Bruce S. Kershner, Environmentalist, Nature Author ; April 17, 1950 -- Feb. 16, 2007

Bruce S. Kershner, who died Friday in the Center for Hospice & Palliative Care, Cheektowaga, from esophageal cancer, lived just long enough to realize his lifelong dream of state protection for the soaring old-growth trees of the Zoar Valley. He was 56.  Mr.


Danish league players suspended their weeklong strike on Wednesday, allowing the Brondby and Aalborg clubs to field their full squads for Thursday's UEFA Cup matches.


La goccia che ha fatto traboccare il vaso Ã¨ stata il non poter comprareun regalo alla figlia, che compirÃ  gli anni tra pochi giorni                                          Torino, disoccupato tenta il suicidio Salvato da sms al Telefono amico


Suspected Sri Lankan Tamil Tiger rebels   killed 61 people in a mine ambush on a bus on Thursday in the   worst attack since a 2002 truce, officials said, prompting a   wave of air strikes on rebel positions.


Saudi cuts Q4 oil supply to Asia, Iran exports more

Saudi Arabia cut oil exports to its three largest Asian customers by nearly 4 percent in the fourth quarter against the third, while Iranian shipments rose to near year-ago levels, calculations based on official data showed.


ITALIAN RESEARCH REVOLUTIONISES ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION

(AGI) - Bologna, Italy, Sept.14 - A new method, drawn up by Giovanni Coticchio of Tecnobios Procreazione in Bologna, allowed to make more progress in artificial insemination.


Chelsea beat LA Galaxy 1-0 on Beckham's debut

CARSON, California  - Chelsea ended their pre-season tour of the U.S. with a 1-0 win against Los Angeles Galaxy on Saturday in a match highlighted by David Beckham's long-awaited debut for the hosts.


Richard Branson Plans Space Tourism Company

Summary - (Sep 27, 2004) Entrepreneur Richard Branson announced today that his company, Virgin Galactic, will be taking Scaled Composite's SpaceShipOne to the next logical step, and offer flights to the public.


To hear officials in Washington tell it, the Bush administration was merely trying to support the burgeoning civil society in Ukraine when it funneled $57.8 million to the former Soviet republic over the last ...


Effort to fertilize oceans to limit warming, and make money, is canceled.


eBookers, one of Europe's leading travel website is up for grabs. Cendant, the world's largest travel group, is expected to announce a deal to buy the internet travel site at $145 mn or more.


Stocks End Higher as Merck Helps Lift Dow

U.S. stocks ended higher on Wednesday,  with the dollar strengthening and shares of drugmaker Merck &  Co. MRK.N helping to lift the blue-chip Dow after the company  issued a forecast that was not as weak as some investors had  expected.


Toshiba to take 77% stake in Westinghouse for $4.2 bln

TOKYO  -Japanese electronics maker Toshiba Corp.  said on Wednesday it would take a 77 percent stake in Westinghouse for $4.16 billion.


Harris' Double Leads Marlins Past Dodgers

Lenny Harris has come up with clutch hits throughout his record-breaking career as a pinch hitter. His three-run double off Eric Gagne was a bit more special than most...


Accustomed to Upsetting Teams, Georgia Tech Eyes Notre Dame

Notre Dame is No. 2 in the Associated Press poll and favored by 7 points against Georgia Tech on Saturday.


Opportunity rover stumbles upon rocky, maybe watery, find

com. Almost by accident, NASA's Mars rover Opportunity has found a rock that may point to a second water event in the red planet's past.


Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams has said he "might be wrong" in his belief the IRA was not involved in a 26.5m Northern Bank robbery in Belfast.


Currencies: Euro and yen give ground to the dollar

NEW YORK The euro touched a new high against the dollar on Wednesday while the yen saw its largest drop versus the US currency in three weeks on speculation Japan will sell the yen during the New Year holiday.


Nokia said Wednesday that it had reached a deal with Vodafone that brings some of the latest and greatest mobile phones exclusively to the carrier.


If Social Security is as sick as President Bush claims, it's a mystery why he's proposing a cure that's no cure at all.


A car burns in Mosul, Iraq after exploding next to a convoy of US forces Thursday, Oct. 28, 2004. There were no immediate reports of injuries.


La compagnia non ha precisato se intende annullare ordini


Balkans stability "fundamental" to Europe: Solana

WIESBADEN, Germany  - The European Union has a duty to ensure stability in the Balkans a decade after the ethnic wars of the 1990s and offer its peoples the hope of EU membership, the bloc's foreign policy chief said on Thursday.


CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A new heavy-duty Boeing rocket designed to haul super-sized military satellites into space failed during a test flight to put a dummy satellite into its intended orbit, officials said Wednesday.


Al-Qaida video shows alleged 20th hijacker

Al-Qaida has identified a would-be 20th hijacker for the Sept. 11 attacks as a Saudi operative who was killed in a 2004 shootout with his country's security forces.


An Israeli court finds former Justice Minister Haim Ramon guilty of the sexually  harassing female soldier.


Emirates Team New Zealand came from behind for a 28-second win over Alinghi on Sunday, evening their best-of-nine America's Cup series 1-1 and handing the defending champions their first loss in America's Cup racing.


EAGLE, Colo. Aug. 27, 2004 - Some 500 potential jurors began arriving at the courthouse here Friday, the first step toward choosing 12 people who will decide whether NBA star Kobe Bryant is guilty of sexually assaulting a resort worker last summer.


Macs, movies, and motorcycles will make news next week. Really.


French Muslim convert on trial for Australia plot

A French Muslim convert accused of plotting to attack a Sydney nuclear reactor and strategic targets across Australia goes on trial in Paris on charges of terrorist conspiracy.


An influential trade association says our northern neighbor should be added to a high-priority government watch list. In 27B Stroke 6.


Tony Blair left Sudan yesterday after securing promises from Khartoum to heed a list of five demands to alleviate suffering in the war-ravaged region of Darfur.


Highlights from preliminary results of exit polling in the Super Tuesday primary states for The Associated Press and television networks:


Barcellona, 12:35 - CALCIO, 'MARCA': EMISSARI BARCELLONA A ROMA PER CHIVU

Il Barcellona sulle tracce di Cristian Chivu. Secondo il quotidiano sportivo spagnolo 'Marca' Txiki ...


Per commissione d'inchiesta e' uno dei terreni privilegiati


Troops, aid workers killed in Somalia attacks

A roadside bomb killed two soldiers in Somalia's chaotic capital Mogadishu on Thursday, witnesses said, hours after two aid workers were shot dead in an overnight attack in the north of the country.


Hands on With Korea's Cutting-Edge Wireless Broadband

It's been a year since a Mobile WiMax service was launched in Seoul and one of the world's most wired cities became one of the most wireless.


The number of Americans filing new  claims for unemployment benefits rose 20,000 last week, the  government said on Thursday in a report that continued to be  somewhat inflated by hurricane-related claims.


Arthritis Drug Is Withdrawn by Its Maker

Merck said that it would stop selling Vioxx, because a study found that it doubled patients' risk of heart attack and strokes.


On the fourth anniversary of the Palestinian uprising, Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia urged Palestinians and Israelis to reassess strategies they have adopted during the grinding conflict.


Chelsea Newton scored 16 points to lead No. 17 Rutgers to a 77-53 victory over Oregon State in the second round of the Paradise Jam tournament on Friday.


SHELBY, Miss. -- From 2001 to 2005, the federal government spent nearly $1.2 billion in agricultural subsidies to boost farmers' incomes and invigorate local economies in this poverty-stricken region of the Mississippi Delta.


Loyalist sources indicate the LVF were responsible for the latest attack on a taxi depot in north Belfast.


Londra, 14:28 - TENNIS, WIMBLEDON: NADAL IN SEMIFINALE

Lo spagnolo Rafael Nadal, testa di serie numero 2, si è qualificato per le semifinali di Wimb...


NEW YORK - It was the revenge of the nerds in October. The technology sector outperformed all other industries as investors flocked to high-beta issues amid favorable earnings reports.


3 More Airlines Cite Fuel Costs for Losses

Three airlines â Northwest, JetBlue and AirTran Holdings â posted fourth-quarter losses on Tuesday as rising fuel costs erased gains from fare increases.


Influenzano taglio di Jp Morgan e raccomandazione su titolo


Baldoni e le molte ombre sul suo rapimento

Adesso gli 007 italiani in Iraq si danno da fare per riavere indietro il corpo. Nessuno ha ancora chiesto ufficialmente per Enzo Baldoni i funerali di Stato e non si sa se la famiglia accetterÃ  la parata delle autoritÃ  nel momento del lutto.


Defence ministry slammed over soldier's death in Afghanistan

A coroner criticised the Ministry of Defence Friday over a lack of equipment for troops, as he recorded a verdict of unlawful killing at the inquest into an army officer's death in Afghanistan.


Panel Casts Doubt on Guilt Of Libyan in Lockerbie Case

LONDON, June 28 -- The Libyan intelligence officer convicted of the 1988 bombing of an American jumbo jet over Lockerbie, Scotland, "may have suffered a miscarriage of justice," an independent review board concluded Thursday, granting his request for an appeal.


US Warplanes Strike Herat in Western Afghanistan, AFP Reports

Aug. 17 (Bloomberg) -- US-led coalition warplanes bombed the forces of an Afghan warlord near the western city of Herat, Agence France-Presse reported from Afghanistan's capital Kabul, citing Herat's police chief Ziahuddin Muhmoodi.


Talk show hosts voice alarm at McCain's rise

Right-wing radio hosts who are  influential in U.S. politics and some of their conservative  listeners expressed alarm on Wednesday at the lead established  by Sen. John McCain in the race to become the Republican  presidential candidate.


Social Security to Rise 2.7 Pct. in 2005

WASHINGTON - More than 47 million Americans receiving Social Security will get a 2.7 percent increase - an extra $25, on average - in their monthly checks next year, but much of the increase will be eaten up by higher Medicare premiums.    The Social Security Administration announced the cost-of-living adjustment Tuesday, and the increase will start showing up in checks in January...


GE profit up 9.6 percent, to exit subprime

General Electric Co.  posted a 9.6 percent rise in quarterly profit Friday on good results in its commercial finance business and strong demand for products ranging from jet engines to gas turbines.


L'ad Ferrari, a compimento il progetto Regione Lombardia


Glasgow attack seen tied to London bombs

A Jeep Cherokee trailing a cascade of flames rammed into Glasgow's airport on Saturday, shattering glass doors just yards from passengers at the check-in counters. Police said they believed the attack was linked to two car bombs found in London the day before.


Rights group urges Kenya to allow protests

Kenya's government should order police to stop using lethal force against protesters, a U.S.-based rights group said on Sunday as the nation braced for three days of opposition rallies over disputed December 27 polls.


Brown names Darling as new Chancellor of the Exchequer

New Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Thursday named Alistair Darling -- one of the most experienced ministers under former premier Tony Blair -- as his new Chancellor of the Exchequer, Downing Street said.


EU Plans Silent Tribute to Tsunami Victims

Flags across Europe will be lowered to half-staff, stock exchanges will stop trading, and workers, shoppers and businesses across the continent will join a silent tribute Wednesday to victims of the south Asian tsunami.


Five U.S. soldiers killed in north Iraq: military

Five U.S. soldiers were killed in a coordinated ambush in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul on Monday, the U.S. military said, making it one of the single deadliest attacks against American forces in months.


Roma, 13:18 - CALCIO, UFFICIALE: TOTTI LASCIA LA NAZIONALE

Come previsto Francesco Totti non giocherà piÃ¹ in Nazionale. La decisione è stata annu...


Iraq's most powerful Shiite cleric is opposing any delay in elections scheduled for Jan. 30, as demanded by other political factions, Iraqi Shiite leaders said yesterday.


Justices snipe at each other in opinions

One Supreme Court justice says his fellow conservatives are "too dismissive" of government efforts to ensure racial diversity in schools. Another more liberal member says those on the right did "serious violence" to a high school student's free speech rights.


Top Court Won't Weigh Net Music Lawsuit Tactics

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday  declined to examine a lower-court ruling that forces  music-industry investigators to file a lawsuit to uncover the  identities of people who may be copying their songs online.


Shredded wheat gets 3 stars. Baked beans, 1 star. Doritos, no stars. Those movie-style ratings for food, launched by a New England grocery chain, take nutritional hand-holding to a new level.


CBC SPORTS ONLINE - The Chicago Cubs on Friday exercised the contract option of Canadian pitcher Ryan Dempster for the 2005 season.


The AL Central gap is growing for the Detroit Tigers.


WTO paves way for retaliatory tariffs on US goods

GENEVA - The World Trade Organization on Friday approved lists of US products on which Japan, five other countries and the European Union plan to levy punitive tariffs in retaliation for a US failure to repeal an illegal antidumping measure.


Procter & Gamble Co.  on Friday said it would buy Gillette Co.  in a deal worth about $55.8 billion, uniting two of the world's largest makers of household goods ranging from Pampers diapers to Duracell batteries.


Bush Maintained 5-Point Lead Over Kerry -- ABC Poll

President Bush maintained a 5-point lead over Democratic nominee John Kerry with less than two weeks to go before the election, according to the latest ABC tracking poll released on Wednesday.


Hundreds of Palestinian prisoners clash with Israeli guards at a prison in the Negev desert.


WINSTED, Conn. - Bank robbers, terrorists and prowlers have given ski masks a bad name for years, but a Connecticut man is wearing them around town to prove that not everyone who dons one is plotting mayhem.


Bustle Returns at Site of Steam Pipe Explosion

The area near Wednesdayâs steam pipe explosion regained a bit of its bustle Saturday, as city officials reopened some streets and cleanup continued.


American Eagle to launch children's brand

DANA POINT, California  - American Eagle Outfitters Inc , known for its mall-based apparel chain geared to teens, said on Thursday it was setting its sights on an even younger market, launching a new children's brand called 77kids by american eagle.


All the action from Cardiff where Wales host England in the RBS Six Nations.


Study Shows Stability Systems Cut Crash Risk

Vehicles with sensors that can, for example, automatically apply brakes are 41 percent less likely to get into single-vehicle crashes, which account for 60 percent of all fatal crashes, according to government statistics.


The government is "all talk" on giving more power to parents over school choice, says Shadow Education Secretary Tim Collins.


Children at the top of the pecking order — either by birth or because their older siblings died — score higher on IQ tests than their younger brothers or sisters.


Google today launched a spiffed-up version of Google Apps, its free Office-like suite of programs. This follows by two days its introduction of a new e-mail management service. Both are tailored for small businesses, schools and non-profit agencies. Normally, these moves would draw scant notice. But as Microsoft tries to absorb Yahoo - the better to make inroads into Internet advertising - Google is moving ahead with initiatives to claw its way onto Microsoft turf.


A federal judge is scheduled to hear arguments Monday morning on whether to release Libby's tapes after they are played in court


Kosovo Serbs set two border crossings ablaze to protest against Kosovo's independence declaration.


The Buffalo Bills intend to play a few games in Canada, eh? That's the plan after the Bills on Thursday announced they are seeking approval to play a preseason and at least one regular-season game in Toronto. It's part of the franchise's attempt to expand its market base beyond western New York.


A second U.S. appeals court ruled Tuesday that the recording industry can't force Internet providers to identify music downloaders under a disputed copyright law.


Schilling brings no blood, plenty of guts to Game Six

Curt Schilling already has his place in baseball folklore but he will have another chance to add to his reputation on Saturday when the Boston Red Sox meet the Cleveland Indians in a must-win Game Six at Fenway Park.


Babies slow to grow in the womb who play catch-up in their first weeks of life after birth risk chest illnesses, research shows.


Serve piu' coraggio su integrazione, Unione e' viva e vegeta


Last-Second Shot Carries Wisconsin Past Texas

Wisconsinâs Michael Flowers made a long 3-pointer with two seconds to play, then tossed a loose ball high in the air to run out the clock and lift the Badgers to a 67-66 upset of the No. 9 Longhorns on Saturday.


Gunmen attack Iraqi ministry in central Baghdad

About 30 militants attacked the Iraqi Health Ministry in central Baghdad with mortars and gunfire on Thursday, an Interior Ministry source and the deputy health minister told Reuters.


Environmentalists Say Fences Would Kill Wildlife

By LYNN BREZOSKY  Nancy Brown drives the government truck slowly past mossy ponds, Spanish moss and ebony trees, gleefully identifying the song of the kiskadee and the gurgling call of the chachalaca.


Comment is free: John Gray: The technologies we fear will be our only salvation against climate change


Arts, Briefly: British Arts Cuts Inspire Protests

The outcry from London theater professionals has been growing in response to proposals by Arts Council England, the government arts-development agency, to cut or eliminate financing for nearly 200 arts organizations.


Montgomery Del. Proposes Mixed Martial Arts Bill

ANNAPOLIS, Md.  -- Mixed martial arts competitions such as the Ultimate Fighting Championship are illegal in Maryland -- but one state lawmaker wants to change that.


By profession, they are Hong Kong  lawyers, military analysts, U.N. diplomats and surgeons, but in  the mental dossiers of good bartenders these out-of-town  customers are also parents, golfers, cancer patients and  broken-hearted lovers.


With a Bang, Boston Takes the Pole Position

Mark Bellhorn struck the right-field foul pole with a two-run homer in the eighth inning, lifting the Boston Red Sox to an 11-9 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals in Game 1.


Litvinenko witness Kovtun has acute poisoning: Ifax

Dmitry Kovtun, a contact of poisoned Russian ex-spy Alexander Litvinenko, is suffering from acute radiation poisoning, Interfax news agency said on Friday, citing his medical notes.


U.S. leads bird flu preparation efforts: report

The United States has pledged more than a quarter of all the funds being used to prepare the world for an influenza pandemic, but is still having trouble identifying which countries need the most help, according to a report released on Thursday.


IBM in 5-year, $100 mln plan to simplify mainframe

IBM IBM.N on Wednesday announced a   five-year effort to make the IBM System z mainframe easier to   use by 2011.


(HealthDay News) - A tremor is an uncontrolled, involuntary, rapid movement of a muscle, and can be caused by a medication or certain conditions such as Parkinson's disease.


Palestinian families with bags of clothes are crowded into hallways and classrooms at a boy's school in this refugee camp, where some rooms are now home to up to 50 people.


Craftsmen quietly packed up their tools and left the site. Although awaiting an official ceremony on the anniversary, the memorial to 202 people killed in the Oct. 12, 2002 attacks on Bali nightclubs was open to the public before that.


How does a computer designed for kids in poor countries connect to us?


Paris Club meets to finalise Iraq debt accord

The Paris Club of creditors met on Sunday to finalise an agreement on writing off debts owed to its 19 member countries by Iraq -- a deal which could pave the way for a wider international accord.


Rudi Voeller offered to resign as coach of first division club AS Roma after just 26 days in charge following a 3-1 defeat by nine-man Bologna on Saturday.


Turkish warplanes again bomb Kurdish rebels across the border in Northern Iraq, according to local officials.


Senate OKs Sweeping Corporate Tax Reform

WASHINGTON - The Senate passed a far-reaching, $136 billion corporate tax package Monday that cuts taxes for businesses ranging from film companies to bow and arrow makers while closing tax loopholes and bringing U.S. exporters in line with international trade rules...


Suicide bomber kills four in Pakistan mosque

Lahore - At least four people were killed when a suicide bomber shot his way into a Shi'a mosque in the Pakistani city of Lahore and detonated his explosives.


Professed drug-free runner tests positive

Another American champion was hit with a shocking positive drug test Saturday — Olympic and world 100-meter champion Justin Gatlin. Gatlin said he has been informed that he tested positive for testosterone or other prohibited steroids — the same violation that, only two days ago, threw Floyd Landis' victory in the Tour de France into question.


IL COMMENTO                                          I cattolici e il re senza corona                                                                                di EUGENIO SCALFARI


iPhone may not be cause of Duke wireless woes

Duke University is taking a softer stance on the cause of its wireless networking problems on Friday. Earlier in the week Duke administrators put the blame squarely on Apple’s iPhone, but a report due today from the university may exonerate the iPhone.


The American Cancer Society is calling on millions of Americans to go cold turkey for the day. It's the 28th annual Great American Smokeout, a day which many hope will be the first of many cigarette-free days.


âThe Eyeâ is the latest Western deconstruction of a successful Asian horror movie and it is louder and more literal than its inspiration.


James Hardie's Macdonald Quits Amid Asbestos Probe

James Hardie Industries NV, facing aA$1.2 billion ($880 million) bill to compensate asbestos victims, said Chief Executive Officer Peter Macdonald quit, a month after an inquiry found he misled investors about the costs.


Kerry On The Offensive Over Security At Home And Abroad

WASHINGTON, Sept 13  - US presidential challenger John Kerry went on the warpath Monday seeking to shake perceptions that President George W. Bush can do a better job of keeping Americans safe.


Manuela Zanchi scores with two seconds left to give Italy a 6-5 upset victory over the United States on Tuesday for a spot in the final of the Olympic water polo competition.


Colgate Cuts 2nd-Half Profit Forecast as Costs Rise

Colgate-Palmolive Co., the world's largest toothpaste maker, said second-half profit will be less than analysts' estimates because of higher marketing and raw material costs.


The biggest winners in the economic rescue plan now awaiting President Bush's signature are likely to be Americans with more expensive homes who will be able to refinance their home loans at cheaper rates.


Canada Offers Limited Help on Vaccine Gap

Canada has responded with mixed reactions to the shortage of flu vaccine in the United States and to President Bush's suggestion that Canada could fill the gap.


What's Behind Yahoo's Rejection of Microsoft Bid?

Experts see the bid rejection as a negotiating strategy to elicit a higher offer and not as an attempt to resist a deal at all costs.


A Swedish pastor convicted of hate crimes for a sermon denouncing homosexuals as a "cancer" was acquitted Friday by an appeals court that said he was protected by the country's free speech laws.


President Bush will return to the Gulf Coast next week, where hard times and resentment linger two years after Hurricane Katrina's massive strike.


GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip -- Officials said two security guards were killed and six other people wounded Saturday in the Gaza Strip after gunmen opened fire in a mourning tent set up for Yasser Arafat.


NFL star indicted in Virginia dog fighting

Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick and three other men were indicted on conspiracy charges tied to a dog-fighting operation by a federal grand jury in Richmond, Virginia, on Tuesday.


Lindsay Davenport is two victories from a second U.S. Open title and the No. 1 ranking. After waiting out a day of rain, Davenport beat Shinobu Asagoe of Japan 6-1, 6-1 in just 46 minutes Wednesday to reach the Open's semifinals in a match that began with about 100 people in the stands at 9,645-capacity Louis Armstrong Stadium.


Berlino, 15:48 - CICLISMO, TOUR DE FRANCE: DIRETTA TV IN GERMANIA SU SAT.1

Gli appassionati di ciclismo tedeschi potranno continuare a seguire in tv le tappe del Tour de Franc...


A 16-month-old baby boy is thrown from a car in County Antrim after it is stolen from a car park.


North Korea has turned 8000 spent nuclear fuel rods into weapons to deter a possible US nuclear strike, a North Korean minister said.


HP turns over thousands of documents to House panel

Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP) has submitted thousands of documents to a House subcommittee looking into how the company tracked down boardroom leaks.


The Europeans carried the burden of expectation with flair on a rainy Saturday in County Kildare, extending their lead in the Ryder Cup to 10-6 going into SundayÂs 12 singles matches.


Posizionato a 15 km dalla costa,verra' gestito dalla Edison


Britain urgently probes reports of Iraq hostage's 'killing'

Britain was urgently investigating unconfirmed reports that Kenneth Bigley, the British hostage kidnapped in Baghdad in mid-September, has been killed by his captors.


Microsoft: 2005 'Breakout Year' For Windows Server

com. Labeling 2005 a "breakout year" for its server operating-system line, Microsoft on Monday laid out a revised road map for Windows Server 2003 that promised the release of the second edition in the last half and a service pack in the first.


Germany's Merck to buy Serono for $13.3 bln

FRANKFURT/ZURICH  - Germany drugmaker Merck KGaA   MRCG.DE unveiled a surprise 16.6-billion-Swiss franc ($13.3   billion) deal on Thursday to buy Swiss biotech firm Serono,   creating a new force in European pharmaceuticals.


Bush, Kerry teams gear up for post-debate battle

An Iraq war widow and a woman whose husband still serves there were poised, ready to claim Democratic White House hopeful John Kerry or President George W. Bush as winner of the first debate of the 2004 presidential race slated that night.


Stocks set to extend gains after Fed rate cut

Stock futures pointed to a higher opening  on Wall Street on Wednesday, as shares continue to rally  following the Federal Reserve's aggressive interest rate cut  that eased fears over the outlook for the economy.


Disney sets "Desperate," "Anatomy" DVD releases

Disney wants to breathe  some excitement into the TV-DVD business, which after several  years of explosive growth is beginning to lose some of its  luster.


Kenya opposition rally falters as U.S. sends envoy

A planned opposition rally faltered on Friday, giving Kenya some respite from post-election turmoil that has killed more than 300 people and threatened one of Africa's strongest economies.


UEFA has awarded Dynamo Kiev a 3-0 win for last week's UEFA Champions League game against Roma which was abandoned at half-time when referee Anders Frisk was struck by a missile.


IBM said late Tuesday that it will sell its personal computer division, transferring an iconic brand to a Chinese rival that also will absorb about 2,000 local workers.


Intel boosts third-quarter revenue forecast

Intel Corp  on Monday raised its third-quarter revenue forecast and said global demand for computing products was stronger than expected, sending its shares up 2.8 percent.


Roger Federer's third consecutive U.S. Open title guaranteed he'll finish a third consecutive year at No. 1 in the rankings.


Rare Public Protest at Saudi Trial of Reformists

A Saudi judge has postponed a hearing for three reform activists after a rare display of public protest in the kingdom by spectators in the courtroom.


Parigi, 22:50 - CALCIO, RONALDO; OPERAZIONE OK, INTERVENTO DURATO DUE ORE

Dopo due ore si conclude con successo l'intervento del Professor Saillant al tendine rotuleo del gin...


Chelsea impresses in opening Champions League match

Chelsea coasted to a 3-0 win on Didier Drogba's two goals, Arsenal needed an own-goal for victory and defending champion FC Porto was held to a 0-0 draw on the opening night of the Champions League season.


Techs scramble to update software as Sunday's early switch to daylight-saving time threatens to spring computer systems forward into glitchville. By the Associated Press.


Vittoria reti Mediaset in seconda serata con il 42,37% share


Catania, 17:43 - CALCIO, CATANIA: A PARTE CORONA, VARGAS E PANTANELLI

Doppia seduta di lavoro per il Catania in vista della gara di Ascoli. Sempre a parte Pantanelli, Var...


Mice move in to new New York Times building

The New York Times just moved into a new $600 million, 52-story building and all people want to talk about is the mice. Or the leaks. Or the screwy elevators.


Guitar Center Inc., the largest U.S. musical instrument retailer, said Wednesday its board had accepted a $1.9 billion cash buyout offer from a private equity firm.


The planned London Underground strike on New Year's Eve has been called off after last ditch talks. Members of the Rail Maritime and Transport (RMT) union were planning to strike on New Year's Eve in a dispute over pay and hours.


Vani i tentativi di rianimarlo, cause decesso da accertare


Tropical Storm Felix forms in Atlantic near Caribbean

Tropical Storm Felix formed on Saturday in the Atlantic Ocean over the Windward Islands of the Caribbean, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.


Harmison and Panesar bowl England to victory

Monty Panesar and Stephen Harmison again proved a lethal combination for Pakistan as England won the second Test by an innings and 120 runs, with more than two days to spare, and went 1-0 up in the four-match series.


Pentagon Is Investigating Another 8 Air Force Contracts

The Pentagon is investigating the contracts as part of a broader investigation into influence-peddling involving a former Air Force official and the Boeing Company.


Cayetano Julia Wins Tour of Spain 16th Stage

Spanish cyclist Jose Cayetano Julia has won the 16th stage of the Tour of Spain, but Roberto Heras of Spain remains the overall leader as the race heads towards its end Sunday.


Cultural bigotry rises as India sees social change

A barrage of kisses on Shilpa Shetty's  cheeks, paintings of naked Hindu gods, Valentine's Day, Fashion  TV and sex education -- all are unacceptable according to  India's increasingly sensitive moral police.


Travel: Rory MacLean recommends the best books for transporting readers to a foreign land


JACKSON, Mississippi What does it take for a man like Staff Sergeant Michael Butler - a 24-year veteran of the US Army and the reserves who was a soldier in the Gulf war and a reserve called up to fight in the current war in Iraq - to risk everything by


REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (CBS) Scott Peterson sat defiantly still and tight-jawed throughout a murder trial in which he never spoke. And to hear the jurors tell it, Peterson's apparent lack of emotion - from


Hong Kong and the Pearl river delta could face flooding as a result of climate change, a think-tank says.


Roma, 13:22 - CALCIO, ROMA: MEXES RINNOVA FINO AL 2011

Philippe Mexes ha rinnovato il contratto con la Roma. Il difensore francese, il cui accordo scadeva ...


Investigators Look for Clues to Russia Blast

Russian investigators were under  pressure on Wednesday to establish quickly who was behind a  suicide bomb attack on a busy Moscow street that killed 10  people and injured 51.


Hasselbeck brings baby son to `The View'

Elisabeth Hasselbeck took her newborn son, Taylor Thomas, to work Monday.


Libya cuts illiteracy rate to 11.9 percent: census

Libya has cut its illiteracy rate to  11.9 percent from 19 percent a decade ago, a rare government  census shows.


The EU is set to unveil controversial plans to give every citizen the right to health care across Europe.


The United States accuses Iran of using a domestic nuclear energy program as a cover for developing nuclear arms and wants the Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency to send the matter to the UN Security Council for possible sanctions.


FARC Leader Convicted in Taking of 3 U.S. Hostages

Colombian rebel leader Ricardo Palmera was convicted yesterday in federal court of helping hold three Americans hostage for years in jungle prison camps. He is the only person ever found responsible for their capture.


Three-year-old twins Tatiana and Anastasia Dogaru are joined at the head, so they have never seen each other's face directly.


The capital of tiny East Timor was quiet but tense on Tuesday, a day after thousands of supporters of rebel leader Alfredo Reinado burned tires and threw stones to protest a raid by international troops on the fugitive's hideout.


SPAZIO - Stazione spaziale evacuata se salta cargo con cibo

Doveva essere una normale operazione di rifornimento, per portare cibo e acqua sulla Stazione spaziale internazionale (Iss). Il lancio che partirÃ  dalla Russia tra giovedÃ¬ e venerdÃ¬ invece Ã¨ diventato


UNITED NATIONS - A U.N. Security Council vote on whether to threaten sanctions against Sudan hinged on China and other opponents who fear that the specter of punishment could ruin efforts to end a crisis that has killed more than 50,000 and spawned 1.2 million refugees...


Europe future bleak without God, more children: Pope

Pope Benedict, leading a  rain-drenched mass in the Austrian mountains, said on Saturday  that Europe's future would be bleak without more children and a  return to trust in God and traditional values.


We are born to be a Live... Microsoft is beta testing two new features of Windows Live - its effort at delivering software as a service over the web.â¦


Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat flashes a "victory" sign during a meeting with supporters at his office in the West Bank town of Ramallah, in this Feb. 12, 2002 file photo.


Thousands plan to take part this year in an online effort that lets backers of third-party candidates in swing states trade votes with people in less critical locations. But overall participation is lower than in 2000. By Joanna Glasner.


Per bloccare all'origine le partenze dai porti libici


SHANGHAI -- Sun Xiaoqing, owner of the Fenghua Hengsheng Knitting Factory, isn't quite sure what deadbeat mortgage holders in the United States have to do with his exporting business, but he knows it's bad.


Nintendo Wii outsells PS3 6 to 1 in Japan in June

Nintendo Co. Ltd.'s Wii game console outsold Sony Corp.'s PlayStation 3 by a ratio of over 6 to 1 in June in Japan, a game magazine publisher said, solidifying Nintendo's leading position.


Republican Mike Huckabee spoke from the pulpit Sunday, not as a politician but as the preacher he used to be, and delivered a sermon on how merely being good isn't enough to get into heaven.


Jurors in Scott Peterson murder case resume deliberations

The jurors deciding whether Scott Peterson should be executed or spend life in prison for killing his pregnant wife requested additional evidence Monday, including autopsy


Brad Ausmus' sacrifice fly in the 15th inning finished off Houston's comeback within a comeback as the Astros rallied from five runs down to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-6 on Wednesday night, their eighth straight win that kept them close to St. Louis in the NL Central.


City attorney: Supreme Court plans won't affect Fargo monument ...

FARGO, ND - A judge is expected to rule on a federal lawsuit over this city's public display of a Ten Commandments monument before the Supreme Court takes up two similar cases, the city attorney says.


SPANIARD Virginia Ruano Pascual has fought back from a set down to upset ninth-seeded Croat Jelena Kostanic at the Gaz de France Stars WTA event in Belgium today.


Sub-prime lenders bring more than half of UK repossession orders despite controlling  6% of home loans, the BBC finds.


Romanian prime minister,challenger in close race

Romanian Prime Minister Adrian Nastase and his left-wing party faced a tough challenge from the centrist opposition in presidential and parliamentary elections yesterday.


England football manager attempting to cut friendly commitments

Steve McLaren has told his England players they have to take responsibility for their performances, British media reported, while giving individual player advice and attempting to cut friendly commitments.


NORTH Korea today described US President George W. Bush as an "imbecile" and a "tyrant" who was worse than Adolf Hitler, and ruled out holding new talks on nuclear weapons with the United States.


This Season, Moss Is in the Mood to Play

Randy Moss had gone from a mountaintop in Minnesota to the valley in Oakland. Now he is back on Olympus with the undefeated Patriots.


Cleanup after Tropical Storm Gaston underway

While skies were clear over coastal South Carolina on Monday it was clear that Tropical Storm Gaston swept through the region a day earlier with near-hurricane force winds.


Walking may not be enough alone to produce significant health benefits, research suggests.


Sexual equality for traffic lights in Germany

The traffic lights in one town in eastern Germany have been seized by the equality of the sexes, with little green women replacing little green men on some pedestrian crossings from this week.


Rapper and entrepreneur Jay-Z has been named as the new president and CEO of Def Jam Recordings. Billboard reports that Jay-Z, real name Shawn Carter, will take up his new position on 3 January; he will also continue to run his record label Roc-a-Fella.


Ballmer bullish on future, bearish on Linux

Speaking to members of the Massachusetts Software Council, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer touted a bright future for technology but warned his listeners to think twice before adopting open-source products like Linux.


The US mobile-game industry will leap to annual revenue of $1.8 billion by 2009, according to a new study from market research company In-Stat/MDR.


Lo ha detto il presidente all'apertura dell'anno giudiziario


Big Names, Big Money For a Personal Cause

Rockville mogul Don Wood, who once survived a firing by Donald Trump, has breathed new life into a Washington fundraiser devoted to fighting cystic fibrosis, a disease that affects 30,000 Americans, including Wood's daughter, Rachel.


Everybody's Business: When Scarcity Leads to Madness

The great glory of America is that our economics has always been based on the idea that abundance is the natural order of things.


Britain's knighthood to the author Salman Rushdie contributes to insulting Islam and may lead to terrorism, a Pakistani minister says.


L'incremento e' anche legato al successo di 'Affari tuoi'


Four days after a coup that ousted a   democratically elected prime minister, all eyes are on the Thai   military to make good on its pledge to select an interim leader   to oversee political reforms and eventual elections.


The second day of the third Test at Nagpur belonged to Australia's bowlers, with their attritional approach wearing down India's batsmen.


High Fuel Pushes Continental Air to Loss

Continental Airlines (CAL.N: Quote, Profile, Research) posted a third quarter loss on Tuesday, as high fuel prices caused it to reverse course from a year ago when it was in the black.


The Â£1,500 'mock' Rembrandt sold for Â£2.2m

When taxis began to arrive from the railway station bearing a small flock of art dealers from London, the small country auction rooms suspected something was up.


A 14-year-old youth goes on trial accused of setting fire to a teenage friend in a garage with a lighter.


NATO head asks Canada to prolong Afghan mission

NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer urged Canada on Thursday to keep its military mission in Afghanistan beyond the scheduled February 2009 date for withdrawal.


The theme of the night was "breaking bread, not legs" when some of the cast and filmmakers of "Goodfellas" reunited for a traditional sit-down dinner Monday night.


Nevada: Chinese Gambling Venture Approved

The stateâs Gaming Control Board voted unanimously to recommend approval of the MGM Mirageâs joint venture in Macau, China.


Microsoft unveils new internet search engine

Microsoftâs first search technology went live on Wednesday. The software giant claims that the preliminary or âbetaâ version of its MSN Search stands out from other search engines because it offers âmore


The gorilla was wearing a turquoise golf shirt with thin navy stripes and khaki pants, and he was stomping all over Kernwood Country Club, leaving Adidas footprints embedded in the back nine of this succulent layout, designed by Donald Ross in 1914 and carefully tended into lush, green form.


Thieves Steal Glassworks From Swiss Museum

Thieves broke into a museum and stole around a dozen glass artworks made by a French master craftsman, worth $3.3 million, police said Wednesday.


Authorities cracking down on violence in southern Nigeria's oil capital Port Harcourt have extended for the second time a curfew in the city.


Lava has begun to ooze out of  Washington state's Mount St. Helens, building up the lava crust  in the volcano's crater, government scientists said on  Wednesday.


High levels of  may be killing off people living in cities around the world, experts suspect.


Bush ahead in swing states, will defeat Kerry: Karl Rove

US President George W. Bush will defeat his Democratic rival, John Kerry, in the November 2 election because he is leading in the polls in the key US swing states, the president's top political adviser said in an interview.


Unlike many tango groups that pass through New York, the charming Estampas PorteÃ±as is a tightknit company that never sacrifices spontaneity or a sprightly sense of theater for a star turn.


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Business at the UK's financial services firms is falling at its fastest rate in almost 17 years, warns the CBI.


A few years back, Amy went on a search for a new doctor. She had to. Her old doctor fired her.


HOUSTON  War in Iraq. Instability in Venezuela. Civil unrest in Nigeria. Governmental wranglings in Russia. With so much uncertainty in so many of the world's leading oil-producing ...


L'ULTIMATUM DI CALDEROLI, RIFORME SUBITO O MI DIMETTO

ROMA - Ultimatum del ministro Roberto Calderoli: 'Le riforme si devono fare entro questa settimana, altrimenti mi dimetto'. Il leghista si e' mostrato seccato dalla continua mancanza del numero legale in Aula durante la discussione del ddl.


The world's two most populous nations have promised to eradicate ignorance about AIDS, a disease that was at first dismissed by many as a Western evil confined to drug users, homosexuals and prostitutes.


Ricerca: Contro Crisi Di Coppia Ecco Test Misura Quoziente ...

Londra, 6 dic. (Adnkronos Salute) - Dopo il QI, il quoziente d'intelligenza, ecco il QS il quoziente sessuale. Un punteggio matematico per misurare la qualitÃ  del sesso e la soddisfazione della coppia attraverso dieci domande rivolte a lui.


Britain stayed in Basra longer because of US: commander

Britain was prepared to withdraw its forces from the southern Iraqi city of Basra in April, but held off for five months after the United States asked it to stay, Britain's military commander in Iraq said in an interview published on Monday.


Federal prosecutors yesterday portrayed prominent pain doctor William E. Hurwitz as a man who used his white coat and prescription pad to traffic in narcotics, spreading the abuse of addictive


Note to despots: You can't kill the internet

Burma's wave of dissent floods through firewall The latest reports from the turmoil in Burma say at least one person died and many were wounded today when police again shot at protesters on the streets of Rangoon.â¦


Testaverde Leads Cowboys Past Titans 20-17

IRVING, Texas - Vinny Testaverde and Keyshawn Johnson were hooking up again like old times. But Eddie George did nothing against his old team...


Tim Henman, the top seed, was today knocked out of the Madrid Masters with a three-set defeat to Ivan Ljubicic. Henman lost the opening set but looked to have regained the upper hand when he took the second to force a decider.


England will need good bowling and fine weather to win the first Test against India at Lord's.


Microsoft (Quote, Chart) announced another entry in its line of .NET development tools, adding Visual Studio 2005 Standard Edition to the mix.


Five people have died and more than 100 wounded in an explosion at a giant gas plant in South Africa.


Cingular Wireless LLC, the nation's largest cell phone provider, has made a deal with MySpace.com that will allow MySpace users to access their profiles through Cingular phones.


Japan FM calls U.S. Iraq policy immature: media

Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso has criticised U.S. policy in Iraq, saying American actions following the initial fighting in 2003 have been "immature", Japanese media reports said on Sunday.


Ex Guardasigilli Castelli, vincono falchi della magistratura


MADRID, Spain -- Brazil World Cup star Roberto Carlos, continually thwarted in his pay demands, has demanded a transfer after Real Madrid dropped him for last weekend's 3-2 league win over Racing Santander.


KIEV, Ukraine Opposition supporters who staged a two-week outdoor protest are getting ready to leave the Ukrainian capital after Parliament's adoption of electoral and constitutional reforms.


Indice Nikkei -1,35% a 17.217,93 punti, anche euro in calo


Woods's Event in '09 Is Up for Discussion

Members of Congressional Country Club will discuss a proposal that would allow Tiger Woods to hold his signature PGA Tour tournament there in 2009.


UK aerospace to medical goods group Smiths buys one of the world's leading medical products manufacturers, Medex, for $925m.


City Room: Old Trees of New York, Reborn

A tree care company based is helping the Parks and Recreation Department to make genetic reproductions of 25 "historic" trees across New York City using grafting.


Blair offers a qualified apology over Iraq

BRIGHTON, England Prime Minister Tony Blair conceded Tuesday that there had been a decline of public trust in his government over the military campaign in Iraq, and he offered the assembled delegates of his governing Labour Party a qualified apology for


US Knew Last Year of Problems at Vaccine Plant

The Food and Drug Administration found serious problems of bacterial contamination at an influenza vaccine plant in England in 2003, 16 months before British regulators effectively closed the


Russia, Japan ban British poultry over bird flu

Russia and Japan banned British poultry imports as Britain pressed ahead with a cull of 160,000 turkeys after the nation's first outbreak of a deadly strain of bird flu in farmed poultry.


Ford Europe upholds higher profit forecast: report

Ford Motor Co.'s  European  division is sticking to forecasts of higher 2007 profits  although it is worried about Japanese competition due to the  weak yen, Chief Executive Lewis Booth was quoted on Saturday as  saying.


Iraqi City Buries Dead After Blasts; Officials Decrease Death Toll to 25

BAGHDAD, Dec. 13 -- A southern Shiite city hit by three synchronized car bombs Wednesday buried its dead a day later, while provincial officials lowered the death toll from 41 to at least 25. Families in Amarah buried their dead furtively, afraid of another attack and anxious for the wounded who...


President Bush on Monday was naming a new secretary of Health and Human Services, one of the last two openings in his Cabinet.


A global oversupply of large-sized liquid crystal displays (LCDs) is forecast to peak in the third quarter of this year, but it will balance out by the fourth quarter, a US-based research firm said on Friday.


Defense Department officials acknowledged Monday that the Pentagon has created new clandestine teams to gain better human intelligence for military commanders but emphasized that the program was developed with the cooperation of the Central Intelligence Agency, not to bypass it.


WASHINGTON Oct. 6, 2004 - Fannie Mae's chief executive and another top official on Wednesday defended the mortgage giant's accounting and told Congress that regulators' allegations of earnings manipulation represent an interpretation of complex rules.


I.B.M. to Cut Jobs, Mostly in Technology

International Business Machines cut about 1,570 jobs to help improve profit margins in its technology services unit.


Zabriskie wins 11th stage in Tour of Spain

A lone attack by American David Zabriskie was rewarded with victory on the 165.8km 11th stage of the Tour of Spain from San Vicente del Raspeig to Caravaca de la Cruz.


Cesa: centrodestra cambi per vincere, leader si discuta


In the frigid aftermath of the Patriots' win in the AFC Championship game, standing on the victory platform next to Hall of Fame offensive lineman John Hannah was a man who deserves to be enshrined in Canton: Andre Tippett.


New Report Available Addressing Marketing And Technological Issues Of The New DSRC Technology, Licensed In The U.S. In The 5.9 GHz Band

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c49773)  has announced the addition of "Intelligent  Transport Systems-Dedicated Short Range Communications in 5.9 GHz Band:  Technologies and Markets" to their offering.


Allarme Coldiretti, ma il prezzo del grano e' in calo


Cast Complete for Off-Broadway's 'Modern Orthodox'

Playbill - Jenn Harris is the fourth and final cast member of the upcoming Off-Broadway premiere of Daniel Goldfarb's Modern Orthodox. As previously announced, the play will star Molly Ringwald, Jason Biggs and Craig Bierko.


Fox Broadcasting Co. has ordered a pilot for a variety show starring the Barenaked Ladies that will feature the playful rock group performing music and comedy skits along with guest actors.


Washington, 11:52 - CALCIO, USA: ADU RESTA IN PATRIA

La giovane stella del calcio americano, il 17enne Freddy Adu, resta negli Usa. Il giocatore infatti,...


Bellissima partita all'Olimpico: doppietta di Totti, ma i bianconeri pareggiano allo scadereGara emozionante anche a Livorno, dove i nerazzurri non vanno oltre il 2-2                                            La Juve frena la Roma, l'Inter non ne approfitta Brava Fiorentina, sorpresa Atalanta                                                                                Successo in trasferta per i viola e il Palermo; i bergamaschi  piegano la Lazio all'ultimo minutoIl Napoli pareggia ad Empoli, il Toro bloccato dal Siena (due rigori) sull1-1


Some Greek villagers escape raging flames

When the water ran out, with pine cones popping and the flames still high around his house, George Dimopoulos switched to wine. He made it himself two years ago, and, nearly alone in his village as it all but burned down on Friday night, he poured liter after liter, 200 in all, into his little copper hand-pumped ...


Assogestioni, scenario non sembra intaccare trend positivo


Leader of Thai Junta Promises Vote in '07

BANGKOK, Jan. 31 -- The leader of Thailand's ruling military junta vowed Wednesday to hold democratic elections before the end of the year, saying the army would immediately hand over control to a civilian government following the inauguration of a new prime minister.


MPs, doctors and medical bodies have slammed offers of money to GPs for referring patients with compensation claims.


Boxlight Raven's black chassis matches the Xbox.


Nelle strade ancora 5.000 tonnellate, centro citta' ripulito


Nel quarto trimestre a 3,03 miliardi di dollari


Not sure what to get the technology lover in your life? Whether it's a sleek cell phone or a big HDTV, we can guide you to the ideal gift.


Pearl Harbor survivors want to help other veterans

Richard Paull, a survivor of the attack that launched America into World War II, hopes to attend an event in Strongsville Saturday to support US troops now fighting in Iraq.


Cox contends Astros bought time with phone antics

Confusion at a critical moment over a malfunction to the phone system in the Astros' bullpen caused the Braves to play Game 2 of the Division Series under protest.


Serena Williams beats Amelie Mauresmo to reach the Tour Championships final.


May a doctor in California lawfully prescribe marijuana for a seriously ill patient? May a doctor in Oregon lawfully help a terminal patient to commit suicide?


Cote d'Ivoire opposition agree to disarm within month

Cote d'Ivoire opposition group the New Forces agreed in Pretoria on Friday to disarm withina month and to send all ministers back to their posts.


Goldman to sell S.Korea cable operator stake: paper

Goldman Sachs  is selling its 30.48 percent stake in South Korean cable TV operator C&M, valued at $970 million, the Maeil Business Newspaper said on Monday, citing unnamed investment banking and industry sources.


Hundreds surrender at Pakistan mosque, many defiant

More than 500 radical Muslim students surrendered at a besieged mosque in the Pakistani capital on Wednesday but thousands of militants remained inside a day after 11 people were killed in clashes.


Humans are likely to catch more than one form of mad cow disease, experiments in mice suggest. But the good news is that some people may have a genetic make-up that protects them against the disease.


Spammers add a new dimension to junk mail

Say hello to 3D spam Spammers have added a fresh dimension to the fight against junk mail with the creation of image spam rendered in a pseudo 3D layout.â¦


Users: Integration key to real world DLP

If security industry sources prove correct and Symantec is busy putting the finishing touches on a deal to acquire data leakage prevention specialist Vontu, the acquisition will undoubtedly lead to further integration of DLP technology with many other forms of IT security agents.The Symantec-Vontu deal notwithstanding, industry analysts currently count slightly fewer than 40 different vendors currently pitching some form of DLP tools.With IT industry giants ranging from security specialists Symantec and rival McAfee to networking giant Cisco and storage market leader EMC already blending different flavors of DLP into their products, experts contend that the trend toward consolidation of the applications with other technologies, at least from a vendor perspective, is certain to continue.According to existing users of the content protection systems, the ongoing trend toward the marriage of DLP technologies with other critical IT platforms mirrors the need to link the tools tightly together with other security systems to allow them to have their intended effect.For the process, also known as information leakage prevention, to work on a practical level, users of the tools say, the strategy -- and the technologies used to carry it out -- must be embedded throughout other IT management systems."We want to stay out of the papers, that's the biggest motivator. The real issue isn't so much addressing malicious intent, but rather it's more about preventing inadvertent data misuse, that's the core of the problem," said Michael Gabriel, corporate information security officer for Career Education Corporation, a publicly-held operator of more than 75 professional training schools encompassing 90,000 students.Tasked with creating the decade-old company's information security infrastructure from scratch in 2004 to prepare for its initial Sarbanes-Oxley audits, Gabriel said that it become immediately clear that for any of the technologies he would invest in to pass the tests, they would need to work together in almost seamless fashion."One of the things I learned right away was that if you are going to rely on end-users to play a role in protecting the company, you are not going to have a very good result when it comes to DLP, or content filtering, or e-mail encryption," Gabriel said."Selecting the various technologies was the easy part, but to make it work, I had to get all the providers together in one room; that was the only way we were going to make the whole thing work," he said.The reason he selected Vontu's Network Data Monitoring and Prevention software over products from rivals like Verdasys, Vericept, and PortAuthority -- which was subsequently purchased by filtering specialists WebSense for $90 million in 2006 -- was based on the knowledge that it could be tied efficiently together with e-mail encryption software made by PGP and gateway monitoring applications made by IronPort, Gabriel said.IronPort was subsequently acquired by Cisco for $830 million in January 2007, and in September, the company introduced onboard DLP and encryption capabilities for e-mail traveling through its anti-spam and anti-spyware appliances.Vontu's software becomes a traffic cop At CEC, Gabriel said he uses Vontu's software as a "traffic cop" to determine which e-mails get encrypted by the PGP system and to determine how the messages should be handled by the company's IronPort messaging gateway. An existing partnership between PGP and Vontu had played a role in his decision to invest in the two companies' technologies.After the aforementioned meeting of the vendors -- largely devoted to designing the company's data flow configuration -- Gabriel said he spent a considerable period of time working out the firm's unique business process and creating related information security policies.The end result is system where outbound e-mail at CEC moves from Microsoft Exchange into the IronPort appliance, where it is then forwarded to the Vontu system, where the messages are inspected for policy violations using a data-matching technology.After being fed back into the IronPort system, non-confidential e-mail is distributed, while anything that needs to be encrypted is redirected through PGP's Universal Gateway software before getting sent out.Meanwhile, anything that fails to meet CEC's data leakage policies is redirected into a special inbox where it can be reviewed by the company's human resources department and, when necessary, forwarded for review to the manager of the employee responsible for sending the e-mail."Compared to designing the business process, working with the technology was a breeze, the only sticking point was getting the data flow to work right, which we addressed by getting everyone in a room and staying until it worked," Gabriel said. "Now we're preventing people from attaching the wrong spreadsheet or sending it to the wrong people on a regular basis."As with the integration of DLP into encryption and e-mail filtering, as well as its ongoing blending with everything from storage systems to networking gear, some users are looking for leakage protection that has hooks into the very applications in which most corporate documents are created, Microsoft's Office productivity suite.Workshare, a maker of so-called "document integrity software" -- one the many forms of DLP tools -- was recognized by Microsoft in July as one of its top ISVs worldwide.And while the firm actively pitches its products' abilities to remove "risky data" from Office documents, company executives admit that leakage prevention is only one feature of a broader content management strategy covered by its technologies.Educating end-users to supplement DLP John Meakin, group head of information security at Standard Chartered Bank -- a global concern with more than 1,600 branches and 60,000 employees -- said that he chose to buy Workshare's Protect applications to carry out his DLP strategy because of their direct ties into Office.For DLP to work on a practical and philosophical level, he said, it must be intertwined with other security and information management technologies in such an innate and ubiquitous fashion."Having the integration with the information rights management features in Office was a key determinant in our decision making," Meakin said. "Some vendors are selling tools that are all about matching patterns and locking down certain data types. The reason we didn't think that approach by itself was sufficient was because there is so much data that falls out of the known patterns. Tt's like anti-virus: Once in a while there's a new virus never seen before, and users can make decisions we can't predict."At its essence, the executive said that DLP should be less about blocking certain types of data from leaving the network than it should be about keeping workers constantly aware of the sensitivity of the information they access."It's less about what they try to do with it, like copy it to a USB drive or push it to Web applications, that's certainly part of it, but the most important thing is managing a dialogue with users and putting tools at their disposal that allow them to interact in a way that is fundamentally more secure," he said. "Only then have you really begun to solve the problem."Yet, at the same time that he is looking for integrated DLP technologies, Meakin said he's unsure that the efforts of major IT platform providers to integrate the technologies into their products will sufficiently address the problem.Buying-up smaller technology providers simply because DLP appears to fit in with some element of their business won't necessarily allow the major vendors to offer the right breed of product integration for enterprise customers, he said."I don't see any of the acquisitive vendors trying to build an integrated approach yet, or doing so convincingly; the problem is we are all immature in trying to address the issue of DLP in general," said Meakin. "I don't think this whole market is mature enough yet for these acquisitions to make someone like me think that any of these solutions being sold under an integrated banner are something close enough to a silver bullet."


The political strategy behind Sen. John Kerry's appearance Tuesday on Comedy Central network's The Daily Show with Jon Stewart was threefold, political and communications experts say. Kerry wanted to come off as a regular guy reaching out to young voters without having to answer tough questions, they said.


Gay Republican fights to keep Minn. seat

State Sen. Paul Koering once fit neatly into the profile of socially conservative central Minnesota: abortion opponent, supporter of gun and property rights, outspoken supporter of veterans.


US is urged to adopt new, diverse energy policy

WASHINGTON Trying to break a deadlock on energy policy, a diverse group of environmentalists, academics and former government officials were to publish a report on Wednesday that presents strategies for making the United States cleaner, more competitive


Intelligence agencies were scouring militant Islamic websites today for the first news of the fate of a young Briton and two Americans who were kidnapped in Baghdad yesterday.


Ever since the start of the second Chechen war, the Russian leadership, and President Vladimir Putin in particular, have been terribly fond of saying that we are waging war against international terrorism in Chechnya.


Lazard chief could opt for sale over IPO-report

Bruce Wasserstein, head of Lazard, could sell the investment bank rather than float it on the stock market, the Observer newspaper has reported.


A U.S. judge on Thursday allowed former media baron Conrad Black to remain free on $21 million bond pending his sentencing later this year on fraud and obstruction convictions.


SE Asian Nations Seek Free Trade Zone with Rising China

The deal signed at the annual Association of South East Nations (Asean) summit in Laos commits most of the countries to lower tariffs on goods by 2010, with an extension to 2015 for four


Peruvian Group Seizes Police Station, Troops Mass

LIMA, Peru  - An armed group led by a radical  former soldier stormed a police station in a southern town on  Saturday and took 10 officers hostage to demand the resignation  of Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo.


Grace Park was bitterly disappointed after failing to produce her second LPGA title of the season Sunday at the Samsung World Championship at Big Horn Golf Course in Palm Desert, California.


Flu vaccines may not save elderly lives: experts

Getting an annual flu vaccine may not save the lives of seniors, and health officials may want to look at other ways to protect the elderly, researchers said on Monday.


Martha Stewart has been exercising, reading and making friends in prison, but the food at the minimum-security prison camp in West Virginia is "terrible," the domestic diva's daughter said Friday.


CHICAGO -- At 55, Connie Cline looks tanned, fit and trim. But walking only a block leaves him wheezing and winded.


3Com To Buy TippingPoint for $340 Million

Security firm will operate as a division of 3Com; deal expected to close next year. By Networking Pipeline News. 3Com has signed an agreement to purchase the security company TippingPoint for $340 million.


Mystery web infection grows, but cause remains elusive

Security research, Web 2.0 style The mystery over a cluster of poisoned websites distributing a toxic malware cocktail may be better understood but it's still not solved.â¦


Sudden deaths from epilepsy  will be a thing of the past, guidelines aim to ensure.


Turkey's Erdogan faces rocky road after big win

Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan celebrated on Monday a decisive poll victory but now faces challenges over delayed presidential elections, Kurdish separatist violence and Ankara's troubled EU bid.


Abandoning billable hours may help slow the treadmill.


Il premier: piu' cittadini, piu' parlamentari


Chelsea fear Terry out for 'up to six weeks'

Chelsea captain John Terry could be out for up to six weeks, his club said Monday, after revealing the England centre-half broke three bones in his foot following a clash with Emmanuel Eboue during a 1-0 defeat away to Premier League leaders Arsenal.


Mobile ESPN to close down operations: WSJ

Mobile ESPN, a start-up cellphone   company backed by Walt Disney Co. DIS.N, will announce as   soon as Thursday that it is closing down operations, The Wall   Street Journal reported on Thursday.


'Wizard of Woz' Reveals How He Caught Tech Bug

Apple Inc co-founder Steven Wozniak was barely 10 years old when he discovered the love of his life.


It was a Midsummer Night's Dream that even Shakespeare would have had a hard time matching. A thousand guests — many of the ladies in Valentino's best — sipping flutes of sparkling wine, as they strolled past the priceless marble sculptures of the Galleria Borghese museum, on their way to a gala ball set up under a tent in the adjacent park.


waiting in lines, calling every clinic in town, even going to Canada. But in Minnesota, the opposite problem has emerged: even people


Israeli Commander Suspended after Girl's Death

An Israeli army platoon commander was suspended today on suspicion he emptied an ammunition clip into a 13-year-old Palestinian girl after she was shot from an outpost and collapsed to the ground.


City to Spend $650,000 on Needle Exchange Programs

The District will invest $650,000 in needle exchange programs to combat the spread of HIV-AIDS in the wake of Congress's decision to end a ban on the city's use of public money for such efforts, D.C. officials said yesterday.


More than 50 killed in new separatist attacks

India's restive north-east was reeling from one of its bloodiest waves of violence in years, as bombings over the weekend left more than 50 people dead and 140 injured.


The chair umpire who mistakenly overruled a call against Serena Williams in her quarterfinal loss to Jennifer Capriati was released from all duties.


Keira Knightley says she is not anorexic

Oscar-nominated actress Keira Knightley disclosed a family history of anorexia Tuesday but said that she doesn't suffer from an eating disorder.


As many as 1.2 million smokers in England could try to quit smoking in the New Year, figures suggest.


A feud between the brothers who run India's largest private firm, Reliance, eases as one brother off-loads stock.


Developing Countries Grew More Biotech Crops in â07

Farmers in 12 developing countries planted biotech crops in 2007, and for the first time outnumbered the industrialized countries where such crops are grown.


Police enforce curfew after India religious riots

Hundreds of federal police  enforced a curfew in parts of eastern India on Thursday after  clashes between Hindus and Christians in which one person was  killed and 14 churches and 3 Hindu temples were damaged.


Taking aim at mid-market businesses, as well as its competition in the server space, IBM (NYSE: IBM) is delivering two new Unix-based products designed to meet the company's cost-conscious Express guidelines.


An Australian parachutist was seriously injured Tuesday in a jump off China's tallest skyscraper during a skydiving exhibition, state media reported.


Alex Krouskas, the last of the five former Whitman High students to be sentenced for the robbery of a Smoothie King, is given a three-year sentence, with all of it suspended except for four months of house arrest.


(CNN) -- Police in Zimbabwe rounded up more than 200 members of the political opposition Saturday, according to a spokesman for the southern African nation's main opposition movement.


Suicide Bomber Kills 12 in Attack on Iraqi Police

A suicide car bomber plowed into  policemen waiting to collect their salaries at a police station  west of Ramadi Monday, killing 12 people in the latest  insurgent attack on Iraq's beleaguered security forces.


Era stato chiuso ieri sera a causa della cenere lavica


EchoStar adds a Slingbox even as it ponders division.


(Ottawa) The Supreme Court of Canada this morning gave its approval to draft legislation to make same-sex marriage legal throughout Canada.


Mathematicians Offer Help in Fight Against Terrorists

A small group of thinking men and women convened at Rutgers University last month to consider how order theory - a branch of abstract mathematics that deals with hierarchical relationships - could be applied to the war on terror.


Australia purchases five new warships, as part of plans to boost its military capacity.


Microsoft urges EU on Vista security requirements

Microsoft  said on Tuesday  that it hopes the European Commission will not require the  removal of important security features in Europe for its new  Windows Vista operating system.


Norma Finanziaria, sindaco offre mediazione con proprietari


Swiss Re to inform staff on 2,000 job cuts

Swiss Re  said it would inform  its employees on Monday on staff reductions of up to 2,000 by  the end of 2007, the reinsurer said, after its purchase of the  reinsurance units of General Electric .


Il caro-greggio fa schizzare all'insÃ¹ i prezzi alla produzione

Milano. I prezzi alla produzione dei prodotti industriali sono aumentati a ottobre dello 0,7% mensile e del 4,4% tendenziale. Lo comunica l'Istat precisando che l'incremento tendenziale Ã¨ il piÃ¹ alto da febbraio 2001 (+4,8%).


Last Sunday, Mathias Kiwanuka had his arms around Vince Young for a fourth-down sack that would have clinched a win for the New York Giants in Tennessee. Then he inexplicably pulled his arms away, Young took off for 19 yards and the Titans went on to a 24-21 victory.


With Gulzar creating history by penning down all the lyrics for a Pakistani love story "Tere Liye", Bollywood continues to make inroads into Pakistan.


Passa di mano il 15,85% del capitale, quasi 220 mln di pezzi


Infection, Not Vaccines, Raises Heart Attack Risk

People who are ill with respiratory or urinary tract infections face a higher risk of heart attack or stroke while they are sick, researchers said on Wednesday.


Welcome to the world of Archie, Betty, Veronica and Jughead, the popular comic book characters.


Apple sounds Vista iPod corruption warning

Wait for next iTunes before upgrading, firm suggests Windows-using iPod owners have been advised to wait for the next release of iTunes jukebox software before upgrading to Windows Vista if they want to avoid "compatibility issues" between their favoured player and the new operating system.â¦


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Lord Hanson, the tycoon from over here who did rather well over ...

Lord Hanson, perhaps the most successful and buccaneering businessmen to have been produced by Britain in the past 50 years, died yesterday aged 82 after a long battle against cancer.


Theo Walcott came to Arsenal's rescue as his late goal frustrated Tottenham and earned a 1-1 draw in the League Cup semi-final first leg here on Wednesday.


A ball of fire erupts from a train car, smothering commuters with smoke and littering the platform with bodies and staining it with blood in a chilling security-camera videotape


Surviving Haitians pray for 1,500 killed by Jeanne; more

The general in charge of UN peacekeepers in Haiti is critical of the slow pace of aid getting to hungry and sick residents, many left homeless by flooding.


Former Haitian Soldiers Vow to Provide Security in Port-Au-Prince

Former Haitian soldiers who fought to oust former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide say they intend to provide security to help stop street violence in the capital, Port-au-Prince.


Creating Ethanol from Wood More Efficiently

Bacteria in termite guts could make ethanol from noncorn sources cheaper.


Zimbabwe's main bakery said yesterday that bread shortages would worsen after closing one of its biggest outlets due to a lack of wheat.


U.N. sees major health risks from African floods

Up to 1.8 million people are at risk from cholera, measles, malaria and other killer diseases following major floods across the Horn of Africa, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.


Some FDA Staff Had Drug Safety Concerns in 2002

Nearly 20 percent of US Food and Drug Administration scientists surveyed in late 2002 said they were pressured to approve or recommend approval of a medicine despite


Indonesia marks tsunami anniversary with quake drill

CIWANDAN, Indonesia  - Thousands of Indonesian factory workers and villagers scrambled up the hills of Java island on Wednesday as sirens blared in a drill to mark the third anniversary of the deadly Asian tsunami.


Warner Music Group Corp.  said on Tuesday it decided against bidding for British rival EMI Group Plc , two days before a deadline to submit an offer loomed.


Prescription-drug recalls aren't common, and they're almost always controversial. Now that Merck (MRK ) is voluntarily withdrawing its Vioxx pain medication around the world, due to a heightened risk of cardiovascular


"In agenda dopo Finanziaria,poi si parlera' squadra governo"


Boeing says to ink Vietnam Air 7E7 deal in Q1 2005

Boeing Co. (BA.N: Quote, Profile, Research) expects to finalise a contract with Vietnam Airlines in the first quarter of 2005 for four 7E7 planes, which are worth around $500 million at list price.


Militants Claim to Have Killed 11 Iraqi Hostages

An Iraqi militant group said on its Web site Thursday that it had killed 11 Iraqi troops taken hostage south of Baghdad and posted video of the bound men being shot or beheaded.


Lazio's low cost bid for success crumbles

When Lazio faced Olympiakos Piraeus in an important Champions League tie in November, Italian daily Gazzetta dello Sport published a photograph of their 2000-01 squad.


Asian shares fall sharply in Wednesday trading due to renewed fears about the health of the US economy.


Forecasts slip for 3rd-qrtr earnings growth: poll

Forecasts for third-quarter earnings growth among Standard & Poor's 500  companies fell slightly in the latest week, according to a weekly poll by Reuters Estimates.


The International Olympics Committee chairman declares full support for the new 2012 logo.


ENIOR British Airways executives face the sack after the staff shortage fiasco that crippled the airline's operations at Heathrow last week and threatens to do the same this bank holiday weekend.


No housing woes in booming Washington state

While California suffers in the housing crisis, the economy of nearby Washington state is flourishing with strong job growth and some of the highest appreciation in home prices in the nation.


PeopleSoft, Oracle standoff likely to linger

The standoff between Oracle and PeopleSoft is once again at an impasse, as PeopleSoft's board refuses to sell the company at the price Oracle has offered, and Oracle refuses to raise its bid.


The French government is to reinstate a public holiday which it scrapped in 2004 to help fund healthcare for the elderly.


Volontario italiano rapito nelle Filippine

Un volontario italiano Ã¨ stato rapito nelle Filippine. Si tratta di Andrea Cianferoni, direttore dei programmi per la ong Movimondo. L'uomo Ã¨ stato sequestrato nel villaggio di Dilapayan nella provincia di Lanao del Norte, nell'isola di Mindanao.


Miller third as Walchhofer wins downhill on Lauberhorn

Michael Walchhofer led Austria to a 1-2 finish in a World Cup downhill yesterday in Wengen, Switzerland, while overall leader Bode Miller was third on the famed Lauberhorn, the longest course on the circuit. Walchhofer covered the demanding 2.8-mile run in 2 minutes 27.05 seconds. Teammate Christoph Gruber was runner-up, 0.09 seconds back. Miller, who was 0.18 behind the winner, ...


Trey Anastasio was accused of driving under the influence of drugs in an upstate New York town near the Vermont border early Friday.


Singer Pete Doherty is ordered to return to court in two weeks after spending a fourth night in prison.


The Claim: Too Much Cola Can Cause Kidney Problems

When it comes to kidney problems, is there a difference between colas and other kinds of soda?


What Does $6,500 Buy? A Healthier, Happier Village

Why running water may mean a better education for some Afghan children.


Turkey took a significant step Wednesday toward its long-cherished goal of joining the European Union when the EU's executive branch proposed opening formal negotiations


The competition in the PC Graphic Cards market just got hotter. ATI has good news for the computer gamers. They have released five new cards aimed at advanced gamers.


REVIEW: Windows XP Battens Down Hatches in Latest Patch

With the latest update to Microsoft Corp. (MSFT)'s Windows XP operating system, personal computers will soon join parents, bosses, teachers and spouses as a source of nagging in your life...


Brighton - The brother of the British hostage held in Iraq said here on Sunday he had received information that engineer Kenneth Bigley was still alive.


Nigeria launches a $7bn suit against the pharmaceutical firm Pfizer, accusing it of conducting improper trials.


Â«Shrek 2Â», il viaggio di nozze dell'orco

Il Natale 2004 arriva in anticipo: Aldo Giovanni & Giacomo, con il loro nuovo Tu la conosci Claudia?, iniziano lâoffensiva cinematografica per le feste. Il Natale 2004 sconvolge anche il rito del venerdÃ¬


Much of the Welsh coastline is threatened by erosion and flooding over the next century,  the National Trust says.


Japan Tobacco to buy Gallaher for $14.7 bln

TOKYO/LONDON  - Japan Tobacco Inc.  said on Friday it had agreed to buy British cigarette maker Gallaher Group Plc  for 7.5 billion pounds ($14.7 billion) in cash, the biggest-ever foreign acquisition by a Japanese company.


Child Antidepressants Must Have Warnings

Antidepressants should come with the nation's strongest warning — in a black box on the label — that they can sometimes spur suicidal behavior in children and teenagers, the government's scientific advisers decided Tuesday.


Track and fieldâs governing body ruled that a sprinterâs prosthetic legs gave him an unfair advantage.


British, French Drug Firms Lead on Marijuana Tests

British and French pharmaceutical  companies are racing ahead of their U.S. counterparts to  develop new drugs containing marijuana to relieve pain and  treat a wide range of illnesses because marijuana is illegal in  the United States, scientific researchers said on Wednesday.


US faces vaccine shortage as UK shuts Chiron plant

SAN FRANCISCO: The crisis in the flu vaccine supply in the US has led to renewed calls to modernise a half-century-old manufacturing system that relies on millions of chicken eggs and a lot of educated guesswork.


Ministers from Europe and Africa hold talks on how to halt the influx of illegal African migrants to Europe.


An Italian judge orders a US marine to face trial over the death of an Italian agent at a checkpoint in Baghdad.


Nokia blings up Prism fashion phone with synthetic gem

A Vertu for the less well-off? If you love diamonds and bling, then forget jewellery, because Nokiaâs latest Prism handset is apparently the in thing for the design-conscious tech consumer.â¦


HE'S considered to be golf's Jackie Robinson, but between puffs on a cigar, Charlie Sifford preferred to compare his struggle to that of another black man in another nation.


U.S. will not walk away from talks with Iran on Iraq

The United States sent on Thursday its clearest signal to date that it is open to bilateral talks with Iran and Syria, saying it will not "walk away" if either approaches to discuss stabilizing Iraq at a neighbors conference this weekend.


U.S. Urges Israel to Smooth Way for Palestinian Vote

Secretary of State Colin Powell said  he would press both Israeli and Palestinian leaders for steps  to enable Palestinians to elect a successor to Yasser Arafat,  as he arrived in Israel on Sunday.


BBC teams up with Microsoft for digital future

The British Broadcasting Corporation  is teaming up with Microsoft Corp.  to help develop the next generation of Internet services for the world's biggest public broadcaster.


The St. Louis Rams took a huge step in moving closer to their second consecutive NFC West title on Sunday, as they held on for a 23-12 win over the Seattle Seahawks.


Moody's cuts Thomson, Reuters debt ratings

Moody's Investors Service on Thursday  downgraded its debt ratings on Canadian publisher Thomson Corp.  and Reuters Group Plc, citing a significant increase in  leverage that will result from Thomson's pending acquisition of  Reuters.


More and more people have literally found life on the Internet as the estimated $3 billion fertility industry moves increasingly online.


Playbill - With a major North American production of We Will Rock You scheduled to dawn in Toronto March 14, plans for a brief non-Equity U.S. staging of the Queen-scored musical have been announced.


Japanese firm exhibits droid construction worker

Features 'cantilevered crotch joint', potential for bot-crack in future Japanese developers have produced a robot intended for manual labouring, which they reckon will be ready to sell to the construction industry by 2010.â¦


Palestinian Leaders Decide on Law-And-Order Plan

Palestinian leaders decided in the absence of President Yasser Arafat on Sunday to carry out a plan to restore law and order in the West Bank and Gaza, a government minister said.


ATI Technologies' Quarterly Profit Climbs

ATI Technologies Inc., a maker of graphics cards for PCs, Thursday said earnings for its latest quarter nearly tripled, driven by higher sales in both the personal-computer and consumer-product lines.


Australian Police Charge 191 in Child Pornography Crackdown

Australian police have charged almost 200 people -- including child care workers, doctors and teachers - - in the nation's largest crackdown on child pornography.


Rehabbing Lohan to skip MTV Movie Awards

Lindsay Lohan won't be attending Sunday's MTV Movie Awards, her publicist confirmed Friday.


Monique Currie scores 14 points as No. 3 Duke beats 19th-ranked Maryland, 60-49, on Sunday, before a record crowd in College Park.


Glen Metropolit scored the tiebreaking goal in the second period and Kari Lehtonen had 27 saves to help the Atlanta Thrashers to a 3-1 victory over the Florida Panthers on Saturday night.


EU Drafts UN Nuclear Resolution on Iran-Diplomats

France, Britain and Germany are drafting a resolution on Iran for a key meeting of the U.N. nuclear watchdog next week and Washington is pushing the trio to include some tough language, diplomats said on Thursday.


In shift of tone, White House says high energy prices are now dragging on US economy. CRAWFORD, Texas  - President Bush's economic advisers are warning that high energy prices have become a drag on


Israel began scaling back its 17 day offensive in the Gaza Strip today after Prime Minister Ariel Sharon heeded the armyâs warning that an extended stay is too risky and the US called for a quick withdrawal.


India, France pledge to work closely to counter terrorism

India and France pledged Wednesday to work closely to counter terrorism and enhance bilateral economic and commercial ties, the Press Trust of India (PTI) reported.


Stars rock around the world for climate change

The Red Hot Chili Peppers led dozens of pop stars performing at Live Earth concerts around the world on Saturday to persuade fans and governments to go green.


Darling says planning emergency bank rescue package

Britain's finance minister said on  Wednesday he was working on a set of measures which will allow  the government to launch emergency rescues if other banks run  into trouble similar to that experienced by Northern Rock.


Exit polls give pro-West Yushchenko Lead in Ukraine

KIEV (Ukraine): Exit polls released immediately after voting ended in Ukraine's presidential rerun election Sunday gave Western-leaning opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko a 15- to 20-point lead over his pro-Russia rival, Viktor Yanukovich.


His house damaged by Hurricane Jeanne, Singh pulls out of AmEx

COUNTY KILKENNY, Ireland (PA) -- Hurricane Jeanne has led to world No. 1 Vijay Singh pulling out of this week's WGC-American Express Championship at Mount Juliet.


NEW YORK - Former President Clinton underwent successful heart bypass surgery Monday at a Manhattan hospital and was resting comfortably, his spokesman said. The medical team that performed the procedure at New York Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia planned a 4 p.m...


Police in north Wales appeal for witnesses after a vehicle collides with promenade railings and catches fire.


Hiring slump continues for many in high-tech

Researchers at the University of Illinois in Chicago have confirmed what many high-tech workers have long suspected: The job market for technology workers remains bleak, years after the US recession officially ended in late 2001.


Congo officials claim Rwanda troops attacking

Senior Congolese officials charged Tuesday that Rwandan President Paul Kagame had made good on his threat to invade, claiming Rwandan troops had crossed into eastern Congo and were clashing with militias there.


Italy Checks Report Citizen Killed in Iraq

The Italian Foreign Ministry said Wednesday it is investigating a report that an Italian citizen was killed in Iraq after being taken captive by a militant group.


Norway's peace envoy to Sri Lanka returns to try to revive talks between the government and Tamil Tiger rebels.


Study Raises Questions About Folate Supplements

British scientists called on Friday for more research into the possibility that it is harmful for women to take folic acid supplements throughout pregnancy.


UN Calls for Urgent Aid to Tackle Afghan Drought

The United Nations has called for emergency assistance to help over 6.5 million people at risk from Afghanistan's worst drought in recent history.


The potentially faulty machines were sold under the Lexmark, IBM and Dell brands. The company has recalled these products because they could short circuit and potentially give users an electric shock.


Greenspan says oil price agony milder than in 1970s

WASHINGTON : Soaring oil prices should inflict less damage on US economic growth and inflation than the 1970s oil shock, Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan revealed.


Souvenirs Accompany Shuttle Discovery to Space Station

Roman has a recording. Sunita's got her snapshots. And Bill has his banner from up north.


Sri Lanka says tsunami killed 70 foreign tourists

Sri Lanka's worst tsunami in memory killed 70 foreign tourists, including at least nine Japanese, the state tourist board said on Monday.


UnitedHealth Group Inc. on Thursday  said quarterly profit jumped nearly 46 percent as medical costs  stabilized, and the No. 2 health insurer also boosted its 2005  forecast.


Atlanta Rallies Past Houston Behind La Roche, Drew

HOUSTON -- The Braves forced their first-round series back to Atlanta, coming back from a three-run deficit against the Houston Astros after Roger Clemens came out of the game.


Pakistan stocks fall after Bhutto murder

Pakistan's shares slid on Monday in its first reaction to the assassination of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto whose death last week plunged the country into one of its deepest crises.


Icahnâs American Real Estate Partners had improved its offer in the past week to $37.25 a share, but some shareholders said Lear was worth far more.


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Early adopters boost Leopard sales for Apple

Roughly the same percentage of the Mac OS X installed base upgraded to Leopard over the weekend as the percentage of the Windows installed base that has upgraded to Vista in nine months.


Spain thrash Greece 70-47 to win their first World Basketball Championship crown.


Al-Qaida 'explosive expert' caught in Pakistan came from Iran ...

A suspected al-Qaida operative who was captured along with another man during raids in this southwestern city is an "explosives expert" who had arrived here from Iran, a security official said Thursday.


Maya to "cleanse" sacred site after Bush visit

Mayan leaders will spiritually "cleanse" ancient ruins in Guatemala after a visit by U.S. President George W. Bush, unpopular here because of foreign policies going back to Central America's civil wars.


Banking giant UBS is cautious over prospects for the rest of the year after a lull in trading hurt its third-quarter profit, despite a strong showing by its blockbuster wealth management operation.


More post-election attacks are reported in Sierra Leone, despite assurances from the new president.


Washington Post staff writer Jonathan Weisman discusses a story that looks at why the economy may not be the best predictor of the outcome in this year's presidential election.


New Web domain names get preliminary nod

Two new Internet domain names â-quot;.post" and ".travel" â -ld appear on-line as early as next year as the Internet's key oversight board announced preliminary approval on Wednesday.


Escaped tiger kills visitor at San Francisco zoo

Four tigers escaped from their cage at the San Francisco Zoo on Tuesday, and one of them killed a visitor and injured two people, according to local news reports.


NEW YORK - Buyers put a positive spin on equities Wednesday, shrugging off rising crude futures as Google Inc. prepared to sell its stock in an initial public offering, albeit it at a far lower price than previously forecast...


Anyone who sells anything for profit owes income tax on it. But in practice, for auctions on eBay and other Web sites, the I.R.S. is interested in enforcing the rules for high-volume sellers.


The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the nationwide recall of China-made Shir Fresh Mint Fluoride Toothpaste.  The FDA said Gold City Enterprise LLC of Hallandale, Fla., initiated the voluntary recall because of possible contamination.


At least 15 people are dead after being run down by a high-speed train in Madhya Pradesh state in India.


Chelsea continued their great start to the Champions League with a third straight victory in the competition. Their 2-0 win over Roman Abramovich's other business interest CSKA Moscow was not the prettiest


Rescue teams are sent to Sumatra in Indonesia, where a strong earthquake has reduced buildings to rubble.


Police holding a man over the murder of pregnant schoolgirl Amy Williams have only a few hours left to question him.


Big power envoys to meet in Jerusalem on Tuesday

Envoys from the Quartet of international powers trying to mediate peace in the Middle East will meet in Jerusalem next week for the first time since Palestinian Islamists seized control of the Gaza Strip.


Rite Aid posts loss, shares drop on Wal-Mart news

Rite Aid Corp. RAD.N, the   third-largest U.S. drugstore chain, on Thursday posted a   smaller quarterly loss, aided by stronger sales of prescription   medications and an income tax benefit.


A key question remains: How many highly skilled immigrants does it take to fill America's needs?


FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- When Said Ahmed finished third in the 800 meters at the NCAA Indoor Championships three years ago as a freshman with a career-best time of 1:47.80, he thought he was bound for glory every time he laced up his track shoes. He learned quickly how wrong he was. Now a junior at the University of Arkansas, the ...


US stocks climbed on Wednesday as oil prices fell almost 5 percent, alleviating worry that high energy costs will eat into corporate profits and consumers' wallets.


SEOUL, South Korea - North Korea's forests are depleted, its rivers and streams are filled with runoff from factories and a reliance on coal energy has created severe urban air pollution, the United Nations said Friday in its first report on the communist


US stocks appeared likely to open slightly higher on Thursday following a mild rally on Wednesday that pushed the blue chip Dow Industrial Average and the S&P 500 Index to their highest points since mid-2001.


Karzai Wins Afghan Election, Official Says

Workers put empty ballot boxes out after completing the counting of votes from Afghan exiles in Pakistan in Kabul on Tuesday, Oct. 26.


Targus is launching the initiative with its new EcoSmart PVC-free laptop cases, which make the production of EcoSmart cases less harmful to the ecosystem and reduces toxic waste.


David Beckham, fresh off a flight from London after playing for England on Wednesday, got feisty after being tackled from behind by Jesse Marsch of Chivas USA last night in a 3-0 win over the Los Angeles Galaxy in Carson, Calif.Marsch ran up behind Beckham, the Galaxyâs captain, and applied a high kick to his upper right hip during injury time at the end of the first half. Beckham ran up to Marsch, shouting in his face. A shoving match ensued between the teams.Beckham was in the starting lineup about six hours after arriving from London.


'Voti fuori bipolarismo uno spreco pericoloso'


Lawless Links Langevin to Lieberman in Long-shot Bid

A few liberal primary challengers to Democratic congressional incumbents have compared their efforts to those of Ned Lamont, the millionaire Iraq war opponent who upset pro-war Democratic Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman in the Aug. 8 Connecticut primary.


Genova, 14:50 - CALCIO, SAMP; MAZZARRI: IN INTERTOTO FAR VALERE L'ESPERIENZA

"Loro saranno piÃ¹ brillanti di noi, dobbiamo usare la testa per anticiparne le giocate. E poi si gio...


Springfield, Vermont, to host Simpsons premiere

Arts & entertainment: New England town wins battle with 13 other Springfields to screen The Simpsons Movie first.


Chaos at banks as Zimbabwe extends currency deadline

Zimbabwe's central bank chief extended a deadline Monday to exchange 200,000 dollar bills just hours before they were to cease being legal tender after scenes of chaos at banks across the country.


Collins Stewart Shares Advance on Prebon Takeover

Collins Stewart Tullett Plc's shares posted their biggest gain since the stock began trading in 2000 after the London-based brokerage agreed to buy Prebon Group Ltd.


SYDNEY: Salman Butt enhanced his claims for a recall to the Pakistan Test side with an unbeaten century in his team's first official tour match in Australia yesterday.


Tennis: Spadea, Fish advance but three other seeds fall

DELRAY BEACH, United States : Top seed Vince Spadea rallied to join second-seeded fellow American Mardy Fish in the second round of the ATP International Championship here.


Cricket-Sri Lanka's wicketkeeper calls it quits

COLOMBO  - Sri Lanka's wicketkeeper Romesh Kaluwitharana has announced his retirement from international cricket after being left out of the squad for next month's tour to New Zealand.


La Russia firma Kyoto Illarionov: 'Decisione obbligata'

Mosca, 30 settembre 2004 - Il governo di Mosca ha approvato la ratifica del Trattato di Kyoto sull'emissione dei gas serra, avviando cosÃ¬ l'iter che porterÃ  il documento in Parlamento per l'approvazione.


The US Senate approves the building of a fence along the Mexican border designed to keep out illegal migrants.


Italia-Egitto: oggi a Roma il presidente Mubarak

ROMA - Iraq, prospettive della conferenza internazionale, ma anche Medio Oriente. Questi i temi della visita lampo di oggi del presidente egiziano Hosni Mubarak a Roma, a cinque giorni dall'attentato di Taba.


College Basketball Wrap: No. 9 Duke Beats Toledo

DURHAM, N.C., (Sports Network) - Shelden Williams had 18  points and 10 rebounds as the ninth-ranked Duke Blue Devils  thumped Toledo, 82-54, earning head coach Mike Krzyzewski his  700th career victory.


Wendy's Dec Sales Fall,Ups Legal Reserves

Wendy's International Inc. WEN.N  on Wednesday reported a less-than-expected drop in December  same-store sales and said a legal verdict would add to its loss  in the fourth quarter.


Brad Pitt, Jolie make surprise trip to Vietnam

Hollywood superstars Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie made a surprise visit to Vietnam, cruising the streets of commercial hub Ho Chi Minh City on a motorbike.


A Latina, ragazza 20 anni era un caporale in addestramento


Police in Belgium are questioning an Iranian man who claims to be involved in a plot to blow up an airliner.


I am a journalist. Tough, unemotional, detached. Until Katrina. It was my worst childhood nightmare come true.