The 16th edition of the CBS series âSurvivorâ made its debut on Thursday with the lowest ratings for a premiere in the showâs eight-year history. Nielsen estimated that the show, set in Micronesia, drew 13.9 million viewers at 8 p.m., short of the 15.4 million who tuned in for the start of âSurvivor: Chinaâ in September (which matched the previous all-time low, set by the seriesâs first episode in 2000). Still, âSurvivorâ easily won its time slot, helping CBS deliver the most viewers on average for the night. The runner-up, ABC, led the night among adults 18 to 49, with âLostâ at 9 (15.1 million) taking first in that demographic. ABCâs âEli Stoneâ (9.4 million) also managed to lead the 10 p.m. time in that group, although CBSâs âWithout a Traceâ rerun in that hour had more viewers (10.2 million). Also at 10, the premiere of NBCâs âLipstick Jungleâ drew a disappointing 7.6 million viewers; in January, ABCâs similarly themed âCashmere Mafiaâ attracted 10.6 million viewers. NBC ranked fourth for the night but tied Fox for third among the 18-to-49 set.


Oteri, 'Alias' Chief Join Forces for ABC Comedy

"Saturday Night Live" alumna Cheri Oteri has teamed with "Alias" creator J.J. Abrams to develop a comedy project for ABC.


Stop di 14 giorni, il primo di 48 ore il 7 e 8 febbraio


Breaking barriersNew coordinator helps NHCTC students for whom English is second language

Changing demographics in Southern New Hampshire mirror the United States' continued growth as a multicultural nation.


Olmert and Abbas to meet to try to salvage talks

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas plan to meet on Thursday to try to salvage peace talks bogged down by a row over Jewish settlements, Israeli and Palestinian officials said.


Space shuttle Atlantis and its astronauts delivered a sparkling new lab to the international space station Saturday, but had to delay installing it by a day because of a crew member's medical problem.


A report from the CDC says U.S. emergency units are overcrowded,


One of two men accused of killing a woman and her two daughters during a home invasion in a wealthy community pleaded not guilty Tuesday.


Polio Making Rapid Comeback, Poses Epidemic Risk, Scientists Say

Outbreaks of polio in India and Africa are spreading rapidly, and experts warn that new infections could lead to an epidemic of international scale. (Part two of a three-part series on the resurgence of diseases once thought wiped out.)


American Idol, one of the most commonly watched Tv prgrams of the 21st Century. American Idols is a realtiy TV program where contestents fight for the title of "America's Idol". It is now their 4 seaon. Alought most of the cast changes every year there...


The Homes With Broadband, but Especially Those With a Home Network Are Believed to Be the Main Potential Customers for Digital Home Devices/Services in Asia/Pacific

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c50424)  has announced the addition of Digital Home: Asia/Pacific Consumer  Adoption and Perception to their offering.


Taxes in Developed Nations Reach 36% of Gross Domestic Product

The cost of government has risen about 20 percent since 1975, when taxes accounted for less than 30 percent of the gross domestic product of the O.E.C.D.âs member countries.


A daring plan to have helicopters snag a space capsule as it plunged toward Earth went awry Wednesday when its parachutes failed to open and it slammed into the desert floor.


No let-up in Indonesia mud flow despite concrete plug

SIDOARJO, Indonesia  - A torrent of mud that has inundated villages on Indonesia's Java island shows no signs of abating despite efforts to plug it by dropping hundreds of concrete balls into its source, an official said on Tuesday.


Un sito internet dell'"Esercito islamico", il gruppo che detiene anche i due giornalisti francesi, ha pubblicato una fotografia, scattata dopo la sua uccisione, di Enzo Baldoni. La famiglia del giornalista


Iran Sends Mixed Messages About Nuclear Pursuit

Iran was sending mixed messages on Tuesday regarding the development of its nuclear program. Iranian President Mohammed Khatami said on Tuesday that his country would


Redeploying Syrian troops in Lebanon is a crucial starting point

The current Syrian withdrawal of some of its troops from Lebanon has sparked a lively debate about the real causes and possible consequences of the move.


Bonaiuti: tempo scaduto per governo, nessuno lo prolunghi


U.S. Delays Terror Screening for Aid Groups

The Bush administration has decided to defer the start of a new security screening program for thousands of officials of organizations seeking funds from the Agency for International Development until it reviews all the comments from those affected, according to USAID's acting deputy administrator,...


The brother of a 12-year-old boy stabbed to death 40 years ago is to renew the appeal to help catch his killer.


To stage an opera, a repertory company hires a ship

Staging Puccini's 'Il Tabarro' on a docked tanker proves rewarding and challenging (mind the rolling swells).


Porsche to challenge London CO2 penalty in court

Better to drive a Land Rover or a Jeep, under Red Green Ken Prestige/performance car maker Porsche is to challenge London Mayor Ken Livingstone's punitive Â£25-a-day "gas guzzler" traffic-charge, to be levied on cars with high CO2 emissions. The car firm will seek a judicial review of the mayor's policy.â¦


Singer Kylie Minogue and boyfriend Olivier Martinez split up after four years, it has been announced.


Turkey agrees to open port, airport to Cyprus

Turkey, faced with the suspension of its European Union membership talks, has agreed to open a port and an airport to Greek Cypriot craft.


The combination of the size (2.2 by 6.7 by 4.8 inches, HWD), weight (2.5 pounds with the battery), and battery lets you bring the printer and a PictBridge camera anywhere and print photos on the spot.


Keep off the streets, British prostitutes urged

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


Stocks at fresh highs, yen stalls at 120 per dlr

Global stocks hit record highs on Tuesday amid solid earnings and signs of consumer strength while the yen retreated from three-week highs, proving reluctant to break key resistance ahead of a weekend Group of Seven meeting.


South Korea insists it paid no ransom to Taliban

South Korea's presidential office denied a Taliban claim on Saturday that it had paid a ransom of more than $20 million (9.9 million pounds) for the release of 19 Christian missionaries held hostage in Afghanistan.


Clashes break out between protestors and police in Thailand's troubled south, with reports of three dead.


Deep fears about the war in Iraq and growing tension between the United States and Iran are driving the wealthy oil states of the Persian Gulf to go on shopping sprees for helicopters, ships and tanks, officials say.


Conservationists celebrate a successful summer for a rare butterfly, which went extinct in the UK in 1979.


Microsoft has been forced to fight for its lucrative Asian market, following government agreements to switch to other open-source software.


Japanese whaling crew detain activists on ship

Two members of radical anti-whaling group held on Japanese whaling ship in Antarctic waters


Ue, Siniscalco: ''Inarrestabile la revisione del 'Patto'''

''L'ipotesi di rivedere il Trattato'' di Maastricht ''sulla parte economica (e cioe' 3% nel rapporto deficit-Pil e 60% per il rapporto debito-Pil, meccanismo di rientro e meccanimso sanzionatorio) non e' attualmente in discussione.


Hewlett-Packard agrees to pay $14.5m to settle a lawsuit over its much-criticised probe into a boardroom leak.


US retail sales rise by 0.1 per cent in November, higher than ...

US shoppers showed a bit of cheer at the cash registers in November, boosting sales at the country's retailers by 0.1 per cent.


U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrived in Jerusalem on Saturday for a series of meetings with Middle Eastern leaders.


Rose Bowl: For U.S.C. and Illinois, Upsets Arenât Foreign

What better way to ring out college footballâs Year of the Upset than with the Rose Bowl pairing of Southern California and Illinois, teams who helped give the year its identity?


Among the most promising newcomers of 2007, Harman Baweja and Ranbir Kapoor surely lead the bright pack.


London traders still in selling mood after yesterday's turbulent session and hectic trading in Asia overnight


Inside 'Vanity Fair' with Director Mira Nair

Sept. 6, 2004 -- Mira Nair -- whose films Mississippi Masala, Monsoon Wedding and Salaam Bombay! explored class conflicts -- takes on Victorian-era England in her latest movie, Vanity Fair.


As Border Crackdown Intensifies, A Tribe Is Caught in the Crossfire

ALIR JEGK, Ariz. -- Elsie Salsido was breast-feeding her baby when Border Patrol agents walked into her house unannounced this summer. "Are you Mexicans?" they demanded.


Fiducia dei consumatori statunitensi e' salita a quota 75,5


More than 30 dead, 60 injured in Iraq violence

Al Qaeda's Iraq affiliate has taken responsibility for a series of deadly attacks there, according to an unverified Internet statement.


One in 10 people keep their smoking habits from loved ones, doctors or employers, a survey suggests.


ODESSA, Ukraine  - A statue of Catherine the Great has sparked a fierce row in the multi-ethnic Ukrainian port of Odessa, with riot police confronting Cossack demonstrators in the street after midnight.


By Monique Curet, The Columbus Dispatch, Ohio  Sep. 13--The president of Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. stepped down yesterday  as a result of serious differences with the company's top officer, James  Hagedorn.


Millions of computer users are at risk of attack because flaws in the way Windows handles some images.


Russian President Vladimir Putin and European Union leaders were to hold a summit on Friday at which hosts Portugal intended to patch up relations with Moscow despite brewing disputes.


Existing home sales fell 2.6 pct in April

The pace of existing home sales in the United States in April fell to their lowest since June 2003 while inventories swelled, the National Association of Realtors said in a report on Friday that showed more weakness than analysts had expected.


Don't go near the baobab at Nigerian heritage site

SUKUR, Nigeria  - Visitors to Sukur are warned not to approach a certain ancient baobab tree because, villagers say, it turns people into hermaphrodites.


Hurricane Ivan pounds Grenada as dazed Florida reels

Don't say the "I" word around here. These folks don't want to hear it. They are too weary and devastated to think and talk about Hurricane Ivan.


President Bush has observed the swearing in of Porter Goss as the new head of the Central Intelligence Agency. In a White House ceremony Friday, the former CIA officer took over leadership of the intelligence


Officials Fear Iraq's Lure for Muslims in Europe

Officials fear that for a new generation of disaffected European Muslims, Iraq has become the crux of a new holy war.


Tim Henman stays positive after his US Open defeat to Roger Federer.


Apple to Make $499 Mac, Holiday iPod Sales 4.5 Million

Apple Computer Inc. on Tuesday said it would begin selling a stripped-down Macintosh computer without monitor, keyboard or mouse for $499 and new iPod digital music players costing as little as $99.


Fashion Wire Daily - Fashion Wire Daily August 26, 2004 - NEW YORK - Having filed for bankruptcy protection in February, Elite Model Management Corporation (“Elite New York”) announced yesterday the sale of its assets to Creative World Management LLC, owned by the Trump Group—controlled by Eddie and Jules Trump, no relation to Donald Trump—for $7.7 million plus assumed liabilities.


Thailand ranks higher in corrupt country list

Thailand ranked higher in an influential annual list of corrupt countries released on Wednesday, showing slightly results in the country's anti-corruption fight over the past year.


Pitcher Kris Benson and the New York Mets completed more than three months of negotiations, agreeing yesterday to a $22.5 million, three-year contract.


Relief Effort Gains as Aid Is Reaching More Survivors

The international lifeline to save five million homeless victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami gathered strength on Sunday.


Il filmato inserito negli atti del processo per maltrattamenti a carico dei genitoriRitardata la rimozione del filmato da YouTube. Il padre scrive ai giornali                                          Video choc, si cerca il "regista" che ha plagiato i bimbi                                                                                di MARINO BISSO e ANNA MARIA LIGUORI


Leopard - they still do computers Apple may have dropped the "Computer" from the company name earlier this year, but its latest OS released today gives it a chance to remind everyone where its real value lies.â¦


Martha Stewart asks court to overturn "fundamentally unfair" ...

Lawyers for Martha Stewart asked a federal appeals court to overturn her conviction for lying about a stock sale, arguing that her trial was "fundamentally unfair" because prosecutors suggested she was accused of insider trading.


Turkey's foreign minister arrived in Baghdad on Tuesday for talks with Iraq's government, with Ankara vowing military action in northern Iraq unless Iraqi and U.S. forces crack down on separatist Kurdish guerrillas.


Twelve miners are killed in a fire in a British-owned Siberian gold mine and more than 20 remain trapped.


Bomb explodes in east Beirut, seven wounded

A bomb exploded next to an empty bus in a Christian suburb in east Beirut on Monday, lightly wounding seven people, a military source said.


Nokia says ITC starts Qualcomm investigation

The world's top cellphone maker Nokia  (NOK1V.HE) said on Tuesday the U.S. International Trade  Commission has decided to start investigating Qualcomm Inc's   trade practices and alleged patent infringement.


Google Index Database to be Archived?  TechDirt reports that the San Jose Mercury News is running an article about Brewster Kahle's Internet Archive - Archive.org. While he's been profiled many times before, the one interesting tidbit to slip out this time is that Kahle has asked Google to donate their database ...


Dietro di lui Fiorello e Paolini, premiato anche Mondinelli


A Million in Florida Still Powerless After Jeanne

About one million customers remained  without power in Florida early Tuesday after Hurricane Jeanne  tore through the state over the weekend, according to two of  Florida's largest utilities.


Bose says tiny new speakers end tinny sound

The high-end audio company Bose Corp. yesterday unveiled new technology that's meant to free deskbound audiophiles from the tyranny of tinny speakers.


Striking writers reach tentative deal with studios

The union representing Hollywood's striking writers said it reached a "tentative deal" with studios and will meet members later on Saturday to discuss ending a three-month walkout that has crippled television production and overshadowed the awards season.


Iran says Western nuclear pressure failing

Iran's chief nuclear negotiator said on Thursday the West had failed in efforts to put pressure on the Islamic Republic over its atomic activities.


Mustafa Kamal searched for his 5-year-old daughter by day and had visions of her at night, certain that somehow she escaped the tsunami that slammed into Sumatra island.


Top Concert Promoter Sets Up a Challenge to Ticketmaster

Concert giant Live Nation is aiming to ramp up its ticket-selling operation, potentially positioning itself to compete with its longtime contractor, Ticketmaster.


Giustizia. Castelli: chiederemo la fiducia se l'opposizione ci ...

Sulla riforma dell'ordinamento giudiziario il governo "sarÃ  costretto" a porre la fiducia, se l'opposizione non abbandonerÃ  il suo atteggiamento ostruzionistico. Lo ha affermato il ministro della Giustizia


Davenport cautious about ATP's new round-robin format

BALI, Indonesia  - Plans for a round-robin format   in some men's tennis events could have unforeseen consequences,   women's former world number one Lindsay Davenport says.


Michael Vaughan's side attempt to become the first England team to win seven consecutive Tests since 1929.


Thai officials say a series of bombs in the south of the country killed four people, including a Canadian tourist.


New identity checks are to be introduced to safeguard homeowners against property fraud.


CARACAS, Venezuela  - Anti-U.S. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez claimed victory with a cry of "long live the revolution" as official results showed him heading for a landslide re-election win on Sunday.


Wal-Mart and a Union Unite, at Least on Health Policy

Two fierce rivals will stand together in Washington and agree on a series of goals for achieving universal health coverage, according to people briefed on the matter.


Bush, Estonian president talk cyberattacks

Blog: After meeting stateside with the leader of the Baltic nation, the president says the recent incidents are an "interesting subject" and admits he has a "lot to learn" about the threats.


Review: Bacon Haunting in 'The Woodsman'

Believe it or not, you will find yourself rooting for the redemption of Kevin Bacon's character in "The Woodsman" — a convicted child molester who just spent 12 years in prison. That's a huge testament to the depth of Bacon's performance.


Forecasters predicted up to a foot of snow in the Cascades and stormy weather from the central Plains to the Mississippi Valley on Saturday.


Iraqi interim leader enters election race

Iraq's interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi joined the race for Iraq's Jan. 30 elections at a Wednesday news conference meant to highlight his appeal to Iraq's diverse and sometimes fractious ethnic and religious groups.


Thousands of fans gather in the heart of Buenos Aires as ballet star Julio Bocca performs for the last time.


Arsenal had double cause for celebration as their 3-0 defeat of Blackburn broke Nottingham Forest's 26-year-old record of 42 games undefeated and put them back on top of the Premiership.


Google to seek EU approval to buy DoubleClick

Google  said it would file on  Friday with the European Commission for permission to acquire  rival DoubleClick for $3.1 billion.


Food, basic aid said not reaching Darfur

Food and other basic relief is not reaching thousands in the war-torn Darfur region of Sudan, despite what the United Nations calls the world's biggest humanitarian effort.


Baseball fans in the nation's capital can start dreaming again of their first Opening Day in 33 years.


US forces say they have found large weapons caches in Falluja, but expect several more days of fighting.


Darhseel nominated for Filmfare Best Actor Award

Darsheel Safary, the little boy who made you cry and laugh in Taare Zameen Par, has been nominated for the Best Actor in the 53rd Filmfare AwardsÂthe first time a child has been nominated in this category.


Mass mausoleum for paying customers A German consortium has announced its plan to build the world's largest structure - a 578m-high "Giant Pyramid", designed to offer paying customers the chance to "outlast personal physical existence", as the group's website puts it.â¦


Japanese players attract big media following

Games between the New York Yankees and  the Boston Red Sox have, for at least the last half-century,  attracted a media mob fascinated with every scrap of  information about the famous rivalry.


Studios taking sides in fight for successor to the DVD

LOS ANGELES Three top Hollywood studios are throwing their considerable weight behind one of two competing formats for the next generation of high-definition DV-Ds, citing in part the need to stem rampant piracy.


Chandra X-Ray Observatory -- Astronomers have used an X-ray image to make the first detailed study of the behavior of high-energy particles around a fast moving pulsar.     The image, from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, shows the shock wave created as a pulsar plows supersonically through interstellar space...


DHL scraps expansion plan in Brussels airport

US Courier firm DHL said on Thursday that it will not expand its operations at Zaventem airport outside Belgian capital Brussels, a move that is likely tomean the loss of up to 1,700 jobs.


Pieno accordo anche sulla legge sul risparmio


Ofcom is cutting the price BT can charge its rivals for putting their broadband equipment in its exchanges by up to 60%.


Thousands of tech faithful buy iPhones at launch

Thousands of U.S. gadget  fans made an orderly pilgrimage to stores on Friday to be among  the first buyers of Apple's iPhone, a music- and video-playing  device expected to reshape the mobile industry.


The Green Bay Packers are confident quarterback Brett Favre's first concussion in nine seasons was mild and won't prevent him from starting next Monday night against the Tennessee Titans.


Taking methamphetamine whilst pregnant leads to underweight babies, US research suggests.


IBADAN, Nigeria -- Crude paintings of women and rows of dimly lit bedrooms make clear the purpose of a shabby building just off a main road in this sprawling city. But for the next year, this brothel will have another function as well: testing a drug that could help stop HIV infections before they begin.


Maroni e Calderoli a Palazzo Chigi per colloqui con Premier


To me, the Thanksgiving holiday is the beginning of a six- week stretch filled with food, family and fun. A time to reflect about the things I'm thankful for as well as enjoy


Sudan - Chris Mullin Statement on Continuing Violence in Darfur

âI condemn the recent increase in violence in Darfur, including attacks by the Sudan Liberation Army (SLA) on Tawilla and at Kalma.


I'm still ahead of Nicklaus's pace, says Woods

Despite enduring his worst season since turning professional nine years ago, Tiger Woods says he is on track to overtake Jack Nicklaus's haul of 18 major championship victories.


Older and cheaper pills just fine for diabetes

Older and cheaper pills are just as effective for treating diabetes as some of the more expensive new drugs, U.S. researchers reported on Monday.


Megawati reluctant to concede presidency . . .

In her first remarks since losing Indonesia's presidential election, President Megawati Soekarnoputri has shied away from conceding defeat - leaving her rival wondering when to claim victory.


Israeli army raids target West Bank money changers, taking funds it says are intended for  militant groups.


France will hold a referendum on the European Constitution in the...

France will hold a referendum on the European Constitution in the spring, President Jacques Chirac announced today, calling on government ministers to work for a yes vote.


Global stocks slide deepens in Europe, volatility soars

Steep losses in global stock markets accelerated in Asia and Europe on Wednesday as Wall St recorded its biggest drop since the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States and as volatility measures skyrocketed.


Michelangelo's David is the most famous statue. He also sculpted a smaller version, called Dave.


EU launches new probes against Microsoft

The European Commission, fresh from a  major court victory over Microsoft , launched new  antitrust investigations into the software giant on Monday, on  suspicion it abused its market dominance.


'Cat Stevens' Wants Details From US Government

LONDON -- The musician once named Cat Stevens said he still doesn't know why his new name has been linked to terrorism. In a statement, Yusuf Islam said he's "initiated a legal process" to try to find out


What Does $6,500 Buy? A Healthier, Happier Village

Why running water may mean a better education for some Afghan children.


The Bank of England decides to keep UK interest rates unchanged at 5.75% this month.


Doctors give a sceptical response to the chancellor's idea of devolving day-to-day control of the NHS to an independent board.


Roche wins Ventana with raised $3.4 bln bid

Roche Holding AG  has overcome Ventana Medical System Inc's  resistance to its takeover bid by raising the price, acquiring the diagnostics maker for $3.4 billion to boost its cancer testing business.


Dozens of suspected Mafia members are held in Italy as police investigate the killings of six Italians in Germany.


High-profile asylum-seekers deported from Australia to Pakistan

Australia's highest-profile family of asylum seekers are to be deported to Pakistan, ending a four-year battle for asylum, a government spokesman said.


Prior to his passing, Ray Charles played an integral part in the making of the movie about his life. By Gloria Goodale | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor.


The noise that surrounded Microsoft's (MSFT:Nasdaq - news - research) launch of MSN Music last week underscores the opportunities many investors see in the online music market now dominated by Apple Computer (AAPL:Nasdaq - news - research).


When Joe Torre saw the Arizona bullpen door swing open and Randy Johnson come through it during Game 7 of the 2001 World Series, the Yankees manager didn't think much of it.


THERE had been hopes that the 10th summit would see a new sense of direction take shape within the Association of South-east Asian Nations (Asean), but the two-day event closed yesterday with an all-too-familiar note of ambiguity.


Business software maker Oracle Corp.'s quarterly earnings exceeded analyst expectations, overcoming sluggish sales in a product line that the company hopes to bolster by completing a long-sought takeover of rival PeopleSoft Inc.


Space shuttle Atlantis arrives at the International Space Station to deliver Europe's Columbus science laboratory.


White House: Bush clear on conditions for Iran

The White House reacted on Wednesday   to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's speech at the United   Nations by underscoring a demand for Tehran to suspend its   uranium enrichment program.


Statins may reduce risk of sudden cardiac death

NEW YORK  - Results of a new study indicate that the so-called statin drugs used to lower cholesterol levels also help prevent chaotic heart beats that can lead to sudden cardiac death.


Quentin Richardson broke a franchise record with nine 3-pointers and finished with 31 points and 11 rebounds, leading the Suns to a 107-96 victory over the New Orleans Hornets on Wednesday night in matchup of the NBA's best and worst.


Staples posts 39% jump in second-quarter profit

FRAMINGHAM, MASS. -- Riding strong sales across its office products portfolio, Staples Inc. yesterday reported a 39-per-cent jump in second-quarter profit that topped Wall Street forecasts.


Cubs manager Piniella suspended for four games

Fiery Cubs manager Lou Piniella was suspended for four games for throwing a tantrum during Saturday's game against the Atlanta Braves, Major League Baseball said on Monday.


A top lawyer given special clearance to represent terror suspects in court has resigned in protest at the government's anti-terror laws.


US objects to G8 global warming declaration: report

The United States has raised new serious objections to a proposed global warming declaration prepared by Germany for next month's Group of Eight summit, a newspaper reported Saturday.


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


A lorry driver whose fatal motorway collision caused severe day-long traffic delays had a hole in the heart.


Appeals court judges hear from Slobodan Milosevic's lawyers, who want  the ex-Yugoslav president to defend himself.


The creator of TV soap opera Brookside writes to the culture minister to offer to buy Channel 4.


Insurgents killed 18 Iraqi police and five Iraqi troops in attacks in three Iraq cities Tuesday, nearly a month shy of the nation's scheduled elections.


Palestinian forces enter Jordan under U.S. program

ALLENBY BRIDGE, West Bank  - The first battalion of Palestinian security forces crossed into Jordan on Thursday to begin training under a U.S. program after nearly a year-long delay.


Crackdown by primer minister conflicts with Bush's pledge to promote democracy and freedom.


Italian president gauges support for Prodi

Italy's president met party leaders on Friday to see whether Romano Prodi can stay on as prime minister and guarantee a stable centre-left government to end the country's political crisis.


Bush calls service members to thank them for service

President Bush called 10 members of the US military around the world and in the United States on Friday to thank them for their service and share holiday greetings.


Birthday Boy Els Savors Sudden Change in Fortunes

VIRGINIA WATER, England  - Ernie Els is rapidly  having to re-assess his season after winning a record sixth  World Match Play Championship at Wentworth Sunday.


Congress took its first official step toward reorganization of its intelligence and homeland security operations Tuesday as Senate leaders tapped 22 of the chamber's most powerful members to undertake the highly sensitive task of shaking up the established order on Capitol Hill.


Court to hear Guantanamo prisoners appeals

The Supreme Court said on Friday it would hear appeals by Guantanamo prisoners on their right to challenge their indefinite confinement, a test of President George W. Bush's powers in the war on terrorism.


Per i suoi legali le contestazioni appaiono "infondate"


McLaren's Kimi Raikkonen beats Ferrari's Michael Schumacher to pole position at the Italian Grand Prix in Monza.


NJ senator demands guarantee of safety near bombing range

LITTLE EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP, NJ -- Calling the accidental strafing of a school by an Air National Guard fighter jet "totally incomprehensible," an angry Sen. Frank Lautenberg on Friday demanded a guarantee that nothing similar could ever happen again.


iPhone owners can now buy $0.99 ringtones, with some pain

iTunes Store now allows you to download ringtones and convert some of your existing songs to iPhone ringtones, assuming you don't use the widely-circulated hacks to avoid the fee. The two problems? The process is clunky, and only some songs are supported.


A US jury recommends the death penalty for a woman who killed an expectant mother and cut out her baby.


Nigeria's main opposition party says it will join newly elected President Umaru Yar'Adua's government.


Mars Photos Find Volcanoes May Be Active

Photographs taken by a spacecraft orbiting Mars indicate that active volcanoes may still exist on the planet, a finding that further erodes its image as a dead world.


US Military in Afghanistan Dismisses Bin Laden Tape

The US military in Afghanistan dismissed a new videotape featuring Osama bin Laden as "propaganda," and insisted that bin Laden would be caught, but it acknowledged having no fix on the Al-Qaeda leader's whereabouts.


O'Connor paves the way for Scotland return

Lokomotiv Moscow striker Garry O'Connor has taken the first step towards a return to the Scotland squad by issuing a public apology for his unexplained failure to turn up for the trip to Ukraine for last October's Euro 2008 qualifier.


Candidate Brings A Spicy Background To Campaign

By Ellen Gedalius, Tampa Tribune, Fla.  Feb. 10--TAMPA -- From working for the city to marketing for DuPont to joining the carnival circuit to opening a popular Italian restaurant, Rick Barcena has struggled at times to find just the right career path.


I want my IPTV? Internet Protocol, the language of most online communications, was supposed to have revolutionized the way we watch television by now, enabling a wide range of multimedia bells and whistles: from multiple camera angles to on-screen Web searches while viewing Gilligan's Island to see which actors are still living.


Germany Gives New View of Nazi Horror at Film Fest

Films depicting a Gestapo interrogator  of a German resistance heroine and Hitler's propaganda chief  are the country's latest cinematic attempts to portray leading  Nazis less as caricatures and more as real men.


Chastising Putin, Bush Says Russia Derails Reform

President Bush also assured President Vladimir V. Putin Russia has nothing to fear from a missile defense system.


Sweden Army to Cut 1,000 Officer Positions

Sweden will cut 1,000 officer positions by next summer and not hire replacements as it scales back the historically neutral country's armed forces, the Defense Ministry said Wednesday.


I nerazzurri si qualificano travolgendo 4-1 il Basilea: in gol nei primi 13' Adriano e Stankovic, nella ripresa Smiljanic poi ancora Adriano e Recoba. MILANO, 24 agosto 2004 - L'Inter accede al tabellone principale


A hug on Thursday between the commanders of the space shuttle Discovery and the International Space Station marked the first time that women have served in both roles at the same time.


NC-17 rating couldn't "Dirty" Waters' image

"Let's go sexin'!" is the battle cry used by Ray-Ray Perkins (Johnny Knoxville), the messianic leader of a gang of sex addicts in John Waters' "A Dirty Shame.


Nasa is to review its psychological screening after the arrest of an astronaut on an attempted murder charge.


Some U.S. airports will tighten security in response to possible terrorist incidents in Britain, the White House said Saturday.


Doctors say a new breast cancer treatment tested in Canada keeps patients in the hospital for only a few hours and has a faster recovery time.


A small blast takes place near a US  military base south of Tokyo, causing no casualties.


Dopo il voto al Senato sulla base Usa i leader della Cdl incalzano l'esecutivoBerlusconi: "Non sono legittimati a governare". Fini: "Non hanno la maggioranza"                                          Il centrodestra all'attacco "Prodi si deve dimettere"                                                                                Casini: "Governo in panne ma Ã¨ illusorio pensare che vadano a casa"


Mazara, su Denise l'ombra della vendetta

Gli investigatori seguono la pista del movente privato. I "sospetti" della madre di Denise sul presunto rapitore. Chi vuole comunicare informazioni ed elementi che potrebbero essere utili per il ritrovamento


Getwireless.Com Looks to Provide Local Web Access

By Adam Smeltz, The Centre Daily Times, State College, Pa.  Sep.


NEW YORK - A narrow waisted, emerald-eyed brunette flits through a desert full of melting clocks and wacky perspectives, looking for her lover. Giant telephones levitate...


MCN Selected As DTAC Thailand Search Platform

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Feb. 11  /PRNewswire/ -- Mobile Content Networks, Inc.


Castro looks healthier in 1st TV image in months

Fidel Castro appeared healthier and more vigorous on Sunday in the first images of the Cuban leader to be broadcast on Cuban state television in four months.


As reported earlier this month, the HTC Touch smartphone will soon be made available in the United States by mobile carrier Sprint for a price of $249 USD.


Regulators Give Blessings to Google, Doubleclick Deal

Google's $3.1 billion acquisition represents no threat to competition in the online advertising arena, FTC regulators say.


Cink Takes Commanding Lead Over Woods at NEC

AKRON, Ohio  - Stewart Cink was on the verge of  his fourth career win after shooting a two-under-par 68 for a  five-shot lead in the third round of the $7 million NEC  Invitational Saturday.


Priests working in the Vatican for Poland's secret services during the communist era spied extensively on Pope John Paul II, a Polish cardinal was quoted as saying Tuesday.


Bank of America reveals plans to lay off 4,500

Bank of America said Thursday it will layoff 4,500 employees as part of the companyâs ongoing integration of FleetBoston Financial.


Apple stores prepare all-out Vista attack.

Also: Did huge career pressures aid astronaut's undoing? Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra.


Mexican president-elect wants votes kept

The two rivals in Mexico's disputed presidential election agree on one thing: Ballots from the closest race ever shouldn't be destroyed, despite laws calling for them to be burned. But it's unclear if electoral officials can ignore the law and save the closely scrutinized paper votes.


Wall Street pulled back sharply Tuesday as investors dealt with disappointing earnings reports and renewed concerns about the mortgage lending market.


The United Auto Workers union and General Motors Corp reached a tentative contract on Wednesday, ending a national strike by 73,000 workers with a groundbreaking deal that includes a health-care trust fund.


Ericsson to buy Redback Networks for $2.1 billion

Telecommunications equipment maker Ericsson AB  will buy data networking equipment vendor Redback Networks Inc.  for $2.1 billion in cash, the companies said on Tuesday.


Sterling firms against euro despite weak manufacturing data

The pound hit a weekly peak of 1.4756 against the euro on Friday as investors dismissed poor manufacturing figures.


GONAIVES, Haiti, Sept. 25 -- The death toll from Tropical Storm Jeanne reached 1,500 Saturday, with 900 people still missing, Haitian officials said, as a thunderstorm drenched survivors living on rooftops and sidewalks.


New insurance chief goes beyond expectations

When Nonnie S. Burnes was appointed insurance commissioner in February, the industry group pushing for auto insurance competition in Massachusetts thought all was lost.


Hijackers grab Greek bus passengers, demand 1 million euro ransom

GERAKAS, Greece  - Two gunmen, thought to be Albanians, commandeered a bus with some 25 passengers on board in an Athens suburb, later releasing a total of 12 while reportedly demanding one million euros in ransom and a plane to be flown out of


Hotel keystroke-log scam financed luxury lifestyle A Colombian citizen has pleaded guilty to ripping off as many as 600 people after planting keystroke-logging software on the PCs of hotels.â¦


Bush Blames Defect for Flu Shot Shortage

In a state flush with elderly voters concerned about the lack of flu vaccine, President Bush on Tuesday sought to allay fears about shortages that he says were caused by a "major manufacturing defect" but Democrats link to incompetence.


FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.  — Anna Nicole Smith's funeral will not take place before Tuesday, the court-appointed attorney for the starlet's baby daughter said Saturday.


Study Says DNA Flaw May Raise Autism Risk

The rare genetic flaw occurs spontaneously near or during conception and may sharply increase the risk that a child will develop autism.


Gap tackles age-gap with new stores aimed at over-35s

Gap, the veteran retailer best known for its casual clothing, is to target women over 35 in a new chain of stores in its first major business development in a decade.


Ravens' Lewis Pleads Guilty to Drug Charge

Baltimore Ravens running back Jamal Lewis pleaded guilty to a lesser charge in a federal drug conspiracy case Thursday and will be sentenced to four months in federal prison and two months in a halfway house, to be served after the regular season ends in January.


The United States has the best health care system in the world, but financial barriers prevent too many Americans from getting the affordable coverage they need.


Judge Reinstates Rules on Sonar, Criticizing Bushâs Waiver for Navy

The decision to restore a series of provisions meant to protect whales was a rebuke to an effort by the Bush administration to exempt the Navy from those rules and from federal law.


'No al ricatto dei guastatori di professione'


Seven dead in NATO helicopter crash in Afghanistan

Seven NATO soldiers died when their Chinook helicopter crashed on Wednesday in southern Afghanistan, the site of some of the heaviest recent fighting between Western forces and the Taliban.


Campaign Finale Draws Gaffes, Wacky Lines

As the presidential race winds down, the two camps are dialing up the rhetoric. That's led to some far-out statements, unscripted behavior and foot-in-mouth comments from both sides.


Samsung to build new LCD production line

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (OTC: SSNGY) said it was expanding operations with plans to build a $286 billion Won LCD production line.


Portavoce Steinmeier, su cadavere ferite da colpi arma fuoco


States are running out of health dollars

Some states are warning that hundreds of thousands of poor children could lose their health insurance if Congress doesn't act soon to come through with more money for the program.


Few U.S. youths involved in civic life: study

Nearly two-thirds of young Americans are disengaged from political and civic life and only a quarter regularly vote, a survey released on Tuesday showed.


The Apple faithful awaits Steve Jobs' annual keynote, in which he is expected to unveil new products.


UN Deadline Nears for Disarming in Sudan

ABU SHOUK CAMP, Sudan Aug. 25, 2004 - Mohammed Ismail gently pumped the leather bellows to feed embers glowing in a small pit of sand.


U.S. orders for long-lasting durable  goods rose by a smaller-than-expected 0.2 percent in September,  held back by another sharp fall in commercial aircraft,  government data showed on Wednesday.


Scientists Break Down Baseball, Find Jeter Does Suck

A scientist at the annual AAAS conference presents a new statistical method for evaluating fielding performance in baseball. The Spatial Aggregate Fielding Evaluation uses a probability model to fit a smooth curve for entire teams, particular positions or individual players. Greta Lorge reports from Boston.


A dispute that has pitted Jew against Jew in Lithuania may be headed to the courts.


Without Proof, an Ivory-Billed Boom Goes Bust

The ivory-billed woodpecker supposedly spotted in a patch of Arkansas bayou has remained scarce, as has the economic upswing its admirers might have brought to the local community.


p2pnet.net News:- European Union antitrust regulators will launch an investigation into whether or not the proposed Microsoft-Time Warner joint acquisition of a US DRM company will strengthen Microsoft's "already leading position" in the DRM solutions


Ryan Malesevich's Blog: SimpleView Gallery: Browse Images in a Directory

Ryan Malesevich points out a very simple, one-script solution to the common need for an image gallery for your website - SimpleView Gallery - that a friend of his has written up.   In my post that I wrote that I would be back for good this time, I mentioned that I was going to be working on a gallery script. My good friend Chris let me know that he also wrote a simple script viewer that works quite while. His script is SimpleView Gallery and it requires to modification for it, just upload the script to a directory that contains images and that's it.   He also mentions a small change he made to make it work with WordPress and it's automatic thumbnailing system (to hide those thumbnails).


To find out, take this test, which is adapted from a personality inventory devised by Washington University psychiatrist Robert Cloninger, author of Feeling Good: The Science of Well-Being


Sharon invites opposition to join coalition

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has reached out to his opposition rival with an invitation to enter discussion on forming a new coalition government.


Casual gaming takes center stage at the annual confabulation, from Wii yoga to PlayStation karaoke.


The European comet-chasing spacecraft Rosetta has been sending back "beautiful new images" after swooping over the surface of Mars overnight, the European Space Agency (ESA) said on Sunday.


Vertici consorzio saranno sentiti domani dal Gip di Bari


A few months ago, Dr. David Golden says, he had to fire a patient for being obnoxious.


Russia succession intrigue follows Putin to Belarus

Russia's Vladimir Putin is visiting Belarus to nurture a union between the two former Soviet neighbors that analysts say could provide the president with a power base after he steps down next year.


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More than 100 currently available automobiles get 40 mpg or better. Why are all but two unavailable in the United States? In Autopia.


Seven Iraqis Die in Falluja Battles, Baghdad Attack

US jets bombed Falluja Sunday and troops fought rebels accused of shielding foreign fighters led by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, America's top foe in Iraq.


Tabla maestro Zakir Hussain taps way to world stardom

When ex-Beatle George Harrison wanted to evoke the mysteries of spiritualism with rock music he turned to Indian tabla player Zakir Hussain. Jazz guitar maestro John McLaughlin relied on Hussain for his pioneering jazz fusion group Shakti, as has legendary sitarist Ravi Shankar for many concerts.


The vice-president will tell the Republican convention that Democrat John Kerry is unfit for the presidency.


Comcast Profits from High-Speed Internet

Comcast Corp. CMCSA.O, the top U.S.  cable operator, on Thursday reported its quarterly net profit  rose 10 percent, boosted by more high-speed Internet customers.


Britain agrees to station 'Son of Star Wars' missiles: report

LONDON : Prime Minister Tony Blair has secretly agreed to let the United States station interceptor missiles on British soil for the so-called "Son of Star Wars" defence system, according to a newspaper report ...


Former Westlife star Brian McFadden celebrates his first solo number one in the UK singles chart.


"I don't think there's anything that has made this much impact both in cancer prevention and women's health in past 20 years.


Notre Dame Accepts Invitation to Play in Insight Bowl in Arizona Against Pac-10 Team on Dec. 28. Notre Dame's quarterback Brady Quinn gets a pass off under pressure from Southern California's Mike Patterson


Fergie gives Sven green light to pick Rooney

Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson has urged England boss Sven-Goran Eriksson to pick Wayne Rooney for next month's World Cup qualifiers against Wales and Azerbaijan.


Bush, Kerry camps try to make math add up to victory

National polls that show George Bush and John Kerry running neck-and-neck in the race for the White House have been leading evening newscasts for weeks.


Sadr Militia Still Controls Iraq Shrine -- Witnesses

NAJAF, Iraq  - Shi'ite fighters appeared to be in  control of a holy shrine in Najaf Friday hours after Iraq's  interim government said it had overcome a bloody uprising by  seizing the Imam Ali mosque without a shot being fired.


Down exports up as industry shakes bird flu

A jump in third quarter exports shows China's feather and down industry has recovered from the impact of bird flu, or avian influenza, industry insiders report.


DHAKA, Aug 21: Fourteen people were killed and more than 200 others wounded in a series of bomb attacks on a rally of the Awami League here on Saturday afternoon.


Japan play their final game of the Rugby World Cup against Pool B rivals Canada.


Turkey's new president to approve reform cabinet

Abdullah Gul's first task as Turkish president will be to approve the new cabinet of Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday, hoping to push ahead with stalled reforms needed to join the EU.


The U.S. Navy has chosen a  trans-Atlantic team led by Lockheed Martin Corp. to build a new  U.S. presidential helicopter fleet in a deal valued at $1.7  billion.


Crown Prince Hamzah of Jordan, a key U.S. ally in the war on terror, urged reforms in Muslim thinking and criticized Islamic extremism Saturday, but he said fanaticism results from injustices and oppression being suffered by Muslims


French Muslims Show National Unity Over Hostage Crisis

The third day of school term went smoothly Saturday, September 4, as Muslim students maintained compliance with the hijab ban in a


Trolltech prices up coder-friendly Linux phone

Greenphone not cheap Trolltech's Linux-based handset, the Greenphone, will set curious coders back at least $695, the company has revealed. The device, announced in August this year, it pitched at software developers rather than consumers or businesspeople.â¦


As Fast as Blogs See Vote Fraud, Web Is Proving Rumors Wrong

Some web logs were swift to provide dark theories about the presidential election, but others were just as quick to debunk them.


A secret listening device found at the Geneva offices of the United Nations was in a room adjoining a main conference hall, where it could have been used to eavesdrop on any private conversations, the global body said Friday.


Cagliari, 19:02 - CALCIO, CAGLIARI: LANGELLA A DISPOSIZIONE PER IL LIVORNO

Nell'allenamento del Cagliari di oggi si è segnalato Antonio Langella: il giocatore è ...


Even as a deadly snowstorm loosened its grip on the upper Midwest, officials warned that holiday travelers still faced treacherous roadways Monday.


GOP considering rule change to forbid judicial filibusters

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--Senate Republicans are considering changing the rules to prevent Democrats from filibustering judicial nominees, Majority Leader Bill Frist said Nov. 14.


Medicare to Cover Viagra Under New Drug Benefit

Viagra, the blockbuster impotence  drug, will be paid for under Medicare's new prescription drug  coverage, officials said on Tuesday.


Two days after a blowout loss to Notre Dame, Penn State coach Joe Paterno gathered his team before practice for a history lesson.


Members of Congress sent a letter to the chief executive of Mattel, accusing the company of not living up to its promise to keep lead-tainted toys out of childrenâs hands.


David Blunkett is set to back plans to work closely with other European Union states on asylum and immigration.


By Rahman Daros  HAS Malaysia become a haven for foreigners to operate scams via the Internet?  It appeared so on Tuesday, when Federal Commercial Crime police detained 34 people during an integrated operation with several Government agencies at 38 locations in the Klang Valley.


U.S. commander says no military solution to Iraq

U.S. and Iraqi security forces cannot solve the problem of violence in Iraq without political action and reconciliation with some militant groups, the U.S. commander in Iraq said on Thursday.


Research on Smell Wins Nobel Prize for Americans

Insight into our sense of smell -- how we perceive and remember odors -- has won the Nobel Prize in medicine for American researchers Dr.


Six months before NASA plans to return the shuttle to space, officials think they've essentially solved the problem that doomed Columbia in 2003 -- debris coming off its fuel


How to make closet management your strong suit

Do you suffer from "closet guilt"? If you're a man, the likely answer is "no." If you're a woman, you'd rather not talk about it.


Management shake-up at eBay in face of competition from Google

The president of PayPal will step down as part of an eBay reshuffling of executives announced a week after Internet search juggernaut Google launched a rival online payment service.


Pop idol Madonna has embarked on a spiritual pilgrimage to Israel to practice her newfound faith in the mystical Jewish Kabbalah. But the Catholic-bred singer's journey is likely to raise controversy among some ultra-Orthodox Jews.


Oil prices fluctuated Thursday, supported by forecasts that OPEC oil shipments are falling and pressured by concerns about the economy.


Peter Hartz, as chairman of a commission to overhaul Germany's economy, became synonymous with far-reaching, often unpopular, reforms.


Military Updates Mosul Attack Casualty Toll

The explosion that tore through a crowded U.S. military mess tent in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul on Tuesday killed at least 22 people -- 14 of whom were U.S. soldiers -- and wounded more than 70, military officials said Wednesday.


Blue chips slip at open on inflation data

Blue-chip stocks opened down slightly on Thursday after government data showed first-quarter core personal consumption spending, an inflation gauge favored by the Federal Reserve, was revised higher.


The resignation of David Blunkett is met with relief from some groups he dealt with and disappointment from others.


Borat is dead. So is Ali G.  Sacha Baron Cohen, the British comedian who plays the bigoted reporter from Kazakhstan as well as the wannabe-gangsta rapper, said he's killing off his most famous characters.  "When I was being Ali G and Borat I was in...


Shares in online retail Amazon fall 13% after its fourth quarter profits fail to meet market expectations.


Fairleigh Dickinson University's Florham Park campus was recovering Monday from a suspected norovirus outbreak that has sickened at least 124 students, school officials said.


US flight attendants' union authorizes strike action

NEW YORK : The leaders of the largest US flight attendants' union voted to authorize strike action by its members, in response to threats from bankrupt US carriers to unilaterally scrap labour contracts.


King Tut Died From Broken Leg, Not Murder, Scientists Conclude

The boy king likely died from an infection stemming from a broken thigh bone, researchers announced, possibly bringing to a close one of history's oldest cold cases.


Syria, at UN, Says Israel Behind U.S. War on Iraq

Syria on Monday accused Israel  of inciting the United States to invade Iraq to distract  attention from its own actions in the region, where it retains  its grip on the Palestinian territories won in a 1967 war.


_ Police in Norway say an Algerian asylum seeker used an ax to attack two pilots and a passenger as their plane was attempting to land.


Sudanese Rebel Leader Wants Large Force in Darfur

The leader of southern Sudan's main rebel group called on Tuesday for up to 30,000 Sudanese and international troops to stop the fighting in Darfur, demobilize combatants and institute power-sharing.


US Forces Bomb Iraq's Falluja, Seize Zarqawi Aide

FALLUJA, Iraq  - U.S. planes bombed targets in  Iraq's rebel-held city of Falluja, killing two people, and the  U.S. military said it had captured a lieutenant of its  deadliest Islamist enemy in Iraq in a raid early on Saturday.


Many people don't pay all that much attention to their e-mail software. After all, it takes a real geek to care about the fine points of one program or another, especially when they all do more or less the same thing.


Carphone Warehouse cops Â£35k fine Ofcom has slapped susbstantial fines on four UK companies for "causing annoyance to consumers through the making of silent or abandoned calls" in contravention of the Communications Act 2003.â¦


The Band Aid 20 single, raising money for aid relief in Sudan, holds on to the UK number one singles slot.


American Novelist Becomes French Citizen

American novelist Jonathan Littell, whose award-winning, 900-page World War II opus is written in French, has been granted French nationality.Comment


Losing sales to BlackBerrys and iPhones, the smartphone maker said it will close seven of its eight retail stores in February.


The Lede Blog: The Lede: Some Puzzled by Word of the Year

Readers of Merriam-Webster selected one with two numbers for letters: w00t.


Former Gov. Jesse Ventura may prefer Mexico to Minnesota these days, but his ex-constituents will still recognize his style if they pick up his upcoming book, "Don't Start the Revolution Without Me!"


With some of the smoothest shooting of his career, Clif Brown exchanged Niagara's play-in dread for NCAA drama.


Scientists say there is no evidence to suggest a link between the use of wi-fi and damage to health.


Delegates at the UN summit in Bali agree a deal on curbing climate change after days of bitter wrangling.


The dollar rose against the yen on  Tuesday on weaker than expected Japanese output figures, but  traders said that recent heavy selling of the U.S. currency had  not ended.


Last-minute deal saves Liberal minority government

OTTAWA (CP) - Paul Martin survived his first big parliamentary challenge Thursday with a last-minute deal to avoid a vote that threatened to topple his Liberal minority government.


Castro says U.S.-Mafia assassin had little chance

Convalescing Cuban President Fidel Castro said on Sunday the man the United States and Mafia contracted to poison him in the early 1960s would not have been able to get close enough to him to be successful.


Vaccine against human papillomavirus infection could reduce the ...

A randomised trial in this weekâs issue of THE LANCET shows how a vaccine against human papillomavirus (HPV) infection could potentially reduce the global incidence of cervical cancer.


Nowitzki, Stackhouse Spark Mavericks to Another Win

Dirk Nowitzki had 32 points and 13  rebounds while Jerry Stackhouse scored 28 points against his  former team as the Dallas Mavericks eased to a 122-113 road win  over the Washington Wizards Sunday.


RealPlayer, Helix Player vulnerable to attack

(InfoWorld) - Users are being advised to upgrade to newer versions of the RealPlayer and Helix Player multimedia products because of a critical security flaw. The flaw could allow an attacker to gain control over a user's PC using a buffer overflow vulnerability, a memory problem that can allow unauthorized code to run on a machine, according to iDefense Inc. The vulnerability was discovered last October but publicly disclosed Tuesday on iDefense's Web site. Affected versions of the software include the 10.5 "gold" RealPlayer and any 1.x version of Helix Player, according to the French Security Incident Response Team (FrSIRT). FrSIRT categorized the problems as "critical," adding that a denial-of-service attack is also possible. RealPlayer users should receive notification of a "critical update," advising them to upgrade toÂ the beta version of a new release, version 11, said Lewis Webb, a spokesman for RealNetworks. The new version can be downloaded from the RealPlayer Web site, although the site does not mention the security problem. Current versions of Helix Player, an open-source version of RealPlayer, are available on itsÂ developer Web site. For a successful attack, a user would have to be tricked into downloading from a Web site a malicious SMIL (synchronized multimedia integration language) file, a format used in rendering media, iDefense said. Â


Millions of children go without formal education in former Soviet countries, a Unicef report claims.


Knicks: From the outside, they're looking in

Lenny Wilkens isn't taking for granted what practically everyone else is -- that a healthy Knicks team will make the postseason.


Blast Hits Dutch Cops In Bloody Terror Raid

The war on terror hit Europe yesterday when Dutch police stormed a house in The Hague where extremists had holed up for 15 hours, trading shots with cops and tossing a grenade that injured four officers.


The train back to Hungary - and back to communism - waited in Denmark's Copenhagen Station for teenager Andras Simonyi, but he wasn't going back.


Chiefs Place Franchise Tag on NFL Sack Leader Allen

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Kansas City Chiefs put a franchise tag on defensive end Jared Allen, who led the NFL in sacks last season despite being suspended for the first two games.


Beckham to Hit Every MLS Market -- and Many TVs

David Beckham is coming to D.C. on Aug. 9. It will be his second MLS game with the Los Angeles Galaxy after he debuts in Toronto.


Il sacerdote italiano rapito circa un mese fa                                              "Padre Bossi nelle mani di Al Qaeda" L'annuncio del governo di Manila


Six killed in attack on U.S. prison in Iraq

Six civilian detainees were killed and at least 50 wounded when rockets or mortars were fired into the U.S.-run Camp Bucca prison in southern Iraq on Saturday, the U.S. military said.


NAJAF, IraqUS warplanes pounded areas near a shrine where radical Shiite militiamen were holed up early today after their leader, Moqtada al-Sadr, defied a final demand from Iraq's interim prime minister to disarm.


Iraq's Sadr Facing 'Final Hours' -Government

NAJAF, Iraq  - Iraq's government warned Shi'ite  cleric Moqtada al-Sadr on Thursday he would face a military  strike within hours unless he ended his uprising, disarmed his  militia and quit a shrine in the city of Najaf.


With Verizon Rumors in the Air, Dow Sets 30th Record Close This Year

NEW YORK, July 16 -- The Dow Jones industrial average hit a new record close Monday as news of a potential telecom deal involving Verizon nudged the average closer to 14,000. Overall, stocks were mixed as investors contemplated the market's huge gains last week.


London equities were higher in afternoon trade on Thursday, with momentum coming from the the heavily-weighted oil sector as the prospect of $100 crude prices moved closer.


iWork â08 âa compelling product and great valueâ

âOverall,â says Ryan Faas in his computerworld.com review, âiWork â08 is beautifully designedâa compelling product and great value for consumers and small business alike. It brings tons of innovation over previous versions of iWork as well as many office suites on the market. And it turns typical office tasks and documents into creative outlets. That it offers all that it does for $79 is, frankly, hard to believe.â


In onda stasera e domani su Sky Cinema 1 la miniserie "Jihad"La storia di tre giovani di una banlieue che scelgono la "guerra santa"                                            L'Iraq visto dalla Francia "Senza vincitori nÃ© vinti"                                                                                La fiction in onda per il sesto anniversario dell'11 settembreIl regista: "Una storia non contro l'Islam ma contro la sua strumentalizzazione"di ALESSANDRA VITALI


Woman faces charges for kissing painting

A woman has been arrested on suspicion of kissing a painting by American artist Cy Twombly and smudging the bone-white canvas with her lipstick, French judicial officials said Saturday.


Madonna concert moved over 9/11 clash: organizer

Pop star Madonna's Russian concert was  pushed back a day to avoid performing on the fifth anniversary  of the September 11 attacks on the United States, a Russian  organizer said on Monday.


An explosion killed 10 people, including at least two children, at a market in eastern Moscow, officials say.


Britain's Liberal Democrats sense power may be just beyond the horizon

Given a boost by their opposition to the war in Iraq, the Liberal Democrats sense they are nearing an historic opportunity to reshape the British political landscape and eventually gain power.


He refused the offer of a rest in order to lead his players on the controversial visit to the crisis-torn nation. Vaughan and the 14-man squad are due to arrive in Namibia this morning for


Halloween stirs imagination in costume-loving Japan

A handful of giggling Japanese women wearing devil's horns and cat costumes gather under a giant neon-orange pumpkin outside a Tokyo shopping mall.


Brazilian singer mines musical heritage for stellar debut

SAO PAULO, Brazil - Brazilian newcomer Maria Rita, one of the big winners at this year's Latin Grammy show, treats her family's rich musical legacy as a personal gold watch, a treasure to be guarded but not used as an up-to-date timepiece.


'Shark Tale' Still Feeding On The Box-Office Competition

The animated sea animals of DreamWorks' latest project have been out for blood since they first dove into the box-office waters, and they still haven't had their fill.


Coldiretti, 7 mln italiani compreranno regali nelle piazze


Spector's new lawyer, Roger Rosen, told Reuters Wednesday he suspects his client has been indicted by a secret grand jury for the 2003 murder of actress Lana Clarkson.


Firemen in the west German town of Stade rushed to investigate a possible blaze at a bank only to find a grasshopper had inadvertently triggered the alarm.


RAMALLAH, West Bank  - For most Palestinians, black-hooded gunmen have long been respected symbols of resistance against Israeli occupation.


Further tests are carried out as it is confirmed a cow on a North East farm has the bluetongue virus.


Marion Jones claims that the Balco founder made false and malicious statements accusing her of using banned performance-enhancing drugs.


Londra, 14:23 - RALLY; POLIZIA CONFERMA MORTE CAMPIONE COLIN MCRAE

L'ex campione del mondo di Rally, il britannico Colin Mcrae, ha perso la vita in un incidente aereo....


Is Lebanon facing a 'new breed' of Al Qaeda?

Little is known about Fatah al-Islam, but experts say it is similar to other militant groups inspired by Osama bin Laden.


Watching for changes in the inner eyewall of a hurricane may help forecasters overcome one of their most perplexing challenges: predicting sudden strengthening or weakening.


ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- Two plays. Two decisions. The difference between two teams. Many things and not many things separated the New England Patriots from the Buffalo Bills yesterday at Ralph Wilson Stadium, but two plays made clear why the Patriots have won their last 18 games while the Bills have now lost six straight and 10 of their last ...


IBM Retains Supercomputer Crown with BlueGene/L

The BlueGene/L supercomputer at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory topped the list of the world's fastest computers once again, according to the new Top500 list released Wednesday. Built by IBM, BlueGene/L clocks in at 280.6 teraflops, or 280.6 trillion floating point operations per second.


Hamleys toys go on the cheap after Internet blooper

Hamleys had a run on its stocks of toys after a loophole on its website was exploited by consumers who bought goods for as little as 40 percent of their original price, The Guardian reported.


Mark Viduka's enduring value to club and country is beyond question but it appears Newcastle United, indebted to the Australian for a brace against Derby County on Sunday, are winning a battle for the forward's loyalty.


Two rebel groups and the Sudanese government are to hold fresh talks on Monday to try to end the conflict in Sudan's Darfur region.


I ricavi del settore Casual diminuiti del 4,7%


Government has signed a Declaration of Intent with a European aircraft manufacturer that will see Pretoria taking stock of between eight and 14 military airbuses between 2010 and 2014.


Austrian authorities said Wednesday they found an unexploded World War II bomb — the third such discovery in the past month in or near the western city of Linz.


A supercomputer being built to analyze the US nuclear stockpile has again set an unofficial performance record -- the second in just over a month.


Prosecutors filed three felony counts Thursday against former "Growing Pains" kid star Tracey Gold in the alleged drunken driving rollover crash of her sport utility vehicle.


British police investigate 'cash-for-citizenship' scam

British police are investigating an alleged scam where conmen may have helped hundreds of migrants cheat some of the requirements for British citizenship, a newspaper reported in an early edition.


Journal names top scientific achievements of '04

The conclusive discovery by a pair of wheeled robots that Mars once had vast pools of water and possibly could have harbored life was chosen by the editors of the journal Science as the most important scientific achievement of 2004.


The Republic of Ireland's FA claims it has been vindicated in the eligibility row involving Irish players after a Fifa ruling.


Bitter rivals in disputed presidential election to come face-to-face in meeting brokered by Kofi Annan


Allen Iverson got exactly what he wanted last night, and it wasn'ta third straight 50-point game. Iverson scored 40 points, ending his streak of 50-point games at two.


TOKYO - The first-ever strike in the 70-year history of Japanese professional baseball will take place Saturday and Sunday after talks between management and the players association ended in failure Friday.


Police working to unravel mystery of Russian ex-spy's death

Police are piecing together evidence on how Russian former spy and Kremlin foe Alexander Litvinenko may have been fatally poisoned.


Man Accused of Destroying Skateboard Park

JONESBORO, Ark. - A skateboard park that was built by volunteers was destroyed in about five minutes, allegedly by a nearby business owner who was frustrated with the conduct of some of the park's patrons...


BERLIN/PARIS  - For years, anyone needing a nicotine fix in a German pub or French cafe didn't even have to light up -- the air was already so full of smoke that they only had to open their mouth and inhale.


Suspected bomb at Swedish election canvassing hut

A suspected bomb was found at an election canvassing hut in a Stockholm suburb just one day before Sweden's legislative vote.


House Dems Cancel Ad Plans in N.H., Fla.

House Democrats have canceled plans for nearly $1 million in advertising on two House races in New Hampshire, several weeks after signaling they would mount a strong challenge against both of the state's incumbent Republican lawmakers.


Traumatized Tsunami Survivors to Take Years to Heal

Millions of people may have survived  the deadliest tsunami in living memory, but many are so deeply  traumatized it will take years for them to heal, if ever,  medical experts said Monday.


In China, There's Priceless, and for Everything Else, There's Cash

It may be the factory to the world, but China's consumers aren't exactly splashing out. And credit cards are not widely accepted


By SAM POWELL World Outdoor Writer  Volumteers who want to help improve the fishing at nearby Lake Oologah are needed for Saturday's annual brush pile day, which gets under way at 9 a.m. at Blue Creek boat ramp.


U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said on Tuesday trade protectionism was on the rise despite strong global prosperity and warned it was a potentially dangerous trend.


Draft guidance advises schools in England how to search pupils for weapons without consent.


Seriously, spending a penny Finlandâs residents now face being caught short during car trips if their phones are out of credit, because the countryâs road management agency has introduced an SMS entry system for public toilets.â¦


Lebanon Shuts Down to Mourn Assassinated Hariri

Lebanon shut down on Tuesday to mourn former Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri whose assassination in a car bomb blast plunged the country into political crisis and rekindled bitter memories of the 1975-90 civil war.


Summary Box: Did Bush Live Up to Promises?

THE FIRST TIME: In his first inaugural address, in 2001, President Bush promised action on education, taxes, weapons proliferation and Social Security.


Americans are feeling a bit more optimistic about the future of Iraq, a bright spot for the administration in an Associated Press poll that indicates many are souring on President Bush's job performance.


People with chronic disease should think twice before relying on the internet for health advice, research suggests.


Sudan Crisis Continues Despite World Condemnation

A UN spokesman yesterday said that they are still receiving reports of clashes continuing throughout Darfur, where up to 4,000 people are believed to have been forced from their villages in recent days.


Faster chip plugged into midrange UltraSparc

Upcoming "Niagara" will appear in the 1.6GHz UltraSparc IIIi.


Una commissione preparera' programma da presentare alla Cdl


MLB Statement: DC Baseball Business Activities Cease Until Further ...

Bob DuPuy, who is Major League Baseball's president and chief operating officer, issued the following statement Wednesday regarding the legislation passed by the DC City Council late Tuesday night.


Edwards Criticizes Bush, Cheney With Smile

Democratic vice presidential candidate John Edwards has sharpened his criticism of President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney over the past week, but his style has remained the same. He couches his criticism with charm.


European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana expressed confidence Tuesday that Europe and the United States can narrow their differences over Iran and China ahead of a summit next week.


But warns it's a dummy installer with no update code


At least 10 people are killed by a car bomb in an Iraqi market that police said was aimed at them.


The maker of the controversial diabetes pill Avandia on Tuesday published preliminary results of a study that the company claims show the drug does not raise heart risks. However, experts say the results are inconclusive and even seem to suggest more risk from the drug.


BCS standings unchanged with Auburn stuck behind USC, Oklahoma

The Tigers are still stuck behind first-place Southern California and second-place Oklahoma in the Bowl Championship Series standings, heading into the final weekend before the national title game is decided.


Arts, Briefly: Spears's Father in Control

A court has ruled that Jamie Spears, the father of Britney Spears, will retain control over her affairs for about three more weeks, Reuters reported. Mr. Spears was granted temporary conservatorship over his daughterâs affairs two weeks ago when she was in a Los Angeles hospital for psychiatric evaluation. Los Angeles Court Commissioner Reva Goetz has extended that conservatorship, giving Mr. Spears control over her business, finances and some personal affairs until March 10.


On Thursday, President Bush thrilled Republican delegates in New York with his acceptance speech. On Friday morning, he got a welcome jobs report.


A friend and colleague reflects on the deceased CNET editor's bravery, confidence and compassion. By Eliot Van Buskirk..


San Francisco Mayor, Wife to Seek Divorce

With a beautiful and brainy wife at his side, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom exuded a glamorous image that drew comparisons to the Kennedy family and perhaps helped insulate him when he bucked California law by granting marriage licenses to same-sex couples.


Ch. 11 threat for US Airways flier miles

US Airways is at risk of filing Chapter 11 bankruptcy, which has frequent fliers thinking about cashing in miles, Boston.com reports.


Strike Shuts Down India's Technology Hub

NEW DELHI -- A daylong strike by local political groups shut down India's technology hub, Bangalore, forcing many outsourcing companies to shift work elsewhere in the country and abroad.


GONAIVES, Haiti - Tropical Storm Jeanne brought raging floodwaters to Haiti, killing at least 50 people in the battered nation and leaving dozens of Haitian families huddled on rooftops as the storm pushed off into the open seas on Sunday.    Floods tore through the northwestern coastal town of Gonaives and surrounding areas Saturday night, covering crops but not fully engulfing homes...


Intervento 118 dopo richiesta inquilini condominio a Torino


Microsoft issues patch for 'critical' JPEG-handling flaw

SEPTEMBER 14, 2004 (REUTERS) - Microsoft Corp. today released a patch for its latest "critical" security flaw affecting how Windows, Office and developer tools software process images in the JPEG image format.


The tech giant gives a strong outlook on the back of booming international sales


O.J. Simpson among those on California tax shame list

O.J. Simpson and singer Dionne Warwick are among California's worst tax debtors, according to the state tax collection agency's latest naming and shaming of the top offenders.


Grassroots Enterprise Launches 'Six Packs For Soldiers,' a 'Beer-Partisan' Effort to Salute Our Troops

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8  /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Grassroots Enterprise, a communications firm that specializes in using the Internet to build movements for causes, products, and companies, today announced the launch of a new, "beer-partisan" campaign to thank our troops.


Not far from the main entrance of EnergySolutions Arena, where the Jazz play, is an enormous trophy case. All of the retired Jazz jerseys, including ones from John Stockton and Karl Malone, are in there. Basketballs used during the gold-medal men's basketball games from the 1992 Barcelona and 1996 Atlanta Olympics rest inside. There is even ...


Washington state teen found alive in wrecked car eight days after ...

REDMOND, Wash. - A teenager was found alive in her wrecked car after being missing for eight days. Laura Hatch, 17, last seen at a party Oct. 2, was found Sunday in her 1996 Toyota Camry about 150 feet below


Japan is planning to host a meeting with Israeli, Palestinian and Jordanian officials next month to help broker peace in the Middle East, Foreign Minister Taro Aso said on Tuesday. "We haven't solidified plans, but we are trying to arrange it for March 14," Aso told a news conference.


Briefly: EdgeStream introduces IPTV platform

roundup Plus: Dolby, Intel sound off for developers...AOL updates Instant Messenger...Push-to-talk wiretaps on feds' speed list...Tellabs scales back AFC buy.


Flexible displays creep closer to market

Still considered a niche products, vendors claim that flexible displays will soon change how people use their laptops and other mobile devices.


Style Is Part of the Battle in Bush, Kerry Debate

As President Bush and his Democratic  rival Sen. John Kerry slugged it out on Friday night over  issues from Iraq to stem cell research, they also sought to  look good, sound good and nail the right image.


SAN ANTONIO (NBA) - San Antonio Spurs managed to stifle the creative talents of Kevin Garnett to pull off a 96-82 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves.


Soprano Hope Briggs has been pulled from the starring role in the San Francisco Opera's upcoming performance of Mozart's "Don Giovanni."


Tax Cuts Still Cornerstone of Bush Economic Plan

President Bush's speech on Thursday to the Republican convention offers him a chance to seize the initiative in an economic debate that polls show is being won by his Democratic rival, John Kerry.


Gunmen Seize Gaza Governor's Office in Protest

Masked gunmen briefly seized the Palestinian governor's office in a southern Gaza Strip town on Sunday, demanding compensation for Israeli raids in a protest that added to signs of growing lawlessness.


A una profondita' di circa 10 km, non si segnalano danni


Microsoft sees room to challenge Apple's iPod

Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O said on Tuesday   it sees plenty of room for growth in the digital music player   market as the company tries to dislodge Apple Computer Inc.'s   AAPL.O dominant iPod with a device of its own.


TEHRAN: Iran yesterday said it was not obliged to allow UN inspectors to visit military sites alleged to be involved in secret nuclear weapons work, but that it was willing to discuss the issue.


Activists threaten to ram Japanese whalers

The militant environmental group Sea Shepherd said Monday that it had located the Japanese whaling fleet near Antarctica and threatened to ram them if they resumed slaughtering the giant sea creatures.


WASHINGTON - Two days before their final debate, John Kerry promised to work for the middle class and energy independence while President Bush launched a foray to Western battleground states.


Stop rischi incendio, pompieri gia' al lavoro nel napoletano


Leaders of the rebel army that ousted Haitian President Jean Bertrand Aristide vow to end violence in the capital.


When Life Hands You Lemons, Make Pasta and Confit

The sunny presence of lemons is more welcome than ever in winter, but forget lemonade; these cold days require more resourceful uses of the fruit.


Bush Urges Syria, Iran Not to Meddle in Iraq

President Bush urged Syria and Iran  not to meddle in Iraqi internal affairs on Wednesday after  Iraq's defense minister complained the two were helping the  Iraqi insurgency.


Three countries and three approaches to abortion

The Netherlands and Estonia are alike in having among the most liberal abortion policies in Europe.


Yankees pitcher Wang loses arbitration case

New York Yankees pitcher Wang  Chien-Ming will make a 2008 salary of $4 million instead of his  request for $4.6 million in an arbitration decision announced  on Friday in favor of the American League club.


Firenze, 19:19 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA: 20 CONVOCATI PER IL MLADA BOLESLAV

Il tecnico della Fiorentina, Cesare Prandelli, ha convocato 20 giocatori per la gara di Coppa Uefa c...


The Santy worm, which originally flared up a week ago as bulletin board Web sites found their pages erased and defaced by the worm's own text, has begun to spread using both Google and other search engines.


Paula Radcliffe has set herself the challenge of reviving her career after her Athens Olympic flop by running in the New York City Marathon next month.


Nestor, Knowles advance to semifinals of Madrid Masters doubles

MADRID (CP) - Canadian Daniel Nestor and Bahamian partner Mark Knowles advanced to the semifinals of the $3-million US Madrid Masters on Thursday.


Five ways to protect your privacy online

Tips for keeping your Web activities secret, or as secret as the Internet allows.


Q. I currently have a BlackBerry 7100x which I've found an invaluable tool. I also use a Nokia 6230 mobile telephone on the Vodafone network in the UK.


BRUSSELS, Belgium -- Microsoft Corp. has failed in a first step to win enough support to make the data format behind its flagship Office software a global standard, the International Standards Organization said Tuesday.


The 280-142 roll call Thursday by which the House passed an Iraq war spending bill.


1129 Pornographic Websites Closed In China

According to the Internet Society of China (ISC), 1129 pornographic web sites have been closed by the Ministry of Public Security since July, when the crackdown began.


Blog: new laptops are upgraded versions of Dell's existing workhorse models


Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova becomes an ambassador for Moscow's 2012 Olympic bid.


Ruutel wants border with Russia recognized

Estonian President Arnold Ruutel has called for recognizing his country's border with Russia.


Eisner Regrets Praising Ovitz on 'Larry King'

In a interview on CNN's "Larry King Live" in September 1996, Michael D. Eisner, chief executive of the Walt Disney Company, praised its former president, Michael S. Ovitz.


The number plate system needs to be completely overhauled to beat a rise in "car cloning", police say.


Breast milk loses antioxidants when stored

The journal Archives of Disease in Childhood has published a study that says breast milk loses antioxidants when it is refrigerated or frozen.


Fierce storm hits California, millions lack power

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, California  - A fierce storm swept through central and northern California on Friday, cutting power to more than 1 million homes and businesses, closing major roads and canceling flights at several airports.


Captains abound, but who can save UF's ship?

tunningly, unexpectedly, one of college football's prized head coaching jobs came open Monday morning with the firing of Florida's Ron Zook.


Steven Tyler is now, gasp, a grandfather.


Sterling falls to 1three-month low against US dollar

The pound slipped below the 2.00 dollar threshold for the first time in three months amid mounting speculation that the Bank of England is set to slash interest rates over the next few months.


Sightless Parent Fish Donât Produce Just Sightless Hybrids

When two species of blind fish breed, shouldnât their offspring be blind as well?


Privacy groups: FTC has obligation in Google deal

Two privacy groups are stepping up the pressure on the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC), saying the agency has an obligation to consider privacy concerns as it prepares to rule on the antitrust implications of Google's proposed acquisition of DoubleClick.The executive directors of the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) and the Center for Digital Democracy (CDD) repeated their call for the FTC to impose privacy conditions if it approves the merger. It appears that an FTC decision on the $3.1 billion acquisition is "imminent," said Jeffrey Chester, CDD's executive director.FTC Commissioner Jon Leibowitz in October suggested the FTC's review of the deal had to be about competition questions, not privacy, but Chester disagreed during a press conference on Tuesday. One of the FTC's main duties is to protect consumer privacy, and the merger of the number one search provider with the number one ad server raises serious privacy questions, he said.Google's contention that there are no major privacy concerns is "absurd on the face of it," Chester said. DoubleClick says it serves 8 billion online ads and processes 964GB of Web server log files each day, he said."It would be a violation of trust, in effect abuse of their own role, in not addressing an issue of such concern as the data-collection apparatus within the ever-growing behemoth," Chester said. "If they're really the agency to protect consumer privacy, they will act to protect privacy. If they fail to act to protect privacy, they have basically put up a flag to American consumers saying, 'We surrender your data.'"Google spokesman Adam Kovacevich repeated Google's position that the merger would have positive effects."This acquisition is good for consumers, advertisers and Web site publishers, and we continue to be confident that it will be approved," he said. "I would also point out what the FTC itself has said about privacy not playing a role in its review of the deal."Last week, the two groups asked FTC Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras to recuse herself from the decision on the merger, saying her husband works for a law firm that is advising DoubleClick on the deal in the U.S. Majoras declined Monday to recuse herself, saying that her husband isn't directly involved in the DoubleClick deal and that the Jones Day law firm is advising the company only before European regulators.An FTC spokesman wasn't immediately available for comment.Chester and EPIC executive director Marc Rotenberg repeated their calls for Majoras to recuse herself. Jones Day's Web site, until recently, said it was advising DoubleClick on the deal in the U.S. as well as Europe, they said.But the most important step the FTC can take is to impose privacy conditions on the merger, Rotenberg said. The case for a privacy review "is very clear," he said.Chester agreed. "Are they concerned about Americans' privacy, or are they going to give Google a pass?" he said.


Da Best e Beckham, gli esempi migliori di calciatore trendy


-- Crude oil prices spiked above $92 a barrel Friday on tensions in the Middle East and renewed concerns about supply.


Non esistono condizioni politiche per ulteriore incremento


BBC One is voted terrestrial channel of the year and Dr Who best programme at the Edinburgh TV Festival.


US-led forces have thrust at least one kilometre towards the centre of rebel-held Falluja despite heavy resistance, officers say. As the fight


Quotidiano 'Les Echos' cita fonti vicine al dossier


Westminster street lamp pay-back cut to 750 years

Now just Â£15m to save Â£20k a year Someone owes Westminster City Council an apology: the amortisation period on its new planet-saving street lamps is not, as we reported yesterday, an astounding 1,450 years, but a rather more modest 750 years.â¦


Suicide Bomber Kills 15 at Iraq Police Academy

A suicide car bomber killed at least 15  people at an Iraqi police academy Wednesday, but Prime Minister  Iyad Allawi vowed to stick to his timetable for a Jan. 30  election despite escalating attacks.


Confronto Padoa-Schioppa con Almunia ed Eurogruppo


New Neighbors for Original Joe's: LOFTS ENVISIONED AS PART OF MULTIMILLION-DOLLAR MAKEOVER AT S.J. LANDMARK

By Katherine Conrad, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Sep. 22--The sale of the historic Sainte Claire building in downtown San Jose promises to breathe new life into a neglected landmark whose upper stories have been deserted since a fire struck in 1973.


There are a few more souvenir stands, quite a few more merchandise stands and a little different feeling among the fans at the Metrodome.


Washington Redskins right tackle Jon Jansen signs a five-year, $23 million contract extension Tuesday.


Palestinian PM assails Israel over West Bank raids

RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad criticized Israel on Friday for mounting a major military sweep in the West Bank, saying such intervention was ruining a Western-backed internal Palestinian security plan.


Fiction su Canale 5, stasera anteprima a Corleone


Web Aids Search for the Right -- or Left -- Mate

The run-up to the U.S.  presidential election is casting the spotlight on a new crop of  Web sites for political-minded singles who are seeking Mr. or  Ms. Right ... or Left.


Myanmar Frees Prominent Political Prisoners

Myanmar's junta freed at least two dozen members of democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi's political party Friday during a mass release of 4,000 people detained "inappropriately


Kuznetsova wins WTA Tour Championships opener

Svetlana Kuznetsova didn't show the form that saw her win the US Open, but she was good enough on Wednesday to win her opening round-robin match at the WTA Tour Championships against an erratic Vera Zvonareva.


SUDAN: UN envoy warns of increasing violence in Darfur

NAIROBI, 5 Nov 2004 (IRIN) - The situation in the western Sudanese Darfur region has deteriorated and could easily descend into a state of anarchy and total collapse of law and order, the UN Secretary-Generalâs special representative to Sudan, Jan Pronk


Tense series against rival Yankees a drain on Red Sox faithful

A harried Tom Bowen admitted being a step or two late Wednesday morning as he hustled through Boston to his job as a daytime bartender.


N.C. State's Yow Closing in on 600th Win

Four decades ago, coaching basketball was something Kay Yow had to do to secure a job teaching English. Now, she can't imagine doing anything else.


An 8-year old boy Shivam, in Patna, jumped down from the fifth floor of a


Australia's Billabong year net profit up 14 per cent

Surfwear maker Billabong International Ltd said today its annual net profit rose 14 per cent on strong sales. Net profit for the year ended June 30 rose to A$87 million (NZ$94.


FCC Approves BPL Despite Interference Concerns

goosman writes "The ARRL is reporting that the FCC has approved revised Part 15 (unlicensed services) rules to specifically regulate the deployment of broadband over power line (BPL) technology.


Apologies Accepted? It Depends on the Offense

When freedom fighters in India inspired by Mahatma Gandhi turned violent in a clash with police in 1922, the nonviolent leader took personal responsibility, called off nationwide protests and starved himself for five days in a penitential fast. Gandhi was nearly alone in thinking an apology of such...


Athens throws Paralympic party for largest games ever

More than 3,800 disabled athletes gathered Friday for the opening ceremony of the largest Paralympics in the games' 44-year history.


The media conglomerate puts some magazine titles on the block.


Londra, 14:16 - CALCIO, ARSENAL; GILBERTO: COL MILAN IL RISCATTO

Il centrocampista brasiliano Gilberto crede nel riscatto in Champions dell'Arsenal dopo il pesante k...


Islamic Web Site Posts Purported Bin Laden Audiotape

A man identified as Osama bin Laden bitterly criticized the Saudi regime in an audiotape posted on an Islamic Web site on Thursday.


Iraqi police dead, Qaeda claims kidnapping

Iraqi police found the bodies of 14 policemen on Friday, all shot in the head, and an al Qaeda-linked group said it had killed them to avenge the alleged rape of a woman last month.


Un morto e un ferito a Terzigno, un ferito a Ercolano


Opel management, workers talk in job issues

The management and labor representatives of the car producer Opel began talks Monday on thecontroversial massive layoffs faced by its workers.


Biglietti trovati nello stomaco durante autopsia


Sister Lucia put on sainthood fast track

Pope Benedict XVI has put Sister Lucia, the last of three shepherd children who claimed to have seen the Virgin Mary during apparitions in 1917, on a fast-track to possible sainthood, the Vatican said Wednesday.


Votes, Bits Bytes Boston bound? Speak your brains at our Andrew


The mobile Web: in praise of conv ... divergence

Mini-Opera Hands on Opera says it's served up 2 billion web pages through its Mini service, bringing the web to phones previously incapable of running an http browser.â¦


Celebrex, a huge-selling painkiller sold by Pfizer, more than tripled the risk of heart attacks, strokes and death among those taking high doses in a national trial, the company said Friday.


The time wasted on red tape could put 3,000 more officers on streets, a police reform report says.


Bank of America to move 300 jobs to Boston

Bank of America plans to move an additional 300 jobs from its Wealth and Investment Management businesses to Boston. The bank was sharply criticized after it cut jobs at former Fleet branches in Massachusetts.


Jerry Graybeal resigns as Weber State coach after 1-10 season

Weber State football coach Jerry Graybeal has stepped down after a 1-10 season, the worst in the program's 43-year history. Graybeal informed athletics director William J. Weidner of his decision Tuesday and


Australian Central Bank Will Keep Key Rate at 5.25%: BN Survey

The Reserve Bank of Australia's board meets today and will probably keep interest rates unchanged ahead of an election next month as retail sales and house prices fall.


Administrators at collapsed department store group Allders say they have so far received a total of 36 separate bids for the chain.


The world's biggest music firm, Universal, has given its backing to a free music downloads service.


Japan Reports New Mad Cow Case Export Expert Says Talks Will ...

Japan announced confirmation of its third case of mad cow disease this year, but a beef industry export official said he doesn't expect it to impact trade talks between Japan and the United States.


Report: new medical examiner performed autopsies without required ...

HARTFORD, Conn. -- Some defense lawyers say they may get some unexpected help on their cases because a new state medical examiner performed several autopsies without first obtaining the required Connecticut medical license.


Space shuttle heads home ahead of satellite shot

Space shuttle Atlantis headed for home  on Wednesday with NASA pushing to get it back to Earth before  the U.S. military tries to shoot a dead spy satellite out of  the sky.


The Los Angeles Dodgers, low on offense and high on holes this winter, agreed to terms with free-agent second baseman Jeff Kent on a two-year deal Thursday, SportsLine.


9 Die in Fierce Palestinian Factional Fighting

The worst factional fighting in nearly a month raged among Palestinians in Gaza, with gunmen reportedly firing at the prime ministerâs home and office.


Kobe Bryant Rape Trial Looks Set to Go Ahead

EAGLE, Colo.  - The trial in the Kobe Bryant rape  case looked set to go ahead later this month after the state's  highest court ruled against prosecutors on Monday over a key  piece of evidence in the high-profile case.


Sony sets the pace with Japan launch in hand-helds

Sony yesterday fired the first salvo in its challenge to Nintendo's dominance of the hand-held video games market with the launch of Play-Station Portable (PSP) throughout Japan.


ISRAEL has agreed to release 170Palestinian prisoners to show goodwill ahead of a Palestinian election and as a gesture to Egypt for freeing a convicted Israeli spy.


Alleged Afghan kidnap mastermind arrested in Pakistan

Get INQ7 breaking news on your Smart mobile phone in the Philippines. Send INQ7 BREAKING to 386. ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Pakistani security forces have arrested an Afghan militant leader who allegedly masterminded


Il 2004 e' stato un anno positivo, +3% in Italia


Respect in a Box: Giving John Ford the Major American Artist Treatment

âFord at Foxâ is a gargantuan boxed set that assembles 24 of the 50-some films John Ford made for the studio that was his most consistent home.


Chicago, 09:14 - PUGILATO, MONDIALI DILETTANTI: PARRINELLO BATTE FAVORITO ORO

Comincia bene il Mondiale di pugilato dilettanti per l'Italia. Nella prima giornata delle eliminator...


Ricerca realizzata da Istituto Piepoli e Confcommercio


Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi on Wednesday faces a crunch vote of confidence in his leadership, a week after he was forced to resign over a humiliating foreign policy defeat in parliament.


The horse who received the most votes in Eclipse Award balloting wasn't Horse of the Year and handicap champion Ghostzapper or top 3-year-old colt Smarty Jones. That honor went to top 2-year-old filly Sweet Catomine.


New York Yankees Team Report - October 1

(Sports Network) - Orlando Hernandez tries to rebound from his first loss of the season this evening when the New York Yankees open a three-game set with the Toronto Blue Jays at SkyDome.


Sony's Major Strategic Shift: MP3 Format Support

Support for MP3 will first appear in solid state players based on flash memory Sony plans to release this year. Sony has long insisted its digital music players support only its proprietary ATRAC format, but


Government issues Indonesia travel warning

TONY EASTLEY: As thousands of Australians prepare to fly out to Indonesia for their Christmas and New Year holidays, the Federal Government has issued a new quite specific warning about the risk of a terrorist attack there.


SARAJEVO, October 8 (FENA) - The High Representative Paddy Ashdown...

The High Representative Paddy Ashdown today gave a presentation to the Venice Commission, on constitutional issues in Bosnia and Herzegovina.


Volkswagen sacks head of Audi's US operations

Audi, the luxury car unit of Volkswagen, said it had sacked its US head Axel Mees with immediate effect because it was dissatisfied with its business development in the United States.


Three Polish Soldiers Die in Iraq Helicopter Crash

Three Polish soldiers were killed in a  helicopter crash in Iraq, where the country runs a  multi-national division, the army said Wednesday.


Iran and oil may be wild cards for stocks

Wall Street may hit some turbulence  next week, with Iran's nuclear dispute with the West poised to  come to a head and the latest earnings reporting season all but  done.


The Attorney General says the cases of 28 parents convicted of killing their children will be re-examined.


Intercytex artificial skin heals wounds in tests

A British biotechnology company has developed a long-lasting artificial skin that has produced promising results in healing wounds in early clinical trials.


The Portland Trail Blazers traded guard Juan Dixon to the Toronto Raptors on Thursday for guard Fred Jones and future considerations.


Gunmen on Tuesday assassinated Lebanese Christian cabinet minister Pierre Gemayel, an outspoken critic of Syria, plunging Lebanon deeper into a crisis over ties with its dominant neighbor.


Gallois, se euro salira' ancora necessari nuovi interventi