Mobile handset maker Motorola turns in a fourfold jump in profits, crediting strong demand for its new-look phones.


Lenovo revenue grows, but problems persist

China's largest PC maker sees surge in profits but loses market share to multinational companies.


Nebraska HHS: Additional Cases of West Nile Reported

LincolnâSix new cases of West Nile virus have been reported to the Nebraska Health and Human Services System, bringing the total number reported so far this year to 17.


Hurricanes May Have Upset NASA's Schedule

Hurricanes Charley, Frances and Ivan have cost NASA a least a week's worth of work and upset its tight schedule for resuming shuttle flights, throwing into doubt the space agency's plans to launch Discovery in early spring.


Iran Announces Delays in First Nuclear Reactor Coming on Line

Iran says its first nuclear reactor, being built with the help of Russia, will not go on line until October 2006, a year later than planned.


News: Symantec outlines plans for Veritas

Symantec has hired PricewaterhouseCoopers to help it integrate recently-acquired Veritas.


Washigton. La soldatessa americana Lynndie England, simbolo degli abusi commessi nella prigione irachena di Abu Ghraib, sara' giudicata davanti alla Corte marziale per i maltrattamenti ai prigionieri, secondo quanto annunciato da uno dei suoi legali.


Church congregations in north-east India are preparing to hold special services after blasts and gun attacks killed at least 56 people on Saturday.


In a shattering series of attacks, suspected separatists hit nine targets - a railroad station and eight markets - with bombs and gunfire across two states in northeastern India yesterday, killing more than 40 people.


A Canadian submarine which has been drifting off the Irish coast for three days begins the journey back to the UK.


We have a Bowl Championship Series controversy. Again. Is anyone surprised?


India ready to consider Musharraf's proposals if made formally

India is ready to consider Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf's new proposals on disputed Kashmir if they are made formally through diplomatic channels, Foreign Minister Natwar Singh said.


By Tricia Duryee, Seattle Times  Mar. 8--In one of the most anticipated initial public offerings in years, Kirkland-based Clearwire raised $600 million Wednesday, making it the second-largest IPO in Washington state's history.


The Federal Communications Commission gave its approval Tuesday to Cingular Wireless LLC's $41 billion acquisition of AT&T Wireless Services Inc., completing the federal regulatory blessing necessary for creation of the country's largest cellphone company.


'No Country' 'Blood' lead grim Oscar field

BEVERLY HILLS, California  - The gritty dramas "No Country For Old Men" and "There Will Be Blood" scored eight Academy Award nominations each on Tuesday, leading a somber field in an Oscar season overshadowed by the Hollywood writers' strike.


Suspected Taliban militants have launched a string of attacks on security posts in southern Afghanistan, killing nine soldiers, an official said.


Canada formally protests to U.S. over deported man

CALGARY, Alberta  - Canada will formally protest to the United States over the case of a Canadian man deported to Syria by U.S. agents after he was accused of being connected with terrorist activity, Prime Minister Stephen Harper told President Bush on Friday.


We gave you the best ... now we give you the rest.


Famous for his gills in Waterworld then for his Tango with wolves, and for his protection skills in Bodyguard, Kevin Costner produced another first rate performance.


Hunt for new CEO begins as Telstra's Ziggy Switkowski steps down

Telstra's search for a new CEO has begun as incumbent CEO Dr Ziggy Switkowski has agreed to step down from the post. Switkowski's last day will be 1 July, 2005 and possibly even earlier if the telecommunications company can find a suitable replacement.


White House: Bush has made conditions clear for Iran talks

President Bush did not watch a U.N.   speech by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad but he has   already made clear Washington's demand for Tehran to suspend   uranium enrichment before engaging in talks on Iran's nuclear   program, the White House said on Wednesday.


The portal's lapse tells a lot about the state of Web search privacy


Ford Drops Oracle-based Purchasing System

Ford Motor Co. on Wednesday said it has scrapped a five-year-old project to move suppliers over to an Internet-based purchasing system powered by Oracle software, deciding instead to revert back to its custom-built ...


Microsoft's latest offerings to get wired with TV

Roger Kay wanted to watch the vice-presidential debate last week, but his family went out to dinner, so his kids weren't in bed until 20 minutes after the show began.


The opener of the three-game series between the New York Mets and the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday was postponed because of rain from the remnants of Hurricane Ivan.


Centre Paul Emerick will miss the rest of the World Cup after receiving a five-week ban on Tuesday for a dangerous tackle on England flyhalf Olly Barkley.


Columbia Space Shuttle Tragedy Memorialized

SUN VALLEY, Calif., Feb. 1  /PRNewswire/ -- On this day, the 4th anniversary of the Columbia Space Shuttle tragedy, Tower General Contractors has announced that it has been awarded the contract to build the Columbia Memorial Space Science & Learning Center in Downey California.


Calo inferiore a quello previsto dagli analisti (-43%)


Fermati sabato per omicidio colposo e maltrattamenti


Zayani Motors introduces the New Generation Canter from Mitsubishi ...

Zayani Motors, the Kingdom's exclusive dealer for Mitsubishi Motors and Mitsubishi Fuso Truck & Buses Corp (MFTBC), are pleased to introduce the New Generation Canter.


com. The day after the Yankees had to shrug off a heartbreaker, the Red Sox had to shake off a headknocker. But Derek Jeter's words of wisdom still rang true.


Fischer Wins Battle in Deportation Fight

Former chess champion Bobby Fischer won a major battle in his fight against deportation to the United States, as a court ruled Wednesday he can stay in Japan until his lawsuit against the deportation order has been heard, his supporters said.


Iran announces a delay to the opening of its first nuclear reactor, but says it will build more with Russian help.


'In Finanziaria fusioni per societa' fino a 250 addetti'


Digg turns its social networking up a few notches

The social news site begins rolling out a number of significant changes that allow members to further customize their profiles...and the Digg experience.


A man who identified himself as a freelance reporter was arrested outside the Los Angeles home of Brad Pitt, police said.


Pakistan's Musharraf Says He Will Remain Army Chief

Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf, who supports the US-led war on terrorism, said he won't resign as the country's army chief tomorrow, going back on a pledge he made last year.


IRA denies involvement in Â£22m Belfast raid

The IRA denied yesterday that it had any involvement in this week's Â£22m armed robbery of a Belfast city centre bank. A senior republican source said: "We are dismissing


Tennis: Hewitt devastated by break-up with Clijsters

SYDNEY : Australian tennis star Lleyton Hewitt was devastated by his break-up with Belgian fiancee Kim Clijsters. Clijsters announced through her web-site Friday that she and Hewitt had broken off their relationship


An island community is to gather to say goodbye to backpacker Karen Aim who was murdered in New Zealand.


VIOXX HEARINGS: GET A TASTE OF YOUR OWN MEDICINE

When pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co. abruptly pulled its arthritis pain medication Vioxx from the marketplace on Sept. 30, more than 2 million patients were taking the drug.


Pope calls for peace to make "heaven" on earth

LORENZAGO DI CADORE, Italy  - Pope Benedict made an appeal for peace on Sunday, saying nations should halt bloody conflicts around the world to create a heaven on earth.


Europe Is Said to Be Close to Pressing Intel Case

European officials investigating the chip maker say they have a watertight argument for pursuing antitrust charges.


The two-month-old writers strike took a significant toll on the âPeopleâs Choice Awardsâ on Tuesday as the taped, scaled-down version of the awards show on CBS lost nearly half its audience compared with a year ago, attracting just 6 million viewers from 9 to 11 p.m., Nielsen reported. A year ago, the showâs live broadcast averaged 11.3 million. For the night, CBS ranked third overall, trailing second-place Fox with its all-repeat lineup. NBC finished first, leading every hour of the night among adults 18 to 49 with a two-hour episode of âThe Biggest Loserâ (10.2 million), followed by âLaw & Order: Special Victims Unitâ at 10 (15.2 million). CW delivered its best Tuesday ratings since March thanks to âOne Tree Hill,â which averaged 3.5 million viewers from 8 to 10 in its fifth-season debut. ABC trailed CW in last place among adults 18 to 49.


Seiko Epson is developing a flying robot that looks like a miniature helicopter and is about the size of a giant bug. The company hopes it'll prove handy for security, disaster rescue and space exploration.


Stocks were flat on the first session of 2008 on Wednesday as a number of downgrades in the chip sector were offset by gains in energy shares after oil rose more than $2 a barrel.


WASHINGTON -- The head of the House Financial Services Committee and 21 other Democrats yesterday proposed legislation to give shareholders at public companies a formal say in executives' compensation packages.


Ariel Sharon Calls for Expansion of Army's Gaza Raid

Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Saturday that Israel should expand its massive raid of northern Gaza, the army's biggest and deadliest offensive in more than four years of conflict with the Palestinians.


Yahoo allows outsiders to innovate on Yahoo e-mail

Yahoo Inc.  is  set to allow outsiders to create new services using the world's  most popular consumer e-mail program, in the broadest move the  Web has yet seen to enlist independent programmers to build a  company's products for it.


Women must have more control over how they give birth as well as where, new NHS guidance states.


Full production at strike-hit Escondida mine to resume next week: company

Mining group BHP Billiton said that full production at its strike-hit Escondida copper mine in Chile would resume next week after it reached a pay deal with workers.


Basque Autonomy Plan Set for Shock Victory

A Basque proposal for virtual independence from Spain gained vital and unexpected support in the regional parliament on Thursday from Batasuna, a party banned as the political wing of armed separatists ETA.


JAKARTA, Indonesia Sept. 16, 2004 - One's dubbed "the demolition man," a low and high explosives expert. The other's known for his skills in recruiting suicide bombers for the deadliest al-Qaida-linked terrorist


Israel's armed forces have been accused of violating international law by systematically destroying Palestinian homes in the Gaza Strip.


Red ring of Xbox death costs Microsoft $1bn

Hot money hole Microsoft is taking a $1bn hit to fix Xbox 360s, conceding residual hardware faults in its games console are causing users frustration and an "unacceptable number of repairs."â¦


First, the food aboard the train ran out, then the water.


Ailing Arafat Going to Paris; Mideast Is Uneasy

Yasir Arafat, the Palestinian leader, will be flown to Paris and hospitalized for the mysterious two-week-old ailment that has seriously weakened


THE Government's plans for a partial ban on smoking in public places seems to have fallen far short of what has been proposed by Liverpool City Council.


Moto Gp, Stoner insaziabile vince anche a Sepang

Decimo successo stagionale per l'australiano della Ducati, che domina il Gp della Malesia. Sul podio anche Melandri e Pedrosa, quinto Rossi. Lorenzo vince il mondiale 250


Turner named San Diego Chargers head coach

Norv Turner was named head coach of the San Diego Chargers on Monday, replacing Marty Schottenheimer who was sacked despite leading the team to the best regular season record in the NFL last season.


Big Blue Takes On EMC With Storage Virtualization

The new storage virtualization software is designed with expanded support to virtualize and manage the complete line of currently available EMC disk storage systems.


Mexican officials announce Formula One race in Cancun

Mexican tourism promoters are gambling that the scream of engines can rival the lure of the beach. On Monday, they announced that a new $70 million racetrack near Mexico's Caribbean


Debut Case of 'CSI: NY' Beats Out 'Law & Order'

CBS claimed victory over NBC in the  highly anticipated first matchup of two Manhattan crime dramas  as the debut case of "CSI: NY" convincingly beat the  15th-season launch of "Law & Order" in ratings released on  Thursday.


6 years later, L.L. Bean gets back in gear for expansion

For L.L. Bean, the road from glossy cataloger to national chain has been a rocky one.


UN Council Votes for Resolution on Darfur Abuses

The U.N. Security Council  adopted a resolution on Saturday that threatens oil sanctions  against Sudan if Khartoum does not stop atrocities in the  Darfur region.


Year After Baghdad, Bush Visits Troops by Phone

President Bush made Thanksgiving Day calls from his Texas ranch to US troops abroad on Thursday, a year after he made a secret trip to spend the holiday with soldiers in Iraq.


Ex-president Fujimori arrives in Peru for trial

Former President Alberto Fujimori arrived in Peru on Saturday for the first time since his 10 year rule ended in disgrace in 2000 to face charges of abusing human rights and stealing public money in the Andean country.


Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld is staying on the job for President Bush's second term. A senior administration official says the president asked Rumsfeld to stay on at the Pentagon and the secretary agreed.


Description: Countries that signed the Kyoto Protocol meet this week in Buenos Aeries. Despite little progress on Global Warming, the countries have passed the protocol and it becomes law this February.


A congresswoman says a video clip showing her calling for Fidel Castro's assassination footage is fake, though she adds that she wouldn't mourn the Cuban leader's death.


Long Planned, Transit Projects Get U.S. Help

Federal money will be used for a Long Island Rail Road connection to Grand Central Terminal and for a Second Avenue subway.


Milano, 13:34 - BASKET, SERIE A: SIENA TRAVOLGE MILANO

Armani Jeans Milano-Montepaschi Siena 67-90 (36-55) nell'anticipo delle 12 della 23/a giornata del c...


Per la metà dei dipendenti il proprio capo è scarso

Dirigenti e quadri, bocciati dagli italiani: 'Non sanno gestire i collaboratori'. I difetti maggiori nella valutazione e condivisione delle informazioni. Ecco com'è il clima aziendale


Twenty-six people are thought to have been injured when a coach and a lorry crashed in North Lincolnshire.


Giovanna Vicinanza all'inizio di gennaio era stata ricoverata in ospedale a CetraroVenerdÃ¬ scorso la tragedia: la ragazza perde i sensi durante la notte, e muore                                          Febbre misteriosa, morta a 13 anni La procura ha aperto un'inchiesta                                                                                di GIUSEPPE BALDESSARRO


Bush confident about economy, urges stimulus

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W., Virginia  - President George W. Bush said on Friday he was confident in the long-term strength of the U.S. economy, but urged lawmakers to act swiftly on a stimulus plan he and others hope will help stave off a possible recession.


EU telecoms ministers back rules that cut the charges for using mobile phones abroad.


An increase in smog sparks a small but measurable increase in deaths, scientists report today in a study showing the strongest link yet between smog and damage to health.


A former top accountant at WorldCom Inc. testified yesterday she was told to make improper accounting entries because chief executive Bernard Ebbers did not want to lower expectations for Wall Street.


Sudanese minister says 'a million soldiers' could not pacify Darfur

An international force could not bring peace to the strife-torn Sudanese region of Darfur even if it comprised one million soldiers, as long as rebel groups refuse to sign a peace agreement with the government, a Sudanese minister has warned in Geneva.


Alzheimer's in the Living Room: How One Family Rallies to Cope

For the caregivers of Alzheimer's patients, life is an act of stoic devotion that most families embrace as the antithesis of a nursing home.


The UK is to become only one of seven nations to have more than two gigawatts of operational wind power capacity.


Less Preening, More Fun and a Touch of Dignity at Awards Show

The Screen Actors Guild Awards moved fast, looked effortless and fun, and turned out to be a worthy substitute for the more glamorous Golden Globes.


Officials investigate after at least eight Iraqi civilians are reported killed by US private contractors.


Laketown Wharf Part of Future 'Condo Canyon,' Developer Says: Trump With a Twang

By Ed Offley, The News Herald, Panama City, Fla.  Feb. 18--PANAMA CITY BEACH -- Jerry Wallace has seen the future of Panama City Beach, and it's a tall vision indeed. It's tall and wide, with sliding glass doors, balconies, catered parking and a manmade waterfall.


Call for action as over 10% of US under-5s reported overweight

THE United Statesâ obesity epidemic has reached the playpen, according to research, with more than 10 per cent of children aged two to five reported to be overweight.


Rises in environmental taxes fail to impress green campaigners, opposition parties and businesses.


BAGHDAD -- A string of insurgent attacks across Iraq yesterday killed at least 33 Iraqis and three members of the US military, authorities said, in one of the bloodiest days since the country's election a week ago.


The Saudi connection that belittles Britain

Comment is free: Nick Cohen: At last, there are signs the shameful censoring of Saudi critics in this country is to be challenged.


ASDA has overtaken Marks & Spencer as Britain's largest clothing retailer, underlining the decline of one of the most powerful brands on the High Street.


As pollution and a killer fungus decimate frog populations around the world, scientists work to quarantine a stock of healthy croakers. By the Associated Press.


Microsoft Seizes PDA Market Lead From PalmSource

Microsoft led the market in the third quarter for operating systems used in personal digital assistants, surpassing for the first time the Palm OS that dominated the handheld-computer segment for years.


Philippine Floods and Landslides Killed 32 People, AFP Says

Philippine floods and landslides killed 32 people and left more than 100 towns under water or buried, Agence France-Presse reported, citing civil defense officials.


India's Shetty to meet UK queen after race row: paper

Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty, who won the British reality television show at the heart of a racist bullying row, looks set to meet Britain's Queen Elizabeth and British Prime Minister Tony Blair.


Cricket: Herath puts South Africa in spin

DAMBULLA, Sri Lanka : Little-known spinner Rangana Herath grabbed three wickets as Sri Lanka boosted their chances of wrapping up the one-day series when they restricted South Africa to a modest 191 in the third match here.


Players urged to call anti-corruption hotline

Players at the Australian Open are being encouraged to telephone a 24-hour hotline if they see any evidence of illegal gambling or hear anything suspicious concerning match-fixing.


Governor, five tribes set to sign compacts

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is set to sign deals today or Thursday that will authorize at least five new Indian casinos in California and firmly establish his approach to future expansion of tribal gambling.


Keith Ellison may be first Muslim in U.S. Congress

Keith Ellison, who could become the   first Muslim to win a seat in the U.S. Congress, is a former   Catholic who says both religions and family roots in the civil   rights movement shaped a fiery liberal philosophy.


Nearly 70 percent of Massachusetts hospitals have failed to install special computer systems for ordering drugs for patients, mostly because they carry big price tags. But a new report from the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative says the state's hospitals would end up saving money if they install these sophisticated systems to reduce medical errors.


The new Gateway will launch a complete line of notebook PCs as one of many steps to revitalize its business after merging with Acer, an Acer executive said Friday."Gateway's problem in the U.S. is that it mainly sells desktops, but the notebook is the fastest growing segment," said Gianfranco Lanci, president of Acer, during the company's third quarter investors conference in Taipei.New Gateway laptop PCs could be out as early as the first quarter of next year. Lanci said that no changes to Gateway's product lineup will be visible until then because it takes at least one quarter to discuss new products with retailers and distributors.Acquiring Gateway will raise Acer's share of the U.S. market to 11.7 percent, the company believes, and will give it a strong brand presence.Already, the company expects synergies from the acquisition to pan out better than previous forecasts. Acer predicts cost savings will reach $200 million, higher than a previous estimate of $150 million, and even the revised figure could be raised again, executives said.A large portion of that savings will come from volume discounts from component suppliers. "When we have asked component suppliers for volume discounts, so far we have not encountered a single rejection," said Lanci.The cost of restructuring the Gateway business and integrating it into Acer is likely to be $30 million, Lanci said. The integration will likely be completed by March 2008, he said.The strategy of the new company will be to sell products under the Acer, Gateway, and eMachines brands. Once a deal to buy Europe's Packard Bell is completed, it will add that name to the list as well. The PC industry has changed, said Lanci. It has become a commodity business and in a commodity business it's better to sell products using multiple brands, not a single brand as in the PC industry of 10 years ago."We're going to run two brands in most regions plus maybe another that we use for special things," he said.Acer announced a plan to buy Gateway for $710 million in cash in August, and completed the deal last week. The company has nearly completed a deal to buy Packard Bell of Europe, as well.


PAKISTAN captain Inzamam-ul-Haq won the toss and sent Australia in to bat in the first cricket Test at the WACA Ground today. Australia will start its innings in fine conditions against Pakistan pacemen Shoaib


Lithuanian Cardinal Extols Power of the Rosary

UADALAJARA, Mexico, OCT. 8, 2004 .- A Lithuanian cardinal urged participants at the Theological Pastoral Symposium to look to Mary, the "first tabernacle," and to contemplate with her the mysteries ...


Tainted hero Virenque ends polka-dot era

Richard Virenque, the French rider described once as "incarnating the issue of doping" finally called time yesterday on a career in which, against the odds, he survived the biggest drugs scandal in sport since Ben Johnson to retain a place in the hearts


Immigration arrests under President Bush are "stagnant and unimpressive" despite massive increases in border patrol agents and other immigration enforcement measures imposed since 2000, a report found.


GOLDEN, Colo.  Â A defense attorney said Tuesday that Vincent Margera was in his crazy and profane "Don Vito" character during a visit to a skatepark where prosecutors said he fondled three girls.


'Curtain' Falls on Phish's Career in Vermont

COVENTRY, Vt. (Billboard) - Phish called it a career Sunday  night before a crowd of more than 70,000 fans who braved bad  weather to witness the jam band's emotional two-day finale in  its home state.


French FinMin says NYSE, Euronext must talk more on merger

Euronext's  $15 billion merger plan with NYSE Group  has been "sensibly modified" but discussions between the two exchanges must continue, French Finance Minister Thierry Breton said on Monday.


U.S. Bancorp, VeriSign team on banking security

U.S. Bancorp will use VeriSign's Unified Authentication service to validate and secure interactions with commercial banking customers, providing them with a secure USB token they must use when accessing services online.


Trade gaps widens in Nov to $63.1 billion

Record imports and surging oil prices helped widen the U.S. trade deficit much more than expected in November to $63.1 billion, despite a ninth consecutive month of record exports, a U.S. Commerce Department report on Friday showed.


British troops are likely to be deployed outside southern Iraq for the first time in support of US troops in some of the worst trouble spots in the country, including Baghdad, it emerged last night.


Clearly, there's nothing like Grand Canyon Skywalk

Today on CNET's Road Trip 2007: My body and my mind are in rebellion because standing on a glass bridge through which you can see thousands of feet down into the Grand Canyon is simply wrong.


Michael Ryder scored in a shootout to give the Montreal Canadiens a 3-2 comeback victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night.


Rosie O'Donnell has fought her last fight at `The View.' ABC said Friday she won't be back on the show following her angry confrontation with co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck on Wednesday.


Google Up in Market Debut After Bumpy IPO

NEW YORK/SEATTLE  - Google Inc. GOOG.O shares  made their long-awaited stock market debut on Thursday, rising  sharply to $100 after an initial public offering marked by  missteps and lackluster market conditions.


Wisconsin sophomore defenseman Ryan Suter has agreed to a contract with the National Hockey League's Nashville Predators. It's a three-year deal worth about $3 million.


Count David Wells among those unimpressed by Barry Bonds' move up the all-time home run list.


China's Olympic gold medallists visited Hong Kong this week generating adoring crowds and conveying an unspoken but unmistakable message -- vote for pro-Beijing candidates in Hong Kong's legislative election on Sunday.


U.S. troops killed about 26 suspected militants in Baghdad's Sadr City on Saturday in one of the fiercest clashes in the Shi'ite stronghold since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq.


Wall Street Not Troubled by Oil Rise--Yet

This oil thing is just temporary, Wall Street has been figuring, and figuring and figuring. The surge in prices is a temporary phenomenon that's lasted for two years now.


Growth Of Jewish Settlements Will Destroy Peace Process ...

A tacit agreement by the United States to allow Israel to expand its West Bank settlements will destroy the Middle East peace process, senior Palestinian officials said Sunday.


IBM Retreats from Individual Computer Area

International Business Machines, better known as (IBM), will cease producing their personal computer (PC) production activities. According to the news of New York Times, the strongest candidate to buy the


Almeno una decina di persone sono rimaste intrappolate


House members want answers from Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff to a number of questions, from how his department manages multibillion-dollar contracts to how it assesses risk and divvies up scarce funds.


Automatic fire rattled a short distance away as Qasim al-Sabti and a group of friends gathered around a makeshift fire in an outdoor cafe on a cold January morning to debate Iraq's election.


The daughter of a woman who died after choking on her lunch at Youville Hospital & Rehabilitation Center sued the hospital and two medical staff members yesterday, charging that their attempts to save Rosalyn Pearl were "a comedy of errors" that exposed poor emergency training as well as faulty life-saving equipment at the Cambridge facility.


Nokia aims to attract operators, developers with Preminet

Nokia Corp. unveiled a system for hosting, delivering and charging for entertainment and application content for mobile phones, at the Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Association's (CTIA's) Wireless IT and Entertainment conference on Monday in San Francisco. With Preminet, Nokia is looking to carve itself a slice of mobile network operators' revenues.


Grief sweeps West Bank and Gaza, as Palestinians mourn Arafat

RAMALLAH, West Bank Palestinians at home and abroad have been weeping and shouting in the streets over the death of Yasser Arafat.


Frustrated Woods Leaves Ireland as World No. 3

THOMASTOWN, Ireland  - Tiger Woods ended a  frustrating week at the WGC-American Express Championship on  Sunday without a strokeplay title to defend for the first time  since turning professional in 1996.


Liverpool's collective will not enough to save Bigley

Liverpool is a city that is used to hard knocks. It is a country within a city, with a culture, a dialect and a way of looking at the world entirely of its own.


IBM's decision to sell its PC business to China's Lenovo caught many by surprise. To get the Chinese company's perspective on the deal, BusinessWeek Beijing Bureau Chief Dexter Roberts spoke with Lenovo Chief Financial Officer Mary Ma by phone on Dec.


Iran invites IAEA team to help ease nuclear worries

Iran has invited the International Atomic Energy Agency to send a team to agree how to resolve longstanding IAEA questions about Tehran's contested atomic program, the U.N. watchdog said on Monday.


Nokia, Qualcomm seek common ground in legal fights

Nokia  and Qualcomm   agreed to look for ways in which a U.S. court in  Delaware could solve some wider, international issues in the  major legal battle between the two technology heavyweights.


UPDATE 1-Lewis fires spectacular 62 to take Funai lead

JL Lewis produced a dazzling 10-under-par 62 to grab a two-shot lead after the opening round of the $4.2 million Funai Classic at the Walt Disney Resort on Thursday.


Here's the right way to use exchange-traded funds.


J. & J. Recalls 300 Heart Stents After Defects Are Found in 6

Johnson & Johnson said yesterday that it had voluntarily recalled 300 Cypher heart stents after an internal audit of manufacturing records showed that six of them were not as thoroughly coated as specifications required.


'Le riviste specializzate sottoscrivano il Manifesto'


Bee Medical Writer. West Nile virus has claimed the life of a Tehama County man, marking the first death from the mosquito-borne disease in Northern California.


Barcellona, 14:46 - MOTO, GP CATALOGNA: STONER VINCE MOTOGP, ROSSI SECONDO

Casey Stoner ha vinto il Gp della Catalogna, classe MotoGp, settima prova del motomondiale. L'austra...


FDA Plans to Tag Certain Medicines to Prevent Fraud

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), in conjunction with several major drug companies, is working on an initiative that would involve fitting medicine bottles with tiny antennas to prevent fraud and counterfeiting, the New York Times reported Nov. 15.


The name Dresden evokes two overlapping images in me-an old German city known for its beauty and the horrible destruction it suffered during World War II.


A Shelf Life So Short It Takes the Breath Away

Pinar Yolacan, a 23-year-old Brooklyn artist, expresses her interest in the relation between fashion and food in her photography.


UK plans 'real-time' no-fly lists plus fingerprint ID for air travel

'No finger, no fly' to commence at Heathrow As has been illustrated all too frequently in the past, they don't tell immigration ministers anything - and, if what he had to say this week at the official unveiling of Heathrow's biometric trial is anything to go by, current incumbent Liam Byrne is no exception. Quoted here in the Telegraph, Byrne observes that he does not see the Heathrow system as being a "stand-alone scheme", and that the Government wanted to see it used as part of efforts to control immigration and to check the identity of people coming to this country.â¦


Pope and Patriarch ponder an EU-member Turkey

Pope Benedict and the spiritual leader of Orthodox Christians said on Thursday minority rights must be protected as the EU expands and appeared to jointly support Turkish membership if it protected religious liberties.


FDA Urges Doctors to Limit Prescriptions for Two Painkillers

The Food and Drug Administration recommended Thursday that doctors limit prescriptions for the popular pain pills Celebrex and Bextra because recent


Dozens are to be punished over workplace deaths in China, as claims persist 10 Olympic workers died.


Roma, 18:38 - CALCIO: ARGENTINOS JUNIORS CEDE PORTIERE NAVARRO AL NAPOLI

Secondo l'Argentinos Junioirs il Napoli ha ingaggiato un nuovo portiere. L'ex squadra di Maradona ha...


Cohn returns for 1st time since shooting

Singer-songwriter Marc Cohn will return to Colorado for concerts in three cities next week, his first performances in the state since he was shot in the head during a carjacking attempt in Denver nearly a year and a half ago.


Second astronaut fired in NASA love triangle

The U.S. space agency has dismissed the  male astronaut involved in a love triangle that led to a  bizarre confrontation between a female astronaut and another  woman in a Florida airport, a spokesman said on Friday.


Opera Orchestra of New York Says It May Reduce Concerts Next Season

Opera Orchestra of New York is facing financial problems that could force it to curtail next seasonâs performances.


Description: Democratic challenger John Kerry campaigns alongside former President Clinton in Philadelphia, where domestic issues were at the heart of his message.


Strong Euro to Be Major Burden for Europe

After a year in which the U.S. dollar fell 5 percent against the euro, the sharply weaker currency isn't expected to rebound soon — and that means it will likely keep eating into European exports, growth and jobs through next year.


Deal will bring supplies to Baja California site

WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) -- An arm of Shell International announced Thursday a 20-year deal to provide 500 million cubic feet of liquid natural gas per day to a receiving terminal Sempra Energy is developing.


Molly Campbell was last seen on the Western Isles on Friday The British High Commission in Pakistan has joined the investigation into missing schoolgirl Molly Campbell.


Ex-Executives of Computer Associates Plead Not Guilty

wo former top executives of Computer Associates International pleaded not guilty yesterday in federal court in Brooklyn to charges of securities fraud and obstruction of justice, one day after they were indicted.


China to veto US draft on Sudan sanctions

China has threatened to veto a new US draft resolution calling on the UN to consider oil sanctions against Sudan if violence in Darfur continues.


VoIP Support Added To Wireless-Wired SMB Routers

WLAN equipment vendors Linksys and Netgear Tuesday announced wireless and wired routers with built-in voice-over-IP (VoIP) capabilities aimed at home uses and small offices.


Senior House Repulican in Re-Election War

Having served 17 terms, Illinois Rep. Phil Crane is the most senior Republican in the House. His quest for an 18th is proving difficult and has party strategists scrambling to fend off a challenge from Democrat Melissa Bean.


Profanate cinque tombe a Villacidro, nel Cagliaritano


Reuters, the news and financial information provider, said it expects a recovery in its revenues to continue in the first quarter of 2005, although it is still losing clients.


No. 22 Georgetown 76, No. 11 Marquette 58: Hoyas Celebrate Victory and 100th Anniversary

With its seventh consecutive win, Georgetown claimed sole possession of second place in the Big East conference while Marquette had its eight-game winning streak snapped.


Subsonica in corso nuovo video, con backstage

Una caccia all'uomo mozzafiato con un finale 'fantascientifico'. L'ultima risposta: nuovo clip e nuovo singolo per la band che oggi inaugura il tour. E noi ti regaliamo i biglietti


President Bush vowed on Friday the United States will not be intimidated by a pre-election warning from Osama Bin Laden and called Democrat John Kerry "shameful" for accusing him of bungling the search for the al Qaeda leader.


Qaeda claims Algeria car bomb that kills four

A car rammed into a police station in Algeria on Wednesday and exploded, killing four policemen and injuring 20 people, state radio said.


Dozens of Iraqi Soldiers Found Shot to Death

The bodies of about 50 Iraqi soldiers who were killed in an ambush by insurgents were found in a remote part of eastern Iraq, Iraqi officials said today.


Millions of children in primary schools in England and Wales are missing out on subsidised milk, the dairy industry claims.


Study Shows No One Knows Which Diets Work Best

No one really knows which diets work  and which are a waste of time, with the possible exception of  Weight Watchers, U.S. researchers reported on Monday.


Google Investors Revel in Stock's Success

To all of the Wall Street naysayers, the talking heads and the bearish doubters, Cyndi Mackell and her 120 shares of Google Inc. have something to say.


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Major League Baseball player Rick Helling, right, talks with an unidentified Player's Association representative as he arrives to attend meetings Monday, Dec. 6, 2004, at the Royal Palms Resort in Phoenix.


The Red Sox are working hard to fill the sizable rotation void left by three-time Cy Young Award winner Pedro Martinez, who will be officially unveiled as the newest member of the New York Mets on Thursday morning.


Record numbers expected in Hong Kong polls

Beijing, Sep 12. (PTI): A record 3.2 million Hong Kong residents today began voting in a legislative election that may boost the standing of the pro-democracy camp, which has angered China with its unflinching


Eastman Kodak axes 870 jobs in Britain, France

Eastman Kodak said it would axe 870 job cuts across Britain and France as part of a global cull blamed on the increasing popularity of digital photography.


Foundry partner gears up for second-generation 90nm Efficeons


The full force of Hurricane Ivan has hit the Cayman Islands, ripping up homes and causing extensive flooding. Up to 40,000 residents - including a large British expat community - hid in homes and shelters to try and escape Ivan's ferocious 155mph winds.


Can wearing prescription glasses weaken your eyesight even more?


Financial markets may be all ears on Thursday night for hints about August job growth from President Bush, but they will be listening in vain since he plans to purposely avoid an early peek.


Iscrivera' in bilancio 25 mln euro di imposte su reddito


President Bush, on a day of new violence in the Middle East, expressed determination to see Iraq hold elections on Jan. 30 and said they would show that terrorists cannot stop the march of democracy.


European equities sank on Monday, tracking sharp losses across Asia, after financial stocks seen as being exposed to the bond insurance market were stung.


Iran vows no weakness over nuclear program

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Friday Iran should stand up to the world and pursue its nuclear program, after Tehran ignored a U.N. deadline to stop nuclear work the West says will be used to make atom bombs.


Rugby-White relieved as South Africa begin with narrow win

South Africa coach Jake White was a relieved man after watching his side concede two last-gasp tries before hanging on for a 38-36 victory over Wales at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday.


Gospel acts complain after rapper Kanye West's debut LP is put forward for a best gospel album award.


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Ballots Wrongly Denied in Wash. Gov. Race

The election director in Seattle's King County said Monday that hundreds of absentee ballots were mistakenly rejected in the heavily Democratic stronghold — enough to swing the close governor's race to Democrat Christine Gregoire.


UPDATE 2-National City 3rd-quarter profit rises 72 pct

National City Corp. (NCC.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Thursday said third-quarter profit rose a greater-than-expected 72 percent, helped by a recent acquisition and its consumer and corporate banking businesses.


Art Review: Pictorial Delights Beyond Words

At the Metropolitan Museum, a new exhibit features a sequence of impassioned voices calling out from 80 scrolls and inscribed fans that line its galleries.


Office Depot teams with HP to recycle your old electronics gear for free.


Detroit revival continues with win over Orioles

The Detroit Tigers blanked the   Baltimore Orioles 2-0 on Saturday to record their first   back-to-back win in nearly a month and maintain a two-game lead   in the American League Central.


HOUSTON -- "Don't mess with Texas" took on new meaning last week when Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott went after two flu vaccine suppliers who tried to price gouge hospitals for the hard-to-get medicine.


Housing Construction Highest in 5 Months

Housing construction in August surged to its highest level in five months, a dose of encouraging news for the economy's expansion.


Kerry Pulls Ahead of Bush in Newsweek Poll

Democrat challenger John Kerry has  pulled ahead of President Bush in a poll published by Newsweek  magazine showing Thursday's television debate erased the lead  Bush had enjoyed for the last month.


Troubled Russian oil giant Yukos reportedly pays off three-quarters of its $3.4bn tax bill for 2000.


Congress fails to pass net neutrality bill

(InfoWorld) - The U.S. Congress adjourned Friday without passing a much-debated broadband bill or strengthening network neutrality rules. The wide-ranging broadband bill would have streamlined the franchising process that telecom companies such as AT&T Inc. and Verizon Communications Inc. need to go through to offer Internet Protocol-based television service in competition with cable TV. But advocates of net neutrality rules pressed Congress to hold on to the broadband bill unless it included a provision prohibiting broadband providers from blocking or slowing competing Internet content. Congress' failure to pass the broadband bill "shows the power of the issue with net neutrality," said Jim McGann, spokesman for the It's Our Net Coalition, a group calling for a net neutrality law. "Some lawmakers ignored net neutrality at their peril." Democrats take control of both the Senate and the House of Representatives when Congress reconvenes in January, and the prospects for a wide-ranging broadband bill may be diminished. Republicans have generally pushed for the bill, while many Democrats raised objections based on concerns about the lack of net neutrality rules and about provisions that they said would allow the telecom providers to skip poor areas with their new television services. The House version of the broadband bill would have required VOIP (voice over Internet Protocol) providers to offer customers enhanced 911 emergency dialing service, and it would have allowed municipal governments to offer broadband data and video services. The Senate version would have permanently extended a tax moratorium on Internet-only taxes such as access taxes. Net neutrality advocates will continue to press Congress to pass a law protecting open access on the Internet, McGann said, although he declined to speculate on its chances in the new Congress. "We're going to, as much as we can, educate members about the issue," he said. The broadband bill will also lose a major champion in Congress next year. Verizon, one of the large broadband providers pushing for streamlined video franchising rules, will refocus its efforts on state legislation next year, a company spokesman said. Verizon is also watching the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC), which may also act on broadband regulations, said David Fish, a Verizon spokesman. "The federal campaign raised the issue to a higher visibility," Fish said. "We've made big strides toward video choice this year, and expect continued progress in 2007." Beyond the broadband bill, some tech groups said Congress' post-election lame-duck session produced mixed results. In its final days, Congress approved an extension of a R&D (research and development) tax credit, which allows U.S. companies to get a tax break of up to 10 percent of R&D spending. The credit expired in 2005, and many tech groups called on Congress to reinstate it so that the U.S. could stay competitive with other countries offering R&D tax breaks. Congress approved an extension through the end of 2007, even though some tech groups want the tax credit to be made permanent. Congress also approved an expansion that could add US$1 billion to $2 billion to the program, which has cost about $7 billion a year. Tech groups applauded the extension of the R&D tax credit, as well as Congress' decision to extend permanent normal trade relations to Vietnam. The R&D tax credit action was "long overdue," said William Archey, president and chief executive officer of AeA, a tech trade group. But groups representing large tech vendors complained that Congress failed to increase the 65,000-person limit for H-1B visas, the program used to hire highly skilled foreign workers. Congress also failed to make changes to the U.S. patent system, although many large tech companies want improvements in the quality of patents and a weaker patent enforcement system. By failing to act on H-1Bs, patents and a fiscal year 2007 budget, Congress "ultimately failed to make the grade,â Phil Bond, president and chief executive officer of the Information Technology Association of America, said in a statement. Tech worker groups have opposed expansion of the H-1B cap above the current 65,000 visas a year, saying many U.S. tech workers remain out of work. Small inventors have opposed many changes to the patent system, including a tech-backed proposal to make it tougher for investors to get court injunctions against accused patent infringers.


Ecclestone Loses UK Case Over F-1 Control to Banks

Bernie Ecclestone's family trust has too much control over the management of Formula One, a UK High Court judge said today in a ruling that may erode the billionaire's 23-year grip on the most-watched motor sport.


Kerry Attacks Bush After Brief Sept. 11 Pause

President Bush held his fire on Saturday to commemorate the Sept. 11 attacks but Democrat John Kerry paused only briefly before assailing his rival on everything from the economy to Iraq.


SAN FRANCISCO -- Google Inc.'s stock price surpassed $500 for the first time Tuesday, marking another milestone in a rapid rise that has catapulted the Internet search leader into the corporate elite.


Private medical clinic opened its doors in Montreal

MONTREAL - The MD-Plus Medical Clinic was opened in Montreal on Tuesday, despite the existing law on healthcare system allowing public ownership for patient treatment outlets.


Illinois residents will soon gain access to lower-cost prescription drugs from Canada, the United Kingdom and Ireland, sidestepping U.S. regulators' objections to imported drugs, Gov. Rod Blagojevich said on Tuesday.


Bush to Speak on Special Convention Stage

Madison Square Garden got another makeover Thursday morning as carpenters built a special theater-in-the-round stage for the convention's guest of honor, President Bush.


The orthopedic device maker on Thursday accepted a takeover bid of $11.4 billion from a private equity consortium.


McLaren discard David Coulthard has signed a one-year deal to race with the new Red Bull Racing team in the 2005 Formula One season.


For veterans of Ramadi, it seems like a different place and a different war.


An independent consultative group to ways to deal with the legacy of NI's past has been announced by Peter Hain.


The MGM Approach: Pay Me First, Sign the Deal Later

So when a consortium of investors led by the Sony Corporation of America announced that it had reached a deal in principle to acquire Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer for nearly $5 billion, it came


MILLAU, France -- French citizens and officials are celebrating a roadway bridge considered to be the world's tallest. One of the Millau bridge's pillars reaches more than 1,100 feet into the air, making it more than 50 feet taller than the Eiffel Tower.


Germany's defense minister suggested Wednesday that his country might one day consider a deployment in Iraq, but the German government played down the remarks, saying it won't budge from its refusal to send troops.


Raptors beat Clippers for third successive win

The Toronto Raptors hit a season high in points and won their third straight game, downing the Los Angeles Clippers 122-110 in National Basketball Association play on Sunday.


Bruce Wasserstein, the combative chief executive of investment bank Lazard, is expected to agree this week that he will quit the group unless he can pull off a successful


If you want to find the best funds, answer these three questions.


A federal judge in Washington has ordered the U.S. Department of Agriculture to conduct more detailed reviews of applications to plant experimental plots of genetically engineered crops.


iPhone unlocking for pleasure and profit

Cutting class at IDF Editors' Blog Today, I successfully unlocked two iPhones, and they weren't even mine...â¦


Report: McGreevey Starts Reworking Resume

Former Gov. James E. McGreevey wants to get involved in public policy issues and is slowly starting to build a new resume, according to his advisers.


Young child of Securitas cash depot manager was kidnapped at gunpoint, Old Bailey hears.


US administration presses 27 governments of the EU to sign up to new security measures for transatlantic travel


Israel hopes displays of military might will pressure Palestinians into turning against the Hamas-linked militants who abducted an Israeli soldier.


EU, India decide to forge strategic partnership

The fifth summit meeting between the European Union (EU) and India, held on Monday in The Hague, decided to start forging a strategic partnership between the EU and India.


Global stocks posted fresh gains on  Friday, shrugging off an astounding $7 billion fraud at French  bank Societe Generale, while commodities rallied as a U.S. tax  stimulus package helped ease recession fears.


EU hails Iran's decision to suspend uranium enrichment

Foreign ministers from all European Union (EU) member states, who gathered in Brussels on Monday for a meeting, extended warm welcome to Iran's decision to suspend uranium enrichment.


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LCD TV leader plans to do its competitors one better.


Bosnian Serb war crimes suspect Mladic had been hiding in bunker: EU official

VELIKI ZEP, Bosnia-Herzegovina  - The Bosnian Serb army sheltered war crimes suspect Gen. Ratko Mladic in an underground bunker within the last six months, the head of the European peacekeeping force said.


Black Women Hit by Drug-Resistant Breast Cancer

Lorie Williams thought for months that she might have a lump in her breast. But when the doctor said it was cancer, she was still stunned. After all, she was just 29 years old, no one in her family had ever had breast cancer, and she had never heard of anyone getting the disease so young.


Arafat debole e stanco. Apprensione alla Moqata

Avrebbe perso conoscenza per piÃ¹ ore. "Ma ora Ã¨ stabile: si Ã¨ alzato per pregare". Ore d'ansia a Ramallah per le condizioni di salute del leader palestinese, 75 anni. Smentito il passaggio dei poteri a un triumvirato.


Nintendo to bring 2 million Wiis to U.S. by year's end

Want a Nintendo Wii? Looks like you probably won't have to break a bottle over someone's head to get one.


(InfoWorld) - A contract for VeriSign Â to operate the .com domain should include infrastructure build-out requirements and make the company justify built-in prices increases, a lawyer for the GoDaddy.com registrar said Wednesday. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the nonprofit organization that oversees the Internetâs technical infrastructure, has not put enough checks in place in a proposed extension of VeriSign's .com contract, said Christine Jones, general counsel for GoDaddy, during a hearing before a subcommittee of the U.S. Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee. A presumption from ICANN that the .com contract will be renewed when it expires in November 2007 gives VeriSign a "monopoly" on operating the largest generic top-level domain, Jones said. "It's incredible to us that ICANN did not include an infrastructure investment requirement in the proposed .com agreement," she said. "In negotiating that agreement, VeriSign ensured that their revenue would increase, and ICANN ensured that their budget would benefit, but who's going to ensure the benefits of the public interest?" The proposed agreement allows VeriSign to increase wholesale site registration fees by 7 percent in four of the contract's six years. More oversight on pricing is needed, Jones said. "Other legitimate monopolies ... must justify their price increases, and VeriSign, the monopoly provider, should be required to do the same," she said. But VeriSign already spends significant money improving its Internet infrastructure every year, said Ken Silva, VeriSign's chief security officer. The ICANN presumption that it will renew the .com contract encourages VeriSign to continue investing in infrastructure, instead of waiting until it knows it has a new contract, he said. The .com domain has never crashed in the last seven years, but price increases may be necessary as attacks against Internet domains become more complex, Silva added. "We're not talking about commodity hardware here," Silva said. "There's no automatic price increase. What there is, is a possibility of a price increase, based on the security and stability needs we have at the time." ICANN President and Chief Executive Officer Paul Twomey also defended the contract, saying his organization is fostering competition in other ways such as creating more top-level domains. There are also nearly 800 site registrars competing for business, he said. But Senator Gordon Smith, an Oregon Republican, questioned the .com contract. "The question a lot of people are asking is, what's wrong with bidding out .com?" he said. "Why not let VeriSign win it, if they can, with a competitive bid?" Senators also asked whether the U.S. Department of Commerce should renew its memorandum of understanding with ICANN for the organization to continue oversight of the Internet's technical infrastructure. The memorandum expires at the end of this month. GoDaddy's Jones criticized ICANN for too often conducting business, including the proposed .com agreement, "behind closed doors." She called on Congress to require ICANN to create a plan to increase the Internet community's confidence in it. Even though ICANN needs to improve its transparency and accountability to the Internet community, the memorandum should be extended, said John Kneuer, acting assistant secretary for communications and information at the Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration. ICANN is taking steps to improve support from its constituencies, he said.


Security experts pitch 'culture of data'

The companies that are having the most success in advancing their data security efforts today are those that are finding a way to protect sensitive information without getting in the way of business users, industry experts maintain.


World put to shame as Sudan heads for disaster

VIA the crackle of a satellite phone, the punctured hopes of the people of Darfur were dealt another blow. On the line was Hassan Khamis, military coordinator for the National Movement for Reform and Development


Mary Ellen Solt, Poet of Words and Shapes, Dead at 86

Solt was an American poet known for helping disseminate the art of concrete poetry, which marries words and typography to produce works in which the verbal and the visual are inextricably intertwined.


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A stylist who claims Jamie Foxx failed to pay for her services cannot expand her lawsuit against the actor to include allegations he mistreated her, a judge ruled Monday.


Foreign Secretary Jack Straw is to come face to face with the misery of refugees in the Darfur region of Sudan. Mr Straw will fly from the Sudanese capital Khartoum to El Fasher in northern Darfur to visit the Abu Shouk refugee camp.


Ryan Giggs joined elite company when he made his 600th appearance for Manchester United in their Premiership victory over Liverpool.


Biggest threat to Britain's grand prix heritage

Henry Ford once said that his factories didn't make cars, "they make money." It is a philosophy Bernie Ecclestone would surely understand more than most after his surgically dispassionate decision yesterday not to include the British grand prix on the


Chinese editor resigns over fake Tibet photos

The chief editor of a Chinese newspaper resigned after it came to light that one of its photographers had faked a prize-winning photograph of endangered Tibetan antelopes appearing undaunted by a controversial railway.


FRANKFURT Representatives of Volkswagen and its labor union faced off across a table Wednesday, opening a round of negotiations that will be closely watched here as a test of how long German workers can preserve their privileged place in the global auto


Kerry rebukes Bush over 'Sopranos' tax lecture

President George W. Bush and Democratic rival John Kerry fought over who is the most wasteful spender in their televised election debate here.


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Surgeons attempt to repair hearts with stem cell injections

Science & environment: British scientists have been given the go-ahead to begin potentially ground-breaking experiments using injections of stem cells to repair patients' damaged hearts


Chinese Court Upholds JournalistÂs Spying Conviction

The spying conviction against a prominent Hong Kong journalist has brought criticism against China from human rights and media advocacy groups.


Orton heads to Notre Dame more than a Heisman hopeful

The first Saturday in October nears, which in a sane world, would be the first date each season that the phrase "Heisman race" could legally be used.


Google Sets Price of $85 in $1.67 Bln IPO

NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO  - Google Inc. on Wednesday  said it priced its long-awaited initial public offering at $85  per share, far below initial expectations, ending a tumultuous  process beset by poor market conditions and a series of  missteps.


TOKYO - The northern Japanese Hokkaido Island has been stroke by a strong magnitude 7 earthquake. The authorities are warning the local population of the possible powerful tsunami that can take place in the coastal areas.


Colombia Offers Meeting on Venezuela Dispute

By Luis Jaime Acosta BOGOTA, Colombia  - Colombian President AlvaroUribe offered on Saturday to meet his Venezuelan counterpart,Hugo Chavez, to defuse a widening diplomatic dispute over thecapture of a top Colombian rebel in Venezuela.


NTSB blames pilot error for deadly 2001 NY plane crash

(Washington-AP) Oct. 26, 2004 - Federal safety officials say pilot error caused a 2001 American Airlines crash that killed 265 people.


An estimated 1.6 million deaths a year are attributed to toxic indoor air. A new clean-burning wood stove could help decrease that number.


The U.S. Securities and Exchange  Commission said on Wednesday the accounting practices of  housing finance group Fannie Mae FNM.N from 2001 to mid-2004  "did not comply in material respects" with certain accounting  standards for derivatives, hedging and other matters.


Safety concerns spark Linux drive in Iran

Iran has become the latest country to edge towards ditching the ubiquitous Microsoft computer operating system in favor of the open-source Linux solution, even if its refusal to abide


Bernardini a Heavy Favorite for Jockey Club Gold Cup

The way Bernardini has been humbling the competition, there's not much more for trainer Tom Albertrani to say about his 3-year-old star thoroughbred.


BELGRADE, Serbia, Jan. 4 The European Union is to decide whether to accept Serbia along with its mainly ethnic-Albanian Kosovo province or recognize an independent Kosovo. via Earth Times


VoIP interoperability a go-go Mobile VoIP provider Truphone has teamed up with the Google Talk network to offer customers free calls.â¦


Navratilova Having Fun at Australian Open

Martina Navratilova exchanges high-fives with her partner after cracking a volley winner and groans when she slaps a shot wide.


Amaranth Advisors, the US hedge fund that lost about $6bn betting on gas prices, seeks help as it liquidates its remaining assets.


HE wears white shoes and betrays not a skerrick of Michael Johnson's charisma, yet Jeremy Wariner, an unpretentious 20-year-old Texan, ran like an angel to start what looms as a dominance of the 400m to rival his mentor.


Mac OS X Tip of the Week: Need the First Available Printer?

If you work in an office where the printers are often busy, you’ll want to know about creating a printer pool.


The U.S. influenza season is  starting slowly but it is still too early to tell how severe  the outbreak will be as the nation faces a vaccine shortage,  the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention  (CDC) said on Sunday.


Aluminium firm Alcoa is to close its Swansea factory by the end of March, leading to hundreds of job losses.


West increases pressure on Iran over nuclear program

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Roma, 12:22 - CALCIO, ROMA: SPALLETTI CONCEDE GIORNO DI RIPOSO

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Two days after iPhone launch, AT&T EDGE goes down

As of 7 p.m. Eastern time on Monday, AT&T had isolated the problem and was still working on it, a spokesman said.


Sharon accused of betrayal in Likud feud over Gaza

An increasingly bitter split within Israel's ruling Likud party ahead of next week's parliamentary vote on Ariel Sharon's plan to withdraw Jewish settlers from the Gaza strip has deepened after the speaker of parliament accused the prime minister of


Dallas offensive coordinator Jason Garrett was appointed assistant head coach on Thursday after spurning an offer from the Baltimore Ravens to become their new head coach.


FCC Resumes Testing of Internet-by-Airwave Devices

Federal regulators will try again to test prototypes for transmitting high-speed internet service over unused television airwaves. The devices will be tested in laboratory and real-world conditions.


Duncan Oughton scored in the 41st minute, and the Columbus Crew extended their unbeaten streak to 18 with a 1-1 tie against the Colorado Rapids on Saturday night.


'Con compagnia italiana piu' forte ci saranno discussioni'


Lebanon's power brokers and their regional backers seem inclined to seek a compromise, but the passions stoked by their showdown may not be easily defused


Velvet Revolver rockers enjoy success, soberly

When a band sells 3 million copies  of its first album, its members might expect to celebrate with  a few drinks.


Wimbledon is home to heroes and villains

Film stars, fashion tycoons and even a murderer -- Wimbledon boasts a fascinating collection of heroes and villains who have coloured its 130-year history.


The Fortis financial group pays 13m euros at a pioneer auction for the rights to emit 800,000 tonnes of CO2.


A staggering ten percent of Ethiopia's 46 million children are orphans whose parents died of AIDS, poverty and poor health conditions, a new report said Monday.


Generation Y: Tech-savvy grads with pushy parents

They may be a whiz with the computer and brimming with confidence, but would you give "Generation Y" a job if you had to suffer their pushy parents and fairweather notions of loyalty?


US official backs producers on China apparel curbs

HONG KONG Brushing aside Chinese warnings of a possible challenge at the World Trade Organization, a senior US trade official said here on Friday that the United States would limit apparel imports if American manufacturers provided evidence that such


The Arsenal Stadium Mystery Comment Hmm. How to decide where to stage your biggest product launch, actually your only product launch as far as most people are concerned, for over five years.â¦


Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S. plans to launch a new magazine centered around stylemaker Chris Madden, who sells a line of home merchandise at J.C. Penney Co.  stores, the publisher said on Friday.


KANSAS CITY, Mo.  - A gunman attacked workers at a  Missouri conveyor belt factory on Thursday, injuring at least  one, and spreading panic among more than 100 other workers who  were changing shifts when the shooting began, police said.


SUNDAY, Nov. 7 (HealthDayNews) -- Obese and overweight men spend much more on prescription drugs than men with normal weight, says a Mayo Clinic study.


Luna Rossa, è la disfatta New Zealand ultimo atto

Ai 'kiwi' anche la quarta regata della finale della Louis Vuitton Cup. Ieri dopo buon avvio la barca italiana paga un salto di vento, va indietro e non riesce piÃ¹ a rimontare. La diretta alle 14:50


UNICEF Head Aims to Triumph Past Tragedy

Carol Bellamy has witnessed her share of horrors as head of the United Nations children's agency for the past 10 years, from traumatized Iraqi children to starving Sudanese babies to frightened tsunami orphans. Through it all, she says, she's tried to push forward.


Isle Royale wolves becoming less fearful

For campers at Isle Royale National Park, sighting a gray wolf is a rare and thrilling experience. At least, it has been. But some wolves have gotten a bit too familiar this summer, wandering into camping areas and showing little of their customary fear of people.


George Bush travels to Albania - the first US president to visit a country that has become a staunch ally.


Sitting in traffic raises heart attack risk

The longer you spend sitting in traffic, the higher your risk of a heart attack, says a new study. This does not just mean sitting in a traffic jam - it includes cycling in traffic or being a bus passenger


EMI forces IFPI merger discussions - report Prepare to peel off your bumper stickers - the Recording Industry Ass. of America (RIAA) may disappear in a merger of trade groups, Variety reports.â¦


Washington Redskins coach Joe Gibbs yesterday expressed displeasure with a pair of officiating calls in Washington's 21-18 loss to the Dallas Cowboys on Monday night, and the NFL responded by conceding its crew made two mistakes.


[Health India]: London, Nov 22 : If you thought that lying in the bed for too long may make you fat, think again, as a new research has revealed that a good amount of sound sleep prevents weight gain.


Il legale: 'Sue condizioni peggiorate, quasi non cammina'


Moody's cuts Thomson, Reuters debt ratings

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


'King' Returns to Home Video in Extended Version

The Dec. 14 home video release of director Peter Jackson's extended version of the Academy Award-winning "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" will feature 50 additional minutes of new footage, a new musical score and a cameo appearance of Jackson being felled by an arrant arrow.


Some pharmaceutical companies are telling their employees to look out for the scruffy guy in the baseball cap.


German Film on Hitler's Demise a Box Office Hit

A German film about Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler's final 12 days leapt to the top of the country's box office with nearly half a million tickets sold in its opening weekend, distributor Constantin Film said on ...


Roma, 17:02 - CALCIO, DE SANTIS DA BORRELLI: ASPETTIAMO GIUSTIZIA ORDINARIA

''Non abbiamo parlato di nulla, non abbiamo gli atti. Abbiamo appreso delle parole di Moratti solo d...


Samarra battle part of effort to take back Iraqi cities

Friday's battle for the Iraqi city of Samarra is the opening salvo in what will be a campaign over the next several months to "take back" more than a dozen Iraq cities where insurgents hold sway, in time for country's January elections


Check out these highly rated stocks that have had a big price cut in the past month.


Kenya opposition to resume nationwide protests

Kenya's opposition said on Friday it planned to restart protests across the east African nation against President Mwai Kibaki's disputed re-election after the failure of African Union (AU) mediation.


Palermo, 18:00 - CALCIO, AGENTE DONI: PALERMO E' L'ALTERNATIVA ALL'ATALANTA

Il procuratore di Cristiano Doni, Paolo Conti, dai microfoni di Stadionews24 su Radio Action, ha tra...


Wal-Mart Canada Corp. declared victory Wednesday in its defense against unionization at a store in British Columbia. The Canadian branch of the world's largest retailer, Wal-Mart Stores Inc.


Medicare Widens Coverage for Heart Device

Medicare has agreed to expand coverage by one-third for implantable cardiac defibrillators (ICDs) -- devices used to steady hearts that beat irregularly -- to 500,000 patients, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.


Bank of America says U.S. Trust clients staying on

Bank of America Corp.  said on Monday it completed its $3.3 billion purchase of the U.S. Trust business from Charles Schwab Corp. , and is defying analyst concern that it would have trouble retaining many of U.S. Trust's ultra-wealthy clients.


It is one measure of Peter Bogdanovich's long tenure in the film business that he once set eyes on Lillian Gish, spent many hours in the company of Orson Welles and Charlie Chaplin and counted young River Phoenix among his friends.


Federer aims to put out New York's Bush fires

For once, when the US Open kicks off in New York tomorrow it won't be the biggest show in town. The Republican convention, with its threatened attendant demonstrations


Retailers lure shoppers with early openings, top deals

"Including the engagement ring, about $4,000," said one shopper at Roosevelt Field mall early Friday morning. Engagement ring?


Companies and others that secretly install "spyware" programs on people's computers to quietly monitor their Internet activities would face hefty federal fines under a bill the House passed Tuesday.


TODAY COLLEGE FOOTBALL 7 p.m. -- Hawaii Bowl at Honolulu: Hawaii vs. Alabama-Birmingham, ESPN, WEEI (850) PRO FOOTBALL 3 p.m. -- Green Bay at Minnesota, Chs. 25 and 64


U.N. atomic watchdog chief to visit Iran

International Atomic Energy Agency director Mohamed ElBaradei will visit Iran on January 11-12 to help resolve outstanding questions about Iran's disputed atomic program, an IAEA spokeswoman said on Monday.


Korean chipmaker expects global sales will halve next year; sales growth could be in single digit. SEOUL  - Growth in global semiconductor sales will probably halve next year and memory chip sales


African mediators seek to bring Darfur rebel commanders to peace talks

African Union mediators sent a mission to Chad to seek to persuade nervous Sudanese rebel leaders to attend peace talks on the Darfur crisis in the Nigerian capital Abuja.


The 'Float' Is Gone As 'Check 21' Goes Into Effect

SEATTLE - Next time you write a check, be prepared for the money to come out of your account in record time. A new law gives banks access to your money within hours.


'Operational failures'  led to seizure of navy personnel

'No individual to blame' for capture of 15 marines and sailors by Iran in March, government report concluded today.


Somalia's new prime minister says he wants to broaden his cabinet as he sacks his ministers.


Mom Hugs 'Miracle' Baby After Ovarian Transplant

Ouarda Touirat, her day-old baby daughter nestling in her arms, said Friday she had never lost hope that she could conceive after cancer treatment left her infertile.


New SKorea gov't to axe ministry handling NKorea

South Korea's incoming government will shut down the ministry handling relations with North Korea as part of moves to streamline the administration, officials said Wednesday.


Famed Dog Handler Sentenced to 21 Months

A woman who once was recognized as one of the nation's best trainers and handlers of cadaver-sniffing dogs was sentenced Tuesday to 21 months in prison for planting bones and other fake evidence in cases she worked.


The Eccentric Judge in the Anna Nicole Case

He laughed. He cried. He did Catskills stand-up shtick. The judge who presided, if you can call it that, over the Anna Nicole Smith case.


Londra, 17:30 - CALCIO, GB: NIENTE SANZIONE A FERGUSON PER GESTO OFFENSIVO

La Federcalcio inglese ha deciso di non dare nessuna sanzione al tecnico del Manchester United, Sir ...


Mantova, 18:37 - CALCIO, MANTOVA: SEDUTA LEGGERA PER CHI HA GIOCATO IERI

Allenamento pomeridiano per il Mantova in vista della trasferta di Pisa. Defatigante per chi ha gioc...


Personal Health: For Living Donors, Many Risks to Weigh

It is important that potential donors know about possible complications before they make this life-saving sacrifice.


Ready to wave goodbye to independence? SurfControl, the censorware firm, revealed today it had received a preliminary approach from a potential suitor.â¦


Mega Millions Jackpot Climbs to Estimated $114 Million; Excitement Grows From Coast to Coast

MEGA MILLIONS, Sept. 6  /PRNewswire/ -- Mega Millions players across the country are feeling the excitement as the jackpot continues to grow. When Tuesday's winning numbers were drawn, they turned 623,112 tickets into Mega Millions winners.


Ill., Mich. Want New Federal Isotope Lab

Like most of us, politicians don't know much about isotopes. But because they know something about money and jobs, lawmakers from Illinois and Michigan are locked in a battle to convince the federal government that their state and not the other one is the perfect place for a new lab devoted to these unstable atomic forms.


GPS is Social Network at Mobile World Congress

Many new services put the emphasis on finding your friends, not finding your way, as GPS evolves into a social tool.


Gymnastics Gold Evens the U.S. with China

American swimmer Michael Phelps grabbed  a fourth gold at the Athens Olympics Thursday with a clear  victory in the 200 meters medley and gold for 16-year-old  gymnast Carly Patterson leveled the U.S. with China at 14 each.


Two UK troops killed in Afghanistan: military

Two British soldiers and more than 30 Taliban guerrillas were killed in separate incidents in southern Afghanistan, the British and U.S. military said, the latest clashes in a raging insurgency.


Iraqâs top Sunni party threatens to boycott elections

BAGHDAD: Iraqâs main Sunni Muslim political party threatened on Thursday to boycott the countryâs first free election if it goes ahead on January 30 as scheduled.


Striking Screenwriters Dismiss New Proposals

The screenwriters called the proposals from producers a âa massive rollback,â and called on their members to continue their walkout.


Muttiah Muralitharan says he was ignored for the ICC's World Test  XI because of his bowling action.


Dozens killed in US air strikes on Falluja Â·

The US military stepped up efforts to check Iraq's destabilising insurgency yesterday by pounding the restive city of Falluja, killing dozens of people, with children reported to be among the injured.


FCC Rules in Favor of Net Phone Industry

WASHINGTON Nov 9, 2004 - Federal regulators gave a boost Tuesday to the fledgling Internet phone industry, removing a regulatory hurdle that threatened to drive up the cost of making calls through cyberspace.


Israeli killed in Palestinian rocket attack

A Hamas rocket attack from Gaza killed a man in Israel on Sunday and Prime Minister Ehud Olmert pledged unlimited military action against the militant group, saying "no one involved in terror" would be immune.


Da un edificio le urla, intervengono i carabinieri


Buckingham Palace needs Â£3m of repairs to make it safe, the Queen's public accounts reveal.


The chief financial officer of Circuit City Stores Inc.  is leaving the consumer electronics retailer to become finance chief at Petco Animal Supplies Inc., the companies said on Friday.


Latinos enter US election battle as Nevada caucuses loom

After opening contests in largely white, rural states, the US election race shifts to Nevada on Saturday with Democratic presidential candidates hoping to woo potentially crucial Latino voters for the first time in the campaign.


I tre aggrediti giocavano a carte a Gioia del Colle


Equatorial Guinea's efforts to prove that British businessmen, foreign firms and a cargo plane of burly fighters planned to oust its president hang on just one man as its trial of suspected mercenaries enters a second week.


Bam Margera has been on screen plenty of times. Now he wants to own one. The professional skateboarder, prankster and MTV star is teaming with a business partner to open a theater in his hometown of West Chester.


Litvinenko film maker's Finland home burgled

A break-in at the Finnish holiday home  of Russian movie director Andrei Nekrasov -- whose documentary  on murdered Russian exile Alexander Litvinenko was shown at  Cannes film festival -- is suspicious. Or maybe not.


Catania, 23:36 - CALCIO, MORTO POLIZIOTTO: FERMATI UNA VENTINA DI TIFOSI

Sono una ventina i tifosi del Catania fermati dalle forze dell'ordine e condotti in Questura e nella...


Booming waves and beach vigils for UK "surf widows"

A century  ago they might have scanned the sea for returning fishermen or  for the spoils from wrecked ships, but on a February weekend  the only women wandering this squally Devon beach are "surf  widows."


Presidente americano, opportunita' storica per pace


Traditional Shops Fishing For Talent In Digital Waters

With Web ad spending set to grow by as much as 20 percent in 2007, after expanding 30 percent this year, according to eMarketer, digital shops are finding it hard to find new employees with the necessary skill set to serve clients who are shifting budgets online. For traditional agencies adapting to the digital world, it can be a downright challenge.


Skype Technologies is teaming with Siemens to offer cordless phone users the ability to make Internet telephony calls, in addition to traditional calls, from their handsets.


Many kids may not outgrow cow's milk allergy

Cow's milk allergy persists  longer than previously reported, and the majority of children  may retain the sensitivity into school age, study findings  suggest.


US Raids Hit Iraq's Falluja at Start of Ramadan

US warplanes bombed targets in Iraq's rebel-held city of Falluja Friday, marking a violent start to the holy Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.


Lou Diamond Phillips is charged with domestic battery over an alleged incident involving his girlfriend.


Indonesia mud volcano breaches barrier and sparks panic

A mud volcano that forced  more than 15,000 people to abandon their homes on the  Indonesian island of Java in 2006 has breached the barriers  built to contain it, causing further damage, police said.


Vince Carter scored 30 points and Mikki Moore added a career-high 24 to help the New Jersey Nets beat the Memphis Grizzlies 113-102 Monday night to snap a five-game losing streak.


Rosario Dawson Tries to Get Out the Vote

Of 32 million voting-age Latinos, only 8 million voted in the 2000 election. Actress Rosario Dawson is trying to change that. Dawson, 25, and Latino youth advocate Phil Colon have together founded Voto Latino, a nonpartisan and nonprofit activist group that seeks to motivate young Latino voters.


Researchers Press DEA to Let Them Grow Marijuana

Armed with a legal decision in their favor, scientists and advocates of medical research on marijuana pressed the Drug Enforcement Administration yesterday to allow them to grow their own, saying that pot supplied by the government is too hard to get and that its poor quality limits their research.


Milano, 18:15 - CALCIO, CELTIC, STRACHAN: CREDO NELLA QUALIFICAZIONE

Il tecnico del Celtic, Gordon Strachan, suona la carica e mostra ottimismo in vista della gara di ri...


HOMESTEAD Â· Although disgusted with the performance of his No. 8 car in Sunday's Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Dale Earnhardt Jr.


Shave time off your Web searches by using operators

Focus your search results automatically by including characters and words that put a finer point on your queries.


Jurors in Spector trial to begin deliberations Monday

The jury in the Phil Spector murder trial will begin deliberations next week after prosecution and defense lawyers wrapped up their closing arguments here Friday.


Lakers star Kobe Bryant sustains a severely sprained right ankle midway through the first quarter against the Cavaliers and has to be helped off the court.


The former undercover agent responsible for the discredited Tulia drug busts that put dozens of people in prison using false evidence goes on trial Monday for lying under oath.


Rostock, 12:46 - CALCIO, GERMANIA: INSULTI RAZZISTI AD ASAMOAH

Il tedesco Gerald Asamoah, attaccante di colore dello Schalke, è stato oggetto di pesanti ins...


African Union Expands Peacekeeping Role in Sudan

The African Union has agreed to expand its peacekeeping force in Sudan's Darfur region. The move comes as the Sudanese government begins peace talks in Abuja, Nigeria, with Darfur's two rebels groups.


How could NASA improve on a week that saw a successful space shuttle launch against bad-weather odds, the unveiling of an exciting new mission to the moon and a tantalizing discovery on Mars?


Prepping for the Super Bowl isnât all fun. In the latest entry in his Super Bowl Diary, our bureau chief takes a âreality tour.â


Ben Gordon scored a career-high 48 points to help the Chicago Bulls overcome Michael Redd's 52 points for a 126-121 overtime victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday.


Extreme Sailing: The Biggest Boat in the World

At 70, Tom Perkins had made a fortune and conquered Silicon Valley. He decided to build the world's biggest, riskiest, fastest, most technologically advanced, single-hulled sailing megayacht. That engineering dream, the 289-foot Maltese Falcon launched in 2006.


Prison 'outsourcing' is linked to concerns about riots, recidivism, and family hardship.


Foreign companies have created millions of jobs in the United States, far outpacing the amount of work that American businesses have shifted abroad, Labor Secretary Elaine Chao said Wednesday.


Cingular gets DOJ approval for AT&T Wireless acquisition

Cingular Wireless LLC has reached an agreement with the US Department of Justice that will allow the company's proposed $41 billion acquisition of AT&T Wireless to proceed on schedule.


Valle d'Aosta, la sciatrice Ã¨ ricoverata in gravi condizioniIeri la Regione aveva diramato un bollettino di allarme                                          Valanga travolge scialpinisti un morto ed una donna ferita


The elderly and those with chronic conditions may be put at risk because of delays in delivering flu jabs, GPs say.


VW and unions begin a new round of talks

HANNOVER, Germany Senior negotiators from Volkswagen and its main union entered another round of negotiations on Tuesday as they worked to reach a cost-cutting contract and head off the first comprehensive strike at the automaker's factories in western


Kerry Criticizes Bush and Cheney on Halliburton's Iraq Contracts

John Kerry today accused the Bush administration of turning a blind eye to waste by Halliburton, and proposed reforming the contracting system.


Skonto, 22:14 - CALCIO, EUROPEI 2008: LETTONIA-SVEZIA 0-1

La Svezia ha battuto la Lettonia 1-0 (1-0) in un incontro valido per le qualificazioni agli Europei ...


GlobalSecure Holdings Ltd. , a District-based private-equity investment firm that has bought three homeland security companies in the past year, last week wrapped up raising $23.5 million. Armed with this cash, it's aggressively searching for more companies in this field.


DAVIE, Fla. -- Tony Sparano is going to work for Bill Parcells again, this time as coach of the Miami Dolphins.


DEERFIELD, Ill. - Scottie Pippen, who helped lead the Chicago Bulls to six NBA titles in the 1990s, has retired, the team announced Tuesday...


Servers to offer built-in virtualization tools

In a bid to bolster its domination of the server virtualization market, VMware Inc. will today unveil major new products and partnerships with major computer makers to build servers optimized to run VMware's virtualization software.


Barcelona police said they had made two arrests following violent skirmishes with a group of youths at an unauthorised demonstration outside the eastern Spanish city's Museum of Contemporary Art.


The Billboard US singles chart includes digital sales for the first time, with Green Day its most popular download.


Clinton Says Obama Distorts Her Comments on Martin Luther King

Bloomberg - Jan. 13 (Bloomberg) -- Hillary Clinton accused the campaign of Democratic presidential rival Barack Obama of twisting her words about civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.


Lacking free AIDS drugs, 18 die in Indian town

Eighteen impoverished Indians with AIDS died in one district in western India in the last two months because the nearest state supply of free drugs is hundreds of kilometers away, an HIV advocacy group said on Tuesday.


The European cable TV industry  increased revenues by 12 percent to 18.8 billion euros ($24.3  billion) in 2006 and has doubled in size since 2000, industry  group Cable Europe said on Tuesday.


English soccer's ruling body charged Bolton forward El-Hadji Diouf with improper conduct for spitting at defender Arjan De Zeeuw during Saturday's 1-0 home loss to Portsmouth.


Innovators Find Alternative To Venture Capital

When Paul Brewer, co-founder of high-tech security company ObjectVideo, gave speeches to business school students about how to find funding, he used to focus about 80 percent of his talk on the art of landing venture capital. Now he spends most of his time on how to attract federal government funding, especially through the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The managers of the program are more daring than venture capitalists, said Brewer, because they are more likely to fund an idea at its inception, before it has proved anything.


Stopping Off in the Gothic South, on the Road to Ruin

In the first feature directed by Shainee Gabel, John Travolta delivers a hammed-up scenery-chewing variation of the brainy good ole boy he played in "Primary Colors."


Dell has upgraded its PowerConnect line with the addition of the PowerConnect 5324, a 24-port managed gigabit layer 2 switch.


The Republican convention in New York is set to open amid tight security, after a mass protest against George Bush.


The leader of the main opposition party in South Africa, Tony Leon, is to step down after 13 years.


Hanno 20 e 21 anni, in corso accertamenti carabinieri


EU executive seems set for defeat in crunch vote

The European Union's new executive arm appears headed for parliamentary defeat after its incoming boss Jose Manuel Barroso rejected lawmakers' angry demands to jettison his justice chief.


Schools in England have been sent advice on how to teach children good spoken English.


Don't feel like wading through 1,000-plus pages of two new Clinton  biographies? TIME.com's side-by-side digest has all you need to  know about the Democratic frontrunner


By Pascal Fletcher Dakar - Spain said on Wednesday it was restarting the repatriation of hundreds of illegal Senegalese migrants detained in the Spanish Canary Islands, a move which some have resisted with ...


The clothing retailer Barneys New York, a temple to fashion that introduced Americans to Armani and $300 T-shirts, was sold today to the investment arm of the Dubai government for $825 million.


Serena in denim puts the boot into tradition

Serena Williams strode on to court for her first match at the US Open in an outfit that would have sent shockwaves through the All England Club.


Blackpool is to play host to National Veterans' Day on 27 June beating off stiff competition.


Report: Official urges trust in Japan bank

A senior ruling party official said Japan should trust its central bank with the decision on when to raise interest rates, a report said Monday, ahead of this week's expected move to boost rates long frozen at zero.


Real Losses Have Nothing to Do With Money

The human beings behind the business headlines can sometimes become lost.


Sen. Barack Obama visits Darfur refugees

Her dress is brilliant orange, full of life. Her face is a picture of despair. Her name is Aziza and she is 20 years old. She has been living in this refugee camp with her father for nearly three years. The rest of her family is dead.


European Central Bank chief Jean-Claude Trichet attacks France for being the "number one spender" in Europe.


In Trying Time, Scaling Down Expectations of Job Growth

here was a time when adding just under 150,000 jobs a month, three years into an economic recovery, would have been considered a disaster.


Crude prices likely to subdue European stocks

European equity markets were likely to feel the pressure of a surge in crude prices to near record levels on Monday, while last week's spate of earnings warnings was set to keep the market subdued.


Boeing-Airbus Dogfight at Paris Air Show

LE BOURGET, France -- Airbus racked up a series of big orders at the opening Monday of the world's biggest air show, stealing some early limelight from U.S. rival Boeing Co.


Ford, GM have discussed alliance: reports

Senior executives at General Motors   Corp. GM.N and Ford Motor Co. F.N have discussed a merger   or alliance that would bring together the No. 1 and No. 2 U.S.   automakers, according to newspaper reports on Monday.


Adobe's Apollo and the pressing need to upgrade open source licensing

Blog: The web and the desktop are increasingly blurring, as Adobe's Apollo project demonstrates.  Unfortunately, open source licensing remains in beta while we're about to go into production....


Ray Charles Leads Way at Surprising Grammys

The Grammys got soul on Sunday,  honoring Ray Charles with five posthumous awards, including the  coveted album and record of the year prizes.


Looks like I'll get the drive back soon. First I got a call from the Emeryville store, then I got a call from a person in Apple Executive offices (she gave me her name and number, but I'm not going to publish it here). I'll report back when I have more info. PS: The number of idiotic comments has gone way up.


Board taps deputy education commissioner for state's top job

TALLAHASSEE -- The Florida Board of Education named John Winn, a top aide to Education Commissioner Jim Horne and a former key aide to Gov. Jeb Bush, to take over the top job at the Department of Education next month.


Bush Hits Kerry on Flu Vaccine Crisis, Draft

THE VILLAGES, Fla.  - President Bush told senior  citizens in Florida on Tuesday he was doing all he could to  ensure they get flu shots and accused Democrat John Kerry of  using scare tactics on issues like the vaccine shortage and  Social Security.


MetLife to Buy Citigroup's Travelers Life for $11.5 Billion

The insurance giant will buy Travelers Life & Annuity, and most of Citigroup's foreign insurance units, for $11.5 billion.


Computer therapy helping treat depression

In what is said to be an Australian first, a group of medical researchers from Newcastle, on the NSW central coast, has found computerised cognitive behaviour therapy is successfully treating those suffering ...


By Spencer Hunt, The Columbus Dispatch, Ohio  Jun. 25--Bill Conklin has no trouble predicting Columbus' next drinking-water alert.   All that's needed, he said, is a lot of rain and fertilized farm fields.


Business owners in Belfast are urged to remain vigilant after incendiary devices were found at two stores.


Former Tottenham manager Bill Nicholson dies at age 85 after long ...

Bill Nicholson, who managed Tottenham in its glory days of the 1960s and 70s, died Saturday after a long illness. He was 85. Nicholson's death at a hospital in Hertfordshire, outside London, was


Sprint Nextel Corp  reported  deeper than expected subscriber losses on Friday and said it  would cut about 4,000 jobs, raising fears of a slowdown in the  U.S. wireless industry, and its stock dropped nearly 25  percent.


Insider sales are fast and furious at this trendy footwear maker.


Space shuttle grounded until May or even later

NASA has abandoned plans to resume flying the space shuttle next March because of the impact of four hurricanes on space agency centers and work schedules, officials said Friday.


Bears' Rivera Is Out as Defensive Coordinator

Chicago defensive coordinator Ron Rivera, who has talked with eight NFL teams about head coaching positions, will not be back with the Bears.


U.S. Internet gambling bill gets last-minute push

Most forms of Internet gambling  would be banned under a tentative agreement reached on Friday  by U.S. congressional negotiators.


MPS who kept Baha Mousa's case in the public eye last night demanded a wide-ranging investigation into all allegations of brutality by British troops.


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Hewlett-Packard is working on software that it says could slow the spread of Internet-borne worms and viruses, AP reports. Researchers at the company say the new âvirus-throttlingâ software would not destroy


Debbie Halfelder had just one rule. No mention of the word "Florida." Even when the Everett Huskies' Pop Warner team went undefeated during the regular season. Even when the squad appeared just one playoff win away from the Super Bowl at Disney's Wide World of Sports in Orlando.


UK firm RMC, the world's biggest maker of ready-mixed concrete, is reportedly to get a takeover bid worth at least $4bn (Â£2.2bn) from Mexican group Cemex.


Rasmussen Keeps Lead by a Minute in the Tour

Michael Rasmussen put in a stellar ride Saturday in the first of two time trials in the Tour de France and maintained his grip on the yellow jersey by one minute over Cadel Evans.


Life on Hold: Waiting for the iPhone, New York, 27.06.2007 ; Picture Post

By REBECCA ARMSTRONG  It's been a long week for Greg Packer, a retired highway maintenance worker from Huntington, New York. He arrived at the Fifth Avenue flagship Apple store at 5am on Monday and has been there, waiting patiently, ever since.


The Massachusetts golf community took a hit last week, losing two distinguished personalities. Ted Carangelo and Ted Kenerson were men of great spirit, devoted to their families, to their businesses, to their golf clubs, and most definitely to the integrity of the game.


Barry Bonds hopes his random steroid test last week will remove suspicion that he uses performance-enhancing drugs.


Salito a causa della debolezza del biglietto verde


Hurricane Charley victims sweat through long lines

PUNTA GORDA, Fla. - Federal disaster assistance money started flowing to Hurricane Charley's victims and postal workers handed out mail Tuesday outside their damaged building, but hundreds of thousands still had no phones, no running ...


AL Wrap: Oakland's Durazo Piles on Misery for Baltimore

Erubiel Durazo's three-run homer in  the second inning helped the Oakland Athletics remain top of  the American League (AL) West with a 9-4 win over the reeling  Baltimore Orioles Thursday.


Racy foreign films prompt cable ban in Afghanistan

Some say Afghani society may not be ready yet to interpret correctly what they see in movies from India and the West.


He talked of grinding poverty and called it "a scandal" that democracy and capitalism have not delivered more to Latin Americans. The working poor need change, he declared. He invoked Simon Bolivar, the "great liberator," and vowed to "complete the revolution" and bring true "social justice" to the...


Tony Blair denies Michael Howard's claim that control of the UK's borders has been handed to Brussels.


This summer, world music floods into New York City, introducing audiences to music with lower commercial profiles.


In recupero invece quella nei servizi di mercato


Jerry Glanville is ready to run another football team. This time, the former NFL coach is taking over at Portland State — vowing to turn the Vikings into the "hardest hitting football team on the West Coast."


George Clooney will become an executive board member of a new Swiss energy company that will develop environmentally friendly techniques for car motors and other devices, the billionaire who is setting up the firm said Saturday.


NEGOZIANTE UCCISO DURANTE RAPINA A BARLETTA, BLOCCATO KILLER

BARI - Il titolare del supermercato 'Roma' di Barletta - Michele Fiorella di 65 anni - e' morto per la coltellata al cuore infertagli con un coltello di grosse dimensioni da un giovane che stava compiendo una rapina nel suo esercizio commerciale.


Controls are needed to ensure genetic information for research is not used by outside parties, British warn experts.


Marian Gaborik scored the winner with 4.4 seconds left in overtime, and the Minnesota Wild held off a furious rally to beat the Nashville Predators 5-4 on Sunday.


This week, heirs of J. R. R. Tolkien, author of the âLord of the Ringsâ trilogy and âThe Hobbit,â and a group of publishers filed a lawsuit demanding at least $150 million from New Line Cinema.


A solid 2004 drives predictions for strong, but slower, growth in computer sales this year.


Does this down-and-out telecom have any juice left?


Fitness Resolutions? Bah, Humbug. Try These Smaller Steps Instead.

With opening presents and eggnog and family visits and eggnog and Christmas caroling with the neighbors and eggnog, the last thing to worry about today is exercise.


Heat will try to keep sizzling despite NBA playoff lull

Shaquille O'Neal and the Miami Heat are enjoying a week off before resuming their National Basketball Association playoff title quest, hoping the break does not cool their hot shooting touch.


Clinton asks YouTube users for song help

Hillary Rodham Clinton wants YouTube viewers to pick her campaign theme song — and the response, so far, has been music to her ears.