Bernie Williams doesn't plan to accept the Yankees' offer to attend spring training on a minor league contract, the outfielder told several reporters Friday night before playing guitar at a benefit concert.


BAQUBA, Iraq  - U.S. soldiers tightened their cordon around al Qaeda fighters holed up in the Iraqi city of Baquba on Saturday, advancing carefully through streets lined with roadside bombs and booby-trapped houses.


Remembering the Dead and the Horror of Mosul

A soldier who survived the blast at a U.S. military mess tent in Mosul gave his account of the chaotic moments after the attack.


A survey taken the weekend before Hurricane Katrina struck showed that more than half of the homes questioned had decided against evacuating. But a jury hearing the case against the owners of a home where 35 patients died in Katrina's floods may never see the document.


The race is on to come up with the world's thinnest cell phone screen.


The specialists who snap the ball and hold it for kickers labor in obscurity - except when they screw up


FCC Backs Bells on Fiber Phone Line Sharing Limits

U.S. regulators on Thursday said big  local phone companies will not have to share new fiber-optic  lines built for high-speed Internet and other services,  spurring one carrier to speed roll-out plans.


RRPS May Need New Sex Ed Policy ; 'Abstinence Plus' Is New Standard

By ELAINE D. BRISEO Journal Staff Writer  The Rio Rancho school board may have deviated from state standards after recently rejecting an advisory group's recommendation to offer an alternative to the district's abstinence- only curriculum.


Researchers in Norway say women are more likely to develop urinary incontinence if their mother or older sisters had the same problem.


Limp Bizkit singer Fred Durst is given a suspended jail sentence after he allegedly hit two people with his car on purpose.


High Blood Sugar, as Well as Low, Slows the Mind

NEW YORK  - Many people with diabetes find  that they become mentally and physically sluggish during  periods when their blood sugar level rises in the course of  their daily routines, investigators report.


Many here south of the border reveled in her disastrous evening: First Miss USA Rachel Smith slipped and fell on her bottom during the Miss Universe evening gown competition. Then she was booed by hundreds in the Mexican audience.


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La Gaudianello, azienda di acque minerali, sarà sponsor principale del Bari anche per le pros...


The UK prime minister is to outline his vision for progress in the region's peace process, as he begins visiting the area.


Industry experts say that the financial trouble of one of the biggest Chinese makers of television sets will not affect the market much.


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Chinese agricultural scientists say they've developed a sunscreen for pesticides that allows the chemicals to remain effective for longer periods of time.  The scientists say the sunscreen will become increasingly important as global warming continues.


Oil field delays mean higher 2010 crude price: EIA

The U.S. government's top energy forecaster on Tuesday said it raised its estimate for world crude prices in 2010 by about 20 percent to near $60 a barrel due to delays bringing new oil fields on line.


Senate Group Investigating Firing at a Brokerage Firm

Rodman & RenshawÂs chairman said the firing of a research analyst who sought to lower a stock rating came after he told his story to the Senate Finance Committee.


In a victory for rebellious teenagers, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a mother violated Washington's privacy law by eavesdropping on her daughter's phone conversation.


"Debaters" tops Image Awards nominations

LOS ANGELES  - "The Great Debaters" moved to the top of the class for the Image Awards, nabbing eight nominations, including a pair for Denzel Washington, the film's actor and director, organizers said Tuesday.


A jetliner flying from Atlanta to Mexico made an emergency landing in Florida on Saturday after crew members smelled smoke in the cockpit.


Sven-Goran Eriksson insists he will stay on as coach unless England fail to reach the 2006 World Cup finals.


We've collected the New Years resolutions of several search engine marketers, sharing their priorities and plans for 2008.


Smith says answer to knife crime is through the arch window

Home Office's cutting edge solution The Home Secretary will announce plans next month for the installation of metal detectors at school gates in her effort to stop kids stabbing one another.â¦


Dharmapuri: Special Task Force chief K Vijayakumar said that he had some ideas with the existing force and has given suggestions to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister in this regard.


Slobodan Milosevic's court-appointed lawyer asked an appeals court Thursday to allow the former Yugoslav president to conduct his own defense against war crimes charges.


Roma, 14:58 - CALCIO, ROMA; SPALLETTI: TOTTI STA BENE E SI E' ALLENATO

"Francesco Totti oggi ha sviluppato tutto l'allenamento di rifinitura e sta bene. Dopo ieri in effet...


Three new polls in the United States have President George W Bush leading his Democrat challenger, John Kerry, in the race for the White House.


Liverpool's Xabi Alonso, Fernando Torres and Javier Mascherano face a spell on the sidelines after suffering injuries in the 1-1 draw against Arsenal.


British Muslims try to secure hostage's release

Prominent British Muslims have arrived in Baghdad to plead for the release of 62-year-old engineer Kenneth Bigley, seized by Islamist militants 10 days ago, amid fears that he could soon be executed.


How to Avoid Recession? Let the Fed Work

Just as patients should avoid doctors who recommend radical surgery for every ailment, voters should be wary of politicians eager to treat every economic ill.


The government has set up an elite anti-kidnap special forces unit in London, in part to deal with scenarios like those allegedly threatened by men arrested in Birmingham this week, sources said.


Wider recognition of work-related qualifications aims to encourage schools to make more use of them.


Belkin is offering a solution to the transfer problem with its Easy Transfer cable for Windows Vista, designed for people with computers running Windows XP.


Water and robots on Mars chosen as tops in 2004 by 'Science'

The conclusive discovery by a pair of wheeled robots that Mars once had vast pools of water and possibly could have harbored life was chosen by the editors of


Roars from an unidentified feline have scared residents of a mountainous Caracas suburb and triggered a hunt for the capture of what neighbors are convinced is a lion.


Milano, 20:51 - CALCIO, AMBROSINI A INTER: LETTERA DI SCUSE PER STRISCIONE

Massimo Ambrosini, centrocampista del Milan, dopo le polemiche suscitate dallo striscione di scherno...


Chinese fugitive leaves cave after 8 years

A Chinese man wanted by police on gun charges has given himself up after hiding in a cave constructed at the back of his house for eight years, the official Xinhua news agency said.


The war crimes tribunal trying former Liberian President Charles Taylor for allegedly orchestrating atrocities in West Africa's upheavals needs more money to complete its cases, Human Rights Watch said Thursday.


Official: Proposed NY wind farm scrapped

Long Island's utility company intends to dump plans to build a $700 million wind energy park in the Atlantic Ocean, a top official said.


Germany expects more than 1.5 percent growth this year

German Finance Minister Hans Eichelsaid Thursday that the country's economy could grow more than 1.5 percent this year.


The Palestinian Football Association are set to appoint Israeli Arab Azmi Nasser as their national team coach after he was allowed free access to the Gaza Strip by the army.


Iraq's radical Shiite Muslim leader, Moqtada Sadr, is calling for the release of two French reporters being held hostage in Iraq.


Three Hollywood studios are to use next-generation DVD technology backed by Toshiba, snubbing a rival product promoted by Sony.


Renault exec says GM must confront Toyota: reports

A key Renault executive indicated in  quotes cited by newspapers on Tuesday that U.S. carmaker  General Motors  did not share the same sense of urgency  as do Renault  and Nissan (7201.T) to fight rival  Toyota.


Beagle, a Breed Long Unsung, Wins Best in Show

Uno became the first beagle to win best in show in the 100 times the Westminster Kennel Club has picked a winner.


[TS] Sports of The Times: Only Number That Adds Up for Yankees Is Bossâs Age

On his 77th birthday, George Steinbrenner, the Yankeesâ real Yankee Doodle Dandy, wasnât feeling dandy, but this season he should be accustomed to that feeling.


Agassi, Federer, Move Into Quarterfinals at US Open

Two-time champion Andre Agassi beat Armenia's Sargis Sargsian to advance at the US Open and set up a quarterfinal meeting with men's top seed Roger Federer, who reached the round after his opponent withdrew with an injury.


FAREWELL 2004: Mars Probe`Beagle' Not About

It was supposed to look for signs of life on Mars. Then it stopped showing signs of life itself. Built on a "shoestring" budget of pounds 45m, space probe Beagle 2 was designed to put Britain at the centre of the international space programme.


A hurricane watch was issued Sunday for the Florida Keys and Gov. Jeb Bush ordered a state of emergency in anticipation of Tropical Storm Ernesto.


SHANGHAI Rubens Barrichello won the inaugural Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai on Sunday, but while he occupied Michael Schumacher's accustomed place atop the podium he could not take his teammate's place at the center of attention.


Baghdad returns to normal after day-long curfew

A nervous normality returned to Iraq's capital on Sunday after a 24-hour curfew imposed after U.S. troops arrested a top politician's bodyguard suspected of a plot to bomb the heavily fortified government compound.


Polling stations have closed in Chechnya, in an election expected to crown a Kremlin-backed career police officer as the new leader of the breakaway Caucasus republic.


Mauresmo struggles past Schnyder at Filderstadt

New world number one Amelie Mauresmo struggled to a 7-5 6-4 victory over Patty Schnyder in the second round of the Filderstadt Grand Prix on Thursday.


China Says Mental Illness Becomes Major Problem

Mental illness has become a major public health problem in China as the country modernizes and family traditions fade, Xinhua news agency said Tuesday.


Six first-timers among NBA All-Star reserves

San Antonio's Manu Ginobili and Washington's Gilbert Arenas and Antawn Jamison were among six first-time selections when reserves for the National Basketball Association All-Star Game were named.


36 U.S. Troops Die in Iraq in Their Bloodiest Day

Thirty-one U.S. troops were reported  killed in a helicopter crash and five more died in insurgent  attacks Wednesday in the deadliest day for American forces  since they invaded Iraq 22 months ago.


Corus is orded to pay over Â£3m in fines and costs for the 2001 explosion which killed three workers.


Calif. Gay Marriage Ban Challenged in Court

A California law barring gay  marriage violates the state's constitution because it inhibits  freedom of expression and undermines privacy, lawyers for the  city of San Francisco argued in court on Wednesday.


Bush Couple at the â2004 Kennedy Center Honorsâ

US President George W. Bush (right) and his wife Laura (second from the right) participated and applauded at the 27th â2004 Kennedy Center Honorsâ held at the Kennedy Center, Washington on December 5. Ossie Davis, left of Mrs.


The Atlanta Braves signed right-hander Tanyon Sturtze to a one-year contract Sunday on the eve of the winter meetings, hoping he will be able to come back from rotator cuff surgery.


Regal arms theater-goers with cellphone busters

The next time you talk on your  cellphone in a movie theater, beware: Your neighbors are  listening.


France24 News Channel to Give French Spin on World Affairs

France is launching Wednesday a 24-hour, all-news channel aimed to offer a French spin on world affairs.Comment


Microsoft Extends Legal Protection To All Customers

Nov. 10, 2004. Microsoft is extending the policy that currently protects some of its business customers from potential legal costs associated with intellectual-property disputes to all of its customers, including consumers.


Cell phone offerings set to boom: report

The market for content and services on  cell phones is expected to grow to $150 billion by 2011, as  access to the web while on the move becomes easier and faster,  research from Informa Telecoms & Media showed.


Update 3: Wrigley to Buy Candy Brands From Kraft

Looking to extend more of its marketing might from gum to candy, Wm. Wrigley Jr. announced Monday it has agreed to buy Life Savers and Altoids from Kraft Foods in a $1.


Music lessons can improve memory and learning ability in young children, research shows.


Strong Quake, Aftershocks Hit Japan; 1 Dead

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 and a series of big aftershocks rocked northern Japan on Saturday, killing at least one person and injuring dozens while triggering landslides and knocking out power.


Flatulence forces US plane out of the sky

Shear wind A woman's attempt to cover up the nasty smell of her own flatulence caused an aircraft en route between Washington DC and Dallas to make an emergency landing, the BBC reports.â¦


The United States and France agreed Thursday to cooperate more closely on terrorist cases and combating organized crime, signing new deals which both sides said signaled better relations.


The silence has broken, and now their needs are being heard, too. Gay and lesbian employees are gaining better access to work-life benefits, along with more visible acceptance at work.


Oracle Corp. handed the software industry some positive earnings news after the bell on Tuesday, but investors pulled cash from the sector on concerns that information technology spending has become anemic.


Newly crowned Australian Open champion Serena Williams will join her sister Venus in the United States' Fed Cup match against Belgium in April, U.S. captain Zina Garrison announced Thursday.


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(InfoWorld) - Sun Microsystems will shine more light on accommodations for AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML) in the Java realm at the AJAXWorld Conference & Expo in Santa Clara, Calif. next week. Featured on Sun's agenda are the latest details on Project jMaki and Project Phobos, which are two open source efforts. The company also will provide an update on the future of Sun's JavaServer Faces (JSF) component model for Web application development, said Sun's Greg Murray, AJAX architect with the company and the project lead for jMaki. Sun's AJAX efforts focus on making JavaScript more available to Java developers, Murray said. "The problem is, people are afraid of JavaScript," he said. "If we want to keep Java relevant, we have to support this newer programming model [scripting]," Murray said. Web 2.0 and AJAX are very important to Sun, Murray said. The next version of Java, Java Standard Edition 6, will support JavaScript and is expected some time in 2007. Sun's accommodations with JavaScript will make AJAX simpler, said analyst Rikki Kirzner, CEO of Centennial Global Research. "You should be able to make AJAX simpler than it is," she said. AJAX currently lacks accommodations with Java, according to Kirzner.Â  "AJAX is a way to add richness to 3GL code, to any code, and Java doesn't readily embrace it," Kirzner said. The jMaki project enables Java developers to use JavaScript in Java applications as either a JSP (Java Server Pages) tag library or a JSF component. "It's a way of wrapping some of the existing JavaScript frameworks out there and exposing them to Java developers," Murray said. Developers can access Dojo and other frameworks.Â  A Dojo widget could be included in a page, for example. "Basically, jMaki will generate all the JavaScript, everything necessary to put that in the page for you," Murray said. A beta release of jMaki is planned for release in November. "We've been working away just to polish the edges," said Murray. A general release is expected in January or February 2007. Phobos is a way to script server-side code in JavaScript, rather than write a JSP page or a servlet, Murray said. The technology is planned for release early next year. Sun anticipates making jMaki and Phobos add-ons to the Java Enterprise Edition 5 platform. The future of JSF, meanwhile, involves an upgrade being called Project Dynamic Faces or JSF 2.0. This version will extend the component model for server-side components to better support AJAX, Murray said. This release is driven by feedback from users who seek AJAX functionality but want a strict programming model for the server, which JSF provides, Murray said. Dynamic Faces has been available in an early access release since the May timeframe.ADVERTISEMENTMAKE SOA REAL WITH IBM WEBSPHERE PODCASTStreamline processes and maximize efficiency within a proven service oriented architecture. Take back control of your business processes with IBM WebSphere.


DR Congo's top atomic energy official is held after allegations that a large quantity of uranium is missing.


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The Brazil plane which crashed killing some 200 people had a reverse thruster turned off, it emerges.


Poll: Kerry Holds Lead Over Bush in Minn.

Democratic candidate John Kerry leads President Bush, 50 percent to 41 percent, in a presidential poll of likely voters in Minnesota, according to results released Wednesday.


Cricket-Woolmer warns of Pakistan rebound in Boxing Day Test

MELBOURNE, Australia  - Coach Bob Woolmer believes Pakistan can rebound from the purgatory of Perth and make a game of the Boxing Day cricket Test with high-flying Australia.


A defense lawyer appointed to Slobodan Milosevic by the U.N. tribunal said Tuesday he would seek a suspension of the war crimes trial after failing to line up witnesses.


Tory attacks 'Jeremy Kyle generation' of men

Chris Grayling condemns 'Jeremy Kyle generation' of socially inadequate young men


Bonds's Attorney Hopeful Perjury Probe Will Be Dropped

The attorney for Barry Bonds says he is corresponding with the acting U.S. Attorney overseeing the investigation of perjury charges against Bonds and hopes the proceedings will be dismissed.


Social smoking at 50 as lethal as chain smoking at 30!

A new study conducted by researchers at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center suggests that a social smoker age 50 or older has a risk for developing lung cancer similar to that of a smoker under age 50 who smoked three packs a day


Sergio Madrigal watched in despair as federal officials hauled away his 449 calves to be killed after the nation's first case of mad cow disease was discovered in a nearby dairy cow. A year later, Madrigal looks out at his rebuilt herd and smiles — just one of many signs that American ranchers suffered few long-term ill effects from the cow that ruined Christmas 2003.


NEW YORK (Billboard) - To celebrate the 20th anniversary of its landmark album "The Joshua Tree," U2 is reissuing the set in four different incarnations on November 20.


South Boston honors its fallen Vietnam heroes

As South Boston remembered 25 neighborhood heroes killed in the Vietnam War, local veterans yesterday weighed in on the ongoing war record battle between John Kerry [related, bio] and President George W. Bush.


Baltimore Ravens cornerback Deion Sanders, right, is congratulated by teamates Ray Lewis, center, and Gary Baxter after Sanders intercepted a pass during the third quarter against the Washington Redskins Sunday, Oct. 10, 2004, in Landover, Md.


CVS and Caremark triple proposed special dividend

CVS Corp.  sweetened its bid for Caremark Rx Inc.  on Tuesday by tripling a proposed special cash dividend for the pharmacy benefit manager's stockholders to $6 per share, after two proxy advisory firms urged them to reject the previous offer.


UN Treaty Writers Weigh Abortion Ban for Disabled

U.N. diplomats drafting an international treaty on the rights of the disabled debated a possible ban on the abortion of fetuses with disabilities in an emotional negotiating session that ended on Friday.


20 September 2004 -- US officials say they have recovered the body of a US hostage beheaded today by a militant group led by top Al-Qaeda suspect Abu Mus'ab al-Zarqawi.


Microsoft and Countrywide drive stock rally

Stocks rallied on Friday after Microsoft's upbeat outlook boosted the three major indexes and a profit forecast from lender Countrywide Financial buoyed the struggling financial sector.


UK bank HBOS says it will not be making an offer for Abbey, clearing the way for the bid from Spanish bank Santander Central Hispano.


Richard Dreyfuss has  joined Zooey Deschanel and Alan Cumming in the cast of Sci Fi  Channel's upcoming miniseries "Tin Man," a reimagined fantasy  take on Frank Baum's book "The Wizard of Oz."


The Bank of Japan kept interest rates steady on Thursday in its first unanimous decision since June, after a drop in business confidence signaled that companies were bracing for slower growth.


Rain failed to dampen the enthusiasm of a crowd of about 30,000 people on hand Thursday to see four living presidents of the United States and watch the


A number of controlled explosions are carried out on a suspect car in the New Lodge area of Belfast.


Merck info line swamped over Vioxx recall

Hundreds of patients and physicians have contacted a special information line set up by Merck-Israel in the last few days after the international pharmaceutical company voluntarily withdrew Vioxx - one of the world's most popular arthritis and acute


After photographing everyone from Robert De Niro to U2, Anton Corbijn turns to film with the Joy Division biopic Control


President Bush has decided to create a new military command for Africa to oversee various missions on the continent, including possible military operations, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates told a Senate panel today.


Microsoft Chief Operating Officer Steve Ballmer on Thursday warned Asian governments that they could face intellectual rights-infringement lawsuits for using rival open-source operating platforms such as Linux.


UK house prices rose by 1.1% in December, the first monthly rise since September, the Halifax says.


Turkish papers hailed the deal with the EU on opening entry talks as a historic victory, but skeptical members of the bloc said the agreement was just the start of years of bickering that could end in misery.


Writersâ Strike Tests the Mettle of 2 Outsiders

The president of the Writers Guild of America West and his chief lieutenant are deliberating a question that may bode ill for both: Is their rebellion over?


The spate of bad news about painkillers has dealt a major setback to what had been a highly promising effort to use the drugs to prevent a host of leading killers, including many types of cancer, Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia.


Falluja Negotiator: Iraq Govt.'s Demand Absurd

Iraq's interim prime minister has  threatened to attack Falluja unless it turns in foreign  militants, but a negotiator for the rebel-held city said on  Thursday its people were being asked to chase shadows.


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FOUR seasons in one race meeting, meteorologically and emotionally speaking. It was an epic day when Makybe Diva claimed her place in Australian racing history by winning her second successive Melbourne Cup.


One is a Bush family loyalist who served four presidents and guided George W. Bush to legal victory in the disputed 2000 election. The other is a resolute Democrat, a 34-year congressman who steered a divided 9/11 commission to unanimity.


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Hurricane Jeanne Targets Storm-Weary Florida

Hundreds of thousands of people on  Florida's east coast were told to leave their homes again on  Friday as deadly Hurricane Jeanne closed in for what could be a  record fourth hurricane hit in a year on the storm-weary state.


TISZAKESZI, Hungary - This summer the cardinals at the Vatican accepted an unusual donation from a Hungarian start-up called KlimaFa: The company said it would plant trees to restore an ancient forest on a denuded island by the Tisza River to offset the Vatican's carbon emissions.


Insured losses from Hurricane Jeanne are estimated at $6 billion to $8 billion, according to Eqecat Inc., a risk-modeling firm. The hurricane made landfall early Sunday at Hutchinson Island, on Florida's East


The death of former Toronto Blue Jays first baseman Doug Ault was ruled a suicide, the medical examiner said Tuesday.


Coleen Keenan-Hersson recalls she that was busy that day in 1995 trying to keep up with the thousands of details that go into putting on an equestrian competition.


Calcio: Serie A, il Lecce travolge il Messina

Messina - Continua a stupire il Lecce di Zeman. Al termine di una partita bellissima giocata a ritmi elevati i salentini hanno espugnato il campo del Messina mettendo in mostra un ottimo calcio e confermando lâottimo momento di forma.


Colombia accepts Venezuela help for hostage release

Colombia agreed on Wednesday to allow Venezuelan planes and helicopters to land in the country and pick up three hostages held for years by Marxist guerrillas, including a child born in captivity.


An EU commissioner issues a strongly-worded warning to Macedonia over its ambitions to join the EU.


Higher oil prices have slowed economic growth in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, but it should expand by 3.6 percent this year.


Chile's Pinochet has heart attack, surgery

SANTIAGO, Chile  - Augusto Pinochet, the former Chilean general accused of torture, killings and other abuses during his 17-year dictatorship, suffered a heart attack on Sunday and underwent emergency surgery.


Jockey Kieren Fallon is banned from racing for 18 months following his failed drugs test in France last year.


Abbas appeals to Gaza's rival factions for orderly elections

Mahmoud Abbas, the new chairman of the Palestinian Liberation Organisation, last night appealed to Gaza's rival factions to unite behind the task of arranging orderly elections 24 hours after a shooting which claimed the life of one of his own bodyguards.


UK Soldier 'Blew His Top' at Iraq Abuse, Court Told

OSNABRUECK, Germany  - A British army corporal  accused of mistreating prisoners in Iraq told a court on  Thursday he "blew his top" when he saw detainees forced to  simulate oral sex and stopped the incident immediately.


World Business Briefing: Canada: Tentative Rail Contract

The Teamsters union said it had reached a tentative contract deal with the Canadian Pacific Railway and a strike by 3,200 maintenance workers in Canada should end soon. No details of the proposed three-year contract are being released before a ratification vote. The workers have been off the job since May 15. After months of negotiations, the two sides stopped talking when the strike began. Maintenance employees have been without a contract since December.


SANAA - A court here has sentenced two Yemeni Al-Qaeda militants to death and jailed four others for the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole, which killed 17 sailors.


Russian police seek Home Office  permission to visit the UK as part of their inquiry into Alexander Litvinenko's death.


Blair to make statement on future: spokesman

British Prime Minister Tony Blair is to  make a statement on his future between 1300 and 1400 GMT on  Thursday, his spokesman said.


Scientists narrow optimism area in brain

A person's optimism in the future seems to be controlled by a small front part of the mid-brain, according to a study that used brain imaging.


Atari names James Caparro president, CEO

NEW YORK (Dow Jones/AP) -- Video-game maker Atari Inc. said Monday it named James Caparro president and chief executive officer, effective immediately.


Mets ride Beltran's bat to series sweep of Braves

Carlos Beltran smacked a third grand  slam home run of the month to power the New York Mets to a 10-6  win over the Atlanta Braves at Turner Field on Sunday.


Opinion: A caution against preferred vendors

Selecting a preferred vendor to meet all of your company's storage needs is a noble idea but only works if you, as a storage manager, are willing to accept that in some circumstance you can not or will not make the best technology choice for your company's application requirements.


TEHRAN, Iran - Iran said Sunday that demands from the U.N. atomic watchdog agency that it freeze all work on uranium enrichment - technology that can be used for nuclear weapons - were "illegal."   Hasan Rowhani, Iran's top nuclear negotiator, said at a news conference that his country would nonetheless continue with its voluntary suspension of what he described as "actual enrichment" - the injection of uranium gas into centrifuges...


Canyon visitors return, fire still burns

A steady stream of tourists drove to the Grand Canyon's North Rim on Monday after a highway closure prompted by a 58,600-acre wildfire was lifted.


Go hunting for misunderstood multibaggers in the making.


European shares drop after euro, oil hit record highs

Europe's main stock markets slid Thursday after the euro struck a record dollar high and oil prices surged above 80 dollars a barrel in New York, threatening company profits.


Travel: Gemma Bowes discovers that a night in a Swiss igloo is pretty hot stuff


Behind Nevada casino walls is a political fight

A key back-room battle in the contest to nominate a Democratic presidential candidate is raging far from the gaze of TV cameras in places like the workers' cafeteria of the Mirage Hotel on the Las Vegas Strip.


Former Liverpool star John Toshack is tipped to become the new Wales coach when the Football Association of Wales makes the announcement on Friday.


OPEC to Cut Production by One Million Barrels a Day

OPEC oil ministers have agreed to prop up sliding oil prices by cutting production by one million barrels a day. The decision in Cairo Friday comes amid a drop in oil prices from an all-time high of more than $55 in mid-October to more than $40 now.


Afghan President Hamid Karzai has condemned U.S. troops for shooting dead 10 civilians at the weekend as officials said nine more -- five women, four children and an old man -- had been killed in an air strike.


In 2001, a plucky team led by a surprising young quarterback, a coach with tunnel vision, and a collection of gritty, no-name players launched its quest for NFL respectability. The New England Patriots submitted an 11-5 regular-season record, erasing a 1-3 start by ripping off six consecutive wins to charge into the playoffs.


U.N. Development Program halts North Korea work

The U.N. Development Program, accused by Washington with possibly helping funnel hard cash to North Korea's leaders, has shut down its operations in the impoverished country.


Unions begin a general strike to protest at last month's elections, as Nigeria's new leader prepares to take power.


NEW YORK  - The Olympics bulldozed the  rest of the network primetime summer fare Sunday, delivering an  average 25.6 million viewers to NBC.


Bertinotti e Prodi solidali. Floris: ho fatto il mio dovereIl presidente della Camera: no alle gogne mediatiche                                          L'ira di Mastella contro BallarÃ² "Una certa sinistra vuol farmi fuori"                                                                                di FRANCESCO BEI


Mexico investigates possible ties between drug cartels and the Acapulco mayor, who denies any links.


Gameworld: Virtual market for predicting game sales

Prediction markets have been used  to forecast election outcomes, football games and even the  capture of Osama bin Laden.


I due casi nella quarta serie di "Ris - Delitti imperfetti" su Canale 5 dal 17 gennaioRomina Mondello: "Anche se Ã¨ tv, Ã¨ orribile rivivere quelle vicende"                                          La strage di Erba e la morte di Hina cosÃ¬ la realtÃ  irrompe nella fiction                                                                                di ALESSANDRA VITALI


Too much Internet advice is bad for your health: study

People who use the Internet to find information about their chronic disease often wind up in worse condition than if they had listened to their doctor, a British study has found.


At Davos, Foreign Funds Add Tension to the Talks

Huge pools of state-controlled cash have rescued American and European banks from their own mistakes. And the people who run those funds want some respect.


Ill will for shills Business people who write fake reviews of their own products will fall foul of new European laws from next year. Laws banning businesses from misleading consumers will bar the act.â¦


Nokia sees 50 percent growth in multimedia phones

Nokia , the world's top mobile  phone maker, expects the global multimedia phone market to grow  to 120 million units this year from 80 million in 2006, its  Chief Executive Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo said on Wednesday.


Stabilizing Iraq will require "new and different actions" to improve security and promote political reconciliation, the Navy admiral poised to lead American forces in the Middle East said


Indonesia Steps Up Security at Airports, Seaports After Attack

Indonesia has stepped up security at its airports and seaports in response to last week's attack on the Australian Embassy, said acting Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs Hari Sabarno.


ROME  - Oscar winner Cate Blanchett will preside over the official opening of this year's RomaCinemaFest, and her new film, Shekar Kapur's "The Golden Age," will receive its world premiere there, organizers said Thursday.


"Convocata" via sms una piccola folla di ultras del Cagliarisi Ã¨ scontrata con la polizia di fronte alla casa del governatore                                          Rifiuti, notte di guerriglia davanti alla villa di Soru                                                                                La protesta per la spazzatura si Ã¨ mischiata con l'odio dei tifosirossoblÃ¹ per quelli del Napoli. Solo all'1 e 30 la situazione si Ã¨ calmata


The fine holiday tradition of returns goes high tech. Here's how to unload unwanted plastic.


Sprinters Kenteris and Thanou are withdrawn from the Games, pending a hearing into their missed drugs test.


Defense Secretary Robert Gates criticized European members of NATO on Monday for failing to provide the extra troops that their governments promised last year for security duties in Afghanistan.


Sarah and Tom Huston worry their days of leisurely casting fishing lines off a shaded dock in Roosevelt Lake are numbered. The Arizona lake, about 110 miles northeast of Phoenix, is now just 30 percent full, local rangers say.


Rob Bironas kicked an NFL-record eight field goals and the Tennessee Titans needed every one of them to hold off the Houston Texans on Sunday. Bironas' 29-yard field goal as time expired led the Titans to a 38-36 win.


Jason Spezza scored three goals and a career-high six points, and the Ottawa Senators' top line combined for 15 points in a 6-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night.


Canada's Alberta and Ontario provinces are cracking down on the growing number of US residents driving across the border to obtain flu shots.


FALLUJAH, Iraq: US airstrikes on rebel-held Fallujah left 15 dead while an insurgent attack in another Sunni Arab town killed 10 more, as Britain and Egypt stepped up efforts Sunday to secure the release of hostages in Iraq.


American women school men on value of teamwork

When they were growing from girls to women on playgrounds around the United States, they were the ones who weren't offended but complimented by the suggestion that they played basketball "like a guy.


America gasps again as Osama bin Laden issued another warning in a video received last Friday. Correspondents state that the video is a reminder from Bin Laden that he is still there and he is still a threat.


Ugandan army kills 25 rebels in southern Sudan

Soldiers of the Uganda People's Defense Forces (UPDF) have raided rebel Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) leader Joseph Kony's hideouts at Pakanyar in southern Sudan, killing 25 rebels and capturing seven others.


LOS ANGELES  - Spike TV is turning to crime with a reality show in which amateur detectives try to solve real-life homicides.


Engelhard Posts Flat 3rd-Quarter Results

Specialty chemicals company Engelhard  Corp. EC.N on Monday posted flat third-quarter results as  higher raw material costs and an unusually severe hurricane  season offset slightly higher sales.


Gold broke the $450 a troy ounce level on Thursday for the first time since June 1988 as the dollar fell to a record low against the euro.


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.


Jeanne Pelts Southern U.S. with Heavy Rain

The remnants of Hurricane Jeanne veered  northward into Virginia on Tuesday after pelting Georgia and  the Carolinas with heavy rains and leaving thousands in these  states without electricity.


Janet Jackson is to attend a pre-Super Bowl party a year after her infamous "wardrobe malfunction".


Film maker Oliver Stone, whose latest movie Alexander has been panned by US critics, thinks the three hour epic will get a better welcome in Europe.


MartÃnez's Being a Met Rests on a Physical Exam

If Pedro MartÃnez passes Wednesday's physical, he is expected to be introduced in a news conference at Shea Stadium on Thursday.


Roma, 22:54 - CALCIO, COPPA ITALIA: 1-0 ALLA SAMP, ROMA IN SEMIFINALE

La Roma si è qualificata per le semifinali di Coppa Italia battendo 1-0 (0-0) la Sampdoria ne...


Judge: Man Mentally Unfit to Stand Trial

A man who was videotaped shooting a lawyer outside a courthouse last year has been ruled mentally unfit to stand trial on charges of attempted murder.


A murder victim's mother makes legal history as the first to address a Welsh court on the impact her death caused.


China Detains Eight Priests and a Living Buddha -Groups

China has detained eight Roman Catholic  priests in a crackdown on those loyal to the Pope and arrested  a "Living Buddha" for arousing superstition at the re-opening  of a temple, U.S. groups said on Wednesday.


Security pros work to undo teacher's conviction

'This machine should not have been on the Internet' Researchers led by the head of a Florida anti-spyware firm aim to recreate what caused a Connecticut school's classroom computer to start displaying pornographic pop-ups in October 2004, an incident that recently led to four felony convictions for the substitute teacher involved.â¦


Communities struggle with the slaying of mother-to-be

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Churchgoers in two communities stunned by the murder of an expectant mother whose baby was cut from her womb grieved for the young woman Sunday and struggled to understand her grisly death.


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Oil Companies In Nigeria Say They Won't Give In To Threats

Major oil companies operating in Nigeria's oil-rich southern region say they will not give in to threats of attacks on their facilities and employees by militias.


Strong Quake Strikes Indonesia's Sumatra - Media

A strong earthquake shook Indonesia's  Sumatra island on Sunday, toppling several homes in restive  Aceh province and causing widespread panic, media reported.


"No Country For Old Men" positioned for Oscar

The gritty crime drama "No Country For Old Men" became the front-runner for Oscar glory on Sunday after winning top prize at the Screen Actors Guild Awards on a night of traditional Hollywood glamour and emotion over the sudden death of Heath Ledger.


After seven months of extensive training, scientists in United Kingdom have managed to make good use of dogs' inordinate interest in human urine by utilising their "super-sensitive noses" to detect signs of bladder cancer, a report said.


In Colombia, women use new faith to gain equality

Pentecostal women are demanding more of their husbands and themselves as they move beyond civil war.


Brown threatens to skip summit if Mugabe attends

Prime Minister Gordon Brown has threatened to boycott a summit of African and European leaders in Lisbon later this year if Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe attended.


Ecco come si presenta lo schermo dei cellulari colpiti da Skulls, l'ultimo virus dei telefonini. Il baco, tecnicamente un trojan, attacca il sistema operativo SymbianOS, usato da molti smartphone Nokia. Skulls


Turkey bombs northern Iraq: Iraqi officials

SULAIMANIYA, Iraq  - Turkish warplanes targeting Kurdish rebels bombed villages deep in northern Iraq on Sunday, killing one woman and forcing hundreds of people to flee their homes, local officials said.


Philadelphia 76ers centre Todd MacCulloch of Winnipeg retires

PHILADELPHIA (CP) - Todd MacCulloch always knew his career would end. The Winnipeg native just never expected it to come to such a sudden and mysterious stop.


Fla. to Begin Everglades Overhaul Project

The state plans to start eight projects related to Everglades restoration, including building reservoirs that could ease suburban flooding and environmental damage from hurricanes, officials said Thursday.


Toccata per la prima volta la quota 931,89 dollari l'oncia


US comedy star and talk show host Ellen DeGeneres will host next year's Academy Awards, it is announced.


The Irvine, Calif., PC maker on Thursday will revamp its E-Series line of desktop PCs for businesses with three new models, including a 6300 that sports a new motherboard design, dubbed Balanced Technology Extended (BTX), that helps machines run cooler


Madrid, 12:04 - CALCIO, STAMPA SPAGNOLA: CAPELLO TORNERA' ALLA JUVE

Marca scrive oggi che il tecnico del Real Madrid, Fabio Capello, starebbe preparando un ritorno in I...


Bari, da un convegno dell'Associazione magistrati per i minorenniemerge un dato spaventoso: l'etÃ  media Ã¨ di 10 anni e mezzo                                          I piccoli soldati delle mafie le cosche usano 1.721 bambini                                                                                I dati raccolti dai processi e dalle testimonianze di pentiti"Ho cominciato a spacciare da piccolo, agli ordini di mio zio" di MARA CHIARELLI


At Roadâs End, a Birdâs-Eye Guide to What Lies Ahead

DeLormeâs Earthmate GPS PN-20 displays topographical maps as realistic 3-D flyover simulations.


Looking beyond troubled Premier Romano Prodi, the Italian left is gambling that a mayor who loves the Kennedys, writes novels and campaigns to end poverty in Africa is the right man to boost its fortunes.


In 2003 France brokered a peace deal between President Laurent Gbagbo and northern rebels, and sent its soldiers to separate the two.


County air still hasn't come clean, report says

San Diego County remains on a federal list of 225 counties that have some of the nation's dirtiest air, although area officials said they've taken steps to reduce pollution.


New Trojan preys on commercial banking customers

Feeding on fat cats A researcher has uncovered malware that targets commercial bank customers by logging into their online accounts and wiring large sums to accounts under the control of criminals.â¦


Yankees center fielder Johnny Damon was out of Saturday's lineup against the Los Angeles Angels because of recurring leg problems, but for now will avoid his first career trip to the disabled list.


Catania, 14:52 - CALCIO, CATANIA; BALDINI: EVITARE SECONDA GOLEADA A ROMA

Approdato ai quarti di Coppa Italia con la grande soddisfazione di aver eliminato il Milan, il Catan...


(HealthDayNews) -- Twice as many women die from heart disease each year as from all types of cancer combined, including breast cancer, Duke University Medical Center says.


A report criticising US Anglicans for ordaining a gay bishop is welcomed by those who opposed his appointment.


Bush, Kerry Rev Up for Campaign Face-Off

It's a classic pre-debate dance, maybe as important as the matchup itself: lower expectations for your candidate's performance and jab the other guy while you're at it. While President Bush and Democrat John Kerry remained secluded half a country apart on Sunday in preparation for their prime-time showdown Thursday, representatives for each side employed their own double-barreled debate strategy.


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Il Trio Medusa ha bisogno di te. Iscriviti alla Deejay Ten. Ai primi 100 iscritti gadget e la maglietta Corro per il Trio


New Works That Employ or Disregard Electronics

Bang on a Canâs Peopleâs Commissioning Fund is a lovely idea, but the fine print in the program book shows that the grass-roots ideal is not easily reached.


Gaza fighting flares, Hamas issues ultimatum

Hamas gunmen stormed a Fatah security headquarters in Gaza City on Tuesday, moving Palestinians closer to civil war, minutes after the Islamist group's deadline for Fatah to quit key facilities expired.


France's Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy steps up his bid for the presidency with a speech to young activists.


NASA Budget to Bring Down 'Dying' Hubble Telescope

The aging Hubble Space Telescope -- a path-breaking scientific instrument whose eye-catching images have won fans around the world -- would die in orbit under the 2006 budget for NASA proposed on Monday.


Academics at a Norfolk university say swearing at work helps employees cope with stress.


Hewitt Wins Epic as Russians Falter at Open

By Julian Linden MELBOURNE, Australia  - Lleyton Hewitt won an epicbattle with Spanish teenager Rafael Nadal on Monday to reachthe Australian Open quarter-finals for the first time while theseemingly unstoppable advance of Russia's women came to ashuddering halt.


New Delhi, Oct. 7 (NNN): Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Wednesday out-rightly ruled out signing the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) saying the time was not right for New Delhi to do so.


Mugabe set for landmark election against former ally

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe registered on Friday as a candidate in a March 29 election, facing a challenge from a former ally who has vowed to make the crumbling economy the campaign's focus.


Chiranjeevi's brother 'surrenders' revolver

Pawan Kalyan surrenders his licensed revolver, and says that it is unfortunate that his neice, Srija, told the media that she perceived a threat to her life from her family.


L'aumento e' dello 0,5% rispetto al trimestre precedente


Party line: keep touch light in seasonal networking

'Tis the season of the holiday party, that sitcom land of eggnog, tipsy co-workers, and family stress. It's also a time when many stalk a new job.


Kenya's president and his chief rival held talks Thursday for the first time since last month's disputed election, under international pressure to find a way to share power. But the president angered the opposition by insisting his position as head of state was not negotiable.


Senate deals major blow to immigration bill

A White House-backed bill to revamp immigration laws stalled in the Senate on Thursday, handing President George W. Bush a major legislative setback.


Negroponte: non siamo sicuri che si trovi in Afghanistan


China's PC giant and IBM are developing plans to export Lenovo's product lines around the world once the merger is complete.


US Envoy Positive About Security Council Talks On Sudan

Nairobi, Nov. 18 (NNN) : Ambassadors from the United Nations Security Council are set to meet in the Kenyan capital for talks on Sudan at a two-day event in Nairobi which will focus on the peace process in


Woods charges four ahead at Torrey Pines

SAN DIEGO, California  - Five-times champion Tiger Woods, back in action after a five-week break, overcame a second successive day of wayward driving to take control of the Buick Invitational on Friday.


The Swedish media attack the government over the Asian tsunami disaster, accusing it of inertia.


Other nations could learn from Japan's well-established tsunami warning system, writes Jamie Miyazaki.


Two More Arrests in South Africa Weapons Probe

South Africa has arrested two men in an investigation into alleged trafficking of equipment used to build nuclear weapons. Authorities say Daniel Geiges and Gerhard Wisser are charged with illegally importing


Investment strategies must shift with realities

When it comes to investing, I am old school. Buy a good stock, stick it in the drawer and when you check back years later the stock should be worth more. There's only one problem. When I checked the drawer recently it was full of clunkers, including Lucent , down 94 percent from its 1999 high.


Taliban growing stronger in Afghanistan: report

NATO countries are not giving the international force securing Afghanistan enough support and there are worrying signs that the Taliban are growing stronger, a detailed study by Britain's parliament has found.


China mine bosses jailed after gas blast kills 166

A Chinese court jailed two managers of a state-owned coal mine on Wednesday for negligence two years after a gas explosion killed 166 miners, Xinhua news agency said.


Liverpool insist showdown talks between manager Rafael Benitez and the club's American owners were "amicable" and "constructive".


Today is Saturday, Oct. 9, the 283rd day of 2004. There are 83 days left in the year.


The hit film's depiction of the ancient Persians is being denounced in Iran as another American insult


Market gains on defensive plays, tech bounce

Stocks rose on Wednesday as investors snapped up shares of companies seen better positioned to withstand an economic downturn after Goldman Sachs forecast a U.S. recession in 2008.


Naseeruddin Shah has reached a stage in his astonishing career where he's just happy being part of projects that make some difference to the quality of his and our life. That's why he's pleased with his latest release Parzania.


After a protracted delay, the Ukrainian Central Elections Commission announced Wednesday that the leading opposition candidate for president, Viktor Yushchenko, won the first round of voting on Oct. 31, coming in a half-percentage point ahead of Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych.


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CBS News Names Panel to Review Tainted Bush Report

CBS News named former U.S. Attorney  General Dick Thornburgh and retired Associated Press chief  Louis Boccardi on Wednesday to review its discredited report on  President Bush's military record.


Malaysian authorities drop attempted murder charges against 31 ethnic Indians arrested at a rally.


Running out of ideas for presents,  Renee Bettinger started buying gift cards two years ago. This  holiday season, the cards will account for half of the 20 gifts  she expects to buy.


Afghanistan risks turning into a failed state and becoming a forgotten war, a US study says.


A Law Partner Pulls His Firm Down the Green Path

Being a lawyer isn't really about exciting "Law and Order" courtroom drama. It's about paperwork. Lots of it.


New Zealand Man Helps in Montgomery Case

A New Zealand computer forensics expert said Wednesday he's helping U.S. investigators gather evidence against a Kansas woman accused of killing an expectant mother and stealing her unborn child.


Republican Mitt Romney, who once said donating to his presidential campaign would be a nightmare, told an audience Wednesday that the millions he is pouring into the race keep him free of special interests.


KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Jason Campbell threw for 252 yards and two touchdowns, and No. 8 Auburn proved itself as a national title contender by overwhelming No.


NEW YORK Oct. 18, 2004 - People who use public or workplace computers for e-mail, instant messaging and Web searching have a new privacy risk to worry about: Google's free new tool that indexes a PC's contents for quickly locating data.


The new Xeon M600 and Opteron M605 run Windows Server 2003 and Linux, and bundle OpenManage plus energy management tools.


Presidente Agcom, accelerare con Ddl Gentiloni


Soccer star slapped with seven-month drug ban

CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Romanian striker Adrian Mutu, formerly of London-based club Chelsea, received a seven-month ban on Thursday after testing positive for a recreational drug.


A Gaza ceasefire to halt Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel and a five-month-old Israeli military offensive in the territory began on Sunday.


French analyst rips Chirac's China visit

French president Jacques Chirac left China on Tuesday after a five-day visit important for its political and economic impact.


U.S. Accuses Researchers of Animal Abuse

Federal regulators have accused University of California researchers of mistreating animals used in medical experiments over a three-year period, according to a complaint made public Tuesday by an animal-rights group.


Police arrest 14 people as anti-terror raids take place at a London restaurant and an Islamic school in Sussex.


NAIROBI, Kenya -- Noah Ngeny, who upset Hicham El Guerrouj to win the 1,500-meter gold medal at the Sydney Olympics, retired because of recurring back and pelvis problems from 2001 car accident in Kenya.


President Bush made "a colossal error in judgment" in going to war in Iraq, John Kerry said Thursday in a high-stakes debate with the president.


Broadband punters more pissed off than last year

Fings ain't what they used to be Broadband customers, who tend to be a bit Victor Meldrew at the best of times, are getting unhappier with the service they receive from internet service providers.â¦


Global music sales are showing signs of recovery for the first time in four years thanks to DVD sales.


Amber Frey takes the stand, Geragos cross examines

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. Scott Peterson's former lover Amber Frey (Fry) finally took the witness stand today. And after showing jurors a more lighthearted side of his personality, defense lawyer Mark Geragos launched into his customary questioning.


The U.S. Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against a Florida community challenging an ordinance banning halfway houses from residential areas.  The suit claims that Boca Raton has violated the Fair Housing Act by discriminating against recovering addicts, the Palm Beach Post reports.


'Mini Hotels' Under Scrutiny: Zoning Changes Possible for Garden City's South End, Commissioners Say

By Kelly Marshall Fuller, The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C.  Sep. 8--Residents on the south end of Garden City Beach have fought for more than two years to keep large-scale beach houses, also known as "mini hotels" out of their community.


US police database hacker jailed for a year

Celebrity snoop caged A Massachusetts hacker who pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit computer fraud and identity theft has been jailed for a year.â¦


Media glare and melodrama mark Arafat's stay

At Yasser Arafat's Paris hospital, confusion reigned as his wife, aides, and others wrangled over his state of health. By Peter Ford | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor.


Small blast after Spain's Ibiza airport evacuated

Police detonated a suspicious parcel at Spain's Ibiza airport after the airport was evacuated following a bomb warning, newspaper El Pais reported on Saturday.


Internet users hot for female celebrities in 2006

Singer Britney Spears has led a celebrity-packed Top Ten list of the most sought out terms by the millions of people worldwide who used Internet search engine Yahoo in 2006.


Sono quindicenni, trasferiti nel carcere minorile di Bologna


Ariel Sharon, the Israeli prime minister, suffered a massive blow to his project to withdraw from settlements in the Gaza Strip last night when his party refused to allow him to invite new partners into the government who might have backed his plans.


Test-driving SLR-wannabe compact cameras

Blog: You can't fit an SLR replacement in your jeans pocket, but some small cameras such as the Ricoh GX-100 and Canon PowerShot G series are steps in the right direction.


Bombing That Injures Australian Soldiers Not Suicide, Army Says

An attack that injured Australian soldiers near the nation's embassy in Baghdad yesterday wasn'ta suicide bomber, an army commander said.


Republican presidential candidates can't be any more clear: President Bush isn't welcome on the campaign trail.


BP says worker dies in Texas City refinery incident

A BP Plc employee died on Monday from injuries sustained in an incident near an ultracracker unit at its oil refinery in Texas City, Texas, the company said on Tuesday.


Pescara, 17:35 - CALCIO, SERIE C1/B: NEL RECUPERO PESCARA-POTENZA 3-1

Nel recupero della 18/a giornata del campionato di swerie C1/B, non giocata ieri pomeriggio per la n...


Stunt pilots to hook falling stardust sample

A piece of the Sun is set to fall to Earth and be captured by Hollywood stunt pilots in a tricky mid-air manoeuvre, NASA announced on Thursday.


Jude Law is one good actor for sure, but this time he has agreed to play Nicky Hilton as a tribute to her marriage to Todd Meister.


Milano, 19:32 - CALCIO, OSSERVATORIO: RISCHIO MASSIMO PER MILAN-ROMA

L'Osservatorio nazionale sulle manifestazioni sportive riunitosi oggi al Viminale, ha stabilito il m...


Brown calls for e-petitions to get debated in Parliament

Blogocracy is go Gordon Brown has thrown caution to the web, and called for a new e-petitions system which would force Parliament to debate issues popular with internet users.â¦


Former NZ player Vainikolo gets shock England rugby call

England coach Brian Ashton sprang a major surprise by including former rugby league star Lesley Vainikolo in his 32-man squad here Wednesday for the Six Nations Championship.


Oil dipping almost $1 doesn't signal the beginning of a major retreat, say commodities experts who suggest crude might never fall below $40 US a barrel again.


The premium mobile phone features sounds by Brian Eno. In Gear Factor.


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Ministers are set to announce more money to help workers who have lost their pensions, Gordon Brown tells MPs.


Swedish police recover gun in Palme case

Investigators said a handgun recovered from the bottom of a Swedish lake is one of the most important finds in the 20-year-old search for the killer of Prime Minister Olof Palme — an unexpected discovery that could breathe new life into a troubled investigation.


Russia Summons U.S. Diplomat Over Iraq Arms Claim

Russia summoned a U.S. diplomat to protest at a Pentagon claim that Russian soldiers spirited away hundreds of tons of explosives from a site in Iraq just before the U.S. invasion, Interfax news agency said on Friday.


The U.S. dollar hit an all-time low in thin pre-holiday trading Thursday against the euro, which breached the $1.35 mark after a mixed economic report from the U.S. Commerce Department.


NEW YORK It is tempting to believe that the threat of international crisis is suspended in the months preceding the US presidential election.


NEW YORK -- Now it falls to Pedro Martinez to help keep the Red Sox in the race for the division title. And where better for him to square off against a longtime rival, Mike Mussina , than the Big Apple?


Pro-Moscow candidate likely to win Chechen presidential poll

Alu Alkhanov is likely to win Sunday's presidential election in Russia's republic of Chechnya, acting Chechen president Sergei Abramov said.


Internal struggle delays decision on Iran strategy

WASHINGTON - While scrutiny last week focused on the debate over troop strength, President Bush also seized the chance to turn up the pressure on Iran, using his speech on Thursday to stress the need to contain Iran as a major reason for the continued US presence in Iraq.


More than 130,000 people rally outside the Israeli parliament against plans to withdraw from the Gaza Strip.


African Union Probes Cease-Fire Violation

This small village of mud and straw huts lay ruined and abandoned Sunday, the ground charred, after residents said Sudanese soldiers attacked with a warplane and helicopters


New close-up pics of the Red Planet NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has delivered its first close-up snaps of the Martian surface, courtesy of the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE).â¦


SCO's Short-Term Win Won't Salvage Its Future

Ziff Davis - Opinion: If SCO truly felt it had a winning case against IBM, it wouldn't make sense to delay as its once-successful business crumbles.


Pyongyang says it is suspending participation in talks over its nuclear programme "indefinitely".


Helen Copley, Newspaper Publisher, Dies at 81

Helen Copley, former chairman of  privately held newspaper chain the Copley Press and publisher  of the San Diego Union-Tribune, has died at the age of 81, the  newspaper said on Thursday.


French tale of loneliness wins over Venice critics

Loneliness and a desperate quest for  happiness are at the center of veteran French director Alain  Resnais' new film, which has won critical acclaim in Venice  where it is in competition.


Apple vs Apple: 'mind boggling' pay-out imminent - report

Apple Corp. and Apple Comp. - aka the Beatles and the maker of the Mac - are reported to be on the verge of ending their legal dispute over the latter's right to operate in the music market.


Napoli, 15:19 - CALCIO, NAPOLI; REJA: ZALAYETA NON E' UN TUFFATORE

Edy Reja difende Zalayeta dall'accusa di essere un simulatore. ''Zalayeta non è un tuffatore ...


Holiday shoppers may worry if the toys they buy contain lead, but some scientists are urging consumers to focus on the thousands of chemicals in everyday household items.


German economic data paint mixed picture

German economic data released Wednesday painted a mixed picture of the health of Europe's biggest economy, with analysts predicting a slowdown but of unknown proportions.


LOS ANGELES  Â Labor strife has been topping the bill in Hollywood of late, yet you wouldn't have known it from the weekend's awards shows: The town's elite seemed more interested in celebrating, and "No Country for Old Men" emerged as the movie to beat at the Academy Awards.


In Rural Argentina, the Legacy of Migration

CHOROTIS, Argentina This is an old railroad town, with severed telegraph lines dangling from track-side poles and a depot where graffiti is the one obvious sign of recent activity.


Tennis: Venus Williams, Henin-Hardenne, Davenport advance at US ...

NEW YORK : Four-time Grand Slam winner Venus Williams, the 2000 and 2001 champion, overcame four double faults and 25 unforced errors to defeat Shikha Uberoi 7-5, 6-1 in the second round of the US Open.


Queen of tantrums Sir Elton John, had a screaming big hissy-fit at photographers in Taiwan. And we haven't stopped laughing since we heard about it.


Iraqi group threatens to kill missing journalist

BAGHDAD - A militant group has released a video saying it kidnapped a missing journalist in Iraq and would kill him unless US forces left Najaf within 48 hours.


Chance of recession at least 50 percent: Greenspan

The likelihood of the economy slipping into recession is at least 50 percent, former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan was quoted on Wednesday as saying.


Once more, Paul Hamm held his gold medal aloft Thursday and smiled for the cameras, secure in the knowledge that the medal was his for keeps.


Sharon Vows Parliament Vote on Gaza Plan on Oct. 25

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon vowed on Monday to put his Gaza withdrawal plan to a parliamentary vote on Oct. 25, despite persistent violence in the coastal strip


The bosses of GM and Renault and Nissan pledge to keep up talks about forming a global partnership.


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PENSACOLA, Fla. | Hurricane Ivan blistered the Gulf Coast early Thursday, spawning killer tornadoes, 2Â½-story waves and torrential rain that killed at least 23 people and demolished dozens of waterfront homes.


Decline in Iraq news may have boosted U.S. opinion

A recent decline in U.S. news  coverage from Iraq coincides with improved public opinion about  the war just as the 2008 presidential campaign heads to an  early showdown, a study released on Wednesday said.


Blogs have shifted the balance of information online, argue experts, and they are here to stay.


By JOE McDONALD  BEIJING - Microsoft Corp. and a major Chinese TV set maker announced Monday they will jointly develop entertainment products linking television and the Internet, joining a race to profit from the Web's growing status as a channel to distribute movies and other programs.


Will Murdoch swap MySpace for Yahoo! stake?

Tabloidtakeovertastic... Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation is considering swapping MySpace for a stake in Yahoo!â¦


Suspected Islamic militants fatally shot eight tribal leaders involved in efforts to broker a cease-fire between security forces and insurgents in Pakistan's volatile northwest


Roma, 12:41 - CALCIO, SERIE B: ARBITRI 5/A GIORNATA

Queste le terne arbitrali designate a dirigere le partite della quinta giornata del campionato itali...


The son of Kenya's first president wins the battle for control of the former ruling party, Kanu, amid claims of fraud.


With just six business days remaining in the current calendar quarter, it's easy to spot the investors holding lots of technology stocks. They're the ones holding their breath.


Core U.S. inflation rose less than   expected in July, but the year-over-year pace remained   elevated, according to a government report on Thursday that the   inflation-wary Federal Reserve will examine.


The Deacons resume Preseason NIT action on Wednesday with a clash against Providence in the semifinals...Wake Forest leads the all-time series with Yale, 5-1.


Fipe annuncia scioperi e vuole ricorrere a Consiglio Stato


Award Offered for Loch Ness Monster Photo

This weekend, Loch Ness monster fans have yet another chance to capture their beloved Nessie on film.


Airbus chief says new funds necessary, but not urgent

Airbus chief executive Louis Gallois said Wednesday there was "no urgency for a capital increase" by parent company EADS, but he recognised that the group would need external finance in the future.


Sailors from USS The Sullivans recently seized an opportunity very few U.S. Sailors will ever get - to visit their Russian counterparts on board a Russian warship during a shared port visit to Valletta, Malta.


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UN AIDS envoy urges Blair to make G8 do more for Africa

The United Nations envoy on AIDS urged Prime Minister Tony Blair to persuade the world's richest countries to provide more funds to step up treatment of the disease in Africa.


Carlos Zambrano won his third consecutive start to make a final push for an All-Star spot to help the Chicago Cubs defeat the Washington Nationals 3-1 Tuesday night.


Chicago White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen has his favorite to win the AL pennant — and after this past weekend, it's not much of a surprise.


NCAA Game Summary - Georgia at South Carolina

Williamson caught three passes for 130 yards in a losing cause...Georgia is 17-7-2 versus the Gamecocks in Columbia and has won the last three games against South Carolina...The series dates back to 1894...The Gamecocks' last win over Georgia at home came


Panel Urges FDA Not to Approve Weight-Loss Drug

An advisory panel of experts recommended unanimously yesterday that the Food and Drug Administration reject a new weight-loss drug after hearing testimony that it increases the risk of suicidal behavior.


A former Fannie Mae FNM.N employee  who gave U.S. officials information about what he saw as  accounting irregularities will not testify as planned before a  congressional hearing next week, a House committee said on  Friday.


Hackers Aim to Sabotage Holiday Computing

Hackers, spammers and spies go into overdrive in December and January, when unsuspecting neophytes unwrap new computers, connect to the Internet, and, too often, get hit with viruses, spyware and other nefarious programs.


Drugmakers get part of the job done outside of the U.S.


Vatican sets up AIDS foundation while cardinals avoid debate on ...

The Vatican established a foundation Friday to fund Catholic organizations assisting AIDS victims, urging people to contribute even if they object to the Church's opposition to the use of condoms to fight the spread of the disease.


European equity markets fell on Thursday, surrendering some of the previous session's gains, amid ongoing concerns about the fallout from the credit crisis on the banking sector.


LIBERTY Media's move last week to grab up to 17.1 per cent of News Corporation voting stock has prompted the launch of a defensive shareholder rights plan.


The company that produced software called "Kazaa," which made it simple for millions of computer users to download music and movies over the Internet, has agreed to pay more than $115 million to the entertainment industry to settle global piracy lawsuits, the industry said Thursday.


Baby fat: When to rejoice, when to worry

New parents learn quickly that everyone has something to say about a pudgy baby, with remarks ranging from harmless ("Look at those chubby cheeks") to hurtful ("Isn't he a little big for his age?").


Talk about star power: The success of Hollywood's awards season sits squarely on the shoulders of celebrities.


Putin accuses western states of trying to isolate his country

VLADIMIR Putin, the Russian president, yesterday used his end-of-year press conference to accuse western states of attempting to isolate and destabilise his country.


Nokia Lifts Profile in a Rising Cellphone Market

Global cellphone sales rose to record levels in the second quarter as Nokia clawed back some of its lost market share, according to figures released Thursday.


Attacks on U.S. Troops in Iraq Grow in Lethality, Complexity

As U.S. troops push more deeply into Baghdad and its volatile outskirts, Iraqi insurgents are using increasingly sophisticated and lethal means of attack, including bigger roadside bombs that are resulting in greater numbers of American fatalities relative to the number of wounded.


Egypt's ruling party set to confirm rise of Mubarak's son

Egypt's ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) is expected to confirm at its annual convention this week the rise of Gamal Mubarak as the political heir apparent of his father, President Hosni Mubarak.


Mexico's Once-Dominant PRI Split Over Candidate

Once compared to the Soviet  Communist Party for its monolithic grip on power, Mexico's  Institutional Revolutionary Party is now in turmoil over how to  win back the presidency it lost in the 2000 elections.


A painting by Winston Churchill, which President Truman called one of his "most valued possessions" after receiving it as a gift from the British prime minister in 1951, will be sold at Sotheby's, the auction house said Saturday.


Study: Not Exactly Win-Win in Proposed Weber State Land Deal

By Kristen Moulton, The Salt Lake Tribune  Mar. 6--LAYTON -- An economic study released this morning gives Weber  State University every reason to say no to a Sandy entrepreneur who wants to  buy the large swath of undeveloped land above the Ogden campus.


Oscar-winning film director Woody Allen holds a secret premiere of new film Cassandra's Dream in Spain.


Teemu Selanne had two goals and an assist to help the streaking Anaheim Ducks beat the Los Angeles Kings 4-3 on Saturday for their fifth straight win.


S.Korea Made Near Bomb-Grade Uranium-U.N.

The U.N. nuclear watchdog confirmed in a  confidential report on Thursday that South Korea enriched a  tiny amount of uranium in 2000 to a level close to what would  be useable in an atomic weapon.


Chinese baby tigers found dead in refrigerator

Two baby Bengal tigers have been discovered dead in a refrigerator at a central Chinese zoo, the second incident involving dead tigers at that institution in less than a week.


At Inauguration, Karzai Pledges 'New Chapter' for Afghanistan

Hamid Karzai was sworn in today as Afghanistan's first popularly elected president, three years after American-backed resistance fighters swept the Taliban government from power.


Young U.S. blacks believe in politics: study

Many young U.S. blacks are as confident as their white and Hispanic peers that they can use politics to make things better, but a majority of young blacks feel alienated from today's government, a study said on Thursday.


Dozens killed in Nigerian pipeline blast: police

Between 30 and 50 people have been killed in an explosion at a fuel pipeline on the outskirts of the Nigerian commercial capital Lagos, police said.


Roma, 19:48 - BASKET, CONTRATTI GIOCATORI ILLEGALI: UBE CONTRO EUROLEGA

Giba contro l'Eurolega. Il sindacato dei giocatori italiani di basket in un comunicato informa che i...


ATHENS -- Though Romania topped the table with 10 medals when the Olympic gymnastics competition ended last night, the US enjoyed its best performance ever at an overseas Games, with all-around champions Paul Hamm and Carly Patterson both winning silvers in the event finals.


Bloodied by weeks of suicide bomb attacks and assassinations, Iraqi security forces are patrolling the streets of Samarra after a morale-boosting victory in the Sunni Triangle city.


Breast Cancer Rate Falls in U.S., Study Shows

Rates of the most common form of breast cancer dropped a stunning 15 percent from August 2002 to December 2003, researchers reported on Thursday.


Non saranno accolte eventuali richieste di rimborso


Cerimonie in 26 corti d'appello in tutta Italia


An infection sweeping through herds of Italian water buffalo is threatening mozzarella production.


Toshiba Corp. is close to commercializing a new data storage technology that could significantly increase the capacity of hard-disk drives, it said Tuesday.


Viareggio, 19:39 - CALCIO, TORNEO DI VIAREGGIO: RISULTATI E CLASSIFICHE

Questi i risultati della sesta giornata della 58/a edizione della Coppa Carnevale, il torneo giovani...


SALSOMAGGIORE (Parma) - Una squadra di Miss accoglierÃ  il Ct della Nazionale di calcio Marcello Lippi giovedÃ¬ sera, nel corso del secondo appuntamento televisivo con la kermesse di Salsomaggiore che eleggerÃ  la piÃ¹ bella d'Italia il prossimo 19


The new CBS comedy deals with relationships, but in that special Adam Sandler way.


A Kenyan environmental activist whose children graduated from Hobart and William Smith Colleges was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in Norway today.


Concerns About Safety As Presidential Voting Continues

Voting in the separatist Russian republic of Chechnya began amid tight security today in an election to replace Chechen President Akhmed-hadji Kadyrov, who was assassinated in a bomb attack in May.


Firenze, 21:20 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA: ENTRO NATALE RINNOVO TONI E PRANDELLI

Entro Natale la Fiorentina discuterà il prolungamento di contratto con Prandelli e Toni. Lo h...


Unions are locked in talks with Jaguar bosses in the hope of  persuading them not to stop car production at the Browns Lane factory in Coventry.


Outsourcing Will Slash 300 Washington Gas Jobs

In a move that will eliminate 300 positions, Washington Gas Light said yesterday it had hired an outsourcing firm to handle information technology, customer service and other back-office duties.


Teen: Toilet Water Cleaner Than Fountain

NORTH BEND, Ore. - Middle School student Kyleray Katherman had a hunch something was amiss with the school's drinking fountain water. And right he was.


Hewitt Survives Saulnier; Agassi Rolls Past Mathieu

After sweeping through his first two opponents, Lleyton Hewitt finally found a challenge at the Legg Mason Tennis Classic. And it almost took the No.


Madrid, 15:06 - CALCIO, A. MADRID; CEREZO: NESSUNA TRATTATIVA SU MANICHE

"Maniche è un giocatore dell'Atletico Madrid e non c'è nessuna trattativa in corsa per...


Sony Corp  swung to a quarterly operating profit as it booked strong sales of personal computers and digital cameras and benefited from a weaker yen, and it raised its full-year forecast by 2 percent.


The Dow Jones industrial average's closing record is on the line Wednesday, with investors in a bullish mood in advance of the session and the latest reading on the slumping real estate market.


The president and chief executive officer of the Red Sox thinks Pedro Martinez made the wrong decision. But Larry Lucchino nonetheless had nothing but praise for the former Red Sox ace, who decided to take a more lucrative offer and join the New York Mets.


Zimbabwe court orders white farmer off land

A white Zimbabwean farmer has been ordered to vacate his farm after the Supreme Court dismissed his application to stop the government from acquiring it, a state daily reported Saturday.


Penalizzata dalle deludenti previsioni su utili e vendite


Serbia says Kosovo independence sets a dangerous precedent for other states with separatist movements.


Is Yahoo! Personals all dressed up with no place to go?


The rules controlling the trade in many animal and plant species may change as delegates from around the world meet in Thailand.


President Bush's new status report on the war strongly implies that the administration believes its military strategy will take many more months to meet its goals


Oil giant Yukos is halting two-thirds of its exports to China because of its financial troubles, a move which could raise oil prices.


Milano, 15:22 - CALCIO, INTER; MANCINI: VINCERE DERBY PER TENERE ROMA LONTANA

Roberto Mancini vuole vincere il derby per mantenere le distanze sulla Roma. ''Il Milan sarà ...


The Exploitation Of Migrant Workers In Canada

Anyone living in Canada who tuned into TVO last night saw an eye-opening documentary called El Contrato. The film, directed by Min Sook Lee, follows Teodoro Bello Martinez, a poverty-stricken father of four from Central Mexico, and several of his countrymen as they make their annual migration to southern Ontario to work for eight months of the year as migrant labourers picking tomatoes -- in return for wages and working conditions that no locals will accept. Despite their fear of almost certain repercussions, the workers voice their desire not just for better working conditions, but for the simple dignity and respect that all human beings deserve.     Growers hire foreign workers under the government's Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program (SAWP), which is administered by the Foreign Agricultural Resource Management Services (F.A.R.M.S) in Ontario (and by F.E.R.M.E. in Quebec, New Brunswick and P.E.I.). Because the growers monitor themselves, and because there is a long line of jobless men "back home" willing and eager to take the place of those in the program, the workers are as ripe for exploitation as the fruit they pick.


SCUOLA DIAZ: PM CHIEDE IL RINVIO A GIUDIZIO PER 28 POLIZIOTTI

GENOVA - I pubblici ministeri Enrico Zucca e Francesco Cardona Albini hanno ribadito e formalizzato nell' udienza preliminare la richiesta di rinvio a giudizio per 28 poliziotti, tra dirigenti, funzionari, capisquadra e agenti, per la sanguinosa irruzione


Spain's prime minister outlined on Sunday his government's program to resolve troubles in the Basque region during his first visit there since the armed separatist group ETA shattered a cease-fire in December.Comment


Bulgaria Strikes Gold in Search for Ancient Thracians

SHIPKA, Bulgaria  - Georgi Kitov's hands trembled  as he cradled the glittering visage of an ancient king  unearthed from a tomb in southern Bulgaria.


NEW ROME, Ohio - No roads lead to New Rome.    This tiny central Ohio village, known to locals as a speed trap that raked in thousands of dollars in traffic fines every year, is no more...


Asian markets slip after the military takeover in Thailand, but the lack of conflict means losses are limited.


By Bloomberg News. The number of mortgage applications declined last week as fewer people refinanced, a survey by a private group found.


First Contractor Leaving Iraq Due to Safety Concerns

An Arlington, Virginia company has announced that they are withdrawing from Iraq due to the cost and quality of security there. Contrack International became the first American company to leave the embattled


Mark Thatcher Admits Role in Eq. Guinea Coup Plot

The son of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher pleaded guilty Thursday to a role in a foiled coup in Equatorial Guinea under a plea bargain that spares him prison.


India expects its slowest growth in three years as agriculture lags faster growth in other sectors.


Iraq's Maliki lashes out at Hillary Clinton

Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki lashed out on Sunday at U.S. Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton who had called for him to be replaced.


Orioles starter Kris Benson will attempt a four-week rehabilitation program on his ailing shoulder but it's uncertain whether he will be able to pitch this sesason.


Brian Butch scored 22 points on 7-of-12 shooting and No. 25 Wisconsin continued its home dominance in the Big Ten with a 64-51 victory over Iowa on Saturday.


Razorbacks' One-Two Punch Runs Over Auburn

Darren McFadden and Felix Jones each run for more than 100 yards Saturday as ArkansasÃÂ cripples No. 2 Auburn's national title hopes with a 27-10 victory.


Google has removed invitation requirment to join, and increased file attachment sizes to 20MB.


Dutch filmmaker, known for criticism of Islam, murdered

Two years after the killing of highly popular anti-immigration populist Pim Fortuyn, Dutch filmmaker Theo van Gogh is thought to have died a politically motivated death.


Powell: change in Mideast can only be from within

Outgoing US Secretary of State Colin Powell said Saturday at the first Forum for the Future that reform in the Middle East can only be from within.


Roger Clemens , who supposedly delivered his farewell to Fenway Park four years ago but has proven constitutionally incapable of saying goodbye and meaning it, threw a 40-pitch bullpen session in Toronto last night and said there is "no doubt" he will pitch in Boston Sunday night.


Hu takes over China's top military job from ageing Jiang

BEIJING : Chinese President Hu Jintao was named Sunday to replace elderly leader Jiang Zemin as head of China's powerful Central Military Commission, state press said.


46 grattacieli costruiti per alloggiare 'colletti blu'


COLLEGE STATION, Texas -- Todd Pegram kicked a 19-yard field goal in overtime and Lee Foliaki recovered a fumble on the next possession, giving No. 17 Texas A&M a 29-26 victory over Colorado yesterday.


A baby girl in a stable condition in hospital is thought to have swallowed an ecstasy tablet.


Jimmy Carter talking "Peace" in new documentary

President Jimmy Carter  is the subject of a documentary that will follow him across the  United States as he promotes his latest tome.


Online Crime Group Logs Millionth Complaint

Online consumers in the U.S. have had a million things to complain about. Literally.


Attorney for Jailed Chinese Activist Cites Obstruction

BEIJING, Aug. 30 -- Defense attorneys for a blind rural activist sentenced to more than four years in prison said that they were prevented from meeting with their client privately on Wednesday and that authorities tried to stop them from preparing an appeal.


Ukraine's ZAZ to launch CKD assembly of Daewoo Lanos

Ukraine's major car producer ZAZ, based in the city of Zaporozhye, launched complete knocked-down (CKD) production of Daewoo T-150 Lanos cars, Prime-Tass news agency reported Friday.


Sales of pre-owned U.S homes fell slightly in July but the inventory of unsold single-family properties soared to the highest in over 15 years as troubles in the subprime mortgage market continued to wreak havoc on the housing sector.


Congressional Democrats said Wednesday they would try to reverse a Supreme Court decision that limits the time that workers have to sue their employers for pay discrimination.


Per queste scelte ci vorrebbe una grande unita' nazionale


Kiefer Sutherland arrested for drunk driving

Kiefer Sutherland, who stars on the  hit TV thriller "24" as a secret agent with nerves of steel,  was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving on Tuesday, hours  before he was due to be honored by a Canadian actors' union.


China's yuan is not substantially  undervalued given the country's balance of payments, but it  will manage capital flows with the aim of eventually making the  currency convertible on the capital account, China's central  bank governor said.


BEIJING -- In the downtown Environmental Sanitation Bureau, 100 public toilet cleaners sat at rapt attention in neat rows, red armbands pinned to the sleeves of their immaculate purple jumpsuits.


Wenger Feels United Let Down The Spirit Of Football

Arsene Wenger, asked to explain comments he made about Ruud Van Nistelrooy and referee Mike Riley after his side's 2-0 defeat by Manchester United, said: "I don't have to deny what I did not say," when questioned by reporters about calling the United


By The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C. May 26--The state Senate has unwisely passed a bill that permits an unnamed community to use a sea groin experiment to fight inlet erosion. With that in mind, it's appropriate to recall the recent history of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse.


A hospital under scrutiny about patient safety admits care failures after the deaths of two elderly women.


South Korean group vows massive strike over labor reform bill

A powerful South Korea labor group said it would call hundreds of thousands of its members to strike next week against a government bill aimed at stopping union militancy and securing flexible job markets.


Palermo, 13:21 - CALCIO, PALERMO; FONTANA: MI SPIACE PER ERRORE

Alberto Fontana chiede scusa per l'errore di ieri in occasione del gol di Ibrahimovic: ''Ho commesso...


Pete Doherty was released Wednesday from a drug treatment order, ending 18 months of court supervision.


Al fondo Butler Capital Partners per cifra non precisata


Londra, 13:31 - CALCIO, MERCATO; STAMPA INGLESE: PORTSMOUTH SU UDINESE MUNTARI

Secondo il giornale inglese 'Independent' il Portsmouth sarebbe vicino all'accordo con l'Udinese per...


Genova, 19:42 - CALCIO, SAMPDORIA: DIFFERENZIATO PER LUCCHINI E SAMMARCO

Doppia seduta di allenamento per la Sampdoria a Bogliasco, con il tecnico Mazzarri che ha alternato ...


Car bomb attacks brought more carnage to the streets of two Iraqi cities today, killing at least 26 people as the interim government struggles to stamp out an insurgency ahead of elections scheduled for January.


The Genius of Soul came close to stealing the show at the movie box office this weekend. The Ray Charles film biography "Ray," with Jamie Foxx as the late, great soul man, earned $20.


Cell carriers fined over missed e911 deadlines

Feds slap $2.825 million in fees on Sprint Nextel, Alltel and U.S. Cellular in a move designed to demonstrate the importance of location-sensitive phones for mobile subscribers.


The Mideast braces for more violence as anti-Syria leader Hariri and Hizballah commander Mughniyah are mourned by their supporters


N.Korean test would pose unacceptable threat: U.S.

A nuclear test by North Korea would pose  an "unacceptable threat" to peace and stability in the world  and further isolate the reclusive nation, the U.S. State  Department said on Tuesday.


Actor Ray Liotta arrested after car crash in L.A

"GoodFellas" actor Ray Liotta has been arrested in Los Angeles on suspicion of driving under the influence, police said on Sunday.


Life expectancy has hit record levels, but there are huge variations in the number of those years spent healthy.


NIGHTWISH Vocalist To Release Solo Single

NIGHTWISH frontwoman Tarja Turunen recently spent time at Finnvox studios in Helsinki, Finland with producer Esa Nieminen recording two traditional Finnish Christmas songs ("En Etsi Valtaa, Loistoa" and "Kun ...


Cisco keeps Nasdaq up, oil weighs on blue chips

U.S. tech stocks rose on Wednesday, boosted by Cisco Systems Inc.'s  strong profits and outlook which reinforced optimism about earnings, while blue chip stocks pared gains as the price of oil fell.


Torino, 22:36 - CALCIO, SERIE B: JUVE-CESENA SI GIOCHERA' IL 14 O 15 GENNAIO

Il presidente del Cesena Giorgio Lugaresi, dopo aver accolto senza indugi la richiesta della Juventu...


IBM unveils servers for Linux consolidation

(InfoWorld) - IBM Corp. on Wednesday unveiled three server offerings aimed at helping companies of all sizes consolidate Web-tier Linux servers in their IT environments. In a press conference at the Linuxworld OpenSolutions Summit in New York, Scott Handy, vice president of worldwide Linux strategy for IBM, said the new offerings will help customers consolidate the more than 1.6 million Linux servers that are present in both heterogeneous and open-source IT environments. The new servers are for small and midsize businesses as well as the enterprise market. The highest end of the three new offerings, the IBM System p5 560Q, includes advanced virtualization features, such as IBM's Advanced Power Virtualization, which runs multiple partitions per processor. This allows a customer to consolidate 320 x86-based Linux Web servers on to just one rack of five of the new servers, Handy said. For small and midsize businesses, IBM is offering Linux server consolidation offerings on its blade servers, Handy said. For medium-size companies, the company unveiled the BladeCenter JS21 for Web Serving Farms. JS21 is a BladeCenter chassis with 14 JS21 blades, and also includes IBM's Advanced Power Virtualization. Customers can consolidate 168 Linux x86 servers onto just one BladeCenter Chassis with 14 blades, according to IBM. Small businesses also can consolidate 12 x86 Linux servers on IBM Bladecenter, using one or two JS21 blades and Advanced Power Virtualization, according to IBM. Another option for small businesses is to consolidate the same amount of Linux servers onto a quad-core System p5 505Q Express server, the company said. In addition to the new consolidation offerings, which Handy said customers requested, IBM also expanded a deal with Novell Inc. to offer an open-source software stack that includes Suse Linux to its Power and BladeCenter servers. The Integrated Stack for Suse Linux Enterprise combines Novell's Linux OS with a license-free version of IBM WebSphere Application Server Community Edition with Web-tier clustering support and IBM DB2 Express-C, a community version of IBM's database server. It also includes software from Centeris, the Likewise Management Suite, which enables system administrators to manage Linux servers from within an existing Windows server environment, IBM said. The offering previously had only been available for IBM's x line of servers. Handy said IBM has shipped more than 1,000 servers with the Integrated Stack for Suse Linux Enterprise since it became generally available in the third quarter of 2006. The software suite was announced at Linuxworld Boston last April, he added.


Zarqawi group claims suicide attack on Black Watch soldiers: website

An Internet site has published a statement attributed to the group of Iraq's most-wanted man Abu Musab al-Zarqawi claiming a suicide bombing that killed three members of the Black Watch regiment.


Panama recalls medicine after mystery deaths

Panamanian authorities recalled a popular high blood pressure medicine after investigations linked it to a mystery illness that has killed 19 people.


Regularly drawing crowds of 10,000 or more, Democrat Barack Obama has been likened to a rock star so often that it has worn thin.


The pace of U.S. home construction fell 2.1 percent in May to a slightly lower rate than analysts had expected while building permit activity, a signal of future building plans, increased more than anticipated, a government report showed on Tuesday.


Arenas, Wizards end Mavs' winning streak

Gilbert Arenas had 38 points and eight assists as the Wizards ended the Dallas Mavericks' 12-game winning streak with a 106-97 victory on Monday night.


Milanello, 17:34 - CALCIO, AZZURRI: STOP PER DE ROSSI IN ALLENAMENTO

L'Italia si è allenata oggi a Milanello prima della partenza per l'Ucraina in programma doman...


Communism, capitalism forge throngs in Bucharest

BUCHAREST, Romania -- No parking spaces. Crippling traffic jams. Sky-high rents. Is this London, Rome, or Athens? No, it's Bucharest, where communism and capitalism have conspired to make it Europe's most crowded capital.


Napoli, 19:24 - CALCIO, NAPOLI;  REJA: MANCHIAMO DI BRILLANTEZZA

L'allenatore del Napoli, Eddy Reja deluso dopo il pareggio interno con la Triestina. ''Nel primo tem...


Nato reacts cautiously to a Russian proposal to form a joint missile defence system with the US.


Candace Parker has a bruised left knee, and the Tennessee medical staff has listed her as day-to-day, an injury which could keep her out of the team's lineup for Monday's showdown with seventh-ranked Rutgers.


Iraqi Officials to Allow Vote by Expatriates

The decision appeared certain to increase tensions among the minority Sunni Arabs, because most Iraqi expatriates are Shiites.


African Union (AU) mediators were trying hard to save the Darfur peace talks from collapsing Sunday after the Sudanese government announced its agreement to unconditioned halt of its military operations in the Darfur region.


Investors will watch for oil news from  Russia and Iraq this week, but skepticism that crude prices  will stay sky-high is growing and a break in the energy market  would fuel a rally in the U.S. stock market.


Mental Ills Seen in Families of Alcoholics

NEW YORK  - First-degree relatives of  alcoholics are more likely to also become addicted to alcohol,  as well as to other drugs such as cocaine, according to new  research.


Mularkey Sticking With Bledsoe As Bills QB

Mike Mularkey has a message to those clamoring for rookie quarterback J.P. Losman to replace Drew Bledsoe as Buffalo's starter. Not yet.


Have you seen PeakStream? Server, software and chip darling PeakStream appears to have entered the start-up protection program.â¦


The company reported net earnings of $108.4 million on higher shipments and selling prices, as well as a tax benefit.


Parents and doctors battle over Baby Charlotteâs chances for ...

Darren and Debbie Wyatt are amazed at their daughter Charlotteâs ability to beat the odds. Born three months premature at 1 pound, she has battled illness all her life.


U.S. to create new military command for Africa

President George W. Bush has  approved a Pentagon plan to create a new military command for  operations in Africa to coordinate action and counter potential  threats from the continent, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said  on Tuesday.


Keflezighi wins silver in marathon for last US medal

ATHENS, Greece - Into the heart of the 2004 Olympics and the 1,000-year-old stadium symbolic of it ran a little touch of Jacksonville Sunday.


Breast cancer still diagnosed later in black women

More African-American women are  being screened for breast cancer than in years past, but  they're still less likely to have the disease caught early  compared with white women, a new study shows.


Teflon deathware colossus unable to escape own smell Brobdingnagian arms firm BAE Systems plc's recent run of luck may be coming to an end, as a flurry of bad-news revelations have emerged in recent days. The UK-headquartered multinational may soon be the focus of criminal charges in Tanzania; is the subject of a new American lawsuit; and US investigators continue to pursue the long-running Arabian corruption case which has dogged BAE for most of its history.â¦


The Diamondbacks increased their contract offer to impending free agent Richie Sexson on Tuesday, informing the first baseman's agent they are willing to give the slugger a three-year deal despite some reservations about his health for next season.


Yahoo finally gets a good social network: Mash

Just going into beta, Yahoo's new social network, Mash, beats the stuffing out of its predecessor, Yahoo 360.


Poland's conservative Kaczynski twins were beaten in a parliamentary election on Sunday by a centre-right opposition party ready to mend relations with EU allies, speed economic reforms and pull troops from Iraq.


Picchiato il marito, erano in luna di miele su un'isola


Taiwan's Acer aims to triple China sales

Taiwan-based Acer Inc, the world's fourth largest branded personal computer vendor, has said it is set to more than triple its sales in China this year through its own retail network.


General Mills Inc. GIS.N, the No. 2  U.S. cereal maker behind Kellogg Co. K.N, on Thursday said  all of its breakfast cereals were going to be made with whole  grains to promote healthy eating habits.


Company X's shoestring budget caused data breach

Clearly, senior executives at Company X had no idea what had happened to its IT department. Who did it? How did they get in? For how long? What could they see? Clueless.


Oscar-winning animator Hayao Miyazaki's latest film, Howl's Moving Castle, is to be released worldwide.


Si tratta della contrazione maggiore dal 1970 ad oggi


Record Data Breaches in 2007, Groups Say

The loss or theft of personal data such as credit card and Social Security numbers soared to unprecedented levels in 2007, and the trend isnât expected to turn around anytime soon.


Two weeks after he joined Southampton, manager Harry Redknapp was reunited with an old friend when Jim Smith was named assistant manager.


Microsoft will launch its own video website

SEATTLE -- Microsoft Corp. is hoping to tap the explosive popularity of online video sharing by joining startups and major Internet rivals with its own video service.


Britain Backs U.S. Action Against Saudi Dissident

Britain on Wednesday backed a U.S. call  to the United Nations to freeze the assets of a London-based  Saudi dissident who Washington says has provided support for al  Qaeda.