After the bad Vytorin news, Schering's CEO puts his money where his mouth is.


Bhutto says edging closer to deal with Musharraf

Pakistan's exiled former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto said on Wednesday she was moving closer to clinching a power-sharing deal with embattled President Pervez Musharraf.


Pfizer to offer cold medicine without ingredient to make meth

December 22, 2004 - Pfizer Incorporated plans to release a new version of Sudafed that eliminates an ingredient used to produce the highly addictive drug methamphetamine.


Formerly Cardinal Health PTS, Newly Named Catalent Now Operates As Independent Company

Catalent Pharma Solutions, formerly Cardinal Health Pharmaceutical  Technologies and Services, today announced its official launch as an  independent operating company. The Blackstone Group acquired the  business from Cardinal Health in April 2007.


U.N. Condemns Rebel Capture of Darfur Town

The United Nations has condemned the rebel capture of a town in Darfur province, saying it violates a cease-fire agreement and jeopardizes the lives of tens of thousands of people who will not receive aid because of the fighting.


Womenâs Roundup: In Final, St. Josephâs Upsets No. 15 Auburn

Amy Wold scored 17 points, Sarah Acker had 16 and St. Josephâs upset No. 15 Auburn, 71-69, in the championship game of the Hilton Philadelphia Hawk Classic on Saturday.


The environment minister defends her decision to consider a privately-funded Giant's Causeway centre.


Olmert, Abbas Discuss Palestinian State in Broad Terms

JERUSALEM, Aug. 28 -- Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas discussed in broad terms Tuesday the issues most important to the creation of a Palestinian state in advance of a U.S.-sponsored peace conference proposed for this fall.


Scott ready for sunny Riviera after Switzerland snow

PACIFIC PALISADES, California  - Former winner Adam Scott is in confident mood for this week's Nissan Open, despite taking a four-week break from the game in snow-bound Europe.


By Chelsea Phua, The Sacramento Bee, Calif.  Jun. 7--A new sign-posting ordinance will give Sacramento County  residents early notice of development projects proposed in their  neighborhoods, county officials said.


Reports say a group from the horse racing industry has put forward an offer for UK state-owned bookmaker, the Tote.


Klein slights summit on medicare's future

Prime Minister Paul Martin said yesterday that a first ministers conference on medicare merits three days, three weeks or three months of negotiation -- even as Alberta Premier Ralph Klein


Google is backing private attempts to put a rover on the Moon with a $30m prize pot.


Arafat in Serious Condition, Foreign Medics Summoned

Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat is in a very serious condition but was able to take part in Muslim morning prayers on Thursday, officials said, as a team of foreign doctors rushed to his headquarters.


World Cup visitors help German hotels and caterers see a rise in sales over the summer.


EU, U.S. officials clinch air data deal: EU

EU and U.S. officials reached a deal on Wednesday on the transfer to the United States of private data on transatlantic air passengers for use in the fight against terrorism, an EU spokesman said.


What does the Internet look like? A free new Web service from Akamai Technologies Inc. offers a peek, providing a sort of Internet weather report on global traffic tie-ups, cyberattacks and spikes in activity.


As Jason Kidd was helping the Eastern Conference All-Stars, the Nets and the Mavericks were busily reconstructing a trade that would place Kidd in Dallas when the regular season resumes.


Alfonso Soriano hit a game-ending two-run single to give the Chicago Cubs a 10-9 win over the Colorado Rockies last night, setting off a wild celebration after the Cubs bullpen blew an 8-3 lead in the ninth inning.


Sarkozy's camp firmly in lead as France returns to polls

French voters overseas cast the first ballots Saturday in a parliamentary election predicted to hand a resounding majority to President Nicolas Sarkozy and his ambitious reform programme.


Reader Pankaj Kumar sends us a photograph.


Singer and composer Billy Joel weds fiancÃ©e Kate Lee, 23, at his Long Island home on Saturday.


The Count: In One Industry, Great Danger From Falling Axes

Planned job cuts in the United States auto industry reached 151,457 this year through November.


Translating Iceland's Genes into Medicine

Armed with the DNA of an entire nation, deCode Genetics is shaving years off the drug discovery process.


Xbox Offers a Forum to Reach Gamers Where They Live

Since November, Xbox LIVE Marketplace has offered video-on-demand downloads of movies and download-to-own episodes of television shows.


British rock star Elton John ended his whirlwind tour of Taiwan unrepentant about calling the local media "rude, vile pigs."


Culkin charged with misdemeanor drug counts in Oklahoma

OKLAHOMA CITY Prosecutors have charged former child star Macaulay Culkin with two misdemeanor drug counts in connection with a traffic stop where police found marijuana and prescription drugs.


He is gone, and that is unfortunate, but it is not tragic or disastrous or catastrophic. Pedro Martinez was worth every cent the Red Sox paid him and he


EDITORIAL: Help is at Hand When Vandals Strike

By Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, Wash.  May 30--Unnecessary destruction of trees in the Tri-Cities is very nearly an unholy thing.   After all, this isn't a natural environment for them. It takes much human toil and ingenuity to bring them here and allow them to flourish.


Singh, Aziz Hold Talks After India-Pakistan Spat

Pakistan Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz and his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh on Wednesday began talks that are expected to set aside a recent spat over disputed Kashmir and give a push to a plodding peace process.


Ordinary People Testify in Political Ads

Testimonial ads are nothing new in the political world. High-profile surrogates or supportive celebrities often film commercials endorsing a candidate, hoping voters will follow their leads. Those have been rare this year. But quite a few ads have featured everyday Americans testifying about the state of the nation, as strategists seek to make politics — and the presidential election — personal through campaign commercials.


MIAMI, July 9 -- The embattled director of the National Hurricane Center was replaced here today after a brief but turbulent tenure in which he publicly criticized his bosses and then lost the support of much of his staff.


Some details of the highly-anticipated advanced microprocessor, code-named Cell, which is expected to power the PlayStation 3, have been released by the three firms responsible for the chip's development - IBM, Sony and Toshiba.


Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho refused to talk about shamed striker Adrian Mutu ahead of the Champions League clash with CSKA Moscow.


Milano, 18:50 - CICLISMO, DOPING; INCHIESTA NAS: PERQUISITA CASA PAOLINI

Anche la casa di Luca Paolini, attualmente in ritiro con la nazionale per preparare i mondiali di ci...


Twenty-nine suspects are to go on trial in Madrid over the March 2004 train bombings that killed 191 people.


Montreal Shooter Hinted at His Plans on a Web Page

LAVAL, Quebec _ The Montreal man who launched a killing spree on a downtown college campus all but announced his bloodthirsty plan on a Web page dedicated to guns and violence.


U.S. wholesale inventories up, retail sales weaken

Inventories of unsold goods at U.S.  wholesalers rose 0.5 percent in May, boosted by a buildup in a  range of goods including automobiles, metals and electrical  supplies, government data showed on Tuesday.


A 12-year-old boy collapses and dies after being chased by two older youngsters in Sunderland.


Three Black Watch troops have been killed and a number of others injured in at attack by rebel fighters in Iraq. The victims were among an 850-strong battle group led by the 1st Battalion The Black Watch which


Ex-Playmate Anna Nicole's Fortune Reversed

A federal appeals court Thursday threw out a judge's ruling that awarded $88.5 million to former Playboy model Anna Nicole Smith from the estate of her late husband, an oil tycoon who died at age 90 just over a year after they wed.


Italian contact of ex-spy 'well' in hospital after positive radiation test

Britain's radioactive poisoning affair took a dramatic new twist as officials confirmed that a close contact of dead Russian ex-spy Alexander Litvinenko had also tested positive for radiation.


Germany chides U.S. move on anti-missile shield

German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier criticised the United States on Sunday in a rare public rebuke for failing to inform Russia of an offer to build an anti-missile base on Polish soil.


A private school for Native Hawaiians may favor applicants based on their race, a U.S. appeals court ruled on Tuesday, citing the unique history and relationship between Hawaii and the United States.


Military Takes Over in Fiji; Coup Is Fourth in Two Decades

SUVA, Fiji, Dec. 5 -- Fiji's military overthrew the government Tuesday after weeks of threats, locking down the capital and putting the prime minister under house arrest in the fourth coup in the South Pacific country in 20 years.


The French president defends judges embroiled in a row with Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy.


International mediators are to try to break the deadlock caused by Ukraine's disputed presidential elections.


Modena, 18:41 - CALCIO, MODENA: DOPPIA SEDUTA

Doppia seduta di allenamento per il Modena. Mattinata incentrata sulla parte atletica, nel pomeriggi...


Myanmar Strongman Begins Historic India Visit

Myanmar's military ruler, Senior General Than Shwe, arrives in India on Sunday on a landmark visit to strengthen economic and political ties with one of the few friends his junta has in the world.


Pig Farmer Enters Plea In Killings Of Prostitutes

VANCOUVER, B.C., Dec. 9 -- A pig farmer alleged to be Canada's worst serial killer pleaded not guilty Saturday to charges of murdering women from Vancouver's seediest streets.


Shared Office Code Unlikely to Sway Governments

Ziff Davis - Government officials say Microsoft's move to share the source code for Office 2003 won't change anyone's mind about Microsoft or open source.


TD Ameritrade CEO says industry talks ongoing

TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.  has been talking to rival online brokers about potential deals, its CEO said the day after the company disclosed two hedge funds had pushed it to pursue a merger.


Rubens Barrichello took pole position for today's Italian Grand Prix with Formula One's fastest-ever qualifying lap. Barrichello put newly-crowned world champion Michael Schumacher


Microsoft Beats Second-Quarter Views On The Strength Of Windows And Office      (Investor's Business Daily)

Investor's Business Daily - Microsoft easily beat Wall Street's forecasts for its fiscal second quarter on Thursday thanks to strong sales of Windows Vista, Office software and video games.


Regulators say hedge fund woes won't spread

Regulators said on Wednesday that Bear Stearns Cos. Inc.  should be able to unwind the positions of its two troubled hedge funds without causing wider financial market distress.


Durable Goods Orders Edge Up in September

U.S. orders for durable goods rose  by a smaller-than-expected 0.2 percent in September, held back  by another sharp fall in commercial aircraft, government data  showed on Wednesday.


Lo comunica la societa' dopo la riunione del Cda


Denver was poised to take the late lead when cornerback Drayton Florence knocked away an end zone pass headed for Rod Smith. The pass ricocheted to safety Jerry Wilson for an interception.


Roma, 22:11 - CALCIO, ROMA: CURCI PROLUNGA CONTRATTO

La Roma ha comunicato di avere rinnovato fino al 2011 il contratto del portiere Gianluca Curci. Il p...


A former FBI agent and an internet stock picker are guilty of using confidential US government information to manipulate stock prices.


Bethlehem rings in more hopeful Christmas

Thousands of pilgrims and a new Palestinian leadership are celebrating Christmas in the town of Jesus's birth with prayers for peace after the death of Yasser Arafat.


THERE can't be many times when the only unbeaten team in the division goes into a match with the leaders with 15 points to make up.


'New' Rumsfeld calls for transatlantic unity

US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld called for transatlantic unity against Islamic extremism and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction but said action should not be confined to issues where there is a NATO consensus.


The sale of organs taken from executed prisoners appears to be thriving in China, a BBC investigation has found.


MADRID - Tyler Hamilton, US Olympic time-trial cycling champion, had apparently failed tests to detect performance-enhancing blood transfusions, his Phonak team said yesterday .


China's furious growth should cool off a little this year according to a new study from the World Bank.


Iran Nuclear Talks with Europe to Continue

Talks between key European countries and Iran on Tehran's nuclear program broke up after five hours of negotiations with no definite conclusions.


Langer eyes double, Australia to push for 400

Justin Langer will be aiming for another Test double century when play begins on day two of the first Test against Pakistan at the WACA ground in Perth.


Know your business: A quiz on the year past

It was another busy year in the Boston business community and we tracked it all: the good, the bad, and the ugly. Executives came and went and new products hit the market. Some companies won big. Others are probably happy that 2004 is coming to an end. The question is: Were you paying attention?


A stronger GOP dusts off long-delayed agenda

WASHINGTON - Republicans will be much stronger on Capitol Hill next year, almost in a position to give President Bush whatever he wants on taxes, limits on legal damages, drilling in the Arctic and nominations to the US Supreme Court.


Trina Ray admitted she was kind of a science geek back at Corvallis High School. But now, at 37, she's getting the payoff for spending much of her teenage years in the lab.


Firenze, 19:53 - CALCIO, COPPA ITALIA: FIORENTINA-ASCOLI 2-0, VIOLA AI QUARTI

La Fiorentina si è qualificata ai quarti di finale della coppa Italia dopo aver battuto l'Asc...


By Anthony Cronin, The Day, New London, Conn.  Feb. 2--Comcast Corp., a major cable provider across eastern Connecticut,  on Thursday reported a nearly threefold spike in fourth-quarter profits, which  the company said was the strongest performance in its history.


Ellen DeGeneres has been set to host the 79th Academy Awards


Mac resurgence? Apple was the US' third biggest retail laptop vendor in June, market watcher NPD has revealed. The Mac maker is behind only HP and Toshiba, but ahead of Dell, Gateway and Lenovo.â¦


Analysis: The meeting of Egypt, Jordan, Israel and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is designed to warn Hamas of the consequences of going it alone


Portable bots get cattleprod zapguns, hover capability

Working Daleks only a matter of time Aficionados of the killer-robot world barely get time to catch their breath these days. Yesterday was no exception, with two military droids making their debut.â¦


Sure, they're good, but they're kind of complicated, too.


Pakistani court due to rule on Musharraf vote bid

Lawyers summed up arguments on Wednesday as Pakistan's Supreme Court prepared to issue a landmark ruling on challenges to General Pervez Musharraf's bid for another term in an October 6 presidential election.


Outgoing Secretary Jim Nicholson acknowledged yesterday that the Department of Veterans Affairs is struggling to reduce backlogs in disability claims from Iraq war veterans.


German court fines man for slamming door

A German man, angered by a court decision, was left even more out of pocket when a judge gave him an extra fine for storming out of the court and slamming the door hard, authorities say.


Three Natural Gas Traders Convicted in Texas

According to the indictment, the men conspired to send fictitious price and volume reports on trades to two newsletters that publish indexes widely used to price gas.


Manila tightens its security ahead of the verdict in the corruption trial of ex-President Joseph Estrada.


TEGUCIGALPA -- Honduras tightened security at foreign embassies and declared a national terror alert after receiving information that Al Qaeda was trying to recruit Hondurans to attack embassies of the United States, Britain, Spain, and El Salvador, a government official said yesterday. The heightened security was instituted Thursday, after Honduras's intelligence services received reports of a plan allegedly targeting those ...


Wife of missing ex-FBI agent gets no news in Iran

The wife of a former FBI agent who went missing in Iran nine months ago said on Saturday she had not been able to find out what had happened to her husband during a four-day visit to the Islamic state to search for him.


The disappearance of Peter Falconio is one of Australia's most enduring mysteries, and the case has now taken an important step forward.


Verizon reverses decision to block text messages

(InfoWorld) - Verizon WirelessÂ has reversed a decision to block text messages on its network from abortion rights group Naral Pro-Choice America after an outcry fromÂ net neutrality advocatesÂ and others. The controversy erupted Thursday, after a New York Times story said Verizon had rejected a request from Naral to send text messages to wireless customers who sign up for them. Verizon had said it has the right to block controversial or unsavory messages. Several other political groups, including the Republican National Committee and Amnesty International, have used text message campaigns. But Verizon backtracked on its position Thursday morning local time. "The decision to not allow text messaging on an important, though sensitive, public policy issue was incorrect, and we have fixed the process that led to this isolated incident," Verizon spokesman Jeffrey Nelson, said in a statement. "Upon learning about this situation, senior Verizon Wireless executives immediately reviewed the decision and determined it was an incorrect interpretation of a dusty internal policy." The old policy was developed before text messaging protections such as spam filters adequately protected customers from unwanted messages, Verizon said. Public Knowledge, a digital rights advocacy group, said Verizon's decision still shows the need for the U.S. Congress to pass aÂ net neutrality law, which would prohibit telecom carriers and broadband providers from blocking or slowing content from competitors or other groups. "Instant replay is not the way to guarantee the rights of Americans to communicate freely over telecommunications networks," Gigi Sohn, Public Knowledge's president, said in an e-mail. "You cannot have unfettered communications by having the telephone company review each decision whenever a controversial issue is raised. A text message like this one alerting Naral supporters to act quickly on a pending political issue is useless after hours of delay by the telephone company referees." Cynthia Brumfield, president of tech consultancy Emerging Media Dynamics, called the original Verizon action "unbelievable" in a post on her IP Democracy blog Thursday. "Verizon is seriously [messed] up if it thinks Naral is promoting an 'agenda' but the Republican National Committee is not," Brumfield wrote. "And clearly Verizon believes that a woman's right to choose is somehow 'unsavory.'" The issue goes beyond Verizon's apparent political leanings, Brumfield added. "What's truly disturbing is that Verizon is imposing its own political views on its wireless customers without their consent, something that the carrier could not do in the landline voice world," she wrote. Naral on Thursday morning was encouraging visitors to its Web site to contact Verizon about its original decision. "What kind of company would deny its customers the ability to use their cell phones to participate in our democracy?" Naral said.


Rookie David Backes has become a scoring machine for a St. Louis Blues team that needs all the help it can get.


The way we treat the old is both disgraceful and stupid

Comment is free: Jackie Ashley: The idea that Menzies Campbell was fair game for abuse because he was in his 60s is a product of pernicious prejudice.


Cresce domanda accessi internet e servizi telefonici


Hard work paid off, says Gilchrist after series win

Australian bowler Jason Gillespie congratulated by teamates after taking the wicket of Indian captain Rahul Dravid on the fourth day of the third Test match in Nagpur on Friday.


Pope Beatifies Austria's Last Emperor, 4 Others

Pope John Paul beatified the last ruler of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and four European nuns and clerics Sunday in an open-air ceremony at St.


Per il nuovo esecutivo hanno votato 82 deputati su 153


Amnesty International has urged the Thai government to impartially investigate the deaths of at least 84 protesters in the south of the country.


Iraq's electoral commission says it will consider a call by top political parties to delay January elections because of violence gripping the country.


Escluse per le prossime elezioni alleanze 'contro'


Small and Fabulous: Modular Living as It Should Be

With increased population density and climate change, space- and energy-efficient housing is all the rage. But style need not be sacrificed for practicality. Wired News scopes the smallest and coolest modular housing out there.


Police Commander Killed, U.S. Vehicle Hit in Iraq

Gunmen assassinated Baghdad's deputy  police chief and a powerful roadside bomb killed two U.S.  soldiers when it blew up their armored vehicle Monday as  insurgents pressed a campaign to wreck Iraq's election.


Six teams are kicked out of the Pentagon's autonomous car rally, after a series of crashes, wrong turns and assorted robotic mishaps.


Kostas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou may not be fit enough to attend the hearing into their missed drugs test.


Nearly simultaneous bombs struck commuters in a predominantly Shiite area on the southeastern edge of Baghdad on Wednesday, killing at least eight people and wounding two dozen, police and hospital officials said


As earthlings prepare for Christmas celebrations this weekend, more than 2 billion kilometres away a small space probe will begin the final stage of a long journey aimed at a touchdown on one of Saturn's moons.


Ikea, H and M: twin Swedish success stories

Similar strategies finely tuned over the past sixty years have made Ikea's flatpack furniture and H and M's affordable fashion major Swedish export successes the world over, as the two groups continue to expand year after year.


Judge Rejects United Airlines Deal With Pilots

A bankruptcy judge today said the agreement between United Airlines and its pilots unfairly forced other unions to join the pilots in letting United terminate their pension plans.


Wattpad pads out copyrighted material Wattpad has added a significant chunk of the Gutenberg Project catalogue to its mobile phone application. It is making 17,000 books available for easy download to most mobile phones.â¦


Health care record needs cited at an IBM conference

InfoWorld - Computerization of health care record keeping remains both a need and a challenge, said IT and health care dignitaries at an IBM-sponsored conference in San Jose, Calif. on Monday.


Is Microsoft's Office Becoming More Like Windows?

Office, Microsoft Corp.'s (MSFT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) collection of programs for business documents and tasks, is fast becoming a software platform unto itself.


Dal leader della Margherita parole di pace verso Prodi"La prevalenza della lista unitaria alle regionali Ã¨ un bene"                                          Ulivo, Rutelli: "Basta polemiche ora pensiamo solo a vincere"


Londra, 23:20 - CALCIO, INGHILTERRA; COPPA DI LEGA: ARSENAL-TOTTENHAM 1-1

Arsenal e Tottenham hanno pareggiato 1-1 (0-1) nella semifinale di andata di Curling Cup, la coppa d...


Euro chief urges calm amid US troubles 4:55PM ET

"Consumers in Europe have no reason to lose confidence, the economic situation in Europe seems to be uncoupled from the situation in the U.S."  Euro nations see no immediate need to react to the growing threat of a U.S. slowdown that sent stock markets plunging Monday, the head of the group of 15 euro finance ministers said after they met for talks. via BusinessWeek


Five men are arrested by police investigating a Â£2m robbery at a NatWest cash processing centre.


European lawmakers are pushing for UN peacekeepers to enter Sudan's Darfur region even without government consent.


EU leaders gather to put the brakes on enlargement

A man walks near the European Union headquarters on the eve of the EU summit in Brussels, December 13.Comment


Monaco, 21:06 - CALCIO, ITALIA-FRANCIA; RIBERY: PER NOI SARA' DURA

Franck Ribery, nazionale francese del Bayern Monaco, mette un po' le mani avanti in vista della sfid...


Leaders of the African Union began mapping out plans to forge a closer federation of states at a summit in Ghana Sunday, acknowledging the continent's current system of governance had to improve.


The chief US negotiator to N Korea says the onus is on Pyongyang to reach a deal, on the final day of talks.


Sydney, 12:41 - CALCIO, AUSTRALIA TENTA KLINSMANN

L'Australia tenta Juergen Klinsmann. Frank Lowy, figlio del presidente della FFA, ha pranzato a Los ...


Palestine's leader Yasser Arafat has died, world media announced Tuesday afternoon, citing anonymous sources "close" to Arafat.


short for "Weblog" -- was the most-frequently requested definition at Merriam-Webster's online dictionary site, the publisher says.


Russia Offers Ukraine's Yushchenko 'Cooperation'

Russia offered on Wednesday to work with Ukraine's new Western-leaning leader, in an end to its frosty silence over Viktor Yushchenko's election victory.


Two people are found guilty of killing a teenager at a city centre bus stop as part of a rival gang dispute.


Italian dropped from EU team after anti-gay remarks

the EU's next justice and security chief after he aired traditional views on homosexuality and marriage. confirmation hearing last week that he considered homosexuality a sin and he spelt out traditional views on marriage.


Groups representing torture victims of Chile's former military government reject a proposed compensation deal.


Clinical trial registration, a statement from the International ...

Altruism and trust lie at the heart of research on human subjects. Altruistic individuals volunteer for research because they trust that their participation will contribute to improved health for others and


They have returned to Japan like conquering heroes, although they have not won a race since their team returned to Formula One four years ago.


A bookkeeper pleaded guilty Monday to embezzling $6.9 million to pay for such things as a ranch in Vermont, a life-size statue of Al Capone and a private performance by singer Burt Bacharach, federal authorities said.


IBM Retirees to Test the Waters at Treasury

Maybe it's no longer a young person's game. The government, which has traditionally hired college graduates and mid-career professionals, signaled yesterday that it is interested in hiring mature workers -- those older Americans who are retired or face retirement in the private sector but want to...


Manchester United report a turnover of Â£245m for the 2006/07 season, a record in English football.


American Bode Miller still held a commanding lead in the overall World Cup standings after Walchhofer won his first World Cup super-G race and led the first Austrian podium sweep this season -- and 68th overall.


Celanese Chemicals Announces Solvent Price Increases

Celanese Chemicals (NYSE:CE) will increase off-list selling prices for all solvent products, as listed below, effective Oct. 1, 2006, or as contracts allow.                       USA, Canada and Mexico  South and Central America        Product              US $/LB.


Pakistan cuffs Al-Qaida-linked terrorists

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Military forces arrested at least five al-Qaida-linked terrorists plotting to launch suicide attacks on the US Embassy and Pakistani leaders, the government said yesterday.


Lobbyist Built a Career On Unconventional Wisdom

Getting fired is not usually a good thing. Except if you're William T. Archey.


DHAKA, Bangladesh - A series of bombs exploded at a rally where the top opposition leader was speaking in Bangladesh's capital Saturday, killing at least 10 people and injuring hundreds, witnesses and news reports said.    Opposition leader Sheikh Hasina was addressing the rally from atop a truck outside the headquarters of her Awami League party in central Dhaka when the blasts went off...


MUMBAI, SEPTEMBER 21: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) today informed the Bombay High Court that it was cancelling the entire tender process regarding cricket telecast rights as also the ââconditionalââ deal with Zee TV.


The President is about to get a very public intervention from the Baker Commission. Will Bush listen to an old family friend, or will stubbornness prevail?


Perdita primo semestre pari a 58,4mln, era 79,8mln


Calif. Judge Refuses to Block Boxing Show Debut

A California judge on Wednesday refused a bid by producers of NBC's upcoming TV boxing show "The Contender" to block the Sept. 10 debut of Fox's rival reality series, "The Next Great Champ," giving the first round of judicial fisticuffs to the Rupert Murdoch-owned network.


Presentata la sensazionale scoperta degli archeologi. Ricostruita al Cairo la sua identitÃ  grazie a una Tac. In un dente la prova inconfutabile                                            "Ecco la mummia di Hatshepsut" svelato il mistero della faraona


Israeli forces detain senior Hamas militant

TULKARM, West Bank - Israeli forces detained a senior leader of Hamasâs military wing in the West Bank on Saturday during a nighttime raid on his hideout, witnesses said.


TO THE EDITOR:           After visiting some of the western public forests, grasslands and parks, I understand much better about the scars left from drilling and mineral exploration. Vehicle tracks will be there for centuries just like the wagons of early settlers have left their mark.


Cisco Systems Inc. CSCO.O on Tuesday   launched a Web-based product to help businesses deliver live   and on-demand videos to large groups, in its latest push to   expand into the enterprise video market.


Software giant hopes to convince governments that its products are secure.


Kayne leads 50 Cent in early album sales

NEW YORK  — 50 Cent may be getting hip-hop's equivalent of a gold watch next week. Early reports have Kanye West beating 50 in their much-hyped battle of album sales: West's "Graduation" is on pace to sell about 575,000 to 700,000 its first week out, while 50 Cent's "Curtis" is on track to do 550,000, according to Billboard magazine.


A man suspected of downloading child pornography is found dead after a television feature.


Forty years later, two views from the West Bank's Road 60

An Israeli and a Palestinian reflect on the impact of the Six-Day War that began 40 years ago Tuesday.


Market little changed as housing data weighs

Stocks were little changed in volatile trading on Monday as a larger-than-expected decline in new home sales in December was offset by positive earnings surprises.


Mibtel +0,69%, All Stars +1,76%, le Borse rialzano la testa


BEIJING Nov 20, 2004 - A small passenger plane carrying 47 people crashed Sunday in northern China, and the government said there likely were no survivors.


Cell phone emissions excite the part  of the brain cortex nearest to the phone, but it is not clear  if these effects are harmful, Italian researchers reported on  Monday.


Kerry Camp Tries to Thwart Negative Swift Boat Ads

Description: As Sen. John Kerry defends his military record in Vietnam, a former swift boat officer, now a Chicago Tribune editor, supports Kerry's version of events.


Sharon Says Israel Could Coordinate Gaza Pullout

HERZLIYA, Israel  - Prime Minister Ariel Sharon  said Israel was ready to coordinate its Gaza withdrawal plan  with a future Palestinian government and said that could open  the way for a broader peace agreement.


Carrier seeking new suppliers for smart-phone line UK carrier O2 this week confirmed it is looking for new handset maker partners to push its XDA smart phone family forward following a parting of the ways with its original XDA supplier, HTC. Long-time HTC customer i-mate may also be for the chop, if comments from the manufacturer are to be taken at face value.â¦


Colombian Government Shaken By Lawmakers' Paramilitary Ties

BOGOTA, Colombia, Nov. 17 -- The government of President ÃÂlvaro Uribe is being shaken by its most serious political crisis yet, as details emerge about members of Congress who collaborated with right-wing death squads to spread terror and exert political control across Colombia's Caribbean coast.


Bombers strike across Iraq, killing 26 and wounding 42

Suicide attackers and car bombs struck targets in central, western, and northern Iraq yesterday, leaving at least 26 people dead and 42 wounded, Iraqi security officials said.


Merchants are slashing post-holiday prices even deeper, hoping to squeeze the last bit of sales from a shopping season that many retailers are finding unimpressive.


Oakville plant's fate is still up in the air

Ford is celebrating its 100th anniversary in Canada today amid uncertainty over the future of the automaker's Oakville assembly plant.


An experimental treatment for Parkinson's disease seemed to improve symptoms — dramatically so, for one 59-year-old man — without causing side effects in an early study of a dozen patients.


LONDON - Radio DJ John Peel, one of the key figures in British rock music over the past 35 years, who championed virtually every important act of that period on his long-running show, has died after a heart attack, the BBC announced Tuesday.


Attack on convoy of fuel tankers in Afghanistan leaves 15 guards employed by US security firm dead


Britain to cut thousands of troops in Iraq next year

Britain said it expected to withdraw thousands of its 7,100 troops from Iraq by the end of 2007, in the clearest pledge yet of a pullout from a country gripped by growing sectarian violence.


17/12/2004 - Enrico Bondi, the governmentâappointed special administrator of bankrupt Italian dairy group Parmalat, is set to sue a number of Italian financial groups in an attempt to stifle mounting criticism that he has given preferential treatment to


Star-P Helps MIT Researchers Visualize Drug Effects

WALTHAM, Mass., Feb. 27  /PRNewswire/ -- Researchers in MIT's Computational and Systems Biology Initiative (CSBi) are using Interactive Supercomputing Inc.'s (ISC) Star-P(TM) software to create new biological models that may someday yield new drug discoveries.


Yanksâ Manager Pick Not as Easy as 1, 2 or 3

Tony PeÃ±a was interviewed on Wednesday for the Yankeesâ managerial opening and a decision may be made as early as Friday between PeÃ±a, Don Mattingly and Joe Girardi.


Marks & Spencer is to open electrical departments at 13 stores, selling everything from televisions to digital music players.


That new Dutch menu isn't suiting Brinker's at all.


Serena's back, but Davenport, Mauresmo in race to end year as No. ...

Serena Williams squeaked into this week's WTA Championships, but she's out of contention for the year-end No. 1 ranking, leaving Lindsay Davenport and Amelie Mauresmo to contend for the top spot.


SEEKING to head off a challenge from video-game rival Sony Corp, Nintendo said on Tuesday that its dual-screen (DS) Game Boy player will hit stores in the United States just in time for the crucial holiday shopping season.


European stocks struggle after China's rate hike

European stock markets mostly fell as investors digested a move by China to hike interest rates for the first time in almost a decade to rein in the country's strong economic growth.


FINANZIARIA:SINISCALCO,AUMENTI STUDI SETTORE INFERIORI A PIL

(AGI) - Roma, 22 ott.- L'aumento del gettito atteso per l'operazione di 'manutenzione' degli studi di settore prevista dalla legge Finanziaria e' pari al 3,1% che "non sembra un aumento eccessivo, anzi e' inferiore all'aumento del pil nominale".


Serena, Mauresmo, Capriati advance at US Open

Flushing Meadows, NY (Sports Network) - Serena Williams, Amelie Mauresmo and Jennifer Capriati were among the winners Friday in third-round play at the 2004 US Open.


Returning to the state that dashed his presidential hopes in 2004, Democratic U.S. Sen. John Kerry rallied with college students on Tuesday for next's month elections, urging them to "Take back Ohio, take back our country."


Sperm-Sorting Machine May Help Infertile Men

Scientists in Australia have developed a sperm-sorting machine which may help infertile men to become fathers.


Shi'ites Bombed as Iraq Poll Campaign Begins

A bombing in a Shi'ite city and an  outspoken attack on Iran by an Iraqi minister fueled fears of  sectarian strife as campaigning began on Wednesday for Iraq's  first free election since the fall of Saddam Hussein.


The country has long lagged behind in Olympic sports. And that's why grandmaster Viswanathan Anand is a national hero


Bruins remove Lewis as head coach after one season

The Boston Bruins removed Dave Lewis as head coach on Friday after just one season in charge.


com September 20, 2004, 7:32 AM PT. There's no doubt the Internet will continue to make its mark in the world of business and technology.


Suicide bomber kills nine at Iraq funeral

A suicide bomber detonated an explosive vest among mourners at a funeral in eastern Baghdad on Tuesday, killing at least nine people and wounding 21, police said.


David Bollier's Brand Name Bullies seeks to expose the 'quest to own and control our culture.' But the book's real value is in its numerous case studies of copyright and trademark battles. By Amit Asaravala.


President Bush makes remarks to military personnel and their families, Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2004, Camp Pendleton, Calif. (AP Photo/Lawrence Jackson).


Court awards $400M punitive damages vs Medtronic unit

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- A Memphis, Tenn. jury awarded Gary Michelson and Karlin Technology $400 million in punitive damages against Medtronic Inc.


Sweden may block Pirate Bay over child porn

Torrent tracker rejects 'trading' claims Swedish police say they may put the world's largest torrent tracker, The Pirate Bay, on its porn filter blacklist after complaints about child porn being traded on the site.â¦


Pianist Leon Fleisher, actor Steve Martin, singers Diana Ross and Brian Wilson and film director Martin Scorsese will share the 30th annual honors of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in December.


SAN FRANCISCO -- Just before Google Inc. went public nearly three years ago, Yahoo Inc. Chairman Terry Semel assured a roomful of securities analysts and money managers that his company would remain the Internet's brightest star. To punctuate his high hopes, Frank Sinatra's "The Best Is Yet to Come"...


Airline Passengers Face Tighter Security

WASHINGTON - Starting next week, all airline passengers must take off their jackets before passing through metal detectors and more will be subjected to pat-down searches and checks for explosives, the Transportation Security Administration announced Thursday.    Screeners will advise passengers of the new procedures when they put their carryon bags on the conveyor belt, TSA spokeswoman Yolanda Clark said...


Bush mum on Pakistan's Bin Laden efforts

President Bush offered no criticism Saturday of Pakistan's role in the still-unsuccessful hunt for al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, even though Pakistan's army is pulling back from the region where the terrorist mastermind is believed


N.Y. Airport Target of Plot, Officials Say

NEW YORK, June 2 -- Authorities said Saturday that they had broken up an alleged terrorist plot to bomb aviation fuel tanks and pipelines at John F. Kennedy International Airport, arresting a former airport worker and two other men with links to Islamic extremists in South America and the Caribbean.


London is biggest Chinese investment target in Europe: study

London is the most popular base for Chinese companies expanding into Europe, and has attracted 15 percent of all Chinese foreign direct investment into Europe since 2002, a new study shows.


Snyder, Harris, Stanley, Jibson and Gregory II Cast in Broadway-Bound Musical 'Cry-Baby'

Playbill - Complete casting has been announced for the upcoming La Jolla Playhouse stage debut of the new musical Cry-Baby. James Snyder and Tony Award winner Harriet Harris are among the stars of the Broadway-bound production.


Liberty gets sports channels in News Corp deal: WSJ

Liberty Media will regain ownership of  regional sports cable channels in Pittsburgh, Seattle and its  home market of Denver, in a deal expected to be announced this  week with News Corp., the Monday's Wall Street Journal said,  citing people close to the situation.


Deere Earnings Jump, Raises 2004 Forecast

Deere & Co. (DE.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , one of the world's largest farm equipment makers, on Tuesday said quarterly earnings jumped sharply, driven in part by strength in its agricultural and construction ...


Legal Sea Foods, the Boston purveyor of lobsters and fresh fish, is serving up something new on its menu: self checkout.


Pennington, who scolded the New York print media last week after what he felt was unfair coverage, came up short yet again in a big game, as he completed 22-of-36 for 252 yards with a score and two picks.


The World Trade Organization ruled yesterday that as much as half of European Union sugar exports are illegal and separately confirmed that $3 billion in United States cotton subsidies violate the organization's rules, handing Brazil two victories in its


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Children's cable TV channels owned by Viacom Inc. (VIAb.N: Quote, Profile, Research) and Disney Corp. (DIS.N: Quote, Profile, Research) have agreed to settle allegations they violated


Oil stuck around $58 in range-bound trade

Oil edged above $58 a barrel on Thursday in volatile trade that has trapped prices in a narrow range.


Yeast extract and Apple's online service 'better together' Amazon.com's collection and analysis of what its customers buy yield some curious connections. Who would have imagined, for instance, that US Mac users, well known for how seriously they support their favoured computing platform, are equally keen on England's most famous brand of yeast extract.â¦


U.S. to release intelligence report on Qaeda

The Bush administration will release on Tuesday an unclassified intelligence document describing al Qaeda's resurgence as a threat to the United States, officials said.


House Republicans agreed Friday to move a compromise offshore drilling bill passed by the Senate this summer that would open new territory in the Gulf Coast area to oil rigs and create a cash cow for nearby states.


Marcus Robinson made up for a crucial drop in overtime with the game-winning touchdown catch in the Minnesota Vikings' victory over the Houston Texans.


Wellstone son presses mental health bill

In a quest to overhaul mental health insurance as "a huge legacy for my dad," the son of the late Sen. Paul Wellstone is teaming with the son of Sen. Edward Kennedy — though the elder Kennedy has a different proposal in mind.


A Changing View of Carson's 'Silent Spring'

By John M. Tierney  For Rachel Carson admirers, it has not been a silent spring. They have been celebrating the centennial of her birthday with paeans to her saintliness. A new generation is reading her book in school - and mostly learning the wrong lesson from it.


Africa will miss key targets for reducing poverty by more than 100 years, says UK chancellor Gordon Brown.


Deutsche Telekom says it has no plans to sell T-Systems

German telecommunications giant Deutsche Telekom said Wednesday that it has no plans to sell its IT services unit T-Systems, but are looking for a partner to expand the subsidiary's international presence.


Terps Make a Call: Steffy to Start at QB

Coach Ralph Friedgen names junior Jordan Steffy as the Terps' starting quarterback for their season opener against Villanova.


Abbas Meets Hamas After Gaza Suicide Bombing

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas held  talks with Hamas leaders in Gaza on Tuesday in the shadow of a  suicide bombing that underscored the difficulties he faces in  persuading militant groups to halt attacks on Israel.


Lebanon holds funeral for slain anti-Syrian MP

Thousands of Lebanese attended the funeral on Friday of an anti-Syrian Christian legislator whose assassination this week fuelled tensions ahead of Lebanon's bitterly contested presidential election.


New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's potential independent bid for president depends largely on whether the major party candidates embrace the political center, said Democrats and Republicans who met with the mayor on Monday.


Suspected militants and troops clash in a busy market in Indian-administered Kashmir's main city.


Gold off 6-week low; wary investors watch yen

Gold fell to its lowest in six weeks  on Tuesday before bargain hunters resurfaced, but trading was  muted after a rally in the Japanese yen and a slide in global  stock markets rattled the nerves of many investors.


Journalist Creates Blog About Responsible Agribusiness

According to anba: June 05, the World Environment Day, saw the debut of the AgroRespons?vel blog (http:// agroresponsavel.blogspot.com), dedicated to socioenvironmental responsibility in agribusiness.


Focus on two female passengers after planes crash

Russian investigators announced today explosives were found on both planes that crashed with the loss of 90 lives, as attention focussed on the roles of two dead female passengers believed to be of Chechen origin.


Inflation hottest in two years, output solid

Consumer prices posted their biggest gain in more than two years in November as energy costs surged and a host of other prices marched higher, damping prospects of further interest-rate cuts from the Federal Reserve.


Mayor crafts effort to bring jobs to Boston

Mayor Thomas M. Menino yesterday said he would tap a former top aide to run a new organization that will try to persuade national and overseas companies to bring operations and jobs to Boston.


Modern life means modern ills for obese Pacific islanders

Glossy photographs in tourist brochures showing lean, fit and muscular Pacific islanders fishing with spears from canoes in azure lagoons and shimmying up coconut palms hide an ugly truth.


Times are hard and getting harder in Zimbabwe, where people too proud to cry about hunger, joblessness and misrule could soon find it too dangerous to joke about them.


Lennox Lewis has revealed that watching Danny Williams get comprehensively beaten during his title fight with Vitali Klitschko made him want to return.


Many young people are throwing off their generationâs reputation for slovenly language, and taking up the gauntlet for good grammar.


An explosion kills at least 11 people and injures more than 40 in an industrial suburb of Istanbul.


President Karzai hits out at Pakistan for continuing violence, accusing it of trying to turn Afghans into "slaves".


Doctors Without Borders pull out of Iraq

Aid agency Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) says it is pulling out of Iraq because of escalating violence in the country and danger to its staff.


Manhunt underway for UN hostages, as fears rise of Iraq-style kindappings

A massive manhunt was underway for three UN foreign election workers whose daylight abduction in Kabul has sparked fears of the start of Iraq-style kidnappings in Afghanistan.


Senior Shia clerics in Iraq reject armed resistance as a way of protesting at the presence of US-led forces.


U.S. intelligence overhaul eyed amid concerns for antiterror fight

Congressional hearings raised more questions than answers about impending organizational changes in the intelligence community and their impact on efforts to improve the nation's antiterror fight.


HAVANA - Cuba freed the most prominent and outspoken of its jailed dissidents, and newly released journalist-poet Raul Rivero urged dialogue over international pressure on President Fidel Castro's isolated regime.


Israeli helicopters open random fire at Rafah houses

Israeli Apache helicopters opened random fire at residential houses in the southern Gaza Strip town of Rafah on Sunday in retaliation for a deadly attack against an Israeli army post in the area.


Jerry Orbach's career stretched far past 'Law & Order.'

Jerry Orbach never won the Emmy for playing detective Lennie Briscoe, but he earned something greater: the audience's respect and affection for giving life to a memorable character.


A judge has refused to speed up a Republican challenge to the bitterly disputed Washington governor's election, saying an accellerated schedule could lead to chaos.


Fallen Porn King Goldstein Rebuilds with Bagels

He spent a lifetime peddling smut and  once had an $11 million fortune, but after losing everything  and becoming just another homeless New Yorker, Al Goldstein is  now happy pushing bagels instead of porn.


England: Chelsea eight points clear with win, Everton fall at ...

PORTSMOUTH, Dec 28 (SW) - Chelsea extended their lead over idle Arsenal to eight points on Tuesday with a 2-0 win away to Portsmouth.


Oracle: PeopleSoft's Board to Reject 'Final' Buyout Offer

PeopleSoft's board of directors is refusing yet again to entertain Oracle's all-cash tender offer, according to a news release issued by Oracle on Wednesday afternoon.


For years, programmers at Microsoft and elsewhere have worked to make it easier for devices like cell phones and personal digital assistants to work instantly and easily with computers.


The foreign ministers of India, China and Russia are to discuss terrorism, drug trafficking, and Afghanistan.


EGF Creates Task Force to Study American Crystal Odor

By Tu-Uyen Tran, Grand Forks Herald, N.D.  Jun. 19--Responding to residents' complaints about the "smell of money," the East Grand Forks City Council formed on Tuesday the American Crystal Sugar Odor Task Force.   Members so far include council members Greg Leigh and Wayne Gregoire.


Britain's Queen Goes Digital With YouTube Greeting

The monarchy launches a Royal Channel of video clips, including her Christmas Day message.


Futures flat as oil, data produce caution

Stock futures were little changed on Thursday after a weak start to the new year as investors were cautious with oil prices near $100 a barrel and before a report on private-sector jobs growth.


A restaurant in Birmingham city centre is sealed off by armed police after reports of a shooting.


Blue Chips Flat on GDP, Oil Remains Focus

U.S. blue chips were unchanged on  Wednesday, as investors were little swayed by a positive  government report on economic growth and worried that higher  oil prices will dampen corporate profits.


Chris Crocker has been called "queer," "a human train wreck," the "Britney guy," an androgynous "it" and much, much worse.


Government agrees to free accused Taliban fighter soon

Yaser Esam Hamdi, the accused Taliban fighter whose legal battle was fought from Norfolk to the US Supreme Court, will be freed in a matter of days, according to an agreement signed by the US government on today.


Attributor offers digital clipping service for syndicated content

To keep tabs on its content online, Reuters joins Associated Press in signing a deal with Attributor.


Same as it ever was PlusNet, the terminally scatterbrained ISP, has permanently deleted customers' email again after it bungled the installation of an anti-spam appliance, it admitted this morning.â¦


Notebook: Bears' Urlacher to miss 4-6 weeks

Just when their defense was playing at a high level and sparking a three-game winning streak, the Chicago Bears lost standout linebacker Brian Urlacher.


Though banned in the 1970s, toxic PCBs persist in high concentrations around the world. Now a Stanford team says it may have the solution: carbon. By Amit Asaravala.


PalmSource Takes the Wraps Off Palm OS Cobalt 6.1

PalmSource's European developer conference is going on now in Germany, and this company is using this opportunity to show off Palm OS Cobalt 6.1, the latest version of its operating system.


US, Israel turn up the heat on Iran - but there's a downside

BEIRUT: The Bush administration's decision to sell Israel 500 satellite-guided "bunker-buster" bombs, revealed on Tuesday, did nothing at all to dispel concerns that the United States and Israel


Weak industrial output weighs on British growth

Britain's industrial sector appears to have been a bigger drag on overall economic growth in the third quarter than was first assumed.


Rio Tinto emerges as white knight, strikes deal for Alcan

Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto struck a deal Thursday to buy Canada's Alcan, outbidding US rival Alcoa in a mammoth move that would create the world's largest aluminium company.


Tra il 2001 e il 2004 diminuito di 316.600 unita'


You can strap it around your arms or wind it around your neck while on your morning jog. And while you jog, you can listen to songs, download and store your personal CD albums directly, listen to FM radio


Bush to visit Ground Zero on eve of September 11

President George W. Bush will on   Sunday visit the site where New York's twin towers once stood,   marking five years since the September 11 attacks as an   election-year debate intensifies over whether he has made   America safer.


Iran offers 2-month atomic enrichment halt-diplomat

Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Ali   Larijani offered a 2-month suspension of Tehran's nuclear   enrichment program in weekend talks with EU foreign policy   chief Javier Solana, an EU diplomat said on Sunday.


Daytona Beach, Fla. (Sports Network) - Former Nextel Cup  champion Rusty Wallace announced that he will retire following  the 2005 racing season. He made the announcement in front of  friends and family in a press conference at Daytona Beach, FL.


No. 14 Michigan Overcomes Slumping Illini

Michael Hart rushed for 234 yards and No. 14 Michigan rallied from a halftime deficit to defeat Illinois 30-19 Saturday, sending the Illini to their 12th consecutive Big Ten loss.


I Paesi occidentali cominciano a contare i loro morti nella zona asiatica devastata domenica dal maremoto. La consigliera federale Micheline Calmy-Rey ha annunciato ieri che sono almeno nove i turisti svizzeri deceduti e dodici i feriti.


Rookie manager Lee Mazzilli knew all along he would be back in the dugout next season with the Baltimore Orioles. Having gained on-the-job experience in guiding the team to a third-place finish this year, he expects to accomplish even more in 2005.


Indonesia forms team to tackle mudflow from oil well

Indonesian President Susilo Bambang  Yudhoyono has formed a national team led by the energy minister  to tackle an unfolding environmental disaster caused by mud  pouring from an exploratory oil well.


Premiership: United back in the race after beating the North Bank ...

Rip up those obituaries. The club you thought had passed away still has more than enough life left in it. Enough to beat the champions.


Chicago Taps Former Assistant as Interim Coach

Jim Boylan was promoted yesterday to interim head coach of the Chicago Bulls, who fired Scott Skiles on Monday after the team's disappointing 9-16 start.


A few hours before defending champion Justine Henin-Hardenne meekly left the US Open with a loss to Nadia Petrova, Williams and Davenport were locked in a matchup fit for a Grand Slam final, not the fourth round.


Nokia wades into new music, gaming services

Nokia , the world's top mobile phone maker, unveiled on Wednesday a new online music store, new top-end handsets and a global gaming service as it takes on recent rival U.S. rival Apple .


Bush Signs Orders for Intelligence Reform

WASHINGTON - President Bush on Friday signed executive orders designed to strengthen the CIA director's power over the nation's intelligence agencies and create a national counterterrorism center, responding to election-year pressures to enact changes called for by the Sept. 11 commission...


U.S. nuclear envoy on surprise trip to North Korea

The U.S. envoy to nuclear talks with North Korea flew to Pyongyang on Thursday to discuss the next steps under a disarmament deal, a surprise trip analysts said showed both sides were eager for swift progress.


Wireless sensors help Internet's reach grow

LOS ANGELES -- To the untrained eye, the sleek, airy building constructed atop a decommissioned nuclear reactor at the University of California at Los Angeles could pass for high-tech office space.


Iran Launches Rocket to Commemorate New Space Center

Iran fired a research rocket into space Monday to mark the opening of its space center, a move that was immediately condemned by the United States.


Despite increased pressure by the U.S. against al-Qaeda, the groups ranks are growing, and new leaders are taking charge


Turkmenistan holds election for new president

Turkmenistan was choosing a new president in its first contested election on Sunday but the outcome was beyond doubt and diplomats say they expect at best only gradual change in the Central Asian state.


Napoli, 16:23 - CALCIO, NAPOLI; MARINO: ABBIAMO MESSO SOLDI IN BANCA

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Japan launched its latest satellite Saturday, giving Tokyo the ability to spy on any location in the world.


Blackstone plans $9 billion Hilton CMBS offer in Q1

The Blackstone Group LP  is planning a $9 billion commercial mortgage-backed securities offering backed by Hilton Hotels next quarter, according to a Credit Suisse research note.


Roma, 16:53 - CALCIO, BISCARDI: 'IL PROCESSO' ANDRA' ANCORA IN ONDA

Nonostante la sospensione di sei mesi decisa dall'Ordine dei giornalisti, Aldo Biscardi ha intenzion...


Baseball fans in the nation's capital can start dreaming again of their first Opening Day in 33 years.


Oil prices slid from record highs above $US50 a barrel Wednesday as the US government reported a surprise increase in crude stocks and rebels in Nigeria's oil-rich delta region agreed to a preliminary cease-fire.


Afghan suspect transferred to Guantanamo: Pentagon

The Pentagon said on Wednesday an Afghan national it described as a dangerous terrorism suspect had been transferred to the U.S. military prison camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.


Ihemelu Suspended for  Tackle of United's Mediate

Los Angeles defender Ugo Ihemelu is suspended for two games by MLS for a tackle that resulted in United midfielder Domenic Mediate breaking his right leg.


In one of his most popular songs, Swedish hip-hop artist Timbuktu sings of two strangers warily eying each other on a Stockholm subway, one a white Swede, the other an immigrant, each with his own thoughts and ...


On brink of $10 million year, ho-hum Singh talk, toast of golf

No cheering in the press box. This is the first, second and third commandment of sports journalism, at least until Vijay Singh's approach shot on a Sunday back nine appears to be sailing a tad too long.


The rise of Caribbean tax havens coincides with recent calls by American legislators for greater oversight and taxation of hedge funds.


Car bomb kills anti-Syrian MP, 9 others in Beirut

A powerful car bomb killed anti-Syrian Lebanese politician Walid Eido and nine other people on Wednesday in an attack his colleagues blamed on Damascus.


OPEC, Pumping Near Limit, May Discuss Oil-Quota Boost

OPEC, the source of more than a third of the world's oil, will discuss raising its output target by as much as 3.8 percent at a meeting today in a bid to lower near-record prices, officials said.


UK finds first Bluetongue disease case in cow

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


Splash Yourself With Brine and Watch the Heroes of the Deep ; TV WATCH

By VICTOR LEWIS-SMITH  Trawlermen BBC1  WHEN it comes to slagging off the cuisine of other nations, we Brits really do take the biscotti.


'Scelta del Pd per sfuggire ad abbraccio mortale sinistra'


New orders at U.S. factories were  unchanged in August, a stronger showing than expected, but they  were down after stripping out orders for transportation  equipment, a government report on Wednesday showed.


Al Qaeda gains recruits from Iraq war: U.N. study

A U.N. report released on   Wednesday said the Iraq war provided al Qaeda with a training   center and recruits, reinforcing a U.S. intelligence study   blaming the conflict for a surge in Islamic extremism.


Hip-Hop Rhymer Nas Shares 'Street' Stories

Whether hip-hop artist Nas discourses on street life, politics or love, you can always count on one thing: He is not going to pull any punches.


Trying to lose weight? Sleep more, get dog

Experts have this unconventional advice for dieters: Donât scrimp on sleep and think about getting a dog. A very large study has found a surprisingly strong link between the amount of shut-eye people get and their risk of becoming obese.


7-11 convenience stores across the US have been converted to Kwik-E-Marts, to promote the upcoming Simpsons movie.


Melting tiny alumina beads at the right temperature yields superhard glass.


Greece announced stringent measures to improve safety on its roads yesterday as the country mourned seven schoolchildren killed in a traffic accident on their way to the Paralympics.


Chinese PC maker unveils a line of consumer-focused notebooks, but this might not be the best time for it to be making such a market leap.Lenovo's IdeaPad notebooks


Scam Czars: Whatâs Russian for âHackerâ?

A formula for Web schemes: a lot of mathematicians, a lax legal system and Western targets.


Weakened Arafat Heads for France, Cancer Suspected

RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian leader Yasser  Arafat, weakened by what doctors think may be leukemia, flew to  France for treatment on Friday from the besieged West Bank  headquarters where he had been pinned for over 2-1/2 years.


Microsoft Delivers Strong Growth and Includes a Sunny Forecast

The companyâs strong quarterly results and optimistic outlook suggests that a weakening economy will not slow it down.


By Jefferson Graham  Yahoo is the most widely used online site, but youth-oriented social networks are the fastest growing on the Internet. And everybody wants a piece of the action.


The FTSE 100 index of leading shares jumped 0.69 percent to 6,313.70 points in late morning trade on Thursday.


The minimum wage in the US will rise by $2.10 per hour, the first rise in a decade, after a vote by the US Congress.


Abbas to swear in Palestinian emergency government

RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will swear in a new prime minister and emergency cabinet on Saturday, a top aide said, replacing the Hamas-led government he fired after the group's bloody takeover of the Gaza Strip.


Halliburton Has More Time to Verify Costs

The U.S. Army had granted Halliburton a third extension to substantiate its costs in Iraq and Kuwait.


At 170 calories per serving, Kathryn Mora figured the spaghetti was harmless. So she slurped away, eating her fill.


No Safin, But Alt-Russian Youzhny in ATP St. Petersburg Final

Although top-seeded Russian Marat Safin couldn't deliver, the hometown fans at the ATP stop in St. Petersburg got a homie in the final Saturday when No.


Fiji's military chief warns he will overthrow the government on Friday afternoon if his demands are not met.


Five Drugs Cited as Potential Health Risks

A drug safety reviewer said the FDA is "incapable of protecting" the public and urged the government to review five new drugs for safety issues.


Scientists have a new way to reshape nature, but none can predict the cost

Comment is free: Madeleine Bunting: Synthetic biologists say their technology could tackle climate change and feed the hungry, but its dangers are terrifying.


Kerry on Iraq: 'Wrong War, Wrong Place, Wrong Time'

Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry on Monday called the invasion of Iraq "the wrong war in the wrong place at the wrong time" and said his goal was to withdraw U.S. troops in a first White House term.


Gathering strength over the central Caribbean, Tropical Storm Ernesto steamed toward Jamaica Saturday and threatened to enter the Gulf of Mexico within days as the first hurricane of the 2006 Atlantic season.


Strong quakes rattle western Japan, hurt 14

TOKYO -- Two strong earthquakes, one magnitude 6.9 and the second magnitude 7.3, rattled western Japan within hours of each other last night, injuring 14 people, shaking buildings in Tokyo, and triggering tsunamis.


Meteor show will reach peak Monday night

One of the year's best meteor showers reaches a peak Monday when, weather permitting, you can expect to see dozens of meteors an hour shooting across the sky.


Party Loyalty Often Sacrificed by At-risk House Incumbents

Public opinion surveys make it abundantly clear that this election year is not the time for Republicans Ã¢ÂÂ at least those facing tough challenges in battleground House districts Ã¢ÂÂ to run as best buddies of President Bush or the Republican leadership in Congress.


(InfoWorld) - U.S. government contractor Lockheed Martin has begun to move part of its network to IPv6 (Internet Protocol version 6) as a way of showing customers how to make the transition, the company said. The White House's Office of Management and Budget in 2005 mandated that all government agencies upgrade their network backbones to IPv6 by 2008, and Lockheed Martin's project is meant as an example, said Frank Cuccias, director of the company's IPv6 Center of Excellence. "We're doing this to show customers that it can be done and how to do it the right way," Cuccias said late Wednesday. "We're continually looking to bleeding-edge technologies to see if they can be leveraged for our customers." Lockheed Martin's transition to IPv6 started earlier this year, Cuccias said. The first phase of the transition will convert 10 nodes on the company's Global Vision Network (GVNet), between California and the U.K. The first phase, which will convert a small piece of GVNet, should be finished by late this year, a Lockheed Martin spokesman said. The U.S. Department of Defense has led the push toward IPv6, and Lockheed Martin's conversion can help with the DOD's focus on net-centric warfare, Lockheed Martin said. "We see the enterprise as more than routers, switches, servers, etcetera," Cuccias said. "We see satellites, aircraft, missiles, and sensors as part of the enterprise." Several customers have approached Lockheed Martin about testing their applications and network designs on its IPv6 network, he said. Lockheed Martin is a long-time defense contractor that also focuses on electronic and information systems. The company, based in Bethesda, Maryland, reported sales of $39.6 billion in 2006.


More than 300 people died in floods and mudslides in Haiti sparked by Tropical Storm Jeanne over the weekend, the United Nations and local officials said on Monday.


AOL to Sell Cheap PCs to Minorities and Seniors

America Online on Thursday said it  plans to sell a low-priced PC targeting low-income and minority  households who agree to sign up for a year of dialup Internet  service.


BEIJING: China hopes that its decadesâ old partnership with Pakistan will grow, particularly in the economic field, now that Shaukat Aziz is Prime Minister, said a Chinese Foreign Office spokesman.


Iraqi Forces Showing Initiative, Bush Says

President Bush said yesterday that Iraqi forces "are beginning to show me something," while he sought to play down his apparent differences with Vice President Cheney about how well things are going in the strife-torn country.


The sale of Riggs National Corp.  RIGS.O to PNC Financial Services Group Inc. PNC.N was  resurrected on Thursday, with Riggs agreeing to accept a 16  percent cut in the purchase price.


Universal Music rushed its own version of Gwen Stefani's new single to radio stations last month using a new digital encryption and delivery technology after it heard an unauthorized version had been leaked, the company said on Thursday.


David Letterman doesn't even need writers to have fun with this one. The late-night comic's representatives met with striking writers on Friday in an attempt to reach a deal that will allow the "Late Show" to return to the air with its writing staff.


Krispy Kreme files to delay quarterly report

Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc.   said on Tuesday that it is unable to file a timely quarterly  report with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for the  quarter ended July 30, 2006.


"Office" co-star Wilson to host Spirit Awards

Actor Rainn Wilson, who  plays tyrannical salesman Dwight Schrute in "The Office," will  host the Spirit Awards, the art-house world's version of the  Oscars, on February 23.


NZ meat industry takes "wait and see" on US mad cow scare

New Zealand's meat industry leaders are taking a "wait and see" approach to reports that a case of mad cow disease has been found in the United States, New Zealand Press Association reported Saturday.


Blair says UK troops to stay in Iraq till job done

British Prime Minister Tony Blair said  British troops would stay in Iraq "until the job is done" and  pledged full support for the country's weak government during  an unannounced visit to Baghdad on Sunday.


One is an American luxury sedan long associated with rear-wheel-drive muscle, the second is a zippy descendant of the German "people's car," and the third has a minivan's utility with performance that surpasses some sports cars. But the Lincoln MKZ, the Volkswagen Passat, and the Mazda CX-7 have something crucial in common: They are all available with all-wheel-drive.


Outcomes: Heeding Familiar Advice May Add Years to Your Life

Researchers have calculated just how many years you can add to your life by adopting healthy habits.


Brown's meeting with Merkel overshadowed by Russia row

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


GB: Ofcom entscheidet Ã¼ber Voice-over-IP Rufnummern Geographische ...

UK regulator Ofcom decided to make geographic and non-geographic numbers available for VoIP (voice over IP) services. Non-geographic VoIP numbers will have a 056 prefix code, and will be available to all "local


Oracle seeks more SMB, industry, and compliance business

(InfoWorld) - Oracle is positioning itself to try and attract more SMBs as well as customers that have specific industry requirements and those with particular governance or compliance needs. The highly fragmented SMB market presents opportunities for large and small applications vendors to increase revenue if they can attract customers to adopt their ERP and CRM software. Both Oracle and its main rival, SAP, regularly come out with new initiatives designed to win more SMB hearts and minds. Oracle already believes it has done a lot of work to make it easier for SMBs to install its applications, according to President Charles Phillips. "Our next investment will be around distribution," he said Wednesday atÂ Oracle's launch of new versions of its E-Business Suite, JD Edwards, PeopleSoft, and Siebel applications. Within the next few weeks, Oracle executives will begin a "world tour for SMBs," stopping in 20 cities and looking to sign up additional partners, Phillips added. Industry-specific applications is "a wide-open area," Phillips said, where many customers have previously used customized software they built themselves. On the industries side, Oracle has established four key business units to meet the needs of retail, communications, financial services, and utilities customers. "It's a new concept for Oracle," Phillips said. Each unit has its own general manager and is responsible for its own profits and losses. Establishing the business units was vital to retaining the key management executives with industry-specific expertiseÂ Oracle gained throughÂ the acquisitions of companies, he added. These include retail software vendor Retek, communications software firm Portal, and most recently, utilities applications provider SPL WorldGroupÂ in November, as well as the 82 percent stake Oracle holds in Indian financial software vendor i-flex Solutions. "It was something of a lessons learned story," John Wookey, senior vice president of applications at Oracle, said in an interview Wednesday. He referred back to the company's experience in 1997 when it acquired Treasury Services, a profitability and risk analysis software provider. When Oracle completed that deal, it moved the Treasury developer team over to Oracle's development operation and mapped all the other Treasury staff including sales and marketing over to the equivalent organizations within Oracle. Over time, while Oracle was able to retain most of the Treasury developers, very few of the skilled sales organization who were educated on the Treasury software remained with the company. "When we did the Retek acquisition, we didnât want to lose that expertise, so we created the retail unit and, most recently, the utilities unit for SPL World," Wookey said. Oracle may look to set up additional industry business units, he added. The vendor already has a public sector group that is separately organized from the general applications sales operations. Another business unit Oracle has recently put in place is a GRC (governance, risk and compliance) organization, Wookey said, which was formed after the vendor acquired enterprise content management vendor Stellent in December. Along with content management, Stellent also provides compliance and records management software and expertise to help customers manage enterprise risk across their entire organizations. The GRC unit will be home to that part of Stellent as well as internal controls software that's featured in E-Business Suite and in PeopleSoft, respectively, Wookey said. In May, Oracle's arch-rivalÂ SAP announced its plans to establish a GRC business unit after acquiring compliance software vendor Virsa Systems. Â


A light source 10 billion times brighter than the Sun could soon be helping scientists to read ancient manuscripts.


U.N. agency sees risks to privacy, security online

Computer users who type in the same  username and password for multiple sites -- such as online  banks, travel agencies and booksellers -- are at serious risk  from identity thieves, a United Nations agency said on Sunday.


Karmazin Brings Sirius Starpower to Radio

You might have thought that Sirius got serious when it hired Howard, but the second-place satellite radio company is upping some serious ante now by enlisting former Viacom President Mel Karmazin. -washingtonpost.com


Tim Couch's stay in Green Bay was short and unproductive.


Vola la squadra di Zeman: gol e spettacolo nell'isola. Doppietta di Bjelanovic e gol di Vucinic e Dalla Bona, accorcia Di Napoli ma non basta. MESSINA, 24 ottobre 2004 - Gol, gol e ancora gol. Ne fa quattro


EBayâs New Leader Moves Swiftly on a Revamping

In an effort to reinvigorate growth, John Donahoe, the new chief executive of Internet giant eBay, said he would shift the companyâs emphasis from auctions to fixed priced listing.


European regulators sceptical on Deutsche Boerse, LSE merger

European stock market regulators are concerned that a possible takeover of the London Stock Exchange by its Frankfurt rival Deutsche Boerse would make regulation in the sector more difficult, the Committee of ...


Hopper Draws Tate Modern's 2nd Biggest-Ever Crowd

More than 400,000 art-lovers crowded London's Tate Modern over the summer for painter Edward Hopper's soul-searching chronicle of 20th century America, making it the gallery's second biggest draw ever.


MP Derek Conway faces suspension from the Commons over paying his son for working as a researcher.


As an environmentalist with more than 30 years of activism under my belt, I am generally not vulnerable to complacency. But if there is any area of environmental concern I tend to feel is well in hand it is the Great Lakes.


Palestinians Choose Presidential Candidates

RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian officials urged  Israel on Saturday to curb military operations as they began to  register candidates to run in an election to replace Yasser  Arafat as Palestinian Authority president.


A panel set up to resolve the Anglican Communion's divisions over homosexuality will chart a middle course in its long-awaited report, British newspapers have said.


[TS] Talking Business: From Raider to Activist, but Still Icahn

At the age of 70, Carl C. Icahn has gone from being a corporate raider to a âshareholder activist.â


Nebraska Supreme Court Outlaws Electric Chair

The ruling effectively suspended executions in the only state that made sole use of the practice, once the dominant form of execution in the United States.


Russia files new charges against Berezovsky, issues arrest warrant

Russia has filed fresh charges against exiled tycoon Boris Berezovsky and issued an international warrant for his arrest, a top legal official said.


TODAY PAKISTANI President Pervez Musharraf will break yet another of the promises he has made to his country and the world since seizing power in a 1999 military coup against an elected government.


Andy Pettitte lent credence to the Mitchell Report by acknowledging he received two injections of human growth hormone from a personal trainer who worked with him and Roger Clemens.


Ryan, BC prove to be buzz saw against Georgia Tech

Any doubters now? For three weeks, coach Jeff Jagodzinski had as many questions about his football team as those who asked whether the Eagles should be considered contenders for an Atlantic Coast Conference championship.


Plastic surgeons say any type of facial surgery can spark strong reactions, including silence, stares, gossip and confrontational remarks.


Jones Apparel to Buy Barneys in $400 Mln Deal

Mid-priced clothing retailer and maker Jones Apparel Group Inc. said on Thursday it was buying Barneys New York Inc. in a $400 million deal to boost its retail business and move into luxury apparel.


"You can point out possible suspect objects and actions to the local police"  Belgian police Friday arrested 14 Muslim extremists suspected of planning to free an al-Qaida sympathizer imprisoned for planning a terrorist attack on U.S. air base personnel, officials said.Security was heightened at airports, subway stations and other public places across the capital, and the U.S. Embassy warned Americans of 'a heightened risk of terrorist attack in Brussels' although it had no indication of any American targets.Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt said the government had information suggesting 'preparation of an attack.' Read more


Movie Review | 'Reminiscing in Tempo': A Journey Through the Years With Duke Ellington

This documentary about Duke Ellington is too meandering to be of much use to the uninitiated, but Ellington fans will be grateful for the vintage film clips.


Bhutto's Husband Freed Again in Pakistan

The husband of Pakistani opposition  leader Benazir Bhutto was freed from house arrest on Wednesday,  a day after he was detained for failing to attend a court  hearing.


Livorno, 19:28 - CALCIO, LITE SPINELLI-FOSCHI: 'HAI ROTTO', 'STUPIDGGINI''

Il presidente del Livorno, Aldo Spinelli, ha commentato l'esclusione di Amelia decisa dal suo staff ...


Roma, 20:07 - PENTATHLON DONNE, SARA BERTOLI CAMPIONESSA ITALIANA

Sara Bertoli, delle Fiamme Azzurre, è la nuova campionessa italiana di pentathlon. Ha conquis...


Dec. 17, 2004 -- A study suggests that iron deficiency may contribute to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children.


Many Kmart and Sears employees in metropolitan Indianapolis strolled into their jobs Wednesday morning unaware that their companies' planned to tie the knot in an $11 billion merger.


Lucinda Williams shares heartbreak on new album

NEW YORK (Billboard) - Loss and loneliness are at the core of Lucinda Williams' largely down-tempo album, "West," the singer/songwriter's first release since 2003.


Judge says wildlife refuge hunts illegal

Dozens of wildlife refuges could be closed to hunters after a federal judge ruled that the government never considered the consequences of steadily expanding hunting rights for six years.


California Company to Make New Anthrax Vaccine

California vaccine maker VaxGen Inc. will make a new and improved version of the anthrax vaccine for use in case of a biological attack, the U.S. government said on Thursday.


NFL Wrap: Rookie Leads Steelers to 12th Straight Win

Super rookie Ben Roethlisberger threw for a touchdown and Jeff Reed kicked four field goals to help the Pittsburgh Steelers slip past the New York Giants 33-30 Saturday and collect a team record 12th consecutive win.


Like a force of nature, USC keeps flattening foes

Irish lore is full of a figurative parting of clouds. This sign from above was literal, tangible and wet. So did the Trojans start to crank up their awesome offense about the time the rain stopped Saturday night?


The Shock and its imposing frontcourt are history. The challenge now for the Liberty is to beat a team that is an awful lot like itself.


Peterson Jury in Calif. to Restart Deliberations

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.  - The jury deciding the fate  of accused double-murderer Scott Peterson will have to start  deliberations anew after a female juror was removed on Tuesday  for researching the case outside the courtroom.


Smith proves he has class to fulfil all United needs

CREWE Alexandraâs efforts to prolong the culinary theme of the week by hurling a banana skin at Manchester United fell apart last night and, as a gallant Dario Gradi disappeared to share


Time Warner moots billing based on bandwidth usage

Worth watching Time Warner Cable is experimenting with a high-speed internet service that would bill customers based on the amount of bandwidth they consume rather than by flat fee.â¦


Fabio Capello's first competitive match as England coach will be at Andorra in September after the fixtures were announced for their 2010 World Cup qualifying campaign on Monday.


Iraqi Government Gives Militants Deadline

NAJAF, Iraq - U.S. and Iraqi forces battled militants Tuesday in Najaf, sending plumes of black smoke over the holy city as Iraq's government warned fighters loyal to a radical cleric "they have hours to surrender" in their weekslong standoff inside the Imam Ali Shrine or face attack...


Suzuka, 11:03 - F1, GIAPPONE; BRIATORE: NULLA E' DEFINITIVO

E' un Flavio Briatore molto cauto, quello che commenta la vittoria di Fernando Alonso In Giappone. "...


NetApp claims breakthrough with new storage software

Network Appliance has announced what it terms a key milestone in its Storage Grid vision with the release of its Data ONTAP 7G enterprise storage software, which the company is touting as bringing newer functionality and lower costs to the concept of


Pakistan was rocked by six bomb and landmine blasts targeting key transport, communications and power facilities, causing widespread damage and blowing off a soldier's foot.


Apple Inc. <AAPL.O> will start selling its iPhone on June 29, a debut that will test whether the company's design success with Mac computers and iPod media players can carry over into mobile handsets.


Samsung to Sell U.S. High-Speed Phone in Early 2005

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.  005930.KS plans to introduce a mobile telephone with  high-speed Internet links in the United States in the first  quarter of next year, an executive said on Thursday.


A researcher at ShmooCon on Saturday demonstrated how browser hotkeys can expose the internal network running behind a Citrix presentation server.


Circuit City said it was closing about 70 stores, most of them in Canada, and that its chief merchandising officer had left the company.


For use in extreme conditions, like backpacking Everest or commuting on public transit, the 12-inch ShieldPRO is heavily armored. From Crave, CNET's new gadget blog.


Another day, another UK newspaper website goes down

Today's failure: The Independent The Independent newspaper's website fell over early this morning and is still struggling to get back on its feet.â¦


Kinesis Introduces Revolutionary, New Ergonomic Keyboard, the Freestyle

Kinesis Corporation(R), the leading innovator of ergonomic computer input devices, announces the launch of the Freestyle(TM) Convertible keyboard. The Freestyle design incorporates two years of intensive research including input from both ergonomists and health professionals.


UK scientists start diabetes vaccine trials

A team of UK scientists is set to test a new vaccine that could represent a cure for type I diabetes, the most serious form of the condition which usually affects the under 40's.


The suicide bomber who killed 22 people last week hugged his comrades good-bye and asked that God welcome him as a martyr before he detonated the deadliest explosion to


Madeleine LâEngle, Childrenâs Writer, Is Dead

The author, best known for the childrenâs classic âA Wrinkle in Time,â died Thursday at 88.


Creators of SpaceShipOne, the rocket plane that completed two manned space flights from a Southern California airport in a competition meant to promote private space travel, will get the $10


Italy wants status of kidnapped reporter

The militants who kidnapped an Italian reporter must prove he is still alive before any negotiations for his release can begin, Italy's ambassador to Afghanistan said Saturday.


PHOENIX - Pharmacists stopped dispensing Vioxx and patients began asking their doctors about alternatives to the popular anti-pain drug after Merck & Co. pulled it from the market because new data found it doubled the risk of heart attacks and strokes...


The wrist brace came off. The wrist brace went back on. Phil Mickelson fidgeted with it on a rare visit to the fairway, examined it while waiting for yet another shot from the rough. Around the green, it was on to begin the round and then off later when things started getting good.


Belmont Hill of Massachusetts progressed to the quarterfinals by beating St. Paul's, London, by three-quarters of a length after St. Paul's wobbled in the closing stages under significant pressure in the Princess Elizabeth Cup for schoolboy eights yesterday at the Henley Royal Regatta.


On Monday President Vladimir V. Putin announced he would strip Russia's 89 regions of much of their authority and electoral legitimacy.


Denmark to Claim North Pole, Hopes to Strike Oil

Denmark aims to claim the North Pole and hunt for oil in high Arctic regions that may become more accessible because of global warming, the Science Ministry said Monday.


'Solar service' firm Tioga Energy gets funding

Blog: Financing solar projects is critical to adoption of solar, experts contend. Tioga Energy launches with $10 million.


Hamas wants West to end blockade, Israel frosty

MECCA, Saudi Arabia  - Hamas urged the West on Friday to accept a new Palestinian unity government but leading officials from the Islamist group said they would never recognize Israel nor abide by existing peace accords.


SSL-Exploerer version 0.2.13 has been released. SSL-Explorer is the world's first open-source, browser based SSL VPN solution. This unique remote access security solution provides users and businesses alike with a means of securely accessing network resources from outside the network perimeter using only a standard web browser.    The 0.2.13 release provides a number of important bug fixes to many areas of the system (see change log below). This release also includes a number of performance improvements that provide improved web server responses.  SSL-Explorer: Enterprise Edition product page:  http://3sp.com/showSslExplorer.do   SSL-Explorer: Community Edition product page:  http://3sp.com/showSslExplorerCommunity.do   SSL-Explorer SourceForge.net project page:  http://sourceforge.net/projects/sslexplorer/   ================= =   CHANGE LOG    = =================  SSL-Explorer 0.2.13 - April 27, 2007  All Editions  Bug Fixes       o Webfolders require re-authentication      o Installer Step-4 Available Interfaces      o Installer Step 5 configure proxies port exception inconsistent      o User can enter a negative shutdown delay      o Lack of extension description causes name to not be displayed in application creation      o When removing access right a NPE occurs.      o Selecting no user database throws exception      o Session password entered when launching resource throws exception      o Actions for account now available in Accounts listing rather than Account edit page.      o Default icon/list resource view only works for favourites      o Setting Authentication order in IE7 or Firefox 2 does not work correctly      o Exception in Network Places displays user password, plus cannot determine certain file types      o System Configuration, Windows Integration - AD tab not working      o Network Places NullPointerException when trying to paste nothing      o In Access Rights, creating any access right gives you an error in the information section      o Replacement Proxy - ClassNotFoundException on MultipartForm      o User prevented from entering javascript or HTTP header injection in SSL-Explorer redirect URLs      o Unable to Create another account immediately after creating a new one      o Problems with AD accounts that have different username/sAMAccountNames      o Install Wizard Import certificate requiring an alias is not mandatory      o HTML Applications Broken      o Vista /   Java 6 Fatal JVM Crash      o When opening 2 different web forwards, the forward that was opened first gives 404 errors for all links      o MSJVM support not working      o Resolved concurrent modification exception in web forward POST request that contains URI parameters      o Policy associations removed when user database changes      o Ip restrictions - the ability to recover from an ip restricted state      o Options to disable weak SSL cipher suites      o Performance improvements   Enterprise Edition  Bug Fixes      o Comma separated CN not found with any groups when authenticating with AD via LDAP       o Audit event name inconsistencies      o Some auditing events don't appear in reports.      o Mail check socket timeout is treated as disconnection      o Force PIN change at next logon doesn't mandate the PIN be different      o Brandless Logon incorrectly displays welcome text      o Drive Mapping causes errors when installed and unlicensed      o When using LDAP, entering a valid user with any invalid password logs you on


Aussies Upset U.S. Women in Medley Relay

Petria Thomas overtook Jenny Thompson on the third leg of the Olympic women's 400-meter medley relay Saturday night, helping Australia upset the United States in world-record time.


'Se i ministri della sinistra estrema andranno in piazza'


In Remote Valley, a Grim Redefinition of âFishingâ

The once abundant shrimp of the legendary Rio Grande in Jamaica have become scarce and what can still be caught are often poisoned, a result of manâs impact on the natural world.


Dan Patrick, one half of  the duo that helped bring "SportsCenter" to its snarky fame in  the 1990s, will leave ESPN next month.


Pakistani elephant beats keeper when meals late

A Pakistani zoo is appealing for donations to help feed its sole elephant, Suzi, which gets angry and beats its keeper with a stick when its meals are late.


U.S. Cattle Industry Awaits Mad Cow Test Results

The U.S. cattle industry anxiously  awaited federal test results, expected as early as Monday, that  will determine if the United States has a second case of the  deadly mad cow disease, industry officials said.


Fed's Lockhart: Fed actions should steady markets

The Federal Reserve's interest rate cuts and injections of liquidity should help stabilize struggling housing and financial markets, and inflation should moderate later this year, Atlanta Fed Bank President Dennis Lockhart said on Friday.


'Lord of the Rings' musical to open in London next June

A musical version of J.R.R Tolkien's trilogy &quot;The Lord of the Rings&quot; is to open at London's historic Theatre Royal, Drury Lane next year, replacing the current smash hit &quot;The Producers&quot;.


Purposeful negotiations possible with Pak: Singh

JAMMU: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today expressed his belief that âpurposeful and meaningful negotiationsâ are possible with Pakistan within the limits set by him that redrawing of borders and âsecond partitionâ of the country are not feasible.


European stocks slide, BAE Systems plunges

European equities sank on Tuesday, with British defence company BAE Systems leading the fallers in London after it was hit by an anti-corruption probe in the United States, dealers said.


Two words emblazoned in bright red   across T-shirts selling in Boston's tourist-choked Faneuil Hall   sum up the city's new legend: "Papi Power."


German film about secret police wins Oscar

Germany's "The Lives of Others," a searing look at totalitarian powers once wielded by East German secret police, the Stasi, won the Oscar for best foreign language film on Sunday.


Iraq takes step closer to landmark oil law

Iraq's cabinet approved changes to a draft hydrocarbon law on Tuesday and sent it to parliament for immediate debate, taking a big step towards meeting a key political target set by the United States.


Mexican man finds forty dinosaur prints in desert

A Mexican man has discovered dozens of dinosaur footprints dating back up to 110 million years along the banks of a dried river, scientists said on Tuesday.


Lifting the Lid: Investors sue over cozy deals

U.S. shareholder lawyers are pouncing on private equity buyouts of public companies, bringing a string of lawsuits claiming the deals are unfair to investors and sometimes only serve to enrich top executives.


ASIA/GIAPPONE - Nuova chiesa nel territorio rurale di Okinawa, affidata alla SocietÃ  per le Missioni Filippine Okinawa (Agenzia Fides) - Erano oltre mille i fedeli cattolici riunitisi di recente nel territorio rurale della diocesi di Okinawa, nel villaggio di Yomitan, per celebrare la consacrazione di una nuova chiesa, intitolata a San Lorenzo Ruiz. Per i fe...


Londra, 18:29 - MERCATO: IVANOVIC AL CHELSEA, ACCORDO FATTO CON LOKOMOTIV

Accordo raggiunto tra Chelsea e Lokomotiv Mosca per il passaggio ai "bleus" del difensore Branislav ...


Mangini Is a Taskmaster Who Waddles and Hums

JetsÂ first-year coach Eric Mangini has been billed as the triplicate of Bill Parcells and Bill Belichick. But as his players have come to discover, there is much more to Mangini than his pedigree.


At least 10 people are killed in the heaviest fighting in the Somali capital Mogadishu this year.


Ex-Banker Asks Appeals Court to Seal Letters

Frank P. Quattrone, the former chief technology banker at Credit Suisse First Boston who was sentenced to 18 months in prison last week, accused the judge in his case yesterday of callousness


New Afghan Cabinet Adds Technocrats, Cuts Warlords

After weeks of deliberations, Afghanistan's president, Hamid Karzai, announced his new cabinet on Thursday night, offering a lineup largely free of wartime commanders and heavy on technocrats.


Quattro anni fa un impiegato aveva accoltellato la consorte durante una liteGrazie a una serie di benefici di legge potrebbe evitare la prigione                                            Palermo, uccise la moglie che lo umiliava Forse se la caverÃ  con due giorni di carcere


Israeli air strike kills 2 militants in Gaza

Israel killed two Hamas militants in an air strike in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday and announced it was not considering a ceasefire with the Islamist group despite appeals by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.


Oscar-nominated movie Super Size Me, whose director ate fast food for a month, wins a US film prize.


Setting a television music  series in the most famous recording studio in the world is such  a logical idea that it's a wonder no one's done it before. But  better late than never.


Germany Gives Up on Extradition of CIA Operatives

BERLIN, Sept. 23 -- German authorities confirmed Sunday that they have dropped efforts to seek the extradition of 13 CIA operatives charged in the kidnapping of a German citizen in the Balkans four years ago.


Review: Can Microsoft's Expression Studio challenge Adobe?

Redmond makes a foray into the design-suite space with this bundle of four applications. How do they stack up, individually and together -- and should Adobe be worried?


A Vikram Solanki century gives England an eight-wicket win over Zimbabwe, and with it the series.


Former US Sen. George Mitchell, who negotiated the 1998 Good Friday accord between Northern Ireland's warring Catholics and Protestants, maintained that the hardest part about the peace pact would be ...


When Google's content network lacks content

Let's go fly a kite Just how much money does Google make from so-called "domain parkers" - those clever characters who populate countless web domains with nothing but advertising?â¦


Developer Tutorials Blog: And the winner of the most important security tip competition is...

The Developer Tutorials blog has posted their "winner" of a list of things to do to keep you and your website secure:   When it comes to PHP security, you often think of input filtering, SQL injection prevention, XSS in user submitted content and so on. Well, forget about that. They're all pretty trivial compared to what I feel is by far the most important security issue of any web application. Read on to find out why.   Their number one thing to do to keep safe and secure? "Keep your systems updated." They point out that security a web site is one thing but securing the system that it runs on/has been developed on is another (and improperly patched, it could cause some huge problems).    Now, the best way to keep on top of potential vulnerabilities in your underlying systems is with updates. Sometimes, however, you need to go a little further. [...] Watching the web is also a good idea; major security vulnerabilities generally make it to the front page of Digg.