Musharraf says Pakistanâs relations with India are improving

BRASILIA, Brazil - Pakistan expects to improve its relations with historic rival India and wonât be deterred by an âextremist small minorityâ at home, President Gen.


The Colombian government begins freeing jailed rebels in a move it hopes will prompt the release of hostages.


BBC boss tells staff to root out inaccuracies

BBC boss Mark Thompson has ordered staff  to root out inaccuracies after the public broadcaster was hit  by two embarrassing blunders and had to apologize to Queen  Elizabeth.


Air Madrid suspended all its flights today, leaving tens of thousands of passengers stranded over Christmas, a move the privately owned airline blamed on Spain's threat to suspend its flying licence.Comment


Israele, tre soldati egiziani colpiti per un errore. Fatale

La lotta contro le infiltrazioni palestinesi questa volta sbaglia il colpo. Tre soldati egiziani sono stati uccisi al confine di Gaza dai colpi di un carro armato israeliano, che li aveva scambiati per palestinesi trafficanti di armi.


The NBA has no plans to change its rules for the 3-point shot, though it will proceed with an experiment for its developmental league in which all field goals will be worth


US wins `trade fight' to describe products

The US claimed victory on Tuesday in a trade fight with the EU over the right of US exporters to use geographic food names such as Florida oranges or Idaho potatoes to describe their products in European markets.


October 13, 2004 - Disney Interactive announced today that it has shipped three TV-based titles for the Game Boy Advance: Disney's That's So Raven, Disney's Lizzie McGuire 2: Lizzie Diaries, and Disney's Lilo & Stitch 2: Hamsterviel Havoc are all now


Opposition Steps Up Pressure on Blunkett

Opposition politicians today stepped up the pressure on Home Secretary David Blunkett over the fallout from his affair with married publisher Kimberly Quinn.


Dogs can be trained to sniff out bladder cancer, scientists say they have proven for the first time.


Details of the next generation of Microsoft's Xbox console will not be made available in March as gamers hoped.


ABC recently rounded up two pairs of fathers and sons -- Rick and Jon Barry, and Bill and Luke Walton -- to talk about Father's Day, which would have coincided with Game 5 of the NBA Finals . . . except the series ended with a Spurs sweep last night.


Using a new laptop and a satellite link, FBI agents can find out within two minutes whether the fingerprint from a newly captured suspect overseas matches a terrorist database in Virginia.


Advertising: Cellphone Carriers Focus Ads on Each Other

Instead of trumpeting low prices and new phones in ads, cellphone companies are more and more pointing out their rivalsÂ shortcomings.


Oil that fries your burger can run your car

After a good meal, how about  asking the head waiter if you can take the waste grease from  the kitchen to fuel your car?


RealPlayer 11 Enables Easy Video Downloads

RealNetworks announced a new version of its RealPlayer media player software. Its makers claim RealPlayer 11 will be the first media player to offer one-click video downloads of embedded web-based content. The online player will also support rival formats Flash and QuickTime.


NEW DELHI, OCT 31: No increases in petrol and diesel prices are expected this fortnight. According to official sources, the government has decided to wait till after the US presidential polls before initiating any hikes.


The Netherlands is breaking the law by owning a "golden share" in the TNT mail firm, Europe's highest court rules.


The Braves swapped left-handed relievers with Detroit on Wednesday, sending Macay McBride to the Tigers for Wilfredo Ledezma. If nothing else, the deal was convenient. Ledezma will fly to Atlanta with his former team, which opens a three-game series against the Braves on Friday. McBride will hang out in his native Georgia until his new club arrives.


Microsoft develops 'intelligent' shopping trolley

Does it yell out when it's been nicked? Supermarket trolleys have always been pretty basic - until now. Microsoft is co-developing a new one featuring an integrated display that tells you what to buy, what isle itâs in and how much youâve spent.â¦


Bombings kill two as Somali insurgency deepens

A roadside bomb killed two children in Somalia's capital Mogadishu on Friday and another wounded several bystanders in the latest strikes by insurgents fighting the Horn of Africa nation's government, residents said.


By Grand Forks Herald, N.D.  Jun. 15--Grand Forks motorists can expect longer than usual delays Monday at the intersection of Columbia Road and 24th Avenue South.   Contractors will begin paving a section of Columbia at 7 a.m., weather permitting.


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Grammy-Winning Rapper Lee Accused of DWI

Grammy-award winning rapper Murphy Lee was arrested after police pulled him over for an expired license plate and found marijuana in his Mercedes, authorities said.


Study finds cognitive behavioral therapy better for insomnia than ...

(National-NBC) Sept. 28, 2004 - A new study found cognitive behavioral therapy works much better than the leading sleeping pill for treating chronic insomnia.


Deutsche Telekom, Verdi resume strike resolution talks

After five weeks of strikes, management and unions at Deutsche Telekom returned to the negotiating table Wednesday to try and resolve their dispute over a radical shake-up of the German telecom's services unit.


Emergency workers rescued hundreds of trapped people Monday as water swallowed swaths of central England in the worst flooding to hit the country for 60 years. Officials said some rivers were still rising, with the western section of the rain-swollen River Thames on the verge of bursting its banks.


An independent panel calls for Canada to keep troops in Afghanistan indefinitely - but under certain conditions.


Regulators are investigating share dealing by the chief executive of Scottish dairy firm Robert Wiseman Dairies.


Obama Girl, Britney boy top YouTube videos for 2007

Videos by a self-styled Obama Girl, a fan's tearful defense of Britney Spears and an attack by a herd of buffaloes on a pride of lions, were among the most popular clips on YouTube.com in 2007.


Adobe improves collaboration and security features in Acrobat 7

Adobe Acrobat 7 will be available in December. It will support 3D images and complex electronic forms through an additional product called Adobe Livecycle Designer 7. Mark Wheeler, senior enterprise marketing


Outlook grim for resolving Mideast conflict: report

The international community must try to resolve the Arab-Israeli conflict to stop the Middle East, already mired in its worst crisis in years, sliding further into turmoil, a respected think tank said on Thursday.


Rod Stewart Sings Classic American Songs

LONDON  — He's been a rocker, a soul boy, a spandex-clad disco belter. Now Rod Stewart is settling comfortably into a late career as a classy crooner of 20th-century classics.


New Hamilton Sundstrand Electrical Hardware Adds More Power to the International Space Station

WINDSOR LOCKS, Conn., Sept. 11  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The second of four major segments of the Electric Power System components built by Hamilton Sundstrand, a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. , was carried into orbit by the Space Shuttle Atlantis on Saturday, Sept.


Jeromy Burnitz hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the eighth inning to overshadow Barry Bonds' 698th homer and lift the Colorado Rockies to an 8-7 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday night.


India's Congress Wins Polls in Key Industrial State

India's ruling Congress party won power in a giant state on Saturday, a victory that would boost the fortunes of Italian-born Sonia Gandhi's party and strengthen Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's minority national coalition.


Arsenal Advances in Champions League, Boosts Funds for Stadium

Arsenal beat Rosenborg 5-1 to advance to the last 16 of European soccer's Champions League and earn a bonus of 1.1 million pounds ($2 million) as work continues on the London team's new 357 million-pound stadium.


Reggio Emilia, 22:30 - BASKET, SERIE A: NELL'ANTICIPO REGGIO EMILIA TRAVOLGE SCAFATI

Battendo 106-79 la Legea Scafati, la Bipop Reggio Emilia ha vinto nettamente l'anticipo della second...


A group of electronic light boards featuring an adult cartoon character triggered bomb scares around Boston on Wednesday, spurring authorities to close two bridges and a stretch of the Charles River before determining the devices were harmless.Suspicious packages give Boston police 'the finger '


Actress Rebecca Romijn of Ugly Betty fame is keen to start a family as soon as possible.


Act of December 1, 1918 was one of national dignity, says President Ion Iliescu

The act of December 1, 1918, was one of national dignity, of putting trust in a better fate for our nation which stood the difficult trial of history, President Ion Iliescu said on Tuesday evening in a speech ...


Iraq checkpoint bombed; curfew slows diplomacy

Iraqi President Jalal Talabani's planned trip to Iran has been postponed until a Baghdad curfew is lifted and the airport reopened, Iran's semi-official news agency FARS reported Sunday.


L'anno precedente si era chiuso con perdite per 616 mln


Sports of The Times: M.L.S. Playoffs Ride a Cultured Left Foot

Because of one elegant pass from Shalrie Joseph, the New England Revolution, not the Red Bulls, will be playing host to Chicago in the Eastern Conference final in Major League Soccer.


Siena, 12:09 - BASKET, SIENA; PIANIGIANI: MILANO PIENA DI TALENTO

Unica imbattuta dopo cinque giornate di campionato, la Montepaschi Siena è attesa domani da u...


Without fanfare, President Bush  signed into law on Friday a nearly $140 billion corporate tax  cut bill derided by both Democratic presidential rival John  Kerry and Republican Sen. John McCain as a giveaway to special  interests.


Durable Goods Orders Rise on Plane Demand

Orders for US durable goods -- items meant to last at least three years -- posted a larger-than-expected rise in July, boosted by an increase in demand for passenger


EU Extends Review of Microsoft-Time Warner Deal

Software giant Microsoft Corp. and the media and entertainment powerhouse Time Warner Inc. ran into fresh trouble with the European Union on Wednesday as antitrust regulators ordered an in-depth probe of their deal to collaborate in making anti-piracy software.


Wireless enforcement/revenue panopticon expansion Immediately following this week's demands by safety lobbyists fearing for their jobs that the UK adopt a default 20mph speed limit in urban areas, London Mayor Ken Livingstone popped up aboard the bandwagon (this happened so quickly, indeed, that one might suspect he was aboard in advance).â¦


Red Sox optimistic after Schilling's session

BOSTON -- Curt Schilling is still grounded for Game 5, but after a throwing session yesterday the Boston Red Sox have a sliver of optimism he hasn't thrown his last pitch of the season.


The announcement came from eight different departments of the Chinese Government. According to reports, CERTNET2 is now being called the biggest network running the next generation Internet since it connects 25 universities in about 20 cities.


Study: Men Over 65 Who Treat Prostate Cancer 30% Less Likely to Die

A large new study is challenging the common practice of recommending that elderly men forego treatment for early prostate cancer and instead wait to see whether the malignancy progresses.


Pak. test fires nuclear-capable Ghaznavi missile

Islamabad, Nov. 29 (PTI): Pakistan today test fired its short-range surface-to-surface ballistic missile which could carry nuclear and conventional warheads up to the range of 290 km.


Some physicists are creating a revolution in the arcane world of ultra-precise clocks. And among them is a researcher who has trouble getting anywhere on time. "I do tend to be a little bit late," said Jim Bergquist, 58.


Oracle increased its takeover bid for rival software company PeopleSoft yesterday, probably the final roll of the dice in what has been an acrimonious battle.


Vitali Klitschko defends WBC heavyweight title

CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Vitali Klitschko dominated Danny Williams Saturday night, scoring an eighth-round knockout in Las Vegas, Nev. Klitschko retained his World Boxing Council heavyweight title, sending his


iPhone 2.0 screen-maker rumour really points to video iPod?

Coming too soon at too low a price Apple will release a second-generation, lower cost iPhone in September for an iPod-like price of $249-299 - if a Chinese-language newspaper report citing Taiwanese industry moles is to be believed, that is.â¦


Palermo, 13:41 - CALCIO, PALERMO; FONTANA: PRONTO AL RIENTRO, SOGNO L'AZZURRO

Alberto Fontana è pronto per vivere un 2008 da protagonista. Quarantuno anni il prossimo 23 g...


Glazer raises stake in United to close on buy-out trigger point

Malcolm Glazer edged closer to triggering a mandatory bid for Manchester United last night by increasing his stake in the club to 27.


Hundreds of people flee a fire at an Istanbul film event, but no-one appears to have been seriously hurt.


Typhoon Bears Down on Flood-Hit Philippine Towns

REAL, Philippines  - Rescuers dug with their bare  hands Wednesday to find survivors from landslides and floods  that killed up to 600 people in a part of the northern  Philippines due to be hit by a typhoon in just over 24 hours.


Mick, the most influential Kerry blue terrier alive, is the producer of 61 champions and maybe more if his sperm, frozen for artificial insemination, yields championship-caliber puppies.


Report: Intel Logs Big Gains In Flash Market

Intel's share of the booming flash market jumped 40.8 percent in the second quarter, according to market-research firm iSuppli Corp.


A Croatian armed robber abandoned a bank hold up after the cashier laughed at his order to stick 'em up, state news agency Hina reported on Thursday.


LONDON, Feb. 3 -- A clown on a unicycle, with a Bozo-orange wig and a beep-beep red nose, rolled down the center aisle of Holy Trinity Church just before a reading from the Gospel of Matthew.


Bush: CIA terrorism detention program "invaluable"

As he prepared to commemorate the   fifth anniversary of September 11, President George W. Bush   said on Saturday a CIA detention program to interrogate   terrorism suspects had been "invaluable" in efforts to prevent   another attack on the United States.


Fool on the Street: Comcast's Triple Play

That cable can carry much more than just video content, you know.


Vatican Wants U.S. to Finish Job in Iraq

The U.S. ambassador to the Vatican said Tuesday that Vatican officials want the United States to remain in Iraq and pacify the country despite Pope John Paul II's opposition to the war.


The NBA tips off its new season as the defending champions, the Detriot Pistons, overpowered the Houston Rockets 87-79. Rasheed Wallace led the offensive, scoring 24 points while


By The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo.  Dec. 10-


Plans by Microsoft Corp to charge royalties on a library of patents are looking uncertain after the US Patent and Trademark Office rejected a key software patent claimed by the company.


Private rocket ship has wild ride in quest for $10 million prize

MOJAVE, Calif. The builders of SpaceShipOne are trying to decide whether to proceed with another flight into space next week to win the 10 (m) million dollar X Prize.


US consumer prices rose more in September than a month earlier, reflecting higher costs for services such as hotel stays and medical care, a government report showed.


Restano in prognosi riservata due uomini al Cardarelli


French police arrest three as hundreds try to destroy GM crops

French police have arrested three people after hundreds of protesters including anti-globalisation icon Jose Bove tried to destroy a field of genetically-modified maize.


In Emilia Romagna, 36 dei quali sono confermati


I due leader radicali rispondono al leader dell''Unione'"Non lo conosciamo, ma lo accettiamo a scatola chiusa"                                                   Pannella e Bonino a Prodi 'Accettiamo il vostro programma'


Two large studies, one focusing on women and the other on men, found that elderly people who walk are more likely to maintain cognitive function.


British economy grows at 3.7 percent annual pace

The British economy grew by 3.7 percent in the second quarter of 2004 compared with the same period of the previous year, according to unrevised published official figures.


Apple looks to movie rentals to revive Apple TV box

Price cut, new system software coming Macworld Expo Apple is to re-launch its Apple TV set-top box as a movie rental system, offering HD content for $4.99 a pop as a direct download. The hardware's getting cheaper too.â¦


U.K.'s Home Office admits to database breaches

The government agency says four of five incidents involved members of staff accessing databases for unauthorized purposes.


Caddies Protest Threat Over Being Too Fat

BANGKOK, Thailand - More than 400 caddies from a renowned Thai golf course rallied at the Labor Ministry on Wednesday to protest an alleged threat by their manager to fire them for being "too fat, short and old."   The manager of the Pinehurst Golf Course - where Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his Cabinet play regularly - ordered overweight caddies to lose at least 11 pounds within two weeks or face dismissal, said one caddy, who identified herself only as Umporn.    The unidentified manager "told us during a meeting last week that the bosses (golfers) do not want old, fat and short caddies anymore," Umporn told reporters...


Don't Disarm Without Photos: N.Irish Paisley to IRA

Northern Ireland Protestant hard-liner Ian Paisley said on Wednesday the IRA may be about to disarm but he would not share power with its political


Asian women who eat a diet rich in meat and puddings may be at higher risk of breast cancer, a study claims.


Microsoft to Offer Improved Tools to Search Books

Microsoft will offer improved capacity to search copyrighted books on the Internet.


NEWARK, N.J. - Baggage screeners at Newark Liberty International Airport spotted - and then lost - a fake bomb planted in luggage by a supervisor during a training exercise.


Film producer Trudie Styler pledges her support for a campaign to allow a terminally ill woman back to the UK.


Virgin group to launch US online music service

New York, September 28: British tycoon Richard Branson's Virgin Group has said it was jumping into the market for online music, with a "digital megastore" offering US customers song downloads for 99 cents.


US election is hawks versus hawks, as Democrats flex muscles

The program was crammed with aging combat veterans and retired military brass. The presidential candidate strode up to the podium, snapped off a crisp salute and announced he was reporting for wartime duty.


British 'Cash for Honors' Probe Ends; No One Charged

LONDON, July 20 -- British prosecutors said Friday they would not charge anyone in a high-profile campaign finance probe in which former prime minister Tony Blair became the first sitting British head of government to be questioned by police in a criminal investigation.


Olmert says summit with Abbas to project peace hopes

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt  - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said he hoped his summit with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Monday would project a new spirit of peace after Hamas's takeover of the Gaza Strip in a civil war.


Bin Laden video to declare war on Musharraf: site

An Islamist Web site said on Thursday it would carry a new video from al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in which he declares war on Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf and the Pakistani army.


In a memo to Dell Inc. employees days after returning as chief executive officer, Michael Dell said the beleaguered computer maker is quashing bonuses for 2006 and reducing managers to help cut costs and steer the company back toward dominance.


If you can bring yourself to just do it, returning things bought! on the Web is getting easier.


Polito: facciamo a meno di lui.Prodi incontrera' i Verdi


Former President Clinton visits Microsoft

The former president and "Giving" author was on hand to praise Microsoft employees who raised $72 million as part of a just-ended charitable giving push.


Stocks dashed higher Tuesday as investors welcomed strong earnings from financial services companies, upbeat economic data and some reassuring news from the Federal Reserve.


=== White Sox sign Hermanson to two-year deal ===

Chicago, IL (Sports Network) - The Chicago White Sox have come to terms on a two-year, $5.5 million contract with pitcher Dustin Hermanson.


Medicare proposes wider carotid stent coverage

U.S. Medicare officials proposed expanding coverage of carotid artery stenting procedures to prevent strokes, the agency said in a statement on Thursday.


U.S., S.Korea Envoys Stress Diplomacy on North

The new U.S. lead negotiator for  six-party talks on North Korean nuclear programs Tuesday  stressed diplomacy to defuse the crisis as Seoul pledged the  status quo on its policy of engagement with the communist  state.


Grosseto, 16:56 - CICLISMO, GIRO GROSSETO: VINCE POZZATO, TAPPA A NAPOLITANO

Filippo Pozzato (Liquigas) ha vinto la prima edizione del Giro della Provincia di Grosseto. La terza...


Hello! magazine is to appeal against damages awarded to its rival OK! over Catherine Zeta Jones' wedding photos.


The UK may transfer control of Basra to the Iraqi forces next spring, Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett says.


Various reports have said ODB had fathered more than a dozen kids with several different women. And now that he has died, there is likely to be a battle over who gets what.


Piccolo aggiustamento dopo passaggio dal 4,04% al 3,55%


Internet bank Egg says it is in talks to sell the majority of its failed French venture to another firm.


James Hardie strikes deal on asbestos compensation

SYDNEY: James Hardie Industries yesterday struck a deal to pay US$1.1bil to compensate asbestos-related disease sufferers, boosting the company's stock as much as 8% as a 14-month row over funding neared its end.


Survivors Face Hunger as Muslim Festival Nears

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - Hunger stalks survivors  of the tsunami in outlying villages of Indonesia, the United  Nations said, as the death toll from the Indian Ocean disaster  soared above 226,000.


Lung-Cancer Drug Shows Unfavorable Trial Results

The F.D.A. said that it would consider whether to remove Iressa, a product from AstraZeneca, from the market after the drug failed to prolong the lives of people in a clinical trial.


Scientists have developed a stengthened cement to be used in facial reconstructive surgery.


HIV/Aids is twice as common in the war-torn north of Uganda as in the rest of the country, an aid agency says.


Share prices for a recently spun-off part of Arlington mortgage banker Friedman, Billings, Ramsey Group rose nearly 6 percent yesterday, the firm's debut as a public company.


It may have been beyond expectation for Berti Vogts to include an outright apology within yesterday's resignation statement, but the failure to accept any blame brought a suitably unsatisfactory end to his reign.


Passenger sues Qantas, British Airways over DVT, stroke

A Sydney businessman brought a landmark case against Qantas and British Airways claiming compensation for deep vein thrombosis he developed on board a flight and which led to a stroke.


Universe evolved at a pace much slower than formerly thought

The evolution of the universe may have been much slower than previously thought, British scientists have revealed. A team of scientists lead by Dr.


Thousands of Neo-Nazis have marched in southern Germany to commemorate the anniversary of the death of Adolph Hitler deputy Rudolph Hess.


InfoWorld - A controversial update to the GNU GPL (General Public License) is set to be released Friday by the Free Software Foundation, a representative of the organization said on Tuesday.


Pakistani forces battle militants, dozens killed

Pakistani forces have cleared militant strongholds from three areas in the South Waziristan region on the Afghan border and 40 militants and eight soldiers have been killed in fighting, the military said on Thursday.


Sony will sell a special edition of its PlayStation 3 in Japan to mark the launch of the Devil May Cry 4 game.


Eidur Gudjohnsen scores a hat-trick as Chelsea cruise past Blackburn.


DRAM and CPU price drops will slow growth of the global market in 2007, analysts say.


A tip from a New York detective investigating the 1990 killing of a Bronx widow has led to the arrest of a man in Montenegro who is a suspect in similar slayings in Europe, officials said Thursday.


Novi Sad, 21:31 - PALLANUOTO, WORLD LEAGUE: MONTENEGRO-ITALIA 11-13

Esordio vincente per la nazionale italiana di pallanuoto nella prima fase della World League 2007. G...


The ruling means World Trade Center leaseholder Larry Silverstein can collect up to $4.6-billion from nine insurers. By Associated Press.


NEW YORK (Ticker) - It appears Joe Torre will not have Mel Stottlemyre at his side in 2005. The New York Times is reporting that Stottlemyre, who has served as the pitching coach of the New York Yankees under Torre since 1996, has decided not to return.


Eight workers were killed and many injured yesterday when a huge steel mesh wall at Dubai airport collapsed, burying labourers under the rubble.


FDA Sees Changes to Antidepressant Labels

The U.S. Food and Drug  Administration plans to update antidepressant labels to reflect  studies that suggest a link between the drugs and suicide in  youth, according to documents released on Friday.


Dollar turns sharply lower as market reassesses US trade figures

The dollar was sharply lower against sterling as traders reassessed a report showing a narrower-than-expected US trade deficit in December.


European shares tracked sideways near recent highs early on Thursday, but Swiss Re rallied after reassuring investors that its likely payout for Sunday's tsunami tragedy in Asia will be less than 100 million Swiss francs ($88.3 million).


Missili su Paesi che aiutassero attacco Usa, Jafari


In Cityâs Trans Fat Ban, a Challenge Fit for a Chef

Many in the restaurant industry say they fear that they will not be able to replicate dishes that now exceed the limit on trans fats.


Pakistan President to Stay as Army Chief -Minister

Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf  will stay on as chief of the army staff beyond the date he  promised to give up the post, the information minister said on  Wednesday.


The head of the Organization of American States resigned Friday, just two weeks into his tenure, after allegations that he participated in a bribery scandal involving a French telephone company.


Palermo, 11:31 - CALCIO, PALERMO: LUSSAZIONE ALLA SPALLA PER CAPUANO

Ciro Capuano, difensore del Palermo, nella seduta d'allenamento di ieri ha rimediato la lussazione s...


A five-alarm fire raged in a 45-story building in Chicago's downtown Loop district Monday night, trapping people inside and prompting firefighters to launch a massive fire-and-rescue operation.


The co-pilot of an American Airlines jet that crashed nearly three years ago in New York and killed 265 people lost control of the Airbus plane after mishandling the rudder, investigators concluded.


I.B.M. Division Headed to China Has Made No Profit in 3 1/2 Years

I.B.M. said that the personal computer business it was selling to the Lenovo Group of China had not made a profit for three and a half years.


Rumsfeld Stresses Need for Allies in War on Terror

MUNICH, Germany  - Defense Secretary Donald  Rumsfeld said on Saturday that one nation alone could not  defeat radical Islamists and their "totalitarian" aims.


Starr sees value of parity but cherishes excellence

Hall of Fame quarterback Bart Starr  sees the value of parity in the NFL where teams rise and fall  like volatile stocks, where so many clubs stay in the hunt for  playoff berths and quick turnarounds are possible from one  season to the next.


Shouldn't be running in our classrooms Microsoftâs hopes of getting Vista into British classrooms have been held back at least another year after Becta issued a scathing report on the operating system and its equally fresh-faced twin, Office 2007.â¦


Quake Rattles California; No Injuries Reported

A strong earthquake and more than a  dozen aftershocks struck central California on Tuesday,  rattling a large chunk of the state along the San Andreas Fault  but apparently causing little damage.


PetroChina to Sell Shares on Shanghai Market

PetroChina, Chinaâs largest oil and gas producer, said it planned to make an initial public offering of shares in Shanghai that may be Chinaâs largest, raising more than $9 billion.


New Menopause Hormone Therapy Guide Issued

WASHINGTON Oct. 1, 2004 - Despite its clear risks and bad press, hormone therapy remains the best treatment for some women suffering miserable menopause symptoms and it is inappropriate for doctors to withhold


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Indian leader in Kashmir as some troops pull out

SRINAGAR, Kashmir The Indian prime minister, Manmohan Singh, arrived on Wednesday in the part of Kashmir that is controlled by India for the start of a troop pullout that has been hailed by Pakistan as an important step toward easing tensions over region.


Filmmakers and researchers on Monday unveiled two ancient stone boxes they said may have once contained the remains of Jesus and Mary Magdalene, but several scholars derided the claims made in a new documentary as unfounded and contradictory to basic Christian beliefs.


Tokyo Financier Pleads Not Guilty to Insider Trading

Yoshiaki Murakami has become a lightening rod for public ire at JapanÂs tilt toward American-style capitalism.


Hornets trade Armstrong to Mavericks for Dickau

The New Orleans Hornets, who have the worst record in the National Basketball Association, looked to the future as they traded Darell Armstrong to Dallas for Dan Dickau, the Mavericks said.


A snip at at just Â£169.62 (plus P+P of course) Breaking News Venturer's anticipated cut-price SHD7001 HD DVD player went on sale this morning on the QVC home shopping channel for less than was expected. At Â£162.62 (or two easy payments of Â£84.96), it's the cheapest standalone high definition DVD player on the market.â¦


(InfoWorld) - With a new release of its business process management software available Wednesday, Tibco Software said it is enabling a tighter link with SOA and delivering a more integrated user experience. Tibco iProcess Suite 10.6 also offers improvements in role-based usability as well as more granular process monitoring. Additionally, the company improved the product's ability to manage critical business processes. With iProcess Suite 10.6, Tibco believes it bests rival offerings from companies such as IBM and Lombardi Software. "The first [advantage] is really bringing together SOA and BPM in a unified offering," said Jeff Kristick, Tibco vice president of marketing. "There's a real synergy between BPM and SOA," Kristick said. Featured in version 10.6 is a suite of application modules designed to provide end-to-end process management. Tighter integration with Tibco Business Studio, for process modeling and design, gives iProcess Suite users the ability to directly deploy business processes built in Business Studio. "This release of iProcess Suite supports direct deployment from that design environment," Tibco Business Studio, to iProcess, said Kristick. Thus, there is no longer a need to export a file to an intermediary environment -- iProcess Modeler -- before it is deployed in iProcess. "Basically, we're phasing [iProcess Modeler] out and going with Business Studio as our single design environment," Kristick said. The iProcess Modeler product is to be discontinued by early next year. Fine-grained integration is offered between Tibco's SOA layer, provided by Tibco BusinessWorks, and its BPM layer, with iProcess Suite. Featured is the ability to query for details such as transaction case numbers, make audit-trail entries, graft sub-procedures and step through an SOA layer to a BPM process. More granular process monitoring capabilities are included, with users able to monitor sub-processes. An example of a sub-process could be a credit card check process reused in new account openings. Also included in version 10.6 is iProcess Workspace, which packages user-facing functionality for a more seamless user experience for process designers and participants, Tibco said. Role-based enhancements are offered in the product, determined by user profiling and analysis. Scalability, meanwhile, has been improved to monitor a broad range of business processes. Tibco with the new product also improved in-memory caching, which allows for work items to be assigned out to individuals. Dynamic caching boosts performance. At iProcess Suite user site Geisinger Health System, business process management has provided a reduction in manual effort as well as cost savings, said David Partsch, a program director in the IT department at Geisinger. The new version bolsters access to functions in the programming layers, Partsch said. "They just have more functions exposed than they previously had for talking to their BPM engine, the process suite engine, than they did in previous releases," Partsch said. The product is also expected to enable more efficient modeling of flows prior to implementation, Partsch said. Version 10.6, which is available now, includes support for Microsoft Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003, Linux Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0, and the IBM DB2 9.1 database. Tibco iProcess Suite 10.6 pricing starts at $150,000.


Hewlett-Packard shares fall after disappointing third-quarter profits, while the firm warns the final quarter will also fall short of expectations.


Two of the league's most disappointing teams put on quite a show in prime time. And after all the wild plays and big offensive numbers Monday night, a phantom penalty, followed


Sfilano in 10 mila contro il regime, Suu Kyi li saluta


THE British and Iraqi governments have refused to bow to the demands of kidnappers threatening to kill a British captive, despite a desperate video message from the hostage.


Elderly Gamble a Little, Win Good Health

NEW YORK  - Gambling good for your health? Perhaps among the elderly, according to a new report. A phone survey revealed that elderly people who said they gambled occasionally during the past


A holiday comedy as sincere, inspired as sprayed-on snow

Surviving Christmas: Comedy. Starring Ben Affleck, James Gandolfini and Christina Applegate. Directed by Mike Mitchell. (PG-13. 90 minutes.


Volcanic Lighting Sparked by "Dirty Thunderstorms," Study Finds

Using radio waves to study an Alaskan volcano, researchers have detected a new type of volcanic lightning generated by thunderstorm-like activity in ash clouds.


Hamid Karzai Ã¨ ufficialmente il primo presidente afgano eletto con voto popolare. Karzai, vincitore al primo turno del voto del nove ottobre, ha giurato in una cerimonia al palazzo presidenziale di Kabul


Dutch radical Islamic group planned Euro 2004 attack in Portugal ...

LISBON : Three members of an extremist Dutch Islamic group were arrested and deported from Portugal just before the Euro 2004 football championship in June on suspicion of planning an attack, the former head of Portugal's police force said in comments


Formula Oneâs top stars are braced for bad weather this weekend in the Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka. Weather forecasters predict a typhoon will hit Suzuka on Saturday in time to wreck qualifying and the


The nationâs warring political leaders  were scheduled to sit down and talk on Thursday afternoon at the presidentâs office.


Bush Defends War, Kerry Sees 'Spin Mode'

ST. LOUIS  - President Bush defended the invasion  of Iraq on Thursday despite a new report rejecting a prime  justification for it, while Democratic challenger John Kerry  said Bush "aggrandized and fictionalized" the threat from Iraqi  leader Saddam Hussein.


Chiefs Continue to Feel Void Left by the Death of Thomas

The death of Derrick Thomas has left the Kansas City Chiefs with a shadow of their once-proud defense.


OAK BROOK, Ill. -- McDonald's Corp. raised its annual dividend 38 percent to 55 cents from 40 cents, with the total payout worth nearly $690 million.


Russia Blames Terrorism for Downed Plane

MOSCOW- Russian officials said Friday they detected traces of a high explosive in the wreckage of one of two crashed jetliners, branding it the work of terrorists, while an Islamic group claimed its suicide attackers brought down both planes because of


PeopleSoft Inc. PSFT.O on Tuesday  denied an analyst report that its executives recently met with  Oracle Corp. ORCL.O, the rival software vendor that last year  launched a hostile bid for PeopleSoft.


Two suspected Taliban commanders arrested in southern Afghan city

Afghan intelligence agents arrested two senior Taliban military commanders, including a former security chief of the hardline regime's leader Mullah Omar, an official said Tuesday.


Survey finds gas prices top news story of '07

NEW YORK  - For the second consecutive year, the rise in gas prices was the most interesting news story in the United States, according to a poll released Wednesday.


The firm that makes Jammie Dodgers and Wagon Wheels biscuits could be getting anew owner, a report says.


Iraq's Top Shiite Cleric Arrives in Najaf

NAJAF, Iraq - Iraq's top Shiite cleric returned to Najaf on Thursday in hopes of using the power of his popularity to bring an end to fighting in the holy city. U.S...


Israel pounds Gaza, arrests Palestinian minister

Israel pounded Hamas positions in the Gaza Strip on Saturday, killing at least five fighters, and seized a Palestinian cabinet minister.


Paul S. Otellini, the probable new chief of Intel, may have to lead the chip manufacturer in an industry where the race may be for creativity, not speed.


President George W. Bush, reaffirming a vision of a Palestinian state alongside Israel, said on Tuesday he hoped to bolster Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas against Hamas Islamists who now control Gaza.


IOC to Investigate Conte's Comments on Jones, Olympic Drugs

The International Olympic Committee will investigate charges that gold medalists Marion Jones and Tim Montgomery used steroids and other banned drugs, possibly the first step toward stripping their records from the Games.


Kerry Pulls Campaign Ads From Four States

Bowing to political realities, Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry has canceled plans to begin broadcasting television commercials in Arizona, Arkansas, Louisiana and the perennial battleground of Missouri.


Finland's reputation in the EU has fallen -Prof Forsberg to STT

Professor Tuomas Forsberg thinks the reputation enjoyed by Finland's European Union policy is not what it used to be.


Same-sex marriage a topic during vice presidential debate

In the wrap-up TV news shows following Wednesday night's debate between Vice President Dick Cheney and North Carolina senator John Edwards, the pundits debated who "won" or who laid out the best plans to clean up the conflict in Iraq or whether the


Blog: Envision Solar seeks to put solar panels on the roofs of parking structures, but financing could prove to be tricky.


Arctic Glaciers Are Thinning Faster Than Ever

Glaciers in Antarctica are thinning faster than they did in the 1990s and researchers have discovered an unexpected folded section deep beneath the ice cap, findings that may indicate the ice is less stable than had been thought.    Glaciers in West Antarctica are discharging 60 percent more ice into the sea than they are accumulating from snowfall, a research team led by Robert Thomas at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Wallops Island, Va., reports in Thursday's issue of the journal Science...


Dati dell'Aidaa, al Sud fenomeno piu' grave


Bush to rely on attack as best form of defence

George Bush plans to unleash a withering attack on his Democratic challenger in their debate rematch in Missouri tonight, scourging John Kerry's record in the Senate to argue that he would be a dangerous leader.


Aerosmith touring Europe for first time since '99

NEW YORK (Billboard) - Aerosmith will take a break from working on a new studio album to tour Europe this summer for the first time since 1999.


Bombings in Pakistan Leave at Least 48 Dead

As three suicide bombings left at least 48 dead, the government sought to tame the disorder by resuscitating a widely criticized and now collapsed peace deal in Pakistanâs tribal areas.


Barbour Opposes Effort to Tweak Water Bill

By Geoff Pender, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Feb. 9--JACKSON -- Gov. Haley Barbour says a bill that passed the House on Thursday to "tweak" last year's Gulf Regional Water Act could jeopardize hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding for water and sewerage in South Mississippi.


At least 19 people die as a military aircraft crashes in northwest Poland, killing everyone on board.


Viewpoint: Politicians seeking to stop a small minority of Muslim women from wearing the veil in public are actually trying to send a harsh message to an embattled community


Taliban Say Attack Shows They Can Strike at Will

A rocket attack aimed at Kabul's international airport showed the Taliban have the ability to target anywhere in Afghanistan, the group said on Friday, warning the Americans the country would become their "burial ground."


The Nebraska Supreme Court ruled that electrocution is cruel and unusual punishment, outlawing the electric chair in the only state that still used it as its sole means of execution.


Italian restaurant chain Bertucci's to acquire Vinny T's

Two familiar Italian restaurant chains are joining forces but they will keep their names and separate formats.


Satellite pioneers saluted 50 years on from the launch of Sputnik

Space experts from around the world assembled in this southern Indian city on Tuesday to look back 50 years to the launch of the first artificial satellite and pay tribute to the pioneers of the space age.


Dubai rolls out red carpet for "Bobby" at festival

Hollywood, Bollywood and Arab stars descended on Dubai on Sunday for the start of a film festival that sees itself as a cultural bridge between the West and the Arab world.


The U.S. Food and Drug  Administration failed to protect the public from Merck & Co.  Inc.'s MRK.N now-withdrawn painkiller Vioxx and is incapable  of guarding America from dangerous drugs, a veteran FDA  researcher told Congress on Thursday.


Little-known JL Lewis made 11 birdies in his first-round 62 as he stole the spotlight from a host of major winners in the Funai Classic at Disney World.


UPDATE 1-Martyn's century puts Australia in front

Damien Martyn scored his sixth test century of 2004 to guide Australia to a first innings lead of 38 on the third day of the second test against Pakistan on Tuesday.


Londra, 17:19 - RUGBY, INGHILTERRA: 32 CONVOCATI PER DEBUTTO SEI NAZIONI

Brian Ashton, ct della Nazionale inglese di rugby, ha scelto i 32 giocatori per l'esordio nel 6 Nazi...


Ont. health minister likes the spotlight

TORONTO -- Health Minister George Smitherman says he's "loving" all the media attention he's receiving, even though some reports suggest he's bullying Ontario's hospitals.


IBM's Jones: 'Stinger' Targets Enterprises with Automation, Price ...

Jeff Jones, director of strategy for IBM's DB2 Universal Database, says IBM is wielding affordability and automation as it prepares for battle in the new world of second-generation databases.


Britain finds second case of radiation poisoning

British scientists probing the death of Alexander Litvinenko said on Friday a second man had been poisoned by the same radiation that killed the former Russian spy.


TrendNet ClearSky Bluetooth 2.0 Skype handset

Cordless VoIP calls Review The time will surely come when someone ships a really sexy Skype-friendly handset. Until then we'll have to make do with gadgets like TrendNet's ClearSky. But what this device lacks in looks it makes up for in functionality: not only good integration with the Skype service itself but also a Bluetooth wireless connection for cordless calls...â¦


JERUSALEM, Sept. 22. - A female Palestinian suicide bomber killed two Israelis and wounded at least 16 others today when she blew up at a crowded intersection in Jerusalem.


At least 20 people die after a blast rocks an illegal mine in northern China, state media reports.


Economists Have Advice for Buyers as the Art Market Heats Up

The renewed appetite for art as an investment is drawing attention to a small number of scholars who have been applying economics to this new asset class.


Tsunami Survivors Face Health Risks from Filthy Water

Public health officials warn survivors of Sunday's tsunami face a grave danger, death and disease caused by filthy drinking water.


Transportation IT Spending Projected To Grow

Government-intelligence firm Input says state and local spending on transportation IT systems should rise from $1.8 billion in fiscal 2005 to $2.


After all these years, Einstein still Austria's most popular world figure

A half-century since his death, German scientist Albert Einstein is the most popular world figure in Austria, according to an opinion poll published.


Google Earnings Fall Short of Expectations

Google said that its profit jumped 17 percent in the fourth quarter, but the earnings fell short of analystsâ expectations, and the companyâs shares fell after hours.


Skiing: Paerson wins World Cup giant slalom

SOLDEN, Austria : Favourite Anja Paerson of Sweden won the season-opening women's World Cup giant slalom. The overall World Cup holder clocked 2min 25.


Gunmen smashed windows, burned buses and looted computers belonging to a private American school in Gaza before dawn Saturday, an attack officials believed was linked to President Bush's visit to the West Bank earlier this week.


IBM shares could easily climb over $120: Barron's

IBM  shares could easily rise above $120, financial newspaper Barron's said in its May 28 edition, citing the company's forecast for higher earnings per share due to software sales, stock buybacks, and growth in emerging markets.


Milano, 16:23 - CALCIO, DISCIPLINARE: FLACHI SOSPESO DA OGNI ATTIVITA'

La Commissione Disciplinare ha deciso di sospendere in via cautelare da ogni attività l'attac...


Body Found in Iraq Isn't Likely to Be Japanese Hostage Koda

The body of a man found by the US military in Iraq is not likely to be that of 24-year-old Japanese national Shosei Koda, who was kidnapped in the country, Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Hatsuhisa Takashima said.


Stern: Sirius Passes 1 Million Users; XM Tops 3.1 Million Goal For ...

Seven-figure deal. Fueled by strong holiday sales and a year of aggressive moves, Sirius Satellite Radio (nasdaq: SIRI - news - people ) now has 1 million subscribers.


Blair arrives in Israel for talks with Olmert

British Prime Minister Tony Blair has arrived in Tel Aviv for talks with his Israeli counterpart Ehud Olmert and other key players in the region on the stalled Middle East peace process.


PAKISTAN captain Inzamam-ul-Haq admitted he had made a mistake in choosing to bowl first at the Rose Bowl as the West Indies inflicted a seven-wicket defeat in their Champions Trophy semi-final.


Back Up!: It's No Fun, but It's Getting Easier to Keep Your Computer Data Safe.

By Julio Ojeda-Zapata, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn.  Sep. 6--Dave Andrews knew something was horribly wrong when he couldn't open the digital-photo files on his computer. All those pictures of his kids were suddenly inaccessible, the Rosemount man recalls.


Interceptor System Set, But Doubts Remain

What the Bush administration had hoped would be a triumphant achievement is clouded by doubts, even within the Pentagon, about whether a missile defense system that is on its way to costing more than $100 billion will work.


Inspectors Verify Abuse Of Cows in California

Employees at the now-closed Southern California slaughterhouse where inhumane treatment of cows was captured on a gruesome undercover video committed "egregious violations" of federal animal care regulations, the U.S. Agriculture Department has determined.


EUROPA/SPAGNA - ÂOrientamenti morali di fronte alla situazione attuale della SpagnaÂ: i Vescovi offrono il loro apporto al discernimento necessario in questi momenti particolarmente complessi Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - Alla fine dellÂAssemblea Plenaria, svoltasi dal 20 al 24 novembre, i Vescovi spagnoli hanno approvato il testo dell'Istruzione Pastorale ÂOrientamenti morali di fronte alla situazione attuale della SpagnaÂ. Il testo si artico...


Indian court keeps Internet auction portal chief in jail over sex ...

NEW DELHI - An Indian court Saturday remanded in custody the head of a popular Indian Internet auction site owned by US giant eBay Inc.


Highway security videotape could hold clues about who torched a stolen car and triggered a fierce wildfire near the hills southeast of Los Angeles.


Harmison's triple strike rattles Sri Lanka

Steve Harmison grabbed three wickets as England took the opening day's honours in the third and final cricket Test against Sri Lanka here on Tuesday.


Did I say there wouldn't be a bidding war? Whoops.


Sharon Says Iran Doing All to Get Nuclear Weapons

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon accused arch-foe Iran Monday of doing everything it could to obtain nuclear weapons.


Afghan militants say talks on UN hostages imminent

KABUL, Afghanistan The United Nations says it's more and more worried about the well-being of three of its workers kidnapped in Afghanistan.


IOC President Draws Positive Conclusion at the End of Athens ...

As the Athens Olympic Games came to an end Sunday, International Olympic Committee President Jacque Rogge covered a wide range of topics in his closing news conference.


Update: Microsoft offers to buy Yahoo for $44.6 billion

InfoWorld - Microsoft has offered to buy Yahoo for around $44.6 billion in cash and shares, to better compete with Google in the market for online services.


N. Ireland Protestants withdraw threat to sever contact with ...

BELFAST  - The head of Northern Ireland's main Protestant party withdrew an earlier threat to sever contact with Dublin after Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern apologized for an apparent misunderstanding over the issue of photographic evidence of IRA


Carrefour shares rise amid speculation that Europe's biggest retailer will revamp its management.


Indonesia clamps down on aid workers in Aceh amid alleged rebel threat

The Indonesian military imposed sweeping restrictions on foreign aid workers in tsunami-hit Aceh, claiming the move was needed to curtail a growing threat from separatist rebels.


Armchair M.B.A.: And Now a Syllabus for the Service Economy

To help prepare university students for the new services-based economy, I.B.M. wants colleges to teach services as a science.


Observers warn militant groups may exploit bitterness in ...

NARATHIWAT, Thailand : The deaths and beatings that followed last month's demonstration in southern Thailand have left an indelible mark on the psyche of the Muslims living


Gentler winds and cooler weather expected to give firefighters chance to control fires.


LA cardinal apologizes, offers record abuse deal

The leader of the largest U.S. Roman Catholic archdiocese apologized on Sunday for what he called a "terrible sin and crime" as the church confirmed it would pay a record $660 million to people who were sexually abused by priests.


James Hardie Announces Decline in Profits

Building products giant James Hardie on Monday announced a 9 percent decline in half-year net profits through September and lowered its full-year profit forecast, citing costs linked to an asbestos claims case.


Brown snubs probe calls as govt defeats inquiry vote

Prime Minister-designate Gordon Brown has rejected a call for a new investigation into the government's handling of the US-led war in Iraq as his government defeated an opposition motion in parliament for an inquiry.


Though coach Dennis Erickson may ultimately leave the San Francisco 49ers after the season, it will not be for the head-coaching job at the University of Mississippi.


China is expected to send 130 police to Haiti to help bolster a U.N. peacekeeping force in Haiti, which is operating far below its authorized capacity, a State Department official said Monday night.


A mild mania for the tropics grips Alexander Frater and animates his diverting, loose-limbed tour of the earthâs hot zones.


Leaked email reveals civil service laptop rules

Civil servant finally leaks data correctly - to us... The Register has received the email sent out to all staff at the Medical Research Council passing on instructions from the Cabinet Office that the ban on taking laptops out of the office could apply to mobile phones too.â¦


Tyler Hansbrough scored 23 points, including a critical baby hook with 21 seconds to play Tuesday night, and No. 5 North Carolina once again survived a surprising challenge before holding on in a 75-74 victory over Virginia.


Champions League - La Juve manca l'en plein

Nell'ultima gara della fase a gruppi, i bianconeri (reduci da cinque vittorie di fila per 1-0) pareggiano a Tel Aviv 1-1. La Roma incassa una sconfitta per 0-3 contro il Real Madrid. Sorteggio per gli ottavi


Intel owed depressed employee more than counselling

Failure of management created the stresses Simply providing counselling for employees does not absolve companies of responsibility for their employees, the UK's Court of Appeal has ruled. The Court found that Intel was responsible for a worker's breakdown even though it provided counselling.â¦


Facebook Changes Irk Users Feature Invades Privacy, Many Say

NEW YORK - The operators of the online hangout Facebook wanted to help users save time by highlighting changes their friends make to their personal profile pages. Instead, the new feature has drawn complaints from thousands of its users and even threats of a boycott.


BASRA, Iraq  - Iraqi soldiers and police fought running battles with gunmen from a Shi'ite cult in two southern cities on Friday in which dozens of people were killed and nearly 100 wounded, officials said.


Pele's '58 World Cup Final Shirt Goes Under Hammer

The shirt worn by 17-year-old Pele when  he scored two goals for Brazil in the 1958 World Cup final  against Sweden is set to raise up to 100,000 pounds ($180,000)  when it is sold at auction next week.


Scottish Power Accepts $22.5B Buyout Bid

Scottish Power PLC said Tuesday it has agreed to a $22.5 billion buyout offer from the Spanish utility Iberdrola SA that would create one of Europe's biggest utilities.Comment


CIAMPI: COESIONE SOCIALE PER AGGANCIARE RIPRESA

(AGI) - Massa, 8 ott. - "Dare prova del giusto spirito di solidarieta' e di coesione sociale". E' l'appello che ha ribadito oggi a Massa il Presidente della Repubblica Carlo Azeglio Ciampi. Il Capo dello Stato


Eagles Have Been There, but Haven't Done It

With three consecutive defeats in the N.F.C. championship game, Eagles fans can hardly be blamed for a case of jitters or show-me skepticism.


Opera Mobile claims desktop-speed browsing

Opera claims its newly released browser for smart phones renders Web pages as quickly as desktop browsers.


A'S NOTEBOOK Mulder will start Friday as planned

After Mulder lasted 3 2/3 innings in Sunday's 6-2 loss in Anaheim, manager Ken Macha said there would be a "discussion" on whether the left- hander would make his next start, Friday against the Angels.


Rimossi quattro ufficiali, tra i quali comandante della base


Nissan Motor Co (7201.T) posted a  surprise 12 percent gain in quarterly operating profit on  Friday as a pickup in its global car sales outweighed rising  commodity prices, and it kept its full-year forecasts  unchanged.


Gateway closes AOL chapter with stock buyback

Plan to repurchase $315 million in shares owned by Time Warner marks end of deal dreamed up at height of Internet appliance vogue.


InfoWorld - Business performance software vendor Cognos has agreed to buy Applix, a developer of performance analysis software, and plans to integrate the companies' products by early next year.


Death threats against the author of a play which sparked violence should be withdrawn, say Sikh leaders


USDA: Turkeys in Virginia Don't Show Signs of Highly Deadly Strain of Avian Flu

Turkeys at a farm in Virginia do not appear to have been exposed to the highly deadly strain of avian flu seen in other parts of the world, the Agriculture Department said Wednesday.


The Justice Department drafted a memo that authorizes CIA to transfer detainees out of Iraq for interrogation.


Londra, 15:55 - CALCIO, ARSENAL; 'SUN': MAXI-OFFERTA PER FAR RIMANERE WENGER

L'Arsenal avrebbe preparato una mega-offerta per trattenere a Londra l'allenatore francese Arsene We...


Alzheimer's study could speed drug trials, expand data on ...

Seeking to put Alzheimer's disease on the same footing as cancer and heart disease, health officials are embarking on a landmark initiative that regularly will scan the brains and analyze the bodily fluids of 800 people.


Brady Quinn still hasn't figured out the Notre Dame offense.


The US military says warplanes bombed a suspected rebel safehouse in the city of Fallujah Thursday, killing two people. A statement says the target was a "meeting site" used by allies of wanted terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.


A Codonie' nel Trevigiano: forse fuga di gas, uno e' grave


Toys Change Hands: Manufacturing, Warehousing Will Remain in Hudson

By Mary Ethridge, The Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio  Sep. 12--Little Tikes, the toy manufacturer founded and based in Hudson, is being sold to a California company best known for making Bratz dolls.   The Hudson-based division of Newell Rubbermaid Inc.


What Does Simplicity Mean? Itâs Complicated

Miuccia Prada turned lace into a holy and fetishistic enterprise, while Raf Simons of Jil Sander tested the structural foundations of minimalism.


A long period of stasis in Federal Reserve monetary policy looks certain to end on Tuesday with a U.S. interest-rate cut, leaving the question of how much further rates may drop and how fast.


Chavez's Venezuela "red, really, red" after vote

CARACAS, Venezuela  - President Hugo Chavez painted Venezuela the "red, really, red" of his anti-U.S. socialist revolution, sweeping to re-election in Sunday's vote with wins in every state in the OPEC heavyweight.


Europeans, Others Face Tighter U.S. Entry Checks

All visitors from Europe and elsewhere were fingerprinted and photographed upon arrival at U.S. airports on Thursday as part of a new, heightened effort by authorities to secure American borders.


Stock futures flat, investors wary before data

U.S. stock futures pointed to a flat to slightly higher opening on Thursday, with investors likely to be cautious before Friday's November unemployment report that could shed light on the economy's health.


Relief pours in to Jeanne-ravaged Florida

Emergency officials in Florida are concentrating on relief efforts as the state works to recover from Hurricane Jeanne. Florida Secretary of Health John Agwunobi said trucks carrying


European shares tracked Wall Street's  gains after the Federal Reserve stuck to its "measured"  rate-tightening pace, reassured on inflation and indicated that  the U.S. economy was growing at a moderate pace.


Fayed says UK royals wanted to "get rid" of Diana

Luxury storeowner Mohamed al Fayed  accused the British royal family on Monday of wanting to 'get  rid' of Princess Diana, who died in a 1997 Paris car crash  along with his son.


Nerve Damage Risk Seen After Obesity Surgery

Weight-loss surgery for severe obesity may carry the risk of damage to the network of nerves that runs throughout the body, researchers reported Thursday.


'A Raisin in the Sun' Director Petrie Dies in L.A.

Emmy Award-winning director Daniel  Petrie Sr., who helmed such critically acclaimed TV fare as  "Sybil" and "Inherit the Wind," has died in Los Angeles, a  spokesman for the Directors Guild of America said on Tuesday.


The king of Bhutan surprised his nation by handing over the reins of power to his son more than a year ahead of schedule, officials said Saturday.


LeBron James' helpers showed up on Christmas. James scored 25 points, Drew Gooden 18, Daniel Gibson 16 and Cleveland's defense arrived in time for the holiday, sparking the struggling Cavaliers to a 96-82 win over the Miami Heat on Tuesday.


The UK music industry is set to launch legal action against people who download music from the net.


Though the St. Louis Cardinals and Los Angeles Dodgers have never met in postseason play, the battle beginning this afternoon between the National League Central and West division champs has


A 20-year-old pregnant Marine who was expected to testify about something she witnessed on base has been missing since mid-December, authorities said.


New Video: Militants in Iraq Hold Polish Woman Hostage

Militants in Iraq say they are holding a Polish woman hostage and have demanded that Poland withdraw all of its troops from the country.


North Korea reportedly tests a missile, as US officials say it now has access to funds frozen for years.


3 Internet Providers in Deal for Tailored Ads

Three Internet providers in Britain have teamed up with a company called Phorm, whose technology tracks Web users and sends them ads related to their interests.


I dati parlano di un 10.7 per cento in piÃ¹ negli ordinativi                                          Industria, fatturato in aumento L'Istat: nel 2006 crescita dell'8,3%


Paid in Dollars, Some Americans Are Struggling in Europe

With plunging exchange rates, American expatriates whose pensions or incomes are paid in dollars are scrimping.


What will Martha Stewart's jail tattoo say?

It's no coincidence, the paranoiac in me believes, that Martha Stewart's first date with the federal lock-up coincided with the second US presidential debate.


On a recent trip to the Wedel chocolate shop in Warsaw, I stood before a counter covered in crystal jars filled with foil-wrapped chocolates.


INDIANAPOLIS -- Stephen Jackson pleaded guilty Wednesday to criminal recklessness for firing a gun outside a strip club and ordered to pay a $5,000 fine and perform 100 hours of community service.


Wife of UK hostage issues mercy plea to kidnappers

The wife of Ken Bigley, the British engineer who is being held hostage in Iraq, has made an emotional appeal today for the safe release of her husband.


Bush Team Orchestrates Larger Ad Campaign

President Bush's political team is orchestrating a vastly larger advertising campaign than thought possible under federal law, taking control of millions in Republican Party funds simply by inserting the phrase "our leaders in Congress" in selected commercials.


Once again, hope flickers in the Middle East. There are encouraging signs that the death of Yasser Arafat is breathing life into hopes of reviving the peace process that Arafat had abandoned.


RIYADH: Twin car bombs exploded near Saudi Arabiaâs interior ministry and a security unit on Wednesday in what appeared to be the latest strike by Al Qaeda militants.


Sarebbe la piu' grossa offerta per un'acquisizione


Wal-Mart, the world largest supermarket chain, is offering a laptop for only $498 (about Rs 21,000) during the festive season in the United States!


Roche Found Liable in First Of 400 Suits Over Accutane

Roche Holding lost the first of 400 lawsuits claiming its Accutane acne drug causes inflammatory bowel disease when a jury awarded an Alabama man $2.62 million.


Government scientists struggled to pinpoint the source of the first U.S. salmonella outbreak linked to peanut butter, the kid favorite packed into millions of lunchboxes every day.


Too bad for Mike Matheny the ballots for National League MVP were cast before the start of the playoffs. With the Cardinals' Big Three nearly invisible for last night's Game 2


India's 1,000-euro Olympic protest proves costly

India's field hockey officials reacted furiously after two Olympic protests that drained them of 1,000 euros were turned down by the sport's world governing body.


Robin Williams and Paul Simon  are joining  other stars in a show to protest against the US Government's terrorist "watch list".


Mavericks rout Hawks to extend record home streak to 20

The Dallas Mavericks extended their franchise-record home winning streak to 20 games with a 110-87 thrashing of the Atlanta Hawks on Monday, easing to a victory that was also their 12th straight overall.


Parliament votes for Somalia's cabinet to relocate to the capital, as AU troops take control of the airport.


For lawyers and doctors, gold-embossed diplomas are no longer so golden.


Health secretary Nicola Sturgeon puts a Â£3 cap on car parking charges at hospitals across Scotland.


Britain's Paul Williams misses out on a shot put medal on day three of the Paralympics.


Fair Poll In Iraq Not Possible: Jordan King

Paris, Sept. 28 (NNN): Jordan's King Abdullah has said it will be impossible to hold fair elections in the Gulf nation of Iraq in the current state of chaos.


Il team di sviluppo italiano di Mozilla ha rilasciato la versione localizzata di Firefox 1.0, il popolare browser open source. Il software Ã¨ disponibile in questo indirizzo, ma attualmente la pagina non Ã¨ raggiungibile a causa del traffico generato.


A man with his face painted participates in a parade during the traditional Carnival in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Sunday.  (c) 2007 Deseret News (Salt Lake City). Provided by ProQuest Information and Learning.


Vick pleads guilty, apologizes in dogfighting case

RICHMOND, Virginia  - U.S. football star Michael Vick pleaded guilty and publicly apologized on Monday for his role in a dogfighting case that will land him in jail and already has prompted his suspension from the sport.


With bells ringing and horns blaring, the Navy on Saturday commissioned the lead ship of its latest class of fast-attack submarines specifically designed for post-Cold War security threats.


Increasing smog level rises deaths in cities, new study suggests

A study of 95 urban areas in the US showed that a small increase of the smog level leads to a slight rise in deaths. A study of 95 US urban areas found that a small increase in the average smog level over


Emirates official media reports Sheik Khalifa chosen as UAE ...

Sheik Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has been chosen as president of the United Arab Emirates, succeeding his father, who


Drug withdrawal gives Merck palpitations

By Rosie Murray-West, City Correspondent (Filed: 01/10/2004). US pharmaceutical giant Merck lost about a quarter of its value yesterday after it pulled arthritis drug Vioxx owing to concerns over heart attacks as a side-effect.


Work Begins on UVSC Digital Learning Center

Construction has started on the Digital Learning Center at Utah Valley State College.


Livorno, 18:34 - CALCIO, LIVORNO: PULZETTI KO, CAMOLESE LO LASCIA A CASA

Livorno senza Pulzetti contro l'Empoli. Il giocatore non è ancora nella migliore condizione a...


Virulent norovirus has forced at least 56 hospital wards across England and Wales to close to new patients.


On smoggy days, deaths from heart and respiratory ailments and other diseases rise, causing several thousand more people throughout the United States to die each year, according to a study published Tuesday that links air pollution and mortality in 95


Even as the world's urban population explodes, many cities face potential extinction.


Afghan capital steps up security for Karzai inauguration

KABUL - NATO peacekeepers and Afghan police will draw a tight security blanket over the Afghan capital in coming days as up to 50 foreign dignitaries descend on Kabul for President Hamid Karzaiâs inauguration on Tuesday, officials said.


Oil giant Yukos files for bankruptcy in the US

Russian oil giant Yukos has filed for bankruptcy protection in the United States, hoping to keep Russian authorities from auctioning off its main production subsidiary.


Heavy moms less apt to stick with breastfeeding

NEW YORK  - Overweight and obese women are   less likely than normal-weight women to keep breastfeeding   their infants for six months or longer, a study from Australia   shows.


Ryanair vows to appeal anticipated EU veto of Aer Lingus takeover

Ryanair chief executive Michael O'Leary launched a pre-emptive strike Tuesday against EU regulators blocking the Irish low cost carrier from taking over Aer Lingus by vowing to appeal.


Josh Young tied a career-high with 24 points and 16th-ranked Drake beat Creighton 75-65 on Wednesday night to push its school-record winning streak to 18 games.


Five small explosive devices detonated Friday at Madrid gas stations along busy highways after a telephone warning from the armed Basque separatist group ETA, officials said.


Si va verso rinvio a giudizio per abuso d'ufficio


Andy Murray comes from a set down to beat Korea's Hyung-Taik Lee and set up a semi-final showdown with Andy Roddick in San Jose.


New Privilege Claim by Bush Escalates Clash Over Firings

President Bush's move yesterday to block congressional testimony by two former aides provoked immediate condemnations from Democratic lawmakers and escalated a confrontation between the White House and Capitol Hill over the dismissals of nine U.S. attorneys.


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Theater Review | 'Wings of Desire': Foolishly, an Angel Falls in Love and Rushes In ... and Up

This new stage adaptation of the Wim Wenders movie, in a production at the American Repertory Theater in Cambridge, Mass., is alternately stimulating and unsatisfying.


Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qurie has attacked a planned London meeting on Palestinian reform, saying what was really needed was a peace conference.


Americans are very worried about the long-term future of the country, and they don't think Congress is paying attention to big issues on the horizon, like Social Security and global warming, according to a survey released Friday.


British general hints troops may stay in Iraq past 2005

British troops could be sent to help US forces anywhere inside Iraq and may stay in the country beyond the end of US-led coalition forces' mandate in 2005, Britain's army commander said.


Carphone Warehouse boss shuffles off the net

Blog off Charlie Dough-faced Carphone Warehouse chief and Daily Mail director Charles Dunstone has decided to keep his thoughts to himself from now on - he's deleted his blog from the TalkTalk website.â¦


Knoxville family combines Grainger tomatoes with family recipe for...

The late Anna DeMarco Riga would have loved the scene. On the north side of Clinch Mountain, in Hancock County, Tennessee, in a community kitchen, her son and grandson weigh fresh garlic, onions, parsley and ...


WASHINGTON Sept. 6, 2004 - Democrat John Kerry accused President Bush on Monday of sending US troops to the "wrong war in the wrong place at the wrong time" and said he'd try to bring them all home in four years.


Madrid bombing 'mastermind' protests innocence

The trial of 29 suspects over the 2004 Madrid train bomb attacks completed its first day with one of the alleged masterminds denying any involvement and condemning the bombings.


Microsoft is considering giving away its basic Microsoft Works word processing and spreadsheet software, aimed at preventing a possible challenge in the space from Google. But can it do so without hurting sales of Microsoft Office?


MTC's Broadway 'Top Girls' Include Reeder, Ikeda, Tomei, Marvel, Garrison, Plimpton

Playbill - Manhattan Theatre Club has named two more of its Top Girls for its new production of the Caryl Churchill play.


Sharp ships HD recorder with 1TB of storage

Sharp released five new HD recorders capable of holding up to the equivalent of 40 Blu-ray disks. The recorders also have a high-speed photo trasfer system that allows downloads from cell phones and digital cameras for display on large-screen HD TVs.


Spielberg quits as Beijing Olympics advisor

Cites Chinese involvement in Sudanese 'crimes against humanity' Steven Spielberg has quit as advisor to the opening and closing ceremonies of the Beijing Olympics in protest at the Chinese regime's backing of the Sudanese government, the Los Angeles Times reports.â¦


US stops Russia 2-0 in final World Cup tuneup

Robert Esche and Rick DiPietro combined on a shutout, and John-Michael Liles arrived just in time to score a goal to lead the defending champion Americans to a 2-0 victory over Russia on Friday night in their final World Cup of Hockey exhibition game.


Petrolio. Nuovo record del greggio in Asia: oltre i 55 dollari

Il prezzo del petrolio greggio ha superato questa mattina nei mercati asiatici il livello di 55 dollari americani per barile. Le difficoltÃ  di approvvigionamento sono alla base dell' aumento. A mezzogiorno


Chelsea striker Adrian Mutu has left London to spend two days in Rome seeing a Football Association psychiatrist. The Evening Standard says 25-year-old has agreed to seek professional help after confessing


Solo l'impegno di discutere da gennaio la riforma Dini


MMA to protest Musharraf retaining uniform:

[India News]: Rawalpindi, Dec. 19 : Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) vowed today to resist plans by Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf to stay on as head of the army, breaking his pledge to quit the post by the end of the year.


Seven-time All-Star Pippen bids farewell to NBA

In NBA news, seven-time All-Star and six-time World Champion Scottie Pippen has announced his retirement from the Chicago Bulls. Pippen said Tuesday that it was a very difficult


A man in southern China appears to have died of exhaustion after a three-day Internet gaming binge, state media said


Georgia Man Commits Suicide at Ground Zero

ATHENS, Ga., Nov. 7 -- The Georgia man who killed himself at Ground Zero was upset about President Bush's reelection -- but his biggest problem may have been his double life, a source said Sunday.


19 ott 11:07 Delitto via Poma: il sangue del lavatoio e' ...

ROMA - Prime indiscrezioni sui risultati delle analisi effettuate dal Ris sulla macchia di sangue trovata in un lavatoio nello stabile di via Poma a Roma, teatro 14 anni fa dell'omicidio di Simonetta Cesaroni.


Catholic MPs who vote in favour of abortion should not ask for communion, the Archbishop of Cardiff says.


Penn State junior quarterback-wide receiver Michael Robinson is listed as doubtful for this week's game against No. 19 Minnesota after suffering a concussion in Saturday's game at Wisconsin.


New Zealand vince anche la terza regata con 1' e 38" di distacco su Luna RossaOra occorre intervenire su scafo e vele per migliorare la competitivitÃ                                             Prada, sconfitta senza attenuanti difficile sperare nella coppa                                                                                di GIUSEPPE BOI


Clinton takes in 27 million but lags Obama in fundraising

Hillary Clinton, the pace-setter in the race for the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination, raised 27 million dollars in the last three months -- but still less than top rival Barack Obama, her campaign said Thursday.


Hundreds of people march in Athens to protest against a Olympics visit by Colin Powell, the US Secretary of State.


State Department warns more terror attacks could happen in Saudi ...

STATE DEPARTMENT The State Department is issuing a new warning about Saudi Arabia, saying there could be more terror attacks there in the coming days.


Karzai All but Certain of Afghan Election Majority

KABUL, Afghanistan -- Interim leader Hamid Karzai has clinched a majority of the votes in Afghanistan's first presidential election under near-complete results Monday, leaving him all but certain of becoming this war-wrecked nation's first democratically


Elenca tra priorita' legge elettorale, famiglia e pensioni


Raised by Others, Birds Use Code to Find Their Kind

Like the ugly duckling, cowbirds are raised by other bird species. So how do they find each other as adults? A new study says they have a "password," among other things.


Canonical and Linspire Announce Technology Partnership

LONDON and SAN DIEGO, Feb. 8  /PRNewswire/ -- Canonical Ltd, the lead sponsor of the popular Ubuntu operating system, and Linspire, Inc.


Tim Washington remembers that, among his Syracuse teammates, Division 1-AA college football wasn't given much respect. They mocked it, looking at it as "a joke" filled with "guys that really couldn't make it." Since transferring to a 1-AA program -- like 14 of his University of Massachusetts teammates -- Washington has realized just how misguided that idea was.


Hooded gunmen, torched buses may show ETA impatience

Threats by hooded gunmen and torched  buses have not yet derailed Spain's planned peace talks with  ETA, but may show the Basque separatist guerrilla group's  patience is beginning to wear thin.


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Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe wins the International Man Booker Prize in honour of his literary career.


More Testing of Seafood to Address Mercury Concerns

Some restaurants and retailers around the country have started testing the fish they sell in response to concerns about the amount of mercury in seafood.


Vietnam is readying for the possible arrival of typhoon Utor this week as the toll of those dead or missing from severe tropical storm Durian crept up to 94, officials have said.


Private loans can burden U.S. college students

Tyler Adams half-regrets borrowing $60,000 to pay for college -- the half he got, that is, from private loans outside government aid programs.


Bank of Canada Sees Economy Close to Full Capacity

A export surge has thrust the Canadian economy into high gear and it is running at close to full capacity, the Bank of Canada said on Thursday, explaining its move to


Panel Says Child Cold Medicines Are Ineffective

Popular pediatric over-the-counter cough and cold medicines work no better than placebos, an F.D.A. panel said.


'Supportive' Deutsche Bank maintains $900-million Stelco ...

TORONTO (CP) - Stelco Inc. has salvaged a $900-million financing arrangement with Deutsche Bank despite the loss of a big General Motors contract.


The state president of Sicily is found guilty of assisting the Mafia and sentenced to five years in prison.


Police arrest alleged shooter in Statehouse slaying

Police arrested the prime suspect this morning in Monday's fatal shooting of a statehouse security guard. At 7:04 am, Springfield police officers arrested Derek W. Potts, 24, a


Why, if Mars is so fascinating, does NASA now have a fixation on the Moon?


Doctor for U.S. Lawmakers Donates Flu Vaccine

The attending physician for U.S.  lawmakers, their staffs and others who work at the U.S. Capitol  received additional doses of the flu vaccine and is donating  them to city medical officials, top U.S. Republican lawmakers  said on Friday.


Ridge: Convention Security Measures Solid

Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge said Wednesday that security measures for the Republican National Convention are as strong and well-coordinated as officials have had for any event.


UK retail sales rose by 0.3% in August, official figures show, taking the annual rate of growth to 4.3%.


Raises prices to fuel staffing Anglo-Dutch firm LogicaCMG is stuggling to find the brains it needs to fulfill IT services demand in the West.â¦


Tsunami disaster overshadows India's ATP season-opener

Generating relief funds for tsunami victims and gearing up for the new season is the players' aim as they prepare for the ATP Chennai Open.


A Daily Look at U.S. Iraq Military Deaths

As of Thursday, Dec. 30, 2004, at least 1,327 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. At least 1,042 died as a result of hostile action, the Defense Department said. The figures include three military civilians.


A video shown on Arabic television Sunday shows three people believed to be UN hostages who were seized by militants in Afghanistan.


Loy, ora serve 'politica di governance sull'immigrazione'


Nokia continues to ship more cell phones than any other company.


Google complains to DOJ about Vista search

(InfoWorld) - Google has complained to federal antitrust officials that the search tool in Microsoft'sÂ Windows VistaÂ Â discourages customers from using its own search utility, the company confirmed Sunday. Stories posted to the Web sites of The New York Times (registration required)Â and theÂ Seattle Post-IntelligencerÂ SaturdayÂ first revealedÂ that Google's complaint centered on Vista's built-in desktop search software, dubbed Instant Search. According to both newspapers, Google accused Microsoft of designing Vista to discourage users from running its indexing and search software. On Sunday, Google spokesman Ricardo Reyes confirmed the charge. "Microsoft's current approach with Vista desktop search violates its agreement with the government and hurts consumers." he said in an e-mail to Computerworld. "The search boxes built throughout Vista are hard-wired to Microsoft's own desktop search product, with no way for users to choose an alternate provider from these visible search access points. Likewise, Vista makes it impractical to turn off Microsoft's search index." According to postings on Microsoft's support forums, the only way to completely disable Vista's search is to stop the Windows Search service in the Microsoft Management Console. Microsoft disputed Google's charges. "We've been working with state and federal antitrust officials for the past two years to ensure that there are no problems with any of the features in Windows Vista," said company spokesman Jack Evans. "These desktop search issues were reviewed at length with regulators prior to the release of Windows Vista and resulted in more than a dozen changes at their request." Even so, Microsoft will consider more changes to Vista, Evans added. "While we donât believe there are any compliance concerns with desktop search, we are committed to going the extra mile to resolve this issue, so long as the changes Google is requesting do nothing to undermine the privacy and security of computer users." During aÂ March 2007 hearingÂ conducted by Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly, the federal judge who oversees the 2002 Microsoft consent decree, the government's status report noted that a complaint had been filed, but did not identify the company. "At the last status conference, plaintiffs reported that they had just received a middleware-related complaint," theÂ status reportÂ read. "Since then, plaintiffs have been investigating this complaint, including obtaining significant additional information from Microsoft and the complainant." Google had previously raised concerns about search in Microsoft'sÂ Internet Explorer 7Â browser with federal officials. In May 2006, however,Â federal officials rebuffed Google, saying that IE 7 users could easily switch search providers and that computer makers could set the default search engine in IE 7 before shipping systems. Google has also filed similar complaints over search in both IE 7 and Vista with the European Union's antitrust commission. Those complaints have not been settled. According to The New York Times, the U.S. Department of Justice refused to pursue the Google complaint, andÂ Thomas Barnett,Â the assistant U.S. attorney general for antitrust, sent a memo to numerous state attorneys general in May asking them to also reject the complaint. Prosecutors in several of those states, however, have reportedly decided to investigate the Google concerns whether the federal government goes along or not, a decision that has Barnett reconsidering the agency's position. E-mails and phone calls asking several of the states involved with the 2004 Microsoft settlement to comment were not returned Sunday. Barnett's division will present its next report on Microsoft's progress in meeting the 2002 settlement to Kollar-Kotelly in a hearing scheduled for June 26. Â


The dance troupe at the Outspan Hotel at the foot of Mount Kenya lost both its audience and its rhythm on Friday, when it was upstaged by tearful eco-warrior Wangari Maathai, delighted at being named this year's winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.


The World Seems the Same From Inside a Hotel

Essay: When resorts are tailored to comfort tourists by offering familiar experiences, it can be hard to remember just where you are


Indagini su un 70enne trovato in casa con tre fucili


CAMPAIGNERS hope that shocking statistics on the global epidemic of heart disease and strokes will prompt countries to take action to reduce risks to health.


The Czech Republic, Sweden, Finland, Germany, Slovakia, and Switzerland ratified a four-year transfer agreement between the International Ice Hockey Federation member associations and the NHL on Thursday.


Â· Broadcast from France aims at return to power Â· Former dictator blamed for thousands of deaths


Art collectors spend millions to buy masterpieces, but the masterpiece they buy today could prove to be virtually worthless tomorrow if they aren't careful.


Firenze, 18:49 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA; PRANDELLI: STIAMO RITROVANDO STRADA GIOCO

Cesare Prandelli, dopo il 3-0 di oggi contro il Catania, elogia i suoi e detta due imperativi: "cont...


Mike Weir, who takes a three-shot lead into today's final round of the Canadian Open, seeks to become the first Canadian in 50 years to win his national championship.


John Danforth, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, has resigned after less than six months on the job, part of a growing exodus of high-ranking Bush administration officials before the president's second term begins next month.


(ANSA) - ROMA, 6 NOV - 'Coriolano', uno dei drammi 'romani' di William Shakespeare, e' andato in scena in prima nazionale ieri sera a Roma al Teatro Argentina. Nell'interpretazione di Alessandro Gassman e


Alliance formed A group of 10 companies have formed an alliance to improve open source enterprise applications.â¦


Groups representing torture victims of Chile's former military government reject a proposed compensation deal.


Novinite, Bulgaria Sept 29 2004 Diamonds Mined in The Rhodopes Politics: 29 September 2004, Wednesday.


Candidato democratico getta la spugna a New Orleans


Hotel heiress Paris Hilton, who commanded as much attention behind bars as on the Hollywood party scene, regained her freedom on Tuesday after serving three weeks in jail for violating probation in a drunk-driving case.


For Republican presidential contenders John McCain and Mitt Romney, Thursday's debate presented a chance to step out smartly in the struggle for victory in next week's Florida primary.


Deadline Passes for Afghanistan Hostages

A fresh deadline passed tonight for the end of negotiations with a group threatening to kill a Northern Irish UN worker and two of her colleagues held hostage in Afghanistan.


Europeans debate software patents, interoperability

BRUSSELS -- The European Union's (E.U.'s) planned software patent rules represent a major threat to interoperability unless specific exemptions are made to the legislation, participants at a conference on the issue heard on Tuesday.


Rice sees no breakthrough in latest EU-Iran talks

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Tuesday there was no breakthrough in the European Union's weekend talks with Iran about its nuclear program.


Russia urges Iran to suspend its uranium enrichment programme in order to avoid sanctions from the UN Security Council.


Electronic Eye Devised to Help Blind Cross Roads

An "electronic eye" that can be fitted  to a pair of glasses could help the blind cross roads more  safely, scientists said on Friday.


Janet Leigh, Romantic Film Star Famed For "Psycho" Shower Scene ...

(New York City-WABC, October 4, 2004) - Actress Janet Leigh, best known for her role in Alfred Hitchcock thriller "Psycho" has died at the age of 77.


Election chaos? (U.S. News & World Report)

U.S. News & World Report - Michael Cadigan's day job is practicing commercial law in Albuquerque. But over eggs at the trendy Gold Street Caffe in the heart of downtown, he and a dozen other lawyers are immersing themselves in the intricacies of election law. On Election Day, they plan to be out in force for Democrat John Kerry at polling places across New Mexico, where Al Gore won in 2000 by just 366 votes. "We know there was a lot of monkey business with counting ballots before," says Cadigan. "We want to make sure that doesn't happen again. ...


Eye damage rife among users of old contact lenses

A staggering 1.5 million people in Japan suffer corneal problems or other eye troubles because of the improper use of contact lenses, a poll by optometrists has found.


MOSCOW: Moscow revealed the first hints of its secretive new nuclear weapons priorities on Friday with a top Russian general saying that a new generation of strategic missiles would soon be mobile on land and that this was far from the only thing that


Roma, 13:04 - CALCIO, COPPA ITALIA: LA PROGRAMMAZIONE TELEVISIVA

Questa la programmazione televisiva delle gare di andata degli ottavi di finale della Coppa Italia T...


Stefani to move to London for husband's sake

Singer Gwen Stefani wants to leave her native California and move to London to help her husband, rocker Gavin Rossdale, with his career.


Federal Panel Advises Easing of Restrictions on Flu Vaccine

The panel said the shots should be available to all people 50 and older and people who come in close contact with those at high risk of the viral illness.


HP, SureWest End Pensions: Cost-Cutting 'Freezes' Will Put Emphasis on 401(K)S.

By Clint Swett, The Sacramento Bee, Calif.  Feb. 24--Mirroring a business trend that's been building for two decades, Hewlett-Packard Co.


St. Paul Stops a Waterfront Developer From Crossing the Mississippi

St. Paul, Minn., has blocked a well-known local developer from building an upscale mixed-use community directly across the river from the downtown area.


'Sole 24 Ore',prezzi bassi per aumentare presenza su mercato


Shrewd Moves By CEO Put Morgan Stanley in Fast Lane

By Joe Bel Bruno Associated Press  NEW YORK -- John Mack might have just handed Wall Street the turnaround he pledged after becoming chief executive of Morgan Stanley in 2005.  After languishing just a few years ago, the nation's No.


Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. is being investigated by the US Securities and Exchange Commission regarding some accounting practices.


Tony Blair Pays Surprise Visit to Baghdad

Iraq's interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi, right, shakes hands with British Prime Minister Tony Blair on his arrival in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2004, in this image made from television.


Japanese stocks rose on Tuesday on expectations that a Government report later today would provide further evidence of strength in the world's second-largest economy.


Fake Bomb-Making Gear Smuggled Into UK Parliament

An undercover reporter smuggled fake  bombing-making equipment into Britain's parliament on Thursday,  a day after fox hunting supporters burst into the chamber of  the House of Commons, The Sun newspaper said.


Studies show how chemotherapy damages brain cells

Chemotherapy damages brain cells, according to two studies published this week, leading to memory loss and confusion in cancer patients -- and possibly permanent damage in young children.


Fox Wins Round in Boxing Show Legal Bout

A California judge on Friday gave the Fox television network and its boxing series "The Next Great Champ" a victory against a rival reality show, allowing "Champ" to air next week as planned, TV executives said.


French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his friend Carla Bruni are suing Irish airline Ryanair over an advertisement featuring her daydreaming about a wedding, their lawyer said on Wednesday.


Roma, 11:05 - CALCIO, AZZURRI; TOTTI: PRONTO PER SFIDE IMPORTANTI

Sulle pagine del 'Messaggero', Francesco Totti chiarisce il suo futuro in Nazionale dopo l'anno di p...


British economy grows by 0.8 percent in third quarter of 2007

Britain's economy expanded by 0.8 percent in the third quarter of this year, according to official data published Friday.


Jonathan Davies: Biggest plus for Ruddock is disappointment

So Wales lost by a whisker, but in truth it was a long whisker, with the hosts playing a game of catch-up in the last 10 minutes here that was always going to be beyond them.


The day before the Mitchell report was released, Brian McNamee lied to investigators for Roger Clemens when he said federal authorities had additional evidence about Roger Clemensâs drug use.


Waters begin to recede but aid agencies in Haiti struggle to bring supplies to people hit by tropical storm Jeanne.


Bush, Bernanke launch twin subprime assault

NEW YORK/LONDON  - The Federal Reserve on Friday reassured investors it would take any steps needed to shelter the U.S. economy from a global credit squeeze, while President George W. Bush promised to help struggling homeowners refinance their mortgages.


Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche Group on Thursday announced third-quarter sales up 9 percent from the same period last year, driven by strong growth from its two leading cancer treatments.


Ukraine's Olga Kurlyenko eclipses Gemma Arterton as "Bond girl"

In the secretive world of movie spy James Bond, the "Bond girl" for the new installment in the movie series had been top secret, but on Monday Bond's backers said Ukrainian bombshell Olga Kurylenko is the actress.


Islanders 7, Rangers 4: Kozlovâs 4 Goals for Isles Too Much for Rangers

In a bizarre game, the Islanders took a 4-0 lead on eight shots in the first period, then went on to win by three.


North Korea unusually open about flood damage, U.N. says

North Korea has responded to outside help after devastating floods with unusual openness, a top U.N. official in the country said, but added providing assistance to the reclusive state was still a massive challenge.


Olympics: Golds 2 and 3 for Phelps Lift US in Medals

Michael Phelps won his second and third Olympic golds for the United States on Tuesday, setting a new Games record in the 200-meters butterfly before leading a 4 x 200 freestyle cliffhanger just over an hour later.


The rodents of âRatatouilleâ and the fireworks of âLive Free or Die Hardâ joined at the box office over the weekend to narrowly reverse Hollywoodâs recent slump.


A newly-appointed Thai economics chief resigns after protests over his links to the former prime minister.


Spacewalking Astronauts Install Antennas

Leaving their orbiting outpost unmanned, the international space station's two astronauts floated outside on a spacewalk Friday and plugged in new antennas and replaced a worn-out piece of cooling equipment.


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There has been a breakthrough reported in talks in Paris between representatives from Iran and three European nations concerning Iran's nuclear program.


Un ferroviere di 65 anni, dato per spacciato, Ã¨ tornato alla vitaricordava Jaruzelsky, Wojtyla, Solidarnosc e la crisi economica                                            Polonia, esce dal coma dopo 19 anni e trova, a sorpresa, la democrazia


Icahn Sues Software Maker Seeking Vote on Offer

The billionaire investor Carl C. Icahn has sued BEA Systems, demanding that the company hold an annual meeting and permit shareholders to vote on a sale.


Lebanese Vent Wrath on Syria at Hariri's Funeral

At least 150,000 Lebanese turned the  funeral of former Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri on Wednesday  into an outpouring of public anger against Syria, blamed by  opposition leaders for the bomb that killed him.


Willie Nelson's new Mercedes has never had a drop of gas in it, but it drives as well as any car he's ever had. So, he wonders, why aren't foreclosed family farms in the United States being used to grow soy, corn and other vegetables for environmentally friendly fuels?


Accuse a manager per vendite massicce azioni prima scandalo


There's going to be a ring ceremony in an NBA city tonight, and by now you probably know it's not going to be in Los Angeles.


Germany: Opel cuts over 10,000 auto jobs

Workers at Opel auto plants in Bochum walked out Thursday as soon as the parent company, General Motors, announced it was cutting 10,000 jobs in Germany.


The commanding officer of British troops accused of abusing Iraqi prisoners denies destroying his records to protect himself.


Facts and figures on spending in the presidential race:


Video: Alligator "Water Dance" Tempts Female

Watch an alligator "water dance" firsthand, and find out whether the eye-catching display of liquid acrobatics is often overlooked by humans.


Unknown Antarctica band joins Live Earth megastars

Nunatak, an unknown rock band from  Antarctica, is about to become famous.


In esclusiva per l'acquisto della banca del gruppo Cukurova


Kodak's M-series offers the usual for less

Blog: Kodak responds to consumer love of portability, large LCDs and enough megapixels for wall prints.


Blackstone says tax changes could hurt value

Blackstone Group LP , which is  preparing to go public later this month, said on Friday that  proposed U.S. Senate legislation on the taxation of private  equity firms could materially reduce earnings and lower the  partnership's value.


In a subdued ending to a week of startling political theater, Sen. Larry Craig announced his resignation Saturday, bowing to pressure from fellow Republicans worried about damage from his arrest and guilty plea in a gay sex sting.


In one of this city's relatively posh neighborhoods, there is a compound full of specialists.


Former UT professor wins Nobel Prize for economics

Finn Kydland, now an economics professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara, was recognized for his contributions to macroeconomics.


Arsene Wenger was tonight facing a major goalkeeping dilemma - even as he insisted that Arsenalâs victory against Birmingham City could prove the launchpad for his teamâs revival.