Apple explains iPhone battery replacement plan

(InfoWorld) - Apple has revealed details of itsÂ battery replacement planÂ for the iPhone. The plan costs $79 plus an additional $6.95 postage and packing. Under the plan, iPhone users will be able to have their battery replaced if it fails; the plan extends to devices that have passed their warranty period. Installing a new battery also means users must expect a three-day wait and should be prepared for all the data on their phone -- including contacts, e-mail account settings, text messages and other content -- to be wiped out. "It is important to sync your iPhone with iTunes to back up your contacts, photos, e-mail account settings, text messages, and more," Apple warns, saying it is, "not responsible for the loss of information while servicing your iPhone and does not offer any data transfer service."


Gulf of Mexico "dead zone" could expand this year

The Gulf of Mexico's "dead zone" -- a swath of water with such low levels of oxygen that marine life can be threatened or killed -- could be the largest since measurements began in 1985, scientists said on Tuesday.


"Atonement" -- the film adaptation of Ian McEwan's award-winning novel about life and love in World War II -- received 14 nominations at the BAFTAs on Wednesday.


Ukrainian MPs will make a new attempt on Wednesday to agree reforms ahead of the election re-run.


Rain dampens start of Japanese snow festival

Undaunted by unseasonably high temperatures and rain, the Sapporo Snow Festival, one of Japan's biggest tourist draws, opened on Tuesday with some of its famous snow sculptures slightly the worse for wear.


"Sonic the Hedgehog" gets a next-gen overhaul with new versions of the classic platformer for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.


Air France-KLM Sales Rise 6.4% on Passenger Increase

Air France-KLM Group, Europe's biggest airline, said second-quarter sales grew 6.4 percent as passengers generated more revenue.


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Nearly 380 tonnes of deadly explosives, powerful enough to shatter air planes, demolish buildings, make missile warheads and detonate nuclear weapons, are missing from one of Iraq's most sensitive former military installations, the interim government has


Three Iraqi National Guards Killed in New Attacks

A car bomb killed three Iraqi National Guards and wounded five others in the northern city of Mosul Monday, underscoring a warning by Secretary of State Colin Powell that Iraq's insurgency was worsening.


Hacker's firm doubleTwist enables copying of iTunes

A start-up co-founded by famed  Norwegian hacker "DVD Jon" is on Tuesday introducing a service  that enables users to copy and use copy-protected Apple Inc  iTunes songs on many popular non-Apple devices.


Recently-merged Alcatel-Lucent  is stepping up job cuts to 12,500 after dipping into a fourth quarter loss and forecast a sales drop in the first quarter as tough trading and uncertainties related to the tie-up took their toll.


Iraq says captures senior al Qaeda figure

The Iraqi army captured a senior al Qaeda militant in a clash south of Baghdad on Thursday, a government security spokesman said.


Nobody can say billionaires aren't competitive: First Richard Branson announces he's going up against Paul Allen in consumer space travel.


Malaysia, Thailand open bridge on restive border

BUKIT BUNGA, Malaysia  - Thailand and Malaysia opened a bridge over their restive border on Friday, a new artery for commerce between relatively prosperous Malaysia and poor Muslim communities on the other side.


Environmentalist wins the Nobel Peace Prize

Dr. Wangari Maathai, a Kenyan woman who started an environmental movement that has planted 30 million trees in Africa and who has campaigned for women's rights and greater


Bush Foreign Policy 'Revolution' at Stake in Election

The foreign policy "revolution" launched by President Bush, including his commitment to use military force against those he sees as a threat to America, is at stake in the Nov. 2 election.


Mortars, bomb blasts rock Baghdad ahead of report

Baghdad was rocked by mortar fire and a suicide bombing on Wednesday, hours before the planned release a U.S. panel report expected to propose that U.S. forces withdraw from combat over the next year.


The disgraced pop star Gary Glitter who is serving time for child abuse in Vietnam has been treated in hospital.


Deutsche Bank hit again by phishing attack

Deutsche Bank AG was the target of a renewed phishing attack late Tuesday extending into Wednesday, after facing its first-ever reported assault last week, according to a bank spokesman.


What if Apple held a movie party, but only Disney came?

It's No-Showtime Comment Apple offered a hostage to fortune when it chose, as the teaser for the launch of its movie download service today, the tagline ''It's ShowTime!"â¦


Ai campionati del mondo di ciclismo in corso sul Lago di Garda, l'australiano Michael Rogers ha vinto la medaglia d'oro nella prova a cronometro professionisti. Con il tempo di 57'30" (48,7 Km/h di media), il


Nove a Baghdad, secondo l'ultimo bilancio della Sicurezza


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Hamas threatens any international force in Gaza

The armed wing of Hamas rejected Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's call for the deployment of international troops in the Gaza Strip, vowing on Saturday to attack them like other "occupation forces".


Iowa Provisional Ballot Lawsuit Declined

A judge declined to rule Wednesday in a lawsuit filed by Republican voters challenging a decision that allows Iowans to cast provisional ballots outside of their home precincts. He said the challenge was premature.


World Business Briefing | Europe: Norway: Statoil Invests in Gulf of Mexico

Statoil, NorwayÂs largest oil company, will pay $700 million for stakes in two oil and gas finds and one exploration prospect in deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico to offset an expected drop in domestic output. The company will buy 17.5 percent of the Caesar discovery and 12.5 percent each of the Big Foot find and the Big Foot North prospect from the Plains Exploration and Production Company of Houston, Statoil said. The discoveries are expected to increase production ÂsignificantlyÂ after 2010, Statoil said. It did not estimate the size of the reserves in the stakes.


England football star David Beckham and his pop star wife Victoria jetted out of Britain on Thursday to start a new life in the Hollywood limelight.


Team Shosholoza hold their own against the best

South Africa's yachting crew, team Shosholoza, are making big waves at the second precursor to the 2007 America's Cup in Valencia in Spain.


North Carolina E. coli outbreak could be growing

RALEIGH, NC North Carolina health officials say an outbreak of E. coli cases appears to be bigger than first thought. The number of confirmed cases has jumped from 20 to 31 cases.


BMW says mainland China vehicle sales 38 pct

BMW , the world's largest premium car maker, said on Tuesday it sold 38 percent more cars in mainland China in the first half of 2007, as the country's growing ranks of nouveau riche snapped up the latest models.


Military supporters descended on Berkeley early Tuesday, demanding the famously liberal California college town rescind its vote that says Marine recruiters are "not welcome in this city."


Increasing smog level rises deaths in cities, new study suggests

A study of 95 urban areas in the US showed that a small increase of the smog level leads to a slight rise in deaths. A study of 95 US urban areas found that a small increase in the average smog level over


Masters Cup tennis series moving to Europe in 2009

ROTTERDAM, Netherlands  - The Masters Series will be cut from nine to eight tournaments in 2009, with the end-of-year Masters Cup moving from Asia to Europe.


Irish eyes turn to Clements ; Notre Dame interested in Bills ...

Buffalo Bills offensive coordinator Tom Clements has emerged on a short list of candidates whom Notre Dame has targeted for its head coaching vacancy.


The UK government is told to pay a former spy Â£5,000 for breaching his human rights after a case that stopped him receiving book royalties


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New boss Avram Grant insists Chelsea must adopt a new attacking approach.


HBOS abandons Abbey takeover ambitions, clears way for SCH

HBOS said it had decided against bidding for the mortgage bank Abbey National, clearing the way for an agreed offer from Spain's Banco Santander Central Hispano (SCH).


British Authorities Formally Arrest Radical Cleric Wanted by US

British authorities have formally arrested radical Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri on suspicion he had a role in the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism.


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.


Cleveland has nothing to lose vs. Patriots

This area is footballâs mecca â-he Hall of Fame is about an hour away, in Canton â - the fans here have been deprived of good football for so long.


HP eyed breaking up 3 times Each time, board decided against it

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Hewlett-Packard Co.'s board considered on three occasions whether to break up the company, but each time directors unanimously concluded it would be best to keep HP together, chief executive and chairman Carly Fiorina said yesterday.


Niger Delta militants vow retaliation for escape of Lebanese hostage

A militant group in Nigeria's oil-rich Niger Delta said Thursday that a Lebanese hostage it reportedly freed had in fact escaped, and threatened retaliation against the Italian oil firm he worked for.


US sports tycoon Malcolm Glazer is preparing to sweeten the terms of his bid approach for Manchester United, reports say.


The European Commission yesterday cut its growth forecast for 2005 and warned that nearly half of euro zone members were set to breach their own budget rules, as surging oil prices hit a fragile recovery.


Treaty likely to slow Guatemala adoptions

Every 100th baby born in Guatemala grows up as an adopted American, making the Central American country the richest source of adoptees in the Western Hemisphere. But U.S. ratification of an international adoption treaty is likely to choke off the supply next summer.


For birthplace of the Olympics, Games are a loss

The coral-and-sea-colored Athens 2004 banners had been raised. The ancient stadium that hosts the Olympic shot put competition today had been fitted with a security camera and hardwood stands for visiting dignitaries. The remodeled and air-conditioned archeological museum that featured the god-size sculpture of Hermes of Praxiteles had opened. Outdoor booths had been stocked with sharp cheese, ...


Pro-West Leader Appears to Win Ukraine Election

Viktor A. Yushchenko appeared headed for a resounding victory early Monday in a riveting presidential race.


Scientists develop a dental implant that doses patients with prescription drugs over time -- it's headed for clinical testing. In Gadget Lab.


Premiership leaders Chelsea kept their hopes of a domestic treble alive by advancing into the quarter-finals of the English League Cup with a 2-0 extra-time win away to top-flight rivals Newcastle.


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A Young Conductor Accepts an Eclectic Assignment

Lorin Maazel had a comparatively easy job last night in the first of this week's New York Philharmonic subscription programs. On the first half of the program, he led Mozart's Symphony No. 29 and the Horn Concerto No. 1 by Richard Strauss. He then ceded the podium to Xian Zhang, an assistant conductor at the Philharmonic since 2002, when she won first prize in the Maazel/Vilar Conductors' Competition. Ms. Zhang's task was more rigorous: she led the world premiere of


Nashville musicians decry media consolidation

NASHVILLE  - Media consolidation doesn't play well here in Music City, USA as a roomful of singers and songwriters, from the famous to the unknown, gathered Monday to criticize government policy easing the rules that say who can own what media outlet where.


Tarantino's Mandarin-Language Kung-Fu Film

The 41-year-old auteur intends to recreate his experience of watching old-school kung-fu films with his next project. He tells Total Film magazine, he plans to shoot a martial arts film complete with Mandarin


NZ Telecom, Telstra 3G JV Hinges On Vodafone's Success

WELLINGTON (Dow Jones)--New Zealand's Telecom Corp. (NZT) may yet team up with Australia's Telstra Corp. (TLS) in building a third-generation mobile network in New Zealand, but analysts


Kenya's government and opposition agree to write a new constitution within a year to solve current crisis.


Drumore Man Arrested on Child Pornography Charges

By Susan E. Lindt  SUSAN E. LINDT           A Drumore Township man faces felony charges for allegedly possessing and disseminating child pornography.


N.Korea Sets 3 Conditions for 6-Way Talks to Resume

North Korea set three conditions on Friday to be met before it would consider returning to six-party talks on its nuclear programs.


Suicide attack on NATO Afghan convoy injures six

A suicide blast in the Afghan capital has wounded three NATO soldiers and three civilians, while officials said 14 people had died in other attacks blamed on the extremist Taliban movement.


America's trade deficit swelled to an all-time high of $55.5 billion in October as imports -- including those from China -- surged to the loftiest levels on record.


"Citizen Kane" leads "Godfather" in movie poll

"Citizen Kane," Orson Welles' powerful portrait of an unscrupulous media baron, beat back an assault from "The Godfather," on Wednesday to retain its title as the greatest American film.


Roma, 23:41 - CALCIO, ELENCO DEGLI AMMESSI AL MASTER DI COVERCIANO

Il Settore Tecnico della Figc ha diramato l'elenco degli ammessi al corso per allenatori professioni...


Russian ex-PM Kasayanov runs for president

Former Prime Minister Mikhail Kasayanov was nominated on Saturday by his opposition movement to run in next year's presidential election and promised to stop the Kremlin orchestrating the vote in its favor.


McGrady Leads Rockets Past Clippers in OT

Tracy McGrady tallied 32 points, seven rebounds and five assists to lead Houston over the Los Angeles Clippers, 91-86, in an overtime contest at the Staples Center.


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Packers deal disgruntled CB McKenzie to Saints

The Packers said they had acquired quarterback JT O'Sullivan, 25, and a second-round selection in the 2005 draft from the Saints in return for McKenzie, 28, and a future conditional draft choice.


D&G go disco wild in Milan, Armani crystal clear

Milan's womenswear shows hit their stride on Monday with leading designers Dolce & Gabbana and Giorgio Armani showing very different views of what they think women should be wearing next winter.


Ex-Beatles drummer Ringo Starr will lend his voice to the superhero in an upcoming animated TV and DVD series. The series is created by Stan Lee who also created Spider-Man, Fantastic Four, the X-Men and the Hulk. Lee says, "Ringo is beloved worldwide ...


Nation's Retailers Have A Modest Start To Holiday Shopping Season

_ The holiday shopping season began with a surge in spending but consumers faded by the long Thanksgiving weekend's close and many retailers were facing decent but hardly impressive sales.


Milano, 17:54 - CALCIO, COPPA ITALIA: PARMA-NAPOLI ANTICIPATA ALLE 15

Si giocherà alle 15 e non alle 21 la sfida tra Parma e Napoli, ritorno degli ottavi di finale...


Mike Leigh's controversial film Vera Drake scoops the Golden Lion prize for best film at the Venice Film Festival.


Start-up Jaxtr lets friends phone you on your blog

A Silicon Valley start-up is gearing up to embed free, Web-based telephone services on a variety of popular social networking and blogging services, including MySpace, Friendster and Blogger.


Comedy writing duo Bob Hilgenberg and Rob Muir have sold the pitch "Infantile," described as a high-concept comedy for a male actor, to MGM for a mid-six-figure advance, sources said.


Disgraced US lobbyist Jack Abramoff had wider links with the White House than it has admitted, an inquiry finds.


Five years after catastrophic floods and mudslides killed thousands along Venezuela's Caribbean coast, survivors in this town still see the signs of destruction - shattered concrete walls and tall weeds growing atop streets covered in dried mud.


Former Mexican pop superstar Gloria Trevi has been cleared of sex abuse charges after a court ruled there was not enough evidence against her.


NitroMed Inc., the maker of the BiDil drug to treat heart failure in African Americans, said Monday it plans to offer $65.2 million of its common stock to the public.


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"Saw IV" was a Halloween hit -- but has the series lost its edge?


Shrek creator DreamWork could raise $750m when it floats on the New York Stock Exchange, SEC papers reveal.


Thatcher's son linked to failed Africa coup

JOHANNESBURG The 51-year-old son of Margaret Thatcher, the former prime minister of Britain, was arrested by the South African police on Wednesday and charged with helping to finance a failed coup against Equatorial Guinea's authoritarian ruler last March


Mashburn out for the entire 2004-05 NBA season

Former All-Star forward Jamal Mashburn will miss the entire 2004-05 NBA season because of a knee injury that could end his career.


John Abraham: I am about being different

John Abraham is trying to essay a wide variety of roles.


Officials at a Japanese nuclear power station damaged by an earthquake report 50 separate malfunctions.


Two Americans among eight dead in Afghan blast

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan  - A suicide bomber attacked the office of a U.S.-owned security company in southern Afghanistan on Wednesday killing seven people, including two Americans, a government and company official said.


The head of Bank of America says the banking giant is unexpectedly gaining northeastern customers just six months after its acquisition of FleetBoston.


Europe sets launch window for maiden mission of space freighter

The European Space Agency (ESA) on Tuesday said it expected to carry out the maiden launch of a robot supply ship to the orbital space station between February 22 and March 8 or 9.


ARLINGTON, Va. - US Airways' pilots union ratified a new labor contract that will cut their base pay by 18 percent and save the airline $300 million a year.


Udine, 19:22 - BASKET, LA SNAIDERO UDINE FIRMA L'AMERICANO NATE GREEN

La Snaidero Udine ha ufficializzato l'ingaggio per la stagione 2007/08 la guardia Usa Nate Green. E'...


A ban on smoking in public places is being enforced in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, for the first time.


AFRICA/MOZAMBICO - Dimissioni del Vescovo di Quelimane CittÃ  del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - Il Santo Padre Benedetto XVI in data 10 marzo 2007 ha accettato la rinuncia al governo pastorale della Diocesi di Quelimane (Mozambico), presentata da Sua Ecc. Mons. Bernardo Filipe Governo, OFM Cap, in conformitÃ ...


Police probing the Ufton Nervet train crash are focusing on why a motorist parked his car in the path of the high-speed service.


Libel Suit Against Newspaper Goes to Jury

Whether the Boston Herald's highly critical stories on a state judge were part of a libelous smear campaign or the largely accurate result of tough but fair reporting on a public figure is now up to a jury to decide.


In Death, Ex-Dictator Elicits Grief and Tributes

Shouting crowds mobbed the ambulance driving Suhartoâs body from a hospital to his home as television stations maintained live coverage.


A man is rescued after being stuck up to his neck in mud after falling into a river in County Fermanagh.


Unsettled France midfielder Lassana Diarra has joined Portsmouth from Arsenal for an undisclosed fee, the two clubs confirmed on Thurdsay.


"No Country," "Blood" lead grim Oscar field

BEVERLY HILLS, California  - The gritty dramas "No Country For Old Men" and "There Will Be Blood" scored eight Academy Award nominations each on Tuesday, leading a somber field in an Oscar season overshadowed by the Hollywood writers' strike.


Will Your Next Cell Phone Have a Hard Drive?

Hitachi and Intel are teaming up to add storage to more mobile devices.


Intuit's Scott Cook reveals why QuickBooks is not a popular Webware service.


A look at some of the positions of Republican President Bush and Democratic candidate John Kerry:


Four French tourists abducted in Yemen have been freed, says an MP who has been mediating their release.


Read it, listen to it, but e-book fans won't be downloading Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- at least legally. By the Associated Press.


Taiwan to push U.N. referendum despite China protest

Taiwan is to push ahead with plans for a referendum on joining the United Nations under its own name despite U.S. and Chinese objections, a ruling party official said on Wednesday.


Authorities have arrested a man found with radioactive cesium-137 in the trunk of his car, a state official said Monday.


CHICAGO -- Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc., seeking to clinch its deal for the parent of the Chicago Board of Trade, offered to pay a special dividend of $485 million to CBOT Holdings shareholders on top of the $10.19 billion it has offered for their shares.


Orange makes fashion, political statements in Kiev

KIEV -- Orange scarves, suspenders, turtlenecks, sunglasses, even diapers. Viktor Yushchenko's supporters have flooded the streets of the Ukrainian capital sporting the opposition candidate's color. It's a fashion statement with a political message.


U.S. Judge Upholds Block on YUKOS Auction

A U.S. district court judge on Saturday  upheld a bankruptcy court order temporarily blocking Russian  gas monopoly Gazprom from bidding in the auction of Russian oil  giant YUKOS' main production subsidiary.


Syria on Wednesday suspended  diplomatic cooperation with France aimed at ending the  political crisis in Lebanon -- a move that mirrored earlier  similar action by Paris.


Workhorse hippie bike is king of Copenhagen streets

COPENHAGEN (Reuters Life!) - Picking up the kids from kindergarten after commuting from work and shopping for groceries sounds like a job best suited for a station wagon.


Microsoft releases SP2 update for all Windows XP users

NEW YORK, August 25 (New Ratings) - Microsoft Corporation (MSFT.NAS) has released its long-awaited Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) security update for its XP Professional users.


Alitalia and unions sign deal to save the airline

Alitalia bosses and union and government officials forged a deal early yesterday to save troubled Italian flag carrier Alitalia after thrashing out the details of redundancy payments


The Nigerian senate passes a bill  to curb the power of the trade unions, but amends the no-strike clause.


Fight in Fallujah won't mean end of insurgents

WASHINGTON - The steady advance of US-led troops into the rebel stronghold of Fallujah does not mean smooth sailing ahead either in that city or, more broadly, in Iraq as a whole as the American-led coalition seeks to rout the insurgents.


One step forward, two steps back. Welcome to Boston College basketball 2007-08. Yesterday coach Al Skinner's Eagles took those steps back as they proved again to be the University of Virginia's favorite team in the Atlantic Coast Conference.


Vatican Handbook Questions Preventive War

A Vatican handbook made public Monday questioned preventive war and denounced the "horrendous crime" of abortion, but Vatican officials denied they were trying to influence the U.S. presidential election campaign.


TWO US marines and at least three insurgents died south of the Iraqi capital, the first casualties of a US-led sweep of the so-called "death triangle", a marine spokesman said today.


South African David Frost continued to flourish on the European Tour when the 47-year-old moved to within two strokes of the early second round lead in the Wales Open on Friday.


MOLENAARSGRAAF, Netherlands _ Dutch farmer Nils den Besten wants to double the size of his 70-cow herd and begin using robotic milkers in three years.  He says he doesn't need government handouts to do his job.


President Bush on Wednesday reiterated his threat to veto Senate legislation that would substantially increase funds for children's health insurance by levying a 61-cent-a-pack increase in the federal excise tax on cigarettes.


Former President Ford was admitted to the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota on Tuesday for "testing and evaluation," his office said in a statement.


England win in uninspiring fashion against Italy at Twickenham.


The US Department of Justice fines oil giant BP some $373m (Â£182m), for fraud and environmental violations.


S.Lanka says sinks rebel boats on truce anniversary

Sri Lanka said its navy sank two suspected Tamil Tiger boats, killing nine rebels on Thursday, on the fifth anniversary of a largely ignored cease-fire.


San Francisco bans bottled water for city staff

Thirsty San Francisco city workers will no longer have bottled water to drink under an order by Mayor Gavin Newsom, who says it costs too much, worsens pollution and is no better than tap water.


Cheaper clothes prices helped to lower the UK inflation rate in August, with the consumer prices index (CPI) down to 1.3% from 1.4% in July.


Former Executives Settle SEC Civil Charges in Kmart Fraud

December 03, 2004 - Five former executives from Kmart and its vendor companies settled Securities and Exchange Commission civil charges this week stemming from a $24 million accounting fraud they oversaw at the retail giant, the


It was two hours after Olympic Airways flight 411's takeoff from Athens that an anonymous man telephoned a Greek newspaper and said calmly that a bomb was on board.


Auburn will enter Saturdayâs SEC championship game as a heavy favorite over Tennessee, and for good reason. While Auburn dominated opponents on its way to the SEC West title, Tennessee looked more vulnerable


Last year, in Marvin Lewis's first season as an NFL head coach, the Cincinnati Bengals regained respectability by rallying from a 1-4 beginning to win seven of nine games and contend for a playoff spot.


The UN calls for war crime suspects in Darfur - described  as "hell on earth" - to be tried at The Hague.


The Tournament That Sizzling Singh Surprisingly Lost

World No. 1 Vijay Singh's failure to  win the PGA Tour's season-opening Mercedes Championship in  Hawaii was the biggest surprise of the week.


GM, UAW contract talks push on, key issues remain

Negotiations between the United Auto Workers and General Motors Corp  pressed deep into a fourth day on Tuesday after the contract expiration as the union told members it may be forced to set a firm deadline to complete talks if progress stalls.


Top Researchers Ask Web Users to Join Science Grid

IBM and top scientific research  organizations are joining forces in a humanitarian effort to  tap the unused power of millions of computers and help solve  complex social problems.


Parents want radical action to stop drugs and weapons getting into schools, a survey suggests.


A new hi-tech communications centre for Lothian and Borders Police is suffering from a Â£1.2m overspend.


NORTON - You have been privileged to be invited to a gourmet dinner hosted by three of the world's finest chefs. You arrive ripe with anticipation, fully expecting to be delighted by delicacies that reflect the unique talents and signature touches of the best at their profession.


A Habsburg heir is hoping someone will take a bite of his offer Monday to sell "Dracula's Castle" in Transylvania.


Roma, 20:47 - CALCIO, ROMA: A LECCE PANUCCI DAL PRIMO MINUTO

L'allenamento odierno della Roma non ha visto la presenza di Totti e CufrÃ¨: nulla di preoccupante, s...


Easements Becoming More Popular: Virginia Landowners Placed a Record 70,652 Acres Under Protection From Developers in 2006.

By John Cramer, The Roanoke Times, Va.  Jan. 31--A Botetourt County couple has put 265 acres into a conservation easement, joining a growing number of Western Virginia landowners who are protecting their property from development.


More abductions in Nigerian oil delta, siege ends

Gunmen used dynamite and  heavy machine guns to kidnap at least three senior managers of  Indonesian chemical company Indorama in Nigeria's southern  oil-producing Niger Delta, police said on Friday.


Track and field: Sprinter Young banned for life

USADA bans Young for life: Sprinter Jerome Young, whose earlier doping case could cost the US 1,600-meter relay team its gold medal from Sydney, was banned for life by the US Anti-Doping Agency yesterday after his second positive test for a banned drug.


Seoul shares briefly hit a record on  Monday but then headed lower as exporters fell after China  raised interest rates and on worries that troubles in U.S.  subprime mortgages would hurt the world's largest economy.


The tiny Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan stages a second mock election as it takes steps to end 100 years of monarchy.


Coronation Street soap character Vera Duckworth is to be killed off early next year, producers reveal.


Bengie Molina went 4-for-4 with a three-run homer, Kelvim Escobar outpitched Kevin Brown and the Anaheim Angels completed a three-game sweep.


DaimlerChrysler, GM to team up on hybrid engines

General Motors Corp. and DaimlerChrysler AG are teaming up to develop fuel-saving hybrid technology for a range of vehicles that will help them compete with hybrid-vehicle leaders Toyota Motor Corp.


A UK company is ordered to pay out Â£750 in damages for sending spam.


Si tratta di due tedeschi convertiti all'Islam e un cittadino turcogli obiettivi erano l'aeroporto e la base americana di Ramstein                                             Germania, arrestati presunti terroristi preparavano attacchi a Francoforte


Displaced to Darfur, Dinkas fall victim to 2 Sudan wars

OTASH CAMP, Sudan -- At 3 a.m., Garang Deng awoke to the crack of gunshots and the screams of women. About 300 Sudanese policemen with rifles had surrounded the camp and fired over the heads of the people, scattering them as police Land Cruisers rolled over their huts of sticks and wind-frayed cloth.


Genova, 19:02 - CALCIO, GENOA: COSMI INAUGURA ALLENAMENTO SUI GENERIS

Inedita seduta di allenamento per il Genoa. Serse Cosmi ha deciso di lasciare ai giocatori completa ...


The climax of the Cannes Film Festival looms, with the jury set to annouce this year's winner of the Palme d'Or.


Chemical Ali Will Be the First to Go on Trial

The former Iraqi general known as Chemical Ali, who is accused of using chemical weapons attacks to kill thousands of Kurds, will be the first of Saddam Husseinâs cohorts to stand trial next week, a government official said today.


IL PARLAMENTO EUROPEO APPROVA LA COMMISSIONE BARROSO

STRASBURGO - Il Parlamento europeo ha oggi dato la sua approvazione all'investitura della nuova Commissione presieduta dal portoghese Jose' Manuel Barroso. I voti a favore sono stati 449, i contrari 149 e le astensioni 82.


Rules to make migrants integrate in the UK

Ministers say citizenship should depend on good behaviour, passing English tests and knowledge of UK.


Senate Moves to Shield Phone Companies on Eavesdropping

The Senate handed the White House a major victory by voting to give legal protection to phone companies that aided government wiretapping.


Not Chicagoâs Kind of Team: Blackhawks Are Losing Fan Base

The Chicago Blackhawks provide a sharp contrast to the cityâs beloved Bears, who will play in the Super Bowl for the first time in 21 years on Sunday.


Research in Motion, Maker of the BlackBerry, Says Sales More Than ...

Research in Motion Ltd., the maker of the BlackBerry e-mail pager, said yesterday that profit for the third quarter rose to $90.4 million and sales surged as it enlisted cellphone service


Bernhard Langer beat Vijay Singh on the first extra hole Friday to knock the world's top-ranked player out of the World Match Play Championship in the first round.


Twenty-seven years and 16 features after they began their mutual career, John Sayles and Maggie Renzi are still making movies.


By MATT SEDENSKY FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Anna Nicole Smith's estranged mother told a judge Wednesday she wants to exhume her grandson in the Bahamas and bring his body to Texas to be buried along with his starlet-mother in her native state. Smith's longtime companion, Howard K.


Baghdad Suicide Bomb Attack Kills at Least 7

Iraqi authorities say a suicide car-bomb blast in central Baghdad killed at least seven Iraqis and wounded 19 other people Monday - the anniversary of Saddam Hussein's capture by US forces.


Probe of Anthrax Attacks Casts Shadow on Brothers

CHESTER, Pa. -- On Nov. 15, 2001, Irshad and Masood Shaikh found themselves standing under the darkest cloud imaginable: The brothers had become suspects in the worst bioterrorism attack in American history.


Oil eases after rally, awaits U.S. fuel stocks data

Oil eased near $60 on Wednesday  following big gains the previous day spurred by disruption of  Alaskan crude exports and ahead of U.S. government data  expected to show declining stocks of heating and transport  fuels.


Stocks end day flat, but gain in November

U.S. stocks ended little changed on Thursday as recent signs of healthy economic growth drove fund managers to bet stocks would keep rallying into December, but a report on slower Midwestern business activity tempered that enthusiasm.


Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday that South Carolina should remove the Confederate flag from its Statehouse grounds, in part because the nation should unite under one banner while at war.


A Cache Valley egg producer will no longer pay a fine to the state of Utah for discharging wastewater from a manure-composting operation into the Cub River.


Retailer revises Q3 profit outlook higher, again

NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- Limited Brands Inc. on Monday raised earnings estimates as well as the price on its share repurchase program.


Google search result outrage Online tat bazaar eBay has a penchant for slipping plugs for itself into your Google search results page, invariably offering to sell you whatever you type into the search field, regardless of plausibility.â¦


Iran vows to pursue atom program despite deadline

Iran vowed on Wednesday to press on with its nuclear fuel program, ignoring a U.N. deadline to freeze uranium enrichment or face broader sanctions, but offered to guarantee it would not try to develop atomic weapons.


France's Ban on Head Scarves Put to Test

PARIS Sept. 2, 2004 - France's bold effort to reign in Muslim fundamentalism was put to the test Thursday, with a new law that bans students from wearing Islamic head scarves taking force with the start of the school year.


Description: Efforts are under way to arrange a ceasefire in the Baghdad slum of Sadr City, where militiamen loyal to Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr have been battling US forces.


Gubitosi, 'Vendita torri entro primo trimestre 2008'


Brown's meeting with Merkel overshadowed by Russia row

Gordon Brown on Monday held talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in his first foreign visit as Britain's new prime minister, but the meeting was overshadowed by a gathering diplomatic storm with Russia.


Visiting U.S. lawmakers were told by Cuban officials that the ailing Fidel Castro is not terminally ill and will return to public life, but some of the legislators said they saw in the assurances of Castro's health a growing political vacuum on the Communist island.


Patent Reform Passes US House 225 - 175, Senate May Follow

What just last year generated legislative deadlock for a deeply divided Congress, has this year sailed through the House of Representatives after just a few hours of modest debate: H.R. 1908, the Patent Reform Act of 2007, has passed the House with at least some measure of bipartisan support.


Google Desktop Outshines Windows' File-Search Capabilities

Google is famed for its Web search engine, but over the past few years it has acquired a different role: Microsoft's No. 1 foreign aid donor. First, Google fixed some of Internet Explorer's worst defects with its Google Toolbar, a free add-in that blocks pop-up ads and provides a shortcut to (naturally) Google's search engine and an auto-fill option to complete Web forms. Now it has released the Google Desktop, another free program that fixes an equally glaring weakness of Windows: its woeful file-searching capabilities.


Raketu looks to combine IPTV, social networking

InfoWorld - A new application from Raketu Communications aims to integrate IPTV (Internet Protocol television) with social networking, two of the Internet's hip technologies.


Drawing this special comb over a balding pate could restore some real hair — according to a Florida company.


US to compensate EU, others for online gambling ban

The United States said Monday it would widen access to some of its services to compensate the European Union, Japan and Canada to settle a WTO dispute over the US ban on online gambling.


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Stocks rose on Monday on hopes the Federal Reserve would keep slashing interest rates to prevent the housing slump from tipping the economy into a recession.


'Black Pinocchio' Tells of Dreams and Desperation

Some Italians want African illegal immigrants deported, others want them arrested, but theater director Marco Baliani believes one way to ease Italy's refugee crisis is with a long-nosed wooden puppet.


Every time this season that Curtis Martin has produced a bad game, he has followed it with a spectacular performance a week later.


The Shanghai-based manufacturer of a leukemia drug that was banned by China's drug watchdog after some patients reported leg pains and difficulty walking said Monday it was investigating the problem.


Calif. Diocese in Record Abuse Settlement -- Report

The Roman Catholic Diocese of  Orange in Southern California agreed to what sources said would  be a record U.S. financial settlement with 87 people charging  sexual abuse by priests and other church employees, the Los  Angeles Times said on Friday.


White House race stays nice and polite -- for now

The 2008 White House race has  groundbreaking candidates, record-shattering spending and  crowded debates, but so far it lacks a more common feature of  recent campaigns -- negative and sometimes personal attacks.


A jury in Texas has ruled that Boston Scientificâs drug-coated stents infringed a 1997 patent issued to a radiologist and has awarded the inventor $431 million.


In un'intervista a Rtl 102.5 il carabiniere ribadisce: "Mi auguro di poter contribuiread accertare la veritÃ , anche se mi hanno detto che non uscirÃ  mai"                                            Nuove accuse di Mario Placanica "A Genova hanno inquinato le prove"                                                                                E intanto Cossiga chiede la riapertura dell'inchiesta giudiziaria


McCain wins Lieberman endorsement for White House

Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain, trying to mount a comeback in his presidential bid, on Monday won the endorsement of independent Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman, a former Democratic vice presidential nominee.


Google spars with European lawmakers over privacy

Google attacked European  parliamentarians and privacy advocates on Monday for trying to  have competition authorities consider the handling of personal  information in its $3.1 billion takeover of rival DoubleClick.


Londra, 16:21 - CALCIO, UDINESE: MUNTARI CEDUTO AL PORTSMOUTH

Il centrocampista dell'Udinese, Sulley Muntari, è da oggi ufficialmente un giocatore del Port...


6 explorers die in Canary Islands tunnel

A group of 30 scientists and nature lovers got lost in a maze of narrow underground tunnels in Spain's Canary Islands, and six of them died after apparently suffocating, officials said Sunday.


CBS should pull plug on "Kid" reality show

CBS thought it had a  novel idea, one that would resonate with viewers of all ages.


Bell Canada Discussing a Merger With Western Provinces Carrier

Bell Canada said it was discussing a possible merger with Telus, the leading phone company in western Canada.


NBA brawl sends wrong message to all of us

Ever since last Friday night's NBA brawl in Detroit, I have tried to make sense out of the whole mess. I have watched replay after replay of the ordeal, hoping to come up with some sort of reason


Arafat, Morte cerebrale, Smentite sulle condizioni di salute e ...

CLAMART/GAZA - Il presidente palestinese Yasser Arafat Ã¨ vivo. Lo ha annunciato questo pomeriggio un portavoce dell'ospedale militare francese in cui il leader Ã¨ ricoverato. Intanto, i responsabili dei servizi


God has graciously granted America a reprieve from the agenda of paganism

Bob Jones III, the current president of Bob Jones University (famous for it's only recently ended ban on interracial dating), wrote a short congratulatory letter to recently re-elected President Bush in which he extolls the president to stay the Christian course.    Below is the text of that letter:


Vietnam has released one of its best-known dissidents from prison, two weeks before its president is to make a historic visit to the United States, an official said Sunday.


Diane Swonk was in the ballroom of the Marriott Hotel in the World Trade Center when the first plane hit. "At first, we thought it was an explosion," said Swonk, an Evanston resident who was at Ground Zero on Sept.


Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon unveiled on Tuesday an accelerated timetable for his planned pullout of the Gaza Strip and said it should win parliamentary approval in early November.


British supermarket giant Tesco, the country's biggest retailer, has unveiled plans to sell its own range of computer software.


Consensus No. 1 Ohio State will have to endure a trying September as the Buckeyes must face three teams in the top 20, including two on the road.


Mike Tyson pleads guilty to drug possession

MESA, Arizona  - Former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson pleaded guilty to drug possession and driving under the influence in an Arizona court on Monday.


Eli Lilly and Co.'s new antidepressant Cymbalta also may be sold to treat the chronic nerve pain caused by diabetes, the Food and Drug Administration says.


A computer geek who hid a video camera in a garbage can in order to spy on women in a hospital toilet for his sexual gratification was sent to gaol on for eight months.


Giovedi' con un missile prima che precipiti sulla Terra


Sgt. Jason Horner Was Certainly Overdressed For... [Derived Headline]

By TONY SPILDE  By TONY SPILDE  Sgt. Jason Horner was certainly overdressed for the occasion.  In a special suit designed to keep one safe from even the most hazardous chemicals or biological agents, the biggest danger Horner faced on Friday was bleaching his sleeves.


Drivers think of sex rather than signals

Over a million motorists think about sex  rather than the road ahead and millions more who don't indulge  in intimate thoughts are worrying about work or thinking about  their families, a survey said on Thursday.


After a Supreme Court decision overruling war crimes trials for Guantanamo Bay detainees, President Bush suggested Thursday he would seek Congress' approval to proceed with trying terrorism suspects before military tribunals.


In an Eclectic Concert Series, a Meeting of Rock and Classical Composers

On Wednesday and Thursday the innovative, genre-mixing Wordless Music series will present the first American performance of âPopcorn Superhet Receiver,â by Jonny Greenwood, Radioheadâs lead guitarist.


Scientists propose liquid lunar telescope

Blog: Astronauts may one day pour themselves a liquid mirror to gaze at distant galaxies.


CNN: Bush holds slight lead in Electoral College

President Bush heads into the Republican National Convention next week with a small lead over Democratic challenger John Kerry in the all-important Electoral College, according to a new CNN analysis of state polling, advertising buys and


The state that was intended to highlight union strength in the Democratic presidential nomination process instead is putting the spotlight on labor's largest fear: Picking the wrong horse.


Peugeot CitroÃÂ«n revs up 20,000 Suse Linux desktops

InfoWorld - European car manufacturing giant PSA Peugeot Citroën has agreed to one of the Continent's largest-ever deployments of open-source Linux software on desktop computers.


Wayne Rooney enters Man U folklore with hat trick in debut

Yet none made the breathtaking impact in his Man U debut as 18-year-old Wayne Rooney did Tuesday night. Support your favorite team with official Champions League gear from the FOX Soccer Shop!


When work deadlines loom or the pressure of office life is turned up a notch itâs not uncommon for many of us to sit at our desks and stare at our computer screens for hours at a time without a break.


Bush, Maliki to meet as Iraqi deaths hit new high

U.S. President George W. Bush will meet Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki in Jordan next week with grim new statistics showing record numbers of Iraqis were killed last month and many more fled the country.


The Fed chief said he saw little cause for alarm in either the previous dayâs stock market plunge or new evidence of slowing economic growth.


Michael Moore shot back at Republicans on Wednesday after they requested that the filmmaker be prosecuted for offering underwear and food to college students in exchange for their promise to vote.


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Legislation to create a director of national intelligence, with responsibility to improve cooperation among US intelligence agencies in the hope of preventing terrorist


Reality starlet Kim Kardashian is making sure she goes to all the big events happening Super Bowl week Â except the big game itself.


THE DAY after Yasser Arafat's death, headlines declared a "New Middle East" and commentators described his passing as "a window to peace" and "a great opportunity.


A woman is charged with the murder of 18-year-old Sian Simpson.


Green Light to Develop Jaguar Site ; PLANNING GO-AHEAD: New Complex Could Bring 2,000 Jobs

By Fiona Scott POLITICAL EDITOR  THE last major hurdle has been cleared for a huge development which could bring 2,000 jobs to Coventry.  Work could start next year on the pounds 160million business and science park next to car giant Jaguar's Whitley base in the city.


Buzz About Chrysler Spinoff Sparks Rally in Parentâs Stock

The disclosure that DaimlerChrysler might sell or spin off its Chrysler unit has put the spring back into its stock.


2008 to be "tax-free" as French move to pay-as-you-go

French tax-payers have received an unusual piece of good news to enliven the Christmas season: under plans being finalised at the finance ministry, 2008 is to be tax-free!


When it needed it most, Michigan relied on its stalwart defense to remain in the hunt for the Big Ten championship. Safety Ernest Shazor


Pro-family groups oppose bid to buy Braves

Liberty Media's bid to buy the Atlanta Braves is facing new opposition from pro-family advocates because Liberty owns On Command, which sells adult movies in hotel rooms across the nation.


Violence Continues in Thailand's Muslim South

A village leader has been found beheaded in the troubled southern region of Thailand. Authorities indicate that the killing was in retaliation for the deaths last week of 85 Muslims from the same region.


Cazenove is getting serious in its courtship with at least two U.S. investment banks and the 180-year old UK brokerage could tie the knot with one of its suitors in a matter of weeks, sources close to the situation said Monday.


Some people collect electronic toys as avidly as other people buy antiques.  For a peek at what digital wonders people are buying this season, Amazon.com offers a look at some of the hottest sellers this holiday season. They include:  Apple 30 GB iPod Video.


Insurgents fought US troops in running street battles in the capital Saturday, assassinated three Iraqi officials and their driver, and detonated a car bomb in Baghdad's Liberation


Some of the earliest settlers of America may have been from Australia, southern Asia, and the Pacific, not northern Asia, research suggests.


[TS] Sports of The Times: The Blurring Line Between Gamesmanship and Cheating

There are intimations that the Seattle Seahawks are cheating by piping in canned noise to bolster the home fans.


Radcliffe Bounces Back to Win in New York

World record holder Paula Radcliffe put the trauma of the Athens Olympics behind her on Sunday to win a dramatic victory in the closest finish ever to the women's New York City marathon.


Roma, 13:49 - CALCIO, LAZIO: CONVOCATI PER IL MILAN

Sono 20 i giocatori convocati dal tecnico della Lazio, Delio Rossi, per la gara di domani con il Mil...


American Trying to Rid Mexico Town of Rats

ATASCADEROS, Mexico - This remote farming town in northwestern Mexico has tried just about everything to rid itself of rats: cats, poison and even cash rewards for killing the thousands of rodents infesting businesses and destroying the corn harvest.


The bodies of 49 Iraqi army recruits are found shot dead near Baquba, northeast of Baghdad.


Suu Kyi Proves Tricky Topic for Asia-Europe Summit

Leaders from Asia and Europe pledged on  Saturday to tackle everything from climate change to terrorism  but dodged calling for the release of Myanmar democracy icon  Aung San Suu Kyi at the end of their two-day summit.


Police investigate e-tailer as site goes off air

PCPartsAndMore No More? Exclusive Shortlived ecommerce outfit PCPartsandMore.co.uk disappeared from the web yesterday afternoon as Dabs.com accused the site of lifting its HTML and Trading Standards and police both confirmed they were investigating the operation.â¦


Material from a man accused of killing five women matched that found on his alleged victims, a court hears.


Over 5,000 wild animals found adrift on boat off China coast

More than 5,000 wild animals have been found abandoned and close to death on a broken-down fishing boat off the coast of southern China, state media reported Friday.


China experts identify drug addiction genes

Scientists in China have identified about 400 genes that appear to make some people more easily addicted to drugs, opening the way for more effective therapies and addiction control.


The maker of Palm operating systems for handheld computers plans to introduce Tuesday its first version designed specifically for so-called smart phones.


Selig Asks Giambi to Speak With Mitchell

Commissioner Bud Selig asks Yankees' slugger Jason Giambi to talk steroids with George Mitchell, baseball's lead investigator on the subject.


Republicans Mitt Romney and Rudy Giuliani ramped up their presidential campaign spending in the second quarter of the year, with Romney outpacing his contributions with an aggressive media strategy.


Following is a summary of recommendations The Register-Guard has made to voters for the Nov. 2 general election. The editors are fallible human beings who stand an average chance of being wrong.


EBay at a Crossroads: Can `Buy Now' Share Space With `Bid Now'?

Many sellers and a few longtime analysts of eBay say the company is generating fewer of the bidding frenzies that once translated into profits.


Malaysian PM hails ASEAN cooperation with partners outside region

VIENTIANE (Laos), Nov. 28 (Xinhuanet) -- Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahamad Badawi on Sunday hailed economic cooperation between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and countries out of


Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attacks Iran for its stance on its nuclear and rocket ambitions.


With timing as immaculate as the strike which earned Arsenal victory against a belligerent and energetic Newcastle team, Patrick Vieira prepares to enter 2005 as a player re-born.


Lord Stevens will on Monday announce the findings of his six-month investigation into football corruption.


Gregan opts out of Europe tour to prepare for World Cup

Wallabies captain George Gregan has announced he will opt out of Australia's four-Test tour of Europe in November to concentrate on preparing for next year's World Cup.


Jose Mourinho has accused Manchester United of playing badly when they travel south after Alex Ferguson reignited a war of words with the former Porto boss.


Iran told Western powers on Saturday they would regret any attack against the country over its nuclear activities, and it rolled out a display of missiles and other military hardware that underscored the warning.


For cancer survivors, happy endings are not fairy tales

Natie Hennelly and Nita Vaughn are ordinary women who've fought an ordinary disease: breast cancer. That's why they were among the kickoff speakers at yesterday's Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk in Byrd Park.


Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said internal controls are usually enough to prevent banks from engaging in illegal "tying," a practice in which low-cost loans are offered to borrowers who agree to buy other high-fee services.


Chip in mobile phones can survive fierce fires, says scientists

SIM cards in mobile phones can survive heat at up to 450 degrees Celsius (356 degrees Fahrenheit) and possibly beyond, a finding that should help probes into terror attacks and other crimes, scientists said on Wednesday.


KIEV -- Viktor Yanukovych announced his resignation as prime minister yesterday, handing Ukraine's pro-Western opposition a symbolic victory, but he pledged to continue his court battle for the presidency of this former Soviet republic.


Any San Antonio Spurs-Los Angeles Lakers matchup usually has been a playoff preview between two teams favored to win the NBA championship.


Russian women stranded in Cuba since USSR fall

They came from Russia with love to a  tropical socialist utopia when the going was good.


Burns to handle Scotland in Nov. 17 friendly vs. Scotland

Burns steps into the job on a temporary basis to replace Berti Vogts, who resigned on Monday as national team coach after Scotland picked up only two points in three qualifying games for the 2006 World Cup.


Afghan authorities say they have arrested one of the Taleban attackers who stormed a top Kabul hotel.


They offered Brad Radke more money than he got from Minnesota. They were there, dollar for dollar, with the Yankees for Carl Pavano, but he opted for childhood loyalty and signed with the Bombers.


Republican presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani plans to propose reducing corporate tax rates and cutting other individual taxes that his campaign said on Friday put a crimp on Americans' wallets.


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Benzina, martedi' vertice Siniscalco-Marzano sul caro prezzi

Governo all'offensiva su caro-prezzi e caro-benzina. Le strategie per stemperare il costo della vita saranno al centro del vertice che dovrebbe tenersi, secondo quanto apprende l'ADNKRONOS, gia' martedi' prossimo


A soli 30 anni l'attore ha ricevuto il Platinum Award


A Daily Look at U.S. Iraq Military Deaths

As of Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2004, at least 1,229 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. At least 957 died as a result of hostile action, the Defense Department said. The figures include three military civilians.


Vatican Cardinal Denounces Spain Proposal

The Vatican's top official for family issues decried as a "sad step" Saturday the Spanish government's proposal to allow homosexuals to marry and adopt children.


Business & money: World's largest mobile operator finds conditions 'very difficult' in Europe but looks to growth in emerging markets like India.


US death toll at least 24 in Ivan's wake

The remnants of Hurricane Ivan swept up the East Coast on Saturday after pounding the Gulf Coast in Florida and Alabama and spawning tornadoes and flooding across the Southeastern United States.


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Vladimir Guerrero emerged from his deep slump by driving in four runs, and John Lackey became the major leagues' first 10-game winner on Wednesday night, leading the Los Angeles Angels to a 6-3 victory over the Cincinnati Reds


Officials are trying to figure out why workers at a meat plant were stricken with a strange neurological illness.


Golf: Lehman and Baird share third-round lead at Funai Classic

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Florida: Tom Lehman and Briny Baird shared the third-round lead on Saturday at the 4.2 million-dollar PGA Funai Classic.


Go hunting for misunderstood multibaggers in the making.


A WHO official noted that widespread, traditional Asian farming methods resulted in close contact between humans and animals, which meant a bird flu virus contagious among people was more likely to come from someone who caught avian influenza directly


Europeans Storm America at the Ryder Cup

An inspired European team was dominant Friday, while a fragile United States team was demoralized while falling behind, 6Â½-1Â½.


Israel agrees to free 90 Palestinian prisoners

Israel agreed on Sunday to free another 90 Palestinian prisoners to try to bolster President Mahmoud Abbas ahead of a U.S.-sponsored conference on Palestinian statehood, officials said.


China Leader Hu Underscores Success of Chinese Macau

Chinese President Hu Jintao underscored  the success of the "one country, two systems" formula in Macau  on Monday as the former Portuguese-run enclave marked the fifth  anniversary of its return to Beijing's fold.


A gunman attacks a Syrian checkpoint near the border with Lebanon, Lebanese media reports say.


Rising sea levels, disappearing glaciers in the Alps and more deadly heat waves are coming for Europeans because of global warming, Europe's environmental agency warned Wednesday.


Milano, 19:28 - CALCIO, PROCURATORE MUDINGAYI: LO SEGUE IL MILAN

Oltre al capitano laziale Oddo, al Milan potrebbe interessare anche Gaby Mudingayi, centrocampista b...


US airlines agree to cut flights at Chicago's O'Hare

CHICAGO, Aug 18  - US airlines have agreed to limit flights into Chicago's O'Hare International Airport at peak periods to stem record delays that have slowed aviation nationwide, federal officials said on Wednesday.


A man listed as one of the state's most dangerous sex offenders has won $10 million in the Massachusetts lottery, but the attention may have landed him in new trouble.


California became the first state Thursday to ban weeding by hand on most farms, saying the work is too backbreaking for laborers.


Congress has passed and sent to the president a bill that would establish the Lewis and Clark National Historical Park in Oregon and Washington state.


A long-delayed upgrade to the airline watch list system faces another three-year wait, a top Homeland Security official says. But this time the government really has it figured out. In 27B Stroke 6.


EUROPEAN SOCIAL FORUM:  Public Service form Cradle to Grave

LONDON, Oct 17  (IPS) - "We still believe in the welfare state. The  challenge for us here today is to defend and  promote public  services," Dave Prentis from the British union UNISON said at  a  meeting on public services and the welfare state at the  European Social Forum.


Brown Makes His Case to BritainÂs Labor Party

Gordon Brown opened today what could be the final chapter of his campaign to replace Tony Blair as BritainÂs Prime Minister.


The California governor, in an interview with TIME, vows to overturn the EPA's decision against his state's clean-air rules


Report says more women worldwide smoking

More women are lighting up cigarettes around the world even as the smoking rate declines for men, activists attending an anti-smoking conference said Thursday.


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KLM to Cut Prices on Europe Destinations

KLM Air France , said on Wednesday it would slash ticket prices to all 66 European destinations from Amsterdam by up to 40 percent on January 1 in an attempt to compete more effectively with low-cost carriers.


Removal of Kim Jong Il Portraits in North Korea Causes Speculation

In North Korea, portraits of Kim Jong Il have been taken down in what may signal significant and possibly far-reaching changes in the Stalinist leader's personality cult.


US Court Upholds Bush Appointment of Abortion Foe

A U.S. appeals court ruled on Thursday  that President Bush was within his rights to appoint former  Alabama Attorney General William Pryor to its bench while the  U.S. Senate was on a five-day recess.


Oil prices hit fresh records again on  Monday, pushing London Brent crude above $50 for the first time  and extending a relentless rise that has added around 65  percent to the cost of crude this year.


Report: Apple to sell iTunes songs through Bebo

Blog: Financial Times reports that the iTunes Store has inked its first deal with a third-party social network.


Quarterly profits jump at rivals P&G and Colgate

Procter & Gamble Co.  and its  smaller rival Colgate-Palmolive Co.  posted slightly  better-than-expected quarterly profits on Tuesday and signaled  that their businesses look good for the rest of 2007, but the  results failed to excite Wall Street, and their shares slipped  in morning trading.


Optical bull Shares of Infinera gained 52 per cent during its first trading day, giving the optical-networking gear maker the best tech IPO debut in 2007.â¦


California set to let some fire evacuees go home

California firefighters made headway in reining in 18 wildfires on Wednesday as hot winds abated and San Diego said it hoped to let some of the 500,000 evacuees start returning home.


Police capture escaped crayfish on street

German police had to round up a cluster of crayfish after the crustaceans broke out of an Asian food shop and scuttled down the street, police in the southwestern city of Stuttgart said on Monday.


CHARLOTTE, NC -- The release of a video game a recreating the 1963 assassination of President Kennedy has caught the attention of local authorities who say such things desensitize people to violence.


By Heather Newman, Detroit Free Press  Sep. 25--The Queen of All Media begins her reign over satellite radio  today.   Oprah Winfrey's new channel debuts this morning at 11 a.m.


Lo Stato Ã¨ il primo ad accettare gli accordi di Kyoto osteggiati da BushVia libera grazie al patto tra il governatore Schwarzenegger e i Democratici                                                  California, la svolta di Schwarzy Accordo contro le emissioni di gas


Sinn Fein is totally opposed to any return to conflict, Gerry Adams tells a group of party members.


U.S. Army Denies Access to Reporters Over Story

The U.S. Army has denied The Denver Post  access to Fort Carson in Colorado to protest what it called an  unfair story about medical care for National Guard and Army  Reserve members, the newspaper said on Thursday.


Putin springs surprise choice for PM's job

President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday named the little-known head of a financial market watchdog as his prime minister in a surprise move that kept Russians guessing over who would succeed him in the Kremlin.


WASHINGTON -- Growth in worker productivity slowed sharply in the summer while wages and benefits rose at a rate that was far below a previous estimate.


Government ready to support independent Kosovo: government

Britain is ready to support an independent Kosovo and provide military back-up if required, the government said Saturday as the majority ethnic-Albanian province prepared to secede from Serbia.


Cisco Expands in India With Internet Phone Production

By Tony Glover, The Business, London  Dec. 14--American networking giant Cisco Systems is building a research  and development centre and a factory in India to manufacturer internet phones.   The company has allocated $1.1bn (Â£561m, E825m) to Chennai and Bangalore.


A third company joins the ContentGuard project to try to stop pirates. Also: Apple soars on the stock market.... Internal documents reveal North Korea's attitude toward cell phones.... and more.


Alla cerimonia in San Pietro ha partecipato anche una delegazione del governo di MadridIl cardinale Saraiva ammonisce: "Non accontentiamoci di un cristianesimo vissuto timidamente"                                          Beatificati 498 martiri spagnoli "Difendiamo la nostra identitÃ "                                                                                I nuovi beati sono stati uccisi tra il 1934 e il '37. Il Papa: "Il loro numero dimostrache la suprema testimonianza del sangue non Ã¨ un'eccezione riservata soltanto ad alcuni"


The pound was firm in the wake of Monday's hawkish speech by Bank of England governor Mervyn King.


Minnesota starter Johan Santana is a walking optical illusion. He's not particularly imposing at his program guide dimensions of 6-feet, 206 pounds, or especially menacing with


Supermarket chain J Sainsbury buys convenience store chain Jacksons, which has 114 stores across the Midlands and north of England.


It seems appropriate to crown a "Motley Energy Person of the Year."


U.S.: N. Korea must return to arms talks

Buoyed by a U.N. Security Council resolution sanctioning North Korea, the Bush administration said Sunday that the reclusive communist nation will have no choice but to ultimately return to nuclear disarmament talks.


Space debris cut tiny hole in shuttle Atlantis: NASA

An unidentified piece of debris pierced a radiator on one of the payload bay doors of space shuttle Atlantis during its recent mission, NASA has said.


[TS] Sports of The Times: Beckhamâs Arrival Means Money, Not an Investment

David Beckhamâs inconvenient sprained ankle seems to indicate what a dicey business it is to sign any athlete, since they have a tendency to get hurt.


Sergio Garcia had gained the upper hand over Miguel Angel Jimenez in the battle of the Spaniards on the third day of the Omega European Masters in the stunning Swiss mountains today.


Thai parties start coalition deal-making

Thailand's political parties got down to hard bargaining on Monday after voters roundly rejected last year's military coup but failed to give supporters of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra an outright majority.


WHO reports some Tamiflu-resistant flu in U.S.

The main influenza virus circulating in the United States has shown raised resistance to Roche Holding Ag's Tamiflu, already found to be less potent in parts of Europe, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Friday.


British troops have raided an office used by supporters of rebel Iraqi cleric Moqtada al Sadr in the southern city of Basra, seizing a large quantity of weapons and explosives, a military spokesman says.


Brazil will build a wall on a small portion of its border with Paraguay in an effort to combat contraband and smuggling, the government's official news agency said Tuesday.


Maryland court strikes down same-sex marriage

Maryland's highest court ruled on Tuesday that marriage is between a man and a woman, overturning a lower court ruling and dashing the hopes of nine same-sex couples who wanted legal protection for long-term partners.


Afghan President Campaigns; 7 Killed by Mine

GHAZNI, Afghanistan  - Afghan President Hamid  Karzai hit the election trail on Tuesday for the first time  since an assassination attempt last month, telling supporters a  historic vote in four days would be a turning point for the  war-torn nation.


Hyundai Motor chairman sentenced to 3 yrs in jail

The head of Hyundai Motor  was sentenced to three years in jail for embezzling funds from the world's No. 6 auto maker, dealing another blow to a company battling a rising won and restive labor unions.


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A new survey indicates that CIOs are only hiring for positions that address long-term needs. By TechWeb News. Chief information officers in the US continue to take a cautious approach to increasing IT staff


Ford Sales Fall in December and for the Year

Fordâs sales fell 9 percent in December, ending with a whimper a year that is expected to be the worst for the auto industry since 1998.


the kind that gives you heartburn, that is - before going on live television to perform last night. It was a day of damage control


Arsene Wenger praised Bolton following the 2-2 draw at Highbury but said his side's defending was 'naive'. Thierry Henry put the home side ahead, but Sam Allardyce's men equalised through a Radhi Jaidi header.


Cleric returns to Iraq, orders march on Najaf

Powerful Shiite leader says he plans to lead a mass demonstration today to end fighting. â¢ Iraqi hostage: Militants said Wednesday they had kidnapped the brother-in-law of Iraqi Defense Minister Hazem Shaalan


The Cassini spacecraft has sent back the first detailed pictures of the Saturnâs largest moon, Titan, showing a sharply-defined but nevertheless mysterious landscape of light and dark regions.


Personal Best: A Long-Running Mystery, the Common Cramp

Medical textbooks skirt the topic, often avoiding any explanation. But as anyone who has ever complained of cramps will attest, lots of advice is circulating on how to avoid them.


US Welcomes Georgia Withdrawal From Separatist South Ossetia

WASHINGTON, Aug 19  - The United States on Thursday welcomed Georgia's decision to pull troops out of the separatist pro-Russia republic of South Ossetia and called for a political settlement to ease tensions in the region.


Harry Potter fans await the arrival of the stars of the latest film at the European premiere in London.


Polish Leftist Chief to Resign as Speaker

The new leader of Poland's ruling left said on Wednesday he was ready to resign as parliamentary speaker following an unfavorable ruling by a vetting court.


More travel chaos is expected at France's main airports as a strike by Air France workers continues.


Avvertimento Ue, rischia deferimento a Corte Giustizia


Gamer-friendly XPS M1710 gets next-gen optical format Dell has brought the Blu-ray Disc next-generation optical disc format to its XPS M1710 gamer-friendly notebook offering. The PC giant is now allowing buyers to configure the machine with a dual-layer, 50GB BD-R burner.â¦


Softball gold takes Candrea, US from tragedy to triumph

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


And You Thought Your Neighbor Had a Jumbo TV

Times Square soars with glittering buildings that pulse and wink with outsized video screens. MTVÂs new high-definition screen raises the ante.


MLB Considers Expanded Bonds TV Coverage

NEW YORK -- Whether they're rooting for him or against him, fans might get to see a lot of Barry Bonds on television. Fox and ESPN are discussing the possibility of expanding coverage of Bonds as he approaches Hank Aaron's home run mark of 755, anticipating viewers will tune in _ out of admiration,...


At $45 Billion, New Contender for Top Buyout

A group led by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Company and the Texas Pacific Group is near a deal to acquire the TXU Corporation.


BAGHDAD, March 5 -- A suicide car bomb exploded midday Monday at a open-air book market in central Baghdad, killing as many as 26 people and wounding dozens more, according to witnesses and police at the scene.


Lecce, 16:19 - KART, SCHUMI IN PISTA A LECCE

Michael Schumacher torna in pista. L'ex pilota della Ferrari è giunto oggi nel Salento per un...


Holder Juan Carlos Ferrero has suffered a 6-3, 6-1 setback against a Peruvian with a bad ankle, crashing out listlessly in his opening match at the Madrid Masters.


Hollywoodâs glamour machine is stuck between a promise that the stars will still show up at next monthâs Golden Globes and a threat that 3,000 picketing writers will chase them away.


Tories to stop benefits for refusing work

Controversial proposals to remove benefits for three years from people who refuse their third offer of a job are to be announced by the Conservatives tomorrow


The White House is pushing for Prime Minister Tony Blair to be made a special envoy to work on forming a Palestinian state in the unstable Middle East after he steps down, reports said Thursday.


CQ"> Walt Disney Company shareholders might have done a double take when their chief executive, Michael D. Eisner, testified in court last week about the brief tenure of his friend, Michael S. Ovitz, as company president.


Sul Lago Vittoria, collisione tra lancia e battello


EMI to Face Spitzer Music Industry Probe

EMI Group PLC , the world's third-largest music company, on Friday said it and other music companies faced a New York probe into how music companies influence what songs are played on the radio.


Twenty-nine people are suspected of the terror bombings of commuter trains in March 2004 that killed 191.


'Bong Hits for Jesus' case tightens student speech

The Supreme Court ruled against a former high school student Monday in the "Bong Hit 4 Jesus" banner case -- a split decision that limits students' free speech rights.


BTC Propels Bulgarian Stock Index to Fresh All-times High

Bulgaria's Telecommunications Company (BTC) share prices skyrocketed Friday propelling the country's stock index SOFIX 9.16 points or 1.34%, up to a fresh all-times high of 694.06 points.


Islanders 4, Hurricanes 2: Islanders Pelt the Hurricanes With 47 Shots on Grahame

Jason Blake and Alexei Yashin each had a goal and an assist Wednesday night as the Islanders beat the Carolina Hurricanes.


US backs Annan but says UN 'under cloud'

UNITED NATIONS, United States  - The United States has given UN Secretary General Kofi Annan a belated show of support but says the United Nations remains under a cloud over allegations of corruption in Iraq.


Almost Half of Palestinians Face Dire Poverty

Surveys released this week show that nearly 50 percent of Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip face dire poverty, while an increasing number of Israelis have also slipped below the poverty line.


AL Wrap: Orioles Pound Yankees; Jays Lose in Texas

Brian Roberts and Larry Bigbie notched two hits apiece in an eight-run third inning to help the Baltimore Orioles pound the New York Yankees 14-8 in the American League (AL) Friday.


A new TV doctor uses old-school psychology to get to the hurt in 42 minutes.


Shanghai, 13:53 - F1, TODT: SARANNO DECISIVE LE GOMME

Saranno le gomme ad assegnare il titolo mondiale. Ne è convinto Jean Todt, direttore generale...


Alcuni versi prelevati da opere oscuro poeta guerra civile


Sales at retailers unexpectedly rose 0.3 percent in January, partly reflecting stronger sales of new cars and gasoline, according to a Commerce Department report on Wednesday.


F.D.A. Seeks to Broaden Range of Use for Drugs

The Food and Drug Administrationâs proposed rules would allow drug and device makers to provide doctors with medical journal articles about product uses that have not been approved by the F.D.A.


World powers and neighbours back Iraqi elections

SHARM EL SHEIKH: The worldâs main powers and the Middle East countries put on a rare show of unity on Tuesday to support January elections in Iraq that UN chief Kofi Annan termed âcriticalâ to quell rampant violence.


CHARLOTTE, NC -- Keenan McCardell took his time getting dressed, carefully buttoning his bright fuchsia shirt and securing his striped tie.


BitTorrent Inc., makers of a technology often used to trade pirated copies of Hollywood movies, is launching a Web site that will sell downloads of films and TV shows licensed from the studios.


Squeezing his broken right hand into a fist, Terrell Owens saw how far he could curl his fingers and smiled.


Roma, 16:09 - GHIACCIO, CDM PATTINAGGIO VELOCITA': FONTANA 4/A IN CANADA

Arianna Fontana è giunta quarta nei 5 mila metri nella prima gara di Coppa del Mondo, a Sague...


The Rev. Al Sharpton has brought his campaign to clean up hip-hop lyrics to Motown, and organizers hope to collect thousands of bars of soap as symbols of the effort.


Sound off: Is your wireless network a security breach waiting to happen?

The security threat posed by wireless networks has been a hot-button issue for years now. Are they still a prime target for hackers? Computerworld editors Preston Gralla and David Ramel take opposing sides on the issue.


The White House said Monday that the case of the Education Department paying a conservative commentator to plug its policies was an isolated incident, not a practice widely used by the Bush administration.


When mutineers from HMS Bounty were looking for a place to hide in the Pacific in the late 1700s, their leader, Fletcher Christian, exploited some sloppy map making to set up home on an island they knew was in the wrong place on


Let the patient beware. Going outside your insurerâs network of preferred doctors or hospitals could be more hazardous to your financial health than you suspected.


Animated Retelling of the Birth of Islam

Faithful to Islamic law's prohibition against representing its title character, this movie gives a prophet's-eye-view on the story.


A trascinare la crescita e' stata in particolare la tv


Search giant launches Google Gears, open-source software that brings offline access and local storage to the Web browser.


Oil prices receded on Friday as dealers took profits from a record rally over $90 a barrel that was spurred on by winter supply worries and the weakening U.S. dollar.


Troops guard relief operations in flood-hit Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE: UN peacekeepers beefed up security today in the Haitian city of Gonaives where more than 1000 people died in floods, after desperate survivors fought each other to get at emergency food supplies.


Japan launches a rocket carrying its third spy satellite, increasing its ability to monitor North Korea.


Bristol-Myers CEO Dolan leaves under pressure

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. Chief   Executive Peter Dolan stepped down on Tuesday after a special   federal monitor urged he be fired and a deal that would have   delayed rivals to its top product collapsed.


Sprint on Monday introduced the Mogul, the company's first Windows Mobile 6 device that will support its enhanced EV-DO Revision A network. However, the capability will require a software upgrade.


Republican Rudy Giuliani — thrice-married, liberal on social issues and a consummate New Yorker — seems an unlikely White House contender to be embraced by a Texas' GOP establishment rooted in the energy industry and dominated by religious conservatives.


New IRS accounting system, a year late, nears completion

With the deployment of a new financial accounting system for the IRS running a year late, officials involved with the project now say it will go live in October.


Weyerhaeuser fine paper profit 37 cents/share

U.S. forest products company  Weyerhaeuser Co.  said on Friday its fine paper business,  which includes assets that will merge with Canadian Domtar Inc.   , posted fourth-quarter earnings of 37 cents  per share.


Foxconn retreats from reporter witch hunt

Apple does the right thing? Foxconn has backed down in its pursuit of the two Chinese journalists who claimed terrible working conditions in its Longhua iPod factory. It seems someone at Apple has had a quiet word in Foxconn's ear.â¦


Arts News Bulletin Shayne Ward Ticket Winners

The winner of a pair of tickets and a meet and greet with X Factor star Shayne Ward is 11-year-old Zoe Sekan from Carmarthenshire.   The runners-up for the competition all won a pair of tickets for the concert at Cardiff International Arena.


American Express weighs lawsuit vs Visa, MasterCard

SAN FRANCISCO (AFX) -- American Express said Monday that in light of the Supreme Court's decision against Visa and MasterCard, it will seek partnerships with US banks.


Report faults response in Virginia Tech shootings

Virginia Tech University officials should have been quicker to notify students and faculty about two killings on campus hours before the deadliest shooting rampage in modern U.S. history, according to a state report obtained by The New York Times on Wednesday.


US, major EU states offer to recognise independent Kosovo

The United States and Europe's big powers -- Britain, France, Italy and Germany -- said Monday they would recognise Kosovo's declaration of independence, despite staunch opposition from some other EU members.


Online retailer Amazon had its best holiday shopping season ever, selling 2.8 million items on its busiest day. Sales of consumer electronics goods -- led by Apple's iPod -- surpassed books for the first time, the retailer says.


Study children and cell phones, experts advise

Researchers should study more children and pregnant women in trying to figure out if cell phones or other wireless devices could damage health, the U.S. National Research Council advised on Thursday.


Attack on U.S. TV rules in Canada irks industry

Canada's broadcasters are angry over a  new report commissioned by the country's top TV regulator that  complains their schedules are filled with American shows at the  expense of Canadian programming.


Giving CPR Kits to Kids Nudges Parents to Learn

MONDAY, Aug. 27 (HealthDay News) -- Distributing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) kits to schoolchildren is an effective way of getting parents -- who are the most likely to need the lifesaving skill -- to become trained in CPR, a Danish study suggests.


The New Orleans Saints returned to their lockers to find hats and T-shirts commemorating the franchise's first playoff berth since 2000. Most players hastily stuffed them in bags as they dressed and left the stadium looking frustrated.


Video Shows Militants Killing Iraqi from Italy, Turk

Islamic militants distributed a video  in Iraq on Monday showing the killings of two men who  identified themselves as an Italian of Iraqi origin and a Turk.


Study finds newer breast cancer drugs save lives

Women who switch from the breast cancer pill tamoxifen to a newer class of drugs called aromatase inhibitors live longer, Italian researchers reported on Monday.


Brown fights to save Britain's EU rebate

Gordon Brown, the chancellor, today launches an all-out onslaught on European commission proposals to axe Britain's EU rebate, claiming they will cost the exchequer an extra â¬5bn (Â£3.


Home remedies for soothing mild burns run the gamut, from aloe vera gel to butter, but how does honey fare?


Don't let tighter lending rules keep you from home ownership.


RIM to restate results after options review

Research in Motion Ltd., , maker of the Blackberry email device, said on Monday it would restate its financial statements for fiscal 2004, 2005 and 2006 and the first quarter of 2007, following a review of stock options grants.


Olympic champion swimmer Michael Phelps is arrested for drink driving.


ORLANDO, Fla. -- Warren Holloway has quite a story to tell at his next family reunion in Chicago.


Weary of being called a haven for money launderers and crooks, the PayPal competitor gets cozy with law enforcement and locks down suspicious accounts. If you've sent $17,000 to the Ukraine "for beer," you may be banned. By Kim Zetter.


Poll To Be On Time, Says Iraq Interim PM

London, Sept. 20 (NNN): The ongoing violence notwithstanding, elections in the country will take place in January as scheduled, Iraqi interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi has said.


Give up on Kosovo, president tells Serbs

Kosovo's president urged Serbia on Wednesday to give up its claim to the province and cast doubt that upcoming talks would yield progress with both sides refusing to budge from their entrenched positions.


Director Sharad Sharan talks about his new film, Kiss Kis Ko.


FAQ: What Visa's payment application security mandates mean

The companies that accept payment card transactions will eventually have to play by new rules being laid down by Visa to bolster data security.


Sudan signs key peace deals with rebels as Darfur crisis ...

SUDAN and its rebel enemies yesterday signed two "landmark" peace deals to try to bring stability to the region of Darfur amid United Nations warnings that the humanitarian situation was getting worse.


Hypersonic hydrogen airliner to bitchslap Concorde

â¬10bn funding could bring two hour London-Sydney flights The European Union (EU) has agreed further funding for a European civil hypersonics project whose goal is to achieve passenger flights from Brussels to Sydney in "two to four hours", at speeds of Mach 4 to 8. The now-retired Concorde was capable of only a little better than Mach 2.â¦


Iran has 100 kg "enriched uranium materials": report

Iran has 100 kg of enriched uranium material in storage, the interior minister was on Friday quoted as saying, in comments that may worry Western powers who fear the Islamic Republic is seeking to build nuclear bombs.


200 homes evacuated in California wild fire

Residents of about 200 southern California homes were ordered to evacuate on Sunday as a brush fire whipped by hot gusting winds burned 500 acres near a hillside community, firefighters said.


U.S. experts track two suspected spinach deaths

BOISE, Idaho  - A 2-year-old boy in Idaho and an   86-year-old woman in Maryland who both died from suspected E.   coli infections raised to three the number of deaths from an   outbreak traced to fresh spinach, state health officials said   on Friday.


The tech-driven Nasdaq Composite Index  got a 1 percent boost on Thursday on gains in the semiconductor  sector, but the blue-chip Dow ended down slightly after  Caterpillar Inc. CAT.N warned about higher steel prices and  other costs.


Buenos Aires, 08:58 - CALCIO, ARGENTINA: INDEPENDIENTE A PUNTEGGIO PIENO

Risultati della quarta giornata del campionaro argentino: Tigre 0, Colon de Santa Fe 2 Racing Club 2...


Conservatives may not like President Bush's nominee for attorney general, but they are not rebelling against Michael Mukasey.


JAMAICA'S BID for a place in the 2006 World Cup finals suffered a major setback on Wednesday night when they picked up only one point against El Salvador at the National Stadium.


Advertising: A Move to Let Logos Carry More of the Message

The new logo for the New Museum of Contemporary Art will be featured in a campaign to promote the institutionâs move to a new home in downtown Manhattan.


Hotel heiress Paris Hilton, who commanded as much attention behind bars as on the Hollywood party scene, regained her freedom on Tuesday after serving three weeks in jail for violating probation in a drunk-driving case.


Lawmakers Weigh Foreign-Born As President

It's not about Arnold, lawmakers indicated. But the California governor was certainly one of the rising stars on many minds Tuesday as a Senate panel talked about amending the Constitution to let immigrants occupy the White House.


NBA sees larger TV deal with Disney, Time Warner

National Basketball Association  Commissioner David Stern said on Tuesday he expects to sign a  new television deal, one that includes a "healthy" increase  over the current $4.6 billion terms, before the end of the  current 2006-07 basketball season.


Yahoo buys Maven Networks for $160 million

Yahoo has acquired Maven Networks for $160 million in a deal that will help the search provider boost its video advertising capabilities.Media companies including Fox News, CBS Sports, and Sony BMG use Maven's platform to manage, distribute, and earn advertising revenue from their online video content. The platform includes an advertising insertion engine, as well as inventory management and reporting tools. Companies use it to post videos on their sites and insert interactive ads into the videos.On Tuesday, Yahoo said it plans to contribute its display advertising sales force and technologies to Maven's platform to help publishers display more targeted ads in videos. The deal means that advertisers can buy video, search, and display ads through Yahoo, which believes that video is a fast-growing segment of the online ad market.Maven has become a wholly owned subsidiary of Yahoo, which has established a Cambridge, Mass., office with the acquisition.Yahoo makes the acquisition in the midst of an increasingly hostile attempt by Microsoft to buy the search company. In response to Yahoo's rebuttal of its buyout offer, Microsoft on Monday said that it thinks its offer was fair and that it might take the offer directly to Yahoo shareholders.


New York -- It had to happen. A live-action movie has been created almost completely by computer. And if Kerry Conran had his way, a computer would have been credited with directing it as well.