Thousands Riot Over Pakistani Mosque Attack

Thousands of Shi'ite Muslims have rioted in Pakistan following a funeral for victims of a suicide bombing attack at a mosque that killed at least 30 people.


US giant Dell was the sector leader with 16.8% of the market, the Gartner research institute said today. Unit sales came to 46.9 million in the July-September period against 42.


Vodafone wins India's Hutch Essar, shares rise

BARCELONA/HONG KONG  - Vodafone  shares climbed on Monday after the British mobile phone giant beat rival suitors with an $11.1 billion bid for a controlling stake in Hutchison Essar, India's fourth-biggest cellphone firm.


Cingular/AT&T Wireless: Now for Integration

The size of the Cingular/AT&T Wireless merger could present integration challenges as AT&T Wireless customers migrate to new calling plans and new equipment.


Car Bomb Kills 3 Near Australian Embassy

Abdul-Razzak Yousif arrives to a Baghdad hospital for treatment after a bomb exploded Monday, Oct. 25, 2004 near a US military convoy in central Baghdad, Iraq, killing at least three people and injuring several, the Iraqi Interior Ministry said.


A murder inquiry is under way after a boy is found shot dead in a South Yorkshire recreation area.


Val Gardena, 14:49 - SCI, CDM: CUCHE PRIMO NELLE PROVE DISCESA

Lo svizzero Didier Cuche, grazie ad un tempo pari a 1.59.10, è stato il piÃ¹ veloce nella prim...


US Marine under investigation after death of wounded Iraqi ...

TONY JONES: First to Iraq, where the US military is moving quickly to investigate a shooting captured on video that appears to show a blatant violation of the Geneva Convention.


Scores of bodies pulled from Brazil plane crash

Rescue workers in Brazil pulled burned bodies from smoking wreckage and collapsed buildings on Wednesday after about 200 people were killed in the country's worst air disaster.


The Tight Lies Tour is one of several regional circuits for players with aspirations of making the big leagues. One of its alumni is Ryan Palmer, who held off Vijay Singh last month at Disney for his first PGA Tour victory.


La Croce Rossa Internazionale accusa: a Guantanamo Â«metodi ...

Washington. I maltrattamenti dei prigionieri nel campo di Guantanamo stanno provocando una controversia nella Croce Rossa Internazionale. Una parte dei funzionari vorrebbe denunciare pubblicamente gli abusi


The stars pulled out their party clothes for the Golden Globes Sunday night, with on-screen boxer Hilary Swank looking like a bronze goddess in a simple-yet-slinky Calvin Klein gown, and all the "Desperate Housewives" in sexy dresses instead of twin sets and jeans.


Prosecutor: Suspect said Holloway was dead

In an Internet chat shortly after the May 30, 2005, disappearance of Natalee Holloway on Aruba, one of the three main suspects in the case said the Alabama teenager was dead, the island's chief public prosecutor told CNN on Thursday.


Rite Aid (RAD:NYSE - news - research) swung into the red for its third quarter and lowered expectations for fiscal 2005. The drugstore chain said Thursday it posted a loss of $7.7 million, or 1 cent a share


Experts say a large white animal swimming in the Yangtze River is a member of a dolphin species unique to China and feared extinct.


Media Center PCs may have found their time

Maybe the third time will be the charm for Microsoft's Windows XP Media Center Edition. Previous versions, released in 2002 and 2003, appealed to the early adopters among us.


The Empire Zone: Firing Off Another Round Over Health Care Budget Cuts

The Rev. Al Sharpton assails Gov. Eliot Spitzerâs proposed health care budget cuts in a new radio advertisement and mailings that will be aimed at New York City residents.


R.I., Ariz. Contests Highlight Primaries

By ROBERT TANNER  An embattled Senate incumbent in Rhode Island and an open House seat in Arizona gave Republican primary voters a choice Tuesday between moderates and conservatives, as both parties watched the races with eyes on the larger fight for control of Congress.


Duquesne forward Sam Ashaolu, the only one of five injured basketball players still hospitalized after last month's shootings, was moved from a critical care unit into rehabilitation Monday.


US Airways Files for Bankruptcy Protection

ARLINGTON, Va. - US Airways Group Inc., the nation's seventh largest airline, filed for bankruptcy protection Sunday for the second time in two years...


Open-source startup rounds out its BI offering

With its latest purchase under its belt, open-source software startup Pentaho will be able to offer a complete business intelligence (BI) suite, according to Richard Daley, the company's chief executive officer.


MasterCard, FIFA settle World Cup sponsor fight

FIFA will pay MasterCard $90 million  to end a legal dispute over sponsorship of the next two World  Cups, the credit card provider said on Thursday.


A Canadian court approved Air Canada's (AC.TO: Quote, Profile, Research) plan of arrangement with creditors on Monday, clearing the way for the world's 11th largest airline to emerge from bankruptcy protection at the end of next month


Reitman e la storia di una sorprendente sedicenne incinta


Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is calling for the immediate withdrawal of all U.S. combat brigades from Iraq, with the pullout being completed by the end of next year.


More than 1.3m Bangladeshis hit by Cyclone Sidr will face monsoon rains in inadequate shelter, Oxfam warns.


The company is the largest percentage gainer on the NYSE today.


Boston Cops Vigilant as Series Progresses

Description: Police will attempt to keep the fans orderly in Boston if the Red Sox win their first World Series since 1918, but without using the same type of pepper-pellet guns that killed a student and allegedly injured two other fans seriously last week


The World Bank's latest World Development Report places renewed emphasis on agriculture.


Special Fall Fashion Issue: AprÃ¨s Rehab: A Lovely Sobriety

Fashion for fall is tailored, elegant, rational. Thereâs not a whiff of Britney or Paris about it.


If Sen. Barack Obama becomes the Democratic nominee, he faces a financial dilemma: Use his vaunted fundraising operation for the general election or limit himself by accepting public funds.


Sick Westwood boosts Ryder Cup wildcard bid

Lee Westwood, widely tipped to be handed a Ryder Cup wildcard, boosted his chances of making the team by climbing off his sickbed to move a shot off the lead at the BMW International here.


Indonesia asks U.S. for access to militant

Indonesia on Friday urged Washington to   provide access to a militant linked to the 2002 Bali bombings   after President Bush said he had been transferred to Guantanamo   Bay.


A highway accident Sunday in France on the A63 involving a Spanish bus and 10 cars near Belin-Belie took the lives of eight people and injured 46 others.


Business anticipates a boost from Bush win

Hopes for more tax relief, looser regulations, and an increase in trade.


Gates Disputes Putinâs Criticisms of U.S. Power

âOne Cold War was quite enough,â the defense secretary said today at a conference in Munich.


Pavarotti given final ovation at tearful funeral

About 50,000 mourners paid  tribute to Luciano Pavarotti at his funeral in his hometown on  Saturday and Prime Minister Romano Prodi said Italy was "sad  but proud" to salute one of the greatest tenors in opera  history.


George W Bush may have been the victor of the 2004 presidential election, and his Democratic challenger John Kerry clearly the vanquished.


Democratic presidential candidates and superdelegates who have endorsed them include:


Thousands are going hungry in the Andean mountain region of southern Peru, says the World Food Programme.


BNP Paribas reports record profit of 7.8 bln euros in 2007

French bank BNP Paribas, seen as a potential bidder for crisis-hit Societe Generale, reported on Wednesday a record estimated net profit of 7.8 billion euros (11.5 billion dollars) for 2007.


Under Crackdown, Nepal Activists Struggle to Rally

Their hands tied by the arrest of  their leaders, a communications blackout and a censored media,  Nepal's anti-monarchy forces are battling to mobilize  opposition to the king's seizure of power.


WRAPUP 2-US consumers help economic growth in third quarter

US consumers fed a pick-up in US economic growth in the third quarter but a sentiment survey for this month showed oil prices were dampening their spirits


The sole survivor of a plane crash that killed 49 people near the Lexington airport last week told family members from his hospital bed, "Why did God do this to me?" but he hasn't mentioned the crash, a close family friend said Wednesday.


Drug Test Sidelines Mutu for Seven Months

Romanian soccer star Adrian Mutu as he arrives at the British Football Association in London, ahead of his disciplinary hearing, Thursday Nov. 4, 2004.


A possible Trojan horse hidden in an illegal cell-phone game hits smart phones using the Symbian operating system.


Girls Aloud Top British Charts for Second Week

British pop group Girls Aloud celebrated a second week at the top of the UK singles chart on Sunday with their cover of The Pretenders' song "I'll Stand By You," according to data from the Official UK Charts Company.


Culprit involved in murder of students held

A 21-year-old man suspected of stabbing eight teenagers to death as they slept in a school dormitory, has been arrested. Reports say no motive was given for the murders, but the Beijing Youth Daily said Yan


US Presidential Candidates Spar Over Jobs

President Bush and Democratic challenger John Kerry squared off over the economy Saturday in their parties' weekly radio addresses.


Blog: No one's quite sure how the much-hyped product launch will go down, but here are a few ways you might be able to make the coveted smartphone yours.


Democrats worked Tuesday to turn a standoff over taxes to their political advantage, arguing that Republicans are essentially raising taxes by failing to revive popular middle class breaks.


Rangers tumble out of the Uefa Cup with a home defeat by Auxerre.


Buyback price â A hint by Reliance to show that its shares are ...

THE decision of the board of Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) to put through the buyback proposal using the open market purchase route through the stock exchanges is largely on expected lines.


Nick of time Security researchers have discovered a slew of vulnerabilities in enterprise software packages from SAP that create a means for hackers inject malware onto or crash vulnerable systems.â¦


Computer-scouring software rivals Google tool

The Redmond, Washington-based software allows the user to quickly locate files on personal computers -- just like Google's two-month-old rival product.


China Party votes for fresh leadership lineup

China's Communist Party closes a five-yearly Congress on Sunday that will acclaim President Hu Jintao's policies and start to install a new leadership crucial to shaping his legacy.


Paperless electronic voting machines in widespread use across the country may be vulnerable to errors or sabotage and cannot be made secure, a draft report by a federal agency said.


Yushchenko to Meet With Ukraine President

Ukraine's outgoing president will meet Friday with opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko in the presence of Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych and European envoys in a bid to solve a political crisis over the country's disputed election, a European Union official said.


The ancient Egyptians put as much care into mummifying their animals as they did to their kings and relatives, according to a study published in the British scientific journal Nature.


Turkish PM decides to meet pope i Ankara

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has changed his plans and will meet Pope Benedict XVI in Turkey on Tuesday, the Vatican said.


Iranians protest allegations of vote interference

TEHRAN -- Iran said yesterday that it was downgrading its representation at a ministerial meeting of Iraq's neighbors in Jordan this week, apparently to protest accusations by Jordan's monarch that Tehran was trying to influence the upcoming Iraqi elections.


Militants open fire in Gaza City near senior Palestinian official Mahmoud Abbas, killing at least one person.


Honda Motor on Wednesday predicted it  would beat this year's record car sales in 2008, and said it  would step up its research and development functions by  building a dedicated facility for its premium Acura brand.


Police drove through a Darfur camp for displaced people on Wednesday, smashing makeshift homes with their trucks, a UN spokesman and Amnesty International said.


Colin Powell defends son in wake of Stern incident

WASHINGTON - Foul-mouthed radio personality Howard Stern has another Powell to reckon with: Secretary of State Colin Powell. The nationâs top diplomat came to the defense of his son, Federal Communications


Havant & Waterlooville lead twice before Liverpool hit back to reach the FA Cup fifth round.


PHP-Tools Blog: Nightly builds for XJConf available

The PHP-Tools blog has a new entry today concerning the XJCOnfForPHP package they maintain and a new offering for those looking to get the latest - a nightly build.   XJConfForPHP, the XML-to-object-mapper, Frank Kleine and me are working on is now available as a daily snapshot from snaps.php-tools.net.   XJConfForPHP is a "flexible solution to parse XML documents and create PHP data structures".


Factories Expanded More Slowly in January

NEW YORK  - U.S. factory output grew more slowly in January as companies received fewer orders, although managers did show a renewed desire to hire new workers, an industry survey showed on Tuesday.


Global Warming May Have Caused Extinction -Study

Global warming and not a giant asteroid may have nearly wiped out life on Earth some 250 million years ago, an international team of scientists said on Thursday.


Ciampi sulla Rai: ''PiÃ¹ servizio pubblico''

11.58: Troppo "pettegolezzo" politico nelle pagine e nei servizi dei media italiani. CosÃ¬ il presidente Ciampi al mondo dell'informazione, in occasione della consegna al Quirinale, dei premi "Saint Vincent


NEW YORK - Stocks rose for a second straight session Tuesday as a drop in consumer prices allowed investors to put aside worries about inflation, at least for the short term.    With gasoline prices falling to eight-month lows, the Consumer Price Index registered a small drop in July, giving consumers a respite from soaring energy prices...


Jobless claims drop suggests solid economy

The number of U.S. workers seeking initial jobless benefits fell 20,000 last week, while import prices rose last month despite an oil price drop, suggesting a resilient economy still facing inflation risks.


A system to monitor food safety will go into effect during test events for the 2008 Beijing Olympics next month, a government watchdog announced Thursday, even as a TV station aired an undercover investigation showing how shredded cardboard was used as a filling in steamed buns.


Danone in talks to sell biscuits division to Kraft

Danone is in exclusive talks to sell its  biscuit and cereal unit to the world's biggest cookie maker,  Kraft Foods, for 5.3 billion euros ($7.20 billion) in cash, the  food groups said on Tuesday.


When âThe Darjeeling Limitedâ is released nationwide on Friday, moviegoers will first see a short film, âHotel Chevalier,â which the studio hopes will boost ticket sales.


All-American car for an all-American pastime

The Gran Turismo crew said it will take six months to build an exact "working" digital replica of the 1960 Chevy Corvette--longer than it took to rebuild the actual car. From Crave, CNET's gadgets blog.


Sunni bloc ends boycott of Iraqi parliament

Iraq's main Sunni Arab bloc has ended its boycott of the Shi'ite-dominated parliament, officials said on Thursday, in a positive sign for the country's faltering attempts at national reconciliation.


The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Monday that a class-action lawsuit against Philip Morris USA, a unit of Altria Group Inc., should not be decided in federal court, handing a defeat to the tobacco company.


Nortel Names Clent Richardson Chief Marketing Officer

Nortel Networks Corp., North America's biggest maker of phone equipment, named Clent Richardson as its chief marketing officer, filling a position that was vacant for two years.


Knicksâ Crawford Is Out for Season With Fracture

There is a chance that Jamal Crawford could return for the post-season, but the Knicksâ quest to qualify for the playoffs has been dealt a severe blow.


Microsoft Reassigns Several Top Executives

The company placed new executives in charge of operations facing fierce new competition from Google, Apple and cellphone makers.


We're all used to searching the web at blazing fast speeds: picking out the right webpages among the five billion choices takes only a few hundredths of a second.


Study Finds Most Bone Growth Occurs at Night

The perception that children seem to  grow taller overnight is likely true, researchers said on  Thursday.


Carlos Beltran is re-writing the record book with one hand and carrying the Houston Astros through the post-season with the other.


The Who launch tour with classic-laden show

The Who kicked off the U.S. leg of   their first world tour for more than 20 years on Tuesday with a   two-hour set that included a full complement of classic hits, a   smattering of new material, and some rough edges.


Il premier si incontra a Palazzo Chigi con D'Alema, Parisi, Amato e MastellaAl centro dei colloqui anche la necessitÃ  di ricomporre le divisioni in politica estera                                            Politica estera, ministri da Prodi in vista del vertice di questa sera                                                                                La Bonino avvisa gli alleati: "Deve venire fuori una posizione chiara"


Interbrew pumps 19.9 pct rise in first-half profit, holds targets

Interbrew said its first-half profit rose 19.9 percent and maintained its 2004 full-year targets, saying the diversity of its beer brands around the world helped smooth out bumpy markets.


US car parts firm Delphi reaches a final settlement with its former parent company, General Motors.


Il musicista, non e' un giorno di festa ma solo di lavoro


The report of the Iraq Survey Group should put an end to a saga which will go down as one of the great failures in the history of intelligence.


Members of the Butterfield, Crane and Freeman families gather at the Herriman City Cemetery, 12300 S. 6000 West, Sunday and talk as they place flowers on graves of loved ones for today's Memorial Day observances. Visit deseretnews.com archives to find a list of events marking the holiday.


Care Int'l Suspends Iraq Humanitarian Work

Iraqis inspect a destroyed building in which six people died in central Fallujah, west of Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Oct 20, 2004, after US forces fired rockets in to central Fallujah early Wednesday.


Premier League leaders Chelsea have twice come back from a goal down to hold champions Arsenal to a 2-2 draw in a pulsating encounter played with all the spirit and passion of a cup tie at Highbury.


Radical Islamic groups in Pakistan plan protests over the knighthood UK gave to Salman Rushdie.


Serve dialogo, e bisogna eliminare maledetta parola inciucio


Zimbabwe's first woman VP calls for unity

A former guerrilla fighter elected as Zimbabwe's first woman vice president called for unity in the ruling party after a divisive power struggle over her nomination for the


Twins pitcher Brad Radke has a stress fracture in his right shoulder, an injury Minnesota doesn't necessarily think will end his season.


Si svolgera' al Palazzetto dello Sport di Arpaise


Bird flu outbreak on English farm is H5N1

An outbreak of bird flu on a farm run by Europe's biggest turkey manufacturer Bernard Matthews is the highly pathogenic H5N1 version of the virus which can kill humans, the European Commission said on Saturday.


American Lancaster sets early pace at Deere Run

American Neal Lancaster fired a seven-under-par 64 to grab an early one-shot lead in the John Deere Classic first round in Silvis, Illinois on Thursday.


World health officials warn of threat of global flu pandemic

SINGAPORE Health officials are warning today that the world is close to its next pandemic -- a powerful and highly contagious mix of avian influenza and flu virus that would likely be centered in Asia.


Via dalla Finanziaria la polizza-anticalamitÃ

Stop anche agli aumenti delle tasse locali fino al 2006. La Commissione Bilancio della Camera ha detto sÃ¬ al congelamento delle addizionali Irpef e Irap per altri due anni. ROMA - Stop agli aumenti delle tasse locali fino al 2006.


The prime minister of the Bosnian Serb-run half of Bosnia Herzegovina resigned yesterday, a day after international sanctions were imposed for the failure to arrest and hand over war-crimes suspects to the UN tribunal.


A wolf in Angels wings? Or a sacrificial lamb to be served up on the Fenway mound this afternoon? Kelvim Escobar went 11-12 this season and was beaten by the Red Sox [stats, schedule], 4


THE fate of two million people fighting for survival in the Sudan will be decided in the next 24 hours. Red Cross trucks loaded with food and relief supplies are poised to enter Sudan's arid Darfur region.


Bilancio crollo palazzina in via delle Frasche

Sette morti, otto feriti e un disperso. Questo il bilancio del crollo della palazzina avvenuto questa notte in via delle frasche a Foggia. L'uomo disperso Ã¨ il padre di una delle donne morta nel crollo Anna delli Carri.


A drunken driver was arrested Friday morning after he stole his own car — from the police — and ran it into a ditch, officials said.


US Forces Carry Out Operations In Three Iraqi Cities

10 September 2004 -- United States military forces have been carrying out operations targeting insurgents in three Iraqi cities. The US military said yesterday that 57 insurgents had been killed in US attacks


Under the lights of his operating room at New York Presbyterian Hospital, heart surgeon Dr. Craig Smith looks like a futurist, using high-tech robotic techniques on elderly


WEDNESDAY, Feb. 20 (HealthDay News) -- Good news continues to come forth from the cancer front: U.S. death rates from the disease have declined by 18.4 percent among men and by 10.5 percent among women since mortality rates first started going down in the early 1990s.


Network computer maker Sun Microsystems Inc. (SUNW.O: Quote, Profile, Research) on Thursday posted a narrower quarterly loss as revenue rose year over year for the


Hundreds of Danish Muslims demonstrate against the reprinting of a cartoon of the Prophet Mohammed.


Emergency workers who were seriously injured and the families of those killed in the World Trade Center attacks received an average of $4.


Le tesi della conferenza di febbraio. E Berlusconi: vediamoci il 10 gennaioCampagna sul diritto alla vita. Esame d'italiano per immigrati                                          Chiesa, ordine e piÃ¹ ecologia cosÃ¬ Fini cambia pelle ad An                                                                                di CARMELO LOPAPA


French Hostages in Iraq Are `Out of Danger,' Islamic Group Says

Two French reporters held hostage in Iraq for the past two weeks are ``out of danger'' and may be freed soon, an Islamic group in France said on its Web site, citing a French Muslim leader who's been seeking their release.


A series of bombs went off at a U.N. voter registration office in western Afghanistan, injuring six policemen, setting vehicles ablaze and shattering windows, police and the United Nations said Friday. It was the latest in a string of attacks targeting election workers.


Oil prices held firm above $41 a barrel  on Tuesday as colder weather in the U.S. brought temperatures  more into line with seasonal norms, spurring heating oil  buying.


Russian authorities pile the pressure on oil firm Yukos, arresting an official at its Moscow office and issuing an arrest warrant for the firm's leading lawyer.


The Vatican reversed the annulment of former Rep. Joseph P. Kennedy II's first marriage, a union that had lasted 12 years and produced two sons.


Violence has escalated in Sudan's Darfur region since January, throwing another 160,000 people out of their homes and forcing 4.2 million people, about two-thirds of the population, to go on relief aid, the United Nations reported yesterday. Some 2.1 million people have been uprooted from their villages in addition to the more than 200,000 who have fled the country, mainly ...


Londra, 16:31 - CALCIO, INGHILTERRA: ARSENAL PRENDE SAGNA DALL'AUXERRE

Il difensore francese dell'Auxerre, Bacary Sagna, è stato acquistato dall'Arsenal. L'ufficial...


Manchester - Manchester United captain Roy Keane denied on Thursday assaulting a 16-year-old boy when he appeared before a magistrates court here.


A Meeting of Writers, the Champions of Underdogs

Chicago is the adopted home and favorite subject of both the writer Alex Kotlowitz and his friend, the eminent author and oral historian Studs Terkel.


The U.S. military on Saturday said coalition forces south of Baghdad found a site where people were executed and bodies dumped.


House May Add Outside Watchdog For Ethics

A House task force yesterday recommended creating an independent Office of Congressional Ethics that would have the power to initiate reviews of lawmakers' behavior.


Sri Lankan troops take control of a key area in the north-east held by Tamil Tiger rebels, the military says.


Direttrice fondazione Avedon, 'i due artisti come fratelli'


A judge rules that three UK bankers can be extradited to the US to face fraud charges related to a deal with Enron.


Aaron Baddeley and Jonathan Byrd were well on their way to the top of the leaderboard yesterday at the BMW Championship in Lemont, Ill., when Tiger Woods figured he better get going if he didn't want to be left behind.


Tribe sees riches in Utah nuclear waste storage

SKULL VALLEY, Utah  - As some U.S. Indian tribes   have grown rich in recent years through casinos, others far   from population centers have struggled to overcome a historical   legacy of poverty.


A Cycling Medalist Denies Evidence of Doping

Tyler Hamilton, who won a gold medal in the time trial in Athens, is suspected of receiving illegal performance-enhancing blood transfusions.


Vonage Settles With Verizon Over Patent Suit

The beleaguered provider of telephone service over Internet connections said that it had settled a patent lawsuit brought by Verizon for a maximum of $120 million.


Beckham finally on board as Galaxy player

CARSON, California  - David Beckham, ready to start his much trumpeted American adventure, was formally introduced as a Los Angeles Galaxy player at the Major League Soccer (MLS) team's home stadium on Friday.


Sottosegretario Letta: dl su urgenza e poi legge delega


It is looking as if this could be the season the Hawks snap their league-worst streak of eight seasons without making the playoffs.


Fon lands $13 million more for community Wi-fi

(InfoWorld) - Wi-fi startup Fon Technology SL has secured an additional â¬10 million (US$13.1 million) in funding for its plan to establish a global network of shared hotspots, the company said Friday. The funding came from new and previous investors, which have included Google Inc., Skype Ltd., Index Ventures and Sequoia Capital Operations LLC, Fon said. The new investors were not named. Index and Sequoia invested â¬18 million in Fon in February 2006. Based in Madrid, Spain, Fon provides routers that let home Wi-fi users share their broadband Internet connections with others, and then tap into those other users' connections for free when they are on the road. Fon's router let users divide how much bandwidth they will share. It broadcasts two Wi-fi signals, one for shared use and a secure, encrypted one for private use. In the U.S., the "La Fonera" router costs $39.95. Those who use one to share their Wi-fi can surf on other Fon hotspots for free, otherwise the cost accessing the Fon network is â¬3 or $3 a day. Fon said it has doubled the number of Wi-fi access points in the last two months to 120,000. The new funds will go to building up Fon's user community, which numbers 320,000 members, said spokeswoman Tania Cavada. More specific plans will be released later, she said. Fon has partnered with Skype to provide wi-fi coverage for users of mobile Skype. It has also partnered with ISPs (Internet service providers) and the social networking site Bebo Inc. Â


The Celtics have opened the 2004-05 season with two close losses at home. Last night, they dropped a 100-94 decision to the Indiana Pacers, which went much like the 98-95 loss to Philadelphia Wednesday night.


Adviser: Cheney has nothing more than a cold

Vice President Dick Cheney, back home after a brief hospital visit, has nothing more than a cold and his heart is fine, an adviser said Sunday.


Hollywood punches back in as strike ends

Euphoria over returning to work quickly gave way to workaday cold sweats as Hollywood writers resumed the daily grind of cranking out scripts after a three-month strike.


THE finger of blame for the Egypt blasts was yesterday pointed at the al-Qaeda terrorist network. Israel killed the military chief of Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad


ROSEMONT, Ill. -- Draelon Burns scored 20 points and Karron Clarke added 14 as DePaul upset No. 17 Villanova 84-76 on Thursday night in the Big East opener for both teams.


Gov't admits missing greenhouse gas target

Britain launched a review of its climate change program, as Prime Minister Tony Blair said the country looked likely to miss its ambitious target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 20 percent by 2010.


Venus Williams stretches for the ball during her first round match with Lisa Raymond at the Advanta Championships Tuesday, Nov 2, 2004 in Villanova.


EU court backs Anheuser-Busch on Budweiser trademark

Beer giant Anheuser-Busch  won its latest battle against Czech brewer Budejovicky over the use of trademarks such as Budweiser on Tuesday with a ruling in the European Union's second-highest court.


The doomed, dame-loving, fast-talking gumshoe has never seen such sunny days.


Iraq says won't disband police despite U.S. report

Iraq's Interior Ministry said on Thursday it would not disband the national police despite a report by an independent U.S. panel that will recommend scrapping and reorganizing the force.


DEA announces wide-ranging steroid busts

Authorities arrested more than 120 people and uncovered dozens of steroid labs in an international investigation into the illicit trade of performance-enhancing drugs, federal officials announced Monday.


ATHENS, Greece - In an upset as historic as it was inevitable, Tim Duncan, Allen Iverson and the rest of the U.S. basketball team lost 92-73 to Puerto Rico on Sunday, only the third Olympic loss ever for America and its first since adding pros...


Low Rallies Washington State Past Oregon

Derrick Low scores 27 points and No. 8 Washington State rallies to beat Oregon, 69-60, on Sunday, breaking a 13-game losing streak to the Ducks.


China Netcom prices IPO and raises $1.13bn

China Netcom, the smallest of Chinaâs four big telecoms carriers, raised US$1.13 billion from a Hong Kong and New York IPO priced just above the mid-point of its indicated range, sponsor Goldman Sachs said on Wednesday.


Jurors continuing to deliberate a verdict in the Phil Spector murder trial see videotaped evidence.


Top 10 things you never knew about Grand Theft Auto

Also: A new breed of tech for elders. Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra.


Military announces 8 U.S. deaths in Iraq

Iraq's prime minister and two top American officials flew to the blistering western desert Saturday in a rare joint outing to highlight gains there in the fight against insurgents, hours before the military reported the deaths of eight U.S. troops.


Gates Richest American 11th Year In A Row

Washington, Sept. 24 (NNN): William 'Bill' Henry Gates, founder of software giant Microsoft, continued to be the richest man in America for the eleventh year in a row, according to Forbes magazine.


Briton Guantanamo Detainee Alleges Torture

A Briton being held at Guantanamo Bay was tortured, held in solitary confinement for almost two years and "partially witnessed" U.S. military interrogators killing two detainees at an American base in Afghanistan, he said in a letter released by his lawyers Friday.


Third-quarter figures showing Cisco Systems continues to lose ground may be due to rough product transition.


Skype Founders to Launch Online TV Service

By ED HARRIS  A BROADBAND television service developed by the founders of an online telephone business is expected to be launched next year, it is reported today.   The service will offer "the best of the internet with the best of TV".


British driving great Sir Stirling Moss is awarded the FIA gold medal in recognition of his contribution to motorsport.


Israeli Minister Retracts Threat to Quit

Israeli Finance Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Tuesday took back his threat to withdraw from the governing Likud Party, but a minority religious party quit Prime


As holiday shoppers hunted for safe toys Sunday, Democrat Barack Obama touted his plan for tighter regulation of Chinese-made playthings, millions of which have been recalled because of unsafe levels of lead.


Oil prices held near record highs on  Friday even though oil unions in OPEC member Nigeria said a  two-day wildcat strike would pass without any impact on  exports.


CHIBA, Japan  - Thousands of Japanese fans rocked to the rhythm of a virtual techno beat act as a global concert aimed at persuading millions of fans to go green for the environment moved onto a venue near Tokyo on Saturday.


Palestinian leaders prepare to meet in Saudi Arabia under intense pressure to prevent civil war in Gaza.


Pupa di Italia 1 in 13 scatti da 'erotismo cerebrale'


Il ministro dell'Economia ha escluso una manovra correttiva di bilancio nel 2008E ha assicurato che l'obiettivo principale del governo rimane quello di una crescita al 3%                                            Padoa-Schioppa: "Nella Ue ortodossia ultrÃ  Spesa cresciuta oltre le stime di marzo"                                                                                La Bce invita l'Italia a "riforme coraggiose". Inalterati al 4% i tassi d'interesse


Extending a Hand, Hoping a Tentacle Might Shake It

James Cameron's newest film is a grandiose hybrid of undersea documentary and outer-space fantasy.


Iraqi PM Nouri Maliki announces the start of a major offensive against al-Qaeda militants in Mosul.


Opera links mobile devices to Web bookmarks

Opera Link will let you share bookmarks between PCs and mobile phones that use Opera's browsers without having to visit a separate Web page.


Troubled pop star Britney Spears shaved her head because she was   scared traces of drugs would be found in her hair.


LOS ANGELES  - Former "ER" star Noah Wyle will make his feature directorial debut with "Prince Test," an indie romantic comedy.


Review: Fake Steve Jobs' 'Options' is funny, but optional

If you're a Silicon Valley insider, expect to laugh mightily at this send-up of Northern California's movers and shakers. Others might not get the joke.


The race for the American League East title could either be finished or just getting started after this weekend at Yankee Stadium.


Bush calls Al Qaeda safe haven 'troubling'

WASHINGTON -- President Bush said yesterday that he was troubled by a US intelligence report that Al Qaeda has become entrenched in a safe haven in Pakistan's tribal region near Afghanistan.


Bush Is Said to Seek Deep Cuts in Farm and Commodity Programs

The proposal, aimed at reducing the deficit, puts the president at odds with some of his most ardent supporters in the rural South.


Sept. 11 DVDs Present Nation in Mourning

LOS ANGELES - One film provides a positive message of unity. Another dramatizes the president's difficult days...


Woman who became ill on Everest now safe

A woman who became seriously ill while in Mount Everest's so-called "death zone" and was helped down by fellow climbers has safely reached base camp, Nepalese mountaineering officials said Friday.


Palestinian girl killed by Israeli troops, witnesses say

GAZA CITY, GAZA STRIP - An eight-year-old Palestinian girl who was on her way to school in a Gaza Strip refugee camp was shot and killed by Israeli troops on Thursday, Palestinian witnesses say.


Lack of Health Insurance Threatens Hispanic Kids

FRIDAY, Sept. 8 (HealthDay News) -- For U.S. Hispanic children, a lack of health insurance often decides whether they see a doctor or go without regular check-ups, a new study finds.


XM Satellite Radio chief executive Hugh Panero and his top engineer were exploring an abandoned printing plant in Northeast Washington back in 1999, looking for a home for their growing space-age radio company.


Russian Cabinet Backs Pact on Climate Change

After years of debate among political and economic leaders here, the Russian cabinet on Thursday endorsed the 1997 Kyoto accord on global climate change.


People will be able to buy their postage online, making stamps unnecessary, in a new scheme from the Royal Mail.


A group led by the investor Carl C. Icahn has agreed to increase its bid for the Lear Corporation, the automotive supplier, by about 3.5 percent, to roughly $2.9 billion.


Roma, 16:07 - CICLISMO, DOPING; WADA: ZABEL NON RISCHIA SANZIONI

Erik Zabel ha confessato di aver fatto uso di Epo ma non rischia sanzioni disciplinari, secondo il C...


Woman Said to Have Hepatitis C Bites Cop

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - A Cape Girardeau woman reportedly infected with the Hepatitis C virus faces felony charges for biting a police officer's finger.  Lillie Dry, 39, was charged with first-degree felony assault of a law enforcement officer.


China's leadership collectively decided to crack down on the Tiananmen Square pro-democracy protests in 1989, the oldest daughter of late Chinese supreme leader Deng Xiaoping said Sunday.


Cheney, Edwards prepare for debate as race tightens

US Vice President Dick Cheney will square off with his Democratic rival John Edwards in a televised debate that suddenly takes on importance for the Republicans after George W. Bush's tepid showing last week.


Having sex is the high point of most  women's' days, while commuting is the low point. And most women  like being with their kids less than they will admit, according  to a study published on Thursday.


Microsoft unveils new version of Windows Mobile

Microsoft announced the next version of Windows Mobile, which will include more e-mail and messaging capabilities and additional security.


Dove ieri sedicenne e' morto precipitando con snowbord


A waitress filed a $20 million lawsuit Wednesday against a high-end Japanese restaurant in one of the city's trendiest areas, claiming its head cook groped her, molested her with kitchen utensils and sexually harassed her.


In Brief: BT, Accenture sign 10-year, $576M outsourcing deal

BT Group has extended an existing human resources outsourcing deal with Accenture with a new 10-year contract valued at Â£306 million ($576 million), the companies announced Wednesday. The deal will begin in August and will cover BT's HR functions in 38 countries for all of its 97,000 employees and 180,000 BT pensioners. The previous five-year outsourcing contract only covered employees in the U.K. Accenture will provide services such as customer contact, recruitment, pension administration, payroll, and benefits administration. The business process outsourcing (BPO) contract with London-based BT also has a consulting, or what companies like IBM are increasingly calling "transformation," element to it. As part of its consulting role, Accenture will create a "transition program" with BT before the August roll-out of the contract.


(CBS/AP) As a fighter pilot for the Texas Air National Guard, then-Lt. George W. Bush was assigned to fly F-102's out of Houston's Ellington Air Force Base.


Pakistan's opposition parties have vowed to step up their campaign against President Pervaiz Musharraf after he announced that he would stay on as both president and army chief, despite


Consumers who rely on the "float" in writing checks to pay their bills on time could be socked with hefty fees from their banks for bounced checks because of a sweeping federal law that takes effect Thursday.


Sun And Microsoft Aim For Single Sign-On

Microsoft and Sun Microsystems last week issued a progress report on the technical truce the companies called this year but gave little indication of what specific fixes they would devise to address customers' problems.


Lock in the lowest rates of the summer. Get up to 4 free quotes from trusted lenders. Apply now - bad credit OK.


Giant digital displays, designed to give roadside advertisers more options for capturing drivers' eyes, encounter opposition in the face of safety concerns. By the Associated Press.


Implantable Lens for Nearsightedness Gets the OK

U.S. regulators on Monday approved an implantable contact lens that corrects nearsightedness and offers an alternative to laser surgery.


Springfield College begins this season with lofty expectations and a No. 4 preseason ranking from d3football.com. That doesn't impress coach Mike DeLong, whose team opens at home tomorrow night with a tough test against Union College.


Santagata: accordo entro Finanziaria.Ferrero:serve volonta'


Consumer Prices Decline, Housing Rebounds

WASHINGTON - Consumer prices fell by 0.1 percent in July as gasoline prices dropped while output at factories and housing construction posted healthy rebounds, offering hope the economy has escaped this summer's "soft patch."   The Labor Department said Tuesday that the decline in its closely watched Consumer Price Index was the first decrease since a 0.2 percent drop last November. The CPI had been up 0.3 percent in June and an even sharper 0.6 percent in May, reflecting big jumps in energy costs...


Calls grow for answers  over the school siege in Beslan as Russia holds a second day of official mourning.


Sweden's Henrik Stenson carded a second successive round of 67 to take a one-shot lead at 13 under par after three rounds of The Heritage at Woburn.


Smiths Group is to buy Medex, a US healthcare company, for $925m (Â£477m), including $300m of debt, in the biggest deal for the UK engineering conglomerate since the merger of Smiths and TI Group in 2000.


Audio recordings of this year's pro football playoff games will be available for download. Also:  Verizon and Yahoo team up to provide premium online service.... Electronic Arts strikes deals to corner the sports games market.... and more.


Soprattutto nella zona flegrea, vesuviana e a nord di Napoli


A quarter of Apple iPhones "unlocked": analyst

More than a quarter of people who  bought Apple Inc's  iPhone are using them on wireless  networks other than AT&T's, the exclusive iPhone carrier in the  U.S., a "stunning" number that will pressure the company's  business model, an analyst said on Monday.


Democrats Unlikely to Fight Goss Nomination

The top Democrat on the House intelligence committee warned fellow Democrats in the Senate against trying to block the nomination of Rep. Porter J. Goss (R-Fla.) as CIA director, saying that would be picking the wrong fight in this election year.


A man who has spent most of his life in Wales faces deportation to the Philippines after breaching his Asbo.


Bush to discuss terrorism fight with Afghan Karzai

President George W. Bush on Tuesday   meets with Afghan President Hamid Karzai to show support for a   government that is facing the worst violence since U.S.-led   forces ousted the Taliban five years ago.


AIDS drug shows potential as weapon against cancer

A drug used to treat people infected with the AIDS virus has shown promise as a possible future weapon against cancer, U.S. researchers said on Friday.


A newly formed company said it plans to buy Miami Beach-based LNR Property Corp. (NYSE: LNR) for $63.10 a share in cash, or about $3.


Update: International Trade Commission rules in Nokia's favor

A U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) judge made an initial ruling in Nokia's favor in an ongoing and long-running dispute with Qualcomm.The case was brought by Qualcomm and charged Nokia with infringing on patents in its GSM/GPRS/EDGE (Global System for Mobile Communications/General Packet Radio Service/Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution) handsets that do not include WCDMA (Wideband Code Division Multiple Access). The patents cover certain power control technologies.The judge also ruled that one of Qualcomm's patents in question is invalid, Nokia said.Qualcomm, which is best known for its development of CDMA technology, was seeking a ban on the importation of Nokia handsets using the technology into the U.S. The original complaint alleged that Nokia infringed on six patents, Nokia said. Since then, Qualcomm withdrew three patents from the complaint, Nokia said.Nokia and Qualcomm are embroiled in a bitter battle that likely has at its heart a cross-licensing agreement that expired earlier this year. Nokia clearly believes so. "It appears to us the lawsuits are tactics related to our ongoing cross-licensing negotiations," said Rick Simonson, Nokia's chief financial officer, during a conference call with media on Wednesday.Qualcomm has filed 11 patent infringement suits against Nokia around the world over the past two years, he said."Qualcomm is attempting to resolve the negotiations in its favor without having to address the true value of its patent portfolio," Simonson said. Nokia argues that while Qualcomm was the leading contributor to CDMA, the chipmaker's contribution to WCDMA, a third-generation mobile standard, is much smaller. That, combined with an increase in value of Nokia's intellectual property, means the phone maker should have to pay Qualcomm less than previously paid as part of their cross-licensing deal, Nokia argues.Simonson would not comment on the progress of the renegotiations beyond to say that discussions continue.In its statement, Qualcomm did not comment further than to say that it plans to petition the ITC to review the ruling. The ITC is scheduled to make a final ruling on April 14. Qualcomm did not immediately respond to a request for further comment.This story was updated on December 12, 2007


Bernanke: Protect Workers Against Effects of Free-Trade

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke warned policymakers to make sure individual workers are not allowed to suffer too much from the effects of free-trade, globalization, technological progress and other developments that have boosted economic progress for the nation as a whole.


Israel backs the release of 250 Palestinian prisoners in a show of support for Palestinian president Abbas.


Thunderstorms moved through much of the nation Thursday, many of them severe.


Russia Blames Terrorism for Downed Plane

MOSCOW Aug. 28, 2004 - The discovery of traces of explosives in the wreckage of one of two airliners that crashed almost simultaneously this week have confirmed a widely suspected terrorist connection and


E' successo a Sulmona, ha avuto un malore durante la lezione


BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Three banks in Buenos Aires, Argentina, were rocked by explosions on Wednesday, killing at least one person, Reuters news service reported.


When do we get our post-strike TV shows?

No more writers on picket lines. No more network TV bosses scrambling for replacement shows. But enough about them. What about us? Two simple questions prey on every viewer's mind: When will my favorite scripted programs be back with new episodes? And, WILL my favorite shows be back?


Solving the Mortgage Crisis May Require a Guardian Angel

The Fedâs newly proposed rules might have prevented the current mess, but enacting them now will do nothing to repair the damage.


Blue chips closed lower off highs as Wall Street remained lower with interest rate sensitive sectors such as retailers bearing the brunt of the falls with a disappointing update from DSG International helping to weigh down the FTSE 100.


Save the Trees, Save the Apes, Expert Says

A UN meeting on endangered species could help secure the survival one of humanity's closest living relatives, the orangutan, by saving its forest home from loggers, a leading expert said on Tuesday.


Medical marijuana meets with skepticism at Supreme Court

WASHINGTON (BP)--The federal governmentâs opposition to the medicinal use of marijuana appeared to find a receptive audience at the US Supreme Court Nov. 29.


Lebanon's military says it has fired anti-aircraft rounds against Israeli jet fighters violating its airspace.


Roma, 18:17 - CALCIO, LAZIO; DELIO ROSSI: DERBY HA INFLUITO SULLA PARTITA

Il tecnico laziale Delio Rossi ai microfoni di Italia 1 ha analizzato il match con il Livorno. "Oggi...


"Lumpectomy" possible for some prostate tumors

NEW YORK  - Treating or removing just the part of the prostate that is cancerous may be an effective and less invasive approach for a considerable minority of men with early prostate cancer that is confined to the prostate, according to doctors in Durham, North Carolina.


Democrats gave big increases to programs aimed at making cars and buildings more energy efficient and boosting research and development of alternative energy sources in legislation approved Wednesday by the House Appropriations Committee.


New York, 10:36 - BASKET, NBA: DALLAS VINCE ANCORA

Risultati delle gare del campionato Nba disputate nella notte.


FDA issues new safety rules for vitamins

For the first time, manufacturers of vitamins, herbal pills and other dietary supplements will have to test all of their products' ingredients. The Food and Drug Administration said Friday it is phasing in a new rule that is designed to address concerns that existing regulations allowed supplements onto the market that were contaminated or didn't contain ingredients claimed on the label.


Britain has set Iran a two month ultimatum to suspend all activities linked to the production of a nuclear bomb or face a demand for United Nations sanctions, the British press said.


Oracle Database 10g Available for Mac OS X Server

Now certified on Mac OS X Server, Oracle Database 10g is the first database designed for grid computing and it offers a cost-effective way to manage enterprise information. Pairing it with Apple’s powerful server hardware and software, customers get a robust, scalable database platform that’s easy and affordable to deploy and maintain. [Dec 23]


In Finanziaria il blocco delle addizionali Irpef e Irap

Blocco delle addizionali irpef di regioni, province e comuni e della maggiorazione irap per gli anni 2005 e 2006. Lo prevede la finanziaria in seguito all'approvazione in Commissione bilancio alla Camera dell


Eminem spoof with young boys angers Jacko

NEW YORKâMichael Jackson is angered by the way he is portrayed in rapper Eminem's recently released video for his new single "Just Lose It" and has asked networks to remove the video from their rotations.


The Peach Bowl wants Florida to play in the Dec. 31 game — and hopes Ron Zook will hang around to coach the Gators for a few more weeks.


Uncovered Hemingway story to be auctioned

A newly discovered story by the 20th century literary giant Ernest Hemingway will be auctioned at Christie's in New York in December, with the proviso that it not be published -- at least for now.


Answers to 20 thoughtful questions lobbed at some of America's wealthiest entrepreneurs.


Russia take 2-0 lead over U.S., Argentina 1-0 up

Russia were on course to reach their   fourth Davis Cup final after taking a commanding 2-0 lead at   home against the United States in Friday's singles.


Federal prosecutors in Brazil say they have identified 137 politicians and more than 400 officials involved in a corruption scandal.


Foxboro, MA (Sports Network) - New England Patriots cornerback Ty Law could reportedly miss four-to-six weeks of action due to a broken left foot.


Fashion Wire Daily - Fashion Wire Daily September 21, 2004- LONDON - Click, click click! Linda Evangelista stalks the runway in a dramatically billowing caped silk kaftan dress emblazoned with outsized photo-printed golden lions and accessorized with matching super-elevated platform sandals. Next up an ethereal Karen Elson, in a dazzling three-tier biscuit chiffon evening dress hung at each level with dozens of sparkling teardrop Swarovski crystals, glides into view. Then Guinevere, Karolina K, Missy, Eugenia and Maria-Carla swank down in curvaceously tailored, stunningly detailed and extremely sexy clothes inspired by a 19th Century anthropologist called Pitt Rivers and 1940’s screen sirens. These are clothes fit for Hollywood’s finest. What’s going on? This can’t be London? Aha, but it is. Welcome to the world of Giles Deacon, the 34 year old ex Gucci and Bottega Veneta designer, who, with only one solo show under his belt can pick up the phone to the legendary Linda E and request her presence.


Bush and Blair Put Mideast and U.S.-Europe Ties Atop Joint Agenda

Both leaders said they were deeply committed to seeing a Palestinian state and shoring up the frayed relationship between the U.S. and Europe.


I.B.M. Agrees to Pay $65 Million to Settle Dispute on Overtime

I.B.M. agreed to pay $65 million to settle accusations that it illegally denied overtime compensation to thousands of workers.


Spain allows transsexuals who have not had a sex change to alter their gender on their official documents.


HK lawmakers chew out hospital over mystery outbreak

Hong Kong's health chiefs and lawmakers rebuked hospital officials on Wednesday for not informing them quickly enough when dozens of children in paediatric wards fell ill with a mysterious respiratory illness.


Rapper Trick Daddy was arrested after a fight at a strip club early Tuesday.


U.S. chain store retail sales rose in  the latest week, due to a late pre-Christmas surge in spending,  a report said on Tuesday.


Rangers 3, Senators 1: Jagr and Straka Help Put the Rangers in Control

Jaromir Jagr and Martin Straka each had a goal and an assist, and Henrik Lundqvist made 34 saves Saturday for the Rangers in their victory against the Ottawa Senators.


Republican Haley Barbour's choice to succeed Sen. Trent Lott is Rep. Roger Wicker, a conservative congressman, congressional officials with knowledge of the selection process said Monday.


Roma, 16:42 - CICLISMO, MONDIALI PISTA: BROSSA E CHIAPPA CONVOCATI

I ct Pavel Buran e Federico Paris hanno convocato Marco Brossa (Team tata) e Roberto Chiappa (G.S. F...


Tyler Hansbrough had 26 points and 17 rebounds before suffering an ugly injury in the closing seconds of No. 8 North Carolina's 86-72 victory over 14th-ranked Duke yesterday, which clinched a share of the Atlantic Coast Conference regular-season title with Virginia and the top seed in the conference tournament.


Italian Minister Withdraws as Candidate for EU Commission

Under attack for calling homosexuality sinful, Italian cabinet minister and papal confidant Rocco Buttiglione said Saturday that he was abandoning efforts to become the


Giovane arrestato per scontri Catania affidato a comunita'


More modest underwear is beginning to muscle out the thong panty, that racy totem of female sexuality once flashed by celebrities and rapped about on the radio.


Look inside an animated patient to learn how doctors are treating catastrophic injuries with new technologies that meld humans and machines.


Ryan Newman ran away from the field, while four-time series champion Jeff Gordon took the NASCAR Nextel Cup points lead yesterday at the MBNA America 400 at Dover (Del.) International Speedway.


BAGHDAD, Iraq  A Marine and a soldier were killed in action, one in the southern city of Najaf and the other in Baghdad, the US military said today.


The Oprah touch doesn't just work for traditional books. More than 1 million copies of Suze Orman's "Women & Money" have been downloaded since the announcement last week on Winfrey's television show that the e-book edition would be available for free on her Web site, http://www.oprah.com.


Mobile phones the talk of India as landlines lose out

Mobile phone users have outstripped traditional landline connections in India, according to the industry, marking a major lifestyle and communications milestone for the rapidly changing country.


By Michael Oneal and Phil Rosenthal, Chicago Tribune  Sep. 20--As the Tribune Co.


The past half-year has been brutal for Palm Inc., which has endured executive churn, restructuring, product delays and investor skepticism.


Kerry, Bush battle for crucial military vote

Republican President George W. Bush and Democratic challenger John Kerry are battling feverishly for the support of soldiers and veterans, but Bush seems to have gained the upper hand as Kerry's military past comes under attack.


For the first time in a generation, Ford's Mustang is worthy of its name


Democrat Frustrated by 9/11 Report Delays

The top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee said Friday the release of an internal CIA investigation into pre-Sept. 11 failures may be more than six weeks away — a delay she finds baffling.


Lanka Govt opens talks with Norway to save peace bid

Colombo, Oct 02: Sri Lanka on Monday opened talks with a top Norwegian envoy on saving the troubled peace process with Tamil Tigers even as suspected rebels shot dead a police officer in the island's restive ...Comment


Mexico's Calderon protests U.S. crackdown on immigrants

Mexican President Felipe Calderon accused the United States on Sunday of stepping up persecution and abuse of undocumented Mexican workers with a crackdown on illegal immigrants.


A mother and her three children are among 12 dead after mortars are fired into the Somali capital, witnesses say.


KABUL, Afghanistan Aug. 29, 2004 - An explosion tore through the office of an American defense contractor in the heart of the Afghan capital Sunday, killing as many as six people and seriously injuring several more, officials and residents said.


Shiite Leaders Reject Calls for Election Delay

Shiite Muslim leaders, including Sistani, denounced the demand for postponing Iraq elections; parties representing Sunni minority had called for a delay in the vote.


Andrew Raycroft is getting his rest, just not on game days. The way he and the Toronto Maple Leafs are rolling, no one is complaining about the netminder's workload. Raycroft made 37 saves Wednesday night and carried the Maple Leafs to a 2-1 victory over the New York Rangers in his 13th straight start.


Live Earth's first green test: clean up own mess

Live Earth concerts on Saturday meant to spur action to fight global warming must first tackle another environmental hazard -- mountains of trash and thousands of tons of greenhouse gases caused by the events.


p2pnet.net News:- Starting today, if a Chinese porn site is "clicked" more than 250,000 times, its owners could be jailed for life.


Frank J. Dixon Dies at 87; Led Way in Immunology

Dr. Dixonâs penetrating studies of how misdirected responses by the immune system can cause diseases that damage the kidneys and other organs won him an Albert Lasker Award in 1975.


Chrysler CEO says Fed rate cut to boost auto sales

Chrysler Chief Executive Bob Nardelli said the Federal Reserve's emergency 75 basis point rate cut would help ease consumer confidence and boost auto sales in 2008.


Fanning an already hot business rivalry, Airbus is working on a new plane to compete with Boeing's pending 7E7 widebody jet. Meanwhile, US and European Union trade negotiators


Alan Jackson loves tinkering with cars and boats and says he's even worked on a few houses in his time. But when a tornado destroyed a Tennessee family's home and paralyzed a mother as she protected her children, the country singer picked up a guitar instead of a hammer.


WORCESTER -- When the final whistle blew in Marshfield's 1-0 loss to Nashoba Regional in the MIAA Division 1 state championship game at Worcester State yesterday, it signaled the end of not just the game, but also an era.


Democratic presidential hopeful  Hillary Clinton called on her chief rival Barack Obama on  Friday to denounce ads being run on Spanish-language radio that  accuse Clinton of not respecting Hispanic people.


Kerry Chides Bush on Flu Vaccine Shortage

ELYRIA, Ohio - President Bush and Sen. John Kerry, their animosity stirred by a contentious second debate, lit into each other over Iraq, jobs and debate performance on Saturday in critical battleground states...


Cingular Wireless LLC said Monday that AT&T Corp. and AT&T Wireless have extended their licensing agreement in preparation for Cingular's acquisition of the telecom giant's former unit.


Foreign Tax Havens Costly to U.S., Study Says

AmericaÂs biggest corporations are increas- ingly funneling profits earned in the United States to tax havens around the globe, accord- ing to a new study.


Prodi: personalmente impegnato in soluzione vicenda


Wii becomes best-selling next-gen console

Early forecast confirmed Welcome back to the top of the world games console totem pole, Nintendo - for next-gen machines at the very least. Sales data suggests that to date 9m Wiis have been bought, to 8.9m Xbox 360s and 3.7m PS3s.â¦


Clinton Portis' agent says the Washington running back has been "more than generous" with former teammate Ifeanyi Ohalete, who claims Portis owes him $20,000 of the $40,000 promised when Ohalete gave Portis his No. 26 jersey.


FCC Seeks $1.43 Million Fine Over 'NYPD Blue' Episode

After a brief lull, the Federal Communications Commission recommenced its battle against provocative television shows late Friday, proposing a $1.43 million fine against ABC and its affiliates for a February 2003 episode of "NYPD Blue." (Read the FCC s...


Taking one drug to raise "good" cholesterol and one to lower bad cholesterol can slow the progression of heart disease more effectively than either medicine alone, a new study has found.


Derrick Brown scores on a tip-in with 0.1 seconds to go, enabling No. 13 Xavier to eke out a 70-68 victory over Saint Louis on Thursday night, avoiding a total meltdown.


The Renault F1 team and Italian driver Jarno Trulli parted company on Tuesday with three races to go in the 2004 world championship.


'Riforma Bossi-Fini e' necessita' per regolare immigrazione'


Malaysian Court Rejects Anwar Appeal of Corruption Conviction

Malaysia's highest court has turned down former Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's appeal of his corruption conviction.


Fearless Objection Takes Lawmakers By Surprise / Water Board Chairman Sounds Warning on Environmental Bill

By REX SPRINGSTON  When W. Shelton Miles dropped a bomb on the state Senate subcommittee, you could almost see the blood drain from one lawmaker's face. "This is extraordinarily unusual," said Sen. John Watkins, R- Powhatan. "It is extraordinary," Miles replied.


A collection kept under lock and key in Dallas for 40 years includes documents and items of memorabilia.


Duke lacrosse player convicted of assault

A Duke University lacrosse player charged with raping an exotic dancer during a team party was convicted of a misdemeanor Tuesday in a separate assault last year on a bar patron.


Predicting Solubilities of Pharmaceutical Compounds

By Rohani, Sohrab; Mirmehrabi, Mahmoud  (ProQuest Information and Learning: ... denotes formulae omitted.)  Q.


Radar Networks' Twine: Semantic Web meets information overload

Twine, an information management service from hitherto stealth start-up Radar Networks, goes beta on Friday.


In Sydney Harbor, a corporate sailing day goes awry, as party yacht strikes rocks and capsized. SYDNEY  - A corporate sailing day on sparkling Sydney Harbor went awry on Tuesday when a yacht promoting


Carlesimo, Karl could be up for Nuggets job

The Post's Marc J. Spears reports that Phil Johnson, Del Harris, PJ Carlesimo and George Karl are rumored to be on the Nuggets' list of candidates to replace coach Jeff Bzdelik.


Wal-Mart Lowers Its Sales Growth Estimate

The retail giant unexpectedly lowered its estimate for monthly growth after discovering mistakes in calculations at 235 locations.


Guantanamo Set for Terror Suspect Hearings

Four suspected al-Qaida fighters will be formally charged with war crimes this week as the US military opens the first legal hearings for foreign prisoners held at the US Navy base Guantanamo Bay in Cuba.


A "horrifying" number of organisations have breached data protection rules in the past year, a report says.


Anglicans rebuke US church over gay bishop

An international commission intent on stopping the splintering of the worldwide association of Anglican churches rebuked the US Episcopal Church Monday for electing a gay bishop


Receives long term support status The first version of Ubuntu to be released next year has been unveiled, and in the tradition of affable alliterations decending the alphabet, the OS has been codenamed "Hardy Heron."â¦


Truck bomber kills 23 Iraqi army recruits

A suicide truck bomber killed 23 new Iraqi army recruits when he rammed into their vehicle south of Baghdad on Sunday, police said, a day after a huge truck bomb killed 150 people in the north of the country.


Hosts South Africa face tense Twenty20 cricket opener

South Africa were reminded of a painful home ambush four years ago as they prepared to open the inaugural Twenty20 world championships against the West Indies here on Tuesday.


Crude oil prices drop below 43 dollars a barrel

Crude oil prices fell for a fourthstraight day Friday, closing below 43 dollars per barrel for the first time in about three months.


Ministro Difesa, non e' il momento di fare ipotesi


Due attacchi nel Paese, in uno e' morto l'alpino italiano


Wyeth 2nd-Quarter Profit Rises on Strong Sales

Wyeth (NYSE:WYE PR) (NYSE:WYE) said Thursday its second-quarter profit rose about 13 percent as the drug maker posted strong sales of inflammatory disease drug Enbrel, pneumococcal vaccine Prevnar and other medicines.


Viewers' complaints about Russell Brand's jokes at the Brit Awards are rejected by media watchdog Ofcom.


Roma, 20:16 - CALCIO, ROMA: PIZARRO LASCIA ANZITEMPO ALLENAMENTO

Il centrocampista cileno della Roma, David Pizarro, si è fermato durante l'allenamento di  pe...


A third day of protests is held in Buenos Aires to demand resignations over a nightclub fire that killed 180 people.


Japanese scientists grow teeth from single cells

Japanese researchers said on Sunday they had grown normal-looking teeth from single cells in lab dishes, and transplanted them into mice.


Chinese state media on Sunday blasted a Pentagon report on Beijing's defense plans as misleading and insulting, and said China had to pursue military modernization to avoid falling further behind the United States.


Low voter turnout invalidates Hungarian referendum on citizenship

A referendum on whether to give citizenship to ethnic Hungarians aboard failed Sunday because of low voter turnout, preliminary official results showed.


Utes leave Furman feeling small in Alaska

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Andrew Bogut scored a game-high 19 points as Utah defeated Furman 62-50 in the Great Alaska Shootout on Saturday.


UN backs French help against Chad rebels

The U.N. Security Council on Monday strongly condemned the rebel attack on Chad and gave a green light for France and other countries to help the government repel the rebel force.


Yankees Top Devil Rays to Rise Past .500

Andy Phillips, right, makes key plays with his bat and glove in the eighth inning to help the Yankees beat the Devil Rays, 7-6, and move above .500 for the first time in more than three weeks.


U.S.'s Taylor-China Moving Ahead on Forex

U.S. Treasury Under Secretary John  Taylor said on Saturday that China was taking all the necessary  steps toward introducing a flexible currency exchange rate that  will benefit itself and the global economy.


The Moslem convert told the Briton's captors: 'Allah commands you to do justice and be kind.


House prices in the UK rose 1% in September, according to the Halifax, the UK's biggest mortgage lender.


Syria accuses Israel of bomb attack on Hamas official

By Inigo Gilmore in Herzliya and Anton La Guardia, Diplomatic Editor. Syria accused Israel last night of planting a bomb in Damascus in an attempt to kill a member of the Hamas militant group.


Haitians Say Police Killed 13 in Pro-Aristide Slum

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti  - Residents of a  Port-au-Prince slum accused Haitian police on Wednesday of  executing 13 people believed to be supporters of ousted  President Jean-Bertrand Aristide.


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Microsoft antitrust deal earns mixed grades

Justice Department deems soon-to-expire agreement a "success," but unimpressed prosecutors representing California and other state plaintiffs urge lengthier oversight period.


EDMONTON, Alberta NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman got a standing ovation today after a speech at an Edmonton Chamber of Commerce breakfast.


Freed Italian hostage says she and second woman feared death ...

One of two Italian women freed from captivity in Iraq said Thursday they feared for their lives throughout their three-week abduction, despite


Montana Voters Approve Medical Marijuana Initiative

Montana voters on Tuesday approved 62% to 38% a ballot initiative to allow the use of marijuana for medical purposes by patients with chronic illnesses, including HIV/AIDS or cancer, while voters in Oregon rejected 58% to 42% an initiative to expand the


Robert De Niro rises to a formidable challenge in this sufficiently unsettling thriller: he holds his own against the scene-swiping 10-year-old actress Dakota Fanning.


Adam Morrison scored 25 points and No. 13 Gonzaga beat outmanned neighbor Eastern Washington 83-70 on Tuesday night in the neutral Spokane Arena.


HarperCollins, MySpace to solicit teen writing

Blog: In the fall, the social network plans to build and launch a new "create and share" writing tool in partnership with the book publisher.


Halle, 16:37 - TENNIS, ATP HALLE: BAGHDATIS IN FINALE CONTRO BERDYCH

Il cipriota Marcos Baghdatis è il secondo finalista del torneo su erba Atp di Halle. La testa...


The two French journalists held by Islamist militants in Iraq are safe and could be freed at any time, the most influential Sunni Muslim organisation in Baghdad said yesterday.


Commission concerned about Vista security

Countdown faceoff Microsoft has fallen foul of the European Commission yet again over plans for its Vista operating system.â¦


CA sues to recover former CEO's legal fees

CA has filed a lawsuit to recover $14.9 million in legal defense fees paid for Sanjay Kumar, its former chief executive officer, who was sentencedÂ this monthÂ to 12 years in prison on securities fraud-related charges.


In Pakistan, a suicide bomb attack at a Shiite Muslim mosque has killed at least four people and injured several others. In the past two weeks violence against religious groups has killed 80 people.


Beer, wine and hard liquor packaging in Britain will carry warning labels next year detailing how many units of alcohol each drink contains as well as recommended safe drinking levels, the public health minister said Monday.


Mittal's $4.5 Billion US Purchase May Trigger Steel Mergers

Lakshmi Mittal's $4.5 billion acquisition of International Steel Group Inc. may prompt a spree of deals as the steel industry consolidates to cut costs.


A man accused of murdering his mother is not allowed to leave Northern Ireland for a job in Dublin.


Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zebari says Turkey has massed 140,000 troops along its border with Iraq.


This weekâs schedule includes Mondayâs regular weekly auction of new three- and six-month bills and auctions of five-year notes and four-week bills on Tuesday.


Three teenage boys are killed in a road accident involving a car and a lorry in County Down.


VLADIMIR PUTIN strengthened his control over Russia yesterday with a series of far-reaching initiatives aimed at combating terrorism.


That'll thrill the Americans.... After this year's visit to the south of France and last year's to the greenery of Vienna's Stadtpark, RSA Conference Europe is moving to east London next year, more specifically to the fleshpots of Docklands and the ExCel exhibition centre.â¦


China will spend more to research global warming but lacks the money and technology to significantly reduce the greenhouse gas emissions that are worsening the problem, a government official said Tuesday.


Where is Osama? He's in a cartoon, at Sundance

PARK CITY, Utah  - After years of watching Osama bin Laden in grainy television footage, audiences have a chance to see a less chilling version of the al Qaeda leader -- as a cartoon character dancing to rap music and a video game villain.


Venezuela's Chavez seen wanting office "for life"

Insecurity, "malignant narcissism" and the need for adulation are driving Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's confrontation with the United States, according to a new psychological profile.


Air Force Set for Test Flight of New Rocket

The Air Force is scheduled to launch a new Delta 4 rocket on Saturday in a test that will help determine whether it can become a vehicle to carry billion-dollar military satellites.


A new type of drug shows growing promise as a more potent way for many breast-cancer patients to significantly cut their risk of recurrence, researchers reported yesterday.


Blonde ambition drives the immaterial girl to the Holy Land

FOR the past few days Israel had no less a favoured guest in its midst than Madonna. At least, she was favoured by the popular press, which plastered her face all over its feature pages, photographed her hotel


Update 1: EU Clears Banco Santander Acquisition

The European Union on Wednesday cleared Banco Santander Central Hispano SA's acquisition of British bank Abbey National PLC for about $14.


U.S. requires better head protection in auto crashes

The U.S. government on Wednesday effectively ordered auto manufacturers to install the most advanced head and side air bags in new vehicles starting in 2009 by demanding more protection for drivers and passengers in side-impact crashes.


Moss Misses Practice, Probable Vs. Eagles

Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Randy Moss missed Wednesday's practice with a sprained right ankle and is listed as probable for Sunday's playoff game at Philadelphia.


Monti gives tentative backing to SCH's Abbey bid: FT

LONDON (CBS.MW) -- Banco Santander Central Hispanico's (STD) proposed 8.75 billion pound bid for UK bank Abbey National (UK:ANL) has been given the tentative approval of Mario Monti, the outgoing European Union competition commissioner, the Financial


AMERICA/ECUADOR - Un'esperienza di vita: i giovani cattolici di ManabÃ¬ evangelizzano i loro amici organizzando una ÂMissione GiovaniÂ Porto Viejo (Agenzia Fides) - Ã l'esperienza vissuta in questo mese di ottobre, dedicato alle missioni, dai giovani della provincia di ManabÃ, nella diocesi di Porto Viejo (Ecuador). Nella regione di Playa Prieta i giovani cattolici, davanti all'inva...


Barry Bonds had every reason to drop off this year.


Merkel reaffirms support for ECB independence

German Chancellor Angela Merkel insisted again Wednesday that the European Central Bank should be free from any political interference when making its monetary policy decisions.


'Aamir Khan seems to want to prolong the issue deliberately,' says Kutch Conservator of Forests R L Meena.


Mugabe Expected to Purge More Officials Before Election

Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe is  expected to purge more officials from his ruling ZANU-PF  movement on Saturday as the party gears itself for  parliamentary elections next March amid wrangles over the  succession question.


Rumor Control: Bono buys Edios and Metal Gear Solid: The Movie

The official story: "No, this isnât true. Just a wild rumor."--Eidos staffer. Bono was unavailable for comment. What we heard: Though at first it was laughed off as one of the loopiest rumors to hit the


Arsene Wenger was tonight warned not to repeat his accusation of âcheatingâ against Ruud van Nistelrooy as he received a record fine and a âsevere reprimandâ from the Football Association.


ATHENS, Ga. - A childless Florida couple who loved cats have given their entire $2 million estate to the University of Georgia veterinary school...


Iran Says It Will Reject Limits on Its Mastery of Atomic Science

With the United Nations nuclear watchdog expected to resume reviewing Iran's case on Monday, Iran said Sunday that it would reject any limitation on its right to master nuclear


U.S., Germany Agree On Iraqi Debt Write-Off

BERLIN, Nov. 20 -- Germany and the United States have agreed on a proposal to write off as much as 80 percent of Iraq's debt, Germany's finance minister said Saturday, following a months-long U.S. push for debt forgiveness.


Social Security Lays Out the Funding Consequences

The Social Security Administration would be forced to send employees home without pay and shut offices 10 days next year if Congress does not increase its funding in fiscal 2007, the agency has told Congress.


Tens of thousands march in Taiwan to back a government plan to hold a controversial referendum on joining the UN.


People need to be encouraged to offset carbon emissions despite recent criticism of some schemes, say MPs.


Blog: PayPal rolls out its security key fob, a little device designed to thwart password-stealing bad guys out to pilfer your online payment account.


Michael Jackson's metaphorical piggy bank is about to be cracked   wide open.


The West is trying to bully Iran into giving up its nuclear program, Iran's supreme leader said on Monday. Tehran once again appeared to be flip-flopping on its agreement


Thousands of shell-shocked Volkswagen workers in Brussels were plotting their next moves, a day after hearing that 4,000 of the 5,300 jobs at the plant will be lost.


A Chinese woman's fight for the right to stay in Britain will be decided by a European Court verdict.


A type of nanotechnology used in a wide range of consumer products to kill germs will be regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency as part of a change in federal policy.


Insieme a Milano Moda Donna per raccontare l'emancipazione


Pierre BergÃ©'s 38th-floor apartment in the Pierre hotel is a sumptuously furnished pied-Ã -terre in the sky. But, after 26 years, he is selling the five-room apartment.


Iran ready to discuss nuclear issue "without conditions": official

Iran on Sunday said it was ready tohold negotiations on its nuclear program "without any conditions",but Tehran could not be forced to do anything, the official IRNAnews agency reported.


President Bush has granted a short-term reprieve for thousands of Liberians who have lived in the United States for as many as 16 years but who could have faced deportation beginning Oct. 1, when their temporary residency permits were to expire.


Dubai International Capital pulls out of proposed takeover bid for Liverpool.


Chelsea insist Ballack not leaving Stamford Bridge

Chelsea have dismissed claims that they are planning to off-load Michael Ballack in the January transfer window after leaving him out of their squad for the group stage of the Champions League.


Poland and the Czech Republic risk being targeted by Russian missiles if they agree to host a proposed U.


Wal-Mart US CEO pleased with back-to-school

Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  racked up  strong back-to-school sales, but customers continued to cut  back on shopping trips to save on gasoline, the chief of  Wal-Mart's U.S. discount stores said on Thursday.


The 550 UK troops based in Basra have begun their pull-out from their base at Basra Palace.


Mixed bag for Putnam Marsh chief's exit met with relief, concern

For Putnam Investments, the end of the Jeffrey W. Greenberg reign at Marsh & McLennan Cos. is bittersweet.


Boston highway shut down over suspicious package

A section of highway north of Boston and a busy public transportation hub just outside of the city were shut down on Wednesday morning in the midst of the busy rush hour as police investigated a "suspicious package."


DC mayor stakes political career on baseball deal

WASHINGTON The mayor of the nation's capital says his own political capital is on the line as the city council decides if baseball returns to Washington.


Syria condemns assassination attempt against former Lebanese ...

Syria condemned on Friday an attempt of assassination against a former Lebanese minister in Beirut, the state-run SANA news agency reported.


SAN FRANCISCO Dec 10, 2004 - Yahoo Inc. is adding a tool to search computer hard drives as it scrambles to catch up with Google Inc.


The controversial tilt-rotor aircraft has defied its critics with its performance to date in its harsh new landscape.


JUSTIN Langer gave his teammates the ultimate example of courage under fire when he hauled a desperate Australia from the brink of self-destruction yesterday.


Scientists sue Intel in Core 2 Duo clash

Patented tech used without permission, boffins claim A band of boffins is suing Intel, claiming the chip giant pinched their patented technology and used it in the Core 2 Duo processor design without their say-so.â¦


Arrest warrant issued for South African police chief

Interpol president Jackie Selebi accused of 'wining and dining the mafia set' and protecting criminal interests.


Belleview First Baptist Church passed out voter guides from the Christian Coalition and ivotevalues.com to the congregation of 1,300 in rural Marion County, Fla.


Actress Andie MacDowell Divorced, Magazine Says

Actress Andie MacDowell and her  husband, former high school classmate Rhett Hartzog, have  divorced after nearly three years of marriage, People Magazine  reported on Wednesday.


European stocks rebound at open: London up 0.35 percent

Europe's main equity markets rose in initial trading on Thursday, with London's FTSE 100 index of leading shares gaining 0.35 percent to 6,590.20 points


MacRumors vigilantes nail UK teen scammer

'Max on Macs' took cash, didn't stump goods A British teenager who tried to scam fellow MacRumors members learned the hard way that when enraged fanboys get up a head of indignant steam, you'd better run for cover.â¦


Update 4: Goldman Sachs Profit Up on Merger Jump

Net earnings at Goldman Sachs Group Inc. rose 23 percent in the fourth quarter as increased transaction volume and a rise in mergers and acquisitions, the brokerage announced Thursday.


ATLANTA, Georgia  - Veteran Jay Haas edged closer  to his first PGA Tour win for more than 10 years on Friday with  a four-under-par 66 for the halfway lead at the Tour  Championship.


Storm Floods Kill More Than 600 in Haiti

GONAIVES, Haiti Sept. 21, 2004 - Rescuers dug through mud and ruined homes for bodies Tuesday, expecting the death toll of more than 600 from Tropical Storm Jeanne to rise even further, with half the crowded


Update 2: Huntsman Corp. Attempts to Go Public

Eager to shed its mounting debt, chemical giant Huntsman International LLC announced plans Monday to go public in a move analysts say is timed to take advantage of an improving market for basic materials.


Presidio a Milano per il rinnovo del contratto


Sundance Opens Competition to Foreign Films

By Bob Tourtellotte LOS ANGELES  - The Sundance Film Festival, thepremier U.S. showcase for independent cinema, named the filmson Monday that will compete at its 2005 festival in January,including documentaries about energy company Enron and Peru'sfugitive president, Alberto Fujimori.


Decision on British citizenship for Gurkhas due in weeks: Blair

Britain is to announce in the coming weeks whether it will extend full citizenship to Gurkha soldiers from Nepal serving in its armed forces, Prime Minister Tony Blair revealed.


Ward works for 'GMTV,' the United Kingdom's most popular morning television show.


New Commentary Editor Denies Neo-Nepotism

John Podhoretz will be the next editor of Commentary magazine. To some neoconservatives, the decision is the best possible; to others, it reeks of nepotism.


Microsoft expands program on source code

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


Guadagnano il 7% in meno dei colleghi maschi


Sun Capital, TDR Buy HHG Units for 1.03 Bln Pounds

Sun Capital Partners Inc. and TDR Capital LLP, private equity buyout firms, agreed to pay 1.03 billion pounds ($1.98 billion) for HHG Plc's UK-based life insurance units, their first investment in the industry.


Inventories at U.S. wholesalers rose  by a slightly larger-than-expected 0.8 percent in July on  bigger stockpiles of autos and electrical equipment, a Commerce  Department report on Thursday showed.


Study: US Suburban Living May Lead to Chronic Health Problems

A new study has found that suburban sprawl may lead to chronic health problems such as high blood pressure, arthritis and breathing difficulties.


Hamas Cancels Annual Rally, Fearing Israeli Strike

Hamas said on Wednesday it had canceled an annual rally on the anniversary of its founding for fear Israel might target leaders of the Palestinian militant group in reprisal for a deadly attack on an army outpost.


Vitamins 'may raise death risk from cancer'

Vitamin supplements may increase the chances of dying from cancer, a science review finds. And the studies, which compared the health of people who regularly took antioxidant pills with those who took dummy


Produttore scozzese respinge terza offerta del consorzio


New films pegged to Iraq and other flash points are awash in ambiguity.


Quentin hits 1st homer; Bonds hits No. 722

Barry Bonds moved within 33 home runs of career leader Hank Aaron and left the ballpark without talking to the media. Carlos Quentin moved within 754 of Aaron and was talking up a storm.


FDA weighs safety of cold drugs for kids

Cold and cough medicines recently pulled from sale for infants and toddlers shouldn't be given to children as old as 5, either, pediatricians told government health advisers Thursday.


CORRECTED: North Korea fully ready to end nuclear work - envoy

(Corrects date of IAEA visit in final paragraph to March 13, not Tuesday)


ABC Apologizes for Steamy Football Intro

ABC apologized Tuesday for a steamy intro to "Monday Night Football" after receiving complaints from viewers and the NFL.


Rivals launch dueling virtualization products

InfoWorld - Two makers of virtualization software for running the Windows operating system on Apple's computers have issued dueling upgrades this week.


AN EXPLOSION killed a man trying to take a suspicious package into a polling station in warring Chechnyaâs capital yesterday, the only reported violence as Chechens walked through ruined streets to vote on a replacement for their assassinated pro


Lawmakers push for economic stimulus plan

An economic stimulus package to help  stave off recession is on the fast track in Congress after  Democratic and Republican leaders in the House of  Representatives on Wednesday reached a rare agreement to  quickly pull together a bipartisan plan.


Euro holds its ground against dollar on Fed comments

LONDON, Oct 22  - The euro held its ground against the dollar here Friday as the US currency was hampered by comments from Federal Reserve officials that suggested US interest rates might stay where they are for a while.


West Indies lose two wickets following on, after they are bowled out for 146 in reply to England's 570-7 at Headingley.


As a rule, players with expiring contracts are often the first ones to be shipped out come trade time.


Scientists Pore Over Pictures Of Saturnâs Mysterious Moon

NASAâs Cassini spacecraft pierced some of the thick veil of haze that hides Saturnâs giant moon at 8:25 pm CDT Tuesday as it passed within 750 miles of Titan.


Azzurri non demeritano ma perdono 69-62 con la Francia


How Walter Veltroni, the mayor of Rome, shed his communist roots to become Italy's most popular centre-left politician.


Thai Investigators Vow Open Probe Into Muslim Deaths

A government-appointed panel to investigate the deaths of 85 Muslim protesters in southern Thailand promised on Wednesday its probe will be independent and open.


America's late-night TV comics returned to the air on Wednesday with dueling politicians, newly grown facial hair and expressions of sympathy for striking screenwriters whose labor dispute threw the shows into reruns for two months.


Children feared used as shields in Pakistan mosque

Fears mounted that women and children were being used as human shields at a besieged mosque in Pakistan's capital on Thursday, as hundreds of militant students ignored a plea from their captured leader to surrender.


land win the toss and field in the final Test against Sri Lanka in Galle, with Matthew Hoggard earning a recall.


If you're looking for positives from the Devil Rays' long journey to New York, you might as well begin and end with Jorge Cantu.


J.P. Morgan Chase Profit Falls 13 Percent

J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. JPM.N posted  lower third-quarter earnings on Wednesday, missing analysts'  forecasts, on costs from its $58 billion purchase of Bank One  Corp. and lower bond trading revenue.


John McCain scored a hard-fought win in Florida's presidential primary on Tuesday, seizing the front-runner's role in a heated Republican race and possibly ending one-time favorite Rudy Giuliani's White House bid.


Claire Coggins and Shana Wheeler scored 11 points apiece and No. 20 Kansas State used a big second half for a 74-50 victory over Texas A&M on Wednesday.


Cannabis should be reclassified from Class C to Class B, senior police officers will tell government advisers.


I will quit, embattled Eisner tells Disney

Michael Eisner, the embattled chief executive of Walt Disney, is to quit the media giant when his contract expires in two years. The decision heralds the end of his 20


Fast Diagnostic Test Developed for Bird Flu

Scientists in Hong Kong and China said on Wednesday they have developed a test to detect bird flu infections in humans within hours, which could give health officials an important tool for controlling the killer virus.


Health experts and advocacy groups agree that good medical care should not be dependent on a patient's girth. Here are a few tips they offer patients for improving doctor-patient discussions of body weight and separating that issue, when warranted, from other health concerns.


David Ortiz broke a 68-year-old home run record to help end Minnesota's three-hour stay in first place. Boston's designated hitter slammed his 51st and 52nd homers of the season, passing Jimmie Foxx's team record of 50 set in 1938, and the Red Sox sent Twins ace Johan Santana to his first loss since the All-Star break with a 6-0 win Thursday night.


Oracle calls BEA's price 'impossibly high'

Oracle rejected BEA Systems' proposed purchase price of $21 per share, calling it "impossibly high" for Oracle or any other company.


(CBS/AP) Kidnappers seized six Egyptians working for Iraq's mobile phone company in separate incidents, authorities said Friday.


Video game classics score Emmy honors at CES

Game industry giants from the 80s through today score awards at ceremony in Vegas.


Pioneering comedian Charlie Williams, who found fame on hit 1970s TV show The Comedians, dies aged 78.


Alleged killers and rapists acquitted using a type of forensic evidence deemed unsafe could end up back in court, a police science expert says


WHO says too little research being done on flu vaccines

The world is unprepared for an inevitable flu pandemic that could kill tens of millions of people, but profit-driven pharmaceutical companies are putting too little research into the development of vaccines, ...


Woman Arrested for Selling Flu Shots in MN

A woman in Minnesota, dressed in scrubs and a lab coat, has been arrested for illegally selling flu shots. Michelle Lynn Torgerson was arrested Friday on suspicion of theft and drug possession.


The NFL champion New England Patriots escape with a season-opening victory, keeping their winning streak alive and again frustrating Peyton Manning.


TV Show Raises Eyebrows in Namesake Town

The streets are tree-lined, and mostly quiet. The breezes that blow in off the Atlantic Ocean? Heavenly. Even the teenagers are nice, says Eric Hansch, who sees more than his share of them in his Atomic CDs record store when school lets out.


Iraq carnage kills 21 as UN official warns time not ripe for polls

BAGHDAD  - At least 21 people were killed in the latest in a renewed spree of attacks to hit Iraq , as a top UN official issued a stark warning that elections could not be held in the current climate of violence.


Bryan Ferry gets all tangled up in Dylan

When singer Bryan Ferry was a university student, he didn't really care much for Bob Dylan, preferring the sounds of American soul and Motown.


Police identify a British oil worker killed during an attempt to free seven men seized by Nigerian militants.


Vijay Singh shot an eight-under-par 63 to take a two-shot lead over Tiger Woods after the second round of the Deutsche Bank Championship.


Pop star told to cut girl's name from song

Pakistan's Supreme Court has ordered a pop singer to change his lyrics after a college girl complained that male students teased her by singing the song when she passed by, a court official said on Tuesday.


Moo moos investor concerns over Gateway Computer maker Acer is looking into the possibility of a Chinese acquisition following its decision to buy US-based Gateway.â¦


Southwest CEO: expansion at Chicago Midway

DALLAS The chief executive of Southwest Airlines says the carrier will expand service at Chicago Midway Airport -- where it competes with ATA Airlines.


ConnectBeam: Social bookmarks behind the firewall

(InfoWorld) - ConnectBeam founder and CEO Puneet Gupta admits that social networking hasn't gotten much traction in the enterprise. But he also believes that the practice of social bookmarking -- as powered by his one-and-a-half-year-old company -- could change all that. Social bookmarking allows users viewing any piece of content to create their own folders and subject tags. Using ConnectBeam's technology, those bookmarks are made available to anyone else inside the corporation who is searching for information. Along with each tag, the system uses standard directory technology to identify and create profiles of employees who create the bookmarks. Social bookmarking sites like Del.icio.us and Reddit has been around for a while. But ConnectBeam takes the service into a new realm: behind the firewall. In so doing, Gupta believes he has found a way to give corporate employees the information they need, while allowing them to work the way the want. ConnectBeam also relies on another standard tool in the social bookmarking toolkit: folksonomy, which is an informal categorization of content based on user-defined tags. Folksonomies are flexible and more powerful than a conventional fixed-category taxonomy. As an example, Gupta notes that a taxonomy has trouble telling the difference between the element Mercury and the planet Mercury; a folksonomy, built on user input, puts content into context, he says. By leveraging folksonomy and other social networking concepts, Gupta believes that large companies with 15,000 employees and more can gain a level of collaboration that goes beyond what is available today. As an example, he points with pride to Honeywell, one of the first big organizations (121,000 employees) to take a chance on Gupta's fledgling company. Using ConnectBeam, a Honeywell employee in Boston looking for information on "aviation lighting" might find a bookmark on that subject from another Honeywell employee in Bangalore. That bookmark is certain to be more relevant than something a standard Google search might turn up. Despite the sheer usefulness of social networking, there is no magic bullet to get companies to adopt the idea. Social networking tends to spread virally, not unlike the transmission method that used to be called word-of-mouth. To encourage adoption, Honeywell started by asking corporate librarians and the e-learning department to import what they had in their Web browser bookmarks into ConnectBeam. A handful of librarians imported their bookmarks twice a day, in the morning and evening. The bookmarks were tagged and placed in folders. Even from that preliminary experiment, "You could already see the folksonomy emerge. It became a tag cloud," says Gupta. When an employee comes in the following day, does a search, and finds a relevant bookmark in the cloud, he becomes motivated to save what he finds as a bookmark. In a large, niche-focused corporation like Honeywell, the folksonomy around a subject quickly emerges and becomes extremely useful -- as in the case of the aviation-lighting example. "The fact that somebody took the time to define this unstructured data" says Gupta, "it becomes part of the enterprise's institutional memory forever."


Cisco and RSA work on recipe for SAN encryption

Security heaven without all the seams Capitalizing on the spate of embarrassing data breaches over the past year, Cisco Systems and RSA/EMC are working together to make it easier for organizations to encrypt confidential information by integrating technologies that currently sold separately.â¦


Microsoft is in talks to buy a stake in the social networking site Facebook, the Wall Street Journal says.


'Sopranos' Creator Accused of Stealing Ideas

David Chase was in federal court Wednesday to defend his role in creating the Emmy-winning HBO mob drama, "The Sopranos."  The case was brought by a former New Jersey municipal court judge who claims his ideas helped Chase come up with the plot for t...


Kosovo awaits recognition and Serb challenge

PRISTINA, Serbia  - Kosovo looked forward on Monday to recognition by the Western powers who went to war to save its Albanian majority, but Russia served notice the new state will never be forced on its Serb allies in the territory.