Avant-Garde U.S. Director Tackles French Fables

Avant-garde U.S. theater director Robert Wilson says he owes his career to France, where audiences lapped up his first production -- a seven-hour silent play featuring a 13-year-old deaf-mute.


Love on the beach is back in tsunami-hit Lanka

A young Sri Lankan couple glances furtively around before settling among rocks hemming a beach. Every movement feigns innocence, and only the quivering of an open umbrella suggests they are not just taking in the sunset.


Asian Markets Ease Higher After Rate Cut

The Federal Reserveâs surprise rate cut stemmed a fall in the Asian markets Wednesday but heightened fears of recession. Stocks in Europe were down slightly.


Boston sweep Colorado to win World Series

The Boston Red Sox beat the Colorado Rockies 4-3 Sunday to win the World Series and record their second four-game sweep of the Fall Classic in four years.


Italian president asks Senate head to examine electoral law reform

Italian President Giorgio Napolitano said Wednesday he had asked Senate head Franco Marini to see if there is enough support for a transitional government to push through electoral law reform.


Australia wrap up crushing 277-run victory over England

Australia wrapped up a crushing 277-run victory over England 90 minutes into the fifth and final day of the opening Ashes cricket Test at the Gabba.


The armed attack on the US consulate in the Saudi port of Jeddah served to fan investorsâ anxiety that terrorism in the worldâs largest oil producer could disrupt shipments.


Clinton, Obama Top $100 Million In 2007 Donations

Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton each surpassed the $100 million fundraising mark for their presidential campaigns in 2007, according to people directly familiar with their finance operations, the first time two candidates have eclipsed that milestone before a single primary vote was...


A COURT has cleared Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi of corruption charges in his long-running trial, sparing Italy the potential embarrassment of having its leader convicted of bribing judges.


Sheriff's officials defended their use of a Taser stun gun to subdue an autistic teenager who left a social services center where he was being treated.


Els closes with 69, edges Bjorn to win WGC title

The pressure to win made Ernie Els feel like he was in a major. Given all he has been through this year, his victory in the American Express Championship sure felt like one.


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Torna a radunarsi domani a Napoli la nazionale seniores maschile che venerdÃ¬ nel capoluogo campano e...


The wife of a jailed Chinese rights activist is stopped from leaving the country to collect an award, friends say.


Allenatore aveva criticato modo di vestire nel Paese


More than 40 percent of Americans using prescription drugs

Americans are cramming their medicine chests ever fuller in the struggle to lower cholesterol, treat depression, reduce inflammation and ease other illnesses.


Hanging out with Ingrid Hoffmann, the Colombian-born star of âSimply Delicioso,â a Latin-themed cooking show on the Food Network.


A report into the death of the youngest person to die in custody demands a national review of the use of restraints.


Marvel Enterprises will be bringing the Fantastic Four to television in a new animated series.


Chicago - Insured losses from Hurricane Charley could be between $10 billion (R66 billion) and $14 billion, according to industry estimates released as insurers received thousands of claims from Florida.


Hollywood film studios are to sue individuals who swap pirated copies of films over the internet.


Heinz Field doesn't look very hospitable now that November has yielded to December, leaving the midsection of the playing field barren of grass and as rough and tumble as a North Side alleyway.


FDA to Create Drug Safety Oversight Board

The U.S. Food and Drug  Administration will announce on Tuesday it will create an  independent drug safety oversight board as a new measure to  strengthen the safety of drugs already in the marketplace, an  administration official said.


Jackson Angry With Eminem Over New Video

Michael Jackson is angered by the way he is mocked in rapper Eminem's recently released video "Just Lose It" and has asked cable music stations to remove the video from their rotations.


U.S. wins auto parts case against China: official

The United States has won a preliminary ruling in a World Trade Organization case over Chinese tax policies that restrict imports of foreign auto parts, a U.S. trade official said on Wednesday.


This fourth priority's main focus has been enterprise directories as organizations spawn projects around identity infrastructure.


Lo stilista ha creato un abbito appositamente per l'attrice


Children of older fathers are more likely to develop schizophrenia in later life, research suggests.


Even as the U.S. Department of Justice was announcing a fresh look at unsolved civil rights-era killings around the South, a Mississippi Delta prosecutor was closing the books on perhaps the most notorious of those cold cases — the brutal 1955 murder of 14-year-old Emmett Till.


The recent rhetoric from the Middle East - hopeful and constructive from both sides of the divide - provides a glimmer of hope that Palestinians and Israelis may agree on new and peaceful borders in the coming new year.


Senatore scherza, ma e' sicuro che Prodi cadra' al Senato


Experts say patients given blood contaminated with the human form of mad cow disease face substantial risk.


"Gladiator" star Russell Crowe took the blame for his latest battle — a fight with his own bodyguard — saying it was sparked by a misunderstanding at a drinks party for the cast and crew of a movie he was shooting.


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A fire which caused disruption to flights at Glasgow Airport may have been started deliberately, say police.


Health care expert warns consumers to be wary of imported drugs

MONTGOMERY, Ala. Alabama's Medicaid officials have looked into it and many have done it, but a new government report from the Health and Human Services Task Force on Importation warns that importing cheap


Two large Wall Street firms - Morgan Stanley and Bear Stearns - reported a fall in quarterly profits yesterday in sharp contrast to rival players who presented an upbeat performance the day before.


Fifty-six years after his death, Babe Ruth's baseball career is finally over. The Curse of the Bambino is dead. The Red Sox waited even longer to be emancipated - that's right, four score and six years, since last they won a World Series.


Tiger Woods has taken share of the first-round lead of the Target World Challenge in California with Colin Montgomerie and Jim Furyk.


The plot: The Cardinals boast the best record in baseball and are hopeful of getting to their first World Series since 1987 and winning their first championship since 1982.


Half of Bankruptcy Due to Medical Bills -- U.S. Study

Half of all U.S. bankruptcies are caused by soaring medical bills and most people sent into debt by illness are middle-class workers with health insurance, researchers said on Wednesday.


Beslan : lutto e proteste , mostrati in TV tre terroristi ...

Oggi e domani tutta la Russia ricordera' i bambini di Beslan con due giorni di lutto nazionale. Le fonti ufficiali parlano di 335 vittime per quello che e' un bilancio solo provvisorio, ma nel solo obitorio


Sleek and swift, two trains zoomed out of Germany on Friday toward a milestone in the long held dream of a Europe-wide high-speed rail network — and pulled into Paris 35 minutes late.


Madrid, 14:58 - Calcio, terremoti: Real Madrid lancia colletta per aiuti

Il Real Madrid ha lanciato una colletta per la raccolta di fondi da destinare ai sopravvissuti dello...


Groups tie fight against AIDS to rape prevention

The world's top AIDS donors, including the U.S. president's fund, need to tie the fight against the deadly virus to preventing the rape and abuse of women and girls, rights groups said on Tuesday.


Alla luce dei risultati dei primi sondaggi di opinione condotti immediatamente dopo lâannuncio delle nuove aliquote, si puÃ² affermare che Silvio Berlusconi ha raggiunto gli obiettivi prefissati. La maggioranza


D   evinda Rohan Subasinghe , Sri Lanka's ambassador to Washington, was awakened early Sunday morning, Dec. 26, by one of the duty officers at his embassy with the news of a disaster he could not fathom -- enormous waves had surged onto his country's eastern seacoast, swallowing up thousands of people and leaving many more homeless.


A tanker truck carrying 7,100 gallons of diesel fuel was taken at gunpoint from a city fuel depot early Friday, authorities said.


India's Hetero Takes AIDS Drugs Off WHO List

Hetero Drugs has withdrawn all six of  its generic antiretroviral drugs from the WHO's list of  approved drugs following concerns about their laboratory tests,  the World Health Organization (WHO) said Friday.


Minister not sure if private clinic violates health act

Federal Health Minister Ujjal Dosanjh can't say yet whether a private clinic in Montreal for medical emergencies would violate the Canada Health Act, but critics say the violation is obvious.


Sentenced to three years The son of Labour MP and millionaire businessman Mohammed Sarwar has been jailed for three years after being found guilty of an Â£850,000 VAT scam involving imported mobile phones.â¦


BRUSSELS Nokia said Tuesday it had quit the Computer and Communications Industry Association, or CCIA, a trade group that had been fighting Microsoft for almost a decade, after the group announced that it was ending its war with its former foe.


Celts title hopes dashed by managerless Hibs

Celtic suffered another blow to their Scottish Premier League hopes when they were held to a 1-1 draw at home to managerless Hibernian on Saturday.


Space telescope mirrors ready for polishing

James Webb's eye is lookin' good After a rather difficult week, some good news for NASA: its engineers have just finished making the mirror that will be the eye of its next space observatory, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). All that remains is for it to be ground and polished.â¦


Microsoft sets licensing policy for dual-core chips

Microsoft Corp., world's largest software maker, announced a new licensing policy for dual-core microprocessors from Intel and AMD.


Japan's fallen IT hero making do with a PlayStation: report

Japan's disgraced Internet mogul Takafumi Horie, who boasted at the height of his fame that he would one day try to buy Sony, has had to settle for a smaller purchase -- Sony's PlayStation 3.


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Hacker Hits California University Computer

A computer hacker accessed names and Social Security numbers of about 1.4 million Californians after breaking into a University of California, Berkeley, computer system in perhaps the worst attack of its kind ever suffered by the


Seoul Sees Efforts Gathering Pace for N.Korea Talks

This week's talks between Japan and North Korea show that efforts to hold another round of six-party negotiations on the North's nuclear program are gathering pace, South Korea's foreign minister said on Wednesday.


Powerful Typhoon Aere has battered Japan's southern Okinawan islands, leaving two girls dead and injuring at least two more, while cutting off electricity to about 7,200 households.


IL COMMENTO                                          Se il parlamento collabora e rende utilizzabili le intercettazioni                                                                                di GIUSEPPE D'AVANZO


It's got all the elements of a Delta blues ballad from the days of Jim Crow: hangman's nooses dangling from a shade tree; a mysterious fire in the night; swift deliberations by a condemning, all-white jury.


Sole competitor comes second in cake-baking contest

UK granny in Victoria Sponge snub A grandmother whose Victoria Sponge was honoured with runner-up spot in a village fete cake-baking contest was rather disappointed to discover she'd actually been the only competitor, the BBC reports.â¦


Activist: Video Shows Dissent in Communist N.Korea

A South Korean group said on Monday it  had obtained what it said was the first visual evidence of  dissent in communist North Korea that indicated an organized  attempt at a movement against its leader, Kim Jong-il.


An arbitrator ruled yesterday that tailback Ricky Williams, who retired just before training camp, must repay the Miami Dolphins $8.


A suicide bomber detonated explosives strapped to his body in front of a police station in a Kurdish town near the Iranian border, killing eight people on the eve of Iraq's crucial national election, Iraqi and U.S. officials said. Insurgents blasted polling places in at least eight cities.


Thailand makes monsoon wines to cool the palate

When French winemaker Laurent Metge-Toppin first saw the floating vineyards of Thailand's Chao Phraya river delta, he knew he would struggle to make a wine worthy of his vintner ancestors in the Cotes du Rhone.


Microsoft Hints at Yahoo Hostile Takeover

Microsoft says its billion-dollar offer to purchase Yahoo is "fair" and suggested that it may pursue a hostile takeover of the Internet company.


Myanmar Removes Its Liberal-Leaning Premier

'BANGKOK, Thailand, Oct. 19 - The military government of Myanmar on Tuesday announced the dismissal of the prime minister, Khin Nyunt, who had publicly been pulling in a more liberal direction than the other generals in the country's ruling clique.


Nick Halstead's Blog: Tweetmeme - building stuff fast in PHP

Nick Halstead has pointed out a website, written in PHP he's created to help make a little bit of sense out of the links that go flying past in your twitter client - tweetmeme.   What is it? It tracks the public timeline from twitter and picks up any links that get posted. It then follows each link to find final destination and then categorizes the content into blogs / video / images / audio. This project really shows what is possible using PHP if you know what you are doing.   Most of the work was done by another developer, Stuart Dallas as one of four that worked on the project together. It's written in PHP5 and uses only about 20 PHP files to get the job done. You can also check out the launch post over on tweetmeme's blog for more information on the service.


U.S. to Poison Prairie Dogs in South Dakota

Wildlife workers have begun a program to  poison thousands of prairie dogs in the grasslands of South  Dakota to stop them from moving onto private ranch land parched  by drought, a federal official said on Tuesday.


Fed's Lacker: Not clear inflation is moderating

FREDERICK, Maryland  - Richmond Federal Reserve Bank President Jeffrey Lacker said on Wednesday that figures on inflation excluding food and energy prices have fluctuated, and it is hard to say if core inflation is on a downward path.


Venezuela ships Nicaragua diesel in show of support

MANAGUA, Nicaragua  - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez sent Nicaragua a shipment of cut-price diesel fuel on Saturday in a demonstration of his support for Nicaragua's leftist opposition leader, Daniel Ortega, before a November 5 presidential election.


Two years after Mount St. Helens began its low-key eruption, a process that has extruded tons of rock into the crater left by the volcano's deadly 1980 blast, scientists say the mountain seems to be slowing down.


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Shares of Avon Products Inc. AVP.N  slid 6 percent 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.


Oil Firm Near $54 on Heating Fuel Worries

Oil prices rebounded to $54 a barrel  on Thursday ahead of U.S. inventory data expected to show tight  heating fuel stocks ahead of winter.


Stanley Works acquiring Security Group Inc

Toolmaker The Stanley Works (SWK.N: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Monday it has agreed to acquire Security Group, Inc., which manufactures locks and locking systems for the financial, government and retail markets.


"Smart" marketing: Time-Life sells entire series

HBO Video is bucking  TV-DVD tradition when it releases "Get Smart" on DVD this year.


General Electric on Friday reported third-quarter profits of 4.05 billion dollars, matching Wall Street's expectations as revenues grew 15 percent at the diversified US conglomerate.


Three injured in protest after Karzai dismisses Afghan warlord

KABUL : Three protesters were hurt in the western Afghan city of Herat after the government sacked an Afghan warlord as governor in a bid to strengthen President Hamid Karzai's authority ahead of elections.


Inside the Dell Shareholder Lawsuit: Did Dell and Intel Conspire?

The class-action lawsuit filed against Dell Computer on Wednesday makes a complex case, and does not provide much evidence to back up some of its principal pillars other than citing Internet blogs and press reports. Intel is involved, though only peripherally. There are leaps of logic one must take to accept its premises. But whatever the case's outcome, it has already damaged Dell.


The sound of boots clattering up helicopter ramps at dawn kicked off a series of raids Wednesday by U.S. Marines, who are using everything from concrete barriers to no-parking signs to help secure Iraq's elections in 10 days.


The Co-op is set to make 1,000 staff redundant from its financial services arm, a report says.


Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and throngs of his supporters jammed avenues in downtown Caracas on Friday to celebrate the president's defeat of an August 15 recall referendum.


Former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi underwent successful heart surgery Monday in the United States, his party said.Comment


Heath Ledger, Actor, Is Found Dead at 28

The Australian-born actor was found in a New York apartment with sleeping pills nearby, the police said.


Newspapers in Turkey welcome the acquittal of the novelist Elif Shafak.


Gwynedd councillors meet to consider controversial plans to close 29 primary schools.


Gates charity funds free Internet access in Eastern Europe, Botswana

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation announced it was giving 17.5 million dollars in grants to improve Internet access in public libraries in Botswana, Latvia and Lithuania.


Dinosaur Jr.'s first performances in the early 1980s were played in obscurity, the crowds numbering in the dozens, the spotlight so far away it cast no light in the tiny clubs and converted industrial spaces they rocked.


Foreign Secretary Jack Straw is to meet Sudanese government leaders to assess the humanitarian crisis.


Bank of America sees value in financial sector bonds

Bonds of U.S. banks and brokers, among  the worst performers last year, should turn around in 2008,  helped by interest rate cuts and capital infusions, Bank of  America strategists said on Thursday.


Abortion pills to get more safety warnings

WASHINGTON -- An abortion pill implicated in the death of an 18-year-old California woman last fall will add new warnings linking RU-486 to the risk of serious bacterial infection.


Sales of new homes hit a 12-year low, falling short of even the most skeptical Wall Street estimates.


Chad will not allow the UN to send an advance mission to the country to prepare for deployment of peacekeepers.


Allen Jerkens, the 75-year-old Hall of Fame trainer, was long ago dubbed the Giant Killer for training horses that defeated Secretariat twice and Kelso three times.


NUSA DUA, Indonesia, Dec. 15 -- Delegates from nearly 190 countries emerged from a final 24 hours of bruising negotiations Saturday with an agreement on a new framework for tackling global warming, one that for the first time calls on both the industrialized world and rapidly developing nations to...


Todd Zeile has several goals he wanted to meet before he takes off a uniform for the final time on Oct. 3. One of them is reaching 2,000 career hits, and he needs


Microsoft tests more Windows Live services

(InfoWorld) - Microsoft continues to test updates to its Windows Live online services, including a service launched last year that allows users to submit blog posts simultaneously to more than one blogging platform. A new beta of that service, called Windows Live Writer, is now available from an internal blog. Windows Live Writer is a tool to compose blog posts and publish them on some of the Web's most popular blogging platforms, such as Windows Live Spaces, Community Server, WordPress, and TypePad. Microsoft released the first test version of the service last August but hadn't updated the product since November 2006, according to the Liveside blog. An entry by Nick White, a Microsoft product manager, on the Windows Vista team blog lays out the new features in Windows Live Writer. It now has in-line spell checking, the ability to add categories and table editing, and easier image insertion, he said. The new Windows Live Writer beta is available in both English and Spanish in the U.S. as well as in English in India and the U.K. It also is available in Spain, Germany, Japan, China, and France. In addition to the Writer update, Microsoft also released new betas for its instant-messaging and Web-based mail services this week. Windows Live Messenger 8.5 is now in official beta, though users got an early look when the release was leaked in Spanish on the Messenger Adictos blog earlier this week. The beta includes a user interface designed to look more like the revamped Aero interface of Windows Vista. Users can find the beta on its Windows Live site. Windows Live Mail, the successor to Windows Mail that is included in Windows Vista and Outlook Express on Windows XP, also has a new beta release. The new version includes a new UI that is similar to other services in Windows Live and also allows users to sync to their Windows Live Hotmail accounts. Other features in the Windows Live Mail beta include offline mail, accounting aggregation for Windows Live Hotmail and other POP3 (Post Office Protocol 3) and IMAP mail accounts, and RSSÂ feed aggregation. Improvements in the service include better photo-sharing and search features as well as more security, according to Microsoft. Windows Live Mail also will feature integration with other Windows Live services, including Windows Live Spaces. For the time being, the service will not include advertisements, the company said. However, many of the Windows Live services have been created by Microsoft to drive online advertising revenue, so many of them already include advertising or will in the future if they do not already. Microsoft revealed a new strategy to develop new online services in November 2005 and also unveiled the new Windows Live brand. Many of the services previously branded MSN are now called Windows Live. More information and a list of service can be found on the Windows Live home page.ADVERTISEMENTIBM Information On Demand 2006Industrial Industry Leaders, please join us at IBM's premier information management global event, IBM Information On Demand 2006, October 15-20, Anaheim, CA. More IBM business and technical solutions content in one place than ever before! Select from  over 800 sessions. Register today!


Florida Couple Accused of Child Torture Held in Utah

A fugitive Florida couple accused of  beating and chaining five children, pulling out their toenails  with pliers and starving them, were caught in Utah, a sheriff's  deputy said on Saturday.


Resuming combat after the Republican convention, John Kerry seemed like the Japanese warrior who emerged from the jungle decades after 1945, convinced that the war was not yet over.


Most people think oil companies are awash in cash -- until they look at the balance sheet.


Sports ; Vijay Singh is first USD 10mn golfer

World number one Singh, who posted his ninth PGA Tour victory of the season, had previously eclipsed Tiger Woods' superb 2000 season when Woods won USD 9.19 million.


Judge halts legal proceeding at Guantanamo

A federal judge shut down the first American military commission since World War II yesterday, ruling that the Bush administration violated the


Ironport Release New Version Of C-Series Appliance

Ironport Systems today announced the latest version of the e-mail security company's C-Series E-Mail Security Appliance. The new version formalizes the release of Ironport's Virus Outbreak


Chauncey Billups missed every shot he tried through the first three quarters. Not to worry. The fourth is his time.


Il cda si aggiorna al 18. Prodi: non ci sono scadenze legaliPalazzo Chigi pensa a una discussione collegiale sul tema                                          Padoa-Schioppa:"Preoccupato su Alitalia" Giallo su un'offerta di Singapore Airlines                                                                                di LUCIO CILLIS


Spanish urge caution after police raids 'decapitate' Eta

The Spanish government guarded against triumphalism yesterday after the seizure of two leading Eta leaders and enormous quantities of weapons and explosives in weekend raids on Basque separatist hideouts in ...


A nuclear plant hit by an earthquake may not be able to reopen for more than a year, Japanese reports say.


The individual corporation canât go it alone. If there is a theme of this yearâs C.E.S., it is cooperation.


AP Poll: U.S. Split Over Handling of Iraq

Americans remain sharply divided in their views of how President Bush is handling Iraq, and their confidence that a stable, democratic government will be established in that country has eroded, an Associated Press poll found.


Microsoft, Amazon Take Phishers to Court

Microsoft and Amazon.com have joined forces against perpetrators of phishing scams, filing a lawsuit against a Canadian company that they say ran a spamming campaign using Microsoft's Hotmail services and forging Amazon's name.


One of the most popular ways young people are contributing to charity these days is growing their hair long and donating it for wigs. But a lot of that hair is unusable.


Mavericks 123, Knicks 94: Josh Howard had career highs of 26 points and 16 rebounds, and visiting Dallas opened a 39-point halftime lead in a demolition of New York last night.


How Google Improved Application Scalability and Agility with a Virtualized, Real-Time Grid Environment

(Source: Appistry)  Strategic enterprise applications are required to exhibit both scalability and reliability, a tall order that many application development and deployment approaches fail to successfully or cost-effectively meet. Learn about a new grid-based approach to application architecture and development that is successfully meeting the requirements of the most demanding applications, delivering scalability, manageability and affordability.


Three dead, dozens hurt in Turkish tourist zone blast

Three people died and dozens  more were injured in a blast in Turkey's Mediterranean city  Antalya on Monday, the fifth bomb to hit the country in less  than 24 hours.


Data of All Ohio Workers Stolen From State Intern

COLUMBUS, Ohio  -- A 22-year-old intern was given the responsibility of safeguarding the personal information of thousands of state employees, a security procedure that ended up backfiring.


Oil prices slid toward $49 a barrel  on Thursday after U.S. crude stocks rose unexpectedly and  rebels in Nigeria's oil-rich delta region agreed to a  cease-fire with the government, reducing an imminent threat to  supplies.


Cuba Protests U.S. Christmas Lights with a Message

Cuba has demanded that the United States take down Christmas lights in front of its mission in Havana's busy sea-side drive because they include a reference to jailed dissidents, the top U.S. diplomat in the country said on Tuesday.


The man suspected of killing Dutch film maker Theo van Gogh is a suspected radical Islamist with alleged terrorist links, the Dutch authorities say.


Technical problems prevent the transfer of N Korean funds previously frozen in a Macau bank, US officials say.


Cable or Bell. The Supreme Court takes a crack at broadband regulation.


La soap aveva rischiato la chiusura per tagli di budget


Wii and âCall of Dutyâ Top Monthly Sales

U.S. sales of video-game hardware and software jumped more than 50 percent in November, driven by record purchases of Nintendoâ Wii console and several new blockbuster games.


Iraq's Allawi, After Meeting Blair, Vows to Stick Election Plan

Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi vowed to stick to plans to hold an election in January 2005 even though the US and Britain are struggling to keep order in the nation.


Some 23 politicians leave South Korea's increasingly unpopular ruling party, ahead of presidential elections.


George Bush to be absent from Arafat's funeral

ELEANOR HALL: As we've heard, the US President George W. Bush will not be attending Yasser Arafat's funeral and nor will any senior members of his administration.


So where should I invest my 401(k) money now? Whether stocks and bonds are soaring or plunging, it's probably the most frequent question asked by average folks saving for retirement. There's no correct answer for everyone, of course.


U.S. pressing Pakistan on counter-terrorism

Five years after Pakistan was revived as a key U.S. ally after the September 11 attacks, the new Democratic-led Congress is pressuring Islamabad and the Bush administration to do more to combat militant groups and stabilize the South Asian country.


Barcellona, 13:35 - CALCIO, BARCELLONA: PACE TRA ETO'O E RONALDINHO

Scoppia improvvisamente la pace Pace tra i giocatori del Barcellona, Ronaldinho e Samuel Eto'o: un a...


Indetti da Fnsi, notiziario Ansa riprende domenica mattina


Smiles and frowns as Conrad Black trial opens

Humorous advice on how to treat visiting Canadians and a serious note from the newspaper Conrad Black once owned marked the start of the former press lord's fraud trial on Wednesday.


Mafia. Chiesto l'arresto dell'on. Blasi di Forza Italia

Il gip del Tribunale di Potenza, Alberto Iannuzzi ha disposto l' arresto e la detenzione in carcere dell' on. Gianfranco Blasi (Forza Italia) - con l' accusa di aver fatto parte dell' associazione per delinquere


Crocker Gets World Record, Hanson Closes in on Another

Australia's Brooke Hanson charged to two gold medals while Ian Crocker needed a world record to give the United States their only individual victory at the world short course championships on Sunday.


Australia Says Journalist Was Held in Iraq

An Australian journalist was held hostage in Baghdad for 24 hours over the weekend before being released unharmed, Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said Monday.


Researchers have discovered why scratching an itch may be so addictive.


La scuola non puÃ² sopportare altri tagli : lo sciopero piuâ ...

Alta secondo i primi dati dei sindacati lâadesione allo sciopero nazionale della scuola contro la riforma Moratti ei tagli previsti dalla Finanziaria. A Roma si sono tenute due manifestazioni, una dei Cobas, lâaltra dei confederali.


The House of Representatives defied the White House yesterday by refusing to make an expiring surveillance law permanent, prompting a harsh exchange between Republicans and Democrats as they prepared for an extended, election-year battle over national security.


What's holding companies back? Can anything be done to rev up their investment spending?


The presidential candidates are wild about Harry. And Teddy. And Martin?


New Insights From Creatures' Perspective

Two decades ago, Greg Marshall was diving off the reefs of Belize studying queen conchs when he noticed a reef shark passing by with a remora clinging to its belly. The thought occurred to Marshall, who was then a graduate student in marine environmental science, that if a camera could be attached...


No. 23 UTEP Beats Rice 35-28 in Double OT

Jordan Palmer threw a 25-yard touchdown pass to Johnnie Lee to give No. 23 Texas-El Paso the lead in double overtime, then Rice's Ed Bailey fumbled on the 2 to give the Miners a 35-28 victory Saturday night.


A suicide car bomber attacks the home of Somali Prime Minister Ali Mohamed Ghedi, though he is not harmed.


Comedian Johnny Carson, the king of  U.S. late-night television as host of NBC's "The Tonight Show"  for nearly 30 years -- and the last face millions of Americans  saw before drifting off to sleep -- died on Sunday at age 79.


Cuba's Hottest Salsa Band Plays on After 35 Years

From the first note of the piano and the  clang of the cow bell, thousands of hips start to gyrate and  the party begins on Havana's Malecon ocean front.


The skeletal remains of 15 Aborigines are being returned home for reburial, nearly 90 years after a Swedish zoologist smuggled them out of Australia for display in a Stockholm museum.


Roma, 21:42 - CALCIO, TOTTI VINCE LA SCARPA D'ORO

Francesco Totti ha vinto la Scarpa d'oro, il trofeo assegnato al miglior cannoniere europeo. Il capi...


With No More Parents to Conquer, He Wept

Puerile writing, confused plotting and shockingly off-note performances make Oliver Stone's epic film a disappointment.


Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott has been diagnosed with pneumonia and has been moved to the high-dependency unit of the hospital where he is a patient.


Shhhh! Pretend You've Never Seen Those Styles

While most of the fashion press will see spring styles for the first time during Fashion Week, any store buyer worth his or her Palm organizer knows what is ahead.


Some of Enron Corp's  former directors have agreed to a $168 million settlement of a shareholder lawsuit over the collapse of the once powerful energy trading company, the lead plaintiff in the case said on Friday.


HPV infections seen in over quarter of U.S. women

More than a quarter of U.S. girls and women ages 14 to 59 are infected with the sexually transmitted human wart virus, which causes most cases of cervical cancer, U.S. health officials estimated on Tuesday.


Landon Donovan and Abby Wambach won the U.S. Soccer national player awards for 2004. Donovan edged DaMarcus Beasley to become the first men's player to win the award in consecutive years. Wambach also repeated as the women's winner in results announced Wednesday.


Judge Orders Deportation of Accused Kurd

An immigration judge Wednesday ordered the deportation of a Turkish immigrant who the government accuses of terrorism, a court spokesman said.


Nearly 380 tonnes of deadly explosives, powerful enough to shatter air planes, demolish buildings, make missile warheads and detonate nuclear weapons, are missing from one of Iraq's most sensitive former military installations, the interim government has


Wales and Liverpool footballer Craig Bellamy is found not guilty of assaulting two women in a Cardiff nightclub


In this battered village near the Israeli border, Hezbollah fighters are about the only people left. A handful of them were uneasy and distrustful as they talked Tuesday but united in their message: Morale is high and Israel will lose.


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Panasonic Digital SLR Features Face Detection

Panasonic's new Lumix DMC-L10 has automatic face detection capablities and a 'live view' display.


Pitching again through pain and seeping blood, Curt Schilling helped Boston move halfway to snaring its most elusive prize: a first World Series title in 86 years. Backed by another big hit from surprising Mark Bellhorn and unfazed by a defense that made four more errors, Red Sox beat St. Louis 6-2 Sunday to take a commanding 2-0 lead.


Amputee Pistorius barred from Beijing Games

South African double amputee Oscar Pistorius, who runs with carbon fiber blades attached to his legs, will not be allowed to compete at this year's Beijing Olympics.


Cambodians warmly embraced their little-known new monarch King Norodom Sihamoni yesterday, impressed by his graceful bearing and gentle speech as his ornate three-day coronation drew to an end.


INDIANAPOLIS -- The Indiana Pacers' front office offered an apology and support for suspended players in the wake of stiff penalties against those involved in Friday night's brawl at the end of a nationally televised game at Detroit.


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For Woods, Itâs a Familiar Result in a Familiar Place

Tiger Woods made few mistakes Sunday on his way to a two-stroke victory in the third FedEx Cup playoff event.


Lawmakers Agree on $388 Bln Spending Bill

U.S. lawmakers struck a deal late on  Friday on a $388 billion package of government funding for the  current fiscal year after days of battling over foreign aid,  nuclear waste, milk subsidies and overtime.


Arts & entertainment: The production companies behind The X Factor are to pay back the money they earned from the premium-rate phone-in scandal.


18/10/2004 - Brussels commits â¬188 million to food safety issues in the Union linked to animal diseases, signing off the largest slice for eradication of mad cow disease.


Scientists say they have uncovered an important clue to understanding the origins of the Aids epidemic.


Now, it's up to the rest to follow PSV Eindhoven's example of halting Arsene Wenger's lean, mean and well-oiled footballing machine.


New evidence of atrocities against Guantanamo Bay prisoners:

[World News]: Washington, Dec 26 : At least ten current and former detainees at the US military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, have alleged that they were abused in custody.


Abbas Declares Victory in Vote to Replace Arafat

RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Mahmoud Abbas declared that  he had won a Palestinian presidential election on Sunday and  dedicated his victory to Yasser Arafat, the iconic leader he is  replacing.


Newcastle cruised into the last 16 of the UEFA Cup following a 1-0 victory over Belgian minnows Zulte-Waregem at St James' Park on Thursday.


Description: NPR's Phillip Martin talks with Miami Herald reporter Jacqueline Charles, who is in Kingston, Jamaica, about the aftermath of Hurricane Ivan.


Bush Nominates Chief of Kellogg as Commerce Secretary

Carlos Gutierrez, Kellogg's chief executive since 1999 and a native of Cuba, now faces Senate confirmation.


Checklist to identify severe illness in infants

Medical experts have compiled a checklist of seven signs that mothers and healthcare workers can use to identify severe illnesses in newborn infants requiring urgent treatment in hospital.


Booz Allen Hamilton, the big technology and consulting firm in McLean, is strongly considering splitting into two companies.


Iran Open to U.S. Involvement in N-Talks -- Minister

Iran would not object to Washington joining negotiations with the European Union over its nuclear program provided the United States treated Tehran with respect, Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi said Tuesday.


England's David Beckham, after scoring against Wales. He was later booked, prompting a suspension. Photo: Getty Images. Painkillers dulled the throb of his damaged ribs but a sense of


Reign in Spain changing with Barcelona's rise

Barcelona mostly has been overshadowed by Real Madrid in the last 50 years. But the Catalan club is in the ascendency after taking a 3-0 victory over Real Madrid Saturday, stretching its lead in Spain's Primera Liga to 7 points.


Thousands turn out to mourn a Mexican singer who was murdered after an open-air concert.


Publishing surgeons\\' performance remains controversial, British...

Later this year, the performance of individual surgeons in the UK will be made publicly available, but the move remains controversial.


Food purveyor Hormel Foods (NYSE: HRL) -- owner of the SPAM canned meat bonanza -- had good news this morning, or so you would think. Sales were up 15%, unit volume was up 6%, and earnings, excluding a positive impact from the ...


Ailing Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat to be taken to Paris for treatment

Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat left the West Bank early Friday in a Jordanian military helicopter on his way to receive treatment in Paris for an ailment that has left him haggard and weak.


Facing Sanction, Duke Prosecutor Says Heâll Resign

In a barely audible voice at a disciplinary hearing, Michael B. Nifong apologized to three former lacrosse players and their families.


Documents belonging to Bing Crosby's business associates can be released in a row over royalties, a court rules.


Boris Johnson has been sacked as Tory shadow arts minister amid allegations about his private life.


NEW YORK - A federal judge Tuesday granted Martha Stewart's request to go to prison as soon as possible, ordering her to report by 2 pm Oct. 8. In an order signed Tuesday, US District Court Judge Miriam Cedarbaum


Top separatist rules out autonomy as solution to Kashmir dispute

Indian Kashmir's hardline Muslim separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani ruled out autonomy for the disputed Himalayan region.


Tina Brown to Write Book on the Clintons

Tina Brown, the former editor of Vanity Fair, The New Yorker and Talk magazine, has signed with Doubleday Broadway Publishing Group to write a portrait of the Clinton era.


The City watchdog, the Financial Services Authority, is next to be quizzed by MPs on Northern Rock's problems.


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Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, testifying Monday before a parliamentary commission investigating Spain's worst terrorist attack, dismissed any link between his surprise election victory last March and the Madrid train bombings three days earlier.


An artillery attack on a US and Iraqi base near the northern city of Mosul on Tuesday killed 22 people and wounded 50, military sources said.


Roma, 08:35 - CALCIO, PAPARESTA CONVOCATO PER RADUNO ARBITRI

Gianluca Paparesta è stato convocato al raduno della CAN di A e B, in programma dal 12 al 14 ...


Microsoft Is Said to Consider a Stake in Facebook

The company is considering an investment of between $300 million and $500 million for less than 5 percent of Facebook.


Redskins Sign LB Fletcher to 5-Year Deal

Linebacker London Fletcher agrees to a five-year, $25 million contract with the Washington Redskins on Friday.


Bats Blog: Postseason Drama Is Almost ClichÃ©

In the end, a skein of A.L.C.S. subplots winnowed down to the same familiar threads: pitching, hitting, experience.


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


Intel settles patent case with Transmeta

Intel agreed on Wednesday to settle a dispute with Transmeta for $250 million, ending patent litigation between both companies.Under the agreement, Intel will pay Transmeta $150 million initially and $20 million in each of the next five years. In exchange, Intel will be granted a right to license Transmeta patents for use in future products. It will also end pending patent litigation between both companies and release all claims between them.Transmeta, based in Santa Clara, California, sued Intel in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware in October last year, claiming some Intel processors violated 10 Transmeta patents covering processor design and power-efficiency techniques. Nine patents covered basic processor functions like scheduling and addressing instructions on a chip, and the tenth related to Transmeta's LongRun technology, used to adjust a processor's voltage based on its workload.In January, Intel countersued Transmeta for infringing seven patents, also alleging Transmeta withheld and mischaracterized information about other patents and technologies in its patent applications.Under the agreement, Intel will be in a binding agreement not to sue Transmeta for the development and licensing of LongRun technology to third parties, Transmeta said in a statement.Transmeta, founded in 1995, tried to break Intel's dominance in the notebook PC market with its Crusoe processor, which allowed PCs to run longer by reducing power consumption. Consumers responded poorly to the processor, leading to Transmeta changing its business model to licensing its technology.The settlement pumped life into Transmeta's stock (TMTA), which rose 253.11 percent to $14.76 on the Nasdaq stock exchange Wednesday. The company faced delisting in March when its stock price dropped to under $1.Transmeta reported a net loss of $11.5 million and revenue of $171,000 for the most recent quarter ending June 30. Earlier this year, Intel's rival, AMD, invested $7.5 million in the cash-strapped Transmeta.Intel's settlement agreement will realize immediate financial value for Transmeta's intellectual-property rights and will support the company's technology development and licensing business, said Les Crudele, the president and CEO of Transmeta, in a statement.Intel could not be reached for comment.


Doctor gives New Jersey stripper a hand -- literally

A doctor pleaded guilty on Thursday to stealing a severed hand, which he gave to a stripper who displayed it in her New Jersey apartment.


Author 'stole my life', says psychiatrist

When the harrowing play Frozen opened on Broadway this summer, audiences were shaken by the authenticity of Yorkshire playwright Bryony Lavery's portrayal of the mind of a serial killer.


Families of Libyan children infected with HIV drop demands for six foreign medics to be sentenced to death.


Tra estremita' settentrionale Asinara e Bocche Bonifacio


Michael Schumacher drove his Ferrarito an easy victory in the Japanese Grand Prix in Suzuka on Sunday,winning the race for a sixth time.


Rocker Rod Stewart weds in quiet Italian ceremony

SANTA MARGHERITA LIGURE, Italy  - British rock star Rod Stewart married Penny Lancaster on Saturday in a low-key ceremony on Italy's Ligurian coast.


Bush Plays Down Iraq's Failure to Meet Benchmarks

RENO, Nev, Aug. 28--President Bush played down the failure of the Iraqi government to meet political benchmarks set by the U.S. Congress, telling American Legionnaires Tuesday morning that it makes no sense to ignore real military progress despite the Iraqi government's failure to approve all the...


MONTEREY, California  - World championship leader Casey Stoner claimed pole position on his final qualifying lap for the U.S. Grand Prix at Laguna Seca Raceway on Saturday.


Armed Group Seizes Russian School, Talks Start

A heavily armed gang seized up to 400 hostages at a Russian school near Chechnya Wednesday and threatened to shoot dead 50 children for any one of their comrades killed, a senior local official said.


LOS ANGELES  â Robert A. Iger, chief executive of the Walt Disney Company, received a compensation package in the 2007 fiscal year valued by the company at $27.7 million, according to an analysis of documents filed Friday with the Securities and Exchange Commission.


The turmoil in the airline industry intensified yesterday when leaders of the pilots union at US Airways rejected the company's latest plan to cut wages and benefits and a key member of


When Kerri Walsh and Misty May, the world's No. 1 women's beach volleyball duo and virtually unbeatable the past two years, met countrywomen Holly McPeak and Elaine Youngs in the Olympic


A crew from a TV comedy show, one dressed as Osama Bin Laden, breaches Sydney's tight security for Apec.


Milano, 19:07 - CALCIO, MATARRESE: DATA PARTENZA SERIE A DECISIONE GIA' PRESA

La Lega non cambierà idea sulla data di partenza del campionato di serie A, fissata per il 26...


Industry Heavyweights Launch Phish Report Network

Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT), eBay (Nasdaq: EBAY), and  Visa International have banded together in an attempt to combat phishing attacks.


Bush Iraq Adviser Blackwill to Step Down

The Bush administration's lead  official on Iraq policy has told the White House he plans to  leave in the coming weeks, U.S. officials said on Saturday,  ahead of Iraq's planned elections.


European shares fell sharply in early trade on Monday as a sell-off in global equities snowballed, and the yen hit three-month highs against the dollar and the euro.


Rooney stays calm and Reds beat Charlton 2-0

Wayne Rooney kept his cool as Manchester United cruised to a 2-0 victory over Charlton on Saturday with long overdue strikes by Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes.


James paces Cavaliers to victory over Mavericks

LeBron James scored 24 points to help the Cleveland Cavaliers post a scrappy 88-81 road victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday.


Italians Schiavone, Farina Elia post first-round wins in Belgium

Hasselt, Belgium (Sports Network) - Seeded Italians Francesca Schiavone and Silvia Farina Elia led Tuesday's parade of first-round winners at the inaugural Gaz de France Stars tennis event.


Mark Thatcher Posts Bail in South Africa

The son of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has been released from house arrest in South Africa after posting a $300,000 bail.


Europe Aims to Close Out Comfortable Ryder Victory

BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan  - Unless golf history  is made, Europe will comfortably retain the Ryder Cup on Sunday  against a U.S. team which has been in disarray for the first  two days.


A small plane with two people on board has crashed at the new Robin Hood airport in South Yorkshire.


Five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor convicted of infecting hundreds of Libyan children with the HIV virus arrived in the Bulgarian capital of Sofia Tuesday, following their release after serving eight years in jail on the charges.


Trade signals new plateau for Adu's career

There will be attempts to spin the news of Freddy Adu's trade from D.C. United to Real Salt Lake yesterday. United dealt Adu reluctantly, only because it has a chance for a major allocated player. Real Salt Lake coach John Ellinger has coveted Adu since coaching him on the US Under-17 team, and owner Dave Checketts wants to give the ...


Indianapolis - NBA commissioner David Stern on Saturday indefinitely suspended four players who took part in Friday night's ugly melee between the Indiana Pacers and host Detroit Pistons and their fans.


The Argentine government is to decide the fate of Aguas Argentinas, the water company controlled by France's Suez, within  weeks.


Walking may protect the elderly from developing dementia, research suggests.


NASHVILLE (Billboard) - Look for these five artists to make a big splash on the touring scene in 2008.


Oil Sets New Highs on Winter Fuel Worries

Oil prices broke into fresh record territory above $52 on Thursday on heightened concerns over tight winter heating fuel supplies.


From Papi to Pesky, how Boston broke the spell

BOSTON -- There may be only 50 ways to leave your lover, but the Red Sox found 86 ways to "86" an 86-year-old curse. No.


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Sindelar seizes lead at weather-ravaged Canadian Open

Veteran Joey Sindelar has made the Bell Canadian Open one of his favorites stops on the PGA Tour. After Thursday's opening round, it is easy to see why.


New Technique Stirs a Debate in Cardiology

What if doctors had a new way to diagnose heart disease that took only seconds and provided pictures so clear it showed every clogged artery, so detailed that it was like holding a living heart in your hand?


District of Columbia Mayor Adrian M. Fenty was expected to endorse Democrat Barack Obama's presidential bid Tuesday.


The bowl season has arrived and college football fans can expect two things: lots of games and lots of points. By Kevin Rivoli, AP.


Citrus industry seeks to penalize Brazil

Florida citrus growers and juice processors petitioned the federal government Monday to impose higher costs on Brazilian orange juice imports, claiming that Brazil's citrus industry has


The Takeover Panel sets a January deadline for rival bidders to make an offer for steelmaker Corus.


Palermo, 16:09 - CALCIO, FONTANA: MAI DETTO DI VOLER ANDARE ALLA ROMA

Alberto Fontana ha smentito di aver detto di voler andare alla Roma. ''Sono lusingato dei compliment...


Investigators lookat ice on wings in crash of Ebersol jet

Investigators said Tuesday that they were looking into whether ice on the wings or a mechanical problem contributed to the fiery crash of an executive


American Lampoons Cousteau at Berlin Film Festival

A film lampooning French explorer  Jacques Cousteau and his underwater documentaries drew warm  applause from Berlinale fans of American director Wes Anderson  but left many, including its actors, unsure about its meaning.


EqualLogic doubles up its enterprise SAS

4.8TB in one array - but are these drives getting too big? IP-based storage is thoroughly enterprise-ready, claimed iSCSI specialist EqualLogic as it doubled the capacity of its high-end SAS (Serial Attached SCSI) storage box with almost no change in price.â¦


Milano, 15:22 - CALCIO, INTER; MANCINI: VINCERE DERBY PER TENERE ROMA LONTANA

Roberto Mancini vuole vincere il derby per mantenere le distanze sulla Roma. ''Il Milan sarà ...


Pamela Anderson seeks amicable divorce from Kid

Citing concern for her children and  the media frenzy over her impending divorce, actress Pamela  Anderson said she wants to resolve her break up with singer Kid  Rock "amicably" and "with dignity."


Chinese retail spending grew by 13.8% in August, helped by higher rural and urban incomes, official data shows.


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The U.S. security coordinator in the Palestinian territories wants five new Palestinian battalions deployed across the West Bank in an effort to bolster Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, according to a published report Thursday.


The obesity epidemic is reaching down to the playpen: More than 10 percent of U.S. children ages 2 to 5 are overweight, the American Heart Association reported Thursday.


Boxing: Khan shows no rust to emerge lord of the ring

Amir Khan celebrated his first fight since winning the lightweight Olympic silver medal in Athens with a one-sided 35-13 points victory over American Michael Evans at Liverpool Olympia last night.


Key Protein in Breast, Ovarian Cancer Found

Researchers have identified a protein which, when present in large amounts, might indicate that a cancer is particularly aggressive.


World's Oldest Man, Upstate New Yorker, Dies

(Dewitt -WABC, November 20, 2004 ) - A man documented as the world's oldest man has passed away, 12 days shy of his 114th birthday.


Powell spurns North Korea demand on talks

Secretary of State Colin Powell on Saturday rejected demands by North Korea of a US "reward" before the communist country would agree to resume multinational talks about its nuclear weapons programs.


Zippi(TM) Networks Signs Agreement With Clearvision Productions

Zippi™ Networks, Inc. (Pink Sheets:ZPNW), the  innovative force behind revolutionizing the online selling process, has  entered into an agreement with Clearvision Productions (CVP), a  Hollywood-based media production and news placement firm.


U.S. Sending Mixed Signals on Settlements

The State Department indicated Monday a new flexibility in interpreting President Bush's call two years ago for a freeze on Israeli settlements in Palestinian territories.


U.S. investment bank Merrill Lynch &  Co. MER.N on Tuesday said third-quarter profit fell 8  percent, hurt by reduced trading in debt and equity markets,  which pushed revenue below expectations.


U.S. businesses added 96,000 jobs to  payrolls in September, the government reported on Friday, a  weaker-than-expected total that was expected to sharpen a  presidential debate later in the day over the economy's  direction.


Economy Adds More Jobs in August Than in July

Unemployment ticked down a tenth of a point, but the average American worker is logging fewer hours and wage gains are minimal.


Protesters demonstrate outside 'Guantanamo UK' jail in London

Human rights activists protested outside a top-security jail in London where some foreign nationals have been detained without trial for almost three years under controversial anti-terrorism laws.


Limits of reconstruction a concern in Najaf

NAJAF, Iraq -- In the five months since fighting ravaged the center of this pro-American Shi'ite holy city, Colonel Anthony Haslam of the US Marines has doled out $15 million for reconstruction. He has spent money as fast as a scurrying team of aides can scribble authorization notes during the commander's whirlwind tours of central Najaf.


Hopping on the privacy-protection bandwagon, Microsoft Corp. and Yahoo Inc. are limiting how long their Internet search engines retain potentially sensitive data about their users.


LSU football coach Nick Saban met with representatives of the Miami Dolphins on Tuesday night to discuss their head coaching job. In a statement today, Saban said he and the Dolphins had a "preliminary" discussion and no decision was made.


Under NFL Rule, Media Web Sites Are Given Just 45 Seconds to Score

The NFL has told news organizations that it will no longer permit them to carry online video clips lasting longer than 45 seconds.


Document spec for e-commerce is approved

Looking to provide a catalyst for e-commerce, OASIS on Monday announced ratification of Universal Business Language (UBL) Version 1.0, which defines a common XML library of business documents for use in online transactions.


Hundreds of villagers besieged a Thai military camp Wednesday demanding to know whether their relatives were among at least 78 Muslim men who officials said suffocated


Rescue workers airlifted residents out of isolated villages and sifted through wreckage for earthquake survivors yesterday, a day after a series


Advertising: Marketers Are Putting Nascar on Different Kinds of Circuits

The shift parallels the increasing appearance in the new media of ads celebrating sports.


IETF deals setback to Microsoft antispam effort

SEPTEMBER 14, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - An antispam technology proposed by Microsoft Corp. as a standard way of identifying the senders of e-mail messages suffered a blow last week when a group within the


The slugger's testimony on steroid use raises sharp questions about integrity of baseball and all pro sports. By Mark Sappenfield | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor.


Soldier Sues U.S. Military Over Extended Service

A California Army National Guard  sergeant filed a lawsuit on Tuesday asserting that the  government can not prevent reservists from leaving the military  when their enlistment periods end.


The Conservative housing spokesman spends Christmas Eve sleeping in a London street to highlight homelessness.


Dow Jones perde l'1% dopo diffusione Beige Book


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EU presses Sudan to accept U.N. mission in Darfur

The European Union pressed Sudan on  Friday to accept a 20,000-strong U.N. peace operation in  Darfur, warning a security vacuum there could lead to a  humanitarian crisis reminiscent of the Rwanda genocide.


Emeryville-based Chiron Corp. said Tuesday that it will not be able to supply flu vaccine for this winter's flu season after Britain's Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) temporarily


German chancellor Angela Merkel starts a four-day visit to India aimed at boosting economic ties.


Felix becomes a Category 1 hurricane as it approaches Aruba

ST. GEORGE'S, Grenada - Hurricane Felix gathered strength yesterday and pounded Grenada with heavy rain and wind, snapping small boats loose from their moorings and toppling utility poles on its route toward the Caribbean island of Aruba.


Pakistan's parliament elected former finance minister Shaukat Aziz, a close ally of President Pervez Musharraf, as prime minister yesterday after the opposition boycotted the vote, saying it was undemocratic. Aziz, 55, worked 30 years as a Citibank executive before becoming finance minister when Musharraf took power in a bloodless military coup in 1999. Suave, articulate, and media-savvy, Aziz is credited ...


Cast of Broadway's Bombay Dreams Takes Part in Tsunami Relief ...

The Broadway company of Bombay Dreams, which features many South Asian-Americans, is helping to aid the victims of the recent tsunami disaster that has claimed more than 100,000 lives throughout South Asia.


The United States expects the U.N.   Security Council to overcome Russian and Chinese misgivings and   approve sanctions on Iran, senior U.S. officials said on   Wednesday.


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


Ukrainian prosecutors reopened their investigation into allegations Viktor Yushchenko was poisoned after doctors who treated the opposition leader confirmed he had been slipped the toxic chemical dioxin, as ...


2 Chinese Engineers Abducted In Pakistan

Islamabad, Oct. 10 (NNN): Two engineers have been abducted by armed persons in troubled South Waziristan Agency area of Pakistan. The Chinese engineers were going to the site of Gomal Zam Dam from their homes at Hathala.


An official inquiry into the crash of a Russian passenger plane over Ukraine says pilot error is to blame


Jay-Zâs 10th proper album, âAmerican Gangster,â was inspired by the new movie â directed by Ridley Scott, starring Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe â for which itâs named.


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Overstock.Com Inc. Raises $40M in Common Stock Sale

By Bloomberg News  Salt Lake-based Overstock.com Inc., which sells excess inventory online, said Friday that institutional investors have agreed to purchase 2.73 million shares of its common stock for $40 million, an average share price of $14.63.


A government report on Tuesday recommended Australia lift its long-standing restrictions on the export and enrichment of uranium, which it imposed to ensure the mineral is not used to develop nuclear weapons and to allay concerns about radioactive waste disposal.


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Microsoft to change Vista after Google complaint

Microsoft Corp. has agreed to modify its Windows Vista operating system in response to a complaint that its computer search function put Google Inc. and other potential rivals at a disadvantage, the Justice Department and Microsoft said on Tuesday.


FBI aims for world's largest biometrics database

The FBI is embarking on a $1 billion project to build the world's largest computer database of biometrics to give the government more ways to identify people at home and abroad, the Washington Post reported on Friday.


Pope's Hospital Stay Extended But Condition Better

Pope John Paul's stay in hospital  has been extended until at least Thursday as a precautionary  measure though his overall health continues to improve, the  Vatican said Monday.


Fidel Castro looked alert and healthier in a video taped Friday, the first images released of the ailing 81-year-old leader in more than three months.


Google takes swipe at Viacom, talks social networks

Google Inc. on Friday took a  swipe at media conglomerate Viacom Inc. which is suing for $1  billion over "massive copyright infringement" by its video  sharing Web site YouTube.


Iran has pledged $250 million in aid the cash-strapped Hamas-led Palestinian government, Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh said Monday.


Lawrence Roberts scored 21 of his season-high 27 points in the first half to lead No. 22 Mississippi State to an 83-53 rout of Arkansas-Little Rock on Saturday night.


NEW YORK - U.S. stocks are seen sharply higher at the open Monday as investors remain upbeat about the outlook for economic and corporate profit growth...


S. Korean Unlikely to Get Gymnastics Gold

ATHENS, Greece - The satisfaction of knowing they should have won gymnastics gold might be all the South Koreans get. While the country's Olympic team met with lawyers Sunday to plan its appeal over the medal given to American Paul Hamm, the Court of Arbitration for Sport indicated it won't take the case...


Cavs Above .500 for First Time Since 2001

The Cleveland Cavaliers have more proof that they're getting better. Look, it's right there in the standings. For the first time in more than three years, they have more wins than losses.


Hingis survives scare and Federer rolls on

Martina Hingis was nearly caught napping on a gloomy day at Wimbledon before she woke up in the nick of time on Monday to beat British wildcard Naomi Cavaday and reach the second round of the grasscourt grand slam.


Calif. Academy of Sciences Holds Tag Sale

SAN FRANCISCO - The California Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park held a one-of-a-kind yard sale Sunday, offering rock-bottom prices on everything from antique wooden incubators to six-foot-tall prehistoric bird replicas.    Early shoppers got rock bottom prices on everything from globes to maps to specimen jars...


Eddie Adams, Journalist Who Showed Violence of Vietnam, Dies at 71

The Pulitzer Prize-winning combat photographer was best known for taking the 1968 image of Brig. Gen. Nguyen Ngoc Loan shooting a Vietcong prisoner in the head.


A Russian dissident may have been poisoned in the UK with a radioactive substance, says an expert toxicologist.


'Ma non lasceremo a qualcuno il diritto di veto'


Smoking is linked to a significantly increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes, research suggests.


There is one commonality in all Madhur Bhandarkar movies. Whether itÂs PAGE 3 or CORPORATE or TRAFFIC SIGNAL, the start at the ticket window has always been slow. But the film gathers ...


In Software installation on Linux: Today, it sucks (part 1), Ian Murdoch (whose first name is the second half of Debian) writes, Unless an application is included with your Linux distribution of choice, installing that application on Linux is a nightmare compared to Windows., and proceeds to say exactly how.


All three exit polls tracking yesterday's presidential election gave opposition candidate Viktor Yushchenko a commanding lead of at least 15 percentage points in Ukraine's presidential election.


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Motorola, DoCoMo to make 3G phones for business use

TOKYO: Motorola and NTT DoCoMo, Japan's top mobile phone operator, said yesterday they would jointly develop third-generation (3G) handsets, giving Motorola a way into a market largely out of reach for foreign manufacturers.


Crude prices rose Wednesday ahead of US petroleum inventory data and an OPEC meeting this week at which the group could decide on a production cut.


The Philadelphia Phillies have signed third baseman Pedro Feliz on a two-year, $8.5 million contract, the Major League club said on Thursday.


Don't choke on your freedom fries when you hear this, but France's most-popular and most-talked-about politician - and a favorite to become the next French president - is a big fan of the United States.


Motorola's No. 2 to Resign at Month's End

Motorola Inc. MOT.N on Wednesday said  its No. 2 officer, who had been passed over for the chief  executive post, will resign at the end of January to seek a top  spot with another company.


Mr. Wagoner was a Grand Ole Opry star whose flashy rhinestone suits dazzled fans when he sang with Dolly Parton, rising new performer,  in the 1960s.


The Swiss team won a thrilling photo finish over Team New Zealand and clinched the Americaâs Cup on Tuesday, becoming only the third yacht to retain the 156-year-old trophy.


Perhaps it's fitting that the future of the British Grand Prix has been secured after an argument straight from the playground.


Movie Review | 'Highway Courtesans': Struggling With Life on a Road to Nowhere

Nine years in the making and timeless in its observations, ÂHighway CourtesansÂ is an intimate look at some of the youngest practitioners of the worldÂs oldest profession.


British, Irish Leaders Unveil Peace Plan

The British and Irish prime ministers, Tony Blair and Bertie Ahern, published a detailed plan Wednesday for reviving a Catholic-Protestant administration in Northern Ireland - a peace-building project still on hold because of unsolved arguments about IRA


EIGHT bodies were pulled from an underground tunnel in a copper mine in northern Turkey where a massive fire broke out today, local officials said.


Egyptian police have arrested 72 supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood in nationwide dawn raids as the government escalated its crackdown against the country's main opposition movement.


A bomb struck a Sunni mosque in Baghdad after Friday prayers, killing seven people and wounding five, while mortars barraged a Shiite mosque north of the capital, leaving five wounded.


Hamas challenges Egypt's bid to close Gaza border

RAFAH, Gaza Strip  - Egypt started to close its breached border with the Gaza Strip on Friday but Palestinian militants bulldozed a new opening in a challenge to Cairo and Israel's blockade of the Hamas-run territory.


Roma, 11:21 - CALCIO, SENSI: PORTE CHIUSE PER IL BENE DEL CALCIO

Rosella Sensi, all'arrivo all'hotel Hilton a Fiumicino dove è in corso il consiglio straordin...


Iraqâs main Sunni Arab bloc has agreed to rejoin Iraqâs Shiâite-led government after key demands for returning were met, two officials from the bloc said.


A German citizen, missing since the end of June, is believed to have been kidnapped in Afghanistan, Berlin says.


Deckers' deal will make products to profit from the Ugg-brand rage.


No waffling as Henin closes in on first Belgian title

On-target Justine Henin would regain a huge dose of confidence were she to win her first title at home in Belgium on Sunday at the WTA Diamond Games.


Iraq shuts borders, clamps down in Baghdad

Iraq closed its borders with Iran and Syria as U.S. and Iraqi troops tightened their grip on Baghdad on Thursday, setting up more checkpoints that stopped and searched even official convoys for weapons.


European leaders, looking to set the pace in the race against global warming, consider tough new targets.


French Open: Roddick and Blake Crash Out of French Open

Andy Roddick lost to Igor Andreev and James Blake was beaten by Ivo Karlovic, meaning both seeded Americans disappeared in the same day.


Playing on the Westâs insistence that Israel facilitate âPalestinianâ elections, and Israelâs desire to comply, the PA Tuesday threatened to call off


'Mi emoziona' perche' scritto da chi non c'e' piu'


Orbiting Station Gets Solar Panels, and Then Dessert

By Traci Watson  The residents of the International Space Station will soon be able to fire up lots of new electronic gadgets, thanks to two giant solar panels for the station that astronauts successfully unfolded Thursday.


Football: Portuguese Star Figo to Retire from National Team

Portuguese football (soccer) star Luis Figo has announced that he is retiring from his country's national team.


MOSCOW The Russian government said Tuesday that it would sell part of Yukos's most valuable subsidiary by the end of November as the company tries to pay off the billions of dollars it owes in taxes.


Shia Muslim leaders in Iraq urge their people not to avenge two car bomb attacks that left more than 60 dead.


High Definition Movies, Without the Format War

Vudu, the movie store in a set-top-box, is adding high definition titles to its nascent service.


Afghan Taleban leader Mullah Omar sacks one of his top military commanders, Mansoor Dadullah.


Il ricavato delle vendite di 8000 bikini andra' in Congo


Rispetto al 3,83% posseduto precedentemente


Stock bull riders eye home sales, earnings

Home sales and a report on economic  growth may help investors decide if they want to keep riding a  bull market in stocks, while a torrent of quarterly earnings  reports will no doubt cause some anxious moments.


The two companies say they will jointly develop a set-top box to download movies over the internet. Netflix will arrange the movie licensing from Hollywood studios, and TiVo will take care of the product technology.


WICHITA, Kan. - If she ever runs across the thief who pinched the purse containing her will and other valuables, Joanne Robinson would probably greet the guilty party with a hug.


Peeking at your gifts? You're not alone: survey

NEW YORK, Dec 13 (Reuters Life!) - Can't resist a quick shake and peep at that present under the Christmas tree? You're not alone, with a U.S. survey finding one in five adults are present peekers.


Fate of Arafat: Murky Stories Grip the Air

Pakistan Times Executive Editor with PT Foreign Correspondent Fuad Rajab in Gaza City. PARIS (France): Palestinians at home and elsew here got upset by mystification of deviating stories about


Once invisible, Iraq's interim President could win big in next month's election -- if he gets out his voters


Americans stood in silence to remember the nearly 3,000 people killed in the September 11 attacks on Tuesday as Osama bin Laden resurfaced to praise the suicide hijackers who carried them out six years ago to the day.


Are Earthquakes Encouraged by High Tides?

A new study indicates that very high tides are linked with substantial earthquakes along Earth's continental margins. Does the theory hold water?


Accountant testifies he lied about Enron barge deal

A former Enron accountant testified Thursday that he knew an arrangement to temporarily sell Merrill Lynch some barges just to boost Enron's bottom line was wrong and he planned to lie about it if confronted.


'Necessita approfondire ipotesi scenario per linee guida'


Georgia's New Leader Baffles U.S. and Russia Alike

Mikhail Saakashvili's populist ride has hit bumps on the central question of reunification with two breakaway regions.


NEW YORK - A former aide who claims New Jersey Gov. James E...


Communication  KSK Design has secured Industrial Towel & Uniform Inc. of New Berlin as a new client.  Lindsay, Stone & Briggs added two clients, Michael Best & Friedrich and Secura Insurance.


Swatch, Microsoft launch wireless data watches

Swiss watchmaker Swatch and US software company Microsoft have launched a new range of wireless data watches, the companies announced Wednesday.


Hurricane Katrina Exacts Another Toll: Enduring Depression

NEW ORLEANS -- A gravel-voiced fire department captain, Michael Gowland says he had never been a big crier.


Air travelers can now visit medical clinics, nail salons and spas while waiting out delays.


A satellite-alert system launches in quake-prone Japan that will instantly trigger tsunami and volcanic activity warnings by siren and radio to help speed evacuations. By the Associated Press.


L'uomo avrebbe urtato i cavi di una linea elettrica


TV Guide Publisher to Launch New Weekly TV Magazine

Gemstar-TV Guide International, whose TV Guide magazine has struggled with a long-term circulation slide, said on Wednesday it was launching a new weekly magazine focused on television news.


Sen. Pete Domenici on Thursday withdrew his support of President Bush's Iraq war policy and embraced instead a proposal to bring home most troops by next March.


Relief Workers Fan Out Across Fla., Ala.

PENSACOLA, Fla. - Relief workers fanned out across Florida and Alabama to hand out ice, water and meals to weary victims of Hurricane Ivan who face another day Sunday of digging through debris and waiting hours in lines for basic supplies...


NEW DELHI, Nov. 14.â The government hopes the momentum of the composite dialogue process with Pakistan will receive a boost with Pakistanâs Prime Minister Mr Shaukat Azizâs arrival in New Delhi on 23 November as the Saarc chairman.


Europe's papers condemn President Chirac's efforts to drum up Chinese business with France


Asia, con Cdr attivi Napoli pulita in sette giorni


Lap After Lap After Lap, Phelps Set the Tone in the Pool

From her seat above the pool, adjacent to the starting blocks, Debbie Phelps stayed amazingly calm as her son climbed onto those blocks 17 times in seven days.


WASHINGTON - New federal overtime rules are in effect today, stripping overtime rights from some workers and granting them to others.


US Congress Working on Tsunami Aid Package

The United States, faulted by  critics for a slow and miserly response to the Asian tsunami,  is preparing an aid package to be introduced in Congress early  next year, lawmakers said on Thursday.


Kinoshita bids to become league's first Japanese player

Wide receiver Noriaki Kinoshita signed  for the Atlanta Falcons on Thursday, moving a step closer to  becoming the first Japanese to play in the NFL.


N.Korea fires missiles; Japan, U.S. downplay impact

North Korea fired several short-range missiles on Friday morning, even as the United States sounded optimistic about getting six-party talks on Pyongyang's nuclear arms program back on track.


Australian fly-half Stephen Larkham will miss Saturday's Test against Wales in Sydney.


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A new system which will emit an alarm and wipe information from stolen mobile phones is being  made available.


Poverty-stricken areas reeling from a series of tsunamis on Sunday now must cope with the sickness and death spawned by contaminated food and water.


UN relief workers have arrived in Indonesia's Aceh province to find devastation in the region closest to the epicenter of the earthquake that spawned Sunday's killer tsunamis.


Gov't admits to 100,000 homeless families

The British government admitted it had surpassed a record level of 100,000 families homeless but announced a major aid package to improve the plight of the families.


While PeopleSoft continues to fend off OracleÂs takeover bid, a subplot is unfolding in the world of corporate software.


Blocking a specific enzyme may be enough to check the spread of cancer in the body, researchers believe.


Video Shows British Hostage Being Beheaded in Iraq

A video released by Muslim militants on  Friday showed them beheading British hostage Kenneth Bigley, a  Reuters witness said.


Iraq's parliament voted on Saturday to let thousands of members of Saddam Hussein's Baath Party return to government jobs, winning praise from Washington for achieving a benchmark step toward reconciling warring sects.


A teenager who was at the wheel during a car crash that killed her and four other recent high school graduates only had a junior driver's license, according to state records.


Pope defuses tensions on arrival in Muslim Turkey

Pope Benedict backed Ankara's EU entry bid and said Islam was a religion of peace on Tuesday, according to Turkey's prime minister, in a bid to soothe rows over his views in the mostly Muslim state.


Inmaculada Echevarria has spent much of her life watching muscular dystrophy ruin her body. She's been in a hospital bed for 20 years, her movements are now reduced to wiggling her fingers and toes and she wants to die.


UniLect gives bogus information to North Carolina counties about the capacity of the company's electronic voting machines, and some voters' picks go ignored as a result.


Eight killed as Dubai airport wall collapses

At least eight people were killed after a wall collapsed at a building site at Dubai airport today. Workers said they saw up to 40 casualties being taken from the scene of the collapse, with some people reported to be trapped under the debris.


A international panel set up to monitor a Sri Lankan probe into rights abuses warns it could end in failure.


Eating right and exercising: It may take only a little nudge

It's no secret that exercising regularly and eating right are the keys to staying fit, but people may find better results when they're given a little help along the way.


How neuroscience is transforming the legal system.


Analysts say securing the popular vote is key for the credibility of new Palestinian leadership.


I legali suoi e di Pacifico ne chiedono il prolungamento


The captors of a British Broadcasting Corp. correspondent kidnapped in Gaza have promised to release him within 24 hours, a person involved in the negotiations said Friday.


It's simple: Six outs too much to ask of A's bullpen

OAKLAND -- -- The essential difference between the A's and the Anaheim Angels, so narrow yet so pronounced, rang loud and clear Saturday, distilled to a single inning.


Sparring cross-country about who can better protect America, Democrat John Kerry urged supporters yesterday to reject President George W. Bush's scare tactics and "vote your


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Brain Inflammation Found in Autism - Study

Children with autism have inflammation in their brains, although it is not yet clear whether the inflammation actually causes the condition, researchers said on Monday.


A huge explosion tore through a crowded market close to the west Baghdad police headquarters Tuesday, killing at least 47 people in the deadliest single attack in the capital in six months.


LOGAN, Utah - Jail inmates are spending hours knitting caps, blankets and booties for children around the world.


Mahathir condemns Bush, Blair as war criminals

Former Malaysian premier Mahathir Mohamad condemned British premier Tony Blair and US President George W. Bush as "child killers" and "war criminals" as he launched an anti-war conference.


Nortel to cut 950 jobs in Canada by June

TORONTO -- Nortel Networks gave details of a previously announced job cut program Thursday, saying it is cutting 950 jobs in Canada and 1,400 in the United States among a total of 3,250 to be eliminated by next June.


Chinese player knocked unconscious in QPR brawl

Chinese under-23 international Zheng Tao was knocked unconscious during a brawl in a match against Queens Park Rangers at the club's training ground on Wednesday, media reports said.


Britain's Umbro agrees to takeover by Nike

US sportswear giant Nike ventured further into the British football market on Tuesday after agreeing to buy rival Umbro, maker of the England soccer strip, for 582 million dollars (408 million euros).


EU approves Santander takeover of UK's Abbey

Santander Central Hispano has won permission from the European Commission to press ahead with its agreed 8.7 billion pound takeover of Abbey National.


As the 80th National Spelling Bee gets under way, here's a look at where some of the past winners are today


London, England (Sports Network) - David Beckham could miss England's World Cup qualifier with Poland on Wednesday after suffering a rib injury against Austria on Saturday.


Global economy on a roll, but inflation lurks: OECD

The global economy is doing better than for years as red-hot Chinese growth combines with comebacks by Europe and Japan to offset a U.S. slowdown, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development said on Thursday.


Officials: Nuclear sub crew faked records

Six Navy personnel onboard the nuclear-powered submarine USS Hampton have been punished for forging inspection records for the cooling system of the ship's nuclear reactor, Navy officials said Monday.


Tsunami CD Sales Rule India Black Market

Pushing aside pirated Bollywood movies, new releases are ruling the black market video charts: compilations of grisly pictures and videos of the tsunami horror.


GB, aereo Virgin atterra per allarme bomba

Un aereo passeggeri della Virgin Ã¨ stato fatto atterrare oggi all'aeroporto di Stansted, vicino Londra, a causa di un allarme bomba. Lo ha detto una portavoce dell'aeroporto. L'aereo era in volo da Hong Kong a Londra-Heathrow, con 233 persone a bordo.


Spanish folk singer Joan Manuel Serrat has undergone surgery for bladder cancer.


Art Blakey has been honored with a historical marker that will be placed at his boyhood home in the city's Hill District.


NYC power outage affects about half a million people

Utility Consolidated Edison said on Wednesday some 136,700 customers were without electricity in New York's Upper East Side and in the Bronx after an apparent problem with transmission lines.


Cian O'Connor has decided not to accept the ESB/Rehab Irish Person of the Year award he was set to receive tonight. O'Connor was chosen as this year's Irish Person of the Year in recognition of his achievement


Microsoft spin-off to take on MySpace, Facebook

A Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O spin-off on   Tuesday said it will take on Internet social networks   MySpace.com and Facebook.com, touting tools users can buy to   craft better-looking Web pages.


Jordan's King: Iraq Elections Impossible

Jordan's King Abdullah II said in an interview published Tuesday that if elections are held in Iraq amid the current violence, extremists will be the victors, and he warned that


VATICANO - AVE MARIA a cura di mons. Luciano Alimandi - LÂegoismo Ã¨ cieco CittÃ  del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - ÂConvertitevi perchÃ© il Regno dei Cieli Ã¨ vicinoÂ (Mt 3,2). LÂinvito di GesÃ¹ alla conversione Ã¨ sempre attuale per un cristiano incamminato sulla via della perfezione evangelica. La grande Teresa dÂAvila ricordava...


STANDARD Chartered was rocked today by the abrupt resignation of board member and head of Greater China operations Peter Wong after he reportedly disagreed about a cutback in retail banking staff in Hong Kong.


Non-league Exeter were handed a glamorous trip to Manchester United in the third round of the FA Cup. The Nationwide Conference side earned their money-spinning trip to face the holders at Old Trafford after beating League One Doncaster in round two.


Safety board to rule on cause of 2001 plane crash that killed 265 ...

WASHINGTON A dispute between American Airlines and Airbus Industrie over doomed Flight 587 is expected to play out today. The National Transportation Safety Board meets this morning to discuss its findings.


Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (PS2) - Leaked to the web

That's right. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas has become the latest victim of piracy, with illegal copies of the game, its manual, and its cover appearing on various Web sites.


A third day of protests is held in Buenos Aires to demand resignations over a nightclub fire that killed 180 people.


"American Idol" slimmed down the competition Thursday night, leaving 12 finalists to compete for the ultimate prize — a record contract. Antonella Barba, Sabrina Sloan, Jared Cotter and Jason "Sundance" Head were voted off Thursday in phone voting, which drew about 37 million calls and text messages from viewers.


House Rules Change Affords DeLay Protection

Although there is no indication that House Majority Leader Tom DeLay of Sugarland is going to be indicted, the House Republican Conference decided Wednesday that a party committee of several dozen members would review any felony indictment against a party


Roma, 22:51 - CALCIO, TORINO; GIALLO SQUALIFICA: DI MICHELE SALTA UDINESE

Il Torino farà ancora a meno di Di Michele nella sfida di domani contro l'Udinese. La decisio...


Police battle Kenyan protesters for second day

Kenyan police clashed with opposition members on Thursday in a second day of unrest over President Mwai Kibaki's disputed re-election, and the opposition said police had killed seven.


EMC, HP storage race tightens in second quarter

HP closed the gap with EMC in storage market share in the second quarter, according to IDC.


At the Climate Change Conference in Buenos Aires, the EU has focused attention on the post-Kyoto process. Now that Russia has ratified the pact and it goes into force next year, it is time to look beyond 2012.


Ray Jones, a teenage striker with Championship club QPR, was killed in a car crash on Saturday morning.


WhatÂs the Right Napa Wine to Serve With Poached Tourist?

Calistoga may be among the few towns in the immediate region not altogether dominated by the cult of the grape.


Developers launch kid-safe add for Firefox

Blog: Glaxstar crafts a specialized extension for the Web browser that helps parents keep their kids in a safe Web-surfing sandbox.


By JESSE NOYES  WBUR typically enjoys a solid spot in Boston's radio ratings battle, but you wouldn't know it just by looking at ratings recorder Arbitron Inc.'s quarterly reports.


The most "far-flung and exotic fugitive investigation ever conducted by the U.S. Marshals Service" ended early Sunday with convicted child molester Alan Horowitz in custody on U.S. soil.


President Bush on Wednesday said critics of the North Korea nuclear deal were "flat wrong," as the two Koreas agreed to resume ministerial talks on economic cooperation and cross-border ties.


Microsoft touts Xbox sales but laments online woes

Microsoft Corp  sold 4.3 million Xbox 360 video game consoles in the last three months of 2007, helped by hit titles such as "Halo 3" and "Mass Effect", according to company data released on Thursday.


Jennifer Capriati believes she has what it takes to finally get that first US Open title. She believes getting past Serena Williams in the quarterfinals could be the push she needs to make her Grand Slam dream come true.


France Doctors Fight to Keep Arafat Alive

Doctors fought to keep Yasser Arafat alive as anxious Palestinian officials looked for ways to prevent unrest if their 75-year-old leader, said on Friday to be in a coma, dies.


A UK team is developing a way to use mobile phones to make lives of diabetics easier.


Six Are Killed in Attempted Breakout at Prison in Kabul

At least six people - four prison guards and two prisoners - when Al Qaeda prisoners attempted a break out of Kabul's main Pul-i-Charki prison today, Afghan police officials and eyewitnesses said.


Despite tsunamis, outsourcers stay in Chennai

Indian outsourcing companies that have operations in Chennai, one of the locations on the southeast coast of India that was hit by tsunamis on Sunday, have decided to stay in the city.


Indian environment body stands by Coke, Pepsi pesticide charges

A leading Indian environmental group is standing by its allegations of high pesticide levels in locally bottled Coke and Pepsi despite a barrage of denials by the US soft drink heavyweights.


A man in prison on drug offenses was charged Wednesday with threatening to blow up a federal building in downtown Milwaukee with a delivery truck filled with explosives.


If fuel prices keep rising or even stay at their present high levels through Election Day, they could serve as a potent reminder to voters that the U.S. economy is not in such great shape.


Rudolph W. Giuliani tapped into the struggles of millions of families who regroup when a new marriage, or recoupling, follows a breakup.


A roadside bomb killed one U.S. Army soldier and wounded another in northern Iraq, the military said Wednesday.


Posh Cambridge grad beats single mother in 'The Apprentice'

Posh Cambridge graduate Simon Ambrose defeated single mother Kristina Grimes on Wednesday to claim victory in "The Apprentice", the British television show in which contestants vied for a job in business mogul Alan Sugar's empire.


Torino, 18:25 - CALCIO, JUVENTUS: DEL PIERO COMPLETAMENTE RECUPERATO

Allenamento pomeridiano della Juventus in vista della gara di sabato prossimo con il Verona. Alessan...


The quality of mercy, as Portia observes in the Merchant of Venice, is not strain'd - but much of this year's Venice film festival has become extremely strain'd.


Sisters study to explore role of genes in breast cancer

WASHINGTON - Scientists are asking sisters of women diagnosed with breast cancer to donate samples of blood, urine, toenails and household dust to investigate causes of the disease.


Slipstream: Mashups Are Breaking the Mold at Microsoft

Although it is not yet widely visible to the outside world, some people inside Microsoft are beginning to break that mold.


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


Turkey's Gul stirs hope among devout Muslims

Eight years after a lawmaker was thrown  out of Turkey's parliament for wearing a Muslim-style  headscarf, devout Turks are pinning hopes of more religious  rights on their next president and his headscarf-wearing wife.


Biggest quake in almost 4 years registered off Australia

Get INQ7 breaking news on your Smart mobile phone in the Philippines. Send INQ7 BREAKING to 386. SYDNEY, Australia -- The world's biggest earthquake in almost four years, measuring 8.1 on the Richter Scale


Washington: NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe has resigned, spending three turbulent years at the helm of the US space agency which saw the crash of Columbia space shuttle, a painful probe into the disaster and severe austerity measures.


We all saw it coming. For months now, the fight for golf's No. 1 ranking had been staged in PGA Tour battles far and wide. While one man slowly chipped away at what once seemed to be an insurmountable lead


Volcanologists studying erupted rocks say they have new insights into what might trigger explosive eruptions.


Berlusconi: Chiesa continuera' ad essere protagonista


Spammers sentenced in Virginia under tough spam law

Across the Internet a muffled cheer rises to greet the news of a spammer sentenced to a nine-year prison term for sending junk mail to AOL customers in the Virginia-prosecuted case against


Oscar-nominated film The Sea Inside wins 14 prizes at Spain's top movie ceremony, the Goya Awards.


MS threatens to ship new hypervisor preview

While it smooches Citrix VMworld Like the bloated engine that could, Microsoft today tried its best to garner some attention at the VMworld conference with a couple of newsish tid-bits.â¦


The leading sponsors of the "road map" peace plan will send top officials to the West Bank next week in a renewed effort to revive the internationally backed peace plan, Palestinian Foreign Minister Nabil Shaath said Thursday.


Militants slaughter 11 Iraqi soldiers abducted south of Baghdad ...

Insurgents slaughtered 11 Iraqi soldiers, beheading one, then shooting the others execution-style, and declared on an Islamic militant Web


28 Palestinians Dead, 131 Wounded in Gaza

JEBALIYA REFUGEE CAMP, Gaza Strip - Israeli troops struck deep inside the largest Palestinian refugee camp Thursday, battling masked gunmen in an unprecedented campaign to stop deadly rocket fire on Israeli towns. Twenty-eight Palestinians were killed and 131 wounded, the bloodiest single-day toll in fighting in 30 months...


Refereesâ Limits on Wagering Are Spelled Out

An eight-page pamphlet distributed by the N.B.A. to its referees before last season delineates a wide range of prohibitions against various forms of gambling.


Tribal Leaders Meet US, Iraqi Officials For Al-Sadr City Talks

Shi'a tribal leaders in Baghdad's Al-Sadr City district met today with Iraqi police and US Army officials for talks on how to restore calm amid almost daily clashes that have killed and injured many people.


BAGHDAD, IRAQ - A previously unknown Islamic group claiming loyalty to a leader of al-Qaida took responsibility on Wednesday for the armed kidnapping Tuesday of two Italian aid workers.


What if North Korea tests a nuclear bomb?

It announced plans Tuesday for a test, prompting a closed-door session at the UN.


No Surprise, the Angels Send Guillen On His Way

For the second off-season in a row, the Mets considered the pros and cons that come along with outfielder Jose Guillen, weighing the damage he would do in their lineup against the damage he could do to their clubhouse.


It may be high shopping season, but December is often the cruelest month when buying funds.


Londra, 14:11 - CALCIO, BECKHAM TORNA ALL'OLD TRAFFORD PER BENEFICENZA

David Beckham tornerà a giocare all'Old Trafford l'anno prossimo. Il centrocampista del Real ...


Putin Says Russia Is Failing To Keep Its Citizens Safe

His nation reeling in the wake of hostage drama that killed more than 330, nearly half of them children, Russian President Vladimir Putin for the first time admitted his government was failing to protect its citizens and needed their help to make the


The actress launches a Millionaire's Club card in Mumbai.


There are enough things to admire about âThe Great Debaters,â the heavily fictionalized true story of The Little Debate Team That Could, that your impulse is to forgive the movie its shortcomings.


Valentino Rossi sfreccia a Brno. Il centauro della Yamaha Ã¨ stato il piÃ¹ veloce della due giorni di test sul circuito ceco. Alle spalle del pilota marchigiano Sete Gibernau (Honda), mentre Loris Capirossi


A Romanian priest who caused the death of a nun during an exorcism ritual is jailed for 14 years.


The Internet may have forever changed the music business, but online downloads will keep playing second fiddle to compact discs for at least the next five years.


Damien Duff's first-half winner gives Chelsea victory against Aston Villa.


Soldiers Kill Palestinian Near Gaza-Israel Fence

Israeli soldiers shot and killed a Palestinian as he approached a security fence between Israel and the Gaza Strip, Israeli military sources said on Saturday.


A British man has been arrested in connection with the theft of source code from Cisco Systems. The 20-year-old was arrested on 3 September following police raids on homes in Manchester and Derbyshire.


Campbell-based company named in Florida suit over botox shots

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. A Bay Area company is being sued by a family of a Florida couple paralyzed after receiving what they thought were traditional botox injections.


Police in County Londonderry launch a murder hunt after a man's body is discovered in a house.


It's not too late to whip your nest egg into shape.