In Brief: Fujitsu to buy Spansion chip plants

Fujitsu will purchase two chip plants in Japan from Spansion Japan, a flash memory chip maker in which it holds a stake, the companies said Thursday.ADVERTISEMENTMAKE SOA REAL WITH IBM WEBSPHERE PODCASTStreamline processes and maximize efficiency within a proven service oriented architecture. Take back control of your business processes with IBM WebSphere.


As Israelâs prime minister prepares to take on opposition to a deal with Labour, Barghoutiâs bid to lead the Palestinians is growing weaker.


Paris Hilton will have to find a new agent when she gets out of jail.


âAperture has given me a really elegant solutionâ

âJohn McDermottâs workflow once consisted of handing off rolls of Kodachrome to a courier and waiting to see which images appeared in Newsweek,â writes Derrick Story (digitalmedia.oreilly). But now Aperture has transformed McDermottâs workflow. âItâs basically brought everything under one roof for me,â the assignment photographer tells Story in the latest Inside Aperture podcast. Aperture allows him to âdownload, edit, caption, and correct imagesâ in the post-production tool McDermott describes as âa really elegant solution, and a simple one.â


Taco Bell's World Series bet: free tacos for all

Many Americans will be wagering on this week's baseball World Series. For Taco Bell, the stakes are a free taco for everyone in the United States.


Supreme Court hears arguments in recount dispute

The state Supreme Court today promised a speedy decision after hearing arguments over the fate of hundreds of mistakenly rejected ballots in Washington's incredibly close governor's race.


Comment is free: Peter Preston: The failure of the British at Wimbledon is down not to a lack of resources, but a paucity of passion.


Congress Puts Insurance Sales to Military Under Scrutiny

Members of Congress are broadening efforts to address problems in the sale of life insurance and mutual funds to young soldiers and other service members.


Philanthropist pleads not guilty to tax fraud

Herbert Axelrod, the Monmouth County philanthropist turned globetrotting fugitive, pleaded not guilty to a federal tax charge in Trenton yesterday, ending a seven-month odyssey that brought him from Cuba to ...


Asian, European leaders gather in Hanoi ahead of summit

Asian and European leaders began arriving in Hanoi ahead of a summit aimed at boosting political, economic and cultural ties despite profound inter-regional differences over Myanmar.


Elan, Biogen Jump as Drug Shines in Trial

Better test results for Elan Corp's key Antegren drug lifted the Irish company's shares more than 10 percent as analysts said the data improved its chances of becoming the leading multiple sclerosis treatment.


China is getting hard on porn. Those caught pushing pornographic images either through the Internet, mobile phones or pornography through phone sex, face a maximum sentence of life imprisonment.


Revolutionary label to focus on streaming as downloads falter

"How much do you want to pay for music?" A record label which uses Creative Commons licences and allows consumers to choose how much they pay for music is focusing on streaming music because its downloading business has dipped dramatically.â¦


Number of senior women quitting also on increase.


Pink Slips at Yahoo -- How Long Before Jerry Yang Gets One?

Up against a slew of challenges -- including deteriorating market share, a slumping share price and an impending recession -- it may be a matter of time before Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang hands over the reins to company President Susan Decker.


For many people, the question this year isn't just which presidential candidate to vote for, it's when.


Comment is free: Madeleine Bunting: It is not anti-choice to want a more thoughtful debate on why women have so many abortions.


Phone + cable + internet + cellphone = Fierce competition

It's the battle of the bundles. The line between cable and telephone companies has blurred as Comcast Corp., Verizon Communications Inc., and RCN Corp. compete to control the pipe that delivers a dial tone, Internet, and television channels into homes. Now, the turf wars have extended into the wireless world.


The simple fact is that globalization is inevitable, asserts Don Tennant. So if youre one of the people who are troubled by that, you have some changing to do.


Calif. Judge Delays Penalty Phase in Peterson Case

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.  - A California judge denied  a bid by lawyers for Scott Peterson on Monday to move his case  and pick a new jury to decide whether the fertilizer salesman  should be executed for murdering his wife and unborn son.


Marshall Accepts Invitation to the PlainsCapital Fort Worth Bowl

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Marshall University Director of Athletics Bob Marcum announced Tuesday that Marshall University has accepted an invitation to play the University of Cincinnati in the PlainsCapital Fort


Venezia Cinema: Nessuna Censura Per Nicole Kidman

(AGI) - Venezia, 8 set. - L' arrivo di Nicole Kidman, attesissima al Festival del cinema, non ha deluso le aspettative dei fan. Look sportivo, jeans e scarpe da ginnastica, l' attrice non si Ã¨ persa in chiacchiere


Roccaraso: questa mattina i funerali di Camillo Valentini

L'AQUILA - Sono in programma questa mattina i funerali di Camillo Valentini, sindaco di Roccaraso morto suicida in carcere a Sulmona, dove era rinchiuso perche' coinvolto in un caso di concussione. Le esequie si terranno nella cittadina di cui era primo ...


No. 6 Kentucky Wins Eighth Straight Game

Patrick Sparks, Kelenna Azubuike and Chuck Hayes each scored 15 points, and No. 6 Kentucky beat Vanderbilt 84-70 Saturday for its eighth straight victory.


Ogni anno impegnati per 296 giorni, contro 203


Iran says it has successfully fired its first rocket into space, though no details its type or range are known.


Il vicepremier: "Le mie posizioni sono largamente coincidenti con le posizioni del governo" Poi perÃ² torna a ribadire: Per questa finanziaria prioritÃ  alla riduzione dell'Ici"                                           Fisco, Rutelli smorza la polemica "Nessun contrasto con Prodi"


Israeli Parliament Backs Sharon Gaza Pullout Plan

Israel's parliament ratified Prime  Minister Ariel Sharon's Gaza withdrawal plan on Tuesday, a  pivotal step toward the first evacuation of settlers from  occupied territory Palestinians want for a state.


Nasa says it will start building a permanent base on the Moon after astronauts return there in 2020.


Ukraine's top court annuls the result of the second round of the disputed presidential poll, paving the way for fresh elections.


Pollen from genetically engineered grass floated more than 12 miles from experimental plots and bred with conventional plants, raising concerns that the biotechnology industry can't control the "gene flow" of its creations.


High Mercury Levels Are Found in Tuna Sushi

Tests on sushi bought in Manhattan revealed mercury levels that exceed accepted safety standards.


US vehicles would require a million wind turbines, economists claim. Converting every vehicle in the United States to hydrogen power would demand so much electricity that the country would need enough wind ...


The dollar shuffled in ranges on  Wednesday as traders wondered if the Federal Reserve would  signal an increase in the pace of policy tightening when it  announces an expected interest rate rise later in the day.


Daiei shares jump almost 10 pct on reported Wal-Wart rescue plan

Shares in Daiei rallied, backed by a report that the world's biggest retailer Wal-Mart Stores is ready to rescue the ailing supermarket chain without the help of a Japanese government-backed body.


IBM Corp. plans to announce today that it has built the world's fastest supercomputer at one of its facilities in Rochester, Minn.


U.S. Health Insurance Costs Soar, Workers Hit

Health insurance premiums rose five  times faster than U.S. workers' salaries this year, according  to a survey released on Thursday that also showed slippage in  the percentage of American workers covered by employer health  plans.


Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen is expected to announce extensive anti-corruption reforms.


Home construction fell in May as the nation's builders were battered by the crisis in subprime lending and rising mortgage rates.


Kuala Lumpur readies to welcome Bollywood

Popcorn Entertainment along with One Big Option and Tourism Malaysia has left no stone unturned in


A senior Iranian envoy suggested Wednesday that Tehran's partial yearlong freeze on uranium enrichment is about to end, shrugging off U.S. and European pressure to renounce the process and end fears that his country wants to make nuclear arms.


Marine says squad leader shot unarmed men at Haditha

CAMP PENDLETON, California  - The U.S. Marine sergeant accused of leading a 2005 massacre of Iraqi civilians in Haditha gunned down five unarmed men who were standing next to a car after a roadside bombing, a Marine from his squad told a military court on Friday.


Secretary Powell cancels trip to Athens Olympics

WASHINGTON - Citing urgent business in Washington, the State Department announced Saturday that Secretary of State Colin Powell had canceled his planned trip to Greece for the closing ceremonies of the Athens Olympics.


Again this year, we offer the video-game shopper a cheat sheet identifying some of the top titles of the holiday season. Keep in mind that weird tastes abound and some are reflected on this list, which is culled from hundreds of games released in time for the holidays.


Forget watching paint dry, try cheese going mouldy

As pastimes go it is in the same league as watching paint dry, with perhaps a frisson of extra excitement.


'Overcoming Mental Hurdles Is Key to Radcliffe Comeback'

Mental toughness will hold the key to Paula Radcliffeâs performance in the Olympic 10,000m race, a sports psychologist said. The athleteâs comeback race will depend as much on


US Secretary of State Colin Powell has admitted the violence in Iraq is worsening, a harsher view of the insurgency than George W. Bush, who said at the weekend the country was making steady progress toward elections.


Personal Vendetta Or Not, The Jackson Trial Will Continue

Thursday (October 14) proved to be a big day for the prosecution in the Michael Jackson case. Jackson's side had been attempting to prove that District Attorney Tom Sneddon has it out for Jackson, but yesterday


IT services firm Ciber aims to create 200 jobs in Oklahoma City as part of a plan to open several low-cost "made in America" centers.


Yemen says its forces have killed rebel Shia cleric Hussein al-Houthi, who had led a two month rebellion.


Does new Peoplesoft CEO signal a buyout?

Is PeopleSoft's founder and long-time chief executive back at the helm to accept Oracle's takeover bid, or to dig-in for a long-term battle?


Taking Questions: Erin Sheehan, an editor of the Web site UrbanBaby, is taking questions from readers this week on parenting in urban areas.


Magnitude 4.6 Quake Jolts Japan's Northern Island of Hokkaido

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7 hit Japan's northern island of Hokkaido early this morning, causing injuries and triggering a tsunami warning.


Inflamed Anti-Inflammatory Contract Revised

J&J and Schering revise their agreement over anti-TNF compounds.


By Chris Nwachukwu and Francis Onwudo in Lagos, Chuks Okocha, Andy Ekugo, Juliana Taiwo in Abuja and Tunde Sanni in Ilorin. Organised Labour and civil society organisation were jolted early hours of yesterday


A small biotechnology company on  Tuesday reported promising results from a clinical trial for a  new vaccine that could help people quit smoking.


The Saturday Profile: A Longtime Shepherd of Korean Fashion

Andre Kim, South Koreaâs most famous and powerful fashion designer, is an instantly recognizable cultural icon in his home country.


Multiple genes and not just the sex chromosomes are important in sexual orientation, scientists suggest.


Turkey: Europeâs âTo Be or Not To Beâ Question

The European Union is in danger of extending beyond its proper geographical and cultural limits. Frankly, this title is misleading.


Roma, 10:59 - CALCIO, TOTTI: ROMA MAI AIUTATA DAGLI ARBITRI

Roma favorita dagli arbitri? Francesco Totti non ci sta. In occasione della presentazione del nuovo ...


PLO Aides Change Course and Travel to See Arafat

Top Palestinian officials are heading to France today to ascertain the real condition of the ailing leader, Yasir Arafat. The officials, including Mr.


A German art group reprograms old assembly-line robots to become autonomous artists. The machines draw, spin tunes and dance in public. The group wants to show that the industrial beasts can create beauty. By David Cohn.


Trade minister Margaret Hodge was echoing BNP policy in her comments on housing allocation, the BNP says.


Madrid, 14:12 - CALCIO, AS: DECO SCONTENTO DEL BARÃA, INTER ALLA PORTA

Secondo il quotidiano sportivo spagnolo 'As', il portoghese Deco potrebbe arrivare all'Inter se Fran...


Saddam's cousin netted as top aides await trial

A cousin of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein has been captured in the city of Fallujah, and some of his top aides will go on trial next week, interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi said Tuesday.


FOX wrong on Robertson's comment regarding Bush and Iraq ...

FOX News Live anchor David Asman erroneously "correct[ed]" Newsweek investigative correspondent Michael Isikoff's accurate reference to Christian Coalition of America founder Reverend Pat Robertson's October 19 comment that President George W. Bush told


Biologists Hunt Destructive 'Frankenfish'

Biologists plan to use large nets and traps this week in Chicago's Burnham Harbor to search for the northern snakehead — a type of fish known for its voracious appetite and ability to wreak havoc on freshwater ecosystems.


Small Clinical Trial Gives Johnson & Johnson Stent a Bit of a Lift

Johnson & Johnson hopes the results will aid its drive to erode Boston Scientific's dominance in the $5 billion market for drug-coated stents.


ANDY RODDICK should lead the US to their first Davis Cup final in seven years this week but captain Patrick McEnroe is wary of underestimating giant-killers Belarus.


U.K. soccer team Man. United confirms bid approach

Soccer club Manchester United, the most well-known British team, confirmed Monday it's been approached by a potential buyer.


Late yesterday, IBM announced it is finally making available the first general purpose computing system to utilize the Cell processor. Proving the Cell is not just for game consoles, IBM is infusing its high-performance System Cluster 1350 setup with a Cell-based BladeCenter QS20 option.


The FBI has had some of its telephone wiretaps disconnected because it failed to pay its bills on time.


Madrid, 15:26 - CALCIO, ATLETICO MADRID: ABBIATI PRESENTATO UFFICIALMENTE

Christian Abbiati, ceduto in prestito dal Milan all'Atletico Madrid, è stato ufficialmente pr...


Stocks surge for second day on falling oil prices

By George Chamberlin , Daily Transcript Financial Correspondent. Stocks rallied sharply Wednesday for the second consecutive session.


Rifiuti in crescita, Italia regno della discarica

Italia bocciata sul fronte rifiuti. Produzione, di raccolta differenziata, invio in discarica: Ã¨ nera la pagella sulle performance nel settore immondizia stilata dall'Associazione Internazionale per i rifiuti


Clair Burgener, a loyal ally of three Republican presidents who served the San Diego area in the U.S. House of Representatives for five terms, has died.


The top two directors of troubled photo booth operator Photo-Me International bow to shareholder pressure and step down.


Comedy Review: Rock Is Back. Give Him a Cookie.

Chris Rock riffed on race, money and politics on New Year's Eve at Madison Square Garden.


Nokia licenses SD memory card technology, to join SDCA

ESPOO, FinlandâNokia Corp. has applied for membership in the SD Card Association and has signed a licensing agreement that enables the use of SD memory cards in its devices.


Ways of ensuring parents know about games suitable for children are to be considered by the games industry.


New US air strike targets insurgent training base in Iraq

US forces conducted on Saturday a new air strike at a suspect training base used by insurgents in Fallujah in central Iraq, the US military said in a statement.


McDonald's, Sinopec in China drive-thru store deal

McDonald's Corp. , the world's  largest restaurant firm, signed a deal on Tuesday with China  oil giant Sinopec (0386.HK)  to jointly develop  drive-through restaurants, the firms said.


US pop diva Madonna today said paparazzi and not Palestinian suicide bombers had been her only fear during a four-day visit to Israel.


At least seven people have been killed and several others wounded after a bomb exploded near an army truck in Quetta, southwestern Pakistan, hospital sources say.


John Travolta says his thinking is in line with fellow Scientologist Tom Cruise, who has publicly defended the religion's stance against psychiatry and the pharmaceutical industry.


(WebMD) Breast enhancement pills may not work and could have serious side effects, especially when combined with other medications, according to a report in a journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.


Police appeal for help in tracing a man who assaulted a woman after she left a city centre pub.


Rockstar has released a new trailer for Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas just before its release next week. The trailer shows more of the same drive-by shootings, but one tid-bit of information we didn't know


Microsoft is investigating the recent on-line release of a pirated copy of the forthcoming Xbox âHalo 2â game, warning that downloading the code, or making it available for download, will be treated as theft.


The leader of the main Thai opposition steps down, following a landslide win for PM Thaksin Shinawatra.


Red Sox Stay Alive with Epic 14th-Inning Win

David Ortiz drove in three runs, including the game winner in the bottom of the 14th inning, to lead Boston to a rallying 5-4 victory over the New York Yankees which kept the Red Sox's postseason hopes alive Monday.


Syria continues withdrawing its forces from Lebanon

Syrian military units withdrew from Lebanon in the early hours of today (Thursday) morning in the framework of a large- scale redeployment operation by the Syrian forces.


Ricoverati per precauzione tre bimbi e un adolescente


Top Russian Official: Plane Terror Likely

MOSCOW - A top Russian official acknowledged Thursday what many citizens already suspected - that terrorism was the most likely cause of two jetliners crashing minutes apart, a feeling reflected in a newspaper headline warning that "Russia now has a Sept. 11."   A day after officials stressed there were many possibilities besides terrorism, presidential envoy Vladimir Yakovlev told Russia's ITAR-Tass news agency that the main theory "all the same remains terrorism."   Yakovlev said the planes' flight recorders provide no clues to the disaster...


Stomach cancer cause found in 'unexpected' source

Stomach cancer originates from bone marrow-derived stem cells and not from stomach stem cells as previously believed, a study says.


Jean-Marie Le Pen is shaking up France's election season, thanks to some surprising new supporters


Cities wage high-tech battle against graffiti

Global positioning systems (GPS), digital photography and computer databases are joining the humble paint can as U.S. cities battle to obliterate graffiti and catch its shadowy perpetrators.


Incertezze sulla situazione del suo principale azionista


Australia's Prime Minister John Howard has reaffirmed a commitment to the war on terror as services were held around the nation to commemorate the second anniversary of terror attacks on the Indonesian island of Bali.


MIAMI -- When the Tennessee Titans were forced to start the season 24 hours early because of Hurricane Ivan, their defense was ready.


Growth in the US economy this year is likely to be 4.3%, the OECD forecast today, lowering an earlier forecast of 4.7%. But the Japanese economy was set to grow by 4.4% instead of 3% forecast earlier and the euro zone by 2% instead of 1.6%.


Marios Schwab: Form Well Before Function

Fashion Wire Daily - Image creation rather than the actual fashion is the whole point of certain runway shows, which was certainly the case at Tuesday's display by Marios Schwab, where the clothes were so tight the models could barely walk.


The Nationwide building society has stopped offering the same mortgage deals to new and current borrowers


The value of goods shipped from Canada's factories fell by 0.6 per cent in September, Statistics Canada reported Monday, a decline that came as a surprise to analysts who were expecting a slight gain.


Virginia: Registry of Sex OffendersÂ Online Identities

Attorney General Bob McDonnell said he would seek legislation to require convicted sex offenders there to register their online identities.


Two simultaneous car-bomb explosions Wednesday rocked the neighborhood of the capital's holiest Shiite Muslim shrine, killing at least seven people and wounding 27 others, police reported.


Major travel operators on Thursday joined firms in other countries who have suspended trips to Kenya because of unrest there.


The Houston Rockets have exercised the fourth-year option on the contract of Chinese center Yao Ming, General Manager Carroll Dawson announced.


Too Much Red Meat May Boost Rheumatoid Arthritis Risk

If you like to eat hamburgers, steak and other red meat, you might be at increased risk for rheumatoid arthritis, claims a British study in the December issue of Arthritis & Rheumatism.


The White Stripes rip through the raucous new "Icky Thump," while Bon Jovi and Toby Keith take the long road to Nashville.


MY day starts on waking up and reaching for my glasses and the programme for the day.


Fred Thompson seen as most conservative GOP candidate

Rasmussen Reports - Among the major candidates seeking the GOP Presidential nomination, former Tennessee Senator Fred Thompson is viewed as politically conservative by more voters than anybody else. That's true among all voters and also among Republican voters. It's a key factor in why Thompson is currently doing so well in the race for the Republican Presidential nomination.


College Basketball: Kansas, Duke, North Carolina Win

LAWRENCE, Kan. (Sports Network) - Wayne Simien was the only  Kansas player in double figures with 12 points, as the  second-ranked Jayhawks held on for a thrilling 59-57 win over  Nebraska in Big 12 action from Allen Fieldhouse.


Fake Galacticos, Beckham on the side at Asian Cup

A brief glance at the teams contesting this year's Asian Cup reveals an eye-goggling array of knock-off "Galacticos" -- even a Beckham on the side.


Arcelor Mittal buys Mexican Sicartsa for $1.44 bln

Arcelor Mittal  said on Wednesday it will acquire Sicartsa, a Mexican intergraded steel producer, from Mexican steel maker Grupo Villacero for $1.439 billion.


Apple updates iPhone. Legal, unhacked phones become bricks?

According to Saul Hansell at the NY Times, Apple intends to break phones that have been unlocked.  But Francine Hardaway and Patrick Scoble both updated this afternoon, and bad things happened. Hardaway's phone was "fried," she needed a new phone, and Scoble lost all his data. Hardaway: "Trust me, I didn't hack it." Jeff Clavier: "This effing piece of s..t is bricked." Robert Scoble, Patrick's dad, updated successfully, and got the new features. Spaley's iPhone is "a useless piece of crap." Looks like Josh Bancroft's iPhone was hosed too. I would hold off on the update until we find out what's going wrong.  Sugar Attack: "It wasn't until I saw a friend tweet about the new iPhone firmware upgrade that I realized I could now access the iTunes WiFi store."


Heavy Rain, Low Turnout Overshadow Mozambique Poll

Heavy rains and apparent low turnout  cast a shadow over Thursday's second day of Mozambican  elections for a successor to veteran President Joaquim  Chissano.


Sony delays PS3, but not in the US and Japan

Itâs official, we Europeans wonât see the long-awaited Sony PS3 until March 2007 at the earliest. The Sony Press release says it all rather concisely: âSony Computer Entertainment Europe Announces New March 2007 date for European Launch of Playstation 3.â¦


Waiting for a refund check? IRS may be looking for you

The Internal Revenue Service is looking for 2,955 New Jersey taxpayers whose refund checks totaling nearly $2.6 million were returned to the government this year by the Postal Service as undeliverable.


Britain condemns upsurge in violence in Sudan's Darfur

The British government on Thursday condemned the upsurge of violence in Darfur, and called on rebels and the Sudanese government to stop fighting.


Pennsylvania Man Sentenced for Mail Bomb

A man was sentenced to five years in federal prison for mailing a bomb made out of matches, gunpowder and a mousetrap to a man dating his ex-girlfriend.


Gunmen kill pro-Taliban cleric in Pakistan

A leading pro-Taliban Sunni Muslim cleric together with an associate were shot dead in southern Pakistan yesterday, the latest attack in religious violence that has already killed more than 70 people this month.


War-shocked N'Djamena citizens face battle for food

N'DJAMENA  - After surviving an assault by rebels last weekend, residents of the Chadian capital N'Djamena are now facing another battle to put food on the family table.


Battle for Old Trafford riches may have already been won

Football: Although Malcolm Glazer has yet to make a formal offer for Manchester United, between the American and the Irish duo of JP McManus and John Magnier three men now own a controlling interest in the club - a fact that should should not be lost on


Q. I'm planning to have a party at my home for some friends. I'd like to invite certain co-workers, but not others. Is this OK, or is the correct office etiquette to invite everyone or no one? Our office is small (under 15 people).


Viacom swings to loss due to Blockbuster spinoff

NEW YORK, Oct 28  - Media-entertainment group Viacom said Thursday it posted a net loss of 487.6 million dollars in the third quarter as a result of its spinoff of its struggling Blockbuster video unit.


Four former Nigerian governors accused of corruption disappear, after their terms of office expired on Tuesday.


IBM to Buy Content Management Developer Venetica

IBM on Thursday agreed to acquire Venetica Corp., a maker of content integration software that allows enterprises to access and embed unstructured data including business documents, e-mail, digital media, still images, and Web pages.


Even with two of their three stars watching from the sideline and the third playing poorly, the San Antonio Spurs gave the Los Angeles Lakers all they could handle.


Eastman Kodak Co.  on Tuesday  said Frank Sklarsky, chief financial officer of ConAgra Inc.  , will take the same post at Kodak, succeeding Bob  Brust, who announced early in the year his intention to retire  by January 2007.


U.S. Rebukes Saudis Over Religious Rights

The United States on Wednesday  accused Saudi Arabia of severe violations of religious freedom  in a rare official rebuke of a close ally and key oil supplier  that potentially could lead to sanctions.


The Commerce Department Wednesday said its final report, or third reading, on gross domestic product showed the economy expanded at a revised annualized rate of 4.0%.


BAGHDAD, Iraq - Insurgents penetrated Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone and detonated explosives at a market and a popular cafe Thursday, killing 10 people, including four American civilians, in the first bombings inside the compound housing the U.S. and Iraqi government headquarters...


Accused pair to tell their side of story

This morning as Britain awakes, Kostas Kenteris and his training partner, Katerina Thanou, will be asked three questions by the disciplinary commission of the International Olympic Committee. These will determine whether they deliberately ...


Champions League: Group C - Juve seal qualification, plus roundup

The big clash in Group C featured Juventus' visit to Bayern Munich. It was not until the 90th minute that the game was settled, Allesandro Del Piero hitting the winner for the Italians.


Sharon, Abbas to Have First Summit in Egypt - Aides

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon  will meet Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Egypt next  week, the highest-level summit between the sides in four years  of armed conflict, officials said on Wednesday.


Kansas City held on to the ball and controlled the clock to outlast the Baltimore Ravens 27-24 and win their first game of the season.


UPDATE 1-Rugby-Shanklin stars as Wales rout Romania 66-7

Centre Tom Shanklin scored four tries as Wales crushed Romania 66-7 in an international test at the Millennium Stadium on Friday. Mike Ruddock's men notched up 10 tries as they


WASHINGTON -- The State Department is welcoming what it describes as "the positive and constructive points" in a speech on China policy by Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian.


Two female Italian hostages seized in Baghdad three weeks ago have been freed on Tuesday and are safe, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi says.


Generations later, U.S. destroys its mustard gas

DESERET CHEMICAL DEPOT, Utah  - As Nazi Germany   and Imperial Japan laid waste to Europe and Asia in World War   II, the United States ramped up production of mustard gas to   respond to any chemical attack.


White House tour omits rare 1963 Christmas card

One of the stops on this year's popular White House tour of holiday decorations is the collection of Christmas cards from previous presidents and first ladies. But noticeably missing is the card from 1963.


Roma, 13:30 - MORTE POLIZIOTTO, PANCALLI: CALCIO FERMO FINO A RITORNO SERENITA'

Calcio fermo a tempo indeterminato. Lo ha confermato il commissario straordinario della Figc, Luca P...


Ethiopia's prime minister promises to withdraw troops from Somalia once attacks stop, during a surprise visit there.


Powell wins Israeli pledge on Palestinian vote

Israel has pledged it would do all it can to help a smooth election to choose a successor to the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, including allowing Arabs in occupied and annexed east Jerusalem to vote.


LOS ANGELES -- He is like that guy who worked in your office once, the shy tech-geek, the temp down in  IT, who typed Ctrl-Alt-Delete on the keypad when your hard drive seized up. Until very recently, that guy was Kerry Conran.


Three Strikes and You're Out...For Doctors in Florida

Everybody complains about medical malpractice problems in this country but Florida finally decided to do something about it. In a unique vote, Floridians passed an amendment to the state constitution that


(InfoWorld) - The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers opened a week-long meeting on Monday where it will address critical issues like new generic top level domains, internationalized domain names and the organization's efforts to become more accountable and transparent. The international public meeting, the second of three of its kind ICANN has planned for this year, will also include discussions about a major expansion of available Internet Protocol addresses, as well as about the process for accrediting registrars. Taking advantage of the meeting's venue in San Juan, Puerto Rico , the agenda also includes the first General Assembly of the Latin American and Caribbean Regional At Large Organization, formed in March. "We're very pleased to be in Puerto Rico," said Paul Twomey, ICANN's president and CEO, during a press conference at the Caribe Hilton hotel, adding that the meeting's agenda is full of significant issues and efforts. ICANN oversees the Internet's address system and as such carries the critical responsibility of ensuring the overall security and stability of the Internet. A key effort ICANN is involved with is improving the transparency of its operations and the accountability of its decisions, areas critics regularly complain about. "We must ensure we're in the leading edge of transparency and accountability," Twomey said. ICANN commissioned an independent study about its transparency and accountability in December from London's One World Trust, which reported its findings in March. It concluded that ICANN is a very transparent organization but that it can improve certain areas, including explaining better how it uses input from stakeholders when making decisions. ICANN has been taking steps to address these issues and, earlier this month, issued a response to the report. On Saturday, ICANN released for discussion at the San Juan meeting online a set of draft principles and frameworks for accountability . ICANN wants to improve making it easier for people to find the vast amount of information on its Web site, Twomey said. ICANN also wants to be faster in posting information online about its meetings and initiatives, he said. However, the transparency and accountability issue will likely remain on the table until ICANN removes its special ties to the U.S. government. Since its creation in 1998 to progressively absorb Internet management functions until then handled fully by the U.S. government, ICANN has been criticized for lacking transparency in its decision-making process and for responding disproportionately to U.S. interests. In September, the memorandum of understanding between the U.S. Commerce Department and ICANN was renewed for three additional years, a disappointment for those who had hoped for ICANN's full autonomy. Also in this week's agenda is the Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs) initiative, which aims to revamp the DNS (domain name system) so that it can support domain names in a broad range of languages and alphabets that can't be represented via the ASCII character set. "You'd think this would be simple. It has turned out to be really hard, technically," said Vint Cerf, ICANN's chairman. Another initiative on deck for discussion is the drafting of a policy to introduce new generic top-level domains (gTLDs) to add to the well-known ones like .com and .net. Like the IDN effort, this gTLD project has run into technical challenges. The meeting will also feature a tutorial on the IPv6 (Internet Protocol Version 6) effort to expand significantly the amount of IP addresses, because of the expected shortage under the current IPv4, Cerf said. The San Juan meeting, ICANN's 29th International Public Meeting, ends Friday and will feature more than 30 sessions and workshops.


Kidnapped Italian Aid Workers Released in Iraq

Description: Two Italian aid workers are released by their captors after being kidnapped and held hostage for three weeks. The women, Simona Pari and Simona Torretta, both 29, were handed over to the Red Cross


Investors paid more attention to the weather than to Wall Street last week, and with good reason. Hurricane Ivan sent oil prices back to their highest levels in almost a month, grounded the planes of beleaguered


Deadline near for Australia police on Indian doctor

Australian police must decide by Monday night whether to extend the detention of an Indian doctor held over failed car bomb attacks in London and Glasgow, while his lawyer said his defense was being stonewalled.


HEILIGENDAMM, Germany, Jun 6 (IPS) - The summit of the heads of government of the eight  most industrialised countries opened Wednesday in this Baltic  seaside resort, surrounded by impressive security measures, and  dominated by a total cacophony on the group's efforts to  curb climate change.


The U.S. military and Iraqi Shiite and tribal leaders held talks Sunday aimed at reducing tensions in the Baghdad's Sadr City slum, where 10 people died in fighting a day earlier between Shiite militiamen and ...


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Torino, 18:20 - CALCIO, JUVENTUS: CONTUSIONE AL GINOCCHIO PER DEL PIERO

Infortunio in allenamento per Alessandro Del Piero: il capitano della Juve in un contrasto con Chiel...


Soy, Fish Oil May Protect Against Alzheimer's-Study

Omega-3 fatty acids, found in soy, fish and other oils and known to provide a range of health benefits, may help protect against Alzheimer's disease, US researchers reported on Wednesday.


ROVANIEMI, Finland  - Customer service, story-telling, nature studies and wilderness survival are essential skills for any elf worthy of the name.


Arabs, Israel Split on Terror Definition

On this much world leaders can agree, peace is good, terrorism is bad.


More than 1m prescriptions are made for obesity drugs a year - eight times the number dispensed seven years ago.


More than one million back comic Stephen Colbert's fake candidacy for US president on Facebook.


The head of the CIA analytical branch is to stand down, as new chief Porter Goss puts his mark on the agency.


Oil Demands Can Be Met, but at a High Price, Energy Agency Says

As record high prices raise concerns about future supplies of oil, the International Energy Agency, in a new report, stressed the need for oil-producing countries and international


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Harrington Enjoys Welcome Return to Form

COLOGNE, Germany  - Padraig Harrington led the way  in the German Masters first round Thursday as Europe's Ryder  Cup players warmed up for next week's match against the United  States.


A US appeals court on Thursday tossed out a ruling that awarded former Playboy pin-up Anna-Nicole Smith $88.5-million from the estate of her late oil-tycoon husband.


The partner of the late soul singer James Brown sues for half of the star's estate and access to their home.


Attorney general wins "sitting duck award"

U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales won American newspaper columnists' annual "Sitting Duck Award" for being an easy target.


A Dutch filmmaker who got death threats after his movie criticized how women are treated under Islam was stabbed and shot to death Tuesday on an Amsterdam street.


'Infertile' British Woman Has Baby -Report

A British woman who had been told she  was infertile after undergoing chemotherapy has given birth to  a son -- described by doctors as a medical first -- British  newspapers reported on Thursday.


The Lede Blog: Prankster Plays Bhuttoâs Son Online

Images of Bilawal Bhutto Zardari found on Facebook, a social networking Web site. (Images: Facebook) When Benazir Bhutto's replacement as party chairman turned out to be her relatively unknown son, reports turned up little beyond his age (19) and occupation (student at Oxford University). In other words, enough facts to warrant a sprint to Facebook, where [...].


IBM creates management consulting service

IT Management and Web Technology have been fighting neck-to-neck for the fifth spot for the last year. This month, IT Management drops a rank to #6.


Greenhouse gases and energy demands mean a ''nuclear renaissance'' for the U.S. Here are the states most likely to host reactors.


The popularity of crime TV shows translates into a boom for autopsy actors willing to play cadavers. In Table of Malcontents.


Update 2: Google Says Revenue Growth Is Slowing

Shares of Google Inc. slipped in pre-market trading Thursday after the world's most popular Internet search engine warned for the second time in a week that its fourth-quarter revenue growth rate is likely to slow from previous quarters.


There was only an "uh oh" inning for Brett Tomko in the first frame as the Giants pitcher gave up two home runs, but the right-hander got on track and breezed to a


Patrick Stewart is humming along at warp speed following a heart   procedure.


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

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


ATHENS, Greece - Two armed men hijacked a bus carrying more than two dozen passengers early Wednesday, threatening to blow it up with explosives unless they were taken to the airport and put on planes, police and government officials said.


Millions of workers joined a general strike in Italy yesterday against the economic policies of Silvio Berlusconi's centre-Right government.


Middlesbrough, Newcastle, Rangers and Hearts discover their fate in the Uefa Cup group stage.


Fast Food Consumption Linked To Obesity, Diabetes: Study

If you eat fast food on a regular basis you're more likely to gain weight and develop insulin resistance, according to a new 15-year study on the subject.


Update: Press watchdog blasts China's blogging policy

InfoWorld - Reporters Without Borders criticized the Chinese government for what the press advocacy group considers a move to end anonymous blogging in the communist country.


Disney to halt U.S. mobile phone service at year-end

Walt Disney Co said on Thursday it  would stop operating its U.S.-based mobile phone service at the  end of the year to reassess how it competes in a tough market  for high-end cell phone services.


President Bush urged Americans to use Memorial Day to rededicate themselves to fighting for freedom across the world and pray for the safety of U.S. troops serving overseas.


Hewlett-Packard Co. agreed to a $14.5 million settlement in the California civil lawsuit related to the company's spying scandal.


Has it come to this? Robots standing in for doctors at the hospital patients' bedside?


Report says 1 in 8 babies born premature

Specialists called Thursday for more early ultrasound exams during pregnancy and tighter guidelines for infertility treatment as key first steps in battling a growing problem: One in eight babies now is born prematurely.


Sons stage concert to burnish Diana's image

Princess Diana's sons stage a charity concert in her memory on Sunday which they hope will quell her critics and celebrate her humanitarian achievements.


Comment is free: Nicholas Serota: It would be a tragedy were a decade's advances to be squandered by a cut in cultural funding.


Bush, Kerry must alter views on foreign policy

In a world in which politicians reasoned rather than bellowed, the Duelfer report about Iraq and weapons of mass destruction would cause both George W. Bush and John Kerry to reconsider basic premises of their foreign policy.


Change will strengthen democracy: President

ISLAMABAD, Aug 28: President Gen Pervez Musharraf said on Saturday that change in the government would auger well to strengthen democracy and improve the much-needed good governance in the country.


British civil servants stage biggest ever strike in more than a decade

LONDON: Museums were closed, driving tests disrupted and ministerial cars went unwashed yesterday when British civil servants staged their biggest strike in more than a decade.


News.com Extra: SF: Public transit by cell phone?

Also: Vigilante hackers target the wrong guy. See what people are saying on News.com Extra.


Cuba debates economic path ahead under Raul Castro

Cuban economists are busy studying ways to rev up one of the world's last communist-run economies, a step encouraged by acting President Raul Castro since he took over from his ailing brother six months ago.


China health care struggles to keep pace

China's health care system is struggling to keep pace with the country's blistering economic growth and faces a major challenge in looking after its 1.3 billion people, the health minister said on Monday.


AMERICANS WHO watched all three debates probably could have finished some of the lines of President Bush and Sen. John Kerry in St.


Microscopic plastic debris could be poisoning the world's oceans, according to a British team of scientists.


United Auto Workers members at GM set a Monday deadline over talks about workers' futures.


LOUDON, N.H. -- No crew chiefs, no problem for Hendrick Motorsports. At the Lenox Industrial Tools 300 yesterday, Hendrick drivers Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson finished second and fifth, respectively, despite losing their crew chiefs to suspensions when their cars failed inspection last weekend at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, Calif.


Lindsay Lohan and the case of the missing handbag is closed.


Roma, 16:28 - BASKET: FIP APPROVA REGOLAMENTO SU PROVA TELEVISIVA

Il Consiglio Federale della Fip, presieduto da Fausto Maifredi, ha approvato oggi il regolamento rel...


ICAP confirms abortive merger talks with LSE

Brokerage group ICAP says it has held "exploratory" merger talks with the London Stock Exchange, but added that the discussions have since ceased.


Ofcom is cutting the price BT can charge its rivals for putting their broadband equipment in its exchanges by up to 60%.


A Canadian mother has frozen her eggs for her seven-year-old daughter to use in the future.


Proud Africans Love Their Continent - BBC Survey

Africa may be seen by the rest of the  world as a continent dogged by war and poverty, but Africans  themselves are fiercely proud of their homeland, a survey  conducted by British broadcaster the BBC showed on Monday.


What's the difference between "Leap.A" and "Leap.B"? A look at naming of variants. Part of a series on hot security topics.


Detectives follow up new leads in the hunt for a  man thought to be responsible for up to 100 attacks on elderly men and women.


The U.S. economy may lose a step to record high oil prices but concerns over inflation are likely to keep the Federal Reserve on a steady course of gradually raising interest rates, analysts say.


German papers Thursday speculated on whether the double plane crash in Russia is the result of a terrorist attack. "Attack or accident?


US May Have Had Warning Signs Of Flu Vaccine Problem

Federal regulators reportedly found manufacturing problems at Chiron's flu-vaccine plant in England last year similar to those that led British authorities to shut down the facility last week.


U.S. stocks kicked off the fourth quarter slightly lower on Monday after Apple Computer Inc. <AAPL.O shares were downgraded and the world's largest retailer's September same-store sales disappointed investors.


The Stockholm City Council is expected to name a street and adjoining square in honor of Ingmar Bergman, the Swedish master filmmaker who died in July.


Arzano, pregiudicato colpito da piu' colpi arma da fuoco


Vicenza, 19:44 - Calcio, Vicenza conferma offerta Napoli per Schwoch

L'attaccante del Vicenza Stefan Schwoch appare destinato a vestire la maglia del Napoli, in serie C1...


U.S. court rules against Canon in flat-panel suit

A U.S. court has ruled against Japan's Canon Inc.  in a patent dispute over flat-panel displays, saying the company violated the license agreement it had with Nano-Proprietary Inc. .


Berlino, 15:18 - CALCIO, BAYERN: TONI IN DUBBIO PER INIZIO STAGIONE

Luca Toni potrebbe non riuscire a recuperare dall'infortunio al ginocchio per l'inizio della Bundesl...


Ameriquest closes, Citigroup buys mortgage assets

Ameriquest Mortgage Co, the largest U.S. subprime lender as recently as 2005, is closing, the latest home loan provider to shut down amid the nation's housing market slump.


Swedish boy found alone after tsunami reunited with dad

A Swedish toddler was reunited with his father Wednesday, days after being found alone in the aftermath of the deadly tsunamis that swept Asia.


Conde Nast's Flip.com gets an extreme makeover

After its social network for teenage girls failed to achieve any real traction, the media giant opted to focus on creating applications for other social networks.


Beijing, China (Sports Network) - Top-seeded American Serena Williams rallied from one set down to defeat red-hot US Open Champion Svetlana Kuznetsova Sunday in the final at the inaugural $585,000 China Open.


Election Observers Set for U.S. Challenges

Europe's leading election monitoring agency, known for keeping tabs on voting in trouble spots such as Belarus and the Balkans, is gearing up for a super-sized challenge: observing the U.S. presidential election.


Candidates look for edge in weekend contests

Louisiana, a state physically and economically damaged by Hurricane Katrina, could be a key political state this year -- something not lost on both Democratic campaigns as they drum up last-minute votes.


Roundup: Kerr wins despite shaky final round

Kerr claimed her third LPGA Tour tournament of the year yesterday, overcoming final-round difficulties and a strong challenge from Kim to win the State Farm Classic.


Arab world abuzz with Arafat poisoning theory

CAIRO, Nov 15  - The Arab world is abuzz with suspicions that Yasser Arafat was poisoned, a theory fuelled by the lack of an official report on the cause of death of the veteran Palestinian leader despite a host of denials.


Morphine-free poppy points way to addiction-free drugs

PARIS  - Australian researchers have discovered a natural variant of the opium poppy that produces powerful painkilling compounds but none of the addictive morphine and codeine.


NY Seen Steady as Oil Prices Slip Further

Wall Street was set for a steady start on Thursday, bolstered by fresh falls in crude oil prices to their lowest level in over three weeks to ease investor concerns about prospects for economic growth and corporate profits.


An experimental treatment for bone-thinning osteoporosis appears to prevent spine and hip fractures even though it is given only once a year, eliminating the need for a strict daily pill regimen, preliminary data show.


BALCO head indicts Olympics over drug use

The man whose lab is at the center of a massive doping scandal says performance-enhancing drug use is rampant among US and Olympic athletes.


Man Stabs German Policeman, Takes Another Hostage

A German policeman was stabbed in the neck with a pair of scissors and another taken hostage on Friday when a man they were trying to arrest turned violent.


Microsoft-Sponsored Study: Vista Improves Networking

Companies that deploy Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista in tandem could see more than a threefold increase in networking performance, according to a Microsoft-commissioned study.


AMD launches integrated graphics chipset

The company is putting together the pieces acquired from ATI Technologies to tackle an important product category.


By Steve Pain Deputy  A new Government investigation into why so many science students fail in their first year at university is long overdue, according to a senior research fellow in chemistry at the University of Warwick.


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Realtors spar over wording of proposed rule

The Massachusetts Association of Realtors was out in force yesterday to support a proposed state regulation that would make it easier for real estate agents from the same firm to represent the buyer and the seller of the same home, an arrangement critics claim can be a conflict of interest.


Choosing baby's name tough task for Japan's royals

Ordinary Japanese couples find it hard   enough to choose a name for a baby -- there are 2,928 permitted   Chinese characters that can stand alone or be combined with   others for shades of meaning.


Parents More Lax with Sun Protection After First Year

NEW YORK  - Children's rate of sun damage increases by more than two-fold between the first and second summers of their lives, but periodic reminders for parents about the importance of sun protection may help, according ...


Iraq cover-up claims: MPs call for inquiry

UK security firm accused of failing to pass on intelligence to army in Basra


The Stanford basketball teams won't need to use Santa Clara University as their temporary home court in December after all.


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After Musical Chairs, Jets' Conductor Is Back

Order was restored to the Jets' quarterbacking universe on Wednesday when Chad Pennington returned to practice with the first team.


Users upset over Google Analytics outage

InfoWorld - The Google Analytics Web site monitoring service suffered an outage that affected some users for more than 24 hours this week, prompting many to vent on blogs and forums their frustration with the situation and with what they perceived as unresponsiveness on Google's part.


Thailand's Finance Minister Pridiyathorn Devakula resigns, citing differences with the prime minister.


La band inglese presentera' il nuovo singolo 'Shine'


For Veterans of Storms, 'It's Just Too Much'

Throughout the night, Hurricane Frances was lumbering by and Adam Nemec's stomach was churning. The winds howled and trees groaned before snapping outside the four-bedroom ranch-style house he bought two years ago.


If Imogen Heap were as widely known as her music, she would be a household name.


Copenaghen, 17:41 - CALCIO, AGGREDI' ARBITRO:TIFOSO DANESE CONDANNATO A 30 GIORNI

Il tifoso danese che lo scorso 2 giugno, durante Svezia-Danimarca, entrÃ² in campo e tentÃ² di aggredi...


Whole Foods Chain to Stop Use of Plastic Bags

The decision comes as plastic bags are increasingly being discouraged or banned by governments and retailers because of concerns about their environmental impact.


Kenyan Ecologist Maathai wins Nobel Peace Prize

OSLO (Norway): This year's Nobel Peace Prize announc ed in Oslo on Friday goes to the Kenyan environmentalist Wangari Maathai.


Sudan gives a cautious welcome to a UN suggestion that it grant more autonomy to try to end violence in the troubled region.


Consumers are racing to replace their aging televisions with high-definition TVs. Trouble is, many are still using devices and services that can't fill those HDTVs with enough visual information to make them look their best.


Roma, 20:20 - CALCIO, BECALI: CHIVU ALL'INTER? SERVE UN MIRACOLO

Secondo Giovanni Becali solo un miracolo puÃ² sbloccare la vicenda Chivu. ''Non andrà all'Inte...


Violence in Iraq, as measured by casualties among troops and civilians, has edged higher despite the U.S.-led security push in Baghdad, the Pentagon told Congress on Wednesday


Movie piracy costs U.S. $20.5 billion a year: study

Movie piracy costs the U.S. economy $20.5 billion per year in lost business, jobs, wages and taxes, according to a study released on Friday by the Institute for Policy Innovation, a Texas think tank.


Steiner may sound like a German name but in fact Gunther Steiner is an Italian, born and brought up in the city of Bolzano in the Alto Adige region where German remains the dominant language despite the fact ...


Tech gifts needn't be electronic. Geeks and non-geeks alike can enjoy the old-fashioned pleasure of curling up by the fire with a good read. Michelle Delio reviews a passel of new books just in time for the holiday season.


Shares of exercise machine maker Nautilus Group Inc. sank more than 5 percent after the company announced a voluntary recall of certain Bowflex home gym models after a review of incident records.


The United Nations says its Secretary-General Kofi Annan is not to quit despite US charges of his involvement into possible fraud in the oil-for-food program.


The two national polls rewarded Florida State for its 36-3 domination of Virginia in what was a showdown between top-10 teams Saturday night at Doak Campbell Stadium.


Young people ignore militant threats in Indian-administered Kashmir and audition for TV show Indian Idol.


New Zealand all-rounder Jacob Oram will miss the start of the World Cup after fracturing a finger.


Bode Miller's three-race winning streak ended Thursday, but the American still added to his commanding lead in the World Cup overall standings by finishing second to Austria's Stephan Goergl in a Super G.


Restated 2004 Nortel results set for release

Nortel Network Corp.'s board of directors was scheduled to meet last night to approve financial data that will be released this morning, giving the public its first look at the company's 2004 performance.


New District Will Start By Focusing on Water Needs

By Chuck Mueller, San Bernardino County Sun, Calif.  Mar. 1--HELENDALE -- Directors of California's newest community-services  district face a wide range of issues linked to steady growth as they chart a  course for this booming desert town.


Jenna Bush and her fiancÃ© Henry Hager will marry in a ceremony on May 10, two sources confirm to PEOPLE.  One of the sources says the wedding will be held at the president's ranch in Crawford, Texas.  "It's going to be a small wedding," the source ...


Yahoo shareholders reject plans for the company to adopt a policy opposing censorship on the internet.


Roma, 15:02 - CALCIO, CHAMPIONS; INTER: DUE GIORNATE A GROSSO, UNA A IBRAHIMOVIC

La commissione disciplinare dell'Uefa ha squalificato per due giornate Fabio Grosso e una Zlatan Ibr...


Arrestata donna con due bambini, avevano ingerito ovuli coca


European equities were lower on Tuesday after real estate companies eased on reports of slowing growth in property investment markets, while oil companies fell after crude prices dipped overnight.


Diesels Are Reborn; Horsepower and Muscle Find New Life

Wired News finds the best new and old trends among the offerings from the North American International Auto Show in Detroit.


By Wu Jiachun in Kunming and Li Fangchao in Beijing  Local authorities have confirmed that Dianchi Lake, the largest freshwater lake in Southwest China's Yunnan Province, is suffering from a blue-green algae boom.


'L'Isola', domani tre naufraghi al ballottaggio

Roma, 28 ott. (Adnkronos) - Sesta puntata domani dell''Isola dei famosi' in onda su Raidue. A quattro puntate dalla conclusione che decretera' il vincitore dell'edizione cui andranno 200 mila euro (di cui


Ex-lawmaker charged in terror conspiracy

A former congressman and delegate to the United Nations was indicted Wednesday on charges of working for an alleged terrorist fundraising ring that sent more than $130,000 to an al-Qaida supporter who has threatened U.S. and international troops in Afghanistan.


A record run of chinook salmon is expected for California's Klamath River basin this year, prompting a federal fishery panel on Friday to suggest that restrictions on the West Coast salmon fishing fleet be eased for the 2007 season.


Smell Test Can Help Predict Risk Of Developing Alzheimer's

Scientists say a simple smell test may be able to help doctors identify certain people at risk for developing Alzheimer's disease.


US President George W. Bush on Thursday defended his decision to go to war against the "unique threat" of Iraq, despite an official US report that Baghdad did not have weapons of mass destruction, as a Shiite militia pledged to disarm.


Financier Frankel Gets Nearly 17 Years for Fraud

Greed and sexual desire drove Martin Frankel to mastermind one of the largest insurance frauds in US history, a federal judge heard on Friday as she sentenced him to nearly 17 years in prison.


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Jobs arise from ashes of Finland forestry industry

KUUSANKOSKI, Finland  - When Finland's UPM-Kymmene bowed to tough market conditions and shut its Voikkaa paper plant two years ago, Raimo Loytty readily swapped a 30-year career in the mill for a stone mason's chisel.


LG Electronics, the South Korea-based wireless handset manufacturer, has launched the first terrestrial DMB (digital multimedia broadcast) cell phone.


Bush Urges Iraqis to Vote, Lowers Expectations

President Bush on Wednesday urged  Iraqis to defy insurgents and vote in Sunday's elections and he  lowered turnout expectations on the deadliest day for U.S.  forces since the Iraq invasion 22 months ago.


Five Years After Enron,  Firms Seek Weaker Rules

Business interests, seizing on concerns that a law passed in the wake of the Enron scandal has overreached, are advancing a broad agenda to limit government oversight of private industry, including making it tougher for investors to sue companies and auditors for fraud.


The alleged leader of a syndicate accused of illegally removing hundreds of kidneys, sometimes from poor laborers held at gunpoint, was deported from Nepal to India on Saturday, officials said.


Nigeria Unions Say Strike to Go Ahead on Monday

Nigeria's main umbrella union said Sunday it would go ahead with a general strike in Africa's top oil producer Monday to protest against rising domestic fuel prices.


The fathers' rights activist responsible for the Batman security breach at Buckingham Palace has criticised his girlfriend, who has reportedly walked out on him.


Carolina quarterback Jake Delhomme missed practice again Thursday, increasing the chances Chris Weinke will start this week's game against the Pittsburgh Steelers.


Actor and civil rights activist  Ossie Davis, whose career spanned more than half a century, has  died in Miami while working on a new movie, his office said on  Friday.


One of Earth's largest-ever megafloods broke apart a strip of land connecting what is now Britain and France, permanently separating them, a new study says.


A suicide bomber detonated a device Sunday in a Lahore, Pakistan, mosque used by Shia Muslims, killing at least four people and injuring six others.


IN a twist of the ongoing consolidation in information security, leading players Betrusted and TruSecure are to merge. The merger will lead to the formation of Cybertrust -- a large privately held info-sec


Microsoft to take stake, expand alliance with Facebook

Microsoft will take a 240-million-dollar stake in the wildly popular social networking website Facebook as part of an expansion of the two firms' strategic alliance, the companies said Wednesday.


Dozens of people are trapped in a building in south-western China after it collapsed, officials say.


Crippled Canadian sub under tow, bound for Scotland

The British-built Canadian submarine HMCS Chicoutimi, crippled since an electrical fire at sea that killed one of its crew, was under tow, headed for Scotland where it was likely to arrive early next week.


Merck recalls arthritis drug Vioxx over risk of heart attacks

Vioxx, the blockbuster arthritis drug heavily promoted on TV and taken by some 2 million people worldwide, was pulled from the market by its maker yesterday after a study found it doubled the risk of heart attacks and strokes.


MP Offers to Photograph IRA Decommissioning

Maverick Labour MP Austin Mitchell today offered to use his photographic skills to end the impasse in the Northern Ireland peace process.


Portugal's mid-Atlantic Azores brace for another severe storm

Hurricane Helene was expected to pass north of Portugal's Azores archipelago overnight having weakened to an extra-tropical storm but bringing strong winds and tidal surges, forecasters said.


Venezuela accuses the US of detaining its foreign minister in an airport incident - a charge the US denies.


Bush surgeon general nominee denies he's anti-gay

President George W. Bush's surgeon general nominee disputed critics' claims that he holds "anti-gay" views and told senators on Thursday he would quit before bowing to political interference in his job.


KANDAHAR, Afghanistan  - An explosion struck a NATO convoy in southern Afghanistan on Monday, wounding two soldiers, witnesses and a NATO official said.


Reporter: Up to 100 Bodies in Russia School Gym

Up to 100 bodies were seen lying in a Russian school gymnasium after troops stormed the building to end a two-day siege, a British ITV News reporter said Friday.


Afghan president holds first Cabinet meeting, urges ministers to ...

KABUL, Afghanistan Afghan President Hamid Karzai has urged his Cabinet ministers to avoid political intrigue and work together for the future.


Robert De Niro dismissed accusations that his Mafia roles have smeared the image of Italian-Americans, arguing that he plays realistic characters including many who could not be construed as stereotypes.


Anti-abortion slogan OK'd on Arizona license plates

An Arizona agency wrongly denied an anti-abortion group permission to print their message "Choose Life" on license plates, a federal appeals court ruled on Monday.


Milano, 18:45 - CALCIO, DISCIPLINARE: AMMENDA DI 1.500 EURO A ZEBINA

La Commissione Disciplinare ha multato di 1.500 euro Jonathan Zebina (Juventus) per non aver provved...


Dutch pay final respects to slain filmmaker van Gogh

AMSTERDAM - Thousands gathered in eastern Amsterdam Tuesday for the funeral of controversial Dutch filmmaker Theo van Gogh, who was stabbed and shot in broad daylight by an alleged terrorist a week ago.


The Pentagon may have to boost the Army's size or call up more reserves to ease the war's burden.


Bush Makes First Official Visit to Canada

President Bush is on his way to Canada for a two-day trip that will mark his first official visit to America's northern neighbor.


The Palestinian parliament speaker will become temporary president of the Palestinian Authority in the event of Yasser Arafat's death, PLO leaders decided Wednesday.


US Democratic presidential hopefuls Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama took to separate church pulpits here Sunday, using a civil rights commemoration to battle for support among the country's crucial black electorate.


Greek Riot Squad Bus Blast Raises Security Fears

A roadside bomb blast targeting a police  convoy in Athens early on Friday caused no injuries but alarmed  authorities who had been insisting that Greece's leftist  guerrillas were defeated.


Piogge su centro-nord, ma su Alpi week end con la neve


Elderly people who have healthy lifestyles 'halve' their risk of dying, say experts.


Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton on Wednesday dismissed criticism from her chief rivals over her acceptance of campaign contributions from lobbyists, calling their concerns "a little inauthentic" since they accept money from lobbyists' employers and relatives.


Two Bus Blasts in Southern Israel Kill 16

BEERSHEBA, Israel - Palestinian suicide bombers blew up two buses in this Israeli desert city Tuesday, killing 16 passengers and wounding more than 80 in an attack that ended a six-month lull in violence.    The buses exploded into flames just seconds apart and about 100 yards away from each other in the center of Beersheba - the deadliest suicide strike in nearly a year...


Ascoli Piceno, 19:17 - CALCIO, ASCOLI: IACONI E' IL NUOVO ALLENATORE

Ivo Iaconi è il nuovo allenatore dell'Ascoli. L'ex tecnico del Frosinone ha firmato un contra...


Why US speaks softly with China on trade

The new Treasury secretary worries that China's economy is more fragile than it appears.


PORTLAND, Ore. -- For a few days, Garrett Lucash thought he might have to skate while hooked up to an intravenous tube.


The $16.5 billion deal will create a securities-processing powerhouse in a little-noticed corner of the financial world.


Wholesale sales fell in September for the first time in 7 months ...

OTTAWA (CP) - Wholesale sales declined for the first time in seven months in September, Statistics Canada says. Sales fell by 1.9 per cent from August, to $37.6 billion.


The new cold war: Russia's missiles to target Europe

Kremlin warning on eve of G8 as gulf widens over US defence shield plans.


The Taliban said on Tuesday they had captured a Briton and two Afghans in the southern province of Helmand, a major drug producer, but gave no further details.


FOXBORO - Corey Dillon managed to diffuse the sideshow surrounding his first regular-season game against his former Cincinnati teammates today without saying a word.


Fred Thompson gained an image as a tough-minded investigative counsel for the Senate Watergate committee. Yet President Nixon and his top aides viewed the fellow Republican as a willing, if not too bright, ally, according to White House tapes.


Sun giving away Solaris operating system

California-based Sun Microsystems Inc. released its Unix-based operating system Solaris 10 for free Monday, Web Host Industry Review Magazine reports.


By Geoff Schumacher  My heart says I should rage against Coyote Springs, the massive development straddling the Clark County-Lincoln County line 60 miles north of Las Vegas.


Amy Giordano didn't act like a woman preparing to abandon her life.


Melbourne, 11:12 - CALCIO, ARGENTINA: TRE 'ITALIANI' IN NAZIONALE

Gli interisti Javier Zanetti, Hernan Crespo e Nicolas Burdisso sono stati convocati da Alfio Basile,...


A G.O.P. Senator Proposes a Plan to Split Up C.I.A.

The proposed legislation would break up the C.I.A. and divide its responsibilities among three new spy agencies.


Il finlandese vince davanti a Massa ed Alonso. Hamilton Ã¨ solosettimo, fuori dalla zona punti: tanti errori e un'inutile rimonta                                          Raikkonen sul tetto del mondo Doppietta Ferrari in Brasile                                                                                di VINCENZO BORGOMEO


AUSTRALIA and New Zealand Banking Group has seen its second-half profit jump 18 per cent following the acquisition of New Zealandâs biggest bank, coupled with a strong demand for credit.


Brazil's Biggest Party Votes to Leave Government

By Tiago Pariz BRASILIA, Brazil  - Brazil's biggest party votedto leave the governing coalition on Sunday in a move that couldcomplicate President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's reform agendaand pressure him to give the centrist party more Cabinet posts.


Social Networking: A Challenge For The Business World

(Source: MessageLabs) While social networking sites create new opportunities for users to communicate in real time, this technology can lead to negative consequences. MessageLabs can help your business take advantage of the benefits and protect itself against the risks.


With Gaza lost, Abbas wins international support

Western powers rallied behind Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday after Hamas Islamists routed his forces in the Gaza Strip and began imposing a new order in the enclave after days of bloody civil war.


Convention protesters plan rally around Johnny Cash fete

When Erin Siegal heard one of the many soirees linked to the Republican National Convention included a celebration of Johnny Cash, the Man in Black fan said she just had to do something.


Man fired for visiting chat room sues IBM

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- A man who was fired by IBM for visiting an adult chat room at work is suing the company for $5 million, claiming he is an Internet addict who deserves treatment and sympathy rather than dismissal.


Dov Grumet-Morris has never been short on confidence. As a 7-year-old, during his first day of goalie school, he coached his teammates on the proper pronunciation (dohv) of his unusual first name. As one of several netminders on his Illinois junior team, he told coach Chico Adrahtas that he knew he would outwork his counterparts to win the starting job. ...


China University Puts Halt to Condom Handout

China has halted a plan to distribute  free condoms on university campuses, quashing the AIDS  prevention effort only a week before World AIDS Day, state  media said Wednesday.


Presidential hopeful Barack Obama has won an endorsement from the Nevada chapter of the Service Employees International Union, boosting his prospects against rival Hillary Rodham Clinton in Nevada's upcoming Democratic caucuses.


Midyear Internet threat reports show professional criminals hard at work

Data from three threat reports show botnets outpacing denial-of-service attacks in the first half of 2007.


Air New Zealand has confirmed it is hiking up the fuel surcharge on airfares sold from September 2nd. The surcharge applied to flights on regional Link services will double, to $6 per one-way journey.


European airlines could soon find that they cannot secure insurance cover for terrorist risks.


Arafat Has `Exhaustion,' Condition Is Satisfactory, Aides Say

Yasser Arafat is suffering from ``exhaustion,'' his aides said, as teams of doctors were brought to his headquarters in the West Bank amid reports the 75-year-old Palestinian leader is critically ill.


Sebastian Bergmann's Blog: Ideas for PHPUnit Projects

Always looking forward to the future of PHPUnit, Sebastian Bergmann has started gathering some ideas for future additions to the project:   I started to collect ideas for features that I would like to see in PHPUnit but currently lack the time to implement myself.   The two listed in this post are:  Mutation testing - an approach where the testing tool makes some change to the tested code, runs the tests, and if the tests pass displays a message saying what it changed Web Interface for Test Result Database - output viewer for the database logging PHPUnit is now capable of.  Looking to help out? Let him know!


Health Impact from 9/11 Extensive, Government Says

Nearly half of the over 1,000 screened rescue workers who responded to the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks suffer from new or exacerbated respiratory, mental and other health problems, according to a government report released on Thursday.


New Charges Against Kazaa: 'Pirate' And 'Pest'

com. Peer-to-peer pacesetter Kazaa was the subject to two unfavorable allegations Monday--one in an Australian court, where it was labeled a pirate; the other in a report from Computer Associates, calling Kazaa the leading spyware pest.


BRATISLAVA/SARAJEVO, October 18 (FENA) - The delegations of BiH and...

The delegations of BiH and Slovakian Defence Ministries held a meeting on Monday in Bratislava.


The NHL and the players' association appeared headed toward a lockout when talks broke off Thursday after the union's first new proposal in nearly a year.


Israel agrees in principle to allow back up to 60 Palestinians expelled from the West Bank in 2002.


Apple launches new iPod versions - Photo and U2 Special

NEW YORK, October 27  - Apple Computer (AAPL.NAS) has introduced a new version of its popular iPod digital music player, iPod Photo, with a capacity of 25,000 digital pictures and 15,000 songs.


US Senate leaders agree to revive debate on a controversial immigration bill after it stalled last week.


FOXBOROUGH -- After today's game against the San Francisco 49ers, Patriots right tackle Brandon Gorin will have a bull's-eye on his back for the playoffs.


Update 1: Hollinger to Take $27M Charge for Suits

Hollinger International Inc. said Tuesday it will take a pretax charge of $27 million to settle advertisers' lawsuits over inflated circulation numbers issued for years by the Chicago Sun-Times.


Millions of fans around the world are digesting the news that one of the main characters in the Harry Potter novels, Albus Dumbledore, is gay.


When the boy from Cornwall, Ontario, committed to Northeastern the summer before his freshman year, he had no idea what the Beanpot was all about.


NEW YORK - Investors shrugged off rising crude futures Wednesday to capture bargain-priced shares, sending the Nasdaq composite index up 2 percent ahead of Google Inc.'s much-anticipated initial public offering of stock. The Dow Jones industrial average rose more than 110 points...


Roma, 21:39 - CALCIO A 5, SERIE A: SUCCESSI PER BISCEGLIE E AUGUSTA

Successi interni per Bisceglie (3-2 allo Scicli) ed Augusta (3-0 al Reggio Calabria) negli unici due...


Council extends watch on Somalia arms flows

The UN Security Council voted yesterday to monitor illegal arms flows in Somalia for another six months, with an eye to tightening an arms embargo imposed on the East African country 12 years ago. The 15-nation council unanimously adopted a resolution stressing the obligation of all 191 UN member-states to comply fully with the 1992 weapons ban and ''expressing its ...


Obama under attack ahead of New Hampshire debates

NASHUA, New Hampshire  - Barack Obama's bid to be America's first black president is under fire from Democrats and Republicans alike before political debates on Saturday to help voters pick who to vote for in New Hampshire's primary.


90 mins: And so the curtain comes down on a match of very fine margins. Not an epic by any stretch of the imagination but both teams worked extremely hard but never really showed enough craft to open the opposition defence.


Halo 3 Arrives, Rewarding Gamers, and Microsoft

Microsoft hopes that the new version of Halo, which is exclusive to the Xbox 360, will persuade more consumers to choose its game machine over others.


Afghan arms shipment came from Iran: NATO general

A shipment of hi-tech roadside bombs intercepted in Afghanistan originated in Iran, the commander of NATO-led troops said on Thursday, adding it was hard to believe Tehran's military did not know about the arms.


The level of violence in Iraq is "much worse" than that of Lebanon's civil war, outgoing U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said in an interview aired Monday.


To get an idea of how Windows got to be such a mess, think of it as a house that was built on an island in the middle of a lake, deep in the countryside.


Oracle Corp. ORCL.O, the world's  second-largest business software maker, on Wednesday forecast  2005 and 2006 earnings above Wall Street estimates, helped by  its $10.3 billion acquisition of PeopleSoft.


Microsoft has purchased Giant Company Software of New York, which makes software to detect a common form of malicious software programs known as "spyware," the software giant says.


The Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution says 30% of UK waters should be closed to commercial fishing.


Chinaâs Trade Surplus Jumps, but Imports Are Rising

Exports in January rose 26.7 percent, to $109.7 billion, while imports grew by 27.6 percent, to $90.2 billion, according to the official Xinhua news agency.


Saudi will freeze terror suspectâs assets if sanctioned by UN

RIYADH - Saudi Arabia said Wednesday it would freeze the assets of its national Adel Batterjee, who was added to the US Treasury Departmentâs list of terrorist financiers, if such an act is sanctioned by the United Nations.


Police prepare to carry out voluntary DNA  screening to try and catch the murderer of a Tyrone pensioner.


IBM took a major step last week in its plan to remain at the forefront of storage technology by introducing two new disk arrays -- the DS6000 for the upper midrange market and the DS8000 for the high-end market. Both systems are designed for ease-of-use and modular for lower cost. They also feature high-end storage capabilities and virtualization technology, all in systems considerably smaller than previous versions.


Eating A Salad Or Two Makes You Eat Less

People who order a low-calorie salad, or two, before they start their main course meal usually eat less, which might translate into weight loss.


NEW YORK -- In a departure from the direct-to-consumer business model it was founded on, Dell Inc. plans to sell computers at Wal-Mart Stores Inc. , the world's largest retailer.


Prized free agent Adrian Beltre and the Seattle Mariners agree to a $64 million, five-year deal.


Rising seas likely to flood U.S. history

Ultimately, rising seas will likely swamp the first American settlement in Jamestown, Va., as well as the Florida launch pad that sent the first American into orbit, many climate scientists are predicting.


Study to probe safety of using pot for pain

Pain patients in London will be able to join a national study to test medicinal pot's safety. It's believed to be the first scientific look at how medical marijuana interacts or interferes with health problems


Ziff Davis - If you play games a lot, you may have recently found yourself thinking that despite epic advances in graphics, the video-game industry is in a rut.


Ministro Damiano ha consegnato ai sindacati proposta governo


Steven Gerrard faces a late fitness test today after giving England boss Sven-Goran Eriksson a scare ahead of tomorrow night's 2006 World Cup qualifier in Austria.


Inside an Iraqi Battleground Neighborhood

Amid the frenzy of repopulation, mixed areas like Washash have become the hotspots for sectarian warfare


STOCKHOLM, Sweden - American researchers Richard Axel and Linda B. Buck shared the 2004 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine on Monday for their work on the sense of smell - showing how, for example, a person can smell a lilac in the spring and recall it in the winter...


The US is to spend $1m to help governments in Central America and Mexico combat violent gangs.


They're not so bad at making money in up markets, either.


Protesters clash with police as International Monetary Fund chief Rodrigo Rato visits Buenos Aires to meet Argentine leaders.


The British public's response to the tsunami appeal is unprecedented - but where does the money go?


Afghan polio teams given access to Taliban areas

Medical teams have for the first time in months been granted access to areas of Afghanistan under Taliban sway to administer polio vaccines to children, the World Health Organisation said Sunday.


Poll says most reject idea of inevitable Muslim-West clash

LONDON -- A majority of people around the world do not believe the world is locked in a "clash of civilizations" that will lead to violent conflict between Islam and the West, according to findings of a poll published today.


Conway: Fallujah victory must have Iraqi face

The outgoing commander of all Marine forces in Iraq said an Iraqi victory ---- not an American one ---- is essential to ensure the legitimacy of the new Iraqi government and to speed the eventual withdrawal of US forces.


SanDisk offers cards microSD for all phone slots

MicroSD cards to come in 4GB capacities; tiny adapter lets cell phones read mini, micro or full-size SD cards.


Turkey's foreign minister meets Israeli leaders in Jerusalem, conveying an upbeat message from Syria.


Milano, 20:27 - CALCIO, INTER, IBRAHIMOVIC: DOVE CI SONO IO SI VINCE

Non fa esercizio di modestia Zlatan Ibrahimovic, che ai microfoni di Sky dichiara: "Dove sono andato...


Israel to release prisoners in gesture to Egypt and Palestinians

The Israeli Cabinet agreed in principle on Sunday to release scores of Palestinian prisoners as a gesture to Egypt and Palestinian officials in the run


Bank of America in talks to buy Countrywide: source

Bank of America Corp, the second-largest U.S. bank, is in advanced talks to buy Countrywide Financial Corp, the largest U.S. mortgage lender, a person familiar with the matter said on Thursday.


Sirius Satellite Radio  and XM Satellite Radio  shares jumped on Tuesday after the companies announced a merger plan, although a top regulator said the deal would face a tough review.


Should the cable giants fight the urge to splurge on ailing Adelphia?


German prosecutors said Wednesday that they have issued arrest warrants for 13 suspected CIA agents who allegedly abducted a German citizen in an apparent anti-terrorist operation gone wrong, in the latest ...Comment


The European Commission will set out proposals to get the Galileo satellite navigation system back on track.


Fed Raises Interest Rate to 2.25 Percent

The Federal Reserve pushed U.S.  interest rates up by a modest quarter-percentage point on  Tuesday and expressed confidence that inflation could be kept  at bay by slowly lifting credit costs from rock-bottom levels.


Bin Laden's Ex-Driver Seeks Delay in Trial

Lawyers for Osama bin Laden's driver are fighting to have his U.S. military trial delayed until civilian courts rule on whether the commissions, resurrected from World War II, should be revamped.


A 14-year-old girl and her outspoken atheist father filed a federal lawsuit Friday challenging a new Illinois law requiring a brief period of prayer or reflective silence at the start of every school day.


At least 10,000 anti-war demonstrators marched through the northern English city of Manchester on Saturday, protesting the presence of British troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.


Milano, 16:58 - CALCIO, GENOA: RIDOTTA SQUALIFICA LEON

La Commissione Disciplinare ha ridotto da due a una le giornate di squalifica nei confronti di Leon,...


Former "Charlie's Angels" star, Farrah Fawcett, is making great progress from her fight with cancer. She has responded well to treatment and she has an excellent chance of being a cancer survivor. Fawcett celebrated her 60th birthday last Friday and ho...


The UK defends itself against claims by Interpol's head that Britain is failing to check a database of stolen passports.


A British oil worker is snatched in Nigeria along with six other men, the Foreign Office confirms.


No.1 maker of chips used in cell phones announces $1B stock repurchase and raises payout nearly 18%. NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Texas Instruments, the world's largest maker of chips used in cell phones, announced


Insurance brokerage sued for not offering lowest prices

New York's attorney general sued the nation's leading insurance brokerage yesterday, accusing brokers of taking payoffs to steer clients to insurance companies that were not necessarily offering the lowest prices for their policies.


Almaty, 17:13 - CALCIO, EUROPEI 2008: KAZAKHSTAN-AZERBAIGIAN 1-1

Kazakhstan e AzerbaÃ¯gian hanno pareggiato 1-1 (0-1) in un incontro valido per il gruppo A delle qual...


Cheap HD DVD player coming--format war rages on

Venturer Electronics has announced the SHD7000 HD DVD player, which should be released before the 2007 holiday season and be the cheapest HD DVD player to date.


Radar Networks' Twine: Semantic Web meets information overload

Twine, an information management service from hitherto stealth start-up Radar Networks, goes beta on Friday.


Integral's latest survey of the gamma-ray universe continues to change the way astronomers think of the high-energy cosmos.


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Beijing's Olympic makeover runs only skin deep

Liu Jielian isn't exactly impressed with the facelift the government recently gave her home in central Beijing as it seeks to spruce up the city for the Olympic Games in August.


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Scam Wars: Phishing Kits Exploit Customers

It's a case of the professional fraudsters scamming the amateurs with a phishing tools supply site.


The Easyjet founder confirms he will enter the online music market with UK download service Wippit.


Commission to Analyze Reasons Behind Zenit Launch Vehicle Failure

MOSCOW. Jan 31 (Interfax-AVN) - A failure oversight commission is investigating the telemetric data to understand the cause of the failure of a Zenit launch vehicle shortly after launch from a floating platform in the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday, Russian Space Agency Roscosmos told Interfax.


Actor Tetsuro Tamba, who appeared in James Bond film You Only Live Twice, has died aged 84, it is reported.


Where Are Icelanders From? The Answer Is in the Genes

An Icelandic company has developed a genetic test for analyzing where in Iceland people come from or, if their parents or grandparents came from different places, how their ancestry is distributed over the island's 11 geographic regions.


Sweden in trauma as it fears death toll could reach 1,000

Sweden has confirmed that 59 of its people have been killed by the tsunami, but with 3,500 still missing, Prime Minister Goran Persson said that the toll could rise to more than 1,000. Swedes and Norwegians in ...


Texas' highest criminal appeals court said Wednesday it would consider reinstating a dropped conspiracy charge against former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, further delaying his trial on felony money laundering and conspiracy counts.


The optimal package would contain one fast-acting measure along with others that could lead to increased spending if the economy goes into a steep downturn.


Roma, 14:44 - CALCIO, CORVINO: BOJINOV ALLA JUVE? SAREMMO TUTTI CONTENTI

Pantaleo Corvino ha parlato del futuro di Bojinov a Sky. ''Se la Juve lo riscatta - ha detto il ds v...


Book ban turns intra-Palestinian fight cultural

Hamas's ban from schools of a book of folklore has fueled moderates' concern about greater Islamist constraints.


STOCKHOLM-The last major work of renowned Russian painter Ilya Repin will be auctioned off in Sweden in December, after being tucked away in a private collection for 50 years.


Torino, 10:46 - CALCIO, TORINO: ESONERATO DE BIASI, ARRIVA ZACCHERONI

Il Torino ha esonerato il tecnico Gianni De Biasi a tre giorni dal debutto in campionato contro il P...


Man suspected of London knife rampage charged with murder

A Turkish-born man suspected of going on a stabbing rampage that left one person dead and five others wounded in London has been formally charged with murder and attempted murder, police announced.


Sundance Channel Creates Advisory Committee for THE GREEN(TM) Presented By Robert Redford

To: TELEVISION EDITORS  Contact: Sarah Eaton, SVP, Public Relations, +1-212-708-8043, or Katie Lanegran, Director, Publicity, +1-212-708-8044, katie.lanegran@sundancechannel.com, both of Sundance Channel   NEW YORK, Feb.


Radioactive substance found in Russian spy contact

A radioactive substance that killed  former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko has been found in  Italian contact Mario Scaramella but so far he shows no sign of  radiation poisoning, a British hospital said on Saturday.


HE WAS a brilliant and handsome doctor from New Jersey who had won a coveted fellowship and once been an Episcopalian altar boy and high-school football star.


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'Decapitation'-type wire found on border

U.S. border officers found a wire between two fences along the U.S.-Mexican border that, when stretched taut, could have seriously harmed or even decapitated Border Patrol agents, Congress was told Wednesday.


Meeting the Everymen of Iraq, Courtesy of a Returning Poet

The documentary "About Baghdad" traces the return to Iraq of Sinan Antoon, a poet and journalist who left the country in 1991.


TSA backs off no-bid contract plan for airport security equipment

WASHINGTON The idea of a no-bid contract for maintaining airport security equipment has turned into a non-starter for the Transportation Security Administration.


UBS subprime losses mount, bank deep in red

Subprime-related problems at UBS AG mounted on Wednesday as the Swiss bank unveiled $4 billion in new write-downs in a surprise statement and sank deep into the red for the year, depressing its shares.


IRAQ: RITIRO? BOTTA E RISPOSTA BERLUSCONI-PRODI

(AGI) - Roma, 9 nov. - Botta e risposta sull'Iraq tra Silvio Berlusconi e Romano Prodi nel libro di Bruno Vespa "Storia d'Italia da Mussolini a Berlusconi". "In accordo con il nuovo governo iracheno eletto


Spellings Heads Toward Education Secretary

Every time George W. Bush has tried something big in education, he has relied on the same person to get results: Margaret Spellings.


Eastwood film wins first award in Oscar season

The Clint Eastwood film "Letters from Iwo Jima" was named best film of 2006 by the National Board of Review on Wednesday in the first major award of the Oscar season.


The question you've always asked is finally answered.


Is This ETF Pregnant With Next Hot Sector?      (Investor's Business Daily)

Investor's Business Daily - If you want to figure out which sector will be the next hot investment, you could try reams of research and hours of nonstop market study. But few individual investors have that kind of time.


The BBC leads the nominations for the Bafta Interactive Awards, including one for the Radio Times website.


A new breast scan using a souped-up  kind of X-ray called a CT scan may be more accurate than a  standard mammogram -- and much less uncomfortable, U.S.  researchers reported on Monday.


Opposizioni, Prodi: ''Da oggi parte la grande sfida''

Roma, 11 ott. (Adnkronos) - ''Da oggi inizia la grande sfida''. Sono le prime parole di Romano Prodi a conclusione del summit del centrosinistra a Palazzo Marini, con cui la 'Grande Alleanza democratica' punta


Iran bows to demands for nuclear suspension

Tehran: Iran agreed on Sunday to suspend 'nearly all' of its uranium enrichment-related activities as part of a deal with Britain, France and Germany in a step that eases the threat of possible UN sanctions over its controversial nuclear programme.


Actress Keira Knightley misses 'Bounty' bars in US

Pirates of the Caribbean star Keira Knightley loves Bounty chocolate bars so much she craves for them in the US because they don't sell them there.


Another baby boy for supermodel Heidi Klum

German supermodel Heidi Klum has  given birth to a baby boy, her husband, British pop singer  Seal, said on his Web site.


MANCHESTER, New Hampshire  - The unpredictable fight for the White House went national on Wednesday as candidates fanned out across the United States and Democrat Barack Obama bounced back from a surprise loss to Hillary Clinton to grab a coveted union endorsement.


Five-time world champion Johnny Tapia was hospitalized in critical condition Monday after an apparent cocaine overdose, the latest episode outside the ring in the Albuquerque fighter's turbulent life.


Champions League: L'Inter passa i preliminari

LâInter non sbaglia l'appuntamento con la Champions e batte il Basilea a San Siro per 4-1. Nuovo show del brasiliano Adriano. Un pÃ² di paura all'inizio della ripresa sul 2-1. LâInter non sbanda alla prima curva pericolosa.


The good news about the latest blockbuster-drug debacle, this one involving the arthritis medication Celebrex, is that the consumer-protection system - such as it is - appears to have worked.


Home Depot Inc. said Tuesday said it will begin selling home appliances on its company Web site. The home improvement retailer said consumers will be able to buy more than 1,800 products online, including


NASA Plans 'Moonbuggy' Design Competition

NASA officials in Alabama are calling on the next generation of space explorers to design and race their lunar rovers in NASA's 14th Great Moonbuggy Race.  The event at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Ala., is open to high school and college students, NASA said.


Pakistan's ousted chief justice says the secret service detained him when he was suspended in March.


Dakar rally cancelled over terrorist threat

Â· Murder of French family in Mauritania adds to fears  Â· Decision is dire economic blow to host countries


If you haven't had enough of shopping, here's more.


Marathon Saboteur Priest Accused of Indecency

A controversial Irish priest who sabotaged the menâs Olympic marathon by leaping on the race leader appeared in court today on indecency charges.


If you've got better things to do than pour over the finer points of your stock portfolio, and you don't care to study the performance records and investing styles of mutual fund managers, chances are you've invested in an equity index fund.


Snoop Dogg arrested after TV appearance in L.A.

Another day, another run-in with the law for Snoop Dogg. The 35-year-old rapper was arrested near Los Angeles on Tuesday on weapons and narcotics charges after taping a performance at "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" -- his third bust in as many months.


As the government awaits definitive results in a possible second case of mad cow disease, federal officials are charting new ground in dealing with a jittery public.


In onda su Canale 5 con 'bollino rosso' 'Eyes wide shut'


By Schmelzer, Randi  LOS ANGELES: In a period of time where much of America is still basking Ln post-holidays good will, one anti-theology organization is encouraging teens to celebrate the season's passage in an entirely different way.


The annual hacker hit parade of the most popular loopholes in computer software has been published.


Three days after Hurricane Ivan pummeled the Panhandle, it came in the form of church services explaining to the weary why such catastrophe had befallen them.


A Food and Drug Administration reexamination of data linking the pediatric use of some antidepressants to increased suicidal tendencies has once again found a connection.


EDITORIAL: Mudslinging, Horry Style: Coastal Trustee Dan Moore Survives Legislative Assault

By The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C.  May 26--The local legislators who this week assaulted local businessman Dan Moore's reappointment to the Coastal Carolina University board of trustees claim to be staunch defenders of ethics.


Wash. Teen Found Alive 8 Days After Wreck

SEATTLE - After eight days, Laura Hatch's family had almost given the 17-year-old up for dead, and sheriff's deputies had all but written her off as a runaway. Then she was found, badly hurt and severely dehydrated, but alive and conscious, in the back seat of a crumpled car, 200 feet down a ravine...


Blueberries, already the darlings of the fruit world for their potential disease-fighting ability, may have yet another compound to help lower cholesterol. A compound called pterostilbene performed better, at least in a lab study with rats, than a common cholesterol-lowering drug.


Kumaratunga wins new ally to push Tamil peace process

COLOMBO: Sri Lankaâs ruling coalition on Friday won crucial support from an opposition party to gain a simple majority for the first time since April elections and clear the way for reviving peace talks with Tamil rebels.


IBM, Unisys work to rejuvenate mainframes

IBM has taken several new steps to keep its mainframe server line a vital part of computing, including adding features and an expanding sales and training in China, while Unisys has upgraded its rival products.


United Rentals said that it would not appeal a Delaware judgeâs ruling that a private equity firm cannot be forced to complete its $4 billion buyout of the rental equipment operator.


Sudan's government is accused of deploying weapons to Darfur in defiance of a UN arms embargo.


Europe's food watchdog is to assess whether meat and dairy products from cloned animals are safe to eat.


Some secondary schools provide no sex education or health advice, a report says.


Torino, 18:59 - CALCIO, RANIERI: ALLA JUVE IMPOSSIBILE DIRE DI NO

Claudio Ranieri si presenta cosÃ¬ in casa Juve: "Ammetto, non me l'aspettavo, ma alla Juve non si puÃ²...


A Nigerian rebel leader claimed tonight he had reached a peace deal that would bring an end to fighting in the oil rich south that has helped push up world fuel prices.


Anti-Drug Groups Want YouTube to Yank Clips That Show 'Huffing'

By Donna Leinwand  Two drug abuse prevention groups are calling on the video-sharing website YouTube to remove dozens of videos that show people getting high by "huffing," inhaling chemicals such as air fresheners, computer cleaning sprays and helium.


The EU is backing a project that would let viewers personalise shows and films to suit their tastes.


US, British embassies keep up hunt for missing nationals

The US and British embassies in Iraq pressed ahead with efforts to free a Briton and two US citizens kidnapped at gunpoint from their home in Baghdad this week.