NEC to sell water-cooled PC with Blu-ray drive

(InfoWorld) - Japanese users won't have to worry about a noisy cooling fan disturbing them while they watch high-definition movies on NEC's newest computer -- the PC, equipped with a Blu-ray drive, uses water-cooling instead. A prototype of the PC, called the Valuestar X VX780/GD, was on display this week at the Ceatec exhibition in Chiba, Japan. As most Japanese live in small apartments, PCs often do double-duty as both a computer and an entertainment system. But the use of cooling fans means that PCs are not as quiet as standalone DVD players, often interrupting the movie-watching experience. The use of water-cooling means NEC's Valuestar X runs quietly, making just 31 decibels of noise, or slightly more than a whisper. Priced at Â¥543,000 ($4,612), the PC is clearly not intended for people on a budget. But for those willing to pay more for a high-end system, the Valuestar X, which is due to go on sale in December and runs Microsoft's Windows XP Home Edition operating system, offers some impressive features. In addition to the Blu-ray drive and water-cooling system, the PC offers a digital television tuner, a 3.4GHz Intel Pentium D 945 processor, 1GB of RAM, and dual 250GB hard drives. It also includes a remote control and a 20-inch widescreen LCD (liquid crystal display) with internal flat-panel NXT speakers that provide surround sound.


Irish vote on razor's edge as polling starts

Irish voters headed for the polls on Thursday in an election so close that Prime Minister Bertie Ahern may have to lure a major left-leaning opponent onto his side if he is to stay in power.


'Avvertimento' ad Hamas dal leader parlamentare di al Fatah


US Again Attacks Zarqawi Insurgents in Iraq

US forces are reported to have launched a second round of targeted bombing Saturday against Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's terror network in the Iraqi city of Fallujah.


As the slippery due date draws near for the Windows release, Microsoft and the EU are now at odds over security features.


The unexpected suspension of Chiron's production of flu vaccine created a sudden shortage of the supply available to Americans.


Tories will use a Commons debate to raise pressure for an immediate inquiry into the Iraq war.


IBM continues to submerge its product brands

IBM has unveiled a major reorganization in its Systems and Technology Group that shifts the emphasis away from the product lines towards more of a go-to-market focus.


Preserving City's Architectural Character Difficult: ; Council to Ease Process for Neighborhoods

By Jim Balow  balow@wvgazette.com  Four pastel-colored older homes stand well-preserved along Park Avenue, in the heart of the West Side's Luna Park neighborhood, all designed by one of the state's first black architects.


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Barclays to Buy CIBC Credit Card Unit for $293 Mln

Aug. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Barclays Plc, the UK's third- biggest bank, agreed to buy Juniper Financial Corp. from Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce for $293 million in cash to expand into the world's biggest credit card market.


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Increasingly, 'Fans Are Setting the Agenda' in the Blogosphere

Whether movie critic, restaurant reviewer or political pundit, it has become almost obligatory among journalists to bid farewell to the year by compiling a list of the previous 12 months' biggest triumphs and flops.


Producer nabs Telefonica's stake in Lola

Spain's high-profile indie producer Andres Vicente Gomez has snagged Telefonica Group's 70% stake in his Lola Films production house as the telecom giant continues to divest noncore assets.


Lenovo Group Ltd. has snagged a fifth Dell Inc. executive in two weeks to help run its business in Asia.


Storm Swamps S. Carolina, Strong Hurricane at Sea

CHARLESTON, S.C.  - Tropical Storm Gaston swept  ashore in South Carolina on Sunday with near-hurricane force  winds and sheets of rain that knocked down trees, downed power  lines and left low-lying streets waist-deep in water.


For those that missed it last night, Biogen Idec (BIIB:Nasdaq - news - research) and Elan Pharmaceuticals (ELN:NYSE ADR - news - research) received FDA approval for their new multiple sclerosis drug, now called Tysabri (formerly known as Antegren.


Microsoft debuts a new touch-sensitive coffee table-shaped computer called "Surface".


Tarantino to shoot next film in Mandarin

The maverick movie maker has told a British film magazine in an interview that he will follow his two-film revenge epic Kill Bill with a gongfu action title shot entirely in Mandarin.


If Atlanta Falcons defensive end Brady Smith ever pulled off a play similar to his game-sealing end zone fumble recovery Sunday afternoon, the details of it have been rendered fuzzy and incomplete by the passage of too many years.


Casey Hoping to Keep his Eye on the Ball

Paul Casey hoped to have his mind fully focused on golf today when England resumed the World Cup in Seville only one stroke behind leaders Ireland and Austria.


The sequel to Pirates of the Caribbean proves again that special effects aren't funny, and brilliant performances aren't always repeatable, says Richard Schickel


Roma, 18:57 - Calcio, Lazio; Papadopulo: sei punti nelle prossime due gare

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U.N. delays go ahead for planned African ivory sale

A U.N. environmental agency on Thursday postponed a plan to allow three southern African states to make a one-off sale of 60 tonnes of elephant ivory.


An accused leader of a major drug cartel pleaded not guilty to cocaine charges Monday, a month after the Coast Guard arrested his younger brother in international waters off the Mexican coast.


'Fiorentina gran club, ma devo dire grazie a Zeman e Lecce'


Barton fined six weeks' wages over cigar attack

Manchester City midfielder Joey Barton has been fined six weeks' wages for poking a lit cigar in the eye of a trainee during a row at the club's Christmas Party.


Martin Sheen, star of TV's "The West Wing" and numerous Hollywood films, began his new career Friday — as a college student.


A brief history of Iran's nuclear program

2002 Jan. President Bush describes Iraq, Iran, and North Korea as an "axis of evil."


Su fisco, 'Armonizzazione delle rendite tema da affrontare'


Pekerman Is Asked to Coach Argentina as First Senior Soccer Job

Jose Pekerman, who led Argentina's Under-20 soccer team to three world titles since 1995, was asked to replace Marcelo Bielsa as national team coach, the Argentine soccer federation said.


Police in India arrest a convicted US paedophile who Interpol says has been on the run in Asia for 11 months.


If you received a cool catalog in the mail recently, most likely it came from one of the companies under the umbrella of Williams-Sonoma (NYSE: WSM).


The 13th named storm of the 2004 hurricane season weakened after moving into Southern Louisiana on Sunday. Tropical storm Matthew caused scattered flooding as heavy rain drenched the area.


FINANZIARIA: SU TASSE LUNEDI' VERTICE TRA TECNICI E SINISCALCO

(AGI) - Roma, 13 nov. - Trattative ancora aperte tra i partiti della maggioranza per definire l'accordo sul taglio delle tasse, che corre parallelo a quello sul rimpasto di governo. Lunedi' pomeriggio si terra


ABN Amro Plans to Cut 2,850 Jobs as Earnings Decline

ABN Amro Holding NV, the largest Dutch bank, plans to cut 2,850 jobs, or about 3 percent of its workforce, to stem a decline in operating profit as revenue growth stalls.


Woods struggling to cope with body changes: Singh

St Andrews, Oct 07 - Vijay Singh thinks the main reason he has replaced Tiger Woods as world number one is the American's failure to adapt to changes in his body.


Australian Prime Minister John Howard says he is confident of winning re-election to a fourth term this week, but by a narrow margin.


Ukraine's Liberal Yushchenko to Take Power on Sunday

Liberal Viktor Yushchenko will be sworn in  as Ukraine's new president Sunday, ending weeks of political  turmoil and setting the stage for the ex-Soviet state to move  out of imperial leader Russia's sphere of influence.


Gateway Inc. reported a narrowed net loss in the first quarter as it continues to restructure its operations and integrate its acquisition of eMachines.


Movie Review | 'Great World of Sound': With a Song in Their Hearts, They Are Prey

âGreat World of Soundâ observes a sadder, tawdrier side of the self-deluding dream of fame.


The St. Louis Cardinals recalled outfielder-first baseman Chris Duncan from Triple-A Memphis on Sunday.


49-year-old actor Kevin Costner married girlfriend Christine Baumgartner Saturday in a ceremony set against a backdrop of snow-capped mountains at his ranch in Aspen, Colorado, US.


Apple to rent movies on Web, shows thin notebook

Apple Inc  unveiled a lightweight laptop about three-quarters of an inch thick on Tuesday and said it would start renting movies over the Internet, moving the iPhone and iPod maker into a very competitive market.


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SBC to boost online directory presence through acquisition

Baby Bells SBC Communications Inc. and BellSouth Corp. have entered into a joint venture to acquire online directory publisher www.


Nike quarterly net profit down, beats Street

Nike Inc. , the world's No.  1 sport shoe and apparel maker, said on Thursday that quarterly  net profit fell 13 percent as stock-based compensation weighed  on results, but the results topped Wall Street estimates.


U.S. scientists create beating hearts in lab

U.S. researchers say they have coaxed hearts from dead rats to beat again in the laboratory and said the discovery may one day lead to customized organ transplants for people.


Iraq Shi'ite mosque bombing kills eight: police

A suicide bomber wearing a vest packed with explosives killed eight people near a Shi'ite mosque in the volatile Iraqi city of Baquba on Thursday, police said.


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Il Comitato Nazionale Olimpico Neozelandese (NZOC) ha deciso oggi di rimuovere ogni ostacolo alla li...


VNU to cut 4,000 jobs, sell European unit to 3i

VNU , the world's largest market  research firm, plans to cut 4,000 jobs next year, or about 10  percent of its workforce, and has agreed to sell its European  business magazines to private equity firm 3i .


U.S. Women Win Bronze Medal in Water Polo

Center fielder Ellen Estes scored three  goals including the decider to help the United States beat  Australia 6-5 Thursday in the Olympic women's water polo bronze  medal game.


Mexico's Cemex has agreed to buy building materials firm RMC Group for 2.3 billion pounds, doubling the revenues of the world's No.


Lethal Weapon star Danny Glover has been arrested outside the Sudan Embassy in Washington during a heated protest march. After an incident in the African country Wednesday, Glover was charged with disorderly


OPEC is pumping near flat out in a bid to drag down oil prices but will not rubber-stamp all its extra output with a big increase in formal supply


Israeli Troops Kill 14 Palestinians, Sharon Asks for Gaza Plan ...

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has formally asked parliament to approve his Gaza withdrawal plan, saying it will strengthen Israel and will move the Jewish state forward "on the road to peace.


KABUL, Oct. 28 -- U.S.-led coalition forces killed about 80 Taliban fighters during a six-hour battle outside a Taliban-controlled town in southern Afghanistan on Saturday, the latest in a series of increasingly bloody engagements in the region, officials said.


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The Oscars have a piece of the Rock. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Thursday announced Chris Rock will host the next Academy Awards telecast.


Colombia vows to rebuild novelist's home

Colombia celebrated the 80th birthday of Nobel Prize-winning novelist Gabriel Garcia Marquez on Tuesday with a vow to rebuild the author's childhood home in the banana-producing town of Aracataca and convert it into a museum.


Pentagon chief seeks help in Afghanistan

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates will ask Ukraine and other eastern European countries this week to send troops to Afghanistan to cover a shortfall in trainers for the Afghan army, a senior U.S. defense official said.


Andre Agassi knows it's possible to do well as an unseeded player at the U.S. Open. He won the 1994 title that way, after all — the tournament's only unseeded champion in the Open era. Still, being thrown into the draw without any sort of protection from facing top players too early can make things tough, as Agassi found out Wednesday.


Supercoppa: Milan travolgente, tripletta di Sheva

Un Milan divertente e disinvolto, trainato da uno scatenato Shevchenko, ha vinto la Supercoppa italiana battendo 3-0 la Lazio a San Siro. I rossoneri hanno preso in pochi minuti le misure della Lazio, poi


Government education policies are failing to remedy the shortage of skilled workers, a business chief is to say.


Biofeedback system guarantees gaming thrills

Also: Mysterious stone slab bears ancient writing. Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra.


Retail Sales Show Biggest Drop in Nearly 2 Years

Consumers put away their wallets in June, sending retail sales plunging by the sharpest amount in nearly two years. Sales of autos, furniture and building supplies all fell, highlighting the economy's weak spots.


Maurice Papon, a former Cabinet minister who was convicted of complicity in crimes against humanity for his role in deporting Jews during World War II and became a symbol of France's collaboration with the Nazis, died Saturday. He was 96.


Beazer's notes trustee claims company in default

Home builder Beazer Homes USA Inc   said on Friday it received "purported" default notices  related to some senior notes from the bank that serves as  trustee for the notes, sending shares down as much as 15  percent.


Smithsonian To Add $60-Million Ocean Hall

The Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History announced plans to create a 28,000-square-foot Ocean Hall as part of a new Smithsonian Ocean Science Initiative.


The digital generation gap shows up in the attempt for schools to ban cell phones outright.  Teens and parents are pushing back against the attempts to take away the phones they have come to depend on so much.


Yearender: Long, hard road for Turkey to join EU

Although Turkey signed a historic deal with the European Union (EU) on starting accession talks next year, the road for Ankara to realize its long-cherished


Justices Indicate They May Uphold Voter ID Rules

The justicesâ questioning indicated that a majority did not accept the basic argument brought by challengers to Indianaâs voter-identification law.


Brown breaks hand punching clubhouse wall

Kevin Brown might have punched himself out of the pennant race, and the New York Yankees are angry about it. Brown broke his non-pitching hand when he punched a wall in the clubhouse Friday night during New York's 3-1 loss to the Baltimore Orioles.


Mrs. Bush to Teresa Heinz Kerry: Don't Wear Blue

BURBANK, Calif.  - Appearing once again on the  late-night TV circuit, Laura Bush had an important message for  Teresa Heinz Kerry, the wife of her husband's political foe --  the first lady will be wearing blue when they next meet.


Gap falls after its annual forecast lags Street

Shares of Gap Inc. fell as much as 4.9 percent on Friday, a day after the apparel giant reported a lower quarterly profit and said 2007 would be a transition year with earnings well short of Wall Street expectations.


Details of MPs travel expenses are published following a two-year battle with Commons authorities.


A Kenyan environmental activist whose children graduated from Hobart and William Smith Colleges was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in Norway today.


How far do you have to go to win an Olympic title? How about eight titles? If you're Michael Phelps, you would have to go a long way, 70 kilometres in fact, because that is how far the American golden boy of the pool has swum at these Games.


In Policy Shift, C-Span Clears Some Clips for Web Use

The decision to change its copyright policy covers about 50 percent of its material.


Millions use alternative medicine to get to sleep

NEW YORK  - One in six Americans frequently   have difficulty falling asleep, and 4.5 percent of them use   some type of alternative medicine to treat their sleeping   problems, a new study shows.


It's the end of an era Amazon.com has now secured the right to sell DRM-free music from all four major labels, snagging Sony BMG.â¦


Internet users have false sense of security, study finds

GM Today Staff. WAUKESHA - The orange numbers glow bright enough to be seen from across the street of North American Computer. The number - 68,248.


Berlusconi: presto una decisione sul patto di stabilitÃ  Ue

Il Presidente del Consiglio, Silvio Berlusconi, Ã¨ "convintissimo" che entro marzo il Consiglio Europeo prenderÃ  una decisione sulla questione del Patto di stabilitÃ . In una conferenza stampa convocata a


EU says Iran nuclear sanctions are edging closer

The European Union warned on Wednesday  Iran was close to triggering sanctions by refusing to halt  uranium enrichment, but Tehran again insisted it would not give  up its right to make nuclear fuel.


Film fans around the world eagerly await the 79th Academy Awards in Los Angeles.


DNA tests indicate driver of Princess Diana's car was drunk

DNA tests on blood samples back up initial findings that the chauffeur of Princess Diana's car was drunk on the night she died in a Paris crash in 1997.


France's highest administrative body on Monday ordered the TV station of Lebanon's militant Hezbollah group off French airwaves within 48 hours for broadcasting hateful content in some shows and posing risks to public order.


Florida GOP, Democrats Trade Aaccusations

Tensions have been mounting in the runup to the presidential election as Florida politicians trade accusations over claims of fraud, missing absentee ballots and concerns that thousands


O.J. Simpson arrested over Las Vegas robbery: CNN

Las Vegas police arrested former football star O.J. Simpson on Sunday in connection with last week's alleged armed robbery at a hotel room in the U.S. gambling haven, CNN said.


Stuck in security lines, many miss festivities

The inaugural parade was set to kick off in 10 minutes, and it was becoming clear to Joanne Cole that she wasn't going to see it - or, at least, not much of it. After 40 minutes in line, hundreds of people were still ahead of her at the security checkpoint, and they were barely moving.


Activists vow to disrupt Australia military drills

Anti-war activists said on Tuesday they were prepared to risk their lives to disrupt a military exercise involving almost 30,000 U.S. and Australian troops off Australia's north coast.


Sony offers a smaller, book-size PlayStation 2

TOKYO Sony on Tuesday showed a smaller, book-size PlayStation 2 that will go on sale worldwide next month as it fights to keep the lead in the competitive video game market.


The leader of the pilots union at troubled US Airways began preparing members Wednesday for a likely Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing.


Four British soldiers, including a friend of Prince William, who died in Iraq were 'unlawfully killed', a coroner records.


Spending: In Elder Care, Signing on Becomes a Way to Drop By

With the number of older Americans growing rapidly, products and services to help adult children care for their parents are on the rise.


WASHINGTON - The Senate, in an unusual Sunday session, saw its effort to pass a sweeping corporate tax bill grind to a halt in the face of delaying tactics by a Louisiana senator upset that the measure did not include pay support for members of the Reserves and National Guard.    By a 66-14 vote, lawmakers did agree to limit debate on the tax bill, which provides $136 billion in new tax breaks for businesses and $10.1 billion separately to buy out tobacco farmers' government quotas...


One million people sign a web petition urging the EU to end European Parliament sessions in Strasbourg.


Pentagon in Debate Over Managing U.S. Global Image

Two years after shutting what  critics called a deceptive propaganda office, the Pentagon is  embroiled in a new high-level debate over how to polish the  fading U.S. image abroad, defense officials said on Monday.


Il bagarino âufficialeâ, quello che con la Roma Â«ce campaÂ» Ã¨ al primo sorriso stagionale. Ad unâora e mezza da Roma-Inter chi ha il biglietto della prima sfida metropolitana della stagione, quella


A British soldier dies after a rocket or mortar attack on a UK troop base in Basra, southern Iraq.


Royal aide sacked for selling royal pudding on eBay

An aide to Britain's royal family has lost his job after attempting to sell one of Queen Elizabeth II's traditional Christmas puddings on Internet auction site eBay.


DealBook Blog: Citi Shakes Up Its Residential Mortgage Business

Badly bruised by the sharp downturn in the housing market, Citigroup is bringing together all of its mortgage-related activities under one roof.


It's too early to tell whether this flu season will be severe, but some doctors are worried a major outbreak could cripple the nation's emergency rooms.


The bureaucratic elite of European Union and Romania

Controversy continues to reverberate over Guenther Verheugen's declaration on 3 Nov.


French Socialists battle for presidential ticket

French Socialist heavyweights braved a key test in the battle to represent their party in presidential elections next year as they lined up to defend their ideas before thousands of activists.


CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - NASA decided on   Thursday to attempt to launch the space shuttle Atlantis on   Friday despite finding a problem with an electricity generator   on the spacecraft two days ago.


Britain's Andy Murray opens his US Open campaign with a comprehensive win over Pablo Cuevas.


Police said Sunday they found a cache of explosives in the coastal city of Cartagena that rebels planned to use to assassinate President Alvaro Uribe.


Boris Diaw's fifth career triple-double helps the Phoenix Suns run their winning streak to 13 games -- one shy of the club record -- with a 105-101 win over Golden State.


GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip Sept. 28, 2004 - An Israeli Arab who works as a producer for the TV network CNN was released Tuesday, a day after he was kidnapped at gunpoint, relatives and Palestinian police said.


President Bush speaks at the Canton Palace Theatre about medical liability reform Friday, Oct. 22, 2004 in Canton, Ohio. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak).


Blog: Sun says its new blade servers are more energy efficient, and contain no plastic.


Italians protest in support of gay, unwed couples

Thousands of Italians rallied on Saturday for legal rights for unmarried gay and heterosexual couples while Roman Catholics launched a movement against what many of them consider an attack on the "traditional" ...Comment


China's Pollution Woes Could Be a Chance to Clean Up

By Jonathan Fenby  China is finally coming clean about the cost to its economy of its huge pollution problem.


Britain admits forces stretched, after new Afghan blow

Britain's new army chief warned that the country's military was stretched to its very limits, as authorities reeled from a deadly weekend plane crash and a new attack by Taliban insurgents.


Hollywood directors and studios plan contract talks

The union representing Hollywood  directors has agreed to open formal contract talks with major  film and television studios on Saturday in a move seen as a  potential blow to striking screenwriters.


The city's tourism office officially launched its first major international advertising effort Wednesday, aiming to sell potential visitors a new New York, one that's as much the birthplace of hip-hop as it is the home of the Empire State Building.


A Marine who was reported abducted in Iraq last summer and later turned up in his native Lebanon was charged Thursday with desertion. Cpl. Wassef Ali Hassoun was charged following a five-month investigation into his June disappearance from a U.S. military camp near Fallujah, Iraq, according to a statement from the 4th Marine Expeditionary Brigade at Camp Lejeune.


Serbs Vote for Councils and Belgrade Super-Mayor

Serbs went to the polls in local  elections on Sunday in the first test of voter opinion since  they chose pro-Western President Boris Tadic in June.


A bill that could come up for a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives this week would require that all e-voting machines used in the November 2008 U.S. elections be accompanied by a voter-verified paper ballot.


World oil prices shot higher on Monday  as companies operating in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico braced for  output disruptions from powerful Hurricane Ivan.


Shares of Air Canada AC.TO fell by  more than half on Wednesday, after the Toronto Stock Exchange  said it was reviewing the company's stock to determine if it  meets listing requirements.


Russia goes into mourning for hundreds killed in school hostage drama

Russia, stunned by the deaths of more than 300 people in the country's worst ever hostage drama, began an official period of national mourning a day after grief-stricken families started burying their loved ones in the town of Beslan.


After Charley and Frances, Ivan the Terrible set to hit Florida

A THIRD hurricane dubbed Ivan the Terrible had Florida in its sights last night as the storm-weary state began the multi-billion dollar clean-up from its latest natural disaster.


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Un dominio assoluto: le russe Olga Savialova e Evgenia Medvedeva-Abruzova hanno vinto (a pari merito...


Steve Webb tells the BBC he will not run for the Lib Dem leadership - backing home affairs spokesman Nick Clegg.


Al Goreâs Top-Secret Access for the Final âSopranosâ Episode

Brad Grey, the chairman of Paramount whose studio distributed âAn Inconvenient Truth,â gave Al Gore an advance copy of the final episode of âThe Sopranos.â


Notre Dame accepted an invitation Sunday to play in the Insight Bowl in Phoenix against a Pac-10 team on Dec. 28.


FDA Finds More Flu Vaccine in Germany, Canada

Five million additional does of flu  vaccine have been located in Germany and Canada and U.S.  regulators will try to import them for Americans if they meet  U.S. safety standards, Health and Human Services Secretary  Tommy Thompson said on Thursday.


Australia charges doctor in UK bomb plot

Australian Federal Police charged a 27-year-old Indian doctor on Saturday over his "reckless" links with the alleged perpetrators of the attempted car bomb attacks in Britain on June 29 and 30.


Brent Geiberger overcame strong winds and a bad hip to earn a one-stroke lead after the second round at the Chrysler Classic of Greensboro on Friday.


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Sarà in vendita negli Stati Uniti a partire da luglio. E' un anticoncezionale a basso dosaggio che va assunto tutti i giorni per un anno


BOSTON -- Recent history suggests that ancient history may be, well, a thing of the past. The Boston Red Sox, winless in the World Series since 1918 and just a week ago three outs from elimination this 2004


Hollywood star Julia Roberts gave birth to a healthy baby boy in Los Angeles on Monday, her third child with cinematographer husband Danny Moder. Unlike their first son Phinnaeus, this boy has a less unusual name -- Henry Daniel. The couple's tw...


England draw the final Test to win their first series in South Africa for 40 years.


Senior Hamas military wing official Adnan Al-Ghoul was killed by an Israel Air Force missile strike in Gaza City last night. Al-Ghoul, who was killed alongside his deputy Imad Abas, was a top Hamas engineer


Kuwait on Tuesday called on OPEC to raise official oil production quotas by a token 500,000 barrels a day to help further calm world oil markets.


Ousted Afghan Governor's Backers Torch U.N. Offices

HERAT, Afghanistan  - Hundreds of supporters of  the deposed governor of Afghanistan's western province of Herat  took to the streets and torched U.N. offices on Sunday to  protest against his removal by President Hamid Karzai.


Ukraineâs Yushchenko Declares Victory With 10% Lead

Ukraine âs liberal candidate Viktor Yushchenko declared victory Monday morning, with 95 percent of the ballots counted in a fiercely contested repeat election.


Ciara's 'Goodies' Climbs to No. 1 on Singles Chart

R&B chanteuse Ciara's "Goodies" featuring Petey Pablo jumped two places to take the top spot on Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart, ending the three-week reign of Terror Squad's "Lean Back," which dropped to No. 2.


40 million doses can't be used to fight flu, he says

The acting commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration said Friday he was "pessimistic" that any flu vaccine made by Chiron Corp.


Experts Link Iran Missile Development to Nuclear Concerns

I ran's development of ballistic missiles has sparked concerns about the missiles' possible application to nuclear technology.


Four people convicted for their role in killing a gang leader outside a Liverpool prison are jailed.


Colorado man says he commited 48 murders

A man serving a life sentence in Colorado for murdering a teenage girl has claimed responsibility for as many as 48 slayings across the country dating back more than three decades, authorities said Thursday.


NYSAC chairman: 'It's time the bleeding stopped'

Even though he was dominated by Larry Donald on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden, former heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield said he planned to keep boxing.


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O.J. Simpson in custody for calling co-defendant

O.J. Simpson, famously acquitted of murder in 1995, was taken into custody on Friday after prosecutors asked a Las Vegas judge to revoke his bail for trying to contact a co-defendant in an armed robbery case.


Diplomats to Visit N.Korean Blast Site Thursday

Amid skepticism over North Korea's claim that a large explosion in its remote northern province last week was part of demolition work, international diplomats are slated to visit the blast site this Thursday.


Sprint ditches customers who complain too much

Sprint Nextel Corp, which recently launched an advertising campaign to attract new customers, is disconnecting more than 1,000 subscribers for calling its customer service lines too often and making what the company called unreasonable requests.


The fog of war keeps getting thicker. The Iraqi government's decision to temporarily ban the security company Blackwater USA after a fatal shooting of civilians in Baghdad reveals a growing web of rules governing weapons-bearing private contractors but few signs U.S. agencies are aggressively enforcing them.


The Red Sox are one win away from sweeping the Colorado Rockies in the World Series.


Serbs snatch war-crimes general, gesture to West

A Bosnian Serb general accused of complicity in the murder of thousands in the 1992-95 Bosnia war was on his way to the Hague tribunal on Friday, a gesture that may improve Serbia's chances of joining the European Union.


Crisis European arms pact talks end in deadlock

Russia warned it could be driven to suspend its part in a major arms control accord after talks with NATO states ended on Friday without headway in revising a pact seen as vital for stability in Europe.


Singer George Michael signs a multi-million pound deal to write his autobiography.


Jury Recommends Death Penalty for Peterson

Jurors in Redwood City have recommended Scott Peterson be sentenced to death for the murders of his wife, Laci, and their unborn son.


Going Back to Basics has paid off for Christina Aguilera.


Microsoft Purchases GIANT Company Software for Anti-Spyware ...

This morning, Microsoft pleasantly surprised me by purchasing GIANT Company Software, which makes what I believe to be the best anti-spyware solution on the market.


The quality of digital cameras has risen dramatically while prices have plunged.


Demand heavy for Blackstone IPO despite tax bill

Blackstone Group's  initial public offering is seeing heavy demand from investors vying for shares of the biggest U.S. IPO in five years, which is expected to price on Thursday.


Hill's homer in 10th lifts Blue Jays 5-4

The Toronto Blue Jays jolted their fans awake with two late rallies. Aaron Hill hit a two-run homer in the 10th inning to give the Blue Jays a 5-4 victory over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays on Friday night.


American Kim Rhode rallied in the final rounds to win the gold medal in double trap Wednesday, staking a unique claim as the first and last winner of the Olympic event.


Italian Govt. Tries to Assure Country Over Hostages

Italy's government tried to reassure an anguished nation Thursday that two women hostages in Iraq were most likely still alive, saying an Islamist group's claim to have killed them was "unreliable.


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Half the members of a military commission scheduled to hear the first two cases against Guantanamo Bay detainees were removed from the panel for potential bias after challenges by defense attorneys, the Pentagon announced yesterday.


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USC, Oklahoma Go Wire-to-Wire in AP Poll

Southern California and Oklahoma ended the regular season the same way they began it in The Associated Press Top 25: The Trojans are No. 1, and the Sooners No. 2.


Crew Powers Up Laboratory at International Space Station

The tin-can-shaped Columbus science laboratory is the newest addition to the International Space Station and Europeâs largest contribution.


A Kentucky trial judge yesterday refused to reconsider a decision exempting an unusual medical-bill ministry from compliance with state insurance laws.


Nintendo's new portable DS a big change from Game Boy

Nintendo believes that when it comes to video games, your fingers want to touch as much as twitch and that two really is better than one.


Despite having a greater awareness of the security risks posed by careless computing habits and personal Internet activity carried out on corporate laptops, many remote workers continue to do things that imperil the safety of themselves and their employers, according to a new report from Cisco.As part of its annual study on the security awareness and online behavior of remote workers -- based on interviews with 2,000 telecommuters carried out by researchers from InsightExpress -- Cisco experts said that people appear to have acquired a false sense of security when it comes to the use of their company-issued computers and other corporate IT assets.Despite the fact that the IT security community has done a much better job in recent years of keeping people informed of the latest and greatest malware attacks and social engineering schemes, remote workers keep falling for the same types of tricks as they always have -- in part because they believe that they are now protected by more advanced security technologies, said Patrick Gray, special assistant to the CTO at Cisco.In fact, in just one year's time, the number of respondents to the survey who expressed a belief that the Internet is "getting safer" increased from 48 percent 12 months ago to more than 56 percent in 2008. The trend was particularly evident in some parts of the world where Internet use is growing the fastest, and where people believe that their governments are going to greater lengths to protect individual users, such as Brazil (71 percent), India (68 percent), and China (64 percent). In Brazil, for instance, where banking-password stealing Trojan virus attacks have finally been thwarted by stricter legal penalties for those creating the threats, people may falsely assume that it is now safe to let down their guard, according to Gray."The awareness of security threats has grown across the board, but somehow, because of that, we do see the emergence of this false sense of security," said Gray. "Companies have done a great job of securing themselves at the perimeter, but where they're really falling down is with what is going on within their own networks and what is going outbound. They are blocking a lot more potential threats, but there's a lot of risky behavior on their networks as well."One of the biggest problems contributing to the situation is the fact that many workers feel it is acceptable for them to use their work computers for their personal activities, such as shopping, interacting with friends, and searching the Web for popular information, the expert maintains.By using their company-issued devices to head to corners of the Internet where attacks are more prevalent -- such as on e-commerce sites, social networking portals, and independent Web properties, workers are putting their employers at risk of exploit by malware, and other threats, he said.The report found a 3 percent increase year-over-year in terms of the number of remote workers who felt that it was acceptable to use their corporate devices for personal use, such as Internet shopping, downloading music, and social collaboration.Business versus personal use With the rise in attacks being delivered via hacked Web sites and popular destinations including social networking sites, people need to begin shifting their behavior and keeping their work machines separate from their personal lives, Gray contends."At end of day it's not their computer, it's a business tool, and people need to understand how much risk their activity poses for their employers, and that they need some level of separation in terms of their personal use," he said. "Companies may not want people going to the mall in the middle of the day when they could be doing work, but they might not want to allow them to use business tools to do things like e-commerce either."IT workers participating in the study also highlighted the issue with 55 percent indicating their belief that their companies' remote workers are becoming less diligent toward security awareness, an 11 percent increase from the year before.In addition to the growing number of threats being hosted on social networking sites like MySpace, Gray said that the personal data that people share about themselves and their employers on the sites poses a significant risk for the creation of targeted attacks.If an attacker can go to a site like LinkedIn and get a firm grasp on someone's role in an organization and figure out who they might communicate with in the firm, it could be fairly easy for them to create an attack that easily tricks the individual into opening an infected e-mail, according to the expert.However, it would appear that even suspicious e-mail arriving from unknown senders, long the favorite delivery channel for malware and links to phishing sites, continues to stand as a problem.While the numbers of workers in the United States who are willing to open strange e-mails and attachments is far lower at 27 percent, than in places like China (62 percent) and even the United Kingdom (48 percent), many people are still capable of falling for the time-honored ruse.In one interesting twist on the issue of corporate device use, Cisco's report found that more people than ever are also using personal devices that are not under the control or management of their IT departments to access their companies' networks and electronic files. Some 49 percent of those people responding to the survey admitted using their own machines to do so, an increase from 46 percent one year ago.Perhaps the only way to improve the situation will be for companies to enact stricter usage policies for their remote works regarding corporate-owned devices and embracing continued education for end-users about the nature and prevalence of threats, Cisco officials maintain."We need to continue to highlight the problems, companies are doing a much better job than they used to, but with all the blended threats, they need to reload and strengthen the human firewall, which is really the last line of defense," Gray said. "The companies that do the best job have ongoing continuing education for users that tells them that their computer is a business tool and who use monitoring tools to ensure that their security policies are being followed."


Justice Dept. Cracks Down Internet Crime

WASHINGTON Aug. 25, 2004 - Federal agents seized computers and software Wednesday as part of an investigation targeting an Internet network used to illegally share copyrighted music, movies, software and games, Attorney General John Ashcroft said.


Zurigo, 10:53 - CALCIO, FIFA: BRASILE SQUADRA DELL'ANNO, ITALIA SECONDA

Italia seconda nella classifica Fifa per la migliore nazionale del 2006. Al primo posto, per la quin...


Palestinians to See Arafat Despite Wife's Fury

Palestinian leaders headed to Paris on  Monday to see critically ill President Yasser Arafat at a  French military hospital despite a scathing attack by his wife  who accused them of plotting to "bury him alive."


Braves go deep twice in 8th, sink Marlins

Andruw Jones led off the eighth inning with a tying homer and Adam LaRoche followed with a two-out shot that gave the Atlanta Braves a 6-5 victory over the Florida Marlins on Wednesday night.


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WASHINGTON - John Kerry locked horns with George W. Bush in a tense televised debate tonight, accusing him of making a "colossal error of judgment" by invading Iraq while the president responded that his opponent was unfit to lead.


Thousands of Quake Victims Huddle in Emergency Shelters

Tens of thousands of Japanese huddled in makeshift emergency shelters today after a string of earthquakes in northern Japan flattened homes, toppled bridges and derailed trains, killing at least 21 people and reportedly injuring 2,000 others.


Softball gold takes Candrea, US from tragedy to triumph

To the rest of the world, they were the "In Your Dreams" Team. But for their coach, Mike Candrea, it was about another dream.


Milano, 16:54 - CALCIO, COPPA ITALIA PRIMAVERA: 3-2 AL MILAN, INTER IN FINALE

L'Inter si è qualificata alla semifinale della Coppa Italia Primavera. Dopo l'1-1 della gara ...


Operations to Cease At Caved-In Utah Mine

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 22 -- The Utah coal mine where three rescuers were killed and six men remained trapped will cease operations when the flagging effort to locate the missing is finally called off, mine operator Robert E. Murray said Wednesday. The statement by the combative chief executive of Mur...


UC researchers discover deep tremors under San Andreas Fault

BERKELEY, Calif. Scientists at UC Berkeley say tremors deep under the San Andreas Fault may help them predict future earthquakes. The head of the Berkeley Seismological Laboratory says the tremors were detected


Oil takes breather after six-day retreat

Oil steadied near $66 a barrel on   Tuesday, with bargain-hunting traders ending a six-day retreat   after Iran sounded a softer note on its atomic programme and   OPEC agreed to keep production steady for now.


Film director Pedro Almodovar has won a critics' prize for his latest movie, Volver, starring Penelope Cruz.


A breakthrough in contract talks has been reached between Hollywood studios and striking writers and could lead to a tentative deal as early as next week, a person close to the ongoing negotiations said Saturday.


Expect a handshake, not a hug, when Mark Brunell and Tom Coughlin see each other Sunday.


Amburgo, 15:12 - CALCIO, KAKA' IL MIGLIORE DEL MONDO PER GIOCATORI BUNDESLIGA

Kakà è il miglior giocatore del mondo secondo i suoi colleghi della Bundesliga. In un ...


INDIANAPOLIS (Sports Network) - The Indianapolis Colts  signed wide receiver All-Pro Marvin Harrison to a long-term  contract extension Thursday.


Jailed 'American Taliban' Seeks Early Release

John Walker Lindh, serving 20  years in jail for fighting alongside the Taliban, asked the  U.S. government on Tuesday to lessen his sentence after it  decided to release a second American captured in Afghanistan.


BAGHDAD, Iraq - A large explosion hit outside a police academy in downtown Baghdad on Sunday, killing eight people, officials said.


Soccer: US overture puts Manchester United in play

LONDON What excites us more, the dazzling skills that young players perform on the pitch, or the seemingly bottomless fortunes of the rich entrepreneurs apparently willing to speculate on the clubs?


NZ meat industry takes "wait and see" on US mad cow scare

New Zealand's meat industry leaders are taking a "wait and see" approach to reports that a case of mad cow disease has been found in the United States, New Zealand Press Association reported Saturday.


Will Russia's oil help fuel Asia's economies?

AS OIL prices hovered near record levels, United States President George W. Bush welcomed a personal assurance this week from his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin that Russia would


Australia trail Belgium while the United States are tied with the Czech Republic in the first round of the Davis Cup.


Samsung Shows Off 128 G-Byte Solid State Drive

Samsung is showing off a new 128G-byte flash-based SSD (solid-state drive), one of the largest such drives shown to date, at CES.


Palestinian militants who captured an Israeli soldier a year ago say he is in good health and being well treated.


NASA extends the Atlantis mission by one day after computer problems delay activation of the laboratory module. Meanwhile, a German astronaut is sufficiently recovered from an illness to make a seven-hour spacewalk.


Kostelic takes first World Cup race in nearly 2 years

Janica Kostelic of Croatia beat Anja Paerson of Sweden Saturday to take her first World Cup race in nearly two years in Aspen of Colorado, the United States.


Eastman Kodak Co.  is  introducing a line of desktop printers and low cost replacement  inks on Tuesday, as the photography company takes on a market  dominated by Hewlett-Packard .


India, Russia must join hands to develop new tech: Putin

Mr Vladimir V. Putin, President of the Russian Federation, Mr NR Narayana Murthy, Chief Mentor and Chairman, Infosys, and Mr Nandan Nilekani, CEO and Managing Director, at the Infosys campus in Bangalore on Sunday.


Ingegneri, cuochi e telefonici ecco i profili piÃ¹ richiesti

Le nuove selezioni delle imprese per diplomati e laureati. Dalla ristorazione all'information technology. Dall'amministrazione e contabilità fino alla logistica


On the night of the 2007 NBA draft, Wally Szczerbiak wanted to chill out. He didn't even plan on watching the festivities from New York. His focus was to continue rehabbing from a major ankle operation in the spring and be ready for what he thought would be his second full season with the Celtics.


Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski shook up his Cabinet on Friday, dumping his coalition partner and bringing back his pro-market finance chief in a move that could lead to new elections.


The search site's bots find that 1 in 1000 Web pages is infected with malicious drive-by download software.


Goosen wins big; remainder of World Match Play suspended

Surrey, England (Sports Network) - Retief Goosen posted a record-setting win over Jeff Maggert on Thursday at the HSBC World Match Play Championship.


'Star Trek' spaceship enters the gateway to the Moon

A EUROPEAN spacecraft powered by a Star Trek-style thruster has flown through a âlunar gatewayâ that puts it on course to reach the Moon on Monday.


Maybe it's the memory of Curt Schilling sprinting off the mound during an 8-2 game, pulling down a high chopper, awkwardly throwing the ball into right field, then pulling up lame as my buddy Hench screamed "He's grabbing his ankle, I think he hurt his


Ai domiciliari a Reggio Calabria dopo rientro da vacanza


U.S. Treasuries rose on Friday, taking  their cue from a strong rally in the euro zone government bond  market ahead of important U.S. economic data.


The New Jersey Devils scored five powerplay goals on the way to a dominating 7-3 road win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday.


French official suggested Bush was behind September 11

A senior French politician, now a  minister in President Nicolas Sarkozy's government, suggested  last year that U.S. President George W. Bush might have been  behind the September 11, 2001 attacks, according to a website.


Strategy? What strategy? To the casual observer, there appears to be no strategy when it comes to the Patriots' kickoff coverage.


Umaru Yar'Adua will be sworn in as Nigeria's new president, after the outgoing head made a final speech to the nation.


Even with two good eyes, Fernando Vargas never saw Shane Mosley's perfect left hook. Mosley stopped Vargas in the sixth round of their 154-pound rematch Saturday night, flattening Vargas with a walloping left hand for his second victory in the rivalry in five months.


China Blocks Some Imports of U.S. Chicken and Pork

China said it was suspending imports of some chicken and pork after inspectors found shipments that were contaminated with chemicals or bacteria.


Iraq's prime minister symbolically raises new flag

Iraq's prime minister raised the country's new temporary national flag over parliament in a symbolic break with the past on Tuesday, although many ordinary Iraqis remain unhappy their old banner has been replaced.


Finanziaria, scontro tra Maroni e Siniscalco

Â«Non votare la fiducia sulla Finanziaria? PerchÃ© Maroni non viene qui in Senato a chiedercelo?Â» Domanda legititma e rivelatrice, quella di Francesco Moro, big del Carroccio a Palazzo Madama. Evidente che


Wine-making waste: a natural weapon to beat bacteria

Grape pomace extract can be used as an effective anti-microbial agent to destroy pathogens and help preserve food, according to new research by Turkish scientists published in the Journal of Science of Food and Agriculture.


E' successo ad Abbiategrasso: nessun danno, ne' feriti


Rockets rain, truck bomb found ahead of Afghan vote

Rockets rained on Afghan cities and military posts and a huge truck bomb was seized as the war-weary nation prepared for Saturday's historic presidential elections under the threat of further militant attacks.


Clinton to propose $70 billion stimulus: report

Democratic presidential contender Hillary Clinton on Friday will propose a $70 billion emergency spending package and possibly another $40 billion tax rebate to counter what she sees as a coming recession, according to the New York Times.


Witness: Bashir Contacted by Osama bin Laden

A jailed Islamic militant testifying in the Jakarta terrorism trial of Abu Bakar Bashir says the Muslim cleric was once invited by Osama bin Laden to live in Afghanistan.


VMware dangles next-gen virtualization goodies

EMC subsidiary demonstrates future crash-proofing technology that lets one machine take over where another left off, plus other pies in the virtual sky.


Trump to Miss USA: You get a second chance

Billionaire Donald Trump told Miss USA 2006 Tara Conner on Tuesday she would be given a second chance after reported misbehavior.


Twenty-eight candidates seek support from MPs to be Somalia's new leader ahead of elections on 10 October.


A body is found by detectives searching for a 52-year-old woman missing in Sussex since before Christmas.


HP settles SEC investigation into Perkins resignation

Hewlett-Packard has settled a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission investigation regardingÂ the resignation of Tom Perkins from its board.


Germany says UN seems agreed on Mideast resolution

German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter  Steinmeier said on Tuesday the U.N. Security Council appeared  to have reached agreement on a resolution designed to end the  war between Israel and Hizbollah guerrillas.


Celebrex Trial Halted After Heart Attacks

A government-sponsored trial of Pfizer  Inc.'s PFE.N blockbuster arthritis drug Celebrex was halted  after patients taking the medicine had more than twice as many  heart attacks as patients taking a placebo, the company said on  Friday.


Seven states have yet to participate in a federal program to buy antivirals for a potential influenza pandemic. Thirteen states do not have adequate plans to distribute vaccines and medical supplies from the Strategic National Stockpile.


VATICANO - Cammino di preghiera per la Quaresima -  LÂVIII stazione della Via Crucis: GesÃ¹ incontra le donne di Gerusalemme che piangono su di Lui CittÃ  del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - Proponiamo alla riflessione ed alla meditazione, lÂVIII stazione della Via Crucis secondo lo schema usato il 25 marzo 2005, VenerdÃ¬ Santo, per il rito celebrato al Colosseo.   V/. Adoramus te, Christe, et benedi...


Sugar linked with mental problems in Norway study

Oslo teens who drank the most sugary soft drinks also had more mental health problems such as hyperactivity and distress, Norwegian researchers reported on Thursday.


A study conducted by the Arctic Council which consists of about 300 internationals researches, have stated that the ice cap is warming at twice the global rate.


Brown Players Relieved After Davis Leaves

With music blaring in the suddenly upbeat Cleveland locker room, Browns defensive end Kenard Lang and other players called coach Butch Davis' resignation a welcome change.


Bad weather again prevents cricket in Sri Lanka

The first limited-overs international between India and Sri Lanka was called off due to heavy rain after just 22 deliveries were bowled.


Silvestre's double goals help Man. United beat Liverpool

Silvestre became Man. United's hero as he scored twice to lift a 2-1 victory over Liverpool for home side when all eyes were on Rio Ferdinand as he returned after an eight-match ban on Monday.


Cheney says Greenspan criticism is "off the mark"

U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney on Wednesday disputed former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan's portrayal of the Bush administration's economic policies as fiscally reckless.


Possible Cocaine Addiction Treatment Found

THURSDAY, Jan. 13 (HealthDayNews) -- Modafinil -- a wake-promoting drug used to treat narcolepsy -- may be an effective treatment for cocaine dependence, suggests a University of Pennsylvania Medical Center study.


The Tablet PC Takes Its Place in the Classroom

A versatile portable device can play a role in tests, note-taking and homework, and even act as a blackboard.


Rio Tinto says outlook positive after posting record interim profit

Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto posted a record interim net profit of 3.75 billion US dollars and reported strong ongoing demand for its products.


Jason Robinson to captain England rugby team against Canada

Speedster Jason Robinson will captain England against Canada on Saturday, becoming the first former rugby league player to captain England's rugby union team.


Report: FTC to probe Microsoft, Yahoo ad deals too

Blog: Commission plans to expand its probe beyond Google-DoubleClick to also review Microsoft and Yahoo bids, The Wall Street Journal is reporting.


Candidates for Alberta Premier Klein's Job Up and Running on Websites

By DEAN BENNETT  EDMONTON (CP) - For those who live and work in cyberspace, the next premier of Alberta will not have a last name.  Or a tie. But the new leader will love pumpjacks, wheat fields and open skies, and promise never, ever to miss a good barbecue.


Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe travels to Tokyo for the world premiere of The Order of the Phoenix.


Gli incassi per il diritto d'autore a quota 640 mln di euro


Roma, 17:38 - RUGBY, SUPER 10: VIADANA KO A PADOVA

Risultati dell'ottava giornata del Super 10 (tra parentesi i punti conquistati in classifica): Carre...


One of Congo's fiercest warlords sent a delegation on Sunday to meet with members of the government on the first day of peace talks in the provincial outpost of Goma.


Mid-way into his shooting and Sudhir Mishra is already fighting off misinformation about his new


Man accused of infecting computers with "spyware" says he's ...

A man accused of infecting computers with intrusive "spyware" and then trying to sell people the solution has denied any wrongdoing.


E su trasporto aereo, sospetto collusione compagnie


Appeals court judges hear from Slobodan Milosevic's lawyers, who want  the ex-Yugoslav president to defend himself.


FOLSOM, Calif.  Â A concert marking the 40th anniversary of Johnny Cash's famous concert at Folsom State Prison has been scraped, with the prison and the promoter blaming each other for the cancellation.


Brown and Sarkozy make case for resolving Darfur crisis

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and French President Nicolas Sarkozy made their case for how to resolve the crisis in Darfur in a comment piece released on Thursday.


Orlando, FL (Sports Network) - PJ Daniels rushed for 119 yards and two touchdowns on 17 carries to lead Georgia Tech to a 51-14 rout over Syracuse in the Champs Sports Bowl.


Far right wins seats in German state assembly

SCHWERIN, Germany  - A far-right party compared to   the early Nazis by the German government has won seats in a   regional parliament, helped by a weak economy and anger with   Chancellor Angela Merkel's ruling coalition.


Presidente Bce sui mutui, rimaniamo all'erta


U.S. State Department enforces postings to Iraq

Facing staff shortages in Iraq, the U.S. State Department announced on Friday that diplomats would have no choice but to accept one-year postings in the hostile environment or face losing their jobs.


Tribes in one of Iraq's most volatile provinces have joined together to fight the insurgency there, and they have called on the government and the U.S.-led military coalition for weapons, a prominent tribal leader said Monday.


France announces aid plan to help crisis-struck wine industry

PARIS  - The French government announced more than $91 million US in aid Monday for the country's struggling wine industry, hit by falling consumption at home and increased competition in export markets.


Couple Hope eBay Listing Animates Disney Home Sale: 30-Day Auction Set for Northwest Side House Where Mickey Mouse Creator Was Born

By Antonio Olivo, Chicago Tribune  Dec. 8--As cultural treasures go, the house is a Mickey Mouse job. And the way it's being sold is a little goofy.


Passerella e mostra al Centre Pompidou il 10 ottobre


China's cabinet says it will temporarily intervene in the market to curb rampant food and fuel price rises.


Two exclusive tournaments, only one that counts

The World Match Play Championship in England, which starts Thursday at Wentworth, has a roll call of champions that rivals any tournament.


Mastella: non prevista in ddl, a breve riforma 'ex Cirielli'


The number of firearms offences in England and Wales has risen in the last year, according to Home Office figures released on Thursday.


Liberia's Taylor faces war crimes trial at Hague

Former Liberian President Charles Taylor goes on trial before a U.N.-backed court at The Hague on Monday charged with instigating murder, rape and mutilation during Sierra Leone's civil war.


The world's best-known mime artist, Marcel Marceau, has died, France Info radio said on Sunday, saying his family had informed it of his death.


The number of people with diabetes in the UK has jumped to 1.8m, latest figures show, and this trend may rise.


Renee Zellweger isn't the only actress packing on the pounds for plum roles these days. Sarah Steele, the 16-year-old actress who plays the overweight daughter of Adam Sandler and Tea Leoni in the comedy-drama "Spanglish," had to gain between 15 and 17 pounds for the role.


Users to kick tires on Office PerformancePoint Server

Microsoft invites business users to preview its integrated performance management applications.


China's "Friends" highlights Web freedoms

SONGJIANG NEW TOWN, China, Feb X  - "Soul  Partners," a new comedy series described as China's version of  the U.S. TV hit "Friends," features six people in their 20s who  live together after being separately tricked into buying the  same apartment.


Livorno, 18:54 - CALCIO, LIVORNO: DOMANI LA RIPRESA

Il Livorno ha fissato la ripresa della preparazione per domani pomeriggio. Unici assenti saranno Kne...


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Bush says budget will limit non-defense spending

President George W. Bush said on Saturday his upcoming budget proposal would emphasize restraint on domestic spending while making defense and war costs for Iraq and Afghanistan the top priority.


China not redirecting search-engine traffic to Baidu

Despite earlier reports to the contrary, Chinese visitors to Google and other search engines are not being re-directed to Baidu, according to users in Beijing and Shanghai.


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U.S. official questions regulatory scrutiny of Apple

A top U.S. antitrust official on  Wednesday urged foreign governments to think twice before  interfering with popular new technologies, singling out  overseas scrutiny of Apple Computer Inc.'s  iTunes  online music service as an example of misguided enforcement.


Els halfway to sixth title at World Match Play

Surrey, England (Sports Network) - Ernie Els battled to a 1-up win Friday in the quarterfinals of the HSBC World Match Play Championship to move closer to his sixth title at this event.


The Motley Fool - At the AllThingsFinancial blog, financial planner "JLP" offered some good advice regarding questions you might want to ask your broker before handing over your hard-earned cash. To wit:


What Do Women Want in a Presidential Candidate?

Tammy Hough is a life-long Republican, a socially conservative stay-at-home mother and a woman who puts American security as a top priority, so many pundits see her vote as an easy one for President Bush. But she's not so sure.


Italy debates the cost of freeing hostages

Euphoria still lingers in the air after the triumphant homecoming of two Italian aid workers held hostage in Iraq. But concern intensified


Spacewalkers Make Progress on Stubborn Solar Array

By Mike Schneider  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - A pair of spacewalkers manually shaking a stubborn solar array managed to free some stuck grommets Saturday, but not enough to fold the array up into a box properly.


Suicide bomber wounds two soldiers in West Bank

A Palestinian suicide bomber has blown himself up at a checkpoint in the West Bank, wounding at least two Israeli soldiers. The blast is being described as a revenge attack for an earlier Israeli airstrike


The Atlantic Coast League's division leaders locked horns last night, and South leader Nauset came out on top. Relying on junior forward Brett Conrad and subpar shooting by North leader Plymouth North, the Warriors went into the Blue Eagles' nest and came out with a 73-62 win.


XO's VoIP pricing model may save small companies money

In a move that could help small and medium-size businesses save money, telecom carrier XO Communications has rolled out a new pricing model for VoIP (voice over Internet Protocol) services based on the bandwidth a business uses, instead of the number of lines.The pricing model, announced Wednesday along with expansion of XO's VoIP offerings, allows U.S. business customers to set a price based on an IP port speed ranging from 1.5Mbps to 45Mbps, instead of the number of lines used. There are additional costs for long-distance calling plans and additional features."With IP, voice is just another application over the IP backbone," said Nic Jackson, XO's director of voice and converged services. "When we put a T1 [connection] out to the customer premise, it really doesn't matter to us, or to the customer really, how they use that T1, as long as they have enough bandwidth to manage their voice and data needs. Why would we price differently for a voice channel vs. a data channel? It just doesn't make sense in this new IP world."Pricing starts at about $400 to $550 a month for 1.5Mbps service, depending on location and based on a three-year contract, Jackson said. A basic long-distance calling plan would cost an additional $60 a month. XO also offers one-year and five-year contracts.The new pricing model could cut costs for companies, particularly small and medium-size businesses, said Lisa Pierce, an analyst with Forrester Research. For a T1 line, a business with volume of about 54 calls per hour would be necessary for the XO pricing to make sense, she said."It looks like a pretty good deal," Pierce said.However, businesses interested in the plan should inquire whether the service is being provided over XO's own backbone or whether the carrier is buying access from others, Pierce said. In some cases, the rented network access can cause outages, she said.In addition, businesses should have a good idea about their current and future voice use before signing a contract based on bandwidth, Pierce recommended. "They need to really have a handle on their traffic to do that," she said. "And a lot of companies don't."XO will help customers determine their bandwidth needs, Jackson said. The bandwidth pricing can help simplify customer decisions about what kind of calling services they need, she said.In addition, XO, in Herndon, Virginia, announced it has expanded two of its VoIP offerings.The company has launched its XO IP Flex service, which allows customers to use traditional PBXes or multiline, key telephone systems to connect to XO's VoIP services. The new service, which replaces XO's XOptions Flex offering, includes unlimited site-to-site calling, voicemail and dynamic bandwidth allocation, allowing full use of the IP circuit for data when voice lines are idle. IP Flex also offers bandwidth of up to 10M bps, compared to 3M bps under the old service, Jackson said.XO also announced the nationwide availability of its IP SIP VoIP service, which delivers voice and data services to businesses with IP PBX systems over a single connection. XO launched IP SIP in October in six U.S. markets."What this means is a much broader portfolio than we had, say 18 months ago," Jackson said.


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China says product safety push a complete success

China declared on Monday that its four-month campaign to ensure food and product safety had been a total success, with all goals being met months before Beijing hosts the Olympics and 600 companies banned from exporting toys.


A man, 29, appears in court in Londonderry charged with the murder of a 37-year-old former teacher.


Moscow - Russian newspapers lavished praise on Wednesday on 17-year-old Russian tennis sensation Maria Sharapova, saying her triumph over Serena Williams in the finals of the WTA Tour Championships was a victory for the history books and for her native


PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia -- Former Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim will not be making a swift return to politics after the country's Federal Court Wednesday upheld a 1998 corruption conviction against him.


Middle East ; Twenty Filipinos found alive in rubble after storm

Middle East News, MANILA, About 20 Filipinos have been found alive in the rubble of a collapsed building, 10 days after a fierce storm and landslides devastated several eastern and northern provinces, a radio station has reported.


Vicinanza anche a divorziati e dialogo con immigrati


European stock markets approach five consecutive days of losses on worries about interest rates.


Droga nascosta in tir dalla Turchia e destinata a Germania


SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- EMC Corp. moved Tuesday to beef up its network-management software offerings via the acquisition of Smarts Inc.


Update 1: Toshiba, Memory-Tech Develop New DVD

Two Japanese companies said Tuesday they have developed a DVD that can play on both existing machines and the upcoming high-definition players, raising hopes for a smooth transition as more people dump old TV sets for better screens.


Disney Enterprises may have to sell its trademarks in South Africa to pay for damages if a poor family wins a lawsuit claiming it lost millions in royalties from the hit song "The Lion Sleeps Tonight."


Patrick Vieira's deflected shot just before the interval hands Arsenal all three points at hard-working Newcastle.


Iran to Escape Censure After Nuclear Cat-And-Mouse

Iran looked set to avoid being reported to the United Nations Security Council on Monday after reaffirming its commitment to a deal meant to reassure the world it is not trying to build a nuclear bomb.


Denver fired coach Jeff Bzdelik on Tuesday, one day after the Nuggets lost their sixth straight game and failed again to live up to the high expectations that came with the offseason addition of All-Star forward Kenyon Martin.


After Shopping Season, Boston Must Await Returns

By necessity and design, Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein has made a series of moves the past two months that have reshaped the World Series champions.


Judge Orders Padilla Jail Personnel to Testify

MIAMI, Feb. 16 -- Officials at the Navy brig where terrorism suspect Jose Padilla was held for 3 1/2  years as an enemy combatant were ordered  Friday to testify at a hearing to determine his psychological competency, a ruling that allows the defense to press its claims that sensory deprivation and torture in confinement have rendered the alleged  al-Qaeda operative unfit to stand trial....


US sub-prime mortgage losses exceed "the most pessimistic estimates", the Federal Reserve's Ben Bernanke says.


Top General Eases Stance on Intelligence Bill

Gen. Richard B. Myers said that his concerns about the intelligence-overhaul bill had been resolved in the final version.


Airbus criticizes US move to WTO over aircraft subsidies

LONDON, October 7  - The European aircraft giant, Airbus, has criticized the US decision to move to the WTO over a dispute regarding government subsidies.


Spain set to face Greece lightning without NBA star Gasol

Spain is preparing to face giant-killer Greece for the World Basketball Championship here on Sunday without top scorer and rebounder Pau Gasol, a star National Basketball Association center.


Arts & entertainment: Maddy Costa finds out what makes director Michael Grandage tick


Londra, 10:47 - CALCIO, MARADONA RITIRA LA "MANO DI DIO": NON LO RIFAREI

Per la prima volta Diego Armando Maradona si è detto pentito per la famigerata "mano di Dio",...


The Red Cross says a measles epidemic in North Korea has killed four people and infected some 3,000.


New York undaunted by underdog Olympic status

Projected as an underdog in the glamour-city competition to host the 2012 Summer Olympics, New York will emphasize its diverse population and unparalleled marketing potential


Put it on your desk. We dare you IBM later this year plans to dish out a "desktop" blade box for small- to medium-sized businesses.â¦


Kevin Keegan has backed David James to win back his England place before the season is over. James returned to training with Manchester City on Thursday still reeling from the widespread vilification over


Blog: AMD announces price cuts for its desktop processors


LOS ANGELES  -- Despite an ongoing investigation and charges of of child molestation, Michael Jackson continues his Christmas tradition of inviting dozens of underprivileged children to his Neverland Ranch just outside Santa Barbara, Calif.


Â£73bn to take nuclear plants out of service

Â· Cost of decommissioning up by Â£12bn in two yearsÂ· Auditors criticise 'stop and start' work on sites


He says pre-election violence in Iraq expected to escalate

President Bush braced Marines Tuesday for escalating violence leading up to the Jan. 30 elections in Iraq, but vowed the vote would not be postponed.


No Pause Button: TV Studios and Writers Play Catch-Up After Strike

With writers expected to return to their posts on the television production assembly line first thing Wednesday morning, the enormous machinery that generates episodes of series will get a massive restart.


The global food retailer Ahold NV, which owns the Stop & Shop and Giant chains in the United States, said Monday it will buy a 20 percent stake in Scandinavian grocer ICA AB for 7.35 billion Swedish kronor ($1.03 billion).


New sanctions to target Iran's institutions show that Washington, frustrated by resistance at the U.N., is moving toward a different strategy to pressure Tehran


Some of the leading players in reality television reaffirmed their faith in the genre's staying power Wednesday, despite a recent rash of failures ranging from "The Next Great Champ" to "$25 Million Dollar Hoax."


Thai PM Apologizes for Deaths of Muslims

A Thai-Muslim woman bursts into tears after learning from the list that her family member is listed dead outside a military camp in Pattani province, southern Thailand Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2004.


Asian couples undergoing IVF treatment are less likely to have a baby than Caucasian couples, research suggests.


Otto soldati francesi perdono la vita in Costa d'Avorio

L'assassinio di otto militari francesi della forza multinazionale di pace delle Nazioni Unite Ã¨ stato capace di riportare l'attenzione dell'occidente ai drammi della costa d'Avorio, dove Ã¨ in atto un quotidiano massacro tra il Governo di Abidjan ei


Ferguson confident Utd can keep their cool

Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson says he is confident his players have enough self-control to avoid any trouble in Sunday's showdown at Old Trafford against Arsenal.


A double suicide car bomb attack  devastated a police station just outside Baghdad's fortified  Green Zone on Saturday, killing seven people and wounding 57 in  the latest strike against Iraq's beleaguered security forces.


Woods marches eight shots clear at Torrey Pines

SAN DIEGO, California  - Five-times champion Tiger Woods tightened his grip on a 62nd PGA Tour title by surging eight strokes clear after the Buick Invitational third round on Saturday.


More Taiwanese chip makers slash spending

Three more Taiwanese chip makers plan to spend significantly less money on new factories and equipment this year as a DRAM (dynamic RAM) glut and uncertainty about the global economy weigh.Lower capital spending forecasts in the chip industry are a sign the global IT industry is on edge about future demand. Analysts have expected DRAM makers to cut back on spending for a long time due to falling chip prices. Prices for mainstream DDR2 (double data rate, second generation) chips remain below production costs, and most DRAM makers have reported losses for the fourth quarter.Powerchip Semiconductor, Taiwan's largest memory chip maker, Wednesday said it plans to spend NT$35.1 billion (US$1.09 billion) on new chip factories, technology and production line equipment this year, less than half the NT$86.3 billion it spent last year.Powerchip's smaller rival on the island, ProMOS Technologies, also more than halved its projected 2008 capital spending to US$800 million, down from US$1.84 billion last year. The company also put the expansion of its fourth 12-inch factory on hold pending a rebound in the DRAM market.United Microelectronics (UMC), the world's second largest contract chip maker, forecast its 2008 capital spending at US$500 million to US$700 million, down from US$900 million last year.The company's customers have turned cautious due to global economic worries, said Jackson Hu, CEO of UMC, at an investors' conference in Taipei on Wednesday. The company forecast its chip shipments will decline as much as 15 percent in the first quarter, compared to the fourth quarter of last year as chip demand weakens, particularly for communications chips.Global semiconductor equipment spending is forecast to fall 9.9 percent to US$40.3 billion this year, from US$44.8 billion last year, according to Gartner. The market researcher blamed over-investment by DRAM makers in 2007 for the cutback in semiconductor capital spending this year. Concerns about a U.S. economic recession have also put chip makers in a cautious mood, Gartner said in a report published early this month.


A debut goal from Zat Knight and a late Gabriel Agbonlahor strike see Aston Villa defeat Chelsea.


Firefox e-mail program free and feature-packed

Q:I am now happily using Mozilla Firefox for Web browsing instead of Microsoft Internet Explorer. Now I wonder whether I should also switch to Mozilla's free e-mail program.


Iraq. Raid americano su Fallujah. Dieci i morti

Il comando Usa ha confermato il raid aereo di questa notte su un edificio della cittÃ  sunnita di Fallujah, a ovest di Baghdad, in cui sono rimaste uccise 10 persone e altre 17 sono rimaste ferite. L'esercito


Kenny Rogers shut down the slumping Chicago White Sox, giving the Detroit Tigers their biggest lead in the AL Central in almost two weeks and guaranteeing their first .500 season in more than a decade.


First on the Scene, Again, Is the College Newspaper

The shooting at Northern Illinois University became a personal story for reporters at the campus paper when they learned that a fellow staffer was among the dead.


Clashes erupted between US forces and Iraqi fighters on Tuesday after two car bombs exploded in Ramadi, 70 miles west of Baghdad. Ramadi is one of the Sunni Triangle cities where US and Iraqi forces are planning


Reggio Calabria, 16:28 - CALCIO, REGGINA-CAGLIARI: AMORUSO KO, RADIOGRAFIA IN OSPEDALE

Secondo le prime informazioni Nicola Amoruso si sarebbe procurato una lesione ad una costola nella p...


PGA tour to go high-tech on Golf Channel

LOS ANGELES  - New radar technology will allow the Golf Channel to provide exact measurements of golfers' swings and ball movement during next year's PGA Tour, the network said Wednesday.


Clearly there is something about this side of the pond that Lleyton Hewitt likes. After reaching the final in Cincinnati, where he lost to Andre Agassi, and winning consecutive titles in Washington and Long


General Motors , which has experienced two months of disappointing sales, reveals a new winter sales programme in the US.


The International Whaling  Commission renewed a five-year whaling quota for indigenous  people in the United States and Russia on Tuesday, allowing  Alaska Natives to continue hunting bowhead whales for  subsistence purposes.


A museum that tells the Bible's version of Earth's history — that the planet was created in a single week just a few thousand years ago — attracted thousands to its opening as protesters rallied outside.


North Korea agrees to shut its Yongbyon nuclear reactor within three weeks, US envoy Christopher Hill says.


IBM coughs up $65m over techie overtime suit

Not admitting liability IBM is paying up to $65m in backdated overtime pay to 32,000 US-based techies,to settle a federal class action suit.â¦


Huckabee defends his handling of anti-Romney ad

With two days left in a  tight Iowa race, Republican presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee  defended on Tuesday his unorthodox and heavily criticized  handling of an attack ad against rival Mitt Romney.


U.S. awards $1.35 billion for cargo screening

The U.S. Department of Homeland   Security said on Wednesday it awarded $1.35 billion in   contracts to three companies to develop a system to screen for   radioactive matter that might be hidden in cargo.


Rangers owner Tom Hicks suspects that two-time AL MVP Juan Gonzalez may have used steroids.


Computer Associates to Cut Jobs by 5 Pct.

Software maker Computer Associates  CA.N on Wednesday said it would cut 800 jobs, or 5 percent of  its work force, to pare costs amid stiff competition in  software and services.


NFL Wrap: Manning Wins MVP Battle as Colts Beat Titans

Peyton Manning threw for 254 yards and  two touchdowns to win his showdown with fellow co-MVP Steve  McNair as the Indianapolis Colts beat the Tennessee Titans  31-17 at Nashville on Sunday.


Kalashnikovs checked at door Not to be outdone by the establishment of the American University of Iraq in the northern Iraqi city of Suleimaniya, a ballsy Russian businessman, Vitaly Kouznetzov, has helped bring another, sexier, slice of American life to the Iraqi Kurds: he's brought a touch of Las Vegas to that same Kurdish cultural capital with the launch of an American-style casino. Take that, al-Qaeda.â¦


A new use for camel's milk: Sell it abroad.

Saltier than cow's milk, it now provides Mauritania's nomadic herders with a key source of income.


GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (Sports Network) - NBC Sports  chairman Dick Ebersol and his son Charlie were released from  the hospital Monday, a week after surviving a charter plane  crash that killed three people, including Ebersol's youngest  son.


The Goods: Diamonds as a Bentleyâs Best Friend

No one buys bejeweled wheel rims or a platinum steering wheel because he wants to keep a low profile.


Half-year profits at Irish bookmaker Paddy Power double after gamblers have a dismal run of luck.


Voters to See Few Big Changes After Fla.

Voters clamored for reform after the fiasco in Florida four years ago. But when they return to vote again for president on Nov...


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Low-cost carrier JetBlue Airways Corp.  on Thursday said third-quarter earnings fell 71 percent as it struggled with skyrocketing fuel prices and tough competition.


OPEC oil producers have said they will rein in oversupply to bolster falling prices and that the cartel would have to reduce output quotas early next year.


Vendors worry about the impact on their own businesses. Also: Satellite radio car competition & hellip;. A Chinese car powered by bleach & hellip;. and more.


Verra' creato primo istituto europeo con 42 mld di impieghi


IRAQ, AL SADR CONSEGNA CHIAVI MAUSOLEO DI ALI A SISTANI

NAJAF - Le chiavi del Mausoleo di Ali, a Najaf , sono state consegnate oggi dai miliziani del'esercito del Mahdi al grande ayatollah Ali Sistani, che ieri aveva siglato un accordo con il leader radicale sciita Moqtada Sadr: lo riferisce la televisione Al


Medio Oriente. Attacco aereo israeliano a Jebaliya: 4 feriti

Quattro persone sono rimaste ferite in seguito a un attacco aereo dell'esercito israeliano nel campo profughi di Jabaliya, nella Striscia di Gaza. Lo hanno riferito testimoni e servizi di soccorso. I feriti


Israel Begins to Lift Blockade of Lebanon

Workers scrambled to ready ports and the Beirut airport for a renewed flow of passengers and cargo.


Deutsche Bank sells 109 properties to Eurocastle Investment

FRANKFURT  - Deustche Bank, Germany's biggest bank, said it finalised the sale of a portfolio of 109 business properties to British investment fund Eurocastle Investment for 300 million euros (405 million dollars).


WASHINGTON Sept. 10, 2004 - Questions are being raised about the authenticity of newly unearthed memos which asserted that George W. Bush ignored a direct order from a superior officer in the Texas Air National


Brokaw Steps Down After 21 Years as NBC Anchor

Telling his audience "we've been  through a lot together," Tom Brokaw bid farewell as anchor of  the "NBC Nightly News" on Wednesday, becoming the first of the  big three stars of U.S. network news for the last 20 years to  retire.


Norwegians to relive Kon-Tiki Polynesia-Peru trip

A grandson of Thor Heyerdahl, the Norwegian who 60 years ago sailed from Polynesia to Peru aboard Kon-Tiki, will launch a reenactment of the trip in April 2005 across the Pacific.


King Thomas Takes Over Creative At McCann Flagship

One rules with her head; the other, with her heart. One is a rough-and-tumble Brooklyn native; the other grew up in the heartland.


China defends food exports, to shut small firms

China said it would shut small or unregulated food processors, reducing the number of firms by half, but defended the quality of its exports on Wednesday amid a spate of health scares over Chinese-made food and drugs.


Nota ufficiale consegnata al rappresentante italiano a Minsk chiedeal governo italiano che "ritrovi la piccola e faccia rispettare la legalitÃ "                                          Bimba bielorussa, Ã¨ crisi diplomatica L'ambasciatore: "Sequestro volontario"                                                                                "Preoccupazione per la sua salute. Ha bisogno di cure psicopedagogiche"


Company turns up the heat in the mobile Web market with with launch of tool that aggregates messaging and social-networking information for cell phone users.


LONDON (CBS) Britain agreed Thursday to meet a US request for British troops to be moved into volatile central Iraq, a proposal that has met strong opposition within the governing Labor Party.


The pound remained strong against the dollar after the latest Hometrack survey provided further evidence that higher interest rates are taking their toll on the housing market.


Britons charged with manslaughter over Cyprus hit and run

Three British holidaymakers have been charged with wilful manslaughter over the death of a Cypriot teenager in a hit-and-run accident in the coastal resort of Protaras last month.


Reported kidnappings lead to adoption ban

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -- Sri Lanka has banned the adoption of children orphaned by a deadly tsunami until further notice after receiving unconfirmed reports that some children were snatched in the wake of the disaster, government officials said yesterday.


The ground shook so hard Yulinar had to grab a table to steady herself. Minutes later, she heard a warning crackling over the speakers of the neighborhood mosque — a tsunami could crash into her fishing village on Indonesia's Sumatra island at any minute.


For many Salvadorans, the newspaper ad seemed too good to be true: A U.S. company willing to pay experienced security guards a minimum of $1,700 a month to work outside the country. Never mind that it was Iraq.


Videos vs. Bombs: America is Safer George C. Landrith

As al Qaedaâs pre-Election surprise, Osama bin Laden sent America a videotape. John Kerry immediately crowed that it proved he would be a better president.


Zimbabwe's President Mugabe sets the general election for 31 March as the opposition nears a decision on a boycott.


Economia. Ciampi: spirito di squadra e dialettica politica alla ...

Dal capoluogo della Ciociaria, Carlo Azeglio Ciampi rilegge con preoccupazione i dati che segnalano proprio nel territorio di Frosinone il picco piÃ¹ alto del tasso di disoccupazione nel Lazio. Un problema


For Sudan refugees, a long hot wait for world action

Secretary of State Powell Thursday called the Darfur situation 'genocide' and urged the UN to take action. By Danna Harman | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor.


Thursday's campaign debate between President Bush and John Kerry will be more of a test for the incumbent than for his challenger, Kerry running mate John Edwards said Wednesday.


US President George W. Bush was chosen as Time's 2004 Person of the Year for "reframing reality to match his design," the magazine said Sunday.


any coral colonies have a nice healthy glow about them, courtesy of fluorescent proteins produced by the coral animals themselves.


A third potential suitor for Northern Rock is looking at the bank's books ahead of a possible offer, a report says.


In about the time it took 79-year-old Joe Paterno to jog to the locker room, Troy Smith and No. 1 Ohio State's defense turned a close game into a rout.


Symantec: Stolen bank account details fetch $400 online

InfoWorld - Stolen bank account numbers are commanding the highest price in an underground trade of personal details stolen by hackers, according to a survey released Monday by security vendor Symantec.


Blog: Sun Microsystems issued Thursday a security update to patch vulnerabilities in its Java Web Start.


Martha Stewart to Report for Prison by Oct. 8

A federal judge on Tuesday ordered homemaking icon Martha Stewart to report to prison in less than three weeks to begin serving her five-month jail sentence for lying about a suspicious stock sale.


IAEA to scrutinize Iranian nuclear fuel: Russia

The Bushehr nuclear power plant Russia  is building for Iran will operate under the strict control of  the United Nations' nuclear watchdog, a senior Russian official  was quoted as saying on Thursday.


The head of UK gaming firm Sportingbet says the government is not doing enough to help the sector in the US.


Michelle Rodriguez begins 6-month jail term

Actress Michelle Rodriguez began a 180-day jail term in Los Angeles on Sunday for probation violation, the second Hollywood celebrity after Kiefer Sutherland to face a Christmas incarceration.


Pharmaceutical maker Forest Laboratories Inc. on Monday said second-quarter earnings rose 60 percent as sales grew for its principal brands, and the company raised its fiscal 2005 earnings guidance.


29 September 2004 -- Afghan police said Taliban militants attacked an Afghan government office early this morning and launched a gun battle that left four attackers and three Afghan troops dead.


NABUSIMAKE, Colombia -- Caught in the crossfire of a conflict not of their making, Colombia's indigenous tribes say they are fighting the greatest threat to their survival since Spanish colonizers reached their shores 500 years ago.


Windows XP SP2 rollout to resume Wednesday

After a nine-day postponement, Microsoft on Wednesday plans to start pushing out Windows XP Service Pack 2 to PCs running Windows XP Professional Edition.


Kim goes on birdie tear to lead Colonial

Whatever Anthony Kim said to himself made quite an impact. After walking off the 12th green with a bogey, Kim birdied the last six holes — the PGA Tour's longest birdie streak this season — for a 7-under 63 and a one-stroke lead Thursday in the suspended first round of the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial.


Egypt announces arrest of terror plotters; says mastermind killed in attack

CAIRO, Egypt  - Eight Egyptians have been arrested and accused of plotting the nearly simultaneous car bombings of a hotel and tourist camp in the Sinai that killed at least 34 people earlier this month.


Sony to Disclose Details on Computer Chip

Sony Corp. plans in 2006 to begin selling home servers for broadband and high-definition TV systems powered by a revolutionary new computer chip, the Japanese electronics and entertainment giant said Monday.


UN Security Council warns Sudan of sanctions

The UN Security Council yesterday adopted a resolution threatening possible sanctions against Sudan and establishing a UN commission of inquiry to investigate atrocities in


Private Rocket Ship Earns $10 Million in New Space Race

A private rocket ship shot into space on Monday morning and won a coveted $10 million aviation prize for its creators.


Friendster Names Ex-AOL Executive VP of Sales  Friendster today announced that it has named Charles Barrett as Vice President of Sales, effective immediately. Charlie will oversee all aspects of advertising sales. His first initiatives will include building a world-class national ad sales team and creating new revenue producing programs. In addition, ...


No knockouts, no knockdowns. But if it were a boxing match, John Kerry won on points. Last Thursday President George Bush and Senator Kerry squared off in the first presidential debate of this yearâs US elections.


IBM expands China research site in midmarket push

Big Blue adds "innovaton center" to its China Research Lab to develop technology catering to small and midsize businesses.


Appeals court strikes down D.C. handgun ban

In a landmark legal victory for opponents of gun control, a federal appeals court Friday struck down a District of Columbia ban on keeping handguns in homes as a violation of the Second Amendment's right to keep and bear arms.


Si spera in una ripresa dopo un Natale magro di vendite


The number of viruses, worms and other security threats to PCs has now passed the 100,000 mark.


NEW ORLEANS (Sept. 14, 2004) -- The New Orleans Saints joined the mass exodus of people feeling the Big Easy and moved their base of operations to San Antonio, far from the reach of approaching Hurricane Ivan.


Police said Saturday morning they had arrested about 100 English soccer fans after disturbances in a main square, a day ahead of England's second-round World Cup match against Ecuador.


Il fatto avvenuto a Malles in Val Venosta


Size: Inconsistent, but never irrelevant

The sight of all those size-0 models on the Fashion Week runways recalls an oft-quoted line from the film "The Devil Wears Prada." Happy to be a size 6, the impressionable young fashion assistant Andy Sachs is soon brought down to size: Six, her mentor declares, "is the new 14."


Boozing bees shed light on alcohol effects

Inebriated honeybees could give better insight into alcohol's effects on human behaviour, according to a study by US researchers.


Phil Spector was too far from Lana Clarkson to have shot her in the mouth, the music producer's murder trial hears.


Lille have hit out at being forced to adopt entrenched views in the friction with Manchester United following the crowd trouble at their Champions League game which had echoes of the Hillsborough tragedy.


US Army Deserter Heads to New Life With Family in Japan

A former US Army Sergeant who spent nearly 40 years in North Korea has left a US military base in Japan to begin a new life with his family.


LOS ANGELES - Google Inc. is bankrolling a $30 million space flight contest for private companies to safely land a robotic rover on the moon and beam back a gigabyte of images and video to Earth.


Almeno una decina di persone sono rimaste intrappolate


Middle East ; Arafat doctors mull move to hospital

Middle East News, Ramallah: A team of doctors are trying to assess whether ailing Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat should be taken from his HQ in Ramallah to hospital.


Guitarist dies with three others in club shooting

The heavy metal guitarist Darrell "Dimebag" Abbott, 38, and three others were killed in a Columbus, Ohio, nightclub on Wednesday night by a man who charged on to the stage and shot at the band and crowd before being shot dead himself by a police officer.


Hollywood finds formula to beat Bollywood in India

Dubbing Hollywood films like Spider-Man has led to box-office success.


In many ways, in fact, this probably isn't even as scandalous as the late, great Collusion Fiasco back in the 1980s. But now that we've got that out of the way, there's still no denying that


LJUBLJANA, Slovenia The first international war crimes trial of former ethnic Albanian guerrilla fighters began in The Hague on Monday as three men were charged with torturing and killing a group of prisoners under their control during the conflict in


AMERICAN legend Lance Armstrong looks set to shelve plans to try to win a seventh successive Tour de France. The 33-year-old told L'Equipe newspaper yesterday he had other ambitions in the sport before he


With college football's annual national-title enigma distilled to three contenders, and with the Orange Bowl fixing to invite only two, No.


Diabetes had cost Johnny Cash much of his sight, and he needed a wheelchair. Losing his wife June was crushing. Yet, in retrospect, producer Rick Rubin wasn't surprised to hear Cash's plea the day after June died in May 2003.


The deputy leader of the Democratic Unionist Party, Peter Robinson, will travel to Dublin this morning to address the annual conference of the Small Firms Association.


Researchers find a receptor they believe keeps eggs in arrested development until ready for fertilisation.


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Six dead, 100 injured as powerful earthquakes hit eastern ...

JAKARTA : Six people were killed and 100 injured, many seriously, on Friday after a succession of earthquakes measuring at least 6.0 on the Richter scale rocked an island in eastern Indonesia, police said.


Problem-prone Swedish nuclear reactor shut down

A Swedish nuclear reactor has been shut down after a fault was found in rubber pannels in the reactor's housing.


French Defense Ministry commissions high-security Linux

The French Ministry of Defense has awarded an $8.6 million contract to a consortium of companies, including Linux vendor Mandrakesoft, to develop a highly secure version of Linux for business, defense and government uses.


L'istituto smentisce le indiscrezioni di stampa di ieri


Blasts Hit Churches, Hotel, Hospital in Baghdad

Explosions damaged churches and hit a  hospital and hotel in Baghdad on Saturday in fresh challenges  to Iraq's U.S.-backed interim government.


Long-neck refugees get Thai "human zoo" treatment

For the past two  decades, hundreds of ethnic Padaung "long-neck" people from  military-ruled Myanmar have enjoyed relative peace and security  as refugees in the hills of northern Thailand.


Jeanne, the sixth hurricane of the 2004 Atlantic season, was poised Thursday to rake across the Caribbean as Hurricane Ivan did just days ago.


Durissimo comunicato del Cdr della testataLa replica del direttore: "Guardate i dati di Pavia"                                                  Tg1, i giornalisti contro Mimun "Violato l'equilibrio tra i Poli"                                                                                Lainati, Forza Italia, lo difende: "Una intimidazione infondata"L'Unione: "Ora il direttore venga in commissione di Vigilanza"