After 10   season on the military courtroom drama, David James Elliott, aka Navy   pilot turned legal eagle Commander Harmon "Harm" Rabb Jr.,  is deserting   CBS for ABC.


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Karan Johar wants to be dad after watching Taare...

Film-maker Karan Johar was so touched by the story of a dyslexic child in Aamir Khan's directorial   debut Taare Zamen Par that he now wants to be a father.


MPAA's disc dogs are back in U.S. after sniffing out $6 million worth of bootlegged DVDs in Malaysia.


Berlin Bans Controversial Arab-Islamic Congress

The Berlin state government said Monday it had banned an Arab-Islamic Congress due to be held in the German capital next month to rally support for "resistance and intifada" in Iraq and Israel.


It took a record nine months in intensive care at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, but a Kansas man will be back home Saturday, thanks to an experimental heart-assist device that keeps his heart pumping.


Britain seen moving Iraq troops further into harm's way

Defence Minister Geoff Hoon is due to address the British parliament on his country's troop deployment in Iraq, amid widespread reports that some forces are to be moved from the relative calm of southern Iraq into areas around Baghdad, thereby freeing up US forces for attacks on cities like Fallujah.


Officials Say They Are Falling Behind on Mortgage Fraud Cases

Reports of suspected mortgage fraud have doubled since 2005, and government agencies that investigate and prosecute such cases say they cannot keep up.


FORT WORTH, Texas -- Electronics retailer RadioShack Corp. said Tuesday its fourth-quarter profit climbed 64 percent on lower costs despite a drop in revenue.


Photo-finish gives Pinsent fourth Olympic gold

Britain's Matthew Pinsent won his fourth successive rowing gold medal in thrilling style when he led his British coxless fours to victory in a photo-finish against world champions Canada.


One of Sven-Goran Eriksson's biggest concerns in the build up to internationals are players picking up various injuries. And that's exactly what has happened with striker Michael Owen, who faces


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France finally won its game of brinkmanship. Teetering on the edge of another embarrassing first-round elimination from the World Cup, the 1998 champion beat Togo 2-0 on Friday to advance to the final 16 for a game against Spain.


Police Surprised So Many Survive British Rail Crash

British police voiced astonishment on Sunday that so many people survived a high-speed crash of a 300-passenger train that rammed into a car at a rail crossing, killing six people.


The President of Iran, Mohammad Khatami, has warned the United States that it needs Iran's help in both Iraq and Afghanistan. Speaking to reporters in Tehran, President Khatami said Iran would its many problems


Business & money: Private equity firm Terra Firma denies it made a loss in selling the UK's largest off-licence chain.


Lawmakers and consumers ask FDA to delay cloning ruling

The Food and Drug Administration should delay a decision on whether milk and meat from some cloned animals are safe to eat until additional safety studies can be conducted, a Democratic lawmaker and consumer groups said in separate statements on Tuesday.


REGION: UN presses Iran and N Korea on N-threat

UNITED NATIONS: The director of the UN nuclear watchdog agency said on Monday that North Korea posed a âserious challengeâ to attempts to limit nuclear weapons in the world and Iran should suspend uranium enrichment activities.


Los Angeles, 14:37 - CALCIO, USA: VINCONO SERIE TV E PROVANO CON LA GALAXY

Diventare giocatori professionisti in America e allenarsi ogni giorni con David Beckham. Quello che ...


Sua denuncia precarieta' riguarda mondo globalizzato


Differences between the government and the BCCI over the status of the cricket board - whether it is a 'State' within the provisions of the Constitution or a private autonomous body â-ame to the fore in the Supreme Court on Thursday.


Paulson says mortgage relief plan not a bailout

U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, on the second day of a tour seeking to build support for a mortgage relief plan, said it was not a bailout for people who made bad decisions.


With ashes for a home, Californian vows to rebuild

RAMONA, California  - When Ray Necochea was building his dream house four years ago, on a whim he wrote the story of his life on a wooden beam below the rooftop, hoping a future relative might serendipitously discover it.


Barcellona, 11:34 - CALCIO, BARCELLONA: ETO'O TORNA CON PROBLEMI AL GINOCCHIO

Già infortunatosi a inizio stagione, Samuel Eto'o è tornato dalla Coppa d'Africa con u...


Lady Berlusconi spiega lettera-sfogo, serve sempre rispetto


Kerry Has Post-Debate Edge Over Bush: Survey

Washington, Oct. 4 (NNN): The latest poll survey shows that Democrat John Kerry has a lead over President George Walker Bush after their first television debate last week.


Check the winning numbers from Wednesday's draw for the National Lottery.


A gas explosion in a coal mine in China's northeast killed at least 203 miners in the deadliest such disaster reported since Communist rule began in 1949.


Scientists believe a chimp virus may hold the clue in the long-running battle to develop a malaria vaccine.


Iowa City  Meredith Brand can't say much about what's going on behind closed doors here at ACT Inc. headquarters: Her work deals with the closely guarded essay questions being developed for the testing company's ...


The product represents the next stage in the company's strategy to build a full open-source middleware stack.


NL Wrap: Edmonds Double Strike Lifts Cards Over Padres

Jim Edmonds belted two solo homers to lead the host St Louis Cardinals to an easy 9-3 win over the San Diego Padres in National League action at Busch Stadium Tuesday.


The Cabinet has agreed in principle to approve a new generation of nuclear power stations, it emerges.


All schools should be required to teach their pupils about sex and relationships, a government watchdog says.


Year Belongs to Federer and Russian Women

Roger Federer staged a single-handed  takeover of men's tennis in 2004. In the women's game the  Russians seized control.


with the alliance announcing a small expansion of its fledgling military training facility in Baghdad. and also said it was still unable to launch a long-awaited expansion of its Afghanistan peacekeeping mission.


On Baseball: One Name Spells Relief in Boston

When a player of Manny RamÃrezâs magnitude misses four of the last five weeks of the season when his team is fighting for a postseason spot, the impact can be significant.


Activists Praise Delay in 1964 Miss. Case

There's an old saying, "Justice delayed is justice denied." But in the case of three civil rights workers slain in Mississippi four decades ago, some say time may be on justice's side.


Yesterday consumer groups released a study saying broadband policy in the U.S. was failing. Here's a counterpoint from the conservative Heritage Foundation. [Broadband blog]


Can't Sit Still? It May Keep You Thin, Study Finds

People who literally cannot sit  still may have inborn behavior that keeps them slim even if  they overeat a little, researchers in the United States said on  Thursday.


Serbia And Montenegro: Rexhepi Demands Monitoring of Voting

Kosova PM, Bajram Rexhepi asked today from the OSCE CiO, Solomon Passy that the elections process out of Kosova, namely in Serbia and Montenegro be well monitored, in order to avoid any abuses at the polling ...


The UN's disaster chief urges countries to divert small sums spent on emergency relief to tackling disaster prevention.


Scientists: Trout not endangered species

Yellowstone cutthroat trout are "holding their own" in Montana, Idaho and Wyoming despite threats ranging from habitat loss and disease to hybridization with other species, state and federal fisheries biologists said Wednesday.


Education Secretary Charles Clarke accused the Prince of Wales of being "old-fashioned and out of time" after details emerged that the heir to the throne believes that the schools system offers pupils too much aspiration and refuses to admit failures.


Melbourne, 12:18 - TENNIS, AUS OPEN: MAURESMO VA K.O., FRANCIA OUT

Amelie Mauresmo esce dal torneo femminile degli Australian Open di tennis. La ex numero 1 del mondo,...


Alcohol-linked hospital admissions double in 10 years

The number of alcohol-linked hospital admissions in England has doubled in a decade for people over 16 years old and risen by a third for children under 16, according to figures released Tuesday.


Drought could force nuke-plant shutdowns

Nuclear reactors across the Southeast could be forced to throttle back or temporarily shut down later this year because drought is drying up the rivers and lakes that supply power plants with the awesome amounts of cooling water they need to operate.


Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez accused the Bush administration of pressuring his regime by delaying the sale of parts for the repair and maintenance of Venezuela's 24 F-16 fighters bought from the United ...


Sports people should not be banned for using "social" drugs, UK sports minister Richard Caborn has said.


AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - Annunciato ufficialmente il Congresso Missionario Nazionale: "Desideriamo che i bambini, i giovani, le famiglie, gli anziani, i malati, i movimenti e le comunitÃ  parrocchiali siano i protagonisti di questo grande avvenimento missionario nazionale" San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) - La Conferenza Episcopale Salvadoregna ha annunciato ufficialmente la celebrazione del Primo Congresso Missionario Nazionale che si celebrerÃ  dal 16 al 18 maggio 2008 (vedi  Fides 15/6/2007) e che servirÃ  per "continuare...


Judge halts NY town elections over voting rights

A U.S. federal judge halted planned elections in Port Chester, New York, on Friday, after the government said its political system effectively denies Hispanics representation in the local government.


Dell to Sell Notebook PCs at Sam's Club Stores

Dell laptops will appear in 500 of Wal-Mart's Sam's Club stores starting next week, the company says.


President Bush's unpopularity -- due largely to the war in Iraq -- seems likely to affect GOP candidates in the midterm elections in November, according to a CNN poll released today. Fifty-five percent of 1,004 Americans surveyed said they would be less likely to vote for a candidate who has supported Bush administration policies, according to the poll.


Booz Allen Hamilton, the big technology and consulting firm in McLean, is strongly considering splitting into two companies.


US Has `Confidence' in UN's Annan, Danforth Says

US envoy John Danforth publicly backed United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan, saying ``we are expressing confidence in the secretary-general and his continuing in office'' to end


Lsbona, 23:47 - CALCIO, EURO 2008: PORTOGALLO-SERBIA MONTENEGRO 1-1

Portogallo e Serbia hanno pareggiato 1-1 (1-0) in un incontro di qualificazione del girone A dell'Eu...


HP Color Match: Extreme makeover for cellphones

InfoWorld - Hewlett-Packard could soon turn mobile phones into shopping advisors with a color-matching prototype technology it demonstrated on Wednesday.


Venus Williams overcame struggles with her serve after a four-month layoff to defeat Akiko Morigami of Japan 6-1, 2-6, 6-4 Monday night in the opening round of the Cellular South Cup, a Tier III tournament.


The real-world toy maker joins Mattel and Hasbro in catering to children online.


A diet rich in high-glycaemic foods like white bread may raise the risk of liver disease, research suggests.


A new study shows that giving can make you wealthier.


The Oracle Corporation fired PeopleSoft's co-president and chief financial officer, Kevin Parker, and three other top executives.


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China says global warming in hands of wealthy nations

Rich nations are responsible for greenhouse gases fuelling global warming, China said on Tuesday, urging them to cut emissions and deflecting questions about whether Beijing will accept limits.


Apple Recalls 28,000 Faulty Batteries Sold with 15-inch PowerBook

Apple has had to recall up to 28,000 notebook batteries that were sold for use with their 15-inch PowerBook. Apple reports that faulty batteries sold between January 2004 and August 2004 can overheat and pose a fire hazard.


IBM to buy Watchfire security software firm

IBM , the world's largest  technology services company, said on Wednesday it will buy  privately held security and compliance testing software company  Watchfire Corp. for an undisclosed amount.


The high profile Sky Captain And The World Of Tomorrow flew to the top of the box office charts in North America but did not soar.


crashed into Sri Lanka and India, drowning hundreds, and swamping tourist islands in Thailand and the Maldives. of Sri Lanka and India and along the southern Thai tourist island of


Celebrity Chefs Bring Plane Food to New Heights

CHICAGO -- What celebrity chef worth his lamb chops with pomegranate glaze would risk culinary shame by creating airline food -- the butt of innumerable jokes about reheated hash that always seems to taste like chicken or even a salty tire?


A federal judge refused to delay an order that Freddie Mac release more than $50 million to former chief executive Leland C. Brendsel.


LONDON -- Enterprise software giant Oracle may be known for big plans and bold moves, but the Redwood Shores, California, company has realized it also has to think small.


Relatives of four men killed by Afghan and US-led troops in east Afghanistan say they were all innocent.


PCI: Charley not as devastating as Andrew

The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI), the group from which member companies write about a third of Florida homeowners insurance, said initial reports from claims adjusters indicate damage from Hurricane Charley, while extensive, was ...


US consumer confidence hits a seven month low ahead of next week's presidential election.


U.S., EU warn Israel over closure of Gaza border

U.S. and European security officials have told Israel that European states may withdraw their monitors from the Rafah border crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt unless Israel agrees to keep it open.


The Rev. Jesse Jackson said that he was not offended by comments by Bill Clinton that some have viewed as a swipe at Barack Obama.


Kerrey's Happy Outside the Senate, but . . .

Former senator Bob Kerrey (D-Neb.) seems to be creeping ever closer to a Senate race in 2008, telling the board of trustees at the New School -- where he serves as president -- that a candidacy is a possibility.


A militant Islamic group has claimed responsibility for the twin air crashes in southern Russia earlier this week, which killed 89 people.


Discovery of water on Mars tops scientific achievements of the ...

The discovery of water on Mars was the scientific breakthrough of 2004, according to one of the world's leading science journals.


Entertainer George Carlin said Monday he is going into rehab because he has an alcohol and drug problem. In a statement, Carlin, 67, said, "I'm going into rehab because I use too much wine and Vicodin.


The US Supreme Court dismisses a legal challenge to an eavesdropping programme started after 9/11.


Pressure Said to Be Building for Ouster of Marsh's Chief

Under pressure from regulators, the directors of Marsh & McLennan Companies, the big insurance broker, are moving to force the resignation of Jeffrey W. Greenberg.


A UN expert says growing crops to make biofuels to replace petrol is a crime against humanity.


Scotland manager Walter Smith is happy to see his strikers get among the goals in the demolition of the Faroe Islands.


(InfoWorld) - Microsoft is recommending that all customers still running Windows XP SP1 immediately upgrade to Windows XP SP2, as the company's support for SP1 will end next week. The Microsoft Support Lifecycle Policy for Windows XP SP1 ends on TuesdayÂ according to the company's Web site. Microsoft initially planned to end support for Windows XP SP1 on Sept. 17, 2006, two years after Windows XP SP2 was released. However, earlier this year, Microsoft shifted the final support date for XP SP1 to Oct. 10. Microsoft typically provides 12 months of support for service packs, but will extend that support period for products it thinks customers need extra help and time to install. For typical consumer products, Microsoft provides five years of mainstream support. Business customers and developers typically get 10 years of support -- five of mainstream support and five of what is called "extended" support. Microsoft expects to releaseÂ the next major upgrade to the Windows client OS, Windows Vista, to business customers next month, and to consumers in January 2007. Though the release has been delayed several times, the general consensus among analysts is that Microsoft will hit its latest release target for Vista.


A leading member of the GAA suggests that health screening for young people should be investigated.


Blog: Internet service provider says it will lay off about half its staff in an effort to boost profits and raise its share price.


Paul Scholes grabbed his third goal in three games with a brace against West Brom on Saturday, and then urged United to make up for their sluggish start to the campaign.


Think tank to EU: Unbundle Windows on PCs

Globalization Institute recommends PCs be sold without operating systems to allow for OS competition and innovation.


Rush of European travelers may benefit Las Vegas, other tourist destinations

Local businesses that depend on an influx of international travelers are monitoring the dollar's recent struggles like sailors scanning the clouds before they put to sea.


BUCHAREST, Romania - A Romanian judge on Wednesday resigned after being accused of starring in an X-rated video, officials said.


Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has said the ongoing military raid of northern Gaza, which has already killed 56 Palestinians, should be expanded.


The personal details of 600,000 people have been lost after a laptop was stolen from Royal Navy officer


Michael Phelps clinched his fifth gold medal and became the first man since Mark Spitz to hold four individual Olympic swimming titles when he won the 100 meter butterfly final Friday.


Dixons and Sainsbury's interims reveal lower sales

High street and shopping mall retail chain Dixons Group, the UK's largest consumer electronics and equipment retailer, has warned that sales and profits have waned in the last quarter.


Some 30,000 Sudanese refugees might cross into Chad to escape persecution by Arab militia, the UN warns.


A dead hedgehog and a flock of seagulls cost France 3 million euros after runway mishap

A dead hedgehog which was at the origin of an airport mishap involving an Air France passenger plane nearly seven years ago has ended up costing the French government more than three million euros (four million dollars) in a court ruling.


AMD shrinks desktop chips to 65-nm design

AMD began selling its dual-core desktop PC chip with a 65-nanometer design, making it faster and more efficient than the 90-nm version.


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Venezuela vows Orinoco oil takeover by May Day

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Thursday set the world's biggest oil companies a May Day deadline to surrender control of multibillion-dollar crude projects, accelerating his raft of nationalizations.


Napoli, 19:53 - CALCIO, AZZURRI; DONADONI: SPINTA NAPOLI ARMA IN PIU'

Roberto Donadoni confida nella spinta di Napoli per battere domani sera la Lituania e iniziare nel m...


NY Court Rules Against Anti-Bush Rally in Park

A judge on Wednesday declined to order  city officials to give an anti-war group permission to rally in  Central Park on the eve of the Republican convention, leaving  uncertain where thousands of protesters will go after a march  past the venue.


US Marine unearths nukes, cocaine and $25m

Iraq paydirt for the Lads from Lagos The Lads from Lagos have been a little too quiet of late, or at least that part of their operation dedicated to composing new and provocative variations on the 419 email seems to have been on extended vacation.â¦


Roma, 17:40 - ATLETICA, ROMA-OSTIA: MUORE PODISTA

Italo Bagaglini, 50 anni, è morto poco dopo il via della maratonina Roma-Ostia. Bagaglini &eg...


A War of Annihilation Against the Palestinian People

The Palestinian Prime Minister, Ahmed Qurei, described the brutal Israeli offensive on Gaza Strip as a "war of annihilation.".


Eddie Basden scored 23 points and Brendan Plavich added 20 to help Charlotte beat No. 25 Marquette 76-66 on Saturday.


NBC Changing 'LAX' Flight, Sends 'Hawaii' to Standby

NEW YORK  - NBC will reroute the  airport drama "LAX" from Monday to Wednesday in time for sweeps  month, making room for a new reality series, "The $25 Million  Dollar Hoax."


Ford increases cuts, closings to revamp plan

DETROIT -- Ford took drastic steps yesterday to remold itself into a smaller, more competitive company, slashing thousands of jobs and shuttering two additional plants to cut costs and fend off a financial crisis.


Most Air Passengers Not Screened for Bombs

Even with all the security gains since the Sept. 11 attacks, most airline passengers in the United States aren't screened for explosives before boarding a plane.


Fortune Brands Inc. FO.N, whose  products range from Moen faucets to Titleist golf balls, said  Friday its quarterly profit rose 55 percent, helped by the  acquisition of the Therma-Tru doors brand and an improved  performance from its office products segment.


No evidence of Iranian support for Sadr: Iraqi vice president

DUBAI  -- Iraqi Vice President Ibrahim al-Jafari said Saturday he had no evidence of any Iranian support for radical Shiite militia leader Moqtada Sadr.


Clinton sfida Obama, testa a testa Romney-Huckabee


Certain batches of Peter Pan brand peanut butter may contain salmonella and are being recalled by maker ConAgra Foods Inc., the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Wednesday.


Which companies have the best shot at recovery?


US was mulling flu vaccine when Britain stepped in

US regulators were trying to decide whether to allow the release of 48 million doses of Chiron Corp.'s flu vaccine when British authorities stepped in to block the company from shipping the vaccine, FDA officials said on


By MARTA FALCONI ROME - Imagine a world where Scandinavia produces wines to rival Italy's fabled Chianti region. It could come to just that by the end of the century, experts in Italy warn, if global warming continues unchecked.


Apple and Fox plan movie rental deal: reports

Apple Inc  and Twentieth  Century Fox are set to announce a deal that will allow  consumers to rent Fox movies through Apple's digital iTunes  Store, according to media reports on Thursday.


RAMALLAH, West Bank In a televised speech, Yasser Arafat, the Palestinian president, admitted Wednesday that he and his Palestinian Authority had made serious mistakes, but Palestinian legislators pressing for reform said that his comments were too vague ...


Idyllic Thailand Counts the Terrible Cost of Chaos

Rescue teams converged on beaches and remote islands in search of the missing today as authorities reported that more than 430 people, including a number of foreign tourists, were killed and 4,100 injured when earthquake-spawned tidal waves devastated


Malaysian activists held under security law

Malaysia said Thursday it has arrested five leaders of ethnic Indian rights group Hindraf under controversial security laws that allow for detention without trial.


Spanish police say they have arrested a senior member of the Camorra - the Italian mafia gang based in Naples.


German Court Restricts Cops From Spying On PCs

Germany's High Court has handed down a landmark decision banning police from installing spyware on computers of suspected criminals without their knowledge.


Roma, 16:29 - CALCIO, REGGINA; ULIVIERI: A ROMA PER FARE NOSTRA GARA

Renzo Ulivieri non ha ancora digerito la sconfitta di domenica scorsa contro il Torino. ''Ce l'ho co...


Sony BMG, Universal questioned about venture talks: source

The U.S. Department of Justice has requested information from Sony BMG and Universal Music Group about their talks to launch an online music subscription service, said a record company executive on Thursday.


Community support officers "did not stand by and watch" a 10-year-old boy drown, a police chief said.


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


Rudy Giuliani clearly has a love/hate thing when it comes to the Mafia: celebrates the fictional characters, incarcerates the felonious ones, keeps mum about those in his own family tree.


JOHANNESBURG The United Nations reported Thursday that thousands of civilians had fled a battle zone in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo near the Rwandan border, heightening fears that a civil war that claimed as many as three million lives in the


By Gregory Smith; Journal Staff Writer  By Gregory Smith Journal Staff Writer and Steve Peoples projo.com staff writer   * * *    Seven people are forced from their apartments on Chalkstone Avenue yesterday, and a blaze destroys R. Teto Motors in Olneyville.


Office Depot delays results due to review

Office Depot Inc , the world's second-largest office supplies retailer, said on Monday it would delay its third-quarter earnings release due to an independent review of its vendor program funds.


Kerry Lures Persuadable Voters in Debate

Many undecided voters liked what they saw from John Kerry and were more than a little concerned about President Bush's performance in the first presidential debate — but they still had questions about what Kerry would do in Iraq.


The Dow Jones industrial average fell 108 points to about 97-hundred-58. Decliners on the New York Stock Exchange outnumbered advancers by a five-to-three margin.


A sense of melancholy hung over Safeco Field last night as heavy as the air of a Texas summer. Friday was the night for celebration.


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Palestinian injured in Rafah airstrike dies of wounds

A Palestinian who was wounded in an Israeli airstrike on the home of an Islamic Jihad militant in the southern Gaza Strip, died of his injuries late Sunday, medics said.


Torture Still Routine in Iraqi Jails, Report Says

Iraqi authorities routinely torture  prisoners, a leading human rights group said Tuesday, citing  examples of abuse which will sound all too familiar to those  who suffered under Saddam Hussein.


Australia's Howard sees "very close" vote

Just four days before a closely fought election, Australian Prime Minister John Howard says he faces a tough battle despite an opinion poll showing his conservative government ahead of opposition Labour.


Man squares off against machine at the chessboard, with decidely mixed results. Compiled by Tony Long.


President Bush met with the nationâs uniformed military leaders and then pointedly accused the warâs critics of politicizing the debate over what to do next.


STUTTGART, Germany - There were no medals awarded for this performance. Still, what a great night for the Americans to say they have the best gymnastics team in the world.


HIV Found in More U.S. Gay, Bisexual Men

The number of newly diagnosed HIV  infections in gay and bisexual men has risen in many U.S.  states, according to a federal study on Wednesday which stoked  concerns AIDS may be poised for a resurgence in the country.


FCC chief says economy could hurt wireless sale

The head of the Federal  Communications Commission expressed concern on Tuesday that the  credit crunch could hinder bidders in an upcoming government  auction of wireless airwaves.


Lack of equipment leaves calls unmonitored Primary care trusts are not adequately monitoring out of hours telephone calls, according to a committee of MPs.â¦


Football's world governing body, Fifa, has said that it will launch a full investigation into the racist abuse meted out by Spanish spectators at England's recent friendly international.


UN Secretary-General Calls for Release of Myanmar's Opposition Leader

United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has called for Myanmar's opposition leader, Aung San Suu Kyi to be released from house arrest.


As of Thursday, Jan. 10, 2008, at least 3,921 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes eight military civilians. At least 3,183 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.


Russia and the United States see eye to eye on fighting terrorism, Russia's defense minister said yesterday, while reiterating that Moscow reserves the right to carry out


Japan Navy Chases Unknown Sub Out of Japan Waters

A Japanese navy aircraft chased an unidentified submarine out of waters near Japan's Okinawa island chain on Wednesday in a rare display of the country's military capability, long constrained by a pacifist constitution.


The early years of Kristine Lilly's national team career were carefree. When the United States played in the first Women's World Cup in China in 1991, the players' profiles were puny and the event barely registered in the sporting world.


The country's former prime minister Benazir Bhutto returns after eight years of self-imposed exile.


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Findings: Juggling Figures, and Justice, in a Doctorâs Trial

Doctors prescribing opioids in doses that seems high to narcotics agents and prosecutors are at risk of a trial. And once in the courtroom, anything can happen.


BBC Europe editor Mark Mardell enjoys a cartoon about French presidential hopeful Nicolas Sarkozy, and grasps the strategy of his Socialist rival, Segolene Royal.


Agriculture was taking root in South America almost as early as the first farmers were breaking ground in the Middle East, new research indicates. Evidence that squash was being grown nearly 10,000 years ago, in what is now Peru, is reported in Friday's edition of the journal Science.


Comando Nato: 'Comunicato Pacereporter privo di fondamento'


Israel has carried out an air raid on the northern part of the Gaza Strip, killing a Palestinian near the Jabaliya refugee camp. The Israeli army said the dead man was one of a group of militants who tried to approach its positions.


Third-quarter profit rose 11 percent to $640 million, helped by growth in fees from asset management and providing back-office services to institutional clients.


Italiani morti in Myanmar, si attende il rientro delle salme

E' giunto attorno alle 10 (ora italiana) all' aeroporto di Yangoon (Myanmar, ex Birmania) l'aereo con a bordo le salme dei cinque turisti italiani morti nel naufragio in Myanmar, nei pressi del villaggio di Moruk.


Hunt Continues for Kidnapped UN Workers in Afghanistan

The fate of three UN workers held hostage in Afghanistan remains unclear nearly two weeks after suspected Islamic militants abducted them.


Norwegian diplomats were trying Saturday to get the Sri Lankan government and Tamil Tiger rebels to form a body to ensure tsunami aid is fairly distributed, aiming to resolve guerrillas' accusations the government is blocking supplies to their areas.


EBay pulls ads from Google after corporate spat

EBay and Google have turned from ardent partners to nettled adversaries, with the renowned online auction site yanking it ads from the world's most popular Internet search engine.


Paul Jones' Blog: New PDO Behavior In PHP 5.2.1

http://www.phpdeveloper.org/form/view/type/addnews PHPDeveloper.org: PHP News, Views, and Community In a new post Paul Jones points out some of the new behaviors that the extension is showing in the latest of the PHP 5 seres (version 5.2).   He starts with a code example that would work with a previous version of PHP/PDO that would allow for the binding of a single value to multiple places in the SQL statement. But:   Sadly, this is no longer the case in PHP 5.2.1. For valid reasons of security and stability in memory handling, as noted to me by Wez Furlong, the above behavior is no longer supported. That is, you cannot bind a single parameter or value to multiple identical placeholders in a statement. If you try it, PDO will throw an exception or raise an error, and will not execute the query. In short, you now need to match exactly the number of bound parameters or values with the number of placeholders.   Unfortunately, this is used quite often in Paul's Solar framework, so an update to the Solar_Sql_Adapter::query() method has had to been made to allow for the binding of multiple items automatically. It works by incrementing the bind location (like ":foo") with numbers at the end - simple and effective - and you can still pass an array to it and have it automagically work.


Forty qualifiers were divided into eight groups of five at today's draw for the inaugural UEFA Cup group stage in Switzerland, with the top seeds SS Lazio drawn in a testing pool alongside opposition from Spain, England, Serbia and Montenegro, and Greece.


Ryan Kesler scored twice to help the Vancouver Canucks beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-1 and end a two-game losing streak on Sunday.


Americaâs already stratified system of higher education is becoming ever more so, and the chasm is creating all sorts of tensions as the less wealthy colleges try to compete.


Oil tycoon reinvents himself as dissident

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


Oil price slips below US$46 on prospect of rising stocks

LONDON : Crude oil prices slipped below 46 dollars a barrel on increasing hopes of adequate heating fuel supply during the northern hemisphere winter.


Beckham's return boosted by Lennon injury

David Beckham's hopes of a return to the England squad were boosted by an ankle injury suffered by Aaron Lennon as England B clinched a 3-1 friendly victory against Albania on Friday.


Madrid, 15:00 - F1, STAMPA SPAGNOLA: RAIKKONEN HA FIRMATO CON RENAULT E FERRARI

Secondo il quotidiano sportivo spagnolo As il pilota finlandese Kimi Raikkonen ha firmato un precont...


L'Istat rende noto i risultati di un'indagine sugli stipendi lordi nell'industria e nei serviziIl maggior incremento nel settore della produzione di energia elettrica, gas e acqua +6,1%                                            Lavoro, retribuzioni +2,4% nel secondo trimestre 2007


One of Australia's most famous motor   racing drivers Peter Brock was killed in a rallying accident on   Friday, officials said.


Film Shows Rise, Fall of Fujimori's War on Terror

PARK CITY, Utah  - When Ellen Perry began making  her documentary "The Fall of Fujimori," she said, she never  thought her tale of a government wielding sweeping police  powers in the name of democracy would become a story with eerie  parallels to the U.S.-led war on terrorism.


LOME, Togo -- The president of Togo, Africa's longest-ruling leader, died yesterday as he was being brought to Europe to be treated for a heart attack, officials said. His son was named the new leader.


San Francisco, un regista filma per un anno i salti nel vuoto"Voglio fare un documentario sulla crisi dell'animo umano"                                                  Telecamere sul Golden Gate I suicidi diventano un film                                                                                L'AutoritÃ  del ponte: "Siamo stati ingannati"di MATTEO TONELLI


Scientists Pick Up Pieces of Space Capsule

DUGWAY PROVING GROUND, Utah - Scientists with tweezers picked through the twisted wreckage of a space capsule that crash-landed on Earth, hoping that microscopic clues to the evolution of the solar system weren't completely lost in Utah's salt flats.    NASA engineers were stunned Wednesday when neither parachute deployed aboard the Genesis capsule and the craft plummeted to the ground at 193 mph, breaking open like a clamshell and exposing its collection of solar atoms to contamination...


Area Codes, Now Divorced From Their Areas

It used to be safe to assume that dialing 212 made a phone ring in Manhattan, but in this era of mobile telecommunications, calls connect people, not places.


Mike Maroth pitched splendidly into the seventh, and Dmitri Young and Brandon Inge homered to give the Detroit Tigers a 3-1 win over the Cleveland Indians on Monday night.


Irish police thwart head-butting ram-raid

A randy ram-raider smashed into a car showroom after letting his animal instincts get the better of him, Irish police have said.


California to shut water pumps to help fish

California's Department of Water said on Thursday it would stop pumping water from an inland waterway east of San Francisco to protect a fish threatened with extinction, a move that would cut water supplies throughout the state for at least a week.


Scientists show the same areas of the brain involved in drug addiction control appetite.


Phil Spector Admitted Shooting L.A. Actress -Police

Famed music producer Phil Spector at first told police he accidentally shot B-movie actress Lana Clarkson to death at his home in February 2003, contrary to his later claim that she committed suicide, newly released transcripts of grand jury testimony show.


ST. LOUIS, Senegal -- A fishing boat crowded with more than 100 African migrants capsized at least twice while sailing to Spain's Canary Islands, spilling passengers and leaving scores dead as survivors drifted for about 10 days without food or water, officials said yesterday .


New Egyptian party holds inaugural meeting, vows to push for reforms

A new Egyptian political party created with the rare approval of the government held its inaugural meeting and promised to push for reforms and amendments to the constitution.


"Luxury" migrant camp sparks row on Italian island

"If they don't give us a new school, I'll bring all the kids into the immigrants' camp and teach them there"  By Silvia AloisiLAMPEDUSA, Italy - The barbed wire has gone and the dormitories look basic but reasonably clean. Welcome to the new-look camp for immigrants on the island of Lampedusa.Two years ago the island, a major transit point for thousands of boat people seeking a better life in Europe, drew scathing criticism for the squalor and abuse of its overcrowded camp.That has now been revamped and will soon be replaced by a more spacious, air-conditioned site as Italy pledges a more humane approach in its fight against illegal immigration. Read more


Lo fa sapere il Mend.Sismi: la zona e' pericolosa


Blogs can bite back: US presidential candidates learn

A controversy which has flared over two bloggers working for the campaign of US presidential hopeful John Edwards has highlighted the pitfalls facing candidates as they embrace the Web to reach voters.


Fans could be barred from Italian soccer

Soccer fans won't be allowed into stadiums in Italy unless security measures are met, a decision that comes days after rioting at a game in Sicily in which a police officer was killed.


CAROSCUOLA - LE SPESE PER LIBRI E CORREDO

Se i prezzi dei libri sono cresciuti meno dell'inflazione, 1,85%, il costo per il corredo Ã¨ rincarato del 10%. Secondo l'Intesaconsumatori si spenderanno 35 euro in piÃ¹ rispetto allo scorso anno. Alcuni consigli per risparmiare e il kit a prezzo fisso.


'Sky Captain' a glimpse of future movies

On the surface, "Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow" can be viewed as a fun-to-watch blast from the past, but look deeper, and one can see the future of motion pictures.


Christmas Comes Early for Local Sheriffs' Ranch: Paducah Plant Donates $11,500 to Ranch to Update Kitchen Equipment for Summer Camps.

By Angie Kinsey, The Paducah Sun, Ky.  Dec. 16--GILBERTSVILLE, Ky. -- A walk-through of the kitchen at the Kentucky Sheriffs' Boys & Girls Ranch reveals rundown, 40-year-old equipment that has to provide meals for up to 1,000 summer campers.


Iraq Cleric Agrees End Uprising, Fighting Continues

NAJAF, Iraq  - A radical Iraqi cleric leading a  Shi'ite uprising agreed Wednesday to disarm his militia and  leave one of the country's holiest Islamic shrines after  warnings of an onslaught by government forces.


For the tens of millions of heartburn sufferers, navigating the gluttonous dinner table during the holiday season can be especially tricky.


Heart Expert Urges Review of Controversial Pain Drugs

One of America's leading heart specialists is calling for less aggressive direct-to-consumer advertising of the arthritis pain drugs known as cox-2 inhibitors, in light of recent reports linking them to increased risk of heart attack and stroke.


Gwyneth Paltrow hospitalized briefly: report

Gwyneth Paltrow was admitted briefly  to a New York hospital on Monday for an undisclosed reason,  celebrity news Web sites reported on Tuesday.


Els trailing at World Match Play Championship

Defending champion Ernie Els lost the first hole to Scott Drummond on Thursday and trailed by one hole halfway through their 36-hole first-round battle in the World Match Play Championship.


NYSE Urges China to Be Flexible on Where Companies Raise Capital

With an economic boom in developing countries, established stock exchanges are increasingly dependent on attracting business from companies based far from their home countries.


African-American Men Do Well After Prostatectomy

NEW YORK  - After undergoing prostate  removal because of localized cancer, African-American men have  better recovery of sexual and urinary function than do  non-Hispanic white men, researchers report.


The discovery of life in the American jobs market might keep the Federal Reserve raising interest rates until the end of the year, US analysts said yesterday.


Singapore Airlines Ltd. and Australia's Qantas Airways Ltd. said Wednesday the latest delay in the delivery of the Airbus A380 superjumbo was disappointing and that they were assessing the impact of the postponement on their capacity needs.


President George W. Bush will ask Congress for $99.7 billion for the Iraq and Afghanistan wars for rest of fiscal year 2007 and more than $145 billion for fiscal year 2008, a Bush administration official said on Friday.


Earthquakes Shake Central Japan; Bullet Train Resumed

A series of earthquakes shook central Japan in Niigata prefecture, where quakes that began last month have killed more than 30 people.


The African Union (AU) has decided to expand the number of African mission in Sudan's Darfur to assist more effectively in the restoration of peace and security in the region, said an AU communique here on Thursday.


Video games, foreign players hit soccer in Britain

Foreign players, video games and a lack  of coaching are behind the current shortage of young talent in  British soccer, national managers agreed on Tuesday.


Hoyas never had a chance against Holy Cross

Holy Cross won last week's game against Harvard with 19 seconds to play. Yesterday's game against Patriot League foe Georgetown was over long before that.


The Top Player in This League? It May Be the Sports Reporter

Rising demand for star sportswriters, driven by rising television and Internet revenue, is leading to intense competition to hire talent.


Jakarta cops closing in on embassy bombers

INDONESIAN police say the manhunt for the perpetrators of the Sept 9 blast outside the Australian embassy would soon bear fruit with the arrest of alleged accomplices of Malaysian bomb experts Azahari Husin and Noordin Mohammad Top.


Dobbs: Bush could learn from Mexico's president

President Bush has spent the past six days in Central and South America pushing his view that what he calls free trade is the solution for millions who live in poverty south of our border.


State lawmakers voted Tuesday to scale back some mandatory prison terms under New York's infamously harsh drug laws, which critics said caused low-level offenders and addicts to spend too much time in state prison.


Actor-director George Clooney tells a magazine how he intends to give intrusive photographers a hard time.


CRITICS THINK I-SAVERX PROMOS MAY VIOLATE STATE ETHICS LAW

Critics are questioning whether an advertising blitz featuring posters, brochures and refrigerator magnets is more about promoting Gov.


Hungary PM Set for Victory Over Citizenship Vote

Hungary's new prime minister looked to have scored a major victory on Sunday when the opposition failed to garner enough votes to pass a referendum giving citizenship to millions of Hungarians abroad.


Report: Tillman's Final Minutes a Horror

The last minutes of Pat Tillman's life were a horror of misdirected machine-gun fire and signals to firing colleagues that were misunderstood as hostile acts, according to an account published Sunday of the death of the NFL player-turned-soldier.


Lebanese troops move into Hizbollah bastion

Lebanese troops moved on Tuesday into a   town wrecked by Israel's war with Hizbollah, as U.N.   Secretary-General Kofi Annan said he hoped for word on the   lifting of an Israeli blockade on Lebanon within two days.


The Internal Revenue Service warned computer users not to fall for phony e-mails that scare people into believing they are under tax investigation — then give scammers access to their computer hard drives.


Hollywood writers abandon Hollywood for web

Google licks its chops Unhappy with the way they've been treated by Hollywood's old school film and television producers, more than a few big name American movie and TV writers are bootstrapping startups in an effort to distribute their own material. And naturally, they plan on distributing via the web.â¦


Thirteen killed in Afghan protest: witnesses

MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan  - Thirteen people were killed and 35 wounded in Afghanistan on Monday when police opened fire to break up a violent protest against a provincial governor, witnesses said.


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


Franco Zeffirelli opens La Scala season with Verdi's 'Aida'

One of the season's most anticipated cultural events, Franco Zeffirelli's production of Verdi's "Aida" opened the La Scala opera season Thursday night.Comment


Parigi, 14:07 - TENNIS, CLASSIFICA ATP: QUATTRO AZZURRI NEI PRIMI 100

Nessuna variazione nella top ten della classifica Atp. Lo svizzero Roger Federer ha un ampio vantagg...


Vaccinate the very young for flu, health officials urge

Health officials are urging parents and doctors to vaccinate even very young children for influenza to prevent a repeat of last year's unusually high death rate among youngsters.


Sudan militia rallies against U.N. troops for Darfur

More than 1,000 volunteer fighters  from Sudan's Popular Defense Forces rallied in Khartoum on  Saturday vowing to treat any U.N. force in Darfur as an  invading army that would be in a state of war with Sudan.


Tallahassee, FL (U-WIRE) -- The No. 11 Florida State Seminoles face the North Carolina State Wolfpack Thursday night in both teams' final Atlantic Coast Conference contest of the year.


Baytown delays voting on fee for developers

Baytown City Council decided it had too many unanswered questions and held off voting on an ordinance establishing impact fees for developers.


The United States said on Wednesday that its talks with Syria on sealing off its border withIraq for anti-US insurgents were "constructive and positive.


Ross and Ash are about to tuck into a meal of chicken rogan josh, king prawn makhani and rice, chicken balti and naan bread followed by pineapple, strawberries and grapes for dessert.


The charity single We Are The World by USA For Africa, is to be re-issued to raise money for Aids research and tsunami victims.


Driven by Costs, Fertility Clients Head Overseas

The expense of fertility treatments in the U.S. is sending some families overseas, where the costs can be much lower.


Japan Wrings Its Hands Over Sumoâs Latest Woes

A debate over whether, and how, the ancient sport of sumo should change is rooted in a quintessentially Japanese conflict between tradition and modernity.


The dollar sank across the board on  Friday as dealers shrugged off robust U.S. economic data and  kept their focus on the currency's shaky fundamentals.


Tokyo Stocks Mixed, Dollar Up Against Yen

Tokyo stocks were mixed early Thursday amid profit taking and buying on the back of the U.S. dollar's strength against the Japanese yen.


Whether he's talking to family, friends or random people he meets out in public, Paul Hamm hears the same thing over and over: Are you going to be able to keep your Olympic gold medal?


U.S. says expects al Qaeda to "lash out" in Iraq

The U.S. military expects al Qaeda in Iraq to strike back with "spectacular attacks" after a major offensive in and around Baghdad disrupted the network's activities, a military spokesman said on Wednesday.


Human spaceflight the key for new NASA boss

NASA's next leader must wholeheartedly back the US president's space plan - which focuses on human space flight - says departing boss Sean O'Keefe.


By The Associated Press  In a May 21 story about municipal wireless projects, The Associated Press erroneously reported that EarthLink Inc. suspended new bids. The company said it won't seek as many bids, but isn't completely ruling out new ones.


SAN FRANCISCO - Intel Corp. has cut prices on its computer chips by as much as 35 percent, though analysts on Monday said the cuts were probably unrelated to swelling inventories of the world's largest chip maker.


Egyptian man, stranded in Gaza, swims home

ISMAILIA, Egypt  - A young Egyptian man swam along the Mediterranean coast from the Gaza Strip to Egypt overnight after almost two years of living without papers in the Palestinian enclave, police sources said on Sunday.


LONDON Hoping to beef up its presence in fixed-income markets, Reuters said on Monday that it would buy Moneyline Telerate, an unprofitable market data company, in a deal valued at as much as $175 million.


NASA has agreed to fund the Mars rover project for six more months, allowing two robotic vehicles to continue to study the red planet.


Actor John Inman, most famous for the comedy Are You Being Served?, dies aged 71.


ATA Airlines gives rivals a shot at Chicago market

Bankrupt ATA Airlines' withdrawal from Chicago's Midway International Airport presents a juicy opportunity for another airline to beef up service in the Midwest


Darfur Peace Talks Delayed as AU Prepares Troops

The African Union recommended a four-day  postponement of peace talks over Sudan's Darfur region on  Thursday after a transport mix-up left delegates stranded  across the continent.


Thieves Steal Painting During Daring Daytime Heist

Thieves brazenly walk out the door of a Norway museum with one of the world's most famous paintings -- "The Scream" by Edvard Munch.


Roma, 13:23 - CALCIO, TIFOSI FIORENTINA: BOICOTTEREMO ANCHE LE SCHEDINE

Contro le partite a porte chiuse si registra la dura presa di posizione dei tifosi. Ne è port...


NBC News is planning a  major multiplatform push for a weeklong series on the medical  care of soldiers wounded in the Iraq war.


Jenni Dant scored 27 points, and No. 15 DePaul beat Texas Christian 84-81 in overtime Sunday.


Dieci le categorie previste per la decima edizione


Music Review: If You Want to Get an Arena Full of Girls Screaming, Play Mean Guy

On Friday, as part of the Up Close and Personal tour, Chris Brown provided nimble dance steps and nearly as nimble songs, while Bow Wow brought swagger but surprisingly little flavor.


One in five applications installed on Windows PCs are missing security patches, a Copenhagen-based vulnerability tracker has reported.According to Secunia APS, more than 20 percent of the applications scanned by its Personal Software Inspector (PSI) utility were open to attack because available fixes for security flaws had not been applied."More than 20 percent of all applications installed on users' PCs have known security flaws, but the users have yet to install the patch provided by the vendor of [the] product," said Jakob Balle, Secunia's development manager, in a post to the company's blog last week.The 20 percent figure was based on scans of more than 14.5 million applications installed on the Windows PCs operated by users who downloaded and installed Secunia's PSI. The utility scans for some 4,200 different applications and reports on their patch status.The 1-in-5 ratio, however, is an improvement over earlier PSI scans. Last May, Secunia said that 28 percent of the applications PSI scanned were missing available security updates.Secunia released the free patch-detection utility a year ago but shifted it to Release Candidate 1 (RC1) stage earlier this month. The company claimed that nearly 191,000 users have downloaded and run the program.PSI, which runs on Windows 2000, XP, Vista and Server 2003, can be downloaded from Secunia's Web site.Computerworld is an InfoWorld affiliate.


11.5 million Italians to take holidays over festive season

Some 11.5 million Italians -- roughly one in five -- will be spending the festive season away from home, 20 percent more than in 2003, according to a study released Wednesday by Italy's hospitality industry association.


The crossroads of high-finance and politics used to exist only at Wall Street and Broadway. Now there's a newer investment crowd, less buttoned-down and more likely to be found wearing deck shoes in a Greenwich, Conn., marina than wing tips in lower Manhattan.


A giovani di estrema destra, considerati 'cani sciolti'


Software helping companies beat Sarb-Ox deadline

Companies that have until 2005 to document their IT and financial controls under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act are using documentation software to help them prepare ahead of time.


Making Michael Vick — one of the NFL's most exciting players — look ordinary for much of the day, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers dominated Atlanta 27-0 Sunday to keep the first-place Falcons from clinching the NFC South championship.


Infezione da meningococco, morto un ragazzo di 15 anni


Per l'apertura anteprima di 'Il sacro e il profano' di North


Suicide bomber kills 15 Pakistani soldiers

At least 15 Pakistani soldiers were killed on Thursday in a suicide bombing at an army building near the capital Islamabad, the military said, the second major attack on the army this month.


Laptop in your lap might mess with male prowess

TORONTO -- New medical research is about to hit the technology industry below the belt; a provocative US study has concluded that the last place any male should use a laptop computer is in his lap.


Rodriguez remains mum on Michigan report

Rich Rodriguez discussed taking West Virginia to its second BCS game in three seasons and the challenge of facing Oklahoma's offense.


Lucille Farms benefits from the rising price of cheese.


Four people who ate at an Aberdeen restaurant are suffering from the deadly E.coli 0157 infection.


It's official- you really do need that coffee in the morning and if you don't get it, you really are in withdrawal, researchers say.


The Cleveland Browns are braced to lose prized rookie tight end Kellen Winslow Jr. for at least six weeks because of what is believed to be a broken bone in his right leg, an NFL source said early this morning.


Ex-Credit Suisse banker found guilty of insider trading

A U.S. jury on Monday found a former Credit Suisse Group  investment banker guilty of insider trading and conspiracy.


Myanmar Strongman Begins Historic India Visit

Myanmar's military ruler, Senior  General Than Shwe, arrives in India on Sunday on a landmark  visit to strengthen economic and political ties with one of the  few friends his junta has in the world.


Fed to Raise US Rates to Underpin Steady Growth

Another hike in US interest rates is seen as a certainty when Federal Reserve policy-makers meet on Wednesday -- a step on the march toward a level of rates necessary to underpin long-term expansion.


Music groups launch test case against website

The music industry on Monday launched a test case against Kazaa, one of the world's largest file-sharing websites, in a bid to stem rampant internet piracy.


Anglican commission's report criticizes Canadian church over same ...

LONDON (CP) - An Anglican Church commission urged Canadian dioceses to stop blessing same-sex relationships on Monday and encouraged both sides of the divide over homosexuality to apologize as a first step in reconciling differences that threaten to split


Army Says 19 US Soldiers, 3 Others Killed in Mosul

Nineteen US soldiers and three others were killed in an explosion on Tuesday in a dining hall at a base in the Iraqi city Mosul, and investigators are examining whether it was the work of a suicide bomber, an Army official said.


Analysts mull production cuts, disappointing sales

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) - Shares of leading automakers closed on a positive note Thursday, one day after General Motors and Ford Motor posted soggy sales results for August and announced plans to scale back production.


IAEA ready to hunt missing Iraqi N-equipment

UN inspectors, barred from most of Iraq since the US invasion, are ready to return to probe the disappearance of equipment that could be used in atomic weapons, the United Nations nuclear watchdog has said.


Jakarta Embassy Bombing Re-Focuses Election Campaigns

In what is believed to be the first time a terror attack has successfully targeted Australia alone rather than as a Western nation, a massive car bomb exploded outside the main gate of the Australian embassy in ...


When 11-year-old Tomohiro Yasui fashioned paper replacements for his fighting robots, he had no idea what he was starting. By Lisa Katayama from Wired magazine.


South Korea has become one of the worldâs most credit-card-friendly countries. With cards everywhere, however, the challenge is to attract consumers.


Merck delays filing for combo cholesterol drug

Merck & Co.MRK.N said on Friday it   has delayed filing for a high-profile combination pill designed   to lower "bad" cholesterol and increase "good" cholesterol,   while heading off a common side effect of one of the   ingredients.


Hailed by 40,000 delirious supporters, France's most popular politician yesterday took triumphant control of its ruling centre-right party, promising to restore battered Gallic pride with a mix of honesty, energy and new ideas.


IBM not ready to say Oracle's Linux compatible

IBM  is not ready to guarantee  that its computer programs are compatible with Oracle Corp.'s   recently launched version of the Linux operating  system, an IBM spokesman said on Friday.


After a virtual sweep at this year's Emmys, HBO says the best is yet to come, but rival television executives, perhaps thinking wishfully, say they are not so sure.


David Beckham said on Tuesday he was "starstruck" when he met Stevie Wonder, and told his wife that he wanted to take a picture with the music legend.


A 19-year-old man dies after a collision between a car and a forklift tractor in County Londonderry.


In a move that should drastically alter the way the national college football championship game is determined, The Associated Press informed the Bowl Championship Series not to use its media poll in its formula in future years.


NEW YORK  - The Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. and NBC engaged in eleventh-hour sessions Sunday to try to save the boycott-stricken Golden Globes, with NBC appearing to be seriously considering pulling the telecast as a result of the Hollywood writers strike.


"There's not going to be a wedding," the groom's mother said. She laughed. Then she stopped laughing.


Researchers at Rockefeller University make small synthetic vesicles that resemble a crude kind of biological cell.


Silvia Bazua helps indigenous families get the papers they need for children to access school and services.


Forecasters predicted a low pressure system in the Gulf of Mexico could bring showers and thunderstorms from eastern Texas to the lower Mississippi Valley on Tuesday, while stormy weather was also expected in much of the central U.S.


Troy Smith put No. 1 Ohio State ahead with a sensational touchdown pass, and the Buckeyes defense took over from there.


France's president abruptly ended a "60 Minutes" interview aimed at introducing him to U.S. audiences, dubbing it "stupid" and a "big mistake" and refusing to answer questions about his wife.


Il broker agli arresti Ã¨ stato individuato attraverso una chat aziendaleIntanto il principale indagato, Kerviel, Ã¨ stato rilasciato dai giudici istruttori                                          Frode SociÃ©tÃ© GÃ©nÃ©rale fermato un altro trader


Grumpy Gallic image gets a makeover as the nation starts to lose tourists.


First AU peacekeepers arrive in Mogadishu

Ugandan soldiers landed in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Tuesday, the first African Union peacekeepers to arrive in the city where the interim government and its Ethiopian allies face almost daily guerrilla attacks.


Wikipedia Competitor Being Tested by Google

Google is testing a new Web service intended to become a repository of knowledge from experts on various topics, one that could turn into a competitor to Wikipedia and other sites.


Foreign journalists still face interference in China: media group

Foreign journalists are facing official interference while reporting in China, despite Olympic-related rules aimed at allowing greater press freedoms, an international media group said Tuesday.


Bus carrying Poles crashes in France, 24 killed

French police said at least 24 people  died on Sunday when a coach carrying Polish pilgrims plunged  down a hillside and burst into flames near the southeastern  French city of Grenoble.


Oscar-winning story of their homeland captivates Ugandans

KAMPALA , Uganda -- She was 11 time zones away from Hollywood, but movie buff Marion E. Busingye could not wait to see whether "The Last King of Scotland" -- a rare and terrifying look at Uganda's bloody political history -- would win an Oscar.


Artists Gilbert and George believe their 2007 retrospective in London proves their work has endured.


Putin arrives for historic South Africa visit

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Cape Town for the first ever visit to South Africa by a Kremlin leader, a foreign ministry spokeswoman said.


Everton has confirmed it has received an improved bid for Wayne Rooney, understood to be worth Â£25 million (A$63.7 million). Newcastle has also been chasing the England striker, but is yet to counter the offer.


The San Jose Earthquakes clinched the final playoff spot in the Western Conference by tying the Dallas Burn 2-2 on Saturday night in the season finale for both teams.


Tooth a key clue in UN probe into Hariri killing

The inquiry into the killing of a former Lebanese prime minister has asked several countries to help identify the presumed suicide bomber from a tooth and other pieces of DNA, the chief investigator told the U.N. Security Council on Friday.


Tory leader David Cameron is to label poverty a "moral disgrace" and make a pledge to tackle it.


Army Is Going Wrinkle-Free; Velcro Becomes Norm

The Army has been retiring its old Battle Dress Uniform in favor of a wrinkle-free cotton and nylon version.


Democratic prospects for Hill takeover dim

In a sharp change from just two months ago, Republicans are gaining a commanding position in the race for control of the US House and Senate.


Customizations will break Exclusive Oracle will hit its goal of delivering Fusion applications next year in name only, with applications ready for testing but the full suite not due until 2009.â¦


Oil Holds at $47, Traders Look to a Lull

Oil prices stuck near $47 a barrel on Monday as traders were torn between the seasonal ebb of demand in the second quarter and the constant threat of an OPEC output cut.


Mary Kay Letourneau Says She's Engaged To Ex-Student

Do you think former teacher Mary Kay Letourneau deserved her prison sentence for having sex with a student? Yes, she deserved her punishment.


Yahoo execs admit missteps, detail strategy change

Yahoo Inc has been  slow to react to sweeping changes in Web consumer behavior and  online advertising shifts, but it is picking up its pace, its  top executives said on Tuesday.


Police raided the Brazilian offices of international security consultant Kroll Inc. and arrested five people in an investigation into allegations of illegal spying by Kroll during the company's probe of a nasty corporate dispute.


Ex-Astronaut Casts Doubt on Space Tourism

PRAGUE, Czech Republic -- Eugene Cernan, the last man to walk on the moon during the final Apollo landing, said Thursday he doesn't expect space tourism to become reality in the near future, despite a strong demand.   Cernan, now 70, who was commander of NASA's Apollo 17 mission and set foot on the lunar surface in December 1972 during his third space flight, acknowledged that "there are many people interested in space tourism."     But the former astronaut said he believed "we are a long way away from the day when we can send a bus of tourists to the moon." He spoke to reporters before being awarded a medal by the Czech Academy of Sciences for his contribution to science...


IEEE 802.20 changes rules to prevent steamrolling

InfoWorld - The working group for the emerging IEEE 802.20 mobile broadband standard, which was suspended last year after a fight over members' real company affiliations, has changed its voting rules.


BTG hits Amazon, Netflix and others with patent suit

LONDON - BTG PLC, a London-based firm that focuses on intellectual property and technology commercialization, said Wednesday that it has filed suit against Amazon.com Inc., Barnesandnoble.com LLC and two other Internet companies for infringing on patents related to the tracking of users on the Web.


Union says Beth Israel overbills the state

Service Employees International Union says Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center has higher emergency care costs than other major Boston hospitals, and makes greater use of a state pool to be reimbursed for free care it provides uninsured patients.


Actress Betty Hutton, who found fame in the Hollywood musical Annie Get Your Gun, dies aged 86.


Sen. Clinton's family charity not disclosed: paper

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton failed to list on annual Senate financial disclosure forms the family charity she operates with former president Bill Clinton, The Washington Post reported on Tuesday.


The M-V-P chants began somewhere in the upper deck of Gund Arena and floated down toward the floor. This time, they weren't directed at Kevin Garnett.


Jordan's King Abdullah says only extremists will gain if Iraqi elections go ahead as planned in January. In a text distributed in advance of an interview with the French daily newspaper


'I'm very disappointed. This kind of thing never happened to us in ...

It was hard to say who would have been more traumatised: the red-eyed burglar in a ski mask or the naked rock star with a weak bladder he stumbled across in the dead of night.


Prospects Brighten for Maker of Nasal Flu Vaccine

It would seem a drug executive's dream come true. A week ago Thursday, the secretary of health and human services summoned the top officials of MedImmune to his office in Washington to ask


The Russian sought over Alexander Litvinenko's murder has always been ready to speak to police, his lawyer says.


Milano, 17:11 - CALCIO, INTER; MANCINI: IMPORTANTE MANTENERE LA CALMA

Dopo il 5-0 subito a Barcellona, il tecnico dell'Inter Roberto Mancini cerca di ridare fiducia allam...


American soldiers raided a neighborhood in the southern Iraqi city of Kut, killing 11 members of the militia loyal to hardline Shiite cleric Moktada Sadr.


Clinton's family business hits the stump

Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign took on the appearance of a family business as she headed into the final week of the race for Iowa's leadoff precinct caucuses, driving home to activists the stakes in those caucuses and her view that she's ready for the job.


Fugitive TB patient apologizes to passengers

A tuberculosis patient who turned fugitive to continue with wedding and honeymoon plans despite warnings not to travel apologized to the fellow airline passengers he may have endangered.


Portsmouth have appointed Velimir Zajec as their full-time manager following the resignation of Harry Redknapp last month. Zajec, the former technical director of Panathinaikos, joined Portsmouth as executive


A Saturday meeting between Israel's defense minister and a top Palestinian security official went well, Israeli officials said, as the two sides try to reconcile widely differing expectations for an upcoming summit between Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas.


Shares on India's main stock exchange shoot to a record high on signs that a dispute at leading conglomerate Reliance is coming to an end.


Letter from America: Takeover puts Hudson's at bay

The reputation and brand of a department store often has close ties to a country's national identity.


Disbelieving Hauritz bowled over by Bombay turn

Off spinner Nathan Hauritz could hardly believe his eyes at the Wankhede Stadium on Thursday. Nor could he believe his luck. "I've never seen a wicket on which the


The revival of this solo show, written by and starring Chazz Palminteri, is a rejuvenating act of faith in the complementary powers of acting and storytelling.


U.S. will not rebuff Iran, Syria on talks about Iraq

The United States on Thursday sent its clearest signal yet it is open to bilateral talks with Iran and Syria by saying it will not rebuff them if they wish to discuss stabilizing Iraq at a regional meeting this weekend.


Little-Known Group Claims a Win on Immigration

When the immigration bill collapsed last month on the Senate floor, it was a victory for Numbers USA, a group that lobbies Congress to reduce immigration.


Children found to get more diabetes, heart drugs

The number of U.S. girls taking diabetes drugs more than doubled between 2002 and 2005, almost certainly because of rising obesity, researchers reported on Wednesday.


Microsoft fixes Windows Mobile synch problem

InfoWorld - Microsoft has fixed a problem that made it difficult for users of the most recent Windows Mobile devices to synch with PCs running Vista.


Administration Debating Oil Stockpile Release

The Bush administration is moving toward releasing oil from the nation's emergency stockpiles as a result of disruptions to production and imports caused by Hurricane Ivan.


Google says working to solve health record dilemma

Google Inc aims to apply Web search technology to a general set of health information problems and remains committed to the market despite slow initial progress, an executive said on Wednesday.


Biotech industry, university leaders to form collaborative

With a new governor set to take office in January and the world's largest biotechnology convention headed to Boston next spring, leaders of universities and local biotech businesses are meeting this morning to try to launch a lobbying group and think tank that would unite life-science companies, academic laboratories, and hospitals.


Bin Laden urges Iraq rebel unity, admits wrongs

Osama bin Laden urged insurgents in Iraq to unite with his al Qaeda followers, admitting that wrongs had been committed because of fanaticism, according to an audio recording aired on Monday.


Report: Global Crossing Founder Winnick Won't Face Charges

com. Global Crossing founder Gary Winnick, who sold hundreds of millions of dollars of the firm's stock as it headed towards bankruptcy, won't be charged with civil violations by the Securities and Exchange Commission, it was reported Monday.


Canadian animator who worked on Halo 2 can't wait to go online ...

TORONTO (CP) - Halo 2 has been Nathan Walpole's life for more than two years. He helped create the video game, spending 20-hour days in the Bungie Studios office in Redmond, Wash.


KARACHI (Pakistan) - Paramilitary police have killed a suspected top Al-Qaeda operative wanted for his alleged role in the slaying of a Wall Street Journal reporter and two assassination attempts against President Pervez Musharraf, the Information


Mourners Bid Farewell to U.S. Rep. Matsui

Hundreds of people gathered Saturday to mourn U.S. Rep. Robert T. Matsui, recalling how he rose from immigrant roots to serve in Congress for 26 years.


Both presidential candidates agree the American health care system is troubled: Coverage is too costly, too many are uninsured. But President Bush and Democratic


Branson hopes to trace Fossett with Google images

RENO, Nevada  - British billionaire Richard Branson said on Wednesday he was hoping to trace Steve Fossett through a satellite mapping service offered by Internet data provider Google as the search for the missing U.S. adventurer resumed.


Iraq's PM visits insurgent stronghold of Ramadi

RAMADI, Iraq  - Iraq's Shi'ite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki flew to the western city of Ramadi on Tuesday on his first visit to the heartland of the Sunni Arab insurgency fighting his U.S.-backed government.


Taleban forces in southern Afghanistan take control of a town at the centre of controversial UK peace deal.


Fool Video: Buy, Sell, or Hold Those Crocs?

Shares of Crocs are red hot. Is the stock still a good fit for investors?


A broken collarbone has ruined another season for Detroit Lions wide receiver Charles Rogers .


Acupuncture for low back pain is cost-effective and works, say medical researchers.


Mahmoud Abbas, the temporary successor to Yasser Arafat, escaped unharmed Sunday when militants firing assault rifles burst into a mourning tent for the deceased


China to Levy Tariffs on Some Exported Steel Products

China said it would introduce export tariffs and increase rates on other items to rein in a record trade surplus and cut energy consumption and pollution.


Want to understand American foreign policy? Pick up a copy of Saints Row. Commentary by Clive Thompson.


Music lessons help young child memories: study

Parents who spend time and money to  teach their children music, take heart -- a new Canadian study  shows young children who take music lessons have better  memories than their nonmusical peers.


Bank, IMF Blamed for Health Spending Cuts

Watchdog development groups accused the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Wednesday of doing too little to help the global battle against HIV/AIDS, but the two institutions responded that they are at the forefront of the struggle.


Russian spy service denies poisoning ex-agent

Russia's spy service said on Tuesday it had had no hand in the poisoning of former Russian agent Alexander Litvinenko -- and wished him a speedy recovery.


Nicole Kidman stars as Anna in Jonathan Glazer's BIRTH

Those of us not raised with the comforts of religion must make do with denial. It's not a great trade. The overwhelming probability that all of us, our successes and failures notwithstanding, will wind up


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Jonah Lomu, the giant All Black winger who was forced out of rugby after being diagnosed with kidney disease last year, is back running after undergoing a successful transplant.


IBM Tuesday announced a change to its policy on applying for and enforcing patents on its intellectual property. Most importantly, the company said it intends to reduce the number of patents it applies for in the field of business methods, and will make the content of its patent applications public.


TROY, Ohio Aug. 28, 2004 - President Bush plans to offer specific policy proposals on Social Security and other issues during his speech at the Republican National Convention, a top adviser said Saturday.


A deadly explosion has hit a car carrying an election worker in southeastern Afghanistan. In all, five people were killed, including the worker identified as a local physician who helped organize the vote.


IBM Sponsors Humanitarian Grid Computing Project

BrianWCarver writes "Reuters reports that IBM and top scientific research organizations are joining forces in a humanitarian effort to tap the unused power of millions of computers and help solve complex social problems.


Bush, in Talk-Show Manner, Promotes His Health Plan

President Bush conducted a chat session in Chattanooga, Tenn., with people who are uninsured about his plan to expand health coverage.


British rookie Lewis Hamilton seized his second pole position in the space of a week at the U.S. Grand Prix on Saturday to put more pressure on McLaren team mate Fernando Alonso.


NEW YORK -- Weak results from AOL tempered an otherwise strong quarter at Time Warner Inc., the company reported Wednesday, as gains from cable TV and the latest Harry Potter movie helped the media conglomerate meet Wall Street expectations.


The price of heating oil isn't falling as fast as the price of gasoline, but it's starting to drop.


Ukraine presidential hopefuls head to runoff vote

KIEV - Ukraineâs hotly contested presidential election Monday headed into a second-round showdown between a pro-West candidate and his pro-Russia rival following an inconclusive first-round vote slammed by international observers.


Lamar Hunt, 74, a Force in Football, Is Dead

Lamar Hunt, who gave the Super Bowl its name, used his fatherâs Texas oil fortune as a springboard to become a prime founder of the American Football League.


U.S. stocks ended the last day of 2004  slightly down on Friday, but the main U.S. indexes posted their  second successive year of gains following a fourth-quarter  rally.


Dot Earth: A Sun-Powered Hydrogen (Toy) Car

A solar-powered hydrogen car is here, with some fine print.


The Yankees were the contender in crisis 10 days ago. Their underachieving rotation had allowed their lead in the AL East to slip to 2-1/2 games and Kevin Brown appeared to put the


By DAVID BAUDER  NEW YORK - Even Fox's attempt to jump-start the fall season wasn't enough to jolt viewers out of their late-summer languor.  Only one program last week, a rerun of "CSI: Miami" on CBS, cracked the 10 million mark in viewership, according to Nielsen Media Research.


Ivan Rodriguez homered and the Detroit Tigers used a five-run fifth inning to rally past the Kansas City Royals 6-4 on Thursday night.


Bush acknowledges frustrations in New Orleans

President George W. Bush faced new pressure to jump-start the recovery from Hurricane Katrina on Thursday as he toured the Gulf Coast region hit by the worst U.S. natural disaster.


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Senior Hindu cleric Jayendra Saraswathi, facing charges of  murdering a temple worker, is denied bail.


Ministers are planning to ban smoking in eateries, but will stop short of an outright ban affecting all public places.


Yankeesâ Pick for Manager Is Not as Easy as 1, 2 or 3

Tony PeÃ±a was interviewed on Wednesday for the Yankeesâ managerial opening and a decision may be made as early as Friday between PeÃ±a, Don Mattingly, and Joe Girardi.


Netflix, TiVo to Develop Internet Movie Product

NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES  - Online DVD rental service  Netflix Inc. NFLX.O and digital video recorder maker TiVo  Inc. TIVO.O on Thursday said they would jointly develop a  product to download movies over the Internet that could mark a  revolution in home entertainment.


Millions of people take them to stay healthy but scientists say that vitamin supplements do not protect against stomach and other cancers -- and may even make them worse.


Australian Casey Stoner turned his wretched luck around to win the Malaysian 125cc Motorcycle Grand Prix yesterday, just six days before his 19th birthday.


Lawmakers have come full circle after devoting more money to high-tech voting machines following the 2000 election debacle in Florida. They now say a return to the paper trails of old is the key to an honest vote, exasperating state election officials.


Bush agrees to cut U.S. troops in Iraq: official

President George W. Bush plans to withdraw 5,700 troops from Iraq by December and has accepted recommendations on force numbers by the top U.S. commander and diplomat in Iraq, a senior administration official said on Thursday.


U.N. assembly approves budget but U.S. votes against

The United Nations General  Assembly passed a $4.17 billion budget for 2008-09 with the  United States casting the only vote against because of  provisions for a conference it sees as anti-Israeli.


Dato aprile molto superiore ad attese economisti


ABC Reveals Grand Jury Testimony in Jackson Case

The now 15-year-old boy who has accused Michael Jackson of molesting him gave graphic descriptions of the singer masturbating him to a grand jury, ABC News said on Thursday after reviewing the previously secret testimony.


Military industrial complex aims to revamp email

Trust but verify A consortium of British and US military agencies and defense and aerospace firms have agreed a new standard for secure email. Security experts are watching the developments closely, but are unsure how much of the specification will make it into public use or commercial email security products.â¦


California regulators approve world's toughest smog rules

California air regulators Friday unanimously approved the world's most stringent rules to reduce auto emissions that are believed to contribute to global warming.


San Franciscoâs Mayor Proposes Fee on Sales of Sugary Soft Drinks

In a move he says is necessary to trim the cityâs waistline, Gavin Newsom has proposed charging big stores a fee when they sell sugar-sweet soda.


Kuehne, Sluman repeat as Shootout champions

Naples, FL (Sports Network) - Hank Kuehne and Jeff Sluman combined to shoot an 11-under 61 on Sunday to repeat as champions of the Franklin Templeton Shootout.


US gymnasts Carly Patterson and Courtney Kupets will be bidding for medals again tonight when they compete in the women's all-around. No American woman has won Olympic gold in this event since Mary Lou Retton did it at the boycotted 1984 Games.


Alta Bates Hospital accreditation at risk

BERKELEY, Calif. A bad performance audit could lead one of the Bay Area's premier hospitals to lose its accreditation in three years, if the problems uncovered aren't fixed.


'Con la Rai occupano tutto', ancora in piazza il 2 dicembre


Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton could easily have been all shook up, but instead she proved she's no hound dog.


Police hold foreign doctors over British bomb plot

Police were holding eight people on Tuesday, at least four of them foreign doctors, over a suspected al Qaeda plot against Britain that triggered a manhunt reaching as far as Australia.


Grounded by bad weather Sunday, Hillary Rodham Clinton's advisers argued that Barack Obama had abandoned a commitment to accept public funding if he wins the Democratic presidential nomination


Meraki Gives Free Wi-Fi to San Francisco

Meraki, a wireless-networking startup, announced plans on Friday to deploy a citywide wireless network that will provide free Internet access for every neighborhood in San Francisco.


Gymnastics: Hamm relieved but bitter over medal fight

NEW YORK - Paul Hamm said he was relieved but had some bitter feelings after Thursday's decision to let him keep his Olympic all-round gymnastics gold medal.


Eight policemen die when their vehicle hits a landmine laid by Maoists in western Nepal, authorities say.


In a blow to ImClone Systems Inc. and a triumph for a prominent Israeli research institution, a judge ruled Monday that three scientists from Israel are the true inventors of a process used in the delivery of the blockbuster cancer drug, Erbitux.


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4:53 pm: Powell Embarks on Asia Tour With North Korea at Top of ...

WASHINGTON _ Four years ago this weekend, then-Secretary of State Madeleine Albright visited North Korea, in what appeared to be a breakthrough in US relations with the reclusive Stalinist government.


French security forces arrest 20 people suspected of belonging to the Basque separatist group, Eta.


ALAMEDA, Calif. - Warren Sapp speaks all the time with his former defensive âdogsâ from Tampa Bay. Come Sunday, when Sappâs Oakland Raiders host his old team, the colorful defensive tackle insists trash


Iraqis, U.S. Hail Falluja Success, Threats Remain

FALLUJA, Iraq  - U.S. Lieutenant-General John  Sattler declared on Thursday his forces had "broken the back of  the insurgency" in Falluja, but U.S. troops still faced dangers  in the city and guerrillas attacked elsewhere in Iraq.


Led Zeppelin fans are told to be wary of agents advertising tickets for an unconfirmed reunion gig.


The 2008 Sundance Film Festival awards were announced Saturday night with the Grand Jury Prizes going to âTrouble the Waterâ and âFrozen River.â


In A Reversal Of Fortune, Sun Micro Gains Market Share      (Investor's Business Daily)

Investor's Business Daily - Sun Microsystems has pulled off a bit of an upset, gaining market share amid a sluggish year for top-tier computer server vendors.


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Guests arrive for Brunei crown prince's wedding

Southeast Asian leaders and an array of royals from around the world began arriving in Brunei for the wedding of the heir to the oil-rich sultanate's throne.


'Croc-hunter' Irwin's family to campaign against Japanese whaling

"Crocodile hunter" Steve Irwin's family plans a campaign against Japanese whaling to show that scientific data about whales can be obtained without killing them, the Australian's widow said Thursday.


Thousands of Congolese reportedly flee to Uganda as a renegade general and DR Congo's army clash.


(InfoWorld) - LG Electronics Inc. officially opened a large-scale electronics and electrical equipment manufacturing complex near Moscow on Tuesday. The South Korean company invested US$150 million in the complex, which will turn out 500,000 digital TVs, 700,000 washing machines, 200,000 refrigerators and 260,000 home theater systems annually, according to LG's plans. Further plans call for production of each product to rise to 1 million units annually by 2008. The complex is located in Ruza, which is west of Moscow and near to the E30 highway that runs from Moscow through eastern Europe to Germany. LG, which claims a leading market share in Russia for several products including TVs, audio equipment, vacuum cleaners, microwave ovens, video components, DVDs and optical storage, is hoping the new complex will help it expand business in Russia and eastern Europe. The company also operates factories in Poland that produce digital TVs and refrigerators. In June, LG.Philips LCD Co. Ltd. began construction of a factory in Wroclaw, Poland. The plant will take LCD (liquid crystal display) panels produced at a factory in South Korea and add additional components, including backlights and driver chips, to produce a finished LCD module. The finished modules will then be ready to be combined with other components such as tuners, power supplies and cases to form finished televisions. The LCD module plant is scheduled to begin mass production in March next year. The modules will be used in flat-panel TVs for the European market. REFERENCES: LG.Philips breaks ground on LCD module plant in Poland, Jun. 15, 2006


Step away from the pie If youâre serious about getting fit then the Wiiâs sports games will get you partly there, but theyâre no substitute for traditional exercise, according to a group of Canadian students. Duh.â¦


Harry Potter's life hangs in the balance. Millions of fans are holding their breath. Meanwhile, his creator is baking a cake — and keeping her secret.


Hot deal: Canon PowerShot SD1000 Elph for $170

Snapshotters' favorite Canon Elph gets a new life on the market with sweeping discounts, including this deal of the day from Amazon.


Britney Spears taken to hospital after custody standoff

Britney Spears was taken to a Los Angeles hospital early on Friday, after police spent about four hours at her house trying to mediate a custody dispute, according to witnesses.


Government has abandoned plans for pre-9pm TV advertsing ban as part of its new anti-obesity strategy


Dallas asks if troubled Owens is worth the distraction

Dallas has been left asking whether the   Cowboys' highly talented and highly paid wide receiver Terrell   Owens is worth the fuss in the wake of the unfolding drama over   his Tuesday trip to the emergency room.


Michael Vaughan heaps praise on man-of-the-match Matthew Hoggard after England's extraordinary Test win.


Silver and artistry sparkle on Oscar's red carpet

Gold may be the color of the coveted Oscar award but silver gowns dazzled on the red carpet at the world's leading film awards, while those featuring intricate bodices, beading and master detail earned many a second look from admiring crowds.


Data speeds could get a boost from Intel breakthrough into processors that make and manipulate light.


MAN bids $12.2 bln for Scania, offer rebuffed

German industrial group MAN AG   MANG.DE made a 9.6 billion euros ($12.2 billion)   cash-and-share offer for Scania AB SCVb.ST, which the Swedish   truckmaker and a key shareholder immediately rejected on   Monday.


WASHINGTON - Consumer prices barely budged last month, suggesting that inflation isn't currently a problem for the economy and Federal Reserve policymakers can stick with a gradual approach to raising interest rates.


Pakistan's Musharraf considers his options

Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf was considering options on Saturday to shore up his position before trying to secure another term, as a deal with former prime minister Benazir Bhutto hung in the balance.


If strength in depth is the key to a title winning triumph, then Manchester United look to have all the aces in their pack, yet all is not well at what may soon be Glazer's Kingdom.


(HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of Thomson CenterWatch:


Ex-Steelerâs Family Wins Ruling on Disability Claim With N.F.L.

Hall of Fame center Mike Webster's family won a federal appeals court ruling Wednesday against the N.F.L.'s pension plan, which had denied Webster an active football disability pension and paid him a lesser benefit.


By GORDON WEIXEL  Burleigh County lifted its nearly three-month burning ban Tuesday, but Morton County's remains in place.  The U.S. Forest Service also announced that Level II fire restrictions were rescinded for the northern portion of the Little Missouri National Grassland.


Pope Benedict XVI is due to arrive in Munich for a second "more personal" visit to his homeland, Bavaria.


"After reaching Britain I will request British friends and the public to grant all Gurkhas equal rights"  KATHMANDU: A Nepali Gurkha who won Britain's highest military honour left Kathmandu for Britain on Tuesday after British officials reversed a decision and allowed him to settle in the country. via Daily Times


Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal said yesterday he will ask other states to join him in investigating allegations that Wal-Mart Stores Inc. broke child labor laws, calling a recent related settlement between the company and the Labor Department "a sweetheart deal."


Al vaglio anche altre proposte 'interessanti' dell'Udeur


In Mira Nair's sumptuous, witty new version of "Vanity Fair," Sharp is no longer so sharp-elbowed. And rightly so.


The New York television station WNET has rejected a promotion for "Kinsey," a film that has triggered protests among some conservative groups, because it is too provocative, the station said on Friday.


The US denies that a female prisoner in Iraq is to be freed, as a British hostage's family awaits news of his fate.


Ufficiale: Ronaldo al Milan E' costato 7,5 milioni

Fumata bianca a Madrid. Contratto fino al 2008, pagamento in quattro rate. Gli spagnoli chiedono in prestito Oliveira: si tratta


Former Bush counsel faces possible contempt charges

A divided congressional panel moved toward bringing contempt charges against former White House counsel Harriet Miers on Thursday after she refused to appear at a hearing on the firing of federal prosecutors.


Rich Aurilia went 4-for-4 with a tying three-run homer in the eighth inning Monday night, and Royce Clayton hit an RBI single that sent the Cincinnati Reds to a 4-3 victory over the Houston Astros.


Global warming debate over, time to act now: report

Declaring the global warming debate over, an international team of scientists urged the world's nations on Tuesday to act now to keep climate change from becoming a catastrophe.


Microsoft issues Internet Explorer security update

A critical flaw in Microsoft's Internet Explorer Web browser could allow a hacker to take control of a computer, the world's largest software maker said Wednesday.


Millwall chairman Theo Paphitis has accused Ferencvaros fans of missile-throwing and racist abuse after two of the London club's supporters were hospitalised after their UEFA Cup tie on Thursday.


Blog: Video-sharing site enables users to combine media, such as video clips, photos and music.


Storace: il totoVeltroni puo' far male al centrodestra


Ericsson has inked a supply contract with Poland's Polkomtel to deliver GSM, EDGE and wideband-CDMA equipment. The Polish operator has called on Ericsson to implement 2G and 3G network elements


United edge Celtic in five-goal thriller

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's first European goal in three years sealed a 3-2 win for Manchester United over Celtic in a thrilling Champions League encounter.


TWO US Marines were killed in Iraq's Baghdad province, the marines said in a statement which gave no further details. The deaths followed the killing of eight marines over the weekend in the restive western Al-Anbar province.


Germany smart card maker sets up Indian subsidiary

A new Indian subsidiary opened by Germany's Giesecke & Devrient Group aims to tap into the huge market here for smart cards for mobile phones and other card applications.


Vancouver's mayor to undergo heart procedure after months of chest pains

VANCOUVER (CP) - Mayor Larry Campbell will undergo heart surgery next week after revealing Wednesday he's suffered chest pains for the last six months.


Study links low cholesterol levels and cancer

The heart benefits of taking so-called statin drugs to reduce cholesterol might be offset by a slightly increased risk of cancer, although the evidence is by no means clear, U.S. scientists said on Tuesday.


Mike Huckabee said Monday he wouldn't run a TV ad he'd prepared blistering Republican rival Mitt Romney as dishonest. Then he showed it to a room packed with reporters and cameramen.


ETA declares end to 'permanent' ceasefire

The armed Basque separatist group ETA said Tuesday it was ending the "permanent" ceasefire it declared in March last year, according to a statement sent to the Basque newspaper Berria.


Charlie Weis will be named the next head football coach at Notre Dame tomorrow during a Monday morning press conference. The New England Patriots offensive coordinator is known as one of the rising stars in


Former England coach Glenn Hoddle was to take over as manager of Championship side Wolverhampton, the club said on their website.


SAN FRANCISCO -- IBM on Tuesday released a series of new products and services in its Workplace productivity software lineup. IBM Workplace blends collaborative tools from Lotus Notes/Domino with WebSphere Portal and Everyplace technologies.


Google generated most of its revenue -- $411.7 million -- through text-based ads displayed on company-owned sites. That's an important factor, because Google doesn't have to share the money with other advertising partners.