WASHINGTON - Just in time for the election, President Bush is going to one of the most contested states to sign his fourth tax cut in four years.    The White House is holding the signing ceremony Monday at a YMCA in Des Moines, Iowa - a Democratic area of a state that Bush lost by a razor-thin margin in 2000...


A year and a half after their very public engagement, Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes are all set to get married November 18 in Italy. A spokesman for the couple has confirmed the news, although details about where in Italy they will wed have been kept und...


In a casual chat with Shilpa, the actress with the brightest smile in Bollywood tells us about her travel from a bushy hair, thick brow, garish makeup wannabe to being Bollywood's leading style icon.


Fall Season Looks Solid for Retailers, But Holidays Could Be Another Story

Against a background of lackluster retail sales in June and July, analysts and merchants still predict a decent, possibly strong, fall selling season for clothes, accessories and home furnishings.


Delphi Accepts $2.55 Billion Investment Plan

The arrangement, led by Appaloosa Management, replaces a $3.4 billion plan that was scrapped after the primary investor withdrew.


Up to 25 killed in two attacks in Baghdad

At least 14 people were killed and 19 were wounded when a car bomb went off in a Sunni area in the north of the city. The target of the attack is still not clear.


Reeve's last effort rises above schmaltz

Too often, inspirational movies about extreme bravery in the face of affliction are pure goo. They only manage to inspire a few rolls of the eyes in those of us with more ironic constitutions.


Il ministro degli Esteri aveva criticato al Maliki


Britain must do more to support rape victims: senior law officers

Britain still has "much to do" in supporting victims of rape and securing higher rates of conviction in rape cases, senior British law officers told The Guardian on Tuesday.


Before You Activate your iPhone, Read This!

Blog: Apple and AT&T are demanding subscribers to reveal their social security numbers.  How safe is that?


Notre Dame, Ind (Utah) - The sting from the loss to BYU has lessened some with a good nightâs sleep, but the ominous task of picking up the pieces of a miserable opening game remains for the Notre Dame coaching staff.


Hezbollah shoots down Israeli helicopter

Hezbollah shot down an Israeli military helicopter in southern Lebanon on Saturday, and Israeli security officials said casualties were reported.


New Zealand bids a last goodbye to Mount Everest hero Sir Edmund Hillary at his state funeral in Auckland.


Manitoba marriage commissioner plans resignation over same-sex law

WINNIPEG (CP) - A marriage commissioner in rural Manitoba says he'll resign rather than preside over a same-sex ceremony.


French President Jacques Chirac says he is "not at all sure" the world has become safer with the removal from power the Iraqi leader, Saddam Hussein.


Northeastern University senior Mari Creatini has been selected to the USA Field Hockey squad after attending the national team's trial camp this month in Virginia Beach, Va.


Steve Jobs brings U2 on stage for an iPod photo op, and Wall Street likes what it's hearing.


Survey finds 89% regularly work more than their contracted hours for no extra pay


In corso in 4 regioni: Marche, Abruzzo, Liguria e Toscana


Mubarak's slippery stance on new term sparks ambition of Egyptian reformers

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has cast doubt on whether he will run for a fifth term this year, triggering a fresh battle between the old guard and the young reformers in his ruling party.


When, where: Tonight, 7, at RBC Center, Raleigh, N.C. TV, radio: NESN, WBZ (1030). Records: Boston is 29-23-3-3; Carolina is 30-28-3-1. Goals: Eric Staal 29, Ray Whitney 23, Rod Brind'Amour 19. Assists: Brind'Amour 32, Matt Cullen 31, Whitney 31. Goaltending: Cam Ward (24-20-3, 2.91), John Grahame (5-7-1, 3.75). Head to head: This is the last of four meetings. Carolina has ...


Few Visit Ground Zero in N.Y. as Convention Begins

As the Republican convention opened  less than four miles away, a small number of visitors to Ground  Zero paid their respects on Monday with mixed feelings about  whether President Bush should come to the site of the Sept. 11,  2001 attacks.


Hendrick Motorsports plane crash victims showed evidence of faith

PATRICK SPRINGS, Va. (BP)--NASCAR has been rocked with the news of a deadly plane crash involving family and friends of Hendrick Motorsports, one of stock-car racingâs premier competitors.


Saudi officials say police have arrested a number of suspects over last week's killing of four French citizens.


Slavery is not dead, just less recognizable.

Today, 27 million people are enslaved, more than at the height of the transatlantic slave trade.


The top US Court will hear an appeal by Guantanamo inmates who want to challenge their detention.


Northern Ireland's major Protestant party broke off relations with the Irish government Monday after Prime Minister Bertie Ahern indicated he had accepted the IRA's refusal to provide photographs of disarmament.


Le Â«strane mortiÂ» all'ospedale di Lecco

Lo dice la Procura. Intanto il Gip convalida il fermo di Sonia Caleffi: lascerÃ  il carcere per essere ricoverata in clinica. LECCO - Su quante morti la mano di Sonia? E' ancora difficile da stabilire lil conto


VATICANO - AVE MARIA a cura di mons. Luciano Alimandi - Non possiamo vedere Dio, perchÃ© Dio Ã¨ immenso! CittÃ  del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - Un paio di giorni prima della solennitÃ  del Natale ho avuto la gioia di celebrare la Santa Messa insieme a tanti bambini di una scuola elementare che, con i loro genitori e maestri, si preparavano alla venuta di G...


Planned Grand Canyon Flood Seeks to Reverse Erosion

Description: Researchers flooded the Colorado River last week, in an attempt to reverse erosion in the Grand Canyon. NPR's Liane Hansen speaks to Denny Fenn, director of the Southwest Biological Science Center, about the experiment's preliminary findings.


Sport: Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton are tied on points after their one-two finish in Monaco.


Duke Prosecutor Jailed; Students Seek Settlement

As Michael Nifong reported to jail to serve a 24-hour sentence, the three students he accused of rape were negotiating a financial settlement and series of reforms.


Coaches Rejuvenate Oklahoma, Southern Cal

The red T-shirt Southern California tight end Alex Holmes wore Thursday spoke volumes: "Pete Carroll for President."


Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton insisted Sunday night it's time to start pulling U.S. troops out of Iraq as she and her Democratic presidential rivals debated the war on the eve of a much-awaited assessment by U.S. commanding Gen. David Petraeus.


The parents of Madeleine McCann say they are to remain in Portugal for the time being as they search for their daughter.


Marxist rebels in Colombia have freed four hostages, three of whom were held captive for well over three years in the jungle. The four released hostages - two men and two women were flown to Neiva, 150 miles


While Awaiting Carter, Nets Spend Time With Defeat

Without Vince Carter in their lineup on Sunday afternoon, the Nets were blasted by the Raptors in the Air Canada Center.


Rank to sell Hard Rock to Native American tribe

Britain's Rank Group  said on Thursday it had agreed to sell its Hard Rock cafe and casino business to the Seminole Tribe of Florida for $965 million.


High Court to Hear Governor Recount Case

Through all the counting and recounting in the closest governor's race in Washington state history, Republican Dino Rossi has held the slimmest of margins over Democrat Christine Gregoire — even picking up a few votes here and there as a tedious hand recount grinds on.


Orphaned Bangladeshi conjoined twins set for separation: carers

Orphaned Bangladeshi conjoined twins have survived an initial operation, but it will be another six months before they can be separated, the Australian charity looking after them said.


Barcelona coach urges caution despite victory over Madrid

Barcelona coach Frank Rijkaard urged caution following an emphatic 3-0 victory over Real Madrid, maintaining the Spanish league title race is still far from decided.


SAN JOSE, Calif. - Symantec Corp.'s reported interest in acquiring Veritas Software Corp. for more than $13 billion would represent the computer security giant's biggest step yet beyond its core businesses


Suspected Russian mobster charged with phishing

A suspected Russian mobster was charged this week with identity theft in a phishing style scam. Andrew Schwarmkoff, 28, was arraigned in a Boston-area District Court on multiple counts


South Africa's Mbeki Leaves Ivory Coast Rebel Zone

South African President Thabo Mbeki left Ivory Coast's rebel town of Bouake after talks Sunday, saying mediators would prepare proposals to end the crisis in the world's top cocoa grower.


â05 Use of Gas by Blackwater Leaves Questions

In 2005 a helicopter operated by Blackwater dropped a riot-control substance over a Baghdad checkpoint in the Green Zone.


Michael Phelps, of the United States, holds his gold medal after setting an Olympic-record 1:57.14 in the 200-meter individual medley at the Olympic Aquatic Centre during the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, in this Aug. 19, 2004 file photo.


Saboteurs blew up an oil pipeline in southern Iraq early today in the latest attack targeting the countryâs crucial oil industry, police and oil officials said.


Firefighters doused the last flames and watched for hot spots Thursday at a chemical distribution plant that was devastated by fire a day before.


Â· More prisoners being held in police and court cellsÂ· Slopping out returns as repairs are cancelled


2008 GOP Primary: Giuliani 27% McCain 19% Gingrich 13%

Rasmussen Reports - Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R) has moved a step closer to officially enter the 2008 race for the White House, but polling in the race for the Republican Presidential nomination remains little changed. Giuliani attracts 27% of the vote, down from 29% a week ago. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that Senator John McCain's (R) support has held steady at 19% among Likely GOP Primary voters.


Austrian authorities allow Saturday's border blockade

VIENNA- The district authority in Freistadt has allowed anti-nuclear power protesters to block the Czech- Austrian border on Saturday five minutes after noon on the Wullowitz/Dolni Dvoriste border crossing, ...


The X Prize Foundation said it was starting a broad fund-raising campaign to reward other innovators.


one of the richest and most recognizable basketball players in the world, an exclusive resort, an admiring young woman, an alleged rape.


Bradley Wiggins had dreamed of winning an Olympic gold since he was 12, but the Londoner got the fright of his life when Brad McGee returned to track racing two years ago.


Ex-EPA chief Christie Whitman denounced as "downright falsehoods" the criticism of her assurances that it was safe to breathe the air around the fallen World Trade Center.


More than ever, the Dallas Cowboys need the old Bill Parcells, the one who used to coach the Giants, Patriots and Jets.


China warns Germany over Dalai Lama meeting

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


Republicans continued a decadelong domination of Eastern Washington politics in Tuesday's election, but by Wednesday it appeared they could find themselves


Presidents and high-ranking officials from 12 South American countries gathered in this ancient Inca capital to create a political and economic bloc they hope will put them on a more equal footing with the United States and Europe.


Murray says he's never felt better ahead of Aussie tennis

Britain's Andy Murray on Thursday said he had never been in better shape for a Grand Slam as he bounced back from his opening Kooyong Classic defeat to beat Ivan Ljubicic 6-7 (6-8), 6-4, 6-2.


The World Trade Organization (WTO) has again declared some European Union sugar exports illegal, dealing a new blow to the bloc's lavish system of farm subsidies, a trade source close to the case said Wednesday.


Secondo Coldiretti si tratta dell'86% articoli sequestrati


Birth defect risk from antidepressants low: studies

Newer antidepressant drugs may increase  the risk of birth defects but the risk remains very remote,  according to two new studies published on Thursday.


Lexmark is recalling 39,400 laser printers because of a potential short circuit that could create an electric shock hazard. The printers, priced at about $200, were sold under the Lexmark, IBM and Dell brand names starting in May 2004.


More than 1.3m Bangladeshis hit by Cyclone Sidr will face monsoon rains in inadequate shelter, Oxfam warns.


Pakistani security forces have arrested a former Taleban defence minister, intelligence officials say.


RALEIGH, NC Sept. 28, 2004 - Possible tornadoes spun out by the remnants of Hurricane Jeanne swept down parts of buildings, flipped cars and toppled trees and power lines in central North Carolina as more flooding hit the drenched state Tuesday.


Kobe Bryant Issues Apology to his Accuser

DENVER - Call it the sensational trial that wasn't. Just days before the Kobe Bryant rape case was set to go before a jury, the charges against him have been dismissed at the request of the prosecution.


Faldo makes rare European Tour appearance in Hong Kong

Captain Nick Faldo can cast an eye over potential candidates for his 2008 Ryder Cup team when he makes a rare appearance on the European Tour at next month's Hong Kong Open.


To see the Kansas City Chiefs' offensive line in action is like watching one giant shell game, with large, mobile men sliding from side to side, hiding Priest Holmes in the backfield.


Israel presses ahead with offensive in northern Gaza; six killed ...

Israeli tanks and bulldozers pulled back from this Palestinian town Thursday, after tearing up roads, flattening strawberry greenhouses and knocking down walls in what residents said was the most devastating raid in four years of fighting.


Bush revives pro-democracy tactics for Cuba

He has announced incentives for change, but most experts say they'll have little impact.


Harvard Hires 'Fun Czar' to Spice Up Student Life

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.,  - Harvard University students:  overachieving, bookish bores or repressed party animals? A  little of both, it seems.


Masked Palestinian gunmen ambushed a car carrying a Fox News crew in Gaza City on Monday and kidnapped two journalists, according to witnesses and Fox.


Dow Jones -0,44%, Nasdaq -0,12%, nuovo massimo per l'euro


Skulls on your Symbian phone? Don't panic!

PETALING JAYA: Virus experts at British software security firm Sophos Plc have advised customers not to panic, following media reports of a Trojan horse which infects cellphones.


The change in its guidance doesn't rate the drop in its stock price.


The election for Mauritania's new leader takes place on Sunday, two years after a military coup.


Fuji joins the fray of makers of 16X DVD media with scheduled fall release.


Kevin Brown's frustrating season finally reached a boiling point, and now his hot temper could cost the New York Yankees at the most important time. Brown broke his non-pitching hand when he punched a wall in the clubhouse last night during a 3-1 loss to the Baltimore Orioles that cut New York's lead in the AL East ...


The plug will finally be pulled on the Stormont Assembly if a working administration is not formed in Belfast by the end of March, the British and Irish governments have warned.Bertie Ahern, the Irish Premier, ...Comment


It wasn't a fair fight. The Red Sox paid $103 million for Daisuke Matsuzaka, who stood on the mound last night facing the perpetually awful Tampa Bay Devil Rays, who boast a team payroll of $24 million.


With all the mergers and acquisitions, which deals will work out?


New blow to Spurs as King ruled out for two months

Tottenham have suffered a major injury setback after it was confirmed that captain Ledley King will be out for a further two months with a recurrence of the foot injury which ruled him out of last year's World Cup for England.


Asian leaders discuss issues ahead of ASEM 5 summit

The heads of 13 Asian delegations to the 5th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM 5) met here Thursday afternoon to discuss issues to be tabled in the upcoming plenary meetings.


Halo 2, the stunning Xbox video game nearly three years in the making, goes on sale at midnight tonight, with Microsoft pulling out the stops to herald its launch as a pop culture event.


Dell (DELL) will set out Thursday to conquer markets dominated by Apple (APPL), Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) and others with products that include its first small digital music player, photo printer and plasma TV.


Congress Reinstates Internet Access Tax Ban

The U.S. Congress on Friday  reinstated a ban on Internet access taxes after the House of  Representatives agreed to extend it for another three years  rather than make it permanent.


Turmoil in Jerusalem as Sharon breaks up coalition. . .

ARIEL SHARONâS shaky government was in turmoil last night after the Israeli Prime Minister sacked the junior partner from his ruling coalition.


A US military court hears details of the killings of 24 Iraqi civilians in Haditha, at a hearing for a US commander.


Verdict in Conrad Black case to be announced

The verdict in the criminal fraud trial against former media mogul Conrad Black and three co-defendants will be announced shortly, a U.S. jury said on Friday.


Oracle to Acquire PeopleSoft for $10.3 Billion, Ending Bitter Fight

The merger is another step in the consolidation of the information technology industry as it matures.


Who gets the Phil Collins CD collection?


Haiti Tells South Africa to Control Exiled Aristide, BBC Says

Haiti accused South African President Thabo Mbeki of failing to stop exiled president Jean-Bertrand Aristide from fomenting unrest in the Caribbean nation, the British Broadcasting Corp.


The key quotes, the big stories, the best pictures from the fourth day of the 2007 Liberal Democrat party conference.


Bangladesh name squad for Twenty20 world meet

Veterans Habibul Bashar and Khaled Mashud have been left out of Bangladesh's preliminary 30-man pool for the inaugural Twenty20 world championships in South Africa in September.


Kenya govt denounces "genocide" as toll hits 300

President Mwai Kibaki's government accused rival Raila Odinga's party of unleashing "genocide" in Kenya on Wednesday as the death toll from tribal violence over a disputed election passed 300.


Euro Stocks Rally After Strong U.S. Data

European shares strongly extended gains on Friday after data showed job creation in the U.S. economy was double expectations at 337,000 in October.


'Passion' DVD Release Gets Off to Brisk Start

DVD copies of Mel Gibson's unlikely  blockbuster "The Passion of the Christ" went on sale on Tuesday  as distributor Fox Home Entertainment reported initial  shipments to retailers running 20 percent ahead of projections.


Ukraine court meets to review poll chaos

Deputies in the region of Donetsk vote to hold a referendum on whether to form a republic.


Electors can check up of their MPs' expense claims for the first time, with the listing of claims over three years.


Fluery still roots for JBoss...Edward Tufte mostly likes iPhone interface...mysteries of Linux's /proc files...multicore compression...Actually *using* mammoth telephotos


Russia Sends Troops to Guard Nuclear Sites

Russia deployed extra troops to guard dozens of nuclear facilities across the country on Wednesday after militants seized a school in the south and a suicide bomb attack in Moscow, the nuclear authority said.


Giordania: carcere top secret Cia per al Qaeda

AMMAN - E' in Giordania, secondo fonti di servizi segreti internazionali, il carcere top secret e di massima sicurezza dove la Cia ha rinchiuso 11 presunti terroristi sospettati di appartenere ad al Qaeda.


Roger Daltrey, 60, Sings for New Generation

It's almost 40 years since Roger  Daltrey first hollered, "Hope I die before I get old" and  captured the anger and frustration of his generation.


Microsoft slammed as partner event kicks off

Blog: Local newspaper greets Microsoft and its partners with a story focusing on the companies woes as it tries to broaden beyond traditional software.


Five oil workers have been kidnapped in southern Nigeria's oil-rich Delta region, officials say.


Fed's Poole: Subprime losses punished poor lending

Losses to lenders and investors in  subprime mortgage markets were even-handed and the result of  poor underwriting and investing decisions, St. Louis Federal  Reserve Bank President William Poole said on Friday.


Stocks fell sharply for a second day on Wednesday after data showing higher-than-expected labor costs stoked worries about inflation and interest rates.


Kenya govt ready for new vote if ruled by court

Opposition protests in Kenya faltered on Friday and the government said it was ready to accept a court-ordered re-run of an election whose disputed result unleashed a wave of violence.


Nationwide fined Â£980,000 over stolen laptop

Details on 11 million customers went awol The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has fined The Nationwide Building Society Â£980,000 for the loss of a laptop which contained "confidential customer data" on 11 million customers.â¦


U.S. Cites Poor Water Quality on More Airliners

The U.S. government has found for  the second time in recent months that water from a sampling of  commercial aircraft galleys and bathrooms was not safe for use,  regulators said on Wednesday.


Antonino fu vittima della lupara bianca, Pietro venne trovato nel bagagliaiodi un'auto con una banconota in bocca: dopo 27 anni chiariti gli omicidi                                          Guerra di mafia nel New Jersey cosÃ¬ i Corleonesi uccisero gli Inzerillo                                                                                La mafia "vincente" si servÃ¬ di due traditori che fecero la "cortesia" a Riina


London - The long-awaited clash between the Barbarians and the All Blacks in Cardiff on Saturday has been given a huge shot in the arm with the news that the Springboks have given the world's best rugby player, flanker Schalk Burger, permission to play


Terremoto: nuova scossa nel bresciano, 3' scala Mercalli

SALO' (Brescia) - Una nuova scossa di terremoto, durata alcuni secondi e dell'intensita' del 2-3' grado della Scala Mercalli, e' stata avvertita, intorno alle 22, in alcuni comuni della zona del Lago di Garda gia' colpiti dal terremoto nei giorni scorsi


Wal-Mart Sees January Same-Store Sales Up

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. WMT.N said on  Saturday it still expects a 2 percent to 4 percent increase in  January sales at its U.S. stores open at least a year.


The cholesterol drug Vytorin is now getting attention that is anything but funny.


Someone had to pay to remove 3,000 dead trees in New Orleans. The trees, insisted the Federal Emergency Management Agency, couldn't have been killed by Hurricane Katrina's floodwaters because they weren't toppled to a certain angle. New Orleans would have to pay.


"National Treasure" shines at crowded box office

Nicolas Cage topped the North American box office for the second time this year on Sunday with "National Treasure: Book of Secrets," a sequel to the biggest movie of his career.


Retreat of the Foreign Investor Is Singularly Painful for Japan

Japanâs Nikkei index has lost a third of its value since July, and the Tokyo Stock Exchange has lost $1.3 trillion in value â equivalent to the entire economy of Canada.


Sudan acknowledged Thursday that its troops shot at a United Nations convoy in Darfur, reversing an initial denial, but it in part blamed the peacekeepers saying they should have notified Khartoum of their movements.


LOS ANGELES  - Cable channel FX is  developing a reality series set in the world of used car  salesmen.


ABC: no errors tied to 'fake' consultant

An ABC News internal investigation has concluded that the reporting of a discredited consultant did not cause any inaccuracies in its broadcast.


AMERICA/MESSICO - "Un cattolico, se vuole agire secondo la sua fede, non potrÃ  mai essere a favore dell'eutanasia nÃ© dare il suo voto perchÃ© sia legalizzata nel nostro paeseÂ afferma il Vescovo di Celaya Celaya (Agenzia Fides) - Mons. LÃ¡zaro PÃ©rez JimÃ©nez, Vescovo di Celaya (Messico), ha inviato un messaggio a tutti i suoi fedeli in occasione del dibattito sull'eutanasia che si sta svolgendo di recente nel paese da quando lÂAssemblea Legislativa del ...


Mahmoud Abbas, the favourite to succeed Yasser Arafat as Palestinian leader, has called on his people to stop fighting Israel. Mr Abbas said Palestinians had a legitimate right "to express their rejection of the occupation by popular and social means".


Just 3 of 18 candidates for president attend debate

It was not exactly riveting: three candidates and the representatives of 12 others sat at a horseshoe-shaped table yesterday droning


China's 'Hairboy' Aspires to Be a Rock Star

He is an aspiring rock star, but Yu  Zhenhuan's claim to fame for now is that he is the hairiest man  in all of China.


Movimentato colpo in banca, l'uomo e' ricercato


This time two years ago Sam Torrance was celebrating one of golf history's most memorable Ryder Cup victories, and also coined one of its most memorable phrases.


Accomplice wounded as police swoop on attempt to rob security van outside HSBC branch.


The first breakout new  series of the season, NBC's drama "Heroes," has become the  first freshman show to receive a full-season order.


Finger length linked to female sporting potential

The length of a girl's ring finger could   be an indicator of her future sporting potential, researchers   at King's College London said on Thursday.


The intruder who caused a security breach at the Queen's official Scottish residence was a Sunday newspaper reporter.


Vote count delay in disputed Afghan poll

Afghan officials have delayed counting ballots in a historic presidential election to deal with complaints of fraud, but several of the candidates appear to be pulling


A study in leadership shows that Antawn Jamison is unquestionably the captain of the Wizards' ship and without him they are lost.


British police to head to Moscow as diplomatic strains show

British police have prepared to head to Moscow as part of a widening probe into the death of ex-Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko, as diplomatic strains caused by the affair began to show.


Alta Bates Summit Medical Center, Sutter Health's dominant two-campus East Bay behemoth, has plans to build a new, 350-bed hospital in Oakland at a cost that could top $600 million.


Microsoft Live Communications Server 2005 Coming Dec. 1

Live Communications Server 2005, Microsoft's second-generation real-time communications server, is released to manufacturing and will be generally available on Dec. 1, the company said Tuesday.


NBC Executive Ebersol Survives Colorado Plane Crash

Two people were killed and one was missing after a small jet carrying NBC sports executive Dick Ebersol and family members crashed on Sunday near Montrose, Colorado, officials said.


Sudan Signals Willingness For Additional AU Monitors For Darfur

Sudan says it it willing to discuss deploying more African Union monitors in the western Darfur region. Both the Sudanese foreign minister Mustafa Osman Ismail and Sudan's ambassador to the United Nations


Massive tsunami aid operation picks up steam in race to battle disease

An unprecedented global aid operation gathered steam to save survivors of Asia's tsunamis as signs crept up of disease in the overflowing morgues after the disaster that claimed more than 127,000 lives.


Apple and Cisco Systems agree to share the iPhone trademark, allowing both firms to use the name.


Commander: Osama Probably Not in Pakistan Region

Osama bin Laden is unlikely to be hiding in Pakistan's tribal region near the Afghan border, the top military commander in the area said on Tuesday.


Concorde fans dropped a 20,000-name petition at the doorstep of British Prime Minister Tony Blair in London, urging his government to help get the supersonic airliner back in the skies again.


Amy Sedaris may be best known for triggering laughter, but the actress says she's not a personal fan of comedies.


CA gives extension to financial examiner

(InfoWorld) - The independent examiner overseeing CA Inc.'s financial reporting has been given a little more time to help the troubled software vendor. The U.S. attorney, the SEC, and the company agreed to extend the term of examiner Lee S. Richards, III, until May 1, 2007, CA said Thursday in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The term had been set to expire this Saturday. The extension was necessary, "given the control environment and commission-related material weaknesses" at the Islandia, New York-based company formerly known as Computer Associates Inc. Richards was appointed independent examiner in March 2005 and was chartered with overseeing CA financial reporting under a 2004 Deferred Prosecution Agreement between the company and the Federal Court for the Eastern District of New York. CA will escape prosecution if it agrees to pay US$225 million to a restitution fund to compensate victims of its fraud and takes various steps to strengthen its corporate governance and cooperate with government investigators. Richards is a partner with Richards Kibbe & Orbe LLP, a law firm based in New York. CA is trying to recover from a financial scandal that rocked the company and the extension was also granted as CA continues to reorganize its finance department under a new chief financial officer. Sanjay Kumar, the former CEO of CA, and Stephen Richards, the company's former worldwide sales head, both pleaded guilty to financial fraud charges in federal District Court April 26. They were accused of fraudulent accounting practices, including falsely reporting hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue for licensing agreements during fiscal quarters in which the deals had not yet been finalized. Other CA executives previously convicted of similar charges were preparing to testify against Kumar and Richards. CA's financial weakness was detailed in its annual report filed July 31, for the fiscal year ended March 31. The filing was delayed as the company conducted a review and restatement of its stock options granting practices. The restatement increased non-cash, pre-tax stock based compensation expense by an aggregate of $342 million for fiscal years 1996 through 2006, the company reported.


Highlights from the SEW Blog: Dec. 11, 2006

Featured posts from the Search Engine Watch blog, as well as our customary headlines from around the web.


New York City economy worsens in May: NY-NAPM

Business conditions in New York City worsened in May, with a large dip in the assessment of current conditions, according to a survey of local firms.


No. 2 Internet service provider buying Classmates Online

Classmates Online, the Renton company that built a business around uniting high-school alumni, is being acquired by Internet service provider United Online for $100 million in cash.


Vietnam PM calls for drastic action as bird flu hits capital

Prime Minister Phan Van Khai has asked authorities to take drastic measures to fight bird flu after the potentially fatal virus killed hundreds of poultry in the capital Hanoi.


EU to Issue Last Chance to Iran on Nuclear Plans

Senior officials from France, Britain  and Germany will meet Iranian counterparts Thursday to issue  Tehran with an incentive-backed last chance to end uranium  enrichment plans or face possible U.N. sanctions.


Web, computer "widgets" offer branding opportunities

Pop quiz: What technology is on the  cusp of changing the face of Internet advertising as we know  it?


US won't be intimidated by bin Laden threats: Bush

President George W. Bush, reacting to a video warning by Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden, said the United States would not "be intimidated or influenced by an enemy of our country."


30.000 metri quadri, investiti 80 milioni di euro


When I think about the Cardinals and the Red Sox playing each other in October, I see dead people. That's a line from a movie, of course, and I shamelessly used it to grab your attention rather than tell the truth.


Air Force to help ferry Sudan peacekeepers

U.S. Air Force members from the 723rd Air Mobility Squadron and 38th Airlift Squadron load cargo onto a C-130 aircraft at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, early Friday, Oct.


Hundreds evacuated in California wildfire

A fast moving brush fire sent flames leaping into backyards and forced more than 1,200 southern California residents out of their hillside homes on a sweltering Sunday of gusty winds after months of drought.


Middlesbrough manager Steve McClaren was blown away by the Riverside club's dominating performance Thursday evening against Lazio.


End of Summer Brings Cold, Calculated Cuts

The last time I saw Joe Salave'a up close and personal was at the end of the 2005 season. The Redskins had just been knocked out of the playoffs on the road by the Seattle Seahawks, a loss that kept them out of the NFC title game, and Salave'a was sitting at his stall in the visiting locker room...


Bill Clinton: Choose record not speeches

Former President Bill Clinton advised potential primary voters Thursday to focus on presidential candidates' records, not eloquence.


Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has said that Wayne Rooney's first game for the club was as good as any debut he has ever seen.


Rasheed Marshall set a Big East career rushing mark for quarterbacks and threw three touchdown passes while leading No. 15 West Virginia over Syracuse 27-6 Thursday night.


November 02, 2004 - Independent developer Climax announced today the development of Avalon, a multi-vehicle shooter designed for next-generation consoles.


Charges could come as early as next week after a covert operation lasting more than a year. WASHINGTON -- The FBI has spent more than a year covertly investigating, including with the use of electronic surveillance


Belgian embassy honors Battle of Bulge vets

Brig. Gen. Dany Van de Ven, the Belgian defense attache here, told U.S. veterans this week that his nation is honored to remember their sacrifices during the Battle of the Bulge 60 years ago.


New York wonders as ex-Mayor Giuliani gains support

Voters are lining up behind Rudolph Giuliani, who became "America's mayor" on Sept 11, 2001. But many New Yorkers remember the mayor before that day with less affection.


Are black athletes wasting their considerable wealth? Sportswriter William C. Rhoden thinks so.


Melandri: no a soluzioni alla Sarkozy, investire nei giovani


ASIA/KAZAKHSTAN - Il lavoro pastorale della piccola comunitÃ  cattolica e la fioritura di vocazioni nelle steppe centroasiatiche Karaganda (Agenzia Fides) - Il lavoro pastorale procede a gonfie vele per i primi due sacerdoti ordinati dopo aver compiuto gli studi teologici nel Seminiario kazako di Karaganda, unico seminario cattolico dellÂAsia centrale. Il Seminario Maggiore in...


Discrimination at U.S. Polls Now 'Subtler, More Creative'

The old methods of U.S.  discrimination at the polls have been replaced by "subtler and  more creative tactics," according to a report released on  Wednesday.


Legislation Would Repeal Walter Reed Closure

Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) will introduce legislation seeking to repeal the planned closure of Walter Reed Army Medical Center, saying the problems revealed at the hospital have been exacerbated by the planned closure of the facility.


Regarding the whole Mary Cheney (non)outing controversy, I am obligated to start by administering a slap to my man John Kerry for being such a political klutz and, if I may say so, no gentleman.


Roundup: Road to splitsville? No way, Tiger says

Tiger Woods has denied a gossip item that he and his fiancÃ©e, Elin Nordegren, have broken up. "That's completely false," Woods said on Tuesday of a Boston Herald columnist's report.


Remember John Edwardsâ âTwo Americasâ campaign theme? It occurred to me how well that theme fits the corporate world. For proof, look no further than the stockholder lawsuit against Walt Disney Co.


Merck Adopts Severance Safeguards for Executives

NEW YORK, Nov. 29 -- Drugmaker Merck & Co., under financial siege since pulling its top painkiller Vioxx off the market in September, said Monday it has adopted a plan that would guarantee large severance packages to 230 top executives if the company merges or is taken over.


The highest-ranking US soldier charged in the Abu Ghraib prison scandal was sentenced to eight years in prison, the severest punishment meted out so far in the case.


China says toy recall scare shows protectionist agenda

Mattel has only itself to blame for a huge toy recall that has stoked global alarm about Chinese-made goods, state media said on Thursday, charging that a slew of foreign safety scares had exposed a protectionist agenda.


Drew Heads to Dodgers, El Duque to Chisox

J.D. Drew is set to join the Los Angeles Dodgers, who are concentrating on offense after pulling out of the three-team, 10-player trade that would have sent Randy Johnson from Arizona to the New York Yankees.


High-ranking kernel coders join Torvalds in opposing the new license draft; some say it could harm open source.


Fitch Ratings reports concerns about Delta's Dallas dehubbing

Delta Air Lines Inc.'s plans to eliminate its hub at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport and redistribute its aircraft among its other hubs cities provides the other hubs some short-term benefits, but heightens some long-term credit concerns


Captain Charvis leads Wales' 14-try trouncing of Japan

Colin Charvis and Tom Shanklin led Wales' rout of Japan at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium, the England-born duo scoring seven tries between them in a 98-0 demolition of a hopelessly outclassed opposition.


Milano, 17:42 - CALCIO, SERIE B: TRE GIORNATE A CANNARSA DEL FROSINONE

Il Giudice sportivo Gianpaolo Tosel ha squalificato, in merito alle gare della prima giornata di ser...


Highlighting a conciliatory mood since President Bush was reelected, the United States and the European Union agreed yesterday to try to amicably settle the decades-old trade dispute over billions of dollars in subsidies to aircraft makers Airbus and Boeing .


Omar Minaya officially locked up Kris Benson for the next three seasons on Monday, but the Mets general manager couldn't say for certain whether Al Leiter would join him in the rotation in 2005.


Experts Predict Mount St. Helens Eruption

The flurry of earthquakes at Mount St. Helens intensified further Thursday, and one scientist put the chance of a small eruption happening in the next few days at 70 percent.


Canada hails Arctic Council's climate change document

REYKJAVIK, Iceland - Canada's environment minister says people shouldn't underestimate the policy recommendations on climate change announced in Iceland Wednesday.


European shares closed at 2-1/2 year highs Friday in the truncated final session before Christmas, led by gains in oil stocks such as BP.


Links to the week's topics from search engine forums across the web: Press Release Services For Links Or Publicity - How To Optimize For Large Retail Sites - MSN Dumb Decision on Unrelevant Links - Important SEO Tips from Pubcon - Yahoo! Cuts Deal With Newspaper Groups, and more.


Ditching Vista: How To Downgrade To Windows XP

TechWeb - If sluggish performance and numerous bugs in your shiny new PC running Windows Vista have got you down, you can downgrade -- at no additional cost -- to Windows XP. It's not hard. Here's how.


BBC Radio 1's audience rises back above the 10m mark as Chris Moyles continues to attract more listeners.


In the opening salvos of the patent infringement case between Vonage and Verizon, the telecommunications company claimed Vonage caused serious harm, while the VoIP provider said it had no knowledge of Verizon's patents.


Indies rule the day at the Academy Award nominations. Richard Corliss ruminates on a big year for little pictures


MOSCOW (BBC News) - A court here has sentenced serial killer Alexander Pichushkin, known to the Russian media as the "Bittsa maniac", to life imprisonment. The Russian shop assistant was found guilty of 48 murders, which he once said he recorded on a chessboard. Most of the murders were committed over five years in Bittsa Park, in Moscow's southern suburbs.  Pichushkin has never denied the charges. He was also found guilty on three counts of attempted murder. Pichushkin began his 14-year killing spree in Moscow in 1992, and was arrested in June 2006. His victims were drowned in a sewer or bludgeoned to death with a hammer, investigators say. Pichushkin originally said he planned to carry out 64 killings, one for each square on a chessboard.


Bombing Kills 47 at Police Station in Iraqi Capital

An increasingly bold and organized insurgency seized the offensive again on Tuesday as a suicide car bomb packed with artillery shells exploded outside police headquarters


Harsh winter kills more than 750 in Afghanistan

More than 750 people have perished as a result of severe cold and heavy snowfalls this winter across Afghanistan, a government official said on Saturday.


Motorists in California, Minnesota, New Jersey and North Carolina have been stuck in some of the worst traffic in the United States, according to a study released Thursday.


Paparazzi 'like dodgems' in Miller pursuit

Paparazzi have been accused of driving like 'dodgems' as they pursued actress Sienna Miller after last year's Bafta awards. By John Plunkett


Animale di proprieta' dei genitori,morta per lesioni interne


SAN'A, Yemen - A Yemeni judge sentenced two men to death and four others to prison terms ranging from five to 10 years Wednesday for orchestrating the 2000 suicide bombing of the USS Cole.    Saudi-born Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, who is in U.S...


Shades of VHS versus Betamax: The war over the next-generation DVD format was launched Monday. Warner Bros., Paramount and Universal studios, as well as minimajor New Line Cinema


Kurdish rebels claim Turkey resort blast

A hard-line Kurdish militant group claimed responsibility Tuesday for a blast that killed three people in Antalya, one of Turkey's most popular tourist resorts, and police searched for two people suspected of planting the bomb.


German EADS investor talks could drag into 2007

Talks on finding investors to safeguard German influence in European aerospace firm EADS  could push into early 2007, German government spokesman Thomas Steg said on Monday.


THE REGION Study: Uninsured pay highest drug prices


Derrek Lee hit an RBI single in the 10th inning and Aramis Ramirez homered in the seventh, leading the Chicago Cubs to a 2-1 victory over the New York Mets on Friday night.


AFRICA - Eppure si muove! Non solo Europa e USA, anche America Latina, Russia e Asia in Africa per affari Roma (Agenzia Fides)- LÂAfrica per secoli legata economicamente allÂEuropa e in seguito anche allÂAmerica del Nord, sta diversificando i propri rapporti economici ad altre aeree del mondo. Si tratta di cambiamenti imposti dai nuovi rapporti di forze ...


Sollentuna (Svezia), 21:53 - ATLETICA, DI MARTINO SALTA SOLO 1,87: E' TERZA IN SVEZIA

Antonietta Di Martino, primatista italiana di salto in alto che domenica scorsa ha migliorato il rec...


Un errore imputabile al "cervellone" che ha elaborato la distribuzione dei docenti Docenti e studenti dovranno attendere le verifiche nei provveditorati                                            MaturitÃ , slittano ancora le commissioni in alcuni Classici manca il prof di Greco                                                                                di SALVO INTRAVAIA


A hot air balloon in Canada has burst into flames, killing two people and injuring eleven others.


KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Mark Buehrle trotted out to the mound in the ninth inning, eager to wrap up his fourth complete game -- a fitting last start of the season for Chicago's most consistent pitcher.


Opposition urges Kenyan leader to concede

Opposition leader Raila Odinga called on Sunday for his rival President Mwai Kibaki to concede defeat in an election -- but a confident government party laughed that off as Kenyans waited anxiously for final results.


Russia freezes Yukos' shares in Sibneft oil company

The battered Russian oil giant Yukos said a Moscow court had frozen its 34.5 percent stake in rival Sibneft, halting a reversal of their merger that would provide cash for Yukos to settle massive tax bills.


The Nato alliance is to assume charge of security over the entirety of Afghanistan on Thursday.


Kenya's tea farms weather political violence

KERICHO, Kenya  - Kenya's large Rift Valley tea estates say they should weather political and ethnic violence targeting their work force, but it is cold comfort to the roughly 20,000 tea pickers who had to run for their lives.


All mouth, no organic hemp trousers Companies in the UK are doing little more than paying lip-service to the idea of reducing their environmental impact, and will continue in the same vein until they are forced to do otherwise.â¦


Russia sets a date and price for the auction of embattled Russian oil giant Yukos' main unit, as it seeks payment of a massive tax bill.


"IÂ´m John Kerry and IÂ´m reporting for duty," saluted the freshly minted Democratic nominee during his acceptance speech at his partyÂ´s conclave in Boston.


EU officials back Libya arms embargo end

European Union officials have agreed to recommend lifting the bloc's arms embargo on Libya following pressure from Italy, which wants to help the North African country tackle illegal migrants, an EU diplomatic source says.


Michael Schumacher will lose ten grid places following today's qualifying sessions, giving his Ferrari teammate a massive boost ahead of tomorrow's race.


US tells Nairobi summit it will ban landmines in 2010

The world will have to wait until 2010 before the United States of America bans the use of anti-personnel landmines. This is the message the military superpower sent to the delegates attending the first review


Nokia postpones deal because of Siemens bribery probe

Ongoing investigation leads companies to put off  merger of their wireless-equipment units until March.


GAY MARRIAGE Same-Sex Marriage Issue Key to Some GOP Races

Proposed state constitutional amendments banning same-sex marriage increased the turnout of socially conservative voters in many of the 11 states where the measures appeared


Truck smashes through Wis. motel; 1 dead

An SUV hurtled through a motel parking lot Wednesday, hitting two cars before smashing through a room, killing a man, authorities said.


Wherever Pedro ends up, he stands to cash in

Pedro Martinez had the last laugh in October. Now he's going to have the last laugh and a very nice contract. Martinez covered the gamut of competitive and emotional experiences this October, from being a


Illinois residents will soon gain access to lower-cost prescription drugs from Canada, the United Kingdom and Ireland, sidestepping U.S. regulators' objections to imported drugs, Gov. Rod Blagojevich said on Tuesday.


Supreme Court Lets Massachusetts Gay Marriage Stand

The Supreme Court has refused to intervene on behalf of a handful of religious extremists whose feelings were hurt by gay marriage in Massachusetts... The US Supreme Court has rejected without comment an appeal


UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon travels to south Sudan, to show support for a north south peace deal.


A sex discrimination tribunal involving a member of Prince Charles' former staff is expected to finish later. Former personal assistant Elaine Day claims she had to leave her job because of sexual harassment by a senior member of staff.


Two major New York law firms announced yesterday that they had agreed to merge, creating what will be one of the nationâs largest law firms, with broad international reach.


THE HAGUE, Netherlands Officials in the Netherlands say the killers of an outspoken filmmaker are also threatening a Dutch politician.


Big game hunters may be off the hook in the latest twist of a prehistoric whodunit that tries to explain why bison populations sharply crashed thousands of years ago.


Abbas aide says declaring independence a possibility

RAMALLAH, West Bank  - A top aide to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Wednesday the Palestinians should consider declaring an independent state unilaterally if peace talks with Israel continue to falter.


Mike Tomlinson, author of plans to revamp England's exams, says GSCEs ignore basic writing and maths skills.


KANO, Nigeria -- A security guard in this dusty Nigerian city is living with tragedy -- a 14-year-old son whose dazed eyes, slow speech and uneven gait signal brain damage. Mustapha Mohammed says he knows who to blame -- Pfizer Inc., the world's largest drug maker.


Iraq car bomb kills 8 US marines in deadliest attack in 6 months

A car bomb killed eight US marines outside Fallujah on Saturday, the deadliest attack against the US military in Iraq in nearly six months.


ATHENS, Greece - Redemption came from the perfect spot - the 3-point line - for Sarunas Jasikevicius. The Lithuanian guard, whose off-target 3-pointer kept his team from pulling off the biggest upset of the Sydney Olympics, didn't miss when it counted Saturday night against the Americans in a thrilling 94-90 victory...


â212,â a symphony in homage to Manhattan by the composer and native New Yorker Robert Sirota,  was played impressively on Thursday by the Manhattan School of Music Symphony.


England coach Steve McClaren believes striker Michael Owen can breathe new life into his side's Euro 2008 qualifying campaign.


No Relief: In India, a Quest to Ease the Pain of the Dying

Although India produces more for the legal morphine industry than any other country, few Indians benefit.


Nearly three years after Enron Corp.'s  dramatic collapse into bankruptcy, the first criminal trial against the disgraced energy company's former employees is set to kick off on Monday.


One of the men criminally charged after placing blinking cartoon advertisements around the city videotaped a police bomb squad removing one of the electronic devices, but did not tell the officers the object was harmless.


A four-year-old girl died from multiple, brutal injuries, a court hears as her mother goes on trial for murder.


Spielberg Drops Out as Adviser to Beijing Olympics in Dispute Over Darfur Conflict

After trying unsuccessfully to prod China to do more to try to end Sudanâs attacks in the Darfur region, Steven Spielberg said he was withdrawing as an artistic adviser to the 2008 Summer Olympics.


RIM Shares Rise Amid Microsoft Takeover Talk

Analysts have heaped upgrades and praise on RIM in recent weeks in wake of strong growth, both in profit and in subscribers.


Tv: Bonolis e "Affari tuoi" tornano e sbaragliano la concorrenza

ROMA - Torna e vince subito. "Affari tuoi", il gioco condotto da Paolo Bonolis su Raiuno, vola a 9.116.000 spettatori nella prima puntata del nuovo anno, ottenendo uno share del 34,35%. Durante il programma


Cingular Wireless, which yesterday finalized its purchase of AT&T Wireless, said the company will be governed from four regional centers -- one of them in Redmond -- by a combination of its executives and those from AT&T Wireless.


The researcher behind the psychos-like-President-Bush study tells us his research supports allowing reality-challenged people to cast ballots. In Bodyhack.


Felix Sturm maintained his reputation with victory over Frazier

18.09.04 - Former WBO middleweight champion Felix Sturm maintained his reputation as one of the top-3 fighters in his weightclass with a unanimous decision victory over American Robert Frazier.


Manifestazione nazionale promossa da Cgil, Cisl e Uil


Salesforce.com dismisses Microsoft hosted CRM effort

Executives at Salesforce.com say they don't fear Microsoft's entry into the hosted CRM business.


Oil falls below $61 as U.S. fuel supply jumps

Oil fell below $61 a barrel on Wednesday   after a larger-than-expected increase in fuel inventories in   the United States, the world's largest oil consumer.


Dallas Oil Company Approved to Drill in Kurdistan

The Hunt Oil Company of Dallas has become the first international company to receive permission to drill for oil in the Kurdistan region of Northern Iraq since the local government issued an oil-and-gas law last month.


and regular readers know Iâm as loath to offend anyone as dogs are to smell disgusting things â-âd ask, âWho needs the World Series?


Rudy Giuliani handed out presents and read a Christmas story to Harlem youngsters Monday, then talked about what, for him, might be the best gift of all.


AFRICA/CIAD - Ciad. Scheda del Paese Roma (Agenzia Fides)- Il Ciad ha una superficie di 28.051 kmq e una popolazione di circa 7.900.000 abitanti. Ã situato nellÂAfrica centrale, a nord dellÂEquatore. Confina a nord con la Libia, ad est con il Niger, a Ovest con il Sudan e a sud con il C...


Jones Apparel eyed by private equity firms: report

Shares of Jones Apparel Group Inc.   rose 4.8 percent on Friday after a media report said  private equity firms Bain Capital, Texas Pacific Group and The  Blackstone Group are the lead bidders for the shoe and apparel  maker.


The Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt returned to prison Monday, two months after he was released on bail, to resume serving a six-year sentence for illegal weapons possession in a case linked to a 1993 bombing that killed 257 people.


N. Korea Missile Site Movements Said Continuing

Suspicious ground movements in North Korea may reflect maintenance of missile sites rather than preparations for a missile test, according to South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon.


A Big-Ticket Start-Up With a Nonprofit Vibe

Two paint cans sit by a doorway. The cream-colored walls have smudges on them. Instead of nameplates, a few people have scrawled their names on pieces of paper and taped them to their doors.


On the bustling streets of Tehran, the Iranians seem unaware of the critical times their country now faces.


Growth in U.S. consumer electronics sales is likely to slow in 2008 but still come in at 6.1 percent, fueled by strong demand for products like televisions and personal audio devices, an industry trade group said on Monday.


Nuovo bilancio del sisma di ieri. Paura per la perdita radioattiva: 1200 litri di acqua in mareNell'impianto si sarebbero rovesciati 100 fusti di scorie: aperta una inchiesta                                            Giappone, 9 morti e 10mila sfollati Il governo chiude la centrale nucleare


After decades of dictating what  British viewers watch, broadcasters must adapt to the  democratic values of the Internet or die, leading media  executives said on Friday.


Measures to tackle rising public health problems are being scrapped or postponed due to lack of funds, health chiefs say.


Trying to break through this week's intense coverage of the Republican National Convention, Democrats set up shop just blocks from Madison Square Garden, launched a weeklong ad


A woman who was in the car that Lindsay Lohan chased before being arrested says the incident caused emotional trauma and cost her thousands of dollars in doctors' bills and a well-paying job.


JSLabs Blog:  How to write an image gallery script in PHP

On the JSLabs Blog today, there's a quick new tutorial showing how to create an image gallery script to show off your latest photos and other images to the world.   This is a simple yet useful tutorial on how to write an image gallery script in PHP.  It could be used for anything from banner rotation to just a couple of images that you would like to display in rotation on your website.   The code is broken up into two functions - GetAllFiles (grabs the files from the current directory) and DisplayImages (outputs the HTML to display and organize the images). The script doesn't require any external libraries and the functionality in it works with PHP 4.3.0 and above.    It's nothing fancy, but if you need a script to show the images in a directory (it can tell the difference between image and non-image), check this out.


Scribd to block uploading of copyrighted material to its site

Scribd anti-piracy system blocks uploading of content if the text matches material in its system provided by copyright holders.


Tibetans Say Dalai Lama May Not Return in This Life

It is 45 years since Tibet's god-king, the Dalai Lama, fled his homeland on horseback as Chinese shells rained down on his capital. Many Tibetans do not expect to see him again, or not in his current incarnation.


The Saint Joseph's Hawks brought their mascot to Conte Forum last night to cheer on the women's basketball team. But all the big bird could do was stand


A Roma si Ã¨ svolta la riunione della Giunta straordinariaLe decisioni saranno prese al vertice con il governo                                            Coni, il calcio resta fermo "Chiudere gli stadi a rischio"                                                                                "Gli impianti non a norma non avranno autorizzazioniBisogna interrompere i rapporti tra societÃ  e tifosi"


ATHENS -- The final curtain fell Wednesday on a week-long drama that has riveted this nation when Greece's two top sprinters, swept up in a suspected doping scandal, withdrew from the Summer Olympics and competitions that might have ...


Secretary-General Kofi Annan said yesterday that the United Nations had received pledges of $500 million to pay for emergency assistance to victims of the south Asia earthquake and tsunami.


A scalo merci della stazione, situazione tornata normale


Terrorists should be jailed for life, says top Anglican

Terrorists should be imprisoned for life, the Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams said following the hostage-taking at a school in southern Russia which ended with 250 dead and hundreds wounded.


San Francisco Opera Names a New Director

David Gockley will become general director of the San Francisco Opera after three decades of running the Houston Grand Opera.


The X-43A aircraft flew at a speed of around Mach 9.6 - nearly ten times the speed of sound - after a booster rocket took it to around 110,000 feet and then separated.


Anna Nicole's body enroute to Bahamas for burial

The body of former Playboy model Anna Nicole Smith was moved from a Florida morgue on Friday for a final journey to the Bahamas for burial, a Reuters eyewitness said.


ABC Television Station in Baltimore to Begin Simulcasting Morning News Show on the Radio

By Daily Record Staff  WMAR-TV Channel 2, the ABC-affiliated television station in Baltimore, was to begin simulcasting its morning news show, Good Morning Maryland, on ABC-affiliated radio stations WCBM-AM 680 and WVIE-AM 1370 Tuesday.


US troops kill warlord's supporters after Karzai sacks 'Lion of ...

The reign of one of Afghanistan's most powerful and most colourful warlords appeared to have ended in chaos yesterday after a mob of his supporters clashed with American troops and set


Hollywood News > Singer Courtney Love to face trial in drug case:

A Los Angeles court has set Sep 30 as trial date for rock singer Courtney Love on two felony drug possession charges, reports Xinhua.


It's a difficult job, but Dr. Getem Outthere has tackled the position of Surgeon General for the National Football League.


UPDATE 3-Roddick hits record serve as US take control

Andy Roddick broke his own fastest serve record as he helped the US take a 2-0 lead over Belarus in their Davis Cup semi-final on Friday.


End-Of-Life Care for Breast Cancer May Be Inadequate

While supportive care to relieve symptoms is now the standard of care at the end of life, a new study shows that a "sizeable proportion" of breast cancer patients nearing death do not have access to such treatment, also referred to as palliative care.


L'insediamento abusivo a Roma gia' colpito due notti fa


More immigration officers watching jails

Juan Martinez was looking forward to returning to his construction job after a one-month sentence for violating probation on drug charges.


Ethiopian and Somali troops battle Islamist insurgents in Somalia's capital Mogadishu for a second day.


Toby Young, author of âHow to Lose Friends & Alienate People,â will soon see his memoir on the big screen.


"It ain't cheatin' if you don't get caught," used to be the catch phrase in Division I sports, often accompanied by an oleaginous wink and grin.


Studies have shown that sexual phobias are rarely the explanation for a condition known as vulvodynia.


Other Firms Enter Wi-Fi Negotiations: Deal to Build Citywide Network Has Been Held Up

By Larry Sandler, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel  Sep. 14--A pair of major national companies are now in the running to build a wireless Internet network in Milwaukee, city officials say.   Milwaukee-based Midwest Fiber Networks also is still seeking to establish Wi-Fi service.


WASHINGTON Sept. 9, 2004 - The White House released memos Wednesday night saying that George W. Bush was suspended from flying fighter jets for failing to meet standards of the Texas Air National Guard.


A videotape monitored Tuesday shows an American abducted last November by gunmen in Baghdad pleading for his life and appealing to Arab rulers, including Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, to intercede to spare his life.


Not To Be Outfeatured, Yahoo Adds E-mail Storage

Yahoo is now providing 250 megabytes of e-mail storage for users of its free e-mail service, up from 100 MB. The company also unveiled an anti-spam authentication technology called DomainKeys


South African prosecutors to charge police chief

South Africa's prosecuting authority will charge Jackie Selebi, national police chief and head of Interpol, with corruption, a spokesman said on Friday.


Report follows humans' penchant for running

To the Nike nation, the joggers in dogged pursuit of fitness or the finish line, the news will come as no surprise: The human body was built to run.


Losanna, 16:46 - CALCIO, TAS: UEFA DEVE AFFILIARE GIBILTERRA

Il Tas (Tribunale d'arbitrato sportivo) ha ordinato all'Uefa di affiliare la Federcalcio di Gibilter...


Giacche dandy, fiori tra beige dorato e oro, stampa ocelot


In the movie The Freshman (1990), Matthew Broderick plays an ingenue who bumbles into a job with Carmine Sabatine, a godfather-like Mafioso played by Marlon Brando.


American money has helped maintain security in Iraq, but now budgetary constraints are slowing the flow of cash


China: Former Anhui Vice-Governor Investigated for Taking Bribes

Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency)  Jinan, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) - He Minxu, former vice governor of east China's Anhui Province is under investigation for taking bribes worth eight million yuan (nearly one million U.S.


Voters in the landlocked kingdom of Lesotho go to the polls in what is expected to be a closely fought election.


Tribe's Canyon Skywalk May Bring Riches, but Also Deepens Divide

GRAND CANYON WEST, Ariz., March 7 -- Shortly after noon on Wednesday, the last few feet of a steel and glass skywalk was rolled out over the southwest rim of the Grand Canyon, a 2-million-pound engineering marvel that the Hualapai Indians hope will boost tourism to their remote ancestral land and...


US Food Imports Increase, May Match Exports This Year

When Aroon Roy Padharia gathers today with family and friends for Thanksgiving dinner, the cuisine will be authentically Indian, with the same preparation methods and recipes that he loves from his native land.


Pham Xuan An, a reporter for TIME during the Vietnam War later revealed to be a communist agent, has died. TIME's former Saigon bureau chief remembers him


The market punished C-COR too harshly for lagging guidance.


Another 250,000 homes are needed on top of Labour's target, advisers have told the housing minister.


Making robots that interact with people emotionally is the goal of a European  project led by British scientists.


What We Talk About When We Talk About Art

When it comes to fashionably obtuse language, the art world is one of the leading offenders.


Fifteen dead, five missing in China mine blasts

Fifteen workers died and five are missing after gas explosions at two separate coal mines in China, officials and state media said.


High expectations prompt talk of Arsenal crisis

If there is a crisis at Arsenal then nobody has told manager Arsene Wenger. In a miserable fortnight, the English champions have had their record unbeaten league


Protests against cuts in the NHS are threatening to rival the rebellion against the poll tax, campaigners warn.


Entrepreneur Unveils New Tourist Spacecraft

The creator of the first privately financed craft to carry a human into space showed models of a new, bigger version.


Myanmar junta threatens action against protesters

Myanmar's generals threatened action against further attempts at demonstrations on Tuesday and parked military trucks at Yangon's Shwedagon Pagoda, the assembly point for monks leading the main protests.


Raikkonen potrebbe perdere clamorosamente il titolo appena conquistatoperchÃ© al pilota della McLaren potrebbe essere assegnato il quarto posto a tavolino                                          Giallo sulle benzine di Bmw e Williams Rischio squalifica, Hamilton spera                                                                                di VINCENZO BORGOMEO


Genzyme to begin $150m expansion of Allston plant

Genzyme Corp. , the Cambridge biotechnology giant, is planning a ground-breaking ceremony Tuesday morning for a $150 million expansion of its Allston manufacturing plant along the Charles River.


Italia fanalino di coda in Ue, 50% imprenditori e' over 55


Stocks fell after the open on Wednesday as data showing higher-than-expected labor costs and rising bond yields suggested that the Federal Reserve may be in no rush to cut interest rates any time soon.


Israeli cabinet approves compensation for Gaza settlers

TEL AVIV: The Israeli cabinet approved Sunday a bill to compensate settlers who are to be uprooted from their homes under Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's Gaza pullout plan, an Israeli radio reported.


More Arrests as Bus Massacre Victims Buried

Honduran police tonight announced the arrest of two more people in connection with the bus massacre in which 28 were killed and 14 wounded.


Really?: The Claim: The Pill Can Make You Put On Weight

Quick weight gain may be among the birth-control pillâs most dreaded side effects but how much does it really add to your waistline?


Howard Keel, Musical Star, Is Dead at 85

Howard Keel, who sang and danced to stardom in the heyday of MGM musicals, died Sunday of colon cancer at his home in Palm Desert, Calif. He was 85.


Retailers promote a new Labor Day kickoff. Would we kid you?


PERTH, Australia -- The glittering career of twice world champion Carlos Sainz came to abrupt and disappointing end when he was forced to pull out of the Rally of Australia on Wednesday.


Italian gov't wins confidence vote in Senate

Italian center-left Prime Minister Romano Prodi won the confidence vote in Senate on Wednesday evening.Comment


When the fruit sellers at the Tel Aviv market shout "the boss has gone crazy!" they mean that they are selling their merchandise at ridiculously low prices.


England and Australia go back to the future

Both sides insist they are looking forward but each could be forgiven a backward glance when world champions England face Australia for the Cook Cup here at Twickenham.


In Writers Strike, Signs of Internal Discontent Over Tactics

Some writers wonder whether the guildâs militant tactics are actually doing more damage than good.


R&B singer Akon extends reign on singles chart

NEW YORK (Billboard) - Senegalese R&B artist Akon entered a second week at No. 1 on the Hot 100 singles chart Thursday with "I Wanna Love You" featuring Snoop Dogg.


The 35th Ryder Cup matches will get started with a gigantic bang this morning. Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson will be paired up for the American team against Europe's Colin Montgomerie and Padraig Harrington.


Shutdown of eDonkey file-sharing servers may be short-lived

The music industry claimed another legal victory in its battle against illegal file sharing in Europe on Friday, but the win may not last long.


Oden, Durant, and much more in NBA draft

With a basketball in his hands and a baby blue suit covering his 7-foot frame, Greg Oden exited a midtown hotel ballroom Wednesday just before Kevin Durant arrived. Oden hopes that isn't the last time he goes ahead of Durant.


Parigi, 19:48 - TENNIS, PARIGI: SEPPI ELIMINATO AL SECONDO TURNO

Al torneo di Parigi "BPN Paribas Masters",, l'italiano Andreas  Seppi è stato eliminato al se...


Gunmen in Iraq Kidnap Eleven Tribal Leaders Allied With U.S.

BAGHDAD, Oct. 28 -- Eleven tribal leaders who had banded with U.S. troops to fight the Sunni insurgent group al-Qaeda in Iraq were kidnapped Sunday morning, the latest in a string of such attacks, fellow tribesmen said.


Airline turns to more profitable routes amid US fare wars

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- UAL Corp., parent of United Airlines, said Wednesday it will overhaul its route structure to reduce costs and offset rising fuel costs.


iBackups sunk The owner of one of the largest software piracy websites in the US has been handed a record sentence of seven years in prison.â¦


The head coaching carousel made some interesting stops yesterday, dropping University of Florida coach Billy Donovan in Orlando and former Celtics and 76ers bench boss Jim O'Brien in Indiana.


Fight the U.S., al Qaeda's Zawahri says in new video

Al Qaeda's second-in-command Ayman Zawahri called on Muslims to fight the United States and its allies around the world in a new video aired on Thursday to mark the sixth anniversary of the September 11 attacks.


The Israeli people, by a two-thirds majority, support Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's plan to close Israeli settlements in Gaza and the northeast corner of the West Bank.


China appealed to Japan on Tuesday to reconsider its decision to grant a tourist visa to former Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui, accusing him of agitating for formal independence for the island.


Ministro, 'Autostrade-Abertis? ora e' possibile'


An anti-terror raid in east London after which no-one was charged cost more than Â£2m, Scotland Yard says.


Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev injured his leg in a fall, forcing him to cancel a planned visit to Denmark, his aide said Monday.


Iraqis could mediate Bigley release-paper

An Iraqi insurgent group is expected to start mediating with the captors of British hostage Kenneth Bigley for his possible release, a Kuwaiti newspaper says, citing militant sources.


Police located the pickup truck of a military sharpshooter suspected of killing his estranged wife as she sang at a Cheyenne nightclub, but the man was nowhere in sight, police said Tuesday.


Gone is the time when Liverpool and Manchester saw each other as deadly competitors, says Bryan Gray, chairman of Northwest Regional Development Agency.


Helsinki, 11:15 - NUOTO, EUROPEI VASCA CORTA: BOSSINI IN FINALE NEI 200 RANA

Paolo Bossini si è qualificato per la finale dei 200 rana agli Europei in vasca corta di Hels...


Madrid, 23:59 - CALCIO, SPAGNA; MAIORCA: SCALONI IN PRESTITO DALLA LAZIO

Il Maiorca ha annunciato l'arrivo in prestito dalla Lazio per 18 mesi dell'argentino Lionel Scaloni....


Myanmar Strongman Begins Historic India Visit

Myanmar's military ruler, Senior General Than Shwe, arrives in India on Sunday on a landmark visit to strengthen economic and political ties with one of the few friends his junta has in the world.


Humans never encountered the giant carnivorous "terror bird" Titanis walleri, research suggests.


Ryanair sues European Commission over competition complaint

Ryanair, the Irish low-cost carrier, said Tuesday it would sue the European Commission over "its repeated failure" to tackle "illegal" state aid to rival European airlines.


The FBI said Tuesday it found no trace of Jimmy Hoffa after digging up a suburban Detroit horse farm in one of the most intensive searches in decades for the former Teamsters boss.


Striking writers cry foul over "Tonight Show" jokes

The union for striking Hollywood  writers cried foul on Thursday over late-night TV comic Jay  Leno writing his own jokes for his return to the air from an  eight-week hiatus forced by the walkout.


Nokia says adds Skype to N800 Internet tablet

Nokia , the world's top  mobile phone maker, said on Wednesday it has made Skype  telephone services available on the Nokia N800 Internet tablet.


Alion Awarded $1.7M Phase I Office of Naval Research Contract

Alion Science and Technology, an employee-owned technology solutions  company, today announced it was awarded a $1.7M Phase 1 award making  them eligible for Phase II and Phase III awards on a $156M contract with  the Office of Naval Research (ONR).


Two Italian Aid Workers Kidnapped in Baghdad

Two Italian woman aid workers and two Iraqis were kidnapped in broad daylight in central Baghdad Tuesday in a brazen raid that will alarm foreigners already edgy from widespread kidnappings.


YouTube sets royalty deal with UK songwriter group

Video-sharing Web site YouTube  said on Wednesday that it has reached a deal with British  licensing organizations that collect royalties on behalf of  50,000 composers, songwriters and publishers.


SHE had just stepped out of the car to get some sunscreen from the...

SHE had just stepped out of the car to get some sunscreen from the supermarket on Thailand - s Phuket island when suddenly, a wall of water appeared.


Iraqi forces can take over by June 2007, says PM

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said on Thursday his government's forces would be able to take over security command from U.S. troops by June 2007 -- a move which could allow the United States to start withdrawing.


U.S. employers added a scant 18,000 jobs in December and the national unemployment rate kicked up to five percent, its highest in more than two years, according to a government report on Friday that underlined the economy's rapidly slowing momentum.


Prime Minister Tony Blair renewed his pledge to work with President Bush on the war on terrorism and to revitalize the Middle East peace process Wednesday, expressing hope that the


*Neither captain expects a repeat of the last Ryder Cup played in the United States, when rowdy fans at The Country Club in Brookline, Mass.


Court awards $143M in nuclear waste flap

The owners of three closed nuclear power plants have been awarded $143 million because the government has failed to take away their used reactor fuel rods.


L'Und Adryiatic era in navigazione da Istanbul a Trieste


A quota 328mila, meglio rispetto alle previsioni


Extra effort worthwhile in distributing flu shots

McLean County took the right approach by bringing together health-care providers after the flu vaccine shortage became known and devising a way to get the shots to those most in need without staging first-come, first-served public clinics.


South African gold miners continue a war of the words.


England beat New Zealand by six wickets in third one-dayer

England beat New Zealand by six wickets in the third one-day cricket international here Friday.


Microsoft Looks to Expand Windows at Home

Efforts by Microsoft Corp. and the PC industry to expand into to the living room will get a boost next week as they show off technologies that try to balance Hollywood's piracy fears with the appeal of digital media.


Metro Briefing | New Jersey: Trenton: Enforcement on Cleanup Sites

State environmental officials said yesterday that they would begin enforcement actions against 950 groups and individuals who have failed to comply with regulations for monitoring certain environmental cleanup sites, including groundwater contamination and protective caps. Environmental officials said state law requires that those responsible for monitoring the condition of such sites file reports with the state certifying that protective measures are still in effect. The officials said the state would begin issuing notices of violation next week to those who have not complied. The sites include residential developments, gas stations, industrial sites and public institutions, the officials said.


Poor residents will be rewarded for good behavior — like $300 for doing well on school tests, $150 for holding a job and $200 for visiting the doctor — under an experimental anti-poverty program that city officials detailed Monday.


Their Titles Laundered, the Cars Are Still Lemons

There is a good chance a car labeled as a âlemonâ can be sold in another state with no indication of its troubled past.


Putin Attacks West's Chechnya Double Standard, Independent Says

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Western countries observe double standards when they call Chechen separatists rebels instead of terrorists, the Independent reported.


Uomo non ancora identificato, apparente eta' di 30 anni


Nine people are killed in Burma during a violent crackdown on protests against the junta, state media says.


UPDATE 2-US mortgage applications rise in latest week-MBA

Overall applications for US home loans rose last week, spurred by a rise in mortgage refinancings, as 30-year mortgage rates eased to their lowest since early April, an industry group said on Wednesday.


Sony is giving away freebies to woo buyers to the new PlayStation 3 video game machine whose hefty price appears to be scaring away shoppers.


Maybe it was the crippling writers' strike or the ongoing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Or was it something in the expensive bottled water in Beverly Hills where Oscar organizers are based.


Catania, 18:44 - CALCIO, ATALANTA; COLANTUONO: MANCATA CATTIVERIA SOTTO PORTA

Stefano Colantuono ha visto una buona Atalanta a Catania: ''Potevamo segnare, soprattutto nel primo ...


Iraq Gives Rebels Hours to Give Up, Battle Rages

NAJAF, Iraq  - Iraq warned Shi'ite rebels besieged  in a holy shrine in the city of Najaf to surrender or face an  attack later on Tuesday that would "wipe them out," as  government forces entered the battle zone for the first time.


Sudan's government and southern rebels will agree on a permanent ceasefire on Friday at peace talks hosted by the Kenyan government.


Rumsfeld makes surprise visit to site of insurgents' attack on ...

Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has shared a Christmas Eve dinner with troops in Iraq. On a mission to bring some holiday cheer, Rumsfeld wore a plastic apron as he helped serve food to the troops at a base outside of Baghdad.


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Two boys who threw objects from a bridge over a busy road are detained for their part in killing a lorry driver.


Sport: Tennis: World No 4 hit with $2,000 fine for lack of effort in recent defeat to Marin Cilic.


A hospital denies a claim that patients needing a hearing aid have the longest wait in Britain.


Scenes of school violence in a TV series based on The Terminator are revised after the Virginia Tech massacre.


Control freaks won at HP, ex-board member says

Former director Tom Perkins airs his side of the story in spying scandal that led to board members' resignations.


Thailand, big pharma wrangle over cancer drugs

Thailand is still talking to three  major drug firms about cutting the price of certain cancer  drugs but might make the medicines itself if it does not  receive adequate discounts, a top health official said on  Tuesday.


Rob Allen's Blog: Simple Zend_Layout Example

Rob Allen has posted a simple example of the Zend_Layout component (since it's in the trunk now) both with a screenshot of the output and the method to set it up.   This example consists of three view files: the outer layout file, the index action view script and a right hand side bar. The remainder of this post describes the key files. If you just want to poke around with the code, then it's at the bottom, so page down now!   He defines the directory layout, sets up his bootstrap file and creates the parts that do the work - the controller and the two-step view layer (with the "inner" scripts that output the information and the layout itself the content fits into).


Amanda Peet is a new mom. The "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" actress gave birth Tuesday to daughter Frances Pen, who weighed 6 pounds, 10 ounces, Peet's publicist Brit Reece said Friday. Peet, 35, and screenwriter David Benioff were married last fall.


Lens Solution Recall Is Blow to Companyâs Stock

Shares of Advanced Medical Optics plunged in trading on Tuesday as investors reacted to a recall of one of the companyâs best-selling contact lens cleaning solutions over health concerns.


Some biggies, too Interop Rapid innovation, not big R&D dollars, is driving adoption of Google apps at 1,500 new small-to-medium business customer sites per day and a few big companies such as Proctor & Gamble and GE.â¦


Technology mutual funds returned more than 17 percent, on average, according to the research firm Morningstar, but a few had gains exceeding 30 percent.


(1010 WINS) NEW YORK Rythm and blues singer Singer R. Kelly filed a $75 (M) million dollar breach of contract lawsuit today against rapper Jay-Z -- charging that Jay-Z used violence to force Kelly off their national tour.


The childâs pain and fever came every few weeks â then disappeared as mysteriously as they had arrived.


An attack on Iraq's main southern pipeline has seriously hampered critical oil exports in the struggling country, Iraqi officials say.


Spitzer Probe May Give Push to National Insurance Regulation

The creation of a US insurance regulator is gaining support in Congress and among consumer groups after New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer disclosed his probe of improper sales practices.


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Southern California quarterback Matt Leinart has won the Heisman Trophy.


First, we had Pete Rose betting on baseball. Then we had Pete Rose betting on baseball, the report. Then we had 14 years of Pete Rose denying that he bet on baseball.


R&B stars Usher and Alicia Key  dominate the Billboard Awards in Las Vegas.


Data breaches: Very little good news in 2007

While some statistics suggest improvements have been made, others point to disturbing developments--and to the weakest link in the security chain.


Paris Hilton, the star of the Simple Life, has just released a 178-page book, "Confessions of an Heiress" this month.  "It's just a look inside my life. It's about my friends and dating tips and do's and don'ts of dressing. It's kind of like a girls' g...


The Bush administration announced Thursday it would provide US refineries with ``limited quantities'' of crude oil from the nation's emergency stockpile to help offset supply


Staying power of Google Inc.? Time will tell

Investors who got in on the ground floor of Google Inc.'s public stock offering might be tempted to pop some champagne corks right about now.


Russia to U.S. Court: YUKOS Not Your Worry

Russia said on Friday it would go ahead  and sell Yuganskneftegaz, the main oil production unit of  YUKOS, despite a U.S. bankruptcy court order seeking to block  Sunday's auction for 10 days.


World Trade Center insurers in $2 bln settlement

Seven insurers have agreed to pay an  additional $2 billion to developers of the World Trade Center,  resolving all outstanding claims from the September 11, 2001,  attacks and speeding redevelopment of the site, New York State  officials announced on Wednesday.


Qualcomm Inc.  shares  jumped more than 4 percent on Tuesday after China said it may  grant a license for a next-generation cellphone network that  would boost royalties to the wireless technology and chip  supplier.


Gordon Brown tells union chiefs he will refuse to reverse Tony Blair's NHS reforms.


MARK Thatcher's wife, Diane, is planning to begin a new life in the US and leave her husband to face the coup scandal alone in South Africa.


Tech Firms, FBI to Fight 'Phishing' Scams Together

Internet companies and law-enforcement agencies said on Wednesday they will work together to track down online scam artists who pose as banks and other legitimate businesses, a practice known as "phishing."


Jankovic ends Davenport's comeback run in China

Lindsay Davenport got her first taste of defeat in a year when she lost 6-3 7-5 to second seed Jelena Jankovic in the semi-finals of the China Open on Saturday.


Republican Mitt Romney will formally announce his candidacy for president on Feb. 13 in Michigan, his native state and an important early test for the GOP nomination, a campaign aide said Tuesday.


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Oracle introduces clinical trial data collection tool

Oracle took the wraps off a new interface to its Remote Data Capture software designed to improve the collection of patient data in clinical trials.


The losing team made the news Monday in Olympic softball's gold medal game. It scored a run. With Crystl Bustos hitting two shots that would have dented the outfield fence had


'First' GSM, VoIP dual-mode Windows Mobile handset launched

Paragon Wireless pitches SIP-friendly phone at corporates US-based VoIP handset maker Paragon Wireless has launched what it claims is the world's first Windows Mobile 5.0 phone designed for Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) VoIP calls that also operates as a regular quad-band GSM/GPRS handset.â¦


Hill may meet North Korean official in Beijing

A senior U.S. official may meet his North Korean counterpart in Beijing this week as diplomats prepare for six-party talks on ending Pyongyang's nuclear ambitions, the State Department said on Monday.


Troubled pop star Britney Spears' parents have reportedly hired Lindsay Lohan's former bodyguard who has been trained in the Israel Army.


Rare Campbell strike gives Arsenal victory at Portsmouth

Sol Campbell scored a rare goal from 25-yards (meters) on Sunday as Arsenal captured a 1-0 victory at Portsmouth to regain second place in the Premier League and cut Chelsea's lead to five points.


International Business Machines  Corp.  said on Thursday it has begun shipping the  microchips for Nintendo Co. Ltd.'s (7974.OS) new Wii console.


Internet Initiative Japan Inc. ("IIJ", NASDAQ: IIJI, TSE1: 3774), one of  Japan's leading Internet-access and comprehensive network solutions  providers, today announced that IIJ Technology Inc.


Jason Jennings relishes the opportunity to prove his elbow is healthy and his miserable performance last season was an aberration.


Nasdaq says deals have to fit strategy, mum on LSE

Nasdaq Stock Market Inc.'s   chief executive told investors on Friday that expanding  overseas could make sense, but refused to comment on questions  about its strategy toward the London Stock Exchange .


Edgar Renteria hit two of the Atlanta Braves' club-record eight homers in a 13-12 victory in 11 innings over the Chicago Cubs on Sunday.


Ad London Stock Exchange ottimista su fusione con Milano


A Texas jury has ruled that Boston Scientificâs drug-coated stents infringe a 1997 patent issued to a radiologist and has awarded the inventor $431 million in damages, Boston Scientific said.


Bush wants strong relations with Europe: Powell

US Secretary of State Colin Powell said President George W. Bush wants to have a strong relationship with European allies during his second four-year term in office.


Cable cuts force re-routing of Internet traffic around the world

Network carriers say U.S. users from companies and the government are experiencing Internet delays when connecting to India and the Mideast because of the re-routing of traffic across the Pacific Ocean after underwater cables were cut in the Mediterrranean.


UK horse racing industry disrupted by race-fixing scandal

TONY EASTLEY: The sport of kings is looking a little common in Britain today, where a race-fixing scandal has engulfed the horse racing industry.


GPs are providing more and better services to patients, performance figures suggest.


Il comizio del Cavaliere davanti alla grande folla di piazza San GiovanniIn buona forma fisica dopo il malore: "Tornemo presto a governare"                                            Berlusconi alla sua piazza "E' il popolo che sceglie il leader"                                                                                di MARCO BRACCONI


Robber's good manners land him behind bars

Police identified and eventually detained a man who robbed dozens of shops and swimming pools in the Croatian capital thanks to his good manners and kindness towards his victims, a spokesperson said on ...


Inside an Iraqi Battleground Neighborhood

Amid the frenzy of repopulation, mixed areas like Washash have become the hotspots for sectarian warfare


BERKELEY, California  - Internet culture, often portrayed as the vanguard of progress, is actually a jungle peopled by intellectual yahoos and digital thieves, according to a Silicon Valley entrepreneur-turned-dissenter.


China signs free trade pact with Pakistan

China signed a free trade pact with old ally Pakistan on Friday as visiting Chinese President Hu Jintao promised to bolster ties to a new level.


Tight end Vernon Davis signed his contract with the San Francisco 49ers on Friday, just in time for the first practice of training camp.


The DRX-710UL-T external DVD burner supports both FireWire 400 and USB 2.0. It ships with Roxio Toast 6 Lite. Double-layer support means users can burn up to 8.5GB of data on a single DVD+R DL disc.


Oil prices climb as fears over Iraq turmoil loom

LONDON: World oil prices rose yesterday on concerns over the possibility of further unrest in major producer Iraq despite a ceasefire in Najaf, where fighting has raged for weeks, traders said.


Survey: Gas prices drop as consumption goes down

CAMARILLO, Calif. Gas prices at the pump declined over the past two weeks. An industry analyst says a seasonal drop in consumption and lower crude oil prices contributed to the drop.


27 Die in Bolivia as Truck Fails to Cross River

LA PAZ, Bolivia  - Strong waters flipped a truck  as it tried to cross shallow river in Bolivia, killing 27  farmers on their way to market, police said on Saturday.


Mammamia che figura, nessun premio agli italiani, Amelio bocciato, Rai cinematografara in disfatta, ministro culturale imbufalito. Sul palcoscenico della rinata, splendida Fenice, prendono tempo Claudia Gerini e la Sofia nazionale.


Michael Phelps, of the United States, holds his gold medal after setting an Olympic-record 1:57.14 in the 200-meter individual medley at the Olympic Aquatic Centre during the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, in this Aug. 19, 2004 file photo.


Kitty Kelley, the best-selling biographer known for dishing dirt on her subjects, is taking on one of America's most loved celebrities -- Oprah Winfrey.


Sequestri e denunce per due emittenti di Napoli


The Roanoke Times, Va., Mark Taylor: Smallmouths Have Fishermen Making Big Plans

By Mark Taylor, The Roanoke Times, Va.  Feb. 11--To borrow a phrase from a national advertising campaign, fishing season comes at you fast.   That's why every year about this time I spend some time trying to plan for the upcoming season.


Britain on high alert amid reports suspects were known to intelligence

Britain remained on high alert for a terror attack Wednesday as reports emerged that some of the suspects in custody in connection with failed car bombings in London and Glasgow were known associates of those under surveillance.


Huge Anti-Bush March Hits NY on Eve of Convention

Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators  toting colorful banners and shouting "no more Bush" took to  Manhattan's streets on Sunday, the day before the Republican  convention opens, to decry the Iraq war and President Bush's  policies.


Pfizer's Plunge Will Have Side Effects for Investors

While allocating assets is more important than stock picking in explaining long-term returns, an even more crucial decision is how much money should you be investing in the first place?


Japanese leader Shinzo Abe is admitted to hospital, a day after announcing his decision to step down.


The resounding "no" that voters gave to officially recognizing homosexual couples as married marks a major setback for


Study of Over 200 Businesses Proves That Searchandising Strategy Makes a Difference in eCommerce

Mercado Software, the leading provider of eCommerce search &  merchandising solutions, today announced that the most effective online  marketers use what is known as "searchandising"  -- customizing their search and navigation with  merchandising.


John McCain and Mitt Romney looked ahead on Wednesday to the next sprawling battles in a heated Republican presidential race that is about to have one less combatant -- former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani.


Wall Street investors will get their  first glimpses in September of how companies performed in the  third quarter, and financial experts say don't look for too  many positive earnings surprises.


Martha Stewart Must Report for Prison by Oct 8

A federal judge on Tuesday ordered  homemaking icon Martha Stewart to report to prison by Oct. 8 to  begin serving her jail sentence for lying about a suspicious  stock sale.


Thereâs nothing sophisticated about the comedy in âSydney White,â a peppy, ultra-P.C. variation on âSnow White.â


Justices' representing opposing factions on the court argued issues in front of student and national TV.


Madrid, 19:36 - CALCIO, REAL MADRID: CAPELLO CONFERMATO IN PANCHINA

Il Real Madrid conferma Fabio Capello. Lo ha detto il portavoce della Giunta, Miguel Angel Arroyo: "...


Roma, 18:30 - MORTE POLIZIOTTO, TRA IPOTESI NUOVO DASPO E PORTE CHIUSE

Un "daspo preventivo", pene piÃ¹ severe per chi commette reati legati alle manifestazioni sportive e ...


Oneri per 136 mln dlr, trimestrale gruppo diffusa domani


Decisione del Parlamento Europeo, nuove norme dal 2011


DEFENCE Minister Robert Hill today defended the Iraq war after a study found about 100,000 civilians had died as a result of the conflict.


Russia delivers first nuclear fuel to Iran

Russia announced on Monday it had delivered the first shipment of nuclear fuel to Iran's Bushehr atomic power station, a step Western powers worried by Tehran's nuclear ambitions had urged Moscow not to take.


Seven decades later, civil war still splits Spain

Seventy years after he was shot  during the Spanish civil war, 90-year-old Leandro Saun turns  red with anger when talking about a conflict that still divides  Spain.


Tiger Woods shot a 67 and kept his three-stroke lead Friday in Japan's Dunlop Phoenix tournament. Woods had a score of 8-under 132 at the halfway mark of the Japanese tour event.


Experts Warn of Security Flaws in Alternative Browsers

Secunia issued a warning that the so-called tabbed browsing function in many alternative Web browsers from Mozilla, Opera, Netscape, Avant, Camino and others leave users vulnerable to spoofed


Striker Alberto Medina scored nine minutes after coming on for his international debut as Mexico beat Guatemala 2-0 in a friendly in the Texan city of San Antonio.


MySpace and Sprint land mobile partnership

U.S. wireless operator Sprint Nextel  Corp  will make it easier for its cell phone customers to  link to a free version of online social network MySpace.


Troubles continue with Ukraine presidential election

Ukraine's prime minister says he won't concede defeat in this weekend's presidential runoff. Instead, Viktor Yanukovych says he'll go to the Supreme Court to challenge the results.


Social networking Web sites like MySpace and Facebook would have access to a database of sex offenders for checking names and addresses against public profiles under a bill introduced Tuesday in Congress.


The lead singer of the rock band Incubus was arrested for a carrying a switchblade in his bag while trying to board a plane on his way to a concert in North Carolina.


Oil rebounded to $58 a barrel on Thursday after its repeated failure to breach $60 triggered a two-percent sell-off the previous day.


Stocks End Up; Techs Gain on Light Volume

U.S. blue-chips closed at six-week highs on Friday, helped by reassuring consumer confidence data and a bounce in technology stocks, but volume was extremely thin before next week's Republican convention in New York City.


Finanziaria, governo battuto alla Camera nel primo voto

Nella votazione all'art. 1 Ã¨ passato un emendamento di Antonio Boccia (Margherita). Casini: ''Occorre meditazione approfondita e serena''. Roma, 9 nov. (Adnkronos) - Il governo Ã¨ stato subito battuto in Aula


Security pros have their say Anti-Virus vendorsâ¦


Goldman CEO reaped record $54.3 mln in pay in 2006

Goldman Sachs Group  Chairman and Chief Executive Lloyd Blankfein received more than $54.3 million in cash, stock and options last year, setting a record for Wall Street CEO remuneration after leading the most profitable investment bank for just six months.


Usher may not want to ring in the new year. This one's been too good to him. The R&B impresario dominated the 2004 Billboard Music Awards on Wednesday night, picking up 11 awards in the latest in a string of accolades he has earned this year.


Aristide takes a swipe at Haitian premier

Ousted Haitian president Jean-Bertrand Aristide has rounded on his critics by denouncing Haiti's prime minister as a "killer" responsible for the latest wave of violence in his home country.


The Manitoba Pharmaceutical Association says it's now willing to work with Internet pharmacists to keep the mail-order medics in business.


Militant group threatens to avenge Indian bandit Veerappanâs ...

NEW DELHI - A little-known militant group threatened to avenge the killing of Indiaâs most dreaded bandit with a series of bomb blasts in southern India, New Delhi Television said Saturday.


WASHINGTON (CBS) Senate Commerce Committee Chairman John McCain (R-Ariz.) says he will introduce legislation imposing drug testing standards on professional athletes if baseball players and owners do not adopt a stringent crackdown on steroids by January


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