Princes "extremely disappointed" over Diana film

Princess Diana's sons were said on Wednesday to be extremely disappointed that a British television channel ignored their pleas not to screen graphic photos in a documentary about her death in a Paris car crash 10 years ago.


JOHANNESBURG  -- Initial feedback from Gold Fieldsâs North American and European investors is rejection of the hostile all-share bid by Harmony Gold for its larger rival, which has labeled the offer as âopportunisticâ, Gold Fields chief


A bomb attack in County Antrim linked to loyalist in-flighting is condemned by the NI secretary.


Debrecen, 17:06 - NUOTO, EUROPEI: PELLEGRINI ARGENTO IN 400 SL DONNE

Federica Pellegrini ha vinto la medaglia d'argento nei 400 stile libero femminili agli Europei in va...


Fireworks factory blast kills 25 and injures 9

BEIJING -- An explosion at a fireworks factory yesterday in northern China killed 25 and injured nine, officials said. Most of the victims at the Xiangliu firecracker factory in Shanxi province were young women, the official Xinhua News Agency said. The cause of the explosion was under investigation, Xinhua said, and authorities were looking for the owner of the factory, ...


U.S. Cannot Manage Contractors In Wars, Officials Testify on Hill

With even more U.S. contractors now in Iraq and Afghanistan than U.S. military personnel, government officials told Congress yesterday that the Bush administration is not prepared to manage the contractors' critical involvement in the American war effort.


Three AOL subscribers who suddenly found records of their Internet searches widely distributed online are suing the company under privacy laws and are seeking an end to its retention of search-related data.


Scientists injected a sticky goo from Alzheimer's victims into the brains of mice and watched it take over, provocative research that promises to help shed new light on the earliest stages of the memory-robbing disease.


Borse Dubai sweetens offer for OMX, controls 47.6 percent

United Arab Emirates group Borse Dubai and US operator Nasdaq said Wednesday they had sweetened their takeover offer for Nordic market operator OMX and had secured 47.6 percent of its shares.


Al-Sistani Wants US-Led Forces to Leave Najaf

Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, Iraq's foremost Shiite cleric, wants US-led military forces to leave Najaf and nearby Kufa as a condition for establishing peace with cleric Moqtada al


Australia hope to add friendlies against the United States and Mexico to their busy playing schedule for 2007.


Rangers Closer Gagne's Biggest Save: His Career

Eric Gagne is flattered to hear his name repeatedly mentioned in trade rumors. That confirms he is starting to pitch like his old self again. Still, the closer doesn't want his comeback with the Texas Rangers to be short-lived.


Ayurvedic medicines contain toxic amounts of heavy metals: Study:

[Health India]: Washington, Dec 15 : A new study has found that herbal medicines may not be completely natural, and may contain potentially toxic amounts of heavy metals.


Judge demands answers on Katrina housing

A federal judge called the Bush administration's handling of a Hurricane Katrina housing program "a legal disaster" Wednesday and ordered officials to explain a computer system that can neither precisely count evacuees nor provide reasons why they were denied aid.


Solo a dicembre deflussi superiori a 5,5 miliardi di euro


Retail sales show surprise rise in August

Retail sales rebounded by 0.6 percent in August, buoyed by higher sales in food, department and clothing stores, defying expectations of a second monthly decline.


NBA Wrap: Raptors Beat Pistons, Suns Top Sixers

TORONTO (Sports Network) - Chris Bosh netted 18 points and  Loren Woods compiled 17 points and a career-high 14 rebounds as  Toronto put together a 101-89 victory over Detroit at the Air  Canada Center.


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 which has just been


USDA's Veneman Sees Canada Cattle Trade Resuming

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Ann  Veneman on Tuesday said she did not foresee a scenario that  would stop imports of Canadian cattle resuming on March 7 as  planned.


Punto da aculeo di una razza mentre lavorava a documentario


Arsenal take their Champions League hopes to Norway on Wednesday, looking for another three points from Rosenborg Trondheim that would put them firmly on track to reach the knockout phase.


Yahoo Accused of Cover-Up in Chinese Human Rights Case

House committee says Yahoo provided data to China that lead to a journalist's jail term--and tried to hide its involvement.


In Finlandia colosso telecomunicazioni riduce personale


Gadgets, shoes to lift back-to-school spending

U.S. families will shell out almost $564 for back-to-school merchandise this year as student demand for hot electronics and trendy footwear drives up the cost of returning to school, according to a survey released on Tuesday.


Jailed mobster makes baby from behind bars

One of Italy's most infamous mobsters has fathered a daughter more than two decades after being jailed for life without the right to conjugal visits.


ABC Says Sorry Over 'Monday Night Football' Intro

Youâd think that the people tuning in to watch the Eagles face the Cowboys on Monday night wouldn't have a problem seeing a naked woman on TV.


55th WHO session: emphasizing treatment for SARS, AIDS and bird ...

Shanghai. (Interfax-China) - The 55th session of the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Committee for the Western Pacific opened on September 13 in Shanghai and will finish September 17.


LONDON - An Anglican church commission yesterday urged the US Episcopal Church not to elect any more gay bishops and called on conservative African bishops to stop meddling in the affairs of other dioceses.


Cancelled Flights, Lost Bags Frustrate Holiday Travelers

Evan Dawson (Rochester, NY) 12/27/04 -- Airline Comair was able to get about 15 percent of its flights into the air Sunday after canceling all 1,100 of them on Saturday.


Il sangue versato da suor Leonella sia seme di speranza


U.N. Nuclear Watchdog Optimistic Over Iran Deal

The United Nation's nuclear watchdog chief said on Monday he was cautiously optimistic over a tentative deal between Iran and the European Union's three big powers regarding Tehran's disputed nuclear program.


South Africa skipper John Smit paid tribute to his team's resilience after the 23-19 victory over Australia, which won them the 2004 Tri-Nations.


Kidd's Triple-Double Not Enough for Nets

Jason Richardson scores 25 points and the hot-shooting Bobcats overcome Jason Kidd's third consecutive triple-double to beat the Nets, 115-99.


Panel Suggests Ways to Ensure U.S. Energy Security

The United States must diversify its  global oil supplies, expand a world network of strategic  petroleum reserves and raise fuel efficiency standards to  ensure its energy security, a panel of experts recommended on  Wednesday.


Doherty journal lifts lid on relationship with Moss

British rock star Pete Doherty lays bare his drug addiction, "unbearable and intolerable" relationship with supermodel Kate Moss and hopes of marrying her within months, in a journal published Thursday.


FORT HOOD, Texas -- The defense for Specialist Charles Graner Jr. rested its case yesterday without the accused ringleader of abuses at the Abu Ghraib prison taking the stand.


In this year's presidential election, most of the Electoral College map went the same way it did in 2000. But late last night, votes were still being counted in Ohio.


Maliki warns insurgents of wider crackdown

Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Sunday told insurgents fighting his U.S.-backed government to accept an olive branch or face a security crackdown that will cover "every inch" of Iraq.


Two men jailed for life for killing rival drug dealers will have their case heard in the Court of Appeal.


Google Stock Slips as New Shares Hit Market

Google Inc. stock dropped more than 6 percent Tuesday as tens of millions of new shares held by early investors and employees of the search engine giant became available for sale for the first time..-The Washington Post


WASHINGTON - The Democratic Party launched a costly round of ads Friday to buttress John Kerryâs credentials to be commander in chief as the White House accused the Massachusetts senator of âlosing his coolâ over attacks on his war record.


A day after falling to 1-2, Redskins coach Joe Gibbs said he will simplify the offense. He also lauds quarterback Mark Brunell. Joe Gibbs' offensive playbook is full of situational substitutions, formations and pre-snap movements.


Contact says secret Russian groups poisoned ex-spy

An Italian contact of poisoned former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko accused "clandestine organizations" from Russia that were not under direct control of the Kremlin of targeting his dead friend.


Six-time Olympic swimming champion Michael Phelps has publicly apologised after his arrest for drink-driving. The 19-year-old ran a stop sign in Salisbury, Maryland.


Per responsabilita' oggettiva coinvolti tre club


It may take much longer than scientists have thought for violent turbulence to turn grains of space dust into new planets. A NASA telescope recently discovered evidence that


Restaurants often donât embrace new technology, but interest is now growing in computer systems and Web services.


Report: Hot rocks keep N. America afloat

If it weren't for the hot rocks down below Earth's crust, most of North America would be below sea level, report researchers who say the significance of Earth's internal heat has been overlooked.


Yemeni rebels agree truce with government

Yemeni Shi'ite rebels said on Saturday they had accepted a ceasefire proposed by the government to end months of violent clashes that have killed hundreds in the north of the Arab country.


Indians rally to beat Royals in the 10th

The Kansas City Royals got off to a great start with a record-setting first inning. Nine innings later, they set a few more marks — ones they'd like to forget.


Wall Street financier Carl Icahn on Wednesday reaffirmed his offer to acquire the remaining shares of Mylan Laboratories Inc.  he did not already own for $4.9 billion.


India and Myanmar today signed three accords and agreed to step up cooperation in trade, economic and other key areas. A Cultural Exchange Programme for 2004-06 and another MOU on the Tamanthi Hydroelectric Project in Myanmar were inked.


Thousands of homes and businesses had no electricity in the Midwest as a storm blustered through the region with heavy snow and howling wind.


Ralph Fiennes, who's spent the last five days traveling to villages in western India as a UNICEF ambassador, said Wednesday that he was moved by the spirit of India's HIV-infected rural populace in the face of social ostracism.


The Mobile Security provides anti-virus and anti-spam protection for users of data-centric mobile phones and PDAs. Data-centric mobile devices, according to industry analysts, have become an attractive target


InfoWorld - Acer plans to start selling a Ferrari PDA (personal digital assistant), adding to a line of Ferrari-branded computer gear that already includes notebook PCs and a monitor.


Futurama robots run on beer. These robots make their own brew Bad brews and wasted beer could be a thing of the past, according to Rockwell Automation, which claims that its packaged Brewhouse Solution covers 80 per cent of a brewery's production management needs.â¦


Several blocks of New York City's Broadway have been closed off near Times Square due to a suspicious package, police said on Thursday.


Mercury Astronaut Gordon Cooper Dies at 77

Gordon Cooper, one of the Mercury  Seven astronauts who helped pioneer human space exploration,  piloting the last of the Mercury missions and the troubled  Gemini 5 flight, died on Monday. He was 77.


Dollar Holds Gains Before Greenspan, Data

The dollar bobbed near a one-week high  against the euro on Tuesday as investors waited to see if  forthcoming U.S. data and a speech by Federal Reserve Chairman  Alan Greenspan would reinforce optimism over the U.S. economy.


Ontario aims to end smoking in Legions, clubs

TORONTO - Royal Canadian Legion halls and so-called private clubs will have to butt out under anti-smoking legislation the Ontario government plans to introduce this month, Health Minister George Smitherman said Tuesday.


Bush Steps Up Attacks as Iraq, Economy Give Kerry New Openings

President George W. Bush stepped up his attacks on Democratic nominee John Kerry, seeking to offset damaging news about missing explosives in Iraq and the loss of jobs in some battleground states.


Ziff Davis - There are lots of good reasons for 'net anonymity.


LAZIO; MAIFREDI A ROMA MA NON INCONTRA PRESIDENTE LOTITO

ROMA - Maifredi-Lazio, quasi un giallo. Ieri l' ex tecnico di Bologna e Juve, proprio nel giorno in cui era atteso l' annuncio della firma, era a Roma ma non ha incontrato il presidente Claudio Lotito, ne' tanto


AppleTV, iPhone are game-changers, CFO says

InfoWorld - Talk about the coming iPhone and AppleTV device dominated the discussion with the chief financial officer of Apple at an investment conference in San Francisco Tuesday.


Pakistan's election winners ponder coalition

The party of Pakistan's assassinated  former prime minister Benazir Bhutto contemplated a coalition  on Wednesday that could spell the end for President Pervez  Musharraf after it won most seats in a general election.


'The Grudge': Horror That Translates Chillingly

Among our many crimes as an imperialistic exploiter of other nations' cultures, stealing their movies ranks lower than selling them cigarettes but higher than killing their game.


Il delitto compiuto ieri sera, quando la donna, 37 anni, stava rientrando a casa dal lavoroL'uomo che l'ha colpita aveva litigato con lei per il rumore provocato dai suoi cani                                          Riccione, addestratrice di delfini uccisa a coltellate da un vicino


Blog: Salesforce.com, SugarCRM find bones to pick with Microsoft's depiction of its hosted Live CRM plans.


Republicans John McCain and Mitt Romney focus on each other in Wednesday's televised presidential debate only hours after Florida voters left no doubt that they are the two viable contenders for their party's nomination.


Actor Jimmy Nail loses his bid for an increase in Â£30,000 libel damages at the Court of Appeal.


E' un siciliano di 51 anni, proprietario della prigione


Fashion Week Catch-Up | Cathy Horyn and Eric Wilson

A recap of the shows reviewed thus far by Times critics, Cathy Horyn and Eric Wilson.


Slacker sets you free to listen to customized radio

Have you taken note lately of all the ways to carry music in your pocket? The iPod lets you schlep boatloads of songs from your own collection. Zunes, Sansas and other gadgets let you listen to an unlimited number of "rented" tracks, provided you remain a paying customer. Portable satellite radios from Sirius and XM serve up numerous channels that cater to very specific musical tastes.


On a mid-morning in early August, Richard Florida -- theoretician du jour about what makes cities succeed -- wouldn't stop staring at the rows of bungalows speeding past his car window in the city's Brookland area.


Attorney General Jim Petro is suing Best Buy, alleging the electronics retailer has engaged in unfair and deceptive business practices.


Tottenham sign Mido on loan and Mounir El Hamdaoui on a permanent deal.


You Can Be a Published Writer, Even If You Can't Write

No talent? No problem. Thanks to technology, the age of instant gratification expands to include wannabe writers, too.


The director of controversial cult film Man Bites Dog has died aged 38, it is reported.


Escalades Most Likely To Be Stolen, Insurance Group Says

A midsize sedan and a luxury SUV that also comes as a pickup are the cars most likely to have problems with theft, according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.


A Garry O'Connor strike is enough to defeat Austria in the Vienna friendly.


Referee 'supports Arsenal or had a blackout'

Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech accused the referee Graham Poll of "presenting Arsenal with a goal" during the 2-2 draw at Highbury on Sunday as the debate over Thierry Henry's quickly-taken free kick raged on.


Burmese Military Leaders Hold Talks in India

One of Burma's principle military rulers, General Than Shwe, is in India to strengthen political and economic ties. It is the first visit by a Burmese leader to India in the last 24 years.


Popular global TV shows will soon be available in the UK under a deal between internet provider Tiscali and broadcaster JumpTV.


Hasbro Inc. , the world's second-largest toy maker, posted a better-than-expected second-quarter profit on Monday, helped by strong demand for movie-related toys such as Transformers and Spider-Man.


Patty Duke Gets Hollywood Fame Walk Star

LOS ANGELES  — Anyone who grew up on "The Patty Duke Show" knows "Patty loves to rock and roll, a hot dog makes her lose control." And now they know that receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame makes the Oscar-winning actress tear up.


With rings and belts, Pistons begin defense of title

BRISTOL, Connecticut (Ticker) - With championship belts to go with their rings, the Detroit Pistons scored a late unanimous decision in their first title defense.


Mohammad Zahir Shah returned to Kabul from exile in 2002. He had been deposed in 1973 after a 40-year reign.


Chancellor sticks to Blair line on Iraq, US war on terror

Gordon Brown has denied any doubts about the Iraq war and vowed to maintain strong support for the United States war on terrorism if he succeeds Tony Blair.


Smartphones and around-the-clock access will entice a quarter of a billion match-seekers, Jupiter predicts.


Some 700 US soldiers will be getting orders to ship out to Afghanistan on Friday, amid security concerns in the runup to October elections.


Criss Angel's wife says the magic has gone from their marriage and she now wants to make him vanish from her life.


BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan -- A US Air Force major who went missing for three days arrived at a US military hospital in Germany yesterday, and a senior Kyrgyz police official said that her departure ``strongly complicates" the probe into her disappearance.


West Ham new-boy Julien Faubert could face a lay-off after being carried off in the friendly defeat against Sigma Olumuc.


Per svizzero 5/o successo di fila, Nadal battuto in 5 set


No Change in U.S. Alert Level Now, White House Says

TOLEDO, Ohio  - The White House said on Friday  there was no immediate change in the U.S. terrorism alert level  following the airing of a new video tape of al Qaeda leader  Osama bin Laden.


Merck forecasts slightly higher 2007 profit

Merck & Co.  on Wednesday stood by its forecast of flat earnings for 2006 and projected slightly higher 2007 results, in line with Wall Street expectations, as the drugmaker grapples with generic competition for a number of its medicines.


German film board backs Cruise's anti-Hitler film

Germany's film board will grant subsidies worth 4.8 million euros ($6.5 million) for a controversial new film in which Tom Cruise plays a German hero executed for trying to kill Hitler, officials said on Thursday.


Thereâs no crying in baseball - or hockey for that matter â-ut it appears there can be rollbacks in CBA negotiating. Surely the most shocking element of the NHLPAâs proposal to the NHL owners on Thursday


Acquistati settori di Johnson Controls per 330 milioni


California turns to prisoners to fight huge fires

SANTA YSABEL, California  - As California struggles to extinguish some of the state's most devastating forest fires, it has turned to a record number of prisoners for some of the most demanding work.


Web pioneer hits critics with Lisp gauntlet

Higher-level challenge Maverick programmer and venture capitalist Paul Graham is challenging all comers to beat him after finally releasing a working version of his Lisp update â called Arc.â¦


Soccer: Amid high hopes, titans play it safe

In a more innocent age, soccer clubs would take the field with five attackers and only three defenders and attempt to win games by outscoring their opponents.


No relief, no playoffs for A's 5-4 loss to Anaheim ends postseason ...

Barry Zito did all he could to keep Oakland's hopes alive on Saturday, but in a rehash of the team's early-season bullpen problems, the A's relievers could not hold on to a lead, and this time, it cost them everything.


EU leaders to sign treaty to reform bloc

European Union leaders will sign the 'Treaty of Lisbon' on Thursday to modernize the bloc's institutions and put behind them a difficult reform process that has lasted nearly a decade.


Arsenal and Chelsea face FA misconduct charges after the mass brawl in the Carling Cup final.


BBC Radio Five Live presenter Richard Bacon is to have a throat operation to treat a growth on his vocal chord.


Warren Buffett remarries on 76th birthday

Warren Buffett, the world's   second-richest person, married his longtime companion Astrid   Menks on Wednesday, his 76th birthday.


New Delhi (IANS) India will hold annual summits with the European Union (EU) and the Association of South-East Asian Nations (Asean) in November as it seeks to strengthen trade and commercial ties with two of ...


SNP MSP Alex Neil claims the Electoral Commission's decision to clear Wendy Alexander was "a whitewash".


DUP leader Ian Paisley is set to meet Prime Minister Tony Blair in Downing Street to discuss his party's response to the latest version of the British-Irish proposals on devolution.


McCain hits road, sticks to script on Iraq

Republican presidential  candidate John McCain hit the road on Friday to rejuvenate his  limping campaign but clung to the theme that helped get him in  trouble -- his support for President George W. Bush's  politically unpopular strategy in Iraq.


Allowing consumers to mix and match wireless gadgets and service providers could spark innovation--and compromise security.


"Many parents think that if a baby can lift its head, he or she is okay to sleep prone - but that is a false assurance. Back sleeping should continue to be strongly encouraged to protect against SIDS.


Barry Bonds left Sunday's game against the Oakland Athletics after the second inning with irritation in his left knee, a day after the San Francisco slugger connected for his 719th home run.


Tom Hanks opens the Venice Film Festival with a screening of Steven Spielberg's The Terminal.


Russians To Ship Fuel To Atomic Power Plant in Iran

The reported move renews concerns in the West over possible plans in Tehran to enrich uranium to build nuclear weapons


Quantum Teleporting, Yes; the Rest Is Movie Magic

A screening of the movie âJumperâ at M.I.T. brought Hollywood and scientists together to discuss quantum physics and teleportation.


Europe's most important trial was thrown into uncertainty yesterday when the two British lawyers defending Slobodan Milosevic against 66 war crimes charges tendered their resignations.


Kwan Gets Back to Work After Latest Title

Michelle Kwan took one night to relax and celebrate her historic achievement with family and friends, then it was right back to the rink.


Undefeated Ohio State wants to feel some love. After all, they're the No. 1 team in the country.


A string of Indian islands were rattled by aftershocks today while emergency aid was rushed to survivors of the tsunami waves that killed at least 4,300 people along the nationâs south-eastern coast.


Among the thousands of people frantically flapping in the snow Saturday in an attempt to set the record for the most snow angels ever made were parents, children, even snowplow drivers.


Il programma propone a donne single 3 appuntamenti galanti


Description: Siemens Westinghouse announces the winners of its annual competition for high school students in math, science and technology.


Unbowed by the writers' strike, the season's first big movie awards show puts Hollywood glamour on display


Starbucks to file fresh application for India: report

Coffee shop chain Starbucks Corp.  will send a revised application for its entry into India after its earlier proposal for a franchise operation was put on hold, the Business Standard newspaper said on Wednesday. India's Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion is of the view that the U.S. firm should enter through a foreign direct investment route as its franchise plan did not conform to foreign investment norms, the paper said, citing a government official.


Milano, 16:23 - CALCIO, ITALIA-FRANCIA: DONADONI ESCLUDE IMPIEGO TONI

Luca Toni probabilmente non giocherà la gara con la Francia.  Lo ha fatto capire il ct Donado...


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


John Legend, Lil Mama, Corinne Bailey Rae and gospel singer Shirley Caesar paid their "Respect" to Aretha Franklin in a musical tribute to the Queen of Soul.


Academics are being urged to reject calls from colleagues for a boycott of Israeli universities.


Washington Considers Purchasing Flu Vaccine

The government is considering making commitments to buy a certain number of flu shots each year to help bolster supplies and avoid severe shortages like the current one.


Germany enjoys boom, re-assumes role as eurozone's economic engine

After long being dismissed as the sick man of Europe, Germany is currently enjoying its strongest economic boom in 16 years, re-establishing the country's role as the main locomotive of growth in the 12-country eurozone.


Ashburn, VA (Sports Network) - Washington Redskins star linebacker LaVar Arrington will miss his fourth straight game after having right knee surgery last month.


Radcliffe wins New York marathon; makes up for Olympic dropout?

New York, Nov 8 - Paula Radcliffe has won the New York Marathon in a triumph of the human spirit to come back 11 weeks after crashing out of the Olympic marathon in Athens as well as the 10,000 metres finals.


A screensaver and social network for people with Alzheimer's wins a Microsoft-led software design prize.


A recording of Princess Diana talking frankly about her childhood, marriage and the Royal family has been screened on American television.


Utah Marine Now Most-Wanted for Desertion

A Marine who was declared a deserter days before military court proceedings stemming from an earlier disappearance from Iraq has been placed on a list of "most wanted" fugitives.


Iraq's Interior Ministry has revoked the license of Blackwater Security Consulting, an American firm whose contractors are blamed for a Sunday gunbattle in Baghdad that left eight civilians dead.


NetNewsWire 3.0 Adds Desktop Integration

NetNewsWire 3.0 is a major upgrade to NewsGator's RSS reader for the Mac, now featuring desktop integration with support for Spotlight, Address Book and more.


Indian user companies losing staff to outsourcers

Indian chief information officers (CIOs) are finding it harder to recruit staff because of large-scale hiring by the countryâs outsourcing industry, a Gartner researcher said Monday.


Palermo, 19:19 - CALCIO, PALERMO; JANKOVIC: GOL IMPORTANTE IN GARA DELICATA

Dopo la rete realizzata al Cagliari, sembra essersi sbloccato il centrocampista del Palermo Bosko Ja...


Lewis Hamilton tells the BBC he does not want to win a world title through disqualifications for other drivers.


Nel 2007 1.413 ordini netti, gran successo 787 Dreamliner


Five dead in California fires and mass evacuation

Towering wildfires burned out of control across Southern California for a third day on Tuesday as 500,000 people fled the San Diego area, and firefighters made a desperate stand to save a mountain town ringed by flames.


MICHIGAN - Tiger Woods finished the 35th Ryder Cup on a personal winning note in the last-day singles, but the enigma of his relationship with the biennial team competition remains.


Enterprises are opening up to open source alternatives to commercial software, panelists said at the SDForum conference âOpen Source Entering the Mainstream,â held in Santa Clara, Calif., last week.


German growth set to slow to 1.4 pct in 2005: 'Five Wise Men'

Growth of the German economy, the biggest in the 12-country eurozone, is expected to slow to just 1.4 percent next year from 1.8 percent expected this year, the government's so-called "Five Wise Men" panel of independent economic advisors forecast.


Barroso refuses to reshuffle his commissioner team

Incoming European Commission (EC) President Jose Manuel Barroso reiterated his rejection to reshuffle his new team on Tuesday, saying "a reshuffle would create more problems than it would resolve.


Ship Rescues Tsunami Survivor Washed Out to Sea

A passing ship has rescued an  Indonesian who spent days adrift in the Indian Ocean after the  tsunami washed him out to sea, Malaysian officials said on  Monday.


Human remains North Korea gave to Japan to prove a woman it kidnapped was dead are not hers, tests show.


Nine vendors have agreed to plead  guilty to creating false account records in a scheme that  allowed U.S. Foodservice Inc., a unit of Dutch retailer Ahold  N.V. AHLN.AS, to inflate earnings by more than $800 million,  federal prosecutors said on Thursday.


BBC journalist Frank Gardner will be well enough to spend Christmas at home with his family - six months after he was shot in Saudi Arabia.


The National Football League said Thursday it plans to return to the United Kingdom for a regular-season game in 2008.


Manifestanti Campagna protestano contro nuova discarica


In what analysts are calling a significant move, Microsoft on Tuesday released Service Pack 2 for SQL Server 2005, promising full compatibility with Windows Vista and Office 2007.


As smoke clears, next battles are political

The siege of Fallujah began with an expectation of weeks, if not months, of heavy fighting and worries about how that would influence


Hurricane Florence sped toward its demise in the cooler waters off Canada's maritime provinces Tuesday, while Tropical Storm Gordon strengthened over the open Atlantic.


More schools in England were judged to be failing last year - but as a proportion,  fewer were in such trouble.


Fonti Usa, non risulta idea di riduzione visita


Florida voters decide on three medical malpractice issues

TALLAHASSEE -- Doctors and lawyers have been warring for years over why medical malpractice insurance rates are so high and what to do about it.


Rambus says rivals' emails bolster its claims

Rambus Inc. on Thursday said  e-mails from Micron Technology Inc. and Hynix Semiconductor  (000660.KS) support its claims that the rival memory chip  makers conspired to fix prices, sending its shares up 18.5  percent.


Photos: Greatest arcade games of the '80s

Your mission is to travel back to the '80s, the golden age of arcade games, and play your favorite one.


Mother-Child Pattern of Heart Risk Varies by Race

A mother's weight seems to have a strong influence over her young child's weight only in Hispanic families, while other health factors are apparently carried over between black mothers and their children, new research suggests.


Hamas Sweeps Gaza Elections in Show of Strength

Hamas swept seven out of 10 councils in first-ever Gaza Strip local elections seen as a test of strength between the Islamic militant group and new President Mahmoud Abbas, final results showed on Friday.


Venduti per 650 mln di euro a societa' di Montezemolo


Tony Blair says he came to push Mideast peace efforts ahead, but Britain's beleaguered prime minister may be hoping his success eases anger back home over his close ties with the U.S., animosity that led to a rebellion in his own Labour Party.


Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton campaigned in California's farm belt on Monday, where she talked up her proposals to pass immigration reform and to boost the agricultural economy.


The rescue package aims to resolve once and for all the problems at IKB Deutsche Industriebank, which was once a conservative corporate bank but became a global symbol of risky excess.


Ukraine President, Assembly Deadlocked Over Poll

Ukraine's outgoing president and opposition appeared deadlocked on Tuesday after the collapse of a tentative deal intended to smooth a rerun of elections annulled because of fraud and defuse weeks of turmoil.


Baek Cha-seung of the Seattle Mariners and Seo Jae-weong of the New York Mets crashed to defeats Wednesday in Major League Baseball as both Koreans were roughed up in their starts.


City steps up efforts to handle shortage

The city has made some adjustments at health clinics providing flu shots but enduring long waits and arriving very early are still the keys to getting vaccinated.


3Com loss narrows on higher revenue from Huawei JV

Communications network equipment   maker 3Com Corp. COMS.O said on Thursday its quarterly loss   narrowed as revenues increased mainly due its joint venture   with China's Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd.


Iraq Attack Kills 1 Soldier; US Bombs Fallujah, Military Says

One US-led coalition soldier was killed and seven others were wounded when insurgents attacked a logistics base on the outskirts of Baghdad, the US military said in an e-mailed statement.


She wanted to impress him with her bohemian views, but the prim, pearl-and-sweater-clad "old maid" in her was aghast.


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Downloads fail to stem Britain's love of the CD

Business & money: Britain's music shops receive badly needed good news with industry figures showing British shoppers led the world in CD purchases in 2006.


PATIENTS' safety could be endangered by new European Union rules on health care, doctors' representatives said yesterday. The British Medical Association said they had serious concerns about the impact of


The golf apparel maker reports deepening losses and plunging sales.


Secrets And Snags To Franchising Success

Be your own boss without inventing the business concept. Sounds easy--until you try it.


Sri Lanka Tiger rebel planes bomb air force base

The Tamil Tigers' air wing bombed a north Sri Lanka air force base before dawn on Monday, the military said, while the Tigers said suicide fighters mounted their biggest ground assault since the two-decade civil war began.


Sir Alex Ferguson criticises the decision to stage Sunday's Manchester derby in the same week as the Munich air crash 50th anniversary.


ATLANTA - Drinking at least one sugar-sweetened soft drink or fruit punch daily nearly doubles the risk of diabetes, according to the first large study to examine the suggested link.


DaimlerChrysler's flagship Mercedes Car Group intends to regain peak profit levels within the next few years after operating profit dips in 2004, division had Juergen Hubbert said on Thursday.


Movie and TV Writers Authorize a Call to Strike

Screenwriters by a sizable majority authorized their leaders to call a strike against Hollywoodâs producers as early as Nov. 1.


Telstra launches international Wi-fi roaming

Telstra has launched Wi-fi roaming with five international wireless broadband operators giving Telstra customers travelling abroad access to WiFi hotspots in the UK (BT Group), USA (T-Mobile USA), Japan (NTT DoCoMo), Singapore (StarHub) and Malaysia (Maxis


In pedana la collezione che ha celebrato a Roma 45 anni


Anti-abortion bill becomes law in Oklahoma

A bill prohibiting public funds from being used for most abortions has become law in Oklahoma after a deadline passed for the state's governor to veto the measure.


Patrik Elias and Sergei Brylin each scored two goals and Martin Brodeur made 35 saves to lead the New Jersey Devils to a 6-1 victory over the Rangers on Sunday, New York's second embarrassing loss in two days.


A duck hunter on Saturday found the body of the youngest of four children allegedly thrown from a coastal bridge by their father, raising hopes that the other bodies will be recovered, a sheriff said.


The Sea Launch company lofts its first satellite since an explosion destroyed a mission on lift-off in January 2007.


Age Doesn't Slow Fitness Guru Jack La Lanne

Eighty-nine-year-old Jack La  Lanne enters a San Francisco hotel gym and immediately starts  bantering with staff and guests and offering exercise advice.


Arafat's death may bring peace to Mid East

The devil dancing in the Middle East is dead. After Arafat used his life to deny Palestinians a national state, Palestinians will now have the chance to use Arafat's death to usher in a new era of compromise.


HP and Dell, which together sell more than half the country's PCs, get kudos for using more eco-friendly components and recycling their products when consumers discard them. By the Associated Press.


Wider Walkman range now includes 'A' and 'S' series IFA 07 Sony has announced two additional ranges to complement its existing Walkman multimedia collection. Three variations will be available in the A-series and five models will make up the S-series.â¦


Israel ends two-day raid into Gaza refugee camp

GAZA CITY: Palestinians searched through the rubble of their demolished homes in southern Gaza on Sunday, hours after Israeli troops ended a two-day operation that killed 11 Palestinians and wounded dozens of others.


Paulson, Bernanke Say Housing Woes May Last

The immediate sense of crisis that enveloped world financial markets in August has mostly passed. But the troubles surrounding the U.S. housing market are only beginning, the nation's two top economic policymakers said in separate speeches this week.


Turkish Company to Leave Iraq, After Driver Kidnapped

A Turkish shipping company says it is withdrawing from Iraq, after militants kidnapped one of its drivers and threatened to behead him.


Lindsay Davenport sure has Amelie Mauresmo's number, especially at the Pilot Pen tournament.


Report: Colorado hit by grand jury indictment

A grand jury has handed down an indictment regarding the use of prostitutes to entice football recruits to the University of Colorado, The Denver Post reported yesterday.


Protesters set fire to several UN offices in the western Afghan city of Herat after a warlord was dismissed as the provincial governor, according to sources in the city.


In a slow week for the Billboard chart, Alicia Keys reached No. 2 with 112,000 sales of âAs I Amâ (J); Mary J. Blige moved 89,000 of âGrowing Painsâ (Geffen) to reach No. 3; âNow Thatâs What I Call Music!â Vol. 26 is at No. 4 with 54,000; and the 18-year-old country singer Taylor Swift rose three spots to No. 5, though sales of her self-titled album, on the Big Machine label, dropped 39 percent last week to 47,000, Nielsen SoundScan reported. Radiohead reached No. 1 with the conventional release of âIn Rainbows,â through the ATO label, on CD and other formats. The indie-rock âJunoâ soundtrack (Rhino), popular online, opened at No. 8 with 38,000.


Miami Dolphins coach Cam Cameron won't talk about his team's new executive vice president of football operations, or speak his name around reporters.


Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt is taken to  hospital after being in a car crash but is not in danger.


Presidential candidates may solicit contributions for a general election campaign even if they later decide to take public money for the race, federal regulators said Thursday in a proposed opinion.


[TS] In Miami, the Ultimate Test of Confidence

The best quarterbacks have always been at their best in the Super Bowl. Peyton Manning validated his spot in that exclusive club Sunday night.


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Security, immigration and trade are on the agenda as George Bush visits Guatemala as part of his L America tour.


Merrill Lynch reports a net loss for 2007 after it is caught up in problems from a slump in the US housing market.


By The Herald, Rock Hill, S.C.  Jun. 1--Most Americans have never had to cope for long periods without access to running water. But for many of the residents of Blackmon Road, running water and adequate plumbing had been unattainable luxuries -- until last week.


A 'local paper' for those who've never had one

The Sudan Mirror has added an Arabic edition to help reconcile the Christian south and the Muslim north.


ST MORITZ, Switzerland  - Sweden's Anja Paerson celebrated her first World Cup win of the season with a well-deserved victory in Saturday's St Moritz downhill.


Roma, 19:23 - CALCIO, JUVE; COBOLLI GIGLI: NEVDED CONTINUERA'

"Sotituire Bettega? Sono convinto che Ranieri al fianco del ds Secco, coordinati da Blanc, porterann...


HP's top lawyer leaves job, holds tongue

Bleeds HP blue Career in "ruin," HP's general counsel Ann Baskins fled the company last night with an exit package potentially worth well over $4m.â¦


Bus swept into China river, 3 dead, 41 missing

A sudden flood surge on a river in China swept an overcrowded bus full of young students and farmers into a river, killing three people and leaving 41 missing, state media said on Sunday.


North American Moviegoers Dig 'National Treasure'

Oscar-winner Nicolas Cage, who has  not had a hit film in years, struck gold at the North American  box office on Sunday with his new adventure movie "National  Treasure" as family-oriented pictures led the field.


At Googleâs corporate campus, a squad of engineers strives to improve the quality of its searches by tweaking its ranking algorithm.


Roma, 13:55 - CALCIO, ABETE: DONADONI-MATARRESE? MEGLIO STARE TUTTI ZITTI

Giancarlo Abete interviene sul botta e risposta tra Donadoni e Matarrese, che nei giorni scorsi si e...


EU Questions Google Data-Retention Policies

In April, Internet users typed a staggering 3.77 billion searches into Google, according to statistics compiled by Nielsen/NetRatings Inc. That total accounted for just over fifty-five percent of all searches; Yahoo Inc. was second with roughly twenty-two percent of all searches.


St. Louis Cardinals reliever Julian Tavarez was suspended 10 days for applying a foreign substance to baseballs while pitching last week. Tavarez, who has appealed the decision, was ejected during the opener of Friday's doubleheader against the Pirates after umpire crew chief Joe West inspected the pitcher's grimy hat. West said Tavarez and Cardinals manager Tony La Russa "as much ...


Israel's attorney general has intervened to suspend plans to restrict electricity supplies to the Gaza Strip.


Nature's trick helps millions of children beat disease

SCIENTISTS have borrowed a trick from nature to devise vaccines that do not need complex refrigeration - and could deliver better healthcare to millions of children in the Third World.


Combinazione: 6-20-58-59-65-88, jolly 90, superstar 78


Euronext investors overwhelmingly back NYSE merger

Euronext shareholders on Tuesday  approved overwhelmingly a $14-billion plan to merge the multinational European exchange operator with the New York Stock Exchange and form the first transatlantic bourse.


Six Flags 3Q Net Income Falls 60 Percent

NEW YORK - Six Flags Inc.'s third-quarter net income fell 60 percent, as cool weather hurt attendance at its amusement parks. Six Flags late Monday reported net income of $56.


Oil prices continue falling on comments from Opec that suggest increasing supply is a possibility.


A man used e-mail to try to set up a mass suicide on Valentine's Day involving as many as 32 people across the nation and Canada, authorities said.


Millions of Canadians flock to malls and shops for Boxing Day ...

TORONTO (CP) - Millions of Canadians juked, weaved and bobbed through the masses of bargain-hunters at shopping malls and big-box stores Sunday, hoping to snag a Boxing Day deal.


Nel corso dei festeggiamenti per il 26Â° anno di permanenza sul soglio pontificio, il papa Giovanni Paolo II ricevera' anche un regalo molto particolare: una Ferrari da Formula 1. L'annuncio ufficiale e' arrivato direttamente dal presidente di Maranello


Siamo avanti di 12-15%, non serve modifica legge elettorale


Judge clears Universal in race bias case

Universal Pictures did not engage in racial discrimination when it fired a black assistant director from the film "2 Fast 2 Furious," a federal judge ruled.


Colombia's Oscar hope: biopic of a drug lord

'El Rey' tells the fictionalized story of a legendary Colombian drug lord who rose to power in the 1970s.


9/11 Report Is National Book Award Finalist

Among the nonfiction titles, an eminently readable government report; all of the fiction authors selected are women.


Castro's 80th birthday bash kicks off without him

Fidel Castro's 80th birthday celebration kicked off on Tuesday with the ailing Cuban leader nowhere in sight but hundreds of admirers from around the world were on hand to pay homage.


City officials yesterday hired a Toronto consulting firm to help them remake Downtown Crossing -- a place Boston's mayor says is ``really tired right now."


Anguished pleas to save hostage Kenneth Bigley have taken their toll on his family and piled more pressure on Prime Minister Tony Blair.


Iran: OPEC United on Raising Price Target

OPEC is united on the need to raise its oil price target to an average $30 a barrel, but the cartel has yet to agree on when to implement the higher level, a top Iranian oil official said on Thursday.


U.S. investigates report of Iraqi civilians killed

The U.S. military said on Friday it was investigating whether civilians, including two children, were killed during a fierce gunbattle in Ramadi on Wednesday that ended with U.S. air strikes destroying several buildings.


Scratch Code shows that 'new media' art isn't so 21st-century -- many of the works were done decades ago. By Rachel Metz.


Olympics Chief Says Zeus Smiled on Athens

Zeus and the other gods of ancient Greece smiled on the Athens Olympic Games, whose spectacular success surprised the world, the head of the organizing committee said Monday.


Former U.N. ambassador Jeane Kirkpatrick dies at 80

Jeane Kirkpatrick, a key player in former President Ronald Reagan's conservative foreign policy as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, has died, the American Enterprise Institute, where she was a senior fellow, said on Friday.


A second Buenos Aires official quits following a nightclub fire in which at least 183 people died.


Police investigating the murder of three prostitutes in Ipswich find two more bodies.


Con Minimo Mozilla va all'attacco di Opera nei telefonini

Tempi grami per il browser norvegese. La fondazione che produce il browser Open Source piÃ¹ pericoloso (per Microsoft) nel settore dei computer ha deciso di sbarcare anche nel settore mobile. E lÃ¬, il piÃ¹


Astronauts plan fourth walk to complete panel work

Spacewalking astronauts capped a complex rewiring of the International Space Station's power grid on Saturday by easing a jammed solar wing panel, the only hiccup in NASA's most difficult construction mission to date.


Iran says it has met its target to have 3,000 centrifuges enriching uranium for its nuclear programme.


NFL's Michael Vick indicted over dog fighting

Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick faces criminal charges and a possible prison sentence for allegedly participating in an enterprise that trained pit bulls for death matches in which spectators bet on the outcome, federal prosecutors announced Tuesday.


Top-seeded Vera Zvonareva of Russia advanced to the quarterfinals of the Volvo Open on Thursday with a 6-2, 6-3 win over Anca Barna of Germany.


Sharing Court Doesn't Mean Match for Sharapova, Roddick

No matches are played Saturday, but photographers hit the jackpot when Andy Roddick and Maria Sharapova agree to practice on the same court.


US, Afghan Forces Attack Taliban Ahead of Vote

Afghan guards backed by US helicopter gunships raided a Taliban safe house, killing one man and arresting 15, to prevent attacks during this week's presidential election, officials said on Sunday.


The Israeli army believes that al-Qaida carried out three car bombings in Egyptian resorts last week that killed at least 34 people.


Prosecutors seek to admit evidence of what they say are Michael Jackson's  "prior offences" in his trial.


The Mets wanted to fill their void at first base with slugger Carlos Delgado. Now they may have their sights set on Doug Mientkiewicz.


PGA Player of the Year Singh ready for more in '05

Vijay Singh, who took more than 20 years to get to the top of his profession, culminated his career year Monday when he was named 2004 Player of the Year on the PGA Tour.


THERE can't be many times when the only unbeaten team in the division goes into a match with the leaders with 15 points to make up.


InfoWorld - EBay has big plans to provide more programming tools like new SDKs and APIs to its community of about 45,000 third-party developers.


Bush lands in Iraq on surprise visit: White House

President George W. Bush landed in Iraq on Monday for a surprise visit along with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and national security adviser Steven Hadley, the White House said.


Macs are even more expensive than I thought

When I got back from Europe my black MacBook wouldn't boot, it just sat there with a disk icon and a flashing question mark. So I made an appointment at the Apple store in Emeryville to have it looked at. When I got there, there was no wait, they were calling my name. The repair guy opened the Mac, took out the disk, went into the back room, and came back saying the disk was bad, I'd need a new one. How much? $160. How large? 80GB. I've been buying disks lately, I bought a 500GB disk for $150 a few weeks ago, and just bought a 1TB disk for $280. So I knew that $160 for 80GB, even in a portable form factor, was probably a ripoff, but I figured here I am now, I can get the computer working, so I said OK and shrugged it off. The new disk went in, I signed a form, and was about to leave and asked for the old disk and the clerk said it was his not mine. They were going to send it back to the manufacturer. I figured it would be refurbished and sold cheap to someone in a third world country. Little did I suspect.  He got his supervisor. She insisted that the drive belonged to Apple, even though I had paid an inflated price to buy a new one. She showed me the language on the reverse side of the form I signed. It was even worse than she had said. There was no guarantee that the drive they had just put in my Mac was new! It might have been someone else's defective drive. I said it was outrageous. I grabbed a copy of the agreement and left.  I scanned the agreement, highlighting section 4, the part the store manager cited. Now there are a lot of speeches I could give. Here are a few. 1. I buy Macs knowing they're more expensive, but I expect to be treated better. I drive a BMW for the same reason. Luckily there's Mercedes, Audi, Lexus, et al to keep BMW customer service in top form (which it has been so far, I'm on my fourth BMW). I always say this -- Apple service is outstanding when you buy something, but it falls down, often, when you need it fixed. Not always, but often. 2. There are consumer protection laws that require auto repair shops to offer you the old parts. Why doesn't that apply to computer repairs? Or maybe it does. 3. Apple prices are ripoffs, but this is an unusually heinous ripoff. To charge such inflated prices for used parts, they should have some shame. 4. They don't seem to have any fallback when there's a dissatisfied customer. As an Apple shareholder, I think it would work better if store personnel felt they were guardians of the company's reputation. Consider for a moment that you are ripping off the customer. What tools can you offer the sales person to make good with the customer? Could you let the customers who object take their drives home? Could you offer a discount coupon on the next purchase, or free premium support for a year? That they let me walk out of the store, a person who spends thousands of dollars with Apple, feeling like I had been abused, says they haven't got all the glitches out of their retail process.  5. Falling back on the fine print is really lame. I think they should tell you up front, before they do the work, that you're not getting the old drive back. What if the data on the drive can be recovered? What if there are credit card numbers and other personal information on the drive? Source code? Trade secrets? Does Apple really want to treat their customers privacy so shabbily? For what? Don't they already make enough money off the $160 price for the new disk? It's amazing that a company can make it this far, having such special customers, and rarely if ever acknowledging it.


SANTIAGO, Chile Aug. 26, 2004 - Chile's Supreme Court stripped Gen. Augusto Pinochet of immunity from prosecution Thursday, paving the way for possible trial of the former dictator on charges of human rights abuses.


JasperSoft's open-source BI goes international

Open-source BI software vendor JasperSoft is set to unveil the final piece in its BI suite, JasperETL, after signing its first full-blown OEM deal with French vendor Talend. At the same time, the U.S. company will commit to complete internationalization of its entire BI suite.


HP launches open-source tracking project

The idea is to track all the relevant licenses used in any given open-source project or tool.


Ghalab al-Jazaari is the Iraqi police chief masterminding the siege of Najaf. It is an unenviable job by any standards. But, he tells Donald Macintyre, for him it's also very personal ...


SpaceShipOne Guru: NASA Needs a Visionary

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - Burt Rutan, an aviator whose SpaceShipOne won the $10 million Ansari X-Prize for making three suborbital space flights, said NASA (news - web sites) needs another Wernher von Braun - and


iPhone to feature special YouTube player

Apple's made it official: the iPhone will have full-blown YouTube integration. from Crave, CNET's gadgets blog.


South Korean "luxury addict" stole $1.4 million: police

South Korean police are seeking a 26-year-old woman on suspicion of embezzling about $1.4 million to fund a craving for designer shoes, bags and clothes, a spokesman said on Friday.


Florida Supreme Court Gives Nader a Spot on State Ballot

The court bolstered President Bush's prospects in this battleground state, ruling that Ralph Nader could appear on the November ballot.


Richard Heyes has shared an epiphany he's come up with - a method for running scripts in a web-based environment using lynx.   OK maybe not to you, but it has just occurred to me, and things don't come to me all that fast these days. Cron jobs. [...] You can have a directory inside your webroot called "cron" (imaginative eh?) with scripts in there that are run via cron.   His method uses the cron daemon on the machine to invoke lynx and call the web page through its url. Of course, there are advantages and disadvantages of the method (including having the script open to the world - scary). Be sure to check out the comments for other suggestions from fellow developers.


Strains Intensify in Pakistan's Ethnic Patchwork

KARACHI, Pakistan -- To Khaled Chema, an unemployed 32-year-old living in a sprawling slum of this mega-city by the sea, Benazir Bhutto wasn't assassinated because she opposed extremism and advocated democracy. She was killed because, like him, she was a Sindhi.


Capital One Ads Misled Customers, Suit Charges

Minnesota's attorney general yesterday sued two subsidiaries of Capital One Financial Corp., contending that their "No Hassle" credit card ads were false, deceptive and misleading because they erroneously gave consumers the perception that their "fixed" interest rates would never increase.


A failed baton handoff doomed the U.S. 400-meter relay team, terminating Marion Jones' last chance for a medal at the Athens Games. An hour after she finished fifth in the long jump, Jones was unable to make the handoff to 100-meter silver medalist Lauryn Williams midway through the relay.


Groningen, 22:47 - CALCIO, UNDER 21: OLANDA SI CONFERMA CAMPIONE

L'Olanda si è confermata campione d'Europa Under 21 battendo nella finale giocata a Groningen...


Ministro, criminalita' non e' aumentata con legge


Microsoft to authorize Yahoo proxy battle: report

Microsoft Corp  will authorize  a proxy battle for Yahoo Inc  this week to convince the  Web company's shareholders to agree on a takeover deal that the  Yahoo board so far has rejected, the New York Times' DealBook  blog said on Tuesday.


CHARLOTTE, NC -- The release of a video game a recreating the 1963 assassination of President Kennedy has caught the attention of local authorities who say such things desensitize people to violence.


Bernabeu Stadium evacuated due to bomb threat

A bomb threat forced the evacuation of Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in the 88th minute of a Spanish league game between host Real Madrid and Real Sociedad on Sunday.


1. "You've Been Warned" by James Patterson, Howard Roughan (Little, Brown)


Academic turns up volume on CCTV Bill proposal

Dragging the cameras out of the data shadows Analysis While British bobbies and Blakeys have installed more CCTV cameras than any other country in the world, the people have been "sorely lacking" regulation that watches the watchers, according to an academic paper that proposes the outline of a CCTV bill.â¦


ST MICHAELS, Maryland  - President George W. Bush took a nature outing on Saturday to tout new federal initiatives aimed at protecting migrating birds and two fish species prized by anglers.


Apple MacWorld Highlights to Include Mac Upgrades, iPhone Apps

Apple is playing its usual, tight-lipped corporate self, but ultraslim MacBook tablets, movie rentals, an Apple TV renewal of some sort, HD content and ditching plastic cases for aluminum also look to be on the docket.


Janet Jackson hopes new album ends sales slide

After failing to crack the million  mark with her last two albums, Janet Jackson is wary of using  the "c" word to describe her upcoming release, "Discipline,"  which hits stores on February 26.


Citigroup Inc Chief Executive Charles Prince plans to resign this weekend, the Wall Street Journal said, as the widening subprime mortgage crisis deals a final blow to a reign long under attack.


Abbas wins Western pledges, vows to control Gaza

RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's emergency cabinet, bolstered by Western promises to resume aid, vowed on Monday to exert its authority over the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip.


U.S. consumer sentiment took a  surprise spill in September, according to a survey released on  Friday, suggesting Americans continue to be uncertain about the  economic outlook and the job market.


In what some scientists see as another alarming consequence of global warming, thousands of Pacific walruses above the Arctic Circle were killed in stampedes earlier this year after the disappearance of sea ice caused them to crowd onto the shoreline in extraordinary numbers.


Wi-Fi Certified(TM) Phones Total on Path to Exceed 100 As Convergence Market Gains Worldwide Momentum

BARCELONA, Spain, Feb. 12  /PRNewswire/ -- From trend-setting twenty- somethings to jet-setting road warriors, there is a Wi-Fi(R) phone for everyone.


Top-seeded Nikolay Davydenko, interviewed in a suspicious match earlier this year, said he was warned for not playing hard enough by the chair umpire in his loss to Marian Cilic at the St. Petersburg Open on Thursday.


Fire Crews Build Up Telkwa, B.C. Dike to Hold Back 200-Year-Level Flood

By DIRK MEISSNER  TELKWA, B.C. (CP) - A forest fire crew battled rising flood waters rather than flames Thursday as northern British Columbians fought feverishly to hold back rising flood waters near Smithers.


Anbar Called Secondary to U.S. Efforts in Baghdad

American troops face "significant challenges" in western Iraq's volatile Anbar region -- the deadliest province for U.S. forces -- but military efforts there are secondary to the priority of quelling sectarian unrest in Baghdad, the second-ranking U.S. commander in Iraq said yesterday.


India tsunami survivours stage silent procession to remember dead

Fighting back tears, tsunami survivors in this southern Indian Christian pilgrimage centre staged a silent procession to mourn over 1,500 relatives and friends who died in the disaster.


Quake, Tsunami Devastate Asia, Nearly 9,500 Dead

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka  - One of the most powerful  earthquakes in history hit Asia Sunday, unleashing a tsunami  which devastated coastal areas of Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia  and tourist isles in Thailand, killing nearly 9,500 people.


Women with few older female relatives face cancer threat

Women with few older female relatives may be unaware they carry a genetic risk of breast cancer, US researchers reported in a study that casts doubt on current genetic testing guidelines.


Troops loyal to a renegade Congo general attacked army forces Tuesday in eastern Congo, re-igniting fighting after a week of relative calm in the restive region, officials said.


Russia escalates row with Georgia over spy charges

Russia recalled its ambassador from  neighboring Georgia on Thursday and ordered the evacuation of  some of its officials, escalating a crisis sparked by the  detention of four Russian army officers on spying charges.


Abbas favourite to run for Fatah in post-Arafat presidential poll

RAMALLAH, West Bank - PLO leader Mahmud Abbas is the firm favourite to be chosen as the dominant Fatah factionâs candidate to replace Yasser Arafat as head of the Palestinian Authority, a cabinet minister said on Sunday.


Arcane Market Is Next to Face Big Credit Test

The market for credit insurance will be put to the test as a looming economic downturn strains companiesâ finances.


Russia, Poland for easing their citizens travel

Russia and Poland have agreed to continue the dialogue on facilitating the exchange of visits by citizens of the two countries, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday on the basis of the talks ...


Germany meets French resistance with EADS sale plan: report

A consortium of investors put together by the German government to buy a bloc of EADS shares put up for sale by DaimlerChrysler has reportedly hit difficulties, notably because of French resistance to the plan.


Bits: Amazonâs S3 Cloud Has a Dark Lining for Startups

Amazonâs S3 online storage service was down for several hours, taking start-ups and other customers out with it.


How the size of the housing crisis is related to the size of your house.


You knew it had to happen. Once Republicans challenged John Kerry's record in Vietnam, it was only a matter of time before reporters examined George W. Bush's lack of service in Vietnam.


The Mets have reached out to their fifth managerial candidate, asking for and receiving permission from the Dodgers to interview Riggleman, Los Angeles' bench coach since 2001.


MANHATTAN, Kansas (Sports Network) - Dwayne Wright rushed for 74 yards and two touchdowns and Paul Pinegar added a pair of scoring passes, as Fresno State crushed 13th-ranked Kansas State, 45-21, at KSU Stadium.


Yao! As in, wow! If there was a five-year plan for Yao Ming, the dividends are rolling in here in Year 5. The altitudinous center is playing the best basketball of his career, the Houston Rockets are off to a terrific start, and, well, with Shaquille O'Neal on the sidelines, there isn't a better pivot in the league. (With apologies ...


Putin Tells Bush Russia Boosting Oil Exports

CRAWFORD, Texas  - Russian President Vladimir  Putin told President Bush on Monday that Russian oil companies  were boosting production as well as exports and would continue  to do so.


Microsoft Software Updates Go on Sale to Businesses

Microsoft made new versions of Windows and Office available to business customers on Thursday.


Users of an anti-arthritis drug have been warned that it could cause an increased risk of heart attacks and strokes. A new study linked the drug to the health risks, but users of Celebrex (celecoxib), manufactured


Seagate Technology, the world's largest maker of hard drives, said Monday it is shuttering one of two manufacturing facilities in Northern Ireland, resulting in a cut of 780 employees, about 1.5 percent of the company's global work force.


The radical Hamas movement made a surprisingly strong showing in local Palestinian elections, according to preliminary results obtained Friday, signaling a drop in popularity for the ruling Fatah movement ahead of next month's presidential poll.


Milano, 17:21 - CALCIO, MILAN: IN GRUPPO AMBROSINI, NESTA E KALADZE

Seduta pomeridiana per il Milan in vista della partita di sabato contro il Messina.


Plans fell into place Monday for CNN to hold a major Republican debate on Nov. 28, while MSNBC postponed their Nov. 6 debate because of conflicts with the GOP contenders' schedules.


After a fiery attack on its airport, Scotland has been thrust into self-reflection, having felt that Glasgow was a city that terrorists would not bother to attack.


FORT LEWIS - Family and friends of the six Fort Lewis-based Stryker soldiers who died in the mess-hall bombing in Mosul, Iraq, last week gathered here yesterday not just to honor the fallen, but "to nurture those who are yet alive," an Army chaplain said


Blood of bird flu victims offers treatment: study

Blood taken from four Vietnamese survivors of the H5N1 bird flu virus protected mice from several strains of the virus, researchers reported on Monday.


Gallas says Arsenal don't need Toure cover

Arsenal captain William Gallas believes the Premier League leaders have sufficient strength in depth to cope with defender Kolo Toure's absence during the African Nations Cup without resorting to any new purchases in this month's transfer window.


Tomorrow the Tucsonan will spend his first day as a proud non-smoker when he tosses the tobacco as part of the Great American Smokeout.


Rybinsk, 12:55 - SCI DI FONDO, CDM UOMINI: PILLER COTTRER TERZO A RYBINSK

Terzo posto per Pietro Piller Cottrer terzo nella 30 km mass start disputata a Rybinks, in Russia, v...


AOL to Adapt WebEx Services for AIM Consumers

America Online and WebEx Communications are evaluating ways to adapt some of the online meeting services they currently offer to business users of AOL's AIM instant messaging network to make these services appealing to other AIM consumers.


They lived in the same apartment in Chechnya, worked in the same market and may have died within moments of each other on separate airliners that crashed in Russia last week.


WASHINGTON - President Bush said yesterday that there was now a "great chance" to establish a Palestinian state and that he would invest the authority of the United States to try to accomplish that goal during his second term.


ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE - President Bush on Monday accused Democratic rival Sen. John Kerry of "shameless scare tactics" by suggesting that the president would jeopardize Social Security for older Americans and bring back the military draft for young people...


Roma, 14:33 - VOLLEY, WORLD LEAGUE: DATE E ORARI MATCH ITALIA

Ecco le date e gli orari delle partite degli azzurri nella fase italiana della World League 2007:...


What will DRM stand for in the future? Opinion Imagine this: a new world standard in music recording. It works like this. You turn the radio on and it downloads four hours of songs in MP3 format. Free.â¦


The British commander who moved Black Watch troops from their Basra base to Camp Dogwood defends his decision.


The NAACP sued Volusia County's elections supervisor, alleging the county disenfranchises blacks by having only one early voting site in an area where fewer minorities live.


Libby 'spared jail to avoid implicating others'

Democratic congressman investigating 'Scooter' Libby affair voices suspicion over Bush decision to commute prison sentence.


Taliban growing stronger in Afghanistan: UK report

The British-led NATO force in Afghanistan does not have enough troops to carry out its mission and the Taliban show worrying signs of growing stronger, a report by Britain's parliament has found.


Furious Japan seeks action against NKorea for lying about ...

TOKYO : Japan is enraged at North Korea for allegedly lying about the deaths of two of its citziens the Stalinist state kidnapped, with commentators warning the deception has set back the chances of reconcilation with the outside world.


Greek police charge five boys aged 11 to 13 with the murder of an 11-year-old boy, whose body has not been found.


Reports suggest phishing gangs are turning to automatic tools to mount more attacks than ever.


By Rio Rancho Business Editor RORY McCLANNAHAN Of the Journal  In the mail this week, I got press releases from two different sources. One said a survey shows that workers are happier when they work with their friends.


Palestinian Led Sinai Blasts, Egypt Says

A disgruntled Palestinian who worked as a driver and was bent on killing as many Israeli tourists as possible organized the bombings of three resort


ATHENS, Greece -- The closing ceremony of the Athens Games is underway in front of a crowd of 75,000 at the Olympic Stadium. The arena, which has been the main venue for the sporting carnival for the past


The separation barrier in the West Bank will move closer to Israel in one area to minimize hardship to Palestinians, leaving three small Jewish settlements on the Palestinian side, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon decided Wednesday.


R. Kelly sues over ouster from tour with Jay-Z

Days after his co-headlining tour with rapper Jay-Z (news | tickets | CDs) was called off, R&B singer R. Kelly (news | tickets | CDs) has filed a $75 million lawsuit that charges that Jay-Z and his production company deliberately sabotaged the tumultuous


A man is arrested in connection with the murder of teacher Louise Evans, found stabbed to death outside a prison .


Workers at the Ford plant in Hapeville are getting a second unexpected day off during the dog days of summer. The company has stopped assembly-line production at the plant today because of a continued parts shortage, a Ford official said.


Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0 Email Client Launched  Dumped IE for the Firefox Browser? Why not trash Outlook and download Mozilla Thunderbird for the full Mozilla online experience. Moziilla Thunderbird, the second major offering from the Mozilla Foundation was released today in a 1.0 ready for distribution version. The Mozilla Foundation is a ...


Tied at one game apiece, the North Quincy girls' volleyball team grinded out a win in yesterday's Division 1 Central semifinal, defeating host Brookline, 3-1.


Ponting slams crumbling pitch, India's Dravid finds track ...

Australian skipper Ricky Ponting slammed the crumbling track on which his team crashed to a 13-run defeat yesterday after being bundled out for 93 runs in their second innings of the fourth and final Test match against India.


California set to let some fire evacuees go home

California firefighters made headway in reining in 18 wildfires on Wednesday as hot winds abated and San Diego said it hoped to let some of the 500,000 evacuees start returning home.


The story does not begin until the quarterback hits rock bottom. There's a reason Ricky Santos, current big man on the University of New Hampshire campus, one of 16 finalists for the Walter Payton Award (given to the top offensive player in Division 1-AA), record-setting redshirt-freshman wonder, and Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year does not have his picture in ...


Founder says Russian authorities hack critical Web site

An opposition Web site in the  southern Russian region of Ingushetia accused local authorities  on Thursday of trying to shut it down after it promoted  protests and published details of kidnaps and murders.


MOTOR RACING: WORLD CHAMP NOT WORD CHAMP

MICHAEL SCHUMACHER was so overcome with emotion yesterday after being crowned world F1 champion for the seventh time - he could barely speak.


Trivialities: The New York NewTeeVee scene, Mark Cuban's budding dance career

Looking at the first-ever New York edition of the GigaOm-hosted film events, and the season premiere of 'Dancing with the Stars'


GREENBURGH, N.Y. -- Audrey Davison lives alone, gets a $620 Social Security check each month and worries about the sharply rising taxes on her four-bedroom house. Davison, 76, raised her family there, and after 43 years, she really doesn't want to leave Greenburgh.


Apple Rolls Out iPod Photo, Rocks with U2

Apple Computer Inc. rolled out on Tuesday a new iPod that allows users to view and share photos, a dramatic expansion that takes the popular digital music player into the multimedia


Three military officers have been removed from hearing the cases of four suspected terrorists, including Australian David Hicks, over questions about their impartiality.


Wyatt Sexton threw for 162 yards and a touchdown after replacing an injured Chris Rix, and No. 8 Florida State forced five turnovers in a 41-22 victory over Clemson on Saturday.


Blocked Field Goal Gives BYU a Vegas Win

Eathyn Manumaleuna blocks a field goal as time expires to give No. 19 BYU a 17-16 victory over UCLA on Saturday night in the Las Vegas Bowl.


Palermo, 18:40 - CALCIO, PALERMO: IN CALO GLI ABBONAMENTI

Sono poco meno di 18 mila gli abbonamenti venduti quest'anno dal Palermo. Un netto calo rispetto ai ...


Polls Open in Hotly-Contested US Presidential Election

Voting booths have opened across the United States, as tens of millions of Americans cast their ballots in a fiercely-contested presidential election.


Incrociano le braccia i dipendenti di tutti i comparti del trasporto aereoFine settimana difficile anche nelle Ferrovie. "Lotta contro la liberalizzazione"                                            Aerei a terra per 24 ore E sabato toccherÃ  ai treni


Sharon Stone will reprise her role in 'Basic Instinct', playing a seductive novelist opposite British actor David Morrisey, who has been cast as a psychiatrist, according to the 'Hollywood Reporter'.


Brazil's Gol plane slides off runway, no injuries

SAO PAULO, Brazil  - Brazilian low-cost carrier Gol said on Friday one of its airplanes slid off the runway at Sao Paulo's Congonhas domestic airport but no passengers were hurt.


French President Jacques Chirac has sent his foreign minister to the Middle East to try to win freedom for two journalists held in Iraq by militants demanding France end its ban on Muslim headscarves in ...


AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - Un missionario Camilliano lascia la missione di Ouagadougou dopo 35 anni di impegno tra i sofferenti Ouagadougou (Agenzia Fides) -  ÂAlla fine del corrente mese di settembre lascerÃ² la Missione Camilliana del Burkina FasoÂ. Sono queste le prime parole che aprono la lettera di saluto che fr. Giovanni Grigoletto, Camilliano, ha voluto inviare ai tanti...


Iraq Shi'ite leader wants U.S.-backed units curbed

A powerful Shi'ite Muslim leader in Iraq called on Friday for U.S.-backed, mainly Sunni neighborhood patrols to be more tightly curbed under government control.


If Louis XIV had a MySpace page, a Web cam and iPod he would totally cry his eyes out in this chair. From Crave, CNET's gadgets blog.


SEX DOCTOR: She's Stunning.. But She Smells

By Dr Catherine Hood  I MET my girlfriend at a rock festival. She's a beautiful, kind hippy chick and supports all manner of worthy causes. The only problem is, she's not the most hygienic person and often smells quite bad.


Police appeal for the public and banking institutions to be on the look out for banknotes stolen in a Â£22m robbery.


F.D.A. to Create Drug Safety Oversight Board

The move comes after months of criticism that the F.D.A. was too slow to react to reports linking Vioxx and Celebrex to increased risks.


Condizioni economiche mondiali presentano grosse sfide


US troops reinforce after Falluja strike

warplanes criss-crossed the skies. Troops took up positions in empty buildings on the Sunni Muslim city's southern perimeter. A civilian driver was shot dead near a US checkpoint on the highway, witnesses said.


WASHINGTON - The World Trade Organization imposed penalties Friday on US exports ranging from apples to textiles, escalating a trade dispute the Bush administration has struggled to defuse by unsuccessfully urging Congress to repeal legislation aimed at


Shares of Andrew Corp. ANDW.O slid  11 percent before the bell on Thursday after the  telecommunications equipment maker forecast a quarterly loss  and weaker-than-expected revenue.


The start of the 121st Wimbledon tennis championships was delayed on Monday because of rain.


QLogic Leads HPC Networking Industry With Over 40,000 DDR InfiniBand Switch Ports Shipped;  Company Showcasing Its End-To-End Portfolio of Double Data Rate InfiniBand Products

DRESDEN, Germany, June 26, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- International Supercomputing Conference -- QLogic Corp. (Nasdaq:QLGC), a leader in networking for storage and high performance computing, announced it is leading the industry by passing the 40,000 mark for DDR InfiniBand ports shipped.


Sony Entertainment Television (SET) will telecast the four-Test India-Australia series beginning next month, Ranbir Singh Mahendra, the newly elected president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), announced in Kolkata today.


As the studios clear shelf space to get ready for their fall sales, movies like "Paparazzi" get released. Burdened with wooden acting and a laughable, "Death


Iraq's government shut down the capital with a one-day curfew on Saturday, ordering all cars and pedestrians off the streets and giving no reason for the measure.


Alitalia, in un mese disponibilita' liquida esaurita

La residua liquidita' di cassa di Alitalia, che ammonta al 31 luglio a 120 mln di euro per la compagnia ea 72 mln per il gruppo, si esauriranno nell'arco di un mese. E' quanto si legge nel comunicato diffuso dall'azienda al termine del cda.


Academics and game designers are working on ways to make games that are fun but have a serious bent too.


Dean, DNC Chair Candidates Stump in South

Seven candidates for chairman of the Democratic National Committee promised Saturday to address the concerns of Southern voters, saying they had learned the lessons of the past two elections.


Baseball Roundup: Oriolesâ Roberts Says He Used Steroids Only Once

Baltimore Orioles second baseman Brian Roberts has acknowledged using steroids, but insisted he tried it only once before he realized he had made a âterrible decision.â


ABUJA, Nigeria Huge quantities of arms and ammunition have poured into Sudan's Darfur region in the past two weeks and the government is poised for a major military offensive, the African Union said Friday.


Actress Gwyneth Paltrow and her husband Chris Martin join rap legend Jay-Z on stage in London.


Anna Nicole's cause of death still a mystery

DANIA BEACH, Florida  - An autopsy on former Playboy Playmate Anna Nicole Smith on Friday did not immediately reveal what killed the billionaire's widow but police found no signs her sudden death involved a crime.


A claim originally filed against Palm and Handspring claimed the now-joined companies violated a patent for portable computing devices. Not so, says the judge.


News: Technology Already Exists to Stabilize Global Warming

Existing technologies could stop the escalation of global warming for 50 years and work on implementing them can begin immediately, according to an analysis by Princeton University scientists.


Detectives arrested a 12-year-old girl and her 10-year-old sister for allegedly abducting their neighbor's 1-year-old son and demanding $200,000 for his return.


Somalis rally against U.S. peacekeeping plan

Thousands of Somalis chanted anti-American slogans on Monday at an Islamist protest against a U.S.-backed plan to send foreign peacekeepers to prop up the country's tottering interim government.


Free Health Screenings for Seniors Monday at Victorville Seniors Club

By Daily Press, Victorville, Calif.  Jun. 23--V I C T O RV I L L E -- Vi c -- tor Valley Community Hospital is offering free health screenings for senior citizens Monday.   The Senior Health Fair is free to all seniors 50 and older.


Torino, 19:24 - CALCIO, JUVE; CORRADINI: MI SENTO UN PICCOLO MOURINHO

Per Giancarlo Corradini, in queste due ultime gare sulla panchina della Juve, arriva il momento dell...


Danish ISP shuts access to file-sharing Pirate Bay

A Danish court has ordered  Denmark-based Internet service provider Tele2 to shut down its  customers' access to the popular file-sharing site Pirate Bay,  Danish IT magazine Computerworld reported on Monday.


Skier Svindal stays cool about expectations

BASEL, Switzerland  - Aksel Lund Svindal is no stranger to the top of the overall World Cup standings but is playing down any expectations that he will still be there at the end of the season.


US Football Star Lewis Pleads Guilty to Drug Charge

Baltimore Ravens football star Jamal  Lewis pleaded guilty on Thursday to using a cell phone to try  to broker a cocaine deal, avoiding more serious federal drug  charges that could have sent him to prison for life.


Wyeth defends hormone replacement drug in court

Wyeth on Wednesday faced   accusations that one of its hormone replacement therapy (HRT)   drugs caused breast cancer in a 67-year-old woman as one of the   thousands of trials the drug maker is facing over the treatment   got underway.


Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. and NVIDIA Corporation today announced that the companies have been collaborating to develop the graphics processing unit for the Playstation 3. âIn the future, the experience


UPDATE 1-US SEC orders hedge fund adviser registration

The US Securities and Exchange Commission voted 3-2 on Tuesday to adopt a rule that for the first time will require hedge fund advisers to register with the agency and submit to SEC examinations.


SANTIAGO, Chile- Chile's first female president marked International Women's Day on Thursday saying women were in politics "to stay," while German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Europe must do more to bring ...Comment


Ding moves into Snooker's Malta Cup semi-finals

China's Ding Junhui reached the semi-finals of the Malta Cup on Friday with a 6-0 whitewash of Wales' Mark Williams in his final group match.


Britain Denies It Is Pushing Washington for Timetable for Troop Withdrawal

The British government underlined on Thursday that it will not "cut and run" from Iraq following that country's election this month, denying reports that London is pushing Washington to set a timetable for ...


Barquisimeto, 08:53 - CALCIO, COPPA AMERICA: ARGENTINA IN SEMIFINALE

L'Argentina si è qualificata per le semifinali della Coppa America battendo nei quarti il Per...


(260 sec.) A look at some Silver Age gems that are selling for top dollar.


In the age of the short attention span, classical music matters more than ever.


Blinded by love, HK man stabbed in eye by girlfriend

A Hong Kong woman who blinded her boyfriend in one eye in a fight six years ago has been jailed for jabbing a chopstick into his other eye, a newspaper reported on Wednesday.


Democrats Blast Fine Print of Bush Retirement Plan

Democrats on Thursday said President Bush's proposed overhaul of Social Security would burden future generations with massive debt and undo income protection promised to the elderly since Democrat Franklin Roosevelt was president.


Greek airline diverted in Ireland after second bomb alert within ...

A Greek airline bound for New Yorkwas diverted Tuesday to Shannon airport in Ireland after a second bomb alert to affect Olympic Airlines within three days.


The âBlack Listâ has become the kind of underground document that writers with projects in development pray will mention their script.


The Patriots express joy, but not satisfaction, in the knowledge that finally, they are on the verge of something previously unthinkable -- a perfect season.


LONDON, England -- Britain has launched a rescue operation to recover the crew of a Canadian submarine after a fire on board the vessel, the UK Ministry of Defense has said.


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US Ambassador Calls on Taliban to Lay Down Arms

The United States called on Taliban guerrillas to lay down their arms Thursday, saying Afghans had voted against violence and those who gave up their insurgency would not be punished unless they were guilty of major crimes.


Billie Jean King Retires as U.S. Fed Cup Coach

Billie Jean King cut her final tie  with the U.S. Fed Cup team Tuesday when she retired as coach.


BHP Billiton to expand Pilbara operations

Iron ore miner BHP Billiton has announced a further expansion of its Pilbara operations, to meet continuing demand in Asia. Under its $780 million Rapid Growth Project, BHP Billiton will increase its overall


By Chris Woodka, The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo.  Mar. 3--Arkansas River flows through Pueblo returned to higher levels this week because runoff above Lake Pueblo has been higher than anticipated, while flows on rivers lower in the basin are less than expected.


WASHINGTON - A federal judge has ordered the Pentagon to find and make public by next week any unreleased files about President Bush's Vietnam-era Air National Guard service to resolve a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit filed by The Associated Press.    U.S...


Everything you need to know about 529 plans

Thankfully, securities regulators have been examining more closely the sales of 529 plans, an increasingly popular way for families to save for college.


"No one around here cares about the customers," the Northwest Airlines agent ruefully told me on the phone. My father-in-law had just died, and I was frantically trying to get two of our kids


Create a keyboard shortcut to paste plain text in Microsoft Word and Excel

Add only the text you copy from a Web page or other source, and leave the images, formatting, and other non-text elements behind.


Witness says mayor of Pitcairn raped her

A British woman allegedly raped during her childhood on the Pitcairn islands has told a sex abuse trial that men on the remote outcrop treated young girls as playthings.


A Third of Borneo to Be Conserved, New Declaration Passed

To: ENVIRONMENTAL EDITORS  Contact: Tom Lalley of the World Wildlife Fund, +1-202-778-9544, tom.lalley@wwfus.org   BALI, Indonesia, Feb.


In a city where centuries-old meeting houses, churches and burial grounds seem to dot every corner, it's not easy to find buildings dating to the earliest years in Boston's 374-year history.


Wavelink introduces all-in-one Wi-Fi management

In preparation for the coming tidal wave of Wi-Fi-enabled devices, Wavelink on Monday introduced Wavelink Managed Security, an integrated platform for the management of IEEE 802.11x networks, devices, and security.ADVERTISEMENTSBC Case Study: Crate & BarrelWhat sold them on improving their network? A system that could cut management costs from the get-go. Find out more.


Stop us when this sounds familiar. Top-ranked Acton-Boxboro continued its winning streak last night thanks in large part to the Abare brothers, who had a hand in all three Colonial touchdowns in the 21-7 victory at Chelmsford.


Supreme Court upholds Do Not Call registry

ZDNet's survey of IT professionals in August kept Wired & Wireless on top for the 18th month in a row. WASHINGTON--The US Supreme Court on Monday let stand a lower-court ruling that telemarketers' rights to


Belt-Tightening, but No Collapse, Is Forecast in Technology Spending

The outlook for growth in technology spending is encouraging, according to corporate technology buyers and industry analysts.


Factory explosion kills 14 people in Thailand

About 14 people were killed and two others were injured Sunday in an explosion at a fireworks factory in Thailand's central Ayuthaya province, said a local official.


A bird's eye view of the circuit at Shanghai shows what an event Sunday's Chinese Grand Prix will be. The course is arguably one of the best there is, and so it should be considering the amount of money that has been spent on it.


Parlare di politica in ufficio? 'SÃ¬, forse… preferirei di no'

Negli Usa, sull’onda della sfida tra Obama e Hillary, cresce il numero di quei dipendenti che parlano di politica in ufficio. In Italia invece si oscilla tra disincanto e indifferenza. E si parla soprattutto di problemi e gossip in azienda, di sport e televisione


Putin's man takes chance to stress continuity

SOCHI, Russia  - Vladimir Putin's chosen candidate for next month's presidential election seized the opportunity to emphasize the continuity of power at an event on Sunday in Russia's future Winter Olympics capital.


German unions urge Nokia boycott over plant closure

German unions on Thursday called for a  consumer boycott of Nokia  products to protest  against the cellphone maker's plans to close a German plant.


Manmohan visits Kashmiri Hindus in migrant camps in Jammu

Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh today visited the Kashmiri Hindus residing in migrant camps in Jammu on the second day of his visit to the state.


Michael Jackson retaliates after Eminem pokes fun at him

Los Angeles, Oct 13 -- Michael Jackson has contacted a US radio station hit back at rapper Eminem, calling his new video "outrageous and disrespectful".


Microsoft's Internet Explorer has a serious rival in the long-awaited Firefox 1.0 web browser, which has just been released. Few people get excited when some new software is released, especially when the program is not a game or a music or movie player.


Tropical storm little danger in Atlantic

Tropical Storm Jerry picked up speed far out in the Atlantic Ocean early Monday, but forecasters said the storm's days are numbered and it poses no immediate threat to land.


VERO BEACH, Fla., March 11 -- Washington Nationals reliever Chris Schroder spent the latter part of the offseason trying to work on his slider. But after Schroder allowed four hits and three runs in one-third of an inning Sunday -- allowing the Los Angeles Dodgers to overcome a two-run deficit and post a 10-9 victory -- Manager Manny Acta said Schroder must refine his breaking pitches if he expects to stay in the big leagues....


Secondo i dati Audipress, terzo il Corriere della Sera


Saudi prince in BAE Systems case denies backhanders

Prince Bandar bin Sultan -- at the centre of media reports that he received a huge commission for a multi-billion-dollar arms deal -- insists all the funds went to the Saudi government.


Immigration figures out yesterday show nearly 600,000 migrant workers  have come to the UK from the expanded EU. Should further migration be limited?


The government is set to announce plans to ease the rules on the opening of new pharmacies.


Motorola Inc. MOT.N on Tuesday said  quarterly earnings rose 34 percent, beating Wall Street  expectations, as it regained global market share in wireless  handsets amid robust sales of its most advanced phones.


Sanremo e' fatto per distogliere attenzione da veri problemi


House taunts Senate with anti-spyware bill

Bueller? Bueller? Bueller? The US House of Representatives has passed an anti-spyware bill, but the measure must be passed by the Senate before it becomes law. The Senate does not currently have anti-spyware legislation in front of it.â¦


ATHENS, Greece - The United States took gold and bronze in the men's Olympic cycling individual time trial on Wednesday with Tyler Hamilton topping the podium and his team Bobby Julich finishing third.


TVG first brought you word about Project Avalon close to a year ago, when the first details of the next-gen title currently in development at Climax Brighton Studio first became apparent.


PalmSource cuts its losses in the first quarter, but lost business from Sony leaves the outlook uncertain.


Lawyers for Australia's recording industry branded the popular Kazaa file-swapping network "an engine of copyright piracy to a degree of magnitude never before seen" as


NY, sotto i grattacieli una settimana di moda

Da Ralph Lauren a Donna Karan. Oltre 80 show nelle piÃ¹ belle location della città, sotto gli occhi vigili di star e addette ai lavori


YUKOS Top Managers Leave Russia Fearing Arrest

The top management of oil major YUKOS has left Russia fearing arrest under a Kremlin drive to "decapitate" the country's largest oil exporting company, a YUKOS source said on Thursday.


Ford considers selling Volvo Cars business: source

Ford Motor Co. is considering selling its Volvo Cars business as it assesses the future of its European operations, a source familiar with the matter said on Sunday.


Farmed seafood has now joined tires, toothpaste and toy trains on the list of tainted and defective products from China that could be hazardous to a person's health.


Music: In Seattle, a Fugue for Orchestra and Rancor

The Seattle Symphony Orchestraâs recent history serves as a cautionary tale on how, in an artistic hothouse, a tangle of emotion and politics can veer out of control and take on a life of its own.


LOS ANGELES  - Whatever the present Bush administration has done or not done to the nation's credibility abroad and political divisions at home, it has apparently done a world of good for documentarians.


Parisians mark the 60th anniversary of the French capital's liberation from the Nazis.


Tentative Deal Is Reached in Writersâ Strike

The governing boards of the two writersâ guilds are expected to meet as early as Sunday, and the long and bitter strike could be over by Monday morning.


A County Antrim woman is dragged along a road after trying to stop thieves steal her car.


Nokia to Roll Out Sprint 4G WiMAX Network

Nokia said Wednesday it has been selected by Sprint to begin building out its fourth-generation wireless network based on WiMAX. Four Texas markets will be first to receive service in early 2008.


British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Monday that tougher sanctions are likely against Iran over its contested nuclear program and declined to reject outright the prospect of future military action.


New Blood Pressure Treatment Significantly Better

A major trial comparing treatments to lower blood pressure has been stopped early after one therapy proved significantly more effective in preventing heart attacks and strokes, it was announced today.


Tens of thousands protest GOP convention

Tens of thousands of demonstrators carrying signs and chanting "No More Bush" marched Sunday past Madison Square Garden, the site of this week's Republican National Convention.


ATHENS, Greece -- So the Michael Phelps Water Show came to a close Saturday. Not with a bang, not with a whimper, but with something like a smile, a sigh and a philosophical bow to the gods of decency and self-effacement.


Actor Sean Penn's days of writing for the San Francisco Chronicle may be over: The actor now calls the publication an "increasingly lamebrain paper."


OVERLAND PARK, Kansas  - For the fourth time in eight years, the Kansas Board of Education is preparing to take up the issue of evolution and what to teach -- or not teach -- public school students about the origins of life.


Rebecca Romijn and Jerry O'Connell were married in a weekend ceremony.


New Helmet Design Absorbs Shock in a New Way

A former Harvard quarterback has developed a promising  technology to protect football players from concussions.


Presentata sfilata nell'affollato locale di Capri


The maker of Titleist products should keep Dad happily swinging.


Long before she sat among a panel of judges determining the future of pop star wannabes, Paula Abdul was a singer and famed choreographer herself. The 42-year-old pop diva scored hit after hit in the early 90s and is looking to revive her singing caree...


By BOB LEWIS  RICHMOND, Va. - Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine will endorse Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, perhaps as early as the weekend, two officials said Wednesday.


JetBlue Airways Corp. and Ireland's Aer Lingus have agreed to the world's first international alliance between low-cost carriers, the companies said Wednesday.


FDA Sets Deadline for Unapproved Medications

Manufacturers of unapproved extended-release cough and cold drugs that contain an expectorant called guaifenesin have until Nov. 25 to stop shipping the medications, health officials said yesterday.


F.D.A. May Approve an Implant as a Treatment for Depression

The F.D.A. might permit an implantable electrical device for the treatment of epilepsy to also be marketed as a therapy for chronic depression.


Chargers LB says shooting may end career

Five months after he was shot by an off-duty policeman, Chargers linebacker Steve Foley thinks his career may be over.


Intel Fleshes out Itanium 2 Line with High-performance, Lower ...

Intel is shipping six new processors aimed at filling out its burgeoning Itanium 2 server CPU lineup. But, more than that, Intel hopes that the new CPUs will provide it with traction


A study finds circumcision does not reduce enjoyment of sex - a fear that has limited its use in tackling HIV.


Berkeley is a philosophy class with John Searle, an economics seminar with George Akerlof or a protest march led by students with Noam Chomsky readers tucked in their hemp backpack.


Consegnata prima partita combustibile per impianto Bushehr


SenSage Data Warehouse Software Included in New HP Compliance Log Warehouse Appliance

SAN FRANCISCO, June 19  /PRNewswire/ -- Enterprise software leader SenSage, Inc. today announced that it will provide SenSage event data management software for the new HP Compliance Log Warehouse appliance.


Scientists release results from Huygens' journey to Saturn's moon, revealing evidence of flooding on the surface.


14 Iraqi police officers are found slain

BAGHDAD -- The bodies of 14 police officers were found yesterday northeast of Baghdad after an Al Qaeda-affiliated Sunni group said it abducted members of a government security force in retaliation for the alleged rape of a Sunni woman by members of the Shi'ite-dominated police.


Jerry Lewis' annual Labor Day telethon raised a record $61 million to fight muscular dystrophy, bolstered by a huge donation from a group of firefighters and the lack of a major hurricane before the show.