Agassi ends career with defeat to qualifier

Andre Agassi's remarkable career ended   in the U.S. Open on Sunday when he lost to German qualifier   Benjamin Becker, 7-5 6-7 6-4 7-5.


The conservative French President reaches across party lines in filling a key foreign-affairs post


French, Russian, German leaders discuss Iran

Iran's nuclear ambitions and the need to secure Russian energy supplies to the EU were expected to dominate a summit in an elegant chateau north of Paris between the leaders of France, Russia and Germany.


WSJ.com to become worth what you pay for it.


Take that, Google While Google seeks to encroach on enterprise rivals with its SaS (Software as a Service) offerings such as Google Office, it needs to watch its rear.â¦


Captain America Is Dead; National Hero Since 1941

The Marvel Entertainment superhero is fatally shot by a sniper in the 25th issue of his eponymous comic, which arrived in stores yesterday.


BCS Standings Unchanged With Auburn No. 3

Auburn needs an upset. The Tigers are still stuck behind first-place Southern California and second-place Oklahoma in the Bowl Championship Series standings, heading into the final weekend before the national title game is decided.


Penn. gov. orders partial state shutdown

Gov. Ed Rendell late Sunday ordered a range of state government services shut down and placed about a third of the state work force on indefinite unpaid furlough after frantic last-minute negotiations failed to break a budget stalemate.


BR: LA BANELLI AMMETTE, 'HO PRESO PARTE ALLA BANDA ARMATA'

ROMA - ''Si, e' vero, ho preso parte alla banda armata gia' da prima del 1999''. Cinzia Banelli, la terrorista arrestata nell'ottobre dello scorso anno in seguito ad una ordinanza emessa dai magistrati del


Second-quarter profit fell by two-thirds at plane and train maker Bombardier Inc. (BBDb.TO: Quote, Profile, Research) as its regional aircraft business lagged a rebound


Israel is offering cash advances of up to 115-thousand dollars to Jewish settlers willing to leave the Gaza Strip and West Bank. It's the first concrete step toward carrying out Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's contentious pullout plan.


Heads up: From the summer doldrums to the September doldrums. Don't get your hopes up that the stock market will spike up until oil prices come back down and the presidential election is decided, the Stock Trader's Almanac advises.


By Pat Reavy Deseret Morning News  A man accused of damaging more than 30 natural-gas meters in Salt Lake City, Midvale and South Salt Lake was arrested Thursday.  Since Jan. 8, more than 30 meters have been damaged, all at businesses, causing slight to moderate gas leaks.


Bulgarian Stock Index Over 600 Pts as Oil Refinery Sares Keep Rising

Bulgaria's stock index SOFIX on Tuesday broke over the psychological level of 600 points as shares of the country's main oil refinery Lukoil-Neftochim continued to rise for a third consecutive day.


Argentina's David Nalbandian wins his first Masters series title after beating Roger Federer 1-6 6-3 6-3 in Madrid.


Federer Survives Agassi Comeback to Reach Semifinals

Top seed Roger Federer survived a  stirring comeback from twice champion Andre Agassi to reach the  semifinals of the U.S. Open for the first time on Thursday,  squeezing through 6-3, 2-6, 7-5, 3-6, 6-3.


Shalini Kantayya, 30, is a director making waves in a competition that could get her a $1 million directing deal with DreamWorks.


A final laboratory test has confirmed an Alberta dairy cow had mad cow disease, the second case Canada has found in its herd, an industry source briefed by veterinary officials said on Sunday.


Hundreds of customers lined up to withdraw their savings from a British mortgage bank Saturday, ignoring government assurances that their money was safe despite the bank's request for an emergency loan.


F.D.A. Plans to Post Inspectors Overseas

The F.D.A. intends to post inspectors to embassies and consulates in the developing world in hopes of improving the quality of imported food and medicines.


November 03, 2004 - The addictive brutality and enveloping strategy of the Dynasty Warriors has always seemed perfect for a portable, making the PSP edition of the series easily one of the most anticipated games for the PlayStation Portable system so far.


Memo to critics: Thou shalt not groupthink

Many film critics' top 10 lists are very similar. Agreement or conformity?


Texas braces for still more rain, floods

Residents in Texas braced for more rain and more flood damage Thursday while floodwaters slowly subsided in parts of Oklahoma and Kansas.


Liverpool, 18:07 - CALCIO, LIVERPOOL; BENITEZ: NON SOLO JUVE SU SISSOKO

A sentire Rafa Benitez, manager del Liverpool, il passaggio di Sissoko alla Juventus non è af...


Roadside bomb kills one American soldier, wounds three

A pair of conjoined infant girls who share a lower spine and intestines flew to Saudi Arabia on Sunday for possible separation surgery financed by the Saudi crown prince, the twins' cousin said.


GE Energy's 300m-plus power plant at Baglan Energy Park, Port Talbot, boasts the world's most powerful and efficient turbine technology.


Teaching Life Lessons on the Basketball Court

Samuel L. Jackson plays the real-life coach of a high school basketball team in this solid, unsurprising sports drama.


Bill Clinton and his family joined hundreds of mourners Saturday for the funeral of his stepfather, who the former president once said brought he and his mother happiness.


For Former Newark Mayor, Arenaâs Opening Is Tough to Savor

Former Newark Mayor Sharpe James seemed to move delicately through what was a bittersweet day for him at the opening of the Prudential Center arena, a project he championed.


Online scalping's next territory: High-end restaurants?

New York start-up gets buzz by providing a marketplace for restaurant reservations. But if the hospitality industry has anything to say about it, it won't become the norm.


China condemned a massive rally organized by Taiwan's president calling for the island's membership in the United Nations, warning Sunday that Beijing was now preparing for a "serious situation."


Microsoft, Novell, and a settlement worth USD 536 Million

It looks like another case of Microsoft paying off to save legal hassles and possible bigger punishments in the future. Microsoft has reached a settlement worth USD 536 Million with the much in news corporation Novell.


Good teaching and leadership help to cut truancy rates and boost school attendance, says an Ofsted report.


Featuring the voices of Will Smith, Jack Black, RenÃ©e Zellweger, Robert DeNiro, Martin Scorsese and Angelina Jolie. Written by Rob Letterman, Damian Shannon, Mark Swift and Michael J. Wilson.


Iraqi militants free Sri Lankan, Bangladeshi hostages

Iraqi militants have released a Sri Lankan truck driver and his Bangladeshi colleague after holding them hostage for 43 days, the foreign ministry said Friday.


Week of education setbacks ends with damning report on English teaching

Damning reports by a government watchdog identified serious failings in teaching at primary and secondary schools yesterday, rounding off an embarrassing week for Ruth Kelly, the new Secretary of State for ...


Sombre New Year Celebrations as World Weighs Tsunami

The traditional party of the year will  be a somber affair across the globe.


Russian MPs ready to approve Putin's choice for PM

Russia's parliament is expected to vote overwhelmingly on Friday to approve President Vladimir Putin's nominee for prime minister, political unknown Viktor Zubkov.


Global stock markets battered, as yen rises

European shares fell sharply in early trade on Monday as a sell-off in global equities snowballed, and the yen hit three-month highs against the dollar and the euro.


Woods in familiar position at Tour Championship

After four consecutive birdies on his way to a 5-under 65 at East Lake on Saturday, the former No. 1 player in the world is one of the 54-hole leaders in the Tour Championship.


Fallujah 80 Percent Under Coalition Control, General Says

As fighting continues in Fallujah, Iraq, coalition forces control 80 percent of the city, a top US Marine general said in Iraq today.


Silverstone's owners could modify the lay-out of the track after securing the future of the British GP.


The British and Irish governments received a long-awaited report Monday widely expected to confirm that the Irish Republican Army is no longer a threat to Northern Ireland, a finding they hope will help revive a Catholic-Protestant administration.


Hindu nationalists to win in Gujarat state: exit polls

India's main opposition Hindu nationalist party was expected to retain power in crucial elections in the country's religiously divided Gujarat state, reports quoting exit polls said.


EMI Group PLC and Warner Music Group Corp., locked in a tug of war after each rejected a takeover bid from the other, are still discussing a merger, EMI said Wednesday.


Al Gore's son busted for drugs in hybrid car

The 24-year-old son of former Vice  President Al Gore was arrested for drug possession on Wednesday  after he was stopped for allegedly speeding in his hybrid  Toyota Prius, a sheriff's official said.


Bereaved relatives are willing to donate tissue despite the organ retention scandals, a Scottish research centre has found.


More than a day and a half after a deadly gas explosion ripped through a coal mine in northwest China, rescuers are losing hope of finding 141 people still trapped underground.


Internet auction sites exploit fans by allowing touts to sell tickets at high prices, an MPs' report is expected to say.


NZ's Fonterra To Provide Natl Foods Analysis - Source

MELBOURNE (Dow Jones)--New Zealand dairy company Fonterra Cooperative Group Ltd. (FCO.YY) will provide critical business analysis of takeover target National Foods Ltd.


Larry Brown seemed happy to hear every word, each angry invective Spain basketball coach Mario Pesquera hurled at him. Brown only wanted - and strongly suggested â-hat


Misure compensative probabilmente fuori da Finanziaria


Reports from New York say Red Sox targeting Mets shortstop Matsui

NEW YORK (Kyodo) New York Mets infielder Kazuo Matsui is being targeted for acquisition by the Boston Red Sox, according to media reports Sunday.


Keeping an Open Mind Allows Anyone to Wander in

Even with the utter misery of modern air travel, I still find it possible to engage fellow travelers in conversations that may, if Iâm lucky, lead to new friendships.


Franz Ferdinand Snares UK's Mercury Music Prize

Scottish alternative rock act Franz Ferdinand has won Britain's coveted Mercury Prize for its eponymous debut album. The annual music-industry award, recognizing the UK


Andrew Hall spurs South Africa after India's four-wicket haul in ...

Opener Andrew Hall's unbeaten 78 steadied South Africa on the first day of the first cricket Test Saturday, despite Indian leg-spinner Anil Kumble capturing four wickets.


Boeing thinks Airbus is too optimistic on sector recovery

The head of US aircraft maker Boeing, Harry Stonecipher, said Friday that the recovery in the sector would not be as strong as arch-rival Airbus was anticipating.


Facebook is now taking steps to prevent some third-party applications from engaging in "inappropriate actions".


Sen. Cantwell seeks relief for utility customers

Enron hindered federal attempts to ease the 2000-01 West Coast energy crisis by selling government electricity slated for California to Southwestern states, new evidence indicates.


Sandisk CEO says unfazed by recession concerns

SanDisk Corp , a maker of  flash memory and consumer electronics, has driven growth in  sales outside of the United State in recent years, insulating  it somewhat from any potential downturn in the U.S. economy,  its chief executive said on Monday.


Denver, CO. - A hospital decides to do kidney donor surgery for Matchingdonors.com after turning them away on Monday. Now a historic kidney transplant is underway at a Denver, Colorado, hospital.


Welsh First Minister Rhodri Morgan was not snubbing the launch of the Airbus superjumbo in France by failing to attend, his spokeswoman insisted today.


Italian president summons two parliament speakers: agency

President Giorgio Napolitano has summoned the speakers of Italy's two chambers of parliament, the ANSA news agency reported, before an expected decision to dissolve parliament ahead of early elections.


Bush to unveil new plan for Guantanamo detainees

President Bush is set to offer legislation Wednesday to change the law to allow military tribunals to try detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.


THE mother of Robinho, one of Brazil's most exciting young soccer players, had been kidnapped, police said yesterday. Marina de Souza, 43, was abducted by two armed men who invaded a barbecue at Praia Grande


Fiji Under State of Emergency After Government Is Toppled

SUVA, Fiji, Dec. 6 -- Fiji's military commander declared a state of emergency Wednesday, a day after he overthrew the elected government and brought international sanctions and censure that began to isolate the South Pacific country.


Airbus attacks Washington's WTO challenge

PARIS Aircraft maker Airbus is attacking a US decision to file a World Trade Organization complaint over subsidies Airbus. Airbus today says the US complaint shows that Washington is unwilling to negotiate


Famiglie italiane sempre piu' in sofferenza


Microsoft Corp Chairman Bill Gates took center stage at the world's largest technology show for the last time on Sunday and predicted that his industry was on the cusp of the next "digital decade."


SEC, PCAOB Allow Extra Time on Internal Control Reporting

Washington (Dec. 1, 2004) - Thanks to some fast footwork by regulators at the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, accounting firms and many of their smaller


Canon Ixus 950 IS compact digital camera

If anyone can... Review The new Ixus 950 IS from Canon is an example of a quality, eight-megapixel compact digital camera comfortably sitting at the top end of the mid-range. Known as the SD850 IS across the Pond, it features a 4x zoom lens, with 2.5in LCD display, red-eye correction and a sensitivity of 1600 ISO with auto ISO shift.â¦


Subprime's the gift that keeps on taking.


Megson handed a thorny exit from West Brom

GARY Megsonâs stormy four-year reign as West Bromwich Albion manager ended in predictable acrimony last night when the club announced they had relieved him of his duties with immediate effect.


Jiri Novak advanced to the second round of the Shanghai Open on Wednesday, eliminating Taiwan's Lu Yen-hsun, 6-2, 6-2.


The abstruse French writer is popping up everywhere these days- in movies, TV, even newspapers. Is he trying to tell us something?


U.N. chief in Afghanistan, focus on lack of law and order

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon made a surprise visit to Kabul on Friday to hold talks with President Hamid Karzai ahead of a conference in Rome next week that will seek ways to improve law and order in Afghanistan.


âDaily Showâ and âSilvermanâ Getting New Web Sites

TheDailyShow.com, which launches in the fourth quarter, will archive the entire video history of the show including headlines, interviews and the âBack in Blackâ feature.


French firms sign big deals with China but lament the ones that got away

French companies and farmers have reeled in deals reportedly worth up to five billion euros (dollars) in China during a state visit to the country by President Jacques Chirac, but executives were said to be disappointed that bigger business was not won.


Germany's Bernhard Langer celebrates his victory over Fiji's Vijay Singh in the 1st round of the World Match Play tournament at Wentworth Golf club in Virginia Water, England Friday Oct. 15, 2004.


Roberts, Johansson films added to Berlin lineup

Julia Roberts, Scarlett Johansson and Natalie Portman were added to a star-filled Berlin Film Festival lineup on Friday that already includes the Rolling Stones, Martin Scorsese and Madonna.


Palestinian rivals arrive in Saudi for unity talks

MECCA, Saudi Arabia  - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and his Hamas rivals prepared on Tuesday for talks on a unity government, with less than two weeks to go until a new bid to revive stalled peace negotiations with Israel.


Official: Ex-Paraguay Head's Daughter Dead

The daughter of former Paraguayan President Raul Cubas was found dead Wednesday night, months after she was abducted in the highest-profile kidnapping in this South American country.


Rumsfeld says he feels grief to his core

WASHINGTON -- Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld delivered an impassioned defense of himself yesterday, saying at a Pentagon news conference that US casualties in Iraq affect him profoundly.


The creature-feature "Cloverfield" became the first monster hit released in 2008, debuting with $41 million, a record opening for January, according to studio estimates Sunday.


Kroger Co., the top U.S. grocer, on  Tuesday posted a 29 percent rise in quarterly profit due to  cost controls, but price cuts to lure shoppers caused earnings  to miss Wall Street estimates and shares fell.


A murder investigation begins after a 17-year-old boy is stabbed to death in Hull.


Ryan Malone has a hat trick and Sidney Crosby adds a goal and three assists for Pittsburgh in a 7-4 win over the New York Islanders on Friday, the Penguins' fourth win in a row.


ALTA -- The Rev. John E. Norman will continue to celebrate Catholic Mass throughout the ski season at Our Lady of the Snows Chapel, Alta, at 5 p.m. daily.  The chapel is located directly across from the Alta Lodge.  For more information call 519-0346.


United Way and Orbitz's Cheaptickets.com unit have joined forces to create a Web site to help people plan vacations in places where they can do volunteer work for charities.


Chile Cuts Emissions, Helps Japan, Canada

Pig manure in Chile will keep neon lights glowing on Tokyo's Ginza in years to come. It's a grand north-south tradeoff to slow global warming: You reduce your "greenhouse gas" emissions so I don't have to cut back on mine.


FCC Fines 2 Networks For Violating Limits On Kids' Show Ads

Children's television networks owned by Viacom and Disney have agreed to pony up $1 million and $500,000, respectively, to end Federal Communications Commission investigations into whether


Japan eases pressure for immediate vote on N.Korea

Japan backed off its plan to push for a   vote on North Korean sanctions at the U.N. Security Council on   Monday in the face of continued efforts by regional powers to   resolve a missile crisis through direct diplomacy.


A national pharmacare program could free up hospital beds and result in cheaper pharmaceuticals and better home care, says George Langill, CEO of the Royal Ottawa Hospital.


"There Will be Blood" wins top critics' awards

"There Will Be Blood" took top honors from the National Society of Film Critics on Saturday, scoring wins for best picture, best actor for Daniel Day-Lewis and best director for Paul Thomas Anderson.


Two more men were arrested Monday on arson charges as the number of suspects accused of setting dozens of fires at an upscale suburban Washington housing development continued to grow.


Hollinger Inc., th'e Toronto-based holding company controlled by disgraced media baron Conrad Black, lost an independent director Tuesday when a former general in Canada's armed forces resigned from its board.


Hansie Cronje's brother plans to make a feature film about the former South Africa captain's life.


By DAVID N. GOODMAN MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich. - Eminem, his estranged wife and their lawyers met privately in a judge's chambers Tuesday but failed to agree to terms for the couple's second divorce.


Israel has plans to build an additional 740 apartments in disputed east Jerusalem and the West Bank in 2008, a Cabinet minister said Sunday, a move sure to enrage Palestinians who say such construction undermines nascent peace talks.


On-off couple Pete Doherty and Kate Moss were back together this week, traveling in Ireland where Doherty's band is on tour.


Intel Unveils 'Extreme' Pentium 4 for Gamers

The 3.46GHz Pentium 4 Extreme Edition includes 2MB of Level 3 cache and hyper-threading technology. The Intel 925XE Express chipset is an extension of the 915/925X Express chipset launched


England are just 49 runs away from a record eighth successive Test win against South Africa in Port Elizabeth.


Sun submits mystery license to open source group

A Sun Microsystems engineer chartered with directing the engineering effort to open source Solaris has published a new software license that could be used for the open-source release of Sun's Unix operating system. Though Sun is vague on details about the license, called the Common Development and Distribution License (CDDL), it is incompatible with Linux's software license.


Els fends off rejuvenated Bjorn to shoot down Tiger

Having missed out at all four of the majors this season, Ernie Els rewarded himself with the next best thing by winning a World Championship.


Rescuers Hunt for Survivors of Egypt Bombing

Rescue workers scrabbled through the wreckage of an Egyptian resort hotel on Saturday in a hunt for survivors from bomb blasts targeting Israelis that killed at least 30 people and buried dozens more.


The military-run mapping system works over most of Russia and is expected to cover the globe by the end of 2009.


A man who died while traveling from China in the wheel well of a jetliner likely fell victim to asphyxiation or hypothermia during the 11-hour flight, officials said.


Saddam Hussein met with a defense lawyer Thursday for the first time since his capture a year ago, days before several of his top aides are due to appear in court for hearings on alleged war crimes.


Yusuf Islam, the singer-songwriter formerly known as Cat Stevens, returned to London on Thursday, saying he felt victimized and "totally shocked" after the United States deported him as a national security threat.


WASHINGTON, United States : The man President George W. Bush called the "architect" of his re-election, Karl Rove, says for the first time more Republicans voted than did Democrats.


Republicans Prepare To Nominate Bush In Nervous New York

The Republican Party begins its four-day convention in New York on 30 August, aiming to boost US President George W. Bush in his tight race against Democratic challenger John Kerry.


Shabani Nonda's late strike gives Blackburn hope despite a Uefa Cup loss to Bayer Leverkusen.


Israeli Forces End Northern Gaza Raid - Army

Israeli forces ended an operation in the northern Gaza Strip less then 24 hours after they raided the area to try to stop cross-border rocket attacks by Palestinian militants, the army said Monday.


BAGHDAD, Iraq -- A US military official in Iraq said seven American marines have been killed Monday in a car-bomb explosion. Several other Marines have been wounded in the attack.


Bison overkill theory maybe debunked by DNA

Big game hunters may be off the hook in the latest twist of a prehistoric whodunit that tries to explain why bison populations sharply crashed thousands of years ago.


BIG FIX: Corporate-tax overhaul, biggest in 19 years, expected to ...

The Senate passed a far-reaching, $136 billion corporate-tax package yesterday that cuts taxes for businesses ranging from film companies to bow-and-arrow makers while closing tax loopholes and bringing US exporters in line with international trade rules.


Graphene breakthrough threatens silicon's chip glory

This time they mean it For years graphene has proved a cruel temptress for the semiconductor avant garde. The material - a layer of carbon atoms grouped in the ever popular honeycomb lattice - promised major performance gains over silicon. The problem with the stuff, however, has been arranging it in a large enough layer to replicate the 8- to 12-inch circular wafers favored by the major chip makers.â¦


Rio Comes Alive to Most Expensive Carnival Yet

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil  - Rio de Janeiro erupted  to the beat of drums on Sunday night as the half naked dancers  from the city's samba schools showed off their skills to win  what promised to be the most expensive Carnival yet.


Blog: Security researchers found PHP exploit code embedded in a GIF on a major image hosting site, slipping through the proverbial gates with the aid of a legitimate image at the beginning of the file, according to security researchers.


Post-Falwell, U.S. Religious Right remains a force

U.S. evangelist Jerry Falwell has been laid to rest but it is premature to write the political obituary of the conservative Christian movement he once led.


London: A resurgent Manchester United beat Aston Villa 1-0 to register their seventh win in eight league games and move up to third in the premiership table on Tuesday.


Competitors are still going at it in Athens, but this time the teams are trying to write the most elegant code. By Michelle Delio.


Sarkozy set for fresh victory in French general election

The French head back to the polls Sunday in a parliamentary election tipped to give right-wing President Nicolas Sarkozy the majority he needs to push through an ambitious reform programme.


Blog: At an event space in New York City, the company showed off what it calls a "new line of richly designed, high-performance ultraportable notebooks" for the U.S. market.


Continuing down the path of Moore's Law, which says that the number of transistors on a chip will double every two years, Intel Corp.


Thales Space Unit Wins a Satellite Order Briefing: PARIS

Thales Alenia Space, a joint venture of the French defense contractor Thales and Finmeccanica of Italy, said Monday it had won a 229 million satellite order from the European Space Agency.


Electronic Data Systems on Tuesday  made a voluntary early retirement offer to about 9,200 U.S.  employees, or up to 8 percent of its total workforce, as part  of its plan to reduce up to 20,000 jobs over the next two years  to cut its costs.


Mayor Lou Barletta, whose local crackdown on illegal immigration made him a national hero among those seeking tighter borders, said Thursday he will try to parlay that celebrity into a seat in Congress.


Warner Bros. just can't catch a break when it comes to animation. You could forgive them for thinking that with Polar Express they had a sure fire winner - after all it combines a much-loved children's book with cutting edge technology and Tom Hanks.


Catania, 13:18 - CALCIO, CATANIA-MESSINA: ETNEI PARTE CIVILE CONTRO ULTRAS

Il Calcio Catania si costituirà parte lesa nel processo contro i supporter rossazzurri autori...


Rafael Nadalâs knees held up well in his third-round, straight-sets victory over Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France on Sunday, 7-6 (7-3), 6-2, 6-2.


Egypt produce a stunning upset by knocking tournament favourites Ivory Coast out in an engrossing contest.


Indonesian judge rules in Newmont's favor

An Indonesian judge delivered a ruling Thursday in favor of Newmont Mining Corp. and six employees under investigation for polluting a fishing bay, but how the action will affect the government's case against the men was unclear.


CHARLOTTE, N.C.  -- National bank Wachovia Corp. said Tuesday its fourth-quarter earnings tumbled 98 percent due to a $1.7 billion reduction in the value of certain portfolios and $1.5 billion set aside to cover bad loans.


A margine di un convegno Ires Cgil il ministro del Lavoro ha ribadito che il governonon ha ancora deciso se inserire modifiche alle norme previdenziali nella finanziaria                                          Pensioni, Damiano: "Stiamo discutendo" I sindacati: "Serve ponderazione"                                                                                Pininfarina: "Se si tocca lo 'scalone' bisogna vedere come si recupera l'equilibrio"Rifondazione insiste: "Serve manovra economica senza tagli"


Four Israeli soldiers, two Palestinians killed after Gaza border ...

RAFAH, Gaza Strip  - At least four Israelis were killed when Palestinian militants detonated explosives packed in a tunnel by an army post on the volatile border between the Gaza Strip and Egypt, officials said.


Despite racking up almost all of the endorsements from organized labor, Hillary Rodham Clinton and John Edwards came in behind Barack Obama Â the only Democratic front-runner with no national union support Â in the Iowa caucuses. That left at least one union looking for a new candidate Friday.


Identity theft meets the global virus epidemic, enabling fraud that finally gets people's attention.


A Maestro Conducting With Heart ... a New One

Robert Bass has been the music director of the Collegiate Chorale since 1980 and is no stranger to the stage. But his new heart is.


Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum reopening put off until 2010

The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, one of the world's most celebrated art galleries, will not reopen after renovation work until 2010, two years later than planned.


Dimdim Sugar CRM Integration Pack Release

Dimdim is an open source web meeting product with features like Application, Desktop and Presentation sharing with A/V streaming and chat. No attendee installation - all features are available through a web browser. Dimdim can be integrated with Moodle.   Dimdim Team has released an integration Pack with Sugar CRM for our SourceForge.net community.   This Alpha stage pack has been released on source forge.net and is available for download  at:   https://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=176809&package_id=243414  Sugar CRM users can use the integrated Dimdim Web Meeting option to schedule or start  an  instant meeting when they login in to their Sugar CRM Portal.  We also released the below documents which would help Sugar CRM users to get started with Dimdim - Sugar CRM Dimdim Integration Guide - Sugar CRM Dimdim User Guide  Dimdim is browser based software ensuring that attendees need not install anything on their  computers. With Dimdim you can show Presentations, Applications and Desktop to any other person over the Internet. You can chat, show your webcam and talk with others in the meeting.  Dimdim Team is committed to provide extensive support to the SourceForge.net community and drive high adoption of Dimdim.   Please tell us what you think about this integration pack and about Dimdim in general. If you have any queries or face any issues please donÃ¢â¬â¢t hesitate to email me at support@dimdim.com   Thanks  Rohit Shankar  Director Of Engineering,  Dimdim Inc.   rohit@dimdim.com http://dimdim.com


Fifty-two percent of respondents to a new poll think Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld should resign amid recent criticism in Congress over his handling of the war in Iraq.


Norwegian energy giants Statoil and Norsk Hydro unveil plans to merge their offshore oil and natural gas operations.


HIV Vaccine Shows Promise in Brazil Study

An experimental vaccine reduced the presence of the HIV virus by at least 80 percent in a Brazilian study of 18 infected patients published on Sunday in the journal Nature Medicine.


Aggressive mergers and acquisitions have been troublesome for many companies, but not L-3 Communications.


TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran said Saturday that it would continue its nuclear program but provide "guarantees" not to build atomic weapons, and warned Washington that the United States cannot stabilize neighboring Iraq and Afghanistan without Tehran's help.


Iraq : forse rapite due italiane , operatrici umanitarie

Due cittadine italiane che operano in Iraq per un'organizzazioni umanitaria sono state rapite. Ne ha dato notizia urgente la tv satellitare del Qatar in lingua araba Al Jazira, che pure dovrebbe essere bandita dall'Iraq.


Knoxville (WVLT/AP) - Beating Alabama is so important to Vols Coach Phillip Fulmer he has mentioned the annual game in his spiel to recruits.


The Spanish prime minister has called for an international effort to resolve cultural and religious differences between the Western and Muslim world.


Irwin pulled barb out of chest before death

SYDNEY, Australia  - Fatally injured "Crocodile   Hunter" Steve Irwin pulled a stingray's serrated barb from his   chest before he lost consciousness and died, his manager said   Tuesday as fans worldwide mourned the exuberant naturalist.


SANTIAGO - A judge is to question former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet early next week about political killings during his iron-fisted rule, court sources said Tuesday.


Walking may not be enough alone to produce significant health benefits, research suggests.


Millions of Europeans plan silent tribute to victims of south Asian tsunami

BRUSSELS, Belgium  - Flags across Europe will be lowered to half-mast, stock exchanges will stop trading, and workers, shoppers and businesses across the continent will join a silent tribute Wednesday to victims of the south Asian tsunami.


Gibbs Racing Will Be Toyotaâs Premier Team

Joe Gibbs Racing will switch to Toyotas in 2008, ending a 16-year relationship with General Motors that produced three NASCAR championships.


SPORTS NETWORK - World No. 1 Swiss Roger Federer got past eighth-seeded Argentine Gaston Gaudio in straight sets in Monday's opening round-robin match at the $3.


A St Andrews University historian's book disputes the origins of Kenneth MacAlpine.

IN 843AD, the kingdom of Scotland was created when Kenneth MacAlpine led an army of Scots to victory over the Picts.


Knott withdraws from attorney general debate

Monday night's debate between candidates for state attorney general is off after Republican challenger Joe Knott backed out. Knott spokesman Jeff Miller says the campaign cancelled the debate because it didn


Paris Soccer ÂUltrasÂ at Center of Furor Over FanÂs Death

The death of a hard-core soccer fan has set off soul-searching and finger-pointing as France confronts the violence and hate that have poisoned the sport.


10 things that should be in Apple's next Mac Pro

The recent word from The Inquirer that Apple may be hoarding all of Intel's new 45nm Penryn processors -- and possibly paying for the privilege -- has prompted a lot of speculation about the future of Apple's Mac Pro desktop lineup. Apple's professional machines, which now use Intel Xeon Cloverton chips topping out at 3GHz, are called workstations by Apple and offer quad- and eight-core configurations. They're fast, and they sport professional prices to match with top-of-the-line eight-core units starting at $3,997.The latest generation of Mac Pros, although radically restyled on the inside when Apple jumped to Intel chips in 2006, look pretty much the same on the outside as they did when they sported PowerPC chips. But the expected move to Penryn -- at or before the next Macworld show in January -- could mean the first major change in Mac Pro design in years.Penryn is Intel's first chip under 45nm (compared with the 65nm processors now used) and offers a faster front-side bus, larger Level 2 caches, better energy efficiency, and a new instruction set (SSE4) aimed at boosting media, gaming, and graphics uses.As important for Mac fans, the new chip architecture allows some new possibilities in case design -- namely because the motherboard and cooling system could take up less space. The new chips could also mean the incorporation of new technologies such as scalable-link interface (used for linking two or more video cards) and a faster front-side bus.With that in mind, let's go through some of the things Mac users -- especially this Mac user -- would like to see in the next Mac Pro:1. A new enclosure Rumors abound that the now-familiar all-aluminum Mac Pro box -- brought over part and parcel from the original Power Mac G5 -- will finally be shrinking. Of course, I still expect Apple to house all of the latest goodies, so whatever Apple comes up with isn't going to rival the Mac Mini for portability either.I'm looking for more audio/USB/Firewire ports up front with space for four 3.5-in. internal drive slots and two 5.25-in. optical drives -- which are now offered on the current crop of Mac Pros. An easier-to-open case more like that found way back on the Power Mac G4 desktops would certainly be appreciated by systems administrators, along with a reduced weight and better handles for lugging around.2. A Blu-ray option not just for movie editing but also for storing 50GB of data on a single disc -- perfect for sending off major quantities of files (high-definition movies, anyone?) to a client or user. Although I never thought I'd say it, DVDs -- even double-sided ones that can hold up to 8GB of information -- are too small. It's time for Apple to get on board with the next level of optical drives.As for using a Blu-ray drive for movies, the digital rights management associated with them might be too much to ask for. But they'd look pretty darn nice on Apple's 30-inch Cinema Display, now, wouldn't they?3. Cooler but quieter systems Those fans on current Mac Pros can sometimes be loud and annoying. Liquid-cooled enclosures, while more expensive, are a much more elegant solution. Heck, Apple even used that with late-generation Power Mac G5s, although there were some reports of leaks.If Apple doesn't want to go back to that option, then it should turn the whole case into a heat sink. Whether it's on purpose or not, my MacBook Pro sometimes feels like one well-designed heat sink.4. Less energy use I love power, but I also love clean air and Middle East peace and all of that, so Apple, while you're at it, cut down our energy usage! It's nice not to have the lights dim when I turn on the computer. This should be doable, and former Vice President Al Gore, who's on your board of directors, will no doubt approve.5. Penryn I know what The Inquirer reported, and yes, it makes perfect sense that you'd want to offer the latest and greatest from Intel to your top-end customers. What better way to run cool and cut power consumption than with a 45nm Penryn chip? These babies are fast and efficient. The first widely distributed 45nm processors, nothing comes close to them in terms of speed per watt -- the main reason Apple moved to Intel in the first place.And let's get there sooner rather than later. The Mac Pro has been out since August 2006 with only the addition of faster chips in April to update the line.6. eSATA external storage Firewire 800, first introduced in 2003, just doesn't do it anymore for high-speed external storage and is beginning to become outdated. I need more options. 3GB eSATA is coming out of the woodwork now as the new standard for super-high-speed drives even as external drives and arrays that use it are coming down in price dramatically. Fiber is nice, too, but overkill for workstations. USB3 fiber isn't ready yet; eSATA is.7. Strong video support: HDMI out How about letting users present stuff on an HDTV without having to use an adapter? This feature would cost very little, but the coolness factor would be huge, right Steve? Besides, HDMI is already available on Apple TV, so we know it can be done.In fact, while I'm wishing, why not add two HDMI out ports? Running two hi-def TVs from a Mac Pro over HDMI would be absurdly cool. This, of course, could be part of an extremely high-end video card option. I know Apple likes to have options when it comes to processors. Well, users like options when it comes to video cards. Some of us want a solid video card, while others want the absolute fastest thing money can buy. I happen to want both.8. 10GB Ethernet If not now, when? If not Apple, who? 10GB Ethernet cards are coming down in price by around $100 a pop -- and they're even cheaper when integrated on the motherboard. The prices for switches that utilize them are also coming down. Maybe Apple doesn't have to put them on all new Mac Pro models, but wouldn't they be perfectly appropriate for top-of-the-line HD video rigs? How about Xgrid? The speed certainly helps.Now, I know the question will arise: Who needs 10GB Ethernet? Something along those same lines was asked five years ago when Apple released the G4 models with 1GB Ethernet. Time flies.9. Hardware RAID standard A few months ago, Apple introduced a $1,000 add-on card that turns mild-mannered SATA ports on the Mac Pro into a hard-core RAID configuration. Now it's time to build it in.And with the ZFS file system expected to be part of the upcoming Leopard OS, RAID configurations should work even better. (ZFS, if you aren't familiar with it, offers a whole new way to handle storage, allowing large capacity, storage pooling, fast data snapshots, and copy-on-write.)10. Affordability I'm not talking $399.99 Dell affordable, but drop the barrier to entry a bit. Perhaps you can offer something under $2,000 at the low end. No doubt, some additional PC gamers and tinkerers will come into the Apple fold if you have the fastest processor and a solid video card.Oh, just one more thing: Let's not wait for Macworld San Francisco to get the next Mac Pro on store shelves. The holidays are coming, and I know of at least one computer geek who'd like to see something like this wrapped up with a bow on top.Seth Weintraub is a global IT management consultant specializing in the technology needs of creative organizations, including The Paris Times, Omnicom and WPP Group. He has set up and managed cross-platform networks on four continents and is an expert in Active Directory/Open Directory PC and Macintosh integration. Computerworld is an InfoWorld affiliate.


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Pakistan and India have reported progress in their year-long peace process but they remain far apart on ways to resolve their territorial dispute over Kashmir, the cause of two of the three wars between them.


Stocks pared losses in late morning trading and the S&P 500 index briefly turned positive on Thursday as investors scoured the beaten-down market for cheap stocks.


MOSUL, Iraq  - Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld  paid a surprise Christmas visit on Friday to troops in the  Iraqi city of Mosul, scene of the deadliest attack on Americans  since last year's war to oust Saddam Hussein.


Fed seen on hold as core inflation edges lower

Federal Reserve policy-makers meeting for a second day on Thursday look set to hold borrowing costs steady as they monitor risks that U.S. inflation could rekindle and that economic growth may stall.


DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- A terminal under construction at Dubai International Airport collapsed Monday, a Dubai Civil Aviation Authority spokesman said.


WRAPUP 1-Bush, Kerry attack over security, taxes

President George W. Bush and Democratic Sen. John Kerry traded sharp accusations on national security, taxes and jobs on Tuesday, with


Privacy-Assurance Seal Yanked Off Web Site

TRUSTe, the business community's guarantor of Internet privacy, abruptly ended on Wednesday its relationship with the company operating FreeiPods.com and other Web sites, alleging unspecified violations of privacy promises to consumers.


Rumsfeld a Baghdad: piÃ¹ violenza fino alle elezioni

Due autobombe e almeno tredici morti: Ã¨ il bilancio della domenica a Baghdad, giornata in cui a sorpresa Ã¨ arrivato il segretario alla difesa americano Donald Rumsfeld secondo il quale Â«la violenza crescerÃ  sino alle elezioni di gennaioÂ».


Turkey Pulls U.S. Into Decision on Kurds

Turkey's military chief said yesterday that Ankara will delay a decision on whether to launch a cross-border offensive into Iraq until after Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan meets here with President Bush 10 days from now. "We will wait for his return," Gen. Yasar Buyukanit told reporters...


Letters to the Editor -- the Virginian-Pilot

Glut of Internet info has changed higher education  Your article on college plagiarism (Hampton Roads, March 5) touched on an issue that is radically changing the terrain of higher education: the staggering amount of information available through the Internet.


The Sun 'gagged' in cash for honours probe

The Sun newspaper said Monday it had been stopped from printing details about alleged corruption in party funding, two days after the government obtained an injunction against the BBC.


By Chris Kelly Special to My Life  Hundreds turned out for the sixth annual Race for Education 5K run and 1-mile family fun run at Cameron-Brown Park sponsored by the Shelby County Education Foundation.


Digeo loses its CEO, slashes its workforce and product line

Moxi manufacturer Digeo suddenly changed course Tuesday, canceling two planned products and laying off nearly half of its workforce.


Trusted Mobile Platform Launches Early Stage Specifications

IBM (NYSE: IBM), Intel and NTT DoCoMo (NYSE: DCM) have proposed a new industry platform to guide the development of security technologies in both software and hardware for wireless mobile devices. The companies are part of new group pushing the Trusted Mobile Platform.


As the easternmost point in the United States, Lubec gets some of the earliest sunrises in America. But it also gets some of the most depressingly early sunsets, with the sun slipping below the horizon before 4 p.m. for weeks on end in early winter.


Israeli Attacks Kill 9 Palestinian Fighters

The Israeli army killed nine fighters in and around the Gaza Strip on Saturday, raising the Palestinian death toll to 47 in one of the biggest and bloodiest offensives in four years of conflict.


Siemens issued a warning yesterday that some of its cellphones may emit a loud noise, possibly causing hearing loss for the phone user.


Campaigners against the expansion of Britain's airports mount a legal challenge to the government.


US cybersecurity chief's sudden resignation comes as terrorists increasingly use the Internet as a tool. While Al Qaeda and its affiliates have always used e-mail and the Internet, these electronic tools have


Recommendations on plugging the UK's skills gaps are to be outlined in a government-commissioned report.


Small Business: In LifeÂs Second Act, Some Take on a New Role: Entrepreneur

More retired people are rejecting unfettered leisure in favor of starting up small businesses.


UPDATE 1-Jordan offered Toyota engines for 2005

Toyota have cleared the way for Jordan to compete in Formula One next season by agreeing to supply the troubled team with engines at "an affordable price".


Nortel Details Previously Announced Cuts

TORONTO Sept. 30, 2004 - Nortel Networks Corp. gave details of a previously announced job cut program Thursday, saying it is cutting 1,400 in the United States by next June.


Arafat, Ciampi: ''Interprete delle legittime aspirazioni della ...

Yasser Arafat Ã¨ stato l'interprete delle legittime aspirazioni del popolo palestinese. Lo sottolinea in un messaggio inviato al presidente del Consiglio legislativo palestinese Rawhi Fatou, il presidente delle Repubblica, Carlo Azeglio Ciampi.


Explosions Rock Baghdad, Fighting Erupts

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Strong explosions shook central Baghdad early Sunday, and fighting erupted on a major street in the heart of the city near the U.S.-guarded Green Zone.    Rocket and mortar fire erupted about 5:30 a.m...


Italy president asks Prodi to stay PM, face vote

Italy's president asked Romano Prodi on Saturday to stay on as prime minister and face a confidence vote to test his majority in parliament.


Russia declassifies files on victims of Stalinist purges

Â· Archives cover worst excesses of Soviet eraÂ· Disappointment that only relatives will get access


Senator wants universal health care plan

A dozen years after Congress rejected a Clinton administration plan for universal health care, an Oregon Democrat is readying a proposal to provide health care coverage to all Americans through a pool of private insurance plans.


Owen: Becks Would Never Injure on Purpose

England stand-in captain Michael Owen has insisted that his Real Madrid team-mate David Beckham would never deliberately attempt to injure an opponent to get booked.


High School Friends Enjoy Growth of Their Internet Marketing Business

By Chris Bosak, The Hour, Norwalk, Conn.  Dec. 13--NORWALK -- When they walked the halls of Wilton High School  together a few years ago as friends and classmates, little did they know they  would soon be forging careers together as well.


Robin Soderling ensured none of the top four seeds would reach the semi-finals of the Lyon Tennis Grand Prix by ousting fellow Swede Joachim Johansson in straight sets on Friday.


Taking the herbal remedy echinacea can more than halve the risk of catching a cold, researchers say.


Paceman Zaheer Khan has hit back for India, taking the key wicket of Australia's prolific opener Matthew Hayden two overs after lunch on day three of the third Test in Nagpur.


Do you live in a dead zone? T-Mobile has today extended its Street Check service to instore facilities, allowing staff to ensure that a customer will be able to get decent coverage before buying a phone.â¦


TUESDAY, Nov. 21 (HealthDay News) -- A woman's risk for breast cancer declines as she grows older, Mayo Clinic researchers conclude.


Canadian Blood Services boosts testing for West Nile virus in ...

TORONTO (CP) - Canada's blood bank is now doing more sensitive testing for West Nile virus in Toronto and Winnipeg after the two areas recorded probable human cases of the disease.


Reported incidents of sexual assault on Tokyo's trains reach a record high, with 2,201 cases last year.


First of two articlesThey were a real estate agent's dream: well heeled, well educated and preapproved for a $400,000 home.


Ambitious Russian tycoon upsets Lithuanian politics

KEDAINIAI, Lithuania: Viktor Uspaskich, a Russian-born millionaire who is a new force in Lithuanian politics, makes no secret of his old ties to Russian energy giant Gazprom, which supplies all of Lithuania's gas, but says he has his adopted country's


A shoot-on-sight curfew imposed to prevent riots and violent protests over the killing of 12 Nepalese workers in Iraq entered its third day yesterday, while officials said they were trying to recover the bodies of the slain hostages.


Border police killed in Jerusalem attack

A female Palestinian bomber blew herself up near an Israeli military hitch-hiking post in Jerusalem on Wednesday, killing two people and wounding 15.


NEW YORK A new study shows that genes from genetically engineered grass can spread much farther than previously known, a finding that raises questions about the straying of other plants altered through biotechnology.


Tom Hanks will produce a  Nazi thriller based on the newly published biography "Agent  Zigzag: A True Story of Nazi Espionage, Love, and Betrayal."


Copies of Prince's latest album flood the internet after being given away with a newspaper in the UK.


Technology Firm Searches for Niche in 'Location-Based Services'

By Tux Turkel, Portland Press Herald, Maine  Dec. 15--In one hand, Markus Wuersch held a digital compass. He pointed  it at the Custom House, a granite landmark on Portland's Commercial Street.   In his other hand, Wuersch held a personal digital assistant.


Italy's government insisted Tuesday it will keep its troops in Iraq despite a demand by militants holding an Italian journalist hostage that Italian forces pull out within 48 hours.


Spain's Sanz Sweeps Latin Grammys in L.A.

Spanish heartthrob Alejandro Sanz,  one of the few well-known musicians vying for a Latin Grammy on  Wednesday, swept the awards show, taking home trophies for best  song, best record and best album.


Campaigner Jason Hatch has been released on police bail after staging a protest on a ledge at Buckingham Palace while dressed as Batman.


Update 1: Defendants Accused of Sending Spam

Three people who allegedly sent America Online customers millions of junk e-mail messages touting penny stocks and other Internet gimmicks went on trial Tuesday in the nation's first such felony case.


La Cassazione cancella definitivamente la condanna

ROMA â La lap dance non Ã¨ atto osceno: certo, se il balletto che prevede il coinvolgimento diretto degli spettatori, Ã¨ organizzato in un locale dove non arriva come Â«fuori programmaÂ», ma Ã¨ proprio quello che gli avventori sanno di andare a cercare.


Russian Shot Putter Stripped of Gold Medal

ATHENS, Greece - Russia's Irina Korzhanenko was stripped of her shot put gold medal Monday, the first athlete of the Athens Games to lose an Olympic title because of doping.    Korzhanenko, 30, the first woman to win a gold medal at the sacred site of Ancient Olympia, tested positive for the steroid stanozolol after Wednesday's competition...


La tv satellite dovrÃ  concedere la licenza Nds Videoguard pur garantendosi le caratteristiche di sicurezza anti-pirateria                                          Richiesta dell'Authority a Murdoch "Accesso a Sky da tutti i decoder"                                                                                La Comex aveva chiesto la licenza per utilizzare il software protetto di LUCA IEZZI


Blair Sets Stage for Election Battle on Security

British Prime Minister Tony Blair sets the stage Tuesday for an election battle over crime and tackling terrorism when he outlines his legislative plans for the next parliamentary session ahead of a vote expected in May.


Si chiama "Contaminazioni, voci, bufale e leggende metropolitane nell'era di internet". Questo Ã¨ il nome del singolare convegno nazionale consacrato alle "leggende metropolitane", il primo del genere in Italia


Pop star Prince hires a firm to remove unauthorised copies of his music, merchandise and videos from the internet.


Zdenka Fantlova remembers Terezin as the best of the Nazi hells: a ghetto with a swing band, a concentration camp with shoe stores and cafes.


A man is killed when his car is involved in a crash with a coach in Denbighshire.


OBAMA'S POLICIES: If he wanted, the Barack Obama of today could have a good debate with the Barack Obama of yesterday. They could argue about whether the death penalty is ever appropriate or whether banning handguns makes sense.


Governatore richiama le banche, efficienza dalle fusioni


IBM and AMD partnership extended through 2008

AMD and IBM have extended their CPU technology agreement through the end of 2008. Originally signed in December 2002, the alliance was originally slated to wind up at the end of 2005.


Palermo, 23:48 - CALCIO: PALERMO-CATANIA; 5 POLIZIOTTI FERITI E 5 ARRESTI

Cinque agenti delle forze feriti e cinque persone arretate. E' questo il bilancio degli scontri sugl...


Spike Lee's Katrina film will air on HBO

One of the most poignant interviews in the Hurricane Katrina documentary "When the Levees Broke" is given by a man who lost his mother in the aftermath of the storm, filmmaker Spike Lee said Sunday. In the interview, Herbert Freeman recalls his mother's death at New Orleans Convention Center and the moment he had to leave her body there as he and other evacuees were taken out of the city.


Stocks fell on Monday, with the Dow  slipping briefly below 10,000 as a further rise in oil prices  clouded the corporate profit outlook, and a brokerage downgrade  hurt semiconductor shares.


No. 22 Cincinnati Drubs Miami, Ohio 77-53

Eric Hicks had career highs with 21 points and 17 rebounds Monday night, leading No. 22 Cincinnati to a rough-and-tumble 77-53 victory over Miami of Ohio.


Tropical Storm Jeanne Moves Out of Florida

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.  - A weakening Tropical Storm  Jeanne sloshed away from Florida on Monday after pounding areas  of the state's east coast ravaged by Hurricane Frances three  weeks ago.


Sources: Johnson Trade Submitted to Selig

The three teams in the proposed trade that would send Randy Johnson from Arizona to the New York Yankees signed off on the deal and submitted it to baseball commissioner Bud Selig for approval.


Putting Plants Online *** Botanists Building National Plant Data Center Web Site

By ED CULLEN  USDA plant scientists, working in a small building on the campus of Southern University, cultivate a plant Web site that gets 50 million hits a month from botanists, conservationists and landowners curious about the native or naturalized plants growing on their land.


U.N. Wants Stronger Mandate for AU Monitors in Darfur

KHARTOUM, Sudan  - African Union (AU) monitors of  a shaky cease-fire in Sudan's remote Darfur region should have  an expanded mandate but stop short of peacekeeping, a United  Nations official in Sudan said Wednesday.


From Tragedy to High Drama, Arafat Saga Has It All

Yasser Arafat's dying days have contained all the ingredients of a Hollywood drama -- tragedy, suspense, plot twists and even a touch of farce.


Enel 3, tutto esaurito per il collocamento

Il collocamento della terza tranche dell'Enel si chiude con una domanda pari a quasi tre volte l'offerta, con 630mila risparmiatori in fila per aggiudicarsi i lotti da 600 titoli al prezzo finale di 6,64 euro ad azione: e per i quali, dunque, crescerÃ  la


Water and Sewer Are Under Stress in Fast-Growing Areas

By Julia Oliver, The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Mar. 4--Union County is running out of both water and sewer capacity in fast-growing western parts of the county.


Cambodia PM Urges Fast Search for New King

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen listens to a reporter's questions at Phnom Penh airport Sunday, Oct. 10, 2004. Hun Sen said Sunday that Cambodian lawmakers must work day and night to complete the process


A Shia militia group is thought to be behind the kidnapping of five Britons in the Iraqi capital Baghdad.


Blair outlines immense, powerful moral case for helping Africa

British Prime Minister Tony Blair issued a clarion call Thursday for the world to help Africa free itself from poverty, disease and conflict, describing his personal crusade for the continent as "the one noble ...


Somali region says U.S. planes hunting Islamists

BOSASSO, Somalia  - U.S. aircraft are hunting foreign jihadists in the remote mountains of northern Somalia where American forces launched air strikes earlier this month, a regional official said on Tuesday.


HBOS to launch complaint over Spanish bid for Britain's Abbey

British bank HBOS announced it would file a complaint to the European Commission regarding Santander Central Hispano's (SCH) multi-billion-pound bid for Abbey National due to competition issues.


A five-acre glacial lake in Chile's southern Andes has disappeared — and scientists want to know why.


(flashsport) - Resta solo il Milan all'inseguimento della Juventus, dal momento che tra Lecce ed Inter finisce pari. I nerazzurri in Puglia vanno in vantaggio di due gol grazie ad Adriano e Martins, ma alla fine non riescono a vincere.


Playlist: Which Tune Goes Best With Designing Your Wii Mii, Troubleshooting Vista, or Taping Your Glasses Back Together?

Sometimes the songs are all wrong. Like, you're shopping for genitalia in Second Life when your earbuds remind you that it's just "Too Little Too Late." The solution: Pack your iPod with tunes that complement the things you do all day long.


General Motors Corp. GM.N will offer  car buyers nervous about rising interest rates a chance to  lock-in today's low rates in a bid to boost its sluggish U.S.  sales, car dealers briefed about GM's new sales incentive plan  said on Tuesday.


Q My new computer runs Windows Vista, but a lot of my older programs don't work right or don't run at all in Vista. Can I put Windows XP on this machine also?


Comunione dei beni: successione e privilegi

Diritti e consumi: in caso di figli e in assenza di testamento la legge prevede che il patrimonio si divida a metà tra il coniuge e i figli legittimi, cui spettano quote uguali. Risponde l'esperto


Utilities take pass on offering broadband

The nation's top telecommunications regulators are convinced that electric-power lines are finally ready to become a revolutionary new way for Americans to get high-speed Internet access, unleashing competition for cable and phone giants.


Indagine Unioncamere: al Settentrione le dieci province con reddito piÃ¹ altoNel Mezzogiorno quelle con minori disponibilitÃ , "penalizzate soprattutto le famiglie"                                            Milano la piÃ¹ ricca, Crotone la piÃ¹ povera continua ad aumentare il divario Nord-Sud


Suicide Car Bombing Kills 12 at Police Station in Iraqi City

Today's attack in Ramadi came amid a rise in violence against Iraqi police officers throughout Iraq.


Glasgow, 22:44 - CALCIO, CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: RANGERS-BARCELLONA 0-0

Rangers Glasgow e Barcellona hanno pareggiato per 0-0 in una gara della terza giornata del gruppo E ...


The defence case in Conrad Black's trial begins with his former secretary defending his actions over alleged removal of evidence.


In the complex, expensive and emotionally charged world of fertility treatment, doctors are sounding a call to arms to reverse the soaring rate of multiple births.


In what his publisher calls a record-breaking deal, British pop superstar George Michael is working on a memoir to come out in the fall of 2009.


Siemens sets wireless speed record with OFDM

German electronics manufacturer Siemens has set what it claims to be the fastest-ever wireless connection. At its research lab in Munich, Siemens achieved a transmission speed of 1gbps by combining an intelligent


ConocoPhillips Buys $2 Billion Stake in Lukoil

The purchase, which ConocoPhillips, the American energy conern, made at an auction today for the Russian government's stake in Lukoil, sets the stage for projects in Iraq.


Anheuser-Busch reports sales; shares rise

Anheuser-Busch Cos Inc  on Monday reported fourth-quarter sales that were better than some analysts expected, helped by the addition of foreign brands to its portfolio, sending its shares up 4 percent.


Israel: Militants planned to kill Olmert

Palestinian militants plotted to assassinate Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert when he traveled to the West Bank in August to meet with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, a security chief told Israel's Cabinet on Sunday, a meeting participant said.


Sudan to unveil new action plan on troubled Darfur

KHARTOUM, Sudan, Sep 5, 2004 (PANA) -- Sudanese authorities are currently preparing an action plan aimed at bringing a final settlement to the conflict and tantalising humanitarian and security situation in the country's civil war-ravaged western Darfur


Predicting a President: Slight Shift to Bush on Newspaper Sites' Electoral Maps

Editor and Publisher - NEW YORK For the second day in a row, the Los Angeles Times and USA Today were the only newspaper sites to shift their electoral-college numbers in E&P's exclusive tracking of seven major newspaper Web sites with electoral-college maps.


U.S. to Court Martial Soldier in Iraq Murder Case

HANAU, Germany  - An American soldier who was the  first to be investigated for murder in Iraq will be sent for  full court martial, the U.S. army said Tuesday.


The husband of CARE International's country director for Iraq on Thursday said he was having a hard time understanding why she was abducted two days ago.


The National Park Service is upset over a plan to illuminate the Gateway Arch in pink on Monday in recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.


Bank of America Corp on Friday said it agreed to acquire struggling mortgage lender Countrywide Financial Corp for about $4 billion  (2.04 billion pounds) in stock, a move that could help avert one of the biggest collapses in the U.S. housing crisis.


E' il livello piu' alto da cinque anni a questa parte


Md. Scientists Create Full Chromosome of Synthetic DNA

Scientists in Maryland today said they had built from scratch an entire microbial chromosome, a loop of synthetic DNA carrying all the instructions that a simple cell needs to live and reproduce.


MAREMOTO: CENTINAIA DI TURISTI EUROPEI DISPERSI, 600 SVEDESI

(AGI) - Parigi, 27 dic. - Centinaia di turisti stranieri in vacanza nei paradisi esotici delle spiagge del Golfo del Bengala sono morti o dispersi nel maremoto di ieri. Il gruppo piu' consistente di europei


The Academy Award winner and screenwriter of 'The Diving Bell and the Butterfly' on reading the letters of the Mitford family, his favorite new movie, and why he doesn't listen to anything post-Stravinsky.


It must have seemed like just the ticket at the time. But it turns out that choosing New York City as US President George W. Bush's national stage for re-election at the Republican convention might not have been the best plan.


Japan will demand a clear explanation from North Korea this weekend on whether it is preparing to test-fire a ballistic missile, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroyuki Hosoda said Friday.


Lobbing olive branch to Wall Street Sometimes, experts don't know what they're talking about. Just ask AMD, which over the past 12 months has had to endure second-guessing from financial analysts and industry pundits about slumping market share, a string of financial losses, and costly distribution and design gaffes.â¦


"Atonement," "Sweeney Todd" win Golden Globes

BEVERLY HILLS, California  - Film romance "Atonement" and movie musical "Sweeney Todd" claimed the top honors at the strike-plagued Golden Globe Awards on Sunday in a bare-bones news conference that lacked the usual Hollywood glamour.


The U.N. Security Council on Wednesday urged Myanmar to admit a top U.N. envoy immediately, but China immediately ruled out calls for sanctions or a U.N. condemnation of the ruling junta's use of force.


Police try to trace a possible witness to the murder of a 35-year-old man at a Glasgow bus stop.


Safari for Windows: Released and Hacked in a Day

Just hours after Apple released its first Windows beta of Safari researcher Aviv Raff said he'd found a bug.


Australian police and customs officials have seized 820 kg (1,800 lb) of ecstasy tablets and powder stashed inside a bakery oven, in the country's biggest ever haul of the drug.


Chip giant Intel is launching a 'tri-mode' Centrino chipset that supports all three wi-fi networking standards. The new chipset will support 802.


Seattle team traces origin of ivory via elephant DNA map

By analyzing elephant DNA, a research team led by Seattle scientists has discovered a way to trace the origins of ivory and help stem the poaching that still threatens the giant beasts across much of their habitat.


Often outsourced to developing countries with low-paid workers and few regulations, clinical trials are cheaper to conduct -- but there's a downside. In Bodyhack.


Uruguay has made a historic political shift in electing its first leftist president, Tabare Vazquez, and giving his coalition a majority in Congress to face rebuilding the country after its recent economic crisis.


The Irish Republican Army has stopped recruiting members and has shut down units responsible for bomb-making and weapons smuggling, an expert panel reported Wednesday in findings designed to spur a revival of Catholic-Protestant cooperation in Northern Ireland.


The Federal Communications Commission has confirmed it received complaints about the uncensored broadcast of Oscar-winning war movie "Saving Private Ryan" on ABC-affiliated stations last week.


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Steve Harmison has become the first England bowler for more than two decades to lead the Test rankings. Harmison, who took 17 wickets in the series win over West Indies, has topped the PWC Ratings.


IBM Could Lose Half Its PC Prospects To Dell, HP

Almost half of the US enterprises who were IBM PC prospects said that they're ready to consider Dell or HP now that the Armonk, NY-based giant is dumping its desktop and laptop business, a research firm reported Thursday.


9/11 Legislation Is Introduced as Congress Returns to Capitol

Senators McCain and Lieberman entered a bill that would put into effect the 41 recommendations of the 9/11 commission.


Bush Asked to Stop Using 'Still the One'

The songwriter who helped pen the 1970s hit, "Still the One," is demanding that President Bush stop using the tune at campaign events, arguing that he's no fan of the Republican incumbent and the campaign never got permission to use the song.


Pavin wins 1st PGA Tour title since 1996

Corey Pavin thought his latest win felt a lot like his first. The 46-year-old Pavin won his first PGA Tour title in 10 years Sunday, closing with a 3-under 67 for a two-stroke victory over Madison native Jerry Kelly in the U.S. Bank Championship.


Tyson Foods says settles hiring practices disputes

- Tyson Foods Inc. TSN.N on Wednesday said it   has agreed to settle with a federal agency over hiring   practices related to women and minorities at five locations in   Arkansas and one in Oklahoma.


The singer-songwriter dishes on a new favorite movie - one that involves costumes and a lot of special effects - and the best record store in Antwerp.


Ukraine's Kuchma Denies Agreement Clinched in Talks

KIEV, Ukraine  - Outgoing Ukrainian President  Leonid Kuchma denied Tuesday that talks with international  mediators had produced any agreement on resolving the ex-Soviet  state's two-week-old political crisis and blamed the  opposition.


TV star begs forgiveness from parents of girls at South Africa school, following allegations of sexual abuse.


At least five people are killed by a car bomb attack on an Iraqi police officer's wedding, local police say.


Coldiretti, sciopero contro speculazioni da stalla a tavola


Survivors, bereaved remember London bombing victims

Survivors of the July 2005 London bombings and families and friends of the 52 victims gathered for a national service of remembrance in the city's Regent's Park, a year to the day after the atrocity.


Opinion: Battle of the free server virtualization tools

In a matchup between VMware Server and Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2, our reviewer says they're both capable products and that the differences is "on the margin." Making the right choice is all about deciding what's most important to your infrastructure.


Hewitt takes aim at tennis umpires after loss at Sydney International

Australia's Lleyton Hewitt blasted the standard of tennis umpiring after being bounced out of the Sydney International by big-serving compatriot Chris Guccione on Wednesday.


Fuel efficient cars get presidential boost

President Bush on Wednesday signed a sweeping energy bill that he said would help the country become "stronger, cleaner and more secure."


Branson, Gore launch prize to cut greenhouse gases

Virgin chief Sir Richard Branson has launched what he called the world's biggest prize to inspire innovators to develop a way to remove greenhouse gases from the earth's atmosphere.


Russian inmates take hostages, gunfire heard

Inmates in a Moscow pre-trial detention   center on Monday seized as many as 15 hostages, including a   chief warden and his deputy, and Interfax news agency reported   a blast and automatic gunfire at the prison.


Amazon.com Adds Photographs to Directory

Online retail giant Amazon.com Inc. is trying to become a bigger player in the Internet's crowded search engine market with a local business directory that supplements address and phone number listings with a photographic tour covering 10 major U.S. cities.


Observatory launched by NASA to look for emerging black ho

The fastest-swiveling space science observatory ever built rocketed into orbit yesterday to scan the universe for violent celestial explosions that astronomers say they believe represent the birth screams of black holes.


Separatist leaders from the north-east Indian state of Nagaland arrive in Delhi for peace talks.


Afghan Vote Count Delayed Over Complaints-Official

Vote counting in Afghanistan's  presidential poll will not start on Monday because authorities  are waiting for advice on what to do about suspected illegal  votes, an official of the Joint Election Management Body said.


The 2008 White House campaign of John McCain falters as two top aides quit, amid concerns on fundraising.