At Holocaust Museum, Turning a Number Into a Name

The Yad Vashem museum in Jerusalem has assembled the names and biographies of Jewish victims of the Holocaust, and it will make the information available online.


Dollar Tumbles to Record Low Against Euro

The dollar tumbled to a record low against the euro and a 12-year trough versus sterling on Wednesday as the greenback ran into a fresh wave of selling after consolidation earlier this week.


North Korea launched a fresh verbal attack on "fascist tyrant" US President George W Bush as a South Korean official headed to China in the latest effort towards resolving Pyongyang's nuclear row.


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APEC aims at future climate change talks

The bargaining that produced a climate change agreement is only the beginning for Pacific Rim leaders if they want to stick to their declaration to chart a new international course on global warming.


Internet Sparks Increase in Quick Donations

Faced with searing images of suffering and grief in South Asia, Americans are finding an instantaneous way to reach out to tsunami victims: on their home computers.


U.S. Works to Import 5 Million Flu Shots

The Bush administration said Thursday it is working to buy another 5 million doses of flu vaccine from manufacturers in Canada and Germany, mixing the ticklish issue of prescription drug imports with the flu shot shortage.


Democrats say close to new Iraq resolution

The U.S. Democratic-led Senate is moving closer to rewriting the measure that paved the way for President Bush to invade Iraq nearly four years ago, two top Democratic lawmakers said on Sunday.


German bidders to discuss location with LSE

Deutsche Boerse is ready to negotiate with London Stock Exchange whether to base the future board in London or Frankfurt if the German exchange succeeds with a takeover, a magazine says.


Interior Ministers Giuseppe Pisanu of Italy, left, and Otto Schily of Germany talk after wrapping up informal talks with counterparts from France, Spain and Britain on European coordination in the fight against terrorism and illegal immigration, in


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Long before the sun comes up, Gaza's musaharatis, or public wakers, are hard at work — banging on drums to get people out of bed for pre-dawn prayers during the holy month of Ramadan.


Tiki Barber will work for NBC next year after spending most of the 2006 NFL season entertaining bids from various networks for jobs in both news and sports.


U.S. Criticizes Kazakhstan for Suppressing Guess-Who

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS  WASHINGTON  Borat, that crass chronicler of the American condition, has been singled out by the State Department as a victim of suppression in his own homeland.


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Several key aides to Afghanistan's Taleban leader Mullah Omar are reportedly arrested in Pakistan.


'It's in the interests of NPfIT' CSC insists its blocking of the takeover of key health provider iSoft is in the best interests of the "successful delivery of the NHS National Programme for IT".â¦


JDSU to buy optical network vendor Picolight

(InfoWorld) - JDS Uniphase (JDSU) is buying optical transceiver maker PicolightÂ  to serve the growing market for high-speed data connections in data centers, enterprises, and metropolitan-area networks. The optical networking vendor said Tuesday it agreed to buy Picolight for $115 million in stock and an additional cash sum of up to $10 million if certain revenue targets are met this calendar year. The deal is expected to close in JDSU's fiscal fourth quarter ending June 30. Enterprises are stepping up data center and backbone networks from Gigabit Ethernet to 10-Gigabit Ethernet while service providers lay out high-speed fiber networks around cities. Increasing bandwidth demand, powered in part by video and other multimedia applications, is driving growth in network infrastructure following the telecommunications crash early in this decade that slammed the stocks of JDSU and other vendors. Picolight, in Louisville, Colorado, designs and makes transceivers for Fibre Channel, Gigabit Ethernet, 10-Gigabit Ethernet and parallel optics with speeds as high as 40Gbps.Â It has been a pioneer in a technology called VCSEL (vertical cavity surface-emitting laser) used for optical links with low power consumption and heat generation, according to the companies. JDSU sells components and equipment for a variety of networks, including enterprise, cable, and telecommunications. The buyout will give Picolight global reach and also help JDSU build toward 100Gbps products in the future, the companies said.


A Chinese zoo is running a  Big Brother style competition with a difference -- the  contestants have to live in a monkey enclosure.


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Belarus Bank Denies Money Laundering Charge

A bank in Belarus has denied U.S. charges that it laundered money for former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein.


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The Bush administration announced Wednesday that it would permit limited imports of Canadian cattle early next year for the first time since May 2003, when a case of mad cow disease was discovered in an Alberta cow.


Matsuzaka and Manny help Red Sox edge Giants

Boston's Daisuke Matsuzaka pitched seven shutout innings for his first win since May 25, guiding the Red Sox to a 1-0 win over the San Francisco Giants on Saturday.


Brown's Injury Plays Into Red Sox' Hands

HE last time a Yankees pitcher punched a wall, he wound up with a cast on his pitching hand. When Kevin Brown showed up at Yankee Stadium yesterday, he had a splint on his nonpitching hand after surgery.


Your Money: Debt Relief Can Cause Headaches of Its Own

With the economy slowing and houses no longer easy sources of cash, a growing number of consumers cannot pay the minimum monthly amount off their credit card debt.


Americans Hit Shops, Holiday Season Opens

Americans stormed the nation's shops on Friday after US Thanksgiving Day at the start of the key holiday shopping season, lured by cut-price toys, consumer electronics and Santa.


Soccer: Matuzalem brace ends Celtic's Champions League hopes

DONETSK, Ukraine: Brazilian midfielder Matuzalem defied the chilly temperatures to score a double for Shakhtar Donetsk on Wednesday in a 3-0 win which virtually ended Celtic's Champions League ambitions this season.


ID Biomedical appears well-positioned for the coming years, but it may be best to stay cautious on the company.


Four Lebanese soldiers die during fresh clashes between the army and Islamist militants in a Palestinian refugee camp.


LONDON, England -- William Shatner wants to boldly go where he's only pretended to go so far. The "Star Trek" star is among more than 7,000 people who have told Richard Branson they would gladly pay him $210,000


Underwater archaeologists have found another cannon from the wreckage of what they believe was the flagship of the notorious pirate Blackbeard.


BROOKFIELD, Ill. - After Babs the gorilla died at age 30, keepers at Brookfield Zoo decided to allow surviving gorillas to mourn the most influential female in their social family.


Bush celebrates as Democrats look for answers

TONY JONES: First to the US, where George W Bush is preparing for his second term tonight. Democrat challenger John Kerry made the President's decisive victory official when he conceded defeat in the crucial state of Ohio.


Media cos to disclose copyright pact today: report

Media companies including CBS Corp.  , Microsoft Corp. , News Corp.'s  Fox  and MySpace units and others have agreed to a set of guidelines  aimed at protecting copyrights online, the Wall Street Journal  reported on Thursday.


Jude Law attends the New York Premiere for his new film, "Alfie," at the Ziegfeld Theatre, Oct. 18, 2004 in New York. With "Alfie," Law has roles in six new movies slated for release during the last four months of 2004.


The investment bank said 3rd-quarter profit fell to $1.54 billion, hurt by a global credit crisis that cut into stock trading, corporate lending, and results from investments.


In a rematch of the NBA Finals, the result was the same -- a thorough thrashing of the Los Angeles Lakers by the Detroit Pistons.


Phonak suspend Hamilton over doping allegations

The team and Hamilton are still awaiting further results after initial tests at the Athens Olympics and at the Vuelta tour event in Spain showed evidence of blood from another person.


Study Links Light Sleepers to Obesity Risk

People who sleep less are more likely to be obese, according to new research by a clinical scientist at Bristol University. Dr Shahrad Taheri discovered that people who sleep for five hours a night are often


BANGALORE, India -- Australian bowlers, led by Glenn McGrath's four-wicket haul, quashed Indian hopes of a fightback to tighten their grip in the first test on Friday.


Catcher Javy Lopez, three times an  All-Star during his prime with the Atlanta Braves, was released  on Monday by the Colorado Rockies.


In Surprise Trip, Rumsfeld Visits U.S. Forces in Mosul

The defense secretary's trip comes at a time when critics have accused him of being insensitive to the welfare of the troops.


British bats are abandoning their young in a struggle to survive poor breeding conditions, say researchers.


Martha Stewart, whose trial and conviction put her on front pages around the world, was set to sneak into prison under cover of darkness to avoid further publicity, a source told the Daily News last night.


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A Beatles Guitar Sells For Â£294,000 At Auction

The Gibson SG guitar that was used by The Beatles in the recording of 'Revolver' and 'The White Album' has been sold at auction for Â£294,000 in New York.


Four years after his exit from the White House, Bill Clinton reclaimed his place on the world stage yesterday, basking in the adulation of Hollywood jet-setters, Washington power-brokers and his fellow Arkan-sans at the dedication of his presidential


Colombia Police Aim to Disrupt Drug Trade

Seven helicopter gunships skirted the steep mountainsides, then quickly descended on a cocaine lab, marked by a smoke grenade thrown by one of the raiders. As the heavily armed anti-narcotics police jumped from the hovering craft, accompanied by an informant wearing a ski mask, peasants who worked the coca fields and in the complex scampered away.


Textbooks In Israel to Designate West Bank

JERUSALEM, Dec. 5 -- Maps in future Israeli public school textbooks will show the boundary that existed between Israel and the West Bank before the 1967 Middle East war, Israel's education minister announced Tuesday. The move drew sharp protest from lawmakers, settler groups and religious leaders...


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Report: Apple, Beatles close to iTunes deal

The Beatles’ noticeable absence from Apple’s iTunes Store could soon be a thing of the past if a report in Fortune proves to be correct. The Time Warner-owned business magazine is reporting that Apple is close to a deal for putting the British rock group’s music catalog online. What’s more, Fortune reports, Apple could be on the verge of becoming the exclusive online source for Beatles downloads for a limited time.


Agriculture was taking root in South America almost as early as the first farmers were breaking ground in the Middle East, new research indicates. Evidence that squash was being grown nearly 10,000 years ago, in what is now Peru, is reported in Friday's edition of the journal Science.


Study: Global Warming Could Affect Calif.

Global warming could cause dramatically hotter summers and a depleted snow pack in California, leading to a sharp increase in heat-related deaths and jeopardizing the water supply, according to a study released Monday.


Market's gyrations remind investors to understand where bonds fit in

Usually, when the Federal Reserve lowers interest rates, it's a good time to buy bonds.


People around the world are coming together to celebrate the world wide web and its impact on people.


Avenging loss to Cal the No. 1 priority for USC

USC has waited a year for this. The top-ranked Trojans get a chance to avenge their only defeat since October 2002 when they face No. 7 California today before a sellout crowd of 92,000.


Sony of Japan said Tuesday it will begin selling a more compact version of its PlayStation 2, the Guardian reported. The company, at its London announcement, said the new model's noise level is about 75 percent


(InfoWorld) - Zimbra customers appalled atÂ the company's planned acquisition by YahooÂ are speaking out, saying they are vexed by the deal and upset over its possible negative consequences. Skeptical about Yahoo's capacity to serve enterprise customers and suspicious about Yahoo's plans for the Zimbra collaboration and messaging suite, these IT professionals express pessimism about the deal announced Monday and expected to close next month. A collective feeling of alarm and dismay emanates from a discussion forum thread Zimbra created to obtain feedback from its customers. Already 9 pages long, the thread contains mostly negative impressions. Zimbra organized a conference call this week open to all customers so that the company's top executives could answer questions and address concerns. Neither that call, held Tuesday, nor reassuring messages from Zimbra employees in the forum have calmed customers IDG News Service interviewed on Thursday. "There is a lot of fear, uncertainty, and doubt regarding Zimbra at the moment, and it's not unwarranted," said Matthew Day, IT Manager at Langs Building Supplies in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Just over a year ago, Day began researching collaboration suites for Langs and chose Zimbra Collaboration Suite over Microsoft's Exchange and Xandos's Scalix. Currently, 400 Langs employees use Zimbra's suite. However, his misgivings about the Yahoo deal prompted him to scratch plans to renew Langs' Zimbra contract forÂ three years, opting instead for a one-year agreement. Day has too many questions that Zimbra and Yahoo haven't answered to his satisfaction. Chief among them: Does Yahoo, whose online services are heavily focused on consumers, understand the needs of business customers? "As an IT Manager, I would not have expected to ever see a Yahoo product in one of my production environments," he said. "I am concerned about how the culture of Yahoo will deal with the requirements of commercial users and the support they expect." Day also worries that Yahoo's influence may negatively affect future development of the Zimbra suite, a concern shared by Dan Phillips, IT Manager at Other World Computing, in Woodstock, Illinois. "Before the acquisition, Zimbra had only one purpose: To make a better product. Zimbra now has a different purpose, and that is to ensure Yahoo's agendas are fulfilled," Phillips said. Among his first tasks after getting hiredÂ six months ago was picking a new messaging platform for Other World. The Zimbra rollout was completed barely three weeks ago. He picked the Open Source Edition of the suite, which also comes in a commercial option called Network Edition. The news of the Yahoo deal left him aghast. "I am certain I was not the only IT decision maker who felt disgust and despair after reading about Yahoo's [planned] acquisition of Zimbra," Phillips said. Also deeply pessimistic is Dominic Ijichi, a Belfast-based Unix supercomputer administrator for a large bank, who in his spare time manages the Zimbra suite for a small finance company whose chairman is a friend of his. He predicts Yahoo will disassemble the suite and plug its pieces into Yahoo Mail. "I believe [Zimbra's suite] will be killed off as a separate product," he said. Jim Hutchinson, IT Manager at Richmond Systems in Olympia, Washington, is scratching his head over Yahoo's motivation. "What are they going to get for their $350 million?" he said. "I can't see how Zimbra fits into the way Yahoo makes money." In addition to downloadable, server-based versions of the suite meant to be installed in customers' premises, it is also available as SaaS (software as a service) from third-party hosting providers. Keepnet, a U.K. provider of hosted IT services, recently developed a new Zimbra-based hosted service, but the company isn't feeling too hot about it now, said director Kevin Dontenville. "We are disappointed that this acquisition throws many of the knowns out of the window. We need to decide whether to continue and risk losses that are significant to us or to change direction ... and find a new route forward for our new business," he said. Andy Armagost, systems administrator at Brigham Oil & Gas, in Austin, Texas, is also conflicted about the deal, which he believes would have given his company pause for reflection when deciding for Zimbra, but the suite is partially rolled out already at Brigham. While he shares many of his peers' concerns, he also sees a silver lining: That Zimbra will become more financially secure and able to access Yahoo resources. "I hope this deal works out well for all of us," he said. Those interviewed generally believe that the best-case scenario would be for Yahoo to interfere as little as possible with the Zimbra team and technology while providing a strong backup. Satish Dharmaraj, Zimbra's co-founder and CEO, understands that acquisitions often worry customers but said the concerns are unwarranted in this case. "I already know my budget for the nextÂ five years, in which there is a continued commitment to growing this business," Dharmaraj said in an interview with IDG News Service. For starters, Yahoo will not dismantle Zimbra to boost Yahoo Mail. "If Yahoo wanted the people and the technology to bolster the Yahoo consumer mail group, $350 million is a lot to pay," Dharmaraj said. "We're going to be kept whole as a business unit, and we'll execute on our current strategy," he added. Likewise, it's illogical to think Yahoo will rip out its Yahoo Mail infrastructure, which supports about 250 million consumers, and swap in the Zimbra technology, designed mostly for businesses. "Those are paranoid fears," Dharmaraj said. Zimbra's team will help refine and improve portions of Yahoo Mail on a case-by-case basis. Currently, the only component slated for a Zimbra revamping is Yahoo Calendar, he said. Meanwhile, the downloadable, server-based versions of Zimbra's suite aren't going away, so those customers can rest easy, including those who have signed five-year agreements, he said. Specifically, Zimbra will maintain the same commitment for the open-source version of this downloadable suite, keeping its development on par with the commercial "Network" version. Zimbra, founded in 2003, has an installed base of about 9 million mailboxes in more than 100,000 organizations, although it deals directly with about 1,300 customers and channel partners, he said. Customers include Comcast and New York University. Its core strength is e-mail, and it has commonly been considered an alternative to Exchange, but the suite also includes a word processor and a spreadsheet application. These let users create, share, and collaboratively edit documents. With e-mail, calendar, contacts list, and office applications, it also competes against PC-based suites, such as Microsoft Office, and Web-hosted suites, such as Google's Google Apps. Dharmaraj said Zimbra will sell the suite directly as a hosted service, something for which it had previously relied on hosting partners. As with direct sales of the downloadable versions, Zimbra will sell the hosted suite at a premium over the prices it gives to hosting partners. Also unfounded are fears that Yahoo will force Zimbra to limit its compatibility with Yahoo competitors, he said. Yahoo realizes that a big draw of the Zimbra suite is precisely its open platform, which lets external developers create application mashups called "zimlets." The deal gives Zimbra a financial and resources boost as well as heightened brand credibility with potential enterprise customers that as a 100-employee startup it didn't have, he said. If anything, Zimbra will be able to step up its development efforts. Version 5.0 of the Zimbra Collaboration Suite is due in December, and version 5.5 and beyond will follow, he said. Finally, he said he and the other members of the Zimbra executive team are committed for the long haul. "Zimbra is our baby," he said. "The reason we made this deal is to grow Zimbra." Yahoo's Brad Garlinghouse, senior vice president of communications and communities, reiterated Dharmaraj's commitments and challenges the perception that Yahoo only knows how to support consumers. For example, Yahoo provides Web hosting and domain registration-related services to hundreds of thousands of companies, while its advertising business includes a vast network of marketers and publishers, he said. Moreover, it has long-standing partnerships with carriers like AT&T and British Telecom, he added. "Those are very large commitments we have made in our systems that aren't consumer-facing," Garlinghouse said in an interview. Regarding Yahoo's ability to support enterprise customers, he points towards the know-how involved in providing reliable performance at a massive scale for services like Yahoo Mail. "This is a natural extension of what we're incredibly good at with a company, in Zimbra, that also is best-of-breed. We bring the best of both worlds together," Garlinghouse said. Assurances and promises are all good, but concerned customers said the antidote to their misgivings will be concrete actions. "I have no interest in asking simple questions and listening to Yahoo's spin. Only time can answer any question I have," Other World's Phillips said.


U.N. Agency Warns of Africa Locust Crisis

Swarms of desert locusts are moving across northwest Africa, threatening to devastate crops in an increasing number of countries, U.N. officials warned Friday.


Nasdaq gains on Qualcomm, but Dow, S&P flat

The Nasdaq rose on Thursday with results from Qualcomm Inc  and other companies creating some optimism about corporate profits, while the broader market was flat amid uncertainty about a stimulus package.


Vijay Dethrones Tiger As 'Player Of The Year'

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. -- First, Vijay Singh took the money title. Then he took the No. 1 spot in the World Rankings. On Monday, he captured another one of Tiger Woods' honors.


Three are killed in fighting in the Gaza Strip as Palestinian factions challenge the authority of Hamas.


Smokers with Gene Mutation Risk Rheumatoid Arthritis

New research shows that people who are at risk for rheumatoid arthritis are much more likely to develop the disease if they smoke cigarettes.


A settlement of an inquiry into Lillyâs marketing of the antipsychotic drug Zyprexa could result in the companyâs paying more than $1 billion to federal and state governments.


In fight against militants, Lebanon bolstered by US, Gulf countries

The Lebanese army, carrying out a major offensive against Fatah al-Islam, has little combat experience and outdated equipment.


Blog: If you were one of those in line on iPhone Day, Friday is the last day to return the phone to Apple or AT&T for a full refund.


SAMSUNG Electronicsâs quarterly profit jumped 46 per cent from a year ago on strong memory chip sales, but fell 14 per cent from the previous quarter as prices of flat screens for TV and computers fell.


Bush backs diplomatic approach to Iran: Straw

Foreign Secretary Jack Straw moved to diffuse tensions over Iran, insisting newly inaugurated US President George W. Bush supported diplomatic moves to resolve the issue.


The sudden reversal of her political fortunes has put Hillary's campaign in a position few would have predicted


World champion F1 team Ferrari has no option but to sign up to its rivals' plan to limit testing next season, according to an Italian source.


James T. Walsh, a New York Republican who has represented the Syracuse region since 1989, does not intend to pursue re-election and plans to retire from Congress when his term ends.


With the selection of Samak Sundaravej as prime minister, Thailand has completed a transition back to democracy, but the bumpy ride may not be over.


AMSTERDAM: Thousands of people took to the streets of Amsterdam yesterday to protest the murder of controversial film-maker Theo van Gogh.


Iran has produced more than 220 pounds of enriched uranium, the country's interior minister was quoted Friday as saying about the process that can make fuel for civilian energy or fissile material for a bomb.


Barry Manilow was at his Palm Springs home in a wheelchair following hip surgery, but should be walking by the end of the week, his publicist said.


Federal prosecutors sought two life sentences Tuesday for a militant abortion opponent already serving 25 years to life for murdering a doctor who performed abortions.


Westerners flee Lebanon as fight continues

Westerners fled by land, sea and air Monday as Israel sent ground troops into Lebanon briefly and Hezbollah rockets knocked down a three-story house in northern Israel. However, there were signs of movement on the diplomatic front to end the worst fighting in 24 years.


U.S. President George W. Bush, trying to counter Iran's growing military clout, made clear his commitment on Monday to go ahead with a major arms sale to Saudi Arabia as he began his first visit to the Islamic kingdom.


Consumer Challenge: Making Head or Tail of Fish and Mercury

Should pregnant women eat fish? That's a question Lean Plate Club members often ask, policymakers continue to mull and scientists debate. So when the nonprofit National Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition recently advised pregnant women to eat at least 12 ounces of fish per week -- in contr...


Germany Stops Assassination Attempt on Allawi

Three Iraqi citizens with alleged terrorist ties were arrested in Germany today under the suspicion that they were going to try to kill Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi during his visit to Germany.


F.T.C. Asks if Carbon-Offset Money Is Well Spent

Corporations and shoppers in the United States spent more than $54 million in 2007 on carbon offset credits, but where exactly is that money going?


Moderate exercise may stall vascular dementia

Older adults who regularly walk  for exercise may help lower their risk of vascular dementia,  the second-most common form of this disorder after Alzheimer's  disease, a study published Wednesday suggests.


Senate Deal on Immunity for Phone Companies

The deal would give telephone carriers immunity for their involvement in the N.S.A.âs domestic eavesdropping program.


Hasselhoff and ex-wife settle bitter custody battle

Former "Baywatch" star David Hasselhoff and his ex-wife have agreed to share custody of their teenage daughters and reached a financial settlement, ending months of bitter wrangling played out in the celebrity media.


Healthcare costs: big woe for small firms

Health-insurance premiums are up by double digits for the fourth straight year. And Chuck Mott, like millions of other small-business


InfoWorld - No one ever said Apple marketers weren't clever. So if they wanted to start a firestorm of ISVs developing applications for the iPhone, how better to do that than to make development as simple as possible with the least barriers?


UK weather office: 2008 likely to be hot

This year is forecast to be among the top 10 hottest years on record, Britain's weather office said Thursday, despite a strong cooling effect predicted from the tropical weather phenomenon known as La Nina.


US Sees Chance of Peace Hinging on Arafat Successor

U.S. officials hope Yasser Arafat's  death on Thursday will offer a new chance for Middle East peace  but said it depends on who replaces him, how much power they  wield and whether they have the legitimacy to strike a deal.


Mitt Romneyâs victory means that three very different states have embraced three candidates.


A disappointing sales forecast from Wal-Mart sent stocks mostly lower yesterday as investors worried that oil prices, which stabilized after last week's highs, would curb


A suicide bomber killed at least 21 people and injured 27 outside an Iraqi army recruitment center in Baghdad on Tuesday in the deadliest insurgent attack since last month's historic election, the U.S. army said.


French Drop Anti-Semitism Awareness Plan

A Jewish group said Sunday it plans to "modify" its publicity campaign to fight anti-Semitism that showed an image of Jesus Christ and the Virgin Mary with the slur "Dirty Jew" scrawled across it to mimic graffiti after it drew negative reactions.


Bill Clinton's heartache may turn into John Kerry's heartbreak. The former President is still recovering from quadruple-bypass surgery six weeks ago, and his doctors deem him not quite ready to campaign for Kerry, Sen.


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Londra, 17:52 - CALCIO, INGHILTERRA: STOP DI TRE MESI PER TERRY

Stop di tre mesi per John Terry. Il capitano del Chelsea, uscito dal campo dopo 40' del match di Pre...


The New York Stock Exchange said Thursday it agreed to acquire its smaller rival, American Stock Exchange, for $260 million in stock


UTILITY company Severn Trent has reported a 6.5 per cent fall in first-half profits due to previously announced pension charges, which it described as a "satisfactory overall performance".


HANNES Bergstrom, the two-year-old survivor pictured on Page One of yesterday's Mirror, was reunited with his missing gran yesterday.


Indonesian ferry blaze toll rises to 20 as probe begins

The death toll in Indonesia's latest ferry disaster rose to 20 as the navy continued a massive search for about 120 people still missing and a probe was launched into the tragedy.


[TS] Sports of The Times: The Wal-Mart of College Sports

At the University of Arkansas, boosters and alumni now act as shareholders, whipped into go-team frenzy to form a new breed of extreme fans as they seek a return on their increased emotional and financial investments.


EU warns of evidence against harmful US aerospace subsidies

The European Union warned the US ambassador to the WTO Thursday that the EU had abundant proof that US aerospace subsidies are harming European competitors by undercutting prices and causing them to lose markets.


Privacy storm descends on Dutch health care database

Details about every citizen revealed The Dutch Data Protection Authority is investigating claims that a medical database set up by health insurance companies reveals details about nearly every Dutch citizen.â¦


Humana Earnings Up on Government Segment

Third-quarter profit nearly doubled from a year ago as income from its government segment surged and the insurer reported a one-time gain.


The UN has chosen Argentina, Denmark, Greece, Japan and Tanzania as the five states to become non-permanent members of the Security Council next year.


MADISON . Mayor Mary Hawkins Butler owns a new piece of jewelry, courtesy of the king of Sweden.


Qantas accepts sweetened $8.7 bln takeover bid

Australia's Qantas Airways  agreed on Thursday to a sweetened $8.7 billion buyout offer from a group led by Macquarie Bank Ltd.  and private equity firm Texas Pacific Group in the world's biggest airline takeover.


Four terror suspects held in London amid 'dirty bomb' report

Police arrested four men in London under Britain's anti-terrorist law, as a Sunday newspaper claimed it had infiltrated a gang trying to buy radioactive material for a "dirty bomb".


Computer Sciences Corp. CSC.N, one  of the world's largest technology services companies, on  Tuesday posted a higher quarterly profit, driven by strong  European revenue that got a lift from the weak dollar.


Mistrial declared in $10 billion suit against Motorola

Motorola Inc. said on Monday that a Florida court declared a mistrial in a $10-billion misappropriation case brought against it by SPS Technologies Corp. as the jury could not agree on a verdict.


Consumers reportedly dissatisfied with online security

The results of a survey conducted by GartnerÂ and shared with IDG News Service show that online consumers are growing frustrated with the lack of security provided by banks and online retailers, and feel that passwords are no longer sufficient to secure their online transactions.


UN Security Council in Africa to Push Sudan Peace

Staking its prestige on Sudan's troubled peace process, the UN Security Council met away from its New York home for the first time in 14 years on Thursday to try to end two decades of war in Africa's biggest country.


Romanians Choose President to Lead Country into EU

In Romania, voters are deciding who will lead the impoverished former Communist nation toward membership in the European Union. The elections for a new president and parliament have been overshadowed


Arsene Wenger warned Sir Alex Ferguson to "calm down" and stop fanning the flames of controversy ahead of this weekend's clash at Old Trafford - even though Patrick Vieira is set to be ruled out.


Palestinian Leaders Going Ahead with Arafat Visit

Palestinian leaders were going ahead with a visit to France to see critically ill Palestinian President Yasser Arafat, a senior Palestinian official told Reuters on Monday.


Company plans to inject new life--or more accurately, a new processor--into the venerable OS, CNET News.com has learned.


Israel announces West Bank housing plan; barrier delayed

JERUSALEM -- Israel announced plans yesterday for 500 new housing units in the West Bank, after an apparent US policy shift that has infuriated the Palestinians. The Palestinians oppose all Jewish settlements in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, where they hope to establish an independent state.


Pearl ups bid in $10 bln battle for UK's Resolution

Insurer Pearl made a 4.9 billion pound ($10.1 billion) cash offer for rival Resolution  on Friday, in a dramatic move aimed at thwarting a deal between Resolution and Standard Life  agreed just hours earlier.


Bush Pledges 'Nothing Will Hold Us Back'

NEW YORK - President Bush picked apart John Kerry's record on the Iraq war and tax cuts Thursday night and summoned the nation toward victory over terrorism and economic security at home. "Nothing will hold us back," he said in a Republican National Convention acceptance speech that launched his fall re-election campaign...


A.B. Yehoshua, 70, is one of Israel's most prominent and influential novelists. Of the fifth generation of a Sephardic Jerusalem family, he came of age as an author in the era after Israel's founding in May 1948. His narratives, exploring Israeli identity and Jewish history, often span generations,...


Mexican drug gangs slug it out on YouTube

Blood-soaked videos fuel escalating violence Warning: graphic content A bloody war between rival Mexican drug gangs has spilled onto YouTube where two competing cartels "taunt each other with blood-soaked slideshows and films of their murder victims", Reuters reports.â¦


JP Morgan cancels Â£2.8bn IBM outsourcing deal

Financial services firm JP Morgan Chase has cancelled a groundbreaking Â£2.8bn outsourcing deal with IBM which was intended to run for seven years.


A helicopter which crash-landed north near Baghdad was shot down, the military says.


New York, 11:22 - TENNIS, NEWPORT: RISULTATI

Risultati del torneo Atp di Newport (erba, 416.000 dollari).


Bologna, 10:17 - MOTO, DOPO MELANDRI LA DUCATI VUOLE ANCHE CAPIROSSI

Ieri a tarda sera la notizia che l'anno prossimo Marco Melandri sarà in Ducati. Stamane la sc...


Avellino, 20:04 - CALCIO, AVELLINO: UFFICIALIZZATE LE DATE DEL RITIRO

LAvellino ha ufficializzato le date del ritiro pre campionato. La formazione irpina sarà dal ...


'Piu' forte e' il Pd piu' forte e' la coalizione'


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Alpine Skiing: Miller Adds First Super-G to Winning Streak

Bode Miller joined a select band of all-round winners when he collected the first super-G victory of his World Cup career on Sunday.


India, Pakistan agree on composite dialogue to move forward

NEW DELHI: Setting aside last week's sour notes on Kashmir from across the border, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh welcomed his Pakistani counterpart Shaukat Aziz with a call for setting in motion a process that can demolish the "Berlin Wall" between the


Olympic gold medalist Tyler Hamilton's professional cycling team has fired him after he failed doping tests. Phonak was refused a racing license by the UCI, prohibiting them from competing in the Tour de France and other elite events.


Delta Air Lines Slashes U.S. Fares -Analyst

Delta Air Lines Inc., the No. 3 U.S.  carrier struggling to avoid bankruptcy, has slashed its U.S.  fares, an industry analyst said, in a move industry watchers  fear could trigger a price war.


Athens, Greece, Aug. 17 (UPI) -- A two-year suspension was upheld Tuesday for American track star Torri Edwards, eliminating her final hope of competing at the Olympics.


Tentative deal reached on economic package

The White House and the Democratic-led Congress on Thursday reached a tentative deal on an economic stimulus package of tax rebates for families and incentives for business investment with a cost that a top Democrat said may exceed $150 billion.


The ladies at "The View" are getting pretty desperate. During the week of Feb. 7, the five stars of "Desperate Housewives" will co-host ABC's "The View" while the show broadcasts from Los Angeles. Teri Hatcher, Eva Longoria, Nicollette Sheridan, Felicity Huffman and Marcia Cross will each join the daytime talk show for a day.


Fee Hikes Backed to Add Parkland: ADVISORY PANEL URGES INCREASES FOR BUILDERS

By Janice Rombeck, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Sep. 7--A proposal to significantly raise housing developers' fees to generate more parkland got unanimous support Wednesday from a San Jose advisory commission that has wrestled with the issue for two years.


Microsoft signed a rare deal with an open source software group, taking a step towards meeting sanctions imposed by the European Commission for antitrust violations.


Chile Turns Against Once Untouchable Pinochet

Chileans are turning more and more against ex-dictator Augusto Pinochet, making courts more likely to put the ailing retired general on trial for human rights abuses during his 1973-1990 regime, political scientists said.


Bush says U.S. missile shield in Europe needed

President George W. Bush insisted on Tuesday a missile shield in Europe was needed for the security of the United States and its NATO allies.


MIT's Andrew Lo describes how one rogue trader can impact global markets.


Airbus replaces A380 chief during key flight

Planemaker Airbus replaced the head of   its troubled A380 program on Monday, casting a shadow over   attempts to celebrate the superjumbo's first test flight   involving real passengers -- 474 volunteer Airbus staff.


It's been three years since the last all-new Metal Gear Solid game, MGS 2: Sons of Liberty, hit the PlayStation 2. In that time, there have been various remakes of installments from the series, including: Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance, which was basically


Chris Noth and long-time girlfriend Tara Wilson have welcomed a son, a rep for the actor confirms to PEOPLE.  "I am happy to confirm that Chris Noth and Tara Wilson are the proud parents of a happy and healthy baby boy," the rep said.  Orion Christ...


Newt Gingrich is taking steps toward a potential presidential bid in 2008 with a book criticizing President Bush's policies on Iraq and a tour of early campaign states.


Chancellor Gordon Brown tells the CBI his mission is to build a "shared national economic purpose".


Drinks giant Diageo sees a small rise in annual sales, as rising global demand offsets a decline in Europe.


Basics: Better Shoeboxes for Digital Photos

While digital photography has freed up closet space, sorting and retrieving pictures in the era of the 250-gigabyte hard drive has created a set of challenges of its own.


Bologna, 22:49 - BASKET, SERIE A: TREVISO E BOLOGNA VINCONO ANTICIPI

Successi di Treviso e Bologna nei due anticipi della 19/a giornata del campionato di serie A di bask...


Rescue Teams Discover Magnitude of Philippines Storms Disaster

Soldiers who reached an isolated Pacific Ocean village in Aurora province reported finding about about 100 dead. In the worst-hit town of Real, in nearby Quezon province, TV images showed bodies buried under


Iraq says nuclear sites are 'well protected'

BAGHDAD, Iraq A top Iraqi official is downplaying concerns over the reported disappearance of nuclear equipment. Iraq's interim science and technology minister says all sites under the interim government's control have been secured.


Petit may provide Arsenal with stop-gap solution - Wenger

Arsenal may consider signing French midfielder Emmanuel Petit as a stop-gap solution to their midfield injury problems, manager Arsene Wenger says.


Police are investigating past suicides and missing person files over fears they involved "honour crimes".


The State Department on Saturday warned that terrorists were planning more attacks against Western targets in Indonesia over Christmas and New Years, reiterating advice to its citizens not to travel to the country.


Police disperse crowd at Zimbabwe treason trial

Zimbabwean police dispersed a crowd of opposition supporters on Friday outside Harare's High Court, which is due to hand down its verdict in the treason trial of opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai.


Women who continue having children late in life may live longer than those who have their kids young, research finds. A team at Finland's University of Turku suggests women who raise a family late in life tend to die later.


Successful Christmas arrival at the space station

The Russian Progress 16 supply ship, launched Thursday from Kazakhstan, successfully docked with the international space station Christmas day, ending an unexpected food shortage that had raised the prospect of an evacuation.


Britain: Weapons Report Proves Hussein Was a Threat

Britain says a CIA report that concludes Iraq had no weapons of mass destruction before the US-led invasion last year nonetheless confirms that Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein posed a threat that could not be ignored.


Schwarzenegger unveils hydrogen Hummer, but not how he planned

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger introduced an environmentally friendly Hummer on Friday - but not exactly the hydrogen-powered car he promised voters he would build when he campaigned for office.


The Guitarist Is Metal. No, Not Heavy Metal.

Tuesday's "Robo Recital" at the Juilliard School continues the age-old interaction between composition and technology.


Societa' gruppo Aeffe ha siglato contratto di 10 anni


Iraq Rebels Leave Najaf Shrine, Hand in Weapons

NAJAF, Iraq  - Shi'ite fighters left the holiest  shrine in the Iraqi city of Najaf Friday and began turning in  their weapons, after tens of thousands of pilgrims celebrated a  peace agreement that ended a bloody rebellion.


At least two people are killed overnight in the Somali capital during surprise attacks on two police stations.


2004 seems to be a hot-n-happening year for Kareena Kapoor. After her Chameli act, sensuous lip-lock in Dev and the sexy-soaked


Power Couples Take Command With Quiet Romance

A little more razzle-dazzle would have been welcome on Monday night at the New York State Theater, when âStars of the 21st Centuryâ rolled out an evening of 13 pas de deux and solos.


Learning From Tijuana: Hudson, N.Y., Considers Different Housing Model

If you doubt that the derelict shantytowns of Tijuana could work as a template for redevelopment in a quaint, upscale town in the Hudson River Valley, youâre probably underestimating Teddy Cruz.


Indons detain couple in connection with embassy bombing

Police have detained a man and his wife in the port city of Surabaya and are questioning them in connection with last week's deadly bombing at the Australian embassy, a spokesman said Thursday.


Lauer not interested in night anchor job

Don't look for Katie Couric's former "Today" show partner Matt Lauer to be following her into the night. Lauer said Thursday he has no ambition to become an evening news anchor like Couric, who started this week at the "CBS Evening News" after 15 years at "Today."


Mexico: Threats won't end drug crackdown

Mexican President Felipe Calderon said Saturday that drug traffickers' threats against his government would not stop a military crackdown against them, and he demanded that the United States do more to fight the sale and consumption of drugs domestically.


Auspicata riforma elettorale sul modello tedesco


Newman earns fourth straight pole at Atlanta

HAMPTON, Ga. -- Ryan Newman won his fourth straight pole position at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Friday during Georgia-Pacific Qualifying Night.


As grieving Palestinians flocked to Yasser Arafat's tomb to pay their last respects, his successors yesterday promised a swift election to replace him.


Michael Schumacher may rule the roost at the pinnacle of motor sport, but he failed to become 'Champion of Champions' at the novel event inside Paris' Stade de France.


Palermo, 20:11 - CALCIO, PALERMO; I 20 CONVOCATI

Tanti infortunati e squalificati per il Palermo che domani affronterà la Roma al Barbera. Fra...


An appeals court orders additional hearings in a case that pits the printer company against a competitor that makes chips that allow replacement ink cartridges to work in Lexmark devices.


NEW YORK -- Viacom Inc. said Wednesday it is selling Famous Music, a music publishing business whose catalog has more than 125,000 songs including "Moon River" and "Footloose," to a unit of Sony Corp. for about $370 million.


The master of sexploitation movies, Meyer was hailed as the Fellini of the sex industry. While his penchant for huge breasted scantily clad screen heroines often courted controversy, his films rare glimpses


US Senator Barack Obama visits a key political testing ground amid fresh speculation about political ambitions.


Chicago Bulls draft pick arrested for urinating in public

Chicago Bulls draft pick JamesOn  Curry was arrested in Boise, Idaho on Thursday for urinating in  public and resisting police arrest.


Hospitals Brace for Snow Emergency: Local Hospitals Prepare Staff, Patients for Rough Weather.

By Jennifer L. Boen, The News-Sentinel, Fort Wayne, Ind.  Feb. 14--Parkview Health and Lutheran Health Network hospitals Tuesday night were operating under snow emergency protocols.   Code White was declared for Parkview, said spokesman Gary Penner.


The discovery of a molecule which appears to play a key role in allergies may lead to new therapies, experts say.


The Claim: A Little Alcohol Can Help You Beat a Cold

When it comes to quick remedies for colds, many people insist that a glass of brandy or a hot toddy is just what the doctor ordered.


Calif. Town Warned as Mudslide Death Toll Hits 10

LA CONCHITA, Calif.  - Officials warned residents  of a California hamlet on Wednesday that the steep hills  overlooking their community could collapse again as the death  toll from a mudslide rose to 10 with six still missing.


Schools are teaching business courses, like frog-raising, to fight the widespread unemployment among Southeast Asian youth.


Israeli forces demolish two apartment blocks in raids on Gaza, while warning of a possible attack on Syria.


When demand exceeded supply at Fenway Park, Red Sox ownership did the only thing they could, next to tearing down the hallowed yard: They built more seats.


New York, Sep 25 - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday accepted an invitation from Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf to visit Pakistan and the general also agreed to come to New Delhi on a state visit.


Paris Hilton sues Hallmark over waitress card

Socialite Paris Hilton has filed a lawsuit against Hallmark Cards, claiming it used her likeness without permission on a greeting card entitled "Paris's First Day as a Waitress."


Now that Amazonâs market value is nearly the same as eBayâs, it could buy the online auction site. That could help improve Amazonâs finances and eBayâs customer satisfaction.


The new director of the third "Mission: Impossible" movie got the job by making Tom Cruise a fan of his TV show "Alias." J.J. Abrams, who created the ABC spy series that stars Jennifer Garner, had a meeting with Cruise to discuss the upcoming "Mission: Impossible" sequel, but considered himself a long shot.


Merkel to meet Dalai Lama amid tension with China

German Chancellor Angela Merkel was set to hold a historic meeting with the Dalai Lama on Sunday that has raised tensions with China and led Beijing to cancel at least one official event.


Baghdad in fiamme, il governo Allawi annuncia: libereremo una ...

Il fruscio delle pale degli elicotteri e le detonazioni delle bombe hanno risuonato per tutta la notte a Baghdad, dove l'esercito americano ha lanciato una massiccia operazione nel quartiere sciita di Sadr City, dove resistono gli sciiti dell'esercito


Nobel Peace Prize winner Jody Williams accused the United States on Wednesday of trying to stall negotiations on an international agreement to ban cluster bombs Â without even attending talks on the treaty.


Karen Wright feels a connection with her boss. In 1991, she started as a receptionist at a firm led by Kimberle Levin, an entrepreneur who has founded several technology companies. She had little tech experience other than some college courses, and along came a fabulous mentor.


Tokyo's Nikkei stock average opened down 0.15 percent on Wednesday as investors took a breather from the market's recent rises and sold shares of gainers such as Sharp Corp.


Report: 'Suge' Knight Eyed in Vibe Brawl

Police and probation officials have been reviewing video of the melee at the Vibe Awards show to determine if rap producer Marion "Suge" Knight played a role in the altercation.


THE US soldier identified as alleged leader of the abuse at Abu Ghraib prison went before a military judge last night. Specialist Charles Graner is among four soldiers facing pre-trial hearings this week at a heavily secured US military base in Germany.


Dominic James hit a 3-pointer with 3 seconds left to give eighth-ranked Marquette a 65-62 win over Valparaiso on Monday night.


15-year study links fast food to obesity

Fast food is definitively bad for your health, a 15-year study of people's eating habits has confirmed. The research, published in this week's Lancet medical journal, should bolster the arguments against those


Dollar Loses More Ground, Hits 8-Mth Low

The dollar tumbled to fresh eight-month lows against the euro on Tuesday, down for a 10th straight day as traders sold more of the currency on worries about the US economy and the gaping trade deficit.


Google is backing private attempts to put a rover on the Moon with a $30m prize pot.


Rilevata da State Street, 1/mo provider servizi finanziari


Boys get two years for 'vicious' attack that killed pensioner

Â· Gang threw stones at father and son Â· Victim's wife 'satisfied justice has been done'


Missouri's Republican Party wants a Democratic-aligned group to stop circulating a get-out-the-vote flier that includes a 1960s photograph of a firefighter hosing a black man that reads: "This is what they used to do to keep us from voting."


A 'Che tempo che fa': sara' un programma sugli italiani


WASHINGTON -- The number of newly laid off workers filing claims for unemployment benefits shot up unexpectedly last week, rising to the highest level in two months.


From Dismal Chechnya, Women Turn to Bombs

The participation of Chechen women in suicide attacks reflects the radicalization of a war that has turned increasingly nihilistic.


Arts, Briefly: Missing Basquiat Painting Found

An $8 million Jean-Michel Basquiat painting whose last known owner was a bankrupt Brazilian banker has been found in a Manhattan warehouse, The Associated Press reported. Federal prosecutors filed papers seeking to seize the 1982 work, âHannibal,â which was valued at $100 on a customs declaration form when it arrived by courier from London at Kennedy Airport after apparently being smuggled out of Brazil. Prosecutors are seeking to help Brazilian authorities claim the painting, whose last known owner was Edemar Cid Ferreira, former owner of Banco Santos and one of Brazilâs foremost art collectors. The bank went bankrupt in 2005, leaving debts of more than $1 billion. Mr. Ferreira was convicted of money laundering and bank fraud, and sentenced to 21 years in prison; a Brazilian court ordered seizure of $20 million to $30 million worth of his art, saying it was bought with proceeds of illegal schemes, but âHannibalâ was missing.


Cigarette sales in Ireland have fallen by 17.6 percent this year after it became the first country to impose a nationwide ban on smoking in the workplace.


India Begins AIDS Vaccine Trials on Humans

India, home to the world's  second-largest HIV population after South Africa, began its  first ever human trials of a new vaccine against the deadly  virus Monday, the health minister said.


Billy Graham Returns to Los Angeles after 50 Years

(CBN News) - More than 50 years after his first tent revival in California, a frail Billy Graham returned to a packed stadium in Los Angeles.


In a meeting with BetaNews, Ericsson said that HSPA is a more compelling wireless broadband solution than WiMax.


Zagabria, 14:06 - CALCIO, UEFA: EURO 2012 NON AUTOMATICAMENTE ALL'ITALIA

Se Ucraina e Polonia non riuscisseero ad organizzare Euro 2012, l'Uefa "dovrebbe ricominciare dall'i...


FDA gives blessing to food from cloned animals

The U.S. government ruled on Tuesday that meat and milk from cloned animals and their offspring is as safe as other food, but pressed firms that produce clones to hold off on bringing them into the food supply.


Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said Thursday that his opposition to same-sex marriage should not be interpreted as intolerance of gays, who served in his administration when he was Massachusetts governor.


It took years for many insurance claims to be paid following Hurricane Andrew in 1992. This time, technology is helping speed along the claims process for residents hardest hit by Hurricane Charley.


Paisley's decision over disarmament awaited

Northern Ireland's politicians have an anxious wait as the Reverend Ian Paisley decides whether to endorse an historic deal with Sinn Fein.


Huckabee defends his handling of anti-Romney ad

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa  - With two days left in a tight Iowa race, Republican presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee defended on Tuesday his unorthodox and heavily criticized handling of an attack ad against rival Mitt Romney.


Britney Spears was quietly released from a hospital Wednesday, a stark contrast to the way she came in â with an extensive escort of more than a dozen police officers in cars, on motorcycles and in helicopters, paparazzi in tow.  Her incognito getawa...


Intel Cuts Prices in Preparation for New Product Line

Intel has slashed prices by up to 35 percent on some of its  Pentium 4 and Itanium processors, bringing down the costs of some desktop and notebook computers by as much as $200.


Gibraltar's Chief Minister Peter Caruana, who has taken a pragmatic approach to relations with Spain, has called a general election for October 11 2007, the disputed British territory's government said on ... via Scotsman.com


Iraqis fleeing conflict flood over borders

Violence in Iraq and instability in Lebanon are driving hundreds of thousands of people abroad in an upheaval not matched in the Middle East since the exodus of Palestinian refugees when Israel was created in 1948.


Ireland steps away from Catholic schools

Ireland's government announced Thursday it will organize new nonreligious primary schools in the capital, a move that reflects growing immigration and declining church power in this traditionally Roman Catholic nation.


Howard's double victory sends cheer to Bush and Blair

An Australian government is close to having complete legislative control for the first time in nearly three decades today, after voters delivered a positive verdict on John Howard's support for the war in Iraq.


Male in particolare l'inserimento di donne e giovani


Former Malaysian Deputy PM Anwar Released from Prison

Malaysia's former deputy prime minister, Anwar Ibrahim, has been released from prison, exactly six years after he was fired from the government.


Steve McNair, the NFL's 2003 co-MVP, bruised his sternum Sunday and was admitted to the hospital for the night.


Three Britons were kidnapped from their house in the plush Mansur district of Baghdad, an interior ministry spokesman said.


France flies 150 fresh troops to Chad amid reports of a rebel advance on the capital N'Djamena.


When Christine had a hysterectomy in September, her doctor told her it would take about a week to recover from the laparoscopic procedure.


Research Gets Closer to Origin of Parkinson's Disease

FRIDAY, Jan. 4 (HealthDay News) -- The nerve cell death that helps drive Parkinson's disease may be triggered by a harmful modification in a particular nerve cell protein, new research reveals.


Ha invaso la corsia opposta per eccesso di velocita'


Filmmaker Examines Jobs Lost to Outsourcing, Offshore Production

US industry is increasingly turning to countries like Mexico and China for its manufacturing, and to India for high-end services like computer programming.


Warring parties in Sudan 's Darfur region have come in for severe criticism by a respected human rights organisation. In a report released on Monday, New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) said security in


Savvy Web Surfers Catch New Wave of Browsers

Since Microsoft won the browser wars in the late 1990s, its Internet Explorer software has been the way most people surf the Web. But with some slick new challengers on the scene, that may be about to change.


Randolphâs Sling Is No Match For Martinâs Cast

When Mets Manager Willie Randolph takes the field Thursday with his right arm in a sling, it will not be the first time a New York manager has led his team in that condition.


The 50th Grammy Awards are to take place, with Kanye West and Amy Winehouse leading the nominations.


Video Claims Threat to Japanese Hostage's Life

Video posted Tuesday on a militant Islamic Web site showed what it claimed was a Japanese captive kidnapped by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's group and threatened to behead him within 48 hours unless Japan pulls its troops from Iraq.


Andy Vajna's Cinergi Prods. is coming on board to complete the financing of the feature documentary "Freedom's Fury," which is being written and directed by Colin Gray and his sister, Megan Raney, and produced ...


U.S. Treasury debt prices were swept lower on Friday after failing to sustain a bounce despite a moderate set of U.S. inflation numbers.


At 6 Feet 5, Caps Have Big Plans for Kozlov

Viktor Kozlov is standing out in the Capitals' lineup with his rare ability to control the puck in traffic, distribute passes with accuracy and use his reach to disrupt opponents.


Russia's foreign minister raises fears over threats of war in Iran after meeting his French counterpart.


$340 Million for Roads and Bridges Approved

By John Greiner, The Daily Oklahoman  Jun. 4--State transportation commissioners approved a 5-year, $340-million county road and bridge program today, the first state long-range program construction ever for the counties.


Australian's Defence minister Robert Hill calls on Asia-Pacific countries to help combat weapons of mass destruction.


Yuvraj leads India run-spree against England in cricket one-dayer

Yuvraj Singh was one of four Indian batsmen who made fifty as India piled up 324 for six against England in the fifth one-day international at Headingley here on Sunday.


L'annuncio di Passera, il titolo sale in Borsa


Traders see Jan payrolls up 182,800 in auction

Traders were betting on Friday that U.S. employers added 182,800 jobs in January, according to the preliminary implied median market forecast of a derivatives auction.


Week in Review: Items of Interest From Feb. 5 to 10

By The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Feb. 11--State might review incentives   An influential lawmaker wants the state to review how it uses incentives to attract companies.   Sen.


A quick jump from an idea to a network offering news and documentaries from around the world, with a library of 800 music videos.


Aldo looks, eats and lazes like a hippopotamus — but the 3-week-old is only about as long as a human baby — 21 inches.


Bangalore: Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) will line up its newly developed fighter aircraft, including the first Sukhoi 30 Mk1 that it assembled for the Indian Air Force (IAF), when the Russian President, Vladimir Putin, visits its Bangalore complex on


Proposal for Madonna space trip rejected

The lower house of Russian parliament has rejected a lawmaker's proposal to book Madonna a seat on a Russian flight to the international space station, news agencies reported Wednesday, a day after the singer's controversial concert in Moscow.


Prime Minister to visit India, Sri Lanka and Maldives

ISLAMABAD : Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz will begin visit to India, Sri Lanka and Maldives on November 23, official sources said. As Chairman of the SAARC, Shaukat Aziz concluded the first phase of his visit


Verizon to Buy MCI in $6.75 Billion Deal

Verizon Communications Inc. VZ.N  on Monday said it would buy long-distance telephone company MCI  Communications Inc. MCIP.O in a deal worth $6.75 billion,  giving Verizon a foothold in the market for serving large  corporations.


Group Makes $95.6 Billion Bid for ABN Amro

The bid by the Royal Bank of Scotland Group and two other European banks topped an offer by Barclays.


France's Louvre museum to build a branch in United Arab Emirates

A branch of the Louvre museum is to be built in Abu Dhabi, according to an agreement signed Tuesday between the governments of France and the United Arab Emirates.Comment


Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan, in his new book, bashes President Bush for not responsibly handling the nation's spending and racking up big budget deficits.


What the heck will they blend on YouTube next!?

SMM, or Social Media Marketing, can do much for the promotion of a company or product. The "Will It Blend?" YouTube campaign by Blendtec is one of the best.


PARAMUS, N.J. -- A group led by Vornado Realty Trust boosted its offer for Equity Office Properties Trust to $23.24 billion, or $56 per share, in cash and stock on Thursday, topping a private equity firm's buyout bid.


Vertice con presidente Klaus e premier Topolanek


Slowdown in growth caps worst week for the Euro-zone

ACROSS the Euro-zone last week there were tell-tale signs of panic setting in. To the evident worries of the euro being forced to further record highs against the dollar, were added grim evidence by the weekend of a sharp economic slowdown.


Four short walks a day helps keep BP in check

NEW YORK  - In adults at risk of developing   high blood pressure, or hypertension, a series of shorter   bursts of activity may be more effective in keeping blood   pressure in check than a single long exercise session,   according to a study.


Gunmen abduct two Libyan diplomats at a market in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, their driver says.


The Treasury Department tried to persuade other nations to target an Iranian bank involved in financing missile deals but ultimately took unilateral action because such nations lacked the necessary legal tools and "political will," Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson Jr. will disclose today in a...


The legend of Conan the barbarian, the many-muscled pulp novel creation of Robert E. Howard, has been delivered in full gory glory with "Conan" the video game, a fantastic release thick with violence and gorgeous graphics.


New Mexico Posters Feature Arizona Cactus

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - The poster for the 2004 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta features a cowboy on horseback, a colorful desert landscape and hot air balloons hovering above shrubs and saguaro cactuses...


Venezuela passes a strict media law condemned by the opposition and human rights groups.


New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg all but concedes defeat on his plan to introduce a congestion charge.


US Helicopters Attacked Near Al-Fallujah

13 November 2004 -- Four US helicopters were hit by insurgent ground fire in two separate attacks near the Sunni stronghold of Al-Fallujah, as fighting there entered its fifth day.


At least 20 people are killed in two explosions in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad, reports say.


Career-threatening injury ejects Mashburn

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana  - Jamal Mashburn, a former All-Star forward whose National Basketball Association career has been dimmed by injuries, will miss all of the upcoming season with a right knee injury.


Shares in Alitalia are soaring as the board of the Italian carrier prepares to approve a rescue plan that will cut jobs and slash wages in an effort to avoid collapse.


Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Wednesday backed a U.N. ministerial meeting next week to help revive the Middle East peace process, saying almost every leader he met recently in the region viewed Lebanon as "a wake up call" to deal with all Arab-Israeli conflicts.


IBM DeveloperWorks: Experiments Using PHP

Paul Meagher wrote in to tell us about a new article of his over on the IBM DeveloperWorks section - Conduct Web experiments using PHP: Part 2.


Ferita da tsunami raggiunge accordo con New York Post


Frequent U.S. Visits By TB Patient Noted

The Department of Homeland Security's chief medical officer yesterday acknowledged errors in the federal government's failure to stop a Mexican businessman infected with multiple-drug-resistant tuberculosis from entering the United States 21 times over seven weeks in April and May.


Adding antibiotics to standard drug therapy may slow down the progress of multiple sclerosis, research suggests.


PayPal on Thursday reported that it had restored its online payment services after facing intermittent outages for more than five days.


NASA Experts Report Drought Forecast Breakthrough

Climate experts at NASA believe they have found a way of forecasting droughts and floods months in advance, the New Scientist magazine reported on Wednesday.


Probe: Bhutto killed by blast not bullet

Scotland Yard has concluded that opposition leader Benazir Bhutto died as a result of a suicide bomb blast, not a gunshot, according to a summary of the findings released Friday that supports the Pakistani government's version of the events.


Anne Grintjes can't even look at produce now without cringing.


The European Parliament gave its overwhelming endorsement to the European Union's first-ever constitution Wednesday and urged EU governments to quickly follow suit.


Turkish gov't shelves proposal to criminalize adultery after rash of protests

ISTANBUL, Turkey  - Turkey's governing party has shelved a proposal to make adultery a crime after protests from women's groups and warnings from the European Union that such a law could jeopardize the country's chances of joining the European Union, lawmakers said Wednesday.


Gambian Reporters Risk Jail Under New Libel Law

Gambian reporters found guilty of sedition or libel will be jailed and owners of libellous newspapers may lose their homes under a new law adopted just weeks after another much-criticized media act was repealed.


Long lines have formed at flu clinics in retail stores, and others are being canceled for lack of vaccine. The unexpected vaccine shortage has raised many questions about how people can best protect themselves.


World's 42 percent spam mails sent from US

Over 42 percent of all spam mails sent this year around the world came from the US. In a list named the "dirty dozen," the US topped 12 countries from which most spam messages originate.


UPDATE 1-PSV qualify after draw with nine-man Arsenal

PSV Eindhoven qualified for the Champions League knockout stage for the first time in nine attempts with a 1-1 draw against anine-man Arsenal side


Miller holds overall lead despite finishing 14th

VAL GARDENA, Italy -- Max Rauffer became the first German man in nearly 13 years to win a World Cup downhill Saturday in a race in which all the favorites fared poorly.


Stanford University senior Will Oremus puts in a full day as a student and editor-in-chief of the school newspaper. He doesn't get around to studying until


Lo dichiara l'amministratore delegato Giuliano Andreani


Bollywood's inimitable diva Rekha has spoken candidly about Amitabh Bachchan, saying he taught her the nuances of acting. She praised his performance in "Last Lear" as "very Shakespearean".


WASHINGTON - In one of the largest one-day Cabinet shake-ups in US history, the White House announced yesterday that Secretary of State Colin Powell will not serve in the second Bush term, nor will Education Secretary Rod Paige, Energy Secretary Spencer


Light, 10 billion times brighter than the Sun, is being shone on the Tudor warship, the Mary Rose.


Stocks Near Flat, Oil's High Price Weighs

U.S. stocks barely budged on Wednesday  as a 2-week high in crude oil prices limited gains by  reigniting worry about energy costs eating into corporate  profits and consumer spending.


Greek lawyers won't sue over 'Alexander'

As the movie "Alexander" makes its Greek premiere on Friday, a group of Greek lawyers decided not to take legal action against the film for portraying the Greek leader as bisexual.


Malcolm Glazer's bid to buy Manchester United suffered a serious setback after the American's bankers JP Morgan dramatically resigned.


Yellen: Economic slowdown could spread to 2007

EMERYVILLE, California  - A slowdown could keep   the U.S. economy from growing at a sustainable pace into   sometime next year, San Francisco Federal Reserve President   Janet Yellen said on Tuesday.


BHP Billiton not currently eyeing Alcoa: source

SYDNEY/LONDON  - Mining giant BHP Billiton Ltd.   is not currently working on a bid for U.S. aluminum producer Alcoa Inc , a source close to the matter said on Tuesday, playing down a newspaper report.


Four Infineon execs heading to jail on price-fixing charges

Four Infineon executives will serve jail time after pleading guilty to being part of an "international conspiracy" to fix the price of computer memory, the US Department of Justice announced today.


Going to office with a running nose can kill you!:

[Health India]: Sydney, Nov 29 : Going to work even with a running nose or slight fever, can push you towards an early grave, reveals a study.


When Islamic radicals killed 52 people in London two years ago, it took nearly a month for Osama bin Laden's top deputy to blame Britain itself for the carnage.


U.S. special envoy heads to Brussels to talk Darfur

The U.S. special envoy to Sudan was en route to Brussels to discuss the crisis in Darfur with top European Union and NATO officials, the State Department said on Thursday.


Ruling to Leave Roads Less Traveled: Areas in San Bernardino, Angeles National Forests Off-Limits to New Road Construction Under Rule

By Hillary Borrud, Daily Press, Victorville, Calif.  Sep. 23--Outdoor enthusiasts know the joy of finding a pristine spot away from civilization, where they can experience the unspoiled beauty of Southern California.


Milano, 15:05 - CALCIO, AZZURRI; DE ROSSI: DOBBIAMO VINCERE IN UCRAINA

Non è un'ultima spiaggia ma poco ci manca. La sfida con l'Ucraina è da vincere a tutti...


Mysterious Moonscape Seen on Saturn's Titan

High-quality images of Titan, Saturn's mysterious moon, tantalized and bewildered scientists yesterday, and they warned that NASA's Cassini spacecraft may have to make several passes over the frozen world before it gives up its secrets.


Nokia says handset market to slow, share to rise

HELSINKI--The world's largest mobile phone maker, Nokia, expects slowing mobile phone growth in 2005 but plans to launch more handsets next year and take market share, the firm said on Thursday.


Blog: It's not quite following in Prince's footsteps, but Bruce Springsteen is trying to build excitement for his new album by giving the single away.


Actor Heath Ledger found dead in New York

NYPD sources are reported to have said sleeping pills were found at the scene, but no suicide note.


Siena, 18:19 - CALCIO, SIENA; BERETTA: GRANDE PARTITA, IL RIGORE NON C'ERA

Il Siena esce tra gli applausi del suo pubblico ma deve piegarsi all'Inter, non senza qualche recrim...


A special meeting of the global whaling body called by Japan  is boycotted by most anti-whaling nations.   to plan the lifting of the global moratorium on commercial hunting.


Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy and wife Sarah announce they are expecting their first child.


As corporate jets take up an increasing share of the skies, they're being pressed to contribute more to aviation costs


Housing starts tumble, core producer prices weak

U.S. housing starts plunged to a   more than three-year low in August, while falling new vehicle   costs kept producer prices unexpectedly weak, government   reports showed on Tuesday, bolstering views the economy is   cooling.


Benny Feilhaber has lived his soccer life on fast-forward for so long now that he has learned not to look ahead. "You always look back at the things that got you here," said one of the intriguing new faces on Uncle Sam's soccer team, "and how fast and crazy everything was."


Guarding Buckingham Palace is one of army's worst jobs: report

Guarding Buckingham Palace, the London residence of Queen Elizabeth II ( news - web sites ), is reportedly one of the worst jobs in the British army.


ABC would love to find a way to restore the still substantial âLostâ audience to near the blockbuster level it reached when the show first became a phenomenon more than three years ago.


Roma, abitanti esclusi dall'accordo per le riprese, poi la paceNicole in versione popolana: fa la spesa e parla in romanesco                                          La Kidman massaia in un spot Sky rivolta dei condomini a Testaccio


Pau Gasol scored 23 points and Shane Battier had 16 to help the Memphis Grizzlies beat Utah 110-94 Saturday night and spoil the return of Andrei Kirilenko to the Jazz lineup.


For all her celebrity, connections and cash, the people of Iowa made sure Hillary Rodham Clinton would not have an easy road to the presidential nomination.


Ukraine's Parliament will set a date for the presidential inauguration after the election outcome is officially announced, a source in Parliament has said.


UN official: Sudan cooperating in Darfur

The Sudanese government, which fought efforts to bring international peacekeepers to the devastated Darfur region, seems to be cooperating as the United Nations-mandated force takes shape, a top U.N. official said Friday.


'Amphetamine King' Draws 50-Year Sentence

A man called "the amphetamine king" by U.S. authorities has been sentenced to more than 50 years in prison, and his brother received 22 years behind bars, Mexican authorities said Wednesday.


Kobe Bryant's Defense Wants Rape Charge Dismissed

Attorneys for basketball star Kobe Bryant asked a judge to dismiss a rape charge against their client, arguing prosecutors did not disclose that one of their expert witnesses had information that could help Bryant.


Prisoner abuse soldier admits criminal actions


Arrington Re-Injures Knee; Hall, Barrow Still Sidelined

LaVar Arrington strained his right knee in practice Monday, a setback for the three-time Pro Bowl linebacker hoping to play this week after missing four games.


JVC develops corn starch DVD - what next?:

[Business India]: Tokyo, Dec 7 : Victor Co of Japan (JVC) has said it has succeeded in manufacturing an environmentally friendly DVD with a special plastic synthesised from corn starch.


Superata al televoto Agata.A Karima premio della critica


What if other walks of life had restatements?


Calif. sues 6 carmakers over greenhouse gases

California filed suit against   Ford Motor Co., General Motors Corp., Toyota Motor Corp. and   three other carmakers on Wednesday, charging that greenhouse   gases from their vehicles have cost the state millions of   dollars.


I clienti non dovranno pagare l'imposta di 11 euro


Many people would have a  hard time reconciling soap operas with cutting-edge  interactivity, but those within the daytime drama world know  the networks have tested many innovative concepts on the  genre's loyal followers.


Is More Aid Needed to Solve Africa's Woes?

American economist Jeffrey Sachs  has a novel way to tackle African poverty: Shower more aid on  the world's poorest continent.


Study finds U.S. bias against women in science

Women are being filtered out of   high-level science, math and engineering jobs in the United   States, and there is no good reason for it, according to a   National Academies report released on Monday.


A New Installment in a Tale of Human Experience

Pina Bausch is still the model for the kind of experimental artist the Brooklyn Academy of Music's Next Wave Festival hopes to introduce to New York audiences.


A man whose own wife killed herself receives an award after grabbing a woman as she tried to throw herself off a cliff.


Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE: AMD) continues to plug away at microprocessor rival Intel's (Nasdaq: INTC) lead, which once seemed insurmountable.


Bear Stearns shakes up asset management unit

Bear Stearns Cos. Inc.  on  Friday replaced the head of its asset management business after  two of the investment bank's hedge funds hit rock bottom by  making bad bets on risky mortgages.


HTC sold 2 million of its iPhone-rival handset last year

Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC sold 2 million of the Microsoft-based mobile phones it developed to compete with the iPhone last year, the 'Touch' family of handsets.At last week's Macworld Expo in San Francisco Apple CEO Steve Jobs said his company had sold 4 million iPhones since launch.The HTC Touch uses Microsoft Windows Mobile 6 software and has a touch screen that takes up most of its face, similar to the iPhone. The Touch was launched in June of last year, just weeks ahead of the iPhone.The company sold 11.8 million handsets overall last year, an roughly 12 percent increase over 2006, executives said.Strong sales of the handset helped HTC's revenue grow nearly 12 percent last year as well, and the company already sees good prospects for the first quarter of this year."The first quarter looks good, it will be a lot better than our first quarter last year," said Peter Chou, president and CEO of HTC, at a year-end party Friday evening. Companies in Taiwan and throughout China typically host parties around this time of year as the Lunar New Year is approaching.Some of the global economic issues that have hurt stock markets, including subprime mortgages and fears of recession in the U.S. have no impacted HTC so far in the first quarter."We've seen no impact from global economic turmoil. We feel pretty good about this quarter," said Chou.


The 38-year-old, who shone as Brazil won the 1994 World Cup, reportedly told O Globo he has decided to call it a day. "I've stopped.


A body believed to be that of the 14-year-old son of NBC Sports Chairman Dick Ebersol was found beneath the charred wreckage of a corporate jet Monday evening, bringing the death toll to three in a weekend crash that also


Report on Amaranth Collapse Is to Be Made Public

A Senate subcommittee is expected to issue a report on how the hedge fund Amaranth Advisors dominated the North American natural gas market last year.


The budget airline Easyjet is expected to announce its support for a green tax on air travel.


Weakened Arafat Heads for France, Cancer Suspected

RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian leader Yasser  Arafat, weakened by what doctors think may be leukemia, flew  for treatment in France on Friday from the besieged West Bank  headquarters where he has been pinned for over 2-1/2 years.


I view this period of consolidation, following four years of a bull market, as the transition phase to the next stage of the bull market. I expect the S&P 500 to reach all-time highs and to end 2008 somewhere around 1650. If Wall Street goes my way later next year, then I think the FTSE 100, whose large international blue chips have more to do with the global economy than the UK, could be up around 7200 by year-end.


Russia has armed planes with long-range missiles which could be used against terrorists, local media say.


Move over monopoly, Mr Trump has new card

NEW YORK: First the board room, now the board game. At his Fifth Avenue Tower, Donald Trump unveiled his newest business venture: a new board game with high stakes dealmaking and dollar sums in the billions.


Swedish cops probe flying fermented fish attack

Rude awakening for surstrÃ¶mming grenade victim Swedish police are probing a malodorous fermented flying fish incident in which an open can of local delicacy surstrÃ¶mming was launched through the bedroom window of a 52-year-old Motala man.â¦


Iraqis fleeing conflict flood over borders

Violence in Iraq and instability in Lebanon are driving hundreds of thousands of people abroad in an upheaval not matched in the Middle East since the exodus of Palestinian refugees when Israel was created in 1948.


United might be without its two biggest scoring threats for its final regular season road game Saturday night against the MetroStars.


Rain was forecast Thursday for much of the country east of the Mississippi Valley.


Portugal braces for strikes as unions protest against reforms aimed at making the economy more competitive.


- Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc.  said it expects to post a net loss in third quarter of fiscal 2007, as substantial costs associated with legal and regulatory matters continue to hurt its results.


Italy firm on Iraq after 'barbaric' hostage murder

Italy insisted Friday the killing of an Italian journalist in Iraq by Islamic kidnappers would not shake its resolve to keep troops in Iraq.


Pelosi's judgment questioned over Armenia issue

Democrat Nancy Pelosi's pledge of a new direction took a detour when she fumbled an Armenian genocide resolution and raised questions about her leadership as the highest ranking member of the U.S. Congress.


Britain to send 400 extra troops to Iraq ahead of elections

Britain is to send an additional 400 troops to Iraq ahead of the country's January 30 elections, Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon announced.


Tom Cruise and Oprah Winfrey will host the annual Nobel Peace Prize concert in Norway on Saturday.


Verona. Davide Rebellin non partecipera' alla prova in linea dei Mondiali di ciclismo, in programma domenica a Verona. Rebellin, che avrebbe dovuto rappresentare l'Argentina dopo aver acquisito la cittadinanza


More details are emerging about Sunday's surprise wedding between hotel heiress Nicky Hilton, 20, and little-known financier Todd Andrew Meister, 33.


Firenze, 20:03 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA: SOCIETA' CHIEDE LE SCUSE DI GUIDOLIN

Dopo le polemiche scatenate dal gol di Mutu a Palermo e dalla seguente reazione del tecnico rosanero...


Lilly reports strong earnings, after year-ago loss

Eli Lilly and Co.  on Friday  reported strong second-quarter earnings, fueled by strong  revenue growth of newer drugs, including an almost doubling of  sales for its Cymbalta depression treatment.


Ex presidente alla guida di 'Cinema per Roma'


Van Nistelrooy's late double keeps Real on track

Ruud van Nistelrooy scored two late goals as Spanish champions Real Madrid defeated bottom side Levante 2-0 on Sunday to re-establish their seven-point lead over Barcelona at the top of the table.


Microsoft Bids for Norwegian Search Engine Firm

Microsoft bid $1.2 billion for Fast Search & Transfer, which specializes in high-end Internet search and business intelligence systems now used by many major companies.


Iran Rejects UN Call for Uranium Enrichment Freeze

Iran rejected Sunday a U.N. resolution  calling on it to freeze uranium enrichment activities and  threatened to stop snap checks of its atomic facilities if its  case were sent to the U.N. Security Council.


Letta, spero che i ministri non partecipino all'iniziativa


Clinton Tries on His Long Coattails for Kerry

He looked a little gaunt, his crisp navy suit hanging on a faded frame. He seemed slightly out of breath as he spoke and he tipped back a water bottle as soon as he left the lectern.


From The Patriot Ledger Archives ; 1857 Jan. 24, Page 2

The Quincy Patriot  PENMANSHIP. Mr. Sherman, Agent for Crosby, Nichols & Co., has called our attention to a system of penmanship, entitled Payson, Dunton & Scribner's combined system of rapid writing.


Catania, 15:40 - CALCIO, CATANIA: MASSIMINO SOTTO SEQUESTRO PER UN ALTRO MESE

Lo stadio di Catania resterà sotto sequestro per almeno un altro mese dopo i tragici fatti in...


The American Civil Liberties Union said Wednesday it is suing Jeppesen Dataplan Inc., a subsidiary of Boeing Co., claiming it provided secret CIA transportation services to shuttle three terrorism suspects overseas, where they were tortured.


Empoli, 20:20 - CALCIO, MESSINA: CAVASIN: PUNITI ALLA PRIMA OCCASIONE GOL

In casa Messina, l'allenatore Alberto Cavasin accetta la sconfitta di Empoli senza particolari dramm...


(CBS/AP) More flu vaccine is expected to be available for millions of Americans in January, but that could be too late. The flu season typically peaks in January or later.


Republican Ron Paul vowed Thursday night to continue his presidential campaign into New Hampshire and other states.


Toyota Will Offer a Plug-In Hybrid by 2010

The move puts Toyota in direct competition with General Motors, which plans to sell its own plug-in hybrid, the Chevrolet Volt, sometime around 2010.


UN Criticizes Polish Abortion Laws, Reopens Debate

Poland's strict anti-abortion laws may lead women from the predominantly Roman Catholic country to risk their lives as some are forced to seek illegal and unsafe abortions, a United Nations report says.


Clinton and Obama deadlocked in Iowa: poll

Two weeks before the Iowa contest in the presidential election, Democratic Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama remained deadlocked in a new state poll, The Washington Post reported on Wednesday.


A US request for British troops to move up to Baghdad to allow American forces to be pulled out for a possible attack on Fallujah is prompting fears from both troops and politicians


Holiday Online Shopping Up 24 Pct to $8.8 Bln

Spending by Americans shopping online  during this year's holiday season rose 24 percent to $8.8  billion, with sharp gains in purchases of clothing and  entertainment, Web company VeriSign Inc. said on Thursday.


Novell Finally Finds the Linux Way Back to Success

Opinion: By embracing Linux and not forsaking NetWare with its Open Enterprise Server, Novell may have made its best move in years.


Administration Overhauls Rules for U.S. Forests

The overhaul of the guidelines will make it easier for forest managers to decide whether to allow logging, drilling or off-road vehicles.


Documents show troops disregarding rules

New documents released Tuesday regarding crimes committed by U.S. soldiers against civilians in Iraq and Afghanistan detail a troubling pattern of troops failing to understand and follow the rules that govern interrogations and deadly actions.


Investors don't want to say "when" on Green Mountain.


LOS ANGELES (CBS.MW) -- Shares of Gilead Sciences climbed Thursday, touching a 52-week high at one point, after the biotechnology firm reported positive results from its recently approved HIV drug Truvada.


The European Commission is set to give the green light later today to accession talks with Turkey. EU leaders will take a final decision in December.


Probe of Saturnian moon will be launched tonight

For about two dozen engineers at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, tonight's celebrations will hopefully include some high-fiving after the successful detachment


Fifteen minutes into his third game as a Polar Bear, Bowdoin College freshman Ryan Leary scored the first goal of his college career.


Panama hats: made in Ecuador, undercut by China

CUENCA, Ecuador  - Ecuadoreans have mostly swallowed their chagrin and accepted that their most famous export will for evermore be known as the "Panama hat".


Si aggrava il bilancio dei roghi che da giorni colpiscono lo stato americano della costa ovestOltre 1500 edifici evacuati e 800mila persone sfollate. Il presidente dispone aiuti federali                                          Incendi, cinque morti in California Bush in visita nello stato disastrato


Head of Flight Attendants Union Urges Strike

The president of the Association of  Flight Attendants on Tuesday urged union leaders to authorize a  nationwide strike and railed against U.S. airlines for slashing  flight attendants' pay and benefits.


Lee Myung Bak swept to victory in South Korea's Presidential election on promises to revitalize the economy


Review: 'Love Song' Too Soppy With South

Battered and deep-fried wasn't enough for "A Love Song for Bobby Long." So smothered in self-conscious Southern gothic, the film feels as if it's been drowned in gravy without even the benefit of a biscuit on the side to sop it all up.


AT&T decision over MobiTV means Modeo will go it alone

Tuner kahuna Modeo, the subsidiary of Crown Castle that is building out its own DVB-H mobile TV network in the US, has decided to go it alone, and launch the service anyway with, or most likely without, the endorsement of a major US cellular operator. It will now launch the service in October.â¦


(Sept. 28) -- A strong earthquake struck central California around 10:30 am The magnitude 5.9 quake was centered 9 miles south of Parkfield, California, about 100 miles northwest of Bakersfield.


A man appears in court following an incident in which a student is injured by a falling traffic cone.


Probe of Valero refinery fire begins in Texas

Federal safety investigators headed for  a Texas refinery on Saturday, a day after an explosion and fire  shut the plant operated by leading U.S. refiner Valero Energy  Corp., a government spokesman said.


iPass Introduces New Flat-Rate Pricing Plans for US Wi-Fi Hotspot ...

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif., Nov. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- iPass Inc. today announced new monthly and annual flat-rate subscription plans for use of the Company's US Wi-Fi connectivity.


Product Review: Audiovox SMT5600 Smartphone

The Audiovox (Nasdaq: VOXX) SMT5600 is a solidly constructed handset that is also powered by Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition software. Measuring 4.2 x 1.82 x 0.7 inches and weighing in at 3.6-oz, the new smartphone offers mobile workers the opportunity to retain the familiar look and feel of the Microsoft applications most often used on the corporate desktop.


Former Bosnian Serb general pleads not guilty to Sarajevo siege charges

Former Bosnian Serb general Dragomir Milosevic pleaded not guilty before the United Nations war crimes court to charges that he terrorised the besieged city of Sarajevo during the Bosnian war in the 1990s.


The Wise Man of TV: LAST OF THE SUMMER PINE

By Jon Wise  GOOD on the Silver Surfers - OAPs looking for love on the internet through their rose-tinted bifocals.   Shirley, right, Bernie and Pat - with a combined age of 228 - spend hours searching the web for Mr/Mrs Right, who had better hurry up before one of them carks it.


LYNDON, Vt. The state Agency of Transportation is appealing a Lyndon Planning Board decision that requires pilots to activate a rotating beacon at the state airport.


Lost Boy from Central Asia Suckered Into Militancy

PESHAWAR, Pakistan  - He talks like a hard-core  Islamist, but sounds like a lost little boy.


White House has complicated war, challenger claims

Clashing over Iraq, Sen. John Kerry said yesterday that President George W. Bushâs policies made the war against terror harder to win and "let Osama bin Laden slip away.


Shares in MCI climb on speculation that rival phone firm Qwest has tabled a $6.3bn takeover offer.


Don't forget about other races in Pennsylvania

Even the most optimistic and partisan of the state's Democrats are conceding that winning back control of the Pennsylvania House and Senate is out of reach this election.


CondeNet Teams With The FeedRoom to Launch Dynamic New Online Video Applications for STYLE.COM, MEN.STYLE.COM and Epicurious.Com

NEW YORK, Dec. 18  /PRNewswire/ -- CondeNet, an Internet unit of Conde Nast, has announced the launch of new web video environments on Epicurious.com, MEN.STYLE.COM, and STYLE.COM, in an effort to bring consumers even closer to the latest food and fashion news, features and information.


Police arrest four people in connection with the fatal shooting of a 15-year-old in his bedroom.


Ivan Leaves Long Trail of Damage Along Gulf

Although downgraded to a tropical storm, Ivan is still churning a deadly path north leaving a death toll of 75, including 38 in the United States.


Canadians Seek Ban on Americans' Drug Shopping

Canadians must stop Americans from using Internet pharmacies to raid its medicine chest or face a drug shortage, a coalition of Canadian groups representing seniors, pharmacies and patients has warned.    The groups, claiming to represent 10 million Canadians, or about one-third the population, called on the Canadian government Monday to ban prescription drug exports...


Galactic home improvement Scientists think they have found evidence that the middle of our galaxy formed separately and at a different time to the spiralling arms in which we reside.â¦


Per boom commissioni su fusioni e acquisizioni


Police arrest man over triple murder of family

A 32-year-old man was arrested Saturday after a woman and her two children were found dead at their family home in Manchester, police said.


Newsday, Melville, N.Y., Garden Detective Column

By Jessica Damiano, Newsday, Melville, N.Y.  Mar. 1--I built a home in East Hampton a while back, sitting on 2 acres of forest filled with beautiful white pines, oaks, bamboos, etc. It's so incredibly peaceful and green.


By Ishmael Tate, The State, Columbia, S.C.  Jun. 7--After a childhood of constant movement in a military family, Richland County Sheriff's Deputy Jerry Hurd considered himself a pro at adjusting to change.   But Hurd's life changed forever as he crossed Percival Road on May 26, 2002.


Craig Bellamy and John Arne Riise both score as Liverpool beat holders Barcelona in the first leg of their Champions League tie.


Madrid, 13:02 - CICLISMO, MONDIALI: SPAGNA CONVOCA VALVERDE

La federciclismo spagnolo ha annunciato la lista degli atleti che prenderanno parte ai mondiali di c...


David Nalbandian of Argentina reached his third straight Swiss Indoors final, setting up a title match against Jiri Novak and keeping alive his chance for a spot in the season-ending Tennis Masters Cup in Houston.


Bills' Everett continues to improve, doctors say

Buffalo Bills tight end Kevin Everett has a good chance of walking again, but it is too early to know if he will recover fully from a spinal injury suffered in a game two weeks ago, doctors said on Monday.


The first exploitations of Google's (Nasdaq: GOOG) peculiar search algorithms were humorous, political, or both. I'm referring the once-popular procedure of Google Bombing, a way


Merck forecasts slightly higher 2007 profit

Merck & Co.  on Wednesday stood by its forecast of flat earnings for 2006 and projected slightly higher 2007 results, in line with Wall Street expectations, as the drugmaker grapples with generic competition for a number of its medicines.


Growth to slow while inflation high: forecast

A "whiff" of stagflation will   linger about the U.S. economy through next year as growth slows   and inflation holds at a level higher than the Federal Reserve   would like, according to the latest UCLA Anderson Forecast   report.


Arafat Has Liver Failure, Palestinian Official Says

RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian President  Yasser Arafat has liver failure and his condition is not  improving, a Palestinian official said on Sunday.


There will be no more quarterback changes for the Giants this season. Barring injury, Eli Manning will sink or swim with the rest of the team's sputtering offense.


Bush Nominates EPA's Leavitt for HHS Position

President Bush nominated  Environmental Protection Agency chief Michael Leavitt on Monday  to become his secretary of health and human services, to  replace Tommy Thompson, who resigned.


Joe Smith knows all about the thrill of the No. 1 pick. He was one himself, after all. Here's something else about No. 1s he wants all those Philadelphia 76ers fans to know: The Sixers don't intend to select No. 1, No. 2 or any other position available in the draft lottery.


More new vehicle drivers are dying in side impacts than front crashes, pointing out the importance of side airbags. In Autopia.


Buenos Aires, 08:45 - CALCIO, ARGENTINA: SAN LORENZO AL COMANDO

Risultati della quinta giornata del torneo di Chiusura del campionato argentino.


IBM and Cisco Unveil Platform for Developing Unified Communications and Collaboration Solutions

VoiceCon Spring 2007 -- IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) today announced their intent to deliver a new platform for unified communications and collaboration client development.


Hall of Fame wide receiver Steve Largent says that Jim Zorn, his friend and former teammate with the Seattle Seahawks, will be moving into his Redskins Park office early next week to begin the process of installing the West Coast offense, even if the team still hasn't hired a head coach.


A male grizzly bear relocated from the wild 12 years ago due to dangers created by human encroachment on his mountain habitat, has died at the Bronx Zoo where he was a popular attraction, zoo officials said. The 13-year-old bear named Jughead died last Friday while undergoing surgery for an abdominal abscess, said Dr. Patrick Thomas, the zoo's curator of animals.


Margaret Newton says she thinks Kwanzaa is important for African-Americans of all ages to celebrate. "It's not only important to kids but to all of us in the Diaspora with ties to our African


Insurers are counting the cost of Hurricane Charley in Florida, with early damage estimates reaching as high as $14bn (Â£7.6; 11bn euros).