Former Art Institute of Chicago president James N. Wood will take over as chief of the J. Paul Getty Trust with a quest to strengthen the Getty Museum's reputation and put its looted treasures scandal behind it.


New Man Utd signing Wayne Rooney awaits the result of a foot scan.


Senate Approves Intelligence Bill and Sends It to President

The Senate voted overwhelmingly on Wednesday to approve a landmark bill to restructure the nation's intelligence community, completing Congressional action intended to


Robotic Whiskers Inspired by Rats Can "See" in 3-D

Electronic versions of the rodents' bristles could one day help bots inspect oil pipelines and explore remote locations from the deep sea to outer space.


Neil Kinnock backs calls for record-breaking Paralympian Tanni Grey-Thompson to be made a dame.


Pelosi seeks tougher oversight on ethics

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called for tighter ethics rules in federal agencies Wednesday after government officials approved the purchase of a $980,000 vacation home by a top Justice Department lawyer with an oil company lobbyist.


Hundreds of thousands of raucous parade-goers took to the streets from New York to San Francisco on Sunday for annual gay pride parades, just weeks after an attack on a popular gay singer in New York and the 25th anniversary of the start of the AIDS epidemic.


China and Russia top list of worst copyright violators

(InfoWorld) - China and Russia are the two worst foreign infringers of U.S. software and music copyrights and they should remain on the U.S. government's priority watch list, a group representing the software, music, books, and movie industries said Monday. The International Intellectual Property Alliance (IIPA) put out the figures as part of its recommendations to the U.S. Trade Representative. It asked government officials to keep both countries on its Priority Watch List when it meets to discuss the annual Special 301 review of copyright piracy. The list is compiled each year, and nations placed on the list are watched closely for signs of improvement. Failure to take action can result in countries losing certain duty-free trade privileges. The IIPA said the worst 60 foreign music and software pirating nations cost industry members $15.25 billion last year, compared to $15.83 billion in year earlier. The figure could be as much as $35 billion if the U.S. and the rest of the world are included, IIPA estimated. The figures are based on statistics supplied by member associations. China topped all rivals on the IIPA most-wanted list by pumping out $2.21 billion worth of pirated goods last year, mainly business software, according to IIPA figures. Russia ran a close second at $2.18 billion, it said. China's 2006 figure marks a slight improvement over the previous year, when the IIPA estimated its piracy at $2.37 billion, but Russia took a sharp turn for the worse. In 2005,Â Russian copyright piracyÂ only cost IIAP members $1.76 billion, the group said. Music, software and movie trade groups view the Special 301 process as the best means available for them to encourage greater copyright protection globally, IIAP said. The group recommended that 16 countries, including Canada, China, Mexico, and Russia, be placed on the Priority Watch List, putting them up for the highest degree of scrutiny. Canada and Mexico, the U.S.'s border neighbors, are two of its biggest trading partners. Italy escaped an IIPA recommendation for the priority list despite hosting the third worst copyright infringement problem, by value, on the group's list. Italy pirated $1.43 billion worth of U.S. software and songs last year, down slightly from $1.62 billion the year before, according to the IIPA. The group said its decision to recommend a country for the top list is based on the total amount and on efforts to improve. IIPA recommended that Italy be placed on the Special 301 Watch List, along with 27 other countries or territories. The IIPA is comprised of seven business associations, including the Business Software Alliance (BSA), Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) and Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). In all, the associations represent over 1,900 U.S. companies.


Detectives warn elderly people to be vigilant after a pensioner is robbed at her home in County Armagh.


La voce dei Madredeus in scena con il Septeto Joao Kristal


Messina upsets AC Milan; Juventus leads Serie A

Messina upset defending champion AC Milan 2-1 Wednesday, while Juventus won its third straight game to stay alone atop the Italian league standings.


Report Says Air Force's Space Programs Improved

The Air Force's management of its space programs has improved during the past year but some systems, including an early warning missile contract, will continue to need special attention, according to an advisory panel review released yesterday.


SocGen under pressure as trader released

Exchange officials warned Societe Generale about rogue trader Jerome Kerviel's deals late last year, a Paris prosecutor said, piling pressure on the French bank to explain why his trades were not discovered sooner.


Maybe it was the umpteenth coke-dealing anthem or soft-porn music video. Perhaps it was the preening antics that some call reminiscent of Stepin Fetchit.


A quiet revolution is under way, as European law firms are struggling to adapt to successive waves of their British and American counterparts.


A leader of African Anglicans who have been outraged by the appointment of a gay bishop in the United States blasted a church report on the dispute, saying Tuesday that it should have pushed for U.S. Episcopalians to repent.


The United Nations recently predicted that the use of robots around the home by consumers is set to surge sevenfold by 2007 as more and more people get robot-mania, CBSNews.


The move marks a growing trend in public-private efforts in western US toward land conservation.


Colgate-Palmolive (CL:NYSE - news - research) shares gained early Tuesday after the consumer products company announced a restructuring plan, which includes a 12% payroll cut.


Many teams would gladly settle for a tie when playing shorthanded in the final minute of overtime against an unbeaten opponent. No. 1 Minnesota isn't one of them.


Schools are shut in Gaza amid what officials say is anarchy caused by fighting between Fatah and Hamas factions.


Myanmar frees number two political prisoner-source

Myanmar's ruling generals have freed their second most prominent political prisoner, Min Ko Naing, leader of the 1988 student democracy protests, a source close to his family said on Saturday.


The Democratic senator's plan has many of the elements of Hillary Clinton's from the 1990s. Could it fly this time?


AS CHELSEA MOVE SERENELY onwards and upwards at the top of the Barclays Premiership, Arsenal, the champions, are just about hanging on to their coat-tails.


Registerfly files suit against ousted CEO

ICANN snaps to attention The split between the founders of Registerfly.com, the leading domain name registrar, took a tawdry turn last week, as court documents filed by John Naruszewicz and Unifiednames, the corporation that owns Registerfly.com, made some shocking allegations against ousted CEO Kevin Medina.â¦


Suspected Sept. 11 Mastermind Had Australia Visa

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the suspected mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001 strikes on the United States, was granted an Australian visa a month before the attacks, Prime Minister John Howard said on Wednesday.


The Stern report is based on "implausible" economic and scientific assumptions, Lord Lawson tells MPs.


Japan refuses to withdraw troops in hostage drama

Japan today refused to withdraw its troops from Iraq despite demands by Iraqi militants who have taken a Japanese civilian hostage and threatened to behead him unless the soldiers left.


Sleep apnea device may improve patient outcome

NEW YORK  - Using a single nasal tube to deliver warm, humidified air at a high flow rate may improve treatment outcomes for patients with sleep apnea syndrome, according to the results of a pilot study conducted at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. Because it is minimally intrusive, patients may use the device more consistently than they use continuous positive airway pressure, which is delivered by a nasal mask.


Illinois is expected to announce the hiring of former Florida head coach Ron Zook on Tuesday.


Roughly 1,000 eager fans line up in Los Angeles to get their hands on the Nintendo Wii.


Doctors say cause of Yushchenko's illness will be known soon

Doctors examining Viktor Yushchenko in Vienna said they would reveal soon whether poisoning had caused the mystery illness plaguing the Ukrainian opposition leader.


Berkshire Hathaway plans to write $1 billion in premiums

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Warren Buffett, the world's second-richest man, is targeting California workers' compensation insurance; betting recent reforms will make the ailing market more profitable.


Disgraced memoirist Frey writing a novel

James Frey is writing a new book, and this time he's calling it fiction.


Elton John kicked off a charity concert in memory of Princess Diana on Sunday, watched by her sons Princes William and Harry and a crowd of around 60,000 at London's Wembley Stadium.


New York, 09:53 - BASKET, NBA: VINCONO BOSTON E PHOENIX

Risultati delle gare del campionato Nba disputate nella notte: Charlotte - LA Clippers           108...


Escaped tiger kills man at San Francisco zoo

An escaped tiger killed a visitor at San Francisco Zoo and mauled two other men on Tuesday, a year after the same animal attacked a park employee, officials said.


Movie Review | 'Unborn in the USA: Inside the War on Abortion': A Difficult Subject and a Delicate Balance

The documentary âUnborn in the USAâ is billed as a rigorously objective look at the anti-abortion movement, and thatâs accurate â but only to a point.


Pinchot Is Servant of Two Lovers in Musical 'Chasing Nicolette' at Prince Music Theater

Playbill - Bronson Pinchot, Richard White, Jasika Nicole Pruitt, Davis Duffield and Bill Buell are among cast members in the new production of Chasing Nicolette, composer David Friedman and lyricist-librettist Peter Kellogg's musical fable at Prince Music Theater in Philadelphia.


Thanks, Dan Brown. Look what you started. In the sound-like-Brown genre the stakes are high, the scruples are absent and the copycatting is out of control.


Liverpool legend Phil Thompson hailed Steven Gerrard and said the Reds skipper was responsible for one of the club's greatest ever European nights.


Food colour Red 2G may cause cancer: EU agency

Food colouring Red 2G (E 128), which is  added to some breakfast sausages and burger meat, may cause  cancer, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) said on  Monday as it reviewed food additives used in the European  Union.


CARDIFF : Wales' World Cup qualifying hopes are still very much alive despite the disappointing 2-2 draw against Northern Ireland, manager Mark Hughes insists.


India Tata Steel wins Corus with $12 bln offer

LONDON/MUMBAI  - India's Tata Steel  is set to become the world's fifth-biggest steelmaker after winning a battle for Anglo-Dutch steelmaker Corus Group   with a 6.2 billion pounds ($12 billion) offer.


Business owners could soon face fines and even jail time if they hire illegal immigrants in this Long Island community, the latest in one of many efforts by local governments across the country to crack down on undocumented workers.


Boozer, James pay homage to former coach Osowski

ATHENS -- Carlos Boozer spent two years in Cleveland. The last one, when he made himself into a player deemed worthy of Olympic stature, the coach who worked with him on a daily basis was assistant Mark Osowski. Yesterday, while getting ready for today's game vs. Spain, Boozer took time to reflect on the Leominster-reared Osowski, who died Sunday of ...


Muhammad Ali is now an Ivy League doctor

The Greatest is now an Ivy League doctor. Muhammad Ali has been awarded an honorary doctorate of humanities from Princeton University.


Japan Refuses to Give Up Hope on Iraq Hostage

Japan refused to give up hope that a  Japanese man taken hostage in Iraq was still alive on Friday  after the passing of a deadline set by his captors to behead  him unless Tokyo withdrew its troops.


Planes started flying in and out of Miami International Airport Sunday, two days after the last flight left but not soon enough for weary travelers stranded by Hurricane Frances.


Mexican Vows Prison Crackdown After Drug Killings

MATAMOROS, Mexico  - Mexico vowed on Friday to  overhaul its anarchic prisons where drug lords are accused of  ordering high-profile killings and running narcotics operations  in defiance of President Vicente Fox's government.


Nelle sale dal 25 febbraio "Ora e per sempre", di Vincenzo Verdecchi: storia di pallone e d'amore tra passato e presente                                                  Quando il calcio era mito e sogno Al cinema rivive il Grande Torino                                                                                Tra gli interpreti Gioele Dix, Giorgio Albertazzi e Kasia SmutniakL'attrice: "Girando il film ho capito che quella storia Ã¨ viva"di CLAUDIA MORGOGLIONE


Until Deception Do Us Part: Scenes From 3 Chilly Marriages

The emotional climate of Bjorn Runge's harrowing drama, which eviscerates the rot of three middle-class marriages, is harsh enough to produce frostbite.


Pubblicati i verbali dell'interrogatorio del viceministro dell'EconomiaAccuse contro l'ex comandante della Gdf: "Andava in giro sull'aereo di Moggi"                                          Visco al pm: "Il generale Speciale? Feste faraoniche e amicizie discutibili"


Rutgers 38, Syracuse 7: No Letdown as Scarlet Knights Keep B.C.S. Hopes Alive

Rutgers was sharp on offense, punishing on defense and insistent that Brian Leonard, the fifth-year senior fullback and team captain, leave in style in his last game in Rutgers Stadium. Rutgers won, 38-7, and Leonard had a dream day.


PET Scan Helps Spot Aggressive Kidney Cancers

WEDNESDAY, March 7 (HealthDay News) -- Positron emission tomography (PET) imaging can identify an aggressive form of kidney cancer and may eliminate the need for biopsy in some patients, U.S. researchers report.


U.S. hospital group pitches universal insurance

A group of U.S. hospitals on Thursday offered a plan to cover the nation's 47 million uninsured, including mandatory coverage for all and subsidies for the working poor.


Spacewalkers set out for 4th station service call

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - Two shuttle Atlantis astronauts floated outside the International Space Station on Sunday for a fourth and final spacewalk before the shuttle departs on Tuesday.


Danone already owns 26 pct of Numico: filing

French food group Danone , which is finalizing a 12.3 billion-euro ($17 billion) agreed bid for Dutch baby-food and special nutrition company Numico , has already acquired 26.4 percent of Numico, regulatory filings showed on Wednesday.


Cat Stevens Perform Show for Tsunami Aid

The singer formerly known as Cat Stevens will headline a concert in Indonesia for victims of the Asian tsunami, said a statement posted on his Web site Thursday.


A stretch of the M6 in Cumbria is closed after a man dies in a collision between a lorry and a van.


Mischa Barton was arrested Thursday morning for investigation of driving under the influence of alcohol and possessing marijuana after sheriff's deputies saw her car straddling two lanes of traffic.


Visioni dopo La Malavitavideointervista ai Baustelle

Con il nuovo album Amen, che esce dopo due anni di silenzio, Francesco Bianconi, Rachele Bastreghi e Claudio Brasini tornano all'attacco. Ancora una volta, partendo dalla realtà


Marcus Trescothick maintained his consistent form in the ICC Champions Trophy with a century as favourites England totalled 217 against West Indies in todayâs final at The Oval.


Bank of England boss Mervyn King is defending his role in the Northern Rock banking crisis.


Ernst & Young's Item Club lowers its growth forecasts but also sees positives from the credit crunch.


The Kyoto environmental accord has cleared the final hurdle to ratification with a vote in the Russian Parliament on Friday. The approval of Russian lawmakers gives the stalled accord enough international support to come into force worldwide.


U.S. candidate Paul assigns reading to Giuliani

Longshot Republican presidential  candidate Ron Paul on Thursday gave front-runner Rudy Giuliani  a list of foreign-policy books to back up his contention that  attacks by Islamic militants are fueled by the U.S. presence in  the Middle East.


Ellison May Attempt Boardroom Coup at PeopleSoft

Following its latest rejection, the next stage in Oracle's battle to buy PeopleSoft is set to begin in a courtroom on Wednesday.


A senior Israeli defense official harshly threatened Syria on Monday, accusing President Bashar Assad of direct involvement in terrorism, but stopping short of confirming that Israel was responsible for killing a Hamas leader in Damascus.


When the Santy.a worm started spreading on Tuesday, Mikko Hypponen knew he had a way to stop the worm in its tracks. The only problem: He had trouble finding the right people to talk to at search giant Google.


Bolton climbed to fourth in the table as Newcastle slipped to their first loss under manager Graeme Souness. After a insipid first-half, El-Hadji Diouf gave Bolton a 52nd minute lead, bravely heading home


Spain boss Luis Aragones lands in trouble  after alleged racist remarks about Thierry Henry.


Starbucks sees strong growth for own "fair" coffee

MANAGUA, Nicaragua  - Starbucks' purchases of its   own Cafe Practices certified coffee will grow strongly in the   2007 fiscal year, a senior company official said on Monday.


TORONTO - Nortel Networks warned Thursday its third-quarter revenue will be below the $2.6 billion US preliminary unaudited revenues it reported for the second quarter.


Many top eBay sellers exist only online and do all the work from home, either to supplement a full-time job or try to make a living. How do these people face the holidays?


Deploying Children as Weapons of Mass Affection

In a tightly contested election, the appearance of the Bush twins at the convention was serious politics, a testament to the urgency with which candidates are fighting to sell their character to the public.


Giuliacci, previsto miglioramento tra venerdi' e sabato


NBC Universal sees growth in television, digital

NEW YORK  -NBC Universal expects to book higher  advance advertising for its television programs this year and  better-than-forecast digital revenue as it expands into new  outlets, its top executive said on Thursday.


Credo che il governo Prodi, di compromesso in compromesso, continuerÃ  a realizzare obiettivi e ad andare avanti                                           Mediare per il paese e non per il potere                                                                                Che altro c'Ã¨ di buono in questa intesa? L'aumento delle pensioni d'anzianitÃ l'avvio degli ammortizzatori sociali, il sostegno ai giovani di EUGENIO SCALFARI


Search ends for lost B.C. tug and two crew after parted barge cable recovered

SECHELT, B.C. (CP) - RCMP ended their search for two missing tug boat crewmen on Monday after failing to find the vessel, which sank in bad weather off the B.C. coast early Saturday.


Beijing school grooms girls to award Olympic medals

For 16-year-old Li Miaomiao, sore feet from wearing high heels for hours at a time and an achy jaw from constant smiling are worth the chance of hanging a medal around an athlete's neck come the Beijing Olympics.


UK's Straw Causes Storm with Mugabe Handshake

British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw was left red-faced on Tuesday after television cameras caught him shaking hands with Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe, a leader he has attacked as an international pariah.


By The Idaho Statesman, Boise  Sep. 20--Micron Technology's stock dropped more than 2 percent Tuesday after an analyst downgraded the stock from a buy to a hold while predicting a drop in prices for DRAM, or dynamic random-access memory chips.


Indonesia Reassures Aid Workers After Gunfire

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - Indonesia tried to  reassure Western aid relief workers after a brief gunfire  incident Sunday in the major tsunami aid base of Banda Aceh  raised concern for their safety.


The UK will have to raise taxes or rein in spending to avoid breaking its "golden rule", the National Institute of Economic and Social Research says.


Great Britain's Ian Wynne wins his semi-final to qualify for the K1 500m kayak final.


Baltimore Ravens center Mike Flynn broke his right collarbone Monday and is expected to miss six to eight weeks.


Waiting for Flu Shot Proves Fatal in California

An elderly woman died after collapsing during a long wait in line with hundreds of others for scarce flu shots at a California supermarket, an official said on Friday.


Ravens Keep Manning From Tying Marino's Mark for Scoring Passes in a Season

Ray Lewis and the Ravens' defense limited Peyton Manning to one touchdown pass in the Colts' victory at the RCA Dome.


Harry B. Henshel was the last member of the Bulova family to run the watch company bearing their name.


Put an end to all the pinstripes talk. The St. Louis Cardinals now stand between the Red Sox and their first World Series title since 1918.


Alla Cdl vanno i sindaci di Latina, Lucca, Matera e Parma


Ottawa, provinces bicker over Canada health system

Canada's provincial premiers boycotted a breakfast with Prime Minister Paul Martin on Tuesday, casting a shadow over top-level talks to overhaul the overloaded public health-care system.


Gli aerei restano a terra, come aveva disposto l'Enac


Gloucestershire based-travel company, Travelscope Holidays, is placed into administration.


Senior Conservatives have called on the British Government to end the English cricket team's controversial tour of Zimbabwe after media representatives were banned from covering the matches.


TOKYO -- Tokyo stocks closed mixed on Monday, but the strength of bank and auto maker issues helped the broader market index eke out gains for a 10th straight day -- the longest upswing in 14 years.


All at once the city's most famous hospital patient, former President Bill Clinton yesterday received flowers, balloons, phone calls and thousands of e-mail'ed get-well


Usher Moving On Up, Signs on to Four Films

Multi-platinum artist Usher has movie stardom in his grasp. Having appeared in a handful of TV shows and teen movies, Usher is ready to take on Hollywood. In addition to his two MTV films, he's signed on to star in two more films: a hip-hop based music...


Abbey is the first UK bank to raise its mortgage rates as a result of the turmoil in the financial markets.


Civil rights protesters converge on Jena

JENA, Louisiana  - Thousands of people from across the United States descended on a small town in central Louisiana on Thursday to protest what they say is injustice against six black teenagers charged over a high school fight.


East Timor counts votes after parliamentary poll

Vote counting began on Sunday after the people of East Timor voted to choose a parliament that could help the young, poor nation get back on track after the euphoria of independence was shaken by communal bloodshed last year.


US government researchers recommends that married people are healthier than those who keep the single condition. A report from the National Center for Health Statistics shows


Some Like It Hot, but a New Pepper Is Bred for the Rest

Texas A&M University has developed a habanero pepper with considerably less kick than the fiery original and some chili pepper enthusiasts are outraged.


Roundup: Australian bowlers strike against India

Australia's bowlers tore through India's batting on Thursday to take control of the first test in Bangalore. Glenn McGrath, a fast bowler, took three wickets on the second day as India, the host, slid to 150


For the second straight year, the Vikings lost a game in which they could have wrapped up the NFC North title -- failing in December to a Packers team that has the best December record of any team in the NFL the last decade.


CD Tries to Show Shatner's No 'Has Been'

Just in time for Halloween comes a CD from a guy more likely to inspire a holiday costume than a musical following — William Shatner. The one-time James T. Kirk of "Star Trek" fame has released an 11-song collection this month, a follow-up to his 1968 spoken-word debut that garnered such critical infamy it became a camp classic.


Salvata dalla nonna, trasportata d'urgenza in ospedale


European space probe swings past Mars during eclipse

The European comet-chasing spacecraft Rosetta has sent back "beautiful new images" of Mars after swooping over the surface of Red Planet overnight, the European Space Agency (ESA) said Sunday.


Daniel Day-Lewis may be foolhardy, but don't laugh

In movies from "My Left Foot" to  current drama "There Will Be Blood," Daniel Day-Lewis has been  called many things: bold, hypnotic, gripping, among them. But  foolhardy is a description he may like better.


US Stocks Flat on Mixed Data;Trading Thin

Stocks were little changed on Thursday  after data gave a mixed picture of the U.S. economy and volume  was light, with traders using any upward moves to take profits  near year's end.


Cracks in the Peace in Oil-Rich Sudan as Old Tensions Fester

The two-year-old peace deal between Sudanâs government and southern rebels is in danger of collapsing as the two sides are deadlocked over borders, reform and oil.


Pitcher Matt Ginter was placed on the 60-day disabled list by the New York Mets on Saturday and will have surgery Monday to remove bone chips from his right ankle.


9/11 conspiracy theories persist, thrive

Kevin Barrett believes the U.S government might have destroyed the World Trade Center. Steven Jones is researching what he calls evidence that the twin towers were brought down by explosives detonated inside them, not by hijacked airliners.


Pacific Rim leaders start to arrive for APEC summit following ...

SANTIAGO, Chile (CP) - As leaders from Pacific Rim economies gathered for a weekend summit on trade and security issues, their government ministers on Thursday were wrapping up talks on similar issues and jockeying for one-on-one meetings to press their


Microsoft buys online mapping company Multimap

Microsoft Corp  said on  Wednesday it has acquired Multimap, one of Britain's top online  mapping companies.


European stocks see early rally fizzle out

European stock markets drifted lower in early trading as profit-taking set in after recent gains, despite a modest rise on Wall Street and well-received results from cellphone giant Vodafone.


Scientists meet  this week to decide if Montserrat's SoufriÃ¨re Hills Volcano still poses a major threat to the island's inhabitants.


Udine, 20:32 - CALCIO, UDINESE: 6-1 NEL TEST CON IL SEVEGLIANO

Test infrasettimanale per l'Udinese, che in vista della gara con la Reggina, ha affrontato i diletta...


Rules to stop convicted paedophiles from committing sex abuse abroad are being evaded, campaigners say.


NASA Prepares for Future Space Exploration Risk

CLEVELAND, OH -- As NASA (news - web sites) readies the space shuttle fleet to fly again, the agency's risk management teams are also paying attention to risk issues that affect the International Space Station (news - web sites).


Man U condemns fan protest against Glazer

Manchester United criticized fans who disrupted a game between reserve teams to protest a potential takeover of the famed English soccer club by Tampa Bay Buccaneers owner Malcolm Glazer.


The camera on the Hubble space telescope responsible for taking clear pictures of the early Universe breaks down.


Saks Inc., the retailer that owns Saks Fifth Avenue and other department stores, blamed hurricanes and a string of planned store closings Tuesday for a third-quarter loss of $24.8 million, surprising Wall Street which anticipated a profit.


The pharmaceutical sells European rights to a promising asthma drug.


Get a celebrity autograph on your mobile phone

Sign your Â£Â£Â£ away The search for more stuff to sell to mobile phone owners, who have had their fill of Crazy Frogs and versions of Tetris, continues with celebrity autographs from Mobile Fun.â¦


Its biggest acquisition since 2000, marking its return to inorganic growth mode, after shelving acquisition plans due to government probes in its accounting practices.


Former Trainer Puts Yankees Stars Under Microscope

The Yankeesâ sustained run of success in the past decade was smudged by the revelations that two of the teamâs vital pitchers had used performance enhancing substances.


Bush Battles CIA Report, Bremer Remarks on Iraq Ahead of Debate

President George W. Bush has two challenges in tomorrow's debate in St. Louis with Democratic challenger John Kerry: regaining the offensive while keeping his composure in defending the war in Iraq and his economic policies.


Annan: UN Council Should Approve U.S. Draft on Sudan

U.N. Secretary-General Kofi  Annan on Thursday threw his weight behind a U.S.-drafted  resolution on Sudan's Darfur region, saying the Security  Council should adopt it immediately to stop atrocities.


Three weeks later, a progress report on global tsunami relief.


Reaction was overwrought, and China's economy is still hot. But a sudden market slide shows it's time to get real


It was 77 degrees outside. Not a cloud in the sky. Just the sort of weekday that 65-year-old Ho-Mei Chen once imagined she'd be spending in the park with her grandchildren. Or on which 68-year-old hospital administrator Marie Warren once pictured herself tending to her begonias. Or on which...


Obviously, that can and does happen. The more pertinent question is, should that much time, energy and money be spent on a movie when it aspires to nothing more than visual coolness?


La crescita nell'anno scorso e' stata pari al +1,9%


special coverage After long delays, Microsoft is finally releasing the Windows update to consumers. See all of News.com's stories and more.


Jeffrey W. Greenberg, chairman and chief executive of Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc., which is the target of a bid-rigging investigation by New York's attorney general, submitted his resignation on Monday, the company said.


Underwater explorer Cousteau's boat Calypso sold

The ship Calypso, from which Captain Cousteau conducted expeditions made famous in cinema and television documentaries, got a new owner and new lease of life when Loel Guinness sold it for a symbolic one euro.


Prison guards searched the death row cell of Polly Klaas' killer after learning he may have corresponded with the suspect in the decade-old slaying of JonBenet Ramsey, authorities said Friday.


GAME NOTES: The Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Navy Midshipmen are set to square off this weekend in East Rutherford, New Jersey, and this game could be one of the most entertaining tilts on the college football slate.


Palestinian forces enter Jordan under U.S. program

ALLENBY BRIDGE, West Bank  - The first battalion of Palestinian security forces crossed into Jordan on Thursday to begin training under a U.S. program after nearly a year-long delay.


Disabled Iraqis plea for release of British hostage

Several hundred disabled Iraqis on crutches and in wheelchairs begged kidnappers to release British-Iraqi aid director Margaret Hassan, saying their lot has worsened since her abduction a week ago.


Ex comandante GdF contro richiesta Procura di Roma


Google health exec Adam Bosworth to leave company

Adam Bosworth, a pioneering software developer and the executive in charge of Google's slow-to-materialize health-information push, has left the company to pursue other interests, Google said on Tuesday.


Actor-director Emilio Estevez is  engaged to marry his girlfriend of two years, a writer who also  landed a bit part in his latest movie, the star told People  magazine on Tuesday.


Ambac posts $3.3 billion loss but shares surge

Ambac Financial Group Inc  on Tuesday reported a quarterly loss of $3.3 billion after recording massive credit derivative write-downs but its shares surged after the bond insurer said it could be close to raising much-needed new capital.


Rangers stun Canadiens with five-goal rally

The New York Rangers got the kind of effort yesterday that they believe can lead them to a successful playoff push.


Volkswagen's talks with union move forward

LONDON, November 2  - The German automotive giant, Volkswagen AG (VOW.ETR), continued its negotiations with the labour union today on its planned labour cost reductions.


Olympic Champion Henin Still Suffering from Virus

Olympic champion Justine Henin-Hardenne  is still suffering from a mystery virus which has plagued her  for much of this year.


American Express said it was suing Visa USA and MasterCard International, along with eight banks, for damages stemming from anticompetitive practices that prevented American Express from issuing cards through US banks.


Defense Attacks Mistress in Calif. Murder Case

A lawyer for accused double murderer Scott Peterson on Monday tried to portray Peterson's ex-mistress as a desperate single mom who turned police informant to punish Peterson for lying to her.


The doctor is in - checked in, to be exact, to the gloomy confines of room 1101, sitting behind the sort of shaky table where hotels usually put the guest coffee maker and all those tiny packages of sugar and cream.


InBev's Labatt to Cut 180 Jobs, Close Canada Brewery

InBev's Labatt Breweries, which makes Blue, Bud and Bud Light beers, said it will close its New Westminster, British Columbia, brewery on April 21, eliminating 180 jobs.


Iran says will give response on nuclear deal soon

TEHERAN - Iran will probably give its formal response on Thursday to Britain, France and Germany on whether it will agree to a suspension of some of its nuclear activities in order to avoid possible UN sanctions, a top official told AFP.


Stocks inch lower on weaker services data

U.S. stocks edged lower on Wednesday after weaker-than-expected data on the U.S. services sector added to concerns about the state of the economy and pushed the Dow back from Tuesday's record high.


LOS ANGELES  - Robert Redford is attached to direct "Against All Enemies," an adaptation of Richard A. Clarke's best-selling memoir about the Bush administration's handling of the al-Qaeda threat before and after the September 11 terrorist attacks.


Commercio, vendite al dettaglio: -2,7% annuo ad ottobre

Roma, 23 dic. (Adnkronos) - Nel mese di ottobre le vendite al dettaglio hanno segnato un calo dello 0,2% rispetto al mese precedente. La flessione, su base annua, e' stata del 2,7%. Lo rende noto l'Istat, precisando


A former Chechen politician is charged as an accomplice in the murder of Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya.


Merck shares jump on strong profit, raised forecast

Drugmakers Merck & Co.  and Schering-Plough Corp.  reported second-quarter results that handily topped Wall Street expectations on Monday, helped by increased sales of the cholesterol-lowering drugs they co-market and other medicines.


Polish president accepts PM's resignation

Polish President Lech Kaczynski has said he accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz, paving the way for the head of state's identical twin Jaroslaw to take over as premier.


The French president's wife meets the Bulgarian nurses sentenced to death in Libya for infecting children with HIV.


Metro Briefing | New York: Manhattan: City TV Now on Web Site

Clips from the cityâs official television outlet, NYC TV, have been made available through the cityâs Web site, www.nyc.gov, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg said yesterday. Nearly 500 clips are available, and dozens more are scheduled to be added weekly, the mayor said. The clips can be searched by neighborhood and topic, like shopping, parks or food. The site will also make it possible for users to send the video clips as e-mail messages and to provide links to the site, city officials said. In the past four years, NYC TV has won 23 New York Emmy Awards.


Coach Phillip Fulmer can relate to Tennessee's fans. He, too, is eager to see how his two freshmen quarterbacks do in their college debuts.


Two Centers for Film in Bay Area Cut Back

The scale-backs are a consequence of technological shifts and economic hardship in the California film industry.


Nepal Seeks to Break Rebel Siege with Air Patrols

Military helicopters provided air cover to vehicles ferrying crucial supplies to the Nepali capital on Sunday, a senior army officer said, as a blockade called by Maoist rebels stretched into its fifth day.


Faulty track blamed for fatal UK train crash

A defective track may have caused a highspeed train crash in northern England in which an elderly woman was killed and five other people were seriously injured, according to investigators and the train company boss.


Growth Pace of Economy Slowed to 3.1% in 4th Quarter

It was the weakest quarterly pace in nearly two years, held down by a surge in imports, which substituted for production at home.


Giuliani sides with Kerik after nomination withdrawal

Former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani Monday voiced support for Bernard Kerik, amid allegations of more professional and personal improprieties by the former homeland security secretary nominee.


Powerful bomb injures 32 civilians in Kathmandu

A powerful bomb planted by suspected Maoist rebels exploded in a brand new government office block in the centre of the Nepalese capital Kathmandu, injuring 32 people, police said.


Japanese tail mysterious sub for second full day

Japan's military yesterday shadowed an unidentified submarine that entered its territorial waters the day before, but officials said they had not yet figured out what country the intruder was from.


Sprint Corp. announced plans yesterday to buy Nextel Communications Inc. for about $35 billion in a deal that could give consumers better service but leave them with higher bills due to less competition.


India and Pakistan balk at bold Kashmir peace plan

Within hours of Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf's dramatic proposal this Monday to demilitarize the disputed region of Kashmir, both India and Pakistan demurred.


New Sony Laptop Battery Recalls Announced

Sony's laptop battery woes got even worse Friday, as one computer maker announced a new recall and two others expanded their already existing recalls of batteries made by the Japanese manufacturer.


Actress Mischa Barton was arrested and briefly jailed on Thursday on suspicion of drunken driving, marijuana possession and driving without a license, Los Angeles police said.


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Lucian Freud portrait of Kate Moss, nude and pregnant, goes on sale

A portrait of the British super-model Kate Moss, heavily pregnant and looking uncharacteristically unglamorous, will be sold at auction next February, Christie's auction house said.


Canon's EOS-1D Mark III offers 10.1 megapixels, boosts sensor's light sensitivity, adds new image processor and gets live image preview.


First malicious virus invades cellphones

A virus has struck Nokia smartphone users. Once downloaded, the virus, called Skulls, replaces all phone desktop icons with images of a skull.


Envoy says wants N.Korea action within 3 months

Any steps agreed on by North Korea at talks this week on ending its nuclear arms program should be carried out within three months, but the talks in Beijing won't resolve everything, U.S. envoy Christopher Hill said on Tuesday.


EMBATTLED cruise ship company P&O will make major cuts to its ferry fleet, close all Western Channel routes except Portsmouth to Bilbao and sack around 1,200 staff, as part of an effort to cut costs in its ferry operations.


Further questioning of McCanns ruled out

Â· Couple believe phones are being monitoredÂ· Explanation offered for 'scent of death' in hire car


6 Perspective article on health reform ("A referendum on health care"). Hoff detailed the findings of a recent Commonwealth Fund Survey concerning the public's view of the health care system and then applied


Polish police join the hunt for more than 100 Polish migrants feared to have been criminally abused in southern Italy.


Sports of The Times: There Is No Rewriting Baseballâs Stained History

The Mitchell steroids report finally hangs culpability on baseballâs commissioner and the players union chief all the way down to the most drug-free players who refused to challenge their leadership.


Women in driving seat in Russia's road revolution

At a disused airfield on the outskirts of Moscow, Yekaterina Karenina hits the accelerator of her BMW and speeds past a row of broken, faded military jets.


Many young people spend long hours unsupervised after school - with little involvement from parents.


Barghouthi to Run for Palestinian President-Official

Jailed Palestinian leader Marwan  Barghouthi decided on Wednesday to run for Palestinian  president, reversing his earlier decision to stay out of the  race, a Palestinian official said.


The number of home repossessions in the UK rises to its highest since 1999, mortgage lenders say.


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Monkeys, apes teeter on brink of extinction

Mankind's closest relatives are teetering on the brink of their first extinctions in more than a century, hunted by humans for food and medicine and squeezed from forest homes, a report on endangered primates said on Friday.


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Nintendo Announces Wii's First U.S. Online Title

Even with Shigeru Miyamoto's keynote just minutes away, Nintendo has already made a huge announcement at GDC regarding this year's second quarter lineup for the North American market. And the focal point of this lineup is the announcement of Pokemon Battle Revolution, the first Wii game that will take advantage of the console's online capabilities.


The tide is dead low as Diane Cowan lifts seaweed-covered rocks at dawn's first light, something she's done for more than a decade as a way to monitor Maine's most valuable fishery.


Anna Nicole's cause of death still a mystery

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


In a New India, an Old Industry Buoys Peasants

Migrants who can no longer sustain themselves by farming are flocking to brickyards to fuel the Indian construction boom.


WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) -- Rehabilitation hospital operator HealthSouth will pay $325 million to settle charges that it improperly billed the government's Medicare system.


Leyritz's license suspended before crash

Former World Series star Jim Leyritz had a suspended license before he was charged with driving under the influence and killing a woman last week in Florida.


Twins need Cy Young effort from ace Santana

The first time Ron Gardenhire thought of using Johan Santana on short rest in the playoffs, he examined the potential consequences through a prism different from the one he was forced to use Friday night.


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NetSuite's initial public offering raised $185.4 million, close to double the amount the company originally forecast the IPO would generate and a positive sign for the market of hosted, software-as-a-service business applications.NetSuite, a provider of hosted applications for small and midsize organizations, sold 6.2 million shares of common stock at $26 per share via auction and its underwriters acted on their option to buy an additional 930,000 shares, the company said Wednesday.The $185.4 million is a gross amount from which underwriting discounts and expenses will be deducted, the company said. Moreover, 365,000 of the shares bought by the underwriters were owned by stockholders like NetSuite's CEO and chief technology officer, so the proceeds from those shares -- about $9.5 million -- won't go to the company.In the final IPO prospectus, NetSuite had estimated that, if the underwriters exercised their option in full -- as they did -- NetSuite's IPO net proceeds would be approximately $161.9 million.NetSuite initially set a range of $13 to $16 per share for its IPO but subsequently raised it and eventually set the price at $26 per share on Thursday of last week, the day when the stock started trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the "N" symbol.At midmorning Wednesday, the stock was trading at $34.85, down about 10 percent from its previous close. Its highest point so far is $45.98.Incorporated in 1998, NetSuite sells ERP (enterprise resource planning), CRM (customer relationship management) and e-commerce applications on a hosted, subscription-based model, in which customers access the software via the Internet and don't need to install it on their premises.This software-as-a-service model, championed by companies like Salesforce.com and Google, is considered a significant threat to the traditional approach from vendors like Microsoft of having customers implement software on their own PCs and servers.As of Sept. 30 of this year, NetSuite had over 5,400 active customers, according to its IPO prospectus . In 2006, the company had revenue of $67.2 million and a net loss of $35.7 million. In the first nine months of this year, it generated $76.8 million in revenue and racked up a net loss of $20.6 million, according to the prospectus.NetSuite plans to use its IPO proceeds to pay off an $8 million balance on a line of credit with Tako Ventures, an entity controlled by Oracle CEO Larry Ellison, and to possibly make acquisitions.As of Nov. 30, Ellison controlled about 60 percent of NetSuite's outstanding stock -- some 31.9 million shares -- but Ellison transferred those shares into a holding company, NetSuite Restricted Holdings. The move is meant to "effectively eliminate" Ellison's voting power and avoid potential conflicts of interests, according to the prospectus.NetSuite also plans to devote between $10 million and $15 million for capital expenditures, including the purchase of property, plant and equipment and the addition of a second data-center facility, and for working capital and other general purposes, including its international expansion. NetSuite currently provides its hosted applications out of a single data center, which the company admits in the prospectus is a risk that could harm its business should there be any service disruption at this facility.NetSuite also said it may use a portion of the net proceeds to acquire other businesses, products or technologies, although it doesn't have any agreements or commitments for any specific acquisitions at the moment. The money it doesn't spend will be invested in short-term, interest-bearing investment grade securities.


Officials in Ecuador are worried about the discovery of foreign species on the remote Galapagos Islands.


In Restless Pursuit of Craigslistâs Success

Kijiji is trying to capitalize on eBayâs clout to compete with the Webâs most spectacularly successful underdog, Craigslist.


Construction spending fell 0.4 pct in July

U.S. construction spending took a surprising fall of 0.4 percent in July, its largest drop since January 2007, as gains in commercial building failed to offset declines in home building, a government report showed on Tuesday.


Security has been beefed up in the Valley following reports that the LeT plans to step up violence in the state during Prime Minister Manmohan Singhâs visit.


Diplomats, Analysts Say Iraq Insurgency Still Strong

Iraq's historic election was widely  hailed as an unexpected success on Monday but diplomats and  analysts warned that the failure of insurgents to wreck the  poll did not mean they were on the run.


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Nepal sends troops to a remote region after snow traps hundreds of people searching for a rare fungus.


Allies Reject Annan's View That Iraq War Was Illegal

Australian Prime Minister John Howard Thursday rejected UN secretary-general Kofi Annan's claims that last year's Iraq war was "illegal," while a British


The ExoMars project to land a European robot rover on the Red Planet moves forward with an enhanced design.


EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Tiki Barber scored on a 3-yard run with 11 seconds to play and Eli Manning threw three touchdown passes as the Giants edged the Dallas Cowboys, 28-24, last night in a wild finale to the NFL regular season.The late heroics provided Manning with his first career victory and spoiled a great effort by Cowboys quarterback Vinny ...


General Motors Corp.  on Tuesday  said U.S. sales fell 24 percent in June, a decline much larger  than analysts expected.


Thousands of Mexican soldiers arrive in the western state of Michoacan to deal with drug-related violence.


Somalia's newly-appointed PM dismissed by parliament

The Somali parliament on Saturday passed a no-confidence motion against the newly-appointed prime minister and his cabinet, according to an informed senior Somali official in Nairobi.


Profanity concerns prompt CBS to show "9/11" on web

CBS Corp. said on Saturday it would  broadcast the documentary "9/11" on the Internet as well as the  airwaves after several affiliates said they would delay or  forgo the award-winning film because it includes profanity.


Janet Leigh, the wholesome beauty who co-starred with James Stewart, John Wayne and Frank Sinatra in films of the 1940s to 1960s and achieved her most lasting fame as the victim of a shower slashing in Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho," died Sunday at her Beverly Hills, Calif., home, the New York Daily News reported on its Web site Monday. She was 77.


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Thomas Wants Knicks Fans to Party at the Garden Like They're in the Bronx

Isiah Thomas, the Knicks' president of basketball operations, envisions a not-so-distant future in which the Knicks mimic the Yankees' postseason rites.


Just as the Enron scandal triggered an overhaul of corporate accounting practices, the nation's prescription drug crisis may prompt a sweeping revamp of


Sudan criticizes UN resolution on Darfur

The Sudanese government Sunday criticized a new UN Security Council resolution on Darfur, but vowed to cooperate with the international community.


Christmas Brings New Hope of Peace to Bethlehem

BETHLEHEM, West Bank  - Pilgrims and a new  Palestinian leadership celebrated Christmas in the town of  Jesus's birth with prayers for peace on Saturday, lifted by  fresh hope following Yasser Arafat's death.


Chiron Gets US Subpoena on Flu Vaccine Shutdown

Chiron Corp. is being investigated by the US Justice Department over the suspension of its flu vaccine factory in the UK because of contamination, the company said in a regulatory filing.


Judge asked to throw out Whitney Houston divorce

Lawyers for R&B singer Bobby Brown  asked a California judge on Friday to throw out his divorce  from Whitney Houston and reopen the question of custody over  the couple's 14 year-old daughter.


In the days after Mormon Church president and prophet Gordon B. Hinckley is laid to rest, the men who served as his closest advisers will begin the process of choosing a successor.


Hurricane Ivan set to bring giant seas to Gulf of Mexico

Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 13 September 2004: - - Hurricane Ivan, one of the most powerful storms to ever hit the Caribbean, killed at least 16 people in Jamaica, where it wrecked houses and washed away roads on Saturday, but appears to have spared


Grammy-winning singer Whitney Houston has filed for divorce from her husband Bobby Brown, her publicist told The Associated Press on Wednesday.


Still reeling from Hurricane Charley, Florida's worst natural disaster in more than a decade, state residents are bracing for a storm that could prove larger, longer and more lethal.


The helping hand these days often holds a new house

House-gifting has become a major philanthropic trend in the US, in part fueled by reality TV shows.


India's Congress Set to Win Key State Election

India's ruling Congress party built a  sizeable lead over the opposition Hindu nationalists and seemed  set on Saturday to win a key state poll in what would boost the  fortunes of Italian-born Sonia Gandhi's party.


European stock markets fell strongly in early dealing following a weak overnight showing by Wall Street and widespread gloom for Asian markets.


Satellite radio's a tough sell: There's stuff to buy, fees to pay

The news that shock jock Howard Stern is jumping from free AM/FM radio to pay satellite radio has brought instant attention to the young medium.


Judge reprimanded for swearing during trial

A senior Canadian judge has been formally reprimanded for swearing during a courtroom clash with a prosecutor earlier this year, officials said on Friday.


Cobb County tells its side of evolution flap

A metro Atlanta school district under fire for putting evolution disclaimers in biology books is making its case today for why the stickers should stay.


Study: Terror deportations remain stable

U.S. immigration agencies say anti-terrorism is their primary mission, but they tried to deport only 12 people on terrorism-related charges from 2004 through 2006, according to a private research study released Sunday.


Troubled airline Swiss International makes a profit in its third quarter, the first since its creation two years ago.


Immigration bill fails crucial Senate vote

A sharply divided Senate on Thursday threw into doubt the fate of a White House-backed plan to revamp immigration laws.


Chilean Sea Bass: Back in Stores But Still in Trouble

A grocery chain with stores in the U.S. and the U.K. is selling sustainably fished Chilean sea bass. But conservationists say the trendy fish is still being loved to death.


Australian Shares End Slightly Higher, Hits Fresh Record

MELBOURNE (Dow Jones)--Australian shares closed at a record for a second consecutive session Tuesday as gains in resources heavyweight BHP Billiton and the banking sector were offset by losses in media group News Corp.


BANGKOK  - Thailand plans to produce 100 million doses of bird flu vaccine to use on chickens if an outbreak that has left at least 11 people dead in the kingdom runs out of control, officials said Monday.


Holocaust exhibit includes testimonies of liberators, liberated

Henry Meyer was a Jewish teen imprisoned by Adolf Hitler's regime. Elmer Reis was a U.S. Army soldier who helped liberate the Nazis' Ohrdruf camp in Germany where Meyer had been a prisoner.


The former head of the United Nations warns competition for control of water resources may spark future conflicts.


Foreign-Educated Muslims Behind Thai Unrest - PM

UBON RATCHATHANI, Thailand  - Thai Muslims who  have studied Islam abroad, not foreign militant groups, are  behind the spate of bloody violence in the far south, Prime  Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said Tuesday.


The number of people in the UK dying from alcohol-related problems is continuing to rise, latest figures show.


NEW YORK - Paula Abdul's spacy behavior on "American Idol" have prompted many to ponder if there's a tumbler or two of booze in that red cup on the table in front of her on the Fox talent contest.


France, Britain and Germany have told Iran that if they had not reached a final agreement to freeze key parts of its atomic programme by Monday, they would not stop moves to seek sanctions against Tehran.


Rice Hearing to Lay Out Bush Foreign Policy

The Bush administration begins to  lay out its second term foreign policy agenda this week when  Condoleezza Rice undergoes two days of hearings before the  Senate Foreign Relations Committee.


Official: Report to warn of al Qaeda comeback

A new National Intelligence Estimate will warn that al Qaeda will try to use its capabilities and contacts in Iraq to attack the United States, according to a senior government official. The official said the NIE will show al Qaeda is stepping up efforts to sneak operatives into the United States.


Ritchie Capital Said to Be Close to Selling Assets in Major Fund

Ritchie Capital Management is said to be close to an agreement to sell the assets in its flagship multi-strategy fund for about $1 billion.


Russia to Tighten Passenger Requirements

MOSCOW Aug. 28, 2004 - Russian airlines will be required to document passengers more thoroughly following this week's twin plane crashes, a news agency reported Saturday, as the discovery of explosives stoked


Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton are expected to draw long lines and record turnout Tuesday as voters take advantage of a rare opportunity to influence the tight contest for the Democratic presidential nomination.


Botswana elections to hand victory to party in power since ...

GABORONE : Voters went to the polls in diamond-rich Botswana in elections that are expected to hand victory to the party in power since independence in 1966 in one of Africa's most stable countries.


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Investors may pack up and leave next week as the Republican National Convention comes to New York and many on Wall Street take a vacation, draining U.S. markets of volume and leaving stocks flopping around with little direction.


Microsoft effort is designed to wean people off pirated software and the open-source Linux OS.


Music giants launch digital platform in Russia

Two of the world's biggest music giants  and two Russian record labels launched a wholesale digital  distribution platform in Russia on Thursday, a market dominated  by piracy across the entire entertainment industry.


Circuit City Stores Inc.  on Friday reported a narrower quarterly loss from continuing operations as sales of higher-margin warranties and improved distribution helped offset weak merchandise sales.


Same story, different week. Tom Lehman has a chance to win a PGA Tour event for the first time in five years. Can he finish the job?


Pakistan's Musharraf Keeps Khaki and Grip on Power

President Pervez Musharraf has left  Pakistanis hankering for civilian democracy in little doubt  that he will keep his army uniform regardless of past promises  to become a civilian ruler.


Ukraine parliament approves Tymoshenko as PM

Ukraine's parliament on Tuesday restored Yulia Tymoshenko as prime minister, sealing a political comeback for a leading figure from the former Soviet country's "Orange Revolution" three years ago.


Gordon Brown welcomes the US secretary of state for talks on bolstering support for the war in Afghanistan.


Singer Courtney Love was ordered Wednesday to stand trial on a felony charge of assault with a deadly weapon despite her attorney's claim that the case had been "grossly overcharged."


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Broker Accused of Rigging Bids for Insurance

Eliot Spitzer, the New York state attorney general, yesterday accused the world's largest insurance broker of cheating customers by rigging prices and steering business to insurers in exchange for millions of dollars in kickbacks.


Apologetic South Korean hostages return home

ANYANG, South Korea  - Nineteen South Korean Christian volunteers held hostage by the Taliban in Afghanistan for six weeks returned home to an uncomfortable welcome on Sunday, thanking their government for saving them from death.


Medioriente: coloni chiedono referendum su ritiro

TEL AVIV - Il progetto di ritiro dei coloni ebrei dalla Striscia di Gaza deve essere sottoposto a referendum. E' quanto chiedono gli stessi abitanti delle colonie, che si sono detti disposti ad incontrare


Ingersoll-Rand to buy Trane for $10.1 bln

Diversified manufacturer Ingersoll-Rand Co Ltd  said on Monday it would buy Trane Inc , a leading maker of heating and air conditioning systems, for $10.1 billion in cash and stock.


Malawi's president resigns from the ruling party saying he is fed up of criticism about his crack down on corruption.


Some of the finest Russian wines ever on sale could fetch up to Â£4,000 a bottle, according to auction house Sotheby's.


Terrorism ; Prabhakaran turns 50, but will he change?

Terrorism News, New Delhi, As he prepares to celebrate his 50th birthday, Velupillai Prabhakaran remains firmly committed to his dream of breaking up Sri Lanka to carve out a Tamil Eelam state.


Modena, 19:10 - CALCIO, MODENA: DOPPIA SEDUTA, DIFFERENZIATO PER QUATTRO

Doppio allenamento per il Modena: atletica in mattinata tra campo e palestra, tattica e partitella f...


Cablevision Scraps Spinoff of Satellite Business

Cablevision Systems Corp. scrapped plans to spin off its 14-month-old satellite television business. The company's shares rose as much as 12 percent as investors anticipated Cablevision


By Gloria Goodale | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor. "Wimbledon," starring Kirsten Dunst and Paul Bettany, may be billed as a romantic comedy, but it is also a next-generation sports movie, offering


The subdued Republican debate Wednesday belied the fierce, increasingly negative battle in Iowa and elsewhere for the party's presidential nomination.


Apple updates Safari with version 3.0.2 for Windows

Blog: This security update for Windows users piggybacks patches for Apple users.


Pakistani cricketer Razzaq in doubt to bat after hospitalisation

A decision on whether all-rounder Abdul Razzaq bats again for Pakistan in the second Test against Australia has still to be made after he was taken to hospital complaining of dizziness and shortness of breath, team coach Bob Woolmer said.


Shaquille O'Neal is expected to miss the Miami Heat's two exhibition games this weekend because of a tight left hamstring.


Greek conservatives look set for election victory

Greece's ruling conservatives appeared to win a second term in elections on Sunday despite public anger over deadly forest fires, but a slim majority could complicate plans for economic reforms.


U2 online deal hastens last spin for the CD

THE new album by the rock veterans U2 is called How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb. An alternative could have been How To Kill The Compact Disc And Make Two Billion Dollars.


By Anonymous  Computer Security PEOPLE who use their home computers to access Thrift Savings Plan accounts can be vulnerable to having their personal information stolen.


Wake Forest finally won with defense, even if it wasn't how Coach Skip Prosser would like to draw it up. His man-to-man didn't work, and neither did a triangle-and-two.


Top seed Andre Agassi is through to the final of the Stockholm Open after edging out Germany's Tommy Haas 7-6 (7-5) 7-6 (7-4) in the last four.


President Bush challenged Democrats on Thursday to quickly renew a popular children's health insurance program and accused them of "putting poor children at risk so they can score political points in Washington."


At Fenway, Bostonâs Snyder Gets Distinctive Kicks From Ortiz

Kyle Snyder of the Red Sox has the sharpest shoes in Boston, the coolest kicks in town and the sweetest slip-ons in New England.


Filipino president warns of fiscal crisis

The Philippines is facing a fiscal crisis, President Gloria Arroyo said Monday. Arroyo is seeking political support for a $1.4 billion tax package that faces opposition in Congress.


Amgen Posts Weak Results, but Hails Osteoporosis Drug

The biotechnology company said Thursday that its experimental osteoporosis drug proved superior to Fosamax from Merck in a clinical trial.


School Cellphone Bans Topple (You Can't Suspend Everyone)

Rather than banning the phones outright, schools are capitulating to demands of parents and market realities, and allowing students to carry cellphones in school.


Chuck Knoblauch came to speak to House Oversight Committee staff on Friday morning in the first of a series of interviews of former players and people tied to performance-enhancing drugs.


Apple adds single-processor Power Mac G5 1.8GHz

Apple on Tuesday added a 1.8GHz single-processor Power Mac G5 desktop computer to its arsenal. The US$1,499 system is offered alongside dual-processor computers running at 1.8GHz, 2.0GHz and 2.5GHz.


Rio Tinto , which is fighting off a takeover approach from rival BHP Billiton , said on Monday it would spend $71 million on a study to expand its Hope Downs iron ore mine in Australia.


MoMA Architect Unveils His 'Teacup' in Manhattan

New York's Museum of Modern Art, one  of the world's most beloved art centers, returns to Manhattan  this week with a $425 million face-lift that has art lovers  abuzz but that its architect compares to a humble teacup.


Protester Arrested Near Cheney at NY Convention

A Yale University student was charged on Tuesday with assaulting Secret Service agents as he tried to climb into Vice President Dick Cheney's box seat at the Republican National Convention.


A hospital in the tsunami-ravaged Thai island of Phuket says its patient influx has slowed from its peak after earthquake-triggered waves wiped away entire towns, while the number of


Vijay Singh wins his third straight tournament to break Tiger Wood's PGA Tour season earnings record. FARMINGTON, Pa. -- When Vijay Singh started out as a pro golfer more than 20 years ago, $10 million seemed an unreachable goal.


'No shame in failing to this Australian team'

Former Australia fast bowler Merv Hughes believes that the absence of Sachin Tendulkar in the first two Tests and Sourav Ganuly in the next two is the main reason for India's poor showing in the ongoing series against Australia.


France confirm their status as one of the World Cup favourites with an impressive final warm-up win over Wales.


Wal-Mart CFO says to slow supercenter growth

Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s   Chief Financial Officer said on Friday that the  retailer will moderate the growth of its supercenter stores "a  little bit."


HOMESTEAD Â· In today's climax to the most intense, tragic and captivating NASCAR autumn ever, Kurt Busch has the spoiler's role.


Ocean's 13 co-stars Brad Pitt and George Clooney cast their prints in concrete before the film's Hollywood premiere.


Open Season, an animated comedy featuring Billy Connolly as an angry squirrel, is North America's top film.


French peacekeepers in Ivory Coast use tear gas to calm protests over an alleged bank heist by French troops.


Iraq's PM fights for more weapons for outgunned army

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al- Maliki is pressing Washington to give his military more weapons, with ordinary soldiers complaining they are often outgunned by heavily armed militants.


Yahoo's Home Page Gets Functional Facelift

Yahoo's Spartan home page will look even less flashy soon, thanks to an upcoming makeover. The Web media giant offered a preview of its redesigned front page Tuesday (www.yahoo.com/upgrade) and said the simpler look will replace the old one in a few weeks.


Paper peace doves fall over southern Thailand as violence ...

PATTANI : Fifty aircraft scattered 120 million paper birds across southern Thailand on Sunday in a peace gesture marred by new killings in the troubled Muslim-majority region.


Microsoft postpones Windows Server 2008 RTM

Some good news this week for Microsoft calendar-watchers, some bad: Even as Redmond nailed down the release dates for Vista SP1 and XP SP3, it quietly admitted that Windows Server 2008 would be released to manufacturing later than previously claimed.


UPDATE 1-YUKOS can pay $8 bln tax by July 2006-chairman

Russian oil major YUKOS (YUKO.RTS: Quote, Profile, Research) is prepared to pay $8 billion in tax liabilities by July 2006 to avoid bankruptcy, YUKOS Chairman Viktor Gerashchenko said on Thursday.


Crude oil futures tumbled below $48 a barrel yesterday, closing at their lowest level in seven weeks, on rising expectations that the US supply of transport and home-heating fuels will be adequate this winter.


Wrestling is a sport of many skills: strength, coordination, and balance. The Lowell wrestling machine showed again why it must be considered one of the best, and most balanced teams in the state by scoring wins over Bridgewater-Raynham, Wayland, and host Weymouth in a quad meet yesterday.


Wall Street's new high buoys Main Street

Small investors are relieved by the Dow's new record. But some analysts wonder if the good times can last.


EU sees Afghan police trainers covering hotspots

European Union experts will from next month start training police forces across Afghanistan, including southern provinces which have borne the brunt of insurgent violence, EU officials said on Tuesday.


Fishin's Fine, but Cost is Not: Nonresidents React to Higher Rate at Wyandotte As Trout Opener Nears.

By Brent Frazee, The Kansas City Star, Mo.  Feb. 21--When the trout season opens at Wyandotte County Lake, don't expect to see Jason Bowman in the crowd.   He has fished the opener since 1990, and he was looking forward to adding another year to that tradition ...


One of NASA's goals in sending Cassini on its 2-billion-mile journey to Saturn was to search for lakes of liquid hydrocarbon that scientists believe may exist on the surface of the planet's moon Titan.


Nigeria's anti-graft agency probes presidential ties

Nigeria's anti-graft agency EFCC said that it was investigating allegations linking President Olusegun Obasanjo with some private businesses in contravention of the constitution.


Ricavi a 1.197 milioni, in crescita del 5,2% rispetto 2005


Another Drop Puts Indexes In Red for '07

NEW YORK, March 2 -- The Dow Jones industrial average ended its worst weekly performance in four years Friday, as technology stocks sank and the yen continued to rally against the dollar.


Ala. attorney found alive after abduction

A family law attorney was found Wednesday about nine hours after she was abducted at gunpoint from a parking lot and police arrested a man suspected in the kidnapping, officials said.


Giuliani a distant third in Florida, could bow out

ORLANDO, Florida  - Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani strongly hinted on Tuesday that he might soon end his quest for the White House after finishing a distant third in the Florida Republican primary where he had staked his entire campaign.


Oklahoma State had a checklist of goals to accomplish against NAIA opponent Northwestern Oklahoma State: Play strong defense, finish the game early and get a lot of reserves playing time.


2 Killed in Training Exercise Plane Crash

A small Civil Air Patrol plane crashed during a training exercise in a swampy area of northeastern Louisiana, killing the pilot and a second man on board, authorities said Tuesday.


Thai PM to address nation on protesters' deaths

Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra will address the nation today as his government faces its biggest crisis yet after the deaths of 85 Muslim protesters, most in military custody, this week.


HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. - Quarterback Quincy Carter signed with the New York Jets on Tuesday, three weeks after his surprising release by Dallas...


Wm Morrison has sold 114 small stores acquired with the Â£3 billion takeover of Safeway, signalling its distaste of the convenience market being pursued by rival supermarket giants.


Torres delivers Christmas cheer as Reds sink Pompey

Fernando Torres maintained his scoring burst as Liverpool returned to winning ways with a 4-1 victory over Portsmouth at Anfield on Saturday.


The Dead Talk, and There's Plenty of Static

The nominal thriller "White Noise" is worthy neither of Michael Keaton's talents nor even a desperate horror fan's attention.


The first tree to have its full DNA code unravelled is a poplar, the black cottonwood.


New beta software supports video conferencing between Mac and PC users.


The U.S. economy grew faster in the  second quarter than previously thought as business inventories  rose at the strongest rate in four years, the government said  on Wednesday, a sign the soft patch was not as soft as feared.


Protesta contro peggioramento sistema previdenziale


Bush Calls for Full U.N. Oil-For-Food Probe

President Bush called for a "full  and open" accounting of the U.N. oil-for-food program on  Thursday but would not say whether he thought U.N.  Secretary-General Kofi Annan should resign.


Egitto, strage di israeliani in un albergo di Taba. Almeno 23 ...

Una violenta esplosione si Ã¨ verificata questa sera in un albergo di Taba, cittÃ  egiziana a ridosso del confine con Israele. L'esplosione in un hotel di Taba, in Egitto, ha causato la morte di almeno 23 israeliani.


Firm's G200 looks strangely familiar... Taiwanese hardware maker Elitegroup ECS yesterday revealed it's going to be demo'ing at Germany's CeBIT show this week. One offering caught our eye: the G200 laptop, which sports an "ingenious... smart neck that allows the screen to be lifted, tilted or swiveled to a comfortable level for the user".â¦


An Iraqi doctor is due in court over the suspected car bomb attempts in London and at Glasgow airport.


Google's project to archive millions of books from top libraries, experts said, is the first major step toward the company's goal of indexing massive amounts of printed material, music and video.


America Online said Thursday it will launch a free online service to search the Web for the best travel deals, highlighting the online giant's ambitions to boost it free Web-based businesses.


Incoming President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso decided here Wednesday to postpone putting his team to the vote by the European Parliament (EP).


After Indian riots, Muslim men stuck in legal limbo

GODHRA, India  - Nearly 90 Muslim men are waiting in an Indian jail for a trial that may never happen, under a law that no longer exists, accused of triggering one of India's worst religious riots in Gujarat in 2002.


Cia, sulle tavole gli aumenti arrivano anche al 10-12%


60,000 attend charity concert in Wales for tsunami victims

More than 60,000 people crammed into the Millennium Stadium in the Welsh capital Cardiff for a marathon pop concert to raise money for the victims of last month's tsunami disaster.


Friends, family and fans gather at a church in Harlem, New York, for the funeral of rapper ODB.


Teams agree deal to save grand prix for Silverstone

FORMULA Oneâs teams last night put on a united front to come to the rescue of the British Grand Prix with a Â£20 million package that should put the nationâs most important motor race back on the calendar next year.


Union officials tell The Associated Press Sen. Barack Obama is likely to be endorsed by the Service Employees International Union on Friday.


ARIMIDEX SHOULD BE PREFERRED FIRST-LINE THERAPY IN POSTMENOPAUSAL ...

AstraZeneca Plcâs aromatase inhibitor Arimidex (anastrozole) is superior to tamoxifen for the treatment of postmenopausal women with localized, hormone-receptor-positive breast cancer, and a five-year course of the drug should be considered the


Clinton wins first 2008 union endorsement

Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton picked up the first national labor endorsement of the 2008 White House race on Tuesday, winning the support of the 125,000-member United Transportation Union.


Spitzer Goes Hunting for His Next Trophy

FOR decades, the chummy inner circles of Chicago's business and political worlds have been marked with the footprints of men steeped in very muscular, very Irish traditions.


Armed Guards in Iraq Occupy a Legal Limbo

The shooting incident involving private security guards in Baghdad on Sunday revealed large gaps in the laws applying to such armed contractors.


Bush Healthy But Laments 'Too Many Doughnuts'

BETHESDA, Md.  - President Bush was declared to be  in "superior" health after his annual physical exam on Saturday  but lamented a weight gain he blamed on months of campaign  travel.


Three years ago, the first people to order an Apple iPod - announced as a "breakthrough digital device" on 23 October 2001 - started receiving boxes in the post.


iPhone-friendly mobile digital telly tuner demo'd

DVB-H retransmitted over Wi-Fi Mobile World Congress Digital video playback software specialist PacketVideo this week introduced a matchbox-sized gadget capable of picking up DVB-H digital TV broadcasts and streaming them to any Wi-Fi enabled player - including the iPod Touch and iPhone.â¦


House Votes to Widen Insurance in Terror Attack

The legislation, opposed by the White House, would significantly expand the federal program that assists the insurance industry in the event of a major terrorist attack.


Dalai Lama Envoy Visits China for Autonomy Talks

The Dalai Lama's special envoy has  arrived in China for talks on the exiled spiritual leader's  aspirations for Tibetan autonomy, the third such visit in three  years, officials in Washington said on Tuesday.


In 2003, Danish shipping and oil conglomeration A.P. Moller-Maersk posted a profit of DKK 17 b...

A solid check of DKK 400 millions is on its way from the Danish state to A.P. Moller-Maersk, one of Denmark s richest conglomerations.


As of Wednesday, July 4, 2007, at least 3,586 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes seven military civilians. At least 2,947 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.


Laptop Computer Use Increases Testes Temperature, Could Affect ...

The temperature of a man's testes increases by an average of nearly three degrees Celsius -- enough to impair fertility -- after one hour of laptop use of a portable computer, according to a study published on Thursday in the journal Human Reproduction.


MIKE WENDLAND: Instant-messaging trend spreads among adults

Instant messaging has become a key way in which Americans communicate. And Detroit-area residents are right up there with IMers anywhere, with 58 percent of all Internet users in southeastern Michigan using IM regularly.


Rice says viable Palestinian state key to peace

WASHINGTON -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said yesterday that there cannot be peace in the Middle East unless the Palestinians gain a state that satisfies their aspirations.


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German scientists are using a new computational method to analyze DNA taken from microorganisms that make up more than a third of the Earth's biomass.


Bush says U.S. missile shield in Europe is needed

U.S. President George W. Bush insisted on Tuesday a missile shield in Europe was needed for the security of the United States and its NATO allies.


Star quality: It's what Hollywood was built on. And there's no question that to the many powerful Democrats in the entertainment community, Sen. Barack Obama has loads of it.


Citigroup Inc. C.N on Thursday said  fourth-quarter profit rose 12 percent to a record as its  consumer and investment banking businesses grew, but said 2005  profit is likely to be near the low end of Wall Street  estimates.


Limousines filled with television's biggest stars rolled up to the red carpet on Sunday for the 56th annual Primetime Emmy Awards, a night many pundits expect to be dominated by the premium cable network HBO.


Simpsons movie targets church, environmentalists

The upcoming Simpsons movie takes a typically irreverent dig at religion and environmentalists, and features a nude scene involving 'toon teen Bart that had the audience at a preview show applauding.


About a fifth of cod fishing grounds in the North Sea would be closed for the whole of next year under draconian proposals by the European commission, published yesterday and designed to replenish seriously depleted stocks.


Afghan soldiers and police overran a hideout where a large group of suspected Taliban were preparing to disrupt upcoming presidential elections, prompting a three-hour firefight that left seven insurgents dead, officials said Tuesday.


Insurgents detonated three car bombs near a US military convoy in Baghdad Thursday, killing 41 people, 34 of them children, and wounding scores.


Edgy Seychelles votes in tight presidential race

Voters on the three largest Seychelles islands are casting ballots in a closely fought presidential election that may bring an end to a nearly 30-year political dynasty.


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Ridge Agrees to Rethink Color-Coded Alerts

Outgoing Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge said Tuesday that the government should reconsider how it warns people about security threats, conceding that its color-coded scale has invited "questions and even occasional derision."


A novembre dopo cinque mesi di rialzi consecutivi l'indice che misura la fiducia dei consumatori italiani torna a scendere. Una flessione da attribuire alla situazione economica del Paese e ai timori per la disoccupazione.


Britons spend Â£60m a month on secret affairs

The amount people are spending on secret affairs is rising rapidly, with Britons collectively lavishing Â£189m on liaisons in the past three months, research showed today.


Newspaper and television company Tribune Co.  is leaning away from accepting any takeover offers made by outside bidders and instead is opting for a restructuring it would do on its own, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.


Cop charged in police dog's hot car death

A suburban police officer is accused of leaving a police dog in a patrol car for more than 12 hours on a 109-degree day, killing the animal.


Airbus to announce controversial overhaul on Tuesday

Troubled European aircraft manufacturer Airbus is to lift the veil Tuesday on a long-awaited restructuring plan that has already unsettled labor leaders and politicians in France and Germany.


EBay Inc. on Tuesday confirmed it is forming a venture with a Chinese partner as the U.S. Web auction giant switches strategies for tapping China, a promising market where it has so far struggled.


Moussa calls on Moratinos to discuss the alliance of civilizations with him

The secretary general of the Arab league Amre Mousa has called on the Spanish foreign minister Miguel Moratinos to visit the headquarters of the Arab League in Cairo in order to discuss Madrid's thinking ...


A Young Teacherâs Year of Mop-Ups and Cinderella

My students had given me the gift every teacher wishes for: the knowledge that Iâd helped them become curious, independent learners.


Prada gives devilish style to man-made fabrics

Miuccia Prada raided the kitchen cleaning  cupboard for innovative fabrics for womenswear next winter,  dressing her models on Tuesday in materials that looked like  sponge cloths, black plastic and insulation foam.


Take Care with Mobile Phones, Health Report Says

No hard evidence exists to show mobile phones damage health but users -- especially children -- should take care, UK scientists said in a survey Tuesday.


RBC, 14.10.2004, Moscow 10:11:59.Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived on an official visit to Beijing (China) this morning.


Yahoo Inc on Monday rejected Microsoft Corp's unsolicited takeover bid, currently valued at $42 billion, as too low, saying its board had unanimously concluded it was not in the best interests of shareholders.


Romney's Michigan win deepened GOP uncertainty before crucial upcoming contests.


Shrink! Buybacks of 10 Undervalued Stocks

These companies are buying back their shares. Should you join them?


Software giant Microsoft rings up multibillion dollar profit gain

REDMOND, United States : The world's biggest software company, Microsoft Corp, said that its first quarter profits swelled to 2.9 billion dollars as consumers and businesses pumped up demand for new computers.


Dwindling forests and resources force Africa to mull nuclear energy

Depleting forests and coal reserves, compounded by the environmental cost of traditional energy sources, are forcing Africa to seriously consider going nuclear, experts say.


Bush Dubs Energy Pick a 'Problem Solver'

President Bush announces Samuel W. Bodman, right, as his nominee for Secretary of Energy, Friday, Dec. 10, 2004, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House.


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Hope somebody from BC remembered to bring the helmets and shoulder pads. These guys from Miami don't mess around. If BC is going to get by Miami in its ACC tournament quarterfinal game this afternoon, the Eagles better be prepared for some serious combat when the ball goes up, particularly if some Miami kid has shot it.


Live Earth global warming gig ditched in Istanbul

Istanbul has been dropped from a list of nine cities set to hold "Live Earth" concerts for climate change awareness because of a lack of interest and security concerns, organizers said on Tuesday.


Reuters Poll: Bush Keeps Three-Point Lead on Kerry

President Bush holds a slim  three-point lead over Democratic rival John Kerry one week  before the Nov. 2 presidential election, according to a  Reuters/Zogby poll released on Tuesday.


Spanish entrepreneurs might have created a new kind of investment -- olive oil. A Spanish company set up the world's first olive oil futures market earlier this year and the firm says its long-term aim is to ...


Man arrested for destroying S.Korea's top treasure

South Korean police said on Tuesday they arrested a pensioner who confessed to burning down a 600-year-old gate designated as the country's number one national treasure because he was angry about a compensation payment.


arlos Checa was forced to retire from third position with only two laps remaining of today's inaugural Qatar Grand Prix. The 31-year-old Spaniard took the hole-shot from pole position on his YZR-M1 machine and led the first lap.


Exalead : A Look Into Semantic Image Search

Exalead, the search engine founded by Francois Bourdoncle (earlier involved with AltaVista) has a number of features that makes it a bit of everything. It has vertical search option (including blog, video, image search), products tailored for enterprises and the search engine sports nifty features such as – Truncation, Thumbnails of pages and more. But [...]


NEW YORK/SEATTLE  - Microsoft Corp  began selling "Halo 3" on Tuesday, hoping the acclaimed alien shooter game will widen its lead over Sony Corp  in the battle for industry dominance.


Asian parents pick lucky lunar year for "piglets"

BEIJING/SEOUL  - A baby boom is about to hit parts of Asia, as couples try to ensure their newborns get a happy, wealthy life by starting off in the Year of the Pig.


Robot to Mix Chemotherapy Drugs at U.S. Hospital

The University of Colorado Hospital will use a robot to mix drugs for patients, which its developers say will eliminate human error and protect technicians from potentially dangerous drugs.


She says space smells like a "burned almond cookie." She praises the wonders of Velcro, and describes the hazards of trying to wash her hair in zero gravity.


Despite the hype, we've been waiting fifty years for visionaries to come good on their promise of the freedom of the skies for the average Joe.


The acceptance by Reliance Energy (REL), of the right claimed by RIL to nominate, so long as it held 26 per cent of it, both the chairman and the VC of REL, followed by Mukesh Ambani annulling his 12 per cent stake granted through sweat equity, in


Google Finance has added some major changes, especially to its home page, which result in a new chocked full of information financial hub which may be perfect for daily traders and major investors, but a little too busy for basic users. Like the former Google Finance, Google News takes center stage as news on specific public [...]


Several dozen people protested outside a theater Saturday where a 104-year-old singer who once performed for Adolf Hitler took the stage in the Netherlands for the first time in four decades.


Sifford breaks color barrier at World Golf Hall of Fame

Charlie Sifford throws up his arms after he dropped a short par putt on the 18th green to tie Harold Henning of South Africa at the end of 72 holes in the $100,000 Los Angeles Open golf tournament, Sunday, Jan. 13, 1969.


It's winter again, and that means chili time. There's not much better than coming in out of the cold to a good hot (hot!) bowl of chili, preferably served over macaroni with grated cheddar cheese on top. Now, everyone makes chili differently, so of course no one is actually going to follow my recipe exactly, but that's all right. If you want inferior chili, that's your right as an American. Foreigners, you may be out of luck, but then, do you have any business making chili, anyway? This applies to Californians and New Englanders, too.


China announces increased export tariffs on textiles

Beijing (VNA) - China will levy increased export tariffs on some textiles in preparation for the upcoming scrapping of global textile quotas, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce said on Sunday.


More than 60 firefighters are tackling a blaze at a engineering works in County Londonderry.


Jesuits gather in Rome to elect new "black pope"

There won't be any white smoke to tell the world he has been elected, but another sort of secret conclave began in Rome on Monday -- to chose the worldwide Jesuit leader who is known as the "the black pope".


EU puts Turkey on a long road to accession

The European commission warned Turkey yesterday that it would break off entry negotiations if EU ministers found evidence of a "serious and persistent" breach of democratic and human rights.


US officials are cautious at reports that North Korea is ready to rejoin talks on its nuclear weapons programme.


India, China, Russia call for fairer world order

The foreign ministers of India, China and Russia called on Wednesday for a more balanced world order, while insisting their day-long summit was not ganging up on any superpower, such as the United States.


Rice Resting Comfortably After Surgery For Non-Cancerous Growths

US National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice, is resting comfortably after undergoing uterine fibroid embolization at Georgetown University Hospital Friday morning.


Extra Space Board Declares 22.75& Cent Per Share Dividend

Extra Space Storage Inc. announced Thursday that its board of directors has declared a quarterly dividend of 22.75 cents per share on the company's common stock.  The dividend is payable March 30 to stockholders of record at the close of business on March 15.


Madonna is criticised by animal rights group Peta for wearing what appeared to be a real fur coat.


On the heels of a series of desktop search releases, Ask Jeeves Inc. is set to launch an application to scour users' hard drives for e-mails and files.


Stewart Attorney Asks For Prosecution's Papers

One day before Martha Stewart is slated to enter prison, lawyers for the multimillionaire businesswoman continued to press her appeal, accusing the government of withholding material that might have led to her acquittal.


The managing general partner of Edward  D. Jones & Co. LP plans to step down, nearly a week after the  brokerage firm agreed to pay $75 million to settle allegations  of improper disclosure of revenue sharing payments, according  to a regulatory filing.


Indonesia's Bashir to Face Hotel-Bombing Charges

Indonesian authorities say prosecutors will file charges within a few days against militant Islamic cleric Abu Bakar Bashir, accusing him of plotting last year's deadly bomb attack on the US-run Jakarta Marriott Hotel.


If Shawn Green follows his own precedent, he will not play in the Los Angeles Dodgers' games in San Francisco on Friday and Saturday because of Yom Kippur.


Report: Fed Seen Raising Rates Next Week

The U.S. Federal Reserve is likely next week to raise its target federal funds rate to 1.75 percent from 1.5 percent, nearing the end of the first stage of what appears to be a two-stage plan to return rates to "normal" levels, the Wall Street Journal said on Tuesday.


OSHA Slow to Act on Beryllium Exposure, Critic Says

For several years, Adam M. Finkel, a top administrator at the Labor Department's    Occupational Safety and Health Administration, said he expected the agency to test its inspectors for exposure to beryllium fumes or dust. In 2002, he realized the agency was not moving in that direction, and he became a whistle-blower.


A German telecommunications company has said it is developing the first mobile phone that will alert users when their breath is bad or if they are giving off offensive smells.


Microsoft has purchased Giant Company Software of New York, which makes software to detect a common form of malicious software programs known as "spyware," the software giant says.


Millions of people are heading off by road, rail and air today for a...

Millions of people are heading off by road, rail and air today for a great British Bank Holiday getaway - ' despite a gloomy weather forecast.


Sweetest Swing, Trying, Last Easter, Nine Parts, Controversial Bezhti Among Blackburn Finalists

Rebecca Gilman, Heather Raffo, Joanna McClelland Glass, Patricia Wettig and Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti are among the twelve playwrights who are finalists for the 2005 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize.


A crippled tourist boat and a vessel towing it partially sank off the Caribbean coast, severely damaging nearly 11,000 square feet of coral reef, officials said Wednesday.


Growth of Genetic Tests Concerns Federal Panel

Regulation and oversight has not kept pace with the development of new genetic tests and efforts to sell them directly to consumers.


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Algeria bomb kills 15 before presidential visit

A suicide bomber killed 15 people when he blew himself up in the Algerian town of Batna on Thursday shortly before a scheduled visit by President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, state television reported.


A wearable digital camera may hold the key to helping people who have memory problems, experts believe.


The post-election stock market rally has been rudely interrupted by the implications of a sliding US dollar, higher interest rates, the US current account deficit and Friday's rebound in oil prices.


HSBC customers face chaos on the bank holiday as a glitch leaves people unable to use its credit, debit, internet and cash machine services.


UPDATE 2-Kmart buying Sears in surprise $11 billion deal

Discount retailer Kmart Holding Corp. (KMRT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) will buy department store operator Sears, Roebuck & Co.


CVS Raises Its Bid for Caremark Rx as Judge Delays Vote

The new offer of $25.7 billion came just hours before a judge made a surprise ruling that will force Caremark to postpone its shareholder vote on the CVS deal.


NetSuiteâs shares priced at $26 apiece late Wednesday, far above the expected price range of $13 to $16 that it initially reported in its registration to go public.


Spanish Coast Guard Finds 13 Dead in Boat

The Spanish coast guard intercepted a drifting boat of would-be immigrants from Africa on Thursday and found 30 dehydrated survivors standing atop 13 bodies in what emergency service officials described as a scene of "horror."


Norimberga, 18:39 - CALCIO, BUNDESLIGA: IL NORIMBERGA INGAGGIA GRESKO

L'ex terzino sinistro dell'Inter Vratislav Gresko giocherà nella Bundesliga. Lo ha ingaggiato...


Frustrated over sovereignty, Iraqis want the Americans out of the ...

It's touted as the safest place in Baghdad, but even the thousands of normal Iraqis whose homes wound up in the US-occupied Green Zone want


MySQL upgrades enterprise edition, nears 5.1 final release

Open-source database provider MySQL will add features aimed at simplifying management for large companies with tens or hundreds of servers, the company announced Wednesday. A final 5.1 release is in the offing.


Putin wants satellite navigation for dog

Russia's satellite navigation system is still taking shape, but President Vladimir Putin already has a plan for how to use it: to keep tabs on his black labrador.


Celebrex, Bextra, Vioxx And Aleve All Have Heart Pains

Arthritis patients have been under intense pressure lately and it has more to do with heart problems associated with a variety of painkillers as opposed to arthritis itself, and it all started with the recall of Vioxx.


Pratima Kumari becomes the first Indian athlete to fail a drugs test at an Olympics competition.


Hunt for Indian bandit's hidden jungle treasure

A jungle bandit gunned down by police earlier this week was still tantalising India from beyond the grave yesterday. Treasure hunters were said to be scouring the southern jungles


UPDATE 4-Blockbuster offers to raise bid for Hollywood

Blockbuster Inc. (BBI.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Wednesday offered to raise its unsolicited bid for Hollywood Entertainment Corp.


ASEAN-ROK Free Trade Area to be established within 10 years

VIENTIANE (Laos), Nov. 27 (Xinhuanet) -- Foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the Republic of Korea (ROK) here Saturday welcomed a document under which an ASEAN-ROK Free


WASHINGTON -- Jeffrey W. Greenberg, who resigned this week as chairman and chief executive of Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc., amid a regulatory inquiry into its policies, exercised options to obtain 540,000 shares


Cuba's foreign minister said Sunday it was not certain that Fidel Castro will host a dinner for visiting leaders as noted in a schedule, raising doubts over whether the ailing leader would make his first public appearance since undergoing surgery.


The device, which called a "vein contrast enhancer," uses a near-infrared camera to capture a image of the patient's veins.


Un'adolescenza segnata dai furti e dallo spaccio di droga

LECCO - Dopo l'omicidio il pentimento. Vero o presunto non si sa. Â«Vorrei poter chiedere scusa e perdono alla signora Maver mettendomi in ginocchio davanti a lei. Se mi prendesse a sberle ne sarei felice perchÃ¨ lo farebbe come una mamma.