Uh-Oh! That Mad Scientist May Unlock the Underworld!

This horror film, spun off from an old Atari video game, is so inept on every level you wonder why the distributor didn't toss it directly into the trash.


Ukraine partition fears after week of political crisis

One week after Ukraine was plunged into political crisis over a bitterly disputed presidential election, all eyes are on the country's top court as it considers the opposition's demand to annul the poll.


FBI to help investigate official's death, blast

TBILISI -- A team of FBI agents will help investigate the death of Georgia's prime minister as well as a car bombing that killed three police officers, US Ambassador Richard Miles said yesterday. The move underscored Washington's efforts at promoting stability in Georgia, a former Soviet republic that has been hobbled by corruption and violence. Prime Minister Zurab Zhvania died ...


Contro ordinanza sindaco Veltroni su abusivismo


A British hostage appeared on a video posted on an Islamic Web site yesterday and pleaded for his life as Iraq's leader and US officials crushed reports that a female Iraqi weapons scientist could be released from jail soon - as demanded by the kidnappers


Mike Elgan says a war is shaping up between IT people responsible for company data security and gadget-loving users, who will want to connect to the Wi-Fi network at work and carry sensitive company data around on their iPhones.


Military offers special perks in bid to retain special forces

Pentagon plans unusual bonuses totaling $160 million to keep elite troops from retiring.


Missing canoeist John Darwin and his wife Anne are due to appear before magistrates accused of deception.


Much Hype in Playerâs Treatment, Doctors Say

For all the images of athletes running and jumping in 2007, the sight of Kevin Everett merely walking was one of the most newsworthy.


Obama widens lead over Clinton in New Hampshire

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire  - Democrat Barack Obama expanded his lead over Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire to 13 points as voting began in the state's critical presidential primary, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Tuesday.


MORE than 120 passengers were injured when a high-speed train derailed, slammed into trees and ploughed through fields in eastern Australia.


With just four healthy wideouts heading into Sunday's home opener, the Ravens may give Deion Sanders a chance at wideout.


Russia's Lavrov to attend Georgia inauguration

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov  will travel to Tbilisi for Mikhail Saakashvili's inauguration  as Georgian president, his press department said on Wednesday,  despite tense relations between the two countries.


THE wait is over. Australia yesterday stormed the barricades to the final frontier and plundered the Border-Gavaskar Trophy with one of their biggest victories in Test cricket history.


Dati ufficiali sulle adesioni saranno diffusi a settembre


By Michael Sluss mike.sluss@roanoke.com (804) 697-1585  Two hardware failures in the state's central computer system forced Department of Motor Vehicles offices to close early Wednesday and created problems for other government agencies.


By David DeKok, The Patriot-News, Harrisburg, Pa.  Feb. 1--Whether Microsoft Corp.'s new Vista operating system succeeds or  flops might depend less on what individual users think than on the opinions of  computer gurus at large institutions and corporations.


Amid Mt. Hood drama, rescue tech on display

In the search for missing climbers in Oregon, even military help and special equipment can't overcome bad weather.


The  crescendo of noise in the oceans is interfering with marine mammal communication, campaigners say.


Sirius Posts Wider Loss; Raises Subscriber Target

Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. on  Wednesday posted a wider quarterly loss and said 2005 sales  would fall short of analysts' average targets.


The retailer lowers its outlook after same-store sales fall.


Poll watch: Bush leads nationwide; states up in the air

WASHINGTON, Oct 31  - The race for the White House was wide open late Saturday as it headed down to the wire with President George W. Bush and his rival John Kerry scrambling for decisive votes in Florida and the US Midwest.


CHICAGO, Dec. 18 -- A small Illinois town was chosen as the site of the world's first near-zero-emissions coal-burning plant Tuesday by the public-private alliance carrying out the project. Construction of the plant continues to be delayed, however, by concerns over its costs.


Distacco gia' ridotto ultimamente ma e' saltato anche spot


SAMARRA, Iraq -- Bloodied by weeks of suicide bombings and assassinations, Iraqi security forces emerged yesterday to patrol Samarra after a morale-boosting victory in this Sunni Triangle city, and US commanders praised their performance.


Finland's Ahonen wins second straight ski jump at home

Finland's Janne Ahonen won his second straight World Cup ski jump on a large hill before his home fans Sunday.


Iraq Says Senior Zarqawi Aide Captured in Baghdad

U.S.-led forces in Iraq have captured a  senior member of the al Qaeda-linked network led by Jordanian  militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi in a raid in Baghdad, the Iraqi  government said on Thursday.


Entertainment part of Paralympics closing ceremony canceled ...

The Athens 2004 Organizing Committee (ATHOC) has decided to cancel the planned entertainment part of the closing ceremony due a traffic accident which killed at least seven people early Monday morning.


Yankees Study Forecast and Hope for the Best

With all three of this weekend's games against the Boston Red Sox sold out, the last thing the Yankees need is for Hurricane Ivan to drop by.


Hamas: Palestinian unity talks not at "dead end"

Hamas insisted on Monday that talks to   form a Palestinian unity government were not at a "dead end"   and said the impasse could be resolved with President Mahmoud   Abbas within two weeks.


Tiger Woods is only trying to recover from back spasms. Ernie Els is trying to come back from a fragile psyche caused by four close calls in the majors with no trophies to show for his work.


Iran Says Resolution Undermines Credibility of IAEA

The European Union and Russia joined the United States Monday in urging Iran to comply with a resolution passed by the International Atomic Energy Agency.


Turkey's accession will ensure EU's credibility

The moment of truth has come. The EU must decide tomorrow whether to open accession talks with Turkey. Is today's union prepared to reverse a course first


Exit Polls: Hong Kong Democrats Win Limited Gains

Pro-democracy candidates won limited  gains in Hong Kong's Legislative Council election on Sunday and  the pro-Beijing camp achieved a better-than-expected showing,  exit polls showed.


Given the sorry state of U.S. manufacturing and the widening trade gap between U.S. and the rest of the world, it's understandable why there's been little hand-wringing over the falling value of the U.S. dollar. Since October, the dollar has fallen 4% against both the euro and the Japanese yen. And this week, the dollar hit the lowest it's been against the euro since March 2005.


Vince come nel 2007. Altre azzurre: 6/a Marchei, 12/a Berton


La crescita del profitto netto e' del 35%


Microsoft plugs IE hole with special patch

Microsoft on Wednesday released an update to Internet Explorer (IE) to fix a security flaw that was discovered a month ago and has since been exploited to attack users.


Panda Security launched a new application on Tuesday aimed at thwarting customized attacks carried out against users of online transactional systems.The system, Panda Security for Internet Transactions, promises to utilize real-time data aggregated from the machines of the company's existing customers to allow the application to protect against highly customized threats.As server-side polymorphism and other malware authoring techniques have allowed for the creation of nearly endless numbers of attack variants and made traditional signature-based methods of exploit prevention less effective, many industry watchers have begun to recommend that security vendors move to embrace more proactive defensive strategies.By using their customers' machines as frontline malware collectors and feeding data about newly emerging attacks back to their central operations -- and then passing that data on to their other clients -- Panda and other vendors contend that they can defend against nascent threats more effectively.Built around the company's Collective Intelligence system -- which claims to track targeted attacks by associating new malware strains with those being sent to other users of its software in the cloud -- Panda claims to have invented a product that can help people avoid legitimate transactional sessions secretly under the watch of spyware programs.In the world of online transaction, that system is particularly useful for helping to protect users against banking Torjans, spyware, and attacks on legitimate sites, including so-called cross-site scripting threats, company officials maintain."Hackers are constantly developing new malware techniques and actively testing their work to see what anti-virus software catches it. By using the behavioral information displayed by individual attacks to identify them and sending that information back to be correlated with other data, we can create vaccines for new attacks much faster," said Ryan Sherstobitoff, chief corporate evangelist at Panda. "We think that we're setting ourselves apart with what we do with the gathered intelligence and how we reference that with previous data on previous attacks in a structured model."The notion is simple: Once a Panda customer has encountered a specific attack and information on the threat has been sent to the company's central systems, a vaccine for the exploit can be created and shared with the firm's other users, the company maintains.When a user of the new Panda application logs onto to an e-commerce or e-banking site armed with the application, the tool completes a scan of their machine to search for any potential attacks, which takes roughly five seconds to complete, the company claims. Once the scan is completed, they are allowed to move forward and carry out their intended business.By working with banks and e-commerce sites to stay abreast of the latest attacks on their specific brands, and protecting customers against those threats, the vendor contends that the system can help block many popular forms of fraud, particularly through the use of Trojans that lie in wait until users go to specific Web sites where they might share valuable data.Even though transaction-based virus scans have not found favor with users in the past -- based largely on their slow performance -- Panda officials promise that their application moves quickly and does not interrupt normal online behavior.By communicating with threat data stored in the cloud versus attempting to save that information onto end-user's machines, the system works much faster than previous transaction-based technologies, the company said."To do a scan at the time of the transaction hasn't traditionally worked, but through using collective intelligence, we're able to provide broader and immediate protection, to know what's going on right at that moment," said Gary Leibowitz, head of U.S. security operations at Panda."The end-user merely downloads an ActiveX client once, and then the e-commerce or banking sites invoke the scan at the time of the transaction; we believe this provides companies and end-users with the ability to make smarter decisions about whether or not to allow something to go through," said Leibowitz.Some analysts are pushing for more anti-malware vendors to begin using their customers' computers as harvesting points for new attacks based on the wide variety of threats being distributed on the Web today.Andrew Jaquith, analyst with Yankee Group, has dubbed the approach as "herd mentality" for security."By turning every end point into a malware collector, the herd network effectively turns into a giant honeypot that can see more than existing monitoring networks," said Jaquith. "Scale enables the herd to counter malware authors' strategy of spraying huge volumes of unique malware samples with, in essence, an Internet-sized sensor network."


NEW YORK -- When Yelena Dementyeva lost to fellow Russian Anastasia Myskina in the French Open final in June, she could barely hold back the tears.


La Francia ha gia' annunciato che riconoscera' l'indipendenza


The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries agreed at a meeting in Cairo, Friday to cut production by about four percent. The cut is aimed at halting the recent slide in prices.


Catania, 18:31 - CALCIO, CATANIA: DA VALUTARE PANTANELLI ALLA RIPRESA

Dopo la vittoria casalinga contro il Parma, il Catania comincerà da domani la preparazione de...


Hamas captures major Fatah compound in Gaza

Hamas fighters on Thursday captured one of the last Gaza City bastions of forces loyal to Western-backed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.


Former Vice President Al Gore said the rapid expansion of information flow on the Internet could change the future of campaign finance, but that hunger for campaign cash will continue as long as political TV ads remain effective.


Sudan, southern rebels to end 20-year civil war

KHARTOUM, Sudan - The government and the southern rebels will sign a peace agreement Jan. 10 in Kenya to end more than 20 years of civil war, a senior official said Saturday.


Roma, 19:28 - CALCIO, LAZIO: MORTO EX PRESIDENTE GIAN CASONI

E' morto questa mattina a Roma Gian Chiaron Casoni, 75 anni. Era malato da tempo. Casoni fu presiden...


A small handheld computer from Lenovo that's available only in China right now surfaces at CES 2008.


PHNOM PENH, Cambodia -- His grandmother's bones went missing two years ago, not long after the rains stopped. "The grave is all rubber trees" now, said Sev Thveal, 23. Part of the Jarai minority, he can barely read and write and has worked the land so long that his toenails are a permanent shade of...


South Korea's Lee Myung-bak wins presidential vote: TV

South Korean conservative candidate and former businessman Lee Myung-bak took 50.3 percent of the vote to win Wednesday's presidential election, according to an exit poll by state-owned KBS TV and private MBC TV.


Madrid, 12:09 - CALCIO, STAMPA SPAGNOLA: REAL MADRID SU DRENTHE

Royston Drenthe, esterno sinistro olandese del Feyenoord, è nel mirino del Real Madrid. Secon...


Altri due sbarchi nella notte Lampedusa al collasso

LAMPEDUSA (AGRIGENTO), 2 OTTOBRE 2004 - Altri due sbarchi sono avvenuti durante la notte a Lampedusa: un primo gruppo di 13 immigrati Ã¨ stato bloccato a terra nei pressi dell' Isola dei Conigli, intorno all' una.


Half of European IT managers say that delivering projects late will have no effect on their career prospects.


The US Department of Defense admits that it was in contact with alleged 'bounty hunter' Jack Idema in Afghanistan.


WASHINGTON - President George W. Bush has nominated Kellogg chairman Carlos Gutierrez as commerce secretary, picking a Cuban refugee who rose to the top of the biggest US cereal maker as the chief advocate for American business.


Bush Leads Kerry by One Point - Reuters Poll

President Bush held a one-point lead  over Democratic rival John Kerry nationwide but Kerry gained a  slight advantage in the showdown state of Ohio, according to  Reuters/Zogby polls released on Wednesday.


Police in Australia have arrested a 27-year-old doctor over the foiled terror attacks in London and Glasgow, officials said Tuesday.


Iran suspends uranium program amid US weapons claims

Iran says it will suspend all uranium enrichment today in line with an agreement reached with Britain, France and Germany. There are concerns that Tehran is still producing a gas which can be used to make nuclear weapons.


Microsoft chairman sits down for an interview ahead of farewell speech at CES, and presidential candidate Ron Paul is the favorite of a group of Googlers.


They've all been starters in the Georgia backfield. Now, all they can do is wait.


Jaromir Jagr scored an overtime winner and Russia's Avangard Omsk came from behind to beat Finnish champion Karpat Oulu 2-1 in the inaugural European Champions Cup final on Sunday.


The flight recorders of an Indonesian airliner that came down on New Year's Day are found.


Milano, 17:40 - CALCIO, VENDITA DIRITTI TV: CONSORZIO FORMATO DA 10 CLUB

Sono dieci le societÃ  che hanno formato un consorzio per la vendita dei diritti tv, internet, Umts: ...


Cops Raid Wrong Place, Kick Man in Groin

ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Annapolis police raided the wrong apartment Wednesday night, using flash grenades and kicking a resident in the groin before they realized their mistake, police and the family said.  Police spokesman Hal Dalton said something must have gone amiss in the briefing beforehand.


Santa Ana Winds, Frequent and Troublesome

Those often furious, sometimes deadly Santa Ana winds contributing to the Southern California wildfires are a phenomenon of geography as well as meteorology.


Olympic 2012 bosses promise the 2012 Games will be built on time, as they announce the consortium due to get the contract to project manage the venues.


Berlino, 11:25 - CALCIO, BAYERN MONACO: BECKENBAUER NON ESCLUDE ARRIVO MOURINHO

Franz Beckenbauer non esclude l'arrivo dell'allenatore portoghese Josè Mourinho sulla panchin...


SANTA CLARA, Calif., Oct. 12, 2004 - Intel Corporation today announced third-quarter revenue of $8.5 billion, up 5 percent sequentially and up 8 percent year-over-year.


A kidnapped Iranian diplomat has been released after more than a month in captivity, the Iranian Embassy said Monday.


Science & environment: Prince Charles makes a virtual hologram appearance at summit on future energy sources in Abu Dhabi


Results of recent polls on the presidential race. Listed above each set of results is the name of the organization that conducted the poll, the dates, the number interviewed, whether they were adults, registered voters (RV) or likely voters (LV) and the margin of error (MoE). Results might not total 100 percent because of rounding.


Midwest Thunderstorms Spark Flash Floods

Thunderstorms raked parts of the Midwest early Tuesday, a day after flash flooding swamped basements, stranded motorists and left some cars floating in water.


Wall Street indexes jump on M&A news, profits

U.S. stock indexes rose on Monday as takeover news and strong profits from blue-chip companies, including Merck & Co. , reassured investors after Friday's sell-off.


Baghdad. Una nuova giornata di violenza in Iraq. Cinque chiese, un ospedale ed un albergo di Baghdad sono stati danneggiati da una serie di esplosioni. Sempre questa mattina, fonti militari di Londra hanno


Rightwing warrior Falwell has eyes on 2008

His influence may be diminished but his zeal is undaunted. Evangelist Jerry Falwell is on a mission to keep a like-minded Republican in the White House and get at least one more conservative judge on the Supreme Court.


IOC Ignores Snub, but Israel Stands Tall

HE was the brown-eyed windsurfer with a gentle waviness to his thick hair, perched last night atop a medal stand, struggling to keep his tin voice on key as he sang a national anthem called "The Hope.


Ognuno resti in propri confini, politici e magistrati


Afghan police force "far from adequate": U.S. report

The U.S.-trained Afghan police force is largely incapable of carrying out routine law enforcement, hobbled by an illiterate corps and "pervasive corruption," according to a new U.S. government report.


Feds nail Supermicro for illegal Iran server sale

Time to pay up Supermicro has found itself on the wrong end of a pricey server shipment after pleading guilty to sending gear to Iran.â¦


KARE 11 News Tops Competitors in May Demographic Ratings

KARE 11 News has a clear victory in the demographic ratings released today by Nielsen Media Research.    The ratings are for the highly valued Adults 25-54 viewers during the recently completed May ratings period.


German bosses' chief tells politicians to stay out of executive pay

The head of Germany's industrial federation has urged 15,000 company bosses to stick together in resisting any cap on executive salaries being mooted by some politicians, the daily Bild reported Saturday.


Porn queen Jenna Jameson seeks legal separation

Porn queen Jenna Jameson filed  court papers on Monday seeking legal separation from her  husband of three years, fellow adult film star Jay Grdina, who  headed the business venture she sold to Playboy Enterprises  Inc. this summer.


Germany urges EU partners to move on without Poland

Germany urged its European Union partners to move ahead on a new treaty of reforms without Poland, after Warsaw rejected an offer to modify the bloc's voting system in its favour.


Acting on a whim during batting practice at Fenway Park, Dan Prager of Brookline yells over to Big Papi that he would love to have his picture taken with him. To his shock, the Red Sox slugger, bat in hand, ambles right over to the ropes, drapes his big left arm on Prager, smiles, and in a flash turns and ...


IQPC is Now Accepting Nominations for the 2007 Content Week IBIC Awards

NEW YORK, Sept. 19  /PRNewswire/ -- The Content Week 2007 Awards Committee is seeking nominations for the "Best in Class" Intranet and Internet.


Halo 2, one of the most anticipated video games of the year, got an early release date, but not the way fans or its publisher, Microsoft, had hoped.


SEATTLE Rashard Lewis scored a season-high 37 points and Ray Allen added 26 as Seattle whipped the Los Angeles Lakers 108-to-93. Lewis scored 17 points in the first quarter and had 22 by the break to help


BAIDOA, Somalia  - Somali Prime Minister Nur Hussan Hussein dissolved his cabinet on Sunday, barely two weeks after five senior officials quit in a power-sharing row.


VALPARAISO | Chuck Coddington grew up in the Harbor. But his heart always leaned toward South Bend. "I've been to about 100 million games," said Coddington, now living in DeMotte.


A Biotech Company's Aggressive Move Backfires

The suspension of Chiron's flu vaccine has not only cost it three-quarters in expected profits, but also some credibility.


Police say they are treating an attack on two teenagers and a man in his 20s in west Belfast as sectarian.


The tumult at the University of Nebraska demonstrates how quickly fortunes can change even at a traditional football power in a state that venerates the sport.


Ukraine Opposition Ups Pressure Amid Autonomy Moves

Ukraine edged a little closer toward a break-up on Sunday as a powerful eastern region backing the Moscow-backed prime minister in a disputed election for president set a December referendum on autonomy.


Strong overseas demand pushes IBM to a better-than-expected fourth quarter.


Philip Roth says he's done with Nathan Zuckerman. But is Nathan done with Philip Roth?


From the sands of the Sahara, scientists have uncovered the bones of two new ferocious dinosaur predators - one that makes the kills and another that feasts on the leftovers.


BEA says still looking at possible sale of company

Software maker BEA Systems Inc's  board said on Monday it is holding out for a $21-a-share takeover offer, a day after its larger rival Oracle Corp  withdrew its $17-a-share offer.


US Airways also asks a judge to approve pay and benefit cuts to help save the carrier from going under. By Associated Press. ALEXANDRIA, Va.


The University of Western Ontario is ranked third among Canada's biggest universities in the annual Maclean's magazine ratings that hit newsstands today.


US stocks rebounded strongly from an early sell-off on Thursday after MBIA helped alleviate some of the concerns about the troubled bond insurance sector.


North Korean refugees allowed to leave Canadian embassy in Beijing

BEIJING,  - All 44 North Koreans who forced their way into Canada's embassy in Beijing two months ago have left for an undisclosed third country, officials said after weeks of diplomacy.


German industrial gas giant Linde said Friday that bottom-line profits more than trebled last year, thanks to windfall gains from divestments, but also to a strong underlying performance.


Secondo posto per Hamilton, Massa fuori dopo 10 giri


Soldier testifies that Pfc. Lynndie England was willing ...

Pfc. Lynndie England stomped on fingers and toes and appeared to be having a good time as she ridiculed naked, hooded Iraqi detainees while others took photographs at the


Computer Associates to Cut Workforce -WSJ

Computer Associates International Inc. will lay off about 5 percent of its work force in an attempt to cut costs, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.


Mogadishu landmine attack targets govt troops

Attackers detonated a landmine near Mogadishu port on Friday, hours after two people were killed trying to bury another mine in the dangerous Somali capital, an official said.


The cheers grew louder as Sergio Garcia crossed the bridge over Barry Burn toward the 18th green at Carnoustie, a reception so warm it gave him chills. He removed his cap in a steady rain and soaked up the adulation.


Kenny Rogers is adding interior design to his resume of music and photography.


Traders downplay China move; supply concerns linger

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Crude futures closed higher Friday to tally a gain of 5 percent for the month, lifted by growing doubt that China's interest rate hike will dampen energy demand and the ever-existing possibility that supply disruptions could


When veteran center Alonzo Mourning takes the court for New Jersey tonight at the United Center, it will be up to fans to decide whether the scene is heartwarming or heartbreaking.


A 19-year-old man is under arrest after an elderly man's body was found in Cardiff city centre.


Russian elite scour globe for art of the motherland

MOSCOW (Reuters Life!) - Russian art is gathering international attention and hefty price tags as the country's elite buy their motherland's masterpieces away from home.


$3.2 Billion Move by Bear Stearns to Rescue Fund

A hedge fundâs near-collapse stems directly from bad bets on subprime mortgages and is the biggest such bailout since 1998.


Rescue crews searched Wednesday for survivors of a landslide that buried a bus carrying at least 40 passengers on a mountainous road in central Mexico, officials said.


EU-wide emergency phone number not well known

Travelers in all the European Union's  27 member countries can call the same emergency telephone  number -- but many of them don't know what it is.


(AGI) - Torino, 25 ott. - Processo doping Juventus: chiesti tre anni di carcere per il dottor Agricola e due per l'ad Antonio Giraudo. La richiesta e' stata formulata dal procuratore aggiunto Raffaele Guariniello.


East Carolina football coach John Thompson will step down at the end of the season, a school source told The Associated Press on Wednesday.


Update 4: Tokyo Stocks Fall After Three-Day Rise

Tokyo stocks sank on Monday as the dollar's fall against the Japanese yen and euro and the benchmark stock index's three-day rally prompted investors to lock in profits on blue chip exporters.


Ambitious Premier League star Berbatov looking to move

Bulgarian striker Dimitar Berbatov wants to leave Tottenham if a suitable offer comes in during the January transfer window, his agent said Monday.


Il ministro dell'Economia replica al governatore di BankitaliaConfindustria appoggia il numero uno di via Nazionale                                          Tesoretto, Padoa-Schioppa a Draghi "Pochi soldi, governo costretto alle scelte"                                                                                Epifani, Cgil: "Troppo allarme per l'etÃ  pensionabile simile a Francia e Germania"


A Nacho Novo brace and goals from Shota Arveladze and Steven Thompson move Rangers to within a point of Celtic.


Sports: Expos announcement might come Thursday

NEW YORK Several baseball officials say an announcement on the relocation of the Montreal Expos to Washington, DC could come Thursday.


A millionaire paedophile who once boasted of beating his own "record" of abuse, is given a life sentence.


Courtney Love's Schedule Keeps Getting Busier

The saga that is Courtney Love continues, as a trial date for one of the former rocker's charges has been set.


The United States make the Davis Cup final for the first time in seven years after the Bryan brothers beat Max Mirnyi and Vladimir Voltchkov of Belarus 6-1, 6-3, 7-5.


Oracle is to raise its hostile bid for rival business software maker PeopleSoft to $8.8 billion, calling this its 'best and final' offer.


In search of the ultimate lie detector, researchers turn to thermal facial scans, brain wiring and eyeball tracking. But deception still, well, deceives. By Randy Dotinga.


Cheney takes refuge in bomb shelter after Afghan blast

Vice President Dick Cheney was whisked into a bomb shelter immediately after a Taliban suicide bomber struck the main American military base he was visiting in Afghanistan on Tuesday.


A visiting US diplomat issues Eritrea with its strongest warning yet over its alleged support for terrorism.


Russians tie killing of official to reform

MOSCOW -- The slaying of a leading Russian central banker probably was related to his work, which involved shutting down banks engaged in illegal activities such as money laundering, authorities said yesterday.


N.Korea, US to Discuss Six-Way Talks in Dec: Nikkei

A North Korean official will visit the United States next month for talks with US counterparts on resuming six-party talks aimed at ending North Korea's nuclear program, a Japanese newspaper reported on Friday.


Spanish turn Anne Frank diary into musical

Spanish producers have turned the life of Anne Frank, the Jewish girl who wrote a diary while hiding from Nazis, into a musical, tearing up the genre's widely held convention of light-hearted, sugar-coated tale.


In the first maintenance release of our Popup Calendar, we added better navigation bar styling and the ability to clear read-only input fields. In this latest release, we include new functionality that enables you to separate form elements to display any combination of a user-selected date, month and year. By Peter Belesis. 1021


Ultracapacitors will prevent the need for jump starts in chilly weather. In Autopia.


This fourth priority's main focus has been enterprise directories as organizations spawn projects around identity infrastructure.


British authorities shut down the pharmaceutical's only U.S. flu vaccine manufacturing facility.


The home secretary is to spell out proposals for more far-reaching measures to tackle terrorism, amid fears of an al-Qaeda attack on Britain.


The search for closure in a Mississippi town

With Edgar Ray Killen back on trial, the state struggles with vestiges of its segregationist past.


Lousy code, PHP and shell script attacks and search engine hacking tools lead to vulnerabilities, study says.


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Bachelor, Master and Post-Grad degrees online from accredited colleges and universities. Business, Education, IT, Healthcare, more. Browse by degree or program. Request info and get started today.


London presents its bid for the 2012 Olympics at a press conference with four rival cities in Athens


Europe knows that threats will not work: ranking MP

Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee Chairman Aladdin Borujerdi said on Monday that the European Union should understand that it can not talk to Iran with the language of force or threaten to ...


Directly to the south is the Staples Center, the home of the Los Angeles Lakers, a recent superpower. A couple of miles north on the interstate is the Rose Bowl, where college football powers collide every New Year's Day.


It was as if David Ortiz wanted to give a gift to every fan at Fenway Park. They had already made him a folk hero here, and his legend was about to grow.


China Plane Crashes Into Lake Killing 53

A China Eastern commuter plane crashed into a frozen lake seconds after takeoff in Inner Mongolia on Sunday, killing all 53 passengers and crew, state media said.


Betel nut cancer link takes buzz out of Taiwan tradition

For centuries, hundreds of  millions of people across Asia, from Pakistan to Palau, have  chewed the spicy date-like fruit of the betel palm for a quick  buzz.


Beat the market and the world will beat a path to your door.


The dancers never stop at the Bada Bing, but they took an hour off at its real-world counterpart to watch the final episode of "The Sopranos."


New platform, old handset Linux specialists a la Mobile has demonstrated Google's Android platform running on a mobile phone handset, an HTC Qtek 9090, and explained how a development house might make money from Android.â¦


A 29-year-old man is charged with manslaughter after a man was killed in Newtownabbey earlier this week.


Microsoft looks for space in China's living room

(InfoWorld) - Microsoft wants to play a bigger role in China's living rooms, and the company is willing to spend millions of dollars to get there. The company's latest home-entertainment moves in China include aÂ planned $12.3 million investmentÂ in Sichuan Changhong Electric. The deal, announced earlier this week, gives Microsoft a small stake in one of China's largest TV makers, which in turn agreed to develop TVs and other products able to link with the Internet. "Microsoft and Changhong have partnered in exploring the use of digital media technologies to benefit the consumers for a better in-home networked digital entertainment experience," Microsoft said Friday in an e-mail statement. Its investment is intended to build goodwill, rather than bring a specific product to market. "The investment is more like a gesture of saying, 'We're friends strategically,'" said Jason Yin, managing director at In-Stat China. Critics have compared the Changhong deal to Venus, an ill-fated project launched in 1999 to develop Windows CE set-top boxes for the Chinese market. But that's not an accurate comparison. "It's very different," Yin said. Unlike Venus, Microsoft isn't trying to bring a new piece of hardware to market. Current versions of Windows are capable of connecting a TV with the Internet, and these types of systems are already available in China. Changhong's own M10 Living Room Entertainment Center is an example. Based on Windows XP Media Center Edition, the M10 is designed to connect with a television and comes with a remote control and wireless keyboard, allowing users to access music, videos and the Internet from a couch instead of a desk. Changhong also offers other consumer products that connect to the Internet. For instance, it sells a 32-inch LCD (liquid crystal display) television with a camera that can be used for Internet video calls. And the company has worked with China Telecommunications Group Corp., one of the country's two major fixed-line operators, to sell IPTV (Internet Protocol TV) set-top boxes. Microsoft hopes closer ties with Changhong will strengthen the channel through which its home-entertainment software reaches Chinese consumers. Those products include Windows Media Center and Mediaroom, the company's IPTV software. "Microsoft now has a better understanding of the value of local partners in penetrating China's market," Yin said, citing the example of Xiamen Amoi Electronics, which develops and sells Windows Mobile smart phones in China. Whether Microsoft's small investment in Changhong yields the desired result remains to be seen. In past years, the company used investments to build closer relationships with Chinese partners to varying degrees of success. "The investment doesn't always mean they get what they want," Yin said. The Changhong investment is just one part of Microsoft's home-entertainment push in China, and the company continues to seek out new deals and alliances. On Thursday, Microsoft signed an agreement with Shanghai Media Group (SMG), the country's second-largest media company. Under the terms of that deal, SMG will use Microsoft products across its new-media division, which includes Internet video, IPTV and mobile television. The partners hope their combined strengths in software and content will convince more companies to join them. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. Â


Pettitte, Knoblauch Dropped From Hearing

Andy Pettitte and two others originally invited to testify are told Monday they don't need to show up for a Tuesday hearing focusing on Roger Clemens' steroid use.


Restaurant chain Texas Roadhouse Inc. and pharmaceutical firm Theravance Inc. saw heavy gains in their trading debuts Tuesday, fueled by optimism after both companies boosted the size of their initial public offerings and priced above expectations.


Why the future of wireless cells is small

How do you add capacity to cellular systems?  Making cells smaller is the answer, according to columnist Craig Mathias.


New York Students Post Higher Math Scores

In every grade tested, New York City saw jumps, often in double-digits, in the proportion of students performing at grade level over the year before.


A man wanted in connection with a homicide in California was arrested in Salt Lake City last week.  Police detectives from Oakland told Salt Lake City police they expected a Chris Wayne Emory, 20, to be making a stop in Salt Lake while traveling by Greyhound bus to Atlanta.


Disperse altre 5 persone, tra vittime anche 5 bambini


Data portability: a lofty but challenging goal

InfoWorld - It's hard to argue against data portability. After all, who could oppose giving people control over the data they load, publish, and store on Web sites?


Sluggish growth in the eurozone is holding back the global economy, according to the US Treasury Secretary John Snow. Speaking during a visit to Dublin, he said the zone was growing at "below its potential


Studio Cer per Spi-Cgil: la povertÃ  Ã¨ diffusisssima: sotto il minimo l'11% delle famiglieFortissime inoltre le sperequazioni: in una situazione peggiore solo il Portogallo                                            Italia quattordicesima per il Pil ma ultima per benessere sociale                                                                                Se si considera un indicatore 'composito', che tenga contoanche delle tutele offerte ai piÃ¹ deboli, solo il Giappone fa peggiodi ROSARIA AMATO


The federal judge hearing the SCO Group's suit against IBM (NYSE: IBM) has denied IBM's motion for a partial summary judgment. If granted, the declaration likely would have ended the courtroom wrangle.


They are brothers, one with health issues and a passion for outer space; the other naturally athletic and social-minded. One is always at odds with his fiercely determined mother.


Livewire: Web Aids Search for the Right -- or Left -- Mate

The run-up to the U.S. presidential election is casting the spotlight on a new crop of Web sites for political-minded singles who are seeking Mr. or Ms. Right ... or Left.


Conti: settembre-ottobre necessario tavolo con Edf


One Candidate Mastered Online Campaigning. Too Bad It Was Ron Paul

The Texas Republican may be shifting his focus to his congressional campaign, but as the Web's favorite dark horse, Ron Paul harnessed the power of the Internet to turn his long-shot candidacy into a powerful rallying cry for disaffected Netizens.


U.S., Syria, Iran officials to meet in Baghdad

U.S. officials will sit down with their Iranian and Syrian counterparts on Saturday at a conference in Baghdad aimed at stopping sectarian fighting in Iraq before the conflict spreads throughout the oil-rich region.


Berna, 13:52 - CALCIO, CHAMPIONS: ALLA LAZIO MULTA DI 12MILA FRANCHI SVIZZERI

Cinque squadre sono state multate dall'Uefa per il comportamento dei propri tifosi durante le gare d...


What's the most sought-after degree in Silicon Valley? Hint: It isn't from Stanford


Oil sinks under 90 dollars as US crude reserves climb

Oil prices sank under 90 dollars on Wednesday as traders seized on rising US crude reserves and after US President George W. Bush called on OPEC to increase output to help cut the cost of energy.


When Doug Mientkiewicz arrives at Shea Stadium to play first base for the Mets, will he bring the coveted baseball with him?


The University of Missouri Board of Curators played it safe yesterday, choosing the famous nickname of the Columbia campus as the name for the universityâs new basketball arena.


Systinet, AmberPoint bundle Web services wares

The two companies are targeting customers that have invested in a services-oriented architecture.


Integralisti sarebbero ancora asserragliati nel complesso


Pupils accused of knife or drug crimes deserve a 'fair trial', say lawyers


County Wants Help With Ideas for Park, Community Center

By The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash.  Feb. 11--Pierce County Parks and Recreation will hold three public workshops to gather ideas for developing a master plan for the Meridian Habitat Park and Community Center in South Hill.


The Coast Guard suspended its search for six people lost for three days in the frigid Bering Sea after the crash of a rescue helicopter that had plucked them from a broken freighter.


George Lucas is planning a live-action television series spinoff of the âStar Warsâ film franchise. Lucas told The Los Angeles Times he has âjust begun workâ on the series, which will not include the filmsâ major characters Luke Skywalker...


Yanukovich Refuses to Concede in Ukraine Election

Description: Despite his apparent defeat in Sunday's presidential election, Ukraine Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich continues to challenge opponent Viktor Yushchenko's victory.


Sinn Fein has accused the British government of planting a bugging device in one of its Belfast offices. It is the second time in as many weeks that the Northern Irish party has produced what it claims is evidence of continued bugging by Downing Street.


Norman Cohn, a historian who studied the links between apocalyptic Medieval sects and 20th century totalitarianism and genocide, has died. He was 92.


Bad weather delays U.S. space shuttle's landing

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - Bad weather forced NASA on Thursday to delay bringing the space shuttle Atlantis back to Earth at least until Friday, the U.S. space agency said.


Judge Dietz Finds School Finance System Unconstitutional

On Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 15, state District Judge John Dietz concluded a five-and-half-week trial by ruling unconstitutional the Texas system of public school finance.


A teenage girl banned from wearing a chastity ring in class took her case to Britain's High Court on Friday, arguing that her school had violated her religious freedom.


Symantec is close to sealing a deal worth about $13bn to acquire Veritas in one of the largest ever mergers between two software companies.


The makers of a bone marrow cancer drug should refund its cost if it does not work, a watchdog says.


Los Angeles, 17:18 - CALCIO, USA; LALAS: VORREI VEDERE RONALDO NEI GALAXY

"Mi piacerebbe vedere Ronaldo qui negli Stati Uniti, o con noi o con un altro club".


Nel mirino Eni, Mediaset, Sky, Libero e giuslavorista Ichino


Got vegetables? The days of eating 200 pounds of meat a year may be on the way out.


Juventus beats Roma, stretches unbeaten streak

Captain Alessandro Del Piero scored his third goal in two games and Uruguayan Marcelo Zalayeta added another Thursday to give Italian league leader Juventus a 2-0 victory over traditional rival AS Roma 2-0, extending its unbeaten


The city of Houston said Tuesday it had struck a deal with Earthlink Inc. to build a citywide wireless Internet network that would eventually be the nation's largest at about 600 square miles.


A bill backed by President George W.   Bush to enable a court review of his domestic spying program   won the approval on Wednesday of a U.S. Senate panel under   election-year pressure to safeguard civil liberties.


Despite having to perform via satellite, British singer wins five of her six nominations


Exxonâs profit of $39.5 billion broke the record it set last year for the largest profit ever by an American company.


Children living near  a Russian space launch station suffer higher rates of disease, a journal reports.


Accusati di tre 'colpi' nel 2005, il basista era reggino


CBC SPORTS ONLINE - World records, personal-best times and other athletic achievements were secondary at the Athens Paralympics on Monday.


Il margine operativo lordo invece e' in calo del 33%


UA scientists eager for today's $1 billion space launch

The cord will be cut today, and a billion-dollar baby will be on its own. Space scientists at the University of Arizona and around the world will find out tomorrow if the 9-foot-wide, saucer-shaped Huygens probe has been properly launched for its Jan.


Virginia Tech quarterback Bryan Randall (3) twarts the tackle of Maryland's Dominique Foxworth (6) during first half action of the Maryland-Va Tech Atlantic Coast Conference college football game at Lane stadium in Blacksburg, Va.


With YouTube dominating social video, Sony has decided to exit the sector and refocus its efforts on helping online video creators develop their content.


CBC SPORTS ONLINE - The Houston Astros blew a 5-2 lead to lose for the first time at home in 20 games, a crucial defeat that forced a fifth game finale in Atlanta on Monday.


May find it difficult to sell weapons as a result BAE Systems plc, the arms colossus at the centre of a decades-long stink over allegedly corrupt arms deals in Saudi Arabia, is to call in Lord Woolf, the former Lord Chief Justice, to validate its business practices.â¦


Libya will be violating local and international and law if it deports 1m illegal immigrants, a rights group says.


Marie Osmond fainted onstage during ABC's live broadcast Monday of "Dancing with the Stars" but quickly recovered.


Bird flu death alarms some Nigerians, others shrug

Nigeria's first human death from bird flu has jolted some people into taking chicken off the menu, but live poultry markets are still busy with buyers.


Advertising: Marketers Are Joining the Varsity

Marketing and media companies are now capitalizing on consumer interest in high school sports and becoming big boosters of them.


H.P. Builds Blade System for Memory Intensive Apps

Hewlett-Packard is beefing up its Integrity BladeSystems with a new model released last week thatâs intended to handle memory and CPU intensive applications.


'A Matter of Perception': Crist Proposes Voting Paper Trail for Touch-Screen Machines

By Heather Civil, Northwest Florida Daily News, Fort Walton Beach  Feb. 8--Touch-screen voting machines, once touted as a way to cut back on the stacks of paper produced during elections, may end up making paper trails of their own.   Gov.


Twenty-seven years and 16 features after they began their mutual career, John Sayles and Maggie Renzi are still making movies.


U.S. Congress watchdog says violence still high in Iraq

A U.S. Congressional report on Tuesday said "violence remains high" in Iraq, with little political progress and mixed results on security a day after President George W. Bush visited Anbar province and struck an upbeat tone.


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European shares rise amid flurry of company news

European stock markets have risen as investors digested a slew of company news and a mixed overnight performance on Wall Street.


Dell revitalization may take it into stores

Dell Inc.  said on Thursday it is experimenting with new ways to sell computers, a first step that analysts say is needed if Dell wants to better compete with Hewlett-Packard Co.  and Apple Inc. .


Firms Turning to Registered E-mail for Protection

Some people have started using registered e-mail systems to prove that specific documents were sent or received.


Flu vaccine: it's available, but people think it isn't

Two months after the government recommended that scarce flu shots be reserved for people most at risk, health officials are now worried that tens of thousands of doses could go to


Justin Langer suffers a back injury ahead of Australia's second Test with Pakistan.


NASA's Departing Chief Defends Hubble Decision

NASA's departing chief, Sean O'Keefe, on Friday defended his decision to pursue a robotic repair mission to the Hubble Space Telescope, days after a panel of scientists said a shuttle mission would be better.


Schroeder party vows not to buckle on reforms after election debacle

German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder's party vowed to press on with its tough economic reform drive, despite a fresh state election rout that spells trouble for a string of further polls this month.


Weight Watchers has seen some lean times, so to speak. The company's decades-old regimen of daily exercise, point-counting and monthly meetings hasn't been able to compete very well


EMI signs a deal with YouTube that will allow the website's users to use music videos by EMI artists.


Arthritis Pills Little Use in Beating Pain -Study

Painkillers taken by millions of arthritis sufferers worldwide are actually of limited use in relieving symptoms, Norwegian scientists said on Tuesday.


SPORTS NETWORK - Former Miami Dolphins running back Ricky Williams on Friday was ordered by an arbitrator to pay a huge sum of money to the NFL team, which filed a grievance against the star prior to training camp.


Panasonic Reports Steady Demand for Plasma

Plasma will comprise 30 percent of the market for flat-screen TVs, exec says.


Israeli prosecutors file criminal charges against three Hezbollah fighters captured during the Lebanon conflict.


Even with the best record in the Eastern Conference, the Orlando Magic see plenty of room for improvement. Carlos Arroyo scored 15 points, Dwight Howard added 11 points and 11 rebounds, and the Orlando Magic coasted to a 98-79 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday night.


Deadly nightclub fire in Argentina's capital

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina Police in Buenos Aires, Argentina, say a fire in a crowded nightclub has killed at least 88 people and injured dozens more.


BBVA buys Compass Bancshares for $9.6 bln

BBVA  took a fresh step toward its long-held ambition to grow in the United States on Friday when it said it had agreed to buy U.S. bank Compass Bancshares Inc  for $9.6 billion.


Afghanistan Says U.S. Frees 81 Taliban Prisoners

U.S. forces in Afghanistan freed 81 suspected Taliban fighters from military jails across the country Sunday and some of the released men said they had been mistreated and tortured in custody.


One billion children - half the world's population of children - suffer from poverty, conflict, HIV and AIDS, according to the United Nations child rights organisation.


A Daily Look at U.S. Iraq Military Deaths

As of Thursday, Dec. 16, 2004, at least 1,303 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. At least 1,019 died as a result of hostile action, the Defense Department said. The figures include three military civilians.


The Scottish Football Association will focus their attention on the World Cup qualifier against Slovenia on Wednesday before deciding on any action for the game in Moldova next month.


Fourth blast in 24 hours hits southern Thailand

BANGKOK  - A 60-year-old Buddhist man has been killed and seven people injured in a blast at a market in southern Thailand, the fourth in less than 24 hours in the violence-wracked Muslim-majority area, police said.


Russian President Vladimir Putin said there could be no authoritarian rule in the Russian Federation. Commenting on statements by some Western political analysts that totalitarian rule could be established


Bloodbath fear as Chechen suicide bombers hold 130 children ...

Russia was braced for a bloodbath last night after terrorists with Kalashnikov assault rifles and suicide bomb belts stormed a school and took up to 400 hostages, at least 130 of them children.


MyBlogLog Uses Amazon Web Services for Image Hosting

Even after the Yahoo acquisition of MyBlogLog there are still some connections between the company and Amazon.com. Has anyone else noticed that when MyBlogLog loads they serve pixels from AmazonAWS.com? That is the domain and server from Amazon Web Services and MyBlogLog is hosting its faceroll images and user picture galleries on Amazon’s servers. Example (you can change [...]


As a founding member of Sun's J2EE organization, Tegan-Padir managed the creation of specifications, compatibility test suites, blueprints and guided implementations of Java in the enterprise.


The Catholic Church in Los Angeles apologises to people abused by its priests, after offering a $660m settlement.


Electronics retailer trims guidance as Americans curb spending.


The last defendant in an extended family charged with conspiring to export U.S. defense technology to China has admitted being a foreign agent, bringing the case to an abrupt end, authorities said Wednesday.


High Court Won't Put Nader on Pa. Ballot

The Supreme Court on Saturday refused to place independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader on the ballot in Pennsylvania, upholding a state court finding of flawed signatures on voter petition sheets.


Former prime minister Baroness Thatcher is  "greatly saddened" by the death of Augusto Pinochet.


Fifa president Sepp Blatter condemns David Beckham for his deliberate booking.


Despite worries, a smooth logistical ride to the Games

Plentiful buses, helpful volunteers, and efficient security have added up to 'positive surprises' for the host city. There are many measures by which to judge the success of an Olympic Games: records broken, medals won, dreams fulfilled or dashed.


A cure for Type 1 diabetes could be only ten years away if trials of a new vaccine to combat the disease succeeds. A team of British researchers at the University of Bristol and King's College London plan


NEW YORK  - The amount of calcium and vitamin D in the diet appears to have little or no impact on the risk of prostate cancer, but the consumption of low-fat or nonfat milk may increase the risk of the malignancy, according to the results of two studies published in the American Journal of Epidemiology.


City Room: Judge Upholds Ban on Metal Bats

A ban on the use of metal bats in high school baseball games, set to take effect on Saturday, is ruled to be constitutional.


Putin attacks US in fierce defence of Yukos takeover

VLADIMIR PUTIN, the Russian President, yesterday poured scorn on the US legal system when he defended the takeover of Yuganskneftegaz, the Yukos oil production


Finland, current holder of the EU presidency, is to propose talks on a renewed peace plan in the Middle East.


Record numbers expected in Hong Kong polls

Beijing, Sep 12. (PTI): A record 3.2 million Hong Kong residents today began voting in a legislative election that may boost the standing of the pro-democracy camp, which has angered China with its unflinching


New deal for Wenger as Arsenal hit the jackpot

ArsÃ¨ne Wenger celebrated Arsenal's massive Â£100 million sponsorship deal yesterday by declaring that he expects to sign a new contract this week, committing himself to the Premiership champions until at least 2008.


I risultati parziali citati dalla tv di Stato indicano che il partito del presidentenon conquista la maggioranza e danno la vittoria all'opposizione                                          Pakistan, Musharraf sconfitto in testa eredi di Benazir Bhutto


Astronauts prepare for spacewalk to rewire station

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station prepared for a crucial spacewalk on Thursday to reroute the outpost's power system as NASA engineers worked on plans for a possible fourth spacewalk to fix a stuck solar panel.


Epilepsy Drug Linked to Developmental Delays in Offspring

The epilepsy drug sodium valproate has been linked to children born with developmental delays and lower IQs, says research published in the current issue of the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry.


East Rutherford, NJ (Sports Network) - Washington Redskins starting quarterback Mark Brunell suffered an injured left hamstring in Sunday's 20-14 loss to the New York Giants.


Terrorism Threat Level In Britain Is Lowered

LONDON, July 4 -- With eight suspects in last weekend's attempted car-bomb attacks in custody, all of them foreign doctors or other medical professionals, Britain reduced its terrorism threat level from critical to severe Wednesday and Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced more rigorous background...


Quest Software executive quits amid options probe

Quest Software Inc.  said on Friday that its senior vice president of corporate development resigned after he declined to be interviewed by the special committee investigating the company's stock options dating practices.


What symbol should be placed next to Barry Bonds' monumental mark of 73 home runs? How about a capital "C" for "The Cream," "The Clear," "The Cheat"?


Some 40 Pakistani soldiers are injured in a clash with suspected militants near the Afghan border, the army says.


Czech government toppled, deadlock remains

The Czech Republic edged closer to early  elections on Tuesday after Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek's  rightist minority government was toppled in a parliamentary  confidence vote.


MOSCOW - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Friday and told him that China is ready to provide "feasible help" to Russia in the fight against terrorism, Itar-Tass news agency reported Friday.


John Tiner, the chief executive of the Financial Services Authority, is meeting Eliot Spitzer in the United States this week to discuss the New York attorney general's escalating


Safeway's fourth-quarter profit jumps 77 percent

Safeway Inc. , the No. 3 U.S. grocer, posted a 77 percent rise in quarterly profit on Thursday, helped by a tax benefit in the latest quarter and year-ago results that were hurt by store closures and employee buyouts.


YouTube - uTube showdown stays alive in federal court

A website by any other name Silicon Justice What's in a name, right?â¦


Britons are set to spend a total of  Â£97.3bn on holidays this year, a survey by Axa Insurance suggests.


Expanding Halliburton probe confirms Bush administration is most ...

On the eve of the 2004 presidential election, allegations about the corrupt relationship between the Bush administration and Halliburton Corp.


U.S. stocks climbed  on Tuesday as  retail stocks including Wal-Mart Stores Inc. WMT.N got a  boost from a rise in January retail sales and M&A activity  builds following a $3.25 billion takeover offer for Circuit  City Stores Inc. CC.N.


Investigators may have discovered what caused the Genesis spacecraft to crash into the Utah desert this September. Some crucial switches were installed backwards, because of an error in the instructions.


Breast cancer detection improves Awareness, technology make ...

Breast cancer is the second-most common cancer among women, after skin cancer. It also is the second-most deadly, following lung cancer.


Helen Mirren, Leonardo DiCaprio and Clint Eastwood were among the multiple Golden Globe nominees Thursday, while the multinational ensemble drama "Babel" led contenders with seven nominations, including best dramatic picture.


Bayer Leverkusen, losing finalists to Real Madrid in 2002, hammered the Spaniards, 3-0, yesterday, the most stunning upset in the opening rotation of the Champions League.


Roma, 20:54 - CALCIO A 5, SERIE A: RISULTATI NONA GIORNATA

Risultati della nona giornata del campionato di serie A di calcio a 5.


Some men with abnormally small penises gave a portion of their left arm so that surgeons could create a more normal-sized organ. The operation, known as total phallic reconstruction, dramatically improved their quality of life and, for some, allowed them to experience a full sex life for the first time.


A lawyer's $15.7 million fee for negotiating the return of art stolen by the Nazis was too high, a Dutch court ruled Friday.


Israeli Air Strike Kills Militants at 'Terror Training Field'

Israeli helicopters attacked a Hamas training field in Gaza City, killing at least 13 militants and wounding 25 other Palestinians, witnesses said, in the bloodiest incident there in four months.


Federer Survives a Long Challenge From No. 49 Tipsarevic

What could have been one of the biggest upsets in tennis history turned instead into a 6-7 (5), 7-6 (1), 5-7, 6-1, 10-8 victory for Roger Federer, the worldâs longstanding No. 1 player.


Investigations are continuing into a fire in a taxi office which killed two women in Lincolnshire.


House Votes to Protect Pledge From Courts

WASHINGTON - In a vote with election-year consequences, the House sought to assure that God's 50-year place in the Pledge of Allegiance will be safe from federal court challenges.    The bill, approved on a 247-173 vote Thursday, would prevent federal courts, including the Supreme Court, from ruling on whether the words "under God" should be stricken from the pledge...


Blair faces test of ability to hang on to power

By Adrian CroftMANCHESTER - British Prime Minister Tony Blair faced a key test of his ability to hang on to power on Sunday as finance minister Gordon Brown sought to allay doubts about his suitability to take ...Comment


UPN has teamed with the remaining members of TLC, Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins and Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas, for a reality series aimed at resurrecting the famous 1990s trio that was struck by tragedy in 2002 when member Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes died in a car crash.


PETROLIO, DI NUOVO IN RIALZO. PURNOMO: ''OPEC VUOLE DISCESA PREZZI ...

A New York l'oro nero torna a correre e segna 43,78 dollari al barile. In salita anche il Brent a quota 40,94. In calo il paniere Opec. New York, 26 ago. (Adnkronos) - I prezzi dell'oro nero tornano a correre


Indian firm Tata Steel says it is considering making a takeover bid for Anglo-Dutch steel firm Corus.


Solo con sanzioni Roma ha registrato entrate pari a 207 mln


Utilities Turn From Coal to Gas, Raising Risk of Price Increase

Some experts fear that a boom in gas demand for electricity generation will send prices even higher.


Italy says it has no intention of withdrawing its troops from Iraq despite the demands of kidnappers who seized an Italian journalist.


U.S. Military Short of Flu Vaccine Too -Pentagon

The U.S. military will give flu  shots to troops in Iraq and other key areas overseas and to  high-risk family dependents, but thousands of others will go  unprotected this year, the Pentagon said on Thursday.


Portimao, 18:08 - CICLISMO, GIRO ALGARVE: A PETACCHI ULTIMA TAPPA E CORSA

Alessandro Petacchi (Milram) ha vinto il Giro dell'Algarve vincendo anche l'ultima frazione. Per il ...


NATO takes command across all of Afghanistan

NATO assumed responsibility for security across the whole of insurgency-hit Afghanistan on Thursday when it took command in the east of the country from a U.S.-led coalition force.


Google to Sell Web-Page Ads Visible on Mobile Phones

The company said that its new product would establish a cellphone advertising network in which Google would match ads with the content of mobile Web pages.


Tough competition for Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington's inaugural list of the year's top 10 ethics scandals. The government watchdog's list, posted at http://www.citizensforethics.org , pays special attention to scandals that appear likely to blow into something bigger next...


Review: Dyson DC-24 Vacuum Sucks Like No Other

New Dyson DC-24 is a powerful little sucker. Check out Wired's review in Gadget Lab.


Saga of Britain's official cats revealed under new Freedom of Information Act

LONDON  - Now it can be told: Britain's Home Office had not one official cat, but a whole dynasty of mouse catchers, one of which nearly insulted the Queen.


On his trip, the President highlights his success in fighting AIDS  -  but avoids hot spots where his legacy is more vexed


Russia's Putin recalls Beslan dead on anniversary

President Vladimir Putin said on  Saturday Russia could not forget the "children who would never  go to school again," recalling hundreds killed when troops  stormed a school seized by Chechen rebels three years ago.


Exxon Mobil, the world's largest public oil company, makes a record $25bn profit in 2004 on the back of surging oil prices.


Mideast Quartet Backs Bush on Settlement Freeze

The quartet of Middle East  advisers, backing up a plea from President Bush, called on  Israel on Wednesday to impose a freeze on Jewish settlements in  the West Bank and Gaza.


Stephen Jones must play at fly-half against Australia next Saturday, says Wales great Jonathan Davies.


The California Air Resources Board opened a two-day meeting Thursday to set a final plan to reduce carbon-dioxide emissions by 30 percent before 2016.


CHICAGO, Jan. 28 -- Sears Holdings said Monday that chief executive Aylwin B. Lewis will step down this week, leaving a management void at the top of the department-store chain as it struggles to connect with customers and reinvigorate slumping sales.


Scientists see new global warming threat

New research is raising concerns that global warming may be triggering a self-perpetuating climate time bomb trapped in once-frozen permafrost.


Fallen U.S. Porn King Goldstein Rebuilds with Bagels

He spent a lifetime peddling smut and  once had an $11 million fortune, but after losing everything  and becoming just another homeless New Yorker, Al Goldstein is  now happy pushing bagels instead of porn.


With enough glitz, kitch and corporate sponsorships to make Las Vegas blush, welcome to the new and weird (yet weirdly underwhelming) epicenter of world boxing


Count Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts among those Boston baseball fans who have waited a lifetime to see the Red Sox win the World Series.


Army criminal investigators have recommended the service consider disciplinary action against more than 20 United States troops in the 2002 deaths of two prisoners in Afghanistan, say defence officials.


Aetos outbids rivals for Daito Trust: source

A group led by U.S. investment firm Aetos Capital LLC has outbid Morgan Stanley  and others by offering 300 billion yen ($2.7 billion) for a roughly 30 percent stake in Japanese property developer Daito Trust Construction Co , a financial source said on Friday.


Chavez's Win Leaves Opposition in Disarray

CARACAS, Venezuela - President Hugo Chavez's overwhelming victory in a recall referendum has left the opposition reeling, with some calling for protests and others for calm and a recount.    Chavez won 58 percent of the historic vote Sunday, not only surviving the effort to oust him but converting one of the biggest challenges of his presidency into an even broader mandate to carry on his "revolution for the poor" in his second term which ends in January 2007...


When it comes to touting his company's software, Oracle CEO Larry Ellison is never one to mince words. But when it's the principle of free speech versus the almighty dollar, the bad boy of Silicon Valley is a veritable shrinking violet. [Missing Links]


Talks aimed at breaking Kenya's political deadlock resume after Condoleezza Rice urged a power-sharing deal.


'Exorcist' Begins Big With $18.2 Million

LOS ANGELES - God vs. Satan cast out space creatures at the box office...


Jewish settlers, troops clash in West Bank

JERUSALEM -- Jewish settlers clashed yesterday with Israeli troops who came to tear down two structures at an unauthorized West Bank outpost, and a soldier was arrested for allegedly encouraging comrades to refuse to evacuate the settlement, the army said.


Pro-Moscow candidate likely to win Chechen presidential poll

Alu Alkhanov is likely to win Sunday's presidential election in Russia's republic of Chechnya, acting Chechen president Sergei Abramov said.


HP to manage IT for Finnish energy giant

Finnish energy giant Fortum Corp. has signed a five-year agreement with Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP) to manage its IT infrastructure and support about 10,000 users across Europe.


The latest path of projected movement from the National Hurricane Center continues to put Hurricane Ivan's landfall in the US near Mobile Bay on Thursday morning, according to Local 6 News.


North Koreans living in Japan protest against alleged discrimination after the North's nuclear test.


Britain's Lewis Hamilton claims pole position in his McLaren for Sunday's British Grand Prix at Silverstone.


Khodorkovsky blasts Putin as Yukos defaults

The credit rating of the Russian oil group Yukos was cut to default by Standard & Poor's yesterday, after it missed an interest payment on a $1bn (Â£520m) loan.


Bush Ups Pressure on Congress to Pass Intel Reform

President Bush on Saturday stepped  up pressure on Congress to approve an overhaul of the nation's  intelligence operations, just two days before lawmakers return  to try again to pass the reforms.


Manchester United hit the post three times as Everton earn a point at Old Trafford.


IBM Blue Genes Dominate List of Fastest Supercomputers

IBM's (NYSE: IBM) Blue Gene(R)/L supercomputer continued its four-year reign atop the TOP500 Supercomputer Sites list announced today.


Scientists have created a mouse that can catch a  cold - raising hopes of developing new ways to treat asthma.


Il 24 settembre aveva ordinato 4 vescovi sposati


(HealthDay News) -- Problems at school, home, or frustrations with friends can all lead to stress in children. Like adults, children need to learn healthy outlets for stress, and how to deal with their emotions.


The Scottish Government will not be allowed to gain control over North Sea oil revenues, a UK minister warns.


A mini Blazers soap opera broke, was resolved and basically forgotten all in the same day on Sunday. It started when the news came out that Zach Randolph missed the team flight to Toronto on Saturday morning


Palestinian factional fighting escalates

Palestinian gunmen fired on Tuesday at the home of Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh, a Hamas leader, and the offices of President Mahmoud Abbas of Fatah in a surge of factional fighting that has killed at least 20 people.


Parla il numero 2 dell'organo di autogoverno dei giudici dopo le trasmissioni in tivÃ¹ dei magistrati De Magistris e Forleo                                           Mancino: "Stupefatto da chi viola il riserbo che amarezza la giustizia in tivÃ¹"                                                                                Proposta choc del vicepresidente: portare la disciplinare fuori dal Csm  di LIANA MILELLA


Rescate writes "As reported by Reuters,Google is launching Google Print, which will show book excerpts next to regular Google search results.


Microsoftâs next move in the Windows vs. Linux battle

Are you convinced that Windows environments are less expensive to own and operate than Linux computers? Martin Taylor, the manager behind Microsoftâs anti-Linux strategy, believes the companyâs Get The


Regular Midday Snoozes Tied to a Healthier Heart

Napping at least three times a week for a half-hour is associated with a significantly decreased risk of death from heart disease, a new study suggests.


KABUL, Afghanistan - A bomb attack in southern Afghanistan killed two American soldiers and wounded three others, the U.S. military said Saturday...


Suicide bomber hits Western troop convoy in Kabul

A suicide bomber struck a convoy of Western troops on Saturday in Afghan capital, Kabul, but there was no immediate word of casualties, a police official said.


Good music lifts Winehouse above scandal

Even before the release of her heralded "Back to Black" album last year, Amy Winehouse's reputation as a tortured soul threatened to overshadow her music.


Roma, 10:50 - CALCIO, AREZZO: PRESENTATA ISTANZA CONCILIAZIONE AL CONI

La Camera di Conciliazione e Arbitrato per lo Sport ha ricevuto oggi istanza di conciliazione da par...


Wimbledon: Learning to Mix Tennis Career and Motherhood

Sybille Bammer, who lost her second-round match to the unseeded Laura Granville, is the only mother among the top 100 tennis players on the Tour.


Huge fire breaks out at Istanbul airport

A huge fire engulfed the cargo section of Istanbul's Ataturk International airport on Wednesday, blocking air traffic and causing hundreds of panicked people to flee, television reports said.


Sports of The Times: Teaching the Importance of Staying Centered

Who better than Bill Russell, in his informal, meditative manner, to lecture the freshly minted rookie class of 2007 about the wagon train of critics awaiting them?


Napoli, 13:23 - CALCIO, PAGLIUCA: ATTENDO PROPOSTE PER GIOCARE ANCORA

"Mi auguro  che nel giro di qualche settimana una squadra decente abbia bisogno di un portiere, io s...


Shares Decline on Larger Loss at Circuit City

Shares of the electronics retailer Circuit City Stores fell sharply after the company reported a wider-than-expected loss.


Obama says U.S. ready for a black leader

White House hopeful Barack Obama, taking a fellow black lawmaker to task, said Saturday voters are ready to elect a black president.


Washington State Angler Gets Catch of a Lifetime

KENNEWICK, Wash. _The end of Mike Hepper's rod went down methodically, straining the 8-pound test and bowing the rod too much for the catch at the end of the line to be a walleye.  He surely hit a snag, Hepper thought as he slowly trolled the 37-degree waters in the Columbia River.


Kim Jong-il's eldest son calls Macau home: newspaper

The eldest son of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has made the semi-autonomous Chinese city of Macau his home for the past three years, living a low-key but comfortable life, a Hong Kong newspaper reported on Thursday.


LOS ANGELES  - Superman has found his  Lois Lane and his Lex Luthor.


Spammers sentenced in Virginia under tough spam law

Across the Internet a muffled cheer rises to greet the news of a spammer sentenced to a nine-year prison term for sending junk mail to AOL customers in the Virginia-prosecuted case against


GEORGE W. BUSH campaigned as a "compassionate conservative" and won the presidency by the narrowest of electoral margins.


Living in Fear and Paying a High Cost in Heart Risk

Can worrying about terrorism be just as bad for your health as terrorism itself?


Pakistan tribesmen hunt for Qaeda-linked militants

Pakistani tribesmen launched a house-to-house hunt for al Qaeda-linked Islamic militants in a tribal region near the Afghan border on Saturday.


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


Many Women Get First Mammogram, Delay Further Ones

Most women are getting their first mammogram screenings for breast cancer at the recommended age of 40, but few are returning for yearly screening, a study released Monday suggests.


Misano, 17:48 - MOTO, STONER E ROSSI DI NUOVO IN PISTA A MISANO

Il circuito di Misano ha ospitato una sessione di test della MotoGp. In pista sono scesi tutti i tea...


By MAY WONG  SAN JOSE, Calif. - For nearly a year, television and Internet audiences have been seeing a familiar string of ads from Apple attacking rival Windows-based computers. With this week's release of Windows Vista, the newest jabs aren't any friendlier.


(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- The low-cost antibiotic Co-trimoxazole reduced mortality rates of HIV-positive children in Africa by nearly 50 percent, according to a new study in The Lancet.


Greek Cypriots remove wall, seek Turkish pullout

Greek Cypriots razed to the ground a wall symbolizing Cyprus's decades-old division running through the heart of the capital Nicosia and challenged Turkey to respond by withdrawing its troops from the area.


Florida's passing offense didn't perform exceptionally well. And the defensive secondary could use plenty of work, too. But the Gators still managed to defeat Kentucky 21-3 with the help of TB Ciatrick Fason's


In attesa dati negativi sull'andamento mercato immobiliare


Marat Safin fights back to beat Lleyton Hewitt in four sets and win the Australian Open.


Frattini torna dal Golfo e va in Parlamento. La Francia analizza ...

Il ministro degli Esteri Franco Frattini Ã¨ giÃ  tornato dalla sua missione mediorientale alla ricerca di contatti sulle due ragazze rapite. La sua missione Ã¨ durata due giorni, nei quali il responsabile


Manufacturer develops 'prosumer' demographic "If you're looking to take high-quality photos without the hassle of carrying an SLR..." Nikon has just launched a 10-megapixel "prosumer" camera it claims does just that.â¦


Media Group Seeks Schwarznegger's Records

Days after California voters overwhelmingly approved a constitutional amendment to make government records more available to the public, a media-backed group is asking Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to release all his appointment calendars, schedules and meeting logs since taking office last November.


Pakistan: Militants launch fresh attacks

Militants and soldiers exchanged fire in northwest Pakistan Monday, an official said, killing one militant and injuring three civilians and a soldier in a lawless region where U.S. authorities worry al-Qaida is regrouping.


Red Hat kicked off its analyst day in New York today by announcing its was going to acquire parts of the Netscape Enterprise solution from AOL.


Honduras Blames Street Gangs for Bus Massacre

Honduras blamed youth gangs on Friday for a gun attack on a public bus that killed 28 people returning from work or Christmas shopping in the latest violent outrage to hit the poor Central American nation.


SYDNEY: BHP Billiton sees continuing strong demand for its products despite China's attempts to slow economic growth, putting it in a strong position to increase earnings after a record US$3.51bil net profit for the June year, up from the previous year's ...


Lured by Stories and an Ambiguous Femme Fatale

Pedro AlmodÃ³var has toyed with film noir before, but his newest movie is a delirious, headlong immersion and re-invention of a style.


Paul Jones' Blog: TypeKey and Big-Number Math: Yay Wez!

Paul Jones is rejoicing a bit about the OpenID and Typekey functionality Wez Furlong shared just the other day on his blog.   Wez Furlong gives us good news about implementing the math functions needed to support TypeKey and OpenID more directly within PHP.   Paul also mentions that the Solar framework has also had the Typekey support integrated for a while now (as an adapter) that uses the "big-number math functions" currently available to PHP developers. Wez's solution, however, would just about make those obsolete.


Pakistan Requests F-16 Fighters From U.S.

A senior U.S. defense official said Thursday that Washington is considering an appeal from Pakistan for F-16 fighter aircraft — a request that has received a muted response from the United States in previous years.


A highways engineer tells an inquest into four cycling deaths he should have sent out gritting lorries.


Two Nato soldiers die in fighting in southern Afghanistan but their nationalities are not yet known.


ATLANTA Dec 14, 2004 - Two twin sisters are seeing double or make that quadruple after delivering two sets of twin boys Tuesday. Twenty-one-year-olds Ashlee Spinks of Indianapolis and Andrea Springer of


Lower Broadcasting Revenue Hurts Gannett

DATELINE -- Gannett Co., the largest newspaper publisher in the United States, said Friday its fiscal fourth-quarter profit dropped 31 percent on a decline in broadcasting revenue and weak newspaper ad sales.


Home Construction Is Slowest in 12 Years

WASHINGTON -- Construction of new homes fell in August to the slowest pace in 12 years as troubles in the housing industry continued to intensify.


Body Found Is That of Utah Woman Lori Hacking

Police on Friday confirmed that  a badly decomposed body found in a landfill was that of Lori  Hacking, a Utah woman whose husband has been charged with her  murder.


US President George W Bush says he hopes a major report will help end the illegal use of steroids in baseball.


Wall St gives up gains as supbrime woes worsen

U.S. stocks slipped on Friday, failing to hold on to early gains as a declining appetite for risk and concerns about the subprime mortgage market offset optimism about data showing steady job growth.


Sindaco, Parigi le deve molto e l' affetto e' immenso


Halifax, the UK's biggest mortgage lender, says house prices rose 1% in August.


WASHINGTON -- President George W. Bush meets with his Cabinet at the White House after he declares a re-election win. The meeting was an opportunity to credit those top lieutenants with their work helping to secure his second term.


'Grand Theft Auto': Keeping America safe from crime

Turns out that "Grand Theft Auto," the game that many of America's moral watchdogs fear will turn the nation's youth into a vast gang of pimp-smacking, carjacking hoods, actually prevents crime in some cases. [Missing Links]


The shortage of flu vaccine in the United States is "not a health crisis," Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson said, urging people to be patient as the government works to reallocate the nation's limited number of vaccines.


A trust accepts liability for the death of a woman after she gave birth in a hospital in County Fermanagh.


Conflicting stories on 'danger' rankings

HARTFORD -- Hartford is one of the smallest of the nation's big cities, but when it comes to crime the Connecticut capital ranks as the 7th most dangerous city in the country.


Six Million Casting Directors I.S.O. Maria

ÂHow Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?Â is a live talent competition in which British television viewers will pick the lead for a new production of "The Sound of Music."


US Air CEO gets jail for a day on DUI charge

US Airways Group Inc. Chief Executive Doug Parker has been sentenced to surrender on March 15 and serve 24 hours in jail after pleading guilty to a charge of drunk driving, the airline said on Tuesday.


Georgia Town Celebrates 'Hogzilla' Legend

ALAPAHA, Ga. - Residents of this small farming town gathered Saturday to celebrate Hogzilla, a 12-foot-long wild pig that was supposedly shot by a hunting guide last summer and quickly grew into a worldwide legend.


Nearly 36 Million Americans Living in Poverty

Some 1.3 million Americans slid into  poverty in 2003 as the ranks of the poor swelled to 35.9  million, with children and blacks worse off than most, the U.S.  government said on Thursday in a report sure to fuel Democratic  criticism of President Bush.


Cappie Pondexter scored 26 points to lift the Phoenix Mercury to a victory against the San Antonio Silver Stars in Game 1 of the W.N.B.A.âs Western Conference finals.


President Bush and his wife Laura stood in somber silence on Sunday after laying wreaths at the site where the twin towers of the World Trade Center once soared. He later pledged to make the anniversary "a day of renewing resolve" to remember the lessons of the Sept. 11 terror attacks.


F.D.A. Urges Doctors to Limit Prescriptions for Two Painkillers

Recent studies have suggested that Celebrex and Bextra may increase the risk of heart attack and stroke.


British Activists Hail New Ruling in 'McLibel' Case

STRASBOURG, France  - Two Britons found to have  libeled the U.S. fast food chain McDonald's after the longest  court case in English legal history did not have a fair trial,  the European Court of Human Rights ruled Tuesday.


SATURDAY, Sept. 1 (HealthDay News) -- A drug used as part of a regimen to treat HIV also appears to kill cancer cells, researchers from the U.S. National Cancer Institute report.


Toledo Says Open to Investigation of Peru Scandal

LIMA, Peru  - Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo  said on Thursday he would cooperate with a probe into  allegations he helped forge signatures to register his party  for the 2000 election, but warned of a "conspiracy against  democracy" trying to bring down his government.


Houston's City Council approved a $79.5 million settlement of paramedics' nine-year legal battle to collect overtime pay.


Johnson Helps D-Backs End Nine-Game Slide

Randy Johnson took a four-hitter into the ninth inning to help the Arizona Diamondbacks end a nine-game losing streak Sunday, beating Steve Trachsel and the New York Mets 2-0.


Contractors who worked on the Boston highway project have agreed to settle a lawsuit filed by the state over a fatal tunnel ceiling collapse and to cover the costs of leaks and design flaws.


Allergen-Free Homes  Won't Stop Kids' Asthma

THURSDAY, Sept. 30 (HealthDayNews) -- Reducing the levels of cat dander and dust mites in your home won't prevent your child from getting asthma, British researchers report.


Italian transport minister in call to unions over Alitalia crisis

Italian Transport Minister Pietro Lunardi urged trade unions to cooperate in efforts to end the crisis at Alitalia, warning that the government had already done all it could.


Sri Lanka President's brother hurt in blast: witness

A bomb blast in the Sri Lankan capital on Friday slightly injured President Mahinda Rajapakse's brother, who is also the country's defense secretary, in what witnesses said appeared to be a rebel suicide bombing.


A car bomb killed seven people and wounded about 20 late yesterday in Baghdad, hours after US forces pounded the insurgent stronghold of Fallujah.


On Aug. 28, skywatchers across much of North America can watch as the Moon crosses into the Earth's shadow and will undergo its second total eclipse in 2007.


Virginia is suffering through a crippling six-game losing streak and life gets no easier for the Cavaliers, who face fifth-ranked North Carolina on Tuesday.


Nepali transsexuals press for increased rights ahead of polls

Dozens of transsexuals gathered in Nepal's capital Tuesday to push for official recognition as a minority ahead of crucial polls planned for November to decide the country's political future.


Monks Link March to Burmese Democracy Leader

Hundreds of demonstrating Buddhist monks marched past barricades to the home of pro-democracy leader and Nobel Peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi on Saturday.


Venezuela-China Strategic Alliance Consolidated

Caracas, Dec 27 (Prensa Latina) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavezâs third visit to China paved the way for the strengthening of bilateral economic and commercial links, and the ratification of integration projects, Vea daily reported Monday.


Reliance Stock Drops as Resignations Stoke Concern on Ownership

Shares at Reliance Industries Ltd. fell for a third day after six directors quit at a subsidiary, stoking concern a dispute between the Ambani brothers, who manage India's biggest private company, may disrupt the business.


80 Taliban Reported Killed in Afghanistan

A U.S.-led coalition and Afghan troops killed some 80 Taliban fighters in a six-hour battle after an ambush in Afghanistan, the U.S. military said.


A drag-racing vehicle lost control during a parade and spun into a crowd of bystanders on Saturday, killing four people and injuring up to 15, authorities said.


Anti-abortion activists eye inner cities

On a street once known as Murder Row, a teen center founded to steer youths away from drugs and crime has become an outpost in another crusade — a nationwide push by anti-abortion activists to expand their foothold in heavily black and Hispanic inner cities.


Iran is the one issue where President Bush and Arab leaders have shared concerns. Ahead of the president's Mideast trip, Arab nations are eager to contain growing Iranian power, though they're wary of doing so militarily.


Destruction, Rain Hamper Asia Tsunami Aid Effort

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - A week after a tsunami  devastated Indian Ocean shores, aid workers and troops battled  desperate conditions and the aftermath of torrential rain to  bury rotting bodies and deliver relief to survivors.


A mysterious illness is killing tens of thousands of honeybee colonies across the country, threatening honey production, the livelihood of beekeepers and possibly crops that need bees for pollination.


Democratic Sen. Tim Johnson of South Dakota suffered a possible stroke Wednesday and was taken to a Washington hospital, his office said.


Explosion rips Israeli base at Gaza-Egypt crossing; 4 Israeli ...

Palestinian guerrillas blew up an Israeli army base at the Gaza-Egypt crossing Sunday by sneaking more than a tonne of explosives through a tunnel, killing four Israeli soldiers and wounding at least 10.


The number of people being treated for heroin addiction in Scotland is running at record levels, research finds.


Ortiz Home Run Keeps Red Sox Hopes Alive

David Ortiz belted a two-run homer in  the bottom of the 12th inning to lift the Boston Red Sox to a  6-4 victory over the New York Yankees in Game Four of the  American League Championship Series on Sunday.


TechWeb - Microsoft said it is investigating "claims" of vulnerabilities, while Mozilla released information today on two flaws.


BOSTON - Just like the game that seemed it would never end, Boston's season just won't end. David Ortiz's RBI single on the 471st pitch of the game with two outs in the 14th inning capped a second straight amazing comeback in less than 24 hours Monday night and gave the Red Sox a 5-4 victory over the New York Yankees in the AL championship series...


Prototype for military Hummer replacement is on the way

Oshkosh Truck and Northrop Grumman's Joint Light Tactical Vehicle promises better maneuverability, survivability, and payload capacity than the Humvee.


Indomitable Mars rover arrives at big crater's rim

The Mars Rover Opportunity has  arrived at the rim of a big crater that scientists never  thought it could reach, NASA said on Wednesday.


BUENOS AIRES, Dec. 15 -- Four Bolivian states bitterly opposed to a proposed new constitution unveiled plans Saturday for greater self-rule, challenging President Evo Morales and sparking demonstrations throughout the country.


Greek sprinter says he didn't evade drug testers

With prosecutors wrapping up a probe into a doping scandal that disgraced Greece's two top sprinters, former Olympic champion Costas Kenteris insisted he never tried to evade drug testers and would welcome a chance to clear his name


Uniform issue may be resolved thru Parliament: Mckinnon

ISLAMABAD: Secretary General Common Wealth Don Mckinnon has said that President General Pervez Musharraf's uniform issue could be resolved through Parliament.


Doctors warn of harm from kids' cough, cold drugs

SILVER SPRING, Maryland  - Over-the-counter cough and cold medicines can be dangerous for young children and there is no evidence they work, doctors told a U.S. advisory panel on Thursday.


The US economy experienced another month of disappointing job growth in September, adding to the trend of lackluster hiring that has made this one of the weakest labor market recoveries in modern history.


RFID designer gets $21 million in venture funding

AeroScout lands new backers for its work with active radio frequency identification tags that make use of Wi-Fi networks.


Antarctic Glaciers Quicken Pace to Sea; Warming Is Cited

Some of Antarctica's glaciers have accelerated their seaward march, suggesting that ocean levels might be irreversibly on the rise for centuries to come.


Having ruled out leukaemia, French doctors were trying for a third day to determine what was causing the dramatic deterioration in Palestinian leader Yasser Arafatâs health.


Lettera al premier Prodi, 'scritte cose non vere e distorte'


Guidant, J&J reportedly are in merger talks

Johnson & Johnson is in advanced negotiations to acquire Guidant, an Indianapolis-based medical device maker, for more than $24 billion, executives close to the talks said Monday.


Egyptian Resort Bombs Leave at Least 21 Dead

At least 21 people were killed and 122 injured at a series of bombings at two Egyptian resorts on the Sinai Peninsula coast that caused a 10-storey segment of a Hilton hotel to collapse.


South African holds off Bjorn to overtake Woods in world rankings

Ernie Els emerged from a slough of despond yesterday when he won the American Express World Golf Championship at Mount Juliet here and moved to No2 in the world rankings, pushing Tiger Woods down to third place.


L'occhio era letteralmente esploso per scoppio di un petardo


HAVANA - Cuban President Fidel Castro broke his left knee and right arm in a fall Wednesday night, but urged the Caribbean country's 11 million people to stay calm.


Kin say school gunman didn't molest them

Two relatives of the man who attacked an Amish school said they were not molested by him 20 years ago as he had claimed, investigators said Wednesday.


Sudan Govt, Rebels to Sign Permanent Truce

Sudan's government and southern rebels will agree the final chapters of a peace deal on Friday, paving the way for a comprehensive agreement ending Africa's longest-running civil war in January, delegates said.


Owners of Tivo's popular digital video recorders (DVR) will soon be able to download films and television shows for rental and purchase from Amazon.com, the two companies announced Wednesday.


Typhoon Songda Nears Japan, Transport Links Cut

High winds and heavy rain lashed Japan's  southernmost prefecture of Okinawa on Sunday, swamping  buildings and stranding holidaymakers, as the third powerful  typhoon in three weeks neared the country's coast.


Tony Blair will be replaced as British   Prime Minister by the end of July 2007, newspapers reported on   Wednesday, signaling the start of a leadership battle which   some fear may paralyze government for months.


The leader of a militia based in Nigeria's main oil region says he is to meet the president following his threat to attack foreign oil workers.


Think gasoline is expensive? Check out this coal-derived alternative.


Conrad Black, who once presided over one of the world's largest media empires, goes to court on Wednesday to determine if he and his associates stole millions of dollars as his conglomerate crumbled.


Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard today rallied to the defence of beleaguered chairman David Moores by revealing how the Anfield supremoâs intervention convinced him to snub Chelsea and stay on Merseyside.


Russia says 80 suicide attackers ready to strike

The head of Russia's FSB security service said today that more than 80 suicide attackers had been trained abroad to carry out attacks on Russia, which he said had no adequate system of dealing with terrorism.


Multicore means today's HPC is tomorrow's general purpose It is, perhaps, one of those forgotten facts that computing is still a relatively young technology, made all the more poignant by the realisation that many of the people driving the High Performance Computing (HPC) business, like Burton Smith, Microsoft's technical fellow in charge of advanced strategies and policies for the company, have not only been round the track several times, but are very much still at the bleeding edge of the technology.â¦


Russell ends holdout and signs record deal with Raiders

Oakland Raiders quarterback  JaMarcus Russell ended his holdout by signing the richest  rookie deal in NFL history on Wednesday then immediately joined  his team mates on the practice field.


KRANJSKA GORA, Slovenia  - Olympic champion Benjamin Raich stepped up his challenge to world gold medallist Aksel Lund Svindal with the fastest run in the first leg of a World Cup giant slalom race on Saturday.


British entrepreneur Richard Branson's Virgin Group Ltd. became the latest company to throw its hat into the online music ring Monday by launching the Virgin Digital service.


US presses atomic energy agency for strong stand on Iran

VIENNA: A US official expressed alarm Thursday that Iran might have a test site for nuclear weapons technology and pressed the UN nuclear watchdog agency to take a tougher position on the issue.


One of Pennsylvania's most powerful politicians announced on the state Senate floor Monday that he expects to be indicted soon in an extortion case and that he was temporarily giving up a key committee post.


European editorials on Monday commented on the results of the local elections in the western German state of North Rhine-Westphalia.


A coach driver is charged over the deaths of three people who were killed in a crash on the M25.


Calderon calls gangs the enemy of Mexico

Mexican President Felipe Calderon said there will be "no truce and no quarter" in his war on drug gangs following the killing of seven law enforcement officials in an apparent attempt to intimidate the federal government.


The Gizmo Report: Belkin's TuneTalk Stereo for iPod

Glaskowsky reviews the Belkin TuneTalk Stereo for iPod... and a highly questionable legal policy in effect at Apple's retail stores.


Some federally financed sex education programs that teach an abstinence-only approach have factual errors and are ineffective, a Congressional report says.


Missing June deals slow to return for software companies

Software company executives at a CIBC World Markets conference this week cited a variety of reasons for why June sales slowed, from record oil prices to steep software discounting and regulatory distractions on accounting deadlines.


A graduate of the University of Houston's master of business administration program has taken over the reins of Kmart Corp. as president and CEO.


Busta Rhymes pleaded guilty Wednesday to assaulting his ex-driver and a fan in a deal that will bring three years' probation and 10 days of community service.


Blair Travels to Israel for Talks on Middle East Peace Process

UK Prime Minister Tony Blair began efforts today to boost the Middle East peace process by holding talks in Jerusalem with Israeli Prime Ariel Sharon, to be followed by a meeting with Palestinian leaders in the West Bank.


Aziz elected as opposition boycotts vote: Premier-elect outlines ...

ISLAMABAD, Aug 27: Amid opposition protests and boycott, the ruling coalition in the National Assembly on Friday elected former finance minister Shaukat Aziz as prime minister, who vowed to give the country a competent government.


The Washington-bound team also agreed to terms with outfielder Jeffrey Hammonds on a minor league contract and selected outfielder Tyrell Godwin and third baseman Tony Blano in the Rule 5 draft.


Twins risk losing Polish government in election

Poland's ruling Kaczynski twins risk  losing control of the government in a closely fought election  on Sunday that will have implications beyond the borders of the  European Union's biggest former communist state.


I leaped up from my desk vowing to commit the most sensational attack of revenge in the history of the personal computer industry.


Thousands of people, many of them women wearing head scarves, marched in France Saturday to protest a law banning the Islamic coverings and other religious apparel in public schools.