North Korea has launched an intensive media assault on its latest arch enemy - the wrong haircut.


Baabul is scheduled to release tomorrow and everyone is eager to watch Ravi ChopraÂs next


A new film about the real-life rape and  killing of a 14-year-old Iraqi girl by U.S. soldiers who also  murdered her family stunned the Venice festival, with shocking  images that left some viewers in tears.


Unscrambled child abuse pic operation leads to arrest Thai police have arrested a suspected paedophile who became the subject of an international manhunt.â¦


Amazon.com begins offering digital music download service

SAN FRANCISCO - Amazon.com Inc. , the world's largest Internet retailer, began a digital-music download service to compete with Apple Inc.'s iTunes, selling restriction-free tracks from more than 20,000 record labels.


I VERBALI. Gli interrogatori di Ricucci sulla vicenda UnipolAttacchi a Della Valle, Abete e al figlio di Ciampi                                          "CosÃ¬ i vertici della Finanza passavano i dossier riservati"                                                                                di WALTER GALBIATI ed EMILIO RANDACIO


A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.8 shook Romania late Wednesday, Romania's Earth Physics Institute said. Authorities said there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.


Iran: Suspects held for spying on nuclear program for Israel

Iran announced yesterday that its security services have arrested 10 persons suspected of revealing information regarding its nuclear program to the American and Israeli intelligence agencies.


The leader of Ohio's largest mosque was sentenced Monday to two months in federal prison and four months of house arrest for lying about his connections to terrorist groups when he applied for U.S. citizenship.


Mourning coming back to Heat next season

Alonzo Mourning waited 13 years to win his first NBA championship. Now, the Miami Heat center wants to see what defending a title is like.


Update: EU slams Microsoft interoperability efforts again

InfoWorld - The European Commission has again criticized Microsoft's response to a 2004 antitrust ruling, opening up the possibility of further fines for the company. The regulator said that the software giant proposes overcharging for vital interoperability information needed by rival software makers to allow their products work properly with the Windows operating system.


Supermarket giant Tesco launches a new digital download store today, becoming the latest entrant in the music downloading market - a Â¡Ãª25m a year business dominated by Apple's iTunes.


With dozens of policemen looking on, an Israeli bulldozer began work Tuesday on an archaeological excavation next to the Holy Land's most explosive religious site, drawing Palestinian protests and condemnations from the Arab world.


It happened at the end of the first quarter with Los Angeles leading Seattle by 13 points. It happened again in the second with the Clippers leading 52-36 with 2:39 left in the half.


By The Associated Press  Changes to U.S. broadcasting services under a budget proposal from the Broadcasting Board of Governors.


Paul Peterson throws two first-half touchdown passes and No. 21 Boston College returns two punts for scores to defeat No. 13 West Virginia 36-17 Saturday.


Medicare Covering New Treatments, but With a Catch

For the first time in its history, Medicare has begun to systematically make payments for new and expensive treatments and diagnostic tests conditional on agreement by companies or other groups


Polizia, organizzatori hanno distribuito alcolici gratis


Jumps on online Astroturf craze A spokesman for the San Francisco mayor admitted he faked his identity when posting comments favorable to his boss on a blog covering local politics.â¦


Reggio Calabria, 19:39 - CALCIO, REGGINA: AMORUSO NON SI E' ALLENATO

L'attaccante della Reggina Nicola Amoruso, da qualche giorno febbricitante, oggi non si è all...


Zuma says no word from prosecutors on graft

Ruling ANC leader Jacob Zuma said on Friday he had not been contacted by South African prosecutors over possible corruption charges.


Thousands of S.Lankan refugees flee rebel-held east

Thousands of refugees are fleeing Tamil Tiger territory through jungle and by sea in the island's east, the military and witnesses said on Friday, trying to escape artillery duels between the army and rebels.


Manufacturing Activity Strong in September

NEW YORK Oct. 1, 2004 - Manufacturing activity remained strong in September and construction spending surged to a record high in August, according to a pair of reports issued Friday that provided an optimistic look at the sturdiness of the economy.


Clinton gets letter carriers endorsement

The National Association of Letter Carriers endorsed Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton for president on Wednesday, saying the New York senator has the strength and experience to bring change to the White House.


Congo Says Army Fighting Rwandans, Not Own Units

The Democratic Republic of Congo says recent fighting in eastern Congo was the result of a Rwandan attack and not internal army clashes.


Bush Prepares to Sign Intelligence Reforms

WASHINGTON - Amid a heated election-year debate on intelligence reform, President Bush prepared to sign executive orders Friday strengthening the powers of the CIA director and establishing a new national counterterrorism center.    The moves will "improve our ability to find, track and stop terrorists," White House press secretary Scott McClellan said...


Israelâs prime minister Ariel Sharon was warned many a time to beware of placing all his major policy eggs in the George W. Bush basket.


Congress subpoenas two former Bush aides

Democratic lawmakers set up a possible court showdown with President George W. Bush on Wednesday by summoning two of his former aides to testify about the controversial firing of federal prosecutors last year.


Christmas gets German shoppers in spending mood: study

After months in a slump, Germans have found a fresh taste for shopping, with Christmas giving the eurozone's biggest economy a boost, a survey by the GfK institute showed Thursday.


U.S. Makes a Change With World Cup Final Spot on the Line

Coach Greg Ryan made an unexpected change in his lineup 24 hours before the U.S. womenâs semifinal against Brazil: Briana Scurry will replace Hope Solo as goalkeeper.


Manchester United Football Club manager Sir Alex Ferguson believes it is far too early to predict where the Premiership title will end up next May.


Microsoft nears release of 64-bit Windows

Microsoft said Tuesday that it has released a near-final test version of updates to its Windows and Windows Server operating systems.


Google Steals a Page from Amazon's Book Search

FRANKFURT/LONDON  - Google Inc. on Wednesday  introduced a new search technology to help publishers sell  books online, a fast-growing market dominated by Internet  retailer Amazon.com.


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

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


Oregon can start seriously thinking about a national title run. As for Southern California, just winning the Pac-10 could be a long shot at this point. Jonathan Stewart ran for 103 yards and two touchdowns and the fifth-ranked Ducks knocked off No. 9 USC 24-17 on Saturday.


Chilling at the Beach, Beneath a Big Hat

Unlikely but not unprecedented in country music, Kenny Chesney's "Be as You Are," to be released Monday, contains 12 songs about life in the Caribbean.


Putnam Investments will pay $40 million to settle yet another regulatory probe, while corporate parent Marsh & McLennan Cos. yesterday said it would cut 3,000 jobs in the fallout from the price-fixing and bid-rigging scandal enveloping its insurance brokerage unit.


Microsoft early this morning dropped its decade-long antitrust battle with European regulators by agreeing not to appeal a landmark Sept. 17 court ruling.


A top Democratic senator on Wednesday said lawmakers were concerned about a slide in the value of the dollar and urged the Bush administration to step up pressure on China to move to a more flexible exchange rate.


ASIA/CINA - Le porte delle chiese aperte, la preghiera, il digiuno, le iniziative di caritÃ : i cattolici cinesi combattono la neve e ghiaccio alla luce del messaggio quaresimale del Papa Pechino (Agenzia Fides) - La porta della chiesa sempre aperta per accogliere quanti sono rimasti intrappolati dalla neve;  la preghiera e il digiuno per superare tutti uniti le difficoltÃ ; le offerte di materiale e denaro e la partecipazione alle ini...


The Australian share market has rallied from yesterday's negative close to finish seven points higher at 3,728. Solid gains in banking stocks stopped the market heading into the red on the back of a weaker resource sector.


Honda Indy 225 Top-Three Finishers Transcript

DAN WHELDON: Especially following last week, it was one of the most challenging races of the year. The flag was just changing completely the whole day.


Man who made no mortgage payments for 15 years allowed to keep his home


Siena, 20:26 - CALCIO, SIENA: ARRIVA TRANSFER, RIGANO' E PORTA DISPONIBILI

Alla vigilia della trasferta di Genova, dove il Siena affronterà la Sampdoria, è giunt...


Torino, 19:36 - CALCIOPOLI, IL 15 MAGGIO TAR DISCUTE RICORSO AZIONISTI JUVE

Il 15 maggio il Tar del Lazio discuterà il ricorso presentato da un'associazione di piccoli a...


Malaysia, Singapore Jumpstart Stalled Relations

PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia  - Malaysia and Singapore  agreed Monday to work on resolving long-standing disputes in  what could be a milestone in relations between the two  quarrelsome Southeast Asian neighbors.


Exit poll shows Latvian govt set for re-election

Latvia's centre-right government appeared headed for a return to power in a parliamentary election on Saturday, according to an early exit poll.


Israel sets up a committee to oversee the absorption of about 500 illegal Sudanese refugees from Darfur.


Microsoft: Vista service pack coming in '08

Software maker plans first update to Vista for first quarter of next year, while third and final XP service pack is due before June.


Open-Source Journalism: It's a Lot Tougher Than You Think

Crowdsourced journalism's promise must be realized by the crowd, so hearing from and listening to the users is key. From Assignment Zero, an experiment in open-source, pro-am journalism produced in collaboration with Wired News.


At least 22 people, many of them women and children, die after a fire breaks out in a wedding tent in Pakistan.


Microsoft: Vista follow-up likely in 2009

InfoWorld - With Vista just out the door, Microsoft is now drawing up plans to deliver its follow-up client operating system by the end of 2009, according to the executive in charge of building the product's core components.


Credit, debit cards and other electronic payment preferred

WASHINGTON - For the first time, Americans' use of credit cards, debit cards and other electronic bill paying has eclipsed paper checks.


Two paedophiles have been jailed for a total of 15 years after a court heard how a 14-year-old boy was "groomed" for sex then abducted and sold into a week-long "blur" of abuse.


Israeli Labor Union announces end to public sector strike

The Israeli Labor Federation Histadrut announced an end to the nationwide public sector strike Wednesday noon and ordered strikers to return to work.


EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - Tom Brady and the New England Patriots need to get over their meltdown in Miami, or the road back to the Super Bowl could get a lot longer.


Producer-actress Rosario Dawson's violent date-rape drama "Descent" will be released domestically next spring by City Lights Pictures.


Soros Foundation Says Tax Evasion Case Is Politically Motivated

Authorities in Kazakhstan have launched a criminal case against the Soros-Kazakhstan Foundation, a U.S. humanitarian organization, for tax evasion.


All-Pro defensive tackle Kris Jenkins for the season Wednesday to a shoulder injury, the fourth important player the team has lost this season.


Africa: Ivory Coast tops World Cup standings

The Ivory Coast's much vaunted attack swung into full action on Sunday to restore their country's lead at the top of their 2006 World Cup qualifying group.


Microsoft Claims Vista Is More Secure Than Linux

According to Microsoft's Trustworthy Computing Group, the software giant's latest operating system is far more secure than competing platforms -- or even previous Windows iterations.


He was home in Dartmouth, Mass., watching his old buddy pitch, busy with four children and a wife and a life outside of baseball.


President Bush will meet in Slovakia in late February with Russian President Vladimir Putin as part of an expansive effort by the White House to improve relations with European nations that opposed the war in Iraq.


LRA leaders miss truce deadline to assemble

RI-KWANGBA, Sudan-Congo border  - The two top   leaders of the Ugandan Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) rebels have   missed a Tuesday deadline to gather at an assembly point on the   Sudan-Congo border as part of a truce, mediators said.


A UN probe into Rafik Hariri's death reinforces the view that a suicide bomber may have killed the ex-Lebanese PM.


Some children come to school "tired and exhausted" from watching too much television, say teachers.


In a move that could make its business reply cards obsolete, a mobile effort from GM has its Saab brand prospecting for leads via cell phone, a strategy the company might take national.


An official said the capture of the security chief, Toor Naqibullah Khan, could help U.S. and Afghan forces track down Omar, one of the most wanted fugitives since the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in 2001.


New Orleans' mayor signed an order Monday requiring that large businesses use as many local and minority-owned firms as possible when they seek millions of dollars in tax incentives and grants for Hurricane Katrina recovery.


US Army Appoints General to Probe Mosul Attack

The US military has appointed Brigadier General Richard Formica, who previously investigated detention practices in Iraq, to probe the suicide bombing of a Mosul mess hall this week that killed 18 Americans.


A former priest pleaded guilty Wednesday to stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from his church by setting up secret bank accounts to pay for a life of luxury, including traveling around the world and buying a condominium.


A poll commissioned by the BBC found four out of five people want the legal smoking age in Britain to be raised from 16 to 18. The nationwide poll of 1,010 adults in England, Wales and Scotland, conducted by ICM on Aug.


A senior aide to Iraqi Shia leader Muqtada al-Sadr has been released from US detention. Shaikh Mahmud Sudani said on Thursday he had received a telephone call from Muayad al-Khazraji, a religious judge who


The Dow and the S&P 500 rose on Tuesday as investors bet the Federal Reserve will again cut interest rates to shore up the economy, but worries about technology profits and outlooks limited a broader advance, keeping Nasdaq trade flat.


Rookie Diana Taurasi had 21 points and eight assists to lead host Phoenix to a 72-58 victory over Los Angeles last night, snapping the Sparks' 18-game winning streak over the Mercury.


Body-powered RFID just one exciting app Boffins working at MIT and Texas Instruments believe they're on the road to new chip designs which consume significantly less power, promising a revolution in many fields of electronics. The research was funded by DARPA*, the US warboffinry bureau which considers that the only place for a walking tour is the wild side.â¦


Guerrouj makes history in middle-distance running in second-last ...

ATHENS (CP) - Hicham El Guerrouj passed Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia with about 50 metres remaining in the 5,000-metre race Saturday, making the Morocco runner the first man in eight decades to sweep the middle-distance races at the Summer Olympics.


Blair's pledge on Hassan worries her colleagues

BAGHDAD - Iraqi colleagues of kidnapped aid worker Margaret Hassan say they are deeply worried that Tony Blair's repeated pledge to 'save' her is, in fact, putting her life in increased danger.


Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant wants to apologize to former teammate Shaquille O'Neal for mentioning his name during a police interview last year. Bryant appeared on ESPN's "Pardon The Interruption" and "NBA Shootaround" yesterday and said he never meant to bring up O'Neal's name when he was being interrogated by police officers. The interview came after a woman accused ...


Russia's Sakhalin-1 energy project 'respects environmental norms': Rosneft

The head of Russian oil group Rosneft said that the Sakhalin-1 energy project, which the company is developing with US group ExxonMobil, fully respected environmental legislation.


A strong earthquake jolted northwestern Japan on Monday morning, flattening dozens of wooden houses, and triggering small tsunamis.


U.S. and Iran envoys will meet in Baghdad on Tuesday

U.S. and Iranian envoys will hold talks in Baghdad on Tuesday to discuss Iraq's security woes, following up on a landmark meeting in May, Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zebari said on Sunday.


A survey found that many Americans whose children are obese do not see them that way


Angelina Jolie's adoption application is being processed quickly and she could pick up her new 3 1/2-year-old son within a few weeks, Vietnam's top adoption official said Tuesday.


Retailers got what they wanted over the Thanksgiving weekend — a strong start to the 2006 holiday shopping season as consumers crowded stores in search of huge discounts on flat-screen TVs and other hot merchandise.


The smartphone maker said Tuesday that it swung to a loss in its fiscal second quarter as revenue fell and expenses rose.


MayDay! MayDay! Ruskies reinvent cyber crime

Not your father's botnet Researchers have unearthed two previously undetected botnets that exhibit sophisticated new capabilities that could significantly advance the dark art of cyber crime.â¦


âSteepâ is an undeniably impressive visual spectacle that follows the sport of extreme skiing.


Actress Julia Roberts Gives Birth to Twins

Actress Julia Roberts gave birth to  twins, a boy and a girl, in a Los Angeles hospital on Sunday,  People magazine reported on its Web site, citing an anonymous  source.


Weak need landmines to fight strong foe: Gaddafi

Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has defended the use of landmines by weak countries countering aggression by stronger adversaries, and said the Ottawa treaty banning anti-personnel mines should be amended or scrapped.


General Motors to Save $664 Mln Through European Cuts

General Motors Corp., the world's biggest carmaker, will save 500 million euros ($664 million) annually after cutting 11,500 jobs and reorganizing its European division.


Google is 'in talks' with Apple over video content for the recently announced iTV device, say reports.


A Senate committee brushed aside threats of a veto from President Bush in overwhelmingly approving on Thursday a $35 billion expansion of a children's health insurance program.


California to Announce Hewlett-Packard Civil Settlement

California's Attorney General is expected to announce a civil settlement with Hewlett-Packard Co. this afternoon, three months after the Silicon Valley computer giant was engulfed in an ethics and spying scandal that led to criminal charges against former top executives.


Sales in the US by online retailers rise 19% between 1 November and 27 December, comScore says.


Qaeda mentor health deteriorates in hunger strike

The health of Jordanian Sheikh Abu Mohammad al-Maqdisi, a leading al Qaeda thinker, has deteriorated after a three-week hunger strike to protest his two year imprisonment without trial, his family said on Sunday.


Polish President Aleksander Kwasniewski said Wednesday that Hungary's decision to pull out of its troops from Iraq will not influence his country.


Glasgow is expected to defeat Edinburgh and become Scotland's bid to host the 2014 Commonwealth Games.


Dale Earnhardt Jr has had his Alabama victory in the Nascar Nextel Cup rescinded for swearing in a television interview after the Sunday race.


An Israel Defense Forces helicopter fired a missile at a car in Gaza City last night, killing a Hamas militant, residents said. Hamas identified the dead man as Khaled Abu Shamiyeh, 30, from the Shati refugee camp next to Gaza City.


World record holder Paula Radcliffe's tearful withdrawal from the women's Olympic marathon yesterday was not due to injury, the British team says.


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The Arab League backs Lebanon's army head as the next president at crisis talks on the country's future.


The widow of TV "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin announced Thursday she will launch non-lethal research of whales in Antarctic waters next year in hopes of showing that Japan's scientific whale kill is a sham.


A traveler bound for a Thanksgiving feast at Aunt Louise's house upstate can go online for directions or receive one-on-one attention, and a highlighted map, from Kristin Johnson and Liz Singleton.


Gymnastics competition marked by sound, fury

The final night of gymnastics competition at the 2004 Games ended with another black eye for the beleaguered sport as spectators at Olympic Indoor Hall turned their rage against a panel


From fresh productions of old favorites to plays with a social message, children's theater is rapidly growing up. Plus, the five best in the U.S.


Largest US cable operators may launch joint bid that could be worth $17 billion: newspaper report. NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Comcast Corp.


Con il Gratta Vinci incassi per oltre 3 miliardi di euro


A new breast scan using a souped-up  kind of X-ray called a CT scan may be more accurate than a  standard mammogram -- and much less uncomfortable, U.S.  researchers reported on Monday.


Six Missing in Freighter Crash Near Alaskan Islands

Description: A freighter carrying more than 400,000 gallons of fuel oil breaks up near a national wildlife refuge on the Aleutian Islands off Alaska.


Fannie Mae to boost reserves, rework transactions to fix ...

Under pressure from federal regulators, mortgage giant Fannie Mae has agreed to boost its reserve cushion against risk by several billion dollars.


Clinton Recovering After Quadruple Heart Bypass

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton was  recovering on Monday after successful quadruple heart bypass  surgery at a New York hospital, and his doctors said he would  have risked a "substantial" heart attack without the operation.


European shares stormed toward 2 1/2-year highs Monday as relief that the Iraq elections went better than expected helped to ease investor jitters, pressuring oil, gold and bonds and lifting the dollar.


Northern Ireland Power Sharing Talks Still Finely Balanced

Talks aimed at restoring power sharing in Northern Ireland remained on a knife edge tonight as Sinn Fein and the Democratic Unionists still sought assurances about a deal.


FTC Charges Companies With CAN-SPAM Porn Violations

ompanies, five individuals allegedly violated rule requiring labeling of adult-themed e-mail.


Microsoft launches 'PlayReady' DRM system

At 3GSM conference, company unveils system that allows sharing of protected content between mobile phones, PCs and other devices.


A Plan to Let S.E.C. Accept Foreign Rules Is Opposed

American investors and European companies are opposing a proposal to allow foreign companies to use international accounting standards in filings with United States regulators.


TB patient questions CDC isolation rules

The globe-trotting tuberculosis patient who sparked an international public health incident in May said Friday he was tricked into a federal quarantine.


Seattle Starbucks tests $1 coffee and free refills

Starbucks Corp is testing $1 coffee and free refills in its Seattle outlets as the global gourmet coffee chain grapples with slower consumer spending and rising competition from fast-food rivals.


Anne Frank's family sought U.S. visa, letters show

The father of Anne Frank, the Jewish girl whose diaries of life hiding from the Nazis became world famous, sought money and help obtaining a U.S. visa from a wealthy New York friend in hopes of escaping Europe, according to documents released on Wednesday.


Presenti 92 organismi radiotelevisivi di 43 paesi nel mondo


GM selling Allison Transmission for $5.6 billion

General Motors Corp.  on Thursday said it reached a deal to sell its Allison Transmission unit for $5.6 billion to private-equity firms Carlyle Group and Onex Corp.


Earlier blooms. Less snow to shovel. Unseasonable warm spells.


South Africa's deputy president, Jacob Zuma, began a fight for his political life yesterday when he was repeatedly named in corruption charges against his friend and financial adviser, Schabir Shaik.


Mauresmo survives in second round at Porsche Tennis Grand Prix

Making her first appearance as the world's top player, Amelie Mauresmo struggled to advance into the quarterfinals of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix on Thursday.


One person is injured and another remains trapped after the top two floors of a London building collapse.


A vibrator mistaken for a bomb led to the shutting down of Mackay airport in Queensland, Australia for over an hour October 4, report agencies.


President Bush has exempted the Navy from environmental laws designed to protect whales from potentially harmful sonar.


Thousands of people flee the path of a strengthened Hurricane John as it takes aim at north-west Mexico.


Ghostzapper eclipses field for top honor

Ghostzapper, who won the Breeders' Cup Classic in impressive fashion, was named Horse of the Year at the Eclipse Awards dinner in Beverly Hills, Calif., last night.


It's time for 19-year-old Milan Lucic to move out of the hotel, find an apartment, and buy a car. He's here to stay.


The founder of Easyjet has confirmed he is entering the online music market in a partnership with UK-based Wippit. Stelios Haji-Ioannou's move comes as Microsoft and Yahoo revealed challenges to the likes


A state appeals court on Friday threw out the only remaining conviction against one of the black teenagers accused in the beating of a white schoolmate in the racially tense north Louisiana town of Jena.


Asia is bracing for a dramatic surge in cancer rates over the next decade as people in the developing world live longer and adopt bad Western habits that greatly increase the risk of the disease.


Another View: Federal government should fund embryonic stem cell ...

CHRISTOPHER REEVE was a Superman for a generation of children. He has been a superman in real life to a generation of adults. One of Reeveâs legacies will be his heartfelt plea for the expansion of embryonic stem cell research.


HARRY REDKNAPP has challenged his former boss Milan Mandaric to publicly clear his name at Fratton Park today. In the latest chapter of the Portsmouth soap opera, Redknapp wants proceedings


It's a boy for Oscar winner Mira Sorvino and her actor-husband, Chris Backus. Sorvino gave birth to the couple's second child, Johnny, on Monday at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Beverly Hills, Calif. The infant weighed 7 pounds, 14 ounces.


New GameSpy terms threaten Mac to PC online gaming

MacCentral - New software licensing fees dictated by GameSpy Industries Inc. may make it impossible for Mac game publishers to let their forthcoming games play against their PC counterparts. GameSpy's licensing fees have increased by a factor of five to ten in recent months, an amount that Mac game publishers say is unreasonable to expect them to pay.


When Shaquille O'Neal returned to Miami's lineup after recovering from knee surgery, he was asked when the struggling Heat needed to regain their championship form. O'Neal got right to the point.


Cross dollaro/yen tocca massimo di 123,56


Sharon to seek rival Labor's aid on Gaza plan

Fresh from a painful parliamentary defeat, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon of Israel said yesterday he will turn to his old rivals in the Labor


Soldiers carrying automatic weapons moved closer to a police station seized by paramilitary nationalists over the weekend in this remote Andean town after the Interior Ministry said Monday it was preparing to storm the building, and a police sharpshooter killed one rebel on the roof of the station.


A graduate student at George Washington University will compete as part of a six-person all-star team at the Nature Valley Grand Prix this week in central Minnesota.


DirectRevenue to Pay $1.5M in Adware Settlement

FTC charges that New York firm infected victims' computers with adware.


G.I. Says Prisoner Humiliation Encouraged

Staff Sgt. Ivan "Chip" Frederick, who last week agreed to plead guilty to some charges in the Abu Ghraib abuse scandal, said in an interview published Sunday that "secret services" operating in the jail encouraged the humilation of prisoners.


Bill Rowe scored the go-ahead run on second baseman Bryan Steed's throwing error in the bottom of the eighth inning, and Oregon State held on to beat North Carolina 3-2 for its first College World Series title Monday night.


Pope John Paul II ushered in Christmas today by celebrating Midnight Mass at St. Peter's Basilica, praying that world leaders will strive for peace and that Jews, Muslims


Udi Adam, an Israeli general who had a key commanding role during the conflict in Lebanon, resigns.


The UK release of a film about a missing girl is shelved because of similarities to the Madeleine McCann case.


Russian "evil forces" accused of ex-spy's death

Friends of former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko accused "evil forces" in Russia on Friday of being responsible for his death in London and said the poisoning of the ex-colonel was an act of revenge.


A huge earthquake has rocked Southeast Asia, setting off tsunami tidal waves that killed more than 150 people in Sri Lanka, sent residents rushing to high ground


Ecclestone rebuke as Silverstone dropped

BERNIE ECCLESTONE has hit out at Silverstone's owners, describing the track as "embarrassing" just hours after axing it from the Formula One calendar.


Investigator: Call by Peterson casts doubt on his timeline

Scott Peterson made a telephone call from home on Christmas Eve 2002 more than 35 minutes after he claims he left that day to go fishing, a detective testified Wednesday.


England's Wilkinson out of rugby World Cup match with S.Africa

Jonny Wilkinson was ruled out of England's World Cup Pool A match against South Africa in Paris on Friday with a ligament sprain in his right ankle, coach Brian Ashton announced here Tuesday.


U.S. Demands Cambodia Action in Sex Trafficking Case

The top U.S. diplomat in charge of  combating trafficking in people demanded on Friday that  Cambodia free 91 women and children abducted from a shelter a  day after police had rescued them from a brothel.


European stock markets follow Asia lower

Global market turmoil extended into a second week as European and Asian markets tumbled Monday in the wake of Wall Street's drop on Friday amid persistent worries about a possible U.S. Â and worldwide Â economic slowdown.


This was supposed to be the year Luis Bazan celebrated New Year's with his wife and young sons in the U.S.


Corrupt China Officials Flee with Fortunes - Media

About 4,000 corrupt Chinese officials  have fled abroad in the past two decades, taking with them  ill-gotten funds totaling more than $600 million.


A European Union judge is due to decide this week if antitrust sanctions imposed on Microsoft should be suspended -- a move the software giant hopes would lead to new settlement talks.


England rugby captain confident England have 'momentum'

England captain Martin Corry believes the champions "momentum" means they can look forward with confidence to their winner-takes-all World Cup clash against Tonga in Paris on Friday.


Galloway wins Saddam libel case against Daily Telegraph

George Galloway was awarded substantial libel damages from the Daily Telegraph after the broadsheet accused the MP of receiving secret payments from Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein.


Women's family choices have impact on later health

Not having children, having too many, or   too young or not spaced far enough apart could be detrimental   to a woman's health later in life, researchers said on Tuesday.


Livorno, 19:00 - CALCIO, LIVORNO: TAVANO IN EVIDENZA NEL TEST IN FAMIGLIA

Test in famiglia per il Livorno, con partitella integrata da numerosi elementi della Primavera. In e...


Crackdown on online fraud produces more than 100 legal actions in Europe, Middle East.


Milosevic's Lawyers to Appeal Own Appointment

THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- The two lawyers representing Slobodan Milosevic filed papers Thursday (9 September), asking for permission to appeal their appointment by the UN tribunal.


Why pay more than you need to -- to your bank, of all things?


Sprint and Nextel have officially announced plans for a "merger of equals" to create the third largest wireless carrier in the US and phase out Nextel's iDEN network.


Vital Signs: Nutrition: Childrenâs Supplements May Skew Research

Nutritional supplements are generally not taken into account when health researchers try to get a snapshot of the nationâs nutritional habits, a new study finds.


The Nikkei average was flat in mid-morning trade on Wednesday, bolstered by bargain-hunting of a number of blue-chip stocks after US stocks showed resilience despite a rise in oil prices to new highs.


Systems will use 64-bit version of Intel's Xeon processor.


Haggis may direct "Ranger's Apprentice" kids movie

LOS ANGELES  - United Artists has paid seven figures to option the film rights for children's literature series "Ranger's Apprentice," a project that could be directed by Oscar-winning "Crash" filmmaker Paul Haggis.


The US House of Representatives approves a major financial package to stimulate the US economy.


Crime profilers join 'serial' murder hunt

Crime profilers are set to join the Emilie Delagrange murder probe to help determine if a serial attacker is on the loose. French national Ms Delagrange, 22, was found on Thursday on Twickenham Green with a serious head injury.


Inflation hottest in two years, output solid

Consumer prices posted their biggest  gain in more than two years in November as energy costs surged  and a host of other prices marched higher, damping prospects of  further interest-rate cuts from the Federal Reserve.


Greek church condemns Titanic director's Jesus film

Greece's powerful Orthodox Church on  Thursday accused the director of the movie "Titanic" of  historical ignorance and of trying to damage the Christian  faith for claiming he discovered the tomb of Jesus Christ.


Inside Art: Bruce Nauman Chosen for Venice Biennale

The multifaceted conceptual artist and sculptor will represent the United States at the 2009 show.


Cambodia's new king returns from China to take up throne

Cambodia's new king, Norodom Sihamoni, returned from China Wednesday to become his country's first new monarch in decades, thanking his people for giving him the honor and promising to "do my utmost'' to serve them.


Friburgo, 12:52 - CALCIO, FRIBURGO: ALLENATORE LICENZIATO RUBA CHIAVI SPOGLIATOI

Viene licenziato dal suo club e per ripicca ruba le chiavi degli spogliatoi. Dopo 16 anni passati ad...


Leader Mickelson slips at Riviera, Els closes in

PACIFIC PALISADES, California  - Phil Mickelson's grip on the Nissan Open loosened after an uncharacteristic bogey at the par-four ninth in Sunday's final round.


Leaders voice cautious approval for national vote

LONDON -- The day after Iraqis defied the threat of violence and voted by the millions, world leaders from Europe to the Middle East, many of whom had opposed the US-led invasion of Iraq, said yesterday the national election was a step forward.


Vertebrate Paleontologist Amy C. Henrici of the Carnegie Museum of Natural History in Pittsburgh holds a stone fossil of a new genus and species of terrestrial adopted amphibian that lived in the Pennsylvanian Period, about 300 million years ago, Monday


Fox hunting ban in England, Wales looms after compromise fails

An outright ban on fox hunting with dogs in England and Wales appeared inevitable after a majority of over 100 MPs in the House of Commons rejected last-ditch compromises on the blood sport.


NAJAF, Iraq - Iraq's top Shiite cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, made a dramatic return to Najaf on Thursday and swiftly won agreement from a rebel cleric and the government to end three weeks of fighting between his militia and U.S.-Iraqi forces.    The renegade Muqtada al-Sadr accepted the proposal in a face-to-face meeting Thursday night with the 75-year-old al-Sistani, Iraq's most influential Shiite cleric...


Blair to confirm resignation next year: reports      (AFP/File)

AFP/File - British Prime Minister Tony Blair is due to make a statement confirming that he will step down in a year, reports said as the conflict over his leadership reaches boiling point.


Yemeni Ambassador to United Nations Dies

Abdullah Saleh al-Ashtal, who served as Yemen's ambassador to the United Nations for nearly 30 years, died in New York on Thursday after a long illness, Yemen's Foreign Ministry and its U.N. Mission said Friday. He was 66.


Late Tuesday night, in the 11th hour of a marathon DC Council meeting, chairman Linda W. Cropp blew to smithereens the deal that MLB thought it had in place with Washington to build a ballpark on the Anacostia waterfront.


The candidates from both parties were trying on Friday to generate momentum for policies designed to keep the country from sinking into recession.


German Entrepreneur's Glamour Airline: Nicotine Niche or Pipe Dream?

DUESSELDORF, Germany -- At the international airport in this western German city, smokers are shunned. If you want to light up, you're restricted to a handful of bars in the terminal, or else stuck puffing on the dingy street outside.


Australia Will Strike First Against Terrorists Abroad, PM Says

Australia would order a pre-emptive strike in another country to stop a terrorist attack at home, Prime Minister John Howard said.


Yahoo! Patches Security Flaw in Messenger

Yahoo! has patched a flaw in the open source Portable Network Graphics (PNG) image format that is utilized by its real-time communications product Yahoo! Messenger. Yahoo! spokesperson Terrell Karlsten told BetaNews, "Beginning today, we are notifying users who are currently running Windows versions 6.0 to install the security update. Upon logging into Yahoo! Messenger, users will be prompted with a message window that invites them to update their service." Users may also download the new release separately.


Microsoft fixes three flaws with two patches; one is critical

The software giant addresses three vulnerabilities within the Windows operating system.


The house at the end of Abed Rabbo Street has become a deadly place to be. It sits on the east side of the Jabaliya refugee camp - the side that the Israeli army punched into just over a week ago.


A smiling, energetic former President Clinton campaigned for Democratic Sen. John Kerry on Monday just seven weeks after undergoing heart surgery, telling a cheering crowd


RIL Board reaffirms infocomm investments

Sections of the media have been speculating on a variety of issues concerning investments of Reliance Industries Ltd. (RIL) in the infocomm initiatives of the group.


Terror Group Claims Responsibility For Soldier Massacre

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- The group led by Jordanian terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi is claiming responsibility for an ambush that killed dozens of Iraqi soldiers in eastern Iraq.


"E' battaglia legale contro Gabetti e Grande Stevens"


The Royal Navy's decision to officially recognise a non-commissioned officer as a Satanist - allowing him to practise rituals on board ship - was condemned as "utterly shocking".


Four U.S. newspaper companies form online ad partnership

Four major U.S. newspaper chains launched an online advertising network on Friday that will let advertisers book national campaigns through a single point of contact, reaching 50 million people a month across the U.S.Investors include the Tribune, Gannett, Hearst, and New York Times companies, which publish flagship newspapers such as the Chicago Tribune, USA Today, the San Francisco Chronicle, and the New York Times, respectively.The network, QuadrantOne, will let an advertiser place ads on hundreds of Web sites focused on 27 major markets, targeting users by what they are viewing, their online behavior and demographic information.QuadrantOne is most notable for the online players that aren't participants, such as Google, Yahoo, or Microsoft. This latest move by the newspaper companies may be designed to assert greater control over their print and Web properties.Yahoo reached a landmark revenue-sharing deal in November 2006 with seven U.S. publishers. Yahoo provides search services, places job ads on its own HotJobs site and sells Web advertising. The deal was expanded in April 2007, with some 264 newspapers distributing their content on Yahoo's portal.One of the QuadrantOne's investors, the Hearst company, is participating in the Yahoo deal.Google's PrintAds program lets its customers who are already buying contextual Web-based ads to also place ads in 600 daily and weekly U.S. newspapers. Google also offers easy tools for customers to design their own ad that can be uploaded to particular newspaper.The Chicago Tribune, the New York Times and the San Francisco Chronicle participate in PrintAds.If newspapers develop better ways to sell their own online ads, they may not have to share revenue with their Web counterparts such as Yahoo and Google.Online advertising accounted for about $16.9 billion in revenue in 2006 and is expected to rise to $50.3 billion by 2011, according to a December 2007 report from the Yankee Group.The U.S. newspaper industry is in dire straits, in part because of a bumpy U.S. economy, declining print readers and falling print advertising revenue.Critics argue that newspaper companies waited far too long to revamp their businesses with the surge in online publishing and advertising over the last 15 years.Companies such as Google, which has made a fortune in Web-based advertising, have reaped some gains at the expense of newspapers, as advertisers look for cheaper and more targeted ways to reach buyers.Classified advertising, once a bread-and-butter source of revenue for newspaper, has also declined over the years due to advertising boards such as Craig's List.


Australian Election Campaign Enters Final Stages

Australia's election campaign, which offers some parallels with the US presidential election, entered its final week Monday with Prime Minister John


Pakistan parties name jailed MP as PM candidate

Pakistani opposition parties on Thursday nominated a politician serving a life term in jail for defaming the military as a candidate in an election for a new prime minister.


Tutte le azioni salienti degli scontri del Mondiale

CHISINAU - Altri tre punti, sofferti ma voluti e cercati. Una vittoria in pieno recupero, quando forse qualcuno stava pensando che neppure questo pareggio era da buttare, dopo che Agliardi aveva compiuto due volte il miracolo sugli attaccanti moldovi.


JOHANNESBURG, Sept. 10 -- South Africa's government has scaled back the influence of its minister for AIDS policy, pilloried for questioning the effectiveness of antiretroviral drug treatments and promoting beetroot, garlic and African potatoes as ways to fight AIDS.


Drugs found in raid on Greek coach's store

Greek police found nutritional supplements containing banned stimulants and steroids in a raid on premises used by the sprint coach at the centre of the Athens Olympics


Londra, 11:32 - TENNIS, WIMBLEDON: STESSO MONTEPREMI PER UOMINI E DONNE

Per la prima volta nei suoi 130 anni di storia, il torneo di Wimbledon, una delle quattro prove del ...


Shaquille O'Neal delivered a season-high 31 points and 15 rebounds as the Miami Heat held off the Detroit Pistons for an 85-82 home victory on Friday.


Furniture Retailer Otsuka Kagu Fined for Insider Trading

By Kyodo News International, Tokyo  May 29--TOKYO -- The Financial Services Agency said Tuesday it ordered  furniture retailer Otsuka Kagu Ltd. the same day to pay a fine of 30.44  million yen for insider trading connected to purchases of its own shares.


A network of well-established Taleban bunkers is found by a British-led force in southern Afghanistan.


New Energy Star ratings for PCs on the way

The PC industry is about to get the first update to the Energy Star specifications in more than a decade as home gadgets continue to suck down the juice.Photos: PC stands for power consumption


The power dynamics in the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) have taken a major shift following Saturday's national election.


D.O.J. says Microsoft to modify Vista over complaint

U.S. antitrust authorities confirmed on  Tuesday they reached an accord with Microsoft Corp. requiring  the company to modify its Vista operating system in response to  complaints its desktop search function puts Google Inc.   and other potential competitors at a disadvantage.


Californian Gavin Kaysen will go up against the world's best in the ultimate cooking contest


Wal-Mart Stores Inc. saw sales and profits increase during the third quarter this year, even as rising energy costs ate into customersâ spending money.


Ukraine rivals agree early elections to end crisis

Ukraine's President Viktor Yushchenko on Sunday announced a deal with Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych to hold early parliamentary elections, declaring a political crisis in Ukraine "finished."


Expects to raise $60m from shares Network storage firm Compellent Technologies seeks to sell up to $60m of common stock in the company's initial public offering.â¦


US soldier jailed for murdering Iraqi teen

A US soldier has been sentenced to three years in prison for killing a severely wounded Iraqi teenager, the US military said today.


Last week's Japanese launch of the Nintendo DS was a fairly low-key affair, with short lines, piles of available stock, and boringly high salesâover 500,000 units in Japan to date, with


The government is reviewing hostage-crisis tactics in light of the Russian school attack and will extend its heightened election-year vigilance against terrorism past the January presidential inauguration, Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge said Thursday.


A Diabetes Researcher Forges Her Own Path to a Cure

Dr. Denise Faustman, who has cured diabetes in mice, thinks she has a shot at curing it in humans.


Country singer Buddy Jewell has pulled out of a tour to recover from a broken wrist.


Hot deal: National Geographic National Park topo CD-ROMs for $2 each

Sierra Trading Post offers a sophisticated topo mapping system on CD-ROM at an 80 percent discount.


Although a jury last week convicted Jose Padilla of supporting terrorism, rapper-actor Mos Def thinks that Padilla may not have gotten the due process the criminal justice system promises.


Inspectors arrive in Glasgow to assess whether the city should host the 2014 Commonwealth Games.


A shutout victim in its meeting last year with Harvard, which put up 27 points, Cornell yesterday was determined to stop the Crimson's explosive tailback, sophomore Clifton Dawson, and his streak of nine games with 100 or more rushing yards.


A FAN hurls a torrent of monkey grunts and racial abuse at England star Shaun Wright-Phillips during the soccer game that shamed Spain.


Petrolio: in calo a 63,07 dollari in after hours


Hoyer: U.S. commitment to Iraq is finite

American support for the fledgling Iraqi government is not unconditional, and Iraq should expect changes in the U.S. role, incoming House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said Saturday.


President Bush said Wednesday the bipartisan panel he named to investigate problems at the nation's military and veterans hospitals would work to restore confidence in the system of caring for wounded troops.


Nel week-end firme a quota 450 mila. I promotori: altre 100 mila in due settimaneSantagata: "se il Parlamento farÃ  la riforma sarÃ  grazie allo campagna abrogativa"                                            Referendum, ulivisti in campo e Veltroni incontra il comitato


Junta tries to vilify and isolate Daw Aung San Suu Kyi ...

A Western diplomat based in Burmaâs capital Rangoon told DVB that there has been no official statement from the military junta, State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) on the expelling of Daw Aung San Suu Kyiâs bodyguards, and added that the


Druyun thrust herself into role of power

In the macho world of the Pentagon, Darleen Druyun was rare: a woman who had scaled the heights of power, controlled billions of dollars in weapons programs and could punish or


Mitt Romney wants voters to think about his business background and government experience when they go into the voting booth and make their pick for president. His wife wants them to know something else: "He can really make good mashed potatoes."


In New Congress, Seniority Takes  Back Seat to Spirit

They call themselves the "30-Something Working Group," a loose collection of House Democrats in their 30s and 40s who have begun making waves.


Google refuses to post Belgian court's ruling

SAN FRANCISCO -- Google Inc. refused to comply yesterday with a Belgian court decision that required the company to publish the original text of the ruling on its sites, calling that requirement ``unnecessary" and ``disproportionate."


Six U.S. lawmakers will spend several days in North Korea next week to discuss the stalled six-party talks on the country's nuclear program, in the first congressional visit to the country since May 2003.


The worst sides of two nations on display

The UK newspaper The Guardian has undertaken a campaign urging its readers to write US voters in Clark County, Ohio and urge them to vote against President George W. Bush in the US presidential elections.  They call this campaign Operation Clark County.


The European Union and the United States are close to finalising an agreement on the exchange of data about European air travellers, German Interior Minister Wolfgang Schauble said Tuesday.


Art Review | Richard Prince: Pilfering a Culture Out of Joint

The paradoxically beautiful, seamless 30-year survey of his work at the Guggenheim Museum catches many of our inharmonious countryâs discontents and refracts them back to us.


Prime Minister Ariel Sharon won a critical vote in Israel's parliament Wednesday in favor of his plan to withdraw Israeli settlers and soldiers from the Gaza Strip.


Les Echoes goes portable in Euro first French daily Les Echos will be published electronically on the iLiad, a portable device that lets you read and write as you do on paper.â¦


Recruitment figures for teacher training courses suggest shortfalls in key subjects such as maths.


OK Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology Names Plant Science Program Committee

By Journal Record Staff  A five-member committee has been appointed to oversee a new plant science research program approved by the Legislature.  The committee was named by the Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology.


Milano, 21 novembre 2004 - Si Ã¨ concluso con la vittoria per 3-1 dell'Inter sul Bologna il programma dell'andata degli ottavi di finale di Coppa Italia. A San Siro, la squadra di Mancini soffre l'organizzazione


Last.fm has been a popular Internet music player, despite rarely playing exactly the music you want.


China bans two food exporters amid pet food scare

China has cancelled the business licenses of two firms that exported wheat protein tainted with toxic chemicals that wound up in pet food in the United States, a senior quality control official said on Friday.


A deadly US winter storm wreaks chaos at one of the busiest airports, causing power cuts and two deaths.


At the Kelsey Group's DDC Conference last week, speakers and attendees pondered the future of the Yellow Pages industry, and where it fits into local search. In case you're wondering, it's not even close to dead yet.


Ashcroft Could Be First Cabinet Resignation

John Ashcroft (search) may turn in his resignation as early as January in a ritual reserved for second-term presidents, sources close to the attorney general said Thursday.


A local researcher's invitation to participate in a federal drug-safety board meeting was rescinded after he spoke out about his concerns regarding the safety of some arthritis drugs.


Veterans of Al Gore's past are quietly assembling a campaign to draft the former vice president into the 2008 presidential race — despite his repeated statements that he's not running.


Trip comes two days after Paris JCC torched by anti-Semites. Will meet senior government officials and Jewish leaders. Shalom will arrive in France only two days after a Jewish Community Center was torched in eastern Paris.


Store Chainâs Test Concludes That Nutrition Sells

The grocery chain Hannaford said Wednesday that a year-old experiment that used a rating system to direct customers to healthier food items had been a success.


General: Bin Laden Likely Issuing Orders

The trail has gone cold in the hunt for suspected Sept. 11 mastermind Osama bin Laden three years after the audacious attacks, but the al-Qaida chief and his No. 2 are still orchestrating strikes like the recent suicide car bombing of a U.S. security firm in Kabul, a top American commander said Saturday.


Del.icio.us Hits 1 Million Member Mark Think only the elite opinion leaders of the tech and online worlds are using social bookmarking services such as Yahoo’s del.icio.us? Think again.  Social bookmarking and social media is moving beyond its core grassroot following and bringing in more and more users daily, with the help of Yahoo!. Yahoo! has taken [...]


Bush being more cautious now on Iraqi PM

Four times last year President Bush stood with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, and four times he offered glowing appraisals.


High levels of a male sex hormone in foetuses are linked to a higher chance of developing autistic traits in childhood, scientists say.


Parma, 17:12 - CALCIO, PARMA: MUSLIMOVIC IN ATTACCO

Dopo la bella vittoria in Coppa Uefa, il Parma è tornato ad allenarsi in vista del match di d...


Wal-Mart is a magnet for employee complaints about off-the-clock work, and faces lawsuits in more than 30 states.


Film on Mexicoâs Disputed â06 Election Stirs Emotions

A documentary about last yearâs disputed presidential election has drawn big crowds and generated controversy in Mexico.


The Meng brothers felt pretty good about their chances of making it out of the collapsed coal mine, until the sound of digging from outside stopped.


Columbia River Basin dam operations don't jeopardize imperiled salmon and steelhead, according to a new biological opinion released Tuesday by the National Marine Fisheries Service.


Try to avoid false precision in your stock picking.


Ex-press baron Black seeks freedom before sentence

Conrad Black may have to fight his felony conviction from behind bars if a U.S. judge decides on Thursday he could flee before she sentences the former press baron later this year.


Sarasota Algae Sends Tourists into Manatee

By Carl Mario Nudi, The Bradenton Herald, Fla.  Mar. 10--BRADENTON BEACH -- The knee-deep stacks of rotting algae lining the beaches of Sarasota County have been sending the tourists north to Manatee County.


Iran must pay $2.65 billion to the families of the 241 U.S. service members killed in the 1983 bombing of the U.S. Marine barracks in Beirut, a federal judge declared Friday in a ruling that left survivors and families shedding tears of joy.


Philips Warns on Sales, Sees 05 Slowdown

Europe's top consumer electronics  group Philips PHG.AS cut the sales forecast for its  closely-watched chip unit on Friday and predicted much smaller  growth for the semiconductor industry next year.


The New York Times published a review of the final Harry Potter book on Thursday before its official release, drawing a stinging response from its British publishers.


Up, up, and... 3GSM Orange has announced the availability of its much-anticipated Super SIM supplied by Sagem Orga.â¦


IRAQ, ALLAWI: ''SADDAM MI HA CHIESTO LA GRAZIA''

Il premier iracheno: ''L'ex rais e' depresso. Mi ha inviato, tramite un membro del governo, una domanda di clemenza''. Baghdad, 20 set. (Adnkronos) - Saddam Hussein ha chiesto la grazia. A riferire di aver


Onu: sindacato interno vota sfiducia ad Annan

E' previsto per oggi il voto del sindacato interno dei dipendenti delle Nazioni Unite che voteranno una mozione di sfiducia contro il segretario generale dell'Onu Kofi Annan. E' la prima volta, negli oltre


PHOENIX - For the second straight day, wide receiver Jabar Gaffney had limited participation in practice because of a shoulder injury.


Indian police detain a man in connection with a deadly blast at a historic mosque in Hyderabad.


U.S. Marine Killed in Fighting West of Baghdad

Insurgents killed a U.S. Marine during  fighting in the violent Anbar province west of Baghdad, the  U.S. military said Friday.


Pixar Continues Success With 'Incredibles'

"The Incredibles" lived up to their name at the box office as the animated superhero adventure debuted with $70.7 million in its opening weekend, continuing an unbroken string of hits for Pixar Animation.


'La parola perdono e' grossa, ma non ho propositi vendetta'


Actor Pierce Brosnan confirms he will not play James Bond again, saying producers changed their minds.


The cashmere sweater is a useful thing; the problem is finding one that manages to express a sense of understated cool.


Microsoft Challenges Adobe With Publisher Partnerships

TechWeb - In a war of digital readers, Microsoft is using its Windows Presentation Foundation technology to block out Adobe's Flash and PDF software.


Astronomers have discovered four new planets in a week's time, an exciting end-of-summer flurry that signals a sharper era in the hunt for new worlds.    While none of these new bodies would be mistaken as Earth's twin, some appear to be noticeably smaller and more solid - more like Earth and Mars - than the gargantuan, gaseous giants identified before...


Women supporters of Hamas rally in the West Bank to urge the Palestinian Authority to free Hamas inmates.


ABU DIS, West Bank: Palestinians in the West Bank turned out on Thursday to vote in the first council elections in 28 years, serving as a litmus test for next monthâs presidential ballot and the support of the Hamas movement.


Talented Wellesley expects to stretch success

Wellesley girls' cross-country coach Ralph Bowman teaches biology to his students and yoga to his runners.


Sharon, Likud MKs discuss pullout referendum

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon on Monday met with 10 Likud members of Knesset (parliament)who have signed a letter supporting a pullout referendum, local newspaper Ha'aretz reported.


Study: Botnets boosting click fraud rates on ads

Blog: Report says click fraud rate is up due to increased use of botnets to automate the clicking on ads.


It took nearly two years, three courts and five judges, but a lawyer has cleared himself of a shoplifting conviction. At the center of the dispute? $3.76.


A video grab image on an Islamist internet site shows American hostage Eugene Armstrong prior to his execution September 20, 2004.


SAN FRANCISCO (Ticker) -- The San Francisco Giants will look for their sixth straight win Tuesday when they continue a four-game series against the Montreal Expos at SBC Park.


Andy Murray beats top seed Andy Roddick to reach the SAP Open final for the second straight year.


Strahan verbally confronts ESPN reporter

Losing isn't the only thing contagious on the New York Giants these days. Blowups are just as popular, and Pro Bowl defensive end Michael Strahan on Wednesday joined the ranks of Jeremy Shockey and Tiki Barber in mouthing off in what is quickly becoming a season of frustration for the team.


Nicaraguan President Faces Removal by Congress

Nicaragua's unpopular president faces possible removal from office after a special Congressional committee was created on Thursday to explore corruption charges against him.


Study: Birth-control pill failure rises with weight

Women have long blamed the birth-control pill for packing on extra pounds. Now it turns out excess weight may be to blame when the pill fails to prevent pregnancy.


Bryant, O'Neal happily apart on day before camps open

Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant seemed happy campers 3,000 miles apart, Baron Davis drew the ire of Hornets ownership, and Jason Kidd acknowledged he subconsciously wonders about leaving the Nets.


Mount St. Helens Quake Activity Increases

Quake Activity Increases at Mount St. Helens; No Reason to Raise Alert Level, Scientists Say. Roiling clouds part briefly Saturday morning, Oct. 9, 2004, to show a new coat of snow on the crater and flanks of Mount St.


Supporters demanding the return of ousted president Jean-Bertrand Aristide hurled stones and fired shots in the air yesterday, the third straight day of violent protests that have killed 12 people so far.


It may be something of a teenage nightmare: limits on when a wireless phone can make and receive calls and to whom, restrictions on text messages and talk time, and set allowances for ring tones and other downloads — all at a parent's fingertips.


Bear Stearns to add up fund losses by July 16: report

Bear Stearns Cos.  may take until July 16 to tally losses at two struggling hedge funds that invested in risky mortgage-related securities, The Wall Street Journal Online reported on Monday.


Un operaio morto ad Andria, un ferito grave a Turi


Sun launches first blades from new Intel deal

(InfoWorld) - Sun Microsystems is reaching for a larger share of the blade server market with Wednesday's launch of new models, including the first-ever Sun blades from its new alliance with chip maker Intel. Sun said the Sun Blade X6250 (starting list price: $3,695) is a two-socket server with dual-core Intel Xeon processors in each socket. It's the first Intel-based Sun server since the two companies announced in January aÂ deal for joint engineering, design, and marketingÂ of Intel's chips and Sun's Solaris operating system. Previously, the only x86 architecture processors Sun used were from Advanced Micro Devices. Sun also unveiled the Sun Blade X6220 ($3,995), a two-socket blade powered by dual-core AMD Opteron processors and the T6300 ($5,995) one-socket blade powered by Sun's own UltraSparc T1 processor. Sun also introduced the Sun Blade 6000 chassis ($4,995), which can hold up to 10 Sun blade servers and provide power, cooling and network connections to them. A user could install any combination of AMD, Intel and Sun-powered blades in one chassis. By offering Sun, AMD, and Intel processors in a blade form factor, "this is the most open and versatile blade platform out on the market," said Mike McNerney, director of Sun's blades server product line. "It is a compelling and interesting proposition." By using Intel inside its blades, Sun can now serve customers who favor the Intel processor platform, said Matthew Eastwood, group vice president for enterprise platform research at IDC. AMD made a good run at Intel with competitive processors in recent years but Intel has re-established itself as the market leader. "I think the biggest advantage for Sun is in the area of credibility in the x86 market. It really shows to enterprise customers that Sun is committed to x86," said Eastwood. Using Intel may also make Sun more competitive with blade server industry leaders Hewlett-Packard and IBM, he said, though they are far ahead in sales. Over the last four quarters, IBM sold $1.136 billionÂ worth of blade servers for a 38.9 percent market share, closely followed by HP's $1.127 billionÂ in revenue for a 38.6 percent market share, according to IDC numbers. Sun ranked fifth with only $100 million in blade revenue for a 3.4 percent share. That gap gives HP an opportunity to criticize Sun's latest news. "Sun is a non-player in blades and has failed to grow any appreciable market share," said Eric Krueger, an HP spokesman, in an e-mail. Noting that HP introduced its c-Class blade servers in mid-2006 at about the same time Sun introduced its SunBlade 8000 line, Krueger added, "HP has enjoyed a rather quick ascension to No. 1 in blade revenues and shipments while Sun owns a very small position of this rapidly growing market." But it's the rapidly growing nature of the blade market that, along with Intel deal, give Sun a chance to improve its share, said Eastwood. IDC forecasts the blade server market to grow to $11.3 billion by 2011 from $3.77 billion in 2007, and for blades to account for 28.8 percent of all server unit sales in 2011, up from 11.3 percent this year. "Sun has a long way to go but there's really no reason why a customer wouldn't consider Sun, particularly a traditional Sun customer or some emerging classes of customers like Web 2.0 companies," he said. "They are not really married to one supplier or another." The Sun-Intel deal also opens another front in Intel's competitive battle with AMD. Every Intel-powered Sun blade sold is a lost sales opportunity for a Sun-AMD blade. But AMD doesn't see it that way. "I suppose you could look at it that way, but if you look at the market it general we're continuing to grow our footprint in the marketplace," said Bruce Shaw, AMD's director of worldwide commercial and enterprise marketing. AMD is scheduled to launch a newÂ quad-core processor, code-named Barcelona, around mid-year.ADVERTISEMENTIBM Information On Demand 2006Industrial Industry Leaders, please join us at IBM's premier information management global event, IBM Information On Demand 2006, October 15-20, Anaheim, CA. More IBM business and technical solutions content in one place than ever before! Select from  over 800 sessions. Register today!


Italian women kidnapped in raid on relief agency

BAGHDADâGunmen kidnapped two Italian women working for an aid agency and two Iraqis in broad daylight in central Baghdad yesterday.


Clarke: Using technology to secure IDs is vital

In the age of prevalent terrorism, identity needs stronger protection, says counterterrorism expert.


Anika gets conditional FDA nod for wrinkle filler

Anika Therapeutics Inc.  said on Tuesday it received conditional approval from U.S. health regulators for its injectable filler for facial wrinkles.


Packers fans in Wisconsin have had to decide between frozen tundras, catching fish or catch the Packersâ playoff game on television.


THE US had asked Britain to redeploy troops stationed in the UK-controlled zone in southern Iraq, the Ministry of Defence confirmed today.


Let's turn to history. The date: Nov. 1, 1755. The time: past 9 a.m. on All Saints' Day, a Catholic holiday. The scene: Lisbon, the devoutly Catholic capital of the devoutly Catholic Portuguese empire, shook -- first a big earthquake, then a big tsunami, then a big fire.


Lawyer Advising Vets Quits Bush Campaign

WASHINGTON - One of President Bush's top lawyers resigned from his campaign Wednesday, a day after disclosing that he had given legal advice to a veterans group airing TV ads challenging Democrat John Kerry's Vietnam War service. The guidance included checking ad scripts, the group said...


NEW YORK -- Roger Clemens beat Brian McNamee to court, filing a defamation suit against the former trainer who claimed to have injected him with performance-enhancing drugs.


UK Train Line to Be Closed for `Days,' Police Say

A main train line between London and the southwest of England will remain closed for ``a number of days,'' police said, while they investigate the derailment of a FirstGroup Plc train that killed six people yesterday.


Stock index futures indicated a lower open on Thursday as investors braced for data on the services sector and other measures of the economy that could provide clues about the interest-rate outlook.


Darfur peace talks to begin without key rebels

SIRTE, Libya  - Delegations gathered in Libya on Saturday to launch talks to end 4-1/2 years of conflict in Sudan's Darfur region but the absence of key rebels cast doubt on whether negotiations could produce any meaningful deal.


By Mary Perez, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Jun. 1--GULFPORT -- Nonstop flights in and out of Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport on Allegiant Air begin today, bringing visitors to the Coast and taking residents to Orlando and Las Vegas.


Killing of innocent people in Kashmir is terrorism: Britain

LONDON: British Prime Minister Tony Blair has termed the killing of political leaders and innocent people in held Kashmir as terrorism and has supported Indiaâs permanent membership in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) while Indian Prime


England cricket team elect to field against New Zealand

England captain Paul Collingwood won the toss and sent New Zealand in to bat in their World Twenty20 Super Eights match at Kingsmead on Tuesday.


Tendulkar, Pathan put India on verge of win

Defiant knocks by Manjural Rana and Nasif Iqbal helped Bangladesh survive another day of Test cricket in the first match of the series against India at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka on Sunday.


Many Britons would give up sex, their favourite food and alcohol to reach 100 years of age, a poll suggests.


Study: Users ignore bank security features

(InfoWorld) - Users of online banking sites tend to bypass critical clues that the integrity of those sites may have been compromised, according to the working draft of a study released on Sunday by researchers at Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The study, which will be formally released in May at the IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy in Oakland, California, underscores how new technologies and warnings can't completely protect Internet users fromÂ scams such as phishing. It also throws doubt on the effectiveness of site-authentication images, which have been implemented by financial institutions such as Bank of America, Vanguard Group, and ING Bank. The images, selected by the customers, are shown when a bank customer logs in from a different computer than is normally used. The study involved 67 users, with more than 90 percent under 30 years old. Because of varying parameters in the study, not all qualified to be included in the results for each of the three tests. Users were ask to conduct common online banking tasks, although precautions were taken to ensure users weren't put at risk. For the first test, HTTPS indicators -- which show that an encrypted connection is enabled -- were removed from the address bar along with the lock that appears in the bottom right corner of Internet Explorer 6. Although the absence of HTTPS indicators should be a warning, all 67 participants continued with their transactions, the study found. The researchers then conducted a test where the site-authentication image was removed along with the HTTPS indicators. The researchers wrote it is the first empirical investigation into site-authentication images. Only two of 60 people chose not to log in when the image was removed, a key sign that a site may have been tampered with or is a phishing site, the study said. Of users who were actually using their own bank account for the study, 23 of 25 continued to enter their passwords. "We find them [site-authentication images] to be ineffective," the study concludes. In the last test, researchers made it more obvious, this time replacing a password-entry page with a warning page from Internet Explorer 7 Beta 3. The page advises of a problem with the security certificate of the chosen Web site. Despite the warning, 30 of 57 users entered their passwords. The study comes as U.S. banks are beefing up their authentication technologies amid new requirements from federal regulators. In October 2005, the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) mandated that U.S. banks implement stronger authentication protections by the end of last year, particularly for high-risk transactions such as sending money to a different person's account. Bank of America uses site-authentication image technology called SiteKey. Users pick an image and assign a phrase to it while also setting three "challenge" questions. If a user logs in from a computer that doesn't already have a cookie, they're asked one of the challenge questions and then to verify the image and phrase. If the image doesn't appear or the phrase is wrong, consumers shouldn't proceed. Bank of America said the image system benefits users since it's free and doesn't involve extra hardware or software.


British consumers increasingly take  animal welfare into account in food purchases, but they don't  want to know the gory details, a report said on Tuesday.


Russia's Lavrov to meet Ahmadinejad on Tuesday

Russia's foreign minister is due to hold talks with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Tehran on Tuesday, less than a week after Moscow criticized new U.S. sanctions against the Islamic state over its nuclear work.


The HBO show about Mafia boss Tony Soprano and his unhappy mob families has been a critical favorite since its debut in 1999. Every year it's been nominated for best drama, however, it's lost


Web surfers from Beijing to Berkeley  have made Google their search engine of choice, but some of  Europe's institutional investors have gone sour on the dot-com  on the eve of its initial public offering.


Favre ties touchdown record as Packers win again

Brett Favre tied the NFL's career record for touchdown passes with a 57-yard strike in the fourth quarter to help the Green Bay Packers stay unbeaten with a 31-24 victory over the San Diego Chargers on Sunday.


Drug battles and 27 abductions of Americans trigger Mexico advisory.


British Prime Minister Tony Blair   pledged on Thursday to quit within a year but declined to give   an exact date to mutineers in his Labour Party who want a   speedy change of leader to revive its fortunes.


STOCKHOLM/VIENNA: Elfriede Jelinek on Thursday became the 10th woman and first Austrian to win the Nobel Literature Prize. Speculation had been rife that a woman would win.


Maple Leafs coach Paul Maurice's tirade during a timeout worked.


Confusion as Yemeni Faces U.S. Military Tribunal

GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba  - A Yemeni  accused of guarding Osama bin Laden with explosive belts seemed  to acknowledge his al Qaeda membership on Thursday before a  U.S. military tribunal hearing fraught with translation  problems.


Turkish Opposition to Recall Parliament on Penal Code

Turkey's main opposition party will recall parliament from its summer recess on Sept. 28 to consider a revamped penal code that the European Union has linked to the start of accession talks, said Deniz Baykal, the party's leader.


Serbia appeals to U.N. to reject Kosovo plan

Serbia called on the United Nations on Saturday to reject a Western-backed proposal for the independence of Kosovo.


Take more pitches. Draw more walks. Hit more grounders. For years, Jimmy Rollins heard the same criticism from people who said he's not a prototypical leadoff hitter. Try dissing J-Roll now.


British Open: European Players Hope to Crash Own Party

The drought in majors for Europeans in golf stands in chiaroscuro contrast to the surplus of titles they have claimed collectively.


EPA: 13 Percent of Airliner Water Unsafe

WASHINGTON - Nearly one of every eight passenger airliners tested by the Environmental Protection Agency carried drinking water that fails agency standards because it contains coliform bacteria, the agency said Monday.    EPA enforcement chief Tom Skinner said passengers whose immune systems are compromised may want to avoid drinking water from airplane galleys or lavatories, although he noted that test results were preliminary...


Zimbabwe's main labour unions urge demonstrations in 34 towns and cities to protest at the economic crisis.


Sir Alex Ferguson, the Manchester United manager, has said that Wayne Rooney will continue to grow because of the ambition of the club and the players around him.


An explosion and fire Monday at a chemical distribution facility northeast of Des Moines sent plumes of thick smoke into the sky and burned out of control for several hours after it ignited.


Long before it became popular, The Body Shop founder Anita Roddick made us feel good about doing good


Review Wireless networking for your Zire 72, Tungsten T3 or T5


Bob Geldof has appealed to governments around the world to allow VAT receipts on purchases of the new DVD of the 1985 Live Aid concert to be spent on aid for Africa.


Relatives wept as the remains of victims from a suicide bombing at a funeral were placed into coffins Wednesday, while police increased the attack's death toll by four to 36 killed.


Pakistani Forces in Congo Aided Gold Smugglers, the U.N. Finds

UNITED NATIONS -- Pakistani peacekeepers serving under the U.N. flag "aided and abetted" a network of Kenyan businessmen smuggling gold from a mine in eastern Congo, providing them with food, housing, transportation and security, according to the findings of a confidential U.N. investigation.


Greenhouse gas ocean burial can start Feb 10

International rules allowing burial of greenhouse gases beneath the seabed enter into force on Saturday in what will be a step toward fighting global warming, if storage costs are cut and leaks can be averted.


Cagliari, 10:51 - CALCIO, CAGLIARI: SI DIMETTE SONETTO, RICHIAMATO GIAMPAOLO

L'allenatore del Cagliari, Nedo Sonetti, ha dato le dimissioni nella tarda serata di ieri. La notizi...


Washington -- The government lowered the terror alert level Wednesday for five high-visibility financial institutions in Washington, New York and Newark, NJ , citing improved protective measures at the buildings.


When you're a company under the watchful eye of governments around the globe for being the 800-pound gorilla of the computer industry, it helps to play nice.


Senate passes gun bill in response to rampage

Congress, prodded by the deadliest shooting rampage in modern American history, passed legislation on Wednesday designed to keep guns out of the hands of the mentally ill.


Voting started Saturday in the southern Serbian province of Kosovo to choose members of the parliament. Polling stations opened at 7:00 am (0500 GMT) and are due to close at 8:00 pm(1800 GMT).


Manchester, England (Sports Network) - Manchester United striker Ruud van Nistelrooy picked up a hip injury while playing for Holland in a World Cup qualifier Wednesday.


Liga: Sevilla leapfrog sorry Real Madrid

BEIJING ,Dec. 23 -- Sevilla ushered in a miserable Christmas for Real Madrid as they beat the Real 1-0 in a Liga match in Santiago.


Casablanca, 20:18 - VOLLEY, MONDIALI JUNIORES: ITALIA IN SEMIFINALE

La nazionale maschile juniores si è qualificata per le semifinali del mondiale di categoria i...


Milano, 23:34 - CALCIO, INTER; MANCINI: PARTITA QUASI PERFETTA

"Abbiamo giocato bene e fatto un'ottima partita, iniziata bene e con la voglia di fare meglio delle ...


Internet service provider T-Online International AG said Thursday that a German federal court has cleared the way for its absorption by majority owner Deutsche Telekom AG, dismissing appeals against the deal.


AC Milan has begun its defence of its Serie A title in lacklustre fashion after being held to a 2-2 draw against newly-promoted Livorno.


The United States plans to announce tough new sanctions against Sudan on Tuesday before working out a resolution in the United Nations in an effort to end the bloodshed in Darfur.


Soros gives $50 mln to tackle African poverty

Billionaire financier George Soros  pledged $50 million on Wednesday to help the United Nations  tackle extreme poverty and AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa.


Jews and Muslims see the US as a place to make peace

In the US the two religious groups, historically at odds, find new opportunities for dialogue and understanding.


Widow Denies Giving Husband Sherry Enema

GALVESTON, Texas - A woman who has been indicted on a charge of negligent homicide denies that she provided the alcohol that led to her husband's death from a sherry enema.


Benedict XVI has been wary of inter-faith dialogue. But now he's making a show of ecumenical unity


Kosovo tells U.S. it will not declare independence

Kosovo told the United States on Monday that it did not have plans to unilaterally declare independence from Serbia, said senior officials from the United States and Kosovo.


IBM's juiced Power6 stomps poor, old Power5+

A 2x joint ISSCC At a time when rivals have given up on juicing their processors, IBM plans to crank the heck out of Power6. The dual-core chip due out by mid-2007 will come in "just shy" of 5GHz and flaunt double the performance of today's Power5.â¦


The tiny nation of Tokelau, a remote atoll in the South Pacific, is prospering thanks to its .tk domain name.


A former elementary school vice principal was sentenced to death Thursday for the brutal murders of his wife, three small children and mother-in-law.


A suicide bomber killed seven people at an entrance to Baghdad's Green Zone on Monday, striking on the one-year anniversary of the capture of Saddam Hussein with a bloody reminder of the insurgency's endurance.


Bush charges Kerry 'dangerous for world peace'

US President George W. Bush signed legislation extending popular tax cuts in this key up-for-grabs state and charged that Senator John Kerry's foreign policy would be "dangerous for world peace"


International study finds new autism genetic links

Scientists revealed the most extensive findings to date on the genetics of autism on Sunday, pinpointing two new genetic links that may predispose children to develop the complex brain disorder.


Palestinian movement Hamas says it has set a deadline of Monday for the release of Alan Johnston.


Security for the Labour Party conference is revised after a laptop containing top secret plans is stolen.


WASHINGTON - The Washington Post Co. announced today that it is buying Slate, the online magazine started by computer giant Microsoft in 1996.


With his brakes failing and Ryan Newman nipping at his bumper, points leader Jeff Gordon wins the rain-shortened race Sunday at Pocono Raceway in Pa.


An alleged Islamic radical accused of killing Dutch filmmaker Theo van Gogh will be tried on terrorism charges, prosecutors said Friday.


Asif re-arrested, flown back from Islamabad

KARACHI, Dec 21: Pakistan Peoples' Party leader Asif Ali Zardari was arrested after his bail in the Justice Nizam murder case was cancelled on Tuesday.


Former Congressman to Head Efforts to Bring Liberals to the Polls

America Votes, the lone progressive soft-money organization to survive beyond the 2004 election, will name former congressman Martin Frost (D-Tex.) as its new president tomorrow -- the first step in coordinating a massive voter-turnout operation heading into the 2008 election.


Scontri anche in Pakistan, morti 30 miliziani e 9 soldati


A Chinese survey shows up to 75 percent of the country's city-dwellers suffer from poor health, and well-educated people die 10 years earlier than others.


Parma, 17:59 - CALCIO, PARMA; RANIERI: CREDEVO NELLA SALVEZZA

Il calcio è strano. Claudio Ranieri ha appena condotto il Parma a una salvezza quanto meno co...


Apple keeps critical security fixes to itself

Insecurity through obscurity Apple has released updates for two widely distributed products that harbored a raft of security vulnerabilities, some of which were actively being exploited by miscreants. Unbelievably, the company isn't presenting either as a security fix to mainstream users despite the risk the bugs pose for its millions of users.â¦


Debating the design dilemmas of Apple's iPhone

Blog: What if I'm right about some things, and you're right about some things? Will the universe collapse?


Microsoft posted a record $16.4 billion in revenue during the company's second business quarter, shattering its previous record by $2 billion. The software giant also blew away Wall Street expectations by recording a 92 percent rise in quarterly earnings in comparison with the year-earlier period.


Defiant Hungary PM urges calm after riots

Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc   Gyurcsany defied opposition pressure to quit on Tuesday after   anti-government riots he called "the longest and darkest night   of the republic" left 150 people injured.


GSA Chief Seeks to Cut Budget For Audits

The new chief of the U.S. General Services Administration is trying to limit the ability of the agency's inspector general to audit contracts for fraud or waste and has said oversight efforts are intimidating the workforce, according to government documents and interviews.


The biotechnology company said it lost $916,000 in the third quarter on higher operating costs, including a $50 million charge for a patent lawsuit settlement.


Liz Claiborne to cut jobs, eyes option for 16 brands

U.S. apparel company Liz Claiborne Inc.  said on Wednesday that it will cut up to 800 jobs and consider its options for 16 apparel brands under a plan to cut costs.


Italy's justice minister probes whether government officials knew of an alleged spy ring at Telecom Italia.             has started an investigation into whether government officials were involved in an alleged wire-tapping scandal at Telecom Italia.


TOKYO -- Japan's Mitsubishi Motors Corp. will recall more than 25,000 minivans over an airbag defect, the transportation ministry announced Friday.


Hip-Hop Mogul Wins Ruling on Lobbying Law

In a victory for hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons, a judge declared part of New York's lobbying law unconstitutional Wednesday, ruling regulators don't give those facing possible penalties the right to be heard.


There's something about the Cody Ross-Anibal Sanchez duo that works for the surging Florida Marlins.


Iraq bomb seriously injures two British soldiers

A roadside bomb has seriously injured two British soldiers when their supply convoy was attacked in southern Iraq, military spokesman Major Charlie Burbridge said.


Tribal Leaders Meet US, Iraqi Officials For Al-Sadr City Talks

Shi'a tribal leaders in Baghdad's Al-Sadr City district met today with Iraqi police and US Army officials for talks on how to restore calm amid almost daily clashes that have killed and injured many people.


In the final talks of negotiations between the Anglo-Irish drive for a peaceful Northern Ireland the IRA guerrillas said on Thursday that they would never be humiliated by photographing their actual disarmaments.


If Zach Thomas decides to play a 13th NFL season, it will almost certainly not be with the Miami Dolphins.


The top manager of Harvard University's $22.6-billion endowment and several deputies, who earned billions for the school but drew alumni criticism for their compensation, are leaving the school's in-house management company to start a private investment firm. The school announced the departures Tuesday.


Russia's Lavrov to meet Ahmadinejad on Tuesday

Russia's foreign minister is due to hold talks with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Tehran on Tuesday, less than a week after Moscow criticized new U.S. sanctions against the Islamic state over its nuclear work.


From baggy briefs to the ultimate hotpants: A British woman's underwear saved the day by doubling as an emergency fire blanket when her kitchen caught fire.


Former President Bill Clinton left the hospital and returned home Friday, four days after undergoing heart bypass surgery, his office said.


Hetero withdraws 6 HIV drugs from WHO prequalification list

Following an inspection by the World Health Organization (WHO), Indian generic manufacturer Hetero Drugs is withdrawing six antiretrovirals from the WHO prequalification list in order to review data on their bioequivalence.


With the Knicks ending a four-game road trip last night, Allan Houston said he will begin practicing with the team next week, a major breakthrough in his comeback.


Swedish PM, media rally behind journalists facing death threats

Sweden's prime minister on Sunday appealed for calm following an Al-Qaeda death warrant on two journalists for a cartoon portraying the Prophet Mohammed as a dog and threats to attack top Swedish firms.


If Irish lure Meyer, it all changes at UF

GAINESVILLE - In a six-hour period Tuesday, Tyrone Willingham's dismissal at Notre Dame and Butch Davis' resignation from the Cleveland Browns turned upside down the University of Florida's search for a football coach.


Bilawal ha 19 anni, il padre lo affianchera' nel nuovo ruolo


Senator Says Pentagon Office Massaged Iraq Data

A Democratic US Senator on Thursday accused a senior Pentagon official of distorting intelligence information to back claims of links between Iraq and al Qaeda in the run-up to last year's US-led invasion.


The families of two Kilkeel fishermen are waiting anxiously for news of their missing vessel.


India says U.S. lifts nuclear, space export curbs

India said on Saturday the United States had lifted export restrictions on equipment for India's commercial space programme and nuclear power facilities, opening the way for greater cooperation in the two sectors.


England stars David Beckham and Michael Owen will feel at home in their next friendly international after the Football Association revealed they had agreed a date to play Spain next month.


Drunken Indian elephants take on electricity pole

Result? Fried pachyderm A herd of 40 Indian elephants which quaffed rice wine, "went berserk" as a result and rampaged round a village looking for food, suffered six fatalities after toppling an electricity pole, the West Australian reports.â¦


N.Korea Vows Will Never Dismantle Nuclear Arms

North Korea will never dismantle its  nuclear arsenal and will not resume talks on its atomic  programs unless the United States drops its "hostile" policy,  the North's official KCNA news agency said on Saturday.


Calif. Panel Weighs Greenhouse Gas Plan for Cars

A plan to require automakers to cut greenhouse gas emissions from cars and trucks by about 30 percent is expected to be approved on Thursday by the California Air Resources Board, backers and opponents said.


Music industry wins court ruling against song-swappers

UK record companies today fired the opening salvo in their legal battle with music fans who illegally share tracks on the internet, winning a court order to obtain the names and addresses of 28 people alleged to have given away tens of thousands of tracks


What's new in search? Found in the forums: How Do Links And Traffic Find You; Starting My SEO Strategy; Quality Score Column; and more.


NHLers line up to get into Original Stars league

As the NHL and NHL Players' Association dicker, it's full steam ahead for the Original Stars Hockey League. The four-on-four league is set to begin next Friday with a


Democrats Must Do More for Hispanic Votes

The Democratic Party has neglected Hispanic voters for a decade and risks severe election losses unless it changes course, Hispanic lawmakers wrote party leaders Thursday.


Judge Asks to Join Campaigning Lawsuit: Eric Yost Wants to Join a Suit Against Rules That Limit What Judicial Candidates Can Say During Campaigns.

By Ron Sylvester, The Wichita Eagle, Kan.  Sep. 11--A Sedgwick County district judge who has pushed for campaign reform in judicial elections for 10 years has asked a federal judge in Topeka to let him join a lawsuit against the commission that wants to keep candidates silent.


Shares in American Express surge more than 8% after it says it is to spin off a less profitable subsidiary.


Wasps keep pace at the top of the Premiership with a five-try demolition of Newcastle.


Unseen jurisdiction clause upheld by Court of Appeal

Ts and Cs dispute A German company can fight an English customer in the German courts because its terms and conditions said that German jurisdiction applied â albeit those conditions were never sent to the English firm, the Court of Appeal ruled this week.â¦


MANCHESTER, N.H  - Hillary Clinton won the New Hampshire Democratic primary on Tuesday, a huge victory that bolstered her bid for the party's presidential nomination after a third place loss in Iowa last week, NBC projected.


The supermannequin Shalom Harlow has a distinct appreciation for percussion.


Bono and OutKast's Andre 3000 attend the Republican Party Convention in New York.


Cheney suggests a Kerry victory could invite a terrorist attack

WASHINGTON Vice President Dick Cheney charged Tuesday that Senator John Kerry was so dangerously weak on terrorism that if he were elected president, ââweâll be hit in a way that will be devastating from the standpoint of the United States.


Reggio Calabria, 19:24 - Calcio, Reggina: col Palermo Paredes parte dalla panchina

E' una Reggina 'blindata' quella che si sta preparando alla gara interna del giorno dell' Epifania c...


Congo Supreme Court declares Kabila president

Democratic Republic of Congo's Supreme Court proclaimed Joseph Kabila president on Monday after throwing out a legal challenge to his election victory by rival Jean-Pierre Bemba.


Celebrations are held in Addis Ababa as Ethiopia ushers in a new Millennium under the ancient Coptic calendar.


Dylan helps remember pair of "unsung heroes"

With the release of his  new album "Modern Times" this week, Bob Dylan has been  inescapable in the press.


Iran has suggested it may consider a complete suspension of nuclear enrichment, meeting a key demand set by most countries of the UN atomic watchdog agency.


Edwards Pledges Different Health Care Tactics Than Clinton

As an early proponent of universal health care coverage, Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards on Monday found himself struggling to differentiate his plan from one released last week by New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, the partyÃ¢ÂÂs front-runner.


Grilled Cheese Virgin Mary Up For Auction

The auction site eBay canceled bids for half of a 10-year-old grilled cheese sandwich whose owner claims it bears the image of the Virgin Mary.


How to steer clear of "free checking" pitfalls.


Two dead, 19 hurt in Canada college shooting

A cold-faced gunman dressed in a black   trenchcoat opened fire in a downtown Montreal college on   Wednesday, killing a 20-year-old woman and leaving a trail of   blood and injury as he sent students fleeing for their lives   before being shot himself.


Tennis: Good to be back, says relieved Mauresmo

LINZ, Austria : Recently deposed world number one Amelie Mauresmo shrugged off any doubts over her fitness by beating Poland's Marta Domachowska 6-4, 6-0 to reach the quarter-finals of the WTA tournament here.


Communist rebels in Nepal threatened to attack any vehicle traveling on main roads, creating a virtual blockade around the capital to press their demands that the government release detained guerrillas.


Bush May Name Former Federal Judge to Succeed Gonzales

Michael Mukasey, a former federal judge from New York, has emerged as a contender to succeed Alberto R. Gonzales as attorney general


It's a sad reflection on the pace of modern life that many in football have already lost sight of Brian Clough's achievements.


Adrian Grenier says he isn't having to work hard playing Vince Chase on the HBO hit series "Entourage."


Venezuelan pianist, composer Romero dies

Venezuelan pianist and composer Aldemaro Romero, whose music was interpreted by artists from Tito Puente to Dean Martin, died Saturday. He was 79.


Digital photocopiers use hard drives to store data. If not properly secured, they can be vulnerable to data thieves. By the Associated Press.


TB diagnosed in Forsyth County 11th-grader

A Forsyth Central High School student has been diagnosed with tuberculosis by officials from the state Health Department. The 11th-grader has not attended school since Sept.


'Scared' heiress caged in celebrity chokey Paris Hilton yesterday began her 23 day sentence for violating probation on a drink-drive rap, the BBC reports.â¦


'Grey's Anatomy' actress Heigl marries in Utah

Actress Katherine Heigl, an  Emmy-winning star of medical drama "Grey's Anatomy," married  her musician boyfriend in Utah on Sunday, US Weekly magazine  reported on its Web site.


L'uomo, intercettato,aveva annunciato suo rientro in Albania


Srichaphan sets up clash with Henman in Paris

Paradorn Srichaphan of Thailand beat Argentine Mariano Zabaleta 7-6 (3), 6-4 in a first round match Monday at the Paris Masters, setting up a clash with defending champion Tim Henman.


Clothing retailer's new high-tech kids' fleece comes with a built-in radio.


Search Marketing: A Rewarding Career Path

A new study by SEMPO of in-house search marketers finds no quick path to riches, but a solid career path.


Three new plays explore disparate lives pushed together by music, strife, time, and friendship.


Study Says That EgyptÂs Pyramids May Include Early Use of Concrete

If true, historians say, this would be the earliest known application of concrete technology.


Sara Lee Corp., whose profits have been  hurt by higher costs for cotton and coffee, on Thursday said it  would exit the apparel business and sell off other lines in  order to concentrate on more profitable businesses like baked  goods and packaged meats.


Pro-Taleban militants have killed 18 soldiers in Pakistan's tribal area of North Waziristan, local officials say.


The late start wasn't all that bad. For those unfortunate enough to buy Don. in bed and didn't have to see it. Want to know what's wrong with the heavyweight division these days?


Microsoft’s Rival Device Will Be Priced Similar to iPod: $249.99

Microsoft plans to release its Zune music player on Nov. 14 in the U.S., just ahead of the holiday gift-buying rush.


NCAA Game Summary - Florida International at Connecticut

The Huskies set a school record with 19 blocks in the game (Hilton Armstrong had five and Boone had four)...This was the first-ever meeting between these teams...FIU, which shot 28 percent from the field, had a two-game winning streak halted...UConn ended