Interim leader Hamid Karzai appeared set to become Afghanistan's first directly elected leader after preliminary results Sunday showed he had won a majority in landmark presidential elections.


N.Irish UDA Guerrillas Pledge to End Violence

Northern Ireland's largest Protestant  guerrilla group promised on Sunday to join the peace process in  the British-ruled province by ending violence, but said it  would disarm only when its republican foes did so too.


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HOW 'BUDDIES' ANDREA & BILL ENTERED THEIR TAILSPIN ZONE

When Andrea Mackris was dumped by her fiancÃ© in early 2002, her boss, cable-TV host Bill O'Reilly, took her out to dinner. No longer supported by her lawyer partner


"Saif is absolutely fine" - Sharmila Tagore

Sharmila Tagore is the most relieved mother in the world right now.


Zurich-Atlanta flight re-routed to Nice after fuel leak

A US Delta Airlines plane with 78 passengers on board made an unscheduled stopover in Nice Wednesday after a fuel leak, airport officials said.


The US economy was stronger than first thought in the three months to 30 September, revised figures show.


Williams Downs Mauresmo to Reach WTA Tour Final

Serena Williams ended Amelie  Mauresmo's hopes of grabbing the year-end number one ranking by  beating the Frenchwoman 4-6, 7-6, 6-4 in the semi-finals of the  WTA Tour Championships Sunday.


Macromedia this week will ship Flex Builder, which is designed to provide an interactive development environment for the companyâs Flex presentation server.


The father of a soldier killed in Iraq explains why he climbed a pylon outside Labour's conference.


SAP profit climbs 8 percent on new license growth

(InfoWorld) - SAP reported anÂ 8 percent jump in its second-quarter net income on Thursday, helped by a sharp increase in revenue from new software licenses. Net income for the quarter was â¬449 million ($605 million as of June 30, the last day of the period being reported), up from â¬415 million in the second quarter last year. That was equal to earnings of â¬0.37 per share, up from â¬0.34 per share a year earlier. Revenue from new software licenses climbed 18 percent to â¬715 million, from â¬604 million last year. Total revenue, including maintenance fees, support and other services, climbed 10 percent to â¬2.4 billion, up from â¬2.2 billion in the second quarter of 2006. The results were better than some analysts expected and showed that SAP is continuing to add new customers even while its main rival, Oracle, grows its applications business throughÂ acquisitions. For the comparable period, its financial quarter ending May 31,Â Oracle increased revenueÂ from new applications licenses by 13 percent, to $641 million. In SAP's biggest market -- Europe, the Middle East, and Africa -- total revenue was up by 12 percent, to â¬1.27 billion. Growth in the Americas, dragged down by the strong euro against the U.S. dollar, was just 6 percent, to give revenue of â¬853 million. SAP continues to grow fastest in Asia, where revenue climbed 20 percent to â¬304 million. CEO Henning Kagermann called it "an excellent quarter." SAP will continue to invest heavily in new products for the midmarket, he said in a statement. The company is spending â¬300 million to â¬400 million over two years to develop a new suite of on-demand applications, intended to offset slower growth from large enterprises. The results come as SAP continues toÂ battle Oracle in U.S. courtÂ for alleged corporate theft. Oracle charged that SAP's TomorrowNow subsidiary hacked into Oracle's customer support Web site and downloaded software fixes and support materials for Oracle's PeopleSoft and JD Edwards applications. SAP planned to use the materials to offer cut-rate services to Oracle customers, according to Oracle's lawsuit. In its response last month, SAP admitted that TomorrowNow employees had made someÂ "inappropriate" downloadsÂ of Oracle materials. But it played down the extent of the transgressions and said SAP itself did not have access to the materials. A case management conference is set for September. Â


Rove Says Bush Victory May Mark Republican Dominance

President George W. Bush's election victory may begin decades of Republican dominance in US politics, Karl Rove, the president's chief political adviser, said.


Severed heads and bodies found in Iraq field: police

Police found nine bodies and 10 severed heads in an abandoned field north of Baghdad on Tuesday, in a region where U.S. and Iraqi forces were pressing ahead with offensives against al Qaeda forces.


In Iraq, a few seconds can mean life -- or death

Kawther Abdul-Ameer had just bought a baby carrier for her newborn niece from a market vendor in Baghdad. Seconds later as she walked away, a taxi parked nearby exploded, setting the vendor ablaze.


Sri Lanka says it fears about 200 foreign tourists have been killed by its worst tsunami in memory after the military raised the overall death toll to more than 10,000 people.


Junor to speak on Celebrex issue this week

Minister John Junor, who yesterday said he had not yet been briefed on the details of the US Food and Drug Administration's concerns about the pain reliever Celebrex, has promised to speak on the issue this week.


House backs tax breaks to advance wage hike

The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a $1.8 billion small business tax cut package on Friday aimed at winning passage of a $2.10 increase in the hourly minimum wage.


US universities could soon compete for students in London, a leading vice-chancellor says.


Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, whose campaign is returning $850,000 in contributions linked to disgraced fundraiser Norman Hsu, indicated Wednesday that donors who contributed that money could donate to her presidential campaign once again.


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The Scottish Executive puts the CalMac ferry service between Gourock and Dunoon out to tender.


Three Palestinian Children Killed in Gaza Shooting

JERUSALEM, Dec. 11--Gunmen in Gaza City opened fire Monday on the car of a senior Palestinian intelligence official, killing three of his children and the driver as he was dropping them off at school.


The nation's stock exchanges would be forced to tighten their governance and move toward separating their self-policing function from their business operations under a plan proposed by federal regulators yesterday.


THE News Corporation Ltd has won the battle to gain local support for its move to the US after unveiling far-reaching concessions on corporate governance.


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Antarctic Temperatures Disagree with Predictions

COLUMBUS , Ohio â A new report on climate over the world's southernmost continent shows that temperatures during the late 20th century did not climb as had been predicted by many global climate models.


Drivers tell an inquest of the icy conditions on a road where four cyclists were killed in a collision.


Pescara, 18:22 - CALCIO, PESCARA: ATTACCO FEBBRILE PER DELLI CARRI

Allenamento sulla rifinitura basato sulla tattica per il Pescara in vista della gara di domani ad Ar...


Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni says any new Palestinian unity government must meet conditions set by the West.


The US Federal Trade Commission has formally announced its first assault against spyware - bits of computer code that surreptitiously install themselves on the computers of Internet users to track their activities, push them to Web sites, barrage them


Bill Gates, founder of software giant Microsoft, is still the richest man in America, according to Forbes magazine. 2004 is the eleventh year in a row that Mr Gates has topped Forbes's list of the 400 wealthiest people in the US.


THE local stock market was trading steady today with a number of companies going ex-dividend and investors a little nervousness ahead of the federal election.


China's communists end meeting amid questions about Jiang's future

China's communists wrap up a key leadership meeting Sunday amid speculation over whether former President Jiang Zemin is giving up his last major post, accelerating a handover of power to his successor, Hu Jintao.


Schopfheim (Germania), 16:28 - CICLISMO, REGIO TOUR:, CAPELLE VINCE LA TERZA TAPPA

Il belga Andy Capelle ha vinto la Wehr-Schopfheim, terza tappa del Regio Tour. L'alfiere della Landb...


Central bankers' economic forecast points to neutral monetary policy in coming months.


A trip to New York leads to a lifetime of traveling

I hope this finds you well and safe after the Christmas festivities. This past two weeks I have been to several holiday parties and a number of people have asked me how long I've been traveling and why I became ...


A 21 July terror suspect kept a list of explosives on a CD Rom seized by the authorities, a court hears.


People power brings Athens finale to halt

An extraordinary display of "people power" brought pandemonium to the final evening of Olympic gymnastics. The crowd's gasps of awe turned into howls of fury on Monday night when the score flashed up on the


Hurricane Center's Director Under Attack

MIAMI, July 3 -- Three senior forecasters at the National Hurricane Center called Tuesday for the ouster of the new director, Bill Proenza, saying he has damaged public confidence in their forecasts, fractured morale and lost their support.


Mibtel e SP/Mib cedono circa un punto, deboli le europee


Sony Ericsson to make Windows Mobile phone

InfoWorld - Sony Ericsson will begin selling its first phone using Windows Mobile software this year, Microsoft was due to announce on Sunday, just ahead of the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.


Rumsfeld favors U.S. military command for Africa

Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld   said on Friday he favors creating a new U.S. military command   responsible for Africa, as the Pentagon aims to guard against   potential threats to U.S. security arising from the continent.


Twin Nasa spacecraft capture panoramic images that will the study of solar explosions capable of causing havoc on Earth.


Bush Wants All Included in Iraq's Political Process

President Bush encouraged Iraq's  interim leaders on Monday to ensure minority Sunni Arabs are  included in Iraq's political process and the White House  brushed aside Democratic calls for a timetable for U.S. troops  to begin withdrawing.


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Novara, 19:44 - CALCIO, A NOVARA DIRIGENTI DIVENTANO GUARDALINEE

Dirigenti guardalinee. E' accaduto oggi a Novara in occasione della sfida del campionato di C1/A tra...


President Bush opened several new scathing lines of attack against Democrat John Kerry, charges that twisted his rival's words on Iraq and made Kerry seem supportive of deposed dictator Saddam Hussein.


IBM has created a process to repurposing scrap semiconductor wafers for use by the solar cell industry.


Thereâs so much at stake in the final Nextel Cup race of the season on Sunday at Homestead-Miami Speedway. The top five drivers in The Chase have a shot at the Cup title, and all top 10 positions in the standings will be settled.


Halo effect Microsoft's Xbox 360 outsold the hugely popular Nintendo Wii in the US last month as consumer caught Halo 3 fever, sales figures from local market watcher NPD reveal.â¦


Just as "High School Musical" star Vanessa Hudgens thought she was over the worst of the uproar surrounding her naked photo scandal, the teen idol has been slapped with a fresh stack of sexy snaps.  The new photos, purportedly of Hudgens, show...


With exactly a week until the American presidential election, the number of states that are considered marginal appears to be growing.


Reuters Poll: Bush and Kerry Still in Dead Heat

President Bush and Democratic Sen. John Kerry remain tied for the third consecutive day in the race for the White House, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released on Wednesday.


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Roma, 21:10 - PALLANUOTO, EUROLEGA: BRESCIA VINCE IN GRECIA

Nella quarta giornata della fase a gironi di Eurolega, Brescia ha vinto 7-6 in casa dell'Olympiakos ...


3 Palestinian Activists Face U.S. Charges

WASHINGTON - A senior political leader of the Hamas militant group and two others were indicted on racketeering conspiracy charges, accused of laundering money used to pay for attacks against Israel over 15 years, Attorney General John Ashcroft said Friday.    Authorities accused the three of using bank accounts in Ohio, Mississippi, Virginia, Wisconsin and elsewhere to launder millions of dollars to support Hamas, which the U.S...


Roma, 22:26 - CALCIO, OSSERVATORIO: NIENTE TAMBURI E STRISCIONI NON AUTORIZZATI

Dal 30 marzo sarÃ¡ vietato l'ingresso negli impianti sportivi di oggetti di "manifestazione esteriore...


Bologna, 18:42 - BASKET, CASO BENETTON: TRE INTERROGATORI DEL PM

Nuovo capitolo nella lunga vicenda della penalizzazione in classifica dellla Benetton Treviso di bas...


La Kelly, appena 16 anni, Ã¨ una delel piÃ¹ promettenti mezzofondiste Usa"Non mi era mai capitato prima. Sono due anni che vado alle gare con quel body"                                          Corre con il velo, squalificata il dramma di Juashuanna                                                                                di ENRICO SISTI


Indonesia's Yudhoyono ready for power as Megawati admits shortcomings

Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was preparing to enter the history books after achieving a majority in Indonesia's first-ever direct presidential election, as his predecessor apologised for her defeated government's shortcomings.


Mechanics inspecting a United Airlines jet that had just arrived from China found a dead body in the nose gear Thursday.


Bush Determined to Have Iraq Hold Elections on Schedule

President Bush said today that there would be more bloodshed in Iraq before the Jan. 30 elections there, but he vowed that they would go on as scheduled.


Kerry confronts Bush on war with murky solution

For months, John Kerry has tried to fend off complaints from fellow Democrats that he has failed to expose President Bush's Iraq policies as failures.


Firenze, 17:17 - CALCIO, CAPELLO CT INGLESE; VIERI: GRANDE ACQUISTO

Per Christian Vieri, ingaggiando Capello come nuovo ct dell'Inghilterra, la Football Association ha ...


Iranian Nobel Laureate Shirin Ebadi issues a bold appeal to outlaw the use of solitary confinement in jails.


Tory leader's quip incurs Lithuanian wrath

David Cameron's alleged off-the-cuff remarks about 'one-legged Lithuanian lesbians' at a recent arts funding lunch have caused outrage in Lithuania, and a complaint from the country's ambassador to the UK asking the Conservative leader to explain himself.


JOHN Howard has full control of the Senate within his grasp after an emphatic election victory that will allow the Coalition to embark on an ambitious reform agenda, including the $30 billion sale of Telstra and further industrial relations changes.


Gaddafi says fear drives world economic system

SEBHA, Libya  - Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi criticized the world financial system as a dictatorship based on fear on Friday but said Libya's only pragmatic choice after sanctions was to accept the unfair reality of world trade.


U.S. Troops Reinforce After Falluja Air Strike

U.S. troops stepped up pressure on the  rebel-held Iraqi city of Falluja on Tuesday, cutting roads and  reinforcing positions around the town as jets criss-crossed the  sky ahead of an expected assault.


Samsung makes a good PDA phone a little better, with subtle changes in design and components.


Pope John Paul II said Sunday he was praying for peace in Ukraine as the former Soviet republic endures a crisis over its disputed presidential vote.


Prime Minister Tony Blair laid out plans Monday for a new multibillion-dollar submarine-based nuclear arsenal, warning lawmakers the future may hold perilous threats from rogue regimes and state-sponsored terrorists.


French minister attempts to secure release of journalists

French President Jacques Chirac has sent his Foreign Minister to the Middle East to try to secure the release of two journalists who are being held hostage in Iraq.


More than half of nurses on mental health wards have been physically attacked, a survey shows.


Russian oil giant Yukos files for bankruptcy protection in the US in a last ditch effort to stop the Kremlin auctioning its main production unit.


Volkswagen Profit Surges More Than 50 Percent

Operating profit at Volkswagen rose more than 50 percent in the third quarter, thanks to resurgent earnings at its core VW brand.


Jankovic downs Sharapova to claim Birmingham title

Jelena Jankovic finally ended a losing run against Maria Sharapova to claim her first grasscourt title with a 4-6 6-3 7-5 win in the final of the rain-hit Birmingham Classic on Sunday.


Can't Make It to NYC? Try the Little Apple

MANHATTAN, Kan. - New York, eat your heart out. So goes the message from this heartland town known as the Little Apple, where a New Year's event modeled after the one in Times Square is planned.


Cannabis plants with a street value of up to Â£3m are seized during raids across the west of Scotland.


As Labour backs an historic Welsh assembly coalition, Plaid Cymru prepares to make its own decision.


Vauxhall Plant Set to Face Parts Shortage

Vauxhall car workers were today told to check before arriving for their shift amid expectations that production will be halted because of a shortage of components caused by a strike in Germany.


The GMC says it may have been too lenient in the case of a pathologist who examined a victim of Harold Shipman.


McCain holds steady lead in South Carolina: poll

Republican John McCain holds a steady 7-point lead over rival Mike Huckabee in South Carolina two days before the state casts votes in an unpredictable presidential nominating race, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Thursday.


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Bill Clinton to Have Heart Surgery Next Week

Former President Bill Clinton will  have heart bypass surgery early next week after being rushed to  a top New York hospital on Friday complaining of chest pains  and shortness of breath.


Schilling beats pain to put Red Sox on top

CURT SCHILLING woke up early on Sunday morning unable to walk. He ended the day as the winning pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, who beat the St Louis Cardinals 6-2 to take a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven World Series.


Tokyo stocks opened slightly lower Monday as Sony and stock brokerage Nikko Cordial fell. The US dollar was up against the Japanese yen.


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Reports: Six men convicted in sex abuse trials on Pitcairn Island

_ Six men have been convicted of a string of sex attacks on the remote Pacific island of Pitcairn. That's according to media in Australia, following trials that exposed


The UK's trade gap widens sharply from Â£4.4bn to Â£5.3bn, as imports hit Â£21.5bn, the highest monthly level since records began.


The former chief executive of Siemens AG, itself embroiled in a corruption scandal, said Sunday he will not resign as chairman of the company's supervisory board, despite a growing chorus for more accountability at one of Germany's biggest conglomerates.


Britain, Spain, Gibraltar hold 'constructive' talks

Britain, Spain and Gibraltar wrapped up two days of talks on the British territory in the south of the Iberian peninsula which the Foreign Office deemend "constructive and useful."


Palestinians learn emergency medicine in Israel

RAMAT GAN, Israel  - "He has a pulse!" the Palestinian medic shouted above the sound of sirens and explosions as he and three colleagues tended to the motionless figure on the floor.


Hee-Won Han made a 4-foot birdie putt on the first playoff hole to beat Lorie Kane and win the Safeway Classic on Sunday at Portland, Ore.


China: rich `culprits' on climate change

Negotiations on a new treaty to fight global warming will fail if rich nations are not treated as "culprits" and developing countries as "victims," China's top climate envoy said.


Variety - The 2004 Tony Honors for Excellence, presented in the fall separate from the Tony Awards broadcast, were announced Friday.


Bin Laden tells followers to hit West's oil supplies

Dubai: Osama bin Laden on Thursday called on his fighters to strike Gulf oil supplies and warned Saudi leaders they risked a popular uprising in an audio message said to be by the Western world's most wanted terror mastermind.


The government is about to start opening up the process of reviewing patents to the modern font of wisdom: the Internet.


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Put to the Test: Nexaweb Enterprise Web Suite 2.0

TechWeb - This clean, uncluttered development platform is purpose-built to deliver enterprise-class rich Internet applications, mash-ups and composite apps. Is it elegant in its simplicity or just plain simple?


Health care has taken center stage in the race between President George W. Bush and Sen. John Kerry. WebMD Washington correspondent Todd Zwillich talked to top staff members from each campaign to find out


Egypt has agreed to host a funeral in  Cairo for Palestinian President Yasser Arafat, who is in a  Paris hospital where he suffered a brain hemorrhage, Egyptian  and Palestinian officials said.


Freshman Robbie Hummel scored a career-best 21 points on 8-of-12 shooting and No. 24 Purdue upset No. 8 Wisconsin 72-67 on Saturday night to extend the Boilermakers' winning streak to nine.


The first winds and rains whip the southern US coast as the devastating Hurricane Ivan heads inland.


US President George W Bush asks Congress for an extra $46bn (Â£23bn) to fund the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.


Pressure is mounting for the US government to act soon to prevent a recession.


Hurricanes top Penguins despite Crosby's 200th career point

Defending Stanley Cup champions Carolina regained some playoff momentum with a 3-2 home victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Friday, taking some of the shine off Sidney Crosby's record-breaking 200th career point.


Daunte Culpepper threw two interceptions, but that was the only thing stopping Culpepper and the Vikingsâ impressive offense Sunday night.


Maradona targeted in tax probe in Argentina-source

Argentine judicial authorities are probing the bank accounts of soccer great Diego Maradona as part of a tax investigation, a source at Argentina's central bank said on Wednesday.


Yasser Arafat's nephew said Saturday the lack of a clear reason for his uncle's death raised suspicions the Palestinian leader died of "unnatural" causes.


Kerry Rips Bush Over Assault Weapons Law

Democratic Sen. John Kerry on Monday accused President Bush of ducking his responsibility to protect the country from crime and terrorism by allowing a national assault weapons ban to expire.


Tony Blair is expected to announce the return of hundreds of troops from southern Iraq to the UK.


Fukuda, Aso vie to succeed Shinzo Abe as Japan PM

A dovish ruling party elder was seen pulling ahead Saturday in the race to become Japan's next prime minister after he and a former foreign minister formally applied to succeed Shinzo Abe.


Michael Owen could miss England's game against Wales after being hurt on a rare start for Real Madrid.


London and the South East have had the fastest growing population in the past 10 years, the Halifax bank says.


Costco November same-store sales rise 5 percent

Costco Wholesale Corp.  on Thursday said November sales rose 5 percent at stores open at least a year, shy of Wall Street expectations, held back by falling prices for gasoline sold at its filling stations.


Some Delta creditors form separate group

A group of nine unsecured creditors of  Delta Air Lines Inc.  have formed an unofficial  committee to represent their interests, as the bankrupt carrier  faces a takeover bid, according to court filings on Thursday.


New Iraq Mass Grave May Have 500 Bodies -PM Allawi

Investigators have discovered a new mass grave in Iraq that may contain 500 bodies, interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi said on Tuesday.


Premiers wary of new funding formula Martin proposes for medicare

OTTAWA (CP) - The premiers went for Sunday dinner at Prime Minister Paul Martin's but his offer of billions more for health care left them confused, frustrated, and hungry for more.


Republican senator defends Bush's Iraq policy

US Republican Senator John McCain,a key moderate who has often criticized the policies of old political foe President George W. Bush, on Monday offered a stout defense of Bush's Iraq policy and his leadership.


Belfast city centre is to get a multi-million pound makeover to attract new businesses and encourage housing.


Rapper Snoop Dogg and his family are to be the subject of a US reality TV show, it is announced.


London equities failed to sustain a brief afternoon rebound on Wednesday, and after spending a short period back over the 6,000 mark, the FTSE 100 fell back beneath it.


The United Nations officially began a new peace-keeping effort in a ceremony that transferred power from the African Union.


Ukraine's Face Is Mirrored in a Candidate

Many Ukrainians believe that Viktor A. Yushchenko is their best hope for changing Soviet-style governance.


Vice President Dick Cheney turned Sen. John Kerry's own words against him Tuesday while criticizing the Democrat for calling the war in Iraq "the wrong war in the wrong place at the wrong time."


Intel Anxious for Discovery Phase of Trial

Early Thursday afternoon, Intel spokesperson Chuck Malloy told BetaNews his company is pleased with Judge Joseph Farnan's decision on Friday to dismiss a major portion of AMD's antitrust case against it. We also learned Intel is now anxious to begin the discovery phase of the trial - the part where both sides are allowed to pursue investigations that may turn up evidence.


Annan urges China to play bigger role in world

UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan Monday urged China to play a bigger role in promoting world development and maintain world peace so as to make leading contribution to world development and security.


President APJ Abdul Kalam, Vice-President Bhairon Singh, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress President Sonia Gandhi were among the leaders who visited the residence of former Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao to pay tributes to him.


Allagamento per le forti piogge a Peschici, nel Gargano


Video: Howler Monkeys -- World's Loudest Animals?

You think that dog next door is noisy? Journey to the jungles of South America, and hear what scientists say is one of the loudest animals on Earth.


US Boosts Oversight for Iraq Contractors

WASHINGTON -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Tuesday ordered new measures to improve government oversight of private guards who protect U.S. diplomats in Iraq, including extensive cultural awareness training for contractors.


TechWeb - IBM ponders how enterprises can be rewired to be more like games, particularly massively multiplayer online games like fantasy-themed World of Warcraft.


Liberian leader orders daylight curfew as violence reported in ...

Mobs brandishing machetes, sticks and Kalashnikov rifles rampaged through Liberia's war-shattered capital Friday, prompting the country's leader to order an immediate daylight curfew to stem the rare Muslim-Christian violence.


Sales of Womenâs Clothes, a Holiday Pillar, Are Weak

Spending on womenâs apparel so far this year is proving disastrously weak, an ominous signal for the holiday shopping season.


Guatemala moves against politician in murder case

Guatemala's Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that a politician accused of drug links can be put on trial for involvement in the murder last year of three Salvadoran deputies from a Central American parliament.


com October 20, 2004, 5:29 PM PT. Data storage tape company Quantum on Wednesday said it will pay $60 million in cash to acquire rival tape technology developer Certance.


TORONTO -- Health organizations had a lukewarm reaction to the provincial government's announcement yesterday of a plan to revamp Ontario's health-care system to cut wait times and integrate services, saying it lacks concrete action while adding another


As an ad medium, America Online has struggled to compete with rivals Yahoo! and Microsoft's MSN. But nine-month AOL Me-dia Networks president Michael J. Kelly declares the Time Warner unit has turned the corner--and some advertisers and agencies agree.


Los Angeles - The animated baseball movie that Christopher Reeve was working on before he died will be completed despite his death and released to cinemas in 2006, the movie's production company said on Tuesday.


Ruling in Landis Doping Case Expected Within a Week

Lawyers for the 2006 Tour de France winner say an arbitration panel has ended its deliberations and will issue a ruling on cyclistâs failed doping test by next week.


India to share Mumbai bombs evidence with Pakistan

India said on Sunday it would give  Pakistan evidence its investigators found to link Pakistan's  spy agency and an Islamist militant group based there to deadly  bomb blasts in Mumbai that killed 186 people in July.


School governors must be drawn from a wider range of ethnic groups and ages, a charity says.


Technology ; Oracle to 'oversupport' PeopleSoft customer - Ellison

"(A merged company) will invest more in (business software) applications than Oracle and PeopleSoft could do independently and we'll give SAP a good run," Ellison said.


BAGHDAD - Oil exports from southern Iraq have been brought to a complete halt, a senior oil official said today, following a spate of pipeline attacks launched by insurgents trying to undermine the volatile nation's interim government.


From Statehouse to White House, it's decision time for voters

A favorite son may be topping Tuesday's ballot, but the decisions don't stop there for Massachusetts residents on Election Day.


Fool Video Take: XM and Sirius -- Good Buy or Goodbye?

On the heels of XM's outage, should investors pardon the disruption?


Patients with heart disease are being offered a  treatment with a difference - vibrating trousers.


Ronaldo scores twice as Real Madrid cruises to 6-1 win

Ronaldo scored two goals Sunday to help Real Madrid trounce lowly Albacete 6-1 and move into second place in the Spanish standings.


Da banche 5,1 mld dollari, altri 775 mln da aumento capitale


Israel has decided to resume diplomatic contacts with the Palestinians after cutting them off for almost two weeks over a bombing in the Gaza Strip, a senior Israeli official said Wednesday.


Two rare species of wild bird are doing well in Scotland despite falling numbers in the rest of Europe.


com September 15, 2004, 7:35 AM PT. This fourth priority's main focus has been improving or obtaining CRM and ERP software for the past year and a half.


Protests herald Arroyo's Australian visit

Human rights activists Tuesday protested a visit to Australia by Philippine President Gloria Arroyo, accusing her government of carrying out political killings and abductions.


Ohio Town's Democrats See 'Hope' Differently

LIMA, Ohio -- A six-cylinder engine rolls down the conveyer belt and stops in front of Bo Huenke every 28 seconds. He attaches a metal pipe, twists in four screws with hands that suffer from carpal tunnel syndrome and finishes just in time to stretch his back before the next engine arrives. His...


Security tight at India's beachside film festival

Navy patrols and gun-toting soldiers will guard movie fans at an international film festival that begins in India's Goa state on Thursday after warnings the tourists who flock to its golden beaches could be attacked.


'Stop' is different from the usual formula-ridden films.

A 'mini multi-starrer' starring a host of interesting faces, Daylight Productions' Stop is being shot at Mikanos, the youth hub at Worli.


Immigration bill fails crucial Senate vote

A sharply divided Senate on Thursday threw into doubt the fate of a White House-backed plan to revamp immigration laws.


Big Losers, but Can Viewers Keep the Pace?

Some find the contestantsâ drastic weigh loss on âThe Biggest Loser,â the NBC reality series, undermining for its viewers also trying to lose pounds.


Drug Firms Offer Saving Card for Uninsured

Top pharmaceutical companies  launched a new prescription drug savings card on Tuesday in an  attempt to help reduce costs for the roughly 45 million  Americans without health insurance.


Some brainy animal species, besides humans, campaign across sophisticated and far-flung social networks.


Analysis: Philosophies keep union, NHL at odds

In summarizing the swap of rejected proposals that led to the latest and gloomiest freeze of negotiations in the National Hockey League's ongoing lockout, league commissioner Gary Bettman detailed how close he thinks the two sides actually are to a deal.


PC World parent awaits FTSE 100 relegation

Vista to blame? 'Absolutely not' Retail mammoth DSG International (DSGi) looks set to spectacularly tumble out of the FTSE 100 today losing its status as one of the biggest PLCs in the UK.â¦


Japan in recession, hit by slower exports, consumption

The Japanese economy was in recession for most of 2004 as official figures show three successive quarters of negative growth, upsetting forecasts as slower exports and consumption hit output.


Sales Barely Up, Book Trade Yearns for Next Blockbuster

The publishing industry struggled to sell more copies last year than it did the year before, according to a new report.


Joel Madden, the lead singer of the band Good Charlotte, has been accused of battery against a female paparazzi. Lt. Mitch McCann of the Beverly Hills Police Department confirmed that the photographer came in Tuesday to file a complaint against the ban...


AP Newsbreak: Yushchenko Poisoned by TCDD

Ukrainian opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko was poisoned by TCDD, the most harmful known form of dioxin and a key ingredient of the Vietnam-era herbicide Agent Orange, the scientist who conducted tests on the presidential candidate's blood said Friday.


Mortar Blasts in Baghdad Kill One, Wound Several

Guerrillas fired a mortar barrage into central Baghdad Thursday, killing at least one Iraqi and wounding 11, police at the scene of the blasts said.


India prepares to unveil its annual budget, with measures to boost farming and target inflation set to feature highly.


Two Chechen men suspected of taking part in the murder of American journalist Paul Klebnikov have been arrested, police said Tuesday, and one commentator cited his interviews with a rebel leader as a possible motive.


A chain goes for the testosterone with big burgers and video games.


Free-agent outfielder Magglio Ordonez met Monday with Detroit Tigers owner Mike Ilitch and his top staff.


Ferrovie "fermi 80 su 650", Sult "60% di media di adesioni"


NASA's high hopes for a clean reading of the Sun's atomic signature seemed dead Wednesday after the 450-pound Genesis spacecraft came tumbling down in Utah, where it landed with a terrible thud.


"Sopranos" filming locations draw mobs of fans

Every Saturday afternoon, the  staff at the Satin Dolls go-go lounge clears the bar of  matchbooks, coasters, napkins and anything else not nailed down  because a sold-out tour bus is on the way from New York.


Australia's Suncorp says first half profit up

Australian insurer Suncorp-Metway Ltd. , which is all set to acquire rival Promina Group Ltd.  said on Tuesday first-half net profit rose 16 percent helped by strong profits from its banking division.


Lily Allen has announced the creation of her new limited-edition Nike sneaker. Her custom shoes will be called Lily Allen Air Max 90. Allen plans to have red, white and blue shoes with stars on the laces as her design, and they should be ...


Analyst rubs crystal ball and sees iPhone 2.0 based on Nano

For the Smurf on the go With the iPhone not even fully digested by the gadget market's unquenchable pie-hole, many are already eagerly eying what Apple will serve up for its next course.â¦


Ministers meet for key Mideast conference

Senior officials from the United States, Europe and several Arab nations met on Wednesday to work on a plan for ending more than two weeks of Mideast fighting, even as Israeli troops and Hezbollah continued to clash.


'Mind-Reading' Games Just in Time for Christmas — 2008

Sega's recent announcement that it will be incorporating mind-reading technology from NeuroSky into some games prompts the question: Is the age of brain control upon us? Not quite -- the tech needs work, but many companies plan to incorporate it into games and gadgets.


Britain pays last respects to Czech-born theatre photographer Ivan Kyncl

Archive Current Affairs A daily in-depth look at current events in the Czech Republic.


Deron Williams had a career-high 33 points and 12 assists to lead Utah to a 99-98 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday night, stretching the Jazz's winning streak to six games entering the All-Star break.


Wenger says "unlucky" Arsenal not panicking

Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger is confident his team will qualify for the knockout stage of the Champions League despite being held to a 1-1 draw by Panathinaikos at Highbury on Tuesday.


Senior British general attacks US strategy in Iraq

The head of the British Army during the 2003 invasion of Iraq has launched a fierce attack on the United States over its running of the troubled country since, a newspaper reported Saturday.


Azzam Azzam categorically denies spying for Israel

Azzam Azzam, the Israeli Druze who returned to Israel Sunday after spending seven years in an Egyptian prison on charges of spying, categorically denied he was acting as an agent for the Jewish state.


Cingular, AT&T Wireless close $41 billion merger

After clearing Department of Justice and FCC hurdles, Cingular Wireless and AT&T Wireless have completed their $41 billion merger, creating the nation's biggest wireless carrier in terms of subscribers.


Ha ritratto o un soldato Usa che riposa in un bunker


Montreal's Italian community rallies around Gagliano after mob allegations

MONTREAL (CP) - Not all Italians are in the Mafia, says restaurant owner Franco Gallo, who's upset and offended that ex-MP Alfonso Gagliano has been linked in a published report to an American crime family.


South Korean car maker Kia says a series of strikes reduced the firm's production, widening its losses.


Milano, 14:46 - CALCIO, IAQUINTA: BASTA PARLARE DI BALLOTTAGGIO CON DEL PIERO

Rivali nella Juve e ora rivali anche in Nazionale. Ma Vincenzo Iaquinta non vuol sentire parlare di ...


In ÂGrace Is Gone,Â John Cusack examines the burdens being shouldered by the families of the nationÂs fighting men and women, and the price paid by those who have lost a loved one.


Firm Wants More Space, More Waste: Proposal Would Nearly Double Dump's Remaining

By Sammy Fretwell, The State, Columbia, S.C.  Mar. 4--A company lobbying to keep South Carolina's nuclear waste dump from closing also wants approval to bury extra radioactive garbage in the landfill, a state environmental report shows.


Rights groups urge Iran to free scholars

International human rights groups urged Iran on Thursday to immediately release four Iranian-American scholars and activists being held on suspicion of spying.


A million people have listened to internet repeats of Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, the BBC says.


Phil Schiller, analysts discuss the iMac G5

MacCentral - Apple Computer Inc.'s Senior Vice President of Hardware Product Marketing, Phil Schiller, officially kicked off Apple Expo Paris this week introducing the iMac G5 during his keynote address. Analysts are unanimous in their support for the new consumer machine and the strategic ties Apple has drawn between the iMac and the iPod in marketing the computer.


Monaco di Baviera, 17:06 - CALCIO, GERMANIA; KHAN: IL BAYERN E' TROPPO OFFENSIVO

C'è tensione nel Bayern di Monaco dopo la sorprendente sconfitta in casa dell'Arminia Bielefe...


Ieri sull'isola arrivati oltre 350 immigrati in 7 sbarchi


Motorola's train wreck of troubles continues

Blog: Motorola has issued another profit warning. Could this mean that CEO Ed Zander is on his way out?


Find out about your grandparent's health, it could save your life

US health officials are asking Americans this Thanksgiving to try to find out what their family medical history is, as this can have a big impact on an individual's health and longevity.


Russian president signs ratification of Kyoto Protocol on global ...

Russia gave final approval to the Kyoto Protocol on global warming as President Vladimir Putin signed legislation ratifying the landmark environmental pact that seeks to slow global warming by reducing greenhouse-gas emissions, the Kremlin said Friday.


The housing market is slowing as higher interest rates bite, says the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.


Investigators excavate mass graves in Iraq

Investigators have begun to excavate at the site of a mass grave in northern Iraq which is believed to contain up to 300 bodies. The site at Hatra, south of Mosul, is believed to contain the bodies of Kurdish


Catania, 16:51 - CALCIO, CATANIA: SPINESI UNICA PUNTA A PARMA

Comincia la nuova avventura del Catania nella massima serie. Domani i rossazzurri di Silvio Baldini ...


Although newly acquired defenseman Milan Jurcina is considered to be a bit of a project for the Capitals, he says he is staying positive and anxious to prove himself on the ice.


Henson Does Not Finish His First Cowboys Start

Drew Henson can claim three accomplishments that would seem to be the stuff of fantasies: He has played third base at Yankee Stadium, started at quarterback in front


A Reuters reporter saw an Antonov plane land in Nyala airport, South Darfur, late on Saturday afternoon and dozens of troops descended.


It's a market that could use a shake-up. Backup and recovery still can be too expensive and complex for many small and midsize companies that rely on Windows, but the software is vital to their businesses.


The name of a second prominent animal rights activist is found on one of the letter bombs sent to businesses in the UK.


The two almost-simultaneous plane crashes last week were caused by explosions, Russian investigators confirm.


Shuttle Launches at Night to Rewire Station

CAPE CANAVERAL, Dec. 9 -- The space shuttle Discovery, briefly turning night into day, streaked into space Saturday evening and set off after the international space station to rewire the outpost and activate its main power system.


As high-tech thieves loot cash machines around the country, the FBI's man inside gets close to the Russian kingpin behind the crime wave. Second of a three-part series by Kim Zetter.Plus: I Was a Cybercrook for the FBI


GHAZNI, Afghanistan  - Taliban insurgents freed 12 South Korean hostages in Afghanistan on Wednesday, a day after reaching a deal with Korean and Indonesian negotiators on the release of the 19 Christian volunteers.


By Nia-Malika Henderson, The Baltimore Sun  Sep. 21--Annapolis Mayor Ellen O. Moyer has been named one of the first 50 people nationwide to spread former Vice President Al Gore's global warming message.


Terrorists infiltrate IDF post in Morag; 4 casualties reported

IDF soldiers killed two Palestinian terrorists who infiltrated an IDF post on the southern side of Morag, a community in south Gaza Strip, early Thursday morning.


Warner Endures by Sharing Faith and Perspective

Whatever questions remained about Kurt Warner's character have been washed away in what was supposed to be his comeback season with the Giants.


The International Whaling Commission on Tuesday approved extending bowhead whaling quotas for Alaska Eskimos for subsistence hunting.


Method to Turn Off Bad Genes Is Set for Tests on Human Eyes

New drugs that are to be tested in connection with a phenomenon called RNA interference have excited scientists with their versatile and powerful ability to affect genes.


Baldwin officials detect West Nile, Triple-E

Baldwin County Health Department officials Thursday warned that seven sentinel chickens have tested positive for West Nile virus and one was positive for Eastern equine encephalitis, a reminder


Teachers' TV, a Â£20m-a-year network for school staff,  begins broadcasting on Tuesday.


Rock wild man Ozzy Osbourne struggled with one of the masked raiders who stole around Â£2 million worth of jewellery from the starâs mansion, it emerged tonight.


Medicare premiums for doctor visits are going up a record $11.60 a month next year. The Bush administration says the increase reflects a strengthened Medicare, while Democrats complain that seniors are being unfairly socked...


Pamplona, 20:00 - CALCIO, SPAGNA; MILOSEVIC: ASSURDO FARCI GIOCARE DOPO LUTTO

Ha scatenato polemiche in Spagna la decisione di far giocare la gara Osasuna-Valencia nonostante la ...


Some Could Lose Access to KAYU-TV: Time Warner Subscribers in North Idaho May Be Affected

By Moriah Balingit, The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash.  Dec. 14--Time Warner Cable subscribers in North Idaho looking to enjoy Fox programming might be out of luck on Friday, with the possibility looming that local Fox affiliate KAYU-TV will pull the plug on the cable company.


The DoctorÂs World: Bright Spots, Lost Chances on AIDS

AIDS conferences, held every two years, aim to bridge science, politics and a number of other fields. How did Toronto perform?


Smaller trade gap signals stronger growth

The trade deficit shrank much more  than expected in April, raising hopes for stronger economic  growth as the weakening dollar helped trim imports and boost  exports to a record.


Torino, 14:18 - CALCIO, JUVE: DEL PIERO TRA CONVOCATI PER IL MODENA

Didier Deschamps ha convocato 19 giocatori per la gara di domani con il Modena. Torna a disposizione...


Man dies in leap from Empire State Building

A man who looked to be in his 30s climbed over the 10-foot-high, spiked fence surrounding the 86th-floor observation deck of the Empire State Building yesterday and leaped to his death, police said.


South Korea shifts right with new president Lee Myung Bak

The election Wednesday of former Hyundai executive may signal a review of South Korea's policy toward the North.


Contracting, Tech Help Lower N.Va. Jobless Rate

Unemployment in Northern Virginia fell to 2.1 percent in September from 2.3 percent in the corresponding period last year as strong employment growth in high-tech and government contracting businesses continued to fuel one of the nation's strongest job markets.


The Polish president says a new US missile defence system will be based in Poland, despite Russian objections.


Sandisk launches 8 GByte and high-speed CompactFlash cards

Sandisk increased capacities and bandwidths of its CompactFlash product line. The cards are now available with up to eight GByte of space and twice the data transfer speed of the previous generation.


James hauls Cavs to series lead over Detroit

The Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Detroit Pistons 109-107 in double overtime on Thursday to take a 3-2 lead in the Eastern Conference finals.


Navy Tops New Mexico 34-19 in Emerald Bowl

Aaron Polanco ran for three touchdowns and passed for another, and Navy capped the academy's best season in 99 years with a 34-19 win over New Mexico in the Emerald Bowl on Thursday.


NEW YORK -- The New York Stock Exchange and Tokyo Stock Exchange announced an alliance Wednesday that extends the NYSE's global reach and could point the world's two largest financial markets toward an eventual combination.


AMMUNITION SUPPLY POINT 8, Iraq -- The voice bellowed the customary alert over the radio: "Fire in the hole!"


Several African leaders reject plans to set up a pan-African government, as suggested by Libya's Muammar Gaddafi.


Hassan Charity Waits for News on Fallujah Body

Colleagues of kidnapped British aid worker Margaret Hassan said they cannot yet rule out the possibility that a mutilated body of a Western woman found in Fallujah is the captured humanitarian.


Lifeâs Work: Can Your Dog Humanize the Office?

It had been thought that the patter of paws would go the way of casual Fridays and massages at your desk, but, the dogs, it seems, are here to stay.


Czech low-cost carrier Smartwings said it will add flights to Vienna, Rome and Dublin in October and plans more destinations by the end of the year.


Tra le conseguenze della caduta delle borse mondiali


Third presidential debate lays bare clear policy contrasts.


Cases of abuse rise for Saudi foreign help

Rights groups say millions of foreign workers should be protected by Saudi labor law.


The United States completes a 4-0 sweep over Belarus Sunday after Andy Roddick's win, and heads to Spain for the Davis Cup finals.


ITV has begun simulcasting its TV shows on mobile phones, making it the first  UK terrestrial broadcaster to do so.   As part of a deal with network operator 3, ITV's primetime shows are being aired on mobile handsets at the same time as on TV.


Two suspects in alleged airliner plot remanded in custody

Two men charged over an alleged plot to blow up US-bound passenger jets from Britain have been remanded in custody for another 11 days.


War & golf: a view of Afghanistan from the first tee

Golfers who tee-off at the Kabul Golf Course don't have to worry about their balls landing in the traditional golf hazards of sand bunkers and ponds.


CORRECTED: Woman held in UK bomb plot released

(Corrects Kafeel's occupation to engineer and name of his  brother to Sabeel)


Anti-rape protests intensify in held Kashmir

HELD SRINAGAR: Police detained a Kashmiri leader and fired teargas shells to scatter protesters here on Wednesday, the fourth straight day of protests against the alleged rape of a young girl and her mother by an Indian soldier.


KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Malaysia and Singapore on Monday made significant progress in repairing four decades of soured relations, agreeing to hold top-level talks on a range of disputes including infringement of airspace and the price of water.


When troops in Iraq complain about not having adequate armor on trucks that are big targets in some of the countryâs most dangerous areas, thereâsa good chance that some of the vehicles are from Oshkosh Truck Corp.


Il medico Ã¨ sospettato di aver ammazzato a fucilateun giovane che aveva in cura durante una battuta di caccia                                          Catania, arrestato uno psichiatra "Ha ucciso un suo paziente"                                                                                Il professionista avrebbe fornito versioni contrastanti dei fatti


Danilevicius e Lucarelli regalano vittoria ad amaranto


The Rise of Baidu (ThatÂs Chinese for Google)

Baidu is doing what no other Internet company has been able to do: clobbering Google and Yahoo in its home market.


Prosecutor Drops Case Against 2 Nurses in Four Post-Katrina Deaths

NEW ORLEANS, July 3 -- The district attorney has dropped the case against two nurses in the deaths of four patients at a New Orleans hospital after Hurricane Katrina.


One more win over the Seattle Mariners and the Los Angeles Angels are AL West champions again.


England ended the latest round of World Cup qualfiers sitting pretty and well on course for Germany in 2006 - sadly not the same can be said for Wales and Scotland, two countries in turmoil.


Mentally Ill Inmates at Risk in Isolation, Lawsuit Says

A new lawsuit seeking to prevent Massachusetts from placing mentally ill inmates in segregated cells reflects an increasing national concern.


Hungary's Withdrawal from Iraq Troubles Bulgaria

Politics: 18 November 2004, Thursday. The decision of the Hungarian Parliament to withdraw its troops from Iraq might cause some problems for the Multinational division under Polish command.


Third seed Novak Djokovic takes on unseeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the final of the Australian Open.


Bluetooth phone users beware, a new mobile virus is ready to pounce on your phone. The antivirus company F-secure has identified two new variants of the Cabir worm.


Drive-by Web attack aimed at home routers

An attack combining malicious codes on Web sites and end-user laziness could compromise millions of routers still configured with their out-of-the-box defaults.


Portuguese prosecutors to decide Maddie charges against parents

Portuguese police will imminently send a report on the disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann to prosecutors who will decide if the parents should be charged, a spokesman said Monday.


Roma, 13:57 - CALCIO, FIGC-MOGGI: CONCILIAZIONE RINVIATA AL 21 SETTEMBRE

L'udienza di conciliazione tra la Figc e Luciano Moggi è stata rinviata al 21 settembre alle ...


Viacom, Disney Settle with FCC Over Kids' Ads

Cable TV channels owned by Viacom  Inc. and Disney Corp. have agreed to settle allegations they  violated federal advertising restrictions for children's  programming, U.S. regulators said on Thursday.


Mexicans cross 'the border' - at a theme park

The attraction, criticized by some as a training ground for would-be illegal migrants, is meant to help the local economy.


Sinn Fein Says N.Irish Deal Nears; No Bush Call

The leader of Sinn Fein, Northern Ireland's main Catholic party and the political ally of the Irish Republican Army (IRA), said Sunday he believed his Protestant rivals were ready to agree to a peace deal.


Mixing Wine and Beer on the NASCAR Circuit

Race fans are now the new target of vineyards and wineries. A.J. Foyt is disgusted but Jeff Gordon has his own label.


Estonian lawmakers vote to Soviet memorial

Estonian lawmakers on Thursday approved a bill calling for the removal of a Soviet war memorial, ignoring Moscow's warning of "irreversible consequences" for relations between the two countries.


Padraig Harrington rallied to a three-stroke victory in the German Masters on a windy Sunday, closing with a 2-under-par 70 and giving his game a big boost before the Ryder Cup.


Venezuela's Chavez pays surprise visit to Castro

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez made an unannounced trip to Havana on Tuesday to visit Cuban leader Fidel Castro, his ideological mentor and ally.


Aided by an upgrade from Merrill Lynch, shares of Advanced Micro Devices (AMD:NYSE - news - research) were up 5% a day before the company holds its annual meeting with financial analysts.


As Earth Warms Up, Tropical Virus Moves to Italy

Aided by global warming and globalization, Italy suffered the first outbreak of a tropical disease in modern Europe.


New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick stayed true to form Thursday, refusing to discuss Tom Brady's health a few days after the quarterback was photographed limping in New York with a cast on his right foot.


Survey: People often give out sensitive details

LOS ANGELES (CBS.MW) -- Consumers are doing a better job of guarding against identity thieves, yet most still give out too many personal details, making themselves vulnerable to becoming one of the millions of victims each year, according to a survey


Ivan devastates Caribbean countries - but it could have been far ...

Hurricane Ivan killed 68 people and left a trail of destruction across the Caribbean - thousands of homes torn apart, vast areas flooded and life paralysed on islands where gargantuan recovery efforts lie ahead.


Cardiologist questions safety of Vioxx-like painkillers

Without clearer evidence of the safety of painkillers similar to Vioxx, doctors should avoid prescribing them for patients at risk of heart disease, according


Most new EU member states still lag behind the rest of Europe in terms of competitiveness, a survey says.


Bergamo, 16:17 - CALCIO, SCOMMESSE; CARROZZIERI: NON HO COMMESSO ILLECITI

Il difensore dell'Atalanta Moris Carrozzieri commenta i due mesi di stop con cui è stato sanz...


Bank of America awards CEO Lewis $11.07 mln stock

Bank of America Corp.  on  Friday said it awarded Chief Executive Kenneth Lewis $11.07  million of restricted stock as part of his compensation for  2006, when the No. 2 U.S. bank's profit rose 28 percent to a  record.


Red Sox 12, Indians 2: Unlikely Star Helps Red Sox Force Game 7

J. D. Drew was Bostonâs surprising hero, as the $70 million free agent whose performance had frustrated fans hit a grand slam to propel the Red Sox.


Fisk University, a historically black school on the brink financially, is sitting on a lottery ticket it can't cash: a remarkable collection of 19th- and 20th-century art donated by the painter Georgia O'Keeffe.


Accustomed to the big tracks at Laurel Park, Pimlico, Colonial Downs and Delaware, not every trainer and jockey looks forward to saddling a horse for "bullring" racing in Timonium.


Thierry Henry says he was taunted during Arsenal's 1-1 draw against Panathinaikos.


Briton released from US death row after 21 years

A British man who once came within days of being executed was released from an Ohio prison Monday after spending more than 21 years on death row, court officials said.


Boudreau named Capitals coach on permanent basis

Bruce Boudreau was rewarded for engineering the Washington Capitals' success over the last month by being named coach on a permanent basis, the team said on Wednesday.


Casamayor intense, Corrales calm before Vegas showdown

It has been two and a half years since Diego Corrales and Joel Casamayor last fought, but time has not healed the wounds of their previous two encounters.


Former chancellor speaks against Germany's UN seat bid

Former German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt on Friday spoke against Germany's bid for a permanent seaton the United Nations Security Council and urged the government toput more efforts on European issues instead of ...


Protests in Pakistani City After Blast Kills 42

Thousands of Sunni Muslim radicals protested in a central Pakistani on city on Friday and vowed revenge for a bomb attack on a religious rally that killed 42 people


After slow start, Arab countries crank up tsunami relief

Initially criticized for a weak response, Gulf states have increased giving as much as 100-fold.


Rebel boycott ended peace hopes: Kadhafi

Libyan leader Moumar Kadhafi on Saturday said peace talks to end violence in Darfur were doomed to failure because of the absence of the main rebel groups in the conflict.


Iranâs Supreme Leader Lashes Out Against U.S.

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned the U.S. that Iran would respond to any aggression by striking back worldwide.


Dopo decisione di Alitalia di tagliare voli a lungo raggio


French-speaking politicians see a better chance of claiming the top job in the country's upcoming election, but the favorites remain Flemish


A senior Afghan figure asks the Nato-led military force Isaf for help tackling official corruption, but is denied.


Oscar Mayer chicken strip recall expanded: USDA

Federal agriculture officials on Wednesday said the Kraft Foods contractor Carolina Culinary Foods has expanded its recall of cooked Oscar Mayer/Louis Rich chicken breast cutlets and strips because of ongoing concerns some packages may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.


Woman Disrupts Laura Bush Speech in N.J.

A woman wearing a T-shirt with the words "President Bush You Killed My Son" and a picture of a soldier killed in Iraq was detained Thursday after she interrupted a campaign speech by first lady Laura Bush.


Indian PM Manmohan Singh says efforts are continuing to persuade  communist allies on the nuclear deal with the US.


Nike Inc.  said on Wednesday that quarterly profit jumped 10 percent, topping Wall Street estimates on strong U.S. demand for its footwear and robust growth overseas, sending shares up over 3 percent in after-hours trade.


There was this shootout at the University of Vermont a decade ago, a season-ending charity exhibition, and two recent UVM alums, Martin St. Louis and Tim Thomas, were involved.


Potential output has likely declined: Bernanke

GREENVILLE, South Carolina  - Federal Reserve   Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Thursday the potential   noninflationary growth rate of the U.S. economy has likely   declined due to slower labor force growth.


Ukraine looks to future in New Year as PM resigns

Ukraine looked with hope to the future at the onset of the New Year after Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich resigned and all but admitted losing last weekend's historic presidential rerun vote.


William Rood of the Chicago Tribune said the tales told by Kerry's detractors are simply untrue. crew members. Only two of those officers remain to talk about what happened on February 28, 1969," he wrote.


BAGHDAD A bitter political struggle has erupted over control of the special Iraqi tribunal set up to try Saddam Hussein and his associates, with interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi and his rivals maneuvering for influence over the appointment of judges


Treviso, 23:05 - BASKET, ULEB CUP: LA BENETTON TREVISO SUPERA IL PAU ORTHEZ

In una gara valida per la seconda giornata di ritorno del girone H dell'Uleb Cup, la Benetton Trevis...


Nvidia, a video chip maker, is to provide the graphics engine for Sony's next-generation PlayStation. Nvidia shares rose more than 8 per cent on the news as analysts forecast


Indian vulture programme struggles to save rare species

Two chicks born in captivity as part of an effort to save a rare vulture species in India have died, a scientist associated with the breeding programme said Thursday.


DECO last night warned his Barcelona team-mates not to repeat last season's costly indiscipline in Glasgow. And he insisted cool heads would do more to unnerve Celtic than the hot tempers which ultimately


Buy a GM Car at 0% Now, Get the Same Deal in 5 Years

General Motors has a new pitch for car shoppers to coincide with an expected rate hike Wednesday from the Federal Reserve. GM's program, called "Lock 'n' Roll," will give shoppers who buy a


PeopleSoft 3rd-Qtr Sales Beat Estimate as Prices Rise

PeopleSoft Inc. posted a third-quarter profit and said sales beat analysts' estimates, a turnaround that may encourage Oracle Corp.


Terremoto. Bush: tragedia impensabile, saremo al loro fianco

Il presidente degli Stati Uniti Gerge W. Bush ha definito il sisma che ha investito il Sud est asiatico "una delle piÃ¹ grandi catastrofi della storia", ha detto che "il dolore e la perdita di vite causate sono impensabili" e ha promesso che gli Stati


PLAYBILL.COM'S THEATRE WEEK IN REVIEW: "Sweeney Todd" and Two 'Gypsy's

Playbill - A screen version of Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler's Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street opens in theatres around the country Dec. 21. It took only 28 years for the bloody tale of revenge to make the leap from stage to screen.


Las Vegas, 09:44 - TENNIS, ATP LAS VEGAS: VITTORIA DI HEWITT

L'australiano Lleyton Hewitt, testa di serie numero 2, ha vinto il torneo Atp di Las Vegas (cemento,...


The translator sensed trouble as soon as he saw a gray Opel with four men inside. "Back up!" he yelled at the driver next to him. Suddenly, a man wielding a pistol was racing toward him shouting "Search! Search!"


Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O said on  Tuesday it would buy anti-virus software maker Sybari Software  Inc. in its second such deal in three months to shore up  security in its Windows and e-mail software, which are the most  frequent targets of malicious programmers.


CIA torture film hopes to shine light on "rendition"

Director Gavin Hood hopes his film "Rendition" about the U.S. practice of deporting suspected terrorists to foreign jails will raise public awareness and help stop abuse of human rights in the name of national security.


Exercise: Parkinsonâs Patients Benefit From Tango

The results of a new study indicate that when Parkinsonâs patients took tango classes, their balance improved.


The government evidently has decided to permit the currency to appreciate much faster than before.


Reuters Poll: Bush Keeps Two-Point Lead on Kerry

President Bush maintained a slim two-point lead on Democratic rival John Kerry for the third consecutive day in a tight race for the White House, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released on Sunday.


Tokyo, 12:47 - VOLLEY, MONDIALI: RISULTATI

Risultati delle gare disputate oggi nella penultima giornata dei Mondiali maschili di pallavolo.


IBM's Meyerson: Chip industry needs a 'Plan B'

The days of relying on shrinking transistors to achieve performance gains are over, and the chip industry needs to enter a new era of innovation where system-level features are just as important as thinner transistor gates, said IBM Corp.


Abbas to Meet Gaza Militants Defying Calls for Calm

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas faces  a crucial test of his new leadership on Tuesday when he visits  Gaza to try to persuade militants defying his calls for calm to  agree to cease attacks on Israel.


Abuse Report Blames Senior Defense Officials

WASHINGTON - A lack of foresight and oversight led to the abuse of prisoners at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison at the hands of US military police and intelligence interrogators last year, according to a Defense Department report released Tuesday.


Apple Inc  on Tuesday forecast a quarterly profit below analysts' expectations and posted disappointing holiday-season iPod shipments, sending its shares down 11 percent in after hours trade on concern consumers were cutting spending.


VATICANO - In cammino verso Natale: Cristo annunciato dalle Scritture - Annuncio e realizzazione (V) CittÃ  del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - Il Messia annunciato. Â«PoichÃ© un bambino Ã¨ nato per noi, ci Ã¨ stato dato un figlio. Sulle sue spalle Ã¨ il segno della sovranitÃ  ed Ã¨ chiamato: Consigliere ammirabile, Dio potente, Padre per sempre, Principe della ...


August A. Busch IV will become president and chief executive of Anheuser-Busch, in a move that puts a Busch family member back in charge of the company.


Officials can't confirm green onion problem

Green onions, which Taco Bell has said may have triggered an E. coli outbreak at its restaurants, could not be confirmed as the source of the bacteria, U.S. health officials said on Monday.


US State Department: Iranian Intelligence is Strong

While US President George W. Bush repeated his concerns over the nuclear programs of North Korea and Iran, the US Department of State backed Secretary of State Colin Powell's remarks that "Iran has been developing rocket systems capable of carrying


Promising results in trial tests for vaccine against cervical ...

WASHINGTON  - Years of clinical trials have yeilded promising results for a vaccine that would protect women from a virus that causes colon and cervical cancer, researchers said.


Whitehall saves taxpayer cash Whitehall has acted on the recommendations of a parliamentary committee by improving services and value for money, according to its chair.â¦


TM Net, Parkson Team Up for Subscription Drive

By Aimie Pardas  TWO people who subscribed to tmnet's streamyx broadband service at a Parkson Grand outlet recently under the Streamyx Sign-Up @ Parkson programme not only got broadband Internet service but also walked away with an LG 32-inch LCD TV each.


Blackwell under pressure as Leeds flop again

Leeds manager Kevin Blackwell faces a nervous wait to discover if he will keep his job after his side slumped to a third consecutive defeat at Coventry.


PBS Commemorates Chisholm Presidental Bid

After months of boisterous campaigning, Shirley Chisholm sits quietly in a Miami hotel room watching Walter Cronkite report from the 1972 Democratic National Convention.


Per esempio dopo interrogazioni o all'uscita della discoteca


Resistance Is Fruitful: 'Smart' Brace Retrains Injured Joints

A computerized brace lets people recovering from knee injuries get their therapy on the go.


Survivors of the Hatfield train crash give tearful accounts of the moment the train derailed at 115mph.


Colo. Scientists Find Chemicals in Waters

Scientists have discovered that byproducts of such everyday activities as using anti-bacterial hand soap or zapping mosquitoes with bug spray are winding up in streams and groundwater from the Denver area to remote spots in the Colorado mountains.


Treasury prices slid for a fourth straight session on Friday, partly as investors unwound bets the U.S. economy would weaken enough to prompt a slowdown in Federal Reserve rate hikes.


By WATSON LOIS  MORE THAN 2000 schools across the country have taken steps to limit student access to the web as concern grows over social networking sites like bebo. com.


Nintendo Wii outsells Sony PS3 5-fold in Japan

Sony Corp. took another blow with  Nintendo Co.'s Wii game console outselling its PlayStation 3 by  more than five to one in Japan last month, raising doubts over  Sony's nascent earnings recovery.


U.S. FDA Says Will Watch Drugs Similar to Vioxx

Drugs in the same category as Merck & Co. Inc.'s withdrawn Vioxx painkiller will get close scrutiny to see if they also can cause heart attacks, U.S. regulators said on Thursday.


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SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA - Advanced Micro Devices Inc.'s (AMD's) dual-core Opteron processor will fit into the same area occupied by its single-core product, helping to hold down manufacturing costs, AMD said Tuesday at the Fall Processor Forum.


Pitch count doesn't really concern Lidge

The Houston Astros needed Brad Lidge for a two-inning save, and he delivered. But he had to throw 42 pitches in saving the Astros' 5-2 victory over the St.


Takeover Speculation Lifts Medical Stock

Shares of Quest Diagnostics Inc. jumped more than 10 percent and its options volume turned busy Thursday afternoon amid renewed speculation that it is a takeover target.


Following Kodak's announcement in January to halt production of film cameras it is cutting jobs at manufacturing sites in France and the UK resulting in the loss of around 870 jobs.


Paula Radcliffe's failure to add the Olympic marathon crown to her collection of achievements was not due to injury, the British team confirmed today.


Lactobacillus No Help for Yeast Infections

Taking lactobacillus by mouth or vaginally does not appear to prevent yeast infections in women when they take antibiotics, as frequently happens, according to new research findings.


Silicon Valley struggles to save toxic landmark

Most historic poisonous structure for miles On the morning of May 12, 1932 â long before the area was transformed into the nation's technology hubâ more than 100,000 spectators braved traffic on the still-uncompleted Bayshore Freeway to congregate at the Mountain View-Sunnyvale border.â¦


Group Seeks Ways to Prosecute Cybercrime

Governments and private sector officials from around the world sought ways Thursday to jointly combat cybercrime, whose growth mirrors the phenomenal rise of the Internet's popularity.


Ty Conklin made 35 saves for his second shutout and seventh victory in seven starts this season and the Pittsburgh Penguins won their sixth in a row with a 3-0 victory over the Florida Panthers on Saturday.


Rangers tumble out of the Uefa Cup with a home defeat by Auxerre.


Car Bomb Near U.S. Convoy on Baghdad Airport Road

A car bomb exploded on the road to  Baghdad's international airport on Wednesday, apparently  targeting a U.S. convoy, Iraqi police said.


Quake hits tourism on Indonesia's Sumatra

As Sumatra seeks to pick up the pieces after a deadly quake, the local tourist industry near its epicentre on the Indonesian island is struggling to recover its lustre.


British rocker Pete Doherty smiled and hugged fans outside court on Monday after a judge ruled he will not serve jail time for possession of drugs including heroine and crack cocaine. District Judge Jane McIvor ordered the 27-year-old Babyshambles singer to pay $1,525 in fines and court costs and forbade him from driving for four months.


Survey: Parental Law Won't Stop Teen Sex

Laws that would require parents to be notified when teens seek birth control would do little to curb underage sex and could cause a troubling number of girls to engage in unsafe intercourse, a survey of teens in 33 states suggests.


The Warmth Thomas Is Feeling Is Likely the Hot Seat

Isiah Thomas is embarking on his second coaching tour, but by his own recounting, he never set out to take this path with the Knicks.


ATHENS All of Greece expected to see Costas Kenteris crowning its Games with a laurel wreath on his brow, his barrel chest swelling in his blue and white athletic singlet, atop the podium in the Olympic Stadium after successfully defending his 200- meter ...


The MPEG4IP project provides an MPEG and IETF standards-based system for encoding, streaming, and playing audio and video.   Hi,   I've released version 1.6 of mpeg4ip.  This will be my last release of mpeg4ip; I am changing jobs and can no longer contribute to this project.  I will be able to answer questions about it in the forums and email list, but will not be able to actively make changes or maintain it.  The plans for what will happen to this project are not yet decided.  Working on this project has been a lot of fun for me, and I have a lot of great memories interacting with the forum regulars.   It is hard to believe that there have been almost 400K downloads of this project.  Thanks,  Bill May


House price appreciation slowest since '97: OFHEO

Average house prices rose 3.2 percent in the second quarter from a year ago, representing the slowest appreciation in a decade, the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight said on Thursday.


Bin Laden son wants to be peace activist

Omar Osama bin Laden bears a striking resemblance to his notorious father Â except for the dreadlocks that dangle halfway down his back. Then there's the black leather biker jacket. The 26-year-old does not renounce his father, al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden, but in an interview with The Associated Press, he said there is better way to defend Islam than militancy: Omar wants to be an "ambassador for peace" between Muslims and the West.


UK author McEwan denies "Atonement" copy claim

British novelist Ian McEwan on Monday denied claims that he copied the work of another author when writing his acclaimed bestseller "Atonement".


Volkswagen Says It Will Not Increase Wages

Automaker Volkswagen said Monday there is "no room" for wage increases this year as it prepares for pay talks with Germany's largest industrial union.


Aussie scientists see âpalaeontology gold rushâ

Australian scientists predicted a "palaeontological gold rush" after the discovery of a new species of tiny human in neighbouring Indonesia in a find that will re-draw the human family tree.


WASHINGTON -- The productivity of American workers slowed sharply in the first three months of this year but wage pressures eased as well, providing evidence that inflation is being restrained.


Chechen rebel leader pledges to put warlord Basayev on trial

Chechnya's rebel leader Aslan Maskhadov said that warlord Shamil Basayev would be put on trial for masterminding the hostage siege in Beslan which killed more than 330 people, once fighting has stopped in the breakaway republic.


Germany detains three men on suspicion of planning an "imminent" terrorist attack, the defence minister says.


The Food and Drug Administration remains on the defensive. The agency got grilled on Capitol Hill for the second day in a row about the health risks of several popular prescription drugs.


Microsoft, Novell Detail Interoperability Roadmap

Microsoft and Novell this week released new details about their interoperability alliance, saying they are focusing on four areas of technology to address significant problems faced by enterprise customers: virtualization, Web services for managing physical and virtual servers, directory and identity interoperability, and document format compatibility.


Ambassadors hurt in east Sri Lanka by rebel shells

The Italian and U.S. Ambassadors to Sri Lanka were slightly injured on Tuesday when Tamil Tiger rebels shelled a delegation of diplomats led by the island's human rights minister, officials said.


DALLAS - Two straight preseason blowout losses by a combined 62 points prompted Knick coach Lenny Wilkens to stage a 20-minute postgame meeting last night to shake his club awake.


US says Polish troop commitment in Iraq not 'calendar driven'

The United States downplayed Polish comments suggesting its troops in Iraq ( news - web sites ) would be withdrawn next year, saying Warsaw's commitment to the US-led coalition was not calendar driven.


Doctors from Kentucky and the Netherlands say they're ready to perform a face transplant as soon as they find an eligible candidate.


Pakistan demands UK withdraw Rushdie honour

Arts & entertainment: Protests across Pakistan as parliament passes resolution condemning author's knighthood.


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Urges nations to aid Iraq, promote rights

President Bush stood before an annual gathering of world leaders yesterday and forcefully defended his decision to invade Iraq, urging all


Pink Locusts from North Africa Swarm Through Cairo

Swarms of pink locusts swept through the Egyptian capital on Wednesday, evoking the biblical description of the plagues which struck in the time of Moses.


Man Discovers His Knee Pain Is Being Caused By Nazi Bullet

Turns out he was carrying a souvenir from World War II for nearly six decades: A bullet to the knee.


Microsoft: Sasser bounty hinges on conviction

Person who fingered alleged author of virus must cool heels while waiting for cool quarter-million-dollar reward.


Roma, 11:18 - CALCIO, ARBITRI; LANESE: PROTESTE ECCESSIVE

Il tema arbitri resta all'ordine del giorno dopo gli errori di ieri. Oggi ne ha parlato anche Tullio...


The 15th soldier to die within three days in Afghanistan is named by officials as Craig O'Donnell from Clydebank.


KIBBUTZ TZUBA, Israel - Archaeologists said Monday they have found a cave where they believe John the Baptist anointed many of his disciples - a huge cistern with 28 steps leading to an underground pool of water.    During an exclusive tour of the cave by The Associated Press, archaeologists presented wall carvings they said tell the story of the fiery New Testament preacher, as well as a stone they believe was used for ceremonial foot washing...


InfoWorld - With a new release of its business process management software available Wednesday, Tibco Software said it is enabling a tighter link with SOA and delivering a more integrated user experience.


Some US computer users vastly under-estimate the dangers of going online, a survey shows.


Tropical Storm Barry formed in the Gulf of Mexico on Friday — the first day of hurricane season — and the National Hurricane Center issued a tropical storm warning for a stretch of Florida's western coast.


Foreign Officers Advise U.S. Military on Terrorism

The United States, often criticized  for not working with its allies, has for the past two years  been quietly consulting a group of senior military officers  from more than 20 countries, including Europe and the Arab  world, for advice on combating terrorism.


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Last night before a sellout crowd of 16,958 fans at Mellon Arena, hardly anything went the way coach Dave Lewis scribbled up his game plan.


The team picked up Tice's $1 million option to coach next season, despite a second straight late-season fade by the club. Owner Red McCombs gave Tice the news in a phone call Monday.


Black lawmakers are likely to lead key committees in the new, Democrat-led House, and that means issues such as Hurricane Katrina relief, hate crimes and voting problems are likely to get much more attention.


Off the Stripper Pole and Into the Movies

She no longer dances naked, but the first-time screenwriter Diablo Cody is still exposing herself.


Eight hostages seized as nationwide polls cancelled

Eight telecom workers became the latest victims of kidnappers determined to drive foreigners out of Iraq, as Prime Minister Iyad Allawi asked world leaders to back upcoming elections in Iraq, amid confusion over whether the vote would take place as


New study links cell phone usage to cancer

Israeli scientists suggest that as little as 10 minutes on a cell phone could trigger brain cells to split abnormally, which could cause cancerous tumors.


King of late-night TV decides to quit ... in 2009

The most important succession in American public life has been decided. So now we can get back to worrying about the comparatively trivial matter of Bush versus Kerry.


Smith&Nephew has new ambitions after Swiss buy

Smith & Nephew Plc aims to be the world's largest medical devices firm by making more acquisitions after completing the $889 million purchase of Switzerland's Plus Orthopedics Holding AG, its outgoing CEO was quoted as saying.


US stocks fell as oil prices reached a new high, spurring concern that rising energy costs will hamper earnings growth. The Dow Jones industrial average closed below 10,000 for the first time in six weeks.


It's the Final Bell for Veteran Educators

By Rhonda J. Miller, South Florida Sun-Sentinel  Jun. 2--DELRAY BEACH -- Friday may have looked like the last last day of school for three veteran educators at Plumosa Elementary.


British artist Damien Hirst -- known for using dead animals in his works -- has sold the contents of his iconic London restaurant "Pharmacy" for 11.


In âTotal Denial,â Milena Kanevaâs incisive look at Myanmar, one thing is unmistakable: Its central figure, Ka Hsaw Wa, is the stuff heroes are made of.


FBI offers to assist China with Olympic security

The Federal Bureau of Investigation on Wednesday offered to help China with security at next year's Olympic Games, saying it posed a massive challenge for local authorities.


10-metre, 450kg colossus New Zealand fishermen have landed what experts reckon might be the biggest squid ever snared - a 10-metre-long, 450kg example of "colossal" Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni.â¦


Justice Will Be Served Only if Clemens Isnât Given a Pass

What we all know now is that someone was lying. And at this juncture, that someone would seem to be Clemens.


Drug combo treats severe acne in women: study

NEW YORK  - The oral contraceptive Yasmin, plus a low-dose of the diuretic spironolactone, is a safe and effective treatment for women with severe facial acne, according to the findings of a small study.


Clay County Clerk Busts Workers on MySpace Site Reviews Found Some Were Abusing Internet on Company Time.

By ANNE MARIE APOLLO  Two women were asked to resign from their jobs at the Clay County Clerk's office this week and three others were suspended three days, accused of spending too much time chatting it up on the popular social networking site MySpace.


2 rappers arrested in separate incidents

Ja Rule and Lil Wayne have been arrested and charged with criminal possession of a weapon in separate incidents, police said.


The arrival of Ivo van Hove's strangely enthralling new production of Henrik Ibsen's drama instantly slips the fall theater season into a higher gear.


German sports goods firm  Adidas-Salomon on Thursday said its 2004 net income rose by 21  percent to 314 million euros ($408.6 million), almost meeting  analysts' expectations.


Brazilian mining giant Vale said Monday it has held takeover talks with Anglo-Swiss rival Xstrata, which analysts said could lead to a deal worth more than $100 billion and one of the biggest mergers ever.


HTC Touch launches; first impressions and thoughts as an iPhone rival

Blog: HTC Corp., announces the HTC Touch. The Windows Mobile smart phone offers a touchscreen interface and could be a potential iPhone rival.


With Altela's system, you can put a water purification system almost anywhere.


Clear Channel Communications profit beats view

Clear Channel Communications Inc. , which has agreed to be bought by two private equity firms and the company's founding Mays family, posted better-than-expected quarterly earnings on Friday as radio broadcasting revenue and outdoor advertising sales rose.


Early detection seen as best defense against breast cancer

Elizabeth Edwardsâ breast cancer carries two messages to American women, doctors say: Breast cancer attacks the well-known and unknown alike, and early detection remains the best defense.


US military officials say eight American marines were killed and nine others injured Saturday in al-Anbar, west of Baghdad. Also Saturday, seven people died and 16 others were


News Corp expects tough Apple negotiations

News Corp's president and chief  operating officer said on Friday he expected to have  contentious negotiations with Apple over showing its television  programs on iTunes.


Igor Kio, a popular magician who was briefly married to the daughter of Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev, died Wednesday at the age of 62, a Russian Circus Association official said.


Governatore Lombardia, su Air France decisione irregolare


Federal officials Wednesday backed away from the findings of two major studies on birth control pills, saying the research was flawed and that a new analysis shows there is no evidence that oral contraceptives cut the risk of heart disease.


China to Scrutinise Blood Sellers for AIDS

China is to launch a nationwide survey  of people who sold their blood in the 1990s as it tries to  track down HIV/AIDS victims, state television said on  Wednesday.


Delta Aims to Cut Jobs 12%, Drop a Hub and Reduce Pay

Delta Air Lines said it would cut 12 percent of its work force and said a bankruptcy filing was a real possibility."


New home sales slump; business activity up

Sales of new U.S. homes fell in November to the lowest rate since 1995, but business activity perked up this month, according to reports on Friday that showed pockets of strength in the economy despite a housing sector meltdown.


Dogs of Dow strategy lags in 2007, hurt by Citi

A contrarian investment strategy known  as "Dogs of the Dow" has been a laggard this year, pulled down  by Citigroup Inc


Harrah's drops Singapore casino bid as too costly

Malaysia's Genting group and an alliance led by U.S. gaming firm Kerzner International have emerged as the two favorites to win Singapore's second casino project as yet another rival pulled out, citing costs.


Tower Automotive Inc., a maker of car components, on Tuesday said it expects a greater third-quarter loss because of lower vehicle production and higher steel prices during the period.


BAIJI, Iraq  - A car bomb in a crowded market  north of Baghdad killed at least seven civilians and wounded 18  Tuesday as a U.S. military patrol passed by.


Senate Republicans block Democrats' Iraq bill

Senate Republicans on Wednesday blocked a plan to give U.S. troops in Iraq more leave time, defeating a proposal widely considered the Democrat's best near-term chance to change President George W. Bush's Iraq strategy.


McCain, Romney in tight race as Michigan votes

Republicans in Michigan began making their choices in the presidential race on Tuesday, with native son Mitt Romney battling for political survival in a primary that could either revive or sink his campaign.


Kashmiri militant leader urges Pakistani support

MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan  - A prominent Kashmiri guerrilla leader said Pakistan must support the militant campaign against Indian rule in the divided Himalayan region and peace talks with India were futile.


When the unexpected happens, it never hurts to dance like a leprechaun, run like the wind and have Jude Law by your side when you apologize to America.


North Korean leader happy in home skies: expert

North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has no problem flying, crisscrossing his rugged country on military planes, contrary to popular belief that he avoids air travel at all cost, a South Korean expert said.


California grocery unions set strike deadline

The unions representing 65,000  Southern California grocery workers threatened to strike if a  new contract with three major supermarket chains is not  completed by June 21.


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U.S. rejects German climate position: G8 draft

The United States has rejected Germany's bid to get the Group of Eight to agree to tough cuts in climate warming carbon emissions, according to a draft of the communique to be presented to the meeting.


Palermo, 15:46 - CALCIO, PALERMO; CAVANI: IO DIVERSO DA IBRA

Prime parole di Edinson Cavani da giocatore del Palermo. Il giovane talento ha detto: "Ho avuto dive...


LAGOS, Nigeria - Oil giant Royal Dutch/Shell Group opened court action Monday to block a threatened strike targeting oil in the world's No.


Arafat Buried Amid Chaotic Ramallah Scene

Yasser Arafat was buried Friday in the place where he spent his last years as a virtual prisoner, seen off in a huge and chaotic outpouring of grief for the man who


Campaigners say a ban on smoking in public places could save more lives than new anti-cancer drugs.


You've gotta hand it to  Broadway producers Barry and Fran Weissler. Their knack for  canny stunt casting has helped keep their acclaimed revival of  "Chicago" alive for nearly 10 years now, with no signs of its  slowing down.


NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Ticker) -- Trying to reach the postseason, the Denver Broncos are stumbling down the stretch. The Broncos have lost three of their last four games heading into their Christmas Day matchup against the Tennessee Titans.


Afghan President Hamid Karzai says the  rampant drugs trade poses a bigger threat than the Soviet invasion.


European equities were lower on Monday as technology stocks, industrial groups and financial services companies slipped following gains last week.


China rejects U.S. charge it hacked Pentagon

China on Tuesday rejected a report that  hackers controlled by its military had successfully entered a  Pentagon network, calling the claim a product of "Cold War"  thinking.


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An attorney for two former Cold War-era spies told the Supreme Court Tuesday that the husband and wife should be allowed to seek lifetime pay from the CIA, but the government contended that spies had no such legal rights.


Mexico flicks the switch on a huge telescope which could uncover clues about the creation of the universe.


NEW YORK - Since Monday, dozens of the nation's top Republicans have stepped to the podium at the party convention and explained why they feel their presidential nominee should continue to lead the nation.


Harper maintains message consistent in Quebec and rest of Canada

QUEBEC (CP) - Stephen Harper denied accusations of political opportunism in Quebec on Saturday, saying he wants voters in the province to chose the Conservatives for principles that apply across the country.


Indonesia's new leader set to target corruption

JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Advisers to Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, projected winner of Indonesia's presidential election, said yesterday that he would move quickly to prosecute several major graft cases to counter Indonesia's reputation as one of the world's most corrupt countries.


Blasts Rock Baghdad, Smoke Rises Above Green Zone

More than a dozen explosions shook  central Baghdad at dawn on Sunday and thick plumes of smoke  rose above the Green Zone compound housing Iraq's interim  government and assembly and the U.S. and other embassies.


The US says it has "an increasing list of problems" with Damascus, after Syria forms a new "front" with Iran.


Oscar hopefuls such as "Volver," "Babel," "Little Children," "The Last King of Scotland," "Infamous" and "Fur" had movie fans buzzing at the 33rd annual Telluride Film


Alitalia, tocca ad assistenti di volo e personale di terra

Si profila una nuova maratona negoziale tra azienda e sindacati. Dopo l'accordo firmato ieri sera dai piloti, oggi e' atteso l'affondo finale per gli assistenti di volo e il personale di terra. Il confronto


Life in Bangladesh was paralysed for the second day today following the opposition-sponsored general strike, even as the government announced an investigation into the death threat against Awami League leader Sheikh Hasina Wajed allegedly issued by an


A legal row over leaked details of Apple products ends with the rumours site being shut down.


The mother of murdered schoolboy Rhys Jones appeals for the killer's mother to hand him in to police.


Bush Urges Stepped-Up Campaign Against Childhood Obesity

President Bush yesterday added his voice to the growing debate over childhood obesity, as he met at the White House with representatives of some of the companies considered responsible for aggravating the problem and urged them to stress the importance of healthy eating and physical fitness in their marketing campaigns....


A series of bombs ripped through an opposition party rally in the Bangladesh capital, injuring at least five people, witnesses said.


Australian pop diva Kylie Minogue is to star in a Christmas special of the popular British science-fiction TV drama Doctor Who.


Pakistani commando killed blasting mosque school wall

Pakistani commandos raided the compound of a mosque on Sunday where militants are holding out, blasting holes in a perimeter wall in the hope hundreds of women and children can escape, the military said.


Group Franz Ferdinand Wins Mercury Prize

LONDON - Scottish rockers Franz Ferdinand, whose debut album has been hailed by critics as a masterpiece of pop, won the prestigious Mercury Music Prize.    The Glasgow-based quartet were the favorites among the 12-strong shortlist to take home the award for their self-titled album...


US ; Mice Study Opens Door to Psoriasis Treatment-Study

US News, WASHINGTON - Researchers said on Sunday they may have discovered what causes psoriasis, a common and irritating skin ailment, and said their findings may open the way to an effective treatment.


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BMW's Rolls-Royce unit head resigns; CFO named interim head

LONDON, October 18  - German automotive giant, BMW (BMW.ETR), has announced the resignation of its Rolls-Royce luxury cars unit head, Karl-Heinz Kalbfell, who had assumed his position just five months ago.


Two alleged al-Qaida members accused of plotting an attack in Iraq were ordered by a German federal judge Tuesday to remain in custody pending possible charges.


Lehman quarterly earnings fall 11 percent

Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc  said on Thursday that quarterly earnings fell 11 percent, hurt by writedowns in bond trading.


Mysterious air crashes put Russia on edge, but no evidence yet of ...

As rescuers pulled bodies and data recorders from the wreckage, experts searched Wednesday through twisted metal for clues to what caused two planes to crash almost simultaneously after taking off from the same Moscow airport


A semicircle of lefties, Greens, campus radicals, modern-day hippies and the generally disaffected sang "We Shall Not Be Moved," then rose to their feet and cheered the man introduced


U.S. and EU bolster dubious democracies: rights group

The United States and European  Union are undermining human rights worldwide by allowing  countries with dubious elections like Pakistan and Kenya to  pretend they are genuine democracies, Human Rights Watch said  on Thursday.


Ukrainian presidential rivals clash in televised debate before run ...

Ukraine's two rivals for the presidency clashed in a heated televised debate Monday before a rerun of their disputed election, with opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko accusing his rival of vote-stealing and Prime Minister Viktor


Seconda sconfitta per gli azzurri nel torneo Sei Nazioni


Quick show of hands: Who wants to see Kevin Spacey singing and dancing for two hours as Bobby Darin? Come on, people, he looks and sounds just like him!


Baseball's Winter Hearth Is Burning Hot on Cash

After two winters that seemed to point to a downward trend in salaries, it is good to be a free agent again.


'Se lavori non sono stati eseguiti, gli aumenti sono tasse'


Najaf shrine handover suspended: Sadr spokesman

NAJAF, Iraq - The handover of the Najaf shrine from Moqtada Sadrâs militiamen to the Shia religious leadership has been suspended until further notice, a spokesman for the radical leader said on Sunday.


Journalists Briefly Face Charges in Arizona

PHOENIX, Oct. 19 -- The two owners of the nation's largest chain of alternative weekly newspapers were arrested and jailed late Thursday after publishing the contents of a grand jury subpoena seeking, among other information, details on each and every reader who logged on to a Phoenix newspaper Web...


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The worldâs tallest bridge was opened in the Tarn Valley, France, yesterday and has been hailed as both a monumental work of art and an unrivalled technological achievement.


LONDON -- Britain has agreed to a US request to redeploy British troops from southern Iraq to an area closer to Baghdad. The british defence secretary made the announcement in the House of Commons.


Clinton urges end to HIV/AIDS stigma in Vietnam

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton urged young Vietnamese on Wednesday to talk more about HIV and AIDS to reduce fear and ignorance of the disease and discourage discrimination.


Start-up forced to admit that Sun invented Java

Settling in with Azul Sun Microsystems and start-up Azul Systems have settled their patent spat. Neither company will say squat about the settlement, leaving you wondering who came out the victor in this exercise.â¦


UK terrorism risk "critical" after Glasgow attack

Britain is at "critical" risk of a terrorist attack, the government says, after a petrol-filled car was rammed into the terminal at Glasgow airport the day after failed car bombings in London.


Australian civil rights group calls for review of Falconio case

Australian civil libertarians were Sunday calling for evidence in the murder trial of British backpacker Peter Falconio to be reexamined following concerns over the DNA testing method used.