Haiti Pro-Aristide Marchers Wield Machetes

Supporters of ousted President Jean-Bertrand Aristide wielded machetes and threatened to cut off the heads of Haitian police and the interim prime minister


Bologna, 16:43 - PALLAMANO, VENERDI' A BOLOGNA LA PRESENTAZIONE DELLA STAGIONE

VenerdÃ¬ alle 12, presso la Sala Consiliare della Provincia di Bologna, a Palazzo Malvezzi, si terr&a...


Gunman enters Miami Herald newspaper offices

A man possibly carrying a machine gun entered the headquarters of the Miami Herald newspaper on Friday, forcing some workers to evacuate the bayfront building in downtown Miami, police and newspaper officials said.


ENVIRONMENT-EUROPE:  Dangerous Waters - Even for Sharks

MILAN, Mar 12 (TierramÃ©rica) - Despite the widespread reputation that associates   sharks with death, this fish species is very vulnerable, and  some  varieties are at risk of extinction. Of the 40 shark  species found in  European seas, one-third are threatened by  intensive and illegal fishing,  sport fishing and accidental  capture, according to the World Conservation  Union (IUCN).


Scientists have decoded the complete sequence of all DNA in the bacterium responsible for potentially deadly Legionnaires' disease.


Torino, 17:05 - CALCIO, JUVENTUS: HAI LA MAGLIA BIANCONERA? ENTRI GRATIS

Continua l'operazione-tifosi della Juve: per l'incontro casalingo con il Modena di sabato, il club r...


Texas Father Criticized After Baby's Death

A man whose wife is accused of killing the couple's child by cutting off the infant's arms showed a disturbing lack of emotion after the baby's death, saying he felt "a little melancholy," according to a psychologist's report.


Northwest Posts Solid Earnings in First Post-Bankruptcy Quarter

The airline, which reported earnings for the first time since leaving Chapter 11 this summer, topped Wall Street estimates as it cut back on seats but raised prices.


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The chances of an attempted terror attack over the Christmas period are "highly likely", says the home secretary.


The Nikkei average was flat in  mid-morning trade on Wednesday, bolstered by bargain-hunting of  a number of blue-chip stocks after U.S. stocks showed  resilience despite a rise in oil prices to new highs.


Britain Mulling U.S. Request for More Iraq Troops

Britain is considering a request it  received from Washington last week for extra military  assistance in Iraq, but not in flashpoint areas in Baghdad or  Falluja, the government said Monday.


World leaders met on Thursday to  discuss tsunami aid, the task's urgency underlined by a  chilling warning that the death toll could double to about  300,000 without swift action to prevent disease.


Comcast's Family Tier Takes Ratings Hit Critics Say It Doesn't Have Enough News, Sports and Movies.

By DAVID BAUERLEIN  Comcast's offer of a family-friendly package of cable television stations has gotten off to a slow start in Northeast Florida.  The "family tier" emphasizes G-rated programs that steer clear of sex, violence and foul language.


Arab Diplomats Seek UN Condemnation of Israeli Offensive

Arab diplomats at the United Nations are drafting language for a Security Council statement that could condemn Israel for its offensive in the Gaza Strip.


A new study finds that autism can be identified at around 14 months, much earlier than previously thought. How early diagnosis can improve outcomes.


Spanish fashion stores are bringing in bigger mannequins and changing their clothes sizes to reduce body image worries. Send us your views.


Cubans Seek to Draw Attention to Embargo

Thousand of people wave Cuban flags during a rally to draw attention to the upcoming UN vote to condemn the four-decade embargo against Cuba in Havana on Saturday Oct. 23, 2004.


How can owners of suspended players regroup after brawl fallout?

The Melee in Motown between the Pacers and Pistons didn't only shake up the NBA, it laid waste to many a fantasy team's chances this season.


Florida's visit to Tennessee is an opportunity for both teams

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Florida coach Urban Meyer has lectured his team about being tougher on the road.


Justin Chambers, who played the title role in the 2001 movie "The Musketeer," has joined the cast of ABC's medical drama "Grey's Anatomy."


Lebanon's guerrilla organization Hezbollah announced Sunday it hd flown an unmanned reconnaissance plane over northern Israel for the first time.


Was it an eleventh-hour tide of sympathetic women, people reluctant to say they weren't backing a black candidate or problems with the polls themselves? For whatever reason, late public opinion surveys showed Barack Obama cruising to a triumph in the New Hampshire Democratic primary.


Documentary filmmakers saw Zidane rage coming

Documentary filmmakers  Douglas Gordon and Phlippe Parreno saw it coming.


Roger Alton to leave at the end of the year after decade in post.


Panel: Companies start aiming BI at end users

A panel of users at Computerworld's BI Perspectives conference said more and more companies are putting BI tools in the hands of end users.


Got a new laptop? Get out your screwdriver

A stuck screw qualifies as a manufacturing defect, especially if it prevents upgrading the RAM or the hard disk, says CNET Blog Network contributor Michael Horowitz.


Entro l'autunno lancio in Germania, Francia e Gran Bretagna


Rumors of Canada bird flu case false: officials

Internet speculation over a potential human case of bird flu in the Canadian province of Quebec is untrue, health officials said on Wednesday.


U.S. oil may hit $95 if OPEC does not hike output: Goldman

U.S. crude price could top $90 a barrel this autumn and hit $95 by the end of the year if OPEC keeps oil production capped at current levels, Goldman Sachs said in a report issued on Monday.


KHARTOUM, Sudan - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the Sudanese president announced plans yesterday for a conference next month on ending the conflict in Darfur, but the main rebel factions split over taking part in Ban's peace effort.


Israel withdraws from Khan Younis refugee camp in the Gaza Strip, after a four-day operation that left 11 dead.


No. 17 North Carolina St. 84, Columbia 74

Neither a game much closer than expected nor serious foul trouble could keep the smile off Julius Hodge's face. No. 17 North Carolina State beat Columbia 84-74 on Tuesday night in the opening round of the Holiday Festival.


UK's Beckett says nuclear states must cut stockpiles

The United States, Russia and other  nuclear states must resume efforts to cut their stockpiles or  risk undermining support for curbing Iran and North Korea's  atomic ambitions, British Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett  said on Monday.


Make hot cocoa. Bundle up. Tell your friends: the best meteor shower of 2004 is about to peak on a long cold December night. It's the Geminids.


NASA's X-43 unmanned aircraft hit a record 6,600 mph Tuesday in the program's final test flight, providing researchers with data for use on future ultra-high-speed aircraft and spacecraft.


A series of blasts are reported  in the Spanish capital Madrid after a telephone warning from Basque separatist group Eta.


The supercomputer that fits into a screen just two inches thin

They used to fill entire floors of buildings and were so costly only governments or large companies could afford them. Yesterday, Apple Computer showed just how far technology


Market sinks as AT&T stirs recession fear

U.S. stocks tumbled on Tuesday after a  warning by phone company AT&T  of soft consumer spending  sparked a new round of recession fears, helping drive the S&P  to its worst-ever five-day start to a year.


Michael Jackson's lawyers will have to defend their client against molestation charges without psychological tests on the accuser.


Microsoft's SharePoint Server Gets DoD Certification

TechWeb - The company's Office collaboration and document management tool gains some stature with the military's 5015.2 seal of approval.


A beached coal ship carrying hundreds of tons of fuel and diesel oil remained intact Sunday as crews rushed to prepared a plan for salvaging the massive freighter.


Kara-Ula Journal: Baghdad Christians Find New Life in Kurdish North

In a tiny village at the northern tip of Iraqi Kurdistan, some Christian refugees who fled Baghdadâs violence are experiencing a kind of homecoming.


England qualify for the quarter-finals after comfortably beating Argentina in Chengdu.


Skeeter Davis, a veteran of the Grand Ole Opry, died Sunday (Sept. 19) at Nashville's St. Thomas Hospital. She was 73.


A news site that has allowed its users to write and submit their own articles is shutting down, citing unspecified "business issues."


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The convoy stopped in a single-file line: a half-dozen US armored military vehicles and one gray Nissan pickup truck, all of them idling in a dirt lot in the insurgent-controlled slum called Sadr City.


AOL has bought a small widget and online desktop applications maker Goowy Media, for an undisclosed amount.


U.S. mortgage applications decline in week: MBA

U.S. mortgage applications declined last week, dragged down by sinking demand for home refinancing with long-term interest rates at their highest level since October, an industry group said on Wednesday.


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Singapore biotech drive loses star UK scientists

Top scientists David and Birgitte  Lane are set to leave Singapore to take up new positions at  Scotland's University of Dundee, which could complicate the  city-state's multi-billion dollar biotechnology ambitions.


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BHP Billiton launches $147 billion Rio Tinto bid

BHP Billiton Ltd/Plc  ,  the world's No.1 miner, launched a hostile $147.4 billion bid  for Rio Tinto Ltd/Plc , a deal that would be the  world's second largest takeover if successful.


MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Pau Gasol, the 2002 NBA rookie of the year, has signed a multi-year contract extension with the Memphis Grizzlies...


Book Deal for Writer Who Fabricated Parts of Memoir

James Frey, the author who admitted making up portions of his best-selling memoir âA Million Little Pieces,â has signed a new book deal for a novel with HarperCollins.


Actors refuse to cross Golden Globe picket line

The Screen Actors Guild on Friday  said nearly all its members will refuse to cross striking  writers' picket lines at the upcoming Golden Globe Awards,  throwing Hollywood's award season deeper into doubt.


Airborne Cell Phone Ban Like To Remain in Effect

Hopes -- and worries -- that U.S. regulators will soon end the ban on using wireless phones during U.S. commercial flights are likely at least a year or two early, government officials and analysts say.


The Sri Lankan military says at least 30 Tamil Tiger rebels have been killed in fierce fighting in the country's east.


Pablo Gonzalez, a Prada shoe-wearing cell phone connoisseur who jumps from one new handset to the next, is ready to ditch his $1,000 touch-screen cell phone for Apple's iPhone when it becomes available in June.


A blood pressure drug taken by hundreds of thousands of Canadians is no better than a dummy pill at preventing heart attacks or deaths from heart disease, new research suggests.


San Diego's defense plunders Broncos quarterback Jake Plummer for four interceptions to preserve a 20-17 Chargers' triumph, moving the AFC West leaders to 9-3.


Florida Cleans Up After Charley Kills 16

PUNTA GORDA, Fla. - Residents left homeless by Hurricane Charley's 145 mph winds dug through their ravaged homes on Sunday, sweeping up shattered glass and rescuing what they could as President Bush promised rapid delivery of disaster aid...


EC balks at MS pricing, loses Swift to the US

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TV Showman, Once Exiled, Returns With Video Site

Stephen Chao, a hit maker fired from News Corp., is starting an Internet video venture in how-to clips.


Milano, 16:33 - CALCIO, MILAN; ANCELOTTI: ANCHE SE QUALIFICATI VOGLIO TRE PUNTI

Milan già qualificato per gli ottavi di finale di Champions League. Ancelotti perÃ² non vuole ...


U.S. condemns Somali Islamists' war ultimatum

The United States on Thursday condemned as "irresponsible" a threat by Somalia's Islamist movement to attack Ethiopian troops backing the Horn of Africa nation's interim government unless they leave within days.


Binge-drinkers are more at risk of developing a beer belly than others who drink the same amount but spread over the week, a top researcher claims.


White House hopeful about Richardson-NKorea talks

The White House urged New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson to use talks with visiting North Korean officials to push Pyongyang to dismantle its nuclear weapons program.


Iran said Saturday it successfully tested a "strategic missile" and delivered it to its armed forces, state-run radio reported.


Siege of South Sudan troops ends peacefully

Sudanese government troops have  agreed to end their siege of 61 south Sudanese soldiers,  resolving a stand-off that risked undermining the north-south  peace deal, southern officials said on Sunday.


Study finds more than 1,000 small towns have an uncertain future as larger centres and the internet take business away.


I couldn't stop Woodgate - Newcastle boss Robson

Newcastle United boss Sir Bobby Robson admits he is stunned at the speed of Jon Woodgate's move to Real Madrid.


Delaying Iraq elections would lead to bloodbath: al-Roubaie

A delay in holding elections in Iraq would lead to a bloodbath, Iraq's former national security adviser Muwafaq al-Roubaie said.


US TV actor Routh to star in new "Superman" movie

Hollywood studio Warner Bros. Pictures announced Friday that little-known US television actor Brandon Routh has been chosen as the new star in an upcoming "Superman" movie.


Sure, Seth Everett tipped his hat to the thrill of watching actual games, but he argued much more robustly for the pleasure of extracting data from those games.


Nikko shareholder says Citigroup offer too low

Citigroup's  $10.8 billion offer to buy Nikko Cordial Corp.  undervalues the Japanese brokerage, major Nikko shareholder Southeastern Asset Management said on Friday.


Just in case Luke Donald needed further validation for his selection to the European Ryder Cup team last week, the former Northwestern standout claimed the top prize Sunday in the European Masters in Crans-Sur-Sierre, Switzerland.


IE 7 gives secure Web sites the green light

Microsoft has quietly flipped the switch on a feature in IE7 that displays Web sites with new security certification in a green address bar.


Iran vows no weakness over nuclear program

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Friday Iran should not show weakness over its nuclear program, after Tehran ignored a U.N. deadline to stop nuclear work which the West says will be used to make atom bombs.


Amitabh Bachchan recollects memories of Amjad Khan

I first met him on the outdoors of Sholay. He had an endearing presence, one that was immediately likeable.


The dollar edged up against the yen and steadied against the euro on Friday, but kept within sight of multi-month lows hit this week on worries about the US economy and its ability to attract global investors.


Military seizes power in Thailand, ousts PM

Thailand's armed forces have seized power from Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra in a late-night bloodless coup, revoking the constitution and imposing martial law after months of political turmoil.


Ethiopian police say they have identified kidnappers

Ethiopian police said on Saturday that they have identified the kidnappers of the British embassy tour group abducted in the remote Ethiopian desert on March 1.


The editor of Russia's prominent daily newspaper Izvestia said yesterday that he is stepping down in a dispute with his publisher over the


The food maker General Mills reported on Wednesday that its first-quarter profit rose 8 percent as rising revenue offset higher ingredient costs and increased spending on marketing.


Al Gore's climate change film An Inconvenient Truth, seen by more than 2m people in the US, opens in the UK.


A disabled woman wins damages after a company refuses to help her out of her wheelchair for lectures.


NBC's 'Biggest Loser' considered surgery

Erik Chopin, who dropped 214 pounds to win NBC's "The Biggest Loser," was prepared to undergo surgery to slim down before he was chosen for the weight-loss competition.


The Bangladeshi interim leader Fakhruddin Ahmed faints while giving a speech near the capital, Dacca.


"National Treasure" sleighs Christmas box office

Nicolas Cage's adventure sequel "National Treasure: Book of Secrets" raced to $65 million during its first five days of release across North America, distributor Walt Disney Pictures said on Tuesday.


Ben Roethlisberger guided the Steelers to four touchdowns following uncharacteristic New England turnovers as Pittsburgh ended the Patriots' two long win streaks with a remarkably easy 34-20 victory Sunday.


This all-market ETF gives you everything you want.


AIR New Zealand and Qantas Airways face the prospect of intensifying competition on its trans-Tasman route from other airlines now that a proposed alliance between the pair has been blocked, according to analysts.


BA plane diverted after 'specific threat'

A British Airways plane flying from Berlin to London was diverted to Amsterdam airport today after the airline received "a specific threat to the aircraft".


The Ohio State University football team put on a display fitting of the Alamo Bowl on Wednesday night, making Oklahoma State feel like Davey Crockett, William Travis and the other doomed defenders of the famed mission.


Shuttle Fueled, Crew Preparing, Clouds Gathering

By Martin Merzer, The Miami Herald  Dec. 7--CAPE CANAVERAL -- Despite gathering clouds and discouraging weather forecasts, NASA technicians fueled shuttle Discovery this afternoon and the seven astronauts prepared for tonight's blastoff.


Portugal's attorney general is opening a criminal investigation into claims that CIA flights, some of them allegedly carrying terror suspects, made stopovers in the country, the state-owned news agency reported on Monday.


Morgan Stanley to cut 1,000 jobs as markets slow

Morgan Stanley  is cutting about 1,000 jobs in the coming week, part of efforts to trim costs ahead of what it expects will be a tougher business environment, a person briefed on the moves said on Thursday.


Confounding doubters on Wall Street, Atlanta-based Cingular Wireless said it expects to post a profit and positive cash flow next year.


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Serbs to say "No" to EU over Kosovo independence

Serbia's parliament was set to adopt a resolution on Wednesday implicitly rejecting membership of the European Union and NATO if the West recognizes the independence of Kosovo.


A key prediction of Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity has been confirmed by an experiment showing that the Earth's rotation drags the surrounding fabric of space-time along with it.


Italy's ex-justice minister confirms he will not rejoin the governing coalition and calls for early elections.


Ferrara, 12:26 - BASKET, FERRARA: UN MESE DI STOP PER DEL BROCCO

Ancora un grave infortunio in casa Carife Ferrara (Legadue). Le radiografie effettuate questa mattin...


US TV host David Letterman reaches a deal with striking writers that will allow him to return to the air in January.


We won't Give into Kidnappers' Demands, Vows Iraq

Iraq today ruled out concessions to kidnappers threatening to murder British hostage Kenneth Bigley and two American colleagues within 24 hours.


S.Korea's Ruling Party Head Resigns on Father's Past

The chairman of South Korea's ruling Uri  Party resigned on Thursday after saying his father had served  as a military police officer during Japan's 1910-1945 colonial  rule on the peninsula.


The Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Mattel, announced a recall of 844,000 toys that contain excessive levels of lead paint Tuesday night - the third such recall of Chinese-manufactured toys by Mattel this summer.


For the first time in 20 years, an American woman did not win the 100-meter dash at the Olympic Games. And now, after Yuliya Nesterenko of Belarus


Sadr orders militia heads out of Iraq: president

Radical Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr has ordered heads of his Mehdi Army militia to leave Iraq and asked the government to arrest "outlaws" under a U.S.- backed crackdown, Iraq's president said on Thursday.


Russia Probes Cause of Two Plane Crashes

BUCHALKI, Russia - Russian emergency workers searched heaps of twisted metal and tall grass Wednesday for clues to what caused two airliners to plunge to Earth almost simultaneously, killing all 89 people aboard. Officials said one jet sent a hijack distress signal, raising fears terrorists had struck...


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Medical Experts Fear Charley's Aftermath

PUNTA GORDA, Fla. Aug. 18, 2004  Bill Nylander survived Hurricane Charley, but the storm still managed to hurt him days after it cut a swath of destruction through his hometown. Nylander burned his leg while trying to repair his sun-scorched roof.


Presidential Cabinet members start blogs

It was late on Aug. 22 when Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt wrapped up 1,250 words on his experiences in Mozambique. There was more he wanted to write about online, but he had to be up early.


German chemical and drug maker Bayer AG said Thursday that it will sell its HC Starck division to private-equity firms Advent International and The Carlyle Group for more than $900 million in cash.


Germany's foreign minister said Thursday that he did not know of the CIA's alleged kidnapping of a German man until after the man was released.Comment


Judges in France order six people to stand trial over an alleged plot to attack the US embassy in Paris in 2001.


The company that helped push word-processing and graphical computing into the mainstream wants to do the same thing with weblogs. Microsoft Corp.


The roaring capacity crowd at the Reggie Lewis Center was in awe. Bromfield coach Henry Phelan didn't expect it. His star runner, junior Emily Jones, didn't believe what was happening.


Federal Liberals were ahead in recent national poll with 40 per cent support

MONTREAL (CP) - The governing federal Liberals recently had the support of 40 per cent of Canadians, a shade above the popular vote they scored in last June's election, suggests a recent opinion poll.


Oscar Pistorius saidhe will appeal 'âat the highest levelsâ' if the IAAF bars him from competing in the Beijing Olympics on grounds that his prosthetics give him an unfair edge.


Serbia refuses monitors for president vote

Serbia's election commission has turned down a request by the British and U.S. embassies to let some of their staff monitor the presidential election next weekend, officials said on Friday.


Smith fuming as Rangers scrape draw with Osasuna

Brahim Hemdani kept himself on course for a second UEFA Cup Final appearance here on Wednesday as his injury-time equaliser rescued Rangers from the jaws of a damaging home defeat to Osasuna.


Russian officials accused terrorists Friday after the wreckage of one of two crashed jetliners revealed traces of an explosive used in earlier attacks blamed on Chechen rebels


Want to stop disease from spreading? Open a window

Preventing the spread of disease in a hospital may be as simple as opening a window, an international team of researchers reported on Monday.


A simulation shows that when software agents have limited knowledge, the process of seeking advice causes a small minority of leaders to emerge.


Be Afraid of These Stocks. Be Very Afraid.

These speed demons aren't for the fainthearted, but there's a smart way to invest in them all.


The financial cost to India's mainland from December's tsunami is more than $1bn, the government says.


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BCS is pondering poll of selected voters

Adding a poll of 50-60 college football experts is the latest plan Bowl Championship Series officials discussed with bowl representatives yesterday in meetings in Dallas, as the BCS tries to adjust the way it picks teams for the national championship game and the four major bowls.


Five execs convicted in Enron barge case

A jury has convicted four former Merrill Lynch (MER) executives and a former midlevel Enron (ENRNQ) finance executive of conspiracy and fraud for helping push


Torino, 19:06 - CALCIO, TORINO: VENTOLA IN EVIDENZA NELLA RIFINITURA

Il tecnico del Torino Walter Novellino ha convocato 19 giocatori per la trasferta di Parma. Nella li...


AMA to seek regulation of retail health clinics

The American Medical Association said on Monday it will ask state and federal health authorities to investigate retail health clinics such as those offered in CVS/Caremark stores, Wal-Mart Stores and Walgreen Co. for possible conflicts of interest.


UN adviser warns Ivory Coast against another Rwanda

The top UN adviser on preventing genocide warned yesterday that hate messages in Ivory Coast were whipping up xenophobic fervor and said if the practice continues, he would recommend UN peacekeepers intervene.


Israel has said it would consider any formal request to pull troops away from West Bank cities to facilitate a Palestinian presidential election, ahead of a visit by US Secretary of State Colin Powell.


Audrey Hepburn's gown auction money to aid children

KOLKATA, India  - About $800,000 in proceeds from the auction of an evening gown worn by Hollywood actress Audrey Hepburn in "Breakfast at Tiffany's" will be donated to build 15 schools for destitute Indian children.


Champion Irish Horse Fails Second Dope Test

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


Israel arrests Hamas leader, and kills five Palestinians

The Israeli army announced it has arrested a Hamas leader in the West Bank town of Hebron, claiming he was planning for bomb attacks against Israelis.


Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama are aggressively courting former Democratic presidential rival John Edwards, but their attempts to win his endorsement will be put on hold for at least another day.


roundup Plus: LookSmart names new CEO...Akamai boosts Web application services...Good Technology supported by HP, Samsung.


Chinese are uploading video clips of sex, scandal and public protest to the Internet in increasing numbers. It's a big business -- and a growing headache for Beijing


Eating fish during pregnancy has long-lasting benefits for the child, a UK study suggests.


Great investments are lifelong companions, driving returns in good times and bad.


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Clinton's Chief Strategist Is Accused of Illegal Eavesdropping

NEW YORK, July 3 -- Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's chief strategist is being accused of illegal eavesdropping in a civil lawsuit that alleges he and his polling firm monitored the personal e-mails of a former associate who started a rival company.


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Microsoft Corp. (MSFT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) was ordered by a European Union court to change its business practices and immediately


Tim Clark of South Africa won the South African Open on Sunday, closing with a 6-under-par 66. Clark entered the day in a fourway tie for the lead but finished in front at 15-under 272. Gregory Havret of France (69) and Charl Schwartzel of South Africa (68) were at 279.


Huge quake resonates across oceans, continents

A day after the strongest earthquake in 40 years, the effects were still being felt around the globe. The massive tsunamis created by the quake were so powerful that they spread into and across the Pacific Ocean, causing the sea to fluctuate almost a foot in San Diego and nearly 9 feet in one city on Mexico's west coast, according ...


The purchase of big public companies by private-equity firms, like this summer's acquisition of hospital giant HCA Corp. , come prepackaged with a standard win-win spin.


Organizers face worst Wimbledon backlog in 25 years

Organizers are facing their worst scheduling headache for 25 years at Wimbledon after rain once again disrupted play at the championships on Tuesday.


Motives Investigated in Charles County Fires

They met in the parking lot of a fast food restaurant in Waldorf, Jeremy D. Parady told investigators, where they loaded gas cans and a drum of a "bitter-smelling liquid" into the trunk of a dark blue Chevrolet Lumina.


Falcons' Andersen becomes all-time scoring leader

Atlanta Falcons kicker Morten Andersen  became the NFL's all-time scoring leader with an extra point on  Saturday against the Dallas Cowboys.


Somalia station shut down for love songs

Islamic militants controlling much of southern Somalia shut down a radio station Sunday for playing love songs and other music, the latest step to impose strict religious rule which has sparked fears of an emerging, Taliban-style regime.


Britain proposes legislation to limit carbon emissions

LONDON -- The British government proposed bold new environmental legislation yesterday that would set legally binding, long-term limits on carbon emissions -- a move it hopes will prompt the United States, China, and India to follow suit.


A groundbreaking study finds that suicide rates have soared in one of the most deprived parts of Scotland.


Though Kevin Youkilis shrugged off a question yesterday about his physique, the first baseman arrived in camp five days early looking slimmed down and ready for the season. After a slowdown that left his hot start to last season a memory, he couldn't have been happy with how his first year as a starter in the ...


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Dougherty grabs US Open lead, Woods is well-placed

Nick Dougherty's two-under-par 68 was good enough for the first-round lead at the 107th US Open golf championship Thursday, but certainly not enough to discourage Tiger Woods.


Challenges! Alliances! Immunity!  It's 'Ultimate Blogger 3'

Bloggers race to create compelling content during competition, but only one will survive what's billed as an "Internet cage match."


Solar power these days comes from cells that turn light into electricity, but researchers are now working on materials that can crank out hydrogen. By John Gartner.


Sharon Battles to Save Government from Collapse

Reeling from a parliamentary defeat,  Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon prepared Thursday to open  coalition talks to save his shattered government and avoid  early elections that could stall his Gaza withdrawal plan.


New York Dogs Audition for Broadway Musical

Two-dozen dogs living in New York  animal shelters got their shot at stardom on Friday with an  audition for parts in a new Broadway musical and the chance to  live out their days on a farm.


Russia not planning to quit CFE for now: Lavrov

Russia will not quit a key arms control pact next week at a conference in Vienna, local news agencies quoted Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov as saying on Wednesday.


Moving Leonardo -- art loan stirs passions in Italy

FLORENCE, Italy  - The loan of one of Leonardo Da Vinci's paintings to Japan has caused an uproar in Italy and one senator chained himself to the gates of Florence's Uffizi Gallery on Monday in protest at the transfer.


A 40km stretch of road is being dug up over four months to bring high-speed internet access to Cumbria.


Britain's goods trade deficit widens in August

Britain's trade in goods deficit increased to 5.22 billion pounds (7.56 billion euros, 9.37 billion dollars) in August from a revised 4.97 billion in July.


Apple Computer Inc has rolled out a new iPod that allows users to view and share photos as it opened nine new iTunes music stores in Europe, spurring its rivalry with Microsoft Corp and others.


newsmaker Red Hat executive sees opportunities despite recent challenges to its position from Microsoft and Oracle.


A former church organist who stole nearly Â£150,000 is given a suspended sentence at a County Antrim court.


Opera screeches at Mozilla over security disclosure

Spilling the beans Opera has taken exception to the manner in which Mozilla handled the disclosure of a security bug that affects both firm's browsers. The moderate severity flaw involving file input controls creates a means to upload arbitrary files, assuming hackers know the full path and name of the file.â¦


UPDATE 3-Chelsea go five points clear, United win again

Chelsea crushed Charlton Athletic 4-0 to go five points clear at the top of the Premier League, while Manchester United extended their winning run with a 3-0 victory at West Bromwich Albion on Saturday.


CLIMA:BUENOS AIRES;GIOCHI EQUILIBRISMO CONTRO GAS-SERRA/ANSA

(ANSA) - ROMA, 14 DIC - Rush finale per la decima Conferenza mondiale sul clima di Buenos Aires (Cop10). Domani parte infatti la maratona ministeriale. L'Europa e' alla ricerca di un livello ''sicuro'' di


An Islamic militant group in Iraq warned Muslims to skip the country's coming elections, and said anyone who runs for office would be branded an infidel and "punished in the name of God.


Citigroup Forces Resignations of 3 Senior Executives

The executives were forced to resign on Tuesday in the wake of Citigroup's private banking operations being shut down in Japan last month.


Stima per il 2007, a famiglia, calcolata da Consumatori


President Mwai Kibaki tried to fend off a fiery opposition leader in an election that was shaping up to be the closest in Kenyaâs history.


John Evans has documented his life and the East Village in 10,000 daily collages, a year's worth of which have been published in a new book.


Police: DNA links inmate to deaths of 12 women

Two Los Angeles cold case homicide detectives used DNA test results to link an imprisoned rapist to the deaths of at least 12 women between 1987 and 1998, Los Angeles Police Chief William Bratton told reporters Saturday.


InfoWorld - Hewlett-Packard plans to buy datacenter automation software vendor Opsware for about $1.6 billion.


Alan Johnson is urged to allow teachers to use creationist materials in class to foster debate on Darwinism.


Son Turns Up - Two Days after his Funeral

Two days after a family thought they had buried their son  he called to say he was alive and well.


New albums by K. D. Lang, Nada Surf and Cuong Vu, among others.


A second blogger working for Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards quit Tuesday under pressure from conservative critics who said her previous online messages were anti-Catholic.


Superman Finds New Fans Among Reading Instructors

A recent interest in comics as a literacy tool comes as graphic novels have cemented their status as sophisticated works of literature, and as teachers nationwide are struggling to boost reading scores.


Princess Diana claimed the Queen would abdicate in April 1996, her former lawyer tells her inquest.


Tv Star McRaney Undergoes Cancer Operation

TV actor Gerald McRaney has undergone surgery to remove a cancerous growth from his lung. The Major Dad star went under the knife at a cancer center on Monday, according to his publicist.


Winslet Gets Two Nods From British Academy

Kate Winslet received two best actress nominations from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, while Martin Scorsese's "The Aviator" was up for 14 awards.


Inflation Spike, Oil Price Hike Temper Rise in Stocks

That enthusiasm was tempered somewhat today when the Labor Department reported that the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.6 percent in October, the biggest increase since June and


YouTube, the popular online video sharing site owned by Google Inc., has signed a deal with Digital Music Group Inc. to offer such 1960s U.S. television programs as "I Spy" and "My Favourite Martian".


DENTAL records have shown a mutilated body discovered in the besieged Iraqi city of Fallujah was not kidnapped Irish-born CARE Australia worker Margaret Hassan.


Tanzania Greets Bush and Ponders His Successor

Tanzanians are excited about President Bush, but another politician seems to excite them more â Barack Obama.


New Tottenham manager Juande Ramos saw his side squander a lead to remain in the Premier League relegation zone after Blackburn snatched a 2-1 victory with a last-minute goal at White Hart Lane on Sunday.


Islamic preacher linked to London bombings deported

A Muslim preacher accused of influencing one of the July 2005 suicide bombers in London was deported from Britain on Friday, Home Secretary John Reid said.


Kasprowicz's double strike puts Aussies on top

Brisbane, Australia: Australia grabbed two key wickets to have New Zealand on the defensive on the opening morning of the first cricket Test at the Gabba in Brisbane on Thursday.


The ride from Macedonia to the Hindu Kush was not quite as hard as I thought it would be. At least that was my sentiment by the time the crucial "Battle for India" took place in Alexander, an Oliver Stone film produced by Warner Bros.


By Anonymous  Modular disk storage array  PowerVault MD3000, a direct-attached storage (DAS) array, uses dual active/active RAID controllers to produce up to 1.4 Gbps of throughput and approximately 90,000 I/O operations per second.


Afghan Leader Promises Security and Stability

In the floodlit gardens of the presidential palace, President Hamid Karzai promised Thursday in his first speech since he was declared the official winner of the election on Oct.


South Africa 2010: Continental business opportunity

The first World Cup to be hosted in Africa will provide an unparalleled business opportunity in four years time, organisers of South Africa 2010 said here at a presentation of their wares.


Six French charity workers sentenced to eight years of forced labor for trying to kidnap 103 children from this African country will return to France, a Chadian official said Friday.


A LANDSLIDE shareholder vote in support of News Corporation's move to the United States sent shares in the media group climbing 3.1 per cent yesterday.


Efforts to make the net less risky for children are being marked by the fourth Internet Safety Day.


Sharon angers settlers by refusing to negotiate

As some Palestinians returned to their Gaza homes to survey the damage after a deadly incursion, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon tried to win support for his withdrawal plan from angry Jewish settlers.


Beslan, si scava e cresce il numero dei morti: sono 250. Putin ...

Ducentocinquanta morti. Una strage. E settecento feriti. Novanta dei quali in gravissime condizioni. Il bilancio della tragedia nella scuola di Beslan, nel nord dellâOssezia Ã¨ cresciuto durante la notte.


Malaysian rebel Anwar in Munich for back treatment

Malaysian rebel politician Anwar Ibrahim arrived in the southern German city of Munich on Sunday for medical treatment, saying he was happy to be in the Bavarian capital after nearly six years in jail.


Ravenna, 15:01 - CALCIO, MARK IULIANO AL RAVENNA

Mark Iuliano, 35enne difensore ex Juve, ha firmato fino al termine della stagione con il Ravenna. <i...


Oil prices made an about face Friday, falling below $48 a barrel, as tensions between U.S. forces and rebel fighters in Iraq eased, raising hopes that attacks against the country's oil infrastructure would subside.


Global services for global people Exclusive IBM is expected to announce redundancies in at the UK arm of its service delivery business, Integrated Technology Delivery.â¦


Peru Bird-Watching Takes Flight With 1,800 Species

As eco-lodges sprout under the forest canopy and guidebooks roll off the presses, Peru stands ready to showcase itself as a bird-watcher's paradise.


The IRA is not the problem in the negotiations aimed at breaking the political stalemate, says Sinn Fein.


Police Follow Doughnut Trail, Solve Crime

HARRISBURG, Pa. - Police followed a trail of doughnuts to find a stolen Krispy Kreme delivery truck. "It has a happy ending," Swatara Township Sgt. Robert Simmonds said. "The evidence was brought back to the police station, and the cops are eating the doughnuts." It was 12:45 a.m.


AFRICA - Il forte rialzo dellÂeuro danneggia le esportazioni dei Paesi africani, la cui moneta Ã¨ legata alla divisa europea Roma (Agenzia Fides)- Il forte rialzo dellÂeuro sul dollaro preoccupa i governi dei Paesi dellÂarea Franco CFA. Questa divisa infatti Ã¨ legata alla moneta comune europea. Se si rafforza lÂEuro, le esportazioni di questi Paesi diventano meno competiti...


Pakistani President Musharrafâs new ideas on a peace settlement in Kashmir can hardly be said to amount to a concrete proposal. They are no more than a number of options.


Mad Man probes space visitor in "Earth" remake

NEW YORK  - Jon Hamm, a Golden Globe nominee for the AMC drama "Mad Men," has joined Keanu Reeves and Jennifer Connelly in the sci-fi remake "The Day the Earth Stood Still."


A fundraising concert will be held in London in memory of the hundreds of victims of the Beslan school siege.


Japan: Participation, Not Pledges, Key in Iraq Meet

Japan hopes new pledges to rebuild Iraq will emerge as international donors meet in Tokyo from Wednesday, but it sees broader participation in stabilizing the war-torn country as even more important than fresh funds.


JENIN: The militant Palestinian group Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades said yesterday it was opposed to Mahmud Abbas being elected president of the Palestinian Authority to replace Yasser Arafat and would instead back jailed West Bank Fatah leader Marwan


European astronomers reported Thursday the discovery of a rocky "super Earth-like object" orbiting a nearby star much like our own sun.


Tracking a controversial debate over electronic surveillance; why text messages are the rage in the Philippines; and Saudi Arabia loves YouTube.


Bus bombed in southeast Iran killing at least 11

A booby-trapped car blew up a bus owned by the Revolutionary Guards on Wednesday, killing at least 11 people, in a border city in southeastern Iran where security forces and drug smugglers often clash, state media reported.


IPod use on N.Y. streets could mean iFines

Citing the deaths of three pedestrians, state Sen. Carl Kruger plans to file legislation banning the use of iPods and other electronic devices that might distract people crossing streets in major New York cities.


Nasce in Italia ÂAsia MaiorÂ, Osservatorio sul continente asiatico Roma (Agenzia Fides) - Un laboratorio che, grazie allÂausilio di studiosi ed esperti, fornirÃ  analisi, notizie, dossier, dati aggiornati sul continente asiatico, a beneficio di politici, mass-media, imprenditori, organizzazioni non-governative, ma an...


Bin Laden vows revenge on "infidel" Musharraf

Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden has vowed to retaliate against "infidel" Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf for the killing of a rebel cleric and a raid on his mosque in July, U.S. Web sites said on Thursday.


UN âencouragedâ by release of political prisoners in Myanmar

UNITED NATIONS - The United Nations on Friday said it was âencouragedâ by the release of nearly 4,000 inmates in military-ruled Myanmar, including opposition leaders, and encouraged the junta to free all remaining political prisoners.


Citigroup Profit Rises, Cautious on 2005

Citigroup Inc. C.N on Thursday said  quarterly profit rose 12 percent as consumer and investment  banking grew, but said it sees 2005 profit at the low end of  Wall Street estimates due to rising interest rates and other  factors.


LONDON Sept. 23, 2004 - It has long been suspected that man's best friend has a special ability to sense when something is wrong with us.


Bryan Randall threw for 304 yards and two long touchdowns in the fourth quarter as No. 22 Virginia Tech, stifled much of the night, rallied for a 34-20 victory over Georgia Tech on Thursday.


Fred Funk and tour rookie Zach Johnson had near perfect outings Friday to share a one-stroke lead in the Buick Championship after two rounds.


FABENS, Texas - A small plane that had lost power briefly landed atop an 18-wheeler before crashing onto the highway, authorities said. The two people aboard the plane came out unscathed, and the truck driver never heard a thing.


NEW DELHI, Aug. 25 -- Two bombs exploded Saturday night in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad, killing at least 34 people and seriously injuring 50, officials said.


Southern California heat wave kills four

The week-long heat wave in Southern California has claimed four lives and caused power outages to more than half a million customers, utility and local officials said on Tuesday.


After Swoon, Thrashers Make Push for Playoffs

The Atlanta Thrashers have won only 3 of the past 13 games, but they are still thinking playoffs after making numerous key trades before the deadline.


The Indian company said that it was entering detailed talks with Ford about the takeover of Jaguar and Land Rover, confirming what investors and analysts have anticipated for months.


Hungary PM calls confidence vote, seen winning

Hungary's embattled Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany will call a vote of confidence in his government on Friday, a move denounced by the opposition which threatened huge protests if he did not quit.


IBM announces new 'self-healing' WebSphere

The first major release of IBM WebSphere in two years offers self-healing capabilities to provide failover for business transactions conducted via the Internet.


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Ghostzapper may have shown as much winning Saturday's Grade 1, $500,000 Woodward by a neck than he did winning previous stakes by open lengths.


Rodney Dangerfield has been in a coma for a couple of weeks after undergoing heart surgery, but has begun to show some awareness, his wife said Monday.


Technology is taking the middleman out of the music business, giving artists a bigger array of tools to get their songs in the MP3 players of potential fans around the world.


Yahoo buys behavioral ad firm for $300 million

Yahoo Inc  has struck a  deal to buy BlueLithium, the fifth-largest U.S. online ad  network, for $300 million in cash, in the latest move to  consolidate the fast-growing behavioral ad targeting market.


By DUNKERLEY, Adam  For children of all ages, a computer can be an excellent teaching and learning tool, a great source of entertainment and an easy fun way of keeping in touch in increasingly creative ways, for example via emails with photos or video attached, or via online chatting.


Executives at Japan's scandal-hit Livedoor face trial

Four former executives of the once high-flying Internet firm Livedoor are set to go on trial on fraud allegations that have rocked Japan's financial and political circles.


Provvedimento prevede immediata esecutivita' per terrorismo


Global warming overheats Australian politics

Australian Prime Minister John Howard,  behind in polls ahead of a 2007 election, was accused on Monday  of trying to scare voters by saying opposition plans to cut  greenhouse gases would cause an economic recession.


US to try satellite shoot-down Thursday: report

The United States will take its first shot at an out-of-control spy satellite on Thursday, trying to knock it into the sea before it crashes to Earth, possibly causing damage, CNN news reported Monday.


France Mulls Hostage Crisis, Confusion Over Ransom

DUBAI/PARIS  - The French government held crisis  talks on the fate of two French journalists held hostage in  Iraq Wednesday amid growing uncertainty over whether their  kidnappers had demanded a ransom and two-day deadline.


Verizon to offer mobile payments with Obopay

Verizon Wireless, the No. 2 U.S.  mobile service, said on Wednesday it will let customers use  their cell phones to send each other money using a service from  privately held Obopay Inc.


The government is set to announce fifty new areas which will receive special help to fight anti-social behaviour. Will these measures work?


Already missing the injured Pau Gasol, the Memphis Grizzlies were also without forward James Posey for Wednesday night's game against the Cleveland Cavaliers.


Maracaibo, 10:41 - CALCIO, COPPA AMERICA: TORNEO FINITO PER CRESPO

Coppa America finita per Hernan Crespo. L'attaccante argentino si è infortunato nella partita...


Jazz Family Patriarch Marsalis Dies in New Orleans

Ellis Marsalis Sr., patriarch of  the family of jazz greats that includes his grandsons Wynton  and Branford, died over the weekend at the age of 96, a New  Orleans funeral home said on Wednesday.


Federer Wins to Join Henman in US Open Semifinals

Top-seeded Roger Federer of Switzerland beat two-time champion Andre Agassi in five sets to reach the US Open semifinals for the first time, where he will play Britain's Tim Henman.


Fresh arrests over British bomb plot, seven held

Police arrested two more suspects in a widening hunt for members of a suspected al Qaeda cell which rammed a fuel-packed jeep into a Scottish airport and left two car bombs in London, police said on Monday.


Israel Raids Gaza Camp, One Militant Killed

Israeli troops killed a Palestinian militant during a raid on a southern Gaza Strip refugee camp on Wednesday in what the army called an operation to stop attacks on Jewish settlements, Palestinian witnesses said.


Middlesbrough suffer their first defeat in Europe this season and will have to wait to secure their Uefa Cup knockout spot.


We can't isolate ourselves from every danger. That was the message from the Food and Drug Administration. We can't isolate ourselves from the danger of the FDA.


Todobebe Announces Partnership With NBC Universal Television Distribution to Distribute Spanish Language DVDs and Children's Music

TodobebÃ©, the leading family brand dedicated  to pregnancy and parenting, announced today it is joining with NBC  Universal Television Distribution toÂ distribute DVDs and CDs based on  the TodobebÃ© TV format and children's  music CDs.


Thailand's Finance Minister Pridiyathorn Devakula resigns, citing differences with the prime minister.


Iraq, rapito un giovane giapponese. Koizumi: "Non ci ritireremo"

Nuovo sequestro in Iraq. Un giovane giapponese, Shosei Kyoda, 24 anni, Ã¨ da martedÃ¬ nelle mani del gruppo del terrorista giordano Abu Musab al Zarqawi. Quello che Ã¨ considerato il capo di Al Qaeda in Iraq


Former Tottenham boss Jacques Santini has admitted there were no family problems involved in his decision to quit the north London club.


Il ministro degli Esteri commenta l'ordinanza del gip Forleo


Wal-Mart cutting more prices to win holiday sales

Wal-Mart Stores Inc said on Thursday it is cutting prices on 15,000 more items this week as the world's largest retailer tries to boost sales heading into the crucial holiday shopping season.


Voters who feel disempowered by political fat cats have a new option: a website that allows individuals to create their own political action committee. Now anyone can be a professional Democratic fund-raiser. By Daniel Terdiman.


Under Tight Security, Bush Lauds Colombia's Uribe

BOGOTA, Colombia, March 11 -- As Air Force One swooped over the Andes Mountains toward this city for the first time in a quarter-century, President Bush and his aides sat in the front compartments with an optimistic message about improved security after decades of civil war and drug trafficking.


Writing on Stone May Be Oldest in the Americas

A stone slab bears 3,000-year-old writing previously unknown to scholars, say archaeologists.


American actor Christopher Reeve, star of the Superman films in the 1970s and 80s, has died aged 52.


Pakistan indicated that it was willing to go beyond UN resolutions and take "all risks" but wanted India to show flexibility.


Savvy Web Surfers Catch New Wave of Browsers

Since Microsoft won the browser wars in the late 1990s, its Internet Explorer software has been the way most people surf the Web. But with some slick new challengers on the scene, that may be about to change.


Supreme Court to decide photo ID voting law

The Supreme Court said on Tuesday it would rule on whether U.S. voters must show a government-issued photo identification at the polls, a divisive issue ahead of next year's national elections.


Thai warrant issued for pedophile suspect

By Nopporn Wong-Anan BANGKOK  - Thai police hunting a Canadian pedophile suspect unmasked by a unique Interpol Internet appeal won an arrest warrant on Thursday after a boy accused him of paying for oral sex.


Pakistan's prime minister called this week's discussions about Kashmir with his Indian counterpart "friendly and cordial.


Insurers warn that up to 10,000 homes planned for the South-East are at risk of flooding, without better planning.


NEW YORK - Only 4 percent of Americans have ever used the Internet to buy prescription drugs - and even fewer do so through foreign pharmacies - despite Web sites maintained by a handful of states to help citizens import medicines more cheaply from Canada, a new study finds.    A majority - 62 percent - believe drugs bought online are less safe than those purchased from a local pharmacy, accepting the federal government's stated concerns in opposing drug imports, the Pew Internet and American Life Project said in a report Sunday...


WRAPUP1-Juventus and Lyon qualify for knockout phase

Juventus and Olympique Lyon joined Chelsea and Inter Milan in the last 16 of the Champions League after both scored late goals to seal their places on Wednesday.


Bigger Not Always Better in Social Media

While many social media marketers focus on the big social sites, there can be hidden treasure in smaller "micro communities."


Spain: Russian Missiles Found in ETA Arms Caches

French police have found two  Russian-made surface-to-air missiles among huge arms caches  uncovered during a swoop against Basque separatist guerrilla  group ETA, officials said on Tuesday.


DC City Council Weighs Revised Baseball Plan

Washington, DC, City Council committees will consider a revised stadium funding package on Wednesday that includes a $450 million community investment fund financed with bonds, according to the mayor's staff.


Australian eyes turn to South America qualifiers

October 11, 2004. The latest round of World Cup qualifiers in South America have produced some interesting results at nearly the half-way mark.


Laureates accept prizes in pomp-filled ceremony

Turkish novelist Orhan Pamuk and six  academics credited with breakthrough research on the origins of  life, the universe and economic policy accepted their Nobel  prizes in Stockholm on Sunday.


ABC Puts N.F.L. in 'Desperate' Situation

The league, still chastened by the "wardrobe malfunction" during the Super Bowl halftime show, was stunned Monday night by another incident, this one on ABC.


By CARL FREIRE TOKYO - Popular video-sharing Web site YouTube Inc. has agreed to post Japanese language warnings about respecting copyrights in an attempt to prevent users from uploading copyrighted materials, a Japanese entertainment body said.


HONG KONG China Unicom, the smaller of the nation's two mobile phone companies, said Thursday that first-half profit rose about 18 percent from a year earlier after buying networks from its parent.


A judge in southern Italy orders the arrest of 52 politicians and others on suspicion of Mafia links.


Spears' father wins control of singer's affairs

A Los Angeles court on Friday  placed the assets of troubled pop singer Britney Spears under  the temporary control of her father while she remains  hospitalized under psychiatric care.


Bush sketches term-two agenda: anti-terror war, tax overhaul ...

Promising an aggressive foreign and domestic policy agenda in his second term, President Bush signaled Wednesday at his first post-election news conference that an assault by


Newcastle and Liverpool hobble into 2005

Newcastle United and Liverpool have been hit by major injury worries as the gruelling Christmas and New Year schedule begins to exact a heavy toll in the Premiership.


Russian space agency: Space station crew could be forced to return ...

MOSCOW Space officials in Russia are joining American officials in talking about the potential consequences of the food shortage aboard the international space station.


Japan agrees to donate more than $21m to UN-backed trials of former Khmer Rouge leaders in Cambodia.


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Borders Group Inc. , the world's second-largest bookseller, on Tuesday posted a wider quarterly loss as sales at established stores fell.


Madeleine McCann's parents say they hope she is with someone wanting their own daughter.


The mystery of what happened to a yacht that sank off the Isle of Wight with the loss of its three crew members may never be solved after a ferry officer was cleared yesterday of causing their deaths


Japan's Nikkei Drops; Mitsubishi Tokyo Declines as UFJ Climbs

Japan's Nikkei 225 Stock Average fell. Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group Inc. dropped after a competitor made a hostile takeover bid for UFJ Holdings Inc.


Malaysia suspends the recruitment of workers from India amid growing domestic tensions.


Despite indications that she would be released, a minister's wife charged with killing her husband will remain jailed because of problems discovered with her bonding company, a judge ruled Friday.


Reggio Calabria, 18:05 - CALCIO, REGGINA; ULIVIERI: UDINESE CINICA

"Siamo partiti col freno a mano tirato, contro un'ottima Udinese, poi siamo cresciuti, e abbiamo anc...


NFL Game Summary - Indianapolis at Detroit

Detroit, MI (Sports Network) - Peyton Manning continued his amazing season, tying a career-high with six touchdown passes, as Indianapolis trounced Detroit, 41-9, in the traditional Thanksgiving Day game at Ford Field.


Foley ballot notice headed for battle in Florida

The state that gave the world butterfly ballots and the hanging chad is headed for a new battle over whether and how voters should be told that disgraced former Rep. Mark Foley has dropped out of the Florida congressional race.


Cisco has reached an agreement to buy P-Cube, a developer of IP control software, in a deal valued at about $200 million. P-Cube's software is used by broadband service providers to monitor, control and bill for IP services.


VATICANO - ÂLe differenze etniche e sociali, vissute nel rispetto e nell'amore reciproci, divengano una ricchezza comune e non un motivo di divisioneÂ: lÂinvito di Benedetto XVI ai Vescovi del Congo in visita Ad limina CittÃ  del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - ÂIl nostro incontro, espressione della comunione con il Successore di Pietro, sia anche fonte di una comunione sempre piÃ¹ intensa fra di voi e fra le vostre Chiese diocesane, colmandovi di fiducia e incoraggiandov...


Bradford & Bingley says the buy-to-let market remains "buoyant" and that lending volumes are up on late 2006.


Education and business leaders urged an overhaul of the U.S. school system, including ending high school at the 10th grade for many students. Current teaching is failing to prepare young Americans for the global economy, members of a bipartisan panel said Thursday.


Singer Liza Minnelli's ex-bodyguard accuses her of forcing him to have sex with her to keep his job.


After another sub-par quarter, should investors throw in the towel?


U.S. rate jitters hit stocks as yen soars

Jitters about the possibility of further   U.S. rate rises hit European stocks on Thursday, while the yen   jumped on suggestions the Japanese currency's weakness will be   a theme at a looming G7 meeting.


Agents Release Statistical Report on Clemensâs Performance

Roger Clemensâs agents released a detailed statistical report intended to explain how the pitcherâs career was aided by mechanical adjustments, not performance-enhancing drugs.


169 Fox Stations Fined in Indecency Case

The Federal Communications Commission said on Tuesday that it would fine 169 Fox television stations $7,000 each, or a total of $1.


There's no space in the space station. With no garbage pickup by shuttles for nearly two years, the international space station is looking more and more like a cluttered attic.


US Secret Service data compromised in T-Mobile hack

A malicious hacker penetrated the network of mobile phone company T-Mobile USAÂ and accessed information on 400 of the company's customers, including sensitive information from the account of a U.S. Secret Service agent, according to statements by T-Mobile and the Secret Service.


200 million yen up in smoke Japan Canon is to recall up to 1.87 million personal copiers world-wide because they could produce smoke or catch fire.â¦


W.House: Bush, Putin agree on need to pressure Iran

President Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed on Monday on the need to maintain unity in pressuring Iran to curtail its nuclear program, the White House said.


The pound suffered losses against the dollar and Euro today.


Hospitals Slow in Heart Cases, Research Finds

In nearly a third of cases of sudden cardiac arrest in the hospital, the staff takes too long to respond, a study found.


Israel kills Palestinian resistance fighters

Israeli forces have killed three Palestinian resistance fighters who tried to attack a Jewish settlement bloc in the Gaza Strip, Israeli sources have said.


White House Accuses Kerry, Surrogates of Guard Attacks

The White House on Thursday accused Democrat John Kerry and his surrogates of instigating a new attack on President Bush's Vietnam-era National Guard service because Kerry is dropping in opinion polls.


Pack includes 'invisible' Master Chief We all thought LEGO's Star Wars figures were the acme of geek-friendly toys, but with Halo 3 about to roll - officially at least - something even better's just arrived in the UK: LEGO-style Master Chief models.â¦


Suicide Bomb at Iraq Mosque Kills at Least 13

A suicide car bomb exploded outside a  Shi'ite mosque northeast of Baghdad as worshippers were leaving  a religious ceremony Friday, killing at least 13 people, local  police said.


West Nile takes fourth toll in Los Angeles

US public health officials confirmed Monday that a 62-year-old man died due to complications from West Nile virus, making him the fourth Los Angeles County resident to die from the mosquito-borne disease.


MOSUL: The bodies of six young men, all shot in the head as if executed, were discovered in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul on Tuesday, bringing the total of such corpses found to 14 in two days.


Prospects cloudy for Thursday shuttle launch

Weather conditions and potential technical glitches clouded prospects for a Thursday launch of the Discovery space shuttle, with NASA reporting just a 40 percent chance of favorable weather.


US shipments of digital cameras rose 40 percent in the third quarter from a year ago, with Eastman Kodak Co. gaining market share on Sony Corp.


With home-field wrapped up in the NFC, the Eagles rested Westbrook -- their leading rusher and No. 2 receiver behind the injured Terrell Owens -- even though he was not listed on the injury report this week.


Franco Frattini Ã¨ in missione per cercare di risolvere la vicenda delle due italiane sequestrate a Baghdad. Non si sbliancia. Ma continua l'opera di dialogo a 360 gradi. Questa sera parlerÃ  su Al Jazeera.


There's no revolution in Belgium. Really

Suddenly and shockingly, Belgium came to an end. State television broke into regular programming late Wednesday with an urgent bulletin: The Dutch-speaking half of the country had declared independence and the king and queen had fled. Grainy pictures from the military airport showed dark silhouettes of a royal entourage boarding a plane.


An Indian soldier is sentenced to death for killing his superior in Indian-administered Kashmir last year.


Outgoing Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld paid a surprise farewell visit to American troops in Iraq and told them U.S. forces must stay until the enemy is defeated.


S.Korea riot police clear U.S. base protesters

PYONGTAEK, South Korea  - More than 10,000 South   Korean riot policemen with shields and batons dislodged about   50 residents and activists from homes on Wednesday during a   protest over the expansion of a U.S. military base.


A High School Prodigy, Stephenson Could Be Next Big Thing

Lincoln high schoolâs Lance Stephenson is seen by many as the next great New York City point guard, following in the stutter-steps of high school stars like Mark Jackson, Kenny Anderson and Stephon Marbury.


It has a stunning 5-inch touch-screen display and built-in Wi-Fi capabilities, but feels less refined than some less expensive players.


Roma, 17:42 - CALCIO, PETRUCCI: LIPPI DEVE TORNARE AD ALLENARE

Il presidente del Coni, Giovanni Petrucci, auspica un rapido ritorno di Marcello Lippi all'attivit&a...


State of the Art: Not-So-High- Definition Camcorders

Two new cameras that take both still photos and high-definition video redefine âhigh-definitionâ â for the worse. Another new entry is closer to the mark.


Losses eat away at Comerica's Q3 results.


Security is tight in Beirut ahead of a rally for late PM Rafik Hariri, and the funeral of a top Hezbollah figure.


United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan Thursday praised the inauguration of Col. Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed as transitional president of Somalia.


BAGHDAD, Dec. 7 -- Eleven American troops died in Iraq on Wednesday, the U.S. military reported, surpassing the highest number of U.S.  service members killed on a single day in the past year. It was also a deadly day for Iraqi civilians, with at least 40 killed in car bombings and mortar attacks across the capital....


LISBON -- A senior Iranian official warned yesterday that further UN sanctions over Tehran's nuclear program could derail ongoing negotiations toward a settlement. Ali Larijani, Iran's top nuclear envoy, me t yesterday with European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana. Iran has agreed to disclose past suspicious nuclear activities if diplomatic efforts continue. Solana called the session constructive.


A tank fires a round into a building in this TV image as US troops, along with Iraqi forces, powered their way into the center of the insurgent stronghold of Fallujah, Iraq, on Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2004, overwhelming


Hathaway on board for "Passengers" thriller

Anne Hathaway, who  starred alongside Meryl Streep in "The Devil Wears Prada," has  a ticket for "Passengers," a supernatural thriller being  directed by Rodrigo Garcia ("Nine Lives").


A SWEDISH snowmobile owner said he had received a parking ticket for an offence allegedly committed in Britain - 1200km away. "My snowmobile has been in the barn during the summer, together with another broken


Coverciano, 15:19 - CALCIO, INZAGHI: IN NAZIONALE LO STESSO CLIMA DEL MILAN

"In Nazionale c'è lo stesso clima rossonero, è con il gruppo che si costruiscono le vi...


Russian Authorities Say Yukos Owes $4 Billion More in Taxes

Russia's Tax Ministry says the country's giant oil firm Yukos owes more than $4 billion dollars in back taxes for the year 2001.


Rebel Attacks Kill 12 Iraqis; GI's Injured

Insurgents launched strikes on Saturday at United States and Iraqi outposts across Iraq, killing at least a dozen Iraqi police officers and national guardsmen


Ex-Monkee follows his muse to stage and writing

Former Monkee Micky  Dolenz, who now also writes books, has a dislike of long-term  plans so he relies on his muse to tell him what to do.


U.S. Dietary Plan Stops Short of Urging Less Sugar

A panel of nutrition experts  proposed new U.S. dietary guidelines on Friday that acknowledge  a link between soft drinks and weight gain, but stopped short  of telling increasingly overweight America to eat less sugar.


The New York Times on the Web won an award from the Online News Association for commentary by Nicholas Kristof, an Op-Ed columnist for The New York Times.


Bangladesh thrash Scotland in first one-dayer

Bangladesh havew secured an easy six-wicket victory over Scotland in the first one-day international of a two-match series.


Kenyan opposition accuses police of killing seven

Kenya's opposition accused police of killing seven people on Thursday during a second day of clashes with demonstrators protesting against President Mwai Kibaki's disputed re-election.


Bodies wash up in Nicaragua from deadly hurricane

PUERTO CABEZAS, Nicaragua  - Bodies of Miskito Indians killed by Hurricane Felix floated in the Caribbean off Central America and washed up on beaches on Thursday as the death toll from the storm rose to over 60.


IBM fits PCs with new hardware-based security chip

IBM is using a microcontroller from National Semiconductor that stores passwords, digital certificates and encryption keys.


Britain reflected Saturday on the memorial service marking 10 years since the death of Diana, princess of Wales, and its calls for her to be allowed to rest in peace at last.


(HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of Thomson CenterWatch:


Joe Hart: Favre Day turns into night to remember for Packers

Brett Favre won the last of his three straight MVP awards in 1997. But it's difficult to imagine the greatest Packer of all time ever being more valuable - to his fans, to his franchise


Angling for Sales, Retailers Set Their Bait

To lure shoppers into their stores, the nation's retailers will again offer LOW LOW LOW prices on a number of gifts and gadgets, as stores throw open their doors at Oh-Dark-Hundred tomorrow and kick off the holiday shopping season.


Notebooks Store More: Hitachi Releases 100-Gigabyte Notebook Hard ...

Hitachi Global Storage Technologies was founded in 2003 as a result of the strategic combination of Hitachiâs and IBMâs storage technology businesses.


Data portability: a lofty but challenging goal

It's hard to argue against data portability. After all, who could oppose giving people control over the data they load, publish, and store on Web sites?This is particularly timely now that average users have started feeling the "network fatigue" that comes from maintaining multiple social-networking profiles, e-mail accounts, blogs, address book applications, social-news-sites memberships, and the like.And yet, while it is an important and unquestionably worthy endeavor, data portability faces thorny challenges in such areas as technology, privacy, security, business, and regulation and legislation.An informed and articulate discussion of these challenges can be found on the online forum of the DataPortability Workgroup, an organization founded recently to highlight the work that multiple data portability groups have been doing and to create a technical blueprint for vendors to adopt.While the workgroup has about 50 formal members, anyone can join the discussion forum, which now has more than 700 participants and is the workgroup's main meeting place.Activity on the forum has been engaging in recent weeks as people discuss technical and nontechnical issues, offer up suggestions, ask questions, argue and, mostly, cheer each other on in their collective quest for a satisfactory data portability solution.More than 400 discussion threads have been started, as participants ponder what are the parameters for user data, what data portability truly means, who owns data already created for a specific site, and whether making data portable is illegal in Europe.Other threads focus on how to bring together various data portability efforts already under way, like the Friend of a Friend project (FOAF), OpenID , Attention Profiling Mark-up Language (APML), the Liberty Alliance, and various open data microformats.Despite the magnitude of the endeavor, participants interviewed feel optimistic that the workgroup will yield concrete results that will bring about industry-wide implementations of data portability solutions."Where there is a will, there's a way. And so far it seems like everyone has thrown their will behind the project. Now they need to find a way," said Chris Saad, cofounder of the DataPortability Workgroup.The DataPortability Workgroup positions itself at a higher conceptual level than the groups working to develop specific technical standards for data portability."Our goal is to highlight, not compete [with], the work of other groups and to encourage the adoption of their work with vendors and users," Saad said.The workgroup's main accomplishment so far, Saad said, is that it brought people to the table and started to outline the documents it plans to deliver, chief among which will be the DataPortability Technical Blueprint, envisioned as a key reference document for a complete implementation architecture for the data portability stack of standards.John Breslin is a workgroup supporter who sees it as having a lot of synergy with the Semantically-Interlinked Online Communities Project (SIOC), which he founded in 2004 to provide methods for interconnecting discussion services such as blogs, forums, and mailing lists to each other."SIOC is a data format essentially to describe communities. It has many different possible applications, of which data portability is one," Breslin, a lecturer and researcher at the Digital Enterprise Research Institute of the National University of Ireland in Galway, said in a phone interview.Victor Coustenoble shares a similar belief. He co-founded the OSocial.net project with Edwin Taylor to let people see their social-networking data in an open, portable way and let them securely build a friends list across site boundaries without the need for new registrations."About our participation, we are very interested to implement and use data portability ideas and specifications. It helps us to write applications easily for data management with standards and with a community support, which is very important for us," Coustenoble said.For Devin Holloway, the workgroup could yield historic results. He plans to move from Silicon Valley to Asia to pursue entrepreneurial opportunities where social networks, mobile phones and Internet technologies intersect."[Data portability] will pave the way for a future rich in services and applications that harness our aggregate data to help improve our lives in virtually every aspect. The [workgroup] is onto something that is going to change the world, and I'm excited to be a part of the process," he said.Unfortunately, the enthusiasm, commitment, and passion displayed by participants, many of whom are acting as individual volunteers, hasn't so far been replicated by the major Internet players.While the decisions by Google and Facebook to become members put the workgroup in a news spotlight, their representatives don't seem to have yet participated in the forum discussions. Google and Facebook also declined to have their workgroup representatives be interviewed for this article. Each separately sent a brief, prepared statement saying that they want to participate in the group because they're committed to data portability.This isn't new. The CEOs of both companies at different times have said that their companies believe in data portability, and yet, neither them nor any other major Internet company can be said to have taken a leadership role in this effort."I haven't seen anything convincing from the big Internet companies that illustrates that they want to embrace this wholeheartedly," Breslin said. "These sites haven't really been rushing to make their data portable yet.""We are yet to see if they are fully committed. So far they have only committed to the conversation," said Saad, who is also CEO of Faraday Media in Australia and cofounder of the APML Workgroup. "That being said, however, it's encouraging to see them take the first few steps in the right direction,"This isn't a minor point. The DataPortability Workgroup and the other technical organizations could come up with fantastic solutions, but if the major Internet players -- and in particular the major social-networking sites -- don't adopt them, data portability will not become a reality for end-users. MySpace, Friendster, LinkedIn, and Bebo did not reply to requests for comment for this story.Maybe these Internet companies aren't truly convinced that data portability will be good for their businesses. In what some viewed as an example of words being inconsistent with actions, Facebook recently booted from its social network the well-known technology blogger Robert Scoble.Scoble's crime? He exported his contacts data in his Facebook account over to Plaxo's address book management service, Pulse. No can do, Facebook said, explaining that Plaxo's tool violated Facebook's terms of service and posed a security risk because it "scraped" the data from the social network. Scoble's account was later reinstated, but under the condition he doesn't do this again.If you operate a social-networking site -- or any site where people create an account or profile, list contacts and post content -- a way to discourage them from switching to a competitor is to make it hard or impossible for them to easily export and reuse that data elsewhere.Yet proponents of data portability like Saad say that things are starting to change, and that Facebook, MySpace, Google, and others need to wise up if they don't want to fall into disfavor with their users.What has changed is that these "social" sites have reached mainstream status, and a critical mass of users have realized the inconvenience of having to reenter and update a lot of the same information and content in multiple "social" sites and applications."As more and more applications start to feel the impact of social features, users will begin to demand a data portability solution. Either that or network fatigue will reduce adoption and eventually kill the fun," Saad said.For example, a concrete result of data portability could be a console-like management application where a person could manage his address book contacts, photos, videos, social news entries, social bookmarks and blog posts. With that application, the user would be able to share data between multiple social applications, sites and services.Unlike other vendors, Plaxo is heavily involved in data portability discussions and efforts precisely because its Pulse service has been designed to help people manage their dispersed contacts data across address books, sites, and e-mail accounts."By making data portable, you're enabling all these tools to work together. The user can be the hub and the different services can be spokes. That's what we're pushing for: Users in control of the data and interoperability among the services," said Joseph Smarr, Plaxo's chief platform architect.Ultimately, the problem represents an opportunity for Internet companies. "In the end, whoever moves first to be truly open will have the advantage," Saad said.J. Trent Adams, founder and chief innovator at Matchmine, another vendor pushing for data portability, concurs. A stealthy startup could develop a clever application or service built on data portability standards and force other vendors to respond. "All of a sudden, it's the right idea, and the big boys will have to react," Adams said.In other words, Internet companies who insist on locking up their users' data to protect their businesses might soon find themselves instead stuck in the mud.


Former Pakistani PM in tense return home from exile

Former Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif returned home on Monday from seven years in exile, leaving his aircraft after a tense 90-minute standoff with authorities.


Basque group sets off 7 explosions in Spain

MADRID The Basque separatist group ETA struck Monday for the second time in days, exploding seven small bombs in seven cities throughout Spain, the Interior Ministry said.


Toshiba announces exchange program for PC notebook memory

MANHASSET, NY - Toshiba Corp. has announced a voluntary exchange program for memory modules in some of its notebook PCs after identifying a module problem that could cause the PCs to exhibit blue screens


(WebMD) From the declining popularity of plastic surgery reality TV and the dawn of implantable contact lenses to a scaling back of the low-carb craze, a beefing up of basic physical fitness, and an influx of new drugs to treat such vexing conditions as


NEW YORK  — While CBS Corp. is doubling the amount of bandwidth available for viewing NCAA tournament games this year, it will still restrict the number of viewers to keep the system running smoothly.


PORT BLAIR, India -- Rescuers began reaching India's remote Andaman and Nicobar islands yesterday to find barely a third of residents on one island were still alive two days after a devastating tsunami.


A warm spring has brought about the early arrival of some UK wildlife, the first results of this year's Springwatch survey suggest.


IBM, Cray get supercomputer funds; Cray shares jump

IBM  and supercomputer-maker  Cray Inc.  are being awarded a total of nearly $500  million by a Pentagon research agency for a supercomputer  project, and Cray shares rose 31 percent on Wednesday.


More than 100,000 Congolese have fled renewed fighting between the Democratic Republic of Congo army and rebels in the battle-torn east of the country, United Nations officials said yesterday.


Thailand yesterday announced the first probable case of human-to-human bird flu transmission but insisted it had occurred in unique circumstances and there was no need for the public to panic.


Bush Plans To Stress Next Phase In Iraq War

President Bush, facing a growing Republican revolt against his Iraq policy, has rejected calls to change course but will launch a campaign emphasizing his intent to draw down U.S. forces next year and move toward a more limited mission if security conditions improve, senior officials said yesterday.


âDaily Gift Idea: Stocking-Stuffer Shuffleâ

Kyle Monson writes for PC Magazine, âAppleâs cool new iPod Shuffle makes the perfect tiny gift for shoppers on a budget, active adults, or kids without a huge music collection.â


Users accustomed to removing the memory card from one of their consumer electronic devices and plugging it into another will soon be able to do the same with mobile phones from Nokia.


The National Hockey League announced Wednesday that the 2005 NHL All-Star Weekend, scheduled for February 12-13 at Philips Arena in Atlanta, Ga.


Police search woodland and question a man as they hunt for a woman not seen since a night out.


NASA boss reaches for stars during San Diego appearance

America's new vision to regain a foothold on the moon and launch humans to Mars will require revolutionary technologies and a national tolerance for risk, danger and failure, NASA's chief administrator said yesterday.


In this era of drive-by searching when most people are satisfied with just about any 'information' that turns up in top ten result lists, it's refreshing to read a book by a professional researcher who's an unabashed skeptic about virtually all sources of online information.


Newcastle United Football Club look set to complete the signing of Jean-Alain Boumsong, after agreeing a fee of Â£8million with Rangers Football Club for the defender.


Q&A with Nick Carr, Author of The Big Switch

Author and SES London keynote speaker Nick Carr says that cheap computing, like cheap electric power did 100 years ago, cheap computing power is revolutionizing the way we do business.


QUEENSLANDER Rod Pampling made four birdies on the front nine to grab the outright lead in the second round of the Australian Open in Sydney.


Ma azioni Tesoro dovranno essere vendute a prezzo di mercato


Ivan Remnants Wreak Havoc Across Southeast

CASHIERS, N.C. - The remnants of Hurricane Ivan left behind a violent mark on the Southeast, killing several people, washing away scores of roads, leaving thousands without electricity and sending search teams to scour damaged areas for stranded residents...


Sean Singletary scores 27 points and Virginia knocks off the rust of a two-week layoff with a 91-69 victory over Hampton on Saturday.


A Spanish hotel chain is running a  competition for stressed executives to let off steam in a  fashion usually reserved for rock stars -- by smashing hotel  rooms.


In the 'Phantom' Movie, Over-the-Top Goes Higher

If Andrew Lloyd Webber's Broadway musical "Phantom of the Opera" is a chestnut, Joel Schumacher's new film is a chestnut flamboyantly roasting on a backlot fire.


Bayer Unit to Pay $33 Mln Fine, Plead to Price Fixing

Bayer AG's US unit agreed to plead guilty and pay a $33 million fine for participating in a conspiracy to fix the price of chemicals used to make plastic grocery bags, shoe soles and


3 Dade Beaches Have High Bacteria Levels

By The Miami Herald  Feb. 7--Miami-Dade health workers warned swimmers to avoid the water at Crandon Beach, Miami Beach's 74th Street beach and Virginia Key Beach.   Those sites had higher-than-normal levels of bacteria during recent tests, the county's health department said.


Jodhaa Akbar isn't just historical facts: Gowariker

Customary pre-release jitters notwithstanding, Ashutosh Gowariker looks relaxed and says his epic   romance Jodhaa Akbar, releasing Friday, is not a bare narration of historical facts.


Il 30 dicembre la consegna del riconoscimento


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Comment is free: Mark Lawson: Anyone stupid enough to do a computer's bidding is not losing civil liberties so much as their marbles.


Canalis:irresistibile avere ospite Mughini con Juventus in B


Growth May Slow, but Recession Looks Unlikely

For three years, The Washington Post has asked business and nonprofit leaders to predict how the Washington area economy will do in the coming year. For three years, the group forecast solid growth and were right.


Steelers Top Ravens 20-7, Go 8-0 at Home

Ben Roethlisberger gave the Pittsburgh Steelers a lot bigger scare than the Baltimore Ravens did. Roethlisberger threw two touchdown passes in a run-heavy offense before being pulled from a 20-7 victory Sunday with an unspecified rib injury caused when he was blindsided on a scoring pass.


Ispat Iscor on Monday said it was delighted with the formation of the new Mittal Steel company, which moved it from the world's number two steel group to the world's biggest steel company.


Oggi si chiudono le consultazioni. La maggioranza dei partiti chiede il votoDue spiragli: mandato esplorativo al presidente Marini o governo Amato                                          La sfida di Veltroni: "Fi corra da sola" L'appello "disperato" di Confindustria                                                                                Montezemolo: "Almeno una modifica per inserire le preferenze"Ma tutto Ã¨ pronto per andare al voto. Bettini: "Alleanze possibili su programmi omogenei"di CLAUDIA FUSANI


Less Preening, More Fun and a Touch of Dignity at Awards Show

The Screen Actors Guild Awards moved fast, looked effortless and fun, and turned out to be a worthy substitute for the more glamorous Golden Globes.


Nigerian union leader's arrest a "misunderstanding": secret police

The Nigerian domestic security agency said that the earlier arrest of the country's top trade union leader had been the result of a "misunderstanding" and that he had since been released.


Nintendo's quirky game console, the Wii, will go on sale in the U.S. on Nov. 19 for $249.99, a price far lower than competing consoles from Sony and Microsoft Corp., the company said Thursday.


Disney, Miramax deal looks likely to end soon

The Walt Disney Co. appears poised to end its current deal with Miramax Films founders Bob and Harvey Weinstein after an often rocky 10-year relationship.


Scientists say drug may block Alzheimer's

It might be possible to make a pill that prevents the brain damage that marks Alzheimer's disease, US researchers said Thursday.


It tastes better than cough medicine, and now researchers think it may be better at relieving coughs, too. Dark chocolate may have health benefits to weigh against fears of tooth decay or putting on weight.


Lopez's ex-husband ordered to pay actress $545,000

A California judge on Wednesday formally ordered the former husband of Jennifer Lopez to pay the singer-actress $545,000 for trying to publish a tell-all book about their relationship.


Slow growth puts employment in campaign focus

The US economy created a disappointing 96,000 new jobs last month, raising questions about the economic recovery and ensuring that the job market will be a hotly debated topic


Also, a bomber killed nine people at a crowded marketplace in a village northeast of Baghdad.


If a prescription needs to be filled in Hollywood, chances are celebrities can find a doctor to do it. Doctors have a long history of feeding the drug demands of the entertainment industry from Marilyn Monroe to Winona Ryder, Elvis Presley to Courtney Love.


Thatcher in court over alleged funding for coup attempt

Mark Thatcher is due to appear in regional court in Cape Town on Thursday in connection with charges that he helped fund an abortive coup in Equatorial Guinea.


Kyrgyz party wins absolute majority, OSCE critical

Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev's party won every available seat in the next parliament, early results showed on Monday after a weekend election sharply criticized by Western monitors and the opposition.


The board of the country's largest flight attendants union authorized a national strike Tuesday after its president said the airline industry is using the bankruptcy process to threaten workers' livelihoods.


Respiratory Therapists at Increased Asthma Risk

NEW YORK  - Ironically, people who help  patients with breathing problems have a high likelihood of  developing respiratory disorders themselves.


The family of a couple killed in a car crash fight plans to exhume them after claims they are in a reserved grave.


Ford could sell Aston Martin this week: source

Ford Motor Co . could announce the sale of its Aston Martin luxury performance cars unit for more than 450 million pounds ($865 million) as early as this week, a source familiar with the matter said on Monday.


Plan to further restrict hedge funds stirs backlash

A Securities and Exchange Commission proposal to sharply limit the number of Americans who can invest in hedge funds has triggered a public backlash -- and the latest controversy over the booming private investment pools.


England legend Geoff Boycott is unimpressed by Stephen Harmison's performance on day one of the Ashes.


U.S. group urges Iran to free women activists

A U.S.-based rights group has called on Iran to drop "politically motivated" charges against two Iranian women's rights activists facing trial for taking part in a protest and said they should be freed immediately.


C'wealth gives cautious response to uniform bill

LONDON: Commonwealth cautiously responding to the passage of bill by the National Assembly in Pakistan empowering president Musharraf to hold two offices said that the Commonwealth wants supremacy of the constitution and for the Parliament to remain intact


Weather, jet's performance possible factors

MONTROSE - The performance of a small jet that crashed and burned on takeoff Sunday morning at the Montrose Regional Airport, injuring NBC Sports Chairman Dick Ebersol killing three others including his son, will be probed, a federal investigator said


Also: Sun CEO among the few chiefs who blog


Florida explosion knocks out units at electric plant

A massive explosion that sent a cloud of black smoke over Jacksonville, Florida on Wednesday occurred across the street from a JEA generating plant but knocked two of three generating units offline, a company spokeswoman said.


Chewing tobacco not "safe" alternative to smoking

NEW YORK  - People who use chewing tobacco expose themselves to even higher levels of a particular cancer-causing compound than tobacco smokers do, according to a new study.


Canadian shootings linked to website, videogames

The blame game The task of apportioning blame has begun in earnest in the wake of the Montreal college shootings as Canada and its media try to digest the incident.â¦


Forbes magazine has again ranked Bill Gates as the richest person in the US, worth to $48 billion, but investor Warren Buffett has edged closer.


Report Says Smoking Ban Helps to Cut Heart Attacks

Government curbs on secondhand smoke in New York led to nearly 4,000 fewer hospital admissions for heart attacks in 2004, according to a new statewide study.


Avrebbero falsificato prove e indizi, spargendo tracce e impronte nella casa di Cogne, cercando di spacciarle per quelle dell'assassino di Samuele. Ã questo il sospetto, basato su una perizia della polizia


Two die in bid to assassinate Karzai's running mate in Afghan polls

Afghan President Hamid Karzai's running mate survived an assassination attempt when a bomb killed two people in a convoy carrying him to an election rally, a government official said.


Marion Jones sues head of BALCO, challenges him to take lie ...

SAN FRANCISCO Olympic track star Marion Jones is seeking 25 (m) million dollars in a defamation lawsuit against BALCO founder Victor Conte.


Blog: The Russian government has shut down AllofMP3, which offered downloadable MP3 files at a much lower price than stores such as iTunes, but fans will probably just migrate to other similar services.


New Delhi, Aug. 25. (UNI): India and Kuwait tonight signed an extradition treaty and an agreement on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters to jointly combat terrorism as the Gulf nation assured New Delhi


From love to game over for Clijsters, Hewitt

Former top-ranked tennis players Kim Clijsters of Belgium and Australian Lleyton Hewitt have broken up and abandoned their wedding plans less than four months ahead of their planned marriage.


'Con ondata freddo utilizzati anche stoccaggi'


More than 900 right-wing paramilitary fighters surrendered their weapons Tuesday, but a leading international rights group criticized the demobilization process and said the Colombian government is letting war criminals off the hook.


FREEPORT, Bahamas A meteorologist with the Bahamas weather service is predicting two of the chain's islands will be hit hard by Hurricane Jeanne.


Solo fisco non basta.Nessun contrasto con Padoa-Schioppa


Trees Under Siege: Emerald Ash Borer Threatens Northland Forests

By John Myers, Duluth News-Tribune, Minn.  Feb. 4--A metallic-green half-inch bug that doesn't even bite is sending chills through Minnesota foresters and entomologists this year as it moves toward the state's forests.


Verdict favors World Trade Center leaseholder

Real estate developer Larry Silverstein, who envisions replacing all the commercial office space destroyed in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, won a court victory Monday that may help him do so.


Married adult happier-healthier than singles

A report published by the Centers for Disease control and Prevention suggests that married adults are healthier and happier than singles, whether divorced, widowed or never married.


Ducks bow out in less than mighty fashion

The Mighty Ducks' surprising playoff run ended short of the Stanley Cup finals, leaving them disappointed yet optimistic about the young players who emerged as steady contributors under pressure.


New Zealand Builds a Nest Big Enough to Save Kiwis

Kiwi numbers have declined rapidly over the past century, as populations struggled with the twin threats of shrinking habitat and expanding legions of new predators.


The pensions department apologises for sending thousands of personal letters to the wrong addresses.


Chirac says Turkey's EU bid 'not a done deal'

PARIS : French President Jacques Chirac said Wednesday that Turkey's EU membership bid was "not a done deal," although he believed it was in Europe's best interests, a government spokesman reported after a cabinet meeting.


Heavy rain is due to dampen the west of England on Sunday, continuing a run of appalling weather.


Militants in Iraq took a Polish woman hostage and claimed the grisly killing of 11 Iraqi soldiers, as more deadly violence yesterday took hold across the country.


Clinton Says Arafat Missed the Chance for Peace

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton on  Thursday offered condolences to Palestinians after the death of  Yasser Arafat but said their leader had missed the opportunity  to create lasting Middle East peace in 2000.


New Abbas Palestinian government opens door to aid

RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas swore in an emergency government on Sunday in a move that could bolster him in his power struggle with Islamist Hamas rivals by ending a U.S.-led aid embargo.


Nokia woos Facebook - report Nokia is in talks to acquire a stake in Facebook, according to Mobile Content News. The website reports that the two companies are mulling a development agreement which involves "porting the social network on to Nokia handsets in a major way".â¦


Combinazione: 7-17-44-63-64-88 Jolly 8 Superstar 56


Tesco is launching a home shopping service for a range of 8,000 non-food items such as sofas and bicycles.


Oklahoma to execute terminally ill convict

Oklahoma is set to execute a convicted murderer by lethal injection on Tuesday who is terminally ill with cancer and is expected to die in a few months' time anyway.


Report: News Corp., Dow Jones Reach Deal

NEW YORK -- Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. has reached a tentative agreement to buy Wall Street Journal publisher Dow Jones & Co., the Journal reported on its Web site late Monday.


Philippine movie star, presidential candidate Poe on life support ...

MANILA  - Philippine movie icon Fernando Poe, who nearly unseated President Gloria Arroyo early this year, has been put on life support after falling into a coma following a massive stroke over the weekend, his spokesman said.


The US secretary of state visits Sri Lanka,  where tensions are growing over tsunami aid.