DURBAN, December 26: Fast bowler Shaun Pollock helped put South Africa in control after the first day of the second Test against England on Sunday, taking 4/32 as the visitors slumped to their lowest total in four years.


England win toss and field against West Indies

England captain Paul Collingwood won the toss and elected to field in the second one-day international against the West Indies at Edgbaston here Wednesday.


Maguire attacking big screen in "Robotech"

After slipping on a mask for  Spider-Man, Tobey Maguire might be slipping into a giant robot  for "Robotech."


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Frances, Charley Both Had Quirks In Paths

MIAMI -- Forecasters began watching Frances just 11 days after Hurricane Charley ripped through Florida, but just like its predecessor, Frances' behavior proved quirky.


Germany to renew Mideast peace efforts -Merkel

Germany will use its presidency of the European Union next year to launch new efforts aimed at helping secure peace in the Middle East, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said in a regular video podcast on ...Comment


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Classmates Sue Over 'Dazed and Confused'

Three former high school classmates of "Dazed and Confused" director Richard Linklater have filed a lawsuit claiming they have suffered embarrassment and ridicule because of characters based on them in the movie.


Bridge: Going Beyond Crafty Defense Into the World of Underruffs

The winners of the Board-a-Match teams that ended Dec. 30 at the Edgar Kaplan Winter Regional in Midtown Manhattan were David Gurvich and Michael Lipkin of New York; Alex Perlin of Metuchen, N.J.; and Michael Prahin of Irvington, N.Y.


Fed Chairman: US Economic Recovery Continues

US Federal Reserve Board Chairman Alan Greenspan Wednesday gave a generally upbeat economic assessment to a congressional committee, saying the US economy seems over the last two months to have withstood the trauma of sharply rising energy prices.


Actress Charlize Theron, star of new a film about US soldiers, says she hopes troops in Iraq can come home.


Bahamas burial back on track for Anna Nicole

A Florida judge on Wednesday rejected a bid by a former boyfriend of late Playboy model Anna Nicole Smith to have a Florida court decide a paternity fight over Smith's 5-month-old baby daughter, Dannielynn.


China aims to top U.S. in cyberspace: U.S. general

China is seeking to unseat the  United States as the dominant power in cyberspace, a U.S. Air  Force general leading a new push in this area said Wednesday.


TIGER Woods shot a bogey-free five-under-par 66 yesterday to overtake a fading Colin Montgomerie and win the Target World Challenge in Thousand Oaks, California.


Todd Bertuzzi gets conditional discharge

Colorado Avalanche forward Steve Moore is planning to hold a news conference this morning in Toronto to react to the conditional discharge handed to Vancouver Canuck Todd Bertuzzi for that infamous sucker punch.


Hoping to speed acceptance of its service-oriented architecture initiative, IBM at last has rolled out a new service to help corporate users shape their projects to better fit their business goals.


Romanian doctors say a 67-year-old woman, pregnant with twin girls, is set to be the oldest recorded mother.


On the brink of possibly his third Super Bowl victory in four years, Patriots Coach Bill Belichick cringes at the mere mention of his name alongside NFL coaching greats.


Germany said Saturday it respects Lebanon's decision on the presidential issue as the Lebanese Cabinet endorsed a draft bill extending the president's term.


Small and midsize businesses have started testing Google Inc.'s new suite of hosted desktop applications, and so far say the capabilities of the free offerings are mostly meeting their needs.


Losing hope, Lebanese seek future abroad

Jad Haider is ready to pack his bags for Germany, fed up with Lebanon's political instability, simmering sectarian strife and economic malaise.


Four men have been jailed in Hong Kong for last year's attack on pro-democracy lawmaker Albert Ho.


Hudson makes appearance at U.N. ceremony

Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson made a guest appearance Wednesday at an awards ceremony promoting women's achievements and paid tribute to her own female inspirations.


Forget the medal count, Phelps has far exceeded expectations

Two-time US Olympian Tom Dolan, who took back-to-back gold medals in the 400 IM at Atlanta and Sydney, will analyze races for SI.com throughout the Games.


Around 100-thousand armed security personnel, including 27-thousand foreign troops from a US-led coalition and NATO, have been deployed to protect more than 10 million registered voters.


India announces troop reductions in Kashmir

India's prime minister ordered a reduction in the number of troops in the disputed Muslim-majority state of Kashmir last night, breathing new life into a peace process with Pakistan.


Sono tredici uomini di Costa d'Avorio, Nigeria e Ghana


The moon darkened, reddened, and turned shades of gray and orange Saturday night during the first total lunar eclipse in nearly three years, thrilling stargazers and astronomers around the world.


Corea sud verso drastica riduzione del suo contingente


"Run" (HarperCollins, 304 pages. $25.95), by Ann Patchett: Within 24 hours, Ann Patchett's latest novel takes readers to the fish of Walden Pond, the speeches of Eugene Debs, the heartbreak of lost mothers and the complications of race relations and family.


DEKALB, Illinois (Ticker) -- Scooter McDougle and Lance Moore helped Toledo continue its dominance of Mid-American Conference rival Northern Illinois.


Analysis: Obama could benefit from split

Super Tuesday positioned Sen. John McCain as the clear Republican front-runner, while a split decision in the Democratic race may eventually help Sen. Barack Obama, according to CNN's political analysts.


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Tory leader David Cameron is to label poverty a "moral disgrace" and make a pledge to tackle it.


Following the pet food scare this year, and a spate of childrenâs toy recalls, pet owners have been stepping forward to ask: How safe are pet toys?


New National Indian Museum Is Native by Design

From the wetlands out front to the undulating exterior, Washington, D.C.'s new National Museum of the American Indian is built on native ideas. Includes photo gallery.


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World Business Briefing: Canada: Manulife Acquires a Fund Sales Group

The Manulife Financial Corporation, a Canadian life insurance company, said it would buy the Berkshire-TWC Financial Groupâs mutual fund and securities dealerships to bolster its Canadian wealth management business. Manulife said the deal would double its number of Canadian wealth management advisers and triple its assets under administration in that business. The deal is part of a plan by Manulife of Toronto to expand its mutual funds unit. The takeover creates a sales force of 1,500 independent advisers and a business with about 19 billion Canadian dollars ($17.7 billion) in assets under administration. The price was not disclosed.


Oil Down as Supply Fears Ease, Funds Exit

Oil prices fell further from record  highs on Monday as easing concern about winter supplies  prompted big-money hedge funds to switch money away from oil  and into other financial markets.


The N.F.L. Kicks Off With Steelers and Dolphins

After months of free agency, draft analysis, the election of a new commissioner and the grind of preseason camps, the N.F.L. season begins with the Pittsburgh Steelers playing host to the Miami Dolphins.


Judge Refuses to Delay Rouse Shareholder Vote

A Howard County judge yesterday rejected an effort to delay Rouse Co. shareholders from voting on whether the company should sell itself to a Chicago mall developer.


Australian-born actor Heath Ledger, 28, the co-star of the Oscar-winning movie "Brokeback Mountain," was found dead in a New York residence on Tuesday, police said.


Continental Airlines profit rises on fare hikes

Continental Airlines Inc.  on  Thursday said second-quarter profit nearly doubled as higher  fares and wage cuts offset climbing fuel prices.


Japan Airlines holds talks with unions in an effort to avert a two-day strike at its domestic operations.


British-born Care worker kidnapped in Iraq

A British-born woman who heads a charitable organisation in Iraq has been kidnapped in Baghdad this morning. A video showing Margaret Hassan in the hands of her captors has been broadcast this afternoon on the Arabic-language news service Al Jazeera.


The Indiana Pacers signed forwards Tremaine Fowlkes and Britton Johnsen to fill gaps left by the suspensions of three players involved in a brawl at Detroit last week.


Ban in first year struggles to raise UN profile

Flying 215,000 miles and visiting 39 countries, Ban Ki-moon has put tireless energy into his first year as U.N. secretary-general but has struggled to raise the profile of the much-criticized body.


The White Stripes have canceled upcoming tour dates "due to health issues."


Damage From Calif. Wildfires Estimated at $1B

SAN DIEGO, Oct. 24 -- With winds gradually dying, evacuees from Southern California's devastating wildfires began returning to their homes in some areas Wednesday, but new fires threatened the Camp Pendleton Marine base and major power lines and forced the closure of a key highway during the morning...


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Being one of the richest men in the world probably has its upsides, but it most definitely has its downsides as well. One of those downsides is that Bill Gates receives roughly 4 million email messages a day.


LA judge tosses part of Mike Love's suit

A judge has dismissed part of a $2 million lawsuit by Beach Boy Mike Love that claims ex-bandmate Al Jardine illegally used the name of the surf-music kings.


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


Heavy losses on Wall Street see turbulent trading in Asia, though Japan's key index claws back losses.


Globecomm Systems Selected to Participate In The U.S. Army Worldwide Satellite Systems $5 Billion Program for The Next Five Years

Globecomm Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: GCOM), a global provider of end-to-end satellite-based communications solutions, today announced that the Company is one of six contractors selected to participate in the U.S. Army's $5 Billion Worldwide Satellite Systems Program (WWSS) for the next five years.


Blog: Glaskowsky examines the pros and cons of digital SLRs.


Kuwaiti officials criticise Shia Muslims who eulogised Lebanese militant Imad Mughniyeh after his death.


Vazquez: `If the Yankees trade me, they will regret it'

Javier Vazquez says the New York Yankees would be making a mistake if they trade him. A proposed three-team deal that would have sent the right-hander to Los Angeles, Randy Johnson from Arizona to the Yankees


RUSSIAâS business leaders are bracing themselves for a further assault from the Kremlin after the effective renationalisation last week of Yukos, the oil company formerly headed by Mikhail Khodorkovsky, the jailed billionaire tycoon.


The Claim: Regular Use of Hot Tubs Can Hurt Fertility in Men

For years, doctors have warned men having trouble conceiving to stay away from hot baths and whirlpool tubs. Is the concern warranted?


Some 2.5 million people were urged to  leave their homes and Florida residents jammed the roads on  Thursday as Hurricane Frances roared toward the crowded  southeast U.S. coast with enough sheer size and force to cause  major devastation.


The Cincinnati Reds held onto their top starting pitcher Tuesday Nov. 30, 2004, agreeing to an $8.2 million, two-year contract with right-hander Paul Wilson, shown in this 2003 photo.


Barroso to discuss commission crisis with EU leaders

Incoming European Commission head Jose Manuel Barroso will hold talks with EU leaders from Thursday evening in Rome, where they are to sign the bloc's first-ever constitution Friday, a spokeswoman said.


Alaska astir over plan to tap its big 'tank' of natural gas

The terms of a proposal to develop and ship North Slope gas have Alaskans up in arms.


Actor Harrison Ford is drawing the line — right at his property — against state efforts to thin the elk herd. Elk living near Ford's ranch belong to the larger Fall Creek Herd, which numbers 5,100, exceeding the state's population objective of 4,400 animals.


Vein Camera Designed to Ease Pain of Injections

A camera that displays pictures of a patient's veins could ease the pain and discomfort of injections or intravenous drips by helping medical staff find the right spot.


First Diplomatic Note of UN History to Annan

United Nations (UN) personnel will prepare "the first motion of non-confidence in the organization's history" against UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, who has faced a series of scandals.


U.S. warplanes pound southern Baghdad outskirts

U.S. warplanes launched their biggest air strike in Iraq since at least 2006 on Thursday, bombarding date palm groves on Baghdad's southern outskirts with more than 40,000 pounds of bombs in a matter of minutes.


Iraq: vittime di attacco suicida i Black Watch morti

LONDRA - I tre militari britannici del reggimento dei Black Watch uccisi oggi pomeriggio a sud di Baghdad sono caduti in seguito ad un attacco suicida cui Ã¨ seguita una pioggia di colpi di mortaio a un posto di controllo stradale.


U.S. builds Baghdad garrisons to fight violence

Barricaded in a small garrison in a Baghdad neighborhood, U.S. soldier Aaron Larson keeps an uneasy eye on the traffic for suicide car bombers.


Israeli deputy PM in South Africa for controversial visit

JOHANNESBURG: Israeli Deputy Prime Minister Ehud Olmert began a four-day visit to South Africa on Wednesday that pro-Palestinian groups denounced as a retreat from the struggle


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Archeologists divided over 'Home floresiensis'

Archeologists are at odds over the discovery of the skeleton of a dwarf-sized human species on the remote island of Flores, which is said could rewrite the history of human evolution.


Colorado athletic director Dick Tharp resigned Monday, ending a nine-year tenure sullied by accusations of recruiting violations and fiscal mismanagement.


Radical Iraqi cleric suspends his militia

Anti-American Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr has ordered a suspension of his Mehdi Army militia for up to six months for restructuring, a senior aide said Wednesday.


MySpace, Chasing YouTube, Upgrades Its Offerings

A new service called MySpace TV will be set up as an independent Web site that people can visit to share and watch video.


IMF Predicts Faster Growth In Global Economy This Year

Oil prices may have just hit record levels, but the International Monetary Fund is even more bullish about global economic growth in 2004 than it was six months ago.


Israeli Town Targeted in Palestinian Rocket Attack

Palestinian militants in Gaza today fired rockets at the Israeli town of Sderot despite a massive army operation meant to prevent such attacks, rescue services reported.


President Bush's call for a doubling of the U.S. commitment to battling the global AIDS crisis was met yesterday with broad support uncommon in Washington. International aid organizations, advocacy groups and members of Congress from both parties offered praise for the proposal -- even if some...


JERUSALEM -- Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's ruling coalition was in tatters Wednesday night after he tossed his main political partner out of the government for defying him on a key budget measure.


The pre-VIOXX Merck is back, double-digit sales growth shows.


NY judge dismisses Spain's claims over oil spill

A U.S. federal judge on Wednesday dismissed damage claims filed by Spain against an organization that inspects and certifies ships in connection with one of the world's largest oil spills in the past decade.


Bush Announces Plan for Troop Realignment

WASHINGTON - President Bush's plan to restructure U.S. military forces abroad includes bringing two Army divisions home from Cold War-era bases in Germany, and increasing the U.S...


Europe's glitter turns to dust for African migrants

For five years, Paul James hitched,  trekked and drove to get away from his native West Africa. He  survived the Sahara, begged on the streets of Morocco and  crossed the Mediterranean in a rubber dinghy to reach what he  thought was the promised land.


Iran reported nearing nuclear capability

Iran reportedly is making steady progress toward producing nuclear fuel and could make a significant amount of enriched uranium within a year.


Parigi, 14:19 - F1, GP MONACO: LA FIA INDAGA SULLA VITTORIA DI ALONSO

La federazione internazionale dell'automobile (Fia) ha aperto unÃ¬'inchiesta sulla vittoria di Fernan...


A 7 1/2-year-old monster buck named Goliath, allegedly stolen in 1999 and then returned to the ranch where he was raised, has died.


Scotland expect an uncompromising approach from defending champions Australia in Wednesday's World Cup game.


HBO leads Emmy TV award nominations with 86

Packing the one-two punch of drama  "The Sopranos" and TV movie "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee,"  cable television's HBO dominated Emmy nominations on Thursday  with 86 nods overall to lead all other networks.


Bats, lauded for scooping up mosquitoes and other nasty pests but reviled for drinking blood and spreading rabies, now have another unpopular habit to live down -- it appears they eat songbirds, scientists said on Tuesday.


Half of U.S. still believes Iraq had WMD

Do you believe in Iraqi "WMD"? Did Saddam Hussein's government have weapons of mass destruction in 2003?


Indonesian Prosecutors File Terrorism Charges Against Militant ...

Prosecutors filed the 65-page dossier containing the charges at a Jakarta district court on Friday. Details of the charges have not been made available.


Attempting to break a contract impasse with screenwriters, Hollywood producers withdrew a proposal that would have retooled the fees known as residuals.


RightNow Technologies is spreading its wings by yearâs end with the introduction of RightNow CRM 7.0, an integrated CRM suite that builds on RightNowâs e-services framework. To the companyâs already strong customer support and marketing tools, CRM 7.0 adds an SFA application. The suite will be available in a hosted implementation or for on-premise deployment.


Overclocked notebook and wireless radios will debut at the Computex Taipei trade show.


Franco, Meloni checking in at "Rodanthe"

LOS ANGELES  - "Law & Order: SVU" star Christopher Meloni and "Spider-Man 3" villain James Franco will join Diane Lane and Richard Gere in "Nights in Rodanthe," a romantic drama based on the Nicholas Sparks novel.


Schwarzenegger, Bloomberg team on climate change

SUNNYVALE, California  - California Gov. Arnold   Schwarzenegger and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg agreed   on Thursday to work together to reduce greenhouse gas emissions   because the Republicans said they cannot wait for the Bush   administration to take action on climate change.


Tributes pour in for 'Crocodile Hunter' Irwin, death caught on film

Tributes have flooded in for legendary Australian "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin, a day after he was killed in a freak stingray attack that was captured on a shocking piece of film.


VILLAVICENCIO, Colombia  - A delicate mission to free three hostages held by Colombian guerrillas appeared to collapse on Monday as the government and rebel leaders accused each other of trying to kill the deal.


People Cashing Out of the Market Need to Find a Low-Risk Haven . . .

You can run, but where can you hide? With the stock market gyrating wildly, bonds troubled by alternating inflation and recession fears, and real estate foreclosures making headlines every day, simply bailing out might be the most comforting thing to do. But finding a good place to park the resul...


TOKYO, Sept. 26 -- Nationalist Shinzo Abe, a proponent of a tight alliance with the United States and a more assertive military, won election as Japan's new prime minister Tuesday, scoring comfortable majorities in both houses.


Australian actress Naomi Watts cried when a tribute was paid to late actor Heath Ledger at a short film festival in Australia.


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The BCS tried to spread joy and big bucks around the country Sunday and had its typical result. USC and Oklahoma came out the big winners and will play for the national champion in the Orange Bowl.


"Atonement" leads Golden Globe nominations

The World War Two  saga "Atonement" earned seven Golden Globe nominations on  Thursday, including a bid for best film drama, to lead the pack  of movies vying for a major Hollywood honor in the widely  watched awards season.


Gunmen kidnap Iranian diplomat in Baghdad

Gunmen in Iraqi army uniforms kidnapped a senior Iranian diplomat in Baghdad on Sunday, an Iraqi government official said on Tuesday.


A picture of an elephant in a water-hole wins the Shell Wildlife Photographer of the Year award.


(InfoWorld) - Moves by several European countries to tighten laws against computer hacking worry security professionals who often use the same tools as hackers but for legitimate purposes. The U.K. and Germany are among the countries that are considering revisions to their computer crime laws in line with the 2001 Convention on Cybercrime, a European-wide treaty, and with a similar European Union measure passed in early 2005. But security professionals are scrutinizing those revisions out of concern for how prosecutors and judges could apply the laws. Security professionals are especially concerned about cases where the revisions apply to programs that could be used for bad or good. Companies often use hacking programs to test the mettle of their own systems. "One useful utility in the wrong hands is a potentially malicious hacking tool," said Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant at Sophos PLC in Abingdon, England. In the U.K., legislators are debating amendments to the Computer Misuse Act (CMA) of 1990. The proposed revisions would make it illegal to create or supply a tool to someone who intends to use it for unauthorized computer access or modification. Likewise, the proposed changes to German law would also criminalize making and distributing hacking tools. The German government said the changes will bring it into compliance with the 2001 Convention on Cybercrime. Several German security companies are planning to lobby against the law, as they fear it could hamper those who test security systems, said Alexander Kornbrust, founder and chief executive officer of Red-Database-Security GmbH in Neunkirchen, Germany. For example, tools to check the strength of passwords, often freely distributed, could also be used by malicious hackers, he said. "The security community is very unhappy with this approach," Kornbrust said. "The concern is that the usage and possession of so called hacker tools will become illegal." The U.K. and Germany are trying to align their laws with Article 6 of the Convention, which bans the creation of computer programs for the purpose of committing cybercrime. So far, 43 countries have signed the Convention, which indicates their willingness to revise their laws to comply. Fifteen have ratified the Convention. After a country changes its laws, it can ratify the convention and put it into force. The Convention does not mandate a deadline for when countries must comply, and the process of changing laws can be lengthy depending on the country, said Margaret Killerby, head of the European Committee on Crime Problems, which tracks implementation of the Convention. But the goal is for Europe -- and other countries, such as the U.S., which also said it will implement the Convention soon -- to mount a consistent defense against computer criminals given the transnational nature of computer crime, Killerby said. A key point of the Convention requires countries to have a law enforcement contact available at all times to assist foreign authorities in obtaining electronic evidence, which can disappear quickly without quick moves by law enforcement. "What we want to have is an institution to allow states to cooperate with each other as rapidly as possible," she said. Those requirements are devoid of controversy. Individual countries can draft their own customized legislation to comply with the Convention, which can be used as a checklist, Killerby said. The Council has provided assistance to countries in central and eastern Europe in creating computer crime laws where none were on the books, Killerby said. Countries with existing laws will have find a medium that satisfies their own legal requirements and the Convention. In the U.K., the House of Lords is scheduled next month to debate changes in the part of the CMA concerning creation and distribution of hacking tools. The proposed revision to the CMA says a person is guilty of an offense if he makes or supplies something intending it to be used to commit an offense or "believing that it is likely to be so used." But officials are confident that the wording can be smoothed. The controversy could be dampened merely by changing "likely" to "primarily" which could "make sure we don't catch the legitimate penetration testers," said Merlin Erroll, a Lord who sits on the All Party Parliamentary Internet Group (APIG), during a recent presentation in London. REFERENCES: UK bill would increase penalties for cybercriminals, Jan. 27, 2006Analysts eye revamp of UK cybercrime law, Jun. 7, 2006UK teen pleads guilty to DOS e-mail attack, Aug. 24, 2006


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In quattro anni di guerra civile oltre 200.000 morti


Memory problems SanDisk is to axe 250 staff - 10 per cent of the payroll - to combat plunging memory stick prices.â¦


Iranian Diplomat Freed in Iraq, Hopes Raised for Others

An Iranian diplomat taken hostage in  Iraq last month was released by his captors on Monday but the  fate of at least 11 other foreigners, including a Briton  threatened with beheading, remained unclear.


"Doors" singer Astbury hangs up leather pants

British rock singer Ian Astbury has quit the Doors revival band formed by two of the legendary group's members, and will resurrect his old combo the Cult, he said on Thursday.


The US Army's top doctor retires in the wake of a scandal over the treatment of wounded veterans.


WTO: EU sugar subsidies break trade rules

The European Union has broken international trade rules by subsidizing sugar producers, the World Trade Organization ruled Friday.


Romania Presidential Runoff Seen Too Close to Call

Exit polls from Romania's presidential run-off on Sunday showed the race between Social Democrat Prime Minister Adrian Nastase and opposition leader Traian Basescu was too close to call.


Far fewer Americans made  initial  jobless claims than expected last week as the effects of  Hurricane Charley faded, government data showed on Thursday,  while import prices hit an 18-month high and inventories grew.


Google Inc., the world's most-used Internet search engine, yesterday introduced software that lets users search for files from their own computers as well as the Web, entering a new area of competition with Microsoft Corp.


A new report says gestational diabetes is strongly linked to childhood obesity  -  but there's a lot you can do to treat the condition


Nuremberg prosecutor says Guantanamo trials unfair

The U.S. war crimes tribunals at Guantanamo have betrayed the principles of fairness that made the Nazi war crimes trials at Nuremberg a judicial landmark, one of the U.S. Nuremberg prosecutors said on Monday.


Business software maker Siebel  Systems Inc. SEBL.O on Wednesday reported a quarterly profit,  after a year-earlier net loss, helped by sales of new software.


Zimbabwe's president is set to introduce a new bill to nationalise foreign firms, as economic troubles escalate.


An extra Â£9m is to be spent cleaning up hospitals Northern Ireland over three years, the health minister says.


Labour, Tories take stock after by-election setbacks

Prime Minister Tony Blair's Labour Party and the main opposition Conservatives are taking stock after they both suffered setbacks in two by-elections the day before.


A riot at a Guatemala jail ends after four police held there over the murder of three politicians are shot dead.


O.J. Simpson was arrested Sunday and faces multiple felony charges in an alleged armed robbery of collectors involving the former football great's sports memorabilia, authorities said.


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Brazil rescuers pull only bodies from plane wreck

Rescue workers hunted for bodies in the smoking wreckage of an airliner on Wednesday after it crashed at Brazil's busiest airport, killing up to 200 people in the country's worst air disaster.


Ex-Liberian President Charles Taylor's war crimes trial hears how Sierra Leone rebels massacred 101 people.


Mental woes common in weight-loss surgery patients

NEW YORK  - About two-thirds of people seeking weight-loss surgery have suffered from a psychiatric disorder at some point in their lives, and personality disorders are also common among this group, according to researchers.


Castroneves secures top spot for Toyota Indy 400

FONTANA, Calif. -- Helio Castroneves led a TOYOTA brigade to capture his second pole position at California Speedway on Saturday, October 2. âWe were able to make adjustments and have no difficulty during the run,â Castroneves said.


Microsoft, Sprint Debut GPS-Aware Search

Microsoft and Sprint expanded their partnership on Tuesday, with the carrier debuting integrated GPS and search functionality using Live Search, as well as voice search through Tellme.


`Ratatouille' scores Golden Tomato Award

"Ratatouille" and "Once" warmed the hearts of moviegoers and critics alike Â and now, they've taken top honors in the ninth annual Golden Tomato Awards.


Sport: Wolves and Northern Ireland officials lead tributes to former striker.


A flyby by a Nasa unmanned space probe has revealed evidence of "widespread" volcanism on the planet Mercury.


Sharon Warns of Snap Elections Without Likud Backing

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon  urged his Likud party on Thursday to vote for a governing  alliance with the Labour Party, warning that failure to do so  would force snap elections and derail his Gaza withdrawal plan.  Internal polls predict victory for Sharon in a crucial ballot  by the rightist Likud's Central Committee on whether to allow  him to open talks with center-left Labour on joining a unity  coalition to shore up his shattered government.


'Air' and 'Arcade Fire' offer new albums this week.


ATA Bankruptcy Leaves Passengers with Questions

The airline hopes to come out of this over the next year as a smaller carrier by selling its Chicago hub to AirTran airways based in Florida.


Google brought the simplicity of its popular Internet search engine to the computer desktop last week, releasing software that allows people to use its home page to search their hard drives for documents, e-mail messages and other hard-to-find files.


Google Falls as More of Its Shares Start Trading

Shares of Google, the newly public Web search company, fell 6.7 percent as selling restrictions were lifted on 39 million shares held by employees and early investors.


Damage to the environment could make existing tensions in the southern Caucasus even more intractable, researchers say.


Miss Congeniality is waging a legal battle. Sandra Bullock was in Travis County court Wednesday in a dispute with the Austin developer she hired to build a luxury home that she says is defective.


Tourist Hostages Freed from Inca Temple in Peru

By Robin Emmott LIMA, Peru  - Peruvian special forces on Tuesdayfreed 20 foreign tourists who were briefly taken hostage byprotesting coca growers in an Inca temple in the southern cityof Cuzco, police said.


Developers Might Pay to Play; Middlebury Would Pass on Consultants' Fees

By Daniel D'Ambrosio, Waterbury Republican-American, Conn.  Sep. 7--MIDDLEBURY -- The Board of Selectmen has endorsed a new ordinance  that would require land use applicants to pay for consultants hired by the  town to evaluate their projects.


Magny Cours, 21:44 - F1, GP FRANCIA: CONTROLLI ANTIDOPING PER SEI PILOTI

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Inverness, Scotland (Sports Network) - Rangers squandered a chance to return to the top of the table Sunday as it was held at Inverness, 1-1.


General Motors' new test facility digs into the hazard of flipping cars. GM plans new airbags to help save lives, while Ford strengthens roof supports. In Autopia.


Clemens says was injected with B-12, not steroids

Baseball pitching great Roger Clemens told CBS's "60 Minutes" he was injected with the painkiller lidocaine and the vitamin B-12 during his playing career but not steroids as alleged by his former trainer.


Court Rejects State Law on Internet Tobacco Sales

In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court said Maine cannot impose a regulatory scheme on transportation companies delivering tobacco products directly to consumers.


Using New Radar, Israeli Town Ducks Gazan Rockets

A custom-built early warning radar  installed in an Israeli border town passed its first live test  on Wednesday, alerting residents to incoming Palestinian  rockets in time for them to take cover.


SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Apple Computer (Quote, Chart) unveiled a batch of new iPods, iTunes software and promos designed to keep it atop the heap of digital music players.


Michelle Miller commutes from Denver to Arlington in order to keep a promise she made to coach Washington-Lee High School's girls' basketball team.


TVâs Perfect Girl Is Pregnant; Real Families Talk

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


Montgomery Doping Hearing Set for Early November

World 100 meters record holder Tim  Montgomery will appear before the Court of Arbitration for  Sport (CAS) in San Francisco in the first week of November for  a hearing over a possible life ban for doping.


A commercial comparing teaching to anti-ageing cream is being checked by the advertising authority.


Iraq expects new round of U.S.-Iran talks soon

Iranian and U.S. envoys will soon hold talks in Baghdad to discuss security in Iraq, following up on a landmark meeting in May, Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zebari said on Tuesday.


Boy dies after Disney roller coaster ride

A 12-year-old boy died after riding a roller coaster Thursday at the Disney MGM theme park, the Orange County sheriff's office said.


Braccio di ferro su manifestazione contro i precari


Tokyo's Nikkei average fell 1.13 percent  to hit a five-week closing low on Friday as worries about high  oil prices and uncertainty over the U.S. economic and market  outlook hit a broad range of stocks.


Milano, 19:01 - CALCIO, MILAN: DOMANI LA RIPRESA

Riprenderanno domani nel pomeriggio gli allenamenti del Milan. Mancheranno Kakà, Jankulovski,...


Nonprofit organizations have long used professional fund-raisers to help raise cash, often losing the bulk of the donations to the fund-raiser's fee.


An armed gang is holding at least 200 hostages,  many of them children, at a  school in south Russia.


AMD Teams up with Virtual Desktop Pioneer

Hosted desktop firm, Nivio, hopes to expand its ability to offer virtual Windows XP desktops and software accessible from any desktop or mobile browser.


Echec du rÃ©fÃ©rendum des nationalistes en MacÃ©doine

A referendum, initiated by Macedonian nationalists with the objective of repealing legislation granting the country's ethnic Albanian minority more autonomy, has failed due to low turnout.


With Yankees Out of Picture, Reds Get Milton

Two weeks after his window of opportunity to sign with the Yankees slammed, Eric Milton agreed to a three-year, $25.5 million deal with Cincinnati.


Life insurer Prudential rebuffs a "speculative" takeover approach for its internet bank Egg.


Lawmakers Chide Rumsfeld for Auto-Signed Sympathy Letters

Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld did not personally sign his name on letters of condolence to families of troops killed in Iraq but instead had it done by a machine, an


UK football here for first/moves if Sox win

The fields took shape yesterday for the $14 million Breeders' Cup races, with the Azeri bomb still smoking from the previous day.


Rivals say Microsoft has not changed its ways

SEATTLE/SAN FRANCISCO  - Next week's European antitrust ruling against Microsoft Corp  is a legacy of its past behavior, but competitors say the company's current strategy is a sign of history repeating itself.


Girl Claims Rape by Guest at Actor Nolte's Home

Actor Nick Nolte has been sued by  the parents of a teenage girl who said she was raped during a  party in his absence at his California home after being plied  with drugs by a security guard who worked for Nolte.


Alphabet Kisses wins $250,000 La Brea Stakes

Longshot Alphabet Kisses held on for a one-length victory Monday in the $250,000 La Brea Stakes at Santa Anita. Ridden by Mike Smith, Alphabet Kisses covered seven furlongs in 1:21.38 and paid $42.20, $12.80 and $6.20.


A stretch of the M62 motorway in Merseyside is closed following the discovery of a suspicious package on board a coach.


A man convicted of sexually assaulting an Indonesian housekeeper and keeping her virtually as a slave was sentenced Thursday to 27 years to life in prison.


Apple Introduces iPod Photo Your Entire Music & Photo Library in ...

Apple introduced iPod Photo, the newest member of the iPod family that lets you take your entire music and photo library with you wherever you go.


Maris's Son Seeks Probe Into Canseco Drugs Claims

RALEIGH, N. C.  - Former home run king Roger  Maris's son wants baseball authorities to investigate  accusations by former slugger Jose Canseco that he used  performance-enhancing drugs with some of the sport's top  players, including Mark McGwire and Jason Giambi.


U.N. Hariri investigators say they identify suspects

U.N. investigators probing the killing of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri have identified a number of people who may have been involved or known about it, their chief reported on Thursday.


The parents of a 5-year-old girl killed in a rodeo parade were never told there were age limits for children allowed to ride in the event, the child's grandmother says.


Carrboro Swaps 'Open Space' Rules for 'Urban Amenities'

By Meiling Arounnarath, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Jun. 14--CARRBORO -- The Board of Aldermen got rid of a requirement this week that even the chairman of the town Planning Board said was unreasonable.


Forty Phones Fuel Nokia's Strategy For 2005

com. In an attempt to stay in front of increasingly vigorous competition, mobile-phone maker Nokia Corp. said it will employ a variety of strategies next year in introducing 40 different handset models.


A nationwide anti-terrorism operation netted 38 suspected members of a Kurdish rebel group Friday, including "militant trainees" being prepared at a rural campground for fighting in Turkey and Armenia, officials said.


NASA Reverses Course, Returns Shuttle to Pad

By AP Wire Services  Video:    NASA Sends Shuttle Back to Launch Pad    CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.


Italy shocked by hostage killing, but won't bow to Iraq 'terrorists'

Italy was in shock at the execution of a kidnapped journalist in Iraq, which Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi slammed as a return "to the dark times of barbarism," but he pledged Italian troops would stay.


U.S. Photographer Freed After Abduction in Iraq

An American photographer abducted by  gunmen in Baghdad on Sunday has been freed and is safe, the  picture agency representing him said on Tuesday.


Armageddon website puts apocalypse on hold

It's not the end of the world: official Those among you who are increasingly concerned that the end of the world is indeed nigh - as evidenced by natural disaster, war, plague, famine and the increasingly unpredictable behaviour of Naomi Campbell - should rush over to Countdown to Armageddon where you'll find just about everything you ever wanted to know but were too afraid to ask on the imminent Armageddon.â¦


About 5,600 GM Workers in Germany Agree to Buyout Plan

Roughly 5,600 German employees of General Motors Corp. have agreed to accept buyouts offered as part of the world's biggest automaker's efforts to slash jobs in Europe, a labor official said Friday.


Ernesto Defies Prediction as Storm Nears Florida

Although the first hurricane of the season has weakened to a tropical storm, it could gain strength again as it approaches the Keys, experts warn.


San Jose Mercury News, Calif., Dean Takahashi Column: Africans Lack Net Access, Get Library on a Disk

By Dean Takahashi, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  May 31--Attention Silicon Valley philanthropists: Here's a worthy cause for you.


A final batch of prisoners who fought with the Taleban head home to Pakistan after being released in Kabul.


Spielberg mocked in China over Olympic pullout

Hollywood film-maker Steven Spielberg has been ridiculed in the Chinese media and on the Internet for living in a "sci-fi" dreamworld over his decision to sever ties with the Beijing Olympics.


British police on Friday charged a first suspect in connection with failed car bomb attacks in London and Glasgow.


Michael Vick is the most intriguing quarterback to go this deep in the postseason and the closest athlete the N.F.L. has to Michael Jordan.


Russian President Vladimir Putin on  Thursday strongly defended the takeover by state oil firm  Rosneft of stricken oil major YUKOS' key production unit,  Yuganskneftegaz, calling it a legitimate business deal.


Secunia.com: rPath update for gd, php, php-mysql, and php-pgsql

Secunia has posted this advisory for rPath users to point out an update to several packages including gd, php, php-mysql, and php-pgsql.   rPath has issued an update for gd, php, php-mysql, and php-pgsql. This fixes a vulnerability, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).   Users can grab the updated packages as linked to from the original advisory notice on the rPath mailing list:   Previous versions of the gd and php packages are vulnerable to a Denial of Service attack in which an attacker can use a truncated PNG image to cause unbounded CPU consumption.  The libgd library is not exposed via any privileged or remote interfaces within rPath Linux per se, but it is exposed by some web applications, such as php (which provides its own internal version of libgd).


Blackburn have sacked coach Tony Parkes who has been with the Ewood Park club 35 years.


Getting eggspensive The cost of a full English is set to soar, as animal feed prices push up the cost of eggs, bacon and dairy produce. Wheat has also hit a record high, so toast isn't going to be the budget option, either.â¦


When the toss is perceived to be important enough to be able to influence the match, there is a moment when the coin seems to hang in the air, and the possibilities of the day ahead are crystallised in the minds of all who are present.


Calif. Jury Finds Peterson Guilty of Killing Wife

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.  - After a trial that  attracted nationwide attention, California fertilizer salesman  Scott Peterson was found guilty on Friday in the Christmas Eve  2002 first-degree murder of his pregnant wife and second-degree  murder of his unborn child.


Ceremonies are held in Nanjing to mark 70 years since a massacre in which hundreds of thousands of Chinese died.


Nepal's government agrees for the first time to abolish the country's 240-year-old monarchy.


Blunkett resigns, Charles Clarke new home secretary:

[World News]: London, Dec 16 : British Prime Minister Tony Blair moved quickly to fill the political vacuum created by David Blunkett's resignation as home secretary, appointing Education Secretary Charles Clarke in his place.


Hundreds of people attended a funeral Monday for a woman killed in a shooting rampage at a Jewish charity, saying they hoped her violent death would prompt actions of peace.


Bush facing pressure on global warming at G8 summit

President George W. Bush is under pressure from European allies to give ground on climate change at next week's meeting of the world's richest countries, but policy experts say prospects for a breakthrough are slim.


Advertising Pushes AutoTrader.Com Site Stats to New Highs

AutoTrader.com, the ultimate automotive marketplace, set new site  records Sunday night following advertising placements with the NBA  All-Star Game in Las Vegas. The site experienced lifts in traffic, page  views and sessions, breaking highs set only a few weeks ago.


Better Financial Reporting Is Her Bottom Line

In recent years, Nov. 15 has been a big day for Linda M. Combs , the controller at the Office of Management and Budget. She and her deputy, Danny Werfel , have waited late into the night, sometimes to midnight, for agencies to file their annual performance and accountability reports and financial...


English League Cup: Arsenal 3, Everton 1

Italian teen Arturo Lupoli scored two goals to lead Arsenal past Everton 3-1 Tuesday, putting the Gunners in the fifth round of the English League Cup.


IBM ups its BI ante with third-generation strategy

IBM has unveiled a new data warehousing strategy, dubbed dynamic warehousing, along with a new data analysis tool and configurations of its warehousing appliance for small and mid-size businesses.


EU Proposes Bailout of Galileo Sat Nav Project

Galileo, once billed as a potential rival to the US Department of Defense's GPS system, is now facing serious issues following disagreements over the development of the system by eight companies tasked with its build-out.


Gli scrutini assegnano una larga vittoria al partito di Mikhail SaakashviliRisultati corretti secondo gli osservatori internazionali, ma gli sconfitti negano                                          Georgia, per l'Osce "elezioni regolari" ma l'opposizione contesta in piazza                                                                                Migliaia di persone nella capitale per denunciare presunti brogli


Oracle Corp.  on Monday posted a 21 percent rise in quarterly profit, helped by sales of business software licenses to the customers of acquired rivals like Siebel Systems and PeopleSoft.


Ginobili's frenetic style makes things happen

San Antonio Spurs guard Manu  Ginobili concedes his frenetic style of play has its problems.


Athens: The result wasnât totally unexpected, but Hicham el Guerrouj just wouldnât stop crying. It was probably one of the most momentous day of his life.


Berlin seeks changes in stability pact budget rules

Chancellor Gerhard Schr der is pushing for the EU's stability and growth pact to take into account states' contributions to the EU budget in calculating their deficits.


Britain's fastest supercomputer unveiled

A supercomputer that could help answer  some of science's biggest questions will be unveiled on Monday.


Still in the afterglow, and feeling the aftereffects of her gold-medal victory in Athens last week, Justine Henin-Hardenne began the defence of her US Open title yesterday with a


Some members of the Chicago Bears received flu shots despite a nationwide shortage of the vaccine. The shots were offered to everyone on the team, but Bears officials said fewer than half of the roughly 60 members received vaccinations, mainly those with "asthma-type conditions." Remaining doses were returned to the distributor.


Rowling joins stars of Harry Potter film

Bestselling author J.K. Rowling joined the young stars of the Harry Potter movies on Tuesday at the London premiere of "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix", the fifth in the seven-part franchise.


As a veteran actor, Fred Dalton Thompson knows something about entering a stage. It's all about the build up. The former Tennessee senator plans to announce his official entry into the Republican presidential contest on Thursday. But he'll pique interest first on Wednesday with an ad aired during a GOP presidential debate from New Hampshire that Thompson will otherwise skip.


Bush sees Palestine state treaty within year

RAMALLAH, West Bank  - President George W. Bush told Palestinians on Thursday he believed they would sign a peace treaty with Israel within a year that would give them their own state.


Texas border fence foes protest by kayak

Dozens of people paddled down the Rio Grande in kayaks and canoes Saturday to protest a border fence they say will do little to stop illegal immigration but will destroy the impoverished region's burgeoning bird-watching industry.


CAIRO -- A UN envoy and Britain blamed Sudanese rebels for renewed fighting in the crisis-ridden state of Darfur, and the World Food Program pulled its staff from the region yesterday because of the lack of security.


Carb and calorie intake low in young diabetics

Young children with type 1  diabetes tend to have adequate dietary intake of most  micronutrients, according to results of a study published in  the Journal of the American Dietetic Association. However,  carbohydrate and caloric intake may be too low, possibly  because their diet plans are out of step with their age.


While the Israelis and US want to isolate Hamas, some Arab states see need for Palestinian unity.


For the first time in three months, firefighters in northeastern Nevada may get a chance to catch their breath.


Malden Catholic answers call with a second-half surge

The Malden Catholic boys' basketball team last night faced an 11-point halftime deficit at home against Burke knowing a loss would end its long-shot hopes of qualifying for the state tournament.


Officials push job-growth plan for Hanscom

Governor Mitt Romney and Senator Edward M. Kennedy yesterday sought Pentagon backing for a state plan that would more than double the research


Nourishing under-threes boosts long-term earnings

Better nutrition not only helps small boys grow up taller and stronger but can boost earning power, a long-term study in Guatemala showed on Friday, with the researchers saying childhood feeding would help reduce poverty.


In-N-Out Burger was looking mighty tempting to Jill McGill.


Mexico Captures Major Suspected Drug Trafficker

Mexican authorities said Monday that Gilberto Higuera Guerrero was arrested early Sunday in the northern border city of Mexicali. He is among Mexico's most wanted drug traffickers.


Udine, 18:12 - CALCIO, UDINESE; MALESANI: INTER SI PUO' FERMARE

E' stata l'Udinese, un girone fa, l'ultima squadra a fermare in campionato l'Inter imponendo lo 0-0 ...


AIG says auditors find internal control weakness

American International Group Inc  , the world's largest insurer, on Monday said  difficulties in valuing a credit derivatives portfolio had  triggered auditor questions over its internal controls, sending  its shares down more than 11 percent.


The man who served as national manager of former President Clinton's 1992 campaign endorsed Sen. Barack Obama on Wednesday.


Consumer confidence weakened in August as volatile financial markets and housing problems took a toll, a private research group said.


The initial tremor as well as aftershocks also shook buildings in Tokyo but there were no reports of injuries or major damage in the capital.


December 1, 2004 -- THE MEN who run Notre Dame's athletic department had every right to do what they did yesterday, relieving a good man of the most impossible job in college football, ending a grand experiment, heading in a new direction.


Shell-shocked Americans Andy Roddick and Venus Williams joined already-beaten men's top seed Roger Federer in the favorites' exodus from the Olympic tennis tournament on Wednesday.


How refreshing that an entire summer of predictable one-day cricket should end with a match that turned the formbook on its head. India looked down and out of this match when they were bowled


Seven U.S. soldiers killed, Baghdad attack thwarted

U.S. Apache helicopters thwarted a rocket attack on Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone, the U.S. military said on Sunday, but the number of U.S. casualties rose with seven more soldiers reported killed.


Sudan Agreement Endorsed by US Officials at UN

The US Ambassador to the United Nations, John Danforth, says the recently signed peace memorandum between the government of Sudan and the Sudan Peoples Liberation Movement offers the best


At Space 2006, arguments erupt over whether the moon, Mars or a space station should be the central settlement. Each has its advantages and downsides. Robert Lemos reports from San Jose, California.


Rang de Basanti wins best picture at IIFA awards

Indian movie Rang De Basanti (Paint  it Saffron) won best picture at this year's International  Indian Film Awards (IIFA) -- Bollywood's version of the Oscars.


LG Philips net profit collapses in fourth quarter of 2004

LG Philips LCD said net profit collapsed in the fourth-quarter of 2004 due to a sharp fall in display panel prices but the market should steady and then recover in the coming months.


Theo Walcott and Cesc Fabregas each score twice as Arsenal crush Slavia Prague to close in on the Champions League knockout stages.


Astronauts board space shuttle for launch try

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - NASA will attempt to launch its third space shuttle mission in six months on Thursday night despite a poor weather outlook.


GREECE:  Disputes Return After the Election Intermission

ATHENS, Sep 27 (IPS) - As he headed for re-election Sep. 16, Prime  Minister Costas Karamanlis addressed the nation saying that  "the centre right New Democracy's (ND) victory is a  clear message to move on with urgent reforms."


"It wasn't because I didn't want to sing or because I didn't want to dance ... it was because of time.


Ping Identity Corporation today announced that Version 2 of its consumer  authentication framework, PingLogin, is now available for download from  its Web site, www.pingidentity.com.


Homeland Security failing to meet challenge

Being secretary of the Department of Homeland Security is a "tough, tough, tough job," said Dan Prieto. "We have a robotics lab at Harvard.


Official: Hakkinen to race in DTM in 2005

Those of you who are waiting in anticipation of who WilliamsF1 will reveal as partner to Mark Webber in 2005, can cross former champion Mika Hakkinen of your list, for the two-time world champion has been confirmed as a Mercedes driver in the 2005 DT.


Russian court to consider Yukos's plea to suspend enforcement of tax bill

MOSCOW  - A Russian court was to consider the beleaguered Yukos oil company's appeal on Tuesday to suspend government efforts to collect $3.4 billion US ($4.5 billion Cdn) in back taxes -a massive bill that has put Russia's largest oil producer on the verge of ruin.


Australian girl changes blood group, immune system

An Australian teenage girl has become the world's first known transplant patient to change blood groups and take on the immune system of her organ donor, doctors said on Friday, calling her a "one-in-six-billion miracle."


France is pushing to win passage of a UN resolution that seeks an arms embargo and other penalties against the Ivory Coast. France's UN ambassador, Jean-Marc de la Sabliere, hopes for a vote early this week.


British leader defends war amid sinking ratings

Prime Minister Tony Blair, skirting a direct apology, acknowledged to his Labor Party Tuesday that intelligence used to justify the invasion of Iraq was wrong, but insisted


Outdoorsmen will be asked this spring whether the state should set a hunting season for timber wolves, whose numbers are rebounding here even though the species is endangered in most other states.


Microsoft releases .Net 'Micro' for embedded devices

The .Net Micro Framework provides a platform for running programs using the C# language on small devices.


As had been predicted, Ford has announced that car production is to cease at Jaguar's Browns Lane plant in Coventry , England .


WARSAW, Poland Â Poles began voting Sunday in elections pitting the prime minister's nationalists against a pro-business party that wants to bring the country's 900 troops home from Iraq and get more in return for hosting a U.S. missile defense base.


A House Democrat said Wednesday a Republican committee chairman broke House rules by mailing more than 175,000 fliers touting a Bush administration decision to keep Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks open to snowmobilers.


Rupert Murdoch's global media conglomerate News Corp. took another step away from its Australian roots Tuesday when shareholders approved a measure to shift its main share listing to the New York Stock Exchange in an effort to strengthen the company's finances.


West Bank Family Pleads for Release of Iraq Hostage

BETHLEHEM, West Bank  - The Palestinian family of  a Jordanian hostage threatened with death in Iraq appealed on  Sunday for his release, saying he was a father of seven who did  not collaborate with Iraq's "occupier."


Bethlehem rings in more hopeful Christmas

Thousands of pilgrims and a new Palestinian leadership celebrated Christmas in the town of Jesus's birth yesterday with prayers for peace after the death of Yasser Arafat.


Intel Corp. INTC.O, the world's  largest chip maker, said on Tuesday it has largely recovered  from widely publicized product delays and problems  that  thwarted its 2004 cost-cutting targets.


Bush warns Putin of dangers to democracy

US President George W. Bush on Wednesday delivered a rare public rebuke to President Vladimir Putin, warning that he risked undermining democracy in Russia by centralising power.


Police in Pakistan's Punjab province  say two men died when a bomb they were carrying went off accidentally.


Yellow, Brown or Clear, City Says Water is Safe

By Herald-Times, Bloomington, Ind.  Sep. 7--City officials said Wednesday that residents might notice their  water has taken on a yellow or brown hue.


Samsung: Memory, LCD prices to drop; sales to rise

While taking a back seat to software and security efforts, hardware is still a big time concern according to our survey. Organizations are taking the opportunity to consolidate their environments as they replace


Romney attacks Huckabee while Obama leads Iowa

DES MOINES, Iowa  - Republican Mitt Romney attacked rival Mike Huckabee for criticizing President George W. Bush's foreign policy on Wednesday, while a new poll showed the race among Democrats in Iowa still neck-and-neck.


Koizumi Calls on N. Korea to Resume Talks

Japan's prime minister called on North Korea Monday to quickly resume negotiations on ending its nuclear weapons program, as support grew for Japan to take a tougher line against the communist country.


The closest thing to an antidote for unhealthy living has cleared its biggest test yet â- study out Tuesday showing that people who took an experimental pill


Protesters Are Anti-G.O.P., but Democrats Don't Claim Them

The leadership of the protest effort is deeply fractured, and the many groups are poorly coordinated and under no central control.


Demand Grows for All-Business-Class Flights

Two major airlines and four start-ups scramble for pieces of the all business-class market.


Sequestrati beni per un valore di oltre 60 milioni


Oil prices edged further below $49 a  barrel on Tuesday as the frigid U.S. Northeast looked ahead to  warmer conditions and some traders moved to the sidelines ahead  of Iraqi elections and an OPEC meeting.


Torino, 19:13 - CALCIO, TORINO; NOVELLINO: NON ERAVAMO 11 CONTRO 11...

Durissimo atto di accusa alla sua squadra da parte di Walter Novellino a fine match: "Il Livorno ha ...


Iraqi gunmen kill at least three people in Baghdad - reports say the victims may be election workers.


Infuria la protesta: "Il ministro si assuma le responsabilitÃ "Gli enti locali: "L'assistenza si deve solo all'iniziativa privata"                                                  A3, Ã¨ bufera su Lunardi I sindaci: "Lasciati soli"                                                                                MartedÃ¬ il governo in commissione Ambiente alla CameraRealacci: "Speriamo di non assistere al solito scaricabarile"


Willow Bark Shows No Benefit in Arthritis Study

NEW YORK  - Though it's widely used as an  alternative pain remedy, willow bark extract may not bring much  relief to people with arthritis, a new study suggests.


BP Plc  Chief Executive John  Browne will step down by the end of 2008, he told a press  conference on Tuesday.


BASEL, Switzerland (SwissInfo) - Swiss veterinary authorities have registered the first case of bovine blue tongue disease in the country, after cows were infected near Basel. The illness, which is not considered dangerous for humans but can devastate animal herds, has spread from Germany and France and is affecting much of northwestern Europe.


Home run record holder Barry Bonds, the biggest name in baseball, will leave the San Francisco Giants at the end of this season, the player said on Friday.


THE RUSSIAN REPUBLIC of Chechnya got a new president Sunday -- but congratulations to Alu Alkhanov, the career police officer taking over the job, don't really seem to be in order.


Milano, 18:16 - CALCIO, RANIERI: JUVE PUO' E DEVE FARE DI PIU'

Claudio Ranieri non è contento della Juve. ''Io vedo che questa squadra puÃ², deve fare molto ...


Wireless communications service provider Nextel Communications Inc. on Friday posted 69 percent growth in third-quarter earnings based on demand across its business sectors, and raised its outlook for 2004.


Safety Concerns Reported on J.& J. Alzheimer's Drug

Regulators are reviewing the safety of the Alzheimer's disease drug Reminyl after data from two clinical trials indicated that people taking the drug had a much higher death rate than those taking a placebo.


China calls for reason as food safety fears mount

Under pressure after a U.S. move against Chinese seafood and a huge recall of Chinese toothpaste in Japan, Beijing urged trade partners on Friday to accept its products unless they violate contract terms or local regulations.


Indonesian police: car bomb used in embassy attack

Indonesian Police Chief Da'i Bachtiar said Thursday he suspected that a car bomb was used in attack on the Australian embassy earlier in the day.


Partisanship seeps into 9/11 anniversary

Lawmakers stood side by side on the steps of the Capitol and belted out an impromptu rendition of "God Bless America" after the terrorist attacks five years ago.


England coach Brian Ashton pays tribute to Ireland after their record 43-13 win over the world champions.


Agreement with Verizon will allow deployment of a citywide wireless network.


The U.S. heirs to a major collection of art looted by the Nazis and finally returned after years of legal wrangling have sold four paintings back to the Dutch government for $4 million and donated a fifth work.


Bush goes to bat to keep job in ninth-inning stretch

CINCINNATI - In the ninth inning of his re-election campaign, President Bush went for what he hoped would be the closer last night in battleground Ohio as he nearly filled Great American Ball Park.


"Blahâ¦Blahâ¦Love Songs For The New Millenium"

Internet Broadcasting Systems, Inc. is reporting that loud music made it hard to hear the last words of a man who jumped on stage and killed DAMAGEPLAN guitarist Dimebag Darrell and three other people at a


Beijing faces challenge to "civilize" population

Spitting, pollution, dirty toilets, text messages advertising weapons and a nationalistic sports media -- Beijing officials admitted on Wednesday they had many problems to face some 500 days before the Olympics open.


Burundi President Fires VP for Blocking Peace Process

Burundi's President Domitien Ndayizeye has fired his vice president, Alphonse Kadege, for allegedly undermining a peace process aimed at ending the nation's civil war.


Top Islamic cleric rushes to bedside of comatose Arafat in French ...

A top Islamic cleric was rushing to Palestinian President Yasser Arafat's hospital bedside Wednesday after his coma deepened and his caretaker government chose a burial site.


Closing arguments begin Friday morning in the federal trial regarding how evolution is taught in Cobb County classrooms. As the five-day trial nears its end inside of the federal courthouse in Downtown Atlanta


Drugs sold over the counter fuel HIV in India

India needs to tighten control on the sale of prescription drugs from chemist shops to stem the spread of HIV, the United Nations anti-AIDS agency said on Monday.


In the Ashes of His Life as a Broker, Inspiration

Jordan Belfort, a former boiler room kingpin who now calls himself a moral man, says he sees his new confessional memoir as an atonement of sorts.


Strong euro to be major burden for European exporters through 2005

After a year in which the U.S. dollar fell 5 percent against the euro, the sharply weaker currency isn't expected to rebound soon -- and that means it will likely keep eating into European exports, growth and ...


US 30-, 15-year mortgage rates down second week

Interest rates on US 30-year and 15-year mortgages fell for a second straight week, mortgage finance company Freddie Mac said on Thursday.


FDA Alters Tack on Children and Antidepressants

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, and the agency is


Fifth seed Paradorn Srichaphan added to  Albert Costa's woes at the Vienna Trophy Wednesday, winning  6-4, 6-4, in the second round.


All Nuclear Efforts Disclosed, N. Korea Says

TOKYO, Jan. 5 -- After several months of relatively smooth progress, negotiations to rid North Korea of nuclear weapons have begun to stumble, with the communist state declaring Friday that it has disclosed all its nuclear programs but the Bush administration insisting that it has not.


1. Us Weekly magazine reports that tennis vixen Anna Kournikova has secretly married her boyfriend, singer Enrique Iglesias. The wedding is considered just the latest fallout from the prolonged NHL lockout.


Slow Job Market Greets Workers Labor Day

WASHINGTON Sept. 5, 2004 - A spotty job market and stagnant paychecks cloud this Labor Day holiday for many workers, highlighting the importance of pocketbook issues in the presidential election.


Police are looking into a clash between Akon and a concertgoer that ended with the R&B star tossing the teen off the stage and onto another spectator who said she suffered a concussion.


John Roberts was appointed manager of Scottish Premier League side Hearts on Wednesday. The 40-year-old former Inverness Caledonian Thistle boss succeeds Craig Levein, who joined Leicester last week.


Google hack creates peer-to-peer network

Blog: File sharing has new rival: a 21-year-old offers instruction on using Google's search engine to find music files.


Today on the presidential campaign trail

McCain promises to work with Democrats if he wins GOP nomination, presidency ... Clinton revisits law school days and child advocacy work ... Romney campaigns coast-to-coast on way to Super Tuesday finish line


Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings Inc.   AAWW.O on Tuesday said it ordered 12 of Boeing Co.'s BA.N   new 747-8 freighters, worth about $3.4 billion at list prices,   making it the first North American air cargo carrier to order   Boeing's biggest commercial plane.


This is pretty interesting, seems as though Microsoft has acquired an anti-spyware company noone's ever heard of. I know spyware and adware removal software is big business now but I've never heard of Giant Company Software Inc.


Colombian Clara Rojas reunited with her young son after more than two years apart


Again, Boeing Is Scrutinized on a Contract

A government decision saying the Air Force should reopen competition on a recent contract is a stunning reversal of fortune for Boeing.


Indonesian President Apologizes for Shortcomings

President Megawati Sukarnoputri apologized Thursday for the shortcomings of her three-year tenure, as official vote-counting for Monday's presidential election reflected her imminent defeat.


STAR CITY, Russia - The newly returned crew of the international space station said Tuesday they had accomplished all the necessary tasks in their six months on the orbiting station, even with a risky, unplanned space walk to replace a bad circuit breaker


The 12 crew of an oil industry support vessel are  winched to safety after fire breaks out off Aberdeen.


Cheney Health Scare Just a Cold, Wife Says

Vice President Dick Cheney, back home after a brief hospital visit, has nothing more than a bad cold and his heart is fine, his wife and an adviser said Sunday.


AFRICA/SOMALIA - Tra bombe, inondazioni, colera e fuga della popolazione la Somalia Ã¨ ancora lontana dalla stabilizzazione Mogadiscio (Agenzia Fides)- La Somalia Ã¨ ancora lontana dal ritornare a una situazione stabile mentre la comunitÃ  internazionale (ONU e Unione Africana in particolare) dibatte ancora sullÂinvio di una forza di stabilizzazione nel tormentato Paese del...


U.S. House slashes student lender subsidies

The U.S. House of Representatives voted 273-149 on Wednesday to slash federal subsidies paid to college student-loan companies such as Sallie Mae and Citigroup and boost grants to students, ignoring a White House veto threat.


Barca go clear as Real Madrid held at Villarreal

MADRID  - Barcelona stretched their lead over Real Madrid in the Spanish title chase this weekend as African Player of the Year Samuel Eto'o scored twice in a 4-0 win against Malaga.


VATICANO - In cammino verso Natale: Cristo annunciato dalle Scritture - Annuncio e realizzazione (I) CittÃ  del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - I discepoli di Emmaus. La sera della Risurrezione, GesÃ¹ si manifesta a due Discepoli, conosciuti con il nome di ÂDiscepoli di EmmausÂ (Vangelo di Luca, capitolo 24). Egli disse loro: ÂChe sono questi discorsi che ...


Chancellor expected to make small concession by introducing a lower rate for entrepreneurs


Stamping camembert with a "carbon footprint" rating. Charging Parisians for the empty Bordeaux bottles they discard. Banning high speeds through the pasture-lined highways of the Loire Valley.


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U.N. court orders arrest of former Croat commander

The U.N. war crimes tribunal on Saturday ordered the immediate arrest and transfer of a former Croatian police commander to the Hague after he violated the terms of his provisional release by going on a hunting trip.


U.S. Crashes 94-90 to Lithuania in Men's Basketball

The United States crashed to its second  defeat in the Olympic men's basketball tournament Saturday when  a late shooting spree by Sarunas Jasikevicius propelled  Lithuania to a 94-90 victory.


Men's Wearhouse posts rise in quarterly net income

Men's Wearhouse Inc. on Wednesday raised its quarterly dividend by a penny to 6 cents per share and posted higher quarterly net income thanks to an extra week in the quarter, compared with a year earlier and a tax-related gain.


The roller coaster ride continues for investors in Research in Motion (RIMM:Nasdaq - news - research). The wireless company's stock fell nearly 12% on Friday to $77.


The Cape High Court ruled Wednesday that Mark Thatcher -- suspected of financing a coup plot in Equatorial Guinea -- will have to answer questions from that country's authorities.


China to Freeze Energy Prices in an Effort to Quell Worries About Inflation

Under the edict, prices of oil products, natural gas and electricity will be frozen in the near term along with public water bills and transportation tickets.


U.S. has direct contacts with Somali Islamists

The United States held a direct   meeting in recent weeks with a key Islamist leader from Somalia   and demanded the handover of "terrorists" believed to be in   Mogadishu, a senior U.S. official said on Friday.


Amsterdam prosecutors said Friday a 63-year-old priest has confessed to phoning in a fake bomb threat to a Madonna concert in the Dutch capital city last week.


Pacers Battle Trash-Throwing Pistons Fans

Players and fans exchanged punches in the stands as an NBA game turned so ugly a police investigation was necessary. Indiana's Ron Artest and Stephen Jackson charged into the stands and fought with fans in the final minute of their game against the Detroit Pistons on Friday night, and the brawl forced an early end to the Pacers' 97-82 win.


Braves pitcher Hampton suffers side injury

Atlanta Braves pitcher Mike Hampton  may be out of action until May after injuring his left side  during batting practice, team officials said on Thursday.


For Sudan refugees, a long hot wait for world action

Secretary of State Powell calls the Darfur situation 'genocide' and urges the UN to take action.


SpaceShipOne Wins X Prize By Reaching Space a Second Time

A private rocket ship shot into space on Monday morning and won a coveted $10 million aviation prize for its creators. SpaceShipOne, the sleek combination of rocket and glider designed by


Charred remains of 20 people pulled from gutted Latvia disabled home

The charred remains of a 20th victim was pulled from the rubble of a burnt-out home for the mentally handicapped in western Latvia, officials said Saturday.


Early reviews indicate Advanced Micro Devices' new Quad FX can't keep pace with Core 2 Extreme. In Epicenter.


Blair Arrives in Sudan to Press for Darfur Peace

Britain's Tony Blair arrived in Khartoum Wednesday as the most senior yet in a parade of Western government figures seeking to pressure Sudanese officials over violence in Darfur province.


The Blunkett debacle: bad news for democracy

The resignation of a British home secretary might be a rare event. But the events surrounding David Blunkett's fall sum up the overall state of British politics, and give a good idea of what we can expect in ...


Tony Blair was today warned not to put British troops in Iraq in danger merely as a âpolitical gestureâ to the American administration.


Apology from CBS on Bush memos AUTHENTIC? Network unsure, knows it ...

CBS News and its star anchor Dan Rather, after defending their reporting for two weeks, issued a public apology Monday and acknowledged that they were "deliberately mislead" with apparently forged documents that were used as the basis of a "60 Minutes


Israel's Labour Party is voting to elect a new leader, with the outcome likely to alter national politics.


CORRECTED: Germany ups stakes with Poland on EU treaty

EU president Germany proposed on  Friday launching negotiations on a treaty to reform European  Union institutions without Poland's assent unless Warsaw  accepted a compromise deal on the voting system.


Alzheimer's Drug Helpful for People with MS

NEW YORK  - Donepezil, a drug used to treat  Alzheimer's disease, seems to improve the memory of people with  multiple sclerosis (MS), according to a report in the journal  Neurology.


CAPS investors unanimously think these stocks will win big.


Employers To Ring In New Year With More Jobs

In its latest quarterly survey, the staffing firm Manpower contacted 16,000 US companies, and about 25 percent of them said they expect to have more openings in the first three months of the new year.


Unscrupulous financial advisers cash in on clients' home equity

By George Chamberlin , Daily Transcript Financial Correspondent. Rising residential real estate values have been a blessing for many households.


Can the 'Special' US-UK Relationship Survive?

Just when one thinks Tony Blair has had enough of standing shoulder to shoulder with his American counterpart, he surprises us all.


Bronson Arroyo wasn't thinking about any of it. It didn't matter that the Cincinnati Reds' playoff hopes are just about gone, that the flow of runs had been reduced to a trickle. His curve was at its best, David Ross hit a three-run homer and the slumping Reds beat the Chicago Cubs 4-0 Friday despite managing just four hits.


A senior UK official is sent to Iraq to investigate why a plane came down with the probable loss of 10 lives.


Sears Canada 3rd-Qtr Profit Climbs 4.5% on Sales

Sears Canada Inc., the country's third-biggest department store chain, said third-quarter profit rose 4.5 percent, less than it expected, as sales of clothing were hurt by unseasonable weather.


Pakistani forces secure last parts of rebel mosque

Pakistani security forces secured a mosque and school complex in Islamabad on Wednesday, snuffing out the last pockets of resistance a day after an assault that killed a rebel cleric and more than 50 militants.


The Buttiglione crisis has deepened with MEPs unconvinced by the conciliation offer from President Barroso. Apologies from the Italian commissioner designate for offences made about homosexual 'sinners' have got him nowhere.


"Fockers," 8th Highest-Grossing Film of 2004

After having been released for only 12 days, "Meet the Fockers" has made its place on the list of the highest-grossing films of 2004. It has beat the top New Year's Eve box office gross (previously held by "Castaway") and the top New Year's Day box off...


Israeli Cabinet Passes Gaza Bill Before Key Vote

Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's cabinet  passed a bill on the nuts and bolts of pulling out of occupied  Gaza Sunday, a day before he seeks approval from the Israeli  parliament for his withdrawal plan.


Nigeria's government offers to meet most union demands, ahead of Wednesday's general strike.


Lega, Castelli: "Ora puntiamo a riforma della giustizia"

Dopo le riforme istituzionali tocca all'ordinamento giudiziario. Ad assicurarlo e' stato il ministro della Giustizia, Roberto Castelli, che, uscendo dalla villa di Umberto Bossi a Gemonio, dove era in corso


Bush, Kerry Camps Battle Over War on Terror

CRAWFORD, Texas  - President Bush and Democrat  John Kerry battled over who can best make the United States  safer on Sunday, the Bush camp accusing Kerry of wanting to  treat terrorists like gamblers and the Kerry side saying his  Republican opponent was soft on homeland security.


Irish Olympic Medal Horse Fails Second Test-Report

A second blood sample taken from  Waterford Crystal, the horse Cian O'Connor rode to win  Ireland's only gold medal at the Athens Olympics, has also  tested positive for banned substances, local media reported  Tuesday.


If the world is to end the threat from climate change, we need to be able to produce more with less energy.


The United States has sought to put a positive angle on its closest ally Britain’s plan to pull its 7,100 troops out of Iraq nearly four years after the war’s start.Comment


Tony Blair and Condoleezza Rice will discuss possible sanctions against Iran when they meet at Chequers.


Suicide Bomb at Shi'ite Mosque Kills Several Iraqis

A suicide car bomb exploded outside a Shi'ite mosque northeast of Baghdad as worshippers were leaving a religious ceremony Friday, killing as many as a dozen people, a Shi'ite official said.


Nintendo Co. Ltd.'s hit Wii video game consoles will still be scarce this holiday season, a senior executive said on Wednesday.


Karzai takes lead in Afghan presidential polls

The incumbent Afghan president HamidKarzai has taken lead in the presidential polls as he had secured 77 percent of the votes counted so far, a spokesman of the joint UN-Afghan election commission said Saturday.


'Marathon' mice engineered for extra endurance

Researchers on Monday unveiled genetically engineered mice that can run farther and longer than their naturally bred brethren, bringing the "genetic doping" of elite athletes a small step closer to reality.


Germany Taking Hard Line to Foil Disruption at G-8

REDDELICH, Germany, June 5 -- The protesters, thousands of them, are packed into a soggy tent city next to a potato field. They have spent months honing tactics and discussing strategy, all for a particular goal: to disrupt the summit of the world's biggest economic powers that begins Wednesday.


Conflict Alleged in Drug Firms' Education Role

Drug companies have become the biggest sponsors of continuing medical education courses in recent years, even at the nation's top medical schools, a development that critics say raises health-care costs, skews doctors' treatment decisions and allows the industry to skirt laws against advertising ...


ZIMBABWEANS need to reflect on the plight of children who have been orphaned due to HIV and Aids, the Ministry of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare has said.


Mattel Inc. , the largest U.S. toy maker, said on Monday second-quarter profit rose 15 percent, helped by strong sales of its Wheels toys and Barbie dolls abroad.


A Scot who was on death row in the US is to attend an appeal hearing which should see him released.


Projectionist loses job after panning movie

A projectionist at a  Memphis theater chain has lost his job after writing an  unauthorized early review of "Fantastic Four: Rise of the  Silver Surfer" for the Web site Ain't It Cool News.


Hamas denies direct contacts with Solana

Hamas Thursday denied European Union Foreign Policy Chief Javier Solana had direct contact with the Palestinian militant group. Solana had told the BBC he had contacts with Hamas


Diego Della Valle si lancia nella battaglia contro Galliani nellâambito della Lega Calcio e preferisce chiudere, di conseguenza, la vertenza sui diritti Tv con Sky, pur restando insoddisfatto delle condizioni proposte dalla societÃ  di Murdoch.


Dairy Crest is to stop supplying fresh milk to Tesco, after the country's largest supermarket chain cut its milk suppliers to two.


Il fiore domina la collezione presentata da Anna Molinari


JERUSALEM -- Israel's government said yesterday that it would end its air and maritime blockade of Lebanon today to make way for an international force that is to deploy as part of a cease-fire that ended the 34-day conflict.


Opener Marcus Trescothick targets a big total to set England up for victory in the fourth Test.


Spanish judge persists with U.S. soldier charges

A judge decided on Thursday to press on with charges against three U.S. soldiers for killing a Spanish television cameraman during the invasion of Iraq, denying a state appeal.


The United States has set final anti-dumping duties of up to 112.81 percent on shrimp from China and up to 25.76 percent on those from Vietnam to offset unfair pricing, the Commerce Department said on Tuesday.


Foreigners who visit Venezuela and criticise government will be escorted to the airport.


Whether by design or sheer coincidence, the day of the Roger Clemensâ and Brian McNameeâs hearing was also the first day as manager for Joe Girardi.


Calif. grower working on Taco Bell E.coli probe

A California grower that supplies green onions to Taco Bell said it is working closely with the fast-food chain in its investigation of an E.coli outbreak.


Arrestato presunto omicida a Serra San Bruno nel Vibonese


Sept. 27 issue - It's not the kind of thing people typically like to rush, but then again, Martha Stewart has been full of surprises lately.


Hollywood movie star Janet Leigh,  best known as the knife attack victim in Alfred Hitchcock's  "Psycho," has died at the age of 77, CNN reported on Monday.


Bolzano, 18:49 - SLITTINO, MONDIALI JUNIORES: ITALIA ORO E ARGENTO NEL DOPPIO

A Laces (Bolzano) oro e argento azzurro nel doppio ai Mondiali Juniores di slittino. La vittoria &eg...


An Australian movie fan on his way to pose for a Star Wars 30th anniversary photo shoot was arrested by police after his replica laser pistol was mistaken for a more earthly machine gun, media reported on Friday.


NBC, Intel Partner on Content for Viiv Users

NBC Universal said Friday it had partnered with Intel to launch NBC VIP Access, a service that will provide free entertainment content to Intel Viiv desktop and Centrino laptop users.


German retail giant KarstadtQuelle to axe 180 stores

Karstadtquelle, the German department store and mail order giant, announced plans to sell off or close more than half its 180 retail outlets yesterday under a radical overhaul designed


DaimlerChrysler AG Chief Executive Dieter Zetsche said Tuesday he is confident the plan to re-energize Chrysler will work, but reiterated that all options were still open for the unprofitable U.S. division.


The soaring cost of private finance schemes will become an "albatross" around the NHS's neck, a study says.


Swiss Re to inform staff on 2,000 job cuts

Swiss Re RUKN.VX said it would inform   its employees on Monday on staff reductions of up to 2,000 by   the end of 2007, the reinsurer said, after its purchase of the   reinsurance units of General Electric GE.N.


Amnesty International said in a report released Tuesday that the relentless pursuit of security by the world's powerful nations had undermined human rights, draining energy and attention from crises afflicting the poor and underprivileged.


AP: Army Worries Cuts Put Training at Risk

The Army's largest major command is cautioning the Pentagon that its spending cuts could make it unable to comply with some environmental laws, putting the military at risk of having training sites shut down by activists' lawsuits.


Billionaire retailer Sir Tom Hunter emerges as a challenger to Tesco's plan to buy garden centre group Dobbies.


Verizon Wireless introduced an unlimited calling plan with no roaming or long-distance fees for $99.99 a month, an offer that could spark a price war among carriers.


Palermo, 17:24 - CALCIO, UEFA; WEST HAM-PALERMO: DIRETTA SU LA7

West Ham-Palermo sarà trasmessa in diretta su La 7. La tv ha infatti acquistato i diritti per...


Some of the insurance brokers and carriers under investigation in New York Attorney General Eliot L. Spitzer's probe of steering and bid-rigging are major players in the Washington area insurance market.


Jonny Wilkinson will miss England's Six Nations clash with Wales on Saturday due to injury.


Two decisive victories last Saturday vaulted the universities of Massachusetts and New Hampshire into the top 10 in the latest Division 1-AA football poll.


Non tutto il tesoretto sara' destinato al risanamento


Udine, 19:06 - CALCIO, UDINESE: INLER E ISLA TORNANO IN GRUPPO

Allenamento pomeridiano per l'Udinese, con il tecnico Marino che ha fatto svolgere lavoro tattico, c...


A good tag editor can make managing your crazy-huge song collection a snap -- and free you from the world of iTunes ubiquity. By Eric Solomon.


An Irrepressible, Irresistible Rebel on a Roll

Despite occasional detours into sentimentality, this Irish film is better than the usual three-stage journey of courage, heartbreak and redemption.


The Senate may attach language to the immigration bill that would prohibit city councils from requiring home improvement stores to maintain orderly day labor sites


Denmark airlifts 200 Iraqi translators and relatives

Denmark said on Friday it secretly airlifted out of Iraq about 200 translators and other Iraqi employees of its troops in Iraq and their relatives this week and most were expected to seek asylum in the Nordic nation.


The sequel to the best-selling Xbox game, Halo, is finished, say its makers.


North Korea has hurled invective at US President George W. Bush for a second day, calling him a political idiot and human trash, and has said six-party talks on Pyongyang's nuclear ambitions appear doomed.


Zawahri calls Bush a failure over war on terror

Al Qaeda deputy leader Ayman al-Zawahri   called President Bush a "lying failure" for saying progress had   been made in the war on terror, according to a video posted on   the Internet on Friday.


Le scuse dopo la tempesta Veronica: devo riflettere

Ieri la lettera del Cavaliere alla moglie offesa per le battute sessiste durante la cena per i Telegatti. Lo sfogo su Repubblica


S&P 500 futures extend fall, down 5.3 percent

Futures on the U.S. S&P 500 stock market index extended their fall on Tuesday, trading 5.3 percent lower at 1,255.30 points at 0830 GMT.


Convicted insurance mogul Michael Segal is scheduled to get a full hearing Tuesday on whether he should be let out of a federal lockup as he awaits sentencing.


Just over half of US Internet users now connect through broadband, according to a new survey. Nielsen/Netratings reports that in July, 51 percent of Internet users had DSL, cable, or other fast


Radical cleric loses appeal against deportation from Britain

Abu Qatada, a radical Muslim cleric and suspected key Al-Qaeda figure, lost an appeal Monday against deportation from Britain to Jordan.


Markets rise on Countrywide takeover talk

U.S. stocks gained on Thursday after news Bank of America  is in advanced talks to buy struggling mortgage lender Countrywide Financial Corp .


Rain looks set to stop England resuming their first innings against India until mid-afternoon on Friday.


Fujimori headed to Peru after extradition order

Former Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori  flew out of Santiago on Saturday for Lima after Chile's Supreme Court ordered his extradition to stand trial in Peru on human rights and corruption charges.


The U.S. remains No. 1 in the world in high-performance computing, but IBM's Dave Turek examines whether it can maintain its current domination.


Create a keyboard shortcut to paste plain text in Microsoft Word and Excel

Add only the text you copy from a Web page or other source, and leave the images, formatting, and other non-text elements behind.


Every day, somewhere in the universe, there's an explosion that puts the power of the Sun in the shade. Steve Connor investigates the riddle of gamma-ray bursts.


Cuban President Fidel Castro tripped and fractured his left knee and right arm in a tumble captured on live television, the government said on Thursday.


The race to collect the Ansari X Prize has all the makings of a good television reality show. But the competition to win the $10 million prize is also drumming up renewed interest in space flight at a time


CORRECTED: U.S. history enjoys a renaissance

Corrects comparison year to 2005 instead of 2006 in paragraph 12


Roma, 13:01 - CALCIO, ARBITRI: GIOVEDI' E' IL GIORNO DI COLLINA

GiovedÃ¬ prossimo, alle 11.30, il presidente dell'Aia, Cesare Gussoni, presenterà i nuovi orga...


Britney Spears in Hospital After Standoff

Britney Spears was strapped to a gurney late Thursday night after a three-hour standoff involving her two toddler sons and Kevin Federline.


Merrill suspends two analysts over Sainsbury note

Investment bank Merrill Lynch has suspended two retail sector analysts whose research on grocer J. Sainsbury prompted an investigation by the financial regulator over selective disclosure.


Domani a Campello sul Clitunno rimarrano chiusi negozi e scuoleL'incendio Ã¨ stato domato, due cadaveri ancora da recuperare                                             Oleificio esploso, 4 giorni di lutto cittadino Napolitano: "Bisogna indignarsi e reagire"


Four years ago, Sean "Diddy" Combs took his hip-hop swagger across the nation in an effort to get young people to vote, with the bold slogan "Vote or Die." Now the entertainer has just a simple message: Go vote.


I leaped up from my desk vowing to commit the most sensational attack of revenge in the history of the personal computer industry.


TELECOM '04 - Verizon, Comcast execs slam regulation

LAS VEGAS - Cable met telecommunications Monday at the Telecom '04 trade show in Las Vegas as the top executives of Verizon Communications Inc. and Comcast Corp. both urged decreased regulation of communications in a joint keynote appearance.


Emily Parr is removed from the Big Brother house for using a racially offensive word to a fellow housemate.


Flu vaccine maker's shipments suspended, raising fears of flu shot ...

US health officials warned Tuesday of major flu shot shortages after British health officials abruptly pulled the license of the maker of half the US vaccine just as flu season was about to begin.


eBay battles several days' worth of PayPal glitches.


Terror Suspect Says He Was Tortured in Egypt- WPost

An Australian terror suspect says  U.S. authorities sent him to Egypt in late 2001 where he was  tortured for six months before being transferred to the  military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, The Washington Post  reported on Thursday, citing newly released court documents.


The W3C DOM allows you to create your own elements and text nodes, and add them to the document tree. This week we look at creating and cloning elements, innerHTML, and attributes. By Peter-Paul Koch. 1114


Bruxelles all'Italia: 'avanti con il risanamento'


Economic confidence in Europe stronger than expected

Confidence in the European economy fell slightly in December but not by as much as economists had expected in the eurozone, a European Union survey showed Monday.


Travel: From a recently refurbished farmhouse in rolling Cornwall countryside to the Vegetarian Society's top restaurant, in Bristol.


Poland softens tone on eve of EU treaty summit

Poland softened its public tone on the eve of a crucial European Union summit due to launch negotiations on a reform of the bloc's institutions but Britain angered its partners by trying to gut foreign policy provisions.


Rocket Wins $10M Prize for Trip to Space

MOJAVE, Calif. - A stout, star-spangled rocket plane broke through the Earth's atmosphere to the edge of space Monday for the second time in five days, capturing a $10 million prize aimed at opening the final frontier to tourists...


N.Korea nuclear talks edge toward potential deal

North Korea said it was willing to consider first steps to ending its nuclear arms program at six-party talks that opened on Thursday, with China drafting a deal that could mark rare progress in the tortuous negotiations.


Investor activist who targeted Yahoo is at it again

Blog: Eric Jackson, the man who asked Yahoo CEO Terry Semel if he had a 'fire in the belly' for his job, is preparing to launch a new Internet-based campaign against another under-performing company.


Udeur, c'e' gia' assenso di Visco ma il Tesoro smentisce


AN explosion ripped through a Shi'ite Muslim mosque in an eastern Pakistani city during Friday prayers, killing at least 10 people and injuring dozens of others, police said.


Microsoft Shines Light on New Keyboards, Mice

By Benjamin J. Romano, The Seattle Times  Sep. 14--Microsoft's newest keyboards are acting more like remote  controls.


Failure of leadership: New Abu Ghraib reports look up the ranks

The Bush administration has long insisted that a few "bad apples" were solely to blame for the Abu Ghraib prison scandal.


Ugly wins looking pretty in Jacksonville

After three weeks of play, there are six unbeaten teams in the NFL. Those teams are averaging 23 points per game. The Jacksonville Jaguars are 3-0, and posting 12 points per contest.


General Motors' new test facility digs into the hazard of flipping cars. GM plans new airbags to help save lives, while Ford strengthens roof supports. In Autopia.


Bargain Pick Ogilvie Leads  U.S. Bank After Two Rounds

Joe Ogilvie and Jeff Maggert share the lead at 10 under heading into the weekend at the U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee.


Unless you're HP The worldâs insatiable appetite for storing compliance data, viral emails and jpegs of Britney helped the external storage market boost revenues another 7 per cent in the third quarter.â¦


Crude price up slightly as market braces for US oil stockpile data

Crude oil prices rose slightly Wednesday after falling for two straight days, as the market braced for a crucial US oil report that could presage a renewed upward move in prices.


Final Results of German Saxony, Brandenburg Elections

Following are tables showing the provisional final results of yesterday's regional elections in the eastern German states of Saxony and Brandenburg.


First Look: Nokia Preminet â The Next Generation In Content ...

Entering a market where there are already several well established players Nokiaâs Preminet open service model solution is being heralded as the next generation of content delivery systems for wireless devices.


Apple Computer's stock price hit its highest level in four years, passing the $50 mark. The company recently announced that it shipped more than two million of its wildly popular iPod music


Iran Says Uranium Facility Almost Complete

A uranium conversion facility in Iran is nearing completion, a top official said Sunday, only days after European countries offered a deal in which Iran would reportedly have to give up all nuclear activities.


Mobile VoIP player Truphone opens its system to free calls to Google Talk, linking IM to VOIP.


Johnny Oates was only supposed to live one year after being diagnosed with a brain tumor. Oates' brave fight was a testament to the power of his faith.


Prezzi raffreddati dalle previsioni su vertice Opec


Chinese President Hu Jintao meets Fidel Castro

HAVANA: Visiting Chinese President Hu Jintao met his Cuban counterpart Fidel Castro on Monday here and discussed bilateral economic relations.


Historic Game Show Winning Streak Comes to End

The longest winning streak in  television game show history ended on Tuesday when "Jeopardy!"  champion Ken Jennings lost after he collected more than $2.5  million in 74 victories.


Investor concerns about sluggish housing and tight credit intensified their uneasiness over corporate profits, and rising oil prices only added to the marketâs malaise.