Red Sox cut AL East deficit to 4{ games with sixth straight ...

The Boston Red Sox are gaining ground on the New York Yankees in the AL East, and they're brimming with confidence. "I think we can beat any team right now," outfielder Johnny Damon said after the Red Sox


Former PGA Tour official David Eger shot a 5-under 67 Friday to take a one-stroke lead after the first round of the Champions Tour's inaugural First Tee Open.


God games in which  players must control virtual people could be educational, says research.


Parents of abducted child not losing hope

PRAIA DA LUZ, Portugal  - The parents of a four-year-old British girl snatched from a Portuguese holiday resort three weeks ago said on Friday they were convinced she was still alive and vowed never to abandon the search for her.


A judge in one of the nation's longest-running school desegregation cases released the Little Rock district from federal supervision Friday, nearly 50 years after President Eisenhower sent in troops to escort nine black students into all-white Central High.


Labour will study think tank proposals to hit the super-rich with a 50% inheritance tax to allow cuts for the middle classes.


Bush, Kerry Differ Sharply on Iraq, Taxes

ST. LOUIS  - President Bush and Democratic  challenger John Kerry differed sharply on Iraq, jobs and taxes  in their second debate Friday, with Kerry questioning Bush's  judgment and the president accusing Kerry of crumbling under  political pressure.


Will Greenwood believes Mike Tindall could succeed Phil Vickery as captain when Brian Ashton names his Six Nations squad on Wednesday.


US spending on information technology goods, services, and staff will grow seven percent in 2005 and continue at a similar pace through 2008, according to a study released Monday by Forrester Research.


N.Y. Democratic Leader Says Bush 'Simple'

New York's state Democratic Party chairman derided President Bush on Monday as "simple" and "that simplistic gentleman up there in the White House with his one- and two-syllable answers."


Even Top Performers Have Flaws, and That Might Be a Good Thing

A virtuoso musician may seem to nail every note, but actually there are tiny variations in even the most skilled performance.


A murder investigation is launched after the body of a 77-year-old woman is found at a house in Hampshire.


Assailants set off two bombs nearly simultaneously in Corsica early Sunday, one of which injured two people, police officials said.


Literary Treasures Lost in Fire at German Library

A blaze in at the historic Anna Amalia Library in the city of Weimar has consumed thousands of works from the 16th to 18th centuries.


From their front-row seats in a private box, Sandy Sadler and her Baton Rouge, La., pals scanned Arthur Ashe Stadium and plotted a return visit.


French president Sarkozy and wife divorce

French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife Cecilia have divorced, the president's office said on Thursday, ending rampant speculation about the state of their 11-year old marriage.


The Bush administration has made a major production of its scheme to restructure Social Security. That notion was the centerpiece of President Bush's economic strategy meeting last week.


August 18, 2004 -- REDWOOD CITY, Calif.  Slimy wife-slay suspect Scott Peterson phoned his mistress the day after she publicly revealed their steamy affair to praise her for being "incredibly brave"  and to say her tearful admission ...


ONU:BERLUSCONI,IMPOSSIBILE ITALIA FUORI CONSIGLIO SICUREZZA

(AGI) - Mestre (Venezia), 11 dic. - Parlando dell'importanza crescente dell'Italia in campo internazionale, il presidente del Consiglio, Silvio Berlusconi, oggi a Mestre (Venezia) in occasione della manifestazione


Bruce Pask, T's men's fashion director, reports from Thom Browne's circus.


The Chicago Cubs placed Mark Prior on the 15-day disabled list Saturday with shoulder tendinitis, a move that could mean an end to the right-hander's season.


Hollywood producers pick film award nominees

The Producers Guild of America  unveiled nominees for its film awards on Monday picking a range  of movies including comedy "Juno" and legal thriller "Michael  Clayton" in a key hurdle in Hollywood's Oscar race.


Asian stock markets cheer "pro-business" Bush lead

SINGAPORE : Asian stocks rose Wednesday on indications that US President George W. Bush, whose trade and business policies are seen as more market friendly in the region, will be re-elected.


Daniel Gibson scores 20, hitting all six of his three-pointers, to lead No. 16 Texas to an 80-73 victory over Texas Tech.


Russia Using Soviet Tactics Over Ukraine -- Warsaw

Russia's refusal to cooperate with the West to ensure a fair election in Ukraine signals that Moscow is slipping back to Soviet-style tactics, a senior Polish diplomat was quoted Wednesday as saying.


Treasuries Ease as Energy Spurs Inflation

U.S. Treasury prices retreated on  Tuesday as an energy-fueled spike in producer prices suggested  the Federal Reserve might be all the more keen on raising  official interest rates further.


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Petraeus Says Objectives in Iraq Are Largely Being Met

The top U.S. commander in Iraq told Congress today that the military objectives of the Bush administration's troop increase strategy in Iraq "are in large measure being met," and he forecast a reduction of U.S. forces "to pre-surge levels" without jeopardizing gains in the months ahead.


'Will to Live' for Holidays a Myth, Study Says

An Ohio State University research project indicates that the terminally ill cannot extend their lives just by trying to 'hold on' until Christmas or a special occasion.


Judge holds five reporters in contempt for withholding sources

WASHINGTON A federal judge in Washington is holding five reporters in contempt for refusing to name their sources for stories about a former nuclear weapons scientist once suspected of spying.


King of Nepal sacks government and imposes emergency

King Gyanendra dismissed Nepal's coalition government and enforced an indefinite emergency, igniting charges he had staged a coup in the Himalayan outpost battling a Maoist revolt.


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Microsoft Fattens Already Packed Visual Studio 2005 Lineup

Microsoft on Monday added to an already dizzying array of planned Visual Studio 2005 offerings by unveiling a new version of the toolset for developers who fall between hobbyist and professional levels.


Osama bin Laden appeared for the first time in three years in a video Friday released ahead of the sixth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, telling Americans they should convert to Islam if they want the war in Iraq to end.


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Iraq Rebels Leave Najaf Shrine, Hand in Weapons

NAJAF, Iraq  - Shi'ite fighters left the holiest  shrine in the Iraqi city of Najaf Friday and began turning in  their weapons, after tens of thousands of pilgrims celebrated a  peace agreement that ended a bloody rebellion.


Iconic Monet brings $20.1 million; sales at Christie's, Sotheby's ...

NEW YORK -- A painting from Claude Monet's iconic series on London's House of Parliament has sold at auction for $20.1 million.


Wal-Mart says to cut supplier packaging by 5 pct

Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  said on  Friday it would push its suppliers to cut the amount of  packaging used in products sold through the world's largest  retailer, a move the company said will save it $3.4 billion.


Travel: Peter Moore goes in search of remnants of Soviet Russia among all Moscow's glitz.


Group: Climate change imperils monuments

Rising seas, spreading deserts, intensifying weather and other harbingers of climate change are threatening cultural landmarks from Canada to Antarctica, the World Monuments Fund said Wednesday.


You Go to the Movie Theater, and an Opera Breaks Out

The Metropolitan Operaâs high-definition transmissions to movie theaters add crucial elements of live theater and collective excitement to the experience of opera on screen.


Dollar mixed with Russian air crashes, data in focus

The dollar eased back against the euro but gained on the yen as two plane crashes in Russia rekindled terrorism concerns and dealers looked ahead to US durable goods data.


Oil producers have wafer-thin safety margin: experts

Limited spare capacity means that the ability of oil producers to meet the sharpest rise in demand since the 1970s is likely to be severely tested, according to experts attending an OPEC-sponsored seminar in Vienna.


The Securities and Exchange Commission has sued JB Oxford Holdings Inc., a small brokerage and clearing company, and three of its executives for allegedly helping customers from as far away as Switzerland improperly trade fund shares.


I was just shy of a year and a half old when John F. Kennedy was killed by an assassin's bullet 41 years ago this week. But like so many of my generation - the so-called baby boomers - I believe


Salesforce.com continues strong customer growth

Company experiences 80% gain in customers in one year, to nearly 200,000.


U.S., Russian lawmakers to meet, discuss tensions

U.S. and Russian lawmakers will hold a joint session of their foreign affairs committees in Washington later this month to discuss growing tensions between the two countries, the chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives panel announced on Tuesday.


Netflix Partners with LG to Bring Movies Straight to TV

Netflix, the DVD-by-mail company with more than 7 million customers, has a new strategy that may one day make those red envelopes obsolete.


Dodgers clinch share of division crown on homer

LOS ANGELES: David Ross smacked a two-run home run with two out in the 11th inning Thursday to give Los Angeles a 4-2 victory over Colorado that kept the Dodgers atop the National League West division by three games.


Roma, 18:38 - CALCIO, VENDITA AUTO LUSSO: TORNA IN LIBERTA' MORIERO

Torna in libertà Francesco MorierÃ². Il tribunale del riesame di Roma ha infatti revocato l'or...


Microsoft Concerned About Municipal Wi-Fi

Microsoft research found that municipal Wi-Fi is plagued by end-user problems, but demand is still high.


Held for 'purposes of interrogation' The Saudi authorities have confirmed they are holding an "outspoken" blogger for "purposes of interrogation", the New York Times reports.â¦


Paris Turns Back Clock to Mark Liberation

With French and American flags, vintage military vehicles and heartfelt memories, Paris on Wednesday marked the 60th anniversary of its liberation from the occupying Nazis — the day the French capital recovered its honor after four years of hardship and shame.


Specter Says He Didn't Tell President Bush No Judges Who Oppose ...

After generating national controversy with comments to President Bush urging him not to appoint judges to the Supreme Court who oppose abortion, pro-abortion Pennsylvania Republican Sen.


Chinese reporter targets Yahoo! from prison cell

Court! action! against! collusion! with! Beijing! The mother of Shi Tao, the Chinese journalist and democracy campaigner who was jailed after Yahoo! handed over server logs to authorities, has joined a US court action against the internet firm.â¦


Dell Inc. DELL.O, the world's  largest personal computer maker, on Thursday posted a higher  quarterly profit, aided by market share gains and lower  component costs that fueled solid growth as rivals weakened.


"Understanding" on North Korea reactor shutdown: report

U.N. nuclear watchdog officials reached an "understanding" with North Korea on verification of the shutdown and sealing of the North's Yongbyon reactor, Kyodo news agency said on Friday.


Hitachi targets cars, videos with new hard disks

(InfoWorld) - Hitachi hopes to win market share from rival Toshiba with three new high-capacity hard drives that will reach the digital video recording and automotive navigation markets in 2007. Hitachi will announce new versions of its CinemaStar and Endurastar drives on Friday at the IFA international consumer electronics show in Berlin. The drives are designed for high-end consumer electronics platforms built by third-party vendors. The company hopes these products will be a business success, since their sales in consumer electronics devices have been growing faster than sales for the traditional IT markets of laptop and desktop PCs, said Marcia Bencala, vice president for product strategy and planning at Hitachi Global Storage Technologies. Hitachi claims that its CinemaStar C5K160 will be the industry's smallest size DVR (digital video recorder) disk at 2.5-inches diameter, and that its Endurastar J4K50 and N4K50 will be the largest capacity automotive disks at 50GB. Indeed, these high-capacity drives could act as halo products for Hitachi, enticing customers to buy more mid-range drives as well, said Nicole D'Onofrio, a storage analyst with Current Analysis. "Desktop drives continue to be the bread and butter for hard drive manufacturers, but we're increasingly seeing mobile devices accounting for more sales, and now consumer electronics and automotive," D'Onofrio said. HitachiÂ used perpendicular recording technologyÂ to fit dense storage on its 2.5-inch diameter CinemaStar disk, much smaller than the standard 3.5-inch size used in digital video players. That allows designers of DVRs, portable video players and DVR-enabled televisions to build slimmer products without sacrificing high capacity; 160GB are enough to store 57 movies or 40,000 four-minute songs. Hitachi supplies nearly the entire market for high-end 400GB and 500GB recording disks. The company hopes the new CinemaStar will help it increase its share of the market for smaller-capacity disks, which stands at around 20 percent for 80GB and 160GB disks. Leaders of that segment include Seagate Technology, Western Digital, Fujitsu, and Samsung Electronics. Hitachi plans to reach full volume production of its 160GB CinemaStar C5K160 disk (also available in 80GB and 40GB) by the second quarter of 2007. That means customers could be buying DVRs using Hitachi disks by Christmas 2007, said Bill Healy, senior vice president of corporate strategy and marketing at Hitachi. Hitachi's other new products, the Endurastar J4K50 and N4K50, are designed to be rugged enough to withstand automotive vibration and temperature swings while offering enough capacity for applications like navigation, digital music and audio books. Hitachi did not name the vehicle manufacturers that would use the disks, but such features are commonly found in luxury cars like the Mercedes-Benz and Lexus. Hitachi hopes to improve its 20 percent market share in a huge automotive market that produced 64 million cars and light trucks in 2005. The demand for hard drives in those cars is expected to grow at 38 percent per year from 2005 to 2010, Healy said. The company will reach full production of its 50GB Endurastar J4K50 and N4K50 (also available in 40GB and 30GB) by the first quarter of 2007.


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Republican presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani on Tuesday called for less federal control and more regional training to prepare U.S. communities for terrorist attacks and other disasters.


Greece's government, angered by a U.S. decision to recognize the name of neighboring Macedonia, said Friday it would block its Balkan neighbor from joining NATO or the European Union unless the name dispute is resolved.


Scratch that underwear off your wish list. The Laserpod ambient lighting system is one gift you won't regret getting this holiday season. By Amit Asaravala.


Some won, some lost, but Greece triumphed over all

ATHENS - We owe them an apology, oh yes we do. The Greeks pulled off the Olympic Games after we said they did not have a prayer, and now there's but one way to make it right: The Summer Games belong here


Japan was searching for survivors on Thursday after the country's deadliest typhoon in more than a decade killed at least 48 people as it crushed houses, overturned trains and left passengers stranded on flooded highways.


Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. , Japan's largest drug maker, posted a strong 13.6 percent rise in nine-month profit on robust sales of its Actos diabetes drug and kept its full-year forecasts.


Steelers Put Hampton, Logan on Injury List

Pittsburgh Steelers nose tackle Casey Hampton and backup safety Mike Logan are out for the season with injuries.


Milano, 17:17 - CALCIO, MILAN: KAKA' DOVREBBE FARCELA

Ripresa preparazione per il Milan dopo la seduta facoltativa di ieri. A Cagliari Ancelotti dovr&agra...


Trying to teach parents the skills to communicate with and soothe tantrum-prone children.


Test Could Help Fine-Tune Breast Cancer Treatment

Description: Researchers meeting in San Antonio are reporting promising results about a new genetic test that can predict which breast cancer patients will benefit from chemotherapy.


A controlled explosion is carried out at Luton Airport after a suspect car is found near the arrivals lounge.


It's not often that you get to meet the First Lady. But if you're Joss Stone, a brush with American royalty at Fashion Week pales in comparison to running into Â Ana Ortiz?


Milano, 12:47 - CALCIO, LEGA: ASSEMBLEA B SARA' SOSPESA PER FUNERALI FACCHETTI

L'assemblea straordinaria della serie B in corso di svolgimento in via Rosellini a Milano sar&agrave...


Sony's Repriced PS3 Is Cheaper, but not Cheap

Sony cuts the price of its existing PlayStation 3 console even as it prepares to roll out a cheaper, stripped down version for the holiday rush.


The Supreme Court said Monday it will consider the constitutionality of a statewide primary election system in which the top two finishers advance to the general election even if they are from the same party.


Boeing may join Microsoft in EU antitrust fight

The European Commission, the antitrust arm of the European Union, has ordered Microsoft to offer a version of Windows without a bundled media player and to disclose more technical information to its rivals on a temporary, or interim, basis until the


Aramark Corp. RMK.N on Thursday said  a New Jersey jury ordered it to pay $105 million in damages for  serving alcohol to a fan at a football game who was involved in  a car accident that crippled a toddler.


10 ways to cut your taxes and avoid traps before the end of the year

How about adding some tax breaks to your Christmas shopping list? Though there are only a few weeks left in the year, there may still be time for tax-saving maneuvers if, for example, you buy a new home furnace, spring for a hybrid car, or get new investments to replace battered ones.


Bush Accuses Kerry of Big Government Health Plan

President Bush on Tuesday accused Democrat John Kerry of proposing a "big government takeover" of the US health care system as he set the stage for his third debate with the Massachusetts senator.


Roma, 17:07 - CALCIO, SERIE A: INTER VINCE DERBY, OK JUVE E FIORENTINA

Risultati della diciassettesima giornata del campionato di serie A: Inter-Milan 2-1, Fiorentina-Cagl...


DC College Students Targeted in Piracy Suit

The recording industry's lobbying group today sued three users of American University's computer network, accusing them of illegally sharing digital music files online.


Newcastle will meet Chelsea and Middlesbrough entertain Liverpool in the Carling Cup fourth round.


The Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday announced it has awarded four contracts worth a total $54 million for its program meant to make the information that companies are required to disclose in SEC filings easier for the public to find and understand.


Brown pledges change as British prime minister

Gordon Brown replaced Tony Blair as Britain's prime minister on Wednesday after years of waiting and promised sweeping changes in style and policy to restore trust in a government damaged by the Iraq war.


NASA Calls Off Launch of Black Hole-Hunter

With just hours left in the countdown, NASA called off the launch Wednesday of a spacecraft that will hunt for emerging black holes.


Slobodan Milosevic's widow and their son face charges of organizing a cigarette smuggling gang in the 1990s, Serbia's public prosecutor said Monday.


Iran defies deadline to halt atom work: U.N. watchdog

The U.N. nuclear watchdog declared on Thursday that Iran had failed to meet a February 21 deadline to suspend uranium enrichment, and Washington said major powers would meet next week to draft a new Iran sanctions resolution.


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Kenya protesters burn government offices

Dozens of protesters set fire to a government office building Wednesday in a melee following a memorial service organized by the opposition for victims of Kenya's election violence. Workers crawled to safety from a window in the smoking building, just as former U.N. chief Kofi Annan was due to start a mediation mission here.


Inquiry finds 'every reason' to accept Gulf War syndrome

There is "every reason" to believe that the Gulf War syndrome is genuine, and the British government must now accept that it afflicts thousands of veterans of the 1991 conflict, an indepedent inquiry found.


In a bid to hook younger consumers with a penchant for chatting via messaging, AT&T Wireless launched a wireless device Monday that can interconnect with the nation's top messaging services.


King Drops Out of Attorney General’s Race

Charlie King endorsed Andrew Cuomo, a move that strengthened Mr. CuomoÂs multiracial coalition.


Strong quake hits near Indonesia's Moluccas islands

A strong undersea earthquake struck near the Moluccas islands in northern Indonesia on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said on its Web site, but there were no reports of a tsunami or casualties.


Sharp eyes new LCD plant with larger motherglass

Sharp Corp. , the world's third-largest LCD TV maker, said on Friday it would likely build a new LCD panel plant in Sakai, Osaka prefecture, and the final decision will be made by the end of July.


An explosion at a southwest Houston  chemical plant was felt as far as 15 miles away on Friday  night, witnesses told Reuters.


Five facts about Basque separatist group ETA

The Basque separatist group ETA set off bombs in seven cities across Spain on Monday, slightly wounding five people and escalating the fight for independence.


The deal will add TippingPoint's UnityOne line of network-based intrusion-prevention system hardware and software to 3Com's stable of enterprise security products.


French Doctors Examine Seriously Ill Arafat

CLAMART, France  - Palestinian leader Yasser  Arafat, who doctors say may have leukemia, was conscious and in  "good shape" at a French hospital on Friday after leaving the  West Bank for the first time in more than 2-1/2 years.


Britain to end policy of jailing terror suspects without trial

Britain is to end a policy of jailing foreign terrorism suspects indefinitely without trial following a landmark legal ruling which declared that it contravened human rights law, the government announced.


Creating a bank to store a new type of stem cell produced from donors' ordinary skin cells could help reduce time and money for treating patients with regenerative medicine in the future, a Japanese researcher said on Wednesday.


Brett Lee takes 5-38 as Australia beat India to reach the tri-series final in Kuala Lumpur.


Change needed in anti-terror strategy: Reid

Britain needs a "radical step change" in its anti-terrorism strategy to combat the threat from global extremism, Home Secretary John Reid has said.


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ATHENS - In the fastest field of all time, the self-proclaimed "Greatest of All Time" couldn't win it. Instead of Maurice Greene defending his Olympic 100-meter title Sunday, the quiet one of three US finalists, Jason Gatlin, won in 9.85 seconds.


F.C.C. Rules That Rural Carriers Must Connect Internet Calls

The decision marks the breaking down of one of the last barriers to allowing VoIP to fully compete with traditional phone carriers.


Games to the Gamers: Trade Show for the Masses

Now comes the mass-market video game festival, perhaps a surprising latecomer to North America.


Il segretario di Stato americano alla Difesa ha comunicatola notizia all'omologo ministro Parisi con una lettera                                                  Maddalena, Rumsfeld a Parisi "Andiamo via da ottobre 2007"                                                                                L'operazione durerÃ  fino alla primavera 2008


WHATEVER diminishment of Sir Alex Fergusonâs powers may have been noticed and commented upon by a wide range of critics, he seems at least to have retained his capacity for sending out football teams capable of making good on his own pronouncements.


Colgate to Cut About 12% of Jobs to Increase Profit

Colgate-Palmolive Co. plans to cut about 4,440 jobs or 12 percent of its workforce in four years as competition from Procter & Gamble Co.


Viola brillanti ma non basta un lampo di Adriano, ed Ã¨ il pari

Firenze, 7 novembre 2004 - Da quando Ã¨ arrivato Buso, la Fiorentina che ha trovato gol e gioco. Partita abbastanza movimentata con Toldo (applauditissimo dai suoi ex tifosi al ritorno da titolare) e Lupatelli


Penn State linebacker Paul Posluszny and Southern California receiver Dwayne Jarrett overcame adversity to become two-time Associated Press All-Americans.


Oracle Corp , the world's  third-largest software maker, won a three-month-long campaign  to buy BEA Systems Inc  by raising its bid for the  company by 14 percent to $8.5 billion.


Laura Harper has 25 points and 15 reboundsto help No. 4 Maryland hold off Virginia, 86-80, on Friday night to improve to 17-0 at home.


Candie Kung and Lorie Kane overcame the wind and the rain — and a rally by Annika Sorenstam — to top the Safeway Classic leaderboard.


Western nations launched one of the largest evacuations of Africa's post-independence era Wednesday as angry crowds chanted "all the whites out." French soldiers in boats plucked trapped countrymen from the ...


BAGHDAD, Dec. 24 -- A gas tanker truck wired with explosives blew up in a west Baghdad neighborhood Friday, killing one person, wounding 19 and lighting up the night sky with a fireball, just hours after Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld left the Iraqi capital.


Study: Blacks significantly less likely to undergo prostate cancer ...

BOSTON---Although black men in the United States are more likely than white men to be diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer and have a two-fold greater risk of dying from it, they are significantly less likely to be screened for prostate cancer


Leading Iraqi politicians called Friday for a six-month delay in the Jan. 30 election because of the spiraling violence as US forces uncovered more bodies in the northern


The nation's top TV regulator said it would be difficult for the Federal Communications Commission to take action against ABC stations that aired "Good Morning America" on Tuesday when actress Diane Keaton used the f-word. Last year's court decision th...


Tony Blair says he hopes to bring George Bush back into dialogue about ways to fight global warming.


Hillary Rodham Clinton's lead in the early polls may not be that reassuring if history is any guide. Republican hopeful Rudy Giuliani, however, is sitting pretty.


Sometimes the best lessons come from our failures.  Such was the case with Lineo.


Senator Johnson's condition improving: aide

U.S. Sen. Tim Johnson continued to improve after brain surgery this week, heartening fellow Democrats who were optimistic on Friday that he will be able to remain in the Senate.


BETTER Talk Now provided plenty of material for discussion with a victory in the $US2 million ($2.67m), 1.5 mile (2.5km) Breeders' Cup Turf at Lone Star Park, Texas, today.


LOUISA, Ky. - A weekly newspaper in eastern Kentucky has apologized for mistakenly printing sexually explicit Christmas jokes that left some blushing readers as red as Santa's suit.


Making seamless transition to Paralympics will be a challenge ...

VANCOUVER (CP) - How to make a seamless transition from the Olympics to the Paralympics is one of the lessons a five-member team from the Vancouver 2010 Organizing Committee is learning during a visit to the Athens Paralympic Games, said VANOC CEO John


Linux provider Red Hat has opened an office in Beijing, China, joining the ranks of technology companies hoping to participate in the rapidly expanding Chinese market.


Dell shutters its kiosks as part of a new retail strategy

In a move possibly intended to shift focus to its efforts in retail stores, computer manufacturer Dell Inc. said that it will shut down its retail kiosks in about 140 malls nationwide.


Conrad Black to quit top post in new strategy to keep reins

MONTREAL : Embattled tycoon Conrad Black said he would step down from his posts at Canadian holding company Hollinger Inc. in what appeared to be a new strategy to keep the reins of his media empire.


Assets of the nation's retail money market mutual funds rose by $7.25 billion in the latest week to $832.87 billion, the Investment Company Institute said Thursday.


The former No. 2 weapons buyer for the U.S. Air Force, Darleen Druyun, was sentenced on Friday to nine months in prison for negotiating a $250,000 job with Boeing Co.  while still overseeing billions of dollars of its business with the military.


The European plane maker Airbus says it foresees the use of mobile phones on aircraft by 2006.


Microsoft will not release a planned update to its SharePoint collaboration software this month.


A Severed Car Grille? Itâs Super Bowl Ad Time

An assessment of some of the high and low points among this yearâs Super Bowl ads.


So much for the sedate alternative to Rosie O'Donnell on "The View."


Uefa blames Liverpool fans for the ticketing problems before Wednesday's Champions League final in Athens.


E' stato richiesto al governo di agire con piu' forza


US military aid to Pakistan has often failed to reach frontline units fighting Islamist militants, a report says.


Ferrari's Rubens Barrichello aims to  shake off a decade-long jinx after seizing pole position at his  home Brazilian Grand Prix for the second year in a row on  Saturday.


Kiev's central synagogue has become a hostel for protesters who have flocked here to protest the results of last month's Ukrainian presidential election.


Matt Leinart and Reggie Bush get the headlines. Southern California's defense does the heavy lifting.


Family lost on Christmas tree hunt found alive

A father and his three teenage children have been found alive in the rugged hills of northern California, authorities said Wednesday.


I presunti violentatori segnalati alla Procura dei Minori


More top grades were awarded  for GCSEs and girls continue to out-perform boys.


Microsoft offers first RC of Windows Server 2008

(InfoWorld) - The long march to the release of Windows Server 2008, aka Longhorn Server, continued on Monday, as Microsoft announced that it is making the first Release Candidate version of the upcoming operating system available for public download. Microsoft said that RC0, as it's being called by the software vendor, will become available on its Web site within the next 24 hours -- replacing the Beta 3 release that it has been offering to early users. RC0 is the first pre-release version to include a built-in virtualization hypervisor, which is code named Viridian. But Ward Ralston, senior technical product manager for Microsoft's Windows Server group, noted that the hypervisor component "is not yet in beta" and is thus less mature than the rest of Windows Server 2008. Microsoft declared as long ago as April that the OS itself was basically "feature-complete." In contrast, the hypervisor, which will compete with technology from server virtualization market leader VMware, will still be in Community Technology Preview form when Windows Server 2008 ships in next year's first quarter, Ralston said. A finished version of the hypervisor will be ready within six months of the operating system's release, he added. IT managers who have been testing earlier versions of Windows Server 2008 as part of Microsoft's Technology Adoption Program say they're largely impressed with the OS, though not without some reservations. Robbie Roberts, IT manager at Windrush Frozen Foods, an Oxford, England-based fine foods importer, has been using Windows Server 2008 in live applications for the past two months to run his company's rights management services and its print servers as well as a portal based on Microsoft's SharePoint Server 2007 software. With just a two-person IT team that oversees 25 Windows servers, Roberts considers automation and ease of use to be his highest priorities. Windows Server 2008 is delivering on both those counts, he said. "The worst thing they could have done is totally redesign the [operating system] so that there would be a huge learning curve," Roberts said. Instead, "the user interface is cleaner while keeping it as similar as they could." Small things, such as the ability to reduce the number of Windrush's domain controllers through the use of Windows Server 2008, also are helping to boost the performance of the company's servers, Roberts said. He added that bugs haven't been an issue with the software. "We were involved in the Windows Server 2003 rollout, and we had tons of problems," he said. "We absolutely expected tons of problems with Windows Server 2008. But -- hand on heart -- we've had none. We found running Vista more difficult than Windows Server 2008." The main problem Roberts did encounter was in getting SharePoint, in particular its Excel Services feature, to run properly with the new operating system. But that turned out to be due to a problem with SharePoint, he said. Windrush currently uses VMware's virtualization software, and that product's "features and performance are great," Roberts said. "But I'm a GUI type person, so I don't like using the command line in Linux." He plans to try testing Microsoft's Windows Server Virtualization hypervisor as soon as he can. Roberts also plans to move the rest of his Microsoft applications onto Windows Server 2008 as soon as possible, except for Office Communications Server, which he said is not yet supported by the operating system. Longhorn beta testing feedback The government of Georgia's Fulton County, where Atlanta is located, has been testing Windows Server 2008 for almost three years. Before installing the operating system, the county's biggest need was tighter security, according to Keith Dickie, its assistant director of IT. For instance, he said that the county's libraries are under constant attack from hackers via the Internet as well as the public access terminals located inside library branches. "With Windows Server 2003, it's hard to figure out what ports need to be open or closed," Dickie said. By comparison, Windows Server 2008 has made it easier for county IT staffers to lock down unused ports and manage network firewalls with domain controllers. Workers have even been able to make the domain controllers read-only, so "if somebody hacks that box, they can't take it over," Dickie said. Overall, he added, "we're able to reduce the surface area of attack." Similarly, Microsoft's NAP (Network Access Protection) technology, a new feature in Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista, is enabling Fulton County to block insecure servers and client systems -- think teleworkers whose systems haven't been properly updated -- from accessing its network. "We tried to do this with Active Directory and domain policies. But now we can really enforce what used to be just a paper policy," said James Tabor, the county's network administrator. NAP also will become available in the Service Pack 3 release of Windows XP, which is due in the first quarter of next year. That will let Fulton County "buy more time" before upgrading PCs from Windows XP to Vista, Tabor said. The main detriment to Windows Server 2008 cited by Fulton County officials is a lack of support for the operating system by key third-party applications. For instance, the county's VoIP and unified messaging systems rely on Cisco's CallManager 4.1 software, which the county bought a little over six months ago. But CallManager 4.1 runs only on Windows 2000 Server, according to Jay Terrell, Fulton County's deputy director of IT. Also, the country has had to run Internet Information Services 7.0 in Windows Server 2003 compatibility mode on systems running Windows Server 2008 in order to get some Web applications to work properly. As a result, the county doesn't expect to move most of its third-party applications to Windows Server 2008 until a year from now, Terrell said. "We're not rushing to put anything into production that would hurt our users," he noted. In contrast, Quixtar, which sells health and beauty products online through a network of independent business owners, is running Windows Server 2008 in production mode with Active Directory and on Web servers that are based on IIS 7.0 -- although in the latter case, it is using the Windows Server 2003 compatibility mode like Fulton County. Matt Behrens, supervisor for IT infrastructure at Grand Rapids, Mich.-based Quixtar, said that with Active Directory, the biggest improvement has been in the time it takes to replicate the database. "What used to take five to six days now takes four to five hours," Behrens said. The operating system's password policies also have been improved, according to Behrens. He said that with Windows Server 2008, he can require that workers with administrator-level access to systems create much more difficult-to-crack passwords than lower-level users must have. As for IIS 7.0, Steve Cole, who heads Quixtar's Web operations, said that once the company got past some bugs in the Web server software in the first two beta releases of the OS, it hasn't had any further application compatibility issues. He added, though, that his staff has "had to do a fair amount of reconfiguration as it's a completely new architecture." Cole likes new administration features in IIS 7.0. "It's doing things that we'd been wishing for for years," he said. But for now, raw performance on returning requested information to end-users is only about as good as Quixtar was seeing with IIS 6.0. "Our goal is to see this get at least 15 percent better, and at least 20 percent better in terms of (processing) capacity," Cole said. "Microsoft knows that's on the top of our list." Microsoft also said that an RC0 version of its Windows Media Services 2008 software is being made available for download, as well as a Community Technology Preview release of the IIS 7.0 Media Pack.


Husband wants living memorial for Tomlinson

Charity fundraiser Jane Tomlinson's husband rejected calls for a statue or public memorial to her extraordinary work yesterday, saying that hope and more funding for others were the 'living memories' she had wanted.


TELLURIDE, Colo.  - Rain, snow,  sunshine and cinema were on the menu at the 31st Telluride Film  Festival over the Labor Day holiday weekend and attendees got a  healthy share of each.


Politician ordered to apologize for article slamming Liverpool over beheading

LONDON  - A Conservative lawmaker was told by his party boss Saturday to apologize for an article that criticized the people of Liverpool for their "extreme reaction" to the beheading of a local man in Iraq and described them as "wallowing in victimhood."


CFO signals advertising slowdown A little excitement in the US markets today, what with a military coup in Thailand and Yahoo! sharing its concern over advertising revenues in Q3.â¦


ABC Gets More Pressure to Toss 9/11 Film

By DAVID BAUDER  NEW YORK - ABC faced growing pressure Friday about its planned miniseries on the buildup to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.


Il capo della diplomazia interviene per scongiurare l'intervento delle truppe turche nel PaeseMigliaia di curdi scendono in piazza per protestare contro l'ipotesi di un'azione militare                                          Iraq, il ministro degli Esteri Zebari "Via dal Paese i separatisti curdi"                                                                                E il governo regionale autonomo del Kurdistan chiedeun dialogo diretto con la Turchia sulla questione Pkk


Hundreds Of Ukrainian-Americans Rally In Chicago

Hundreds of Ukrainian-Americans rallied Saturday in Chicago demanding a new election in the Ukraine and calling the last one a sham, NBC5 reported.


Perth - Pakistan and Australia are poised for an explosive bowling duel in Thursday's first Test, with both teams declaring they have the artillery to bombard the other into submission.


Bulgaria and Romania are set to get the green light to join the EU on Tuesday, but under tough conditions.


Kerry Stumps for Black Voters at Churches

MIAMI - With just three Sundays left before Election Day, Sen. John Kerry is asking for all the help he can get from black voters and the Almighty...


CZECH REPUBLIC:  A Century of Welfare Nears its End

PRAGUE, Oct 22 (IPS) - The reforms proposed by the governing coalition in  the Czech Republic could dismantle not only the most successful  welfare state in the post-communist region, but also break a long  tradition of social solidarity in a country that boasts the  lowest poverty rate in Europe.


Romania President Wants Early Polls for Strong Govt

Romanian President Traian Basescu  said on Thursday he would support early polls to strengthen the  new centrist coalition government, shocking the Balkan  country's political scene just weeks after elections.


The accessory line weighs down the company's overall margins.


Thousands of activists, students and sex workers take to streets across South Asia to mark World Aids Day.


Vienna, 16:16 - CALCIO, AUSTRIA: SALISBURGO CONFERMA FIDUCIA A TRAPATTONI

Il Red Bull Salisburgo ha confermato la fiducia a Giovanni Trapattoni. Il tecnico italiano era finit...


Fliers Fed Up? Airline Employees Feel the Same

A rich record of employee discontent emerges from question-and-answer sessions at US Airways, which encourages workers to ask tough questions.


Defending champ Sharapova coasts at Open

Maria Sharapova shanked a backhand wide, prompting her opponent to leap in the air and pump her fist and smile as though she'd won the match — or, indeed, the U.S. Open championship itself.


Riforme, Berlusconi: ''Abbiamo i numeri per mandarle avanti''

''Abbiamo tutti i numeri per mandare avanti le riforme''. Lo ha detto il premier Silvio Berlusconi precisando, pero', che ''il nostro desiderio sarebbe stato ed e' quello di una riforma della Costituzione condivisa''.


Jason Giambi's home run against Toronto resonated with the recovering slugger, his teammates and Yankees manager Joe Torre.


Suicide Bomber Kills 3 in Israel with Arafat Abroad

A Palestinian teenager blew himself up an open-air market in Tel Aviv on Monday, killing three people in a show of strength by militants three days after Yasser Arafat was airlifted to France for urgent medical care.


Sect members are offered their own homes

Roger Wyler has something almost no one else here does Â a deed to his home.


Schering-Plough and Bayer form strategic alliance

Schering-Plough Corporation has announced that it has entered into a strategic agreement with Bayer designed to maximize the companies' pharmaceutical resources while maintaining each company's own strategic interests.


Koizumi to reshuffle cabinet, LDP leadership on Monday

TOKYO - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said Friday he will reshuffle the cabinet and the Liberal Democratic Party leadership on Monday to further promote his postal and other reform initiatives.


TALLADEGA, Ala. - Results Sunday from the EA Sports 500 race for NASCAR's Nextel Cup Series at Talladega Superspeedway, listing starting position in parentheses, driver, car, laps completed with reason out if not running at the finish, and money won:


Gun battle in Indonesia's Aceh kills six alleged rebels: military

Indonesian soldiers have killed six suspected rebels during two separate gunbattles in the troubled province of Aceh, the military said.


Fire in Latvia Leaves 25 Dead or Missing

Faulty electrical wiring may have sparked a catastrophic fire that raced through a home for the disabled in western Latvia on Friday, leaving 25 people dead or missing, rescuers said.Comment


Sofia, World Leaders Support Terror-Hit Russia

Politics: 3 September 2004, Friday. Numerous messages from leaders of different countries have been sent to Russian President Vladimir Putin expressing their support and solidarity over the three-day hostage ...


Copenhagen, 14:04 - CALCIO, DS STOCCARDA: TOMASSON SARA' CEDUTO AL VILLARREAL

In settimana lo Stoccarda chiuderà il trasferimento dell'attaccante danese Jon Dahl Tomasson ...


Bergamo, 19:03 - CALCIO, ATALANTA: I CONVOCATI PER L'UDINESE

Sono 19 i giocatori convocati dal tecnico dell'Atalanta, Stefano Colantuono, per la gara di domani c...


Here are excerpts from the resolution that the Prince William Board of County Supervisors is scheduled to consider Tuesday:


Ten years after genetically engineered crops were first planted commercially in the United States, Americans remain ill-informed about and uncomfortable with biotech food, according to the fifth annual survey on the topic, released yesterday.


'Star Wars' creator readies 'Clone Wars'

The wars aren't over for "Star Wars" creator George Lucas. Lucas said Wednesday he's making an animated TV series of "Clone Wars" that could air next year, although he hasn't sold the show to a network yet. The series is set during the time when the Republic is fighting a civil war against separatists led by Count Dooku.


The United States warned its citizens Friday to avoid the northeastern Sinai Peninsula for the next three months after suicide bombings hit three Egyptian hotels in the area.


You Say Prosciutto, I Say Pro-SHOOT, And Purists Cringe

Not to many New Yorkers or New Jerseyans. (Doesn't Tony Soprano drop his final vowels?) Not to some vendors at the annual Feast of San Gennaro in Little Italy this week.


Behind China and India's Awkward Courtship

Analysis: Border disputes and Chinese ties with Pakistan have long divided them, but business could bring them together


No one is immune to the human form of mad cow disease, variant CJD, new research suggests today. Some people whose genetic make-up normally acts as a barrier


Istambul, 21:31 - BASKET, EUROLEGA: PRIMA VITTORIA DELLA CLIMAMIO A ISTANBUL

Prima vittoria in Eurolega per la Climamio Bologna nella sesta giornata del Girone A. La Fortitudo d...


Nyon, 15:45 - CALCIO, FEYENOORD: 12500 EURO DI MULTA PER LANCIO BIRRA

La squadra olandese del Feyenoord è stato multata di 20.000 franchi svizzeri, 12.500 euro, pe...


Representatives of Sudan's government and southern rebels will sign a permanent cease-fire and endorse a detailed plan for implementing an agreement to end a 21-year-old civil war, the Kenyan foreign ministry said Thursday.


About a dozen senior campaign staffers for Rudy Giuliani are forgoing their January paychecks, aides said Friday, a sign of possible money trouble for the Republican presidential candidate.


'Megathrust' Quake Severe, but No Surprise

Scientists describe Sunday's devastating earthquake off the island of Sumatra as a "megathrust" — a grade reserved for the most powerful shifts in the Earth's crust. The term doesn't entirely capture the awesome power of the fourth largest earthquake since 1900, or the tsunami catastrophes it spawned for coastal areas around the Indian Ocean.


World of Warcraft ask Europeans to please speaka da English

Until normal customer service is resumed The lights have gone out and no-one is at home at World of Warcraft's European customer support site, right now. In a message posted to a WoW support forum, a "technical issue and subsequent loss of electricity" is blamed for the outage.â¦


The Dow Jones industrial average dropped almost 200 points yesterday, the worst day for the market in nearly three months, as investors grew increasingly worried about continued economic growth as central banks around the world have increased interest rates to combat inflation.


The teams and drivers have spent two days learning the Chinese circuit, but there are still plenty of questions ahead of tomorrowâs raceâ¦


Spies, Blonde and a Guy Go North by Northwest

âThe 39 Stepsâ is an absurdly enjoyable, gleefully theatrical riff on Alfred Hitchcockâs 1935 film.


Heavy fighting erupts in Georgia's breakaway South Ossetia region, shattering a two-day ceasefire.


Storms leave 170 dead in Bangladesh, India

DHAKA/NEW DELHI  - Storms that battered Bangladesh   and eastern India have killed more than 170 people and left   many missing, navy and coastguard officials said on Saturday.


Business & money: Larry Elliott on whether the Bank of England should cut interest rates or wait another month


'Rivedere coefficienti, calare costi enti e riscatto laurea'


Pakistan says it has strong proof that al-Qaeda assassinated opposition politician Benazir Bhutto.


Analysts skeptical of AMD outsourcing plan

Advanced Micro Devices' move to cut overhead costs by outsourcing its chip manufacturing business may backfire in the long run, according to several analysts who have downgraded the company's stock.


Former Enron boss Jeffrey Skilling is ordered to go straight to jail, after a judge denies his request to stay on bail.


Suicide bomb kills at least 85 in Iraq's Kirkuk

At least 85 people were killed on Monday by a suicide truck bomb in the volatile Iraqi city of Kirkuk, some of them trapped on a bus where they burned to death, a witness said.


Microsoft is expanding a plan to draw mainframe customers to Windows for high-end applications. Under a program with the internal code name Mission Critical Microsoft, the company is trying to extend its current


China Merchants Bank 2006 earnings up 50 pct-CEO

China Merchants Bank  , the country's biggest non-state lender, posted a more than 50 percent rise in its 2006 net profit, according to a copy of a speech by its chief executive Ma Weihua.


The United States circulated a U.N. Security Council draft resolution Friday that would authorize a regional force to protect Somalia's weak government and lift an arms embargo on the country to allow the troops to be armed.


Text messages were sent and received on a 17-year-old driver's cell phone moments before the sport utility vehicle slammed head-on into a truck, killing her and four other recent high school graduates, police said.


Blue skies on the last day of the year mean that Beijing has more than met an air pollution target, officials say.


Britain says backs more Iran sanctions if needed: FT

British Foreign Secretary David Miliband  said London will maintain a tough stance against Iran's nuclear  ambitions and warned Tehran on Monday it did not "have the  right to set off a nuclear arms race in the Middle East."


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"I never want to go through this again," said eight year-old Katie Waskiewicz, who yesterday checked out the fallen trees and broken roof tiles in her Florida neighbourhood after riding out Jeanne with her family.


Israel, Palestinians Revive Diplomacy, Eye Summit

Israel and the Palestinians ended a  nearly two-year freeze in high-level diplomatic contacts  Wednesday and agreed to prepare for a first summit between  Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and President Mahmoud Abbas.


A controversial special damages claim that threatened to cripple the Financial Times is struck out by the High Court.


George Washington exerts its will on Fairfield, smothering the Stags defensively on the way to an 87-70 victory.


By John J. Tkacik Jr. For American diplomacy to be successful, it must reflect the values of the American people and all who aspire to freedom throughout the world.


AP: US Officials Knew of AIDS Drug Risks

The government's research on using an AIDS drug to protect African babies was so flawed that health officials had to use blood tests after the fact to confirm patients got the medicine.


Two and a half years ago, I wrote an article entitled Intel: The one-hit wonder. Has anything changed since I wrote that story and is the conclusion still valid?


BAGHDAD, Iraq - Bombs exploded near a U.S. convoy in western Baghdad on Thursday, killing 35 children and seven adults, a hospital official said...


Carmakers asked to hurry up on plug-in hybrids

Pacific Gas & Electric Co. is   asking its 5.1 million customers to petition automakers to   speed up development of plug-in electric-gasoline hybrid   vehicles, California's largest utility said on Friday.


By Michael Liedtke  LOS GATOS, Calif. - Netflix Inc. will start showing movies and TV episodes over the Internet this week, giving its subscribers more instant gratification as the DVD-by-mail service prepares for a coming technology shift threatening its survival.


The company behind the UK's largest wind farm project - proposed for a Hebridean island  - unveils revised plans.


Digital transition may delete millions of viewers

LOS ANGELES  - A year from Sunday,  television for many Americans will cut to black. Analog signals  will stop transmitting, older sets will become useless and  millions of TV-watching households will simply disappear.


On Wednesday, Network Appliance threw down the gauntlet. NetApp filed suit against Sun Microsystems, claiming that Sun's storage software in Solaris violates seven NetApp patents. In addition, NetApp is seeking a declaration that it is not infringing on three of Sun's patents -- and that the patents in question are invalid.


EUROPA/PORTOGALLO - OspitalitÃ , solidarietÃ  e caritÃ  universale: lÂOrdine Ospedaliero istituisce la Fondazione San Giovanni di Dio in Portogallo Roma (Agenzia Fides) - In occasione delle celebrazioni dei 400 anni di storia dellÂOrdine Ospedaliero di San Giovanni di Dio in Portogallo, la Provincia Portoghese annuncia la costituzione di una nuova istituzione mirata allÂappoggio di progetti nell...


Europe's heavy-lift Ariane 5 rocket puts two satellites in orbit after taking off from French Guiana.


Nel 2005 "il bel RenÃ¨" aveva chiesto il condono della pena dopo 37 anni di carcereSolo un permesso il VenerdÃ¬ santo del 2006 per incontrare la mamma malata                                          Respinta la grazia a Vallanzasca "Ma io sono sicuramente cambiato"


Facilities Rules Proposed: City Growth Would Hinge on Adequate Fire, Police, Water, Roads

By Nia-Malika Henderson, The Baltimore Sun  Sep. 13--An Annapolis alderman has introduced legislation that would require that adequate fire, police, water and road support be in place before major new developments move forward.   Alderman David H.


Czech helicopter accident kills six British soldiers

SIX British soldiers died yesterday when their low-flying helicopter hit electricity cables and spiralled out of control in the Czech Republic.


German government leaders agree on proposal to end coal subsidies

BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel's left-right coalition government agreed on a plan that would end coal subsidies in 2018, politicians from both governing parties said.Comment


Brand holders wheel and deal at Licensing Show

Hasbro Inc.  is banking on its  "Transformers" product license being golden enough to sell a  $495 transforming jacket, and Mattel Inc.  disclosed  plans for girls to tee it up with Barbie golf clubs this week  at the 2007 International Licensing Show in New York.


The British music industry is to sue 28 internet users it says are illegally swapping music online. The British Phonographic Industry (BPI) says it is targeting "major uploaders" - those who make music available to share free with others.


It started with a game of catch in the backyard when they were 7 years old, two kids from West Roxbury learning to play ball. As they grew, the game moved from the backyard to the Boston Raiders Pop Warner team 's field , and while the scenery changed, the game plan remained the same -- one threw the ball ...


Senior travel group sponsors trip to Holland

The Merry Trippers senior travel group is sponsoring a trip to Holland with Germany and Belgium from April 27 to May 5, 2005.


Thailand Has Probable Human Bird Flu Transmission

Thailand said on Tuesday it had found  its first known probable case of a human being infecting  another with bird flu, but insisted it was an isolated incident  that posed little risk to the greater population.


TOKYO - An earthquake registering a preliminary magnitude of 5.8 on Monday jolted areas in Niigata Prefecture hit by a series of strong earthquakes since late October, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.


Big U.S. employers propose health benefits overhaul

Some of the biggest U.S. employers said on Wednesday that health care coverage and retirement plans for American workers should be delivered by competing third-party benefit administrators such as banks, investment companies and insurers.


A randy ram-raider smashed into a car showroom after letting his animal instincts get the better of him, Irish police said Friday.


The Police Sell Out UK Tour in 30 Minutes

Click here to watch The Police's video "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" All 120,000 tickets for The Police's comeback UK tour were snatched up in under an hour Friday.Comment


Actor Chris Langham confessed to looking at child porn in a tearful phone call, a court hears.


World Leaders Horrified by Russia School

World leaders expressed horror over the bloody hostage crisis at a school in southern Russia on Friday, saying the attack on schoolchildren showed terrorists have sunk to new lows. Some experts warned that Russia's Chechnya conflict was becoming the next crossroads of international terrorism.


ATHENS -- The Ano Liossia Wrestling Hall looked more like Madison Square Garden yesterday when Olympic freestyle wrestling took on more of a WWE flavour.


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The Bengals lost three starters to injury — linebacker David Pollack, center Rich Braham and safety Dexter Jackson — during the first half of their game Sunday against the Cleveland Browns.


La lava ha ripreso a scorrere: scatta l'allarme ma la Protezione civile rassicuraGli esperti: sembra che i movimenti del vulcano si stiano stabilizzando                                            Si apre un nuovo cratere A Stromboli torna la paura


Study measures harm of stress on children's health

Children in families facing chronic stress such as conflict between parents or violence in the home become sick more often than children under less stress, according to a study published on Monday.


Carl Pavano met Al Kaline, worked out at Comerica Park and went to the Oakland Hills Country Club on Friday, part of the Detroit Tigers' effort to recruit the free-agent righty.


Afghans Say Find Taliban Commander Hiding in Well

A commander of Taliban guerrillas in the southern Afghan province of Uruzgan was captured last week while trying to hide in a well and handed over to U.S. forces, the provincial governor said on Monday.


Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Friday that Russia was concerned by the West's attempts to influence the situation in Ukraine, where allegations of vote fraud have sparked a political crisis that has ...


U.S. retailers on Thursday delivered  mixed sales results for December, the year's key shopping  month, with upscale stores faring well but many others slashing  prices, squeezing profits.


Inter Link Foods, one of the UK's biggest makers of mince pies, says it expects to make a loss after restructuring.


Court to consider juvenile death penalty

WASHINGTON - A divided Supreme Court on Wednesday weighed whether to ban the death penalty for juveniles who kill, one of the highest-profile questions confronting the justices as they continue re-examining who is subject to capital punishment.


Deutsche Telekom management, unions reach deal to end strikes

After eights days of marathon talks, management and unions at Deutsche Telekom struck a compromise on Wednesday over the radical shake-up of the German telecom giant's services division, ending the company's first major strike in 12 years.


Yahoo! launches! flat!-!-rate! web! hosting!

'Unlimited' bandwidth. Heavy on the '' Yahoo! web site hosting operations are getting a whole lot looser when it comes to counting gigabytes. The well-established small business web hosting arm of the second-banana search firm is moving to a flat-rate model.â¦


Convert Firefox into a text-only browser

The free Web Developer Toolbar from Chris Pedericks makes it easy to view and print only the text on a Web page.


Nationals to Open Downtown Office for Sales and Marketing

In an effort to increase the team's presence in downtown Washington, the Nationals are planning to open a sales and marketing center on Connecticut Avenue.


Defending Wimbledon Champion Mauresmo Ousted

The fourth-seeded Amelie Mauresmo, who won her first Grand Slam title last year, lost to Nicole Vaidisova. Also, 2004 U.S. Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova reached the quarterfinals.


Londra, 19:16 - CALCIO, INGHILTERRA: WEST HAM-SUNDERLAND 3-1

Il West Ham ha battuto 3-1 il Sunderland nell'unico match giocato oggi per la decima giornata della ...


PNSB Given Nod to Build Next to Protected Green Lung

PERMODALAN Negeri Selangor Bhd (PNSB) has been given approval to develop 210 houses next to the Bukit Cahaya Seri Alam Agriculture Park in Bukit Cherakah, Shah Alam.


'Nanny Diaries' Authors Struggle to Repeat Success

The follow-up to "The Nanny Diaries,"  the runaway 2002 bestseller about a New York nanny and her  unreasonable employers, was always going to be a challenge for  the two former nannies who co-wrote it.


Polish finance minister quits; probe pends

Poland's finance minister resigned Friday after a prosecutor asked a court to investigate whether she collaborated with the country's communist-era secret police.


After 100 years of speculation, scientists have finally found proof that strong tides can trigger earthquakes. The link was confirmed by a trio of researchers at the University of California at Los Angeles


Finnish mobile device giant Nokia said this week that it will support most widely used methods of pushing email and other information to its smartphones.


Huskies Shut Out Buffalo To Earn Bowl Eligibility

EAST HARTFORD, CT (November 20, 2004) - Senior quarterback Dan Orlovsky (Shelton, Conn.), playing in the home final game of his illustrious career, threw for 283 yards, sophomore tailback Cornell Brockington (Burlington, NJ) ran for 136 yards and two


Traces of a radioactive substance are found on two BA planes at Heathrow during probe into ex-spy's death.


Stop The Press - Thursday 07, October-2004

And it was for the whole world. So much so that Iraq and the Middle East took a back seat and Bush and Kerry seemed terribly old hat.


Friend of fallen soldier fighting for life

An Army National Guardsman from upstate New York suffered more than 500 skull fractures when a bomb exploded in Iraq, his mother said Monday.


Cheap Seats: Climbing to the Upper Decks (Before Theyâre Torn Down)

For a frugal baseball fan smitten with the romance of the old parks, itâs an ideal time to make a sweep through the fields.


Dougherty Leads by Two at Caltex Masters

Nick Dougherty shot a four-under 68 Saturday to remain in first place through three rounds at the Caltex Masters.


A watchdog group tries to stop an Ohio county's elections board from rejecting thousands of provisional ballots until they are hand checked against voter registration cards.


GMs Ready to Wheel, Deal for Free Agents

After five days of discussion, debate and a final South Beach birthday bash, the baseball general managers meetings broke up. Now the real business begins — starting Friday, teams could talk money with any free agent.


Bomber kills 13 Iraq volunteers and 1 U.S. soldier

BAQUBA, Iraq  - A suicide bomber wearing a vest packed with explosives killed 13 neighborhood patrol volunteers and a U.S. soldier in a volatile Iraqi province on Thursday.


Constellation Brands to buy Robert Mondavi for $1.04 bn

NEW YORK, November 4  - US-based alcoholic beverage giant Constellation Brands Inc (STZ.NYS) has reached an agreement to acquire Robert Mondavi Corporation for about $1.


Il regista in possesso di decine di ore materiale inedito


Researchers have halted two studies of an anti-AIDS vaginal gel in Africa and India after early results suggested it might raise the risk of HIV infection instead of lowering it.


Hungary views development of trade contacts with Russia and Ukraine as very important

This was noted by Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany at a mixed session of the Hungarian-Russian section of the Hungarian Commerce and Industry Chamber.


Germany's far-right is expected to profit from discontent over Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder's welfare cuts in elections in two eastern states on Sunday that observers fear will damage the country's image.


Quarterback Trent Green was acquired by the Miami Dolphins last year as part of a plan to turn the franchise's fortunes around.


Ulivo. Vertice Margherita, Prodi soddisfatto: chiarimenti mai ...

"I chiarimenti non sono mai definitivi, ma Ã¨ un passo in avanti serio e lunedÃ¬ convocheremo la federazione in modo da cominciare con i punti concreti". CosÃ¬ Romano Prodi, al termine di un incontro durato


Germany launches comic book on Holocaust

German schools will launch a comic book next week that aims to teach above all underprivileged children about the Nazi era and the Holocaust.


Kerry Collins proved better at playing long ball again. The backup to Rich Gannon rallied Oakland from a 13-3 deficit to a 17-13 lead in a 2:17 span, and the Raiders held on for a 17-16 exhibition win over the Arizona Cardinals on Saturday night.


Space station gets new set of solar energy panels

Two new solar energy arrays on the   International Space Station unfolded smoothly on Thursday to   complete the main task of a shuttle mission to restart   construction of the space outpost.


Lo spazio? E' una discarica L'allarme degli scienziati

Oltre diecimila rottami in orbita, potrebbero colpire le navicelle spaziali. Tra i rifiuti pezzi di satelliti esplosi e 'attrezzi da lavoro'


Mortgage group mulls federal loan program changes

A wave of foreclosures could be prevented if the largest federal home-ownership program were open to more delinquent borrowers, according to a study being mulled by the nation's largest mortgage investor group.


Paul Mwesigwa was a child during the rule of Idi Amin, Uganda's former dictator, and like many of his countrymen he finds it hard to write off Africa's most notorious leader as a total villain.


IBM Discloses Details Of PC Business Sale

Lenovo will pay $1.75 billion for IBM's PC business unit but will continue to use the IBM brand for five years. By Paul McDougall, and Darrell Dunn.


Thousands of people marched through this west German city Tuesday to protest Nokia Corp.'s decision to close a factory, and a German official warned the move could weigh on Nokia's image and business.


Novak Advances to Delray Beach Title Game

Second-seeded Jiri Novak beat Wesley Moodie 6-3, 6-3 Saturday to advance to the final of the Millennium Tennis Championships.


A former amateur mountain bike racer from Boulder, Colo., has accused Tour de France leader Michael Rasmussen of trying to trick him into carrying illicit doping materials into Italy five years ago.


Dunbar's Arrelious Benn, one of the top receiver prospects in the nation, gets by Ballou's Marvin Austin, widely considered the top recruit in the country, to help the Crimson Tide win a tight 27-20 game.


The Bush administration, called to account by Congress after the Supreme Court blocked military tribunals, said Tuesday all detainees at Guantanamo Bay and in U.S. military custody everywhere are entitled to protections under the Geneva Conventions.


The 108th Congress soon will be history, a tumultuous two years that, depending on party affiliation, was the best of times or the worst of times.


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Italy's Berlusconi Slightly Hurt in Tripod Attack

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was slightly injured Friday when a tourist threw a camera tripod at him in a packed Rome square, an official from the prime minister's party said.


Newfound Star Cluster may be Final Milky Way 'Fossil'

Jet Propulsion Lab -- Just when astronomers thought they might have dug up the last of our galaxy's "fossils," they've discovered a new one in the galactic equivalent of our own backyard.     Called globular clusters, these ancient bundles of stars date back to the birth of our Milky Way galaxy, 13 or so billion years ago...


Sports of The Times: Safin Has Changed but the Grandstand Is the Same

Marat Safin won U.S. Open in 2000 when he was 20. Now an old man of 27, the Russian was ushered out in the second round by Stanislas Wawrinka of Poland.


Recognizing the increasing importance of mobility in the enterprise, Oracle (Nasdaq: ORCL) has unveiled a database product that promises to extend the company's grid computing platform to workers on the move.


The number of cot deaths in England and Wales fell by 15% between 2004 and 2005, provisional figures show.


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Deepening its commitment to help corporate users create SOAs (service-oriented architectures) through the use of Web services, IBM's Global Services unit on Thursday announced the formation of an SOA Management Practice.


Those Brilliant Fall Outfits May Be Saving Trees

As trees across the northern United States turn gold and crimson, scientists are debating exactly what those colors are for.


BRUSSELS JosÃ© Manuel Barroso, the incoming president of the European Commission, received a fresh rebuff Tuesday as Parliament refused to endorse the appointment of a commission candidate and the furor continued over Rocco Buttiglione, the proposed


News Corp soothes investors over US shift

Rupert Murdoch's News Corp says it has approved stricter corporate governance provisions, soothing critics of a plan to shift its legal base to the United States from Australia.


Fancy a $20,000 suit of armor under the Christmas tree? Or how about a crystal-encrusted Mrs. Potato Head for $8,000? Or maybe a $50,000 Ferrari go-cart?


The variety of jerseys on hand at Wembley Stadium gave the afternoon the feel of an international convention, not an intense contest between two particular teams.


Glasgow band Franz Ferdinand win this year's Mercury Music Prize for their self-titled debut album.


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The Australian team-led by Adam Gilchrist is in Nagpur for the third test match, which begins on Tuesday. The Australians will start net practice today morning.


The UK has seen the fastest rise in antidepressant prescribing to young people, a study of nine countries finds.


Danish police detains 100 after Copenhagen clashes

Danish police detained about 100 people during fresh violence in Copenhagen early on Saturday, two days after the eviction of left-wing squatters from a youth center sparked a wave of protests.


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Optimism was in the air among Academy Awards nominees Â both on their films' prospects and the chances that Hollywood's crippling writers strike will end in time for the Oscars show to go on as planned.


Perhaps it's time for the New York Knicks to come up with a new marketing slogan.


Francis Mayer, chairman and chief executive officer of French state-owned bank CDC, has died at age 56 in Paris.


Trucker may be serial killer, police say

A Tennessee detective's keen eye may have nabbed a serial killer haunting Nashville.


Britain's "men in tights" have their first female chief.


Nothing but Green at Deere As Johnson Misses the Cut

Masters champion Zach Johnson misses the cut at the John Deere Classic on Friday, leaving the event without its main attraction.


Three candidates for Zimbabwe's presidential election next month submit their papers on deadline day.


Rural planning policy must be radically changed, says the Assembly environment committee chairman.


Scores of bodies pulled from Brazil plane wreck

Rescue workers in Brazil pulled burned bodies from smoking wreckage and collapsed buildings on Wednesday after about 200 people were killed in the country's worst air disaster.


Falling Charges Help Alstom Narrow Losses

Alstom SA, the French engineering group, narrowed its loss in its fiscal first half and said it was on course to meet key targets set out in last year's state-backed rescue plan.


Sony, Nielsen collaborate on in-game advertising metrics

Blog: The new system will mesh with Nielsen's new GamePlay Metrics to provide data on in-game advertising on Sony's PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Network games.


Mets 3, Dodgers 2: For Mets, HernÃ¡ndez Wins Postseason-Style Rematch

Orlando HernÃ¡ndez was in playoff form in his second start since being shut down for two weeks because of fatigue, giving up 2 runs, 4 hits and 1 walk in 7 innings.


Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama dug in Wednesday for a campaign unlike any other, a woman and a black man drawing record voter turnout in an unpredictable race for the Democratic presidential nomination. John McCain claimed the role of resident underdog in the Republican race, despite his big win in the New Hampshire primary.


UN Workers Freed in Afghanistan - Govt Officials

Three foreign UN workers held in Afghanistan since Oct. 28 were freed on Tuesday, government officials said. "They were released a while back this morning," said a government official, who


Oil prices eased further on Tuesday, as the head of the OPEC cartel said markets were well-supplied with crude and traders continued to take profits from this year's 40 percent rally.


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Bush: Lebanon clash brings hope for change

President Bush said Saturday that while the fighting in Lebanon is "painful and tragic," it also presents opportunity for change in the Middle East, a region that has "suffered decades of tyranny and violence."


Rules to stop convicted paedophiles from committing sex abuse abroad are being evaded, campaigners say.


Study Suggests Chernobyl Affected Sweden

More than 800 people in northern Sweden may have cancer as a result of the fallout that spewed over the region after the Chernobyl nuclear accident in 1986, according to a new study by Swedish scientists.


Deadly Attacks on Mosque, Bakery; Rumsfeld Visits Iraq

More than 20 people were killed in  attacks on Shi'ite targets Friday in violence apparently aimed  at stoking sectarian hatred days before the climax of one of  the holiest events in the Shi'ite calendar.


Security-conscious IT managers stand to gain a promising new option today, as a novel tool from software virtualisation pioneer VMware enters beta testing.


British Air Sees Premium Travel Declining

British Airways Plc, Europe's  second-biggest airline, reported a decline in lucrative first  and business class travel in September, alarming investors  despite a continued rise in economy class traffic.


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Worthington confirmed as Northern Ireland boss

Northern Ireland's bid to reach the 2010 World Cup in South Africa will be led by Nigel Worthington after the caretaker manager was handed a two-year contract by the Irish Football Association (IFA).


The 12-year-old boy who died after riding a Walt Disney World roller coaster had a congenital heart defect, an autopsy found Friday, and an inspection of the ride found no mechanical problems.


Blackstone Group to buy Hilton for $26 billion

The Blackstone Group  said on Tuesday it would buy Hilton Hotels Corp.  for about $26 billion in cash.


Londra, 22:50 - CALCIO, PREMIER LEAGUE: PARI ARSENAL, MANCHESTER UTD IN TESTA

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Rescuers on Thursday found all 16 hikers and climbers who had been reported missing in Northern California parks in a blizzard that killed two hikers earlier.


Frequent Flier: Prepare for Everything; Pack Almost Nothing

When you log a quarter of a million air miles a year, you have to think small in order to survive.


Oracle to Pay $10.3 Billion to Acquire PeopleSoft

Dec-14-2004 - After an emotional and often bitter 18-month battle, PeopleSoft Inc. agreed to be acquired by Oracle Corp.


New Opera Release Offers Faster Browsing

Opera Software's Web browser 7.60, will incorporate Web and e-mail acceleration technology from SlipStream. The technology allows ISPs to offer up to six times faster browsing on dial-up and wirelessconnections, the two companies say.


Charlotte, NC (Sports Network) - Carolina Panthers starting running back Stephen Davis underwent arthroscopic knee surgery Friday and will miss two- to-five weeks of action.


IMPRISONED uprising leader Marwan Barghouthi was dropping out the January 9 election to replace Yasser Arafat as head of the Palestinian Authority, associates said today.


Tsunami toll tops 119,000, half-billion in aid pledged

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - The death toll in Sunday's Indian Ocean tsunami disaster neared 120,000 as UN Secretary General Kofi Annan spoke of "an unprecedented global catastrophe" which called for "an unprecedented global response".


The global climate debate needs to embrace a "new way of thinking", UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon urges.


Norwegian rescuers found two Scottish cross-country skiiers frozen to death and a third suffering from severe hypothermia on Sunday.


Romanian PM gains parliament majority as ally to Social Democrats jumps ship

Romania's new prime minister gained enough support for a centre-right majority when a former ally of the Social Democratic opposition said it would back him, ending a period of political uncertainty after legislative and presidential elections.


Bin charging back on as Brown gets dizzy

Chip'n'bin misery for celebrity muckrakers foretold Reports this morning have it that government plans for bin charging are back on, after an apparent attack of cold feet by the Prime Minister last week.â¦


Ford Motor Co  said on Tuesday that U.S. sales fell 14 percent in August, hit by a decline in showroom sales.


Libby jury resumes deliberations after question

A jury resumed deliberations in the perjury trial of former vice presidential aide Lewis "Scooter" Libby on Monday after the judge declined to answer their question about the burden of proof needed to find him guilty.


Rep. Robert T. Matsui of California, who spent time in an internment camp for Japanese-Americans as an infant during World War II and went on to serve 26 years in Congress, has died of complications from a rare disease, his family said Sunday.


Nisqually Indian Chief Cleared in Slaying

Chief Leschi of the Nisqually Indian tribe was exonerated by a historical court Friday, nearly a century and a half after he was hanged for the death of a militia soldier in what is now Washington state.


Rebels in Sudan Region Say No Letup in Attacks

Rebels in the Darfur region of Sudan said Saturday that government forces and Arab militiamen have continued to bomb and torch villages and kill civilians -- with


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An increasing number of menâs basketball programs are looking to make the transition to Division I and acquire all the rewards and struggles that come with it.


US citizen held as enemy combatant sent to Saudi Arabia

A US citizen held as an enemy combatant has been freed and returned to Saudi Arabia after the Supreme Court challenged his detention without charges for nearly three years, his lawyer said Monday.


British and Danish troops arrest one person suspected of being involved in shootings and bombings in southern Iraq.


KANSAS CITY, Kan. - Police looking for drug activity in a residential area on Father's Day saw something they weren't expecting: a fire crew hooking their hose into a hydrant and filling a private swimming pool with water.


Lone Star says talks to buy KEB still on

U.S. buyout fund Lone Star said on Sunday  it was still in talks with South Korea's Kookmin Bank  (060000.KS) to sell Korea Exchange Bank (KEB) (004940.KS) but  may decide to scrap a preliminary deal reached in May.


Nikon Corp. will soon see a $145 million influx, thanks to a memorandum of understanding with ASML Holding NV and Carl Zeiss SMT AG.


A US team has found the clearest evidence yet that Crohn's disease is caused by a type of bacteria.


The Securities and Exchange Commission warns that the gossipy voice mail seemingly gone astray is actually carefully designed "vice mail" designed to trick unwitting investors into buying certain stocks.


Oil Down Nears $43, Gasoline Prices Slide

Oil prices fell nearly $2 to just over  $43 on Wednesday, dragged down by heavy losses in U.S. gasoline  futures after summer driving demand failed to meet  expectations.


Heavy snow leaves at least 150 villages cut off in Greece and disrupts flights to and from Athens.


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August Factory Orders Dip, Aircraft Dive

New orders at U.S. factories fell  unexpectedly in August after a drop in demand for civilian  aircraft, government data showed on Monday. But excluding  transport equipment, the data showed strength.


An EU envoy heads to Somalia trying to prevent war between Islamist forces and the weak government.


Royals remember Diana 10 years after her death

Mourners gathered in Paris and London on Friday to mark the tenth anniversary of the death of Princess Diana, revered by many around the world and the enduring object of fascination at home.


Rare Komodo dragon in British zoo dies trying to reach mate

One of a pair of rare Komodo dragon lizards brought to London Zoo amid great fanfare last month has died after falling off a wall while trying to reach her mate, zoo officials confirmed.


Europeans await word after deadly tsunami

Families throughout Europe are spending anxious hours desperate for news of loved ones after giant waves slammed into some of the world's most popular south Asian resorts at peak season, killing thousands of ...


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Scientists Hope Solar Material Intact After Crash

Optimistic scientists on Thursday plucked dirt and mud from a mangled capsule which crashed in the Utah desert, hoping to find enough solar dust to yield clues about the dawn of the planetary system.


A massive auction of   Star Trek props, costumes, models and Vulcan tapestry culled   direct from Paramount's studio vaults was announced Thursday by   Christie's in New York. Though billed as a 40th anniversary event, the   sale, to be held Oct. 5-7, will feature less of the 40-year-old variety   Starfleet stuff, and more of the Next Generation and beyond   variety brands.


U.S. Officials Differ on Iraqi Elections

WASHINGTON - Top U.S. officials differed Friday over key details of planned Iraqi elections in January, including the unresolved issue of whether all Iraqis will be able to vote and who will protect them from their country's worsening violence...


Papua New Guinea, the world's next AIDS frontier

The old man lay unattended in the shack which served as a morgue for the General Hospital in Mount Hagen, a busy town in the restive highlands of central Papua New Guinea.


Final journey: Leaders pay tribute to Rao

Former Prime Minister Narasimha Rao's body was brought to the Congress headquarters as the party paid its last respects. The 83-year-old leader died of a cardiac arrest in New Delhi on Thursday.


Gunmen Abduct 3 Foreign Election Aides in Afghanistan

Gunmen abducted three foreign election workers here Thursday in daylight on a busy street. It was the first such kidnapping of foreigners in Kabul, the capital


It is not the end, but the first chapter of the war in Iraq is drawing to a close

Comment is free: Jonathan Freedland: The British exit from Basra palace, remarks by the US defence chief and fledgling peace talks are all telling signs of change.


Italy's PM Silvio Berlusconi says he feels much younger after having a hair transplant.


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Pakistanis storm mosque; at least 43 dead

Pakistani forces stormed a mosque compound in the capital on Tuesday, killing at least 40 militants who were believed to be holed up with hundreds of women and children.


A government official confirmed that 23 tigers have died from bird flu at a private zoo in Thailand. The animals had been fed the carcasses of chickens infected with the disease.


LOS ANGELES  - Part sci-fi, part   mystery and wholly unique, "Heroes" is one of TV's most   imaginative creations and might, with luck, become this year's   "Lost." Its mix of danger, humor, drama, romance and science   creates a unique and surprising flavor of programming. At the   same time, it fills scene after scene with characters that   wouldn't or couldn't easily fit into any other show.


Drug May Improve Learning in Down Syndrome Children

WEDNESDAY, Oct. 6 (HealthDayNews) -- Aricept, a drug used to treat Alzheimer's disease, may also help increase the language skills of children with Down syndrome, according to Duke University Medical Center researchers.


Sony Joins Other Labels on Amazon MP3 Store

Sony BMG announced that it would become the fourth and final major music label to sell digital music on Amazon.com.


Mozilla issues security updates for Firefox 2 and 1.5

Blog: Updates address some critical vulnerabilities in the popular browser.


Two UN agencies have warned that bird flu is set to remain a serious threat to animal and human life worldwide in the near future.


AT&T reports $3.1 billion in Q4 earnings

AT&T Inc., the nation's largest telecommunications company, earned $3.1 billion during the fourth quarter on gains in its wireless business and growth in its broadband Internet sales, the company reported Thursday.


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Barcelona preserved their unbeaten run with a 3-0 win over Osasuna at the Nou Camp to keep the chasing pack in the Primera Liga at armâs length.


Maoist rebels in Nepal threaten to shut down more big business ventures indefinitely.


Forget hybrids. The Venturi Eclectic urban buggy doesn't use natural energy reserves at all. In Gear Factor.


Health Issue, Lack of Fervor Made H. Brown Leave

The grind of the NBA finally got to Hubie Brown, who at 71 had neither the fervor for the job nor the good health needed to remain the coach of the Grizzlies.


MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (Ticker) -- It appears coach Doc Rivers has the Boston Celtics in mid-season form after just one preseason contest.


Reporters' Phone Records Accessed in HP Probe

CNET reporter confirms her family's home phone records accessed without her permission.


MARK Webber was praying for good fortune as he visited an injured friend in hospital yesterday in China. Fellow Australian Chris Styring is in intensive care after being involved in a road accident hours before Sunday's Chinese Grand Prix.


US Airways, Creditors Reach Financing Accord

US Airways Group Inc. has reached an agreement with its lenders and the U.S. government to extend financing necessary for the bankrupt airline to operate through mid-January, court documents showed Tuesday.


Eavesdrop debate will cost U.S. lives: spy chief

A debate in the U.S. Congress over eavesdropping on terrorism suspects will cost American lives by exposing intelligence techniques, the Bush administration's spy chief said on Thursday.


Shoppers arrive at stores before dawn to get jump on holiday gift ...

When the doors finally swung open at 6 am Friday, a cold Eric Tardy of Grand Rapids charged into the Wal-Mart store with a cheer. More than three hours of waiting in the


Dr Rowan Williams remains under pressure to resign despite efforts to clarify his Sharia law comments.


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HONG KONG A global pandemic of avian influenza is "very, very likely" and could kill tens of millions of people around the world, a top World Health Organization official said Monday.


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Philip Roth has won yet another literary prize, this time the PEN/Faulkner award for "Everyman," his short, bleak novel about illness and mortality.


Kidnappers must make contact, Blair says

Hours after video of British hostage Kenneth Bigley was aired on an Arab news network, Prime Minister Tony Blair says he still has no means of contacting his kidnappers.


VW Says 30,000 Jobs at Risk if Talks Fail

Volkswagen AG has warned its German workers that more than 30,000 jobs could be lost if they don't agree to a pay freeze and other concessions, raising


Very preliminary findings from 49 of the nation's biggest markets showed that ratings for the New York Giants' thrilling Super Bowl win over the New England Patriots were up 9 percent over last year's big game, according to Nielsen Media Research on Monday.


Google and eBay thwart phishing redirection ruse

Clean up campaign bears fruit High-profile websites have cleaned up their act after a small team of security researchers documented how they were unwittingly helping phishing fraudsters.â¦


Alcatel-Lucent warned Thursday that after talks with North American mobile operator clients about their spending plans, third quarter sales growth was expected to be weak and would "negatively impact" profitability.


Radical proposals out today that would trigger the biggest shake-up to the secondary school examination system for 60 years are likely to feature in Labour's manifesto for the general election.


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Watson near perfect in Grizzlies' victory

MEMPHIS - Earl Watson scored a career-high 22 points, missing only one of his 10 shots, and Mike Miller added 20 Tuesday night to lead the Memphis Grizzlies to a 96-88 victory over the New York Knicks.


England hopeful Stewart Downing failed to catch Sven-Goran Erikssonâs eye today - because the England boss had already left St Maryâs when the winger produced his spectacular


Thousands of anti-war protesters take part in a rally ahead of the Labour Party conference in Manchester.


Israel May Work With Palestinians on Disengagement

Israel is ready to work with a ``responsible'' Palestinian Authority leadership on coordinating an Israeli plan to withdraw settlements from the Gaza Strip and West Bank, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said.


BAGHDAD - Insurgents continued their assault on Iraq's fledgling security forces Tuesday, killing at least 23 police and national guard officers in multiple attacks mainly across the Sunni-dominated zone north of Baghdad.


[TS] Sports of The Times: Obstacles for Mitchell Are Delaying Closure

For players to ignore George J. Mitchell and his investigation of doping in baseball is to dismiss what is truly in their best interest: closure.


British, German envoys travel to North Korean blast site

BEIJING - The British and German ambassadors to North Korea on Thursday travelled with other foreign diplomats from Pyongyang to the site of a huge explosion close to North Korea's border with China, British officials said.


Pennington Is Named QB, Martin Is Sidelined

Jets quarterback Chad Pennington wins the starting job Tuesday, but will be without running back Curtis Martin who will start the season on the PUP list.


The man who delivered the knockout punch was picked up from the Seattle scrap heap just after the All-Star Game. Before that, John Olerud certainly hadn't figured on facing Pedro Martinez in Yankee Stadium in October.


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Japan Airlines (JAL) Orders Boeing 7E7 Airliner

Japan Airlines, has become the latest customer of Boeing's new 7E7 dreamliner. The airline has ordered 30 firm aircraft plus 20 options, the order is made up of 7E7-3 and 7E7-8 derivatives.


AU says plans to increase troop strength in Darfur

The African Union plans to send more   troops into Sudan to reinforce its extended peacekeeping   mission in war-ravaged Darfur, an AU spokesman said on Sunday.


Brussels decides to continue import tariffs on Chinese-made energy-efficient light bulbs for another year.


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Respect in a Box: Giving John Ford the Major American Artist Treatment

âFord at Foxâ is a gargantuan boxed set that assembles 24 of the 50-some films John Ford made for the studio that was his most consistent home.


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Grizzlies point guard Jason Williams went on the injured list with a sprained right ankle before Tuesday night's game against the Knicks.


No deal has been done with Libya for the transfer of the Lockerbie bomber, the UK justice secretary says.


BAGHDAD, Iraq - Insurgents exploded two car bombs at the gates of the main U.S.-Iraqi headquarters in Baghdad and near major hotels Monday, killing at least 21 people and wounding 96. In Fallujah, U.S...


A woman who claims she was raped by a fellow employee while working for a U.S. contractor in Iraq told House lawmakers Wednesday that her case is far from unique.


Austrian ex-kidnap victim Natascha Kampusch says her pity for her captor has risen in the year since her escape.


At least eight dead in Kenya election protests

At least eight people were killed on Friday in violence during opposition protests in Kenya over a disputed presidential election, witnesses and a senior official said.


Supplement users better nourished than non-users

NEW YORK  - Older men and women who take nutritional supplements are more likely to get adequate amounts of several vitamins and minerals than their peers who don't use supplements, a new study shows.


Sibierski finally seals a victory for Newcastle

Substitute Antoine Sibierski has cemented his new status as a favourite of the Newcastle United fans by scoring the decisive goal in a 1-0 victory over Portsmouth here.


AILING supermarket chain Sainsbury's is the target of a Â£5bn takeover bid being prepared by an ex-treasurer of the Conservative Party, it was reported yesterday.


U.S. panel weighs unapproved drug-coated stent use

GAITHERSBURG, Maryland  - The broad use of drug-coated heart stents in unapproved patients came under scrutiny on Friday as U.S. advisers weighed the risks of the tiny tubes implanted in millions to keep arteries open.


Carter Inspires Nets to Easy Victory Over Pistons

JACKSONVILLE, Florida  - Vince Carter poured in a  season-high 41 points as the New Jersey Nets pounded the  Detroit Pistons 107-85 on Saturday, snapping the NBA champions'  five game winning streak.


Retailers' Shares Fall as Online Shopping Slows

Amazon.com, eBay and other retailers fell in U.S. trading as cash-strapped consumers limited their Internet holiday purchases while waiting for better bargains.


Nortel to Cut 3,500 Jobs to Boost Profits

Nortel Networks Corp. NT.TO NT.TO  earned stock market applause on Thursday as it slashed more  jobs, released on-target profit estimates, and took steps to  clean up its accounting mess.


Fall Festivals Feature Chili, Ghosts, Apples

By Keith Lawrence, Messenger-Inquirer, Owensboro, Ky.  Sep. 18--Barbecue, bluegrass, pumpkins, apples, monsters and the rather dramatic arrival of jolly ol' St. Nick are on tap this fall at a dozen area festivals.


A former judge convicted of exposing himself while presiding over jury trials by using a sexual device under his robe was sentenced Friday to four years in prison.


Pacific Sunwear of California Inc. on Monday reported third-quarter profit rose 30 percent as sales increased at its PacSun and demo apparel chains.


Fourteen US soldiers have been killed in Iraq in the last three days, the US military says.