Bin Laden eulogizes 9/11 hijacker in new tape

Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden eulogizes a September 11 hijacker as a rare and magnificent man in a tape released on Tuesday to mark the sixth anniversary of the attacks on the United States.


Afghan Election Body Says Will Not Halt Vote

Afghanistan's election authority said on  Saturday the election process would continue in the country's  historic presidential election despite a decision by most of  the candidates to boycott the poll over irregularities.


FOSTER'S Group chief executive Trevor O'Hoy has defended the handling of last year's sale of Australian Leisure & Hospitality ahead of likely attacks on the Foster's board at today's annual meeting in Melbourne.


Defrocked Gay Minister to Appeal Conviction

A Methodist minister who was defrocked last month for declaring herself a lesbian said Monday that she will appeal the decision through church courts.


Every Day is Signing Day: With Rock Star Status, Oden Must Deal With Autograph Seekers Wherever OSU Goes

By Bob Baptist, The Columbus Dispatch, Ohio  Feb. 3--If you'd like to call Greg Oden in his hotel room this morning, to wish him good luck or whatever against Michigan State, don't bother asking for him by name.


'Minaccia a lungo termine ed elevata, massima vigilanza'


Special Paper Required for Harry Potter Book

J. K. Rowling blocked the Finnish publication of her latest Harry Potter novel on paper from Finland because it lacked the ecologically friendly certification she favors, Agence France-Presse reported. Her Finnish publisher, Tammi, said that Ms. Rowling insisted that it import paper certified by the Forest Stewardship Council as being derived from wood grown and harvested in a way that promotes sustainable forest development. Sinikka Partanen, a spokeswoman for Tammi, said the first Potter books in Finnish were printed on recycled paper. âThis time itâs a more specific demand,â she said. The Finnish-language version of âHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallowsâ is due on March 7.


Rangers hopes of returning to the top of the Scottish Premier League were dashed on Sunday as they were held to a 1-1 draw at struggling Inverness Caledonian Thistle.


The BBC's teletext service, Ceefax, celebrates 30 years as tributes pour in from the worlds of news and sport.


No need to revise constitution for UN seat -Japan

Japan has no need to revise its constitution -- which prohibits it from waging war -- to win a highly coveted permanent seat on the UN Security Council, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said on Wednesday.


Hitting Kim Jong Il  Right in the Cognac

Fake fur and real fur and jewelry and Jet Skis, Crystal and Segways and bubbly and Caddies,


How mothers cradle babies could show stress: study

How you hold your baby may say a lot about your mental state, British researchers said on Wednesday.


The old admonition to âsell in May, then go away,â seems to have gone unheeded this year, as stocks ended the week at all-time highs.


Algeria's Most-Wanted Militant Taken Into Custody

One of North Africa's most wanted Islamic militant leaders, accused in the kidnapping of 32 European tourists last year, has been taken into custody in Algeria, authorities said on Thursday.


Olympic great Lewis says track is in trouble

Nine-times Olympic champion Carl Lewis  said on Saturday the sport that made him an international  celebrity has hit hard times.


Roma, 17:17 - CALCIO: COLLINA REINTEGRATO NELL'ASSOCIAZIONE ARBITRI

Pierluigi Collina ritorna a far parte dell'Aia, l'associazione degli arbitri italiani. L'ex direttor...


Hollywood stunt pilots hope to snag a falling NASA craft

PASADENA  To snag a spacecraft as it plummets to Earth after a three-year mission to collect bits of the sun, NASA has turned to Hollywood stunt pilots.


Rich nations' greenhouse gases up, despite Kyoto

Industrialized nations' emissions of   greenhouse gases edged up to the highest level in more than a   decade in 2004 despite curbs meant to fight global warming,   data compiled by Reuters showed on Thursday.


Calabria in testa per irregolari, segue Sicilia e Campania


Debate Over Iraqi Election Date Continues

Iraq's interim government says it is determined to hold elections as scheduled at the end of January, despite demands from several political groups for


Growing Pains: Many Parents Fail to See Obesity in Children

Among the parents of obese children ages 6 to 11, only 13 percent described their child as very overweight, according to a new study.


A peace deal for eastern DR Congo may be signed on Tuesday, as agreement is reached between rebels and the government.


Science and skill unite in the growth-investing universe.


Arbitron Strikes New Ratings Deal with Infinity

Radio ratings service Arbitron Inc. on Tuesday said it has signed a new deal with Infinity Broadcasting, two months after Infinity shocked the industry by declining to renew its contract and saying it was looking for alternative ratings services.


KINSHASA, Congo Â Boys and girls are being recruited in record numbers to act as soldiers, spies and sex slaves in Congo and children have been spotted marching in formation in the war-wracked east of the country over the past week, international charity Save the Children said Monday.


KABUL: A suicide bomber killed himself and wounded at least seven others, including three members of the NATO-led peacekeeping force, in a grenade attack on a busy street in central Kabul on Saturday.


Britain's Health Protection Agency reports the number of HIV infections has skyrocketed, largely due to immigrants, Sky News said Thursday.


Alexey Zakhlestin gave a talk for the PHPThinktank IRC channel recently on the topic of YAML, PHP, and some of the work that he's done combining the two.   It happened a bit of spontaneously, so noone was invited. It was my first try, to make introduction to yaml for php prgrammers, and if there is more interest I will give another talk which will cover more details, this time with proper scheduling :)   You can check out the log of the discussion for his entire talk (covering topics like what YAML is, where to get more information on it, some of its features, and a mention of the Syck library for parsing it).


Stocks gain as semis lead tech sector higher

Stocks were trading higher on Thursday after several brokerage upgrades on microchip makers sent the semiconductor sector to a one-year high and a pair of indicators pointed to signs of growth in the economy.


SemGroup Announces New Pipeline to Link Oklahoma and Colorado

SemGroup, L.P., announced today that Front Range Pipeline, L.L.C. will  build a crude oil pipeline extending from Colorado's  DJ Basin, an area well-known for its oil and natural gas reserves, to  Cushing, Oklahoma. The pipeline is expected to be operational by January  2009.


Milano. ''Speriamo di si'?abbiamo davanti un avversario difficile ma speriamo che sia una corsa a due'' . Con queste parole il tecnico del Milan, Carlo Ancelotti, ha risposto -ai microfoni di Sky- alla frase


Restaurant menus in Los Angeles are marrying the broader commercial movement of âfunctionalâ foods.


Hunger Still Claims Millions of Lives Yearly, UN Report Says

Hunger and malnutrition kill more than 5 million children each year and cost developing countries billions of dollars in lost productivity, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) annual hunger report.


Martin set for politically fraught meeting with Tamils in Colombo, Sri Lanka

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (CP) - Prime Minister Paul Martin wades into Sri Lanka's murky domestic politics Monday when he meets with parliamentarians whose views reflect those of the Tamil Tigers, a separatist insurgent group.


Strasburgo , 17:15 - TENNIS, WTA STRASBURGO: MAURESMO IN FINALE

Amelie Mauresmo si è qualificata alla finale del torneo Wta di Strasburgo (terra rossa, 175.0...


Bush Attacks Kerry's 'Intrusive' Health Plan

President Bush on Thursday blamed the nation's health care woes on a "litigation culture" protected by Democratic rival John Kerry, and accused him of planning to


Drumbeat of bad news trails Bush in Latin America

MERIDA, Mexico  - A tour of Latin America has provided President George W. Bush little respite from a drumbeat of bad news back in Washington, which experts say adds up to the second-term blues.


Many of the Britons clustering at their embassy in Ivory Coast on their way to the airport seemed very scared. Richard Diamond, a software consultant, has been in Ivory Coast for 25 years.


Google tests interactive Gadget ads service

GoogleÂ is testing a new advertising format that it hopes will make people spend more time looking at ads online, and even embed them in their own Web sites.


General Electric CIS to Expand in Bulgaria, Romania

General Electric Capital International Services (Gecis), the largest back-office services unit in India, plans to expand into Romania and Bulgaria in the next couple of years, the Financial Times online edition ...


Bruins' latest loss is an Atlanta thrashing

ATLANTA - In the second period last night, after his shorthanded breakaway wrister beat Atlanta goalie Kari Lehtonen but clanged off iron, Marco Sturm returned to the bench and smashed his stick in frustration.


US TV network ABC could be fined $1.4m for airing an episode of NYPD Blue which showed female nudity.


UK house prices rose for the first time in four months in December, the Halifax says.


The brokerage you're using may not best serve your needs.


British Mortgage Lender Offered Emergency Loan

The Bank of England may provide liquidity to Northern Rock, the biggest British casualty so far of a credit squeeze.


Jordan's King Worries About Iraq Elections

PARIS Sept. 28, 2004 - Extremists will have the upper hand in Iraqi elections if voting is held amid the current violence, Jordan's King Abdullah II said in an interview published Tuesday, voicing profound


Real-Time Ambition: Reaching the Potential of Event Processing

TechWeb - Complex event processing (CEP) software delivers on the promise of real-time insight, but is the technology too green for mainstream success? CEP was once available only to big financial institutions and government agencies that could afford custom development projects. That's no longer the case, as off-the-shelf products and implementations have proliferated. Intelligent Enterprise shares success stories and explores the potential of CEP as your next competitive edge.


Civil rights protesters converge on Jena

JENA, Louisiana  - Tens of thousands of black Americans descended on a small town in central Louisiana on Thursday to protest what they say is injustice against six black teen-agers charged over a high school fight.


Get ready for Radio Oprah. Talk show queen Oprah Winfrey was launching her own channel, Oprah and Friends, on Monday morning on XM Satellite Radio, with shows hosted by her and a collection of popular personalities from her television show, including her best friend, Gayle King, fitness expert Bob Greene and renowned poet Maya Angelou.


Ukraine's Yushchenko Regrets Effects of Poison

Liberal candidate Viktor Yushchenko expressed unease on Wednesday at the effects of dioxin poisoning on his pocked face, but said he was fit to be president and predicted voters would hand him a landslide victory.


Two Italian women kidnapped in Iraq three weeks ago have been released and two French journalists are set to be freed in 48 hours, according to officials.


Nokia Says Profit Will Keep Falling as Prices Drop

Nokia Oyj, the world's largest mobile- phone maker, said profit may drop for a second straight quarter. Earnings fell 20 percent in the three months ended in September because the company cut prices to regain market share.


American calls for converts on Qaeda tape

CAIRO -- An American thought to be an Al Qaeda activist appeared in a videotape with the group's deputy leader yesterday, and called on his countrymen to convert to Islam and for US soldiers to switch sides in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.


Polls opened for an extra day Monday in central Congo but it appeared that few took advantage of the second chance to vote in what officials said was a massive boycott called by one candidate.


Swiss reject controversial citizenship reforms: official results

Swiss voters rejected controversial reforms making it easier for second and third generation immigrants in Switzerland to gain citizenship, official results in a referendum showed.


Movie Review: Pinned Under the Weight of Skyscrapers and History in 'World Trade Center'

Oliver Stone has taken a public tragedy and turned it into something at once genuinely stirring and terribly sad.


Take off their clothes? Tangle with police? Swim with dolphins? The charity options of elite stars like Victoria Beckham.


Millions of British consumers are expected to spend Christmas Day shopping online for bargains.


Dual TB, HIV treatment key to Africa AIDS battle

African, especially southern African, nations must link tuberculosis testing and treatment with HIV prevention programs if they are to win the AIDS battle, a top World Health Organisation official said on Thursday.


Top seed Bartoli beats Nakamura to win in Tokyo

Top seed Marion Bartoli beat Japanese wildcard Aiko Nakamura 2-6 6-2 6-2 to win her second career title at the Japan Open on Sunday.


Ivory Coast Clashes Prompt Evacuation of US Workers

Violence in cities in Ivory Coast prompted the US to allow embassy workers and families of diplomats to leave after more than 2,000 nationals from France and other countries were evacuated from the West African nation.


How Wales won lasting repute as land of song

WALES only became known as a land of song in the late 19th century, despite a musical tradition that stretches back centuries, according to an expert in the history of popular culture.


Ichiro Suzuki had two more hits to move within eight of George Sisler's major league record, and Randy Winn's infield single in the ninth helped the Seattle Mariners end the Texas Rangers' five-game winning streak with an 8-7 victory Friday night.


Il ruolo della Fiat continua ad essere importante


Crowds gather in London to cheer GB's Olympic and Paralympic stars.


Amnesty International says China has failed to meet its promise to improve human rights ahead of the 2008 Olympics.


Paris, France, Aug. 17 (UPI) -- The Cassini-Huygens spacecraft has detected two tiny, previously-unknown moons orbiting Saturn between Mimas and Enceladus, mission scientists said Tuesday.


EDITORIAL: Smokestack Law Bans Noting Cost of Pollution

By Grand Forks Herald, N.D.  Feb. 27--The stereotype of conservatives has them admiring a stand of old-growth trees, then waving in the backhoes and logging crews to turn the forest into cash.


Roma, 15:40 - CALCIO, ROMA: PANUCCI DISPONIBILE PER FIORENTINA

Dopo il pareggio con la Juventus, la Roma si appresta ad affrontare, mercoledÃ¬ sera, la Fiorentina e...


In tre anni il marchio diventera' una multinazionale


Nasa says work on the space shuttle's fuel sensors will delay lift-off of the Columbus lab to perhaps  February.


Alan Smith scores twice as Man Utd reach the Champions League group stage.


Protesters dressed as Father Christmas climb a motorway bridge ahead of a visit to Wales by the Queen.


Il Servizio per le Risorse Naturali chiede di processare la multinazionaleDietro lo scontro sul nuovo giacimento il nazionalismo energetico di Putin                                            Mosca torna alla carica contro Shell "Sakhalin 2 barbarie ambientale"


E' la prima volta che un presidente dell'ex Pci incontra un pontefice in VaticanoColloquio di 25 minuti. "Collaborazione tra Stato e Chiesa deve continuare"                                          Papa-Napolitano: incontro storico "Cattolici in politica con pieni diritti"                                                                                Napolitano: "In Europa Ã¨ viva la lezione del cristianesimo"Ratzinger: "Tutelare la vita dal concepimento alla morte"


British Panel Urges Police to Apologize To Muslims for Raid

LONDON, Feb. 13 -- London police should publicly apologize to two Muslim families caught up in a mistaken anti-terrorist raid in which a man was shot, an independent oversight panel said Tuesday.


Svalutazioni per 9,4 miliardi dopo crisi mutui subprime


THE HAGUE, Feb. 26 -- The United Nations' highest court on Monday cleared Serbia of genocide against Muslims in Bosnia's bloody 1992-95 war. But it said the country's former government should have stopped the July 1995 slaughter of more than 7,000 Muslim men and boys in Srebrenica and ordered Serb...


New York wonders as Giuliani gains support

Voters are lining up behind Rudolph Giuliani, who became "America's mayor" on Sept 11, 2001. But many New Yorkers remember the mayor before that day with less affection.


Controversy greets Egypt-Israel trade pact

Sporadic demonstrations have broken out throughout the Egyptian capital Cairo protesting the Egypt-Israel trade agreement as local economists defend it as the best economic choice for the country.


The head of the British Army during the invasion of Iraq has blasted the United States for its handling of the aftermath, a newspaper reported Saturday.


The Orioles re-sign B.J. Surhoff to a one-year contract.


VIENNA In a largely symbolic decision, OPEC agreed on Wednesday to increase its formal production ceiling by 1 million barrels a day, underlining the group's resolve to bring down high oil prices.


Delphi plan calls for keeping four UAW plants

Bankrupt auto parts maker Delphi Corp.   will retain and operate four plants under a  tentative agreement with the United Auto Workers, according to  a document posted on a Web site run by union members.


Cubs Get Grieve, DiFelice for Stretch Run

The Chicago Cubs made a pair of trades Tuesday, getting outfielder Ben Grieve from the Milwaukee Brewers and acquiring backup catcher Mike DiFelice from the Detroit Tigers.


A civilian stunt pilot died of extensive injuries after his aerobatic plane crashed Friday during an air show at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar.


Twenty families in a small Israeli farming community deep in the southern Gaza Strip yesterday became the first Jewish settlement to agree to move inside Israel under Ariel Sharon's disengagement plan.


Corsa tra gli alberghi per curare immagine artisti


Houston Grand Opera Unveils Enchanting New Production of Hansel and Gretel By Renowned Puppeteer Basil Twist

HOUSTON, Texas, Dec. 14  /PRNewswire/ -- This holiday season, Houston Grand Opera (HGO) stages a spectacular new production of Humperdinck's beloved fairy tale opera Hansel and Gretel featuring artists from the HGO Studio and members of the HGO Orchestra and Children's Chorus.


Byrd, Jay Back Chemical Plant Security Amendment: GOP Seeks to Weaken Proposal

By Tom Searls, The Charleston Gazette, W.Va.  Sep. 23--Senators could decide by Monday whether to force chemical companies to take further security measures under an amendment offered by U.S. Sens. Robert C. Byrd and Jay Rockefeller, both D-W.Va.


BAGHDAD, 14 October 2004 - Six American soldiers were killed in roadside bombings, the US command said yesterday, as US and Iraqi troops stepped up pressure on insurgents before this weekâs start of the holy month of Ramadan.


All U.S. households with televisions that use analog technology will be eligible for $40 discount coupons to buy digital converter boxes, the Commerce Department said on Monday.


Roma, 18:53 - CALCIO, JUVE: SOSPESA SQUALIFICA CAMPO

La Juve ha presentato istanza per l'arbitrato alla Camera del Coni e il presidente Pier Luigi Ronzan...


Il governo dÃ  il via libera alla riduzione delle imposte

ROMA - Il Consiglio dei ministri ha dato il via libera all'unanimitÃ  all'emendamento per i tagli alle tasse. La riunione Ã¨ iniziata con due ore di ritardo, alle 21.10. Un rinvio dovuto a motivi tecnici, per


In a Feb. 7 story, The Associated Press, citing park officials, reported that a giant sequoia known as the Washington Tree may not live much longer after losing more than half its 254-foot height in a forest fire and recent winter storms. That prediction came from an outside scientist, not park officials, who say it's impossible to predict how long the remaining 115-foot high trunk, which still has more than half a dozen branches, will continue standing. Some sequoias in worse shape have lived on for centuries.


Australia PM signals he may contest 2007 election

Australian Prime Minister John Howard  signaled on Thursday he may seek a fifth term and lead his  conservative government to the next election due in 2007,  despite pressure from his ambitious treasurer to step down.


Chip sales growth effectively stalled in August, it emerged today when the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) released its monthly sales report for the period.


The Bush administration on Wednesday called "pernicious and troubling" a New York Times article on the White House's role in the destruction of CIA interrogation tapes.


A woman from south London is sentenced to 15 years for kidnapping a 10-year-old boy in a row over Â£300,000.


An armed man went on a stabbing rampage in north London Thursday, killing one person and critically injuring at least five others, police said.


Toronto film festival starts on grim note

The 31st annual Toronto film festival opened on Thursday amid warnings from critics that happy movies are going to be few and far between, as themes from many of the


How do you go about establishing prices for your search marketing efforts? What kind of contracts do you need to protect your business? A group of experienced search marketers offer advice.


Michael Jackson Sued by L.A. Antiques Dealer

Michael Jackson has been sued by a  Los Angeles antiques dealer who claims the embattled pop star  refuses to pay for nearly $180,000 in furniture that he took  home in May.


World horrified at bloody end to Russian hostage crisis

World leaders expressed horror at the bloody end to the Russian hostage crisis, calling it a tragedy which resulted from a "nauseating" and "barbaric" terrorist attack.


Renault, GM bosses meet amid report talks in trouble

The heads of French car maker Renault   and U.S. auto giant General Motors Corp.  will  meet in Paris on Wednesday amid a report talks on a mooted  alliance could be in trouble.


Gunmen kill former Philippine rebel leader

The boyfriend of Tabara's daughter had been with him at the time and was also killed, he added. breakaway faction of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP).


Survival of The Most Optimistic: Dutch Study Reports That Optimism ...

To be or not to be, that is not the question. The question is "How optimistic are thee?". Or in other words, "Do you live life thinking the glass is half empty or half full?


Editor's Note: Published on page A1 of the Nov. 2, 2004 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer. THE UNITED Nations yesterday pledged all efforts to secure the release


Pupils at the school of a teenager who apparently killed herself claim the school does not have a bullying problem.


Rivers Has No Regrets In Return to Orlando

Doc Rivers plays the part an unfortunate victim in The Grant Hill Story. But it's still a good story, according to the former Magic coach.


Posing for photos Friday alongside the Lombardi Trophy, Tony Dungy wore a blue suit and slight smile. His friend and Super Bowl foe Lovie Smith wore a gray suit and his game face. Kickoff was only 57 hours away.


Republican presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee said Sunday he is counting on the traditionally conservative Panhandle to push him to a strong finish in Florida.


Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott is suffering from pneumonia, his office has confirmed.


USDA says beef safe despite possible mad cow

US Department of Agriculture officials and Central Oregon ranchers said on Thursday that the nation's supply of beef is safe, despite news that a government screening process recently detected


President Bush rallies for immortal spy law changes, telco protection

He argues that unless temporary legal changes are made permanent, "our national security professionals will lose critical tools they need to protect our country."


php|architect: August 2004 Issue Released

This month's issue of php|architect has been released and includes articles such as:  PHP5: Beyond the Objects The Ultimate PHP 5 Shopping Cart PHP and Databases Error Handling with PHP 5 and PEAR


Ukraine's political crisis has escalated ahead of a court hearing on Monday to probe the validity of the disputed presidential election.


Le immatricolazioni italiane segnano un +8%Il Lingotto si ritaglia una quota di mercato del 7,9%                                          Europa, cresce il mercato del'auto L'Italia e la Fiat fanno da traino


State tobacco monopoly Bulgartabac and fuel retailer Petrol dropped Monday driving Bulgaria's stock index SOFIX 0.28% down to 623.58 points in a fourth straight day of decline.


New bird species discovered in Babuyan Island

A NEW bird species, which is believed to be found nowhere else in the world, has been discovered on the remote island of Calayan, 70 km north of Luzon.


Rapper Megaman of the So Solid Crew is charged with murder over the shooting of a man in south London.


Survey Shows Musicians Are All For Selling Music Over The Internet

A new survey has found that more musicians are embracing the internet as a way of reaching new fans. A study by an American research company, Pew Internet, suggests that some musicians do not agree with the


Going under the knife is not compulsory  but being sculpted as the perfect lookalike sure helps in  Britain's burgeoning tribute band business.


Spending nine months in jail for conspiring to sell bongs on the Internet didn't scare Tommy Chong straight.


An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale hit northern Italy overnight, causing panic and injuring at least nine people, Italian media reported on Thursday.


Nigeria releases top labor leader, but nationwide strike to go ...

The chief of Nigeria's main labor organization vowed that a four-day nationwide strike to protest fuel price hikes will go ahead yesterday as planned, and accused President Olusegun Obasanjo of shunning dialogue to resolve union grievances.


The Met offers a Â£15,000 reward and issues an e-fit in the case of a BBC employee who was stabbed to death in the street.


Posizioni differenziate in maggioranza e in opposizione


Costituzione Ue. L'Europa ha firmato il nuovo trattato. Ciampi ...

L'Europa ha una Costituzione: le delegazioni dei 25 paesi membri dell'Unione europea oggi hanno firmato in Campidoglio il trattato costituzionale dell'Unione allargata. Momento storico che ricalca volutamente


Bolivia's President Morales formally receives a new draft constitution, as some regions seek autonomy.


Corte Europea conferma multa per abuso posizione dominante


Monza, 17:44 - F1, GP D'ITALIA; MASSA: DELUSO, MA MONDIALE NON E' CHIUSO

Felipe Massa è deluso per la rottura della sospensione che l'ha costretto al ritiro dopo soli...


Ford Motor Co. (FN: Quote, Profile, Research) on Friday said its US sales fell in September despite aggressive month-end incentives.


Hospitalization of Supreme Court Chief Justice Reminds ...

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


All-Star point guard Steve Nash will miss the Phoenix Suns' game at Portland on Tuesday night because of inflammation in his right shoulder.


Investment gloom as SAfrica enters the 'dark ages'

South Africa was set Monday to ration electricity in a bid to stem a spiralling crisis which has dealt a severe blow to its status as the continent's economic powerhouse.


Stern Rules Out Drastic Remedies for NBA

David Stern would not want to be in charge of a league that needs barriers to separate fans from players. The NBA commissioner is searching for more practical remedies to keep things civil in a sport where the intimate setting — the highest-paying customers sit so close to the action they can smell the players' sweat — is part of its appeal.


Rosneft to invest $20 billion to take on oil giants

Rosneft , Russia's No. 2 oil company, plans to invest $20 billion over five years to transform itself into a rival to the oil industry's leaders, its chief executive said, according to the Financial Times.


Eliot Spitzer, son of a millionaire real estate developer and hero to investors everywhere for standing up to Wall Street, is going to run for governor of New York state.


Jan. Sales Rise on Gift Cards, Clearance

Post-holiday clearance sales and  gift-card redemptions boosted January sales at major U.S.  retailers, but the harsh winter weather that hit the Northeast  and Midwest late in the month capped consumers' spending.


Weather, Traffic Snarl Thanksgiving Pilgrimage

Miles of road spray, clouds of mist, warnings from the weather service, record gasoline prices and longer-than-usual airport lines greeted the first wave of travelers in the Washington area


European governments and secret services accepted and concealed secret U.S. flights taking terrorism suspects across Europe, the European Parliament said on Wednesday.Comment


Ousted Afghan Governor Calls for End to Riots in Herat

The Afghan government has imposed a curfew in the western city of Herat, after a day of riots over the dismissal of the powerful local governor.


Ohio blitzed by legion of tireless campaign aides Both sides stage ...

Columbus, Ohio -- In a basement office of the Ohio Republican Party headquarters, no one is watching the Ohio State-Penn State football game on TV.


CARE suspends operations in Iraq following kidnapping of aid ...

(Sydney, Australia-AP) Oct. 20, 2004 - Australia's government says it's working with the British and Iraqi governments to help win the release of an aid worker kidnapped in Baghdad.


Governor Rendell's Dairy Policy Reform Recommendations Will Benefit Pennsylvania Dairy Farmers

To: FOOD EDITORS  Contact: Jean Kummer of the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, +1-717-787-5085   HARRISBURG, Pa., June 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Governor Edward G.


Boston College set school records for margin of victory and fewest points allowed last night, with Kathrin Ress scoring 15 points in the No. 13 Eagles' 78-29 victory over host Georgetown.


Celtics 96, Nets 88 (O.T.): Nets Leave Door Open and Celtics Slip Away

The Nets committed 23 turnovers, leading to 26 points, and missed 12 of 33 free throws in their stunning collapse against the Boston Celtics on Saturday.


Ex-con: I'm the 'Mad Hatter' bank robber

It's true, James G. Madison says, he is the "Mad Hatter," the robber blamed for more than a dozen bank heists over the past year.


McCanns in talks with leading PR adviser

Â· Change of strategy after spokeswoman resignsÂ· Couple consult former News of the World editor


Militants in Iraq free French reporters Georges Malbrunot and Christian Chesnot, held hostage since August.


Elpida, Powerchip to Invest in DRAM Venture

Companies plan to invest $13.9 over five years to build new factories in Taiwan.


Plane Crashes Won't Hurt Putin In Chechen Vote

His government had just suffered one of Russia's worst terrorist attacks, apparently stemming from a war he has neither won nor ended.


Israel-Palestinian summit postponed amid discord

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday called off a planned summit with Israeli Prim e Minister Ehud Olmert, seeking commitments Israel will free frozen Palestinian funds and take other steps.


EU calls for stable government in Ukraine

EU leaders on Friday urged Ukraine to use upcoming elections to end months of infighting and to quickly form a stable government capable of pushing ahead with reforms, as Kiev reiterated its hopes for EU membership.


Secondo gli analisti pesano le tensioni in Nigeria


Australian Company Says Fat Burning Pill Effective

Australian biotech group Metabolic Pharmaceuticals Ltd. said on Monday a clinical trial showed its new weight-loss drug was effective and free of side effects, sending its shares soaring 28 percent.


'Sideways' Leads Globes With 7 Nominations

The road-trip flick "Sideways" led Golden Globe contenders Monday with seven nominations, including best musical or comedy film, three acting nominations and best director, while Jamie Foxx scored a record three nominations.


Gilbert Arenas, Caron Butler and Antawn Jamison each score more than 20 points in the Wizards' 121-109 win over Charlotte on Friday.


Support for Electronic Filing of Senate Candidates' Campaign-Finance Records Gains Momentum

In the next few weeks leading up to Election Day, money will pour into candidates' coffers and voters will be able to see which lobby groups are trying hardest to buy their lawmakers' favor. The Sunlight Network is offering cash to citizens who do what it thinks is the "right thing." The nonprofit...


Gazprom Seeks 50% of Shell Gas and Oil Project

After months of pressure from Russian regulators, Shell offered to sell a stake in its oil and gas development to Gazprom.


Schumacher: "Adesso sono tranquillo, ma a Spa mi sono spaventato". E poi punge Ecclestone: "Il titolo credo di averlo vinto... Monza? La Ferrari c'Ã¨". MILANO, 9 settembre 2004 - "Non so cos'abbia detto con


New accounts suggest that extremely aggressive interrogation techniques were more widespread at Guantanamo Bay than has previously been acknowledged by military officials.


A strong majority of Venezuelans plan to cast their ballots for President Hugo Chavez on Dec. 3, with most saying the fiery opponent of President Bush has handled government and foreign relations well, according to an AP-Ipsos poll that revealed deep divisions along class lines.


Continental Airlines Inc. said Wednesday it will tack on surcharges to plane tickets purchased by phone or at US airports, joining several other domestic carriers that recently have added similar fees to alleviate


ASIA/TIMOR EST - Il nuovo Nunzio Apostolico presenta le lettere credenziali: appello per la fine della violenza e la pacificazione Dili (Agenzia Fides) - Il governo, la Chiesa, la societÃ  civile si adoperino insieme per liberare Timor Est dalla violenza: Ã¨ lÂappello lanciato dal nuovo Nunzio Apostolico in Indonesia e Timor Est, Mons. Leopoldo Girelli, che ha presentato le letter...


Few Drivers Resting Easy in Buildup to the Chase

As the Nascar Nextel Cup regular-season draws closer to completion, Kasey Kahne, 11th in points, is not letting up on the gas pedal or the pressure.


SingTel names veteran financial chief as new CEO

Singapore Telecommunications has named its veteran finance chief Chua Sock Koong, who also heads the international operations of Southeast Asia's biggest telecom firm, as its new CEO.


Aston Villa manager David O'Leary believes his side will come through the Christmas programme with their heads held high despite their poor recent results.


Survivors and families of the victims of the Virginia Tech shootings faced off Monday against gun-rights advocates over a bill that would prevent criminals and the mentally ill from buying firearms at gun shows.


The Streets' bassist has rescued rock trio Muse from cancelling their performance at Britain's V Festival - by replacing injured bass player Chris Wolstenholme. Pictured: Streets frontman Mike Skinner.


Dutch anger at Islamist link to brutal van Gogh murder

THE suspect in the brutal murder of the Dutch polemicist and film-maker Theo van Gogh is linked to a network of Islamic extremists, authorities said yesterday.


Two Bernard Matthews employees plead guilty to animal cruelty on a turkey farm near Norwich.


Attacks like the explosion that killed 22 at a US mess hall in Mosul display increasingly sophisticated planning in insurgent operations, producing dramatic assaults that exact


SDEROT, Sept 29: Palestinian militants eluding an army crackdown killed two Israeli children in a rocket attack from Gaza on Wednesday and Israeli troops killed six Palestinians in raids in the coastal strip and the West Bank.


Lions place Rogers on IR, sign Kircus from practice squad

Wide receiver Charles Rogers was placed on injured reserve on Tuesday after breaking his collarbone in the season opener at Chicago, ensuring that he will miss the entire season.


US Reallocates Iraqi Aid Money for Security and Jobs Programs

The Bush administration Tuesday said it is reallocating nearly $3.5 billions in aid money for Iraq to bolster security and generate new jobs in advance of elections to be held there in January.


Stocks Tumble, Greenspan Jolts Investors

U.S. stocks fell sharply on Friday as  investors were jolted by a more than $2 increase in oil prices,  while Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan gave a stark  reminder that interest rates were bound to go higher and warned  the appetite for the dollar would dwindle.


States show FDA how to track safety of prescription drugs

A dozen states were heeding safety questions about Vioxx two years ago, long before the FDA and drug-maker Merck & Co. acknowledged there was anything to worry about.


Bin Laden still roaming Afghanistan-Pakistan border, US says

US forces in Afghanistan have said they believe Osama bin Laden, who has appeared in a video for the first time in 13 months, is still roaming along the frontier between Afghanistan and Pakistan.


The US president orders new sanctions against senior Syrian officials and their associates.


Glasgow, 19:07 - CALCIO, SCOZIA: BURLEY E' IL NUOVO CT

La Scozia ha un nuovo ct. Si tratta di George Burley, presentato oggi dopo che la federazione scozze...


Germany Arrests 4th Suspect in Allawi Plot

A German judge on Saturday allowed the continued detention of three men suspected of planning an attack on Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi during his visit to Berlin this week, while a fourth suspect was arrested in the capital, the prosecutors' spokesman said.


A new test developed in the Bay Area could make a huge difference for women diagnosed with a common form of breast cancer. Each year, roughly 50,000 women are diagnosed with early-stage, estrogen-dependent breast cancer.


U.S. Army researchers say cutting-edge energy technologies are integral to meeting the needs of today's soldiers.


Watching the detectives Snort and Sourcefire users are urged to update their intrusion detection software following the discovery of a potentially serious security vulnerability.â¦


Italy's prime minister blames "leftist propaganda" after MEPs reject his nominee for EU justice commissioner.


Deutsche Bank cracks down on Yukos bankruptcy filing

The lawyers of Deutsche Bank asked the court in the Houston, Texas, to decline the filing for bankruptcy protection of the Russian oil giant Yukos.


Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., warned Democratic activists Sunday that the party must take a tougher stance on national security if it wants to succeed in the November elections.


The NFL told its coaches Monday that they must be more specific than they have been in reporting player injuries, saying the current wording of the policy "invites action that runs counter to our intent."


High tech German train crash kills at least one

A high tech German train  carrying 29 people smashed into a maintenance vehicle on a  trial run in northern Germany on Friday, killing at least one  and trapping 10 more in the wreckage, a local official said.


NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - Lebanese troops pounded suspected positions of al Qaeda-inspired militants to dislodge them from their hideouts at a Palestinian refugee camp on Saturday but the group vowed it would not surrender.


Dell to Cut 8,000 Jobs As 1Q Earnings Dip

By MATT SLAGLE DALLAS - Dell Inc. said Thursday that earnings fell slightly in preliminary first-quarter results, and the computer maker planned to lay off more than 8,000 employees over the next year as part of an ongoing restructuring.


Gun sales resumed in Pennsylvania Tuesday after a two-day shutdown that upset dealers but gave state police time to upgrade a computer system used for background checks.


In CHICAGO story headlined "UPDATE 1-Biomet profits rise in  first quarter," please read in headline, "UPDATE 1-Biomet  profit excluding items rises."


Rio Fights Rampant Street Crime as Tourists Fly In

By Andrei Khalip RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil  - Police armed with riflesand wearing flak jackets manned checkpoints across Rio deJaneiro on Thursday to prevent muggings and other violence astourists flocked to the ocean city for the holiday season.


Pakistan test-fires nuclear-capable missile

ISLAMABAD  - Pakistan test-fired a medium range ballistic missile capaable of carrying a nuclear warhead despite a continuing peace dialogue with India, but insisted it was not sending a signal to its regional rival.


Aussie debutant, India's smiling assassin shine on first day

BANGALORE: Anil Kumble hardly shows his emotions on the field. The day offered an exception. Kumble allowed himself the luxury of an extravagant display of his jubilation.


ThinkPHP Blog: Spooky Action at not so much Distance

Martin Brotzeller came across an interesting behavior in a script he was recently working on involving two classes and an error that should have been thrown.   Over the weekend i encountered a twist in PHP that really left me wondering. I made a mistake and i thought i should have gotten an error, or at least a warning. I got a completely unexpected behavior instead. According to our PHP Oracle this is just a legacy from PHP 4 though and there was much Discussion whether changing this behavior would break old apps. I think it's a possible source of hard-to-track errors though.   His code creates an object, a and calls the bar() method. Inside bar(), object b is created and the foo() method of b is called. The real oddity comes in when, inside the b->foo() call, $this->mprint() is called but it's the one defined in object a that executes, not in b.


Pfizer shares plunge after key drug fails

Shares in Pfizer Inc  fell around 14 percent in European and pre-opening U.S. trade on Monday after the world's biggest drugmaker scrapped development of its most important experimental medicine.


Blair facing renewed calls to quit now, protests over Iraq

Tony Blair, at his last annual conference as Labour Party leader, faces fresh calls to withdraw British troops from Iraq in demonstrations that include one on his own doorstep.


Dow Jones +0,01, SP cresce dello 0,05, Nasdaq +0,29


Developer Revives Real Estate Trust Plan It Would Reportedly Focus Only on Mainland China Office Buildings BUSINESS ASIA By Bloomberg

By Bei Hu  Gateway Group, a Hong Kong developer, is reviving a plan to offer the first publicly traded real estate investment trust made up solely of mainland China office buildings, people with direct knowledge of the plan said last week.


Usher and Kanye West Top American Music Award Noms

Once again Usher, Kanye West and Outkast top the list of nominations for a music awards show. Usher leads the pack with four nominations but West and Outkast arenât far behind with three nods each.


US Recognises Macedonia State, Greece Protests

The president of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) has announced that the US recognised his country simply as "Macedonia" with the approval of US Secretary of State Colin Powell.


Iraq: 26 killed on horrific day of violence

Suicide bombers killed at least 22 members of Iraq's fledgling security forces yesterday amid a spate of insurgent attacks across the country that also


Study raises questions on aging surgeons

Most of Dr. Marshall Goldin's medical school classmates have retired or died, but at age 67, the heart surgeon believes he still has good working years ahead.


Alla vigilia dell'arrivo del presidente Usa George Bush


A night of adventures with the London band Razorlight goes from tapas to a strip club to a birthday party.


Redskins lead Giants 16-3 in 3rd quarter

Landell Betts plowed his way into the end zone on a 14-yard run and Shaun Suisham kicked three field goals to give the Washington Redskins a 16-3 lead over the New York Giants in the third quarter on Sunday night.


Ratification of the tentative labor contract between the United Auto Workers union and Chrysler LLC was thrown into jeopardy on Monday after workers at four of the eight assembly plants that must vote on the deal rejected it.


German Investor Confidence Declines on Concern About Increase in Oil Price

Investor confidence in Germany, Europe s biggest economy, dropped for the first month in three in August amid concern about record oil prices and slowing growth in the U.S. and Japan.


Misplaced Samples Delayed Water Test: Durham Officials Say Samples Were Moved, Then Not Picked Up By Private Lab

By Matt Dees, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Mar. 13--DURHAM -- City water wasn't tested for volatile organic compounds last year because the samples kept getting misplaced, deputy city manager Ted Voorhees said Monday.


The trade group that represents movie studios filed its first round of lawsuits Tuesday against people who allegedly share copyright films on the internet.


Apple, China Mobile call off iPhone launch talks

Apple Inc  and China Mobile  have called off talks to launch the U.S. firm's popular iPhones in China, dashing speculation the device will hit the country's store shelves soon.


Lord Black felt he 'deserved' stolen cash: prosecutor

Deposed media tycoon Conrad Black stole millions from shareholders because he thought he "deserved" the money, a prosecutor said in closing arguments Monday at a Chicago fraud trial.


Brownback Takes Step Toward Seeking GOP Presidential Nod

Sen. Sam Brownback is joining an increasingly crowded field of 2008 presidential candidates, hoping his social conservative credentials will appeal to Republican primary voters.


Notes stolen in N. Ireland bank heist may be withdrawn from ...

BELFAST - A bank in Northern Ireland hit by a massive robbery said on Friday it was considering the drastic measure of taking several denominations of notes out of circulation as a means of preventing the criminals enjoying their haul.


The situation continues to deteriorate in western Sudan more than 18-months after a rebel uprising provoked a harsh government response.


State of the Art: Headphones to Shut Out the World

A test of 10 pairs of noise-canceling headphones reveals some unexpected stars.


'Cash for honours' inquiry hits Blair's standing: poll

Less than a fifth of Britons see Prime Minister Tony Blair as "honest and straightforward," according to a poll released underlining how the "cash for honours" inquiry has hit his standing.


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


The Federal Election Commission on Thursday elected a new chairman and vice chairman, choosing as its leaders two members who pushed unsuccessfully for tougher limits on partisan political groups.


Women priests given "dregs" in Church of England

Women priests are given the worst positions in the Church of England even though they make up half of all newly ordained ministers, research published on Sunday said.


LA QUINTA, Calif. Fred Couples won golf's Skins Game for the fifth time. He beat Tiger Woods over four playoff holes to claim the final three skins and 340-thousand dollars.


Mary Daily's resume seems out of sync with her role as a Republican convention delegate.


Jeff Jarvis, whose mind occupies the intersection of mainstream media and the blogging world, perhaps more than any other person, is having a conference in mid-October in NYC to bring together people from both worlds to present constructive ideas for working with each other. Me, my feet are firmly planted in the blogging world, but I've spent a lifetime reading and watching MSM, starting with the NY Times at the kitchen table with my parents and brother, when growing up. Some of my fondest memories as a child were our discussions of the days events, and the Times was our common structure. Everyone in our family read the newspaper, often from cover to cover.  As Jarvis councils us, never mind the mistakes, what can we do to make things work better? And I have a couple of proposals in that direction that I will try to present at the October 11 conference. In all cases, they involve the MSM opening up more to include not only the ideas of blogging, but also the bodies of the bloggers.  1. I've said it many times before, it's worth raising again. Any newspaper or radio or TV station with a good reputation in its community could embrace the fresh ideas of the bloggers in their community by offering free blogs to members of the community, who may be new to blogging. I suggested this to the Times in 2001 -- when a person is quoted in a Times article, a few days after the piece runs, contact them, and ask if they'd like to have a NY Times hosted blog. There would be no control over what appeared on the blog. It would have a nytimes.com domain (something like bullmancuso.nytimes.com). Build an aggregator, something very much like Twitter (which is after all, a river of news, not exactly a new idea, heh) that shows all the new posts from members of the community. Encourage (but don't require) your editorial people to read the blog posts. Let whatever happens happen.  2. Here's a new idea that I haven't proposed before. Open your newsroom to bloggers. Set aside a half-dozen desks for people who blog in your community, people you've gotten to know, and provide them with wifi, a water cooler, your coffee (no matter how bad it is) and chance to work alongside your editorial people and (very important) with each other. It's an incredible thing when bloggers get together in a physical space, the sparks can really fly. Now imagine what could happen if those sparks got flying between the remaining editorial people in a professional news organization and the bloggers. I believe the secret of scaling the news is right there, you just have to open the door and see what comes in.


NASA Spacecraft to Pass Close to Saturn's Moon

The NASA spacecraft Cassini, which is carrying a European Space Agency probe, cut off communications with controllers on Monday as it prepared to peer beneath a veil of smog shrouding Saturn's moon, Titan.


The state acted correctly when it seized Rush Limbaugh's medical records, Florida's 4th District Court of Appeal announced in a written opinion issued Wednesday.


By Tom Wilemon, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Mar. 1--LONG BEACH -- President Bush traveled to a hard-hit area of this city after arriving at the Air National Guard base in Gulfport.


33 More UT Students Sued Over Downloading, Sharing Songs

By Bill Brewer, The Knoxville News-Sentinel, Tenn.  Jun. 15--The music industry's crackdown on college students for illegally  downloading copyrighted music has swept through the University of Tennessee  again.


The Scotsman reported Saturday that Britain's 20-year-old Prince Harry will join the army next year. The prince, third in line to the throne, recently passed entrance exams


L'INTERVISTA. Napoli, il primo cittadino accusa il ministro"Sono stupefatta, due mesi fa ci elogiava pubblicamente"                                          La rabbia del sindaco Iervolino "Ã solo una mossa elettorale"                                                                                di PATRIZIA CAPUA


Bus bombed in southeast Iran killing at least 11

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


Want to stop disease from spreading? Open a window

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


Calcio, Cassano con la squadra a Reggio Calabria

Tornato il sereno tra Luigi Del Neri e Antonio Cassano: l'attaccante giallorosso ritorna a far parte dei convocati. Il talento barese Ã¨ tra i 18 giocatori chiamati dal tecnico della Roma per la delicata trasferta


MTV's 'Choose or Lose' announces citizen journalism campaign

The Viacom division has launched a mobile-centric initiative to bring nontraditional reporting to the 2008 election.


Once industrial Bradford is Britain's greenest city while Brighton is the most sustainable, a survey says.


No firm climate targets from G8, U.S. says

HEILIGENDAMM, Germany  - A summit of major powers in Germany will not agree to any firm targets for slashing greenhouse gas emissions, a senior U.S. official said on Wednesday as G8 leaders gathered on the Baltic coast.


Revenge truly sweet for men, scientists say

WASHINGTON - Dirty Harry had it right: Brain scans show revenge really might make your day. Planning revenge sparks enough satisfaction to motivate getting even - and the amount of satisfaction actually predicts


A review by the Bank of Scotland says the housing market in rural areas is "particularly tough".


Utile anno piu' che raddoppiato per numero due telefonia Gb


117 euro di aumento piu' 30 per lavoratori senza contratto


NEW YORK - The fallout from New York State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer's probe into the insurance industry continued. Jeffrey Greenberg, the head of Marsh & McLennan, was replaced as chairman and chief


Seul, 17:02 - CALCIO, COREA DEL SUD-OLANDA 0-2 IN AMICHEVOLE

Con una doppietta di Rafael van der Vaart, l'Olanda ha battuto la Corea del Sud 2-0 (1-0) in un'amic...


How Groups Feel About Outcome of Election

Some demographics and details of voter worries about the upcoming presidential election. The poll was taken Oct. 22-24 of 1,000 adults and 856 registered voters and has a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 3 percentage points for the whole sample, slightly larger for subgroups:


GM, Ford See Weak Sales, Production Cuts

General Motors Corp.  and Ford Motor Co.  are expected to announce further cuts in vehicle production levels this week as they move to trim inventories of unsold cars and trucks following weak sales, analysts said.


Tocca 60 dollari al barile, la prima volta dal marzo scorso


British anti-fraud agency probing firms accused of bribing Saddam: report

Britain's Serious Fraud Office is investigating allegations that several firms based in London paid bribes to former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein's regime as part of the discredited UN oil-for-food programme, The Guardian has reported.


U.S. Forces Storm Falluja, Bombs Rock Baghdad

FALLUJA, Iraq  - Thousands of U.S. and Iraqi  troops backed by heavy air support and armor have stormed into  the Sunni Muslim city of Falluja in the second major offensive  in seven months to try to recapture the insurgent stronghold.


Profit Drops at Unilever; Currency and Special Items Cited

Net profit dropped at the consumer products maker to 721 million euros ($1.04 billion) in the last three months of 2007, from 2.03 billion euros a year earlier.


La conferma arriva dalle associazioni dei consumatori


Defense attorney Lisa McCalmont was well-known nationally as an outspoken critic of lethal injection and amassed a trove of information about problems with the three-drug cocktail that is at the very center of a case the U.S. Supreme Court will hear early next year.


Exxon Mobil Corp. XOM.N, the world's  largest publicly traded oil company, on Thursday reported a 56  percent rise in quarterly profit, driven by soaring oil and gas  prices.


This is going to be a long, hot summer for Landon Donovan. Following the Gold Cup, Donovan plans to play in Copa America, then rejoin the circus that the Los Angeles Galaxy will become once David Beckham arrives in late July.


Tyler Palko threw for a career-high 411 yards and five touchdowns in three quarters Saturday, helping No. 19 Pittsburgh rout South Florida 43-14 and virtually assure the Panthers the Big East spot in the Bowl Championship Series.


Catcher Damian Miller's $8.75 million, three-year contract with the Milwaukee Brewers was finalized Monday after team doctors allayed concerns over his health.


Exercise may be key to treating Parkinson's

ORDINARY exercise may prove to be an effective treatment for Parkinsonâs disease, scientists revealed yesterday. Forced exercise was found to have a major impact on rats given a toxin that induces Parkinsonâs.


General says Iranian-backed Shia militants carried out rocket attack on US military headquarters.


Dell, Symantec to Announce Expanded Email Solutions Partnership

Dell (NASDAQ:DELL)     MEDIA ADVISORY  WHAT:  Dell and Symantec will host a press teleconference on Sept. 20         to announce a significant expansion to its partnership        through a new joint offering.


Parigi, 19:12 - TENNIS, ROLAND GARROS: NADAL IN FINALE CONTRO FEDERER

Lo spagnolo Rafael Nadal, testa di serie numero 2, si è qualificato per la finale del Roland ...


Home Depot Inc. announced its first foray into China's booming market on Wednesday with the purchase of a Chinese chain of 12 home improvement stores that modeled itself on its giant American counterpart.


Iran's nuclear negotiator and the EU   foreign policy chief meet again on Sunday after what they   termed constructive talks in search of compromise that might   avert looming U.N. sanctions over Tehran's atomic program.


Iraqi security forces won't be able to handle major security challenges for years - perhaps as many as 15 - and won't be able to take the lead in attacking insurgent strongholds before elections scheduled for ...


O'Donnell quits U.S. talk show early after spat

Combative U.S. talk show host Rosie O'Donnell has decided to leave ABC's "The View" early after an on-air spat with Elisabeth Hasselbeck over the Iraq war that aired repeatedly on cable TV, the network said on Friday.


A methane blast in a Siberian mine shaft has killed at least 10 people and injured 30, a Russian Government spokesman has said. The blast ripped through the mine as a 45-strong repair team was patching up


150 nations gather for UN climate summit

Rising global temperatures that are melting the Arctic and expanding the oceans are now drawing more than 80 world leaders to the U.N. podium for an unprecedented summit Monday on how to combat climate change.


Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton said Thursday that an ounce of prevention is worth billions of dollars to the health care system as she called for far-reaching changes to curb rising costs.


FALLUJAH, Iraq -- Down a steep staircase littered with glass shards and rubble, US Marines descended yesterday to a dark basement believed to have been one of Fallujah's torture chambers. They found bloodstains and a single bloody handprint on the wall -- evidence of the horrors once carried out in this former insurgent stronghold.


Netra line of servers will have Linux as an operating system option.


US forward Brian Ching scored his team-best 11th goal of the year as the San Jose Earthquakes beat Dallas 3-0 on Saturday night. With the win, the Earthquakes climbed out of the Western Conference cellar and


Stocks Rise on Inflation, Production Data

Stocks rose on Friday after data  showed U.S. industrial production growth in December exceeded  analyst estimates and wholesale inflation had a  sharper-than-expected drop, boosting investor confidence in the  economy.


Republican Fred Thompson said Thursday there should be few if any exceptions when it comes to enforcing U.S. immigration laws, or the flow of illegal immigrants would continue.


Roma, 12:41 - CALCIO, PERUZZI: LAVORERO' ANCORA IN QUESTO MONDO

Stamattina in Campidoglio a Roma, Angelo Peruzzi ha dato l'addio definitivo al calcio giocato, alla ...


Napster Creator Unveils Online Music Technology

Shawn Fanning, once reviled by record labels as the creator of renegade song-swap service Napster, on Thursday launched a new service designed to turn the threat of still popular peer-to-peer services into an opportunity for music companies and artists.


Mardi Gras revelers party in scarred New Orleans

Colorful parades rolled through New Orleans on Tuesday as thousands of revelers turned out to celebrate Mardi Gras in the city still scarred by Hurricane Katrina.


Sandro Zic recently gave a presentation on Java and PHP, and posted his slides here. I didn't attend his talk, so I don't have all the facts, but I would like to comment on one of his slides [...]. First, a minor point. Limited or no OOP has rarely stopped any software from being enterprise-ready. Most modern operating systems continue to be written in C, and the large Cobol programs running on mainframes that manage your bank accounts and insurance do not use OOP. [...] Let's address some of his other criticisms: Virtually no multi-threading, Lack of maintenance tools, and Immature frameworks.


A former Muslim cleric is jailed for 10 years for raping a 13-year-old girl in a mosque.


After Obama win, Clinton warns of "false hopes"

NASHUA, New Hampshire  - New York Sen. Hillary Clinton, reeling from defeat in Iowa at the hands of Barack Obama, urged Democratic voters on Friday not to build up "false hopes" by choosing an inexperienced presidential candidate.


'E soprattutto un progetto di rilancio della compagnia'


Martin Scorsese is honoured by the Directors Guild of America for his mob thriller The Departed.


Roma, 16:45 - CALCIO, ROMA: KHARJA PRONTO A TORNARE IN GIALLOROSSO

Beppe Galli, agente di Houssine Kharja, intervenendo in esclusiva a "Unico Grande Amore", in onda su...


New Delhi: Pakistani Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here today to discuss bilateral issues and extend an invitation for the SAARC summit in Dhaka next year.


VIENNA, Austria - American Robby Ginepri advanced to the quarterfinals of the CA Trophy with a 6-2, 6-1 win Thursday over fifth-seeded Paradorn Srichaphan of Thailand.


Two Marines face Haditha courts: martial

A U.S. battalion commander and an enlisted man will face courts-martial on charges related to the killing of 24 Iraqi civilians in Haditha, Iraq, in 2005, the Marines said on Friday.


Arriva emendamento a dl,rinvio legato a difficolta' tecniche


President Bush tailed Senator John Kerry across the Midwest on Friday, painting him as an out-of-touch liberal who wanted to impose a huge government health care


What do women want in their closets? Choices — and that's what they'll have next season. The looks ranged from geisha to Palm Beach princess to New York City hipster as Behnaz Sarafpour, Lilly Pulitzer and Donna Karan for DKNY presented their spring 2005 collections Sunday.


Pope embarks on mission to boost Christian unity

ISTANBUL, Turkey  - Pope Benedict embarked on Wednesday on his second mission in Turkey, to improve ties between Roman Catholics and Orthodox Christians, after winning approval for his conciliatory views on Turkey and Islam.


Diabetes, not obesity, raises severe health risk

NEW YORK  - Findings from a new study   suggest that obesity per se is not a risk factor for organ   failure or death. However, the risk is increased with diabetes,   which often develops in people with a high body mass index   (BMI).


Behavior: To Reap Psychotherapyâs Benefits, Get a Good Fit

If the outcome may be months or years away, how can a person tell whether his psychotherapy is any good?


Okay, I'm not seriously suggesting Microsoft is paying off Netcraft to produce positive survey results (although this is certainly a standard operating procedure for Microsoft). But something is odd, if not rotten, in the state of Netcraft.  I have often cited Netcraft web server surveys as evidence that open source beats closed source. The Netcraft surveys almost always showed Apache leading Microsoft IIS by a wide margin, and showed Apache growing as Microsoft IIS market share was shrinking.  Lately, however, Netcraft began to claim that Apache market share has been shrinking rapidly while Microsoft IIS has been gaining the market share lost by Apache. Netcraft even proposed that, "Microsoft's recent gains raise the prospect that Windows may soon challenge Apache's leadership position."  Microsoft IIS may displace Apache as the most-used web server?  Could this really be true, or is this reporting from the Bizarro world?  And does anyone else find the wording rather odd?  "Windows" may challenge Apache?  Huh? read more


Commuters delayed by Big Dig ramp closure

Commuters got their first glimpse Monday of what to expect for at least the next couple of months as investigators and construction crews work on identifying and repairing problems in the tunnels of the city's Big Dig highway system.


Afghanis in New Push to Collect Stingers

Authorities are launching a new push to collect U.S.-made Stinger missiles distributed to Afghans fighting Soviet troops in the 1980s in an effort to keep the weapons from terrorists and governments — including Iran, an Afghan official said Sunday.


Georgetown's 61-51 victory over Seton Hall wasn't pretty, but it was what the Hoyas needed to keep their postseason hopes alive.


Microsoft, Others File More Anti-Spam Lawsuits

Microsoft Corp. (MSFT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) and other Internet access providers filed three new lawsuits on Thursday to stop the spread of unsolicited e-mail messages touting everything


Gulf monetary union requires political consensus, says IMF

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) managing director, Rodrigo de Rato, said the road to a monetary union could be bumpy at times, as it requires strong political commitment


France agreed Thursday to a United Nations request to set up naval patrols off the Lebanese coast to block weapons shipments to Hezbollah militants.


Virgin Group Enters US Online-Music Market

The online digital-music business became a little more crowded as Richard Branson's Virgin Group launched a music Web site in the US The Virgin Digital service sells songs for 99 cents each


LOS ANGELES  - Laszlo Kovacs, one of Hollywood's most influential and respected directors of photography, died Saturday night in his sleep. He was 74.


The Catholic Church in Scotland expresses dismay at figures showing its members are more likely to suffer sectarian abuse.


Leopard preview: What's new in OS X 10.5

More details have emerged about Mac OS X 10.5, the next major update to the Mac operating system that Apple has dubbed "Leopard." While Leopard won't be let out of its cage until October, two Steve Jobs keynote addresses and Apple's Leopard web site have given us some idea of how this latest cat will behave.


The U.S. manufacturing economy unexpectedly contracted in December, ending a streak of 10 consecutive months of growth and sinking to its lowest point in almost five years, a private research group said Wednesday. The decline suggests that the overall economy may be weakening faster than some economists predicted.


The companyâs chief executive, Howard Schultz, announced that he would close 100 underperforming stores in the United States, though he did not identify the locations.


Roberto Del Bosco Ã¨ incensurato: era a Roma in vacanza"Salutava la gente, ho perso il controllo e l'ho colpito"                                          L'aggressore alla Digos "L'ho fatto perchÃ© lo odio"                                                                                Perquisito l'albergo dove il giovane alloggiavaAvrebbe agito da solo: sembra escluso il movente politico


Drug makers working on complete AIDS pill

TRENTON, NJ - Two drug companies announced Monday they will collaborate on developing the first all-in-one, once-a-day pill to treat HIV infection - a long-sought goal that would make it much easier for patients to stick with their medication.


Washington's Tussauds to display politicians in wax

Will tourists accustomed to free attractions in the U.S. capital be willing to spend their money to see wax figures of politicians such as Bill and Hillary Clinton?


Palermo, 18:07 - CALCIO, PALERMO: ATTACCO CAVANI-JANKOVIC CONTRO IL CAGLIARI

Sarà un Palermo in formazione largamente rimaneggiata quello che domenica affronterà i...


Indonesian militant sentenced to 12 years in Marriott hotel ...

: An Indonesian court sentenced a Muslim militant to 12 years in jail on Thursday after finding him guilty of involvement in last year's JW Marriott hotel bombing in Jakarta.


TheFind.com Shopping Search Engine Secures $15 Million in Additional Funding

TheFind.com has secured $15 million in Series C financing led by Bain Capital Ventures. The financing is planned to build new product development, traffic and revenue growth, and further expand TheFind.com’s business development efforts. The financing will also be used to grow TheFind.com’s search capabilities beyond the 170 million products and 500,000 stores it currently indexes, [...]


San Benedetto del Tronto, il giovane dormiva nella cuccetta


Indice Ism manifatturiero ad agosto scende a 52,9


Under a New Watch, Miramax Still Homes in on Awards

Miramax may be a smaller and calmer organization under Daniel Battsek, but the studio has nonetheless remained in the thick of the awards race.


Three Fed banks sought deeper Dec discount rate cut

Three regional Federal Reserve banks  sought a half-percentage-point cut in the discount rate ahead  of December's Fed policy meeting, minutes of the Fed Board's  discount rate meetings showed on Tuesday.


Gov't launches inquiry into Stonehenge visitor centre

The government will launch a public inquiry to consider plans for a multi-million pound visitor centre at the country's ancient Stonehenge stone circle.


A suicide bomber attacks an Iraqi mosque during the Shia festival of Ashura, killing at least seven people, police say.


Israel sends Syria tough message with Hamas strike

Widening its pursuit of Hamas beyond the occupied territories, Israel reached into Damascus Sunday, dealing a blow to both Hamas and Syria.


NRI News: India-born among eight terror suspects to appear in London court

Washington, Eight terror suspects, including India-born Dhiren Barot, alias Abu Musa al-Hindi, will appear in a London court Wednesday to face charges of plotting terrorist strikes in Britain and the United States, media reports here said.


Broadway discounts for anti-Bush protesters

Protesters heading to New York for the Republican national convention at the end of this month might want to reconsider before breaking the city's furniture. If they get their message across with a smile instead of a snarl, they will see ...


Athletes who won China its highest-ever Olympics gold medal tally were greeted like heroes when they returned Tuesday, with flag-waving fans cheering wildly at the airport.


A mysterious case of CJD raises the possibility of a new group of people falling prey to the illness.


The official, who requested anonymity, declined to say whom the US president had chosen but said Bush would "probably" announce the move formally in his speech Tuesday to the United Nations General Assembly.


SEC suspends trading of 35 firms tied to 'pump-and-dump' spam

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has suspended trading for 10 days on shares of 35 companies that it said have been the subject of repeated "pump-and-dump" spam campaigns.


Webware darling Farecast is adding hotel price analysis to its existing airfare prediction service.


President Bush asked his supporters Saturday to pray for Hurricane Charley victims and announced that he will visit Florida to survey the damage.


Ecuador leftist ahead in election: exit polls

QUITO, Ecuador  - Ecuador's leftist Rafael Correa, an ally of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, was headed for victory after Sunday's run-off to elect the country's eighth president in a decade, three exit polls showed.


Tokyo governor promotes WW2 kamikaze film

Tokyo Governor Shintaro Ishihara launched a publicity campaign for a film celebrating the bravery of its wartime "kamikaze" suicide pilots on Friday, as Japan wrangled again with Asian neighbors over its World War Two history.


Situazioni critiche solo su A1 a Firenze e sulla A9


By SETH SUTEL Associated Press  NEW YORK -- Robert McDowell, the newest member of the Federal Communications Commission, on Tuesday said he didn't see a compelling need for cable TV operators to sell channels individually.


American Matt Emmons won the gold medal Friday in the 50-meter prone rifle competition with a score of 703.3.


American musical gets an in-depth exam from PBS

"The history of the Broadway musical is the history of surprises," Michael Kantor says. "Every single great, long-running show was not anticipated: Cats, a show about people pretending to be


Stocks Fall on Oil, Dow Ends Below 10,000

The blue-chip Dow Jones average closed below 10,000 for the first time in about six weeks on Monday as a spike in oil prices to nearly $50 a barrel renewed concerns about corporate profits while analysts cutting recommendations hurt


New Thrill for the Bored-With-Just-Parachuting Set

Pond swooping, an extreme form of high-speed, high-performance parachuting, is popular among those bored with simply plummeting to earth as plain old sky divers.


$50 device will feature hot keys designed for the alternative operating system.


RS Investment Management agreed to pay $30 million to settled allegations it allowed "excessive" market timing in its mutual funds, New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer said Wednesday.


A dissident who led the 1988 student protests in Burma is freed, as part of a release of 4,000 prisoners.


Cubans see Castro comeback after lively radio chat

After hearing his unmistakable voice in a good-humored chat played on state television, many Cubans are now convinced Fidel Castro is no longer at death's door and could even return to lead them.


Former All-Star shortstop Jimmy Rollins and the Philadelphia Phillies agreed Tuesday to a $3.85 million, one-year contract, and versatile infielder Placido Polanco also avoided arbitration with a $4.6 million contract for 2005.


Alla sesta edizione, premia giovani attrici under 35


British troops arrive at base in central Iraq

LONDON British defense officials say hundreds of British troops who were deployed to provide cover for US troops are now at their base near Baghdad.


Joe Gibbs Racing apparently had become dissatisfied with the perception it was third in the pecking order among General Motors's four elite Nextel Cup Series teams.


Review: Adventure Games Defrost the Winter Doldrums

Beat the blizzard blues by becoming a teenage sky pirate, a lesbian space marine or something else entirely (at least for a little while).


Militant Group Announces That It Executed 11 Iraqi Soldiers

The Army of Ansar al-Sunna said today that it had executed 11 Iraqi security officers taken hostage south of Baghdad.


Indonesian Prosecutors File Terrorism Charges Against Militant ...

Prosecutors filed the 65-page dossier containing the charges at a Jakarta district court on Friday. Details of the charges have not been made available.


Boston College coach Al Skinner challenged his players after two embarrassing losses, and point guard Tyrese Rice took the brunt of it.


Israeliano sequestrato due mesi fa dai miliziani


Parigi, 12:07 - CALCIO, RIFORMA UEFA: IL G14 CONTRARIO A PROGETTO PLATINI

Il G14, come ha confermato il suo presidente Jean-Michel Aulas, si è dichiarato "estremamente...


IN A poignant end to a day of tribute to the 202 people killed two years ago by terrorist bombs in Bali, a fleet of surfers took to the waves today for a sunset ceremony.


Spitzer Drops Some Parts of Suit Against Former A.I.G. Chief

The complaint was narrowed to focus on claims that companyÂs former chief masked underwriting losses with sham transactions.


A troubled, 20-year journey to create the world's most powerful optical telescope is nearing an end, with astronomers hoping to begin using the instrument to look for heavenly breakthroughs early next year.


TORONTO -- Canada's big banks raised long-term mortgage rates by more than one-tenth of a point yesterday, reflecting the higher cost of borrowing in the bond market.


Gaza Militants Defy Abbas with Surge of Attacks

Gaza militants hit an army base in Israel with rocket fire Wednesday, wounding 12 soldiers, as they defied calls for a halt to attacks from Mahmoud Abbas, the frontrunner to succeed Yasser Arafat in elections Sunday.


McDowell and Price share Heritage lead, as Monty and Poulter miss

WOBURN, England (PA) -- And so there were two. After the second round Friday, Padraig Harrington and David Howell are the only members of the European Ryder Cup team left in the Heritage Tournament at Woburn.


Tough limits set as Europe finally agrees to talk Turkey

The European Union has decided to embark on its most controversial ever enlargement, by giving Turkey the green light to start entry talks.


Singapore - Crude oil prices surged past an unprecedented $55 per barrel Monday, driven by uncertainty over production, high demand and tight global supplies ahead of the Northern Hemisphere winter.


Yahoo adds traffic information to maps service

Yahoo Inc. is adding local traffic information to its maps service, including roadwork and accident reports as well as the approximate speed at which traffic is proceeding along specific roads.


Some companies have found that inviting consumers to create their advertising is often more stressful, costly and time-consuming than just doing the work themselves.


Want to create galleries to show off your photos online? Check out the various services in this article. By John P. Matthew. 1112


China Automakers Showcase Fuel-Saving Cars

The Habo No. 1 looks like any one of the legions of Volkswagen sedans in China. But a peek under the hood reveals an array of chrome canisters instead of the usual engine — the Habo is fueled not by gas but hydrogen peroxide.


Elton John calls Taipei paparazzi 'pigs'!:

[Hollywood News] Washington, Sept 24: If there is one thing sir Elton John doesn't like , it is being mobbed by reporters, for tempers went flying after he was surrounded by the press after his private plane touched down at a Taiwan airport before his


Rock group Coldplay are to preview new songs during a tour of Latin America in February and March.


American Football: Patriots win NFL record 19th straight game

FOXBORO, United States : Tom Brady passed for two first-half touchdowns and Corey Dillon rushed for 94 yards to lead the New England Patriots to their NFL record 19th consecutive win.


Pfizer won't ax Celebrex, Street says users may

Pfizer says not to worry, its arthritis pain drug Celebrex won't go the way of Vioxx. Pfizer says it won't withdraw Celebrex, its blockbuster arthritis pain medicine, despite Friday's disclosure


'Company' Ticket Sales Begin With AmEx Offer; General Sales Start Sept. 24

Playbill - Tickets for the new Broadway production of Company go on sale exclusively to American Express card holders on Sept. 6 prior to the Sept. 24 start of sales for the general public.


Equity Office affirms support for Blackstone offer

Equity Office Properties Trust  said on Friday that its board of trustees has voted to reaffirm its support for a $54 per share takeover offer from private equity firm The Blackstone Group, despite a higher competing bid from Vornado Realty Trust.


With full-body X-ray, a closer look at air travelers

Most asked to undergo a scan as part of a pilot program agreed to do so, but privacy concerns abound.


IBM Covets Half of China Business Computer Market

International Business Machines Corp. is reaping the rewards of a decade-long push into China's business computer industry and is eyeing upward of a 50-percent market share, its country head said.


U.S. scraps missile-defense test as target misfires

The United States scrapped on Friday a key test of an emerging missile-defense shield after a dummy missile that was to have been the system's target went astray over the Pacific.


A new Web site and toll-free phone number unveiled this week should make it easier for patients to find clinical trials for cancer drugs.


Not yet a 2008 candidate, Fred Thompson energized young Republicans with a speech Saturday that was heavy on rhetoric and short on policy pronouncements. He branded Democrats as "the party of despair."


Dell today announced the Dell XPS M1330 Ultramobile notebook, which it claims is the world's thinnest 13-inch laptop PC.


Typhoon cancels Saturday qualifying in Japanese GP

SUZUKA (Japan) - A typhoon scheduled to hit the Suzuka track area on Saturday has led to regular qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix to be cancelled, the sport's governing body said on Friday.


D'Alema, discussioni premature, per ora pensiamo a scomparsi


NEW YORK/SHANGHAI  - U.S. home improvement retailer Home Depot Inc.  said on Wednesday it had signed an agreement to buy Chinese home improvement chain The Home Way, marking its first foray into retailing in China.


Jazz, treni e tfr il web che piace e serve

Un sito per votare quel che ci piace di piÃ¹. E le risorse per organizzarsi la vita, dalla previdenza ai trasporti


President Hugo Chavez said oil and gas deals he recently signed with the Chinese, part of a strategy to reduce reliance on U.S. export markets, will boost trade with the Asian country to nearly $3 billion next year.


Iraq's "Chemical Ali" will be first to face trial

Ali Hassan al-Majid, one of Saddam Hussein's most feared deputies, better known as "Chemical Ali", will be the first leader of the former regime to be tried for war crimes, Iraq's defence minister says.


G.M. Posts Quarterly Profit on Cost Cuts

For all of 2006, the worldâs largest automaker reported a $2 billion loss but cited progress in its restructuring.


Allawi closes borders as Fallujah assault begins

Iraqi interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi has closed Baghdad's international airport and the country's borders with Syria and Jordan, and declared a curfew in rebel- held Fallujah


China's gleaming skyscrapers and big Olympic plans hide the realities of political oppression. Take the case of Chen Guangcheng


For Gen-Yers, last Potter book marks the end of an era

With the release of the final Harry Potter book on July 21, youth ponder the role the boy wizard will play in defining their generation.


Police recover the body of an RAF serviceman at an air base which was closed after a security alert.


Investor confidence at 13-month low: UBS

Investors' confidence in the U.S.  economy fell in September for a fourth straight month to its  lowest level in 13 months on continued concerns about the  housing market and elevated energy costs, a survey showed on  Monday.


AN Alan Shearer penalty three minutes from time earned Newcastle a hard fought win in this opening UEFA Cup Group D tie today. The Newcastle skipper made their Greek hosts pay after substitute Shola Ameobi was brought down by Grigoris Makos.


Wigan defender Titus Bramble scores a brilliant late equaliser to further dent Liverpool's title hopes.


Nella disgrazia morirono dodici turisti turchi


McCain, Romney in tight race as Michigan votes

Republicans in Michigan began making their choices in the presidential race on Tuesday, with native son Mitt Romney battling for political survival in a primary that could either revive or sink his campaign.


Yao Ming defends beleaguered China coach

Houston Rockets centre Yao Ming has slammed local media for savaging under-pressure China coach Jonas Kazlauskas and backed the Lithuanian to take the national team to next year's Beijing Olympics.


FCC clears the way for more companies to offer the alternative form of Net access. The US Federal Communications Commission this week cleared the way for power companies to roll out broadband over power line


Stocks edged lower on Tuesday as bond yields rose and possible fallout from the subprime mortgage market kept investors on edge.


Jets QB Misses Practice With Stomach Virus

All of a sudden, the New York Jets have issues at quarterback. Chad Pennington missed practice Wednesday with a stomach virus, while backup Quincy Carter went home to Georgia to be with his ailing mother.


Coca-Cola buys controlling stake in Kerry Beverages

The Coca-Cola Co.  said on  Tuesday it acquired a controlling stake in Kerry Beverages  Limited (KBL), its bottling joint venture with the Kerry Group,  a conglomerate based in Hong Kong.


Questioning the Allure of Putting Cells in the Bank

Some experts say consumers should think twice before spending money on storing stem cells, because it is not clear how useful they will be.


Japanese financial authorities announced today they would shut down Citibank's private banking business in the country after finding "severe legal violations" in its operations.


Johan Santana is a unanimous pick for the AL Cy Young Award after a stellar second half that helped the Twins win the division title.


He turned up at the starting line in Indianapolis for last year's USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships wearing his old Idaho high school singlet from Bishop Kelly with the BK on the front. "You sponsored by the burger place?" someone asked Nick Symmonds.


In the days after the Britney Spears soap opera rode a police-escorted gurney to its apex, celeb-mag sales spiked, traffic jammed gossip Web sites, tabloid TV ratings rose and paparazzi photo prices surged.


Eight Iraqi Soldiers Killed as Violence Simmers

Insurgent attacks killed eight Iraqi  soldiers on Saturday as guerrillas stayed on the offensive  after failing to scupper last week's historic election.


Football: England Beats Poland in 2006 World Cup Qualifier

England has eased the pressure on national football coach Sven-Goran Eriksson with a 2-1 win over Poland in a European qualifying match for the 2006 World Cup in Germany.


To understand current issues in the Mideast landscape, Washington must first understand the influence of Sh'ite forces across the region


Michael Kimsal's Blog: PHP4 -> PHP5 XML Wrapper

On his blog, Michael Kimsal points out a PHP4 to PHP5 XML wrapper he dig up over on this site:   I know I've looked for this sort of thing before, and I'm not sure why I didnât find it earlier, but it's just made a tedious task take about 2 minutes.  Thanks guys! While I'm sure it's not perfect, it seems to be working well enough for what I needed it to do - basically read data from an XML file in to an array structure.  Doesn't simplexml do that already?    The script provides a lot of the functions that PHP5 has to offer in a handy-dandy library to make working with XML in PHP4 a little easier.


White House counsel Alberto Gonzales, a former Houston lawyer, is expected to face tough questions on a variety of issues including abortion and the treatment of war detainees


Workers at Harley-Davidson agree a new work deal, ending a three-week strike at its largest US factory.


Jeremy Jaynes of Raleigh, North Carolina, one of the Internet's top-10 spammers, according to watchdogs, was convicted in the first felony spam case -- just up the road from Fool HQ in Loudon County, Virginia.


76ers make Sonics third straight West victim

SEATTLE - Allen Iverson scored 34 points, including 13 in the fourth quarter, and the Philadelphia 76ers won their third straight game by defeating the Seattle SuperSonics 114-107 Friday night.


Marks and Spencer loses crown as Britain's top clothing retailer

Marks and Spencer has been overtaken as Britain's biggest clothing retailer by supermarket giant Asda, which is owned by the world's largest retail store Wal-Mart, industry figures showed.


IBM Launches Thinkpad That Reads Fingertips

IBM has introduced its first ThinkPad with an integrated fingerprint reader. The laptop is expected to offer unmatched levels of data protection, as it functions as an embedded security subsystem, eliminating the need for configuring passwords.


Bodies lay in growing piles outside mortuaries today as United Nations peacekeepers planned the first major distribution of food and water in Haiti, devastated by floods that tore apart families and left hungry crowds that have mobbed truckloads of aid.


Magna Carta sells in NY auction for $21.3 million

A rare 710-year-old copy of the Magna Carta was sold at auction for $21.3 million by The Perot Foundation at Sotheby's in New York, the auction house said on Tuesday.


To wear or not to wear, that is the question confronting some of Australia's legal community as they struggle to balance the judicial scales on whether they should don traditional wigs in court.


LaDainian Tomlinson's phone rang last weekend before the Chargers opened a new season, one they hope will end their 42 years of yearning for a Super Bowl victory. The caller was Marty Schottenheimer, the franchise's Grady Little.


There is a risk babies left asleep in a car seat unchecked could stop breathing, say experts.


Panel Urges Shuttle Mission to Help Hubble

A panel said that NASA should send astronauts to repair the Hubble Space Telescope rather than rely on a robotic device.


A federal appeals court in Washington ruled yesterday that a U.S. citizen in U.S. military custody in Iraq has the right to challenge his detention in a federal court.


LONDON - Oil prices held strong above $53 a barrel today as worries over a winter supply crunch countered expectations that high fuel costs would curb growth in petroleum demand next year.


S.Korean civil servants launch general strike

Defying a strong government warning,tens of thousands of South Korean civil servants walked off their job Monday, demanding collective action and other full labor rights, reported South Korean Yonhap News Agency.


Greece's two main party leaders vying to become prime minister in Sunday's election:


Through a collaboration between News Corp.-owned Fox Mobile  Entertainment and its acquired mobile entertainment company  Jamba, fans of Fox's "The Simpsons" can now purchase ringtones,  voicetones, wallpapers and screensavers based on the series  just in time for the July 27 release of "The Simpsons Movie."


The head of the U.S. drug safety  agency on Tuesday said the United States was keeping "all  regulatory options open" as it studied data showing increased  heart risks from some painkillers.


For Moss, One Catch and Plenty of Scrutiny

The New England Patriots advanced to the Super Bowl despite a second consecutive unimpressive performance by the star receiver Randy Moss.


The New Silicon Valley: A Dog-Eat-Dog World

Oracle's attempted takeover of PeopleSoft can be seen as a harbinger of many more in a mature industry.


We've all worked with them at one time or another: People who are disruptive, abusive or just plain mean-spirited. Stanford University professor and author Robert Sutton talks about what managers and employees can do to muzzle jerks at work.


Israeli warplanes pounded Lebanon and   Hizbollah rockets crashed into Haifa on Sunday as senior U.N.   official demanded a halt to the violence to allow aid to reach   desperate civilians.


How I Met Your Mother: A History Lesson in Love

âDefinitely, Maybe,â written and directed by Adam Brooks, is a nimble and winning little romance.


Microsoft's Windows Home Server corrupts files

'Don't edit' list includes photos, and Quicken and QuickBooks files, Microsoft warned. There's no word yet on a fix.


East Rutherford, NJ (Sports Network) - New York Giants wide receiver Tim Carter is expected to miss the remainder of the season after suffering a fractured hip during this past Sunday's game against Dallas.


Germany bans Cruise film from military sites

Germany has barred the makers of a movie about a plot to kill Adolf Hitler from filming at German military sites because its star Tom Cruise is a Scientologist, the Defense Ministry said on Monday.


Snaps up photo sharing firm Nokia has snapped up photo and video sharing site Twango for an undisclosed sum.â¦


Dell's Soviet style two-year plan results in fresh blade servers

55,000 man hours and four acres of pines Dell 2.0 is full of surprises. For example, the hardware maker today unveiled the HP C-Class blade server chassis - its third take on the blade design.â¦


ATHENS, Greece -- Outsiders Germany won their first Olympic women's hockey gold, beating the Netherlands 2-1 to their own shock and disbelief.


High Court Considers Medical Marijuana Case

Several U.S. Supreme Court justices  expressed reservations on Monday about allowing medical  marijuana for sick patients whose doctors have recommended they  smoke it for pain.


Singapore approves bidders for broadband project

The Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) has qualified 12 bidders for the government's Next Generation National Broadband Project. The announcement comes follows IDA's December 2006 call for interested companies and consortiums to demonstrate their capabilities for approval to bid on the project.


Ex-Philly Eagles Coach Nick Skorich Dies

Nick Skorich, head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles from 1961-63 and the offensive line coach on the 1960 championship team, has died at the age of 83.


Steve Harmison takes three wickets as Sri Lanka reach 147-4 on an emotional first day of the final Test against England in Galle.


Pledges Grow, Hurdles Loom in Relief Effort

Fresh infusions of aid gave yet more push to the global relief effort for Asia as it confronted logistical breakdowns.


At least 16 killed as gunbattles rage in Gaza

JABALYIA, Gaza Strip : Thirteen Palestinians and three Israelis were killed in fierce gunbattles in the northern Gaza Strip after a wave of Israeli air strikes, the worst fighting in the impoverished area in months.


A woman who was fired while preparing to undergo sex-change surgery was let go in violation of state anti-discrimination law, the head of Colorado's civil rights agency has ruled.


Gozo a priority for the Nationalist government

January 16 2005 - 1540CET - The island of Gozo is a priority for the government ruled by the Nationalist Party and thus the government will be working to improve the means of transport between Malta and Gozo as ...


Scorching temperatures in the western US cause a string of fires, threatening homes and highways.


Full Extent of Indonesia Disaster Slowly Revealed

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - Survivors huddle in  clearings without food or shelter all along the tsunami-ravaged  coast of Indonesia's Aceh province, and corpses float miles out  to sea.


A non-campus computer and server that were hooked to the campus network without proper security precautions have been linked to a University of California, Berkeley, hacker


China, Germany Against Iran Nuke Program

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Monday that she and Chinese President Hu Jintao are united in their opposition to Iran possessing nuclear weapons and their determination that the dispute be settled diplomatically.


Efforts continue to resolve Northern Ireland stalemate

Efforts continue this week to get power-sharing government in Northern Ireland up and running again, with all eyes still on firebrand Protestant leader Ian Paisley.


West Wing star Stockard Channing is charged with drink driving after being stopped by police in the US.


President Bush's Gulf Coast rebuilding chief said Monday that the federal government is living up to its responsibility in helping the region recover from the 2005 hurricanes, but suggested that state and local leaders weren't doing enough to put federal dollars to use.


To Provide Quality Music Education Now, Schools Could Learn From the Past

In the marginalized world of music education, a good deal of serious thinking needs to be done.


The Walt Disney Co. said Tuesday it expects to hire a new chief executive by next June after a search that will include both inside and outside candidates to replace Michael Eisner, who is retiring in 2006.


Cullen Leading Italian League in Scoring

Matt Cullen is taking advantage of the NHL lockout by leading the Italian league in scoring. The former center for the Anaheim Mighty Ducks and Florida Panthers signed with Cortina in September after the NHL lockout began and has 45 points and 22 goals, both tops in the league, in 28 games.


The Bush administration will extend  its review of IBM's IBM.N sale of its personal computer  business to China's Lenovo Group Ltd. 0992.HK for 45 days to  examine potential national security concerns, sources familiar  with the matter said on Friday.


Pennington's Problem May Be His Footwork

It's not the shoulder, Jets Coach Herman Edwards said Wednesday as he discussed the problems that quarterback Chad Pennington has encountered in the last month.


A head teachers' leader is alarmed by a suggestion that reform of 14-19 learning in England might be toned down.


Now it's same sex and the city for Miranda

BAD luck fellas. Cynthia Nixon, the sassy redhead who played lawyer Miranda Hobbes in the hit series Sex and the City, has changed teams.


Â· Teenagers' bodies found with stab wounds Â· Police are not looking for other murder suspects


US Air Force praises Boeing "Heavy" demonstration

The US Air Force has praised a new Boeing Co. rocket meant to loft schoolbus-sized military satellites, despite its failure to put a dummy spacecraft into its planned orbit this week.


In Sag Harbor, the locals have embraced Sen Lounge, a sultry new addition to Hamptons night life.


Paris - A family tug-of-war over whether to reveal Yasser Arafat's cause of death bubbled over in public on Saturday, with a brother of the late leader insisting the Palestinian people are entitled to know.


Poor still suffering from last recession

Many of the poorest people in the United States are still struggling to recover from the effects of a recession that ended six years ago, making them very vulnerable as the country stands on the brink of a new downturn.


Powell Voices Concern but Says Election Must Happen on Schedule

Secretary of State Colin L. Powell said that "we are all worried" about events in Iraq after the election set for Jan. 30, but he rejected an assertion that the election might leave Iraq even less secure.


Syrian Presidentâs Fortunes Revive in Time for Election

President Bashar al-Assad, whose political survival was questioned a year ago, is now almost certain to be re-elected for a second term.


Middle East Quartet prepares to meet with Blair

The Quartet of Middle East mediators gathers for the first time with Tony Blair as special envoy on Thursday at a meeting expected to focus on a U.S. push to revive Israeli-Palestinian peace moves.


Australia announced that it had agreed to host a new US military communications base, calling it a practical expression of the strong alliance between the two countries.


ABC News Fighting Kills at Least 16 in Iraq

An injured Iraqi woman cries out at the scene of an insurgent mortar strike in the Dora section of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Nov. 15, 2004.


Gameworld: Older women rule ... the casual games market

LOS ANGELES, Sept 28 (Reuters Life!) - Contrary to popular   belief, teenage boys are not the masters of the entire video   game universe.