Inflation has jumped in four key German regions, anticipating a overall surge of prices in the eurozone's biggest economy, according to figures released Thursday.


Life is a Devil's Bargain: Cancer or Aging      (SPACE.com / LiveScience.com)

SPACE.com / Deterioration of body and mind are the prices our bodies pay for protection against cancer as we grow older, new studies suggest.


Britney Spears Taking Over Her Career Alone

Britney Spears has recently decided to become her own publicist and business manager. She is still signed with Jive Records but has chosen to handle everything related to her career herself. She was even recently spotted signing contracts that many bel...


Circulation declined at most major newspapers across the country in the last half year, the latest blow for an industry already rocked by a scandal involving circulation misstatements that has undermined the confidence of investors and advertisers.


Blog: Dell says Canonical's version of Linux will be available preinstalled on two more of its PCs, bringing the total to five models.


MIAMI (Billboard) - Gloria Estefan and Thalia are among the  Latin stars confirmed for a concert in Houston that will  commemorate the 10-year anniversary of Selena Quintanilla's  murder.


Ministro Sviluppo economico: 'il Tesoro i conti li sa fare'


A U.S. Alliance to Update the Light Bulb

A coalition of industrialists, environmentalists and energy specialists is banding together to try to eliminate the incandescent light bulb in about 10 years.


Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson defended his striker Wayne Rooney, as a response to the slams from Bolton Wanderers boss Sam Allardyce after last night's 2-0 defeat at Old Trafford.


Q: I've been reading a lot about the security problems of Internet Explorer. Would I be safer using an alternative browser, and if so, which one's best?


Torino, 19:43 - CALCIO, TORINO: ROSINA ORA PENSA ALLA NAZIONALE

E' il momento di Rosina. Il Torino sta tornando a volare grazie alle prodezze del suo fantasista, ch...


U.S. insurer Kaiser Permanente said Wednesday it is launching a research program to probe the genetic/environmental factors that cause disease.


AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Il Card. Urosa chiede di Âassumere con gioia, entusiasmo e fedeltÃ , la nostra condizione di missionari di GesÃ¹ CristoÂ durante la celebrazione per l'elevazione a Basilica Minore del Santuario nazionale di Nostra Signora di Coromoto Guanare (Agenzia Fides) - PiÃ¹ di 7 mila fedeli hanno partecipato sabato 20 ottobre alla cerimonia di elevazione a Basilica Minore del Santuario nazionale di Nostra Signora di Coromoto, Patrona del Venezuela. La Santa Messa Ã¨ stata presieduta dall'Arc...


Rising skin cancer rates are more likely to affect wealthy people, Northern Ireland researchers find.


Nimrod planes resume flights after Afghan crash

A British military Nimrod reconnaissance aeroplane took to the skies for the first time since one of them crashed in Afghanistan at the weekend, killing all 14 on board.


Brazilians' Arrest Focuses Scrutiny on Evangelical Groups

SAO PAULO, Brazil -- Before a service at Reborn in Christ Church this week, a man hawked gospel CDs outside the front door. In the cavernous nave, volunteers placed envelopes soliciting cash donations on each of about 1,000 chairs, while cameramen working for the church's television network focused...


Giu' Microsoft, attesa per trimestrali e dati Usa


Tribal chief charged in immigration scam

The leader of an unrecognized American Indian tribe was charged Friday with scheming to sell tribal memberships to immigrants by falsely claiming the documents would make them U.S. citizens, a federal prosecutor said.


Aristide says he part of solution to Haiti's woes

Ousted Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide said on Friday he could be part of the solution to strife in the Caribbean nation, convulsed by violence since he was forced into exile in February.


Coastal Residents Flee After False Alarm on a New Quake

Four days after their seaside home was ravaged by deadly waves, Prabhavati Kabali and her husband, both of whom earned a living crushing stones into gravel, hesitantly ventured back , eager to begin anew.


Ukraine's feuding presidential candidates  failed to find a clear way out of a standoff over a contested  presidential election that has brought tens of thousands in the  streets, but new elections looked likely.


Madonna will head the voice cast of the big-budget animated film "Arthur," directed by Luc Besson, sources close to the movie told the Hollywood Reporter.


Parigi, 22:57 - CALCIO, EUROPEI 2008: FRANCIA-UCRAINA 2-0

La Francia ha battuto l'Ucraina 2-0 in un incontro valido per il gruppo B delle qualificazioni europ...


Struggling Sainsbury plans price cuts to woo customers

J Sainsbury said it would halve its dividend and cut costs to fund price reductions and a sprucing up of its image in an effort to reverse flagging fortunes.


General Defends Iraq Prison Recommendations

The general in charge of detention operations in Iraq defended his recommendation last fall that military police at the prison here work closely with military intelligence, saying that procedure is still being followed and is not resulting in abuse of prisoners.


Toni al centro dell'attacco affiancato da Camoranesi e Del PieroTocca ai campioni del mondo salvare l'Italia in corsa per gli Europei                                            Donadoni, tridente per l'Ucraina all'Olimpico Ã¨ una gara da vincere


Video reveals French hostages in 'good health'

Two French journalists who have been held hostage in Iraq since August say they are "in good health" in a video that has been given to their families, the brother of one of the journalists says.


Student Dies from Drinking; Police Open Probe

NORMAN, Oklahoma  - Oklahoma police said on Friday  they were investigating the death of a University of Oklahoma  freshman who died of alcohol poisoning during a fraternity  function as a possible homicide.


Ukraine PM Returns to Work After Election Setback

Ukrainian Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich  returns to work on Tuesday after vowing to go to court to  challenge his defeat to a West-leaning rival in the rerun of a  bruising presidential election.


Urban Outfitters Puts a Garden in Its Pocket

In a switch, the retailer will launch its new concept with an acquisition.


Nuon Chea is the highest-ranking surviving leader of the Khmer Rouge to face charges for the regimeâs killings.


Giants in Training for Life A.B.: After Bonds

Without Barry Bondsâ hulking presence, the new face of the Giants is youthful and cherubic, belonging to pitchers like Matt Cain and Tim Lincecum.


Petro-Can sale ends Ottawa's oilpatch era

The federal government closed its window on the oil industry Thursday, saying that it is selling its last 19 per cent stake in Calgary-based Petro-Canada.


Lara Carroll has qualified fastest for the final of the women's 200m individual medley at the World Short Course Championships in Indianapolis.


Travolto da blocco di cavi e tubi di metallo in un magazzino


Oil surges past $63 on possible OPEC action

Oil jumped 3 percent to over $63 a   barrel on Wednesday as expectations that producing cartel OPEC   may slash output to defend prices countered rising U.S.   inventories.


French Philosopher Derrida, Pakistani writer Adani Die

PARIS (France): French philosopher Jacques Derrida has died of cancer at the age of 74 on Saturday, said sources. Jacques Derrida, the founder of the school of deconstructionism, has died of cancer at the age of 74, France Info radio said on Saturday.


Turkey holds divisive elections to end political crisis

Turks go to the polls Sunday for early legislative elections to end a crisis that has pitted the Islamist-rooted government against the secular establishment and called into question the role of religion in the Muslim-majority country.


UAB Volleyball To Raise Money For The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer ...

ATLANTA ----- The UAB volleyball team will help raise money for the Susan G. Komen Foundation's Birmingham affiliate when it hosts Marquette on Saturday, Oct. 16, at 7 pm in Bartow Arena, head coach Melinda Claiborne announced today.


The number of new U.S. jobs climbed  by an unexpectedly brisk 157,000 in May on a surge of hiring in  service businesses while hiring in the factory sector continued  to decline, Labor Department data showed on Friday.


Roma, 17:39 - CALCIO, ASCOLI; PROVA TV: TRE GIORNATE A PESCE

Il giudice sportivo ha squalificato per tre giornate il giocatore dell'Ascoli Simone Pesce. Utilizza...


British terror suspects in a plot linked to security alerts at US financial targets made their first court appearance Wednesday inside a high-security prison, and were ordered to remain in custody.


Blair on Wednesday swiftly condemned graphic images of British troops abusing Iraqi prisoners and insisted the military would not tolerate such behavior.


Tony Blair was last night accused of conspiring to use British troops in Iraq as a "political gesture" to boost George Bush's campaign in the US presidential elections.


Cia, venduti al consumo con rincari fino a 20 volte


A narrowed field of White House hopefuls is fighting for the support of New Hampshire's voters on the last day of campaigning before the state holds its first-in-the-nation primary.


The world's first spacecraft to use a solar sail for propulsion is set to be launched from a submerged Russian submarine on 1 March next year.


Many in the business community are "shocked" by the speed of changes to capital gains tax, Trade Minister Lord Jones says.


Stroke risk greater for migraine sufferers

Migraine sufferers are twice as likely to have a stroke as people who are not afflicted with the debilitating headaches, Canadian and American scientists say.


Oil fell $2 a barrel on Friday from its $100 lifetime high as gloomy U.S. jobs data heightened concern about a slowdown in the world's top consumer that could dampen fuel demand.


Some Debt Trends Are Good. This Isnât One of Them.

American credit card debt is growing at the fastest rate in years, a fact that may signal coming trouble for the banks that issue them.


Alfred Sirven, a former executive of the oil giant Elf central to a corruption trial, dies in France.


Marks & Spencer shakes up management [09/11/2004]

Marks & Spencer Plc announced a major management shake-up as it posted first-half profits in line with its targets and warned of a deterioration in current trading conditions.


Calif. Church May Pay $1.5 Billion to Settle Claims

People who say they were sexually  abused by priests could receive more than $1.5 billion in  damages from The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles --  more than any other U.S. diocese has paid, an attorney for more  than 100 alleged victims said on Sunday.


Consumer confidence rebounded sharply in December, reversing four months of declining sentiment and adding to the momentum of the economic expansion.


Sarebbero entrati nelle acque territoriali iraniane


PeopleSoft Board KOs Oracle Takeover Bid

PeopleSoft Inc.'s board of directors rejected Oracle Corp.'s $9.2 billion takeover bid Wednesday and vowed to continue its staunch resistance even if a majority of the business software maker's shareholders decide to accept the offer.


Microsoft targets counterfeiters with product replacement offer

Microsoft has come up with a strategy it thinks will encourage users to help it in the fight against piracy: the Windows XP Counterfeit Project.


In White House race, it's delegates that count

In a hotly contested presidential race, votes are nice -- but it's delegates to this summer's nominating conventions that count.


Dr. Phil cancels his Britney Spears show

Television's "Dr. Phil" McGraw has pulled the plug on plans for a one-hour show that was to examine Britney Spears' latest public meltdown.


Napoli, 20:20 - CALCIO, NAPOLI: 5-0 NEL TEST CON LA PRIMAVERA

Test infrasettimanale per il Napoli, che in vista della gara di domenica con l'Empoli ha affrontato ...


Suicide Bomber Kills 10 at Moscow Subway

MOSCOW - A woman strapped with explosives blew herself up outside a busy Moscow subway station Tuesday night, killing at least 10 people and wounding more than 50 in the second terrorist attack to hit Russia in a week.    Seven days earlier, almost to the hour, two Russian jetliners crashed within minutes of each other in what officials determined were terrorist bombings...


Sweden remembers its hugely popular foreign minister Anna Lindh, who was stabbed to death a year ago.


Gabe: This is a heads up for all our Omeganauts. I had originally told you all that the first round of the Omegathon would be Pac-Man. That game has actually been replaced with Jenga. Not the new Wii version of Jenga but actual wood blocks on a table Jenga. Sorry for the mix up.-Gabe out


Brits approve royal wedding but want Charles' oldest son as next king: survey

LONDON  - Sixty-five per cent of Britons approve of Prince Charles' decision to marry his longtime lover Camilla Parker Bowles, but when it comes to Britain's next king, many people would prefer Charles' oldest son in that role, not the prince, a survey said.


A look at the top movies stories this week.


Tommy Maddox and Chad Scott figured to be among the Pittsburgh Steelers' most important players this season. As expected, they began the regular season in the starting lineup. They'll end it that way, too.


Slow-Moving Frances Begins to Pound Florida

COCOA, Fla.  - Hurricane Frances lashed eastern  Florida with strong winds and heavy rain on Saturday, cutting  power to nearly half a million homes and businesses and ripping  yachts from their moorings after the enormous storm pounded the  Bahamas.


The euro's growing strength against the US dollar is "unwelcome," the European Central Bank chief said yesterday as the 12-nation European currency hovered just below a record high.


Just off the quaint town square, a pizza shop owner and an employee took a break to banter about politics one recent late-summer day. They did not always agree, but like many others, found common ground on their preference for president — no one yet.


To some, she was a lifelong role model. Others call Pakistan's former prime minister and the first female prime minister of any Muslim nation a source of inspiration to women everywhere. One I-Reporter acknowledges, "I never was a political supporter of Benazir Bhutto but now after her death I feel that her loss is a loss for Pakistan, not just her political supporters."


U.S. Anti-Doping Agency Loses First Case: Jenkins Found Not Guilty

After seven years and more than 40 arbitration hearings, the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency finally lost a case -- to four third-year law students and a law professor working for free.


National Guard not fully equipped at home: paper

The Pentagon is not adequately equipping the National Guard and has not adapted to the increasingly important security role it plays in the post-September 11 environment, an independent commission said in a report to Congress on Thursday.


Hungarian city holds pageant to choose handsomest Santa Claus

Can you imagine Santa Claus in a swimsuit? Luckily, the contestants in Hungary's National Santa Claus Beauty Pageant this weekend will get to keep their clothes on - and their beards, too.


The four Britons released from Guantanamo Bay are freed by UK police without charge, but the US says they remain a security threat.


Canadian mountain town mulls bunny crackdown

A Canadian Rocky Mountain town is surveying residents on whether a ballooning rabbit population that's chewing and burrowing its way through gardens and lawns should be rounded up and euthanized.


Per la 'crisi cronica' e rischiosa a Napoli e in Campania


Taliban target Cheney visit to Karzai ceremony

The Taliban has said that it is aiming to disrupt the inaugaration ceremony of Afghanistan's new president, Hamid Karzai, which will be attended by Dick Cheney, the American vice-president, Donald Rumsfeld, the defence secretary.


State tribes join in opening new national museum

Some 100 Oneida Indians from Green Bay and Milwaukee, including Nation Chairwoman Cristina Danforth clad in a handmade beaded dress, marched past a cheering crowd Tuesday in


One in four Californians consider moving

A fourth of all Californians are thinking about moving - either out of state or just to another town - to bring down their housing costs, a new survey shows.


Maurizio Oldani, era commercialista e coordinatore di zona 1


Missouri Officials Want to Contain Mussels

Wildlife officials in Missouri are trying to get boaters to help stop the spread of invasive zebra mussels through the region's lakes and rivers.


Italy joins Greece in EU dock over dodgy data

Following embarrassing revelations over Greece's budget data, the European Union expressed alarm at the reliability of Italy's own deficit figures and called for urgent clarification.


In a June 13 story about archaeologists discovering the fossil of a giant birdlike dinosaur, The Associated Press misspelled the name of a smaller, related dinosaur. The correct spelling is Caudipteryx, not Caudiperyx.


Pakistan captures man accused of kidnapping UN workers

Pakistani security personnel have captured the mastermind of a militant Islamic group who allegedly kidnapped three UN workers in Afghanistan.


Melbourne, 14:36 - TENNIS, AUSTRALIAN OPEN: TSONGA IN SEMIFINALE CONTRO NADAL

Il francese Jo-Wilfried Tsonga si è qualificato per le semifinali dell'Australian Open batten...


Nikkei +0,16%.Euro a 1,3022 dollari e 157,24 yen


Reclusive N.Korea in rare talks with foes

The prospects of a thaw between North Korea and its foes brightened on Wednesday as it held talks with Japan in Hanoi, one day after a meeting in New York that a U.S. envoy described as "very good".


Cadbury fined one million pounds over salmonella outbreak

British chocolate maker Cadbury was fined one million pounds (1.47 million euros, 2.03 million dollars) Monday for causing a national salmonella outbreak that left more than 40 people ill.


Giornate di sensibilizzazione al Volontariato Internazionale per un servizio in Africa Roma (Agenzia Fides) - LÂAssociazione laicale ÂSeguimiÂ onlus, propone le ÂGiornate di sensibilizzazione al Volontariato Internazionale per un servizio in AfricaÂ, dal 1Â° al 4 novembre. Le Giornate si prefiggono di: aiutare ad orientare e concretizza...


At least 12 Iraqis, 11 of them National Guardsmen, are killed in a car bomb explosion, the US military says.


At Least 60 Deaths Caused by Hurricane Ivan

UPDATE, SUN 9PM: More than a million people have left their homes in Cuba, as Hurricane Ivan approaches. The ferocious storm is headed that way, after ripping through the Cayman Islands, tearing off roofs, flooding homes and causing general havoc.


MySQL, JasperSoft sign joint reselling agreement

(InfoWorld) - Open-source database vendor MySQL and business intelligence (BI) software provider JasperSoftÂ on Tuesday announced a joint reselling agreement. As part of the agreement, MySQL will resell Jasper for MySQL: OEM Edition, a repackaging of JasperSoft's reporting tools, to its commercial independent software vendor (ISV) and original equipment manufacturer (OEM) customers. The BI tools will enable developers to more easily incorporate reporting capabilities into the products they build on top of the MySQL database. The BI tools include JasperSoft's iReport graphical report designer and JasperReports reporting system. In return, JasperSoft will be able to resell MySQL database software as part of its JasperSoft Business Intelligence Suite. Jasper for MySQL costs $195 per server. The partnership is the latest to be struck between open-source companies as a way to more tightly integrate their respective products so that customers don't have to try and piece the offerings together themselves. One of the strengths of proprietary software is the tight integration of stacks of software from databases up through applications. In order to provide a real alternative to closed-source software, open-source vendors are focusing more and more intensely on integration issues. MySQL competes against proprietary database players like IBM, Microsoft, and Oracle, pitting its software both against their entry-level free databases and their commercial enterprise offerings. In the BI market, JasperSoft encounters Business Objects and Oracle and increasingly Microsoft as the software giant offers more reporting functionality in its applications. Earlier this month, JasperSoft was one of theÂ founding members of the Open Solutions AllianceÂ (OSA), a new nonprofit consortium of open-source providers of business software. The body's main goal is to work on resolving open-source interoperability issues to make life easier for business users looking to integrate products from different vendors. Another founding member of OSA is French open-source data integration startup Talend. In late January, JasperSoft announced its first majorÂ OEM deal with Talend. The partnership has enabled the U.S. vendor to complete its BI suite with the addition of an enhanced version of Talend's Open Studio software known as JasperETL. In December, MySQL unveiled aÂ partnership with Open-XchangeÂ allowing the open-source company to embed the MySQL database into its Linux-based collaboration server. Â


PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- Gunfire erupted in a slum teeming with loyalists of ousted President Jean-Bertrand Aristide yesterday, sending people scattering through the trash-strewn streets following days of political clashes that have left at least 14 dead.


Secretary-General Kofi Annan rejected calls for his resignation from several U.S. lawmakers, saying Tuesday he will "carry on" at the helm of the United Nations for the next two years.


WASHINGTON -- President Bush on Thursday cited "some unsettling times" in the U.S. housing and credit markets as he sought to assure jittery Americans that the economy is holding up well despite worries about a recession.


Denmark bows to Canada shrimping ultimatum

Denmark agreed to stop taking North Atlantic shrimp after Canada threatened to deny its boats port privileges for having exceeded quotas of the Organization of Northwest Atlantic Fisheries (OPANO).


Sony and Nintendo go into battle this year to win the next generation handheld gaming battle.


U.S. companies will need to keep track of all the e-mails, instant messages and other electronic documents generated by their employees thanks to new federal rules that go into effect Friday, legal experts say.


Rap star Snoop Dogg scores the first chart-topping single of his recording career in the US.


Georgia Tech notebook: Johnson earns rookie honor

Georgia Tech wide receiver Calvin Johnson earned Atlantic Coast Conference freshman of the week honors Monday, after his six-catch, 92-yard, two-touchdown performance against Duke on Saturday.


Roma, 11:19 - F1, SAUBER; 'BILD': PER HEIDFELD PRONTO RINNOVO FINO AL 2009

La Bmw Sauber ha già pronto il rinnovo del contratto per Nick Heidfeld, fino a dicembre 2009....


South Korea grabbed a 1-1 draw with stuttering France in their vital Group G encounter to edge closer to a spot in the last 16 of the World Cup.


US Secretary of State Colin Powell has stressed the need for economic and political reforms in the Arab world to defeat terrorism.


Macromedia (Quote, Chart) took the wraps off its first developer tool for its Flex platform that it says will encourage more people to build rich media and Web-facing applications.


Soprano, Pianist Deliver Range of Touching Pieces

Soprano Helen Dilworth and pianist Susan Grace joined forces on Dec. 7 at the Antlers Hilton hotel for a recital of vocal music.   The name of the final performance in the 2006 Shivers Concert series was "Ear Candy" -- a good title for this collection of short, emotionally direct pieces.


A state Supreme Court justice pulled over for drunk driving urged a police officer not to arrest her and cited her rulings in drunken driving cases, according to police videotapes.


Powell Says Next Iraqi Government Should Assure Sunni ...

US Secretary of State Colin Powell says the transitional Iraqi government to be set up after next month's elections will have to "find a way" to assure that Sunni Muslims are fairly represented.


Stuart Pearce has been appointed one of England manager Fabio Capello's assistants, the Football Association announced here Wednesday.


Catching West Coast action can be tough, but it's worth the effort

Vin Scully, if you haven't heard, has a tendency to go on a bit. It's more than a tendency, really. It's practically a trademark.


Global warming gains foothold in Bangladesh

BHAMIA, Bangladesh -- Global warming has a taste in this village. It is the taste of salt.


A year or so ago I was walking along Lansdowne Street behind Fenway Park with my teenage son, Jordan, when we bumped into Peter Kadzis, the longtime editor of the Boston Phoenix. We chatted a few minutes then moved on. When we were out of earshot, Jordan turned to me and said: "That old guy -- that old guy! -- ...


Highlights from the SEW Blog: Feb. 26, 2007

Featured posts to the Search Engine Watch blog in the past week, along with recent search-related headlines from around the Web.


Study suggests higher U.S. "crystal meth" use

U.S. users of crystal methamphetamine tend to be young, poor, white men often with an incarcerated father, according to a study suggesting that its use may be more common than previously estimated.


LOS ANGELES - Lakers center Kwame Brown, sidelined since spraining his left ankle Dec. 31, won't return to action any time soon.


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Londra, 15:01 - CALCIO, CHAMPIONS LEAGUE; TOP 10 SUN: KAKA' IL PIU' DECISIVO

Kakà meglio di Cristiano Ronaldo e Ibra. Secondo la Top 10 stilata oggi dal tabloid inglese "...


Belarusians has overwhelmingly approved a referendum on scrapping...

Belarusians has overwhelmingly approved a referendum on scrapping presidential term limits, the Central Elections Commission announced, allowing the authoritarian leader of this ex-Soviet republic to seek a new ...


Study Finds Cancer Diagnosis Linked to Insurance

A nationwide study has found that the uninsured and those covered by Medicaid are more likely than those with private insurance to receive a diagnosis of cancer in the late stages of the disease.


CBS bypasses writers to import Canadian cop series

CBS has agreed to import a new  Canadian-produced TV police drama called "Flashpoint" in a deal  that lets the network bypass the home-grown "pilot" development  process shut down by the screenwriters' strike.


Teams keep score in different ways. The Chicago Bears will not always beat you. But they will always beat you up.


La fase di sperimentazione inizierÃ  nel 2005

SarÃ  provata su 48 pazienti, ex detenuti condannati per crimini sessuali, recidivi e volontari. Il trattamento Ã¨ reversibile. PARIGI - La Francia farÃ  partire dall'inizio del 2005 la fase si sperimentazione


Car to driver: Please replace my fuel pump

Imagine your car warning you of an icy  road ahead, reading aloud the text messages arriving on your  phone and sending you an e-mail that your fuel pump needs  replacing soon.


As UN climate change talks begin in Buenos Aires, we examine Britain's proposals to cut greenhouse gases.


UB40's singer Ali Campbell quits after 30 years

Singer Ali Campbell is leaving the reggae band UB40 after selling tens of millions of records worldwide in a career spanning nearly 30 years, a spokesman for the group said on Friday.


Financial Aid Group Adopts Conduct Code After Loan Scandal

The trade group for university financial aid officers said yesterday that it would no longer allow student loan companies to court its members with gifts or sponsor its conferences, responding to a spate of revelations of conflicts of interest in the $85  billion-a-year industry.


WASHINGTON: A US intelligence analysis has determined with "high confidence" that an audio tape posted on the internet contains the voice of al-Qa'ida leader Osama bin Laden.


With a blast that made skyscrapers tremble, an 83-year-old steam pipe sent a powerful message that the miles of tubes, wires and iron beneath New York and other U.S. cities are getting older and could become dangerously unstable.


This year the turkey came late Microsoft has confirmed that its recently released Windows Home Server OS can corrupt data if users are reckless enough to put it under extreme loads.â¦


Milano, 15:44 - CALCIO, CASO RONALDO; CAPUA: NORME WADA NON SONO CHIARE

"La normativa internazionale non è chiara. Noi della Federcalcio, tramite il Coni, abbiamo fa...


Roger Federer heads to Indian Wells with the all-time winning streak of 46 matches in his sights.


Whether this season's meager collection of new plays is simply a quirk of scheduling or the beginning of a larger trend is uncertain.


L'operazione e' stata eseguita dalla polizia di Viterbo


A new era in stroke prevention gained momentum Tuesday with government approval of a new treatment that clears blocked arteries supplying the brain without major surgery.


Roger Clemens popped out of the clubhouse in full uniform about 55 minutes before his first pitch Saturday, bouncing down a Yankee Stadium hallway with his cleats click-clacking on the cement floor.


More than 500 paramilitaries lay down their weapons as part of a peace process with the Colombian government.


Wireless Internet Napster Enters Ringtone Market

Music download sewvice Napster will try to claim a piece of the growing market for mobile phone ringtones through a partnership with Dwango Wireless, which specializes in wireless content.


WASHINGTON - Sen. Harry Reid of Nevada won election as Senate Democratic leader on Tuesday, taking over a party with fewer seats than at any time since the Great Depression more than 70 years ago.


Dennis says order restored between F1 drivers Hamilton and Alonso

McLaren Mercedes-Benz team chief Ron Dennis on Friday said he had restored order between his feuding drivers following clear the air talks in Istanbul.


Unione implodera' e non arrivera' a fine legislatura


Genova, 13:18 - CALCIO, SAMPDORIA: MONTELLA PRONTO PER IL SIENA

Sono 19 i giocatori convocati dal tecnico della Sampdoria, Walter Mazzarri, per la gara di domani co...


Sen. John Kerry was expected to appeal to middle class voters in the election homestretch Wednesday, saying according to prepared remarks that President


Teams in Utah Recover  1 Body After Avalanche

Search teams digging through tons of snow Sunday found the body of one of five people feared buried by a powerful avalanche in an area that skiers had been warned to avoid.


Il ferro coinvolto nella malattia di Alzheimer e di Parkinson

(Xagena - Neurologia ) - Su Nature Reviews - Neuroscience Ã¨ stata pubblicata una revisione di studi riguardo al coinvolgimento del ferro nella malattia di Alzheimer e di Parkinson. Luigi Zecca, Ricercatore


Microsoft hopes to sell Zune using brown not green

The software maker won't replace tracks bought on iTunes as rumors suggested, but the Zune will come in a unique color.


The Lib Dems will make gains from other parties at the next general election, their campaign manager says.


Dandruff Costs U.K. Criminal His Freedom

LONDON - A veteran criminal received the longest prison sentence of his career Monday, after being caught because of the dandruff he had left behind at the scene of an armed robbery.


8 Firms Vie for Pieces of Air Force Contract

The real competition is about to begin for the eight government contractors picked to update the Air Force's communication systems -- modernizing databases and giving forces in battle better


Shias present united front for Iraqi election

The most powerful Shia parties in Iraq unveiled an electoral pact yesterday under which the majority of Shia leaders would stand together during the election set for 30 January.


Kris has redesigned Starslip.com using the increasingly popular Wordpress theme Comicpress. It’s a fresh start for Starslip and Kris for the new year. Kris and I have been through a lot in the last year. I’m confident that 2008 is going to be a year of breaking out for Halfpixel and for Starslip Crisis. Visit the [...]


Georgia says it fired at Russian plane this week

Georgian forces fired at an airplane  they believed was Russian after it violated the Caucasus  republic's airspace on Wednesday, a senior interior ministry  official said.


The CIA believed it was operating lawfully in detaining and interrogating 96 suspected terrorists at locations from Thailand to Europe, until the Supreme Court this summer demolished that legal foundation.


Bush should be open for G8 climate talks: Pelosi

House of Representatives Speaker Nancy  Pelosi said on Monday President George W. Bush should be open  to plans to fight climate change at a G8 meeting and willing to  move forward in new ways with his partners.


Israel kills militant from Abbas's Fatah movement

NABLUS, West Bank  - Israeli troops killed a Palestinian militant from President Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah movement on Friday on the second day of a large-scale military raid targeting armed loyalists of the Western-backed leader.


Health workers quit poor countries in 'fatal flow'

A critical global shortage of health workers is getting worse, prompting a "fatal migration" of desperately needed doctors and nurses from poor countries


The VCR, family home companion around the world during the 1980s and 1990s, is finally slipping into oblivion after a long, slow fall from favor.


The pace of U.S. economic activity continued to pick up in most of the country in late November through early January, the Federal Reserve said on Wednesday.


"27 Dresses" is so chock full of romantic-comedy cliches, it almost plays like a parody.


The British Broadcasting Corp. said Friday it has signed a deal with Google Inc.'s YouTube that will allow the popular Web site to show excerpts of the broadcaster's news and entertainment programs.


Alta Bates Hospital Staff Announces Possible Dec. 1 Strike

Nurses and other hospital staff at both Berkeley Alta Bates Summit Medical Center campuses announced Friday they will hold a one-day strike Dec. 1 if union demands are not met.


CARACAS, Venezuela  - Oil exports by Venezuela  have not been disturbed by the referendum on the rule of  President Hugo Chavez, shipping sources said late Sunday.


NEW YORK ABC is in talks with several Web sites as it tries to create a broad digital distribution platform for its programming, becoming the latest network to signal a reversal in its online strategy. Like other networks, ABC initially took a go-it-alone stance, but is now looking to partner with Internet players they don't own or operate in an effort to maximize, and monitize, their programming online.


Olympic relay gold medalist and world 400-meter champion Jerome Young was given a lifetime ban from the US Anti-Doping Agency for his second performance-enhancing drug violation, according to USA Today.


Japan's flat-screen TV makers under pressure to cut costs: analysts

Falling prices may be making flat-screen televisions more appealing to consumers who covet the latest in technology, but analysts warn companies producing them will have to adjust quickly or risk losing out.


Symantec sues counterfeit ring for $15m+

Profits-plus scheme Symantec is seeking damages of more than $15m from a gang of counterfeiters, for selling fake copies of its software worldwide.â¦


The government's biggest energy user is considering a cheaper, cleaner fuel to fire its jet engines.


Sinn Fein has put on dislpay another bug it claims was found in its offices in west Belfast.


At least 28 people died in Baghdad last night after insurgents lured police to a house where they believed a militant was hiding and blew it up.


Australia's prime minister assures visiting President George W Bush that Canberra will not withdraw troops from Iraq.


Hurricane Jeanne Drenches Dominican Republic

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic  - Hurricane  Jeanne brought heavy rain and winds to the Dominican Republic  on Thursday after killing two people in Puerto Rico, as the  latest in a steady stream of Atlantic storms crossed the  Caribbean toward the United States.


Kelly Gray had a goal and an assist to lead the Chicago Fire over D.C. United 3-1 Saturday night.


Apple in cybersquatting fight over iTunes

US computer giant Apple is locked in a cybersquatting battle with a 22-year-old London Internet whiz kid over the itunes.co.uk website, a domain the company wants for its chain of iTunes online music stores.


19 whales die, 24 rescued in 2nd beaching in Tasmania in 24 hours

SYDNEY - Nineteen whales died and 24 were rescued after 43 whales beached themselves on Maria Island off Tasmania's southeast coast Sunday, the second beaching in Australian waters in 24 hours, a wildlife official said Tuesday.


A suspicious vehicle near a multi-storey car park in Ankara prompted a bomb alert on Tuesday, private broadcaster NTV reported.


A tanker carrying more than 19 million gallons of fuel oil grounded off New York City on Thursday but was not leaking, the U.S. Coast Guard said.


The Justice Department said Thursday it is sending civil rights monitors to polls in 25 states on Election Day. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 authorizes the monitors to protect election-related civil rights.


SocGen reveals how it was duped in trading scam

French bank Societe Generale defended its handling of the world's biggest trading scandal on Sunday, but admitted its risk systems had failed to detect a 50-billion-euro ($73.3 billion) market bet by a lone trader.


La morte di Yasser Arafat apre il baratro in cui il popolo palestinese precipiterÃ ? La morte di Yasser Arafat metterÃ  fine alla resistenza dei palestinesi gettandoli nel caos e nella guerra civile? In molti


Spielberg tells American success story: His own

In this in-depth look at  filmmaker Steven Spielberg, documentarian Richard Schickel  simply points the camera and questions Spielberg's way and lets  him talk.


SALEM, Ore. -- Cities in Oregon have suburbs that come to a sudden and seemingly arbitrary stop. They slammed into an "urban growth boundary," which for decades prevented townhouses and strip malls from invading the state's farmland and forests.


Arezzo, 12:22 - Dakar, morte Meoni: salma in Italia nel pomeriggio

La salma di Fabrizio Meoni, il pilota italiano morto ieri durante il raid Dakar, arriverÃ  a Roma-Fiu...


Striking writers target Oscars and Globes

The Academy Awards presentation is still two months away but the world's top film awards ceremony found itself embroiled on Tuesday in the worst Hollywood labor clash in two decades.


And the Winner of the Autopia WTF? Caption Contest Is...

Autopia readers have spoken! The winner of the Autopia WTF? Detroit Auto Show caption contest is...


Military Will March Front and Center at Inaugural Festivities

Los Angeles Times - WASHINGTON — As he leaves the Capitol after taking the oath of office Jan. 20, President Bush is expected to exercise a familiar presidential prerogative — reviewing the troops.


Udine, 20:09 - CALCIO, UDINESE: IAQUITA E MUNTARI OUT PER IL PALERMO

In vista della gara con il Palermo, che chiuderà la stagione, il centrocampista dell'Udinese ...


A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday ordered ex-Enron Chief Executive Jeffrey Skilling to begin serving a 24-year prison sentence immediately, according to court documents.


Palazzo Chigi: Rai prerogativa governo, non del presidente


Speaking in the Knesset plenum ahead of Tuesday night's crucial vote on the disengagement plan, NRP Chairman Efit Eitam challenged Prime Minister Ariel Sharon "to do the honorable thing and go home.


Falco memo confirms AOL senior exec departures

(InfoWorld) - AOL on Monday confirmed to its employees the rumored departure of several senior executives and announced a reshuffling of top-tier management duties in a memo penned by Randy Falco,Â the new chief executive officer. Five high-level executives are leaving, all of whom reported directly to Jonathan Miller, the former CEO whoÂ was abruptly fired in mid-NovemberÂ to the surprise of many. Four of them figured prominently in Miller's strategy,Â outlined in September, to complete AOL's radical transformation from a provider of dial-up Internet access that charged for most of its content and services to an open and free Web portal focused on online advertising revenue. Miller had been praised for early success in transitioning the company to an ad-driven model, and some AOL observers are concerned that the shakeup could destroy the momentum he built up. In particular, some view with skepticism that Miller has been replaced by a TV industry veteran and not an Internet specialist. Falco was president and chief operating officer of the NBC Universal Television Group. In Monday's memo, obtained by IDG News Service, Falco praised Miller's plan but said it needed to be "tighter, clearer and better focused on operations" with a greater focus on execution and with more accountability "built into the organization." "In such crucial areas as our speed to market and innovating new products, we have much work ahead of us," Falco wrote. Heading out the door are Jim Bankoff, executive vice president of consumer and publisher services, and Joe Redling, president of AOL Mobile, customer management and paid services, and CEO of AOL International. Joining them will be John McKinley,Â whom AOL had already acknowledged was leaving. Randy Boe, executive vice president for consumer advocacy and privacy, has also resigned, as well as John Buckley, executive vice president of corporate communications. Falco's memo doesn't say when these men will leave. All decided to resign on their own accord, sources said. "AOL has just gone through elements of a significant reorganization, and I know that the departure of well-respected colleagues and friends is not easy for anyone here," Falco wrote. Eight executives will report directly to Falco, including Ted Leonsis, AOL vice chairman; Ron Grant, president and chief operating officer; and Steve Swad, chief financial officer. Grant, a former senior VP of operations at parent company Time Warner Inc. who arrived after Miller's departure, will oversee AOL's business units: products, programming, platforms, AOL media networks, paid services, and international. The new CTO, Balan Nair, will also report to him, "because smoothly integrating our technology resources into the business units has been such a priority," Falco wrote. Kevin Conroy, who reported directly to Miller, will be in charge of products, including AOL Mail, the AOL PC software, portals, video and video search, storage, safety and security products, AIM and mobile products. Bill Wilson will head AOL's programming, an area Bankoff ran, while Falco is still looking for someone to oversee AOL's platforms, including the search engines, e-commerce offerings and online mapping site MapQuest. Mike Kelly, who also reported directly to Miller, will continue to head AOL Media Networks, which includes the key ad sales operation. Kim Partoll, who reported to the departing Redling, will continue in her role managing AOL's paid services. Another area Redling managed, international, still lacks a chief.


Shuttle Loss Proved 'Cathartic,' Departing NASA Leader Says

The loss of the shuttle Columbia was not just a low point in NASA history, but was also a "cathartic moment" that led to reforming the space agency and pushed the nation


Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch searched by police again

US police in central California on Friday searched pop superstar Michael Jackson's Neverland ranchfor the second time after the first search a year ago.


NEW YORK : World oil prices firmed after a five-session drop amid renewed concerns over unrest in Iraq despite a ceasefire in its holy city of Najaf.


The embattled new EU Commission chief tells the BBC he might make several changes to his team.


TENNIS: A win for the little fellow separates Rochus from the ball ...

DIMINUTIVE Belgian Olivier Rochus pulled off the US Open's biggest upset with a five-set win over number three seed Carlos Moya.


Bird flu deaths raise fears of human spread

An outbreak of avian influenza ('bird flu') among villagers in Thailand is raising fresh fears that spread of the virus, which kills 75 per cent of people it infects, could, at least in principle, reach pandemic proportions.


Under Couric, Ratings Race Is Once Again, Well, a Race

Katie Couric has made the ratings race among the three network newscasts more competitive than it has been in nearly a decade.


HK Votes in Close Poll, Focus on More Democracy

Hong Kong residents voted on Sunday in a legislative election seen as a referendum on greater democracy and a test of popularity for China's communist rulers in the former British colony.


Exercise alone isn't enough in the fight against diabetes, women have got to drop the weight as well, according to a new study by Brigham and Women's Hospital.


Qaeda Ally Declares 'Bitter War' on Iraqi Election

Al Qaeda ally Abu Musab al-Zarqawi  declared war on Iraq's landmark elections Sunday in a warning  intended to scare away voters a week before they go to the  polls amid a raging insurgency.


Border Patrol efforts to fight back against smugglers who pelt them with rocks and ball bearings over the border fence are reported to be taking a toll on innocent local residents, raising many a hackle.


Rice's first gambit: fix frayed ties to Europe

The US Secretary of State offers Europe an olive branch of dialogue after three years of troubled relations.


Serena Williams has her sights set on  regaining the world number one ranking after staging a  miraculous comeback to beat Lindsay Davenport 2-6, 6-3, 6-0 in  the Australian Open final Saturday.


Kosovo's former prime minister and two other alleged rebel fighters from the province's brutal conflict with Serbia go on trial Monday at the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal charged with a campaign of ethnic cleansing aimed at Serbs and their supporters.


Late TD Lifts Arizona State Over Purdue at Sun Bowl

EL PASO, Texas (Sports Network) - Sam Keller threw for 369  yards and three touchdowns in his first career start to lead  No. 21 Arizona State to a 27-23 victory over Purdue in the 71st  Sun Bowl.


McKinney introduces bill to impeach Bush

In what was likely her final legislative act in Congress, outgoing Georgia Rep. Cynthia McKinney announced a bill Friday to impeach President Bush.


Iraqi PM Urges Falluja Grab 'Last Chance' for Peace

Iraqi interim Prime Minister Iyad  Allawi urged the people of Falluja on Thursday to grab what he  said could be their final chance to avert a military assault on  the rebel-held city.


Republican presidential candidate Fred Thompson often schedules walking tours during stops in small Iowa towns, and he didn't let deep snow change his plans Friday.


NEW YORK  - In the swank Rainbow Room,  high above the New York skyline, a young senator and a famous  governor spoke to a room crowded with high-powered lobbyists,  celebrities and entertainment industry bigwigs.


Silverstone a must-see in Mamet's Hollywood satire

Speed-the-Plow, Geffen Playhouse, Westwood; through March  25


Archstone-Smith buyout a gigantic gamble: Barron's

The buyout of real estate investment trust Archstone-Smith  is a "gigantic gamble," with interest costs for financing the deal likely to exceed operating income, the financial newspaper Barron's said in its June 11 edition.


Chefs will be doling out free samples from their repertories as part of Restaurant Week today and Friday at the Delta Lounge at West 57th Street and Sixth Avenue.


ComputerWorld.com: Advanced PHP Solutions with Zeev Suraski

If you missed the Zend Webcast talking about "Advanced PHP Solutions" with Zeev Suaski, ComputerWorld has your chance to grab the download from it.   PHP continues to enjoy phenomenal growth becoming the de-facto standard for enterprise Web applications. With the introduction of PHP 5, PHP has reached new levels of support for Web Services, XML and Service Oriented Architectures (SOA) meeting the robust demands of the enterprise environment. Learn how you can achieve scalability, performance, availability and reliability for your enterprise-class PHP applications with advanced PHP solutions from Zend Technologies.   In the webcast, Zeev talks about integrating web services, tracking and improving the response times in your application, scaling your applications, and troubleshooting applications down to the exact line of code.


FROM THE DESK OF DAVID POGUE Considering Microsoft's ITunes Store

n Sept. 2, Microsoft unveiled its iTunes Music Store. That sentence may sound a little strange, but that is, in fact, what happened.


Buenos Aires, 14:08 - CALCIO, ARGENTINA: MESSI COINVOLTO IN UNA RISSA

Il talento argentino del Barcellona, Lionel Messi, è accusato dal proprietario di un bar di R...


Firenze, 17:51 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA: 11-0 NEL TEST INFRASETTIMANLE

La Fiorentina è andata undici volte a segno nel test di questo pomeriggio con il Firenze Oves...


A suicide bomber blew himself up in a crowded bazaar in eastern Afghanistan Wednesday, killing four civilians and two Afghan soldiers, a provincial governor told AFP.


With the detention of Pol Pot's former deputy, Cambodia comes closer to justice for the victims of the Khmer Rouge


British anti-terror cop arrives to quiz suspect doctor

A top British counter-terrorism agent arrived in Australia on Thursday as authorities raced against time to grill an Indian doctor over foiled bomb attacks in Britain.


Based on the memoir of his widow, Mariane Pearl, the stunning 'A Mighty Heart' revolves around the 2002 kidnapping of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl.


Swift Boat Accounts Incomplete And Flawed

When John F. Kerry rescued James Rassmann from the Bay Hap River in the jungles of Vietnam in March 1969, neither man could possibly have imagined that the episode would become a much-disputed


U.S. backs Microsoft against Google complaint: NYT

The top antitrust official at the U.S. Justice Department last month backed Microsoft Corp. by urging state prosecutors to reject a confidential complaint filed by Google Inc., The New York Times reported on Sunday.


Palestinians began registering candidates yesterday for a presidential election to succeed Yasser Arafat, while officials warned that


News Corp, Dow Jones near editorial pact: sources

Advisers to Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. and Dow Jones & Co. Inc. could reach a pact on editorial independence as early as Monday, a source familiar with the situation said, heightening expectations a takeover deal could soon be reached.


Bonoâs Long-Lost Briefcase Goods Finally Found

22.2004. According to U2 fansite U2log.com, the longtime mystery behind the infamous stolen Bono briefcase has been put to rest. The contents of the briefcase, which included lyrics for


Pfizer Falls on Report of Celebrex Deaths

Pfizer Inc.'s (PFE.N: Quote, Profile, Research) shares fell as much as 6.2 percent on Thursday on a Canadian newspaper report linking its arthritis drug Celebrex to 14 deaths.


Dutch Abortion Ship Sets Sail to Portugal

A Dutch floating abortion clinic set sail for Portugal Monday despite an attempt by the Dutch government to restrict its activities and after visits to Ireland and Poland stoked controversy.


Kay Yow left the North Carolina State team to fight cancer. She came back for moments like these.


Rescuers have found the first of 65 bodies believed to have been left in a northern Mexican mine following a February explosion, a Mexican newspaper reported Friday.


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


Hundreds of British tourists have chosen to stay in Jamaica as Hurricane Ivan's 150mph winds hit the island.


Stoccarda, 12:57 - CALCIO, STOCCARDA: CACAU PROLUNGA CONTRATTO FINO AL 2010

Lo Stoccarda ha prolungato fino al 2010 il contratto dell'attaccante brasiliano Cacau, 25 anni. Caca...


CNET Car Tech posts photos of the Ford Explorer America Concept.


Critics Group Names Eastwood's 'Baby' Best Film

A group of leading U.S. film  critics named director Clint Eastwood's "Million Dollar Baby"  as the best film of 2004, and its star, Hilary Swank, shared  best actress honors with Britain's Imelda Staunton in abortion  drama "Vera Drake."


South Korea Urges Atomic Talks, North Softens Tone

South Korea urged the United States to  try talking to North Korea instead of taking a hard line over  its nuclear plans, while Pyongyang said it would be "quite  possible" to solve the crisis if Washington changed its stance.


HOUSTON -- Phil Garner savored the taste of champagne, the smell of his cigar and the wild celebration going on in the Houston Astros' clubhouse.


The US considers complaining to the WTO about what it says is Chinese intellectual piracy.


Marvel Enterprises, IP guardian of The Hulk and untold other fictional freaks, is suing the creators of the hot online game "City of Heroes," claiming that characters in the game are virtually identical to Marvel characters. [Missing Links]


Time Warner Stock Has Room to Rise-Barron's

Time Warner Inc.'s shares are still undervalued despite the establishment of a $500 million reserve to potentially settle a government probe into accounting practices at its America Online unit, according to a report in the latest Barron's newspaper.


In European Parliament, debate - in 21 languages - can be pricey

A three-languages plan passed, but political, ideological, and economic forces will likely keep it from catching on.


MP attacks 'useless' minister's failure to free French hostages

After the joy, the recriminations. France's mood of national euphoria following the release of its two journalist hostages in Iraq gave way to an unseasonal public slanging match yesterday between the ...


Sweden's Top Court Confirms Life for Lindh Killer

The confessed killer of Swedish  Foreign Minister Anna Lindh had his life jail sentence  confirmed by the Supreme Court Thursday after he appealed for  leniency saying he was mentally ill when he stabbed her.


28 Arrested After Brawl in Philly School

Police arrested 28 students at a suburban Philadelphia high school Monday and had to call in reinforcements from surrounding towns to break up a huge brawl raging in the school's halls.


FDA Frets Over Illinois Drug Import Plan

WASHINGTON Aug. 24, 2004 - The prescription bottle may say "Made in England," but the Food and Drug Administration worries that Illinois' plan to help residents buy drugs from the United Kingdom may also allow counterfeit drugs from other countries.


European and Asian Markets Rally on News of U.S. Rate Cut

European financial markets stabilized yesterday after the U.S. interest-rate cut, as political leaders sought to calm sell-off fears by assuring Europeans that economic problems were in the United States, not their countries.


Al congresso dell'Edera nuovo attacco del premier all'opposizioneUn gruppo di repubblicani contesta Sandro Bondi                                          Berlusconi: "Sinistra al potere? Per il paese sarebbe il caos"


Il presidente emerito Ciampi ha inviato un messaggioai familiari. Letizia Moratti: "Si Ã¨ spenta una voce di libertÃ "                                                  Cordoglio per la morte di Oriana Fallaci "Una vita di coraggio e di lotta"                                                                                L'esponente musulmano Scialoja: "Dio l'accolga in pace"


Doors from Jim Morrison's home auctioned

The latest in a series of doors being auctioned off from a house where Jim Morrison once lived has been painted with a "Love Her Madly" theme.


Community News: Lead PEAR Developer Changes Focus

Today, Pierre-Alain Joye has fomally announced his "retirement" from working with the PEAR project as a lead developer. He's making a shift to work mainly towards other graphics/imaging work he's been developing and to continue work with his current extensions (and a few new ones on the way).   I spoke with him on some of the things that had lead up to making this decision and he mentioned it as a two-fold reason: one was some personal conflict between other PEAR developers and himself and the other an issue of time and interest in the project. He still wants to see it succeed, but just doesn't see the time in his life right now to do his part. Pierre will continue to work with the PECL extensions and on the PHP internals groups to help improve and develope them towards future versions. Some of the extensions he lists as the ones currently in his development are things like GD, xmlwriter, Zip (of course), and filter.   It is just a normal process, things and people change. I would have preferred a slower switch, as I was working on my leave (giving lead for many of my packages to other friends).   Pierre's PEAR work can be seen on this page of his blog and includes all of his PEAR and PECL work as well as PHP internals and Pimp/Cairo/GD development work.   You can also check out the decision in his own words over on his blog.


Le pessime condizioni meteo ritardano il recupero delle salmeCordate in difficoltÃ  anche sul Rosa: una vittima e una donna ferita                                          Monte Bianco, morti 4 alpinisti soccorsi bloccati dal maltempo


Frank Lampard emerges as a doubt for England's vital Euro 2008 qualifiers against Israel and Russia.


Oil Rises to Record as China's Growth Expected to Boost Demand

Crude oil futures rose to a record $55.39 a barrel in New York after the release of a report showing that the Chinese economy grew more than expected last quarter.


Roma 14:50, 14:52 - CALCIO, SKY: MAXISCHERMO PER GENOA-NAPOLI? UNA VERGOGNA

Tullio Camiglieri, capo delle relazioni esterne di Sky, infuriato per la decisione della Prefettura ...


Typhoon Kills 66 in Japan, Deadliest in 22 Years

Japan's deadliest typhoon in more than  two decades killed 66 people, news reports said on Thursday as  rescuers searched frantically for 22 still missing in floods  and landslides.


Germany's economy is back on a "stable path of growth" after three years in stagnation and is not immediately threatened by the surge in oil prices, Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder said Wednesday.


Edoardo Contini e' inserito in elenco 30 piu' pericolosi


Chronicling the Debunking of the BS at CBS

Most of the world has accepted the fact that CBS used forged documents to impugn President Bush's credibility on a September 8 "60 Minutes II" broadcast.


Here's to Beer Unites Beer Lovers Virtually Through Social Networking Site MingleNow

Here's to Beer is proud to announce that "Clink," an innovative new social networking promotion, has launched on MingleNow.com.


Karzai happy to wait for official Afghan poll verdict

Incumbent Hamid Karzai drew "great happiness" from his lead in Afghanistan's presidential election, his spokesman said, but will not claim victory until results are officially certified.


Burt Bacharach, Doris Day earn lifetime Grammys

Songwriter Burt Bacharach,  singer/actress Doris Day and rock group The Band will receive  Grammy Awards for lifetime achievement in February, organizers  said on Tuesday.


Milano, 22:55 - CALCIO, COPPA ITALIA: INTER-JUVENTUS 2-2

Inter e Juventus hanno pareggiato 2-2 (0-0) nell'andata dei quarti di finale di Coppa Italia. Nerazz...


SUNRAY, Texas - A small fire continued to burn Saturday morning at a west Texas refinery a day after an explosion injured 19 people and produced a billowing cloud of smoke that could be seen 60 miles away. No deaths were reported and all employees at the Valero Energy Corp.


At least 37 people were killed in Baghdad today as three bombs exploded while a US convoy was passing. More than 50 other people were wounded.


Ascoli Piceno, 17:58 - CALCIO, TORINO; ZACCHERONI: ORA SIAMO PIU' SQUADRA

Quarta vittoria nelle ultime cinque giornate per il Torino. Alberto Zaccheroni sorride e si gode l'o...


Black Friday Turned Green at the Malls Before Dawn

Early openings, deep discounts and resurgent department stores appeared to give merchants at the mall an edge over discount retailers during the holiday weekend.


Police raid Newcastle Utd in corruption probe

Newcastle United was one of three clubs raided by British detectives as part of a probe into alleged corruption in football, police said Monday.


WHO calls summit to address flu pandemic

The World Health Organization has called a summit meeting of flu vaccine makers and nations for dealing with the growing threat of a flu pandemic.


L'ex premier: "Non saremo nel partito unico e non parteciperemo alle primarie""Veltroni Ã¨ il piÃ¹ adatto per guidarlo". Il 7 ottobre manifestazione a Roma                                            Partito democratico, Dini non ci sta "Schiacciata l'identitÃ  liberaldemocratica"


Clean, neutral Oklahoma City water wins taste test

A neutral water that tastes of nothing won the "best of the best" award on Monday at an annual competition to find North America's finest drinking water.


FDA says unmoved by aspartame/ cancer report

A U.S. consumer group called for an  urgent Food and Drug Administration review of the safety of  aspartame on Monday, but the FDA said there was no immediate  need to do so despite a new study showing the sweetener may  cause cancer.


In primo semestre -279 milioni rispetto al 2006


Scientists in Massachusetts said yesterday that they had created several colonies of human embryonic stem cells without harming the embryos from which they were derived, the latest in a series of advances that could speed development of stem-cell-based treatments for a variety of diseases.


Tokyo's Nikkei closed over one percent  higher on Tuesday after positive U.S. retail sales data eased  concerns about demand in Japan's main export market and spurred  buying of blue chips such as Sony Corp.


Cover of White U.S. Sprinter Touches Race Nerve

The headline "A White Tornado" in the  Chicago Tribune this week referred to white American sprinter  Jeremy Wariner's 400-meter Olympic victory, but the wording  touched off American sensitivities over race.


The Afterlife Is Expensive for Digital Movies

A new study shows that storing the digital master record of a film costs much more than storing archival prints.


Bologna, 10:01 - BASEBALL, SERIE A1: RISULTATI ANTICIPI

Anticipi di gara-2 della 9/a giornata di ritorno del campionato di serie A1 di baseball.


Oil prices plunged more than $3 a barrel yesterday -- the largest single-day decline in more than three years -- after the US government reported large increases in the nation's fuel supply, easing fears of a supply crunch as winter approaches.


A new film about the real-life rape and killing of a 14-year-old Iraqi girl by U.S. soldiers who also murdered her family stunned the Venice festival, with shocking images that left some viewers in tears.


Hungarians flock to grab "we screwed up" website

Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany's  blunt admission he lied to win an election has sparked outrage,  riots and a race to claim a website over his comments.


MP3 Player Sales To Hit $58 billion By 2008

SAN FRANCISCO - In one of those good news, bad news stories, think tank IDC said sales will explode for Apple Computerâs extremely popular iPod music player this decade, but the huge market is attracting several portable jukeboxes based on 1-inch or


U.S. seeks quartet help to revive Arab-Israeli talks

The United States will seek on Friday to get the quartet of Middle East peace brokers to find new ways to revive the stagnant Israeli-Palestinian peace process while continuing to isolate the Hamas-led government.


US President George Bush is in Austria for a summit where the EU will call for the closure of the Guantanamo camp.


EU Ends Libya Sanctions Despite Bulgaria Worries

EU foreign ministers agreed to lift an arms embargo on Libya on Monday, despite fears for Bulgarian and Palestinian medical workers sentenced to death there, but


A 20-year-old man tells a Glasgow court how he attempted to prevent the abduction of teenager Kriss Donald last March.


Spanish police arrest 14 in anti-terror raids: interior minister

Spanish police have smashed a suspected Islamist terror cell, arresting 14 people and recovering bomb-making equipment in overnight raids in Barcelona, the interior minister said on Saturday.


Federer outclasses Lopez while Haas ousts Blake

Top seed Roger Federer withstood a few anxious moments before defeating Spain's Feliciano Lopez in four sets to book a quarter-final berth against old foe Andy Roddick at the U.S. Open on Monday.


Lab studies link anesthetics to Alzheimer's risk

NEW YORK  - Researchers have shown that a common anesthetic gas can cause fragments of a normal brain protein called amyloid-beta to clump together, which is thought to be the main problem underlying Alzheimer's disease. Intravenous anesthetics have less of an effect, the team reports in the journal Biochemistry.


Tony Blair is holding talks with French president Jacques Chirac who is visiting London as part of centenary celebrations of the Entente Cordiale.


Pakistan's former PM Sharif being deported

Pakistan's former prime minister  Nawaz Sharif was being deported on Monday about four hours  after arriving at Islamabad airport, a senior government  official said.


Europe's Organization for Nuclear Research (Cern) in Geneva celebrates 50 years of its work.


CIAMPI, TUTTI PIANGIAMO SABRINA E JESSICA

ROMA - ''Tutti gli italiani piangono Sabrina e Jessica, le cui giovani vite sono state barbaramente stroncate a Taba, insieme a quelle di tanti innocenti di altre nazionalita', da mano terrorista''. E' quanto


Microsoft releases Beta MSN Search to counter Google

As announced earlier, Microsoft today released the second beta of their upcoming Search Engine, which would replace the current version running on MSN website.


Sun Plans to Call on Lenovo After IBM Deal-CEO

Scott McNealy is looking forward to making an early sales call on Lenovo's new CEO as soon as the company's $1.25 billion deal to buy IBM's PC business closes, the Sun Microsystems CEO said on Wednesday.


Cambodian police blocked Mia Farrow from holding a genocide memorial ceremony Sunday at a Khmer Rouge prison, at one point forcefully pushing her group away from a barricade.


The idea behind Snocap, Napster creator Shawn Fanning's new endeavor, is to give rights holders the level of comfort they need to make their content available on P2P networks.


Corey Hart is staying quiet about his strong surge at the plate and Brewers manager Ned Yost is happy to do the talking for him. Hart had three hits and scored two runs to help Milwaukee beat the Kansas City Royals 7-1 Saturday night for its fifth straight win.


UN Says Fewer Tsunami Orphans Than Feared

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - The head of the U.N.  Children's Fund said there were probably fewer orphans than  originally thought in Asia's tsunami-hit areas, and efforts  should be directed toward uniting children with family members.


RBS consortium set for ABN update on Tuesday

A trio of banks led by Royal Bank of Scotland  will on Tuesday provide an update on its plans to bid for Dutch bank ABN AMRO , with a formal offer seen as a strong possibility.


IRVING, Texas - Sure, Vinny Testaverde heard the constant boos and chants from Dallas fans who wanted to see the Cowboys try another quarterback.


Profile: Sistani, crucial person in postwar Iraq

Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, Iraq's top Shiite Muslim cleric, rarely speaks in public but wields leverage in shaping the future of postwar Iraq.


Armed Group Seizes Russian School, Talks Start

A heavily armed gang seized up to 400 hostages at a Russian school near Chechnya Wednesday and threatened to shoot dead 50 children for any one of their comrades killed, a senior local official said.


Eagles schedule forces them to play hard

The week after one of the earliest division clinchings in NFL history, the Philadelphia Eagles might be getting a break by hosting streaking Green Bay.


Els Shoots a 64 to Move Two Clear at Mount Juliet

THOMASTOWN, Ireland  - World number three Ernie  Els overcame difficult weather conditions to fire a sparkling  eight-under-par 64 and move two shots clear after two rounds of  the WGC-American Express Championship Friday.


Non faccio 'mastellate', basta coalizioni con gatti e cani


Mel Gibson's alleged stalker reputedly has struck again.


Empoli, 18:38 - CALCIO, CAGLIARI; GIAMPAOLO: MERITAVAMO IL PARI

Marco Giampaolo commenta cosÃ¬ il ko del Cagliari a Empoli: ''Abbiamo subito l'Empoli che con i calci...


2 Terror Suspects Arrested in Riyadh After Shootout

JEDDAH, 17 October 2004 - Crown Prince Abdullah yesterday reiterated the Kingdomâs determination to root out terrorism as security forces arrested two terror suspects in a predawn crackdown in Riyadh.


Kerry rips Bush remark on terrorism as final week of campaign begins

Democrat John Kerry's presidential campaign ripped Republican President George W. Bush's remarks on whether the United States could be safe from terrorism again as "schizophrenic."


BAGHDAD, Iraq - A car bombing in the northern city of Mosul wounded six American soldiers, the military said Wednesday, while one of two Italian women released from captivity the day before said their captors had promised they would not be killed.    Simona Torretta and Simona Pari were released with five other hostages Tuesday, encouraging relatives of foreigners still being held...


Departing pair showing new crew around space station

Though cargo is piling up in the International Space Station and shuttles won't fly until after the new crew leaves, the astronauts on board are optimistic about their mission.


'No al ricatto dei guastatori di professione'


Stimulus plan may be ready by March: lawmaker

A stimulus package to boost the U.S. economy and avoid a full-fledged recession could be ready by the beginning of March, a senior Democratic lawmaker said on Sunday.


Pioneering NASA Engineer Max Faget Dead at 83

Pioneering NASA engineer Maxime Faget, who designed the Project Mercury capsule that carried the first US astronauts into space and worked on every subsequent manned spacecraft including the space shuttle, has died at the age of 83


An experimental vaccine against one strain of the human papilloma virus blocked most infections by the virus and, more important, prevented development of a precursor of cervical cancer caused by the virus, researchers said Monday.


An Iranian diplomat who was seized in Iraq last month is freed, but the fate of other hostages is unclear.


The University of Illinois swept aside the last vestiges of Chief Illiniwek Tuesday, voting to retire the mascot's name, regalia and image.


Study Gives Key Role to Sleep in Helping Brain Learn Anew

New research supports the hypothesis that during sleep, the connections between neurons weaken.


The whistle sounds constantly. So does the chatter, mixed with sarcasm, wit, and, most of all, instructions. Welcome to the football world of Steve Logan, who goes about his business as the offensive coordinator of a Boston College football team that has become offensive in a positive way.


By TOM GALLAGHER  For the record, I will insist that formal discussions about allegations made against me by Mayor Lionel Rivera occur in public and be open to public participation. The issues bear on matters of ethics and values of your elected officials; the people have a right to know.


Cisco profit rises as Internet traffic grows

Cisco Systems Inc. said on Tuesday its quarterly net profit rose as customers bought more network equipment in response to growing Internet traffic.


Scientists question govt air pollution decision

Pollution experts have "serious scientific concerns" that newly unveiled U.S. air quality standards may pose risks to human health and welfare, according to a letter made public on Tuesday.


Hal Sutton, at his press conference yesterday afternoon, was asked if his desperation to regain the Ryder Cup might encourage a repeat of the bad behaviour at Brookline in 1999.


A proposal to build the world's largest offshore wind power plant in Nantucket Sound is pitting environmentalists against opponents who foresee it as a blight.


Iraq: Baghdad, esplosione per bomba parcheggio al-Arabiya

BAGHDAD - Una bomba Ã¨ deflagrata oggi in un parcheggio dell'ufficio della tv al-Arabiya centro di Baghdad. Lo ha detto l'emittente stessa, precisando che alcuni dipendenti sono rimasti feriti. La sede di


The head of the UN nuclear agency says North Korea has invited him for talks on its nuclear programme.


Lo sostiene la Cnn, Senatore Arizona ha in mano nomination


Power Outages Already Reported In Panhandle

PENSACOLA, Fla. -- There are power outages already being reported in Florida's western Panhandle as Hurricane Ivan grinds toward the Gulf Coast.


Sir Godfrey Hounsfield, Who Helped Develop the CAT Scanner, Dies at 84

Sir Godfrey Hounsfield was a British electrical engineer whose work in creating the CAT scan won him a Nobel Prize.


TV: MUNIZ, SENZA L'ULTIMA SPIAGGIA NON AVREI MAI VINTO

Roma, 20 nov. (Adnkronos) - ''La vittoria la dedico a poche persone che mi stanno vicino. Con i soldi cerchero' di pagare il mutuo per la casa. E so bene che senza l'ultima spiaggia non avrei mai vinto''.


A Manhattan judge sentenced Busta Rhymes to three years' probation and 10 days of community service Wednesday for assaulting his former driver and a fan.


Jill Scott: Time Off Does Her Music Good

Many music careers are over in four years — but that's how long Jill Scott waited to release her second album.


CNN anchor Kyra Phillips, whose ladies room chatter found its way onto her newscast, bounced back two days later with a "Top 10 List" of excuses on the "Late Show with David Letterman."


Who was behind last week's resort bombing in Egypt?


Barker Helps Fund Animal Rights Law Study

Game show host Bob Barker, a longtime proponent of animal welfare, has donated $1 million to Duke Law School to endow a program to teach animal rights law, the school announced Monday.


North Korea agreed Tuesday to accept half of the economic aid it has been promised for disabling its nuclear reactor in energy-related equipment and other materials, a South Korean official said.


Piacenza, 19:14 - CALCIO, PIACENZA: CON IL TREVISO STADIO APERTO AGLI ABBONATI

Gli abbonati del Piacenza potranno entrare allo stadio garilli per assistere alla gara di domani con...


BOSTON (Ticker) - The only poll people care about in Boston tonight is the Pesky Pole. Mark Bellhorn's two-run homer with one out in the bottom of the eighth inning lifted the Red Sox to a wild 11-9 triumph over the St.


Nurses in HIV Case May Seek Compensation

Five Bulgarian nurses sentenced to death in Libya for allegedly infecting children with HIV plan to seek compensation from Tripoli for illegal arrest and torture, Bulgaria's justice minister said Monday.


Some ordinary flu strains resist Tamiflu in study

STOCKHOLM/ZURICH  - Some seasonal influenza viruses are resistant to Roche Holding AG's Tamiflu, a study showed, but Roche said no doubts had been raised about the drug's power to combat any deadly bird flu pandemic.


Say âHybridâ and Many People Will Hear âPriusâ

One reason for the success of the Toyota Prius may be that people who buy them want everyone to know they are driving a hybrid.


Relations between Israel and Sweden have thawed, after rows over military exercises and Sweden's welcoming of a member of Palestine's Hamas government, Foreign Minister Jan Eliasson said.


Damien Nash was remembered Monday as a charismatic man with a captivating smile who died as he lived — competing in sports and helping his community.


U..S NRC sees "nuclear renaissance" in coming years

Energy companies plan to file permit requests in the next two years to build 27 new nuclear reactors in the United States, according to a U.S. regulator who said Tuesday his agency expects a "nuclear renaissance."


Sometimes what we think is true doesn't measure up to the facts. The outdoors is full of conventional wisdom that was passed around the campfire then passed down from one generation to the next. Some of this hand-me-down knowledge is accepted as fact, even when it shouldn't be.


Judges: Anti-Clinton film is advertising

The early reviews are in, and three federal judges appeared in agreement Wednesday that a movie lambasting Hillary Clinton seemed an awful lot like a 90-minute campaign advertisement.


Sorpasso entro il prossimo anno secondo stampa giapponese


SYDNEY, Australia -- A passenger train derailed in eastern Australia early Tuesday, injuring more than 120 people as cars slammed into trees and plowed through nearby fields.


Identity Badge Worn Under Skin Approved for Use in Health Care

The F.D.A. cleared the way for a company to market implantable microchips that would provide easy access to medical records.


Developer Donald J. Chiofaro will hang onto partial ownership of the two International Place office towers under an agreement reached yesterday in his high-profile bankruptcy case.


Roma, 20:26 - MISURE ANTIVIOLENZA, SOLO 6 STADI A NORMA CON LEGGE PISANU

L'Olimpico di Roma, l'Olimpico di Torino, il Ferraris di Genova, il Barbera di Palermo, l'Artemio Fr...


The AFL-CIO launched a $40 million voter drive on Wednesday, targeting 21 states and hoping increased turnout among union members swings competitive races in Ohio and Pennsylvania.


AUSTRALIA PRESS: Malone Snaps Up Bigger News Corp Stake

SYDNEY (Dow Jones)--US cable television mogul John Malone has swooped on a large parcel of News Corp.'s (NCP) voting stock, upsetting the balance of power inside the global media company on the eve of its long-awaited incorporation in the US, the Sydney


Benedetto XVI, a Roma 'gravissimo degrado di alcune aree'


The Louisiana Supreme Court was asked Wednesday to knock a congressman off the Nov. 2 ballot for switching at the last minute to the Republican Party.


The growing popularity of hi-tech devices threaten to undermine efforts to save energy, a report says.


A stray giraffe in Zimbabwe is rescued by police after villagers tried to kill it for its meat, local media reports.


In Asia fanno peggio Tokyo, che chiude a -3,97%, e Shangai, -7,1%In Europa aperture tutte in terreno negativo. Mibtel -1,5%                                          Le Borse tornano in rosso sul timore della recessione Usa


In a slip of the tongue, Republican Mitt Romney accused Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama of urging terrorists to congregate in Iraq.


Nel Barese, molto probabile la pista passionale


Carbon Nanotube Aquatic Dispersal Studied

U.S. scientists issued another warning about nanomaterials, saying some show significant potential for dispersal in aquatic environments.


Trial opening in Madrid train bombings of 2004

A trial into Europe's worst terrorist attack in 15 years opens Thursday amid airtight security, with 29 suspects facing charges in a brutal March 2004 attack that killed 191 rush-hour commuters.Comment


"Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas" is an epic homage to the West Coast gang culture of the early 1990s. Yes, parents, there's way too much violence and profanity here for the kids.


Controversial Russian diplomat returns to Finland -MTV3

Minister Counsellor Vyacheslav Tuchnin returned to Helsinki on Monday, as the Russian embassy here announced last week, when the Finnish media jumped the gun en masse and said he had been recalled after ...


August 31, 2004 -- BAGHDAD - Rebel Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr has told his militia to end attacks on US and Iraqi government forces, aides said yesterday.


Afghanistan: Kidnappers Urged to Release UN Hostages Before Eid al ...

A UN spokesman has called on kidnappers to release three UN hostages held in Afghanistan before the Muslim celebration of Eid al-Fitr later this week.


Movie Review | 'Looking for an Icon' and 'El dia Que Me Quieras': When Images Take on Lives of Their Own

This documentary about four World Press Photo contest winners defines icon to mean a still image so searing that it supplants memories of the event it was supposed to record.


Yahoo! guest's Dell laptop goes up in smoke

Lenovo ThinkPad burns at Los Angeles airport, too Days after a ThinkPad decided enough spreadsheets already and committed suicide in spectacular fashion at Los Angeles airport, yet another Dell notebook has joined the list of self-immolating laptops, this time at Yahoo!'s US headquarters.â¦


Dublin-bound plane at centre of French security alert

A Dublin-bound plane was at the centre of a major security alert in France yesterday. The Icelandic Airlines Boeing 737 had taken off from the Balearic Islands in Spain, but was diverted to the French city


Strong Quake, Aftershocks Hit Japan; 3 Dead

An earthquake with a preliminary  magnitude of 6.8 and several aftershocks rocked northern Japan  on Saturday, killing at least three people and injuring more  than 250 while knocking out power and phone services, media  said.


Pound slightly down after ECB, BoE leave rates unchanged

The pound was a touch softer after both the European Central Bank and the Bank of England left rates unchanged.


The authorities in Nepal decide to grant paternity leave to government employees.


Global credit rating agency Standard & Poor's says Russian government debt is looking like a good investment again.


Panama recalls its Havana ambassador after Cuba threatened to cut ties if jailed anti-Castro activists are pardoned.


Raul Velasco, who hosted one of Mexico's most popular and enduring television programs, "Siempre en Domingo," died Sunday at his home in the Pacific coast resort of Acapulco, his network said. He was 73.


Movie Review | 'Cocaine Angel': Just Another Desperate Day in the Life of a Drug Casualty

Watching wasted people stumble from one fix to the next is rarely riveting cinema, and âCocaine Angelâ does little to disprove that rule.


European bourses slid lower on Tuesday as heavily-weighted oil stocks fell after mild US weather forced a drop in crude prices, while profits were taken in banking stocks after the markets good run.


Tests on drug contamination on UK banknotes are being used to link cash to crime, scientists say.


Internet-Era Magazine Is Revived to Look at the Future

A predictions market about technology that can benefit from the wisdom of crowds.


A Bucarest biancocelesti in svantaggio all'intervallo dopo la rete di BratuNella ripresa gara ribaltata con le reti di Rocchi (doppietta) e Pandev: 3-1                                            La Lazio accede alla Champions Bastano 45' per battere la Dinamo


Breaking Taboo, Mandela Says Son Died of AIDS

South Africa's Nelson Mandela, one  of Africa's most committed campaigners in the battle against  AIDS, announced that his only surviving son had succumbed to  the disease Thursday.


BERLIN, Sept. 26 -- German lawmakers and cultural leaders assailed a Berlin opera house Tuesday for canceling a production that included a scene of the severed head of the prophet  Muhammad, saying it was caving in to fears about religious extremism.


BBC Sport previews the world's premier club competition


Yahoo shareholders defeat independent proposals

SANTA CLARA, California  - Shareholders at the annual meeting of Yahoo Inc.  voted down proposals to control executive pay and challenging the company's human rights policies in China, a supervisor of the votes said on Tuesday.


Myanmar junta frees 'number two' political prisoner

Yangon, Nov. 20: Myanmar's Military Government has freed the country's second most prominent political prisoner, student democracy leader Min Ko Naing, an Opposition party spokesman said today.


Forget Mom and Apple Pie, It's All You-Know-Who

This dispassionate British documentary contemplates how evangelical Christianity has moved steadily from the margins of politics into Congress and the White House.


SPORTS NETWORK - Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive tackle Anthony McFarland is likely sidelined the rest of this season because of a torn triceps muscle.


Assoconsumatori, dato Confindustria e' preoccupante


AgeSpan Releases Senior Assisted Monitoring for Combating Abuse

SAN DIEGO, Feb. 22  /PRNewswire/ -- AgeSpan, a senior Internet enabling solution for seniors in the United States, recently unveiled their SAM (Senior Assisted Monitoring) Cam solution for combating nursing home abuse.


Venezuela's manufacturers used 55 percent of their operating capacity, marking the highest percentage in over a year, as Venezuela's economy recovers from recession, according to a survey issued Thursday.


Trouble at Home, School Hurts Kids' Coping Skills

TUESDAY, Nov. 23 (HealthDayNews) -- Family problems, poor neighborhoods and other key environmental factors can undermine the coping skills of adolescents -- even among kids with good grades or high self-esteem, according to a study by the Society for Research in Child Development.


Two months after he helped kidnap a Muslim cleric in Italy, records show, an undercover CIA officer boarded a flight to Norway on another secret mission.Comment


PHIL Neville insists Manchester United don't fear anyone in the Champions League last 16 and declared: "Bring on the Italians.


Road pricing petition saved by Super SIM

While the crap is beaten out of the housing market Letters Surprisingly, not much has been troubling you this week, but the trawl of the mailbag did uncover one topic that's driven you right round the bend - Tony Blair's latest online petitions website, which this week chalked up more than one million signatories protesting against the mooted introduction of road pricing. Pull over, road rage to follow:â¦


Google Wins Trademark Victory Over GEICO

A federal judge on Wednesday handed online search engine Google Inc.  a victory in a trademark infringement case on Wednesday, ruling that when users searched for insurer GEICO, Google could display rivals as well.


Cuba's economy should follow two strong years of economic growth with an expansion of at least 10 percent, Economy Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez said.


Two lawyers appointed to defend Slobodan Milosevic on war crimes charges ask for his trial to be suspended.


CVS, Caremark raise proposed special dividend

CVS Corp.  and Caremark Rx Inc.  said on Tuesday they had sweetened their merger deal, raising the proposed special cash dividend for Caremark stockholders to $6 per share from $2.


Cybercriminals infiltrating U.K. companies

Businesses need to screen potential employees more carefully, report says.


Tougher identification rules went into effect Thursday along the nation's borders, but there appeared to be little added delay as travelers unprepared for the change were in many cases allowed to cross with a warning.


Bianchi, da Prodi delega a predisporre linee strategiche


INDIANAPOLIS -- Rookie Carl Landry scored 13 of his career-high 22 points in the fourth quarter, and the Houston Rockets beat the Indiana Pacers 106-103 on Friday night for their sixth straight road victory.


Oil prices rose for the second day on  Wednesday ahead of U.S. government data expected to show a  slight decline in winter heating fuel stocks.


Huntsman to pay Apollo up to $325 million if deal fails

Chemical company Huntsman Corp. , which agreed to be bought by Apollo Management for $6.5 billion earlier this week and scuttled a deal with Basell, said on Friday it would pay Apollo up to $325 million if it backs out of the deal.


Bird Flu Believed Endemic in Asia, Winter Outbreak Likely

The unexpected discovery of a deadly  bird flu strain in Malaysia after summer cases elsewhere in  Southeast Asia indicated a major winter outbreak was likely,  international health experts said on Friday.


Iraqis Wonder: Where Will the Next Fallujah Be?

CAIRO, 16 November 2004 - The US military announcement that major combat was over in Fallujah echoed the words of US President George W. Bush in May last year when he declared the official end of the war on Iraq.


Durata e modalita' saranno comunicate dopo decisioni governo


Water of Life and Other Scientific Highlights of 2004

Science judged that the runner-up to the discovery of water on Mars was the finding of another species of dwarf human which lived on the remote Indonesian island of Flores as little as 13,000 years ago.


LWR Aims to Curb Soggy Lawns: Overwatering Has Reached a Crisis Stage; Officials Believe Education is Necessary

By Richard Dymond, The Bradenton Herald, Fla.  Feb. 3--LAKEWOOD RANCH -- Some Lakewood Ranch residents are uncomfortable "ratting out" their neighbors who are overwatering their lawns.


New commander's Baghdad strategy: 'preserve gains'

Incoming US Gen. Jeffery Hammond plans to add US-Iraqi command outposts.


David Miliband, Britain's new foreign secretary, became the first British Cabinet minister to post a blog last year — though his entries are often thick with technical jargon.


THE HOPE that the world will curb global warming before it drastically changes weather, farming, and the spread of insect-borne diseases was buoyed by two developments this week.


Ukraine's Yuschenko in Bruising TV Debate Attack on PM

Liberal challenger Viktor Yushchenko on Monday launched a bruising attack on Ukraine's prime minister in a live debate, his rival in re-run of a rigged presidential election, repeatedly putting him on the defensive.


Cambodia takes U.N. rights gripe to the top

Cambodia complained to United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday about a damning human rights assessment of the country by Ban's special rapporteur.


The leaders of India and Pakistan head to the US this week for talks with each other and with President Bush.


Bernanke: Fed ready to act if turmoil hits economy

JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming  - The Federal Reserve will take the necessary steps to shelter the economy from turmoil in financial markets but will not bail out investors who made mistakes, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Friday.


Apple Q4 Profits Boosted by iPhone and Mac Sales

Apple today reported strong earnings for its fourth quarter, boosted by record Macintosh computer sales and the shipment of 1.12 million iPhones.


Takoma Park native Sharmba Mitchell finally gets his long-awaited rematch with Kostya Tszyu after losing to Tszyu in 2001.


ATHENS -- Adam van Koeverden has a message for his fellow Canadian athletes -- quit whining about circumstances you can't control. "You can't fall into a corner and cry and say the Canadian sports system has let me down. You have to do things for ...


The Green Party's U.S. Senate candidate fell about 9,000 signatures short of the number he needs to qualify for the Nov. 7 ballot as counting stopped Friday, according to his lawyers and those of state Democrats.


Sediments extracted from the Antarctic sea floor show the world's largest ice shelf has disintegrated and reappeared many times in the past.


Della Valle, attesi grandi profitti dopo ciclo investimenti


Bradford Winters enters an office building off a rainy street in the West Village and waves at his boss down the hall. He sits down, turns on his green desk lamp and slips a laptop from out of its case.


The Iraqi Red Crescent closed all of its Baghdad branches until further notice Monday, a day after gunmen staged a brazen mass kidnapping at the agency's downtown office.


KINGSTON -- Veteran striker Julio Dely Valdes scored an injury-time winner as Panama beat ten-man Jamaica 2-1 in their World Cup qualifier on Saturday, leaving the Reggae Boyz bottom of their group.


An explosion is heard at a Corus steelworks in north Wales as fire crews tackle a blaze.


Pupils in South Wales are being offered lessons on how to stay safe on the internet.   Computer experts from private and public firms from around the UK will take time out to teach 11 to 13 year olds web safety for free.


Fools square off with their views on the consumer electronics retailer in the big blue box.


The country's controversial agriculture minister is found hanging at the end of a dog leash


Gaza clashes continue as Hamas tightens grip

Hamas Islamists seemed in command of much of the Gaza Strip on Wednesday after battering forces loyal to Western-backed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.


Scuola, ministro sÃ¬ a decreto assunti 60mila precari

In ruolo 50.000 docenti e 10.000 Ata, personale non docente. "Tutti precari storici". Le nomine entro il 31 luglio per garantire l'avvio del prossimo anno scolastico


A judge on Wednesday postponed until next year the second capital murder trial of convicted sniper John Allen Muhammad.


After setting lofty second-term goals, President Bush is suddenly lowering expectations.


The flood of trade rumors involving the Cubs and New York Mets has traveled all the way to Paris, where Sammy Sosa took a break from vacation to phone his agent.


Italy indicts 33 in CIA covert anti-terrorism tactic

ROME -- The first criminal trial involving one of the Bush administration's most controversial tactics in fighting terrorism is  set to begin June 8 after an Italian judge on Friday indicted 33 people -- ...Comment


Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday set December 2 as the date for parliamentary elections, seen as a dress rehearsal for the 2008 presidential vote.


The U.S. was slow to start creating intelligence networks and has had trouble developing informants because of death threats to Iraqis and their families.


Four major Conservative donors are questioned by police in the "cash for peerages" claims inquiry.


Building a Case Against the Worldly Lawyer to the Notorious

âTerrorâs Advocateâ is one of the most engaging, morally unsettling political thrillers in quite some time, with the extra advantage of being true.


IPO's Success Doesn't Justify Google's Price

One of the tongue-in-cheek rules that we column-writers have is, "Often wrong, never in doubt." Take a stand, don't duck and weave too much.


Evangelist Billy Graham returned to his mountainside home Tuesday to continue his recovery from surgery to update a shunt that controls excess fluid on his brain, officials said.


France's Socialists try to rally against Sarkozy

France's Socialists, reeling at the prospect of a crushing defeat in parliamentary elections, on Monday called on voters to prevent a landslide victory for President Nicolas Sarkozy in next week's second round ballot.


More than half of the families that lost coverage went without ...

Nearly half of Texas families who have lost coverage under the Children's Health Insurance Program have found other health insurance, a newly published surveyshows.


Circuit City's December Sales Weaker Than Expected

Lower customer traffic and disappointing desktop computer sales dragged down all-important December same-store sales at Circuit City Stores Inc. by 5.8 percent, "well below" the chain's expectations, its chief executive said yesterday.


Bulls trample over sorry Waratahs for emphatic Super 14 win

South Africa's Northern Bulls monstered the misfiring New South Wales Waratahs to claim an outstanding 32-19 Super 14 rugby victory for their first Sydney success on Saturday.


Baseball's young guns take their place in the rotation


PITCAIRN Island mayor Steve Christian will go on trial today accused of leading "the boys", a group of seven men who allegedly spent 30 years sexually abusing underage girls on the tiny Pacific outcrop.


The Sept. 11 attacks were horrific. But U.S. fatality statistics say terrorism is still among the least likely ways you could die. Here's our color-coded guide ranking the homeland threats. By Ryan Singel.


Departing Powell tips beer glass to Germany's Joschka

Outgoing US Secretary of State Colin Powell recalled a long-standing beery joke with Joschka Fischer Thursday, after receiving a few bottles of Germany's finest brew as a farewell present.


WHO official says flu pandemic "almost certain"

A flu pandemic is almost certain to occur in the long term, but the likelihood of a large-scale outbreak in the next few years is less clear, a World Health Organization official said on Thursday.


The directors of Britain's leading companies saw their pay jump 37% over the past year, a survey says.


AFRICA/COSTA DÂAVORIO - La Costa dÂAvorio alla ricerca di una soluzione dopo il rinvio delle elezioni di ottobre: occorre coraggio per cercare una pace vera e giusta Abidjan (Agenzia Fides)- ÂIl percorso politico della Costa dÂAvorio Ã¨ tracciato fino alla fine di ottobre, quando dovevano tenersi le elezioni, che sono state rinviate sine die. Con il rinvio delle elezioni si Ã¨ aperto un dibattito su quale direzione...


Sun Offering Free, Open Source Solaris 10 - Not Quite Yet

II'm reading everywhere that Sun is making Solaris 10 free and open source ( http://www.rednova.com/news/display/?id=106224). environment.


Big Brother firm tech exec locked up in UAE

Campaign launched against Dubai 'drug' arrest The head of technology at TV production firm Endemol has spent almost two weeks in jail in Dubai without charge, accused of drug smuggling.â¦


Warner Music says any takeover bid for EMI is likely to be "solely in cash", a day after its approach was made public.


By Conor Reilly, The News & Advance, Lynchburg, Va.  Feb. 10--RICHMOND -- Lynchburg officials were on Capitol Square on Friday to accept a federal environmental award for the effort to clean up a sewer system that dumps 100 million gallons of raw sewage into the James River annually.


B.C. doesn't have to pay for special autism treatment: Supreme Court

OTTAWA (CP) - The British Columbia government does not have to pay for a  costly early childhood treatment for autism, the Supreme Court of Canada said Friday.


Eagles running out of excuses on defense

The Philadelphia Eagles keep blaming their defensive woes on bad tackling and poor execution.


Depressed? The company just may want to help

Work is likely the last place an employee might go to seek help for depression, but employees who took part in a workplace intervention program had fewer symptoms and were far more productive, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.


Stroke Risk Greater for Migraine Sufferers -Study

Migraine sufferers are twice as likely  to have a stroke as people who are not afflicted with the  debilitating headaches, Canadian and American scientists said  on Monday.


Fiat-Gm, accordo mancato: si tenta la mediazione

Accordo mancato tra Fiat e Gm sulla put option che consente a Torino di vendere a Detroit il 90% di Fiat Auto a partire dal prossimo 24 gennaio. Le parti che si sono incontrate ieri in un luogo segreto ''non


The opposition Conservative Party came out fighting at the opening of its annual conference after slumping at both the ballot box and in opinion polls.


Lynne Cheney: Uncomfortable with Hillary

Lynne Cheney says she would be uncomfortable with Hillary Rodham Clinton as president Â and wishes the Democratic front-runner were more like her own husband.