La sonda Huygens dell'Agenzia Spaziale Europea si Ã¨ separata dalla sonda madre Cassini questa notte. Tutto si Ã¨ svolto secondo i programmi. Ora Huygens si sta dirigendo verso Titano, per immergersi nella sua atmosfera fra tre settimane.


Vocal Contest Gives McDonaldâs Employees Something to Sing About

The âAmerican Idolâ craze has spawned an elaborate knock-off at McDonaldâs, which put out a casting call to its workers and was overwhelmed by 3,600 video auditions.


More VoIP security woes Skype has patched a flaw involving its SkypeFind feature. But the security researcher who discovered the flaw said the VoIP platform remains exposed to cross-zone scripting vulnerabilities, like the latest SkypeFind bug and an earlier flaw involving movie files.â¦Learn & Contribute, Live & Online - The Register Debates Green Computing


The Premiership: Everton leapfrog Arsenal to go second. Now Chelsea can really rub it in. Merseyside is swinging to the rhythm of the Blues.


Leaders of Spain, Portugal, Latin America urge Falklands dialogue

Leaders from Spain, Portugal and their former colonies in Latin America urged Britain and Argentina to renew their dialogue on the Falkland islands, known in Argentina as the Malvinas.


A decade after Princess Diana's sudden death, Britain's royal family gathers on Friday to remember a woman mourned by millions worldwide.


Greece hopes autumn rains will end 10-day fires

Greece's first autumn rains on Sunday raised hopes of dousing forest fires that have killed 63 people while a grieving village buried a mother and her four children who perished in the flames.


Connecticut Takes Up Fight Over Accounting Rules

Connecticut has picked a fight with the independent board that tells state and local governments how to report their financial affairs.


Mitsubishi Electric shows 802.15-based location system

(InfoWorld) - Researchers at Mitsubishi Electric have developed a location finding and ranging system based on an emerging short-range wireless technology. The system is capable of determining the location of an object to an accuracy of 15 centimeters over a distance of up to 30 meters and uses the IEEE802.15.4a ultra wideband (UWB) technology that's approaching in the final stages of standardization. It could be used in a hospital, for example, where sensors continuously monitor patients and alert doctors to any problems. The doctors could be sent directly to wherever the patient is in the hospital. The research was presented on Thursday at Mitsubishi Electric's R&D Center here, but the development work has been going on at Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in the U.S. The location of an object is found through triangulation, said Jin Zhang, group manager of the digital communication and networking technology lab, at the U.S. research center. This involves measuring the time it takes a transmitted signal to be picked up by several receivers. By comparing the time difference between at least three radios -- the location of which is fixed -- the location of the transmitter can be determined within a two dimensional space, such as the floor of a building or warehouse. It can also work for a three dimensional space with the addition of a fourth fixed receiver, said Zhang. The IEEE802.15.4a standard on which the system operates is being developed for just such ranging and location services with the added ability to transmit high-speed data at low power. Communication should be possible at speeds of between 100Kbps and 26Mbps using the technology, said Zhang. The company's prototype system is currently working at the lower speed. With the location finding and data aspects combined it makes possible a system whereby sensors can communicate between themselves and also with a base computer. Should the sensors alert to something that needs human intervention their location can quickly be determined even if they are part of a mobile device, she said. "The specification is almost finished and will be published in the summer," said Zhang. "After the specification is complete we'll finalize our design. The next step is chip design and system design. She anticipates the publication of the standard will spur Mitsubishi Electric and a handful of competitors to begin working on semiconductors based on the technology. The first commercial products could follow within a year or two.


The inquiry into how David Blunkett gave free rail tickets to his ex-lover is discussed by a committee of MPs.


Extreme Plastics: New Contenders Push Limits Of Heat & Chemical Resistance

By Grande, Joseph A  Not so long ago, if you needed the ultimate that a thermoplastic could offer in heat or chemical resistance, stiffness, and strength, there was a limited number of choices.


Former Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy has been "spoken to" by police for smoking on a train.


A search is under way for a man who went missing after he jumped into the River Clyde in Glasgow to save a woman.


An Israeli Arab working with the US TV channel CNN was kidnapped by armed Palestinians in Gaza City on Monday. Reports said the abductors blocked a taxi carrying the CNN staff


Putin Wants Security Rethink After School Siege

BESLAN, Russia  - Russian President Vladimir Putin  called Saturday for a radical rethink of security forces'  tactics against terror after the seizure of a school by Chechen  militants ended in chaos and bloodshed.


Senato, continua con difficoltÃ  l'esame da parte della commissione BilancioEntro domenica, al massimo lunedÃ¬, i lavori dovranno essere chiusi                                            Finanziara, esame al ralenti e modifiche pagina fantasma nel testo sulle successioni                                                                                In arrivo novitÃ  sulla tracciabilitÃ  dei pagamenti e sui passaggi di aziendeAmato: "Anch'io scontento. Se non cambia da ministro avrei ragioni per protestare"


GOP Mailing Warns Liberals Will Ban Bibles

Campaign mail with a return address of the Republican National Committee warns West Virginia voters that the Bible will be prohibited and men will marry men if liberals win in November.


China's recent severe snowstorms have cost the economy more than $15bn, says the government.


Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) is the latest company to experiment with new-age advertising techniques to lure the consumer dollar.


A stubby rocket plane powered its rockets and blasted through Earthâs atmosphere for a second time in two weeks today to capture a $10-million prize meant to encourage space tourism.


Group of 18 people using ladders scale wall of Canadian Embassy in ...

A group of as many as 18 people entered the Canadian Embassy on Wednesday, using ladders to scale a wall of the compound, a police officer said.


Nintendo Wii outsells Sony PS3 5-fold in Japan-report

Nintendo Co.'s  Wii game console  outsold Sony Corp.'s  PlayStation 3 by more than five  to one in Japan last month, according to XFN-Asia.


Votato emendamento che raddoppia bonus a incapienti


Info on changes and delays for the electric sports car reiterated on Tesla blog as a follow-up to town hall meeting.


Out of death may come a rebirth. The alternative is much more likely to happen. And if it does the consequence will be a living hell that will go on and on and on.


Lynne Cheney Upset With Kerry Over Remark

Lynne Cheney accused Sen. John Kerry of pulling a "cheap and tawdry political trick" after he discussed her daughter's sexuality in his debate with President Bush. In response, Elizabeth Edwards suggested Mrs. Cheney might feel "a certain degree of shame" because her daughter is a lesbian.


US Olympic cycling gold medalist Tyler Hamilton vehemently disputed the results of recent blood testing that indicated he may have used transfusions to try to boost his performance.


Jordan's king urges Iraqis to keep their country united, ahead of talks with President Bush and the Iraqi PM.


UPDATED America Online has begun to notify customers in nine Southern states that it will cease its broadband Internet service on January 17, 2005. The change affects members who have been receiving a bundle of DSL connectivity and AOL. Current customers must find a new broadband carrier by the cutoff date, or they will automatically become standard AOL dial-up members.


Gordon Brown  kick-starts a campaign to build national health systems in some of the world's poorest countries.


Lou Holtz Announces Retirement From Coaching

Columbia, SC - University of South Carolina head football coach Lou Holtz, who ranks eighth on the all-time win list in major college football history, announced his retirement at a press conference Monday morning at Williams-Brice Stadium.


Electors to gather to cast votes for president

The four will cast their votes for one-time Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry at a Statehouse ceremony at noon. The Electoral College convenes in each of the 50 states today to cast their electoral votes.


In-flight Internet could become a reality for US travellers

Washington - The United States Federal Communications Commission approved on Wednesday historic new rules potentially giving aircraft passengers in-flight access to high-speed Internet services.


Chicago spent an unparalleled $300 million this offseason which has brought hope to the Cubs faithful after a dismal 2006 campaign.


A person's preference for being a "lark" or a "night-owl" is largely determined by genes, a study suggests.


Lehman Brothers reports fourth-quarter and fiscal-year earnings.


Sinn Fein claims a "sophisticated bugging device" has been found in a party member's house


Sen. Zell Miller to Be GOP Keynote Speaker

Get ready for some more "Zell zingers" from the political convention in New York. But this time, a Bush will be the beneficiary, not the target.


Visiting U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson urged India on Sunday to quickly implement a landmark civilian nuclear energy deal with the United States.


Search headlines from around the web, December 28, 2004.


Blog: If you were one of those in line on iPhone Day, Friday is the last day to return the phone to Apple or AT&T for a full refund.


Investment firm DWS calls for DaimlerChrysler to consider disposal of the firm's US Chrysler unit.


UN Security Council approves Somalia peacekeepers

The U.N. Security Council  authorized an African Union peacekeeping mission for Somalia  for six months on Tuesday as mortar attacks pounded the capital  and the northeast African country spiraled further into chaos.


John Lennon's killer Mark Chapman talks about his reasons for shooting the former Beatle in 1980.


BEIRUT, Lebanon -- A car bomb ripped through eastern Beirut on Friday, killing Lebanon's top anti-terrorism investigator as he returned from a meeting on the probe into the 2005 assassination of a former prime minister, authorities said. Three others died in the blast.


The post-election stock market rally has been rudely interrupted by the implications of a sliding US dollar, higher interest rates, the US current account deficit and Friday's rebound in oil prices.


Tech management software for ThinkVantage is available for evaluation through Lenovo.


Chinese police report more seizures of party drugs

Chinese police seizures of party drugs  have more than doubled this year, the Xinhua news agency said  on Wednesday, reflecting the increasing use of such drugs.


A new website provides an innovative tool that expands and contracts images while minimizing  distortion.


Antibiotics including penicillin may help prevent nerve damage  in a wide variety of neurological diseases, research finds.


President Bush wooed suburban swing voters Thursday with hopeful words about the economy, contending his administration is making progress for American workers and portraying rival John Kerry as a tax-and-spend Democrat.


British bank rocked by panic withdrawals

Anxious customers of British bank Northern Rock rushed to withdraw their savings Friday, forming lengthy queues in front of branches after the lender was bailed out by the Bank of England.


Sprint said to be back in talks with Clearwire

Sprint Nextel and Clearwire are back in talks about a possible WiMax joint venture after a previous attempt to work together fell apart last year, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing unnamed sources.Sprint's continued downhill slide, spurred by defecting Nextel customers, means the deal would make even more sense now, Nadine Manjaro, a senior analyst with ABI Research, told IDG News Service."They've lost so much from iDEN (Integrated Digital Enhanced Network) defections, they don't really have the money to invest in WiMax," she said. iDEN is the push-to-talk technology used in Nextel's network, which Sprint bought in 2005 and continues to struggle to digest.Clearwire and Sprint, which own the bulk of 2.5GHz spectrum in the country, said in July last year that they planned to jointly build a nationwide WiMax network. But in November the companies said they had failed to reach a final agreement, and terminated their letter of intent.Since then, Sprint hasn't managed to improve its fortunes. The third-largest operator in the U.S., Sprint's subscriber base declined by 337,000 in the quarter ending Sept. 30. "Sprint is not doing so well now," Manjaro said.Rather than building a scaled-down network with the assets it has, Sprint would do better if it partnered with Clearwire and also opened up to outside investors, said Manjaro, who worked for Sprint until last April.From the beginning, she said, Sprint hoped to attract investors to help build the network. "They realized it would take a lot of money," she said. Attracting other parties has now become more urgent. "They didn't anticipate being in the financial position they are in now," she said.Ideally, Sprint and Clearwire would create a joint venture that would allow each company to retain a stake in the company but also attract other companies, possibly Intel or Google, to provide needed capital, she said. A combined company would be able to negotiate better deals from vendors, she said.Clearwire has already built wireless broadband networks in 16 U.S. states. Sprint has launched services in Baltimore, Chicago, and Washington, D.C., under the Xohm brand.Spokespeople from Clearwire and Sprint declined to comment on the possibility of any renewed talks.


Legislation passed by the Senate to pay for aid and other State Department operations abroad would restrict the sale or transfer of cluster bombs, lethal munitions that spread death over wide areas and often kill civilians.


Sadr Fighters to Disarm Under Iraq Peace Deal

A Shi'ite militia led by Moqtada  al-Sadr has agreed to disarm in Baghdad under a deal reached on  Saturday with Iraq's interim government and U.S. officials, the  chief Shi'ite negotiator said.


Italy, Iraq agree to strengthen e-gov't cooperation

Italy and Iraq have signed an agreement to strengthen e-government cooperation as part of a project aimed at creating an intranet linking some 30 ministries and state institutions, Italy's Innovation and Technologies Ministry announced Friday.


Mitsubishi Heavy to supply wings for Boeing's next-generation jet

TOKYO : Japan's biggest heavy machinery maker Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. said it would build a plant to manufacture wings for Boeing's next-generation 7E7 Dreamliner jet, scheduled for launch in 2008.


The fast food giant shows little sign of slowing.


Giants take the good with the bad in victory

Bee Staff Writer. SAN FRANCISCO - The feast has officially begun, that of the Giants and their table for one at Wild Card Cafe. The menu: Two separate servings of the low-priced Colorado Rockies


Stocks advanced in a broad-based rally  on Friday, the first day of a new quarter, as software company  PeopleSoft Inc. and chip-related stocks drove the tech-heavy  Nasdaq to its highest level in more than two months.


Newspapers in Greece reflect a mixture of exhilaration that the Athens Olympics proved successful, and relief that they passed off without any major setback.


Foreigner-only prisons used to speed up deportation

Two prisons in England holding only foreign nationals, minister admits.


U.K. Family Pleads for Hostage's Release

The government on Friday identified the British engineer who was kidnapped in Baghdad with two American colleagues, and the victim's family urged his captors to free him.


Three Plead Guilty in Nigerian Spam Scheme

E-Mail sob stories that turn out to be scams could bring jail terms for trio who coaxed $1.2 million from victims.


Embattled England manager Steve McClaren suffered two injury blows on Tuesday ahead of Friday's friendly with Brazil and next week's crucial Euro 2008 qualifier with Estonia as both Rio Ferdinand and Michael Dawson withdrew because of groin injuries.


Obama, Following Clinton, Offers $75 Billion Stimulus

Bloomberg - Jan. 13 (Bloomberg) -- Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, raising rival Hillary Clinton by $5 billion, offered a $75 billion economic stimulus plan that includes tax cuts and government spending to stave off a possible recession.


Before Boeing Co.'s new 787 jetliner gets the green light to fly passengers, the aircraft maker will have to prove that offering Internet access in the cabin won't leave the flight controls vulnerable to hackers and hijackers.


Delta Air Lines posts loss on fuel spike

Delta Air Lines Inc , the No. 3 U.S. carrier, on Wednesday posted a fourth-quarter net loss on skyrocketing fuel prices that have also hammered its rivals.


After Beersheva suicide attacks, what will Sharon do?

The twin suicide bombing attacks Tuesday in the Israeli city of Beersheva with 16 Israelis killed and some 90 injured have left many question marks on what


NEW YORK  - After collecting dust on Miramax Films' shelves for five years, the acclaimed Thai action film "Tears of the Black Tiger" will be unleashed in the U.S. by Magnolia Pictures early next year.


AP: Somali PM wants U.N. to lift embargo

Somalia's interim prime minister called on the United Nations to partially lift an arms embargo on his country to allow for the deployment of African peacekeepers, which he said are necessary to stop the advance of Islamic radicals.


Nagpur: All set to play in the third cricket Test against Australia after a three-month injury lay-off, Sachin Tendulkar today said he had prepared himself well for the crucial tie by undergoing "intense" pratice sessions over the last three-four days.


RIAA Fights to Avoid Attorney Fees in Dismissed Piracy Lawsuit

The Recording Industry Association of America opposes a judge's recommendation that it reimburse Tanya Andersen for legal defense bills she incurred to fight piracy charges that were dropped for lack of evidence. Andersen's defense bills could amount to hundreds of thousands of dollars.


British writer Roy Clark says he will continue criticising Zambia's leaders, after winning a court case against deportation.


The Lede: Two IDs Now Needed at Canadian Border

Americans and Canadians can still cross without a passport, but they'll need two forms of government-issued I.D., not just a driver's license.


"Halloween" remake should scare up box office lead

LOS ANGELES  - The calendar might say Labor Day, but holiday weekend moviegoers in North America are just as likely to be celebrating Halloween. Or, make that "Halloween," Rob Zombie's remake of the 1978 slasher movie.


Iran says its missiles have a range of 2,000 kilometers

TEHRAN Iran said Tuesday its missiles now have a range of 2,000 kilometers (1,250 miles), a substantial extension of their previously declared range.


Filmmaker Marc Forster to direct next James Bond

Marc Forster, the filmmaker behind critically acclaimed "Monster's Ball" and "Finding Neverland," has been tapped to direct James Bond's next adventure, the studio and producers said on Tuesday.


Dolphins' Web sites hacked in advance of Super Bowl

(InfoWorld) - The Web sites of the Miami Dolphins and Dolphin Stadium, host to Sunday's Super Bowl football game, have been hacked, and malicious code on those sites has been attempting to infect PCs for at least a week, security experts said Friday. The breach on the stadium site was discovered by Websense's automated tools on Jan. 26, but the engineers at the company were not alerted to the problem until this week, when Websense customers complained that they were unable to visit the site. The www.dolphinsstadium.com and www.miamidolphins.com sites are affected by the attack, as are mirror copies of those sites, such as www.proplayerstadium.com. Security experts strongly advise Web surfers to avoid these sites until the compromise is contained. "If you go to the [Dolphins'] Super Bowl Web site with a Web browser that's not running the latest and greatest patches from Microsoft, you could get exploited," said Dan Hubbard, Websense's senior director of security and technology research. Miami Dolphins spokesman George Torres said that the matter is being investigated. The Indianapolis Colts face the Chicago Bears in the National Football League's championship game, one of the most anticipated sporting events of the year in the U.S. The Dolphins' sites serve up malicious JavaScript code that exploits two known Windows vulnerabilities, Hubbard said. It then attempts to connect with a second Web server that installs a Trojan downloader and a password stealing program on the victim's computer. The Trojan program lets the attackers install malicious software at a later date, he said. The Web sites that downloaded the malicious softwareÂ are based in China and were operating on and off on Friday morning, according to Roger Thompson, chief technology officer with Exploit Prevention Labs The Microsoft flaws that were exploited by hackers on the sites were both patched by October, but the breach is significant, Thompson said. "It's a pretty big deal," he said via instant message. "A lot of people check out football stuff at work, and I bet lots of companies are not patched, even through October." The NFL's Superbowl.com Web site is not affected by the hack, Thompson said. Websense published an alert on the hack Friday morning, after first notifying the Miami Dolphins, Hubbard said.


Sagging Dollar Hits New Low Against Euro

A stock trader reacts at the Frankfurt stock market, Germany, Wednesday, Nov 17, 2004. The German stock index DAX reached this year's highest level on the same day the US dollar dropped to a new all-time low


Commessa dal valore complessivo di 360 milioni di dollari


If you thought that only Yash Chopraji had a thing for sarson-da-khet in sadda Punjab, you are mistaken. Cause Gurinder Chadha, true to her Punjabi roots has done the same in Balle Balle!


Pop star Britney Spears is back in rehab, days after shaving her head, US media reports say.


By Blair Goldstein, The News & Advance, Lynchburg, Va.  Sep. 6--Ted Harris said his dream is to preserve patches of forestland  across the state.   A recent grant awarded to the 500-Year Forest Foundation marks one of the  first steps to his long-term vision.


Maddox Knows How Rookie Quarterback Feels

Tommy Maddox can only stand on the sideline and watch Sunday as Steelers rookie quarterback Ben Roethlisberger runs the offense Maddox expected to run in Miami. Throws the passes Maddox expected to throw. Leads the team Maddox expected to lead.


HBOS is considering whether to trump Spanish bank Santander's bid for Abbey, according to newspaper reports.


STM, Oil Prices Pressure European Shares

European shares inched lower on Friday as a broker downgrade hit STMicroelectronics and volatile oil prices continued to feed economic worries, offsetting solid earnings at utility Veolia.


Non da' segni di vita holding che puntava alla scalata


Fischer reports no breakthrough yet on Iran-EU nuclear talks

German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer said Thursday there had been no breakthrough yet in the ongoing nuclear negotiations between Iran and the European Union trio (Germany, Britain and France). "We ...


eBay will keep Half.com subsidiary open indefinitely

EBay announced Thursday that it will keep its Half.com subsidiary open indefinitely, scrapping previous plans to shutter the e-commerce site in mid-October.


Business & money: Retail chain warns that consumer spending will decline over the next six months


Altri sei suicidi collettivi in Giappone. Tre giovani, uno studente di 21 anni, un semidisoccupato di 25 e una ragazza impiegata part time di 20, sono stati trovati morti nella notte tra ieri e oggi in un auto a Fukuoka, nell'isola meridionale di Kyishu.


Panel backs drug to curb premature births

GAITHERSBURG, Maryland  - Clinical data on Adeza   Biomedical Corp.'s Gestiva drug to prevent premature births are   adequate for it to win U.S. approval, an advisory panel said on   Tuesday, adding that future information on possible risks was   needed.


Lotito (Inps): 1,1 mln adesioni a fondi contrattuali


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When an Explosive Charge Is Not Handled With Care

Dick Cheney's latest assault on John Kerry raised a question: Is it possible for a candidate to go too far?


Buffalo Bills starting linebacker Angelo Crowell is expected to miss the rest of the season because of a broken left leg.


Whistle-Blower's Fight For Pension Drags On

From a cramped motor home in a Montana campground where Internet access is as spotty as the trout, Richard Barlow wakes each morning to battle Washington.


Sharon's disengagement plan is a withdrawal from peace process

As a Palestinian whose father was a refugee in Lebanon from 1948 and whose family continues to live under Israeli military occupation, many around the world expect me and other


Scores arrested as riot police block anti-Mugabe rally

Zimbabwean riot police thwarted a mass anti-government protest Sunday by rounding up dozens of opposition activists as veteran leader Robert Mugabe revealed ambitions for another term as president.


Water Is Key to Averting Epidemics Along Coasts

Tens of thousands of survivors are at risk from diseases spread by dirty water, mosquitoes and crowding.


The selection of Google Inc. CEO Eric Schmidt to serve on Apple Computer's board of directors creates a close tie between two of Silicon Valley's most iconic tech companies.


The technologist who has Michael Powell's ear

Robert Pepper is the FCC's chief of policy development--and that makes him a very influential man in Washington these days.


US Supreme Court set to hear California medical marijuana case

OAKLAND, Calif. A legal challenge by four Northern California residents over the federal government's prosecution of medical marijuana patients is scheduled to be heard by the US Supreme Court Monday.


Manning Picks Perfect Time to Break Marino's Record

For 59 minutes of football, he had flapped his arms, pulled at his helmet straps and screamed at his sideline, but in the moment when the record and the game were finally


An Italian priest is abducted by armed men near a coastal village in the southern Philippines.


US, Airlines Agree on New Water Testing Guidelines

Most big U.S. airlines will more frequently test and disinfect aircraft storage and delivery systems to ensure water used for drinking and washing meets federal standards, the government and industry said on Tuesday.


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Mall Stores See Strong Rise in Holiday Sales

Early openings, deep discounts and resurgent department stores appeared to give merchants at the mall an edge over discount retailers.


The Black Sea resort of Sochi, boosted by the personal intervention of Russian president Vladimir Putin, won the right to stage the 2014 Winter Olympic Games on Wednesday.


Yes, it's true. Larry -- no surname needed -- turns 50 today. "It didn't mean anything to me," he says. "But everybody's talking about it."


U.S. stocks rose on Friday, led by technology shares after higher-than-expected results from software maker Oracle Corp  and a share buyback from Texas Instruments Inc .


Home Prices Fall in Majority of Metro Areas in Survey

Median home prices fell in 77 of the 150 metropolitan areas surveyed by the National Association of Realtors, with 16 showing double-digit percentage price drops.


LABOR'S elusive tax policy could be all that stands between Mark Latham and the Lodge after both parties declared hip-pocket issues would decide the poll.


Throughout the chilly Moroccan winter, one dream burned bright for Hicham El Guerrouj as he trained in the thin air of the Atlas mountains.


Iran to Announce Decision on EU Nuclear Deal -Report

Iran will announce its final decision  later on Sunday on an EU proposal that it freeze sensitive  nuclear work in return for avoiding referral to the U.N.  Security Council for possible sanctions, local news agencies  reported.


âCharlie Wilsonâs Warâ may be more of a hoot than any picture dealing with the bloody, protracted fight between the Soviet Army and the Afghan mujahedeen has any right to be.


Sun to install Windows Server OS on its hardware

(InfoWorld) - Sun will start selling its lineup of 64-bit PC servers preinstalled with the Windows Server operating system from Microsoft within 90 days, the two companies said today. The two longtime rivals also said they will cooperate on technical development of Microsoft's server operating system on Sun Fire hardware as well as making Sun's Solaris Unix operating system fully manageable under Microsoft's recently introduced System Center Virtual Machine Manager software.                                                     "Management interoperability is part of our management strategy," said Andrew Lees, corporate vice president for the server and tools marketing and solutions group at Microsoft. The moves could help Sun boost sales of its servers, which have been hurting ever since the bursting of the dot-com bubble saw the rise of cheap PC servers running either Linux or Windows. "People who might not have in the past considered a Sun server for Windows will now consider it," said Michael Cherry, an analyst at Directions on Microsoft. Sun has been making aggressive partnership moves. IBM said last month that it would sell PC-based servers and blades using Solaris. For Microsoft, the tie-up could help the company compete in the hot virtualization market, where it is No. 2 to market leader VMware. Sun has long had its own virtualization technology, called Solaris Containers. Today's announcement, the companies said, is an expansion of an initial technical cooperation agreement signed in April 2004, during which Microsoft also paid Sun $1.6 billion to settle lingering antitrust and patent disputes. "What we have had has already produced good fruit, but we are looking forward to a significant expansion," Lees said. Sun will also build an interoperability center on Microsoft's campus in Redmond, Wash. The companies will also expand their Internet Protocol television partnership, which involves Microsoft's MediaRoom IPTV and multimedia platform and Sun's server and storage systems. Sun launched its Sun Fire servers two years ago as its first foray into the fast-growing PC server market. The servers run less-expensive but powerful AMD Opteron processors and start at prices of less than $1,000. The Sun Fire servers already support Windows Server, along with Red Hat Linux, Novell's Suse Enterprise Linux, VMware's ESX virtualization system, and Sun's own Solaris operating system, according to Lisa Sieker, vice president of marketing at Sun Systems. That allowed customers who had volume-license agreements with Microsoft to send their image DVDs to Sun and have the company preinstall Windows Server, Sieker said. But with this agreement, Sun will now officially be able to ship servers preinstalled with Windows Server to any customer or channel partner, she said. Windows Server will still be unable to run on Sun Fire servers using Sun's own Sparc64 chips, she said. Sun will continue to support and resell Red Hat and Suse Linux on its Sun Fire servers, she said. Future versions of those servers will also use Intel processors. Asked if Sun's latest alliance shows its intent to compete more directly with Linux and VMware, Sieker said, "We are responding to strong customer demand for this.... It's a complex marketplace out there." Computerworld is an InfoWorld affiliate


Islamist sniper, bomb kill four Lebanese troops

NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - Islamist militants shot dead a Lebanese soldier and one of their booby traps killed three other soldiers at a Palestinian refugee camp on Saturday, drawing fierce artillery shelling from the army.


For Belfast bank robbers, spending their record haul could be harder than stealing it

Although they've committed the world's biggest all-cash robbery in peacetime, the audacious raiders of a Belfast bank face an uphill struggle to use most of the haul - worth more than 22 million pounds, or ...


National Semi turns positive; Altera, Xilinx worries weigh

LOS ANGELES (CBS.MW) -- Technology stocks closed slightly higher Thursday, recovering from an earlier slump, after National Semiconductor topped earnings estimates, although sales warnings from Altera Corp.


Clinton urges end to HIV/AIDS stigma in Vietnam

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton urged young Vietnamese on Wednesday to talk more about HIV and AIDS to reduce fear and ignorance of the disease and discourage discrimination.


Computer Problem Grounds Comair U.S. Holiday Flights

About 1,100 flights of regional U.S.  air carrier Comair were grounded on Christmas Day by a computer  glitch that threatens to keep the airline on a limited schedule  for some days, a spokeswoman for its parent company said on  Saturday.


Being breastfed may not cut kids' obesity risk

Breastfeeding has many benefits  for babies, but protection from obesity may not be one of them,  a UK research team reports.


Memory of Yankee ghosts can't halt new stadium

As work begins on the new Yankee   Stadium, critics see the project as symbolically burying more   than just the old ballpark, the baseball shrine known as "The   House that Ruth Built" across the street.


New Delhi, Sept. 29: The Centre today told the Supreme Court the cricket board could be defined as a state under Article 12 of the Constitution, in a new twist to the battle over telecast rights between Zee TV and the BCCI.


All 14 outlets of the Tesco supermarket chain which were closed Saturday after nationwide threats have reopened on Sunday, a spokeswoman for the retailer told AFP.


Sharon will meet Assad 'under certain conditions'

TEL AVIV: Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Thursday he was willing to meet Syrian President Bashar Assad under "certain conditions," an offer which Damascus swiftly turned down as unacceptable.


Security Clampdown Starts Before Iraq Poll

Iraq clamped tough security measures  across the country on Friday, sealing land borders and curbing  travel to foil insurgents bent on wrecking Sunday's election,  but a car bomb killed four people in Baghdad.


Justice Probe of Freddie Mac Moving Slowly

Prosecutors from the US attorney's office in the District have been busy recently probing whether executives at mortgage giant Fannie Mae profited from accounting irregularities, sources said


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Iraq's Amer Ali knows he is unlikely to win any medals at the 15th Asian Games, but at only 10-years-old the schoolboy swimmer has time on his side.


Microsoft Corp. shareholders on Tuesday approved changes to the company's stock compensation plans, clearing the way for the software giant to award a one-time, $3-per-share dividend that will cost the company an estimated $32 billion.


Alleged Leak to Israel Probed for a Year

WASHINGTON - The FBI has spent more than a year covertly investigating, including with the use of electronic surveillance, whether a Pentagon analyst funneled highly classified material to Israel, officials said Saturday. Prosecutors were still weighing whether to bring the most serious charge of espionage...


Hackers bring down Panama assembly's Web site

Internet hackers crashed the Web  site of Panama's National Assembly and briefly posted an  American flag there, four months after the legislature elected  as its leader a man accused of murdering a U.S. soldier.


Boston Red Sox: The Red Sox finalized a $1.5 million, one-year contract with free agent pitcher Wade Miller, one day after completing a $25.5 million, three-year deal with right-hander Matt Clement.


Tsunami Aid May Help Broker Sri Lankan Peace

The aftermath of a tsunami that destroyed vast swathes of Sri Lanka's coastline raised hopes on Thursday of a new era of peace between Tamil Tiger rebels and the government.


As little as five minutes of exercise could help smokers quit, says a new study. Research published in the international medical journal Addiction showed that moderate exercise, such as walking, significantly reduced the intensity of smokers' nicotine withdrawal symptoms.


All-Russian US Open Final a Tough Sell for US Television

So it will be that hottie Maria Sharapova grunting her way to a second...no? Got beat? Then it's that tempestuous nude-posing Marilyn Manson-look-alike Anastasia Myskina gunning for a second...no? Elena Dementieva?


Clinton holds up Cambodia's AIDS effort as model

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


Lo rende noto la sottosegretaria Rosa Rinaldi, indagini


Powell Says U.S. Losing in Iraq, Calls for Drawdown by Mid-2007

Former secretary of state Colin L. Powell said yesterday that the United States is losing what he described as a "civil war" in Iraq and that he is not persuaded that an increase in U.S. troops there would reverse the situation. Instead, he called for a new strategy that would relinquish...


Trying to energize the electorate in heavily Republican western Iowa, President Bush hammered home the message Saturday that voters must keep rival John Kerry out of the White House because the Democrat will raise taxes on the middle class.


Sylvester Stallone faces stiff fines after trying to bring vials of a muscle-building hormone into Australia, where it is restricted. Lawyers for Stallone, the 60-year-old star of the "Rocky" and "Rambo" movie franchises, represented him in a Sydney court on Tuesday where he faces one charge of importing a banned substance.


Arab countries say US support of Israel makes political reform a difficult task

RABAT, Morocco -- Senior Arab officials attending a US- sponsored conference to promote democracy in the Middle East emphatically rejected yesterday the Bush administration's assertion that greater democracy in the region would help end terrorism. They argued that the administration's strong support of Israel made it difficult to undertake political reform or to stop extremists driven by hatred of US ...


Cholera Spreads From Northern Iraq to Baghdad

BAGHDAD, Sept. 21 -- An outbreak of cholera has spread from northern Iraq to Baghdad, infecting at least 1,500 people, the World Health Organization announced Friday.


India to remain outside APEC until at least 2010

India and around 10 other countries will remain excluded from the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum for at least three years, Australian Prime Minister John Howard announced Sunday.


UK blue-chips ended the day weaker, although off lows, with a late morning recovery by Wall Street helping to counter weakness across commodity stocks and further heavy falls in the online gaming sector.


Heywood: Even after defeat, their man Khan was still a winner

As the rain from the Pennines sleeted its way down Heywood's main street on a Sunday lunchtime, Athens could hardly have seemed further away.


Roma, 00:27 - VOLLEY, CHAMPIONS: BRE BANCA LANNUTTI-COPRA 2-3

Nella gara di andata della Champions League di pallavolo maschile, la Copra Piacenza ha espugnato il...


Sedicimila ettari di vegatazione in fumo per le fiamme che devastono la regione da ieri mattinaUn morto, stato di emergenza in 7 contee, 1.500 pompieri impotenti contro gli incendi                                          Brucia il Sud della California Migliaia di sfollati, star in fuga a Malibu                                                                                Tra le sontuose residenze evacuate quelle di Mel Gibson, Danny de Vito e Tom Hanks


Bush Accuses Kerry of Unreality on Domestic Issues

President Bush charged on Friday that Democratic rival John Kerry fails to recognize reality on hot-button domestic issues from jobs and education to health care and Social Security.


The Bills will try to continue their resurgence without Drew Bledsoe and will release the veteran quarterback next week.


Howard Makes History by Winning 4th Term

Prime Minister John Howard has been accused of turning his back on Asia, kowtowing to America and being Australia's most boring leader. On Saturday, he assured himself a place in the country's history with a fourth consecutive election victory that will make him Australia's second-longest-serving prime minister in December.


Lo rileva indicatore Unicredit Research-Regioss-econometrica


The pace of existing home sales rose modestly in October hitting a 6.24 million-unit annual rate, according to a report form the National Association of Realtors on Tuesday that marked an unexpected rise from economists' expectations.


Reports: Turkey party may press ahead on adultery law

Turkey's Islamic-rooted ruling party will press ahead with its plan to criminalize adultery, despite earlier statements that the controversial measure had been shelved, a party member said Thursday.


A couple tell an Australian court they saw UK backpacker Peter Falconio after he is thought to have been killed.


Donors meet in Paris to back Middle East peace bid

More than 60 countries meet in Paris on Monday to underwrite renewed Middle East peace talks with pledges of aid for the Palestinian government, locked in a power struggle with Hamas Islamists in the Gaza Strip.


Thousands of visitors view New York's reopened Museum of Modern ...

NEW YORK The line to view New York City's reopened Museum of Modern Art wrapped around a city block, as thousands waited to file into the renovated and expanded building.


CAMBRIDGE -- We've all been there. Locking horns with a colleague who focuses on the nitty-gritty instead of the big picture, or who likes abstract ideas but ignores details. Impatient with a friend who speaks painfully slowly, or who talks too quickly and too much. Frustrated with a spouse who is overly sensitive, or who can be blunt and unemotional.


Greek sprinters charged over missed drugs test

Disgraced Greek sprinters Costas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou have been charged with obstructing a dope test on the eve of August's Athens Olympics and providing authorities


With the New Year likely to perpetuate many of 2007's trends, the keys are caution and patience


Princes talk about Diana in US TV interview

Prince Harry has told a US television interviewer that he still feels the presence of his mother Princess Diana nearly 10 years after her tragic death in a Paris car accident.


Regal to stand firm on movie, DVD window

The "window" between a movie's  theatrical release and its DVD release will keep shrinking, but  the top U.S. movie theater chain will take strong measures to  ensure it never collapses, Regal Entertainment Group Chief  Executive Michael Campbell said on Wednesday.


Roma, 15:04 - CALCIO, ROMA: TIFOSI IN FESTA A TRIGORIA

Tifosi in festa a Trigoria alla ripresa degli allenamenti della Roma dopo la qualificazione ai quart...


Hearts say coach Craig Levein to leave for Leicester

Heart of Midlothian Plc said head coach Craig Levein is holding talks to take over as manager at Leicester City in England after steering the Scottish soccer club to the group stage of Europe's UEFA Cup this season.


World Business Briefing: Japan: Economic Growth Revised Upward

Japan revised its first-quarter economic growth to an annual pace of 3.3 percent, from 2.4 percent, because business investment was stronger than initially estimated. The report confirmed that Japanâs economy remained on a healthy recovery path in the first three months of the year. The bulk of the revision came from capital investment, which rose 0.3 percent from the previous quarter, better than the preliminary figure of a decrease of 0.9 percent. Consumer spending, which makes up more than half of Japanâs gross domestic product, was up 0.8 percent from the previous quarter, the data showed. That was slightly below the preliminary reading of a 0.9 percent rise. Compared with the previous quarter, the G.D.P. rose 0.8 percent in the January-March quarter, the cabinet office said.


President Bush is sending condolences and promising aid to those affected by the Indian Ocean earthquake that spawned massive tidal waves felt from Indonesia to Sri Lanka.


Halliburton Unit Wins Role on British Aircraft Carriers

Halliburton unit Kellogg Brown & Root was chosen by Britain to coordinate construction of two aircraft carriers worth $5.4 billion.


Pastasciutta troppo cara la Procura di Roma indaga

Aperto un fascicolo dopo le notizie stampa. I magistrati procedono contro ignoti. I consumatori: "Una vittoria dopo aumenti del 22% per penne e del 27% per spaghetti"


Hurricane Ivan Triggers U.S. Gulf Coast Evacuations

Hundreds of thousands of people along the  U.S. coast from New Orleans to northwest Florida were told to  leave their homes on Tuesday as deadly Hurricane Ivan roared  into the Gulf of Mexico after grazing western Cuba.


Austria probes firm over atom-related Iran exports

GRAZ, Austria  - Austrian police have arrested one man and are seeking the head of a firm suspected of exporting to Iran components that could be used in nuclear weapons, a state prosecutor said on Friday.


Ninety legal experts from 17 countries urged the United Nations on Tuesday to allow former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic to continue defending himself against war crimes charges, arguing that imposing a defense lawyer against his wishes would violate international law.


Democrats critical as envoys to oppose Iraq shift

Top U.S. officials will likely warn Congress on Monday against major changes in policy in Iraq, but leading Democrats said that strategy has failed and it's time to think about getting troops out.


One week after a severe headache forced Rudy Giuliani to spend a night in the hospital, his doctor declared the Republican presidential candidate to be "in very good health."


M1 CEO: Mobile data prices need to come down

(InfoWorld) - Mobile operators need to rethink how they price their 3G data plans to better compete with fixed-line broadband services, according to the top executive at Singaporean operator MobileOneÂ (M1). "Operators need to move forward," said Neil Montefiore, M1's chief executive officer, in a phone interview ahead of the Telecom World exhibition and conference organized by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in Hong Kong. Last week, M1 announced plans to offer a faster 3G data service based on HSDPA (High-Speed Downlink Packet Access), an upgrade to WCDMA (Wideband Code Division Multiple Access) networks that increases download speeds from 384KbpsÂ to 3.6Mbps. That service will be available in Singapore starting Wednesday. Rather than increasing its prices with the introduction of the faster service, M1 decided to offer users of the existing service a discount. It dramatically cut the price of its 3G data plan that offers unlimited access, from S$68 (US$44) per month to S$22 per month,. In addition, M1 introduced two HSDPA data plans with unlimited access -- one offering a maximum of 1.8Mbps and another offering 3.6Mbps -- for S$38 and S$68, respectively. Mobile data services based on 3G technology are generally expensive to use, partly because operators charge for data using a per-byte or per-minute pricing model similar to voice. As a result, 3G data services primarily serve business customers who can afford the premium charges, rather than the average mobile user. "We've got to look to the future," Montefiore said. "We've got to be competitive with current fixed broadband prices." Prior to the price cut, M1 sold about 500 3G data cards each month to users who wanted mobile data access. What impact the new pricing levels will have is not yet clear, but Montefiore does not expect to see a dramatic surge in adoption. These mobile user numbers could rise, as most Singaporean broadband users are still locked into 24-month service plans for their existing broadband connections, Montefiore said. "Over time, it will be an attractive way to get online," he said, adding that M1 will offer a more detailed forecast in January when the company announces its financial results. Telecom World runs through Friday, Dec. 8.ADVERTISEMENTNEW IT SERVICES FROM IBM: EASIER TO BUY AND IMPLEMENTDiscover a simpler, more cost-effective way to get the solutions your company needs to grow more flexible and efficient.


Hasbro Inc. yesterday recalled about 255,000 Playskool toy tool benches after a toddler in West Virginia and another in Texas died from choking on the set's oversize plastic nails.


Baby girl brings cheer in tsunami-hit Andaman islands

Indian officials celebrated a rare piece of good news in the tsunami-hit Andaman and Nicobar islands on Saturday -- the birth of a baby girl to a teenage mother from a threatened Stone Age tribe.


Cgil, Cisl e Uil:almeno non devono essere maggiori a entrate


Svolta nelle indagini sulla morte dell'attore Aru Tosiotrovato strangolato a giugno nella sua casa. Si cerca un terzo complice                                            Roma, la polizia arresta due romeni accusati di aver strangolato un uomo


Richard Branson's Virgin group is sizing up opportunities in the UK gaming market.


Armed with a new study showing the drug can ease pain in some HIV patients, medical-marijuana advocates sued the federal government Wednesday over its claim that pot has no accepted medical uses.


'F*cked' record companies in 'cataclysmic' meltdown - manager

So are live promoters the new pigopolists? As some of the biggest figures in the music business weighed in on the future of music this week, there were very mixed views on its future.â¦


Ford Motor Co. and General Motors Corp. said Tuesday that the Securities and Exchange Commission has asked the companies for information on their pension fund accounting.


Mira Nair's 19th-century class-warfare film "Vanity Fair", starring Reese Witherspoon, had lacklustre showings when it opened in the theatres last week.


Israel considers relinquishing security control at Gaza ports

Israel is willing to consider the possibility of letting a third party take over security at Gaza Strip naval and aerial ports after the disengagement plan is carried out, Nigel Roberts, the World Bank's country director for the West Bank and Gaza Strip


Kerkorian sold GM shares to avoid long fight: WSJ

Billionaire investor Kirk Kerkorian  sold his stake in General Motors Corp.  after deciding  that he did not want to participate in a lengthy fight with  management for control of the world's biggest car maker,  according to a report in the Wall Street Journal.


Oil slides to six-month low on swelling stocks

Oil prices slid to fresh six-month lows   on Wednesday on rising winter fuel stocks and waning concern   over Iran, but the world's largest exporter Saudi Arabia   signaled the market may have fallen enough.


South Africa's political crisis deepened yesterday when the ANC's new leader, Jacob Zuma, was told that he would go on trial on August 14 for corruption


CNN News Exec Quits Following Controversy

Worried that CNN would be "unfairly tarnished" over remarks he made about journalists killed by the U.S. military in Iraq, one of CNN's most visible executives chose to quit.


Worries that Hurricane Ivan will hurt oil production in the Gulf of Mexico boosted oil prices Tuesday. In mid-morning New York trading, oil for future delivery hit $44.


GM and Daimler to Work Jointly on Hybrid Engine

The prospects for hybrid electric vehicles were bolstered Monday when General Motors and DaimlerChrysler, two automakers long skeptical about hybrids, said they would develop them by working together.


Actress Cameron Diaz accepts "substantial" libel damages from a US tabloid over claims she had an affair.


Farooqi killing fine, but do more, says US:

[World News] Washington, Sep 28 : The US has described the killing of a top Pakistani militant linked to Al Qaeda as "an important development" but says that Islamabad needs to do more to nab terrorists hiding in that country.


Citing Threats, Entrepreneur Wants to Quit Caller ID Venture

After receiving harassing messages and even a death threat, the founder of a service that fools caller ID systems has decided to sell the business.


Haiti prison riot and shootings kill at least 11 after visit by US ...

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti_U.N. peacekeeping forces circled Haitiâs capital Thursday, a day after sporadic violence marred US Secretary of State Colin Powellâs visit.


Weinstein Company Makes a Deal With Guild Writers

The deal contains provisions that will allow it to be superseded by any agreement ultimately reached with the major companies through their bargaining group, the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers.


iPass wireless-broadband users will be able to make Internet connections on the fly, thanks to a new agreement between iPass and Boeing's Connexion in-flight Internet service.


Code morpher Transitive dives into Red Hat Exchange

Proprietary chums meets open sourcers Red Hat added a peculiar name to its Exchange software store by picking up OS morphing code from Transitive.â¦


AMSTERDAM, Nov 2: Dutch film maker Theo van Gogh, who recently made a controversial short film about women and Islamic culture, was shot and stabbed to death on an Amsterdam street on Tuesday, police said.


A worldwide search discovers a bone marrow match in the US for a boy with a rare genetic disease.


Sudan: U.S. sanctions to have little fiscal impact

Sudan believes fresh U.S. economic sanctions on Sudan will have minimal impact in Khartoum because it has no direct trade ties with the United States, a senior Sudanese Finance Ministry official said on Wednesday.


Nick Halstead has started up another programming competition today - this time it's a bit broader in scope and doesn't focus so much on just PHP.   I have a couple of licenses for Zend Studio Professional that I have been holding back to give away for a competition. So after writing yesterdays programming 'tips' I thought perhaps I should get my readers to submit their own tips and then give away one copy for what I think is the best 'tip' and then I will also hold a online vote for the second copy.   The basic process is to submit your favorite tip to Nick and he'll pick his favorite of the day. This happens each day and at the end of the week, there'll be a drawing for the licenses from each day's top tips.   Submit your entries via his contact form.


Michael Ballack is not included in Chelsea's squad list for the Champions League group stage as he recovers from ankle surgery.


NEW YORK -- Michael Jackson is reportedly angered by the way he is portrayed in rapper Eminem's recently released video, Just Lose It.


Make sure you know what you're getting into.


The Caucus Blog: Troop Buildup Has Not Raised Support, Poll Says

A majority of Americans say the âsurgeâ has made things worse or had no impact, according to a new poll.


Numerous injured when Brit train derails

A passenger train from London to Scotland derailed Friday night in northwestern England, seriously injuring some passengers but causing no fatalities, officials said.


UK Police have arrested a 20-year old man in Preston on suspicion of stealing source code from Cisco Systems. The arrest under violation of the Computer Misuse Act 1990, follows Cisco's admission in May that


Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi is meeting senior German officials in Berlin - his first visit to the country since taking office six months ago.


U.S. restaurant founder Bob Evans dead at 89

Bob Evans, whose small truck stop restaurant in Ohio grew into a national chain and a line of pork sausage products that bear his name, died on Thursday, according to the company he founded.


Lo scrive il Guardian, in corso perquisizione abitazione


The island of Car Nicobar has been devastated by the tsunami, with around half its population unaccounted for, as the BBC's Jonathan Charles discovered.


Bulldogs Ruin SEC Title Dreams for Kentucky

No. 14 Kentucky and its high-powered offense take a giant tumble as a season-high six turnovers result in a 31-14 loss to Mississippi State.


Michigan's Indian immigrants worry about tidal wave

Members of Michigan's Indian immigrant community stared at television and computer screens and worked the telephone Sunday, anxiously awaiting word from their homeland, which was hit by tidal waves.


EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- There are no offensive stars like Terrell Owens or Tony Gonzales on the Patriots. But when Tom Brady gets into a good rhythm, most of his wide receivers and tight ends get involved in the offense. Once the Patriots controlled the game, everyone got involved in making the necessary plays to pull out a 23-7 win ...


Australia's prime minister calls for a new way forward on climate change as Apec talks begin in Sydney.


A British soldier was believed to have been killed and another seriously injured last night after clashes with Shia fighters in the southern Iraqi city of Basra.


U.S. urges Iraqis to pull back from brink

America's top two officials in Iraq on Monday urged Iraqis not to be sucked into a cycle of sectarian revenge killings that will "destroy you and your country" as police reported finding 50 bodies in the capital.


Morgan Stanley's John Mack Gets Record $40m Bonus ; BUSINESS

By Stephen Foley  John Mack, the chief executive of Morgan Stanley, has been handed a $40m ([pound]20.5m) Christmas bonus, the largest ever awarded to a Wall Street boss.


While Harry Potter fans anxiously await author J.K. Rowling's   new book, the writer was busy putting the wraps on another project over   the weekend.


The newly elected head of the largest Muslim group in North America called President Bush's recasting of the war on terror as a "war against Islamic fascism" inaccurate and not helpful to people of her faith.


Service engine maker Cummins Inc. on Wednesday said that third-quarter profits more than quadrupled - beating both its own guidance and Wall Street estimates - and full-year earnings would also exceed previous expectations.


AFRICA/CIAD - I ribelli entrano nella capitale e minacciano il Palazzo Presidenziale. Ultimissime a Fides: fonti locali si interrogano sui misteri di unÂavanzata fin troppo rapida NÂDjamena (Agenzia Fides)- Mentre dalla capitale ciadiana NÂDjamena giungono frammentarie notizie sui combattimenti tra lÂesercito e un gruppo di ribelli che minaccerebbero il Palazzo presidenziale, fonti informate fanno notare allÂAgenzia Fides tre ...


Gordon Brown kicks awkward questions over touchline next May

IT WAS a great kick; a wondrous kick; high and long - and executed with Eyes Wide Shut. Scotlandâs rugby selectors looking for an unshakeable kicker into touch while the opposing pack thunders towards him


Best Buy, Circuit City Reps Push Unnecessary Recovery Discs

Some sales reps at brick-and-mortar retailers convince PC purchasers to buy unnecessary store-made backups.


The Hollywood Hills mansion of Tim McGraw and Faith Hill was burglarized over the weekend, police said Tuesday.


Bruce Gradkowski throws three of his four touchdown passes to Lance Moore, leading Toledo to a 35-27 win over Miami (Ohio) in the MAC championship game Thursday night.


NBC Universal and News Corp. are in for a fight even before their Hulu website launches.


World's top libraries sign up with Google

Google has announced a long-term project to put 15 million books from seven of the world's top libraries online. The libraries of Harvard, Stanford, the University of Michigan, the New York Public Library


Boggs and Sandberg Elected to Hall of Fame

Wade Boggs, one of the greatest  hitters in Major League history, and nine-time Gold Glove  winner Ryne Sandberg were elected into the Baseball Hall of  Fame on Tuesday.


Salza smentisce voci su perplessita' Santander su concambi


Ukraine's Liberal Yushchenko to Take Power on Sunday

Liberal Viktor Yushchenko will be sworn in  as Ukraine's new president on Sunday, ending weeks of turmoil  and setting the stage for the ex-Soviet state to edge closer to  Europe while upholding traditional links with Russia.


THE government agency that owns the World Trade Center site has joined a US$7 billion (S$11.9 billion) suit against Saudi Arabia and Al-Qaeda for the Sept 11 terrorist attacks.


Il presidente di Mediaset commenta il digitale e internet


Microsoft on Wednesday made available a beta of the second "Ultimate Extra" for Windows Vista, which is available for download free of charge for those who purchased the Ultimate Edition of the new operating system. Called DreamScene, the extra lets users put videos as their desktop background.


Dozens hospitalized after Turkish cinema catches fire

Dozens of people were rushed to hospital for medical treatment of smoke inhalation on Tuesday night as fire broke out at a cinema in Turkey's largest city of Istanbul, the semi-official Anatolia news agency reported.


Barrel racer Kelly Maben of Spur, Texas, won her second straight round in the National Finals Rodeo on Sunday night, topping the competition with a 13.92-second run - the first sub 14-second mark in three rounds.


Iraq Election Prospects Improve After Peace

Iraq's plans to hold elections in  January gained traction on Saturday after a Shi'ite militia  agreed to disarm in Baghdad and delegates from rebel-held  Falluja said the Sunni Muslim city wanted to vote in the polls.


Iran Says Uranium Conversion Plant Nearly Finished

A key Iranian nuclear facility which the  U.N.'s nuclear watchdog has urged Tehran to shut down is  nearing completion, a senior Iranian nuclear official said on  Sunday.


Beijing's two top universities halt a campaign to hand out free condoms on campuses for World Aids Day.


Financial firms warned of Qaeda cyber attack

The U.S. government warned American private financial services on Thursday of an al Qaeda call for a cyber attack against online stock trading and banking Web sites beginning on Friday, a source said.


Ricerca Sole 24 Ore: Roma all'8/o posto, ultima Agrigento


As the 2006 boys' soccer season gets underway, all coaches are faced with the task of rebuilding and re-tooling teams that very often look different from the year before. Success can be cyclical, and year-by-year teams find themselves faced with the task of tinkering with lineups, bringing along younger players, and finding a style of play that will best suit ...


Foggia, caccia all'uomo per l'omicidio del consigliere di An

E' caccia all'uomo a Foggia, dopo l'omicidio del consigliere comunale di Alleanza nazionale, Leonardo Biagini, di 39 anni, ucciso ieri sera in un agguato in una sede periferica del partito. Biagini e' stato


MANILA, Philippines - More than 6,000 couples kissed simultaneously at midnight Saturday in the Philippines with organizers of the event claiming to have set a new world record.


Pitt junior point guard Levance Fields will be out eight to 12 weeks after breaking a broken bone in his left foot to become the second Panthers starter knocked out of the lineup in as many games.


Seattle quarterback Matt Hasselbeck is expected to play when Arizona visits next weekend, though his sore throwing elbow will require treatment and he's not expected to practice until Wednesday.


Roma, 23:10 - CALCIO, UEFA; INFANTINO: SIAMO SCIOCCATI

= (AGI/ITALPRESS) - Roma, 3 feb. - "Siamo scioccati, abbiamo seguito con attenzione quello che &egr...


TechWeb - It's been a landmark year for open source, and in so many different ways that even a casual survey of the year's events will range far and wide. Here's a quick rundown of what to me were the top five open source events of the year -- not an exhaustive list, of course, but the things that best reflected how important and widely entrenched open source software (especially Linux) has become.


Egervari, 77, now a Monroe resident, got in touch with Webster's Dictionary officials years ago to voice concern that this chapter of Hungarian history which included Soviet oppression of the Hungarian people ...


Former US President Bill Clinton has opened his futuristic presidential library at a rain-soaked ceremony in Little Rock, Arkansas.


Tony Blair faces demands for a Commons vote on whether UK forces should provide back-up for the US in Iraq.


BRITAIN'S world record holder Paula Radcliffe ran away with the closest women's winning margin in the history of the New York City marathon yesterday.


Muslim youths suffocated in Thai police custody

Nearly 80 people suffocated or were crushed to death in southern Thailand after being arrested by security forces during protests, Thai officials said today.


Lo dice al 'Sun' il chitarrista dei Rolling Stones


U.S. stocks broke a four-day losing  streak on Tuesday, pushing the Dow to its biggest percentage  gain in about a month, as earnings from blue-chip companies  Johnson & Johnson JNJ.N and DuPont Co. DD.N, coupled with  positive consumer confidence data, brought investors back into  the market.


Temeva una condanna per aver picchiato la maggiore


A judge set bail Wednesday at $125,000 for O.J. Simpson in connection with the armed robbery of sports memorabilia collectors at a Las Vegas hotel. His attorney later said he expected the former football star to be released within hours and return to Florida.


openCRX v1.11.0 (stable, production quality) released

openCRX is a professional CRM solution (customer relationship management) deployable to all major platforms. openCRX is multi-entity enabled, scalable, a real enterprise-class CRM-solution - new: Activity Management, Bug Tracking - try our Demo Server   openCRX - Limitless Relationship Management     openCRX version 1.11.0 is available from:   http://www.opencrx.org/     The release notes are available at:  http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=535085&group_id=95219    If you have openCRX v1.10.0 installed, you can upgrade to openCRX v1.11.0 by following instructions available at:  http://www.opencrx.org/faq.htm#110to111   Highlights:   * support for JDK 1.5 * JDO/JPOX compatible DB schemas * GUI: multi-level grid drill down * DataBindings * enhanced facility management with inventory items * new locales: es_CO and ja_JP   see http://www.opencrx.org/opencrx/1.11/new.htm for details     We also published new/updated guides at:  http://www.opencrx.org/documents.htm       Your openCRX Team


Lawmaker Seeks Probe Into Bush Documents

Top Republicans on Wednesday tried to tie the Kerry campaign to disputed documents used by CBS News for a story examining President Bush's Vietnam-era service in the Texas National Guard and called for a congressional investigation.


Obama widens lead over Clinton in New Hampshire

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire  - Democrat Barack Obama expanded his lead over Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire to 13 points as voting began in the state's critical presidential primary, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Tuesday.


President Roh, who is officially visiting Argentina, stressed on November 14, âThe competition between the political systems on the Korean Peninsula is over.


Roy Disney, Stan Gold want co to hire exec search firm

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Roy Disney and shareholder Stanley Gold on Monday urged non-employee members of Walt Disney's (DIS) board to hire an independent executive search team to find a replacement for CEO Michael Eisner.


Premier Romano Prodi resigned on Wednesday after an embarrassing loss in the Italian Senate on foreign policy.


Credit Repair and the Tools of Ignorance

Every day, consumers pay untold sums to companies that promise a quick credit fix. Most of the time, that money is wasted.


By Steve Tarter, Journal Star, Peoria, Ill.  Jan. 30--PEORIA -- Advanced Technology Services Inc. has opened an office  in Mexico, but the firm is not exporting any jobs.


An American diplomat was shot and killed early Tuesday by gunmen in a passing car who cut him off as he was being driven home in Sudan's capital. Sudanese officials insisted it was not a terrorist attack but the U.S. embassy said it was too soon to determine the motive.


E' un alpinista di 61 anni, scivolato da picco nelle Apuane


Three-fourths of Bulgarians Want to Join EU - Poll

About 75% of Bulgarians want their country to join the European Union according to a poll conducted by the Sociology Institute of the Bulgarian Academy of Science published Wednesday.


USADA charges Landis with doping offense

RALEIGH, North Carolina  - Tour de France winner   Floyd Landis has been charged with a doping offense by the U.S.   Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) which he will contest, his attorney   said on Friday.


In what is becoming an unfortunate  tradition, Wilco's new album, "Sky Blue Sky," has leaked  online, more than two months prior to its May 15 release date.


The central figure in the burgeoning steroids-in-sports scandal says he provided performance-enhancing drugs to numerous world-class athletes, including track and field star Marion Jones, world record sprinter Tim Montgomery and former NFL linebacker Bill


Malaysian leaders vow war against `traitorous' Anwar

Malaysian leaders vowed to wage political war against former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim, calling him a "traitor" at the annual ruling party congress yesterday and saying there would be no room for him to mount a comeback.


According to the National Low Income Housing Coalition's annual "Out of Reach" report, Florida ranked in the top 15 of least-affordable states for two-bedroom apartments in US with its housing rent almost three times the federal minimum wage.


The greasy, stinking Land Cruiser, with its screeching fan belt and goatskin water jug swinging off the back, beat a fast pace across the desert in rebel-held Darfur, until it slammed to a jarring stop.


EU says ready to settle Coca-Cola antitrust case

The European Commission said Coca-Cola on Tuesday had offered a range of commitments that should be enough to conclude a long-running antitrust case.


Hospitalization of Supreme Court Chief Justice Reminds ...

The recent hospitalization of the US Supreme Courtâs leading conservative judge, William H. Rehnquist, due to thyroid cancer is serving as an opportune reminder that more is at stake during this election than the presidency but also likely vacant seat


Sir Paul McCartney urges California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to ban the French delicacy foie gras.


A frail Jack Kevorkian will be paroled in June after promising he won't assist in any more suicides, a prison spokesman said Wednesday.


UPDATE 1-Struggling Singh stays ahead in Pennsylvania

World number one Vijay Singh stayed two shots clear of the field after struggling to a level-par 72 in the third round of the $4.2 million Pennsylvania Classic on Saturday.


Sci-fi film Alien vs. Predator grosses $38.3m (Â£20.8m) at the US box office during its debut weekend.


EC goes after Microsoft, Sun buys MySQL and Oracle buys BEA

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Germany's '05 GDP Growth Outlook Lowered

A German research institute lowered its economic growth outlook for Germany for 2005 on Tuesday, saying exports are expected to slow and domestic demand will not rise enough to make up the difference.


High winds, heavy rain and tornadoes pounded parts of the Midwest and the South, leaving at least eight people dead, stranding people in cars, forcing others from their homes and leaving thousands without power.


Michael Jackson admits paying people who threatened legal action in order to avoid embarrassment.


TORONTO (Sports Network) - Chris Bosh netted 18 points and Loren Woods compiled 17 points and a career-high 14 rebounds as Toronto put together a 101-89 victory over Detroit at the Air Canada Center.


International donors to Iraq have agreed they need to speed up the allocation of promised funds to rebuild the country, but failed to erase concerns that violence is a huge obstacle as they wrapped up a two-day meeting.


A TERRORIST blast at a US army base in Iraq yesterday killed 22 as Tony Blair made a surprise visit to Baghdad. A radical Islamic group claimed responsibility for the attack in Mosul in which 60 were wounded and at least 19 American soldiers died.


Wisconsin's annual battle against a leaf-eating insect got some help from this spring's nasty weather, which resulted in a huge decline in tree defoliation, a state forestry expert said Monday.


Google Inc. on Thursday launched a beta test version of Google SMS, a new service that lets users of wireless devices query Google for specific information, such as business or residential phone listings, product prices and word definitions, the company announced.


GM could make 6,300 Saab jobs disappear in Sweden: union

US auto giant General Motors has decided to shut down one of its two mid-size car-making plants in Europe next year, a decision that could force its subsidiary Saab to close operations in Sweden and slash 6,300 jobs, the Swedish metalworkers' union said.


Fundamental Mormons seek recognition for polygamy

CENTENNIAL PARK, Arizona  - When Ephraim Hammon returns home from a day of working construction near Arizona's border with Utah, he's greeted by his wife SherylLynne. And then by his wife Leah.


Kenseth bounces back with California win

With crew chief Robbie Reiser back home in North Carolina on a NASCAR-enforced absence from the racetrack, Matt Kenseth and the rest of the No. 17 team just tried to remember the lessons he has taught them over the years.


David Ortiz hit his first home run at Fenway Park since April, and Eric Hinske and Jason Varitek also homered for the Boston Red Sox to help Daisuke Matsuzaka overcome a rough outing and beat the Toronto Blue Jays 9-4 on Saturday night.


Energy Costs Trickle Through World Economy

There's nothing like a trip to the gas station to raise one's awareness of energy prices. Yet it doesn't require filling up the tank — or opening a utility bill, for that matter — to feel the bite of rising fuel costs.


Blue Chips End Down, Merck Recall Weighs

The U.S. Dow Jones Industrial average  declined on Thursday after drug maker Merck & Co.MRK.N  recalled its widely sold Vioxx painkiller and its stock sunk 27  percent.


British singer Winehouse checks into rehab clinic

British soul singer Amy Winehouse, who  this week appeared in video footage allegedly showing her  smoking crack cocaine, has entered a rehab clinic, her record  company said on Thursday.


IBM nets real-time capabilities with DataMirror buy

InfoWorld - IBM is looking to add real-time capabilities to its data integration software by buying Canadian firm DataMirror for about C$170 million(US$162.3 million).


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Obama widens lead over Clinton in New Hampshire

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire  - Democrat Barack Obama expanded his lead over Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire to 13 points as voting began in the state's critical presidential primary, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Tuesday.


Delta aims to start UAL, Northwest merge talks: report

Delta Air Lines Inc  plans on Friday to ask its board for permission to begin formal merger talks with both Northwest Airlines Corp  and United Airlines parent UAL Corp , the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.


Wade, O'Neal lead sizzling Heat to 7th straight win

NEW YORK - Dwyane Wade scored 25 points to inspire the Miami Heat to their seventh straight win, a 107-100 victory over the Denver Nuggets Friday (Saturday in Manila).


After mysteriously disappearing for an entire week, Paris Hilton's pet Chihuahua, Tinkerbell, has been safely returned. Lately, Hilton has had a series of bad luck spells after her home was burglarized and with the disappearance of Tinkerbell. A...


J&J's Cordis wins heart stent patent appeal

Cordis Corp, a unit of Johnson & Johnson , won the latest round on Monday in a patent fight with Medtronic Inc  and Boston Scientific Corp  over who owns lucrative patents for heart stents.


A new peace deal which would see Northern Ireland's home rule government restored and the IRA disarm could be struck soon. "Fundamental political change is within our grasp.


Ag May Add Black Farmers to Subsidy Panels

The Agriculture Department plans to put more black farmers on the committees that have oversight in how federal farm subsidies are allocated.


AMD to crush AMD with 2.0GHz 'Barcelona'

Hits stores in September Barcelona has arrived, sort of, and AMD is talking more about beating itself up than knocking Intel with the new chip.â¦


After stitches stabilized the tendons in his injured right ankle for a second time, Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling focuses on starting Game 2 against the St. Louis Cardinals.


A sleigh and eight tiny reindeer would have been a more reliable way to travel this holiday than the nation's airlines. While delays due to weather are unavoidable, it's hard to understand the numerous cancellations


The ambulance service declares a "special emergency" in parts of south Wales as demand hits record levels.


Brazil Lula tries to blunt crash criticism

Brazil's president pledged a thorough investigation into the plane crash that killed as many as 200 people in a televised address Friday that aimed to blunt criticism of his response to the country's deadliest aviation accident.


Ailing British supermarket group Sainsburyâs showed a further deterioration in its performance today after its third profits warning this year.


The trial sees advertisers employ customized marketing with individual mobile TV viewers, with content provided by agency partner, Proximity Oslo, a part of the Global BBDO network.Comment


Boy band Take That crown their successful comeback by topping the nominations for the 2008 Brit Awards.


Passengers were stranded as a train hit "material" on the track while on its way from London to Inverness.


S.Korea Probe Suggests No Infiltration from North

South Korea said Tuesday an investigation into a hole found cut in a border fence along the Demilitarised Zone frontier with North Korea did not suggest infiltration from the communist country.


Time Warner hopes that separating the Internet access business will make it easier to sell, spin out, or form partnerships with the rest of AOL. But it may have to go it alone.


All the president's women got in a joke at his expense — fond and gentle teasing meant to cast George Bush as a dependable family man and a good guy who knows how to have fun.


New regulations are keeping some fancy foods out of stores


2005 Tour de France may not play to Lance Armstrong's strengths

The 2005 Tour de France may give others a chance to test Lance Armstrong. The mountaintop finishes are less intense and the time trials shorter - meaning the six-time Tour winner possibly has


La conferma dall'ambasciata cinese a Bagdad e da Al Arabiya


Many Lessons Still to Be Taught by an Old Master

Marv Albert takes cues from Marty Glickman, the first play-by-play announcer for the Knicks and once the voice of the football Giants.


Joe Cole, the Chelsea midfielder, has withdrawn from the England squad to play in a friendly against Spain because of a stomach bug.


The Libby trial: Who said what to whom, and who remembers?

The case has pulled back the curtain on elite Washington and the inner workings of a White House known for secrecy.


US dreams end as Agassi, Roddick exit Open

In what was certainly the darkest day for American men's tennis this year, Andy Roddick and Andre Agassi were sent packing out of the US Open quarterfinals Thursday by a classy Swiss and a cool-headed Swede.


France and Germany send tough message to Syria

France and Germany have turned up the pressure on Syria, telling Damascus to stop destabilising Lebanon as mass protests against Prime Minister Fuad Siniora entered a fifth day.


OAKLAND, Calif. David Ortiz hit a solo homer and had four RBI's as Boston slammed Oakland 8-to-3. Mark Kotsay hit a pair of solo homers to put the A's ahead to stay.


LG is putting Netflix on some TVs. But we really need a way to get any video on the Internet onto any television.


Roma, 23:07 - CALCIO, MORTO POLIZIOTTO: PALLONE DOVREBBE FERMARSI UN ANNO

''Di fronte a questi fatti, a cose cosÃ¬ inaudite il calcio dovrebbe fermarsi un anno per vedere se s...


Green Group's Ad Likens Five House Republicans To Ostriches

The political affiliate of a national conservation group is airing radio advertisements in the districts of five House Republicans from the West, who are described by the group as having their Ã¢ÂÂheads in the sandÃ¢ÂÂ on legislative efforts to call attention to and curb global warming.


Sammy Sosa went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts and a walk Friday in his spring debut in a "B" game for the Texas Rangers.


Gunmen attacked the only Shiite mosque in a town northeast of Baghdad, killing seven people and wounding three, police said Tuesday.


Bucarest, 15:12 - CALCIO, ROMANIA: INDAGATI AGENTE CHIVU E EX NAZIONALE POPESCU

Gheorghe Popescu, ex giocatore del Lecce, e Victor Becali, procuratore di Chivu, sono finiti nel mir...


IBM is expanding and adding new technology to 11 of its data centers in North America, Europe and Asia to meet growing demand and rolled out new services to customers, the world's largest computer company said late on Thursday.


Parma, 17:54 - CALCIO, PALERMO; GUIDOLIN: MOMENTO NON FACILE

Il Palermo ferma la serie di sconfitte (quattro di fila) e torna a casa con un pari dal Tardini di P...


Record-setting quarterback Ralph Barone and women's hockey standout and current coach Laura Schuler head the list of seven inductees into the Northeastern Hall of Fame.


SAN JOSE, Calif. - Cisco Systems Inc. said late Thursday that it has given Apple Inc. nearly another week to respond to its trademark infringement lawsuit that threatens to halt Apple from using the "iPhone" name on its much-hyped new iPod-cellular phone device.


Controls are needed to ensure genetic information for research is not used by outside parties, warn experts.


Russia's Sochi is chosen to host the 2014 Winter Olympics, beating South Korean and Austrian cities.


Deliberations Set to Begin in Pelosi Trial

There's been plenty of talk in the last three years about who inflicted a savage and fatal beating on millionaire investment banker Theodore Ammon — much of it from Daniel Pelosi, the man on trial for the killing.


Musician Bo Diddley is released from a US hospital, where he was being treated after suffering a heart attack.


Protesters sever key road links in Pakistan in more unrest over the army's killing of tribal leader Akbar Bugti.


Doctors have put aside ethical concerns to carry out a kidney transplant between two men who met online.


52 die as train hits tractor at crossing

INDIA BOMBAY -- A train smashed into a tractor carrying wedding guests at a crossing in western India yesterday, killing at least 52 people and injuring 10 others, a railway official said. The train did not derail. The accident occurred near Kanhan, a small town in Maharashtra state about 500 miles northeast of Bombay, when a local train bound for ...


Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah agree a ceasefire, officials say, but fighting rages on in Gaza.


National forest policies face a big change

WASHINGTON - The Bush administration issued comprehensive new rules for managing the national forests, jettisoning some environmental protections that date to Ronald Reagan's administration and putting in place the biggest change in forest-use policies in


Intel brings multi-tasking to chips in new lineup

Intel President Paul Otellini Tuesday demonstrated new chips scheduled for release next year that simultaneously run tasks such as burning CDs and playing video games as he sought to allay concerns about product delays.


Eleven dead, 100 wounded in Ivory Coast air raids

ABIDJAN - Three days of air strikes on former rebels in northern Ivory Coast have left 11 people dead and around 100 seriously wounded, a spokesman for the ex-rebel New Forces told AFP on Saturday.


Deutsche Telekom, Verdi to resume strike resolution talks

After five weeks of strikes, management and unions at Deutsche Telekom appeared to take tentative steps Tuesday to resolve their dispute over a radical shake-up of the German telecom's services unit.


Britain Nears Announcement on Iraq Troops

Prime Minister Tony Blair and his Cabinet met Thursday to discuss a U.S. request for British troops to be moved into volatile central Iraq, a proposal that has met strong opposition within the governing Labour Party.


The only man to win the grand slam twice talks about Federer's skill, Sharapova's height and Roddick's problems


NEW ORLEANS -- Where the canal wall burst and doomed the Lower Ninth Ward during Hurricane Katrina, there now stands an imposing concrete monolith.


Two British soldiers have died in an ambush on a British military convoy in the southern Iraqi city of Basra, Britain's Ministry of Defence says.


LOS ANGELES  - While most major  networks have joined the rush to integrate advertisers in their  programming in exchange for fees or purchases of more  commercial slots, HBO stands out as an anomaly.


SATURDAY AUTO RACING 8 a.m. -- Formula One: French Grand Prix qualifying, Speed 10 a.m. -- Busch Series: Camping World 200 pole qualifying, Speed


CBS launches music label, to supply songs to iTunes

CBS Corp (CBSa.N) said on Friday it is  launching a new music label as part of an effort to supply its  television shows with less expensive music. At the same time,  the television programs would promote the new acts signed by  the label, dubbed CBS Records.


'World first' quantum computer set to debut next week

Landmark or footnote? A Canadian start-up says it will demonstrate a working commercial quantum computer in Mountain View next week, years ahead of many experts' predictions.â¦


Iraq. Si apre oggi il vertice a Sharm El Sheikh

I vertici della diplomazia mondiale si riuniscono oggi e domani a Sharm El Sheikh per raggiungere un accordo internazionale sull'Iraq, all'avvio del secondo mandato di George W. Bush alla Casa Bianca. L'incontro


Results Show Democrats Gained Seats In Legislature

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Complete -- but unofficial -- returns from the general election showed Wednesday that the Democrats picked up two seats in the Arkansas Legislature.


Rashad Anderson scores 21 points and makes a key block in the closing seconds, leading No. 23 U-Conn. to an 81-76 victory over No. 24 Villanova on Wednesday night.


Pakistan's attorney general denies saying there will be massive rigging in Monday's election.


Pixar Animation Studios Inc.  PIXR.O on Thursday reported that third-quarter profit rose 70  percent in the quarter before the release of its new hit, "The  Incredibles."


Insider: Hedge Funds Flirt With Heresy: Going Public

The hedge fund Fortress Investment Group is said to be considering an initial public offering that could value the company from $5 billion to $7 billion.


A group of ambitious businessmen has created an international contest to reward groups that have demonstrated achievements in arts and humanitarian service.


Keith Primeau still has his heart in hockey. It's the persistent fuzzy feeling in his head that's forcing the former Philadelphia Flyers captain to quit playing.


Iran fires missiles in new round of war games

Iran's Revolutionary Guards test fired missiles on Monday at the start of three days of military exercises that will be staged across the country, the second round of manoeuvres this month, state media reported.


Oracle Corp.'s $9.2 billion takeover of rival PeopleSoft Inc. neared the finish line early Saturday morning when a majority of stockholders agreed to tender their PeopleSoft shares.


Australia is to introduce a citizenship test, based on "mateship" and including language and culture issues.


Strain, Gain, Pain In the Spartan Life Of a Young Fighter

BANGKOK Dawn breaks on the back streets near Lumpini Stadium, and Songkhom Wor Sungprapai is already at work, pushing himself through relentless 500-meter laps.


The brother of British hostage Kenneth Bigley says he has received a written message confirming he will be released.


The head of the Portuguese agency  responsible for enforcing a new ban on smoking in public was  seen lighting up at a New Year party, breaking the law on the  first day it came into effect.


Radcliffe Wins Women's New York Marathon

Britain's world record holder Paula Radcliffe won the women's New York marathon Sunday in an unofficial two hours 23 minutes seven seconds.


Ukraine's opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko hails "a great victory" after parliament passes wide-ranging reforms.


GAZA CITY, 24 August 2004 - Encouraged by an apparent US policy shift, Israel yesterday announced plans for more than 530 new housing units in the West Bank for Jewish settlers.


Prince: Citi CEO Apologizes For Japan Unit Problems

Will this do it? Citigroup (nyse: C - news - people ) Chief Executive Charles Prince apologized Monday to Japanese authorities for the financial giant's problems in Japan.


A family of four boys with a life-threatening illness wait to hear if a transplant has been successful for a second son.


Voice over IP calls are getting cheaper - Vonage and AT&T both announced lower monthly charges late last week. AT&T said it would reduce its monthly charge by five dollars to $30 a month for unlimited local and long distance calls in Canada and the US.


Update 5: Oil Prices Climb Despite Gov't Statement

Oil prices inched closer to $50 a barrel Thursday even as the Bush administration considered tapping the nation's emergency stockpile of crude on behalf of refiners whose supply was disrupted by Hurricane Ivan.


Vodafone agrees to buy controlling stake in Hutchison Essar

British mobile phone giant Vodafone said it has agreed to buy an 11-billion-dollar controlling interest in India's Hutchison Essar, a spokesman for the company said.


Bhutto gets new death threat, will avoid mass rallies

KARACHI - Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto said yesterday that she had received a new death threat but will start campaigning in Pakistani cities in the next couple of days, avoiding mass rallies.


CBC SPORTS ONLINE - The Los Angeles Dodgers landed a dandy Thursday in free-agent infielder Jeff Kent. Kent, 36, agreed to a two-year contract, but financial terms were not disclosed.


Indiana Pacers forward Ron Artest will be back in the lineup for Friday's game versus Philadelphia at the Wachovia Center.


Guatemalan Court Throws Out War Crimes Trial

Guatemala's highest court has pulled the plug on a landmark war crimes trial against soldiers accused of the mass killing of hundreds of civilians in a jungle village 23 years ago, court officials said on Friday.


Fashion Review: A New Look at Nina Ricci and a Puzzle at ChloÃ©

Reviews of the ChloÃ©, Nina Ricci, Alexander McQueen, HermÃ¨s and John Galliano collections.


U.S. Still Not Sure Where Al Qaeda Gets Its Funds

The U.S. government still has not  determined where al Qaeda gets its funds or how much money it  is raising, the vice chairman of the federal panel that probed  the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, said on Monday.


AUSTRALIANS have been warned to stay away from international hotels and other places in Indonesia, including Bali, after advice terrorists may be planning a bomb attack over Christmas, possibly targeting a Hilton hotel.


If this is Tuesday, this must be the Belgium courts A Brussels Court has ruled that Google must remove all articles from Belgian publishing group Copiepress from its Google News service because it is in breach of author's rights and Belgian databank regulations. If Google fails to abide by the court ruling, it faces a fine of â¬1m per day.â¦


Afghanistan's Karzai to be sworn in with hardest challenges ahead

KABUL  - Hamid Karzai will seek to rebuild Afghanistan after his inauguration as the devastated country's first freely elected president by tackling the twin scourge of drugs and warlords, his spokesman said.


Sonic, Out To Court Females, Mixes Salads Into Advertising

Having introduced a salad option only this past spring, Sonic Drive-In execs admit they're late to the healthy-fare party. Now, the chain--known for its carhops, milkshakes and tater tots--is trying to remain competitive with the likes of McDonald's and Burger King by launching a campaign targeting the people most likely to buy the new item: women.


Ronaldo scores twice as Real Madrid cruises to 6-1 win

Ronaldo scored two goals Sunday to help Real Madrid trounce lowly Albacete 6-1 and move into second place in the Spanish standings.


Another education and library board reveals it faces financial hardship because of a shortage of funding.


Belgium's Charleroi airport opens new terminal

Belgium's second-largest airport, Charleroi, inaugurated a new terminal Saturday, which officials hope will eventually double the number of largely budget passengers flying through.


DHL Quarrel Crystalizes Belgian Employment Debate: Jobs, but at What Cost?

The employment debate in Belgium these days comes down to what's more important - work or sleep.


U.S., EU fail on air passenger data deal

The United States and the European Union failed to reach a deal on the transfer of air passenger data, putting airlines at risk of huge fines or the loss of landing rights, the EU executive said Saturday.


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Fong, First Asian-American Senator, Dies

Hiram L. Fong, an immigrant's son who overcame poverty to become a millionaire businessman and the first Asian-American elected to the U.S. Senate, died Wednesday. He was 97.


Control the office climate from your cubicle

Blog: Office furniture maker Herman Miller has come up with the C2, a personal climate control device for office workers.


Apple Computer has unveiled two new versions of its hugely successful iPod: the iPod Photo and the U2 iPod. Apple also has expanded


A-listers will be sporting some of Hollywood's hottest rocks at the Oscars. Thanks to some affordable alternatives, you don't have to drop six figures to look just as dazzling.


Hezbollah appoints successor to slain commander

Lebanon's Hezbollah has appointed a successor to its senior guerrilla commander Imad Moughniyah who was assassinated in Syria this week, a Lebanese security source said on Friday.


Dwain Chambers wins the 60m title at the world indoor trials to guarantee a place in the Great Britain squad.


Large nostrils count more than a big nose when it come to smelling power, said German scientists on Wednesday after completing a three-year-long study aimed at treating smelling disorders.


Google Earth, Amazon Tools Aid in Search for Missing Aviator

Tools from Google Earth and Amazon.com are being applied by users to help in the effort to find missing aviator and adventurer Steve Fossett.


Partners praise Microsoft software-plus-services plan

InfoWorld - Microsoft partners introduced to the company's software-plus-services strategy this week at its Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC) applauded the plan, though they noted a few challenges as the company makes the transition from selling business software to offering more hosted and Web-based services.


London - Tony Purnell, the man who will act as team principal of the new Red Bull Racing team, described the energy drinks company's buy-out of Jaguar as "terrific" on Monday.


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Microsoft Signals High Performance Revolution for Mainstream Computing

By Anonymous  A revolution in high performance computing (HPC) for the masses: Microsoft's release last month of Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003 is as significant as that.


U2, Grandmaster Flash Lead Rock Hall Nominees

U2, Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five, Randy Newman and the O'Jays are among the nominees for the 2005 induction class of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.


Russian Foreign Minister Meets With Castro

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with President Fidel Castro and other Cuban leaders Wednesday as the countries worked on re-creating more modest versions of political and economic alliances that unraveled after the Soviet Union's collapse.


Just hours after President Vladimir Putin sent Gazprom shares soaring by indicating he backed ending the long-derided dual trading system for the gas giant's shares


Sleek new specs take playing games or watching movies the a whole new (possibly sickening) level. In Game|Life.


Killings of three Sunni leaders working with US forces may be a sign that the al-Qaeda leader's recent threats were not mere bluster


Al Summer Jamboree Festival la sua unica tappa italiana


India are closing in on a first-innings lead in the decisive second Test against South Africa in Kolkata. Replying to the visitors' 305 all out, India reached 293 for five at tea on the third day, with VVS


Trial Raises History of Smoking-Cancer Link

A medical historian testifying in  the government's $280 billion tobacco industry trial conceded  on Monday that doubts about the link between smoking and cancer  persisted into the 1960s, but he stood by his description of  the industry as "rogue" and deviant."


Remaking Paramount by the Seat of His Pants

Brad Grey, an outsider from the world of television, steers a fabled studio through tough times.


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Gaza City in darkness after Israel blocked fuel shipments to electricity plant