May. Kollar-Kotelly in May approvedÂ a two-year extension to parts of her antitrust judgment against Microsoft because of ongoing problems in the technical documentation for Microsoft's software communication protocols. "I hope this approach works," Kollar-Kotelly said during Tuesday's antitrust compliance hearing. "We seem to be on the correct time table." Kollar-Kotelly, in an antitrust settlement approved in November 2002, ordered Microsoft to create the technical documentation so that competing software companies can buy licenses to Microsoft's communications protocols and make products that work with Microsoft software. The judge expressed support for the new plan after numerous delays and past complaints about the quality of technical documentation."We'll have to see if this achieves the [results] that have eluded us so far," she said after Microsoft representatives explained the technical documentation "reset," as they called it. Under the plan, Microsoft delivered 32 technical documents to the court-mandated technical committee overseeing the settlement by Oct. 25, and is on track to deliver another 26 documents by Dec. 15. The technical documentation that's most useful to protocol licensees will be delivered first, Microsoft said. The schedule has Microsoft delivering another 99 technical documents between Feb. 22 and May 29. About 90 days after the initial release of a document, Microsoft will give the technical committee and licensees an online build of the document. In addition, there were 943 identified problems with the current technical documentation as of Oct. 31, up from 835 problems identified as of Sept. 30, according to court records. Microsoft will work on fixing those problems as part of the revamped documentation project, said Robert Muglia, senior vice president of Microsoft's server and tools business. Lawyers for the U.S. Department of Justice and some of the plaintiff states in the antitrust case said the documentation plan seems to be working. But Stephen Houck, a lawyer for the California group of state plaintiffs in the case, noted that hundreds of problems still exist in the current documentation. "While much as been accomplished, there's much left to do," Houck said. Muglia walked the judge through an example of the new technical documentation, and Kollar-Kotelly noted the new version had "a lot more details." "My only wish is that it had been done earlier, so we wouldn't be at this point," she said.


BAGHDAD A virulent form of hepatitis that is especially lethal for pregnant women has broken out in two of Iraq's most troubled districts, Iraqi Health Ministry officials said in interviews here this week, and they warned that a collapse of water and


Israeli Soldier, Militant Killed in Gaza

Palestinian militants killed an Israeli  soldier and wounded four others in an ambush in the central  Gaza Strip on Tuesday, Israeli and Palestinian sources said.


Canada diabetes epidemic predicts worse for world

Rates of diabetes in Canada's most populous province have already zoomed past what was predicted for 2030, which suggests the global epidemic will be far worse than feared, researchers reported on Thursday.


When the doors swung open in the Red Sox bullpen, 37,008 Fenway Faithful glimpsed a welcome sight: a well-rested Jonathan Papelbon, nostrils flared, ready to come into the ninth inning of a one-run game.


Top U.S. tax preparer H&R Block Inc  said on Thursday its borrowing capacity may not be sufficient to meet its financing requirements and it may have to issue additional debt or equity.


Not even San Diego native David Wells could save the Padres, who appear to be headed for their same ol' postseason fate against the St. Louis Cardinals.


Similar play will dash dreams of another title

FOXBOROUGH -- It was a messy, lurching 60 minutes of football. No rhythm. No flow. Lots of turnovers, penalty flags, and injury timeouts. The teams combined for three turnovers in a six-play sequence in the middle of the fourth quarter. New England ran off five plays of offense in the entire third period. Against the Lions . If you'd paid ...


Excerpts of bin Laden driver court ruling

Excerpts of opinion issued Monday in the case of Salim Ahmed Hamdan versus US Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld: - "The only three facts that are necessary to my disposition of the


Oggi la giornata mondiale contro l'analfabetismo promosso dall'UnescoUn libro raccoglie i racconti di grandi scrittori, come la sudafricana Premio Nobel                                            Nell'abisso di un mondo che non sa ancora leggere                                                                                di NADINE GORDIMER


LA County Health Department to Give Free Flu Shots

LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles County health department today will give free flu shots to at-risk residents at 16 clinics across the county.


Congress Passes $388 Billion Spending Bill

The U.S. Congress on Saturday passed  a $388 billion package financing government programs in this  fiscal year after days of tough talks, but a last minute snag  means it may not be sent to President Bush for signing into law  for several days.


London equities made strong gains on Monday, with banking stocks at the forefront of the rally at the start of a busy week for newsflow in the sector.


The one air traffic controller on duty during a deadly US plane crash had his back turned, officials say.


New Prime Minister Gordon Brown won plaudits on Friday for his first cabinet since taking over from his predecessor Tony Blair.


Police investigating the murder of Warrington teenager Shafilea Ahmed arrest five of her relatives.


Cagliari, 17:58 - CALCIO, CAGLIARI: CONVOCATI PER LA JUVE

Sono 20 i giocatori convocati dal tecnico del Cagliari, Marco Giampaolo, per la gara contro la Juve ...


LA gallery portrays paparazzi photos as art form

Paparazzi are getting a lot of bad press these days, so it takes some chutzpah to launch a photography exhibit called "Paparazzi as an Art Form" in the heart of celebrityville.


Ohio Focuses on Job Growth for Elections

Sen. John Kerry has 237,400 reasons for hope in Ohio. That's the number of jobs Ohio has lost since President Bush won the state by 3.6 percentage points four years ago. Ohioans consider jobs and the economy their top concern, with terrorism and homeland security close behind.


Militant's death removes major terrorist-Musharraf

Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf on Monday hailed the killing of an al Qaeda militant by Pakistan's security forces at the weekend as a major blow against terrorism.


Republicans, protesters mass in New York

Republicans descended on New York for their national convention to rally President George W. Bush back to the White House, as anti-Bush demonstrators planned a massive, noisy protest in the streets.


âPersepolis,â austere as it may look, is full of warmth and surprise, alive with humor and a fierce independence of spirit.


French consumer spending is stronger than expected in July and August, official figures show.


Venezuelans Throng to Polls in Chavez Referendum

CARACAS, Venezuela  - Venezuelans crowded polling  stations on Sunday to vote on whether to recall left-wing  President Hugo Chavez or back his mandate to govern the world's  No. 5 oil exporter for the next two years.


Wal-Mart faces must-win December after weak November

Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s  shares dipped 1 percent early on Monday as Wall Street tried to determine what caused surprisingly weak November sales and looked ahead nervously to a make-or-break December.


Prosecutor: First Enron trial about 'cheating and lying'

The first criminal trial to emerge from Enron Corp.'s spectacular scandal "is a case about cheating and lying" with Wall Street's help, a prosecutor said Tuesday.


Take a Ticket for Risky Ride on Rio's Buses

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil  - As the blue-and-white  No. 125 bus packed with homeward-bound office workers swung  onto the bayside freeway, the gang of four jumped into action.


US Airways, Machinists Head for Showdown

US Airways  and its machinists union headed for a showdown in bankruptcy court on Thursday that could ground the airline permanently or improve its chances of survival.


Nothing Like a Pretty Girl to Energize the Quiet Life

A pleasant, colorful travelogue directed by the Bhutanese lama Khyentse Norbu.


AL ASAD AIR FORCE BASE, Iraq  - President George W. Bush made a surprise visit to Iraq on Monday, just a week before his top officials in Baghdad present pivotal testimony to Congress that could influence future policy on the war.


Weyerhaeuser Profit Jumps; Weather Weighs

Weyerhaeuser Co. on Friday said its  quarterly profit more than doubled, but the results lagged  forecasts as costs rose, and its stock fell on warnings that  bad weather could dampen demand for its wood and cardboard  boxes.


'Mancano condizioni per continuare opera risanamento'


IBM has launched a network to harness the power of idle computers around the world. It's trying to create one massive PC to help out in scientific research in what could become the world's largest public computing grid.


Goma - Former rebels have blocked Congolese troops from reinforcing positions near its volatile border with Rwanda, after clashes between the two sides on Sunday, the region's military chief said on Monday.


Bentley hoping to avoid getting tripped up by Post

A year ago, the Bentley Falcons ended C.W. Post's two-year reign as Northeast-10 Conference football champions. Now the Pioneers have a chance to return the favor. Sitting atop the conference standings, C.W. Post (4-1, 4-0) hosts Bentley tomorrow and can inflict serious damage on any hopes the Falcons have of repeating.


When Hawaii quarterback Colt Brennan took the field for last night's Sugar Bowl encounter with Georgia, the curiosity factor was obvious.


Iraq seeks neighbors' help to avert civil war

KERBALA, Iraq  - Iraq's ruling Shi'ite leaders on Friday urged neighboring and Western powers to join forces to prevent their country from sliding into all-out civil war that could spread across the region.


President Bush took heart Wednesday in Republican wins for House seats in Ohio and Virginia.


Spanish capital becomes home to video game test centre

The world's largest computer games publisher, Electronic Arts, has opened a European test centre in Madrid, providing hundreds of video game fans from across the continent with a dream job.


Spain bans parents from smacking children

Spanish parents will be banned from smacking their children, congress voted on Thursday.


Lebanese Islamists seek surrender of camp militants

TRIPOLI, Lebanon  - Lebanese Islamists on Thursday sought the surrender of al Qaeda-inspired militants locked in deadly battles with troops at a Palestinian refugee camp but the group said it would not give itself up.


Time Warner Cable fourth-quarter profit rises

Time Warner Cable Inc , the second-largest U.S. cable operator, on Wednesday posted a 23 percent rise in fourth quarter profit from higher broadband and phone customers.


Online gaming shares steady after heavy losses caused by the arrest of a top Sportingbet boss in the US.


Tests Said to Tie Deal on Uranium to North Korea

Scientific tests have led U.S. intelligence agencies to conclude that North Korea sold processed uranium to Libya.


Asian shares mixed in choppy trade while Europe rallies

Asian share prices were mixed Friday while Europe staged an early rally as some calm returned to global markets following recent volatility which continued overnight on Wall Street.


Indian Software Boom on Track, Industry Head Says

India's software exports are on track to grow by 30 percent in the year to March 2005, despite attempts in the key U.S. market to discourage outsourcing and protect jobs, the industry's head said on Monday.


Wales has sunk into the Irish Sea on a map published by European Union statisticians to illustrate their official yearbook.


At least one Saudi policeman killed in clashes with gunmen

Gunmen clashed with Saudi police Friday in a town northeast of Riyadh, killing one officer and injuring three, Al-Arabiya television reported.


A causa del malfunzionamento degli impianti di riscaldamento


One of the men who conspired to kill President Pervez Musharraf has escaped


UN peacekeepers set up buffer zone in DR Congo to facilitate ...

21 December 2004 - In a bid to facilitate the delivery of relief aid, United Nations peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have set up a temporary buffer zone in the country's troubled east, where recent factional fighting threatened to


Shares rises on fresh speculation over Oracle merger

NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- PeopleSoft shares jumped over 8 percent Friday after the software company fired CEO Craig Conway in a move viewed as paving the way for a new takeover bid from rival Oracle Corp.


Man arrested in eBay sale of historic documents

A New York state employee who had access to government-owned archives has been arrested on suspicion of stealing hundreds of historic documents, many of which he sold on eBay, authorities said on Monday.


South Korea says it wants to see a peaceful solution to the controversy over North Korea's programme.


Scientists sifting through the wreckage from Wednesday's space capsule crash say some of the experiments can be salvaged, but it won't be easy. By Amit Asaravala.


U.S. troops backed by thunderous air and artillery barrages launched a ground offensive Monday to seize key insurgent strongholds inside Fallujah, the city that became Iraq's major sanctuary for Islamic extremists who fought Marines to a standstill last April.


Warning: "Ratatouille" director Brad Bird goes


Un uomo di 44 anni ha fatto salire con uno stratagemma una tredicenne sulla sua autoe l'ha portata sulle colline. Un amichetto ha copiato il numero di targa sul cellulare                                          Sequestra e violenta ragazzina operaio fermato a Vicenza


A smoke and mirrors act cannot hide Scots' plight

WHEN Berti Vogts speaks, the meaning of his words are about as difficult to embrace as smoke from the end of a cigar. Tonight, he will lead Scotland into a World Cup qualifier against Moldova here, a tie the


Microsoft Research to open lab in Bangalore

Microsoft Research will open a laboratory in Bangalore, India, the company's third research installation overseas and a sign of India's increasing importance in tech.


NBC Times 'Seinfeld' Special with DVD Release

Jerry Seinfeld is returning to NBC, along with TV pals Elaine, George and Kramer, for a special Thanksgiving Day retrospective on the smash hit "show about nothing," the network said on Thursday.


Movie studios bask in blockbuster summer

Hollywood lived its own second-chance "Rocky" story this summer as a business that looked to be going down for the count two years ago rebounded with record revenue and an unparalleled string of blockbuster hits.


Iran's Revolutionary Guards say the death sentence against British author Salman Rushdie remains valid.


Beckham will create lots of interest in U.S., says Woods

Tiger Woods believes former England soccer captain David Beckham's move from Real Madrid to Los Angeles Galaxy will generate plenty of interest in the United States.


Mosca, 21:22 - CALCIO, CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: SPARTAK MOSCA-SPORTING LISBONA 1-1

Spartak Mosca e Sporting Lisbona hanno pareggiato 1-1 in un match valido per la seconda giornata del...


Iran Uranium Conversion Plans Provoke U.S. Fury

The United States accused Iran Wednesday of threatening global peace with its plans to process 37 tons of raw "yellowcake" uranium, which one Western nuclear expert said would be enough to build five atomic bombs.


Israeli satellite transmits space images

Israel's sophisticated new spy satellite has begun transmitting images from space, the Defense Ministry said Thursday.


A "Late Show With David Letterman" crew member was briefly hospitalized for smoke inhalation in a small electrical fire at the building that houses the Ed Sullivan Theater.


The owner of the renowned avant-garde music club the Knitting Factory reached an agreement with artists on its record label to pay damages for underreporting royalties, disposing of unsold CDs and not allowing artists to retain the rights to their work.


Gotham Award nominations return to indie roots

Avoiding controversy that  cast a shadow over last year's ceremony, the Gotham Awards have  selected only lower-budget films from indie distributors and  specialty divisions in this year's crop of nominees.


Siracusa: l'ombra della mafia sull'omicidio del venditore ambulante

SIRACUSA - Vendeva frutta e verdura Giuseppe Spada, il venditore ambulante 47enne ucciso ieri sera nel siracusano, a Cassibile. I killer erano nascosti dietro un cespuglio dell'autostrada Siracusa-Gela. L'uomo e' stato colpito alla schiena. Per lui non ...


Stock futures signal lower open on Wal-Mart

U.S. stock index futures pointed to a lower market open on Wednesday after Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  cut its September same-store sales figure and a national employment index came in well below economists' forecasts.


Wall Street bearish about 2008 box office

Wall Street analysts  have been digging into this year's expected film releases to  gauge box office trends, and some don't like what they see.


More than 90 people in Brazil face possible charges after a two-year inquiry into money laundering.


9 Found in Apparent Cancun Drug Killings

Police found the bodies of nine people, including three federal agents, in two areas Thursday near this Caribbean resort city, apparent victims of drug killings, officials said.


US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says lifting an EU arms embargo on China could send "the wrong signal".


Labor mounts show of force in S.Africa strike

Tens of thousands of South African union workers marched on Wednesday in sympathy with striking civil servants in a massive show of force over a wage dispute that has fuelled political tensions.


Merck's board of directors has formed a special committee and hired independent counsel to conduct a review of the US drugmaker's actions with Vioxx, a popular painkiller it withdrew because of increased heart risks.


A mother and her two sons are treated in hospital after masked men beat them in their County Antrim home.


Time Poll: Bush Holds 5-Point Lead Over Kerry

President Bush's lead against Democratic nominee John Kerry has widened to 5 points, according to the latest Time magazine poll released on Friday.


Athens, Greece (Sports Network) - Park Sung-Hyun captured the women's individual archery competition to give South Korea its sixth straight Olympic gold medal in the event.


Pakistani police issue a sketch of a second man they say tried to kill former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.


President Bush said Thursday that ``now is the time to confront Social Security'' to deal with a projected $3.7 trillion shortfall over 75 years and give younger workers the


On Tuesday, the Atlanta-based home improvement chain said the more than 1,800 products to be sold online include trash compactors, cooktops, dishwashers, washers, dryers, refrigerators, freezers, ranges and wall ovens.


Stocks headed for a lower open on Friday as oil prices topped $61 a barrel, raising concerns that the inflation-wary Federal Reserve may not cut benchmark U.S. interest rates any time soon.


At least 40 people were killed and scores injured by torrential rain that uprooted trees and huge steel billboards in southern Pakistan, hospitals and emergency services said on Saturday.


Me and Roger Clemens -- we started down the steroid road together. He was heading for the Cy Young award. I just wanted a Pulitzer.


Manchester United defender Gary Neville believes Chelsea can be caught despite the Blues being nine points ahead of the Red Devils with almost half the season completed.


The royal editor of the News of the World and another man admit conspiracy to intercept voicemail messages.


Scientists are developing an artificial vein for use in patients with circulation problems.


Mozione alla Camera esponenti Udeur, Prc, Idv, Fi e Ulivo


Thousands in Kashmir Protest Alleged Rape

Police in Kashmir fired tear gas and used batons Wednesday to disperse thousands of people protesting the alleged rape of a woman and her daughter by soldiers.


Russia offers reward for 2 Chechen rebels

A wounded Russia threatened Wednesday to strike against terrorists "in any region of the world," offered a $10 million reward for information leading to the killing or capture


S. Africa's Teens Give New Law the Kiss-Off

JOHANNESBURG, Jan. 5 -- The lights dimmed. Couples skated purposefully onto the ice. And at the command of an unseen deejay, teenage lips touched in defiance of what even authorities here have grudgingly come to call "the kissing law."


Lisbona, 16:47 - CALCIO, RECORD: BENFICA INSISTE CON JUVE PER BOUMSONG

Il Benfica insiste per l'ingaggio del difensore francese Jean-Alain Boumsong, valutato dalla Juventu...


Protests mount as new Rushdie row deepens

Pakistan officially protested to Britain on Tuesday over a top award to Salman Rushdie that has sparked renewed anger among some Muslims over "The Satanic Verses" author.


Chelsea has beaten Aston Villa 1-0 on a goal by Damien Duff, retaining its five-point lead in the Premier League. Defending champions Arsenal, in second place, defeated Fulham


Though CPAN makes it possible to write large and powerful applications, distributing those applications can prove daunting. In the case of the Bricolage content management system, though, David Wheeler's installation guide here will walk you through the process.


Vaccines for sale online can be dangerous, and sellers could be perpetrating credit card fraud.


Bob Geldof has appealed to governments around the world to allow VAT receipts on purchases of the new DVD of the 1985 Live Aid concert to be spent on aid for Africa.


Chavez urges opposition to recognize results of referendum

CARACAS, August 22 (Itar-Tass) -- President of Venezuela Hugo Chavez has called on the opposition to recognize the results of a referendum on confidence in the president held on August 15.


A large explosion occurred at an ammunition shop in the Afghan capital on Wednesday, destroying surrounding shops and killing several people, officials said.


PLEASANTON -- US developer Mills Corp. has agreed to buy a 50 percent interest in Stoneridge mall and eight other regional malls from General Motors Asset Management Corp.


Wal-Mart Stays Cautious as Profit Beats Expectations

The retailer said net income in the fourth quarter rose to $4.1 billion as its focus on low prices paid off. International growth also helped lift profit and sales.


MySpace to address Net safety in press conference Monday

The News Corp.-owned social-networking site hasn't given any indication as to what will be said, but its chief security officer will be on hand in the New York event.


Empoli, 18:09 - CALCIO, EMPOLI: BUSCE' SALTA L'ALLENAMENTO

Doppia seduta di allenamento per l'Empoli in vista della gara con la Lazio. In mattinata atletica in...


US finally thaws out: Shakeup nets 3-1 win vs. Slovakia

Sometimes, change for change's sake can be a good thing. Team USA proved that last night. After inserting five fresh sets of legs into the lineup because of extremely poor


But nothing like this ever happens today, right?

It's 1981, when desktop computers are still a novelty. But this pilot fish, who's the international sales manager at a big company, has one -- and sees its potential to solve a problem.


A group of doctors from New Jersey is opposing a plan by Aetna Inc. to drop coverage of a type of anesthesia used during colonoscopies.


Irish stayer Vinnie Roe's top weight of 58 kilograms was a telling factor as he finished second to favourite Makybe Diva in the rainswept Melbourne Cup, according to trainer Dermot Weld.


Hezbollah chief Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah accuses the US of ordering Israel to start last year's conflict.


Iron deficiency causes abnormal functioning of the brain neurotransmitter dopamine and may contribute to the 'physiopathology' of ADHD, note Dr Eric Konofal, of Hopital Robert Debre in Paris, and his colleagues in this monthâs Archives of Pediatrics and


Abbas sets conditions for Gaza talks with Hamas

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas rejected demands on Wednesday by Hamas rivals for control of the breached Gaza-Egypt border and told the Islamist group to "end its coup in Gaza".


Presentata una comunicazione al collegio europeo


Second Bomb Injures 9 in Thai South - Witnesses

A second bomb exploded near a food  stall in southern Thailand on Friday, wounding at least nine  members of a bomb squad investigating an earlier blast that  wounded four people.


Red Sox looking to extend fanbase in Japan

Boston CEO Larry Lucchino arrived in  Japan promising a mini-World Series parade and extending an  invite for the Land of the Rising Sun to join the 'Red Sox  Nation'.


US charges 4 with scheme to steal customer card data

PROVIDENCE -- Four men suspected of replacing checkout lane keypads at Stop & Shop supermarkets to steal more than 1,000 customers' card numbers were charged in federal court for the alleged scheme.


EU court supports privacy of music downloaders

Europe's top court on Tuesday dealt a blow to the defenders of authors' rights, upholding a Spanish Internet provider's refusal to reveal the identity of customers sharing music downloads.


Marsiglia, 13:05 - CALCIO: OLYMPIQUE MARSIGLIA RISOLVE CONTRATTO DI LAMOUCHI

L'Olympique Marsiglia ha rescisso il contratto con l'ex giocatore di Inter e Genoa Sabri Lamouchi. S...


Study: Online shoppers taking more time to hit 'buy' button

Blog: Prospective buyers are increasingly inclined to take extra time to search for the best price and features, according to report.