16-Year-Old Palestinian Suicide Bomber Attacked Tel Aviv

The Liberation Front of the Palestinian People claimed responsibility for the suicide bomb in Tel Aviv that killed four people, including the suicide bomber, in a market square bombing in Tel Aviv.


Karzai slams Afghan deaths after raid on U.S. force

Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Monday condemned U.S. troops for shooting dead 10 civilians at the weekend as officials said nine more -- five women, four children and an old man -- had been killed in an air strike.


By CATHERINE TSAI NEW CASTLE, Colo. - If those ordered from their homes near a 1,000-acre fire in western Colorado left without a fuss, it could be because they've experienced the devastation of wildfires before.


Starbucks has thrust its weight behind the growing palate for premium chocolate with plans to enter the market.


Food makers recall bread and jarred papaya over health concerns

LOS ANGELES Two food makers have announced recalls of bread and jarred papaya sold in Southern California stores due to potential health risks.


Leaders of Delta Air Lines (DAL:NYSE - news - research) pilots union have approved a tentative package of concessions and will send it to rank-and-file members for a vote.


Mayoral Hopeful Accused of Stealing Vacuum

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. - A mayoral candidate known for walking around town with a parrot on his shoulder has been charged with burglary, accused of stealing an acquaintance's Dirt Devil vacuum. The bird apparently gave him away.


Q&A: Responsible disclosure of vendor flaws and what it means

Some see vulnerability researchers who publicize flaws as knights in shining armor; others, especially software vendors, say they're only helping the bad guys. In an interview, researcher H.D. Moore justifies what he does.


LAKE LOUISE, Alberta  - Renate Goetschl claimed a fifth career win at Lake Louise on Sunday when she sped to victory in the opening super-G of the season.


Browser Smackdown: Firefox vs. IE vs. Opera vs. Safari

Four experts go head-to-head (to-head-to-head) to defend their Web browser of choice in an opinionated free-for-all.


Motorola invests in wireless HDTV developer Amimon

Motorola Inc.  said on Tuesday  it had made an equity investment in privately held Amimon Inc.,  a developer of semiconductor technology for wireless  transmission of high-definition video.


American scientists say that a protein deep in the ear is crucial for normal hearing - they say this protein could be the route for treating and curing an enormous number of deaf people.


ISN SECURITY WATCH (10/12/04) - NATO agreed yesterday to expand its training mission for Iraqi security forces, but divisions inside the military bloc over the controversial war remain deep, as the US accuses some European allies of undermining the


Eindhoven, the Netherlands (Sports Network) - American winger DaMarcus Beasley scored his second Eredivisie goal during PSV Eindhoven's 3-0 win over FC Groningen on Saturday.


European equity markets were lower on Monday after an initial defensive-led rally petered out and further losses for technology stocks weighed on sentiment.


ST. GEORGE'S, Grenada - Hurricane Ivan took aim Thursday at Jamaica and possibly Florida after killing 23 people in five countries and devastating Grenada, where police fired tear gas to stop a looting frenzy and frightened students armed themselves with knives and sticks...


The only known portrait of famous nurse Mary Seacole is uncovered more than 100 years after her death.


Mark Teixeira homered leading off the 11th inning and had an RBI double in the eighth, leading the Texas Rangers to a 5-4 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday.


Entro il 31 gennaio saranno assunte le scelte definitive


By DAN KEANE  LA PAZ, Bolivia - President Evo Morales on Wednesday officially declared months of deadly flooding a national disaster, committing some $50 million to the crisis that killed 35 people and affected some 72,000 families.


Donning 3-D glasses, doctors at a medical conference in India resembled an audience at an IMAX movie Monday as they watched the live broadcast of a Henry Ford Hospital doctor performing prostate surgery.


Prime Minister Tony Blair's son Nicholas made the grade in his final school exams and will follow in his father's footsteps to Oxford University.


President Joseph Kabila accused Rwanda on Friday of trying to cause a confrontation with Congo in an effort to disrupt Congolese moves to secure the country and move toward elections next year.


IBM is expected to disclose on Wednesday features of the forthcoming version of its WebSphere application server, which will center on improving performance and administration.


Season of comebacks stalls out on Dodgers

It was fitting that the Los Angeles Dodgers would return to California down 2-0 in the National League Division Series. After all, playing from behind was what got them there.


The presidential ad war online is beginning to look more like a skirmish.


A combination drug targeted at African-Americans has dramatically reduced deaths from heart disease in trials, paving the way for a new debate over the potential for "ethnic treatments".


At least 20 people were killed in three bomb blasts Saturday in northeastern India, CNN reported. Besides the 20 dead, about 65 people were injured in the explosions, one of


Snow to Remain Treasury's Chief, White House Says

Treasury Secretary John W. Snow will remain in his job after weeks in which Republicans had talked openly about his impending departure.


WEEKEND AL CINEMA, 'L'UOMO RAGNO' CONTRO MARRA E MAZZACURATI

Roma, 17 set. (Adnkronos) - 800 sale per il nuovo capitolo delle avventure dell'Uomo Ragno. Un'uscita a tappeto che spiazza la concorrenza italiana, in sala con due film provenienti dalla Mostra di Venezia.


Soft-tossing Jamie Moyer outpitched a prospect half his age and Aaron Rowand homered and singled in the go-ahead run to lead the Philadelphia Phillies over the Detroit Tigers 6-3 on Saturday night.


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Coppa Italia Sunday Wrap: Cagliari And Inter Win First Legs

In the first game of the day, Cagliari defeated Lazio 2-1 at the Sant'Elia stadium, where the home side took the lead in the 35th minute thanks to Langella.


Sei mesi al giornalista, convertiti in pena pecuniaria


Blog: The Business.com site is on the auction block; it could fetch $300 million to $400 million, according to reports.


Police seek extra funding to cope with migrant workers

The government must provide more money and officers to tackle the diverse policing challenges caused by the sudden influx of migrant workers in several English counties, a senior police chief said Wednesday.


Crushing Taiwan independence tops new China defense policy

Get INQ7 breaking news on your Smart mobile phone in the Philippines. Send INQ7 BREAKING to 386. BEIJING, China -- Crushing "the vicious rise" of Taiwan independence was put firmly at the core of a new national


A senior Russian police officer said Saturday that a late curator, who has been the focus of an investigation into the theft of art from the State Hermitage Museum, had offered to sell some of the stolen items to an antiques dealer.


Papa, contro Aids solo matrimonio e castità

'Valori fondanti di una società stabile'. L'appello di Raztinger durante l'incontro con l'ambasciatore del Lesotho. Di' la tua


Bush Tells Iran to Stay Out of Iraq Vote

Iran should stay out of Iraq's elections, President Bush said Wednesday on pan-Arab television.


Donington, 14:08 - MOTO, GP GRAN BRETAGNA: DOVIZIOSO IN TESTA IN LIBERE 250

Andrea Dovizioso su Honda è stato il piÃ¹ veloce nelle prime prove libere del Gp di Gran Breta...


Powell's surprise over Blair's closeness to Bush on Iraq: report

Former United States secretary of state Colin Powell expressed surprise at ex prime minister Tony Blair's strong support for President George W. Bush over the Iraq war, according to book extracts published in the Mail on Sunday.


La citta' dedichera' alcuni luoghi alle vittime


Maila Nurmi, whose "Vampira" TV persona pioneered the spooky-yet-sexy Goth aesthetic, has died, coroner's officials said. She was 85.


For 5,000 years, great tongues of ice have spread over the 3-mile-high slopes of Puncak Jaya, in the remotest reaches of this remote tropical island. Now those glaciers are melting, and Lonnie Thompson must get there before they're gone.


Clinton, McCain head to next campaign fights

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire  - Led by Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican John McCain, candidates fanned out across the country on Wednesday in a U.S. presidential race dramatically reshaped by their comeback wins in New Hampshire.


The barrage of brutal wildfires in Greece hit hardest in a popular tourist destination, but with fires starting to come under control, tourists are trickling back in.


Previsione positive anche per chiusura anno fiscale


A bomb explodes at a railway station in Spain's Basque region, causing damage to doors and windows but no injuries.


Â· Portugal sees EU-African Union meeting as priority Â· Britain and most members fiercely opposed to move


Charlie Hodgson admits his missed kicks cost England victory against France.


Failed to recognise official website most wanted South Yorkshire police arrested and released a child abuser who was on the run, despite him being listed on a recently-launched online "most wanted" database.â¦


Money transfers go mobile for migrant workers

Wireless remittance scheme targets unbanked 3GSM The GSM Association has teamed up with Mastercard to launch a pilot program to make it easier for international migrant workers to send money home.â¦


Thomson to become Smith Barney unit's CEO, chairman

NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- Sallie Krawcheck, head of Citigroup's Smith Barney brokerage unit, has been named chief financial officer of the world's biggest financial-services company, it was announced Monday.


It lacks the charm of the first film, but Renee Zellweger and Hugh Grant are as appealing as ever. By Robert Horton. The weight is back on, which is good news for fans of Bridget Jones, the tart-tongued British scamp.


BOSTON -- The Boston Red Sox historic victory over the New York Yankees in Game 7 of the AL championship series Wednesday night sent thousands of elated Red Sox fans rampaging into the streets of Boston.


SAN FRANCISCO -- Business software maker Oracle Corp. will buy Hyperion Solutions Corp. for $3.3 billion in cash, renewing a shopping spree aimed at toppling rival SAP AG.


KYIV, UKRAINE -- Opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko pledged yesterday to prosecute crimes of the previous regime, including the beheading of an investigative reporter, if he wins the Dec. 26 presidential rerun.


Ministers are expected to go ahead with airport expansion plans despite opposition from environmentalists.


EU ruling on Santander's Abbey bid due next week

The European Commission first expects to make a decision next week on competition issues raised by the bid from Spain's Santander Central Hispano for Abbey National, a spokeswoman says.


Love or hate it, e-mail has become a vital part of daily life.


BAGHDAD -- Two suicide bombers penetrated the capital's heavily fortified Green Zone yesterday and blew themselves up in a café and an outdoor bazaar frequented by foreigners, killing at least 10 people, including four American contractors, authorities said.


Russian rescue workers help astronauts get out of the Soyuz escape capsule after Russian cosmonauts Gennady Padalka, Yuri Shargin, and American NASA astronaut Mike Fincke from international space station were parachuted near the town of Arkalyk in north


NVidia, AMD Battle to Turn Phones into Multimedia Platforms

With nearly every major consumer electronics device manufacturer lately having signed onto the notion that consumers everywhere are eager to watch CinemaScope movies on their cell phones and cell phone videos on their plasma HDTVs, the world's two principal manufacturers of graphics hardware -- nVidia and AMD -- are vying for center stage at 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona this week.


Topless club says Zeta-Jones should be flattered

Catherine Zeta-Jones should be flattered that her image was used for advertising and promotion on the Web site of a Nevada topless club, a spokesman for the club said.


Sprint Nextel to cut workforce, close underperforming stores

In response to an increasingly difficult retail environment, Sprint Nextel says about 4,000 employees will be laid off and about one out of every eight retail stores will close.


Unemployment in the UK fell by 13,000 in the three months to November, official figures show.


National Poll: Giuliani 24% Thompson 23%

Rasmussen Reports - The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Wednesday shows Rudy Giuliani with 24% support in the race for the Republican Presidential Nomination.


As the November presidential election nears, several groups are mobilizing to monitor the voting process -- including a group of observers from across the globe and over a thousand techies who will help evaluate voting machines. By Laila Weir.


Pamela Anderson seeks divorce after short marriage

Former "Baywatch" star and Playboy model Pamela Anderson has filed for divorce from her third husband after just two months of marriage.


New York mayor plays host, but also tough negotiator

As GOP arrives, Bloomberg is putting fiscal discipline before politics in contract fight with fire and police unions.


U.S. troops set trap for militants near Baghdad

The U.S. military said on Thursday it was setting a trap to "eliminate" militants near Baghdad where 12 U.S. soldiers have died in the past two days.


Mass trial begins over French-Thai prostitution ring

Twenty-seven people went on trial Monday in western France accused of running a prostitution ring whose profits were laundered via a luxury property development in Thailand.


ALBUQUERQUE, NM Nov 16, 2004 - New Mexico signed coach Rocky Long a contract extension through 2009 on Tuesday. While details of the new contract are still being worked out, Long is getting a pay raise of


TOKYO: Toshiba said on Thursday it would make programmable microchips for Xilinx from the first quarter of the 2005 calendar year, in a deal seen helping shield the Japanese firm from fluctuations in global demand.


Putin makes surprise visit to Chechnya to honor slain pro-Russian leader

Russian President Vladimir Putin made a surprise visit to the breakaway republic of Chechnya to honor its slain pro-Russian leader Akhmad Kadyrov, hours after rebel attacks left several dead in Grozny, the RIA Novosti news agency reported.


EUROPA, DOOPIO NO A BUTTIGLIONE, BERLUSCONI VOTO INTEGRALISTA

BRUXELLES/ROMA - Doppio no del parlamento europeo a Rocco Buttiglione. La commissione libertÃ  pubbliche ha bocciato di stretta misura il candidato italiano alla prossima commissione di Bruxelles. Non era mai accaduto in passato.


Now Pitching: The Guys You Least Expected

After winning four straight games to shock the Yankees and win the A.L. championship, the Red Sox need four more victories to cement their historic run.


India News > New Delhi, Sep 30 : Ten people were killed and three injured Thursday in an explosion in a steel manufacturing factory near the Indian capital, police said.


While fatal in adults, organ transplants from donors with different blood types work in children under 2. The trick? Taking advantage of children's underdeveloped immune systems. By the Associated Press.


Gli impegni della citta' centrati sulla riforestazione


Felipe Lopez gave the Cincinnati Reds the lead in the sixth inning with his bat and made sure they kept it in the ninth with his glove.


The biennial Solheim Cup will return to Sweden in 2007 organizers said Friday, where the event will be played in Halmstad.


Home Sales Slip Again; Builder Reports Big Loss

Existing home sales in August dropped 4.3 percent and the homebuilder Lennar posted the largest quarterly loss in its history.


The European tour is investigating Seve Ballesteros, who is accused of assaulting another Spanish golfer off the course during an amateur tournament last month.


A Pro Athlete With Spare Millions? Lenny Dykstra Has Your Magazine

Lenny Dykstra, a former baseball star, is launching The Players Club, a magazine aimed at helping players manage their millions.


Hundreds of Buddhist monks in central Burma hold another demonstration against the military government.


A Place So Crowded, Nobody Goes There Anymore

A plan is being developed to alleviate the growing pressure from pedestrian and vehicle traffic in Times Square.


Luxembourg prime minister chosen as "Mr Euro"

Luxembourg's Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker was chosen on Friday as semi-permanent president of the group of finance ministers from the 12 countries that share the euro


Notte insonne sull'isola pontina per un incendioSi contano i danni in Puglia, Calabria e Campania                                          Ancora roghi al Centro-Sud Fiamme sulla collina di Ponza


Pechino, 10:29 - TENNIS, WTA PECHINO: DEMENTIEVA E DAVENPORT AL TERZO TURNO

Dopo il successo nel Wta di Bali, la statunitense Lindsay Davenport va avanti anche a Pechino. La st...


Nokia has unveiled a system for hosting, delivering and charging for entertainment and application content for mobile phones, called Preminet.


Make smarter investment decisions in a snap.


Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (EW.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Friday said it does not expect the US regulators to provide an answer by the end of the year on whether it can conduct a clinical


The new heart stent from Medtronic Inc. has been assocated with more blood clots than a rival product has, federal regulators have concluded.


The Commerce Department said Friday US economic growth in the second quarter grew at its slowest pace since the first quarter of 2003.


Effort to Preserve Trail Area Honored By National Group

By Patty Machelor, The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson  Dec. 15--A plan to help preserve the Southeast Side's Fantasy Island trails area has received an award from a national group called American Trails.


New Position for Montgomery, Same Result for No. 1 UConn

Renee Montgomery was asked to provide more of Connecticutâs scoring after the top-ranked Huskies lost a second starter to a season-ending knee injury this week.


"The sharp rise in oil prices has contributed to the weakening of the expansion in recent months, and will likely continue to do so for several quarters," the IMF report said.


LONDON: Tony Blair's combative deputy warned potential leadership rivals yesterday they would not be forgiven for challenging Britain's prime minister and threatening electoral success.


A double suicide car bomb attack has devastated a police station just outside Baghdad's fortified Green Zone, killing seven people and wounding 57 in the latest strike against Iraq's beleaguered security forces.


Bush to visit Ground Zero on eve of September 11

President George W. Bush on Sunday   will visit the site where New York's twin towers once stood, as   he marks the fifth anniversary of the September 11 attacks amid   an intensifying election-year debate over whether his policies   have made America safer or more vulnerable.


A donor conference on Haiti pledges to increase efficiency in the use of funds for the country.


Health benefits provider Anthem Inc. said Wednesday that third-quarter profit rose on membership gains and increased premiums. Net income increased to $242.


Red Planet is still geologically active, researchers claim

Mars, the red planet, may not after all be the dead planet. New research yesterday by European scientists suggests that volcanoes on Mars last erupted only 2 million years ago and could erupt again.


Blast at Indonesian Embassy in Paris Hurts 9

An explosion struck the Indonesian Embassy in Paris on Friday, slightly wounding nine people, a French radio station reported.


This clothier's numbers look a lot more fashionable than those of its competitors.


BRISBANE: The Black Caps are almost certain to field their strongest line-up on tour against Australia in the first cricket test after Stephen Fleming, Nathan Astle and Daniel Vettori each


Celebrity chef Ramsay wins libel damages

Gordon Ramsay has won a libel action against a newspaper that accused the celebrity chef of faking scenes on his reality TV show. The Evening Standard claimed in November that parts of "Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares" &#151; in which Ramsay helps save failing restaurants &#151; had been exaggerated to make an average restaurant look like a health hazard.


SE Asia Forges Closer Ties with China, Japan, S.Korea

Leaders of 13 Southeast and Northeast Asian states Monday underlined their determination to turn growing economic power into political influence by establishing a new summit-level grouping.


Backstory: Clowning around on Florida's 'Culture Coast'

The installation - and vandalism - of a series of sculptures in Sarasota has raised questions of taste, art, and local identity.


U.N. Envoy Calls for Large Force in Sudan

The U.N. envoy to Sudan pressed the government to accept an international monitoring force of more than 3,000 troops to help prevent escalating militia attacks in the Darfur region.


An Iraqi extremist group linked to Al Qaeda said yesterday that it had killed a second American hostage, a day after a video recording showed


Pippen: "If I had anything to give, Iâd leave it here..."

October 5, 2004 -- Following the official announcement of his retirement, Scottie Pippen and Bulls GM John Paxson met the media at the Berto Center after the teamâs first official training camp practice this season.


Mai cosi' bassa la fiducia degli investitori tedeschi


Qwest Communications belonged to a business alliance that won a rich national security contract in the summer of 2001, undermining claims that authorities retaliated against its former chief executive for refusing to support an unidentified government program earlier that year, prosecutors said in...


Security firm hires teenage accused of writing Sasser virus

Sven Jaschan, an 18-year-old from Waffensen in Lower Saxony, who is also thought to be behind the Netsky virus and is currently awaiting trial for writing the Sasser worm, could be about to start work with German firewall company Securepoint.


Rice: Mideast meeting will tackle "critical issues"

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Wednesday "critical issues" would be tackled at a U.S.-led peace conference that Palestinians hope will move them closer to statehood.


Exposure to environmental pollution while in the womb might increase a child's risk of cancer, a study suggests.


Microsoft debuts Vista in marketing blitz

Microsoft Corp. rolled out  Windows Vista at retailers in 70 countries on Tuesday,  delivering a PC operating system that aims to better manage the  explosion of digital media and protect users from the dangers  of the Internet.


An Iraqi-born American citizen was acquitted Friday of being an informant for former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, but was convicted of immigration violations.


Chirac urges more talks with Iran without threat of UN sanctions

French President Jacques Chirac has urged more nuclear talks with Iran during which it would not be referred to the UN Security Council -- setting the scene for another possible clash with the United States, which is pushing for sanctions.


Yahoo on Tuesday said it will provide mobile Internet services to Nextel Communications, a deal that gives Yahoo relationships with all five leading mobile carriers in the United States.


Zimbabwe's supreme court upholds the law used by the government to seize farms owned by white farmers.


The world's biggest jumbo jet lifted off safely on Thursday from Singapore on its long-delayed first commercial flight, as part of Singapore Airlines' daily service to Sydney.


President Bush will give the CIA director new powers as he sets up a counter-terrorism centre, the White House says.


US country singer Mindy McCready is charged with battery and resisting arrest in Florida, authorities say.


Hollywood star Angelina Jolie on Tuesday traveled to Iraq and appealed for more international support for the millions of people uprooted by war and violence.


Israeli forces kill five Palestinians in Gaza raid

Israeli troops have killed five Palestinians after tanks pushed into the southern Gaza Strip in what the army called a raid to root out militants behind mortar and rocket fire on Jewish settlements.


NORTHEASTERN (2-1) vs. WILLIAM & MARY (2-1) When/where: Tomorrow, 1 p.m., Williamsburg, Va. Radio: WJIB (740 AM). Last season: NU won, 48-14. Comments: The Huskies crushed Towson last Saturday, 27-3. Senior FS Gavin Potter was named Atlantic 10 defensive player of the week for his 10-tackle, 2-interception, 1-sack game. Junior TB Anthony Riley had 117 rushing yards. William & Mary ...


Sirius, XM shares fall after Sirius cuts forecast

Shares of Sirius Satellite Radio Inc.  fell more than 7 percent on Tuesday after the pay-radio provider cut its fourth- quarter subscriber target, citing disappointing sales over the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday weekend.


Colombian Nobel-winning writer Gabriel Garcia Marquez is to join government peace talks with ELN rebels.


AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Ogni anno almeno un milione di bambini nel mondo muore a causa della malnutrizione acuta. quasi un bambino boliviano su tre Ã¨ denutrito La Paz (Agenzia Fides) - Quasi un terzo della popolazione boliviana Ã¨ malnutrita: lo afferma un recente rapporto dellÂOnu, redatto nella sede di La Paz.  Si tratta della percentuale piÃ¹ alta di tutta lÂAmerica latina. Il problema Ã¨ particolarmente g...


Militants Threaten to Kill U.S., UK Hostages in Iraq

Insurgents threatened to kill two  Americans and a Briton on Saturday unless Iraqi women prisoners  are freed, and launched a suicide car bomb attack on Iraqi  security forces that killed at least 23 people.


6 Billion Bits of Data About Me, Me, Me!

A DNA code cracker got his genome. Lines form now for everyone else.


Health officials report a second victim of West Nile virus this year in the State of Minnesota . The man, in his 60's, was hospitalized in August after becoming ill.


A videotape purporting to show the beheading of a Turkish driver kidnapped last month in Iraq surfaced Monday on the Web site of an al-Qaida-linked militant group.


Johnson & Johnson to Buy Guidant for $25.4B

Health care products giant Johnson & Johnson's $25.4 billion acquisition of Guidant Corp. could face a tough review from regulators because of their competition in the coronary stent market, analysts say.


British hostage Ken Bigley has been killed by his captors in Iraq,  his family has confirmed. What is your reaction?


Twins Clinch Third Straight Division Title

If the Minnesota Twins couldn't win the AL Central title at home, Chicago was the next-best place for a party. Torii Hunter and Corey Koskie each hit a two-run homer in the first inning, and the Twins clinched their third straight division crown on their main rivals' home turf, beating the Chicago White Sox 8-2 Monday night.


Thousands of villagers are displaced and hundreds stranded  as floods hit eastern Angola.


Non solo Air France, stiamo valutando tantissime cose


Afghanistan produced dramatically more opium in 2006, increasing its yield by nearly 50 percent from a year earlier and pushing global opium production to a new record high, a U.N. report said Tuesday.


Image: NASA's Swift spacecraft lifts off from Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in sunny Florida, on Nov. 20 at 12:16:00.611 pm EST aboard a Boeing Delta II expendable launch vehicle.


Harvard College announced yesterday that it will end its early-admissions program, which allowed some students to find out whether they had been accepted months before other applicants, saying it wants to minimize what has become a high-pressure process for some high-schoolers and "level the playing...


Psychosocial Factors May Affect Diabetes Risk

NEW YORK  - Social position appears to affect the risk of developing diabetes in middle-age, white-collar workers in the UK, according to the results of a study reported in the Archives of Internal Medicine (news - web sites).


Bright colors, sparkle to light up Oscar red carpet

Hollywood stars and the designers who dress them grabbed Oscar's spotlight on Wednesday in a fashion preview featuring vivid colors and the sparkling jewelry expected to wow fans on the Academy Awards' red carpet.


Data Center Markup Language finds home in OASIS

A proposed standard to enable integration, automation and better management of data center components this week will begin development under the direction of a new standards


A charity worker for a major British aid organisation is reportedly kidnapped in Iraq.


A gennaio +0,1%, aumenti piu' consistenti in Lituania


See sick? The US Navy is funding research into a "Star Trek phaser set on 'stun'".â¦


By MIKE SCHNEIDER CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Astronaut Lisa Nowak was fired from NASA on Wednesday, a month after she was charged with trying to kidnap a woman she regarded as her romantic rival for the affections of a space shuttle pilot.


Billionaires still playing catch-up with Gates

Bill Gates remained atop the list of richest people in the United States, but investor Warren Buffett edged closer and Google's founders are rising fast, according to Forbes magazine.


Company says the combo device will be the industry's first high-definition hub.


AirTran: Regrets flight attendants' rejected labor pact

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- AirTran (AAI) said late Thursday it regrets that its flight attendants rejected an agreement negotiated by a private mediator last week.


Empoli, 19:03 - CALCIO, EMPOLI: 12-0 NEL TEST CON IL CERTALDO

Amichevole infrasettimanale per l'Empoli, che in vista del debuto contro la Sampdoria ha affrontato ...


Beat the market and the world will beat a path to your door.


Not Just Kid Stuff: Social Nets Struggle and Thrive in 2007

Social networking sites drew security concerns along with new audiences and investments from major tech players.


Medicaid controversy a mess from the start

The controversy over Medicaid coverage in Mississippi is calming down, but it is far from over. With benefits restored to 50,000 PLADs -- those recipients in Medicaid's poverty level aged and disabled category -- Gov.


Buck Knives focused on making the Buck/Whittaker X-Tract as intuitive as possible for pocketknife neophytes.


Australia's trade minister will urge Pacific rim leaders to drive forward efforts to free up global trade when he attends the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation ministerial forum in Chile this week, he said in a statement Wednesday.


PRAGUE, Sep 21 (IPS) - Negotiations for a new visa regime between the  United States and the European Union (EU) have driven another  wedge between the EU's older, Western members and the  Eastern European countries that recently joined.


La manifestazione si svolge in sette continenti


Halloween could turn out to be scarier than usual for some in Bushworld. Larry Klayman, the government watchdog who haunted the Clinton administration, has a little trick-or-treat planned for this one, too.


Collingwood named as new England one-day captain

Paul Collingwood was named Friday as England's new one-day captain for the upcoming series against the West Indies.


The perfect amount of sleep for weight control was 7.7 hours per night, the study found. "The hormone changes are likely to have increased people's appetite and may lead to increased BMI (body mass index)," said


By Karen Holzmeister  CASTRO VALLEY -- Yet another former chicken ranch is in the news, facing the competing issues of preservation versus development.   Hayman Homes of Burlingame is temporarily shelving plans to subdivide 10.5 acres on Proctor Road for 22 homes.


The Sri Lankan president blames the Tamil Tigers for the killing of the senior official in the east of the island.


The chill gripping South Mississippi this week was nothing like the freezing weather 60 years ago today in Europe, when a desperate Germany launched a surprise last-ditch offensive now known as the Battle of the Bulge.


Si pensa ad un 'certificato di sana e robusta costituzione'


When the water in the hurricane breeding grounds of the Atlantic warms one degree in the dead of summer, overall hurricane activity jumps by half, according to a new study.


Biancheri, rischia di colpire giornalisti ed editori


NBA notes: Five Pacers, seven fans face charges

Five Indiana Pacers and seven fans were charged yesterday in the melee that broke out at the end of a nationally televised game against the Detroit Pistons last month, one of the worst brawls in US sports history.


A cohort of Palestinian intellectuals proposed setting up a central Zakah fund to channel the alms into productive projects


Protesters demand justice on Bhopal anniversary

Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets in Bhopal, India demanding justice after the world's worst industrial accident 20 years ago.


Blake's goal lifts Kings over Isles, 3-1

Rob Blake scored a rare power-play goal for Los Angeles in the third period, and Jason LaBarbera made 28 saves to lift the suddenly surging Kings to a 3-1 victory over the slumping New York Islanders on Thursday night.


President Bush offered White House reporters plush armchair seating in the West Wing briefing room, with suede or velvet upholstery, and double the space.


L'idea era stata sostenuta in Italia da Tremonti e dalla Lega Nord

ministro dell'Economia Giulio Tremonti e dalla Lega Nord. Con un comunicato stampa diffuso nel primo pomeriggio di giovedÃ¬, la Bce ha spiegato che Â«dopo un'attenta valutazioneÂ» si Ã¨ giunti alla conclusione


MIAMI -- Jose Padilla, once accused of plotting with al-Qaida to blow up a radioactive "dirty bomb," was sentenced Tuesday to 17 years and four months on terrorism conspiracy charges that don't mention those initial allegations.


Former BC star Dudley signs with Bobcats

The Charlotte Bobcats have signed first-round pick Jared Dudley . Under terms of the collective bargaining agreement's rookie scale, the former Boston College star, who was drafted 22d overall last Thursday, will receive $947,500 next season and $1.018 million in the second year. The Bobcats hold team options for a third and fourth year.


Osama Bin Laden's deputy, Ayman al-Zawahiri, urges attacks on Pakistan to avenge the Red Mosque siege.


Richardson's assets soar in recent years

Democratic presidential hopeful Bill Richardson, who once joked he was the poorest member of President Clinton's Cabinet, has seen his personal finances soar since leaving the federal government in 2001 as energy secretary.


More than 30 children are rescued from possible abuse after police smash an international paedophile ring.


Presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee would seem to be the answer to their prayers, yet for many Christian conservatives in Iowa, he has not closed the deal for the Republican caucuses.


Pistons win 10th straight by zapping Wizards

The Detroit Pistons turned in another dominating performance with a 106-93 win over the Washington Wizards on Wednesday, their 10th victory in a row.


UMC-developed artificial heart 'triumph of medical technology'

The CardioWest artificial heart developed at University Medical Center is "a triumph of medical technology" that saves the lives of patients dying from heart disease, a leading medical journal is reporting today.


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


Three weeks after supplying funeral flowers for a local Marine killed in Iraq, three friends wrestled with a question troubling other war-weary Americans.


U.S. expects Blair to be named Middle East envoy

The Bush administration expects Western powers to name Tony Blair as their Middle East envoy soon after he steps down as British prime minister on Wednesday, diplomats said.


Economic View: A False Sense of Security? You Must Own a Home

Never before have homeowners actually had such a small ownership stake in the houses they occupy.


Public Affairs: Bell Pottinger Lobbies for More Space Project Cash

By David Singleton  The British space industry has brought in Bell Pottinger Public Affairs as it looks to persuade the Government to spend more on space exploration.   UKSpace, the trade association of the space industry, has appointed the agency following a three-way pitch.


Security blunder over Pakistan president's visit to Britain

British police were probing why a top secret file detailing security arrangements for the visit of Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf to Britain this week was found abandoned on a London street.


BAGHDAD, Dec 2 -- A triple car bombing struck a busy shopping district Saturday, killing at least 51 people and wounding more than 90 in an attack timed to inflict as many casualties as possible, according to Iraqi officials.


New Zealand says it is looking positively at joining ASEAN's non-aggression treaty, which Australia is refusing to sign. New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark announced her position after the summit in the


Calcio, Lega; Zamparini: bel giorno per chi ama calcio pulito

"E' un bel giorno per chi ama il calcio pulito. Per noi Ã¨ una grande vittoria, dopo che hanno tentato fino all'ultimo di 'comprare' le societÃ  di serie B, senza riuscirci". CosÃ¬ il presidente del Palermo


Three defendants in the 21 July terror trial are found guilty of a plot to bomb London's transport network.


SecWatch.org: CJ Tag Board Multiple Parameter Handling PHP Code Injection Vulnerabilities

According to this posting on the SecWatch board today, there are some issues with the CJ Tag Board software that allow for code injection issues.   Multiple input validation vulnerabilities in CJ Tag Board have been reported, which can be exploited by remote users to compromise a vulnerable system.   The issue comes from improperly filtered user input for the "User-Agent" HTTP header and the "banned" parameter for the admin side. This issue effects CJ Tag Board version 3.0. No update or patch has been posted as of yet to correct this issue.


Progetto Scuola Digitale: Un Nuovo Modo Di Studiare

Il progetto sara' realizzato da Innovazione Italia SpA in collaborazione con il Miur e le Regioni. ROMA. Partiranno al piu' presto i cd "learning object" (ossia oggetti per l'apprendimento) gli strumenti didattici


Attesa per dati macro Usa, risultati aziende e mercati Cina


The Wizards are considering every possible option with the 16th overall pick in Thursday's NBA draft but appear comfortable remaining in that spot.


Obama Easily Wins Senate Seat in Illinois

A man analysts call a rising leader in the Democratic Party has easily won his race for the US Senate in the Midwestern state of Illinois.


PHOENIX - Craig Counsell is returning to the Arizona Diamondbacks, the latest in an offseason spree of signings designed to turn baseball's biggest losers into winners again.


Roma, 16:33 - CALCIO, ROMA; TADDEI: ATTENTI AL MILAN IN DIFFICOLTA'

Rodrigo Taddei non si fida del Milan. "Per noi - spiega il centrocampista brasiliano - giocare contr...


Neighbors of a South Valley trailer park are fed up with what they say are worrisome activities going on at the park.   They have met with state and county officials and told them loud music, speeding, fighting and annoying activity is ruining their neighborhood.


Arctic Warming Rapidly, Affecting Global Climate

The Arctic is warming rapidly, which in turn is affecting global climate, according to an ACIA assessment to be released next week.


Get ready for hissy fits as Elton plans TV satire on stars ...

Old rockers want a little respect nowadays. They yearn to be inducted into the Rock'n'Roll Hall of Fame. Some even think they can help sell presidential candidates.


Novell Linux Desktop 9.0--Not Quite Ready to Rumble

When I first saw rumblings in the trade press about Novell's new Novell Linux Desktop (NLD) distribution, I was confused at best.


Gartner: Businesses struggling with ID management

Analyst says multiple types of software, business controls and processes are key to successful identity and access management.


A vote is due to be held in Taiwan on plans to halve the number of seats in the island's famously heated legislature.


Along with glass ceilings and high heels, a visit to the gynecologist falls somewhere on the dark side of being the fairer sex. It's something to which many women grimly resign themselves. That's because, from a woman's first signs of puberty to menopause and beyond, her gynecologic exams and rel...


F1 Driver Button Breaks Silence Over Williams Move

Jenson Button broke his silence on  Monday to spell out the reasons behind his controversial and  contested decision to leave the BAR Formula One team for  Williams.


SUN CITY, South Africa  - Australia's Stuart  Appleby carded a second round 69 to move to five-under par 139  and a one-stroke lead at the Sun City Golf Challenge on Friday.


A 72-year-old businessman became the third Zimbabwean to be convicted in just under two months of allegedly denigrating veteran President Robert Mugabe, local media reported on Wednesday.


Southampton were expected to confirm Harry Redknapp as their new manager at a press conference they have called for Wednesday. The 57-year-old quit south coast rivals Portsmouth two weeks ago claiming he needed a break from the game.


SANTIAGO, Chile  - Thousands of Chileans, some praying and many in tears, filed past the coffin of Augusto Pinochet on Monday as his family criticized the government for denying the former dictator a state funeral.


A fire swept through a small hotel in Chile, killing 10 foreign tourists, including two children, as they slept in their rooms, a fire official said.


Sun Microsystems Inc. has agreed to pay US$92 million to settle a software patent lawsuit brought against it by Eastman Kodak Co., Sun announced Thursday.


Ernie Els clinched a record sixth World Match Play title with a 2&1 victory over Lee Westwood at Wentworth. The defending champion celebrated his 35th birthday with a Â£1m paycheque as he overtook Seve Ballesteros


A suicide bomber rammed his vehicle into a coalition convoy Monday, wounding two troops of the U.S.-led coalition, the military said.


A Stormont committee is to review the government's handling of a proposed Â£50m land deal.


Giants quarterback Eli Manning got his first dose of real N.F.L. defensive schemes and it had to taste awful.


MIAMI: US Postal Service investigators on Wednesday were trying to find thousands of absentee ballots, which should have been delivered to voters in one of Floridaâs most populous counties, officials said.


Exit Poll Shows Liberal Winner in Ukraine Election

Ukrainians voted for a new president on  Sunday and an exit poll issued after polls closed said a  West-leaning liberal had beaten the ex-Soviet state's  Russian-backed prime minister.


Annunciano fonti della Commissione elettorale irachena


Free Trade Zones Ease Passage of Counterfeit Drugs

Counterfeiters use free trade zones to hide a drugâs provenance, or to make, market or relabel adulterated products, according to anticounterfeiting experts.


BOCA RATON, Fla., Feb. 22 -- The tabloid newspaper building targeted in the fatal anthrax mailings in 2001 reopened Thursday -- with newsrooms still marked by Sun and Globe signs and file drawers bearing labels such as "JFK Jr."


Arab Foreign Ministers Approve Draft Resolution to Restore ...

Arab foreign ministers meeting in Cairo have approved a controversial draft resolution that calls on Arab states to restore full diplomatic relations with Iraq's under its current interim government.


The UN's Kosovo envoy is set to recommend the province be allowed to separate from Serbia, the BBC learns.


Movie Review | 'Ratatouille': VoilÃ ! A Rat for All Seasonings

Displaying the usual meticulousness associated with the Pixar brand, âRatatouilleâ is a nearly flawless piece of popular art.


A new software platform for protecting your identity could offer clues to the success of Fusion.


NOTRE DAME (4-2) vs. NAVY (5-0) > When, where: Tomorrow, noon, at East Rutherford, N.J. TV, radio: Channels 4, 12; WJDA (1300). AP rankings: Neither team is ranked. Last season: Notre Dame won, 27-24. Comments: Notre Dame and Navy play for the 78th consecutive year, making it the longest continuous intersectional rivalry in the country. The Irish hold a 67-9-1 ...


GPLv3 Emerges After Long Debate, Opposition Muted

TechWeb - One of the early adopters of GPL 3 will be the Samba Server project, which supplies file translation code between Linux and Windows.


Finanziaria e suppletive Iniziato il vertice della Cdl

ROMA - Finanziaria e taglio delle tasse, ma anche legge elettorale, analisi del "cappotto" subito ieri alle suppletive per la Camera e strategie per le prossime Regionali. Di questo si sta discutendo nel vertice


Canada, Massachusetts warn consumers on toothpaste

Health authorities in Canada and Massachusetts are warning consumers of the risk from China-made counterfeit toothpaste after more tainted products were found, deepening concern about the safety of Chinese goods.


With the lighting of a candle for peace in his window, Pope John Paul began Christmas holiday celebrations that posed a new test for his frail health not long after visitors celebrated in Bethlehem.


Milano, 14:03 - CALCIO, SIMONA VENTURA: MIO PROGRAMMA E' VARIETA'

Simona Ventura si difende dopo le polemiche nate per l'intervista di Luciano Moggi a 'Quelli che il ...


The Silent Treatment Is the Wrong Medicine

That la-la-la sound you hear is from baseball, with its hands cupped over its ears to another retro-'roid accusation.


Greenspan Not Worried About Energy Prices

WASHINGTON - This year's oil price surge will not be a replay of the oil shocks of the 1970s and 1980s that sent the United States into a series of recessions, Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said Friday.    Greenspan delivered a generally upbeat assessment of the economy's ability to withstand this year's spike in oil prices, but he added a significant qualifier...


Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s swearword in a TV interview after his victory at Talladega costs him the NASCAR points lead and $10,000. A slip of the tongue on TV cost Dale Earnhardt Jr.


Thousands march in France against gas privatisation

Thousands of gas and electricity workers took part in demonstrations across France against a government bill currently being debated in parliament to privatise the state-owned Gaz de France (GDF).


Calcio: maltempo, al 99% Lecce-Juventus si giochera

LECCE - Al 99% la partita Lecce-Juventus, prevista per questo pomeriggio alle 15 allo stadio salentino di Via del Mare, si giochera'. Lo ha detto il team manager della squadra pugliese, Mario Zanotti: "Il terreno di gioco ha tenuto benissimo.


Victoria Will Be Giving a New Face to Lone Tree Creek Basin: Project Will Cost Close to $700,000 to Landscape 170 Acres

By David Tewes, Victoria Advocate, Texas  Feb. 3--People who live near or drive past the Lone Tree Creek flood control basin near Airline Road in East Victoria may find the area a little easier to look at after a landscaping project is completed this year.


A Taleban commander who led attacks on British troops says he was freed from prison for a $15,000 bribe.


LOS ANGELES - A consortium led by Sony Corp. has agreed in principle to acquire famed Hollywood studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc...


Entrepreneurial Edge: Nanotechnology Companies Planning to Sell Shares

Nurtured by billions of dollars in government grants and venture investments, nanotechnology companies are getting ready to go public.


WASHINGTON -- Maybe walking upright on two legs isn't such a defining human feature after all.


The Beatles are suing EMI and Capitol for at least Â£13.2m after claiming the companies kept millions due to the band.


More than two weeks since his twin-splashdown at the famed island-green 17th at The Players Championship, Sean O'Hair has never once regretted his decision.


China re-establishes diplomatic ties with Grenada, forcing the Caribbean island to sever links with Taiwan.


LONDON: Arsenal were never going to give up their record-breaking unbeaten run in the Premiership lightly. But the manner in which Manchester United bro ught it to an end after 49 games at Old Trafford on


Kiev, 13:03 - CALCIO, AZZURRI: DONADONI PROVA IAQUINTA PUNTA CENTRALE

Nell'ultimo test di allenamento prima della partita con l'Ucraina, Donadoni ha lasciato intuire che ...


Juventus: Del Piero "Ogni errore in Champions si paga doppio

Alessandro Del Piero, ad Amsterdam, presenta la partita che la Juventus dovrÃ  sostenere mercoledÃ¬ contro l`Ajax per la prima giornata della Champions League, cominciando dalla novitÃ  Ibrahimovic: "A Brescia abbiamo giocato venti minuti insieme.


The service failed to gain much traction with users, especially when compared to a rival service by Yahoo.


Slash itching to start new Velvet Revolver disc

NEW YORK (Billboard) - Velvet Revolver guitarist Slash says the group is planning a significantly shorter turnaround for its third album.


Tennessee coach Phillip Fulmer received a raise that will push his salary to over $2 million per year.


Typhoon toll rises in Philippines and Vietnam

Typhoon Xangsane killed at  least 120 people in the Philippines and Vietnam and left tens  of thousands homeless, officials said on Tuesday.


Brazilian midfielder Ronaldinho Gaucho's first appearance with FC Barcelona was in a 2004 exhibition at Gillette Stadium. Ronaldinho was hoping to have a couple of days to make the move from Paris to Spain, after being purchased for a transfer fee of 21.25 million pounds, but promoters of the Barcelona-Juventus game insisted he play.


Mitchell testifies on steroids in baseball

Former Sen. George Mitchell told a congressional committee on Tuesday that everyone in Major League Baseball must crack down on the use of steroids in order to remove the "cloud" that performance-enhancing drugs had created over the sport.


Three Iraqi poll organizers killed as violence hits election run ...

BAGHDAD  - Three Iraqi organizers of next month's landmark elections were gunned down in a Baghdad rebel stronghold as insurgents made good their threat to sabotage the preparations with deadly violence.


Si avvia a risolversi la querelle intorno al giocatore honduregnoIl presidente sardo Cellino: "Decide lui, voglio 14 milioni di euro"                                            Calciomercato, Suazo verso l'Inter Il Milan rinuncia al giocatore


"The board concluded that PeopleSoft is worth substantially more than Oracle's latest offer. We are a vibrant, strong company with a focused, motivated management


Questioning the Allure of Putting Cells in the Bank

Some experts say consumers should think twice before spending money on storing stem cells, because it is not clear how useful they will be.


'Ladder 49' an open letter praising firefighters

A respectful, loving ode to firefighters, "Ladder 49" attempts a closer look at what drives those who place themselves in danger, and at the family dynamics that help shape a firefighter's mind-set.


Angeletti, accordo lontano. Bonanni, scalone non e' un totem


Software Tool of Pirates Gets Work in Hollywood

Hollywood studios are going into business with one of their biggest tormentors: the peer-to-peer pioneer BitTorrent.


Action star Sylvester Stallone surprised a TV audience by saying that he is a softie.


English football clubs chase Korea's Lee Chun-Soo

South Korean striker Lee Chun-Soo is in talks with up to five English Premier League clubs, with a deal imminent, according to his agent.


FRANKFURT, Germany -- Hosts Germany will play in the opening match of the 2006 World Cup, the organizing committee of the governing body FIFA announced on Wednesday.


Sport: American takes 200m gold to become third man in history to win world championship sprint double.


Home Depot to announce deal with China's Homeway

U.S. home improvement retailer Home  Depot Inc.  is going to announce an alliance with Chinese  furnishing chain HomeWay on Wednesday, a source said.


Bondholders of Delta Air May Influence USAirÂs Takeover Bid

An informal committee could play an important role as US Airways seeks to persuade DeltaÂs creditors to support its $8.6 billion offer to acquire Delta out of bankruptcy.


Turkey foreign minister denies raid in Iraq

ANKARA, Turkey -- Hundreds of Turkish soldiers crossed into northern Iraq yesterday, pursuing Kurdish guerrillas who stage attacks on Turkey from hide - outs there, Turkish security officials and an Iraqi Kurd official said.


Red Hat's Tricky Quarter: Fool by Numbers

The Motley Fool - On Wednesday, Sept. 27, longtime Linux leader Red Hat (Nasdaq: RHAT - News) released Q2 2007 earnings for the period ending Aug. 31, 2006.


Yahoo posts drop in profit, hurt by display ads

Internet media company Yahoo Inc.   on Tuesday reported a dip in quarterly profit in line  with previously lowered expectations, weighed down by weak  brand advertising and recent management turmoil.


Secondhand Smoke Lowers Kids' Math, Reading Scores

Kids and teenagers exposed to even trace amounts of secondhand smoke score lower on tests of reading and reasoning, according to new research.


Real life: Troubleshooting through a maze of network devices

Networking pro Greg Schaffer was stumped when he couldn't solve a connectivity problem and initially told his client it wasn't a networking issue. Then he checked again.


At least seven police injured in second bomb in Thai south

Police say the blast occurred less than 90 minutes after a previous explosion at the same site injured seven other people. The police had been conducting forensic research at the site of a bomb blast in the


Olympics: Duel in Pool Turns to Slaughter in the Water

Australian swimmer Ian Thorpe beat  American arch-rival Michael Phelps in the men's 200-meter  freestyle on Monday as China, Australia and Japan led the  United States in the medals table on day three of the Olympic  Games.


Though National Breast Cancer Awareness Month is coming to an end, local efforts to promote early detection and to encourage annual breast exams and mammograms will continue.


Israeli planes bomb Syrian targets: Syrian agency

Israeli warplanes bombed unidentified Syrian targets early on Thursday, causing no damage or casualties, the official Syrian news agency said.


Launching terrestrial digital TV service Sky has announced plans to provide a terrestrial digital TV service in the UK; allowing reception of Sky's pay-TV services over a normal TV aerial. The service will need a new set-top box, and will use the spectrum currently occupied by Sky's three Freeview channels.â¦


Andriy Shevchenko is ailing with a virus and can't seem to score for Chelsea. Wayne Rooney has stopped scoring for Manchester United.


A female Palestinian suicide bomber blew herself up this afternoon when confronted by an Israeli police officer at a busy intersection in the northern part of Jerusalem, killing


Rwandan President Paul Kagame said on Thursday France's Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin was among French officials whom he accuses of supporting the 1994 genocide.Comment


Ernesto cut to tropical depression over Florida

A weakening Tropical Storm Ernesto was   downgraded on Wednesday to tropical depression status by the   U.S. National Hurricane Center.


SOUTH BEND, Ind. - This isn'ta good sign: Washington players have spent the week saying they're not in awe of Notre Dame, while the Fighting Irish have spent the week saying they're not overlooking the Huskies.


Eight Palestinians are reported to have been killed by Israeli army fire in the northern Gaza Strip.


Kapfenberg, 11:04 - CALCIO, LAZIO; SUPERATI I PROBLEMI: PRESO CARRIZO

Secondo La stampa argentina nelle utime ore della notte appena trascorsa la Lazio ha trovato l'intes...


Typhoon strikes Kyushu, injuring 13; 3 missing

TOKYO - Typhoon Meari landed on Kyushu on Wednesday morning and was moving northeast in Miyazaki Prefecture at 4 pm, bringing heavy rains and strong wind to southern and western Japan and causing the evacuation of residents and some injuries.


Project Looks at Erosion, Flooding Counties Working to Improve Quality of Watershed

By MARK WILSON, Courier & Press staff writer 464-7417 or wilsonm@courierpress.com  A hard one-inch rain across the Big Creek watershed, such as the area received Tuesday, can cause the creek and its many tributaries to nearly top its banks in a short period of time.


Source: Fifth man arrested in Maryland fires

Authorities on Monday arrested a fifth man suspected of being involved in a series of arson fires in suburban Washington, a law enforcement source said.


Suspects Detained After Holy City Attacks

Police rounded up dozens of suspects Monday after twin suicide car bombings killed 66 people in Iraq's Shi'ite holy cities, attacks that intensified fears of sectarian violence during elections on Jan. 30.


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US intelligence system gets radical overhaul

United States President George Bush signed his name Friday to a dramatic overhaul of US intelligence gathering, creating a brand new national intelligence director.


Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center this week plans to announce its first annual operating profit since the 1996 merger that brought one of the city's premier medical institutions to the brink of bankruptcy.


Too many business interests are clinging to a failed status quo and resisting necessary governance reforms, the government's top securities regulator said yesterday.


Pescara, 19:29 - CALCIO, PESCARA: IN QUATTRO TORNANO IN GRUPPO

Doppio allenamento per il Pescara in vista della trasferta di sabato ad Arezzo. Sono tornati a svolg...


ETA Targets Spanish Power Links with Pylon Bombs

Spanish police blew up a bomb placed on  a electricity pylon and hunted for another device on Saturday  after ETA Basque guerrillas said they had planted them, in what  appeared to be a new tactic to hit power infrastructure.


Campaigning is under  way for Afghanistan's presidential poll, amid warnings of insecurity and intimidation.


High in a downtown hotel, Nicaraguan folk dancers twirl in lacy white dresses, their bare feet creating rythyms on the wooden stage, giving their buttoned-down audience a bit of tropical warmth on a foggy afternoon.


Biotech council's direction dismays some members

As the Massachusetts Biotechnology Council's new leader faces ethics questions, some members say they have become disenchanted with the trade group, including its increasing focus on lobbying, a high staff turnover rate, and the low number of top executives serving on its board.


Cheap Indian car horrifies the green lobby

After years of secret preparation, the world's cheapest car will be unveiled in Delhi this week - delighting millions of Indians as much as it is horrifying environmentalists


"OUR road is open". With this nearly full page headline the largest circulation Turkish daily Hurriyet announced to its readers on 24 September the exciting news of Romano Prodi and Gunther Verheugen regarding the entry of Turkey in the EU.


The AKP sweep has implications for the country's drift from secularism, the military's role and the future of relations with Iraq.


Bertelli, 'nuovo periodo nella storia dell'azienda'


Fossil hunters working in Ethiopia unearth the remains of at least nine primitive hominids.


Blockbuster may turn hostile on Hollywood

Blockbuster increased the pressure on its smaller rival Hollywood Entertainment on Tuesday saying that it was prepared to make its $1bn offer for the video rental chain hostile if Hollywoodâs board did not cooperate.


Allen Patrick ran for 163 yards and a touchdown to help No. 13 Oklahoma survive another Bedlam scare and win the Big 12 South title with a 27-21 win against Oklahoma State on Saturday.


Progress Cargo Ship for ISS Launched From Russia

A Russian cargo ship loaded with supplies and equipment blasted off from the Baikonour cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Wednesday headed for the international space station, a Russian space official said.    The Progress M-50 ship took off at 1:03 a.m...


Pressure To Meet Deadlines Linked To Heart Attack

A new study suggests that people under high pressure to meet deadlines at work are six times more likely to suffer a heart attack in the 24 hours following the high pressure event.


The White House is expected to give Congress an interim report on progress in Iraq showing mixed progress.


Palestinians marked the fourth anniversary of their uprising Tuesday amid signs that the extremist Hamas group is preparing a political challenge to Yasser Arafat


The search for tiny treasures continues.


Dow Chemical Co  said on Tuesday that fourth-quarter earnings fell 52 percent, hurt by weak U.S. housing and auto markets, spiraling energy and raw material costs, and one-time restructuring charges.


Cricket: Ponting out of two Tests against India

SYDNEY : Australia captain Ricky Ponting's thumb injury has forced him out of the opening two cricket Tests against India starting next week, Cricket Australia (CA) said.


Wayne Rooney enters Man U folklore with hat trick in debut

The list of Manchester United superstars, headed by George Best, Bobby Charlton and Denis Law, could soon feature a new name: Wayne Rooney.


I asked my 3-year-old daughter what she'd do when she was a grown-up lady. The first thing she said was, "Paint my nails." I asked what else. "Get a box of tools." That's my girl!


Square Feet: Bringing Laboratory Space Back to New York

New York Cityâs first substantial campus for the life sciences will break ground between East 28th and 29th Streets and First Avenue and Franklin D. Roosevelt Drive.


AT&T reports initial iPhone subscriber numbers

Blog: AT&T said it signed up 146,000 iPhone subscribers in the first two days of selling the iPhone, but the true promise of the iPhone won't likely kick in until next year.


Palestinian President May Call for Early Elections

JERUSALEM, Dec. 9--Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is inclined to call early elections, including for his own office, to end the political and economic crisis in the territories, Palestinian officials said Saturday.


Motorola Inc. , the world's  second-biggest mobile phone maker, said it expects to cut an  additional 4,000 jobs, bringing the total to 7,500 this year,  as it works to reduce costs to return to profit.


Powell Cancels Athens Visit Amid Protests

Secretary of State Colin Powell canceled his trip to Greece at the last minute partly because of concern his presence — expected to be met with anti-war protests — might have disrupted the closing ceremony at the Olympics, State Department officials said Saturday.


Decatur resident becomes key figure in space shuttle travel

Decatur resident Chris Singer was recently appointed co-deputy director of the Engineering Directorate at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville.


Reporter Smuggles Fake Bomb Gear Into UK Parliament

An undercover reporter smuggled fake bomb-making equipment into the British parliament a day after fox hunting protesters made a mockery of security by bursting into the debating chamber.


IT HAS been hailed as the female Viagra - a panacea for women who have lost their sex drive. But the testosterone patch is now facing a battle for regulatory approval amid claims that its effect is minimal and it may have fatal side effects.


Italian police arrest six Sardinian protesters after clashes over the delivery of 500 tonnes of rubbish there.


East Timor president wounded in rebel attack

East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta is undergoing surgery at an Australian military base in the capital Dili after being shot in the stomach during an attack on his home by rebel soldiers, a presidential adviser said on Monday.


Three former Natwest bankers appeared in court yesterday to fight extradition to the United States, where they are facing fraud charges for a multi-million pound deal involving disgraced US energy company Enron.


InfoWorld - Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications plans to make an announcement Wednesday about its strategy for the UIQ interface that runs on the Symbian mobile phone operating system, Sony Ericsson President Miles Flint said Sunday at a news briefing on the eve of the 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona.


What IT can learn from the railroad business

The railroad barons were late in realizing what business they were really in. Don't let the same thing happen to your IT department.


A booming construction sector means Spain is growing at its fastest annual rate in five years, figures show.


Abbas Win and New Sharon Team Boost Peace Hopes

RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Middle East peace hopes  were boosted on Monday when Mahmoud Abbas was elected  Palestinian president and the Israeli parliament endorsed Ariel  Sharon's new coalition to implement his planned Gaza pullout.


China has warned the EU that it risks damaging bilateral ties unless it lifts a 15-year embargo on selling arms to Beijing.


Sierra Leone on edge as presidential vote count starts

Sierra Leoneans voted in a runoff presidential election on Saturday after a turbulent campaign but the opposition complained of intimidation and said its officials had been unable to reach some polling stations.


Annan 'Disappointed' in Son's Lack of Disclosure

UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said on Monday he was "disappointed" his son did not tell him the full story of his ties to a firm involved in the UN oil-for-food program, now under investigation.


Time to See If Mean 'Green' Is Worth the Money

The Green Monkey, the most expensive racehorse ever purchased at auction, will debut Saturday afternoon at Belmont Park.


Eight people were killed and dozens injured in Australia's worst rail crash in 30 years Tuesday when a passenger train collided with a huge truck at a level crossing, police said.


Democrat Blasts Kerry at Republican Convention

Democratic Sen. Zell Miller heaped scathing criticism on his party's presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry on Wednesday in the keynote speech to the Republican convention, a similar role to one he played 12 years ago for the Democrats.


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

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


Worms infect more poor Americans than thought

Roundworms may infect close to a quarter of inner city black children, tapeworms are the leading cause of seizures among U.S. Hispanics and other parasitic diseases associated with poor countries are also affecting Americans, a U.S. expert said on Tuesday.


Supermarkets say they will "vigorously" fight claims they colluded with dairies to fix the price of dairy products.


Let's save First Amendment as well as 'Ryan'

HOW did a patriotic movie about young men giving their lives for their country turn into such a hot-button issue? On Veteran's Day, ABC decided to continue its tradition of showing the unedited version of


Cali Drug Kingpin Faces U.S. Court in Chains

By Michael Christie MIAMI  - The most powerful drug lord everextradited by Colombia appeared before a U.S. judge on Monday,and his lawyer said he would fight U.S. charges that he ran hismultibillion-dollar business from a Colombian jail cell.


Erectile dysfunction affects 18 percent of men

There's more bad news for those pudgy couch potatoes, junk food junkies and TV devotees -- and this time it really hits them where it hurts.


''Chiediamo aiuto alle persone che possono darci una mano come meglio ritengano opportuno, affinchÃ¨ si possa tenere alta l'attenzione sul caso. Denise deve tornare a casa e vivere un'infanzia vicina ai suoi cari.


The Gunners are delighted with their Â£100 million deal with the Dubai-based airline this week. But The Sun says Arsenal could have banked a total of Â£123m by separating the naming rights and shirt deal.


Gregory Szorc's Blog: PHP Now Using Proper HTTP Status Codes on Error

Gregory Szorc writes today about a fact that's only recently come true in PHP's handling of errors - it seems that it now returns proper HTTP status codes when a problem comes up.   If it encounters a serious error, like a parse error, it just stops and there is nothing you can do about it. If this happens on a hosted web site, you get a blank page served with the HTTP status code of 200. Completely useless to remote connections.   This fix will be included in the next version of PHP - the upcoming 5.2.4 release.


Turkish leader wins EU officials' backing

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's drive to get his country into the European Union won strong backing from top EU officials Friday, a week before the bloc's leaders decide whether to open membership talks.


U.S. Given Poor Marks on the Environment

The U.S. ranks at the bottom of the Group of 8 industrialized nations in the analysis conducted by researchers at Yale and Columbia Universities.


A federal judge rejected a request from the woman who accused the basketball star Kobe Bryant of rape to remain anonymous in her civil lawsuit.


Britney Spears' former backup dancer and current fiance Kevin Federline can add another title to his resume: co-star.


US disputes claim that bombing damaged Najaf shrine; attacks in ...

By Abdul Hussein Al-Obeidi, Associated Press, 8/24/2004 04:06. NAJAF, Iraq  Plumes of black smoke rose above the embattled city of Najaf Tuesday after US warplanes bombed insurgent positions overnight, leading


Iraqi Defense Minister Calls Iran "Number One Enemy"

Iraq's interim defense minister has lashed out at neighbors Iran and Syria, accusing them of aiding wanted terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi and Saddam Hussein loyalists in Iraq.


Thousands of people are delayed leaving the Glastonbury Festival because of the bad weather.


Van Gogh's murder brings out Holland's contradictions

The murder of Dutch filmmaker Theo van Gogh by a young Muslim of Moroccan descent has shaken Holland to its very foundations. To most people, including the Dutch, the killing and its violent


Time Warner's profit declines NATIONAL COMPANIES

The world's largest media company set aside a $500 million reserve in anticipation of settling government investigations into its bookkeeping.


Firefox has emerged as the first browser in years to seriously challenge Internet Explorerâwith good reason. Firefox has superior security and anti-scumware features, it works on Windows, Linux, MacOS X and other operating systems, and it's free.


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S Airways said yesterday that it would ask a bankruptcy judge to approve emergency pay cuts - which its unions said would be 23 percent - and other moves to raise cash.


Presidential campaigns are hoarding money for a coming advertising blitz — mostly in Iowa and New Hampshire — during the final three months of the year on airwaves already saturated with candidate commercials.


Karzai claims poll win as rival admits defeat

The main rival of President Hamid Karzai has conceded defeat in Afghanistan's presidential election with less than six per cent of the vote left to be counted.


A rise in late Roman Catholic baptisms is being attributed to parents seeking school places, research suggests.


Handling of images could allow an attacker to take over your PC.


Morgan Stanley star analyst Andy Xie resigns

Morgan Stanley's star Asia Pacific economist, Andy Xie, has resigned and is expected to embark on a new career elsewhere, the U.S. investment bank and an industry source said on Sunday.


Jay Haas leads Principal Charity Classic

Jay Haas got off to a good start in his bid for his third Champions Tour victory of the year, holing a 20-foot birdie putt on the final hole Friday to take a one-stroke lead in the Principal Charity Classic.


Swiss Re posts record profits of 4.6 billion Swiss francs

Swiss Re, the world's largest reinsurance group, reported on Thursday record net profits of 4.6 billion Swiss francs (2.88 billion euros, 3.80 billion dollars) for 2006, up 98 percent from the previous year.


Star fees shoot up as Bollywood prospers

Priyanka Chopra, for instance, has signed a three film deal over four years.


Heath Ledger passed away only Tuesday, but his transformation is already under way, from acclaimed actor to most-searched Internet term, from film star to cultural touchstone.


Hundreds of Arab and Muslim leaders and officials participated Friday in the funeral procession of the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in Cairo.


A British soldier who died in a road accident near Basra, southern Iraq, has been named by the Ministry of Defence.


(InfoWorld) - Henning Kagermann will stay on as CEO of SAP AG through May 2009, the company announced Thursday, ending recent speculation that he would leave the helm of the German software maker. Kagermann turns 60 in July and the company's personnel policy requires that contracts of members of the executive board at and beyond that age be renegotiated with the supervisory board. His upcoming birthday andÂ the need to negotiate his contract had fueled speculation that LÃ©o Apotheker, SAP board member and president of global field operations, and Shai Agassi, president of the product and technology group, would take over as a dual-CEO team. Kagermann's career as CEO started in a dual partnership -- from 1998 to 2003 he shared those duties with Hasso Plattner, SAP's board chairman. Kagermann has been part of SAP's executive board since 1991. He started at SAP in 1982. SAP announced Kagermann's contract extension in a three-paragraph statement that included a long comment attributed to Plattner. The board, he said, has expressed its confidence in Kagermann whose guidance has "significantly extended" the company's global reach "while delivering breakthrough innovation." That's a course SAP wants to stay on, Plattner was quoted as saying. SAP, based in Walldorf, Germany, is a market leader in business software applications. Â


Sony to launch its first MP3 hard-disk music player

Sony is broadening support for the MP3 file format in its portable music player range. It will introduce a new hard disk-based MP3 player in December, and will produce


BSkyB should cut ITV stake below 7.5 pct: regulator

Britain's Competition Commission has recommended that pay-TV firm BSkyB reduce its 17.9 percent stake in broadcaster ITV to below 7.5 percent because it is anti-competitive.


Flyers honor Primeau, then thump Red Wings 6-1

The Philadelphia Flyers honored former captain Keith Primeau on Monday before hammering Detroit, the team that drafted him, 6-1.


U.S. Says More Iraqi Police Are Needed as Attacks Continue

At a time when Iraqi insurgents are targeting local police officers and recruits for attack, the United States has raised by one-third -- to 135,000 -- the size of the Iraqi police force it says will be needed to help secure the country, according to information the administration has provided to Congress.


A bullish market signal plus positive CAPS sentiment might equal a winning combination.


IBM pledges access to its IP for standards

InfoWorld - IBM is making it easier to utilize its patented intellectual property to implement nearly 200 standards in SOA, Web services, security,y and other spaces.


One of these days, a government expert will be punished for lying on a witness stand. Raising his right hand. Swearing to tell the truth.


No Iranian agreement to EU nuclear deal, discussions to continue

Crucial talks between Iran and the European Union over demands Tehran suspend some of its nuclear activities failed to reach a conclusion but will continue Friday, a source close to the talks told AFP.


Per Berlusconi, il Â«periodo non Ã¨ calmo ma sarÃ  producenteÂ»

Alemanno: la finanziaria non deve essere fatta pagare al Sud. VolontÃ©: il problema non Ã¨ Follini nel governo ma le risorse. ROMA - Â«Il periodo non si puÃ² definire calmo, ma, alla fine sarÃ  producenteÂ», dice


Hamid Karzai's running mate in the Afghan presidential election narrowly escaped an assassination attempt by the Taliban yesterday in the latest bid to derail Saturday's poll.


L'iniziativa pubblicizzata sui giornali: la titolare Ã¨ preoccupataper la perdita di affari. Risarcimento a chi presenta la ricevuta                                                  Australia, la benzina alle stelle un bordello offre il rimborso ai clienti


Renee Zellweger kissed her female co-star Jacinda Barrett, an Australian actress, eight times to get the perfect lesbian kiss in the new Bridget Jones' film.


UN panel must reconsider its role on world security

A panel set up last year by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, is looking to make changes that will help combat new security threats in the world and add strength to the United Nations.


8 Terror Suspects Appear in British Court

Eight suspects, including a man identified by the United States as a senior al-Qaida figure, appeared in a London court under heavy guard Wednesday as police investigated their alleged plot to commit murder and to cause mayhem with chemical, biological or radioactive materials.


Soccer: Robinho learns the dark price of fame in Brazil

The price of fame and imminent fortune can be heavy for the yong Brazilians who brighten soccer the world over. To weeks ago, Serginho, a 30 year old SÃ£o Caetano player died on the field during a match against SÃ£o Paulo.


News Corp revenue rises on higher box office

Media conglomerate News Corp.  said on Wednesday its quarterly revenue rose 18 percent, helped by "Borat" box office sales and "X-Men" DVDs, but profit fell due to a one-time gain a year earlier.


Russian jets torn apart in air before crashing, says official

A Russian official said Sunday that the two airliners that crashed almost simultaneously Tuesday had fallen apart in midair, Interfax news agency reported.


ROMA, 27 DICEMBRE 2004 - Sono centinaia gli europei morti o dispersi nel maremoto che si Ã¨ abbattuto nel sud-est asiatico e che ha provocato tra i 24 ei 29mila morti, secondo le ultime cifre fornite dai paesi coinvolti.


An undated file photo released by Editions 1of French correspondent Georges Malbrunot, right, of Le Figaro newspaper, and French freelance radio reporter Christian Chesnot, of Radio France Internationale (RFI).


Australia halts Indian doctor's bail release

The Australian government placed an Indian doctor in immigration detention on Monday only hours after he won bail on charges of providing support to a terrorist group linked to failed British car bombings in June.


Report: NBC wanted a cut of iPod revenue

We were already pretty sure that Apple and NBC fell out over the prices of TV shows on iTunes, but the head of NBC apparently asked Apple for a cut of iPod revenue as well.


UPDATE 2-Manpower results push up staffing stocks

Manpower Inc. (MAN.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , the world's second-largest staffing company, on Tuesday said third-quarter earnings nearly doubled on stronger


Secret talks between the UDA and Provisional IRA 30 years ago are revealed in Cabinet papers.


Midway: Vital in WWII, now for the birds

Six months after the attack on Pearl Harbor, a weakened and outnumbered U.S. fleet limped north to confront a flotilla of Japanese ships advancing on the remote Pacific atoll of Midway.


In the depths of a strangely cold winter in the Middle East, Iraqis complain that the lights are not on, the kerosene heaters are without fuel and the water doesn't flow Â and they blame the government.


The start of 2008 has brought a harsh reality to Wall Street: The U.S. may indeed be headed toward recession.


Regione Piemonte: premiate le aziende che investono

Le imprese piemontesi che vorranno accedere al credito dâimposta a fronte di investimenti produttivi (sulla base del bando della legge 266/97, relativo allâanno 2004) potranno presentare domanda a partire dal prossimo 10 novembre.


Susan Lyne: new CEO of Martha Stewart's media company. Contributed photo The media company founded by Westport's Martha Stewart got a new chief executive today.


2005 Tour de France to start on French island, go through Germany

PARIS - The route for the 2005 Tour de France was announced by organisers at the Palais de Congres in Paris Thursday and will start with a 19 kilometre time trial on the French island of Noirmoutier and will also have two stages in Germany.


Fair Game: Cruel Jokes, and No One Is Laughing

WHAT do banks call it when a troubled borrower abandons her home, sending them the keys?.


Two men who claim to be the father of Anna Nicole Smith's baby can't even agree on where to fight their legal battle.


Military officials should directly inform hundreds of thousands of Marine families and workers that they drank and washed in toxin-contaminated water at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina, Sen. Elizabeth Dole said Wednesday.


World Business Briefing | Asia: Japan: Citigroup Said to Weigh Stake

Citigroup, the financial giant, is expected to announce an offer to increase its stake in the scandal-tainted Japanese brokerage company the Nikko Cordial Corporation, said a Nikko spokesman, Shigeyuki Teshima. The potential $5 billion deal would mark Citigroupâs resurgence in Japan. Nikko Cordial faces a delisting from the Tokyo stock exchange because of an accounting scandal. According to media reports, the talks are aimed at Citigroup raising its stake in Nikko to above 50 percent, from under 5 percent. A Citigroup spokeswoman, Atsuko Yoshitsugu, declined to comment.


Hoping to win approval for their merger, the satellite radio companies announced plans to let consumers choose the programs in their subscription package.


Brown Struggles Early, but Yankees End It Fast

Kevin Brown flirted with danger in the early innings, allowing the Blue Jays to take a 4-0 edge before the Yankees finally solved the Toronto lefthander Ted Lilly.


U.S. Is Close to Eliminating AIDS in Infants, Officials Say

Mother-to-child transmission of H.I.V. has dropped so sharply that public health officials now talk about wiping it out.


On one issue, the world really likes Bush

Cowboy diplomacy. Unilateralism. Foreign governments have sharply criticized President Bush's foreign policy in many ways. But on one issue, international trade, you could almost hear a collective sigh of relief over his reelection.


Democratic strategists must be having night sweats. Coming out of the primaries they figured they'd picked a sure winner in Massachusetts Senator John Kerry.


Bush, Kerry camps spar over new overtime pay rules

New rules governing overtime pay kicked in, sparking a politically charged debate over the impact of the new regulations on US workers.


United Nations forces move in to one of the most violent slums in the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince.


Bonanni: sta andando benino, aumento eta' solo con incentivi


Grossman done for the season; Bears turn to the mighty Quinn

Lake Forest, IL (Sports Network) - Chicago Bears quarterback Rex Grossman will miss the remainder of the season after an MRI exam revealed a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee.


BOSTON -- After suffering decades of defeat and disappointment, the 2004 Boston Red Sox made history Wednesday night, beating the Yankees in the house that Ruth built and claiming the American League championship trophy.


The yen eased against the dollar on Friday, failing to hold gains made on a stronger-than-expected reading for the Bank of Japan's "tankan" survey of business sentiment.


The government has rejected a prominent Muslim scholar's application to enter the country, contending that he gave support to a terrorist group, but his attorneys allege the U.S. is using charitable donations he made as a pretext for stifling his views.


The hearing into the controversial Oval Test between England and Pakistan will take place on 27 and 28 September.


New mad cow disease case detected in Spain

A new case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), or mad cow disease, was discovered in Spain, thus raising the number of cases in the country to 20 since the first appearance of the disease in 2000.


EU seeks air travelers who sat near TB patient

European Union countries are seeking to trace passengers who sat near a man infected with a dangerous strain of tuberculosis on two transatlantic flights, the European Commission said on Thursday.


Reggio Calabria, 19:19 - CALCIO, REGGINA: ALLENAMENTO A PORTE CHIUSE

Domenica la Reggina affonterà a Bergamo un'Atalanta rilanciata dalla vittoria sul Milan. Uliv...


European hockey has taken on an NHL look. With an NHL lockout in place, more than 150 players have signed to play in European leagues, including Markus Naslund with Modo (Sweden), Jaromir Jagr with Kladmo (Czech Republic) and Ilya Kovalchuk with AK Bars Kazan (Russia).


Wind power is emerging as a alternative in fast-growing countries like India and China that are avidly seeking new energy sources.


Eastwood's 'Baby' packs wallop to the heart

By now, Clint Eastwood has nothing to prove to moviegoers. Like his spaghetti Western heroes did to the last pistolero of the day, he has gunned down every preconception about him.


Infections Can Trigger Heart Attack, Stroke

Dec. 15, 2004 -- Getting the flu could increase your risk of having a heart attack or stroke, but getting a flu shot probably won't.


Sony Debuts Double Layer DVD Burner for Mac

The new DRX-710UL-T allows users to record up to four hours of high-quality MPEG-2 video or up to 8.5 GB of data, music and/or images on compatible DVD+R DL media.


Hostile Bid Made to Create World's Largest Gold Company

Harmony Gold Mining, South Africa's gold largest miner, made a hostile bid today to acquire buy Gold Fields for 52.9 billion rand ($8.


Blog: Acquisition should help develop market for Ecotality's hydrogen fuel generator for fuel cells.


Zend Developer Zone: Refactoring PHP Code

Roy Ganor has posted a new article on the Zend Developer Zone about code refactoring, what it's good for and how it can help you and your code.   At first, refactoring seemed to me to be magic, over the years I have come to view it as more of a trick, and today refactoring is integrated into my development environment and used frequently and quickly. Using the refactoring functionality, in addition to other tools, I can sculpt the code to improve legibility and maintainability.   He talks about why PHP developers should jump on getting to refactoring their code, the different forms of refactoring, code examples showing it at work and some development tools/resources you can use to dig a little deeper.


30 Officers to Patrol Woodlands: New Division Signals a Move Toward Area's Independence

By Renee C. Lee, Houston Chronicle  Dec. 14--THE WOODLANDS -- Residents in this master-planned community can expect to see more patrols in their neighborhoods when a new Woodlands law enforcement division opens with 30 officers next year.


U.S. search engine giant Google Inc. has joined a group of 16 universities and national labs that is building the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope.


FOXBOROUGH -- Bill Belichick is a pretty good salesman. He was able to pitch to his team for weeks that setting an NFL record by winning 19 straight games, including postseason, was not important. Yet after his team set the mark in yesterday's 24-10 win over the Miami Dolphins, Belichick acknowleged the achievement and complimented his players.


THE likely re-election of US President George W.Bush is already sending shockwaves through the Middle East. Israel, the Iraqi interim Government and the Arab states aligned with American interests are rejoicing


Universities are reworking the shared online library resource into a virtual teaching and learning lab.


Ma in Italia e' crisi per bottiglie di prezzo medio


ASIA/TURCHIA - Stampa araba: i commenti sulle elezione in Turchia Roma (Agenzia Fides)- Ha suscitato commenti positivi sulla stampa araba la vittoria del Partito per la Giustizia e lo Sviluppo (AKP), guidato dal premier Tayyip Erdogan nelle elezioni legislative che si sono tenute in Turchia domenica 22 luglio. \


A teacher in France is the latest to face death threats for daring to criticize the religion and its prophet's emphasis on violence


HOUSTON, Sept. 14 -- The two broad wings of the international space station's new solar energy system unfurled smoothly this morning, successfully completing the main task of the shuttle Atlantis mission.


A home decor merchant has dropped a federal lawsuit attacking Google Inc.'s practice of connecting some online ads to trademarks, handing the Internet search leader its latest legal victory on the prickly issue.


"While Medicare patients will receive little or no benefit in return for the increase in premium payments next year, the prescription drug bill provided an immediate and dramatic increase


New in PHP 5 is the filter library of PECL code. This filter package (in beta as of this moment) offers two types of security, data validation by type and data sanitization. By Larry Ullman. 0528


A permanent memorial to the victims of the 2005 bombings of three London subway trains and a bus will be built in Hyde Park, the government said Thursday.


Seven people die and others are injured in a warehose explosion in Burgos, northern Spain.


Christmas at home checked off list for heart recipient

Three and a half months after Travis Marcusâ rapidly failing heart brought him near death at Arkansas Childrenâs Hospital, the 14-year-old walked out the hospitalâs front door Thursday with his new donor heart.


Nel 2004 sono 231 i lavoratori morti nel settore edilizio


LAS VEGAS -- With Greg Oden waiting in the lane, Rajon Rondo dribbled just inside the 3-point line, looked to his right, then his left, and decided it would be best to drive to the basket during the second half of the Celtics' Summer League opener against the Portland Trail Blazers Friday night. But Rondo never made it to the ...


China denies being source of bird flu virus

China's southern Guangdong province is not the source of the dangerous H5N1 bird flu virus as claimed in a report published in the United States this week, a major state-run Chinese newspaper said on Wednesday.


Some Lawyers Seek Changes in Vioxx Settlement

Several plaintiffsâ lawyers have asked that some of their clients be allowed to reject the $4.85 billion Vioxx settlement as others accept it.


Gadhafi Claims Miniscule Reward for Giving up Pursuit of WMD

Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi says the international community should have offered Tripoli a better payback for renouncing its efforts to acquire weapons of mass destruction.


Letters by Napoleon, Churchill kept in laundry room

One of the word's greatest collections of historical letters, including a note written by Napoleon to his lover Josephine, has been found in a filing cabinet tucked away in a Swiss laundry room.


China's cabinet on Monday sharply increased penalties for price-fixing, expanding an anti-inflation campaign that has failed to cool a surge in politically sensitive food costs.


Research In Motion acknowledged an outage left users in the Americas without access to their BlackBerry e-mail service on Monday, but said no messages were lost during the incident.


Oh! Noes! Yahoo! is using the departure of its US head of sales to reorganise its sales department.â¦


Members of Parliament voted yesterday to ban artificial trans fats despite charges such action would be heavy-handed and "assault the entire food industry" by taking on such favourite foods as store-bought doughnuts and even home-baked goods.


We find growth and income in this week's list of tiny treasures.


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Savvy Web Surfers Catch New Wave of Browsers

Since Microsoft won the browser wars in the late 1990s, its Internet Explorer software has been the way most people surf the Web. But with some slick new challengers on the scene, that may be about to change.


Muslims hold new protests against Rushdie knighthood

Anger mounted in the Muslim world over Britain's knighthood for novelist Salman Rushdie, with protests spreading to Malaysia for the first time and fresh demonstrations in Pakistan.


As the number of states allowing early voting soars, race for undecideds intensifies and the campaign rhythm shifts.


Ace's gritty performance won't soon be forgotten

Sixteen hours later, it seemed even more remarkable than when it was actually unfolding. Curt Schilling's gritty performance in Tuesday's 4-2 win in Game 6 over the Yankees, pitching with a dislocated tendon that was sutured to his skin, is already being spoken in the same breath as some of the historic postseason feats involving injured stars. ...


Google Inc.'s fourth-quarter profit nearly tripled amid another burst of breathtaking growth that enabled the online search leader to sprint past analyst expectations — a habit that has helped propel its stock price above $500.


Director Fickman to conjure "Witch" redo

Andy Fickman is coming  on board to direct "Witch Mountain," Walt Disney Pictures'  modern reimagining of its 1975 adventure movie "Escape to Witch  Mountain."


Kitzbuehl, 11:43 - SCI, CDM: TROPPO PERICOLO, CANADESI SALTANO LIBERA

Non ci sono atleti canadesi iscritti alla discesa di Kitzbuehel sulla leggendaria pista Streif: seco...


Users of the new video service Joost will be able to see free clips from MTV, Paramount and BET.


Londra, 16:37 - TENNIS, WIMBLEDON: SANTANGELO AL TERZO TURNO

Mara Santangelo si è qualificata per il terzo turno del torneo di Wimbledon (erba, 16.78 mili...


U.S. population to top 300 million this month

Some time this month, the number of Americans will surpass 300 million, a milestone that raises environmental impact questions for the only major industrial nation whose population is increasing substantially.


Europe's "super rocket" which can lift more than one and heavier satellites into orbit is ready for its first trip into space.


Considering a career change? Take this simple test to find your true talent and matching colleges. Start your future today.


Nine Reportedly Killed in Indonesian Quake

JAKARTA, Indonesia Dec 25, 2004 - A powerful earthquake rocked Indonesia's northernmost province of Aceh Sunday and radio reports said several small buildings had collapsed and large waves had slammed the area's north coast.


Security officials should concentrate on   people, not objects, at airports but simplistic racial   profiling is not the way to thwart potential attacks on   airlines, experts say.


European music-sharers face legal attack

The entertainment industry took aim at law-breaking European internet file-sharers on Thursday, with the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) announcing plans to sue hundreds of copyright infringers.


One of three Michigan men who hacked into the national computer system of Lowe's hardware stores and tried to steal customers' credit card information was sentenced Wednesday to nine years in federal prison.


3M sues Sony, Lenovo,others in battery patent case

3M Co.  has filed suits against  Sony Corp. (6758.T), Lenovo Group Ltd. (0992.HK) and others,  claiming infringement of lithium-ion battery-related patents,  the diversified U.S. manufacturer said in a statement on its  Web site.


US President George W. Bush is fighting off new claims he did not fulfil his duties with the Air National Guard during the Vietnam era.


Future collaboration NASA and Virgin Galactic announced this week they'd agreed to work together on future projects such as "development of space suits, heat shields for spaceships, hybrid rocket motors, and hypersonic vehicles".â¦


One of the alleged 21 July plotters joked he would convert a man to Islam before the man converted him to Christianity, a court hears.


(New York City-December 9, 2004) - Two days of grievance hearings stemming from the November Pacers-Pistons brawl are unfolding in New York City.


Congress Averts Higher Tax Bill for Middle Class

The alternative minimum tax has ensnared a growing number of middle-class Americans in recent years.


Microsoft announced settlements Monday with rival Novell Inc. for $536 million and with a Washington-based trade organization that had aggressively backed the European Union's landmark antitrust case against Microsoft.


Q&A: Hiring and firing of U.S. attorneys

The recent firing of eight U.S. attorneys has raised questions about how they are appointed and the circumstances under which they may be dismissed. Here are some questions and answers:


Intel makes MacBook Air processor available to all

But the Air clones will be coming anyway The reduced-size 65nm Core 2 Duo designed by Intel and incorporated inside Apple's super-slim MacBook Air is available for other computer makers to buy, the chip company confirmed last week.â¦


Obesity Takes Toll on Sperm and Fertility

New research suggests that obesity can reduce the quality of men's sperm as well as lower a woman's chances of successfully conceiving a child using in vitro fertilization.


Milano, 19:19 - CALCIO, MILAN: ALLENAMENTO INTERROTTO DA TEMPORALE

Il Milan ha sostenuto oggi un allenamento pomeridiano, in vista della trasferta di Parma di domenica...


Being an optimist may help reduce your risk of dying from heart disease and other causes. A Dutch study found that people who described themselves as being highly optimistic


Group Urges Italy, Netherlands Withdrawals

An online statement purportedly from an Islamic militant group threatened the Netherlands and Italy with bloodbaths if they do not withdraw their troops from Iraq.


London's penniless Tate Gallery welcomes gifts,legacies

British artists Damien Hirst and David Hockney are to make gifts of some of their paintings to the Tate Gallery in London, which can no longer afford such works, its director Nicholas Serota said.


The companies settle a lawsuit in which the software giant was accused of poaching smart-phone trade secrets.


MAZARA: BIMBA SCOMPARSA, NELLA NOTTE NUOVO INTERROGATORIO PER ...

Palermo, 3 set. (Adnkronos) - Nuovo interrogatorio per i genitori della piccola Denise, 4 anni ancora da compiere scomparsa mercoledi' scorso intorno a mezzogiorno. Il pubblico ministero Luigi Boccia ha convocato