Spyware Slayer vendor settles false advertising suit

(InfoWorld) - The sellers of the Spyware Slayer antispyware program have agreed to pay US$300,000 in fines to settle charges that they violated Washington State spyware and consumer protection laws. Both the charges and the settlement were filed Wednesday in King County Superior Court in Seattle, said Washington State Assistant Attorney General Katherine Tassi. Two companies, both controlled by the same owners, were named in the settlement, she said: High Falls Media LLC, of Hilton, New York, and Roc Telecommunications LLC, of Rochester, New York. Company associates Thomas Tortora, Mark Libutti and Brian Einhaus, all of New York, were also named as defendants. They could not be reached immediately for comment, and the freepcscan.com Web site used to market Spyware Slayer was no longer active on Wednesday. High Falls promoted Spyware Slayer with false pop-up ads warning victims that their computer was infected with spyware, Tassi said. If the victim tried to leave the site, another pop-up cautioned, "if you leave now, damage could be done by harmful worms, viruses, adware, spyware, malware or hacker code." These ads "were essentially startling consumers into believing that they had spyware on their computer," Tassi said. "They had a pop-up that said 'we have detected a 99 percent chance that you have spyware on your computer,' and this was just an advertisement. They had not done anything to detect anything." This type of inducement is illegal under Washington's Computer Spyware Act, but has become an "all too common mode of marketing security software," Tassi said. "We do see this as an increasing trend: the exploiting of consumer fears over spyware and adware as a way of marketing software products." Las week, Washington's attorney general announced a similar settlement with a New York man who used pop-up ads designed to look like Internet Explorer alerts. He was marketing a program called QuikShield Security, she said. Roc Telecommunications ran a number of music download sites, including 24/7 Downloads, Free Download Club, and MP3s Unlimited, which also engaged in deceptive marketing practices, Tassi said. The defendants have not admitted any wrongdoing under the agreement and will have the bulk of their $300,000 fine suspended, provided that they comply with the terms of the agreement and no longer misrepresent what they are selling. "They pay $25,000 of that and then the remaining portion hangs over their head as an incentive to comply with the injunctive provisions," Tassi said. The defendants must also pay $30,000 in legal fees and provide refunds to Washington state residents who purchased their products.


Iran calls Hollywood blockbuster cultural "warfare"

Iran denounced Hollywood's latest blockbuster film, depicting the 480 B.C. battle between the Persian army and a band of Greeks, as "hostile behavior which is the result of cultural and psychological warfare."


Awesome Federer beats Henman to win Japan Open

World number one Roger Federer overpowered Britain's Tim Henman 6-3 6-3 with ruthless efficiency to win the Japan Open on Sunday, his ninth title of the year. The stylish Swiss needed just 67 minutes to see off close friend Henman, forcing the 10th seed into a wild forehand on his third match point after a devastating performance in Tokyo.


Citigroup abandons U.S. branch expansion plan: WSJ

Citigroup Inc is abandoning its plans to open as many as 100 U.S. branches a year, The Wall Street Journal said on Thursday.


Oil climbs near $60 on Alaska port problems

Oil prices climbed near $60 a barrel on Tuesday after bad weather disrupted loadings at Alaska's main export terminal and analysts forecast a drawdown in U.S. fuel stocks ahead of winter.


No Joke, Bulb Change Is Challenge for U.S.

When 2012 hits, stores will no longer be able to sell the cheap but inefficient incandescent light bulbs that are fixtures in most homes.


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LOS ANGELES - The undead came alive once more over the weekend as "Resident Evil: Apocalypse" debuted at No. 1 at the box office, bringing in $23.7 million...


US Bancorp will someday shine through the dust of a tough environment.


Wall St climbs at open on Microsoft, CAT

Stocks opened higher on Friday, buoyed by strong earnings from bellwethers Microsoft Corp and Caterpillar Inc and by optimism about an economic stimulus deal to avert a recession.


Uefa president Michel Platini has written to British Prime Minister Gordon Brown to appeal for his help in safeguarding the future of football.


Elvis Presley fan club revived in Tupelo

Fifty years after the "King of Rock 'n' Roll" played at a fair in his birthplace, the long-defunct Tupelo Elvis Presley Fan Club has been revived.


Sometimes, Doctors Find Answers Far Off the Charts

Sometimes, it is only when the patient is halfway out the door that important information spills out.


CERNET takes China on a super fast information highway

China might have been a learner and follower in the development of the first generation internet, but now they have progressed to the cutting edge internet technology.


$5 Million Can Buy Lots of Bull in New York

"Charging Bull," one of New York's  most recognized statues that once made a brief debut outside  the Stock Exchange, is for sale.


A Softer Generation of British Sculptors With Less Zip

The Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art's post-"Sensation" show is "British sculpture lite" Â its ideas are not that new or stimulating.


Contro l`Ajax Ibrahimovic forse in campo dal primo minuto

Scatta questa sera il gruppo C della prima fase di Champions League. Ad Amsterdam si affrontano l`Ajax e la Juventus (diretta Canale5 dalle ore 20.40). Una sfida prestigiosa che sarÃ  incentrata sul ritorno


The UK is in danger of being less competitive because of its complex tax regime, Ernst & Young warns.


As violence ebbs, the next hurdle for Iraq is political progress

Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has vowed to capitalize on security gains to revive the political process in the coming year.


A US soldier who deserted to North Korea four decades ago embarks on a new life with his family in Japan.


Philip Morris Knew of Passive Smoke Danger in 1982

Philip Morris, one of the nation's biggest manufacturers of tobacco products, conducted a study in 1982 that revealed the dangers of passive smoking.


An ingredient found in cocoa beans was nearly a third more effective than cough medicine in stopping persistent coughs, researchers at Imperial College London found.


No one in the business world wants to be held responsible for a breach of sensitive corporate information, but gaining the level of support necessary to allow DLP (data leakage prevention) technology to work effectively remains tricky, customers and vendors confirm.Unlike traditional security technologies that have operated largely within the confines of IT departments and network management teams, DLP projects must include participation from almost every corner of the organizational chart to succeed, according to experts who have worked with the tools.From all the different business units that need access to protected information to human resources departments tasked with following up on potential violations to the highest levels of business management, the issue of data leakage is so pervasive that nearly everyone in a company needs to be involved on some level for critical content to stay under wraps.For DLP technology to have its intended effect, every employee needs to be continually educated about company policies that must be policed aggressively and attached to real consequences for violators, customers said. Simply throwing products at the problem won't work, they claim, because DLP is as much about building policies as it is about embedding IT controls."We have HIPPA considerations to uphold, we don't want to be in newspaper, and we don't want to be embarrassed in today's world for having exposed data accidentally or otherwise -- but it's not an overnight process," said Charles Hibnick, chief systems security architect at AvMed, a large HMO in Florida. "Even though we've been working with compliance regulations for years, embracing DLP is still a cultural change that demands involvement from a lot of people to work."As part of its effort to roll out its DLP program around technology provided by Palisade Systems, AvMed was forced to create a corporate steering committee that included everyone from C-level executives to its HR and compliance officials and even its external legal counsel.If a business is attempting to create a system where employees are expected to follow specific data-handling rules and be held accountable to real penalties when they have violations, all of those parties must be involved, Hibnick contends. "We in IT had to hook up with HR and compliance to make sure that our plans specifically included a review of how the DLP product would be used and ensure that they were buying into the process," he said. "Then the HR director had to communicate with our external counsel to make sure that we were within our appropriate boundaries with everything that we wanted to do and then run it all by the board."Once the plan had been established and the technology's use was approved, one of AvMed's most visible business vice presidents authored a letter to all of the company's employees informing them of the new policies and how they might be punished for multiple infractions, such as sending out sensitive data repeatedly in unencrypted e-mails.The letter was received by employees with some level of concern over "big brother" type monitoring of their work, but making its policies and penalties clear has been key to AvMed's success in keeping its data better protected, Hibnick maintains."You'll always get feedback from users, but when you have senior executives including the CIO saying this work needs to get done, you're not going to get a lot of kickback," he said. "I'd say the two most important pieces of doing this right are aligning the right team to drive it from the top down and making sure that everyone reads that letter and understands the role they play in helping us protect the data."DLP's cooperation requirement in the real world Since getting its system up-and-running and ensuring that employees knew what was happening over one year ago, the company has experienced only a dozen or so incidents that forced it to warn individual users or send reports to those workers' department heads, the IT leader said.Even vendor representatives, such as Palisade Chief Executive Kurt Shedenhelm, concede that the challenging politics of a DLP project often outweigh the technical issues that come into play when working out all the complex data-handling rules that his company's systems are employed to enforce.Some companies struggle to achieve the right level of executive buy-in to force business unit leaders to play ball, while others don't go to great enough lengths to ensure that workers have been sufficiently re-trained to understand new policies, he said. "This issue of internal politics, of who is responsible for protecting the data, who is responsible for educating the end-user, and who is ultimately responsible for enforcement, that's actually the hard part," Shedenhelm said. "In a lot of companies, I think you might find that it's hard to get the business units, HR, and IT people that need to be involved on the same page, but you can't really do DLP without that."In some companies, especially large enterprises, multiple DLP projects may only be put under the domain of IT security and compliance teams, making it harder for those groups to keep their efforts in step without overwhelming end-users.From the issues relating to which business units ultimately maintain responsibility for specific sets of data and who is tasked with enforcing policies, things can get too complex very quickly, he said. "In larger enterprises, where you often have multiple projects looking at DLP from perspectives of intellectual property, compliance, and customer data and information spanning multiple business units, that's where you run into problems," said Shedenhelm. "One of the biggest issues we see is with trouble discerning who is ultimately responsible for handling violations; sadly, in some cases, people clearly don't want to know if violations are occurring on the business side, because then they will be forced to respond."Other experts agreed that the size of an organization often plays directly into its ability to make DLP work with issues of enforcement standing as central disputes.A tug-of-war can break out between security teams tasked with enforcing DLP and those business unit that want unfettered access to data to help do their jobs, according to some industry players. "That's one of the big problems with DLP in general -- organizations are often quite hesitant in enforcing policies, especially when it comes to any notion of blocking secure content and getting in the way of the business," said Uzi Yair, CEO of DLP vendor GTB Technologies. "Businesses want people to be able do their work and don't want interference, but on the other hand, they know they need to weigh that against any loss, which could cost an organization a lot of money these days," he said. "I think it's always going to be about this tradeoff, enforcement versus the fear of slowing down business opportunities, but people need to understand that they all play a certain role."


Mississippi State's Lawrence Roberts racks up 18 points, 12 assists and 11 rebounds in a 98-69 rout of Nicholls State.


US soldiers discovered a house in southern Fallujah yesterday believed by US military officials to be a main headquarters for the network of Jordanian guerrilla leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, whose group has claimed responsibility for numerous bombings


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Signs pointing toward hurricane shelters remain posted all over the Florida International campus. There's no need to remind the football team of its stormy season.


America Online on Thursday launched an aggressive advertising campaign designed to make the case that it's the ISP of choice for home users and unveiled a redesigned version of its corporate logo.


A U.S. airstrike targeting an alleged militant safehouse in Fallujah killed some 17 people including three children, according to doctors and accounts from the scene of the blast, and angry crowds gathered to ...


Belo and Yahoo! Reach Deal for Video News Clips

Belo plans to designate 13 of its television stations as the exclusive provider of local news video to Yahoo in those markets, the companies said.


Australia, others, to follow U.S. Iran sanctions: Downer

Many nations will follow the United States in slapping sanctions on Iran if it fails to suspend its nuclear enrichment program soon, Australia, a strong U.S. ally, said.


Israel eased a blockade of Gaza imposed in retaliation for militant rocket attacks, allowing in some food and fuel Tuesday after the UN warned that international food aid to the impoverished territory may have to be suspended by the weekend


All the news that's fit to be given away

Giveaway newspapers and Internet news sites have the traditional print media on the run.


S&P 500 and Dow Jones industrial futures fell on Friday as worries about the impact of the credit squeeze on financial services companies tempered optimism about Google Inc's  solid profit.


Some say I-35 is Bible's road to salvation

If you turn to the Bible -- Isaiah Chapter 35, Verse 8 -- you will see a passage that in part says, "A highway shall be there, and a road, and it shall be called the Highway of Holiness."


In the hours before his blockbuster contract extension with the Jets was completed yesterday, Chad Pennington could barely comprehend the amount of money he's about to be paid to play the game he loves.


In every street of the city, there were insurgents, the lieutenant said. In every corner, they were waiting. The fighters would shoot at the Iraqi soldiers and then disappear through open doors.


Faced with continued customer foot-dragging on license renewals and deployment, Microsoft said Friday has decided to offer "custom" Windows NT 4.0 support contracts to enterprises that still haven't migrated to later versions of the network operating


Diversita' di vedute con Quirinale su dopo-Prodi


Traces of radiation at Berezovsky's office as Britain seeks to quell fears

Police had found radioactive traces at two more locations following the death of a Russian ex-spy as British authorities sought to quell fears among the public, after a handful of people were sent for tests.


A television writer and producer paid $10,200 for what an animal rights group said are notes from football star Michael Vick's speech apologizing for a dogfighting scandal.


A mix of mobile gadgets and services will jockey for dominance at the Mobile World Congress.


Secondo il ministro l'attuale governo compie lo stesso errore di quello precedente"Doveva chiedere subito l'estradizione degli agenti della Cia accusati del sequestro"                                          Abu Omar, Di Pietro attacca Prodi "Sbaglia come sbagliava Berlusconi"                                                                                E sulla presunta violazione del segreto di Stato smentisce Rutelli: "Parla per se stesso"


Panasonic braves Linux-fuelled wrath of Ballmer

Was this what Microsoft (Steve Ballmer) was growling and threatening about, when he told Asian countries: "nice little Linux OS you have here.


WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) - Lucent Technologies and Nortel Networks on Tuesday won contracts totaling $2.5 billion to help Sprint upgrade its wireless network to offer high-speed service.


Procura Torino, tecnico non dichiaro' sponsorizzazioni


Freno a mano inattivo, travolto mentre chiude porta


SanDisk Will Trim Work Force to Counter Falling Prices

The SanDisk Corporation said it would cut 10 percent of its work force and trim executive salaries to compensate for a recent collapse in prices for memory chips.


Glitch may affect almost 15,000 machines, firm admits NEC Japan has asked anyone who bought in a Valuestar H all-in-one desktop PC manufactured between November 2003 and June 2004 to contact the company for a free replacement after two of the machines caught fire, the company said today.â¦


Giving cash prizes for solutions to thorny problems turns out to be a great way to tap the talents of geeks everywhere. The X Prize Foundation is just one source of funding for these contests ...


China sought Friday to soothe concerns over a surprise interest rate rise, its first in nearly a decade and one which is expected to kick off a series of increases to cool growth in the world's seventh-biggest economy.


Pittsburgh, 10:50 - FOOTBALL, NFL: ROETHLISBERGER OPERATO D'APPENDICITE

Ben Roethlisberger, stella dei Pittsburgh Steelers, campioni NFL, è stato operato d'urgenza d...


Open since 2004, the ISX is about to give up its hand-written exchange for a computerized system. Too bad the Iraqi economy isn't quite state-of-the-art


There are no half-measures for heavy smokers wanting to minimise their health risks, research suggests.


Many fund managers predict a market slide. Are you prepared?


US Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton  collapses during a public appearance in Buffalo, after feeling unwell.


Fraud and Florida's multimillion-dollar wheelchair

One Miami-area medical equipment supplier managed to bill the U.S. government so often for a wheelchair it ended up costing $5 million.


Europeâs First Moon Probe to Enter Lunar Orbit

Europeâs first mission to the moon is just days away from its goal after taking the slow boat from Earth more than a year ago. The spacecraft, dubbed SMART-1, will make its first close pass by the moon on the evening of Nov.


There's more to retirement planning than waiting for a 401(k) to grow

Q. I am 51. I have some money in my 401(k) and individual retirement accounts (about $300,000) plus another $100,000 in savings. My question is where do I start? What should I be doing to prepare for retirement?


Catanzaro, Potrebbe avere ulteriori sviluppi l'inchiesta della Dda di Catanzaro sul presunto 'complotto' ordito contro alcuni magistrati della direzione distrettuale antimafia di Reggio Calabria. Il filone


The Academy Awards have vowed that the show will go on, strike or no strike. Herewith, one rendition of what Jon Stewart's Oscar monologue could be on Feb. 24:


Oil prices slide as Gulf of Mexico supply fears ease

TORONTO - World crude prices eased Thursday after hurricane Ivan passed over the US Gulf Coast's oil refineries and drilling platforms without causing serious damage.


Virgin boss Sir Richard Branson says the firm is in talks with a Chinese company over starting a mobile phone service in mainland China.


Candidates trying to get out the vote for the 2008 presidential primary in Michigan face a big chill:


American Apparel to Be Sold to Investment Firm

The decision to sell the privately held company is a surprise move by the companyâs eccentric founder.


Bush: Social Security Plan Has Safeguards

President Bush said Thursday the Social Security investment accounts he is proposing would have rules to prevent workers from gambling away their retirement money. He appealed for congressional action to shore up the system and said lawmakers supporting him wouldn't be risking their seats.


Kremlin dark horse is Russia's new oil tsar

MOSCOW - Foreign investors beware: Mysterious Kremlin man Igor Sechin is now at the helm of the world's second largest crude producer after the company he chairs gobbled up prized Yukos asset Yugansk.


Si teme una catastrofe sanitaria, problema acqua potabile


Kidnapped Iranian diplomat freed; Jordan's king says Italian ...

By Scheherezade Faramarzi, Associated Press, 9/27/2004 10:24. BAGHDAD, Iraq  A kidnapped Iranian diplomat was released Monday after nearly two months in captivity, the Iranian Embassy said.


SEC Chief: Vote Near on Market Crackdown

The U.S. Securities and Exchange  Commission will vote soon on new governance and disclosure  rules for the groups that oversee America's stock markets, SEC  Chairman William Donaldson said on Thursday.


'Final chance' Iran-EU nuclear talks to continue on Thursday

Top Iranian nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani and European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana will on Thursday continue talks billed as a final chance for the Islamic republic to agree to a nuclear deal offered by world powers.


ATHENS, Greece - Veronica Campbell snatched Jamaica's first Olympic medal at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games with a third-place finish in the women's 100-metre final last night.


TPV's purchase of Philips unit places it in top spot

Taipei-headquartered TPV Tech-nology Ltd ( å æ·ç§æ ) yesterday agreed to buy Amsterdam-based Royal Philips Electronics NV's PC monitor unit, making it the world's largest PC monitor maker, up from its current second place.


A climber from Northern Ireland falls to his death while descending from a mountain in New Zealand.


JetBlue to spend millions on improvement

After a drastic reboot of its flight schedule, JetBlue Airways Corp. made its first moves toward rebuilding its tarnished reputation, saying it would spend up to $30 million on new procedures for operations disruptions and introduce a customer bill of rights.


As lucrative as the global  mobile music business is today -- projected to be worth $9  billion by the end of the year -- times are tough for the  companies that started it all.


Nigerian oil delta rebel detained in Angola

The factional leader in a powerful  Nigerian rebel group in the oil-producing Niger Delta is being  detained in Angola on arms trafficking charges, his wife told  Reuters on Saturday.


Leno and Guild in Dispute Over His Monologue

The Writers Guild of America moved to try to prevent Jay Leno from performing any more monologues.


Peruvian author Mario Vargas Llosa hospitalized

Peruvian author and one-time presidential candidate Mario Vargas Llosa was rushed to a local hospital late Friday with heart problems, local news radio RPP reported Saturday.


Dutch love of caravans rescues maker from the brink

HOOGEVEEN, Netherlands  - Mention caravans to the Dutch and watch their eyes gleam.


POLITICS-SPAIN:  Immigration, a Polarising Electoral Issue

MADRID, Feb 8  (IPS) - In the campaign for Spainâs Mar. 9 elections, there  are two opposing positions on the question of immigration. On the  left, the predominant viewpoint is that immigrants must be  accepted, and that comprehensive global solutions are needed,  while on the right the attitude is at best to cold-shoulder, and  at worst to harass them.


Chris Paul noticed a hop in Morris Peterson's step early on, a clear sign that Peterson's off shooting game two nights earlier was in the past.


Theater Review | 'Killing the Boss': Visitor Takes a Countryâs Fate in Her Hands

This beautifully performed, touching one-act play is not quite the personalized cry against genocide that the playwright intends it to be.


A critical hearing in the Duke lacrosse sexual assault case has been postponed until May as the new prosecutors, who took over from embattled District Attorney Mike Nifong, study the evidence.


Filmmaker Moore leads Florida ballot protest

Controversial US filmmaker Michael Moore led a few hundred people in protesting the disappearance of tens of thousands of absentee ballots requested by Florida residents.


Nepal airline sacrifices goats to appease sky god

Officials at Nepal's state-run airline have sacrificed two goats to appease Akash Bhairab, the Hindu sky god, following technical problems with one of its Boeing 757 aircraft, the carrier said on Tuesday.


The bigger they are, the harder they can fall.


Off the Stripper Pole and Into the Movies

She no longer dances naked, but the first-time screenwriter Diablo Cody is still exposing herself.


Adempimenti web con Agenzia del Farmaco e Vigili del fuoco


Beyonce's father says Aretha Franklin's criticism of his daughter for referring to Tina Turner as "the Queen" at the Grammys is "ridiculous."


Next Bond film called 'Quantum of Solace'

"Quantum of Solace" was unveiled Thursday as the title of the next James Bond film at the launch of the superspy's latest adventure.


The $36 billion Massachusetts state employees pension fund notched a 14.4 percent return in 2004, besting its own internal targets, many other public pension funds around the country, and the US stock market.


Rival deputies in Mexico's Congress come to blows, days ahead of President-elect Calderon's inauguration.


New Zealander big gamble for Booker prize

New Zealand writer Lloyd Jones was the  target of an unprecedented gamble as the shortlist was  announced on Thursday for the Man Booker Prize, one of the  literary world's most prestigious awards.


Victor Co. of Japan said today it has succeeded in manufacturing an environmentally friendly DVD with a special plastic synthesized from corn starch.


U.S. stocks soared on Wednesday, driving the Dow up more than 100 points and propelling it to an all-time high for the second day as positive momentum brought buyers into the market.


WASHINGTON -- Dell Inc. is recalling about 990,000 AC adapters used with notebook personal computers because they can overheat and cause a fire and electrical shock hazard, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said Friday.


Jay-Z, Outkast, Black Eyed Peas Early Winners At Miami VMAs

The party's just begun, and Jay-Z and Outkast are already cleaning house, a fitting start for the first Video Music Awards to be held in the hip-hop haven that is Miami.


Livorno, 19:56 - CALCIO, LIVORNO: DOPPIO ALLENAMENTO

Doppia seduta di allenamento per il Livorno. Al mattino in palestra, nel pomeriggio  in campo nel ce...


As the Israeli man named as embattled New Jersey Gov. Jim McGreevey's former lover continues to maintain he is not gay, a second man came forward late Wednesday claiming he also had an affair with him.


Santander plans 4,500 job cuts at Abbey National

LONDON, August 23 (New Ratings) - Abbey National (AYN.ETR) is likely to witness a maximum of 4,500 job losses over the next three years, following its proposed Â£8 billion takeover by Banco Santander Central Hispano (BSCH).


France's Sarkozy wins poll despite resurgent left

French President Nicolas Sarkozy won a solid parliamentary majority for political and economic reforms on Monday but voters soured the right's celebrations by not giving a forecast landslide and rejecting a top minister.


Detroit's Lidstrom looking forward to Nashville showdowns

The Detroit Red Wings have five games against the Nashville Predators on the horizon and captain Nicklas Lidstrom is circling the dates on his calendar.


In a performance in which Alexis Castro set the American International College record for points in a game, it seemed only appropriate that she would score the winning basket as well.


Sen. Biden offers national security plan

Democratic Sen. Joe Biden, a White House hopeful, said Thursday that the al-Qaida terrorist network clearly wants to strike the United States again, perhaps with an attack on the scale of Sept. 11, 2001.


Savona, caccia al gruppo che ha pestato e uccisol'operaio Roberto Siri. Il ferito non ha riconosciuto nessuno                                          La rissa davanti alla discoteca coinvolti anche italiani


The development could revolutionise public health programs in the Third World, where much needed vaccines frequently have to be thrown away because they have not been kept cold enough.


Wooden shed goes on market for Â£150,000

Dilapidated shed in Welsh seaside resort of Abersoch thought to have attracted three bids above asking price


(CBS/AP) The US military is investigating a videotaped incident that appears to show a US Marine shooting and killing a wounded and unarmed Iraqi prisoner in a mosque in the former insurgent stronghold of Fallujah.


Burundi Radio Accused of Inciting Public Suspended

Burundi authorities have ordered a private radio station not to broadcast for 48 hours after it was found guilty of airing programs that threaten the country's fragile peace process, officials said on Saturday.


Bernanke, si aggireranno fra 50 e 100 mld di dollari


Drug agents sue NBC over "American Gangster"

Three former Drug Enforcement Administration agents filed a $55 million defamation lawsuit against the movie studio that made "American Gangster" on Wednesday, claiming it tarnished hundreds of reputations.


Is merger mania taking over the retailing industry? After several sleepy years on the acquisition front, merger activity picked up dramatically this year, capped by Kmart


Dozens die in attacks across Iraq, dominated by a devastating car bomb which kills 47 in Baghdad.


Londra, 11:27 - CALCIO, INGHILTERRA: IL NEWCASTLE SOGNA BECKHAM

David Beckham al Newcastle. Secondo il Daily Mirror, il presidente del club, Mike Ashley, si sarebbe...


L'ex Cdl attacca il ministro dell'Economia sul caso Speciale e Pieroni"Meglio per lui se si dimette". Rifondazione: "Ci sono stati errori"                                          Centrodestra contro Padoa-Schioppa "Ecco la nostra mozione di sfiducia"


A dicembre a 3,6 mld, nell'intero 2007 invece e' diminuito


Justin Timberlake, who spoke for the first time about his love life and girlfriend on the   "Oprah Winfrey Show", reveals that he is dating someone.


Six found dead in Seattle Christmas Eve shooting

Six people including two children were killed in a home shooting in a small town outside of Seattle on Christmas Eve, the King County Sheriff's Department said on Wednesday.


EU leaders struggle to narrow gap on new treaty

European Union leaders struggled to narrow their differences on Thursday on a reform treaty for the 27-nation bloc and said it was too soon to tell whether they could reach a deal at a two-day summit.


The United States needs to continue taking steps to protect its food supply from terrorism just as it would its buildings, airports and other infrastructure, FBI deputy director John S. Pistole said.


Eastman Kodak Co. will close a plant in England, shut down product lines in France and make other shifts in the two countries as part of the company's historic push into digital imaging.


Revlon to cut 250 jobs, discontinue new line

Cosmetics company Revlon Inc. REV.N   on Monday said it would discontinue the disappointing Vital   Radiance line, launched in January, and cut about 250 jobs as   part of a massive consolidation that comes just a week after it   named a new chief executive officer.


Authorities late Friday said a Kansas woman who had a miscarriage earlier this year confessed to strangling a pregnant Missouri woman in her home and then cutting the baby from her womb -- a crime the local sheriff described as the most gruesome


No Shame for NBC's Modest 'Pride' Debut Tuesday

LOS ANGELES  - As NBC continues its  post-Olympics fall season rollout, the heavily promoted  computer-animated comedy "Father of the Pride" got off to a  modest start in its premiere Tuesday.


Sport: Arsene Wenger's team produce a fluent attacking display to move alongside Liverpool at the top.


Jabbed with tranquilizers, her ear pierced with a green ID tag, Twister traded her steel transport box for freedom after a bumpy 90-mile ride into central Idaho's mountains. The yearling black bear orphan stepped from an open cage onto a dusty truck bed, dropped softly to the ground and disappeared into the woods.


By Hugh Lessig, Daily Press, Newport News, Va.  Sep. 9--RICHMOND -- David Ekern, appointed Friday as state transportation  commissioner, impressed Gov. Timothy M. Kaine with his technical and personal  skills.   He'll need both to make a name for himself in Virginia.


Smoking, High Lipid Concentration and Stress are Main Factors ...

Sept. 3, 2004 - Smoking, high lipid concentrations, and stress are the main risk factors for coronary artery disease (the major cause of heart attack) across all world regions, according to a study of data from 52 countries.


ATHENS, Greece - The preliminaries in the 100 meters were perhaps just a sample of what's to come Sunday, when a talented group of qualifiers - including Americans Shawn Crawford, Justin Gatlin and defending champion Maurice Greene - will try to turn their competition into the fastest show at the Athens Games.    Five men broke 10 seconds in qualifying Saturday, led by Crawford's time of 9.89...


Astronomers capture images of the rings of Uranus as they appear edge-on as viewed from Earth.


WebMethods Inc. said yesterday that its chief financial officer plans to step down at the end of December, adding to the list of leaders who have resigned from the Fairfax software company in the past two years.


As Most of China Celebrates New Year, a Scramble Continues in Coal Country

The recent snowstorms that left millions without power in Southern China underscored the countryâs heavy dependence on coal and laid bare the glaring inadequacies of its production and distribution cycle.


Roma, 12:01 - PECHINO 2008, ALLARME PETRUCCI: TAGLIATI 12 MLN DI CONTRIBUTI

Il presidente del Coni, Gianni Petrucci, lancia l'allarme è un appello al ministro dello Spor...


U.N. climate talks focus on business end

It's the business end of climate change: ensuring that the $20 trillion the world will spend on energy over the next two decades is as environmentally friendly as possible.


Gap clothes off S.African shelves in brand dispute

South African fashion retailer  Stuttafords said on Tuesday a court had ordered it to stop  selling U.S. retailer Gap Inc.  merchandise due to a  dispute with a local firm that claims to be the owner of the  brand.


Clinton, Obama vie for support among US black voters

US Democratic presidential hopefuls Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama vied for crucial support among black voters on Sunday as they both commemorated a historic civil rights march in the southern state of Alabama.


New Advocacy Group Aims To Point Up Atrocities in Africa

Veteran Africa activists, frustrated by the slow response from Sudan's government to international demands to ease the plight of refugees in Darfur, are regrouping to take their fight to the next level.


GEICO Gets Go-Ahead On Trademark Suit Against Google, Overture

The judge in GEICO's trademark infringement case against Google and Yahoo!'s Overture division has declined the defendants' motions to dismiss, effectively giving the go-ahead to a case with big implications for search engines' use of trademarks as


Massacre suggests insurgents infiltrating Iraq security forces to ...

The massacre of 50 unarmed Iraqi cadets headed home on leave suggests Iraqi insurgents have infiltrated Iraq's security forces deeply enough


WRAPUP 1-Russia, France close in on Fed Cup final

Fed Cup favourites Russia and France are firmly on course to meet in the final after taking commanding 2-0 leads in their semi-finals on Wednesday.


The Grails 1.0 open source Web application development framework was announced this week by G2One, which specializes in Groovy and Grails technology, and the Grails development team.Grails is built on Java and the Groovy language. It leverages APIs from the Java enterprise sphere including Spring, Hibernate, and SiteMesh, G2One and the development team said. With Grails, Java and Ruby developers get convention-based rapid development while leveraging existing knowledge and capitalizing on APIs Java developers have used for years."What we?re trying to achieve is really to fundamentally simplify Java EE [Enterprise Edition] development," said Graeme Rocher, creater of the Grails project and CTO at G2One.Grails is different from other dynamic language frameworks because it embraces Java and leverages Spring at its core, Rocher said. Spring's role in Grails is akin to being an enterprise application toolkit that features ease of use, he said. Hibernate is used for object-relational mapping in Grails, he said.Used mainly for Web applications and available previously in point releases, Grails also can be used for desktop applications and Web tiers. AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML) support is built in through a prototype library, Rocher said. Plug-ins enable Grails to work with technologies such as Adobe Flex, Google Web Toolkit, and the Yahoo UI library.The 1.0 version has been in the making for two years and eight months. New features including an ORM DSL (Object Relational Mapping Domain Specific Language) for advanced mappings, support for easy-to-use filters, and content negotiation. REST (Representational State Transfer) also is leveraged, as is JNDI (Java Naming and Directory Interface).ORM DSL allows Grails to support legacy databases in applications. "Essentially, it?s a declarative way to say that this object maps on to these tables," Rocher said.Filters apply cross-cutting behaviors to Web applications to apply capabilities such as security, tracing, and logging. With REST support, Grails allows for existing Web objects to be converted to XML or JSON (JavaScript Object Notation), with tasks being automated.With JNDI, Grails provides the ability through Spring to look up existing programming objects such as a data source.Grails 1.0 is downloadable here. The Grails project receives 5,000 to 10,000 downloads per month, Rocher said.


No. 24 Ariz. Beats Rice in Preseason WNIT

Shawntinice Polk had 18 points and 16 rebounds to lead No. 24 Arizona past Rice 68-43 Sunday in the preseason WNIT, the Wildcats' 29th straight win at home.


Marcus Gronholm was back in his element on the first day of Rally Australia, holding a 21-second lead over Sebastien Loeb after a day on the gravel roads of Rally Australia, the final round of the 2004 World Rally Championship.


High Court Won't Hear Vacation Time Case

The Supreme Court declined to step into a dispute Tuesday over whether a restaurant chain must pay its employees for unused vacation time if they quit or are fired within a year.


New US military commander takes over in Iraq

BAGHDAD -- General David Petraeus assumed control over US forces in Iraq yesterday, saying that the "rucksack of responsibility" was too heavy to carry alone there and that without cooperation between Iraqi and US forces, "Iraq will be doomed to continued violence and civil strife."


Manchester United's Dutch international striker Ruud van Nistelrooy was charged with serious foul play by the Football Association (FA).


South Africa opposition leader arrested over protest

South Africa police arrested the country's main opposition leader on Sunday in connection with a protest she led against drug lords wreaking havoc in Cape Town's poor districts, a party official said.


Mass. judge hears case by gay marriage opponents

A judge from Massachusetts' highest court, which legalized gay marriage here three years ago, heard arguments on Thursday in a case that seeks to let voters decide if same-sex couples should be allowed to wed.


SilverRock Resort joins Bob Hope Classic rotation

LA QUINTA, California  - The Arnold Palmer Classic Course at SilverRock Resort has been added to the rotation of venues used to host the five-day Bob Hope Classic, organizers said on Thursday.


Ecclestone Loses UK Case Over Formula One to Banks

Bernie Ecclestone lost a UK High Court ruling today that may erode his 23-year grip on Formula One, marking a victory for a group of banks that seeks more influence over the world's most-watched motor sport.


George recommends that Brad take a break from the spotlight


The owner of Southampton Football Club confirms hedge fund Sisu Capital has made an offer for the club.


Last Australian aid agency in Iraq pulls out

The last remaining Australian aid agency in Iraq, World Vision, is pulling out of the country after the murders of its own head of operations and CARE Australia aid worker Margaret Hassan.


Cherkasky says Marsh may settle Spitzer's lawsuit within a month

Marsh & McLennan Cos. , the world's largest insurance broker, may settle New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer's claims of rigged bids and kickbacks within a month, chief executive Michael Cherkasky said.


France tells EADS bosses to end feud; BAE gets Eurofighter order

PARIS -- Feuding managers at EADS had their wings clipped by the French government yesterday as a succession war threatened to engulf Europe's largest aerospace firm, distracting from new plans to challenge Boeing.


Veltroni alla Sapienza, clima inaccettabile per democratico


Lecavalier saves Canada's bacon in OT vs. Czech Republic

Vinny Lecavalier was amazingly wrong when he presumed that his hockey career couldn't get better than helping his Tampa Bay Lighting win a Game 7 for a Stanley Cup championship last spring.


AL Wrap: Koskie Slugs Homer in 10th as Twins Edge Indians

Corey Koskie clubbed a two-run homer  in the top of the 10th inning to help the Minnesota Twins hold  on to first place in the American League Central with a 4-2  road win over the Cleveland Indians.


YouTube teams with Cingular, ABC for talent hunt

YouTube, the popular online video   sharing service, is teaming up with major marketing and media   partners for a competition to discover the most talented   unsigned bands on its site.


A lion mauled a man who jumped into its cage Wednesday at a zoo in Taiwan's capital, yelling religious slogans. Cable TV stations captured the attack in which the man apparently escaped without being seriously injured.


Militants threaten to behead Japanese hostage in 48 hours unless ...

A militant Islamic website showed a video Tuesday of what it claimed was a Japanese hostage, and threatened to behead him within 48 hours unless Japan pulls out its troops from Iraq, the Associated Press reported.


Oral Roberts University, which is fighting accusations that its president misspent school funds, faces a crippling debt load, the chairman of the school's board of regents said Wednesday.


D'Antoni, da 2 a 4 mld spesa per infrastrutture al Meridione


Rincari fino a 1,4 cent al litro, spinta dal caro-greggio


London equities ended their three-day losing streak on Thursday as Vodafone shares led the charge and investors awaited the Bank of England's interest rate decision.


NEW YORK -- With flowing fabric the color of a sunrise, "The Gates" - a massive public art installation in Central Park - was unfurled Saturday for the start of a 16-day stay transforming miles of footpaths in Central Park.


By Marcie Young, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Jun. 26--More than 200 crew members Tuesday battled Burke County forest fires that have burned 1,100 acres in less than a week, authorities said.


America's Cup experience reaches public domain

If the America's Cup is the Formula One of sailing, then Russell Coutts is giving enthusiasts the chance to sample being the equivalent of Lewis Hamilton or Fernando Alonso.


BP teams with MIT on energy conversion technologies

Research will focus on low-carbon approaches to converting coal, petroleum coke and other feedstocks into fuels and power.


Pakistani opposition to observe 'black' New Year:

[World News]: Islamabad, Dec 31 : Opposition parties in Pakistan will observe the New Year as "Black Day" as part of a joint campaign to protest President Pervez Musharraf's decision to retain the post of army chief.


Iraqi general denies reports of desertion

BAGHDAD -- Iraq's top general yesterday rejected US President George W. Bush's criticism that some Iraqi troops were unwilling to fight insurgents and have deserted the battlefield, saying the president had been misinformed.


Black Clouds for Dolphins; Blue Skies For Titans

The chants of "Fire Wannstedt" began early on Saturday at Pro Player Stadium. So did the frenzied booing of Jay Fiedler, the Miami Dolphins' starting quarterback.


Vitamin E + Lycopene Fights Prostate Cancer

Diets packed with colorful fruits and vegetable may help fight prostate cancer. According to German and Dutch researchers, low doses of the antioxidants lycopene and vitamin E may slow the growth of tumors in ...


I tabulati telefonici in entrata e uscita finirono in un dossiercon il nome in codice "Pratica Como"                                            Anche Juventus, Figc e la Gea nella ragnatela degli spioni                                                                                Lo rivela ai magistrati una dipendente di Telecomdi CRISTINA ZAGARIA


The UN Security Council is to hold emergency talks over the killing of dozens of Congolese Tutsi refugees in Burundi.


Playboy posts quarterly loss after charges

Adult entertainment publisher Playboy  Enterprises Inc posted a quarterly net loss on Wednesday and  said it expects magazine advertising revenue to fall 30 percent  in the first quarter.


Needham investigator, former HP chairwoman dispute spy case details

WASHINGTON -- A Needham private investigator told Hewlett-Packard Co. representatives that he kept former chairwoman Patricia Dunn briefed about the questionable methods he used to find boardroom leaks, according to testimony at congressional hearings yesterday and documents filed in connection with the hearings.


Filmmaker puts American debt in Sundance spotlight

PARK CITY, Utah  - "I.O.U.S.A." may not be the sexiest film at the Sundance Film Festival, but it could be the most timely as the documentary about deepening U.S. debt problems debuted in a week of tumbling financial markets and heightened fears of recession.


Bush Readies Second-Term Proposals for RNC

Abortion-rights protesters and the first Republican delegates descended on President Bush's heavily fortified convention city Saturday as campaign officials said their boss would use the nomination spotlight to defend his hawkish foreign polices and offer a second-term agenda for health care, education and job training.


Mitsubishi Reports Lower 1st Half Earning

Mitsubishi Motors Corp. said Monday that its losses grew in the first half of the fiscal year as the Japanese automaker struggled to recover from an auto-defect scandal that has sent sales plunging. The company lowered its sales expectations for the year and said it expected a larger full-year loss than previously forecast.


VeriSign antitrust claim against ICANN rebuffed

VeriSign has suffered a legal setback in its courtroom battles with Internet governing body ICANN over its controversial Site Finder service.


Marat Safin won his first title in two years, beating Mikhail Youzhny 7-6 (4), 7-5 Sunday in an all-Russian final. Safin, a former US Open champion who has been struggling since an injury-plagued 2003, advanced to No.


It was 3:45 pm ET on Wednesday afternoon when Expos president Tony Tavares held a team meeting to inform the players that the Expos franchise would be relocated to Washington, DC, starting in 2005.


Health officials in the Indian capital launch a drive against dengue fever after 11 deaths in two weeks.


FEATURE-US flu shot dream scenario turns to nightmare

It should have been health officials' dream year -- Americans flocking to clinics, rolling up their sleeves and demanding flu shots.


When is a mobile company not a mobile company? Vodafone has acquired Aspective and Isis Telecommunications Management; two UK-based consultancies that specialise in the mobilisation of customer relationship management and sales force applications, as well as providing telecommunications services to small and medium businesses.â¦


Glastonbury's green fields embrace green credentials

Glastonbury, the world's biggest open air arts and music festival, on Thursday made environmental issues a pillar of the three-day event by launching its "I Count" campaign to stop climate change.


Large Explosion Heard in Central Baghdad

A large explosion shook Baghdad at sunset Wednesday, and a large plume of smoke could be seen rising from the western bank of the Tigris river.


Republican presidential candidate John McCain said on Thursday that despite his second-place finish in Michigan's GOP primary he intends to win this state's first-in-the-South contest. The Arizona senator told supporters he would prevail in the state that eight years ago derailed his candidacy.


Senate committee approves Gates for Pentagon

A U.S. Senate panel unanimously  recommended on Tuesday approval of the nomination of Robert  Gates, President George W. Bush's nominee to be defense  secretary.


[Hollywood News]: Washington, Dec 26 : Pop diva Jennifer Lopez has been sued by her ex-husband, Ojani Noa, on the grounds that Lopez "lured" him into taking a manager gig at her Pasadena restaurant, then unceremoniously gave him the boot.


Intel repeatedly tried to derail a scheme to bring PCs to the developing world, the head of the project says.


Oil prices shot up yesterday to their fifth straight 21-year high, as hurricane damage closed a key oil shipping port in Louisiana.


7-Foot Robot Used in Black Sea Expedition

Four years ago, scientists thought they had found the perfect place to settle the Noah flood debate: A farmer's house on a bluff overlooking the Black Sea built about 7,500 years ago — just before tidal waves inundated the homestead, submerged miles of coastline and turned the freshwater lake into a salty sea.


Fashion Wire Daily - One of Italy's most dynamic brands, Car Shoe, has opened a tony new Milan flagship, underlining the ambitions of its owner, the Prada Group, for the label.


Musical robot composes, performs and teaches

A professor of musical technology at Georgia Tech, Gil Weinberg, enlisted the support of graduate student Scott Driscoll to create Haile -- the first truly robotic musician. In this way, he became a sort of Geppetto creating his musical Pinocchio.


Barghouti Registers to Run for Palestinian President

Marwan Barghouti, a leader of the late Yasser Arafat's Fatah faction who is serving a life sentence in an Israeli jail, is registering to run for president of the Palestinian Authority.


Gawker, the  gossip Web site,  seems to be in the midst of a particularly intense period of turmoil, which has led to a slide in its once-hypnotic influence on the news media world.


Some 50 rebels killed in Chechnya: spokesman

Russian troops killed some 50 rebels in a recent operation in Russia's breakaway republic of Chechnya, the Interfax news agency reported Sunday, quoting.


Flaw filler Wall Street darling VMware released patches that address multiple vulnerabilities in its products this week.â¦


US opposes negotiations with Afghan kidnappers: Armitage

The United States is opposed to negotiations with hostage-takers who abducted three United Nations staffers in Afghanistan last month, US Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage said.


Heat From Eagles' Defense Too Stifling for the Vikings

The wide receiver duel between Randy Moss and Terrell Owens never materialized. The early-season matchup of leading NFC contenders turned into a showcase not for offensive


Milano, 14:30 - CALCIO, DISCIPLINARE: AMMENDA PER QUATTRO CLUB

La Commissione Disciplinare ha inflitto ammende a Fiorentina, Livorno, Sampdoria e Udinese per viola...


Tomlinson Rushes to Another Title as Chargers Finish Third

Norv Turner got just what he wanted in his return to Oakland: a win against his former team, a rushing title for his star and the third seed in the AFC playoffs.


Millions Flee Frances; 2.5 million people told to clear out

(New Smyrna Beach-WABC, September 3, 2004) - Florida is bracing for what may be the most powerful storm to hit the state in at least a decade.


Sony and Samsung are showing off super-thin, super-expensive OLED TVs--one on sale now.


Madrid, 15:36 - CALCIO, REAL; CALDERON: ABBIAMO UN ALTRO PALLONE D'ORO

Non vuole sentire critiche su Cannavaro Ramon Calderon che difende a spada tratta il suo pallone d'o...


Roma, 13:28 - CALCIO, BUFFON: MA GLI ALTRI NON PARLAVANO AL TELEFONINO?

Intervista esclusiva a Gianluigi Buffon da parte di Grazia, in edicola domani. Il portiere della Juv...


New York Dogs Audition for Broadway Musical

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


U.N. union urges independent Algeria bomb probe

The U.N. Staff Union called on Wednesday for an independent investigation into last week's bombing of its offices in Algiers that killed 17 employees of the world body.


Jeanne would be sixth tropical system to hit NC

RALEIGH, NC - If Tropica Storm Jeanne treks northward toward North Carolina early in the week, as the National Hurricane Center forecast Saturday, it would be the sixth tropical system to affect the state this season.


BEIJING, March 8 -- China's legislature began examining a much-debated measure Thursday that is intended to help protect private property in an increasingly well-off society.


Lewis Hamilton is on pole for Sunday's eagerly-anticipated British Grand Prix at Silverstone.


At Least 50 Killed In Northeast India Violence

Northeast India has been hit by a second day of deadly violence blamed on separatists in the region. Authorities in the far northeastern state of Assam say three National Democratic Front of Bodoland militants


Competition leads to Kimberly-Clark cuts

DALLAS - Kimberly-Clark, maker of Huggies diapers and Kleenex tissues, said Monday that it aims to cut costs by $400 million to $500 million over the next three years and will repurchase $1 billion in stock during 2005.


Schering Announces 1,250 Global Job Cuts

German drugmaker Schering AG said Tuesday it plans to cut 1,250 jobs globally by the end of 2005 as part of a plan to increase efficiency.


South Korea's parliament announces a fraud investigation of Presidential candidate Lee Myung-bak just two days before polls open. But it may be too late to change the results


Patriots win in all conditions against all kinds of teams

The Patriots can be healthy or hurting. The field can be drenched or dry. The opponent might have a stingy defense or a high-scoring offense.


Former President Bill Clinton told African-American church congregations Sunday that he understands the desire to elect the nation's first black president but he urged them to consider his wife's candidacy.


Microsoft sharpens Visual Studio with functions

Academic respectability from a version of a CAML? How do you get the advantages of scripting languages, strong typing, a simple efficient testing regime and a object-oriented development environment? According to Microsoft you plug into one of its esoteric research projects - coming to a Visual Studio near you some time soon.â¦


Judge won't dismiss charges in Peterson case

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. -- A judge today denied a defense motion to dismiss the charges against Scott Peterson, saying the evidence presented so far in his murder trial was enough to justify a conviction if the jury so decides.


Microsoft Reserves Right To Sue OpenOffice Users

Although some news reports have stated that Microsoft also is looking for ways to work more closely with OpenOffice.org developers, the project's community manager, Louis Suarez-Potts, told


A major service outage afflicted users of the popular, addictive BlackBerry smart phones across the United States and Canada on Monday.


The U.S. military is rehearsing for hearings on whether 14 top terror suspects can be held indefinitely without charge as enemy combatants, but defense lawyers say the outcome is preordained.


Symbol Technologies seeks to sell itself: WSJ

Symbol Technologies Inc. , a  maker of bar code and inventory scanning technology, is  auctioning itself, and mobile phone company Motorola Inc.   is the most likely buyer, the Wall Street Journal  reported on Saturday.


A referee reports allegations of racist chanting at a League Two game in Rochdale to the Football Association.


New Zealand win toss, bat first against England

New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori won the toss and put England into bat in the fourth one-day cricket international here Wednesday.


Take part in the Great NME Downloading Debate

The BRITISH PHONOGRAPHIC INDUSTRY (BPI) announced yesterday (October 7) that they are taking legal action against 28 UK file sharers, kicking off a rolling programme of legal action against "major uploaders" - and NME wants to know what you think about


A newly reconstructed version of 1925 Soviet film Battleship Potemkin will be shown at the Berlin Film Festival.


Adobe Reflects on 25 Years, Looks to Future

On Adobe's anniversary, execs consider accomplishments, choices, and opportunities.


A hHgh Court judge rules that Zambia must pay a substantial sum to a so-called "vulture fund".


Tim Duncan had 17 points and 10 rebounds, helping the San Antonio Spurs to a 99-81 victory over the New York Kicks. This was the Spurs fourth straight win this season.


U.S. prisoner in Iraq can't be transferred, court rules

An American citizen who has been held by U.S. military forces in Iraq for more than two years cannot be transferred to Iraqi authorities for trial on terrorism charges, a federal appeals court ruled on Friday.


Well, it looks like one... Want an iPhone that runs Windows Mobile 6? China's the place to go. There you can pick up the T32, a handset that's almost identical to Apple's handset, with a few (minor?) differences.â¦


GAO charges that the Department of Homeland Security produced biased results in new radiation-detection tests.


Rice Seen Holding Steady on U.S. Mideast Policy

Israeli officials said on Tuesday  they expected no major change in Washington's strong support  for Israel after a main architect of the policy, Condoleezza  Rice, takes over as secretary of state.


Cuba Ends Dissident Protest in Revolution Square

A squad of Cuban security agents on  Thursday shut down a protest by wives of jailed Cuban  dissidents who camped out in Havana's Revolution Square to  demand one ailing husband be moved to a hospital.


Operatic tantrum may cost star tenor dear

Opera is no stranger to sensitive  singers and demanding divas.


The world's largest beermaker, Inbev, agrees to a deal which will give it near-total control of Russian brewer Sun Interbrew.


Microsoft changes Windows files on user PCs without permission, researchers say

Microsoft Corp. has started updating files on computers running Windows XP and Vista, even though users have disabled the operating systems' automatic update feature, researchers said today.


A strike over pay at the world's largest privately-owned copper mine shows no sign of ending.


Authorities Seek Cause of O.D.B.'s Death

Autopsy results for the rapper known as O.D.B., who died at a Manhattan recording studio, will not be available for several days while authorities conduct medical tests, officials said Sunday.


The FA's Sir Trevor Brooking says the rising number of foreign players in the Premier League is hurting England's chances of international glory.


Israel's Peretz says 2007 critical year on Iran

Israeli Defense Minister Amir Peretz said on Wednesday this year would be "critical" for the international community in dealing with Iran's nuclear program.


PALM DESERT, Calif. -- Grace Park followed her sensational first round with a steady, 5-under 67 Friday and opened a four-shot lead midway through the Samsung World Championship.


Hillary plans to reverse Bush power grab

Latest US and world news, comment, arts and election 2008 news from Guardian America.


Roma, 11:20 - MORTO POLIZIOTTO, AL VIA GIUNTA STRAORDINARIA CONI

Ha preso il via al Foro Italico la giunta straordinaria del Coni convocata d'urgenza e per la prima ...


Freedom fighter's 63-year quest to find Kiwi soldiers

He was a village boy destined to become one of the world's great lawyers; a man who would advise and stand alongside Nelson Mandela.


A boom in short skiing holidays abroad is leading to a rapid increase in knee injuries, an expert warns.


A photographer says he did nothing to provoke Prince Harry outside a London nightclub early this morning. The prince shoved the man's camera, cutting his lip.


North Carolina E. coli outbreak could be growing

RALEIGH, NC North Carolina health officials say an outbreak of E. coli cases appears to be bigger than first thought. The number of confirmed cases has jumped from 20 to 31 cases.


Signs of the start of a return to some form of normality emerge across Indonesia's tsunami-hit province of Aceh.


The US defends its decision not to sign up to the Kyoto climate change treaty with an attack on Europe's record.


The EU is to set carbon limits under the next phase of the European Trading Scheme, a key tool to tackle global warming.


Big Boosters Calling the Shots on Campus

The excessive trash of the "College Coeds Gone Wild" video has been exceeded by the obscene state spending of "College Caretakers Gone Loony."


A man who has been on death row for 20 years for the murder of a toddler is to be freed after a plea bargain.


The 1993 World Trade Center bombing left a giant crater in the basement of the 110-story twin towers and an even larger hole in the nation's sense of security.


Wildfires rage in California, more winds expected

Wildfires burned unchecked on Tuesday in Southern California, with hundreds of thousands of people forced to evacuate, at least 700 homes destroyed, and little hope for relief from the hot desert winds fanning the flames.


The American Episcopal church is given till September to comply with demands on its attitude to homosexuality.


Test Better Predicts Cancer Treatment Outcomes

A new technology that counts cancer cells in the blood helps predict the success of breast cancer treatments more quickly and more reliably than established methods, researchers reported Wednesday.


Nicole Richie delivers baby girl in L.A.

Socialite Nicole Richie and her rock-star boyfriend became the parents of a daughter in Los Angeles on Friday, People magazine reported.


Wis. congressman told to return PAC cash

Republican gubernatorial candidate Mark Green must return $468,000 in campaign cash he had raised as a member of Congress, Wisconsin's Election Board ruled Wednesday.


Factory orders slump could derail economic recovery

U.S. factory orders suffered the steepest drop in six years last month and an index of homes sales fell, according to data on Tuesday highlighting weak spots in the economy that could derail its recovery.


Ministerial Meeting of the Arctic Council in Reykjavik on 24 ...

Foreign Minister Jan Petersen is attending the Ministerial Meeting of the Arctic Council in Iceland on 24 November. The most important item on the agenda is a discussion of the Arctic Climate Impact Assessment.


First lady Laura Bush said Tuesday night that her husband agonized through White House walks and somber suppers and took the United States into war against terrorism "because he knew the safety and security of America and the world depended on it."


In circa 200 a Cala Francese, rimorchiati in porto


City go second as Eriksson revival continues

Manchester City's revival under Sven Goran Eriksson continued when they moved up to second spot in the Premiership thanks to Michael Johnson's second half goal that was enough to secure an unconvincing victory over Aston Villa on Sunday.


Bench the lawyers and bean-counters and bring in the engineers, says the UCS clean-vehicles research director on how Detroit could revamp the car industry. Plus: Renault's French Connection in Iran. In Autopia.


Kashmir leader sees hope in India-Pakistan talks

Talks between leaders of India and Pakistan have raised hopes of lasting peace in Kashmir, the chief minister of the Indian-controlled part of the disputed region said on Saturday.


UK supermarket chain Tesco  launches an online music service it hopes will rival Apple's market-leading iTunes.


US Football Star Lewis Pleads Guilty to Drug Charge

Baltimore Ravens football star Jamal  Lewis pleaded guilty on Thursday to using a cell phone to try  to broker a cocaine deal, avoiding more serious federal drug  charges that could have sent him to prison for life.


WASHINGTON - Record global oil prices should have little long-term impact on the US recovery, nor should it even spark a new round of inflation, says Alan Greenspan, the US Federal Reserve chairman.


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Pressure is only an illusion. To feel it you have to believe it, accept it. Pressure doesn't exist if you're a New England Patriot. It's simply not allowed. How else do you explain a team that accomplished more in a year than most NFL teams hope to accomplish in a half-century? You say win streak, they say "What streak?" You ...


Handshakes, not the Internet, win N.H. for Clinton and McCain

The New Hampshire presidential primary showed that two candidates who are underdogs on the Internet are perfectly viable in the real world.


Novelist Lily Tuck Wins Nat'l Book Award

Lily Tuck, this year's winner of the National Book Award for fiction, has a long history of writing about women at a loss in foreign lands.


Snoop Dogg arrested in Sweden for suspected drug use

Stockholm police arrested U.S. rap star Snoop Dogg and a woman in her early 20s early on Monday for suspected narcotics use, a police official said.


Al-Qaeda claims attack on US consulate in Jeddah: website

The Saudi branch of Osama bin Laden's Al-Qaeda terror group used an Islamist web site to claim an unprecedented attack on the US consulate in the Saudi port of Jeddah, stating that some assailants had managed to flee after the operation.


HD-DVD backers say their format is cheaper and easier to produce than rival Blu-ray.


Splash. Missione fallita. La capsula con la polvere solare sganciata ieri dalla sonda Genesis si Ã¨ schiantata nel deserto dello Utah (Usa). 246 milioni di dollari andati in fumo e tre anni di lavoro probabilmente gettati al vento.


Bonds hits No. 762 as Giants top Rockies

Barry Bonds hit his 762nd home run to back Kevin Correia's strong outing, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Colorado Rockies 5-3 on Wednesday night to avoid a sweep.


Iraq to Widen Arms Amnesty, Bring Falluja to Heel

Iraq's interim government will declare  a nationwide arms amnesty next week, but insists the city of  Falluja must turn in foreign militants or face assault,  National Security Adviser Kassim Daoud said Monday.


Second Opinion: For Cancer Patients, Empathy Goes a Long Way

At a scary time for patients, too few doctors ask about feelings, a new study finds.


Eastman Kodak Co. sued Sun Microsystems Inc. and claimed damages worth USD 1 Billion over long running patent disputes related to object management procedures implemented by Sun in the very popular Java programming language.


The Campbell Soup Company agreed to sell its Godiva Chocolatier unit to Yildiz Holding of Turkey for $850 million.


Futures rise on rate-cut bets, Bear Stearns

U.S. stock futures rose on Thursday as investors bet that data on new home sales would strengthen the case for further interest rate cuts to ease the toll of the housing slump on the economy.


Alcan Inc.  said on Friday that a $28.6 billion hostile offer from Alcoa Inc.  remains inadequate and the big Canadian aluminum maker is pursuing alternatives such as talks with other groups.


An Islamic Web site on Monday showed the beheading of two hostages - one a Turkish contractor and the other an Iraqi Kurdish translator wearing a badge of the Titan security company.


7 US Marines, 3 Iraqi Guardsmen killed by suicide bomber Mon. ...

(Baghdad, Iraq-AP) Sept. 6, 2004 - The US military says it was apparently a suicide bomber who detonated an explosives-packed vehicle on the outskirts of Fallujah on Monday.


Manila court grants Marcos permission to travel

Philippine courts granted former first lady Imelda Marcos permission on Thursday to leave the country for 15 days to travel to Hong Kong and China for medical treatment and to attend a trade show.


Around 400 UK military personnel are involved in an operation to rescue hundreds of Britons from violence in the Ivory Coast. An MoD spokesman said two RAF Hercules aeroplanes had landed in nearby Ghana carrying around two hundred people to safety.


The pound was under the 1.88 US dollar level after another set of mixed data left the path of interest rates in the country unclear.


Express says proposes $26 bln takeover of Caremark

U.S. pharmacy benefits manager Express Scripts Inc.  said on Monday it was offering to buy rival Caremark RX  for about $26 billion, threatening to break up an offer made last month by drugstore chain CVS Corp. .


Monsanto Has 4th-Quarter Loss, Boosts 2005 Forecast

Monsanto Co., the world's largest maker of genetically engineered crops, had a loss of $42 million in the seasonally weak fourth-quarter on restructuring expenses and lower sales of Roundup herbicides.


Kenyan police kill eight as street protests end

Â· Shootings in Nairobi slum bring death toll to 20 Â· Western countries express human rights concern


New York, Sep 25. (UNI): The Government is examining the issue of granting dual citizenship to Non-Resident Indians (NRIs), according to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.


Director John Waters recalls career of bad taste

Director John Waters, self-confessed king of all things tasteless and tacky, celebrates a life spent shocking audiences and mocking the movie world in a film version of his stand-up act.


Shares of Cyberonics Inc.  jumped 14 percent before the bell on Thursday after the medical technology company said federal health regulators had given conditional approval to a depression treatment.


Scientists working in China have discovered an ancient swimming predator with a neck nearly twice as long as its body. Neck ribs line the reptileâs 5.5-foot-long (1.


It was a pivotal moment. Dr. Jasbir Kang of Yuba City and more than 50 other American Sikhs stood in the White House on Aug. 18, receiving a warm welcome from the Bush administration.


Hurricane Frances roared toward the Bahamas and the southeastern United States after churning past Puerto Rico, bringing heavy surf and blustery winds to the U.S. territory.


UPDATE 2-UAL posts narrower loss despite higher fuel costs

Bankrupt UAL Corp. (UALAQ.OB: Quote, Profile, Research) parent of United Airlines, on Thursday reported a narrower third-quarter net loss even though fuel costs rose more than 56 percent for the world's No.


Film director Franco Zeffirelli says Pope Benedict has an image problem and offers his services as a makeover expert.


Pinochet's death sparks clashes in Chile

Gen. Augusto Pinochet, who terrorized his opponents for 17 years after taking power in a bloody coup, died Sunday, putting an end to a decade of intensifying efforts to bring him to trial for human rights abuses blamed on his regime. He was 91.


JLT calls a halt to receiving commissions

By James Daley in London and Katherine Griffiths in New York. Jardine Lloyd Thompson, the UK's largest quoted insurance broker, became the first in London to announce it would stop accepting controversial contingent


Iraq violence doesn't compute with Bush's optimism, say critics

Yet it's clear chaos has escalated and violence is becoming more co-ordinated. Some experts are calling Iraq a potential "super rogue state" and the next Lebanon.


NATO backs U.S. missile plan on eve of Russia talks

NATO's secretary-general mounted a stout defense of Washington's missile shield plan on Monday, the day before meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin when the issue is likely to top the agenda.


The Super Bowl champion Indianapolis Colts kicked off the new NFL season with a ruthless 41-10 win over the New Orleans Saints on Thursday.


he difficult road conditions created a few incidents in the first run of the Epynt stage. Francois Duval takes his second stage victory since the start of the rally, nine tenths better than Sebastien Loeb's performance in second position.


On the Road to Legacy With an Ex-President

Jimmy Carter isnât a real saint, but he plays one in âJimmy Carter Man From Plains.â


US President George W Bush intervenes to stop convicted White House aide Lewis Libby from going to prison.


Source: Hollywood to Sue Server Operators

The U.S. film industry is preparing to sue computer server operators in the United States and Europe who help relay digitized movie files across online file-sharing networks, a source familiar with the movie studios' plans said Tuesday.


Three years ago, the Knicks got their first look at Jason Kidd in a Nets uniform. He combined with second-year man Kenyon Martin and rookie Richard Jefferson to blow the Knicks off the court


It's second against Visa and MasterCard since antitrust ruling

NEW YORK - American Express Co. yesterday sued Visa and MasterCard, as well as eight banks, and alleged that they blocked the sale of its credit cards through US banks.


Serbs to say "No" to EU over Kosovo independence

The Serb parliament is expected to adopt a resolution on Wednesday implicitly rejecting membership of the European Union and NATO if the West recognizes the independence of Kosovo.


SocGen reels from record $7 bln rogue trader fraud

The biggest rogue trader scandal in history hit Societe Generale on Thursday as the French bank accused a junior employee of a fraud costing $7 billion.


Chavez rival cool as Venezuela vote fears spread

CARACAS, Venezuela  - President Hugo Chavez's rival pledged to prevent fraud in Sunday's election as he coolly dismissed an alleged sniper plot to assassinate him that has fueled Venezuelans' fears of post-vote violence.


Big men play a pivotal role after Jefferson injures ankle

When Al Jefferson went down with a high right ankle sprain with 3:11 remaining in the first quarter and the Celtics leading the Pacers by 1 point (19-18) at the FleetCenter, it meant that Boston's big men had to step up.


The center of Hurricane Ivan passed to the south of the Cayman Islands, and appears headed for a direct strike on Cuba. The storm has killed more than 50 people as it passes through the Caribbean.


Consumer Confidence Rises on Job Optimism

U.S. consumer sentiment improved in January, spurred by growing confidence in the labor market, while sales of existing homes hit a record in 2004 but dipped in December, according to surveys published on Tuesday.


Light cigarette suit certified as class action

A lawsuit accusing tobacco companies of   defrauding smokers into thinking "light" cigarettes were safer   than regular brands can proceed as a class action, a federal   judge in New York ruled on Monday.


Bankitalia,solo comunicazione tempestiva delle decisioni cda


Rivals launch dueling virtualization products

(InfoWorld) - Two makers of virtualization software for running the Windows operating system on Apple's computers have issued dueling upgrades this week. VMware said Friday it's going to release sometime in June a beta 2 upgrade to itsÂ VMware virtualization software for the Mac, code-named Fusion. It will be an upgrade to the desktop virtualization for Macs product it first introduced in April 2006. Rival ParallelsÂ unveiled an updateÂ to its Desktop for Macs software on Feb. 27. Both use virtualization to run Microsoft's Windows on an Apple computer and make it possible for the user to switch from Mac to Windows without having to reboot. Among the improvements in VMware's Fusion is its ability to run Windows-designed 3-D gaming software on a Mac, said Dan Chu, VMware's vice president of emerging products and markets. "There's been a ton of traffic about this on the blogs," said Chu, about discussions by end-users anticipating the beta 2 release. Chu also noted that Fusion will be able to run software programs written in the 64-bit and 32-bit encryption protocols, while Parallels only supports the older 32-bit standard. True, admits Benjamin Rudolph, a Parallels spokesman, but said his company will add the 64-bit standard in its upgrade, due later this year. It will also offer the 3-D graphics capability Fusion, announced Friday. But a key feature of the new Parallels Desktop announced Tuesday is a program it calls Coherence, which runs Windows applications on Mac's OS X as though they were native. When users switch to Coherence mode, Rudolph said, the Windows desktop disappears but Windows applications, such as Word, Outlook or Internet Explorer run on the Mac desktop and their icons appear in the Mac application dock. "Coherence in particular, speaks to the innovation we put out here at Parallels," he said. "That's something nobody really has done before." Fusion also enables merging of Mac and Windows applications, but "it has a different user interface" than Parallels, said Chu. The Mac desktop will be visible and a Windows window will open in a portion of the screen from which the Windows applications can be launched. Although VMware is clearly the industry leader in virtualization, it's largely focused on enterprise virtualization of servers. Parallels focuses on the niche Fusion is going after, that of running Windows on a Mac. "I think we're far ahead of them on virtualizing the Mac," Rudolph said. Parallels' newest version of its Mac product lists for $79.99, although existing users can download the upgrade for free. VMware's currently available version is free, but Chu would not disclose the price at which VMware's beta 2 will sell when it hits the market.


Public opinion favored President Bush's decision to go to war in Iraq about 2-to-1 soon after Saddam Hussein's capture, but months of chaos and casualties have taken a heavy toll on public support for the war. Now the public is evenly divided on whether the war was the right thing to do or whether it was a mistake.


Three more journalists killed in Iraq in record toll

The deaths of three more Iraqi journalists were reported on Wednesday, bringing the monthly total to nine and equaling the worst month on record for reporters in the Iraq war.


Yoga and dance workshops for kids and parents at a museum. Free bike locks to encourage students to cycle to school. A food bank that offers fitness workouts along with hot meals for children. These are among the projects encouraged by a 2-year-old Chicago consortium tackling childhood obesity.


Phil Mickelson shoots a six-under 65 to share the lead in the first round of the Scottish Open at Loch Lomond.


The European Union closed antitrust cases Tuesday against six major Hollywood studios after they agreed to drop clauses in contracts with pay television operators that the EU charged inflated film prices.


India must recognize international realities: PM

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has responded to the Left's criticism of his congratulatory call to US President George W. Bush by saying India must recognise international realities.


A U.S. marine was killed in action in  Anbar province west of Iraq Saturday, the U.S. military said  Sunday.


Kevin Streelman had his head down as he rapped a few putts to kill time, realizing that as third alternate at the Buick Invitational, the 29-year-old rookie probably would get a chance to play.


An Indian court bails a schoolboy who allegedly recorded his sex act with a girl of 16 on his mobile phone.


Zurich - The 30 referees chosen to officiate at the 2006 World Cup in Germany will be selected from a panel of 46 candidates who will have to undergo 18 months of preparatory training, Fifa announced Wednesday.


Protezione Civile avverte gli automobilisti


Israeli newspapers reported Powell would echo that call after arrival in Jerusalem later on Sunday on his first such visit in 18 months.


Singer Oscar winning actress and singer Liza Minnelli has been admitted in hospital after falling from out from the bed in her house in New York.


After Coin Flip, Pennington Takes On New Role

Chad Pennington, the Jetsâ captain and former franchise quarterback, is adjusting to life as a backup after being replaced by Kellen Clemens.


UNITED NATIONS - The government of Rwanda is warning of an imminent attack against Rwandan Hutu rebels who have moved into eastern Congo.


FTC Files First Lawsuit Against Spyware Concerns

The Federal Trade Commission formally announced yesterday its first assault against spyware - bits of computer code that surreptitiously install themselves on the computers of Internet users


Reformist opposition candidate Viktor Yushchenko edged the prime minister in the first round of Ukraine's presidential vote, the Central Elections Commission said Wednesday after a delayed final tally.


Blast wounds several at south Somalia ceremony

KISMAYU, Somalia  - An explosion tore through a ceremony in Somalia on Sunday welcoming senior security officials to a southern port, wounding at least 20 people including a top police chief, witnesses said.


The German teenager identified in May as the creator of the Sasser and Netsky worms was indicted and charged in court Wednesday, and may face as many as five years in jail for his escapades.


Qualcomm shares fell yesterday after the wireless technology giant said it may change the way it accounts for royalties on its financial statements.


Gerrard sets sights on Premiership surge

Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard says Sunday's win over Arsenal can help galvanise the Reds for a run up the English Premiership table.


2 ships run aground in gales off Britain

Massive waves and violent winds battered two ships, forcing them aground during storms overnight off Britain's northwestern coast, the coast guard said Friday.


Russian tycoon says Litvenenko named suspect

Russian billionaire Boris Berezovsky said on Monday former agent Alexander Litvenenko had told him he suspected Russian businessman Andrei Lugovoy of being involved in his poisoning.


Sia nelle periferie del capoluogo che in paesi del Vesuviano


Stuart Davisâs drawings, as seen at Hollis Taggart Galleries, are prosaic but precious elements arranged in an ordered alternate world.


Madrid, 23:06 - CALCIO, SPAGNA: CINQUINA DEL REAL MADRID AL VILLARREAL

Risultati della seconda giornata della Liga spagnola: Almeria - Valencia 1-2 (46' Morientes/V, 63' N...


Jazz ukulele master Lyle Ritz recorded his first solo album in 1957 for Verve Records. Some 50 years later, at the age of 75, he discovers the Mac and GarageBand and records his latest.


LinuxInsider: Microsoft's Steve Ballmer argued that the true amount of shifting from Microsoft to Linux in places like Europe and Asia has been overstated in the media.


A surprisingly large number of Americans took advantage of low mortgage rates to buy new homes in September, signaling continued strength in the real estate market.


Review: Thinstall eases app virtualization

Thinstall Virtualization Suite 3.0 -- the first version to be targeted at the broader enterprise IT audience -- brings some fresh ideas to the Windows application virtualization game, InfoWorld's reviewer says.


La Paz, 12:50 - NUOTO, BOLIVIA: NUOTA 24 ORE SENZA INTERRUZIONI

Il boliviano Weimar Torrez, 32 anni, ha nuotato per 24 ore e 12' senza interruzioni nella piscina de...


Wily Mo Pena singled to break a tie in the seventh, leading Washington to a 6-4 win over the Florida Marlins on Wednesday night, the Nationals' fifth straight win.


France Marks Napoleon's 200th Anniversary

Towering at nearly six and a half feet tall, with a lanky frame and distinguished features, one would hardly guess that Charles Napoleon is related to the compact yet formidable emperor who conquered much of Europe two centuries ago.


Si cercano riscontri, ora a suo carico solo resistenza


Democratic Sen. Patrick Leahy, the chairman of the Judiciary Committee, endorsed presidential candidate Barack Obama on Thursday.


The German man who found the remains of a 5,300-year-old frozen mummy in 1991 is found dead in the Alps.


Gordon Ramsay's brother jailed for 10 months in Indonesia

A court on the Indonesian resort island of Bali sentenced the brother of celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay to ten months in jail on Thursday for drug possession.


The flu-vaccine shortage has already dredged up folks trying to make a quick buck off the situation. "We are getting a few calls from physicians saying they have been offered a vial of vaccine


Georgina Harland predicted Britain's success in modern pentathlon would continue into the Beijing Olympics and beyond after she won bronze in a dramatic finale to Friday's competition.


Nuovo voto il 26 dicembre Yanukovich si ricandida

Kiev, 4 dicembre 2004 - La Commissione Elettorale Centrale ucraina ha deciso: il 26 dicembre si rivota. O meglio, sarÃ  il ballottaggio presidenziale ad essere ripetuto, come era stato giÃ  ordinato ieri dalla


Ex-worker: Zoo ignored safety complaints

The San Francisco Zoo ignored complaints about an emergency response to a 2006 tiger attack on a zookeeper, a former maintenance supervisor claims in a wrongful termination and sexual harassment suit.


UN should extend arms embargo on Khartoum, says HRW

DAKAR, Senegal, Sep 13, 2004 (PANA) -- New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) has in a letter to the UN Security Council urged an immediate increase in international presence in Darfur and an extension of arms embargo to stop continuing atrocities in the


I BELIEVE that this is a great time in Scotlandâs history. Our country is full of talent, enterprise, compassion and tolerance. Our economy is strong, employment rates are high and poverty is decreasing, particularly amongst children and pensioners.


A pupil is excluded in Aberdeen after children were shot with a ball bearing gun, BBC Scotland learns.


Fipe-Confcommercio: per 20% ristoratori feste sottotono


Japan's Antarctic fleet resumes whaling after anti-hunt activists are forced away by running out of fuel.


As the ANC gathers to elect its leader, a new round of corruption allegations are leveled against the leading contender, Jacob Zuma


Intanto blitz Sarkozy, via libera concorrenza da Trattato


Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez launches a robust defence of Iran's nuclear programme.


Elbaradei, Environmentalist Tipped for Nobel

Among those tipped to win the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday are the U.N. nuclear watchdog and its leader Mohamed ElBaradei, a Kenyan environmentalist and a Russian anti-nuclear activist.


Horse flu outbreak spreading in Australia

Australian authorities are considering extending the nationwide ban on horse movement after the country's first outbreak of equine influenza outbreak began to spread out of control.


Venus Williams and Jennifer Capriati's  hopes of qualifying for next week's lucrative season finale  were crushed by quarter-final defeats at the Advanta  Championships in Philadelphia on Friday.


ABC tinkers with 9/11 drama assailed by Clinton

Under pressure from former   President Bill Clinton and the Democratic Party, ABC scrambled   on Friday to make 11th-hour changes to a miniseries suggesting   he was inattentive to the Islamic militant threat that led to   the September 11 attacks.


Pakistan Contests Britain's Decision to Honor Author

LONDON, June 19 -- Pakistan formally complained to Britain Tuesday over the decision to grant a knighthood to British author Salman Rushdie, whose 1988 book, "The Satanic Verses" resulted in death threats against him from Muslims who saw the novel as an attack on Islam.


Drunken Rats Used to Study Alcohol Effects

A collection of drunken rats is helping University of North Carolina researchers understand how brains repair themselves after chronic drinking — and possibly find new ways to help alcoholics recover full mental capacity.


Drugstores May Start Charging for Consultations

Pharmacists have long been called on by customers to do more than just fill prescriptions. But drugstores, from giants like Rite Aid to smaller regional chains, are looking to expand their counseling programs and boost revenue - a trend that could be bolstered by the prescription-drug benefit that will become available to Medicare enrollees in 2006.


Citigroup posts $9.83 billion quarterly loss

Citigroup Inc on Tuesday posted its first quarterly loss since its creation in 1998, hurt by write-downs for exposure to subprime mortgages and other risky debt.


Students Log On as Scientists Explore Deep Ocean

Thousands of school children are logging on to the Internet to join scientists exploring a series of hydrothermal vents a mile under the sea to the west of Costa Rica.


Diabetes Linked to Reduced Risk of Prostate Cancer

NEW YORK  - Men with type 2 diabetes seem  to be less likely to develop prostate cancer, overall, a new  study indicates.


Danish ISP prepares to fight Pirate Bay injunction

InfoWorld - One of Denmark's largest ISPs said on Wednesday it willÂ fight a court injunction mandating that it shut off access to a file-sharing Web site, in what could be a closely watched battle with the music industry in Europe.


Isle of Man Today: News, Sport, Jobs, Property, Cars, Entertainments & More

LOCAL SHOPS TAKE PART IN TV APPEAL ISLE of Man residents are being urged to dig out old clothes for Blue Peter and the British Red Cross.


Chile's economic summit took a diplomatic turn this weekend when US President George W. Bush called on Asian nations to work together to convince North Korea to end its nuclear weapons program.


Around 200 feared dead in Brazil air disaster

A Brazilian airliner crashed and exploded in flames on Tuesday at Brazil's busiest airport, and around 200 people were feared dead in the country's second major air disaster in less than a year.


New Profiling Program Raises Privacy Concerns

The Department of Homeland Security is testing a data-mining program that would attempt to spot terrorists by combing vast amounts of information about average Americans, such as flight and hotel reservations. Similar to a Pentagon program killed by Congress in 2003 over concerns about civil liberties, the new program could take effect as soon as next year....


Not only sauna, Sibelius and Kaurismaki, Berliners discover

Finland is about more than the holy trinity of sauna, Jean Sibelius and Kaurismaki: the country is also rich in science, art and popular music.


Ornette Coleman hospitalized after Bonnaroo collapse

LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Jazz legend Ornette Coleman collapsed from heat stroke during his performance Sunday at the Bonnaroo festival in Manchester, Tenn. Sunday night he remained in a local hospital under doctor's supervision.


City officials were on alert Wednesday and extra officers were on standby in anticipation of a decision by a grand jury on the blaze of police gunfire that killed an unarmed man on his wedding day and wounded two of his friends.


Dell Plans North Carolina Plant, to Hire 1,500

Dell Inc. on Tuesday said it will open  a third U.S. manufacturing plant, a plant in North Carolina  employing 1,500 workers, marking a rare example of a U.S.  high-tech company expanding domestic production.


The shortage of flu vaccine in the United States is "not a health crisis," Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson said, urging people to be patient as the government works to reallocate the nation's limited number of vaccines.


Powell and Three Other Cabinet Members Resign

Secretary of State Colin Powell(upper l) announced his resignation in a letter released on November 15, 2004 saying it was time for him to return to private life.


The US considers new options as the UK supports the creation of a no-fly zone over Sudan's war-torn Darfur.


Israel Arrests Nuke Whistleblower Vanunu for 'Leak'

Israeli police arrested nuclear whistleblower Mordechai Vanunu on Thursday on suspicion of spilling more state secrets seven months after he completed an 18-year prison term for treason.


Veltroni concorda con Capo Stato, da Berlusconi 'no comment'


Sivasspor upset the balance of power in Turkey

Sivasspor supporters are starting to  dream that the club from Turkey's freezing Anatolian heartland  could break Istanbul's 24-year stranglehold on the league  title.


Tough for China to steer economy: vice minister

China has less scope than before to  raise interest rates and banks' required reserves, making it  very tough for policy makers to steer the economy to a soft  landing, Vice Finance Minister Li Yong said on Sunday.


Distinguished peer Lord Scarman, who conducted the Brixton riots inquiry, has died at home.


Democrats appeal for Americans to help the hungry

Growing numbers of Americans were hungry this Thanksgiving, and the nation should do more to help them enjoy its bounty, the Democrats said Saturday in their weekly radio address.


Minsks Avoids UN Resolution On Its Human Rights Record

Belarus has avoided a vote on a proposed UN General Assembly resolution alleging serious violations of human rights by the government.


Iran Backtracks on Letting Women Run for Presidency

Iran's legislative watchdog on Saturday  backtracked on remarks that women could be allowed to run in  June's presidential election.


New research does not support  the general belief that obesity increases bone mass and is  therefore good for bone health. A study, in which investigators  corrected for the mechanical loading effect of increasing body  weight, suggests the opposite.


The trouble with time travelers is that so many go back in time to issue death threats to grandparents of future malefactors. Commentary by Lore Sjöberg.


Public health costs (Medicaid) are undermining development prospects for many state in the USA. In the state of Pennsylvania, 25% of its $51 billion budget will be dedicated to health care for the less well off.


David A. Kirsch and a rotating staff of loyal students have created a digital database that lists more than 2,300 companies, archives that may someday prove useful in capturing the craziness of the Internet boom. -The Washington Post


After two years of fragile peace, one of Africa's most volatile regions -- the border area of Rwanda and Congo -- has been pushed back to the brink of war with Rwandan soldiers reportedly staging raids in eastern Congo and Congolese militias clashing separately with each other.


Alleged neo-Nazi band from Austria has TA performance postponed

A Tel Aviv concert organizer has postponed the upcoming appearance of an Austrian band following widespread criticism that it is a neo-Nazi, pro-fascist group.


DALZIEL AND PASCOE ; THUR & FRI, BBC1, 9pm

The latest two-parter from the dynamic duo sees their personal and professional relationship in tatters. When Michael Wheeler is acquitted of murdering a teenager on a technicality, Pascoe is blamed by the victim's distraught parents - and Dalziel failsto give his partner his full backing.


Urban home foreclosures surge in '07: RealtyTrac

Home foreclosure filings surged in the largest metropolitan areas in the United States during 2007, with cities in California, Ohio, Florida and Michigan reporting among the highest rates in the country, real estate data firm RealtyTrac said on Wednesday.


U.S., N. Korea at Odds as Nuclear Talks Resume

BEIJING, Dec. 18 -- Long-stalled negotiations on dismantling North Korea's nuclear weapons program resumed Monday in an atmosphere of pessimism, with Pyongyang insisting it must be regarded as a nuclear power and the United States demanding swift action to make the Korean Peninsula nuclear-free.


La cerimonia si e' svolta davanti al padiglione Italia


Picasso stolen from museum with no alarm

Thieves who stole a valuable Picasso painting from a Brazilian art museum this week apparently didn't have to work very hard. On Friday, officials admitted there wasn't much of a security system in place at the cash-strapped museum.


Video Highlight Software Kicks Off NFL Season

Fans of American football who are too busy to watch every game may enjoy the latest edition of Cyberlink Corp.'s MagicSports software.


Ginnastica passiva per moglie presidente dopo frattura tibia


Parigi, 21:41 - CALCIO, LIONE: ACCORDO VICINO CON GROSSO

Accordo vicino tra Fabio Grosso e il Lione. Il presidente del club francese, Jean-Michel Aulas, ha i...


NEW YORKâCurt Schilling started Game Seven of the World Series for the Diamondbacks against the Yankees in 2001. Three years later, he finally gets to pitch in the biggest game of his life when he takes


Argentine flight delays spark passenger violence

Frustrated passengers smashed ticket counters and threw objects at airline staff at Argentina's main airport on Saturday after the country's flagship airline canceled international flights for a second day.


If you buy the spin-du-jour, this is a can't-miss investment. But are the tech powers-that-be again drinking spiked punch?


TEHRAN - Iran said Wednesday it had test fired a more accurate version of its Shahab-3 missile, believed capable of hitting American bases in the Persian Gulf and Israel.


WASHINGTON -- A federal judge has denied a request by tobacco companies to let them keep marketing "light" and "low tar" cigarettes until an appeal is settled in their case.


The crime was so improbable that even after it happened the first time, coincidentally during an Olympics, the Norwegians took no special precautions to prevent a recurrence.