Graphene breakthrough threatens silicon's chip glory

This time they mean it For years graphene has proved a cruel temptress for the semiconductor avant garde. The material - a layer of carbon atoms grouped in the ever popular honeycomb lattice - promised major performance gains over silicon. The problem with the stuff, however, has been arranging it in a large enough layer to replicate the 8- to 12-inch circular wafers favored by the major chip makers.â¦


The most successful US pro sports franchise during the past decade, the Spurs have adhered to old-school humility and attention to detail.


US President Bush and other G8 leaders are in Germany for a summit overshadowed by US-Russia tensions.


A post mortem is expected to be carried out on a body discovered in the grounds of an Antrim college.


The Indian director has been assigned to work on Fox's Gangsta MD.


A flyby by a Nasa unmanned space probe has revealed evidence of "widespread" volcanism on the planet Mercury.


LONDON Faced with multiplying signs of an economic slowdown, Gordon Brown, the chancellor of the Exchequer, stuck to his guns on Thursday, predicting that Britain's economy will keep growing at some of the fastest rates of any large industrial country.


Third World Countries Owe $2 Bln in Non-performing Debt to Bulgaria - Official

Bulgaria, which owes $9.3 billion in government foreign debt, has to collect some $2 billion of non-performing debts from Third World countries, an official said Thursday.


Independent inquiry into British contaminated blood scandal

An independent public inquiry in Britain will investigate the supply of contaminated blood provided by the state health service to haemophiliacs, it was announced.


The land of Internet calling may not be free of regulation for much longer.


The first criminal trial involving former Enron staff is "a case about cheating and lying", prosecutors say. Two Enron employees and four Merrill Lynch executives face charges relating to a transaction in Nigeria in 1999.


Pakistan's top judge accuses Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz of violating a Supreme Court judgement.


La finale giocata a Cleveland incorona per la quarta volta la squadra di Tony Parker La partita decisa nel quarto tempo. I Cavs hanno recuperato lo svantaggio di 8 punti                                            Nba, quarto titolo per i San Antonio 83 a 82 a favore degli Spurs


Operazione in tutta Italia, atteso l'esito delle analisi


U.S. Treasury debt prices took a hit  on Wednesday as lackluster interest in new five-year notes left  investors skittish just two days before the crucial September  jobs report.


The head of Volkswagen's Bugatti division, which builds one of the world's most powerful and exclusive sports cars, is to stand down, according to a report in Der Spiegel to be published Sunday.


Three militant groups warned Iraqis against voting in Jan. 30 elections, saying Thursday that people participating in the ``dirty farce'' risked attack.


Japanese disappointed by NKorea deal: poll

Most Japanese are disappointed with the six-way deal on North Korea's nuclear programme and an overwhelming majority back the government's refusal to fund it, according to a survey.


Former President Ford underwent his second heart procedure in a week at the Mayo Clinic when stents were placed into two of his coronary arteries to increase blood flow, his spokeswoman said Friday.


A Turf War Is Brewing at the Virginia Derby

The 10th running of the Virginia Derby on Saturday at Colonial Downs has become the primary target of any trainer with a top-quality 3-year-old turf horse.


Soldiers Dig for Boy in Indonesia Rubble

By ZAKKI HAKIM  BUKIT TINGGI, Indonesia - Rescuers dug through dirt, sand and rocks Thursday for an 8-year-old boy torn from his neighbor's grasp in a landslide unleashed by a powerful earthquake, which killed up to 74 people in Indonesia.


Two die as Kashmir rebels raid camp on top Indian minister's visit

An Islamic militant and a security guard were killed when rebels attacked a paramilitary camp in Kashmir, hours ahead of the arrival of India's home minister, officials said.


Advertising: Another Trim in Spending for â07

A leading forecaster of advertising spending has again lowered his estimate for growth in the U.S. this year.


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America West Airlines said Thursday it will not bid for bankrupt low-cost flier ATA Airlines, a decision that makes the hometown carrier's biggest rival, Southwest Airlines, and AirTran


British Minister Says N.Korea Wants Talks, No Date Yet

North Korea is committed to holding six-party talks aimed at resolving the crisis over its nuclear weapons program, but has not indicated when it will return to negotiations, British Foreign Office minister Bill Rammell said on Tuesday.


WASHINGTON When Joe Gibbs announced his return to the Washington Redskins, Bill Parcells sent a congratulatory fax. Gibbs says it said something like "Does this mean we can't talk for the next five years?


Xbox Live Having Issues Over the Holidays

Microsoft has responded to intermittent Xbox LIVE issues that started shortly after Christmas.


Engineers spend the night lifting derailed carriages from the wreckage of a high-speed train derailed in Cumbria.


Total number of suits filed by the music industry since 2003 exceeds 5500.


World Business Briefing: Canada: Top Court Upholds Limits on Tobacco Ads

Canadaâs highest court upheld a law limiting tobacco advertising, ruling that although the restrictions limited the rights of cigarette companies to free speech the curbs were justified by the need to improve public health. The Supreme Court judges said there was nothing wrong with the 1997 law that banned broadcast commercials and advertising aimed at young people and that obliged companies to put large graphic warning labels on cigarette packages. Canadaâs three big tobacco companies had argued the limitations unfairly infringed their right of free expression. But in a unanimous decision, the court said the need to protect public health took precedence.


Wind, Vodafone e Tim tra i maggiori investitori dell'anno


Kerwin Mathews, 81, of âSinbadâ Sword Fight

Mr. Mathews was a tall and strikingly handsome movie actor of the 1950s who is best known for his starring role in âThe 7th Voyage of Sinbad,â and particularly for that filmâs roiling sword fight with a skeleton.


Merkel warns NATO against divisive Afghan debate

Chancellor Angela Merkel vowed on Wednesday to keep German peacekeepers in northern Afghanistan and resist attempts to transfer them to the more violent south.Comment


Nominations Unveiled for Rich Irish Literary Prize

More than 140 books were unveiled on  Monday as candidates for one of the world's richest literary  awards.


Mysterious Dark Energy Has Existed For Most of Time, Scientists Say

An examination of distant stellar explosions shows that the mysterious force, which many think is causing the universe to expand, dates back at least 9 billion years.


Former star banker Quattrone gets 1 1/2 years in prison

Facing prison in late October, former star investment banker Frank Quattrone is hoping a federal appeals court will overturn his obstruction-of-justice conviction.


US lawyers refile a lawsuit against the deputy ruler of Dubai for allegedly enslaving boys for camel racing.


Student nurses are being forced to quit their courses because of rising debt, the Royal College of Nursing says.


A confidential eight-page memo sent from the NHL to its 30 member clubs indicates the league and its players' union remain far apart with negotiations scheduled to resume today.


Centauro Ducati precede Pedrosa e Vermuelen, Rossi quinto


A child dies of hunger every five seconds, eight years on from a pledge to halve the world's hungry, a UN agency says.


Electronic communication is nearly instantaneous, essentially wiping out time and distance. But what is being said using all this marvelous technology? That's what really matters. Commentary by Tony Long.


A Painterâs Painter, Working With a Cast of Big Heads

It is instructive to imagine the D C Moore Galleryâs 10-year survey of Mark Greenwoldâs small, fraught Realist paintings in one of New Yorkâs major museums.


The writersâ strike has upset the natural order of television, and late-night talk shows did not set it right.


Kansas town stunned by kidnap-murder case

MELVERN, Kansas People in Melvern, Kansas, are stunned by the gruesome kidnap and murder case that's unfolded in their small town in recent days.


Europe Has Bad Luck With Royal Marriages

The weddings often are splendid, gluing entire nations to their TVs. The outcomes often are not.


Police investigating a spate of letter bombs have warned the public more could be in the post.


India's prime minister offers unconditional talks over Kashmir

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh vowed Wednesday to move peace talks forward in insurgency-wracked Kashmir, saying he "was prepared to hold unconditional talks with anyone and everyone.


Vatican Says Archbishop Kidnapped in Iraq

The Catholic archbishop of the  Iraqi city of Mosul was kidnapped Monday in what the Vatican  called an "act of terrorism."


banditi entrano attraverso un foro praticato in una parete


There was a little-known, long-hitting Zimbabwean at the top of the Dunhill Championship leaderboard at Leopard Creek on Thursday evening - a leaderboard that also bore that rather familiar name of Ernie Els.


Iraq: Car-Bomb Carnage in Baghdad, Mosul

At least 17 people are dead and nearly 100 others wounded in car bombings in the Iraqi capital and the northern city of Mosul. Fourteen people died in two Baghdad bombings.


The body of a boy believed to be that of a missing 9-year-old was discovered Tuesday on a mountain road about 1 1/2 miles from his home, authorities said.


After the Louisiana pol apologizes, speculation stirs about an alliance between the so-called "D.C. Madam" and Larry Flynt


LâItalia Under 21 di Claudio Gentile batte per 2-1 i pari etÃ  della Bielorussia e prosegue nella sua marcia di avvicinamento ai prossimi campionati europei di categoria. Una vittoria maturata piÃ¹ su un


IDC sees continuing decline in PDA market

For the third straight quarter, shipments of handheld devices fell as some prominent vendors decided to pull back from the market, according to research firm IDC.


Jacques Kallis hit an unbeaten century for South Africa before fading light brought an early end to day one of the second Test against India.


McClaren not drawn on Beckham loan report

England manager Steve McClaren declined on Sunday to be drawn on a report that David Beckham is considering a possible return to England from the United States on a four-month loan period from January.


Mets Bracing for Beginning of MartÃnez Era

Pedro MartÃnez took a magnetic resonance imaging exam, passed a physical, and will be introduced as a Met in a news conference at Shea Stadium on Thursday.


Sharp Takes Aim at PDP Market with Biggest LCD TV

Japan's Sharp Corp. said on Tuesday it had developed a 65-inch liquid crystal display (LCD) television, the world's biggest, in a bid to break into the large flat-panel TV market dominated by plasma display (PDP) makers.


Tumori: nasce osservatorio sull'informazione in oncologia

Un 'Osservatorio sull'Informazione in Oncologa', una struttura permanente che si occuperÃ  a 360 gradi di monitorare quanto pubblicato sui media italiani in materia, di elaborare proposte e progetti, di formare medici e operatori dell'informazione e


Treviso, 20:14 - CALCIO, TREVISO: MORTO IL PADRE DI BASEGGIO

Lutto in casa Treviso. Si è spento, all'età di 54 anni, il padre del centrocampista Wa...


Albom's `One More Day' to become TV film

Mitch Albom says he'll work with Oprah Winfrey's Harpo Films Inc. for a TV movie based on his best-seller "For One More Day."


Berkeley needs a comprehensive and effective sunshine ordinance to promote openness in government and participation of all members of the public.   Many other Bay Area cities, including San Francisco, Oakland and Richmond, already have such legislation on the books.


The BBC will soon offer trailers, classic clips and news on Google's YouTube video sharing website.


The flip side of that truism comes from the fable about the emperor's new clothes. What happens to the king when his subjects realize he's naked?


Studio Wars Honed Skills Used to Nab Radio Star

During his career as a merger-and-acquisitions lawyer and independent-film executive, Scott Greenstein, has often bet big.


TWO Boudewijn Zenden goals put Middlesbrough firmly on the UEFA Cup map at the Riverside today. The victory was richly deserved and means Middlesbrough are likely to qualify from Group E into the latter knockout stages.


Severstal, Steelworkers, others fight Deutsche Bank's Stelco bid ...

TORONTO (CP) - A Russian steel company has gone to court to block Deutsche Bank's refinancing proposal for Stelco Inc., one of a flurry of legal objections filed Friday against a sales process critics say is biased in favour of the German bank.


Hundreds of rescuers airlifted to Taiwan village hit by huge ...

CHUPEI, Taiwan : Bulldozers and hundreds of rescuers were airlifted to a remote mountain village in Taiwan, where at least 19 people are feared dead after a typhoon triggered a massive landslide.


Secret baby killings trap doctors in moral maze

Once a month on average somewhere in the Netherlands a doctor injects a newborn baby with a lethal cocktail of morphine and sedatives.


Egypt bans European papers for comments on Islam

Egypt has banned editions of two French  and German newspapers, Le Figaro and the Frankfurter Allgemeine  Zeitung, because of articles deemed insulting to Islam, the  state news agency MENA said on Sunday.


Police arrest woman who sold flu shots at college

MINNEAPOLIS Minneapolis police have arrested a woman who gave what she claims were flu shots to more than two dozen people -- and then fled after being confronted about it.


Stewart Begins Five-Month Prison Sentence

ALDERSON, W.Va. - Martha Stewart exchanged her clothes for prison-issue khaki trousers and black steel-toed boots Friday, and for the next five months she will be sleeping not on luxurious Egyptian cotton linens, but on plain, military-grade sheets...


More warnings on Cabir mobile phone worm

More words of warning have been given regarding the Symbian OS and Series 60 UI-targeting malware known as Cabir, where it is being warned that the mobile phone


Gates Offers to Work With Chinaâs Military

In a conciliatory tone, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said he was hopeful about future dealings between the U.S. and China.


Stand-off with Iran like 'height of the Cold War': British naval officer

The West's stand-off with Iran over its contested nuclear programme is like "the height of the Cold War", Britain's most senior naval officer said in an interview with The Daily Telegraph published on Monday.


Polish guards find the bodies of three Chechen sisters who died on a mountain on the border with Ukraine.


Formula One: Desperate days for also-rans

SHANGHAI Far from killing the intrigue and interest, the almost total domination of the Formula One season by Michael Schumacher and Ferrari has, paradoxically, ensured a that the last three races of the year, starting with the Chinese Grand Prix on Sunday


MARK COLVIN: In China, President Hu Jintao has now assumed control of the military, marking his rise to full power after a leadership change that began in late 2002.


A court in Germany closed its doors to the public Thursday following testimony from a former neo-Nazi of a plot to topple the German government.


Germs, dust and central heating are partly to blame for an epidemic of voice loss which plagues UK workers, says a report.


Defending Australian Open champion Justine Henin-Hardenne withdrew from the first Grand Slam of the year because of a right knee injury.


Writer Recalls Early Years of Buckeye Duo

By Bill Eichenberger, The Columbus Dispatch, Ohio  Feb. 23--Four years ago, Indiana sportswriter Dave Krider was  contemplating subjects for a book.


Mutual fund giant Fidelity Investments has fired two employees and disciplined 14 others for violating company policy on accepting gifts.


Disgo is offering a 2GB storage key that carries the 'Concise Oxford English Dictionary,' so you'll never have an excuse for any typos. From Crave, CNET's gadgets blog.


Pop-Art Hitler Show Near Dachau Sparks Outrage

An artist who depicted Adolf Hitler as a pop art-style cartoon figure at an exhibition near the former Dachau concentration camp said Thursday he would close the 2-week-old show due to public outrage.


His own department's Inspector General is looking into a conversation between Gonzalez and a key aide


Vacanze di Natale, Palazzo Madama chiude fino al 23 gennaio


Links to this week's topics from search engine forums across the web: SEMPO Next Steps & Mike Grehan's Second SEMPO Article - Overture Bidding Cap - PPC Question for Merchants - SEO Firm Ordered to Refund Fees, Pay Fine - Tracking Past Links & Traffic? - Google Settles Overture Patent Dispute - Advice on Site Structure


Sam Keller's third touchdown pass finally put Nebraska in the lead with 3:13 left in the game, and the 24th-ranked Cornhuskers survived an upset bid by Ball State with a 41-40 victory on Saturday.


DARLINGTON, S.C. -- Jimmie Johnson took advantage of a pit mistake by Jeff Gordon's team and won the Southern 500 yesterday, making the tightest championship chase in NASCAR history even closer with one race remaining.


Gold Glove stays with A's third baseman Chavez

NEW YORK - Oakland third baseman Eric Chavez won his fourth consecutive Gold Glove Tuesday, beating out a class of third basemen that included the New York Yankees' Alex Rodriguez, who has won the award at shortstop.


LAPD Studies Facial Recognition Software

The Los Angeles Police Department is experimenting with facial-recognition software it says will help identify suspects, but civil liberties advocates say the technology raises privacy concerns and may not identity people accurately.


Running even just 20 days before the election, President Bush and Sen. John Kerry are looking for any edge in their third and final debate Wednesday night.


Zend Developer Zone: PHP: Performance, Scalability, and Web Services Podcast

The Zend Developer Zone points to a new podcast done from the Dr. Dobbs Journal folks with Jon Erickson talking to Andi Gutmans of Zend about a wide range of PHP topics:   In this 5 minute podcast, Jon and Andi talk about a wide variety of topics. They touch on PHP Scalability, Web Services, Zend Framework and how Zend implemented the Lucene search engine in PHP.   Cal also mentions their discussion of the BIRT reporting functionality that is newly integrated with the Zend Platform product.   You can grab the full podcast here.


Sadr Aide Tells Iraq Militia to Cease Fire -TV

A top aide to Iraq's rebel Shi'ite  leader Muqtada al-Sadr Monday called on the Mehdi Army militia  to cease fire across Iraq and said Sadr was preparing to  announce plans for a major political program.


Gonzaga University Selects Alcatel-Lucent for Network Transformation Project

PARIS, Feb. 14  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) today announced that it has teamed up with Gonzaga University to provide a comprehensive data and wireless network at the University, located in Spokane, WA.


U.S. soldiers get emotional welcome home

FORT HOOD, Texas  - Holding a sign that said "Welcome Home Charlie," Beth Landis could barely contain her emotion as she waited to embrace her husband, a U.S. infantry sergeant, a year after he was sent to Iraq.


Hamas leader Ismail Haniya calls Israel's freeing of funds for the Palestinian emergency government a "bribe".


The United Methodist Church yesterday defrocked a lesbian for violating the denomination's ban on actively homosexual clergy â-he first such decision by the church in 17 years.


Despite rising oil prices, US stocks this week had their biggest rally since October, as investors reacted to some positive economic indicators, the easing of tensions in Iraq and


Louisville Waterline Idea to Get New Look: COUNCILWOMAN ASKS FOR PRESENTATION

By Andy Mead, The Lexington Herald-Leader, Ky.  Jun. 21--Lexington's Urban County Council, which said in 1999 that it wanted the city's water to come from the Kentucky River, now wants to hear what the Louisville Water Co. has to say about pumping in some Ohio River water.


Japan "Cool Biz" campaign off to a chilly start

An unseasonal chill had some cabinet ministers shivering in their short-sleeved shirts as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe launched Japan's annual "Cool Biz" fashion campaign to save energy and fight global warming.


Nobody is neutral about the great Google gamble

The initial public offering of Google brings to mind one of the great one-liners offered by Clint Eastwood in one of his Dirty Harry films: "Opinions are like a**holes," Harry says.


Coach Jon Gruden was rewarded Tuesday for Tampa Bay's worst-to-first turnaround in the NFC South with a three-year contract extension that runs through the 2011 season.


Cracks on climate as G8 leaders meet in Germany

Leaders from the world's major industrialized nations will try to paper over deep divisions on global warming and a range of foreign policy issues when they meet on the Baltic coast this week for a G8 summit.


Sharon: Israel not to attend London summit

Israel will not attend an international conference Britain is planning to host, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Monday. Last week, press reports indicated that Tel Aviv was ready to participate in the summit.


'4 Months, 3 Weeks, and 2 Days' offers up a starkly rendered ordeal

The latest social-realism drama to emerge from Romania's New Wave is about a women seeking an illegal abortion during the CeauÅescu regime.


GE Profit Rises, Says Economy 'Excellent'

General Electric Co. GE.N on Friday  posted an 18 percent rise in quarterly profit, driven by  broad-based growth as it received new aircraft engine service  contracts and had solid orders for ultrasound equipment.


Architecture Review | Ara Pacis Museum: An Oracle of Modernism in Ancient Rome

The opening of the Ara Pacis Museum should have been cause for celebration. That the building is a flop is therefore a major disappointment.


Ispat in $4.5bn deal to form biggest steel firm

London - Indian-born billionaire Lakshmi Mittal has agreed to acquire the US's International Steel Group for about $4.5 billion (R27.


Candidatura di riconferma proposta da Cdu tedesca


Sales of new homes plunged in August and prices posted their biggest year-on-year drop in nearly 37 years, the Commerce Department reported on Thursday, underlining the depth of problems facing the U.S. housing sector.


Valore dell'operazione per 1,7 miliardi di dollari


US Secretary of State Colin Powell says Iran may be seeking to adapt its missiles to carry nuclear warheads.


Firenze, 17:24 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA; DONADEL: CON MILAN GARA AFFASCINANTE

"Fiorentina-Milan è una gara ricca di fascino". Il centrocampista viola Marco Donadel non usa...


The first minister promises up to 100 'Skills Academies" for young people who struggle at school in Scotland.


The dissident leader of fuel price protests in Burma a week ago has been arrested, following a police operation.


Unlucky Florida is a naturally inviting target for hurricanes

Battered on the west three weeks ago by Hurricane Charley and being battered this weekend on the east by Hurricane Frances, Florida is a victim of a climate favorable for hurricanes and of simple bad luck.


Lava Kusha will appeal to the fans of Upendra and Shivaraj Kumar, but it is not a well made entertainer. Director Sai Prakash flaws and Guru Kiran's average music contributes  heavily to the film's  major minus points.


Microsoft Tells New Virtualization Strategy

An acquisition and an alliance give Microsoft new tools to target market leader VMware.


IDC: Storage resource management software sales soar

EMC led the overall storage software market in the second quarter, with a 32.5% revenue share, up 3.4 percentage points over the same quarter of 2003, according to IDC. Veritas held on to its second-place position in the market.


Ministro a Roma accoglie salma alpino morto in Afghanistan


Dutch government says no referendum on new EU treaty

The Dutch government on Friday opposed holding a referendum on a new EU constitutional treaty which risks opening up new divisions over Europe.


Test pilot makes successful foray into space on rocket ship. But there was some drama... THE spectators on the ground gasped as the rocket ship rolled at least 16 times in about 16 seconds.


Singapore Cos Report Damage To Resorts In Phuket,Maldives

SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)--Singapore hoteliers Monday reported damages to their resorts in Phuket in Thailand and the Maldives, though the impact appeared relatively minor.


Shock jock Howard Stern announced Wednesday he's taking his radio show off the public airwaves and over to Sirius satellite radio.


(11/30/04)-- The 14-year-old son of NBC Sports' Dick Ebersol apparently died in Sunday's plane crash in Colorado. A body matching the boy's description has been recovered.


Financial turbulence will perist but global economy strong: Paulson

The current turmoil on financial markets will persist for a while longer but the overall global economy remains healthy, US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said here Monday.


Description: Militiamen loyal to radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr leave the Imam Ali shrine in Najaf, honoring a peace agreement brokered by Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani.


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A scientist at the University of California, Berkeley wants NASA to look for life on Jupiter's icy moon Europa.


Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger says losing the lead at the top of the Premier League is no "big deal".


Quartet Meets on Israeli-Palestinian Relations

International mediators meeting in Jerusalem were expected to name the British prime minister, Tony Blair, as the senior envoy in the region.


The former home of convicted killer Peter Tobin is due to be searched in efforts to uncover the fate of Vicky Hamilton.


Vonage Offers Internet Users Wireless Phones

Vonage, the U.S. pioneer of low-cost  phone service over Internet broadband connections, on Tuesday  said it was working with a phone maker to offer a "Wi-Fi"  handset for subscribers to use at home or around town.


U.N. Reports on Inquiry Into Hariri Assassination

The inquiry into the assassination of the former Lebanese prime minister is in a Âsensitive and complicated phase,Â the head of the investigation said.


Se nel 2012 la sede dei Giochi non sara' in Europa


Tokyo's Nikkei average opened up 0.58  percent on Monday with buyers picking up a broad range of  stocks after key economic survey renewed hopes over Japan's  economic outlook.


Paradise Hills Residents Endorse Proposed Water Limits ; Ordinance Would Mimic Albuquerque's Restrictions

By RORY MCCLANNAHAN Journal Staff Writer  Bernalillo County is creating a water conservation ordinance that mirrors similar laws in the city of Albuquerque, and no one in Paradise Hills seems to have a problem with that.


Nokia 6210 Navigator does the walking and talking

The Nokia 6210 Navigator cell phone debuts at GSMA (3GSM) 2008 with built-in GPS and pedestrian guidance.


Update 4: Sprint to Cut 700 Jobs, Expects Charge

Sprint Corp., the telecommunications giant, said Friday it will cut 700 jobs in its business solutions division as it stops selling business long distance services outside of package deals.


A Supreme Court that has been defending states' rights and supporting a law-and-order agenda finds itself in a quandary. A medical marijuana case the court heard Monday pits the two interests against each other.


Farhan to act in sister Zoya's directorial debut

From the time he made that feisty, feel-cool film about three urban dudes called Dil Chahta Hai to his surrealistic take on the Amitabh Bachchan blockbuster


'Hotel Rwanda' and 'Omagh' Win Toronto Film Awards

"Hotel Rwanda" and "Omagh" won the top awards at the Toronto International Film Festival on Sunday as audiences embraced movies inspired by the real life horrors of genocide and civil conflict.


DHS official: safer software is everyone's responsibility

Imposing government security standards on software companies is not the answer to improving the security of the country's computer networks, a US Department of Homeland Security official said Thursday.


Four U.S. soldiers and one Marine were killed in various attacks in Iraq on Sunday, the U.S. military said on Monday.


Capping a season filled with suspicion and success, the San Francisco Giants left fielder became the oldest player to become the MVP of a major North American professional league.


Mr. Uemura, a Japanese makeup artist, won acclaim in Hollywood and then built an international cosmetics brand under his name.


Audley Harrison wins his grudge re-match against Danny Williams inside three explosive rounds.


Israel said on Wednesday it could   gradually dismantle its blockade of Lebanon as Lebanese and   U.N. forces control entry points to stop Hizbollah rearming,   and the U.N. commander in the south said a breakthrough could   be close.


By Jan Perry  Good golly, Miss Molly, it's been cold out there! So cold that some schools have been closed.


UBS says eyes takeovers in new U.S. growth push

UBS  is preparing a new growth  initiative in the United States that may include acquisitions  as it seeks to bolster its investment banking and wealth  management business, the Swiss group's chairman said on Sunday.


Lenovo IBM deal a 'great leap' for Chinese companies on the world ...

SHANGHAI  - Computer maker Lenovo's landmark purchase of the PC business of one of America's most vaunted corporate names adds to a growing list of ambitious Chinese companies seeking to make a name for themselves on global markets.


Use humans to fix Hubble, panel tells NASA

WASHINGTON - NASA should turn to astronauts, not robots, to repair the aging Hubble Space Telescope, an expert panel recommended on Wednesday.


Republican lawmaker introduces subprime legislation

Mortgage brokers and other loan sellers would be named in a national database under legislation introduced Thursday by the top Republican on a U.S. House of Representatives financial panel.


Amateur video shows NBA star Kobe in different light

A amateur video of Kobe Bryant badmouthing the Los Angeles Lakers GM Mitch Kupchak and teammate Andrew Bynum is being made available to internet users on a pay-per-view basis.


DENVER - Potential jurors in the rape trial of NBA star Kobe Bryant are filing into the Eagle County Courthouse in Colorado today, ready to fill out questionnaires that could determine if they become a part of this high profile trial.


India Says Rebel Chief Killed in Kashmir Gunbattle

(Corrects 14th paragraph to make clear that the critical comment in parliament was made not by the prime minister but by the junior foreign minister).


LOS ANGELES/WASHINGTON  - Fearful of  the FCC crackdown on indecent broadcasts, at least 18 ABC  affiliates plan to pre-empt the network's unedited broadcast of  the film "Saving Private Ryan" at 8 Thursday night.


UK's highest court rules against holding terror suspects without ...

Britain's highest court dealt a blow to the government's anti-terror policy yesterday by ruling that it cannot detain foreign terror suspects indefinitely without trial.


It's Easy to Embrace Convenience: It's Easy to Embrace Convenience

By Jane Ruffin, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Sep. 24--David Carter, the former director of Wake County Parks, Recreation and Open Space, now works as southeast director of conservation finance for the Trust for Public Land. Carter also is an adjunct faculty member in N.C.


British forces kill Al-Qaeda fugitive in Iraq

British troops have killed a reputed lieutenant of Osama Bin Laden in Iraq, more than a year after he escaped from a US air base in Afghanistan.


Six of the biggest US banks are expected to announce plans to offer more help to those struggling with mortgages.


Hmong rally in U.S. for general accused of Laos plot

SACRAMENTO, California  - As many as 1,000 ethnic Hmong gathered outside a federal courthouse in the California state capital on Monday in support of a former Hmong general accused of plotting to overthrow the Laotian government.


Global mobile phone connections hit 2.5bn

Emerging markets spark growth The total number of mobile connections in the world reached 2.5bn on Thursday, having passed the two billion mark just 12 months ago.â¦


A new study suggests consumers save billions of dollars by shopping on eBay auctions.


Russian Cargo Craft Docks at Space Station

A Russian cargo ship docked with the international space station Saturday, bringing food, water, fuel and other items to the two-man Russian-American crew, a space official said.


Some Online Sites Falter During the Holiday Rush

Holiday slowdowns and crashes at Kmart.com, Amazon.com and others highlight the Web's persistent growing pains.


Bolton will contest the Football Associationâs decision to charge defender Tal Ben Haim with improper conduct. The 22-year-old was charged after an incident with Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney.


Rivals Hit Campaign Trail After Last Debate

LAS VEGAS (CBS) With the debates behind them, President Bush and Democratic challenger Sen. John Kerry set out Thursday on a three-week campaign sprint to Election Day, concentrating their time and advertising


A highly polluting copper smelter in Uzbekistan will have ceased to be a problem in five years, officials say.


Daddy Yankee released from Fla. hospital

Daddy Yankee was released from a hospital Monday after suffering from a viral infection and dehydration.


Venerdi' a Genova lancio' un estintore contro tifosi liguri


Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe travels to China for the first summit between the two nations in five years.


A Japanese man taken hostage in Iraq earlier this week has been killed by his abductors after the Japanese government refused to meet their demands to withdraw its troops from the region, Kyodo News agency reported early Saturday.


Michael Moore has an October surprise planned for President Bush.


Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards is getting the endorsement of two unions, the United Steelworkers and the United Mine Workers of America, on Labor Day.


Italy Ready to Sell Half of Its Stake in Alitalia

The move by the Italian government could help prepare the countryÂs flagship carrier to be taken over by Air France-KLM.


DaimlerChrysler chooses Bischoff as supervisory board chief

German-US auto maker DaimlerChrysler said Tuesday that it had chosen EADS co-chairman Manfred Bischoff as its new supervisory board chief.


5 kids drown during church outing in Mo.

Five children &#151; four of them siblings &#151; drowned during a church outing when they were caught in a river's current, apparently while trying to help a sixth child who was rescued, authorities and the victims' relatives said Monday.


Borders is removing "Tintin in the Congo" from the children's section of its British stores, after a customer complained the comic work was racist, the company said Thursday.


British Woman Hostage in Iraq Believed Dead

BAGHDAD, Iraq  - The kidnappers of British aid  worker Margaret Hassan have released a video tape that appears  to show her murder a month after she was seized in Baghdad, her  husband and British officials said on Tuesday.


Gateway sells professional biz unit to MPC

Hopes to milk consumer channels worldwide Gateway is to sell its education, government and SMB arm of the business to MPC Corporation in a deal valued at about $90m.â¦


LOS ANGELES  - E! Entertainment  Television is joining forces with Las Vegas fixture Wayne  Newton to find the city's next superstar performer.


College basketball: Warrick, Syracuse wake up

It was at some point before the second half of Syracuse's game with Mississippi State last night that Jim Boeheim's team decided to stop fooling around and play.


Superate le attese rispetto al dato di maggio


NPD: Forget the iPhone, Mac shipments are up

Blog: Apple's market share in the PC industry jumped a couple of points in May, although the numbers exclude Dell's total shipments.


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


Australian flag carrier Qantas agreed to a boosted 11.1-billion-dollar (8.7 billion US) takeover bid from an international private equity consortium.


ANALYSIS: Prime Minister Tony Blair meets with President Bush at ...

The Middle East after Yasser Arafat was the main topic today at the White House, where British Prime Minister Tony Blair met with President Bush.


Britain's Spice Girls turned out to watch Roberto Cavalli's winter 2009 menswear show on Monday and he didn't disappoint them, including in his show a gorgeous green evening shift and a black satin Cinderella gown for women.


Exelon-PSEG deal to result in 900 NJ job cuts

The proposed merger of Public Service Enterprise Group and Exelon will result in the elimination of 900 jobs in New Jersey, most of them at the PSEG unit that operates three nuclear power plants in Salem County.


U.N. police chief calls for more Darfur peacekeepers

Major Western nations must offer more  police for Darfur to end four years of violence, the retiring  U.N. police chief said on Thursday as the world body struggles  to find enough officers for the Sudanese province.


Playing down a funding row with   Britain, World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz on Friday defended   his controversial anti-corruption campaign, saying the bank   could not tolerate misuse of its funds to poor countries.


Jacob Micflikier provided his fourth career hat trick as third-ranked New Hampshire stormed past Providence, 6-4, last night in Durham, N.H., to clinch at least a share of the Hockey East regular-season title.


Chirac embarks on Asian tour with eye on economic deals, Chinese art

French President Jacques Chirac is to embark Tuesday on an Asian tour aimed at boosting economic ties -- and maybe his lifelong passion for Chinese art.


A terror attack in London on the scale of the Madrid bombings has been thwarted, says the Met Police Commissioner.


Band Aid Sticks to Number One Spot on UK Charts

The reworked Band Aid charity single "Do They Know It's Christmas?" held tight to its top spot in the UK pop charts Sunday, bringing it a step closer to becoming the coveted Christmas No. 1.


Ganja guru guilty in retrial   After fighting for years to clear his name, a prominent marijuana advocate known as the "ganja guru" was convicted again on Wednesday on charges of cultivating and distributing the weed.


North Korea Says US Must Drop âHostile Policiesâ to Resolve ...

A North Korean Foreign Ministry spokesperson clearly said Saturday that North Korea had never insisted on direct talks between the US and North Korea instead of the six-party talks in order to resolve the North Korean nuclear issue, and the key to


With funds as with stocks, look for inside help.


With new language expansion, Friendster digs a hole to China

The onetime social-networking leader, having lost ground in the U.S. to Facebook and MySpace, sets its sights on China.


US losing economic muscle in Asia: official

Facing stiff competition from China and the European Union, the United States is rapidly losing economic clout in Asia, with its export share dropping in most of 34 countries surveyed in the region, the US commerce secretary said Thursday.


The government may take steps to ensure the UK has the infrastructure necessary for super-fast broadband.


The Golf Channelâs Kelly Tilghman returned from a two-week, unpaid suspension and apologized for using the word lynch on a Jan. 4 broadcast when discussing how younger golfers could challenge Tiger Woods.


IBM (IBM) and the rest of the tech industry might have a better year than most onlookers expected. IBM's third-quarter earnings, released after US markets closed Monday, rose 15% from


Oscar-winning writer Brian Helgeland is to work on Robin Hood film Nottingham, reports say.


EU set for historic decision on Turkish entry talks

BRUSSELS - Six months after the European Union expanded into eastern Europe, the bloc's leaders this week are set to fix a date for opening membership talks with Turkey, a strategically located NATO nation which has been knocking on EU doors for over 40


ABC Apologizes for Steamy Football Intro

ABC apologized Tuesday for a steamy intro to "Monday Night Football" after receiving complaints from viewers and the National Football League.


'Filmmaking is not for the faint-hearted'

Jodhaa Akbar co-producer Ronnie Screwala speaks to Arthur J Pais about the film.


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Proposed job cuts could hit the UK's intelligence performance, former top security officials warn.


Gifts gone wild: Swag still big business

Despite the much-publicized IRS crackdown on celebrity freebies, the swag-tastic star treatment hasn't slowed a bit.


Strong Hurricane Approaches Bahamas, Florida

Hurricane Frances barreled toward the  Bahamas islands with 140 mph winds on Wednesday, a growing  threat that put millions of people on alert along Florida's  heavily populated east coast.


The UN's Kofi Annan is to meet Iran's president and supreme leader for talks likely to cover the nuclear issue.


SMiShing A mass mailing worm that attempts to trick users into downloading malware in response to bogus text messages is spreading in Spain.â¦


Hynix may be fined for accounting violations

South Koreaâs financial regulator has found accounting irregularities worth Won1,980 billion ($1.7 billion) at Hynix Semiconductor, and has warned that the worldâs second largest memory chipmaker could be fined for the violations.


Photographs of IRA decommissioning remain part of the British and Irish governments' plan for restoring Stormont, Taoiseach Bertie Ahern told the Dail today.


Roma, 17:24 - CALCIO, FIGC; LEGA DILETTANTI: SI' A STAFFETTA CARRARO-ABETE

Il presidente della Lega Dilettanti, Carlo Tavecchio, ha annunciato che la Lega di serie D darÃ  il s...


Romanian cops cuff drunk, naked, handless driver

No licence, naturally Romanian traffic cops in the seaside town of Constanta were rather surprised to discover that the driver of a BMW they pulled for zigzagging across the road had no licence, no hands, no clothes, and was figuratively legless, evz.ro reports.â¦


Congress Approves $388B Spending Measure

Republicans whisked a $388 billion spending bill through Congress on Saturday, a mammoth measure that underscores the dominance of deficit politics by curbing dollars for everything from education to environmental cleanups.


This sweet-natured coming-of-age story manages a neat trick in our increasingly ``edge''-obsessed television world: It's old-fashioned without seeming irrelevant.


Aargh! Server outage turns customers into pirates Over the weekend, thousands of Microsoft customers who tried to download patches or updates for Windows were falsely accused of running a pirated version of Windows.â¦


Blu-ray provides price cut agony to HD DVD device sales

Sonyâs announcement this week of a new Blu-ray device in time for the Summer season in the US is more about stopping people going out and buying a HD DVD player, than making more sales of its existing device.â¦


Symantec to Buy Veritas for $13.5 Billion

NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO  - Symantec Corp. SYMC.O,  the top global security software maker, on Thursday said it  will buy Veritas Software Corp. VRTS.O for $13.5 billion,  expanding into the data storage and recovery business.


Diane Swonk, for years one of the most visible executives at Bank One, said Thursday she's resigning as its chief economist as of Sept. 30.


President Hu Jintao acknowledges ending China's widespread corruption is a "difficult struggle".


(HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of Thomson CenterWatch:


Clinton Promises to Protect Seniors From Phony Insurance Marketing Tactics

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., vowed Tuesday to protect seniors from deceptive marketing tactics in the long-term care insurance market.


Todayâs sell-off, one of the biggest in years, followed the governmentâs move last week to impose higher taxes on stock trades.


New York pop group Scissor Sisters overtake rock band Keane to have the UK's best-selling album of 2004.


The eMusic Selects service provides exposure -- and deals -- for underrepresented artists.


Two Blasts Rip Through Baghdad, Killing 15

BAGHDAD, Iraq Oct. 4, 2004 - Two car bombs ripped through Baghdad streets on Monday, with one blast killing at least 15 people and wounding 81 at an entrance to the Green Zone, the seat of the US Embassy and key Iraqi government offices, officials said.


Iraqi terror group's claim of responsibility for Mosul killings ...

A claim by Iraq's most feared terror group that it is behind the slaughter of Iraqi security force members in Mosul has raised fears


Sharon's political survival entwined with pullout vote

JERUSALEM - Shattering decades of public policy, the Israeli Parliament has, for the first time in the nation's history, approved a plan to uproot Jewish settlements from lands claimed by the Palestinians for a future state.


Film on Mexicoâs Disputed â06 Election Stirs Emotions

A documentary about last yearâs disputed presidential election has drawn big crowds and generated controversy in Mexico.


Suffolk Downs announced yesterday that the winner of the 66th Massachusetts Handicap Sept. 20 will automatically be eligible to race in the Breeders' Cup Classic Oct. 25 at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif.


SARS Seen Re-Emerging in China, But No Epidemic

SARS is expected to emerge in China again this winter, but an epidemic is unlikely as the world's most populous country is better prepared this time round, health officials say.


New anti-retroviral drugs discoveredâ¦by herbalists

Herbalists say they have discovered cheap Anti-Retrovirals drugs. And for that, they want the government to integrate them into the national health care system.


Update 1: Source: Film Industry Suing Computer Users

Taking a cue from recording companies, Hollywood movie studios are preparing to file copyright infringement lawsuits against computer users they say are illegally distributing movies online, a source familiar with the studios' plans said Wednesday.


Portugal says reform treaty main EU presidency challenge

Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates said on Wednesday that it was too early to decide whether the new European Union treaty should be submitted to a referendum in his country.


Olympic inspectors will  visit London's sporting landmarks on Thursday.


Oracle Moves One Step Closer in Its Bid to Take Over a Rival

Oracle proclaimed a symbolic victory Saturday after 61 percent of PeopleSoft stockholders accepted its $9.2 billion takeover offer.


Strong Quake Jolts Northern Japan, Felt in Tokyo

A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude 5.8 jolted northern Japan on Monday, public broadcaster NHK said. The quake, at 11:16 a.m. (9:16 p.m. EST), was also felt in Tokyo.


Livorno, 16:43 - CALCIO, LIVORNO: PAVAN CENTRALE; TRISTAN AL FIANCO DI TAVANO

Vidigal squalificato, Dhorasoo, Giannichedda e Antonio Filippini ancora out. Sarà un Livorno ...


Oakland, Calif. - With Carmelo Anthony and Kenyon Martin looking on in street clothes Monday night, the Nuggets came close but couldn't overcome the loss of their injured stars.


Cingular Wireless said it has completed its previously announced merger with AT&T Wireless Services Inc., creating the US's biggest wireless carrier with the largest digital voice and data network in the country.


The NBA spent a lot of time Saturday criticizing Detroit and Indiana players for their actions in Friday night's brawl. Much more quietly, they probably


Adrian Mutu has issued an apology to fans at his former club Chelsea for testing positive for cocaine last month. The Romanian striker was sacked by Chelsea and handed a seven month ban by the English Football Association for failing the drug test.


When Fools do your bidding, everybody wins.


Promises, Promises: Microsoft's Credibility Questioned Over ...

Sep. 03, 2004 From the September 06, 2004 CRN. Microsoft's decision to cut WinFS out of the Longhorn Windows client upgrade for 2006 is causing a crisis of confidence in the channel.


NEW YORK -- Wall Street fell sharply for a third straight session Thursday after rising bond yields stoked concerns that an interest rate cut later in the year is less likely. The Dow Jones industrials fell more than 100 points and the S&P 500 index hovered near the 1,500 mark.


Motorola has to find a way to make cool phones that people want to buy, or else face the possibility that its mobile business will be sold off.


A merger plan between Canada's Molson  Inc. MOLa.TO and U.S.-based Adolph Coors Co. RKY.N looks  like a winner analysts said on Friday after the brewers again  sweetened the bid and lured another key Molson shareholder.


Singapore's economy grew by 8.1% in 2004, its best performance since 2000, trade ministry figures show.


A new GCSE in Chinese is being offered, following demand from schools and business.


The voice on a tape recording of a man wanted for shooting dead a police officer, and the defendant, is a close match, a court hears.


Google Stock Tops $500, And Boeing Leads Gain in Dow

NEW YORK, Nov. 21 -- Wall Street drifted to a slightly higher finish Tuesday, as investors shied away from taking new positions in a week shortened by the Thanksgiving holiday. Despite the market's languid tone, Google surpassed $500 for the first time.


Israeli wall creates "island" villages in W. Bank

BIR NABALA, West Bank  - Tawfiq al-Nabali says he lives on an island surrounded not by water, but by a concrete wall.


Fossil Is Proof of Mammal Eating Dinosaur

Villagers digging in China's rich fossil beds have uncovered the preserved remains of a tiny dinosaur in the belly of a mammal, a startling discovery for scientists who have long believed early mammals couldn't possibly attack and eat a dinosaur.


AS each hour passes, anguish and despair mounts for relatives of a beloved Victorian family of four, missing in the ravaged Asian region hit by the tsunami.


Tononi smentisce voci:' ne' uscita, ne' riduzioni


Memos: Bush Refused Order While in Guard

WASHINGTON - Addressing questions that have lingered for years, newly unearthed memos state that George W. Bush failed to meet standards of the Texas Air National Guard during the Vietnam war, that he refused a direct order and that his superiors were in a state of turmoil over how to evaluate his performance after he was suspended from flying...


Former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, a Republican presidential contender acclaimed for his leadership after the September 11 attacks, took a largely symbolic step closer to an official White House run on Monday.


Udine, 19:55 - CALCIO, UDINESE: BARRETO PROVA IL RECUPERO PER IL LIVORNO

Ancora niente allenamento per Vincenzo Iaquinta, alle prese con i postumi dell’intervento chir...


Southern Sudanese wonder if nation can remain united

JUBA, Sudan  - The aromatic smell of sorghum and   beans stirs a group of Sudanese soldiers from their lazy game   of dominoes, bringing former enemies together to eat from the   same tin bowl.


Russia blocking Paris Club debt relief for Iraq: G20 source

BERLIN  - Russia is blocking a Paris Club agreement to wipe out 80 percent of Iraqi debt, a source said on the sidelines of a Group of 20 meeting of finance chiefs.


Terror-list snag stops Kennedy - 5 times

WASHINGTON - Sen. Edward Kennedy on Thursday said that he had been misidentified on a terrorism watch list when he tried to board airliners between Washington and Boston.


OGGI SU INTERNET/ITALIA - Savino Pezzotta: "Possiamo correre, anche con questa legge" Roma (Agenzia Fides) - Non Ã¨ che uno puÃ² stare soltanto a scrivere libri, o a guardare quel che succede dalla finestra. A un certo punto bisogna fare... Intervista a Savino Pezzotta - ÂLa Stampa - 28 gennaio 2008Â...


More than 50 years ago, rock and roll music developed in African-American communities as a hybrid of rhythm and blues and gospel styles.


India's opposition BJP party calls a shutdown in Hyderabad to protest against Saturday's twin blasts.


A government-backed report released Tuesday blamed Belgian authorities and the ruling elite for collaborating with the Nazi persecution of Jews during World War II.


Gennaro Filice: Say it ain't so Barry. Please.

If you look closely at my photo directly above, you can see that my hat features the silhouetted batter representative of major league baseball.


Mark Durkin denies the SDLP is divided over its  support for the NI budget and programme for government.


STOCKHOLM - Andre Agassi did just enough to beat Germany's Tommy Haas 7-6, 7-6 and reach his first Stockholm Open final on Saturday.


Floods in the home region of  Indonesia's president have killed 11 people and forced  thousands to flee their villages on the southern part of the  country's main Java island, local media reported on Sunday.


ROMA - Adriano Celentano dice addio alla Rai. Â«Non tornerÃ² in Rai non solo ad aprile 2005 ma per molto tempo ancora, fintanto che la Rai non mi riconoscerÃ  la libertÃ  di parola che ho sempre avutoÂ», ha


Six Pitcairn Islanders guilty of sex crimes

Six out of seven men charged with multiple sex abuse crimes on Pitcairn Island have been convicted, officials said, after a trial which exposed the dark side of the remote Pacific community.


A senior Palestinian delegation headed to France to see Yasser Arafat, but it was unclear whether they would have access to the ailing leader after the hospital restricted


LOS ANGELES - Phil Jackson's new book is stirring lots of controversy. Bryant, Jerry Buss and GM Mitch Kupchak speak out about the book.


UK marks 10th anniversary of Diana's death

Britain is marking the 10th anniversary of the death of princess Diana with a series of tributes and a royal memorial service in London.


Toshiba to give up on HD DVD, end format war: source

Toshiba Corp  is planning to give  up on its HD DVD format for high-definition video, conceding  defeat to the competing Blu-Ray technology backed by Sony Corp  , a company source said on Saturday.


BAGHDAD -- Suspected Al Qaeda bombers stepped up attacks on key transportation arteries, striking a bridge north of the capital yesterday, a day after shutting the superhighway south of Baghdad with a huge explosion that collapsed an overpass and killed three US soldiers.


Microsoft acquisitions head Bruce Jaffe to leave

Microsoft has announced the resignation of its head of acquisitions, Bruce Jaffe, two days after the company bid $1.2 billion for enterprise search expert Fast Search & Transfer. Jaffe will retire on Feb. 29, the company said.Jaffe joined the company's corporate strategy group in 1995, moving on to become chief financial officer of its online services business MSN before taking the role of corporate vice president for corporate development, where he was responsible for the company's acquisitions and joint ventures strategies."Bruce's contribution to Microsoft's growth is much appreciated and we wish him well in his next endeavor," the company said in a statement.It's not clear yet what that next endeavor will be, although some reports say he is looking for a more entrepreneurial role in a smaller company.Jaffe, who has a Masters in Business Administration from the Stanford Graduate School of Business, lives near Seattle.As architect of Microsoft's acquisitions strategy, Jaffe presided over its $6 billion offer for online advertising company aQuantive, a few weeks after Google bid $3.1 billion for DoubleClick.Microsoft representatives would not say what role Jaffe played in the company's bid for Norwegian company Fast Search & Transfer, revealed Tuesday.


BAGHDAD, Iraq - American warplanes struck militant positions in two insurgent-controlled cities Thursday and U.S. and Iraqi troops quietly took control of a third in a sweeping crackdown following a spike in attacks against U.S...


The Bush administration dramatically escalated a dispute with the European Union yesterday by filing one of the biggest complaints in World Trade Organization history, accusing European governments


Music industry asks Napster founder, former arch foe, for help

LOS ANGELES: The recording industry has turned to its former arch-nemesis, the founder of online music file-swapping service Napster, to help it beat the piracy that it once accused him of spawning.


Dodgers: We Have Options if Beltre Exits

Los Angeles Dodgers general manager Paul DePodesta believes several options will be available if star third baseman Adrian Beltre decides to play elsewhere.


A string of bombings and gun attacks on crowded markets, a railroad station, and other sites killed 44 people and left dozens wounded


Congrats to the Red Sox; Was It Too Cool for the Yankees?

New York Yankees legend Babe Ruth once met President Calvin Coolidge on a sultry day and reportedly remarked, "Hot as hell, ain't it, Prez?


British economic growth revised up to 2.9 percent

The British economy expanded by 2.9 percent during the first quarter of 2007 on a 12-month comparison, official data showed on Friday.


'Home Alone Star Culkin Charged with Drug Offense

Oklahoma has charged Macaulay Culkin with illegal possession of marijuana and a controlled substance after the former child star was arrested during a traffic stop last week, authorities said on Tuesday.


Delta Air Lines unveiled changes yesterday that will remake its business, but officials warned that soaring costs still could land the nation's third-largest carrier carrier in bankruptcy court.


Sri Lanka's navy sank three Tamil Tiger rebel boats off the island's northeast coast, killing 18 rebels on board, the military said on Friday.


Delta Air Lines Inc. , the No. 3 U.S. carrier, said on Sunday it will cut 2,000 aircraft-maintenance jobs, up to 3,100 customer-service jobs, and between 1,600 and 1,800 supervisory and administrative personnel as part of a previously announced plan to cut total staffing by 7,000.


The president of the University of Nevada, Reno says "Fahrenheit 9/11" filmmaker Michael Moore "must be allowed to speak" when he visits the campus this week.


Human Rights Watch blasts new U.N. rights watchdog

U.S.-based Human Rights Watch called the United Nations' Human Rights Council a "huge disappointment" as the new international watchdog prepared to wrap up only its second session on Friday.


Jet crashes into frozen lake in China, killing 54

A commuter jet bound for Shanghai crashed into a frozen lake in a park just seconds after take-off from Baotou City Airport in Inner Mongolia yesterday, killing all 53 people on board and one on the ground.


The Securities and Exchange Commission said Tuesday it brought fraud and insider trading charges against former top executives of bankrupt credit card issuer NextCard Inc.


Liza Minnelli's assistant sues claiming he was spat on, forced ...

NEW YORK : Diminutive US diva Liza Minnelli repeatedly beat her former chauffeur and bodyguard, spat on him and forced him to have sex with her, he claimed in a lawsuit seen on Thursday.


Strong wireless and Internet subscriber growth pushed revenue up at the phone company, but profit fell after merger-related costs and other items.


Panel urges cancer patient mental screening

Doctors treating cancer patients  should try harder to help them deal with the emotional toll the  disease exacts, an expert panel said on Tuesday.


Zimbabwe's opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai is taken to hospital after appearing in court with cuts and bruises.


Iraq weapons report becomes political fodder

WASHINGTON - Coming a month before the presidential elections, the final US report on Iraq's weapons capability quickly became a political tool as both President Bush and Sen. John Kerry's campaign used it to buttress their positions.


(HealthDay News) -- Leukemia is a cancer of the blood, caused by an abundance of abnormal white blood cells.


The used-car specialist delivers a growth spiel to Wall Street.


Labor leaders at US Airways expect management to soon seek bankruptcy court permission to cut wages for members of some of its five unions.


A three-hour election show from film-maker Michael Moore has been dropped by a US cable TV company.


Iranian forces kill four planning attacks: agency

Iranian forces killed four members of a group that had been planning to carry out bombings and assassinations in a southeastern region bordering Pakistan, the official IRNA news agency said on Thursday.


SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt  - Israeli and    Palestinian leaders declared a cease-fire on Tuesday at a  summit in Egypt aimed at ending more than four years of  bloodshed and reviving stalled peace talks.


Judge orders hearing on Hilton's release

A judge ordered hotel heiress Paris Hilton into court on Friday for a hearing on a request by prosecutors to send her back to jail after she was released early and placed under house arrest.


Japanese scientists have built an electronic eye they say could help blind people get around safely.


England skipper David Beckham was taken to hospital for X-rays on his ribs just moments after inspiring his country to their 2-0 World Cup qualifier win against Wales here.


F.T.C. Tries Again to Stop Whole Foods Deal

The Federal Trade Commission said the integration of Whole Foods and Wild Oats, which it opposed on competitive grounds, was not complete and there was still time to stop it.


Darfur peace talks to begin without key rebels

SIRTE, Libya  - Delegations gathered in Libya on Saturday to launch talks to end 4-1/2 years of conflict in Sudan's Darfur region but the absence of key rebels cast doubt on whether negotiations could produce any meaningful deal.


Henman, Nalbandian and Masu into Swiss Indoors tennis quarter ...

British second seed Tim Henman camethrough an unexpectedly tough match with South Africa's Wesley Moodie to reach the quarter-finals of the Swiss Indoors tournamentin Basel of Switzerland on Thursday.


With 11 of her peers - or other registered Cook County voters - media mogul Oprah Winfrey Wednesday delivered a guilty verdict in a Chicago murder trial.


Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez launches a robust defence of Iran's nuclear programme.


Intel guns for remote wireless device management

SAN FRANCISCO - Intel Corp. is working on a device management technology that could allow IT departments to take advantage of existing management software and bring a host of disparate wireless devices under the IT department umbrella, an Intel executive said Monday at the Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Association's Wireless Entertainment and IT conference here.Â


Per i 134 mila dipendenti anche un una tantum di 600 euro


A UN report into the death of former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic says he died of a heart attack.


Nell'Avellinese, l'uomo si e' poi consegnato ai carabinieri


Libya begins distributing funds to the families of children with HIV under a deal that could free six foreign medics.


Syneron stock falls after approval delayed

NEW YORK -- Syneron Medical Ltd. stock fell Tuesday after the US Food and Drug Administration delayed approval of the medical device maker's cellulite product.


BRUXELLES - Â«Se si occupasse di barbabietole, be' sarebbe meno grave...Â». Gli spagnoli sono avanti: lo Ã¨ anche il presidente del Parlamento Europeo Josep Borrell che, riferendosi al commissario designato


Iraqi Gen. Arrested As Violence Continues

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Two car bombs wounded American and Iraqi troops west of the capital Sunday and a few hours later the U.S. military announced the arrest of a senior Iraqi National Guard commander on suspicion of ties to insurgents, underscoring the challenges to building a strong Iraq security service capable of restoring stability...


On Day Two, a Lot of Rain, Not Much Else

FLUSHING MEADOWS, N.Y., Aug. 29 -- Rain wreaked havoc at the U.S. Open on Tuesday, washing out every match in the afternoon session and, after multiple false starts, scuttling the night session as well. The intermittent breaks in the downpour only heightened the aggravation, raising hopes that the...


Where communist East German legislators once ruled, modern dance and club music are taking over.


OLYMPIA, Greece -- A brilliant idea, taking the shot put back to the birthplace of the Olympic Games, proving, if nothing else, that everything old really can become new again.


YouTube, the popular online video sharing site owned by Google Inc., has signed a deal with Digital Music Group Inc. to offer such 1960s U.S. television programs as "I Spy" and "My Favourite Martian".


Livorno, 20:27 - CALCIO, LIVORNO; CAMOLESE: UFFICIALE, MANGIO IL PANETTONE

Raccontando il siparietto avvenuto negli spogliatoi subito dopo il pareggio con l'Atalanta, il tecni...


SEATTLE - Small earthquakes rattled Mount St. Helens at the rate of one or two a minute Monday, and seismologists were working to determine the significance of some of the most intense seismic activity in nearly 20 years...


Kiwi hopes brought down by Symonds the six-shooter

Another day, another mismatch: the contest that was meant to bring the Champions Trophy to life proved to be as one-sided as its predecessors.


Arafat to Get Funeral in Egypt, Burial in West Bank

Yasser Arafat will get a military funeral  in Egypt on Friday before burial in the smashed West Bank  compound where he spent his final years besieged by Israeli  troops without realizing his dream of a Palestinian state.


FDA warns about dangerous Internet drug mistake

A drug used to treat schizophrenia was mailed to some consumers who had ordered other medications via the Internet, and several users had to seek emergency treatment because they could not breathe, U.S. health officials said on Friday.


Mali become Africa's only Olympic football hope

Mali became Africa's men's only hope for an Olympic soccer medal at the Athens Games after Ghana and Morocco were knocked out of the games in men's last group matches Wednesday.


Porto fans spit on former coach Mourinho in Champions League game ...

A handful of FC Porto fans spat on former coach Jose Mourinho when he tried to greet them at Wednesday's game with his new team Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, a newspaper said.


Romney attacks McCain at Republican debate

MYRTLE BEACH, South Carolina  - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Thursday accused rival John McCain of giving up on people who have lost jobs in the economically depressed state of Michigan as the Republicans' wide-open campaign turned to the faltering economy.


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


Streeters are getting a little less than they did in the past.


Nel tentativo di evitare declassamento dopo crisi mutui


Rabies patient survives under rare treatment

WAUWATOSA, Wis. - Doctors said Tuesday they successfully treated a teenager with a usually fatal case of rabies by using a novel combination of drugs.


Thousands Join Bangladesh Opposition Leader's Funeral, BBC Says

As many as 30,000 Bangladeshis joined the funeral in the capital, Dhaka, of a leader of the opposition Awami League who died of injuries sustained in Saturday's grenade attack on a political rally, the British Broadcasting Corp.


Jordan says the lack of security in Iraq is causing a big increase in drug trafficking in the Middle East region.


A senior member of Zimbabwe's ruling party says he will challenge President Robert Mugabe in March polls.


Combined print and online advertising  revenue at U.S. newspapers slid 1.5 percent to $11.8 billion in  the third quarter, hurt by falling automobile and help-wanted  classified sales, an industry group said on Tuesday.


Pressure mounts on Kenya's politicians to end crisis

The European Union and the United Nations urged Kenya's feuding politicians on Saturday to agree a peaceful, democratic end to a violent political crisis that has killed 500 people since a disputed December 27 election.


Roughly 28,000 tons of Las Vegas history collapses in a spectacle of fireworks and explosives. By Steve Friess.


Ferrari on top in practice for Brazilian GP

Rubens Barrichello set the pace Friday in his native city, just ahead of Ferrari teammate Michael Schumacher, as the two took the top times in practice for the Brazilian Grand Prix.


A stepped-up US campaign against insurgents must not be allowed to alienate the Iraqi public, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan said Tuesday.


Glaskowsky reports from a meeting of the Homebrew Robotics Society at the headquarters of Anybots, makers of teleoperated humanoid robots.


Srinagar-Muzaffarabad bus service talks fail to draw results

NEWDEHLI: Talks between Pakistan and India on the initiation of the Srinagar-Muzaffarabad bus service failed to draw any significant results.


Fim, Fiom e Uilm confermano iniziative di lotta


Look, up on the screen â it's "The Incredibles"

Editor's note: "The Incredibles" opens at a handful of Seattle-area theaters at midnight tonight. It opens widely tomorrow.


Calcio, azzurri; Lippi: Juve padrona, difficile fermarla

Nella sua prima conferenza stampa dei giorni azzurri (mercoledÃ¬ amichevole Italia-Finlandia a Messina) il cittÃ¬ Marcello Lippi cede all'evidenza-Juve in campionato e bacchetta Zeman per le sue malevole illazioni.


Casualties are feared after a bomb explosion in the north-western Pakistan, police say.


One person is killed and another injured after a light aircraft crashes near Bethesda in Gwynedd.


The new keypad will display different icons depending on how the phone is being used.


Catch up with the latest news from the world of video gaming.


Kerry Mocks Bush's War Leadership, Says Few Follow

WATERLOO, Iowa  - Democratic challenger John  Kerry, portrayed by Republicans as unfit to be commander in  chief, scoffed at President Bush's own wartime leadership on  Wednesday and urged his rival: "Look behind you, there's hardly  anyone there."


Roberto Luongo once again gave the Vancouver Canucks a chance to win on Friday night. They eventually cashed in and moved into first place in the Northwest Division.


If CBS really wants to bolster the gravitas of its new   Evening News anchor Katie Couric, the network should stop taking   their cues from Glamour magazine.


Continental Airlines Inc. reported strong traffic, helping it cope with rising jet fuel prices.


By Anonymous  PLM now for SMEs  PLM (product lifecycle management) software developer Agile is betting its business on European manufacturers, including SMEs, seeing the value of the CAD-agnostic approach.


Mylan, King Pharmaceuticals Deal Unlikely

Mylan Laboratories Inc.MYL.N on  Wednesday said it was unlikely to complete its $3.4 billion  acquisition of King Pharmaceuticals Inc.KG.N at the current  price because of King's need to restate earnings.


Dollar Falls to Record $1.36 per Euro as US, ECB Allow Decline

The dollar declined past $1.36 per euro for the first time, reaching a record low for the seventh time this month, on speculation the US and Europe will allow the currency to drop.


Bear's stretch of outperformance is expected to end.


Zimbabwe's Coventry sets world record in 200 backstroke

Zimbabwe's Olympic champion Kirsty Coventry set a world record in the 200 meters backstroke with a time of two minutes 6.39 seconds at the Missouri Grand Prix on Saturday.


BRUSSELS, Belgium - The European Union is seeking comments on the possible uses of its planned Galileo satellite navigation system, which is being developed at a cost of about $4.8 billion to compete with the U.S. Global Positioning System.


Secret German Cult in Chile Breaks 43-Year Spell

VILLA BAVIERA, Chile  - A religious cult of German  immigrants has broken decades of isolation from a world shocked  by sex-abuse scandals in the group, the flight of its secretive  leader and reports it once helped Chile's military government  torture political prisoners.


Sharon says troops will stay in Gaza until rocket attacks on ...

Prime Minister Ariel Sharon pledged Sunday to escalate a broad Israeli offensive into northern Gaza, saying troops will remain in the area until Palestinian rocket attacks are halted.


BRUSSELS (BBC News) - The EU expects Serbia, Bosnia-Hercegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, Macedonia and Albania to have signed initial deals paving the way for eventual entry into the bloc by the end of 2008, EU Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn said in Brussels on Tuesday. "I expect that in 2008 conditions will be fulfilled and thus we will be able to complete Stabilisation and Association Agreements (SAA) with all countries in the region," EU Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn said in Brussels on Tuesday. He praised Serbia in particular for turning its back on its nationalist past by supporting the work of the UN's war crimes tribunal in The Hague.


The defense contractor said second-quarter earnings rose on higher sales across most of its businesses, including fighter jets, missile defense and information technology.


No need to lift GSE investment caps: Bernanke

Regulators need not lift investment caps on Fannie Mae  and Freddie Mac  in order to rescue troubled subprime borrowers, but new loan products could help some avoid foreclosure, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said in a letter released on Wednesday.


Lebanese PM resigns amid political crisis

Lebanon's billionaire Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri has resigned, bringing to a head a political crisis that has paralysed the country for weeks.


UN Food, Oil Inquiry Releases 4,500 Names of Firms

The U.N. inquiry into  allegations of corruption in the now-defunct Iraqi oil-for-food  program on Thursday released the names of some 4,500 firms that  did business with Baghdad but did not rule on their guilt or  innocence.


Dems Object to Airing of Anti-Kerry Film

The Democratic Party and 18 senators are objecting to a broadcasting company's plan to air on 62 TV stations a critical documentary about John Kerry's anti-war activities after he returned home from Vietnam three decades ago.


The newspaper publisher reported a fourth-quarter profit after a loss a year ago, but it continued to be hurt by the housing slump in California and Florida.


N.Y. woman doubts getting early release from Peruvian prison

CAJAMARCA, Peru -- Lori Berenson, the 34-year-old New Yorker jailed in Peru for collaboration with Marxist guerrillas, holds little hope that an expected international court ruling in her favor will get her out of prison before she turns 45.


BBC correspondent David Shukman meets the scientists who are drilling into California's San Andreas fault.


Jim Bowden continued to lead the hot stove league in deals yesterday when Washington's interim general manager acquired power hitter and problem child Jose Guillen in a trade that sent two


Shropshire's Scott Drummond believes he will learn from the experience of going head-to-head with world number two Ernie Els, despite seeing his HSBC World Matchplay dreams end this morning.


Finnish union plans to sue TeliaSonera on dismissals

The Union of Salaried Employees (TU), which forms part of the Finnish Confederation of Salaried Employees (STTK), intends to find out whether it can sue the Finnish-Swedish telecommunications giant TeliaSonera ...


Germany gives up its share of the top job at EADS in exchange for the top job at Airbus.


Rex Ryan is back with the Baltimore Ravens, this time with a new title.


KABUL, Afghanistan - Three Americans accused of torturing Afghans in a private jail were found guilty Wednesday in a Kabul court after a trial denounced by the defense as violating basic standards of fairness.    The three-judge panel sentenced accused ringleader Jonathan Idema, a former soldier with a past fraud conviction, and his right-hand man, Brent Bennett, to 10 years in jail...


Police forces in Wales have the best five highest-detection rates for burglary in the UK, new figures reveal


Influenza, Sirchia: ''Il prezzo dei vaccini sarÃ  ridotto con un' ...

Il prezzo dei vaccini antinfluenzali sarÃ  presto ridotto, grazie a una ordinanza firmata dal ministro della Salute, Girolamo Sirchia. All'accordo si Ã¨ arrivati oggi durante l'incontro che il ministro ha


Second Life's education program offers universities an extension campus unlike any they've ever had. After your BDSM workshop, you can sit in on a composition or sociology lecture. In Sex Drive Daily.


Two suspected suicide bombers died Sunday when they prematurely detonated their bomb near the residence of a senior leader of the ruling party in eastern Pakistan, police said.


Europe enjoy a fabulous Friday to lead the USA 6Â½-1Â½ in the Ryder Cup at Oakland Hills.


Citigroup Inc. C.N, the world's  largest financial services company, on Friday said it will  consolidate its capital markets funding business into two  parts, and simplify the company's legal structure.


"No Country," "Blood" lead grim Oscar field

BEVERLY HILLS, California  - The gritty dramas "No Country For Old Men" and "There Will Be Blood" scored eight Academy Award nominations each on Tuesday, leading a somber field in an Oscar season overshadowed by the Hollywood writers' strike.


How to get funding for your Facebook idea

Blog: Bay Partners is launching a special program for Facebook entrepreneurs.


Powell says Bush to continue "aggressive" policy

US President George W. Bush would continue his "aggressive" foreign policy during his second term, US Secretary of State Colin Powell said in an interview with the British Financial Times newspaper published on Tuesday.


Disappointed by Points, Titans Dismiss Chow

The Titans fired the offensive coordinator Norm Chow on Tuesday after reaching the playoffs for the first time since 2003 despite struggling to score points.


Xerox Corp. introduced color printers and ink products Monday that it said will cut the price of color copying by two-thirds, sweeping away a major hurdle for customers seeking to enter the profitable and growing color market.


Thousands of young diabetics could be skipping insulin injections in order to lose weight, the BBC learns.


Rock star Eric Clapton had his license suspended after speeding down a French motorway at 134 mph. The 59-year-old Clapton was pulled over in his Porsche 911 Turbo for driving 50 mph above the speed limit near the town of Merceuil in Western France.


An anti-ID-card advertisement that compares British Prime Minister Tony Blair to the leader of the Third Reich gets a free pass from the Advertising Standards Authority. In 27B Stroke 6.


Bryant Prosecutors Question Defense DNA Evidence

Prosecutors in the rape case against  U.S. basketball star Kobe Bryant are questioning the validity  of DNA evidence crucial to the defense's case, saying data  appeared to have been manipulated and might have to be thrown  out.


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There are two consolations for disillusioned tennis romantics upset by yesterday's news of the split of Lleyton Hewitt and Kim Clijsters four months before their scheduled marriage.


CHALLENGES 2007-2008:  Still Outsiders After a Year in EU

BUCHAREST, Dec 26 (IPS) - Bulgaria and Romania joined the European Union (EU)  Jan. 1 2007 under the toughest conditions ever imposed on new  member states. Although the two countries barely met the criteria  for membership, their strategic location, between the Western  Balkans and the Black Sea, as well as their relatively  trouble-free domestic politics, made them an asset for the  stability of EU's eastern front.


Australia vice-captain Adam Gilchrist says the Ashes "are not the be-all and end-all".


Spokesman confirms 19 US soldiers dead in Mosul

BAGHDAD, Iraq - A US military spokesman says 19 American soldiers were among those killed in today's attack on a mess tent at a military base near the Iraqi city of Mosul.


Political rivals of Ukranian opposition presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko are dismissing doctors' claims that he was poisoned, saying the reports are part of last minute campaigning.


France's president vows to cut thousands of civil service jobs, as unions threaten strikes over pension reform.


An unpatched flaw in antivirus software compromises student data in Colorado.


Pa. Musical Museum's Future Questionable

The future of a museum dedicated to singers is unclear amid the removal of memorabilia and squabbling among present and past officials.


Indonesian Chickens, and People, Hard Hit by Bird Flu

Three people died of bird flu last week, pushing the total number of deaths in Indonesia to 101, nearly half of all the bird flu deaths in the world.


Republican Chafee's race tops busy U.S. voting day

Moderate Republican Sen. Lincoln   Chafee battles for political survival against a conservative   challenger in Rhode Island on Tuesday as voters in nine states   choose candidates for November elections.


Baseball and Union Set to Work on Drug-Testing Policy

Major League Baseball and its players union will begin meetings on Tuesday in Manhattan that could lead to a more stringent drug-testing policy.


UK Soldier Killed in Clash With Iraqi Insurgents in Basra

Aug. 18 (Bloomberg) -- A British soldier was killed yesterday in a clash with rebels in the southern Iraqi city of Basra, the UK Defense Ministry announced on its Web site.


Australian's Father Doubts Guantanamo Trial Will Be Fair

The father of Australian al Qaeda suspect David Hicks arrived on Tuesday at the U.S. naval base where a tribunal will formally charge his son with war crimes and said he did not think the 29-year-old would be treated fairly.


Hungary legalizes same-sex civil partnerships

Hungary's parliament passed a law late on Monday that allows same-sex couples to register a civil partnership with many of the rights and obligations of marriage.


Lycos Strikes Back At Spammers With DoS Screensaver

com. Lycos Europe took the fight to the enemy Monday, by launching a screensaver that conducts a group denial-of-service (DoS) attack against sites selling products marketed via spam.


A nonprofit organization for 9/11 survivors removed its president after questions were raised about her harrowing account of how she survived but lost a loved one in the World Trade Center attack.


L'autore inglese va all'attacco: "Dici cose diverse a seconda se parli agli islamici o agli occidentali"                                            Corano, velo, vignette "blasfeme" Mantova, Ã¨ lite Hitchens-Ramadan                                                                                di PIETRO DEL RE


Investors took advantage of low prices today and started buying again, bringing sighs of relief to Asia.


Obama with 13-point lead in South Carolina: poll

CHARLESTON, South Carolina  - Barack Obama has a 13-point lead on rival Hillary Clinton but his support has eroded slightly on the eve of South Carolina's Democratic presidential primary, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Friday.


Bush comments on Thompson terror worries

President Bush played down on Saturday a stark warning from his resigning health chief that the nation's food supply is largely unprotected from terror attack.


Toshiba shares gain more than 5% on speculation the firm is about to shelve its high definition DVD format.


Mexico raises troop salaries in drug crackdown

Mexico gave the military salary increases of almost 50 percent on Monday to reward them for leading the fight against violent drug gangs.


CHARLOTTE, NC -- After a tragic plane crash Sunday that resulted in 10 deaths, a tough road lies ahead for the Hendrick family and the Hendrick Motorsports team.


Microsoft targets Web with Yahoo or alone: Gates

Microsoft Corp plans to invest heavily  in Web search to compete against Google Inc, even if it fails  to acquire Yahoo Inc, the company's chairman Bill Gates said on  Monday.


Sony, Matsushita to launch Blu-ray Disc camcorders in 2005: report

Sony, Matsushita and other firms are planning to launch camcorders using next-generation, smaller DVDs in the Blu-ray format as early as 2005 to win a lead over a rival offering, a report said Thursday.


The Airline Icelandair last night disclosed that it had bought an 8.4 per cent stake in easyJet, fuelling speculation that the budget airline may fall victim to a takeover bid.


Chicago Bulls finally gained some respect as they stunned the Los Angeles Lakers 92-84, their second win this season. Eddy Curry registered 18 points and 10 rebounds while Tyson


A few weeks ago the then-CEO of PeopleSoft, Craig Conway, posed the following question to attendees at a technology conference: "Have you ever had a bad dream that never ended?


Mexico to spend $7 billion on anti-drug crackdown

Mexico plans to put up $7 billion, to go with $1.4 billion offered by Washington, to fund a three-year crackdown on its violent drug cartels, the Mexican ambassador to the United States said on Tuesday.


No proof of mobile health risk: Nordic countries

There is no scientific evidence that mobile phone use or exposure to base stations below internationally accepted levels pose a health risk, radiation authorities in the Nordic countries said on Tuesday.


Sudan Questions WHO Darfur Deaths Figures

Sudan on Saturday questioned UN estimates that up to 70,000 people have died from hunger and disease in its remote Darfur region since a rebellion began 20 months ago.


ÂChand Sa Roshan Chehra': Excellent Music

He has produced some of the biggest films in his career [BATWARA, LOHA, BAAZI, BADAL].


Australia considers compensating immigration detainees

Australia is considering compensating 247 people found to have been illegally detained by its immigration authorities over the past 14 years, Immigration Minister Kevin Andrews said Monday.


A gennaio prezzi importazione sono saliti dell'1,7%


Roma, 14:18 - CALCIO, LAZIO: LOTITO PRESENTA L'ISTANZA DI ARBITRATO

La Camera di Conciliazione e Arbitrato per lo Sport ha ricevuto oggi l'istanza di arbitrato da parte...


Update 10: Crude Oil Prices Slide Further

Crude oil futures slid Thursday to their lowest levels in more than two weeks as concerns over supplies ahead of the Northern Hemisphere winter eased because of a rise in US inventories.


TVâs Perfect Girl Is Pregnant; Real Families Talk

News of the pregnancy of Jamie Lynn Spears brought the subject of teenage pregnancy and sex suddenly into the air for mothers and daughters and fathers, too.


Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas said Thursday that he is ready to honor the security commitments in an internationally backed peace plan, adding that he hopes to resume negotiations with Israel soon.


US army helicopters, Lockheed's F-16 to take part in India air show

US army helicopters and F-16 fighter jets will take part in India's annual air show in the southern city of Bangalore, an Indian Air Force official said.


Auto travolge una famiglia Morti moglie e marito, ferito il figlio

ROMA, 1 NOVEMBRE 2004 - Un'intera famiglia travolta da un'auto sulle strisce pedonali. Moglie e marito sono morti, il figlio di 14 anni ferito. I tre passanti sono stati investiti a Roma, a largo di San Pancrazio, nel quartiere Gianicolo.


Il partito consevatore Nuova Democrazia si conferma con il 41,8%Al Pasok di Papandreou il 38%. Per la prima volta in Parlamento l'estrema destra                                            Grecia, Karamanlis vince le elezioni "E ora avanti con le riforme"


Euronext may postpone EGM on merger: paper

European stock market operator   Euronext ENXT.PA may have to postpone an extraordinary   shareholders' meeting on its merger plans to the first quarter   of 2007 from December, a German magazine reported.


In progresso anche i listini di Francoforte, Londra e Parigi


Summer of Love's spirit blossoming in green movement

This week is the 40th anniversary of  the Monterey International Pop Festival. It was the mother of  all festivals (the Human Be-In in nearby San Francisco six  months earlier would be the grandmother) and would punctuate  the Summer of Love and the amazing year of 1967.


FOXBOROUGH -- Defense seemed to be the weekly question mark concerning the Indianapolis Colts as the AFC South champions worked their way through the regular season and wild-card weekend, pitting them against the Patriots in the playoffs. Again.


Libya Moves Another Step Closer Toward International Legitimacy

The Bush Administration's announcement of the lifting of some US sanctions on Libya nudges Washington and Tripoli closer to resuming full diplomatic ties.


The boss of Korean carmaker Hyundai fails to have a six year jail term suspended so he could work at the firm.


Husband of CARE worker pleads for her release

BAGHDAD - Tahseen Ali Hassan pleaded with kidnappers Thursday to release his wife, the director of the aid agency CARE International in Iraq.


The presidential race may have been settled in Florida this year without the acrimony of 2000, but many of the state ballot measures approved on Election Day have ended up in court.


7 US Marines, 3 Iraqi Guardsmen killed by suicide bomber Mon. ...

(Baghdad, Iraq-AP) Sept. 6, 2004 - The US military says it was apparently a suicide bomber who detonated an explosives-packed vehicle on the outskirts of Fallujah on Monday.


NL Wrap: Morris Shuts Out Dodgers as Cards Keep Winning

Matt Morris pitched a two-hit shutout, striking out a season-high 11, as the St Louis Cardinals blanked the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-0 in a showdown between two division leaders at Busch Stadium on Friday.


A powerful bomb has exploded next to an army truck in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta, killing at least 11 people and injuring at least 27, officials say.


George Ablah and Charles Koch Saw Potential of K-96; Their Vision is Paying Off

By Bill Wilson, The Wichita Eagle, Kan.  Jun. 21--EAST SIDE POISED TO   Jack Ritchie's bullish on east Wichita.  "We're going to continue to see growth out east as long as the Wichita economy stays firm," said Ritchie, the chief executive of Ritchie Development.


New Food Formula: Tastes Fine, Kills Worms

Kraft Foods is working on a new and unusual product line â food that is not only tasty, but kills intestinal worms.


Sony slashes price tag for delay-hit PlayStation 3

Sony Corp. has slashed the planned price of its delay-ridden PlayStation 3 by one-fifth in Japan, preparing for a sharp dogfight against cheaper games consoles from rivals Microsoft and Nintendo.


Czech mobile phone penetration exceeds 100 percent in 2004

The number of mobile phones in use in the Czech Republic is greater than the population with one million more SIM cards being sold last year alone, the operators said.


Voters in Northern Ireland go to the polls Wednesday in what has been described as a moment-of-truth election for the future of self-rule in the troubled province.Comment


Lawmakers on Thursday moved to block the Food and Drug Administration from closing more than half its field laboratories, acting out of concern the plan could weaken the safety of the nation's food supply.


Women the world over find veil limits job choice

Aysha Obeid couldn't get a job as a shop assistant in Dubai because of the veil that covered her face, exposing only her eyes to the outside world. So to improve her employment prospects, Obeid stopped wearing the veil.


Update: Oracle begins cutting 5,000 jobs following PeopleSoft takeover

Oracle will eliminate about 5,000 jobs following its $10.3 billion acquisition of PeopleSoft, the company said Friday.ADVERTISEMENTWhite paper: Solutions to Address IT Control RequirementsLearn how BMC Software Solutions address requirements such as the Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 in this 20 page whitepaper!


U.N. Warns of Rapid Decay of Environment

The human population is living far beyond its means and inflicting damage to the environment that could pass points of no return, according to a major report from the U.N.


USB 3.0 brings optical connection in 2008

Universal Serial Bus will be overhauled with optical data links for a tenfold bandwidth increase, Intel promises. The spec is due in 2008.


By ANDREW BRIDGES WASHINGTON - A bird flu vaccine that's even less effective than previously thought could still play an important role in protecting against the increased likelihood of a pandemic, a government health official said Tuesday.


A series of blasts are reported  in the Spanish capital Madrid after a telephone warning from Basque separatist group Eta.


The latest craze in software: giving stuff away. BEA Systems, Computer Associates and IBM all recently started releasing the source code, or underlying instructions, for some programs, which amounts to distributing those products free. Even the loosest definition of incentive rebates would probably stop short of 100% discounts, but then the economics of software are peculiar (see story, p. 161). The giveaways were celebrated, especially by the noisy "open-source" movement, which wants all software distributed this way. (They're not kidding.)


Yahoo Inc. is adopting severance plans to take effect if the Web portal is taken over by Microsoft Corp.


Electronic clipboard could revolutionize hospital records

Also: States stand up to cyberbullies. Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra.


Yaron Zilberman's moving documentary approaches the Holocaust from a fresh, intimate perspective.


Cricket rights: Zee to submit affidavit in court tomorrow

Mumbai, Sep 12 (UNI) Zee Telefilms will submit an affidavit in the High Court tomorrow stating whether they were ready for the court's proposal on submitting fresh bids.


U.S. commander in Pakistan as Taliban attack fort

A top U.S. commander met with Pakistan's army chief General Ashfaq Kayani on Tuesday, as Pakistani forces repulsed an attack by Taliban fighters close to a fort in a restive tribal region.


British Official: Pyongyang Unwilling to Set Date for Nuclear ...

A British diplomat returning from North Korea says it remains unclear whether there will be a fourth round of nuclear disarmament talks this month.


As part of a state effort to clear the air, Arizona gives three Hybrid models car-pool lane privileges, but revokes them from large bi-fuel vehicles. By the Associated Press.


Auto, in settembre 179.000 immatricolazioni: -0,66% annuo

Nel mese di settembre 2004 sono state immatricolate 179.800 autovetture con una variazione di -0,66% rispetto al settembre 2003, mese nel quale furono immatricolate 180.997 autovetture. Lo rende noto il ministero


Consumer prices barely budged in August, suggesting that inflation is not currently a problem for the economy and that Federal Reserve policy makers can stick


Beirut rally piles pressure on U.S.-backed govt

Hundreds of thousands of chanting protesters swamped Beirut on Sunday in a Hezbollah-led rally that marked a leap forward in the opposition's drive to unseat Lebanon's Western-backed government.


LONDON: It was a tiny software slip up - just eight pixels symbolising Jammu and Kashmir, which were coloured a different shade of green from the rest of India.


Paul Newman donates $10 mln to Kenyon College

Actor Paul Newman is giving $10 million  to Kenyon College, the Ohio school from which he graduated, to  establish its single largest scholarship fund.


Carrrey masters disguises in 'Lemony Snicket'

Yeah, Dana Carvey thinks he's the master of disguise, but in reality he's an unfunny buffoon. Carrey, on the other hand, may have rightful claim to the title with his multiple


JOHANNESBURG, Feb. 7 -- Chinese President Hu Jintao on Wednesday sought to reassure Africans that his country's aggressive investments in oil, copper and other natural resources do not amount to a new wave of colonialism, saying China would "not do anything harmful to the interests of Africa and its...


As years go, 2004 will forever rate up there with the best of them. It will always be known as the Year the Boston Fans Got Even. For most of my life (with the exception


Afghanistan drives wedge through Germany's Greens

Germany's Greens, one of the most influential ecologist parties in the world, risk being split in two by deep divisions over the country's role in Afghanistan.


Millions Hunt for Food as Tsunami Toll Nears 80,000

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - Millions of people around  the Indian Ocean scrambled for food and clean water on  Thursday, with the threat of disease now stalking survivors of  the most devastating tsunami on record.


Londra, 16:58 - CALCIO, PREMIERSHIP: 3 TURNI DI SQUALIFICA PER BALLACK

Michael Ballack ha rimediato ieri sera contro il Liverpool il primo cartellino rosso della carriera,...


Camara's brace increases Celtic's lead: Boyd hits five for ...

Henri Camara scored twice as defending champion Celtic opened up a six point lead at the top of the Scottish Premier League with a 3-0 beating of Dunfermline on Saturday.


Junk food threatens healthy Mediterranean hearts

With its mountains of ripe tomatoes, red peppers, fresh fruit and glistening fish, Barcelona's world-famous La Boqueria market is a celebration of healthy eating.


Hurricane Frances strengthened as it churned near islands of the northeastern Caribbean with ferocious winds expected to graze Puerto Rico on Tuesday before the storm plows on toward the Bahamas and the southeastern United States.