Putin says United States trying to isolate, destabilize Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin voiced suspicion Thursday the United States might be behind efforts to isolate Russia and destabilize it.


New draft of revamped open-source General Public License is due soon, but final release schedule is open, FSF executive director says.


Blair in African peacekeeper call on farewell trip

Prime Minister Tony Blair on Wednesday called for greater international support to bolster the African Union peacekeeping force on the second leg of a farewell tour of the continent.


Ex-Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev urges Bill Gates to drop a Microsoft case against a Russian headteacher.


Two rocking numbers, four run-of-the-mill songs and a whole bunch of eclectic remixes is the best Race has to offer.


Italian culture minister denounces Getty

Italy's culture minister on Thursday denounced the J. Paul Getty Museum's move to return 26 allegedly looted antiquities as a unilateral act that did not meet Rome's demand for a comprehensive agreement — but he left the door open for further negotiations.


Duncan Fletcher says he will review his position as England coach before the start of the next domestic season.


U.S. pilots hurt in 'hard landing' in Iraq

A U.S. Army helicopter made what the military called a "hard landing" Thursday morning south of the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk, injuring two pilots.


US intelligence chief John Negroponte rejects claims that the terror threat has increased since the Iraq invasion.


Notebook theft could expose personal data

A notebook PC containing the personal information of thousands of blood donors was stolen from a blood bank in California last Friday, exposing those donors to the possibility of identify theft.


Violence surges across Iraq By Alex Rodriguez

BAGHDAD, Iraq - While US troops drove deeper into insurgent strongholds in southern Fallujah on Friday, insurgent violence raged across the rest of Iraq.


'Security moms' are putting national safety at the top of their list, weakening a traditionally Democratic base.


Toy firm Mattel UK recalls seven Barbie pet and furniture playsets because of "impermissible" lead levels.


In a change of position, European light bulb makers like Philips and Osram are lobbying governments to promote low-energy light bulbs over traditional incandescent bulbs.


Sri Lanka: Aid Misses Most Tsunami Victims

Bureaucratic bungling has blocked food, medicine and other necessities from reaching 70 percent of the 1 million Sri Lankans left destitute by the Asian tsunami disaster, a government official said Wednesday, as hungry and homeless survivors protested the lack of help.


The hotel REIT's increasing dividend demonstrates that management's innovative business model is succeeding.


Prince will be honored with a lifetime achievement award at this year's Webby online awards for his use of the Internet to distribute music and connect with audiences.


Austria to Extradite Turkish Underworld Figure

Convicted Turkish underworld boss  Alaattin Cakici, sought on charges of corruption and extortion,  will be extradited from Austria to Turkey, a district court  ruled on Monday.


Greek Bus Siege Ends, Police Say Hijackers Bluffed

A Greek bus hostage siege ended  peacefully on Thursday when all 23 passengers were freed and  police revealed the two armed Albanian hijackers had been  bluffing when they threatened to blow up the bus.


Bomb Near Iraqi Shi'ite Shrine Kills 8, Wounds 32

A bomb exploded near the offices of a senior Shi'ite cleric in the Iraqi holy city of Kerbala on Wednesday, killing eight people and wounding 32, police and doctors said.


Bomb Hits Jakarta's Paris Embassy, Motive Unclear

A small parcel bomb exploded outside the  Indonesian embassy in Paris before dawn on Friday, slightly  injuring 10 people and shattering windows, but officials said  they had no clues to the motive.


An unexplained two-hour outage at a radar facility in the Amazon forced at least four American Airlines flights from the U.S. heading to Brazil to return to Miami International airport early Saturday.


A Saudi terrorism suspect facing possible charges before a military tribunal at Guantanamo has been identified as a brother-in-law of one of the Sept. 11 hijackers.


NEW YORK The second-seeded AmÃ©lie Mauresmo, who is seeking her first Grand Slam title, overpowered MarÃa Vento-Kabchi, 6-2, 6-0, in the third round of the US Open on Friday.


JACKSONVILLE, Florida - The mayor wanted a picture with him. The owner of the local National Football League team wanted a word with him.


Walking upright has long been accepted as one of the fundamental abilities that separated early human ancestors apart from their ape cousins.


His party divided and his polls sagging, President Bush prodded rebellious Senate Republicans on Tuesday to help resurrect legislation that could provide eventual citizenship for millions of illegal immigrants.


There are violent clashes in the German city of Kiel as demonstrators oppose a rally by the far-right NPD.


ALREADY Sven-Goran Eriksson is on his way if Katowice doesn't crumble on Wednesday night. Already David Beckham is a liability, according to some of the loudest voices in medialand - cue braveheart Alan Green.


Thousands of Zimbabweans waited for hours to get scarce currency from the banks so they could buy food and board buses on Monday for Christmas trips to their home villages.


Leading Chinese TV Exporter Has Huge Loss

China's biggest television exporter announced losses stemming in part from declining sales and a scandal involving its biggest U.S. customer.


GAO: Health care privacy breaches widespread

More than 40% of Medicare contractors and state Medicaid agencies have experienced privacy breaches involving personal health information, according to report released yesterday by the Government Accountability Office.


It is easy to look at the final game of a postseason series as the game that meant everything. But this particular series took a decisive turn two games before the end arrived Saturday.


Players in the NCAA's top-tier Division IA are more likely than ever to leave school with degrees, according to the latest survey of graduation rates compiled by the federal government and released Monday by the NCAA.


Pepco Asks to Raise D.C. Power Rates 7.8%

Pepco is seeking permission to raise residential electricity rates in the District an average of 7.8 percent, the company said yesterday, citing the increased cost of maintaining and upgrading its distribution system.


UPDATE 1-Vietnam Air signs Airbus deal, seeks 4 Boeing 7E7s

National carrier Vietnam Airlines signed a contract on Wednesday to buy 10 Airbus narrow-body A321 aircraft and said it expected to sign with Boeing (BA.


The European Commission's cautious recommendation that Turkey begin membership negotiations puts the country a step closer to realizing its dream of joining Europe -- but


MELBOURNE, Australia -- The centenary Australian Open will feature the first night men's final in a Grand Slam event, organizers confirmed at the launch of the 2005 tournament.


Voice, Said to Be bin Laden's, Criticizes Saudis

A recording broadcast Thursday accuses the ruling dynasty in Osama bin Laden's Saudi homeland of being the "agents of infidels."


Blind Judo master floors tobacco stealing skinhead

Hairless, brainless and still ciggie-less A German skinhead got a far right going over this week when he tried to nick a pack of cigarettes from a blind man, who just happened be a world-class judo champion.â¦


Air Pollution Tied to Lower Birth Weight

NEW YORK  - Pregnant women who live in  areas with high levels of air pollution may give birth to  slightly smaller babies, according to U.S. government  researchers.


F.D.A. Says Food From Cloned Animals Is Safe

Despite the F.D.A. endorsement, the Agriculture Department has asked farmers to continue withholding clones from the food supply.


Blair defends decision to drop BAE probe

Prime Minister Tony Blair defended a controversial decision by the government to halt an investigation into a multibillion dollar arms deal between BAE Systems PLC and "key ally" Saudi Arabia on Friday.


Deal cuts pilots' pay by one third, saves $1Ba year, avoids bankruptcy at No. 3 airline -- for now. NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Delta Air Lines' pilots union said early Thursday it had reached a tentative agreement


Caucasus expert Sebastian Smith profiles wanted Chechen rebel leaders Shamil Basayev and Aslan Maskhadov.


Palestinian Candidate Would Renew Peace Effort

Palestinian presidential candidate Mahmoud Abbas said Thursday that he considers Israeli leader Ariel Sharon a partner for peace talks and called for an immediate resumption of negotiations after the Palestinian election.


Coastal Chinese city offers respite for Olympic tourists

XIAMEN, China  - Dirty, polluted, and congested -- China's large cities have an unenviably poor reputation.


Heiress and former runway model Ivanka Trump is joining the board of the gaming company that bears her flamboyant father's name.


Marchionne: lo stabilimento deve arrivare a 230 mila auto


New York, 09:54 - HOCKEY GHIACCIO, RISULTATI NHL

Risultati delle gare del campionato americano di hockey ghiaccio (NHL) disputate nella notte: Caroli...


Human rights organisation Amnesty calls for tougher action against countries who seek to repress online freedoms.


Stoccarda, 15:46 - CALCIO, STOCCARDA ALLA FIFA: JUVE SCORRETTA SU MERCATO

Lo Stoccarda vuole rivolgersi alla Fifa per protestare contro l'atteggiamento della Juve. Il club bi...


Scientists find pancreatic stem cells in mice

After most scientists had given up the search, a Belgian team said on Thursday they found elusive pancreatic stem cells in adult mice, a finding that could lead to treatments for people with type-1 diabetes.


The Bruins begin their longest road trip of the season tonight on Long Island, riding high after Tuesday's 3-0 shutout of the Oilers, their fourth victory in five games. The Bruins are 8 points out of the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference with 27 games remaining.


Jon Brockman and Spencer Hawes combine for 33 points and 28 rebounds Saturday to lead Washington's 61-51 upset of No. 2 UCLA.


Spanish striker Fernando Torres on Wednesday finalised his transfer to Liverpool from Atletico Madrid.


France says 'pharaoh's hair' scandal in police's hands

The French government has said the judiciary was working to shed light on the attempted sale by a Frenchman of hair believed to belong to the mummy of Ramses II.


Big East to be one 16-team division in 2005-06

The Big East basketball conference will merge into one 16-team division in 2005-20006, but only 12 schools will participate in the post-season basketball tournament.


SENDTECâs Search Marketing TV Commercial

Search Marketing firm SENDTEC has launched a cable television campaign which is airing search marketing commericals on CNBC. They are one of the only SEM firms which seem to be advertising on television.     Hattip SERoundtable


Update 6: Winter Fuel Supply Worries Continue on Data

Concerns about winter fuel supplies were heightened Wednesday after a report showed US inventories of distillate, which includes heating oil, shrank for the sixth straight week.


South Korea on Wednesday voiced concerns over the arrest of 65 North Korean asylum seekers in a raid by Beijing police and said it will ask China to allow the defectors to travel to Seoul.


Fiji's military regime has decided to expel New Zealand's top envoy in a "grave act" which will have serious consequences, New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters said Thursday.


U.S. stocks opened mixed Friday after Ford eased investor future concerns by raising its earnings outlook, then took an upward jump.


Judge: Morpheus Software Encouraged Piracy

A U.S. federal judge has ruled the Morpheus software program led to illegal file sharing.


A woman and her son are left badly shaken after a firework is thrown into the kitchen of their home.


England win toss and field against Sri Lanka

England captain Andrew Strauss has won the toss and elected to field in the first one-day international against Sri Lanka at Lord's.


Advertising: Depilatory Market Moves Far Beyond the Short-Shorts Wearers

Nair, like other depilatory makers, is expanding its product offerings and beginning to market to younger customers.


Bayer thrombosis drug performs well in two studies

An experimental thrombosis pill from   Bayer AG, seen by analysts as the German group's most important   pipeline asset, has produced promising results in two clinical   trials, researchers said on Tuesday.


Terocelo and Beijing Institute of Technology Sign Joint Development Agreement for Home Gateway Communications Network

Terocelo Inc. announced today that it has signed a Memorandum of  Understanding with the Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT), China's  premier engineering university. Beijing Institute of Technology is  developing wireless applications for a Home Gateway Solution.


Staged photographs produce some class acts


Merrill reported to be seeking $4 billion

U.S. investment bank Merrill Lynch & Co Inc.  is seeking about $4 billion in a second capital raising, and the Kuwait Investment Authority is expected to be a significant investor in the new deal, the Financial Times reported on Sunday, citing people familiar with the matter.


Ferguson too wise for Mourinho's mind games

If Jose Mourinho thought he could destabilise Manchester United's renewed assault on the Premiership title by playing mind games with Sir Alex Ferguson he may have to think again.


An aircraft pilot was being held by law enforcement authorities Saturday after an incident that interrupted President Bush's outdoor campaign event.


You missed the wild ride on Cyclone Gonu? Oil traders rode that financial roller coaster for several days this month when the cyclone briefly pummeled the energy-producing Persian Gulf state of Oman. Crude prices shot above $71 a barrel at Gonu's worst, only to recede to below $69 a barrel over t...


PATRICK Vieira's deflected strike deep into first-half injury time was just about enough to claim all three points in a close contest.


The number of attacks on firefighters is beginning to fall, though assaults continue to rise south of the border.


Shameka Christon scored 22 points as the New York Liberty overcame a 17-point deficit and beat the Connecticut Sun, 76-73, last night at Uncasville, Conn.


Microsoft's Internet Explorer is continuing to lose some of its share of the browser market, as its much-smaller competitors slowly gain customers, according to US Internet periodical, eWeek.


Asteroid has chance of hitting Earth in 2029

Friday the 13th has an ominous meaning for some people. Friday, April 13, 2029 might have an ominious meaning for everyone. That's when a 1,300-foot asteroid known as 2004 MN4 could hit the Earth: NASA has


Woman dies in crash after reports of rocks and eggs being thrown at cars from overpass


The rain that has drenched California for the past several days is being caused by a cold front from the northern Pacific combining with moisture from the southern Pacific.


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U.S. urges full support for U.N. Kosovo plan

PRISTINA, Serbia  - The United States on Monday urged support for a United Nations blueprint for the eventual independence of Serbia's Kosovo province, which Russia says must first win the backing of Belgrade.


Belarus Activist Faces 5 Years in Prison for Talking About Political Disappearances

The Soviet-style leader, whom the West has repeatedly labeled a tyrant , won a referendum this fall approving a constitutional amendment that would allow him to run for a third term next year.


DomainKeys the answer to e-mail forgery and phishing?

Written by Net 4 Nowt EarthLink has announced plans to become the first major Internet service provider to test DomainKeys, a leading cryptographic e-mail authentication solution introduced by Yahoo!


Indo-Pak talks end, no breakthrough on Kashmir

NEW DELHI: The Foreign Minister-level talks between India and Pakistan concluded on Monday without achieving any breakthrough on the Kashmir issue.


Washington - US intelligence has concluded "with high confidence" that Osama Bin Laden made the message on a website in which he called on his fighters to strike Gulf oil supplies and warned Saudi leaders of an uprising, a US intelligence official said on


Israeli troops criticize army, equipment

Israeli soldiers returning from the war in Lebanon say the army was slow to rescue wounded comrades and suffered from a lack of supplies so dire that they had to drink water from the canteens of dead Hezbollah guerrillas.


T-Mobile may announce its plans to transition to UMTS as early as Friday, according to press reports. The carrier is one of the last major U.S. cell providers yet to launch or have planned its 3G rollout.


DEVELOPMENT:     ACP Nations Opt for Trade on Their Terms

KHARTOUM, Dec 8 (IPS) - Leaders of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP)  Group of States wrapped up their fifth summit Friday in the  Sudanese capital, Khartoum -- this after two days of debate over  trade relations between the ACP, a 79-member grouping that  includes some of the world's poorest nations -- and the  European Union (EU).


The slowdown may signal that the economy is shifting down a notch from its unexpectedly robust pace of growth at the end of last year.


Company is the latest to pick a side in the battle of high-definition disc formats.


The mysterious auctioning off of part of Russia's Yukos oil giant dominates many editorials today. Some papers even point the finger at Russia's President Vladimir Putin.


Ask Hawaii's Timmy Chang about the 94 touchdowns he has thrown, and he talks about his great receivers and blockers. Ask about his 14,791 yards passing, and he credits his coaches for believing in him.


FM Transmitter has Bluetooth, fits in cup holder

Macally on Wednesday announced the release of the BTCUP, a new Bluetooth-equipped FM transmitter for the iPod designed to fit snugly in an automobile car holder. It costs US$119.95.


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Ricercatori rendono riconoscibile Dna cellule con farmaci


Britain admits forces stretched as troops die in Iraq, Afghanistan

Britain's new army chief has warned that the country's military forces are stretched to the very limit, as three soldiers died in a grim day for Britons on the frontline in Afghanistan and Iraq.


Hollywood film executive Mike Jeffries could become the fourth suitor to bid for Liverpool this year.


Pooches Pampered, Analyzed at N.Y. Spa Before Show

It was an elegant dog's day afternoon  at a luxury New York midtown hotel on Friday, where hundreds of  pooches were pampered and analyzed ahead of next week's 129th  Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show.


Kevin Costner entered the hotel lobby with an apology, "I'm sorry I'm late. I just got off the `Tonight Show.'"


America's trade deficit swelled to an all-time high of $55.5 billion in October as imports -- including those from China -- surged to the loftiest levels on record.


Young and bored in small town U.S.? Try "looping"

JENA, Louisiana  - If you're young and bored at night in a small town in the United States, you can always jump in the car, switch on the radio and go "looping."


Vikings 20, Titans 3: Defense makes a difference

MINNEAPOLIS -- In terms of beauty, Sunday's 20-3 Minnesota Vikings win had all the appeal of a glow-in-the-dark, velvet portrait of a group of dogs playing poker around a table.


Technology which could help produce a nuclear bomb has gone missing in Iraq since the invasion, the UN warns.


Asian Quakes' Tsunami Kill More Than 7,200

The world's most powerful earthquake in 40 years triggered massive tidal waves that slammed into villages and seaside resorts across southern and southeast Asia on Sunday, killing more than 7,200 people in six countries.


The UK is bottom of a league table for child well-being across 21 industrialised countries, Unicef says.


Orange on Monday launched its long-delayed 3G mobile phone services in the UK, and predicted it would sell between 1.5 and 2m branded handsets by the end of 2006.


Hostage journalist with Newton ties freed

Nine days after he was kidnapped in Iraq, an American journalist with family ties to New England was freed yesterday. Micah Garen, 36, said yesterday he had been taking pictures with a small


Hand Recount to Delay Wash. Governor Race Further

Washington state's unresolved race for  governor will be extended further with a hand recount of the  2.8 million votes cast, after Democrats agreed to pay for  another tally of the ballots which had their candidate losing  to the Republican contender by 42 votes.


Remaining Flu Shots Going To Healthcare Workers

Kentucky Health Officials meet Friday morning to address the shortage of flu vaccines in Central Kentucky. Leaders of the Fayette County Health Department did an informal inventory of the number of flu shots still available and found 4,000 dose.


Nelle privatizzazioni manca un indirizzo pubblico


Australian mortgage belt voters look for change

In Australia's most marginal  electorate, rising home loan interest rates have put voters in  the mood for a change of government at general elections on  November 24.


By ELEVEN, Beck  New Zealand scientists will test a world-first solution to stop didymo choking the country's waterways without killing fish or animal life.


Creators Describe Xbox 360's Infinite Undiscovery

Kojima and Ogawa of Square Enix address some of the mysteries and rumors about the forthcoming role-playing game.


Kyrgyz MP Accuses Leadership of Media Manipulation

Text of report by Kyrgyz news agency 24.kg website  Bishkek, 7 September: An era of totalitarian and dictatorship regime in the field of mass media is coming in to Kyrgyzstan, MP Melis Eshimkanov, member of For Reforms movement, said at a news conference [in Bishkek] today.


Flood victims in the worst-hit parts of the country are so severely traumatised some consider suicide, it is claimed.


The actress found dead in her home in London may have taken the wrong medication, her fiance's mother says.


US financial regulators seek information from Berkshire Hathaway, the firm run by billionaire Warren Buffett, in an investigation into insurance products.


Time magazine's "Person of the Year" is You

You were named Time magazine "Person  of the Year" on Saturday for the explosive growth and influence  of user-generated Internet content such as blogs, video-file  sharing site YouTube and social network MySpace.


Tinker With Your Computer, and Reap the Rewards

While Microsoft and Google dominate many computer activities like search and Internet browsing, programs and utilities from smaller companies offer worthy alternatives.


Super Bowl draws 3rd-largest U.S. TV audience ever

The Indianapolis Colts' rain-swept victory over the Chicago Bears averaged more than 93 million viewers on Sunday, making it the second most-watched Super Bowl and third most-watched U.S. telecast ever, Nielsen Media Research reported.


Barcellona, 14:01 - CALCIO, BARCELLONA MARCA STRETTO DE ROSSI

Il Barcellona marca stretto Daniele De Rossi: è il centrocampista della Roma, secondo il quot...


Political Yard Sign Wars Wage as Election Nears

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


The NFL has offered one free week of its network programming to two cable TV operators who do not carry the channel in hopes of breaking a deadlock.


A pedestrian has died after being struck by a vehicle as he walked along a road in Greysteel near Londonderry.


IRVING, TEXAS -- Plenty of defeats have registered in the painful department for the Washington Redskins this season. There was the stinker against Cleveland and the meltdown against Baltimore.


G4 talks collapse, throw trade round into doubt

POTSDAM, Germany  - Talks between four of the world's big trade powers collapsed on Thursday, throwing the future of global WTO talks on free commerce into deeper crisis.


The bodies of 13 Polish miners are found, bringing the death toll from Tuesday's blast to 21, with two missing.


Review: Stray Cats CD Shows Band at Peak

The Stray Cats — a band that was new wave and punk and rockabilly rolled into one — had its heydey in the early '80s. But two decades on, it's clear the Cats, which was famous for its repeated dissolutions and reformations, still has the fire and drive of three skinny kids from Long Island trying to make it big in Britain.


The second major attack on American forces this month underscored the grim situation in a militant stronghold in Mosul.


Wall Street advanced in a holiday-shortened session on Tuesday, lifted by the latest takeover news and stronger-than-expected manufacturing data.


Napoli, 14:23 - CALCIO, GENOA; PREZIOSI: ESPOSITO PREFERISCE IL NAPOLI

Mauro Esposito si allontana dal Genoa. ''Esposito era un giocatore che ci interessava - ha detto il ...


Best of the Year's High-Tech Superlatives

Start-ups came back in style. IPO fever gripped Silicon Valley. Blogging went mainstream. 2004 was a year of dubious distinctions along with steady innovation and successes. -The Washington Post


The US signs a multi-billion dollar trade deal with Colombia aimed at lowering the countries' trade barriers.


Microsoft steps up mission-critical investments in Asia

(InfoWorld) - Microsoft will step up its investments in AsiaÂ over the next two years as part of a bid to strengthen its relationship with partners and corporate customers in the area of mission-critical technologies. "Over the next two years, we're going to invest about $14 million in resources and facilities," said Chris Sharp, Microsoft's Asia-Pacific general manager of server and tools products, during a phone interview. As part of these investments, Microsoft will assign 100 technical specialists to work with customers and ISVs (independent software vendors) on mission-critical software products, including Windows 2003 Server and SQL Server 2005. The company also plans to open two technology incubation centers in Seoul and Bangalore, India. "These technology centers are there to showcase the capabilities of server technology and help people port their applications to mission-critical hardware," Sharp said. Microsoft's planned investments in Asia will boost the effectiveness of the company's enterprise sales team in Asia, said Dane Anderson, head of research at Springboard Research. From a technology standpoint, Microsoft's products are competitive with offerings from rival vendors but the sales cycle for enterprise products is longer and more involved than for sales of desktop operating systems or application suites, Anderson said. "These investments help to address that," he said. Customers that have an established relationship also expect to benefit from the added investment and new technology centers. "We think it's pretty good for us,"James Kang, the chief information officer of NTUC Income Insurance Cooperative, noting that the incubation centers are available to help his company run simulations and test new applications.


Sir Alex Ferguson's European wish was granted as Ruud van Nistelrooy netted his first Manchester United four-timer in a 4-1 win that takes the Red Devils to a brink of a place in the last 16.


Testing athletes' hearts dramatically lowered the rate of sports-related sudden cardiac deaths in Italy, a study suggests, but experts said it was not clear such an effort would have as big a payoff in the United States.


Economia, Fazio: ''E' ad un passaggio difficile''

L'economia italiana e' ''ad un passaggio difficile''. Il governatore della Banca d'Italia Antonio Fazio, intervenendo alla Giornata mondiale del risparmio 2004, sottolinea il momento particolarmente complesso in cui versa l'economia italiana.


Four of the five people facing charges in HP spying case will turn themselves in within a week.


Iran digs heels in on uranium enrichment

The EU cannot force Iran to give up its right to enrich uranium, Iran's foreign minister says, apparently slamming the door on European Union efforts to halt the process


Westbrook looking to make up for lost time in this year's playoffs

Owens will miss the rest of the regular season and the NFC playoffs while recovering from ankle surgery. He could return if Philadelphia makes it to the Super Bowl.


Albanese e Littizzetto da Fazio, a Ballaro' elezioni Usa


Il procuratore Grasso: "Attentato contro di me? Do fastidio""Chiunque abbia elementi o conosca un arrestato ce lo dica"                                          "Sappiamo che Ã¨ a Palermo cittadini, aiutateci a prenderlo"                                                                                di ALESSANDRA ZINITI


Cameron in Rwanda to outline poverty strategy

The leader of the main opposition Conservative party, David Cameron, arrived on Monday in Rwanda to outline his party's policies on fighting global poverty.


Japan is trying to take the lead on climate change at this week's G-8 summit, but the world's second-largest economy is falling behind on its existing obligations to cut greenhouse gas emissions.


Fiji's newly-installed prime minister says the Pacific island's recent coup was "illegal" but necessary.


Dual Citizenship formalities to be completed soon: PM

The Hague, Nov 8 (UNI) Asking the overseas Indian community to strengthen their links with their motherland, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today assured that the long overdue dual citizenship for Non Resident Indians (NRIs) and People of Indian Origin (PIO


Dangerfield's Wife Says He Is in Coma in L.A.

Comedian Rodney Dangerfield slipped into a coma while recovering from heart surgery in recent weeks but "is starting to show signs of awareness," his wife Joan said on Monday.


Wall Street continued to flip in and out of negative territory on Wednesday, as investors watched bond yields and oil prices in the absence of fresh economic news.


Lifestyle: 24 December 2004, Friday. Bulgaria's state railway service inaugurated a special Santa Claus train Friday, to roll from capital Sofia to the coastal city of Burgas and back.


More than 100 injured in Tilt Train derailment

The train was carrying 157 passengers and seven staff when it derailed north of Bundaberg just after midnight. At least five people were seriously injured and air-lifted to hospital.


Sink or Sunk? Planners Hope Ship Reef Isn't Dead in Water: Organizers of a Project to Sink a Ship and Turn It into a Reef Face a Deadline to Raise Funds

By Cammy Clark, The Miami Herald  Sep. 19--KEY WEST -- In 1996, dive boat captain Joe Weatherby started combing through files of 500 mothballed military ships looking for the perfect one to sink and turn into the Keys' largest artificial reef.


MODENA, Italy  - Italian opera star Luciano Pavarotti, hailed by many as the greatest tenor of his generation, died on Thursday after a long battle with cancer, his manager Terri Robson said.


The tsunami which has devastated southern Asia also brought death to the coast of east Africa on the other side of the Indian Ocean, killing at least 111 people, most of them in Somalia.


Three people were shot inside a federal detention center Wednesday morning and officers had the shooter in custody, police said.


U.S. welcomes North's invitation of IAEA team

Talks and fuel aid aimed at coaxing North Korea to forsake its nuclear weapons program could move ahead in coming weeks, the U.S. nuclear envoy said on Sunday, welcoming Pyongyang's invitation to U.N. inspectors.


Lisbona, 13:42 - CALCIO, CHAMPIONS: PROBABILE ESCLUSIONE TEAM PORTOGHESI

Il presidente della Federazione portoghese Gilberto Madail teme che l'Uefa possa escludere le squadr...


PAJU, South Korea  - After nearly 400 years, a few killings and scorned pleas from a king, two powerful clans have settled one of the longest-standing feuds in Korean history, over ancestral burial grounds.


The Black Watch's commanding officer urges old soldiers to stop complaining about plans to "disband" it.


Glavine Puts His Energy Toward His Next Start

If Glavine wins his next start, scheduled for Wednesday against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Shea Stadium, his first two tries for win number 300 would come on the road.


Per decreto, tre piante con Lsa in tabella sostanze illegali


Unhappy? Confused? Traumatized? Try IMHPJ

As the only native German-speaking accredited clinical psychologist in all Japan, Uta Sonnenberg-Watanabe is in transition.


Amburgo, 11:41 - CALCIO, JUVE: SI TRATTA PER VAN DER VAART

"E' bello sapere che la Juventus mi vuole". Rafael van der Vaart commenta cosÃ¬ l'interessamento dell...


Amphibians such as leopard frogs and salamanders are threatened with extinction as their homes dry up and a new disease spreads, possibly as a result of global warming, according to a new study in Science magazine.


Food firms want binding rules for safe imports

Top U.S. food companies, worried recent import scares may turn away customers, launched a plan on Tuesday to add teeth to existing safety guidelines and increase funding for bare-bones federal regulators.


Some 100 people die in an air raid in Sudan's troubled Darfur region, say African troops monitoring a ceasefire.


Norman Hsu, the Democratic fund-raiser, is being held on an outstanding warrant for his arrest in a grand theft case, and after being charged in the New York fraud case.


Olmert sees no breakthrough at Mideast conference

BEN-GURION AIRPORT, Israel  - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Sunday a U.S.-sponsored conference on Palestinian statehood would not yield a "historic breakthrough."


The Producers Guild of America moved Wednesday to enforce guidelines for the "produced by" credit through arbitration and lawsuits, the first step toward restoring the title's accuracy and value.


Magical Mickelson fires stunning 59 to win PGA Grand Slam of Golf

KAUAI, United States  - Masters champion Phil Mickelson became only the fifth player in professional golf history to fire a 59, tapping in a birdie putt on the final hole to win the PGA Grand Slam of Golf.


Ivory Coast beat Nigeria in battle of top guns

Ivory Coast, one of the hot tournament favourites, beat fellow west African giants Nigeria 1-0 in the crunch Group B tie of the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations here on Monday.


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Countrywide Posts $1.2 Billion Quarterly Loss

The mortgage lender cited loan-loss provisions, write-downs and dwindling origination volume in reporting the loss, but it said it will be profitable in this quarter and in 2008.


Gulzar, the poet-extraordinaire, has just returned from a 12-day tour of Japan and says he recited his poems on Iraq


New Hall of Famers Lament Baseball Home-Run Craze

Baseball's newest Hall of Famers, Wade  Boggs and Ryne Sandberg, lamented on Wednesday the current  domination of the home run in the sport and the controversy  over suspected use of muscle-building steroids by some of the  game's top sluggers.


VATICANO - ModalitÃ  concrete della missione: evangelizzazione, inculturazione, implantatio della Chiesa(seconda parte) - a cura di p. Adriano Garuti e Lara De Angelis CittÃ  del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - Come parlare di Dio in questo mondo particolare che ha portato alla perdita dei valori fondamentali per lÂuomo cristiano? Innanzitutto dobbiamo intraprendere la strada della fede, solo in questo modo potremo manif...


Blast kills two US soldiers in Afghanistan

Two US soldiers were killed and one wounded on Wednesday in a blast caused by an improvised bomb while they were on patrol in central Afghanistan, the US military said.


Chirac Anticipates More China Orders After $4 Billion Accords

French President Jacques Chirac said he is ``optimistic'' that China will award more contracts to French companies including Alstom SA, the world's second-largest train maker, and Areva SA, the No.


Police in Milan and London on Thursday arrested four Tunisians who allegedly provided logistical and financial support to an al-Qaida affiliate and who were linked to the April bombings in Algiers that killed 30, Italian officials said.


Probe links Blunkett to fast-tracked visa

AN INQUIRY today found a "chain of events" linked David Blunkett to the speeding up of a visa application for his ex-lover's nanny.


Microsoft acquires antispyware vendor Giant

DECEMBER 16, 2004  - Microsoft Corp. has acquired antispyware vendor Giant Company Software Inc. in New York for an undisclosed amount.


Book world tunes into Internet social networks

Faced with the challenge of marketing  a book with a vulgarity in the title, publisher Rick Wolff  turned to Internet blogs and social networking sites to spread  the word about his latest business book.


U.S., North Korea to talk under nuclear deal

U.S. and North Korean officials start talks on Monday aimed at eventually normalizing diplomatic ties as part of a agreement under which Pyongyang has pledged to scrap its nuclear arms programs for aid.


Nonostante le crisi del settore tessile nelle Marche


Chilean court clears the way for ex-military ruler Gen Pinochet to be charged over rights abuses, reports say.


Researchers: Nanowires could boost battery life 10X

Interested in a laptop that can run 30 or 40 hours before running out of juice? Researchers at Stanford University have found a way to use silicon nanowires that allow lithium-ion batteries to do just that.


L'immagine non Ã¨ nuova ma prima era stata mostrata solo in parte.La pubblica per la prima volta il programma di attualitÃ   Newsnight                                            Il gesto osceno del giovane Blair In una foto degli anni Settanta


Jane Wyman, the Oscar-winning actress who was Ronald Reagan's first wife and starred in the popular 1980s television drama "Falcon Crest," died on Monday at age 90, her longtime manager said.


Should Roman Catholic nuns who wear veils in Italy be treated any differently to Muslim women who wear veils?


Oakville, Canada - Joey Sindelar's five-under par 66 kept the American atop the leaderboard here Friday after the conclusion of the opening round of the rain-plagued PGA Canadian Open.


DellÂ is considering opening a second European production plant to support its steady growth on the continent.


The governing board of the UN atomic watchdog agency has demanded that Iran freeze all work on uranium enrichment and said it would judge Tehran's compliance in two months.


A teacher at a County Down grammar school is charged in connection with child pornography offences.


DaimlerChrysler's (DCXGn.DE)  U.S. arm Chrysler will cut its production by around 90,000  units in the third quarter and around 135,000 in the second  half to try to reduce a glut of inventory, the company said on  Tuesday.


IDF tank accidentally kills three Egyptian policemen on border ...

It is estimated armored unitâs soldiers thought Egyptians were armed terrorists and opened fire. IDF official: "it is an unfortunate accident, matter under investigation".


OPEC, which pumps more than a third of the world's oil, is considering raising its oil-output targets at a meeting this week in Vienna, although that wouldn't necessarily mean more oil production, the Wall Street Journal


HHS Counters With Its Own Sex-Ed Critique

Liberal critics periodically complain that federally funded "abstinence only" sex-education materials are full of false or misleading statements about the effectiveness of condoms and other issues.  Now the Bush administration is firing back, charging that programs that endorse condom use also are...


NATO is seeking an additional 2,000 troops to bolster its force in Afghanistan amid increasing insurgent violence, a spokesman said Friday in Warsaw, where the alliance's defense chiefs were meeting.


Selenium supplements linked to diabetes in U.S. study

People who take selenium supplements in the hope of preventing diabetes may actually worsen their odds, U.S. researchers said on Monday.


Iraqis Cite Shift in Attitudes Since Vote

Police and Iraqi National Guardsmen say that they have received more tips from the public, resulting in more arrests and greater effectiveness in their efforts to weaken the violent insurgency rocking the country.


ECONOMIC INDICATORS Housing and earnings will be the big topics this week. The price of oil could climb above $100 a barrel, and the markets could continue to be volatile.


Suicide bomber blows up Kabul bus, kills dozens

A Taliban suicide bomber blew up a police bus in the Afghan capital on Sunday, killing around 35 people in one of Kabul's deadliest explosions in recent months amid rising nationwide violence, police said.


Saudi Arabia announces the arrest of 136 suspected militants  - including a potential suicide bomber.


La tragedia a Corinaldo, in provincia di Ancona


A mass rally is planned for central Beirut to mark two years since the assassination of former PM Rafik Hariri.


Iran vowed on Thursday never to shelve   its nuclear program, defying the threat of sanctions as a U.N.   deadline fell due for Tehran to stop work that the West fears   could lead to atomic bombs.


Stereophonics play at the working men's club where singer Kelly Jones first performed aged 12.


An expansive talk with Sir Edmund Hillary about his historic ascent and the life and fame that came after


Dominant U.S. take charge at Presidents Cup

Steve Stricker and rookie Hunter Mahan led the way as Presidents Cup holders the United States dominated Thursday's opening foursomes to lead the Internationals by 5- points to a half.


188 More Species Listed as Near Extinction

Habitat loss, climate change and infectious diseases are pushing a growing number of species toward extinction, according to a report yesterday by the World Conservation Union.


Video game aids post-stroke hand rehabilitation

NEW YORK  - Inexpensive video game   components can be adapted for use in rehabilitation of the hand   in people who have suffered a stroke, according to a research   showcased at the International Workshop on Virtual   Rehabilitation in New York.


Chief Is Ousted in Shake-Up at Argentina's Central Bank

Argentina's president ousted the head of the central bank, removing one of the government's most respected figures just as the country seeks to work out its debt.


Dell unveils Big Mike for iSCSI storage box party

We told you so Hungry for some attention, Dell will bring out the Big Man for any old thing these days.â¦


For Cameras, Zoom In on Your Resolution Needs

For years, you couldn't go wrong by letting one number drive your digital-camera shopping: the  megapixels, or millions of picture elements, that the camera could record in an image.


U.S. investment bank Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.  on Thursday said its fiscal fourth-quarter profit rose 22 percent on increased income from mergers, offerings and trading.


Blog: Along with preliminary earnings release, the company announces it will lay off 10 percent of workers to trim costs.


God games, in which  players must control virtual people, could be educational, says research.


Byrd, Ruiz retain titles and others lose ground

NEW YORK Â· On heavyweight night, Chris Byrd and John Ruiz are still champions. Not unusually, they kept their titles in contrasting ways.


Telecom Italia, TIM shares open sharply higher on merger deal

Shares in Telecom Italia and its mobile phone subsidiary TIM were sharply higher in opening deals, a day after Telecom Italia announced an offer to buy the shares it does not own in TIM and merge with it.


ECB blamed (again) for SWIFT privacy debacle

ECB tries to pass the buck Privacy authorities are holding the European Central Bank (ECB) to account for its failure to protect European interests from an invasion of privacy when US agents were searching for terrorist financiers.â¦


Before the Bell: Knight Falls, Too Rises

Knight Trading Group Inc. NITE.O  shares fell more than 6 percent before the bell on Wednesday  after the Nasdaq stock trader warned of a quarterly loss  because of weak stock trading volume.


Report: Apple developing OS X minitablet

Apple could be preparing a third touch-screen gadget for next year, one that reminds more than one person of the Newton.


Asia-Africa trade, investment meeting opens in Tokyo

Delegates from Asian and African governments, organizations and private sectors are gathering Monday in Tokyo for a conference on promoting economic cooperationto realize a self


Bush Caught Off-Guard by Case of Jailed Jordanian

President Bush was stumped Wednesday when he was asked at his news conference about the plight of a Jordanian man who faces a two-year prison term for slander after giving a lecture last month calling for a boycott of American goods and companies. "I'm unaware of the case," he said.


Housewares retailer Williams-Sonoma  Inc. WSM.N on Thursday cut its forecasts for fourth-quarter  sales and earnings per share, and its shares fell 6 percent.


Australian exporter used 'trickery' on UN over Iraq deals: judge

An Australian judge has accused the country's monopoly wheat exporter of dishonesty and trickery in its dealings with the United Nations over the Iraq oil-for-food scandal.


Lawmakers Optimistic on Spy Agency Overhaul

Key lawmakers said on Tuesday they were optimistic of quick approval by Congress for reforms of the U.S. intelligence services including a powerful new director, despite disputes between the Senate and the House of Representatives.


ProQuest to buy Voyager Expanded Learning

ANN ARBOR, Mich. ProQuest in Ann Arbor has agreed to buy Voyager Expanded Learning in a 360 (m) million dollar cash and stock deal.


Darfur Rebels Say Peace Talks on Last Legs

Darfur rebels said on Thursday that peace  talks with the Sudan government had reached a stalemate and  were on the verge of collapse.


Kenya parties to work with African panel: AU

Kenya's president and opposition leader agreed on Thursday to work together with an African panel headed by former U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan to end turmoil that has killed 500 people, the African Union said.


Torino, sparita da martedÃ¬ dopo la confessione alla madreLa giovane ha 17 anni ed Ã¨ sordomuta. Trovato lo zaino                                            "Quei bulli razzisti mi insultano sul bus" Ragazza marocchina non torna piÃ¹ a casa


HTC Touch launches; first impressions and thoughts as an iPhone rival

Blog: HTC Corp., announces the HTC Touch. The Windows Mobile smart phone offers a touchscreen interface and could be a potential iPhone rival.


Time Served: Zoning Laws That Bar Pedophiles Raise Concerns

A New Jersey lawsuit could curb the rapidly proliferating local ordinances that push pedophiles into rural areas.


Conrad Black found guilty of criminal fraud

A U.S. jury on Friday found former media mogul Conrad Black guilty of multiple counts of criminal fraud and a single count of obstruction of justice but acquitted him of a racketeering charge.


Federer reaches fourth round; Moya stunned in Flushing

Flushing Meadows, NY (Sports Network) - World No. 1 star Roger Federer reached the fourth round at the 2004 US Open with a straight-set victory Saturday over crafty Frenchman Fabrice Santoro, but third-seeded


Culture Clash brings agitprop hijinks to "Zorro"

Try as it occasionally  might, "Zorro in Hell!" is not really a play. It's more like a  kind of history lesson that a creatively goofy high school of  the performing arts class might have concocted.


Two key roles in the sixth Harry Potter film go up for grabs, with open casting sessions due to be held in London.


Agatha Ruiz de la Prada, Spanish republican aristocrat designer

Agatha Ruiz de la Prada, who is to open Madrid's fashion week hot on the heels of Barcelona, is an aristocrat with a republican streak as well as being one of Spain's top avant garde designers.


Blue Chips Drop, Oil Reaches $49 a Barrel

U.S. blue-chip stocks fell on Thursday  and crude oil prices touched $49 a barrel as traders saw a  possible oil loan from U.S. government reserves as too small to  make up for supply disruptions caused by Hurricane Ivan.


Women leave Canadian town, children in hands of men

What would happen if all the women were to disappear from a town, leaving the men to not only work, but also take care of the family and the home?


Se ne parlera' a conferenza su cambiamento clima 12/9 a Roma


States test student athletes to curb steroids

NEW PROVIDENCE, New Jersey  - Two states are initiating random testing this week to try to stop the use of illegal performance-enhancing drugs in high school sports.


A little-known actor has been cast as the new Superman, for a new adventure to be released in 2006. Brandon Routh, who has appeared in Will & Grace and Cold Case has won the role after a massive search for a new actor to play the Man of Steel.


Una nube tossica provocÃ² una catastrofe: decine di migliaia di ...

I sopravvissuti aspettano i soldi della Union Carbide. In cambio l'impegno di smettere di protestare. BHOPAL -La tosse: per Arman, Raju e Ajju, che hanno 20 anni nel 2004, Ã¨ la colonna sonora della loro vita.


Two US Marines were killed and four hurt during fighting in Anbar province west of Baghdad, the US military says.


Newcastle complete the signing of Mark Viduka on a two-year contract with the option of a third year.


Yamamoto leaves Paris fashion crowd reeling

Japanese designer Yohji Yamamoto set layers of full, flounced skirts spinning -- quite literally, on a Paris catwalk Monday at his women's winter ready-to-wear show.


Clinton holds up Cambodia's AIDS effort as model

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton praised Cambodia on Monday for its success in fighting HIV/AIDS, saying other countries should take note of its twin strategy of public education and widespread condom promotion.


Students in a struggling town in Arkansas benefit from the local petroleum company


Oracle Quarterly Income Rises 16 Percent

Oracle Corp.  on Tuesday reported a 16 percent rise in quarterly profit fueled by steady demand for its flagship database software, but executives warned that customers were still cautious about spending on technology.


A year ago, the Florida Marlins chose Joe Girardi over Fredi Gonzalez as manager.


AP: Sexual misconduct plagues US schools

The young teacher hung his head, avoiding eye contact. Yes, he had touched a fifth-grader's breast during recess. "I guess it was just lust of the flesh," he told his boss.


Unlike Overture (Yahoo!) who settled out of court with insurance company Geico, Google didn't buckle and today won a major legal victory with a US federal court.


Terry backing Chelsea to scoop treble chance jackpot

IT IS dangerous to contradict JosÃ© Mourinho, the Chelsea manager. He does not take kindly to dissent in the camp. Yet when John Terry, his captain, declared yesterday that Chelsea could


Notebook: Cardinals' Williams files for free agency

St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Woody Williams filed for free agency yesterday after the team told his agent it will decline his $8 million option and pay him a $900,000 buyout.


The chip maker lowers estimates again on weak demand from consumers. Is this strike three?


The leaders of India and Pakistan met Friday and promised measures to gradually ease tensions between their nations and explore a peaceful settlement for the disputed Kashmir region.


Apple cut a few companies off at the knees this week with its announcement about iTV.


Justice Secretary Jack Straw signals that ministers are ready to draw up a written constitution for Britain.


Leftist Zapatista rebels announced Wednesday they will voluntarily withdraw seven squatter settlements from an endangered jungle nature reserve, a move that may mark the end a decade-long standoff with authorities.


Roma, 15:44 - CALCIO, ROMA: CONVOCATI PER PARMA

Questi i convocati della Roma per la gara di domani a Parma.


Ambitious Russian tycoon upsets Lithuanian politics

Viktor Uspaskich, a Russian-born millionaire who is a new force in Lithuanian politics, makes no secret of his old ties to Russian energy giant Gazprom, which supplies all of Lithuania's gas, but says he has ...


Former police commissioner and one-time Cabinet nominee Bernard Kerik said Wednesday he will leave Giuliani Partners, former Mayor Rudolph Giuliani's consulting firm.


Israel May Have Misused Cluster Bombs, U.S. Says

The State Department notified Congress yesterday that Israel may have violated U.S. rules prohibiting the use of American-made cluster bombs in civilian areas during last summer's war in Lebanon.


UN watchdog says ready to go back to Iraq if asked

VIENNA, Oct 13  - The UN nuclear watchdog, blocked from returning to Iraq since the US-led war, is ready to send inspectors back after reports of the disappearance of high-tech equipment that could be used to make nuclear weapons, a spokesman said


Sometimes, you just have to throw out the numbers. Theyâre for statisticians, mathematicians, accountants. Theyâre for people toiling in cubicles, eating at their desks, and breaking for the occasional unhealthy snack.


Schumacher sets ominous pace in final practice

SUZUKA, Japan  - Ferrari's Michael Schumacher put Renault's Fernando Alonso on red alert after lapping nearly two seconds faster than his title rival in Saturday's final Japanese Grand Prix practice.


A handyman who raped and tried to kill a woman who was walking her dog is given a life sentence.


Young French woman murdered in London park

A young French woman died in a London hospital on hours after being struck violently on the head with a blunt instrument while walking home across Twickenham Park, a police spokesman said.


Actor McConaughey named People's hottest bachelor

Actor Matthew McConaughey, who is regularly photographed without a shirt exercising on the beach, was named "bachelor of the year" by People magazine on Thursday.


"Harry Potter" rides to top of box office charts

"Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" whisked its way to No. 1 at movie box offices with weekend ticket sales of $77.4 million and a five-day total of just over $140 million, according to studio estimates on Sunday.


Maurice Wilkins, the third man in the discovery of the structure of DNA, died Tuesday in London. He was 88. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1962 along


Romo leads Cowboys to win over Buccaneers

Rookie quarterback Tony Romo served up a Thanksgiving Day treat, tossing a team record-equaling five touchdown passes to lead the Dallas Cowboys to a 38-10 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Thursday.


Birth control pill may cut cancer risk: study

Taking the contraceptive pill does not increase a woman's chance of developing cancer and could even reduce the risk of getting the killer disease, a major British medical study showed on Wednesday.


Maryland's Greivis Vasquez and Eric Hayes have used contrasting styles to become two worthy members of what may be one of the strongest classes of freshmen point guards ever.


Quarter million Iraqis fled homes, data shows

Some 80,000 Iraqis have fled their   homes and registered with the government as refugees over the   past two months, data showed on Thursday, taking the total in   seven months of sectarian violence to a quarter of a million.


Dow Jones Buying MarketWatch for $519 Million

Yes Virginia, there is money to be made in web publishing, especially stock market and trading news! The news will invigorate bloggers and news publishers everywhere.


Critics warn Mexico City over prostitution proposal

A proposal to legalize prostitution in Mexico City risks making women more vulnerable to human traffickers forcing them onto the street as sex slaves, a U.S. academic said on Friday.


Viewers in several big cities moved a step closer on Wednesday to being able to see a simulcast of Don Imusâs morning radio show on television.


Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is giving charity more than $40,000 in past political contributions linked to a Chicago real estate developer under federal indictment


Same Old Electronics Show, With Some Intriguing New Ideas

This yearâs Consumer Electronics Show looked and felt much the same as last yearâs.


Fed's Kroszner sees steady productivity gains

Federal Reserve Governor Randall   Kroszner said on Wednesday that strong U.S. productivity growth   since the mid-1990s seemed set to persist for some time and the   best way to ensure it was by keeping markets open.


International Place developer Donald J. Chiofaro said yesterday a new partner will put a quarter of a billion dollars into his two downtown towers, a financial rescue that would reduce his ownership share considerably but stave off an impending takeover by his current lender.


Donald Rumsfeld queries whether there were ever ties between Saddam Hussein and Osama Bin Laden.


Antonio Graves scored 10 of his 23 points during Pittsburgh's 20-2 run to start the second half, and the 13th-ranked Panthers advanced to the tournament championship with a 65-59 victory over No. 12 Louisville last night at Madison Square Garden.


Coprifuoco nella citta' santa sciita e nella vicina Hilla


Cancer death rates are down in the United States, but certain cancers seem to be becoming more common. Why?


UK house prices fall by 0.4% in October, the Nationwide building society says, the biggest decline since February 2001.


Barack Obama, an Iowa winner seeking New Hampshire spoils, faced stepped-up criticism Friday from Democratic rivals now doubly determined to block his rise in the 2008 presidential race. Republican Mike Huckabee claimed momentum for a hurried five-day primary campaign.


Diana crash site a lonely place of pilgrimage

No plaque, no memorial. Just three wilted roses, a curled photograph and a wall scribbled with graffiti from loyal fans mark the site in Paris where Princess Diana died... and the legend took over.


CLEARFIELD, Pa. - The newest addition to the menu at Denny's Beer Barrel Pub is one whopper of a burger.


Home Depot discloses errors tied to stock options

Retailer Home Depot Inc.  Inc. said on Wednesday a review found that for annual stock option grants and certain quarterly option grants from 1981 through November 2000, the stated grant date was earlier than the actual time the grants were approved by a board committee.


ROSEMONT, Ill. - The handwritten script appeared slowly at first, unspooling across the wide-screen video monitors inside the Allstate Arena as if scrawled by some giant, invisible hand...


Hungry and Sick Tsunami Survivors Wait for Aid

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - Hungry and sick survivors  of the Indian Ocean tsunami are waiting for aid in growing  desperation as a multinational aid operation tries to reach  remote towns devastated by the waves.


Tel Aviv, 18:19 - CALCIO, A GIUGNO REAL MADRID IN ISRAELE PER PARTITA DI PACE

Iniziativa umanitaria del Real Madrid: le merengues giocaranno un incontro di calcio in favore della...


FOXBOROUGH - When Benjamin Watson was barely 4 years old, already having mastered the proper technique for a three-point football stance, he tugged earnestly at his father's sleeve.


Japanese puppeteer breathes new life into old art

A puppet dressed in a kimono is brought  to life on stage in graceful, dream-like moves as three  puppeteers in full view of the audience maneuver her head, arms  and legs.


EDITORIAL: Solid Environmental Program is a Must for Jackson County

By The Kansas City Star, Mo.  Feb. 19--Green has been gold for Jackson County taxpayers in recent years.   Environmental programs started under former County Executive Katheryn Shields cut waste-hauling fees and utility bills, saving hundreds of thousands of dollars.


A GOP delegate handed out bandages with purple hearts on them Monday night at the Republican National Convention in a swipe at Democratic nominee John Kerry's war record, but national GOP officials have asked him to stop.


And if they don't like Viagra, they can now swallow a pill called Levitra instead. And if neither one of those does the trick, there's another prescription drug on the market.


Heart Disease a Risk Factor for Alzheimer's

SUNDAY, June 10 (HealthDay News) -- There's more evidence that cardiovascular problems help drive Alzheimer's disease, scientists say, and that treating the heart might help protect the brain.


Probe of Afghan deaths names 28 US soldiers

Twenty-eight US soldiers have been named in an Army investigation into the December 2002 deaths of two Afghan detainees in American custody in Bagram, Afghanistan.


American Eagle August same-store sales rise

Teen clothing retailer American Eagle   Outfitters Inc. AEOS.O on Wednesday posted   better-than-expected sales at stores open at least a year for   August, citing strong back-to-school demand even as higher   energy costs crimped consumer spending.


Nigerian Anglicans Consider US Gay Bishop Controversy

Nigerian Anglicans are examining a report by a special commission that criticized US Anglicans for ordaining a gay bishop. The controversy has threatened to split the Anglican Church and is not yet over.


Chinese President Hu Jintao urged Hong Kong's leader on Monday to learn from experience and do a better job running the former British colony, beset by political and economic troubles.


EU Commission Proposes Ban on Mercury Exports

The European Union, the world's largest supplier of mercury, is set to ban exports of the metal by 2011 under new rules proposed by the EU executive Commission on Monday, continuing the fight to curtail its use worldwide.


Berlino, 16:59 - CALCIO, GERMANIA: 250 MILA EURO IN CASO DI VITTORIA AI MONDIALI

250 mila euro a testa. E' quanto intascherÃ  ogni giocatore della Germania in caso di vittoria ai Mon...


Study Links Lenders to Swift Foreclosures

In New York City neighborhoods hit hard by the subprime  lending crisis, most loans that ended up in foreclosure came from three companies, according to a new report.


Shuttle Set to Dock With Space Station Today

By Seth Borenstein  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - With a 4-inch gap in the space shuttle Atlantis' heat-protecting blanket not appearing to be an urgent problem on Saturday, the crew members readied themselves for what NASA called a delicate ballet with the International Space Station.


End of Bush-Kerry Race Relieves Americans

Pat O'Connor's guy didn't win. But as he sat in the Billy Goat tavern in downtown Chicago on Wednesday afternoon, the phone company worker was just glad that the whole thing was over, that this year's presidential election didn't drag on three dozen days like it did four years ago.


Parigi, 15:19 - TENNIS, MASTERS PARIGI: SEPPI SI QUALIFICA

Andreas Seppi si è qualificato per il tabellone principale del torneo Masters Series di Parig...


Earthquakes Shake Central Japan; Bullet Train Resumed

A series of earthquakes shook central Japan in Niigata prefecture, where quakes that began last month have killed more than 30 people.


US talk show hosts Jay Leno and David Letterman are to make a comeback despite the writers' strike.


Theyâre Playing My Song. Time to Work Out.

There is a rough science to choosing performance-enhancing music.


Ladies and gentlemen, this Ryder Cup is over. But then, you probably already know that. Don't watch today's singles matches from Oakland Hills unless you're in the mood for a European dance party and want


JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming  - The weak housing market could topple the country into a full-blown recession and the Federal Reserve should slash interest rates aggressively, one of the country's most prominent economists warned on Saturday.


Jailed terror student 'hid' files in the wrong Windows folder

And 'provided terror instructions' via web links Careless use of Windows folders cost a Scottish student a lengthy prison stretch today, as an Edinburgh High Court Judge sentenced Mohammed Atif Siddique to eight years for possession of terrorism-related items. During his trial the jury had been told by Michael Dickson, a forensics analyst for the National Hi-Tech Crime Unit, that Siddique's laptop computer had contained material placed in a Windows folder where it would be difficult for an inexperienced to find.â¦


Nurse Hillary? Clinton to Accept Union Challenge, Stern Says

Bloomberg - Feb. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Andrew Stern, whose union offers one of the most sought-after endorsements for Democratic presidential candidates, said Senator Hillary Clinton will accept the group's challenge to ``walk'' in a member's shoes, perhaps as a nurse or a highway worker.


Futures pare gains on Morgan Stanley results

Stock index futures pared some of their gains on Wednesday after Morgan Stanley  reported disappointing third-quarter financial results.


Bonds at home alongside baseball greats Ruth, Aaron

The next home run is 700. Barry Bonds has reached the rarified air where what he says - no matter the temper or intent â-ets lost in the moment.


Italian, Egyptian Hostages Freed in Iraq

Two female Italian hostages seized in Baghdad three weeks ago were set free on Tuesday along with kidnapped Iraqis and Egyptians in a flurry of releases, but


Dell's no business like mobe business Dell's ardour for the mobile phone business seems very much cooled. When asked yesterday about the company's possible interest in buying up Motorola's mobile phone business, Michael Dell responded that the company is "more focused on the computer business", and wouldn't be drawn further.â¦


Bush Names Nebraska Governor Johanns As Agriculture Secretary

President Bush today named Nebraska Governor Mike Johanns as the 28th US Secretary of Agriculture. Johanns was midway through his second term as Governor when the announcement was made.


Two blasts kill 18 people near Iraqi city of Mosul

MOSUL, Iraq, Sept 19 Reuters) - A car bomb followed by a   suicide blast killed 18 people and wounded 11 in a town near   the northern Iraqi city of Mosul on Tuesday, a police source   said.


Colombia Sentences Irishmen for Rebel Aid

A court on Thursday convicted three IRA-linked men of training Colombian rebels in terrorist tactics and sentenced them to up to 17 1/2 years in prison.


Haas, Clarke, Kelly share lead at Tour Championship

That was the question during the first round of the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club on Thursday afternoon. The answer is: Not at the top of the leaderboard.


ATHENS: China, the dominant force in world diving for the best part of 20 years, won six out of eight Olympic titles in Athens and prompted speculation about a clean sweep when they stage the Games in Beijing in 2008.


FCC Rules Vonage is Not Subject to State Jurisdiction

The FCC ruled that Vonage's broadband telephony service is not subject to traditional state public utility regulation and asserted its federal authority over VoIP.


Police investigating the murder of newlywed Chanel Taylor make an arrest.


Arrests made in Denmark in cartoonist murder plot

Several people were arrested in  Denmark on Tuesday in connection with a plot to murder one of  the 12 cartoonists whose drawings of the Prophet Mohammad  caused worldwide uproar in 2006, Danish media said.


Apple colour-screen 'PhotoPod' said to be in production

The iPod looks set to make a further step into PDA territory if claims that Apple is preparing a 60GB model equipped with a 2in colour display and iPhoto synchronisation prove correct.


South Africa's Naspers Ltd. will acquire online auctioneer Tradus PLC in a deal valued at $1.91 billion, Tradus said Tuesday.


UBS AG said Wednesday it expects a record loss of around $11.45 billion for the fourth quarter, largely a result of bad investments in U.S. subprime mortgages.


Personal Health: My Diet Strategy? Controlled Indulgence

Despite my well-known interest in healthful eating, I donât believe in deprivation.


Secondo Banca d'Italia a 22 mld a ottobre 2004


PALESTINIAN leaders stepping into the power vacuum left by the death of Yasser Arafat face one of the most daunting challenges in their people's troubled history.


RIGHTS:  U.S. Double Standard Prompts UN Tactical Twists

UNITED NATIONS, Nov 22 (IPS) - The United States, which traditionally  castigates  human rights violators before the United Nations each year, has   rarely or ever been formally condemned by the world body for its  own  transgressions of civil liberties.


US reviewing space cooperation with China after anti-satellite test

The United States has said it is reevaluating possible space cooperation with China, including joint moon exploration, following Beijing's recent anti-satellite weapon test.


The great Moroccan reveals hidden depths to fit the final piece into a reign that was lacking just one achievement, reports Len Johnson.


Robinson glad to be in rugby not football

England rugby union captain Jason Robinson has said he is thankful the kind of racist incidents recently experienced in football had no place in his sport.


Plane carrying ailing Arafat arrives near Paris

A French airforce plane carrying Yasser Arafat landed at a military airport outside Paris, and officials said the ailing Palestinian leader would likely be transferred by helicopter to a nearby military hospital for medical treatment.


House prices fell by 1.1 per cent last month, their worst performance in four years, Halifax, Britain's biggest mortgage lender, has said.


Whether you love or hate Sun Microsystems depends on your investment style.


Frost & Sullivan Presents SmartLabs' INSTEON Wireless Home Control Technology With 2006 Emerging Technology Award for Home Automation

PALO ALTO, Calif., Sept. 12  /PRNewswire/ -- Frost & Sullivan selected SmartLabs(TM), Inc. as the recipient of the 2006 Frost & Sullivan Emerging Technology Award for developing INSTEON(TM), an innovative wireless home control technology.


Cops track emergency call to malfunctioning TV

A flat screen TV started broadcasting a distress signal, drawing the attention of emergency and law enforcement officials.


Doctors in Ramallah fighting to save Arafat's life

Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat is in critical condition and a team of doctors in his Ramallah headquarters were fighting for his life, Palestinian sources said on Wednesday night.


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Traffic jams are not only bad for your mood - they may actually kill, research suggests.


Russians Stall Nuclear Deal With N. Korea

The Russian central bank has not transferred about $23 million in previously frozen North Korean funds to a Russian commercial bank, yet another delay holding up a nuclear deal with Pyongyang.


Scott Peterson's life now rests in the hands of the jurors who found him guilty of murdering his pregnant wife, and who are about to hear testimony much more laden with emotion than they did during the five-month guilt phase of his trial.


The chief UN war crimes prosecutor says EU talks on co-operation with Serbia resume as soon as possible.


So. Cal Player Investigated in Sex Assault

At least one member of the top-ranked Southern California football team is under investigation for sexual assault, the Los Angeles Police Department said Tuesday.


Stocks open lower on Wal-Mart sales forecast

U.S. stocks opened lower on Monday after a disappointing sales forecast from Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  over the weekend raised doubts at the start of the holiday shopping season.


President Bush (website - news - bio) and Sen. John Kerry (website - news - bio) plan to start the day Friday in crucial Midwest swing states, then head to opposite sides of the US after


Peru Starts Offensive to Reclaim Siege Town

LIMA, Peru  - Peruvian police and troops on Monday  launched an offensive to retake a police station in a southern  Andean town and end a three-day siege by ex-soldiers demanding  the resignation of unpopular President Alejandro Toledo.


Fierce Clashes in Iraq Kill 36; 203 Hurt

BAGHDAD, Iraq - U.S. forces battled insurgents loyal to Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr in the Baghdad slum of Sadr City on Tuesday in clashes that killed at least 36 people, including one American soldier, and wounded 203, U.S...


Picture This: Cuban Leader Fidel Castro... [Derived Headline]

By OSCAR CORRAL  By OSCAR CORRAL  MIAMI - Picture this: Cuban leader Fidel Castro dies. Cubans board rafts and take to the seas. In South Florida, exiles board boats and head for Cuba to pick up desperate relatives.


The US Federal Reserve last night raised interest rates for the third time this year in spite of a renewed surge in oil prices. The widely expected move took the Fed funds' rate up a quarter-point to 1.75%, following similar moves in August and June.


The US warns Nepal that American aid  is at risk following King Gyanendra's taking of executive power 10 days ago.


US claims Iraq to be key of anti-terrorism war

US White House spokesman Scott McClellan on Wednesday rejected Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry's saying that "war of Iraq is not part of the war on terrorism," stressing


Gas Prices Continue Slide, Down to $1.93/gallon

U.S. average retail gasoline prices  fell over the last two weeks and are poised to slip even  further as crude oil prices continue to tumble, an industry  analyst said on Sunday.


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Michael Moore shot back at Republicans on Wednesday after they requested that the filmmaker be prosecuted for offering underwear and food to college students in exchange for their promise to vote.


Russian copyright wars to continue despite AllofMP3 shutdown

iTuneski RIP, but more where that came from AllofMP3.com, the UK's second most popular source for music downloads after iTunes, has been shut down after diplomatic pressure was piled on Russian authorities.â¦


The appliance company announced the recall in due to fires caused by faulty wiring in the machines


Former world No. 2 Magnus Norman calls it quits

Stockholm, Sweden (Sports Network) - Former French Open runner-up Magnus Norman of Sweden announced his retirement from the ATP on Thursday, citing hip and knee injuries.


French lawmakers gave final approval Friday to legislation that could force Apple Computer Inc. to make its iPod and iTunes Music Store compatible with rivals' music players and online services.


Well, not new exactly, but a familiar pretty face is about to become a   permanent third-season fixture.


Travel: A radical new look for the great British beach hut will be unveiled in Lincolnshire later this month. Liz Bird gets a sneak preview.


Embattled Blair faces rough ride from unions

Prime Minister Tony Blair is pictured during a press conference in Beirut. Blair was facing a rough ride in his last speech to trade unions, amid renewed calls on him to resign immediately and restore his ...


CAT Stevens was deported from the United States because of a spelling error, with American officials confusing the former pop star with a man with a similar name on a "no-fly" list, Time magazine reported today.


FCC chief: Switch to digital TV won't be postponed

In a broad discussion at the Consumer Electronics Show, U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Kevin Martin on Tuesday confirmed that the deadline for the country's switch to digital TV next year will not be postponed, explained the rationale behind the requirements for the current 700MHz auction, and gave hints about his thinking regarding various communications megamergers.Interviewed at the show by Consumer Electronics Association President Gary Shapiro, Martin said the February 2009 deadline for the digital TV switch is a "hard deadline." He said a postponement would "dis-incentivize" industry to make the transition."After all of our efforts we couldn't just turn around and say 'We're just kidding,'" he said.About 50 percent of all homes in the U.S. now have digital TVs, and the CEA forecasts that some 28 million digital TVs will be bought in the U.S. this year, Shapiro noted.The transition to digital will not only improve picture quality for consumers, but also free up spectrum that can be used for wireless broadband, Martin stressed. He also noted that the extra spectrum provided by the switch would be used to improve public safety, allowing for better communications between fire departments and police. The need for better coordination among law enforcement and safety officials was a major point made in the 9/11 Commission report, he noted.Requirements related to the auction for 700MHz spectrum blocks in the U.S. will play an important part in bringing broadband access to more people, such as inhabitants in rural areas, who have limited wireless options now, he said.The spectrum auction has been broken up into blocks. One block, for example, has open-access rules and is broken up into 12 regional licenses across the U.S. There are also "buildout" requirements that will ensure that auction winners will actually put the spectrum to use in a reasonable timeframe, Martin said.He declined to comment directly on the planned merger of Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio, currently under review by the Department of Justice. But he noted that the companies have been talking about a la carte pricing plans for shows, which would give consumers a wide range of options to choose different bundles of programs and prices. Martin said he would encourage content providers -- especially cable TV companies -- to offer this type of program-options plan.One disappointment in the wake of communications industry deregulation has been the rising price of cable TV, he said.Martin stopped short of saying that approval of the Sirius-XM merger would set a regulatory precedent for a rumored merger deal between satellite TV companies Echostar and DirecTV. But he did say that it would be important for the satellite TV companies to give consumers more pricing and program bundle options as part of any merger plan."This is the type of thing we'd be looking at," he said.


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Palestinian leaders gather for mediation

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- Palestinian factions on the brink of civil war gathered yesterday in Mecca, Islam's holiest city, in a last-ditch effort to end their bloody conflict. The Saudi-led push is key to any future peace talks with Israel -- and to Arab efforts to blunt Iran's growing power.


U.S. general warns against abandoning Iraq strategy

A senior U.S. military commander warned on Friday against cutting the number of troops in Iraq, saying the Iraqi security force cannot fight on its own and a U.S. reduction would cede progress to the insurgents.


FDA to review licenses to Vioxx, Celebrex, Bextra, other OTC drugs

The Food and Drug Administration of the US found itself in the midst of a rather unpleasant controversy. Recently the chief of Cleveland Clinic Foundationâs department of cardiovascular medicine blamed this


Volunteers Discover a Treasure: Old Copy of Booker T. Washington's 'Up From Slavery' Donated to National Monument.

By Courtney Cutright, The Roanoke Times, Va.  Feb. 9--American Cancer Society Discovery Shop volunteers Margot Realmuto and Bobbi Cobough uncovered a local treasure last month while sorting through donated items at the nonprofit resale store in Moneta.


Bombardier Calls for Grounding of Some Aircraft

The Canadian company said it recommended that Q400 aircraft with more than 10,000 landing gear cycles be grounded after two crashes involving landing gear.


The potentially faulty machines were sold under the Lexmark, IBM and Dell brands. The company has recalled these products because they could short circuit and potentially give users an electric shock.


Birth: Drama. Starring Nicole Kidman, Danny Huston and Cameron Bright. Directed by Jonathan Glazer. (R. 100 minutes. At Bay Area theaters.


MGIC Investment Corp , the largest U.S. mortgage insurer, recorded another losing quarter on Wednesday, as the bond insurance industry continues to grapple with rising defaults in the U.S. subprime mortgage market.


A new political accord between Iraq's main Sunni Arab, Shi'ite and Kurdish leaders will not be enough to lure boycotting Sunni Arabs back into the government, a spokesman for the biggest Sunni Arab bloc said on Monday.


Atkins diet has long-term dangers, researchers warn

The pounds may fall off in the first few months but the Atkins diet does not help people lose weight in the long term and it may be dangerous, according to a scientific review of research.


Bill and Hillary Clinton Hit the Campaign Trail

Bill Clinton needs to work on the adoring gaze perfected by so many political wives.


The Lib Dems attack the government for waiving English language tests for 'fat cat' foreign investors.


Iraq signaled that world powers and neighboring countries, including Washington and its adversaries Iran and Syria, had agreed in Baghdad it was vital to all to stop sectarian violence spreading in the region.


Federated Department Stores says its regional chains will begin operating under the Macy's name in January. Do you think changing the names of Federated stores to Macy's is a good idea?


Three Killed in Blast at Iraqi Police Post

A blast ripped through a police station in the town of Nassiriya in southern Iraq Friday, killing three police and wounding others, police said.


Russia's foreign minister raises fears over threats of war in Iran after meeting his French counterpart.


Nov. 2 the biggest test yet for touch-screen voting

Although some have raised concerns about votes being verified, others say special safeguards secure the system.


Kosovo's beleaguered Serb minority largely boycotted general elections yesterday, dealing a blow to international efforts to create multiethnic harmony in the province.


President Vladimir Putin gave his seal of approval for Russia's crucial backing of the Kyoto Protocol, clearing the way for the U.N. environment pact aimed at curbing global warming to come into force early next year.


ITN's Terry Lloyd was "keen to get going" into Iraq days before he was killed there, an inquest hears.


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NY designers making fur a must-have item

It used to be that fur was an almost unattainable luxury, reserved for the wealthiest women who would then cherish their mink coats for many, many years.


Woman, Child Die as Van Reportedly Carrying Kazakh Diplomats Crashes in Bulgaria

One woman and one child died as a van reportedly carrying Romania-based Kazakh diplomats and their family members crashed on a highway near Sofia Friday, the Interior Ministry said.


SCO plans alternative to Groklaw Web site

After a year and a half of being flamed, dissected and dismissed on the Groklaw.net Web site, The SCO Group Inc. (SCO) has decided to set up a Web site of its own to cover the latest happenings in its many legal disputes.


The Denver Broncos placed running back Garrison Hearst on injured reserve Tuesday with a broken left hand. Hearst, a 12-year veteran, two-time Pro Bowler and 2001 NFL Comeback Player of the Year, was signed as a free agent in the offseason.


NBA ROUNDUP: Fightin' mad: Celts-Cavs, Bulls-Wizards

The NBA regular season is a week off, but tempers Monday night were in midseason form. In Columbus, Ohio, the Boston Celtics and Cleveland Cavaliers needed to be separated by security personnel and coaches


Van foursome points way for Rooney and co

Ruud van Nistelrooy's foursome against Sparta Prague in the Champions League has left Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson hungry for more.


Veteran DJ Alan "Fluff" Freeman, whose "Not 'arf" catchphrase made him famous, dies aged 79.


No breakthrough seen for Iran-EU nuclear talks

European Union and Iranian officials will discuss the standoff over Tehran's nuclear program on Thursday but no breakthrough is expected despite a threat by world powers of further sanctions.


White House race stays nice and polite-for now

The 2008 White House race has  groundbreaking candidates, record-shattering spending and  crowded debates, but so far it lacks a more common feature of  recent campaigns -- negative and sometimes personal attacks.


Schwarzenegger, American Indians at Odds

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger may have beaten back ballot measures aimed at expanding gambling in California, but he hasn't succeeded in striking deals with a majority of casino-owning American Indian tribes to share revenue.


Toshiba's Gigabeat music player packs Wi-Fi

InfoWorld - Toshiba Corp. is refreshing its line-up of Gigabeat music players with new models including one that packs built-in Wi-Fi connectivity.


Vijay Singh wins his third straight tournament to break Tiger Wood's PGA Tour season earnings record. FARMINGTON, Pa. -- When Vijay Singh started out as a pro golfer more than 20 years ago, $10 million seemed an unreachable goal.


Vieira sets sights on finishing the job at Arsenal

Patrick Vieira is determined to finish the job Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger started by helping him to win the Champions League.


US Not Aiming to Topple N.Korean Regime-Report

The United States has decided to aim for a gradual transformation in North Korea rather than seek to topple North Korean leader Kim Jong-il's regime, a Japanese newspaper said Saturday.


Europe's main stock markets rebounded on Thursday in the wake of a recovery for Japanese share prices.


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NHL, Players' Union Reject New Proposals

TORONTO Dec 14, 2004 - The NHL moved a step closer to losing the season Tuesday, when the league and players' association rejected proposals for a new collective bargaining agreement.


Google, the new kid on the block in TV advertising, has signed up with The Nielsen Co., the venerable TV audience measurement company, in a deal that will increase the data available to participants in the Google TV Ads program.The agreement, expected to be announced Wednesday, calls for Nielsen to supply demographic data about TV viewers to Google, which in turn will use it to complement the information it already provides to advertisers and agencies in its TV advertising platform.Google TV Ads, operational since May, provides a platform for buying, selling, and distributing television advertising, along with tracking the effectiveness of campaigns.As it branches out into TV and other offline advertising markets like radio and print publications, Google maintains that it can apply to these markets the benefits of online advertising, in particular the possibility for targeting and tracking ads in a very granular way.For example, in its online ad system, Google matches ads to the topic of queries on its search engines and to the topic of third-party Web sites that participate in its ad network. Meanwhile, in Google's most popular ad format, called pay per click, advertisers pay only when users click on their ads.In Google TV Ads, Google captures and aggregates data from TV set-top boxes, giving advertisers constantly updated information about the distribution of their ads. Advertisers pay by set-top box impressions, according to Google.Wednesday's announcement is the first of a multi-year agreement in which the two companies will explore other opportunities to collaborate.Google didn't immediately reply to a request seeking comment on whether Wednesday's agreement also calls for Google to provide set-top box usage data to Nielsen.


Injury, illness and irritability deprived the Denver Nuggets of three of their big men Friday night. None of it mattered thanks to J.R. Smith and Carmelo Anthony, the top-scoring tandem in the NBA.


Gordon Brown says the UK will write off its share of debts owed by the world's poorest countries to the World Bank.


Build-A-Bear to evaluate strategic alternatives

Build-A-Bear Workshop Inc.  said on Thursday it has hired Lehman Brothers  to help it evaluate its options, sending the retailer's stock up more than 14 percent.


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Wimbledon finalist Mark Philippoussis has been branded a cad by tabloids and callers to talk radio after he was romantically linked with Paris Hilton.


Tunisian President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali has won Sunday's presidential election after winning 94.48 percent of votes with all constituencies counted, preliminary official results said early Monday.


Grenade found at Jakarta Hilton inactive

Bomb squads were rushed to Jakarta's Hilton Hotel on Monday after a grenade was found there. The find came just days after foreign governments warned that extremists were planning to attack the chain's Indonesian outlets.


Papers discuss Gerhard Schroeder's defence of his welfare reforms and developments at the Athens Olympics


Arsene Wenger's young gunners cruised into the knockout stage of the Champions League thanks to a 5-1 defeat of Rosenborg at Highbury.


Tom Cruise hits the red carpet for the world premiere in London of his new movie, Lions for Lambs.


Anglicans recommend divestment to pressure Israel

JERUSALEM -- Representatives of the Anglican Church who toured Israel and the West Bank this week are recommending that the church withdraw investments from Israel to pressure the country to ease the ''draconian conditions" imposed on the Palestinians, a church official said yesterday.


Somali govt, Islamists to agree on agenda for talks

Somalia's interim government and a   powerful rival Islamist administration are to agree on a   declaration of principles for talks to resolve an impasse over   control in the anarchic nation, a spokesman said on Monday.


New Zealand's Sir Edmund Hillary, who along with Nepal's Tenzing Norgay Sherpa became the first to conquer Mount Everest, has died. He was 88.


Actress Sharon Stone is best know for her roles as a sexpot in movies like "Basic Instinct" and "Casino."


Clinical trial registration, a statement from the International ...

Altruism and trust lie at the heart of research on human subjects. Altruistic individuals volunteer for research because they trust that their participation will contribute to improved health for others and


Confirming suspicions, Valve releases a new multiplayer mode alongside the game's SDK; Steam instantly swamped. When Half-Life 2 was released, many were disappointed that its only official multiplayer mode


Discovery Shuttle Astronauts Arrive at NASA Spaceport

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.  - The astronaut crew of NASA's next shuttle mission arrived here at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) late Sunday, flying in aboard white and blue T-38 training jets.


Competitors play to win. But what if your opponent is also the occupant of the big office?


Waxman decries Cheney security exemption

House Democrats on Thursday denounced Vice President Dick Cheney's idea of abolishing a government office charged with safeguarding national security information — and criticized him for refusing to cooperate with the agency.


Oil prices resume upward rally on disappointing heating fuel data

NEW YORK, November 10  - Crude oil prices increased modestly today, after declining to their lowest levels in the past two months, on news of a further decline in the US heating fuel inventories last week.


WASHINGTON By raising the benchmark interest rate for a fifth time, the Federal Reserve sent a straightforward message: expect more of the same until further notice.


HEALTH-EUROPE:  Mental Illness Emerges as Unseen Killer

HELSINKI, Jan 18 (IPS) - Mental illness is emerging as âEurope's unseen  killerâ, medical experts said at a meeting here over the weekend.


(InfoWorld) - Chinese networking equipment maker Huawei Technologies Co. is expanding its R&D (research and development) in India with a new center in Bangalore for the development of optical network products and wireless LAN technologies. Huawei, of Shenzhen, already has two centers in Bangalore, which has the company's largest R&D operation outside China. Huawei employs about 1,200 engineers in Bangalore, and is adding another 150 by year end, J. Gilbert, a spokesman for Huawei in India said Thursday. Huawei's other development centers are in Sweden, Russia, and the U.S., Gilbert said. The centers in Bangalore focus on next generation networks, data communication, telecom middleware, network management, intelligent networks, mobile handset, server, security and optical networks, the company said. "We had a small team working on optical network, but as it has expanded we are setting up a separate facility for it," Gilbert said. Huawei will have about 180 engineers at the new facility, some of whom will work on the company's Optix series of intelligent optical network products. The new facility will also house a team doing software development in wireless LANs, with a focus on wireless switch and wireless access point products. Huawei has invested $100 million in its development centers in Bangalore. It plans to invest another $100 million by the end of 2008. The new investment is primarily to set up its own integrated campus in Bangalore, Gilbert said. The company currently operates out of rented premises. Huawei's plan to invest $60 million to set up manufacturing in India has, however, not yet been cleared by the Indian government, Gilbert said. The proposal from Huawei, submitted in March 2005, is reportedly under scrutiny by government intelligence agencies for security reasons.


A campaign to attract more graduates to teaching promotes the attraction of working with children.