(InfoWorld) - The Java platform may run on 2 billion handheld phones, but not on Apple's trendy new iPhone. Apple's stance was called a mistake by a Sun Microsystems executive Wednesday at the AJAXWorld conference in Santa Clara. "I think it's a mistake. I think it would provide a lot more flexibility in applications being developed," for the iPhone, said Bob Brewin, Sun Distingushied Engineer and vice president for software. JavaScript runs on the phone and someone will put Java on the iPhone, Brewin said. But by not having it on there now, iPhone users and Java developers are being shortchanged, according to Brewin. Current Java applications, such as the LimeWire media-sharing application, could be easily ported and developers could choose the Java language for building new programs for the iPhone, he said. There also could be a lot of Java-based games made to work on the device, Brewin said. He attributed Apple's stance to the company wanting developers to develop for only a small set of APIs. "Fundamentally, they don't like open systems," Brewin said. Apple representatives could not be immediately reached for comment Wednesday afternoon, but Apple CEO Steve Jobs has been dismissive of having Java run on the iPhone. Brewin also noted the status of Sun's JavaFX multimedia display technology. JavaFX could give the benefit of rich applications to the iPhone, Brewin said. The JavaFX compiler is available in an early-access release right now. Sun expects to release components of the JavaFX runtime next year, Brewin said. Binaries for the JavaFX Mobile component of the platform will be showcased next year as well. While JavaFX will compete with highly touted technologies such as Microsoft's Silverlight and Adobe Systems's Flash and Flex, Brewin believes JavaFX offers advantages. "I think the biggest strength to JavaFX, sort of from a core principal, is because it is built on Java, you know it is ubiquitous," Brewin said. "You're not ... beholden to a proprietary implementation of another vendor," Brewin said. JavaFX also offers a simpler programming model than AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML), he added. Also, Brewin said the Java Community Process, a multi-vendor effort on making changes to the Java platform, is going through a transition because of the recent open-sourcing of Java. "When we open-sourced Java, it just changed the dynamic a bit," he said. One example of how it has changed is contributors have to think about whether they want to contribute their intellectual property to what is now an open source platform. But Brewin anticipates the continuance of the JCP. "I think the JCP will thrive," he said. During a morning presentation, Brewin spoke of a "blue shift" and "red shift" phenomenon in computing, comparing IT to the physics concepts of blue and red shifts,Â  in which light turns red as it becomes more distant and blue as it gets closer. The red shift represents applications on the Web, which go out worldwide and scale to millions of persons. The blue shift represents computing in the enterprise, Brewin said. Building red shift applications requires thinking about a different application space, one in which there will not just be 10,000 people using the application behind the firewall but one that could serve 10 million customers, Brewin said.


Ah, mid-October in lovely New England. The famously breathtaking fall foliage, historical landmarks on almost every corner, pumpkin picking, clam bakes on the Cape. An autumnal paradise. It's the last place the Cleveland Indians wanted to be. Not now, anyway.


If Matt Hanson has his way, audiences won't just watch films--they will make them.


Portata via venerdÃ¬ notte con un jet privato. La disperazione della famiglia"Noin finisce qui. Dovranno pagarla". E promettono altre azioni legali                                          Maria riportata in Bielorussia con un blitz I Giusto: "Hanno giocato con la sua vita"


Dal pacco perso al rimborso un aiuto per il consumatore

Le nuove risposte degli esperti di Kataweb Finanza per risolvere spedizioni a vuoto, compravendita di casa, bollette, truffe e acquisti difettosi. Scrivi la tua domanda


`Devastated' Radcliffe Delays Decision on Olympic 10,000 Meters

Paula Radcliffe said she'll delay her decision on whether to run in Friday's Olympic 10,000 meters after yesterday dropping out of the marathon in tears with four miles (6.


Relief workers battle bad weather to deliver food and medicine to ...

Relief workers battled rain and choppy seas Tuesday to deliver food and medicine to the country's northeast, while officials raised the death toll from last week's back-to-back storms to at least 740 people.


Ryanair Holdings PLC will repay 4 million euros ($5.1 million) in aid from a regional government in Belgium while it appeals a European Union finding that the funding was illegal.


A Firm Bush Tells Congress Not to Dictate Policy on War

Hours later, the House responded by voting almost totally along party lines to require that the United States withdraw most combat troops from Iraq by April 1.


Incisionless surgery revises stomach bypass

When weight loss stalls or  other problems arise years after gastric bypass, the surgery  can be successfully revised with an incisionless,  from-the-inside approach, researchers from Ohio State  University in Columbus report.


Princeton to Return Disputed Art to Italy

Princeton University announced on Friday that its art museum had reached an agreement to return eight ancient works to Italy that the Italian government says were looted and illicitly exported.


By Luke Timmerman, Seattle Times  Sep. 21--Frazier Healthcare Ventures has hired a crew of big-name biotech and pharmaceutical executives to help figure out how to get more bang for its bucks in drugs and medical devices.


Football lost a maverick soul yesterday, an extraordinary man whose unique style of management would give a modern-day club chairman apoplexy.


Floyd Landis has been officially stripped of his 2006 Tour de France title after being found guilty of doping, a cycling source told Reuters on Friday.


Gold drifts lower; focus on Bernanke, U.S. data

Gold prices fell on Tuesday from 15-week  highs scored the previous day as investors took profits ahead  of the release of key U.S. data, dealers said.


Bush arrives in Israel to press peace effort

George W. Bush arrived on Wednesday on his first visit to Israel as U.S. president and said he saw a new opportunity for Israeli-Palestinian peace.


AL Wrap: Koskie Slugs Homer in 10th as Twins Edge Indians

Corey Koskie clubbed a two-run homer in the top of the 10th inning to help the Minnesota Twins hold on to first place in the American League Central with a 4-2 road win over the Cleveland Indians.


Volo Virgin da Hong Kong a Londra con 233 persone a bordo (ANSA) - LONDRA, 14 OTT - Un aereo passeggeri della Virgin e' stato fatto atterrare all'aeroporto di Stansted vicino a Londra a causa di un allarme bomba.


Eleven swans found in Stockholm studio apartment

Eleven swans were found in a studio apartment in Stockholm after neighbours complaining of a strong odour contacted police.


Typhoon rips roofs, cuts power in central Vietnam

A typhoon ripped off roofs, felled trees and cut power in Vietnam's central city of Danang and other places along the coast on Sunday, just days after slamming into the Philippines.


Fewer American youths are using marijuana, LSD and Ecstasy, but more are abusing prescription drugs, the government reported Thursday.


New Ukraine PM Yanukovich vows reform, transparency

By Ron PopeskiKIEV - Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich, back in office nearly two years after his "Orange Revolution" defeat, vowed on Tuesday to oversee faster reform, but Ukraine's main opposition leader ...


A pensioner is sentenced to five years in prison for masterminding a Â£2.4m benefits scam


Twenty six thousand letters are sent to pensioners giving other people's bank details, in a mix-up by officials.


New Gondry film takes fans inside director's mind

If you've ever wanted to get inside  a movie director's mind, France's Michel Gondry will give you  the chance on Friday with his newest effort, "The Science of  Sleep."


Supplant Specter: Bush needs better judiciary chairman

REPUBLICAN US Senate leaders have a chance to give a renegade member the treatment he deserves. Liberal Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Penn.


N.H.L. Roundup: Thrashers Beat Hurricanes in Overtime

Marian Hossa scored a power-play goal off a feed from Ilya Kovalchuk with 31.5 seconds left in overtime to help the Atlanta Thrashers defeat the host Carolina Hurricanes 5-4 on Wednesday night.


Impact of yuan flexibility to be felt in time: Zhou

China's central bank governor,  acknowledging the challenge posed by China's trade surplus, on  Tuesday described currency reforms to date as important and  said their impact would be felt over time.


16 killed in bus blasts as Hamas reignites conflict

A lull in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict was shattered yesterday when two suicide bombers blew themselves up on buses in the southern Israeli town of Beersheva.


Prostate Cancer Radiotherapy Won't Affect Sexual Function

MONDAY, Oct. 29 (HealthDay News)  High-dose precision radiation therapy doesn't harm the sexual function of prostate cancer patients, U.S. researchers say.


Candidate in Wash. Gov. Race Seeks Revote

Edged out of the closest governor's race in state history, Republican Dino Rossi urged his opponent to accept a revote, saying the uncertainty surrounding the back-and-forth election was bad for the state. Democrat Christine Gregoire's camp immediately rejected the idea as "irresponsible."


BMW Car Sales Rise for 10th Month in Row

German carmaker BMW posted its 10th  consecutive month of rising group car sales in November, helped  by demand for new models like the compact 1-Series, remaining a  nose ahead of arch-rival Mercedes in 2004.


Square Feet: Bringing Laboratory Space Back to New York

New York Cityâs first substantial campus for the life sciences will break ground between East 28th and 29th Streets and First Avenue and Franklin D. Roosevelt Drive.


Radford Leaders Dare to Dream Big: Plans for a New River Heritage Park Off Exit 105 Are in the Beginning Stages.

By Lindsay Key, The Roanoke Times, Va.  Jun. 14--RADFORD -- For decades, 268 acres of steeply sloped land just off Exit 105 on Interstate 81 have remained untouched.


Bureaucrat signed sponsorship deals to keep paper moving

OTTAWA - A bureaucrat who approved $24 million worth of contracts for the federal government's sponsorship program admits he never checked to make sure the documents were in order.


Dozens dead in Mexico truck crash and blast

NADADORES, Mexico  - A tractor-trailer loaded with explosives blew up in Mexico on Monday after a traffic accident, creating a huge fireball that killed dozens, including rescue workers and photographers.


The European Central Bank on Tuesday pumped 348 billion euros ($500 billion) into the financial system, easing conditions in credit markets.


Update 3: Economic Powers Vow Aid for Poor Nations

Rich nations pledged an agreement soon on forgiving the debt burden weighing on poor nations in Africa, Latin America and Asia but remained divided on reducing billions of dollars of Iraqi debt.


BAGHDAD: A suicide car bomber has killed at least seven Iraqis outside Baghdad's government compound, a year to the day since United States forces captured Saddam Hussein.


Antonio Cabrini non Ã¨ piÃ¹ l'allenatore del Pisa (C1/A). L'ex difensore della Juventus ha rassegnato le dimissioni a causa dei deludenti risultati ottenuti dal club fino ad ora e che hanno portato ad una forte contestazione da parte della tifoseria.


Schwarzenegger Shows Eco-Friendly Hummer

LOS ANGELES - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (news - web sites) has introduced an environmentally friendly Hummer - but not the converted hydrogen-powered car he promised voters he would build when he campaigned for office.


Internet Helps Doctor Get Back to Basics

Dr. Howard Stark has moved most of his Washington-based practice onto the Web--here's how.


Firenze, 16:33 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA; CORVINO: MUTU? NESSUN RINNOVO

La Fiorentina smentisce che esistano trattative per il rinnovo contrattuale e aumenti di stipendio p...


Al Jazeera television has aired footage of the British-Iraqi woman working as the head of Care International in Iraq who was kidnapped earlier on Tuesday.


com [04-11-2004]. Electronic Data Systems has postponed the release of its third quarter 2004 earnings for the second time, as it continues to negotiate with its auditor KPMG over the value


Oil prices hovered just below Monday's record peaks in Asian trade, amid continued worries over tight supplies. US light sweet crude was worth $53.


Turkey urged to go 'extra mile' in EU quest

Leaders of the European Union were striving last night to end the 30-year stalemate over Cyprus, clearing the last obstacle to Turkey's application for EU entry.


New York's attorney general aims at the shady practice of payola in the music industry.


Molecule Promotes Growth of Heart Muscle

A molecule that promotes the growth of the young heart shows promise as a treatment for heart attack in animal studies and is being readied for human trials, researchers report.


Japan plays down significance of US comfort women resolution

Japanese politicians played down Sunday the significance of a US proposed resolution demanding Japan apologise over use of sex slaves, many of them Chinese and Korean women, during World War II.


It's no surprise that the Nationals are a last place team but Stan Kasten and Jim Bowden are piecing together the team's puzzle.


I vertici spiegano il rifiuto. A questo punto Redmond potrebberilanciare oppure avviare un'Opa ostile rivolgendosi agli azionisti                                          Yahoo!, no ufficiale a Microsoft "La sua offerta Ã¨ troppo bassa"                                                                                Resta in piedi anche l'ipotesi di accordo con Google o DisneyE potrebbero ripartire a sorpresa anche le trattative con Aol


US chief negotiator on surprise NKorea visit

US negotiator Christopher Hill flew to North Korea at Pyongyang's invitation Thursday to push for swift progress on nuclear disarmament, the most senior US official to visit in nearly five years.


Oil Prices Hit Tech Budgets, But Some Suffer Less

SAN FRANCISCO/TAIPEI  - From Taiwan to Texas, the  specter of record-high oil prices has dampened expectations for  corporate technology spending, though some well-placed  companies such as low-cost computer maker Dell Inc. could be  spared, analysts said on Thursday.


U.S. Heartland Is Bursting with Corn, Soy

ROCHELLE, Ill.  - Golden mountains are rising out  of the fertile farmlands of the U.S. Midwest, a changing  landscape formed by huge piles of corn from the most bountiful  harvest in U.S. history.


Cosimo D'Arrigo nuovo comandante delle Fiamme Gialle


Five years on, NY fireman still haunted by 9/11

The faces of people trapped behind   windows high up in the World Trade Center just before it   collapsed five years ago still haunt Michael Puzziferri but the   image has only stiffened his resolve as a New York firefighter.


Pittsburgh Perseveres Without Injured Starters

Pittsburgh will limp into Madison Square Garden on Wednesday to face St. Johnâs with only eight available scholarship players, one of whom has taken only eight shots this season.


Blair says Lebanon force agreement possible in days

British Prime Minister Tony Blair  said on Saturday he believed it was possible to get agreement  on a peacekeeping force for Lebanon within days and that this  could clear the way for a ceasefire.


Three French Sikh schoolboys go to court over their exclusion from school for wearing head coverings.


Events are held around the world to mark the first ever United Nations anti-corruption day.


Suicide bombers struck Iraqi security targets Saturday north and west of Baghdad, killing 22 Iraqis, officials said. Six US soldiers were wounded in an ambush on the


Klitschko's cut problem could be equalizer for Williams

LAS VEGAS, United States  - The oddsmakers have labelled Vitali Klitschko a strong favourite to defend his WCB heavyweight title but the scars over his left eye may be the biggest equalizer for challenger Danny Williams.


Funk Ends 6-Year Drought With Win at SFB

Fred Funk birdied the final hole to finish off a final-round 6-under 66 and win the Southern Farm Bureau Classic by a stroke Sunday, his first PGA Tour victory in six years.


Dark Fissures of an Israeli Soldierâs Soul

With âBeaufort,â the Israeli director Joseph Cedar has made a movie about the futility of war.


Executives at Red Sox owner John W. Henry's sports marketing firm acknowledged yesterday that they had held discussions about buying the New Hampshire International Speedway in Loudon.


Myanmar to Release a Further 5,000 Prisoners

Myanmar's military junta is to release a further 5,070 prisoners, state media announced on Saturday, bringing the total number of prisoners released in recent weeks to more than 14,000.


NEW YORK - With four of its executives pleading guilty to price-fixing charges today, Infineon will have a hard time arguing that it didn't fix prices in its ongoing litigation with Rambus.


Dollar Cuts Gains After U.S. Jobless Claims

The dollar pared some gains on  Thursday after U.S. weekly jobless claims jumped on the eve of  Friday's influential monthly U.S. employment report.


Australian Prime Minister John Howard expects to hold talks on anti-terrorism cooperation with Indonesia's President-elect Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono next month.


DaimlerChrysler partners with Fiat on diesel

Blog: Fiat's powertrain division to supply light diesel engines to trucks, with plans for more collaboration.


Executives at Siemens scrap plans for a 30% pay rise due to fears over the future of its former mobile phone unit.


West Brom's Wallwork stabbed repeatedly in vicious attack

West Bromwich Albion midfielder Ronnie Wallwork, a former Manchester United trainee, was stabbed several times during an attack in a bar.


"Babel" leads Golden Globes with 7 nominations

"Babel," a movie that explores cultural gaps among people around the world, earned seven nominations for Golden Globe awards on Thursday, more than any other film, including one for best film drama.


Sri Lanka to pull out of ceasefire with Tamil rebels

"The legal process will now kick in."  The Sri Lankan government Wednesday announced it was formally withdrawing from the Norwegian-arranged ceasefire agreement with Tamil Tiger rebels, presidential spokesman Chandrapala Liyanage told AFP. via The Age


Children who are abused or neglected grow up to be adults with a significantly greater risk of heart disease, a new study says. It's the first study to show a direct link between a wide range of childhood


Motorola device lets you bring DVR content anywhere you go

Motorola introduced a portable broadcast TV player that will also let users take recorded programs with them on the go.The DH01 receives DVB-H (Digital Video Broadcasting-Handheld) mobile TV programming, so it won't be useful to U.S. consumers any time soon. DVB-H is a mobile TV standard being used in Europe and other parts of the world.While watching live broadcasts, users will be able to pause for five minutes. The DH01's high-resolution screen measures 4.3 inches and supports 16 million colors. It displays 25 frames per second and provides about four hours of playback time on a battery charge.In addition to watching live broadcasts, users will be able to upload programs that they've recorded on their home DVRs (digital video recorders). A 256M byte Secure Digital/MultiMediaCard, which users can insert into the device, will save about 90 minutes of TV, Motorola said.The DH01 is expected to be available this month. Motorola expects broadcasters and DVB-H service providers to sell it, and the device may become available in retail stores too. Motorola did not reveal an expected retail price.Motorola will display the device next week at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.Unless the DH01 becomes available with support for Qualcomm's MediaFlo technology, it won't be useful in the U.S., where it is unclear if any company will build a DVB-H network. In late 2007, AT&T announced plans to buy the spectrum that was to be used by Hiwire, the last remaining company that planned to build such a network. AT&T, which has already committed to using Qualcomm's MediaFlo for a mobile TV offering, has not said if it plans to continue Hiwire's DVB-H plans.


The board of Reliance Industries will on Monday confront for the first time divisions within the founding family that threaten to break up India's largest business group.


Non verranno interrotte forniture di aiuti e carburante


Ernie Els is relishing the prospect of playing his "home" course at Wentworth this week in the HSBC World Matchplay Championship.


Seoul says North Korea bank issue nearly over

Negotiations to transfer North Korean funds held at a Macau bank, central to the reclusive state moving on a nuclear disarmament deal, are in their final stages, South Korea's foreign minister said on Wednesday.


Boeing heavy rocket launches, orbit short of goal

WASHINGTON - Boeing Co. said Wednesday it had successfully launched its Delta IV heavy-lift rocket for the first time, but a demonstration satellite was placed at a lower orbit than planned.


Fu reso celebre dall'attrice francese Brigitte Bardot


Notizie Flash: 3/A Edizione - La Cronaca

Palermo. L'autopsia sul cadavere di Giuseppe Spada, 47 anni, venditore ambulante, ucciso, mercoledi'sera a Cassibile, conferma le analogie con altri delitti rimasti irrisolti e sui quali aleggia l'ombra di un serial killer. Ad eseguire l'esame autoptico, ...


Washington Post says it 'incorrectly' reported RIAA story

Newspaper issues a correction for Dec. 30 report that claimed the recording industry was trying to outlaw copying music onto a computer.


Sales of existing U.S. homes surged  an unanticipated 3.1 percent in September on low mortgage  rates, and sales would have been even brisker had hurricanes  not hit the south, a trade association said on Monday.


Amburgo, 14:47 - CALCIO, AMBURGO: DOLL PERDONA ATOUBA

Tomas Doll perdona Atouba, il giocatore camerunense dell'Amburgo che ieri sera, lasciando il campo d...


Hollywood's biggest movie studios are to sue people who share films through internet file-sharing networks. The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) announced on Thursday that it will sue unnamed individuals


Quebec to appeal court judgment slamming snowmobilers for excessive noise

MONTREAL (CP) - The provincial government and the mayors of 18 municipalities plan to appeal a Quebec Superior Court ruling in favour of a group of Laurentian-area residents who said they were victims of excessive noise caused by snowmobiles.


Champion Scott sets up Sunday showdown with Els

Defending champion Adam Scott of   Australia and South Africa's Ernie Els set up a final round   shootout for the Singapore Open title after the pair surged   clear of the field in the weather-affected third round on   Saturday.


Wired's How To Wiki: Manage Holiday Party Hook-Ups

Don't dip your pen in the company ink. Don't fish off the company pier. Don't put your dipstick in the company oil. I think you get the picture. Office relationships can be nasty. No, not like that. And holiday parties seem to foster these relationships, however brief. Wired's How To Wiki delivers a little guidance about how to navigate these dangerous waters but we know you've got a few answers to share.


A forthcoming video game aims to educate children about the global fight against hunger.


The election count for mayor of the nation's seventh-largest city ended Friday with incumbent Dick Murphy leading by 2,205 votes, but a court challenge could keep alive the write-in candidacy of a maverick city councilwoman and surf-shop owner.


Official: Iran Will Likely Freeze Nuke Enrichment

VIENNA/TEHRAN  - A senior Iranian official said on  Thursday he was optimistic Iran would halt its uranium  enrichment program as Europe demands, in a move aimed at easing  fears that Iran is secretly developing atomic weapons.


Russian Cancels Pardon Request in Chechen Case

A Russian Army colonel convicted of murdering a Chechen woman in 2000 has withdrawn his application for a pardon, the Russian news media reported Tuesday.


Microsoft Updates Its IBM Connectivity Server

Microsoft on Tuesday unveiled the 2004 version of its Host Integration Server (HIS) product, which is designed to integrate IBM mainframes and servers with Windows systems.


Logan records a 13-month passenger gain of 5.9%

THE REGION Logan International Airport had its biggest year-over-year increase in passengers in 13 months during October, with 5.9 percent more people using the airport than did in October 2005. Despite a 3.7 percent drop in international passengers, reflecting cutbacks in service to Latin America, including Mexico, solid growth in domestic jet traffic and a 21 percent spike in regional-jet ...


Il 10/9 a Roma prima nazionale opera di Miseria e Bruzzese


Londra, 13:29 - CALCIO, GB: GIOCATORE UBRIACO SI ADDORMENTA IN MEZZO AD AUTOSTRADA

Rob Malcolm, 27enne giocatore di proprietà del Derby ma in prestito al Queens Park Rangers di...


Sport: La Gazzetta dello Sport's chief football writer profiles the man Italians call 'il professore'


And win $50k American scientists are offering a $50,000 prize to the person who designs a system for tagging and tracking the potentially Earth-threatening asteroid, Apophis.â¦


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

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


President Hugo Chavez said oil and gas deals he recently signed with the Chinese, part of a strategy to reduce reliance on U.S. export markets, will boost trade with the Asian country to nearly $3 billion next year.


Sometimes it's hard not to think that the national capital's worst problem is corruption. This is one of those times. After months of frying smaller fish, the inquiry into the Quebec sponsorship scandal is


Record cold for northern Minn.: 40 below

It lived up to its name: The temperature in International Falls fell to 40 below zero Monday, just a few days after the northern Minnesota town won a federal trademark making it officially the "Icebox of the Nation."


Senate resumes debate on immigration overhaul

The U.S. Senate on Tuesday voted to revive a stalled immigration overhaul backed by President George W. Bush that would offer a path to citizenship to millions of illegal immigrants.


Ford Motor Co.'s F.N new vehicles  have yet to meet targeted sales volumes, compelling analysts to  question the success of models the automaker is banking on to  stem its bruising U.S. market-share losses.


Journalists at Ukraine's sole television channel giving the opposition air time have staged a hunger strike to denounce official pressure in the ex-Soviet state's hotly contested presidential election race.


After this year's Super Bowl "wardrobe malfunction" by entertainer Janet Jackson, the National Football League has chosen a veteran producer for the next Super Bowl halftime show here next February.


Sanremo, caso Zampaglione "Sono stato censurato"

Il leader dei Tiromancino denuncia: "La Emi ha rifiutato di portare al Festival 'Il rubacuori' che parla dei dipendenti licenziati dalle aziende"


The Sudanese security forces surrounded several camps in the war-torn region of Darfur on Tuesday, relocated refugees against their will and denied access to humanitarian groups, the United Nations said. Sudan denied closing off the camps but said angry Arab tribesmen gathered in the area.


Also: The truth about shopping engines. Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra.


Virtual Vote Lets Non-Americans Pick President

Even non-Americans can cast a vote in the upcoming US presidential election thanks to a Web site tracking world opinion on the race for the White House.


"Rambo" leads crowd entering box-office fray

There just might be  blood. The domestic boxoffice will feature a kind of midwinter  mayhem this weekend, as strong holdover films are joined in a  competitive fray by four wide-release debutants and  Oscar-rejuvenated titles.


Per veneti Quadrini e pareggia Tulli, un rosso per parte


The pick of the bunch Site offer Vista has finally arrived. As of 30 January, Microsoft's new operating system was released to the general public.â¦


October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and the Jamaica Cancer Society will be intensifying its efforts to increase the level of awareness among women about the disease.


A bishop who claimed Islamic extremism turned some communities into no-go areas receives threats.


Ousted Los Angeles Editor Assails Tribune Co.

The Los Angeles Timesâs top editor, saying he was forced out for resisting budget cuts, accused its management of using âvoodoo economicsâ in allocating newsroom resources.


Passengers leap from flaming Canadian balloon

VANCOUVER, British Columbia  - A hot-air balloon caught fire as it began a sunset flight near Vancouver, killing two people and injuring 11 others, some who jumped from the craft in midair, police and witnesses said on Saturday.


THE Howard Government has given its most upbeat assessment yet on a free trade agreement with China, claiming it would be "arguably more important" than Australia's bilateral pact with the US.


Destiny's Child Plans Combo CD/DVD Release

LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - When the next Destiny's Child  studio album hits stores Nov. 16, the trio will capitalize on  CD/DVD flip-side technology, according to the group's manager,  Mathew Knowles.


The number of mobiles with GPRS and MMS technology has doubled since last year, figures show.


Baghdad attacks kill 30, gunmen target Shi'ites

Gunmen and bombers killed 30 people in Baghdad on Tuesday, including 14 Shi'ite religious workers after a powerful Iraqi Shi'ite leader urged President George Bush to strike harder at Sunni rebels to avert civil war.


Novartis Says Breast-Cancer Drug Beats Tamoxifen

Novartis AG said on Wednesday that its breast cancer pill Femara is more effective than the current standard treatment tamoxifen in reducing the risk that the cancer will return to older women after surgery.


Marion Jones should be stripped of her five Olympic medals if accusations that she used banned drugs before the 2000 Sydney Games are true, World Anti-Doping Agency Chairman Dick Pound said yesterday.


China shirking Olympic pledge, pressure needed: HRW

China is shirking its pledge to improve human rights for the Olympic Games and world pressure is needed to force Beijing to comply, Human Rights Watch said Thursday.


A major shareholder wants EMC Corp. to give shareholders a chance to vote on the pay of its top executives, bringing the Hopkinton data-storage giant into a growing national campaign to scrutinize executive compensation at dozens of large companies.


The Food and Drug Administration yesterday again denied that the agency had any early indications that there were serious problems at a British


Grim search for corpses as Chinese media demands investment in ...

BEIJING  - Rescue teams resigned themselves to pulling only corpses from a mine where 103 workers remained trapped after a gas blast, as Chinese media demanded investment to mechanize the industry and improve safety.


Former dictator Juan Bordaberry has been hospitalized with respiratory problems, his son said Monday.


By Shyla Sangaran  THE rising use of networks of compromised machines, or botnets, to send out spam is becoming a major security headache for enterprises across the globe, including Malaysia.


Germany said Thursday that Iran's response to a package of incentives to halt its nuclear program was unsatisfactory because of its refusal to freeze uranium enrichment, and diplomats suggested Tehran now faces a greater risk of U.N. sanctions.


Senator Wants Sun's Federal Contract Cancelled

A U.S. senator has called for the U.S. government to cancel an ongoing purchasing contract with Sun Microsystems Inc., but the company says Senator Chuck Grassley's request is based on bad information.


IMF, World Bank look to keep global recovery strong

Facing a global economy on the mend but threatened by surging oil prices and other factors, IMF and World Bank policymakers opened two days of meetings Saturday to discuss ways to keep the recovery on track.


In a sloppy finish to a sweet victory, Ben Curtis made two harmless bogeys Tuesday morning for a 1-under 70 to complete a five-shot victory in the rain-delayed Booz Allen Classic.


ASHBURN, Va. -- MCI Inc. plans to write down the value of its assets by $3.5 billion to reflect the decreased worth of the company's telephone network as its consumer business shrinks.


Deal means billions more for health care

OTTAWA - In a ceremony held in the National Conference Centre just after midnight, the prime minister and the premiers have formally signed a 10-year agreement aimed at rescuing the country's health-care system.


A West Point cadet was charged with one count of rape and five counts of indecent assault after allegedly breaking into the rooms of female cadets while they slept, the U.S. Military Academy said Thursday.


Ascoli Piceno, 14:40 - CALCIO, ASCOLI: GUBERTI RISCHIA LUNGO STOP

Rischia un lungo stop il centrocampista dell'Ascoli Guberti. Il giocatore si è infortunato du...


Scientists discover benefits of turmeric in Indian dishes

The growing popularity of Indian food is evident from the increasing number of Indian restaurants opening up across the country. But it is not merely the lure of the palate that ensures the success of the


Bill Belichick has been able to motivate the Patriots to rise to the elite level of the NFL, so his ability to "sell" his team's next foe, the Arizona Cardinals, shouldn't be a surprise.


Michael Jackson Gets Raided, Hands Over DNA

If you heard there was a raid on Neverland, youâd be forgiven for thinking it had something to do with pirates. Unfortunately for Michael Jackson, it was a busload of cops that showed up at the door to his Neverland Valley Ranch on Friday (December 3).


Bravata al passaggio a livello 13enne muore travolto dal treno

Bari, 18 dicembre 2004 - Un tredicenne e' stato travolto da un treno regionale delle Ferrovie dello Stato mentre attraversava un passaggio a livello che aveva le sbarre chiuse. L' incidente e' avvenuto intorno


The U.S. government has obtained a copy of a purported new videotape of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden and is studying it, U.S. officials said on Friday.


Russia considering alcohol ban on planes

Russian police say it happens far too often: Air travelers, drunk even before departure, cause disturbances that delay flights or worse.


Bianchetti, Giletti, Baudo: la nuova squadra parte l'1/10


The symbiotic relationship between the major record labels and online music companies is as testy as ever at a digital music conference. Eliot Van Buskirk reports from New York.


Republican Mike Huckabee on Saturday denounced political attack ads, saying people aren't looking for a president whose campaign is based on what's wrong with someone else.


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.


Cuba's interim president, Raul Castro, says his brother Fidel is healthy enough to run for parliament in January.


Workers at hotel vote to sever ties with union

Employees at Jurys Boston Hotel voted 47 to 46 to cut ties with a hotel and restaurant workers union, a spokesman for the union said last night.


Eastwood's wife and children accompanied him at the ceremony Hollywood star Clint Eastwood has been presented with the highest civilian distinction in France, Legion d'honneur, at a ceremony in Paris.Comment


Same-sex 'marriage' a loser: amendments pass in 11 states

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--The same-sex "marriage" movement suffered a serious setback Nov. 2 when voters in 11 states, including left-leaning Oregon, passed constitutional marriage amendments by an average of 70.


Fired Ecuador justices are barred from offices

QUITO, Ecuador -- Ecuadorean police barred Supreme Court judges from returning to their offices yesterday after the judges tried to defy a decision by Congress to fire them for bias against President Lucio Gutierrez.


Job Gain Of 144,000 For Aug. Eases Fear Economy Is Slowing (Investor's Business Daily)

Investor's Business Daily - The economy added 144,000 jobs in August, the Labor Department said Friday, easing fears that the recent soft patch of growth would morph into a prolonged slump.


PM Fillon: Governo non porra' veti ma difendera' interessi


Scott Padgett hit an off-balance, one-hander from just inside the free-throw line at the buzzer to give the Houston Rockets a 92-91 victory over the slumping New York Knicks last night at Madison Square Garden.


TSX up about 10% in '04 as resource stocks rebound; '05 gains may ...

TORONTO (CP) - North American stock markets advanced in 2004, but it was the Toronto market that outshone New York blue chips as global demand for commodities, particularly by China, sent shares up sharply.


The president of the Cartoon Network cable channel resigned suddenly in the wake of a marketing campaign in Boston that went awry.


A dirlo il presidente della Camera di commercio di Genova


The murder of a former IRA supergrass is described by a coroner as one of the most brutal he has ever seen.


In Ukraine right now, a new reality is starting to dawn, illustrated nicely by the scene in Kiev's Independence Square.


Two people appear at a special court charged in connection with a major drugs find in County Antrim.


Valley Jobs Keep Climbing: 8-MONTH UPWARD TREND FIRST SINCE FLUSH DAYS OF DOT-COM ERA

By Scott Duke Harris, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Sep. 16--Silicon Valley's economy continued to turn in modest job growth in August -- a heartening sign of the region's ongoing recovery from the tech bust of 2000, economists said.


NJ Will Fine Doctors Giving Vaccine To Low-Risk People

TRENTON, NJ -- New Jersey officials now have some muscle to control the flu vaccine shortage. Gov. James McGreevey has signed into law emergency legislation that would fine doctors $500 who inoculate low-risk people.


Propects for NKorea nuclear talks clouded: South Korean FM

SEOUL : South Korea's foreign minister indicated Friday that prospects had diminished for proposed six-way talks later this month to end North Korea's nuclear weapons drive.


Rockets Nip Kings As NBA Travels to China

Hometown hero Yao Ming scored 14 points to lead the Houston Rockets to an 88-86 win over the Sacramento Kings Thursday night in the first ever NBA game played in China.


A passenger plane with 47 people aboard crashes in northern China, the state-run Xinhua news agency reports.


9 Iraqis Killed by Suicide Bomber Just Outside Green Zone

A suicide bomber killed at least nine civilians at the entrance to Baghdad's Green Zone today, after a weekend in which separate attacks left seven marines dead.


Ex-rebel chief poised to become governor in Indonesia

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia -- A former rebel leader appeared headed to easy victory yesterday in the first elections in Aceh Province since the government and the separatists signed a peace deal in the tsunami-ravaged region last year.


Charge Against a Player Raises Questions of Justice

Some black residents of Texarkana, Tex., have questioned whether a sexual assault case against Oklahoma State linebacker Chris Collins has racial overtones.


LPGA Tour set for season-ending ADT Championship at Trump ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (Sports Network) -- The ADT Championship, which tees off Thursday, is the grand finale to the 2004 LPGA season.


Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams is to meet Tony Blair as part of the build-up to next week's talks in Scotland.


Blog: Alienware offers up its chassis as a bare-bones kit.


Deutsche Bank cracks down on Yukos bankruptcy filing

The lawyers of Deutsche Bank asked the court in the Houston, Texas, to decline the filing for bankruptcy protection of the Russian oil giant Yukos.


Parents of soldiers who died at the Deepcut army base are to push for a full inquiry as they meet MPs.


AFRICA/MOZAMBICO - Le inondazioni di questÂanno sono peggiori di quelle del 2000 per la quantitÃ  di raccolto distrutto Maputo (Agenzia Fides)- PiÃ¹ di 180mila sfollati dei quali 57mila hanno perduto tutti i loro beni. Ã il bilancio delle inondazioni che hanno colpito il Mozambico, definite peggiori di quelle del 2000/2001 dalla direttrice della Croce Rossa per lÂAfric...


Movie Review | 'Shockproof': A Maleficent Obsession? Could Be More Than Heaven Allows

While âShockproofâ will inspire more groans than gasps, itâs essential viewing for fans of filmmakers Samuel Fuller and Douglas Sirk.


Man United's Howard Says Willpower Helps Tourette's

A steely will helps Manchester United  goalkeeper Tim Howard keep opponents' shots from finding the  net and also enables the American to keep at bay symptoms he  suffers from Tourette's Syndrome.


A Woman of Ambition, Neither Hero Nor Villain

In Elisabeth Bumillerâs rendering Condoleezza Rice is neither hero nor villain but an ambitious woman whose achievements and shortcomings speak for themselves.


Marion Jones should be stripped of her five Olympic medals if allegations that she used banned drugs before the 2000 Sydney Games are true, World Anti-Doping Agency chief Dick Pound said Friday.


Unblinking Eye, Visual Diary: Warholâs Films

Andy Warholâs films, in retrospective at the Museum of the Moving Image, are records of a world in which an artist worked, played and built his identity.


French oil giant Total reports a record 12.58bn euros net profit in 2006 but fourth quarter earnings slip as oil prices fall.


More Disorder in the Court?      (U.S. News & World Report)

U.S. News & World Report - Just days before last month's elections, a conservative weekly's website suggested that a member of the U.S. Supreme Court was gravely ill and that friends had been asked to pray for 86-year-old Justice John Paul Stevens.


Taba, stanotte a Dronero camera ardente per sorelle Ribaudo

Arriverano all'aeroporto di Torino Caselle attorno alle 21 le salme di Jessica e Sabrina, sottoposte in mattinata a Roma all'esame autoptico, e subito dopo saranno fatte proseguire, a bordo di due carri funebri, per il loro paese natale, Dronero, dove ad


BEIJING - A small commuter jet headed for Shanghai crashed in northern China Sunday, killing all 53 people on board and two people on the ground, government officials said.


KABUL, Afghanistan -- U S and NATO commanders say they have blunted the Taliban's threatened spring offensive, killing almost 40 commanders and 2,000 insurgents. But suicide bombings and civilian deaths inflicted by international forces are all on the rise, threatening to derail the five-year mission to pacify and rebuild Afghanistan.


Global media tycoon Rupert Murdoch on Monday launched thelondonpaper, diving into London's already crowded market for free newspapers — a relatively new but increasingly lucrative source of media revenue.


Consensus eludes developing nations at IMF meet

Washington, Oct. 4. (PTI): The annual conference of the World Bank Group and IMF where India was represented by Finance Minister, P Chidambaram, ended here with no consensus among developing countries on three


New Mustek pocket camcorders shoot video, fight Megatron

Both gadgets sport 3X optical zooms, swiveling LCD screens, and can function as a camcorder, a digital camera, a voice recorder, a Webcam, and an MP3 player. From Crave, CNET's gadgets blog.


Brewing  Lakefront Brewery became the first brewery in the state and the first business in Milwaukee to receive the Travel Green Wisconsin certification from the Department of Tourism.


By O'Malley, Chris  ANDERSON-World War II could have been fought seven times over since Ralph Reed and sons got their first big, odiferous whiff of free enterprise.


Nijmegen (Olanda), 19:23 - CALCIO, EURO U.21: CURCI A RIPOSO, DOMATTINA ECOGRAFIA

Dopo la sconfitta di ieri contro la Serbia, l'under 21 azzurra è tornata in campo per cominci...


The CEO of the computer disk drive maker abruptly resigns.


Analysts: Vista SP1 delay won't hurt enterprises

Pushing Windows Vista SP1's release into 2008 won't be the end of the world for enterprise adoption, financial analysts say.


Sir Paul McCartney plays to 1,000 fans in London to celebrate the release of his 21st solo album.


EU and U.S. trade charges of blocking Bali talks

NUSA DUA, Indonesia  - The European Union and the United States accused each other on Thursday of blocking a deal to launch negotiations on a new global warming treaty as the clock ran down on U.N. climate talks in Bali.


A weakening Typhoon Meari swept through northern Japan after killing at least 14 people and leaving 13 missing in two days of floods and landslides caused by heavy rain.


Presenting the inaugural Vulture Central Hall of Lameâ¢

2007: Year of the dingbat Quotations It was the Greek dramatist Sophocles who once wrote: "A short saying often contains much wisdom."â¦


Bengals Blow Out Struggling Cowboys 26-3

The Bengals' bright orange jerseys sure caught the eye. So did their overlooked tight end. Matt Schobel caught a down-the-middle pass from Carson Palmer and ran 76 yards for a touchdown Sunday, leading Cincinnati to a 26-3 victory over the Dallas Cowboys.


The head of the Soham inquiry asks the government to prove it is acting on his recommendations.


Mibtel +0,52%, All Stars +0,23%, positivi listini Europa


Marijuana may stave off Alzheimer's: study

Good news for aging hippies: smoking pot may stave off Alzheimer's disease.


In 1609, Henry Hudson discovered Delaware Bay. In 1774, Mother Elizabeth Ann Seton, the first American-born saint, was born in New York City.


Why The Democratic Wave Could Be A Washout

Why Republicans are starting to look chipper about November


Tony Blair and Jacques Chirac will hold talks on Thursday after a period of cool relations between Britain and France.


WASHINGTON -- Jeffrey W. Greenberg, who resigned this week as chairman and chief executive of Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc., amid a regulatory inquiry into its policies, exercised options to obtain 540,000 shares


La quota acquistata dai francesi vale 68 mln di sterline


Joey Sindelar had to wait five hours for the Canadian Open to get started Thursday, which was nothing compared with the five weeks he had to wait for his game to show up.


BAGHDAD, Iraq Sept. 26, 2004 - Suicide attackers exploded a pair of car bombs outside an Iraqi National Guard compound west of the capital Sunday, wounding American and Iraqi forces, and the US military


Arno Franzoni, fotografo di 57 anni, e' stato arrestato


Hiding Genome Data Won't Protect Us, Experts Say

Making the genetic codes of  dangerous pathogens a secret will not save anyone from  bioterrorism and may make the population vulnerable to attacks  from Mother Nature, scientists said on Thursday.


US stocks futures tumbled on Thursday after drug company Merck & Co. (MRK) announced it was recalling a key drug, indicating the market would open lower.


UPDATE 1-Juniper's security unit raises investor concerns

Disappointing quarterly results at Juniper Network Inc.'s (JNPR.O: Quote, Profile, Research) newly acquired network security business has raised concerns of problems


Adolor tumbles on disappointing drug trial

NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- Adolor Corp. shares plunged as much as 47 percent Thursday, after the biopharmaceutical company said an advanced trial of a key gastrointestinal drug failed to meet its goals.


Paris-based Business Objects is targeting mid-sized firms with a new business unit and BI product line.


Bush names Rice to be secretary of state, America's 'face to the ...

President Bush on Tuesday picked National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice, who once tutored him on global affairs, to be his top diplomat


Republicans continued a decadelong domination of Eastern Washington politics in Tuesday's election, but by Wednesday it appeared they could find themselves


European agency plans 10 space missions in 2008

The European Space Agency (ESA) said Monday it would take part in 10 major missions this year, including long-delayed trips to the space station, new explorations of Earth and deep space, and a joint unmanned trip to the Moon with India.


Yahoo! has announced the debut of a new suite of search services for mobile users at the CTIA conference. This new search offering enables mobile consumers to search for local information, images and Web resources on mobile devices.


Yushchenko Wins 52% of Vote; Rival Vows a Challenge

Viktor A. Yushchenko's opponent refused to accept the results and said he would challenge them in court.


High Court to Decide Maximum-Security Prison Case

The U.S. Supreme Court said on  Friday it would decide what procedures must be used in  determining whether to place a prisoner in a "super-maximum  security" facility designed for the most dangerous inmates.


Iraq Shi'ite leader wants U.S.-backed units curbed

A powerful Shi'ite Muslim leader in Iraq called on Friday for U.S.-backed, mainly Sunni neighborhood patrols to be brought under tight government control with a more balanced sectarian makeup.


IBM adds tools, services for building SOAs

IBM has announced a slew of new or upgraded products and services aimed at helping companies better integrate business processes and make their operations more efficient through the use of service-oriented architectures.


SHARES in Coles Myer raced to another record high yesterday as chief executive John Fletcher forecast double-digit sales growth for 2004-05 after a barnstorming start to the financial year.


Olympic star Marion Jones hits back at the latest claims to emerge from the Balco scandal.


Canada begins probe of Nortel's accounting

TORONTO -- Shares of Nortel Networks edged lower yesterday after Canadian officials said they were opening a criminal investigation into accounting practices at the telecommunications equipment maker.


Sharon Sets Peace 'Test' for Palestinians

Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, setting  a test for a new Palestinian leadership, said it could show its  desire for peace by ending incitement against Israel even  before any crackdown on militants.


Rio de Janeiro, 12:19 - Calcio, Julio Cesar dice no alla Reggina: perderei nazionale

''La Reggina? Non m'interessa giocare in un piccolo club, perchÃ¨ cosÃ¬ avrei poca visibilitÃ  e rischi...


Beckham's wife wins libel damages in London court

The wife of England footballer David Beckham won undisclosed libel damages at London's High Court Monday after a magazine claimed she was coming over as a "grade A bitch" in the United States.


The UK suspends Iranian airline Mahan Air on safety and operational control grounds, the DfT says.


US blue-chip stocks declined to the lowest level in more than a month on Thursday as crude oil prices touched $49 a barrel and renewed concerns that high fuel costs will erode corporate profits.


Democratic presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich asked the Supreme Court Thursday to block the Texas Democratic Party from using a loyalty oath to keep him off the presidential primary ballot.


Sedici mesi dopo il tragico sequestro a Casalbaroncolo del piccolo di 17 mesiIl padre del bambino: "Ci rimettiamo alla giustizia. Ora vedremo andando avanti"                                          Omicidio Tommy, 20 anni a Raimondi Assolto Barbera: "E' la fine di un incubo"                                                                                Il 21 settembre processo ad Alessi e alla sua ex compagna organizzatori del rapimento


Abimael Guzman, ex-leader of Peru's Shining Path rebels, faces retrial in a civilian court 12 years after his capture.


Pressure increases for German manager Berti Vogts to be fired

Wednesday night's 1-1 draw with Moldova left the German manager's future in serious doubt. The Scottish Football Association said it was reviewing his status.


Report urges hazmat inspection improvement

WASHINGTON -- The government needs to do a better job monitoring and inspecting hazardous materials shipped aboard airlines, according to a report released Friday by the Transportation Department's inspector general.


Google Steps Into TV Search, Joining Rivals

Google Inc. late on Monday launched a test service to search video from ABC , PBS, Fox News  and others -- throwing its hat into a market already being staked out by major rivals.


Sprint, AT&T to Pay About $1.5 Million for Unfair Practices

Sprint Corp. and AT&T Corp. have agreed to pay a total of nearly $1.5 million to settle government charges that they denied or limited phone service to hundreds of thousands of customers


Roma, 20:45 - CALCIO, LAZIO: ZAURI-BEHRAMI VERSO FORFAIT, PROBLEMI PER LEDESMA

Dubbi di formazione per Delio Rossi, ancora alle prese con gli infortuni. Sabato contro la Juventus ...


Dr Brian Gibbons says he "very much regrets" emergency surgery is coming to an end at a hospital in Llanelli.


Tens of thousands of opposition supporters rallied Sunday in the Georgian capital to protest what they denounced as massive vote fraud that helped U.S.-allied Mikhail Saakashvili win a second presidential term.


THENS, Aug. 19 - It was nearly 3 am, and Paul Hamm was alone on his porch at the Olympic Village, sky dark, grounds quiet, gold medal hanging around his neck just hours after he had won it.


Adam Gilchrist says Australia's historic Test series win in India is the highlight of his career.


LOS ANGELES  - Homer and Marge Simpson have taken the mobile plunge.


Detailed schematics of a military detainee holding facility in southern Iraq. Geographical surveys and aerial photographs of two military airfields outside Baghdad. Plans for a new fuel farm at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan.


Scientists visualize a virus on the attack

INDIANAPOLIS - Using a creature as hideous as any big-screen sci-fi monster, scientists have produced a one-minute horror movie starring a menacing, spidery virus swooping in on a hapless blob of bacteria.


Arise Sir Stelios: EasyGroup entrepreneur receives knighthood

The entrepreneur who founded budget airline easyJet has collected a knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II.


Japanese stocks fell Friday morning amid worries about a slowdown in the U.S. economy, Japan's biggest export market. Exporters and pharmaceutical firms led the decline.


"Patologie non gravi e compatibili con la detenzione". L'ultima parola al tribunale di NapoliScontro sulla grazia. Primo no alla scarcerazione, a gennaio il verdetto definitivo                                          "Contrada non sta morendo" Per il giudice puÃ² restare in cella"                                                                                dal nostro iniviato CONCHITA SANNINO


Christine Ohuruogu leads a British one-two in the World Championships with a stunning victory in the women's 400m.


Several chocolate makers said that they had learned U.S.    investigators were looking into industry pricing practices.


Kids, Watch Out for Salmonella from Reptiles

NEW YORK  - Despite warnings, a  considerable number of young Michigan children catch Salmonella  from pet reptiles, a new study shows.


Prosecutors won't pursue case against vilified ferry captain

NEW YORK -- The captain vilified for his months of silence about the fatal crash of the Staten Island ferry Andrew J. Barberi will escape prosecution for lying about the accident under an unusual deal with federal prosecutors.


Board Chairman Quits Giant French Retailer; 2 Investors Buy Stakes

The resignation fueled speculation of a shift in strategy at Carrefour, which is struggling to meet fierce competition at home and abroad.


Chris Rock: Host of the 77th Academy Awards

com Staff. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has appointed Chris Rock as host to the 77th Academy Awards telecast. This will be Rock's first stint as Oscar host.


Tempting Software Hacks Conceal Malicious Payload

Hacking tools that let you unlawfully activate trial software can include malware used by hackers to steal financial data.


SANTA CATERINA, Italy  - Ingrid Jacquemod of  France claimed her maiden World Cup win with a shock victory in  Friday's rescheduled women's downhill.


The Federal Communications Commission says in a Congressional report that cable bills would increase under a system that lets customers pick and choose. Consumer groups disagree.


Genova, 14:50 - CALCIO, SAMPDORIA; MONTELLA: VOGLIO RIMETTERMI IN GIOCO

Ha voglia di derby, Vincenzo Montella. ''A costo di essere impopolare devo dire di essere felice di...


He copes with budget shortfalls, accidental deaths at King/Drew hospital and demands for his ouster. By Jia-Rui Chong. Dr. Thomas Garthwaite, the embattled director of Los Angeles County's Department of Health


Friday's rematch between President Bush and John Kerry proved to be a livelier affair, and a more revealing show, than their first debate.


Indian IT services to reach $11B by 2010, says Gartner

India's IT services market is forecast to grow to $10.73 billion by 2011, at a five-year compound annual growth rate of 23.2 percent, as outsourcing emerges as a more favored option for companies in India, according to research firm Gartner.As companies are finding it more difficult to hire and retain staff in their IT departments, they are looking at external service providers as an option, hoping to also cut down costs, and better manage growth in the process, Gartner said Tuesday.Indian user companies compete for staff with Indian outsourcing companies and Indian operations of multinational companies, which hire new staff by the thousands each quarter.Staff attrition is however not the key reason why companies are outsourcing, said Arun Gupta, chief technology officer, at Shopper's Stop, a top Indian retail chain. Driving outsourcing in India is a growing demand for new technologies and applications. Shopper's Stop has six IT projects in progress with another 12 projects planned for the next six to 12 months.Rather than creating and managing a large IT organization in house, the company is working with service partners to support its 45 IT staff, Gupta said. Some of the functions it outsources are network maintenance, desktop and server maintenance, monitoring enterprise resource planning (ERP) applications, and software development, he added.A number of large banks and telecommunications service providers are already outsourcing key IT operations, though the key winners so far have been multinational services companies. Many Indian outsourcing companies had neglected the Indian market in favor of exports, according to a survey last year by Gartner. But that may be changing as the weakening dollar puts pressure on rupee realization from exports.IBM, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), and Wipro together accounted for 26.1 per cent of IT services vendor market share in India last year, according to Gartner. IBM was the top vendor, with 11.2 per cent market share. TCS and Wipro occupy the second and third positions with 10.9 and 4.1 percent market shares, respectively.However, the Indian IT services market is still fragmented, with the majority of the market being serviced by smaller local players that account for close to 40 per cent of the IT services market, according to Gartner."We have looked at smaller players for very small and specific jobs, but for larger jobs, running into a number of years, and which require a variety of skills, we look at large Indian companies or multinational services companies," Gupta said.The key segments of the Indian IT services market are hardware maintenance and support, software support, consulting, development and integration, IT management, and process management, Gartner said.


Accused mastermind condemns Madrid bombs at trial

One of the men accused of masterminding the Madrid train bombings condemned the blasts that killed 191 people, as a Spanish court opened a trial into Europe's deadliest al Qaeda-related attack on Thursday.


Tories ignite row by ditching torch logo for tree

The Conservative party has ditched a torch logo created during Margaret Thatcher's heyday in favour of a scribbled tree, sparking fierce debate among activists.


Alzheimer's Patients May Suffer 'Silent' Seizures

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 5 (HealthDay News) -- Scientists say mice genetically altered to develop an Alzheimer's-like illness undergo "silent" brain seizures.


New strategies to confront global warming took center stage in Buenos Aires on Monday, where thousands of environmentalists and government policy-makers gathered for an international conference on climate change.


Kerry: Americans' Safety at Stake in Election

Democratic challenger John Kerry said on Friday the safety of Americans was at stake in next week's election and refused to let a new Osama bin Laden videotape overshadow his race with President Bush.


Arafat's health worsening, aides in Paris say

Speaking from France, Palestinian officials say leader Yasser Arafat took a turn for the worse late Wednesday. He's been in a Paris hospital since last Friday.


It was the Arab media that broke the news of Kenneth Bigley's killing and most of the pan-Arab satellite channels led with the story after the news was officially confirmed.


New Businesses: CXP Solutions LLC Dba ConXPoint

By Kron, Tonya  CXP SOLUTIONS LLC DBA CONXPOINT  Owner: AssureCo LLC of Little Rock and AlphaTrust Corp.


General Motors  said on Friday it  had resumed production of its Opel Combo delivery van at the  Azambuja plant in Portugal as workers and management agreed to  resume talks on the planned closure of the plant.


Northrop, Boeing plan joint bid for spaceship

Northrop Grumman Corp. and The Boeing Co. are teaming up to design a replacement for the space shuttles, leaving NASA two lead competitors for the contract on a spaceship that could carry astronauts to the moon and Mars.


Roma, 23:40 - BASKET, CASO LORBEK: REGGIANA VA AL CONSIGLIO DI STATO

La Pallacanestro Reggiana ha depositato ricorso al Consiglio di Stato contro l'ordinanza del Tar del...


Uncertainty likely to keep markets unsettled-IMF

Uncertainty in global markets over  the size of losses caused by the current financial turmoil will  likely keep investors unsettled in the near term, the  International Monetary Fund warned on Monday.


Graft investigation Armed police raided IBM's offices in Moscow yesterday as part of a corruption investigation into Russia's state Pension Fund.â¦


Wayne Gretzky-Style 'Field Sense' May Be Teachable

The best athletes  can sense every  play before it even  happens. Coaches  have long assumed  that this magical  "field sense" was  unteachable. Maybe  they were wrong.


A slowdown in manufacturing and construction means the economy needs to rely even more on exports to sustain growth.


Tropical Storm Gabrielle hits North Carolina

RALEIGH, North Carolina  - Tropical Storm Gabrielle buffeted the North Carolina coast on Sunday but was expected to turn back out over the Atlantic Ocean without strengthening into a hurricane, U.S. forecasters said.


Barroso: Â«SarÃ  un mini rimpastoÂ». A Palazzo Chigi incontro ...

Â«Piccoli cambiamenti, scelte mirateÂ», sussurra JosÃ© Manuel Durao Barroso. Per divincolarsi dalla morsa duplice del Parlamento europeo e dei ricatti dei governi vorrebbe affidarsi a una terapia soft. Â«Un


When Virginia Tech gunman Seung-Hui Cho committed suicide, he not only foreclosed any opportunity for officials to question him about his killing spree, but also ensured that his mental health records will remain secret — at least until a court says otherwise.


Browsing Medical Websites 'Can Be Bad for You'

Itâs news that will have health obsessives breaking out in a sweat: browsing medical websites can be bad for you, a new study claimed today.


The Sopranos is named best drama at the annual Emmy Awards, as Ricky Gervais scoops a comedy prize.


The U.S. Federal Reserve sent record payouts of more than $4 billion in cash to Baghdad on giant pallets aboard military planes shortly before the United States gave control back to Iraqis, lawmakers said on Tuesday.


No change to screen size, though Remember claims made in August 2006 that Sony is planning to redesign the PlayStation Portable? It turns out they were true. Sony Computer Entertainment UK chief Ray Maguire yesterday confirmed a "smaller, lighter" version is on its way.â¦


With two consecutive fourth-quarter, come-from-behind victories under his belt, it's looking like Baltimore quarterback Steve McNair is saving his best for last.


A Napoli donna sviene,l'interlocutore accorre da Salerno


IGN turns games site into film and TV portal

'Download to own' We went to press just too early last week to pick up yet another film download front that News Corp has opened, this time with its Fox owned IGN Entertainment, the gaming portal that reaches around 30 million people a month.â¦


St. Anthony, Known for Basketball, Pins Its Hopes on Football

Although its football factory was designed to manufacture students and not necessarily victories,  St. Anthony High School has a record of 6-1 heading into their final game Monday.


Science and engineering clubs for young teenagers in England are to receive Â£5m in support.


Legs still cramping, head still spinning and body temperature still above normal, world champion Sheila Taormina was already more than a hour into her retirement from world-class triathlon.


It's often called the "game within the game" Â the ads that do battle with each other for viewers' attention during the Super Bowl. There, the great brands go head to head: Coke and Pepsi; GM and Audi; Hershey and Planters.


Iran sought a compromise at talks on  Saturday with Britain, France and Germany to avoid a dispute  over its nuclear program being referred to the United Nations  Security Council and to avert the risk of sanctions.


Copenhagen, 13:49 - CALCIO, DANIMARCA: POLIZIA VUOLE PERSEGUIRE POULSEN

La polizia danese vuole perseguire Christian Poulsen. Il giocatore è stato il protagonista sa...


Five years after becoming Microsoft's chief software architect, he can finally be judged on a record, CNET News.com's Charles Cooper says.


Two whales lost in the Sacramento River were spotted Tuesday morning just beyond a bridge where they had stopped a day earlier, a delay that worried scientists hoping to get them back to the ocean


WASHINGTON - Sen. Harry Reid of Nevada won election as Senate Democratic leader on Tuesday, taking over a party with fewer seats than at any time since the Great Depression more than 70 years ago.


Contro l'ipotesi di riapertura della discarica di via Pisani


The singer formerly known as Cat Stevens is hosting a concert in Indonesia to benefit victims of the tsunami.


Acer has announced the newest addition to the Ferrari line of notebooks, the Ferrari 3400. The notebook is based on the latest Mobile AMD Athlon 64 processor 3000+ for thin and light notebooks.


An understrength Brazil retain the Copa America, beating favoured Argentina 3-0 in Maracaibo.


Ads chemical romance Search engine behemoth Yahoo! has ramped up its service for advertisers by acquiring privately held global ad network BlueLithium for $300m.â¦


With Pennington's Stomach Roiling, His Coach Shares a Vision of Serenity

Jets quarterback Chad Pennington spent Wednesday afternoon napping in the team's training room, and Coach Herman Edwards did his best to look unfazed.


White House backs Rumsfeld, denies charges on Iraq

President Bush has confidence in Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, despite accusations that he botched the Iraq war and earlier efforts by top Bush aides to replace him, the White House said on Sunday.


U.K. government may back fiber rollout to homes

Government official warns of the danger of falling behind other countries in broadband speeds.


The on-scene investigation of Sunday's deadly charter- plane crash wrapped up Wednesday as salvage crews pried loose wreckage frozen to the ground and hoisted the mangled debris onto flatbed trucks.


Trento, 13:42 - CALCIO, JUVENTUS; RANIERI: CHIELLINI E' STATO PRECIPITOSO

La tirata d'orecchie è arrivata, puntuale. Claudio Ranieri non ha particolarmente apprezzato ...


Romanian Centrist Gets First Shot at Government

Romanian President Traian Basescu on  Wednesday gave centrist Calin Tariceanu the mandate to form a  government, the first attempt to end political deadlock after  the country's inconclusive Nov. 28 elections.


One person dies in a car bomb explosion near the Iranian embassy in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, police say.


The pro-Moscow security forces in Chechnya claim to have killed 22 separatist fighters loyal to rebel leader, Shamil Basayev.


ÂWest WingÂ to West Coast: TVÂs Auteur Portrays TV

Aaron Sorkin's new series, ÂStudio 60 on the Sunset Strip,Â gives every indication of being the show viewers avidly want to see in the new television season.


Teplice, 22:31 - CALCIO, EUROPEI 2008: REPUBBLICA CECA-GALLES 2-1

La Repubblica Ceca ha battuto il Galles 2-1 (0-0) n un incontro valido per le qualificazioni agli Eu...


Roma, 12:22 - CALCIO, ROMA; SPALLETTI: IGNOBILI FISCHI OLIMPICO

I fischi dell'Olimpico durante il minuto di raccoglimento per ricordare Ermanno Licursi e Filippo Ra...


U.S. Agrees to Nazi 'Gold Train' Settlement

The U.S. government has agreed to settle  a lawsuit with tens of thousands of Hungarian Holocaust  survivors over a trainload of gold, jewelry and other property  seized by the U.S. Army at the end of World War II, lawyers  said on Monday.


A California reversal has Web 2.0 breathing easier, for now.


Intel, the world's biggest chipmaker, is raided by EU regulators amid claims it abused its market position.


It is a pity that violence during and after Chelseaâs 1-0 Carling Cup third-round victory over West Ham at Stamford Bridge overshadowed yet another outstanding performance from Joe Cole.


Xerox has its legendary PARC labs. Now Microsoft has its famous parking lot.


Analysis: Shedding her private dismay that she's not the most charismatic candidate, Clinton allowed her humor--and anger--to peek through


Italy Prepares to Return Prized Ethiopian Obelisk

Italy finally looks set to heal a feud  with Ethiopia by returning one of its most cherished relics,  the obelisk of Axum, taken by fascist invaders almost 70 years  ago.


Sharon Phones Abbas in Highest Contact for Years

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon  phoned Mahmoud Abbas Tuesday to congratulate him on his  election as Palestinian president and offer cooperation, the  highest-level contact between the sides in nearly four years.


Iran Agrees to Suspend Uranium Enrichment

Iran's top nuclear negotiator and secretary of the Supreme National Security Council Hasan Rowhani, right, shakes hands with British ambassador to Iran Richard Dalton, in front of German ambassador Paul von Maltzahn at the Saadabad palace in Tehran, Iran


HEILIGENDAMM, Germany  - U.S. President George W. Bush said on Wednesday that Russia did not pose a threat to Europe despite a vow to target the continent if the U.S. deploys a missile shield in central Europe.


A 15-year-old boy is arrested on suspicion of murdering Rhys Jones, Merseyside police have said.


Russian investigators have found explosive residue on the wreckage of the second of two airliners which crashed at almost the same time, a security spokesman said.


Oil prices hugged $50 a barrel on Wednesday on worries of potential supply disruptions and with U.S. crude inventories expected to fall due to the lingering effects of Hurricane Ivan.


Gabe: We're playing Pokemon (the TCG) Tuesday the 12th at the Comic Stop. We got off schedule because of a Magic tournament last week but we're back at the regular time starting tomorrow. We'll start the matches as close to 6pm as possible. New players are always welcome.The latest copy of EGM arrived at the office today. Apparently their adologists have finally broken the single cover barrier. It used to be that magazines only had one cover to sell but now EGM comes with a second cover pasted over the real cover like some kind of shell. It says "your favorite magazine starts inside" up at the top of this new cover cover. Unless you consider ads to be content this statement isn't very accurate. I guess "your favorite magazine starts in eleven pages" doesn't have the same ring to it.-Gabe out


VC firm, ex-Microsoft execs back Internet OS company

(InfoWorld) - A venture capital firm has given a $10 million boost to a Swedish company that could soon be in the competitive crosshairs of Google and Microsoft. Swedish venture company Northzone Ventures will help Xcerion AB emerge from stealth mode to launch its Web-based OS and related marketplace for hosted software later this year, said Xcerion CEO Daniel Arthursson, in an interview with the IDG News Service Monday. The company already has some big-name investors backing it, including one of the original architects of Windows NT and a former Microsoft general manager, Lou Perazzoli, and former Microsoft CFO John Connors. Arthursson said Xcerion, which was formed in 2001, set up an office in Seattle two years ago, and company founders began networking in the area to gain the support of the former Microsoft executives. Xcerion has developed an OS that works from within a browser, which developers can use to build Web-based versions of existing software or new applications quickly and without having to build separate versions for different computer OSes, he said. The company also will host the applications and make them available in an online marketplace. Users can choose to either run ad-supported versions of the applications for free, or pay a small yearly fee -- about $5 or $10 per year -- to run them is ad-free, Arthursson said. The company will manage subscriptions for third-party vendors and give them about 80 percent or 90 percent of the subscription revenue, while keeping a small percentage for its hosting and management services, he said. "If you [look at] the current marketplace, there are probably only about 50 to 300 applications that are the main ones people use today on their desktop computers," he said. "If you can recreate these and use it within our own OS, people won't have to use those applications on the desktop and can stop buying licensed software." Users also can run applications built on Xcerion's XML Internet OS when they are offline, Arthursson said. Any information saved when they are running the application offline will be immediately updated to the online version when they reconnect to the Internet. Xcerion is hoping to do for Web-based business application development what Microsoft did for applications development on the desktop, Arthursson said. "In some sense, we're working in the same direction [as Microsoft]," he said. Google also has promoted itself as a platform on which developers can build Web applications, but so far the company's services have not really caught on with consumers, not business customers. Arthursson said he hopes Xcerion will partner with many of Microsoft's ISV partners so they can offer versions of their software online. He said he expects ads sold for applications offered through Xcerion's marketplace will likely be the No. 1 source of revenue for the company, while subscription services managed for third-party applications will be its second biggest revenue stream. Microsoft, too, has been ramping up its strategy to offer Web-based applications. When Xcerion launches its Internet OS -- which is expected by the end of the third calendar quarter -- it also will launch its own Web-based office productivity suite that will run on the OS. The suite will include a word-processing application, a spreadsheet-application, a presentation application similar to Microsoft PowerPoint and an e-mail and calendar application, Arthursson said. The differentiator between Xcerion's productivity application and Google Apps from the search vendor is the ability for it to run when a user is offline, he said. Microsoft, too, is said to be developing a Web-based version of its Office suite, but has not officially made an announcement about the product.


Just when passengers thought they'd seen it all in cost-cutting, the discount carrier Spirit Airlines is rolling out a new plan: Charge passengers up to $10 for every bag they check and $1 for every Coke they drink.


UK scientists using the Cassini probe find a new ring and one, possibly two, new objects orbiting Saturn.


India hailed at home for tough stance at WTO talks

India's government was hailed at home for walking out of WTO talks, as analysts predicted no change in the country's demands that rich nations yield on agriculture subsidies.


Absent parents who fail to make maintenance payments could have their passports confiscated under plans.


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


A fire raged for more than 5 hours late Monday night in a downtown high-rise building in Chicago, injuring 37 people, most of them firefighters, local fire department officials said.


"Oblivion" big winner at Spike TV video game awards

"The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion," a  fantasy role-playing game, was the top winner at the Spike TV  Video Game Awards in Los Angeles on Friday, taking home five  prizes, including "Game of the Year" and "Most Addictive."


Yushchenko Due Back in Kiev After Dioxin Diagnosis

Ukrainian opposition leader Viktor  Yushchenko, diagnosed as suffering from dioxin poisoning,  prepared to return to Ukraine on Sunday vowing to press on to  victory in the re-run of a rigged presidential election.


Despite the steady rumble of fighting, US Marines found Fallujah a veritable ghost town.


Racing: Best Mate in shape to hold challenge of Rembrandt

Today's The Day. Every blade of grass has been inspected and passed fit, every weather forecast scanned. Best Mate will, short of an overnight declaration of Armageddon, make his seasonal


Acquitted American freed in Nicaragua, family says

An American man acquitted of murdering his former girlfriend was released Friday afternoon, his family told CNN.


US health regulators say they found quality-control problems at a flu vaccine factory in Liverpool, England, in June 2003 but did not begin a full inspection of the plant again


Fighting the  "superbug" MRSA will be the top priority for the new chief nursing officer, the Health Secretary says.


Johnny Grant, Hollywood's honorary mayor, was found dead Wednesday night, Los Angeles police said. Grant, 84, appeared to have died of natural causes.


Vioxx, Celebrex Were Overprescribed, Study Says

The two popular painkillers Vioxx and Celebrex, heavily marketed as "super-aspirin," were prescribed for millions of patients who did not need them or should not have taken them, researchers said on Friday.


NEW YORK, US -- Russian qualifier Anna Chakvetadze shocked lackluster French Open champion Anastasia Myskina by beating her 7-6 6-3 in the second round of the US Open in New York.


Courtney Love sued by rehab center over fees

Rock star Courtney Love is being sued by a luxury Southern California rehab center that says she has not paid a $180,000 bill for drug and alcohol treatment in 2005, court document show.


Australian police seek to restrict Hicks

Australian police applied Thursday for a court order to limit the movements of an al-Qaida supporter after his release from prison this month, an official said.


The document, which was made public Monday, set a series of stringent conditions for Turkey to open accession negotiations, including the de facto recognition of the Greek Cypriot administration and accepting limits on future freedom of movement by


Republican Mitt Romney said Wednesday that if elected president he and his wife will not embarrass the nation by their conduct in the White House as happened in "the Clinton years."


Brothers of fugitive found guilty in 1993 Indian bombing case

Three brothers of an alleged kingpin behind serial blasts in India's economic capital in 1993 that killed 257 people were convicted for their role in the attacks.


Leaders of the rival Hamas and Fatah groups were due to hold talks in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday aimed at ending factional warfare and forming a unity government that can end a crippling Western embargo.


Mauritania plane passengers beat up hijacker

Passengers on a hijacked Air Mauritania  plane ended the ordeal when they stormed the cockpit and beat  up the lone gunman after the aircraft landed in Spain's Canary  Islands on Thursday night, Spanish police said.


Andrew Flintoff believes England can recover from 95-4 against South Africa in the third Test at Cape Town.


The New Orleans Saints released four-time Pro Bowl receiver Joe Horn on Thursday, saying Horn asked to be let go after the Saints asked him to take a pay cut.


Judge Orders Padilla Jail Personnel to Testify

MIAMI, Feb. 16 -- Officials at the Navy brig where terrorism suspect Jose Padilla was held for 3 1/2  years as an enemy combatant were ordered  Friday to testify at a hearing to determine his psychological competency, a ruling that allows the defense to press its claims that sensory deprivation and torture in confinement have rendered the alleged  al-Qaeda operative unfit to stand trial....


A MAN accused of killing six hunters told investigators he began firing after he was shot at and some victims called him racially derogatory names.


A packed commuter train collides with a freight train in Athens, injuring at least 50 people.


US, Allies Far Apart on Iraq Debt Relief

WASHINGTON Oct. 2, 2004 - The United States and its major economic allies struggled Saturday to resolve deep differences over how best to relieve the heavy debt burden for Iraq and the world's poorest countries.


Star styles win points for fantasy fashion fans

TORONTO, Feb 1 (Reuters Life!) - Strolling across the red carpet, Scarlett Johansson flashes a smile to adoring fans, poses for photos -- and if you were smart enough to draft the actress for your fantasy fashion team, earns you 35 points.


BERLIN: Japanâs Yoko Shibui ran the fourth fastest womenâs race in history on a chilly, drizzling Sunday and broke the Berlin Marathon record with a time of 2 hours, 19 minutes and 41 seconds.


Suicide blast hits diplomatic convoy in Kabul

A suicide bomber hit a Turkish diplomatic convoy near the Afghan capital on Wednesday, wounding at least one Afghan civilian , police said, and shots were fired at one of the vehicles, wounding a Turkish guard.


Jack Nicholson actually went skiing this Christmas, instead of filling his familiar courtside seat at Staples Center. Maybe Jack couldn't handle choosing between Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant.


Search enabler Google says it has acquired digital mapping company Keyhole for an undisclosed sum. Keyhole maintains a multiterabyte database of digital images of geographic locations, culled from satellite and aerial snapshots.


States are now barred from imposing telecommunications regulations on Net phone providers.


Japan's New Prime Minister Picks Conservative Cabinet

As JapanÂs youngest prime minister since World War II, and the first to be born after the war, Shinzo AbeÂs ascension appears to mark a changing of the guard.


olice helicopters hovered overhead. Hundreds of thousands of protesters rallied below. Top brass kept watch from mobile command posts. More than 5,000 copsthe largest contingent ever mobilized for one demonstrationpatrolled. Even the ...


Iraq Qaeda groups posts video of U.S. copter downing

An al-Qaeda-backed group on Friday released an Internet video of what it said was the shooting down of a U.S. helicopter in Iraq this week, which killed seven military personnel.


Cell Transplants Restore Lost Skin Color

Transplantation of pigment-producing cells called melanocytes appears to be a safe and effective treatment for vitiligo, in which patches of skin lose their coloration, appearing whitish, according to two reports in the Archives of Dermatology.


LOUISA, Ky. - A weekly newspaper in eastern Kentucky has apologized for mistakenly printing sexually explicit Christmas jokes that left some blushing readers as red as Santa's suit.


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Al-Qaeda Follows Taliban In Claiming Kabul Blast: Website

DUBAI, Aug 29  - A statement purported to be from Al-Qaeda claimed responsibility Sunday for a truck bomb which killed seven people, including two US citizens, in Kabul, and which was earlier claimed by the Taliban militia.


U.S. Alleges North Korea Is Misusing Aid for Poor

About $3 million in United Nations money intended to help impoverished North Koreans was diverted by the Pyongyang government toward the purchase of property in France, the United Kingdom and Canada, according to a confidential State Department account of witness reports and internal business rec...


New report: Congressional Web sites 'disappointing'

(InfoWorld) - Many of the Web sites for members of the U.S. Congress lack basic information such as information on office hours or where to go if the reader has problems with a federal agency, according to a report released Monday. The overall state of congressional Web sites is "disappointing," said the Congressional Management Foundation, a nonprofit group advocating for a more effective Congress. The group gave only about 14 percent of the 615 lawmaker and congressional leadership Web sites it surveyed A grades for user friendliness. The top group of A-graded sites earn CMF's Gold Mouse award. Thirteen percent of the congressional sites received F grades, and another 25 percent received D's. "It's things that are missing, things that aren't updated," said Beverly Bell, CMF's executive director. In many cases, congressional offices seem to see Web sites as one-way communication mediums, she said. About 49 percent of the sites did not include sufficient information on how to contact the office about a problem with a federal agency, CMF said in its report. Just over 26 percent told visitors the best way to communicate with their offices, and 32 percent did not include links to sponsored or cosponsored legislation. Just 11 percent of House Web sites and 5 percent of Senate Web sites posted their office hours. "It's how you view your Web site," Bell added. "Are you seeing your Web site as a service center for constituents? There's not as much of that as we'd like to see. Or, are you seeing it as one big press release for yourself?" CMF produced two previous reports, in 2002 and 2003. Only three lawmakers have received awards in each of the Gold Mouse Reports: Representative Mike Honda, a Democrat representing part of Silicon Valley in California, Senator Jeff Bingaman, a New Mexico Democrat, and Senator Patrick Leahy, a Vermont Democrat known for his interest in tech issues. But overall, Republican sites scored higher than Democratic sites, with 66 percent of Republican sites scoring at least a C compared to 56 percent of Democratic sites. In some cases, lawmakers seem to believe that Web sites create more work for their staffs, and congressional staffs haven't substantially increased in size since the 1970s, Bell said. But a well-designed Web site can reduce workload by cutting telephone calls from constitutions about information such as sponsored legislation or visitor tours, she said. The John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, the University of California-Riverside, and Ohio State University assisted CMF with the report.


The number of potential targets placed under surveillance by counter-terror police increases by 37%.


Plans for dozens of Vegas-style super casinos across the UK could be shelved, it has emerged.


Insurgents exploded two car bombs at the gates of the main US-Iraqi headquarters in Baghdad and near major hotels Monday, killing at least 21 people and wounding 96.


Sepracor Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company, said on Wednesday it received a long-awaited approval to market its Lunesta treatment for insomnia, giving it a foothold in an estimated $2 billion market in the United States.


In Florida, a bid to expand the teacher pool

A district confronts the shortage by recruiting teens to train.


South Korean parliament extends troop deployment in Iraq: report

South Korean parliament extended the country's controversial troop deployment in Iraq for another year, Yonhap news agency reported.


Storms leave more than 600 dead in Philippines

REAL, Philippines - Flash floods and landslides triggered by back-to-back storms that lashed the northeastern Philippines had killed more than 600 people by Friday, with nearly 400 still missing, military officials said.


New Zealand reach 250-7 at the end of the opening day of the first Test against Australia in Brisbane.


US Airways, UAL Post Third-Quarter Losses

US Airways Group Inc. and UAL Corp.'s United Airlines, both operating under bankruptcy court protection, reported losses in the third quarter yesterday, blaming record high fuel prices


Heading to Asia, Powell Says US Firm on North Korea

Secretary of State Colin Powell travels to Asia next week to try to restart talks on North Korea's nuclear weapons programs. VOA's Luis Ramirez reports from Beijing, one of the stops on Secretary Powell's trip.


Whirlpool nears deal to sell Hoover vacuum: source

Appliance maker Whirlpool Corp.   is nearing a deal to sell Hoover vacuum, the iconic  appliance brand it acquired as part of its $1.7 billion  purchase of Maytag last year, a source familiar with the matter  told Reuters on Friday.


U.S.-Russia tensions, climate in focus as G8 meets

HEILIGENDAMM, Germany  - Leaders of the world's major powers gather on Germany's Baltic coast on Wednesday for a G8 summit likely to be dominated by U.S.-Russia tensions and wrangling over global warming.


Bernard Hopkins, the blue collar champion from the streets of Philadelphia, demolished Oscar De La Hoya, the long-time American golden boy, with a clinical left hook to the liver in


Buttiglione gets President's backing after apology for gay row

Rocco Buttiglione, the incoming EU commissioner for justice and civil liberties, looks set to cling onto his job despite widespread outrage at his recent right wing comments about sexual diversity and women.


The most genuinely apian aspect of âBee Movieâ is that it spends a lot of its running time buzzing happily around, sniffing out fresh jokes wherever they may bloom.


Baghdad: Iraqi judges questioned one of Saddam Hussein's most infamous lieutenants as they began investigative hearings of top officials of his ousted regime.


Black Farm Groups Form Nationwide Alliance

The nation's various black farm groups formed a coalition Tuesday to pursue claims that the government discriminates against them in loans and farm programs.


Bob Benenson's Jigsaw Politics: Presidential Plausibility Meters, Post-Iowa

As the campaign for the Iowa caucuses neared its climax, we rated the candidates based on how plausible their aspirations for the Democratic and Republican presidential nominations appeared. The results of Thursday's caucus voting suggest that those ratings weren't bad for a first read on the nominating contests.


WPP revenues climb but jury still out on 2005

WPP Group, the world's second largest advertising company, says its third-quarter revenues grew ahead of analyst expectations but has warned of an uncertain 2005.


KOLKATA, India  - Thousands of devotees thronged to the headquarters of the Missionaries of Charity in the Indian city of Kolkata on Wednesday to offer prayers for Mother Teresa on the tenth anniversary of her death.


BANDA ACEH, Indonesia -- The throngs of destitute survivors needing food aid in tsunami- devastated Aceh Province are expected to soar to nearly 800,000, a high-ranking UN official said yesterday.


Champion jockey Kieren Fallon, one of 16 people arrested in a race-fixing probe, has won the Epsom Derby for the last two years but is no stranger to controversy on and off the track.


Analysis: Amos Harel on an embarrassment for Damascus

The most interesting thing in the conversations Sunday with various sources in the defense establishment was how little effort they spent denying Israeli responsibility for the assassination of Iz a-Din al Sheikh Khalil, in Damascus.


Man Allegedly Fakes Break-In to Hock Ring

MILFORD, Conn. - Is the wedding still on?  That's one of the unanswered questions in the case of a Milford man who police say sold his fiancee's engagement ring after staging a break-in at the couple's home.


A video shown last week on Al-Jazeera reportedly by Osama bin Laden, has been posted on an Islamic web site. It warned of retaliation by Al-Qaeda, for Iraqis killed during the US-led invasion.


Kenya's opposition on Friday called three days of nationwide protests next week after mediation failed and the country's post-election crisis worsened.


Police called to Spears domestic dispute

Britney Spears' custody dispute  with her ex-husband flared up again on Thursday, and police  were called to her home to help solve the problem, a spokesman  for the Los Angeles Police Department said.


American swimming superstar Michael Phelps said Sunday he was about to take a week off for the first time in his entire career. "It will be the first week off I have ever had


Incontreranno oggi Solana sul dossier nucleare


Gymnastics Governing Body Reviews South Korean Protest

The International Gymnastics Federation is reviewing a protest by South Korea that a scoring error cost its contestant a gold medal in the Olympic men's individual all-around competition.


A military parade in Kiev marks the 60th anniversary of Ukraine's liberation from Nazi occupation.


A visa ban preventing rapper Snoop Dogg from entering the UK is lifted, the musician discloses.


NEW YORK  - ABC has pulled out of  negotiations to continue airing college football's Bowl  Championship Series (BCS).


In the Netherlands, the Dutch telecommunications watchdog, in accordance with the nation's ban on spam, has issued its first fines to spammers.


Gaza Settlement Breaks Ranks, Accepts Israel Move

A Jewish settlement in the Gaza Strip  broke ranks with other ultra-nationalists and accepted  government terms to be relocated to Israel rather than staying  put in defiance, officials said Sunday.


Sudan, Chad agree to bolster peace deal: adviser

Sudan and Chad agreed on Wednesday to strengthen implementation of an existing deal to end the violence that has spilled over from Darfur onto their borders, a Sudanese presidential adviser said.


Flamboyant jazz singer and author George Melly dies at his London home at the age of 80.


The TV movie remake of the 1980s series Knight Rider was watched by 12.7m viewers, initial figures show.


DAVID Moyes is a happy man. Twelve games into a new season - and despite narrowly losing away to Chelsea last week, his unfancied team, shorn of the worldâs most wanted teenager, sit comfortably in third place in the English Premiership.


Peace, love, exams - U.S. anti-war movement quiet

KENT, Ohio  - Jerry M. Lewis has seen anti-war protests at their mightiest and most tragic. As a faculty peace marshal in 1970, he saw Ohio National Guardsmen kill four students at Kent State University during a protest against the Vietnam War.


Cheney Unleashes Stinging Attack on Kerry

Vice President Dick Cheney unleashed a stinging attack on Sen. John Kerry Wednesday night, ridiculing him as a politician who has made a career out of changing his mind. "More wrong, more weak and more wobbly than any other national figure," agreed Sen. Zell Miller, a Democratic keynoter at the Republican National Convention.


Kennedy Calls for U.S. Withdrawal from Iraq

The United States should start to  withdraw militarily and politically from Iraq and aim to pull  out all troops as early as possible next year, Sen. Edward  Kennedy said on Thursday.


Senior Taliban leader held in Pakistan: sources

Pakistani security forces have  captured a high-ranking Taliban leader in the southwestern city  of Quetta, a senior Pakistani security official and Taliban  sources said on Thursday.


Va. Tech Opens Refurbished Norris Hall, Site of Tragic Shootings

By SANDHYA SOMASHEKHAR  BLACKSBURG, Va. - The walls gleam with a fresh coat of white paint, and a glossy new floor shines underfoot. Even the classroom numbers that so evoked the tragic events of that dark day in April have been scraped off, never to be put back.


India ready to consider Musharraf's formula on Kashmir

On Board Special IAF Aircraft, Nov 13. (UNI): External Affairs Minister K Natwar Singh today expressed India's readiness to look at Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf's radical formula for


Boston's Bellhorn sends Fenway into a frenzy

Mark Bellhorn's line drive headed for center field, and his teammates were in hot pursuit. Even before Dave Roberts and Bill Mueller scored to give host Boston a 3-2 victory over the


At Least 15 Are Dead as Tornadoes Rip the South

ATKINS, Ark., Feb. 5 -- Tornadoes tore across Arkansas, Tennessee, Mississippi and Kentucky on Tuesday in a rare midwinter outbreak of violent weather that killed at least 15 people and injured dozens.


The Medicare drug benefit has come in way under budget this year, which supporters boast is a testament to the benefits of competition.


Obama faces high expectations after resounding Senate victory

Barack Obama's overwhelming victory in Illinois will make him only the fifth black US senator in history -- and one of the nation's brightest political stars.


Maurice Evans came off the bench to score a career-high 16 points, and the Sacramento Kings kept the New York Knicks wallowing in mediocrity with a 105-98 victory Tuesday night.


Sharon, cabinet agree to major offensive in Gaza

JERUSALEM/GAZA - Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and his security cabinet agreed late Thursday to a major offensive military offensive against Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip.


A court ruling moves TNK-BP a step closer to losing the licence for the Kovykta gas field in East Siberia.


Nuovo servizio sara' lanciato entro 2006 nel Regno Unito


Firenze, 18:06 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA; PRANDELLI: VITTORIA CHE VALE TANTO

Cesare Prandelli è soddisfatto della Fiorentina vista all'opera con l'Udinese. "Abbiamo gioca...