In a day of political brinkmanship, President Bush pressured the House on Thursday to finish a bill giving the government more leeway to eavesdrop on phone calls and e-mails of suspected terrorists. House Democrats didn't budge, prompting their Republican colleagues to stage a walkout down the Capitol steps.


Police Break Up Belarus Opposition Rally

Police broke up an opposition rally in Minsk on Tuesday protesting against the results of a referendum, which allowed President Alexander Lukashenko to extend his rule after more than a decade in power.


O'Reilly: Registration-Required Binary Downloads

If you run a site that has tons of files for your users to download (or even just a few) that you want to keep safe from a direct link, this new article from the O'Reilly PHP DevCenter might be just what you're looking for.


DreamWorks Animation Shares Rise as Much as 41%

Shares in DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc., the producer of the Shrek movies, rose as much as 41 percent as investors bet the company can use $700 million of proceeds from its initial stock sale to challenge Pixar Animation Studios.


By Steve Zalusky  szalusky@@dailyherald.com  The absence of one Prospect Heights alderman has delayed the acquisition of easements enabling the city to bring Lake Michigan water to the Lake Claire and Shires subdivisions.


Perez, Peterson penalized; Hill to return

Doping On a day Major League Baseball and the National Football League each suspended a player, the first National Hockey Leaguer to be suspended for violating the league's drug policy finalized a new contract, although he'll have to sit out the first 19 games of next season. Detroit Tigers infielder Neifi Perez yesterday became the first player penalized for testing ...


A Japanese government panel begins work on whether to recommend women be allowed to take the throne.


Siena, 17:51 - CALCIO, SIENA: CODREA, RINAUDO E LOCATELLI IN GRUPPO

Siena al lavoro dopo il ko con il Messina. Lavoro defaticante per chi ha giocato l'intera gara di ie...


Pragmatic yes, but HK identity still in flux 10 years on

For the Ngais, a regular Hong Kong middle-class couple married two years ago, the coming 10th anniversary of the former British colony's return to Chinese rule on July 1 means precious little.


Ukrainians rally to demand Yushchenko give up presidency

Ukrainian opposition presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko shows a victory sign during a celebration rally at the Independence Square in Kiev, Dec.


AFTER an intense marketing blitz beginning tonight, anyone left unaware that Cingular Wireless is acquiring and absorbing AT&T Wireless may have been too busy talking on the phone to pay attention.


A prosecutor who was criticized for his handling of the Michael Vick dogfighting investigation defeated a write-in challenger to keep his job, an election official said Wednesday.


The city is committing millions to transforming its historic marketplace of sex  and drugs into a more family-friendly neighborhood


Congress to scrutinize Google-DoubleClick acquisition

A U.S. House panel is looking into the "far-reaching privacy and competition issues" surrounding the deal.


Don't count on freezing eggs to offset a ticking biological
clock just yet


Voters will decide on September 26 whether to make it easier for young foreigners to obtain a Swiss passport.


Coffee and double cheeseburgers pave the way ahead.


Breaking out the holiday spirits? Make sure you have enough insurance

If you're hosting a holiday party this year and think your homeowners insurance provides enough coverage, think again.


If Yahooâs board resists the offer, Microsoft would have to pursue a proxy contest.


Members of various minority groups walked together along Republic Street yesterday as part of the activities marking the International Day of Human Rights, which was celebrated on Friday.


US Planes Bomb Fallujah in Preparation for Possible Offensive

US warplanes kept up the bombing of Fallujah early today as more than 35,000 Iraqi and US troops amassed outside the western city, in preparation for a possible assault on insurgents who threaten to disrupt January elections.


Motore si appresta a respingere l'Opa ostile da 44,6 mld


President Pervez Musharraf lifts a state of emergency and restores the constitution, reports say.


Daniel F. Stulac, the former outside auditor for San Diego's Peregrine Systems, has pleaded innocent to fraud charges detailed in a federal indictment issued last week.


EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - Tom Coughlin made the overriding decision of the preseason Sunday when he named Kurt Warner as his regular season starting quarterback.


Indian Tabla Maestro Taps Way to World Stardom

SAN ANSELMO, Calif.  - 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.


Microsoft Adds Research Lab in East as Others Cut Back

As other high-tech companies cut back on their research labs, Microsoft continues to increase its ranks of free-rein thinkers.


Straw Says Sudan Making Progress on Darfur

The Sudanese government is trying to meet UN demands to end the conflict in Darfur that has killed up to 50,000 people but needs to do more, British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said on Tuesday.


Gymnastics: Hamm relieved but bitter over medal fight

NEW YORK - Paul Hamm said he was relieved but had some bitter feelings after Thursday's decision to let him keep his Olympic all-round gymnastics gold medal.


IMF says expensive energy is here to stay

The International Monetary Fund yesterday issued a warning that record oil prices will stunt the growth of the global economy next year and oil prices are likely to remain high for 10 years or more.


ATLANTA - Delta Air Lines Inc.'s tentative deal with pilots for $1 billion in concessions gives the nation's third-largest carrier much-needed breathing room.


Afghan President Escapes Assassination Bid

GARDEZ, Afghanistan  - Afghan President Hamid  Karzai escaped an assassination bid on Thursday when a rocket  was fired at his U.S. military helicopter as it was landing in  the southeastern town of Gardez.


Kenya's main opposition party called Friday for mass rallies nationwide in the wake of the African Union's failure to resolve a deadly election dispute.


Atlanta Hawks forward Antoine Walker (8) fouls Indiana Pacers center Jeff Foster, left, on a drive during the fourth quarter, Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2004, at Philips Arena in Atlanta.


SOL Campbell came to Arsenalâs rescue on the south coast yesterday just as it looked like their their chances of catching Premiership leaders Chelsea had been sunk.


Teen who lost feet on Six Flags ride has surgery

A teen whose legs were severed in an accident at a Kentucky amusement park has undergone surgery, a park spokeswoman said Friday.


Diretto da Wayne Marshall, con la Salgueiro e Galliano


Germany Urges Global Policy Makers to Act to Prevent Sudden Drop in Dollar

German Economy Minister Wolfgang Clement urged the European Central Bank and U.S. and Asian policy makers to take action against any sudden drop in the U.S. dollar, calling the currency s depreciation a risk to ...


Mad Cow Disease Found in French Goat, EU Says

Mad cow disease has been found in a  goat, the first time the brain-wasting affliction that ravaged  European cattle herds and killed at least 100 people, has been  diagnosed in another animal, the EU said on Friday.


Kellogg Co. said Thursday it will increase the nutritional value of the cereals and snacks targeted at children or else stop marketing those products to them altogether.


BusinessWeek Online - The saga of the computing industry is rich with outsize characters and surprising plot turns, but there's one story that has risen over time to mythic proportions. It's the tale of how software pioneer Gary Kildall missed out on the opportunity to supply IBM  with the operating system for its first PC -- essentially handing the chance of a lifetime, and control of tech's future, to rival Bill Gates and Microsoft Corp. . In the process, he may have missed out on becoming the world's richest man.


PHILADELPHIA - Hardly anybody associated with the Astros was surprised Wednesday when word spread that Andy Pettitte will have season-ending surgery.


Hrithik is healthy and fine: Rakesh Roshan

It has been a week since Hrithik Roshan suffered a knee injury while enacting some battle sequences   for his upcoming film Jodhaa Akbar.


Itâs not so much old friends reunited but rather the return of a reviled adversary as Jose brings his new employees back to his old office.


The NBA's prevailing merger with anarchy is defined by the cheesy history of its participants. They include seizing a sense of entitlement without portfolio, leaving school early, a noticeable disinterest


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Oracle faces daunting challenges integrating PeopleSoft

NEW YORK - PeopleSoft's acceptance of an Oracle takeover finally ends 18 months of uncertainty for both companies' customers, but opens new challenges for the victor. As Oracle embarks on one of the software industry's largest acquisitions in history, it needs to prove it can chew what it has bitten off.ADVERTISEMENTSolaris 10(TM) OS: Position your business ten moves ahead.Solaris 10 OS has arrived and provides even more reasons for the world's most demanding businesses to operate on this, the leading UNIX platform. Like the fact you can run Linux and Solaris applications side-by-side and run the same OS on SPARC(R), AMD Opteron(TM), and Intel processor-based systems. Discover more reasons and how Solaris 10 OS can move your business ahead today.


Books: Mainstream House Teams With Self-Publishers

At least one mainstream publisher is so attracted by the recent success of people publishing themselves that the company is partnering with a self-publishing outfit.


Health officials link five North Carolina E. coli cases

RALEIGH, NC - Five people who attended last month's state fair had E. coli infections that stem from the same strain of bacteria, health investigators confirmed.


New Street Fighter focuses on strategy, nostalgia

But for those in the arcade and gaming industry, the global  unveiling of Street Fighter IV, the first new version of the  classic fighting game in nearly eight years, was a chance not  only to throw a few fireballs down memory lane but also to try  out some new moves.


[Health India]: London, Nov 16 : A new research has found that constant use of computers may be linked to the development of a progressive eye disease, specially in shortsighted people, which eventually leads to blindness, according to a report published


China, Linux Could Put PalmSource in the Catbird Seat

Opinion: While the Palm Inc. spinoff has had a tough infancy, its acquisition of China MobileSoft promises to position it as a formidable contender in the emerging mobile market.


28 dic 17:27 Terremoto: Fini, "Con i 500 di stanotte, saranno ...

ROMA - Gianfranco Fini ha concluso la conferenza stampa dando altri numeri sul maremoto che ha colpito il Sudest asiatico: "Ci sono 55 mila morti, 13 sono italiani.In tutto sono rientrati 1500 italiani, altri 500 arrivano in nottata da Colombo, 500 sono


November was Spammiest Month Yet, Symantec Says

The flood of unsolicited e-mail hit high marks for the year last month, the security vendor reports.


The Cabinet is to meet after one of the most vexed reshuffles of the PM's tenure, with Alan Milburn returning.


Los Angeles graffiti surfaces in bold colors

They have names like Wisk, Revok, Panic and Oiler. They work mostly in the dark, often above six lanes of hurtling freeway traffic, and their spray-can creations sometimes last only a day.


com December 15, 2004, 3:10 PM PT. Seattle-based mobile music company Melodeo said Wednesday that it won worldwide rights to sell songs from Warner Music Group through cell phone networks.


Perhaps 20% of the results will come from rural areas ruled feudal-style. Is this any way to run a democracy?


RadioShack Corp. RSH.N, the No. 3  U.S. consumer electronics chain, on Thursday said  fourth-quarter sales at stores open at least a year rose 3  percent, and said its president, David Edmondson, would become  chief executive.


Dell (Nasdaq: DELL) is giving its corporate customers a break, announcing price cuts on hardware ranging from enterprise servers and workstations, to desktops and notebooks for large business and institutional customers.


The FA sends a written complaint to Uefa after racist abuse is aimed at England's U21 players in Spain.


Dow Jones & Co. director Dieter von Holtzbrinck quit yesterday to protest the board's recommendation that the company accept Rupert Murdoch's $5 billion purchase bid, saying he is worried that the media mogul will compromise the editorial integrity of Dow Jones's prized jewel, the Wall Street...


Compensation is awarded to a gay man whose appointment as a youth worker was blocked by the Church of England.


The United States says genocide has occurred in Sudan's Darfur region and blames the Khartoum Government and Arab militias for violence that has driven more than one million people from their homes.


MicrosoftÂ  has bolstered its group-policy desktop management offering with the acquisition of New Hampshire software vendor DesktopStandard.


Bulgarian Cable TV Pirates to "Face Jail"

Politics: 8 October 2004, Friday. Bulgarians who connect to cable television networks without a subscription could face imprisonment of up to five years, a lawyer has said.


Dati ufficio elettorale Comune su tutti i 234 seggi


Princess Diana was in possession of contraceptive pills while she was with Dodi Al Fayed, their inquest is told.


Russia says no plans to sell missile system to Iran

Russia has no plans to sell its advanced S-300 anti-aircraft missile system to Iran, a Russian government agency said on Friday.


A powerful blast echoed across central  Baghdad on Tuesday from near a complex housing Iraqi ministers  and political parties, witnesses said.


Speeches will target record of Kerry in Senate, not war

Nearly 5,000 Republican delegates open their national convention Monday in a much brighter mood than would have been the case one month earlier.


The British actress, who shared one of cinemaâs most famous kisses in âFrom Here to Eternity,â has died at 86.


Sears Holdings Corp.  said on Monday it would take a fourth-quarter pre-tax charge of $73.5 million after a lawsuit found its subsidiary, Sears Roebuck and Co., liable to institutional bondholders.


Misty margin-filled memories SanDisk's second quarter profits sunk 71 per cent as the #1 flash memory manufacturer suffered through declining prices, but promised market stabilization is in the cards.â¦


IBM develops world's fastest supercomputer

IBM has a new supercomputer which is currently world's fastest. The new Blue Gene/L is capable to do 36.01 teraflops. The ex world's fastest supercomputer, the Earth Simulator from NEC, is able to do 35.


A militant group linked to Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas' ruling Fatah faction announced Saturday it is ready to stop violence if Israel halts military operations, and Israeli officials indicated that they are considering the idea.


Russian Oil Firm Buys Mysterious Bid Winner

The state-owned oil company Rosneft has acquired the unknown front company that won a controversial auction Sunday for a major production unit of the besieged oil giant Yukos, Russian news agencies reported late Wednesday.


One moment, Northeastern freshman Mat Johnson was kicking a field goal, and the next he was swallowed up by teammates.


L'incidente sul lavoro in un'azienda nel Trevigiano


Pakistan win toss and field against India

Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq won the toss and elected to field against India in the ICC Champions Trophy Pool C match at Edgbaston here.


Londra, 11:53 - CALCIO, IL QUEEN'S PARK RANGERS VUOLE DI VAIO

Marco Di Vaio potrebbe volare a breve in Inghilterra. Secondo il tabloid inglese 'Daily Mirror' l'at...


A German motorist injured 21 people Sunday when he drove a Volkswagen Polo through a concrete barrier that protects Berlin's main World Cup public viewing area, police said.


Organizzatori: a manifestazione centinaia migliaia persone


Strada ancora lunga ma c'e' ripresa di un cammino comune


Program boosts bone health of lean teen girls

NEW YORK  - A lifestyle intervention program increased bone mineral density over 2 years in a group of lean 14- to 16-year-old girls who were not building up their bones as much as they should at their age, researchers found.


Borsa positiva: Mibtel +0,58%. E il petrolio vola

Numtel 1,38%. Il greggio sfonda la soglia dei 47 dollari per la prima volta in un mese. MILANO - Chiusura in rialzo per Piazza Affari. Il Mibtel ha segnato un progresso dello 0,58% a 21.184 punti. Il Mib30 avanza dello +0,62%.


Eriksson tells Beckham to give up on kick and tell

SVEN Goran Eriksson has warned David Beckham to keep quiet about his indiscretions on the pitch as he intimated the playerâs cardinal sin was not getting booked on purpose - but admitting to it in public.


9 Palestinians die in Israeli raid in Gaza

Israeli troops killed nine Palestinians Thursday as tanks pushed into the southern Gaza Strip, while a senior Israel official said Israel must follow up the Gaza pullout with a much larger withdrawal from the West Bank.


Is Bruce Willis' daughter dating Josh Hartnett?

Hollywood actor Bruce Willis' daughter Rumer has been spotted spending a lot of time with Josh Hartnett sparking rumours that they might be romantically involved


The dollar's gains were clipped  on  Tuesday as the Federal Reserve raised interest rates for the  fifth time this year, as expected, but quashed hopes for more  aggressive rate tightening.


Bernanke Testifies Before House Budget Committee

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's testimony before the House Budget Committee on the long-term economic outlook Feb. 28, 2007.


All Eyes on Couric: TV Superstar Makes Network History Tonight When She Debuts As the Anchor of 'CBS Evening News'

By Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press  Sep. 5--It's launch time for Katie Couric.   The TV superstar is set to debut tonight on the "CBS Evening News," which airs at 6:30 p.m. on WWJ-TV (Channel 62).


(InfoWorld) - VeriSign plans to invest $100 million over three years to expand tenfold the DNS (domain name system) infrastructure it operates for the .com and .net top-level domains. The DNS is a multitier system that translates the names given to Internet hosts, such as www.infoworld.com, into numerical addresses. The part VeriSign plans to expand, the top tier, indicates where to find answers for addresses in the .com and .net domains. If it fails, or slows, many Internet services break or falter. This happened on Tuesday, whenÂ attackers disruptedÂ the operations of root DNS servers operated by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) and the U.S. Department of Defense. "We're going to make that kind of attack harder against our services," said Ken Silva, VeriSign's chief security officer, on Thursday. Although VeriSign's investment will make the DNS more resistant to such attacks, "This isn't just about the attacks, this is about keeping ahead of the pace of network growth," he added. Services such as Internet telephony or video delivery rely heavily on the DNS infrastructure, and are more susceptible to variations in its performance than applications such as Web browsing. An additional 40 millisecond delay in providing an address might not be noticeable to Web surfers, but it can have a big effect on VOIP (voice over Internet Protcol) operators, Silva said. Through a project known as Titan, VeriSign will reinforce its DNS infrastructure in two ways. The first will be to increase server and bandwidth capacity tenfold at around 20 existing sites, taking bandwidth from 20GbpsÂ to over 200Gbps. The changes will allow VeriSign to respond to over 4 trillion DNS queries a day, from 400 billion today. VeriSign will also expand the number of sites where it operates DNS servers to around 100, Silva said. Those extra sites will bring the DNS closer to regional network operators in countries such as Ireland, one of the trial sites for VeriSign's new infrastructure. There, it has peered with many of the local network operators, so the DNS requests of Irish Internet users don't have to travel halfway across Europe to be resolved: they are dealt with on the spot. VeriSign already operates regional sites in Brazil, China, Egypt, Kenya and South Korea, and plans to open sites in Chile, Germany, India and South Africa, among others. In addition to improving performance, these changes will make the system more secure by restricting the effects of attacks such as the one seen Tuesday to a smaller geographic area, Silva said. VeriSign expects the number of attacks launched over the Internet to increase in size and scope by 50 percent a year over the next two years. Even without an increase in the number of attacks, VeriSign faces a significant challenge in keeping all its DNS servers up to date and in step with one another. Much of the theoretical work on that was begun in another project, Atlas, in 2002, Silva said. "It has gotten to the point where we can now go for scalability," he added. VeriSign has developed new "zone push" techniques to distribute database changes, and will use a VPN (virtual private network) and dedicated data connections to ensure server updates are not disrupted, Silva said. Stratton Sclavos, VeriSign's CEO, is due to provide more details on the company's Titan project in a keynote address at theÂ RSA ConferenceÂ in San Francisco at 2 p.m. Pacific Time on Thursday. Â


By Anne Jungen, La Crosse Tribune, Wis.  Feb. 1--Before Wednesday night, they were only names on yard signs, Pat Cavadini said.  "I want to know basic information, their experience, what they can do and why they think they are special," Cavadini said.


Aaron Carter has broken off his engagement to his older brother's ex-girlfriend. The 18-year-old pop singer called off his engagement to 22-year-old actress Kari Ann Peniche just a week after he proposed onstage in Las Vegas, Us Weekly reported Sunday on its Web site.


PSA After Prostate Surgery Not Always Ominous

Men with prostate cancer who undergo removal of the prostate (ie, radical prostatectomy) hope to see their PSA fall to zero, but sometimes it remains detectable in their blood.


High-Rise Condo Projects Pose Fire-Protection Dilemma

By Gillette, Becky  There is a dilemma about fire protection for high-rise condominiums in unincorporated Harrison County. High-rise structures five stories and taller are coming out of the ground, but Harrison County Fire Services has only a 24-foot ladder.


Slower boats to China as ship owners save fuel

Oil at more than $90 a barrel is concentrating minds in the shipping industry. Higher fuel costs and mounting pressure to curb emissions are leading modern merchant fleets to rediscover the ancient power of the sail.


Utah Uncovers Alleged School-Murder Plot

Four students have been arrested after authorities uncovered an alleged plot to kill classmates, teachers and parents at a high school.


Britney Spears has regained temporary visitation rights of her sons, her attorney said Sunday.


Mortgage applications fall to lowest in a year

U.S. mortgage applications sank last week to the lowest level since the end of last year despite falling borrowing costs, an industry trade group said on Thursday.


Justice Department Alerts Public About Fraudulent Spam Email

To: TECHNOLOGY EDITORS  Contact: U.S. Department of Justice, +1-202-514-2008, TDD: +1- 202-514-1888   WASHINGTON, June 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Department of Justice has recently become aware of fraudulent spam e-mail messages claiming to be from DOJ.


Pro-Russian Abkhazia says Georgian plane crashed

A pro-Russian breakaway region in  Georgia said on Saturday it believed a Georgian plane crashed  over its territory this week and dismissed Georgia's accusation  that a Russian aircraft had violated its airspace.


Public sector workers threaten "coordinated industrial action" against the government's pay settlement.


CARE Australia vowed yesterday to take every possible step to secure the release of an aid worker kidnapped in Baghdad. Margaret Hassan, the head of the charity's operations in Iraq, who is employed by CARE


Britain and France are leading a push for new EU sanctions to punish Iran over its nuclear program. But while European nations increasingly fear a war in their backyard, the continent is divided over how to deal with the crisis.


The nation's chief media regulator expressed disappointment Wednesday over the steamy locker room opening to ABC's "Monday Night Football" broadcast.


The picketers marching in a circle in front of a downtown Washington office building chanting about low wages do not seem fully focused on their message.


Against privacy chief's advice European police forces will have easier access to each others' information on criminals and suspects after ministers agreed a new data swap system. But Europe's data protection chief told OUT-LAW that his concerns over the system had been sidelined.â¦


The RSPB asks residents across the UK to take part in their annual Big Garden Birdwatch.


Lou Lamoriello, long one of the NHL's shrewdest front-office managers, neatly disposed of more than $7.5 million in salary cap space last week, allowing the Devils to lock up some of their key free agents (Brian Gionta, three years/$12 million, among them), and save the 16Ws from what portended to be a season scuttled by the balance-sheet blues.


Kumasi, 20:44 - CALCIO, COPPA D'AFRICA: GHANA CHIUDE AL TERZO POSTO

Il Ghana ha battuto la Costa d'Avorio 4-2 (1-2) nella finale per il terzo posto della Coppa d'Africa...


Corrects spelling of Rice title in paragraph to Secretary of State from Secretary of Stage


Oracle sweetened its hostile bid for rival business software maker PeopleSoft to $9.2 billion, a 14% increase aimed at resolving the long-running takeover battle between the bitter foes.


There are now 313 US billionaires, the most ever and a huge jump over last year's 262, according to Forbes magazine, which yesterday released its annual ranking of the 400 richest Americans.


CBS hoped that the release of an independent probe of its ill-fated story on President Bush's military service, painful as it was, would at least lift the cloud over its news division. If only it were that simple. The report, and the network's response to it, left some questions unresolved:


Barack Obama declared Thursday he's the only candidate who can bring true change in Washington, hoping to persuade Iowa voters to give him the first victory in the Democratic presidential race.


Napoli, 18:06 - TENNIS, FED CUP: PIOVE NEL PALASPORT, SOSPESA ITALIA-SPAGNA

E' stato sospeso nel corso del terzo set il match tra Francesca Schiavone e la spagnola Nuria Llago...


Writers Threaten Mass Picket of Golden Globes

Hollywoodâs glamour machine has gotten stuck between a promise that the stars will still show up at next monthâs Golden Globes and a threat that 3,000 picketing writers will chase them away.


Ayman al-Zawahri, the number two figure in al Qaeda, has appeared in a new videotape aired on Al Jazeera, ridiculing US forces which he says are "hiding in their trenches" in Afghanistan.


Update 1: BNP Paribas Profits Rise in 3rd Quarter

French bank BNP Paribas SA posted a 13.5 percent increase in net profit in the third quarter on Thursday, saying lower provisions for bad loans and tight cost controls had more than offset slower growth and choppy equity markets in Europe.


Buffett Among Those Said to Consider Bear Stake

Bear Stearns is in serious talks with several outside investors, including Warren E. Buffett, about selling as much as 20 percent of the firm, people briefed on the discussions said.


Former home secretary David Blunkett says two CSOs should have tried to rescue a 10-year-old boy from a pond.


Pistons Will Have More Security in Place

The Detroit Pistons plan to have more police and unarmed security personnel at games following the Indiana Pacers' brawl with fans at The Palace on Friday night.


Gretzenbach, Switzerland - Seven Swiss firefighters were killed in the collapse of a parking garage ceiling in a fire in northern Switzerland, officials said on Sunday.


Stricken submarine to be towed to safety

London - Efforts will be made to begin towing a stricken Canadian submarine drifting in the Atlantic off the northern Irish coast to Scotland on Friday, Canadian and British naval officers said.


Meno del previsto. Questori soddisfatti,"risparmiati 12 mln"


Delhi residents cough, wheeze as pollution soars

A stay in India's capital often leads to a case of the notorious "Delhi belly," but as pollution rises, many visitors and residents are suffering from the Delhi itchy eye and hacking cough too.


The House voted Thursday to impose mandatory sanctions on entities that provide goods or services for Iran's weapons programs. The vote came as U.S diplomats continued to press the U.N. Security Council to penalize Tehran if it fails to end its uranium enrichment program.


France bans citizen journalists from reporting violence

InfoWorld - The French Constitutional Council has approved a law that criminalizes the filming or broadcasting of acts of violence by people other than professional journalists. The law could lead to the imprisonment of eyewitnesses who film acts of police violence, or operators of Web sites publishing the images, one French civil liberties group warned on Tuesday.


Doctor Wants Weight-Loss Programs Funded

A doctor is leading a campaign aimed at requiring insurance companies to fund programs that would help people lose weight with exercise programs and diet counseling.


U.S. House Leaders Push Spy Overhaul Bill

U.S. House of Representatives  Republican leaders pushed ahead on Thursday with plans to pass  their version of a spy agency overhaul despite warnings that  controversial immigration provisions could snarl the bill in a  showdown with the Senate.


White House blocked probe of Sept. 11-Saudi link: top US senator

The White House blocked a congressional investigation into alleged links between the Saudi government and two September 11, 2001, hijackers, a top US senator wrote in a book.


Tens of thousands stage protest in Italy against US base

Tens of thousands of people have taken part in a mass rally against the expansion of a US military base in northern Italy.


Citigroup to boost number of Japan branches 40 pct

Citigroup  plans to boost the number of its branch locations in Japan by 40 percent to about 200, including those of recently acquired brokerage Nikko Cordial Corp. , as the financial firm looks to move beyond a niche role in the world's second-largest economy.


Oscar de la Hoya aims to put his retirement on ice and challenge Ricky Hatton next year.


Africa Lobbies for More AIDS, TB, Malaria Funds

ARUSHA, Tanzania  - African leaders lobbied the  Global Fund for Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria for more money  on Wednesday to solve a cash crunch but were told a new round  of funding was likely to be delayed by several months.


eTelcharge.Com and Dallas County to Pilot Test Traditional Merchant Services

eTelcharge.com (www.etelcharge.com) (OTCBB: ETLC), a diversified merchant services company, today announced that Dallas County will pilot test the Company's unique traditional merchant services utilizing kiosks in county buildings.


Yankees sweat over injured Johnson for playoffs

The New York Yankees could be without veteran pitcher Randy Johnson for the post-season after tests revealed a herniated disc in the big lefthander's lower back.


How You Play the Game? At the Olympics, Some Think It Is Whether You Win or Lose. By David Marash. ATHENS, Aug. 28, 2004 - There was literally a field house full of great performances as the world's greatest


World Press Photo 2008 premiato il fotografo di D

Stefano De Luigi si è aggiudicato il secondo posto del prestigioso premio foto-giornalistico nella sezione Arte


Dan Rakes Appointed As President of Angel Fire Management, LLC

Angel Fire Resort today announced that Dan Rakes has been promoted to president of Angel Fire Management, LLC.


A.L. Roundup: The Indians Sweep the Twins for the 2nd Time in 10 Games

The surging Cleveland Indians completed another sweep of Minnesota yesterday and left the host Twins barely clinging to their playoff hopes.


Brown to deliver 'final' annual budget on March 21

Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown will deliver his 2007/2008 budget on March 21, the Treasury said Thursday.


Japan's Women Wrestlers Win 2 Golds; Medal Count Sets Record

Japan's women wrestlers added four medals, including two golds, to lead the country to a record Olympic performance and be within one gold medal of its biggest haul of championships.


NBA ROUNDUP League and Union Heat Up Battle Over Brawl

In its effort to have the suspensions of four Indiana Pacers players reduced after the brawl with the Detroit Pistons on Nov. 19, the National Basketball Players Association has become engaged in a legal battle with the league.


Debate will be missing from this 'debate;

One of these guys has to be lying, and one of them has to be telling the truth. Either the war in Iraq is going splendidly - or it's not.


Sun Microsystems' executives have rarely been known for meekness, but the company's new chief operating officer took a tone of humility while arguing that the company has mended its ways.


As Christmas approaches, Christians around the world turn to thoughts of the Holy Land and the great figures in the Bible.


A French consumer group says one in three French wines marked as high quality do not deserve the tag.


FCC chief questioning XM-Sirius deal: paper

Kevin J. Martin, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, has privately questioned recent congressional testimony by the architect of a proposed merger of the nation's two satellite radio companies that subscribers would both pay the same monthly rate and receive significantly more programming, The New York Times reported.


Newspapers see lessons for Labour in Swedish election

The Labour Party and its leaders should heed the lessons of the Swedish general election over the weekend, newspapers warned.


Investors will digest reports from Pfizer and Capital One, among others.


Pakistan test-fires nuclear capable missile

Get INQ7 breaking news on your Smart mobile phone in the Philippines. Send INQ7 BREAKING to 386. ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Pakistan conducted its fourth test this year of a nuclear-capable missile Tuesday, test


UK finds two more polonium cases in spy probe

British scientists probing the death of  Alexander Litvinenko said on Friday that two more people had  been contaminated with the same radioactive poison that killed  the former Russian spy.


A man wearing military fatigues and throwing punches into the air tried to open the exit door of a jet during a cross-country flight on Tuesday night, airline officials and passengers said.


Capo di Stato siriano al telefono conferma a segretario Onu


A federal judge dismissed former CIA operative Valerie Plame's lawsuit against members of the Bush administration Thursday, eliminating one of the last courtroom remnants of the leak scandal.


Manager plays Santa for Manchester City football stars

Sven-Goran Eriksson has decided to play Santa Claus at Manchester City by giving his players a holiday on Christmas Day rather than make them slog through training like most of their peers at other English clubs.


Sudan said Wednesday it had closed its embassy in Washington after being unable to find a bank that would handle its financial matters.


In the wake of the Beslan school tragedy, Tim Whewell travels to Russia's troubled North Caucasus region to assess the threat of terrorism.


SAN JOSE, Calif. - Initial shares of Google Inc...


Microsoft says Firefox not a threat to IE

Just days after the launch of open-source browser Firefox 1.0, Microsoft executives defended Internet Explorer, saying it is no less secure than any other browser and doesn't lack any important features.


How can a movie with flames leaping all over the place, people in jeopardy, and firefighters bravely battling against immeasurable odds be such a yawner?


The death or long-term incapacitation of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat will be a turning point in Middle East history. It could suddenly remove an obstacle to peace or unleash a bloody power struggle among Palestinians factions.


When Secretary of Health and Human Services Tommy Thompson resigned yesterday, he issued a warning of a possible terror attack on the nationâs food supply.


Britney Spears is taking some time away from her career to enjoy her new marriage to dancer Kevin Federline, and she can't wait to start a family, according to her Web site.


Beware Of Movers Who Take You For a Ride

Few things in life match the stress and expense of a big move -- just ask anyone who has recently changed addresses.


There was a 3% drop in the amount of money lost to card fraud in 2006.


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


AOL yesterday said it is buying its fourth online advertising company of the year, part of an ongoing effort to transform itself into an Internet advertising concern.


Intelligence sources warn Abu Mazenâs election not in the bag

The initial confidence that the election of Mohammed Abbas (Abu Mazen) as Arafatâs successor was a foregone conclusion may be dissipating, as western intelligence sources warn that his rivals are more formidable than originally estimated.


US Officials Sound Alarm Over Iraq Fuel Crisis

US officials in Baghdad fear that a fuel crisis, which has left Iraqi homes cold and dark and drivers waiting days for petrol, may inflame unrest before next month's election.


Britain's Armed Forces have enlisted their first Satanist after a naval technician serving on a frigate was granted permission to practice his beliefs while at sea, the Ministry of Defence says.


JO-ANN BARNAS: Games are great, but can't beat camaraderie

ATHENS, Greece -- Just so you know, my first Olympic moment wasn't my best -- it was my worst. It wasn't the food on my flight from New York to Athens on Aug. 8. It was watching Adam Sandler in "51 Dates" with Greek subtitles.


Microsoft Q4 profit up slightly despite Xbox charge

InfoWorld - Microsoft managed to earn a slight profit for its fiscal 2008 fourth quarter despite a billion-dollar-plus charge related to expenses the company incurred to fix faulty Xbox360 consoles.


The number of people living beyond 100 years has reached a record high in England and Wales, official figures show.


Breathing Disorder Linked with Blood-Related Hormone

NEW YORK  - Levels of the blood-forming  hormone erythropoietin appear to be increased in patients with  severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), a disorder in which  breathing stops for short periods during sleep. This could help  explain why high blood pressure, which is influenced by the  hormone, is often seen in patients with OSA.


he cunning bicycle thieves of New York City always seem to be one step ahead of lockmakers. Design a more sophisticated lock and the thieves make a better pick.


Movie Review | 'Freshman Orientation': The Malleable Nature of Sexuality

A campus comedy with a dirty mouth and a surprisingly wise mind, âFreshman Orientationâ uses identity politics as a road to romance and emotional maturity.


SBC Communications Inc. SBC.N plans  to launch television over the Internet with new compression  technology, turning the table on cable companies encroaching on  its phone business, the company's chief operating officer said  on Thursday.


Stocks Set to Edge Up as 2004 Winds Down

Stock futures pointed to a slightly  higher start to trading on Wall Street on Friday, as traders  wound down for the year, with all three indices on course to  end 2004 higher.


Wal-Mart shipping Web orders to stores for free

Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  said on  Tuesday that it is offering free shipping on thousands of items  purchased on its Web site for pick-up in more than 750 of its  U.S. stores.


Audiotapes of Libby's Testimony to Be Released

The federal judge presiding over the trial of I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby ruled this morning that the public is entitled to hear audiotapes of Libby's testimony before the grand jury that investigated the 2003 leak of an undercover CIA officer's identity.


The good news about recent proposals from the Justice Dept. [DOJ], regarding the enforcement of intellectual property protection, is that they show the DOJ is committed to recycling.


Romney to suspend campaign for president: CNN

Mitt Romney will suspend his campaign for the Republican nomination for president, CNN said on Thursday, citing three party sources.


A Musical Team of Phone and Speakers, Brought Together by Bluetooth

Altec Lansingâs new T515 is designed to perform as a phoneâs musical companion, doing it wirelessly with Bluetooth technology.


Boeing wins a government contract to monitor the 7,500 miles of borders the US has with Mexico and Canada.


State of the Art: High-Speed Video Store in the Living Room

Vuduâs new $400 movie box, to be available at monthâs end, offers a choice of nearly 5,000 films.


The latest foot-and-mouth outbreak will cost the UK farming industry millions of pounds, the NFU warns.


Toccati livelli mai piu' raggiunti dopo 11 settembre 2001


Halfway through the election campaign and Mark Latham is now out-campaigning John Howard, with two of his major policies launched, but still no guarantee he will be in front on polling day.


Obesity now a 'lifestyle' choice for Americans, expert says

As adult obesity balloons in the United States, being overweight has become less of a health hazard and more of a lifestyle choice, the author of a new book argues.


Alec Stewart has tipped England to break a 40-year hoodoo and triumph on their Test tour of South Africa. England, who have not won a Test series in South Africa since 1964-65, arrived on Tuesday to prepare


Stocks ended almost unchanged on Monday as investors paused for breath after last week's post-election rally and braced for interest-rate hikes that threatened to slow growth and raise companies' costs.


FDA Advises Limiting Use of Pfizer's Painkiller Drugs

Doctors should limit use of Pfizer Inc.'s Celebrex and Bextra pain drugs while regulators continue to weigh their cardiovascular risks, the US Food and Drug Administration said today.


Syria backs Arab League efforts on Lebanon: envoy

The Arab League won vital Syrian support on Monday for its efforts to end a standoff between Lebanon's pro-Western government and a Hezbollah-led opposition rallying hundreds of thousands in central Beirut, an envoy said.


The House is once again confronting the slaughter of horses for meat, a practice lawmakers thought they had ended last year.


Soccer: Rooney is dazzling in his United debut

For about $20, you can tour the Theater of Dreams and inhale the history of Manchester United in its Old Trafford Stadium. For $10 more, you could join the waiting list for a seat on match days - and witness the new arrival Wayne Rooney.


CORRECTED:U.S. accounting rule maker to propose overhaul-report

Corrects first paragraph to show that proposal to be made by the Financial Accounting Foundation not the Financial  Accounting Standards Board; adds new third paragraph with background on the FAF and edits second and fourth paragraphs to  conform.


Nella notte ancora attaccato il centro che ricorda la vittima dell'omicidioraccontato nei "Cento passi". Sfregiata la lapide. Il fratello: "Non ci fermiamo                                            Mafia, nuovo attentato in due giorni alla casa di Peppino Impastato                                                                                di SALVO PALAZZOLO


Actor John D. Barrymore, the father of Drew Barrymore, died Monday, the actress said. He was 72.


TV Writer Gives $100G to Texans for Truth

A television writer and fund-raiser for John Kerry is the first six-figure donor to a new group that is criticizing President Bush's National Guard service during the Vietnam War.


TiVo said its subscribers will soon be able to select video from the Web for playback on televisions through its digital video recording service.


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.


Phil Spector's often-absent lead lawyer, Bruce Cutler, announced Monday that he is leaving the music producer's murder case because of "a difference of opinion between Mr. Spector and me on strategy."


$100 for bite of Apple? Stock ripe to double, analyst says

Apple Computer shares surged to a four-year high yesterday after a Piper Jaffray analyst said the stock may almost double to $100 within a year, citing a survey that shows the iPod digital


French regulators fined Vivendi Universal SA and its former boss Jean-Marie Messier nearly $1.4 million each on Tuesday for deceiving investors with a litany of inaccurate financial communications issued over a two-year period.


The government has been urged to speed up its research into Variant CJD - the human form of mad cow disease. It follows news that more than 460 people in Northern Ireland are being warned that they could have


Detectives hired by Madeleine McCann's parents investigate the disappearance of a girl in Spain.


Higher gasoline price seen trimming down Americans

Higher U.S. gasoline prices may slim more than just wallets, according to a new study from Washington University in St. Louis.


Tony Bennett crooned his hopes for the presidential race, singing "The Best is Yet to Come" at a $3 million fund-raiser for Democrat John Kerry.


Health experts and advocacy groups agree that good medical care should not be dependent on a patient's girth. Here are a few tips they offer patients for improving doctor-patient discussions of body weight and separating that issue, when warranted, from other health concerns.


JAPAN'S top mobile carrier has begun marketing a mobile phone for corporate customers that works over both the local wireless and cellular networks.


Intervento eseguito a Padova da equipe professor Gerosa


On Baseball: Fans Lament Decline and Fall of the Orioles

Since the Baltimore Orioles finished first in 1997, their standing has fallen, their payroll has dropped and their attendance has plummeted.


The actor Heath Ledger was found dead this afternoon in an apartment building in SoHo, according to the New York City police.


Essential oils could kill the deadly MRSA hospital 'superbug', scientists have claimed.


Scramble for the seabed: how Rockall could be key to British oil bonanza

Science & environment: UK, France and Russia plan to exploit new UN rules to claim huge swaths of ocean.


A gas explosion in a coal mine in  China's northeastern rust-belt province of Liaoning killed at  least 203 workers in the worst recorded disaster in 63 years to  hit the world's most dangerous mining industry.


Henman through to the third round at Flushing Meadow

TIM HENMAN booked his place in the third round of the US Open at Flushing Meadow with a four-set victory over France's Jerome Golmard.


Sportsview: BCS a Work Forever in Progess

Don't be too dazzled by the new-and-improved model of the Bowl Championship Series coming to a newspaper or TV outlet near you. It will have to go back to the dealer soon enough.


Business & money: News Corp head wants to move the newspaper beyond its financial roots and target mainstream competitors such as the New York Times.


Aveva contanti, appartamenti e auto di lussoLe Fiamme gialle: "L'attivitÃ  deve essere tassata"                                                  Prostituta evade il fisco "Deve un milione di euro"


"Brothers Solomon" a mildly likable diversion

Grossness and sweetness  seem to be the oddly winning combo animating many successful  recent comedies, such as "The 40-Year-Old Virgin," "Knocked Up"  and current box office hit "Superbad."


Scrivera' i brani per la serie tv 'Figlio del mattino'


Listening With Ornette Coleman: Seeking the Mystical Inside the Music

Ornette Coleman is a jazz musician for whom the ideas are as important as the notes.


France and Germany on Tuesday urged Syria to stop supporting forces that "want to destabilize Lebanon," and said Damascus could enjoy warmer relations with Europe if it helps revive stalled Middle East peace ...Comment


Harmony, the South African gold producer, yesterday lost the latest round in the battle to gain control of its rival, Gold Fields, when the South African court said both stages of its bid must be approved by the competition authorities.


National Guard Troops Return to New York

With family members cheering, more than 700 National Guard soldiers were welcomed home in an emotional ceremony after a 15-month tour of duty, including more than nine months on the ground in Iraq.


Univision, ImpreMedia Try to Get Out the Latino Vote in Crucial Election

NEW YORK The mobile video component is at the center of a wide-ranging multimedia campaign created by the Vidal Partnership, New York, that includes national advertising spots on TV and online, in-store promotions in several major Hispanic markets and a national sweepstakes, Mizrahi said.


JEJU, South Korea -- Carin Koch of Sweden and South Korea's Grace Park each shot a 6-under-par 66 Friday, sharing the lead after the first round of the LPGA's CJ Nine Bridges Classic.


A new finding may explain how stress could ultimately lead to premature aging. Chronic psychological stress is associated with accelerated shortening of the caps, called


Jailed reporter contradicts Libby in perjury case

Former vice presidential aide Lewis "Scooter" Libby spoke to a reporter about a CIA operative on two occasions before he says he knew her identity, Libby's perjury trial heard on Tuesday.


Fed, Carrefour, Shell Weigh on Euroshares

European shares edged lower on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates for the third time in a row and left the door open for further rate hikes. France's Carrefour led the decliners.


A Baltimore librarianâs classroom project is now part of publishing history. "Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices From a Medieval Village," first conceived a decade ago by Laura Amy Schlitz, is this yearâs winner of the John Newbery Medal for best chil...


Both Candidates Use McCain in Campaign Ads

NEW YORK Aug. 29, 2004 - Republican maverick John McCain campaigns with President Bush. He's good friends with Democrat John Kerry.


Palm is seeking Treo smartphone users to help test out a new product that is designed for busy professionals that are constantly on the go and are looking for the best in communications tools. The company won't provide many details, but testers will need to be available for the next 3 to 4 weeks.


Scottish Police Irked by Security Breach

A reporter for a British newspaper breached security at a royal residence in Scotland, police said.


Decisione rinviata a dopo incontro con Prodi il 17 ottobre


Symantec issues bogus warning of full-scale Internet meltdown

Symantec Corp. sent out what turned to be a false alarm thought its early warning system late Friday, warning companies that an Internet-crippling attack was under way.


Paint with higher levels of lead often sells for a third of the cost of paint with low levels, so Chinese factory owners sometimes cut corners and use the cheaper leaded paint.


Scientists develop non-stick chewing gum

Scientists have developed a non-stick chewing gum that can be easily removed from pavements, shoes and clothes.


Josh Duncan scores 23 points, B.J. Raymond adds 14 and No. 10 Xavier overcomes a furious second-half run to hold on for an 81-77 win over Rhode Island on Monday.


MechAssault 2: Where everything is destructible

Gamers already eager to tear down their enemies with heavy weaponry have now become even more desperate. Microsoft Game Studios has announced that MechAssault 2: Lone Wolf for Xbox has gone gold and will be


Vermont Eco Furniture Company Teams With Bolivian Craftsmen to Help Save the Amazon Rainforest

Ewire -- A cooperative of eco luxury furniture makers in Vermont has teamed up with forest management experts at LaChonta of Santa Cruz, Bolivia, to help save the Amazon rainforest through the manufacture and sales of high end outdoor eco furniture.


Five members of the family of an Afghan police commander are killed in a Taleban raid, officials say.


The Russians looking to bring Dallara back to F1 confirm they are aiming to race in 2006.


Symbol to delay results, cites inventory reporting errors

Symbol Technologies said today that it will delay filing its third-quarter results for two weeks, and it revised results for the first nine months of the year downward by $13.3 million because of errors in how inventory levels were reported.


FIVE Turkish security guards were killed in an ambush as they were travelling by car through Iraq to Baghdad, the Turkish foreign ministry said today.


Yahoo! Mobile Bookmarks Text Messages Sites to Cell Phones

Gary Price ran across a Yahoo7 (Yahoo Australia) service which text messages Yahoo Bookmarks to the mobile phone. From Yahoo7: A Yahoo! mobile bookmark (or WAP bookmark) is a “favourite” or a bookmark that resides in your mobile phone’s browser. You can use a mobile bookmark to quickly and conveniently access the Yahoo! mobile site on your [...]


KMPG Agrees to Pay $115 Million to Settle Suit

The accounting firm KPMG has agreed to settle a shareholder lawsuit claiming the company failed in its audit of a software company which later collapsed.


In Poll, Women Are Supportive but Skeptical of Clinton

While many women have negative feelings about the senator, they tend to agree with her and see her as a strong leader, the latest Times/CBS News poll shows.


Shanghai, 15:24 - F1, GP CINA: SCHUMACHER PRONTO A SFATARE IL TABU' SHANGHAI

Michael Schumacher è pronto ad abbattere l'ultimo tabÃ¹ della sua straoridnarria carriera in F...


Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi is to address a joint session of the US Congress as well as meeting President Bush.


Beckham red-faced over yellow, says he is sorry

Faced with public and media fury, and the prospecft of an FA inquiry, David Beckham finally apologised on Wednesday for his ââdeliberateââ yellow-card offence on Saturday.


Altria Group Inc.  on Wednesday  said it plans to spin off its 89 percent stake in Kraft Foods  Inc.  on March 30, completing the long-awaited  separation of the maker of Oreo cookies from the Philip Morris  tobacco companies.


Bush touts tax relief, Edwards slams Bush record

President Bush, who credits three years of tax relief programs with helping strengthen the slow economy, said Saturday he would sign into law the Working Families Tax Relief Act to preserve tax cuts.


A gas explosion at a coal mine in central China kills at least 56 people and leaves about 100 others missing.


The International Association of Athletics Federations is expected to announce today that the Greek sprinters Kostas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou have been suspended over doping charges arising from the Athens Olympic Games.


(InfoWorld) - Taiwan's First International Computer (FIC) will unveil an ultraportable PC at the Computex show this week in Taipei. The CE260 is based on a 1.2GHzÂ C7-M processor from Via Technologies, has a 7-inch touchscreen display with 800 pixels by 480 pixels resolution, and boasts a five-hour battery life, the company said in a statement. Weighing in at just under 1 kilogram, the machine packs 802.11b/g wireless networking, a wired LAN port, and a 4-in-1 card reader slot. FIC is a contract PC maker and doesn't sell machines under its own brand. The CE260 will be on show at Computex in front of buyers from the world's PC vendors and available to them to customize and market under their own brand. Possible additions to the base specification include a detachable clock/calendar, Skype phone, DVB-T digital TV Tuner or GPS (global positioning system) module. Taiwan is a major manufacturer of PC and consumer electronics goods and Computex, which takes place annually in Taipei, brings the island's IT manufacturers together with buyers from big-name electronics brands and retailers from around the world. Ever since Intel unveiled its ultramobile PC platform at Cebit 2006 and Samsung Electronics took the wraps off the first machine based on that platform,Â the Q1,Â there has been increased interest in the market for sub-notebook-size laptops. Machines matching the form factorÂ are expected to be a big theme of Computex 2007.


The remains of Pierre de Brazza, 19th century French explorer and founder of modern day Congo, are exhumed in Algeria.


Republican presidential candidate John McCain is using an image of his adopted daughter in a new campaign mailing in the state where push polling involving the girl helped derail his White House bid eight years ago.


Votarono nell'agosto 2005 a favore della nomina di Meocci


Surgeon is sworn in as Latvian president

A trauma surgeon with no prior political experience and widely publicized tax problems was sworn in Sunday as Latvia's third president since the Baltic state gained independence in 1991.


Lawsuit Claims Apple Violates Law with iTunes

By Duncan Martell SAN FRANCISCO  - An unhappy iTunes online musicstore customer is suing Apple Computer Inc. , allegingthe company broke antitrust laws by only allowing iTunes towork with its own music player, the iPod, freezing outcompetitors, court filings showed.


Billions Needed to Meet U.N. Development Goals

Wealthy countries must donate billions  more dollars to ensure women's reproductive rights and cut  population growth, a U.N. report said on Wednesday.


The U.S. military death toll in Iraq rose by at least three Monday and the November total is approaching the highest for any month since the American-led invasion was launched in March 2003.


THE extremist group led by Iraq's most wanted man today claimed it carried out the shocking roadside massacre of almost 50 unarmed cadets.


After a reluctant move to America's  Dairyland, Yi Jianlian is slowly starting to embrace life with  the Milwaukee Bucks in wintry Wisconsin.


Australia is considering sending more military trainers to Iraq but does not plan to increase its combat forces there, Prime Minister John Howard said Monday.


The Metropolitan Opera  will begin transmitting live performances to movie theaters throughout the United States, Canada and Europe next year as part of an extraordinary and unprecedented arrangement among the company, its unions and several media partners.


Calabria, auto forza il blocco dei forestali: 4 feriti

Lamezia Terme, 9 dic. (Adnkronos) - Quattro persone sono state investite da un'auto che ha forzato il blocco dei forestali sulla statale 106, nei pressi di Crotone. I feriti, un poliziotto e tre manifestanti


US 30-, 15-year mortgage rates fell in latest week

Interest rates on US 30-year and 15-year mortgages have moved lower following last week's disappointing jobs report that suggested economic growth had slowed, mortgage finance company Freddie Mac said on Thursday.


Texas oilman trial hears conversation with Saddam

Prosecutors played a tape on Wednesday of a conversation between Saddam Hussein and Texas oilman Oscar Wyatt, who is accused of paying bribes to Baghdad to win oil contracts.


Michelle Dewberry leaves the job she secured after winning TV show The Apprentice.


NASCAR wants COT in full schedule by '08

NASCAR wants to speed up implementation of its Car of Tomorrow to have it in use full-time by 2008, officials said Wednesday.


James Sorenson, Medical Device Pioneer, Is Dead at 86

Mr. Sorenson overcame a learning disability and built a fortune in innovative medical devices and real estate.


âLe chiavi di casaâ punta alla nomination Il regista candidato ...

ROMA â Le chiavi di casa di Gianni Amelio ha cominciato ieri la corsa verso le nomination agli Oscar per il miglior film straniero. Il film si riprende cosÃ¬ una rivincita dopo le delusioni veneziane quando


Investigators suspect that the attackers had secreted a cache of weapons in the school weeks before their brutal attack.


A team of card counters imitates Ben Mezrichâs best seller, âBringing Down the House.â


Smoking Cuts Chances Against Head, Neck Cancers

Smoking greatly reduces the chances of survival for people with head and neck cancer, says new research in the Oct. 1 issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology.


Hungarian Socialists choose alternatives as new prime minister

Hungary's ruling Socialist Party approved two alternative candidates to replace outgoing prime minister Peter Medgyessy who resigned after a row with his liberal coalition partners.


Serbia seeks to annul Kosovo PM election

Serbia on Saturday demanded the UN administrator of Kosovo annul the election of the province's new prime minister, a former rebel leader accused by Serbs of war crimes.


Atrocious Sydney train network wins commuters day of free travel

In an attempt to apologise for what it admitted was Sydney's "atrocious" train service, Australia's largest state has thrown the network open for commuters to travel where they liked for free.


Reports Zarqawi Seized in Iraq Untrue--U.S. Army

The U.S. military said on Saturday that  reports that Jordanian militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi had been  detained in Iraq were not credible.


Air France strike set to continue Saturday

Air France flights continued to be disrupted Saturday after talks between management and cabin staff striking for more pay collapsed leaving hundreds of passengers stranded.


U.S. Sets Jan. 1 Deadline for Sudan to Act on Darfur

Andrew Natsios, the U.S. special envoy to Sudan, said yesterday that the Bush administration will resort to an unspecified "Plan B" if the Sudanese government does not agree by Jan. 1 to complete negotiations on an expanded international peacekeeping force for its troubled Darfur region.


Amid fresh criticism over his leadership, Mororola CEO Ed Zander may be about to step down according to rumors on the Street, one analyst says.


AKRON, Ohio -- Tiger Woods bogeyed his final two holes to surrender the lead before play was halted by rain during Thursday's first round of the NEC Invitational.


WORKERS were urged today by the TUC to help tackle climate change by taking simple measures such as switching off computers and lights, reducing waste and walking or cycling to the office.  (c) 2006 Liverpool Echo. Provided by ProQuest Information and Learning.


The al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades backs Mahmoud Abbas' candidacy to replace Yasser Arafat as Palestinian leader.


DirecTV, EchoStar shares down on News Corp talks

Shares of DirecTV Group Inc. DTV.N   and EchoStar Communications Corp. DISH.O fell on Friday on   media and research reports that media tycoon Rupert Murdoch has   soured on the U.S. satellite television industry.


US, Iraqi forces gear up to retake Fallujah

An imminent offensive to break the resistance in Fallujah, a rebel stronghold about 35 miles west of Baghdad, could be one of the most decisive battles since the fall of Baghdad 18 months ago.


Jaguar exit puts other teams on the brink

Formula one was thrown into crisis yesterday when the Jaguar team were put up for sale by their owner Ford along with Cosworth Racing, the Northampton-based specialist which also supplies engines to Jordan and Minardi.


PeopleSoft Defies Oracle Ties Up with IBM

PeopleSoft Inc. will push ahead  with a new marketing alliance and other initiatives in the face  of a court ruling that raises the chance that Oracle Corp.'s  $7.7-billion hostile takeover bid could succeed, PeopleSoft's  chief executive said on Tuesday.


Udine, 14:52 - CALCIO, UDINESE; ASAMOAH: SCONFITTA MESSINA SIA D'ESEMPIO

L'attaccante dell'Udinese Gyan Asamoah torna sulla sconfitta rimediata in campionato a Messina: "La ...


Dati di Federtrasporto relativi a merci e passeggeri


Inspectors are cracking down on Internet cafes that operate without a license or that let children play violent games meant for adults, the Chinese Ministry of Culture said.


Vodaphone, the biggest cell phone company in the world, has launched a music download service for mobile phones. [Broadband Blog]


(InfoWorld) - ClearCube Technology Inc. slashed prices on its PC blades Monday, setting the company up to compete with standard desktop and tower vendors like Dell Inc. and Hewlett-Packard Co. Until now, ClearCube has sold its computers mainly to customers in health care, financial services and government, who were willing pay a premium for streamlined IT management and increased security. Customers throughout an office use book-sized "I/Ports" to connect via Ethernet cable to a single, centralized PC blade that holds their data and processors. The company's new A Series PC blade and I8330 I/Port access device cost about US$1,300 including monitors and keyboards. That is a steep drop from the $3,000 it has cost for ClearCube's R Series blade system, and approaching the $800 cost of a comparable tower, said ClearCube Chief Executive Carl Boisvert. "Before, we had been successful in niches; we didn't have a solution because of price for full-out desktop replacement. Now we've reached pricing parity for a full tower," he said. "With the advent of the A Series, we can sell into areas we walked away from before." ClearCube cut the cost of the system by giving up some density; the A Series fits in a 6U enclosure compared to the R Series' 3U size. The company also saved on its processors, as Intel Corp. continues cutting prices to sell its last-generation Pentium 4 chips. Still, the new system will be compatible with remote devices such as tablets and PDAs (personal digital assistants), despite ClearCube's switching from Microsoft Corp.'s Remote Desktop Protocol to its own proprietary software called Transparent Desktop Extension. The A Series offers USB (Universal Serial Bus) redirection, a function that allows an I/Port user to download data from the blade onto a portable disk or key, and to use two-way peripherals like scanners and printers. The company plans to add more features by June 2007 in a second-generation product, improving video streaming speed from 35 frames per second to 65 frames per second to support the heavy graphics demands of multi-monitor workstations, Boisvert said. The price cut will help ClearCube, of Austin, Texas, compete in a much larger market, said Mark Margevicius, an analyst with Gartner Inc. "The hangup there is that customers compare their products to normal PCs, and the finance officers throw up a red flag at anything that costs more. So their customers have been the ones who are willing to pay for their value proposition," he said. ClearCube is charging $290 for the I8330 I/Port and $999 for the Model A1010 PC blade with an Intel Corp. Pentium 4 model 531 processor, 80G byte serial ATA hard drive and 512M bytes of DDR memory. Â ADVERTISEMENTMAKE SOA REAL WITH IBM WEBSPHERE PODCASTStreamline processes and maximize efficiency within a proven service oriented architecture. Take back control of your business processes with IBM WebSphere.


Dutch ministers to resign over jail fire

The Netherlands' ministers of justice and housing will resign after an investigation found they were partially to blame for a fire at a jail at Amsterdam's airport that killed 11 illegal immigrants awaiting deportation, the state broadcaster reported Thursday.


"Meet the Fockers" debuts atop N. America box office

Ben Stiller's comic sequel "Meet the Fockers" opened in first place at the Christmas holiday box office, according to preliminary studio figures released Sunday.


Pubblicati i risultati dell'edizione 2006 del bizzarro riconoscimentoPremi a frasi, situazioni, film, mode, leader che brillano in "cretineria"                                            Usa, l'Award 2006 per i piÃ¹ stupidi Stravince Bush, ma c'Ã¨ pure Zidane                                                                                L'iniziativa, alla quarta edizione, Ã¨ organizzata dagli animatori di un sitoalle frasi piÃ¹ sciocche del presidente Usa Ã¨ riservata un'intera sezione


Bits: Microsoft Ruling: Split Decision, Two More Years of Oversight

It would require a microscope to detect changes in Microsoftâs behavior or in the software market as a result of the consent decree extended Tuesday by a federal court.


Torshavn, 19:18 - CALCIO, AZZURRI: BALLOTTAGGIO ROCCHI-QUAGLIARELLA

Dopo le nebbia della mattinata, allenamento in condizioni climatiche buone per gli azzurri allo stad...


Republican Mitt Romney sought Sunday to deflect charges that he is a flip-flopper, insisting he had learned from experience and could be counted on to keep his campaign promises if elected president.


Heavy rains and flooding killed at least 45 people in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh and left nearly 100 children stranded on the roof of their school, a top government official said Saturday.


Posted Saturday, Oct. 9, 2004, at 1:10 AM PT- In honor of the baseball playoffs, I've borrowed the metaphor of a ninth-inning rally to describe the Democrats' October comeback.


Tiger undecided over Hawaiian season opener

THOUSAND OAKS, California  - Tiger Woods, who was named the PGA Tour player of the year for a record eighth time on Tuesday, is uncertain when he will launch his 2007 campaign.


Godzilla Gets Hollywood Walk of Fame Star

Film character 'Godzilla', center, poses with, from left, Los Angeles councilmember Tom LaBonge, Japanese film producer Shogo Tomiyama, honorary Mayor of Hollywood Johnny Grant, actor Masahiro Matsuoka, director Ryuhei Kitamura, actress Rei Kiku Kawa and


Ultrasound May Be the Key to Making Bone Checkups Routine

Research groups are working on miniaturized, hand-held ultrasound devices that in the future may be used for low-cost, first-stage screening for osteoporosis.


BA hikes fuel surcharge on long-haul flights

British Airways said it would raise its fuel surcharges by up to eight pounds (11.6 euros, 14.4 dollars) per return ticket as a result of soaring oil prices.


Hundreds killed in south Sudan clashes: officer

Hundreds of people may have been killed in the heaviest fighting between Sudan's former north-south foes since they signed a peace deal last year, a senior former rebel officer said on Thursday.


'Thinking cap' controls computer in new test

Four people have been able to control a computer using their thoughts and an electrode-studded "thinking cap", US researchers have reported.


Figures show more pupils truanting from school

Truancy rates have risen in secondary schools, according to new government figures.


Candidates retool plans for sprint to finish line

WASHINGTON - Not in a generation has a presidential election been so close for so long. Now, as President Bush seems to be pulling a bit ahead of Sen. John Kerry, every step, and misstep, could affect their frantic race to the finish.


Lettuce probable cause of Taco Bell e. coli: FDA

Lettuce at Yum Brands Inc. Taco Bell restaurants was the most likely cause of an E.coli outbreak that has sickened dozens of people in the northeastern United States, an official said on a Food and Drug Administration conference call on Wednesday.


Rescuers in Baghdad dig out several bodies from rubble  after a fuel tanker  explodes in a suspected suicide attack.


Sol Campbell today revealed he has agreed to sign a new long-term contract at Arsenal. The England defender expects to tie up a few loose ends over the next couple of weeks before making an official announcement


The classic line-up of rock band Marillion performs on stage for the first time in 19 years.


All-Star Roster Shows Up on Mitchell Report

Former Senate majority leader George J. Mitchell released his report on steroid use in Major League Baseball today and said the use of performance-enhancing drugs within the sport was "widespread" for more than a decade.


Mount St. Helens Releasing Steam After Days of Quakes

After a week of gentle rumblings, Mount St. Helens broke open today with a small eruption shortly after noon Pacific time, tossing up a plume of ash and smoke.


Papers: Litter Box Full, Woman Sets Fire

PORT ANGELES, Wash. - Court documents filed in Clallam County Superior Court tie an alleged arson in an apartment complex to a smelly cat litter box...


The National Farmers Union in Scotland criticises the UK Government's reluctance to relax haulage rules.


Michael Schumacher does not necessarily agree that McLaren's Kimi Raikkonen is the 'heir' to his Formula One throne. Ferrari's seven time world champion said 'whoever is in the most competitive car' is the driver he will most fear next season.


Sotto quota 1,29 dollari, livello piu' basso ultimi 3 mesi


Sri Lanka's schools and factories start to hum once again

Monday, many businesses and schools reopen as international officials start to assess roads, services.


Powell: US goal is stabilizing Iraq for elections

The US military in Iraq will move into insurgent-heavy "no-go zones" to stabilize them in advance of elections in January, Secretary of State Colin Powell said Sunday.


Stoppard, "Spring Awakening" sweep Tony Awards

Russian revolutionaries and rebellious teenagers were the big hits at the Tony Awards on Sunday when Tom Stoppard's "The Coast of the Utopia" and the rock musical "Spring Awakening" took home the top honors.


Freshman Erlana Larkins matches a career-high with 22 points to help North Carolina beat Lipscomb, 91-45, on Tuesday.


A jury that convicted four men of plotting to bomb London's public transport system on July 21, 2005, was dismissed Tuesday after failing to reach a verdict against two other defendants.


Biogen Idec reportedly mulling bid for Elan

DUBLIN -- US drug company Biogen Idec is considering an all-share bid of more than 8.5 billion euros ($10.6 billion) for Irish peer Elan , a newspaper reported yesterday.


Pakistan Reports Top Al Qaeda Operative Killed

Paramilitary police killed a suspected top al Qaeda operative, wanted for alleged involvement in the kidnapping of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl, during a four-hour shootout Sunday at a southern Pakistan house, the information minister said.


U.K. Lawmakers Look for Payback From Bush

When Prime Minister Tony Blair meets President Bush later this week, British lawmakers will be looking for signs that London's support of the U.S.-led war in Iraq is finally paying off.


In programma raccolta firme per richiedere interventi mirati


Venezuela vows Orinoco oil takeover "in months"

Venezuela on Thursday vowed to strip some of the world's biggest oil companies of their controlling stakes in the heavy crude projects of the Orinoco Belt "within months".


Il provvedimento passa ora all'esame della Camera


Claire Sheldon was so aggravated by her round at her home course, The Country Club, last Sunday morning that her mother, Margaret, told her they were going out for lunch and to do some shopping to get her mind off it. She went to J. Crew and found a pair of green and yellow plaid shorts that reminded ...


A new report finds that soldiers who suffered concussions in the war were at higher risk for post-traumatic stress disorder than those with other injuries.


President George Bush last night welcomed his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, to his summer retreat in Kennebunkport, Maine, at the start of an encounter of less than 24 hours designed to patch up deteriorating relations between the two powers.


Judges to rule on Berlusconi bribery case

Italy's billionaire Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi, faces the most testing judgment of his political life today, when three judges in Milan are expected to decide whether he is guilty of corruption.


Wireless service providers struggling to retain customers

Newly released statistics suggest that cellular subscribers continue to be dissatisfied with their carriers.


US oil prices have raced towards $46 a barrel after Russia's YUKOS suspended some oil exports to China and as traders remain concerned about storm-related supply disruptions into the United States.


Sharon Says Gaza Settlers to Leave Homes

JERUSALEM - Prime Minister Ariel Sharon late Thursday ordered a troop pullout from a refugee camp, defense officials said, signaling that a two-week offensive in northern Gaza that has left more than 100 Palestinians dead could be easing.    The move came hours after Sharon announced that all 8,200 Jewish settlers will be pulled out of the Gaza Strip starting next summer and the operation will last 12 weeks...


Palestinians reach deal on unity government

MECCA, Saudi Arabia  - Rival Palestinian factions agreed on the formation of a unity government at crisis talks in Saudi Arabia on Thursday, an official said.


According to news.gov.hk: The first quarter saw Hong Kong's total exports to the Mainland for outward processing riseto $103.3 billion, up 21% on the same period last year.


'We will make more mistakes,' promises HP's CEO

Crafty plan for more promotions Close to six hours of Congressional testimony today failed to reveal much more in the way of specifics around the HP spy scandal. The marathon session, however, did make clear who has been set up to take the blame for the mess and who is ducking for cover.â¦


Microsoft Corp., world's largest software maker, faced an unexpected situation when it was brought to the company's knowledge that various newsgroups and websites were hosting a leaked version of its upcoming Xbox game - Halo 2.


A bomb killed 34 people in Baghdad's   Sadr City Shi'ite slum on Saturday as Iraq's minority Sunnis   began the fasting month of Ramadan, which U.S. commanders said   might see a rise in sectarian bloodshed.


BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe  - England beat Zimbabwe by eight wickets in the third one-day international at the Queens Sports Club to take an unbeatable 3-0 lead in the four-match series.


Britney Spears opens an MTV awards ceremony with a lacklustre performance - billed as her "comeback".


Bode Miller won a super-G by a large margin yesterday, racing to his 23d World Cup victory and his second in two weeks.


Blair speech kindles speculation over EU presidency

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair kindled speculation he was running to be the first president of the European Union by praising the bloc in a speech in Paris as France prepares to oversee the appointment process.


UK Biffa has approach from GE-backed fund: sources

British waste-collection firm Biffa  has received a counter-approach worth around 1.5 billion pounds ($3 billion) from a fund backed by General Electric , said sources familiar with the matter.


Jeremy Hazell scored a career-high 29 points Â making nine 3-pointers Â and Seton Hall overcame a 14-point deficit in the second half Saturday night to defeat Louisville, 92-82, in Newark.


TORONTO, Oct. 4 -- Canada's conservative government, groping for a new policy on climate change, is facing a dilemma over how to deal with greenhouse gas emissions from the hugely profitable Alberta oil fields in western Canada.


Richard Hill scores a try on his return from a 16-month injury absence.


There's not too much surprising about Gap's first quarter.


Il cantante aggiunge un grattacielo al suo imperoma sulla "torre" disegnata da Foster Ã¨ polemica                                          Bono, quando la rockstar diventa imprenditore                                                                                di GIUSEPPE VIDETTI


Mourinho faces wrath of Fergie after being let off hook by FA

Jose Mourinho has escaped disciplinary action for accusing Sir Alex Ferguson of influencing the referee's handling of the League Cup semi-final first leg between Chelsea and Manchester United.


By Deseret Morning News editorial "Mean girls" are hardly a new phenomenon. Just ask any woman who survived her teenage years. Some girls are slighted when they are systematically excluded from the "in crowd." Others are maligned by hurtful and often untrue gossip.


Aniston, Vaughn break up: People magazine

It's officially over for "Vaughniston," the unwieldy appellation given to the romance between actors Vince Vaughn and Jennifer Aniston.


Former Alaska lawmaker guilty of bribery

A former Alaska lawmaker accused of getting thousands of dollars out of a corrections-company consultant in exchange for his help in the Legislature was convicted of bribery Monday.


Key questions answered about what comes next after Super Tuesday, in the race to succeed George W Bush.


US car sales recover, driven by demand for hybrid and smaller vehicles as consumers battle record fuel prices.


EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey (Ticker) -- Stephon Marbury scored 14 points and Tim Thomas added 12 as the New York Knicks overcame a strong start by the New Jersey Nets to grind out an 86-79 preseason victory.


Institutionalized Judge Faces Own Ruling

More than 20 years ago, federal Judge Bruce Van Sickle issued a landmark decision that led to the release of hundreds of mentally retarded people from two North Dakota institutions. Now, 87 years old and stricken with Alzheimer's, the retired judge is himself at the center of a legal fight to remove him from an institution.


Baghdad, 15 ott. (Adnkronos) - Da ieri sera le forze americane e del governo iracheno ad interim sono impegnate in un'ampia offensiva militare a Falluja, in coincidenza con l'inizio del Ramadan. L'operazione


Stocks Set to Surge in Taiwan AROUND THE MARKETS BUSINESS ASIA By Bloomberg

By George Hsu  Taiwan stocks, laggards in Asia since 2001, may catch up with markets elsewhere in the region next year as new products spur demand for video game consoles, computers and semiconductors.


Local family desperate for news from Sri Lanka

LEE COUNTYâ While the death toll continues to rise in Asia from the tsunami that hit on December 26th, several local families are worried about their loved ones in Sri Lanka.


The European Union will pledge $650 million in aid to the Palestinians for 2008, EU External Relations Commissioner Benita Ferrero-Waldner said Monday.


Vina del Mar, 09:54 - TENNIS, ATP VINA DEL MAR: RISULTATI PRIMO TURNO

Risultati del primo turno del torneo Atp di Vina del Mar (terra battuta, montepremi 462.000 dollari)...


US stock futures pointed to a flat market open on Friday, pausing after the previous day's big rally, as Wall Street awaits key economic data, though gains by computer maker Dell Inc.


Roma, 11:58 - CALCIO, COPPA ITALIA: ARBITRI RITORNO QUARTI

Questi gli arbitri designati per le gare di ritorno dei quarti di finale della Coppa Italia.


A steam pipe exploded near Grand Central Terminal in Midtown Manhattan. More than 20 people were injured, two critically.


Himalayan glaciers are melting, which could spell disaster for millions, but adequate monitoring systems are not in place, environmentalists claim.


Germany hunts some 10 people believed to have helped three men held over an alleged anti-US bomb plot.


In Kis Kiski Kismat, Mallika Sherawat makes sure her eye-shadow matches her knickers!


SpaceShipOne Makes Second Trip to Space, Wins X Prize

The privately owned and operated SpaceShipOne spacecraft has won the $10 million Ansari X Prize by successfully making its second manned flight into space.


THE future of free-to-air television coverage for the expanded Super 14 competition remains unclear, despite a $US323 million ($430m) five-year deal for the broadcast rights to major rugby


Milano, 14:17 - CALCIO, MILAN: MALORE PER BERLUSCONI

Il presidente del Milan Silvio Berlusconi è stato colto da malore mentre parlava dal palco de...


Lawnmower-Riding Man Captured After Chase

DOVER, N.H. - It wasn't exactly the perfect getaway vehicle. A man took off on a lawnmower moments after he allegedly threw two Molotov cocktails at his ex-girlfriend's apartment building, police said. He was arrested Saturday night after a brief, slow-speed chase.


In a Switch, China Triples the Tax on Stock Trades

An index of Chinese stocks plunged at the opening, partly recovered, then slumped for a 5 percent loss after noon.


Photo Gallery: Best Mountain Photographs of 2006 Announced

Scale to new heights with this year's winners of the Banff Mountain Photography Competition, and get the photographers' tips for how they created the award-worthy shots.


Post-merger work force at Cingular to shrink 10 percent

Cingular Wireless, the nation's largest cellphone company, will cut about 10 percent of its 68,000 jobs over the next 12 to 18 months as it combines operations with the recently


Persistence might eventually pay off for Oracle in its year-and-a-half-long bid for PeopleSoft, but the deal could come at a high price.


Afghan police killed three Taliban commanders allegedly involved in the abduction of 23 South Koreans two months ago, the Interior Ministry said.


US oil prices were slightly softer on Monday after a four-day break, but the threat of a cold winter stretching persistently low global heating oil inventories kept the market within sight of $50 a barrel.


At least 33 killed, 70 wounded in Pakistan bombings

At least 33 people were killed and dozens others wounded when two bombs ripped through a congregation of Sunni Muslims in Pakistan's central city of Multan, police said.


Knicks Coach Thomas Spared N.B.A. Suspension

Knicks Coach Isiah Thomas was effectively cleared of playing a role in Saturday nightâs melee at Madison Square Garden, although his actions did arouse the concern of N.B.A. officials.


Movie Review | 'Room 314': A Hotel Room With Views of 5 Couplesâ Relationships

âRoom 314â cracks open the door of an anonymous hotel room where, at different times, five couples navigate critical moments in their relationships.


The grandson of Gen. Augusto Pinochet was discharged from the army Wednesday after causing an uproar with his eulogy denouncing judges who had tried the late Chilean dictator.


Tim Henman beats Dominik Hrbaty in four sets to reach the US Open semi-finals.


Glaxo Hypertension Drug Safer for Diabetics-Study

A GlaxoSmithKline  blood pressure medicine proved significantly better in keeping blood sugar levels from rising in diabetics than another widely used member of the beta blocker family of hypertension drugs, according to a large clinical trial.


World marathon record holder Paula  Radcliffe believes she has put her failure at the Athens  Olympics behind her after announcing on Tuesday that she will  run in the New York marathon on November 7.


Until recently, Julie Amero says, she lived the quiet life of a small-town substitute teacher, with little knowledge of computers and even less about porn.


U.S. crude supplies rise on flood of imports: EIA

U.S. crude oil supplies rose more than   expected last week as imports surged to their second highest on   record, the federal government said on Wednesday.


Poll:  Few think U.S. winning terror war

Six years after the worst terror attacks on U.S. soil, three in 10 Americans believe the United States and its allies are winning the global war on terror -- one of the main justifications cited by the Bush administration for the war in Iraq.


Cartoon Network Studios and Hasbro Inc. announced in New York that they are co-producing a new animated Transformers TV series set.


The State Department told Americans on Wednesday to avoid travel to Nepal because of possible political unrest in the aftermath of King Gyanendra's dismissal of the government and suspension of many civil rights.


The Treasuryâs schedule of financing this week included todayâs regular weekly auction of new three- and six-month bills and an auction of four-week bills tomorrow.


For all the buzz Amy Adams has earned with her performance as a princess in Disney's "Enchanted," she still has doubts about her career path.


A translator at the Dutch secret service arrested in October for allegedly leaking classified information may have had links to suspected terrorists arrested in connection with filmmaker Theo van Gogh's murder, a spokesman for the National Prosecutor's office said Wednesday.


Brazil hands out free condoms ahead of Carnival

As millions of  revelers across Brazil prepare for Carnival festivities, the  country's health ministry began on Sunday its yearly safe-sex  campaign and the distribution of free condoms.


Former McAfee lawyer indicted for backdating

The former legal counsel for McAfee is facing federal charges of improperly backdating stock options at the security software company.


Il leader dell'Udeur replica cosi' a Berlusconi


American Mardy Fish will play Spain's Carlos Moya on Friday in the opening singles match of the Davis Cup final.


US Forces Detain Zarqawi-Linked Militant in Iraq

US forces have captured a man described as a senior commander of a militant group linked to al Qaeda ally Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the Iraqi government said on Wednesday.


The US military was investigating Thursday a National Guard F-16 fighter jet that fired 25 rounds through a New Jersey school. The rounds were fired on a nighttime training


It's been a week of mishaps for European airlines, but fortunately without loss of life, El Pais reported Saturday.


METAL gear.sis: nuovo virus per cellulari

Un nuovo worm insidia la sicurezza dei possessori di . telefoni cellulari basati su piattaforma Symbian OS. Il trojan, denominato Metal Gear.sis, Ã¨ lâultimo nato di una serie di codici malevoli che negli


Iraq declares martial law as 23 police killed

Iraq's interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi has declared martial law and says a US-led military offensive against the rebel-held city of Falluja could not be delayed much longer.


A radical approach by Pervez Musharraf to solving the Kashmir dispute sparks off furious debate in Pakistan.


Strike May End Soon, but Writers May Confront a Hostile Hollywood

Some fear a less lucrative future for writers as studios turn to alternatives.


Next week Microsoft will launch a new beta version of MSN Messenger. MSN Messenger 7 borrows personalization options from Microsoft's ThreeDegrees test bed, improves contact management and features keenly honed integration with MSN Search. What's more, Redmond is introducing new transactional services.


Billups' free throws finish Pistons' comeback win

The Pistons won a game against a good team, and that in and of itself is something, considering the week Detroit's had. So, the 94-93 victory over the Knicks Wednesday night


Peter Hain MP has suggested that Britain will be safer under a Labour government. Do you agree with his comments? Send us your views.


Worldbeat: Now it's the ads that zap viewers

InfoWorld - I was hungry and it had started to rain when my mobile phone buzzed to tell me I could now buy sugar in a hermetically sealed packet. A picture on my phone's screen of a goldfish swimming past the cheery new packaging drove the point home.


WHEN Wangari Maathai got word she had won the Nobel Peace Prize, she was busy with the work that earned her the prestigious award - campaigning to protect Kenya's forests and distributing food to hungry constituents suffering from drought.


NBA Wrap: Wade, O'Neal Lead Heat to 10th Win of Season

Dwayne Wade scored 25 points and  Shaquille O'Neal tied a franchise record by making all nine of  the shots he attempted as the Heat edged the Boston Celtics  106-104 in Miami Sunday.


Britain offers to ensure safety of Japanese troops in Iraq: Koizumi

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said Britain had offered to ensure the safety of Japanese troops in southern Iraq after the Dutch soldiers currently protecting the Japanese contingent pull out.


Londra, 16:42 - CALCIO, BECKHAM: SONO PRONTO PER LA CENTESIMA IN NAZIONALE

David Beckham sembra certo che Fabio Capello lo convocherà per la gara con la Svizzera, che s...


Arise, Sir Salman: Literary world applauds Rushdie knighthood

One of the world's most lauded - and most divisive - literary grandees is awarded a knighthood for services to literature.


Estrada flies to Hong Kong, vows to return

An angry former President Joseph Estrada left for Hong Kong yesterday afternoon to undergo knee surgery and the government expressed confidence that he would not abscond.


Umbilical Cord Blood May Help Predict Allergy Risk

Blood from a baby's umbilical cord could help doctors predict which children will suffer from allergies and asthma later in their lives, British and American scientists said on Thursday.


Consumer prices data open door to rate cut

Consumer prices rose modestly in December while industrial production was flat, leaving the door open for the Federal Reserve to slash interest rates later this month to shore up an economy that some fear is on the verge of a recession.


Last Wednesday, at the stroke of noon, one of the most lucrative prizes in Russia's oil industry went under the hammer. Russia's Federal Property Fund, which controls sales of state assets, auctioned a 7.6


Watch out, cable. Reddy Kilowatt can now invade your turf as the FCC on Thursday approved regulations that allow power companies to provide broadband services.


Government moves to help Swiss exporters

The government has approved measures to compensate Swiss exporters who get their fingers burned abroad.


Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak made a quickly arranged visit to Syria on Wednesday, holding talks with Syria's President Bashar Assad a day after a divisive debate in the Arab League over Syrian troops in Lebanon.


PHILADELPHIA (Sports Network) - Offensive lineman Shawn  Andrews, Philadelphia's No. 1 draft pick this year, suffered a  fractured right leg in Sunday's game against the New York  Giants. Head coach Andy Reid said after the Eagles' 31-17  victory that Andrews will miss the rest of the season.


Malaysia wary of Australia's maritime plan

A Malaysian Government spokesman says Australia should not bulldoze through its controversial new maritime security zone plan. Malaysia's Deputy Defence Minister Zainal Abidin Zin has told AFP that Canberra


Conditions are worsening for refugees in Darfur, UN agencies have said, as the Sudanese government and rebels struggle to make headway in talks aiming to ease the conflict in the Darfur region.


For some investors, the misery of subprime loans, exploding adjustable rate mortgages and slumping sales mean one thing: opportunity.


Gov. Bush appeals to Supreme Court on Schiavo case

Attorneys for Florida Gov. Jeb Bush are asking the US Supreme Court to become involved in the ongoing case of a brain damaged woman, Terri Schiavo.


Mantova, 15:11 - CALCIO, MANTOVA: PRESO BALESTRI DAL TORINO

Il Mantova ha acquistato a titolo definitivo dal Torino il terzino sinistro Jacopo Balestri. Il dife...


p2pnet.net News Feature:- Reports on Napster creator Shawn Fanningâs newest p2p application, Snocap, are doing the rounds. Snocap is a, âa proprietary Content Identification Service (CIS) that uses audio


Danny Flores, who played the saxophone and shouted the word "tequila!" in the 1950s hit song "Tequila!", has died. He was 77.


Stocks & Bonds: Shares Rest After a Record Week

Wall Street ended a record-breaking week quietly after a labor report said employers added fewer jobs than expected last month.


You are about to know how director Sanjay Gupta doubled up as a makeup artistÂ


Captives traded for oil in former East Germany: study

Political prisoners in former East Germany were traded for oil, copper and silver in the 30 years before reunification and human trade with the West formed a lucrative economic linchpin, the author of a new study said.


UN Draws Up Aid-for-Peace Offer to Sudan

A new draft resolution circulated within the United Nations Security Council urges warring parties in southern Sudan and western Darfur province to reach peace agreements, promising international support and possible debt forgiveness.


BAGHDAD - After a week of violence that killed 19 Americans and challenged the authority of Iraq's interim government in vast areas of the country, US commanders launched airstrikes Thursday on two cities controlled by insurgents and sent troops into a


DWR Schedules June 26 Meeting on Delta Risk Management Strategy

The Department of Water Resources has scheduled a Public Information  Meeting to discuss the Phase 1 (Risk Analysis) of the Delta Risk  Management Strategy (DRMS) project. It will be held from 4-7 p.m. on  Tuesday, June 26, in Rio Vista.


Wealthy may be next in line in home crisis

HINSDALE, Illinois  - A house in this wealthy Chicago suburb is far beyond the reach of most Americans.


Fifty-four runway shows will be rolled out this week, previewing the Milanese notion of what men should wear in fall-winter 2005.


In U.S. Market, Cellphone Users Are Often All Talk

After years of delays, U.S. wireless carriers are unveiling third generation phone networks. The carriers will soon find out whether the time and money were actually worth it.


A 12-year-old schoolgirl has failed in an attempted legal challenge to her school's ban on a full-face veil.


Bush wants global meeting on climate change

U.S. President George W. Bush, under fire for resisting tough action on global warming, on Thursday called on 15 influential countries to agree by the end of 2008 on a long-term goal to cut emissions.


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After Wind and Snow, Ice Predicted for Thursday

The boards are going up, the ice is going down and everything is back on schedule for the N.H.L.âs outdoor game between the Buffalo Sabres and the Pittsburgh Penguins.


Microwave popcorn fans worried about the potential for lung disease from butter flavoring fumes should know this: The sole reported case of the disease in a non-factory worker involves a man who popped the corn every day and inhaled from the bag.


Microsoft aims at VMware's virtualization lead

Microsoft Corp. , seeking to preserve the dominance of its Windows franchise, launched a new software application that takes aim at VMware Inc. , the leader in "virtualization" technology that allows a single computer server to operate like many machines.


Panel urges gas tax hike to fund road projects

U.S. gasoline taxes should be raised at least 25 cents over five years to pay for upgrades to highways, bridges and other transportation networks, a congressionally appointed panel recommended on Tuesday.