Defense, McNabb lead Eagles over error-prone Vikes

And this was after that defense gave up 410 yards, 25 first downs and allowed the other team to convert half of its third-down situations.


A baseball memorabilia collector is parting with the highlights of his Barry Bonds collection, saying the Giants star treated him poorly during a federal investigation into sales of Bonds collectibles.


Hospital: Coroner released body for organ donation then ruled man ...

MONTROSE - Montrose County Coroner Mark Young agreed to release a local man's body for organ donation before later ruling he was legally alive when his heart, liver, pancreas and kidneys were removed, a St.


The Tory leader insists he is the real progressive in the fight against poverty and climate change.


Sri Lanka military says kills 28 rebels in 24 hours

Sri Lankan troops have killed 28 Tamil Tiger rebels in a series of clashes in the island's north in 24 hours, the military said on Thursday, amid near daily clashes as renewed civil war deepens.


Google asks for right to comment on Microsoft case

(InfoWorld) - Google still hopes to influence changes that Microsoft plans to make in Vista's desktop search function, even after the parties involved in Microsoft's 2002 antitrust settlement agreed to alterations to the search system. On Monday, in response to Microsoft's opposition to an earlier request, Google asked that the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia allow it to weigh in as an interested party regarding the way the search function should be changed. The filing comes two weeks after Microsoft and the plaintiffs in the antitrust suit said that they had worked together and agreed to changes. The concerns about the desktop search function initially arose after Google complained to the plaintiffs and state attorney generals late last year that Microsoft's desktop search put third-party desktop search providers at a disadvantage. According to the terms of Microsoft's antitrust settlement, third parties like Google must address their complaints about Microsoft's compliance with the settlement to the plaintiffs and the states. In their quarterly report to the court on June 19, Microsoft and the plaintiffs told the judge that based on Google's complaint, they had agreed on a way for Microsoft to change Vista desktop search to satisfy third party concerns. However, on June 25, the night before the judge was set to meet with the parties to discuss the quarterly report, Google made a filing to the court asking to weigh in on the case. In addition to the request, Google included the comments that it wanted to file as a third party. In a response filing, Microsoft called the move an attempt at an "end-run" around the terms of the settlement agreement, which require third parties to work with the plaintiffs, not directly with the court. Microsoft also argued that the matter is settled already, so there's no issue for Google to participate in resolving. It also argued that Google isn't qualified to participate because it isn't a party involved in the antitrust case. During the discussion of the quarterly report last week, the judge appeared to agree with Microsoft. Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly remarked then that the plaintiffs serve as representatives of the consumer and that Google isn't a party in the case. Google's filing on Monday is in response to Microsoft's filing. Google argues that it can offer an important and useful perspective to the situation because it is a developer of a desktop search product and because it initially drew the attention of the plaintiffs to the Vista desktop search issue. Google is also asking for more information about the agreed changes so that it may determine whether they go far enough. If Google thinks the changes aren't enough, it wants to have the opportunity to offer its opinions to the court, according to the filing. The next step is for the judge to decide whether to allow Google's participation.


A House Republican is pushing a measure that echoes a long-sought Bush administration goal: to require all Internet service providers to keep records on their subscribers.


Apple, Cisco agree both can use iPhone name

Network equipment maker Cisco Systems  Inc.  and Apple Inc.  said on Wednesday they  had reached an agreement that allows both to use the "iPhone"  name, after Cisco sued the iPod maker for using it for a new  multimedia phone.


Ex-Cheney aide sentenced to 30 months in leak case

A former top aide to Vice President Dick Cheney was sentenced on Tuesday to 30 months in prison for lying and obstructing a probe related to the Bush administration's handling of the Iraq war.


LONDON [MENL] -- The International Atomic Energy Agency has reported that several hundred tons of conventional explosives have gone missing from an Iraqi military facility.


League Slaps Example Ban On Brawling Ball Players

NEW YORK - The wrath of David Stern was unleashed, giving Ron Artest, Stephen Jackson and Jermaine O'Neal a long time - extremely long in Artest's case - to ponder the error of their ways.


Kerry Vows Zealous U.S. Terror Hunt, Recalls Vietnam

Democratic presidential nominee and Vietnam War veteran John Kerry tried to burnish his national security credentials on Saturday by vowing to hunt down terrorists with the same energy he used to pursue the Viet Cong.


National Foods posts increased net profit

Australia's biggest supplier of fresh milk, National Foods, has posted a net profit of $68.7 million, an increase of 14 per cent on last financial year.


Lionel Richie didn't skirt questions about his daughter's drunken-driving case after his performance at the Essence Music Festival.


ESA and NASA are mounting a joint campaign to observe Jupiter over the next few weeks with two different spacecraft.


Roundup: Vogts resigns as Scotland coach

Berti Vogts resigned as coach of Scotland's national team on Monday with his side standing virtually no chance of qualifying for the 2006 World Cup.


New interactive ad format would give advertisers new ways to reach users online.


"Elvis has left the building" legend no more

Rock legend Elvis Presley's concert announcer, Al Dvorin, the man who is credited with the famous catch phrase, 'Elvis has left the building' died in a car crash in California.


Scottish & Southern is going to cut gas and electricity bills for its customers - but will not yet say by how much.


Isaiah Washington, bouncing back from his "Grey's Anatomy" firing with a role on a new NBC drama and prospects for his own network series, said Monday he's grateful for an unexpected second chance.


Same-Sex Parents Upset PBS Won't Air Show

Two Vermont same-sex couples whose families are featured in a PBS children's program are upset the network has decided not to distribute the show.


Nikon leads SLR market in Japan...gaming the Creative Commons...new geotagging tech...30-minute Olympus E-3 video...Ubuntu Hardy Heron Alpha 3...Microsoft Popfly video humor


STM, Oil Prices Pressure European Shares

European shares inched lower on Friday as  a broker downgrade hit STMicroelectronics and volatile oil  prices continued to feed economic worries, offsetting solid  earnings at utility Veolia.


In a surprise victory, veteran actor Alan Arkin, who plays an irascible grandfather in "Little Miss Sunshine," won the best supporting actor Oscar on Sunday at the world's top film awards.


LOS ANGELES - 09/09/04 - For the third time in as many weeks, the World Trade Organization has handed down decisions against US ruling against US anti-dumping and cotton subsidy policies, and rejecting Washington's appeal of an earlier ruling upholding


N.Koreans Break Into Japanese School in China

About 29 people, thought to be North Koreans seeking asylum, broke into a Japanese school in Beijing on Wednesday apparently by cutting through the wire perimeter fence.


Williams's New Shadow Looks Like Carlos Beltran

Bernie Williams on Wednesday was peppered with questions about Carlos Beltran, who could replace him as the Yankees' center fielder in 2005.


GM says to make plug-in hybrids a priority

General Motors Corp. on Wednesday detailed its commitment to building new electric vehicles as it attempts to shed its reputation for producing gas-guzzling trucks.


After India pulled off a 11-run win over Bangladesh in Chittagong on Thursday, Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly said the home team was "never really in the game" although the narrow margin of victory suggested a close match.


Teachers in Cross-Fire Over Latvia's School Reform

RIGA, Latvia  - The middle-aged teacher sweated  and swore as he switched awkwardly between Russian and Latvian,  taking his distracted class through the geography of China's  Chang Jiang River valley.


Intel invests in five 'digital home' companies

SAN FRANCISCO - Intel Corp. has made new investments in five companies developing technologies that play into the chip maker's vision of a merged personal computer and consumer electronics industry, something Intel calls the digital home.


Miami, LA top list of cellphone chatterers

Look who's talking! People in Miami   and Los Angeles chat on their cell phones more than any other   Americans, according to a survey of cell phone use in major   cities.


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US job growth beats forecasts with largest gain since March

NEW YORK, November 5  - The US economy witnessed the highest job growth in the past seven months in October this year, a monthly government data said today.


(InfoWorld) - Key backers of the new Blu-ray Disc optical storage technology turned out in force at the IFA consumer electronics show in Berlin to announce a string of content and equipment offerings. The flurry of announcements came as the consumer electronics industry prepares for the important holiday shopping season, when manufacturers typically generate their highest sales. With content crucial to the successful take-upÂ of high-definition players, recorders and game consoles, Hollywood studio executives lined up at a news conference to list the number of movies they plan to launch in the Blu-ray Disc format beginning in November. Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment LLC will release eight movies on Blu-ray in Japan and North America on Nov. 10 and Australia and Europe on Nov. 14, said senior vice president of sales Franco de Cesare. The movies, including "Kingdom of Heaven (Director's Cut)," grossed more than US$2 billion in box office sales. The recommended retail price is $39.98. Warner Home Video, a unit of Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc., will release more than 10 Blu-ray Disc titles in several European markets, including France, Germany, Spain and the U.K., according to Stephen Nickerson, senior vice president sales and marketing. Titles will include recent hits such as "Firewall" and "Syriana," and older ones from the extensive Warner Home Video library such as "Full Metal Jacket," "Training Day" and "Space Cowboys." Beginning in October in Europe and Asia, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, a division of Sony Corp., will begin rolling out a broad mix of releases , including "Hitch," "The Exorcism of Emily Rose," "The Fifth Element" and "Hostel," said senior vice president Matt Brown. Paramount Home Entertainment International intends to release "Mission: Impossible III" and "Mission Impossible Trilogy Box Set" on the Blu-ray format this year. "Mission: Impossible III" on Blu-ray will be on two discs and loaded with extras. Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV, which co-invented the CD with Sony Corp. and has collaborated closely with the Japanese manufacturer in the development of Blu-ray, introduced several products supporting the new optical storage format. Philips' BDP9000 Blu-ray Disc player plays back high-definition content in full 1080p resolution. It is designed to connect with HDTV (high-definition television) and HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) devices. In addition to its Showline Media Center MCP9480i, which supports Blu-ray, Philips plans to launch TripleWriter, an all-in-one internal drive for PCs that can record and playback optical formats including CD, DVD and Blu-ray Disc. The product goes on sales next month in the U.S. and Europe. The Blu-ray Disc Association also announced that Sun Microsystems Inc., the creator of Java technology, has joined the consortiumâs board of directors. The IFA runs though Sept. 6.


Greece's Fani Halkia thrills the Athens crowd with victory in the 400m hurdles.


F.B.I. Looks at 14 Companies in Subprime Inquiry

F.B.I. officials told reporters the probes involved potential violations including accounting fraud and insider trading.


A suicide bomber who killed 42 people in an attack in Baghdad on Sunday was a woman, security officials say.


Former Gov. Mark Warner announced Thursday that he will run next year for the U.S. Senate — and minutes later, Republicans launched a Web site determined to tank him.


GREENBURGH, N.Y. -- Lenny Wilkens resigned as coach of the New York Knicks yesterday, likely ending his Hall of Fame career after barely a year with his hometown team.


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Victoria Beckham, Cameron Diaz, Robin Williams, Jessica Biel and Bruce Willis were among the celebrities poised to pass the popcorn at Sunday's 16th annual MTV Movie Awards, but Lindsay Lohan planned to pass the show.


The Colorado Rockies knocked off the New York Yankees 4-3 to complete a three-game series sweep on Thursday and deny Roger Clemens his 350th career victory.


Families of the 4,000 victims of the Lancastria which sunk in 1940 continue a campaign for it to become a war grave.


The US says it hopes North Korea nuclear talks could resume in July, as UN monitors head to Pyongyang.


Prosecution of Computer Associates 'deferred'

The US Justice Department has agreed to defer prosecution of Computer Associates International in its long-running investigation of accounting fraud at the software maker, several publications reported Wednesday, citing unnamed sources.


Peruvian bus falls 165 feet into river; 49 dead

A bus careened off a mountain road in Peru and plunged 165 feet into a jungle river, killing 49 people and injuring 15 others, police said yesterday.


Hospital Owes Jackson $1 Million, Judges Say: They Uphold Village Fee for Sewer, Water Service

By Lawrence Sussman, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel  May 31--The state Court of Appeals on Wednesday affirmed a lower-court decision ordering Synergy Health St. Joseph's Hospital to pay the Village of Jackson a $1.08 million connection fee for municipal sewer and water service.


Shell unveils EUR 37bn plan to win investor confidence

AMSTERDAM - Anglo-Dutch energy giant Shell announced plans on Wednesday to invest USD 45 billion (EUR 37 billion) in oil and gas exploration in a bid to increase its reserves and restore investor confidence.


The mystery of what killed Oetzi - the 5,300-year-old Iceman found in the Alps - may finally be over.


Clinton urges Iowa voters to caucus on wrong day

Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton may have shot herself in the foot trying to get Iowa voters to pledge support to her -- she is encouraging them to go caucus on January 14, 11 days too late.


Internet Explorer Takes Another Market-Share Hit

Challenges to Microsoft's Web browser dominance are mounting as Internet Explorer loses more market share to open-source rival Mozilla.


MySpace, Seventeen launch parents education plan

Top global social networking site  MySpace.com plans on Monday to unveil a campaign to educate  parents, schools and teenagers about Internet safety as it  moves to protect many of its young users.


Oregon Senators Seek to Expand Mt. Hood Wilderness Area

By AP  PORTLAND   A bill to expand the Mount Hood wilderness area by more than 128,000 acres was introduced Wednesday in the Senate in a bipartisan push to get it approved before the end of the year.   Sen. Gordon Smith, R-Ore., joined his colleague, Sen.


Estoril, 15:13 - MOTOMONDIALE: GP PORTOGALLO, BAUTISTA VINCE IN 250, 2Â° DOVIZIOSO

Alvaro Bautista ha vinto il Gran Premio del Portogallo classe 250. Lo spagnolo della Aprilia, sul tr...


Ieri sera "anteprima" con il Gazometro illuminatoOggi il via alle 21: musei gratis, concerti e spettacoli fino alle 6                                          Roma, al via la Notte Bianca  Attesi 2 milioni di persone                                                                                Il centro chiuso alle auto. Per i mezzi pubblici biglietto unico a 1 euro di RENATA MAMBELLI


Boston's college kids: lab rats for hire

College students are known for finding creative ways to earn money, but few can compete with Boston University senior Allison Yochim — who once earned cash watching dueling images of sea turtles and hardcore pornography.


Kazakhstan says that the deadline for talks about the Kashagan oil field has been delayed until 15 January.


Myanmar, India to sign cooperation agreements

New Delhi (VNA) - Myanmar and India are expected to sign some cooperation agreements, including a protocol on fighting terrorism, during a five-day India visit by Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council of Myanmar Than Shwe, which started on


Electronics retailer RadioShack Corp. said Tuesday its fourth-quarter profit climbed 64 percent on lower costs despite a drop in revenue.


Firenze, 17:42 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA: OUT ANCHE AVRAMOV

Problema portieri in casa Fiorentina. Dopo Frey si è bloccato anche il terzo portiere Vlada A...


Scotland's first minister tells a group of high school pupils that it is okay to get drunk "once in a while."


Jazeera TV: Bin Laden Tape Urges Iraq Polls Boycott

A new tape purportedly from al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden backed Abu Musab al-Zarqawi as the Islamist network's leader in Iraq, Al Jazeera television reported Monday.


Paralympics: Angourakis Increases Greece's Medal Haul

Christos Angourakis added his name to  Greece's list of Paralympic medal winners when he claimed a  bronze in the T53 shot put competition Thursday.


Hurricane Jeanne Pounds Florida Where Frances Hit

FORT PIERCE, Fla.  - Hurricane Jeanne tore roofs  from houses and a hospital, caused widespread power outages and  was expected to inflict heavy damage as it pounded Florida's  east coast on Sunday, the same coastal region scarred by  Hurricane Frances three weeks ago.


Sacked Tory frontbencher Boris Johnson says he did not lie to Michael Howard about his affair.


L'ultima puntata ha ottenuto 5.440.000 spettatori


Risks Seen for TV Chain Showing Film About Kerry

This week, the 62 stations controlled by the Sinclair Broadcasting Group plan to show a documentary about John Kerry's antiwar activities 30 years ago. The film could negatively affect both Mr. Kerry and Sinclair.


Atrocity in China Revisited in World Premiere, 'a nanking winter', in Toronto

Playbill - The Japanese invasion of China in 1937 is evoked in the Toronto world premiere of a nanking winter, launching Feb. 23 in a production by Nightwood Theatre in association with Cahoots Theatre Projects.


A British man extradited from Morocco is charged in connection with the Â£53m Securitas robbery.


Secco no del Parlamento invece a quella riproduttiva


The BBC's flagship pop music programme Top of the Pops is to move from Fridays to Sundays.


Real estate trust buys 6 local properties

Equity One Inc. , a real estate investment trust that owns shopping centers primarily in the South, agreed to buy six retail properties in the Boston area from Charlesbank Capital Partners LLC for about $120 million to expand into the Northeast. The centers are located in Cambridge, Medford, Quincy, Swampscott, West Roxbury, and Plymouth, with 390,979 total square feet, the ...


Focus of Video Games Shifts to Lure More Casual Players

By fall, software developers will start introducing offerings aimed at nudging players to bond with Grandma, balance their hormones and eat their peas.


Imprisoned uprising leader to drop out of race to replace Arafat

RAMALLAH, West Bank Associates of an imprisoned uprising leader say he's dropping out of the race to replace Yasser Arafat as head of the Palestinian Authority.


OAKLAND, Calif. - Eric Chavez singled in the winning run in the bottom of the 10th inning, leading the Oakland Athletics to a wild 7-6 win over the Rangers on Monday night in a game that was delayed in the


Two men accused of being part of an international network to illegally export DR Congo's uranium are released.


Mike McKenzie got his wish today when the Green Bay Packers traded the disgruntled cornerback and a future conditional draft pick to the New Orleans Saints for quarterback JT O'Sullivan and a second-round pick in next year's draft.


Bank Sells Support Site to Indian Outsourcing Service

Barclays has sold its Colorado call center to Firstsource Solutions, which will use the site for several clients.


COVINGTON, Ky., Sept. 20  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Gary A. Cappeline, president and chief operating officer, Chemical Sector, Ashland Inc. , will retire after nearly 30 years of service effective April 1, 2007, the company announced today.


Torino, 18:54 - CALCIO, TORINO: DE ASCENTIS E BARONE A PARTE

Doppia seduta di allenamento per il Torino in vista della gara di domenica contro il Catania.  Diffe...


Alberta senator-in-waiting election expected to be called Wednesday

EDMONTON (CP) - Alberta's campaign to elect senators-in-waiting for potential appointments to Canada's upper house is expected to begin Wednesday.


The scam didn't seek much money, just $20 to $60 per business. But add it up across the nation, and the sum easily could reach into hundreds of thousands of dollars, perhaps more.


Arafat Acknowledges Mistakes, Urges Change

RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian President  Yasser Arafat made a rare acknowledgement of mistakes under his  rule Wednesday and urged reforms to end corruption after an  unprecedented wave of turmoil.


U.S. Jets Hit Insurgent Areas in Fallujah

FALLUJAH, Iraq - U.S. jets pounded insurgent positions in Fallujah for a third straight day Thursday, killing at least five people in the Sunni city dominated by militants about 30 miles west of Baghdad, officials said...


Baseball commissioner Bud Selig might face a brushback pitch or two when he testifies next week before a congressional committee investigating steroid use among players. But it will be nothing compared with the treatment that Congress gave the sport's first commissioner.


MELBOURNE, Australia - Thousands of firefighters rushed to contain more than a dozen wildfires burning across southern Australia on Friday amid fears that high temperatures and gusty winds forecast this weekend could further stoke the blazes, threatening farms and towns.


Conrad Black judge will not recall star witness

The judge presiding over Conrad Black's  criminal fraud trial refused a request from his lawyers on  Wednesday to bring back to the stand and try to further  discredit the star witness against the former media baron.


Sex Offenders Are Barred From Internet by New Jersey

New Jersey enacted legislation on Thursday banning some convicted sex offenders from using the Internet.


Oracle debuts first homegrown TimesTen release

TimesTen release 7 acts as a real-time caching front end for the enterprise-level Oracle Database 10g, making database queries go faster.


Argentina Stunned by School Deaths Gun Rampage

A high school student wielding a 9mm pistol shot and killed four classmates and wounded five more yesterday in Argentinaâs worst school rampage, police said.


President Bush tailed Senator John Kerry across the Midwest on Friday, painting him as an out-of-touch liberal who wanted to impose a huge government health care


Campaigns Urge Support in Post-Debate Spin

The assignment: go forth and spin. The objective: win the battle of the post-debate polls. Both presidential campaigns are urging supporters to go online after Tuesday's debate between Vice President Dick Cheney and Sen. John Edwards in the hopes of spinning the outcome in their favor.


New Technology From AMD And IBM Boosts Chip Performance

The manufacturing technology can result in faster chips without increasing power requirements, say the companies. By Darrell Dunn.


Behind Every Successful Man, There's a Stronger One

Paul Weitz's engagingly lightweight drama is a gently revisionist fairy tale about good versus evil set on the battlefield of contemporary corporate culture.


Dozens of women posed naked on their bicycles on a bridge over one of Amsterdam's historic canals Sunday — a unique sight even in a city famed for its relaxed attitude toward nudity and sex.


Cheney modifies criticism of Kerry on explosives cache in Iraq

Vice President Dick Cheney modified his criticism of John Kerry on Thursday after declaring the Democrat got his facts wrong about the disappearance of several hundred tons of explosives in Iraq.


Kanye: MTV exploited Britney for ratings

Kanye West blames MTV for Britney Spears' less than stellar performance at the Video Music Awards. "Man, they were just trying to get ratings, and they knew she wasn't ready and they exploited her," the 29-year-old rapper said Tuesday on Sirius Satellite Radio's "The Morning Mash Up."


Passengers stopped a charter bus from plunging nearly 200 feet off a bridge after the driver collapsed, apparently from a heart attack.


Dubai company in possible Liverpool takeover bid

Premiership giants Liverpool are moving closer to a deal which would involve a takeover by a Dubai-based company by the end of the year, press reports have said.


Most Women Start Annual Mammograms by Age 40

The majority of women in the United States are getting their first screening mammogram for breast cancer at age 40, as recommended by health experts, a new study finds.


STMicroelectronics' Nomadik(TM) Application Processor Enables Samsung Mobile Phones to Deliver Best-in-Class Digital Mobile TV Experience in Korea

GENEVA, Dec. 19  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- STMicroelectronics  announced today that Samsung Electronics has selected ST's award-winning* Nomadik(TM) multimedia application processor technology for several digital TV mobile phone models for the Korean market.


Grande convergenza ha tutelato l'interesse nazionale


The government is set to announce fifty new areas which will receive special help to fight anti-social behaviour. Will these measures work?


Rising Electricity Prices Set Off Regulation Debate

Opening up electricity markets to competition was supposed to lead to savings for consumers. Instead, bills have soared in several states and the power industry is warning of a looming crisis.


Pope Rushed to Hospital with Flu Complications

Pope John Paul was rushed to  hospital late on Tuesday after his condition deteriorated from  flu but he was not in intensive care, the Vatican said.


Cingular signs on for Qualcomm mobile TV

InfoWorld - The biggest U.S. cellular company, AT&T's Cingular division, will launch mobile TV using Qualcomm's MediaFLO technology later this year.


Serena boosts IDEs, collaboration in change management

Serena Software this week announced improvements to its enterprise change management system, Serena ChangeMan Dimensions.


This April, The Producers is to finish its time on Broadway after six years and over 2,500 performances. Mel Brooks, the creator of the show and the original 1968 movie on which it was based, has said that working on the show has been "pure joy....


As girlfriend worked nights, driver 'hunted women'

Forklift driver 'systematically selected and murdered' five young women, court hears


Pakistan Arrests Suspect in US Consulate Blast

Pakistani security forces have arrested an Islamic militant suspected of involvement in a 2002 bomb attack on the US consulate in Karachi in which 12 Pakistanis were killed, officials said Thursday.


Stephen Merchant beats comedy partner Ricky Gervais to best actor at the British Comedy Awards.


Communication program that allows one instance to act as a server and then any number of instances to connect through any desired port (specified by the server) to Chat, the server relaying. File transfer is also available on a one-to-one basis.   RoxCom 2.0 has been released and now has the ability to allow any number of chat clients to connect to a running RoxCom server on any desired port. All past connection issues have been resolved and file transfer is still working on a 1 to 1 basis and is in development for multi-user capabilities. Chat history files, user configurable connection options and a better history window are on their way.


Trieste, 13:03 - CALCIO, TRIESTINA; DE FALCO: A NAPOLI GIOCHEREMO A VISO APERTO

Il direttore sportivo della Triestina Antonio De Falco parla della prossima partita contro il Napoli...


US Flu Season Slow So Far, Official Says

The U.S. influenza season is  starting slowly but it is still too early to tell how severe  the outbreak will be as the nation faces a vaccine shortage,  the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention  (CDC) said on Sunday.


Iraq says won't disband police despite U.S. report

Iraq's Interior Ministry said on Thursday it would not disband the national police despite a report by an independent U.S. panel that will recommend scrapping and reorganizing the force.


You wonder why he can't get his arms around it -- the fame, the fortune, the free fall that inevitably accompanies both if you do not anticipate the warning signs that are always there, lurking in the shadows.


EU Wants Mobile Data Roaming Charges Cut

The European Commission has given mobile network operators until July 1 to cut the cost of using mobile data services while traveling abroad or face regulation.


Chechens vote for president replacing slain leader

Amid high concern over rebel attacks, voters in Russia's war-torn republic of Chechnya began on Sunday to elect a successor to their former slain president.


A spokesman for the VOGG has said that "Now that the euphoria of 'Encircling the Nation' and National Day is over, the 4th.


[TS] Sports of The Times: Woods Chases Nicklaus as a Father

Just as Tiger Woods is chasing Jack Nicklausâs record of 18 majors, heâll also be measured against Nicklaus as a family man.


Legislation has been introduced in the U.S. Senate that would require sex offenders to register their e-mail addresses with authorities.  Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., and Sen.


"Jozi-H" puts South African spin on medical dramas

"Jozi-H", a new television series set in a fictional Johannesburg hospital, enters a crowded genre, but this medical drama offers something different -- a glimpse at life in a society ravaged by violent crime.


Palermo, 16:34 - CALCIO, PALERMO; ZAMPARINI: VOGLIO DI PIU' DAI GIOCATORI

Il presidente del Palermo, Maurizio Zamparini, ora in Egitto per un viaggio di lavoro, non è ...


GM Earnings Slip As It Struggles in Europe

General Motors Corp., the world's biggest automaker, said Wednesday its net income fell 37 percent in the fourth quarter, led downward in part by continued struggles at its European operations.


UPDATE 1-Lewis fires spectacular 62 to take Funai lead

JL Lewis produced a dazzling 10-under-par 62 to grab a two-shot lead after the opening round of the $4.2 million Funai Classic at the Walt Disney Resort on Thursday.


Three weeks away from the Ryder Cup, American Stewart Cink hopes he has silenced at least some of his critics - if indeed they exist.


A man buried by an avalanche for almost eight hours emerged with little more than scratches after a relative found him using a probe.


Hepburn papers reveal woman of strength, nerves

A peek inside the private world of legendary actress Katharine Hepburn reveals a woman resembling the strong-willed characters she often portrayed.


Regine Crespin, the French opera great who took her personal magnetism and soprano voice to the world's leading stages, died Thursday. She was 80.


Scottish author and stand up comic AL Kennedy wins the Â£25,000 Costa Book of the Year award for her novel Day.


Johnson & Johnson said late Wednesday that it will buy Guidant Corp. for $23.9 billion in a cash-and-stock deal that had been rumored for weeks.


Microsoft's  "Halo 3" has  dominated video game headlines this week, but if blasting  aliens isn't appealing there is more on offer in other games,  including role-playing the composer Frederic Chopin.


Russian President Vladimir Putin led world leaders' tributes to George W. Bush's victory in the US presidential race, saying it meant Americans had not allowed themselves to be cowed by terrorists.


Better sit down for this one. Just in case you faint easily (although if you've been following this story, over the past few months, that's unlikely): ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP


Medicare Drug Plan Helps Patients Fight Cancer

TUESDAY, Sept. 12 (HealthDay News) -- The fear that the new Medicare drug plan would limit access to medicines hasn't come true, as least as far as cancer treatment is concerned, a new report finds.


Word 2007 loses the ability to export outlines to Powerpoint

Microsoft removed the File*Send to*Microsoft Office Powerpoint feature in Word 2007.


Acupuncture May Lessen Post-Op Pain, Nausea

Sept. 22, 2004 -- A high-tech, acupuncture-like therapy appears to be as effective as the leading medication in treating nausea and vomiting following major breast surgery.


Dems Respond With Vitriol to BushÃ¢ÂÂs Iraq Defense

Democratic candidates for the 2008 presidential nomination were quick and nearly uniform in their criticism of President Bush on Thursday, in the wake of the administrationÃ¢ÂÂs release of a progress report on the war in Iraq that painted a mixed picture Ã¢ÂÂ and the presidentÃ¢ÂÂs subsequent defense of the war in a news conference.


Marvel in deal with Fruit of the Loom, Crocs

- Now it is Spider-Man and the Incredible Hulk's turn to appear on children's footwear and underwear.


The images are searing, violent. Smoke and flames pouring from the World Trade Center towers. Bullets ripping through military protective vests.


The fans of legendary rock band Led Zeppelin have created an online petition page to get the band to reunite for a world tour.


Medicare Rules Set Off a Battle on Drug Choices

A battle between insurers and drug companies could determine how many medicines will be available to beneficiaries.


Computer, physical security expected to merge

Forrester research sees companies further integrating physical and network access. The trend could give providers an urge to merge.


Needle exchange needed in prisons to combat spread of disease ...

TORONTO (CP) - The alarming prevalence of HIV and hepatitis C infection among inmates is a health issue that affects all Canadians and requires the country's prisons to immediately adopt needle exchange programs, advocacy groups said Wednesday.


Worst over in Danish fireworks factory fire; residents begin returning home

COPENHAGEN, Denmark  - Some of the more than 2,000 people evacuated after fire engulfed a Danish fireworks factory and set off a series of powerful explosions were allowed to return home Friday.


A militant group in Iraq said two French journalists held since August had been released and sent to the French Embassy in Baghdad, the Arab-language Al-Jazeera satellite TV reported Tuesday.


Torino, 16:33 - CALCIO, TORINO; ZACCHERONI: VOGLIO RIPETERE IL MIRACOLO UDINESE

''L'obiettivo è quello di creare un Torino simile alla mia Udinese''. Alberto Zaccheroni si p...


A judge in an Enron investor fraud suit is giving Enron shareholders another chance to describe the bankÂs role in the companyÂs collapse.


Bush Picks Spellings to Lead Education Department

President Bush promoted Margaret Spellings, his domestic policy adviser, on Wednesday to serve as Education secretary. She will replace departing secretary Rod Paige if she wins Senate confirmation.


Iran Uranium Conversion Plans Provoke US Fury

The United States accused Iran Wednesday of threatening global peace with its plans to process 37 tons of raw "yellowcake" uranium, which one Western nuclear


Iraqi refugees turn to sex trade in Syria

A score of young Iraqi women in tight, shimmering gowns shuffle across the nightclub dance floor under the hungry eyes of Gulf Arabs at nearby tables.


Each year the West showers the Southeast Asian country with more aid, hoping it will clean up its act. But China isn't making it easy


Roma, 14:05 - CALCIO, MERCATO; AGENTE KUFFOUR: NON HA FIRMATO CON NESSUNO

Ã sempre piÃ¹ intricata la situazione di Samuel Kuffour, difensore attualmente in forza alla Roma. Ra...


Grabs network intel and analytics software Business software provider Oracle has acquired Dublin-based Netsure Telecom.â¦


Appello a Mastella e Camere per interventi dopo riforma


Vivendi, Execs Face Complaints Over Bond

France's stock market regulator has filed complaints against Vivendi Universal SA and its two highest executives as part of an investigation into convertible bonds that the French company issued three years ago, Vivendi said Tuesday.


Ms Pac-Man celebrates 25 years with Apple

Classic game comes to the iPod Namco has released the hugely-popular Ms Pac-Man for the fifth-generation iPod.â¦


Devastated Paula Radcliffe has apologised to the nation and pleaded to be given some time to decide whether she should try to redeem herself.


John Deere, iRobot Team Up to Make Robot

In a trailblazing pairing of robotics and tractor companies, iRobot and John Deere announced plans Monday to build a 9-foot-long semi-autonomous battlefield vehicle.


Goldman Sachs Group Inc. GS.N, the   No. 3 U.S. investment bank, on Tuesday said its third-quarter   earnings fell as trading revenues dropped.


Iran's president says nuclear work nearing "peak"

Iran's nuclear work is nearing a "peak", President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Thursday, while the U.N. atomic watchdog chief said Tehran was probably at least three years from making atom bombs even if it chose to do so.


Apparent bin Laden tape endorses al-Zarqawi, calls for election ...

The man speaking on the tape also referred to a statement last month in which al-Zarqawi, a Jordanian, declared allegiance to bin Laden and changed his group's name to al-Qaida in Iraq.


Cut by OPEC doesn't slow the drop in crude's price

OPEC, worried by the recent downward spiral of crude prices, agreed to cut production by 1 million barrels a day at a Friday meeting in Cairo, Egypt, but rather than shoring up prices, the action created a sell-off.


Russia test-launched a new intercontinental ballistic missile Tuesday that is capable of carrying multiple independent warheads


A coach carrying British tourists has crashed in Belgium, leaving 23 people injured, it is reported.


Australian-Listed News Corp. To Shift to Wall Street

News Corp.'s shift will improve trading liquidity and give better access to US capital markets. The company, which already has a secondary listing in London, will also seek a listing on the Australian Stock


Nepal's King Gyanendra is forced to pay tax for the first time in the history of the monarchy.


Fool on the Street: Rock-Solid Wells Fargo

Its valuation might be holding the stock back, but look at the company's track record.


Vicente Fox, Mexico's president, on Monday fired Mexico City's police chief and the commissioner of the federal police force charged with crime prevention, in response to the


, 12/8/2004. IBM's awaited personal computing division sale to Lenovo Group Ltd. became official this morning with an announcement that Big Blue will pass the unit to China's number one PC maker for $1.75 billion.


Photos: A look at the whiskered winners who stood out in last week's annual beard and mustache competition


EU Calls To Break Apple's iTunes-iPod Link

The European Union's Consumer Protection Commissioner, Meglena Kuneva, has lashed out at Apple, claiming that the company's strategy of bundling iTunes and iPods together is unfair to consumers.


A Seattle man has been arrested in what the Justice Department described as its first case against someone accused of using file-sharing digital data to commit identity theft.


A vulnerability researcher posted details of a dangerous Internet Explorer (IE) flaw on Thursday that allows phishers to spoof Web sites more realistically than ever before.


Legislation Would Change Use of Redevelopment Funds

Under a bill sponsored by Sen. Curt Bramble, R-Provo, Vineyard city could use redevelopment agency dollars for the former Geneva Steel industrial site.


Samsung Electronics Co. said Monday it will work with Sprint Nextel Corp. to bring fourth-generation high speed wireless Internet to New York City.


Deion Sanders Returns to NFL With Ravens

After three seasons away from the NFL, Deion Sanders signed with the Baltimore Ravens on Tuesday.


Political Yard Sign Wars Wage as Election Nears

Two weeks before a tight presidential election, tension among bitterly divided voters is translating into a barrage of attacks on political targets that can't talk back -- yard signs.


Congratulations! You are now the proud parents of a bouncing $7.4 trillion debt. That comes out to just about $25,195 for every man, woman and child in America.


Haas shoots 65 for share of Allianz lead

Champions Tour player of the year Jay Haas shot a 7-under 65 on Saturday for a share of the second-round lead in the Allianz Championship with first-round leader Craig Stadler and England's Mark James.


California wildfires force historic evacuation

Fierce wildfires raged across Southern California on Tuesday, threatening more than 60,000 homes as night fell and forcing half a million people to flee in the state's largest evacuation.


Microsoft to Share Code With Governments

Government officials have sought greater access to the program's technical details to ensure the software is compatible with other applications and is hiding no obvious security flaws. -TheWashington Post


Villagers Thought Dinosaur Bones Came From Dragons, and Ate Them

Chinese villagers, believing the bones had magical properties, ground them down and used them in traditional medicines.


Web servers may be vulnerable to attack, security company warns.


Kurt Busch surprised himself by winning the pole yesterday for the NASCAR season finale, putting himself in excellent shape for the opening laps of Sunday's climactic Ford 400.


Bush urges baseball to "address ... serious problem" of steroids

WHITE HOUSE President Bush is joining the chorus of those who want Major League Baseball to crack down on steroid use. Press Secretary Scott McClellan says the president is calling on baseball players and owners to "address this serious problem.


MoMA will raise the basic price of admission an eye-opening 67 percent, to $20, making the Modern the most expensive major art museum in the United States.


Pentagon unit developed "dubious" prewar intel: report

Former U.S. defense policy chief Douglas Feith developed and issued "dubious" intelligence that was used to bolster the Bush administration's case for the invasion of Iraq, a Pentagon watchdog agency said in a report to be released on Friday.


Typhoon bears down on flood-hit Philippines

killed up to 600 people in a part of the northern Philippines due to be hit by a typhoon in just over 24 hours. forced to carry supplies on foot after roads were cut off and bad weather grounded rescue helicopters.


Martin Biron makes 38 saves in his second straight shutout and Philadelphia proves it is back as a Stanley Cup contender, beating the Devils, 4-0, Thursday.


Election officials on Wednesday upheld the contested mayoral victory of a millionaire dog-track owner in Tijuana, putting the party that ruled Mexico for 71 straight years back in power in a key city along the U.S. border.


Cuba's Castro looks stronger, says in good spirits

Cuban leader Fidel Castro looked healthier and said he was in good spirits on Tuesday in his first television interview since life-threatening bowel surgery sidelined him from power 10 months go.


The European Commission opens a probe into Microsoft and Time Warner's plans to buy anti-piracy firm ContentGuard.


The United States said on Friday it is preparing a new UN resolution on Darfur and that US Secretary of State Colin Powell might address next week whether the violence in western Sudan constitutes genocide.


Israel rebuffs call for talks on core issues

Israel on Tuesday ruled out negotiations "at this stage" on the borders of a future Palestinian state, rebuffing Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and casting doubt on a U.S. push to tackle the issue.


Iranian president answers Washington press corps

In a videoconference, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad refuted criticism of Iran and stood firm on not recognizing Israel.


(InfoWorld) - Multifactor authentication is all the rage these days, thanks to increasingly sophisticated trojans and phishing attacks and even rootkits aimed at stealing passwords and sensitive data. High-stakes online crime has even spurred financial services companies and some enterprises to consider new, "risk-based authentication" solutions, which examine behavioral patterns and session characteristics to identify rogue users. One of a number of security vendors introducing risk analysis to the authentication equation is Cogneto, a London-based startup with offices in Vancouver and Seattle. Launched in September 2006, Cogneto's Unomi solution verifies user identity through behavioral characteristics (namely mouse movements) and measures risk based on both biometric and behavioral factors. The technology behind Unomi is the brainchild of Cogneto chief scientist Martin Renaud, based on his research in cognitive psychology. He founded the company with a small group of information technologists including Cogneto's CTO and identity evangelist Patrick Audley and Ryan McArthur.Â  "The way that people interact with information is incredibly unique," Audley explains. "So if you can find a way to capture that, then you can measure someone's identity." Unomi captures the unique way each user interacts with a mouse or trackpad or trackball. According to Audley, the behavioral analysis can detect when a user is under stress or intoxicated. When calculating risk, the system also considers such factors as the type and location of the connection, whether the client machine is known or unknown, and whether the user is performing a certain task at an unusual time of day, given his or her history. As Audley puts it, "You might be the right person but if you're in the wrong environment or you're doing the wrong thing it's still not a good situation. Our technology identifies situational risk." The same principle applies to shutting out the bad guys, Audley concludes, adding wryly, "Obviously, if you're the wrong person, that's generally considered risky." That kind of security is attractive to banks concerned about phishing attacks and other forms of online fraud. But Cogneto is thinking even bigger: looking beyond authentication to what co-founders Audley and McArthur view as a larger opportunity in "identity services." "We're developing an extension of our technology, which is really more a reapplication of our core technology to extend identity brand outside of (our customers) Web site," Audley says. For member banks and their customers, Cogneto's authentication technology becomes a gateway into a broader trusted environment. The customers benefit from the bank's ability to serve as a trust authority, which makes it safer and easier for them to shop on the Web. The bank benefits from the opportunity to form lucrative partnerships through Cogneto's "identity network." For example, the bank's customers could use their bank account to make purchases directly without going through an intermediary such as Visa, Audley points out. The end result could be a kind of identity federation between large financial services, banking and e-commerce vendors and their countless business partners. "Let's say you're a Bank of America customer," Audley continues. "Bank of America does a co-marketing deal with an insurance company to offer insurance to their customers at better rates. Our system allows those other companies to authenticate you as a Bank of America customer without knowing your bank account number or any of your private details." Cogneto plans to unveil the identity network this summer. Audley says that, in addition to banks, the company is seeking partnerships to crack the enterprise and e-commerce markets, with Cogneto functioning as a broker between organizations that are looking for secure authentication options. "You can think of it as a metadirectory," adds McArthur, the company's director of marketing and business development. "But I can't stress enough that we don't actually store any of the data. All we do is we help people get in touch with other people." Audley and McArthur say that Cogneto can help merchants exchange useful information, such as the date of a last purchase, amount of last purchase, customer status, credit status, and so on -- without compromising customers' privacy or confidentiality. "In some cases the only thing that's really relevant to the merchant is the fact that the user who is coming to them has a bank account in good standing," Audley says. "That information is actually quite valuable."


U.S. Seeks Strategy with Japan for New N.Korea Talks

Secretary of State Colin Powell sought to hammer out a strategy with Japan on Sunday to persuade North Korea to return to six-party talks on scrapping its suspected nuclear weapons programs.


Iraq: two Italian aid workers captured by insurgents

ELEANOR HALL: Foreign aid workers are reportedly leaving the country after two Italian aid workers were captured by insurgents in Baghdad yesterday.


High court to review interstate wine shipping laws

The Millbrook Vineyards and Winery is a popular stop for tourists looking for a bit of culture and culinary indulgence, all in a country setting.


County Adds Buffers of 1,000 Feet for Methadone Clinics

By Jeffrey Mize, The Columbian, Vancouver, Wash.  Sep. 20--Clark County will require future methadone clinics to be located at least 1,000 feet from schools, parks, libraries and other methadone clinics.


Just When You Thought It Was Safe to Go Back in the Jungle

âRambo,â directed by and starring Sylvester Stallone, has its own kind of blockheaded poetry.


Free cars bonanza as Oprah keeps on rolling

She is the biggest name in American TV, so the gesture had to be a grand one: to celebrate her show's 19th season, Oprah Winfrey surprised her 276 audience members by giving each of them a new car.


Australia airlifts troops to the Solomon Islands, again

Australia's swift reaction to the sniper killing of one of its soldiers serving with an international peacekeeping force in the troubled Solomon Islands on Wednesday will likely quell any further turmoil.


CA buys antispyware vendor PestPatrol while McAfee snaps up Foundstone.


Glaxo Braves Fire Over HIV Drug Trials in Orphans

GlaxoSmithKline on Tuesday defended trials of HIV drugs in orphans, saying "clinical trials involving children and orphans were legal and not unusual."


Michelin victory comes as nice surprise to Stolz

It's been such a miserable year for Andre Stolz, he wasn't even sure he had won Sunday after he had drained the final putt at the $4 million Michelin Championship at Las Vegas.


Many argue that with the stock market falling and the economy flirting with recession, the Fedâs chairman should be more aggressive than he has been so far.


Merrill Lynch & Co Inc  on Wednesday reported $7.9 billion in write-downs for the third-quarter as shaky risk management and bad bets on mortgages and leveraged loans for corporate takeovers triggered the company's first loss in six years.


It was ever so brief, but the use of a body double by Miley Cyrus on her best-selling "Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus 'Best of Both Worlds'" tour is creating plenty of buzz.


ATLANTA -- Georgia football great Herschel Walker has multiple personalities _ a revelation in an upcoming book that surprises the man who coached the 1982 Heisman Trophy winner.


EU Clinches Deal on Launching Turkey Entry Talks

The European Union and Turkey reached  a historic agreement on Friday on starting talks on admitting  the large Muslim nation to the bloc after last minute haggling  over Ankara's relationship with EU member Cyprus.


A chiunque voglia acquistarla e lasciare ciclomotore


Hong Kong residents began voting Sunday in a legislative election that could bring big gains for the democracy camp, which has angered Beijing with its demands for universal suffrage in the former British colony.


Vodafone will primarily target the under-35's, a group which it characterized as the "young, active, fun" market.


Late surge after quiet day sees Dow at highest level for months

AFTER an slow start as Wall Street took a breather after Thursdayâs rally, a late surge saw the Dow finish almost 70 points ahead, topping the significant 10,500 mark.


Falcons release four-times Pro Bowler Crumpler

The Atlanta Falcons began the  rebuilding process after a disappointing season by cutting  seven veterans, including four-times Pro Bowler Alge Crumpler  on Friday.


Discussions are under way for a possible August race between Jamaican world 100 meters record holder Asafa Powell and U.S. sprinter Tyson Gay in London, Powell's agent said on Thursday.


Equatorial Guinea Attorney General to Quiz Thatcher, AFP Says

Equatorial Guinea is sending its attorney general to South Africa to question Mark Thatcher over allegations that he helped in a failed coup in the west African country, Agence France


US envoy accused of being the power pulling Karzai's strings

AS Hamid Karzai stepped forward to cut the ribbon across the entrance to Kabul's rebuilt national museum, a tall grey-haired man in a sharp suit stood beside him.


Secondo gli esperti del ministero dell'Economia, le nuove deduzioni offrono uno sconto piÃ¹ contenuto ad alcune categorie                                                  Secit, la riforma fiscale svantaggia le famiglie a reddito medio-basso                                                                                Danneggiati dalle nuove norme anche i separati e i divorziati


The former president hosts an international conference in Prague on promoting democracy in Cuba.


Company's Hoarding of Domain Names Draws Fire

Network Solutions says it's trying to protect against people using inside information to scoop up desirable domain names before someone else can register it.


QuickTime Bug Gives Hackers New Drive-by Attack

The bug, when paired with Firefox, allows hackers to hijack PCs and Macs.


Sportswear designer Liz Claiborne dies at 78

Apparel designer Liz  Claiborne, who founded a namesake women's sportswear label that  grew into a multibillion dollar global empire, has died at age  78, the company said on Wednesday.


Clinton to help congressional candidates

Democratic Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, a possible White House candidate, will lend a hand to congressional candidates, several of whom just happen to be in presidential battleground states.


Oil Prices Surge as Ivan Threatens Gulf of Mexico

the sixth strongest hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic -- was 70 miles south-southeast of the western tip of Cuba around 2 pm on Monday.


Johan Santana was in the home clubhouse during the eighth inning, watching teammate Juan Rincon giving up his lead to the Yankees, and watching the beginning of the end of another Twins season.


Veterans Pronger and McKenzie don't think hockey will return until ...

NHL veterans Chris Pronger and Jim McKenzie think this lockout is far worse than the one that wiped out half a season 10 years ago.


Israeli troops killed two Palestinians in two separate incidents Friday, and Israeli helicopters fired three missiles at a Gaza warehouse the army said was used for making weapons.


British Police Thwart Terrorism Kidnap Plot

Police in central England arrested eight people in a major security swoop on Wednesday which a defense source said involved a plot to kidnap and possibly kill a Muslim British soldier.Comment


Resolution at six-year highs on Stan Life bid hopes

British insurer Resolution  hit six-year highs in a weaker market on Monday, lifted by hopes of a 5 billion pound ($10.2 billion) bid from rival Standard Life , backed by giant Swiss Re .


Byrne puts fake ID frighteners on illegal employers

Another no-change rule change? Analysis Immigration Minister Liam Byrne is to celebrate the first wave of the ID card rollout next year with a scary ad campaign threatening employers of illegal immigrants with fines of Â£10,000 per offence and up to two years in prison. But even by the low standards of the Home Office, "the biggest shake-up of the immigration system for 40 years" promises to be impressively toothless - if Byrne is depending on the fine income for the 2009 New Year party, he will be a disappointed man.â¦


Economy Grows at 3.7 Percent Annual Rate

The economy grew at an annual rate of 3.7 percent in the summer as a big rebound in auto sales offset weakness from an exploding trade deficit, soaring oil prices and the Florida hurricanes, the government reported Friday.


Television: Fearlessly Foul, and on the Verge of Respectability

Lisa Lampanelli found stand-up late. Now, despite an aggressively offensive style, a Grammy nomination has found her.


BoSox Fans, Players Awash in Superstition

Many fans think it wasn't just the clutch hitting of David Ortiz, the gallant performance of Curt Schilling or the collective effort of the bullpen that propelled the Boston Red Sox to their first World Series berth in nearly two decades.


Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. KKD.N on  Tuesday said it would restate financial statements for its 2004  fiscal year due to errors in how it accounted for the  repurchase of franchises, which could reduce earnings more than  the company had previously forecast.


LG blaming in-pocket storage for colour change Bored with the traditional white, black and pink versions of the LG Chocolate phone, one Reg reader decided to take the radical step of storing the phone in his pocket - which apparently resulted in the handset changing from white to a fetching shade of yellow.â¦


Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Randy  Johnson moved a step closer to his dream of joining the New  York Yankees Thursday, agreeing a two-year contract extension  worth a reported $32 million.


Sony has seemingly changed its mind on the MP3 music format, deciding that all new players will be able to play MP3s. Before this decision all music players made by Sony used only the company's proprietary ATRAC format, limiting users' choices somewhat.


The US president scolds Nato members reluctant to send troops to Afghan hotspots, ahead of a key summit.


Yemeni security forces battled Islamic fundamentalists Thursday during raids in search of suspects in a suicide bombing that killed seven Spanish tourists, a security official said.


UK taxpayers should subsidise overseas students, argues a higher education body.


EU says has lever over U.S. on opening air market

The European Union has a lever to  force the United States to open its domestic aviation market,  the EU's transport chief said on Tuesday in a bid to convince  skeptics to back a transatlantic air travel pact.


UPDATE 2-Arsenal vanquish Villa, Man United lose ground

French maestros Robert Pires and Thierry Henry combined to give champions Arsenal a classy 3-1 victory over Aston Villa at Highbury on Saturday.


A US TB patient who triggered a health scare by boarding transatlantic flights says sorry to fellow passengers.


"Girls of Riyadh" spurs rush of Saudi novels

Saudi Arabia has seen a literary explosion in the last two years after the success of "Girls of Riyadh", a taboo-breaking novel that this month went on sale worldwide in English.


Detectives were still trying to sort out what happened when a transit worker walking home converged with a bystander and three muggers armed with a curved knife.


What good is a Bond flick without far-fetched gizmos? Here are some ideas to get the franchise back on the right track. Commentary by Lore Sjöberg.


OGGI SU INTERNET/ITALIA - I Focolari allÂAngelus con Benedetto XVI: Vicinanza al Papa e impegno per un rinnovato dialogo nel Paese Roma (Agenzia Fides) - Ritrovarsi insieme con Benedetto XVI sarÃ  motivo di viva gioia e di profonda serenitÃ  per contribuire a stemperare il clima dÂintolleranza e trarre dalla triste vicenda motivi per un rinnovato impegno al dialogo tra tutte le co...


Defending champion Serena Williams slumped out of the Australian Open in a 6-3, 6-4 quarterfinal loss to third-ranked Jelena Jankovic on Tuesday.


The group's key goals are aimed at cultivating new members and a militant spirit. But Islamic reaction has been lukewarm.


Powerful chip to rev up home entertainment

A long-awaited microprocessor developed by IBM Corp., Sony Corp. and Toshiba Corp. will go into early production next year and start appearing in video game consoles, high


The UK's minimum wage should be frozen at Â£4.85 an hour until 2006, the Confederation of British Industry says.


A Birmingham businessman calls for gagging orders on the names of the nine men held over an alleged kidnap plot.


Dal solare all'eolico, tutte le opportunitÃ : una crescita da record nei prossimi anniLo sviluppo delle tecnologia ambientale come una nuova rivoluzione industriale                                            L'energia pulita diventa business "SarÃ  un mercato da 2000 miliardi"                                                                                Pronti maxi investimenti. Germania in prima fila, Italia a zerodi MAURIZIO RICCI


Swedish Prime Minister Goeran Persson admitted defeat in legislative elections at the hands of a centre-right coalition headed by 41-year-old Fredrik Reinfeldt.


Blog: Toyota Motor Sales reports record June, first half of the year


South Africa have lost the crucial wicket of skipper Graeme Smith in the second test at Eden Gardens in Kolkata today. Irfan Pathan struck early for India, inducing an edge from Smith which was taken by wicketkeeper Dinesh Kaarthick.


Two US scientists win the Nobel Prize for Medicine for uncovering the secrets of the human sense of smell.


White Fairytale for Bulgarian Brides ... |read|

Lifestyle: 28 September 2004, Tuesday. An exquisite fashion show of the Simon wedding saloon charmed Sofia late on Tuesday evening.


Secret CIA jails hosted by Poland, Romania: watchdog

A European investigator says he has proof Poland and Romania hosted secret CIA prisons under a post-9/11 pact to hunt down and interrogate "high value" terrorist suspects wanted by the United States.


Yahoo! jumps into the music download biz while Ask Jeeves, Amazon soar; Oracle beats after the bell. NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Bucking the broader market's trend Tuesday, Internet stocks rallied on Yahoo!


Leaders of Serbia and Kosovo's ethnic  Albanian majority returned to Vienna on Thursday for  last-chance talks on the fate of the breakaway Serbian  province, forced by Russian opposition to a Western plan for  independence.


India, Pakistan seek to break deadlock over Kashmir travel

Indian and Pakistani officials began a second day of talks Wednesday to end a deadlock over resuming bus service in divided Kashmir, as the South Asian rivals attempt to ease a half century of tension over their conflicting claims to the


RUESSELSHEIM, Germany - General Motors Europe announced Thursday that it plans to cut 12,000 jobs on the continent by the end of 2006 in a plan aimed at saving $617 million per year.    The company said that 90 percent of the cuts would be made in 2005...


Jingle Bell 2006, tutti pronti per il quiz

Partecipare al gioco di Natale è facile: basta iscriversi per essere chiamati in diretta da Deejay. Lo speciale


Edison International (EIX) on Friday posted a 49 percent increase in third-quarter earnings, with most of the earnings coming from completed and planned asset sales.


By MIKE SCHNEIDER  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Space shuttle Discovery raced toward a rendezvous with the international space station Monday, ready to deliver a new crew member and a 2-ton addition to the space lab.


Church steps up campaign against gay marriage, slams homosexuality

Spain's powerful Catholic Church declared war on government plans to legalise "marriage" and adoption by gay couples, denying the concept of "sexual orientation" and branding homosexual behaviour "intrinsically bad."


As talks with North Korea progress, families fear Japanese citizens snatched 30 years ago are forgotten


Former Coalition Official Sentenced in Fraud Case

A former official of the U.S.-led Coalition Provisional Authority was sentenced yesterday to nine years in prison and ordered to forfeit $3.6 million for his role in one of the largest fraud schemes to emerge from the reconstruction of Iraq, the Justice Department said yesterday.


Once strictly secular, Syria has shifted tone amid a series of public flaps between Sunnis and Shiites.


Automated tool contrast policies with behaviour IBM has finally finished digesting Consul InSight, the risk management software that it bought last December, and has re-released it in expanded form as Tivoli Compliance Insight Manager.â¦


Japan revises down April-June GDP, sending stock prices lower

The Japanese economy grew at a much slower pace than expected in the three months to June, confounding hopes the figures would be revised up sharply and sending already weak local stock prices lower.


EU talks to resume with Iran on nuclear program

BERLIN - Negotiations between the European Union and Iran over Teheran's nuclear progamme will resume later this week, a German official said Monday.


The hulking Harbor Garage, on a premier site near the Boston waterfront and New England Aquarium, is going on the market today and will likely be redeveloped into a mixed-use complex friendlier to the city's waterfront visitors.


Nasdaq Stock Market obtained clearance to sell a stake to Borse Dubai, paving the way for Nasdaqâs eventual acquisition of the OMX exchange in Stockholm.


As Jingpo Lake Geopark prepares to apply for a world geopark title, China Daily has interviewed Lu Bing, mayor of Mudanjiang where the geopark is located.  Question: Applying for the world geopark is a historic opportunity.


The company said it will close its business in Britain that issues home loans and significantly scale back its mortgage business in the United States.


A blast at a school in southern Afghanistan leaves at least nine dead, according to the US military.


Britain's Fertility Watchdog Fights Back

It's been described as outdated, bureaucratic, out of touch and at least one leading fertility expert has called for it to be scrapped.


Bed Bath & Beyond posts higher quarterly profit

Home furnishings retailer Bed Bath &  Beyond Inc.  posted a higher quarterly profit on  Wednesday as sales rose.


EU at 50 admired more from afar than from within

The European Union is an object of admiration and emulation in much of the world, yet it marks its 50th birthday this month little loved at home.


Lab work produces winning formula for Westwood

Lee Westwood felt the benefit of a check-up with a putting doctor as he shot a 65 to join Phil Mickelson in the first round leading group at the three-million-pound Scottish Open.


Explosions Reported in Spain After Calls

At least four explosive devices detonated Monday around Spain after telephone warnings from callers claiming to speak on behalf of the armed Basque separatist group ETA, news report said.


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Notes and Quotes From Battleground Maine

Maine is a rare presidential battleground where the winner doesn't necessarily take all.


Militare colpito mentre esercitava la sua funzione


Tribe agrees to reduce number of slots at planned Bay Area casino

Facing a firestorm of opposition, a small Northern California tribe has agreed to dramatically reduce the scope of a new American Indian casino that will be built in the San Francisco Bay Area.


"Down low" myth distorts HIV research, prevention

NEW YORK  - Mistaken assumptions about black sexuality are finding their way into scientific research on the spread of HIV, and this could do more to fuel risky behavior than prevent it, authors of a new commentary warn.


Oil prices raced to fresh highs on  Friday, carrying U.S. crude over $49 a barrel, driven by  escalating violence in Iraq and unabated fuel demand growth  from China and India.


In Board Sports, Insidersâ Status Makes Gear Sell

Mainstream companies have struggled to gain traction in action sports like skateboarding and surfing, which are defined by an antiestablishment bent.


British retailers felt the pinch following the Christmas trading period as sales plunged by 1.8 percent in January, the biggest monthly fall in four years, official data has shown.


Karzai on Way to Make Presidential History

Interim leader Hamid Karzai has clinched a majority of the votes in Afghanistanâs first presidential election under near-complete results today, leaving him all but certain of becoming the war-torn nationâs first democratically-elected leader.


Changing of the guard at Hungarian Central Bank ends turbulent era

Changes at the helm of Hungary's central bank are likely to usher in a period of cooperation with the government after years of frosty relations that bordered on open warfare over monetary policy.


Google to Help Microsoft Promote Windows

The search engine's toolbar is included in new Windows XP "Partner Pack."


Five Blasts Reported in Spain After ETA Threats

Five explosions were reported in different parts of Spain Monday after the Basque separatist group ETA threatened to set off a total of seven bombs, Spanish media reported.


Hamas Wins Some Town Elections in Challenge to Abbas

Hamas militants defeated the mainstream Palestinian movement Fatah in nine of 26 local elections, results showed Sunday, in a foretaste of challenges confronting emerging moderate leader Mahmoud Abbas.


DirecTV faces setback in dubious anti-piracy campaign. Good.

In a victory for programmers and security researchers, DirecTV faces a setback in lawsuit against alleged signal thieves who dared to order smart-card programmers.


N Korea says explosion was controlled demolition

North Korea says last week's massive explosion in a remote area of the country's north was the result of deliberate demolition work.


A 20-year-old British soldier based on Cyprus died when his moped crashed off the road into some trees in the southern coastal resort of Ayia Napa, police said.


Lycos Europe's antispam tool no longer available

After days of negative publicity and criticism, Lycos Europe's "Make love not spam" screensaver application is no longer available.


Scientists unveil project to extract hydrogen in nuclear reactors

If hydrogen created in a nuclear reactor ever winds up fueling cars and homes and businesses decades from now, it might all owe its thanks to a pottery kiln in Salt Lake City.


Two Scottish tourists are held in a Greek prison after being arrested for an alleged drunken incident.


Astronaut Candidates Practice Survival Skills

By SARA LEITCH     BRUNSWICK, Maine  -- Astronauts spend years training before they can lift off into space. They learn to operate shuttles, perform experiments in zero-gravity, and eat bugs if they must...


No one had to remind Dallas and Minnesota about how little Sunday's opener at the Metrodome means over the course of a full season.


Fred Ebb, the lyricist who wrote Chicago and the classic song New York, New York, dies of a heart attack.


Average zero-day bug has 348-day lifespan, exec says

(InfoWorld) - The average zero-day bug has a lifespan of 348 days before it is discovered or patched, but some vulnerabilities live on for much longer, according to security vendor Immunity's chief executive officer. Zero-day bugs are vulnerabilities that have not been patched or made public. When discovered and not disclosed, these bugs can be used by hackers and criminals to break into corporate systems to steal or change data. As a result, there is a thriving market for zero-day bugs. "Huge amounts of money are being offering to zero-day discoverers for their zero-days," said Justine Aitel, Immunity's CEO, speaking in Singapore at the SyScan '07 security conference. Immunity, which buys but does not disclose zero-day bugs, keeps tabs on how long the bugs it buys last before they are made public or patched. While the average bug has a lifespan of 348 days, the shortest-lived bugs are made public in 99 days. Those with the longest lifespan remain undetected for 1,080 days, or nearly three years, Aitel said. "Bugs die when they go public, and they die when they get patched," she said. To protect their data, security executives need to dig out the zero-day bugs in their systems, Aitel said, noting that this is an area most companies ignore. Companies should conduct internal and external security assessments to dig out zero-day bugs, Aitel said, adding that security managers need to win and keep the support of their CEOs for these efforts. They also need to work closely with their corporate legal department to avoid breaking the terms of licensing agreements that may otherwise prevent them from examining software for zero-day bugs. "Always assume everything has holes. It's the truth: it does," she said.


Israel OKs compensation for Gaza settlers

JERUSALEM -- The Israeli Cabinet on Sunday approved legislation to pay compensation to settlers uprooted by Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's Gaza withdrawal plan.


Leptin May Play a Role in Childhood Asthma

Levels of leptin, a protein implicated in the body's regulation of fat, are increased in children with newly diagnosed asthma -- and leptin levels fall after effective


The judge who indicted Chile's former dictator on rights charges says pleas of dementia will no longer stick.


Tokyo's Nikkei average was up 0.61  percent by midsession on Friday as strong gains in U.S.  technology shares encouraged investors to buy local peers such  as NEC Corp. that have recently fallen heavily.


Ayatollah Calls for Rally to End Fighting in Najaf

Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani plans to lead a march to the shrine in Najaf that has been commandeered by rebel Mahdi fighters.


Kim Ki-duk Awarded Silver Lion in Venice

Director of "Empty House," Kim Ki-duk was awarded the Silver Lion as Best Director at the competition sector of the 61st Venice International Film Festival, "Venecia 61.


S.Korea Probes DMZ But Some Doubt Defector Fled

South Korea conducted a follow-up  investigation Wednesday into holes cut in fences in the  Demilitarised Zone border, but diplomatic sources questioned  whether a civilian defected to the North as Seoul has said.


Television Review | 'Viva Laughlin ': Singing in the Casino? Thatâs a Gamble

âViva Laughlinâ on CBS may well be the worst new show of the season, but is it the worst show in the history of television?


Prosecutor Seeks 8-Year Jail Term for Italy's PM

An Italian prosecutor asked a court on  Friday to sentence Silvio Berlusconi to eight years in jail for  bribing judges as the prime minister's four-year corruption  trial reached its closing stages.


If airlines don't improve on record flight delays, the federal government will impose its own solutions, the outgoing Federal Aviation Administration administrator warned Tuesday.


The French president tries to defuse a row over a failed attempt to free two journalists held in Iraq.


Space Probe Begins Descent to Saturn Moon Titan

A European-designed space probe broke away from its NASA mothership on Friday on a plunge toward the mysterious Saturn moon Titan, starting a journey researchers


Permessi premio per Brusca, Castelli annuncia un'ispezione

PALERMO, 13 OTTOBRE 2004 - I ''permessi premio'' concessi dai giudici al boss pentito Giovanni Brusca suscitano ''sdegno'', ''amarezza'' e ''incredulita' '' tra le forze politiche. Il Guardasigilli Roberto


LeBron James and several of his fellow NBA Eastern Conference stars have been impressed with how the Celtics put together a star trio of Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen, and Paul Pierce in the offseason. James and Co., however, believe the jury is still out on whether the Celtics can immediately jell into an East power.


Roma, 22:38 - CALCIO, CHAMPIONS: ROMA-VALENCIA 1-0, GIALLOROSSI QUALIFICATI

La Roma ha battuto il Valencia 1-0 (1-0) in un incontro valido per la sesta e ultima giornata


Atene, 20:41 - CALCIO, EURORIVALI/MILAN: ANCORA UN PARI PER L'AEK ATENE

Terzo pareggio in tre gare di campionato per l'Aek Atene, mercoledÃ¬ ospite del Milan in Champions Le...


Burma's Military Leaders Tell ASEAN Leaders They Will Move Toward ...

Thailand's Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra says Burma's government intends to carry out democratic reforms, despite a leadership shakeup that strengthened the power of hard-line generals.


Business & money: Blackstone, Group one of the most powerful names in private equity, ordered to reveal finances.


Colin Fox is elected the new national convener of the Scottish Socialist Party, succeeding Tommy Sheridan.


Londra, 11:47 - CALCIO, CHELSEA: NUOVO STOP PER LAMPARD

Altre due settimane di stop per Frank Lampard. Il centrocampista del Chelsea, fermo dallo scorso 26 ...


Amarnath pilgrimage ends on all-time high

More than 400,000 Hindu pilgrims travelled to a cave shrine in the disputed region of Kashmir, braving separatist violence, harsh weather and terrain, officials said, on a month-long pilgrimage that ended peacefully on Monday.


"OUR road is open". With this nearly full page headline the largest circulation Turkish daily Hurriyet announced to its readers on 24 September the exciting news of Romano Prodi and Gunther Verheugen regarding the entry of Turkey in the EU.


EU Set to Announce Funding for AU Darfur Force

The European Union is likely to announce a contribution of more than 100 million euros to an African Union force in Darfur, amid calls for extra AU soldiers to be deployed in Sudan's troubled region.


Vladimir Guerrero hit a two-run homer, and Orlando Cabrera's two-out RBI single in the 10th inning lifted the Los Angeles Angels to a 3-2 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Thursday night.


Heart attacks decline after smoking ban: study

A Colorado city ban on smoking at   workplaces and in public buildings may have sparked a steep   decline in heart attacks, researchers reported on Monday.


Communities Connecting Via Web Sites: Going Online Found to Be a Good Way to Reach Out to More Residents

By Rich Haag, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Feb. 4--One of Charlotte's older suburban communities has found a new way to bring neighbors together.   The Coulwood Community Council launched its first Web site, www.coulwood.org   , in late December.


Former Cat Stevens returns to pop music world

The Peace Train is leaving the station again, after almost 30 years in storage.


Katherine Heigl plays for laughs in "27 Dresses"

She won an Emmy for her role in the  serious-minded television hospital drama "Grey's Anatomy" but  Hollywood's newest "it" girl, Katherine Heigl, says she would  rather be making audiences laugh than cry.


A map of the UK featuring Bollywood film locations hopes to woo Indian tourists to Britain.


Chancellor indicates similar foreign policy if he succeeds Blair

Gordon Brown has denied he had any doubts about the Iraq war and said strong support for the United States would continue under his leadership.


The producer of Michael Moore's documentary on the nation's health-care system, "Sicko," suggests that Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee's criticism of the filmmaker may be motivated more by his need for campaign funds than his concerns for Americans' health.


UK scientists are calling for the UN to ignore a call by President Bush to ban all forms of cloning.


Analyst: iTunes Motorola Phone Demo a MacExpo Possible

American Technology Research analyst Shaw Wu said he believed the phone would have both USB and Bluetooth connectivity to transfer music files, offer 12 to 24 song capacity, but offer no direct access to the iTunes music store.


High Court to Decide Sentencing, Death Penalty Cases

The U.S. Supreme Court begins a new  term on Monday that will decide important cases on federal  sentencing rules, the death penalty for juveniles and the  medical use of marijuana.


Can't Bury Raptors, but Knicks Hold Them Off

Jamal Crawford scored 30 points, Stephon Marbury had 15 assists and Tim Thomas scored 17 to lead New York past Toronto on Saturday.


Weapon fragment from 1800s found in whale

A fragment of a weapon used by commercial whalers in the 1800s was found in a massive bowhead whale caught off Alaska last month, suggesting it may be more than a century old, officials said Tuesday.


NFL Notebook: Packers find push from fallen receiver

The Green Bay Packers dedicated their division-clinching victory at Minnesota on Christmas Eve to wide receiver Robert Ferguson, who is still experiencing numbness on his left side


A federal court on Friday dismissed a request by Qualcomm Inc. to delay an import ban on new cell phones containing the company's chips, which were were found to infringe patents held by Broadcom Corp.


Pro-Maoist union vows to shut 30 companies in Nepal

A pro-Maoist trade union in Nepal vowed to force the closure of 35 companies after shutting down 12 last month, the latest pressure tactic in the rebels' attempts to topple the constitutional monarchy.


Iraq, italiane rapite: Intersos, no a intervento Croce Rossa

La Croce Rossa Italiana ha offerto alla ong 'Un ponte per ...' la disponibilitÃ  ad attivare contatti per contribuire alla liberazione delle volontarie rapite in Iraq. Lo rende noto Nino Sergi, segretario


Hesitantly, Holocaust Survivors Revisit Past

Survivors gathered in London on Sunday to view the largest collection of images of ghetto life during the Holocaust by a single photographer.


La controllata Cremonini aprira' a breve una sede a Pistoia


British PM welcomes China investment on first day of visit

Britain's Gordon Brown launched his maiden visit to China as prime minister Friday, hailing Chinese investment and outlining an ambitious target to boost bilateral trade by 50 percent by 2010.


"They said that they will inform us as soon possible. ... In Iran, it usually it takes some time to get these things."  Iran has detained three Finns who allegedly strayed into its territorial waters during a fishing trip in the Persian Gulf, an official said Wednesday.Ahmad Akhoundi, deputy governor of Iran's Hormozgan province, was quoted by the official IRNA news agency as saying that the three Finns were being questioned by authorities, although he did not say where they were being held.He said they had 'entered Iranian territorial waters' around Abu Musa island, about 700 miles southeast of the capital, Tehran, off the coast of Dubai. Read more


Belmont squeezes out win for North title

Through four innings of yesterday's MIAA Division 2 North final at LeLacheur Park in Lowell, Belmont had stranded seven runners and trailed Masconomet, 1-0. The Marauders admitted they were getting nervous.


DECEMBER 29, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - America Online Inc. has declared 2004 a "banner year" in its fight against spam. Spam reports from AOL's members fell from a daily average of almost 11 million in November


RP backs hunt for Filipino's abductors despite threat

Editor's Note: Published on page A2 of the Oct. 31, 2004 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer. DESPITE the threat by a splinter Taliban group to kill a Filipino diplomat and two other hostages unless security


Grounded for more than a year, Japan's space agency has begun the countdown to launch its domestically built H2-A rocket later this month — a high-stakes move officials hope will reopen the way for everything from putting spy satellites in orbit to moving ahead with ambitious scientific missions.


The Senator showed off all of his worst traits, but easily beat back Mitt Romney's efforts to knock him off his perch


Hollinger Panel Says Black Looted Company

Conrad Black, the former CEO of  Hollinger International Inc., looted the newspaper publisher of  hundreds of millions of dollars to indulge his appetite for  private jets and club memberships, according to a report filed  on Tuesday.


Baghdad Governor Assassinated; Bomber Kills 11

Gunmen killed Baghdad's governor in  Iraq's highest-profile assassination in eight months and a  suicide bomber killed 11 people at a police checkpoint on  Tuesday in an escalating campaign to wreck the Jan. 30  election.


A third man  appears in court charged with killing a 91-year-old widow at her Ayrshire home last September.


Bush calls Philippine leader, affirming ties despite Iraq hostage ...

MANILA  - US President George W. Bush called his Philippines counterpart Gloria Arroyo and said their countries should keep strong ties, a spokesman said after a spat over Arroyo's handling of an Iraq kidnapping.


Australian to be charged with terrorism: US official

Australian David Hicks was charged with "material support for terrorism" Thursday, setting the stage for a war crimes trial in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba that has caused strains in US relations with Australia.


With so much happening in the world of fashion, one must have mastered the ÂartÂ of reading between the lines. Now, move   over lines, itÂs the time to read between the names!


The political redemption of John McCain began half a year ago, half a world away at a place called, fittingly enough, Camp Victory.


England leave out Marcus Trescothick for the day-night international against Pakistan.


Imperia, 20:25 - PALLANUOTO, PREOLIMPICO DONNE: ITALIA PORTORICO 16-4

Nella seconda gara del rotneo preolimpico di pallanuoto femminile, l'Italia ha battutop Porto Rico 1...


TVâs Perfect Girl Is Pregnant; Real Families Talk

News of the pregnancy of Jamie Lynn Spears brought the subject of teenage pregnancy and sex suddenly into the air for mothers and daughters and fathers, too.


Gaz de France wants to join Nabucco pipeline project

French utility Gaz de France wants to join the European Union's flagship Nabucco gas pipeline, the French gas giant's chief operating officer Jean-Marie Dauger said here Friday.


French e-voting study highlights hidden costs

InfoWorld - Electoral districts opting to useÂ electronic voting machinesÂ face significant costs, some hidden, according to a new report from the French Internet Rights Forum.


Earnings alert: Lawson expects quarterly loss

Plus: SCO to cap legal costs...Novell sees weakness in IT spending...Salesforce reports rise in profit...Nortel to lay off 3,500.


After turmoil of Zimbabwe series, England just wants to play ...

Michael Vaughan's England tourists flew into South Africa on Monday, only too pleased to put the political difficulties of a series against Zimbabwe behind them and get on with playing serious cricket against a more challenging opponent


iTunes launched in nine European countries

Today nine eurozone countries (counrties using euro as their currency) have joined the Apple's iTunes bandwagon when iTunes music store opened its doors in Finland, Austria, Belgium, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal and Spain.


New York's Philharmonic Orchestra will play the US anthem at next year's historic concert in North Korea.


Disgusto della gente verso impostazione che irride valori


Teams Embrace a Fresh Wave of Youth in Coaching

Steelers coach Mike Tomlin, 35, and Lane Kiffin, who became the youngest head coach in modern N.F.L. history when the Raiders hired him at age 31, make their debuts on Sunday.


Hussein Death Penalty Is Formally Appealed

BAGHDAD, Dec. 3 -- Attorneys for former president Saddam Hussein on Sunday formally appealed his death sentence for the killing of 148 Shiite men and boys from the town of Dujail in the 1980s, a spokesman for the Iraqi High Tribunal said.


Chechen rebel leader said to order cease-fire

MOSCOW -- Chechen rebel leader Aslan Maskhadov has ordered all Chechen fighters to observe a cease-fire in their separatist war against Russian troops in February, a rebel website reported yesterday. Kremlin officials were not immediately available to comment on the report of the cease-fire. Site www.kavkazcenter.com published a statement signed by Shamil Basayev, Russia's most-wanted man and the organizer of ...


A Christian video game has become the latest battleground in America's "culture" wars, with its maker claiming it promotes prayer while critics charge it carries a message of violent religious intolerance.


Els, Campbell happy with form ahead of Singapore Open

Major winners Ernie Els of South   Africa and New Zealand's Michael Campbell are happy with their   form as they bid to capture a first title of the year at this   week's Singapore Open.


The US and North Korea hold "very good" talks aimed at normalising bilateral ties, the top US negotiator says.


Ontario premier lauds Ford's $1B expansion plan in Oakville

OAKVILLE, Ontario - The provincial government still is negotiating the final details of its participation in Ford Canada's $1 billion project to build a new manufacturing plant.


Automaker BMW AG said Friday that it plans to cut thousands of jobs in 2008.


US astronaut faces attempted murder charge in love triangle case

A US astronaut was facing a charge of attempted murder after being arrested for allegedly attacking and trying to kidnap a rival for the affections of a space shuttle pilot.


Mozilla Names New Chief, but Reaffirms Open-Source Commitment

John Lilly, the chief operating officer of Mozilla, the developer of the open-source browser Firefox, will succeed Mitchell Baker as the firmâs chief executive.


Whatâs in a Beethoven Quartet? A Full Curriculum

In an unusual educational experiment the Curtis Institute of Music has established Beethovenâs String Quartet No. 11 in F minor (Op. 95) as the touchstone of the academic year for its 160 students.


Russsia is "backsliding" on democracy  and the bloc must speak to Moscow frankly about it as an equal  partner, the European Union's incoming External Relations  Commissioner said Tuesday.


If Delta Air Lines' pilots approve contract concessions, they will be letting the company's regional subsidiaries and affiliates operate almost three times as many 70-seat regional jets as before.


Kenyan environmentalist wins Nobel Peace Prize

Kenyan environmentalist Wangari Maathai has become the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize for aiding the continent's poor with a campaign to plant millions of trees to slow down deforestation.


U.S. and Iraqi forces fight gunmen in capital

Iraqi troops backed by U.S. attack helicopters fought militants for several hours in central Baghdad on Friday as new figures showed a leap in the number of Iraqis killed in violence in November.


Iran says Israel would 'pay a price' for pre-emptive strike against its nuclear facilities. The announcement this week by Israel that it would buy 500 "bunker-buster" bombs from the United States concentrated


Singapore Air plans to buy 18 Boeing 777s

Singapore Airlines Ltd, Asia's most profitable carrier, may use new Boeing Co planes to try to win long-haul passengers from Emirates and Cathay Pacific Airways


MLB considers expanded Bonds TV coverage

Whether they're rooting for him or against him, fans might get to see a lot of Barry Bonds on television.


A series of car bombings, ambushes and assassinations across the country's most restive regions Saturday killed several civilians, police and clerics.


Divorce in midlife hurts women's heart health

NEW YORK  - Divorce apparently harms the   cardiovascular health of women, but men's hearts appear to   escape a split-up unscathed, a new study shows.


Anxiety and depression predict events in heart patients

NEW YORK  - New research indicates that anxiety and depression are risk factors for major heart-related events among patients with stable coronary artery disease.


How the 2008 presidential candidates stack up as personalities.


Wallace denies wrongdoing in fed anti-spyware case

The man at the center of the nation's first spyware case â- businessman notorious for his junk Internet mailings â -s federal regulators were politically


Verizon COO Dennis Strigl said that his company is not seeing any impact on its business from a weakened U.S. economy.


User-Generated Content Threatened by the Zeal to Protect Copyrights

The increased zeal among copyright holders to clamp down on any hint of piracy by online video sites puts the notion of user-generated content at risk.


Official inquiry finds evidence of prisons where terrorism suspects could be interrogated.


A murder investigation is launched after a man is found dead in a house in Antrim, police say.


Seven policeman are charged with murdering a civilian in a staged gun battle in Indian-held Kashmir.


World champion Sebastien Loeb wins his third successive Monte Carlo Rally.


LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Some 38 years after the album was  first conceived, Brian Wilson's "Smile" (BriMel/Nonesuch)  finally makes its debut on the Billboard 200.


China calls for Europe to lift arms embargo

German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder stretches his hand to shake hands with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao after a joint press conference in Beijing.


Brazilian NBA center sidelined by sore knee

Brazil's Nene, a standout off the bench for the National Basketball Association's Denver Nuggets, will miss the club's next five games after being placed on the injured list.


Bush keeps 4 cabinet heads, names ex-Republican chief at Veterans ...

President George W. Bush announced Thursday he was keeping the heads of the Transportation, Interior, Housing and Labour departments, ending the major shakeup that will put new faces on three-fifths of his cabinet in his second term.


Reigning world number one Roger Federer showed Tim Henman no mercy on Sunday, taking apart the Briton's serve-and-volley game to win the men's singles title at the Japan Open in straight sets.


Today, the Supreme Court announced that Chief Justice William Rehnquist has thyroid cancer and had a tracheotomy Saturday. Although expected to be back on the bench next week, at 80 years old, many wonder how long Rehnquist's tenure will last.


For many people, higher education is a ticket to a high-paying job. But what happens when the cost of that same ticket becomes a deterrent for a career that will pay a modest or middle-income salary?


Canada tells US consumers: get your prescription drugs somewhere ...

It's a message that no doubt pleases the FDA: Canada seems close to shutting off prescription drug exports to US consumers. The concern?


Had it not been for that huge Coke bottle strapped to the light stanchion above the Green Monster, the ball Kevin Youkilis hit in the eight inning last night might have imperiled Mass. Pike motorists, skipped across the Charles River, and slowly come to a roll on this side of the Canadian border.


Tommy Haas is forced to pull out of his fourth round match against Wimbledon champion Roger Federer.


Who are the happiest people in the world?

Africa's first online newspaper. First with the news. People in Denmark, Malta and Switzerland are the happiest in the world according to a new survey, the Berlingske Tidende newspaper reported on Wednesday.


Thierry Henry scores twice as Arsenal thrash Charlton and go five points clear in the Premiership.


Berlusconi: 'preoccupatissimo se continuasse Prodi'


Avon Slides After Outlook, U.S. Weakness

Shares of Avon Products Inc. AVP.N  slid more than 3 percent in light premarket trading on  Wednesday after the direct seller of beauty products said it  did not expect U.S. sales and profit growth to resume until  2006 as lower-income consumers have curbed spending.


NEW YORK -- In its first foray into the luxury market, shoe and clothing marketer Jones Apparel Group Inc. is buying upscale clothier Barneys New York Inc. for $294 million in cash.


A federal judge has dismissed a challenge to a law that requires millions of Medicaid beneficiaries to prove their citizenship before obtaining health benefits.


Atlantis and its seven astronauts took a cross-country detour and landed safely in the Mojave Desert Friday, ending a two-week mission of construction on the international space station and bring a crew member home from the outpost.


House passes bill to improve drug safety

The Food and Drug Administration would gain new authority to ensure the safety of prescription drugs, including the power to mandate label changes that warn of newly emerging risks, under a bill passed Wednesday by the House.


On the eve of upcoming New 2005 Year, Sofia has been glittering in...

Bulgaria in Brief: 30 December 2004, Thursday. On the eve of upcoming New 2005 Year, Sofia has been glittering in numerous lights, bulbs, decorations, candles and flags.


Judge Allows US Airways Pay Cuts, a Move United Also Seeks

US Airways today won most of the emergency pay cuts it said were critical to avoid liquidation and United said it wanted to terminate its labor contracts and would seek deeper cuts from its employees.


AFRICA/SEYCHELLES - Giubileo dÂargento per i Gruppi del Rosario nelle Seychelles : ÂNella Chiesa, con Maria, incontro a CristoÂ Port Victoria (Agenzia Fides) - Nel settembre 1982 vennero introdotti nella diocesi di Port Victoria-Seychelles i Gruppi del Rosario (ÂEquipes du RosaireÂ), lÂanno seguente furono affiliati al movimento internazionale. Oggi sono diffusi in tutto il t...


Part of Downtown Tunnel Under Renovation: Other Landlords Are Considering Updates to Sections of Underground Shops, Restaurants

By Nancy Sarnoff, Houston Chronicle  Dec. 10--Suburban Houstonians sometimes forget -- and others have not yet learned -- that meandering beneath downtown's office towers is a roughly 6.5-mile pedestrian tunnel with restaurants, gift shops and doctors offices.


Upcoming Secure Digital memory cards will double as smart cards.