The chipmaker says police raided four companies that were relabeling its processors to make low-end models look pricier.


GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip Dec 18, 2004 - Israeli troops killed three Palestinians Saturday on the second day of an Israeli raid in the Khan Younis refugee camp in southern Gaza, witnesses and hospital officials said.


A planning application is submitted for a state-of-the-art visitors centre at Stonehenge.


Web search for bomb recipes should be blocked: EU

Internet searches for bomb-making  instructions should be blocked across the European Union, the  bloc's top security official said on Monday.


Durable goods orders fall 0.5 pct in August

New orders for U.S.-made durable   goods fell unexpectedly in August and orders excluding   transportation or defense goods also declined surprisingly, a   government report showed on Wednesday.


Microsoft Corp. said on Sunday that it  would share the underlying software code for its Office program  as part of its efforts to make governments more confident in  the security and compatibility of the world's largest software  maker's products.


Peruvian president selling 'party plane'

President Alan Garcia said Friday that he is selling the presidential airplane in an effort to curb "frivolous" expenses in his administration.


Vulcan Materials to buy Florida Rock for $4.6 billion

Vulcan Materials Co.  on Monday said it has agreed to acquire Florida Rock Industries Inc.  in a cash and stock deal that values the two construction materials makers at around $4.6 billion.


Stringers keep tension high at Wimbledon

Many a Wimbledon champion might not have tasted glory on Centre Court had it not been for the humble racket stringer.


Sometimes life gets so crazy that you just want to shave your head, stop wearing underwear in public and go to rehab.


The United States' DaMarcus Beasley (17), who plays for PSV Einhoven in the Netherlands, battles for the ball against Panama's Jose Anthony Torres, left, during the second half of their World Cup qualifying match Wednesday, Oct.


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$49 cables put iPod touch on TV, audio systems

Here's one way to spend that $100 rebate from Apple Inc.: Buy a $49 cable accessory to the iPod touch for transmitting video and audio to big-screen TVs and stereo systems.


Maybe this will make up for her Olympic heartbreak. Britain's Paula Radcliffe surged ahead in the final feet Sunday to win the tightest New York City Marathon in history in 2 hours, 23 minutes, 10 seconds - less than three months after pulling out of the Athens Games just a few miles from the finish in a fit of tears.


The musical performances of Live Earth did not peak the interest of many Americans this past Saturday. The TV broadcast, which lasted three hours on NBC, only averaged 2.7 million viewers, making it the least-watched program on Saturday night. E...


CEO forgoes salary; deal reached to recall retired pilots

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) - Delta Air Lines CEO Gerald Grinstein will forgo his salary for the rest of year as part of a cost savings plan that will cut executive salaries by 10 percent, the floundering airline said Tuesday.


About 15 hours after avoiding a sweep by beating the New York Yankees in 12 innings, the Boston Red Sox send Pedro Martinez to the mound Monday for Game 5 of the AL championship series in Boston. Martinez (16-9) faces Mike Mussina (12-9), trying to force the series back to New York.


CFOs turn pessimistic on US economy: survey

Chief financial officers at American companies have turned pessimistic on US economic prospects, a survey released Thursday showed.


Resistance fears about flu drug off script

A proposal to make a prescription flu medication available over the pharmacy counter could increase drug-resistant disease, warn doctors and experts.


Cadbury to cut jobs as drinks sale nears

Cadbury Schweppes Plc , the world's largest confectionery group, plans to cut 7,500 jobs and close around nine plants as it seeks to catch up with the profitability of U.S. rivals after the sale of its drinks arm.


A union convenor who was a main voice in a campaign urging a boycott of Peugeot cars says he drives a 206.


CEO quits to collaborate Open Source Development Labs (OSDL) has declared a change in priorities, deciding to focus less on employment and more on legal issues.â¦


TUESDAY, Nov. 16 (HealthDayNews) -- High levels of selenium in the blood may reduce the risk of colorectal cancer, according to a new study that suggests but doesn't prove the mineral's role as a preventive.


Music: More Mozart Than You Can Shake a Baton At

The performers are not stars, but the price is competitive.


Puerto Rico's congressional envoy who favors the island's status as a U.S. territory narrowly won a recount in the governor's race, election officials announced Thursday.


BBC Radio 1 is criticised for cutting the Pogues' hit Fairytale of New York to avoid offending listeners.


Yahoo to acquire business software maker Zimbra

Yahoo Inc  said on Monday  it will pay $350 million in a cash and stock deal to acquire  Zimbra, makers of "open source" e-mail and collaboration  software that is an alternative to Microsoft Outlook.


Pakistani intel accused of al-Qaida help

A leaked document accuses Pakistan's intelligence agency of indirectly supporting terrorist groups including al-Qaida, and it calls on Pakistani President Gen. Pervez Musharraf to disband the agency.


For the US economy, a surprise growth spurt at end of 2006

Final quarter output of goods and services beat economist estimates, and a new GDP report raised no inflation concerns.


Sri Lanka will borrow $570m (Â£322m) from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) over the next two years.


Giuliani: I'm among best known Americans

Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani bragged about his international celebrity Wednesday on a trans-Atlantic campaign trip in which he schmoozed with conservative idol Margaret Thatcher.


Boston's Paul Pierce and New York forward Quentin Richardson were ejected Monday after each picked up two technical fouls while jawing with each other during the third quarter.


LIVERPOOL was today braced for massive job losses after Royal & Sun Alliance announced it was shifting 1,110 posts to India. A spokesman for the insurance firm said it was too


Operazione della Polstrada di Verona, arrestato camionista


Milano, 18:02 - CALCIO, SERIE A: OTTO GIOCATORI SQUALIFICATI PER UN TURNO

Il giudice sportivo, in merito alle gare della diciannovesima giornata del campionato di calcio seri...


By NANCY ZUCKERBROD  WASHINGTON - The federal government has finished a plan to try to save an endangered plant that is found only in Tennessee.  The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service published its plan for the Spring Creek Bladderpod Wednesday.


Arafat: the face of the Palestinian dream

I have a tape recording of Arafat, sitting with me on a cold, dark mountainside outside the northern Lebanese port of Tripoli in 1983 where the old man - he was always called the old man, long


Nintendo to Offer Sturdier Straps for Wii

Nintendo said it was taking steps to keep energetic users of its Wii video game console from breaking their televisions and ceiling fans.


Defiant McClaren vows to ride out England crisis

Steve McClaren knows the knives are out for him as England stumble towards Euro 2008 failure, but the beleaguered coach believes he is still the right man to lead his country.


ROME Sept. 7, 2004 - An Italian aid organization said Tuesday that two Italian women were kidnapped from its office in Baghdad, Iraq.


Suicide bomb kills at least 85 in Iraq's Kirkuk

At least 85 people were killed on Monday by a suicide truck bomb in the volatile Iraqi city of Kirkuk, some of them trapped on a bus where they burned to death, a witness said.


Love Doctor Discovers He's Not Immune Either

An average romantic comedy, starring Will Smith and Eva Mendes, that is as soft and sweet as a marshmallow, and about as interesting.


Discovered in 1986 by Stanford researcher Dr. Thomas Stamey, the PSA blood test for prostate cancer is one of the medical world's most important -- and controversial -- tools.


Detectives searching for woman who went missing after going on a date five days ago discover a body in woodland.


A ballot of postal workers is expected to reveal strong support for the first national postal strike since 1996.


India, Pakistan Hold Crucial Talks Over River Row

India and Pakistan began talks on  Tuesday to resolve a long-running dispute over a dam in Kashmir  which threatens to cause another setback to an already fragile  peace process.


Siena, 18:49 - CALCIO, SIENA: TERAPIE PER MACCARONE

Test contro la formazione Allievi per il Siena. 7-0 il finale: nel primo tempo sono andati a segno C...


WTO postpones decision on EU, others' sanctions request on US ...

The European Union and seven other countries' sanctions request on exports of the United States was postponed to be considered by the World Trade Organization (WTO) at a meeting on Wednesday.


McCanns admit using Madeleine fund to pay mortgage

The parents of missing toddler Madeleine McCann used public money donated to a fund for finding their daughter to pay their mortgage, their spokesman confirmed Tuesday.


Green's adventures continue in Costa Rica

Former MTV talk-show host Tom Green said Thursday that an accident near his house in Costa Rica has made him more respectful of the ocean.


Anti-Bush Protestors Heckle Broadway Theatergoers

Dozens of demonstrators heckled and jeered Broadway theatergoers on Sunday, seeking confrontations with Republican delegates who arrived in New York City to back President Bush's reelection bid.


Thai Suspected Bird Flu Case Fans Human Link Fear

Thailand, rattled by fears a girl passed bird flu to her mother, said Monday it has no evidence there has been human-to-human transmission of the deadly H5N1 virus in the country.


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Oracle agrees to buy BEA systems for 8.5 billion dlrs

US business software giant Oracle said Wednesday it had reached an agreement to take over rival BEA Systems in a 8.5 billion dollar deal.


Three more people charged in Britain over alleged terror attacks

Three more people have been charged in connection with the foiled alleged terror plot to blow up US-bound airliners from Britain, bringing the total number to 15, a police spokesman told AFP.


China Reserved on Bird Flu Outbreak Details

BEIJING, Sept. 18 -- China scrambled to respond Tuesday to an outbreak of bird flu among ducks in the southern city of Guangzhou. But as officials sought to reassure the public, there were signs that China was reluctant to release details about a possible health threat.


Tutela concorrenza a Bankitalia e' scelta contro consumatori


Three weeks after Los Angeles firefighter John Nelson cruised by in his '57 `vette to whisk a flaming redhead on a blind date to the beach, she wore his engagement ring.


TheStreet.com may be the next financial site looking to hand over its keys.


The U.S. Congress approved legislation Saturday allowing U.S. shipments of civilian nuclear fuel to India, handing President Bush a victory on a top initiative and setting up a major shift in U.S. policy. Critics said the measure would spark a nuclear arms race in Asia by boosting India's atomic arsenal.


Global Warming Trend Continues in 2006, Climate Agencies Say

Temperatures greatly above normal were recorded in places as varied as Australia and Scandinaviaâs Arctic islands, shattering a variety of longstanding records.


Cagliari, 19:54 - CALCIO, CAGLIARI: OTTO RETI NEL TEST IN FAMIGLIA

Otto reti per il Cagliari nell'amichevole infrasettimanale di Assemini. Buona notizia per Giampaolo,...


Nintendo Expects Five Million DS Systems.

November 25, 2004 - Nintendo has raised its sales targets for the new Nintendo DS system, which has already launched in America and is scheduled to launch in Japan late next week.


Canadian dollar cracks 80 cents US for the first time in a decade

TORONTO (CP) - A roaring jobs market in Canada and disappointing jobs data from the United States helped the Canadian dollar crack 80 cents US in trading Friday for the first time in more than a decade.


Tokyo stocks rose Monday morning as investors welcomed Wall Street's strength. The U.S. dollar was lower against the yen.


WASHINGTON: The administration of President George W Bush, after being ridiculed by Democrats for an overly optimistic jobs forecast this year, significantly reduced its forecast for new jobs that will be created in 2005.


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Capgemini buys stake in Unilever's Indian services unit

(InfoWorld) - French IT services company CapgeminiÂ is acquiring a 51 percent stake in Unilever India Shared Services, a finance and accounting business process outsourcing (BPO) operation in India belonging to European consumer goods maker Unilever Group. The financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed. The acquisition of a majority stake by Capgemini in Unilever India Shared Services is the first step towards full acquisition of the company by 2008, said Baru Rao, chief executive officer of Capgemini India on Thursday. Unilever's continued investment in Unilever India Shared Services, also called Indigo, until 2008 is an indication of Unilever's commitment to giving the company business, Rao said. The decision of the consumer goods maker to divest from Indigo is in line with its strategy to pull out of noncore areas, Rao added. As part of the relationship between the two companies, Capgemini and Unilever have entered into a seven-year agreement to deliver finance and accounting BPO services to Unilever Group companies that are currently serviced by Indigo. The services will be delivered by Indigo's current staff, as well as staff from Capgemini who will operate out of a single entity, Rao said. Indigo is a provider of financial shared services and Sarbanes-Oxley Act compliance services to the Unilever Group worldwide. It has operations in Bangalore and Chennai, and has nearly 600 professionals, including about 75 Chartered Accountants, working in these centers. It currently serves Unilever companies in about 45 countries. The acquisition, which is expected to be completed by October, will help Capgemini increase quickly the number of staff it has working on finance and accounting BPO in India, Rao said. Currently, Capgemini's Indian operations have about 450 BPO staff of which about 50 are in finance and accounting BPO. Indigo will be an extension to Capgemini's current BPO delivery network in Poland, China, India, Australia, the U.S. and Canada, Capgemini said. For Indigo, the tie-up with Capgemini provides an opportunity to address customers outside the Unilever Group. Although Unilever continues as an investor in Indigo, all future investments in sales, infrastructure and staffing at Indigo will be done by Capgemini, Rao said. Unilever will not make any profit from the operation during the transition to full ownership by Capgemini, he added. Capgemini said earlier this year that it will make India its hub for offshore delivery of IT and BPO services. The company's Indian operation, which currently employs about 5,600 staff, will have 10,000 staff in India by the end of next year.


Members of Congress can send letters by "franking" Â that is, putting their signature on the mail instead of postage. The cost is then charged to the members' office budgets and ultimately paid by taxpayers.


LONDON, Feb. 10 -- Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles strode beaming into a dinner at Windsor Castle on Thursday evening, their first public appearance since trading in the label of prince and mistress for officially engaged couple. The bride-to-be sported an elegant platinum and diamond ring, a royal heirloom that signifies their plans to marry on April 8.


Details of a new television ad from Democratic Sen. John Kerry to begin airing this week:


By Dick Meyer. By Dotty Lynch. By Bob Schieffer. (CBS/AP) President Bush and Sen. John Kerry swapped charges over a looming shortage of flu vaccine and the future of Social Security as they


Investor Group Agrees to Buy Dick Clark Productions

RedZone Capital purchased Dick Clark Productions, the TV production company, for $175 million.


Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher will start Sunday's inaugural Chinese Grand Prix from the back of the grid or the pitlane after Ferrari changed his car's engine.


UK Prime Minister Tony Blair praises embattled election officials as heroes of the new Iraq, as he visits Baghdad


NFL's Vick says guilty in dogfighting case

Atlanta Falcons' quarterback Michael Vick admitted guilt on Friday in a dogfighting case that threatens the career of one of the brightest stars in U.S. football.


IBM on Friday expanded its blade-server portfolio with six new systems, new options for attached-disk drives, and improved power management.


Furyk goes four clear as Monty suffers in Sun City

SUN CITY, South Africa  - Jim Furyk sprinted four strokes clear at the Sun City Challenge on Friday while former European number one Colin Montgomerie had a second round to forget, carding a quintuple-bogey nine in his 77.


Germans Use Nokia Phones In Wireless Ticket Trial

The world's top mobile phone maker Nokia said on Tuesday its phones would be used in a project to test wireless public transport fares in Hanau, near Frankfurt in Germany, beginning early next year.


A violent video game blamed for the death of a teenager is banned by British censors.


Hospital Admission Rates Higher for White Kids in ER

MONDAY, June 4 (HealthDay News) --  White kids are admitted to hospital after an emergency room visit at a greater rate than black or Hispanic kids, new research reveals.


The U.S. holiday shopping season got off to a sluggish start with high oil prices and weak consumer confidence hitting the key Thanksgiving weekend, according to three retail indices released on Tuesday.


Panel Votes to Transfer Airwaves to Groups

Committee votes to transfer airwaves to public safety groups but includes a provision that critics say could allow broadcasters to delay the move indefinitely. -The Washington Post


Court Says U.S. Oversight of Power Industry Was Lax

The court ruled that in trying to increase competition in the power industry, national energy officials abdicated their responsibility to ensure fair electricity markets.


All of the above; the Astros are a tough team

First it seemed Russ Ortiz would be relegated to the bullpen for the division series. Now it sounds like he'll start a potentially decisive Game 4 if the series goes that far.


Google Works with Libraries to Search Book Collections  Google is taking its searchers away from the bookstore, and back to the library. Google today announced that it is working with the libraries of Harvard, Stanford, the University of Michigan, and the University of Oxford as well as The New York Public ...


Former state Sen. John Ford, once among Tennessee's most powerful lawmakers, was sentenced Tuesday to 5 1/2 years in prison for bribery.


Wildfire Sweeps by Old Calif. Mining Town

REDDING, Calif. - A wind-fueled wildfire roared through an old mining town near Redding on Sunday, destroying 20 homes and forcing nearly 125 residents to flee, officials said...


Phoenix Falls on Road for First Time in Eastern Conference

Playing without Shawn Marion and Boris Diaw, Phoenix trails the entire game and falls to an Eastern Conference foe for the first time, 99-94, to the 76ers.


Celtic have been boosted by the news that Jackie McNamara should be back in action within six weeks. The Hoops skipper was clearly in agony when he was stretchered off during Tuesday nightÂ´s 3-1 defeat at the hands of Barcelona.


Heavy rain and lightning cause power cuts, flooding and transport disruption across England and Wales.


Study Shows Simple Steps to Painless Dieting

HealthDayNews -- By reducing calorie density by 30 percent and reducing serving sizes by about a quarter, Penn State researchers eliminated 800 calories a day from the diets of young women -- and the women didn't even notice the missing calories.


California clamps down on in-car mobile use

But only if you're under 21 California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has banned the use of mobile phones while driving, but only for those under the age of 21. The rest of the population is free to chat while cruising down the freeway, eating ice cream out of a bucket and reading Sports Illustrated.â¦


Japan's Princess Kiko, pregnant with a   possible heir to the Chrysanthemum throne, is to give birth on   Wednesday, an official at the Imperial Household Agency said on   Friday.


ITALY'S Compagnie Industriali Riunite (CIR) has reached a â¬469.6 million ($827 million) settlement agreement with Hutchison Whampoa in a dispute over the mobile phone operator H3G Italia.


First-time director Tony Gilroy was more interested in a story about making peace with how you earn a buck in his legal thriller "Michael Clayton," rather than some tale about corporate evil.


Impressionist, Modern Art to Be Auctioned

Paintings by such luminary artists as Gauguin, Matisse and Monet will be auctioned next week by the city's top two auction houses, Christie's and Sotheby's, in separate impressionist and modern art sales.


Unrelenting violence and insecurity in Iraq could cause as many as 1 million Iraqis to flee their homes this year, the world's migration body said Friday.


Ukrainian parliamentarians believe that President Leonid Kuchma for the first time openly stated his support for presidential candidate Viktor Yanukovych on television on Sunday.


Jonathan Snook's Blog: Zend Framework: First Impressions

Jonathan Snook has posted some of his first impressions of the Zend Framework to his blog today - and so far, they're pretty good:   Last week, the first production release of the Zend Framework was released. I've taken some time to read through the documentation to understand what each of the components do. And you know what? I think I like it.   He talks about what the framework is, how it compares to the CakePHP framework and his example of making a simple del.icio.us class to pull recent posts from a feed.


Agassi bites the dust as Russian Safin sets up final clash with ...

MADRID: Marat Safin defeated Andre Agassi 6-3, 7-6 yesterday to book a place in the Madrid Masters final against Argentina's David Nalbandian.


Hamas says still seeks Israel's destruction

The Palestinian Islamist group Hamas rejected on Monday criticism by al Qaeda's second-in-command and said it was still committed to Israel's destruction despite a power-sharing deal with the Fatah faction.


Nothing Jol-ly in UEFA Cup football as Dutchman Jol sacked by Spurs

A potentially low key start to Thursday's UEFA Cup group stage was enlivened in no uncertain fashion with the reports that Spurs manager Martin Jol had been removed from his post.


US Treasuries retreat before payrolls challenge

US Treasuries broke a three-day rally and retreated on Thursday as investors turned cautious before the climax of the week -- the August payrolls report.


Tropical Depression could form in Atlantic: NHC

A well-organized tropical wave in the Atlantic Ocean about 250 miles east of the Windward Islands could form into a tropical depression later on Friday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said in a morning update.


Police in Paris arrest seven people suspected of recruiting young people to fight against the US-led coalition in Iraq.


Lega: Pozzo "Chiediamo che il 18 ottobre non si voti

"Ci sono diversi problemi da affrontare; il calcio sta attraversando un momento particolare, c`Ã¨ bisogno di regole nuove. Chiediamo che il 18 ottobre non si voti: abbiamo bisogno di tempo per riflettere".


AFRICA/CAMERUN - Prevenzione e cura per combattere Aids, tubercolosi e malaria: la Chiesa Cattolica in Camerun Ã¨ lÂunica ad intervenire in questo senso con la formazione del personale locale e lÂaccompagnamento dei malati Roma (Agenzia Fides) - Alberto Piubello vive in Camerun da dieci anni e lavora come medico nella Red CatÃ³lica della Salute del paese africano che copre il cinquanta per cento dellÂassistenza sanitaria totale prestata al paese.  Nel corso dellÂVIII C...


Third-quarter profit jumped 77 percent, driven by growing sales of data storage software and hardware as well as a hefty gain from the sale of an ownership stake in VMware.


C's have nothing extra: Comeback wasted in OT loss to Wiz

The Celtics found themselves in an overtime duel here last night. Unfortunately for the Green, they played the extra inning like the Yankees.


Fantasy football teaches valuable investment lessons.


The insomniac as hero -- that's how I think of W.C. Fields. When chronic lack of sleep wore the comedian down during a film shoot, he would repair to his trailer for a few winks (supplemented, no doubt, by a few swigs from the bottle). For Fields, who wrote his own scripts, sleep was the Great Eluder, and his struggles to catch up with it inspired an unforgettable scene in his best movie, "It's a Gift" (1934)....


Italian supreme court acquits Berlusconi

Italy's supreme court on Friday acquitted former premier Silvio Berlusconi on corruption charges related to the sale of food group SME, media reports said.


Vietnam said on Tuesday initial tests showed a 14-month-old boy died from bird flu, but it was unclear if the child was infected with the same H5N1 strain of the virus that killed 19 people in the country earlier this year.


The Liberal Democrats want to change "the face of council housing" by building a million social homes.


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The Patriots filled their opening for a wide receivers coach, hiring Nick Caserio yesterday. Caserio has served as the team's director of pro personnel -- a position in which he monitored all personnel in the league and reported to vice president of player personnel Scott Pioli -- for the last three years. He replaces Brian Daboll, who left the team ...


A Deepening Debate on Soldiers and Their Insurers

Some life insurers and their agents say that improper meddling by senior officers is preventing young soldiers from getting supplemental insurance coverage.


Bear Stearns net drops on mortgage woes, charge

Investment bank Bear Stearns Cos. Inc. , one of the nation's largest mortgage bond underwriters, said on Thursday quarterly earnings fell by a third as trouble in the mortgage market hurt bond trading revenue and it wrote down assets at a stock trading venture.


U.S. Will Miss Half Its Supply of Flu Vaccine

Officials said that most healthy adults should delay or skip flu shots so that people most at risk can get scarce supplies.


Tomorrow's huge winners are out there today. The trick is finding them.


Now that a hard-to-get meningitis vaccine is more plentiful, health experts recommended Wednesday that the shots be given to all children ages 11-18.


Stanford came into the weekend with its second-leading scorer sidelined and its NCAA tournament hopes in doubt. Another sweep against the Oregon schools has improved the outlook for the Cardinal quite a bit.


Yahoo Acquires Email Search Developer Stata Labs  Yahoo announced on Thursday it has acquired privately held e-mail search company Stata Labs, opening up a new email and attachment file search market for Yahoo Search Technology and Overture Search Advertising. Stata Labs is the company behind its flagship software product Bloomba, which ...


Wild Oats X1 has begun its attempt to win the Sydney-to-Hobart yacht race for the third consecutive year, something no yacht has done since 1948.


Napoli, 20:39 - CALCIO, NAPOLI: GATTI CEDUTO AL MODENA

Il Napoli ha ceduto a titolo definitivo al Modena il centrocampista Fabio Gatti, 25 anni. "Sono cont...


Family values first for proud father Tiger Woods

Although driven to become the best golfer possible, world number one Tiger Woods is not going to sacrifice his family for his work.


Berlin Philharmonic conductor Sir Simon Rattle warns arts funding cuts by the capital city are "catastrophic."


International Business Machines Corp. said yesterday it will pay at least $300 million to settle part of a lawsuit that claimed the firm's pension plan discriminated against older workers.


Apologies for ending faith-based bigotry

"All across Britain, derelict churches are being bought up by corporate chains and turned into superpubs with space for hundreds of drinkers.


Microsoft India today announced the launch of 'Express' product line for SQL server and visual studio, mainly targeted at entry-level developers and programming enthusiasts who are interested in experimenting with application development.


SBC announced consumer tests of its Internet phone service Tuesday in Los Angeles and three other major cities and said it will offer the low-cost, feature-laden plans to all broadband customers in its 13-state territory including California early next year.


The fourth-seeded pair of Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi streamrolled Wayne Black and Kevin Ullyett of Zimbabwe 6-4, 6-4 to enter the semifinals.


Fewer Americans filed jobless claims last week and growth in worker productivity slowed sharply in the third quarter, government data showed on Thursday, hinting that conditions in the sluggish U.S. labor market have improved.


OSI, Genentech Shares Fall Despite FDA OK

Biotech company OSI Pharmaceuticals Inc. and biotech giant Genentech Inc. reported Friday that the Food and Drug Administration approved their Tarceva cancer treatment for patients with advanced non-small-cell


More than half of the world's market cap now sits outside the United States.


Shares in video games maker Eidos fall more than 17% after the creator of the Lara Croft series says it can not guarantee the firm will be bought.


Rogers Communications Inc.'s media division on Wednesday said is now the sole owner of Rogers Sportsnet Inc. after purchasing the remaining 20 percent interest from Fox Sports Net Canada Holdings LLC for 45 million Canadian dollars ($36.9 million).


This Boat Is Your Boat, This Boat Is My Boat, and the Hudson Is Beckoning

The Woody, a modest gaff-rigged Hudson River ferry sloop, sets sail every weeknight from early spring to late fall, taking visitors for free on a two-hour sail along the Hudson.


CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - Clocks at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida began ticking down on Saturday toward Tuesday's planned launch of the space shuttle Discovery on a construction mission to the International Space Station.


Robber Tangles With Construction Workers

By Paul Bourgeois, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas  Feb. 9--ARLINGTON -- Pulling a gun on construction workers is probably never a good idea.   Arlington police said they believe that Daniel Wright did just that Thursday afternoon.


Voters OK most bonds, nix stem cell research

U.S. voters approved over 80 percent  of the nearly $29 billion in bond issues on Tuesday's ballot,  agreeing to borrow money for schools, roads and the fight  against cancer, but rejecting state initiatives paying for stem  cell research.


RealNetworks announced that it has sold 1 million songs in the week since beginning its half-price music promotion. Real dropped song pricing to 49-cents from 99-cents, in part to highlight its Harmony technology, which allows purchased songs to be played on over 70 digital media players including Apple's iPod. But Apple has chastised Real for what it calls "tactics and ethics of a hacker," and says future iPod software updates will likely break compatibility with Harmony.


Microsoft Expands Program on Source Code

SEATTLE - Microsoft Corp. is expanding a program to give government organizations access to some of its tightly guarded software blueprints amid growing competition from rivals who make such source code freely available...


The senior Palestinian officials hoping to come to France to visit their ailing leader Yasser Arafat put off their trip on Monday because Arafat's wife was opposed to it, a Palestinian official said.


AP Poll: Kerry Holds Small Lead Over Bush

WASHINGTON - Sen. John Kerry has taken a slim lead over President Bush, according to an Associated Press poll that shows the president's support tumbling on personal qualities, the war in Iraq and the commander in chief's bedrock campaign issue - national security...


Dip in Visual Memory Seen Early in Mental Decline

Older adults with mild cognitive impairment may have problems retaining a mental picture of objects they've just seen -- a subtle memory problem that could serve as an early indicator of Alzheimer's disease risk, researchers reported Monday.


European equities higher on bid activity

European stocks were higher on Wednesday thanks to a strong performance on Wall Street overnight, and fresh merger and acquisition activity.


British terror laws alienate Muslims, policeman says

British anti-terrorism laws discriminate against Muslims and law enforcement agencies are running a "real risk of criminalising" ethnic minority communities, a top police officer will say on Monday, according to The Guardian newspaper.


Ucraina, Yanukovic si dimette "temporaneamente"

L'ex premier rimette il mandato per partecipare alla campagna elettorale. Saltato il compromesso sulle riforme dopo l'annuncio di accordo della tarda notte di ieri. E da Kiev una voce insistente vuole Kuchma


Svetlana Kuznetsova tested positive for the banned stimulant ephedrine during an offseason charity event, a Belgian sports minister said Monday, but WTA Tour CEO Larry Scott doubts the U.S. Open champion will be penalized.


Nigerian oil delta seethes as militants are buried

OPOROZA, Nigeria  - Masked rebels from Nigeria's   oil producing Niger Delta vowed revenge against the government   and oil companies during the weekend funerals in remote   mangrove forests of nine militants killed by troops.


Vice-Premier Zeng leaves Beijing for European trip

Chinese Vice-Premier Zeng Peiyan left Beijing on Monday afternoon, kicking off his official visit to Germany and Spain.


Oil falls for third day, hovers above $58

Oil slid for a third day on Wednesday  but remained in a narrow trading range below $60 a barrel with  little impetus to break out in either direction.


Nestle confirmed its 2004 guidance on Tuesday, defying profit warnings from rivals Unilever and Colgate-Palmolive which had cast doubt over the consumers goods industry's outlook.


Bryon Russell has been to the playoffs every year but one and has played in the NBA Finals three times. It's just the kind of experience the Denver Nuggets could use.


Travel to the City of Brotherly Love will soon turn into a three-way brawl. Delta Air Lines Inc. said yesterday it will begin offering four daily flights from Logan International Airport to Philadelphia International on Nov. 5, taking on a route that US Airways dominates and AirTran Airways has been fighting to crack.


U.S. Treasury debt prices were swept  lower on Friday after failing to sustain a bounce despite a  moderate set of U.S. inflation numbers.


In the Land of Beautiful People, an Artist Without a Face

A splashy Los Angeles debut by Banksy, perhaps BritainÂs most notorious graffiti artist and public prankster.


Genesis Hits the Mark For Utah Reentry Wednesday

NASAâs Genesis spacecraft performed a critical trajectory maneuver September 6, putting it on a precise course for plunging into Earthâs atmosphere and fireballing its way toward the Air Force's Utah Test and Training Range (UTTR), southwest of Salt


Learn About Estate Planning at Boise and Nampa Seminars

By The Idaho Statesman, Boise  Sep. 14--The University of Idaho Extension is sponsoring an estate planning program entitled "Secure Your Future" on Tuesday and Sept. 26 in Boise and Oct. 17 and 24 in Nampa.


Darfur violence worse since security deal -EU aid chief

The European Union's aid chief said the violence in Sudan's Darfur region had worsened since the government and rebels signed new security agreements two weeks ago.


Bush to Honor Vets at Arlington Cemetery

As U.S. troops battle insurgents in Fallujah, President Bush is paying his annual Veterans Day tribute to the armed forces.


20 years later, female astronaut recalls a spacewalk 'first'

As Kathy Sullivan nears her 20th anniversary as the first American woman to walk in space, her adventurous spirit is still alive. The former astronaut says she supports a manned


People in the News: Reward for Hilton's missing pooch

Paris Hilton has been spotted hanging pink posters advertising that her royal Chihuahua Tinkerbell is missing. The posters sport photos of the heiress posing with the well-known pup, and the words "This dog is like a child to me," says People. The ...


President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that the U.S. war in Iraq was a "pointless" battle against the Iraqi people, the latest jab at Washington from the increasingly confrontational Russian leader.


Scott Peterson was not experiencing money problems and stood to gain more financially if his pregnant wife remained alive, a defense witness testified Tuesday at his murder trial.


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Dutch face long political and economic uncertainty

The Netherlands began what is likely to be a long period of political uncertainty and economic inertia on Thursday after the Christian Democrats kept power in an election but failed to win a majority in parliament.


Russia's Red Army Fetes Pope on Eve of Anniversary

Russia's Red Army chorus and  orchestra on Friday feted Pope John Paul to mark his 26th  anniversary as Roman Catholic leader, an event unthinkable just  15 years ago before the fall of the Soviet Union.


Sony delays 'Home' virtual world for PS3

In yet another embarrassing delay for Sony, the company is delaying the launch of its "Home" virtual world for the PlayStation 3, initially planned for later this year, until next spring.


UnitedHealth Group Inc.  cut its 2007 revenue forecast on Monday after determining membership in its full-service Medicare plans for seniors will likely decline "modestly" this year.


European shares opened firmer on Thursday led by ABN AMRO as investors applauded the savings the Dutch broker will make from cutting jobs.


The European Commission has expanded anÂ ongoing antitrust probeÂ of computer chip maker Intel to examine claims that the company has been pressuring the Continent's largest computer retail chain not to sell computers containing chips made by archrival Advanced Micro DevicesÂ (AMD), Commission spokesman Jonathan Todd confirmed Monday.


BEIJING - Nineteen men have been detained by police in southwest China for impersonating monks and selling fake or shoddy goods, a local official and state media said Sunday.


An earthquake jolted San Francisco Bay area residents awake early Friday, breaking glass and rattling nerves, although there were no immediate reports of injuries.


Rare type of pneumonia occurring at higher than normal rate among ...

Two deaths have been attributed to a rare type of pneumonia that is occurring among US troops in Iraq at a higher than normal rate, according to a study in the December 22/29 issue of JAMA.


A boiler in a women's spa exploded Tuesday, killing one woman and injuring at least four others, police said. At least one other person was believed to be buried in the wreckage.


iPhone demo: UI is the secret of its success

Although the popular new iPhone from Apple is being hailed as a breakthrough device for the many features it offers, the key to its success is its extremely useful -- and way cool -- touchscreen user interface.


Oil Prices Hit Another Record High of $55

Crude oil futures rallied late Friday to a new record high of $54.90, a day after a decline in the U.S. inventory of heating oil roiled a market already on edge over tight supplies, high demand and unrest among key producers.


Pregnant Nigeria teenager appeals against stoning sentence

A pregnant Nigerian teenager appeared before an Islamic court to hear her lawyer launch an appeal against her conviction for adultery, for which she was sentenced to be stoned to death.


Tokyo's Nikkei fell 0.79 percent by  midday on Monday, extending losses into a seventh session as  worries about higher oil prices hit airlines, while banks and  retailers wilted on concerns about the domestic economic  outlook.


Apple lowers cost of iPod Nano parts: iSuppli

Apple Inc's  new iPod  Nano portable music and video player boasts lower component  costs than the previous version, market research firm iSuppli  said on Wednesday.


Hurricane Ivan hit the Gulf Coast with 130 mph winds Thursday and unleashed most of its fury on the Florida Panhandle, collapsing a bridge and sending six tornadoes barreling


German Investor Confidence Probably Dropped in August on Rising Oil Prices

Investor confidence in Germany, Europe s biggest economy, probably fell for the first month in three in August amid concern about a global slowdown and surging oil prices, a survey of economists showed.


The Danziger Projects gallery on West 26th Street is showing the work of  Scott Schuman, a photographer known from the blog The Sartorialist.


For the second time in a year, British Prime Minister Tony Blair underwent treatment Friday for an irregular heartbeat. Blair was released from London hospital soon after the procedure, and told reporters he was "absolutely fine.


Internet security experts have found two "flaws" with Microsoft Corp's long-awaited security update for its Windows XP operating system, but the software behemoth insists that the new SP2 is secure.


Olympics organisers order tighter security after a man leaps into the pool during a synchronised diving final.


Manish: B'wood has regained its fashion sense

Celebrated Indian fashion designer Manish Malhotra feels Bollywood has revived its fashion consciousness, bouncing


Mortar Fire Heard in Najaf After Peace Mission Stalls, AFP Says

Aug. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Mortar fire and gunshots were heard in Najaf a day after an Iraqi delegation failed to meet Shiite Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr on a peace mission aimed at ending an uprising by the cleric's militia, Agence France-Presse said.


Your Call (and Rants on Hold) Will Be Monitored

The message, "This call may be monitored for quality assurance purposes," is so common that many callers assume no one is listening. But they would be wrong.


Catania, 19:24 - CALCIO, CATANIA: TESSERATO IL DIFENSORE TERLIZZI

Il Catania ha ingaggiato dalla Sampdoria il difensore Cristian Terlizzi. (Nic. Api) (05/07...


A.J. Pierzynski barreled over Cubs catcher Michael Barrett, who punched the White Sox catcher and started a bench-clearing melee in the second inning that led to four ejections Saturday.


European stock markets climb on takeover news

European stock markets rose on Monday, lit up by merger and acquisition news after a bright performance in Tokyo and Hong Kong, dealers said.


CUORE: ECCO I 9 KILLER GLOBALI CHE SCATENANO INFARTO

MONACO - Sono nove i killer del cuore e scatenano l'infarto allo stesso modo in tutte le regioni e in tutte le popolazioni del mondo, indipendentemente dall'etnia. A indicarli per la prima volta come ''nemici


"Mr. Skin" cashes in on obsession with naked women

Jim McBride has made it his life's work to know how much naked female flesh appears in movies -- an obsession apparently shared by millions of people.


TWO weeks ago, the State House looked like a scene from the movie "Titanic," dazed occupants reeling from the latest iceberg.


Pension schemes may be forced to use more realistic assumptions about their members' longevity.


Trial Ends for U.S. Soldier Accused of Killing Iraqi

FORT HOOD, Texas,  - A U.S. Army sergeant accused  of killing an Iraqi by having subordinates force him off a  bridge and into a river should be convicted so Iraqis and U.S.  troops understand such behavior will not be tolerated, an Army  prosecutor said on Thursday.


ALLENTOWN, Pa. - A gun-wielding robber swiped a red Salvation Army kettle from a collector in front of a supermarket, police said.


Canada puts $105 million into global AIDS fight

People around the world marked World AIDS Day by focussing on the need to protect women and young girls, as Canada announced $105 million in new funding for the cause.


Army whistleblower claims racism, sexism and demotion threats


LOS ANGELES, Oct. 24 -- In a disaster driven more than anything by wind, the breezes dying across Southern California on Wednesday translated into rising hope.


U.S. Military Predicts Rising Violence in Iraq

BAGHDAD, Nov. 28 -- Parliament voted unanimously Tuesday to keep Iraq under a state of emergency for 30 more days, as a U.S. military spokesman said he expects violence to escalate over the next few weeks in response to Thursday's bombings in Sadr City.


Oracle details new charges, alleges SAP's TomorrowNow copied materials to the point of repeating errors from originals.


In Obamaâs Pursuit of Latinos, Race Plays Role

As the Democratic presidential candidates court Hispanic voters, Barack Obama confronts a history of often uneasy and competitive relations between blacks and Latinos.


Sixteen Saudi prisoners arrive in Riyadh after being released from the US detention camp at Guantanamo Bay.


Ignore international law at your own peril

Wise indeed was the statement Friday by French Foreign Minister Michel Barnier that, "We have always considered that it's international law that constitutes the framework for any action, notably against terrorism or for stability in the world.


Swedes will no longer be able to snoop through each other's finances anonymously after a popular Web site agreed to tighten the rules on its credit information services, officials said Friday.


Public radio: No Webcast changes for us for now

Blog: National Public Radio and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting say they expect no disruptions in their music streams thanks to a temporary agreement with the music industry over elevated fees set to kick in Sunday.


Relatives Mourn Victims of Ark. Bus Crash

Grieving friends and relatives of passengers on a tour bus that crashed in Arkansas gathered Saturday at the home of the bus' owner, whose own brother was one of at least 15 people killed in the early morning accident.


Senior Iraqi commander 'has ties to insurgents'

BAGHDAD - Two car bombs wounded American and Iraqi troops west of the capital on Sunday and a few hours later the US military announced the arrest of a senior Iraqi National Guard commander on suspicion of ties to insurgents, underscoring the challenges


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US researchers have found that people who pay for whole-body X-ray scans in the hope of finding tumors at their earliest stages may be raising their overall risk of cancer, reported China Radio International Tuesday.


Supreme Court skeptical that U.S. patent control expands beyond borders

Also: Party like it's 1999: Tech IPOs are back. Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra.


The former Enron chief executive said he was made a scapegoat and is seeking to remain free on bail while he appeals his conviction.


Director Russell's Anti-War Film Finds Distributor

Film director David O. Russell's  anti-Iraq war documentary "Soldier's Pay" has found a new  distributor in independent film company Cinema Libre Studio  after Warner Bros. balked at sending the movie to theaters or  packaging it in a DVD.


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Jaguars' Taylor Inactive Against Houston

Jacksonville Jaguars running back Fred Taylor was inactive Sunday against the Houston Texans, ending his streak of consecutive starts at 46 games.


Defense contractor Northrop Grumman Corp. on Monday said it received a 10-year, $408 million Army contract to provide simulated battle command training support to Army corps commanders - the latest award in


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Many patients stop taking their medicine far sooner than they should, researchers say, and that decision can be deadly when the drugs treat heart disease or diabetes.


The brother of Ken Bigley says he has heard the hostage has been handed over to a group who are preparing to make a ransom demand.


The investigation of alleged illegal payments in the US insurance business widens as California announces its own probe.


The electronics giant belatedly decides to support the popular digital music format on its hard-drive players. Watch out, Apple. Ah, remember the '80s.


Toyota Central Develop Ultra High Quality Silicon Carbide Single ...

Mr. Daisuke Nakamura and colleagues in Toyota Central R&D Labs, Inc. developed ultrahigh-quality silicon carbide single crystals which has fewer dislocation density by two to three orders magnitude than the


Hart sets pace with Singh at Pebble Beach

PEBBLE BEACH, California  - American Dudley Hart, sidelined for much of last year to care for his sick wife, charged into a share of the lead with Vijay Singh in the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am third round on Saturday.


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International assistance to the Palestinians will not be effective unless Israel eases travel restrictions that have stalled some aid projects and sent the costs of others soaring, Oxfam International warned on the eve of a donors' conference.


Composer-singer Himesh Reshammiya has dedicated his first film "Aap Kaa Surroor", releasing today, to his mother


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Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O on Tuesday unveiled a new version of its Windows XP Media Center, adding features such as instant messaging and high-definition television to a personal computer designed for the living room.


China Petroleum and Chemical Corp (Sinopec) and Shell Companies in China established a joint venture over the weekend in Nanjing, capital of East China's Jiangsu Province, according to Monday's China Daily.


Microsoft: Not behind Russia piracy case

Microsoft Corp., responding to a plea from former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, said Tuesday it had no role in Russia's investigation of a school principal on charges of buying pirated Windows software.


DuPont has its third consecutive quarter of higher revenue and earnings.


Hardly an hour goes by without Thomas Serafin or one of his cyber-sleuths checking what eBay has to offer.


Jones Advances in Long Jump; Johnson Out

ATHENS, Greece - Marion Jones made her Athens debut in virtual anonymity, quietly advancing to the long jump final. Allen Johnson had the attention of everyone in the stadium, for all the wrong reasons...


Colts' Manning Will Restructure Contract

Peyton Manning agrees to restructure his contract with the Indianapolis Colts to save the team nearly $8 million in salary cap space.


Thai teams pump out lake in grim search for more tsunami victims

The devastated fishing town of Baan Nam Khem in the worst-hit province of Phang Nga was a focus of recovery efforts 10 days after the disaster as officials attempted to establish a true figure for the dead.


Chennai: The killing of forest brigand Veerappan by the Tamil Nadu Special Task Force (STF) is another feather in the cap of its chief K Vijay Kumar, additional director general of police.


In this appealing but overstuffed and at times undernourished history of Hollywood, David Thomson tries to do it all.


Train derails in Britain, several hurt: witnesses

A passenger train derailed Friday and slid down an embankment in a remote area of northwest England, causing numerous injuries, according to rescue workers.


"Sex and the City" headed to movie theaters

The four women who spiced up Manhattan's singles scene for six years on the HBO television series "Sex and the City" appear headed for a big-screen reunion after all.


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Things just aren't going well for Timothy Scott Short. Just days after a pair of tech support calls he made to printer manufacturer Digimarc resulted in his arrest, he now finds himself on the receiving end of a data breach with his Social Security number and birthdate accidentally made public via the federal court's Electronic Case Files (ECF) system.It's an ironic development, because Short, 33, was arrested in connection with the Oct. 5 theft of a Missouri Department of Revenue printer and a PC containing data on as many as 500 state residents.Short's personal information was discovered by the IDG News Service, listed on a court document called a Criminal Case Cover Sheet, which was publicly available to users of the ECF system. Normally, this document should only be accessible to those involved in the case, but it appears to have been inadvertently made public, according to a clerk with the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, who asked not to be identified because she was not authorized to speak with the press. "It's something on our side," she said, adding that technical staff is now looking into the problem.The U.S. Judicial Conference, which sets policy for U.S. courts, has said that this kind of information should be removed from publicly available electronic court records, but actually removing all the sensitive information has proved difficult."If you went online to various court systems, you could find social security numbers of many individuals," said Paul Stephens, director of policy and advocacy with the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse. "It's a really, really difficult question to answer, just because you're dealing with so many jurisdictions."Social Security numbers are the building blocks of identity theft crime because they can be used to secure credit cards. "Any time you are placing Social Security numbers online, your are subjecting that person to identity theft," Stephens said.With the push to make public documents available online, other government databases have had similar problems. Earlier this year, the states of California and Colorado were forced to take their Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) databases offline after privacy advocates pointed out that the Social Security numbers and other data they contained could be misused by identity thieves.Short, however, may have bigger problems to worry about. He's facing $250,000 in fines and 10 years in prison on charges of possession of "document-making implements" in connection with the theft. He was arrested after U.S. Secret Service Special Agent John Bush recognized his voice in calls placed to a tech support line of the company that makes the stolen printer.


Rwanda Troops Airlifted to Start AU Mission in Darfur

Rwandan troops were airlifted on Sunday to Sudan's Darfur as the first foreign force there, mandated to protect observers monitoring a cease-fire between the Sudanese government and rebels in the troubled western region.


Syria is responding with a mixture of bravado and denial to mounting accusations by the United States and Iraq that it's a staging ground for the Iraqi insurgency with key


Analysis: Taking on al-Sadr carries risk

This week's intense clashes between the Iraqi army and a Shiite militia are part of a strategy to whittle away the power of a radical cleric. But the high-risk gambit could trigger more fighting across the Shiite south — at a time when the cleric's stronghold in the capital is virtually off-limits.


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Australian court paves way for Indian doctor's return

A court cleared the way for an Indian doctor arrested over failed bomb attacks in Britain to return to Australia when it upheld a previous ruling that the government erred in cancelling his visa.


Apple talks up mid-range Motorola 'iPod phone'

Apple has declared itself "very happy" with Motorola's attempt to build an iPod-style mobile phone that can play songs downloaded from its iTunes Music Store.


Asante Samuel's first name means "thank you" in Swahili, but it's unlikely he'll be thanking Chicago Bears cornerback Nathan Vasher anytime soon.


Supermarkets Set Sights On Northern Virginia

This year, the region's supermarket chains will focus their already fierce battle for customers on the Virginia suburbs, lured by its rapid population growth, high incomes and available land.


Tensions flare in Gaza despite appeals for calm

Gunfire erupted inside Gaza's main hospital on Monday between Hamas-led police and the family of a dead fighter loyal to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas of Fatah, fuelling fears of more violence despite appeals for calm.


David Coulthard's season-long search for a Formula One drive next year is almost over. Negotiations between Red Bull Racing and Coulthard, who tested for the Austrian team for the first time


In the first of a series of Pitcairn sex abuse trials, a British woman allegedly raped during her childhood on the remote Pacific island has told a court that men on the island were given free rein to treat young girls as sexual playthings.


News Corp. chief Rupert Murdoch has made a move to head off any surprise hostile takeover threat from Liberty Media boss John Malone.


Gold Fields Asks Court to Block Harmony Bid

GOLD Fields last night opened another front in its war to stave off a hostile takeover bid by rival Harmony this time bringing in the high court.


Baby in good health after being ripped from womb

KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI - A four-day-old girl who was cut from her mother's womb is doing well according to hospital officials in Topeka, Kansas.


British seabirds have had their worst breeding season ever with industrial fishing a key problem, scientists say.


American Davis date means top tennis security

SEVILLE, Spain  - This weekend's Davis Cup final between hosts Spain and the United States is set to draw the biggest crowd in the event's 104-year history - but the political tension emanating from the US-led war in Iraq means the number of security


Vonage to continue fight against Verizon's patent lawsuit

- Broadband telephone services provider Vonage  Holdings Corp.  said it intends to continue its fight  against a patent infringement lawsuit filed by Verizon  Communications Inc. .


Bank of England rescues Northern Rock mortgage lender

The Bank of England on Friday provided emergency financial support to the first major British bank to be severely hit by the credit crunch sparked by the US home loan crisis.


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Although Kurt Busch's driving style fits Dover International Speedway, the co-leader of the Nextel Cup championship chase has not mastered The Monster Mile.


Eta bombs keep up pressure on national holiday

The Basque terrorist group Eta yesterday gave its second violent reminder in four days that it was still active by exploding bombs in seven cities on Spain's constitution day public holiday.


New Livingston coach Archie Knox admits the appointment of rookie boss Richard Gough by the Almondvale board does represent a gamble for the West Lothian club.


Goldman Chairman Gets a Bonus of $53.4 Million

The bonus, the highest ever for a Wall Street chief executive, came a week after Goldman reported a record profit of $9.5 billion.


Chirac allies stand trial in Paris vote scam case

Allies of Jacques Chirac went on trial on   Monday charged with vote-rigging in Paris at a time when the   French president was city mayor.


European Union foreign affairs chief Javier Solana said Monday the Iraqi authorities can count on the support of the 25-nation EU after this weekend's elections highlighted the willingness to move toward a democratic Iraq.


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Laser Technique Used to Treat Bad Breath

If brushing and mouthwash don't improve bad breath, an Israeli scientist may have the solution -- laser treatment.


âChuck Close,â about the painter, photographer and printmaker by the documentary filmmaker Marion Cajori, truly excels in its depiction of the physical process of making art.


Are these stocks cheap for a reason, or overlooked opportunities?


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Toyota sees slight drop in U.S car market

Toyota Motor Co (7203.T) President  Katsuaki Watanabe said on Tuesday he expected a slight decline  in the U.S. auto market in 2007 to around 16.3 million units.


Who's Got the Geekiest Halloween Get-Up?

Vote on the latest in Halloween nerdwear and submit photos of your own costume.


Kerry, Bush Duel Over Medicare, Terror War

Democrat John Kerry criticized President Bush on Saturday for burying a record jump in Medicare premiums in a pre-holiday announcement that came during a rush of news at home and abroad.


Yahoo Searchâs Slurp and How to Write for It

Yahoo Search's Slurp and How to Write for It  As the world's second most popular search tool, Yahoo moves a tremendous amount of traffic and is a very credible alternative to Google. Yahoo receives over 2.76 billion page views per day from hundreds of millions of unique users. It boasts over ...


Mormons almost unanimously supported Mitt Romney in his easy victory Saturday in Nevada's Republican presidential caucuses, a preliminary survey found.


The toll from a severe earthquake on Indonesia's Sumatra island last week has risen to 23 dead and 88 injured, an official said on Sunday, and the area is likely to experience further significant aftershocks.


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Walt Disney settles charges of disclosure violations

NEW YORK, December 20  - The US Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) announced today that Walt Disney & Co (DIS.


The Golden Compass director Chris Weitz says film fans are "jaded" by too many special effects in movies.


There are literally tons of man-made debris orbiting the Earth, from rocket parts to dead satellites to human waste dumped by space station crews. Then there's the stuff that spacewalking astronauts have simply lost out there.


New HIV Drug Sanctioned When Others Fail

MONDAY, Jan. 21 (HealthDay News) -- The anti-HIV medication entravirine has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for adults who have failed treatment with other antiretrovirals.


Audrey Hepburn's gown auction money to aid children

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


Merck plunges on report it hid Vioxx risks

Shares of Merck & Co. plunged almost 10 percent yesterday after a media report said that documents show the pharmaceutical giant hid or denied


Supreme Court Affirms Do-Not-Call Ruling

The national do-not-call list overcame its last legal hurdle Monday when the Supreme Court let stand a lower-court ruling affirming its constitutionality.


Lebanon vote delayed as mediator sees "closed door"

Lebanon's presidential election was postponed from Monday to February 11, the parliament speaker said on Sunday, announcing the 13th delay of a vote blocked by the country's political crisis.


Parts of the River Thames are lowered by up to eight inches to prepare for the site for this year's Reading Festival.


GREEN BAY, Wis. - Brett Favre somehow spun free from the Seahawks' clutches and stumbled ahead in the snow. Ever the gambler, he flipped a wobbly, underhanded pass he had no business trying, let alone completing.


Manchester United won 2-1 at Fulham on Cristiano Ronaldo's 88th-minute goal Saturday, moving nine points ahead of Chelsea at the top of the Premier League. Brian McBride opened the scoring at home for Fulham, and Ryan Giggs tied the score for United midway through the first half. Ronaldo then sent a deflected shot into the net.


Gray Whales Still Not Recovered From 19th Century Whaling

Nearly 100,000 or more gray whales once thrived in the Pacific Ocean, greatly outnumbering today's population, a new study suggests.


When it comes to luxury sports cars, Ferrari begs to differ with the Pope.


EU puts Turkey on a long road to accession

The European commission warned Turkey yesterday that it would break off entry negotiations if EU ministers found evidence of a "serious and persistent" breach of democratic and human rights.


2 Things You Need to Beat an Efficient Market

Press your advantages as an informed individual investor.


42 Students Plead No Contest to Drinking

Dozens of high school students cited for underage drinking when police busted a post-football game bash at a teacher's home have pleaded no contest.


EU willing to 'stretch' on WTO talks but success a 50-50 bet

The European Union will do its best to save global trade talks but completing a deal next year is a 50-50 prospect at best, the EU ambassador to the World Trade Organisation said.


The Congressional panel investigating the use of performance-enhancing drugs in baseball subpoenaed former player Chuck Knoblauch, indicating the committee is serious about forcing recalcitrant witnesses to testify.


Bush backs full budget authority of proposed intelligence director

The White House unveiled a detailed plan on Wednesday to give a new national intelligence director (NID), as recommended by the commission investigating theSept.


Indian suspect in Glasgow attack linked to Al-Qaeda: report

An Indian man who allegedly drove a jeep into Glasgow airport had links to the Al-Qaeda network, the Times of India reported Tuesday, citing evidence found at his Bangalore house.


What's next, since Singh has officially surpassed Woods?

Vijay Singh made official what we've known for at least a year, there's nothing wrong with the world rankings, Jack Nicklaus never went through a period like this, and Tiger's "slump," while bad for TV ratings, hints at a new, exciting period in men's golf


The Australian recording industry wants the International Red Cross to voluntarily freeze the assets of a trust that allegedly helps run the software company it is suing for copyright violations. Patrick Gray reports from Melbourne, Australia.


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Torture may be worse now in Iraq than under Saddam Hussein, the UN's chief anti-torture expert says.


Iraq violence lowest since '06 mosque attack: U.S.

Violence in Iraq has fallen to its lowest level since before a 2006 mosque attack which unleashed the deadliest phase of the Iraq war, the deputy commander of U.S. forces in Iraq said on Thursday.


Motorola To Develop FOMA Mobile Phone Handset for DoCoMo

DoCoMo previously procured FOMA handsets only from domestic manufacturers. The two companies -- Motorola and DoCoMo -- said they aim to market the new handset from next spring targeting business users.


Louisiana voters decided Saturday whether to approve a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage, one of up to 12 such measures on the ballot around the country this year.


The Los Angeles Times endorsed the presidential bids of Barack Obama and John McCain on Friday.


Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian has called on Beijing to return to a 1992 agreement in Hong Kong as the basis for dialogue to ease cross-strait tensions.


Brazil, the only candidate, was set to be confirmed Tuesday as host of the 2014 World Cup.


An inspection of the U.S. space shuttle   Atlantis on Wednesday found no sign of damage but cautious NASA   managers ordered closer scrutiny of the ship's protective heat   shield and other critical systems just to be sure.


A teenager accused of killing his stepfather with a samurai sword last year blamed the slaying on his mother Friday during his murder trial.


Culpepper Throws 2 TDs, Vikes Edge Bears

As its injury list grew longer, Minnesota's high-powered offense was consistently limited to low-risk plays by Chicago's cover-2 defense.


For Merck Chief, Credibility at the Capitol

In a hearing before the Senate Finance Committee, the chairman and chief executive of Merck & Company was treated gently, in spite of bad news about Vioxx.


Afghan Police Struggle to Work a Rough Beat

Lightly equipped, marginally trained and undermined by corruption and poor discipline, Afghanistanâs police force remains weak, though its expected role is daunting.


Torino, 11:24 - CALCIO, JUVE: BLITZ DIGOS IN SEDE ULTRAS, SEQUESTRATI BASTONI

40 bastoni, un manganello e due grossi ordigni rudimentali sono stati sequestrati dalla Digos di Tor...


(Source: AT&T)  Because they free users from the need to be cabled to a physical network, wireless LANs are being used as an access vehicle to help businesses better collaborate. Wireless LANs can improve business process efficiencies, provide scalability, improve infrastructure costs, contribute to customer and employee satisfaction, and help resolve business continuity issues. When considering a wireless LAN implementation, users should address security, bandwidth, roaming, and interference issues. Getting the most value with the least risk means engaging a partner with real field experience in WLAN design and installation.


Oil tycoon reinvents himself as dissident

Mikhail Khodorkovsky, Russia's richest man, who is imprisoned on tax fraud charges, yesterday made an emotional attempt to recast himself as its leading political dissident, in a philosophical letter in which he blamed his wealth for his fate.


Eighteen hurt in Maharashtra twin blasts

Eighteen people were injured today in two separate bomb blasts in quick succession at places of worship of minority community in Jalna and Poorna towns in central Maharashtra, prompting the authorities to clamp curfew in Jalna.


Red-hot second round gives him lead. Trying to become first Canadian in 50 years to win home event, but No. 1 Singh lurks. Mike Weir has wanted to put the Canadian back into the Canadian Open since he first teed it up for the national championship in 1989.


Livorno, 19:08 - CALCIO, LIVORNO: DIFFERENZIATO PER QUATTRO

Seduta tecnico-tattica per il Livorno in vista della gara di domenica con il Genoa.  Si sono allenat...


Yukos is suing the little-known buyer of its main production asset after failing to prevent its sale.


Police Defuse Bomb in Italy After Blair's Visit

Italian police defused a bomb early on Wednesday morning near the Sardinian holiday villa of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi just hours after a visit by British Premier Tony Blair.


LONDON -- The photo of a young Swedish father sobbing in his hospital bed in Thailand after he was reunited with his 2-year-old son appeared in newspapers throughout Europe yesterday, symbolizing this continent's sense of loss and horror over southeast Asia's tsunamis.


TORONTO -- The Toronto Blue Jays agreed to buy SkyDome, the team's ballpark, for about $21.24 million. The 50,000-seat stadium, which opened in 1989, cost about $375 million to construct and was mostly funded by taxpayers.


Hostage crisis unites French communities

The Muslim community in France has supported the government ban on headscarfs, but, asks Hugh Schofield in Paris, was that unity based on fear of a backlash?


The Thai government announces a new anti-drugs offensive, despite criticism of an earlier campaign.


SAP presents new capabilities for Netweaver

SAP AG announced two updates to the Master Data Management (MDM) component of its NetWeaver integration and application platform on Tuesday. The updates, which will appear by the end of the year, are designed to make it easier to synchronize data between different systems. Two other new NetWeaver enhancements, faster searching of corporate data and more robust handling of errors in Java applications, will only appear in the next release of NetWeaver, planned for 2005, the company said at the SAP TechEd conference in San Diego.


House Blocks Court on Pledge Case Rulings

WASHINGTON - The House passed legislation Thursday that would prevent the Supreme Court from ruling on whether the words "under God" should be stricken from the Pledge of Allegiance.    In a politically and emotionally charged debate, Democrats said majority Republicans in the chamber were debasing the Constitution in order to force a vote that could hurt Democrats in the election...


Study Warns Against Unnecessary Episiotomies

WEDNESDAY, Oct. 6 (HealthDayNews) -- Episiotomies -- incisions that widen the vagina during childbirth -- don't reduce the risk of injury to babies when their shoulders are stuck in the birth canal, says a Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine study.


2004 Productivity Rate Caps Three-Year Run

The productivity of American workers, the critical component for rising living standards, increased by 4.1 percent in 2004, capping a remarkable three-year period in which worker efficiency climbed at the fastest pace in a half century.


Civil liberties groups made common cause today with the Justice Department, a traditional target of their lawsuits, by filing court papers supporting the government's appeal of a court ruling that said internet service providers are allowed to snoop on


Brazil's Ruling Party Faces Sao Paulo Run-Off Vote

SAO PAULO, Brazil  - President Luiz Inacio Lula da  Silva's Workers' Party (PT) won the mayoralty of six state  capitals in Sunday's municipal vote but was forced into a  run-off to defend its hold on the race's biggest prize, the  city of Sao Paulo.


Federal Reserve Chairmen Ben  Bernanke will meet on Monday with House of Representatives  Speaker Nancy Pelosi to discuss how they can work together to  boost the U.S. economy, a spokesman for the California Democrat  said.


Blog: Specific plans with Isuzu on diesel engine tech collaboration to be announced soon.


China to host US, Asia energy meeting in Oct : Korea

China will host a meeting of top U.S. and  Asian energy officials next month, South Korea's energy  ministry said on Tuesday, as Beijing steps up efforts to  co-ordinate consumer nation policy and rein in oil prices.


An inquest into the deaths of Princess Diana and her friend Dodi Fayed in a car crash nearly 10 years ago resumed Wednesday, and the new judge overseeing the process pledged it would be transparent and quick.


Outfielder Shane Spencer Rejoins Yankees

Recently released outfielder Shane Spencer rejoined the New York Yankees on Monday, signing a minor league contract after working out at their spring training complex.


Teenage footballer Wayne Rooney is found guilty of failing to produce driving documents, at Liverpool magistrates.


Modena, 19:22 - CALCIO, MODENA: TERAPIE PER PERNA E CHIECCHI

Seduta pomeridiana defaticante per il Modena in vista della gara di sabato prossimo contro il Trevis...


Robson ' Massively Disappointed' at Newcastle Exit

Departing Newcastle boss Sir Bobby Robson has spoken of his regret at not being able to complete his mission after being relieved of his duties today.


Rivers installs `just play basketball' system

WALTHAM -- When asked to describe the Boston offense under new coach Doc Rivers, the players often reply that they have to "just play basketball."


Roma, 13:55 - CALCIO, SACCHI: NELLA MEDIOCRITA' VINCE CAPELLO

"Non sono sorpreso, l'avevo detto anche a Radio Marca nel momento peggiore del Real. E' un campionat...


Pitt plays Jesse James as outlaw who saw end coming

Brad Pitt plays the fabled U.S. outlaw Jesse James in a new film based on the days leading to his death at the hands of young protege Robert Ford.


US official refuses Afghan hostage-takers' demands to release ...

The United States indicated Wednesday it will not free jailed militants to secure the release of three UN election workers in Afghanistan, even as the kidnappers claimed a deal was close.


Potty mouth could cost Earnhardt Jr. more than $3 million

If you believe Dale Earnhardt Jr. is hurting now, wait until late next month, should he fail to recoup the 25 points he lost for uttering a naughty word on national television following last week's emotional victory at Talladega (Ala.


Jury still deliberating in Libby perjury case

A jury began its second day of deliberations on Thursday in the perjury trial of former vice presidential aide Lewis "Scooter" Libby, who is accused of obstructing an investigation tied to the Iraq war.


Alignment and technique aside, it's about control

The NFL has 32 flavors of defensive line play, and it didn't take long for Ty Warren to decide which best suits the Patriots.


Music chiefs turn to law to stop internet downloading

The music industry is to sue 28 people in London and the South-east alleged to have illegally swapped music over the internet, mimicking tough legal action in the United


Depression Drugs, Suicide Linked, Reviewer Says

BETHESDA, Md.  - A U.S. government medical  reviewer told an advisory panel Monday that new findings  confirmed his conclusion months ago that certain  antidepressants increase the chances of suicidal behavior among  children and teens.


EADS, Thales deal could prove a bridge too far for departing Sarkozy

Creating a defence and aerospace "industrial champion" centered on France may be impossible for Nicolas Sarkozy to engineer during his last days as finance minister, as political considerations cloud the prospects for a merger of European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company and Thales, analysts said.


Shampooing to Stop Oil Spill Bird Deaths

Oil spills cause more than half a million water birds to die each year, according to conservationists. Rescue workers offer some birds a chance at survival.


Army Report Blames More Americans for Iraq Abuses

U.S. military intelligence soldiers  and civilian contractors working with them were directly  involved in the abuse of Iraqi prisoners at Abu Ghraib jail to  a greater extent than previously acknowledged, an Army report  released on Wednesday found.


More DNA Tests OKd in Killings: Internet Repairman's Lawyer Doesn't Object

By Carlos Sadovi, Chicago Tribune  Mar. 1--A Cook County judge ruled Wednesday that prosecutors may test additional items for DNA evidence linked to last year's rape and murders of two women, allegedly at the hands of a Comcast cable repairman.


US team might be better off without Tiger; Sutton's strategy flops

Did I just attend one of the greatest events in sports, or was it the Booz Allen Classic? The Europeans' dominance was so overwhelming from the very first session that the life was completely sucked out of this Ryder Cup, along with all of the energy.


Il dramma verso le 12 in una palazzina nel popolare quartiere di Primavalleal termine dell'ennesimo litigio. L'uomo Ã¨ ricoverato in gravi condizioni                                            Roma, uccide la moglie a coltellate e tenta il suicidio con la stessa arma


Three of Wales' police chiefs refuse to circulate the Home Secretary's Christmas letter after pay row.


Former Top Of The Pops presenter Reggie Yates will star in the new series of Doctor Who.


Omagh bomb detectives are to run a series of adverts asking people to come forward with information.


Speculators push crude oil futures to new high

NEW YORK - Oil prices surged yesterday, rising to a record near $90 a barrel, as the falling dollar drew new foreign investors and speculators to dollar-denominated energy futures.


HTML 5 - now with added phasis The recent announcement by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) of the first major overhaul of HTML in ten years was largely greeted with indifference down at the Vulture Central hackery department, where the average journo has trouble telling his s from his <elbow>.â¦


Indiana State won't renew McGuire's contract

Terre Haute, IN (Sports Network) - Indiana State head football coach Tim McGuire will not have his contract renewed by the university, ending his seven-year stint as the leader of the Sycamores' program.


The European Commission opens a probe into Microsoft and Time Warner's plans to buy anti-piracy firm ContentGuard.


Masters Cup hopeful Ljubicic knocked out in Lyon

LYON, France  - Ivan Ljubicic stumbled in his bid to qualify for the Masters Cup when he lost 7-5 6-7 7-5 to Colombian Alejandro Falla in the quarter-finals of the Lyon Grand Prix on Friday.


Ferry Sinking Haunts Finland Decade Later

The ferry Meloodia slices through the gentle swell of the Baltic Sea, a trip far removed from the night of horror a decade ago when its sister ship, the Estonia, sank during a raging storm with the loss of 852 ...


South Africa's James Kingston shot an 8-under 62 on Saturday for a share of the third-round lead in the Hong Kong Open with European Ryder Cup players Padraig Harrington and Miguel Angel Jimenez.


Castro says thaw in ties with U.S. not up to Cuba

Putting an end to nearly five decades of animosity between Cuba and its ideological foe the United States depends entirely on Washington, Cuban leader Fidel Castro said in an editorial published on Monday.


Wal-Mart, the supposed most terrible retailer of all, is doing a very good thing.


Ex-Mayor of Newark Indicted in Corruption Case

The 33-count indictment includes charges of fraud related to the sale of city-owned property before he left office, according to The Associated Press.


In Harlem, Baby Talk and the Art of Diplomacy

Dr. T. Berry Brazelton, the renowned child specialist, still gives workshops despite turning 90 in May.


Before last night's game against the Red Sox, Tampa Bay's Lou Piniella didn't want to talk about speculation that he will


Astronauts Discover Damage to Space Station

The discovery suggested problems for the orbiting space station that could affect ambitious plans to add two power-hungry laboratories.


Milano, 23:23 - CALCIO, NAPOLI; REJA: PASSIVO TROPPO PESANTE

"Il Milan ci ha messo in difficoltà ma per lunghi tratti la mia squadra ha giocato bene contr...


Possible New Mad Cow Disease Case Found In US

A possible new case of mad cow disease may have been discovered in the United States, according to a statement released by the US Department of Agriculture on Thursday.


The Dakar Rally, the motorcycle, car and truck race across the Sahara, was canceled Friday by organizers citing âdirectâ threats of terrorism from a militant group linked to Al Qaeda.


The first-ever case of Bluetongue disease in Britain is found in a cow near Ipswich, Suffolk.


Dems Aim to Narrow GOP Congress Majority

Shy and retiring aren't terms that spring to mind to describe Sen. Charles Schumer and Rep. Rahm Emanuel, new political point men for out-of-power congressional Democrats.


Shark Cartilage for Cancer Called 'Pseudoscience'

The promotion of ground-up shark cartilage as a cancer "cure" over the last decade has come at the expense of cancer patients and sharks alike, according to researchers.


Friendship Forged in Youth Fuels Touchdowns at Ohio State

Quarterback Troy Smith and receiver Ted Ginn Jr. are boyhood friends and are now fueling Ohio State, the nationÂs top-ranked team.


U.S. Artists Seen Dominating Britain's Black Music Awards

U.S. artists are expected to dominate Britain's biggest black music awards on Thursday, with Chicago rapper Kanye West boosting a record number of nominations.


Napoli, 19:56 - CALCIO, NAPOLI: FABIO CANNAVARO SI COMPLIMENTA CON MARINO

Fabio Cannavaro, attualmente fermo per infortunio nel Real Madrid, ha visto Rimini-Napoli in tv e a ...


One person has died as a train comes off the rails in Berkshire, British Transport Police confirm.


Yi looking forward to facing Yao on court

China's Yi Jianlian, the 2-meter tall  power forward who may be taken in the top-10 of Thursday's NBA  Draft, is looking forward to playing against Houston's Chinese  center Yao Ming.


Researchers pinpoint colon cancer stem cells

A small population of stem cells drives tumor growth in colon cancer, researchers said on Monday in a discovery that could lead to a new approach to tackle the deadly disease.


KHOST, Afghanistan  - A suicide bomber blew himself up at the gates of police headquarters in the eastern Afghan town of Khost on Friday, killing himself and a policeman, the police said.


ZAGREB, Croatia - He put a mask on his face, pulled out a gun and demanded money. But when the bank clerk laughed in his face, the would-be robber was so humiliated he just ran away...


Siniora defiant as Lebanon opposition calls protest

A defiant Prime Minister Fouad Siniora said he would not stand down after Pro-Syrian Hezbollah and its allies called for a mass protest in Beirut on Friday to try to force out the government


How Nikon bettered Canon with full-frame SLRs

Lenses for Nikon SLRs with small-frame sensors also work on the company's new full-frame D3. Too bad Canon didn't take the same approach to compatibility.


THURSDAY'S rare guest appearance of shock- jock Howard Stern powered David Letterman to an even rarer ratings win over archrival Jay Leno.


Free Trade Zones Ease Passage of Counterfeit Drugs

Counterfeiters use free trade zones to hide a drugâs provenance, or to make, market or relabel adulterated products, according to anticounterfeiting experts.


Persistence pays off A week or more after it was brought to its attention, eBay has plugged a hole in its sign-on page that was being exploited by phishers.â¦


Scientists search for more human species

SYDNEY - Following the spectacular discovery of a new species of human on the remote island of Flores in Indonesia, scientists said yesterday they expect to discover more species of hominoids on neighbouring islands.


A FIRST Enron executive to face criminal charges has been found guilty along with four former Merrill Lynch bankers in a conspiracy and fraud trial that, while a sideline to the Enron scandal, leads the way to further prosecutions.


U.S., North Korea meet for one-on-one nuclear talks

Top negotiators from the United States and North Korea met on Saturday for two days of talks meant to advance an international drive to end Pyongyang's nuclear program.


France Disputes Oil-For-Food Allegations

Allegations that French companies illicitly reaped financial benefits from the U.N. oil-for-food program are "inaccurate" and unsubstantiated, France said Monday in a sharp response to a U.S. arms inspector's report.


UN nuclear inspectors end 'fruitful' visit to NKorea

United Nations inspectors confirmed on Saturday after a "fruitful" visit to North Korea that the country intended to shut down its main nuclear reactor, although no time frame had yet been set.


The teenager who now leads his mother's party might have been slightly nervous during his first press conference but he soon made it clear that it was his destiny


Top Exec at Actors Union Hires Lawyer as Foes Gather

The top executive at the Screen Actors Guild has hired one of Hollywood's leading entertainment litigators in his struggle to hold his job at the bitterly divided union.


Tenn. Man's 5-Day Dive Sets World Record

A Tennessee man beat his own record for staying underwater with scuba gear after five days in a lake — complete with recliner, a checkerboard, music and good friends to keep him company.


Senate Panel Moves $288 Billion Farm Bill

The Senate Agriculture Committee, under pressure to make changes in decades-old subsidy programs, voted yesterday to offer farmers an alternative safety net that lawmakers said will provide better protection against falling incomes and will save as much as $4 billion over the next five years.


Torino, 26 nov. (Adnkronos) - Dopo tre anni di processo il giudice Giuseppe Casalbore ha emesso questo pomeriggio oggi intorno alle 14.40 la sentenza del processo Juve. Assolto l'amministratore delegato Antonio


Home sales slowed and a key measure of prices fell for the first time in 11 years last month, spurred on by the biggest glut of new homes on the market in more than a decade, an industry group said today. The National Association of Realtors report on existing home sales showed that the median home price in August was $225,000, down 1.7 percent from a year earlier.


Appello perche' cessino i sequestri in Colombia


Police question first suspect in theft of Edvard Munch masterpieces

OSLO, Norway  - Police questioned a suspect for the first time in the bold robbery of two Edvard Munch masterpieces, but declined to say Thursday how close investigators might be to finding the missing paintings.


Nigerian President Says AU Willing to Send 3,000 Troops to Darfur

Nigeria's President Olusegun Obasanjo says the African Union is ready to send 3,000 troops to Sudan's western Darfur region.


Blair blames 'feral' media for undermining Britain

Political reporting has 'sapped the country's confidence and self-belief', says the prime minister in one of his final speeches.


Secondo rapporto salari statali su, ma non produttivita'


Nuovo colpo nel quartiere dei diamanti di Anversa


Liquified Heroin Found In Fruit Juice Boxes

MIAMI -- Nearly 100 fruit juice boxes containing liquid heroin were intercepted Wednesday in a shipment from Colombia, federal officials said.


After 37 years, PBS' "Masterpiece Theatre" is getting spruced up.  The revered anthology series will be split into three mini-seasons, each with its own theme and host â one of whom is Gillian Anderson, already familiar to "Masterpiece" fans for her ...


The Millennium Dome became London's laughing stock and the new Scottish Parliament building in Edinburgh made the taxpayer weep.


Aug 4, 1929: Born in Cairo, Egypt, fifth child of Palestinian merchant Abdel Raouf al-Qudwa al-Husseini. Jan 1, 1965: Forms Fatah guerrilla movement, which would become the core group of the Palestine Liberation


Lo sciopero e' stato rinviato al 26 ottobre dalle 9 alle 17


A primer on office politics, good and bad

One doesn't have to get past the first page of this book before corporate consultants and coaches Rick Brandon and Marty Seldman spell out one of the major problems many corporations face today: ''For most people, the words integrity and politics don't mix."


Brownback Says He Won't Yield Straw Poll to Romney

With former New York mayor  Rudolph W. Giuliani, Sen. John McCain of Arizona and former Virginia  governor James S. Gilmore III gone from the Iowa straw poll, former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney -- who is not pulling out of the August contest -- declared victory.


Kitnaâs Concussion Has Left Chrebet a Bit Shaken Up

Wayne Chrebet, whose N.F.L. career was ended by multiple concussions, was dismayed at the way quarterback Jon Kitnaâs concussion was treated last Sunday.


CRAWFORD, Tex., July 8 -- Antiwar activist Cindy Sheehan said Sunday that she plans to run against House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) unless Pelosi introduces articles of impeachment against President Bush in the next two weeks.


Nutrition in the first weeks of life could have a profound impact on the way the brain develops, research suggests.


Chinese author Guo Jingming is fined for plagiarising another book, according to official news agency Xinhua.


Siemens is to invest 55m euros in a Chinese joint venture to manufacture parts for a new generation of gas turbines.


Google really, really wants to be part of antitrust case

Blog: The search giant submits another brief in support of its effort to have a say in Microsoft's ongoing antitrust issue.


Dartmouth College computer scientists create software that uses statistical techniques to authenticate art, to sort out real works from fakes. Their first finding: A painting purportedly by Perugino may have been done by four different artists. By Noah Shachtman.


Microsoft revamps its plans for Longhorn

update In order to get the next update of its Windows operating system out the door, Microsoft will delay some of the key improvements that had been planned.


Crude oil futures flat; Saudis look to raise capacity

LONDON (CBS.MW) -- The benchmark New York crude contract was little changed at $49.44 a barrel early Monday after the Saudi Oil Minister Ali Al-Nuaimi said the country will raise production capacity to 12.5 million barrels per day within a few years from


Streaking Pistons reel off 10th straight win

The Detroit Pistons turned in  another dominating performance with a 106-93 win over the  Washington Wizards on Wednesday, their 10 victory in a row.


Grokster Ltd. and StreamCast Networks Inc. are not legally responsible for the swapping of copyright content through their file-sharing software, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday in a blow to movie studios and record labels.


Clinton looks to youth for New Hampshire rebound

Democratic presidential  candidate Hillary Clinton, after losing the youth vote to  Barack Obama in Iowa, turned her attention to young voters in  New Hampshire on Sunday.


Denuncia per procurato allarme e invasione edificio pubblico


Ap Holding annuncia una proposta vincolante con un gruppo di imprenditori italianiIl ministro aveva criticato le poche iniziative delle regioni del Nord                                          AirOne replica a Padoa-Schioppa "Alitalia, pronto un piano italiano"


'Ho fatto molti sbagli, ma non ho truffato risparmiatori'


German unemployed tighten their belts as reforms loom

Germany's long-term unemployed are looking for ways to cut their outgoings as they brace for the introduction of reforms on Saturday that will slash the welfare payments of many.


BOSNIA:  Elections Fail to Promise Unity

BELGRADE, Oct 2 (IPS) - The results emerging from the crucial general  elections in Bosnia-Herzegovina Sunday confirm the deep ethnic  divisions between its Bosniaks, Croats and Serbs.


Israeli cabinet backs Sharon plan to quit Gaza

The cabinet of Ariel Sharon, the Israeli prime minister, has voted to pay compensation to Jewish settlers who will lose their homes if his plans to disengage from Gaza go ahead.


This week, chip giant Intel is hosting its twice-a-year Intel Developer Forum, where PC hardware and software developers will hear the company's plans for future products.


Zambia LUSAKA -- Populist opposition leader Michael Sata took an early lead in vote-counting in Zambia yesterday, but the final result remained uncertain in the battle for control of the copper-rich country. The election yesterday pitted Sata's vows for a more equitable distribution of wealth against the policies of President Levy Mwanawasa, which have won international praise but left millions ...


E' successo a Genova, l'uomo e' morto sul colpo


Democratic Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton replaced campaign manager Patti Solis Doyle with longtime aide Maggie Williams on Sunday, engineering a shake-up in a presidential campaign struggling to overcome rival Barack Obama's financial and political strengths.


Napoli, 23:51 - CALCIO, NAPOLI: AL S.PAOLO IN 40MILA PER LA FESTA PROMOZIONE

Gigantesca festa questa sera allo stadio San Paolo di Fuorigrotta, per festegiare la promozione del ...


Thousands of German workers took part in protests Tuesday against a government plan to raise the retirement age to 67, the country's biggest industrial union said.Comment


Fair Play: Get Ready for the Big Squeeze

After years of setting aside less for bad loans, time for some serious catch-up.


Grosseto, 19:39 - CALCIO, GROSSETO: ARRIVA PAULINHO

Cinque colpi di mercato per il Grosseto. Il club toscano ha ufficializzato gli ingaggi degli attacca...


Israeli air strike kills Hamas militant in Gaza

An Israeli air strike killed a Hamas militant in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, Palestinian medical workers and Hamas said.


VATICANO - Papa Benedetto XVI in Austria - "Deve essere nellÂinteresse di tutti non permettere che un giorno in questo Paese siano forse ormai solo le pietre a parlare di cristianesimo!Â Vienna (Agenzia Fides) - Nel pomeriggio del 7 settembre, il Santo Padre Benedetto XVI si Ã¨ recato allÂHofburg di Vienna per la visita di cortesia al Presidente della Repubblica dÂAustria, Heinz Fischer e, successivamente, per lÂincontro con le Autori...


From ruin to rebirth - what a difference two years makes

the Air New Zealand of September 2004 is a vastly different company from the one that feared annihilation by Qantas just two years ago.


EqualLogic adds to SAS storage array product line

EqualLogic introduced a storage array appliance today that it says operates faster and uses storage more efficiently than rival products.


ST. LOUIS Safety Jason Sehorn has failed his physical with the St. Louis Rams. The results of the exam nullify the free-agent contract he signed with the club last night.


Cadbury Schweppes sets bid deadline for US drinks arm

Cadbury Schweppes, the confectionery and soft drinks giant, has set a deadline of Friday for bids for its US beverages arm amid interest from private equity consortiums.


Baseballâs Devil May Not Be in the Details

Steroids boost the body but donât expect a âgotchaâ in a playerâs statistics.


Witness Deferred to Eisner on Ovitz Firing

A former director of the Walt Disney Company, Richard A. Nunis, testified Monday that he deferred to the decision of Michael D. Eisner, the chief


Astros will start Munro, so Rocket gets usual rest

St. Louis -- As fallbacks go, a manager can do a lot worse than Roger Clemens. Astros manager Phil Garner announced Tuesday he will start unheralded Pete Munro in Game 6 today, hoping he can lead Houston to a pennant-clinching victory.


Here comes the tricky part. By stunning the Cardinals in the first two games of the World Series, the Red Sox showed the rest of the baseball world what American Leaguers already knew: They are one mighty tough team at Fenway Park.


GRAHAM SAYS FDA INCAPABLE OF PROTECTING US FROM SAFETY ISSUES ...

At a hearing before the US Senate Finance Committee, Dr. David Graham testified that the Food and Drug Administration pressured him to alter findings of a study regarding Merck & Co.


Music Review | New York Youth Symphony: A Run Through Prokofiev, Complete With a Stumble

The New York Youth Symphony gave an exciting account of ProkofievÂs bustling and powerful Symphony No. 5 on Sunday afternoon at Carnegie Hall.


Putin To Answer Ukrainians' Questions Live

Russian President Vladimir Putin will answer Ukrainians questions live on three Ukrainian TV channels - 1st National and two commercial channels Inter and Studia 1+1, at 8 pm local time (or 9 pm Moscow time) ...


Martin Short Film Closes Toronto Festival

TORONTO - There could hardly be a more appropriate movie to close the Toronto International Film Festival Saturday night than Martin Short's "Jiminy Glick in Lalawood."   Shot at the festival in 2002 with a bevy of star cameos, the schmoozefest satire plops the obese and obnoxious celebrity interviewer Jiminy Glick (Short in a fat-suit) into a murder-mystery. It's like "The Player" on laughing gas...


Presidential Candidates Plan For Health Care

CHICAGO (CBS 2) Both President George Bush and Senator John Kerry have plans they say will reduce costs and provide health care to more people, but their strategies for accomplishing this are very different.