NEW YORK - Yesterday, Howard Stern--who loudly claims to dominate media, but has rarely, if ever, added one iota to the sum of human knowledge--made waves by announcing he will move his act to another media.


Indonesian Cleric Bashir Set for Terrorism Trial

An Indonesian Muslim cleric goes on trial on Thursday charged with leading a militant network seen as the regional arm of al Qaeda in a case that will test the new president's pledge to fight terrorism.


Durant: A Sweet Tooth and a Sweet Jumper

Kevin Durant, chosen second over all in the N.B.A. draft by the Seattle Supersonics, is a candidate for rookie of the year with about one-quarter of the regular season behind him.


Demand heavy for Blackstone IPO despite tax bill

Blackstone Group's  initial public offering is seeing heavy demand from investors vying for shares of the biggest U.S. IPO in five years, which is expected to price on Thursday.


Japanese stocks rose robustly Monday as financial shares were buoyed by Wall Street's rally on Friday and invetors responded positively to recent earnings reports from Nissan and Nippon Yusen.


Sono 350mila su una popolazione straniera di circa 4 mln


Marks & Spencer has announced a shake-out of top management after revealing a deterioration in trading conditions but it has not issued a profit warning the market had feared.


Eclipse Verilog editor is a plugin for the Eclipse IDE. It provides Verilog(IEEE-1364) and VHDL language specific code viewer, contents outline, code assist etc. It helps coding and debugging in hardware development based on Verilog or VHDL.   Eclipse VEditor 0.6.0 had been released. This release includes several new features such as: * Complete VHDL parser * Revamped File Outline  * Revamped Module Hierarchy * Back-ground parser * Document section collapsing * VHDL comment continuation * Multiple Build Configuration * Error/Warning/Info Regex developer helper * Improved VHDL auto-completion and Go-to-definition * VHDL code formatter * Other general usage improvements and code clean-ups.


Breakfast Cart Lets Students Avoid Stigma

It's not just OK for students to eat on the run when they arrive at a middle school here each morning. It's encouraged. The program makes it easier for kids squeezed for time to squeeze in breakfast.


Episcopal Diocese Votes to Secede from Church

The resolution puts the California diocese in lockstep with more conservative Anglican churches.


Jack in the Box Has 32 Pct Hike in Profit

Fast-food chain Jack In The Box Inc. (JBX.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Wednesday reported a higher-than-expected 32 percent rise in quarterly net profit, helped by sales of new products


UK security industry pleads for closer goverment ties

What am I bid for these shiny new handcuffs? The hi-tech civil security industry has said it needs a cosier relationship with government if the UK is to stay ahead in the "war on terror".â¦


Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed wins Somali Presidential election

Nairobi: Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed won Somalia's presidential vote, an election official announced at a ballot designed to install the anarchic Horn of Africa's country's first recognised central government since 1991.


American forward Brian McBride scored his fourth goal of the season, leading Fulham over Arsenal 2-1 Wednesday night.


Dozens of paramilitary police raided an underground political meeting and rounded up a group of party officials Friday, days after the king seized power and banned public gatherings in the Himalayan kingdom.


Workers at a General Motors' plant in Germany return to work after a strike over job cuts hits production elsewhere.


English springer spaniel becomes top dog

An English springer spaniel with a preference for chicken-and-garlic treats prevented America's top dog event from turning into "The Cosby Show."


Seattle Times Brier Dudley Column: iPhone: It All Comes Down to Buttons

By Brier Dudley, Seattle Times  Jun. 25--I don't know if they realize it, but those people lining up to buy Apple iPhones on Friday are guinea pigs.   They may be after a nice phone or the newest version of the iPod.


Congress Fails to Act on Copyright Bills

Controversial bills proposed new penalties (including jail time) for copyright violations.


Former South African President Nelson Mandela, surrounded by rock stars, launched a book of photographs of a major anti-AIDS concert on Thursday with a call to ordinary


Career Web Sites Visited By Nearly 50 Million Europeans Each Month During Q4 2006, According to comScore Networks

LONDON, Jan. 31  /PRNewswire/ -- comScore Networks, a global leader in digital media measurement, today announced the results of a usage analysis of career-related Internet sites in Europe based on data from its comScore World Metrix service.


Ex-Peruvian president under house arrest

Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori was put back under house arrest Friday, a day after a Chilean prosecutor recommended his extradition to face charges of human rights abuses and corruption in his home country.


By Mike Schneider  Astronaut Lisa Nowak was fired by NASA on Wednesday, a month after she was charged with trying to kidnap a woman she regarded as her romantic rival for the affections of a space shuttle pilot.


Unexpected drop in factory orders limits decline a bit

CHICAGO (CBS.MW) - Treasurys lightly trimmed early losses after the government reported an unexpected drop in factory orders in August, with the bond market tracking Fed talk and movement in oil in what could prove to be fifth consecutive day of losses.


TAMPA, Fla. Dec 26, 2004 - Vanderbilt University football player Kwane Doster was killed early Sunday by shots fired at the parked car he was in, police said.


Rebels Kill 49 Iraqi Army Recruits, U.S. Diplomat

BAQUBA, Iraq  - Guerrillas killed 49 unarmed army  recruits in one of the bloodiest attacks on Iraq's fledgling  security forces, and in other attacks Sunday a U.S. diplomat  and a Bulgarian soldier also died.


Chile's Pinochet Is Hospitalized Ahead of Ruling

SANTIAGO, Chile  - Former Chilean dictator Augusto  Pinochet was hospitalized on Saturday with a possible stroke,  ahead of an expected court ruling on Monday on whether he  should be tried in a human rights case.


Hungarian opposition vows biggest protest yet

Opposition groups vowed tens of  thousands of people would gather in Budapest on Saturday in the  biggest protest yet against Hungary's Prime Minister Ferenc  Gyurcsany over his admission that he lied to the electorate.


Kmart hires fast-food exec as CEO 'and agent of change'

Retailer Kmart Holding (KMRT) has appointed Aylwin Lewis, formerly an executive at restaurant operator Yum Brands (YUM), as its chief executive and president.


U.S. warplanes pound southern Baghdad outskirts

U.S. warplanes launched their biggest air strike in Iraq since at least 2006 on Thursday, bombarding date palm groves on Baghdad's southern outskirts with more than 40,000 pounds of bombs in a matter of minutes.


A number of cities are seeing a rise in drug users taking heroin and crack together, a charity says.


According to preliminary accounts, the worker suffered a fatal electric shock at 1:38 p.m. at a Con Edison plant at 20th Avenue and 31st Street in Astoria, Queens.


Parigi, 20:54 - CALCIO, INCONTRO LIONE-GROSSO A MONACO

Incontro domani a Monaco tra il Lione e Fabio Grosso. Lo dice al sito del quotidiano sportivo 'L'Equ...


Fox Lineup Is Well Situated For Baseball Hiatus

Fox, which will effectively go on a one-month, prime-time entertainment-programming hiatus beginning this week with the start of its postseason Major League Baseball telecasts, is up low double-digit percentages in its ratings and viewers compared to last season.


Incasso record anche a Viareggio per la sfilata dei carri


Three British soldiers have been killed in southern Iraq after their patrol was hit by a roadside bomb.


Her diamond hairclips sparkling in the mid-day sun, Iroda Tulyaganova reaffirmed her status as the jewel in the crown of Uzbekistan tennis.


GM Europe labor hails move to sell Astras in U.S.

General Motors'  European labor  force on Friday hailed news that the world's biggest carmaker  had decided to sell Belgian-made Opel Astras in North America  under the Saturn brand from late next year.


H&R Block Stumps Jeopardy Champ; Seizes Marketing Opportunity

Dec-1-2004 - Jeopardy! champion Ken Jennings' $2.5 million winning streak came to an ironic end last night when he failed to answer his final question regarding .


Senator admits 'sin' in 'D.C. Madam' case

Sen. David Vitter apologized to anyone he disappointed after telephone records linked him to an escort service operated by Deborah Jeane Palfrey, aka the "D.C. Madam."


Four men accused of planning to kill Cuba's Fidel Castro have been pardoned by Panama's president.


Deadly Tsunamis Rivals Waves of the Past

The tsunamis that claimed thousands of lives across the Indian Ocean are the deadliest great waves in more than a century and probably in modern history.


One person suggested that City Councilman Tom Rawles be taken out back and beaten. Another said someone should put a bullet in his head, and a third that he should be buried in the cement his construction company uses.


Rain batters Pakistani coast as cyclone looms

A cyclone approached the coast of Pakistan on Tuesday threatening more devastation days after about 230 people were killed when heavy rain and wind lashed the city of Karachi.


Letter From London: A Yankee's blues -Irfan Husain

In a long lament in a recent issue of The Guardian, Carol Gould has described the anti-American feelings she has had to put up with while living in London, her adopted hometown.


The retailer said improvements in inventory and cost controls helped lift its fourth-quarter profit to $301 million.


In reviewing a 2007 season that was filled with unexpected twists and turns, Patriots coach Bill Belichick acknowledged that the pain still lingers from losing Super Bowl XLII.


President Bush says the time has come to bring the issue of Kosovo's independence "to its head", during talks in Italy.


Pope John Paul was discharged from  hospital Thursday after a 10-day stay for acute breathing  problems, a Reuters witness said.


Hungarian economy takes a dive amid worst unrest since end of communism

Uncertainty over the future of embattled Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany and his economic reforms sent the country's markets into a spin this week in the wake of the worst unrest since the end of communism.


Google Q4 profit falls short of Wall Street view

The fourth-quarter results comes as investors watch to see how a U.S. economic slowdown will hit Google, which generates nearly all of its revenue from advertising.


THE BRITISH government is tallying up the tab for its 120-hour rescue of the fire-damaged HMCS Chicoutimi, says the U.K. press.


Viktor Yushchenko will be sworn in as Ukrainian president on Sunday after the Supreme Court upheld his election victory.


A new class of HIV drugs will help doctors treat patients who have become resistant to treatment.


Even before the vote, it is already possible to say Ukraine - s presidential election campaign was neither free nor fair.


A New York recording studio piano believed to have been played by John Lennon just hours before he was shot dead in 1980 is being sold for 375,000 dollars, the dealer handling the sale said Wednesday.


UK soldier beat Iraqis into pain "choir": prosecutor

A British soldier who has admitted   a war crime against detainees while serving in Iraq beat his   prisoners until their cries turned them into a "choir" of pain,   a prosecutor said on Wednesday.


Viacom Inc. VIAb.N on  Thursday posted a quarterly loss on charges related to the  spinoff of video rental chain Blockbuster Inc.BBI.N, but  cable network advertising sales and profits rose strongly.


Analysis: McCain, Huckabee seek momentum

John McCain and Mike Huckabee each looked for a much-needed South Carolina win to provide a show of strength heading into pivotal Florida while Mitt Romney's victory in barely contested Nevada gave him a boost in the delegate race.


Ricoverato in ospedale a Losanna, in Svizzera, per una crisi cardiaca dopo aver disputato una partita. Bandiera della Fiorentina, ha vinto i Mondiali dell'82. FIRENZE, 2 novembre 2004 - Grosso spavento per


Consumers can now purchase the dual-processor machines used in Virginia Tech's supercomputer, as well as built-in DVD burners.


Cops: Man Steals, Beats Dog Over Barking

FREEHOLD, N.J. - Police say a man stole his neighbor's dog, hid the animal in the woods and beat it with a shovel because its barking was getting on his nerves...


Il contratto sul Dow Jones sale di 24 punti base


Conclusi gli esami medico legali: colpito nell'unica parte scopertaOggi la camera ardente e una messa, domani i funerali di Stato                                                  Dall'autopsia triste conferma 'Cola assolutamente sfortunato'                                                                                Casini invita a non fare polemiche: "Mettiamole nel cassetto"


Deutsche Telekom's T-Mobile to cut 2,200 jobs by end-2006

T-Mobile, Germany's leading mobile phone operator, said it was planning to axe up to 2,200 jobs as part of a  one-billion-euro (1.3-billion-dollar) cost-cutting drive to boost profitability in face of current difficult market conditions.


Bombs killed more than 40 people in   Iraq on Wednesday morning, including 24 at a market in Baghdad,   where insurgents defied a U.S.-backed security clampdown in its   fourth week.


Morris: YouTube, MySpace Abuse Copyright

LOS ANGELES -- Universal Music Group, the world's largest record company, contends the wildly popular Web sites YouTube and MySpace are violating copyright laws by allowing users to post music videos and other content involving Universal artists.


Venezuelan Military Plane Crashes, 16 Killed

CARACAS, Venezuela, Dec 10  - A Venezuelan  military aircraft crashed into a mountainside west of Caracas  on Friday, killing 16 passengers and crew-members aboard  including several senior officers, authorities said.


Film on Mexicoâs Disputed â06 Election Stirs Emotions

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


Microsoft, Amazon.com file anti-spam lawsuit

They are on opposite sides of Lake Washington, and sometimes on opposite sides of the technology world, but two Seattle-area tech giants have found common ground in a fight against deceptive and fraudulent e-mail.


A small California company is planning to mix up to 80 tons of iron particles into the Pacific Ocean 350 miles west of the Galapagos islands to see whether it can make a splash in the markets where people seek to offset their greenhouse gas emissions.


Head Goes Here Herey Here: Lack of Computer Expertise in Classrooms Affects Job Market

By Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, Ga.  Sep. 13--Suggested hed: CSU tackles   CSU to offer computer workshops for educators   Columbus State University officials are tackling a national computer education crisis at the regional level.


The Ottawa Senators scored three goals in a span of 5 minutes 1 second in the second period, two scores by Jason Spezza, to beat the Red Wings, 3-2, last night in Detroit.


There is a military alert in Japan after an unidentified submarine is detected inside the country's waters.


U.S. urged to keep space shuttle flying past 2010

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - The United States should keep flying the space shuttles past their 2010 retirement date to avoid depending on Russia to fly astronauts to the International Space Station, a U.S. congressman said on Monday.


Dobbs:  Will the Democrats save their souls?

The battle for the soul of the Democratic Party is under way. And the outcome of this battle will likely not be determined by any one of the rising number of candidates for the party's 2008 presidential nomination, but rather by the Democratic leadership on Capitol Hill.


Fairfax bids US$1.3 billion for Rural Press

John Fairfax Holdings Ltd.,  Australia's second-biggest newspaper publisher, bid up to A$1.7  billion ($1.3 billion) for regional media group Rural Press  Ltd., kicking off a long-awaited round of media takeovers.


Epilepsy Drug Useful for Binge-Eating Disorder

NEW YORK  - The results of a small study  published in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry suggest that  the epilepsy drug topiramate may provide long-term benefits for  people with binge-eating disorder and obesity.


Romania's Marian Simon protests against his shock defeat at the hands of Egypt's Ramadan Yasser.


Go hunting for misunderstood multibaggers in the making.


Torino, 13:34 - CALCIO, JUVE; RANIERI: A ROMA PER GIOCARCELA TUTTA

Il tecnico della Juve Claudio Ranieri fotografa cosÃ¬ la sfida dell'Olimpico di domenica pomeriggio. ...


Post-Cold War chill hangs over Bush-Putin summit

Six years ago, President George W. Bush said he gazed into Russian President Vladimir Putin's soul. Now he just wants to see if they can get along.


First Howard, Now Mel: Karmazin Joins Sirius As CEO

Hours after his close associate Howard Stern addressed a teeming crowd about the benefits of Sirius Satellite Radio, former Viacom Chief Operating Officer and President Mel Karmazin announced that he has signed onto the fledgling company as CEO.


U.S. says hurdle blocks North Korea talks

Six-way talks on ending North Korea's nuclear program resumed on Saturday with a dim promise of progress, but envoys remained cautious as the United States spoke of at least one hurdle in the way.


Free engraving at Oxford-Street drop-in centre O2 are offering free etching of logos and pictures onto mobile phone handsets, at the Blue Room in their flagship store at 368 Oxford Street (London). O2 customers are invited in to take a break from the horrors of Christmas shopping and enjoy a back massage and some free internet access too.â¦


Aspirin, and other similar painkillers, may prevent or delay enlargement of the prostate, research suggests.


Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's party has declared that it would contest Pakistan's Oct. 6 presidential election  -  but only if President Gen. Pervez Musharraf is barred from running


'I prefer the camp to returning to Fallujah in this terrible way. I don't know when am I going to be bombed or killed.'.


Bush Says He Would Welcome Abbas to U.S.

President Bush said Monday he would welcome newly elected Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas to the White House, extending an invitation he refused to offer to the late Yasser Arafat.


Dave Dash's Blog: Using sfDoctrine to match allowed email domains

On the Spindrop blog today, Dave Dash posts about how he used the sfDoctrine plugin functionality to match allowed email domains for their website's registration.   I'm a co-founder at an online finance web site and I'm in charge with building out the site. Our rollout strategy is to let a a handful of companies at a time, so we're limiting registration based on your company's email address. I decided to follow the bandwagon and use PHP Doctrine.   His example code sets up the company information in objects that are validated against from a validateSignup (and match) function in the application.


London streets set for high-stakes media battle

They may not know it, but hundreds of  workers lining up across central London to hand out free  newspapers on Monday are on the front line of a high-stakes  media battlefield.


Rise of Islam rankles Malaysia's minority faiths

KAMPUNG JIAS, Malaysia  - Deep in the heart of a Malaysian jungle, a preacher holds a meeting under the scorching midday sun, urging followers not to lose faith after their church was demolished by the government.


U.S.-Born 'Enemy Combatant' Flown Home to Saudi

A Saudi-American citizen captured in  Afghanistan and held in U.S. military jail without charges for  nearly three years was flown home to Saudi Arabia on Monday.


Two rockets hit a Shiite enclave in southern Baghdad on Sunday, killing at least 10 people and injuring eight, police said.


Kristin Chenoweth will return to Broadway in December to star in a revival of "The Apple Tree," three one-act musicals based on short stories by Mark Twain, Frank R. Stockton and Jules Feiffer and all tied together by a common theme: the consequences of temptation.


Clinton says she has to respond to jabs from Obama ... Cash-strapped Huckabee pulls together enough money for ad Â in limited fashion ... Democrat Dennis Kucinich quits presidential race ... Obama navigates racial minefield in South Carolina


Microsoft to Help Users Prep for Patching

Software giant will publish advance notice of security bulletins.


Super Tuesday unlikely to settle Obama-Clinton race

The former first lady's imposing national lead among Democratic voters faded leading up to the 22-state sweepstakes.


Influential Shiite cleric criticizes US for using force in ...

A leading Shiite Muslim cleric Friday criticized the heavy use of force by the US military against insurgents in a northern Iraqi city, saying


Research offers new hope - from timely forecasts to building codes and maps of potential destruction.


The House voted Wednesday to end a 28-year ban on handgun ownership in the nation's capital, brushing aside pleas from city officials concerned about a surge in violence and more heavily armed criminals.


The White House praised the Israeli parliament's approval of removing settlements from Gaza and part of the West Bank as a step forward in peacemaking with the Palestinians.


Royal Mail workers in Liverpool have ended their wildcat strike - held over a dispute over shift patterns.


Dell says Nasdaq finds it out of listing compliance

Dell Inc.  said it was  informed by Nasdaq that it was not in compliance with the  exchange's stock-listing requirements after it delayed filing  first-quarter financial results with regulators.


It's another public relations debacle for the nation's museum industry, already tarred by reports that top institutions knowingly dealt in looted Italian artifacts.


Pale Male the city hawk was evicted from his nest, and the flap has already begun. So said aggrieved bird-watchers and neighbors after workmen raised a scaffold to the top of a Manhattan apartment Tuesday and ripped out the famous red-tailed hawk's nest.


Health experts have warned that the world is closer to its next pandemic -- a potent mix of bird and human influenza. "We are getting closer, but when it's going to happen, I don't know," said Francois Xavier-Meslin of the World Health Organization.


Nowhere to go, Miami sex offenders live under bridge

Alejandro Ruiz and his neighbors served their time for sex crimes but found themselves sleeping under a Miami highway bridge because laws meant to keep them away from children leave them nowhere else to live.


Securities Regulation Panel To Rule On Gold Fields Offer

JOHANNESBURG (Dow Jones)--South Africa's Securities Regulation Panel will next week hear objections from Gold Fields Ltd. (GFI) to the takeover offer the company received earlier this week from Harmony Gold Mining Co.


Business & money: House price inflation eased last month to its slowest pace in a year.


FEMA: Disasters in 2004 Ahead of Average

With Hurricane Ivan threatening the Gulf Coast and cleanup still under way after hurricanes Charley and Frances, the Federal Emergency Management Agency has issued 42 disaster declarations so far this year.


Six killed in attack on Afghan hotel: interior ministry

Six people were killed and six wounded, including two foreign nationals, in an attack that included a suicide bombing at the main luxury hotel in Kabul Monday, Afghanistan's interior ministry said.


Nyon, 16:52 - CALCIO, UEFA: PANATHINAIKOS A PORTE CHIUSE CONTRO HAPOEL

Il Panathinaikos dovrà giocare la prossima gara interna europea (quella contro l'Hapoel Tel-A...


College Basketball: Connecticut Beats Seton Hall

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (Sports Network) - Josh Boone scored  20 points, grabbed nine rebounds and blocked four shots to lead  16th-ranked Connecticut to a 77-68 win over Seton Hall at  Continental Airlines Arena.


Gates foundation to promote synthetic biology

com December 13, 2004, 12:16 PM PT. The emerging field of synthetic biology--creating organisms in the lab that act like those found in nature--received a big boost Monday in the


Palestinian kidnaps, then frees, three U.S. women

NABLUS, West Bank  - A Palestinian man demanding medical expenses for a battle wound abducted three American women near the occupied West Bank city of Nablus on Tuesday, and freed them an hour later, Palestinian sources said.


Greer Slams 'Bullying' Big Brother Culture

Germaine Greer, the feisty feminist icon  who quit the Big Brother house on Tuesday, has slammed the  program and her erstwhile housemates as bullies.


Instant Analysis: Michigan at Notre Dame

There are dozens of other games going on as this story is filed at 7:28 Eastern time on a crazy Saturday, but Notre Dame's win over Michigan might be the craziest in the bunch.


IOC's Rogge Says 2004 Was Positive Year in Drug Fight

IOC president Jacques Rogge believes 2004  marked a breakthrough in the fight to rid sport of drug cheats  despite the doping scandals that blighted the Athens Olympics.


UK Diabetes Scientists Discover Vaccine to Stop Type 1 Diabetes ...

On Tuesday, December 14th, 2004, it was announced that 72 patients will go to Bristol University in the UK this August to be injected with a protein that could help prevent them from getting Type 1 Diabetes, forever.


The IRA has changed radically and some of its important structures dismantled, a report is expected to say.


Real Madrid coach Jose Antonio Camacho dropped England midfielder David Beckham and Spanish striker Raul from his team to face Espanyol on Saturday, following this week's painful 3-0 defeat at Bayer Leverkusen.


By BRUCE MEYERSON  NEW YORK - Cingular Wireless plans to sell a new BlackBerry-like device from Nokia Corp. for as low as $150, perhaps the most aggressive entry yet in an increasingly crowded market of devices with typewriter keypads for wireless e-mail and text messaging.


Ultimate fighting kicks violent image and pulls in crowds

LONDON, March 12 (Reuters Life!) - Ultimate fighting has shed its no-holds-barred image and reinvented itself as exciting and safe to become one of the fastest growing spectator sports in the United States.


Singh Floundering in Pursuit of 10th Win

It appears that Vijay Singh will have to be content with nine wins this year. The world's No. 1 player had another nondescript day at East Lake, shooting an even-par 70 that left him 11 strokes behind co-leaders Tiger Woods and Jay Haas heading into Sunday's final round of the Tour Championship.


Per sequestro di persona con finalita' di terrorismo


Protester killed during Sichuan demonstration

At least one man was killed in a protest in China's southwestern province of Sichuan, a resident said, in the second violent demonstration to hit rural China in the past week.


Music Sites Ask, 'Why Buy If You Can Rent?'

Virgin is the first major music retailer to enter the download market in introducing a music store to sell music as streams of bits to be downloaded from the Internet.


Philadelphia Eagles head coach Andy Reid will take a temporary leave of absence through the middle of March to deal with family issues, team officials announced Monday.


State Rep. Talmadge Heflin has moved the concept of "the white man's burden" from the 19th to the 21st century.


World number three golfer Tiger Woods of the United States and his new Swedish bride Elin Nordegren have come ashore in Barbados after spending their wedding night aboard a yacht following an elaborate wedding at a private club.


Rumsfeld gives US troops timetable in Iraq

US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld didn't bring much good news to a group of Marines in Iraq. He warned Sunday during a town-hall meeting in at an airbase in the country's west that violence may well


Â£475m Medex swoop a shot in Smiths' arm

SMITHS Group, the aerospace to medical products conglomerate, today announced plans to buy United States medical devices maker Medex for around Â£475 million.


Hickman makes history with a famous fifth gold

James Hickman made history on the final night of competition at the World Short Course Championships here when he won the 200 metre butterfly for an unprecedented fifth time.


A record-breaking baby weighing a minuscule 280 grams has grown up into a healthy young girl, US doctors report this week. But experts fret that the 'miracle' baby may raise false hopes among parents about the outlook for their premature infants.


Jarvis needs more than Tube sale to put finances on track

By Alistair Osborne, Associate City Editor (Filed: 27/12/2004). Jarvis's chief executive has admitted that the infrastructure services group will still require a debt-for-equity swap, despite securing its short


The US Supreme Court Monday rejected a challenge to the Massachusetts Supreme Court's ruling in favor of gay marriage. The rejection of review by the nation's highest court


FDA approves Roche's low dose Tamiflu for children

Swiss drugmaker Roche Holding Ag said  on Monday that U.S. health regulators approved its Tamiflu  influenza treatment at two lower doses for children in a form  with a longer shelf life that could be an advantage for use in  stockpiling against a flu pandemic.


A Stable Life, Despite Persistent Dizziness

Living with dizziness is anything but fun. It can throw oneâs whole life out of kilter, literally and figuratively.


The business news broadcaster could share online content with the FT to counter a Dow Jones-powered Fox Business Channel.


Mayors all revved up over fuel tax debate

TORONTO -- The mayors of Canada's biggest cities are telling Ottawa to step on the gas when it comes to delivering the fuel tax back to cities.


Illness spreads to third Litvinenko contact: report

A second Russian businessman who met murdered ex-spy Alexander Litvinenko on the day he fell ill is now sick from radiation poisoning, local media quoted medical sources as saying on Friday.


Lecce, 18:51 - Calcio, Lecce: col Milan tridente BabÃ¹-Bojinov-Pinardi

Doppia seduta per il Lecce. Nel pomeriggio Zeman ha fatto giocare una partita a tutto campo di due t...


Fifa President Sepp Blatter says South Africa is on course to stage a 'wonderful' World Cup in 2010.


English: Out of Many, One, and Then Many

David Crystal explores the development of the English language, shining a nonjudgmental light on alternative forms and newer variants.


ATLANTA - The head of the Cartoon Network has resigned after a marketing stunt that caused a terrorism scare in Boston.  The announcement of Jim Samples' resignation came Friday in an internal memo to Cartoon Network staff.  Mr.


New gene tied to added breast cancer risk

Icelandic women with a bad gene that raises their risk of breast cancer were virtually certain to develop the disease if they also had a mutation in a second gene, scientists reported Monday.


Luis AragonÃ©s could lose his job as Spain's coach after the Spanish Football Association launched an investigation into remarks he made about Arsenal's Thierry Henry.


A Las Vegas court granted bail of $125,000 on Wednesday to former American football star O.J. Simpson, who faces criminal charges stemming from what police say was an armed robbery of his own sports memorabilia at a Las Vegas hotel.


Belgian PM Verhofstadt heads for election defeat: poll

The Belgian general election campaign entered its last week on Monday with Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt and his Flemish Liberal Democrats (VLD) set for a heavy defeat, the latest opinion poll showed.


The director of the hurricane-ravaged Kennedy Space Center refused to speculate Tuesday whether the damage will thwart plans to resume shuttle flights next spring, but his words offered little hope of an on-time launch.


Stocks ended higher on Tuesday, led by technology shares as Apple's strong profit and a Chinese distribution deal for BlackBerry maker Research in Motion suggested the sector is the place to hide from a slowing U.S. economy.


Presidential candidates advocate big health care reforms

Health care may not be a large concern for many college students in the upcoming election, but more than any other age group, a higher percentage of adults ages 18 to 24 are uninsured.


Lilian Diaz, an emergency room technician, used to feel apprehensive when a doctor or nurse at her Takoma Park hospital would ask her to interpret for a Spanish-speaking patient. She knew she was chosen because of her Spanish surname, but what if she told someone the wrong thing? Her Spanish was...


Francia garantisca trattamento equo per acquirenti


Martin invites the world to Canada to talk about United Nations ...

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (CP) - Prime Minister Paul Martin has invited the 51 Francophonie member-states to a Canadian summit aimed at reforming the United Nations to better protect suffering peoples.


Members of Hollywood's film and television writers union have overwhelmingly voted to authorize a strike anytime after their contract expires at the end of the month.


Missing ballots heighten fears of renewed voting chaos in Florida

FORT LAUDERDALE, United States  - The disappearance of tens of thousands of ballots has raised new questions about Florida's ability to avert a repeat of the 2000 debacle, and fueled protests in the battleground state.


Udine, 21:16 - CALCIO, UDINESE: INIZIATI LAVORI INSTALLAZIONE TORNELLI

Ricevuto il via libera dalla Commissione Provinciale di Vigilanza sui Pubblici Spettacoli, sono iniz...


Hungarian Socialists announce prime minister's resignation to save coalition

BUDAPEST, Hungary  - Moving to end a political crisis with its government coalition partner, the Hungarian Socialist party has announced Prime Minister Medgyessy is no longer head of the government and it plans to nominate his replacement next week.


Siena, 19:58 - CALCIO, MILAN; ANCELOTTI: RONALDO E' STATO UNA SORPRESA

Ai microfoni di Sky, Carlo Ancelotti si gode il Ronaldo tornato Fenomeno col Siena. "Due gol, un ass...


Vote Count in Disputed Afghan Poll Delayed

Afghan officials delayed counting ballots in a historic presidential election on Monday to deal with complaints of fraud, but several of the candidates appeared to be pulling back from an initial decision to boycott the vote.


Honda, which sells nearly half of its vehicles in North America, posted profit of $1.87 billion and revised upward its annual profit forecast.


Wi-Fi Surpasses $1B in Quarterly Revenues

Researchers at In-Stat/MDR reported this week that the Wi-Fi market has experienced five years of healthy growth since 802.11b emerged as the dominant wireless standard.


Angry Okinawa wants smaller U.S. military presence

Angry lawmakers on Japan's southern island of Okinawa called for progress on shrinking the U.S. military presence and tighter discipline among U.S. troops after the arrest of a U.S. Marine on suspicion of raping a local schoolgirl.


Bush arrives in Israel to press peace effort

George W. Bush began his first visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories as U.S. president on Wednesday, saying he saw a new opportunity for peace he aims to nurture in the face of deep skepticism.


Madonna will wrap her Confessions tour Thursday at the Tokyo Dome as the top-grossing tour ever by a


Pakistan's government gives the go-ahead to a Dubai firm for a $43bn property development.


Now that we've found out the Bowl Championship Series formula for deciding the Division IA college football champion is not only asinine but illegal, maybe we can count on the domino effect eliminating the biggest misdeed in sports.


The first test in nearly two years  of a multibillion-dollar U.S. anti-missile shield failed on  Wednesday when the interceptor missile shut down as it prepared  to launch in the central Pacific, the Pentagon said.


Middle-aged U.S. women seen with higher stroke risk

U.S. women ages 45 to 54 face more than double the risk of stroke than men the same age, researchers said on Wednesday, noting that obesity in these women may be partly to blame.


Livorno, 16:24 - CALCIO, LIVORNO: RIENTRA GRANDONI, PAULINHO CON LUCARELLI

Seduta di rifinitura per il Livorno, impegnato domani nell'anticipo con il Palermo al Barbera. Dicia...


Cartographers Redrawing Maps After Tsunami

Water depths in parts of the Straits of Malacca, one of the world's busiest shipping channels off the coast of Sumatra, reached about 4,000 feet before last month's tsunami. Now, reports are coming in of just 100 feet — too dangerous for shipping, if proved true.


Quake, Magnitude 6.3, Hits Northern Japan, Tokyo

A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.3 hit northwestern Japan on Saturday, shaking buildings in Tokyo, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.


June washout for retailers after prices are slashed

Business & money: Barbecue-free summer forces early discounts.


Why didn't shares of video rental chain Hollywood Entertainment (Nasdaq: HLYW) move much yesterday on news that Blockbuster (NYSE: BBI) plans to make a tender offer for its shares next


US consumer confidence sank in August while Chicago-area business activity slowed, according to reports on Tuesday that added to worries the economy's patch of sluggish growth may last beyond the summer.


U.S. stock futures surged Friday  morning on the back of Intel Corp.'s raised quarterly sales  forecast and lower oil prices, but strategists said the  market's early direction would be dictated by the monthly  employment data due out before the start of trading.


RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, in his first speech since Islamist Hamas took over the Gaza Strip, said on Wednesday there could be no reconciliation with a group he described as "traitors".


Catania, 14:39 - CALCIO, CATANIA: SILVIO BALDINI E' IL NUOVO ALLENATORE

Silvio Baldini è il nuovo allenatore del Catania. Lo ha annunciato il club etneo in una nota....


Wages finally poised to rise, Bush economic adviser says

The US job market remains strong, and that should translate into bigger pay raises for workers, whose wages have risen sluggishly during the current expansion, said a top economic adviser to President Bush.


Three U.S. soldiers killed in bombing of Iraq bridge

A suicide car bomb attack on a bridge overpass south of Baghdad late on Sunday killed three U.S. soldiers and wounded six more, U.S. military spokesman Lieutenant-Colonel Randy Martin said on Monday.


Nobel Peace Prize laureates criticized the United States and the Bush administration Friday as they kicked off a conference dedicated to promoting peace and calling the world's youth to action.


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


Una retina artificiale permette il recupero parziale della visioneInvia immagini al cervello, scavalcando le cellule danneggiate                                            Dagli Usa un occhio bionico che fa recuperare la vista                                                                                La protesi potrebbe arrivare sul mercato americano fra due anni


More people are working and wages are rising, Bank of Scotland economists claim.


Brown to meet Pope on trip to launch vaccination scheme

Pope Benedict XVI. Photograph: AFP. Gordon Brown will have an audience with Pope Benedict XVI today during a trip to Rome to launch a vaccination scheme for children in the developing world.Comment


A 13-year-old discovers a cutting device in the lining of a new bag she had bought for her school books.


Blog: A first look at Searchles: a new web app that seeks to combine social networking with web search functionalities.


A five-story building collapsed early Wednesday in Istanbul, killing at least one person and injuring 15 others, officials said.


The reins of power have once again been handed over in Pakistan. And once again, it's a man hand-picked by the country's military ruler, Gen Pervez Musharraf.


Federer looks to Wimbledon to bury his French demons

In all likelihood, the second Sunday in July cannot come soon enough for Roger Federer.


SEOUL LG Electronics, South Korea's second-largest electronics maker, on Tuesday reported a 36 percent rise in third-quarter profit from a year earlier, better than expected, after selling a record number of mobile phones.


As Lord Black goes on trial on charges of fraud and racketeering, is this a story of corporate excess or overzealous governance?


Bush Pledges $350 Million in Tsunami Aid

CRAWFORD, Texas  - President Bush, under pressure  over the pace and size of American aid to Asian tsunami  victims, dramatically raised U.S. assistance to the region on  Friday to $350 million from $35 million.


At dusk on New Year's Eve, Erika Gunderson got into a taxi in New York City and entered a digital-age mystery.


Indian court lifts state ban on Coke, Pepsi

KOCHI, India  - A court in India on Friday lifted   a state ban on Coca-Cola KO.N and PepsiCo PEP.N drinks,   which had been imposed after an environmental group said they   contained unsafe levels of pesticides.


A survey suggests fewer youngsters drink regularly,   but many of those who do drink too much.


The way to high returns is not to sell after a relatively large decline, but to hang on.


Aluminum, the stuff of cans, explodes in its nano form. A small start-up has decided to harness that property.


Video of Madrid Train Attacks Released by Police

Spanish television stations and Web sites carried graphic video on Tuesday showing the blasts that ripped apart one of the commuter trains during the terror attacks in Madrid on March 11.


The French co-head of aerospace group   EADS EAD.PA brushed off negative comments from estranged   shareholder BAE Systems BA.L on Thursday, saying the Airbus   parent was weeks away from resolving some of its key problems.


Australia has set a new world record of 3 minutes, 56.342 seconds in winning its quarter-final of the men's team pursuit at the Athens Olympics.


Light-fingered Japanese thieves nab 80kg gold tub

Japanese police are scratching their heads over how a gold bathtub worth 120 million yen ($988,100) and weighing some 80 kg was stolen from a hotel near Tokyo.


Mad for U.S. beef, herd heads for Tokyo restaurant

Hundreds of people queued up at a central   Tokyo restaurant on Monday to savor a dish not tasted for more   than two years -- "beef bowl" made with U.S. meat.


With Cognos In Its Fold, IBM Gets On With BI Integration

TechWeb - Big Blue introduces business intelligence products and services for banking, retail, health care, and other industries.


Otellini to Succeed Barrett as Intel CEO

Intel Corp. INTC.O, the world's  largest computer chipmaker, on Thursday said Chief Executive  Craig Barrett plans to step aside and be replaced by President  Paul Otellini, in a long-planned move.


Oracle Insists Bid for PeopleSoft Is Final as Deadline Approaches

By Bloomberg News. The chief financial officer of the Oracle Corporation, Harry L. You, said yesterday that $24 a share remained the company's "best and final'' offer for PeopleSoft Inc.


Lock your doors and windows, criminals are everywhere Police in West Yorkshire are planning to use Bluetooth to alert people that criminals are lurking behind every tree and they should lock their doors and windows.â¦


'Creative liberty cannot absolve Shah Rukh'

NGO takes a dig at the superstar on his smoking in public as well as films.


Canon sees China sales rising 30 percent in 2006

Canon Inc. (7751.T), the world's  largest digital camera maker, expects its 2006 Chinese sales to  rise 30 percent from a year earlier, despite fierce rivalry  from other companies.


Indian Software Boom on Track, Industry Head Says

India's software exports are on track to grow by 30 percent in the year to March 2005, despite attempts in the key US market to discourage outsourcing and protect jobs, the industry's head said on Monday.


Padraic Brady's Blog: The Zend Framework, Dependency Injection and Zend_Di

Padraic Brady has posted today about a subclass of the Zend_Loader package (in the Zend Framework) he had written up to handle Dependency Injections - it was submitted but ended up being replaced with a Zend_Di component instead.   I realised someone had proposed a novel new component called Zend_Di, and that small change was since accepted by Federico into his DI buster. This is a quick overview with very simple use cases - read the full proposal for even more gory details about your object innards using DI.   He talks about what DI (dependency injection) is and what it can be used for and includes a simple example set around a controller in the framework that uses the Zend_Di component to make a "mock Zend_Mail" that can be used in testing too. Examples of these sorts of tests (with PHPSpec) are included too.


Moss' hamstring forces another early exit

Minneapolis, MN (Sports Network) - Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Randy Moss was in the starting lineup Sunday when the team hosted the New York Giants, but the star wideout was again removed from the game due to his sore hamstring.


Opposition politicians stick by their leader after election defeat

SYDNEY, Australia Australian Labor Party members say Mark Latham should keep leading the group despite losing yesterday's election to the incumbent prime minister.


MoD laptop losses expose government data indifference

We don't care so they don't care The latest data giveaway by the UK's Ministry of Defence shows that not even the most basic IT policies are being followed.â¦


Australia looks to increase forces in Afghanistan

Australia is considering plans to double its troop deployment to Afghanistan to about 1,000 to head off an expected spring resurgence of al Qaeda and Taliban fighters, Defense Minister Brendan Nelson said on Thursday. But Nelson ruled out any plans to follow Britain's lead and reduce Australia's military commitments in Iraq, saying any phased withdrawal of soldiers helping provide security in Iraq's south would put the lives of those who remain in danger.


E-mails lay out plan to dismiss U.S. attorneys

A string of e-mails between the Justice Department's Kyle Sampson and former White House Counsel Harriet Miers details the plan to fire U.S. attorneys. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said he is "not aware of every bit of information that passes through the halls of justice," but he admitted mistakes were made.


FDA Delay In Cancer Therapy  Is Attacked

Oncologists do not usually need bodyguards when they present scientific data at a medical symposium.


Veteran actor Dennis Hopper is teaming up with "Kill Bill" director Quentin Tarantino for a motorcycle film called "Hell Ride".


Blog: The National Hockey League agrees to allow Slingbox users to clip and share live and recorded hockey games.


Mother of Michael Jackson's Accuser to Testify

The mother of the boy who accused Michael Jackson of child molestation was ordered by a judge on Friday to testify in a pretrial hearing in the case after the pop star's lawyers called her a liar.


Millions Blocked from Voting in U.S. Election

Millions of U.S. citizens, including  a disproportionate number of black voters, will be blocked from  voting in the Nov. 2 presidential election because of legal  barriers, faulty procedures or dirty tricks, according to civil  rights and legal experts.


Istituto francese, interventi immediati hanno limitato danni


Tips & Tweaks: Microsoft Wants to Enhance Your Functionality

Double-speak, Vista news, and unexpected generosity from the geniuses in Redmond--plus a big helping of time wasters.


NEW YORK (Billboard) - Singer Al Jarreau begs to differ  when his label says his new album is his first jazz release in  27 years.


Fans of classic computer games won't give up their habit without a fight. Some even faithfully remake their favorite games. The legality of the new versions remains murky, but some game creators are awed by the players' dedication. By Jacob Ogles.


Red Sox ace Curt Schilling reported standard soreness on Saturday, a day after he tested his right ankle with the hopes of returning to the Boston rotation before the end of the playoffs.


The secret of successful open source companies: Part II

Blog: Starting an open source company may be more art than science, but there are several principles that will enable you to effectively launch your open source startup.  Here are a few.


Christ-like bin Laden image stirs debate in Australia

Artworks depicting Osama bin Laden in a  Christ-like pose and a statue of the Virgin Mary covered in a  burqa have caused a stir in Australia after they were showcased  in a prestigious religious art competition.


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


No. 10 Michigan St. 67, No. 11 Connecticut 51

Bowen scored 20 points, making five of seven shots from 3-point range. Roehrig had 11 points, seven rebounds and four blocked shots for the Spartans (11-1).


World's Smallest Baby, About The Size Of A Cell Phone

The world's smallest baby that has ever survived delivery will soon be going home, according to doctors that Loyola University Medical Center.


Police are looking to speak to an Australian tourist who witnessed a city centre fight which led to a man's death.


General Electric Co.'s finance company in Japan is scaling back operations, trimming about 15 percent of its work force here ahead of a new cap on borrowing rates that is forcing Japanese lenders to cut costs.


I nomi di 2 imprenditori nei messaggi a Provenzano


Reg Reader Studies Your input essential, as ever


The nation's manufacturing sector expanded in August at a slower clip than in July amid rising commodity prices, a trade group said Friday.


Music Review | MarÃa de Buenos Aires: Magical Melodies From the Latin American Street

The Gotham Chamber Opera is putting on Astor Piazzollaâs âMarÃa de Buenos Aires,â and if the fine young company does not quite have this tango-driven masterpiece in its embrace, it does well enough.


Pope Benedict XVI appeals for renewed respect for Sundays during his final day of his visit to Austria.


Spanish "Breakfast at Tiffany's" star Villalonga dies

Spanish actor Jose Luis de Villalonga, who appeared in over 60 movies including the 1961 classic "Breakfast at Tiffany's" has died at his home on the island of Mallorca, Spanish media reported Thursday. He was 87.


Sentenza attesa per il 17 o il 18 di gennaio


Acerra, duemila in corteo. Piccoli tafferugli tra polizia e ...

In duemila circa hanno sfilato per le strade del centro di Acerra, oggi, in testa al corteo il sindaco Espedito Marletta, una nuova manifestazione di protesta contro la costruzione dellâinceneritore nei dintorni della cittÃ .


US Airways asked a bankruptcy judge yesterday to cancel labor contracts with three of its unions and impose much lower pay so it


Shares of Intel Corp. INTC.O fell  1.8 percent before the bell on Tuesday, a day after rival  Advanced Micro Devices Inc. AMD.N gave a negative financial  update.


Nvidia 'delays' key Vista driver release ten months

That's what the website said... Nvidia inadvertently - we hope - yesterday told its customers they will have to wait until 6PM Pacific Time on 30 December for a crucial Windows Vista driver update for its GeForce line of GPUs. Reg Hardware readers looking for the software last night were presented with the following screen...â¦


The main oxygen generator for the international space station has failed, and the two astronauts on board may have to tap into an attached cargo ship's air supply next week, NASA said Thursday.


Asian stocks rally after Wall Street rise

Asian stocks rebounded on Tuesday after strong earnings from technology heavyweight Apple  helped power some tech shares higher, while the yen's rally took a breather as risk appetite improved.


Lily Allen aims for glory at Brit Awards

Newcomer Lily Allen will go head-to-head with soul singer Corinne Bailey Rae on Wednesday at the Brit Awards, the music industry's biggest night of the year.


By DAISY NGUYEN LOS ANGELES - Norman Rockwell paintings often resonate because of their depictions of everyday life, but the life of one of his paintings has been anything but mundane. "Russian Schoolroom," a Rockwell painting stolen from a gallery in the St.


An Italian trawler captain says at least 24 African migrants died when their dinghy collapsed off Malta.


Awesome Autumn!: Fall Season in the Arts Overflows With Shows

By Elaine Guregian, The Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio  Sep. 24--Better rev up.


HONG KONG A global pandemic of avian influenza is "very, very likely" and could kill tens of millions of people around the world, a top World Health Organization official said Monday.


"Kremlin turf war" moves into Russian court

Russia's state arms exporter has filed a lawsuit against a businessman who said it was seeking to grab private assets, the latest salvo in what analysts have said is a turf war raging behind the scenes between Kremlin clans.


TechWeb - But Ecma's approval wasn't unanimous -- IBM voted against the specification, saying OpenDocument, which is the default format in OpenOffice, is a "vastly superior" format, and another standard was unnecessary.


Iraqi Leader Sees Crisis Ahead of Meeting With Bush

Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki said that his country was in a Âpolitical crisisÂ and called for unity among the countryÂs politicians to help curb the violence.


ARSENE WENGER has ordered his Arsenal side to ignore the unthinkable prospect of Champions League humiliation tonight. The Gunners will kiss goodbye to a potential Â£30million if their stumbling group-stage


Obama Raises $5.8 Million On Line After Super Tuesday

Bloomberg - Feb. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama raised almost $6 million after the Feb. 5 voting contests, all of which came from online donations.


Islamic Scholar, Visa Withheld, Gives Up U.S. Post

A prominent Swiss-based Islamic scholar  on Tuesday gave up plans to teach at a leading U.S. university  after waiting in vain for a visa and accused the Bush  administration of trying to silence him.


MIAMI -- The outlook for South Florida and the Florida Keys improved considerably Saturday as Hurricane Ivan unexpectedly jogged west near Jamaica and forecasters kept moving the storm's projected track farther over the Gulf of Mexico.


Genova, 14:30 - CALCIO, SAMP; MONTELLA: SIPARIETTO EVITABILE, NON CASSANATA

"No, stavolta non è stata una cassanata". Vincenzo Montella torna con la mente alla sostituzi...


Gunmen Kill 4, Seize Weapons in Russia's Caucasus

Islamic militants killed four anti-drugs unit members and seized more than 170 submachine guns and pistols on Tuesday in an attack on the unit's offices in Russia's volatile Caucasus region.


Abbas faces rough road to win over Palestinians

The straw poll at Ibrahim Amin's coffeehouse was nearly unanimous, and it did not bode well for the longtime deputy of Yasser Arafat who would now become his successor.


Egypt announced on Monday it had arrested five suspects for allegedly carrying out the deadly bomb attack at the Red Sea resort of Taba three weeks ago.


Alitalia's Future at Stake in Union Talk

The future of Italian flagship carrier Alitalia is at stake in a meeting with unions Monday to reveal the number of planned job cuts as part of a restructuring plan aimed at averting collapse.


Il programma andra' in onda dal 21 gennaio su Canale 5


Former LED ZEPPELIN guitarist Jimmy Page, 60, is planning an autobiography chronicling the group's years of rock'n'roll excess.


OAKLAND, California (Sports Network) - Texas Rangers relief  pitcher Frank Francisco will face misdemeanor assault charges  for his part in a September 13 melee between players and fans  during his club's game against the Oakland Athletics.


New Spy Plan Said to Involve Satellite System

The $9.5 billion program is facing criticism. It could take photographs only in daylight hours and in clear weather.


Processors offer significant power savings, chip maker says.


Denmark to Claim North Pole, Hopes to Strike Oil

Denmark aims to claim the North Pole  and hunt for oil in high Arctic regions that may become more  accessible because of global warming, the Science Ministry said  on Monday.


Abbas weighs early poll after talks fail

RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is planning to call early elections, seeing little point in further talks on a government to replace a Hamas-led coalition boycotted by the West, aides said on Saturday.


Orders to "work hard" Iraqi looters led to three UK soldiers facing abuse charges, a court martial hears.


Montegranaro, 16:26 - BASKET, SERIE A: MONTEGRANARO FIRMA CINCIARINI

La Premiata Montegranaro (serie A) ha ingaggiato la guardia Andrea Cinciarini, 21 anni, 190 cm, la s...


Danny Williams weighs in at 19st 4lb for his WBA heavyweight title clash with Vitali Klitschko.


Of all the positions on the Patriots' roster, few have as much uncertainty as linebacker, as Tedy Bruschi and Junior Seau have expiring contracts and Rosevelt Colvin has a $7.6 million salary cap charge. While the status of those three will be sorted out over the coming weeks, the Patriots made a move yesterday, signing veteran free agent T.J. Slaughter. ...


Dell profit beats Street; to cut 10 pct of jobs

Dell Inc.  unveiled on Thursday quarterly earnings and revenue that topped analysts' expectations and plans to cut about 10 percent of its work force, sending its shares up 6 percent.


Heavy computer use could be linked to glaucoma, especially among those who are short-sighted, fear researchers. Glaucoma is caused by increased fluid pressure within the eye compressing the nerves at the back, which can lead to blindness if not treated.


For Rodriguez and Yankees, Itâs All but Over

Alex Rodriguez has opted out of his contract, his agent said, a move that may end his career with the Yankees.


City fears that the Bank of England's rescue package could herald slide in house prices.


An Arab Druze producer of CNN, a resident of the Galilee in Israel, was kidnapped at Arab gunpoint in Gaza City last night, and no word of his whereabouts has been heard.


Afghan kidnappers demand release of 26 comrades

KABUL, NOVEMBER 7: Afghan militants who threatened to kill three kidnapped UN workers have demanded the release of 26 Taliban prisoners and agreed to give the government until Tuesday to do so, a spokesman for the militants said on Sunday.


A lifesaving device developed right here in Tucson could be a step closer to Federal Approval. The CardioWest Total Artificial Heart was approved by a FDA panel several months ago but still has not received full approval.


Intel and India's NIIT team on multicore training

(InfoWorld) - IntelÂ has teamed with Indian training company NIIT to develop a global multicore processor technology training curriculum. NIIT is the only training company Intel is currently partnering with on a global basis, said Narendra Bhandari, director for Asia Pacific of Intel's Developer Relations Division, in a telephone interview on Tuesday. Intel shared content and technology with NIIT, which in turn converted it into training material and courseware that could be used in a classroom environment, he added. Intel's global partnership with NIIT builds onÂ an agreement in 2005 between the two companiesÂ to introduce specialized training programs for India's software developers around Intel's architectures and platforms, including on its multicore processor platforms. Since then, more than 20,000 software developers have been trained on Intel technology, Bhandari said. The multicore training curriculum offers basic and advanced training, from an initial overview of multicore to a working experience of parallel programming, including the intricacies of multithreaded programming and performance optimization, NIIT said. The curriculum has been designed to provide developers with key diagnostic skills and specialized threading tools, which will allow rapid deployment of correct and efficient parallel applications, according to NIIT. The multicore training program will be delivered by NIIT and its subsidiary, Element K, in Rochester, New York, in more than 32 countries, including the U.S. and U.K. NIIT is also partnering with Intel Software Training Providers in Australia, Germany, South Korea, and the U.K., as well as other training partners in Turkey and Russia. Intel is planning to increase the number of country-specific and regional training partners who can offer course training on multicore software development, Bhandari said. As Intel promotes multicore processors, the demand for training on skills to design and develop software that harness the full potential of these processors is huge, according to Bhandari. Intel will be recommending NIIT's training program to its network of developers as well as partners, he added. NIIT tied up in March with EMC to train storage professionals in 32 countries, including India. The alliance, the first global training tie-up by EMC, aims at bridging a shortage of storage and information management professionals worldwide.


Bush Close to Getting Limits on Lawsuits

Congress is close to making it easier for corporations to dodge many of the class-action lawsuits that businesses say are bankrupting them while rewarding lawyers and doing little to help victims.


Both houses of the California legislature have passed a bill that would require government agencies to take security precautions before using RFID chips in public documents and identification cards.


Black Americans outraged at unequal treatment of pupils in high school dispute


Chancellor Gordon Brown will have an audience with Pope Benedict XVI during a trip to Rome to launch a scheme aimed at providing life-saving vaccines to millions of children in the developing world.Mr Brown ...Comment


Cowboys 38, Buccaneers 10: Strong-Armed Romo Continues to Lift Cowboys

Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo spent Thanksgiving with 63,183 friends -- most of them recently acquired -- as he led his team to victory over Tampa Bay with five scoring passes.


Rosanne Cash recovers from brain surgery

Singer/songwriter Rosanne Cash has undergone successful brain surgery to correct a benign condition, and is expected to make a complete recovery, her record label said on Tuesday.


Heart Group Urges Home Blood Pressure Monitoring

NEW YORK  - The American Heart Association  has updated its 1993 guidelines on blood pressure (BP)  measurement, putting more emphasis on home monitoring.


Mobile roadmap 2008-2009 What's AMD got planned for notebook makers and buyers over the next few years? Its plans are broadly known - the 'Puma' platform will be released in 2008 followed by the first 'Fusion' architecture mobile CPUs the following year - but now we can begin to flesh it out a little.â¦


Torino, 19:20 - Calcio, Juve; Del Piero: un peccato per la Coppa Italia

"Adesso il nostro compito sarÃ  quello di concentrarci al massimo su Campionato e Champions League". ...


E' la quarta aperta nel Paese, produrra' 52,2 Gw all'anno


OpenWorld Notebook: Database, grid control boosted

SAN FRANCISCO -- Oracle at the OpenWorld conference here on Tuesday is making several product rollouts, including a new version of its database and grid computing enhancements.


Torino, 13:32 - CALCIO, JUVE: I CONVOCATI PER IL GENOA

Sono 19 i giocatori convocati dal tecnico della Juve, Claudio Ranieri, per la gara di domani contro ...


Ex-Yugoslav leader Slobodan Milosevic could be forced to accept a defence lawyer on Tuesday as his trial reopens.


Suit Blaming Automakers Over Gases Is Dismissed

A federal judge ruled that the courts do not have the authority or the expertise to decide injury lawsuits concerning global warming.


Ex-general headed for victory in Indonesia: poll

Early returns from Indonesia's presidential election suggest former general Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has taken the lead against incumbent Megawati Sukarnoputri.


Winter iced romance for millions of Americans on Wednesday as a Valentine's Day storm disrupted the annual hearts and flowers festival from Midwestern states to the Atlantic shore and southern Canada.


Sam Kellerman / FOXSports.com Posted: 2 minutes ago

I confess that I am a complete ignoramus when it comes to women's beach volleyball. In fact, I know only one thing about the sport - that it is the supreme aesthetic experience available on planet Earth.


Allarme caldo, prime vittime e rischio black out in città

Le alte temperature provocano tre morti fra Grado e Milano. Si impenna la domanda di energia. Il ministro Turco: per vincere l'afa no alla cravatta. Siccità, il Po si accorcia


The UK's pharmaceutical society launches a logo to validate online chemists amid rising internet drug buying.


A post-mortem examination on the body of poisoned ex-spy Alexander Litvinenko was being carried out in London Friday with special precautions being taken because of the nature of his death.Comment


OGGI SU INTERNET/VATICANO - Tra le iniziative per lÂAnno Paolino anche una cappella ecumenica e la Porta paolina CittÃ  del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - Importanti iniziative annunciate dal Cardinale Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo, Arciprete di San Paolo, in vista dell'Anno Paolino. Il Cardinale ha appena presentato il programma di massima a Papa Benedetto XV...


The United States on Monday accused Myanmar's military rulers of planning a sham referendum in a "pervasive climate of fear" but the United Nations reacted more cautiously to the junta's surprise election pledge.


DNC to Run New TV Ad Targeting Hispanics

The Democratic Party blasts President Bush's economic policies and implores Hispanics to "vote for a change" in a new television ad that will run on Spanish-language networks in five states.


The first noticeable thing when you're walking out into the streets of Boston on Sunday is that it's chilly -- much brisker than usual for an October day.


India, Bangladesh struggle to rein in bird flu spread

KOLKATA, India  - Villagers at the centre of a bird flu outbreak in India's east refused to hand over their chickens and ducks for culling on Thursday, hampering efforts to stamp out the disease in poultry.


LONDON: British Prime Minister Tony Blair was recovering Friday from surgery to correct an irregular heartbeat, a day after revealing that he intends to serve a full third term if re-elected.


Dec. 27, 1831: Beagle Sets Sail With a Very Special Passenger

Charles Darwin begins his fateful voyage, the effects of which will shake the Kansas State Board of Education to its foundations almost two centuries later.


MIAMI -- Pro golfer Fuzzy Zoeller is suing to track down the author who posted what he considers a defamatory paragraph about him on the Internet reference site Wikipedia.


ICAHN OFFERS TO PURCHASE MYLAN; PROPOSAL VALUES FIRM AT $5.4 ...

Financier Carl Icahn offered Friday to purchase all outstanding shares of Mylan Laboratories Inc. for $20 per share, which would value the company at approximately $5.4 billion, according to The Wall Street Journal.


WASHINGTON, Sept. 26  Â The New York Stock ExchangeÂs regulatory unit said Tuesday that it expected to refer 140 potential insider trading cases to the Securities and Exchange Commission this year, up 26 percent from 2005.


The company said its Atlas project will be a commercial-grade product by the end of the year.


Yahoo hired Hilary Schneider, a former Knight Ridder executive to oversee the companyÂs classifieds, travel and shopping sites.


San Diego's Foley to miss season after shooting

San Diego Chargers linebacker Steve   Foley will miss the NFL season after being shot by an off-duty   police officer on Sunday, the team announced Monday.


Mobo voters to decide on 'anti-gay' stars

The chief executive of the Music of Black Origin awards (Mobo) promised yesterday to ask voters whether to drop homophobic dancehall reggae artists from the ceremony next month if the singers did not apologise for their lyrics.


Next incarnation of the bus standard makes an appearance CES USB 3.0, the upcoming version of the universal add-on standard re-engineered for the HD era, made a small appearance at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES). It wasn't demonstrated in operation, but we did get to see what the new connectors look like.â¦


Paint it black A customer poses the question: "Dell, Dell, Dell, where art thou lovely electric pink laptop you bigged up a little while ago?â¦


Putin sacks Russian PM ahead of elections

Russian President Vladimir Putin  dismissed his prime minister on Wednesday, clearing the way for  him to appoint a new premier who is likely to become the  leading candidate in an election for president next March.


Swiss voters approve tougher asylum barriers

Neutral Switzerland, home to humanitarian   agencies and the International Committee of the Red Cross,   voted by a big majority on Sunday to make it harder for   asylum-seekers to gain entry to the rich Alpine state.


A woman held over the attempted car bombings in London and Glasgow is released.


ZURICH, Switzerland -- The United States moved up 13 spots to 16th place in the June FIFA rankings following a strong start in the CONCACAF Gold Cup.


7-Year-Old Silmaril Retires a Millionaire

Silmaril wins her final race in a furious rally, taking the $80,000 What a Summer Stakes to become just the 17th Maryland-bred horse to surpass $1 million in her career.


Ma leader di Hamas a Damasco e' contro una tregua


Hurricane Felix strengthens in Caribbean

WILLEMSTAD, Curacao  - Gusty winds knocked down trees and stinging rain flooded streets in the Netherlands Antilles on Sunday as Hurricane Felix passed north of the Dutch Caribbean islands, intensifying rapidly over warm waters.


GEORGE Michael has lashed out at Sir Elton John, hinting his music is stuck in the past and belittling his insights as "gossip on the gay grapevine".


U.N. Council considers Iran nuke resolution

Britain and France plan to introduce on Monday a revised U.N. Security Council draft resolution imposing sanctions on Iran for refusing to suspend uranium enrichment and hope to put the measure to a vote in the next two weeks.


Secretary of State Colin Powell cancels Athens visit after ...

Secretary of State Colin Power canceled a weekend visit to Greece Saturday just hours after demonstrators staged a protest march. Greece's foreign ministry said that Powell informed his Greek counterpart Petros


Prices of liquid-crystal displays are expected to fall by less than 5 percent in the fourth quarter as the industry expects a surge in demand during the holiday-shopping season, a research firm said Tuesday.


Maurizio Costanzo, dopo 25 anni, lascia la fascia di programmazione serale televisiva: il Maurizio Costanzo show - appuntamento consueto di Canale 5 - cesserÃ  di andare in onda da gennaio. Il popolare conduttore


F.D.A. Panel Votes Against Sale of Statins Over Counter

The panel said that while Americans could benefit from taking a Merck cholesterol-lowering drug, they should not begin such a regimen without a doctor's advice.


British songstress Lily Allenâs Fashion Line for Englandâs New Look clothing chain debuts today. The collection, inspired by Allenâs own wardrobe, features pieces ranging from $10-$100 in sizes 6-18. (respond)  Think you'll check it out?


Rival Palestinian factions drew close to an agreement Thursday over the outlines of a power-sharing government in which the militant Hamas group would promise to "respect" peace deals signed with Israel


Hurricane-Force Winds Lash Europe; 7 Dead

Hurricane-force winds swept across northern Europe on Saturday, leaving at least four dead in Denmark and three in Sweden, police said. Key bridges and airports were closed, while all rail and ferry traffic was suspended.


The Nano brings new mobility within the reach of tens of millions of people and nightmares to environmentalists, traffic engineers and safety advocates.


Business ; FDA to Review Post-Market Safety Checks

Congress has been investigating the FDA's decisions in both the Vioxx and antidepressant cases. The probes have focused on agency reviewers who warned about potential problems but claimed their research was ignored or suppressed by other officials.


THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) says Uganda's economy will grow by 5.5% during 2005 due to favourable macro- economic indicators.


La modella ha preparato la pappa di lenticchie con baccala'


Next stop on the Kidman's film fest express: Deauville

Film diva Nicole Kidman, 24 hours after dazzling the Venice film festival even if her new movie did not, was set for another star turn at yet another celebration of cinema, this time in the French seaside resort of Deauville.


Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah appeared in public Saturday for the first time in more than a year to take part in the most important holiday for Shiite Muslims.


Ransom-based malware attacks specific companies

Blog: Low ransom request and a self-termination date on the code suggest this is a test attack.


Durante il 'Nabucco' di Verdi alle Muse di Ancona


As the Tides Turned: Hollywood in 1967 Through the Lens of Five Films

With its huge cast, wealth of information and impressive gravitas, âPictures at a Revolutionâ is a particularly accomplished debut book by Mark Harris.


Yes, Greece, you did good. Defied the doomsayers. Put on a good show. Blabbedy blah blah blah. But after three weeks here, most of them spent on the shuttle bus from the volleyball to taekwondo


Four men and a woman in County Antrim are charged with Real IRA membership and possessing explosives.


Roma, 10:13 - CALCIO, BRASILE: PATO, PRIMA VOLTA IN PUBBLICO CON FIDANZATA

Prima uscita in pubblico con la fidanzata per Pato. Il giovane attaccante del Milan è apparso...


Final Ohio Vote Tally Shows Smaller Margin for Bush

COLUMBUS, Ohio  - President Bush carried Ohio by  118,775 votes in last month's election, 17,708 fewer than  reported at the time but not enough to change the outcome in  the crucial state, officials said on Monday.


Debutant Hauritz, Gillespie skittle out India for 104

Off spinner Nathan Hauritz grabbed three wickets on his debut after Jason Gillespie had ripped the heart out of the top order as Australia skittled out India for


Rice believes Chavez is "destroying" Venezuela

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Wednesday she believed Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez was destroying his country economically and politically.


Life & style: Government wants to open footpath for walkers around entire 9,040 miles of UK coastline.


Yemen & France: 300 years of friendship & dialogue

The Yemen & France exhibition '300 years of friendship and dialogue' was concluded last Thursday at the Culture House (CH) in Sana'a as a celebration of the Yemeni-French relationship that continues to ...


La. court narrows focus of Katrina suits

The state Supreme Court removed a potential hurdle to hundreds of Hurricane Katrina lawsuits Wednesday, ruling that allegations hospitals lacked evacuation plans are not medical malpractice claims.


Chinese Factory Linked to Drug Under Inquiry in U.S.

Production of the blood-thinning drug heparin was suspended this week after 350 patients reported ill effects from it.


Il Cavaliere: "Inaccettabile un altro simbolo". Casini: "Terremo la schiena dritta"Intanto al Sud sembra profilarsi un accordo tra Mpa e Popolo delle libertÃ                                           Pdl-Udc, una notte per decidere Lombardo piÃ¹ vicino a Berlusconi                                                                                Il Piano B dell'ex presidente della Camera: un grande centroMastella congela la decisione: "Vedremo nelle prossime ore"


No. 3 Syracuse Beats St. Bonaventure 91-67

Hakim Warrick had 18 points and 11 rebounds and Josh Pace added 14 points and 10 rebounds to lead No. 3 Syracuse past St. Bonaventure 91-67 on Wednesday night.


Test Failure Sets Back US Missile Defense Plan

President Bush's drive to deploy a multibillion-dollar shield against ballistic missiles was set back on Wednesday by what critics called a stunning failure of its first full flight test in two years.


NHL Dave Lewis , who had a rocky one-year tenure as Bruins head coach, was hired as an assistant coach yesterday by the Los Angeles Kings. The 54-year-old Lewis was fired by the Bruins in June after the team finished 35-41-6 and faded down the stretch by going 1-10-1 in its final 12 games. "This is a perfect fit for ...


Rivals in Ohio's Senate race, one of the closest in the country, argued Sunday about what has gone wrong in Iraq and how to improve the situation as they held their first televised debate.


Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc.  on Tuesday named new top executives, retained a financial adviser and said it was taking other steps to address its current situation.


Germany top global donor for tsunami reconstruction

Berlin (IANS) Germany Wednesday pledged $661 million towards reconstruction efforts in tsunami-affected regions of South and Southeast Asia, making it the single largest global donor so far.


Road Where 6 Were Killed By Dragster  Lacked Rails

SELMER, Tenn., June 17 -- There were no guardrails between spectators and a highway where a drag-racing car bolted out of control, killing six people during a charity event.


Over the last 30 years, academics have been developing the study of "close relationships," as they call it, forming the International Association for Relationship Research to share resources and data. In recent years, though, some professors have moved beyond theory, making the discussion more personal to students by teaching relationship skills they can use outside the classroom.


Manu Ginobili was unable to remember the last time he had gone an entire NBA game without a field goal. He wasn't interested in delving into that research, either.


Sen. Evan Bayh of Indiana, who once aspired to the Democratic presidential nomination, on Monday endorsed Hillary Rodham Clinton's bid for the White House.


You almost have to laugh at the debate over whether President Bush is getting too Ã¢ÂÂpolitical,Ã¢ÂÂ as in the gnashing of teeth from Democrats after the president used the fifth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attack to address the nation on television with a re-hashed stump speech defending the war in Iraq.


Homosexuality punishable by death Chinese researchers have claimed that Genghis Khan's code of laws "probably" contains the earliest ban on male homosexuality, AP reports.â¦


Update 2: Yukos CFO Delays Return to Moscow

Chief financial officer for Russia's embattled oil giant Yukos said Thursday he delayed his return to Moscow indefinitely after Russian prosecutors had summoned him for questioning.


Entrano armati in un'abitazione, presi da carabinieri


Alabama and Tennessee have always waged one of college football's most intense interstate rivalries. The game is so anticipated throughout the South that fans used to refer to it simply by


Today's edition of this rivalry will star Notre Dame as the "then" and Michigan as the "now.". Both programs have compelling tradition and cool helmets and catchy fight songs, all the important stuff of tailgating debates.


The networks used to monitor vehicle performance will be able to speak more clearly with Bluetooth devices, enabling your mobile phone or music player to get cozy with your car. In Autopia.


Hundreds of service and civilian jobs are to be redeployed from RAF Lossiemouth, an MP says.


Other Views: Meddling with Lebanese institutions

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates: Lebanon went through such a terrible civil war that after 14 years it still remains so politically fragile that when it finds a political formula that works, it changes the laws to suit the politicians.


The government is to produce an annual statement on EU spending in the UK in a bid to improve taxpayers' confidence.


The battle over next generation DVDs hot ups, with Disney opting for a technology developed by Sony.


The Toyota Prius has set a new world land-speed record for hybrid powered cars. The Prius achieved 130.794 mph on a three-mile, Salt Lake course using a standard Hybrid Synergy Drive power-train - a mixture


Former NBA star Charles Barkley is under investigation for indecent assault, police said Monday.


Pregnancy tops emergency spending for immigrants

Childbirth and pregnancy  complications account for most of the Emergency Medicaid  spending for undocumented immigrants, new research indicates.


Philip Morris lab discovered passive smoking risk in 1982: Lancet

PARIS  - A lab owned by US tobacco giant Philip Morris uncovered evidence in the early 1980s about potential risks from passive smoking but its findings were never made public, a study charges.


Diageo to launch 600 million pound share buyback

British drinks giant Diageo said that it planned to return 600 million pounds (863 million euros, 1.09 billion dollars) to investors through a share buy-back.


Gatti in limbo because of Mayweather situation

ATLANTIC CITY -- Arturo Gatti won the fight but he may have lost the war.


Giustizia: Ampia Adesione Sciopero a Roma

(Adnkronos) - Alla manifestazione ha partecipato anche Edmondo Bruti Liberati, presidente dell'Anm che ieri sera ha spedito al ministro della Giustizia una lettera con la firma di 4.500 magistrati italiani che hanno aderito allo sciopero.


Chicago Mayor Daley running for 6th term

Mayor Richard M. Daley announced Monday he will run for a sixth term, a move that could put him in office longer than his legendary father.


Liverpool and Millwall are charged by the FA over crowd trouble during their Carling Cup match in October.


Radcliffe Wins Women's New York Marathon

Britain's world record holder Paula  Radcliffe won the women's New York marathon on Sunday in two  hours 23 minutes 10 seconds.


Novice super-maxi Nicorette wins Sydney to Hobart yacht race

SYDNEY  - Novice super-maxi Nicorette won the storm-lashed Sydney to Hobart yacht race after raging seas forced out defending champion Skandia and joint favourite Konica Minolta.


Satellite radio's a tough sell: There's stuff to buy, fees to pay

The news that shock jock Howard Stern is jumping from free AM/FM radio to pay satellite radio has brought instant attention to the young medium.


On Monday Afghan President Hamid Karzai visited Pakistan to discuss cooperation in the battle against al Qaeda before his October re-election bid.


Prospect of North Korean Missile Launch 'Alarming' to Seoul

South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki Moon said Thursday that intelligence indicating a possible launch of a North Korean ballistic missile is "very much alarming


Betty Coughlin said she was torn between Rudy Giuliani and John McCain. Then the former New York mayor came to town Sunday and made his pitch to her and dozens crowded into a tavern.


The prosecution and defense in Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's four-year-long bribery trial have one last chance Thursday to make their case before a panel of three judges begins deliberations.


Actor Patrick Stewart Has Heart Procedure

"X-Men" star Patrick Stewart is recovering at home after undergoing an angioplasty procedure earlier this week to widen an artery, his publicist said Friday.


Professor Starts Hockey Literature Course

VICTORIA, British Columbia - A University of Victoria English professor has stick-handled his way through academe to create what may be Canada's - or even the world's - only college course on hockey literature.


'Slutwear' Is So Last Year on New York Runways

Now you see it. Soon you won't. In a trend sure to be a relief to some and a disappointment to others, women will cover up instead of baring it all next season as the "slutwear" look comes to an end.


Soccer: Souness can bring good times to Newcastle, says Shearer

LONDON : Newcastle striker Alan Shearer believes Graeme Souness can bring the good times rolling back to St James' Park. "All I keep hearing is that Souness will bring discipline to this club and I don't doubt that that will be the case," said Shearer.


Russia and India strive to restore old, robust ties

Russian President Vladimir Putin headed Saturday to India's vibrant software hub of Bangalore in hopes of expanding ties in information technology, a day after vowing to deepen strategic co-operation between the Cold War-era allies with


Storm of competition for ferries P&O CUTS

SHIPPING giant P&O Ferriesâ decision to take the knife to routes, ships and jobs is mainly surprising in that it has taken so long.


Some of the heaviest fighting in months hits Somalia's Mogadishu as Ethiopian troops battle local insurgents.


A bid to grant Dutch citizenship to Holocaust victim Anne Frank some 60 years after her death has been rejected by the country's justice ministry.


Fannie Mae Final Tally: $6.3 Billion Overstated

It took an army of accountants two years and more than $1.4 billion to quantify the mess, but Fannie Mae yesterday issued the final tally of its accounting errors, saying it overstated past profits by $6.3 billion.


WHO finds anti-smoking efforts fall far short

Global efforts to avoid tens of millions of preventable deaths by reducing tobacco use have been slow to take hold, and no country has fully adopted the World Health Organization's recommendations, WHO said on Thursday.


Ruby Tuesday has some work to do to revitalize its brand.


Deaf people who use sign language could soon be using video phones to make calls.


Channel 4 has been reprimanded over its handling of alleged racist bullying in Big Brother. Did the broadcaster act irresponsibly?


Manhattan's tower of steam is just one more dramatic example of the cost of letting urban infrastructure deteriorate


Nyon, 12:31 - CALCIO, UEFA: CONFERMATA SQUALIFICA DOMENECH

L'Uefa ha confermato la squalifica di un turno al ct della Francia, Raymond Domenech, che non sar&ag...


A band of former soldiers took over ousted President Jean-Bertrand Aristide's former home early Wednesday and said they would use it to provide security in the neighborhood on the outskirts of the capital.


Roma, 15:06 - CALCIO, LA ROMA S'ALLENA: TIFOSI IN FESTA A TRIGORIA

La Roma si è ritrovata questa mattina alle 10,30 a Trigoria: dopo il trionfo di Lione, tanti ...


The Vatican urges Catholics to stop donating to Amnesty International, saying it promotes abortion.


Hanno perso la vita 6 turisti spagnoli e un autista yemenita


Orionid Meteor Shower to Peak Wednesday Night

Halley's comet won't return until 2061, but pieces of the celestial body are streaking across the sky. The heavenly show, known as the Orionids meteor shower, peaks Wednesday night.


Russian deputies back a bill giving the Kremlin more control over the regions, in order to improve security.


SuperFerry 14 bombing solved, says Arroyo

Editor's Note: Published on page A1 of the Oct. 12, 2004 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer. POLICE yesterday filed multiple murder charges against six suspected


The Arizona Diamondbacks and free-agent third baseman Troy Glaus have agreed on a contract, ESPN reported Thursday. On Tuesday, the Anaheim Angels declined to offer salary arbitration to Glaus, cutting ties with the 2002 World Series MVP.


Chinese president Hu Jintao brought his eight-nation African tour Monday to Namibia, a sparsely populated, mineral-rich desert country that hopes to benefit from an influx of Chinese investment and tourists.


Studies fault FDA for statin drug's slow removal

New reports suggest another drug company moved too slowly to pull a dangerous medication from the market and question the Food and Drug Administration's ability to protect the public.


Death toll rises to 67,000 tsunami victims

Cargo planes touched down with promised aid Wednesday, bearing everything from lentils to water purifiers to help survivors facing the threat of epidemic after this week's quake-tsunami catastrophe.


Australian Personnel Will Stay in Solomon Islands, Downer Says

Australian soldiers and police will remain in the Solomon Islands ``a fair while yet,'' Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said, a day after an Australian police officer was shot dead in the country.


The three drugs most commonly used in lethal injections in the United States:


Caterpillar net rises up on international sales

Caterpillar Inc.  said on Friday  its profit in the latest quarter rose more than 10 percent as  strong international mining, energy and construction sales  offset a decline in U.S. equipment and engine sales.


The rail industry is investigating the use of satellite navigation technology to improve Britain's train system.


People holidaying in exotic places without being vaccinated is fuelling a rise in dangerous diseases, warn doctors.


Imitation can be the sincerest form of confusion.


Blog, Blug. To the Writer Doris Lessing, Itâs Whatever.

Some literary-minded bloggers seemed a little piqued at comments on their hobby made by Doris Lessing in her Nobel lecture this month.


MP3s Are Still A Crime to RIAA, Despite Post Correction

The music industry still believes that ripping CDs into MP3s is illegal, despite successfully getting The Washington Post to issue a correction to the contrary. Rippers aren't likely to be sued unless they share tracks on the internet, but the music industry still thinks its customers with iPods are thieves.


After a week-long advertising blitz, Jordan has abruptly cancelled plans to broadcast a soap opera about Afghanistan after an internet threat to "strike" everyone from actors to TV executives if the show portrayed the Taliban in a negative light.


Yahoo sends letter to shareholders over Microsoft bid

Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang cited the growing online advertising market and his company's position to take advantage of that growth as reasons for shareholders to reject Microsoft's acquisition bid, he said in a letter to shareholders Wednesday.


Italian FM due in Kuwait on mission to save Iraq hostages

Italy launched a fresh diplomatic drive to save the lives of two women hostages threatened with execution in Iraq, with Foreign Minister Franco Frattini due in Kuwait on the first leg of a Middle East tour.


Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has said he will exit the South-East Asian summit if participants raise concerns about his handling of Muslim insurgents.


Gales of up to 70mph (113km/h) will continue to hit parts of Britain on Saturday, forecasters warn.


Attorney General Nominee Hit for Prisoner Policy

U.S. Attorney General nominee  Alberto Gonzales came under blistering criticism on Thursday  for his role in shaping administration policies blamed for  contributing to the torture of terror suspects, which Democrats  said had put Americans at greater risk.


Sam Raimi, the cult-horror film director currently responsible for the tremendously successful Spider-Man movie franchise, has now decided to revisit his roots.


Italian man may have been taken hostage, killed in Iraq

Italian authorities responded cautiously to reports that an Italian national may have been taken hostage and killed in Iraq.


Iraqis vow to fight al Qaeda after sheikh death

RAMADI, Iraq  - Sunni Arab Iraqis and U.S. forces in Anbar province vowed on Friday to keep fighting al Qaeda after the assassination of a tribal leader who worked with Americans to create one of Iraq's few security success stories.


Edwards says he's anti-poverty candidate

Democrat John Edwards said Wednesday he's the presidential candidate who's made fighting poverty the cause of his life, trying to lay claim to the issue as the first voting of the 2008 campaign nears.


A $1.2 billion program to deploy new radiation monitors to screen trucks, cars and cargo containers for signs of nuclear devices has been delayed by questions over whether Department of Homeland Security officials misled Congress about the effectiveness of the detectors.


Acquicor Technology, started by Steve Wozniak, Gil Amelio and Ellen Hancock, will pay $260 million for Jazz Semiconductor.


Senate Panel Waters Down McCain Television Bill

Broadcasters beat back a proposal that would have required them to give up their current analog channels by 2009 as their allies on the Senate Commerce Committee won approval Wednesday for a weaker proposal.


Rivede da 2,9% a 2,3% stime crescita economica del 2007


Protests greet Kenya leader's second term

Police battled protesters in blazing slums on Monday as President Mwai Kibaki began a second term after a disputed vote that has convulsed Kenya, hurt its democratic credentials, and brought a rising death-toll.


Investimento triennale da 300 mln dollari per nuovi servizi


Allawi Warns of Low Patience on Fallujah

Iraq's interim prime minister on Sunday warned that efforts to resolve the standoff in Fallujah peacefully have entered their "final phase" and said he will not hesitate to


THE future of Alitalia is at stake as the Italian flagship carrier meets unions today to reveal the number of jobs that will be cut under a restructuring plan aimed at averting collapse.


Fiat and GM set for showdown over Fiat Auto sale

Fiat (FIA.MI: Quote, Profile, Research) and General Motors (GM.N: Quote, Profile, Research) head for a showdown this week as a one-year truce expires, opening the


Police have been granted more time to question radical cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri under the Terrorism Act.


VoIP interoperability a go-go Mobile VoIP provider Truphone has teamed up with the Google Talk network to offer customers free calls.â¦


Michigan questions Utah tribe's planned clinic

Michigan officials are questioning plans for an American Indian tribe-sponsored 350-bed hospital in suburban Detroit. State officials say they suspect that Clinton Medical Associates


Arsene Wenger insists he would rather have players in his Arsenal squad who vent their frustrations when things go wrong than men who do not care about the team's performance.


A former police officer who helped jail Nelson Mandela 40 years ago has returned to him two notebooks of letters written in prison.


China: Party Watchdog Punishes 20,000 Rural Officials

Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency)  ["China Punishes 20,000 Rural Officials for Misconducts" - Xinhua headline]  Beijing, Feb.


Holiday shoppers spent 10 percent more Friday than they did a year ago, according to early reports, but Wal-Mart Stores Inc. dampened hopes for a strong start to the key retail season by


The popular skinning feature in Nullsoft's WinAmp media player has left the door wide open for malicious attackers to hijack PCs.


Yahoo Names Former ABC Chairman Braun Head of Media

Yahoo! Inc., owner of the world's second- most-used Internet search engine, hired former ABC television network Chairman Lloyd Braun as head of media and entertainment.


Colin Montgomerie walked off the 18th green in a tie for the lead with Tiger Woods at the Target World Challenge, and someone told him the tournament was in his hands.


Rice Warns Iran It Risks Further U.N. Sanctions

UNITED NATIONS, Feb. 22 -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice warned Iran on Thursday that it will face further punishment and isolation if it forges ahead with efforts to develop a uranium-enrichment program, but she said the United States and other powers are prepared to restart talks aimed at...


David Beckham scores in England win over Wales

Real Madrid star striker David Beckham suffered a fractured rib and got his second yellow card of the qualifying rounds in a match where England defeated Wales 2-0.


Starbucks Forbidden in the Forbidden City

Just when you thought Starbucks could go anywhere -- think again.


Did a $1,000 gift to a columnist go a long way in The Post?


NEW YORK -- Macy's Inc. will launch television ads next month featuring 11 celebrities including Donald Trump, Martha Stewart, Jessica Simpson, and Sean Combs promoting products being sold under their names at the department store chain.


Placing its bet on the idea that  safety sells, General Motors Corp. GM.N said on Sunday that  it will soon offer its OnStar satellite-based communications  system and electronic stability control on all GM vehicles sold  in the United States and Canada.


OTTUMWA, Iowa  - In the snowswept American heartland, discussion of foreign policy often boils down to one word: security.


Update 1: EU Wants More Clarity on Aid to Boeing

The European Union on Thursday demanded Washington explain more clearly how it subsidizes Boeing Co. and said any US challenge targeting EU rival Airbus Industrie before the World Trade Organization would be countered.


Body parts found in Acapulco as killings continue

ACAPULCO, Mexico  - A man's chopped up body was discovered in the Mexican city of Acapulco dumped in plastic garbage bags, police said on Sunday, in the latest grisly killing to mar the once glamorous Pacific resort.


Qualcomm and the real story behind Mobile World Congress

Intellectual booty Analysis The story behind the story is always more interesting, somehow, than the story itself; and the story behind last week's Mobile World congress wasn't just the obvious stuff about backhaul capacity. Instead, people were mumbling furtively about piracy - intellectual piracy, that is. You know, like intellectual property, but acquired by devious means.â¦


Libya has offered conflicting information about whether North Korea or Pakistan was the supplier of uranium for its nuclear weapons program and has been unable to account for some equipment


Trainer Says Bonds Took Undetectable Drug: Report

Baseball star Barry Bonds took an  undetectable performance-enhancing drug during the 2003 season,  his weight trainer said on a secretly recorded tape, The San  Francisco Chronicle reported Saturday.


"The Late Late Show" host Craig Ferguson will become an American citizen.  Ferguson, who was born and raised in Scotland, told viewers Monday that he notched a perfect score on his citizenship test, taken Friday in Los Angeles. He will officially be ...


A high-profile commission warned Thursday that U.S. workers will lose more jobs overseas and will see their standard of living drop unless dramatic steps are taken to improve how kids are educated.


New evidence sparks uncertainty over US-Iran naval incident in Hormuz

Iranian video shows apparently routine activity by Iranian patrol boats, while Pentagon officials say radio threat may not have been from Iranian forces.


Greenpeace wins its legal bid to make the government rethink its plans to build new nuclear power stations.


Work and Pensions Secretary Peter Hain faces anger over proposed closures of factories employing disabled people.


Pro-Thaksin victory puts Thai army on back foot

The party backing ousted Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra easily won the most seats in Sunday's election, a stunning rejection of the coup which booted out the telecoms billionaire in 2006.


AT&T says almost sold out of Apple iPhones

AT&T Inc.  sold almost all  its initial stock of Apple Inc.'s  iPhone within hours  of the device going on sale, an AT&T spokesman said on  Saturday.