Rice on the Defensive Over Iraq, Integrity

Condoleezza Rice gave little ground  to senators lambasting U.S. policies in Iraq on the first day  of her confirmation hearing to be secretary of state and will  return on Wednesday for a second round of questioning.


Analysis: The arrest of a senior FSB officer over the killing of Anna Politkovskaya is no guarantee that justice will be pursued


Addiction to E-Mail Doesn't Have to Ruin Productivity

By Gutierrez, Lorna  E-mail addiction has joined the ranks of the12-step recovery programs.  For many people, there's a rush associated with a new message.


Vaccine Protects Against Cervical Cancer

A vaccine developed to protect woman from a virus responsible for most cervical cancer cases has shown promising results in clinical trials.


Â· Three men questioned by police over bombing Â· Campaign to continue despite threats


LEADER ARTICLE Arctic Alert: Bush's Return Bad News For Global ...

Kevin Costner's Water World might have bombed at the box office, but the real stuff is all set to force-grab world attention. The most comprehensive scientific report to date on global warming conducted by


Herbie Hancock unseals "Letters" to Joni

Jazz pianist Herbie Hancock dives  into the Joni Mitchell songbook on his new album, "River: The  Joni Letters," due in stores September 25.


Tired of the same old turkey and taters? Plan a thoroughly modern holiday meal that's easy to prepare, promotes good health and leaves your guests smelling great. Commentary by Lore Sjöberg.


Indian medicine can cure cancer, says British doctor

British medical fraternity is rather cautious in its assessments but Dr Rosy Daniel has had no hesitation in declaring that she has "seen walking miracles".


Facebook tops one list of 'slow and inaccessible' social networks

Performance monitoring group WatchMouse tracked load time and error tallies for 104 social media sites, and has deemed Facebook the top culprit for poor performance. But it's just one survey, and results may be suspect.


Williams Ends Bid to Sell Power Business

Williams Cos. Inc. WMB.N has  scrapped efforts to sell its power business as the depressed  wholesale market has damaged prospects for selling the unit,  the natural gas company said on Thursday.


Considerati i volumi su un fabbisogno di 339TWh


The former chairman of Derby County, businessman and journalist Lionel Pickering dies aged 74.


Roma, 19:03 - CALCIO, LAZIO: BELLERI E BARONIO DALL'INIZIO

Sono venti i giocatori convocati dal tecnico della Lazio per la gara con l'Ascoli. Il tecnico bianco...


Lions end record 24-game road losing streak vs. Bears

Bracy Walker got one of the game balls and rightfully so. Needing intravenous fluids to fight off dehydration, Walker rescued the Detroit Lions from the NFL's longest road losing streak Sunday.


Government imposes curfew in Nepalese capital after killing of ...

Nepal's government imposed an indefinite curfew and appealed for calm Wednesday after thousands of demonstrators ransacked a mosque


India's exclusive satellite for educational services -- Edusat -- was successfully placed into the Geostationary Orbit (GSO) on Monday.


An analysis of thousands of skulls shows modern humans originated from a single point in Africa and finally lays to rest the idea of multiple origins, British scientists said on Wednesday.


Adobe Systems, the worldâs largest maker of design software, reported quarterly results and targets ahead of Wall Street expectations on strong sales of its updated suite of products.


BASRA, Iraq  - British forces have clashed with fighters loyal to radical Shi'ite Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr in Basra for a second day, trading gunfire in the streets for about 90 minutes, witnesses say.


Iranian president's NY visit sparks protests

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad met leaders of an anti-Zionist Jewish group on Monday at the start of a visit to New York for the U.N. General Assembly meeting that has sparked protests and anger.


After 2 weeks, search for Fossett scaled down

Nevada authorities are scaling down the search for U.S. adventurer Steve Fossett after an intensive two-week effort, officials said on Monday.


European defense companies know they must unite to keep up, as the gap in military spending between the United States and its NATO allies continues to widen.


EU presidency seeks Serbia accord by end Jan

New European Union president Slovenia said on Tuesday it wanted Serbia to take a key step towards future membership this month, but acknowledged some EU states needed to be convinced.


The Beijing municipal government has apparently given in to mounting domestic criticism and withdrawn its recent order for computer operating systems and office suite software from United States giant Microsoft.


Misdirection plays a part in Social Security reform

The debate in Washington, DC, has started over the reformation of Social Security. The 1935 plan of President Franklin D. Roosevelt is a safety net Americans have come to depend on.


Take-Two Interactive Software Inc  said on Tuesday it cut its quarterly net loss in half as revenue was boosted by video games such as "BioShock" and "Carnival Games".


The high-definition DVD format war  has not been won, at least not in the minds of the retailers.  Last week, Time Warner Inc's  Warner Bros studio said it  would exclusively release high-definition DVDs in Blu-ray  format instead of Toshiba Corp's  competing HD DVD  technology.


What are the scientific reasons for having sex?

The benefits of making the beast with two backs Also in this week's column:â¦


Cleveland Sues 21 Lenders Over Subprime Mortgages

The city is suing 21 of the nationâs largest banks and financial institutions, accusing them of knowingly plunging it into a financial crisis.


Giovedi' serata a inviti a Roma per la presentazione


Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton Collapses, Recovers

U.S. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton  collapsed while giving a speech in Buffalo, New York, on Monday  morning, but recovered enough to resume her day's public  appearances, her office said.


Progress made, but much to do to reach mine-free world, summit ...

NAIROBI : Much has been done to rid the world of landmines since a ban was born in 1997, but major challenges, many of them financial, must be overcome to wipe the devices off the planet, a conference in Nairobi heard.


Taxpayer Advocate Urges âApology Paymentsâ

Advocate tells Congress taxpayers should receive up to $1,000 in âapology paymentsâ if the Internal Revenue Service mishandles their case.


FDA Increases Warning on Mifepristone; Drug Still Considered ...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced on Monday that Mifepristoneâs label will be changed to acknowledge that there are risks associated with any abortion, and that physicians prescribing the drug should instruct their patients to contact


An Islamic school is set ablaze in what appears to be another attack against Muslims in the Netherlands.


Scientists are nearer the creation of tiny artificial blood vessels after growing miniscule tubes out of stem cells.


Zach Plante is close with his parents — he plays baseball with them and, on weekends, helps with work in the small vineyard they keep at their northern California home.


Beckham says he's fit for England selection

David Beckham has said he is fit and ready to play for England next week despite having no competitive action since November.


Of the Nation's 11.8 Million Black Children

5.6 million      LIVE WITH THEIR MOTHER ONLY       4.6 million      LIVE WITH TWO PARENTS       1.1 million       LIVE WITH NEITHER PARENT    393,000       LIVE WITH THEIR FATHER ONLY  (NUMBERS ROUNDED)


OAKVILLE, Ontario (CMC)-Trinidad and Tobago's Stephen Ames exited the Canadian Open at the Glen Abbey Golf Club after carding a two over-par 73 on Friday morning to miss the cut, as his rocky recent form continued.


The devastation of Hurricane Katrina is very much on the nation's radar screen. The disastrous effects of last year's storms on the Gulf Coast fishing industry stand out as a need that is yet to be met.


BAGHDAD -- Interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi wants no confusion: He stands for tough leadership, law and order.


A planned jury inquest into the death of Daniel Smith may be canceled if tests show that that the son of reality TV star Anna Nicole Smith died of natural causes after all, a legal official in the Bahamas said Wednesday.


Lo si legge nelle partecipazioni rilevanti della Consob.


O.J. Simpson ordered to pay Goldmans over game

SANTA MONICA, California  - Relatives of murder victim Ron Goldman won a court order on Tuesday seizing any money O.J. Simpson earns for lending his name and likeness to a football video game with a fictional team called the Assassins and a knife-wielding mascot.


A Labour donor says he will almost certainly stop giving money because of Cabinet disunity and overseas concerns.


Severe thunderstorms and at  least one tornado killed 19 people on Friday when they ripped  through Florida in the dead of night, tearing homes to shreds,  toppling heavy trucks and leaving a trail of rubble.


Dolan Says Decision to Fire Browne Sanders Was His Alone

Madison Square Garden Chairman James L. Dolan said that he fired Anucha Browne Sanders without talking to her supervisor or reading the report of an investigation into her claims.


The US military has begun an investigation into an alleged shooting of a wounded and unarmed Iraqi in a mosque by a US Marine. The incident was videotaped by a news crew from the US network NBC who say the


Explosions and gunfire have rocked the Iraqi city of Najaf, with US forces battling militants loyal to a Shiite cleric. Witnesses say the militants attacked US troops with mortar rounds and the troops fired back.


Greenspan promises surprises in September book

Former U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan promised on Friday to deliver surprises and insights about the future in an eagerly awaited book, but he gave little away for now beyond saying interest rates were low.


Ministers 'failed to plan' for east Europeans

Ministers were today accused of failing to properly plan for the number of eastern Europeans workers coming to Britain as new figures showed that the number of those given national insurance numbers rose by 16% last year.


FDA To Analyzee Its Drug Safety Procedures

Dr. Lester Crawford, acting FDA commissioner, authorized the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) to sponsor the Institute of Medicine (IOM) to study the drug safety system with emphasis on the post-market phase.


Mutu out in cold after admitting drug use

CHELSEA manager Jose Mourinho yesterday refused to talk about shamed striker Adrian Mutu ahead of tonightâs Champions League clash with CSKA Moscow.


Microsoft in talks to invest in Facebook: report

Microsoft Corp is talking to Facebook about buying a minority stake in the fast-growing online social network that could value the company at $10 billion or more, the Wall Street Journal reported on its Web site on Monday.


Character actor Charles Lane dies at 102

Charles Lane, the prolific  character actor whose lean, bespectacled face was far better  known to moviegoers than his name, died Monday in Los Angeles  at 102.


Latin American leaders wrap up a summit in Bolivia with a call for more regional initiatives and integration.


Brad Pitt doesn't take outlaw approach to stardom

When it comes to the pitfalls of celebrity, Brad Pitt knows a thing or two more than Jesse James, the 19th century outlaw he portrays in his new movie.


Up to 300 jobs are going at a County Antrim factory which makes cabinets for computers and generators.


In the realistic portion of their brains, the Indiana Pacers know they aren't supposed to be all that good right now. But they also know they aren't supposed to be this bad.


The LinEx operating system is more than a localized  Debian version; it's an essential part of a much bigger project.


Austria take 2-1 lead as Britain slump in doubles

Great Britain's chances of qualifying for the World Group of the Davis Cup were evaporating rapidly after Austria moved into a 2-1 lead following the doubles.


Oil Platforms in Gulf Make Ready for Ivan

Description: With Hurricane Ivan approaching, oil companies evacuate hundreds of oil workers from drilling platforms in the Gulf of Mexico.


Sprint Unveils Home Cells to Boost Signal

Underdog mobile operator Sprint Nextel Corp. quietly rolled out an emerging technology on Monday to give customers a strong cellular signal and flat-rate calling at home.


Betting industry urges EU action vs German ban

Europe's online gaming  industry filed a complaint with the European Commission on  Tuesday, saying Germany's ban on online gambling breaks EU law  on the free movement of services.


SWAT Creates Two Divisions in Response to Market Demand

WESTMINSTER, Colo., March 1  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Security With Advanced Technology, Inc.


Astronauts Get Ready for Final Spacewalk

By Rasha Madkour  HOUSTON  --  Space shuttle Atlantis astronauts have been so productive that they have only one more item to complete from their original spacewalk to-do list.  A circuit breaker pushed today's spacewalk back by about 45 minutes; it's now due to start at 6 a.m. EDT.


You need to adjust your asset allocation as you get older. Why not just let a fund do it for you? NEW YORK (MONEY Magazine) - If you feel overwhelmed by the dozens of different investing options out there


When Ali started blogging that he was  Sudanese and gay, he did not realize he was joining a band of  African and Middle Eastern gays and lesbians who, in the face  of hostility and repression, have come out online.


China goes on the offensive against its critics on Darfur, dubbing Steven Spielberg's Olympics resignation "naive".


Harold Brown is on a buying spree. Brown, one of Boston's most storied landlords who was struggling to reorganize his bankrupt real estate empire in the early 1990s, is on pace to do $80 million in property acquisitions this year, up from $47 million in 2003, according to his company.


New York, 09:01 - VELA, COPPA AMERICA: ALINGHI-ORACLE, DECIDE CORTE SUPREMA NY

Primi segnali di disgelo tra Alinghi e Oracle sul nuovo regolamento della Coppa America di vela. I r...


New Mustek pocket camcorders shoot video, fight Megatron

Both gadgets sport 3X optical zooms, swiveling LCD screens, and can function as a camcorder, a digital camera, a voice recorder, a Webcam, and an MP3 player. From Crave, CNET's gadgets blog.


I once thought that worrying about what we should broadcast to extraterrestrials made as much sense as fretting over the small talk I'd venture with King Carl XVI Gustaf if I won the Nobel Prize. I reckoned there was no need to dwell on the problem, as it was both hypothetical and irrelevant.


At Least 6 Palestinians Killed in Israeli Raid on Gaza

At least 6 Palestinians were killed and 24 were wounded today in an Israeli army raid near Khan Yunis in the Gaza Strip. The raid was designed to end days of mortar


Baghdad Plan Is a âSuccess,â Iraq Prime Minister Tells Bush

Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki said that the increased effort to provide security in Baghdad had gone exceedingly well so far.


Taiwan's shares ended higher Monday, with traditional stocks gaining following the transfer of military leadership in rival China to its president, Hu Jintao, analysts said.


Israeli Army chief says troops to leave Lebanon this week

JERUSALEM -- Israel's army chief said yesterday that he expected to pull his troops out of Lebanon by the weekend, which would meet a key requirement of the cease-fire that halted a 34-day war against Hezbollah guerrillas.


With digital music players and digital cameras being two of the hottest sellers in consumer electronics, it's a wonder that it has taken so long for hardware makers to marry the technologies.


Movie Review | 'Smokin' Aces': Sometimes Pulp Fiction Emphasizes Pulp Over Fiction

âSmokinâ Acesâ is a Viagra suppository for compulsive action fetishists and a movie that may not only be dumb in itself, but also the cause of dumbness in others.


Cisco double drops with second social network buy

Burning cash festival Cisco tossed the market another curve ball over the weekend, when it swooped on Utah Street Networks, the San Francisco-based outfit behind soap dodger-friendly social network Tribe.net.â¦


Sony to Slash Capital Expenditures for Semiconductor Operations

By Kyodo News International, Tokyo  Feb. 13--TOKYO -- Sony Corp. said Tuesday it will sharply reduce capital  expenditures for its semiconductor operations over the next three years as  part of its efforts to focus on money-making products.


Security pros bemoan need for tactical focus

Security managers at this week's Computer Security Institute conference said they spend too much time dealing with software flaws and virus threats to develop more strategic approaches to safeguarding corporate information.


In New Prayer Book, Signs of Broad Change

The nationâs largest Jewish movement is preparing to adopt a new prayer book intended to offer something for everyone, including people who do not believe in God.


Let the arguments begin. The first Bowl Championship Series rankings are due out in a few weeks and the number of unbeaten teams is shrinking rapidly.


Fuzzy PDF menace Spammers have turned a widely-used anti-spam trick - fuzzy text that computers cannot recognise - to their own advantage, according to the head of an anti-spam software developer.â¦


"Mash" lets people create profiles for their friends and modify their profile.


The Nasdaq ended 1 percent higher on  Thursday, led by a rise in semiconductor shares, but the  blue-chip Dow was knocked down to a fresh two-month low by a  fall in industrial bellwether Caterpillar Inc.CAT.N.


Ex-Playmate Anna Nicole's Fortune Reversed

A federal appeals court Thursday threw out a judge's ruling that awarded $88.5 million to former Playboy model Anna Nicole Smith from the estate of her late husband, an oil tycoon who died at age 90 just over a year after they wed.


Nine athletes and a coach at Iona College contracted an antibiotic-resistant staph infection, which has spread through schools nationwide


Palermo, 16:47 - CALCIO, PALERMO; ZAMPARINI: CI PIACE TANTO AQUILANI

Io presidente del Palermo Maurizio Zamparini ha confermato l'interesse per il romanista Aquilani. "P...


Prince Charles tells Euro MPs the biggest ever public-private partnership is needed to tackle climate change.


La prima rete Rai e' stata la piu' seguita nel 'prime time'


Blast in Gaza Home of Hamas Man Kills 4 - Medics

An explosion tore through the home of a senior Hamas militant in Gaza on Wednesday, killing at least four people and wounding him and about a dozen other Palestinians, medics said.


The Baltimore Ravens expect Jamal Lewis to play Sunday night against the Washington Redskins. However, they already are preparing for the possibility an NFL suspension would take away their star running back for up to four games.


Washington is seeking a pragmatic relationship with President Hugo Chavez's government that will allow for cooperation on trade and other issues despite deep political differences, the U.S. ambassador to Venezuela said Tuesday.


Apple shares rose 4.9 percent on Monday after analysts said they expected the company to introduce a smaller, cheaper iPod in January.


David Beckham will play for Real Madrid at Zaragoza on Saturday despite a left ankle injury. "I'm going to travel to Zaragoza and I'm going to play," Beckham, who did not train with the team Friday, told sports daily Marca.


Celebrex Trial Halted After Finding of Heart Risk

A clinical trial of the blockbuster arthritis drug Celebrex was shut down yesterday after researchers found an increase in the risk of serious heart disease and strokes in those taking the


Anselm Kieferâs work, which will go on display Thursday, will be the first permanent contribution to the Louvreâs dÃ©cor since 1953.


Muslims Asked to Concentrate on Righteous Deeds

JEDDAH, 16 October 2004 - Sheikh Saleh Al-Taleb, one of the imams of the Grand Mosque in Makkah, yesterday called upon Muslims to outdo each other in righteous deeds to win rewards during Ramadan.


First Italian troops land on Lebanese shore

At least 50 Italian military personnel pulled up on the Lebanese shore in small motor boats Saturday prior to the departure of approximately 800 Italian troops from their destroyer ship poised vigilantly nearby, video of the scene showed.


Roma, 14:15 - CALCIO, ODG LAZIO: SOSPESI BISCARDI, SPOSINI E MELLI

L'Ordine dei Giornalisti del Lazio, dopo il consiglio odierno, ha sospeso Aldo Biscardi, Franco Mell...


IBM India integrates separate data repositories

(InfoWorld) - IBM's India Research Laboratory has developed technology for retrieval and integration of information from both structured and unstructured data. The new technology integrates data that is currently stored in separate silos, Mukesh Mohania, lead researcher on the project, said on Wednesday. "We are leveraging the structured data by extracting the information from the unstructured repositories, and then providing rich business intelligence on this consolidated information," Mohania said. A research prototype of the technology has been deployed in the customer support operations of HDFC Bank, a large private bank in Mumbai. The prototype application integrates customer data from a structured database and business intelligence sources, with incoming information on customers from multiple sources, including e-mails and phone calls. The lab decided to use the new technology at HDFC Bank to validate it in a real, operational environment, Mohania said. IBM announced Wednesday it will offer the technology early next year. The middleware software developed on Java technology currently runs on Linux, but can be ported on to any Java compliant operating system, Mohania said. The technology can be used in other areas of an enterprise, besides customer relationship management, where there is both structured and unstructured data to be integrated and analyzed, he said. ByÂ  automaticallyÂ  combiningÂ  structured and unstructured information, HDFC BankÂ canÂ provideÂ callÂ center agents with a more complete history of all customerÂ activityÂ soÂ they are aware of information that has already been shared through previous interactions, IBM said. The technology also enables HDFC Bank to generate newÂ contextual and actionable insights that can be used to automate tasks, enhanceÂ up-sellingÂ andÂ cross-sellingÂ opportunities,Â andÂ improve agent performance, it added. EROCS (Entity Recognition in the Context of Structured data) is a key component of the technology developed by the lab. EROCS addresses the problem of linking a document with related structured data in an external relational database. Partial information provided, for example, in e-mails from customers do not often allow identification of the entity, such as the customer, in the structured data, Mohania said. EROCS views the structured data in the relational database as a set of predefined entities, and identifies the entities from this set that best match the given document, he added. A highlight of EROCS is that it identifies an entity even if it is not explicitly mentioned in the document, according to Mohania. It exploits the context information present in the document to match and identify the entities, Mohania added. Another technology, called SCORE (Symbiotic Content Oriented information Retrieval) addresses the problem of consolidated querying of structured and unstructured data, using a type of contextual search. The application specifies its information needs using a SQL query on the structured data, and this query is automatically "translated" into a set of keywords that can be used to retrieve relevant unstructured data. At the core of this technology lies a technique for obtaining these keywords from not only the query result, but also from additional "neighborhood" related information in the underlying database, Mohania said.


BEIJING - China's largest personal computer maker, Lenovo Group Ltd, announced on Wednesday that it is buying control of IBM's PC-making business for US$1.25 billion, capping the US tech giant's gradual withdrawal from the business it helped pioneer in


Violence will lead Haiti's pro-Aristide party nowhere: premier

PORT-AU-PRINCE  - Haitian Prime Minister Gerard Latortue warned members of exiled president Jean Bertrand Aristide's Lavalas party that "violence would lead them nowhere," and invited them to "join the electoral process which would be scrupulously


Google is offering beefed up web programs to businesses in a clear shot at rival Microsoft.


The space shuttle Atlantis has its Wednesday landing delayed after an unidentified object is seen floating near the vehicle.


Survey Rates Shop 'N Save Customer Service Near Top

By Evelyn Ryan, The Dominion Post, Morgantown, W.Va.  Jan. 31--Westover Shop 'n Save owner Paul Mascioli spends a lot of time at the store, so he knows personally just what his customers think.  "People come in, ask questions, and we answer them, help them when they ask for help," he said.


High Court Sidesteps Guantanamo Bay Case

The Supreme Court on Tuesday dodged a dispute over the government's plans to conduct military trials for Osama bin Laden's former driver and other foreign terror suspects, avoiding another clash over the president's powers.


Some fear that American consumers will pull back from their exuberant spending, cooling demand for goods worldwide and dragging down the global economy.


NZ police release footage of murdered tourist

Police today released CCTV pictures showing the last moments of a British backpacker before she was murdered in a "ghastly" attack in New Zealand


He was chosen today as one of five finalists for college football's most prestigious individual title. Joining Smith for Saturday's award ceremony in New York will be Oklahoma teammates Jason White and Adrian


Gulf Cemetery Association Late in Fulfilling Court Settlement: The Board Should Have Incorporated As a Nonprofit Group in April

By Heather Civil, Northwest Florida Daily News, Fort Walton Beach  Jun. 8--SANTA ROSA BEACH   -- The controversy over Gulf Cemetery has yet to be resolved.


S.E.C. Moves Against Spam That Pushes Hot Stocks

The S.E.C. suspended trading in 35 stocks promoted in recent spam campaigns and said further investigation could lead to arrests.


Microsoft releases latest management software previews

Microsoft Corp. has released the latest preview versions of two members of its System Center 2007 family of management software.


HK Researchers Find Chemicals That Could Counter SARS

Scientists in Hong Kong say they may have found a series of chemicals that could counter the spread of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome and other viruses.


Sei giorni di iniziative a Los Angeles per il film di Lucas


Civil-rights veteran wins Mass. governor primary

Deval Patrick, a former top U.S.  civil-rights enforcer, will try to become Massachusetts' first  black governor and break a 16-year Republican hold on the  office after winning the liberal state's Democratic primary on  Tuesday.


LOS ANGELES (Sports Network) - Closer Eric Gagne avoided a  salary arbitration hearing with the Los Angeles Dodgers on  Tuesday as he agreed to a two-year contract worth $19 million.


Salma Hayek to play bearded lady in "Freak" film

She sported heavy eyebrows in her  Oscar-nominated portrait of artist Frida Kahlo, and now actress  Salma Hayek is embracing even more conspicuous facial hair for  her next film role -- as a bearded lady.


MIT team details optics-on-a-chip device

Fiber-optic networks transmit massive amounts of information quickly, but the signals weaken as the data-carrying light travels long distances.


An Iraqi-born American citizen was acquitted Friday of being an informant for former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, but was convicted of immigration violations, his attorney said.


The latest turn in the Russian poisoning saga carries ominous signs for the West.


Rattled French director offers panned film for free

Rattled by reviews savaging his latest film, "Les Parisiens", Oscar-winning French director Claude Lelouch has said he will give nationwide free screenings Friday so the public could make up its own mind.


Political motives suspected in the matter of a Venezuelan/U.S. citizen's visit with a cash-stuffed case.


John OâShea has warned Manchester United supporters not to expect miracles from returning hero Rio Ferdinand. Alex Ferguson is expected to waste little time in restoring his star defender to the Red Devils


Gazprom Gets $10 Bln Loan, Plans Bond, Bankers Say

OAO Gazprom, the world's biggest natural-gas company, will borrow $10 billion from six banks led by Deutsche Bank AG to help finance a bid for OAO Yukos Oil Co.


Fed aims to ease credit strains with cash auction

Financial markets on Wednesday will pore over the results of an unprecedented $20 billion cash auction conducted by the Federal Reserve in a search for signs it is helping soothe troubled credit markets.


Seattle, WA (Sports Network) - The Seattle SuperSonics activated center Vitaly Potapenko and guard Ronald "Flip" Murray from the injured list prior to Saturday's game against the Boston Celtics.


Determinino con loro forze e autonomia sblocco crisi


AN EXPLOSION ripped through a school in south-eastern Afghanistan, killing nine children and one adult . An Afghan official insisted the blast on Saturday evening in Paktia province was caused by a bomb,but this has not been confirmed by the military.


I Na report that the incumbent President, Mr George W Bush, is expected to go to town with, the Labour department said that the economy picked up in August adding 1,44,000 jobs only slightly less than the 1,50,000 figure forecast by economists.


eBay to raise fees for its online stores

It has been clear to investors for some time that eBay Inc. has been losing the luster that turned the online auctioneer into an e-commerce bellwether. Now, CEO Meg Whitman is finally acknowledging things have been off kilter and is hoping to set things right by raising fees on the online stores that had been diverting traffic from eBay's auctions.


MD 4: WynnÃ¢ÂÂs In for Now, But Paper and Absentee Ballots Not Yet Counted

Seven-term Maryland Democratic Rep. Albert R. Wynn, faced with by far the toughest challenge of his congressional career, maintained a 2,991-vote lead over lawyer Donna Edwards in TuesdayÃ¢ÂÂs primary Ã¢ÂÂ 50 percent to 46 percent Ã¢ÂÂ as authorities in suburban WashingtonÃ¢ÂÂs 4th Congressional District finally concluded a prolonged vote count late Wednesday.


Esponente Fi, proposta dimostra crisia coalizione di governo


Lilly Considers $1 Billion Fine to Settle Case

The fine would settle a civil and criminal investigation into the companyâs marketing of an antipsychotic drug.


Eleven Iraqis arrested over killing of tribal chief

RAMADI, Iraq  - Eleven Iraqi suspects have been arrested for involvement in the killing of a Sunni Arab tribal leader who helped push al Qaeda fighters from much of Anbar province, his brother said.


Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Tuesday that Israel is prepared to make "painful compromises for peace," and has begun coordination with Palestinians on Israel's planned pullout from the Gaza Strip.


Bush, Kerry Clash Over Latest Jobs Report

President Bush hailed a slight decline in unemployment Friday as reason for his re-election, evidence the "economy is strong and getting stronger." Not so, said Sen. John Kerry, countering that the administration's term will end with a net loss of jobs.


Movie Review | 'Charlie': To Cleanse His Pain He Scours the City

The title character of âCharlieâ is an impulsive, abusive, self-destructive lout. But heâs also magnetic and funny, and more self-aware than his swagger suggests.


China urges U.S. help in blocking Taiwan vote

The United States stressed on Thursday that it opposes Taiwan plans to hold a referendum on United Nations membership, while China urged Washington to help block the vote that it calls a dangerous provocation.


Linz, 15:32 - TENNIS, WTA LINZ: VITTORIA DELLA HANTUCHOVA

La slovacca Daniela Hantuchova, testa di serie numero 2, ha vinto il torneo WTA di Linz (sintetico, ...


Police forces test a new DNA technique which scientists say will boost crime detection rates.


Urgent: Shuttle Atlantis Lands Safely at Kennedy Space Center

Urgent: Shuttle Atlantis lands safely at Kennedy Space Center    WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 (Xinhua) -- Space shuttle Atlantis lands safely at Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 6:21 a.m.


Milano, 16:34 - CALCIO, GIUDICE SPORTIVO: GLI SQUALIFICATI IN SERIE B

Il giudice sportivo ha inflitto in Serie B due giornate di squalifica a Esposito del Bari. Un turno ...


The most genuinely apian aspect of âBee Movieâ is that it spends a lot of its running time buzzing happily around, sniffing out fresh jokes wherever they may bloom.


Day of mourning in Lebanon after bombing

Tens of thousands of mourners marched in a funeral procession Thursday for a prominent anti-Syrian legislator killed by a car bomb in a new blow to the stability of Lebanon.


Your LIFE: SEEING Red! ; FOLLOW OUR STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE TO PLANTING TOMATO SEEDS

By PIPPA GREENWOOD  FRIED green or red and juicy, tomatoes are nutritious, tasty, versatile and low in calories. And none is more delicious than those you've grown yourself.   You don't need much room.


'Il successo dell'opa e' un successo di tutti'


Kumar pleads not guilty to CA fraud charge

Former Computer Associates International Inc CEO Sanjay Kumar yesterday pleaded not guilty to charges that he was involved in CA's multibillion accounting fraud and then tried to cover up the scam from federal investigators.


Modena, 18:14 - CALCIO, MODENA: PRESENTATO BORTOLO MUTTI

Primo allenamento per il nuovo allenatore del Modena Bortolo Mutti: parte atletica iniziale e partit...


Mike Dunleavy can empathize with the Orioles and Blue Jays, and perhaps the Devil Rays. His Los Angeles Clippers play in the American League East of the NBA.


Ontario, feds pledge to kick in $100M each for Ford $1B Oakville ...

OAKVILLE, Ont. (CP) - Ford Canada's $1-billion expansion of its plant in Oakville, Ont., was promised $100 million each from the federal and provincial governments Friday, a deal that the automaker says will save jobs and boost the economy.


Japanese game maker Nintendo Co. Ltd. raised its full-year net profit forecast by 20 percent on Monday, citing a stronger dollar and solid demand for software titles for its handheld GameBoy Advance machine.


Indonesia Quake Sparks Fatal Tidal Waves

Kusol Wetchakul offers prayers for the soul of his sister Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2004, at dawn along the beach near Khao Lak, Thailand.


LA Archdiocese finalizes abuse settlement in court

As plaintiffs sobbed but Cardinal Roger Mahony sat silently in court, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles and victims of clergy sex abuse on Monday finalized their record $660 million settlement.


MySpace's parent company has agreed to buy Photobucket, the largest photo sharing site in the U.S.


Dati dell'Agenzia delle entrate tra il '98 e il 2004


Camera phone technology brings quick arrest of robbery suspect

NASHVILLE, Tenn. A camera phone -- and its quick-thinking owner -- are being credited with solving a robbery. The victim is a limo driver who was washing his car in Nashville, Tennessee, today.


Darfur Rebels Suspend Peace Talks Over Attacks

Darfur rebels suspended formal peace talks in Nigeria on Monday to put pressure on the government to halt an offensive in the vast desert region, delegates said.


Houston man's use of billboards spurs a push to halt donor ...

The case of a Houston man who advertised for a new liver has prompted the United Network for Organ Sharing to recommend that hospitals discourage patients from soliciting organs and, if possible, to refuse to perform such transplants.


Santander chairman to stand trial for tax fraud

EMILIO Botin, chairman of would-be Abbey National owner Santander, and Spain's highest-profile businessman, was yesterday ordered to stand trial on allegations that he helped clients evade taxes in the 1980s.


Judge rejects one Jackson defense request, grants another

A California judge has cleared the way for next month's scheduled start of Michael Jackson's child molestation trial. A defense request for charges against Jackson to be dropped has been denied.


Allawi: Iraq Will Hold Elections in Jan.

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi insisted elections will go ahead as scheduled in January despite a surge in violence, promising Sunday that the vote would be a "major blow" to the insurgency, as U.S. warplanes and artillery pounded the guerrilla stronghold of Fallujah...


Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc  said on Thursday fourth-quarter earnings fell 11 percent, as the credit market crisis triggered write-downs, and the company said further write-downs were possible.


Cresce del 35% a 593,4 miliardi l'export nel 2004


Four years after publishing a daft human genetic sequence, researchers reach the halfway point in producing the "gold standard" version.


A Madeover Berlin Struggles for Top City Status

The massive cranes that towered over Berlin for much of the past decade, an omnipresent symbol of the city's renaissance, no longer dominate the skyline.


Bernie Bickerstaff accepted a new role with the Charlotte Bobcats on Friday, a move that could lead part-owner Michael Jordan to hire a general manager.


Fearful that President Bush plans to shift more Medicaid costs to the states, the nation's governors are mounting a bipartisan lobbying effort to stave off new federal limits on the program.


Opera 8 Beta features voice browsing and RSS support

Opera's latest browser release (Opera 8 Beta) features some new things like speech recognition and support for RSS: While the next release had been on track to be Version 7.60, the Oslo, Norway, company announced a change in plans.


Scientists plan stem cell cure for blindness

British scientists plan to use stem cells to cure a common form of blindness, with the first patients receiving test treatment in five years.


China warns Germany over Dalai Lama meeting

China on Tuesday said that a meeting between German Chancellor Angela Merkel and the Dalai Lama had damaged ties between the two nations, and called for Berlin to quickly fix the problem.


SANTIAGO, Chile -- Chile's Supreme Court stripped General Augusto Pinochet of immunity from prosecution yesterday, paving the way for possible trial of the former dictator on charges of human rights abuses.


Harrison signs new $66 million deal with Colts

Harrison agreed to a six-year, $66 million contract with the team on Wednesday that includes a $22 million signing bonus, according to a league source who requested anonymity.


Legendary rock group Led Zeppelin's concert promoter Harvey Goldmith sparked   rumours saying that the group might reunite for the first time in 27 years.


The drug maker's difficulties are evident, but its productivity may make it worth a second look.


Alcatel to acquire Nortel's UMTS business for $320 million

French telecommunications equipment provider Alcatel says it plans to buy Canadian firm Nortel's third-generation mobile telephone business and related assets for 320 dollars (410 million euros).


Locust plagues may predate biblical times, but today scientists still struggle to fully understand and control the swarms that can bring famine to thousands.


For only the third time in his career, he had squandered a lead in the final round of a PGA event and Retief Goosen didn't need a second invitation.


A man is charged with the murder of a father of two who was stabbed in his own home.


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American Skiing rejects Otten bid for Sunday River, Sugarloaf

American Skiing Co. said yesterday that it has agreed to sell Maine resorts Sunday River and Sugarloaf/USA to a Michigan company for $77 million, passing on a competing bid from its former chief executive, Les Otten .


Bush Seeks $3.1 Billion More for Florida

President Bush has asked Congress to  send an extra $3.1 billion to Florida to help with relief  efforts for Hurricane Frances, the White House said on Tuesday.


Advice to Aspiring Entrepreneurs: Play Poker, Triggit CEO's Example Shows

Triggit founder Zach Coelius tells how secured the initial funding for his startup when he started playing poker in a game frequented by Silicon Valley venture capitalists. The web publishing tool launches Thursday.


Market opens up on rate cut expectations

Stocks opened higher on Monday, boosted by expectations the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates this week.


MedImmune Says FluMist Recommended for Kids

MedImmune's FluMist nasal vaccine  should be included in the U.S. government's Vaccines for  Children program, expanding its distribution to children over  the age of 5 and teens, federal advisers said on Thursday.


Guinea's worried neighbours meet on Guinea crisis

Guinea's worried neighbours ended talks with its President Lansana Conte in a bid to resolve the political crisis in the west African nation that threatens regional stability.


New Jersey's multimillionaire governor gave his ex-girlfriend, a powerful union leader, more than $6 million when they broke up in 2004, The New York Times reported Wednesday.


Bush to discuss Iraq report with close ally Blair

President George W. Bush and close ally British Prime Minister Tony Blair will consider the future course in Iraq a day after a report said the current U.S. military and diplomatic strategy was not working.


A lot of Bush haters are United States citizens.  Many feel they must now leave their country and renounce their citizenship, and feel trapped that they can't.  Many Bush supporters are taking glee in encouraging them to do so, knowing full well many have no options for emigration.  The problem is both "liberals" and "conservatives" have forgotten the United States is about much more than "democracy".  It is about a laboratory of the States within which migration and eminent domain support the pursuit of happiness by providing a mutual defense system for peoples experimenting with their own widely varying belief systems.


United States President George W. Bush surprised his listeners at a campaign rally by seeming to oppose, then favour, then oppose replacing the all-volunteer US military with a draft.


PARIS  — The transgender sportscaster wears a miniskirt, the porn is gay, lesbian and bisexual, and Wonder Woman will be on every night at seven.


NAJAF, Iraq  - Heavy fighting has broken out between US troops and Shi'ite militiamen in the Iraqi city of Najaf after a peace delegation failed to broker a truce to end nearly two weeks of clashes.


Spider-Man helps Sony swing back into black

JAPANESE electronics giant Sony has reported a quarterly profit gain thanks to the hit movie Spider-Man 2, while rival Matsushita, owner of the Panasonic and Technics brands, benefited from bumper sales of flat-screen TVs.


Blame extends to top for faulty war execution

Reports score mid-tier officers for Abu Ghraib, but also reprove higher-ups for handling of insurgency.


EDITORIAL: Garbage, Garbage Everywhere: Crows Landing Neighborhood Still Coping With Mountains of Junk

By The Modesto Bee, Calif.  Feb. 11--When David Moreno looks around, he sees all the evidence of an illegal dump.


In June, Venus Williams will turn 27, the approximate age of a full-blown tour stateswoman, the role she appears to be embracing right on time and, not surprisingly, on her own terms.


Gregory Mankiw has resigned as chairman of President Bush's Council of Economic Advisers. Federal Reserve Governor Ben Bernanke is a top contender to replace him, an administration official said.


A BBC radio presenter drugged and raped a man he met at a New Year party, the Old Bailey is told.


Slobodan Milosevic refused to work with two court-appointed lawyers yesterday as they called the first witness in his war crimes defence case.


An Altar Beyond Olympus for a Deity Predating Zeus

Archaeologists say they have found the ashes, bones and other evidence of animal sacrifices to some pre-Zeus deity on the summit of Mount Lykaion in Greece.


GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands - Hurricane Ivan battered the Cayman Islands with ferocious 150-mph winds Sunday, flooding homes, ripping off roofs and toppling trees three stories tall as its eye passed just offshore.    Ivan has killed at least 60 people across the Caribbean and was expected to strike western Cuba, where residents have dubbed the storm "Ivan the Terrible," on Monday...


SEPTEMBER oil prices rose yesterday on US economic data showing that inflationary pressure was held in check in July. However, continued disruption in Iraqi supplies and strong world fuel demand and ongoing trouble at Russian oil giant Yukos underpinned ...


Rice swipes at IAEA, urges bold action on Iran

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice scolded the U.N.'s atomic watchdog agency on Wednesday over its Iran strategy and called for diplomacy with "teeth" to end Tehran's nuclear plans.


In an unannounced policy shift, Washington has given its approval for the expansion of illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank, according to the New York Times.


Chinese leaders due to meet NKorean number two over nuclear ...

China's President, Hu Jintao, and Premier, Wen Jiabao, are due to meet North Korea's number two leader as part of efforts to revive stalled talks on the nuclear standoff.


A female zookeeper at Denver Zoo in the US dies after being attacked by a jaguar in its enclosure.


AUSTRALIAN Shane Warne claimed the outright world Test wicket-taking record today with his 533rd scalp. Warne reached the mark during the first session on day two of the second Test against India when he had


Blue Gene/L teraflops into supercomputing's top spot

IBM's ascension to the top of the world's supercomputing ranks marks the emergence of a platform that would make its way into a wide variety of customer environments, executives said Wednesday.


France scores, earns tie with South Korea

France finally got a goal, didn't get a win and now is in danger of another early exit from the World Cup.


Las Vegas Sports Consultants Daily Sports News Show Begins Monday June 25, 2007 on Www.Watchitvegas.Com

Watchit Media, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: WMDA), a leader in news, information and entertainment for digital media platforms, today announced their new show featuring the world's top oddsmakers, Las Vegas Sports Consultants (LVSC). Sports news will begin on Monday June 25, 2007.


Dubai developer to construct Russia city

A Dubai-based developer announced on Sunday that it plans to build a new Russian city on 44,000 acres near Moscow.


Congressman seeks exemption for games that mix skill and chance

Skill games redux GIGSE 2007 Two more pieces of legislation designed to reform the American gaming market found their way into Congress last Thursday.â¦


Eight people killed in car bomb attack in western Iraq

Eight people were killed and 40 others wounded in a suicide car bomb attack on a police recruitment center at a US-Iraqi base in western Iraq on Saturday, police said.


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TrueSecure to merge with New York company

Herndon-based information technology security company TrueSecure is merging with New York-based Betrusted Holdings, creating what the companies say is the largest privately held IT security company with $160 million in annual revenue.


Treasury Prices Lower Before Fed Meeting

Treasuries prices were under pressure  on Tuesday just hours before the Federal Reserve was expected  to raise U.S. interest rates for the fifth time this year.


Vampire thriller 30 Days of Night enters the US box office at number one, with takings of $16m (Â£7.8m).


Australia: Second Cell Poised for Indonesia Attack

SYDNEY, Australia  - Militants behind the deadly  bombing of Australia's Jakarta embassy have a second group  poised for attack, Australia's top policeman warned as Canberra  said on Saturday all its diplomatic missions would be made  bomb-proof.


Guadagnano terreno Starbucks e Bear Stearns


A third of first-time home buyers may cut their offer for a property at the last minute, a survey finds.


Tipster, computer helped find missing infant

Computer forensics and an anonymous tipster helped police find an infant girl who was taken from her dead mother's womb -- and to the arrest of a suspect.


Provisional Ballots Will Still Be Counted

Ohio seemed to be the focus of this election until John Kerry conceded to George Bush, but the Ohio count will continue. Unofficially Bush wins Ohio, but voters won't know the official count for a few weeks.


To help users find media files of all kinds, Yahoo and Blinkx this week went live with video search tools, adding to a cluster of services that includes the SingingFish streaming media offering.


Court rejects Webcasters' plea for relief

Blog: Barring a last-minute industry compromise, new royalty rates--which Internet radio operators argue could cripple their services--are slated to kick in Sunday.


Surgical treatment of migraine reduced missed work days by 73 percent and significantly lowered the annual cost of migraine care for patients, according to a study in the


In Japan, Women Can Doze With Man Pillow

NAGAREYAMA, Japan - After a long night at work as a radio DJ, Junko Suzuki likes to snuggle at bedtime - and she says she's found the perfect partner: a man-shaped pillow.    Linen maker Kameo Corp.'s new "Boyfriend's Arm Pillow" - which consists of a headless torso and a stuffed arm that curls around the sleeper - might make some people uneasy...


Ralph Nader is again off Florida's presidential ballot, at least for now.


Teens Beware: AT&T to Let Parents Restrict Cell Phone Use

AT&T launches a service giving parents wide-ranging control on most all its 63.7 million subscriber lines. Parents can limit when a wireless phone can make and receive calls and to whom, restrict text messages and talk time, and set allowances for ring tones and other downloads.


Group Said Tied to al-Qaida Menaces Italy

A statement released Sunday in the name of an al-Qaida-linked group said the Italian government has "dug its grave by its own hands" after it ignored a warning to withdraw its troops from Iraq by Aug. 15.


House Republicans Push Their Spy Agency Overhaul

U.S. House of Representatives  Republican leaders pushed ahead on Thursday with plans to pass  their version of a spy agency overhaul despite warnings that  controversial immigration provisions could snarl the bill in a  showdown with the Senate.


Itâs Advertising Week, but Donât Expect to See Mr. Peanut

Advertising Week organizers have canceled the âWalk of Fameâ parade down Madison Avenue, which featured popular brand characters like Charlie the Tuna.


Philippine Sultan Vows to Get Back Malaysian Sabah

The newly crowned sultan of Sulu in the  southern Philippines said Sunday he will fight to get back the  state of Sabah from Malaysian control, claiming territorial  rights over the North Borneo territory.


Science ; As ice thaws, arctic peoples at loss for words

Science News, Iceland, What are the words used by indigenous peoples in the Arctic for "hornet," "robin," "elk," "barn owl" or "salmon?


Just short of Vorderman though Mensa, the club for people too clever to sign up for a social network, has recruited its youngest member, a two year old girl from Hampshireâ¦


Parigi, 09:52 - CALCIO, HENRY CONFERMA: HO SCELTO IL BARCELLONA

Thierry Henry conferma in un'intervista al quotidiano francese L'Equipe di aver scelto il Barcellona...


Halo Master Chief armour offered on eBay

Kick butt at fancy dress parties Imagine how impressed your friends would be when you rock up to a fancy dress party dressed just like the Master Chief Petty Officer John-117, in a Spartan combat suit.â¦


A doctor alleged Wednesday that Pope John Paul II violated Catholic teaching against euthanasia by refusing medical care that would have kept him alive longer — a charge immediately dismissed by Vatican officials.


Eighties stars cash in on thirtysomething pop nostalgia boom

Arts & entertainment: Here & Now, a package tour of artists big in the 1980s has become a music industry phenomenon


The New York City Ballet has opened its winter repertory season with Balanchineâs âJewels,â which serves as an ideal introduction to what dance theater has to offer.


China will launch its first unmanned mission to the Moon later this year, a senior space official confirms.


New PM gives party biggest poll lead in two years

New Prime Minister Gordon Brown's Labour Party has its biggest opinion poll lead for nearly two years, a survey out Sunday showed, raising the prospect of a snap general election.


Iran is suspended from all international football activity because of government interference.


THERE ARE three myths in the politically charged controversy over stem cell research. One myth is that all stem cell research involves only embryonic stem cell research.


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Music Review: From Amsterdam Players, 3 Concerts of Classical Musicâs Greatest Hits

The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam is at Carnegie Hall this week, showing off its chief conductor and offering three concerts of classical musicâs greatest hits.


A dispute that has pitted Jew against Jew in Lithuania may be headed to the courts.


Police said Wednesday a woman who lives at the home found the intruder Sept. 27 and called police. A police dog tried to track the intruder but the person got away.


Montenegro gets green light to join Olympic family

LAUSANNE, Switzerland  - Montenegro is set to become the 204th Olympic nation after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) cleared its application on Wednesday.


Opponents: Macedonian Referendum Will Fail on Low Turnout

An official of Macedonia's ruling coalition says Sunday's referendum challenging ethnic Albanian autonomy will go down to defeat for lack of sufficient turnout.


Scientists say they have mapped the most important genes that put people at risk of type 2 diabetes.


Udine, 19:08 - CALCIO, UDINESE; INLER: POSSIAMO BATTERE L'INTER

Ci sarà anche il centrocampista svizzero Inler nell'Udinese che domenica cercherà di f...


A 39-year-old man is due in court charged with murder after a man dies following an assault in Belfast.


Police were today investigating links between a woman's murder and the killing of student Marsha McDonnell amid fears that a serial attacker could be on the loose.


Hollywood continues its tired milking of old television properties with âAlvin and the Chipmunks,â a slick updating of the musical-cartoon franchise.


Two Indian soldiers are paraded naked for allegedly attempting to rape a girl in Indian-administered Kashmir.


IOC opens investigation into allegations against Jones

LONDON (Ticker) - The International Olympic Committee announced Tuesday it has begun its investigation of doping allegations against American gold medal-winning sprinter Marion Jones.


UK officials attempt to obtain access to the site where five Britons were kidnapped in Ethiopia.


U.S. study urges firmer guard against atom terrorism

Some sites with bomb-grade uranium have no more security than a night watchman and chain-link fence, researchers said on Wednesday, warning against complacency in deterring nuclear theft and terrorism.


US slaps sanctions on five Chinese, North Korean 'proliferators'

The United States has imposed sanctions on four Chinese entities, including a state-run firm, and one North Korean company for selling weapons or cruise and ballistic missile technology and equipment to Iran, the State Department said.


Moving beyond Google, variants of the Santy worm are now spreading on the Internet riding on other search engines such as AOL and Yahoo to identify exploitable Webpages.


Shaquille O'Neal doesn't expect to make his debut for the Phoenix Suns until after the All-Star break.


Analysis: Duel offers clearer choices for voters, but no clear ...

TEMPE, Ariz. - The duel in the desert ended with clearer choices for Americans, but no clear political advantage for either President Bush or Sen. John Kerry 19 days before the election.


Police in Bucks County have charged 12 women after an investigation into prostitutes who allegedly have been advertising on the Web site Craigslist.


KIEV -- The bitter political crisis that has gripped Ukraine for more than two weeks eased dramatically yesterday as parliament overwhelmingly approved a compromise package of laws strengthening safeguards against electoral fraud while weakening presidential powers.


NL batting leader Freddy Sanchez matched a career high with four hits, Shawn Chacon outpitched Greg Maddux, and the Pittsburgh Pirates played the spoiler's role again Wednesday night, beating the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-4.


Jim Boeheim rarely leaves the Syracuse area early in the season. This trip to New York was well worth it. The fifth-ranked Orange beat No.


A little-known leftist rebel group in Mexico says it has carried out recent attacks on oil installations.


Japan's Koizumi Says He Wants Economy to Recover at Steady Pace

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said he wants Japan's economy to recover ``at a steady pace'' as the central bank released redesigned Japanese bank notes for the first time in 20 years.


Snow: U.S. to Push for Forex Flexibility

U.S. Treasury Secretary John Snow on  Tuesday pledged a renewed drive to get countries like China to  adopt flexible currency rates so that U.S. trade deficits do  not continue to swell.


Butler-Jones defends flu shot sale to US, urges Canadians to get ...

TORONTO (CP) - Canada's chief public health officer defended on Friday the right of the country's flu vaccine manufacturer to sell surplus supply to the United States.


Mobility to reign at world's No.2 computer show

Electronics firms will showcase their  latest whizz-bang gadgets, many in some of the smallest  computers ever, as they try to push recovery into higher gear  this week at Taiwan's Computex, the world's No.2 computer fair.


Mayra Nieve is used to being ostracized and called names as an albino in this Caribbean community. What she fears is not being able to breathe.


Ha ucciso la figlia di quattro anni a coltellate e poi ha tentato di suicidarsi. Eâ stata forse la depressione a spingere al folle gesto Rosa Sansone, 39 anni, impiegata allâufficio Entrate di Torino, madre della piccola Nausica.


John Peel, the BBC radio DJ and presenter has died suddenly on holiday in Peru. Send us your memories and tributes.


Teenage woman charged over failed London bombings

An 18-year-old woman was charged on  Tuesday in connection with an alleged failed attempt to bomb  London in July last year, two weeks after the July 7 attacks on  the capital's transport network, police said.


Ivory Coast Leaders Agree New Peace Drive -- Mbeki

All sides in Ivory Coast's conflict have agreed on measures to revive a moribund peace plan and speed up its implementation, South African President Thabo Mbeki said on Monday at the end of a mediation mission.


Pakistani security forces and militants in the Swat Valley begin an unofficial ceasefire after days of fierce fighting.


By now if you are investing in a 401(k) or similar workplace retirement plan, you know that the ups and downs of the stock market or economy can affect the returns of your investment portfolio.


Polish mine disaster death toll rises to 21: TV

Polish rescuers found 13  more bodies overnight from Tuesday's coal mine disaster, taking  the death toll so far to 21, the television news channel TVN24  reported on Thursday.


La Figc: ''Per il Napoli c'Ã¨ solo la C''

Non cambia la posizione della federazione dopo l'incontro al Tribunale con i giudici ei rappresentanti delle istituzioni. Allo studio una nuova versione del Lodo Petrucci per iscrivere la squadra in terza serie.


The attorney for Kevin Federline says he wants to depose Britney Spears soon, the latest step in the former couple's ongoing child-custody battle.


NFL Game Summary - Baltimore At Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, PA -- Ben Roethlisberger passed for 221 yards and two touchdowns before leaving in the third quarter with a rib injury, and Pittsburgh avenged its only loss of the season with a 20-7 victory over Baltimore at Heinz Field.


Texas museum to show Lucy fossil amid criticism

Lucy, the world's most famous human ancestor, will go on public display for the first time in the United States this week amid criticism that her 3.2 million year old bones are too fragile to withstand an 11-city tour.


IRA Withdraws Conditional Offer to Disarm

The Irish Republican Army on Wednesday withdrew its offer to disarm, deepening the deadlock in a Northern Ireland peace process hobbled by the IRA's alleged robbery of a Belfast bank.


Nepal army finds wreckage of crashed WWF chopper

A Nepali army rescue team located on   Monday the wreckage of a helicopter chartered by conservation   group WWF, two days after it went missing in bad weather with   24 people on board, an airport official said.


When a Single Story Has a Thousand Sides

âRenditionâ tries to be thoughtful and respectful of complexity while at the same time honoring the imperatives of commercial entertainment.


Symantec issues patch for backup-software flaw

Vulnerabilities could allow attackers to gain remote control of a system, security company says.


Greetings. My name is Angel Raich. Since you're a supporter of the Drug Policy Alliance and ending our nation's "war on drugs," you may have heard of me.


Judge bars release of Paris Hilton items

A federal judge has issued a temporary injunction against a Web site peddling personal pictures, videos, diaries, and other items that heiress Paris Hilton once kept at a storage facility.


Ibm lancia il progetto World Community Grid aziende per contribuire alle ricerche genetiche e per prevenire disastri naturali. Ibm lancia il progetto World Community Grid che intenda sfruttare la capacitÃ


Lead Poisoning Can Strike Years After Bullets Lodge

Most people associate lead poisoning with paint chips and toxic dust. But in a case report published last week, doctors identified a more unusual source of exposure, gunshot wounds.


Software, hardware, and sea fare will color in the week that lies ahead.


Keynote Kathy Sierra gives designers the antidote for apps that can't read faces, movement, tone or anything: Give users a way to express themselves. Plus: TV panel goes rogue. In Listening Post.


Clan imponeva 'pizzo' a imprese per ricostruzione paese


Combative Blair refuses to apologise for Iraq conflict

BRIGHTON : A combative Prime Minister Tony Blair refused to apologise for taking Britain into the Iraq war, as he rallied the Labour Party to unite and win a third straight term in a general election likely to take place in 2005.


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Six Dead, More Missing After California Landslide

LA CONCHITA, Calif.  - Rescuers who pulled six  bodies from the mud and debris of a huge southern California  landslide said on Tuesday that 13 people might still be trapped  under the rubble.


GM workers on strike against 12,000 job cut

GERMANY - European factories of General Motors Inc. launched a massive strike protesting against the planned major job cuts. The automaker has recently released its plans to reduce the number of jobs by 12


Yar'Adua takes helm of crisis-ridden Nigeria

Umaru Yar'Adua took office as president of Nigeria on Tuesday, promising to tackle a catalogue of crises in Africa's most populous nation and conceding that his own election was "not perfect".


French sex Web site seeks to charm investors

A French Web site offering soft porn and sex toys now wants to sell itself to investors in what would be France's first porn-industry stock market listing.


Negroponte says Iran cannot go unchallenged in Iraq

Iran's support for anti-U.S. extremists in Iraq should not go unchallenged, despite U.S. hopes of avoiding confrontation with Tehran, President George W. Bush's pick for deputy secretary of state said on Tuesday.


[ HoroscopeForecast for Today: Saturn and Neptune Are Both Powerful Outer Planetary Influences Taunting One Another From Opposite Sides of the Solar System. It's Like They're Superheroes and Each Has Named the Other As an Evil Nemesis. Only Neither is Evi

HoroscopeForecast for today: Saturn and Neptune are both powerful outer planetary influences taunting one another from opposite sides of the solar system. It's like they're superheroes and each has named the other as an evil nemesis. Only neither is evil. Both are just jealous.


Tiger Woods turned in his most complete round of a difficult year, missing only two fairways and one green in closing with a 5-under-par 66 for a two-shot victory over Ireland's Padraig Harrington in the Target World


Crazy Horse lives ... but British airline wants proof

Jeremy Brown from Northern Ireland may rue the day he decided to change his name to Crazy Horse Invincible, partly because he did so after one too many drinks, but mainly because his new identity is causing more hassle that it may be worth.


It wasnât all that long ago that golfâs Ryder Cup was an obscure country-club weekend of drinking and revelry against the backdrop of an American rout of the outmanned British.


McGreevey's resignation timing politically motivated

So, the governor of New Jersey is gay. After reading through chat rooms of New Jersey residents, I was apparently the only one who did not know this.


Consumer confidence soars past forecasts; crude higher

NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- US stocks were back in rally mode Tuesday, with all three of the major indexes marking fresh 42-month highs on news of a surge in consumer confidence to its best levels since July.


Michael Jackson's accuser told a grand jury that the pop star closed his eyes tightly while molesting him on a bed, according to an ABC News report that quotes from transcripts of the testimony.


The head of the UN nuclear watchdog, Mohamed ElBaradei, has arrived in Seoul to discuss South Korea's nuclear experiments after last month's two intrusive inspections.


The Central Election Commission of Ukraine has announced that the second round of the countryâs presidential election would be held.


Utah doctors urge caution before abandoning painkiller Aleve

Despite indications that yet another painkiller can lead to heart attacks and strokes, some Utah doctors say the drug should remain on the market until the government completes further investigations.


The widow of Albania's last communist leader is in dispute with the government over her husband's war record.


Rooftops key to Florida green energy goal

For additional analysis on carbon markets and climate change policy please join the online Reuters carbon community at http://www.reutersinteractive.com/carbon.


CALCIO - Serie A, anticipo Lecce-Brescia 4-1

Il Lecce batte 4-1 il Brescia nel primo anticipo della 2/a giornata di A. In rete Caracciolo, doppietta di Bojinov, Bjelanovic e Giacomazzi. Gli ospiti partono bene trovando la rete al 27' con Caracciolo in contropiede.


Company earnings seen up 1.8 percent this week

Third quarter U.S. corporate earnings are expected to show a lower increase next week, weighed down by consumer and financial sectors, Reuters Estimates said on Monday.


RealNetworks has found another manufacturing partner to distribute devices that are compatible with its Rhapsody service, announcing Monday that iRiver would produce a new clix Rhapsody model.


New York State to sue Exxon Mobil over spill

The New York State attorney general said on Thursday that he planned to sue Exxon Mobil Corp.  over a decades-old oil spill in New York City.


Richards lying in state at Texas Capitol

Former President Clinton tearfully escorted a flag-draped casket Saturday carrying former Gov. Ann Richards into the state Capitol, where she will spend the next two days lying in state before her funeral and burial.


Sony Ericsson Q2 profit up 55 pct, misses forecasts

Sony Ericsson, the world's fourth-biggest mobile phone maker, missed expectations with a 55 percent jump in quarterly profits after it shifted focus to sales of lower-priced phones to gain market share.


Fine settimana, la guida viaggi, spettacolo e mostre

Dal 25 al 31 gennaio sul palco, live per tutti i gusti: Ranieri, Doherty, Negramaro, I film in uscita: Into the Wild, Scusa se ti chiamo amore. E poi un omaggio a Luigi Ontani


On the eve of his meeting with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf on Thursday said that he has an open mind on the agenda of the meeting.


Legal questions dog Microsoft antispyware buy

With the ink barely dry on Microsoft's acquisition of antispyware company Giant Company Software questions have arisen about the ownership of the antispyware code Microsoft bought.


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China's Hu calls for 'pragmatic cooperation' with Mozambique

Chinese President Hu Jintao announced a debt waiver, cash grants, increased market access and "pragmatic cooperation" with war-ravaged Mozambique on the last major stop of his current African tour.


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National League Playoff Preview from The Sports Network

(Sports Network) - The Dodgers hope to avoid being swept by the St. Louis Cardinals, as they head into Game 3 of their National League Division Series today.


Apple Computer is still the apple of its own eye, but the company is trying to take a more modest tack with the public. [Missing Links]


Thousand Oaks, CA (Sports Network) - Colin Montgomerie eagled the 16th and birdied the 17th Saturday en route to a four-under 67 and a two-stroke lead after three rounds of the Target World Challenge.


ATHENS, Greece - Top American sprinters Ian Crocker and Jason Lezak missed the cut in the Olympic 100-meter freestyle preliminaries Tuesday, a stunning blow for a country that had always done well in the event.    Pieter van den Hoogenband of the Netherlands and Australian Ian Thorpe advanced to the evening semifinal a day after dueling teenager Michael Phelps in the 200 freestyle, won by Thorpe...


Dollar and oil price weakness pulled  Asian export and resource shares down on Monday and knocked  Toyko shares lower, but strength in some bank and technology  issues underpinned broader stock markets.


Rwandan leader's widow denied asylum in France

The widow of Rwanda's former president Juvenal Habyarimana, whose murder sparked the 1994 genocide, has had her plea for asylum turned down by France because she may have played a part in encouraging the killings, officials said.


Wal-Mart or Aeon may buy shares in Daiei: report

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. , the world's  biggest retailer, and Aeon Co. (8267.T), Japan's No. 2  retailer, are in talks to buy shares in smaller rival Daiei  Inc. (8263.T) from Marubeni Corp. (8002.T), the Nihon Keizai  business daily reported on Wednesday.


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Washington and Brussels say they will not escalate a dispute over subsidies to Boeing and Airbus.


Borsa, avvio in rialzo a Piazza Affari: Mibtel +0,60%

Partenza positiva per piazza Affari. Il Mibtel fa segnare +0,60%, il Mib 30 +0,76%, il Midex +0,28%, il Numtel +1,02%. In rialzo tutte le altre principali Piazze europee: positiva la Borsa di Francoforte con il Dax che, in avvio di seduta, segna +0,88%.


Coca-Cola Enterprises Tops Wall Street Estimates

The bottler posted fourth-quarter net income of $158 million, helped by increased volume and prices in North America and Europe, and raised its annual dividend.


Fake Lycos Screensaver Hides a Keylogger

Lycos made headlines during the past several days by distributing a screensaver designed to swamp the sites of those deemed responsible for spam with traffic, in effect giving spammers, at least the companies that bankroll them, a taste of their own


The Jacksonville Jaguars playoff dreams may well have been dealt the biggest blow they could have imagined. Quarterback Byron Leftwich, who once played a college football game with a fractured shin, has sustained


It wasn't long ago that Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign scoffed at the notion that young voters would deliver an election. How quickly things can change.


Possible Aztec offerings found in Mexico

Archaeologists diving into a lake in the crater of a snowcapped volcano found wooden scepters shaped like lightning bolts that match 500-year-old descriptions by Spanish priests and conquerors writing about offerings to the Aztec rain god.


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A search for a missing helicopter carrying a top Orthodox leader finds wreckage and bodies.


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Fred Thompson said Saturday he's not consumed with winning the White House and that a president with too much fire in the belly is not necessarily a good thing in a dangerous world.


Diving into a virtual world? Better plan ahead, report says

A new report advises companies to prepare strategies that take into account their goals and projected costs before foraying into virtual worlds.


(InfoWorld) - The battle between advertisers and online search networks over the pervasiveness of click-fraud continues to grow more heated with researchers claiming rapid growth of automated ad impressions and outside observers noting an overall lack of transparency in the space. According to a research report issued on July 19 by Click Forensics -- which markets services used by advertisers to analyze online advertisement traffic -- the average click-fraud rate for Web ads was 15.8 percent across the industry during the second quarter of 2007. The result indicates a 14.1 percent increase in click fraud when compared to the same period last year and a 14.8 percent gain over the first quarter of this year, based on the company's numbers. Further, Click Forensics contends that the fraud rate within pay-per-click networks run by industry leaders, including Google and Yahoo, accounted for 25.6 percent of all traffic during the second quarter, representing a 21.9 percent gain over the same timeframe in 2006 and a 19.2 percent leap in fraudulent hits compared to Q1 2007. Contributing heavily to the significant gains in contested impressions, Click Forensics maintains, was the increased use of hijacked botnet PCs to manipulate online traffic. While not offering concrete statistics on the trend, Click Forensics' research showed that such activity roughly doubled over the second quarter. Market watchers have been trumpeting massive growth of the online ad sector in 2007, and rightfully so, said Tom Cuthbert, chief executive of Click Forensics. However, if the online space is going maintain credibility with advertisers going forward, Cuthbert said, those who control the largest networks must begin working harder to track and eliminate inflated results. New York-based market research firm eMarketer has predicted that the North American online advertising segment alone will grow by more than $3 billion in 2007 to reach $19.5 billion by the end of this year. "The problem only appears to be getting worse within the content networks run by companies like Google and Yahoo, it's very concerning to advertisers, and the botnet issue appears to be fueling this growth," Cuthbert said. "A big part of the problem is that the content networks themselves aren't doing enough to look for traffic coming from automated sites and parked domains that only exist to create fraudulent clicks," he said. "We see a lot of this low-quality traffic occurring inside those networks." Click Forensics gathers its research data from Click Fraud Network, an effort it sponsors that aggregates information provided by the company's advertising customers about the advertising traffic that they receive. Yahoo representatives did not discredit the Click Forensics report but defended that the company is weeding out fraudulent ad hits and working to ensure that its customers only pay for legitimate traffic. "We've dedicated significant resources to delivering high-quality traffic to our advertisers and have identified and not billed for 12 to 15 percent of the clicks on our network [as a result of click-fraud]," said Reggie Davis, vice president of marketplace quality at Yahoo. The company is also launching new programs to help offer its advertisers a better idea of what they're paying for, Davis said. "Yahoo is also actively pursuing numerous new quality initiatives that provide advertisers with more control over and visibility into the quality of their traffic," he said. "We've recently launched new features and functionality for advertisers like quality-based pricing and enhanced geo-targeting tools, and we plan to introduce additional controls like domain blocking in the coming months." Google representatives contend, however, that Click Forensics is manipulating its numbers to make the rate of click fraud appear much higher than it actually is. A good deal of the traffic being counted by Click Forensics as click fraud is already identified as such by Google's own filters, the company said in a statement, which means its advertisers never get charged for those hits. "This estimate counts clicks Google does not charge to advertisers as fraudulent, so it is not actually a click-fraud estimate," Google said in the statement. "It is also worth noting that in all of 2007, only two advertisers have contacted us regarding click fraud data from Click Forensics, and in both cases, we found that the suspicious activity was not charged-for in the first place." Media representatives at Google labeled the Click Forensics report as an intentional effort to generate fear and drive interest in its own ad performance tracking services. The company has a firm grasp on click fraud and is devoting more resources than ever to combating the problem, the Google representative said. One of the biggest questions facing Click Forensics in defending its research is just where its numbers come from and how it quantifies the activity of botnets, which are often comprised of larger numbers of machines that spread traffic out as to evade discovery by behavior-monitoring filters. Cuthbert said that Click Fraud Network has attracted a large enough group of advertisers to garner accurate averages in traffic activity and countered that the firm has access to such data as the behaviors exhibited by bots once they arrive on its customers' sites that Google will never be privy to. "We use people from Symantec and Yahoo and eBay to help us determine these findings and approach the issue in a very scientific way that utilizes heuristics for identifying traffic for botnets and pay-for-click sites," Cuthbert said. "Our customers are drawing data from across multiple networks, which allows us to compare results; we get that behavior information about what a visitor does after they get to the site which tells us a lot about who they might be." For instance, when Click Forensics notices hits coming from a particular source on a regular pattern -- such as a new click every 2.5 seconds -- it's easy to tell what traffic might be generated by bots, he said. Cuthbert also noted that his company's methodology was examined by Dr. Alexander Tuzhilin, a professor at New York University who examined Google's click fraud practices and wrote a report used as part of the $90 million click-fraud settlement the search company reached with advertisers in March 2006. Other click-fraud experts, such as Ben Edelman, an assistant professor at Harvard Law School who has done extensive research in the area for a number of years, agreed that the problem continues to grow and that it's hard to believe which camp has more accurate numbers. However, the researcher's own recent experiments don't always gel with Click Forensics' observations. Edelman said that a system he has employed to monitor click-fraud activity on advertising networks by attempting to carry out the behavior has been able to scam just about every popular system, including that controlled by Yahoo's Omniture group. However, the "robot PC" he created to carry out the click fraud wasn't able to create false impressions on Google's AdWords, which impressed the Web economics expert. "The core problem is that it is still hard to determine whether the supposed clicks occurred, the search engines will always dispute published figures, and advertisers will be left uncertain who to believe," Edelman said. "In my own work using the robot, I've observed click fraud through almost every network, but not AdWords, not that it means it doesn't happen." One of the problems in figuring out to what extent click fraud is influencing ad traffic is that neither the search networks nor their advertisers are particularly open with the data they retain about user behavior, he said. People submit complaints to the search companies on an individual basis, but little comes of the reports other than automated responses, according to Edelman. One approach that could help address the issue would be if companies like Google and Yahoo created message boards where advertisers could compare notes and draw conclusions about their shared experiences, the researcher contends. Just as Apple has allowed its customers to vent about product problems in its public forums, the search networks could prove their diligence in fighting click fraud if they allowed customers to share information in public, the expert suggested. "A different way to run the traffic auditing and review process would be to add this transparency, to allow crowds of advertisers to expose their problems and share complaints, that would allow much less leeway for the search providers to bury their results," said Edelman. "It's clear why they might not want to do that, but they could do it if they were really confident that there's no problem to be exposed." Faced with the proposition, Google representatives said that the company would consider such an idea, but indicated that for now, it harbors no plans to introduce such a program. "Without that type of transparency, the extent of the click-fraud problem will remain tough to nail down," Edelman said.


Fears rise for 15 trapped Polish coal miners

RUDA SLASKA, Poland  - Polish officials said on Wednesday they feared the worst as rescuers battled to reach 15 miners trapped with little or no air in a deep coal mine after an explosion killed at least eight others.


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Chinese student convicted in France for spying on employer

A Chinese woman was convicted Tuesday of spying on a major French car parts maker while on a student internship near Paris.


Families, Ministers Keep Vigil For Tour Bus Crash Victims

WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. -- Family members and ministers kept vigil Sunday at hospitals while federal and state investigators exchanged notes behind closed doors in a Chicago tour bus crash that injured or killed all 31 people aboard.


Modena, 19:59 - CALCIO, MODENA: PRIMO ALLENAMENTO PER VIRDIS

Allenamento pomeridiano per il Modena, con il tecnico Zoratto che ha fatto svolgere un leggero lavor...


BERLIN, Germany -- Kaiserslautern eased the pressure on the underfire coach Kurt Jara with their first win of the season at Hansa Rostock on Sunday.


Ex-general declared victor in Indonesian elections

Retired general Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was confirmed as Indonesia's next leader as final counting from the country's first direct presidential polls gave him a landslide victory over his predecessor.


Sony claims more than a million PAL PS3s purchased

Fastest Sony console sales ramp Sony has sold more than a million PlayStation 3 consoles in Europe, Australia and other territories that use the PAL TV standard, the head of the company's European entertainment operation, David Reeves, has claimed.â¦


Audio-spam pitch rode eight-figure Storm wave

The Storm season may be tapering off, but the botnet still managed to push out 15 million audio-spam messages flogging a pump-and-dump stock scheme this month.


West of the Iraqi capital of Bagdad, US forces launched attacks Thursday in the Sunni insurgent strongholds of Fallujah and Ramadi, killing up to 60 insurgents, a military statement said.


Human remains estimated to be more than 10,000 years old will be returned to southeast Alaska Tlingit tribes 11 years after they were found in a cave in the Tongass National Forest.


A Norwegian commission has proposed a law that would punish spammers, or senders of junk e-mail, with fines and up to three years in prison.


Serbia cautions Balkans over Kosovo independence

Serbia cautioned its Balkan neighbors on Sunday that independence for the breakaway Kosovo province would destabilize the entire region and seriously undermine its potential for economic growth.


Lleyton Hewitt, of Australia, reaches to return a shot against Carlos Moya, of Spain, during the third set of their Tennis Masters Cup match Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2004 in Houston.


Libya's leader tells a conference on migration that the world should not try to restrict international migration.


Fiat CEO meeting with board to explain settlement in GM dispute

ROME  - Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne was to lay out a settlement proposal over an options dispute with U.S. auto giant General Motors at an extraordinary board meeting Sunday, an indication that the protracted wrangling between the two carmakers may soon be over.


BRASILIA, Brazil  - Airborne searchers found the wreckage of a Brazilian passenger plane on Saturday that crashed a day earlier in Amazon jungle with 155 people on board and the chances of anyone surviving were slight, officials said.


France criticizes Iraq hostage mediators

France has criticized unofficial negotiators for complicating release efforts for two French hostages held in Iraq, the BBC reported Saturday.


IBM to take $320M charge for pension settlement

After settling a portion of a 5-year-old lawsuit involving its pension plan, Armonk, NY-based IBM Corp. (NYSE: IBM) will take a $320 million charge on its third-quarter earnings.


America Online, the world's largest  Internet service provider on Monday launched an overhauled  online shopping center it hopes will help it keep pace with  competitive offerings by Yahoo Inc., Google Inc. and  Shopping.com, executives said.


Ericsson signs $1 billion China GSM deal

Telecoms network firm Ericsson  on Sunday signed a framework agreement to provide $1 billion worth of networking equipment to China Mobile Communications Corp.


Sinusitis, bronchitis account for more than 30 million missed ...

Sinusitis and bronchitis take a significant toll on a personâs ability to participate in everyday life and have a sizable economic impact, accounting for more than 30 million missed workdays each year, according to survey results released by Berrylin J


Report: Turkey to deploy troops in Lebanon

Turkey will send its first deployment of peacekeepers to Lebanon next week by dispatching about 260 soldiers to join the international force, private NTV television reported on Thursday.


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The Motley Fool - Firefox is catching fire -- pardon the pun -- and for good reason. Web surfers looking for a reliable alternative to Microsoft's (Nasdaq: MSFT - News) Internet Explorer have been busy over the last month downloading the new version of the Web browser. The Mozilla Foundation, a network of programmers jointly developing open-source technology, reports more than 8 million people have downloaded the program since early November.


A powerful southern New Jersey politician was paid for a no-work job at a scandal-ridden state university while helping the school garner millions of dollars in new state funding, according to a report released Monday.


In a Bid for Dow Jones, an Entrepreneur Again Finds Murdoch as Rival

Brad Greenspan, the former chief executive of Intermix Media, leads an investment group that he says is willing to spend $1.25 billion to buy 25 percent of Dow Jones.


Georgia School Melds a World of Differences

At an unusual school outside Atlanta, more than half the 380 students are refugees from some 40 countries.


China joins confusion surrounding Yukos unit

MOSCOW A senior Russian official said Thursday that China's state oil company could be offered a 20 percent share in the giant subsidiary of Yukos that was confiscated and auctioned off in December.


Allstate posts lower fourth-quarter earnings

Allstate Corp , the largest publicly traded U.S. home insurer, said on Tuesday that net income fell 37.3 percent in the fourth quarter, hurt by higher catastrophe losses.


Wall Street rallies as investors bet economy is sound

Wall Street soared yesterday, propelling the Standard & Poor's 500 index and Dow Jones industrials to record highs as bright spots among generally sluggish retail sales allowed investors to toss aside concerns about the health of the economy.


Again, yesterday Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) warned about newly found security flaws in Windows that could allow an attacker to steal data on your PC.


'Hypersonic tech vehicles' for test in 2009 DARPA*, the wacky Pentagon research bureau where it's always white-coat-and-propellor-hat Friday, has doled out $6m (as part of a $40m "increment" to an earlier "other transaction") to US aerospace colossus Lockheed. The payment is in support of the renewed US military hypersonic-plane programme, variously known as "Falcon" or "Blackswift".â¦


Doctor gave old flu vaccines to patients, says Washington State

Dr Gary McCallum, Washington state, has been accused of giving 55 patients out-of-date flu vaccines. He used last year's vaccines, says the Medical Quality Assurance Commission of Washington State.


Some 70,000 Mac fans gathered at Apple Expo 2004 in Paris earlier this week for the largest exhibition of its kind in Europe. The event provided a showcase for just what kind of stylish technology


Taking aim at iPod: How competition for the market stacks up

Apple Computer's lovely little music player dominates the market, and its design and simplicity make it hard to beat. But let's face it - the iPod is the luxury car of hard-drive music players.


Turchia: seduta straordinaria del Parlamento per il nuovo codice ...

Bruxelles, 23 settembre - E' una corsa contro il tempo: il prossimo 6 ottobre la Commissione europea formulerÃ  il proprio rapporto sulla Turchia, in base al quale potranno eventualmente iniziare le trattative per l'adesione di Ankara all'Unione.


European shares stable ahead of British 'budget', rate calls

European stock markets have steadied ahead of a pre-budget report by British finance minister Gordon Brown and on the eve of interest-rate decisions by the ECB and Bank of England.


Tony Blair claims the NHS is the "pride of the country", despite criticism of mismanagement and deficits.


Taiwan shares ended lower Monday on concerns a new videotape of Osama bin Laden threatening the United States could spark panic selling on Wall Street on the last trading session before America's presidential election day.


Branson Pledges Billions to Fight Global Warming

Richard Branson of Virgin plans to invest in efforts to find renewable, sustainable energy sources.


Fergie starts off MTV pre-show with sass

Justin Timberlake is on a mission to bring sexy back to MTV's Video Music Awards, which returned to the Big Apple on Thursday night after a two-year excursion to Miami.


Bologna, 19:28 - BASKET, UPIM BOLOGNA; NELSON FORSE IN CAMPO CON AVELLINO

Si avvicina il debutto in campionato di Spencer Nelson. L'ala della Upim Bologna dovrebbe rientrare ...


Blinkx Named a Finalist in the 'Webware 100' Awards By CNET Webware Editors and the Web 2.0 User Community

SAN FRANCISCO, May 29  /PRNewswire/ -- blinkx, the world's largest video search engine, today announced that it has been selected by the editors at CNET Webware as a finalist in the first ever "Webware 100" awards for its video search engine, http://www.blinkx.com/, in the data category.


What would Diana say, unamused Germany asks 'disgusting' Harry

Germany was plainly not amused yesterday by Prince Harry's decision to attend a fancy-dress party clad in the uniform of a Second World War Nazi Afrika Corps soldier with a swastika armband.


BOHMTE, Germany -- Like countless other communities, this west German town lived for years with a miserable traffic problem. Each day, thousands of cars and big trucks barreled along the two-lane main street, forcing pedestrians and cyclists to scamper for their lives.


Microsoft is replacing parts for the steering wheel control on its Xbox games console after users reported overheating and smoke.


Severe weather howled through much of the nation's eastern half Sunday, producing damaging tornadoes in the South and treating winter-weary parts of the Midwest to freezing rain, snow and flooding.


Microsoft's Gates warns on U.S. competitiveness

Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates said on Wednesday he feels "deep anxiety" about the state of U.S. competitiveness and called for education, immigration and research funding reforms.


Mobile communications company Nokia and game developer Electronic Arts have inked a collaboration deal that will see EA becoming a major supplier of games for Nokia mobile devices.


IBM is releasing a new line of ThinkPads that will include embedded fingerprint readers to amp up security. The new reader will be on a wrist rest below the arrow keys on select models of the T42.


Despite Harsh Rule, Burma's East Proves Hard to Tame

KLERDEY, Burma -- For a repressive police state, Burma has borders that are curiously porous.


Media & professional: In a summer of floods and terrorism, the release of the BBC's Alan Johnston was a rare piece of good news. John Simpson and Rageh Omaar celebrate.


WELSH householders were faced with the heartbreaking job of clearing up yesterday after their homes had been flooded for the second time in under a year.


Hulk Hogan takes $25 million home off market

Celebrity wrestler Hulk Hogan has taken his $25 million Florida Gulf Coast mansion off the market after six months.


The U.S. government and a Christian group on Tuesday announced an advertising campaign aimed at deterring American tourists from sexually exploiting children overseas.


Celtic captain Jackie McNamara admits even if his team-mates produce their best on Wednesday night it might not be good enough for victory.


One game, two sorts of must-win situations

No one will pitch Game 6 of the National League Championship Series while wearing a special knee-high boot, an industrial-strength ankle brace or a hard-to-scrub Thanksgiving turkey gravy stain.


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The 140,000 sq. ft. facility will produce 170,000 tons of heat treated plate each year.


Peru Gov't: Police Killed in Self-Defense

Peru's interior minister said Wednesday that police acted in self-defense when they killed three coca farmers who were part of a group that hurled rocks and tried to burn a police lieutenant alive to protest U.S.-backed eradication of their cocaine producing crop.


Ziff Davis - Lexmark International is shipping new color laser printers with faster speeds, enhanced media-handling capabilities and cost-saving features.


Relief as'Pool, Real Madrid reach last 16

Liverpool, England - Steven Gerrard scored one of the finest - and most dramatic - goals Anfield's famous Kop have ever witnessed to fire Liverpool into the knockout stages of the Champions League with a gut wrenching 3-1 win over Olympiakos on Wednesday


Napoli, 17:23 - CALCIO, AIA: PROSCIOLTO MAZZOLENI

La commissione disciplinare di Appello dell'Aia ha prosciolto l'arbitro Mario Mazzoleni della sezion...


The Terror Suspect Washington May Let Get Away

Luis Posada Carriles is a Cuban militant linked to an airline bombing and other political crimes. But after a federal court ruling on his immigration charges, he may go free


The center of Hurricane Ivan passed to the south of the Cayman Islands, and appears headed for a direct strike on Cuba. The storm has killed more than 50 people as it passes through the Caribbean.


Two suicide bomb attacks killed at least 37 people in Pakistan on Thursday, as a militant backlash intensified following the army's storming of radical mosque in Islamabad earlier this month.


Matt Doherty is waiting for his moment. The former North Carolina basketball coach is enjoying work as a broadcaster and spending time with small business ventures, but he admits it's getting harder to ignore the pull of the sidelines. Nearly two years after he went from one of the nation's hottest young coaches to a castoff, Doherty wants to coach ...


The commander of US forces in Iraq says violence has decreased, but the country still faces many problems.


Eight people arrested over failed car bombings in the UK all have links with the National Health Service.


Baby Essentials Succeed Where Pet Food Failed

Diapers, wipes and formula â the basics â draw in other more lucrative purchases.


Blair pledges British help in rebuilding Lebanon

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


Indian police seize pirated Potter books

BANGALORE, India  - Indian police have seized hundreds of pirated copies of the seventh and final book in the Harry Potter series, a police official said on Monday.


Berlusconi visit to Libya to proceed despite Islamist threats

No changes are being made to the programme for Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's visit to Libya this week despite Islamist threats, Italian government sources said.


Switzerland says it will hand back to Nigeria $500m allegedly embezzled by the late military ruler Sani Abacha.


Quoted in the News? Post a Comment, Please

Google News offers a new feature that allows people quoted in news articles to post a comment that will be paired with that article online.


Heartburn, ulcer drugs linked to higher risk of pneumonia

WASHINGTON  - Medication to reduce heartburn-causing gastric acids has been linked to increased risk for pneumonia, a group of Dutch researchers has concluded.