Fernando Alonso will start Sunday's Monaco Grand Prix from pole position with British team mate and Formula One championship leader Lewis Hamilton alongside on an all-McLaren front row.


U.S. general sees no Iraq troop cut before mid-2007

The United States is unlikely to   begin cutting its troops in Iraq until at least mid-2007 as   they try to stop sectarian violence from degenerating into   civil war, a senior general said on Tuesday.


Crosby inspires Penguins to big win over Flyers

Sidney Crosby had a goal and five assists to help the Penguins hammer the Philadelphia Flyers 8-4 in Pittsburgh on Wednesday.


The dollar struggled up from a one-month  low against the euro on Wednesday after the U.S. central bank  raised interest rates, as expected, but indicated little rush  for more aggressive hikes in the coming months.


A native of India who lost a bid for a local township committee seat by 12 votes after fliers accused him and his running-mate of accepting contributions from "foreign nationals" is hoping a recount will reverse the outcome.


British Army launches own-brand sports shoe

The British military has launched the first commercial product bearing its logo: a sports shoe called the PT-03, military sources said.


Monaco, 16:04 - CALCIO, BAYERN MONACO: TONI ASSENTE A AMBURGO

Non ci sarà Luca Toni nel Bayer Monaco che domani affronterà l'Amburgo. Il centravanti...


Iraqi deaths hit a new high in October and 100,000 people are fleeing abroad every month to escape worsening violence that is segregating the country on sectarian lines, a U.N. report said on Wednesday.


Critics of the tactics that the Israel Defense Forces are employing against the terrorists of Hamas, Islamic Jihad and Al-Aqsa, which have also caused casualties among Palestinian civilians, ignore


Wineke: Mr. Bush, please take your medicine

During the presidential debates you urged those who are young and healthy to give up their flu shots so that the elderly and sick would be protected.


Softbank to sell mobile phones with iPod nano

Japan's Softbank Corp said on Wednesday   it has begun offering an Apple Computer Inc. iPod nano packaged   with one of its own mobile phones.


Officials Slow to Hear Claims of 9/11 Illnesses

The government has only recently begun to take a role in the care of many recovery workers who were made sick at ground zero.


Olympic wrestling silver medalist Sara McMann has been charged with careless driving causing death following a crash that killed her boyfriend, the Colorado State Patrol said yesterday. Steven Blackford , 28, a three-time NCAA All-American wrestler at Arizona State, died Friday when the Jeep they were in rolled off the shoulder of Interstate 76 in northeastern Colorado. McMann, 23, of ...


BRUSSELS Inflation in the 12 countries sharing the euro slowed for a second month in July as faltering consumer demand deterred companies from passing on rising energy costs. But economists said higher oil prices may fuel a reversal of that trend as the ...


Turkey Warns US Over Deaths Of Turkoman Civilians

Turkey has warned the United States it could halt cooperation in Iraq after a US offensive last week against insurgents in the northern town of Tal Afar reportedly resulted in the deaths of scores of ethnic Turkoman civilians.


LoopFuse is offering a lead-generation product available as a paid on-demand service or as open-source software that can be downloaded for free and installed on-site.


Giro d'affari da 3 mld di euro, secondo la Confcommercio


Police Find Utah Woman's Body in Landfill

SALT LAKE CITY - Police found Lori Hacking's body in a landfill Friday after picking through the trash for weeks in a search for the young Utah woman allegedly murdered by her husband.    The state medical examiner's office used dental records to identify the remains about six hours after they were discovered...


Obiettivo e' di migliorare la media nei prossimi due anni


First phase of major Iraq campaign almost over: U.S.

BAQUBA, Iraq  - U.S. forces believe the initial combat phase of a major offensive to clear al Qaeda from the Iraqi city of Baquba is nearly complete and any militants left could be confronted in the next 24 hours.


Dems Seek Funds to Pay Health Priorities

WASHINGTON -- Democrats looking for money to pay for health care priorities renewed their focus on insurers Thursday.


Ron Artest's transgression and the "Monday Night Football" lead-in ... all during one controversial week. Which raises the obvious question: What's more objectionable, sex or violence?


Darfur peace talks will fail, says rebel

The peace talks set to begin today will fail and ultimately prolong the conflict, says leading rebel.


Vodafone spent billions on acquiring 3G licenses throughout Europe and in Japan four years ago, but as it repeatedly delayed the launch date of high-speed services, investors started to wonder


Branson's Virgin Group Plans to Offer Space Flights in 2007

Virgin Group Ltd., owned by billionaire entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson, said it formed a company called Virgin Galactic to offer commercial space flights starting in 2007.


Suicide among suspected causes of British train crash

LONDON : Investigators kept open to the possibility that a weekend train wreck that killed seven people was the result of a motorist's suicide bid.


By The Associated Press  A sampling of youth outreach efforts in the presidential campaign:  Republican Mike Huckabee: The former Arkansas governor, 51, has a Web site geared to young voters and will soon start a blog from his campaign travels.


Obiettivo ripartito tra sinergie di costo e di ricavo


England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson has declared his intention of recalling Rio Ferdinand to his squad for the two imminent World Cup qualifiers - but issued a warning to Michael Owen.


Sarkozy arrives in Egypt with ex-model girlfriend

French President Nicolas Sarkozy arrived in Egypt on Tuesday for a private holiday accompanied by his new girlfriend, former supermodel Carla Bruni.


A letter left on the body of murdered film-maker Theo van Gogh reportedly threatens the life of a liberal politician.


Volvo's big wheels keep on turning in profit

Swedish industrial vehicles company Volvo reported a rise in net profit in the third quarter, driven by the strong performance of its flagship truck division.


Brazil says it will investigate claims that loggers are exploiting its policy of settling the poor in the Amazon.


Great investments are lifelong companions, driving returns in good times and in bad.


Yushchenko representative thinks authorities want to disrupt elections

The national security of Ukraine is in danger, according to a written statement sent to Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma and Ukrainian parliament speaker Volodymyr Litvin by Oleksandr Zinchenko, the head of ...


Egypt warns Palestinians not to breach Gaza border

Egypt has warned Palestinians against trying to break through its resealed Gaza border about two weeks after Hamas militants blew it open to defy an Israeli-led blockade.


Portugal abortion vote to test modernity

This month, Catholic Portugal may decide to break ranks with a small group of countries including Ireland and Poland and legalize abortions, in a referendum which some cast as a deeper test of its readiness for progress.


Black leads still absent from network dramas

Dramas with single male  leads are as popular as ever, but none of the leads went to a  black actor this pilot season.


The Canadian National Railway Company extended its reach further into Albertaâs oil sands region with a deal to buy and rebuild the struggling Athabasca Northern Railway. CN Rail will pay 25 million Canadian dollars for Athabasca Northern and pay 135 million Canadian dollars over the next three years to rebuild the 202-mile rail line under a long-term agreement with three major shippers. The Athabasca Northern had been threatened with abandonment because of deteriorating tracks. It was owned by Cando Contracting.


Suicide attacks kill 33 people north of Baghdad

BAIJI, Iraq  - Two suicide bombings targeting U.S.-backed neighborhood patrols on Tuesday killed 33 people, highlighting the volatile situation north of Baghdad, where the U.S. military says al Qaeda gunmen are regrouping.


Via libera dell' Fda ad animali clonati per alimentazione


Facebook to License its Social Networking Platform

Facebook will help other social networking sites to run applications developed for its own software platform, it said Thursday.


IntegraMed America looks like the classic Peter Lynch investment. Even he thought so.


Jim Ryan , the executive cook at Thorny Lea Golf Club in Brockton, had the good fortune to attend the recently concluded Ryder Cup competition at Oakland Hills Country Club in Michigan.


Militants Agree to Halt Attacks on Israel

Militant groups have agreed to temporarily halt attacks on Israel, a trial period before a formal truce agreement, to give Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas time to appeal to Israel to stop targeting militants, Palestinian officials said Monday.


Workers say pesticides made them sterile

The pesticide was designed to kill worms infesting the roots of banana trees on Latin American plantations. But at least 5,000 agricultural workers from Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras and Panama have filed five lawsuits in this country claiming they were left sterile after being exposed in the 1970s to the pesticide known as DBCP.


Barack Obama bowed to authority Monday Â literally.


Frequent Flier: Does Hospitality Have to Be So Wasteful?

ThereÂs a lot of talk about the importance of sustainable tourism that diminishes your impact on the environment while giving back to the community, but talk is cheap.


NVidia purchases gaming physics processor maker PhysX

Graphics card producer NVidia confirmed late yesterday it is purchasing Ageia Technologies, the first producer of so-called "physics processors" for 3D gamers, for an undisclosed amount.


Three sailors may have survived if a ship's officer had not ignored the possibility their yacht had been sunk, a court hears.


Classic 5,000 metres in store at Helsinki

A race for the ages is in prospect at next year's Helsinki world championships if three of the world's great runners stay fit, healthy and focused.


New Century gets $265 mln in financing from lender

Mortgage lender New Century Financial Corp. , the subject of bankruptcy rumors on Thursday, said it had received $265 million in financing.


ISO votes to reject Microsoft's OOXML as standard

(InfoWorld) - Microsoft Corp. has failed in its attempt to have its Office Open XML document format fast-tracked straight to the status of an international standard by the International Organization for Standardization. The proposal must now be revised to take into account the negative comments made during the voting process. Microsoft expects that a second vote early next year will result in approval, it said Tuesday. A proposal must pass two voting hurdles in order to be approved as an ISO standard: it must win the support of two-thirds of voting national standards bodies that participated in work on the proposal, known as P-members, and also of three-quarters of all voting members. OOXML failed on both counts, according to figures provided by Microsoft, and by other sources with knowledge of the voting process. ISO has not yet officially announced the results. Microsoft could miss out on revenue from the lucrative government market if OOXML is also rejected next year. Some governments, worried that the need for access to electronic archives held in proprietary formats leaves them hostage to their software vendor, have mandated the use of document formats that comply with open international standards. Others are considering such a move, which could put Microsoft at a double disadvantage to open source products such as OpenOffice.org, which not only store files natively in the standardized Open Document Format, but are free.


Lebanese PM tenders resignation to president

Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariritendered his resignation to President Emile Lahoud on Wednesday, paving the way for a cabinet reshuffle, the state news agency reported.


Federer, Hewitt Stroll Into U.S. Open Final

Roger Federer oozed flair and Lleyton  Hewitt bristled with determination on Saturday as the duo  marched into the U.S. Open final.


Jason Varitek has a new four-year deal, three new starting pitchers to catch and a new title: captain of the Boston Red Sox. The catcher's new deal with the


Matt Leinart is an easygoing Californian, who used an NFL-caliber left arm to win a Heisman Trophy for USC this season. Jason White is a tough kid from small-town Oklahoma, who overcame two devastating knee injuries to become a Heisman winner for the Sooners last season. Their most common trait is success.


Cyber crime wave as Naomi enjoys second life in England

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BEA's WebLogic Bolsters Partners' Offerings

BEA Systems Inc. is planning to release this week a new version of its application suite targeted at its ISV partners. WebLogic Platform ISV Edition is an integrated suite that features core BEA technology


U.S. Navy Makes Skirts Optional for Women

The U.S. Navy is getting a 21st century makeover, with a new dress code that makes skirts optional for its more than 54,000 female sailors for the first time since women officially entered the service in 1908...


CONCORD, N.C. -- Last night, for the first time since 1997, Kyle Petty finished a Nextel Cup race in the top three.


Motherwell midfielder Phil O'Donnell has died after collapsing during the Scottish Premier League game against Dundee United.


AMD and IBM work together to improve chip performance

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and International Business Machines (IBM) have developed a new technology that they claim will deliver higher performance margins, from their latest microprocessors, with dual stress liner technology.


How to Avoid Recession? Let the Fed Work

Just as patients should avoid doctors who recommend radical surgery for every ailment, voters should be wary of politicians eager to treat every economic ill.


Soft drink giant Coca-Cola Co. (KO.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , stung by a prolonged downturn in North America, Germany and other major markets, on Thursday lowered its key long-term earnings and sales targets.


Punk Band Moshes in the New Year in Iraq

While Saddam Hussein spent a second New Year's Eve in a jail cell, a Southern California rock band known for such albums as "Hitler Bad, Vandals Good" and "Look What I Almost Stepped In" played in the heart of his former empire.


President's support is vital to success of intelligence bill

President Bush's support of the massive intelligence reform bill is key to ensuring that the legislation passes. Last week in a visit to Canada, the president said he was in favor of the bill, which will create


Genes involved in the devastating disease Lupus, which affects 50,000 people in the UK, are identified.


Opposition parties in Pakistan have taken big leads in the election, admits the party allied to President Musharraf.


GARY NAYSMITH today urged Berti Vogts to hand Everton team-mate James McFadden a free role as the German coach bids to kick-start Scotlandâs World Cup campaign.


S.Korea says Lone Star/KEB deal illegal: prosecutor

South Korea has found illegal aspects in the 2003 sale of Korea Exchange Bank (KEB) to U.S. fund Lone Star, a senior prosecutor said on Thursday, which may eventually lead the courts to declare the deal void.


WASHINGTON -- The Labor Department proposed a $12 million agreement on Thursday with the estate of Kenneth Lay, the deceased founder of Enron Corp., to settle claims involving mismanagement of workers' pension plans.


Powerful bomb rocks Lahore, multiple casualties

A powerful bomb exploded near a police post and the high court in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore on Thursday, causing multiple casualties, an AFP reporter witnessed.


Musharraf Agrees to Resign as Army Chief

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Aug. 29 -- Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf has agreed to step down as army chief as part of a broad and once-unthinkable agreement being finalized with his chief political rival, Benazir Bhutto, officials on both sides said Wednesday.


Russia suspends participation in CFE pact

Russia has suspended its participation in a key pact limiting conventional forces in Europe through a decree signed by President Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin said in a statement on Saturday.


Alzheimer's in the Living Room: How One Family Rallies to Cope

For the caregivers of patients, life is an act of stoic devotion that most families embrace as the antithesis of a nursing home.


CORRECTED: Paris Hilton begins jail term a day early

From the barrage of camera flashes  on the red carpet of a Hollywood awards show to the four walls  of a jail cell -- what a difference a day makes when you're  Paris Hilton.


Microsoft engineer shows off a new "MinWin" kernel that takes up a fraction of the space of the traditional OS.


EU judge calls meeting in Microsoft antitrust case

The judge examining whether or not to suspend sanctions in the European Union's antitrust ruling against MicrosoftÂ has called a meeting to determine how the case should proceed following the withdrawal of two of its major participants.


City Room: Soul Food With a Side of Politics

Bill O'Reilly might have chosen a more authentic Harlem dining experience than Sylvia's.


Tiger tops dog as world's favourite animal

London - Viewers of the Animal Planet cable and satellite channel have voted the tiger the world's favourite animal, narrowly beating the dog, according to a poll published on its website, www.


Laos officials confirm the nation's first definite human bird flu fatality, after a 15-year-old girl dies from H5N1.


NEW YORK -- Gene Upshaw was taken aback when he first saw the list of retired NFL players applying for financial help under a new program to help those with dementia and Alzheimer's disease.


Sacramento Kings guard Bobby Jackson was placed on the injured list Friday and is expected to miss the rest of the season.


1,400 Colombian Fighters Begin to Disarm

More than a thousand paramilitary fighters began demobilizing Friday in the remote jungles of Colombia, where the main road is marked by crosses, burned vehicles and blown-up bridges - the scars of a protracted and bitter battle between their right-wing faction and leftist rebels for control of the region's cocaine industry.


Global Digital Music Market Boomed in '04

The market for digital music on the Internet and mobile phones boomed in 2004, according to a report released Wednesday that showed the global recording industry collecting significant revenues from the segment for the first time.


PRESIDENT Laurent Gbagbo of Ivory Coast has assured the UN he will put no obstacles in the way of the peace process in the divided west African country.


EDS/Vodafone switch on managed mobility service

Vodafone and EDS have deployed a global managed service for ABN AMRO Bank of the Netherlands, based on RIM's BlackBerry mobile email clients.


Treatment of FDA whistleblower questioned

WASHINGTON -- Twenty-two members of Congress signed a letter today demanding information on reports that FDA whistleblower David Graham was being punished by Food and Drug Administration officials for his outspoken testimony before a Senate committee.


Turkey orders an investigation into claims that the jailed Kurdish separatist leader was poisoned.


NBA Rundown - Coach stands up for player

There aren't many NBA coaches who would publicly side with a player, as opposed to management, in a contract dispute. But then, there aren't many coaches like San Antonio's Gregg Popovich, who has the luxury


Iran says will go ahead with nuclear suspension Monday

TEHRAN : Iran said it was still committed to suspending its sensitive uranium enrichment activities as of Monday and that alarm over its ongoing nuclear activities is merely "propaganda".


ARE, Sweden  - Austrian Benjamin Raich, winner of the world combined title in Bormio two years ago, is one of the favorites for the new super combined title which makes its world championship debut on Thursday.


Google Earth gets overlay search feature

(InfoWorld) - Google has created a searchable index of Google Earth data files, a feature that should make it easier for users to find and adopt third-party overlays for this popular mapping application. Google Earth's search engine now returns KML (Keyhole Markup Language) files which developers have created to add data to the application's maps, the Mountain View, California, company said Wednesday. "Users can now search through all of the world's KML files, making the millions of Google Earth layers on the Web instantly accessible for geobrowsing and exploration," wrote Chikai Ohazama, a Google Earth product manager in an official company blog. Google expects to later extend this capability to its mapping Web site Google Maps, Ohazama wrote. Google Earth is a free, downloadable PC application that taps a multiterabyte database of aerial and satellite images to let users "fly" around the globe using a video-game type user interface. By creating overlays in the KML file format, users can create markers to pinpoint places and provide all sorts of information about an area, making Google Earth a repository of local business listings, homes for sale, photos, architectural drawings, videos, historical facts and geographical data. KML users range from casual, individual users to large organizations like Discovery Networks, the U.S. National Park Service, the Smithsonian Institution and National Geographic. KML can also be used to add data files to Google Maps, a mapping Web site that is one of the most popular among developers for creating mashups, which are Web applications that use data and features from an existing site or online service via application programming interfaces (APIs). Online maps, in combination with local search engines, have become very popular in recent years, giving people a way to discover local businesses and attractions, obtain driving directions and view satellite images of an area, among other things. Google competitors like Microsoft Corp., Yahoo Inc., AOL LLC and Ask.com have made their mapping sites a high priority for development. Advertising revenue in local search engines is expected to grow from US$3.4 billion in 2005 to $13 billion in 2010, according to The Kelsey Group Inc.


THURSDAY, Aug. 23 (HealthDay News) -- Age alone doesn't increase the risk of death among liver transplant patients age 70 or older and shouldn't restrict liver transplantation in the elderly, a new study finds.


Bruins learn how to grind, thanks to their Cable guy

On days like yesterday, gloomy, gray late afternoons by the lake, UCLA used to come out and play the part of the powder-blue preppies from Westwood.


US Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Abortion-Breast Cancer Link ...

On Monday, Oct. 18, the Supreme Court declined to hear a lawsuit by three California women who said Planned Parenthood withholds information concerning the link between abortion and breast cancer.


Talks aimed at breaking Kenya's political deadlock resume after Condoleezza Rice urged a power-sharing deal.


BEIJING - China plans to develop a new generation of carrier rockets with a payload capacity large enough to launch a space station, state media reported Monday.


Master battles pretender for U.S. Open crown

The master and the young pretender will meet on Sunday when three-times defending champion Roger Federer takes on Serbia's Novak Djokovic in the final of the U.S. Open.


Israel agreed to release 170 Palestinian prisoners yesterday as a gesture of goodwill to Egypt and the new Palestinian leadership.


Apple Recalls 28,000 Faulty Batteries Sold with 15-inch PowerBook

Apple has had to recall up to 28,000 notebook batteries that were sold for use with their 15-inch PowerBook. Apple reports that faulty batteries sold between January 2004 and August 2004 can overheat and pose a fire hazard.


Valley Gets Money for Road Projects: Bond Money That SANBAG Had Applied for Will Instead Come From State Transportation Program

By Hillary Borrud, Daily Press, Victorville, Calif.  Mar. 9--SAN BERNARDINO -- Victor Valley transportation projects will receive an injection of state money under a decision by the San Bernardino Associated Governments.


Republican presidential candidate John McCain on Tuesday argued against rival Mitt Romney's managerial experience, saying America needs leaders like himself instead.


In nuclear chief, Iran signals harder line

Iran's abrupt change of nuclear negotiators spotlights internal power struggles, too.


Universities win Senate fight over anti-P2P amendment

Blog: Sen. Harry Reid withdraws legislation that would have required universities--in exchange for funds--to use technology to "prevent the illegal downloading or peer-to-peer distribution of intellectual property."


Libya court to rule in foreign medics' HIV case

A Libyan court will deliver verdicts on Tuesday on five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor accused of infecting hundreds of children with HIV in a ruling likely to have an impact on Libya's opening to the West.


Germany sees new car registrations hit a record low in January after a sharp tax rise, according to industry figures.


After the United States advanced to the World Cup of Hockey semifinals Tuesday night, some of the players already started talking about facing Finland.


Oil, China Push U.S. Trade Gap Near Record

The politically sensitive U.S. trade  deficit widened more than expected in August to its  second-highest level on record, fueled by the highest oil  import prices in 23 years and record imports from China, the  U.S. government said on Thursday.


IBM has signed on 100 software companies to use software from its Workplace initiative, a plan to gain ground in desktop software.


The latest Microsoft Windows security flaw could result in more harm than usual because the company's system for fixing it could prove too vexing for some PC users to deal with, security experts warned. -washingtonpost.com


Australia leg spinner Shane Warne bowls as Parthiv Patel looks on during day three of the second Test in Chennai on Saturday. Patel scored 54 and was involved in a record 102-run seventh wicket stand with


The U.S. economy created only  112,000 new jobs in November, the government said on Friday,  about a third October's total and weak enough to deepen a  shadow of uncertainty hanging over the holiday sales season.


The Associated Press is reporting that film and television studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. has agreed to let itself be bought out by a consortium headed by Sony.


Presidential appointments to senior science and technology posts should be filled more quickly and without regard to political affiliation, a new report from the nonpartisan National Academies urged Wednesday.


The Green Bay Packers on Sunday suffered a loss far more painful than any theyâve experienced on the field this season. Reggie White, the great defensive end from the Packersâ powerhouse teams of the 1990s, died in North Carolina.


He's the `Shahenshah` of Bollywood, a true-blue professional and a punctuality freak.


Fears that German beer would be banned at the 2006 World Cup finals disappeared after the American company holding stadium beverage rights agreed that German beer could be sold to fans.


NBC's Ebersol Survives Plane Crash in Colorado

Dick Ebersol, the chairman of NBC sports was among the passengers on a plane that crashed and burst into flames on a Colorado runway during takeoff.


Hollywood directors hold talks due to writers strike

Hollywood directors said on  Thursday they would delay opening contract talks with major  film studios until at least January to give striking  screenwriters time to restart their own stalled negotiations.


Disney's Board on Trial as Shareholders Launch Case

GEORGETOWN, Del.  - Walt Disney Co.'s board of  directors went on trial on Wednesday, on shareholder  accusations that it merely rubberstamped a decision to hire  Michael Ovitz and allowed him to walk away months later with a  $140 million severance package.


Ronaldinho crowned FIFA World Footballer of the Year

Get INQ7 breaking news on your Smart mobile phone in the Philippines. Send INQ7 BREAKING to 386. ZURICH, Switzerland -- Brazil's newly crowned FIFA World Footballer of the Year Ronaldinho said he was committed in the fight against racism in the sport.


Brokers' Settlement Records Often Wiped Clean

NEW YORK, Sept. 24 -- A new study suggests that securities arbitrators often agree to requests by brokers who want settlements paid to angry investors expunged from their records. This could leave future investors unaware of the brokers' past actions.


The EU's foreign policy chief hails as 'constructive' talks with Iran's top nuclear negotiator.


Jerry Springer's latest step into the spotlight — honing his moves on "Dancing with the Stars" — has the public smitten with the host known for his bawdy TV talk show.


London police can't cope with cybercrime

Met boss calls for dedicated cybercrime unit London's Metropolitan Police Service is unable to cope with cybercrime, according to a report written by a Met boss, which recommended setting up a new dedicated unit for cybercrime.â¦


roundup Plus: IronPort spam shield gets steelier...Via brings PCI Express to AMD PCs...Rice lab makes nano parts less toxic.


SUNNYVALE, Calif. - Following a recent industry trend, Internet giant Yahoo Inc. is adding new search engine tools that will enable users to create personal folders and share their favorite links with others.


Pragmatic yes, but HK identity still in flux 10 years on

For the Ngais, a regular Hong Kong middle-class couple married two years ago, the coming 10th anniversary of the former British colony's return to Chinese rule on July 1 means precious little.


Circumcision Shown to Slow Spread of HIV in Africa

JOHANNESBURG, Dec. 13 -- Two major studies released Wednesday confirmed  that circumcision can  dramatically slow the spread of HIV among African men, suggesting that widely offering the procedure could prevent millions of deaths in countries most seriously affected by AIDS, researchers said.


Lorne Michaels, founding executive producer of "Saturday Night Live," has agreed to a contract extension to keep him running the comedy institution through 2012, NBC said on Friday.


Most US Airlines Raise Fares Due to Fuel

A fare hike that raises tickets by $5 each way announced by American Airlines earlier this week to offset record high jet fuel appears to be sticking among other US airlines, an industry source said on Friday.


Airbus denies CEO Streiff may leave to become Peugeot boss

Airbus has denied reports that chief executive Christian Streiff may leave to replace the retiring boss of French carmaker Peugeot-Citroen.


Mantova, 19:48 - CALCIO, MANTOVA: LAVORO A PARTE PER DOGA E HANDANOVIC

Doppia seduta di allenamento per il Mantova: altletica prevalente al mattino, tecnico-tattica nel po...


Empoli, 20:01 - CALCIO, EMPOLI; CAGNI: SODDISFATTO DEL 6-0 AL VIAREGGIO

MartedÃ¬ di riposo per l'Empoli, dopo il 6-0 di ieri nel test con il Viareggio che ha molto soddisfat...


Shuttling Between Nations, Latino Gangs Confound the Law

Over the last decade gangs have spread across Central America, Mexico and the U.S., setting off a catastrophic crime wave.


Nel '06-'07 erano 5,6% degli studenti, ministero Istruzione


TV Review | 'Longford': The Faithful Aristocrat, Seduced by a Killer

HBOâs movie on one of Britainâs most notorious serial killers is a chilling, but also strangely affecting portrait of her bizarre 30-year friendship with an aristocrat.


Forged ID: Brad Pitt's photo, Arabic name

A Jordanian salesman who tried to use an identity card with Brad Pitt's photo was on trial in the Emirates, a newspaper reported Thursday.


By Declan Walsh in Islamabad and Duncan Campbell and Ewen MacAskill inLondon. Oct 30 (Guardian News Service):NATO troops are hunting for three United Nations workers kidnapped in Afghanistan's first Iraqi-style abduction on Thursday.


Ilya Kovalchuk scored his 16th goal and Kari Lehtonen stopped 37 shots to give the Atlanta Thrashers a 1-0 victory over the Florida Panthers on Saturday night. Coming off a 3-2 loss in a shootout Friday at Tampa Bay, Atlanta won for the second time in three games.


Dhaka Rally Attack Kills 14, Injures Hundreds

A grenade attack at a rally for the Awami Union Party in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka left 14 people dead and more than 300 injured.


Authorities arrested a man for allegedly kidnapping and attacking a police officer, but after an investigation they released the suspect and put the officer behind bars.


Hiding just next to the next big thing are the market's truly monster rewards.


Blog: Rodney Smith, the chipmaker's former chairman, dies at age 67 after a bicycle accident.


Troubled bank Northern Rock will be taken into public ownership, the BBC's business editor reports.


US computer giant IBM reports better than expected profits thanks to strong sales and the beneficial impact of the weak dollar.


U.S. stocks jumped higher on Friday,  as investor worry about high fuel costs crimping consumer  spending and hurting company profits eased after crude oil  prices fell from their peak.


Produrra' e interpretera' un nuovo telefilm: 'Malibu'


Stocks rose on Monday, sending the Nasdaq up more than 1 percent, as corporate takeovers and lower crude oil prices boosted investor optimism, overshadowing a sell-off in Pfizer Inc.


Scandinavian countries fear the tsunami killed hundreds of their nationals in Thailand, along with other tourists.


Judges have rejected an attempt to re-arrest a Dutch college student in the disappearance of Natalee Holloway, a prosecutor said Friday


Mal Young, the BBC's head of continuing drama series, is leaving to join 19 TV where he will be director of drama.


Hundreds of survivors of last year's earthquake in Pakistan staged an anti-graft protest in the capital on Saturday, accusing reconstruction officials of corruption.


Iraqi PM Says Elections to Be Held on Schedule

Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi said  Wednesday that the country's elections would take place on  schedule on Jan. 30.


Dame Kiri Te Kanawa is alleged to have cancelled shows after finding out fans threw pants at co-performer John Farnham.


'Meglio di quanto Bruxelles ci chiede di fare'


The government will "examine with very great care" claims around 100,000 Iraqi civilians have died as a result of the US-led invasion, Jack Straw has said.


The Red Cross says Burma's government has ordered it to close its offices, effectively ending its work there.


White would double two-time Heisman winners

Ottawa Sun. The Oklahoma Sooners quarterback has a chance to join Archie Griffin as a two-time Heisman Trophy winner. Joining White for the award's presentation will be freshman teammate and running back Adrian Peterson.


Beyond Sundance, Web offers indie film 2nd chance

Director Robert Rodriguez came  to the Sundance Film Festival in 1992 with his $7,000 movie "El  Mariachi," walked away with the Audience Award and entered  Hollywood where he became a big-time moviemaker.


Palestinian prime minister attacks Blair policies

Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh  of Hamas accused British Prime Minister Tony Blair on Saturday  of "one-sided" policies that have punished the Palestinian  people and their elected government.


A $100 million supercomputer being built to analyze the nation's nuclear stockpile has again set an unofficial performance record - the second in just over a month.


I carabinieri hanno trovato i responsabili della rapina di venerdÃ¬che ha avuto come conseguenza anche il ferimento di una guardia giurata                                            Trentuno arresti in Sardegna per l'assalto al portavalori                                                                                Il bottino era stato di oltre 100.000 euro in contanti


Spanish lawmakers end hearings in Madrid train bombing probe, prepare report

MADRID, Spain Spanish lawmakers have ended hearings into the Madrid train bombings and will now start compiling a final report.


In the Mood for Festivals at Jazz at Lincoln Center

Wynton Marsalis, Jazz at Lincoln Centerâs artistic director, hopes to highlight jazz through its hybrids during the 2007-8 season.


Ford Raises Profit Forecast, Makes Cuts at Jaguar

Ford Motor Co. raised its forecast for third-quarter earnings by 10 cents a share and said it would end unprofitable Jaguar car production at a Coventry, England, plant and pull out of Formula One racing.


Britons Prefer Kerry to Bush for World Safety

A large majority of Britons think a US election victory for John Kerry is the best outcome for global security, according to a poll in a Sunday newspaper.


Darfuris Fleeing Villages, Report Govt Attacks

Darfuri Dowsa Ahmed Hassan said he was standing in the market place when he heard the Antonov plane's drone and watched it drop three bombs on his village, killing a mother and her three children.


Teenagers think vinyl's groovy again, says Time magazine

Time magazine's January 10, 2008 feature article covers the continuing resurgence of the vinyl LP.


Somali Islamists move toward strategic port: officials

KISMAYO, Somalia  - Islamist battlewagons moved   closer to the strategic Somali port of Kismayo, local officials   said on Friday, but Islamists denied any attempt to seize the   city and expand their territorial gains in the south.


AFRICA/SOMALIA - ÂMi piaceva scherzare con Suor Leonella quando le dicevo che aveva un cuore molto piÃ¹ grande della sua moleÂ: cosÃ¬ lÂAmministratore Apostolico di Mogadiscio ricorda la missionaria uccisa in Somalia Gibuti (Agenzia Fides)- Io scherzavo spesso con lei. Le dicevo, visto che era una persona robusta, che aveva un cuore molto piÃ¹ grande della sua mole. Ed era cosÃ¬: nonostante avesse alcuni problemi di salute, Suor Leonella era decisa a continuare la ...


European stocks gain as dealers set aside US losses

European stock markets rose slightly in early trading as dealers overlooked losses on Wall Street overnight and responded positively to some corporate news stories.


Scientist: FDA Incapable of Protecting Safety

Nov. 18, 2004 -- An FDA scientist who says he was pressured by superiors not to warn the public about the cardiovascular risk of Vioxx urged lawmakers Thursday to create an independent safety office free of


Arafat stable, but not out of danger: Doctors

French doctors attending to Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat at a private nursing home in Clamart, near Paris, have said that he is in good shape, but still not out of danger.


After months of controversy, Boeingâs deal to provide $23.5 billion aircraft refuelling tankers to the US Air Force using a complex leasing mechanism was finally declared dead on Friday.


Stocks were near flat on Monday, paring losses as strength in the technology sector offset declines in bank shares tied to fears of bigger-than-expected loan losses.


FCC Seeks $1.18 Million Fine Over Fox Marriage Show

The Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday sought to fine 169 Fox television stations a total of $1.18 million for violating decency standards when they aired an episode of "Married by America.


A U.S. jury on Friday found former  media mogul Conrad Black guilty of multiple counts of criminal  fraud and a single count of obstruction of justice but  acquitted him of racketeering and tax charges.


Northwest Airlines lost $38 million in the third quarter, but the loss was significantly less than many analysts predicted and far less than the red ink spilling from some other major airlines.


The importance of keeping personal matters personal Comment Sometimes I hear a story that is simply breathtaking in its stupidity and potential for disaster. For your delectation, horror, and amazement, here is one relayed to me by a good friend a few days ago.â¦


E' successo a Ponza, i genitori lo hanno perso di vista


LOS ANGELES -- Dutch scientists think they have discovered the diet that can add almost seven years to one's life and massively cut the risk of heart disease.


Coinvolti anche un cancelliere della Procura di Milano, un finanziere e un vigile urbanoSono accusati di violazione di segreti informatici                                          Intercettazioni, altri 4 arresti In manette anche un finanziere


Polling stations open doors to 3 million electors.


Burt Rutan, the man behind X-Prize winner SpaceShipOne, says the craft will not be used for scientific space experiments.


England coach Brian Ashton rues his side's collapse in the 55-22 defeat to South Africa.


Scientists lowered the alert level for Mount St. Helens on Wednesday, saying they are less worried about an explosive eruption and that occasional


Jacob Micflikier had a hat trick to highlight the University of New Hampshire's most decisive victory of the season, an 8-1 whitewashing of UMass last night at the Whittemore Center in Durham, N.H.


Militants strapped with explosives seize Russian school, taking ...

Militants wearing suicide-bomb belts seized a southern Russian school in a region bordering Chechnya on Wednesday, taking hundreds of hostages - many of them children - and


"Do me a favor," Cardinals manager Tony La Russa said to veteran NESN cameraman John Martin the other night. "Turn your cap around."


Still think the cola wars are about Coke vs. Pepsi? These days the carbonated beverage battleground is diet vs. regular, and it's looking increasingly as though the lightweight could flatten its full-calorie cousin.


Pollution Retards Lung Development in Kids

Sept. 8, 2004 -- Children who live in areas with the poorest air quality are five times as likely to have lung development problems as those breathing cleaner air, according to findings from the largest and


Mortgage Lending's Benevolent Bureaucracy

As defaults surge, the stodgy Federal Housing Administration proves its worth.


Barry Bonds got the home run. Alex Rodriguez helped the New York Yankees earn the win. In a matchup of two of baseball's most feared sluggers, Bonds' 749th career home run wasn't enough to overcome four hits and two RBIs for Rodriguez as the Yankees beat the Giants 7-3 Friday night in their first meaningful game in San Francisco since winning Game 7 of the 1962 World Series.


The boss of the European Space Agency asks his officials to find a new name for the flagship ExoMars rover mission.


The culture secretary says models should have a medical before taking to the catwalk at London Fashion Week.


CAPE CANAVERAL, Feb. 17 -- Five science satellites on a single rocket blasted off into a golden sunset Saturday on a mission to try to figure out the source of powerful geomagnetic substorms in the Earth's atmosphere.


New computer worm attacks bulletin boards

A new computer worm that attacks bulletin board services spread silently and quickly around the Internet Tuesday, infecting at least 38,000 systems within a few hours, experts said.


Other possible Dow Jones bidders surface

An Internet entrepreneur and a Wall Street group have joined a list of potential rivals to News Corp.'s  $5 billion bid for Wall Street Journal publisher Dow Jones & Co. Inc. , an adviser to the Dow Jones employee union said on Thursday.


Il segretario Rinaldini, "Situazione lavoratori critica"


AMD Finally Launches Barcelona Server Chip

After months of delays, Advanced Micro Devices Inc.'s latest processor, a quad-core server chip called Barcelona, is at last expected to hit the market Monday.


PORTLAND, Maine  - Mergers and acquisitions have  played an enormous role in the U.S. economy during the past  several decades, but sometimes the results have been bad for  consumers.  Similarly, consolidation in the mutual fund  business has sometimes hurt fund investors.


Switch a bit of a changeup for Matsuzaka

After Red Sox manager Terry Francona said yesterday afternoon that Wednesday's starter was TBA (to be announced) - ordinarily, it would be Daisuke Matsuzaka's day - the Japanese righthander informed Japanese reporters he had been told he would be pitching Saturday.


Better Life Technology has developed unique roll-out garage flooring that beautifies in minutes and protects floors for years. Sizes up to 10' wide available. Helps prevent concrete damage.


Christian Gomez scored one goal and assisted on another as D.C. United beat the Houston Dynamo 2-1 on Saturday night for its third straight win.


MTV says "Rock Band" game sells 2.5 million songs

It looks like MTV's "Rock Band"  video game is the new jukebox hero.


Embattled Russian oil giant Yukos has filed for bankruptcy protection in a US court in an attempt to prevent the forced sale of its main production arm.


Little-Known Virus Challenges a Far-Flung Health System

The Zika virus, which is spread by mosquitoes and produces an itchy rash, pinkeye, joint pain and fever, has made its first appearance in Micronesia.


Dan Uggla homered leading off the ninth inning Tuesday night and the Florida Marlins rallied to beat the Chicago White Sox 7-5, rebounding after Dontrelle Willis was forced to leave after one inning with a tight left forearm.


The Belarusssian ambassador to Italy has demanded proof that the girl at the centre of a diplomatic row is alive and well.


The Red Sox have made an astounding eight errors in the first two games of the World Series, so naturally, they plan to downgrade their defense for Game 3 tonight.


USOC Ponders Gymnastics Gold for S. Korean

The U.S. Olympic Committee would consider supporting South Korea's bid to pursue a duplicate gold medal for one of its gymnasts to make up for the scoring error that gave American Paul Hamm the all-around title.


Spadea, Mello set for finals at Delray Beach

Ricardo Mello beat third-seeded Mario Ancic 7-6 (2), 6-3 Saturday to advance to the final of the Millennium International Tennis Championships against top-seeded Vince Spadea.


Farrah Fawcett got an unbeatable gift for her 60th birthday: a clean bill of health. The actress, who revealed in October that she was fighting cancer, learned this week that she is cancer-free, spokesman Mike Pingel said Friday.


Update 3: Start of Ex-WorldCom Chief's Trial Delayed

A federal judge Tuesday delayed the trial of former WorldCom chief executive Bernard Ebbers until January, granting his lawyers more time to prepare their defense.


La bambina e' stata portata in un centro di cura per minori


Bin Laden says U.S. vulnerable in new video

DUBAI/WASHINGTON  - Osama bin Laden said in a new video marking the sixth anniversary of al Qaeda's September 11 attacks that the United States was vulnerable despite its military and economic power, but he made no specific threats.


Stocks Off on Microsoft; Dow at Year Low

The blue-chip Dow average fell to a  new intraday low for the year on Friday as oil prices climbed  to another record and Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O dragged on  stocks after the software maker's revenue forecast lagged  analysts' expectations.


'Mary Poppins' Registers to Vote in Ohio

DEFIANCE, Ohio - Elections officials knew something was wrong when they got voter registration cards for Mary Poppins, Dick Tracy, Michael Jordan and George Foreman.    They notified the Defiance County sheriff, who arrested Chad Staton on Monday on a felony charge of submitting phony voter registration forms...


Looking for Sure Political Bets at Online Prediction Market

The Intrade Web site has become expert at predicting election results. Or has it?


Roma, 15:14 - CALCIO, INTER; MANCINI: CAMPIONATO CHIUSO? MAGARI

Il campionato non è ancora chiuso. Nonostante il +7 in classifica sulla Roma, Roberto Mancini...


Stars including Kanye West, Alicia Keys and Usher gear up to do battle at the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles.


Letters that sparked U.S. Somalia alert fake-Islamists

Somali Islamists on Monday dismissed as fake two letters purportedly signed by their most influential leader and which led to a U.S. warning of possible suicide attacks in Kenya and Ethiopia.


Mexican cement giant Cemex SA is buying British-based RMC Group PLC, the world's biggest supplier of ready mixed concrete, in a deal worth some 2.3 billion pounds (US$4.


Prime Minister Gordon Brown has arrived in Shanghai on the second day of his trip to China.


Mosca, 19:42 - VOLLEY, EUROPEI: RUSSIA IN FINALE

La Russia si è qualificata per la finale degli Europei maschili di pallavolo in corso a Mosca...


Essay: Wanting Babies Like Themselves, Some Parents Choose Genetic Defects

Controlling a childÂs genetic makeup, even to preserve what some would consider a disease, is the latest tactic of some parents.


The United States says it is ready to create a rapid reaction force to defuse cluster bombs left over from conflicts.


Processo Parmalat: Adusbef, "Valutare il ruolo della Consob

MILANO - Antonio Tanza, vicepresidente dell'associazione dei consumatori Adusbef e avvocato della stessa associazione nel processo Parmalat, ha dichiarato che sono 4300 i risparmiatori che si sono rivolti alla sua associazione per far valere i loro diritti


We knew it was inevitable but come to find out wireless, interactive consoles in shopping cart handles have been in place for two years in Canada. Freaky. In Beyond the Beyond.


A series of earthquakes, the  largest registering magnitude 5.9, shook central California on  Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. There were no  immediate reports of injury or damage.


LONDON - An Anglican church commission sharply criticized the U.S. Episcopal Church on Monday for consecrating a gay bishop and called on the Americans to apologize or risk losing some of their influence with sister churches worldwide...


New Zealand in trouble trying to save second test

: Australia's bowling quartet had New Zealand reeling at 36 for four at tea on Monday, still 428 runs behind on the fourth day of the second cricket test.


BRIDGEWATER, Va.  -- Deadly methane gas emanating from a dairy farm's manure pit killed five people, including four members of a Mennonite family, authorities said.


Novel Approach Targets Alzheimer's Development

A new technique may someday be able to stop Alzheimer's disease (news - web sites) before it starts. Tapping into the "Trojan horse" strategy, scientists


Anthrax Kills 120 Hippos in Ugandan National Park

An anthrax outbreak has killed 120 hippos in Uganda, raising the toll from a disease that has claimed hundreds of wild animals in Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia in recent weeks, a senior official said Tuesday.


Rich countries should do more to control global warming and help poorer nations cope with the effects of climate change, a coalition of aid and environmental groups said Wednesday.


Nortel again delays filing financial results

SEPTEMBER 02, 2004 (REUTERS) - Nortel Networks Corp. said today it will again delay filing its financial results, predicting the reports for 2003 and the first half of 2004 won't be out until the end of October.


A Francis Bacon painting is expected to set a new record when it goes under the hammer next month.


The EU will  include airlines in its Emissions Trading Scheme, capping the greenhouse gases they can emit.


China ex-leader is first to grace new theater stage

The first soloist to take to the stage of China's futuristic new National Grand Theater was not an opera star but former leader and opera enthusiast Jiang Zemin.


One of the two men accused of the murder of at least 19 women and children in India makes a confession.


Jury Recommends Death Sentence for Scott Peterson

In a case that has captivated Americans for months, a California court has recommended the death penalty for Scott Peterson for killing his pregnant wife and unborn child.


Roma, 19:07 - CALCIO, TORNEO VIAREGGIO; DONDARINI ARBITRO FINALE INTER-EMPOLI

Sarà Paolo Dondarini, della sezione Aia di Finale Emilia, a dirigere Inter-Empoli, finale del...


Symantec quarterly profit up, outlook tops estimates

Symantec Corp  reported an increase in quarterly profit on Wednesday, boosted by strong overseas sales, and forecast current-quarter results above Wall Street estimates, sending its shares up 9 percent.


Oro nero sempre piÃ¹ su, stracciato ogni record

Oggi toccati i 49,41 dollari a barile a New York ei 46,05 a Londra. E per gli analisti il peggio deve ancora venire. NEW YORK (27 set. 2004) - L'oro nero continua a stracciare ogni record. Negli scambi elettronici


Actor Kevin Costner Marries Cat Bag Couture Designer Christine ...

On Saturday, actor/director/producer Kevin Costner and his German girlfriend, Christine Baumgartner were married at Costner's ranch in Aspen, Colorado.


British Airways' pension deficit is set to double to Â£2.1bn - despite a recent recovery in the stock market.


EBay mission: Court developers to bring in buyers

(InfoWorld) - EBayÂ is on a drive to put its brand everywhere people experience the Internet, and it wants outside Web developers to help get it there. The strategy is a new one for a company that has emphasized its robust e-commerce transaction system in opening itself up to heavy-selling affiliates, and currently gets about a quarter of its listings from big sellers using third-party tools to connect into eBay's backend. Now the online auction giant wants to reach more buyers where they live, and is hoping developers will take advantage of lighter and faster interfaces to carry its flag to the user. "We need to shift our attention to supporting the buying experience," said Max Mancini, senior director of platform and disruptive innovation at eBay, in an interview at the company's developer conference in Boston this week. The new APIs (application programming interfaces) don't require authentication to acquire information from eBay and display it within other applications or Web pages, removing a significant obstacle to casual use of eBay listings for their information or entertainment value. The so-called "shopping APIs" are also up to 16 times faster at returning search results, eBay says. The company also released a bidding API that developers can use to allow bidding from other applications and sites, and established support centers for developers working in JavaScript and Flash, popular for interactive, customer-facing sites and applications. In putting together a suite of tools that will help spread its presence into blogs, social networks and deeper into the Web 2.0 world, eBay is acknowledging what eBay Marketplaces President John Donahoe called "an explosion of easy to use starting points." In pushing the eBay experience closer to users -- and making it easier for third parties to get information from the marketplace without necessarily engaging in transactions -- is the company risking its relationship with buyers? Donahoe said he isn't worried about that. "It's the opposite of disintermediation, it allows them to engage directly with eBay on their own terms, and in the mode and device they want," he said. That emphasis on the buy-side can also be seen in the company's recent acquisition of StumbleUpon, which has developed a Web browsing tool that uses user preferences and community ratings to recommend content. "We thought it was a cool technology," said Donahoe in an interview, adding that it fit into eBay's goal of improving the search and find experience. "We want to find ways to have search be more entertaining." EBay's efforts to get more face-time with buyers also include a new connected desktop application code-named San Dimas that opened for beta testing this week. Built using the Adobe Integrated Runtime (AIR) tool, the downloadable application stays with users even when they are offline and gives eBay a "constant presence on the desktop" according to Donahoe. San Dimas also provides a kind of innovation laboratory, he said, giving eBay a place where it can experiment with changing the buyer experience without disrupting the millions of users comfortable with the status quo. AIR lets eBay provide a buying experience through San Dimas that's not constrained by browser functionality, the aspect of the project that is most exciting to Alan Lewis, the manager of platform evangelism who was demoing the application in Boston. Other developers could similarly use eBay's Web services to build a desktop application with AIR, and eBay is working with Adobe to pull together a code library to ease the process. Developers can also look forward to tools, coming later this year, that will help them scale their eBay applications, Mancini said. And it's possible that Web developers will see a simpler package of tools aimed at all three of eBay's core pieces -- the auction market, Skype and PayPal -- in the second half of the year, another company source said. Meanwhile in Boston, the focus was as much on promoting entrepreneurship as it was on coding tools, and developers seemed to be in that mindset. One young attendee from Japan described his objective as prospecting for business opportunities in the interfaces that eBay has opened up, and he said he was taking advantage of the conference to find out how other businesses are making money from the leverage that eBay is offering. For its part, eBay seems focused on giving entrepreneurial coders the tools -- and seeing how deeply into the social networking fabric of Web 2.0 independent developers can weave the eBay logo.


E' accaduto a Roma, l'uomo e' ricoverato in gravi condizioni


False Alarms Plague Pacific Tsnami System

Hawaii is among the most tsunami-ready places in the world. When an alert is issued, beachside sirens go off and urgent messages are flashed on television and broadcast on radio. Evacuation maps on telephone book covers point people to higher ground. But most of the time, no damaging tsunami hits the shore.


Battle rages on over fireman who ate dog food

A black firefighter who stood to collect nearly $3 million over a prank involving dog food in his spaghetti is at the center of a political and racial furor in Los Angeles, where city leaders failed on Wednesday to put the case to rest.


EUROPA/ITALIA - 120 monache benedettine di tutto il mondo partecipano al Simposio internazionale sul tema ÂGuidare con saggezzaÂ: riproporre al mondo contemporaneo la regola di vita delle Beatitudini Roma (Agenzia Fides) - Si Ã¨ aperto ieri, 7 settembre, presso il Pontificio Istituto Liturgico SantÂAnselmo a Roma, il 5Â° Simposio Internazionale della ÂCommunio Internationalis Benedictinarum CIBÂ sul tema  ÂGuidare con saggezza... in modo che i fort...


McCain courts conservatives as Super Tuesday looms

ST. LOUIS  - Republican presidential candidate John McCain sought to win over skeptical conservatives on Friday as the crucial "Super Tuesday" coast-to-coast nominating contest loomed.


Stocks mixed: Merck plunges after pulling arthritis drug; C$ rises ...

TORONTO (CP) - The Toronto stock market posted a small gain Thursday, pushed higher by the gold sector, but drug company Merck & Co.


A ban on smoking in cafes and restaurants, and pubs that serve prepared food, is expected to head the list of policy initiatives in the Government's long awaited White Paper on Public Health.


Greek, Albanian fans clash after soccer game

Greek and Albanian soccer fans fought across the country, and Athens police fired tear gas to disperse crowds following a loss by European champion Greece in a World Cup qualifier.


Rice Announces U.S. Security Coordinator in Mideast

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice  announced Monday the appointment of a U.S. general as security  coordinator to protect budding Middle East peace moves and that  Israeli and Palestinian leaders would visit Washington.


Train Accident in Philippines Leaves 10 Dead, 100 Wounded

The number of deaths related to a train derailment yesterday in the Philippines has been increased to ten. 100 people were injured as well.


Two Bus Blasts in Southern Israel Kill 16

BEERSHEBA, Israel - Palestinian suicide bombers blew up two buses in this Israeli desert city Tuesday, killing 16 passengers and wounding more than 80 in an attack that ended a six-month lull in violence.    The buses exploded into flames just seconds apart and about 100 yards away from each other in the center of Beersheba - the deadliest suicide strike in nearly a year...


Iran says it will reject any European proposal which requires it to halt its nuclear activities completely.


Why we need consolidation of HDTV technologies

As more display technologies hit store shelves, Don Reisinger thinks it adds unnecessary confusion to an already confusing industry. According to Don, it's time we find one technology that works and stick with it.


Environmental Laws Waived to Press Work on Border Fence

The homeland security secretary waived several environmental laws to continue building a border fence through a national conservation area in Arizona.


Seven Essential Ingredients for Leadership

A few parts technical know-how, a dash of diplomacy and a few other staples make up the traditional leader profile. The Premier 100 talk about their top seven must-have skills.


Lindsay Lohan is following in the footsteps of the most famous blond bombshell of them all Â Marilyn Monroe.


Holiday chaos averted as BA unions agree 8.5% deal

THE threat of travel chaos for holidaymakers was lifted yesterday when British Airways staff called off a planned strike. Unions representing baggage handlers and check-in staff at airports


Top court to hear Wall St. firms' appeal on IPO

The U.S. Supreme Court said on Thursday it would hear an appeal by leading Wall Street underwriters and institutional investors of a ruling that a lawsuit accusing them of illegally manipulating the price of stocks in initial public offerings can proceed.


Mediators condemn Sri Lanka government, rebels over fighting

Major donors engaged in efforts to end Sri Lanka's civil war condemned the government and Tamil rebels alike Tuesday for human rights abuses and systematic violations of a 2002 ceasefire.


Georgia voters won't be seeing third-party candidate Ralph Nader's name on election day. A spokeswoman for Georgia Secretary of state Cathy Cox said Tuesday that Nader supporters had contacted her office, but


Thousands of supporters of Lebanon's Hezbollah-led opposition paralyzed parts of central Beirut on Saturday as defiant Prime Minister Fouad Siniora won fresh international backing.


Deion Branch lists the Revolution among his favorite soccer teams in his press guide biography. And Branch's Patriot season has mirrored that of the Revolution -- a long-term injury sustained in the second game, followed by a spectacular recovery after the halfway point in the season. Branch strained his knee in the Patriots' 23-12 win at Arizona Sept. ...


Group warns of sites offering unlicensed music

InfoWorld - People who received MP3 players as holiday gifts may want to steer clear of some Web sites that claim to offer legal music but don't have licensing agreements with major music labels, the Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT) said.


As summer winds down, anglers begin to look forward to the final months of the season when bigger catches move in. Bait fish traditionally swarm during the early fall months, and this year looks to be no different.


The corporate scandal is fast becoming a full-fledged criminal case, with former chairwoman Patricia Dunn facing felony charges in California


The fear of gun and knife crime affects people across the UK, even those in rural areas, reports a think tank.


Police are called in to defuse a row between two Arsenal players on the team bus after their Champions League draw.


Update 2: Ink Expert From Stewart Trial to Be Tried

Jury selection began Wednesday in the perjury trial of a Secret Service ink expert who testified for the government at Martha Stewart's trial earlier this year.


CORRECTED: U.S. court rejects FCC broadcast decency limit

In a major victory for commercial  television networks, a U.S. appeals court on Monday overruled  federal regulators who decided that expletives uttered on  broadcast TV violated decency standards.


Terror Suspect Visited Pakistan in March

A senior al-Qaida operative captured in Britain this month had traveled in March to a militant hideout near the Pakistan-Afghan border and met with other terror suspects, officials said Monday.


"No Country for Old Men" tops Screen Actors awards

Spanish actor Javier Bardem and mob drama "The Sopranos" took early movie and television awards at the Screen Actors Guild ceremony on Sunday, Hollywood's first full-scale awards show in a season marred by a bitter industry strike.


SYDNEY -- Prime Minister John Howard of Australia, a key US ally and supporter of the Iraq war, celebrated his election win over opposition Labor after voters enjoying the fruits of a strong economy gave him another term.


Germany: G-8 agreement on climate change

Chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday that the Group of Eight has agreed on a plan calling for "substantial cuts" in the greenhouse gas emissions blamed for global warming.


Car explodes at Scottish airport, security raised

A four-wheel-drive vehicle rammed into Glasgow airport on Saturday and exploded in flames in what Scotland's first minister called a "terrorist incident", a day after a car-bomb plot was foiled in London.


Many Teen Substance Abuse Programs Found Lacking

NEW YORK  - The nation's most respected  treatment programs for teen drug abusers may frequently fall  short of what's necessary for effective treatment, a new study  suggests.


Bush to Skip U.N. Talks on Global Warming

President Bush is preparing a separate climate change meeting in Washington later in the week.


Princes' pop concert 10 years after Diana death

Princes William and Harry announced plans on Tuesday to mark the 10th anniversary of their mother Princess Diana's death with a pop concert at the new Wembley Stadium in London.


Giannini to take La Salle job, report says

Maine coach John Giannini is expected to be named head coach at La Salle during a news conference Monday, ESPN reported Saturday. Giannini will receive a five-year contract, ESPN reported.


WTC destruction was two occurrences: jury

World Trade Center leaseholder Silverstein Properties Inc. could collect $4.68 billion in insurance payments after the jury in the second phase of the WTC property insurance litigation decided that the Sept.


Speakers at this week's Republican convention have relentlessly attacked John Kerry for statements he has made and votes he has taken in his long political career


Brussels arms bod: Don't buy Yankee deathware

Pry my bloated tech base out of my cold dead fingers The chief of the European Defence Agency says that EU nations must develop more sophisticated weapons technology jointly among themselves in order to be free of dependence on American exports. Specifically, Alexander Weis believes that European countries should club together to build spy satellites and heavy-lift helicopters.â¦


McNair released from hospital, resting at home

Tennessee quarterback Steve McNair was released from the hospital Tuesday morning after a two-night stay with a bruised sternum. McNair was injured late in the Titans' 15-12 loss to Jacksonville on Sunday.


India feels Kathmandu is safe from Maoists

Despite a growing disquiet over the growing belligerence of Maoist guerrillas in Nepal, Indian officials assert there is no threat of the rebels taking over Kathmandu.


UN court to give landmark genocide ruling over Bosnian war

The International Court of Justice is to make a landmark ruling on Monday on whether Serbia masterminded a genocide in Bosnia during the bloody 1992-95 war.


NEPAD urged to move forward for Africa's development

African leaders and heads of international agencies on Friday urged the African Union's development program NEPAD to move forward to help accelerate the continent's integration and growth.


"What happened to all the black people on the runway?" asked model Tyson Beckford, who attended several shows at New York Fashion Week. "There are no blacks on the cats."


In sella c'era anche Sarah Larson,lievi ferite per entrambi


Strong Quake Shakes Northern Japan, Felt in Tokyo

An earthquake with a preliminary  magnitude of 5.6 shook northern Japan on Monday in the same  area where the country's deadliest quake in nine years killed  at least 23 people two days ago and injured more than 2,000.


Newcastle star Barton arrested in assault probe

Controversial Newcastle and England midfielder Joey Barton has reportedly been arrested in connection with an allegation of assault in Liverpool.


ALLENTOWN, Pa. - President Bush and Democratic Sen...


Il Dow Jones perde l'1,67%. Euro in salita sul dollaro


Mike Elgan isn't being flip, but he wonders about users who don't change their behavior in the face of mounting evidence that wireless usage poses health risks.


There are so many new faces, it's hard to keep them all straight. But despite all the upheaval, all the contracts and controversy that so dominated the summer, Jerry Sloan believes the sheer


British minister admits poor relations as police reportedly to fly to Moscow

A British cabinet minister acknowledged that relations between Britain and Russia were very difficult after the death of a Russian ex-spy here, as reports emerged that detectives were to fly to Moscow and Rome to continue their inquiry.


China hails rejection of Taiwan's latest U.N. bid

China hailed the United Nations' standard rejection of Taiwan's membership bid on Thursday, saying the self-ruled island was an inseparable part of "one China".


Fossils Suggest Chaotic Recovery from Mass Extinction      (SPACE.com / LiveScience.com)

SPACE.com / Insect bite marks in ancient leaf fossils are shedding new light on how nature bounced back after an asteroid impact killed off the dinosaurs and much of life on Earth 65 million years ago.


Poland mourns after coal mine explosion kills 23

RUDA SLASKA, Poland  - In Poland's worst mining disaster since the 1970s, all 23 miners caught in a gas explosion in a pit in the south of the country were confirmed dead on Thursday.


TI-Qualcomm cross-licensing deal upheld again

A Delaware judge has thrown out the last claim against Texas Instruments Inc. (TI) filed by Qualcomm Inc. in a licensing dispute between the two companies, ending the current round of litigation, TI said in a release Wednesday.


Microsoft: scan for spyware before downloading SP2

Microsoft last week warned Windows XP users to scour their systems for spyware before downloading Service Pack 2. An Associated Press report quoted Microsoft executives saying some spyware could cause computers to freeze upon installation.


Microsoft to share Office software source code with governments

Microsoft Corporation said it would share the source code of its Microsoft Office desktop software with more than 60 governments, including China and Russia.


PAKISTANâS General Musharraf has made an about-turn. He has stated openly, and firmly, that he is not going to shed his uniform, come what may.


Corzine Said to Eye N.J. Governor's Race

Democratic Sen. Jon Corzine of New Jersey intends to announce as early as Thursday that he will run for governor while retaining his seat in Congress, according to party officials.


A Kenyan from Nairobi's slums gets a Masters from the UK university whose prospectus he found in a rubbish bin.


A startup promises to install solar panels on your roof for free, and sell you the power for pennies. Is it a revolution, or clean-energy vaporware? By Marty Graham.


Most U.S. staffing stocks rise after jobs report

Shares of most U.S. staffing companies  rose on Friday after a less than expected moderation in job  growth in August, reflecting still steady demand, industry  executives and analysts said.


Iraqi elections announced amid mass repression

In the wake of the American military slaughter in Fallujah, the US-installed interim government announced over the weekend that elections will be held on January 30, 2005.


Episcopal Church Faces Deadline on Gay Issues

Fears of a split with the Anglican Communion have been growing as Anglican leaders seem set to demand an end to the consecration of gay bishops and the blessing of same-sex unions by the Episcopal Church.


After winning the first Test by the massive margin of an innings and 99 runs, New Zealand will hope to complete their first series win in the subcontinent since Geoff Howarth's side beat Sri Lanka 2-0 over 20 years ago.


Ulster: Leader Unionista Esclude Accordo Con Sinn Fean

Belfast, 8 dic. (Adnkronos) - Il leader del partito unionista democratico (Dup), il reverendo Ian Paisley, ha escluso la possibilita' di un accordo con il partito nazionalista dello Sinn Fein. Al termine di


[TS] Sports of The Times: It’s the Goodell Era. Just Look at the Ball.

While fielding questions at Giants Stadium, new N.F.L. Commissioner Roger Goodell answered questions smoothly and seriously, just as his predecessors used to.


New Zealand spinners Daniel Vettori and Paul Wiseman reduced Bangladesh to 172 for seven at lunch in their first innings on the third day of the second test on Thursday.


Vitamin D cuts cancer risk in study of U.S. women

Large doses of vitamin D may reduce the risk of cancer, according to a four-year U.S. study published on Friday involving nearly 1,200 women over the age of 55 in rural Nebraska.


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


Crepe nell'Unione in vista del confronto del 6 giugno


Seconda serata a Tv7 sulla tragedia di Catania


Woods has Palmer and Dubai in mind at Torrey

SAN DIEGO, California  - One way or another, Tiger Woods plans to draw level with Arnold Palmer in the record books before he tees off in next week's Dubai Desert Classic in the United Arab Emirates.


Italy says six soccer stadiums can open for matches

The Italian government said on Thursday that six stadiums could open for matches with fans in attendance, while others would not be allowed to open their terraces to spectators pending new security improvements.


Al Gore lays blame for Bali stalemate on U.S.

NUSA DUA, Indonesia  - Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore drew cheers at 190-nation talks by saying the United States was the main block to launching negotiations in Bali on a new global climate treaty.


Gordon Hinckley, president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, or Mormons, dies, aged 97.


Parte campagna di affissioni con 2.100 cartelloni


The trial begins of a UK aristocrat accused of murdering a black Kenyan man he suspected of poaching.


ICI rejects $14.2 bln Akzo Nobel bid approach

Britain's biggest chemicals  firm, Imperial Chemical Industries Plc , has rejected a  7.2 billion-pound ($14.2 billion) takeover approach from Akzo  Nobel NV , saying it undervalued the company.


Information Commissioner checks it out Shops which use RFID tags and CCTV cameras must tell shoppers every time an RFID tag is used and must tell shoppers how to remove them. The order comes in guidelines produced by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO). RFID (radio frequency identification) tags are used for inventory management in many shops but are increasingly used on shop shelves to identify products. The ICO said that shops must comply with the Data Protection Act when RFID information is collected alongside personal identifying information, such as CCTV footage.â¦


Alitalia, si avvicina l'arrivo del commissario

Â«Il commissariamento di Alitalia sembra oggi piÃ¹ vicino, stando anche a quel che dice CimoliÂ». Pietro Lunardi non vuole spingersi oltre, al meeting di Cl, dove Ã¨ venuto a parlare di infrastrutture ma rende


Barry Zito took a no-hit bid into the eighth inning and earned his 100th career victory, leading the Oakland Athletics over the Texas Rangers 9-3 Friday night.


Europe calls on Israel to maintain self control, AL describes ...

The Palestinian Authority condemned the Israeli operations against the Palestinians and called on the international community to pressure Israel.


Pearl River's Columbus Day parade draws 600

The way Steve Kolemovic sees it, Columbus Day is a celebration of diversity in the United States.


Yuliya Nesterenko of Belarus surged ahead at the finish to capture the Olympic gold medal in the 100-metre dash, nipping Lauryn Williams of the United States and breaking a 20-year-old American stranglehold on the title.


Justin Verlander found out real quickly how much a no-hitter changed his life. When the Detroit Tigers young ace walked into a restaurant with his girlfriend, he was greeted with a standing ovation. "Yeah, the second one of the night," Verlander said Wednesday, about 17 hours after pitching a no-hitter against the Milwaukee Brewers.


Kobe Bryant returned from his one-game suspension and had 43 points, eight rebounds and eight assists to help the Los Angeles Lakers beat Boston 111-98 Wednesday night and send the Celtics to a franchise-record 13th consecutive loss.


A search dog handler testified Tuesday that her canine picked up Laci Peterson's scent at the marina where Scott Peterson launched what he says was a solo fishing trip the day his wife vanished.


Paul Elliott knows you can make money on independent research.


French President Jacques Chirac, on a state visit to China, launch the "Year of France in China" yesterday in Beijing. He arrived in China from Singapore where he stopped over on his trip, dubbed his continuing "30-year liaison with Asia.


A man is being treated in hospital for serious knife wounds after he was stabbed in north Belfast.


The US is switching to daylight saving time three weeks earlier than usual to try to cut fuel consumption.


Travel: The big surprise about Norfolk's new theme park is that it's eco friendly and parents can enjoy it too, says Sharon Sweeney.


Pakistan successfully tests a long-range nuclear-capable missile for the third time, the military says.


Argentina Gives Debtholders Ultimatum: Now or Never

On the cusp of Argentina's historic $102.6 billion debt restructuring, the government on Wednesday warned investors the offer is final and will never be improved or repeated.


Udine, 15:20 - CALCIO, SCOMMESSE: NIENTE RINVIO A GIUDIZIO PER IAQUINTA

Niente rinvio a giudizio per Vincenzo Iaquinta, uno dei giocatori coinvolti nell'inchiesta scommesse...


Refco ex-CEO Bennett pleads guilty to fraud

Former Refco Chief Executive Phillip Bennett pleaded guilty on Friday to fraud and other charges stemming from the 2005 collapse of the futures and commodities broker.


Council of Europe seeks right to reply to correct false online reports

The Council of Europe has called on its 46 member-states to introduce legislation on the right of reply to correct false information on online media.


Despite lawsuits, digital music downloads grow

Despite success in suing people who  download music illegally and in reaching deals with personal  networking sites like YouTube, the music industry is still  bleeding millions of dollars in sales to online piracy.


Two years in a row, the Patriots' veteran outside linebacker has made the biggest play at exactly the right moment to maintain the separation between the Colts and true greatness.


Southern Sweden sees record mild December

While much of Sweden is usually gripped by freezing temperatures and heavy snow in December, the south of the country was enjoying its mildest start to the month since 1953, meteorologists told Swedish radio.


Republican and Democratic committees battling over control of the House held almost equal amounts in their bank accounts, giving neither side a substantial financial advantage going into the final stretch of the congressional campaign.


Moderate Republican Sen. Lincoln   Chafee battles for political survival against a conservative   challenger in Rhode Island on Tuesday as voters in nine states   choose candidates for November elections.


Soccer: Big Names Through to UEFA Cup Group Stage

Most of the big names advanced safely to  the inaugural group stage of the UEFA Cup after a frantic  night's action Thursday, though Parma, Real Zaragoza and  particularly Rangers, cut it fine.


Beckham says he's fit for England selection

David Beckham has said he is fit and ready to play for England next week despite having no competitive action since November.


Cleric Abu Hamza Al-Masri Denied Bail at London's Old Bailey

Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri, who faces 16 charges including the incitement of racial hatred, was denied bail by a judge at the Old Bailey, London's central criminal court.


The last of Hungary's 300 soldiers serving in a transportation unit south of Baghdad left Iraq on Monday and will be home in a few days, a Defense Ministry spokesman said.


Tories warn of "state snooping'' as greater sharing of private data between Whitehall departments is planned.


[TS] Sports of The Times: Fleeting Images of the Red Sox and the Patriots

The Patriots and Red Sox are coming to New York this weekend, but neither team is quite the same only two seasons after they won championships.


Minister in Pyongyang to demand explanation on blast

A government minister, now in Pyongyang, said he will seek an explanation from his North Korean hosts of a reported blast in the north of the country three days ago.


British Prime Minister Tony Blair and German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Tuesday the moment was right to come up with new measures to combat global warming and vowed that the world's industrialized countries ...Comment


Prince Harry Talks to Father About Fight

Britain's Prince Harry, back to camera, clashes with a photographer outside an exclusive London west end nightclub in the early hours of Thursday Oct. 21, 2004.


Popular as 'Jeopardy!' phenomenon Ken Jennings has been through 74 wins, some people were ready to see him lose. Ken Jennings, who rolled through 74 "Jeopardy!


Olympic champion Tyler Hamilton, the stoic Marblehead cyclist whose name has become synonymous with resilience and grit, could lose his gold medal and be banned


Microsoft open-sources Web authoring application

Company's third open-source contribution is the first time it has shared code for actual application.


The new standard could dramatically increase RAM capacities in PCs and mobile phones, better supporting, for example, a move to 64-bit PCs.


Oprah Winfrey is set to relive her four-day jury-room drama on her hit TV show - by inviting her co-jurors to recall their experiences.


Most new EU member states still lag behind the rest of Europe in terms of competitiveness, a survey says.


Tra le province di Campobasso e Isernia, nessun danno


Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton warned Iowans Thursday against voting for a candidate who doesn't have foreign policy experience, suggesting her leading rivals would be no better than President Bush in that regard.


Blair Rules Out Iraq Civilian Death Toll Probe

British Prime Minister Tony Blair rejected a call Wednesday for an independent inquiry into the civilian death toll in the US-led war in Iraq.


US military medical staff slammed in Lancet

Some US military doctors in Iraq and Afghanistan betrayed their duty to patients by participating in and covering up the abuse of prisoners, a report in the British journal Lancet argues.


N.Koreans Break Into Japanese School in China

About 29 people, thought to be North Koreans seeking asylum, broke into a Japanese school in Beijing on Wednesday apparently by cutting through the wire perimeter fence.


Westinghouse wins massive China nuclear deal

China and the United States agreed a deal on Saturday allowing Westinghouse Electric Co. to build four civilian nuclear power plants in China, nudging out French rival Areva to win a contract estimated at $8 billion.


An "air-breathing" test plane will attempt to break a world speed record for the second time in a year by flying at nearly 10 times the speed of sound.


Indonesia urges its embassies to step up alert after Paris blast

JAKARTA : Indonesia on Friday urged its missions abroad to be on heightened alert after a bomb exploded outside its embassy in Paris, injuring 10 people.


Also: Online grocers can bring you many things, they just can't deliver a profit. Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra.


U.S. aboriginal whaling quotas renewed at IWC

ANCHORAGE, Alaska  - The International Whaling Commission renewed a five-year whaling quota for indigenous people in the United States and Russia on Tuesday, allowing Alaska Natives to continue hunting bowhead whales for subsistence purposes.


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Goldman plans Indian mutual fund unit: paper

Goldman Sachs Group , the world's  largest investment bank, plans to start doing mutual fund  business in India, the Business Standard news paper reported on  Sunday, without disclosing the source.


KABUL, Afghanistan Three UN workers who were held hostage in Afghanistan have met with President Hamid Karzai. They looked tired but happy a day after their release from nearly four weeks of captivity.


Osama Bin Laden renewed his call for a holy war against a proposed peacekeeping force in Sudan's wartorn region of Darfur in a message that appeared on Web sites Tuesday.


Motorola unveils new phone design with Symbian

BARCELONA/NEW YORK  - Motorola Inc. , the  world's second-biggest mobile phone maker, on Monday introduced  a new phone design, which slides open and bends to bring the  microphone closer to the user's mouth.


Update 3: SEC Says GE Violated Law Over Welch Perks

General Electric Co. violated the law by failing to fully disclose to investors the many perks lavished on its retired chief executive Jack Welch, the Securities and Exchange Commission said Thursday.


International attention focuses on Ukraine, where the two presidential candidates are making their final appeals to voters.


TruSecure, Betrusted Merge To Form Cybertrust

Cybertrust will combine identity management and PKI products from Betrusted, risk management and compliance services from TruSecure, and intrusion detection and prevention technology from Ubizen, a subsidiary of Betrusted.


ISLAMABAD: Hundreds of Indian Sikhs arrived in Pakistan yesterday to commemorate the 535th anniversary of the birth of the founder of their religion, officials said.


Republican Mitt Romney's choice of a museum honoring auto pioneer Henry Ford as the site of his presidential announcement was strongly criticized Monday by Jewish Democrats, who noted Ford's history of anti-Semitism.


China announces a campaign to stop rampant gambling, especially among government officials.


The inquest into the deaths of Diana, Princess of Wales, and Dodi Fayed will be postponed until October, more than a decade after the couple died in a Paris car crash, a British coroner said Tuesday.


Thailand gets post-coup PM, constitution

Thailand's military rulers unveiled a stop-gap prime minister and constitution on Sunday, fulfilling a promise to step back in favor of civilians within two weeks of their coup against Thaksin Shinawatra.


Converged Home Entertainment Standard Mooted

The Universal Home Application Programmer Interface Forum is working on a specification for analog and digital television designed to enable the creation of middleware and application software


Prequel resurrects 'Exorcist' saga with $18.1 million debut

The devil possessed the weekend box office as the prequel "Exorcist: The Beginning" debuted at No. 1 with $18.1 million.


When we first met it was love at first sight!  I loved that you were so open minded about my geeky friends who had patches that I needed.  You were a breath of fresh air and and made my development life so simple.  For the longest time we had a great love affair.  I remember my first anoncvs patch I generated with your help and I was hooked.  I remember the first time you sent me a diff against my own repository from another developer.  What a sweet gesture!  You were so kind.  Since then though you've started to let me down.  What happened to you?  In your old age you've become confused when I've tried to share you with others.  You often can't make up your mind when I try to branch and mer ...


Floods Recede in Philippines, Revealing Toll

REAL, Philippines, Dec. 3 -- Helicopters delivered food to survivors and picked up the sick and injured on Friday as flash floods began to recede in the northern Philippines.


Oil futures prices plunged by more than $2 a barrel Thursday, continuing a sell-off that began last week amid rising US supplies of crude and expectations of a surge in heating oil production before winter arrives.


Florida voters have say in heated GOP race

Republicans have battled fiercely for votes in Tuesday's critical Florida primary, as Democrats have largely ignored the state after national leadership said it would not seat Florida's delegates because of a squabble over scheduling.


La Spezia, 14:15 - CALCIO, PLAY OUT SPEZIA-VERONA: NO A MAXISCHERMO A LA SPEZIA

Sky nega l'autorizzazione e cosÃ¬ non sarà possibile installare un megaschermo per la proiezio...


BOGOTA, Colombia  - Colombia will require banks  and money changers to report all international transfers of  more than $200 starting next year to help combat drug money  laundering and "narco terrorists" and control the strength of  the peso.


Colts' Manning is one TD pass shy of record

On Sunday night in Peytonapolis, 57,240 Colts fans marched from their cars to the RCA Dome, battling a bitter December frost, chilling winds and numbing extremities.


President's Remarks at Medal of Freedom Ceremony

10:18 A.M. EST THE PRESIDENT:  Please be seated.  Thank you all for coming.  Welcome. Mr. Vice President, members of my Cabinet, Laura and I are please you could join us on this special occasion.  We're delighted to welcome our distinguished honorees, as well as their families and friends to the White House.  Thanks for coming. ...


A dispute over whether North Korea has given the U.S. details of its nuclear programs has become the latest hurdle in efforts to rid the North of its atomic arsenal.


There is no doubt that 3 February 1998 was a historic day.  For it was then, at a meeting in Mountain View, that a small group led by Eric Raymond came up with the term âopen sourceâ as an alternative to the description âfree softwareâ.  The question is, will history count 21 June 2007 as another such pivotal moment â the day that Open Source 2.0 was born?


Eurotech plans to keep sunseeds crushing volume on last season's level - c. 300,000 t

Agro-industrial company Eurotech, which owns Volchansk and Prikolotnoye Oil Extraction Plants (MEZ) in Kharkov region, in 2004/05 marketing year (September to August) is planning to retain its volume of ...


ECB policymakers say growth OK, differ on inflation

Financial market turbulence should  have only a limited impact on euro-zone growth, European  Central Bank policymakers said at weekend meetings of global  financial officials in Washington.


We take a look at some of the movers and shakers from the 1990s to see how they've fared.


The government's cybersecurity chief has abruptly resigned after one year with the Department of Homeland Security, confiding to industry colleagues his frustration over what he considers a lack of attention paid to computer security issues within the agency.    Amit Yoran, a former software executive from Symantec Corp...


Full Circle - Period Pieces Spin British Documentary

Designer/stylist Michelle Haynes is dressed in I Style black lycra trousers with a super trendy black La Pluma sweater.


People magazine, citing representatives for the pair, reported that the two Hollywood actors split after more than a year together.


An animated series is  redrawing the lines of television mega-deals.


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Glimpses of a Genius Who Blazed His Paper Trail

Pages can scarcely contain the scope of Leonardo da VinciÂs mind.


Ireland Urged to Adopt Cervical Screening Program

Health experts urged Ireland to introduce a national screening program for cervical cancer after a report published on Tuesday revealed deaths from the disease are higher than in Britain and Northern Ireland.


Space shuttle Endeavour arrived at its launch pad early Wednesday for a flight to send teacher-turned-astronaut Barbara Morgan and six crewmates to the international space station.


It has become known as the "Wonga List", an incendiary document said to disclose the identities of the rich and influential public figures who bankrolled the alleged coup attempt in Equatorial Guinea.


Logging Is Part of a Plan to Preserve Adirondacks

Environmentalists cheered when a conservancy acquired 161,000 acres, but not all the land will be preserved.


Ex-El Paso Traders Plead Guilty to False Reports

Two more former natural gas traders for  El Paso Corp. have pleaded guilty to reporting bogus deals in a  widening investigation of the industry, the U.S. Attorney's  Office said.


Mini Cooper drivers get flashed with RFID

Mini USA has found away to use RFID technology to help its customers get their name in lights -- on billboards as they drive by in one several select cities.


The results of the Iraqi election are to be announced on Sunday, amid a fresh wave of insurgent attacks.


Christopher Reeve played Superman in the movies but proved to be a super man in real life. The actor, director, author and advocate for spinal cord research died Sunday at age 52, but his legacy of activism and example of personal courage lives on.


Shuttle Discovery links up with space station

U.S. space shuttle Discovery linked up  with the International Space Station on Thursday on a mission  to prepare the orbital outpost for new European and Japanese  laboratories.


Blue Jackets Hire Ken Hitchcock As Coach

The Columbus Blue Jackets, seeking an experienced hand to develop their young players, hire veteran Ken Hitchcock as head coach.


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Celebs Show Support for Planned Parenthood

Lewis Black wants George Bush out of the White House, but don't think that means he's pleased with the Democratic Party, either.


ROMA, 20 OTTOBRE 2004 - Il caso del raccattapalle affetto dalla sindrome di down, allontanato domenica scorsa dall'arbitro nel corso della partita tra il Venturina (Livorno) ed il Rieti per la serie D, - perchÃ¨ (stando alle prime segnalazioni


Deflated City dumped onto Premier League FA Cup scrapheap

Only six Premier League sides were left in the last 16 of this season's FA Cup after Sheffield United beat Manchester City 2-1 at Bramall Lane on Sunday.


Asustek previews Net radio, overclocking laptop

(InfoWorld) - If the Internet radio with iPod port and laptop PC built for microprocessor overclocking that Asustek Computer showed off on Monday are any indication of things to come at the Computex Taipei 2007 trade show, then be prepared for a few surprises. Asustek designed the C90 laptop PC for overclocking by adding extra heat sinks and other cooling systems to ward off overheating, the company said at a news conference ahead of the Computex trade show, which opens Tuesday. It plans to sell a barebones version of the device worldwide so users and companies can add whatever microprocessors, graphics processors, memory, and optical disc drives they want, as well as offer its own laptops aimed at the high-end market, meaning the price could top $2,000 on some models. Users looking to lower their laptop costs can add a desktop PC processor to the C90. The cooling systems ensure the laptop can handle desktop microprocessors, which are normally less expensive and more powerful than processors aimed at laptops. The major drawback with a desktop processor in a laptop, however, is that it uses more power, so battery life would suffer. The C90 will debut worldwide in mid-June. The company also showed off two Internet radios that operate from wireless Internet connections. They don't need to be hooked up to a PC. The main difference between the two is that the Asustek Internet Radio 3 (AIR 3), comes with an iPod dock on top. When users plug in an iPod, they can listen to their favorite songs from speakers inside the AIR 3. The device also includes a USB (Universal Serial Bus) port, allowing users to plug in flash sticks and listen to songs off them instead, according to Chris Yu, product manager at Asustek's digital home division. Despite the USB, the device will not play songs from digital music players other than the iPod, he said. The AIR 3 will launch in time for end-of-the-year holidays in the U.S. and Taiwan, Yu said, and cost around $400. The smaller AIR 1, which does not include an iPod port, will cost $200. Asustek also showed off two high quality PC Web cameras. These 2-megapixel cameras will be out at by the end of August in Europe, the Asia Pacific and Taiwan. They will launch in the U.S. next year. The difference between the two is that the one camera has an auto-focus lens. It costs about $20 more than the one without an auto focus lens. The company expects the cameras to cost between $90 and $110. The Asus A33 media player aims to combine a stereo receiver, DVD player and VCR (video cassette recorder) all in one. But it's not cheap. The media player costs $1,600, equipped with a Super Multi DVD (digital video disc) rewriter, a 320GB hard drive, a dual channel TV tuner, embedded amplifier and wireless (Bluetooth and Wi-Fi 802.11n) connections, and allows full HD 1080p TV recording. Asustek also plans to offer lower-end models and will produce the devices for partner companies, possibly requiring some specs to be changed. An A33 without the amplifier, for example, will cost under $1,000. "You have to offer dual channel recording these days," said Terry Huang, a marketing specialist at Asustek. "People may want to watch one show while they record another, or two others. Some day, we'll have to put 10 tuners on so people can record multiple TV shows." The A33 will be available in August in Taiwan and in September in other parts of Asia, Huang said. By the first quarter of 2008, he expects the company to launch its first high-definition disc player, likely a Blu-ray Disc device. "We prefer Blu-ray because the storage space is bigger," Huang said. The company hasn't put one out yet because the cost of such devices remains high and there aren't enough movies and other content yet available for the devices, he said.