Jakarta Court Says Cleric Bashir Trial Can Proceed

The trial on terrorism charges of Indonesian Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Bashir, accused of leading a regional network linked to al Qaeda, can go ahead, a Jakarta court ruled Thursday.


HP (www.hp.com) announced an investment of more than $3 billion over the next three years designed to vault Intel Itanium 2-based HP Integrity servers to the leadership position in the $20 billion market currently served by RISC processors.


(InfoWorld) - SpikeSourceÂ CEO Kim Polese is an industry veteran who was head of the Java team at Sun in the 1990s and also founded "push" software company Marimba, which was eventually bought by business software company BMC Software. SpikeSource helps companies put together open-source software stacks by testing and configuring open-source components. It is increasingly feeling competitive heat from big companies like OracleÂ and IBM, which are offering Linux services and support, as well as from smaller companies specializing in open-source applications and components. On the sidelines of the recent LinuxWorld Open Solutions Summit in New York, Polese talked with IDG News Service correspondent Elizabeth Montalbano about how SpikeSource competes with big companies, how it cooperates with other open-source players, and whether or not SpikeSource is looking to be acquired or go public. IDGNS: You're seeing more competition from companies like Oracle and IBM, as well as from smaller open-source companies. What do you have to offer that other companies do not? Polese: What we've done is really innovate in a very specific area -- automated testing. And that's allowed us to deliver this service at a price point that's attractive, that's making open-source applications available to a wide array of businesses. We run about 300,000 automated tests nightly across over a 100 components, and that allows us to know essentially what works with what and extract the right patch, test it, and deliver it out to the customer at a low cost because we're automated --Â we don't have to throw armies of developers at the problem. That's a unique approach, and it's IP that we've developed and that we've spent three plus years now continuing to evolve and improve. I'm not aware of anyone else who's done that, and again, I think that gives us a competitive advantage in the market. IDGNS: What are some of the new trends that you're seeing now in the open-source world? How do you cooperate with other open-source vendors? Polese: One of the things we're bringing out here at LinuxWorld is a new alliance: the Open Solutions Alliance. It's a new group of companies including JasperSoft, Centric, CollabNet, SourceForge, and others who are coming together to create a common set of interfaces -- APIs -- between applications to make it easier for them to coexist. IDGNS: How will this cooperation affect the market? Polese: Those APIs or interfaces might be for single sign-on or a common data repository. It's a way of really reducing the work that each vendor has to do, because all these apps ultimately should be able to work in a cohesive environment together, and also opening these APIs up to the open-source community or for anyone to use for any applications whether proprietary or open source. We're really happy to be part of that. It's aimed at open-source applications but again with the concept that these apps not only have to coexist but also probably exist in mixed-source environments. IDGNS: You're in a market that is looking at increasing consolidation. Are you looking to be acquired .... or do you think you will go public? Polese: My philosophy on an ultimate "liquidity event" is not to focus on that at all, it's to focus on building the best possible company in terms of the quality we're offering the customers, the products we're bringing to market, the financial returns for the investors long term; but that comes from focusing on putting one foot in front of the other and building a great set of products and a channel that's thriving because they're working with SpikeSource. And I figure everything else will work out, and the focus should be about building a world-class company and not on how it all ends up in terms of a "liquidity event."


La cantante ha lasciato il reparto psichiatrico dell'Ucla


Giants Give It Their All, But Lose Players Along Way

In losing to the Patriots, the Giants supplied their most electric performance of the season, marked themselves as a true championship contender and lost a few starting players to injuries along the way.


U.S. polygamist community faces rare genetic disorder

COLORADO CITY, Arizona  - In a dusty neighborhood under sheer sandstone cliffs studded with juniper on the Arizona-Utah border, a rare genetic disorder is spreading through polygamous families on a wave of inbreeding.


Ramallah, West Bank -- Confounding cynics, the Palestinians have embarked on an election process that could make history as the first truly democratic ballot ever held in the Arab world.


ARM to buy designer of systems-on-a-chip

With the acquisition of Artisan Components, ARM will get 340 employees, plus facilities in California and India.


A view shows Gaza from an Israeli guard tower at the border area of the Gaza strip and the Jewish settelment of Nissanit. Photo: AFP.


'Napoleon Dynamite,' wife expecting baby

The star of the cult hit film "Napoleon Dynamite" and his wife are expecting their first child, his publicist confirmed Friday.


Panthers' back Davis out up to 5 weeks with knee injury

The bad news keeps piling up on the Carolina Panthers, who learned yesterday that running back Stephen Davis will be sidelined up to five weeks by a knee injury that required arthroscopic surgery.


Ancient Bird Fossil May Suggest Link with Dinosaurs

Scientists in China have found a 120 million-year-old fossil of a baby bird which is believed to have died just before it hatched and which could shed light on the relationship between dinosaurs and birds.


With Burning Crusade, many WoW players are finding themselves in a state of transition.


Palestinians Vote in Litmus Test Local Poll

Palestinians voted Thursday in the first municipal elections in the West Bank in nearly three decades, a dress rehearsal for a presidential ballot next month to choose Yasser Arafat's successor.


Global finance chiefs meet in Washington amid concerns about the world's economic outlook.


France Confronts Soccer's Vicious Underside

The French national team went all the way to the World Cup final again in 2006, but a shooting outside a Paris stadium has forced a reckoning with the violent racism of some of its fans


A giant panda who delivered a cub on Thursday actually gave birth to twins but one died, an Austrian zoo says.


AstraZeneca, Glaxo Shares Plunge on Call for FDA Safety Review

Shares of AstraZeneca Plc and GlaxoSmithKline Plc, the UK's two biggest drugmakers, fell after a US health official said two of their best-selling treatments need closer safety reviews.


For O.D.B., Fun Was Too Much or Not at All

For hip-hop stars, there is nothing glamorous about being out of control. The late rapper burned hot in a world where stars are supposed to stay cool.


Ace's breaking pitch appears to be outside

Another bizarro day at the Red Sox spring training site. At 7:30 a.m., Curt Schilling went on his user-friendly radio program to announce that contract extension talks had broken off and he'll be a free agent after the season. Two-and-a-half hours later, owner John W. Henry said Schilling's announcement was news to him, but at lunchtime ...


U.S. Says Lebanon Should Be Free of Syria

The White House on Monday condemned  the killing of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri  and said Lebanon should be free to pursue its political future  free of violence and Syrian occupation.


WTO tries to kindle dimming hopes of global deal

The World Trade Organization (WTO) sought on Friday to rekindle hopes of a global trade deal after talks between four major powers collapsed.


Bologna, 18:32 - BASKET, UPIM BOLOGNA: PER JENKINS SOSPETTA FRATTURA MANDIBOLA

Resta confermata la prima diagnosi, quella di un sospetto di infrazione della branca ascendente sini...


Tottenham boss Juande Ramos says it would take a fee of more than Â£30m to tempt the club into selling star striker Dimitar Berbatov.


Money donated by Britons to the tsunami appeal reaches Â£100m, says the Disasters Emergency Committee .


While taking a back seat to software and security efforts, hardware is still a big time concern according to our survey. Organizations are taking the opportunity to consolidate their environments as they replace


PSV coach Guus Hiddink has accused Arsene Wenger of sour grapes after the 1-1 draw in Holland on Wednesday night. The Arsenal manager was incensed that while the ref sent off both Patrick Vieira and Lauren


A former landscape gardener who cut rare maps from atlases at the National Library of Wales is jailed.


TORONTO -- A trio of defensemen with nine combined Stanley Cup championships and diverse playing styles were inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame on Monday.


Microsoft's chief executive has ruled out acting as the white knight for business software maker PeopleSoft, which is trying to fight off a hostile takeover from Oracle, a newspaper reported Monday.


SWsoft tries to virtualize China before VMware speaks the language

And XenSource is annoying Virtualization player SWsoft hopes to continue its Chinese invasion via a new deal with local hardware heavyweight Inspur.â¦


NEW YORK  - Melatonin, which is widely used  as a sleep-aid, is also effective for migraine prevention,  according to findings from a small trial.


Update: Oracle makes 'final' PeopleSoft offer, raises bid

NOVEMBER 01, 2004  - The end may be in sight in the ongoing saga of Oracle Corp.'s hostile takeover bid for embattled competitor PeopleSoft Inc.


Panel weighs risk of drug-coated heart stents

GAITHERSBURG, Maryland  - A U.S. advisory panel began hearing evidence on Thursday about potential risks of drug-coated stents, the tiny tubes used to prop open arteries in millions of heart patients.


A suicide car bomber rammed into an army convoy in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Saturday, triggering an explosion that left four people dead and 22 wounded, the army said.


Belarus says it will back Russia if the US overrides Moscow's objections to building new missile bases in Europe.


Apple and Beatles settle trademark squabble

Apple Inc. has settled its long-running trademark dispute with The Beatles' company, Apple Corps Ltd, in a deal that could finally pave the way for the Fab Four's songs to be sold on the iTunes music store.


The New York Times sued Attorney General John Ashcroft on Tuesday, seeking to block the Justice Department from obtaining records of telephone calls between two veteran journalists and their confidential sources.


Davydenko Takes First Round in French Open

Only after beating Stefano Galvani, 6-3, 6-1, 6-1, in the first round did Nikolay Davydenko have the chance to slow down.


Bell, Collingwood grind out England recovery

Ian Bell and Paul Collingwood played disciplined cricket against tight Australian bowling as they led England's recovery from early setbacks on day one in the second Ashes Test.


Lo 'Zecchino d'oro' diventa sexy Miss Italia Ã¨ la presentatrice

BOLOGNA, 4 NOVEMBRE 2004 - Non era mai accaduto che una Miss Italia, ad appena due mesi dall' elezione, fosse chiamata ad assolvere un compito importante come quello di presentare un programma popolare come lo ' Zecchino d'oro'.


Runners older than 50 improve their performance more quickly than younger runners, a Yale study found, reinforcing past research on older athletes and the benefits they get from exercise.


At 25, USA Today is feeling pressured by the Internet, too

NEW YORK - This summer, a series of long, investigative articles explored why most US troops in Iraq still do not have vehicles that could protect them from explosives, though the vehicles were available years ago and the Iraqi military has them.


By The Olympian, Olympia, Wash.  Dec. 9--LACEY -- A large number of salmon are swimming in Woodland Creek this year.   A former City Council member said the number of salmon is proof the city's investment in improving the creek's water quality is paying off.


More than 1,000 passports being lost in the post each year despite the use of "secure deliveries", a report says.


Teachers across the UK are urged to wear a tie to support their colleagues working in Africa and the Middle East.


Cuban president Fidel Castro is recovering today, hours after falling as he left the stage following a televised speech. But the communist leader quickly recovered his composure and assured people he was âall in one pieceâ.


The US secretary of state and UN secretary general are to visit Sri Lanka, where tensions have grown over tsunami aid.


A suicide car bomber has attacked a US military convoy in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, killing two civilians and wounding 18 people, hospital sources say.


Red Reef Laboratories International, Inc. And JDM Capital Corp. Announce the Formation of JDM Reef Capital Management, LLC, a Joint Venture

DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla., Feb. 5, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Red Reef Laboratories International, Inc. (Pink Sheets:RRLB) and JDM Capital Corp. announce the formation of JDM Reef Capital Management, LLC, a Joint Venture.  JDM Capital is a NYC-based boutique real estate finance company.


Sony Corp.'s Japanese music unit says it will no longer sell CDs with built-in copy protection, a technology it had been pushing for two years.


In typical Major League fashion, baseball executives wait until the hue and cry from the public reaches deafening levels before they act, this time on steroids.


Most physiotherapy graduates have struggled to get a job this year as NHS chiefs cut  spending.


Bush Navigates Transition to Second Term

Description: President Bush has asked Andrew Card to stay on as chief of staff, and that's expected to help make the transition to the second term smoother.


Via a procedura per prelazione soci del Patto


Actor Gary Busey walked into court and handed over a check for $30,000 to settle a lawsuit accusing him of falling behind on the rent for his Malibu house, court officials said.


Davis Cup: Spain Leads U.S. 2-0 as Roddick Loses

SEVILLE, Spain  - Teenage rookie Rafael Nadal  blunted the world's fastest serve Friday to stun Andy Roddick  and give Spain a 2-0 lead over the United States in the Davis  Cup final.


New York -- On a rainy Wednesday at the US Open, Serena Williams got a phone call from Arlen Kantarian, chief executive of the United States Tennis Association.


Shares of Altiris Inc.  fell 7 percent before the opening bell on Tuesday a day after it posted disappointing earnings.


What if somebody had offered the Babe a magic potion to cure hangovers and help him lose weight and buff up those spindly calf muscles of his?


Facebook modified its help pages to tell people that if they wanted to remove their accounts entirely, they can direct the company by e-mail to have it done.


A S African minister says there is no need to build camps for people fleeing neighbouring Zimbabwe.


Embattled Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Wednesday he would resign in hope of making it easier to extend a naval mission in support of U.S.-led operations in Afghanistan, sending shockwaves through Japan.


BAGHDAD, June 23 -- Eight U.S. soldiers died Saturday in Iraq, including seven killed in roadside bombings, the U.S. military said, bringing to 30 the number of U.S. servicemen whose deaths were announced in the last six days.


The Storm Lingers On: Katrina's Psychological Toll

Depression, suicide, drinking and domestic abuse are up in New Orleans, which is ill-equipped to offer much counseling help, and the hurricane's one-year anniversary only makes it worse


Chronic distress may spur mental decline with age

NEW YORK  - People who are prone to negative emotions, such as anxiety and anger, may be more vulnerable to the gradual mental decline that can come with age, a study published Monday finds.


Nine days and counting Easynet has had intermittent email problems for over nine days and is still struggling to fix them.â¦


Office Ultimate Discount Available for Students

Microsoft is using the back-to-school season as the backdrop for its latest promotion to increase sales of its Office 2007 productivity suite.


Immigrazione e terrorismo al vertice dei ministri G5

Si e' concluso ieri a Firenze il vertice fra i cinque ministri degli interni di Italia, Francia, Gran Bretagna, Germania e Spagna. La proposta di centri di transito per immigrati in Nordafrica lanciata dal


Astronauts Michael Lopez-Alegria and Sunita Williams started the first of three spacewalks over a nine-day period outside the international space station Wednesday.


Spanish police arrest 52 people accused of stealing 300,000 artefacts from excavation sites in Andalusia.


2 area men charged with tossing chair, cup in Pistons brawl

Two Genesee County men were among seven fans charged Wednesday in their roles in the Nov. 19 brawl at The Palace between spectators and Indiana Pacers players.


Pm, 'servitori dello Stato hanno tradito'


Opportunity Rover Stumbles Upon Rocky, Maybe Watery, Find

Almost by accident, NASA's Mars rover Opportunity has found a rock that may point to a second water event in the red planet's past.


Two US marines killed in Iraq's Fallujah

Two US marines were killed on Thursday in the flashpoint city of Fallujah, where US marines are fighting pockets of insurgents, a US military spokesman said in a statement Saturday.


Iraq's oil exports were still running  at half their normal rate Sunday as instability due to an  anti-U.S. uprising prevented the re-opening of a main pipeline  feeding the country's terminals in the Gulf.


Billionaire George Soros intensifies his anti-Bush campaign

Billionaire financier George Soros is putting his wealth and personal reputation on the line in his quest to convince voters to cast ballots against George W. Bush in the November 2 presidential election.


Giro d'affari da 3 mld di euro, secondo la Confcommercio


More cannabis is being smoked in the European Union than ever before, with 3 million daily users in the 25-nation bloc, but consumption may have reached its peak, new figures showed on Thursday.


Observers disappointed after Serbs shun Kosovo poll

International observers in Kosovo have expressed disappointment at a Serb boycott of assembly elections in the United Nations-administered province.


PONCA CITY, Okla. Aug. 20, 2004  Deciding at the last possible moment not to appeal his conviction, Oklahoma City bombing conspirator Terry Nichols brought his case to a final close, saying he hoped it would begin a "long-awaited healing process." ...


Description: Iran, North Korea and Brazil all are under international scrutiny for possibly developing nuclear weapons. But those who have already joined the Nuclear Club are doing their best to stop proliferation of nuclear secrets.


US says it will reduce level of troops in Iraq

WASHINGTON -- Buoyed by a higher turnout and less violence than expected in Sunday's Iraqi election, Pentagon authorities have decided to start reducing the level of US forces in Iraq next month by about 15,000 troops, down to about 135,000, Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz said yesterday.


An already weak holiday shopping season turned out to be even worse than expected for many of the nation's retailers, who reported Thursday they had sluggish sales results for December. The disappointing performance raised more concerns about consumer spending.


Iraqi Forces Seize Top Zarqawi Aide in Iraq

Iraqi forces have captured a senior  aide to al Qaeda ally Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the government said  Monday.


U.S. stocks opened higher on Friday,  after conglomerate General Electric Co. posted  better-than-expected earnings, giving the market some positive  news as it tries to bounce back from hitting fresh 2005 lows in  the previous session.


Genetic Study Bolsters Columbus Link to Syphilis

Scientists have found what they say is the strongest evidence yet linking the first European explorers of the New World to the origin of sexually transmitted syphilis.


Air pollution built to unhealthy levels around the upper Midwest, a wintertime rarity caused by the absence of strong wind, and problems were expected to continue Thursday for children and other sensitive groups.


LOS ANGELES - "X-Men" star Patrick Stewart is recovering at home after undergoing an angioplasty procedure earlier this week to widen an artery, his publicist said Friday.    Angioplasty involves the use of catheters to place a small balloon in a narrowed blood channel...


Latvian soldier injured in Iraq to return to Latvia in January

Latvian Private First Class Janis Taurins, who suffered injuries in a car accident in Iraq, will return home in January, National Armed Forces' press officer Uldis Davidovs told LETA.


One "bad apple" can spread negative behaviour like a virus to bring down officemates or destroy a good team, according to a new study examining conflict in the workplace.


Stock index futures rose, lifted by news of a General Electric deal to buy a Merrill Lynch lending unit.


The Electric Car Conspiracy ... that never was

What a hit movie really tells us about innovation It's almost two years since the debut of Chris Paine's documentary Who Killed the Electric Car? The movie has been a success in US theatres and often comprises one half of a double bill with Al Gore's An Inconvenient Truth. But what the success of the movie tells us is more alarming than any conspiracy it purports to unveil: a disdain for engineering, for technological innovation, and most of all a disdain for us, the consumers.â¦


It's been a decade since a 7-year-old Bodega Bay boy was killed by bandits in southern Italy.


Perugia, 17:56 - CALCIO, PERUGIA: SMENTITI CONTATTI CON CORDATA GIAPPONESE

Il Perugia smentisce ogni tipo di contatto con una cordata giapponese per la cessione della societ&a...


Milano, 19:01 - CALCIO, MILAN: DOMANI LA RIPRESA

Riprenderanno domani nel pomeriggio gli allenamenti del Milan. Mancheranno Kakà, Jankulovski,...


Pitt, Clooney plug "Ocean's" and talk Darfur

CANNES, France  - The men of "Ocean's Thirteen" -- Brad Pitt, George Clooney and their crew -- have turned their Hollywood hype machine into a campaign to raise money for Darfur refugees.


Push to get consumers to pick BlackBerrys pays off

SAN FRANCISCO  - BlackBerry smart phone maker Research In Motion said Thursday that its fiscal third-quarter earnings more than doubled because of a strong uptake of the company's products and services in the business and consumer user market segments.


Eleven Iraqis have been killed and three Australian troops wounded after ongoing violence across Iraq. A car bomb near the Australian embassy in central Baghdad killed three Iraqis and wounded nine people, including three Australian soldiers.


Storm's Lauren Jackson to miss three games

Seattle Storm forward Lauren Jackson, the 2003 WNBA most valuable player, will miss three games while she visits her seriously ill grandmother in Australia.


Turkey expects U.S. actions against Kurd rebels: PM

Turkey expects the United States to take urgent action against Kurdish rebels hiding in northern Iraq, its prime minister said, in comments suggesting Ankara hopes to avoid a Turkish military operation in the region.


LOS ANGELES - Summer at movie theaters was a true underdog story for Michael Moore and a gang of dodgeball dimwits, who helped propel Hollywood to another season of record revenue, though the number of moviegoers fell slightly.    Moore's "Fahrenheit 9/11" became the first documentary to top the $100 million mark, while Ben Stiller and Vince Vaughn's goofy comedy "Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story" was another surprise $100 million hit...


Sex-Film Industry Threatened With Condom Requirement

A member of the California Assembly has warned the pornographic-film industry that unless actors wear condoms while they work he will write a law requiring it.


Microsoft Corp. will not appeal an interim European Union ruling forcing it to strip Media Player from its Windows platform, and said the first versions of its flagship operating system without the the music and video playing program will arrive at EU retailers in the coming weeks.


Security Researchers Update Open-Source Exploit Tool

Ziff Davis - Metasploit Framework 2.3 contains a host of updated capabilities and an expanded library of custom-made exploits and payloads, usable against vulnerabilities in Windows, Linux and some Unix variants.


Tests to see if death linked to mad cow disease

BEAUMONT -- The family of a Beaumont woman is waiting for test results to find out if she died from a form of an affliction connected to mad cow disease.


A new cream or gel could block the transmission of HIV in heterosexual intercourse, according to new research today. The treatment is expensive, and so far has been tested only on monkeys.


Firenze, 13:42 - CALCIO, AZZURRI; ABETE: TOTTI? PENSIAMO A FRANCIA E UCRAINA

Giancarlo Abete non vuol pensare ad un possibile ripensamento di Totti sul no alla maglia azzurra: '...


Coughlin thinks Giants have made progress despite slide

For the past few weeks, New York Giants co-owner Wellington Mara has wondered more than a few times what went wrong after the team's 5-2 start.


Stocks extended gains in mid-afternoon trade on Tuesday, lifting the S&P 500 index more than 1 percent, after reassuring data on the economy and amid optimism about the outlook for technology spending.


The state of California sues six car companies for costs associated with their vehicles' greenhouse gas emissions.


Torment for family fearing the worst for British hostage in Iraq

The family of a British engineer anxiously awaited news of his fate at the hands of Islamic extremists in Iraq who abducted him eight days ago along with two Americans who have since been executed.


Memory, Handset Makers Back Flash Storage Standard

Rival memory, semiconductor and mobile device makers have joined forces to support the new Universal Flash Storage (UFS) specification.


Hurricanes, unrest in Nigeria feed supply concerns

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Fueled by new supply worries in the United States and Nigeria, crude-oil futures made history Monday when the price topped $50 per barrel late Monday and one analyst said additional disruptions could push prices to $60 per barrel


Sudan says rebels kill 89 since ceasefire

Sudan on Sunday accused rebels in the Darfur region of killing 89 people during more than 300 armed robberies since a shaky ceasefire was signed in April.


Padova, 21:41 - Volley, Coppa Cev: Padova vince andata quarti

La Somec Padova ha battuto gli ucraini del Markokhim Mariupol 3-1 (25-16, 25-12, 22-25, 25-18) nella...


White House implicated in firings, Democrats say

Democrats are examining e-mails they say prove the White House was far more involved in the firings of U.S. attorneys than it has acknowledged. The e-mails between the Department of Justice and White House were handed on Tuesday to congressional committees investigating the firing of eight U.S. attorneys and whether there was political motivation behind the dismissals.


CHICAGO -- One might think Chicago already qualifies as a "global city."


The pressure is on for companies hoarding enormous amounts of cash. Investor activists like Carl Icahn have been hounding cash-rich companies to put their unspent dollars to use for their shareholders.


Although sales figures for the holiday shopping season are not yet available, analysts expect electronics to be among the best-selling categories.


Dan Haren wins his seventh straight decision, leading Oakland past San Francisco and former ace Barry Zito, 6-0, on Saturday.


Wal-Mart has managed to come back with style, and is expected to announce that December sales achieved a 3 percent gain over sales for December 2003.


Casino workers end strike in Atlantic City

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ -- Thousands of cocktail waitresses, housekeepers, bellhops and other workers returned to their jobs today, ending a monthlong strike that hit them in the pocketbook and cost this gambling town visitors.


Roma, 11:09 - RUGBY, TORNA WILKINSON: NON VEDO L'ORA DI GIOCARE

E' il suo momento. Jonny Wilkinson, il mediano d'apertura dell'Inghilterra che decise la finale mond...


The Myanmar government released about 500 prisoners from the notorious Insein Prison Friday, witnesses said. There was no immediate word, however, on whether political detainees were among them.


NBA suspends Artest for season; eight others punished for brawl

The fallout was swift from one of the worst brawls in US sports history that brought the Indiana Pacers-Detroit Pistons basketball game to an ugly end Friday night.


Heroics and heartbreaks, diving catches and basepath blunders, hot bats and bizarre slumps, rainy days and endless nights. Already an instant classic, a short story transformed into a great American League


The husband of special constable Nisha Patel-Nasri is still being questioned by detectives investigating her murder.


Iraqi PM Allawi's Family Targeted by Kidnappers

Three members of Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi's family have been kidnapped by gunmen, a spokesman for the Iraqi interim government said on Wednesday.


Il negozio e' il primo monomarca della maison a Los Angeles


Australia's Jodie Henry armed herself  with a world record while Michael Phelps targeted his fourth  Olympic gold medal backed by a Games record in qualifying for  Thursday's finals.


Palestinian leaders rushed to Paris on Monday to check on the critically ill Yasser Arafat, but hospital officials said visiting rights were restricted _ setting the stage for a dramatic showdown between the ...


Kennedy: Bush Makes U.S. More Vulnerable

The Bush administration's failure to shut down al-Qaida and rebuild Iraq have fueled the insurgency and made the United States more vulnerable to a nuclear attack by terrorists, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy said Sunday.


Siena, 20:06 - Basket, Siena: Recalcati miglior coach del 2004

Sono tanti i fattori che rendono Mps-Maccabi una sfida affascinante. Il big match di giornata dell'i...


In the bodegas and barbershops of Washington Heights, all up and down the crown of Manhattan, the news was spreading like grease on a plate full of platanos yesterday â-edro Martinez was coming home to his people.


Petraeus says U.S. troop levels can be cut

The number of U.S. troops in Iraq could fall to about 130,000 by next summer, the total before this year's build-up, but it is too early to say when it may go lower, the top U.S. general in Iraq said on Monday.


Science & environment: Network trebles number of free calls and texts on lower-rate tariffs


The Golden State Warriors waived forward Christian Laettner on Thursday, less than one month after acquiring him in an eight-player trade with the Dallas Mavericks.


Ukrainian opposition leader in hospital, poisoning possible

KYIV, Ukraine   - A Ukrainian opposition leader and presidential candidate  is in hospital following a sudden illness.


MARTIN, Tenn.  - The U.S. economy is growing well,  inflation is well contained and the Federal Reserve will raise  interest rates at a measured pace to keep a lid on price  pressures, Federal Reserve Governor Susan Bies said on Monday.


Pakistan says it has strong proof that al-Qaeda assassinated opposition politician Benazir Bhutto.


Networks order drama projects amid strike fears

The broadcast networks  have stepped up the stockpiling of scripted series in face of a  potential writers strike after their union's contract expires  at the end of next month.


Toshiba said today it will make its second generation of high-definition DVD players available for sale in the United States. The players will come in two models -- the entry-level HD-A2 and the higher-end HD-XA2 -- and offer improved player performance over the current line, said Toshiba vice president of marketing Jodi Sally.


Aromatase Inhibitors Recommended for Breast Cancer

A group of drugs called aromatase inhibitors should be used after surgery to treat postmenopausal women with hormone-receptor-positive breast cancer, new guidelines recommend.


Le nostre aziende fanno i conti con un'aliquota nominale che arriva al 37,25%L'Europa Ã¨ l'area economia con la piÃ¹ bassa imposizione diretta sul reddito d'impersa                                          Kpmg: "In Italia troppe tasse alle imprese" Di piÃ¹ solo in Usa, Giappone e Germania


Meeting with Francis O'Donnel, UN Development Program (UNDP)...

On November 16, President of Ukraine Leonid Kuchma met with Francis O'Donnel, UN Development Program (UNDP) representative, UN resident coordinator in Ukraine.


Although weÂve stepped into March already.....


Halliburton Posts Loss on Asbestos Charge

Halliburton Co. (HAL.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , the world's No. 2 oil field services company, on Tuesday posted a third-quarter net loss as it took $230 million in charges to fund its asbestos liability.


Per la modella italiana bisogna cambiare i canoni proposti


Loud snoring doesn't just annoy your spouse. It could signal dangerous sleep apnea, yet millions go undiagnosed.


Si parlera' di prevenzione catastrofi naturali


Republicans could face ethics investigations for contacting U.S. attorneys about pending cases, a jarring political development only four months after ethical lapses helped cost the GOP control of Congress


ROMA - Il calo delle tasse potrebbe entrare direttamente nelle legge Finanziaria. Forza Italia calca la mano, forza i tempi e con un emendamento firmato dal vice capogruppo alla Camera, Antonio Leone, punta


With Gibbs back, Redskins raise expectations

Ashburn, Va. -- Joe Gibbs walked past the three Super Bowl trophies in the office lobby and stood in front of a photo, taken at the White House, of the last Washington Redskins team [1999] to win more games than it lost.


Da oggi via ai controlli, multe da 200 euro. L'assessore ds: ma non chiamateci leghistiRifondazione polemica con la giunta di centrosinistra. Il sindaco di Verona: se funziona l'applicheremo                                          Firenze dichiara guerra ai lavavetri fino a tre mesi di arresto                                                                                di MASSIMO VANNI


By Jeff Smith  Terrific navigational device or over the edge?  That's a question many are asking about Google Inc.'s newest map feature, Street View, which offers panoramic images of Denver's downtown streets and those of four other cities.


Music: Music That Thinks Outside the Chamber

A number of performers are questioning the traditional expectations of chamber music, causing mixed reactions among the purists and the newcomers.


IBM Says It Swamps Rivals in Key UNIX Computer Test

IBM IBM.N said on Thursday its workhorse commercial computers have smashed the industry's most demanding tests, which analysts said creates a performance gap that could


Europe ; ETA sets off 7 bombs across Spain, at least 5 hurt

ETA-watchers also say the group apparently has decided not to risk even further public backlash by killing more people in the wake of the March 11 train bombings in Madrid, carried out by Islamic militants, when 191 people died.


Bangladesh's new government vowed to stamp out corruption and restore order. But a new report outlining the arrest and abuse of a local journalist raises concerns it's pushing too far


President Bush and Chinese President Hu Jintao tackled contentious issues on Thursday, from climate change and Iran and North Korea to recalls of tainted Chinese food and individual freedoms in China.


Call is made for protests at holy site in Jerusalem

JERUSALEM -- A fiery Islamic leader called on his fellow Israeli Arabs and Muslims around the world yesterday to rise up in protest of Israeli construction work near a holy site in Jerusalem.


American Chemistry Council Elects New Board Members

ARLINGTON, Va., Feb. 12  /PRNewswire/ -- The American Chemistry Council (ACC) today announced the election of Andrew N. Liveris, chairman and chief executive officer of The Dow Chemical Company, as its new Chairman of the Board.


Miliband: UK has moral duty to intervene

Mistakes in Iraq 'must not derail efforts to spread democracy'


IMF head warns of risk from US budget deficit

The head of the International Monetary Fund urged the United States to limit its gaping budget deficit, which he said threatens the world economy.


Government vets investigate the death of 1,000 turkeys at a farm in Suffolk.


Heineman's Plan Means Tough Times Ahead for Irrigators

By David Hendee, Omaha World-Herald, Neb.  Dec. 14--LINCOLN -- Water managers and irrigators in Nebraska's Republican River Valley will face gut-wrenching decisions in coming years if Gov. Dave Heineman carries out a new plan to prevent another legal clash with Kansas.


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Gannett posts quarterly profit on ad sales rise

Gannett Co. Inc.  posted higher fourth quarter profit on Friday, boosted by advertising demand at its newspapers and a rise in political ad sales at its TV stations.


Sunni party will push attempts to delay the vote in Iraq, official ...

BAGHDAD, Iraq - An official of a Sunni political party said Thursday the group would push forward with demands to postpone general elections despite statements the government was committed to holding the vote on Jan. 30.


Nigerian union leaders threaten to extend strike over fuel prices

Nigeria's main oil workers union threatened to shut down the country's oil industry as a nationwide general strike entered its third day Wednesday, increasing concerns about supply from Africa's biggest crude producer.


TOKYO -- Sony's upgrade video-game console PlayStation 3 will be delayed until March in Europe, but will go on sale in November as planned in the U.S. and Japan, the executive in charge of the project said Wednesday.


Mission Extended to Fix Space Station Computer

Russian computers that control the international space station's orientation and oxygen and water supplies were partly working again last night.


Developing story:  MySpace security breaches

Kevin Poulsen of Wired News has followed several stories this month about MySpace security breaches.  (parent.thesis) blogger Amy Tiemann asks why these reports haven't gotten wider coverage.


Nyon, 14:02 - CALCIO, UEFA: 8 AZZURRI CANDIDATI PER SQUADRA DELL'ANNO

La Uefa ha annunciato le 60 nomination per far parte la 'squadra dell'anno' del 2006, che verr&agrav...


Adam Jones had a pinch-hit, two-run single with two outs in the 10th inning to help the Seattle Mariners beat the Texas Rangers 9-7 Tuesday night.


Once More Diving Into the Vaults, and Surfacing With Cinematic Pearls

Itâs been a good DVD year for old-movie buffs with ambitious and interesting projects from a wide range of distributors.


Activists, Analysts Examine Acquittal of Zimbabwe Opposition ...

Human rights activists and political analysts in South Africa are welcoming the acquittal of Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai, who was found not guilty of treason by the Harare High Court on Friday.


Big Ten Urges 'Common Sense' for Replays

The Big Ten is telling its technical advisers to use common sense with instant replay after a five-minute delay in Wisconsin's season opener against Central Florida riled coaches on both sides.


Putin backs India's claim to Security Council seat, but says no to ...

In a statement seen as a dampner on India's efforts, Russia today said it does not not favour veto powers for new members of the expanded UN Security Council even as the two countries agreed to work out a defence cooperation pact to protect intellectual


Frantic Greeks seek aid as fires kill 63

KRESTENA, Greece  - Desperate Greek villagers encircled by flames appealed for help on Monday as strong winds fanned forest fires that have swept the country, killing 63 people in three days.


Ascoli Piceno, 20:24 - CALCIO, ASCOLI: ARRIVA LOMBARDI

Due operazioni per l'Ascoli nell'ultimo giorno di mercato. Dall'Arezzo arriva il difensore Stefano L...


Joe Paterno couldn't wait to get back to the beach.


News.com Extra: The death of the free cell phone game

Plus: Trivial blogging pursuits. Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra.


The UK and US are discussing whether to site a US anti-ballistic missile defences on UK soil.


A new memory technology, programmable metallization cell, could be 1000 times more efficient than flash memory.


Countrywide Chief Is Said to Face S.E.C. Inquiry

Angelo R. Mozilo has been criticized by Countrywide shareholders who question the timing of his stock sales in the months before the companyâs shares plummeted as the mortgage crisis deepened.


Scotland host Wales at Murrayfield as both teams look for a first Six Nations win this season.


Three Manchester United board members ousted by Glazer

Manchester, England (Sports Network) - Three Manchester United board members lost their seats on the Old Trafford Board Friday due to Malcolm Glazer's vote.


US says China breaks in upon new level in Athens

Years of dedication and efforts have paid off for China as it has made surprises and reaped successes in the Athens Olympic Games, a leading official of the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) said.


Matthew Pinsent sparked the gold rush becoming an Olympic legend by lunchtime. The man with the Midas touch took hisA fourth gold in successive games.


Pakistan troops regain key tunnel in northwest

KOHAT, Pakistan  - Pakistani forces recaptured a road tunnel leading to the volatile tribal belt on the Afghan border on Sunday after killing around two dozen pro-Taliban militants in a fierce battle, the military said.


Coach Joe Gibbs says the Washington Redskins have hired Bill Musgrave, the former Jacksonville Jaguars offensive coordinator, to coach quarterbacks.


N.Korea seeks more plutonium for nuclear arms: scholar

A North Korean official said his   country will soon unload fuel rods from a nuclear reactor to   make plutonium for weapons, seeking to pressure Washington into   direct talks, a visiting U.S. scholar said on Saturday.


Yasser ArafatÂ¿s formal military funeral in Cairo was a sombre and dignified occasion.


President George W Bush calls on US firms to throw their weight behind rebuilding efforts in Lebanon.


Liverpool, 22:41 - CALCIO, CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: LIVERPOOL-INTER 2-0

Il Liverpool ha battuto l'Inter 2-0 (0-0) nella gara di andata degli ottavi di finale di Champions L...


"Shrek", the CGI animated feature film that broke box office records worldwide and spawned an even more successful sequel, is coming to Broadway as a stage musical.


The leader of the separatist group ETA has been arrested in Southwestern France, Spanish media reports say. Mikel Albizu is thought to have been a top ETA leader for the last 12 years, since police devastated


A broad portfolio of drugs helps French pharmaceutical stay ahead of its peers.


DirecTV Consolidates LatAm Satellite Ops

Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. Ltd.  NCP.AX on Monday said it will sell its stake in Sky Latin  America to its DirecTV Group DTV.N for $579 million, creating  satellite broadcast monopolies in a region where profits have  been elusive.


Hurricane Jeanne Targets Bahamas, Florida

Hurricane Jeanne churned toward the Bahamas and Florida with 100 mph winds Friday and could become the fourth major hurricane to hit the state in six weeks.


Dan Snyder's coaching search may not have made sense to many, but his hiring of Jim Zorn may be the best thing that's happened to the franchise in a long time.


US singer Neil Diamond is to headline Glastonbury on Sunday night, organiser Michael Eavis confirms.


Body of female U.S. climber found in China

Chinese rescuers have found the body of an American climber on a remote mountain eight months after she disappeared, Xinhua news agency said on Monday.


Supporters of the Jewish settlement movement demonstrate against Israel's Prime Minister Ariel Sharon plan to remove settlements from the Gaza Strip, in front of Israel's parliament, or Knesset, Monday Oct. 25, 2004.


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I Hear America Dancing, and the Sound Is Just Like Tap Shoes

âThe Radio City Music Hall Christmas Spectacularâ might bring a sneer to the world-weary, but also an unspoken sense of wonder that so many people could be making so many other people happy.


The first European spacecraft sent to the moon has entered lunar orbit, the European Space Agency (ESA) said on Tuesday.


Asian stocks edged down on Tuesday as  a reduced sales forecast by the world's biggest retailer,  Wal-Mart, stoked concerns of slower economic growth and offset  relief from lower oil prices.


An explosion in the centre of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, has injured at least six employees of the al-Arabiya television station.


Hardest part of democracy: Creating beneficent state

Few can doubt the historic importance of the peaceful and democratic passing of executive power to Indonesia's first ever directly elected president later this month -- with the former general-turned-democrat, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono as the winner.


The military strikes reportedly left 16 dead, while a Web post says a British hostage has been killed. BAGHDAD -- US planes, tanks and artillery repeatedly hit at Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's terror network in the


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Gordon Brown rejects claims of any split between UK and US policy on Iraq, saying both are on the "same path".


AUBURN HILLS, Mich. The Detroit Pistons opened their NBA title defense with an 87-to-79 win over the Houston Rockets. Rasheed Wallace scored 24 points on 10-of-19 shooting to lead five Pistons in double-figures.


One Apprentice contestant provokes Sir Alan Sugar's ire as he picks the finalists in the BBC One series.


Police in riot gear cleared several large crowds gathered around Fenway Park early Monday after the Red Sox won their second World Series title in four years.


Making Compost is Heaps Better for Environment

School pupils are going all out to convince their elders that if everyone started composting their waste it would stop millions of tonnes going to landfill.


Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 is the 2nd version of the Media Center. One of the biggest and most important changes for the 2005 version is that itâs not USA-ONLY anymore.


Contempt of court orders against Time magazine and one of its reporters were dismissed after the journalist agreed to give a statement to prosecutors probing the Bush administration leak of a covert CIA officer's identity.


Milky Way's Center Packed with Black Holes

SAN DIEGO -- A new study reveals that the center of our Milky Way Galaxy is loaded with black holes, as astronomers have expected in recent years.


Sources say baseball Commissioner Bud Selig underwent surgery Monday to remove melanoma, a form of skin cancer, from his head.


Sevilla coach excited about Champions League debut against Arsenal

Arsenal and Sevilla will be hoping to continue their sparkling early season form when they kick-off their Champions League group stage campaigns at Emirates Stadium on Wednesday.


Kevan Barlow of the San Francisco 49ers underwent a precautionary MRI on his sore right knee Wednesday, but the running back expects to play Sunday in Seattle.


Sharman witness: Tech can protect copyright

Sharman Networks has called former Napster expert witness Justin Tygar to give his testimony during the ongoing trial against the peer-to-peer software provider for alleged copyright infringement.


Napoli, 19:00 - CALCIO, NAPOLI: DOMANI PARTENZA PER EMPOLI

Seduta pomeridiana per il Napoli in vista della sfida con l'Empoli. Dopo il riscaldamento gli azzurr...


Unknown assailants shot and wounded an investigative journalist from Kosovo's leading daily newspaper, a police official said Friday.


Compact speakers for personal music players have been around since the original Walkman. Now that mini-hard drive music machines can hold your entire collection, the product category is back with a vengeance.


Red Sox Form Alliance With Japanese Team

The Boston Red Sox have formed an alliance with Bobby Valentine's team, the Chiba Lotte Marines of Japan's Pacific League, to share player evaluations and statistical analysis.


U.N. urges Iraq to halt slide to civil war

A U.N. envoy urged Iraq's government on Saturday to halt a slide into civil war and stop the "cancer" of sectarianism from destroying the country, warning that the carnage of this week could tear Iraq apart.


Veterinarians and pediatric surgeons combined their efforts to remove a cyst near the spine of a baby gorilla at the Woodland Park Zoo, an operation they believe is the first of its kind.


FDA Panel Debates Suicide Risk for Kids On Antidepressants

Two to 3 percent of children treated with antidepressants had suicidal thoughts or behavior as a result of the drugs, officials said today based on the Food and Drug Administration's most


Stone's epic 'Alexander' fulfills project's grandeur

With lavish attention to detail and a powerful cast, director Oliver Stone's "Alexander" is a thought-provoking, although long-winded, film about a man who, by 32, had solidified a massive empire


Adams Oshiomhole, the president of Nigeria's main union body, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), is missing. He was picked up by secret police at the airport of the capital, Abuja, early on Saturday.


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Scientists clear two men of deadly skin cancer by genetically modifying their immune cells.


Post: Man Who Ignited Self at White House an Informant

A man who set himself on fire outside the White House on Monday was a Yemeni federal informant on terrorism upset over how the FBI had managed his case, The Washington Post reported on Tuesday.


Hormone Replacement Therapy Linked To Blood Clots

Woman who take estrogen and progestin, a combination hormone replacement therapy (HRT), have double the risk of developing blood clots.


President Bush has brought the oldest ally of the United States into his re-election campaign as a reason not to vote for his opponent, Sen. John Kerry.


Wal-Mart launches new movie, TV download service

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. on Tuesday introduced a test version of its new video download service, making it the first major retailer to offer such a service with the backing of all of Hollywood's big studios.


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Russia criticized the United States on Wednesday for its willingness to hold talks with Chechens agitating for independence and suggested the issue could harm bilateral relations.


LEADER ARTICLE Arctic Alert: Bush's Return Bad News For Global ...

Kevin Costner's Water World might have bombed at the box office, but the real stuff is all set to force-grab world attention. The most comprehensive scientific report to date on global warming conducted by


A Spanish woman injured in a 2 July suicide bomb attack against tourists in Yemen dies in hospital.


The gruesome horror  sequel "Saw III" cut its way through the competition to top  both the national DVD sales and rental charts for the week  ending Sunday.


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Border security system posts just 1 terror case

A U.S. border security program that photographs and fingerprints visitors from most foreign countries has apprehended just one terrorism-related suspect since its 2004 inception, officials said on Wednesday.


Bank of America, a Believer in Branches, Opens in New York

Bank of America absorbed more than 500 Fleet branches this week and is seeking to prove that it can continue to digest new stores successfully.


San Diego's wireless wonder beats expectations, but shares fall.


Former Dot-Com Commerce One Eyes Closure

Commerce One Inc., an Internet software maker valued at $20 billion at the peak of dot-com mania, is poised to go out of business as a pauper.


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Smoggy, sooty, unhealthy air returned to settle over the Washington area this week, setting off Code Orange pollution alerts and signaling that -- even after decades of cleanup efforts -- summertime here can still mean irritants in every breath.


Milano, 14:03 - CALCIO, MILAN; GATTUSO A 'EL PAIS: UN ANIMALE DENTRO DI ME

Lunga intervista a El Pais di Rino Gattuso. Il centrocampista del Milan e della nazionale racconta u...


San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank  President Janet Yellen said on Friday she still sees upside  risks to inflation but that U.S. interest rates were now "well  positioned" to bring inflation down.


England captain Andrew Strauss defends his decision to omit spinner Michael Yardy after defeat to Pakistan.


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TENS of thousands of Jewish settlers and their supporters demonstrated yesterday against a plan to remove all Gaza settlements and four from the West Bank.


Record Summer Slate Also Largely Forgettable

LOS ANGELES  - "Was it all just a  dream?" Michael Moore asks in his voice-over narration at the  beginning of "Fahrenheit 9/11." "Did the last four years really  happen?"


Jailsick jailbird tries to return to prison

What's a jailsick jailbird under house arrest to do when he feels homesick for prison?


Rallying a party stung by presidential and congressional losses, the incoming Senate Democratic leader reminded fellow lawmakers on Saturday of their shared commitment to help the nation.


Bolivia energy minister quits after Brazil row

Just hours after Bolivian President Evo   Morales said he trusted "differences" could be worked out with   Brazil's Petrobras, riled by a move to seize its refinery   revenue, Morales' energy minister resigned.


NBC Makes News on Clintons, and Reports on It, Too

NBC suspended a reporter on Friday for what it said were âinappropriateâ comments about Chelsea Clinton.


RALEIGH, N.C. -- North Carolina State is working out the final details of a contract with Boston College coach Tom O'Brien to take over as the school's next football coach, a school official said Thursday.


FCC rule requires all new TVs to be digital

Americans who don't know the difference between high-definition television and digital television are about to learn, thanks to a federal mandate that kicks in this week.


La casa deve assumere una nuova generazione di dirigenti


Not following Warner Hollywood-based Paramount Studios has denied claims that it will be dropping the HD DVD format and returning to Blu-ray Disc.â¦


Smoking, Genes, and Rheumatoid Arthritis

People whose genes make them more susceptible to developing rheumatoid arthritis are even more likely to get the disease if they smoke, say Swedish researchers.


Japan-US security statement to seek greater cooperation: report

Japan and the United States will call for greater cooperation between troops of the two nations to address regional threats in a joint security statement to be released in February, a news report said.


Top Palestinian Body Urges End to Attacks

The top Palestinian decision-making body Sunday made its strongest appeal for militants to stop attacks since Yasser Arafat's death last November and replacement by President Mahmoud Abbas.


Global AIDS funding needs to be quadrupled to fight the epidemic's spread in the developing world, the United Nations said on Wednesday.


Singer Buffett wins trademark settlement

Singer Jimmy Buffett has settled his trademark infringement


NBC Names Trump's 18 New 'Apprentice' Candidates

Who will be this year's Omarosa, everyone's favorite reality TV villain? Who will be the apprentice to rise to the top of the business world? And importantly, who will hear the ominous utterance of real estate mogul Donald Trump, "You're fired?"


Time Warner, AOL settle securities fraud charges

Time Warner Inc. has agreed to pay $210 million to settle securities fraud charges involving the company's America Online unit, law enforcement officials said Wednesday.


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ETA's political wing appeals for EU help

Batasuna, the banned political wing of the Basque separatist group ETA which has ended its ceasefire, urged the European Union Wednesday to play a greater role in Spain's Basque Country conflict.


Michael Vaughan today dreamed of capping a spectacularly successful summer for England with an appearance in the final of the ICC Champions Trophy.


American Sprinters Show a Mix of Bluster and Speed

Shawn Crawford of the United States left the baseball cap at home and no longer needed the showy sunglasses he wore in Saturday morning's first heat.


For Values-Based Produce, a Heroic Seafaring Quest

âThe Pirates Who Donât Do Anything: A VeggieTales Movieâ is a rather ordinary film with faith at its core.


Preston Martin, 83, Economist and Former Fed Vice Chairman, Is Dead

Mr. Martin served as vice chairman of the Federal Reserve Board from 1982 to 1986 and was the first central bank governor appointed by President Ronald Reagan.


UN Watchdog: No Sign of Iran Nuclear Activity at New Site

VIENNA, Sept 17 - The UN nuclear watchdog has found no signs of nuclear-related activity at a site in Iran called Parchin that several US officials have said may be linked to secret atom bomb research, Mohamed ElBaradei said on Friday.


Speciale Costituzione Europea: 29 Ottobre, traguardo di un ...

29/10/2004 - Europa: continente che da sempre ha ospitato popoli con culture, lingua, tradizioni diverse. Anche un passato diverso, sebbene frequenti e sanguinosi conflitti abbiano spesso determinato lâintrecciarsi della storia di questi Paesi.


(InfoWorld) - Managed security services companies SecureWorksÂ  and LURHQÂ Â have merged. The combined company is known as SecureWorks and is based in Atlanta. SecureWorks chief executive Mike Cote remains as chief executive officer (CEO) and former LURHQ CEO Tony Prince will be executive vice president responsible for product development. The companies sell consulting services to corporations that are looking for outside security expertise to help lock down their networks. SecureWorks is best known for managing intrusion prevention products, which protect the network from outside attacks. LURHQ is focused on monitoring internal threats with its Security Information and Event Monitoring service. The combined company has 1,500 clients and manages 5,000 security devices worldwide. "The markets and the technologies are very complementary," said Prince. Over the past few years, however, it has become increasingly difficult for smaller companies to compete in the security space as customers turn to larger vendors like AT&T Inc., VeriSign Inc. or IBM Corp. looking for more comprehensive products. Last month IBM announced plans to acquire SecureWorks competitor Internet Security Systems. Now, SecureWorks will have a better chance of competing, said Sandra Palumbo, a senior analyst with Yankee Group Research Inc. "They are competing in a pretty crowded market and in some cases size does matter," she said. "It definitely is a merger that makes a lot of sense." Only four positions are expected to be eliminated as a result of the deal, which closed Friday. The combined company now has about 200 employees, SecureWorks said. SecureWorks made headlines recently when one of its researchers, David Maynor, claimed to have found a way to take control of an MacBook by exploiting a flaw in a wireless card. In a video, Maynor and another security researcher named Jon Ellch demonstrated the hack using an undisclosed third-party wireless card, but claimed that Apple Computer Inc. was also affected by the vulnerability. An Apple spokeswoman later claimed that Maynor and Ellch had "not shared or demonstrated any code," relating to this flaw that was "relevant to the hardware and software that we ship." SecureWorks declined to comment further on the Apple matter.


White House: Economic slowing to be temporary

The U.S. economy will slow down slightly as the once-surging housing market cools but overall growth will soon bounce back, White House economic adviser Al Hubbard said on Thursday.


Rumsfeld to remain defense secretary; Thompson resigns as HHS ...

Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson joined the second-term exodus from the Bush administration Friday, but Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld won assurances that he can keep his job.


Helsinki, 17:10 - NUOTO, EUROPEI HELSINKI: CHIUSO IN FINALE 50 SL DONNE

Cristina Chiuso si è qualificata per la finale dei 50 stile libero agli Europei in vasca cor...


Mustafa Shakur scored 23 and Ivan Radenovic 20 - both career highs - in No.10 Arizona's 80-69 victory over San Diego on Tuesday in the first round of the Preseason NIT.


The United States economy faces a significant economic slowdown that should lead the Federal Reserve to ease interest rates, a senior O.E.C.D. official said today.


Drugs help smokers quit, even if not first time

Smokers who use pills to try to kick the habit should keep trying, even if the drugs do not work at first, a U.S. researcher advised on Saturday.


BSA sinks teeth into US dentists and door makers

Companies pay $172,000 over unlicensed software claims Two US firms have agreed to hand over significant piles of cash to the Business Software Alliance (BSA) to settle claims they had run unlicensed software on their computers.â¦


Microsoft reworks antispam spec to silence critics

com October 25, 2004, 6:49 PM PT. This priority retains its ranking at number five as more and more companies deploy Web Services to share business logic, data and processes with each other and with clients.


Four hostages are found alive in or near Falluja by US troops fighting to wrest control of the city from insurgents.


Suit gives access to border land for fence

SAN ANTONIO, Texas  - A U.S. court has given the government permission to survey a parcel of land for a proposed fence along the Texas-Mexico border, in the first of more than 100 lawsuits threatened against recalcitrant landowners, a Justice Department spokesman said on Tuesday.


Aiming for Films of High Quality and Low Ecological Damage

After producing âAn Inconvenient Truth,â executives at Paramount Vantage decided that all the films made internally by the studio were going to be carbon neutral.


Gordon Brown revealed as behind Quentin Davies's shock defection from Conservatives to Labour.


9/17/2004 MASFERRER: Campaign heading in the wrong direction

The current presidential campaign, certain to be the nastiest ever - until the next one, in 2008 â-as been all about the wrong issues.


Roma, 11:54 - CALCIO, COPPA ITALIA: DOMANI SORTEGGIO ORDINE SEMIFINALI

L'ordine di svolgimento delle due semifinali di Coppa Italia sarà sorteggiato domani alle 12 ...


Briton Anthony Davidson enhanced his claims for a place in the BAR team next season by going fastest in free practice for Sunday's Belgian GP.


Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama often says he will be a candidate that will bring both parties together and Saturday he named a few of the Republicans he would reach out to if elected.


Londra, 15:32 - CALCIO, CAPELLO: CONTENTO PER ATTEGGIAMENTO GIOCATORI

Fabio Capello è soddisfatto dei primi allenamenti alla guida dell'Inghilterra. ''Sono molto c...


Roma, 17:19 - CALCIO, ROMA; BRONZETTI: ROBBEN E BAPTISTA NON ARRIVERANNO

Niente Roma per i giocatori del Real Madrid  Robben e Julio Baptista. Lo ha detto ai microfoni di 'r...


U.S. Wants Iran to Go Before U.N. Council

VIENNA, Austria - Buoyed by growing European support, the United States lobbied the U.N. atomic watchdog agency Monday to send Iran before the U.N...


At an HIV benefit organized by Body & Soul in north London, Kelly Osbourne made an announcement that shocked the audience.  While introducing the Scissor Sisters before their performance, she said the cause was special to her because a member in...


But First, Doctor, What Was Your Marathon Time?

Are athletes a special group? And, if so, do they fare any differently if they see doctors who are athletes?


MOUNT OMINE, Japan -- At 5 a.m. on a summer day already sticky with humidity, three dozen ascetic priests known as ''yamabushi" -- ''those who lie down in the mountains" -- have gathered at the foot of this mountain in southern Japan to pray before climbing its sacred slopes.


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Study: meager recovery for IT job market

The number of US information technology workers rose 2 percent to 10.5 million in the first quarter of this year, but demand for them is dropping, according to a new report.


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MELBOURNE (Dow Jones)--Stepping up its takeover defense from predator New Zealand Fonterra Cooperative Group Ltd. (FCO.YY), Australian dairy target National Foods Ltd.


Shrek creators DreamWorks Animation could raise up to $725m through its US stock market flotation. The group set an estimated offer price of $23-$25 per share in a filing to US financial watchdog the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).


Oil prices raced to new record highs  above $50 on Tuesday, despite a pledge by OPEC producer Saudi  Arabia to increase production, as rebel threats against  Nigerian oil facilities threatened to inflict further strain on  global supplies.


Oldest Living Man Dies Days Before Turning 114, 111-Year-Old Takes ...

Nov. 20, 2004 - The worldâs oldest living man, Fred Hale, Sr., died in his sleep Friday, while battling pneumonia. He would have celebrated his 114th birthday on Dec. 1. He drew national attention earlier


First HD porn due in March, but producer won't reveal disc replicator amid hot competition.


The Boston Red Sox sent righty David Riske to the Chicago White Sox on Thursday for lefty Javier Lopez in a trade of relievers.


British Guantanamo detainee alleges torture, killings by U.S. forces

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


âReal Booksâ Are Great, Except in Your Luggage

People have been trying to build e-books for years. But few people have decided to become e-readers. Two technologies are improving these devices.


An eight-year-old boy helps direct an ambulance to the M5 after his father falls into a coma while driving.


Texas AG: MySpace safety plan is smoke and mirrors

Only state attorney general not to sign on with social network's proposed online kid protection measures writes open letter to the site's CEO.


Iraq's acting speaker urges end to party boycotts

Iraq's acting parliamentary speaker urged political blocs on Thursday to end their boycott of the legislature to help push through vital laws designed to ease sectarian tension between Shi'ite and Sunni Arabs.


Nokia, NEC, Motorola, Siemens, and Sony Ericsson have announced their tie-up to decide on a common standard to deliver TV shows straight to the mobile phone over a mobile broadcast network.


Kennedy Calls for U.S. Withdrawal from Iraq, UN Role

The United States must begin to  withdraw militarily and politically from Iraq to prevent  worsening violence and hand over full responsibility to the  United Nations, Sen. Edward Kennedy said on Thursday.


Parliament will pave the way for a fresh poll, after Ukraine's Supreme Court annulled last month's fraudulent vote.


A bit of bubbly, a few verses of Auld Lang Syne and candidates, candidates and more candidates. It's New Year's Eve in Iowa and New Hampshire.


A mix-up between Gary Player and Mark McNulty, where they played the wrong ball, allowed the US to edge into a 6-1/2 to 5-1/2 lead over the Rest of the World in the UBS Cup on Saturday.


VIENNA, Feb. 5 -- Shrugging off the threat of tougher U.N. sanctions, Iran has set up more than 300 centrifuges in two uranium enrichment units at its underground Natanz complex, diplomats and officials said Monday.


Seven Saudis released from the U.S. prison in Guantanamo Bay returned home on Wednesday and were promptly detained to see if they had terrorist connections, the official Saudi Press Agency reported.


With eight seconds to go in the fourth quarter, Doug Brien kicked a 20-yard field goal to tie the score for the home team, and the fans booed.


China Poised to Overtake U.S. in 2020s-Author

China's unprecedented rise, fueled by foreign investment and technology, has put the Asian giant on a path to surpass the United States economically by 2025, the author of a new book on China said on Tuesday.


Shreveport, LA (Sports Network) - Freshman quarterback Bret Meyer passed for 113 yards and rushed for 121, leading the Iowa State Cyclones to a 17-13 victory over the Miami-Ohio RedHawks in the 29th annual Independence Bowl.


CORRECTED: Web traffic growth slows on Black Friday

(Corrects headline to show Web traffic growth, not Web  sales, fell on Black Friday)


Iraq reports drop in civilian death toll

Â· Officials attribute fall to US-led security crackdown Â· US accuses Iran of links with Shia militants


Tennis: Hewitt and Mauresmo show their hunger for titles

NEW YORK Lleyton Hewitt has not won a Grand Slam title in more than two years. Despite being a top-10 player for four years, AmÃ©lie Mauresmo has never won a Grand Slam title.


South Africa's president called critics of his embattled health minister "wild animals" in a remarkable display of support for a woman decried by AIDS activists for advocating beets and garlic as remedies for the disease.


Bagnone (Massa Carrara), 16:09 - CALCIO, JUVE; BUFFON: DI FUTURO NON PARLO PIU'

Gianluigi Buffon ha ricevuto oggi la cittadinanza onoraria di Bagnone, comune lunigianese del quale ...


Britain Could Send More Troops to Iraq-Minister

NOORDWIJK, Netherlands  - Britain is prepared to  send more troops to Iraq if necessary to safeguard elections  planned for next year, Defense Secretary Geoff Hoon said on  Friday.


Your Social Security number is the link to your bank account, your credit card number, your identity. âThe fact of the matter is the Social Security number is the key,â said Jay Foley


A Baghdad uccise funzionario Sismi e feri' Sgrena e Carpani


L'Unione e il voto sulla missione italiana in IraqParla il presidente dei Ds: "Annan chiede aiuti, non altri soldati"                                                  D'Alema: "Votiamo no ma non vogliamo ora il ritiro delle truppe"                                                                                di MASSIMO GIANNINI


Italy's Marco Materazzi said he insulted Zinedine Zidane's sister, revealing nearly two months after the World Cup final what provoked the French star to head-butt him in the chest.


Da gruppo ultrasionista elenco ebrei 'traditori' di Israele


Update 8: Shares of Robert Mondavi Surge 30 Percent

Shares of The Robert Mondavi Corp. surged 30 percent Tuesday, despite the company's cool reception to an unsolicited $970 million bid from alcoholic beverages giant Constellation Brands Inc.


NEW YORK  - The "Biggest Loser" finale  and "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" led NBC to a strong  victory Tuesday night in total viewers and adults 18-49,  according to preliminary data released Nielsen Media Research.


After nine years at Linux seller Red Hat, Christopher Blizzard will become an evangelist with the company behind the open-source Firefox Web browser.


'Shark Tale' Hooks Movie-Goers With $49.1M

The animated fish story "Shark Tale" swamped the competition, opening as the top weekend movie with $49.1 million and potentially breaking the record for best October debut. John Travolta and Joaquin Phoenix's firefighting adventure "Ladder 49" premiered in second place with $22.8 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.


World Remembers Holocaust at Snow-Swept Auschwitz

OSWIECIM, Poland  - Dusted by falling snow and  surrounded by barbed wire, world leaders mourned the victims of  the Holocaust on Thursday, the 60th anniversary of the  liberation of the biggest Nazi death camp at  Auschwitz-Birkenau.


EU consultants list aims to separate good from bad

In a bid to introduce professional standards to Hungary's growing EU financial consulting market, the Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MKIK), together with two professional organizations, launched a ...


Pigeon lovers hope nasty taste will save birds

Pigeon fanciers, tired of having their prize racing birds snatched away by predators, have a plan to save them -- make them taste too nasty for other birds to eat.


L'ex ufficiale delle SS e' arrivato in motorino


An inquiry into a man's death from anthrax concludes he contracted it from playing or handling West African drums.


Five blasts in Madrid after ETA bomb warning

Five explosions rocked Madrid after a bomb warning from an anonymous telephone caller claiming to represent the Basque separatist movement ETA, police said.


Two old hands who helped Bill Ford shepherd Ford Motor Co. through the first part of a painful turnaround are retiring in February.


NEW YORK, Oct 11  - World oil prices scaled record peaks Monday, rising on concern over disruptions to supply from strike-hit producers Nigeria and Norway.


The Sundance Film Festival, which opens with âIn Bruges,â the playwright Martin McDonaghâs film debut, is one of the oddest ecosystems on earth.


When "The Da Vinci Code" premiered in Moscow, Konstantin Zemchenko started his count.


The Palestinian Authority decides to disband a security unit accused of human rights abuses in Gaza.


The best meteor shower of 2004 peaks on Dec. 13th.


Il presidente della Repubblica Carlo Azeglio Ciampi ha vinto il Premio Carlo Magno per il 2004. Il premio ha sede in Germania, ad Aquisgrana, e viene assegnato a quelle personalitÃ  che si sono distinte per


The news that US Supreme Court Chief Justice William Rehnquist has cancer has raised a neglected but weighty factor this election: The next president will very likely choose one or more new Supreme Court justices.


Letter at Murder Threatens Dutch Official

The killers of an outspoken Dutch filmmaker threatened his scriptwriter a politician who renounced Islam and has criticized its customs in a letter that was pinned to the victim's body with a knife.


Shares in Manchester United have risen more than 4 percent after US financier Malcolm Glazer told the world's richest soccer club he was planning an 800 million pound takeover offer.


Bayern urge Klinsmann to end Kahn-Lehmann battle

Bayern Munich have pleaded with Germany trainer Juergen Klinsmann to put an end to the bitter dispute between goalkeepers Oliver Kahn and Arsenal's Jens Lehmann.


KIRKUK, Iraq  - A suicide truck bomb and two car   bombs killed 20 people and wounded 65 in the ethnically-mixed   Iraqi city of Kirkuk on Sunday, police and hospital sources   said.


First UK case of Bluetongue disease found

A laboratory has found the Bluetongue virus in a cow in eastern England, the agriculture ministry said on Saturday, the first case in Britain and a fresh setback for the country's farming industry.


The British cabinet is meeting this morning to consider a military report on the US's request to redeploy UK troops in Iraq to a more volatile area in the Baghdad region.


Cord blood may help predict allergy risk

Blood from a baby's umbilical cord could help doctors predict which children will suffer from allergies and asthma later in their lives, scientists say.


A campaign grows against an amnesty law in Senegal after it reopens old wounds about the controversial death of a judge.


Game 3 outburst just one way club has built 3-0 lead

The New York Yankees, having won the taut pitchers' duel in Game 2, took Game 3 of the American League Championship Series to the other end of the spectrum.


Aeropostale flies higher and delivers the goods.


Sounds like a Ghostbusters game is in the works for 2008, according to Ackroyd, who will do some motion capture for it. In Game|Life.


Harvard researchers have identified the most important protein involved in hearing, which may be the first step toward eventual gene therapy for deafness.


The move by Scandinavian airline SAS to stop flying Bombardier Q400 turboprops will hurt the carrier's profits.


Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign donors, many of them her top fundraisers, have directed nearly $90,000 to former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack to help retire the debt he incurred before dropping out of the presidential race.


Never mind that Chicago hosted the 2006 International Gay Games. Or that it has the country's first government-recognized gay neighborhood. Or that up to 400,000 people attend the city's Gay Pride Parade each year.


The dual 2.5-GHz Power Mac G5: Unadulterated power

The fastest Power Mac yet may still be hard to find in stores, but Online News Editor Ken Mingis finds that if you really need speed, you won't be disappointed.


Jet Flies Off with 6 Music Awards in Australia

They say they play the devil's music but all Jet's prayers were answered Sunday night when the rockers swept the Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards with their debut album "Get Born."


Russia deported a planeload of Georgians accused of immigration offences on Friday, the latest retaliation by Moscow intended to bring its small southern neighbor to heel.


Update 14: Google Lowers Its IPO Price Range

In a sign that Google Inc.'s initial public offering isn't as popular as expected, the Internet search giant lowered its estimated price range to between $85 and $95 per share, down from its earlier prediction of $108 and $135 per share.


Five hundred Sudanese militiamen in government service disarmed yesterday at a ceremony attended by UN envoy Jan Pronk, but denied they were Arab


A quick look at where Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry stands on key issues:


Indonesian woman with bird flu dies: health official

A 20-year-old woman from West Java who tested positive for bird flu died on Sunday, a health official said.


Forensic teams head to Thai tsunami isle again

Three years after Phuket saw  the largest forensic operation in history, Thai and foreign  experts were working together again to identify the charred  bodies from Sunday's plane crash.


Barring any last-minute plea bargain, an Army reservist pictured in some of the notorious photographs of Iraqi inmates being sexually humiliated at the Abu Ghraib prison will on Friday become the first soldier tried in the scandal.


Macromedia has launched Flex Builder, a development tool for its Flex application-development platform. The new tool will help speed creation of rich Internet applications, including visual data


South African international Benni McCarthy has criticised Porto fans who taunted two Chelsea players with racist chants during their Champions League clash.


Brazilian architect Niemeyer celebrates 100 years

Renowned Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer celebrated his 100th birthday on Saturday with family, friends and well-wishers in the House of the Canoas in Rio de Janeiro, one of his many creations.


Be the Next American Idol With Karaoke You Can Carry

The iKaraoke is a microphone that plugs into any iPod with a dock connector and processes any music that you own.


Islamic school set ablaze in Netherlands

Graffiti scrawled on walls of Islamic primary school in Uden links fire to murder of flimmaker Van Gogh. THE HAGUE - A fire has caused major damage to an Islamic primary school in the southern Dutch town of


To write about Arsenal's problems in Europe is to sound like a broken record. The mystery about the Gunners' inexplicable failures in the Champions League is increasingly becoming one of the most oversubscribed areas of football analysis.


Britain rules out Las Vegas style as supercasino venue unveiled

The British government pledged there would be no US-style gambling free-for-all after the venue was announced for the country's first "supercasino" and 16 other smaller venues.


Group Offers Guidelines for Medicare Drug Plan

A US group advising Medicare on its new prescription drug benefit released a proposal on Thursday that could determine how likely the latest medicines are to be covered for the elderly.


The Archbishop of Canterbury says the future British monarch should not become defender of all faiths. Send us your views.


States show FDA how to track safety of prescription drugs

A dozen states were heeding safety questions about Vioxx two years ago, long before the FDA and drug-maker Merck & Co. acknowledged there was anything to worry about.


Before the new Nats ever play a game in the District, they have already scored a stunning offseason knockdown of the Orioles.


Catania, 14:42 - CALCIO, CATANIA; SOTTIL: VIVIAMO UN SOGNO

Il difensore del Catania, Andrea Sottil, dopo il successo contro l'Udinese che ha lanciato i sicilia...


NVIDIA Announces GeForce 6600 GT for the AGP Bus

November 16, 2004 - NVIDIA today has announced an AGP version of its GeForce 6600 GT, its competitively priced, high-performance solution aimed at gamers.


Tributes are paid to Australian naturalist  Steve Irwin after he was killed by a stingray while diving off Queensland.


Londra, 19:20 - CALCIO, NEWCASTLE: ESONERATO ALLARDYCE

Il Newcastle ha esonerato il tecnico Sam Allardyce. La decisione è stata presa "di comune acc...


Bobcats put their faith in determined Morrison

Adam Morrison has overcome odds before and the sweet-shooting hoops hero likened to former Celtics great Larry Bird sees no difference in his latest challenge -- pouring in points on the NBA stage.


N.Korea Recalls Envoy in Refugee Protest-Report

North Korea has recalled its ambassador to a Southeast Asian country to protest its role in the secret airlift of more than 460 North Korea refugees to the South, South Korea's Yonhap news agency said on Tuesday.


Risks Outlined for Women With Breast Cancer Gene

MONDAY, Nov. 22 (HealthDayNews) --  There is good  research news for women with breast cancer who carry a cancer-causing gene and are treated with breast-conserving therapy: the risk that cancer will recur in that breast is no higher than for women who don't carry that gene.


More danger in the future with Moqtada al-Sadr

Najaf, after three weeks of fighting, has more or less settled down from a military standpoint. The sometimes-fierce combat has ended.


Auckland International Airport  rejects a Canadian pension fund's offer for up to a 40% stake in the airport.


Nancy Wilson is hardly the retiring type, even though she is trying to spend more time with her grandchildren these days.


Defense Department's Union Rules Challenged

Three House Democrats are urging colleagues to revoke key parts of new personnel rules that would curb union rights at the Defense Department, contending the rules are a "bad deal" for Defense civil service employees.


Utile netto +8,7%, a 193,1 milioni di euro rispetto 2005


Twins Top Yanks 2-0 With Dazzling Defense

NEW YORK - Johan Santana and the Minnesota Twins' dazzling defense had the New York Yankees seeing double. Santana and the Twins escaped trouble with the help of a record-setting five double plays, Jacque Jones homered in his first start since the death of his father, and the Twins beat the Yankees 2-0 Tuesday night to win their eighth straight opener in a postseason series...


Man hammering gates of Downing Street arrested

British police said they have arrested a man who launched a sledgehammer attack on the security gates at the entrance of Downing Street early Friday morning.


Montgomerie, Woods, Furyk Tied at Target

Colin Montgomerie was thrilled to get an invitation from Tiger Woods to play in his year-end tournament with 15 of the best players in golf. Even better was matching Woods' score.


Via libera a un ordine del giorno presentato da Folena (Rc) e Grillini (Sd)Per il bilancio significa un risparmio di oltre tre milioni di euro                                            Montecitorio hi-tech: arriva il Pinguino Linux al posto di Windows e rete wi-fi                                                                                Folena: "Adottare un sistema open source ci libera dai vincoli del software proprietarioE' una scelta di trasparenza e di sicurezza doverosa per una istituzione pubblica"di CLAUDIA FUSANI


This Diverse Realm, This Melting Pot, This China?

The Metropolitan Museum's groundbreaking show exhibits archaeological wonders that reveal China's creative engagement with the rest of the world.


British Troops Head North for Mission Near Baghdad

British troops rolled north from Basra  Wednesday to take over a deadly area near Baghdad and free up  U.S. troops for a widely expected attack on Falluja.


The adapters can overheat and cause damage to the circuit board, according to a safety agency. WASHINGTON: IBM will recall about 225,000 AC power adapters for several models of its laptop computer because


A major rescue operation begins after a yacht capsizes in the English Channel, with one crew member still missing.


At least five Palestinian fugitives killed in standoff with ...

NABLUS, West Bank - Five Palestinian fugitives, including a militant leader, were killed on Wednesday during a fierce gun battle with Israeli soldiers in this West Bank city, Palestinian and Israeli sources said.


Roma, 11:01 - CALCIO, REGGINA: PRESENTATA ISTANZA ARBITRATO

La Camera di Conciliazione e Arbitrato per lo Sport ha ricevuto istanza di arbitrato da parte della ...


Breaking Free of Suburbia's Stranglehold

Jennifer McNelley's life felt like one big errand -- an endless series of Target runs and school drop-offs and commuting to two jobs from her Loudoun County home.


5:35 am: Explosives traces found in Russian airliner wreckage ...

Officials on Friday said one of two airliners that crashed near-simultaneously was brought down by a terrorist act and that explosives were found in the plane's wreckage


Hot-air balloon ignites, crashes in flames

At least two people died when a hot-air balloon with a dozen passengers aboard caught fire and crashed into a recreational vehicle park in South Surrey, British Columbia. The bodies of two passengers, a mother and daughter, were recovered Saturday afternoon, authorities said.


Dolphins, dinghies and underground water levels

And why cabbage is bad Ionian Blog Inmarsat now working nicely, thank you. A little longer on deck, and I will be too, but right now I'm a little queasy...and no, it's not the dolphins that are to blame. I only wish the cook was being a little less smug!â¦


The American Heart Association defended the drug Vytorin, an expensive drug combination for cholesterol, which was shown last week to work no better than Zocor, a cheaper alternative.


(InfoWorld) - Sun MicrosystemsÂ is going to where the carriers are to unveil new features on its platform for mobile content delivery platform. On Monday, the company is set to announce enhancements to its Sun Java System Content Delivery Server (CDS) at the International Telecommunication Union's Telecom World show in Hong Kong. Organizers expect as many as 57,000 attendees from around the world at the week-long show, which takes place once every three years. Mobile operators looking at big bills for 3G (third-generation) networks and shrinking revenue from voice minutes want to offer subscribers something new that they'll pay extra for. Sun is one of many vendors promising to help them get new money-making services up and attracting users. Sun's CDS provides a common infrastructure for delivering all types of content, including Java applications, games, ringtones and wallpaper. It also lets operators create storefronts, viral marketing tools and payment systems. It lets the carriers and other content providers set up services more easily and quickly, the company said. Among the new features coming at Telecom World is the Central Device Catalog, which lets carriers quickly aggregate content from various sources for a new device and then collect records of downloads. This lets the operator view usage patterns and segment customers, directing new content to the appropriate group. Also at the show, Sun plans to announce that Telefonica Moviles Espana and Taiwan's Chunghwa Telecom have chosen Sun Fire servers and the Solaris 10 operating system to deliver services to their customers. The show will also be a coming-out party for an alliance Sun announced last week with Nokia and Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson. In the Telecommunications Platform Initiative, the companies will jointly develop requirements for a standardized, integrated telecommunications platform. If network equipment providers follow a common set of open standards in their products, it will be easier for carriers to integrate gear from different suppliers and ultimately get revenue-producing services out more quickly, Sun said. Sun and other members of the initiative will continue to work with other groups that set telecommunications computing standards, such as PICMG (PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturers Group), the company said


Ridge Hails U.S.-European Anti-Terror Work

The United States and Europe work well  together in the fight against terrorism despite having big  differences on other issues such as Iraq, U.S. Homeland  Security Secretary Tom Ridge said in remarks published Tuesday.


Tentative Nuclear Deal Struck With North Korea

BEIJING, Feb. 13 -- Envoys from six nations reached a tentative agreement early Tuesday on the first steps toward North Korea's nuclear disarmament, a potential breakthrough in talks that have faltered repeatedly since 2003.


Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas   reached a deal with Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas on   Monday to form a unity government the Palestinians hope will   end their international isolation and revive aid.


Los Angeles Dodgers slugger Shawn Green will sit out Saturday afternoon's game against the San Francisco Giants in observance of Yom Kippur.


S.E.C. Moves Against Spam That Pushes Hot Stocks

The S.E.C. suspended trading in 35 stocks promoted in recent spam campaigns and said further investigation could lead to arrests.


Sony Corp., the Japanese electronics and entertainment giant. said Thursday that its profit jumped 61.6 percent in the latest quarter on improved profitability in its mobile phone


Software giant Microsoft Corp. opened its wallet again Monday to clear more of its courtroom problems, paying $536 million to rival Novell Inc.


Burani (FI):la bigenitorialita' per evitare drammi familiari


Wal-Mart shares at 9-month low after downgrade

Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  shares  slumped to a nine-month low on Thursday after Merrill Lynch  lowered its rating on the stock, citing concerns over slowing  sales and a tough economic outlook.


Just how much is that vacation into orbit going to cost? By Aria Pearson and Adam Rogers from Wired magazine.


GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba -- The US military formally opened its first trial of an accused Al Qaeda collaborator yesterday, alleging that the onetime personal chauffeur for Osama bin Laden allegedly helped him ferry weapons and flee after the 1998 bombings of US embassies in East Africa and the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.


Wall St. Expected to Open Slightly Lower

Wall Street was expected to open slightly lower on Friday but United Technologies Corp. may climb after its chief executive gave an upbeat outlook.


Chiesto di trasmettere appello per massimo impegno


Courtney Love Pleads Guilty To Disorderly Conduct

Courtney Love struck a plea agreement with New York prosecutors in her third-degree assault case on Wednesday, pleading guilty to a lesser charge of disorderly conduct and thus resolving one of the three criminal cases against her.


This Denver comic often performs on college campuses, where he talks about his confusion about what to do with a liberal arts degree and his fondness for eating ramen noodles straight out of the bag.   His myspace page lists him as 71 years old.


Two CBS News journalists were missing in the predominantly Shiite southern city of Basra, the network said Monday.


Il centrocampista azzurro a due giorni dalla "rivincita" di Parigi"Quando abbiamo perso l'Europeo non abbiamo fatto tante scene"                                                  Gattuso contro i francesi "Sono piÃ¹ rosiconi di noi"


Al-Qaeda's number two calls George W Bush a "liar" who has failed in his war against the group, reports say.


Qualcomm Inc  posted a higher quarterly profit on Wednesday due to demand for its mobile phone chips, and its shares rose 6.5 percent.


US Olympic Officials Condemn New Assault on Hamm's Gold Medal

The US Olympic Committee says "outrageous and improper" pressure is being put on gymnast Paul Hamm to give up his gold medal to a South Korean rival.


He makes it all look so easy. The team doesn't huddle. The Indianapolis Colts simply gather 'round Peyton Manning at the line of scrimmage and wondrous things begin happening.


A US nuclear submarine grounds south of the Pacific island of Guam, injuring several on board - one seriously.


States, localities and private investors would be allowed to cut their investment ties with Sudan under legislation passed by Congress on Tuesday and sent to the president for his signature.


Magazines go online in iTunes-esque move

Read all about it in PDF A new online newsagent is hoping to galvanise the Irish publishing market by selling magazines online.â¦


European leaders celebrate fallen borders where Iron Curtain once stood

EU, Slovenian and Hungarian dignitaries took part in a last round of celebrations Saturday to welcome nine mainly eastern European countries into the passport-free Schengen zone.


Bristol-Myers strengthens blood thinner warning

Bristol-Myers Squibb  has strengthened its warning about the risk of possible fatal bleeding linked to its blood thinner drug, Coumadin, adding a black box to its label, U.S. health officials said on Friday.


Gruppo ribadisce, trattative solo su contenuti


By Moira Sharkey  South Wales Echo  Pupils are all smiles now their classroom has been given a splash of colour.


La scorsa notte nel Trapanese nell'abitazione dei genitori


Thousands Refuse to Go to Sudan Gov't Camp

Fatma Ismail accuses Darfur's feared Janjaweed militia of killing two of her four children, but she blames her government as well for the violence and says she cannot trust it to protect her now.


Il quotidiano kuwaitiano "Al-Rai Al-Amm", citando "fonti fidate e ben informate", ha oggi assicurato che le donne sono ancora in vita e vengono trattare "in conformitÃ  con i precetti della Sharia", la legge religiosa che raccomanda ai fedeli mussulmani


PS3 Effect May Be Boosting Blu-ray Movie Sales

In one week's time, the number of Blu-ray movies sold for every 100 HD DVD movies sold since data was first tracked, increased from 85.05 in the first week of January to 92.4 in the second, according to data made public by Nielsen VideoScan in Home Video Magazine.


Here are today's Battleground Dispatches Ã¢ÂÂ a roundup of what is going on right now in the year's hottest races, based on reports from local and national media.


Bush Orders Flag Tribute to Tsunami Victims

CRAWFORD, Texas  - President Bush, seeking to  bolster America's humanitarian image after the Asian tsunamis,  called on Saturday for flags to be flown at half-staff next  week to honor victims of the disaster.


Wal-Mart's Linux-based computer not so great

Q: We are in the market for a new computer, which we would use mostly for e-mail, the Internet, letters and reports. I've read about a PC sold online by Wal-Mart that runs Linux instead of Windows.


U.S. helicopter down north of Baghdad: residents

A U.S. Apache helicopter went down north of Baghdad on Sunday, local residents said, but the U.S. military said it was not aware of any such incident.