Tony Blair is set to back Gordon Brown's  pre-Budget report, amid concern over some of its forecasts.


Eric Clapton won't be driving in France for a while. Police said Thursday they clocked the rock star speeding down a highway at 134 mph and suspended his license.


Bangladesh, India to Resume Survey Work of Trans-Border Rivers

Text of report by Bangladesh newspaper The Daily Star website on 26 May  The Joint River Commission (JRC) [of India and Bangladesh] will resume its activities after about one and a half years for the joint survey of three trans-border rivers in the Sylhet-Assam region.  G.M.


Novosibirsk Scientist Demands Official Apology After Charges Against Him Dropped

NOVOSIBIRSK. June 18 (Interfax) - Novosibirsk researcher Oleg Korobeinichev, accused of disclosing state secrets, has demanded an official apology for the moral damages he suffered, Korobeinichev's defense lawyer Andrei Zhukov told Interfax.


MELBOURNE: Josip Skoko scored twice to help Australia crush Solomon Islands 5-1 in their Oceania Confederations Cup first-leg qualifier in Honiara today.


Ian O'Leary scored a season-high 20 points and No. 21 Saint Mary's routed Portland 86-49 on Saturday night in the Gaels' final tuneup before facing West Coast Conference unbeaten and rival Gonzaga.


Custom CRM software developer Salesforce.com is still growing at warp speed, although it may take a natural dip in 2005.


VATICANO - Le preghiere del cristiano in tutte le lingue: indonesiano (II) CittÃ  del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - LÂIndonesia conta piÃ¹ di 700 lingue e nessuna Ã¨ maggioritaria rispetto alla popolazione totale, la frammentazione linguistica Ã¨ una conseguenza dovuta allÂinsularitÃ  del paese (13.700 isole). Ad eccezione delle li...


China needs to effectively address its product safety problems, a U.S. lawmaker said Tuesday as the country launched a campaign to weed out unqualified manufacturers amid a global recall of Chinese-made toys.


Browns' Bodden expects to play in opener

Browns cornerback Leigh Bodden, possibly facing discipline from the NFL following his arrest at a Cleveland airport, expects to play in Sunday's season opener against the Pittsburgh Steelers.


IAAE: hundreds of tons of explosives lost in Iraq

The International Agency for Atomic Energy (IAAE ) stressed that hundreds of tons of traditional explosives were missing from the Iraqi military arsenal that used to be under the rule of the toppled Iraqi President Saddam Hussein.


Going online at a Starbucks over a Wi-Fi connection will cost less money or will even be free, thanks to a new deal between the coffee chain and AT&T.


Rio de Janeiro, 18:10 - CALCIO, BRASILE: GUARDALINEE DONNA NUDA SU PLAYBOY

Ancora polemiche su Ana Paula de Oliveira, la bella guardalinee brasiliana, recentemente esclusa dal...


The jury at the Venice Film Festival   left critics and journalists perplexed and in some cases vexed   when it awarded top prize to China's "Still Life."


U.S. Olympians Devise Solution to Smog: Mask

Randy Wilber, an exercise physiologist, is hard at work preparing the U.S. Olympic Team to face the air pollution expected at the Beijing games.


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The Chicago Tribune Steve Chapman Column: Government's Only Place in TV is Out

By Steve Chapman, Chicago Tribune  Mar. 1--The 1st Amendment's guarantee of freedom of speech has complex implications, but it clearly means two things: The government cannot tell you what to say, and it cannot tell you what not to say.


Leopards spot Yale lead and can't recover in time

Yale built a 16-point lead after three quarters and withstood a furious rally by Lafayette in a wild 37-34 win yesterday in Easton, Pa.


Israelis Bomb Suspected Targets in Lebanon

Israeli warplanes attacked suspected Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon on Monday, Lebanese security officials said. The raid came after the guerrillas said they blew up an Israeli bulldozer in a disputed area near the border, reportedly causing casualties.


U.N. council delays debate on Somalia peacekeeping

Backed by the African Union,  Somalia's government appealed to the United Nations on Friday  to send a peacekeeping force there, but the Security Council  delayed a response until next month, diplomats said.


Decision Awaited on Trial for Pfc. England

An Army investigating officer will now decide whether Pfc. Lynndie R. England should face a full-blown military trial on as many as 20 charges of abusing detainees


Lo scrive 'Il Sole 24 Ore', forse documento Br


Who says food fads can't last? Thousands of years before the advent of Tex-Mex, ancient Americans were spicing up stew with red hot chili peppers.


World outraged and fearful over Bhutto assassination

World leaders voiced outrage at the  assassination on Thursday of Pakistan's opposition leader  Benazir Bhutto and expressed fears for the fate of the  nuclear-armed state.


St. Johnâs Wins Third in a Row, but the Doubts Persist

For the first time in more than two years, the Red Storm has won three consecutive games, all in the Big East, but a crowing concern seemed to lurk.


Pakistan ruling damages Musharraf's plan: papers

A Pakistani Supreme Court ruling that former prime minister Nawaz Sharif can return home has dealt a blow to President Pervez Musharraf's efforts to hold on to power, Pakistani newspapers said on Friday.


Expecting Jazz to be good, and then keep improving

Hi, Mr. Curmudgeon here. First night of the season, the Jazz pound the Lakers into Jell-O and what do I do? Call me a party pooper.


FINANZIARIA: CALDEROLI, SU FISCO POSIZIONI AMPIAMENTE CONVERGENTI

Roma 2 nov. (Adnkronos) - Le posizioni sulla riforma fiscale sono ''ampiamente convergenti''. Si punta su un intervento a livello irpef e sul rilancio dell'irap. E' quanto afferma il ministro delle Riforme


Tube passengers using the Bakerloo, Central and Victoria lines are preparing for travel chaos after union leaders confirmed that a strike by maintenance workers will go ahead as planned on Monday.


Actress Isabella Rossellini is taking on a new role that has become more than just a pet project.


Wal-Mart Digs in at Mexico Ruins Despite Dispute

TEOTIHUACAN, Mexico  - U.S. retail powerhouse  Wal-Mart refused on Wednesday to halt construction of a  discount store in the shadow of ancient Mexican pyramids,  despite local opposition that has sparked a hunger strike.


A think tank claims state schools that control their own admissions are covertly selecting pupils by ability.


Its e-mail program will trade data with social-networking sites.


Rafael Nadal seals victory for Spain over France in the Davis Cup semi-finals.


Frontline firefighter's priority: Protecting homes

Despite having 21 years experience as a firefighter, Arthur Jackson was shocked by what he saw Tuesday -- piles of smoking ash located next to houses in pristine condition in this San Diego suburb.


Passera' la linea a Cultura moderna con Mammucari e Moreira


Telstra Pays Lowest Price in A$750 Mln Stock Buyback

Telstra Corp., Australia's biggest phone company, agreed to buyback A$750 million ($576 million) of its own stock at the lowest price in a range offered to shareholders.


Police say Ohio nurse abused 14 patients

A nightshift nurse abused 14 patients, many unable to communicate, at a nursing home where he is accused of raping a partially paralyzed man, authorities said Thursday.


ATLANTA - If Reggie Jackson is forever baseball's Mr. October, Vijay Singh has become golf's calendar boy for August. And September.


With Q1 earnings down 72%, Foot Locker trims its upcoming guidance.


Els Recovers After Slow Start, Goosen Seals Record

VIRGINIA WATER, England  - Defending champion  Ernie Els recovered from a sluggish start to lead Briton Scott  Drummond by two holes with two to play after a rainswept  opening day of the World Match Play Championship at Wentworth  Thursday.


US police arrest a Florida couple who went on the run after they were accused of torturing five children.


Torre: Brown a Long Shot to Go for Yanks on Sunday

Kevin Brown had "no problem" throwing in the bullpen Friday and is a "long shot" to pitch Sunday, Yankees Manager Joe Torre said Friday.


Billy Davis was hired to be the San Francisco 49ers' defensive coordinator Sunday, leaving the New York Giants after one season as their linebackers coach.


Nine more dead birds have tested positive for West Nile Virus, according to mosquito control district sources. Four birds came from San Mateo County, and five more tested positive in Santa Clara County.


Genova, 16:17 - CALCIO, UEFA; GARRONE (SAMP): CONVINTI DEI NOSTRI MEZZI

Il presidente della Samp  Riccardo Garrone dall'Argentina, dove si trova in vacanza, commenta  il so...


'Se ci sara' il rinvio a giudizio riproporro' la questione'


An ex-police officer goes on trial in Germany charged with threatening a suspect with torture.


Milano, 17:00 - F1, RAIKKONEN: IO TIMIDO? VISTO CHE VINCO NON CAMBIO

Pilota vincente non si cambia. Kimi Raikkonen non si preoccupa di apparire timido e riservato. ''Son...


Rice seeks to jumpstart Arab-Israeli peace process

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will seek on Thursday to resuscitate the Palestinian-Israeli peace process after coming under pressure from moderate Arab nations hoping to expand a ceasefire deal.


By Dennis Rich, The Sedalia Democrat, Sedalia, Mo.  Dec. 18--Ghost in the machine   By Dennis Rich   The Sedalia democrat   Brent Northcutt is something of a ghost in the machine.


US President George W. Bush will kick off his week-long visit to Europe on February 22, the White House announced Thursday.


Washington Redskins running back Clinton Portis practiced again Thursday and pronounced himself ready for Sunday's game against the Houston Texans.


Man invades dorm and kills at least eight boys

A man with a knife broke into a high school dormitory and killed at least eight boys as they slept - the deadliest of a series of knife attacks at Chinese schools in recent months, the government said Friday.


Wildfires Rage Across Southern California

Wildfires driven by high winds and dry conditions raged across Southern California today, scorching thousands of acres and forcing 250,000 people in San Diego County to flee their homes.


EDITORIAL: Why non-party local government polls?

President Pervez Musharraf has once again okayed the 2005 local government elections on a non-party basis. This means that the on-going battle between the political parties controlling the provinces on the


Generosity of WNYers Questioned in Survey: Intuit Study Ranks Area Second 'Stingiest'

By Jay Tokasz, The Buffalo News, N.Y.  Feb. 20--Western New Yorkers again are being labeled a miserly bunch.   Intuit Inc. ranked Buffalo as the second "stingiest" city in the country when it comes to charitable giving.


The video game industry's annual showcase is saying goodbye to scantily clad booth babes, extravagant multimillion dollar exhibits, blaring lights and pounding music. Celebrity appearances from the likes of Paris Hilton or Snoop Dogg are a thing of the past, too.


Mobile phone users should drive faster says prof

Drivers go slow when on a call People who use mobile phones while driving are spoiling it for the rest of us - by driving more carefully and slowing down traffic, according to US researchers.â¦


Don't let these bogus strategies sabotage your long-term goals.


The NFLPA is considering reforming the rules governing conduct between agents and college players in the wake of reports about Reggie Bush.


Bloomfield Hills, MI (Sports Network) - No matter what you did on Thursday, I've got you topped. I attended the Opening Ceremonies for the 35th Ryder Cup Matches and what a show this was, but a different one from years past.


Rio de Janeiro, 18:22 - CALCIO, KAKA': BRASILE FALLI' MONDIALE 2002 PER PREPARAZIONE

In un'intervista al quotidiano brasiliano 'Folha de Sao Paolo' Kakà dice che il fallimento de...


Profumo:dal 2003 al 2006 gli impieghi sono cresciuti del 92%


News: California reports massive data breach

An intruder who cracked a U.C. Berkeley research system in August had access to private data on 1.4 million caregivers and beneficiaries participating in a state social program.


Virginia-based REIT will pay $1B, before transaction costs, for a 50% stake in the properties. NEW YORK  - Real estate investment trust Mills Corp. said Tuesday it will buy a 50 percent managing stake in nine regional malls from a General Motors ...


A roadside bomb kills two Canadian soldiers of the Nato-led forces in Afghanistan and an interpreter, officials say.


AP: U.S. Foresaw Terror Threats in 1970s

Nearly three decades before the Sept. 11 attacks, a high-level government panel developed plans to protect the nation against terrorist acts ranging from radiological "dirty bombs" to airline missile attacks, according to declassified documents obtained by The Associated Press.


Nonprofits bear brunt of foreclosure fight

Mohammed Ibrahim is overwhelmed by people asking for help.


ASIA/KUWAIT - Dichiarazione del Vicario Apostolico del Kuwait, Mons. Ballin, dopo il discorso del Santo Padre a Regensburg Roma (Agenzia Fides) - Il Vicario Apostolico del Kuwait, Sua Ecc. Mons. Camillo Ballin, ha pubblicato una breve dichiarazione in seguito alle reazioni del mondo musulmano al discorso pronunciato dal Santo Padre Benedetto XVI a Regensburg. Ecco il tes...


Taiwan says China forming legal basis to attack

Taiwan has condemned a plan by China to draft an anti-secession law, describing it as a move to establish a legal basis to attack the island.


How did this happen? Three years ago, Kimmie Meissner was everybody's kid sister. Now, at 18, she's Grandma. "It's different, I suppose, but I'd like it if they'd call me 'more mature' instead of 'old,' " said America's ice queen, who'll be defending her US figure skating crown from the Attack of the Giant Four-Footers tonight at ...


Aeroporti, ripreso il traffico aereo dopo guasto al radar di ...

Voli cancellati, ritardi e ripercussioni in tutti gli scali italiani per un guasto al radar del Crav Milano che controlla gli aeroporti di Malpensa, Torino, Genova e Bergamo. Il fermo, verso le 9.10 di questa


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Things That Go Bump in the Closet (Oh, My!)

Only glimpses of the monster are seen in Stephen Kay's supernatural thriller. Unfortunately, the same is true of the movie's plot and character.


UN, EU try to fix Afghan 'misunderstanding' on diplomats

The United Nations and European Union were Wednesday trying to settle a "misunderstanding" that led Kabul to order the expulsion of two senior European diplomats after claims they contacted Taliban militants.


Trail Blazers center Greg Oden will undergo exploratory arthroscopic surgery this week because of pain in his right knee. A timetable for Odenâs return will be set following the surgery.


Zurigo, 11:51 - CALCIO, CLASSIFICA FIFA; ARGENTINA SQUADRA 2007, ITALIA 3/A

L'Argentina ha chiuso il 2007 al primo posto della classifica Fifa ed è la squadra dell'anno....


Writers Threaten Mass Picket of Golden Globes

Hollywoodâs glamour machine has gotten stuck between a promise that the stars will still show up at next monthâs Golden Globes and a threat that 3,000 picketing writers will chase them away.


Schemes which do not try to treat all ethnic minority groups in the same way are in Labour's new strategy on race.


The European Union will pledge $650 million in aid to the Palestinians for 2008


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Georgian leader claims poll win as opposition protests

Georgian leader Mikhail Saakashvili claimed victory in presidential elections after an exit poll showed him winning outright, but the opposition cried foul and called for mass protests on Sunday.


Fort Collins Changes Course on Transportation Authority but Attaches Condition to Involvement

By Andrew Villegas, Greeley Tribune, Colo.  Jun. 20--Fort Collins may not be out of a proposed regional transportation authority afterall.


Venezuelan Police Probe Homeless Murders

The homeless in Venezuela's violent capital are heading to shelters for the night or sleeping in groups as safety precautions following the brutal murder of nine vagrants over the past four months.


Crude prices ease further amid China's latest moves to cool its ...

The price of crude oil breached the $51 US mark again after falling for most of the day Friday on a surprising midweek US petroleum stocks report and China's latest moves to cool its economy.


A disruptive Greek chorus of whistles, chanting, and catcalls could not derail a crowd-silencing American sweep in the men's 200-meter dash at the Olympic Games last night.


Coke in talks to buy Highland Spring: papers

Coca-Cola Co.  is in talks to buy  Britain's No. 2 bottled water brand Highland Spring in a  potential 500 million pound ($992.7 million) deal, British  Sunday newspapers reported.


Tenacity and team spirit behind Real success

Real Madrid snatched victory in the most exciting Spanish title race in over a decade thanks to a new-found team spirit, pragmatic style of play, steely determination and dash of good fortune.


Shawn Marion scores a season-high 27 points, has six blocked shots and hits five of 20 Phoenix 3-pointers to lead the Suns in a 137-115 romp of the Nuggets Monday night.


Itâs a Whole New Ballgame in China for a College Coach

Rick Dell, the former baseball coach at the Division III College of New Jersey, is Major League Baseballâs new director of baseball operations in Asia.


Brent Burns scored 2:34 into overtime to lift the Minnesota Wild to a 4-3 victory Saturday night over the Islanders, New York's seventh straight defeat.


Â· Tale of flight from burning tower does not add upÂ· Woman goes to ground after story is questioned


Oil steady under $70, trade muted on U.S. holiday

Oil prices held steady early on  Monday with trade muted by the U.S. holiday and dealers braced  for several weeks of inaction on Iran's nuclear issue after the  European Union gave Tehran up to two weeks to clarify its  stance.


Palestinian presidential candidate detained by Israeli police

A spokeswoman for Mustafa Barghouti said police detained him in the Old City of Jerusalem. She said police told Barghouti he was in the area illegally.


Barbara Turner and Jessica Moore each scored 14 points to lead No. 13 Connecticut to a 64-47 win over Seton Hall on Saturday.


In this photo released by NASA Langley Research Center, the 12-foot X-43A hypersonic jet is shown attached to a modified B-52 bomber in an image from NASA television.


Mall Owner in Australia Seeks Buyers for Company

The Centro Properties Group, which owns 700 malls in the United States, will weigh offers for all of the company or assets including its Australian and United States funds.


Pedometers help people lose weight: U.S. study

Walking can help people lose weight,  especially if they use a pedometer to make sure they are going  far enough, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday.


Mozambique's winning presidential candidate Armando Guebuza urges the opposition to work with him.


USC quarterback Matt Leinart scrambles out of the pocket against UCLA during the game at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif., Saturday, Dec. 4, 2004.


Three more people test positive for the substance thought to have killed ex-Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko.


Ted Leonsis, a self-made technology entrepreneur who helped turn AOL into a multibillion-dollar business and later helped guide it through a recovery from the dot-com bust, said yesterday that he plans to step down at the end of the year from his day-to-day responsibilities at the company to focus...


A group of students working for IBM develops technology that automatically converts the spoken word in British Sign Language.


DISCOVERING WOMEN AND GIRLS ON WORLD AIDS DAY 2004

I love international days of this and that. They are such grand occasions for leaders to remember some long forgotten agenda. The charitable among us hope that occasions


Women's tennis match should have moved to avoid midnight farce: Federer

Roger Federer says a women's match should have been moved on centre court to prevent the farcical circumstances that led to the latest finish in Grand Slam history at the Australian Open.


In Life, Politics, Edwards Relights Fire

Sheer will has taken John Edwards far, but only so far. His is the storybook life, still waiting for the storybook ending.


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Red Cross volunteers sent to Florida on hurricane relief

Four Red Cross volunteers from San Diego County left yesterday for Florida to help in the relief operation for victims of Hurricane Charley.


A CBS News presidential poll released Tuesday shows US President George Bush leads Democratic nominee John Kerry by just a 48 to 45 percent margin.


Eight terrorist suspects charged in Britain

LONDON - Police in Britain yesterday charged eight men with conspiracy to murder and other terrorist offences, including possession of reconnaissance materials on financial institutions in the US cities of New York and Washington and New Jersey state.


Comedian Al Franken announced Wednesday that he will run for the Senate in 2008, seeking the Democratic nomination to challenge Republican incumbent Norm Coleman.


Terror threat returns to London after two Iraq-style car bombs defused

British police defused two car bombs Friday which could have caused carnage in London's entertainment district and which counter-terrorism experts said resembled those used in Iraq.


Korea's chances for duplicate gold appear slim

The satisfaction of knowing they should have won gymnastics gold might be all the South Koreans get. While the country's Olympic team met with lawyers Sunday to plan its appeal over the medal given to American


Six Russians, including a high-ranking law enforcement officer, were arrested on charges of smuggling and illegally trading gems, a state security agency spokesman said Tuesday.


New Jersey Plans $380 Mln for Stem Cell Research

New Jersey, home to scores of top drug companies, plans to spend $380 million on stem cell research to stay in the forefront of the politically sensitive field, its acting governor said on Tuesday.


Money Backed for Rebuilding: Health Agency Construction Cost is Rising

By Patty Pensa, South Florida Sun-Sentinel  Feb. 7--County commissioners on Tuesday approved spending almost $4.8 million to cover increased costs to rebuild the county health department.


Greggio chiude a 61,03 dollari al barile (-3%)


La Scala regains her voice after facelift

Italians rejoiced last night as La Scala, the world's most famous opera house and revered shrine of Verdi, Rossini and Bellini, reopened in grand style after a controversial three-year renovation.


Domani a Beirut le esequie del ministro ucciso ieri


Bush praises âgrace, decencyâ of State choice

President Bush on Tuesday picked national security adviser Condoleezza Rice, who once tutored him on global affairs, to be his top diplomat, saying her foreign policy experience


WASHINGTON: The post 9/11 homeland security system suffered another public embarrassment at the weekend with the disclosure by a congressman that he had suffered lengthy delays at airline ticket counters and that he had been subjected to intense


Orson Welles' Oscar for Citizen Kane, expected to fetch $1.2m at a New York auction, fails to sell.


At least 175,000 Haitians have been affected by flooding caused by a tropical storm, relief workers say.


Los Angeles, Calif. (Sports Network) - Heisman hopeful Matt  Leinart completed 27- of-35 passes for 280 yards and three  touchdowns to lead top-ranked Southern California on a 49-9  Homecoming rout of Arizona at Los Angeles Coliseum.


A Neighbor Joins the Revival of Jamaica Avenue

A Manhattan-based developer will give the old Queens Family Court building in downtown Jamaica a makeover.


Blog: Steve Jobs introduces a new Apple TV feature: YouTube.


Credit reporting agencies reported a rush of traffic and a few glitches as a new federal law requiring free access to credit data went into effect.


Oil major BP's BP.L oil and gas production has risen 11 percent in the third quarter from a year earlier, with sharply rising Russian output counteracting falls elsewhere, as oil prices soared to new highs.


No deal yet in 'tough' North Korea nuclear talks

Envoys from six nations have failed to strike a deal on dismantling North Korea's nuclear programme with unspecified sticking points set to take the "tough" talks into a fourth day.


(InfoWorld) - A gang of thieves stole computer chips reportedly worth millions of U.S. dollars in a Monday raid on an air cargo terminal in Batu Muang, Malaysia. "The incident occurred between 2.00 a.m and 3.30 a.m when the group, with weapons, forced its way into the [Penang International Airport Free Commercial Zone] facility after overpowering the personnel on duty at the Malaysia Airlines security checkpoint and the Royal Malaysian Customs office," Malaysia Airlines Cargo Sdn. Bhd. (MASkargo) said in a statement. Malaysian police are investigating the theft, MASkargo said. The gang of 20 thieves subdued 17 security guards using weapons and chloroform before stealing 585 cartons and 18 pallets of microchips and motherboards manufactured by a multinational company in Bayan Lepas, Malaysia, The Star newspaper reported Tuesday on its Web site. The stolen goods were estimated to be worth $12.7 million, making the theft the largest ever in Malaysia, it said. News reports in Malaysia have not named the multinational company that produced the chips. Several large companies, including Dell, Intel, and Advanced Micro Devices, have operations in Bayan Lepas, which is near Penang.


Nepal King Names New Cabinet After Sacking Govt

Nepali King Gyanendra unveiled a 10-member cabinet for his new government on Wednesday, a day after he sacked the prime minister for failing to hold elections or to end an escalating civil war with Maoist rebels.


Taiwan's miCard chosen as global memory card standard

(InfoWorld) - A Taiwanese research institute has produced a new global memory card standard, the miCard (Multiple Interface card) designed to work in smaller consumer gadgets such as digital cameras, mobile phones, as well as any device with a USB (Universal Serial Bus) plug, which are common on PCs. The purpose of the card is to make transferring pictures, songs, and other data between gadgets and PCs easier. The card won the stamp of approval from the MultiMedia Card Association (MMCA) on Thursday, and is expected to be available globally starting from the third quarter. Users will not only benefit from the versatility of the card, but also its speed. The miCard will transfer data at 480Mbps, and throughput will improve over time. The miCards due out in the third quarter will be able to store 8GB of information, but the maximum capacity is expected to top out around 2,048GB. The compatibility with both USB and MMC slots means most users won't need separate card readers anymore. MMC cards fit most consumer electronics, while USB connections are built into a wide range of IT hardware, including laptops, desktops, printers and home entertainment gear. So far, 12 Taiwanese companies have signed on to manufacture the miCard, according to its inventor, the Industrial Technology Research Institute. Officials expect local companies to save $40 million in licensing fees thanks to the card, in addition to profiting from sales. Taiwanese companies will not have to pay royalties to make miCards or related technology. The companies already committed to making miCards include A-Data Technology, Asustek Computer, BenQ, Carry Computer Eng. Co., C-One Technology, DBTel, Power Digital Card Co.,Â and RiCHIP. The specifications for the cards will be made available in June.ADVERTISEMENTIBM Information On Demand 2006Industrial Industry Leaders, please join us at IBM's premier information management global event, IBM Information On Demand 2006, October 15-20, Anaheim, CA. More IBM business and technical solutions content in one place than ever before! Select from  over 800 sessions. Register today!


Ruben Studdard says fitness is important

Ruben Studdard is telling kids in Alabama not to be like him.


Pop star Michael Jackson waves as he greets several hundred children that were invited guests at his Neverland Ranch home, Friday, Dec. 17, 2004, in Santa Ynez, Calif.


Roma, 22:40 - CALCIO, CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: ROMA-SHAKHTAR 4-0

In una gara valida per la prima giornata del gruppo D di Champions League giocata allo stadio Olimpi...


Sir Alex Ferguson is not easily won over but Gabriel Heinze may just have bucked the trend at Manchester United. The Â£6.9million Argentina defender had a debut to remember after only linking up with his new team-mates four days before the game.


Bush Document Details Military Departure

WASHINGTON - The White House said seven months ago that it had released all the records on President Bush's stateside military service during the Vietnam War, yet new records are still dribbling out as Election Day approaches.    The White House on Wednesday night produced a November 1974 document bearing Bush's signature from Cambridge, Mass., where he was attending Harvard Business School, saying he had decided not to continue as a member of the military reserve...


Intel to Invest $40 Million in Bangalore

Intel Corp., the world's largest  computer chip maker, said it would spend $40 million to expand  in the southern Indian city of Bangalore over the next two  years, maintaining its spending rate since the start of 2003.


Yahoo stock down on fear of revenue loss

Yahoo Inc.'s recently resurgent stock retreated by more than 5 percent Friday amid fears that a setback in a lucrative partnership with AT&T Inc. will undercut the anticipated gains from an overhaul of the Web portal's advertising platform.


Vote on Choctaw Casino Up in Air: County Not Sure It Can Hold Election

By Tom Wilemon, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Feb. 3--PASCAGOULA -- With their constituents wanting to know when they will get to vote on the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians' proposed casino, some Jackson County supervisors are wondering whether they can even hold an election.


Matsushita to Sell World's 1st Blu-Ray DVD Recorder-Player in Nov.

By Mai Iida, Kyodo News International, Tokyo  Sep. 20--TOKYO -- Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. said Wednesday it  will market the world's first Blu-ray DVD recorders with replay functions on  Nov.


GEORGE W.Bush began supercharging his economic team yesterday, nominating as commerce secretary a Cuban refugee who worked his way up the corporate ladder to the top of cereal giant Kellogg.


Public servants sacked for viewing internet porn at work

LONDON - The British government has fired 19 civil servants and disciplined more than 200 in an unprecedented crackdown on viewing internet porn at work, officials say.


Suicide Bomber Suspected In Mess Hall Blast

Investigators believe a bomb worn by a suicide attacker was the likely cause of a blast at a US mess hall in northern Iraq, according to a US military statement Wednesday.


At least one person is killed and several others are injured in an explosion in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, police say.


Video game lobbyist to fight teen-gamer stereotype

The video game  industry's new champion-in-chief said on Tuesday he will fight  a perception that games are a menace to society by playing up  their creative and technical achievements.


Belarus lashes out at US sanctions threat

MINSK : Belarus warned the United States it was heading toward a Cold War-style confrontation after President George W. Bush signed a law threatening sanctions against the former Soviet republic for its poor rights record.


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Dean E. Wooldridge, 93, Missile System Developer, Is Dead

Dean E. Wooldridge was a crucial figure in the development of the technology of nuclear warfare in the 1950Âs.


Yahoo (Nasdaq: YHOO) has officially entered the desktop search market with a beta release tool available for free download from the company's site.


House Votes to Repeal Gun Ban in Washington

The House of Representatives voted  overwhelmingly on Wednesday to repeal a law banning most  handguns in Washington D.C., with lawmakers declaring that the  U.S. capital would be safer with more guns and fewer gun laws.


A Daily Look at U.S. Iraq Military Deaths

As of Tuesday, Sept. 14, 1,018 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of military operations in Iraq in March 2003, according to the Defense Department. Of those, 768 died as a result of hostile action and 250 died of non-hostile causes. The figures include three military civilians.


Roma, 20:45 - CALCIO, LAZIO; CHINAGLIA: STO TORNANDO PER CHIARIRE

L'ex presidente, attaccante e simbolo della Lazio, Giorgio Chinaglia è tornato a parlare dopo...


Federer faces Hewitt in Masters Cup final

Swiss world number one Roger Federer will face Australian Lleyton Hewitt in Sunday's final at Masters Cup after an epic tiebreak 20-18 to seal a 6-3, 7-6 semi-final victory


Apple issues patch for iTunes to prevent attacks. Also: Identity thief gets jail time.


A grandmother is arrested for theft in a dispute over a lost football which it is claimed landed in her back garden.


Pakistani troops storm mosque; up to 50 dead

Pakistani forces stormed a mosque compound on Tuesday, killing up to 50 militants, as they fought their way through an Islamic school where they believed a rebel cleric was hiding along with women and children.


Shows Sun and HP users its goods Packed with pride over the release of the Power6 chip, IBM has decided to go bold with its complementary AIX6 operating system. It's putting the OS up for public beta - a first for Big Blue.â¦


Olympic swimming champion Michael Phelps was sentenced Wednesday to 18 months' probation after pleading guilty in a Salisbury, Md.


Report: Britney-crazed YouTuber may get a TV deal. Say it ain't so

The latest in a long line of bad ideas for bringing viral Internet video to the TV screen: Variety reports that Chris Crocker, the 'Britney Boy' of post-VMAs fame, may be getting a deal.


Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff got an earful at his first public sit-down with the new Congress on Thursday, with members raising concerns about cuts in state grants, sharp increases in immigration fees and lax management of billion-dollar programs.


Even if it becomes a niche car, the new Dodge Charger should be a success for DaimlerChrysler.


DNA links inmate to 12 killings in LA area

A one-time pizza deliveryman now in prison for rape is suspected of being one of the most prolific serial killers in Los Angeles history


Paris celebrates WWII liberation with period troop parades, 1940s swing

Parisians turned out to see French and US military columns roll through their capital in an exuberant re-enactment of the day 60 years ago when Allied forces liberated the city from German occupation.


Mothers hope U.S.-Vietnam Agent Orange efforts help

The lives of two neighbors lying disfigured and brain-damaged in small Hanoi houses will not be changed by a U.S. court hearing on Monday about victims of war-time dioxin, or "agent orange".


Lindsey Vonn Wins to Tie US Downhill Record

Lindsey Vonn joined Picabo Street and Daron Rahlves as the most successful American downhill skiers. Among current competitors, she has no equal.


Intascavano denaro da automobilisti fermati a posti blocco


In Global Battle on AIDS, Bush Creates Legacy

President Bushâs initiative, which has helped 1.4 million people, may be his most lasting bipartisan achievement.


American journalism, which underpins the very freedom of this nation, is being threatened as media companies ignore their obligations for the sake of profit, says legendary newsman Walter Cronkhite. By the Associated Press.


The economy added 18,000 jobs to nonfarm payrolls, the smallest monthly gain in more than four years. The unemployment rate rose to 5 percent.


Homeowners in parts of England and Wales are on flood standby as more heavy rain continues to fall.


Genova, 18:07 - CALCIO, GENOA: LAVORANO SOLO I NUOVI E DANILO

L'attaccante esterno del Genoa, Julio Cesar Leon, cerca di smorzare gli entusiasmi dopo la vittoria ...


ABC News NBC Exec Dick Ebersol Survives Jet Crash

Actress Susan St. James, her husband, NBC Sports chairman Dick Ebersol, and their son, Edward, arrive for a private screening of Mean Girls at the Loews Lincoln Square Theater in New York, in this April 23, 2004 photo.


Shots are fired as Ugandan troops storm the water ministry to free two women taken hostage.


India to curb export of cheap copycat generic drugs

India enters the new year committed to effectively curbing its role as prime world exporter of cheap generic drugs, whose availability is seen as vital to helping the world's poorest sufferers.


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RealNetworks Names Philip W. O'Neil SVP of Music

SEATTLE, Feb. 26  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- RealNetworks , the leading creator of digital media software and services, today announced that it has named Philip W.


AL roundup: Hudson beats Tejada, O's for second time in week

OAKLAND, Calif. -- Jermaine Dye hit a tying two-run single in the sixth and Adam Melhuse followed with a go-ahead single, leading the Oakland Athletics over former teammate Miguel Tejada and the Baltimore Orioles 4-3 on Monday night.


Reindeer travel restricted this holiday by fears of fatal disease

Wilson usually makes a fair share of his livelihood during December, taking his animals to Christmas events around the Southeast. This year, his business has been hurt by travel restrictions from states trying


Federer Walks Through as Russians Advance

Roger Federer strolled into the  fourth round of the Australian Open Friday when his opponent  retired hurt while rival Marat Safin survived an injury scare  of his own to lead a procession of Russians into the fourth  round.


Suggesting a necessary change to astronomy textbooks, astronomers announced Monday that planets form through a lengthier and more violent series of collisions


Roman beauty secrets revealed in 1,800-year-old tin of make-up

this was the foundation that fashionable women in Roman London would put on their faces before an evening or day out. Scientists


Sprint buys Breedersâ Cup sponsor Nextel for $35-billion

Sprint Corp. is to acquire Nextel Communications Inc., title sponsor of the Breedersâ Cup Distaff (G1), in a $35-billion deal that will create the nationâs third-largest wireless telephone service provider


The first scientific tests of some popular alternative medicine products hint that American ginseng might lessen cancer fatigue and that flaxseed might slow the growth of prostate tumors.


Houston Astros outfielder Lance Berkman undergoes knee surgery

Houston Astros outfielder Lance Berkman underwent knee surgery Friday, with recovery time expected to take from five to six months.


Paper Airline Tickets Headed for the Circular File

FORT WORTH, Texas _ If you're one of the dwindling number of travelers using a paper ticket to get on an airplane, the airline industry has a message for you: The paper ticket's almost gone.


Arafat urges reforms to rectify his 'mistakes'

YASSER Arafat, the Palestinian president, made a rare acknowledgement of mistakes under his rule yesterday and urged reforms to end corruption.


Roma, 16:25 - CALCIO, ARBITRATO GALLIANI; CANTAMESSA: CI SENTIAMO A DISAGIO

Si è svolta davanti alla Camera di Conciliazione e Arbitrato del Coni l'udinenza per l'esame ...


Fingers all tired from typing Web addresses from Bebo to Zebo to hit all your social networking and media sharing sites?


MONTGOMERY, NY - The leaves on the maples are approaching full color. Just like the hardwoods back in Maine. Pumpkins sit on front steps, although here, in the Hudson River Valley, they're called stoops.


AFRICA/CONGO RD - Un centro per schedare e controllare i gruppi armati che agiscono nella regione dei Grandi Laghi Kisangani (Agenzia Fides)- La stabilitÃ  della regione dei Grandi Laghi Ã¨ minacciata da anni dalla presenza di gruppi armati alcuni dei quali si spostano da un Paese allÂaltro, seminando morte e distruzione. Alcuni di questi gruppi ricevevano aiuti e ...


Groenik (Abn),investimento positivo.Non cambiamo strategia


Torino, 13:12 - Calcio, Juventus: Ibrahimovic nominato giocatore del mese

Si Ã¨ perfettamente inserito negli schemi di Fabio Capello fin dalla prima partita ed Ã¨ diventato uno...


Sharapova beats Chakvetadze in straight sets

Former world number one Maria Sharapova defeated fellow Russian Anna Chakvetadze 6-0, 7-6 (12/10) in an exhibition match here on Sunday.


Novita' della Finanziaria riguardano la dichiarazione 2008


Alvin Cowan threw two touchdown passes and Robert Carr scored a touchdown and rushed for 164 yards to lead Yale to a 24-14 victory over winless Dartmouth yesterday in Hanover, N.H.


G8 foreign ministers meet in Germany to discuss issues including climate change before next week's summit.


By WILL WEISSERT MAZATLAN, Mexico - Hurricane Lane weakened to a tropical storm Sunday after slamming into a sparsely populated stretch of Mexico's Pacific coast, flooding streets and knocking out power in parts of the resort of Mazatlan.


As their ace pitcher, Jim Bunning watched the Philadelphia Phillies' seemingly insurmountable 6 1/2-game lead for the National League pennant slip away in one of the biggest collapses in baseball history.


Key lawmakers will try to amend the state constitution to curtail the governor's ability to sell off state-owned properties -- especially land bought in the name of preservation.


Ennesimo rialzo a vigilia decisione Fed sui tassi


Hollywood divided over next-gen DVD standard in "Betamax-style" ...

Hollywood studios are locked in a battle over adopting a standard for high-definition Digital Video Disc technology, in an apparent replay of the 1980s struggle between VHS and Betamax video formats.


First lady Laura Bush will undergo "fairly routine" outpatient surgery Saturday to relieve pressure on pinched nerves in her neck, the White House said Friday.


L'ex-giocatrice Ã¨ stata azzurra juniores nel '97. Poi la vocazionePresto prenderÃ  i voti in un monastero di clausura a Roma                                                  Da nazionale di volley a suora la storia di Michela Amadori                                                                                "La chiamata di Dio Ã¨ un pÃ² come quando ci si innamora: quello che senti Ã¨ talmente grande che non puoi dirlo a parole"


Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo defended her anti-corruption credentials on Tuesday after a witness in a Senate probe into alleged kickbacks said she was at the centre of the country's graft problems.


Analista Merril, possibili altri 16 mld di svalutazioni


CARACAS, Venezuela -- Amid tumbledown cinder-block homes, the Don Bosco community center rings with music. A chorus of pint-size students sings traditional Christmas songs; 20 budding teenage musicians take gratingly painful stabs at playing violins and cellos; and tiny harpists dwarfed by their...


There was a lot of damage to be repaired, but Darren Clarke did as good a job as he could reasonably have been expected to when he resumed the Volvo Masters at Valderrama today.


Torino, 22:40 - CALCIO, JUVE: TREZEGUET RINNOVA FINO AL 2011

David Trezeguet ha rinnovato il contratto con la Juve fino al 2011. Il precedente accordo scadeva a ...


The hip-hop underwater animated flick "Shark Tales" opened this weekend as the highest October box office draw in history, studio executives said on Sunday.


Martin: Partnership 'even more important'

Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin recounted Wednesday the hospitality Canadians displayed to stranded travelers after US airspace closed in the wake of the 2001 terror attacks.


'Croc Hunter' gets high-energy, emotional farewell

Family, friends, fans and movie stars said a moving final farewell to "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin in a high-energy memorial service fuelled by laughter, tears and music.


Brand name drug prices soar for seniors: AARP

Prices for about 200 prescription drugs  in the United States commonly used by seniors rose nearly twice  the rate of inflation, a seniors group said on Tuesday, making  a case for letting the government negotiate drug prices.


Lo ha detto a Cernobbio l'ad di Intesa Corrado Passera


Despite a strong third-quarter performance from Applied Materials (Nasdaq: AMAT), a weaker fourth-quarter outlook has the chip equipment maker's shares treading water today.


Internet leaders ponder U.S. tech policies

Silicon Valley luminaries worry about government's stance on stock options, outsourcing, research and education.


An aborted U-turn by an American Airlines pilot sent a Dallas-bound jet sliding into a muddy field at Richmond International Airport yesterday, creating delays and cancellations for at least 100 other flights.


The Georgetown men's lacrosse team is ranked No. 1 for the first time in program history in the initial USILA coaches' poll.


NEW YORK -- Two major insurance companies named in the New York attorney general's investigation into questionable sales practices have discontinued the use of incentive fees, which are at the center of the probe.


Reality Catches Up to Municipal Wi-Fi Hype

The bloom is off the municipal Wi-Fi rose, according to attendees at a conference who said rollouts of wireless networks in U.S. cities are being slowed by technical concerns and other issues.


TRW Automotive Reveals New Silicon Initiator Technology

TRW Airbag Systems GmbH, a subsidiary of TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. , today revealed a breakthrough in materials development for inflator initiator technology.


'O una ristrutturazione profonda o i libri in tribunale'


EarthLink will begin providing Internet connections over Consolidated Edison's power lines in Manhattan in the next several months, following an FCC vote last week to establish new ground rules for commercial deployment of the service.


Britain culls 160,000 turkeys in bird flu outbreak

Britain aimed to complete the cull of 160,000 turkeys on Monday as a government crisis team met to tackle the nation's first exposure to the latest deadly strain of the bird flu virus in farmed poultry.


Keith Tkachuk scored his first two goals with Atlanta to help the Thrashers to their fourth straight win, 4-2, over the visiting Florida Panthers last night.


Murdoch Wins OK to Shift News Corp. to US

Rupert Murdoch won shareholder  approval on Tuesday to move the corporate headquarters of his  $48 billion News Corp. Ltd. media empire to the United States  and sever its Australian roots.


That buttery taste and smell of microwave popcorn may have caused a deadly lung disease in workers who package it. While there's no evidence of any danger to the millions of people who eat it, Congress is taking action.


Secondary schools in England and Wales find it easier to recruit heads - but primaries still struggle.


North Korea lashed out Tuesday after the start of joint U.S.-South Korean military exercises, saying they nullified the armistice in the 1950-53 Korean War and warning that it may take retaliatory action.


U.S. is Britain's number one ally: UK minister

New British Foreign Secretary David  Miliband, seeking to quash speculation that London may distance  itself from Washington over Iraq, insisted on Sunday the United  States was still Britain's number one ally.


Shuttle Atlantis Likely Unharmed by Fuel Tank Foam      (SPACE.com / LiveScience.com)

SPACE.com / CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - The space shuttle Atlantis is likely unharmed from small showers of fuel tank foam that appeedar to rain on the orbitein the late stages of  its Sept. 9 launch, NASA's shuttle chief said Saturday.


County Gets Growth Report: People Want to Balance Nature, Economy

By Erica Curless, The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash.  Dec. 15--Natural resources, especially water, and space are the most cherished values Kootenai County residents want reflected in a growth plan, consultants told the county commission Thursday night.


Upon Retiring, Frist Urges Senators to Work Together

As man-hugs go, this one was definitely uncomfortable to watch.


A free taco for everyone in the US if a player hits the Taco Bell home run target during Game 3. NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Taco Bell is giving major league baseball a chance to feed America.


Sony to release PS3 firmware update today

Upscaling comes to old games, movies Sony is to update the PlayStation 3 system software today, rolling out a firmware tweak that allows PSOne, PS2 and DVD movies to be upscaled by the console to full 1080p HD resolution via HDMI. Well, if you've got the right kind of telly, of course...â¦


Syracuse Smothers, Then Holds Off Crusaders

Syracuse rolls out to a 22-7 advantage and is never threatened Monday as the Orange improve to 7-0 with a 72-64 victory over Holy Cross.


Arizona State's untested QB gets first start in Sun Bowl

Purdue won't have to worry about Arizona State quarterback Andrew Walter in Friday's Sun Bowl. But Boilermakers coach Joe Tiller doesn't think the Sun Devils' high-powered offense will change much under Walter's backup, Sam Keller.


Mobile phone concerto may be music to your ears

It's one musical performance where your cell phone can -- and should -- ring.


BlackBerry handset gets shirty with qwerty

Research in Motion has unveiled a new BlackBerry mobile-style communicator featuring a multi-tap keypad to replace its usual qwerty keypad.


The companyâs performance shows that it is making progress in its shift toward selling higher-margin software.


As of Thursday, June 28, 2007, at least 3,571 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes seven military civilians. At least 2,931 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.


Aiming to deflate archrival Intel, Advanced Micro Devices this week will show off its dual-core chips, which will start to trickle out toward the middle of next year.


Description: NPR's Michele Norris talks with Knolly Moses, a Jamaican freelance journalist, about Hurricane Ivan. The storm is expected to hit Jamaica in full force late this afternoon, and the capital of Kingston lies directly in Ivan's path.


Karzai being sworn in as first democratically elected Afghan ...

KABUL, Afghanistan - Hamid Karzai on Tuesday thanked the United States for its support, saying his country would still be in the hands of terrorists without it, ahead of his inauguration as the countryâs first popularly elected president.


ICoast president hails, then raps, UN report on rights violations

ABIDJAN  - Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo hailed a new UN report denouncing rights violations but complained it did not go far enough in urging sanctions against those who committed atrocities.


Plans to stop production at a Jaguar car plant in the West Midlands are discussed by MPs.


Attorney General nominee Alberto Gonzales told the Senate on Tuesday that he supports extending the expired federal assault weapons ban.


Buttiglione, Bruxelles a rischio E in Italia scatta l'effetto ...

ROMA - A Strasburgo dunque niente voto. Sull'orlo della bocciatura Barroso ha ceduto e ha annunciato il rimpasto della sua Commissione. Significa che Rocco Buttiglione, se non gli verrÃ  assegnato da Barroso


Detailed observations from the first comet samples returned to Earth are debunking some of science's long-held beliefs on how the icy, celestial bodies form.


TUESDAY, Sept. 4 (HealthDay News) -- Current smokers are 50 percent more likely to develop Alzheimer's disease or dementia than people who don't smoke or who gave up smoking, a Dutch report says.


SCO shares collapse under weight of ruling

$1.20 to go SCO Group shares went south in a hurry during Friday's trading, as investors reacted to the company's legal misfortunes.â¦


The crash of the Genesis spacecraft is a loss for NASA and for science. Once again, the potential of robotic space exploration is called into question.


Researchers at security gateway vendor Fortinet have uncovered an adware-distribution scheme being carried out on the Facebook social networking site considered to be the first attack propagated on the wildly popular online portal.


WASHINGTON -- The United States may be able to reduce its combat forces in Iraq by next spring if Iraq's own security forces continue to grow and improve, a senior American commander said yesterday.


By TONY WALL; ARNOLD, Karen  UNTREATED ANIMAL effluent from a meat works leaked into Te Kuiti's water supply yesterday, prompting health authorities to warn residents to boil drinking water and stay clear of infected waterways.


Defence HQ denies 'glamourising war' to recruit

The Ministry of Defence hit back at a report published Monday which said army recruitment campaigns were misleading youngsters, portraying warfare as glamorous, "game-like" fun.


Israeli Armored Vehicles Mass in Gaza: Witnesses

Israeli armored vehicles backed by helicopters rolled into Palestinian-controlled areas of the northern Gaza Strip early on Wednesday, Palestinian witnesses said.


Bush and Kerry weren't only battling each other. In the hunt for every last vote, each man had to rediscover his own instincts as well. TIME takes you behind the scenes


Tour, nella settima tappa Gerdemann è maglia gialla

Landaluze è secondo a 40''. Terzo De La Fuente a 1'40''. Poi il colombiano Soler a 2'16'', seguito da Lefevre


Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes threatened to upstage the action on the field on Monday when they watched the Washington Redskins season opener as VIP guests of Cruise's new business partner, Redskins owner Dan Snyder.


President Vladimir V. Putin has ensured his dominance of the Russian government even after his term ends.


Treviso, 19:45 - CALCIO, TREVISO: 19 CONVOCATI PER IL VERONA

Il tecnico del Treviso Ezio Rossi ha convocato 19 giocatori per la gara di domani contro il Verona.<...


A longtime Clinton benefactor used corporate jets to fly the former president and Hillary Rodham Clinton on business, personal and campaign trips that a lawsuit brands as wasteful company spending.


A 29-year-old man is arrested over the death of Andrew Devlin after he was shot in Paisley in August.


Obama raises $32.5 million for White House race

Sen. Barack Obama announced on  Sunday he had raised $32.5 million for his presidential  campaign in the past three months, the biggest quarterly  fund-raising for any Democrat ever in a pre-election year.


Hundreds of people gather in Modena's main square in Italy to pay their respects to the late tenor Luciano Pavarotti.


Up to 130 people have so far been confirmed dead in east Africa as a result of the earthquake 4,350 miles away off Indonesia. Tidal waves that hit the Somali coast caused widespread destruction, washing away roads and submerging coastal infrastructure.


During NXTcomm keynote, Randall Stephenson launches wireless service for sharing live video, opines on iPhone frenzy.


Sen. John Edwards returned to his home state to vote Friday, becoming the first candidate on either of the presidential tickets to cast a ballot in an election that polls show is extraordinarily tight.


NEW YORK - Passwords alone won't be enough to get onto America Online under a new, optional log-on service that makes AOL the first major U.S. online business to offer customers a second layer of security...


Fiat: voci sulla richiesta a Gm, sale il titolo

MILANO - Le azioni Fiat salgono in Borsa (+1,32%) dopo le voci di una clamorosa richiesta di risarcimento di 3 miliardi di dollari (2,25 miliardi di euro) nei confronti di General Motors (GM), in cambio della rinuncia ad esercitare il Â«put Â», ovvero la


The US space agency flies its X-43A "air-breathing" hypersonic plane in a bid to fly at 10 times the speed of sound.


Brazil planes collide over Amazon, 155 missing

SAO PAULO, Brazil  - A Brazilian passenger plane with 155 people on board disappeared over the Amazon jungle on Friday after colliding with a small plane, the company and news reports said.


LONDON - A new species of flightless bird has been discovered on a remote island in the northern Philippines, Filipino and British researchers announced Tuesday.


NARATHIWAT, Thailand - A powerful bomb hidden in a motorcycle killed one person and wounded 30 in Thailandâs mainly Muslim south on Thursday, a day ahead of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatraâs visit to the restive region.


No Small Preparation for Hitting Big Waves

More than bronzed slackers in board shorts, big wave surfers study oceanography and weather patterns to help them ride waves that can be more than 50 feet high.


For years, cheap food and feed were taken for granted in the United States. Now the price of some foods is rising sharply, and a blame alert is under way.


Champions Porto replaced Benfica at the top of the Portuguese Premier League on Saturday when they battled to a 2-0 win at bottom side Gil Vicente as their Lisbon rivals could only manage a 1-1 draw at ...


The onetime frontrunner has put off moderates and turned off conservatives


An independent assessment of CBS's report on the president's military service is a major blow to the news operation's credibility.


US Open: Agassi sharpens his game for Federer

In 1939, a young Joe Louis fought a heavyweight title bout against close friend John Henry Lewis, a longtime light heavyweight champion.


A Los Angeles policeman filmed hitting a black teenager is awarded $1.6m in a race discrimination case.


EU Gives Turkey Go-Ahead to Begin Membership Talks

The European Commission has given Turkey the go-ahead to begin talks to join the European Union, but set a series of tough conditions and warned that there is no guarantee the negotiations will be successful.


Thai investigators sift through Phuket plane wreck

PHUKET, Thailand  - Thai air investigators sifted though the wreckage on Monday of a budget airliner that crashed on the resort isle of Phuket, killing 88 people as it broke up while trying to land in driving rain.


The Patriots Deliver Yet Another Cold Slap to Manning

Peyton Manning and the Colts, who last season lost to the Patriots in the A.F.C. title game, probably played worse this time as their offense sputtered in the snow.


A UN panel is given three months to establish whether genocide is taking place in Darfur in western Sudan.


Already the revelation of the Olympic boxing tournament, Amir Khan can only improve and might become one of the sport's greatest names, the Briton's coach says.


Henin Rust-Free But Ferrero Falters at Olympics

Any hint of rust after a 12-week lay-off  was long gone by the time Justine Henin-Hardenne took to the  Olympic tennis court Tuesday, a fact drummed mercilessly home  to Venezuela's Maria Vento-Kabchi.


Cosenza, 12:58 - CALCIO, MORTE LICURSI: SAMMARTINESE CHIEDE DI RIPOSARE

La Sammartinese chiede ufficialmente di non giocare la prossima partita di campionato, in programma ...


A war widow refuses to sever her ties to her fianc in A Very Long Engagement

It s 1914 wartime France, pissing rain, and five men are being escorted through the sloppy, muddy trenches to the front lines, freshly court-martialed for intentional self-mutilation -that is, capping their ...


Actor Jerry Orbach, who starred as Detective Lennie Briscoe in the original "Law & Order" series for 12 seasons, has died of prostate cancer at the age of 69. He had received several weeks of treatment before passing away at a Manhattan hospital. Orbac...


The judge in Michael Jackson's child abuse case intends to prevent 70 items being used in evidence.


US Airways Group Inc. attorneys and executives acknowledged in bankruptcy court yesterday that bookings had fallen more steeply than they had anticipated in reaction to their Chapter


L'occupazione nel 2006 in aumento dell'1,%, +0,5% nel 2007


BP, the worldâs second-biggest oil company, said production over the third quarter would be about 3.88 million barrels a day. That was an 11 per cent rise on the same period the year before and was helped


Jordan has recalled its ambassador to Qatar to protest the Gulf country's vote against a Jordanian prince to head the United Nations, the chief government spokesman said Tuesday.


The disparity between the earnings of the UK's top directors and their staff is continuing to widen, a report finds.


There is no reason whatsoever to be surprised by the way Ajax Amsterdam swept past Maccabi Tel Aviv last night. Ajax had to win last night and it did so almost effortlessly, making a joke of Nir Klinger's


Sluggish Frances Cuts Power to 2M in Fla.

Potent but slow-moving Hurricane Frances snapped power lines and whipped the Atlantic coast with winds over 90 mph Saturday, knocking out electricity for about 2 million people and forcing Floridians to endure another day of waiting and worrying.


Little economic impact if Chinese stocks tank: analysts

The spectacular run of China's stock markets has drawn a barrage of warnings that a sharp correction is imminent, but many analysts believe a downturn will do little economic harm at home and abroad.


Human embryonic stem cells can   partly restore vision in blinded rats, and may offer a source   of transplants for people with certain eye diseases,   researchers at a U.S. company reported on Thursday.


By Kathryn Balint, The San Diego Union-Tribune  Sep. 10--Executives at San Diego-based Qualcomm these days are sounding  more like TV moguls than makers of wireless technology as they approach the  launch of an $800 million, nationwide network to deliver television to cell  phones.


Georgia's opposition gears up for mass street protests, accusing the authorities of rigging presidential elections.


Five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor were convicted and sentenced to death by a Libyan court Tuesday on charges they deliberately infected hundreds of children with the AIDS virus. The verdict can be appealed.


PORTLAND, Maine - Whether it's blue or spotted or striped, the standard issue hospital gown is drafty and revealing. It's embarrassing for just about anyone who's spent a night in a medical center...


Recent analyses of ESAÃ¢ÂÂs Mars Express data reveal that concentrations of water vapour and methane in the atmosphere of Mars significantly overlap. This result provides important new hints to evaluate the hypothesis of present life on the Red Planet.


OMAHA, Neb. - A Web-page designer who auctioned off the use of his forehead for advertising space is cashing in. Andrew Fischer, who put his forehead advertising space for sale on e-Bay, received $37,375 to advertise the snoring remedy, SnoreStop.


Oracle Corp.'s quarterly profit surged 21 percent as the business-software maker reaped the latest returns from a two-year shopping spree that has eliminated several major rivals and shored up its product line.


Militant, freed from Guantanamo Bay, is now holding hostages in ...

TANK, Pakistan - A former Taliban fighter who was freed in March from the US prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, is leading a group of militants who have kidnapped two Chinese engineers and threatened to kill them.


IRS may restrict tax refund loans; H&R Block falls

The U.S. Internal Revenue Service said on Thursday it may restrict tax preparers such as H&R Block Inc  and Jackson Hewitt Tax Service Inc  from offering refund loans to customers because doing so could encourage fraud.


CORRECTED: Fraud and Florida's multimillion-dollar wheelchair

Corrects name of Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government in paragraph 21


Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney, who rails against the "cesspool" of pornography, is being criticized by social conservatives who argue that he should have tried to halt hardcore hotel movie offerings during his near-decade on the Marriott board.


Iraqi Sunni Lands Show New Oil and Gas Promise

New estimates of the amount of oil and natural gas on Sunni lands are likely to have significant political effects.


Iran's IAEA plan may be recipe for delay says EU

Iran's nuclear transparency deal with  U.N. inspectors could be a recipe for delay and the lack of  provision for suspending Tehran's uranium enrichment is  unacceptable, European Union powers said on Wednesday.


Indian Police Probe Northeast Bombings That Killed 49 People

Indian police said investigations are under way into attacks that left at least 49 people dead yesterday in two northeastern frontier states that have been troubled by insurgencies.


One Chinese hostage held by Islamic militants dies and one is freed in a rescue mission by Pakistan's army.


A ruling that Visa and Mastercard had violated antitrust law is upheld  by the US Supreme Court.


California Senate votes earlier primary election

Aiming to give California greater  say in U.S. presidential elections, the state's Senate voted  31-5 on Tuesday in favor of a bill that would move the state's  primary election to early February from June.


Londra, 14:08 - TENNIS, WIMBLEDON: HENIN E PETROVA AGLI OTTAVI

La belga Justine Henin, testa di serie numero 1, si è qualificata per gli ottavi di finale di...


ATTIK Lands Wayne Hanson As Creative Director

Global creative agency ATTIK today announced that Wayne Hanson, an award-winning agency art director with over 18 years of experience working with top European ad agencies, has joined the firm's full-time staff ...


L'obiettivo e' di sorvegliare riarmo della Corea del Nord


Firenze, 17:35 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA: CONTRO IL CAGLIARI ASSENTE DONADEL

Passato il turno in Coppa Uefa, la Fiorentina ha iniziato oggi con un allenamento leggero la prepara...


Rams Fire Special Teams Coach Mike Stock

The St. Louis Rams fired special teams coach Mike Stock on Friday and replaced him with Bob Ligashesky, who becomes the fourth man to try and turn around a unit that has struggled since Mike Martz took over as head coach in 2000.


Real estate is often a long-term investment. But 10,000 years? Lo'ihi Development Co. will soon start offering oceanview lots speculators won't even be able to stand on for many millennia. That's because they're currently submerged more than 3,000 feet below sea level — on an underwater volcano called Lo'ihi, located about 20 miles southeast of the Big Island.


US index of leading economic indicators declines again

NEW YORK, September 23  - The US Composite Index of Leading Economic Indicators, a closely-monitored measure of future economic activities, declined for the third consecutive month in August this year.


FBI agents investigating the 2001 anthrax attacks searched the homes of a doctor who, days after the first anthrax mailings, had applied for a patent for a system to identify chemical and biological attacks.


Workplace health insurance costs leap 11.2%

The cost of employer-sponsored health insurance rose 11.2 percent in 2004 - the fourth straight year of double-digit growth, according to a survey released Thursday.


Yankees' Pettitte apologizes for growth hormone use

TAMPA, Florida  - New York Yankees pitcher Andy Pettitte apologized on Monday for using human growth hormone and said he had not talked to his good friend Roger Clemens since Congress held hearings last week on drug and steroid use by baseball players.


Radical youths from Europe and the Arab world are being trained in Iraq, Europe's anti-terror chief said Tuesday, warning that such clandestine camps could multiply in unstable or failed states anywhere in the world.


Munnabhai babe in Enrique Iglesias's video

Remember Mumait Khan? If not by name, you surely will recollect her by her pelvic gyrations


Fed's Rate Cuts Bring No Relief For Consumers' Credit Card Bills

The Federal Reserve's dramatic rate cuts were expected to make it cheaper for consumers to use credit cards. But credit card interest rates remain high and in many cases have even climbed.


"Die Hard" tops magazine list of best action films

"Die Hard," starring Bruce Willis as a tough cop battling terrorists, was named the best action film ever by Entertainment Weekly magazine -- two weeks before the series' fourth installment, "Live Free or Die Hard," hits theaters.


It was not until David Tyreeâs fourth-quarter catch that hope was spun into belief for the underdog Giants.


Â· New figure of 2.47m is less than half previous count Â· Latest statistics based on more reliable survey


Students at Exeter University put the institution up for sale on eBay as part of their protest against proposed cuts.


Once upon a time there was a lonely old man. He lived with seven cats in a village near Rome, and rarely saw his globe-trotting daughter.


Amex to sell private bank unit within weeks: source

New York-based credit card and travel  services company American Express is expected to sell its  private banking business within weeks, said a source familiar  with the matter.


Dopo apertura famiglia Bancroft a trattative


Burma's military junta has freed a top dissident - second only to Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi - as part of a release of 4,000 prisoners.


L'INTERVISTA. Parla il cardinale Sodano: "Lui sa cosa fare"Il segretario di Stato affronta la questione ma invita alla fiducia                                                  "Le dimissioni del Pontefice? La sua coscienza deciderÃ "                                                                                di MARCO POLITI


Separatist rebels in the Indian state of Manipur say they were behind an attack that left six policemen dead.


WALES suffered a blow ahead of October's crucial 2006 World Cup qualifier with England next month as their tough tackling midfielder Robbie Savage received a one match suspension from FIFA for his red card against Northern Ireland earlier this month.


India captain Sourav Ganguly has attempted to play down safety fears over their tour to Bangladesh. The Indian squad arrived in Dhaka on Wednesday for a 19-day tour featuring two Tests and three one-day matches.


From Soup Kitchen to Wall Street to the Big Screen, Christopher Gardner to Keynote Austin's MLK Celebration

Christopher Gardner, formerly homeless and now president and CEO of the  Chicago-based brokerage firm Gardner Rich & Co., will keynote the 14th  Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Jan. 20 at the Riverbend  Centre in Austin.


The sound emanating from back-rooms at the Labour Party conference in the Brighton Centre yesterday was the unedifying one of backs being scratched.


Brazilian racer to be honored Pierre de Coubertin Medal

The International Olympic Committee has announced that Vanderlei de Lima of Brazil, will be presented with a sportsmanship medal. The International Olympic Committee has announced


Nintendo Co. said Thursday profits more than doubled in the six months ending Sept. 30 on the success of its hit Wii and Nintendo DS game consoles. The company also raised its full year profit forecast.


UN Fears Bombmakers May Get Iraq Nuke Items-Diplomats

The U.N. nuclear watchdog is worried the  U.S.-led war aimed at disarming Iraq may have unleashed a  proliferation crisis if looters have sold equipment that can be  used to make atomic weapons, Western diplomats said.


New Water Policy May Curb Homes on Fringes: Pumping's Impact Could Be Weighed Heavily in Rezonings

By Erica Meltzer, The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson  Dec. 13--New houses on the outskirts of Tucson are drawing down the water table, drying up streams and causing subsidence.


CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Sports Network) - Carolina Panthers  running back Stephen Davis will miss his seventh game of the  season on Sunday when the club travels west to face the San  Francisco 49ers. Davis was officially listed as "out" on  Friday's injury report.


Vista and British Library put da Vinci online

Digitised notebooks freely available for six months Microsoft and the British Library have digitised two of Leonardo da Vincis' notebooks.â¦


Silicon vendor Atheros Communications has agreed to acquire u-Nav Microelectronics, a GPS chip maker, for approximately $54 million in cash and stock, the companies announced after the close of trading Thursday.As GPS becomes part of the toolkit users are looking for in networked devices, Atheros wants to add that technology to its lineup. Customers of Atheros put its Wi-Fi and Bluetooth chips into notebooks, dual-mode phones, and other products."GPS is something that these guys were asking us for," said Atheros CFO Jack Lazar.Broadcom, a rival of Atheros, acquired GPS chipset maker Global Locate earlier this year. Atheros chose u-Nav because it makes a single-chip GPS system using CMOS (Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor), a standard technology that has been key to Atheros' own success in Wi-Fi, Lazar said. Using CMOS has helped to reduce the size and lower the cost of many types of chips.Privately held u-Nav was founded in 2001 and is based in Irvine, California. Its approximately 54 employees will join Atheros but remain in Irvine and at u-Nav's European engineering facility in Tampere, Finland, Lazar said. Greg Winner, CEO of u-Nav, will become the head of Atheros' GPS business following the close of the deal, expected this month. Atheros is based in Santa Clara, California.Although GPS is an obvious fit for cell phones, there are many reasons to put it in other devices too, Lazar said. For example, GPS in a notebook PC could be used by enterprises to track the PC, and a notebook with built-in GPS could serve as a personal navigation device without any external hardware. UMPC (ultramobile PC) devices for specific purposes such as construction already have GPS built in, Lazar said.It should be possible in a year or two to integrate Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS in a single chip, though Atheros probably wouldn't do that unless a customer asked for it, Lazar said.


The Bush administration called a deal to begin dismantling North Korea's nuclear weapons program a breakthrough, but the North's history of broken promises kept the celebrations to a minimum.


Wall Street futures mixed; eyes on  oil data

Futures on two of the three leading  stock market indexes fell before the start of Wall Street  trading on Thursday, with the focus on economic and oil  inventory data as no S&P 500 firms are due to report results.


ST. GEORGE'S, Grenada Sept. 8, 2004 - Hurricane Ivan made a direct hit on Grenada, killing at least three people as it turned concrete homes into piles of rubble and hurled the island's landmark red zinc roofs through the air.


The worse the news got, the better the stocks performed.


Video Shows British Hostage Plead for Life

BAGHDAD, Iraq - A British hostage appeared on a video posted on an Islamic Web site Wednesday weeping and pleading for his life as Iraq's leader and U.S. officials crushed reports that a high-profile female Iraqi weapons scientist could be released from jail soon - as demanded by the kidnappers...


Sarkozy's poll win tempered by left's revival

French President Nicolas Sarkozy's allies won a large majority in parliamentary elections on Sunday but fell short of the predicted landslide after a row over a sales tax hike appeared to cost them votes.


Police investigating the murder of a pregnant 14-year-old are granted more time to question a man.


Science fiction and fantasy fans gather to celebrate their favorite genre and hand out Hugo Awards, which some writers have been able to convert into wider exposure. Mark Baard reports from Boston.


Vital Signs: Natal: Gestational Diabetes Tied to Childrenâs Obesity

A study finds that a motherâs gestational diabetes, the kind that starts in pregnancy, is significantly associated with obesity in her children at ages 5 to 7.


Â£800M PLEDGED FOR VIRGIN BOSS'S SPACE TRIPS

MORE than Â£800million has been pledged to Sir Richard Branson's space travel adventure - - years before the ship has even been built.


N.Y. Man to Use Tattoos As Advertisements

NEW YORK - Old school: The body is a temple.  The Next Big Thing, according to 31-year-old Joe Tamargo: The body is a billboard.


Chelsea fight back from two goals down to force an FA Cup quarter-final replay with Tottenham.


Lowe's plans to open 135-145 stores in 2008

Retailer Lowe's Cos Inc  said on Tuesday that it plans to open 135 to 145 stores in 2008.


Wal-Mart launches new environmental initiative

Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  Chief  Executive Lee Scott unveiled a new "Sustainability 360"  environmental plan on Thursday, challenging employees,  suppliers and customers to remove nonrenewable energy from  their lives.


Motorcycle ministry: A 'biker church' in Texas draws a devoted flock

Dennis King preaches in a converted blues bar to motorcycle riders and others who like his brand of everyone-is-welcome worship.


Lieberman defends 1998 rebuke of Clinton

Sen. Joe Lieberman defended his reprimand of former President Clinton for his involvement with a White House intern, dismissing rival Ned Lamont's claim that he turned the 1998 rebuke into a spectacle.


In Pakistan, a suicide bomb attack at a Shiite Muslim mosque has killed at least four people and injured several others. In the past two weeks violence against religious groups has killed 80 people.


States ask for Microsoft oversight until 2012

Five states and the District of Columbia are urging a federal judge to see that Microsoft adheres to certain terms of its antitrust settlement until 2012, claiming that the company is in a position to create a Web 2.0 "chokepoint" with its IE browser. Those terms of the 2002 antitrust settlement are due to expire next month.


IT was another hard luck story for Martin O'Neill's demoralised Scottish champions in the Ukraine tonight as an emphatic Francelino Matuzalem (right) double and exquisite Brandao chip in the second half virtually ended Celtic's Champions League ambitions


If peace lies in acceptance, then no one told the filmmaker Daniel SÃ¡nchez ArÃ©valo, whose first feature portrays repressed longing with been-there, done-that assurance.


After three years and 3,000 costume changes, Cher says she's bringing her long-running "Farewell" tour to an end and hanging up her life on the road for good.


Next to digital IDs, passwords look lame

How big is your key ring? There are the house keys, of course, and the car keys and the little fob for unlocking the doors from 30 feet away.


KABUL -- Four years after NATO began an expanded mission in Afghanistan, members of the 26-nation alliance are divided over anti-drug and reconstruction policies, rising civilian casualties and what some say is heavy-handed U.S. leadership, according to interviews with military officials and dipl...


German Kiefer eases into last eight in LA

Germany's Nicolas Kiefer, inching his way back into form after a long injury layoff, crushed Russian Igor Kunitsyn 6-3 6-2 in the second round of the Los Angeles Classic on Wednesday.


CBS Says Dick Thornburgh, Louis Boccardi to Investigate Report

CBS News said it hired former Pennsylvania Governor Dick Thornburgh and retired Associated Press Chief Executive Officer Louis Boccardi to review its report about President George W. Bush's National Guard service.


Google tops Nielsen's September U.S. search share rankings

- Google Inc claimed a 54 percent share of the online search market in September with an estimated 4.0 billion search queries, according to a report published by Nielsen Online.


Emisphere warrants close attention, although massive profits are not in the near-term cards.


(InfoWorld) - Skype users are under attack from aÂ new wormÂ that spreads through the peer-to-peer Internet phone application'sÂ chat feature. The attack begins when a user receives an instant message containing a link from someone in their contact list or an unknown Skype user, said Villu Arak, a Skype spokesman based in Tallinn, Estonia. There are several versions of the chat messages, which are "cleverly written" to fool users, Arak wrote on the Skype heartbeat blog. The link appears to contain a JPEG photo file, but if clicked causes the Windows run/save dialog box to appear, which asks whether the user wants to save or run a ".scr" file. The file is malicious software that can then access a user's PC via Skype's API (application programming interface). The malicious file has been named W32/Ramex.A. "Users whose computers are infected with this virus will send a chat message to other Skype users asking them to click on a web link that can infect" their computers, Arak wrote. To avoid trouble, users should not download the file. At least two security vendors, F-Secure and Kaspersky Lab, have updated their software to detect the worm, Arak wrote. Instant message programs are another way hackers can try to gain control over PCs. Access to one person's instant messenger or e-mail account can mean contact details for many others, allowing hackers to use malicious e-mails or instant messages to lure victims into downloading malicious software. Â


US and Dutch sign pactson antiterror cooperation

THE HAGUE The United States and the Netherlands signed agreements Wednesday tightening cooperation in terror cases. The US attorney general, John Ashcroft, signed two bilateral accords to bring the US-Dutch


Philipp Weddige and Niels Bong, of Germany, hold on tight as their inflatable powerboat negotiates the twisting circuit at the Thundercats World Championship in Scarborough yesterday.


Kenya's opposition challenger Raila Odinga took the lead on Friday in the race to govern east Africa's biggest economy, media tallies showed, while tempers frayed over delayed official results.


A Malaysian minister admitted on Tuesday he was featured in a widely circulated sex video, triggering a fresh scandal that could deeply embarrass the government ahead of snap elections.


There's little question that more and more storage and computing will move out into the cloud over time. The question--well, one of them anyway--is where the economic scale points lie.


PORTLAND, Ore.  - Former Vice President Al Gore  paid a $141 fine for speeding on a highway last month near  Oregon's coast, a state police official said on Friday.


People using Microsoft's instant-messaging software, MSN Messenger, may have been a mite lonely this weekend, with only a virus to keep them company.


Software maker Computer Associates  CA.Non Wednesday said it would cut 800 jobs, or 5 percent of  its work force, in one of its biggest cost cutting efforts amid  weaker demand and falling prices for software and services.


Cisco this week launched an upgrade to its CallManager IP PBX platform, broadening its encryption support for IP phones and other VoIP devices, such as VoIP gateways and voicemail servers.


Court dismisses suit over Israeli bulldozing

Saying its role was not to criticize U.S. policy towards Israel, an American federal appeals court dismissed a lawsuit on Monday charging that Caterpillar bulldozers aided killing and torture in the Palestinian territories.


Zimbabwe's parliament passes a controversial bill banning international rights groups from working in the country.


The first skull of the earliest known ancestor of the giant panda was been discovered in China, researchers report. Discovery of the skull, estimated to be at least 2 million years old, is reported by Russell L. Ciochon in Tuesday's edition of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.


OmniGroup were showing their new OmniFocus and v5 of OmniGraffle applications.


Lippi consegna il Pallone d`oro a Shevchenko

Marcello Lippi incorona Shevchenko per lâassegnazione del Pallone dâoro. âLa straordinaria continuitÃ  con cui segna fa sÃ¬ che lo meriti lui. Io, nel concorso del Fifa World Player, lâho giÃ  votato


Valencia will not appeal against the punishment handed out by UEFA to midfielder Miguel Angel Angulo or the fine imposed on the club for incidents during the Champions League defeat to Werder Bremen on December 7.


The suicide of a woman in Maghaberry jail was "partly a failure of the prison system", the service's chief says.


Putin Sets Up New Governor Voting System

President Vladimir Putin on Monday set rules for naming governors of Russia's 8 9 regions after pushing through a law that abolished their direct election amid a continuing consolidation of power by the Kremlin.


The Texas attorney general launches a lawsuit against two men it says are spammers.


Iran's Nuclear Aims Subject of Renewed Debate

Description: Diplomats say Iran is preparing large amounts of uranium for enrichment, just before the deadline it agreed on to freeze all such activities.


It seemed like a difficult assignment. Felix Trinidad returned to the ring last night after more than two years of inactivity to fight Ricardo Mayorga, a sturdy former champion who is capable of scoring a knockout with either hand.


EqualLogic adds to SAS storage array product line

EqualLogic introduced a storage array appliance today that it says operates faster and uses storage more efficiently than rival products.


Smith demands more of the same from rampant 'Gers

Rangers manager Walter Smith has challenged his side to continue their tremendous undefeated run to secure the club's first Scottish Premier League title in three years.


In 2007, the brokersâ customers did reasonably well. The brokers did not. How could that happen?


More checks on the use of information collected by supermarket loyalty cards needed says David Blunkett.


Londra, 18:36 - CALCIO, ARSENAL-CHELSEA: QUATTRO TURNI A MIKEL, TRE A ADEBAYOR

Emmanuel Adebayor (Arsenal) e John Obi Mikel (Chelsea) sono stati squalificati per tre e quattro gio...


Torino, 20:32 - CALCIO, JUVENTUS: CAMORANESI FIRMA, FUMATA GRIGIA PER NEDVED

Come previsto, Mauro German Camoranesi ha firmato un nuovo contratto con la Juventus. La scadenza &...


IceMail Offers Hosted Exchange E-Mail for iPhone

IceMail is a hosted Microsoft Exchange e-mail subscription service, now available on the iPhone.


The few who came to watch embraced the significance of the evening, so even as Alonzo Mourning sat down for the final time with 7:50 left in the fourth quarter, they showed their gratitude


Il piu' alto esponente del movimento mai arrestato nel Paese


Verifica Amato su blog,162 professori accusati di fare lobby


Panel Chief Denies Knowing About Item on Inspecting Tax Returns

The chairman of the appropriations subcommittee with jurisdiction over the I.R.S. budget said the measure had been inserted without his knowledge.


When Ronaldo de Assis Moreira -- better known as Ronaldinho Gaucho -- turned down Chelsea to remain with FC Barcelona this year, it wasn't about the money.


Developer Day Shows Google's Software Side

Worldwide events showcase Google Gears, Mashup Editor, and other Google APIs to developers.


Two more shot dead as Thailand praying peace for South

Two people were shot dead by insurgents in Thailand's Muslim-dominated deep south on Sunday, when the country was praying peace for the region at a ceremony ofdropping hundred of millions origami birds.


Mark Lawrenson's predictions for the weekend's Premiership games.


It didn't take very long for NBC Universal to find a new outlet for its programming following its break with Apple. The channel's shows will now be available through Amazon for the same price they were on iTunes.


Doctor Claims Woman Has Sleep-Sex Disorder

A woman seduced and had sex with strangers while she slept and later had no recollection of her infidelities due to a sleeping disorder, her Sydney doctor said Thursday.


US President George W. Bush congratulated Boston's Red Sox on their World Series victory, which broke an 86-year drought many fans blamed on a curse, the White House said.


Hadley: Bush knows changes needed in Iraq

White House national security adviser Stephen Hadley said Sunday that President Bush realizes "we need to make some changes" in the Iraq war policy. He was reacting to questions about a Rumsfeld memo that offered a variety of options for the future of the nearly 4-year-old war.


Euronext sets NYSE merger vote for December 19

Pan-European stock exchange operator Euronext  said on Thursday it would ask shareholders to approve its planned merger with NYSE Group , parent company of the New York Stock Exchange, at an extraordinary meeting on December 19.


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BoSox Game 4 Lineup Card Draws Record Bid

The Boston Red Sox lineup card from Game 4 of the 2004 World Series brought a site-record bid of $165,000 on MLB.com.


United Steelworkers union strikes Goodyear plants

Some 15,000 members of the United Steelworkers went on strike at 16 Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. plants in the United States and Canada on Thursday after the union rejected the company's latest contract proposal.


Biffle, Martin give Roush 1-2 punch at Michigan

BROOKLYN, Mich. (SportsTicker) - Greg Biffle took over the lead with 17 laps left and held off teammate Mark Martin to win the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series GFS Marketplace 400 at Michigan International Speedway on Sunday.


The Washington Redskins were able to keep the Cowboys out of the end zone for 59 minutes of Sunday's game, but finally broke down in the final 60 seconds.


Suicide Car Bomb in Iraq's Kirkuk Kills 17 - Police

A suicide car bomber detonated his vehicle near a police academy in the Iraqi city of Kirkuk on Saturday, killing at least 17 people and wounding 32, police said.


U.S. Tsunami Aid May Be Billions of Dollars - Senator

The United States may eventually  spend billions of dollars to help Asia recover from last week's  devastating tsunami, a leading Republican U.S. senator said on  Sunday as the Bush administration battled criticism it had been  slow to respond.


Quirkiest News of 2004: Flatulent Fish and Beyond

See our top ten picks of the oddest and most unexpected discoveries of the year, from cat cloning to hobbit-like humans to bloodsucking bedbugs.


Turkey's Erdogan Expects Full Membership in EU

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he is confident that a European Commission report due this week will recommend moving forward on his country's application for admission to the European Union.


Muslim Nations Urged to Meet About Najaf by Iran Leader

President Mohammad Khatami has called on Muslim countries to hold an emergency summit meeting to help stop the violence between American forces and Shiite militiamen in Najaf


The head of the Kenyan government team at crisis talks expresses anger with chief mediator Kofi Annan.


Empoli, 18:02 - CALCIO, EMPOLI: 5-2 NEL TEST CON GLI ALLIEVI

Test infrasettimanale per l'Empoli, che in vista della gara di domenica con l'Inter ha affrontato


CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - Space shuttle Discovery blasted off its seaside launch pad, ending a ban on night-time flights imposed after the 2003 Columbia disaster, and began chasing the International Space Station on Sunday.


U.S. expects Blair to be named Middle East envoy

The Bush administration expects Western powers to name Tony Blair as their Middle East envoy soon after he steps down as British prime minister on Wednesday, diplomats said.


Female Shark Reproduced Without Male DNA, Scientists Say

A hammerhead shark that gave birth in a Nebraska aquarium reproduced without mating, a genetic analysis shows.


Israeli Troops Kill Two Palestinians in Gaza -Medics

Israeli soldiers killed two Palestinians and wounded two others in the southern Gaza Strip on Sunday, Palestinian medical sources said.


Another guy with a Super Bowl ring dropped by San Diego Chargers headquarters looking for a head coaching job, and this one knows the drill pretty well.


Cup coverage suspended as money, media collide

The push to commercialize rugby within a rapidly changing and complicated media world has indirectly led to leading international news agencies suspending coverage of the sport's World Cup.


Michael Dell and Gov. Rick Perry Scheduled to Make Major Central Texas Announcement

Dell Inc. (Nasdaq:DELL):      MEDIA ADVISORY      WHAT: Press conference regarding Dell's Central Texas operations      WHO: Texas Gov. Rick Perry and Dell Chairman Michael Dell      WHEN: 9:30 a.m. CDT, Monday, Sept.


A powerful car bomb exploded at dusk Sunday outside the downtown office of an American security contracting firm and an adjacent building used to train Afghan police.


Sinusitis is responsible for 30 million missed workdays annually:

[Health India]: Washington, Oct 21 : The results of a study carried out by Berrylin J. Ferguson, associate professor of otolaryngology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, has revealed that sinusitis and bronchitis takes a significant toll


A hi-tech company from Gateshead providing wi-fi internet hot- spots is gearing up for expansion following a six-figure funding injection.


Americans love their TVs, but do they really want to interact with them? DirecTV is betting that football fans do. The satellite broadcaster is gearing up to launch a premium-priced interactive TV package with its Sunday Ticket subscription service next season that will allow fans to check scores, statistics, and fantasy team developments right on screen with their remote rather ...


At TechXNY this week, Hewlett-Packard reminded business users that it is still an active innovator in printers and imaging devices.


Car bombs kill 24 in Baghdad ahead of crackdown

Three car bombs killed 24 people and wounded scores in Baghdad on Monday as war-weary residents awaited the start of a sweeping U.S.-Iraqi crackdown on sectarian bloodletting in the city.


UK households spend more on housing and less on food, reversing the pattern seen 50 years ago, figures show.


Confronto serrato con le Regioni per legge delega su fisco


Stuff your own ballot with childrens' fingerprints

Top reader tips Letters The government confirmed this week that schools can fingerprint children without asking parents for consent. This is such hideous news that Brown and Blair had to stage an immediate "coup attempt" to divert media attention from the issue.â¦


Will Obama run for president? Tune to Food Network

BURBANK, California  - Political insiders awaiting word on Democrat Barack Obama's presidential ambitions will have to tune into the Food Network cable television channel, the senator joked on Friday.


Investors count Centro losses as rivals eye assets

Some of Australia's top fund managers face big losses from the this week's 80 percent slump in Centro Properties Group shares, as several of the mall operator's rivals begin to scan its assets for possible purchases.


Siemens Claims Solution to 802.11n Power Problem

Siemens says its new wireless LAN is the first to run full 802.11n on normal power over Ethernet.


Hollywood Writer Sues Microsoft Over Yoga Game

Academy Award-winning screenwriter Roger Avary has sued Microsoft Corp. in California for purportedly stealing his idea for a virtual yoga studio after the software giant sought his advice for winning over women to videogames, his attorney said on Tuesday.


Turkey serious about Iraq incursion: minister

Turkey is serious about sending troops into northern Iraq to hunt down Kurdish separatist rebels hiding there and is not bluffing, a senior minister was quoted on Friday as saying.


U.S. says many teens not getting recommended shots

Immunization rates for young U.S. children stayed at record levels in 2006, but a government survey released on Thursday showed that many teens were not getting their recommended shots.


On a hilltop with breathtaking views of New York's skyscrapers, sharpshooters perched in trees took aim Tuesday at white-tailed deer, a species that is being crowded out of one of the country's most densely populated areas.


Thailand to return 48 orangutans to Indonesia

Thailand is set to return 48 orangutans to Indonesia after the endangered animals were seized from a Bangkok zoo two years ago, a government official has said.


U.S. retailers release May same-store sales figures that show an improvement from the previous month, but with some weakness.


Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills fell in yesterday's auction with rates on six-month bills dropping to their lowest in three weeks.


Fox News Channel will mark its 10th anniversary this week in an unusual position: knocked back on its heels.


Liberia's Taylor again absent as trial resumes

The war crimes trial of former Liberian President Charles Taylor resumed in The Hague on Monday with Taylor again absent after boycotting the opening three weeks ago.


Prosecutors said on Thursday they  would not seek indictments immediately, including a possible  one involving San Francisco Giants slugger Barry Bonds, in  their probe into steroids use by professional athletes.


After Feeling Shows Up, So Does Giantsâ Strahan

Coach Tom Coughlin is not sure if Michael Strahan will be ready to play against the Cowboys on Sunday, but he instantly provided a dash of star quality and buzz on Tuesday.


Nextel Communications Inc., the wireless telephone service provider, reported a 69 percent increase in profits in the third quarter, thanks to continued customer growth as well as a one-time tax benefit, and boosted guidance for the year.


CBS battle FCC over record Janet Jackson fine

Network TV giant CBS is fighting the large fine imposed on 20 of its stations after Janet Jackson's breast exposure during February's Super Bowl, insisting the incident was not intentional.


Oil prices struck another record high on Thursday and remained supported above $47 by a fall in U.S. crude stockpiles and threats by insurgents in Iraq against oil facilities.


A majority of U.N. Security Council members oppose immediate heavy sanctions on Sudan if it fails to quell ethnic violence in its western Darfur region by a deadline at the end of the month, Britain's Foreign Office said Friday.