Do patents, white papers, and other publications authored by search engine employees provide clear guidance to how to optimize Web pages?  A panel of experts debated the issue at a recent Search Engine Strategies conference.


Top lenders compete for your mortgage, refinance, home equity loan and home equity line of credit. Complete one simple form and within minutes receive up to four offers to choose from.


Northern Rock FOI gag 'out of order' say Tories

Turning the air blue The inclusion of a paragraph in the bill to nationalise the Northern Rock which exempts the bank from the Freedom of Information Act is completely unacceptable, according to the Tories.â¦


Bomb attack kills 12 at Bangladesh rally

At least 12 people were killed and 100 wounded in a bomb attack yesterday on an opposition rally in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka.


Dozens are feared to have drowned while trying to reach Spain's Canary Islands from Senegal in a boat.


Residents of the hometown of Nobel Prize-winning novelist Gabriel Garcia Marquez failed to pass a referendum Sunday to change the town's name to Macondo, the fictitious tropical hamlet in his masterpiece "One Hundred Years of Solitude."


Roma, 15:22 - CALCIO, PANCALLI: DIRIGENTI, PIU' SPORT E MENO POLEMICHE"

"Occorre che tutti facciano la loro parte: i dirigenti devono saper misurare le proprie dichiarazion...


Altiris Fills Role Of Corporate Security Cop      (Investor's Business Daily)

Investor's Business Daily - Altiris helps companies with a crucial but unglamorous task: managing technology assets, including laptops and mobile devices.


Disney has put a rodent on top of the box office, though not the studio's venerable mascot, Mickey Mouse.


Two Soldiers Killed During Najaf Fighting

Two American soldiers were killed during fighting in Najaf, a military spokesperson said Monday.


Giorgio Armani prepared to sell fashion empire

Giorgio Armani, the Italian fashion designer, has said in a newspaper interview that he was prepared to sell his fashion empire.


Tampa Bay Buccaneers receiver Joey Galloway strained a groin muscle in the second quarter of Sunday's game against the Washington Redskins and the team said he would not return.


Roma, 18:17 - CALCIO, SERIE D: RISULTATI

Risultati della 1/a giornata del campionato di calcio di serie D.


Cheney has blood clot in leg, returns to work

Doctors found a blood clot in U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney's left leg on Monday but he was able to return to work and will be treated with blood thinning drugs, his office said.


Milano, 22:07 - CALCIO, INTER: TOLDO OPERATO AL PIEDE DESTRO

E' perfettamente riuscito l'intervento chirurgico al piede destro di Francesco Toldo.


UPDATE 2-Cink takes commanding lead over Woods at NEC

Stewart Cink moved onto the verge of his fourth career title after shooting a two-under-par 68 for a five-shot lead after the third round of the $7 million WGC-NEC Invitational on Saturday.


Canadian Engines Turn Up in Chinese Military Copter

Ten engines sent by a Pratt & Whitney subsidiary in Canada and licensed for use in civilian helicopters turned up in Chinese attack copters, designed to carry guided antitank missiles.


SNP leader Alex Salmond calls for a fresh Commons vote before any new deployment of troops in Iraq.


Results of recent polls on the presidential race. Listed above each set of results is the name of the organization that conducted the poll, the dates, the number interviewed, whether it was adults, registered voters (RV) or likely voters (LV) and the margin of error (MoE). Results might not total 100 percent because of rounding.


Pakistanâs Election Commission said that the extra time was needed to cope with damage caused by protests.


Shares of DaimlerChrysler AG fell yesterday after Nissan officials said the Renault-Nissan auto alliance is not interested in buying the German-American automaker's money-losing Chrysler division.


Tanker Drives Into Ocean, Stranding Keys

A tanker truck ran off a highway, down an embankment and into shallow ocean water Wednesday, leaking fuel and closing the only road through the Florida Keys for several hours.


New Rules at Oscars: Not All Winners Take the Stage

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.  - The long walk down the  Oscar aisle will be a lot shorter for some of this year's  Academy Awards winners -- in fact, some will not make it to the  stage.


Genova, 17:21 - CALCIO, GENOA; GASPERINI: SIAMO ALL'INZIO, SERVONO CONFERME

L'allenatore del Genoa Gasperini ma invita l'ambiente rossoblu a mantenere i piedi per terra, nonost...


Miniskirts steal limelight at Japan tech trade show

CHIBA, Japan, Oct 6 (Reuters Life!) - Forget the giant  flat-screen TVs and snazzy mobile phones. At Japan's biggest  technology trade show on Friday, Wataru Tatebayashi, 35, aimed  his camera at the women in miniskirts lining up in front of the  gadgets to wave visitors goodbye.


Liverpool chief executive Rick Parry tells BBC Sport he would turn down Â£50m for Steven Gerrard if he is happy to stay.


Now for some real Apache code Column As I write this, I'm on the Eurostar train, just returning from O'Reilly's OSCon (Open Source Conference) in Brussels. Some fascinating insights there; and even my own talk generated some interesting discussion. Some of the delegates, including O'Reilly himself, are promoting opensource ideas going beyond software and into society more generally. I've touched on that in this very column before now, but a related argument that's new to me is that the open/closed debate in software could become largely sidelined, as the industry focuses on software as a service (such as Google's offerings) more than as a product.â¦


The defending champs are slipping and the Colonials are rising. Maryland, which led the AP women's basketball poll for the first 10 weeks this season, fell two more places to sixth Monday after losing to an unranked opponent for the first time in two years.


A U.S. Air Force major who went missing for three days arrived at a U.S. military hospital in Germany on Sunday, and a senior Kyrgyz police official said her departure "strongly complicates" the probe into her disappearance.


President George W. Bush's administration Wednesday beat off the latest bid by Democrats to derail its Iraq strategy, as the Senate blocked a bid to limit numbers of troops ready for deployment.


Airbus job cuts 'unrealistic' in view of aircraft orders: union

The plan to slash 10,000 jobs at European aircraft manufacturer Airbus is no longer realistic following big orders for Airbus planes, the German IG Metall labour union said on Friday.


Si vota in Louisiana, Washington, Kansas e Nebraska


Mellor's last minute strike adds to Arsenal misery

A stunning winning goal from Neil Mellor deep into added time secured a deserved 2-1 victory for Liverpool over Arsenal to add to the growing list of problems confronting Gunners manager Arsene Wenger.


Targeting Unix archrivals Hewlett-Packard and Sun Microsystems, IBM on Friday topped off the high end of its Power 5-based line of iSeries and pSeries servers, rolling out three systems all capable of hosting as many as 250 virtual servers on a single machine.


Indian cricket team arrives amidst unprecedented security

Dhaka, Dec. 8 (PTI): The 15-member Indian cricket team arrived in the Bangladeshi capital amidst unprecendented security following a death threat but captain Sourav Ganguly, said the pre-tour developments


AKRON, OHIO - Stewart Cink led all the way in winning the NEC Invitational by four shots. He's the first player on the PGA Tour to win wire to wire this year.


Long queues form at banks as Palestinian civil servants get their first wage packets in more than a year.


Bush rips Kerry as aides downplay Iraq explosives flap

US President George W. Bush ripped Democratic White House hopeful John Kerry's "strategy of pessimism and retreat" in Iraq, as aides sought to defuse questions about vanished explosives there.


Roma, 19:59 - CALCIO, CAPELLO: ORGOGLIO E VOLONTA', RONALDO DEVE FARCELA

E' un Fabio Capello dispiaciuto quello che ai microfoni di Sky Sport parla dell'infortunio di Ronald...


EU Wants Turkey To Explain Withdrawal of Bill

European Union Enlargement Commissioner Guenter Verheugen on Saturday called on Turkey to clarify its decision to withdraw a key bill reforming its penal code, during talks with Turkey's EU ambassador.


Eric Jay Dolin dutifully chronicles the long history of whaling in North America, from the voyages of Capt. John Smith.


Intervista con il poeta in occasione del Festival dell'Innovazione: protagonista di un videogirato in ologrammi, lo scrittore recita il suo pensiero sul rapporto tra l'uomo e la tecnica                                            Sanguineti e la scienza                                                                                "Resisto al computer e alla retorica esplosa attorno a questo mezzo"


Twango, a leading provider of next generation media sharing services, today announced a new webcam video widget that allows anyone to record videos with a webcam, capture video comments, share them via email and embed them in blogs.


Diabetes along border worse than expected

EL PASO - People who live along the US-Mexican border suffer diabetes at a rate somewhat higher than the national averages in either country, according to a study released Wednesday.


Review: New 'Hawk' Game Most Thorough Ever

There's only one thing better than riding a halfpipe ramp in "Tony Hawk's Underground 2" — doing it in real life. Since I'm pretty sure that's never going to happen, I'll keep on defying gravity in this new game from Activision.


Queen Elizabeth II lays wreath in Germany

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II laid a wreath at Germany's national war memorial Tuesday during a state visit underlining the two countries' post-World War II reconciliation and the urgency of efforts to combat climate change.


The Dow and the S&P 500 extended gains in late trading on Wednesday, taking the Dow up more than 1 percent, as investors bought financial shares and some optimism returned to the market a day after the Fed's emergency interest-rate cut.


Burundi authorizes UN camp for Congolese refugees

GENEVA, Aug. 17 (Xinhuanet) -- The government of Burundi has authorized the United Nations to set up a camp for newly-arrived Congolese refugees following the horrific attack on the Gatumba refugee camp in Burundi last Friday, UN officials said here ...


Martin talks - and talks - to international leaders on first tour as PM

There was a vintage Paul Martin moment at the Kremlin that tells you much about his first major overseas tour as prime minister.


Bush barnstorms battleground state ahead of party convention

US President George W. Bush rolled across Middle America en route to next week's Republican National Convention in New York, where he will formally be nominated for another four-year term.


Israeli forces kill Palestinian militant in W.Bank

JENIN, West Bank  - A Palestinian shot dead by Israeli forces near the town of Jenin in the occupied West Bank on Sunday night was a militant, both sides said.


Russia Considers Terror as a Factor In Plane Crashes

Russian officials said terrorism is just one possible cause of Tuesday night's near-simultaneous airliner crashes that killed 89 people, while President Vladimir Putin ordered responsibility for airport security to be transferred to state law-enforcement


MasterCard won a legal ruling giving it the right to sponsor the next two World Cup soccer championships.


Cnr, la temperatura e' aumentata di un grado in 100 anni


Briefly: Cisco reports access control server flaws

roundup Plus: Toshiba tinkers with Wi-Fi for TV...Music promoter offers concert downloads...WS-I tackles Web services attachments.


Former GuantÃ¡namo prisoner asks U.S. to review its founding ideals

Adel Hassan Hamad, who is suing the US government, claims that American values of freedom and democracy have been shaken.


Israel weighs change to free Palestinian prisoners

Israel is considering relaxing its criteria for releasing Palestinian prisoners, officials said on Monday before the start of another round of peace talks bogged down by disputes over settlements.


U.S. stocks were mostly flat on  Tuesday as record oil prices and economic data showing  slower-than-expected growth weighed on the markets.


Twenty-two die, 42 missing as immigrant boat sinks off Tunisia

Twenty-two would-be immigrants drowned and 42 were missing after a boat that was to have carried them across the Mediterranean broke up and sank off the Tunisian coast at the weekend, according to official figures.


550,000 More Chinese Toys Recalled for Lead

A random testing of more than 50 plastic toys found high lead content in 11 of them, according to a consumer advocacy group.


US-Led Forces Thrust Towards Central Falluja, Air Strikes ...

. US-led forces met heavy resistance in Falluja as they battled toward the heart of Iraq's most resistant city on Tuesday, officers said.


The Wrist is Just Fine: Hunter Takes Advantage of Healthy Oden's Presence

By Jim Naveau, The Lima News, Ohio  Dec. 10--COLUMBUS -- Greg Oden's wrist?  It's just fine.


Probes designed to find life on Mars do not drill deep enough to find the living cells that scientists believe may exist well below the surface of Mars, according to research led by UCL (University College London).


Bush May Get Chance to Leave Mark on Top Court

President Bush has yet to make a Supreme Court appointment, but with Chief Justice William Rehnquist ailing that could be about to change and trigger a divisive political battle right after the presidential campaign.


Teen's fund drive turns him into Darfur envoy

When he first heard of the crisis in Darfur, American high school student Nick Anderson knew he had to do something to help.


British finance minister Brown prepares 'final' pre-budget

British finance minister Gordon Brown was expected to hike his forecast for economic growth in 2006 when he delivers his pre-budget report, a curtain-raiser for next year's budget, analysts said.


The Chicago White Sox keep wasting opportunities. Jorge Cantu hit a two-run single in the 10th inning, and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays beat the host White Sox, 5-3, yesterday to keep Chicago from pulling within 3 1/2 games of first-place Detroit in the AL Central.


Firenze, 12:40 - CALCIO, C2/C: RINVIATA SORRENTO-NOCERINA

Sorrento-Nocerina (C2/C) è stata rinviata a data da destinarsi. La decisione, si spiega in un...


A 30-year old terminally ill woman has launched a legal battle to force doctors to allow her to die.


Cincinnati Reds Team Report - September 18

(Sports Network) - The Cincinnati Reds face Greg Maddux and the Chicago Cubs tonight in the third of a four-game series at Great American Ball Park.


LYCOS Europe takes over Tiscali Sweden NL0000233195

LYCOS Europe's Swedish subsidiary Spray takes over Tiscali Sweden for a purchase price of EUR 13 million. Through the acquisition, Spray speeds up its profitable access business by gaining 75 percent more


Redmond targets NetWare with migration incentives

Fresh off striking a conciliatory tone with Novell, Microsoft is now going on the offensive with a program in the US to woo NetWare users to the Windows platform.


After a quarter-century, all four of Sun's founders are still involved in technology -- in one aspect or another.


Top insurance brokers in Hong Kong have stopped accepting controversial commissions from insurance companies, reflecting the continuing fallout from a scandal rocking the industry in the US.. Sources within


Government programs routinely overpay for prescription drugs ...

OTTAWA (CP) - The federal government is spending tens of millions of taxpayer dollars more than necessary for its prescription-drug benefit programs, Auditor-General Sheila Fraser said Tuesday.


A team revives the debate over whether a Bronze Age disc from Germany is one of the earliest known calendars.


To work with operators, this time Nokia has started trials of its latest N-Gage platform with Finnish operator Elsia.â¦


Do you want to see healthy economic growth, with low inflation and low unemployment rates? Then look outside your window. According to the scorekeepers at the Bureau of Economic Analysis, the


Blunkett Pledges New Crackdown on Terror

Home Secretary David Blunkett today put security at the heart of of the forthcoming general election as he promised sweeping new anti-terror laws if Labour won an historic third term.


Google can bid in wireless auction: regulators

Communications regulators have  cleared Google Inc  to bid in an upcoming auction of  coveted wireless airwaves, according to auction documents  released by the Federal Communications Commission on Monday.


United Airlines and Delta Air Lines both took further steps to tackle the US aviation industry's crippling financial crisis, despite the normally quiet Thanksgiving holiday period.


The Aviator and Million Dollar Baby's producers will be told if they are up for Oscars after a credits crackdown.


The top human rights official at the United Nations urged the U.S. to abolish its use of CIA secret prisons for suspected terrorists, her spokesman said Friday.


Tommy Hilfiger buys Lagerfeld trademarks

Tommy Hilfiger Corp. - whose once-hot preppy clothing business has cooled - is making a play to rekindle growth by buying luxury brand Karl Lagerfeld.


By Kate Schott, La Crosse Tribune, Wis.  Feb. 16--Elizabeth Hitch announced Thursday she will leave her post as provost at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse for a similar position at a college in Utah.


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A Hindu cleric facing murder charges in southern India is also accused of ordering an attack on a former devotee.


Blair to Hold Talks With Bush in Washington

British Prime Minister Tony Blair is scheduled to hold talks with newly-re-elected U.S. President George Bush in Washington Thursday and Friday.


These are some of the leading stories in Hong Kong newspapers on Monday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.


Carburante mai cosÃ¬ caro gasolio e benzina record nero

Il 2008 si apre al rialzo dei prezzi. Oltre 100 dollari al barile la quotazione del petrolio. Ora la 'verde' è vicina a 1,4 euro al litro, il diesel è a 1,327 euro al litro. In novembre era arrivato a 1,319. Prodi: "Aiutare i consumatori"


The Golf Expert is here with answers to your questions. Since slow play is not encouraged, let's quickly move to the first tee, er, question and get started.


LINZ, Austria (Ticker) - Amelie Mauresmo will return to the top spot in the world rankings after breezing to her fourth title of the year Sunday.


On the only government-licensed hand-pulled ferry along the U.S. border, the chatter is all about the upcoming election. Not the Bush-Kerry race, but the choices for mayor of Gustavo Diaz Ordaz, the Mexican town on the other side of the Rio Grande.


Soldier's Mom Champions Health Screening

AUGUSTA, Maine -- Barbara Damon-Day, the mother of a Maine Army National Guard captain who died of unexplained causes while serving in Afghanistan, has been on a mission of her own.


CNET takes a look at some the advanced handsets from Japanese cell phone provider NTT DoCoMo at 2008 GSMA Mobile World Congress.


Parigi, 22:31 - CALCIO, FRANCIA: LIONE DA 0-2 AL 3-2 IN SETTE MINUTI

Continua la marcia del Nancy in testa alla Ligue 1 francese. Il 2-0 al Saint-Etienne, firmato dalle ...


Analysis: Head versus heart for Iowa GOP

Iowa Republicans chose between their hearts and their heads.


Census Report Text: Americans With and Without Health Insurance ...

Real median household income remained unchanged between 2002 and 2003 at $43,318, according to a report released today by the US Census Bureau.


Bush Calls for Tougher Sanctions on Iran

President Bush said today that he would work to strengthen sanctions against Iran in the wake of a new report showing that the nation continues to defy U.N. demands to suspend its nuclear enrichment programs.


Old Friends Say Drugs Played Only Bit Part in Obamaâs Young Life

Barack Obama has admitted to using illegal drugs as a teenager, but others remember him as a model of moderation.


Blair defends Iraq war, urges party to heal rifts

BRIGHTON, ENGLAND -- British Prime Minister Tony Blair tried yesterday to heal divisions over the Iraq war and unite his Labour party to fight for a historic third term in power.


EU fine-tunes crunch report on Turkey's membership bid

The European Commission was Monday fine-tuning a crunch report on Turkey's readiness to join the EU, widely expected to give Ankara a green light while warning there is a long road ahead.


Online statement denies Vatican as target

We declare that the Vatican will never be one of (our) targets, said the statement, posted on a Web site known for its militant Islamic content.


Seguiro' programma Unione su regolamentazione coppie fatto


Suicide Car Bombing Hits Baghdad Office of Shi'ite Leader

Iraqi authorities say at least 13 people have been killed by a suicide car-bomb blast in Baghdad aimed at a top leader of a major Shi'ite Muslim political party.


A post-mortem on Doral reveals a truth about selling.


Audit Board Delays Rule on Options as Expenses

The move will delay the reduction in reported profits for many companies, and may give them more time to lobby Congress to stop the rule from taking effect at all.


Thai Tsunami Victims Flock to Refugee Camp

Thousands of Thais, mostly from the fishing town of Nam Khem, have trickled into a makeshift refugee camp with little more than the clothes on their backs — and harrowing tales of how they escaped death and their loved ones did not.


For the first time, the top commander of detention operations at Guantanamo has confirmed the existence of the mysterious Camp 7. In an interview with The Associated Press, Rear Adm. Mark Buzby also provided a few details about the maximum-security lockup


Atlanta Braves third baseman Chipper Jones is going on the 15-day disabled list with a bruised right hand.


The government's chief scientific advisor launches a code of ethics whcih he hopes will spread to labs worldwide.


Former Indian prime minister, PV Narasimha Rao, has died, the speaker of parliament's lower house announces.


NASA Hurricane Ivan Preparation Update 12 Sep 2004

NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC) will reopen Monday Sept. 13 to all 14,000 employees. KSC has been closed for normal business since Sept.


Ripping the shroud further off one of baseball's dirty secrets, Yankees slugger Jason Giambi testified before a federal grand jury that he used performance-enhancing human growth hormone in 2003 and illegal steroids for at least three seasons, the San Francisco Chronicle reported yesterday, citing a transcript of the court proceedings.


Rescuers pull only bodies from Brazil plane crash

Rescue workers in Brazil pulled charred bodies from smoking wreckage and damaged buildings on Wednesday after about 200 people were killed in the country's worst air disaster.


Calo superiore alle aspettative degli analisti


'This Is a Once-in-a-Lifetime Thing,' GW Student Says

LONDONDERRY, N.H., Jan. 8 -- Three weeks. Washington, D.C., then Des Moines, then Londonderry. All for Sen. Barack Obama.


The UN Security Council calls for backing for Chad's government, after two days of clashes with rebels.


The first livery design for the new Red Bull Racing team is 'in the can' - so to speak - following confirmation that the paintwork appearing on the team's interim test car will resemble the famous drinks brand's packaging.


DAVENPORT, Iowa  - White House hopefuls dashed across Iowa in a hunt for votes on Wednesday, with Hillary Clinton and her two top rivals scrambling to avoid third place in a tight opening round of voting for the U.S. Democratic presidential nomination.


Greenhouse gas emissions -- not El Nino or other natural phenomena -- pushed U.S. temperatures for 2006 close to a record high, government climate scientists reported on Tuesday.


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Winter fuel worries keep oil prices above 54 dollars

LONDON  - Oil prices remained stubbornly above 54 dollars, creeping up towards new record summits on worries of a winter supply crunch after a fifth straight weekly fall in US heating fuel stockpiles.


Swift Boat Veterans for Truth and MoveOn.org Voter Fund, two outside groups that played key roles in the 2004 presidential election, reached an agreement with the Federal Election Commission to pay nearly $450,000 for various violations.


Will making the biggest cut to a key interest rate in nearly 20 years steady US and global markets?


Aging: Mental Health Overlooked in Care of Elderly Patients

A new study suggests that doctors may devote too little time to talking with elderly patients about mental illnesses.


BROADBAND access prices in Britain are still too high and need to be cut further to bring the country into line with other nations, according to Ofcom, Britainâs media and telecoms regulator.


Australia's foreign minister says there will be economic benefits for North Korea if it abandons its nuclear plans.


Cristie Kerr rallied from a two-shot deficit in the final eight holes yesterday to beat Annika Sorenstam by two shots and win the John Q. Hammons Hotel Classic in Broken Arrow, Okla.


Zoe R. Cassavetes's Broken English' and John Dahl's hit-man comedy You Kill Me' both arrive in theaters this week.


A Pastor-Inspired Project That's Anything but Evangelical

A deadpan spoof of a fundamentalist Christian spectacle stars Andy Richter as Jesus, Bill Maher as the Devil and Sarah Silverman as Abortion Girl.


Australia's Baddeley seals victory at Phoenix Open

Australia's Aaron Baddeley took advantage of a stumbling finish by American Jeff Quinney to win the Phoenix Open by one shot in Scottsdale, Arizona on Sunday.


B.C. offers statement of regret for internment of Doukhobor children

VICTORIA (CP) - The B.C. government offered a statement of regret Monday for taking Doukhobor children from their parents and interning them in the 1950s, but didn't apologize.


Honeywell sees subprime hitting industry: report

Diversified manufacturer Honeywell  International  expects the crisis in U.S. housing loans  to affect industry and hurt economic growth in 2008, its chief  executive said in a newspaper interview.


Asian shares stuck to narrow ranges  Friday as record oil prices supported energy stocks and miners  rebounded on steadier metals markets, countering worries about  technology earnings and falls in Japanese automakers.


Hospitals could be stripped of services in the run up to the next general election, the new NHS chief says.


Indians overcome White Sox with late rally

The Cleveland Indians roared from behind for the second straight game on Tuesday, this time doing enough to beat the Chicago White Sox 6-5 in 11 innings.


Hurricane Humberto makes landfall on Texas Coast

Hurricane Humberto made landfall on the Texas coast as a Category 1 storm with maximum sustained winds of 85 mph (137 kph), the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Thursday.


Top-seed Myskina eliminated at Bali tourney

Top-seeded Anastasia Myskina was upset by Italy's Maria Elena Camerin 6-3, 1-6, 6-2 in her first match at the Wismilak International on Thursday.


Kanye caps banner week with singles chart-topper

A day after reaching No. 1 on the  U.S. album charts, hip-hop star Kanye West took the top spot on  the singles chart Thursday.


Safari 3.0.2 Improves Mail, iChat Support

Apple has posted yet another beta of its Safari Web browser for Mac OS X and Windows.


3rd time proves golden charm for El Guerrouj

Hicham El Guerrouj was likening the meaning of his daughter's name to the precious gold he had earned, but the Moroccan might as well have been describing the last half of the men's 1,500 meters at Olympic Stadium last night.


The European Union on Thursday demanded that Washington explain more clearly how it subsidizes the Boeing Co. and warned it would counter any US challenge targeting France


Lebanese Islamists seek militants' surrender

TRIPOLI, Lebanon  - Lebanese Islamists on Thursday sought the surrender of al Qaeda-inspired militants of the Fatah al-Islam group, locked in deadly battles with troops at a Palestinian refugee camp in north Lebanon.


Lega calcio, la serie B chiede tempo per le votazioni. E decide di giocare il sabato alle 14,30. Le societa' di serie B chiederanno nel corso dell'assemblea generale di lunedi' prossimo di spostare di 15 giorni


When Grizzlies Ruin Eden, Moose Take to the Road

Joel Bergerâs investigations into the behavior and habits of ungulates have been used to find ways to preserve them and their environments.


The head of Baazee.com, an Indian auction website owned by eBay Inc., Avnish Bajaj, arrested yesterday for sanctioning the sale of a home video featuring two students having oral sex, has been released on bail despite the policeâs promises to keep him


MSN Re-Ups With Overture Through June 2006

MSN Thursday extended for one year its partnership with sponsored-search listings provider Overture Services, a Yahoo! subsidiary.


Iraqi insurgents who claim to be holding two French journalists in Iraq demanded a $5 million (Â£2.8 million) ransom yesterday as part of a disturbing set of new conditions for their release.


Russia, China, Britain rally to back Annan

Russia, China, Britain, France, Germany and dozens of other countries have rallied to support beleaguered UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan after a US senator called for


After years of globe-trotting in Air Force Two attending funerals of world leaders, George H.W. Bush once joked that the best tools for the job were a black hat and veil.


Romney criticized for Mormon faith in NH

Mitt Romney's visit to New Hampshire started on a sour note Tuesday when a restaurant patron declared he would not vote for the Republican presidential contender because of his faith.


Rumsfeld visits Baghdad as blasts kill up to 18

Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld visited Iraq to gauge efforts to calm violence ahead of January elections. "They know they cannot defeat us militarily.


Aid workers in the region of Darfur are getting a helping hand from advanced satellite mapping technology.


17,000 users get 20,000 VoIP phones BT and Cisco have landed a deal to provide VoIP connectivity to Cambridge University users, replacing their current telephone system which provides communications across 200 locations.â¦


JEBALIYA REFUGEE CAMP, Gaza Strip -- Two Israeli aircraft fired missiles toward Palestinians in separate incidents in the Gaza Strip.


Skier Nyman earns first World Cup race win

VAL GARDENA, Italy  - Steve Nyman collected his first Alpine ski World Cup race victory on Saturday, upstaging compatriot Bode Miller in the Val Gardena downhill.


Coca-Cola Co.  on Wednesday said earnings for the remainder of 2004 would lag current expectations because of weakness in key markets.


JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Half an hour after the Patriots had won their third championship ring, after the fireworks had been set off and the confetti had settled, after he'd been named the most valuable player, Deion Branch still had his gloves on. You never know when Tom Brady might fling another ball his way.


Is your next car going to be smarter than you are? Will it be a better driver?


Update 4: Invesco, AIM Advisors Settle for $376.5M

Invesco Funds Group and its sister company agreed Tuesday to pay $376.5 million and surrender another $75 million in fees to settle allegations of improper trading, a deal that will send nearly all the money to investors harmed by the practice.


Reggio Calabria, 18:59 - CALCIO, REGGINA: GARCIA E PETTINARI A PARTE

Allenamento a porte chiuse con tattica e partitelle a tema finali per la Reggina in vista della gara...


Stemming the Flood - Storm Overflow Woes Plague Hazel Dell Subdivision

By Erik Robinson, The Columbian, Vancouver, Wash.  Mar. 13--Plagued by chronic flooding of streets, the developer of a large subdivision in Hazel Dell has given up on a plan to allow rainwater to seep into the ground.


KKR, Permira confirm to buy Germany's ProSiebenSat.1

Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.  and Permira have agreed to buy ProSiebenSat.1 in a deal that  values the German broadcaster at 5.6 billion euros ($7.4  billion), KKR and Permira said on Thursday.


Militant Killed in Israeli Missile Strike-Witness

An Israeli helicopter missile strike  killed a Palestinian militant and wounded two others in the  northern Gaza Strip on Saturday, witnesses said.


Rare Elvis Recordings Fail to Sell at Auction

A batch of Elvis Presley's earliest  RCA recordings from nearly 50 years ago failed to meet the  minimum asking price at auction on Monday, but lesser keepsakes  from the King of Rock 'n' Roll fetched more than $6,000.


4-Year Growth in Jobs Ends; Stocks Plunge

Employers eliminated 4,000 jobs in August, the Labor Department said today, showing that the job market was soft even as conditions in credit markets began to deteriorate.


Israel is to free 170 Palestinian prisoners within days after the move wins ministerial committee backing.


Cards sign free agent second baseman Kennedy

The St Louis Cardinals signed free agent Adam Kennedy on Tuesday, reuniting the left-handed hitting second baseman with former double play partner David Eckstein.


U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, on a   mission to calm violence in the Middle East, holds talks in   Jordan on Thursday before going to Syria to seek its help in   bolstering a truce between Israel and Lebanon's Hizbollah.


HERAT, Afghanistan -- Angry mobs loyal to ousted governor Ismail Khan burned half a dozen international aid compounds, looted their contents, and stoned national army troops sent to keep order yesterday as the newly named provincial governor was welcomed at an ornate palace ceremony in this remote western city.


Wrigley (NYSE: WWY) may be the first name you think of when you think of the minty freshness of gums such as Big Red, Juicy Fruit, and Doublemint, but there were a few well-known confections that it didn't possess.


Rudd si e' fermato a Nassiriya, poi ha incontrato al Maliki


E'un mistero, come incendi a Canneto e termometri a Roma


No further criminal charges are likely over the death Iraqi prisoner Baha Mousa, the government is to announce.


Financial firms warned of Qaeda cyber attack

The U.S. government warned American private financial services on Thursday of an al Qaeda call for a cyber attack against online stock trading and banking Web sites beginning on Friday, a source said.


Linux Networx has developed a clustered storage appliance which is able to pool capacity from separate storage devices into a single high-capacity resource.


Three D.C. Area Service Members Killed in Iraq

Three U.S. service members from the Washington region died in Iraq's volatile Anbar province this week, according to Defense Department statements and a news report today.


UN Warns of Possible Epidemics in Quake-Hit Asia

The United Nations warned on Monday of  epidemics within days unless health systems in southern Asia  can cope after more than 14,000 people were killed and hundreds  of thousands left homeless by a giant tsunami.


Nel processo relativo alle torture in 'Villa Grimaldi'


Sharon vows to help free and fair Palestinian election

JERUSALEM - Prime Minister Ariel Sharon promised Sunday that Israel would work to ensure that next monthâs Palestinian presidential election takes place in a free and fair atmosphere.


John Ritter's medical treatment disputed

More than four years after his death, John Ritter's relatives are taking their $67 million lawsuit to trial Tuesday, claiming the actor would have survived if two doctors had recognized his heart abnormality and not treated it as a heart attack.


Russia wants more clarity on U.S. anti-missile plan

Russia wants more concrete reasons from Washington as to why it plans to build an anti-missile system in Poland and the Czech Republic, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday.


Putin Agrees to Respect Ukraine Election Result

Russian President Vladimir Putin said he will respect the result of the rerun second round of the Ukrainian presidential election on Dec. 26.


Director George Sticks to Script in 'Hotel Rwanda'

Director Terry George, famous for political films that raise a few hackles, stuck to his own script with his searing film "Hotel Rwanda," which he described on Sunday as at once shaming and uplifting.


Russia Ratifies Kyoto, Starts on Feb. 16

Russia formally ratified the Kyoto Protocol on global warming on Thursday, clearing the way for the environment pact to come into force in February 2005.


Israel Raids Gaza Town Hours After Jerusalem Bomb

Israeli troops entered a southern Gaza  town late on Wednesday in what the army called a search for  firing posts used by Palestinian militants, hours after gunmen  launched rockets toward nearby Jewish settlements.


Saturday night was all right to see Friday Night Lights for a couple of sophomore football players from Hammonton High School. Gary Kaye and Nick Goehringer couldn't see the opening of the trumpeted movie


Kerry defends Vietnam War record, challenges Bush

Democratic Senator John Kerry launched an all-out counterattack on fellow Vietnam war veterans who say he embellished his combat record, a key part of his bid for the White House.


Edwards, Obama play the anti-Clinton card in White House race

As the top Democratic hopefuls jostle for position in the first contests of the 2008 White House race, there is one thing uniting Barack Obama and John Edwards -- they are not Hillary Clinton.


Aerospace and industrial components maker  Barnes Group Inc's  quarterly profit fell 5 percent hurt  by charges related to realignment of the product mix at its  industrial unit and additional tax expenses, and forecast 2008  earnings below Wall Street expectations.


Movie critic Ebert has emergency surgery

Film critic Roger Ebert, who has battled cancer in recent years, was in serious but stable condition Sunday following an emergency operation to repair complications from a previous cancer surgery.


Symantec unveils IM archiving and backup reporting

Symantec has announced Veritas Backup Reporter 6.0, which will provide IT administrators with a single corporate view of backup and recovery operations, and Enterprise Vault 7.0 for backup and classification of e-mail and instant messaging traffic.


A bus carrying more than 20 passengers in the Greek capital of Athens was hijacked by unknown armed perpetrators earlier today. Security forces cordoned the bus and the driver, who was able to escape from


Unanet's Software Lets Managers Watch Work in Progress

For about a decade, Frances B. Craig looked for a product to build her company around. She had started an information technology consulting company but missed building software to help companies operate efficiently.


Losanna, 21:02 - CICLISMO, MCQUAID: UCI HA PERSO, MA VALVERDE NON E' PULITO

Il presidente dell'Unione Ciclistica Internazionale Pat McQuaid commenta la decisione del Tas che ha...


Palm, the maker of Treo smart phones, said profit slipped on stock option expenses and slow sales growth amid tougher competition.


1 million-plus Palestinians register to vote in election

More than 1 million Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza have registered to vote in upcoming municipal and general elections, officials said yesterday, completing


Lathrup Village Mom Shares Girly Powers: Web Site Provides Help for Stressed, Busy Women

By Melanie D. Scott, Detroit Free Press  Jun. 10--As an entrepreneur and mother of four, Genevieve Skory knows what it's like to juggle the duties of work as well as her family duties.   Like a lot of mothers, Skory said she sometimes feels overworked and stressed.


Health professionals and families have worked hard to turn Halloween into a day that children with diabetes can take delight in, not simply endure.


As Petraeus and Crocker make their progress reports on Iraq, Michael Duffy says the surge will continue  -  in part because no one can agree on what would replace it


BP to pay 373 mln dlrs, including criminal fines, to settle US probes

British energy giant BP has agreed to pay 373 million dollars in fines and restitution to settle several US government investigations, officials said Thursday.


Martha Stewart Cooks with NBC on Syndicated Show

LOS ANGELES  - Martha Stewart Living  Omnimedia is said to be in final negotiations with NBC to  distribute a new syndicated show hosted by the company's  imprisoned founder.


Stocks rise on yield pullback, profit hopes

Stocks rose on Wednesday as yields on benchmark bonds retreated from five-year highs and fresh data pointing to strength in consumer spending boosted optimism about profits.


'Soliti Ignoti' debutta su Raiuno lunedi' 11 giugno


Scots band's first album takes top music prize

FRANZ Ferdinand, the achingly fashionable Glasgow foursome, last night confirmed their position as one of Britainâs brightest new talents by taking the Mercury music prize ahead of a strong list of contenders.


Roma, 17:32 - CALCIO, ERIKSSON: VOGLIO TORNARE MA IN CLUB AMBIZIOSO

Sven Goran Eriksson vuol tornare ad allenare. Reduce dall'esperienza non felice sulla panchina dell...


NATO to offer Georgia talks on closer ties

NATO countries have agreed to offer   ex-Soviet Georgia talks on closer ties with the Western   alliance, NATO sources said on Monday, signaling a move likely   to anger Russia.


The US Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday charged brokerage firm Raymond James Financial Inc. (RJF.N: Quote, Profile, Research) with fraud over the misconduct of a former broker in 1999 and 2000.


TV Best Bets: Reeve lends touch to powerful story

Brooke Ellison's true-life story would be extraordinary no matter who was telling it. Here it is in masterful hands. Christopher Reeve directed what would be his final completed project before his death.


British number one Andy Murray takes on Robert Kendrick in round one of the US Open.


Ex-astronaut apologizes in love triangle case

ORLANDO, Florida  - Former NASA astronaut Lisa Nowak apologized on Friday to Air Force Capt. Colleen Shipman, the rival she is accused of attacking during the unraveling of a love triangle with fellow ex-astronaut Bill Oefelein.


European Union officials warned Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday not to shut out rivals in the security software market as the company plans to launch its Windows Vista operating system with built-in protection from hackers and malicious programs.


Alaska Airlines says reaches tentative labor pact

Alaska Air Group Inc.'s  Alaska  Airlines on Friday said it reached tentative agreement on  contracts covering more than 3,700 employees.


The Caucus Blog: The Caucus: MoveOn to Pay Full Times Ad Rate

The Times's public editor weighs in, and an activist group, while asserting that its opinions are right, accedes to financial considerations for advertisements.


Singer Robbie Williams' greatest-hits album will soon be released in UK music stores, and some phone shops, pre-loaded on a memory card.


Considering a career change? Take this simple test to find your true talent and matching colleges. Start your future today.


Tony Blair predicts UK aid to countries hit by the tsunami could reach "hundreds of millions" of pounds.


Liverpool striker Neil Mellor grabs a late winner to knock holders Middlesbrough out of the Carling Cup.


Even as others cited the Fifth Amendment, a former data broker enthralled Congress on Wednesday with a bizarre, behind-the-scenes lesson on how this shadowy industry covertly gathers Americans' telephone records without subpoenas or warrants.


IBM Recalls 553,000 Laptop Power Units Worldwide

IBM said on Thursday it will recall about 553,000 AC power adapters worldwide for several models of its laptop computers because of potential fire and electrical shock hazards.


Greenland's ice sheet: the annual check-up

Blog: NASA makes its annual summer survey of the Greenland ice sheet.


Fischer's Fiancee: Marriage Plans Genuine

Former chess champion Bobby Fischer's announcement thathe is engaged to a Japanese woman could win him sympathy among Japanese officials and help him avoid deportation to the United States, his fiancee and one of his supporters said Tuesday.


HandHeld Entertainment Remains on Target to Be Cash Flow Positive By the End of 2007, Company Execs Say in Investor Conference Call Held Wednesday, February 7, 2007

Executives of HandHeld Entertainment™  (NASDAQ:ZVUE)(NASDAQ:ZVUEW) reiterated that the company expects to  achieve cash flow positive results by the end of 2007 and that the Web  sites now in its network had more than 13.7 million unique visitors in  January 2007.


Concerned about a potentially dangerous infection that hit five players the past two seasons, the Washington Redskins hired a company to treat their practice facility with a spray that controls the growth of bacteria and mold.


The U.S. government raised its threat warning to the highest level for commercial flights from Britain to the United States early Thursday in response to a terror plot disrupted in London. Terrorists had targeted United, American and Continental airlines, two U.S. counterterrorism officials said.


Longar Longar scored 16 points, including the go-ahead basket, and Oklahoma overcame a scintillating performance by Gonzaga's Jeremy Pargo to upset the No. 18 Bulldogs 72-68 Thursday night.


More than 40 years after last performing in their home city, the Beatles are as central to Liverpool's economy as ever.


House repudiates Bush troop buildup in Iraq

The U.S. House of Representatives denounced President George W. Bush's Iraq troop buildup on Friday in a symbolic but politically potent challenge to his unpopular war strategy.


Blair Flies to Sudan to Press for Darfur Peace

Britain's Tony Blair flew to Khartoum on Wednesday as the most senior yet in a parade of Western government figures seeking to pressure Sudanese officials over violence in Darfur province.


Bush criticizes Kerryâs plans for health care

President Bush criticized Sen. John Kerryâs plans for health care and medical liability reform on Thursday, saying the result would be even higher costs and more federal involvement.


Variety - Special; NBC, Fri., Sat., Aug. 13-14, 8 p.m.


Thatâs apparently the approach being taken by Jay-Z. He says what was âThe Best of Both Worldsâ tour will now be called âJay-Z and Friends.


Two Palestinians have been killed and eight wounded when Israeli tanks raided the Khan Yunis refugee camp in the south of the Gaza Strip.


U.S. retail sales dipped 0.3 percent  in January as automobile sales fell sharply, but purchases  outside the volatile car sector gained a healthy 0.6 percent, a  government report showed on Tuesday.


Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson has resigned, a government official said Friday. Thompson, 63, informed his staff of his decision.


Bush rips Kerry's 'wild charges' on missing Iraq explosives

President George W. Bush broke his silence about missing Iraqi explosives, ripping Democratic rival John Kerry's "wild charges" of incompetence as symptoms he is unfit to lead.


Iraq war chemicals found stored in U.N. office

The United Nations found small amounts of a potentially lethal chemical warfare agent, removed from Iraq a decade ago, in offices near its New York headquarters but officials said on Thursday there was no danger.


Empoli, 14:11 - CALCIO, EMPOLI; MALESANI: RUI COSTA MI VUOLE? ORGOGLIOSO

"Rui Costa mi vuole al Benfica? Siete sicuri? Se è vero non posso che esserne orgoglioso". Al...


New York Times shares rise nearly 7 percent

New York Times Co.  shares rose as much as 7.5 percent on Wednesday and options traders cited unusual call volume on speculation billionaire investor Warren Buffett could build a stake in the company.


Italy's Prodi squirms after U.S. base vote blunder

Italy's centre-right opposition demanded on Friday that Prime Minister Romano Prodi resign after his coalition suffered a setback in a parliamentary vote over a U.S. airbase in Italy, but Prodi shrugged off the call.


Appiano Gentile, 17:42 - CALCIO, INTER: ADRIANO TRIPLETTA IN PARTITELLA

Giorno di riposo oggi per l'Inter di Roberto Mancini. I nerazzurri torneranno ad allenarsi domani, m...


Blair Presses for $150M in Aid for Darfur

At a conference to discuss Africa's future, British Prime Minister Tony Blair pressed the international community to raise $150 million to help people caught up by violence in Sudan's western Darfur region.


Mason backstops the Predators' to keep streak intact

Chris Mason made 24 saves and Martin Erat scored with 5:09 left in regulation time to give the Nashville Predators a 3-2 win over the Philadelphia Flyers in NHL play in Philadelphia on Wednesday.


Bill O'Reilly settles dispute with show producer

Citing a desire to shield his loved ones, Fox News Channel's Bill O'Reilly said he had settled a legal battle over a former producer's allegations that he sexually harrassed her.


Safin speaks out over prices at Wimbledon

Marat Safin has won more than $13 million (6.5 million pounds) in prize money in his tennis career but said he could hardly afford a meal at this year's Wimbledon.


Kidnapped BBC reporter Dilawar Khan Wazir is released a day after going missing in Pakistan.


NEW YORKâSoftware maker Computer Associates International Inc. says it will cut 800 jobs, or 5 per cent of its workforce, to reduce costs amid weaker demand and falling prices for software and services.


Genova, 19:55 - CALCIO, SAMPDORIA: MONTELLA E VOLPI OUT CONTRO L'INTER

E' un Mazzarri prudente quello che prepara la gara dela Sampdoria contro l'Inter. Montella e Volpi n...


Research In Motion sues Motorola over patents

BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion  has sued Motorola , over what the Canadian company says are patent infringements and "exorbitant" licensing fees, according to court documents.


L'uomo, 40 anni, una figlia piccola, stava facendo un girosi Ã¨ trovato di fronte una buca che non ha potuto evitare                                          Motoslitta in un fosso, un morto sulle piste di Campitello Matese                                                                                Con lui c'era un amico che Ã¨ rimasto praticamente illesoSecondo i testimoni, l'elicottero del soccorso Ã¨ arrivato dopo 45 minutidi ROBERTO ZARRIELLO


A climber dies after reportedly plunging 1,600ft from a ridge on one of the Lake District's highest mountains.


House Democrats challenge private equity pay

Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives introduced a bill on Friday that would more than double taxes on the pay of managers of private equity funds, hedge funds and other investment partnerships.


Roma, 20:24 - VOLLEY, SERIE A2 DONNE: RISULTATI E CLASSIFICHE

Questi i risultati della 1Âª giornata di ritorno di A2 femminile di volley:


China and Russia will hold their first joint military exercise next year, the Chinese government said Monday, as President Hu Jintao called for an expansion of the rapidly growing alliance between the former Cold War rivals.


Bush says some Iraqi progress is reason for optimism

WASHINGTON -- President Bush took his critics to task yesterday for using the poor marks the Iraqi government received on a progress report this week as reason to argue that the war is lost.


Texas video tour lands London artist Turner prize

A video tour of Texas has won British artist Jeremy Deller the Turner Prize, one of the art world's most contentious awards. Deller, hot favourite with bookmakers to land


The rat race, that is. She expresses the wish while talking about her newest movie, "Vanity Fair," an adaptation of William Makepeace Thackeray's 19th-century fable on the downsides of ambition.


South Korean historic landmark collapses after blaze

South Koreans are mourning the loss of a 600-year-old building designated as the nation's top cultural landmark, which collapsed in ruins after catching fire on Monday.


BOISE, Idaho -- Twenty years after the Smurf Turf made its debut, Boise State's blue football field remains an eye-catcher.


Donny Osmond concert-goers are told to prepare and weekend events are postponed as more rain is forecast.


GOP chair urges party to refocus on core

The sting of Republican electoral defeats still fresh, the GOP chairman suggested Thursday the party has strayed and challenged it to refocus on core principles and reform.


Study: Atkins Diet May Bring Side Effects

Dieters on the popular high-fat, low-carb Atkins approach lose just as much body fat as those on low-fat diets, but the annoying low-carb side effects could mean problems down the road, according to a scientist who reviewed five dozen diet studies.


Champions League: Roma-Kiev sospesa, colpito lâarbitro

Pessimo esordio e brutta figura per la Roma impegnata in Champions League contro la Dinamo Kiev. L'arbitro svedese Anders Frisk Ã¨ stato colpito alla fronte da una monetina lanciata dalla tribuna Monte Mario


South Korea now believes that a mushroom cloud previously thought to be from a massive explosion in North Korea was actually a natural occurence and there was no blast, officials said Friday.


The Claim: Drinking Makes You Warmer in Winter

In moderation, the right beverage can bring cheer on a cold winter night. But will it really warm you up?


Shares of Apple Inc. hit a new all-time trading high Tuesday after an analyst speculated that the company would come out with a less expensive, smaller iPhone later this year.


A parked car bomb struck a commercial area south of Baghdad on Saturday, killing one civilian and wounding eight, police said.


US official: North Korea has new missile

North Korea is about to field an advanced short-range missile that has been tested successfully and will pose a new threat to South Korea, a departing Pentagon official said Friday.


Former Open champion Sandy Lyle says he is interested in captaining Europe at the 2006 Ryder Cup.


Scelli: "L'ospedale Ã¨ protetto Le italiane? Siamo in panchina"

ROMA - "La Croce rossa italiana ha un ruolo in panchina, e tale resta". CosÃ¬ il commissario straordinario Maurizio Scelli ribadisce la posizione presa riguardo al sequestro di Simona Torretta e Simona Pari.


Climate Change Compromise Plan Offered in Bali

NUSA DUA, Indonesia, Dec. 15 -- Organizers of the international climate conference here presented an open-ended compromise proposal to delegates from 190 nations early Saturday in hopes of bridging disagreements over how to begin negotiating a new treaty to combat global warming.


Barnes & Noble Inc. , the world's largest book retailer, on Thursday posted a first-quarter loss, citing charges stemming from the closure of its Internet distribution center and an investigation of its stock option granting practices.


Mel Martinez to become first Cuban-American in US Senate

Former Republican cabinet member Mel Martinez was set to become the first Cuban-American in the US Senate, after his Democratic rival, Betty Castor, a former top state education official, conceded defeat.


Era da tempo depresso dopo una delusione sentimentale


Israel's prime minister on Tuesday brushed aside suggestions that the threat from Iran's nuclear program has receded, saying he remains convinced that Tehran is "moving forward" with plans for an atomic weapon.


Military industrial complex aims to revamp email

Trust but verify A consortium of British and US military agencies and defense and aerospace firms have agreed a new standard for secure email. Security experts are watching the developments closely, but are unsure how much of the specification will make it into public use or commercial email security products.â¦


Before there were Britney, Lindsay and Paris, the needy folks who make appearances on Jerry Springer's television talk show fulfilled our voyeuristic fantasies about the lives of those ready to self-destruct.


WARSAW, Poland - Polish Prime Minister Marek Belka won a parliamentary vote of confidence Friday, heading off the prospect of renewed political turmoil in a country that is a key U.S. ally in Iraq and the European Union's largest new member...


Al Qaeda Ally Zarqawi Issues New Threat to Allawi

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates  - Abu Musab  al-Zarqawi, an al Qaeda ally fighting the U.S.-backed Iraqi  government, has issued a new threat against Iraqi Prime  Minister Iyad Allawi in a purported taped message posted on the  Internet.


Company discontinues many consumer electronics lines to focus on PCs--and profitability.


Facing strong pressure to shift course in Iraq, President George W. Bush said in a veiled message to Iran and Syria on Monday that Iraq's neighbors need to help Baghdad's struggling government survive.


International court names first Darfur war crimes suspects

Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court on Tuesday named a Sudanese minister and a Janjaweed militia leader as the first suspects they want to try for war crimes in the Darfur conflict.


Martian rovers Spirit and Opportunity are going strong 10 months after they began their geological study of the red planet, mission scientists said Thursday.


One dead as mortar bombs hit Somalia's Mogadishu

Mortar bombs struck a refugee camp and residential area in Mogadishu on Thursday, killing one person and wounding at least five in the latest in a string of near-daily attacks in Somalia's capital, residents said.


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Bachelor, Master and Post-Grad degrees online from accredited colleges and universities. Business, Education, IT, Healthcare, more. Browse by degree or program. Request info and get started today.


Did both the Conte Forum crowd of 8,606 and the national television audience fully realize they were watching the best pure forward in the country play last evening?


Night Shift Linked to Late Pregnancy Loss

NEW YORK  - Pregnant women who regularly  work the night shift may have an increased risk of a  miscarriage late in pregnancy or a stillbirth, a new study  suggests.


I familiari del ciclista trovato morto nel febbraio del 2004chiedono nuove indagini dopo la pubblicazione di un libro                                          Pantani, l'urlo della madre "Riaprite quell'inchiesta"                                                                                "L'hanno ucciso. E quella storia dell'autopsia Ã¨ terribile"di GIANNI MURA


Like most Europeans, the Germans have a love-hate relationship with America, psychologically deep and politically shallow.


After 35 years in Palo Alto, Itanium-booster Dick Lampman will retire from heading up the labs.


Aveva 81 anni, ottenne l'Oscar alla carriera


The founder of The Body Shop, which grew from one shop in southern England to an international chain, has died, the chairman of Body Shop International confirmed Monday.


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Pierre Pierce scores 24 points and leads a late 10-0 run that enables No. 16 Iowa to finally pull away from St. Louis for a 67-58 win.


Two Myanmar dissidents freed in release of 5,000 prisoners ...

YANGON : At least two Myanmar dissidents were among thousands of prisoners being freed after the military government announced it had begun releasing more than 5,000 detainees in a third mass release in less than a month, relatives and officials said.


at Fenway Park Records: Boston is 83-74 (third in the AL East); Tampa Bay is 60-96 (fifth in the AL East).


Snow-Clearing Bills Rile Property Owners

By Joan Kent, La Crosse Tribune, Wis.  Feb. 20--Phil Weissenberger hasn't gotten the bill yet, but he knows he's  not going to like it.   The owner of Affordable Repair Service, 1303 S.


Lumeta expands solar roof tile production with Suntech

Building-integrated photovoltaics gets a boost with power-producing terracotta roof tiles.


The Associated Press-Ipsos poll on the 2008 presidential campaigns was conducted July 9-11, 2007, based on telephone interviews with a nationally representative random sample of 1,004 adults, including 346 Republicans and 477 Democrats from all states except Alaska and Hawaii.


Panasonic cameras offer auto auto auto mode

Blog: For those happy to cede initiative to the camera, a trio of new Panasonic compact models offers to automatically select scene types such as portrait or macro.


Girl Is First to Survive Rabies Without a Shot

A critically ill Wisconsin teenager who was bitten by a bat recovered after being put into a drug-induced coma and being given antiviral drugs.


Torino, 23:33 - CALCIO: TORINO, IN ARRIVO BRUNO DAL CATANIA

Torino sempre piu' attivo sul mercato di riparazione. Dopo l' acquisto della mezzapunta argentina Ma...


China warns distrust tests N.Korea nuclear talks

Deep distrust is challenging progress toward ending North Korea's nuclear weapons program, China's envoy to six-party disarmament talks said on Friday, following discussions with North Korea on a nascent deal.


One's head spins thinking about Microsoft's unsolicited bid of $44.6 billion for Yahoo. Yahoo has been a major figure in the open source world for a long time. It sponsors events, participates in countless development projects, and encourages its own engineers to do open source work. And, of course, it uses countless open source code bases as well. read more


InterContinental books 2006 profits slump

InterContinental Hotels has said that net profits tumbled 18 percent in 2006, but revealed plans to return more cash to shareholders.


ESA readies super-chilled space telescope

Building blocks falling into place The European Space Agency's (ESA) next big project is a step closer to being launch-ready, as scientists in Germany complete the "mating" of Herschel's two most fundamental modules, the cryostat and the service module.â¦


A plane flown by record-breaking US adventurer Steve Fossett is missing in Nevada, officials say.


US stock futures pointed to little change when Wall Street opens on Thursday, as investors look to jobless claims and other data for guidance while drawing comfort from a fresh fall in crude oil prices.


Seeing a gray market overseas for high-end handbags, retailers limit sales of expensive bags to three per person.


Accusato di corruzione Si uccide con una coltellata

MILANO - Si Ã¨ colpito al cuore con un coltello. E' morto cosÃ¬ Francesco Mercuriali, il medico milanese agli arresti domiciliari per presunta corruzione e turbativa d'asta. Si Ã¨ inferto una coltellata al


Clinton courts Hispanic vote in the West

Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton, attempting to earn the "la presidenta" title bestowed by supporters in the West in recent days, appealed to Nevada's Hispanic community Saturday to back her potentially history-making candidacy as an affirmation of the American dream they share.


Southeast Asia Fights Bird Flu, Top Health Risk

SINGAPORE - Bird flu, which risks being deadlier than the SARS outbreak, is endemic to Southeast Asia and poses the biggest risk to public health in the region, Singapore officials and international health experts said on Monday.


Hearing of Special Interest to an I.R.S. Special Agent

Jeff Novitzky, who has led a five-and-a-half-year investigation into steroids in professional sports, is expected to attend hear Roger Clemens testify on Wednesday.


Stocks rallied on Tuesday, bolstered by confidence the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates next week, another round of upbeat outlooks from technology companies, and solid sales from McDonald's Corp.


Seoul to Coordinate Differences Among 6-Party Nuclear Talks ...

With North Korea's nuclear tension in a 22-month impasse, Seoul is seeking to take on a more active role to resolve the issue.


Botswana Bushmen win battle for ancestral home

LOBATSE, Botswana  - Botswana's High Court ruled on Wednesday that hundreds of Bushmen had been wrongly evicted from ancestral hunting grounds in the Kalahari desert and should be allowed to return.


An Illinois teenager who underwent surgery at sea after her appendix ruptured on a Mexican cruise was to return to the mainland Tuesday aboard the U.S. aircraft carrier that came to her rescue.


FORT WORTH, Texas - A Texas radio station has sparked some controversy by erecting not-so-flattering billboards featuring al Qaida head Osama bin Laden, former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein and late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat.


Bernardini, non eutanasia ma diritto di scegliere


Vijay Singh's ascension to No.1 in the world rankings was a mere formality. Anyone paying attention knew Singh had been playing with more consistent excellence than anyone else over the last two years.


Volkswagen to do body shells for Porsche Panamera

Blog: Porsche offers more details to shareholders, while more photos pop up on blogs.


Unskilled foreigners will find it harder to migrate to Britain under new proposals, which also call for stricter screening of asylum seekers and tighter border controls.


Airborne Cell-Phone Ban Likely to Remain for Now

Hopes -- and worries -- that U.S. regulators will soon end the ban on using wireless phones during U.S. commercial flights are likely at least a year or two early, government officials and analysts say.


Padilla acted with terrorist aim, U.S. judge says

Al Qaeda conspirator Jose Padilla deserves to serve at least 30 years in prison because he intended to influence foreign government actions, a U.S. judge ruled on Tuesday.


Republican Fred Thompson, Hollywood celebrity and former Tennessee senator, went from hot to not in short order.


Man nabbed for trying to photo Jolie's son

A paparazzo was arrested Thursday after he was discovered hiding in bushes outside a daycare center attended by Angelina Jolie's adopted son, authorities said.


Buying Viagra over the Internet could give you a heart attack!

Doctors are warning people not to buy the anti-impotency drug, Viagra, over the internet, because they have found conclusive evidence that it is usually fake and could lead to a number of side effects, including a heart attack.


The N.F.L. fined three New York Giants defenders a total of $20,000 for illegal hits during last weekend's game with the Cleveland Browns.


Accusati di concorso in omicidio volontario pluriaggravato


Space flight pro Young honored for NASA years

NASA's most experienced astronaut, John Young, was honored by NASA Tuesday night at the National Air & Space Museum for his 42 years of service as he prepares to retire.


Democrat Barack Obama is telling union activists he would walk a picket line as president if organized labor helps elect him in 2008.


The Arizona Diamondbacks wasted a chance to extend their lead in the AL West, losing 7-1 to Chad Billingsley and the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday.


Buy Less but Pay Lots More, and Get a Misleading Rise in Sales

Prices of necessities are up sharply over the past year, meaning that those items consume more and more of the household budget, leaving less for other things.


Russian Nadia Petrova sends defending champion Justine Henin-Hardenne out of the US Open in the fourth round.


Germany admits mistakes in peacekeeping mission in Kosovo

German Defense Minister Peter Struck admitted Wednesday that the German peace keeping forces in Kosovo failed to deal with ethnic rioting in Kosovo in March.


Elevated by cash, iPod guru and former Apple CFO Struggling to regain its edge in the smartphone market, Palm has reached an agreement to sell a quarter of the company to a private equity firm and to place a former iPod guru in an executive seat.â¦


Geni, canzoni, filmaker il mondo nella rete

C'è di nuovo sul web: l'indirizzo per cantare al pc, ricostruire il proprio albero genealogico, creare un film


Some prominent advertisers have pulled their sponsorships for NBCâs strike-subdued Golden Globes coverage, media buyers said.


As children watched in the hot sunshine, a dozen rabbis scoured a Ukrainian village meadow for bones — the fragmented remains of Jews systematically murdered here in the Holocaust.


EU invites Cuba for talks despite contact freeze

European Union foreign ministers  agreed on Monday to invite a Cuban delegation to Brussels to  explore the scope for a gradual thaw in ties but chose not to  end a four-year-old freeze in contacts.


Bush Tries to Reassure Congress on Social Security

BLUE BELL, Pa.  - President Bush, determined to  build support for overhauling Social Security, sought on  Thursday to assure members of Congress that they would not be  hurt politically for supporting his plan.


Lettera a Petruccioli, valuti commissione Vigilanza Rai


Seeded second going into the North Sectional championship last night at Beverly High School, Masconomet finished No. 1, edging top seed Chelmsford, 145.725-144.375, for the sectional title.


Siblings are convicted in first felony spam case; 1 acquitted

A brother and sister who sent junk e-mail to millions of America Online customers were convicted yesterday in the nation's first felony prosecution of Internet spam distributors.


Candidate loses by 1M, but seeks recount

A Libertarian candidate who lost to U.S. Sen. Dick Lugar by more than 1 million votes in the Nov. 7 election has asked for a recount in 10 precincts.


Chief British Scientist Says Act Now on Carbon Dioxide

The world faces a surge in extreme weather events because of global warming and governments must act immediately to avert disaster, Britain's chief scientist said on Tuesday.


Groups Find New Ways to Push Their Agendas

A growing number of advocacy groups are blurring the distinction between legitimate media and propaganda to promote their causes.


Carnival Corp profits rise on stronger pricing

Carnival Corp & Plc   posted a better-than-expected 12 percent rise in quarterly profit on Thursday on stronger pricing and the introduction of new ships during the busy summer cruising season.


Jack Snow takes game days seriously. So seriously that he won't leave the party planning to anyone else -- not even his wife.


German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder's Social Democrats have slumped to their worst result in 44 years in the western state of Saarland as voters punish the party for its painful economic reforms.


Ryder forecasts a positive 2005 outlook, but its stock slides on news of an IRS audit.


Car bomb attempt on Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison fails

A man tried to drive a car rigged with explosives into the compound of Iraq's notorious Abu Ghraib prison early today, but the vehicle failed to explode.


New rules limiting the number of mainland women hoping to give birth in Hong Kong will soon take effect.


Wines, appetizers highlight upcoming event in Brownsville

Homemade wines and Italian appetizers will be featured during the Taste of Italy sponsored by the Brownsville Area Revitalization Corporation (BARC). The event will be held Saturday at 7 p.m. at the Sons of ...


Washington outraged at 'terrorist' Kurdish rebel attack

Washington on Sunday said it was "outraged" at an ambush by "terrorist" Kurdish rebels on a Turkish military patrol that killed at least 12 soldiers, amid spiking cross-border tensions.


U.S. video game sales rise 31 percent in June

U.S. sales of video game hardware  and software in June rose 31 percent from a year ago, driven by  stronger demand for gaming consoles from all three major  industry players, market data showed on Monday.


LONDON, England -- Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Mazri has appeared in a British court charged with a string of offences including soliciting to murder non-Muslims, stirring up racial hatred and possessing terrorist documents.


Letterman inks CBS deal for 4 more years

David Letterman is planning to outlast Jay Leno in late-night television. CBS Corp. and Letterman have agreed to a four-year contract extension that will keep the comic on the "Late Show" through the 2009-10 television season, according to two executives familiar with the negotiations who spoke on condition of anonymity Thursday because the deal wasn't fully done.


Flooding in Haiti kills at least 556 people in the wake of tropical storm Jeanne, UN officials say.


Hacks hit embassy, government e-mail accounts worldwide

InfoWorld - Usernames and passwords for more than 100 e-mail accounts at embassies and governments worldwide have been posted online. Using the information, anyone can access the accounts that have been compromised.


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Cain nearly no-hits Angels as Giants win

Rookie Matt Cain carried a no-hitter into the eighth inning, Barry Bonds hit an RBI double, and the San Francisco Giants ended a three-game losing streak with a 2-1 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Monday night.


The Supreme Court said today that it would review the rights of Guantanamo Bay detainees to challenge their confinements in federal court, reversing a decision in April not to take up that issue.


MOROCCO's Hicham El Guerrouj completes an historic 1500-5000m double, emulating the achievement of Paavo Nurmi in 1924. BRITAIN's Kelly Holmes becomes only the third woman in Olympic history to complete the 800m-1500m double.


JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Sports Network) - Philadelphia Eagles  wide receiver Terrell Owens practiced Monday in preparation for  the Super Bowl, marking his first team workout since suffering  a broken ankle in December.


Anti-Syrian Lebanese crowds honor slain Hariri

Around 300,000 Lebanese waving flags and blue balloons demonstrated in Beirut on Wednesday to honor Rafik al-Hariri, two years after the ex-premier's killing, and show support for the anti-Syrian government.


Obiettivo ripartito tra sinergie di costo e di ricavo


Uma Thurman's superhero transformed into vexed ex

Love is hard, even for a superhero.  Just ask actress Uma Thurman, who plays "G-girl" in the new  movie "My Super Ex-Girlfriend," about a high-flying,  crime-fighting girl who gets dumped by her Earth-bound  boyfriend.


Modena, 22:43 - CALCIO, SERIE B: NEL POSTICIPO MODENA-JUVENTUS 0-1

Nel posticipo della 25/a giornata del campionato di serie B, la Juventus ha battuto in trasferta il ...


Week in video: iPhone hype and cool new software

New talk about Apple's super-hyped iPhone, and an open-source video player aimed at toppling traditional TV.


Liberals Made Mistake By Cancelling Sponsorship: Gagliano

Alfonso Gagliano says the federal sponsorship program was essential to ensuring the survival of Canada. In an open letter, the former Public Works Minister says Paul Martin's government has made a serious mistake abolishing it.


Writing standards among seven-year-olds in England fall slightly for the second year in a row.


IBM on Tuesday bolstered its storage portfolio with several new systems, including a product the vendor says packs the power of a larger system but is about the size of a couple of pizza boxes.


NAIROBI, Kenya  - As bare-chested warriors danced  and turbaned heads bowed in prayer, Sudan's Islamist government  and southern rebels forged a comprehensive peace Sunday ending  Africa's longest-running civil war.


This is my dream for future so-called American dream teams, no matter if they swing a golf club or cross over on the dribble. Not only that, they sit in coach.


Afghans flee town as Taliban dig in for NATO raid

SPIN BOLDAK, Afghanistan  - More than 1,000 villagers have fled a southern Afghan town as Taliban fighters dig in to repel NATO efforts to drive them out, residents and officials said on Wednesday.


Pakistani Forces Attack Militant Hideouts; 10 Killed

Up to ten people were killed in fierce fighting between Pakistani security forces and al Qaeda-linked fighters Sunday, taking the death toll to over 70 in one of the deadliest actions against the militants.


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Diouf charged by FA with improper conduct

Bolton striker El Hadji Diouf has been charged with improper conduct following an incident in Saturday's Premier League match against Portsmouth, the Football Association (FA) said on Monday.


Japanese Isle May Be Home for Accused U.S. Deserter

MANO, SADO ISLAND, Japan  - The shop where  19-year-old Hitomi Soga bought groceries one August evening  still stands on the lonely road where she and her mother were  kidnapped 26 years ago by North Korean agents.


Keep off the streets, British prostitutes urged

Police hunting a serial killer who is murdering women at a rate unprecedented in British criminal history urged prostitutes on Wednesday to stay off the streets.


Downing St dismisses troops for Sudan report

Prime Minister Tony Blair's office has dismissed a newspaper report that he ordered military chiefs to prepare to send troops to Sudan's troubled Darfur region in the New Year.


A senior researcher at an Israeli air and space institute says Iran's successful test of a space rocket Sunday is a wake up call for Israeli leaders.


Barclays (NYSE:BCS) was a leading gainer on Monday as the FTSE moved higher for the ninth session out of the last ten.


Roma, 13:01 - PATTINAGGIO ROTELLE, MONDIALI: ORO PER MARCO SANTUCCI

La trasferta azzurra ai Mondiali di Pattinaggio artistico a Rotelle, in corso di svogimento a Murcia...


All-Star Antawn Jamison takes over in the final minute as the Wizards snap an eight-game losing streak with a 91-89 win over the Clippers.


DOVER, Del., (Sept. 26, 2004) - A sixth-place finish in any type of race car at Dover International Speedway is a solid and respectable achievement, but after two wins, nine top-fives and now 11 top-10 results


IRVING, Texas - The Cowboys keep finding ways to win - weird, wacky, harder-than-they-have-to-be ways.


Some Cablevision holders wavering on takeover: report

Some big Cablevision Systems Corp  stockholders may drop opposition and vote in favor of the Dolan family's $10.6 billion buyout bid for the media company, the New York Post reported on Wednesday, citing sources familiar with the matter.


Iconic Hollywood actor Dustin Hoffman is set to direct a movie, 30 years after his last attempt failed miserably.


Shoppers are wary about High Street spending despite August's better weather, the latest sales figures show.


Crude oil prices closed at a new record high, extending the recent rally to seven sessions, as traders weighed the impact of the Energy Department's decision to use the nation's Strategic Petroleum Reserve to offset lost production as a result of


Madlib's fondness for aliases obscures the fact that heâs one of hip-hopâs pre-eminent creative forces. Can one guy be doing all that?


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World finance watchdogs focus on opaque derivatives market

The world's three most powerful financial regulators want to tighten up derivatives markets, where explosive growth in recent times has sparked fears of a potential financial disaster.


High doses of vitamin E, which millions of people take to protect themselves against heart attacks, Alzheimer's disease and other ailments, appear to actually increase the overall risk of dying, researchers reported today.


Saudi Arabia Recalls Ambassador to Libya Over Plot

Saudi Arabia recalled its ambassador in  Tripoli on Wednesday over what it called an "atrocious" Libyan  plot to assassinate the kingdom's de facto ruler, Crown Prince  Abdullah.


Road to stardom starts in H'wood complex

From the street it may look like just another sprawling Los Angeles apartment complex, but to a kid with dreams of stardom, it's the Emerald City at the end of the Yellow Brick Road.


Jurors rule for Merck in N.J. Vioxx case

Elaine Doherty was the typical patient to whom drug maker Merck &amp; Co. marketed its former blockbuster painkiller Vioxx: a senior citizen with arthritis and other ailments common among older folks, including heart disease.


On the Ground and in the Water, Tracing a Giant Waveâs Path

Dr. Harindra Joseph S. Fernando studies the human activities that make a natural disaster even more deadly.


Moldovan parliament approves privatization law for Transdniestria

Moldova's parliament on Thursday approved a law on the privatization of enterprises in Transdniestria, under which the ownership of enterprises will be transferred to their present and former employees free of ...


Tanti auguri Vasco e altre storie di blog

Il compleanno del rocker di Zocca, le origini di San Valentino e le esternazioni del Cavaliere in tema di omosessualità. i vostri post


Valencia, 13:44 - CALCIO, VALENCIA: STAGIONE FINITA PER BARAJA

La stagione del centrocampista del Valencia, Ruben Baraja, è finita. La risonanza magnetica e...


The film in which Dame Helen Mirren portrays the Queen is being premiered at the Venice festival.


U.N. Council urges more effort on Western Sahara talks

The U.N. Security Council  exhorted Western Sahara's independence movement and Morocco on  Wednesday to put more effort into talks on the territory's  future that have marked time since opening in June.


Jimmy Conrad scored his first international goal and Landon Donovan converted a late breakaway, leading the United States national soccer team to a 2-0 victory over Mexico in a friendly last night that extended the Americans' dominance of their regional rival.


Mauritania hunts killers of four French tourists

Mauritanian police detained several suspects and scoured the south of the Saharan country on Tuesday in a hunt for three gunmen who killed four picnicking French tourists in a Christmas Eve attack, officials said.


Eurozone economy is still unable to outperform the US as the reports of its headliners - France and Germany â-how decline for the whole zone of 12 nations that share the euro.


Documents of Library in Boston to Go on Web

A project to put the Boston Public Libraryâs paper-based government documents online will take two years and require the hand scanning of millions of pages.


900 Gallons of Oil Leak into Manatee Waterway

By Brian Neill, The Bradenton Herald, Fla.  Sep. 19--MANATEE -- Workers laid down absorbent cloth along the shore and monitored containment booms in the water at Port Manatee on Monday after 900 gallons of oil used by Florida Power and Light Co. leaked into Tampa Bay.


Greek shipowner allegedly arranged transfer of 10,000 migrants to Italy

Foreign Minister Petros Molyviatis and his Albanian counterpart, Kastriot Islami, yesterday discussed bilateral relations, the Greek minority in Albania and Albanian immigrants in Greece.


Hungary prepares to open painful window into past

BUDAPEST-Early this month, Hungarians learned that a well-known television show host and theatre critic had been exposed as a former spy for the country's Communist-era secret police.


World's leading libraries agree to put books online

THE entire collection of the worldâs books, scholarly works and treasured manuscripts will soon form a vast online library free to anyone with a home computer, experts said yesterday, after a revolutionary move announced by Google, the internet search


Poutiainen edges Paerson in giant slalom; Canadian Forsyth is 11th

ASPEN, Colorado (CP) - Finland's Tanja Poutiainen charged down the hill on the final stretch of her second run and edged Sweden's Anja Paerson by 0.09 seconds for her first World Cup giant slalom title on Friday.


Reports that Britons kidnapped in  Ethiopia have been found are investigated by the Foreign Office.


Russia Helps Its Muslims Take the Journey to Mecca

Moved by internal politics and Saudi ties, tens of thousands of Russian Muslims traveled to Saudi Arabia to join the masses in Mecca, Islamâs holiest site.


Chavez views presidency as epic struggle

Hugo Chavez is driving across the plains of Venezuela, raving about a Hollywood film in which the enslaved hero rises up to challenge the emperor of Rome.


Police arrested three people early Monday during a protest of Iraq-bound Army vehicles at a Washington state port.


U.S. magistrate recommends Cuban exile's release

EL PASO, Texas  - A U.S. magistrate on Monday   recommended releasing a 79-year-old Cuban exile accused of   violent acts against Fidel Castro's government, including a   1976 airliner bombing that killed 73 people.


Mexico Tries a Slower Path To Changes on Immigration

MEXICO CITY -- When President Bush lands in the Yucatan colonial city of Merida on Monday night, he will encounter a new Mexican government that wants the same thing the old one wanted: comprehensive immigration reform in the United States.


Hotel Workers in Three Cities May Strike

Hotel workers in Washington D.C., San Francisco and Los Angeles on Sunday held out the threat of a strike, but have told management they will resume contract talks, a D.C. union official said.


Ethnic Chinese Immigrants Throng Tibetan Streets

LHASA, China  - Zhang Jun says his two-story  frosted glass and chrome beauty salon near the Tibetan  capital's imposing Potala Palace is the biggest in town.


Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton suggested Sunday that Barack Obama's campaign had injected racial tension into the presidential contest, saying he had distorted for political gain her comments about Martin Luther King's role in the civil rights movement.


A packet of Texas Air National Guard records released Friday showed that the commanding officer of President Bush's basic training unit took a special interest in him as a trainee and wrote to his father to praise him. Democrats called that proof of preferential treatment.


A series of severe storms in southern Arkansas catapulted cars into trees, crumpled businesses and ripped mobile homes off the ground Saturday. At least 27 people were injured.


Lancio da un sottomarino, vettore con gittata di 1500 km


A coroner says bullies should ask themselves if they contributed to a 17-year-old boy's suicide.


Briton held at Guantanamo alleges torture, killings

A Briton being held at Guantanamo Bay was tortured, held in solitary confinement for almost two years and "partially witnessed" U.S. military interrogators killing two detainees at an American base in ...


This week's U.S.-Spain Davis Cup final is expected to break the attendance record for a sanctioned tennis match.


Ecuador's Correa wins vote, faces tough task

QUITO, Ecuador  - Ecuador's Rafael Correa, a leftist vowing to rein in political elites, has won Sunday's presidential run-off with 57 percent of the vote after most ballot boxes were tallied, a top election official said on Tuesday.


TURKEY:    Military Emerges for Modernity

ANKARA, Oct 6 (IPS) - The election of the Justice and Development (AKP)  party in 2003 has given an old debate a  new turn.


Garmin subsidiary and the Mayo Clinic have developed software for mobile phones users to aid them in medical emergencies.


Johan Santana is more than a No. 1 starter to the New York Mets. He's the big prize that makes it easier to move beyond last year's collapse.


Amy Winehouse went ahead and sang "Rehab." From the looks of things, she still isn't crazy about being there.


Sad New Mark: Over 1,000 US Deaths in Iraq

com Staff Writer. Countering widespread notions that the Bush administration has bungled the effort to secure peace for the embattled people of Iraq, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld


WPP Wins Bidding for Grey, Beating Havas, Hellman

WPP Group Plc, the world's second- largest marketing and advertising company, said it won the bidding for Grey Global Group Inc.


Married couples could receive a Â£20-a-week tax break under plans Conservatives will consider today.


Gavaskar To Help Struggling Indian Batsmen

Bangalore, Oct. 5 (NNN): Countryâs former skipper and batting great Sunil Manohar Gavaskar will assist India's out-of-form batsmen in the Test series against Australia kick-starting here from tomorrow.


NASA has delayed the third and final test flight of an unmanned, hypersonic aircraft attempting to fly at 10 times the speed of sound.


A Roman Catholic archbishop denied allegations Friday that he had cooperated with the communist-era secret service, indicating he would go to court to clear his name.


Michael Moore plans to enter Fahrenheit 9/11 as best picture, rather than best documentary, at the Oscars.


Engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the United States are close to mending broken hearts. They have managed to create a small swatch of heart tissue that displays many of the hallmarks


Italian researchers have achieved 13 human births using previously frozen eggs. It's encouraging for women who want to preserve their fertility, but efficiency is still low. By Kristen Philipkoski.


An Iraqi journalist working in Baghdad for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty was reported missing on Monday morning after police officers found the body of her driver.


US casino giant Caesars plans to build a Â£335m gambling and leisure resort beside the new Wembley Stadium in London, its first foray into Europe.


Berlino, 19:00 - CALCIO, BUNDESLIGA: AMBURGO FRENA IL BAYERN MONACO

Il Bayern Monaco ha pareggiato 1-1 con l'Amburgo in uno dei posticipi della quarta giornata di Bunde...


Police arrest three people in connection with the murder of 10-year-old Damilola Taylor.


Look out Silicon Valley, OPTi's back with a vengeance

Last week OPTi announced a patent infringement lawsuit against a bevy of chip companies. At issue are two patents for "Compact ISA-Bus" technology. Check out this and other original content from CNET's Blog network.


Bus with baseball team crashes in Atlanta, 6 dead

At least six people were killed and 29 injured on Friday when a bus carrying a U.S. university baseball team fell off an overpass onto a freeway, a police spokesman in Atlanta said.


Republican presidential contenders Rudy Giuliani and John McCain bowed out of a high-profile Iowa straw poll on Wednesday, rendering the decades-old August contest all but meaningless. Their decisions cleared the way for top rival Mitt Romney, who promptly claimed victory in the early test of organizational strength.


DealBook Blog: Yahoo-Microsoft Chatter Rises Again

School kids arenât the only ones returning from vacation. Dog-eared speculation about a potential deal between Yahoo and Microsoft is back as well. Rumors flew about a possible transaction between the two companies in May, after various reports suggested that Microsoft was considering a joint venture with Yahoo, an acquisition of Yahooâs search business or an [...].


Storage tiers tend to align neatly with the product offerings of an incumbent vendor with the assumption of a cheaper total cost of ownership will result. But when complexity is factored into a TCO model, the cost savings rational may be significantly reduced if not eliminated.


Big Brother housemate canned for racist slur

N-word provokes summary eviction Student Emily Parr was this morning removed from the Big Brother house for using a "racially offensive word" to a fellow housemate, the BBC reports.â¦


Segretario Prc,'nostra proposta contrastata da forze centro'


BANGKOK, Thailand - A massive airdrop of paper birds intended to promote peace failed to halt violence in Thailand's restive south, with a spate of new attacks Monday that targeted soldiers and local officials.


Half of Indian women married off by 15: government

India has banned child weddings but half of the nation's women are still married off before the age of 15, according to a new government report obtained by AFP on Friday.


NASA to review astronaut screening after love triangle scandal

NASA has said it will review screening procedures as the space agency reels from a love triangle scandal that left one of its astronauts facing attempted murder and kidnapping charges.


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Two people are believed to have been killed in an accident on the M6 motorway which is closed in both directions.


Plan Unveiled to Scrap A Sarbanes-Oxley Rule

Accounting industry overseers yesterday scrapped an audit rule targeted by businesses as expensive and burdensome, proposing looser guidelines that would direct accountants to focus on the integrity of corporate managers and the most risky aspects of a company's financial reports.


The world rallied to the support of the embattled Palestinian government Monday, with leaders pledging hundreds of millions of dollars in immediate financial support and urging Israel to ease restrictions on movement in the West Bank and Gaza to make a recovery of the Palestinian economy possible.


Judge Rejects Delay in Michael Jackson Trial

A California judge denied on Monday a bid by Michael Jackson's lawyers to throw out the child molestation charges against the pop star or delay his trial by several months.


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Microsoft Targets Solo Programmers with New Visual Studio Version

ORLANDO, Fla.âMicrosoft Corp. announced another edition of its upcoming development tools family, releasing information on Visual Studio 2005 Standard Edition at the VSLive!


Saying It 'Messed Up,' Facebook Modifies Controversial Feature

Facebook, a popular Web-based hangout for students, revamped its site last night to let users disable or modify a new feature that had touched off protests from hundreds of thousands of members.


Wal-Mart says rolling out new ad campaign

Wal-Mart Stores Inc  said on Wednesday that it is rolling out a new advertising campaign with the slogan "Save Money. Live Better," replacing "Always low prices."


Schroeder defends German bid for UN Security Council seat

German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder stood his ground over Germany's bid for a seat on the UN Security Council, criticizing an Italian-backed counter-proposal for a European seat on the council as unrealistic, ...


MONDAY, Dec. 6 (HealthDayNews) -- More of America's young people are getting fat, but the results aren't showing up consistently in obesity-related risk factors for heart disease, U.S. researchers report.


The internet provider will cut broadband service to several southern states  Also: Greek and British police catch a software pirater & hellip;.  AOL to provide travel services to customers  & hellip;. and more.


U.S. forces stormed into western districts of Fallujah early Monday, seizing the main city hospital and securing two key bridges over the Euphrates river in what appeared to be the first stage of the long-expected assault on the insurgent stronghold.


Sizzling Fresh and Ready to Lead Twins in Playoffs

ON GARDENHIRE sounded as if he were in ecstasy. Asked for his favorite Santana moment, he instantly recalled a recent game against Baltimore.


NABLUS, WEST BANK - Hamas will control the town councils of nearly a third of the communities that held elections this week in the West Bank, preliminary election results suggest.


Celtics Radio Analyst Maxwell Apologizes

Celtics radio analyst Cedric Maxwell apologizes on air Wednesday night for off-color remarks he made about female NBA official Violet Palmer.


British Troops Move Northward Toward Baghdad

About 850 British troops in Iraq are moving north toward Baghdad from the city of Basra. The arrival of the British troops appears to further indicate an impending major ground assault west of Baghdad.


Vuitton-clad Venezuela minister spouts socialism

A video of a Gucci- and Louis Vuitton-clad politician attacking capitalism then struggling to explain how his luxurious clothes square with his socialist beliefs has become an instant YouTube hit in Venezuela.


VA investigating another missing hard drive

The Department of Veterans Affairs is once again chasing a missing hard drive, this one containing the records of 48,000 military veterans. Approxiately 20,000 of those records were not encrypted according to agency spokespersons.


Chris Stone, who was instrumental in Novell's acquisition of SUSE Linux, has left for other pursuits, the company said Thursday.


Zimbabwe Opposition Groups Say Leaders Beaten

The groups said their leaders had been beaten and hospitalized after the police arrested them during the violent breakup of an antigovernment rally.


ID Biomedical Corp.   signed a 10-year U.S. distribution deal for its Fluviral drug that could reap sales of $2.3 billion and help U.S. authorities fill a flu vaccine shortage, the company said on Monday.


Prime Minister John Howard announced Monday he plans to lead his party into next year's general elections, and his ambitious deputy said he'd put aside his own desire for the top job.


Asian tsunami death toll mounts to 120,000

The mercilessness of Asia's tsunami grew clearer on Thursday as worst hit Indonesia sharply raised its death toll, taking the number of fatalities around the whole Indian Ocean region above 120,000.


US security official killed in Iraq attack

A US security official, assigned to the US Embassy in Baghdad, was killed on Sunday by a mortar attack on a US Army base near Baghdad International Airport, US Secretary of State Colin Powell said.


NYC tries again to get calories on menus

Burger joints beware: New York's calorie crusaders are at it again. City health officials announced Wednesday that they hope to revive their stalled plan to force fast-food chains to add calorie counts to the big menu boards that hang above their counters.


Comcast to face lawsuits over BitTorrent filtering

Comcast may have shot themselves in the foot. Lawyers are already circling in the water, and the company could be looking at a world of pain for its sneaky BitTorrent filtering.


School vending machines are stocked with fewer high-calorie soft drinks today because some states have banned the sale of sodas on campus and the beverage industry is phasing in healthier drinks, according to an industry report.


Choose your side in the Transformers DS games and fight on the Web

Movie tie-in games tend to suck. Hope springs eternal, though, and the allure of giant transforming robots is keeping me at least a little bit hopeful for the Transformers games.


Yankee Stadium to host all-star game in final year

Major League Baseball will say goodbye to Yankee Stadium by staging the 2008 all-star game there in the final season of the fabled ballpark before it is torn down and replaced by a new venue next door.


Kenseth Bounces Back With California Win

In second place and gaining ground, Kevin Harvick gets a flat tire late in Sunday's race, allowing winner Matt Kenseth to relax over the final laps of the Auto Club 500.