Sheldon Souray scored the shootout winner after Montreal teammate Saku Koivu netted two goals in the third period, lifting the Canadiens to a 4-3 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs last night in Montreal.


U.S. Treasury debt prices firmed on  Tuesday after a key reading of U.S. inflation proved softer  than expected, a relief to investors in fixed-income debt.


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World sceptical of news of bin Laden 'death'

A French intelligence memo suggesting Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden might have died of typhoid has been met with scepticism around the world, including the highest levels of the French government.


Blaze kills 149, injures 360 in club in Argentina

A fire swept through a packed nightclub during a rock concert late last night, killing at least 149 people and injuring 360 as young concert


Mulroney Prods Harper Government to Pay More Attention to the Environment

MONTREAL (CP) - Former prime minister Brian Mulroney says environmental issues might be a key to capturing the next federal election.


Italian FM calls for united front to free hostages in Iraq

Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini, warning against "parallel initiatives" to free two Italian aid workers who have been held hostage in Iraq for more than a week, appealed for reliance on the government's high-profile diplomatic campaign on their behalf.


June 27, 1954: World's First Nuclear Power Plant Opens

Nuclear power as an energy source makes its first appearance in Obninsk, and a model Soviet science city is born.


Cuba resumes diplomatic contacts with eight EU countries

The Cuban government announced it was renewing diplomatic contacts with eight European Union countries that have stopped inviting dissidents to official embassy functions.


Oracle develops standards for identity security

Software maker Oracle Corp.   said on Wednesday that it is developing a group of standards  that businesses can use to help control and monitor the flow of  sensitive personal data within corporate computer systems.


Bomb shows Algeria rebel remnants retain menace

An attack on foreign oil workers in one of Algeria's most protected places is a reminder that rebels struggling to reverse a long decline retain the ability to menace Western interests.


Science academy stresses evolution's importance

The National Academy of Sciences on Thursday issued a spirited defense of evolution as the bedrock principle of modern biology, arguing that it, not creationism, must be taught in public school science classes.


Scientific evidence of increased heart attack risk associated with popular arthritis drug Vioxx was available as early as 2000, say Swiss scientists, although the drug was only withdrawn in September 2004.


Many ultrasounds do not harm unborn baby, new study says

Scientists in Australia say that a pregnant woman can have many ultrasounds without harming her baby - they say the scans will not undermine the baby's growth or development in early life.


At least four people contract HIV after blood transfusions in Peru, prompting a national emergency.


Revenue growth lagged hospitals' expenses in '06

Revenue growth at Massachusetts hospitals did not keep pace with the increase in expenses during the 2006 fiscal year, which ended Sept. 30, according to an analysis by the Massachusetts Hospital Association. Expenses grew 8.7 percent, compared with 8.6 percent growth the year before. Revenues grew 8.4 percent. Also, 40 percent of hospitals had lower profit last year, the association ...


Israel Hits Hamas Training Camp in Gaza, Killing 14

Israeli tanks, helicopters and warplanes  pounded a Hamas training camp Tuesday, killing 14 militants in  the deadliest ever strike against the Islamic faction a week  after it carried out a double suicide bombing.


Commercial paper is fancy-pants lawyer-speak for debt.


Amazon.com Inc.'s shares rose almost 9 percent yesterday after the company reported a record number of sales and said consumer electronics outstripped book sales for the first time in its 10-year history.


For Owners of Upscale Homes, Loophole Pays

Pledging to retain the facade of historic homes affords a charitable deduction.


Television executives are lining up at the bargaining table for the rights to broadcast the expanded schedule of BCS games being contemplated, beginning in the 2006 season.


Cyprus invites Turkey to discuss the stalemate on the divided island which it says is crucial to Turkey's entry.


Powergen becomes the third big energy supplier this month to unveil price cuts for its gas and electricity customers.


Online brokerage firm Ameritrade Holding Corp. said Thursday that chief executive officer Joe Moglia has agreed to extend his contract at least through the current fiscal year, which ends Sept.


MELBOURNE, Fla. - A union representing 570 space shuttle program workers at the Kennedy Space Center voted to strike Saturday, less than a week before the planned launch of the shuttle Atlantis.


Doctors are pestering salespeople at drug maker Roche for samples of Tamiflu, an anti-viral flu medication made in Boulder. Boulder retailer Pharmaca is seeing a run on homeopathic remedies to stave off the flu.


HMRC manual on data protection was protected data

Juniors kept in dark, then hung out to dry? Yes Minister HMRC restricted details of its security procedures to senior officials, it has emerged, just weeks after the department pilloried a junior official for loading the UKâs child benefit database onto CDs which were then lost.â¦


A man breaks into a Chinese school and stabs eight pupils to death  - the latest in a series of knife  attacks.


Nicole Kidman may have finally found her love

Hollywood star Nicole Kidman is reportedly dating the multi-millionaire New Zealand businessman Eric Watson, who owns the Warriors rugby league club in Auckland.


WEST VIRGINIA (4-1) at UCONN (4-1) When and where: Tonight, 7:30, at East Hartford TV/radio: ESPN. Last season: Did not play. Comments: This is the first meeting on the gridiron for these programs. The Huskies lead the Big East in total offense with 424.2 yards a game and are second in defense, only allowing 268 yards a game. Senior quarterback ...


Blog: Want to make that music track a ringtone? Get ready to spend $.99 all over again.


Iraq Govt Shows Foreign Detainees on Television

The Iraqi government displayed 19  detainees on television on Sunday who it said had infiltrated  Iraq's borders to fight against U.S.-led forces.


Aidan Quinn completes the cast of the new history play by Richard Nelson, âConversations in Tusculum,â at the Public Theater. Mr. Quinn is to play Brutus alongside Brian Dennehy as Cicero, Joe Grifasi as Syrus, Gloria Reuben as Porcia, David Strathairn as Cassius and Maria Tucci as Servilia. Previews begin Feb. 19.


Pamela Anderson plans divorce, then scraps it

Former "Baywatch" star and Playboy model Pamela Anderson has apparently reconciled with her third husband just three days after filing for divorce to end their two-month marriage.


Investing: To Pick Winners, Start by Weeding Out the Losers

Investors who want to add a margin of safety when searching for hot growth stocks may want to consider a new grading system.


Update 2: Schroeder: German Growth Is Stable

Germany's economy is back on a "stable path of growth" after three years in stagnation and is not immediately threatened by the surge in oil prices, Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder said Wednesday.


Allchin on Longhorn: We've Had to Make Some Hard Trade-offs

Jim Allchin, Microsoft group vice president for platforms, discussed Microsoft's recent decisions on Windows "Longhorn" development in a recorded message for Microsoft's Channel 9 that was


Katie Couric admits she sometimes wishes she hadn't made the move from NBC's "Today" to the "CBS Evening News."


Londra, 14:07 - CALCIO, OWEN SI OPERA NEGLI STATI UNITI: STAGIONE GIA' FINITA

Michael Owen si opererà questa settimana negli Stati Uniti al legamento crociato anteriore de...


Microsoft is battling a computer hacker who has repeatedly released a free program that strips away a software lock that protects digital movies and songs from being copied.


From MIT's hallowed halls to tiny digital art academies in San Francisco, innovative new programs are changing the way game designers learn their craft. By Chris Kohler.


Four years later, voters more deeply divided

President Bush and challenger John F. Kerry were still searching early this morning for the crucial edge in a handful of battleground states in an election


South African Deputy President Linked to Corruption Trial

South African businessman Schabir Shaik has pleaded not guilty to charges of bribery, fraud, and corruption at the start of his long-awaited criminal trial.


World champs Serbia-Montenegro in trouble after loss to Spain

Spain clinched first place in its group with a 76-68 victory Saturday, leaving Serbia-Montenegro in danger of failing to reach the quarterfinals.


Moneta unica europea scambiata a 153,91 yen


Liz Claiborne, Clothes Designer Who Kept the Professional Woman in Mind, Dies at 78

She defied the male-dominated ranks of the fashion industry and started her own hugely successful company.


Madrid, 16:30 - VELA, COPPA AMERICA: SPAGNOLI INGAGGIANO CAYARD

Gli spagnoli di 'Desafio Espanol' hanno ingaggiato Paul Cayard per la Coppa America del prossimo ann...


Sepang, 12:30 - MOTO, GP MALESIA: TRE MESI DI STOP PER IANNONE

Stagione finita per Andrea Iannone. IL 17enne abruzzese, coinvolto in uno spettacolare incidente al ...


North Korea makes threat after missed nuclear date

North Korea said on Friday it would boost its war deterrent, a day after the United States said it was sending its nuclear envoy back to Asia to discuss an atomic disarmament deal on which Pyongyang has missed a deadline.


Le ragazze di Londra shorts e frange neogotiche

La settimana della moda sul Tamigi, dedicata alla primavera estate 2008, punta sull'innovazione. E da sabato si sfila a Milano


Defender Mikael Silvestre believes it is vital that Manchester United pick up maximum points over the festive period. United are nine points behind leaders Chelsea and face four games in 10 days.


At least 90 days of waiting for crucial court VoIP decision begins.


N.F.L. Roundup: Patriots Dominate All-Pro Team; Tomlinson Is a Unanimous Pick

LaDainian Tomlinson and Randy Moss were unanimous selections to the Associated Pressâs All-Pro team Wednesday.


Guggenheim Loses Top Donor in Rift on Spending and Vision

Citing "differences in direction," Peter B. Lewis, who has been a trustee of the Guggenheim since 1993 and most recently its chairman, resigned.


U.S. Allies Don't Want NATO in Afghanistan

France and Germany spoke out Wednesday against a U.S. proposal to put NATO in charge of the military and reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan, but U.S. and other officials said the alliance would go ahead and develop options for merging the missions.


Memphis - The American Red Cross is one of the organizations front and center in the effort to help victims of the Asian earthquake and tsunami.


After 50 Years, Still No Time for Cheap Sentiment

Most directors do not go on to make one of their best films after receiving their lifetime achievement Oscars. But most directors do not have the stamina of Sidney Lumet.


Defense Secretary nominee Robert Gates told senators at his confirmation hearing today that he's open to new ideas on Iraq. In his opening statement to the Senate Armed Services Committee, Gates warned that developments in Iraq will shape the Middle East for years to come.


With midterm elections little more than two months away, Americans are expressing overwhelming disapproval with Congress, incumbents and the way the country is being run, a CNN poll suggests.


A gas explosion in a coal mine in central China late Wednesday has killed 56 workers, and the fate of more than 90 others trapped inside the mine is unknown, Chinese authorities say.


The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned gay and bisexual American men on Thursday that a rare sexually transmitted disease spreading in Europe could be coming to the United States.


EMC buys Danz Development for less than $50m

The company produces Retrospect software, also included in Maxtor's One Touch external back up disc, and has a vital hold on the small and medium-sized enterprise market.


European defense companies know they must unite to keep up, as the gap in military spending between the United States and its NATO allies continues to widen. But a push to consolidate Europe's fragmented shipbuilding sector — a minefield of national, corporate and labor sensitivities — is proving slow and difficult.


Next generation of Scob pest can be stopped by existing patches.


Bomb kills two Pakistani soldiers near Afghan border

Two Pakistani soldiers were killed and seven others wounded when a bomb planted by suspected militants exploded near the border with Afghanistan, officials said.


Guerrillas armed with AK-47s and rocket-propelled grenades have attacked a police station in Baghdad, killing at least three policemen.


Hate it when you fill 'er up and, five minutes later, spot another station selling gas for a nickel a gallon cheaper?


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


Militant French farmer Jose Bove and about 15 supporters called off their hunger strike in its eighth day after the government ordered the suspension of the use of genetically modified corn Friday.


Kerry Faults Bush for WTO Sanctions Threat

Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry on Tuesday accused the Bush administration of failing to protect American jobs from unfair foreign competition after the World


Document Says Traderâs Rogue Bets Began in Summer

New details about the actions of a former SociÃ©tÃ© GÃ©nÃ©rale trader accused of making billions of dollars of unauthorized bets showed that his losses began in July.


The update to Apple's Mac OS X operating system, called Leopard, went on sale at the Apple Store in Tokyo on Friday evening, part of a global launch that will unfold around the world over the next 24 hours.Apple is putting the software on sale at 6 p.m. local time at stores worldwide. That means customers in Australia and New Zealand got a head start on the rest of the world, although Tokyo marks the first launch of the OS, also called Mac OS X 10.5, at an official Apple Store.About 200 people queued in light rain in Tokyo's Ginza district for the start of sales, looking on as Apple staff prepared themselves for the event with cheers, countdowns and high-fives. The Apple store had been closed since 4 p.m. to allow for the launch preparations.At 6 p.m. the first customers entered the store, already clutching T-shirts and a copy of the OS that Apple staff were handing out as they entered. Then it was off to the counter to pay.Leopard is the fifth major upgrade that Apple has made to its OS, and its first in two and a half years. The software will be installed on all new Apple computers, or priced in the U.S. at $129 for an upgrade. Apple has said the vast majority of Macs sold over the past four years will be able to run Leopard, as well as some older machines depending on their configuration.The major advances include Time Machine, which automatically creates snapshots of the OS from an earlier point in time, allowing users to retrieve files and applications that have been deleted, or even earlier versions of documents that have been updated.A feature called Spaces allows users to flick between a series of "virtual monitors." This allows busy desktops to be broken into several parts, and could make using a Mac easier for people who have a clutch of applications open at once.Another new and likely welcome feature is Quick View, which allows users to preview documents without opening the relevant application. Word processor files, pictures, presentations and even movies can all be previewed right away.There are also some cosmetic upgrades, such as a mirrored base on which the dock icons now sit. Other changes aim to better organize files: Downloads now all flow into a single folder, for example.Apple is also releasing a server version of Leopard on Friday. Updates include an improved set-up process, a new version of the iChat Server software, and tools for hosting podcasts and wikis.Leopard's launch continues Friday around the world. A French Apple dealer has promised a live leopard in a cage at one of its stores outside Paris.(James Niccolai in Paris contributed to this report.)


World chess champion Vladimir Kramnik lost his final game in a match against computer program Deep Fritz on Tuesday, ceding a hard-fought Man vs. Machine series 4-2.


A powerful typhoon pounded Japan's southern Okinawa island chain Friday, cutting power to tens of thousands of households and grounding hundreds of flights.


Bordeaux's producers target Denmark to fight wine hangover

A delegation of producers from the prestigious French wine-growing region of Bordeaux launched a major campaign try to convince Danes to start drinking their wines again.


Black was for committee that turned against him

Call it the committee that got away. Not 16 months ago, Conrad Black actively participated in -- and heartily supported -- the creation of a special committee of Hollinger International


West Bank Armed Group Orders University To Shut

JENIN, West Bank, Sept 13  - A militant group on Monday ordered a private university in this northern West Bank town to close, saying the move was in protest at interference by Palestinian security services.


Records: Tigers 5-4 , Hoyas 7-3 . When: 7:30 p.m. Where: Verizon Center. Radio: WTEM (980 AM). On the Mark: The Hoyas are 10th in the nation in field goal percentage (51.1 percent), and in their past three games, they are shooting 57.7 percent (86 for 149). Seven Hoyas are shooting better than 47 percent, and 7-foot-2 center Roy Hibbert's 66.2 percent would put him among the nation's leaders, if he had enough made field goals to qualify (the minimum is five field goals made per game, and Hibbert is averaging 4.7). ...


US and Iraqi forces begin a major operation against rebels in Iraq's northern city of Samarra, reports say.


Iran claims that it can produce enough weapons-grade uranium for a nuclear weapon within a year. According to Undersecretary of State John Bolton, "We cannot let Iran, a leading sponsor


"Last night they held the vice presidential debate between Dick Cheney and John Edwards -- the CEO versus the trial lawyer. Or, as I like to call it, 'Shark Tale.


Monkey Virus Exposure Did Not Raise Lymphoma Risk

NEW YORK  - Simian virus 40 (SV40), which  contaminated polio vaccine widely distributed between 1955 and  1962, does not seem to have increased the likelihood of an  exposed person developing the blood cancer non-Hodgkin lymphoma  (NHL), according to a report from the National Cancer  Institute.


Allie Quigley scored 21 points and No. 15 DePaul extended its winning streak to eight games with a 67-55 win over Cincinnati on Monday night.


Seoul: Revelation of Uranium Program Should Not Hurt Nuclear Talks ...

The South Korean government says its scientists were not trying to build a nuclear bomb when they enriched a small amount of uranium four years ago.


LONDON Three gamblers who used a laser device to win more than a million pounds at a London hotel casino will not face prosecution because they did nothing illegal, police said Sunday.


Ireland make Wales pay for their mistakes in an open and thrilling RBS Six Nations clash in Cardiff.


Britney Spears' hospitalization and concerns over whether the continuing Hollywood writers strike would keep next week's Golden Globes ceremony off the air dominated red-carpet chatter at the 2008 Palm Springs International Film Festival gala.


Russia protests over Austrian spying arrest

VIENNA/MOSCOW  - Russia said on Thursday it had protested to Austria over the arrest of a Russian space agency official on suspicion of espionage.


Speculation grows over whether Castro will attend a military parade to mark his 80th birthday.


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Russian move clears way to bring Kyoto into force

The Russian government approved the Kyoto Protocol on Thursday, giving decisive support to the long-delayed climate change treaty that should allow it to come into force worldwide.


Market falls with defensive shares, financials

Stocks fell, with the S&P briefly down 1 percent, on Friday as declines in defensive shares and talk of more trouble in the global financial sector offset strong earnings from companies, including Honeywell International Inc .


Chirac speaks out on differences over Iraq ahead of Blair meeting

The war in Iraq has not made the world a safer place, Jacques Chirac, the French President, declared last night on the eve of a visit to Britain during which he will hold talks with Tony Blair.


Viewpoint: The emerging battle between the U.S. and an Iran emboldened by its nuclear program appears to be following the pattern of another long-running border war


Intel's green buy helps image as well as environment

Intel, the world's top chipmaker, and Nokia, the No. 1 mobile-phone maker, plan to lesson their respective impact on the environment, the companies said separately Monday.


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Fring aims to cut cellphone costs with VOIP

(InfoWorld) - Avi Shechter, co-founder and CEO of Fringland (Fring), could be on to something big with the launch of a cheap Internet-based phone service that runs over mobile networks. But the Israeli entrepreneur could also be in for the fight of his life with mobile phone network operators determined to protect their cash-cow voice business from virtual service providers. "I believe Fring brings value for users," Shechter said in an interview on the sidelines of theÂ 3GSM World CongressÂ in Barcelona, adding that the low-cost service will have an impact on the voice business of mobile phone network operators. Fring didn't have a booth at the show but if you ran into Shechter, he was more than happy to demonstrate the service. The former co-general manager of instant messaging company ICQÂ and his team of 30 have launched a peer-to-peer VOIP (voice over Internet Protocol) service that carries calls over cellphone networks in much the same way PC-based Internet telephony services transport conversations over Wi-Fi or fixed-line broadband connections. You can download the 200KB Fring application to your handset for free. You'll need a Nokia Series 60 3rd Edition phone but Fring hopes to widen the choice of handsets by enabling the application to run on other operating systems as well, including Microsoft's Window Mobile. Fring not only looks and feels a lot like other PC-based applications such as Skype, Google Talk, and MSN Messenger that offer integrated VOIP, instant messaging and real-time presence services; the application also connects with them. It uses Skype's API (application programming interface) but is not endorsed or certified by Skype, according to Fring's Web site. You can fill your contacts list with other Fring users, or friends on the other services, see when they're online and communicate directly with them. When in idle mode, the Fring application drains the battery a little faster than a cell phone normally would in standby mode -- but with the advantage that you are able to see when your friends are available, and signal your availability. The cost of using Fring depends on your data plan -- the application sends around 4.5MB per hour spent talking. While the costs of local or in-country calls are comparable with standard calls, the real savings appear to be made on international calls. You can make calls to users on public telephone networks, using Skype Out, but these carry an additional fee on top of the data charges. Also, if you make a "roaming" call from outside your home network, you will be charged a data roaming fee as you would for any other data service. For all its features, Fring still has some kinks. If you try to make calls over GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) or GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) networks, you'll notice a crackly voice quality similar to early PC-based VOIP service, according to Shechter. "Our service is designed for 3G networks but we're working on improving the quality in the other networks," he said. Because you have to connect to the Internet to use the service, you'll need a data package of sufficient size, and although most mobile Internet data packages are volume-based, make sure there's no time limit. That would severely restrict your ability to use Fring or any otherÂ mobile VOIPÂ application for that matter. Some operators, such as T-Mobile International, have banned the use of VOIP applications on their networks. Other operators may also introduce measures to block access to virtual mobile VOIP service providers like Fring that use their mobile data networks without commercial agreements. To offset any lost voice revenue from the switch to IP, such operators could charge a specific VOIP subscription fee, or offer a more expensive data package service fee for using VOIP or even bundle additional services for a higher fee. Particularly in Europe, operators have invested far too much money in licenses, equipment and customer acquisition to give anything away. Like fixed-line operators that first fought and then adopted VOIP services, mobile operators must now deal with a disruptive technology that could radically change their business models. Â


Prince Harry finds out this week if he'll serve in Iraq

Prince Harry will learn Thursday if he will become the first royal to serve a tour of duty in 25 years when the latest round of troop deployments to the Gulf are announced.


RAMALLAH, West Bank -- Elections for a new Palestinian president to replace Yasser Arafat have been scheduled for January 9, Palestinian officials say.


Grocer Winn-Dixie to Name New CEO -- WSJ

Winn-Dixie Stores Inc.  is ousting its Chief Executive Frank Lazaran and replacing him with Peter Lynch, a former executive at the Albertsons Inc.  supermarket chain, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.


KINSHASA, Friday - The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Thursday began deploying troops to the east of the country amid reports that Rwandan forces were operating in the area and thousands of civilians were fleeing clashes.


Even as they cleaned up the muck left behind by some of the Northeast's worst flooding in decades, some riverside residents wondered Friday how long it would be before they would be at it again.


(CBS/AP) Heavy rain from the remnants of Jeanne flooded low-lying areas, uprooted trees and loosened the earth at a cemetery in south Georgia, washing coffins from the ground.


Tiger surges near Tour Championship lead

ATLANTA - Tiger Woods fired a 6-under-par 64 Friday to surge into contention at the $6 million Tour Championship. Despite a cool breeze at East Lake Golf Club, Woods carded six birdies and no bogeys.


Janice D'Aloia of Portland, Ore., has about 1.5 million frequent flier miles on United Airlines.


Aetna Profit Up 21 Pct, Hikes '05 Outlook

Health insurer Aetna Inc.   on Thursday reported stronger-than-expected earnings on a surge in membership, set a stock split and doubled its dividend.


CAIRO, Egypt - The voice sounded like the Al Qaeda (search) terror chief's, and the tape was posted on a site known as a clearinghouse for militant Islamic comment.


Britain's new EU commissioner Peter Mandelson joins a "bonding session" with his new colleagues in Brussels.


Miller's 'Finishing the Picture' Extends

Playbill - The Goodman Theatre's premiere of Arthur Miller's Finishing the Picture has extended its run until Nov. 7. The new play officially opens Oct. 5, following previews which began Sept. 21. It was to have closed on Oct. 31.


US Airways' (UAIRQ:Nasdaq - news - research) shareholders looking for a stock quote will need to use a different ticker, starting Wednesday.


BEIRUT -- For 38-year-old businesswoman Susan Hakim, the concussive slap and roar of the bomb exploding beneath her windows in Beirut's luxury shopping district came with the predictability of an item scrawled in her datebook.


Iceland Offers Shelter to Fugitive Chess Player

Fugitive chess master Bobby Fischer has  been offered a new home in Iceland, where he won a classic  victory in 1972, but it is unclear whether he will be able to  make the move from his detention in Japan.


Foreign Firms Envision Wind Farms Dotting the U.S.

The United States is the fastest-growing market in the world for wind power. Despite a patchwork of laws and regulations, many European energy companies would like to plant their windmills here.


Apple iTunes Hits 200 Million Sales  Apple announced yesterday that over 200 million songs have been sold via the iTunes online music store. According to Eddie Cue, Apple's VP of Applications, the amount of sales/downloads from iTunes has vastly accelerated since its launch in April 2003.  It took Apple nearly a year ...


Black to leave Hollinger Inc. board, stock soars on privatization ...

TORONTO (CP) - Conrad Black plans to retire as Hollinger Inc.'s chairman and chief executive "within a matter of days," a spokesman for the embattled press baron said in a statement Friday.


PC Tools snags behaviour protection tech

You know I'm no good Anti-spyware firm PC Tools has announced a deal to buy behavioural protection security technology from developer Novatix for an unspecified amount.â¦


Oil fell below $77 a barrel on Monday as some funds booked profits after OPEC expressed concern over near record prices and pledged to pump more crude if needed.


Mercato ellenico dal grande potenziale di sviluppo


Green groups pull out of the debate over whether the UK should build new nuclear power stations.


The UN Security Council authorises a regional force to support Somalia's weak transitional government.


GOP Wants Bush to Draw Attention Off Iraq

Nervous Republicans are urging President Bush to unveil a robust second-term agenda at his convention next week to shift voters' focus from the unpopular war in Iraq and other issues that are a distraction to his re-election drive. Some contend the party should ditch the GOP-fueled controversy over rival John Kerry's combat record in Vietnam.


On Wednesday Alicia Matesanz de las Heras walked down Carbondale's Main Street in mostly orange and very bright floral pants.


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U.S. Postal Service Unveils Ronald Reagan Stamp

A stamp honoring former U.S. President Ronald Reagan, who died June 5, was unveiled by the U.S. Postal Service on Tuesday.


Fed seen cutting rates as housing slump weighs

The Federal Reserve is expected to chart a new course on Tuesday and cut benchmark interest rates for the first time since mid-2003 to protect the economy from a housing downturn and jittery credit markets.


Treemo Adds Intermix/MySpace Co-Founder Brett Brewer to Its Board of Directors

SEATTLE, Dec. 13  /PRNewswire/ -- Treemo announced today continued momentum with the addition of Intermix/MySpace co-founder and AdKnowledge president, Brett Brewer, to its Board of Directors.


Suit argues couriers are not contractors

A state class-action lawsuit filed yesterday draws a new industry into the debate over whether workers are independent contractors, who are not entitled to overtime pay and other benefits, or employees, who are: courier services.


First Beatles sanctioned stage show opens in Vegas

Lucy swoops on a trapeze across a sky  twinkling with diamonds, Mr Kite presides over a psychedelic  circus of stiltwalkers and acrobats, and the unmistakable  voices of John, Paul, George and Ringo fill the surround  sound-equipped arena.


Fonti finanziarie, il suo trasferimento e' ipotesi infondata


Cinema, Zeta Jones vittima tentato sequestro in Messico

L'attrice gallese Catherine Zeta Jones ha subito ieri un tentativo di sequestro da parte di una banda composta da quattro malviventi a San Luis Potosi, in Messico, che ha tentato di rapirla mentre faceva ritorno in un'elegante villa sulla costa dopo una


Two previously unknown types of meat-eating dinosaur have been identified from Sahara desert fossils.


Headache for Carabinieri as three more die in Naples Mafia war

Police launched a massive manhunt as gang warfare in Naples claimed more lives with the execution-style slaying of three men by assailants police believe posed as undercover cops.


Lawn-care equipment maker Toro Co.  TTC.N on Wednesday reported stronger-than-expected quarterly  earnings and doubled its dividend, citing increased sales and  its streamlining efforts.


Vivendi Universal SA, owner of the world's largest record company, said the French Government approved a change to its tax status allowing the company to save


Some of Verizon's 3 million high-speed Internet customers say by cracking down on e-mail spam, the company is bungling the job and hurting their livelihoods.-The Washington Post


Pilots' union accepts pay cuts from US Airways

Pilots at US Airways narrowly approved $300 million in wage and benefit cuts today, making the Air Line Pilots Association the first major union representing US Airways workers to agree to permanent concessions.


The serious slump in the housing market and home building may be near a bottom, according to a leading U.S. home builder.


The Leipzig school of painting has become a phenomenon by eschewing art trends.


Iranian Diplomat Freed in Iraq, Hopes Raised for Others

An Iranian diplomat taken hostage in  Iraq last month was released by his captors on Monday but the  fate of at least 11 other foreigners, including a Briton  threatened with beheading, remained unclear.


Palestinians vote in landmark municipal elections, row over Blair conference

Palestinians voted in the first council elections for three decades amid a row over British Prime Minister Tony Blair's plan to prepare the birth of a democratic state at a London conference.


Israeli Soldiers Kill Palestinian in West Bank Raid

Israeli troops shot dead an unarmed mentally handicapped Palestinian during a raid on Tuesday on a West Bank refugee camp on the fourth anniversary of a Palestinian uprising.


A Quest for Glory and a Bonus Ends in Disgrace

The SociÃ©tÃ© GÃ©nÃ©rale worker who cost the French bank $7 billion in bad trades told investigators that all he wanted was to be respected, and to earn a big bonus.


Baseball Facing Crisis as Steroids Scandal Deepens

Major League Baseball (MLB) was facing  one of the biggest crises in its long history on Friday, after  the name of Barry Bonds was added to a growing list of Most  Valuable Players (MVP) linked with steroid use.


Higher Rates Blamed for British Bankruptcy

Rising interest rates and a reliance on credit were blamed Friday for an increased number of British personal bankruptcies in the latest quarter.


A handful of student-athletes from this area have announced the colleges of their choice. Scott Weismann , a 6-foot-1-inch, 170-pound righthanded pitcher from Acton, will attend Clemson. He is rated No. 83 among the nation's high school prospects by Baseball America and the No. 2 prospect in Massachusetts by Perfect Game. Weismann is a three-time Dual County League All-Star and ...


Iraqi PM says some 400 militants killed in crackdown

U.S. and Iraqi security forces have killed around 400 suspected militants since the start of a major crackdown to stem violence in Baghdad, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said on Saturday.


Manning's Performance Raises Questions for Giants

Everyone knew what Eli Manning could do. But what happens when this prized quarterback is not playing well? Can he recover?


UN Secretary General Kofi Annan has opened the annual debate of world leaders with a global appeal for respecting the rule of law.


Australians urged to tone it down while Tonga mourns

Australian holidaymakers planning to visit Tonga have been advised to leave their high spirits at home while the island paradise mourns its late king.


Rare retrial opens for blind China activist

The retrial of a blind Chinese legal expert got under way on Monday after an appeals court overturned his controversial conviction for damaging property, but one of his lawyers stormed out of the courtroom and another was briefly detained.


Montreal gunman fired without warning: witnesses

The gunman who attacked a Montreal   college on Wednesday was dressed entirely in black, had "a   stone cold face" and opened fire without warning, eyewitnesses   said.


Exploit for Microsoft JPEG Flaw Is Published

Code that claims to partially exploit a weakness in Microsoft software's handling of image files has been published on the Internet.


Microsoft Vista enters widespread testing phase

Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O said on Tuesday   that is has begun widespread testing of Windows Vista, the   long-awaited new version of the operating system that sits on   more than 90 percent of the world's PCs.


EU Recommits Itself to U.S. Relationship

The European Union and the United States recommitted themselves to a smooth trans-Atlantic relationship Friday and hoped the second term of President Bush would no longer be marred by nasty political and trade ...


Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sibelius will assume the chairmanship of the Democratic Governors Association next year as the party enjoys its first gubernatorial majority in 12 years, officials said Monday.


Thirty people were killed when a house rigged with explosives blew up during a police raid on insurgents in the latest deadly blow for Iraqi security forces a month ahead of national elections.


Tony Blair arrives in the US to become the first foreign leader to meet George Bush since his re-election.


FDA tells ADHD makers to warn patients of risks

All manufacturers of attention deficit drugs should alert patients to possible cardiovascular and psychiatric risks from the medicines, U.S. health officials said on Wednesday.


A man walked into an appliance company and shot a woman there Friday, then fled in a car, authorities said. The victim's condition wasn't immediately known.


Clinical trials of a new microbicide gel designed to help prevent women contracting HIV are stopped.


Industrial designer takes inspiration from comics, movies while working on the interior of Virgin Galactic spacecraft and the suits tourists will wear on suborbital flights.


It's a little premature to put Ellis Hobbs in the Hall of Fame, but the third-year cornerback's shoes are headed to Canton, Ohio, following his record-setting 108-yard kickoff return in the Sunday's win over the Jets.


Strong services revenue lifts IBM's second quarter

Blog: IBM sees healthy revenue from global services and software divisions as it seeks out higher-margin businesses.


Aaron Eckhart is in  final negotiations to play Harvey Dent/Two-Face in "The Dark  Knight," the sequel to "Batman Begins."


Pope Condemns Human Cloning and Arrogance of Man

CASTELGANDOLFO, Italy  - Pope John Paul on Sunday  condemned human cloning as an arrogant attempt to improve on  God's creation.


Chad's president said Thursday he was "ready to pardon" six French aid workers convicted in December of trying to kidnap over 100 children they said were orphans from Darfur.


35,000 more jobs threatened at Deutsche Telekom

Some 35,000 additional jobs are reportedly threatened in German telecom giant Deutsche Telekom, on top of the tens of thousands already being lost.


Microsoft Won't Appeal European Antitrust Ruling

Microsoft decides to comply with EU's 2004 order to share Windows interoperability data and stop bundling its media player.


U.S. online video popularity keeps climbing

(InfoWorld) - People in the U.S. have steadily increased the amount of time they spend watching videos online and Google's YouTube remains by far their preferred video site, according to a study. In July, almost 75 percent of U.S. Internet users watched videos online, up from 71.4 percent in March, according to comScore Networks. The monthly time spent watching videos went up to an average of 181 minutes per viewer in July from 145 minutes per viewer in March, according to comScore. People in the U.S. are also watching more video clips. In July, the average user watched 68 clips, up from 55 clips in March. Overall, almost 134 million U.S. Internet users watched a little over 9 billion video clips in July, up from 126.6 million people and a little over 7 billion clips in March. In July, Google ranked as the top provider of video clips, serving up 27 percent of the total -- almost 2.5 billion clips -- most of them via YouTube, comScore said. Yahoo nabbed a distant second place, serving up 4.3 percent of the clips. Fox Interactive Media, the News Corp. Internet division that includes MySpace.com, came in third with 3.3 percent. Viacom (3.1 percent) and Disney (2 percent) rounded out the top five. Google also ranked first in July in unique video viewers with almost 68 million, followed by Fox Interactive (35.8 million), Yahoo (35.3 million), Time Warner (26.6 million), and Viacom (22.6 million), comScore said. After years of unfulfilled promises, online video has taken off in a big way in the past year and a half, rapidly accelerating its momentum across a wide variety of sites. The revolution is widely credited to YouTube and its video-sharing format, but now companies are prominently featuring videos in portals, news sites, blogs, social networks, online stores, and film and television industry sites. YouTube's popularity can be attributed to several factors, including its ease of use forÂ bothÂ viewers and uploaders; a strong community of millions of people who submit, view, and share personal videos; and an abundance of commercial clips from movies and television. It is this last component of its popularity -- the commercial clips -- that have put YouTube at the center of the Internet industry's struggle with video copyright protection because many of those videos are copied and uploaded without their owners' permission. A landmark legal action is currently under way, asÂ Viacom pursues a copyright-infringement lawsuit against Google over the unauthorized appearance of its clips on YouTube. In addition to copyright, other technical and operational issues are in flux, such as the options for generating revenue from video content, the best ways to use video for online advertising, and the different alternatives of delivering the clips to viewers. Another area of interest are video search engines, as well as alternate devices for online video beyond the PC, from small ones like cell phones to large ones like living-room home entertainment centers. For example, currently the Web seems a vehicle primarily for short video clips as evidenced by comScore's finding that the average video clip duration in July was 2.7 minutes.


Oil Little Changed as US Inventories Expected to Meet Demand

Crude oil futures were little changed after yesterday falling near a seven-week low on expectations an increase in imports and inventories will ensure US refiners have enough for winter heating oil production.


6 GIs Die in Iraq; Allawi Warns Fallujah

BAGHDAD, Iraq - A suicide attack and roadside bombings killed six American soldiers, and Iraq's prime minister warned residents of insurgent bastion Fallujah on Wednesday to hand over terror mastermind Abu Musab al-Zarqawi or face military action.    Al-Zarqawi's Tawhid and Jihad group has claimed responsibility for beheading several foreign hostages and for car bombings throughout the country, and a videotape posted Wednesday on an Islamic Web site showed militants linked to al-Zarqawi beheading two Iraqis they accused of being intelligence officers...


Finale of 'Apprentice 2' Strong Thursday

LOS ANGELES  - The Donald took the  spotlight in primetime Thursday as 17 million viewers tuned in  to the live three-hour finale of "The Apprentice 2."


Hand sanitizer makes it through security in one airport, then it's confiscated at another. Screening lines back up because only two of six lanes are open. And then there's the occasional all-too-intimate patdown. Those complaints and other frustrations make the nation's airport security agency about as popular as the IRS.


SRINAGAR -- A roadside bomb blew up an army patrol car in a predawn attack today in disputed Kashmir, killing an army major and 10 other men, police said. The blast in Wachi village, located 40 miles south of Srinagar, left a 10-foot wide crater in the road, police officer Imtiyaz Ahmed said. No one immediately claimed responsibility, but police ...


Fashionable, Affordable: ; , Former W.Va. Beauty Queen Presents New Collection

By Veronica Nett  NICKNAMED "The Shopping Goddess," Kim Parrish knows a thing or two about fashion.   So much so that the Home Shopping Network host has her own clothing line and is set to enter her second year with the collection.


Lawmaker Opposes More Troops for Baghdad

Rep. Ike Skelton (D-Mo.), the incoming chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, questioned the purpose of sending an additional 20,000 U.S. troops into Baghdad, the surge option being mentioned as one strategy change in Iraq being considered by President Bush.


U.S. Report Finds No Evidence of Iraq WMD

Contradicting the main argument for a war that has cost more than 1,000 American lives, the top U.S. arms inspector said Wednesday he found no evidence that Iraq produced any weapons of mass destruction after 1991. He also concluded that Saddam Hussein's capabilities to develop such weapon had dimmed — not grown — during a dozen years of sanctions before last year's U.S. invasion.


January housing starts down 14.3 percent

The pace of U.S. home construction fell 14.3 percent in January, the sharpest drop since October that bucked two months of increases and that was much worse than economists had expected, a government report on Friday showed.


Australia poll shows govt slipping further behind

Australia's conservative government has slipped further behind the Labor opposition ahead of a November parliamentary election after both sides unveiled multi-billion dollar tax pledges, a new poll showed on Tuesday.


Two weeks ago Reuters released an article suggesting that the PC industry was on the decline. The story referenced a report from technology research company Gartner, which had previously


America's love affair with Federer lies ahead

Then, perhaps, more Americans might better know and appreciate Roger Federer. Though the Swiss star is the world's undisputed No.


Bush and Kerry Clash on Taxes, Health Care

TEMPE, Ariz.  - President Bush and Democratic Sen.  John Kerry battled over health care, jobs and taxes in their  final debate on Wednesday, with Bush criticizing Kerry's  "far-left" Senate record and Kerry arguing the middle class had  lost ground under the president.


Diventa cosi' il quinto produttore del mondo


Entertainment giant Viacom is to provide  TV programmes and films to much-hyped online video service Joost.


Spain's Catholic Church reverses statement in support of condom use

MADRID, Spain  - The Catholic Church in Spain backtracked late Wednesday from a leading bishop's groundbreaking statement in support of condom use to fight the spread of AIDS, saying instead the church still believes artificial contraception is immoral.


U.S., African Countries Discuss Free Trade

The U.S. trade envoy met Friday with ministers from five southern African countries in hopes of advancing negotiations on the United States' first free-trade agreement in sub-Saharan Africa.


Might one of these be the next great multibagger?


Montecarlo, 15:05 - F1, GP MONACO: POLE DI ALONSO, PRIMA FILA TUTTA MCLAREN

Fernando Alonso partirà in pole position nel Gp di Monaco, quinta prova del mondiale di formu...


Federal regulators on Thursday approved the first cyber-security standards for the nation's electric industry, following growing concerns about the power grid's vulnerabilities.


AT&T to Cut Workforce 20%, Take $11.4 Bln Writedown

AT&T Corp., the largest US long- distance telephone company, will eliminate 20 percent of its workforce this year and write down $11.


Solar Web hosting company powers Live Earth sites

InfoWorld - The Web hosting company chosen to power the Web sites for this weekend's Live Earth concerts adopts an environmentally friendly business plan: Let the sunshine in.


4 at Bank in Germany Settle Case on Bonuses

The chief executive of Deutsche Bank and three other directors were accused of improperly enriching the managers of a telecommunications company.


Germany investigates 12,000 in child porn ring

Prosecutors in the eastern German state of Saxony-Anhalt are investigating 12,000 people on suspicion of possessing illegal images of children, state prosecutor Peter Vogt told German radio on Monday.


Russia announces plans to sell part of Yukos: report

Russia's justice ministry announced plans to sell a part of the Yukos oil giant to cover the company's outstanding back taxes.


Poverty Worsening in Israel and Palestinian Areas, 2 Studies Find

Two reports released Tuesday show that poverty has steadily worsened in Israel and risen significantly in the Palestinian territories since fighting erupted four years ago


Richard Childress paced through one of his team haulers, masterfully handling several different tasks at once. He monitored his drivers from his headset, kept a close eye on the competition via a nearby scoring monitor and doled out assignments as his crew members passed by.


The graduation rate for major college football players increased for the fourth straight year, and the rate for all Division I athletes remained at 62 percent, or 2 percent higher than the general student population.


Prime Minister Ariel Sharon says Israel's pull-out from Gaza will be coordinated with the Palestinians.


Salute: Studio Gb, Cioccolato Contro La Tosse

Roma, 22 nov. (Adnkronos Salute) - Cioccolato per mandar via la tosse. La buona notizia per i golosi arriva da ricercatori britannici e ungheresi. Il merito e' della teobromina, sostanza contenuta nei semi


A US private equity group tonight said it had bought a majority stake in luxury shoe label Jimmy Choo in a deal valuing the company at Â£101 million.


After centuries of guesswork, architects have a high-tech way to hear the acoustics of buildings they haven't yet built.


The sudden shortage of flu vaccine has raised questions about how people can protect themselves during the coming flu season. USA Today reporter Anita Manning asked infectious disease experts for advice.


Egg to sell French unsecured lending ops to Banque Accord

Egg, the Internet bank majority-owned by British insurer Prudential, said it had agreed to sell its French unsecured lending business to Banque Arnold for up to 140 million euros (177 million dollars) in cash.


Fidelity hires an outsider for a top post

Fidelity Investments filled in a piece of its upper management puzzle yesterday, naming an outsider to run several key divisions -- though not its core mutual-fund operations.


Local, Area Briefs: Worker Overcome By Leak of Dry-Cleaning Chemical

By Staff Reports  A woman who was overcome by a leaking dry-cleaning chemical and fell unconscious into a chemical puddle Thursday was decontaminated at the site and taken to a hospital.


Andre Agassi lost the Stockholm Open final in a third-set tibreaker to Sweden's Thomas Johansson, who won 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (4) Sunday to capture this tournament for the second time.


Bomb kills 37 on last day of Pakistan vote campaign

A suicide car bomb outside a  Pakistani election candidate's office killed 37 people in the  violent northwest on Saturday, the last day of campaigning for  an election meant to complete a transition to civilian rule.


Britain's Ben Ainslie wins sailing's Finn  class - his second successive Olympic gold medal.


Sony apologises for using Manchester cathedral as a backdrop to one of its violent games.


No. 4 Washington State passed its first major test of the season most impressively last night in Los Angeles.


Unrest over new Mexico president endures

Opposition legislators sprawled across the congressional speaker's platform in their standoff with ruling conservatives Wednesday, vowing not to budge in hopes of blocking Friday's inauguration of President-elect Felipe Calderon.


Ron Artest warned the Indiana Pacers. The volatile forward told them he was burned out. He needed a rest. He needed vacation time, comp time, sick days, whatever they could spare.


Read Channel License Agreement with Hitachi Enables Infineon to Offer ...

September 8, 2004 - Infineon Technologies AG (IFX: FSE, NYSE) today announced that it has signed a long term license agreement with Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (Hitachi GST) on read channel technology ...


Martinez passes his physical, and the Mets finalize their $53 million, four-year contract with the pitcher.


Halliburton says committed to Venezuela market

Oilfield services company Halliburton Co.  said on Sunday it is committed to doing business in Venezuela, in an effort to clarify some comments its chief financial officer made earlier to investors.


Regulators fine CBS $550,000 for Janet Jackson Super Bowl show

Federal regulators on Wednesday fined CBS a record $550,000 for Janet Jacksonâs âwardrobe malfunction,â which exposed the singerâs breast during this yearâs Super Bowl halftime show.


Six people are reported missing after a French fishing vessel sinks about 50 miles off the coast of Cornwall.


Stavano per riciclare 600 mln di dollari, sequestrati beni


Blair builds 'bridge' on road map to peace

Tony Blair secured unequivocal endorsements from the Palestinian leadership and Israel yesterday for a US-backed conference that is designed to ensure the Palestinians enforce


The Hill, Bush Differ on Counterterror Center

The new national counterterrorism center established by President Bush under an executive order is to begin operations in early December, at about the same time that Congress may be debating


Car bomb in Iraq's Shi'ite Kufa kills 59

KUFA, Iraq  - A car bomb hit a group of laborers   after they boarded a minibus in a market in a Shi'ite city in   Iraq on Tuesday, killing 59 people and sparking clashes between   protesters and police, witnesses and officials said.


The Democratic Party can no longer sit back and wait until three weeks before an election to ask minorities for their vote, Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean said Friday.


A former executive at the London offices of Merrill Lynch fails in her Â£7.5m sex discrimination case against the US investment bank.


Roger Federer is playing so perfectly right now that he made Andre Agassi look average. Defending champion Federer beat the eight-time major winner 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 Tuesday in the Australian Open quarterfinals, taking the punch right out of the best counter-puncher on the circuit.


Fans sink their fangs into "Snakes on a Plane"

To hear some punsters tell it, it's  time for Hollywood to "kick asp." After endless parodies,  Weblogs, videos, books, news reports and T-shirts, "Snakes on a  Plane" finally opens in the United States on Friday with no one  knowing quite what to expect from the super-hyped film other  than a story about reptiles patrolling a panicky passenger jet.


Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Wednesday that his oil-rich nation will sign major arms deals in Moscow to acquire Russian fighter jets and produce Kalashnikov assault rifles, and he slammed U.S. criticism of the weapons sales.


The police inquiry into Madeleine McCann's disappearance is almost over, Portugal's justice minister says.


U.S.-Russia tensions, climate in focus as G8 meets

HEILIGENDAMM, Germany  - Leaders of the world's major powers gather on Germany's Baltic coast on Wednesday for a G8 summit likely to be dominated by U.S.-Russia tensions and wrangling over global warming.


Assailants with rockets and assault rifles ambushed two vehicles carrying paramilitary troops in a remote Pakistan tribal region near Iran on Saturday, leaving four soldiers dead and four others wounded, a spokesman said.


Calif. urges more conservation as heat wave eases

California again urged customers to conserve power on Friday even though electricity demand for air conditioning should decline as temperatures along the coast continue to ease and many businesses shut early for the weekend.


Shorter Waits for Botox Than Examinations of Moles

Patients seeking an appointment with a dermatologist to ask about a potentially cancerous mole have to wait substantially longer than those seeking Botox for wrinkles, a study says.


Am-pro Impressionism with Corel's Painter Essentials

Corel Painter Essentials 4 puts the art back into photo editing and the desktop studio with a stable, well-designed, feature-laden update.


A third teenager was arrested Thursday in the gang rape and assault of a mother and her 12-year-old son in a housing project, police said.


Facebook in talks to sell itself to Yahoo: paper

Social-networking Web site   Facebook.com is in serious talks to sell itself to Internet   media company Yahoo Inc. YHOO.O for an amount that could   approach $1 billion, The Wall Street Journal reported on   Thursday.


As holiday shoppers hunted for safe toys Sunday, Democrat Barack Obama touted his plan for tighter regulation of Chinese-made playthings, millions of which have been recalled because of unsafe levels of lead.


AFRICA/KENYA - ÂNel caos provocato dallo scontro politico la criminalitÃ  proliferaÂ Nairobi (Agenzia Fides)- ÂLa vita a Nairobi Ã¨ ripresa normalmente anche se permangono alcuni focolai di tensione negli slum della capitaleÂ dice allÂAgenzia Fides una fonte della Chiesa locale, che per motivi di sicurezza non desidera essere citata p...


Tsunami kills almost 400 in Thailand, thousands hurt

The death toll from a deadly tsunami that devastated Thailand's southern tourist playground surged close to 400 as rescue workers worked overnight, retrieving bodies and searching for injured.


Marbella, 19:03 - CALCIO, MONTOLIVO: ALLA FIORENTINA PER CRESCERE

Riccardo Montolivo si augura un 2008 con meno problemi fisici: ''In questo campionato ho avuto qualc...


Oracle apps upgrade to ship within 60 days

Oracle  customers will be able to get the delayed version of the company's E-Business Suite 11i.10 within 60 days, Oracle announced today.


Former senator John Edwards' younger brother will spend 60 days in a Colorado jail after pleading guilty to a decade-old drunken driving charge.


Doctors questioned over British bomb plot

British police questioned eight people on Tuesday, at least three of them doctors, over a suspected al Qaeda plot to detonate car bombs in London and Scotland after the investigation spread as far as Australia.


About 50 African migrants are missing off the Canary Islands after their boat sank, survivors say.


Enel to Get $2.3 Billion Compensation, Boost Dividend

Enel SpA, Italy's biggest utility, will receive 1.9 billion euros ($2.3 billion) in investment compensation from the government and will raise additional cash from asset sales that will be used to boost dividends.


Intel preps Pentium-branded 'Conroe' processors

Old faithful brand shifting focus to embedded market? The Pentium is dead. Long live the Pentium. Yes, for all Intel's keenness on its new Core brand, the Pentium name will apparently survive beyond the current P4 and PD processors in the form of an upcoming 'Conroe'-based single-core CPU family due early next year.â¦


Bin Laden expresses support in Zarqawi, calls to boycott Iraq ...

In an audiotape aired Monday by Al-Jazeera satellite television, a man purported to be Osama bin Laden expressed support to Abu-Musab al-Zarqawi and called for a boycott of next month's elections in Iraq.


Guitars autographed by music stars such as Britney Spears will raise money for Hurricane Charley victims. Plus other news in brief on Colin Firth and Spider-Man 2.


Britain Hopeful North Korea May Admit Rights Team

Britain hopes North Korea may be willing to admit international human rights monitors for the first time, a minister who visited the secretive communist state last week said on Monday.


Roma, 20:29 - CANOTTAGGIO, CDM: UN ORO E DUE ARGENTI PER ITALIA A LINZ

Una medaglia d'oro e due d'argento. Questo il bottino raccolto dall'Italia nella prova di coppa del ...


Libertines Rock Paris Subway Before Feared Split

The Libertines, one of Britain's most  turbulent indie bands, rocked Paris on Friday night in what  fans fear could be the last gig of a two-year blaze of drugs,  busts, betrayals and reconcilations.


U2's Bono urges Japan to boost Africa aid

Rock star and anti-poverty activist Bono urged Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday to keep his nation's pledge to boost aid to Africa and other parts of the developing world.


Zend Developer Zone: Upcoming Zend Webinars

The Zend Developer Zone has posted about some of their (Zend's) upcoming webcasts/webinars for the next two months:   On a regular basis, Zend hosts free Webinars on a variety of Zend and PHP related topics. They keep a lost of them over at the Zend site but occasionally, I like to list them here to make sure all DevZone readers are aware of them.   The list includes:   Zend Studio Neon Beta Overview (Oct 17) PHP4 to PHP5 Migration (Oct 24) Zend Framework Database Access (Oct 31) Improve your PHP Application's Search Capabilities with Lucene (Nov 7) Building Rich Internet Applications (RIAs) with PHP and Zend Framework (Nov 14) PHP Security Basics (Nov 28)   Both the pages for each of the webinars and the Zend Developer Zone post have summaries of what each is about.


Sweden rejects asylum seekers from Mogadishu, Somalia, saying there is no armed conflict there.


Christian Brando, who had been hospitalized with double pneumonia, died Friday, PEOPLE has learned. He was 49.  Brando â son of the late actor Marlon Brando â was admitted to Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center Jan. 11, according to his ex-wife Deb...


All summer, the Arizona desert has been the epicenter for this year's West Nile virus outbreak. By Matt Slocum, The Arizona Republic.


Thai and German rescue workers have searched the wreckage of a half-built luxury hotel complex after villagers said they had heard calls for help from people trapped inside.


Chechen president-elect to unite Chechens all over Russia

MOSCOW, August 31 (Itar-Tass) - Alu Alkhanov intends to unite Chechens all over Russia. âMany are ready to return home, and I shall do my best to make this true.


By Bob Bernick Jr. Deseret Morning News  The Utah Supreme Court did all Utahns a great favor last Friday.  The high court made a quick ruling that will allow citizens to vote private-school tuition vouchers clearly up or down Nov. 6.


Around 1,000 Buddhist monks, flanked by thousands of onlookers, march in protest against the country's military regime.


Russia's top diplomat accused the United States of launching a new arms race as the two nations traded barbs Wednesday over U.S. plans to erect a missile defense system in countries formerly under Moscow's influence.


A Chinese coal mine has made the news for a reason other than the grim series of accidents nationwide -- it is claiming a world record for the highest number of simultaneous weddings held underground.


Nigerian President Orders Price Reduction

Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo attempted to calm labor discontent Friday ahead of a planned general strike, saying he would order the reduction of kerosene prices.


Universal cements music publishing lead: report

Universal Music's publishing division  has overtaken EMI as the world's leading major music publisher,  according to market research on Monday.


Hindu nationalists call for a general strike in India over the arrest of a Hindu cleric who faces murder charges.


Beckham to undergo light training soon: Real Madrid:

[Sports India]: Madrid, Oct 11: England football captain David Beckham is expected back in Madrid Wednesday and resume light training despite fracturing a rib, reports Xinhua.


Bergamo, 18:22 - CALCIO, LOTITO: LA LAZIO PUO' COMPETERE CON TUTTI

Il pareggio con l'Atalanta non ha certo demoralizzato il presidente della Lazio, Claudio Lotito. "La...


La carcassa individuata a 35 km a sudest di Kabul


U.S. loses status as World Bank top donor to Britain

The United States lost its status as the largest donor to the World Bank's main fund for poor countries, the lender said on Friday, as Britain pledged more in the latest funding round that secured a record amount of aid.


Pakistani siege talks break down; clash erupts

Negotiations to an end a bloody standoff at a Pakistani mosque broke down on Tuesday and sustained gunfire and big explosions erupted from the vicinity of the mosque soon afterwards.


By Times-News, Burlington, N.C.  Sep. 22--We're looking for a few good middle, high school and college-age students.  If you know someone worthy of being named Student of the Month, send a letter of nomination to Charity Apple c/o Teens & 20s, 707 S. Main St., Burlington, N.C. 27215.


Dichiarazione fatta agli ambasciatori dei paesi Ue


House in Falluja Seems to Have Been Base for Jordanian Terrorist

American military officials said Thursday that they had discovered a house in the devastated city of Falluja that appeared to have been a headquarters


Kelly Ripa Named Host of the Fifth Annual TV Land Awards

NEW YORK, Jan. 31  /PRNewswire/ -- TV Land today announced that Kelly Ripa, actress and co-host of the popular syndicated morning talk show LIVE with Regis and Kelly, will serve as host at the fifth annual TV Land Awards.


Starbucks sees its quarterly profits climb 18%, boosted by opening more than eight new stores a day worldwide.


Prime Minister Tony Blair of Britain, seeking to repair ties between the United States and Europe, urged Washington yesterday to reach out to its


Al-Sadr Calls on Militia to Stop Fighting

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Rebel Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr called for his followers across Iraq to end fighting against U.S. and Iraqi forces and is considering joining the political process, an al-Sadr aide said Monday...


Nel mese di maggio, analisti attendevano -1,0%


Macedonians Voting on Albanian Self-Rule

Voters on Sunday cast ballots on a referendum that would repeal a Western-brokered law that effectively grants local autonomy to the country's ethnic Albanians.


Organized Crime Takes Lead in Italyâs Economy

Organized crime represents the biggest segment of the Italian economy, accounting for more than $127 billion in receipts, according to a report issued on Monday.


Blair, Chirac try to put Iraq war behind them

British Prime Minister Tony Blair and French President Jacques Chirac called for "a stable and democratic Iraq" as well as urgent efforts to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.


CBS Ousts Four Employees Over Bush Story

A "myopic zeal" led CBS News to  disregarded basic principles of journalism and air an erroneous  story about President Bush's military service record, said an  independent report released on Monday, prompting the network to  fire four employees for their roles.


PARIS -- General Motors Corp. Chief Executive Rick Wagoner and Carlos Ghosn, who heads Renault SA and Nissan Motor Co., met in Paris on Wednesday and agreed to continue discussions on a possible three-way global car making alliance despite signs the talks are running into difficulties.


Sprint expected to undercut rivals' call plans

No. 3 U.S. mobile service provider Sprint Nextel Corp is expected to offer flat-rate calling plans at up to a 40 percent discount to its rivals, hurtling the industry into a price war, analysts said on Wednesday.


Games Rock Athens, Thousands Party Nightly

While the world's best athletes fight the noble Olympic battle in stadiums and pools, their fans storm the streets of Athens, turning the Greek capital into a huge international party every night.


Hong Kong journalist Ching Cheong is jailed for five years, after being convicted in Beijing of spying.


Arts & entertainment: The great forgotten 20th-century US novelist is Richard Yates. Now, with his work being reissued, and a new film, is he finally about to return?


Will Barghouti change the Palestinian race?

Jailed Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti has said that he will be a candidate in the elections next month. The move has thrown the upcoming election into confusion, as it had seemed interim leader Mahmoud


Comix is a user-friendly, customizable image viewer. It is specifically designed to handle comic books, but also serves as a generic viewer. It reads images in ZIP, RAR or tar archives (also gzip or bzip2 compressed) as well as plain image files. It is written in Python and uses GTK+ through the PyGTK bindings.    Version 3.6.1 contains updated Brazilian Portuguese and Dutch translations.  Read more at http://comix.sourceforge.net


The start of the WTA Tour's Ericsson International tournament will be delayed by a day to Tuesday because of a general strike in India's southern Karnataka state, the host organizers said Sunday.


Internet conglomerate IAC/Interactive  Corp  has signed an agreement with online video  syndication service Brightcove Inc to create and distribute  video on the Web for IAC's brands, the companies said on  Wednesday.


Greece, shamed and angered by doping  scandals involving their two top sprinters and a medal-winning  weightlifter, hailed an unexpected new Olympic heroine Monday  in the form of a walker.


Jodhaa Akbar faces controversy from the Rajputs

Certain sections of the Rajput community in Rajasthan have raised an objection on Ashutosh Gowarikar's magnum opus Jodhaa Akbar.


Rolling Stones will play Churchill Downs

Mick Jagger will strut at the home of the Kentucky Derby when the Rolling Stones perform at the famed Churchill Downs racetrack Sept. 29.


Ryan Newman and Mark Martin did things to aid their causes Friday afternoon at Richmond International Raceway. But only the final tally after the checkered flag for the Chevy


Update 3: Enron Jury Selection Begins in Houston

A judge overseeing the first criminal trial involving former Enron Corp. executives told prospective jurors Monday he didn't expect them to have "come out of some hole somewhere" and not know of the former energy-trading giant.


T.O. Exits Cowboys' Game With Hurt Ankle

Dallas receiver Terrell Owens leaves the Cowboys' game Saturday night against Carolina because of a left ankle injury in the first half.


The Dow and the S&P 500 slipped on Tuesday, after a report showed consumer confidence fell to a 2-year low, and with investors jittery a day ahead of a Federal Reserve interest-rate decision.


Alejandro Amenabar wins Spain's nomination for this year's foreign language film Oscar. Plus other entertainment news in brief.


Tensions high in Baghdad as curfew lifted

Baghdad authorities on Monday lifted a three-day curfew imposed on the city after the worst bombing since the U.S. invasion in 2003, but nerves were frayed on fears of a new wave of blood-letting.


Firefighters battling wildfires that have raged out of control for more than two weeks in Australia have taken advantage of cooler conditions to clear land in an attempt to contain the blazes.


Two British soldiers have been injured, one seriously, in separate attacks close to the Camp Dogwood military base, south of Baghdad.


No credit goes to India for peace in Kashmir: Pak

Pakistan has said that the prevailing peaceful situation in Kashmir was due to its efforts only, and that no credit goes to India.


Three Australasians win 2005 LET Tour cards

Miriam Nagl from Germany was the epitome of consistency over four days of the Robe di Kappa Ladies European Tour qualifying school and after an opening round of 72 and three consecutive rounds of one under 71, ...


Silicone has been detected in petrol samples taken after complaints by drivers of cars breaking down.


At least 75 arrested in Copenhagen street clashes

Danish police arrested at least 75  people in Copenhagen on Thursday in violent street clashes  after authorities evicted squatters from a youth center, a  police spokesman said.


NATO troops attacked in Afghan capital, three hurt

A suicide car-bomber attacked a NATO convoy on a busy road in the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Monday wounding six people including three NATO soldiers, police and NATO said.


Roma, 20:43 - CALCIO, ROMA; RINNOVI: OGGI FERRARI, POI MEXES E CHIVU

La Roma ha aperto il calendario degli incontri con i manager dei giocatori per prolungare i contratt...


The terrorists, whose unspeakably malevolent takeover of a Russian schoolhouse resulted in the deaths of 330 children, teachers and parents, have succeeded in at least one respect.


NY, NY: Randolph takes over hometown team

Willie Randolph hung up the phone and gave his wife a big hug. After falling short nearly a dozen times, he finally was a major league manager.


Poland pays homage to a woman who helped save the lives of 2,500 Jewish children during World War II.


Economy - Monday      (Investor's Business Daily)

Investor's Business Daily - Echoing hawkish statements by other Fed officials, Cleveland Fed President Sandra Pianalto called the threat of higher inflation "the predominant risk" to the economy. She also warned that inflation expectations could be fueled by rising energy prices. On a more positive note, she said consumer demand has held up despite housing woes that have cut as much as a percentage point 15ff annual U.S. growth.


SEC launches software tool to provide info on companies doing business in terrorist states.


COO John Lilly taking over from founding CEO Mitchell Baker, who will remain chairman of company behind the open-source Web browser.


Hundreds of tourists from Europe and Scandinavia are among the missing and dead in southern Asia.


Roma, 16:13 - CALCIO, AGENTE DI FERRARI: LO VUOLE PRANDELLI

Gianni Corci, agente del difensore della Roma, Matteo Ferrari, parla in esclusiva a "Unico Grande Am...


Ivory Coast Army Chief Sacked as Foreigners Flee

An exodus of foreigners from Ivory  Coast continued Saturday as President Laurent Gbagbo sacked the  head of the army, hours before West African leaders were due to  meet for emergency talks on the crisis.


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


It's a Girl, and a Boy, for Julia Roberts

It's a girl — and a boy — for actress Julia Roberts and her husband, cinematographer Danny Moder. Roberts gave birth to twins Hazel Patricia Moder and Phinnaeus Walter Moder on Sunday morning at a Southern California hospital, publicist Marcy Engelman said Sunday.


Paris Hilton got out of jail Tuesday and immediately got back to being Paris Hilton, summoning a hair-salon van and, by her mere presence, creating a huge traffic jam that angered the neighbors.


Should more grocery stores be allowed to sell alcohol?

The big supermarket chains don't seem to be as price-competitive on wine as their campaign literature would lead you to believe.


Monitors Say Troops Killed Aid Workers in Sri Lanka

No group other than government security forces would have been in a position to carry out the killings of 17 aid workers this month, cease-fire monitors concluded.


Magnetic game pieces sold at Target recalled

About 110,000 magnetic game pieces that accompanied "Cars" themed backpacks sold at Target Corp retail stores have been recalled because the toys can be swallowed by young children, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said on Tuesday.


Don't stop Brazil Carnival but be careful: Lula

As Brazilians get ready for their  annual Carnival celebrations, the government is urging them to  practice safe sex and avoid drinking too much.


A suicide bomber detonated a powerful bomb 100 yards from where the chief justice, Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, was to speak to a crowd.


In Mississippi, the Political Hits Just Keep on Coming

Add another item to the list of interesting political developments in Mississippi. Powerful Republican Sen. Trent Lott unexpectedly resigned. Then, Rep. Roger Wicker was appointed to succeed him, opening up Wicker's seat in the 1st District seat. Now, the race for Mississippi's 3rd district -- an open seat -- is taking shape.


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Some say spyware bill too broad, others say too weak

(InfoWorld) - An antispyware bill that passed the U.S. House of Representatives this week faces opposition from several groups with one side saying it's too strong and the other saying it's too weak. The Securely Protect Yourself Against Cyber Trespass Act (SPY ACT), which passed the House Wednesday by a vote of 368 to 48, would prohibit taking control of computers to send unsolicited material to others, diverting the Web browser, modifying a computer's settings and keystroke logging. The bill would make it illegal to collect personal information without permission and it allows fines of up to $3 million for some violations. But several business groups, led by the DMA (Direct Marketing Association), sent a letter to House leaders this week raising objections that the bill too broadly defines "computer software" and "information collection programs," and it could make it illegal for e-commerce sites to recommend products based on browsing or buying history, engage in targeted advertising, or to place cookies on a Web site user's computer "The scope and impact of [the bill] on legitimate businesses goes far beyond regulating spyware and cuts to the heart of the information economy," said the letter, signed by 31 trade groups and companies. The bill could "limit the seamless Internet experience that is responsible for the widespread adoption of the Internet by consumers," the letter said. Representatives of the SPY ACT's two main sponsors, Representative Ed Towns, a New York Democrat, and Representative Mary Bono, a California Republican, weren't immediately available for comment. The SPY ACT is the second piece of antispyware legislation passed by the House this year. The Internet Spyware Prevention Act (I-SPY),Â which passed the House in May, hasn't prompted major objections. I-SPY would create penalties of up to five years in prison for some spyware-like behavior. Versions of both bills passed the House in May 2005, but failed to make it through the Senate. By requiring Web sites to get permission every time they track a users' history, the SPY ACT could make Web surfing an unwieldy series of pop-ups asking for permission, said Steve Berry, the DMA's executive vice president for government affairs. By trying to define bad uses of technology, the bill becomes overly broad, he said. "Our thought is maybe you should look at the intent rather than trying to regulate the technology," Berry said. Among the groups signing the letter in opposition to the SPY ACT were the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the Information Technology Association of America, NetCoalition, Charles Schwab & Co, and the Internet Alliance. Meanwhile, the Electronic Frontier Foundation has raised different objections to the SPY ACT. The bill would preempt about 10 state laws that have been passed, many of them stronger than the SPY ACT, said Fred von Lohmann, senior intellectual property lawyer for the EFF. In addition, the bill would take away the ability of private citizens to sue spyware creators, von Lohmann said. The bill "would actually make things worse, insulating adware vendors from more stringent state laws and private lawsuits," von Lohmann wrote on the EFF blog in April. The bill concentrates spyware enforcement in the hands of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and state attorney generals, instead of allowing private lawsuits as well, he said. "This is a terrible move," von Lohmann wrote. "If Congress is serious about enacting tough anti-spyware laws, it should create incentives that would encourage private citizens to pursue the bad guys." Bono, one of the bill's sponsors, said in a statement this week that the preemption of state laws is the right approach. "Because of the Internet's role in interstate commerce, the need for federal spyware legislation is clear, depending on a patchwork of state laws is simply unworkable," she said. "The passage of the SPY ACT moves the American people one step closer to reclaiming control of their computers in their home and at their business."


Bush believes Pope sincere in apology on Islam

President George W. Bush said on   Monday that Pope Benedict was sincere in his apology for   comments on Islam that have sparked outrage among Muslims, a   U.S. official said.


Investors Unfazed by Risks Associated With Bayer Drug

The news that one of Bayer's over-the-counter painkillers may increase the risk of heart attacks and strokes barely fazed shareholders.


Estoril, 16:13 - MOTO, GP PORTOGALLO: HAYDEN IN POLE NELLA MOTOGP

Lo statunitense Nicky Hayden partirà in pole position nel Gp del Portogallo, classe MotoGp. I...


The people of Slovenia are voting in the first parliamentary elections since the country joined the European Union and Nato earlier this year.


The Energy Challenge: Efficiency, Not Just Alternatives, Is Promoted as an Energy Saver

Even supporters of alternative energy agree that the easiest way to cut carbon emissions and air pollution is to focus more on efficiency.


Agreement reached over burial for James Brown

The children of  James Brown and his former partner have decided on where the  soul singer should be buried nearly two months after he died, a  lawyer said on Tuesday.


A spate of car bombings rocked Baghdad on Thursday, killing more than 20 people, including a US soldier and two Iraqi police officers, according to Iraqi and US officials.


Movie Review | 'Casting About': The Cold Male Gaze

âCasting About,â from the documentary filmmaker Barry J. Hershey, is a record of casting calls for actresses in a dramatic feature that Mr. Hershey wrote but has yet to direct.


Egypt canal fails to drain Sinai militancy

An ambitious effort to create jobs and pull Egypt's Bedouin out of poverty is falling short.


Reputed street gang members, organized crime associates and at least two pharmacists were arrested Thursday, accused of being part of a ring that sold the powerful painkiller OxyContin in the Boston area, authorities said.


"I'm Not There" is the first movie about Bob Dylan's life that the singer-songwriter has ever given his blessing, the director said Tuesday at the Venice Film Festival.


Hi-tech images of the retina could allow earlier diagnosis of eye diseases, Scottish experts say.


Milano, 19:39 - VOLLEY, A2 MASCHILE: MILANO-LORETO 3-1

Nell'anticipo della terza giornata del campionato di serie A2 maschile di pallavolo, la Sparkling Mi...


Afghan parliament passes revised amnesty bill

The Afghan parliament passed a revised  bill on Saturday that called for amnesty for groups involved in  war crimes but also recognized the victims' right to seek  justice, lawmakers said.


Ministro a Val di Susa, 'Non fatevi strumentalizzare'


Back to the Future: Mixing Work and Home Is a Very Old Dilemma

Career and life aren't so much balanced as they are stirred into a stew that often satisfies neither side. That blend isn't so new, says Jared Sandberg.


Brazil successfully launched its first rocket into space, 14 months after a devastating accident that killed 21 space agency employees and damaged the reputation of the country's space program.


Miss Italia a Mike Bongiorno. Ventura denuncia Mirigliani

Intramontabile il concorso e anche il conduttore. E Simona Ventura annuncia battaglia contro gli organizzatori per il 'mobbing mediatico' subito


Review: `Supply & Demand,' Playaz Circle

Playaz Circle, "Supply & Demand" (DTP Records/Def Jam)


Some of the head lice infesting people today were spread to us thousands of years ago by an extinct species of humans like Homo erectus.


Only just... 02 has shifted 190,000 iPhones in its first two months of sales, just short of its target of 200,000.â¦


Future of play focus of video game maker gathering

Video game makers from around the world will gather in San Francisco beginning on Monday to collaborate about the future of play.


Petrochemical Projects Awaiting Official Inauguration

According to "Tehran Times", the three acetic acid complexes of Fanavaran, Ghadir, and Borzuyeh are ready for official inauguration in the presence of President Mahmud Ahmadinejad, said Iran's National Petrochemical Company (NPC) production manager.


In Japan, a 28,000-square-foot homage to the automaton begins the archiving of man's fascination with robots. Take a look at some of the specimens. By Brian Ashcraft from Wired magazine.


TruSecure, Betrusted formalize merger plans

com September 21, 2004, 8:12 AM PT. Most IT Managers won't question the importance of security, but this priority has been sliding between the third and fourth most important focus for companies.


'You can't throw away baby like a bad egg'

A father fighting to save his seriously ill 11-month-old baby girl told the High Court today that he believed in miracles and was sure she did not want to die.


A World Cup victory few expected. A corruption scandal that disgraced some of Italy's most famous clubs. And now, the death of a police officer during riots by Sicilian soccer fans.


Attacks go on as Sudan flirts with sanctions

AFRICAN Union monitors are investigating claims that Sudanese helicopter gunships bombed a village just days before the expiry of the United Nationsâ deadline for the Khartoum government to end the violence in Darfur.


It's the fans that matter, says PM Brown

Prime Minister Gordon Brown has weighed into the debate over whether or not some English Premier League games should be played overseas by telling clubs to "listen to the fans."


Israeli woman dies in Gaza mortar strike, police go on Yom Kippur ...

JERUSALEM : An Israeli woman was killed in a Palestinian mortar strike on a Jewish settlement in Gaza, as Israel prepared to mark Judaism's most solemn day of Yom Kippur amid fears of suicide bombings.


S.Korea, U.S. End Troop Cut Talks Without Agreement

South Korea and the United States closed a round of defense talks in Seoul on Friday aimed at scheduling a reduction of U.S. troops on the Korean peninsula without agreeing on the timeline of the realignment.


FINANZIARIA: MARONI, SCIOPERO NON LA BLOCCHERA'

Roma, 27 ott. (Adnkronos) - Lo sciopero proclamato da Cgil, Cisl e Uil non blocchera' l'iter della Finanziaria. Il ministro del Welfare, Roberto Maroni, al termine di un incontro in Confindustria con il presidente


Bomb scare forces plane to land in London

London - A bomb alert forced a Virgin Atlantic flight from Hong Kong to London's Heathrow Airport to land at Stansted Airport, north of the British capital, as a "precautionary measure", officials said on Thursday.


Mylan exec blasts financier's plan to block King merger

PITTSBURGH The chief executive of Mylan Laboratories says a move by Wall Street financier Carl Icahn (EYE'-kahn) to halt Mylan's acquisition of King Pharmaceuticals is wrongheaded.


Australia Re-Elects Howard Prime Minister

SYDNEY, Australia - Prime Minister John Howard scored a convincing victory in Australia's federal election Saturday, winning a historic fourth term in a vote ensuring the staunch U.S. ally keeps its troops in Iraq...


Cartographers Redrawing Maps After Tsunami

Water depths in parts of the Straits of Malacca, one of the world's busiest shipping channels off the coast of Sumatra, reached about 4,000 feet before last month's tsunami. Now, reports are coming in of just 100 feet — too dangerous for shipping, if proved true.


Israelâs Shin Bet security service has tightened protection of the prime minister, MPs and parliament ahead of next weekâs crucial vote on a Gaza withdrawal.


China's sweeping new labor law will  improve workplace conditions without deterring foreign  investment, the European Union Chamber of Commerce said on  Sunday.


Net overseer Icann says it has completed work to become a body that can act free of government control.


One Dead and Two Wounded in Bronx Shooting

After the shooting, the gunman, who is said to have been enraged at losing his job at Co-Op City, rode the bus and turned himself in to security officers at a courthouse.


Annan denounces "gross" Kenya rights abuses

Former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan denounced "gross and systematic" human rights abuses in Kenya on Saturday after post-election violence that has killed at least 700.


MADISON, Wis. - A 77-year-old man is accused of running a group of roller skiers off a rural road. Eugene A. Hruby told a detective he was tired of seeing roller skiers on the road, according to a criminal complaint filed Wednesday.


French Riviera wildfire is under control

Firefighters brought a wildfire in the French Riviera under control Thursday after it ripped through 2,500 acres of brush and trees, destroyed a home and forced the evacuation of campsites.


Will the company's baseball deal strike out, or will it toss EA out of the ballpark?


EU pressures operators to lower data roaming rates

After forcing Europe's mobile  operators to cut rates for making and receiving phone calls  abroad, the European Union's top telecoms regulator has set her  sights on prices for downloading and surfing the Web  wirelessly.


A US atheist loses a legal fight to stop prayers being recited at President George W Bush's inauguration.


ASIA/FILIPPINE - Un segno di speranza nella travagliata isola di Jolo, luogo di conflitto e vaste operazioni militari: nasce il Centro Silsilah, per lÂarmonia islamo-cristiana Jolo (Agenzia Fides) - Era un sogno che da qualche giorno Ã¨ divenuto realtÃ : proprio nellÂisola di Jolo, roccaforte dei terroristi di Abu Sayyaf, luogo di guerra, conflitto e di grande sofferenza per la popolazione, Ã¨ nato il nuovo ÂCentro SilsilahÂ,...


LOS ANGELES Sept. 22, 2004 - Russ Meyer, producer-director who helped spawn the "skin flick" with such films as "Faster, Pussycat!


Novell has extended a partnership to sell software for e-mail and other server functions from Netline Internet Service, the companies said Thursday.


The 2007 All-Star Game will take place at SBC Park, according to a report in the San Francisco Chronicle on Wednesday. The Giants and Major League Baseball did not


NEW YORK  - Previous research has shown a possible anti-cancer effect for aspirin. Now, new findings suggest that the drug achieves this by cutting off the tumor's blood supply, not just by blocking an enzyme called cyclooxygenase.


Corruption Remains Rampant, Says Poll of 64 Countries

A majority of people worldwide say corruption among government and business elites is a grave problem, and about 10 percent say that they or a member of their household paid a bribe in the previous year, according to a new global opinion poll.


Mention of the war in Iraq clouded a House resolution marking the third anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, and 16 lawmakers voted Thursday against the otherwise non-controversial measure.


Taser links up with iRobot for stunning new products

Blog: It's a stun gun on a robot. The military wants them, and probably so do a lot of 13-year-old boys.


Computer maker Fujitsu is recalling 287,000 Sony laptop batteries because of a potential fire risk.


Following one of the worst starts of his season, Daniel Cabrera receives some extra advice in his bullpen session Thursday.


Conditions in Afghanistan have deteriorated markedly since 2005, with rising violence, government corruption and misguided U.S. efforts contributing to growing unease  among the population, according to a report released yesterday based in part on 1,000 interviews with ordinary Afghans.


The Big Ten Network reached an agreement on Thursday with satellite TV provider Dish Network, expanding the reach of the new channel.


The Chicken's in the Oven, My Husband's Out the Door

Some marriages grind slowly to a halt. Others, like the author's, explode midflight, a space shuttle torn asunder in the clear blue sky as the stunned crowd watches in disbelief.


Black Watch pays price for backing Fallujah offensive

Tony Blair faced calls from Labour MPs last night to pull British troops out of Iraq's notorious "Triangle of Death" after another Black Watch soldier was killed and two more were injured.


CriticÂs Notebook: Imagining a Summer With a True Hip-Hop Hit

It has been an odd few months for hip-hop, which was the sound of the summer but not, exactly, the genre of the summer.


The White House describes media reports that it tried to mislead the public over CIA tapes as "pernicious".


One thousand people around the world are to have their genomes mapped in an effort to understand how genes influence disease.


NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - Lebanese troops shelled a Palestinian refugee camp in north Lebanon on Thursday but it was unclear if it was the start of the army's final push against al Qaeda-inspired militants entrenched inside.


Time Rolls on and So Does Twig Terwilliger

Rudy Tomjanovich retired, saying he will never coach basketball again. Emmitt Smith was expected to announce his retirement from football on Thursday. Brett Favre is rumored to be thinking about hanging up his cleats.


Venezuela's information minister on Saturday criticized a U.S. plan to withdraw support for $250 million in loan requests by his country because of its alleged role in the international trafficking of women and children for sexual exploitation.


Medicare will soon fund implantable  heart devices for thousands more patients, after publication of  a landmark study finding the devices can save more lives, top  agency officials said in a medical journal on Wednesday.


For Separated Twins, All Signs Are Positive, With Boys Being Boys

She has been learning to hold each of her twin sons, Carl and Clarence, one at a time. When she picks up Carl, she now has to answer to a jealous stare from Clarence, her "mama's boy.


Sale of IBM PC Unit Is a Bridge Between Companies and Cultures

I.BM announced late yesterday the sale of its personal computer business to Lenovo, China's largest personal computer maker, a deal that reflects the industrial and economic ambitions of not only the two companies but also their two nations.


Insurgents in Iraq released eight  Chinese laborers they had taken hostage and threatened to kill,  as guerrillas launched more attacks on majority Shi'ites,  expected to come out on top in Jan. 30 elections.


EU countries discuss illegal immigration

Interior ministers from Italy, France, Britain, Germany and Spain are meeting in Florence to discuss ways to deal with illegal immigration.


American Eagle launching new children's line

American Eagle Outfitters Inc   said on Thursday it will launch a new children's apparel brand,  called 77kids by american eagle.


Thanks to his brother, he refocused, won title

John Norcott is proud that, at age 18, he has coached himself to the top of the power lifting circuit. But this month, competing at the USA Powerlifting Teen/Junior National Championships, he learned a very valuable lesson from his older brother. It was sage advice that allowed him to walk away with a national championship.


Reebok flexes its muscle in star-powered ad push

If Nike Inc. is telling people to ''Just do it," Reebok International Ltd. is saying be yourself: ''I am what I am."


Electrolux profit lags, outlook more uncertain

Electrolux  reported third-quarter core earnings that missed market forecasts as new product launches cost more than expected, and it said its outlook for higher full-year earnings had grown more uncertain.


Milano, 13:17 - CALCIO, INTER; MORATTI: BRAVA JUVE MA COMPLIMENTI A MANCINI

"La Juve ha fatto una grande partita ma faccio i complimenti alla mia squadra e a Mancini, perchÃ© ha...


Faith Hill hasn't wasted time getting back to work following knee surgery last week. Hill, 40, has been recuperating at her home in Nashville, Tenn., and keeping busy with her music engagements, the country star's publicist, Paul Freundlich, told The Associated Press on Wednesday.


The Toronto Blue Jays acquired right-hander Chad Gaudin from the Tampa Bay Devil Rays for catcher Kevin Cash in the first transaction completed Sunday at the winter meetings.


William & Mary quarterback Lang Campbell won the Walter Payton Award on Thursday night as the top offensive player in Division I-AA.


Ireland clinch their third Triple Crown in four years with a scrappy win over Scotland at Murrayfield.


Roma, 18:50 - CALCIO, MONDIALI 2010; BLATTER: PROBLEMI PER ALLOGGI E TRASPORTI

Il presidente della Fifa, Joseph Blatter, è preoccupato per la situazione degli alloggi e dei...


Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards on Tuesday announced a new television ad in New Hampshire, part of an effort to improve his standing in the first primary state.


ISLAMABAD - Pakistan and India ended two days of talks Tuesday, with a senior Pakistani government official saying the two sides have not reached the stage of discussing a solution to the Kashmir issue and only dealt with the modalities of how to


Hospitals across the Midlands are trying to trace hundreds of patients who may have been exposed to brain-wasting vCJD through blood plasma products.


Russian Oil Project to Be Vetted for Whale Threat

A top environmental group said on Thursday it had agreed to probe an oil and gas project led by Royal Dutch/Shell off the Russian far east coast because of fears it threatens endangered whales.


Thai PM Pledges Probe on Lack of Tsunami Alert

Thailand will set up a panel to find out why no warnings of the deadly tsunami were issued, which might have saved thousands of lives, Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said Saturday.


Crane at Bravern Site Cleared for Operations

By Peyton Whitely, Seattle Times  Dec. 7--The Bellevue crane found to have a 2-foot-long hairline crack was repaired and certified for operation Wednesday at The Bravern construction site.


Green Wins Australian Masters; Randhawa Victory: Golf Roundup

Richard Green, 33, won golf's Australian Masters at the first extra hole in a three-way playoff with fellow Australians David McKenzie and Greg Chalmers.


President Bush emerged from his New York convention with a solid lead over Democratic challenger John F. Kerry, strengthening his position on virtually every important issue in the campaign and opening up a clear advantage on many of the personal characteristics that influence voters in presidential elections, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.


SAN JOSE, Calif. Knight Ridder Incorporated has tapped amed Steve Rossi -- the current president of its newspaper division -- to become chief financial officer and senior vice president of the company.