The country will embed remotely readable RFID chips in license plates next year to crack down on car theft. While the technology might not deter thieves, it's surely a great way to track citizens. In 27B Stroke 6.


Germany to curb commercial satellite data

The German government is taking a lead in Europe with draft legislation to control data generated by nongovernmental orbital systems.


The retaliatory tariffs are less than the Europeans and others had sought, and they are far less than the $4 billion the WTO authorized the EU to impose in another case involving US export subsidies.


Here are the companies with the highest estimated growth rates -- should you buy?


Ascoli Piceno, 13:48 - CALCIO, ASCOLI: ZANETTI E PECORARI RECUPERANO

Per la sfida di domani con la Lazio, l'Ascoli recupera Zanetti e Pecorari. Convocato anche l'attacca...


Republicans have momentum as campaign moves into final phase.


Foxx Gets Oscar Buzz as Music Icon Ray Charles

He wore prosthetics for a month to  mimic blindness, lost a lot of weight, learned to lip sync and  immersed himself in the music of icon Ray Charles.


California Casinos to Expand With Schwarzenegger Pact

Aug. 19 (Bloomberg) -- California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger reached agreements with five Indian tribes that will expand the gambling industry in the most-populous US state and pave the way for California's first urban casino.


A TV appeal on stem cell research recorded by Christopher Reeve begins airing in the US.


Spoof turns real Nigerian comedian and actor Nkem Owoh was one of the 111 suspected 419 scammers arrested in Amsterdam recently as part of a seven month investigation, dubbed Operation Apollo.â¦


Scotland host the Faroe Islands and Northern Ireland face Iceland as both countries begin their Euro 2008 qualifying campaign.


OCTOBER 04, 2004  - Electric utilities in Florida have been able to leverage IT to help them respond to the widespread power outages caused by the four hurricanes that have hammered the state over the past six weeks.


Oracle buys operational planning software company

Oracle Corp  said it agreed to acquire  privately held Interlace Systems, a provider of operational  planning software, for an undisclosed sum.


Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's government could fall after his budget is vetoed by parliament.


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Il tecnico del Catania Silvio Baldini deve risolvere l'emergenza in attacco in vista della gara cont...


LONDON: The British and Irish governments called yesterday for the immediate release of Margaret Hassan, the kidnapped director of CARE International in Iraq, with London saying the videotape showing her crying was "extremely distressing".


Marine Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said yesterday that he has no information indicating Iran's government is directing the supply of lethal weapons to Shiite insurgent groups in Iraq.


The latest Iowa Hawkeye poll shows a tight Democratic race and a Romney blowout on the GOP side


The Week in Weird Sinead wants quiet, Fatboy wants a crowd

Since she apparently believes she's residing in a universe where people still actually remember who she is, Sinead O'Connor has taken the drastic step of demanding that newspapers stop devoting space to her -- and has done so by taking out a full-page ad


TomTom beats to the distant sound of whalesong

Faint whiff of joss-sticks LogoWatch We here at El Reg like to think that our LogoWatch strand has done much to rid the world of Powerpoint presentation-weilding Strategy Boutiques - redefining brand frontage paradigms and delivery mission-critical synergistic solutions to better represent the brand proposition companies represent to their end user demographic while blasted off the planet on Bolivian marching powder.â¦


Fresh spinach is safe to eat in the United States because all E. coli-tainted spinach has been recalled, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Friday.


Two homes in north Belfast are damaged after they are attacked by petrol bombers on Tuesday night.


General Mills converting all US cereals to whole grain

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. -- Breakfast cereal maker General Mills is converting all of its cereals to whole grain. The company says it becomes the first leading food company to make the move involving cereals.


US studies Israeli plan for Jewish settlements

The Bush administration has withheld comment on Israel's approval of 1,000 new homes in Jewish settlements in the West Bank.


Obese Women Who Diet Not at Risk for Binge Eating

NEW YORK  - Obese women who are considering  restricting their calorie intake to shed pounds should not be  dissuaded by those who believe dieting may increase their risk  of developing a binge-eating disorder, new study findings  suggest.


MCI said it planned to take a $3.5 billion charge in the third quarter to better reflect the loss in value of its phone and data networks, mirroring similar steps by AT&T and Sprint.


Ichiro Nears Hit Record in Mariners' Loss

Ichiro Suzuki went home without the major league hits record, thanks to Oakland's determined pitching staff — and a much bigger hit by Bobby Crosby.


In sex life of jumping spiders, size matters

From post-coital cannibalism to love at first sight, the sex life of the African jumping spider is full of surprises, according to a new study.


Racing: Vinne Roe a certain starter for Melbourne Cup

MELBOURNE - Melbourne Cup second favourite Vinnie Roe is a definite runner in today's A$4.6 million ($5.07 million) race. Despite almost no rain falling at Flemington overnight, trainer Dermot Weld said the horse would "take his chance".


Google CEO Eric Schmidt was elected to Apple's board of directors Monday, joining the likes of former Vice President Al Gore and Apple chief executive Steve Jobs. Jobs noted that "Ericâs insights and experience will be very valuable in helping to guide Apple in the years ahead.â


Gordon Brown will set the economic battleground for the next general election in his pre-Budget report.


Facing a set point in a tight tiebreaker in the U.S. Open quarterfinals Thursday night, Novak Djokovic kept dribbling the ball, bouncing it 28 times in all. Eventually, he tossed the ball overhead — and hit a fault. Djokovic cut his total to 13 bounces, hit a 113 mph second serve, and won the point, part of a 6-4, 7-6 (7), 6-1 victory over Carlos Moya to reach a third consecutive Grand Slam semifinal.


Jasmila Zbanic's stripped-down style carries cumulative force in 'Grbavica,' a tale of Sarajevo reeling from war's devastation.


SpongeBob SquarePants snubs Google Viacom is playing divide and rule with the internet TV wannabes. After issuing 100,000 take down notices to YouTube contributors, the media giant has signed a deal that allows Joost to distribute its content legitimately.â¦


Battling to Keep Fighting Fish Species From Extinction

By Sam Cheong  THE fighting fish has never been in the same league as the Arowana, the Japanese 'koi' or the Flower Horn Fish, even though most Malaysians have reared them sometime in their lives.


Local health agencies, nursing homes, long-term care centers, hospitals and some pediatricians would receive half their unfilled orders of flu vaccine under an agreement between the federal


Too Few Minorities in Health Care, U.S. Study Finds

The United States needs more black,  Hispanic and American Indian doctors and nurses if minorities  have any hope of catching up to whites in terms of the quality  and accessibility of health care, a special commission said on  Monday.


Police are considering interviewing Ian Huntley about comments he is said to have made on the Soham murders.


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Veteran signs one-year deal to remain in Seattle

com. The last link to the Mariners' first playoff team is returning for at least one more season. Catcher Dan Wilson agreed to a one-year contract on Tuesday, several hours before the Mariners


Barr seeks Fed OK for morning-after pill

The manufacturer of the morning-after pill resubmitted an application Friday seeking federal approval to sell the emergency contraceptive without a prescription.


Images from south-eastern Europe where people are experiencing a heat wave.


Brandon Purves is the kind of guy producers of "Xanadu" only dreamed about. He liked the Broadway musical so much the first time that he saw it again. And again. And again Â for a mind-boggling 86 times and counting.


Vivek Oberoi's career is very shaky at the moment. The disastrous response to Kyun! Ho Gaya Na has done enormous damage to the actor. Will Subhash Ghai's Kisna resurrect his career?


Study finds smokers have higher risk of dementia

People who smoke are more likely to develop Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia than people who have quit or have never smoked, Dutch researchers reported on Sunday.


Police arrested a second man on Tuesday on suspicion of murdering five prostitutes in one of Britain's most dramatic suspected serial killings.


Finance sector still the disk backup leader

Shorter backup windows pushing tape aside, says Infortrend More than half of British companies now prefer disk-based backup over tape, and in the financial services industry the margin is even greater, with almost two-thirds opting for spinning storage, according to a survey commissioned by RAID developer Infortrend.â¦


Governatore Bankitalia: assicurare non solo la riconversione


Music fans from across Italy started pouring in Thursday ahead of the MTV Europe Music Awards in Rome, which features Eminem and R&B icons Alicia Keys and Usher among others.


Daimler axes 13,000 Chrysler jobs in major overhaul

DETROIT/FRANKFURT  - DaimlerChrysler said on Wednesday it would cut 13,000 jobs at its Chrysler operations in North America, and raised the prospect that it could even part ways with the loss-making business.


Chile's former President Augusto Pinochet is placed under house arrest on human rights charges.


Vivendi Raises Stakes in Fight With Deutsche Telekom

Vivendi says Deutsche Telekom colluded with a Polish investor to steal its shares in a Polish cellular company, wiping out a $2.5 billion investment.


Bryant Prosecutors Question Defense DNA Evidence

Prosecutors in the rape case against  U.S. basketball star Kobe Bryant are questioning the validity  of DNA evidence crucial to the defense's case, saying data  appeared to have been manipulated and might have to be thrown  out.


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A former altar boy who accused a Roman Catholic priest of molesting him more than five years ago has reached a $1.2 million settlement with the priest's religious order, according to the man's parents and attorneys.


China shuts down website popular with Western NGOs

Chinese police have shut down a Beijing-based Internet news site that counted the World Bank, UN agencies and a host of foreign aid groups as clients, its British founder said Wednesday.


Bush, Kerry feud over Vietnam, economy, Iraq, Darfur

US President George W. Bush and Democratic White House hopeful John Kerry sparred on the economy, the Iraq war and the humanitarian crisis in Darfur, and continued their war of words over Bush's national guard stint to avoid the Vietnam War.


Dinghy trip father and son drowned, say police

A father and his two-year-son old whose bodies were found separately in the English Channel both died from drowning, police said today.


A luxury cruise ship in the Caribbean is the unlikely setting for tests of biometric ID cards for seafarers.


The UK government admits it does not know where some women rescued after being trafficked for sex are now.


Critical memos on Bush's Guard service faked?

A day after CBS News presented documents questioning President Bush's National Guard service, the veracity of those papers is coming into question.


Lawrenceburg Man Drowns After Falling Off Dock

By The Lexington Herald-Leader, Ky.  Mar. 13--A Lawrenceburg man drowned Monday after falling off a dock at Beaver Lake in Anderson County, according to the state Fish & Wildlife Resources.


eResearch Corrects Misinformation on Issuance of Initiating Report on GeoPetro Resources Company

On March 1, 2007, eResearch issued a Press Release announcing the initiation of coverage on GeoPetro Resources Company.  In that Press Release, we stated, erroneously, that GeoPetro Resources Company paid for the research report.


Postal Service Tale: Indie Rock, Snail Mail and Trademark Law

For the Los Angeles-Seattle based music duo, keeping your name means promoting the mail service.


SANTIAGO, Chile - Two Andean condors, considered the world's largest flying bird, were set free on Tuesday in the Andes foothills just east of Santiago by veterinarians of the Santiago Metropolitan Zoo.


Jury Selected in Murder Trial: 2004 Barfight Ended in Shooting

By J.R. Welsh, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Feb. 14--GULFPORT -- A jury of seven men and five women will decide the future of Juan Jackriel Jones, who went on trial this week for murder in the fatal shooting of another man after they argued in a Gulfport bar in 2004.


Otherworldly Phenomena: Explainable? You Decide

The world is a better place because of âUFO Hunters,â a new series on Wednesday nights on the History Channel.


Studies have shown that sexual phobias are rarely the explanation for a condition known as vulvodynia.


Microsoft Plans to Ease Native PBX Integration to OCS

Microsoft Corp has announced plans to make it easier for IP PBX vendors to integrate natively with its Office Communication Server collaboration platform, which is something achieved only by Nortel and smaller Canadian player Mitel.


Economic View: Raise the Gasoline Tax? Funny, It DoesnÂt Sound Republican

For nearly two decades, Alan Greenspan was hardly a proponent of raising taxes on energy to encourage conservation. Until now.


Va a Nicola Legrottaglie, difensore della Juventus, il poco ambito Â«Bidone d'oroÂ», una sorta di Pallone d'oro al contrario. L'ironico premio, edizione 2004, Ã¨ stato assegnato da Catersport, la trasmissione


keeleysam writes "c|net news.com is reporting that Alienware is going to ship a 4GHz desktop. The new Area-51 ALX, introduced on Friday, uses overclocking, or the practice of pushing a processor past its factory


FDA Says Heart Warning Added to Pfizer's Bextra

Pfizer Inc.'s painkiller Bextra will come with a new warning about the possibility of heart attacks and blood clots in patients who have just had heart bypass surgery, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday.


Although it won't be officially released for a few days, Boston College's football schedule is set for the 2008 season, with seven home games and two early open dates that will help coach Jeff Jagodzinski and offensive coordinator Steve Logan break in an offense led by a new starting QB.


Palm stockholders have approved a 25 percent equity stake investment from Elevation Partners, a venture capital firm led by former Apple CFO Fred Anderson.


China's one-party monopoly of power is coming to an end

Comment is free: Isabel Hilton: Increasing numbers are speaking up against local tyrannies and corruption, and no longer can the state silence them.


EU Weighs Tougher Conditions for Talks With Turkey

European Union governments may impose tougher conditions on entry talks with Turkey in response to demands by France, Austria and Cyprus, a draft EU compromise shows.


In the precious milliseconds it took to miss the exchange of an aluminum relay baton, American Marion Jones' brave smile gave way to a flood of tears.


TSUNAMI IMPACT:  Early Warning Against Child Trafficking

BRUSSELS, Jan 11 (IPS) - Sharp differences have emerged over proposals to  provide temporary shelter in Europe to children orphaned in the  tsunami disaster.


Air Force: Nukes mistakenly flown over U.S.

Six nuclear warheads on air-launched cruise missiles were mistakenly carried on a flight from North Dakota to Louisiana last week, prompting a major investigation, the U.S. Air Force has confirmed.


Russian killer Alexander Pichushkin is jailed for life for 48 murders which he noted on a chessboard.


EU to Advance with Serbia After Suspect Surrenders

The European Union is set to approve a first step toward closer ties with Serbia and Montenegro Monday after a Bosnian Serb war crimes suspect turned himself in to the U.N. tribunal for former Yugoslavia, diplomats said Sunday.


MADRAS: India's disaster-prone train network may be the world's largest employer, but the country's railways minister says he believes the credit for a respite in accidents lies with the Hindu god of machines.


Blasts Hit 7 Spanish Cities After Warning

Explosions rattled seven Spanish cities Monday following telephone warnings from the armed Basque separatist group ETA, in a resurgence of violence after months of keeping a low profile since the deadly Madrid train bombings by Muslim militants.


Outspoken United Kingdom Independence Party MEP, Robert Kilroy-Silk, will ignore his leader's calls for unity.


Bengals Find Company in Trouble and Wins

Eight Cincinnati Bengals have been arrested since the end of last season, but the team has won four games in a row heading into Monday nightâs game against the Indianapolis Colts.


RCN Launches Next Generation Personal Web Page Service Powered By Vibe Solutions Group

Vibe Solutions Group, a leading provider of rich-media consumer  broadband services, announced today that RCN Corporation has launched  RCN Journal, a next generation web page solution powered by the Vibe  Journal platform.


Crude oil prices near 49 dollars per barrel in New York

Crude oil prices neared 49 dollars per barrel Friday as Gulf of Mexico crude production rebounded at a slower pace than analysts had expected.


Australia say SLankans won't be sent home if they face persecution

Australia vowed Saturday not to send home a group of 85, mostly Sri Lankan boat people if it meant they would face persecution.


Aftershocks Strike Fear After Japan Quake Kills 14

OJIYA, Japan  - Aftershocks kept striking northern  Japan on Sunday, hours after a powerful earthquake killed at  least 14 people, injured more than 700 and knocked out power  and phone services to at least 278,000 homes.


Sony to take over MGM Studios for $5 billion

WASHINGTON -- Sony Corp. is set to take over Hollywood film giant Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM) for about 5 billion dollars, Sony officials said Monday.


W. Harlem Tilts Left, Even by NY Standards

Ask Debra Bayron why she dislikes President Bush, and she sighs before firing off a list of reasons — the economy, the war, the soaring cost of health care. "And he had the nerve, the audacity, to come here," the 44-year-old home health aide says of the Republican National Convention. "We'd been through a lot already. We've had enough. He should have gone to Texas."


US asks Britain to redeploy troops in Iraq

The British government Monday rejected claims it was planning to put some of its troops under US command as a political show of support for President Bush ahead of the presidential election.


Chief executive Rick Parry says Liverpool will not sell Steven Gerrard, who has again been linked to Chelsea.


Wal-Mart, General Motors May Use Bush Plan to Cut Health Costs

Texas Plywood & Lumber Co., a seller of homebuilding products with 130 workers, has adopted a Bush administration plan to reduce health-care costs that Wal-Mart Stores Inc.


The now 3-month-old Hollywood writers strike could enter its final chapter Saturday when guild members gather in Los Angeles and New York to consider a proposed contract.


Auction site eBay is enjoying continued growth thanks to increased global sales and the success of PayPal.


National opinion polls show Democratic challenger Sen. John Kerry running even with President George W. Bush just days after the first of their three debates, and less than a month before the Nov. 2 election.


Japan's unemployment rate 4.9% in July for first rise since January

TOKYO  - Japan's jobless rate rose to 4.9 per cent in July, the first month-to-month increase since January, the government announced Friday.


Update: Siebel looks to verticals to spur OnDemand growth

Siebel SystemsÂ is continuing its push into the market for hosted business applications, launching on Tuesday four vertically tailored editions of its CRM (customer relationship management) OnDemand software. The company also released the sixth update to its year-old OnDemand application, adding new territory management and desktop software integration features.


CBC SPORTS ONLINE - It was a memorable weekend for Canada's Cindy Klassen in Heerenveen, Netherlands. The 25-year-old speed skater captured a gold medal in the women's 1,500 metres in World Cup long-track action on Sunday.


About 22,000 jobs in UK manufacturing could be lost in the next three months as output lags in many areas, the Confederation of British Industry says.


Smith Picks Up His 200th Victory for Kentucky

Tubby Smith won his 200th game as Kentucky's basketball coach and the eighth-ranked Wildcats routed Campbell, 82-50, last night in Lexington, Ky.


Greg Beaver's Blog: Planting PEAR seeds - you can decide PEAR's future

In his latest post, Greg Beaver gets excited about some of the recent advancements in PEAR including: more traffic on the mailing lists, improvements to the acceptance policies and documentation for packages, and fun things like the download statistics and a Google Map of developers.    His real excitement comes with the latest offering the PEAR group is creating to pull more of the PHP community into the project and make them feel a part - a new election interface to vote on packages and the future of PEAR.   Most of the important decisions I mentioned will be decided by a general election, meaning that the users of PEAR, not just the developers, will have a voice in the direction PEAR decides to take.   PEAR developers out there are already registered to vote, but if you'd like to get in on the action, head over to the signup form and get involved today.


Mankind to blame for global warming say scientists

Mankind is to blame for global warming, the world's top climate scientists said on Friday, sending governments a "crystal clear" warning they must take urgent action to avert severe and irreversible damage.


A recent spate of storms in the south-eastern US could leave insurers facing their biggest ever hurricane damages bill, an industry body has said.


Legendary singer Shane MacGowan is to play a mini-residency at London's famous Ronnie Scott's jazz club.


Toshiba to buy 77 pct of Westinghouse for $4.2 bln

Japan's Toshiba Corp.  said on Wednesday it would take a 77 percent stake in Westinghouse, British Nuclear Fuels' U.S. power plant unit, for $4.16 billion, buying a much bigger chunk of the firm than it initially planned.


By Elinor J. BrecherAbout 8 every morning, Max Habermann walks a couple of blocks north from his condo in the South Pointe neighborhood to a nearby market for coffee. He passes Big Pink, the restaurant at 157 Collins Ave. He spots the dumpsters out back.


Kerry Files Suit Vs. Ads Challenging His War Record

FORT MYERS, Fla.  - Democratic presidential  candidate John Kerry asked the Federal Election Commission on  Friday to force Republican critics to withdraw ads challenging  his military service, and accused the Bush campaign of  illegally helping coordinate the attacks.


Study Finds Possible Targets for H.I.V. Drugs

Researchers at Harvard Medical School have identified 273 proteins that the AIDS virus needs to survive in human cells, which could lead to new strategies for combating the disease.


Twin bomb blasts wound 18 in tense Thai south

Get INQ7 breaking news on your Smart mobile phone in the Philippines. Send INQ7 BREAKING to 386. YALA, Thailand -- Two bomb blasts rocked southern Thailand Friday, injuring at least 18 people as fury mounted


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Genentech Beats Forecast but Slips on a Core Drugâs Sales

Genentech reported a 6 percent rise in fourth-quarter profit, but its stock slipped after news that its cancer drug, Avastin, failed to meet sales expectations.


Savastano's stellar soccer season interrupted by knee injury

It was a bittersweet soccer season for Jocelyn Savastano. The former Plymouth North star and Globe All-Scholastic set school, conference, and national records in the first seven games for Saint Anselm College in Manchester, N.H.


A woman whose burnt body was discovered in an Oxfordshire field was a 94-year-old from London.


The administrators of supermarket chain Kwik Save say they have sold 56 of the firm's stores for Â£18m, salvaging about 600 jobs.


New Technology Seeks To Let Startups Build Their Own Googles

TechWeb - Open source search projects like Hadoop, Lucene, and Nutch, combined with affordable, on-demand computing through Amazon Web Services, is putting scalable search infrastructure within the reach of most startups.


Madonna denies adopting baby boy in Malawi

A spokeswoman for Madonna on  Wednesday denied claims by officials in the African nation of  Malawi that the pop star had adopted a one-year-old orphan boy  there.


Australia completed an emphatic Test series sweep over New Zealand with a 213-run win Tuesday, prompting a caution from Black Caps skipper Stephen Fleming for other cricket captains around the globe.


U.S., Iraq Plan Major Falluja Rebuilding Program

The United States and Iraq's interim  government plan to begin a $100 million reconstruction effort  within two weeks in Falluja, heavily damaged in an all-out  assault against insurgents, officials said on Friday.


Sinn Fein policing board members will sit across the table from Sir Hugh Orde at its first public meeting.


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Afghan Taliban threaten to kill two German hostages

Afghanistan's Taliban movement threatened to kill two German hostages if its demands were not met by 07:30 GMT on Saturday, a spokesman for the militant group said.


Royal Marines are taking over military operations in Helmand, replacing 16 Air Assault Brigade, who are ending their six-month tour.


With the weight of a nation on his shoulders, Canadian lefty finds water on third playoff hole while No. 1 Vijay Singh keeps his cool.


Graeme Souness was appointed as the new manager of English Premier League club Newcastle United yesterday after his shock resignation from Blackburn Rovers.


Wireless gadget maker to offer on-the-move internet for free

DataWind blows in to Blighty Canadian mobile internet gadget maker DataWind is coming to Europe this month on the back of the second generation of its Pocket Surfer wireless web browser, Register Hardware has learned. And it's promising "the internet anywhere... for free".â¦


Paramilitary Scandal Takes Colombian Elite by Surprise

BOGOTA, Colombia -- Col. HernÃÂ¡n MejÃÂa was among Colombia's most decorated officers, a young, strapping warrior with five medals for valor on his chest and a reputation for being a relentless adversary of the Marxist guerrillas who operated in the dusty hamlets of northeast Colombia.


Big Internet earnings week points up uncertainties

Big Internet stocks have fallen  25 percent to 40 percent in the last quarter and haven't looked  cheaper in years. But despite expected strong year-end results,  many investors are likely to shy away in the short run.


Sprint Center Of Attention For Nextel And Verizon Wireless

Sprint Corp.'s enterprise operation, including its nationwide fiber-optic network, suddenly is looking like a swan and not a lame duck, as Verizon Wireless assesses the possibility of making a bid for Sprint in the boiling cell-phone merger scene.


The Food and Drug Administration yesterday called for an evaluation of all prevention studies involving two controversial painkillers - Celebrex and Bextra - to ensure adequate protection for participants who use the pills.


2 US marines killed, 3 wounded in rebel ambush in Fallujah

Two US marines were killed and three wounded when they came under fire during house-clearing operations in Fallujah, the US military said Friday.


Highest US troop level ahead of Fallujah assault

America has increased its troop numbers in Iraq to their highest levels since the war ended, it emerged today. Home leave has been delayed for several months for tens of thousands


At least five miners are killed by an explosion that leaves dozens trapped in a Siberian coal mine.


Church Is Rebuked Over Gay Unions and a Gay Bishop

An Anglican Church commission rebuked the Episcopal Church USA for ordaining a gay bishop and blessing same-sex unions.


U.S. Senate kills Bush immigration reform bill

The U.S. Senate dealt a fatal blow on Thursday to President George W. Bush's overhaul of immigration policy -- an emotional issue that has divided Americans in the run-up to next year's presidential election.


Skiing: Grugger leads as Austrians sweep Stelvio downhill

BORMIO, Italy Johann Grugger won his first World Cup race Wednesday, taking the downhill on the course that will host the upcoming world championships.


Titans Lose To Chicago Bears In Overtime

The Tennessee Titans are no longer worried about making the playoffs. Right now they just would like to finish .500. Yesterday the Chicago Bears beat the Titans in overtime in Nashville 19-17.


Coming off its third winning season in the last 20 years, Navy has looked sluggish on offense and uninspired overall during the last several weeks of practice.


Oscar race watchers put spotlight on "Sunshine"

Hollywood's Oscar race for best  film appears to be wide open heading into its final month with  several award watchers on Tuesday giving comedy "Little Miss  Sunshine" a slight edge over "The Departed" and "Babel."


Britain's Andrew Murray beats Ukrainian Sergiy Stakhovsky  in straight sets to lift the US Open junior title.


The Georgia Bulldogs hardly were used to this sort of treatment. They limped off the field at the Georgia Dome, unable to rely on any what-ifs or might-have-beens. For the first time in coach Mark Richt's tenure, the Bulldogs knew what it felt like to be dominated by a better team.


Destra e sinistra unite nel criticare l'esponente del Carroccio

La provocazione di Pagliarini: cosÃ¬ si procurano risorse allo Stato. Veltroni: Â«Mi sembra TotÃ²Â». Storace: Â«Solite buffonateÂ». ROMA - Il complimento piÃ¹ carino Ã¨ un Â«si Ã¨ bevuto il cervelloÂ», poi Ã¨ un tutto un fiorire di nomignoli o paragoni.


ATTACKERS WEARING suicide-bomb belts seized a school in a Russian region bordering Chechnya on Wednesday and were holding hundreds of hostages, reportedly including 200 children.


Two Are Named to Head Gibbons Transition Teams

By Ed Vogel  By ED VOGEL  Review-Journal Capital Bureau   CARSON CITY - Former Assemblyman Jason Geddes and Desert Research Institute President Stephen Wells were appointed Monday by Gov.- elect Jim Gibbons to head his energy and water resources transition teams.


Spurs celebrate Duncan's return with victory

The champion San Antonio Spurs rode the scoring of Michael Finley and Fabricio Oberto to a 102-91 home victory over the Denver Nuggets on Saturday.


Intel Corp. updated its 2005 product plans at its analyst meeting in New York Tuesday, including a timetable for its so-called "Ts," the processor technologies that are beginning to take precedence over clock-speed increases.


The Spanish and Basque leaders meet to discuss controversial plans for greater independence.


Dollar hits new low vs. euro amid rate cut talk

NEW YORK - The dollar plunged to its lowest point ever against the euro yesterday amid speculation the Federal Reserve will soon cut interest rates and on a warning from the US treasury secretary that turbulence in financial markets may linger.


Moroccan tightrope walker crosses Madrid stadium without a net

Tightrope walker traversed a Madrid football stadium on Thursday at a height of 40 metres (131 feet) without a safety net.


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Un centinaio di tifosi, tra i mille che seguiranno il Livorno a Pasching, viaggeranno sullo stesso a...


Producing biofuels from a fast-growing grass emit up to 94% less carbon dioxide than petrol, a large-scale study finds.


La. becomes last state to ban cockfights

The only state where breeders can still legally pit fighting roosters against each other in bloody battles to the death has officially banned cockfighting starting next summer.


Deutsche Boerse takeover bid for the London Stock Exchange is criticised by one of its own shareholders.


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The software giant has started a campaign to steal, er, migrate NetWare users over to Windows Server 2003. Sheesh. "Microsoft is offering US-based NetWare customers a voucher worth $600 toward channel-partner


Apple's latest version of Leopard a release candidate?

Apple gave Apple Developer Connection members a mostly complete version of their latest OS last Friday. Are they getting close to unchaining Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard?


Pressure? What pressure? Kurt Busch, last in the qualifying line and first in the NASCAR Nextel Cup points, waited out 54 drivers yesterday, then won the pole for the season-ending Ford 400, which will determine the 2004 champion.


Microsoft releases Office source code to governments

Redmond software company Microsoft Corp. said it will add the source code of its Office 2003 flagship software suite to its program for sharing the details of its products with government entities.


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LONDON -- Four hundred years after King James I denounced tobacco as "loathsome to the eye, hateful to the nose, harmful to the brain, dangerous to the lungs," the British government is taking heed. It announced plans yesterday to ban smoking in most public places, including restaurants and any pub that serves food.


Sen. Clinton Rips Bush on Family Planning

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton complained the Bush administration was shortchanging family planning efforts and said that may be causing abortion rates to go up.


Two British soldiers who died fighting the Taleban in southern Afghanistan are named.


Milano, 17:01 - CALCIO, INTER; MORATTI: MANCINI SA CHE COSA DEVE FARE

Massimo Moratti si dichiara soddisfatto del lavoro sib qui svolto dall'allenatore dell'Inter Roberto...


LAWSON LEFT OUT OF LOCAL BIDDING: Software Maker Says Minneapolis, Ramsey County Didn't Give It a Fair Shake

By Leslie Brooks Suzukamo, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn.  Sep. 12--Harry Debes, CEO of St. Paul-based Lawson Software, is criticizing Ramsey County and the city of Minneapolis for not giving his company a chance to bid on two government contracts that went to its chief U.S.


Alberi abbattuti e incidenti stradali in tutta l'isolaNel Cosentino muore un operaio nel crollo di un muro                                          Il maltempo colpisce il Sud Danni e disagi in Sicilia


EU bid to catch US economy 'a big failure': Prodi

Europe's efforts to catch up to and then outpace the US economy have been "a big failure," the outgoing head of the European Union executive commission, Romano Prodi, told the Financial Times in an interview.


Ever feel like there is a TV everywhere you go? An innovative keychain remote control, that allows its user to turn off most TVs, is giving owners the ability to control even their public TV viewing, and is selling like crazy.


new yorkâCrude oil futures rose to almost $50 (US) a barrel yesterday as platforms in the Gulf of Mexico pumped at below-normal rates two weeks after Hurricane Ivan.


A British Hercules airplane was damaged while landing in southeastern Iraq and later destroyed by coalition forces because of the risk of mounting a recovery operation, the Defense Ministry said Tuesday.


UN to repeat call for Iranian nuclear compliance

The board of the UN's nuclear watchdog is expected to approve a resolution today repeating calls for Iran to stop its uranium enrichment program.


Vicepresidente Lega Nord, se Prodi cade si vada a elezioni


Slovenia-Italia, sarÃ  una battaglia? Gli azzurri gettano acqua ...

Dopo gli incidenti di Trieste due anni or sono, c'Ã¨ il timore che la gara possa assumere connotati extracalcistici. Non Ã¨ d'accordo Lippi: "Non c'Ã¨ rivalitÃ  particolare, non si andrÃ  oltre l'agonismo".


Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand has urged the club to sort out Ryan Giggs' contract dispute as they try to narrow the gap on Premiership leaders Chelsea.


At least 47 African migrants die of hunger and thirst after their boats drift into Mauritanian waters.


Feds: Cigarette Makers Lied for 50 Years

Cigarette makers lied about the dangers of smoking for 50 years, the US government said on Tuesday as its $280 billion case against the industry went to trial.


Dell said Monday that it would delay the filing of its 10-Q report with the Securities and Exchange Commission, possibly setting the company up for a delisting notice by the NASDAQ in the coming days.


NBA Wrap: Spurs Top Mavs for 11th Straight Home Win

Tim Duncan scored 25 points to inspire  the San Antonio Spurs to their 11th straight home victory, a  98-95 win over the Dallas Mavericks Friday.


In the software business, you can't just sit around--there's always a new feature to add or the Joneses to keep up with.


Health Care Advocates, Providers and FDA Debate FDA Safety Issues ...

Health care advocates, providers and FDA officials over the weekend 'sparred' over alleged problems with the FDA prescription drug safety review process and the safety of five medications currently on the market, after an FDA safety reviewer on Thursday


Il leader dell'Udeur replica cosi' a Berlusconi


Belfast: Tanker Truck Spills 1,000 Gallons

By Walter Griffin, Bangor Daily News, Maine  Dec. 15--BELFAST -- Emergency officials estimated that approximately 1,000 gallons of gasoline spilled on Route 1 Wednesday night when a fuel tanker truck was forced off the road and rolled into a ditch.


The long-awaited update to Microsoft's virtualization software was released Monday. Virtual PC 2007 brings support for Windows Vista -- as both a guest and host operating system -- and takes advantage of new hardware virtualization technology from both Intel and AMD.


No photo finish needed as Camara double pushes Celtic further ahead

Celtic moved eight points clear of Rangers in the Scottish Premier League with a comfortable 3-0 win at home to Dundee.


Four political allies of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert received key jobs in a state-funded agency linked to a government ministry he headed in 2004, Israel's top government watchdog said Monday.


Il piano intende consolidare il settore pesca e acquacultura


Premiers rely on Martin's minority troubles to drive hard bargain ...

Canada's premiers are hopeful that Prime Minister Paul Martin's tenuous grip on a minority government will give them leverage to drive a hard bargain at this week's high-stakes health-care summit.


Bill Gates buys stake in Mexican brewer Femsa

Billionaire Bill Gates has taken a stake worth $392 million in Mexican brewer Femsa, according to a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing on Thursday.


Jeopardy! giant Ken Jennings' guided tour of the world of trivia freaks


SHAMED Greek sprinters Costas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou withdrew from their home Games after a meeting with the International Olympic Committee last night.


Battles rage at Lebanon camp, 4 soldiers die

NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - Al Qaeda-inspired militants killed four Lebanese soldiers on Thursday in fierce battles at a Palestinian refugee camp in north Lebanon, security sources said.


A new worm has been discovered in the wild that's not just settling for invading users' PCs--it wants to invade their homes, too.


Conspiracy buffs may feast on JFK documents

John F. Kennedy assassination conspiracy buffs have been handed a Presidents' Day present they are sure to savor.


Wall Street finished little changed yesterday after a strong week as investors looked past weaker-than-expected economic readings and focused on the Federal Reserveâs meeting on interest rates next week.


Sixth seed Andy Roddick blew Czech qualifier Lukas Dlouhy off the court 6-3 6-4 7-5 to reach the Australian Open second round on Monday.


UK's Straw Makes Surprise Visit to Kurdistan, Northern Iraq

UK Foreign Minister Jack Straw made an unannounced visit to Kurdistan, Northern Iraq, to meet local officials, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said.


Like its hero, "Alexander" is bold and ambitious, destined to be debated by future generations. It's also tragically flawed.


HMRC promises light touch for honest late starters Traders in a broad range of electronic goods have three months to overhaul their systems ahead of a VAT shakeup designed to crack down on missing trader fraud.â¦


Earthy-Meets-Elegant Santa Barbara Style Now Available on the Web at Kateboutique.Com

SANTA BARBARA, Calif., March 1  /PRNewswire/ -- Kate, the hippest boutique on the "American Riviera" (Santa Barbara, California), is delighted to bring its chic and sophisticated selection of clothing and accessories to the Web, with kateboutique.com.


A document condemning Dante - one of Italy's greatest poets - to exile from Florence is released to the public.


Happy Christmas for Gunners as Spurs pay for penalty miss

Arsenal will spend Christmas at the top of the Premier League after beating north London rivals Tottenham 2-1 at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday.


Critical memos on Bush's Guard service faked?

A day after CBS News presented documents questioning President Bush's National Guard service, the veracity of those papers is coming into question.


Napoli, 14:16 - CALCIO, MAZZONE: MOGGI VUOLE TORNARE AL CALCIO GIOCATO

In un intervento a Radio Kiss Kiss Napoli, Carlo Mazzone, commentando le polemiche sulle ultime dich...


Gold medalist off cycling team after doping test

GENEVA - Olympic gold medalist TylerHamilton was fired by his cycling team two months after testing positive for blood doping. The Swiss-based International Cycling Union said Tuesday the Phonak team told


Tokyo Stocks Weak, Dollar Hurts Exporters

Japan's Nikkei average fell 0.69 percent by mid-afternoon on Thursday as a fall in the dollar further weakened investor confidence over company earnings, prompting selling on exporters such as Canon Inc.


Mission-Minded Minnehulla Baptist Has A Long History

By Sonny Long, Victoria Advocate, Texas  Dec. 9--GOLIAD -- Mix the long history and tradition of Minnehulla Baptist Church with its contemporary component, and you've got the perfect blend embraced by the church's congregation.   The church was founded prior to 1870, said the Rev.


Comair Hopes To Be Back To Normal By End Of The Week

Comair put some of its planes back in the air Sunday, a day after the regional carrier canceled all 1,100 of its flights because a computer system crashed.


AMD heralds OS support for dual-core CPUs

IDF Fall '04 As Intel prepares to detail its own multi-core chips


Australia will issue its first formal apology to the countryâs indigenous people.


Jamaal Williams scored a career-high 22 points to lead a school-record eight Washington players in double figures and the 12th-ranked Huskies routed Sacred Heart 114-53 on Wednesday night.


Microsoft's MSN has introduced a beta version of its new blogging tool, MSN Spaces, which it expects will eventually be supported by advertising.


Suicide Bombing Kills 4 Israelis in Gaza

Palestinian militants set off a large truck bomb as gunmen stormed an Israeli base at a vital Gaza crossing Thursday, killing at least four Israelis and three Palestinians in an attack that defied peace efforts by new Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas.


Canadian Qaeda bomb plotter gets life in U.S. prison

A Canadian who admitted plotting to bomb U.S. embassies in Singapore and the Philippines was sentenced to life in prison on Friday after telling the court he had been "brainwashed" by al Qaeda.


Smithsonian Head's Expenses 'Lavish,' Audit Says

Lawrence M. Small, the top official at the Smithsonian Institution,  accumulated nearly $90,000 in unauthorized expenses from 2000 to 2005, including charges for chartered jet travel, his wife's trip to Cambodia, hotel rooms, luxury car service, catered staff meals and expensive gifts, according to...


Bologna e Mantova l'utente è protagonista

Nei nuovi siti di Repubblica Bologna e della Gazzetta di Mantova i contenuti prodotti dagli utenti sono il piatto forte: dalle foto ai commenti


A group of tobacco companies asked a federal judge on Thursday to let them continue marketing "low tar" and "light" cigarettes overseas, two weeks after she banned the practice in the United States.


US Spacecraft to Probe Origin of Gamma Rays Far Beyond Our Galaxy

The US space agency, NASA, launched a satellite Saturday that scientists hope will help them locate the sources of mysterious gamma ray explosions, the


Altering a single gene can turn ordinary mice into marathon racers that can run for hours and eat huge amounts of food without getting fat, researchers say.


Scientists used monkeys' immune system to make them infertile

Now, researchers are pointing to a promising new method -- a shot that prompts an immune reaction to a protein produced in the male reproductive system.


Spain Arrests Two in Madrid Train Bombings

Police have arrested a Syrian and an Egyptian in the March 11 train bombings that killed 191 people, the interior minister said Thursday.


Police in the UK's worst knife crime hotspots will be told to prosecute anyone caught with a blade, the prime minister says.


Latest round of legal action targets users of a variety of services, including eDonkey.


The 54-year-old stars in Global Cool, with actress Sienna Miller.


He runs Daily Kos, but liberal blogger Markos Moulitsas says he's no political leader. He wants you to argue about another great American pastime: baseball. By Ana Marie Cox from Wired magazine.


VISITA IN CINA Ciampi da Shanghai agli imprenditori italiani

"Ho fiducia nelle vostre capacitÃ , nei progetti delle singole imprese e nelle iniziative congiunte. Conto su di voi". SHANGHAI - "Oggi Ã¨ il momento della Cina, che come noi ha scelto di aprire il suo sistema


News Corp expects tough Apple negotiations

News Corp's president and chief  operating officer said on Friday he expected to have  contentious negotiations with Apple over showing its television  programs on iTunes.


Falluja Rebels Fight On; Clashes Across Iraq

US warplanes, artillery and mortars attacked areas of Falluja on Monday as diehard insurgents held out to the last in the week-long battle and heavy clashes broke out in the Iraqi cities of Mosul and Baquba.


Brazil movie about police is hit even before debut

Even before its release, a new movie about a police war against Brazil's criminal gangs has become an underground hit and caused controversy, including a police effort to block its screening.


KOBE WANTED âELITEâ JET TO TRIAL: JACKSON

October 12, 2004 -- NBA superstar and accused rapist Kobe Bryant was unhappy with the private jet that the Los Angeles Lakers had hired to ferry him to court appointments, his former coach claims in his new book.


HELENA, Mont. - The Salvation Army in Montana is falling behind in its holiday collections because it can't find enough bell-ringers.  On Wednesday, only seven of 14 locations around the city were staffed, and that was a good showing, said Stan Jones, an officer with The Salvation Army.


Kyle Lohse gave the Phillies something they've sorely lacked down the stretch. Lohse pitched seven strong innings, and Philadelphia improved its playoff hopes with a 5-2 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday night.


Lobsters claw back, snatch win from Houston

Amir Hadad and Christina Fusano had lost just once in mixed doubles this season. They couldn't afford to lose last night.


Al Regio di Torino dal 12/12 per la regia di Korsunovas


President Mwai Kibaki said on Saturday he was ready to form a national unity government to end Kenya's bloody turmoil but the opposition brushed the offer aside, saying he must step down and negotiate.


Eighteen People Found Dead at Spanish Hostel

Eighteen friends who rented a Spanish  mountain hostel for a birthday party were found dead on Sunday,  apparently due to a gas leak, officials said.


Israeli Hard-Liners Denounce Gaza Disengagement Plan

A large number of prominent Israeli hard-liners are describing Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's plan to dismantle Jewish settlements in Gaza and a small portion of the West Bank as a "crime against humanity.


Aid agencies warn of a major disaster if civilians cordoned in ...

Iraqis trapped in Fallujah face a humanitarian disaster unless Iraqi and US authorities allow food, water and medicine into the besieged city, aid agencies said Friday.


Pope hailed for praying toward Mecca like Muslims

Pope Benedict ended a sensitive, fence-mending visit to Turkey on Friday amid praise for visiting Istanbul's famed Blue Mosque and praying there facing toward Mecca "like Muslims".


After you and your family have finished your second helping of mashed potatoes and gravy this Thanksgiving, you might want to take Grandpa aside and ask him about his cholesterol.


SafeGuard Offers Easy Hard-Drive Protection

Upgraded version of this encryption app adds plenty of tools for networked users.


Nikkei drops as yen jumps, quake impact small

Tokyo's Nikkei share average fell 2.2 percent by midday Monday as a sudden rise in the yen's value hurt exporters, while a weekend earthquake that hit northern Japan


Americans cheer "SiCKO," but not all convinced

Fresh from the hospital and still hurting from a $757 prescription drug bill, moviegoer Ron Jackson emerged from a screening of Michael Moore's documentary on the U.S. health system feeling outraged and exuberant.


Elvis Presley is likely to score his third UK number one single in a row on Sunday, according to sales figures.


The publisher of Consumer Reports launched a free Web site Thursday to do for prescription drugs what it has already done for cars, refrigerators and other gadgets: rate them on safety, effectiveness and cost.


Liverpool take a step towards a move to a new 60,000-seater stadium after they secure funding to regenerate the surrounding area.


Japan quake stirs nuclear fears, displaces thousands

KASHIWAZAKI, Japan  - Officials at the world's biggest nuclear power plant said on Tuesday there had been more minor radiation leaks after an earthquake in Japan that killed nine people and forced thousands from their homes.


New York and Connecticut state officials said they are investigating whether improper behavior by insurance companies has been a factor in the rapidly rising cost of malpractice insurance for lawyers and doctors.


Yahoo and SBC extend partnership and plan new services

Yahoo and SBC Communications have agreed to collaborate to extend some of the online services and content they currently provide to PC users to mobile phones and home entertainment devices.


Litvinenko police to question witness: associate

British police in Moscow to investigate  the Litvinenko poisoning case will on Wednesday attend the  questioning of key witness Andrei Lugovoy, one of his  associates said.


Marsh & McLennan earnings soar, but stock stumbles

Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc., the  world's largest insurance brokerage company, said on Tuesday  that fourth-quarter earnings soared, helped by growth in its  consulting businesses.


Dam breach fears amid fresh storms, floods

Hundreds of people in south Yorkshire were evacuated from their homes Tuesday after torrential rain -- that has so far claimed three lives -- threatens to cause a dam to collapse.


Lepper e' accusato di corruzione per vendita di un terreno


Toyota will reportedly spend $830m on building another factory in the US, with Mississippi set to be the new location.


Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon on Wednesday hinted at a possible assassination of Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat.


The Stephen Soderbergh film starring George Clooney seems self-indulgent at best.


Swingers swap sex partners in prudish Singapore

Every two months, dozens of couples meet in a pub in Singapore, have drinks, mingle, and then decide whether they want to sleep with one another.


(InfoWorld) - Parents with children who love to chat on the Internet are familiar with the problem of how to keep their kids safe from online predators. NetIDme is a virtual ID card service designed to encourage children to check the identity of people they communicate with online in chat rooms and social networks or when exchanging instant messages. For each ID they check or issue, kids are awarded points, which they can exchange for music downloads and ring tones. The service is the brainchild of Alex Hewitt, a veteran in the online security industry, who saw a need to protect his own children -- and an opportunity to launch a new business. "I was particularly concerned about one of my daughters, who liked to chat and was receiving lots of messages from strangers," Hewitt said. "When I looked around for some technology to control this communication, I really couldn't find anything. I installed monitoring software but my daughter's chat friends didn't like that, and because I didn't want to restrict access altogether, I came up with the idea of developing a virtual ID card." The service, first tested in NetIDme Ltd.'s home base in Glasgow, is now available in Australia, Canada, the U.K. and the U.S., and will be rolled out at the start of next year in eight European countries. It costs Â£9.99 in the U.K. or $18.99 in the U.S. NetIDme requires both participants to be registered NetIDme users. To register, users sign up online and are sent a document, which they must complete and return. The document must be signed by the user and, if under 18 years of age, by a parent or guardian. It must also be signed by a professional person, including a teacher or doctor, to vouch for authenticity. The service is relatively easy to use. Say, a stranger approaches you in a chat room or by instant message. Before you chat, you ask the person to view his or her virtual ID card. To do this, you provide your NetIDme user name. Then the person who wants to chat with you logs in to the NetIDme Web site with name and password, clicks a tab to create a Net-ID and adds your user name. The system encrypts your name together with details from the new chat friend's account, logging a record of the new Net-ID. It then creates a hyperlink, which the new chat friend can paste directly into the chat window. When you click on the hyperlink, a browser window opens and takes you to the unlock screen on the NetIDme Web site. Only you can unlock the new chat friend's Net-ID by entering your e-mail, screen name and password. When you've finished entering this data, the friend's Net-ID card is instantly shown on the screen, displaying only the person's first name, age, gender and general location. A button on the screen allows you to repeat the process by sending your own hyperlink back to the new chat friend, displaying your details. The system automatically stores newly created IDs. NetIDme is not without its critics, however. Bloggers have attacked the service, claiming it falls short on security. "Contrary to what many bloggers claim, our site uses encryption technology, and we pay a security company a lot of money to make sure we are secure," Hewitt said in defense of the service. As for assurance against insider attacks, Hewitt points out that all NetIDme employees must consent to a police check, which includes police records and employment history. Also, at the request of police, the ID service has installed IP (Internet Protocol) tracking technology, which allows messages to be traced back to individual PCs. "Police asked us to have some sort of traceability in the event of abuse," he said. For parents concerned about the security of their kids on the Internet, NetIDme may not be the perfect solution, but the protection it offers is better than none.


Nearly 200 MPs, including David Cameron and Sir Menzies Campbell, back calls for nurses to get a full 2.5% pay rise.


Barack Obama sneaked down to North Carolina Sunday and met with former rival John Edwards, who has yet to make an endorsement in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination.


The U.N. Security Council passed a resolution Thursday that would give the United Nations authority over peacekeepers in Darfur as soon as Sudan's government gives its consent — which it has so far refused to do.


Face-to-face conversation? Who’s got time? E-mail and IM run the family

After six years of marriage, how dependent are Jacqueline Kinney and Michael McClung on e-mail to negotiate the daily decathlon of work and family life? Let McClung count the ways.


Pixar Posts Higher Third-Quarter Earnings

Pixar Animation Studios Inc on Thursday reported that its third-quarter profit rose, driven by foreign video sales of last year's hit "Finding Nemo."


Promising to revitalize the distressed automobile industry, Mitt Romney defeated his principal rival, Senator John McCain of Arizona, by winning a clear plurality of Republicans and conservatives.


A murderer who inflicted 80 blows on his victim went onto pose for a photograph with the body, a court hears.


UTAC buyout seen approved, leaving banks in lurch

HONG KONG/SINGAPORE  - The $1.4 billion private equity buyout of Singapore's United Test & Assembly Center  is likely to win shareholder approval on October 5, to the potential dismay of the deal's bankers.


Italian wine barrel race celebrates past and future

Faces furrowed with  concentration and biceps bulging, Lorenzo Martire and Giovanni  Zorn puffed their way up the narrow streets of this medieval  town, rolling the 175-pound oak wine barrel ahead of them.


Australian Nickel Miner Announces Upgrade

Australian mining company WMC Resources Ltd. on Thursday forecast record profits for 2004 and announced plans to return up to 1 billion Australian dollars (US$761 million; euro570 million) to shareholders


European Commission to present final plans for CO2 cut from cars

The European Commission on Wednesday is expected to unveil final plans for tougher limits on carbon-dioxide emissions from cars amid pressure from big carmakers, particularly in Germany.Comment


Microsoftâs deal with Giant Software has glitches

Microsoft announced their entry into the security software market with the acquisition of Giant Software. Giant Software is a 12 people strong company based in New York, which specializes in software that


A state of emergency is declared by Greece's PM, amid a rising death toll from forest fires.


Sei mesi fa il disperato appello del messicano afflitto da una rara malattiaDovranno essere preparati strumenti di dimensioni superiori al normale                                                  SarÃ  operato in Italia l'uomo piÃ¹ grasso del mondo"


NCAA denies reinstatement request for Mike Williams

The NCAA refused to reinstate Southern California All-American Mike Williams on Thursday, leaving the star receiver unable to rejoin the top-ranked Trojans after being shut out of the NFL draft by the courts.


Kraft Offers $7.2 Billion for Groupe Danoneâs Biscuit Business

The sale would give Kraft a new asset in the snack food business, its fastest growing segment, and allow it to extend its global reach.


A South Korean company sold more than 100 tonnes of a nerve agent component to the North, South Korea says.


Alliance leader David Ford reveals he was interviewed by police about an alleged offer of a peerage.


John Reid discusses a proposal to have EU nationals currently in UK jails returned to their home nations in a swap deal.


Employers showed a decent appetite to hire in May, boosting payrolls by 157,000, the most in two months. The unemployment rate held steady at 4.5 percent.


China in Line as U.S. Rival for Canada Oil

Chinese energy companies are on the verge of striking deals in Canada in efforts to win access to some of the most prized oil reserves in North America.


AMD adds mobile processor to Athlon 64 lineup

2GHz chip is the highest performing processor in AMD's family of low-power Mobile AMD Athlon 64 products.


Bin Laden Alive, Releases Audio Tape -- Web Site

An audio recording purportedly by Osama bin Laden, praising gunmen who carried out a Dec. 6 attack in Saudi Arabia, was posted on the Internet on Thursday, suggesting the al Qaeda leader is still alive.


To some San Diego Chargers, there's a playoff seeding to secure and a rushing title to win.


Sharp may speed plan to boost LCD panel output

KAMEYAMA, Japan  - Japan's Sharp Corp. 6753.T   said on Tuesday it will likely need to consider bringing   forward a capacity expansion plan for its latest liquid crystal   display (LCD) panel plant in Kameyama, western Japan.


Jim Wynia has posted some thoughts about a recent announcement of the development of a WebDAV library for PHP to his blog today:   However, over the past few years, WebDAV has started gaining traction as the underlying protocol for Subversion repositories over the web and in several other places. That makes this story about a new PHP library for working with WebDAV interesting.   He notes that he's moved a lot of his file storage to Amazon's s3 service and having this new PHP library would make it even easier for him to get at his content directly from his applications.


Arabic TV station al-Jazeera broadcasts a videotape apparently featuring Osama Bin Laden.


Chipmaker Claims 50% Greater Wi-Fi Range

Chipmaker Broadcom said Monday that has released new technology that increases the range of 802.11g chipsets by as much as 50 percent.


Bucarest, 19:43 - CALCIO, LAZIO A BUCAREST IN RITARDO: SALTA RIFINITURA

La Lazio è arrivata con notevole ritardo a Bucarest dove domani affronterà la Dinamo n...


Waiting (and Waiting) for a Big Rap Moment

The rapper All $tar has been Nashvilleâs next big hip-hop thing for so long that the title has stopped seeming like a compliment.


The dollar edged up on Wednesday,  recovering some of the losses it made after the Fed raised U.S.  interest rates as expected but did little to change the  market's view that its monetary tightening cycle will continue.


Woman granted court order against Cusack

A woman John Cusack claims is stalking him has taken out a court order barring the actor from coming near her.


Mercato attende dati su indice Ism manifatturiero


Alta Badia, 10:10 - SCI, CDM; GIGANTE BADIA: GRAVE ERRORE DI BLARDONE

Massimiliano Blardone, uno dei favoriti della vigilia, ha commesso un grave errore nella prima manch...


Three renowned architects on Thursday   unveiled designs for skyscrapers at the site of the September   11 attacks, giving the public its first comprehensive look at   how lower Manhattan's skyline will be transformed.


High-def endoscopy images and videos on Macs allow physicians at the Palo Alto Veteranâs Hospital to see subtle indications of early cancer lesions, improving their abilitly to make timely diagnoses.


China promises action on slave labor claims

HONGTONG, China  - China has promised a sweeping crackdown on a slave labor scandal in a poor part of the country where poverty and unbridled growth have made work abuses commonplace.


UK house prices fall by 0.4% in October, the Nationwide building society says, the biggest decline since February 2001.


Il rappresentante europeo ha il compito di evitare un'escalationnella crisi internazionale. Per oggi Ã¨ "ottimista ma non ingenuo"                                                   Nucleare, Larijani incontra Solana l'Ue continua il dialogo con l'Iran


Iraq Blasts Kill 4 US Workers in Breach of Baghdad Compound

Four American contractors providing security for the US Embassy were among at least 10 people killed in two blasts inside Baghdad's Green Zone, prompting the US-led military coalition


Toshiba launches its new high-definition DVD player in Europe, starting a battle for living room domination.


GREENSBURG, Pennsylvania - A case of funny money has ended happily for a woman who had been charged with passing a bogus $200 bill with President George W. Bush's picture on it.  Prosecutors in Pennsylania's Westmoreland County dropped all charges Friday against Deborah L.


Belgians seen voting out government as polls open

Belgians began voting on Sunday in an election expected to replace Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt with the premier of Flanders who wants more power for his Dutch-speaking region.


Who's written a new rock opera? Pete Townshend

More than 30 years after his seminal  "Tommy" and "Quadrophenia," The Who's Pete Townshend has  written a new rock opera that will be given a test run at a  theater festival in New York this weekend.


Review: Friday Night Lights Is A Solid Hit

DENVER (News 4) "Friday Night Lights" is the story of high school football -- TEXAS high school football -- an entirely different world.


Pope encourages prayers for beatification

Pope Benedict XVI encouraged prayers Friday for the beatification of his predecessor, Pope John Paul II, an eagerly awaited remark on a cause close to the hearts of many Poles.


Castor Clinches Fla. 11 Seat With Democratic Primary Win

Hillsborough County Commissioner Kathy CastorÃ¢ÂÂs win in TuesdayÃ¢ÂÂs Democratic primary in FloridaÃ¢ÂÂs strongly Democratic 11th Congressional District virtually assures that she will plant her familyÃ¢ÂÂs flag on Capitol Hill Ã¢ÂÂ just two years after her mother, longtime Tampa Bay area political figure Betty Castor, lost a Senate race to Republican Mel Martinez by just 1 percentage point.


The US reaches agreement with Europe's 'big three' on a draft UN resolution over Iran's uranium enrichment programme.


EU races the clock to avoid treaty crisis

European Union leaders prepared Wednesday for a key summit aimed at agreeing a mandate for a new treaty of reform, with Polish and British objections threatening to derail the talks.


Three U.S. residents and seven others linked to the powerful Gulf drug cartel were arrested following a deadly shootout just across the border from Texas, Mexican officials said Tuesday


After nearly a decade of research on its Intrinsa testosterone patch, Procter & Gamble Co. today will face federal regulators who want to know whether tests show a link to breast cancer or heart problems.


A U.S. jury on Friday found former media mogul Conrad Black guilty of multiple counts of criminal fraud and a single count of obstruction of justice but acquitted him of racketeering and tax charges.


Udine, 18:42 - CALCIO, UDINESE: DI NATALE QUASI RECUPERATO PER TORINO

Sta recuperando e potrebbe esserci, Antonio Di Natale, per la gara dell'Udinese di domenica prossima...


U.S. hopes for progress in N.Korea nuclear talks

The United States was pinning hopes on more one-on-one talks with North Korea on Wednesday to achieve progress at multinational negotiations on dismantling the communist state's nuclear arms program.


The phone, the thief, his wife and a Chihuahua?

If you took the photo of a Chihuahua at   www.flickr.com/photos/benvoluto/216323527/, you have caused a   Web sensation.


Hamas Releases Audio of Captured Israeli Soldier

JERUSALEM, Jan. 25 -- The captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit warned Monday that his health is deteriorating and asked the Israeli government to release Palestinian prisoners to free him in an audio tape released on the first anniversary of his seizure by Hamas-affiliated militias in the Gaza...


Recording Industry Broadens File-Sharing Wars

The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry is firing up its campaign against illegal file-sharing with 459 legal actions against music uploaders.


Tom Cruise is the victim of religious prejudice because he is a Scientologist, his film-making partner says.


Wayne Shorter: 'Happening,' and Meandering, a Burst at a Time

The jazz great talks about composer Ralph Vaughan Williams, and about "Footprints," a new two-disc retrospective of Mr. Shorter's music.


Britain's Sports Minister says that FIFA missed an opportunity to make a stand against racism by failing to punish Spain adequately for abuse by fans against English players in a friendly in Madrid last month.


Flash animation or tennis? As summer camps open for business, parents need to seek out a good balance.


The head of the CBI says the system designed to ensure financial stability has tarnished the UK's reputation.


Tony Blair reignited the row over Guantanamo Bay last night by claiming that former British detainees had been "causing difficulties again" after their release.


Mike Naberezny's Blog: Easier XML-RPC for PHP 5

In a new post today, Mike Naberezny talks about some updates that have been made to the XML-RPC client included with the Zend Framework, spotlighting three items in particular.   A few weeks ago, I rewrote the Zend XML-RPC client as part of a customer project at Maintainable. After fixing a fair number of bugs and writing a test suite, I made some enhancements and usability improvements. You can learn more about the new XML-RPC client from its documentation.    The three new updates to the package deal with:  Calling remote methods (a new call() method) Server proxy objects have been added Faults are thrown as PHP exceptions  Get more details on this package from its page on the Zend Framework's website.


Anger Rises as Does Toll in Remote Indian Islands

PORT BLAIR, India  - Tempers flared over the  sluggish pace of aid efforts in India's remote and restricted  Andamans and Nicobars Sunday as hundreds of bodies lay  scattered around the islands a week after the tsunami struck.


WHITE PLAINS, New York  - Disgraced sprinter Marion Jones was sentenced to six months in prison on Friday for lying to federal prosecutors about her steroid use, a stunning downfall for the five-time Olympic medalist.


There is a military alert in Japan after an unidentified submarine is detected inside the country's waters.


A former US marine who admitted child abduction offences and other crimes is deported.


U.S., E.U. Miss Deadline on Data-Sharing Agreement

The United States and the European Union failed to meet a Saturday deadline to conclude a permanent new agreement on the sharing of airline passenger data, an issue that has raised serious privacy concerns in Europe. But both sides said talks will continue and flights will not be affected.


WASHINGTON - Small owls that scatter mammal dung around the entrances to their underground burrows may be wiser than the practice would seem to suggest.


Nicholas Cage received the best opening weekend in his career so far with the number one box office movie in North America, Ghost Rider.  With over $44 million, this number one hit is the biggest blockbuster opening this year.  Coming in at numb...


With no other suitors stepping forward, business software maker Oracle Corp. is threatening to abandon its $6.7 billion bid for BEA Systems Inc. unless its smaller rival accepts the offer by Sunday evening.


Democratic Sen. Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts will endorse Senate colleague Barack Obama for president, party officials confirmed Sunday.


DTI Accelerates Evidence Discovery Process with BlueArc Titan 2000

(Source: BlueArc)  Document Technologies Inc (DTI), a rapidly-growing company focused on the electronic discovery business, accelerated their data analysis workflow by ten times over their previous solution by deploying Titan 2000 from BlueArc. The capabilities of Titan enable DTI to work at full capacity even through peak demands - generating in excess of 2 million files per day to facilitate rapid response to legal requests.


A federal jury awarded $260,000 on Monday to one of two men who sued NBA star Allen Iverson after they said they were beaten by his entourage at a Washington nightclub.


Fuel Helps Push Consumer Prices Up in 2004

Consumer prices jumped 3.3 percent last year as the biggest surge in fuel bills in 14 years pushed up inflation at the fastest pace since 2000, the government reported Wednesday.


Stocks looked set to open slightly higher on Thursday, rebounding after a weak start to the new year, as reports showed the private sector added 40,000 jobs in December and weekly unemployment benefits claims fell more than expected.


House approves Iraq war money with no withdrawal

The U.S. House of Representatives broke a four-month deadlock with President George W. Bush on Thursday and approved $100 billion in new funds for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan without a timetable for withdrawing combat troops.


Music entrepreneur Steve Stoute has emerged as one of Madison Avenue's surest guides to the world of young consumer spending, hip-hop style.


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Edmund Hillary, First Atop Everest, Dies

WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- Sir Edmund Hillary, the unassuming beekeeper who conquered Mount Everest to win renown as one of the 20th century's greatest adventurers, has died, New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark announced Friday. He was 88.


Rumor: Facebook to get 3 new features in Q1 2008

A report coming from the Inside Facebook blog today details three new features that may be making their debut in the first few months of 2008.


Ronaldinho's genius signals a power shift

Ronaldinho was so in the groove before kick-off that he actually danced in the tunnel. Barcelona's catalyst did not just flick out a leg, so loosening limbs for imminent exertion against Real Madrid.


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FOXBOROUGH -- When it comes to airing football games, or talking about the Patriots, Channel 4 seems to have it covered. The station has the games on CBS on Sundays, pre- and postgame shows, plus ``Sports Final" on Sunday nights. Channel 7 has the Sunday night NBC games, plus ``SportsXtra" after the news. Channel 25 has the games on Fox ...


Montecarlo, 15:48 - RALLY: LOEB VINCE A MONTECARLO PER LA QUINTA VOLTA

Sebastien Loeb (Citroen C4) ha vinto il 76mo Rally di Montecarlo, prima prova del campionato del mon...


French Premier Skeptical of Ransom Demand

Experts on Islamic militant groups are skeptical about a Web posting demanding $5 million in ransom for two French journalists held hostage in Iraq, France's prime minister said Monday.


Russia says it will start charging US astronauts for lifts to the International Space Station from 2006.


Autostrade 'rischia l'appropriazione indebita'


Children who do little exercise risk developing the chronic fatigue syndrome ME in later life, say researchers.


The first woman to lead the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research in Cambridge is stepping down as director of one of the nation's leading biological research centers to return full time to her research.


Illinois St. women's hoop team is ranked

Illinois State coach Robin Pingeton hopes her team's first Top 25 appearance in more than 19 years is just a starting point. The Redbirds, winners of 13 in a row after two more victories this past week, entered The Associated Press poll at No. 24 on Monday Â the first time they've appeared since Dec. 5, 1988.


Developer, Beach Battle Over Zoning  for Boat Slips THE CONTROVERSY

By DEIRDRE FERNANDES  BY DEIRDRE FERNANDES  THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT  VIRGINIA BEACH - Sandbridge is buzzing again about a businessman's plan to build 76 boat docks close to the Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge, two years after it was first proposed.


James Blunt testing new material on tour

CLEVELAND (Billboard) - After a brief European holiday last month, "You're Beautiful" singer/songwriter James Blunt has emerged with a half-dozen or so new tracks and ideas for the follow-up release to his worldwide smash debut album "Back to Bedlam."


News.com Extra: Gamers' maximum geekery at Penny Arcade

Also: Technology and the Bill of Rights. Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra.


What to do when that 1040 EZ form turns out to be anything but "EZ."


Retail in Review: More Bah Than Sis-Boom

Analysts have offered their latest judgment of the Christmas shopping season: good, but not great, although online sales set records.


Suddenly, the Pittsburgh Penguins' standard of success has risen as quickly as their place in the Eastern Conference standings.


An official government inquiry is announced into the financial management of two education boards.


Also: Searching passengers' faces for subtle cues to terror. Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra.


An unmanned rocket carrying three  Russian GLONASS navigation satellites took off from the Russian  cosmodrome at Baikonur in Kazakhstan on Friday, news agencies  reported.


The Count : College Tuition Offers a Lesson in Sticker Shock

After a report from the College Board on soaring tuition, parents and their teenage children could be forgiven for asking themselves if college is necessary.


Some Wisconsin quarters issued last year are turning out to be worth considerably more than 25 cents.


NUSA DUA, Indonesia  - Europe expects to overcome a dispute with the United States blocking the launch of negotiations on a new climate treaty beyond 2012 at U.N. talks in Bali, Germany said on the final day on Friday.


Bulgaria's President Heads for Slovenia, Croatia ... |read|

Politics: 26 October 2004, Tuesday. Bulgaria's President Georgi Parvanov leaves Tuesday on official visits to Slovenia and Croatia, the second leg of his trips to countries in Southeastern Europe.


Bemba followers attack Congo court in poll protest

Supporters of Congolese former rebel  chief Jean-Pierre Bemba attacked the Supreme Court on Tuesday,  which was set ablaze as they rioted to protest against results  showing he had lost a presidential election.


Bolivia's Morales, Saddam on U.S. no-fly list: report

Bolivian President Evo Morales, Saddam Hussein and 14 of the 19 dead September 11 hijackers are among the names on the U.S. no-fly list designed to stop terrorists boarding planes, 60 Minutes said on Thursday.


Chuck Harris remembers when the Internet was fun and he'd spend hours reading his favorite news sites, checking the church calendar, browsing the shops.


Microsoft this week began distributing its latest update to the Windows XP operating system to home users through its Automatic Updates feature.


Bush and Congress Seen Pushing for Stimulus Plan

Concern about a possible recession is bringing the president and lawmakers closer to agreeing that an economic stimulus package is needed soon, officials said.


Red alert over London on credit card fraud map

London's burning London is the UK capital of credit card fraud, according to a study by online fraud prevention firm Early Warning.â¦


Labor not to approve coalition deal until Tuesday

A meeting of the Israeli Labor Party Central Committee to approve an agreement with Likud on forming a new coalition government has been delayed until Tuesday,Israel Radio reported Sunday.


The Loyalties, and Love, Will Surely Cross the Net

oachim Johansson planned to have dinner with his opponent's sister last night before playing her brother this morning in the semifinals of the United States Open.


Dollar Falls, Gloom Over Economy Persists

The dollar fell sharply on Monday,  dropping to within one cent of record lows against the euro as  worries over the state of the U.S. economy persisted.


Azerbaijan coach Carlos Alberto says he might ask three players to mark Wayne Rooney on Wednesday.


'Siamo un milione', i ministri salutano ma non sfilano


Dance Review | Prometheus Dance: Ill-Met by Moonlight With Pain to Spare

Diane Arvanites-Noya and Tommy Neblett, the artistic directors of Prometheus Dance, presented an 80-minute program.


All signs suggest that the European Union report on Turkey expected to be published tomorrow will be mostly positive and will lead to a European declaration on December 17, 2004, on a start of negotiations for Turkish accession to the union.


Iran will publish the speeches and writings of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who has called for Israel's destruction and once wrote President Bush a letter criticizing his handling of the Sept. 11 attacks, newspapers reported Tuesday.


The U.S. government will charge Time Warner Inc's  America Online unit with aiding and abetting securities fraud but will defer prosecution for two years, a U.S. Justice Department official said.


Jolie could complete Vietnam adoption in April

Vietnamese authorities have speeded up  Angelina Jolie's adoption of a Vietnamese boy and the Hollywood  star could be able to take him home by next month, the  country's top adoption official said on Wednesday.


Snow to Remain Treasury's Chief, White House Says

Treasury Secretary John W. Snow will remain in his job after weeks in which Republicans had talked openly about his impending departure.


UK: Pakistani anti-Rushdie comment wrong

Britain told Pakistan on Tuesday that it was deeply concerned by a Pakistani minister's statement that the knighthood honoring "Satanic Verses" author Salman Rushdie could justify suicide attacks.


Craig Ferguson decided not to poke fun at Britney Spears for at least one night.


Study Raises Questions About Bioengineered Grass

A new study shows raises questions about the straying of plants altered through biotechnology and that could hurt the efforts of two companies to win approval for the first bioengineered grass.


Nepal minister delays India trip to prepare for talks with Maoists

Nepal's home minister delayed a trip to India after Maoist rebels asked him to focus on preparations for upcoming talks between the guerrillas and the premier, officials said.


Iraqi judge dismisses case against Chalabi

BAGHDAD -- A judge has dismissed counterfeiting charges against a senior political figure once considered a front-runner to become Iraq's leader, authorities said yesterday.


Review: Sluggish Sundance has few standouts

"Film Takes Place" was the obligatory meaningless slogan for this year's Sundance Film Festival. In the logo, the word "place" was artfully wrapped in the center of what looked like a lollipop -- or was it a stop sign?


Kodak says sensor boosts camera power in phones

Photography company Eastman Kodak Co.   on Monday introduced chips that can boost the  picture-taking power in mobile phones, and help manufacturers  cut development costs.


Pavano decision unlikely until mid-December at earliest

Carl Pavano is likely to take until mid-December or later before deciding which team to sign with, his agent said Friday. The free-agent pitcher met Thursday with the Red Sox and visited Boston's Curt Schilling.


Rebel Leader Says Sudan Is Hiding Fighters

Sudanese authorities have moved hundreds of pro-government fighters from the crisis-torn Darfur region to other parts of the country to keep them out of sight of


One of Britain's biggest power companies has announced price hikes of 17.2% for gas and 12.7% for electricity in a move set to hit more than four million households. via Grantham Today


Venezuelan Chavez wants to be world's anti-U.S. voice

CARACAS, Venezuela  - Venezuelan President Hugo   Chavez staked a claim to be the world's leading anti-American   voice by branding President Bush as the devil in a speech to   the United Nations this week.


WASHINGTON - The Senate on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved a massive reorganization of the United States intelligence community to address the Sept. 11 commission's complaints that the nation's spy agencies don't work together properly to deter terrorist attacks    The bill, approved on a 96-2 vote, would create a national counterterrorism center and also a position of national intelligence director who would coordinate most of the nation's nonmilitary intelligence agencies...


Maria Sharapova has cruised into the final of the Korea Open with a crushing 6-0 6-2 victory over Anne Kremer. The 17-year-old Wimbledon champion was in fine touch throughout the match, taking just 47 minutes to oust her opponent from Luxembourg.


Being a Football Genius is hard work. The quest for perfection is never ending. You can always improve. That's why Corey Dillon will be carrying the football Sunday for the Patriots instead of Antowain Smith. And that's why Josh Miller -- instead of Ken Walter -- will be punting, and holding for Adam Vinatieri's clutch kicks.


Blog: AT&T picks up the Samsung SGH-A717 and SGH-A727


Game Theory: A Sexy Witch, Zombies and Death: Who Needs a Story?

Story aside, Bullet Witch is reasonably entertaining, with a plethora of zombies occasionally aided by giant-brained creatures and 50-foot monsters.


Red Hat flags OSI offenders on partner site

Users force enlightenment OSCON Sometimes being the open source software leader means distancing yourself from open source claims.â¦


Blair Says He's Ready To Talk to Kidnappers

BRIGHTON, England - British Prime Minister Tony Blair said Wednesday he was ready to open up contact with captors of a British hostage in Iraq, shown on video begging Blair to save his life.


The owner of Airbus approves the building of the A350 jet and says it will fund most of the $13bn project itself.


In the second round the 34-year-old American takes on Swedish doubles specialist Jonas Bjorkman who overcame Australian veteran Wayne Arthurs 4-6 6-4 6-4.


Travellers will brave road and rail delays as they head for the coast this Bank Holiday weekend.


Links to the week's topics from search engine forums across the web: Which Web Services Do You Use? - Mining the Tail? - AdSense On Home Page - Does It Cheapen The Look? - What are the Barriers to Using Search Analytics? - Digg Dealing With the Same Problems as Google? and more.


U.S. says 6-way Korea talks may resume in July

Washington's top nuclear envoy said Wednesday stalled six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear arms program are likely to resume in early July, but Pyongyang must keep its promise to shut down a nuclear reactor.


The Stage Is Set: Enter Horses at Full Gallop

The founder of Cirque du Soleil is taking an elaborate new equestrian-based circuslike extravaganza called "Cavalia" on tour.


India-Pakistan terror panel to discuss train blasts

An India-Pakistan anti-terror panel was due to hold its first meeting here Tuesday, with talks focusing on the firebombing of a train linking the two countries which killed 68 people.


Navy slotback Eric Roberts enters Saturday's game against Vanderbilt needing 49 receiving yards to become the first player in school history to amass 1,000 yards rushing and receiving in a career.


Texas bumped Utah from the coveted No. 6 spot in the Bowl Championship Series standings released on Monday, improving its chance for its first major bowl in eight seasons.


Three Germans, one US executive of Infineon face jail over price-fixing

Three German executives and an American with microchip giant Infineon Technologies face jail terms and fines under plea agreements to settle a US probe into price-fixing, the Justice Department said.


Questions and Praise for Google Web Library

When Randall C. Jimerson, the president of the Society of American Archivists, heard of Google's plan to convert certain holdings at Oxford University and at some of the leading research


News Corp is reportedly considering selling MySpace to Yahoo for a 25% stake in the internet search firm.


Stocks rebounded in early trading after Goldman Sachs and Best Buy posted solid profit gains and central banks issued billions of dollars in loans to the worldâs commercial banks.


Tactical Blow for Linux: "Turku Uskoo Linuxiin," Finland's City of...

Are blade servers right for your company? Find out now with this free guide written by the inventor of the blade server, RLX Technologies.


AN Internet statement released under the purported new name of al-Qaeda-allied terrorist leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's militant group claimed responsibility for an attack today on a US military convoy west of the Iraqi city of Fallujah.


Foreign raid kills dozens of Afghans: residents

LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan  - Residents of a Taliban-controlled town in southern Afghanistan said on Sunday dozens of civilians including women and children had been killed in aerial bombing.


Hundreds of bodies are discovered in a former Soviet barracks near the Afghan capital, Kabul, police say.


Study supports theory that pets cut allergy risk

NEW YORK  - Some people prone to allergies keep their homes pet-free, a study shows -- but such "avoidance" of furry companions only partly explains the lower allergy risk found among pet owners.


Conflicts across Iraq as powerful explosives disappear

Conflicts and bombings still rampaged across Iraq on Monday, killing at least 16 people including an American soldier and an Estonian trooper.


Ala. Judge Wears Ten Commandments on Robe

A judge refused to delay a trial Tuesday when an attorney objected to his wearing a judicial robe with the Ten Commandments embroidered on the front in gold.


Clinic Doctor Calls For Investigation Into Makers Of Vioxx

CLEVELAND -- A doctor with the Cleveland Clinic is calling for a congressional investigation into whether the makers of Vioxx ignored signs it could cause heart problems.


A few hours later, she said she felt guilty staying seated for her final round of Olympics interviews. She just didn't have the energy to stand.


Domani a Campello sul Clitunno rimarrano chiusi negozi e scuoleL'incendio Ã¨ stato domato, due cadaveri ancora da recuperare                                           Oleificio esploso, 4 giorni di lutto cittadino Napolitano: "Bisogna indignarsi e reagire"


Blake powers Indians over Devil Rays 6-1

Jake Westbrook takes pride in his consistency for the Cleveland Indians.


Second seed Tommy Robredo got his 2008 campaign off to a forgettable start when he was beaten in straight sets by Agustin Calleri in the Qatar Open on Tuesday.


Gunmen abducted an Italian Roman Catholic priest who was on his way to a remote village to celebrate Sunday Mass in the southern Philippines, police said.


Consumer Prices Drop, Other Data Point Up

U.S. consumer prices dropped in July  for the first time in eight months as a sharp run up in  gasoline costs reversed, the government said on Tuesday in a  report suggesting the U.S. Federal Reserve can stick to a plan  of gradual interest-rate rises.


Portorose, 17:39 - TENNIS, WTA PORTOROSE: CAMERIN BATTUTA IN FINALE

Maria Elena Camerin è stata battuta in finale al torneo Wta di Portorose, in Slovenia. L'ital...


Berlusconi's mother, doting matriarch, dies at 97

Silvio Berlusconi's mother died on Sunday, aged 97, news agencies reported, depriving the Italian tycoon of a doting matriarch and a valuable political asset as he faces a possible chance for re-election to lead the country.


French authorities have handed over the medical file on recently deceased Palestinian president Yasser Arafat to his widow Suha, who is studying it.


Mehdi Army suspected in Baghdad kidnap, says Zebari

Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zebari  said on Wednesday that Shi'ite Mehdi Army militias were most  likely to have been behind the kidnapping of five Britons in  Baghdad, probably assisted by local police.


Indonesia's ailing Suharto 'critical': doctors

Former Indonesian dictator Suharto was in a critical condition in hospital on Saturday, his doctors said, a day after the 86-year-old was admitted with a weakening heart and kidneys.


Bank, IMF Blamed for Health Spending Cuts

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


It's Tom Cruise vs. Sumner Redstone in a case of I quit-you're fired at Hollywood's highest level. On one side is the chairman of Viacom, Inc., which owns Paramount Pictures. On the other is the industry's biggest and most bankable star, whose last seven films have each generated over $100 million.


"Titanic" star Leonardo DiCaprio stumped for John Kerry, while Fred Thompson of NBC's "Law & Order" campaigned for President Bush in Florida, one of the swing states in the presidential election.


Cuba publishes Castro column amid health rumors

Cuba published on Sunday a historical essay by ailing leader Fidel Castro, whose long absence from public view has fueled speculation about his health among Cuban exiles in Miami.


White House privacy adviser: We don't need more authority

Blog: Congress is poised to transform a civil liberties oversight board into an independent agency with additional powers, but the current vice chairman isn't interested.


MOSCA - Si sono schiantati al suolo a pochi secondi uno dall'altro, dopo essere decollati un'ora prima dal medesimo aeroporto. Un evento ai limiti dell'impossibile dal punto di vista statistico, a voler credere alla tesi dell'incidente.


Japanese automaker says if it could find the battery power, completely electric cars would be better for the environment than a plug-in hybrid.


Pakistan World Cup cricket coach Bob Woolmer died from natural causes and was not strangled as police earlier concluded, the Jamaican police commissioner said Tuesday in announcing the end of an international homicide investigation.


A nationalist party whose anti-immigrant campaign posters featuring white sheep kicking out a black sheep helped sparked a riot is hoping for its best-ever showing in parliamentary elections Sunday.


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Sarsgaard romances schoolgirl in British drama

Peter Sarsgaard will play a  predatory Lothario in "An Education," a coming-of-age drama  also starring Alfred Molina and Emma Thompson.


Australian embassy blast not linked to elections: Downer

JAKARTA : A deadly bomb blast outside Australia's embassy in Jakarta was not linked to next month's Australian elections or forthcoming polls in Indonesia, Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said.


Embassy a Nucleus of Anguish for Indonesians

At last, the word arrived from Indonesia. The village where Issweni Bakri's family lived had been wiped out. As friends and relatives gathered at her home in Alexandria, Bakri and her family began making a grim tally of those they had lost.


Suicide Car Bomb Kills 39 at Pakistan Religious Rally

At least 39 people were killed and more than 80 wounded when a suicide car bomb exploded at a rally for an assassinated militant religious leader in central Pakistan early Thursday, police said.


Boston College has filed an appeal with the NCAA to reinstate senior defensive tackle B.J. Raji , who was declared academically ineligible last week.


BERLIN The heir of a major Nazi industrialist on Tuesday defended a major exhibition of his contemporary art collection against charges that he was trying to whitewash his family history.


Young Buck Surrenders Rapper turns himself in for Vibe Awards ...

Rapper Young Buck surrendered to police on Friday and was charged with one count of attempted murder and one count of assault with a deadly weapon.


Streaming Ads Driving Users Away From Content

While marketers have always found a way to get themselves in front of a largely captive audience, advertising on streaming videos is presenting some particular challenges.


Cade aereo in Africa, morti tre torinesi

NâDJAMGNA - Lâamore per lâAfrica e la conoscenza di culture lontane sono stati fatali alla giornalista Dada Rosso, allâamministratore delegato della casa editrice Bollati Boringhieri, Armando Mandelli, e una studentessa di 24 anni, Raffaella


Report Shows Significant Flaws in Briny Breezes Redevelopment Plan

The Florida Coalition for  Preservation today released a report  from the respected Iler Planning Group  showing the proposed density of the Briny Breezes redevelopment project  is grossly incompatible with the surrounding area.


Lucasfilm Animation launches the trailer for The Clone Wars, releasing 2009.


For Women, Knee Injuries Can Mean Years of Pain

Some knee injuries appear to cause years of pain and increase the risk of arthritis among female soccer players, a new study shows.


Linus Torvalds against EU patent directive

They are asking the European Union Council to reject this proposal. They claim that software patent directive would be harmful to the European economy.


GOP rivals argue who's most conservative

Republican presidential candidates vied Sunday over who is the real conservative, ahead of an evening debate in Florida where they hoped to put their conservative credentials on display.


An advert for a Vietnam War PlayStation 2 game is banned over a reference to napalm.


Wis. Couple Charged in Immigration Scheme

Two physicians have been indicted on charges alleging that for 20 years they kept an illegal immigrant in their home, a woman who told investigators she was not paid or allowed to leave without an escort except for shopping.


Democratic vice presidential candidate John Edwards on Sunday disputed a White House assertion that it was right to topple Saddam Hussein even if he had no illegal weapons because he posed a future threat.


New stage lighting brought an extra sparkle to this year's annual nativity play at Priory Woods School.   The school in Middlesbrough, which educates children with special needs, was able to buy the lights thanks to a donation from company Dow Chemicals.


Police are questioning all the passengers on a plane after it made an emergency landing following a call about a bomb threat from a member of the public.


Iraq takes step closer to landmark oil law

Iraq's cabinet approved changes to a draft hydrocarbon law on Tuesday and sent it to parliament for immediate debate, taking a big step towards meeting a key political target set by the United States.


Good thing Jim Mora is renowned for his nonstop energy. He now has three job titles with the Seahawks. Assistant head coach. Defensive backs coach. And head coach-designate. Seattle set an NFL precedent Wednesday by giving Mora a four-year contract to succeed Holmgren. Just not yet.


Players and Fans Expected to Face Charges in Brawl

DETROIT (Sports Network) - Five members of the Indiana  Pacers and five Detroit Pistons fans are expected to be charged  Wednesday in the November 19 brawl that took place at The  Palace of Auburn Hills.


Debate on Orson Welles used to center on the cause of his decline. Now the decline itself is in question.


The Curious Cook : When Science Sniffs Around the Kitchen

Can a rational awareness of flavor chemistry and amine circuitry influence and heighten our actual sensory experience of food?