Nobel Prize for Economics Shared by Norwegian, American

Two US-based professors have won this year's Nobel Prize for Economics. The award has gone to Finn Kydland and Edward Prescott for their work in a field known as dynamic macro-economics.


Best-Connected Were Sent to Rebuild Iraq

After the fall of Saddam Hussein's government in April 2003, the opportunity to participate in the U.S.-led effort to reconstruct Iraq attracted all manner of Americans -- restless professionals, Arabic-speaking academics, development specialists and war-zone adventurers. But before they...


The Soil Association says it is considering stripping all air-freighted food of its organic status.


Envisioning Global Change: Seeing the Facts

Scientists at the American Museum of Natural Historyâs Science Bulletins program use data from satellites to generate HD visualizations. Harnessing the advanced graphics and processing power of the Mac, they render 3D animations from their scientific observations to bring the evidence of global change directly to the general public. Join them at an Apple Store, San Francisco, and Apple Store, North Michigan Avenue.


News.com Extra: Communal Wi-fi on the cheap

Plus: Happiness is a warm electrode? Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra.


South Wales Fire Service starts a campaign to increase women and ethnic minority recruits.


Fisco. Bankitalia: taglio delle tasse solo con disavanzo sotto il ...

Rispettare gli obiettivi di deficit previsti dall'ultimo Dpef che prevedono per l'anno prossimo un disavanzo al 2,7%, al di sotto dunque del 3% fissato dal Patto di stabilitÃ ; contenere in modo "duraturo" la spesa corrente.


The Lib Dem leader hails his "green" tax proposals as the "most radical ever from any major UK political party".


A former Harvard football captain charged with assaulting a female student in her campus dorm room has been sentenced to pretrial probation over the prosecution's objection.


Witnesses: Italian nun killed in Somalia

An Italian nun was fatally shot Sunday at the Somali hospital where she worked, eyewitnesses said.


Yahoo and Microsoft Connect Instant Messaging

By Kim Hart, Washington Post Staff Writer  Yahoo Inc. and Microsoft Corp. joined forces yesterday on the instant messaging front, allowing users of their systems to communicate with each other and rivaling AOL's messaging system for the top spot.


Foreign Secretary Jack Straw says he is closing nine overseas embassies and high commissions to help save money.


Attention Local Channel Surfers: Catch Your Wave

With the Redskins hosting the Ravens, and the Nationals and Orioles both playing night games, the Washington-Baltimore region has more sporting events tonight than its television networks can handle.


All in the Family Advertisers Praise - and Fund - Shows for Everyone

By Valerie Kuklenski\\ Staff Writer  While angry viewers send e-mails and snail mails, sign petitions and carry signs objecting to language, sex and violence on the big networks, a coalition of pretty powerful advertisers is doing something to improve what's on TV.


Prosecution ends in Chicago patronage trial

A prosecutor told jurors Tuesday that city officials violated a ban on patronage hiring and "handed out 5,000 jobs" in their zeal to build an army of campaign workers.


Two men will be questioned by detectives hunting the killers of a former police constable and his wife.


Rebels Routed in Falluja; Fighting Spreads Elsewhere

Much of Falluja lay in smoking ruins, and the military victory appeared to be nearly overshadowed by violence elsewhere.


Motorola e DoCoMo lanciano il cellulare compatibile con tutte le ...

Motorola ed NTT DoCoMo, il maggior operatore di telefonia mobile del Giappone, hanno raggiunto un accordo per la produzione e la vendita di cellulari di terza generazione compatibili sia con lo standard europeo Gsm/Gprs che con quello asiatico W-Cdma.


Colombian rebels to hand Chavez 3 hostages: report

Colombian Marxist guerrillas have said they will turn over three of their hostages to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez after Bogota ended the leftist leader's efforts to secure a deal to free rebel captives.


Moving up the state's big day was supposed to finally give the west a real say in the presidential nominating process. But is anyone listening?


O'Brien to Take Over for Leno in 5 Years

NEW YORK - NBC chose the 50th anniversary of the "Tonight" show on Monday to announce that Jay Leno will be succeeded by "Late Night" host Conan O'Brien in five years - or thousands of jokes from now.    The unusual succession plan solves a delicate problem for NBC, blocking other networks from poaching O'Brien to move him to an earlier time slot...


A mild El Nino is developing in the Pacific Ocean, climate experts said Friday. El Ninos can affect weather in other areas, sometimes worldwide.


State elections in the former East Germany are expected to see a resurgence by far right parties.


Probe: Saddam Made $21B From U.N. Program

Saddam Hussein's regime made more than $21.3 billion in illegal revenue by subverting the U.N. oil-for-food program — more than double previous estimates, according to congressional investigators.


Sophia Young scored 15 points and Steffanie Blackmon added 14 to lead No. 6 Baylor to an 89-62 victory over Florida on Sunday.


The US trade deficit hit a record high of $68bn in July, due to the rising cost of oil imports, official figures show.


Former Taiwan leader's plan to visit Japan angers China

An aging politician's desire to visit his alma mater has turned into a diplomatic confrontation between Japan and China, adding one more irritant to an already strained relationship between Asia's biggest powers.


Update 1: Sarkozy Partially Privatizes Areva

Nicolas Sarkozy lifted the veil Wednesday on what is likely to be his last major sell-off as France's finance minister - the partial privatization of the state-owned nuclear group Areva SA.


Salma Hayek and beau Francois-Henri Pinault make it to top spot.


Northern Ireland entertainment promoter Jim Aiken dies after a short illness aged 74.


France's Chirac Says UK Won Nothing from Bush Support

French President Jacques Chirac said in a newspaper interview on Tuesday that Britain has gained nothing from its support for the United States-led invasion of Iraq.


Roma, 15:06 - CALCIO, ROMA; SPALLETTI: SPIACE ASSENZA TOTTI MA FAREMO BENE

Luciano Spalletti è dispiaciuto per l'assenza di Totti (influenzato) ma con6tinua ad aver fid...


The Minnesota Vikings, in danger of watching their season come completely undone, finally got the big break they desperately needed.


St. Louis blues legend Bennie Smith dies

Bennie Smith, a guitarist and St. Louis blues legend who played with stars like Chuck Berry and Ike and Tina Turner, died Sunday following a heart attack. He was 72.


A row erupts in Austria over three girls who were cut off from the outside world by their mother for seven years.


Bing Crosby is getting a theater named after him in the city where he first took up music.


Oct. 25, 1671: Cassini Spots a Two-Toned Saturnian Moon

The strange coloring of the oddly shaped satellite discovered by Giovanni Cassini continues to baffle astronomers to this day.


Diabetes, Pre-Diabetes Linked to Dementia Risk

NEW YORK  - Older women with diabetes or  pre-diabetes tend to have poorer mental function than those  with normal blood sugar levels, and are at greater risk of  cognitive decline over time, according to new research  findings.


Democrats Richardson, Clinton want talks with Iran

Democratic presidential contenders  Bill Richardson and Hillary Clinton said on Wednesday the  United States should keep talking to Iran as part of an  international diplomatic effort to persuade Tehran to abandon  its nuclear weapons program.


IRAQ, BAGHDAD: ATTENTATI CONTRO CHIESE, VIOLENZA NELLA CAPITALE E ...

Lâesplosione di cinque bombe artigianali ha danneggiato questa mattina prima dellâalba altrettante chiese a Baghdad. CosÃ¬ si Ã¨ aperta una nuova giornata di violenza in Iraq, culminata allâinizio del


U.S. air strikes target insurgents in Iraq

U.S. air strikes in and around Baghdad killed senior insurgents suspected of targeting American helicopters and seven members of what the U.S. military said on Saturday was an al Qaeda cell responsible for car bombings.


A team of students from Germany's Technische Universitat Darmstadt won a weeklong competition Friday on the National Mall for the best, most efficient and well-designed and -engineered solar home.


Harry Potter and the supermarket giant, a very modern publishing tale

Arts & entertainment: Â· Attack on Bloomsbury for 'profiteering' withdrawnÂ· Stores will sell book as loss leader in price war


Aveva affidato per un giorno direzione 'Grazia' ad Armani


Stocks Mixed, Investors Stay Out of Market

NEW YORK - Stocks were mixed in light trading Tuesday as investors still stunned by oil's recent record highs largely stayed out of the market. Tech stocks suffered due to a brokerage downgrade of Cisco Systems Inc...


Blocked roads and rushing water are hampering efforts to save survivors of floods in the Philippines which have killed almost 350 people.


Astronomers ready for comet-smashing mission

NASA and university astronomers are eagerly awaiting the launch of a space probe bound to collide with a comet and give researchers a glimpse inside the solar systemâs icy wanderers.


30 killed, 65 wounded in Najaf bomb blast

Thirty people were killed and 65 wounded in a car bomb blast near the Imam Ali shrine in the Iraqi Shiite holy city of Najaf on Sunday, a hospital official said.


ENGLISH Premiership strugglers West Brom are understood to have approached former Newcastle manager Sir Bobby Robson as they seek a replacement for Gary Megson.


A man is found guilty of stabbing his girlfriend to death in the street with a carving knife.


Vodafone's emerging markets drive growth

Vodafone Group had almost 200 million customers by Dec. 31, but continues to face challenges in the competitive and saturated European market.


Delta says meets US Air, plans no merger

Delta Air Lines Inc.  said  on Thursday it listened to a presentation by US Airways Group  Inc.  concerning US Airways' $8.5 billion takeover offer  for Delta, but repeated earlier statements that it intends to  emerge from bankruptcy as a stand-alone carrier.


Google Gives Brazil Orkut Data on Criminals Google has made the decision to work with the Brazilian authorities by complying with a court order to supply Brazil with data which could help identify Orkut users who are using the social network for the spreading of child porngraphy and as a center for hate crimes. Unlike the [...]


Three Drown at Beauty Spot After Failed Rescue Attempt

By CLAIRE SMITH  THREE young men drowned while paddling at a Lake District beauty spot at the weekend.   When one of the group got into difficulties, his two friends tried to help.


Roma, 12:31 - CALCIO, D/G: ORDINE PUBBLICO, RINVIATA CIVITAVECCHIESE-SCAFATESE

Civitavecchiese-Scafatese, gara valida per la 12/a giornata del campionato di serie D/G in programma...


Kirovski Scores Twice As Galaxy Beat Burn

Jovan Kirovski scored two goals to lead the Los Angeles Galaxy over the Dallas Burn 2-0 Saturday night.


Philip Rivers just got a lot closer to taking his first snap with the woeful San Diego Chargers.


Holocaust Conference Brings Disbelief on All Sides

NEW YORK -- They sent congratulatory telegrams to Hamas, their rabbis advised Yasser Arafat (and took a fee for their trouble), and they stood outside the White House wagging signs --  "Judaism Has No Right to Rule over ANY PART of the Holy Land" -- to protest a November visit by Israeli Prime...


Garciaparra helps Dodgers beat Giants 9-7

Nomar Garciaparra's late-inning heroics stole the show again &#151; this time from Barry Bonds. Garciaparra's tie-breaking, two-run homer in the eighth inning trumped Bonds' 720th career home run and lifted the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 9-7 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Friday night.


Bruxelles, 11:30 - CALCIO, MERCATO: VANDEN BORRE A FIRENZE

Anthony Vanden Borre, 20 anni, laterale belga, è già a Firenze per sottoporsi agli esa...


Vioxx Alternatives: Different, Less Serious, Side Effects

(New York-WABC, October 1, 2004) - Two million Americans were taking Vioxx. Now that it's been recalled, what are those patients supposed to do?


"American Idol" owner agrees to CEO-led buyout

CKX Inc. , the owner of  rights to the Elvis Presley and Muhammad Ali names and the  "American Idol" television show, said it would be taken private  in a $1.33 billion buyout led by its chief executive.


TOKYO -- A recovery in electronics sales offset losses in video games and helped boost Sony's profit for the July-to-September quarter more than 40-fold over the same period a year ago.


Kodak enjoys a rise in profits thanks to strong sales of digital cameras but its traditional film business continues to struggle.


Senator: Alaska natives need whale quota

Renewing a five-year bowhead whale quota for Alaska native communities that rely on subsistence whaling is crucial, a U.S. senator said Monday at opening of the International Whaling Commission meeting.


Bristol-Myers Squibb Drug Counters Gleevec Resistance

(12/06/04)âThe excitement that surrounded the approval in 2001 of Novartisâ rationally designed drug Gleevec, for the treatment chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML), was tinged by observations


An 'elite' sport tries to pump up participation by appealing to a workout-mad America.


NY to Sue Some Insurers for Manipulation

New York Attorney General Eliot  Spitzer on Thursday sued several prominent participants in the  insurance industry, including AIG and broker Marsh & McLennan  Cos. MMC.N, charging they engaged in market manipulation.


Accused Taliban Member Appears at Hearing

A man accused by the United States of being a member of the Taliban and fighting against American forces appeared before a military review panel at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, an official said Saturday.


LONDON High oil prices slowed the British economy in the third quarter, a government report showed Friday, lessening the need for policy makers to tap the brakes on an economy that has consistently outpaced its Continental neighbors.


SEPTEMBER 24--We've all been there before: You're itching to get hitched, but negotiations with your beloved over the prenuptial agreement have snagged.


Fitch Ratings reports concerns about Delta's Dallas dehubbing

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


Camacho prepares to throw in the towel at Real Madrid

Barring a last minute change of heart, Jose Antonio Camacho will quit as Real Madrid coach on Monday four months after starting the job.


Hundreds of tons of poultry passed through the Bernard Matthews plant during the bird flu outbreak.


Arts & entertainment: Director denounces Al Pacino, Robert De Niro and Jack Nicholson for being uninterested in taking risks.


Big business bites back at governance foe

SEAN HARRIGAN has a talent for making powerful enemies. Warren Buffet, the legendary investor, Michael Eisner, Disneyâs boss, Sanford Weill, the Citigroup chairman, and Richard Grasso, the former New York


New Crew to Leave for Space Station on Oct. 11, NASA Says

A new crew will be sent to the International Space Station next month, even though there are concerns about maintaining adequate oxygen and other supplies on the orbiting laboratory, NASA officials said Friday.


Sectarian violence kills about 60 in Iraq

Suicide bombers struck Tuesday across the street from the heavily guarded Green Zone, killing up to 16 people &#151; the deadliest attack in a wave of bombings and shootings that threatened to shatter confidence in Iraq's new government.


There was something bitterly apt about the sight of New Party thugs beating up Taiwan Solidarity Union supporters who had the "temerity" to raise their own Taiwan flag on yesterday's "national day.


Penelope Cruz to star in new Woody Allen film

Oscar-nominated Spanish actress Penelope Cruz is to star in the new Woody Allen film, to be shot this summer in Barcelona, newspaper El Pais reported on Friday.


New methods to reprogram adult cells could create novel models of disease.


Australia cuts its wheat forecast by 30% due to drought, with global wheat prices at record highs.


Infineon Execs Plead Guilty to Price-Fixing

Four Infineon (Quote, Chart) executives agreed to plead guilty to charges they conspired to fix prices in the computer memory sector, officials said Thursday.


Falcons owner feels betrayed by coach quitting

Atlanta Falcons Owner Arthur Blank said on Wednesday he felt betrayed by his head coach's shock decision to resign mid-season to take a job coaching the University of Arkansas.


Brazil Finds New Europe-Related Dinosaur Species

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil  - Scientists have found  well-preserved fossils of a new dinosaur species that lived 225  million years ago in southern Brazil but had its closest  relatives in what is now Europe, Brazilian paleontologists said  on Thursday.


Longtime director Doerr to leave Sun board

Venture capitalist who helped launch the computer maker in 1982 will step down in November.


NBC offers cash back to Globes advertisers: source

NBC is offering cash back to some  Golden Globe Awards marketers after the network scrapped the  star-studded telecast, which typically generates about $25  million in advertising, a person familiar with the matter said  on Tuesday.


The captives included members of the U.S. Office of Strategic Services and Associated Press correspondent Joseph Morton.


Bomb Near Embassy in Indonesia Kills Seven

A powerful bomb exploded near the Australian Embassy in Jakarta on Thursday, killing seven people and wounding nearly 100, witnesses and police said.


Japan vows troops will stay in Iraq after 24-year-old hostage ...

TOKYO - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi vowed on Sunday that Japanese troops would continue their domestically unpopular mission in Iraq after Islamic militants demanding a pullout killed a 24-year-old Japanese tourist.


Many Bodies Found In Basment Of Sadr's Religious Court: Iraqi ...

NAJAF, Iraq, Aug 27  - Iraqi police said Friday they found "many" bodies of dead civilians and police, including some who were executed and mutilated, at a religious court set up by rebel cleric Moqtada Sadr in Najaf.


President Bush said the public's  decision to re-elect him ratified his approach toward Iraq, The  Washington Post reported.


''Altrimenti trattativa si ferma'', dice direttore generale


Here are CNET Reviews' 10 favorite items from the past week, including a 50-inch plasma TV, an Onkyo AV receiver, Philips universal remote and the Helio Fin.


Billy Crudup has done his next-big-thing, his heroin addict role, his I-won't-talk-about-it romantic scandal. Which can only mean one thing: it's time to put on a big red dress.


Livorno, 12:34 - CALCIO, LIVORNO; SPINELLI: LA MELANDRI MI FA CHIUDERE UN'AZIENDA

Dopo le decisioni del governo in fatto di norme di sicurezza, il presidente del Livorno Spinelli si ...


Iran rules out key demand before atomic meeting

Iran will not suspend uranium enrichment, the key U.N. demand in a nuclear row with Tehran, Iran's top nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani said the day before talks with EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana.


'Se il premier perde le amministrative deve dimettersi'


Ambac Financial, which insures against sub-prime losses,  abandons share sale


Mrs. Daniel achieved renown as a concert singer, radio and television host, and author of best-selling biographies and mysteries.


Hundreds Held in Russian School; 8 Killed

Attackers wrapped in suicide-bomb belts raided a school in a region bordering Chechnya, seizing up to 400 hostages â-ncluding scores of students welcoming the


Millions of people with HIV will die unless cheap drugs are made more widely available, experts have warned. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has a target of getting antiretrovirals (ARVs) to three million


Myanmar Strongman Begins Historic India Visit

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


Roma, 18:46 - CALCIO, RIUNIONE OSSERVATORIO SU INCIDENTI ROMA

Gli episodi di violenza avvenuti questa mattina a Roma (tre tifosi del Catania accoltellati) saranno...


LE TESTIMONIANZE. "Giravo come in una lavatrice". I soccorritori: un inferno trovarliI sette che si sono salvati: credeteci, non abbiamo commesso imprudenze                                          I racconti dei sopravvissuti "Soffocavo, poi ho visto la luce"                                                                                dal nostro inviato PIERO COLAPRICO


Don't Splash Out If You're Cleaning Up Survey Says Old Methods Beat New Dirt Busters

TV CLEANERS Kim and Aggie have been right all along - old fashioned dirt busters are better than today's chemical products.


Two main parties suffer drop in votes, while far-right group surpasses 3% and enters parliament.


Dam removal isn't an option under Bush's plan

The Bush administration yesterday finalized a plan that seeks to protect Columbia River Basin salmon without resorting to removing any dams - even as a last-ditch option.


US investment bank Bear Stearns reports its first loss after making risky bets on sub-prime mortgages.


The Spitzer and Hubble Space Telescopes each have found dusty disks around sun-like stars. Finding such rings of dusty debris around stars the size of the sun is difficult, because they are fainter and harder


EU's Prodi ready to stay on if new Brussels team rejected

European Commission head Romano Prodi would be ready to stay beyond November 1 if EU lawmakers veto a new executive, officials said Friday, but restated hopes that a new team will be approved next week.


After two straight befuddling losses by the Terps, Coach Ralph Friedgen has called this season the toughest period of his football career.


At Fry's this afternoon, where I bought two 500GB Firewire drives. Which it turns out I needed because after I got home all three external drives attached to my desktop were reported as damaged beyond repair by the new Mac OS. Coincidence? Lucky that I had exactly the hardware I needed to dig out of the mess? Who knows!


Norwegian peace envoy Erik Solheimmet Wednesday with Tamil Tigers leaders at the rebel-held northerntown of Kilinochchi in a fresh attempt to revive Sri Lanka's peacetalks, the national television reported.


The Saudi interior minister says women will not be allowed to vote in the county's  municipal elections.


Henrik Larsson says he will not extend his loan period at Man Utd and will return to Helsingborg next month.


Democratic presidential candidates Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton pressed Wednesday for greater troop withdrawals from Iraq, while Republican John McCain sought to win the hearts and minds of voters in favor of staying the course.


The new all-in-one iMac G5 desktop tucks all of its components, including its hard drive, processor and DVD drive, behind a wide-screen liquid crystal display.


Israeli troops raided the Palestinian military headquarters early Wednesday and arrested 18 fugitives who had sought shelter there, Palestinian and Israeli officials said.


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US army medics accused in Iraq prisoner abuse

LONDON, Aug. 20 (Xinhuanet) -- A US bioethicist has accused US army medics of being complicit in the abuse of Iraqi prisoners in the British medical journal Lancet released on Friday.


Buy online, print, post The Royal Mail has launched an online service allowing customers to buy and print postage in the comfort of their own homes, Reuters reports.â¦


Strategies: Why All Those Frowns Should Make You Smile

The powerful undercurrent of skepticism in the market right now is a good omen for stocks.


Bush Visits Fla., Gives $2B in Relief Aid

FORT PIERCE, Fla. - President Bush on Wednesday helped distribute bottled water, bags of ice, food and $2 billion in federal aid to hurricane-battered residents of this vital electoral state...


Pending home sales plunge, lay-offs surge

Pending sales of previously owned homes plunged 12.2 percent in July and planned lay-offs by companies surged 85 percent in August due to turmoil in the subprime mortgage market, independent reports showed on Wednesday.


Cinema, Sharon Stone piu' 'in gamba' di Marilyn

Sharon Stone ha le gambe piu' sexy di tutti i tempi. L'attrice americana, che nei giorni scorsi si era lamentata perche' i produttori non la chiamano piu' per ruoli da seduttrice a causa della sua eta', e' prima


Last Wednesday, I went to a pub with some people from work. I wore a t-shirt I picked up at Linux World Boston in 2003. As my co-workers left one by one, I moved to the bar to strike up a conversation with the bartender. It was a quiet night and serving drinks slowed down as everyone left.


Australian Lleyton Hewitt appears to be preparing for a run at another US Open title. Hewitt won his second straight tournament yesterday, making quick work of Luis Horna of Peru 6-3 6-1 in the final of the TD Waterhouse Cup.


The Black Sea resort of Sochi, boosted by the personal intervention of Russian president Vladimir Putin, won the right to stage the 2014 Winter Olympic Games on Wednesday.


He was chosen today as one of five finalists for college football's most prestigious individual title. Joining Smith for Saturday's award ceremony in New York will be Oklahoma teammates Jason White and Adrian


Purchasing scandal yields hard lesson for Air Force

At a special Pentagon ceremony in late 1996, then-Air Force Secretary Sheila Widnall honored a top aide, Darleen Druyun, who was responsible for shepherding multibillion dollar


Edgar Martinez overshadowed Ichiro Suzuki's chase of the Major League's single-season hits record with a two-homer night. The long balls weren't enough for Seattle


Medical research using hybrid human-animal embryos is "vital" in the fight against disease, scientists say.


Queen Elizabeth must die or abdicate for Australian republic

Britain's Queen Elizabeth, Australia's head-of-state, must die or abdicate before Australia can become a republic, said one of the country's leading politicians and former head of the republican movement.


Science & environment: Challenges of next 50 years include reprogramming genes to prevent diseases and producing clean energy


Barclays is close to raising some Â£10bn from China and Singapore to back its takeover of a Dutch bank.


Prime Minister Tony Blair and Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown push an ambitious agenda despite political differences.


Netherlands Reports Anti-Muslim Incidents

Arsonists and vandals angered over the alleged Muslim-inspired slaying of a controversial Dutch filmmaker have conducted a series of attacks on Islamic targets, including attempts to burn down two mosques, Dutch media reported Sunday.


Microsoft: no immediate appeal of EC verdict

Smith starts reading verdict, thanks commission again Microsoft has yet to decide whether to appeal the verdict of the Court of First Instance, according to the company's general counsel Brad Smith.â¦


Hip-Hoppers OutKast Lead MTV Award Nominations

Hip-hop duo OutKast led the field on Wednesday when nominations were announced for next month's MTV Europe awards in Rome.


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Secretary of State-designate Condoleezza Rice will have a minor surgical procedure on Friday while President Bush is away on a trip to Chile, her spokesman said.


Network switch first with lifetime warranty HP declared its intention to fight a long war against Cisco today, when it unwrapped its 8200zl series core switch units and promise a lifetime hardware warranty on the new kit.â¦


Girl Claims Rape by Guest at Actor Nolte's Home

Actor Nick Nolte has been sued by the parents of a teenage girl who said she was raped during a party in his absence at his California home after being plied with drugs by a security guard who worked for Nolte.


Testing times for Swiss-Italian relations

Switzerland and Italy have had an often tense relationship in recent years stoked by disagreements over tax amnesties, judicial cooperation and a major electricity blackout.


Three share lead at Southern Farm Bureau Classic

Madison, MS (Sports Network) - Harrison Frazar shot a seven-under-par 65 on Thursday to share the lead with Glen Day and John Senden after the opening round of the Southern Farm Bureau Classic at Annandale Golf Club.


U.S. accuses Iran leadership over Iraq violence

In some of its most direct accusations against Iran yet, the U.S. military said on Monday senior leaders in Tehran know about operations in which Iran's Qods Force foments violence in Iraq.


November 05, 2004 - Following the confirmation of Minna no Golf Mobile two weeks ago, the PSP now has its second Japanese launch title.


World ; Cambodia's King Sihanouk abdicates

"I ask all compatriots to please allow me to retire," the king's letter said. He also asked the people to begin a search for a successor, said Ranariddh.


Hurricanes open Stanley Cup defense with loss

RALEIGH, North Carolina  - Carolina's Stanley Cup banner-raising night ended on a flat note on Wednesday as Daniel Briere's shootout goal gave the Buffalo Sabres a 3-2 win over the Hurricanes.


Murder accused 'admits sex with dead woman'

Defendant has confessed to having sex with teenage aspiring model after her death but denies murdering her, the Old Bailey is told


After weeks of earthquakes and steam eruptions, Mount St. Helens has a new lava dome that could even eclipse the volcano's old one.


Alla Festa l'attesissimo incontro col piÃ¹ inafferrabile e invisibile, tra i registi contemporaneiPosti esauriti, lungo applauso, regole rigidissime: niente foto, nessuna domanda dalla platea                                          Malick appare, celebra TotÃ² e Benigni Ma non svela nessuno dei suoi segreti                                                                                Il cineasta cult elogia lo humor di certa commedia all'italiana, "cosÃ¬ vicino alla vita, che dÃ  una sensazione di calore"Ma glissa su qualsiasi sollecitazione sul suo modo di fare cinema e di realizzare i suoi filmdi CLAUDIA MORGOGLIONE


Countrywide sees rebound ahead after posting loss

CHARLOTTE - Countrywide Financial Corp. , the biggest US mortgage lender, said profit will rebound from its first quarterly loss in 25 years as it cuts jobs and tightens lending standards. Shares rose $4.23, or 32.4 percent, to $17.30, the biggest increase in more than two decades.


The risk of developing potentially fatal blood clots doubles after travel lasting four hours, experts find.


European insurers could appeal against a US jury decision that treats the 2001 hijacked plane attacks on the World Trade Center (WTC) as two separate events, potentially raising their costs.


Kolkata - South Africa were bowled out for 222 after 72 minutes of play on the final day to set a 117-run target for India to win the second and final Test here on Thursday.


Race disparity in medical care persists: study

Blacks were far less likely than whites to get specialized procedures after a heart attack and were more likely to die within a year, according to a study showing persistent racial disparities in U.S. medical care.


(CBS) The woman who beat record-setting "Jeopardy" champion Ken Jennings says she had to keep it secret for almost three months.


Stars of High School Musical 2 attend the European Premiere of the film at London's O2 Arena.


Fertility Clinics Have Differing Policies

They'll check her ovaries and her bank account, but few U.S. fertility clinics have policies for determining a woman's emotional or mental fitness to have a child, let alone whether it's OK to help one who is past menopause, a new survey reveals.


U.S. air strike in Baghdad kills 14: police

U.S. airstrikes on a Shi'ite neighborhood in Baghdad overnight killed at least 14 people including one woman and destroyed 11 houses, Iraqi police and residents said on Thursday.


Scientists to Flesh Out George Washington's Appearance

MOUNT VERNON, Va.  - Americans know George  Washington as the dour founding father with white hair and  ponytail depicted on U.S. currency, but most people have little  idea what the nation's first president really looked like  beyond this stock image.


Olympic 'business dating agency' goes live

Line up for the sub-contracts race The organisers of London's Olympic Games have launched an online "business dating agency" to attract bids for sub-contracts.â¦


Arthur Schlesinger, Historian of Power, Dies at 89

The Pulitzer Prize-winning author was an unabashedly liberal partisan who served in the Kennedy White House.


The actress due to share the role of Maria in The Sound of Music leaves the Andrew Lloyd Webber production.


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Â· PM rules out censorship, but wants new controls Â· New look at pre-watershed TV advertising urged


E' in corso la protesta dei ferrovieri nonostante l'ordinanzadel ministro Lunardi. E il 18 marzo tocca al pubblico impiego                                          Sciopero fino a stasera fermi sei treni su dieci                                                                                di LUCIO CILLIS


Would-be globe trotters find partners online

LONDON, September 28 (Reuters Life!) - Itching to explore   the world but struggling to find friends with time to travel,   Ela Patel signed up to a companion-finding Web site and is now   packing for a trip to Argentina, just weeks after jetting off   to Vietnam.


Capo dipartimento Sviluppo Economico proposto da Bersani


A senior Shia leader living in Iran criticises radical Iraqi cleric Moqtada Sadr, calling his anti-US rebellion wrong.


The DVLA risks being "a laughing stock" as it emerges nearly one in four motorcycles are untaxed, MPs warned.


Maybe smartphones are the Next Big Thing.


Taranto, 22:52 - BASKET, EUROCUP DONNE: TARANTO ACCEDE AI QUARTI

La Levoni Taranto accede ai quarti di finale dell'Eurocup di basket femminile. Le pugliesi, infatti,...


Super Tuesday: Groups say states face e-voting risks

Six U.S. states participating in Super Tuesday primary elections are at high risk for voting-machine malfunction or tampering because they don't have paper backups, according to a report released by the Verified Voting Foundation and Common Cause.


Last week in Fargo, N.D., moviegoers had a choice among "Aliens vs. Predator," "The Great Debaters" Â and "Macbeth," live from New York's Metropolitan Opera.


Beijing Olympic organisers want to slash around Â£400m from the costs of hosting the 2008 Games.


Astronaut in kidnap-murder case back in Houston

A U.S. astronaut accused of trying to kidnap and murder a romantic rival for a fellow astronaut returned to Houston on Wednesday after she was freed on bail in Florida.


U.S. auto sales seen down in December, outlook weak

U.S. automakers were expected to report on Thursday that sales finished 2007 weakly, hurt by the housing slump and high gasoline prices, and the resulting worst sales year in a decade for the industry was seen as likely to increase pressure for further production cuts.


Dream of London to Sydney trip in two hours

If clear skies break over southern California on Monday, a B-52 bomber will take off from Edwards air force base and head out over the Pacific.


American Robby Ginepri advanced to the quarterfinals of the CA Trophy with a 6-2, 6-1 win Thursday over fifth-seeded Paradorn Srichaphan of Thailand.


Fidel shwoing at parties still uncertain

Troops are massing for a huge parade and guests are arriving from around the world to celebrate Fidel Castro's delayed 80th birthday party. The only question is whether the ailing guest of honor himself will appear after four months out of the public eye.


Education Secretary Paige leaving Cabinet position

Education Secretary Rodney Paige, who spearheaded implementation of the No Child Left Behind law, a centerpiece of President Bush's first-term domestic-policy


Rescuers to resume efforts to free Polish miners

RUDA SLASKA, Poland  - Rescue workers planned to resume efforts early on Thursday to reach 15 miners trapped underground in a Polish coal mine, but local media said it may be too late to save them.


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[TS] Sports of The Times: Jamesâs Game Transcends His Era

LeBron James is an old-school basketball player, more like the quiet Tim Duncan than the prototypical me-first star of todayâs N.B.A.


Firefighters are called to a fireworks factory in East Sussex after a major fire breaks out.


Trial Date Set for Radical Cleric in U.K.

Radical Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri will stand trial beginning July 4 on charges including soliciting the murder of Jews and other non-Muslims, a judge decided Tuesday.


Portuguese prosecutors are to hand over the files on the missing four-year-old Madeleine McCann to a judge.


Aid Teams Face Total Devastation in Tsunami-Hit Asia

Scenes of total devastation confronted aid teams as they arrived in Asia's isolated tsunami-hit areas on Thursday with entire towns destroyed and up to 5 million people in desperate need of food and water.


Attempt on Afghan President's Life Fails

KABUL, Afghanistan Sept. 16, 2004 - An apparent attempt to assassinate Afghan President Hamid Karzai failed Thurdsday when a rocket that was fired at his helicopter missed by 300 yards, the US military said.


Ukraine's press remains polarised, despite Viktor Yushchenko's clear election victory.


Science ; Russian-US crew goes to space, AIDS experiments planned

Science News, Kazakhstan - A Russian-US crew blasted off bound for the International Space Station where they will spend six months conducting experiments including work on the search for an AIDS vaccine.


VANCOUVER, Wash. - When Christine Gamache was driving along Interstate 205 and saw a pig fall out the back of a tractor-trailer rig, she didn't just scratch her head and drive on. She pulled over and stood by the 500-pound animal, possibly averting a freeway pile-up, the State Patrol said.


Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc.  KKD.N  said on Monday that its chief operating officer is leaving the  company for another job, the latest setback for a company that  is trying to recover from sluggish sales and an accounting  probe.


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DigitalAdvisor takes on the big fish in the consumer electronics pond.


Cuba normalizes ties with European Union nations

Cuba announced that it is renewing ties with the European Union as well as all EU countries that have embassies on the island.


Bollywood star Salman Khan was  given bail on Friday by a court in the western desert state of  Rajasthan, almost a week after he was arrested and jailed for  shooting endangered gazelles.


Poll: Bush Tops Kerry As a Strong Leader

President Bush retains an advantage with voters on such qualities as decisiveness and strength of leadership despite the Democrats' effort to promote John Kerry as a strong leader, a poll this week finds.


Warm winters may be rousing hibernating pet tortoises early and endangering their lives but there is a solution, experts say -- keep them through the winter in the fridge.


Yahoo rolls out personalised search test

Yahoo, in a fierce market battle with Web search leader Google, has rolled out a test version of its search service that helps users personalise results.


As more women turn to blogs for advice on beauty, and magazines like Allure and Glamour have started their own beauty blogs, the cosmetics industry has stopped seeing bloggers as bottom feeders.


South Africa's Harmony poised for surprise merger

South Africa's largest domestic gold producer is poised to make a surprise takeover bid for Gold Fields. With the backing from Russian metals giant Norilsk Nickel, Harmony will


Former Ohio State tailback Maurice Clarett was indicted Thursday on new charges related to a highway chase and violent struggle with police.


Rice Tells N.Korea U.S. Can Deter Attack

Secretary of State-designate  Condoleezza Rice on Tuesday sent North Korea a two-pronged  message, insisting the United States has no plans to invade the  isolated communist state but stressing it does have a deterrent  against hostile actions by Pyongyang.


For iPhone Owners, an Apology and a Credit

Steven P. Jobs, Appleâs C.E.O., apologized âfor disappointing some of youâ after early adopters complained about yesterdayâs price cut, and he offered them a $100 store credit.


Software Vulnerability Index making progress

InfoWorld - Security experts working on the CWE (Common Weakness Enumeration) project claim that the initiative to create a central resource of software vulnerabilities for developers is gaining momentum.


Iraqi National Guard soldiers remove a body after two men were found murdered in Mosul, Iraq, Thursday, Nov. 25, 2004. Previously, 20 bodies were found in Mosul in the past week, including ten identified as Iraqi regular army soldiers.


A federal judge has given preliminary approval for Sprint Nextel Corp. to pay $30 million to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging it overcharged in passing along a federally mandated phone service subsidy.


German cleric criticized for Nazi phrase

A Roman Catholic cardinal used the term "degenerate" at the opening of an art museum on the ruins of a church, drawing criticism Saturday for employing a phrase strongly linked to the Nazi persecution of artists.


Harvard drops religion course requirement

Harvard University has dropped a controversial proposal that would have required all undergraduates to study religion as part of the biggest overhaul of its curriculum in three decades, the university said on Wednesday.


The governor's race is still undecided in Washington state, and Democratic Party volunteers are frantically calling voters with disputed provisional ballots after a judge orders officials to release the names. Republicans are miffed.


Magic Monza finally breaks Barrichello's 2004 drought

PERENNIAL bridesmaid Rubens Barrichello finally emerged from Ferrari team-mate Michael Shumacherâs 2004 shadow to claim the Italian Grand Prix at Monza yesterday.


Seacrest takes E! down to 'Paradise City'

E! Entertainment  Television is launching a Las Vegas-set reality show that will  be produced by "American Idol" host Ryan Seacrest.


New flagship consumer product is the company's latest salvo in the fight for consumer security dollars.


India-Pakistan spat ahead of Kashmir talks

With India pulling out a large number of troops from Kashmir, the guns may have fallen silent but the verbal dual between India and Pakistan is nowhere near an end.


European Union Seeks Longer Music Copyrights

The move to extend copyright protection for singers and musicians to 95 years is intended to let performers receive royalty payments later in life.


E' morto Naghib Mahfouz nobel per la letteratura

Aveva 94 anni. Fu il primo scrittore arabo a vincere il premio dell'accademia svedese, nel 1998. Domani i funerali


Thai generals' security bill a power play before vote

A year after their coup and ahead of a December election, the military pushes for expanded powers.


Russian aluminium firm Rusal is buying rival Sual, creating the world's biggest aluminum firm.


French authorities launch an investigation after two people who had eaten oysters die in the south-west.


Take-Two Interactive Software said Tuesday that it cut its quarterly net loss in half, but gave an outlook that fell short of Wall Streetâs expectations.


More vigorous Fidel Castro seen with Vietnam's Man

Fidel Castro appeared more vigorous on Sunday in the first images of the Cuban leader to be broadcast on state television in four months, backing up reports that he has put his health crisis behind him.


Waste-to-energy company EnerTech raises $42 million

The company converts municipal solid waste, including sewage sludge, into a solid that can be burned as fuel.


Clinton's My Life helps Bertelsmann triple profit

Bertelsmann, the world's fourth largest media group, is eyeing acquisitions after Bill Clinton's memoirs and top music acts helped triple its half-year profits.


Ireland sets ambitious targets for functional foods

Ireland's functional foods industry has been slated for major growth under a government-backed development programme announced last week.


A pink JBC mini-excavator will grace building sites across the North West after the digger-maker was persuaded to help a cancer charity.


Swastika on new Philip Roth novel raises storm in Germany

International publisher Random House has found itself forced to release a separate cover for US star author Philip Roth's new novel, "The Plot Against America," for the German market due to its use of a Nazi swastika, the company said.


Head of Child Safety Office to Step Down

The former FBI agent who established the child protection office created by U.S. Roman Catholic bishops said Monday she will step down in February after more than two years on the job.


Nevada becomes the latest US state to make it illegal for musicians to falsely state they are connected to well-known groups.


Milano, 17:37 - CALCIO, INTER: UFFICIALE INGAGGIO DI PELE'

Vitor Hugo Gomes Passos in arte "Pelè", è ufficialmente un giocatore dell'Inter. La so...


Scientists surprised by data about distant planets

Scientists have gotten their best look ever at the composition of planets outside our solar system, but were more surprised by what they didn't see than what they did see.


Stephon Marbury keyed a fourth quarter run to help the United States beat Spain 102-94 in the quarter-finals of the men's Olympic basketball tournament on Thursday.


Singer Rick James died of a heart attack that may have been induced by nine drugs in his system, a coroner says.


Global sales at Japanese carmaker Toyota are briefly overtaken by rival General Motors, figures show.


Condoleezza Rice going into hospital for uterine surgery

Condoleezza Rice, nominated to be US secretary of state, will have surgery at a Washington hospital Friday, a spokesman said. Sean McCormack said Rice would remain overnight at the hospital and return to work the next day or so.


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9 Firms to Set Up DME-Making Joint Venture

Tokyo, Feb. 1 (Jiji Press)--Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co. , major trader Itochu Corp.  and seven other firms will jointly set up a company in the central Japan city of Niigata in April to produce dimethyl ether for use as fuel, they said Thursday.


BBC world affairs editor John Simpson knew the former Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat well. He considers what the future holds for the Palestinian people now he has gone.


Intel's (INTC:Nasdaq - news - research) plans for high-end computing reached a sad milestone Tuesday, with Hewlett-Packard (HPQ:NYSE - news - research) saying it would end the partnership that developed the less-than-successful Itanium chip.


Dell to use deals to expand services business: report

Dell Inc.  will use partnerships and acquisitions to become more services-oriented, the Financial Times reported in its online edition on Wednesday, citing an interview with Chief Executive Michael Dell.


A tearful Britney Spears defiantly shaved her head at a Los Angeles hair salon after the owner refused to take part in the embattled pop star's latest extreme makeover, news reports said on Saturday.


Sugar Inc. sweetens its girly offerings with ShopStyle acquisition

The blog network, which began as a single celebrity gossip property and has since expanded to a whole set of women's lifestyle titles, has acquired social shopping site ShopStyle.


Lions place Walker on IR; release six players

Allen Park, MI (Sports Network) - The Detroit Lions placed starting strong safety Brian Walker on injured reserve and released six players Sunday to get down to the NFL's roster limit of 53 players.


Peek inside the dark and disingenuous world of the pooch treat -- that ingredient list just doesn't match what the label touts.


Roma, 15:11 - CALCIO, ESTUDIANTES; SIMEONE: GRAZIE LAZIO

Diego Pablo Simeone ha condotto la formazione dell'Estudiantes alla conquista nel Torneo Apertura de...


GREEN BAY, Wis. - Thanks to Lovie Smithâs ambitious words and his teamâs resolve to uphold them, the long dormant rivalry between Chicago and Green Bay might be back on track.


Europe's first moon probe ends mission with a bang

Europe's first moon probe signed off its   mission on schedule by crashing into the lunar surface on   Sunday, completing a project scientists hope will tell them   more about the moon's origin.


Udi Adam, an Israeli general who had a key commanding role during the conflict in Lebanon, resigns.


Per decenni politica e imprenditori hanno rincorso l'equilibrio socialee trascurato il valore di profitto, produttivitÃ , efficienza e mercati                                          Dal fordismo alle microimprese il capitalismo Ã¨ all'anno zero                                                                                L'Italia non ha piÃ¹ i "padroni", ma la metamorfosi industriale inizia giÃ  negli anni '70 di EDMONDO BERSELLI


By WAYNE PARRY POINT PLEASANT, N.J. - A close friend of "American Idol" semi-finalist Antonella Barba says that the aspiring singer is not the subject of some graphically sexual pictures purported to be of her that were posted on the Internet last week.


David Price's blazing fastball might be too overpowering for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays to pass up with the No. 1 pick in the draft. "We just think that he has everything we're looking for in a front-line major league starter," Devil Rays scouting director R.J.


Microsoft settlements won't end EU antitrust probes

Microsoft Corp.'s settlements with long-time opponents Novell Inc. and the Computer & Communications Industry Association won't end the software maker's antitrust woes in Europe.


Engineered Mosquitoes Could Wipe Out Dengue Fever

A startup company says new test results show their genetically modified mosquitoes can combat tropical diseases and crop pests. There are skeptics, however.


Beach Volleyball-Cook Propels Australia to Win

Twice Olympic beach volleyball medallist  Natalie Cook helped new team mate Nicole Sanderson battle  nerves to propel Australia to a 21-19 17-21 17-15 win against  China Monday.


An Interior Ministry official said Friday that 1,846 civilians were killed in Iraq in November, a 43 percent increase from the estimated toll in October.


Fidelity Investments has changed leadership on 13 funds so far this year, as it reassigns some managers and promotes others, mostly in areas investing in specific industries.


Rookie phenomenal: Steelers QB has big game

For two weeks, Steelers rookie quarterback Ben Roethlisberger had pondered all the things Patriots [stats, news] coach Bill Belichick [news] might throw at him.


Kieran Richardson scores twice as Sunderland beat Portsmouth to boost their survival hopes.


LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY: Doctors from Louisville and the Netherlands says in a new medical journal article that it is ready to perform a face transplant, a procedure considered controversial by some medical ethicists.


Zaha Hadid, who won the Pritzker Architecture Prize in 2004, has been chosen to design the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum at Michigan State University in East Lansing.


Bush claims UN support for ousting Saddam

Faced with UN chief Kofi Annan's charge that the war in Iraq was "illegal" under the world body's charter, US President George W. Bush strongly implied that the invasion enjoyed UN support.


Winky Wright doesn't see any possible way that Shane Mosley can defeat him in their rematch at Mandalay Bay Event Center tonight.


Poll indicates crushing defeat for Megawati in Indonesian election

An opinion poll published in Jakarta shows Indonesia's President Megawati Sukarnoputri is set for a crushing defeat in next Monday's presidential election run-off.


U.S. Ambassador to Moldova Heather Hodges said she doubts that the republic's 2005 parliamentary elections will be fair and free if the state broadcaster continues its current pro-government bias.


Jerusalem Suicide Bomber Kills Two, Injures 14

At least two bystanders were killed and 14 injured in an explosion set off by a female suicide bomber at an intersection in northern Jerusalem, police said.


CINCINNATI -- In a dejected Bengals locker room, running back Rudi Johnson held court. Surrounded by media -- most asking Johnson how the Patriots could come into his town and dominate his team -- Johnson said it simply.


A year after he was nearly replaced by Auburn officials, Tuberville is The Associated Press' Coach of the Year. "I learned a lot last year from what we went through at the end of the season," he said.


Fannie Mae Stock Ratings Warrant Their Own Analysis

Fannie Mae's stock has dropped about 16 percent in two weeks. And even before the abrupt slide, it's been three years since the stock made any big gains for its investors.


It's the last weekend before Christmas and for many shoppers it's the last chance to buy gifts. But if you're still putting off that trip to the mall you're not alone.


Dortmund, 17:47 - CALCIO, BORUSSIA DORTMUND: METZELDER OPERATO, OUT DUE MESI

Christoph Metzelder, difensore del Borussia Dortmund e della nazionale tedesca, è stato opera...


Sprint Nextel rolls out shopping service

Sprint Nextel Corp. unveiled on Thursday a new service that allows mobile handset customers to buy and compare a wide range of products over their phone.


OPEC to keep oil output at full capacity

OPEC on Thursday prepared to leave oil  supply quotas unchanged and keep pumping at full capacity,  rejecting a push for a production cut by host Venezuela, the  cartel's leading price hawk.


Impasse overshadows Mideast summit, Rice

Hoping to turn the page on six years of stalled Mideast negotiations, the U.S. instead found itself boxed in Sunday by a characteristically complex political impasse involving ally Israel and the Palestinians.


Unshaken by its legal problems in the United States, online video leader YouTube will attempt to extend its cultural reach and increase its moneymaking opportunities by programming new channels in nine other countries.


Paper-folding distraction while downloading XP SP2


A British soldier was killed and others wounded in clashes with militia fighters in the southern Iraqi city of Basra, the defence ministry revealed.


Embattled hospital chain Tenet  Healthcare Corp. THC.N on Tuesday said it will pay $395  million to settle litigation with patients claiming one of its  hospitals performed unnecessary heart surgeries.


A car bomb exploded near an Iraqi police patrol in southern Baghdad today, killing ten people and wounded four others, the US military said.


Campbell regrets hitting maid with phone

Naomi Campbell says she very much regrets losing her temper and hitting her maid with a cell phone over a pair of missing jeans last year. "I felt very remorseful for having thrown the phone at someone that didn't deserve it," the 35-year-old supermodel tells the TV show "Extra" in an interview set to air Tuesday. "I have a deep sense of shame for the things I've done."


White House gates shut to "Kazakh reporter" comic

Borat, the fictional TV reporter from Kazakhstan, may have gotten under the skin of Kazakh officials but on Thursday he couldn't get past the gates of the White House.


Cargo Ship Brings Space Station Crew Belated Christmas Dinner

An American and a Russian astronaut got some belated Christmas turkey and vital supplies on Sunday when a pilotless cargo ship docked at the international


The St. Louis Cardinals agreed to terms on a two-year contract with left-handed reliever Ray King on Friday.


A hike in petrol, diesel and cooking gas prices was postponed yet again by the government today. The decision was taken after pressure from the Left, which wanted the price hike to be put off till after the


If you use shared or public computers, you have a new privacy risk to consider: Google Desktop Search.


Parigi, 15:18 - TENNIS, ROLAND GARROS: FEDERER AI QUARTI

Lo svizzero Roger Federer, testa di serie numero 1, si è qualificato per i quarti di finale d...


Brad Pitt's Babel and Daniel Craig's Infamous vie for attention at the 31st Toronto Film Festival.


Sea Change: Development is About to Alter Texas Coastal Hideaway

PORT ARANSAS, Texas _ Island inertia sets in during the drive over the causeway from Corpus Christi.  An hour ago, hair and clothes mattered. But now nothing does, really, except the beach or the fishing.


Israeli Troops Kill 14 in Gaza Refugee Camp

Israeli troops killed 14 Palestinians in a Gaza refugee camp on Monday as parliament prepared, under tight security, to debate Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's plan to withdraw from the occupied territory.


Bills a Step From Completing a Rare Path to the Playoffs

The Buffalo Bills can become the second team in league history to clinch a playoff berth after an 0-4 start - but they still need help.


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


Anti-EU British party defuses leadership row, for now

The anti-EU UK Independence Party (UKIP) held crisis talks to slap down a leadership bid by its best-known figure, former television presenter Robert Kilroy-Silk, officials said.


Trump to Miss USA: You get a second chance

Miss USA 2006 was given a second chance on Tuesday by billionaire Donald Trump who came close to firing her after reported misbehavior.


World leaders end a conference on the future of Iraq with strong support for the January polls.


Firenze, 15:58 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA: KUZMANOVIC HA SCELTO NAZIONALE SERBA

Zdravko Kuzmanovic, centrocampista della Fiorentina, ha scelto di giocare con la nazionale serba, ch...


The Airbus A380 superjumbo project is running 1.45bn euros (Â£1bn; $1.9bn) over budget, the firm's majority owner EADS admits.


The Maryland Racing Commission denies the application of former jockey Ronnie Franklin to have his license reinstated.


China vows to clean up toxins amid food scares

China will clamp down on foods tainted with illegal and excessive chemicals as it seeks to quell domestic and foreign alarm about toxins in meat, seafood and vegetables, the country's top agriculture official said.


Astronauts on the first space shuttle flight since the Columbia tragedy will practice three methods for patching holes in orbit and have another two repair kits on hand in case their ship is actually damaged by launch debris this spring.


Shrek 3's premiere is delayed until 2007 as Dreamworks rearranges its movie release schedule.


Homebuilder D.R. Horton Inc.  said on Tuesday declining home values would lead it to post its first quarterly loss since it listed on the New York Stock Exchange in 1995.


Virtualization vendors target smaller businesses

Vendors are using lower prices, starter kits and other measures to help entice the SMB crowd.


Tavarez Breaks Hand After Leaving Game 4

St. Louis righty Julian Tavarez broke his left hand during a dugout tantrum in Game 4 of the NL championship series, and it was uncertain Monday when the reliever would pitch again.


Iraqi membership in the World Trade Organization would send a powerful message that the country has emerged from decades of international exclusion under Saddam Hussein and is on the path to economic development, its trade minister said Friday.


Many bright little ideas punctuate Peter Martinsâs ballet of âRomeo and Julietâ for New York City Ballet.


Aid worker Margaret Hassan believed dead after TV receives video ...

Margaret Hassan, a kidnapped aid worker who spent decades bringing food and medicine to Iraqis, was believed murdered after Al-Jazeera television said Tuesday it received a video showing a hooded militant shooting a blindfolded woman in the head.


Sprint Nextel to form network with WiMax

Sprint Nextel Corp., the nation's third-largest cellular provider, said Tuesday it will use an emerging technology called WiMax to build a new high-speed wireless network.


Hundreds of auto workers demonstrated outside Ford Motor Co.'s  corporate headquarters on Friday to protest against its plans to build a new line of mid-size passenger cars in Mexico instead of the United States.


Boston's David Ortiz drilled a pitch into center field, a clean single that brought home Johnny Damon with the winning run in a marathon Game 5 in the A.L.C.S.


FDA Weighs Morning After Pill Teen Access

Some see easy access to emergency contraception as a way to drastically reduce teen pregnancy, already on the decline since the early 1990s. Others worry that its long-term effects on young women are unknown or argue that the drug, also known as the "morning after pill," encourages teens to have sex.


British Terror Suspects Make First Court Appearance

British terror suspects charged in a  plot linked to security alerts at financial targets in New  York, New Jersey and Washington made their first court  appearance Wednesday inside a high security prison.


Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli PM Ehud Olmert meet for talks in Jerusalem.


Sestriere, 14:51 - SCI, PROVE DISCESA: AL SESTRIERE BENE L'AZZURRA SCHNARF

Fraenzi Aufdenblatten è stata la piÃ¹ veloce nella prima prova cronometrata della discesa libe...


Revocato invece lo sciopero Tirrenia per lo stesso giorno


Former "ER" star Noah  Wyle will make his feature directorial debut with "Prince  Test," an indie romantic comedy.


London bomb survivors begin legal fight for inquiry

Survivors and relatives of those killed  in the London bombings of July 7, 2005, began legal action on  Thursday to force the British government to hold an independent  inquiry into the capital's worst peacetime attacks.


Winter storm dumps snow, ice on northeast

A winter storm roared into the northeastern United States on Wednesday, dumping a mixture of snow, ice, sleet and rain that caused transportation havoc and forced many schools to close.


Roma, 18:09 - CALCIO, SERIE C2: RISULTATI PRIMA GIORNATA

Risultati e classifiche della 1/a giornata del campionato di serie C2.


Kidnapped Aid Official Begs Blair To Save Her

Pleading for her life between terrified sobs, kidnapped aid official Margaret Hassan appeared on a videotape Friday urging British Prime Minister Tony Blair to abandon Iraq


Workers at German car firm Opel vote to continue strike action against parent firm GM's plans to cut 12,000 European jobs.


By Jennifer Griswold, The Daily Oklahoman  Jun. 6--MINCO -- City water has been cleared for drinking after more tests by the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality showed it's free from contamination, Minco officials said.


Andrew Morton sees a domineering, aggressive character who has joined forces with Scientology to catapult his activities beyond the realm of mere glitter.


Musharraf terms talks with Manmohan 'gain for peace'

AMSTERDAM, September 27 (Online): President Musharraf described his meeting with Indian Prime Minister very positive and constructive adding, "it will go long way to resolve all outstanding issues including Kashmir".


Villeneuve back in driver's seat and with a point to prove

Canadian Jacques Villeneuve hopes to take his revenge on former team BAR by helping Renault take second place in the Formula One championship.


Suicide Bomber Kills 10 at Moscow Subway

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


Troops and riot police took up positions outside at least six big activist monasteries in Yangon on Wednesday as Myanmar's junta tried to prevent monks leading new protest marches against military rule, witnesses said.


Rwanda has denied it has pushed troops into Democratic Republic of Congo hours after UN peacekeepers said they had compelling evidence that some had entered the vast country.


RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil  - Swimmers competing at the Panamerican Games on Tuesday got a little taste of what to expect in Beijing next year, with the first medals decided in morning finals.


Bird Flu Found Outside Malaysia Quarantine Zone

Malaysia says it has found a new outbreak of bird flu outside a 10-kilometer quarantine zone imposed around the first village hit in the latest wave of the virus.


German consumer confidence has fallen, hit by concerns over the global credit crisis and higher food prices.


Insurers get movies made, but receive no Oscars

If "The Departed" wins any Academy  Awards on Sunday night, Joe Finnegan won't be giving the  acceptance speeches.


I Like Ur Art: Saatchi Creates an Online Hangout for Artists

A recently redesigned Web site for the Saatchi Gallery in London â a kind of MySpace knockoff for artists â is causing something of a sensation.


Accuser of House Republican Leader DeLay Chided

A Texas congressman who brought a  successful ethics complaint against House Majority Leader Tom  DeLay was himself chided by the ethics panel for violating the  rules in the way he brought the complaint.


US court says just viewing child porn is not a crime

Cached images not evidence A US court has said the existence of child pornography images in the cache of a man's computer did not mean that man had committed a crime under state law. The Court of Appeals in Georgia has reversed the man's conviction.â¦


Hundreds of shrieking, frenzied fans welcomed Paris Hilton as she made an appearance at a Vienna mall Thursday to sign autographs.


Turnout Is Key in Macedonian Vote on Ethnic Rights

Three years after a narrow escape from full-scale civil war, Macedonia holds a referendum on Sunday that its Western friends warn could mark a step backwards on the road to stable, multi-ethnic democracy.


Prague submits bid to host 2016 Olympics

Prague officially entered the race Tuesday to host the 2016 Summer Olympics, joining a strong field that includes candidates from the United States, Japan and Brazil.


Microsoft is now shipping System Center Data Protection Manager 2007, which provides recovery from disk and archive to tape.


Israel Hunts for Militants After Twin Bus Bombings

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon ordered the army to hunt down Palestinian militants after 16 people were killed in back-to-back suicide bombings by the militant Islamic Hamas group.


Iraq declares martial law as US forces move on Fallujah

US troops fought insurgents on the outskirts of Fallujah early today as a full military assault appeared imminent. The offensive began hours after the Iraqi government declared 60 days of emergency rule throughout


A Piazza Fiume un intero piano dedicato al settore


Why more races are coming down to a whisker

As more nations compete well in the Olympics, the space between each competitor has narrowed.


Strong temblor sways buildings in Taiwan capital

TAIPEI, Taiwan - A strong earthquake rocked Taiwan's capital during the lunch rush today, shaking tall buildings for about a minute.


Johnny Carson Writes Jokes for Letterman

CBS "Late Show" host David  Letterman has a secret joke writer -- and it's none other than  the retired king of all late-night television, Johnny Carson.


Linux sees big potential in small businesses

Linux is expected to make steady gains over the next few years on the desktop PCs of small businesses, according to a new report. The report, released on Monday by The Yankee Group, says Linux has minimal


BOLOGNA, 25 SETTEMBRE 2004 - L'allegra "banda del buco" ne prende altri 3 e la panchina di Voeller salta. Il Bologna travolge la Roma al Dall'Ara e acuisce la crisi di una squadra che nelle ultime 3 gare ha


An iconoclastic law student is sentenced to prison and shudders go through the Middle East blogosphere


Iraq, anxious to avert a Turkish military strike into its territory, pledged on Tuesday to rein in Kurdish separatists who are launching attacks on Turkey from northern Iraq.


Apocalisse Beslan: Basayev rivendica responsabilitÃ

Il leader separatista radicale ceceno Chamil Basaiev ha rivendicato l'azione terroristica nella scuola di Beslan, nell'Ossezia del Nord e la serie di attentati che ha colpito la Russia, dalla strage alla metropolitana di Mosca agli attentati a due aerei


Improved profit guidance from Ford energized stock markets this morning despite a consumer confidence reading that unexpectedly slipped.


HIV/AIDS Prompts S. Africa Nurse Shortage

A study by South African medical journal warned Tuesday that the country needs more nurses as the number HIV/AIDS infections rises among health care workers.


Jimmy Carter fears repeat of election fiasco in Florida

Jimmy Carter, the former US president, has said Florida lacks "some basic international requirements for a fair election" and a repeat of the 2000 election fiasco "seems likely".


Rwandan troops arrive in Sudan to help protect ceasefire monitors in the war-ravaged Darfur region.


Sudan pushes for Darfur peace talks, ceasefire: envoy

Sudan's government is willing to meet rebel groups from Darfur anywhere, any time and would commit to a unilateral cease-fire while peace talks are held, Khartoum's ambassador to the United Nations said on Thursday.


Germany's chancellor says she is shocked at the scale of the high-speed monorail crash that killed 23 people.


S.Lanka rebels resume freedom fight, more war seen

The Tamil Tigers declared on Monday they now saw no other option than to push for independence in what analysts said was notice to Sri Lanka's government they are resuming their struggle and renewed civil war will deepen.


Online dragnet catches missing child abusers

'No place to hide' Police are hailing the early success of the recently launched "most wanted" child abusers website after a third convicted paedophile was caught in northern France yesterday.â¦


Both Radiohead and a former Talking Head have advice for young artists on navigating the chaotic music industry.


China is getting hard on porn. Those caught pushing pornographic images either through the Internet, mobile phones or pornography through phone sex, face a maximum sentence of life imprisonment.


The growing mystery surrounding doping allegations against Ireland's gold medal-winning showjumper Cian O'Connor took another twist yesterday after a batch of documents was stolen from the headquarters of the Equestrian Federation of Ireland in an early


Darfur peace talks seek to break deadlock on key security issues

ABUJA, Nigeria  - Sudan's government and rebels wrapped up a first day of new peace talks Monday, trying to break a deadlock over security issues keeping aid workers from reaching hundreds of thousands of refugees in Sudan's western region of Darfur.


The family of a man believed to have died on a volcano in Nicaragua pay tribute to him.


Arsenal ties Bolton, extends unbeaten streak

Arsenal stretched its record unbeaten streak in the Premier League to 46 games Sunday, but the 2-2 tie with Bolton ended its perfect league record this season.


Celebrity heiress Paris Hilton is to leave jail on Tuesday after almost three-and-a-half weeks behind bars.


Oil prices fell Wednesday after the government reported that US inventories of crude rose 3.4 million barrels last week, surprising many traders and analysts who had expected to see supplies shrink because of lingering output problems


Iran, EU Clash Over Terms of Nuclear Freeze

Iran is seeking exemptions from a deal to suspend sensitive nuclear activities just three days after it came into force, the head of the U.N. atomic watchdog said Thursday.


For One Publisher, the Life of Every Comic Book Starts on the Web

Platinum Studios plans to publish its comic books online before they go to press for traditional distribution through stores and newsstands.


The family of John Ritter has sued a Burbank hospital, accusing it of negligence in the death of the 54-year-old actor.


"Dreamgirls" recalls rise of girl groups

Set in the 1960s and `70s, "Dreamgirls" doesn't profess to be a literal history of Motown or any other music scene from the past.


SOA software guy from Sun walks up to The Reg and says ...

My punchline is better than theirs Rich Green, Sun Microsystems' new software chief, thinks his rivals are "hung up" on service oriented architectures (SOA), and are failing to grasp the bigger picture.â¦


A thrilling last-lap shootout between Honda-powered competitors Adrian Fernandez and Tony Kanaan was decided in favor of the former Sunday at California Speedway, as Fernandez edged his rival by just the length of a nosecone to win his third Indy Racing


Giants Give It Their All, but Fall Short

In losing to the Patriots, the Giants supplied their most electric performance of the season, marked themselves as a true championship contender and lost a few starting players to injuries along the way.


Japan's Nikkei 225 average is down more than two percent by mid-morning Monday after the dollar's tumble against the yen hit tech firms and exporters.


UK Seeking to Corroborate Reports of Bigley's Death

UK government officials said they were seeking to corroborate reports by Abu Dhabi television that British hostage Kenneth Bigley has been killed.


Many schools are shut as thousands of South African public sector workers go on strike for higher wages.


West Bank Suicide Bomber on Bike Wounds 2 Soldiers

A Palestinian suicide bomber on a bicycle blew up at a West Bank crossing on Tuesday, wounding two Israeli soldiers, the Israeli army said.


Syria convenes a conference of rejectionists demanding an end to peace talks with Israel


Deadly bombings target US, Iraqi security forces

BAGHDAD - At least 10 Iraqi police officers were killed and 48 others wounded Saturday in a car bombing outside a US base in western Iraq.


Google Sued by Pornography Publisher Over Image Search  Porn publisher Perfect 10 Inc. sued Google for copyright infringement last Friday, accusing Google of failing to  remove from its search results thousands of photos posted online (on non-Google sites)without permission from Perfect 10. The lawsuit, which was filed in U.S. District ...


Rushdie condemns lack of protection for playwright

Salman Rushdie, the novelist who faced a death sentence for writing The Satanic Verses, has condemned the British Government for failing to protect a Sikh playwright.


Stem-cell research is likely to take the stage again in the third and final presidential debate Wednesday at Arizona State University now that one of the most recognizable faces for the cause has died.


Jeane Kirkpatrick, the first female ambassador to the UN and member of Ronald Reagan's cabinet dies.


Derrek Lee slid home safely with the go-ahead run on the first of two run-scoring groundouts in the ninth inning and the Chicago Cubs beat the San Diego Padres 3-1 on Thursday night.


European planemaker Airbus  must  keep most of its production in Europe, but it may make sense to  consider moving some output to the U.S. dollar zone, a deputy  German economy minister said on Tuesday.


FORT COLLINS, Colo. -- Colorado State University officials on Thursday said alcohol sales at its football stadium would be suspended until at least Feb. 1, but alcohol will still be served in premium club-level seats.


Oracle adds Google Maps to Field Service

(InfoWorld) - OracleÂ is integrating one of its applications with Google's mapping service to help service providers locate customers more quickly. On Tuesday, Oracle said it had integrated the API (application programming interface) for Google Maps for Enterprise with the Field Service piece of Oracle E-Business Suite 12. Field Service helps companies manage the process of sending staff on service calls and predict when those employees will arrive at the customer sites. Using the Google Maps API, dispatchers should now also be able to find routes for their field service personnel to reach customers more quickly. At the same time, technicians can get a better sense of the location of their jobs by viewing those destinations on Google's map or its satellite images Bringing together content from a number of sources in an application or a Web site is proving very popular among software vendors and is often referred to as a mashup. Google Maps is one of the most frequently used APIs in mashups since it adds a useful visual element to applications. Oracle began theÂ rollout of E-Business Suite 12Â in January. Other new features in Field Service 12 include support for tasks lasting multiple days and the ability to track customers confirming their service appointments. There's also an administrator's portal to assist schedulers in handling jobs assigned to in-house or to third parties across time zones and geographies. The Google Maps integration is also available for Oracle Field Service 11.5.10. In other Oracle news, the vendor announced Symantec is an enterprise storage management partner for its Unbreakable Linux support program. The program providesÂ support for users of Red Hat's Enterprise LinuxÂ distribution, regardless of whether they are Oracle software users, at aggressive pricepoints. Oracle and Symantec have certified Symantec's Veritas data center software with Oracle Enterprise Linux and guaranteed to provide enterprise-level support for both the storage and the Linux offerings. The agreement covers six Veritas products -- Storage Foundation 5.0, Storage Foundation for Oracle 5.0, Storage Foundation Cluster File System 5.0, Cluster Server 5.0, NetBackup 6.0 Client and i3. While Oracle claims demand is growing for its support program, the vendor has yet to provide precise figures on user uptake. In March,Â Oracle CEO Larry Ellison saidÂ publicly that Unbreakable Linux had got off to a "very strong start" and committed his company to building a Linux business, while cautioning that such a process would take time. Â


NASA Tests Options for Shuttle Blanket Repair

HOUSTON -- NASA engineers are conducting a series of tests to determine how best to repair a torn heat-resistant blanket on the space shuttle Atlantis.


Rat team airlifted to Scots island to save birds

LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Rat catchers flew to a remote Scottish island on Tuesday for fear the rodents might come ashore from a wrecked Spanish trawler and devastate vulnerable sea bird nests.


Embassy allows diplomat's son to face rape quiz

Mongolian Embassy in London  agrees to lift immunity for the son of one of its diplomats


The Indiana Pacers were frightened when spectators began hurling chairs, drinks, and ice at them in one of the most violent exchanges between players and fans in U.S. sports history.


HarperCollins to publish novel by author James Frey

HarperCollins announced on Wednesday it would publish a new novel by James Frey, the author who admitted fabricating key parts of his best-selling drug and alcohol memoir "A Million Little Pieces."


52 vie in made-over Miss America Pageant

Sporting updated hairdos and red carpet-worthy fashion, a crop of 52 newly made-over aspiring beauty queens compete for the top tiara in Saturday's Miss America Pageant.


Novell accepts $536 million to settle antitrust case with ...

Novell has settled its long-standing NetWare anti-trust claim with Microsoft - to the tune of $536 - but in the same announcement reveals plans to launch a second claim relating to WordPerfect.


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The Sept. 11 commission closed down Friday, but its members plan to continue testifying before Congress and traveling the country to try to get the government to improve homeland security.


Arab TV station says it has tape showing two French hostages in ...

Iraqi militants have kidnapped two Frenchmen to protest France's ban on students wearing Islamic head coverings in public schools, according to a tape aired by Al-Jazeera television.


Six Flags and another company shut down eight more thrill rides Friday around the country after a teenage girl had her feet chopped off at the ankle on a Superman Tower of Power.


Demolition crews on Monday started tearing down a disputed youth center that was at the heart of recent street riots in Copenhagen.


Delta Air Lines Inc. formally rejected a bid by smaller rival US Airways Group Inc. and filed its own long-awaited plan to emerge from bankruptcy on Tuesday, valuing the carrier at up to $12 billion.


Age-Appropriate Kidney Transplants Urged

Kidneys from young donors should be matched to young recipients to extend the life of kidney transplants, says a study presented Oct. 31 at the the American Society of Nephrology annual meeting in St.


New York Police Investigate Suicide at Ground Zero

Police were investigating on Monday  how a young man managed to penetrate security at Ground Zero,  one of the most closely guarded sites in New York, where he  killed himself with a 12-gauge shotgun near the gaping hole  where the World Trade Center once stood.


Stocks inched lower at the open Thursday, as investors eyed surging oil and gold prices and opted to step back after pushing the Dow Jones industrial average to a record closing high in the previous session.


The FASB delays stock option expensing by six months. That's just more time for Big Tech to lobby.


YouTube signs partnership with Warner Music

Music videos from artists like   Madonna, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Sean Paul will be legally   available for the first time on YouTube, a popular online video   sharing site, after signing its first commercial partnership   with Warner Music Group WMG.N.


An electric sports car, a prosthetic foot for land mine victims and a potentially lifesaving device known as the "Tongue Sucker" were among the winners Friday of an international award honoring innovative designs.


U.S. retail giant Wal-Mart Stores' Japanese partner narrowed its losses for the first fiscal half but remained in the red because of early retirement costs.


Attrice-simbolo del cinema francese:eccitante per gli attori


Rob Andrew says Jonny Wilkinson will not be fit in time to boost England's Six Nations campaign against Ireland.


Steyn pace clinches cricket series for South Africa

Marlon Samuels made a defiant century but the pace of Dale Steyn secured a series victory for South Africa on the third day of the third Test at Kingsmead Saturday.


U.S. Officials Review Approach in Pakistan

The political upheaval in Pakistan and emergence there of a new military leader has revitalized the Bush administration's long struggle to develop a coherent strategy for uprooting al-Qaeda from Pakistan's western tribal areas, U.S. officials said yesterday.


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Stars Seize Their Chance to Shine at SAG Awards

In a year when a writersâ strike has all but shut down much of Hollywood, the Screen Actors Guild Awards drew an inordinate amount of star wattage.


NZ PRESS: Carter To Convert Some Forests For Dairying

WELLINGTON (Dow Jones)--New Zealand's Carter Holt Harvey Ltd. (CAH.NZ) has identified 9,500 hectares of its forest estate in the central North Island for conversion to dairying, according to industry sources


Man 'smuggled Saddam chemical weapons' through Antwerp

BRUSSELS - Police have arrested a man suspected of smuggling material from chemical weapons through Antwerp port to Saddam Hussein.


R. Kelly Files Criminal Complaint Against Jay-Z's Camp

R. Kelly's lawyers have filed a criminal complaint against a member of Jay-Z's entourage and are contemplating action after the singer was booted from the Best Of Both Worlds tour this weekend.


Disparity Is Growing Between Conferences

The N.F.C. has only one presumed heavyweight, the Philadelphia Eagles. By contrast, 10 victories in the A.F.C. might not be enough for some teams to reach the playoffs.


Rising wages prompt firm to pull out of India

Image search firm Riya is to pull its research and engineering operations out of India to consolidate in the U.S. due toÂ rising wages in Bangalore.


Japanese stocks rose by mid-afternoon on  Wednesday as favorable earnings lifted companies including  Mitsubishi Electric Corp. while steelmakers gained on  anticipation of a rise in steel sheet prices.


Howard expects slim win despite anti-war rallies

SYDNEY - One week away from a knife-edge election, Australian Prime Minister John Howard declared yesterday that he would be re-elected, but only just.


A financial dispute that has held up North Korea's pledge to shut down its nuclear reactor could be nearing a breakthrough after a news report that the long-awaited transfer of frozen North Korean funds will start Thursday


A federal agency on Thursday sought to terminate and take over the troubled United Airlines pension plan that covers more than 14,000 active and retired pilots.


Dan Rather's Future a Complicated Question

In Kansas City, Mo., it's Kirk Black's job to answer for Dan Rather. The station manager of KCTV, like his colleagues at many other CBS affiliates, is facing a flood of calls and e-mails from viewers angry at Dan Rather for relying on apparently fake documents to suggest President Bush's National Guard service record was less than stellar.


US actress Maggie Gyllenhaal is honoured at the Stockholm Film Festival for her role in Sherrybaby.


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MPAA Expected to Target BitTorrent Trackers

In order to thwart the growth of this network, the MPAA will be pursuing BitTorrent indexing servers known as trackers. While trackers function somewhat differently than traditional indexing servers found


UN Council Adopts New Anti-Terror Resolution

The U.N. Security Council voted  unanimously on Friday for a Russian-initiated resolution that  seeks to expand the prosecution and extradition of terrorist  groups and suspects, such as Chechen separatists.


On Visit to Gulf Coast, Bush Hears  Frustrations About Pace of Storm Aid

NEW ORLEANS, March 1 -- In his first visit to the Gulf Coast in six months, President Bush said Thursday that he heard "loud and clear" the growing complaints in the region that the federal response to Hurricane Katrina has become ensnared in red tape.


Â¡Â¡Chinese economy sets for soft landing in 2005: ADB

China will succeed in cooling off an overheated economy and achieve a soft landing, according to a major Asian Development Bank (ADB) report released on Wednesday.


Firefighters got a surprise when they cut a driver from a wrecked car early Tuesday — he was 10 years old.


With formal peacemaking a dim prospect at this volatile time, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert intends to sound out President Bush on the Israeli's plan to impose a West Bank settlement on the Palestinians by relinquishing most of the territory to them for a state.


The Handwriting on the Road: An Artist Draws the Flood Line

In landscape drawing, lines are usually representations of the contours of the observed world. But a line that the artist Eve S. Mosher began drawing last month is striving for a different kind of effect.


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Why America is still fighting the battles of Mekong Delta

John Kerry's tour of duty in Vietnam has defined his bid for the White House. He is the warrior candidate who heroically led men into battle but who came home to almost as bravely question the very war for which his comrades gave so much blood.


Italy Resumes Expelling Migrants Despite Protests

Italy resumed deportations to Libya on Wednesday, ignoring United Nations criticism of the airlift in its drive to deter would-be asylum seekers heading to its shores from Africa.


Troop reinforcements and gunboats are sent to a Nigerian oil platform occupied by militants since Sunday.


The Asbo is a control order usually banning offenders from frequenting certain places or carrying out particular activities. But now one has been issued to curb Internet activity


Schumi, trionfo cinese ora è pari con Alonso

Il pilota Renault, partito dalla pole, guadagna 20 secondi. Poi la pista si asciuga e il tedesco della Ferrari rimonta e vince


Australian regulator takes Google to court over sponsored links

Australia's consumer watchdog said Thursday it had launched a world-first court action accusing Internet giant Google of misleading web users by misidentifying sponsored links on its search engine.


Jake Westbrook and Nate Robertson pitched to a scoreless draw through eight innings, before the Cleveland bullpen helped the Indians drop Detroit another game back in the AL Central.


Tigers Outfielder Monroe Settles Theft Charges

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla., (Sports Network) - Detroit Tigers  outfielder Craig Monroe will enter a diversion program to  settle shoplifting charges from a department store in December.


England's Bhaji Army looking to spice up the Ashes

Members of the "Barmy Army" travelling supporters' group which follows the England cricket team have put the spice back into the Ashes series by ordering a curry delivery from back home to go all the way out to Australia.


US contractor quits Iraq as violence threatens elections

A leading American contractor has pulled out of a major Iraqi reconstruction project, the latest sign of how the ever-increasing violence in Iraq threatens to overwhelm America's


The Lions wore the wrong costumes to Texas Stadium to play the Dallas Cowboys on Halloween. The Lions showed up as contenders, but played like pretenders -- and didn't fool anybody.


If you thought the Miami Dolphins' embarrassing loss on Monday Night Football was bad, try their disappointing setback to the Arizona Cardinals yesterday on for size.


LeFors, Cardinals put Tulane in sorry state

NEW ORLEANS -- Stefan LeFors returned to his home state for the final time as a collegian and led Louisville to a record-setting performance.


Update 6: Motorola Expands Cell-Phone Market Niche

Motorola Inc. says it's ready to make inroads in the cell-phone market after posting a third straight strong quarter and rolling out a series of new handsets in time for the holiday selling season.


Dundee University court is to decide whether to accept a plan to reduce some departments and cut jobs.


[TS] Sports of The Times: Dodgers Leaving History Behind on an Old Base in Vero Beach

After spring training of 2008, the Dodgers will move their training facilities from Florida to the Phoenix area, leaving Dodgertown and all its history behind.


CISCO Systems agreed to acquire closely held internet protocol service provider P-Cube for $US200 million ($281 million) in cash and options.


Microsoft eyes music, not video, as Zune target

Microsoft Corp.  sees expanding  the digital music market -- and not necessarily video -- as the  priority for its new "Zune" portable media player, a company  executive said on Thursday.


Executives urged to quit over risks that took lender to the brink of collapse.


Northeast Utilities Co., New England's  largest power distributor, cut its 2004 profit outlook on  Thursday and said it would restate second and third-quarter  results to reflect a related accounting change.


Check Point has announced its first ever unified threat management (UTM) appliance.


Nets: Snap skid at 9 as Mourning leads way

Finally, the crabby old man had enough. He had refused to chase the spry youngster as he stepped outside his comfort zone and drained jumper after jumper during the first half.


Nintendo Says DS Selling `Faster Than Anticipated' in US

Nintendo Co., the world's biggest maker of hand-held game machines, said US sales of its DS hand-held console were ``faster than anticipated'' in the first week.


Branson hopes Google Earth helps find Fossett

RENO, Nevada  - The search for missing adventurer  Steve Fossett resumed on Wednesday as his friend, British  billionaire Richard Branson, tried to find him through a  satellite mapping service offered by Google.


Voters in two small New Hampshire villages prepared to cast the initial ballots after the stroke of midnight Tuesday in the nation's first presidential primary.


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With recession fears growing, Mitt Romney's latest television ad is part resume, part resolve. And all reassurance.


The federal agency charged with keeping food and drugs from harming people may soon be asked to take a consumer product that kills more than 400,000 people a year and make it safer.


Chemical-weapons hysteria causes cholera

No chlorine to purify Iraqi water A senior Iraqi government official has said that Baghdad water treatment plants are critically short of chlorine gas which they need to purify public water supplies. The World Health Organisation (WHO) says that supplies of the gas are being held up due to fears it might be used as a chemical weapon, and adds that chlorine is vitally necessary to control an ongoing cholera outbreak in Iraq.â¦


A Senate drive to approve homeland security legislation could lead to a clash with the White House over airport screeners and standardized drivers' licenses.


Los Angeles, 09:34 - CALCIO, USA: PRIMO ALLENAMENTO DI BECKHAM CON GALAXY

David Beckham si è allenato per la prima volta con i suoi nuovi compagni di squadra dei Los A...


PeopleSoft Corp. fired its chief executive Craig Conway on Friday just hours before US antitrust regulators said they would drop their case against Oracle Corp.


A leading Japanese electronics company is developing memory cards that can be used to make cashless payments, open locks and read identification with a simple flick.


Fan Sues for Barry Bonds' 700th Home Run Ball

As the often-quoted Hall of Fame catcher Yogi Berra might say: "It seems like deja vu all over again.". The man who recovered Barry Bonds' 700th home run at the San


Thai Suspected Bird Flu Case Fans Human Link Fear

Thai and international health officials  were due to hold an emergency meeting on Monday to review a  case in which there is a "very remote possibility" bird flu was  passed from human to human, a senior WHO official said.


In Asian trade, US light crude hit $50.28 a barrel, the highest since the record $50.47 one week ago. London's Brent crude opened higher Tuesday, up 46 cents at $46.


Fujifilm And Sprint Launch Photo Printing Service

Sprint and Fuji Photo Film USA recently introduced a new service that lets Sprint's Picture Mail customers send digital camera phone pictures from their online Picture Mail


StopBadware.org and Center for Democracy and Technology file FTC complaint against FastMP3Search.


US scientists have discovered how fat is stored in the body's cells - promising new treatments for obesity.


Oil fell more than two dollars on Tuesday, as profit-taking pulled the market down from record highs that were fuelled by a Mexican supply shut-down and a weak dollar.


Gonzales: It's time to punish 'attempted' piracy

Blog: U.S. attorney general makes another pitch for a dramatic new rewrite of criminal copyright laws.


They reminisced this week in Tampa, where Bucs players trotted out their memories of departed defensive tackle Warren Sapp, whom they'll square off against Sunday when the Bucs play at Oakland.


Alaska Weighs Relaxing Rules of Exploration

Relaxing the rules for heavy equipment on the state's thawing tundra would open the central North Slope to exploration convoys three or four weeks earlier than in recent years.


Torino, 12:56 - CALCIO, BLATTER: NON SI PUO' E NON SI DEVE PEDINARE ARBITRO

Il presidente della Fifa Joseph Blatter commenta in un'intervista a 'La Stampa' la polemica tra il p...


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


The British Racing Drivers' Club has come to a financial agreement with Bernie Ecclestone which will keep the British Grand Prix at Silverstone on the F1 calendar for the next five years.


Iraq: attacco contro moschea vicino a Najaf, 25 morti

KUFA, Iraq - Colpi di mortaio su unâaffollata moschea nella cittadina irachena di Kufa hanno provocato questa mattina almeno 25 morti mentre il leader religioso sciita piÃ¹ influente dellâIraq, lâAyatollah AlÃ¬ al Sistani si dirige nella vicina


Lawmaker: Panel at impasse on Cunningham

The leaders of the House Intelligence Committee are at an impasse over whether to subpoena jailed former Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham as part of an investigation into his actions on the committee.


If your data is stolen, how do you really know that is was? CNET's Robert Vamosi speaks with Verdasys CTO Dan Geer about data theft.


Microsoft Settles With Novell and a Trade Group

Microsoft agreed to settle antitrust lawsuits with Novell and an industry trade group, marking the end of a decade-long antitrust battle.


Two suicide car bombs kill 11 in Iraq's Ramadi

RAMADI, Iraq  - Two suicide car bombers exploded in the rebellious city of Ramadi west of Baghdad on Monday, killing at least 11 people and wounding four, police and witnesses said.


Yasser Arafat has promised to intercede on behalf of Briton Ken Bigley held hostage in Iraq, says an Irish MP.


Kidnappers abducted six Egyptians and four Iraqis working for the country's mobile-phone company, authorities said yesterday, and Muslim leaders in Britain announced plans to send negotiators to Baghdad in hopes of winning the release of hostage Kenneth


Yoshio Taniguchi, the architect behind New York's Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), speaks about the face-lift.


Obama, Edwards skip rogue primary states

Front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton could find herself alone among Democratic presidential candidates campaigning in Florida and Michigan.


Brown Faces Surgery; Now Yanks Lack Punch

After they learned that pitcher Kevin Brown, who punched a wall, would have surgery on his broken left hand, the Yankees fell meekly to the Baltimore Orioles.


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