Dr. Nicholas Perricone, the popular anti-aging guru, is the latest writer to benefit from the blessing of Oprah.


EBay reports 'intermittent' problems with PayPal

EBay has reported that it has been having trouble with its PayPal online payment arm. The company says that it has been having technical glitches following a coding update last Thursday.


U.S. bookstore finds missing Borges manuscripts

A three-week scramble to find two handwritten manuscripts by Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges worth nearly $1 million ended on Monday when they were discovered in the bookstore that had reported them missing.


Aftershocks strike fear after Japan quake kills 16

Aftershocks shook northern Japan on Sunday, a day after a powerful earthquake killed at least 16 people and injured about 1,000 as houses collapsed and landslides devastated a village, stranding hundreds of people.


A state of emergency is declared in parts of California, as wildfires prompt the state's largest-ever evacuation.


Cagliari, 20:37 - CALCIO, CAGLIARI: CONTI E SUAZO OK PER L'INTER

In vista della gara del Meazza contro l'Inter, il tecnico del Cagliari Colomba recupera Suazo e Cont...


Firefighters who lost colleagues on 9/11 criticise Republican presidential candidate Rudi Giuliani.


Washington hosts Hollywood elite for Kennedy Honors

Washington's elite mingled with artistic icons at the Kennedy Center Honors on Saturday, paying tribute to five people for their lifetime contributions to the arts and American culture.


Sudan's Government Refuses to Sign Darfur Deal

Sudan's government refused to sign a security deal with rebels on Friday designed to end violence in the western Darfur region, saying the document drafted by African Union mediators was too one-sided.


Bush Tries to Mend Frayed US-Canada Ties

President Bush and Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin tried to patch up strained US-Canadian ties on Tuesday and Martin spoke of a "spirit of renewal" between


Singer Beyonce named most desirable woman: survey

Singer-actress Beyonce, star of the movie musical "Dreamgirls," was named this year's "most desirable woman" in an annual reader survey released on Wednesday by the popular lifestyles Web site AskMen.com.


Antarctic census set to reveal new species: scientists

An international project to document the sea life of Antarctica is likely to reveal new species among the dinner-plate sized sea spiders and other overgrown animals of the deep, scientists said Wednesday.


The pound edged up against the dollar but dipped against the euro as market players awaited a speech at 5.30 pm on Monday by the arch dove on the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee, David Blanchflower.


A prominent trade union leader, Mansour Osanlou, is seized by unidentified men from a bus in Tehran.


British Home Secretary in the spotlight over love affair

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One Hollywood actor, Ronald Reagan, served as president for eight years. So why not an actor who plays a district attorney on TV?


NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer has called a meeting of NATO states and Russia on Tuesday to discuss the siege of a school by Chechen separatists in which more than 335 people died, a NATO spokesman said.


Tiger Woods turned in his most complete round of a difficult year, missing only two fairways and one green in closing with a 5-under-par 66 for a two-shot victory over Ireland's Padraig Harrington in the Target World


A Familiar Strain Is Felt In Stateside Guard Unit

Soldier's tumble experience at a base reflects the biggest challenges and stresses confronting the Guard and Reserve soldiers.


Hostage-takers threaten to kill schoolchildren

Armed militants on Wednesday stormed a Russian school in a region bordering Chechnya, corralling hundreds of hostages -- many of them children -- and threatening to blow up


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Robinho saluta l'arrivo di Schuster al Real e lancia frecciata a Capello. ''Schuster è un gra...


Republican presidential hopeful Ron Paul's supporters raised over $5 million Sunday to boost the 10-term Texas congressman's campaign for the White House.


In a morale-boosting visit, President Bush crossed the country today to thank the Marines for their service in the war on terrorism, and he urged every American during the holiday


A laboratory perched on a windswept ridge in the Arctic should reveal vital clues about our changing planet.


Verizon Wireless Will Pay $3 Billion for Additional Capacity

Verizon Wireless said it would pay $3 billion in cash for the spectrum licenses owned by NextWave Telecom, a move that should expand coverage for new subscribers.


A Jewish group said Wednesday that it accepts Will Smith's explanation that he never praised Adolf Hitler in remarks the star says were misinterpreted.


Surgeons remove gallbladder through vagina

French surgeons took out a patient's gallbladder without cutting her abdomen, removing it through an incision in her vagina in what they said was a glimpse of the future of surgery, they reported on Monday.


South Korean Lab Says Uranium Test Repeated 3 Times

South Korean government scientists  conducted unsanctioned uranium enrichment tests three times in  2000 but they were repeated procedures of a single experiment,  a spokesman at the state-run atomic research center said on  Sunday.


Calling militant attacks "cowardly work," President Hamid Karzai on Wednesday deplored a suicide bombing that killed 12 children and accused the fighters of running from battle by donning women's clothing.


Tom Ford aims to block N.M. oil drilling

Fashion designer Tom Ford has bought mineral rights beneath his Galisteo ranch southeast of Santa Fe in an attempt to protect his land from possible oil exploration in the region.


EU should share web terrorism monitoring: Germany

Germany will push the European Union's  member states to agree to share the surveillance of militant  Web sites when it takes over the bloc's presidency in January,  a senior German official said on Monday.


Los Angeles Times - WASHINGTON — Shortly before the U.S. bombing and invasion of Iraq last year, Saddam Hussein gathered his top generals together to share what came to them as astonishing news: The weapons that the United States was launching a war to remove did not exist.


Prince Harry 'cheated' on exam, Eton teacher claims: report

Prince Harry, the third in line to the British throne, stands accused of cheated on a finishing exam at the prestigious Eton College.


Square Feet: Amazon Consolidates in Growing Area of Seattle

Amazon.com, the worldâs largest online retailer, will soon finally have one place to call home.


Bobsledding, restaurant keep Chelios occupied

With a dream to make it to the 2006 Olympics and a thriving business on the side, Red Wings defenseman Chris Chelios is keeping busy these days, even as the NHL lockout drags into its fourth week.


Hispanic voters may take immigration revenge in 2008

Long after President George W. Bush has retired to his Texas ranch, his fellow Republicans may have to deal with Hispanic voter backlash over his failed immigration reform.


A startup claims it has created software that lets programs run on any operating system--and any processor--without slowing down. Is the hype for real this time?


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Advisers Urge WHO to Allow Gene-Modified Smallpox

Advisers to the World Health  Organization have pressed the body to allow a few scientists to  genetically modify the smallpox virus to make it easier to  study, a WHO spokesman said on Thursday.


Lilly Considers $1 Billion Fine to Settle Case

The fine would settle a civil and criminal investigation into the companyâs marketing of an antipsychotic drug.


Actor Ryan Reynolds and Black Eyed Peas singer will.i.am are to appear in X-Men Origins: Wolverine, according to reports.


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Four-time champions Cameroon will face hosts Ghana in Thursday's semi-final after an extra-time finish from Stephane Mbia knocks out Tunisia.


Red tape vs Redmond...the never ending story The European Commission has hit back at suggestions it has got it in for Microsoft over security features built into the heavily-delayed Windows Vista.â¦


Kirsten Dunst on her backhand and meeting the Williams sisters, for her film, Wimbledon.


Henri Paul was terrible driver, witness tells Diana inquest

Henri Paul -- who was at the wheel when Princess Diana died in a Paris car crash -- was a reckless driver, a holistic healer who worked for her boyfriend's family told Diana's inquest on Tuesday.


Oilers a win away from Stanley Cup finals

Fernando Pisani and the Edmonton Oilers are a win away from the Stanley Cup finals.


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US Postal upset favourites in Tour of Spain

US Postal have upset favourites Liberty Seguros to win the 27.7-km opening team time trial stage of the Tour of Spain. Saturday's victory came after widespread


Crolla il Messina, Sampdoria sconfitta in casa, mezzo stop per la ...

La 7.a giornata della Serie A vede lâexploit del Lecce, che travolge il domicilio con un sonante 4-1 e vola al secondo posto. Momento importante anche per Parma e Livorno, che ottengono la loro prima vittoria


Putin encourages Indian computer companies to do business in Russia

BANGALORE, India  - Russian President Vladimir Putin urged Indian computer software firms Saturday to set up offices and joint ventures in his country, promising tax breaks and government support.


Progressives Think Bloomberg Might Be Spoiler      (U.S. News & World Report)

U.S. News & World Report - The villain of the 2000 presidential election, Ralph Nader, was greeted by boos and hisses this morning by Progressives at their annual conference in Washington D.C., as he introduced Democratic presidential candidate Mike Gravel.


Oct. 14, 2004 - Caught off-guard by a last-minute flu vaccine shortage, hospitals and health officials are grappling with a side-effect perhaps more virulent than the bug itself: price gouging.


One thing you have to give Team Czech Republic, they're not boring and they certainly keep you guessing about what they are going to do next.


A ban on patients and doctors using mobile phones in hospitals is to be lifted this spring, the government has announced.


In many ways, the University of Massachusetts seemed to be in over its head in the semifinals of the NCAA men's soccer tournament Friday night in Cary, N.C. But the Minutemen remained composed while being badly outplayed by Ohio State, then rallied to produce some threatening sequences in the second half of a 1-0 loss.


Race leader Oscar Pereiro and rival Floyd Landis set off on Tuesday's 15th stage of the Tour de France, the first of three straight grueling Alpine treks.


Area New-Home Buyers Happier,  Survey Shows

The most satisfied new-home buyers in the Washington area last year were those who purchased a home from Pulte Homes Inc., the nation's largest builder, according to a survey released this week.


IRAN has revealed it has started converting tons of raw uranium as part of technology that could be used to make nuclear arms. It comes despite the International Atomic Energy Agencyâs board demanding that Iran freeze all uranium enrichment.


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A small plane trying to land Saturday at a private mountain airstrip hit two planes on the ground, killing three people, the Federal Aviation Administration said.


Militants try to flee Lebanon camp, 20 killed

NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - At least 20 militants and two Lebanese soldiers were killed in a battle on Sunday when fighters from the Fatah al-Islam group tried to flee a Palestinian refugee camp, a security source said.


Utah doctors urge caution before abandoning painkiller Aleve

Despite indications that yet another painkiller can lead to heart attacks and strokes, some Utah doctors say the drug should remain on the market until the government completes further investigations.


Bowden Knows Value Of Having Job Security

The National Football Foundation changes its rules so that Florida State coach Bobby Bowden can be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame while he's still coaching.


N.C. Program Aims to Boost Bee Population

North Carolina is trying to boost the buzz surrounding the state's crops. As farmers leave tobacco and move into new crops like cucumbers, melons, and berries, the state is confronting a crisis: it simply doesn't have enough honeybees to pollinate all those flowering plants.


ATHENS, Greece - Cat Osterman struck out 10 in six innings, Crystl Bustos homered and the United States completed a perfect run through the preliminary round with a 3-0 win over Taiwan on Friday, setting up a U.S.-Australia showdown in the semifinals.    On another blistering day, the U.S...


North Korea nuclear talks poised for accord

A groundbreaking plan to curtail North Korea's nuclear arms ambitions in return for energy aid and security assurances edged toward approval on Tuesday as envoys to six-party talks waited for Pyongyang to give its nod.


US troops find more bodies in Mosul as ongoing violence produces ...

US forces uncovered more bodies in the northern city of Mosul on Friday, apparent victims of an intimidation campaign by insurgents against Iraq's fledgling security forces.


Broken Links Lined With Gold for Paxfire

In the early days of the Internet, when you mistyped a Web address or entered an address that did not exist, your browser was redirected to a Web site with a stark, black-and-white message: "Error Page Not Found."


A week-old baby is in hospital and a family left homeless after a fire at their house in Londonderry.


TechShop, the public-access workshop in Menlo Park, Calif. is expanding to ten new locations in six states.


Britain's Olympic rowing heroes take to the water again during a homecoming at their home base.


A man admits having sex with four of five women he is accused of murdering in Suffolk, a court hears.


Mast Defies Odds, Gets Another PGA Start

Winless on the PGA Tour in his 30 years as a pro, Dick Mast hasn't stopped trying.


National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week gets under way Oct. 21, and the theme for this year is "Protect Our Most Valuable Resource -- Our Children."


Opera from monster's point of view debuts in LA

Oscar-winning composer Elliot  Goldenthal says he has been having nightmares about a monster  named Grendel, and when he wakes up, the monster is still  there, consuming his every moment.


The slugger's testimony on steroid use raises sharp questions about integrity of baseball and all pro sports. By Mark Sappenfield | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor.


Two new Cabir mobile phone worms spotted

Antivirus company F-Secure is warning of two new versions of the Cabir mobile phone worm, which affects Symbian phones.


Playwright Arthur Miller, famous for The Crucible and Death of a Salesman, dies  aged 89.


Stocks: Wall Street falls on economic data and oil

NEW YORK Stocks were mostly lower Thursday on Wall Street, after data showing a slowdown in economic growth and a rise in oil prices renewed fears of disappointing third-quarter earnings.


The former police leader withdraws due to a housekeeper's ...

The White House renewed its search for a homeland security chief Saturday as the candidate President Bush thought ideal apologized for an immigration problem


The Department of Veterans Affairs knew for months that shower heads, handrails and other fixtures posed serious suicide risks to Seattle-area psychiatric patients, but refused to fix the problems, inspectors said in a report released Friday.


Oil Rises, Nears Record Above $50 as US Production Curbed

Crude oil surpassed $50 a barrel and was close to a record in New York after hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico curbed US production for more than three weeks, slowing the accumulation of supplies to meet winter needs.


Voci di 320 licenziamenti all'Alfa di Arese scatenano la protesta degli operai. Calci all'auto di Albertini. Le voci, non confermate nÃ© smentite dalla Fiat, che parlano di un piano per 320 licenziamenti allo


Abbas, Hamas seek upper hand in Gaza border dispute

RAFAH, Gaza Strip  - The European Union on Monday raised the possibility of sending its monitors back to Gaza's breached border with Egypt and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas sought to rally Western support to sideline Hamas.


Wal-Mart is reducing its forecast for same store sales for the month of August. It is blaming store closures caused by Hurricane Charley last week.


Getrag Ford Transmissions, a joint venture between U.S. automaker Ford Motor Co. and Germany's Getrag Group, announced Thursday it plans to build a $400 million auto parts plant in eastern Slovakia.


Conservative MP steps down over race comments

A senior member of the Conservative Party was forced to quit Thursday after suggesting being called "a black bastard" was a fact of life ethnic minority British soldiers.


A contestant on ITV's Britain's Got Talent is withdrawn after police reveal he is on the sex offenders' register.


Gunman kills 3 girls at Pennsylvania Amish school

NICKEL MINES, Penn.  - A gunman killed three schoolgirls execution style and then shot himself dead on Monday after bursting into a one-room Amish schoolhouse in rural Pennsylvania, police said.


A major winter storm moved across the Midwest and was expected to arrive in the N.Y. area late this afternoon.


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Tequila, Handguns, and Even Costlier Mistakes

How your computer could be costing you thousands of dollars.


Insurance commissioner targets hidden fees

Decrying ''ethical breaches of an unprecedented nature,'' California's insurance commissioner announced regulations Wednesday to bar brokers from steering customers to certain policies in exchange for hidden commissions.


Phil Wolff on things for bloggers to do before they die.


Stocks Set to Open Lower After Jobs Data

U.S. stocks were set to open lower on  Friday after a government report showed weaker-than-expected  job growth in September.


Colombian leftist guerrillas free two high-level hostages

A deal brokered by Venezuelan President Hugo ChÃ¡vez could pave the way for the liberation of dozens of others being held in rebel camps.


Delta Slashes Fares, Airline Shares Fall

Delta Air Lines Inc. on Wednesday cut  its fares by up to 50 percent for travel in the continental  United States, prompting fears of a new fare war and sending  airline shares sharply lower.


Discuss your addiction to Big Iron here... IBM aims to leverage social networking by building an online meeting place for users of its System z mainframes. It says the Web-based portal, called Destination z, gives customers a place to discuss and debate mainframe usage, exchange ideas and seek technical advice.â¦


Schwarzenegger aide to face libel case over grope claims

A British judge cleared the way for an aide to Arnold Schwarzenegger to face a libel trial for allegedly calling a television presenter a liar after she claimed the actor-turned-politician fondled her.


Andrei Kostitsyn scored in the second period, then came through again in the shootout to lead the Montreal Canadiens past the host Atlanta Thrashers, 3-2, Thursday night.


Spitzer alleges corruption in insurance trade

ALBANY, NY -- The man who made Wall Street reform its ways is now charging widespread corruption in the insurance industry. He alleged that brokers have been taking payoffs from insurance companies to steer


Investigators Consider Race as Possible Motive in Maryland Arson

Racial animosity and revenge are among the possible motives in the arson fires in a subdivision in southern Maryland on Dec. 6, a spokesman for federal investigators said Sunday.


Round One: Bush, Kerry trade tough words on Iraq

CORAL GABLES, Fla. -- John F. Kerry and President Bush clashed sharply over the war in Iraq last night during the first debate of the presidential campaign season, with the senator from Massachusetts accusing


Susan Gearing's home office in Columbia looks like a fun factory -- embroidery machines hum, and shelves are lined with 350 rolls of fabric, including some emblazoned with Elvis, Betty Boop and shirtless cowboys.


Roma. ''L'emendamento fiscale verra' illustrato venerdi' sera in occasione del Consiglio dei ministri''. Lo ha annunciato il sottosegretario all'Economia, Giuseppe Vegas, giungendo a palazzo Chigi prima del


Movie Review | 'I Donât Want to Sleep Alone': Once Upon a Mattress, a Tone Poem Made Up of Moods

In âI Donât Want to Sleep Alone,â Kuala Lumpur is a city of smoky alleyways and empty, half-lighted streets, where a few solitary, sad-looking souls stand out from the crowds.


Jets 20, Eagles 17: Jets Pull Together a Lineup and Pull Out a Victory

This late in the game, the Jets still seem to be seeking winning combinations, picking up players at a hodgepodge of positions before wrapping up their preseason.


With the clock ticking down to Election Day - and chilling new images of Osama bin Laden hogging the airwaves â-resident Bush traded barbs with


After a debut that was the stuff of fantasy, Wayne Rooney was introduced to the real Manchester United yesterday. The 18-year-old could have been forgiven for thinking that life


New York designer Zac Posen wants a law to protect his fashion designs from knockoffs even though he says imitations are not such a bad thing because they help promote growing brands like his.


Has Ken Jennings' 'Jeopardy!' Run Ended?

Has Ken Jennings ended his "Jeopardy!" streak? A report posted Wednesday on TV Week's Web site said the brainy software engineer lost in a show taped Tuesday, walking away after his 75th straight game with about $2.5 million overall in cash and prizes. The magazine cited unidentified sources and said the show would air later this fall.


(InfoWorld) - Qimonda, the world's second largest DRAM (dynamic RAM) maker, has expanded a technology and production pact with Taiwan's Winbond Electronics to provide the company with 80-nanometer manufacturing technology. The deal extends Qimonda's strategy of sharing its research and development expenses by licensing out chip manufacturing technology to partners such as Winbond, Nanya Technology, and Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. of China. The deals also help Qimonda control costs. The company sources chips from these companies, enabling it to rely on them for a steady supply of DRAM without having to spend billions of dollars on new chip factories. The German company,Â formerly the memory chip divisionÂ of Infineon Technologies, will also continue to source chips from Winbond, it said in a statement. The deal extends a partnership begun in 2002, when Infineon agreed to transfer its 110nm technology to Winbond in return for a portion of its output.


Groups Fight US Plan to Kill Prairie Dogs

Eight conservation groups are fighting the US government over a plan to poison thousands of prairie dogs in the grasslands of South Dakota, saying wildlife should not take a backseat to ranching interests.


President Bush is threading the diplomatic needle on a foreign trip — again.


Cell Lines in U.S. Too Contaminated to Use - Study

Batches of human embryonic stem  cells available under the strict policies of the U.S.  government are contaminated with an animal molecule and are  probably no good for using to treat people, scientists reported  on Sunday.


Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest and   Poseidon both star big boats. The comparisons end there.


HP chairwoman says she would resign if asked

Hewlett-Packard Co. chairwoman Patricia Dunn, who authorized an investigation of directors to determine the source of news leaks, said yesterday she would step down if the board asks her to.


Anaheim Seeks Restraining Order on Angels

The city of Anaheim asked a judge to block the Angels from adding Los Angeles to their name.


White House told to detail Christian leader visits

A U.S. judge ordered the Secret Service on Monday to disclose records of visits by nine prominent conservative Christian leaders to the White House and Vice President Dick Cheney's residence.


Su una barca si stavano avvicinando alla coppia che prendeva il sole a Sharm el Sheikh"E' un capo di stato, Ã¨ normale che si usino misure di sicurezza draconiane"                                          Paparazzi braccano Sarkozy e Carla E la polizia egiziana spara in aria


St. Louis helps Lightning end slide at 5

Martin St. Louis had a goal and two assists to help the Tampa Bay Lightning snap a five-game home losing streak with a 4-3 victory against the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night.


The life and work of novelist Graham Greene are being celebrated on Saturday, the centenary of his birth.


Newly signed New York Mets pitcher Pedro Martinez leveled criticism of former Boston Red Sox teammate Curt Schilling, telling the Boston Herald he's much better and that Schilling was off-base when talking about Martinez's workout regimen.


The sexually transmitted virus that causes cervical cancer in women is poised to become one of the leading causes of oral cancer in men, according to a new study.


In some of the worst violence in recent weeks in Baghdad, rebels launched attacks against Iraqi security forces in the capital today, killing at least 30 people.


Democrats Change Course on Mo., Colo. Ads

Under pressure, the Democratic Party will air television ads in Missouri and Colorado starting this weekend after dropping the states from its first round of post-Labor Day commercials.


Yankees Could Be Without Rivera Early in ALCS

New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera is reportedly dealing with a personal issue that could affect his availability early in the American League Championship Series against the Boston Red Sox, which begins Tuesday in the Bronx.


SPOKANE, Wash. - In the three years since Mark Anderson answered a newspaper advertisement for a free puppy that needed a good home, the female black Labrador has chewed through a couch, a window sill, two cell phones and two carpets.


Lilly Considers $1 Billion Fine to Settle Case

The fine would settle a civil and criminal investigation into the companyâs marketing of an antipsychotic drug.


British Party Meeting to Focus on Iraq War

Description: NPR's Jennifer Ludden talks with Colin Brown, deputy political editor of Britain's newspaper The Independent, about the upcoming Labour Party Conference in Brighton.


The Florida Democratic Party is sticking to its primary date — and printed bumper stickers to prove it.


The main asset of Yukos, the crippled Russian oil company, will not be integrated into Gazprom, the state gas monopoly, but will remain as a separate state-controlled group, the Russian government said on Wednesday.


Blair: "Moment of decision" for Northern Ireland

The Prime Minister has arrived in Northern Ireland for crunch talks on the future of devolved government in the region. All the main political parties, along with Tony Blair and his Irish counterpart Bertie


La vittima, M.P. 48 anni, colpita in pieno petto nel locale sulla stataletra Ladispoli e Santa Marinella. L'omicida, identificato, Ã¨ fuggito                                          Scoppia lite in discoteca ucciso buttafuori sull'Aurelia


Hutchison unit makes 900-mln-euro bid for Marionnaud of France

The retail unit of Hong Kong conglomerate Hutchison Whampoa launched a bid to take over troubled French toiletries retailer Marionnaud in a 900-million-euro deal that could create the biggest company in the sector.


China woos India and Pakistan with nuclear know-how

President Hu expects to cut energy deals this week to gain regional influence.


OPEC likely to raise output quota by 1 mn bpd

NEW YORK, September 15 (New Ratings) - The core Gulf members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) have reportedly recommended that the cartel's official output quota be boosted by 4%, or one million barrels per day.


United flight cancellations outpace rivals

United Airlines canceled dozens of flights on Wednesday after 10 days of weather-related problems forced the No. 2 U.S. carrier to scrap more than 1,100 flights.


The bird flu virus that can kill humans has the potential to be spread by cats, scientists have found.


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Verizon Wireless settles N.Y. probe into marketing

Verizon Wireless has agreed to settle a probe into the marketing of its Internet usage plans and reimburse $1 million to customers for wrongful account termination, the New York attorney general said on Tuesday.


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French insurance giant AXA SA posted a dip in third-quarter revenue on Wednesday, saying the strong euro and lower savings premiums had hurt its business in 2004.


In an emotional farewell at the Pentagon, Donald H. Rumsfeld said Friday the worst day of his nearly six years as secretary of defense occurred when he learned of the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse.


Local flu clinic set for high-risk children

MARION -- The Marion County Health Department currently has a limited supply of flu vaccine for high-risk children and the shots will only will be given during the regular Infant and Childhood Immunization Clinic held on Tuesdays.


Group: Terrorism not focus of Homeland Security

Most court cases brought by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security involved immigration issues not claims of terrorism, according to a report issued Sunday by an independent research group. But a DHS spokesman dismissed the study, saying  that, by clamping down on all forms of immigration, the agency has made it difficult for terrorists to come to the United States.


Texas video tour lands London artist Turner prize

A video tour of Texas has won British artist Jeremy Deller the Turner Prize, one of the art world's most contentious awards. Deller, hot favourite with bookmakers to land


Hundreds of supply trucks rolled into Florida to help restock shelves at home improvement retailers as customers rushed to buy everything from plywood to generators in preparation for Hurricane Frances.


Rudy Giuliani shares the lead for the conservative vote in the Republican presidential race, despite the New Yorker's three marriages and moderate views on abortion, guns and gays.


Sony BMG Will Sell Music Without Copyright Protection

Sony BMG is the last major record company to do away with the programs, which prevent illegal copying and distribution of songs on the Internet.


Sir Alex Ferguson says Wayne Rooney can make Man Utd as good as his 1999 Treble winning side.


Blog: An in depth view of China's coal situation, but in Chinese only.


A senior al Qaeda terrorist active in operational planning and training has been killed, a Western official said Thursday.


CINCINNATI -- It was the week in which Tom Brady's body language became the official dialect of Patriot Nation.


With the genre's sales plummeting, rap and its entrepreneurial artists are looking for a turnaround strategy


Organizers of the Beijing Olympics have left nothing to chance for China's "coming-out party" this year but a few tricky hurdles still lie in wait ahead of the opening ceremony on August 8.


City Folk Who Feel the Call of the Do-Si-Do

Though the pastimeâs popularity has declined since 1976, many large American cities support a modest but resilient square-dancing and contradancing scene.


The jail sentence given to a father who slashed his baby son's throat in a baker's shop is to be reviewed.


The Hernando County Health Department, which received a new supply of flu vaccine over the weekend, said Monday they will deliver the new doses to


Iraq, i miliziani di al Sadr lasciano il mausoleo di Najaf

Il leader radicale sciita Moqtada al Sadr ha ordinato ai suoi miliziani di lasciare il mausoleo dell'Imam Ali a Najaf e di deporre le armi. L'appello di Sadr e' stato diffuso dagli altoparlanti all'interno


CBI trims growth forecast and calls Brown optimistic

The CBI accused Gordon Brown of being "too optimistic" over the health of the economy yesterday, as the employer's organisation downgraded its own forecast for GDP growth next year.


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Seduta a porte chiuse per la Fiorentina. Jorgensen, che negli ultimi giorni ha lavorato a ritmo rido...


Chris Shifflet's Weblog: Zend Training - Security

Over on Chris Shifflet's weblog today, there's a new posting about the talks that he has given at OSCON and will be presenting at the upcoming ApacheCon.


Verizon Wireless' Strange Change of Heart in FCC Auction

When Verizon Wireless filed an almost perfunctorily brief lawsuit against the FCC in a federal appeals court on Monday, analysts and wireless industry observers were baffled. With the FCC having written up the 700 MHz spectrum auction order in late July, didn't the company have enough time to complain then? Surprisingly, a clue to its motives comes not from itself or its lawsuit but from the FCC.


AT&T Downplays Damage From Economic Slowdown

AT&T reported strong fourth-quarter earnings, with net income rising 63 percent, due in large part to the growth in wireless communications.


Prosecutor Calls Peterson 'Worst Monster'

Calling him "the worst kind of monster" and undeserving of sympathy, a prosecutor urged jurors to sentence Scott Peterson to death for murdering his pregnant wife before the panel began deciding his punishment Thursday.


Virus writers are attempting to take over computer users' PCs by enticing them to click on a malicious programme masquerading as lurid photos of England soccer captain David Beckham, according to a security firm.


BERLIN, New Hampshire  - Democratic presidential contender Hillary Rodham Clinton on Saturday called U.S. President George W. Bush's policy in Iraq incompetent but came under pressure to explain her own vote to authorize the war.


Negotiations between Australia and East Timor on sharing US$30 billion (euro 24 billion) in Timor Sea oil and gas royalties will likely be finalized by Christmas, Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said Thursday.


Prime Minister Ariel Sharon won a critical vote in Israel's parliament Wednesday in favor of his plan to withdraw Israeli settlers and soldiers from the Gaza Strip.


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A chemical specially designed to thwart how the AIDS virus invades during sex offers scientists a new lead in the long quest for a vaginal gel that women could apply to protect themselves when men don't use a condom.


Blair, Musharraf Discuss War on Terrorism

Pakistan's President Gen. Pervez Musharraf was in London on Monday to meet with Prime Minister Tony Blair for talks set to be dominated by the fight against terrorism and the search for peace in the Middle East.


Egypt has abolished the life-threatening practice of female circumcision, its health ministry says.


Bush, Kerry trade gibes on terror threat

The state that launched George W. Bush on the road to the White House and rejuvenated John F. Kerry's presidential hopes took


German conservative warns foreigners to adapt

A top conservative from Chancellor  Angela Merkel's party warned immigrants on Thursday they must  adapt to the German way of life or face "consequences."


A bomb blast at a restaurant in southern Thailand injures 14 people, in the latest violence in the region.


Davis kickoff returns spur Texans to victory

Andre Davis became the seventh player  in NFL history to return two kickoffs for touchdowns in a game  as he led the Houston Texans (8-8) to a 42-28 victory over the  playoff-bound Jacksonville Jaguars (11-5) on Sunday.


Anheuser-Busch may help S&N bid for BB: paper

U.S. brewer Anheuser-Busch  has approached British peer Scottish & Newcastle Plc  about helping it in any bid for full control of Baltic Beverages Holding, The Sunday Times newspaper reported.


A Defenseman Brings Offense to the Capitals

After starting the season poorly enough to get their coach fired, the Washington Capitals have found their legs.


British government crackdown on boorish hailed, assailed

LONDON -- A teenager is forbidden to say "grass." A great-grandfather is banned from being sarcastic. And two record companies are told not to put up advertising posters.


Judge 'can't remember' why he bailed murder suspect

Investigation begins into why a Metropolitan police inspector was freed on bail despite being accused of strangling his wife and faking her suicide


When Peyton Manning threw his record-breaking 49th touchdown pass of the season Sunday in a 34-31 overtime victory over the San Diego Chargers, his father Archie


Crammed into school buildings in  the centre of Suleia, just 200 out of the West Darfur town's  original 25,000 population were left after an attack by militia  and the Sudanese army.


Titolo +3,6%, Kerkorian vuole altre 6 milioni di azioni


Rio Tinto said to be eyeing Alcan/Alcoa deal

LONDON/MONTREAL  - Rio Tinto  , the world's second-biggest miner, is considering gate-crashing Alcoa Inc.'s  $28.6 billion hostile bid for Alcan Inc.  , sources familiar with the matter said on Friday.


YouTube, Digital Music sign deal for content: WSJ

Google Inc.'s YouTube signed a deal  with Digital Music Group Inc. to post more than 4,000 hours of  video content such as classic television shows to the  video-sharing site, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.


Break-In At Berkeley May Have Compromised Data Of 1.4 Million ...

State officials say it's not clear if names and Social Security numbers were accessed or stolen but urge individuals to take precautions against identity theft.


MacCentral - Apple on Wednesday released an update to iPhoto 5, the version of its digital photo management and editing utility included with the recently released iLife 05 suite. As MacCentral posted this article, the update was available for some users through Mac OS X's Software Update system preference pane, though it was not yet available for download through Apple's Downloads Web site.


Utah Jazz forward Carlos Boozer has a hairline fracture in his left leg, and is expected to be sidelined a few weeks.


Movie Review | 'Vajra Sky Over Tibet': A Vacation Video From a Forbidden Land

Limited almost exclusively to tourist attractions, this documentary glimpse at the sights and sounds of occupied Tibet amounts to a rhetorically inflated vacation video.


A sweeping ban on beer advertising has become law in Russia in a move aimed at curbing Russians' vast alcohol intake and changing attitudes to a beverage which the country officially terms a soft drink.


A Vasto, polizia individua gli aggressori tutti minorenni


Dogs with paralysed hind legs regained the ability to walk after getting a shot of a chemical cousin of antifreeze that helped repair nerve cells in their damaged spinal cords, scientists reported.


In Writers Strike, Signs of Internal Discontent Over Tactics

Some writers wonder whether the guildâs militant tactics are actually doing more damage than good.


Coins A worthy year, and one to come, for collectors

Collectors can look ahead and back and shout "Happy New Year!" The old year was one of the most inclusive ever for coin enthusiasts with modest budgets but high levels of anticipation.


Late-Night King Johnny Carson Dies at 79

Johnny Carson, the "Tonight Show" host who served America a smooth nightcap of celebrity banter, droll comedy and heartland charm for 30 years, died Sunday. He was 79. NBC said Carson died of emphysema at his Malibu home.


From the EPA to the Park Service, whistleblowers raise policy questions in a tense election year.


Microsoft pleads ignorance on 'one interweb per child' pork barrel

Schools minister said what now? Microsoft says it doesn't know anything about the government's plan to deliver home broadband to every child in the country, despite claims from the schools minister that he is putting pressure on it to drop prices.â¦


Shaun Alexander scored his fourth rushing touchdown of the season to stake the Seattle Seahawks to a 7-3 halftime lead over the San Francisco 49ers on Thursday night.


New York trans fat ban: Life-saver or Orwellian?

A proposal to ban most artery-clogging   trans fats from New York's restaurants could save thousands of   lives at little cost to restaurateurs, supporters of the   initiative said on Wednesday.


MmO2, NTT DoCoMo agree i-mode Internet deal

British mobile telephone operator mmO2 announced the signing of a deal with NTT DoCoMo, Japan's leading mobile phone operator, to launch i-mode mobile Internet services in Britain, Germany and Ireland.


Netgear recalls 82,000 powerline Ethernet adaptors

Overheating hazard Netgear UK has asked anyone who owns and uses its XE103 85Mb/s powerline Ethernet adaptor to send them back - all 82,000 of the ones that it's sold here and elsewhere in Europe.â¦


LOS ANGELES  - After a lengthy courtship, Glenn Close has signed on to star in her first television pilot.


Kerry Accuses Bush of Incompetence on Iraq

NEW YORK - Staking out new ground on Iraq, Sen. John Kerry said Monday he would not have overthrown Saddam Hussein had he been in the White House, and he accused President Bush of "stubborn incompetence," dishonesty and colossal failures of judgment...


Shuttle astronaut collapses at welcome-home event

Astronaut Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper  collapsed twice during a welcome-home ceremony on Friday, a day  after returning to Earth from a 12-day mission on space shuttle  Atlantis.


FORD predicted a bright future for the Jaguar Formula One team after completing the sale of the racing outfit to energy drinks company Red Bull.


Up to 60 protected gray seals have been killed off the west coast of Ireland in what a wildlife group described as slaughter. The Irish Seal Sanctuary said the seals -- most of them pups


Venezuela's Poor Struggle as Politicians Talk

CARMEN DE URIA, Venezuela  - In a derelict ghost  town on the Venezuelan coast, 12-year-old Elvis Palacios  salvages rusty steel bars from ruined buildings flattened by  1999 landslides.


U.S. Drops Criminal Inquiry of CIA Anti-Drug Incident

U.S. prosecutors have dropped a  three-year investigation into whether at least four CIA  officers lied to lawmakers and agency superiors about a secret  anti-drug operation in Peru that ended in 2001, a Justice  Department spokesman said on Saturday.


US folk-rock singer Steve Earle is set to provoke controversy with his new politically-charged album.


Pharmaceutical companies' Rx for PR? Free stuff, and loads of it. See swag dispensed at the recent American Psychiatric Association conference in San Diego.


New Zealand were monstered once again by the power of big brother as their cricket World Cup batting blues resurfaced against the world champion Australian cricket team.


A powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 struck Japan's northern island of Hokkaido early Monday, swaying buildings, throwing objects off shelves and triggering a tiny tsunami wave that reached the shore.


Running back Chris Perry, Cincinnati's first-round draft pick, went on injured reserve Wednesday after a disappointing rookie season.


Brooklyn and Romeo Beckham thrown lavish christening party

On the 10th day of Christmas, Victoria (one-time Spice girl) and David Beckham (god-like footballer) held a christening for their two sons.


Scelta ratificata dal Consiglio nazionale: "Basta stare in cantina"La precisazione di Cirino Pomicino: "Ma restiamo all'opposizione"                                          Mastella dice addio alla Gad alle regionali liste dell'Udeur                                                                                Ora per l'Ulivo vittoria a rischio in Campania e Basilicata


Two studies finding that lowering a protein called CRP may be beneficial in patients with severe heart disease raise questions about how to use that information.


Tendulka-inspired India stun England to level series

India beat England by two wickets to win the sixth one-day international at The Oval here Wednesday and level the seven-match series 3-3.


Fair Trade Spice Expert and Live Ethnic Music at Taste the World 2004

The third edition of the annual fair trade festival, Taste the World at St. James Cavalier in Valletta, will be held on Saturday, 6 November, 2004, between 10.00am and 11.00pm. Apart from a wide range of fair ...


Fleisher takes lead at Champions Tour's Hickory Classic

Bruce Fleisher parlayed eight birdies into a tournament-low 65 Saturday and cruised to a 3-shot lead after the second round of the Greater Hickory Classic.


The Band Aid 20 single is on course to be the Christmas number one following strong sales this week.


CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- Roscoe Parrish returned a punt for a touchdown and caught a clinching touchdown pass in the final minute yesterday as No. 18 Miami got back into the ACC title race by beating 10th-ranked Virginia, 31-21.


LONDON: British director Alfred Hitchcock is the best film-maker never to have been handed an Oscar, according to a poll of British movie viewers released yesterday, a day before the 2005 nominations come out.


Shares in PeopleSoft surged in New York after Larry Ellison's Oracle tabled a take-it-or-leave-it $8.8 offer for the business software company.


SVEN-Goran Eriksson has always been an indulgent headmaster when it comes to the star pupils in his England soccer squad. So it scarcely came as a surprise to discover that David Beckham's knuckles will be


A leading security expert warns that new chip and pin credit and debit cards could be open to fraud.


Lawsuit May Be In Works After Fan's Nose Broken In Oakland

OAKLAND, Calif. -- A lawsuit could be in the works after some Texas players were involved in a brawl with taunting fans in Oakland -- that led to the arrest of Rangers reliever Frank Francisco.


Regional Telecom Operators Need to Become Integrated Service Providers, Says Huawei Technologies

The launch of High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) in the region is currently boosting the deployment of a new generation of broadband multi-media mobile telecommunications technology or third generation (3G) telecom technology.


Melbourne, 09:07 - TENNIS, AUSTRALIAN OPEN: DJOKOVIC IN SEMIFINALE

Il serbo Novak Djokovic, testa di serie numero 3, si è qualificato per le semifinali degli Au...


The British Grand Prix has been confirmed with a five-year deal between the British Racing Drivers' Club - owner of the Silverstone circuit - and F1 chief Bernie Ecclestone.


Surge of Baghdad Violence Leaves 59 Dead

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Insurgents hammered central Baghdad on Sunday with one of their most intense mortar and rocket barrages ever in the heart of the capital, heralding a day of violence that killed nearly 60 people nationwide as security appeared to spiral out of control.    At least 37 people were killed in Baghdad alone...


Shocked Australians were on Wednesday mourning the death of actor Heath Ledger in a New York apartment possibly from a drug overdose, but his family said the death was a tragic accident.


Microsoft wants to release its Longhorn client operating system in 2006 to appease customers that have bought into its Software Assurance licensing package, according to analyst Gartner.


The UK Independence Party is set to unveil its next leader following Roger Knapman's decision to step down.


UN Envoy Slams U.S., European Silence on Mideast

Top U.N. envoy Lakhdar Brahimi accused Europe and the United States on Thursday of turning a blind eye to alleged Israeli abuses of Palestinians' human rights.


BitTorrent busts Comcast BitTorrent busting

As Comcast ignores reality The arm's race continues. Unhappy that Comcast is busting BitTorrents, BitTorrent has decided to bust this BitTorrent busting.â¦


HEY labor long hours to write their software, testing and perfecting it. They toil in obscurity, fully aware that they'll never get credit for their work.


Gary Megsonâs stormy four-year reign as West Bromwich Albion manager ended in predictable acrimony tonight when the club announced it had relieved him of his duties with immediate effect.


Soros, Omidyar, Google.org set up India venture

The philanthropic units of billionaire  investor George Soros and Google  have put $17 million  into a venture with the Omidyar network to fund small and  medium enterprises in India, they said in a statement.


Extremist Muslim "bullies" must be confronted so there is space for rational debate, says John Reid.


French Foreign Minister Michel Barnier, visiting Israel to patch up tense relations, promised on Sunday that his country would do all it could to fight anti-Semitism.


Israel began building a new section of its separation barrier in the southern West Bank on Sunday, days after two Palestinian suicide bombers from the area carried out the deadliest attack in nearly a year.


Kashmir chief minister orders probe of man's disappearance

Indian Kashmir's chief minister bowed to public pressure to order a probe into the case of a missing civilian as a leading rights group said dozens of people disappear in the revolt-hit region.


Didier Drogba gets the goals as Chelsea extend their lead at the top of the Premiership to seven points.


China is not decoupling from U.S. economy: central banker

China's central bank on Sunday poured cold water on the idea that the country's economy can decouple from the United States.


Peru Starts Offensive to Reclaim Siege Town

By Marco Aquino and Jude Webber LIMA, Peru  - Peruvian police and troops on Mondaylaunched an offensive to retake a police station in a southernAndean town and end a three-day siege by ex-soldiers demandingthe resignation of unpopular President Alejandro Toledo.


Pfizer is pulling its radio, TV, newspaper and magazine advertising for Celebrex in the wake of a study that links high doses of the popular arthritis to an increased risk of heart attack, but the company plans to keep Celebrex on the market.


According to the Denver Post, Spurs assistant coach PJ Carlesimo is on the list of candidates to possibly replace recently fired Nuggets head coach Jeff Bzdelik.


'Factory Girl' Lacks Pop but Not Pop Psychology

By Claudia Puig  If not for Sienna Miller's engaging portrayal of Edie Sedgwick, Factory Girl would have little to offer.    Miller raises the level of this superficial biopic with the force of her intense portrayal of the charismatic but troubled pop-culture icon.


These five things need to happen for Houston to rally past St. ...

With Houston trailing St. Louis 2-0 in the NLCS, a World Series berth by the Astros looks less likely than Mets lefty Al Leiter being on the field instead of the FOX booth next October.


Four major movie studios give support to Toshiba's HD DVD format.  Also: Sony gives details on new computer chip & hellip;.  Kazaa adds free internet phone calls to its repetoire & hellip;. and more.


Was It âHaâ or âMineâ? Toronto Has Forgotten

It is still not clear what Alex Rodriguez said during a routine pop-up when the Yankees played the Blue Jays in Toronto on May 30. But it certainly created a stir.


Terror List Snag Nearly Grounds a Kennedy

A top Homeland Security official has apologized to Sen. Edward M. Kennedy who was stopped at airports because a name similar to his appeared on the government's no-fly list of terror suspects.


Film on poisoned dissident Litvinenko at Cannes

CANNES, France  - A documentary on Russian dissident Alexander Litvinenko, whose murder last year caused a growing rift between Moscow and the West, is to be shown as a late entry at the Cannes film festival, organizers said.


Torino, 22:41 - Calcio, serie A: Juventus campione d'inverno

La Juventus e' campione d'inverno per la serie A 2004-2005, con una giornata d'anticipo sulla fine d...


Apple Publishes iPhone Web Development Advice

Apple iPhone Web development guidelines are now available on the company's Developer Connection site.


Pile 'em high, sell 'em cheap First there was the computers for schools scheme, now Tesco is releasing software for all.â¦


After failing to pay staff wages, a Gwynedd based enterprise agency is to make an announcement  about its future.


Muslims face hatred, curiosity in U.S. heartland

Tala Ali, 25, has seen the good and the bad of being a Muslim in heartland America. People have leaned out car windows to scream at her: "Terrorist go home." But strangers curious about her headscarf have also approached her apologetically to ask about Islam.


Tata Steel confirms takeover interest in Corus

India's biggest private steel firm Tata Steel has confirmed that it is mulling a possible takeover of Anglo-Dutch steel giant Corus Group.


LONDON Airbus has predicted that an average of 830 passenger aircraft will be built each year for the next two decades and that the new Airbus jumbo A380 will be so successful that Boeing will be forced to develop a competitor.


Adobe today announced Adobe Photoshop Elements 3.0, a major upgrade to its entry-level image editing product. The updated product includes a series of powerful image editing tools taken from


Premier sul Pil, era molto tempo che non cresceva cosi'


The future of Take-Two's Manhunt 2 came into some doubt Thursday after the game developer decided to hold off on releasing the game.


United edge Celtic in five-goal thriller

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's first European goal in three years sealed a 3-2 win for Manchester United over Celtic in a thrilling Champions League encounter.


Bormio, 15:04 - SCI, CDM UOMINI: JERMAN LEADER IN PROVA DISCESA BORMIO

Lo sloveno Andrej Jerman è stato il piÃ¹ veloce nella seconda prova cronometrata della discesa...


Ridge Resigns as Homeland Security Chief

Description: Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge resigns, a move that was not unexpected. At least seven of President Bush's Cabinet officials will have announced their departure for the second term, with the possibility of more to come.


With his shameful effort to exploit Friday's videotape message from Osama bin Laden, John Kerry has illustrated once again that he lacks the judgement necessary to be president.


Andrew Kastor was offering his wife a last word in Marathon at about 1 pm Sunday afternoon when Deena Kastor flashed him a smile that left him feeling as he never has before.


U.S. Official: No Prospect of Bargain on Iran Nukes

The United States sees no reason to  offer Iran incentives to ensure its nuclear program remains  peaceful, a U.S. government official said on Tuesday.


Yearning to buy a low-priced stock? Get yourself checked out for the 'osis first.


Hunt for UN Workers Continues Three Days after Abduction

Three foreign election workers are abducted in the Afghan capital Kabul. A Briton is among them. They are kidnapped near an office of the joint UN-Afghan electoral body set up to oversee the recent presidential election.


Health ; Alzheimer Drug May Also Help Parkinson's Patients

Health News, BOSTON, The drug Exelon, prescribed to restore memory in Alzheimer's patients, may also offer some help for people who develop dementia from Parkinson's disease, researchers said on Wednesday.


NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe will resign this week, and the retired director of the Pentagon's Missile Defense Agency tops a list of five men that President Bush is considering


This pilot fish works for a small company that makes accounting software for a niche vertical market -- and one of its small customers has what seems to be a big problem.


U.S. Seeks Quick UN Vote Warning Syria on Lebanon

Washington on Tuesday swept  aside objections from Beirut and called for a Security Council  vote within days on a draft resolution to put pressure on Syria  to respect Lebanese sovereignty.


PE lessons should be reorganised to spot more children with a hidden talent for sports, a report says.


'I'm 100 Percent Innocent', Says Hamilton

Olympic champion Tyler Hamilton said on Tuesday he was "100 percent innocent" as the Phonak rider responded to testing positive for blood transfusions.


Three Natural Gas Traders Convicted in Texas

According to the indictment, the men conspired to send fictitious price and volume reports on trades to two newsletters that publish indexes widely used to price gas.


Chad crisis drives rights campaigners underground

N'DJAMENA  - A security crackdown since a bloody rebel attack on Chad's capital N'Djamena this month has forced half a dozen leading human rights campaigners into hiding or exile, activists say.


Widelands is inspired by Bluebyte's Settlers II and will someday be the logical extension of this game although you do not need the original game. Play it on Win/Linux/Mac OS X against human & AI opponents.   The Widelands Development Team is proud to announce the immediate availability of build-11 of Widelands. Widelands is a Free, cross-platform strategy game in which players control the fate of a small tribe that can grow into a big empire, in a style of play that is unique in the open source world, and will remind players of Settlers II by BlueByte. More information is available on  http://xoops.widelands.org/modules/mediawiki/index.php/About_Widelands  Build-11 represents a huge leap forward for Widelands, with many new features and a large number of improvements to gameplay. Among the new features are fog of war, autosaves, replays of entire games and a new campaign interface.  Widelands uses SDL as graphics and input library and is currently available for Linux/x86, Windows (32-bit) and in source code. Both binary and source packages are available from:  http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=40163&package_id=32323&release_id=538445  Simply download the binary package for your operating system and run the widelands executable! If your operating system is not supported, download a source package and try to compile it for yourself. See the homepage for the libraries you need to have installed.  If you like what you see, please register on our homepage (http://www.widelands.org/) and shout out somewhere in the forums. We especially welcome every helping hand, even if you just want to contribute by helping us find bugs. If you want to take part even more in the further development of Widelands, you can subscribe to widelands-public@lists.sf.net on:  http://lists.sourceforge.net/mailman/listinfo/widelands-public   to keep up with development on a daily basis.  All releases are announced on the widelands-announce mailing list. Please visit:  http://lists.sourceforge.net/mailman/listinfo/widelands-announce   if you want to receive email announcements of future releases.  Greetings, Nicolai HÃÂ¤hnle (Developer and release manager for build-11)


Britain's media regulator said Tuesday it will consult the public on plans by British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC to launch pay-TV services on the country's free-to-air digital TV platform.


New York Attorney General Subpoenas Intel

Andrew Cuomo says he is investigating possible violations of state and federal antitrust laws by Intel, the worlds largest manufacturer of computer microprocessors.


Microsoft to offer anti-Spyware in January

Microsoft today announced that it has acquired Giant Software, a provider of anti-spyware and Internet security products. Microsoft said it will use intellectual property and technology assets from the.


Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani said Friday that the alternative minimum tax — which is expected to generate as much as $1 trillion over the next 10 years — could be eliminated by balancing it out with even more tax cuts.


Blog: Marking the 30th anniversary of the release of Star Wars, thousands of fans have flocked to a world class fan fest.


Thai policeman accused of killing British tourists freed on bail

A former policeman accused of killing two British tourists in western Thailand two months ago has been quietly freed on bail amid fears of witness intimidation.


As Joe Girardi prepares to embark on a new beginning as the Yankeesâ manager, he is not sure when or if he will see his ailing father again.


The Times took many by surprise with its announcement that it was abandoning its broadsheet format after 216 years. Few thought it would risk alienating so many of its loyal readers, such


Some of the UK's post offices may be shut on Monday as staff strike in a row over moving services to WH Smith.


Napoli, 21:18 - CALCIO, UDINESE; QUAGLIARELLA: GRAN VOGLIA DI RISCATTO

Udinese in ritiro a Napoli per smaltire la delusione dopo l'eliminazione dalla Coppa Italia e per pr...


China Promotes Another Boom: Nuclear Power

China plans to build reactors on a scale and pace comparable to the peak of the United States' nuclear energy push in the 1970's.


Nessuna informazione sul tipo di missile e sul suo carico


Dozens of people are abducted in central Baghdad by armed men dressed in military uniforms, police say.


Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton could easily have been all shook up, but instead she proved she's no hound dog.


UCLA pulls off shocker against No. 2 USC

Step aside, Trojans. Your chase for the national championship is over. UCLA knocked No. 2 USC out of the Bowl Championship Series title game with a stunning 13-9 victory over its crosstown rival Saturday.


The man accused of harbouring two men convicted of involvement in the Bali nightclub bombings has been acquitted by Indonesia's Supreme Court.


American Greetings Net Rises on Unit Sale

American Greetings Corp. AM.N on  Thursday said weak sales in its retail and seasonal gift wrap  businesses dragged down quarterly profit from operations,  though net income rose due to a gain from the sale of its  Magnivision reading glasses unit.


Three Britons and one German drown in the Algarve in Portugal while trying to save the lives of three children.


Real Madrid got the win they needed against Roma to progress to Champions League knockout stages. An early goal from Ronaldo and a Luis Figo brace gave Real a 3-0 victory, in a match played behind closed doors at the Stadio Olimpico.


BRISTOL, Connecticut (Ticker) - Fighting for the AFC's final wild card, the Denver Broncos got physical. Defensive end Reggie Hayward recorded three sacks as the Broncos roughed up Billy Volek in an important


Affianchera' ministero e consulenti per documentazione


Cobra Starship Plans to Rocket into Racing Mode at the Rialto

By Gerald M. Gay, The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson  Feb. 15--Don't be surprised to hear a little Super Mario Kart theme music thrown in the mix when Cobra Starship rocks the Rialto Monday night.


The Wounded Marine Careers Foundation is a film school where disabled marines see a path to dreams.


Saudi Al Qaeda Urges Attacks on Oil Facilities-Web

An Internet statement purportedly from the Saudi wing of al Qaeda has urged guerrillas to attack oil facilities in the world's biggest crude exporter.


New Food Formula: Tastes Fine, Kills Worms

Kraft Foods is working on a new and unusual product line â food that is not only tasty, but kills intestinal worms.


We know by now there are three Shaquille O'Neals, only one of them formidable. There is the unguardable Attack Shaq, the original.


'Salvaguardia del Creato, e' un grande dono di Dio'


Google announced patent search, built on the USPTO’s database. There’s a series of questions that accompany every Google product launch:  Why are they doing this? Do they intend to monetize this? How will this affect the competition? (Not really relevant here.)  This is basically a more user friendly version of the USPTO site.  Will Google serve ads against the searches? [...]


Brown to unveil plan to create 500,000 jobs

Prime Minister Gordon Brown will on Monday unveil plans to create half a million new jobs in an effort to have "a British job for every British worker," his office said.


Metro Launches National Edition in Sweden

Metro International S.A. (Metro), the international newspaper group, today announced the launch of its 40th edition.


The writer of an online journal describing her life as a London call girl has signed off.


Sri Lanka minister killed by roadside blast

A Sri Lankan minister was killed by a roadside bomb planted by suspected Tamil Tiger rebels north of the capital on Tuesday, a senior hospital official said, the second MP killed in a week as a protracted civil war escalates.


Yankees, Wright Finalize Three-Year Deal

The New York Yankees and free agent pitcher Jaret Wright have finalized a three-year contract worth a reported $21 million.


Senior Executive of Fidelity to Lead Morgan Stanley Unit

Ellyn A. McColgan will take over from James P. Gorman, the former Merrill Lynch executive who currently heads the retail unit.


Detectives search for a killer left covered in blood as he fled the scene of a "frenzied" stabbing in south-east London.


In tutto erano 19 ragazzi, una 16/enne impartiva gli ordini


Six Dead in Salt Lake Mall Shooting Spree

A shotgun-toting young man killed five people and critically wounded at least three others in a crowded Salt Lake City shopping mall before being gunned down.  Police said the shooting started outside the downtown Trolley Square mall around 6:45 p.m.


Former Northern Ireland and Wolves forward Derek Dougan dies at the age of 69.


(Gaza City, Gaza Strip-AP, December 12, 2004 ) - A top aide to Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon says four Israelis are dead following an explosion at a checkpoint on the border of Gaza and Egypt.


Cuba to End Circulation of U.S. Dollar Nov 8

Cuba announced on Monday that it was  ending circulation of the U.S. dollar in its territory as of  Nov. 8 in response to tightened U.S. economic sanctions.


E le assicurazioni le premiano con polizze vantaggiose


Apple lowers the price of the iPhone just two months after it was initially released.


Tenants up the wazoo Dreamforce Marc Benioff, Salesforce.com's chief executive, today poured scorn on SAP for its temerity in planning on-demand business applications. At no time did he mention the company by name, but everyone recognised his target when he referred to software firms using dated architectures and hoodwinking customers.â¦


Total money market mutual fund assets rose by $2.10 billion to $2.536 trillion for the week, the Investment Company Institute said Thursday.


By BETSY TAYLOR  ST. LOUIS - Twenty-three attorneys general have written to Anheuser-Busch Cos., asking the brewer for better tools to make sure underaged viewers aren't accessing its new Bud.TV site.


Pakistan's National Assembly elected Shaukat Aziz as the nation's new prime minister Friday. Aziz won 191 votes to none for rival candidate Javed Hashmi.


No tourist hordes yet for China's "red city"

ULANHOT, China  - It is remote, virtually surrounded by desert, and its only claim to fame is as a fleeting player in the founding of Communist China -- but Ulanhot wants its slice of the multi-billion dollar "red tourism" pie.


Tailback Reggie Merriweather had three touchdown runs, including the winning 1-yarder in overtime as Clemson beat Miami 24-17 in Atlantic Coast Conference action before 55,225 fans in the Orange Bowl.


Tango Classes Put Parkinson's Patients a Step Ahead

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 13 (HealthDay News) -- Not only is the tango a dance of romance and passion, it also helps improve balance and mobility in people with Parkinson's disease, a new study suggests.


Jets' Martin Gets Kudos After Big Opener

Seems everyone was impressed with Curtis Martin's performance in the season opener. Count Hall of Fame back Jim Brown in that bunch.


Laughlin: 'If TennCare is taken away from me, I will die'

Arlette Laughlin looked out her apartment window, lit a cigarette and nervously made a prediction. Her speech was slow and measured


Colin Montgomerie, who has had a tough year, took a turn for the better Sunday, when he was chosen to play in his seventh Ryder Cup.


TVâs Perfect Girl Is Pregnant; Real Families Talk

News of the pregnancy of Jamie Lynn Spears brought the subject of teenage pregnancy and sex suddenly into the air for mothers and daughters and fathers, too.


Boeing profit up 78 percent in quarter, upbeat on 2005

CHICAGO, Oct 27  - Aviation and defense giant Boeing said Wednesday its third-quarter profit shot up 78 percent from a year ago to 456 million dollars and gave an upbeat forecast for the rest of 2004 and into 2005.


Europe Welcomes Locked Out N.H.L. Players

More than 150 players have signed to play in European leagues, including Jaromir Jagr with Kladmo (Czech Republic) and Ilya Kovalchuk with AK Bars Kazan.


Kevin Federline, rapper and ex-spouse of Britney Spears, reportedly canceled plans to be in Las Vegas last weekend to be in Los Angeles for his children.  Kevin is concerned for Britney and his children, a friend of Federline's told People magazine.


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


Prosecutors investigating Anna Politkovskaya's murder say her death could be linked to her work.


IBM sells PC division to Chinese company

Hundreds of IBM employees at Research Triangle Park will soon be working for a new company. The Chinese computer giant, Lenovo Group, is buying IBM's personal computer division for nearly $2 billion.


Arkansas correction officials are dedicating a Bible-based program for female prisoners, but a national group said it's a risky move while a similar system is being challenged in federal court.


Apple beats Microsoft, Motorola in 4Q phone sales

Although it is new to the market, Apple was the second-leading vendor of smart phones in the fourth quarter of last year, passing Motorola and devices based on the Windows Mobile platform.


University of Massachusetts senior Stephane Lasme has come a long way -- and not just geographically.


The mortgage market may be in a historic upheaval, but mortgage companies continue to pump out upbeat advertisements.


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Bush, Kerry sharpen their differences on Iraq's 'progress'

The debate over US policy in Iraq between President Bush and Democratic nominee John F. Kerry took center stage in the presidential campaign last week as Kerry laid out his most specific plans to date.


Pushing the button for regular 87-grade octane, Steve Smith said he thought he was filling his SUV with ethanol-free gasoline.


Napolitano blocchi Prodi sulle nomine non c'e' urgenza


The Houseâs leading Democratic tax writer will propose a sweeping overhaul of the tax code that would raise taxes on many with incomes above $200,000 but cut taxes for most others.


Reformist party warns Iranian government

TEHRAN - Iranian reformists challenged President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's hard-line nuclear policy yesterday as the United States defended its decision to impose tougher sanctions on Tehran over its disputed atomic work.


Ziff Davis - The competition between open-source and proprietary software promises to be the most significant force in IT over the next decade.


Ukraine fails to adopt key electoral changes

Ukraine's Parliament has adjourned for 10 days after failing to approve changes Saturday to electoral laws demanded by the opposition to prevent fraud in the upcoming presidential rerun.


U.S. opposition to Iraq war hits new high: poll

Opposition to the Iraq war has climbed to a record high and President George W. Bush's approval rating dropped to a new low amid growing dissent from members of his own Republican party over his war strategy, according to a new USAToday/Gallup poll.


Greenspan Sees No Rise Soon for the Dollar

Alan Greenspan's suggestions offered little relief to those in Europe who worry that the U.S. is seeking to gain an advantage for its industries from a weaker currency.


Seat belt usage rates for the 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico for 2003 and 2004:


EU to Pursue Legal Action Against Greece

BRUSSELS, Belgium -- The European Union's executive commission said Wednesday it would open legal proceedings against Greece for its sloppy bookkeeping and underreporting its budget deficit by billions of euros between 1997 and 2003.


"Natural" supplements caused cancer in 2 men: study

Two men seeking to boost sexual performance and grow bigger muscles instead ended up with advanced prostate cancer after taking "herbal" supplements, U.S. doctors reported on Tuesday.


The new surgical techniques were inspired by an unexpected side effect to facial plastic surgery - specifically, a forehead rejuvenation procedure.


Investment by businesses in foreign markets fell 18 percent in 2003 to $560 billion as the global economy continued to struggle, but should improve this year as growth speeds up, the United Nations said Wednesday.


The protracted legal battle over Russian oil giant Yukos appeared to enter its final phase Friday when the government set a date to auction off a majority stake in the company's


Kamikaze a Kirkuk, 25 morti Ansia per i reporter francesi

Baghdad, 4 settembre 2004 - Un sabato di sangue in Iraq, dove rimane l'ansia per la sorte dei reporter francesi a all'elenco degli ostaggi si aggiunge ora anche il sequestro di un camionista turco. Ã di almeno


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Central American nations are putting aside border bickering to allow the relatively free movement of people and goods between nations — a goal that has U.S. officials worried about a jump in smuggling of drugs and people in a region already plagued by crime and on the lookout for terrorists.


Golden Globe nominee Emmy Rossum picked the opera house over the classroom and hasn't looked back.


Their acknowledgement came even though the incumbent, Megawati Sukarnoputri, has still not formally admitted defeat. A tearful Mrs Megawati urged the people to accept the result - an overwhelming victory for


Description: NPR's Scott Simon recalls being locked up overnight on the West Bank nearly 20 years ago by a group of young Palestinian men he'd just interviewed.


The Black Watch began moving north from Basra towards Baghdad yesterday to relieve US marines who are due to take part in an imminent American assault on the rebel-held town of Fallujah.


India will express strong concern over United States' proposed sale of surveillance aircraft and anti-tank missiles to Pakistan to the visiting US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld.


With a chance to legitimize their postseason aspirations Sunday, the penalty-prone and offensively challenged Bears came up flat in a 22-3 loss to the Jaguars.


Denver Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony sprained his right ankle after a hard fall in the third quarter Saturday night against the Houston Rockets.


While the US, Britain and Italy, whose citizens have been taken hostage, have refused to concede demands of hostage-takers, militant groups have sent out clear signals that they, too, mean business.


IBM announces ThinkPad with fingerprint reader

IBM has unveiled its first ThinkPad notebook computer that comes equipped with a built-in fingerprint reader. Select models of the ThinkPad T42 are equipped with the integrated fingerprint reader.


Sunday postal collections end after 17 years in what Royal Mail says is a bid to improve efficiency.


Key Hungarian ingredient pulled from shelves

Hungary bans its ubiquitous national spice from the shelves after high levels of potential carcinogenic aflatoxins are found in warehouse stocks, writes Lindsey Partos.


U.S. nixes N. Korea bid for missile talks

North Korea called Wednesday for direct talks with the United States over a potential missile test, but the Bush administration rejected the overture, saying threats aren't the way to seek dialogue.


British lawmakers fail to block government plans to forge ahead with ID cards

A group of Labour and opposition Conservative members of parliament failed to block the Labour-led government's plans to forge ahead with identity cards as part of its campaign to fight terrorism.


Usher Leads American Music Award Nominations

. (antiTainment) Usher dominates the nominations for the 32nd annual American Music Awards, competing for four awards. The list of nominees was released on Tuesday and is dominated by Urban artists.


Markets turmoil could hit British economy: OECD

The recent financial markets chaos which plagued banking group Northern Rock could put the brakes on Britain's economic growth, the OECD warned Thursday.


The Palestinian Hamas group accuses a key figure in the rival Fatah faction of trying to kill the PM.


Gates Seeks Troops for Afghanistan Offensive

The defense minister attended talks in Spain to compel allies to keep the promises they have already made.


Oracle Corp. (ORCL.O: Quote, Profile, Research) said it would report preliminary results of its $8.8 billion hostile tender offer for PeopleSoft (PSFT.


Reserves now a focus after two top execs step down

WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) -- Fannie Mae is turning its focus to shoring up its capital levels Wednesday after two of its top executives left the company under pressure following an accounting scandal.


KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. - General managers roll their eyes when talking about the elaborate information books that agent Scott Boras produces on behalf of his top free-agent clients.


Rafael Nadal rubber-stamped his status as the world's best claycourter by winning the French Open title on Sunday to once again ruin Roger Federer's bid to claim the only grand slam missing from his collection.


SAN FRANCISCO - Olympic track star Marion Jones filed a defamation lawsuit against BALCO head Victor Conte, who told a national TV audience that he gave her steroids and watched her inject herself with them.


Four Players Suspended; Fans React at Saturday Pacers Game

(Indianapolis) - After one of the ugliest brawls in sports history, the NBA has indefinitely suspended four players. Ron Artest, Stephen Jackson, and Jermaine O'Neal from the Pacers have been suspended, along with Ben Wallace from the Pistons.


Cautious Shoppers Worry Electronics Retailers

Despite being nervous about the economy, CEA forecasts a rise in consumer electronics sales.


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Sony has announced a slimmed-down PlayStation 2 in an attempt to boost sales of the console.


Angry consumers storm P and G offices as cosmetics line pulled from China

US consumer products giant Procter and Gamble has pulled its popular SK-II line of beauty products off the shelf in China, sparking violence at the company's Shanghai office.


New Violence Hits S.Thailand After 'Peace Bombing'

Fresh violence flared in mainly Muslim southern Thailand on Monday, only hours after the Air Force dropped an estimated 100 million origami "peace birds" to quell unrest which has claimed nearly 500 lives.


Performance Art center stage for Turner Prize

Had your life ruined by reality TV? Then step up to perform in an exhibit vying for the Turner, one of the world's most controversial art prizes.


Mosques, Green Zone attacked despite Iraq curfew

Three Sunni Muslim mosques were torched and mortar bombs hit Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone on Thursday, police said, despite curfews imposed after suspected al Qaeda militants hit a revered Shi'ite shrine.


A car wash employee got entangled in the giant, automatic brushes and died, authorities said.


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Madrid, 14:40 - CALCIO, CAPELLO: DIMISSIONI? NEMMENO SE PERDO A BARCELLONA

Fabio Capello non si dimetterà dalla guida del Real Madrid neanche in caso di sconfitta con i...


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Blair deplores Iraq hostage killing as brother faults UK

Prime Minister Tony Blair condemned the killers of British hostage Kenneth Bigley as "barbaric," and most of the victim's relatives praised his handling of the crisis.


Spending on video downloads to surge: study

Annual consumer spending on Internet  downloads of movies and TV shows will top $4 billion in 2011,  up from just $111 million last year, according to a study  released on Wednesday by Adams Media Research.


Internet law professor Michael Geist says the walled gardens of social networks should be pulled down.


Serena, Sharapova âbitchingâ before final showdown

WTA Tour Championships, Los Angeles, Nov 5 - The war of words between Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova has been hotting up in a bout of psychological âgameswomanshipâ before todayâs final of the WTA Tour Championships.


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Police have made another arrest in connection with the national terrorism alert, a spokesman said Sunday in the wake of failed attacks in London and Glasgow.


REITs are getting pummeled, and it's time to start paying attention.


The number of grizzly bears with cubs in the Yellowstone area appears to be rebounding, which could bolster efforts to remove the animals from the endangered species list, biologists said Friday.


For Each Side, Outcome Is Difficult to Process

My heart was with the Giants, but I must confess that in the back of my mind I wanted to see New England make history. I wanted to witness a perfect season.


Germany risks breaching stability pact rules again in 2005: Bundesbank

Germany, the biggest eurozone economy, risks running foul of the EU's tight budget rules again next year, even if Berlin insists it will be able to meet its deficit commitments in 2005, the Bundesbank warned.


Race fans wave American flags in the stands during the singing of the National Anthem prior to the start of the NASCAR Subway 500 stock car race at Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Va.


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Gnarls Barkley has set an April 8  the release date for "The Odd Couple," the follow-up to its  Grammy-winning 2006 debut "St. Elsewhere."


MacBook Air has no WiMax; Is Apple on to something?

WiMax-capable products were on display all over the CES trade show, yet the announcement at Macworld of Apple's stylishly thin MacBook Air laptop made no reference to the high-speed newtork. Does Steve Jobs know something other vendors don't?


Golf: Singh fires final round 69 to win third straight event

FARMINGTON, United States : Vijay Singh shot a three-under par 69 to win the 4.2 million dollar PGA event and capture his eighth title of 2004.


Lynn Cheney Upset With Kerry Over Remark

Lynn Cheney accused Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry of pulling a "cheap and tawdry political trick," apparently for invoking her daughter's sexuality in his debate with President Bush.


South Carolina lawmakers took the sensible step of allowing voters to decide the question of how to serve liquor in restaurants and bars.


Milosevic fury after defence lawyers are imposed

Judges in The Hague imposed defence counsel on the former Yugoslav president, Slobodan Milosevic, yesterday in a decision which could mark a turning point in his war crimes trial.


The mayor appointed the first black to lead the city's fire department Monday after the previous chief resigned amid a furor involving a black firefighter who was fed spaghetti mixed with dog food.


How to talk to your kids about Santa . . . and everything else.


Mickelson eager to make up for lost time in Phoenix

Twice champion and world number two Phil Mickelson plans to make up for lost time at this week's Phoenix Open in Scottsdale, Arizona.


New service eavesdrops on Internet calls

A startup has come up with a new way to make money from phone calls connected via the Internet: having software listen to the calls, then displaying ads on the callers' computer screens based on what's being talked about.


CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - NASA will not be able to launch the next space shuttle mission in March as planned because the shuttle Atlantis sustained damage from a ferocious hail storm, the U.S. space agency said on Tuesday.


Microsoft fixes fifteen flaws with six patches; four considered critical

Blog: Critical patches include those for Internet Explorer, Outlook Express and Windows Mail,  Win 32 API, and the Schannel Security Package.


EU-Turkey Membership Deal, Subject to De Facto Recognition of ...

Theme: This report examines the historic agreement taken by European Union leaders at their 16-17 December summit in Brussels to begin accession talks with Turkey after 41 years in Europeâs ante-room.


Concerns over 'commercial scale' delay IPR vote

MEPs still mulling it over The European Parliament has once again postponed the vote on the latest version of the Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) directive. This time, the delay is to "find a final compromise" on the definition of what will consitute "commercial scale" infringement under the new proposals.â¦


Oliver Stone said Tuesday that he regretted that "many hearts were broken in Turkey" following the release of his 1978 film "Midnight Express" and added that he had been misunderstood.


Nearly 700 radical Muslim students surrendered at a besieged mosque in the Pakistani capital on Wednesday, but thousands of militants remained inside a day after 11 people were killed in clashes.


Fire crews scrambled on Monday to control scores of wildfires that flared up in drought-stricken Virginia and the Carolinas over the weekend.


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Federal regulators lacked the authority to block payment of more than $50 million in compensation to former Freddie Mac chief executive Leland C. Brendsel while awaiting the outcome of actions they have brought against him, a federal judge here has ruled.


Pakistan braces for Taliban backlash after arrest

Pakistan was braced on Saturday for reprisals from militants after the capture of one of the Taliban's three most senior leaders earlier this week.


Malware gangs using 'KGB-tactics' to recruit tech grads

Hacksplotation Organised crime is "grooming" a new generation of would-be cybercriminals using tactics which echo those used by the KGB to recruit operatives at the height of the cold war, according to a new blockbuster study by net security firm McAfee.â¦


The Ivory Coast prime minister survives a rocket attack on a plane he was travelling in, his New Forces group says.


The Vatican issues new guidelines on the creation of saints to make the process more rigorous.


Challenges loom for Turkey's AKP after poll triumph

Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan, with a fresh election triumph under his belt, said he would press on with reforms to turn his secular, Muslim country into a modern democracy on a par with its European neighbors.


Iran and the European Union's three big powers have reached a tentative deal that could see Tehran avert UN Security Council sanctions over its disputed nuclear program, Iranian and EU officials said on Sunday.


Brandon Roy decided on his own when he would return to the court after injuring his knee three games into Washington's season.


An infrared patch that allows easy nighttime identification of U.S. soldiers is widely available in the United States. That's a big problem.


Kenyan Muslims denounce terror suspect renditions

Kenyan Muslims called on Friday for the return of what they say were terrorism suspects seized illegally and deported in chains to Somalia, Ethiopia and Guantanamo Bay.


The Milwaukee River Corridor, a Leafy Retreat Bisecting the City's East Side, Found a Guardian This Week in the Milwaukee Common Council.; Keeping It Natural

By WHITNEY GOULD  A breeze rustles through basswoods and willows. Warblers and finches twitter; a woodpecker taps away. Beyond a fringe of tall grasses, a fish ripples the water.


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New South Korean leader to put economy first

South Korea's president-elect promised on Thursday to put the economy first once he takes office and not to be shy about telling prickly North Korea to mend its ways over nuclear weapons and human rights.


Cheney Leads Sharp Assault on Kerry at Convention

Vice President Dick Cheney led the Republican convention's most stinging assault on Democrat John Kerry on Wednesday, depicting him as a weak and indecisive leader who was unfit to be commander in chief.


Karlis Skrastins will have mixed memories of his historic night. He'll remember the Colorado Avalanche's 6-3 loss to the Atlanta Thrashers on Thursday night for more than just breaking Tim Horton's durability record for a defenseman.


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Thousands of low-income Coloradans are waiting for food stamps, Medicaid and other benefits as officials fall behind in processing claims with the state's new $200 million welfare computer system.


The SEPâs 2004 campaign: a preparation for coming battles

The 2004 elections are over. The Bush administration has won a second term during which it aims to escalate its global military aggression and intensify its attacks


Mortars Mark Opening of Iraqi Political Conference

Insurgents fired mortars at a meeting  where Iraqi leaders met to pick an interim national assembly  Sunday, killing at least two people in a grim reminder of the  country's tortuous path toward democracy.


Dame Helen Mirren is named best actress, as Martin Scorsese also triumphs at the 79th Academy Awards.


La. Swamp Tour Boat Capsizes, Killing One

CROWN POINT, La. - An air boat carrying 16 tourists through the swamps here capsized Saturday evening, leaving one dead, at least one missing and critically injuring several, the Coast Guard said...


WASHINGTON The Bush administration is working with Iraqi leaders to press Middle Eastern countries and Western democracies to hold an international conference this autumn to bolster Iraq's electoral process and to encourage Iraqi dissidents to participate


Nebraska Governor Is Bush's Choice to Head USDA

President Bush said on Thursday he  would nominate Nebraska Gov. Mike Johanns to be the next  secretary of agriculture.


Israel court orders Hamas leader's release

An Israeli military court on Wednesday ordered the release of the Palestinian deputy prime minister, the highest ranking Hamas official rounded up in an Israeli crackdown against the militant group, his lawyer said.


Packers' Quarterback Favre Has Sore Hand

Brett Favre sprained his right hand in leading Green Bay to its 41-20 victory over Dallas and the hand progressively got worse Sunday.


Eight people have been killed in two blasts in Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone, the US military says.


Extra staff are drafted in at Heathrow to cope with a backlog of thousands of bags, after heavy rain and security alerts.


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Time Warner, Mediaset Launch Children's Channel

U.S. media giant Time Warner and Italy's Mediaset joined forces on Wednesday to launch a new children's TV channel aiming to attract an audience turned off by the half-naked dancing girls that feature on much Italian TV.


First-degree and second-degree murder charges should be introduced in England and Wales, government advisers say.


Movie shows how firefighters earn respect

Little in "Ladder 49" can be called groundbreaking or startling, but the movie about a firehouse of Baltimore smoke-eaters nevertheless manages to cause a lump in the throat.


Palermo, 15:04 - CALCIO, RESTA IN COMA GIOCATORE COLPITO IN CAMPO

E' ancora in coma il calciatore che ieri pomeriggio Ã¨ stato colpito con una testata da un avversario...


Mancuso Takes Silver, Makes Some History

Julia Mancuso makes U.S. skiing history on Friday by becoming the first American skier to medal at major competitions in three straight season.


David Tayman is a registered Republican who thinks the economy is turning around, a defense industry worker who considers Democrat John Kerry to be "flippy-floppy." Sounds like a vote for President Bush.


Shi'ite Fighters Begin Disarming in Baghdad

A Shi'ite militia disarmament plan that could end weeks of fighting in Baghdad got off to a slow start on Monday as Iraq's interim government pursued peace talks with the rebel-held Sunni Muslim city of Falluja.


Prognosis: Large Social Networks May Help Surgical Patients

Having a large network of friends and family may help surgical patients experience less anxiety and pain before their operations and a quicker recovery afterward.


Cheney has blood clot in leg, returns to work

Doctors found a blood clot in U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney's left leg on Monday but he was able to return to work and will be treated with blood thinning drugs, his office said.


Blasts Rock Indian Northeast in Escalating Violence

Two bombs went off in India's northeastern state of Assam Sunday, killing three people and wounding 15 in escalating violence in the turbulent region, blamed on separatist guerrillas.


Stocks fell on Thursday, hit by losses in financial companies after Bank of America Corp  reported a sharp drop in earnings, stoking concern the credit crunch was dragging on profits and the economy.


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Social networking sites: The next big thing in politics

(InfoWorld) - Social networking Web sites such as MySpace and YouTube are already having a major impact on the way political campaigns are run, but a group of social-network experts had a hard time predicting Friday just what applications will best connect with voters in future elections. All of the creators of social-network sites speaking at a conference on "person-to-person-to-person" networking and its effect on campaigns seemed to agree that politicians need to pay attention to "consumer-created media," a term that some participants objected to. The rise of MySpace, Facebook, and other social-networking sites are making the controlled, broadcast-style way of distributing political information obsolete, said Henry Copeland, president and founder of Blogads, an advertising service for blogs. "The people we're dealing with today are no longer 'consumers,' they're participants," Copeland said at the conference, hosted by the George Washington University Institute for Politics, Democracy and the Internet. Politicians who ignore the impact of blogs and other social-networking sites will miss a huge number of potential voters, said Tom Gerace, founder and chief executive officer of Gather.com, which he billed as MySpace for grown-ups. MySpace, which boasts 108 million profiles created by members, already reaches more people each day than CNN.com or NYTimes.com, he said. "If you just play in the traditional media, you're missing most of your audience today -- not 10 years down the road, but today," Gerace said. MySpace has more than 7,400 discussion groups related to politics. Candidates such as former Democratic presidential candidate Wesley Clark, Nevada Democratic senatorial candidate Jack Carter and Arizona Republican Senator John McCain either have created their own pages or have supporter-created pages there. MySpace also has user groups devoted to the "truth" about the U.S. government's involvement in the 9/11 attacks, the legalization of marijuana and the claim that Republicans are better in bed. Smart politicians will harness the power of social-networking sites, especially the ability to run videos within them, said Jeff Berman, senior vice president for public affairs at MySpace. Politicians are just beginning to tap into the potential of social-networking sites, he said. For example, when a popular music group debuts a new song on MySpace, it could raise awareness for a political campaign just by having links to its pages on its MySpace site, he said. "It just makes sense [for politicians] to be there," he said. "This is influencer marketing." Smart politicians should also begin to realize that citizens journalists armed with video cameras or a blog platform are beginning to show up everywhere, speakers said. In August, Senator George Allen, a Virginia Republican in a tough campaign for re-election, was caught on video calling an Indian-American man working for his opponent "macaca." Macaca is a species of monkey, but Allen said he didn't know that. But asked about the future impact of social-networking sites on campaigns, conference participants hesitated to predict. "Anybody who tells you they know where this space is heading right now is lying," said John de Tar, co-founder of HotSoup.com. One audience member questioned if the increasing influence of social-networking sites was a positive development in a world where 9/11 conspiracy discussion groups get the same play as serious candidates. There's "mass production of nonsense in politics," the man said. But Chuck deFeo, general manager of Townhall.com, disagreed. "It's healthy for democracy for more voices to be heard," he said. "People get more involved in politics."


Can't get to Milan to see Leonardo Da Vinci's masterpiece "The Last Supper?" As of Saturday, all you need is an Internet connection. Officials put online an image of the "Last Supper" at 16 billion pixels â 1,600 times stronger than the images taken wi...