After boasting of rapid progress for months, Iran has slowed expansion of a controversial uranium enrichment program that can be used both for peaceful nuclear energy and to develop weapons, according to the United Nations' nuclear watchdog agency.


Bremen, Bayern & Stuttgart Win As Wolves Stay Top

VfL Wolfsburg remain clear at the top of the Bundesliga table after a last-minute Diego Klimowicz strike condemned Kurt Jara's Kaiserslautern to defeat at the Volks-Wagen Arena, on a day that saw Miroslav Klose hit a hat-trick for Werder Bremen at Bochum.


Swiss man enjoys Canada's goat-free highways A Swiss driver caught with the pedal to the metal on a Canadian highway offered police the most creative excuse for speeding since aliens took the rap for a UK excess velocity outrage.â¦


Houston - -- As if Roger Clemens did not have enough to chew on Saturday morning as he sat in the Astros' clubhouse, in walks owner Drayton McLane, not to say "good luck" or "go get 'em," but to tell Clemens, "This is what we got you for.


When the stock market gets scary, it may be time to hunt for bargains

Don't worry, start shopping. Sure, the stock market is acting crazy - hitting records and then selling off in broad, dramatic movements that are whipsawing small investors and sending many screaming for the exits.


German Finance Minister Eichel called for the euro's "brutal" rise versus the dollar to be put on the agenda of the summit of G20 countries in Berlin this weekend amid concerns the greenback's slide could hit EU growth.


Google sees more partnerships, not major mergers

Google Inc.  believes  that big-name partnerships instead of major merger deals remain  the best way to expand its customer base, executives of the Web  search leader reiterated on Wednesday.


By Melvin Mason, Connecticut Post, Bridgeport  Jun.


Apple Skins Might Keep Colon Cancer Away

An apple skin a day could keep colon cancer away, and a common gout drug might also help, two new studies claim. The findings about the drug allopurinol are too preliminary to be applied to patients.


UK takes Linux to the heart of government

Open source software is a viable alternative to commercial proprietary software, with potential significant value-for-money benefits for government, the Office of Government Commerce (OGC) has concluded.


Five people who attended the State Fair are suffering E. coli infections that stem from the same genetic strain of bacteria, leading health investigators closer to confirming that


A federal jury on Thursday found that Internet phone carrier Vonage Holdings Corp. had infringed on Verizon Communications Inc.'s patents and ordered Vonage to pay $58 million.


"Terminator" to make national political debut for Bush

Action movie star and California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger will walk a partisan tight-rope next week when he makes his national political debut at the Republican Party convention.


Stocks Headed Higher; Oil Prices Down $1

U.S. stock futures pointed to higher  market open on Monday, boosted by lower oil prices, another  rush of merger activity and relief that the Iraqi elections had  passed without serious incident.


Five presidential contenders have children under 10, a circumstance historians say has no recent precedent.


ALEXANDRIA, Va.  - A bankruptcy judge on Thursday  approved a bid by US Airways to throw out the contract covering  machinists if the group fails to approve a package of  concessions now up for a vote.


Whatâs That Catchy Tune? A Song for Car Insurance Makes the Charts

âFrom Where You Are,â a song written for an Allstate commercial, is the first jingle in years to make the charts.


World-renowned physicist hawking for a helper

Wanted: assistant for genius. Must have working knowledge of voice synthesisers and own driving licence.


Met to Add Seven New Productions for 2007-8

The Met plans to raise operaâs visibility, with help from other companies.


LOS ANGELES -- The NASA spacecraft Cassini, which is carrying a European Space Agency probe, cut off communications with controllers on Monday as it prepared to peer beneath a veil of smog shrouding Saturn's moon, Titan.


US legislators approve a bill which could see broadcasters and entertainers receive huge fines for indecency.


Japan Battered as Asian Typhoons Take Unusual Turn

Trees bent over sharply in angry winds,  rain lashing empty streets, and mammoth waves battering  breakwaters -- all scenes that have been commonplace in Japan  this summer, the worst typhoon season on record.


Jamie Lynn Spears pregnancy poses parental dilemma

Jamie Lynn Spears wasn't the only one who was "shocked and scared" when the popular television star realized she was pregnant at age 16.


Il Milan cerca tre punti sfida al Lila in Champions

Il mister rossonero: ''E' la partita piÃ¹ delicata del girone, con una vittoria avremmo una situazione molto favorevole''. Gilardino e Inzaghi in attacco


A storm-damaged cruise ship with 776 people on board restores engine power near the Balearics.


Hacker Attacks McDonald's Website For Listing Taiwan As ...

Local media report that McDonald's (MCD) website was attacked by a hacker at around 10PM on December 25. As a result, the homepage of the website was altered to show a "head of death" on a black background.


A look at the nominees for the 31st Annual People's Choice awards.


Some consumers getting that sinking feeling

Consumers who cut it close by paying bills from their checking accounts a couple of days before depositing funds will be out of luck under a new law that takes effect Oct. 28.


French face tough morning commute on day two of rolling strikes

French rail travellers faced a difficult morning commute as a strike by train workers disrupted service across the country, on day two of a rolling campaign of public sector work stoppages.


Singer Oscar winning actress and singer Liza Minnelli has been admitted in hospital after falling from out from the bed in her house in New York.


Bush says summer critical for Iraq strategy

President George W. Bush predicted heavy fighting this summer for U.S. troops in Iraq as the U.S. Congress moved on Thursday toward a tense vote that would give Bush the money he wants for the unpopular war.


Acapulco, 10:59 - TENNIS, WTA ACAPULCO: PENNETTA BATTUTA IN FINALE

Flavia Pennetta è stata battuta in finale al torneo Wta di Acapulco (terra battuta, monteprem...


Johnson & JohnsonJNJ.N on Tuesday  said its fourth-quarter profit fell 34 percent as higher sales  of drugs, medical devices and diagnostics were offset by a  tax-related charge to return overseas profit to the United  States.


World's most gullible supermarket chain falls victim to online scam

Trying to get back $10m wired to bogus accounts Red-faced accountants from one of the biggest supermarket chains in the US are frantically trying to regain control of more than $10m lost after falling victim to online fraudsters.â¦


While the process isn't perfect, scanning machines do exist to detect liquid explosives like the ones purportedly at the heart of the terrorist plot broken up this week.


Hewlett-Packard admits that it used a technique known as pretexting to examine the private phone records of its trustees, hoping to catch the source of a media leak. By Kim Zetter and Evan Hansen.


Ahern favored to retain power in Ireland

Voters began casting their ballots Thursday in an election that analysts say is likely to return Prime Minister Bertie Ahern to power, but with new, left-wing partners in government.


Ukraine Election Loser Delivers Court Appeal

The loser of last month's Ukrainian presidential election delivered an appeal to the Supreme Court Friday, giving the court a chance to reject it and allow president-elect Viktor Yushchenko to be inaugurated.


Hammer Films bites back with new horror movie

Hammer Films -- the producer of horror movies like "The Curse Of Frankenstein" and "The Mummy" -- on Thursday unveiled its first film in over 30 years which will be screened online.


Irish students to sue over poor school facilities?

An expert in child law has warned that Irish schools could be sued by students who have been educated in sub-standard buildings, The Irish Times reported Monday.


Consumers buy 4.1 million copies of the Mel Gibson film; trails the 8 million by 'Finding Nemo.'. NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - DVD sales of Mel Gibson's blockbuster "The Passion of the Christ" topped 4 million after


Al Maxxi 'Origami', collezione di 19 ragazze in difficolta'


CHENNAI, India  - World number two Rafael Nadal shrugged aside a long rain interruption to race into the Chennai Open semi-finals with a 6-3 6-2 win over fellow Spaniard Guillermo Garcia-Lopez on Friday.


"Hear" offers personal look at cochlear implants

Documentary maker  Irene Taylor Brodsky focuses the camera on her own family in  "Hear and Now," which tracks her deaf parents' decision to  undergo cochlear implant surgery to enable them to hear for the  first time.


Australia's Andre Stoltz Wins First US PGA Event in Las Vegas

Andre Stoltz won the Michelin Championship at Las Vegas by one stroke, the first career US PGA Tour victory for the 34-year-old Australian.


Iran lawmakers approve uranium enrichment

"Death to America!" chanted Iranian lawmakers after a unanimous vote Sunday to allow their government to resume uranium enrichment activities.


ARAFAT: E' SEMPRE MISTERO SULLE SUE CONDIZIONI REALI

TEL AVIV - E' sempre mistero fitto sulle condizioni di Yasser Arafat, ricoverato fra la vita e la morte in un ospedale militare francese, vicino a Parigi. Come negli ultimi giorni si rincorrono voci contraddittorie.


Mizuho in talks to invest in Merrill: sources

Mizuho Financial Group Inc (8411.T),  Japan's second-biggest bank, is in talks to invest more than  $925 million in Merrill Lynch & Co Inc , sources said on  Tuesday, amid speculation the U.S. bank is looking to further  boost its capital.


Iranians threatened U.S. ships in Hormuz: U.S. officials

Five Iranian Revolutionary Guard boats harassed and provoked three U.S. Navy ships in the Strait of Hormuz, a major oil shipping route off the Iranian coast, during the weekend, Pentagon officials said on Monday.


Lithuania's traditional parties teamed up Sunday in a bid to prevent a Russian-born tycoon from winning more support in a second round of parliamentary elections.


Fierce fighting broke out in several Iraqi cities Wednesday as insurgents strove to open fronts away from the U.S. military assault on Fallujah. Separately, armed men kidnapped three family members of the interim Prime Minister.


West Brom play Middlesbrough and Reading host Man Utd in the FA Cup fifth round replays.


Per irregolarita' sulla gestione dell'Enasarco


U.S. satellite unlikely to pose danger to humans

A disabled U.S. spy satellite is  likely to break into small pieces when it falls to Earth within  weeks, posing little danger to humans, U.S. government  officials and space experts said on Monday.


Across our galaxy, the formation of planetary systems is typically a "big mess" -- a violent, slam-bang process in which dust balls grow into mountainous asteroids that hurtle about like pinballs, repeatedly smashing each other to bits, scientists


Fla. Urges New Evacuations As Ivan Nears

MIAMI - Tourists and residents were told Thursday they will have to leave the Florida Keys to avoid mighty Hurricane Ivan, even as the state still struggled with the misery left by Hurricanes Frances and Charley.    Forecasters said Ivan - which strengthened early Thursday to 160 mph - could reach the island chain as soon as Sunday, making it the third hurricane to hit Florida in a month...


If England's new one-day master plan was to bat, bowl and field better than in the recent past, then it succeeded admirably here yesterday.


Nader on Florida's ballot; denied spot in New MexicoKerry having a ...

The Florida Supreme Court ruled 6-1 yesterday that he can run as the Reform Party presidential candidate in the November election.


Please forgive us our nonchalance about nuance. At 228Â¼, we're still a toddler nation among great civilizations. We can't help it if we can't make such a big hoo-ha about a mysterious Japanese man slapping singles in the quietest corner of our country.


Ask Jeeves today becomes the latest search engine to join the battle to organize the disparate information spread across users' computers.


Barring a surprise arrival of the kind of gully washers Texas is getting these days, Los Angeles' driest year in 130 years of record-keeping will go into the books this weekend.


UAW strikes GM as talks fail to produce a deal

United Auto Workers union-represented employees walked off the job and organized pickets outside General Motors Corp plants as the union called a national strike against the top U.S. automaker after marathon contract talks failed to produce a deal.


Valley resident falls to 51st at LPGA Q-school

DAYTONA BEACH, FLA. -- Caryn Wilson of Rancho Mirage shot a 4-over par 76 on Friday and is tied for 51st place after three rounds of the LPGA Tour Qualifying School.


Opposition candidate's Bangkok victory puts the heat on Thai premier

A victory by a Thai opposition candidate in the race for Bangkok governor is a blow to Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his party ahead of national polls early next year, analysts said.


N. Ireland loyalist leader says no self-rule until IRA disarms

Former Northern Ireland first minister David Trimble said there should be no return to local self-rule until the Irish Republican Army (IRA) had completely disarmed and halted all paramilitary activities.


Actor Al Pacino receives the American Film Institute's highest honour at a gala reception in Hollywood.


Russia and the European Space Agency (Esa) sign an agreement to allow closer co-operation.


Insurers get movies made, but receive no Oscars

If "The Departed" wins any Academy Awards on Sunday night, Joe Finnegan won't be giving the acceptance speeches.


December Jobs Gain Is Less Than Expected

U.S. employers added 157,000 new  jobs in December, slightly fewer than expected, as retailers  surprisingly shed employees during the holiday shopping season,  the Labor Department reported on Friday.


A light aircraft that took off from Shoreham Airport, in West Sussex, crashes in the French Alps.


Are Insiders Giving Investors a Heads-Up?

Despite market turmoil, corporate insiders are buying company stock at a record pace. Should you?


LNM Group wants to buy International Steel for $4.6B

Dutch steelmaker LNM Group says it's buying US-based International Steel Group to create one of the largest steel companies in the world.


Insider: A Bet Against Those Who Bet Against the Company

Technology company Pegasus Wireless announced an unusual plan for investors to receive what the company described as a stock warrant for every 10 shares of stock. But there was a catch. But there was a catch.


Blair Criticized for Moving Troops in Iraq

British lawmakers in the ruling and main opposition parties alike sharply criticized Prime Minister Tony Blair's government on Monday for planning to dispatch hundreds of


Virginia Tech junior Drew Weaver, the first American to winÃÂ the British Amateur in 28 years, will not be star struck when he tees it up at Carnoustie.


Uh-Oh! That Mad Scientist May Unlock the Underworld!

This horror film, spun off from an old Atari video game, is so inept on every level you wonder why the distributor didn't toss it directly into the trash.


Justin Forsett rushes for 117 yards and two touchdowns as No. 6 Cal settles a year-old score by beating Arizona.


Iran hints at agreeing to enrichment freeze

TEHERAN - Iranâs top security official on Monday suggested Teheran may agree to extend its freeze on uranium enrichment but warned it could not be forced to scrap its nuclear technology for good.


Computer Associates ex-CEO pleads not guilty

Sanjay Kumar, former chief executive of software maker Computer Associates International Inc., pleaded not guilty to orchestrating a massive accounting fraud scheme aimed at helping the company meet Wall Street targets, according to news reports.


Torino, 16:36 - CALCIO, JUVE; MARCA: SCAMBIO TIAGO-RIQUELME CON VILLARREAL

Secondo quanto riferisce il quotidiano sportivo Marca, poptebbe esserci uno cambio di mercato tra Vi...


Police: Man confessed to killing, dismembering wife

A man accused of killing his wife, cutting her up, and hiding some of her remains in their Detroit-area home has given a "lengthy confession" to police, Macomb County Sheriff Mark Hackel said today. Stephen Grant contacted police from a hospital to "clear his mind" after his attorney withdrew from the case, Hackel said.


No signs of European concessions on Palestinian aid as Abbas wraps up tour

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas made a last push Saturday to win European support for lifting a crippling international aid embargo in talks with French President Jacques Chirac.Comment


eBay (Quote, Chart) CEO Meg Whitman isn't interested in filling the top spot at Walt Disney Co. (Quote, Chart) when Michael Eisner retires in 2006, a spokesman for the auction giant told internetnews.


Novartis's Galvus gets positive EU opinion

Galvus, a diabetes medicine produced by Novartis, has received a positive opinion from European health authorities after the firm made changes to prescribing recommendations due to liver safety concerns.


Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra says nearly all the 6,000 people missing after Sunday's tsunamis are probably dead.


IRAQ Kidnappers Tighten Screw on US Allies in Iraq

Militants piled more pressure on the United States' military allies in Iraq on Thursday, seizing a Polish woman and holding a Japanese man under death threat.


Originario di Messina, e'stato trovato sotto ponte a Modugno


The UN says Italy has changed its mind and agreed to accept an asylum request from 13 Turkish Kurds.


Oliver Wilson shot two eagles on his way to a 6-under 66, taking the lead after two rounds of the Johnnie Walker Classic on Friday.


Siglato l'accordo tra azienda e banca per piano industriale


It's plain: Rain helps Red Sox Boston thinks it gained an edge ...

Boston -- The Red Sox got their hoped-for rain on Friday, and after the deluge, things are looking up for Boston: Because of the postponement, Pedro Martinez may pitch Game 5, and in another development, 21-game winner Curt Schilling is back under


Mary J Blige, James Blunt and Justin Timberlake are among the stars doing battle at the Grammy Awards.


The Thames has been lined with free wireless Internet coverage, while fee-based hot spots emerge across the U.K.


Alla svedese Svenska Cellulosa AB, per 512 mln


A high-speed passenger train has crashed into a car at a level crossing and flew off the rails, killing six people and injuring scores.


Jaguar will pull out of Formula One at the end of 2004, with parent company Ford's engine maker Cosworth also up for sale. Ford's bombshell announcement on Friday has huge


Children With ADHD Show Brain Differences

MONDAY, Nov. 29 (HealthDayNews) -- Children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have abnormal brain anatomy in addition to  imbalances in brain chemistry.


Ray Allen scored 20 points and Rashard Lee added 17 to help the Seattle SuperSonics over the Atlanta Hawks 94-79 Thursday afternoon.


At least 40 people were killed and scores injured by torrential rain that uprooted trees and huge steel billboards in southern Pakistan, hospitals and emergency services said on Saturday.


The PeopleSoft director who has been leading the defense of the software company's anti-takeover measures said Tuesday the company's board is willing to talk about a deal with rival Oracle.


Egypt's bloggers test state media control

Egyptian bloggers have come into the spotlight, on the one hand as an important forum for political debate, on the other as the target of government attempts to limit their freedom of expression.


Bush Brings Afghanistan, Pakistan to the Table

President Bush met yesterday with Afghanistan President Harmid  Karzai and last Friday with Pakistan's president, Gen. Pervez Musharraf. Tonight, joined by Vice President Cheney and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, he will bring both men into the old family dining room of the White House for a...


A scientific scramble is under way to clarify whether the erosion of the worldâs most vulnerable ice sheets can continue to accelerate.


Adventure Can Help You Learn About Yourself

By Cassie Tarpley, The Star, Shelby, N.C.  Feb. 17--THE KNOW-IT-ALL: Mark Folk, founder and director of New  Wilderness Adventures, a nonprofit ministry.   WHAT HE KNOWS: Adventure can be a great way to discover more about  yourself.


Londra, 11:16 - CALCIO, STAMPA GB: MASCHERANO VERSO L'ITALIA

Javier Mascherano, centrocampista argentino del Liverpool, potrebbe presto giocare in Italia. Il gio...


Saudi Police Seal U.S. Consulate, Smoke Seen

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia  - Saudi security forces  sealed off the United States consulate in the Red Sea city of  Jeddah Monday and two plumes of smoke could be seen rising from  the building, witnesses said.


The Moment: The Edit | Modeled On Mother

The editor of T looks at the matronly style seen thus far at New York Fashion Week.


Miliardario vince braccio ferro con management, entra in cda


AT&T may follow Comcast in monitoring Internet traffic

Addressing the issue of global piracy on the Internet, the head of one of the world's largest telcos told no less than Earth's biggest economic summit that some kind of technological solution may be necessary.


Moscow says it will work to lift sanctions imposed by Western governments against the Palestinian government.


House-to-house searches to seek rebels in the capital will continue, says Chad's government.


A Contributor to Wikipedia Has His Fictional Side

Contributors to the popular collaborative encyclopedia turned against one of their own who was found to have created an elaborate false identity.


Paris loses out: Hilton fortune pledged to charity

Hotel heiress Paris Hilton's potential inheritance dramatically diminished after her grandfather Barron Hilton announced plans on Wednesday to donate 97 percent of his $2.3 billion fortune to charity.


Bush says budget will limit non-defense spending

President George W. Bush said on Saturday that his upcoming budget proposal would emphasize restraint on domestic spending while putting defense and war costs for Iraq and Afghanistan as the top priority.


Denmark will withdraw its troops from Iraq by August, Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen says.


Microsoft Offering Early Security Warnings

Microsoft Corp. has quietly begun giving some of its largest customers early warning of security problems with its products. -AP


HRT may prevent heart symptoms in younger women

Younger women who start taking estrogen as soon as they enter menopause may be protected from heart disease, researchers said on Wednesday.


- Kadyrov Against Renaming Chechen Republic; Russia, South Africa Seek Long-Term Cooperation in Space Projects

CAPE TOWN. Sept 5 (Interfax) - Russia and South Africa will develop long-term cooperation in space exploration and the application of spacecraft and space technologies.


Two bombs exploded at a gathering of Sunni radicals early Thursday in Multan in central Pakistan, killing at least 33 people and injuring dozens of others, said a police officer.


England captain Jonny Wilkinson marked his latest return from injury by coming off the bench to kicking the winning conversion in Newcastle's 13-10 European Cup win away to Edinburgh at Murrayfield.


22 million doses will be shipped, but health officials aren't sure how many California will get, or when. By Dorsey Griffith -- Bee Medical Writer.


Genetic Test Can Predict Breast Cancer Recurrence

A test currently available on the market can predict which breast cancer patients are at risk for their cancer to recur, which could be a vital tool for deciding if further treatment, such as chemotherapy will be useful or safely avoided.


An Iraqi Islamist group says it has killed three members of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), which cooperates with the Iraqi government, and has posted a video tape on its website of the apparent beheadings.


The drug giant Merck suspends trials on an HIV vaccine that was regarded as one of the most promising.


Universe expansion touted for Nobel Prize

A theory of how the universe expanded and a tool used to expand global communication networks are being touted as breakthroughs worthy of this year's Nobel Prize in physics.


Climate change threatens China food production

BUENOS AIRES: Climate change could cut China's food production 10 percent by 2050, said an official report at a major UN conference here.


Earthlink, Yahoo test new antispam system

WASHINGTON - EarthLink Inc. and Yahoo Inc. said today they would begin tests of a new anti-spam technology that encodes digital signatures into customers' e-mail as a way to separate legitimate messages from unwanted spam.


LONDON (Billboard) - Radiohead have earned their fifth UK chart-topper with "In Rainbows," which was released in stores last week, several months after fans were able to download it from the group's Web site for a price of their own choosing.


Some Sectors in Europe Face a Labor Shortage

The most dynamic, future-oriented industries are having trouble finding qualified employees.


Palermo, 14:53 - CALCIO, BARZAGLI: MACCHIATA IMMAGINE CHE AVEVAMO RILANCIATO

Per Andrea Barzagli, difensore del Palermo e campione del mondo con l'Italia, quando successo a Cata...


Ha protagonista Asia Argento e sara' presentato il 13


American shock-jock Howard Stern has been in the gunsights of the federal airwaves regulator for months but looks to have found the freedom to say what he wants, the way he wants to say it, by escaping to outer space.


Finnish government prepares to speed up Helsinki-St Petersburg rail link

The Finnish government on Tuesday pledged funds to overhaul rail infrastructure in order to speed up the Helsinki-St Petersburg trains.


U.S. to Ease Access to Flu Shots, Officials Say

The nation's shortage of flu vaccine  has turned into a surplus, with nearly 5 million doses languishing in the federal government's hastily purchased stockpile, officials said Friday.-The Washington Post


Rwanda urges foreign governments and Interpol to ignore Spanish arrest warrants for 40 Rwandan army officers.


Polish liberals vow break with Kaczynski era after poll rout

Poland on Monday looked headed for a new pro-business, Europe-friendly government after the opposition liberals trounced the Kaczynski twins' ruling conservative alliance in a snap election.


Italy takes Jewish teachers "blacklist" off Internet

Italian police are investigating an  anti-Semitic blog listing the names of more than 150 "Jewish  university professors," which was removed from the Internet  after protests from politicians and Jewish leaders.


A 16-year-old girl whose parents thought she had run away from home returned with a much different story: She had been repeatedly beaten and raped by a man for four years, one of which she spent captive in his basement. John Paule France Gonzales, 22, pleaded not guilty Tuesday to 142 counts, including lewd and lascivious acts on a child, sodomy and penetration with a foreign object.


City Room: New York Projected to Lose Seats in Congress

New Yorkâs delegation in the House is likely to shrink from 29 to 27 seats after the 2010 Census, an analysis projects.


Results of recent polls on the presidential race. Listed above each set of results is the name of the 2000 winner in a given state, the organization that conducted the poll, the dates, the number interviewed, whether it was adults, registered voters (RV) or likely voters (LV) and the margin of error (MoE). Results may not total 100 percent because of rounding.


People are biggest threat to IT security

You are the weakest link The biggest threats to the security of financial institutions' electronic systems are the mistakes that people make, according to a survey (pdf) of banks' IT security.â¦


Bidding for Hispanic support in California's upcoming primary, Barack Obama describes himself in a Spanish-language television ad as the son of an immigrant whose success is a beacon to others.


A former Kentucky baseball player who played in the minor leagues was among the 49 people killed when a commuter jet crashed during take off Sunday at Blue Grass Airport in Lexington, Ky.


I ferrovieri si fermeranno per otto ore dalle 9 alle 17Decise altre 72 ore di astensione dal lavoro entro l'anno                                          Scioperi, mercoledÃ¬ stop dei treni venerdÃ¬ tocca al trasporto aereo                                                                                Il 29 settembre dalle 12.30 alle 16.30 disagi per chi deve volare


A new technique is helping re-animate the faces of patients with severe long-term facial paralysis, doctors say.


World number one Roger Federer thumped second-ranked Andy Roddick in straight sets 6-4, 6-0 to win the Thailand Open in Bangkok on Sunday.


COMMENT: Democrats have no right to whine: They started it

For months, the big media and Democratic politicians have hammered on President George W. Bush and his service in the National Guard, suggesting it was less than honorable.


No need to waste any time this summer wondering whether the Anaheim Ducks, crowned Wednesday night as Stanley Cup champions, will serve as the new model to NHL success.


Cabrera and Harrington join Champions Tournament title hunt

Argentine Angel Cabrera, Padraig Harrington of Ireland and South Africa's Retief Goosen have entered the $5 million Champions Tournament in Shanghai.


New Clue Predicts Breast Cancer Behavior

FRIDAY, Feb. 11 (HealthDay News) -- Breast cancer cells have a lot in common with a cut finger.


A gravely ill ex-manager of Russia's disbanded Yukos oil firm is to be transferred from jail to a clinic.


Philippe Camus announces that he will  leave Franco-German defence group EADS, bringing the company's power struggle to an end.


Universities Rush to Set Up Outposts Abroad

The American system of higher education, long the envy of the world, is starting to become an important export.


A winter storm left hundreds of travelers stranded on Interstate 95 in eastern North Carolina late Sunday, and contributed to hundreds of traffic accidents, at least two of them fatal.


In one of his box-of-chocolates moments, Manny Ramirez served up a surprise when he was asked if he had ever played for a better team than the 2004 Red Sox.


Pakistan tests missile, rejects nuclear safety worry

Pakistan's army chief dismissed on Friday fears that the country's nuclear weapons could fall into the hands of Islamist militants as the military test fired a nuclear-capable missile.


Sales at United States retailers, including JC Penney and Target, got a boost on the first weekend of the US holiday-shopping season as customers bought discounted retail goods.


That's where the New York Yankees find themselves heading into tonight's deciding game of the best-of-seven American League Championship Series at Yankee Stadium.


Tv, leader inquadrato prima di esecuzione ostaggio turco


POLISH hostage Teresa Borcz-Halifa emerged over the weekend saying her captors in Iraq had treated her well, but refusing to explain how she came to be free.


Problems Plague Housing Project: Residents Are Fed Up With Their New Homes Because Structural Problems Continue to Plague the Affordable Housing Development Where They Live

By Tania Valdemoro, The Miami Herald  Mar. 4--Water from the roof of Francesca's Fray's new home falls down the walls and windows of her bedroom. The leaks are usually mild, just a quiet but steady drip of water that fills a Styrofoam cup perched on the windowsill.


Sports ; Arsenal vs. Manchester United: A feud grows in England

Sunday's game added further heat to this simmering rivalry: Arsenal, the defending champion and rising power vs. United, the team of the '90s trying to reclaim its dominance; Wenger, the urbane Frenchman vs.


CIA-launched fund invests in image sensor company

Blog: In-Q-Tel, a private investment firm launched by the CIA to support U.S. intelligence agencies, is among those that invested $15 million in Pixim, which makes image sensors for surveillance cameras.


Mike and Mike: Archie Manning will be watching Eli's progress as starter. But he's not going to get too involved. GameNight: Len Pasquarelli weighs in on the move to Eli Manning as the Giants' starting QB.


Turkey to open port, airport to Cyprus traffic: EU

Turkey plans to open a port and an  airport to traffic from Cyprus, among the demands set by the  European Union for Turkey to make progress in talks on  membership of the bloc, EU President Finland said on Thursday.


Party Affiliation Trends Show Democratic Momentum

Rasmussen Reports - Party Affiliation Trends highlight the difference between Election 2006 and Election 2004.


The Alarm Clock as a Moving Target. Catch It if You Can.

This alarm clock doesnât just make noise, it rolls off the nightstand and runs away.


Corey Pavin started strong and finished with a flourish for one of the best rounds of his career and a three-stroke lead at the inaugural Buick Championship on Thursday.


The antidepressant venlafaxine (Effexor) appears to be effective in treating postmenopausal hot flashes in otherwise healthy women, according to a report in the journal Obstetrics & Gynecology.


Stocks creep higher as investors weigh climbing oil against M&A ...

Stocks extended their rally with modest gains Wednesday, as Wall Street overlooked climbing oil prices to focus on strong results from Lehman Brothers and Sprint's $35 billion deal for Nextel Communications.


Chiuso l'accordo, ritenuto non strategico, con Meliorbanca


Hollywood star Paul Newman gives $10m (Â£5m) to the college he attended to start a scholarship fund.


Firefox aims at Microsoft in browser battle

In the rapid-fire pace of the technology business, Microsoft's successful, though illegal, campaign to thwart competition in the market for Web browsing software during the 1990s seems to be ancient history.


HAMBURG: New personal computers with the free Linux operating system are often used with pirated copies of the Microsoft Windows operating system, reports a study by the US-based marketing research firm Gartner.


A US tank fired on vehicles carrying an ITN news team in Iraq, a soldier tells the inquest into the death of a journalist.


Senate cuts college student lender subsidies

The U.S. Senate voted on Friday to cut federal subsidies to college student loan firms, such as Sallie Mae, by $18.3 billion, redirect savings to student grants and ease some student loan repayment terms.


WALNUT CREEK, Calif. - PeopleSoft Inc. rebuffed Oracle Corp.'s latest hostile takeover bid, vowing to fight the $9.2 billion offer even if a majority of shareholders supported it.


Chinese peacekeeping riot police arrive in Haiti

A 95-member contingent of Chinese riot police arrived in Haiti on Sunday to join the UN peacekeeping mission in the crisis-torn country.


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Astensione ridotta di 24 ore dopo incontro con Garante


UPDATE 1-Villeneuve relishes Renault challenge

Canadian Jacques Villeneuve is relishing the chance to help Renault overtake his former BAR team for second place in this year's Formula One constructors' championship.


Rehnquist illness means Supreme Court vacancy could come sooner ...

SUPREME COURT Speculation abounds over the first possible Supreme Court vacancy in ten years, with analysts already batting around names of possible replacements.


Trovano conferma le indiscrezioni delle scorse settimane


July business inventories up more than expected

Businesses saw inventories rise in July and sales picked up, the government reported Wednesday. The Commerce Department said that stocks of unsold goods increased 0.9% in July, down from a 1.1% rise in June.


âReview: Mac OS X Shines In Comparison With Windows Vistaâ

John C. Welch writes for InformationWeek, âIâve yet to see anything in Vista that blows away the Mac OS, even a version of the Mac OS thatâs over a year old.â


Immatricolazioni in Europa +4,8%, Gruppo 5/o sopra Renault


New iMac rumors growing; new iLife to come as well?

The back-to-school season is always one of Apple's most important quarters of the year. Buzz is building that the company won't let the season pass by without a new iMac. From Crave, CNET's gadgets blog.


Putin Urges Strength; School Toll Tops 340

BESLAN, Russia - A shaken President Vladimir Putin made a rare and candid admission of Russian weakness Saturday in the face of an "all-out war" by terrorists after more than 340 people - nearly half of them children - were killed in a hostage-taking at a southern school.    Putin went on national television to tell Russians they must mobilize against terrorism...


Renowned fashion photographer Richard Avedon hospitalized in Texas

NEW YORK  - Fashion photographer Richard Avedon lay in critical but stable condition Thursday after suffering a brain hemorrhage last weekend while on assignment in Texas, a spokeswoman for The New Yorker magazine said.


European nation's healthy economy and its need for workers are luring ...

"These are services we hope to satisfy not just the banking needs of a client"  Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge) Jul. 1--MADRID, SPAIN -- For centuries, one of Spain's biggest exports was its people. via Customer Interaction Solutions


South Africa government responds to accusations

CAPE TOWN, South Africa - The government lashed out yesterday at Haiti's interim prime minister, denying allegations that South African President Thabo Mbeki has allowed Haiti's ousted president to coordinate violence in Haiti from his refuge here.


Experts Scoff at Satellite Shoot-Down Rationale

The Pentagon says it has to shoot down a malfunctioning spy satellite because of the threat of a toxic gas cloud. Space security experts are calling the rationale "comedic gold."


The upcoming violent video game "Manhunt 2" faced an uncertain future Thursday after being banned by two countries this week and facing a ratings controversy in the United States.


The Humane Society of the United States will ask the Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday to fine high-end retailers and designers of clothing that contains mislabeled fur from dogs, wolves and raccoon dogs


Oral Contraceptives Cut Ovarian Cancer Risk

FRIDAY, Jan. 25 (HealthDay News) -- Woman who take oral contraceptives greatly reduce their risk of developing ovarian cancer, and the longer they take them the greater the protection, a new study confirms.


8 killed in high school of central China

A man killed eight people and injured four others with a knife Thursday night in a high school in Ruzhou city of central China's Henan Province.


NFL Game Summary - Pittsburgh at Cincinnati

Cincinnati, OH (Sports Network) - Ben Roethlisberger threw the go-ahead touchdown pass to Dan Kreider in the third quarter and the Pittsburgh defense pitched a shutout in the second half, as the Steelers won their eighth straight game with a 19-14 victory


Money talks. That's the theory, at least, behind a foreign-policy tool used by the United States to try to get others to see things its way.


Online DVD rental service Netflix Inc. said Monday its third-quarter profit rose 23 percent, ahead of company expectations, as its subscriber base grew.


United Rentals ends takeover, demands $100 mln fee

Equipment rental group United Rentals  Inc  said on Monday it terminated its $4 billion  takeover by Cerberus Capital Management and asked Cerberus to  pay United Rentals a $100 million termination fee.


Robert Pires and Thierry Henry score the goals as Arsenal comfortably beat Aston Villa.


New oil spike hits prices on Wall Street

Blue chip stocks ended lower in the US last night under the impact of a new spike in crude oil prices. Analysts said confidence had also been hit by the bomb attack on a US consulate in Saudi Arabia.


Universal cements music publishing lead: report

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


All'esame taglio Irap, pacchetto welfare e costi politica


Terrapins' Friedgen Makes Changes to Coaching Staff

Maryland Coach Ralph Friedgen hires assistant coaches Danny Pearman and Kasey Dunn and dismisses running backs coach Phil Zacharias.


Arianespace orders 35 Ariane 5 ECA rockets

Arianespace signed an order for 35 top of the range Ariane 5 ECA rockets from EADS Astrium Saturday at the Paris Air Show, for an undisclosed sum, with French President Nicolas Sarkozy attending.


BALKANS:  Trial to Proceed Without Accused

BELGRADE, Nov 28 (IPS) - The trial of ultranationalist Serb leader Vojislav  Seselj will proceed in his absence at the International Criminal  Tribunal for former Yugoslavia (ICTY) at The Hague in the  Netherlands, although the leader of former paramilitaries has  been in detention since February 2003.


Palermo, 12:08 - CALCIO, SQUALIFICA MASSIMINO; GUIDOLIN: SENTENZA GIUSTA

"Se hanno deciso cosÃ¬ vuol dire che la gravità di ciÃ² che è successo ha fatto sÃ¬ che l...


Vote for PM Ahern holds up in close Irish poll

Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern is on  course to win a third successive term but may well have to woo  a new coalition partner to be sure of a parliamentary majority,  an exit poll showed on Friday.


IBM Corp. has offered to buy Telelogic AB, a Swedish developer of software development tools, in a cash deal valued at 5.2 billion Swedish krona, or about US$745 million, the companies announced Monday.


Afghan burden-sharing and tension on Turkey's Iraq border are likely to dominate Nato talks in the Netherlands.


Sebastian Bergmann's Blog: International PHP Conference 2007 - Spring Edition

Those attending this year's International PHP Conference will be happy to know that Sebastian Bergmann will be there and will be presenting two talks:   I will present two sessions, "Testen von PHP-Anwendungen mit PHPUnit 3" and "Graph-Oriented Programming with PHP", at this year's Spring Edition of the International PHP Conference that takes place in Ludwigsburg, Germany (near Stuttgart) from May 21 to May 23 2007.    Check out the conference website for more of the great speakers that will be presenting at this three day conference, including Tobias Schlitt, Ben Ramsey, Glen Campbell (Yahoo! Inc), and Dustin Whittle (Symfony Project).


Generating Buzz With Link Baiting and Viral Campaigns

What do you get when you come up with a great idea on the web, whether it be something resourceful, something useful, something funny, even something controversial? You come up with ingenious ways to generate buzz for your sites through link baiting and viral marketing campaigns.


How Sreenivasan conceived Kadha Parayumbol

In conversation with the talented Malayalam scriptwriter on the Mammootty starrer.


US actress Gwyneth Paltrow prefers British dinner talk

Oscar-winning US actress Gwyneth Paltrow feels dinner talk is far more interesting in her adopted homeland Britain than back in her native country.


A small plane hit several people after skidding off the runway Wednesday in eastern Indonesia, killing at least one bystander and injuring several others, local media reported.


Sergeant in Abu Ghraib Case Pleads Guilty to 8 Counts

The highest-ranking Army reservist charged in the Abu Ghraib scandal pleaded guilty on Wednesday to eight counts of abusing prisoners and described in graphic


Among the security concerns that have been raised is the possibility of someone being able to cast multiple ballots. Other concerns are about a sudden power outage and whether data would be lost in such a scenario.


Ailing supermarket chain Kwik Save closes 22 more stores across the country as it faces possible admiinstration.


Treasury debt prices rallied on  Tuesday, dragging yields to four-month lows as July inflation  figures proved subdued and soaring oil prices pointed to slower  U.S. consumer spending down the line.


'Quizzone' con non piu' di cinque discipline


Under a deal announced Wednesday, Redmond will be the exclusive third-party provider of display, contextual and video advertising for the financial filing site.


A former senior officer in the Bosnian Serb army has given himself up to the war crimes tribunal in The Hague, the Serbia and Montenegro government says.


Flat-panels to kill off rear-projection TV sales by 2011

Blog: A new study by the IDC group sees rear-projection TV sales dropping to near zero by 2011.


Director a father figure to "Little Children"

The domestic drama "Little  Children" is just the second film directed by Todd Field, who  earned writing and best picture Oscar nominations in 2002 for  his debut effort, "In the Bedroom."


MINNEAPOLIS -- It's that time again. Time to see whether the Celtics can do what they've been unable to do for 2 1/2 months, something their Atlantic Division brethren seem equally incapable of doing.


State of the Art: IPhone-Free Cellphone News

T-Mobile had the misfortune to announce a new product last week that may be as game-changing as Appleâs.


Britain will expel four Russian diplomats over the Kremlin's refusal to extradite the key suspect in the murder of a former KGB agent fatally poisoned in London, the foreign secretary said Monday.


Democrats, Republicans say spy bill would get OK

WASHINGTON - If House GOP leaders would allow a vote on legislation designed to overhaul the nation's intelligence community, it would easily pass, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle predicted Sunday.


A new audiotape reportedly of Osama bin Laden appeared on Arabic Web sites. The voice on the tape says current instability in Saudi Arabia due to the regime there.


By JAMES COATES, CHICAGO TRIBUNE  Q. I do some fund-raising for a small arts organization, and many corporations are going to online applications, which so far I have been able to sort out.


Crossing a major milestone, India's largest automobile manufacturing company Tata Motors listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Monday as an American Depository Receipt (ADR).


FOXBOROUGH -- The Patriots have not purchased new weather-friendly shoulder pads, according to team spokesman Stacey James .


A 200,96 dollari, quest'anno titolo ha raddoppiato valore


Boeing picks up Japanese order for new aircraft

Boeing took a step closer to delivering on its promise of booking 200 orders for its 7E7 mid-market jet on Wednesday when Japan Airlines became the sixth customer for the aircraft.


Imprisoned assassin becomes absent groom

JERUSALEM The assassin of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin has married secretly in an absentee ceremony, the inmate's mother said Friday, eight months after Israeli authorities turned down a request for a jailhouse wedding.


TV personality Deborah Norville  said on Friday she will end her MSNBC program next month after  a year on the cable news channel but will stay on as host of  the syndicated celebrity magazine show "Inside Edition."


The Jets' defense shut down the San Francisco 49ers in the second half, paving the way for a come-from-behind victory that was sprinkled with subplots.


U.N. top court says Srebrenica massacre genocide

The highest U.N. court said on Monday the massacre of Bosnian Muslim men in Srebrenica in 1995 constituted genocide.


Atlanta Braves shortstop Rafael Furcal may play in the playoffs despite a probation violation on a drunken-driving charge. For the rest of the season, Furcal must remain in home confinement.


The Federal Reserve warned that inflation remained a concern, offering little hope that it would cut rates early next year.


Rights activists demonstrate against Putin-backed electoral changes

MOSCOW  - Hundreds of Kremlin critics gathered Sunday on Constitution Day to denounce what they call a retreat from democracy as President Vladimir Putin signed a bill scrapping gubernatorial elections.


Injured Mauresmo out of Stuttgart Grand Prix

Top seed Amelie Mauresmo withdrew from the Stuttgart Grand Prix without playing a match on Thursday, suffering from a right shoulder strain.


TV producers say they expect writers to return to work as early as Wednesday now that the Writers Guild of America has moved to end its three-month-old strike. Membership meetings will be held Tuesday in New York and Los Angeles, said Patric Verrone, president of the guild's West Coast branch.


Oprah effect brings microlending to Main Street

The credit crisis may be fouling up billion-dollar takeover deals, but if you're a poor African seamstress who needs a loan for a new sewing machine, you could not ask for a better borrowing market to expand your business.


The story of how Andrew Speaker met his future bride still draws laughs from his friends.


WASHINGTON - More than 47 million Americans receiving Social Security will get a 2.7 percent increase - an extra $25, on average - in their monthly checks next year, but much of the increase will be eaten up by higher Medicare premiums.    The Social Security Administration announced the cost-of-living adjustment Tuesday, and the increase will start showing up in checks in January...


The flu-shot shortage makes it more imperative for elderly Americans to get a second, often overlooked vaccine that protects against a type of pneumonia germ that's a common complication of influenza.


Books of the Times: The Forgotten War That Set a Pattern for Years to Come

âThe Coldest Winterâ caps a brilliant journalistic career in a particularly satisfying way since it serves as a kind of prequel to âThe Best and the Brightest,â the book that gave David Halberstam his first great publishing success.


New daddy Woods improves Furyk's chances

Jim Furyk's chances of making nearly $900,000 at the Buick Open increased when Tiger Woods became a father.


In an unusual deal that angered some but steers him clear of prison, the captain of the Staten Island Ferry involved in the fatal October 2003 crash has agreed to cooperate with federal prosecutors in return for a dismissal of all ...


Big Broadcasters ready to cuff labels again Column Although the recording industry is thought by some to be all-powerful, American broadcasters actually wield far greater power. Radio has been able to get away with not paying labels for music they play: specifically, performance royalties that broadcasters elsewhere in the world owe to the labels for broadcast music. But is this all about to change?â¦


DEVELOPMENT-EU:  Migration Not a Separate Matter

THE HAGUE, Sep 29  (IPS) - The EU should establish a system for "orderly  intake and integration of migrants,"  experts recommended at  a conference on European development policy.


Bush Seeks $80 Billion for Military Operations

President Bush on Tuesday asked for  more than $80 billion in new funding for military operations  this year in Iraq and Afghanistan, shattering initial cost  estimates and pushing the total for both conflicts to nearly  $300 billion so far.


United announced that it will play its 2005 MLS home opener April 9 vs. Chicago -- five days before the Nationals make their baseball debut at RFK Stadium.


Sanctions could be aimed at a wide range of American exports, possibly including steel ball bearings, cod, shoes and apples. Most would be imposed by Japan and the EU, which have been the hardest


South Africa urges Zimbabwe to respect citizens' rights after an opposition leader appears in court with injuries.


"Perfect storm" behind murder in Philadelphia

Jerry Watson knows the mean streets of North Philadelphia, and he has the scars to prove it.


Republican John McCain, his campaign reeling from staff departures and money woes, accused Democratic presidential candidates of advocating a perilous Iraq policy and singled out Hillary Rodham Clinton as she and her husband courted voters elsewhere in New Hampshire.


As Tuesday's White Paper puts it: "A wide range of lifestyle choices are marketed to people, but health itself has not been marketed.


3-D Maps From Commercial Satellites Guide G.I.'s in Iraq's Deadliest Urban Mazes

The Army has been using a new weapon that combines software with imagery beamed from satellites to make missions somewhat less unpredictable.


Direttore Hayden, evitate molte potenziali catastrofi


Icahn Offers Nearly $5 Bln for Mylan Labs

Financier Carl Icahn on Friday offered to buy the shares of generic drugmaker Mylan Laboratories  that he does not already own for $4.9 billion, or $20 a share, according to a government filing.


Ancona, 23:01 - CALCIO, SERIE C1/B:  NEL POSTICIPO ANCONA-LANCIANO 0-2

Nel posticipo della 25esima giornata del campionato di serie C1 (girone B) il  Lanciano ha vinto in ...


A British company allegedly paid a Saudi prince more than $2 billion as part of an $85 billion arms deal between Saudi Arabia and Britain in 1985, a newspaper reported Thursday.


Gatlin Will File a Challenge To His Four-Year Suspension

Olympic champion sprinter Justin Gatlin will challenge his four-year doping suspension and may take the case to federal court.


Oltre 9 mln per il Tg satirico, prime time a Joe Petrosino


New age town embraces dollar alternative

GREAT BARRINGTON, Massachusetts  - A walk down Main Street in this New England town calls to mind the pictures of Norman Rockwell, who lived nearby and chronicled small-town American life in the mid-20th Century.


Hollywood Takes Its Concerns About Piracy and Taxes to Washington

The heads of the major movie studios visited Congress to press their agenda of fighting piracy, obtaining new tax advantages and reining in movie and television production from going abroad.


A rebel group has accepted responsibility for two of the seven recent explosions in the north-east Indian state of Assam. At least six people have been killed and another seven wounded in blasts since Wednesday night.


Parma, 13:19 - CALCIO, PARMA: CONVOCATO ANCHE ROSSI

Il tecnico del Parma, Stefano Pioli ha deciso di aggiungere alla lista dei convocati per la gara di ...


Vegetarians see red over Smarties colouring

THERE are green ones, yellow ones and even blue ones. But how many beetle-coloured Smarties have you tried? Red Smarties get their bright colour from a dye made from dried and crushed insects.


A Moroccan man is formally accused of taking part in the Madrid train bombings which killed 191 people in March.


A guerrilla attack on a dining tent at a US base in Iraq has killed 19 US soldiers and three other people in the deadliest strike on US forces since last year's invasion.


LOS ANGELES - After his right hamstring felt tight yesterday morning, Celtics guard Rajon Rondo missed last night's 110-91 victory over the the Lakers.


News Corp. posts lower profit, but box office up

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


Scotland's police chiefs warn they will use the full weight of their powers to crack down on summer drink drivers.


'Iniziative per fronteggiare emergenza in ambito Onu'


Frail Pope Hospitalized with Breathing Problems

The world awaited news of Pope  John Paul's condition early on Wednesday after he was rushed to  hospital with breathing difficulties during the night.


Presidential debates: high drama, disputed impact

For sheer political drama, few spectacles can match the sight of two men going toe to toe before tens of millions of television viewers, slugging it out for the most powerful job on Earth.


The Zimbabwean state could take 50% stakes in mining firms, President Robert Mugabe has reportedly said. The government is considering the move, reports claim, in an effort to crack down on what it says is the illegal use of foreign currency from exports.


Community News: Latest PEAR Releases for 09.18.2006

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The two brothers who survived a Christmas Day tiger attack at the San Francisco Zoo that killed their friend were denied help for at least 30 minutes by zoo security who did not take their claims seriously, the brothers' attorney said Tuesday.


China to lower number of death sentences

China should reduce the number of death sentences it carries out, but the world's leading executioner of prisoners cannot afford to do away with capital punishment altogether, the country's top legal bodies said.


Women's Photos Linked to Suspected Killer

The photos of eight women were found in a storage shed belonging to a construction worker accused of killing a woman in Alabama, authorities said Friday.


Martin Margiela: Conceptual with a Twist

Fashion Wire Daily - An obligatory right of passage for anyone who seriously considers themselves card-carrying fashionistas attended the show by Martin Margiela, who staged his Spring/Summer 2007 collection in Paris Sunday night.


A jury retires to consider whether a man infected his former partner with HIV knowingly or by accident.


Webb Proposal One of a Plethora of Senate Plans Addressing Iraq Situation

As the Senate prepares to resume a full-throated debate on the Iraq War, a measure that some call a Ã¢ÂÂbackdoorÃ¢ÂÂ troop withdrawal is coming close to the support needed to overcome an expected Republican filibuster, its author said.


Lesotho benefits from Prince Harry's AIDS documentary

The British Red Cross has set up a fund for AIDS victims in Lesotho after the screening of a documentary shot by Prince Harry during a visit earlier this year, a senior British diplomat said.


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Parigi, 10:59 - CALCIO, L'EQUIPE: PERRIN SARA' NUOVO ALLENATORE LIONE

Sarà Alain Perrin, attuale tecnico del Sochaux, il nuovo allenatore del Lione. E' questa l'in...


MySQL sees 'invisible hand' at work in open source

(InfoWorld) - What's the link between eighteenth-century Scottish philosopher Adam Smith, often regarded as the father of modern economics, and the open-source software movement? According to Marten Mickos, the chief executive officer of open-source database company MySQL, it's Smith's concept of an "invisible hand," which guides individuals pursuing their own betterment to achieve goals that also benefit society at large. Mickos sees an invisible hand at work in much of what's going on in today's open-source community. This includes the wrangling over the current draft of the GNU general public license version 3 (GPLv3), which he anticipates will result in a good outcome. MySQL's database is distributed under the GPL. Even Oracle's surpriseÂ acquisition of InnobaseÂ a year ago has worked out well, Mickos contends. Oracle's purchase was widely seen as a predatory strike against MySQL, which bundles the Finnish startup's InnoDB database storage engine with its database. The move led to other firms approaching MySQL about developing their own engines for the database and ended up with the company opening up its database storage API (application programming interface) to third parties to give users more choice of which engines to use. Mickos also talked about other aspects of the open-source business model and what lies ahead for MySQL when he chatted Friday with the IDG News Service. What follows is an edited transcript of that conversation. IDGNS: Recently, a number of open-source developers have expressed their unhappiness with the Free Software FoundationÂ (FSF) and the second draft of GPLv3. Are you concerned about a potential forking of the license as some people stick with GPLv2 and others move to GPLv3? Mickos: It's not a catastrophe if we have two GPLs out there. It does show how sometimes success can turn against you. The fact that GPLv2 has been so successful means developers don't see a need to change. They say, 'If it's not broke, don't fix it.' I agree with the arguments the FSF has with the license. They've done their homework and they have good rational reasons for changing it. But they also have a philosophical, dogmatic attitude that many open-source developers don't have. We've always preached that open source is not a religion or a political party or a society. FSF does have a societal aspect. That's a great area but some developers don't care. They're not here to save mankind or save the planet from destruction. The process is still ongoing. It's time to debate, not time to deliver conclusions. At MySQL, we haven't made up our minds on GPL and we don't need to do so yet, it's not time. IDGNS: How do you decide when MySQL needs to develop new features for the database and when to rely on the open-source community for those innovations? Mickos: One of the essences of our business is to know when to do what. You need to figure out what the end user wants. We have 10 million users. How the heck do you figure out what they want and then figure out how to do it? If 9 million want one thing and 1 million another, it could be that the 1 million is more important than the 9 million. It's the ability to know what makes sense. Thanks to the early releases [of our products], we can fix mistakes. We're allowed to make mistakes in passing. For example, we had an internal project on optimization or a cache that we were developing, then we found someone else was developing one too. We could turn [around] our mistake and choose what was best. Or, take our JDBC (Java database connectivity) driver. The community developed three, four or five. One was clearly the market leader. We acquired and licensed it and brought the developer onboard. We didn't decide, but let the ecosystem or Darwinism say what works best. IDGNS: So, is open source then a more forgiving environment than the proprietary software world? Mickos: No, you're not forgiven, but open source is self-healing. There's no forgiveness, but someone else can cover up for you. A year ago, Oracle bought InnoDB. Now, a year later, there are many ways you can store MySQL and many players. It's like the invisible hand that Adam Smith spoke about is really working. There's some sort of invisible hand guiding open source. At the end of the day, something good can come out of it. Some people are very angry with FSF, still people will see a community and a good outcome [with GPLv3]. IDGNS: What's ahead in 2007 for MySQL? Mickos: We'll see a strong uptake in the enterprise market as the number of users running MySQL 5.0 grows. It takes time for developers to adopt the new version; it's starting to happen. We'll seeÂ more partners. We already have Novell, Hewlett-Packard, Unisys, and recently Red Hat. There will be others. With our technologies, there will be Falcon and MySQL 5.1. We're doing great work on our GUI (graphical user interface) tools and making our ODBC (open database connectivity) and JDBC drivers even better. IDGNS: What's the latest news on Falcon, the transactional database engine being developed by database architect Jim Starkey who joined MySQL in February? Mickos: It's not just Jim Starkey. We have a handful of engineers working closely with him. The next stage is for Falcon to be in alpha [testing], which will be soon. IDGNS: Is MySQL's current dominance of the open-source database market ever a cause for concern? Mickos: I do hear sometimes from staff, "We're great. We don't need to work." But then our engineers are very self-deprecating and they get embarrassed about any problems. It's a balancing act. Sometimes, I have to say to the organization, "Cheer up, we have a great product;" other times, "Don't be complaisant. We're not done yet." If we're good, we keep going at it until we feel we're done and can rest. If something bad happens, we should work a little bit harder to get it done. Like it looked bad when Oracle acquired InnoDB. At first it was "What the heck are we going to do?" But weÂ turned it to our advantage.


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Two earthquakes struck hours apart in Rwanda and neighboring Congo on Sunday, killing at least 26 people including some who were in a church at the time, government officials from the two countries said.


VIENTIANE, LAOS -- Rising power China moved yesterday to expand its influence in a region long dominated by the United States, signing an accord with Southeast Asian countries aimed at creating the world's largest free trade area by 2010 -- a sprawling


Lindsay Lohan lost some luggage at Heathrow Airport Thursday, but she'll have to wait and see if police can track down the Hermes bag and the jewelry that was inside it.


Description: In the wake of a vote to pull Jewish settlers and soldiers out of Gaza, rabbis are saying not a chance. NPR's Julie McCarthy reports on why the rabbis are so adamantly opposed to the possible evacuation order.


The United States is facing the possibility of a severe economic correction. Yet most of the causes of such a correction are, for the most part, being completely ignored in preference to partisan bickering. It is the proverbial elephant in the living room - except it is not just one, but several elephants that everyone is doing their best to ignore. While the likelihood that any of these issues could result in disaster is low, these are issues worth taking the time to discuss.


Finanziaria. Il Consiglio dei ministri approva all'unanimitÃ  le ...

"Il ministro Siniscalco ha svolto una relazione sulle linee guida della prossima Finanziaria e il Consiglio dei Ministri ha preso atto condividendo i contenuti ei principi espressi dal ministro". Questo lâannuncio


Mr. President: In the eyes of the public, I am an all-American tough guy, a former naval intelligence officer, a motivational speaker and a TV talk show host.


com Staff. The sensuously striking Jude Law has been named "Sexiest Man of the Year" by People magazine--a statement few would disagree with.


France's Sarkozy raises prospect of Iran airstrikes

French President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Monday a diplomatic push by the world's powers to rein in Tehran's nuclear program was the only alternative to "an Iranian bomb or the bombing of Iran".


U.S. military says killed 49 in Baghdad clashes

The U.S. military said it had killed 49 "criminals" in clashes in the Baghdad district of Sadr City on Sunday in a raid to capture a militant suspected of involvement in the kidnapping of U.S. soldiers in Iraq.


The Dow Jones industrial average fell  to an intraday low for the year on Friday as oil prices surged  to another record and Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O dragged on  stocks after the software maker's revenue forecast lagged  analysts' expectations.


U.S. Forces Bomb Falluja and Rebel Areas of Baghdad

U.S. warplanes struck a suspected  insurgent hideout in rebel-held Falluja on Tuesday and U.S.  tanks and aircraft bombarded areas of northeastern Baghdad,  stepping up military operations against guerrillas.


David Beckham's booking in England's 2-0 win against Wales rules him out of Wednesday's World Cup qualifier away to Azerbaijan, but City's Shaun Wright-Phillips isn't guaranteed to take his place in the starting line-up.


It still doesn't mean Favre is going to quietly settle into the background of a prime-time game. Monday Night Football always has been the Brett Favre Show, and the Packers' 24-14 season-opening victory against the Carolina Panthers was no exception.


In Bellwether District, G.O.P. Runs on Immigration

Republicans are finding that a hard-line stance on immigration resonates with a wide swath of voters.


NASA said Wednesday it was investigating problems with two instruments aboard the most powerful spacecraft ever flown to Mars. The problems on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter arose late last year, but recently worsened to the point where engineers have stowed one of the instruments.


French Hostage Crisis Adds Tension to Headscarf Ban

The kidnapping of two French journalists in Iraq has injected new tension into France's debate over banning Islamic headscarves in schools just as Paris was hoping for a smooth start to the school year this week.


Dueling Fools: NYSE Euronext Bear Rebuttal

It's all been done before, and it rarely winds up being pleasant.


Soldiers carrying automatic weapons moved closer to a police station seized by paramilitary nationalists over the weekend in this remote Andean town after the Interior Ministry said Monday it was preparing to storm the building, and a police sharpshooter killed one rebel on the roof of the station.


Virus writers have created a proof-of-concept file infector specifically for machines that run Advanced Micro Devices Inc.'s AMD64 64-bit processors, antivirus companies said yesterday.


Specially designed products benefit breast-cancer research

"Think pink" is a familiar cry come October's Breast Cancer Awareness month. And the feminine shade is definitely something to keep in mind while shopping.


Experts: Doctors May Have Arafat Diagnosis

Zoning in on a diagnosis for ailing Yasser Arafat should be a fairly straightforward task, medical experts say.


Coinvolti in scontri a Pigalle 150 ragazzi, 13 arresti


'Artful Codger', 84, faces jail for fencing hoax art

Further fooling of the international art market by a brilliant fraudster was revealed yesterday at a court hearing to sentence his 84-year-old father


China tries charm to convince world its goods safe

TIANJIN, China  - China went on a charm offensive on Wednesday to convince a skeptical world its products are safe, as a new poll in the United States found 78 percent of Americans were worried about the safety of Chinese goods.


James Brown looks good after prostate op

R&B legend James Brown's prognosis is good after surgery for prostate cancer, his doctors say. Brown, 71, underwent surgery at Atlanta's Midtown Urology Surgical Center Wednesday and was released later the same day, RollingStone.


A smoky fire damaged a center for handicapped children, displacing dozens of residents and destroying their Christmas presents, officials said.


Udine, 23:12 - BASKET, ULEB CUP: UDINE BATTE STRASBURGO

In un incontro valido per la sesta giornata del Girone B di Uleb Cup, la Snaidero Udine ha battuto 7...


Downer under fire over Iraq troops refusal

Australian Army Captain Piero Bertocchi takes Iraqi soldiers on a training run in northern Iraq. Captain Bertocchi is one of 38 Australians who are training recruits in the new Iraqi army.


The chairman of the Senate Finance Committee yesterday called on the inspector general of the Department of Health and Human Services to investigate alleged attempts to discredit a Food and Drug Administration whistle-blower.


Apple Making Deals for Web Video Rentals

Appleâs sputtering efforts to be a major purveyor of video downloads may get a boost in 2008 from an agreement with 20th Century Fox for digital movie rentals.


SHARON -  A Healthy Home Seminar will be held at 7:30 p.m. March 1 at the Sharon Public Library, 11 N. Main St.


Movie Review | 'My Best Friend': The Friendless FranÃ§ois Rides the Taxi of Life

âMy Best Friendâ is a sweet, sentimental tale of a kind that would be insufferably maudlin if made in Hollywood.


Tokyo, 10:35 - TENNIS, WTA TOKYO: NAKAMURA IN FINALE

La giapponese Aiko Nakamura si è qualificata per la finale del torneo Wta di Tokyo superando ...


Detectives continue searching for the mother of a newborn baby girl whose body was dumped in a bag on a track.


Overdose da ecstasy Muore fuori dalla discoteca

RICCIONE, 15 AGOSTO 2004 - Una ragazza di 26 anni di San Severino Marche (Macerata) è stata trovata agonizzante verso le 5 nel parcheggio della discoteca Peter Pan di Riccione (nella foto) dal fidanzato, uno dei disc jockey che avrebbe dovuto far ballare ...


Tarvisio, 13:22 - SCI, CDM DONNE: GOETSCHL VINCE COPPA DISCESA LIBERA

L'austriaca Renate Goetschl ha vinto con una gara di anticipo la Coppa del Mondo di discesa libera. ...


Il Consiglio superiore di Tripoli commuta la pena di morte


Moves are launched in Brazil to remove the senate leader, a key ally of President Lula, amid a corruption scandal.


Washington - The United States (US) is losing ground again in its fight against Aids with blacks, particularly African-American women, suffering most from the resurgent spread of the virus.


There is still five months left for the race for the Rashtrapati Bhavan to begin. But the political quarters in the capital are already abuzz with speculations as to who will replace President A P J Abdul Kalam as the First Citizen of India when his current term ends in July.


What The Russian Papers Say. Moscow, November 24

Leonid Kuchma will meet with Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg soon. The Russian president s press secretary, Alexei Gromov, has confirmed this news.


Milano, 14:56 - CALCIO: MILAN; ANCELOTTI: SERVE BUONA PARTENZA

Esordio a Genova per il Milan. Carlo Ancelotti vuole una partenza lanciata: ''Sarà molto impo...


Trade regulator to probe unfair trade allegations -report

TOKYO (CBS.MW) - South Korea's anti-monopoly watchdog said Monday it has expanded investigations into Microsoft Corp. after RealNetworks Inc.


A long-awaited Army report released Wednesday implicates 27 members of a military intelligence unit in the alleged abuse of prisoners at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq, well beyond the seven reservist military police already charged.


The city of Miami is planning an official celebration at the Orange Bowl whenever Cuban president Fidel Castro dies


Forces Must Work Decisively in South Unrest-Thai PM

Anticipating worse violence in  Thailand's largely Muslim south, Prime Minister Thaksin  Shinawatra urged security authorities on Saturday to work more  decisively in their operations to restore peace to the region.


Ex-Pink Floyd frontman demands Israel tear down 'wall'

Former Pink Floyd frontman Roger Waters, who performed a one-off concert in Israel on Thursday, has called on the government to tear down its controversial separation barrier in the occupied West Bank.


A former U.S.-trained Colombian army officer who later joined an outlawed paramilitary group was killed in a clash with army troops Tuesday, the army said.


Russia bombers to test-fire missiles in Atlantic

Russia on Tuesday sent two long-range bombers to the Bay of Biscay, off the French and Spanish Atlantic coasts, to test-fire missiles in what it billed as its biggest navy exercise in the area since Soviet times.


That's the number of music players that Apple Computer (nasdaq: AAPL - news - people ) said it sold in its most recent quarter.


Bush calls for stop to outside ads, lauds Kerry's Vietnam war record

US President George W. Bush called for a stop to campaign ads by independent groups, including those targetting John Kerry's war record, and praised his Democratic rival's service as a Swift Boat captain in Vietnam.


Trovata accanto al citofono del direttore del Tg5 a Pavia


Chrysler offers buyouts to hourly Detroit workers

Chrysler LLC said on Monday it is offering buyouts of up to $100,000 each to hourly workers at 12 of its Detroit-area facilities as part of its November plan to eliminate up to 10,000 unionized jobs.


Two Canadians were wounded when someone fired into a hotel lobby in Mexico's Pacific resort of Acapulco, police said Sunday.


Virginia moved into The Associated Press' men's college basketball Top 25 Monday, giving the Atlantic Coast Conference a record-tying seven teams in the poll.


of Switzerland holds up his trophy after defeating Lleyton Hewitt of Australia in the men's final match of the 2004 US Open in New York, September 12, 2004.


An eighth-inning meltdown costs the Arizona Diamondbacks half of their NL West lead, as San Francisco rallies to beat the division leaders without Barry Bonds.


CEO forgoes salary; deal reached to recall retired pilots

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) - Delta Air Lines CEO Gerald Grinstein will forgo his salary for the rest of year as part of a cost savings plan that will cut executive salaries by 10 percent, the floundering airline said Tuesday.


After listening to Meet The Press today I'm almost ready to support Barak Obama for President in 2008. Here's why.


First Minister Alex Salmond will make the most high profile conference speech of his political career.


Armed groups are urged to end attacks on Israel, as Ariel Sharon threatens to crack down on Palestinian militants.


A small jet chartered to fly former President Bush to Ecuador Monday was well below normal altitude when it clipped a toll road light tower and crashed into a muddy field three miles south of Hobby Airport, killing the crew of three.


WRAPUP 1-Careless Chelsea and Arsenal let victories slip

League leaders Chelsea allowed Bolton Wanderers to recover from two goals down to force a 2-2 draw at Stamford Bridge in one of two major surprises in the Premier League on Saturday.


Alcatel shareholders meet on Lucent merger

Alcatel shareholders flocked in record   numbers to take part in a vote on the French telecom equipment   firm's $10.9 billion deal to buy U.S. rival Lucent, as   executives prepared to take on harsh critics of the move.


AMERICA/VENEZUELA - La prossima Beatificazione di Madre Candelaria di San JosÃ© Ã¨ ÂunÂoccasione per rinnovare la nostra fede e difenderla dalle deviazioniÂ Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - La Conferenza Episcopale del Venezuela ha annunciato, per domenica 27 aprile 2008, la prima beatificazione di una figlia della Chiesa venezuelana, Madre Candelaria di San JosÃ©, fondatrice delle Sorelle Carmelitane del Venezu...


Gunfire but no assault seen yet at Pakistan mosque

Security forces fired tear gas and traded gunfire with Islamist militants in a Pakistani mosque compound on Monday, but there was no sign of an imminent assault a day after the government gave "a final warning" to surrender.


Isis Drug Fails to Work in Crohn's Disease

Isis Pharmaceuticals Inc. said on  Thursday a trial of its experimental drug for Crohn's disease  did not work in a late stage clinical trial.


A CRACK squad of heavily armed combat troops will fly into the Solomon Islands today to reinforce the Australian police officers after a peacekeeper was killed by a sniper while on patrol yesterday.


3M says profits surges, fails to impress market

NEW YORK : US technology group 3M, which makes everything from sticky Post-it notes to medical products, announced a surge in profits but failed to impress the markets.


Michael Howard marks his first anniversary as leader by saying the Tories are now "able and ready" to seize power.


Mets 2, Cardinals 0, 6 Innings: Glavine Wins No. 297 in Game With Rain, but Little Thunder

Starter Tom Glavine earned his 297th career victory, but the Mets managed just two hits against Anthony Reyes, a pitcher who has struggled this season like few others.


DNA evidence in Kobe Bryant case may have been contaminated

The prosecution said it had found contamination in DNA "control" samples intended to guarantee that testing was accurate.


VIENTIANE, Laos Thailand told Myanmar on Tuesday that it must take real steps toward democracy in the coming year but failed to get any clarification from the junta on reports that the house arrest of the pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi had been


Critical Firefox security flaw discovered

Blog: Critical security flaw found in Firefox 2.0 and later versions potentially puts users' systems at risk of a remote attack.


NEW YORK - You could almost hear the sighs of relief when the US Federal Communications Commission ruled on Tuesday that Internet-based phone services should be regulated by the federal government, not by the states.


Dell CEO Kevin Rollins, who on Monday stood on stage in New York City to accept a commemorative Windows Vista plaque from Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer, resigned abruptly on Wednesday, and will be replaced by the computer maker's former CEO Michael Dell.


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Pa. man held after death of wife in Peru

A Pennsylvania man was being held on a parole violation while police in Peru investigate the death of his Internet bride, whose body was found in a suitcase fished out of the ocean.


Microsoft might be forced to stop selling its top software products in South Korea as a result of a patent-infringement ruling made over the weekend against the company.


Chris Cornell quits Audioslave amid conflicts

Audioslave singer Chris Cornell has  quit the short-lived "supergroup," citing "irresolvable  personality conflicts as well as musical differences," he said  on Thursday.


NTT DoCoMo and Google Announce Partnership

Under the deal, Google will provide Internet searches and other services on NTT DoCoMoâs handsets.


Reporters Find Plenty of Room on Airbus A380

Airbus introduced its 519-seat double-deck airplane to 200 members of the news media in a flight over France.


Sondaggi Ipsos:62% vorrebbe piu' candidati,45% sceglie Letta


The Giantsâ R. W. McQuarters, Sam Madison and Kevin Dockery showed up at Madison Square Garden last night, giving Knicks fans reason to cheer despite another loss on the court.


Man Utd boss Sir Alex Ferguson says some Old Trafford fans are "sleeping" during weekend games.


Nasdaq launches friendly bid for Nordic OMX stock exchange

The all-electronic US stock exchange Nasdaq is to buy OMX, which operates seven Nordic and Baltic exchanges, in an agreed takeover operation, OMX said in Stockholm on Friday.


Experts Urge Close Eye on Depression Drugs

Shauna Murphy thinks it's a smart idea to put warning labels on antidepressants. She has good reason. Nine years ago, at age 10, she was put on a particular brand of the medication and, shortly after, tried to kill herself.


Well, I still think he was a small-minded, wishy-washy puppet, but maybe, it turns out, he was right. Maybe he was right to treat the NHL as a mom-and-pop league, way down the ladder in


ANALYSIS: Trading 'Unit' likely best move

PHOENIX - In a perfect world, the Arizona Diamondbacks would be able to persuade Randy Johnson to stay in the Phoenix area and sign a contract extension that would allow him to retire in purple pinstripes.


Junior Danny Green matches his career high with 20 points to help North Carolina beat Valparaiso, 90-58, keeping the undefeated and top-ranked Tar Heels rolling.


Give people a reliable, robust electronic gadget, and they'll soon start using it to play games. It's a law of nature.


KEVIN KEEGAN has challenged his resurgent Manchester City side to end Arsenal's unbeaten run today and claim the prized scalp of "the best team in the world".


WRAPUP 1-Bush, Kerry attack over security, taxes

President George W. Bush and Democratic Sen. John Kerry traded sharp accusations on national security, taxes and jobs on Tuesday, with


Now comes a trip to Virginia and then a semifinal matchup with Michigan in the Preseason NIT at Madison Square Garden in New York.


Swiss set back luxury Windows smart phone

Nice look, so-so spec Swiss phone maker Zenum will bring its Windows Mobile 5.0-based slimline BlackBerry-like handset, the Opus, to market in March 2007, having missed its planned November 2006 release window, the company has announced.â¦


Senatore Turigliatto: saro' in Aula per votare no


ASIA/CAMBOGIA - Il Re di Cambogia Norodom Sihamoni inaugura la Scuola Salesiana a Sihanoukville Sihanoukville (Agenzia Fides) - La Cambogia guarda con attenzione e stima allÂopera degli istituti di educazione cattolici, come dimostra la presenza del Re alla cerimonia di aperta di una nuova  scuola cattolica. Il 12 febbraio, il sovrano di Cambog...


After 92 Hours, a Victory But Not a Friend for Nadal

After beating Robin Soderling in a tedious and testy match, Rafael Nadal sniped at the perceived slights he felt from Soderling.


Google Backs $25 Million âLunar X Prizeâ

The contest calls for entrants to land a rover on the moon that can travel at least 500 meters and send data.


The resignation of their billionaire Prime Minister, Rafiq Hariri, has left the Lebanese worried about the future of their country as it becomes entrenched in a stand-off with the UN.


Un amico chiamato Orso dove vive e cosa rischia

Il Parco Nazionale d'Abruzzo, Lazio e Molise è l'unica 'casa' dell'orso bruno marsicano. La sua salvaguardia è diventata un esempio ammirato in tutto il mondo


U.S. offers drugmakers advice on obesity drugs

As more Americans struggle with  growing waistlines, U.S. health officials on Wednesday set out  their own tips for drugmakers seeking to develop products for  people trying to shed pounds.


HONG KONG/SAN FRANCISCO  - IBM is selling its  PC-making business to China's largest personal computer  company, Lenovo Group Ltd., for $1.25 billion, marking the U.S.  firm's retreat from an industry it helped pioneer in 1981.


Yasser Arafat's French physicians are refusing to discuss his health crisis, leading to rampant speculation about the Palestinian leader's dramatic deterioration.


Peterson's parents take stand to defend son

Scott Peterson's mother withdrew $20,000 in cash in the days before her son was arrested and gave him thousands of dollars in exchange for his pickup truck, she told jurors in his double murder trial Monday.


Chiquita is sued by the relatives of people killed by a paramilitary group the banana firm paid for protection.


A major security operation is under way in Chile ahead of the annual summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation group (Apec).


British Airways strike averted after agreement reached

A planned strike by British Airways(BA) workers on the August Bank Holiday has been called off after a pay settlement was reached between employers and BA staff, Sky TV reported Saturday.


Dalai Lama appeals for support at end of private visit to Italy

The Dalai Lama on Sunday wrapped up a private 11-day visit to Italy during which he met fellow Nobel peace prize laureates and appealed for continued support for Tibet's bid for autonomy.


Oggi si Ã¨ ufficializzato lâaccordo tra il Team Telefonica MoviStar Honda e Marco Meandri che il prossimo anno correrÃ  sulla RC211V come compagno di squadra dello spagnolo Sete Gibernau. Forti di uno schieramento


Even with a solid track record in film and television, William H. Macy acknowledges his latest project was a tough sell. In "The Wool Cap," a two-hour movie


Vodafone CEO looks to Mobile Web for future

Vodafone's CEO said that the Internet is the future for mobile, and he called on the industry to cooperate in selecting technology to further develop the market.


What causes the burnlike skin lesions associated with Stevens-Johnson syndrome?


French-backed government forces regained control of the last rebel-held town in Central African Republic on Sunday, dealing a fatal blow to a weeks-old rebellion in the country's north, a presidential spokesman said.


The Phoenix Coyotes re-signed Shane Doan, their captain and face of the franchise, to a five-year contract on Thursday which media reports said was worth $22.7 million.


Ontario judge adds to Black inquiry list

Lord Black's woes deepened again last night when a Canadian judge ordered an inquiry into Hollinger Inc, the Toronto-listed company through which the press baron controls his newspaper empire.


Detainees flinging body waste at guards. Guards interrupting detainees at prayer. Interrogators withholding medicine. Hostility and tension between inmates and their keepers at the Guantanamo Bay prison are evident in transcripts obtained by The Associated Press.


In light of new recommendations that the US Food and Drug Administration consider stern warnings about a possible link between antidepressants and suicidal thoughts among children, agency officials are re-evaluating whether adults on these medications can


Crisis talks as Britain thwarts major double attack

The government held fresh crisis talks Saturday after police foiled a potentially devastating double car bomb plot in London, reviving the spectre of Al-Qaeda-inspired attacks in the city.


The Queen launches her own channel on YouTube, 50 years after her first televised Christmas speech.


Il corso di guida sicura ormai si fa con il mouse

Sbandate addio: per evitare rischi su strade bagnate o in situazioni impreviste nasce un test virtuale per migliorare le proprie capacità


La linea punta ad un fatturato di 240 milioni nel 2007


Regret but no remorse, as Brighton bomber returns to resort 20 ...

As dawn rose over the Grand Hotel in Brighton, bodies were being prised from the rubble of an IRA bomb, and the silence of the back offices was broken by the sound of a printer.


Gaza truce begins, Israeli army withdraws

A ceasefire began in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, heralding a possible end to Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel and a halt to a crushing Israeli military offensive.


Road crews work through night to clear rocks, open Interstate 70

Snow delayed repairs Friday morning to Interstate 70 through scenic Glenwood Canyon where a rock slide sent boulders as big as vans crashing onto the road.


Under cover of the disengagement the Labor Party folded, and it also looks very bad, and petty. Worse: Under cover of disengagement, the Education Ministry will continue doing what in any case


Swiss study in mice may lead to new pain drugs

Enhancing a natural pain-filtering mechanism in the spine helped relieve chronic pain in mice without the unwanted side effects of current pain relievers, Swiss researchers said on Wednesday.


Bagdad: altre 48 ore concesse agli sciiti di Sadr City

BAGDAD - Non sta funzionando l'accordo informale siglato recentemente tra il governo provvisorio iracheno di Allawi ei miliziani del quartiere sciita della capitale Bagdad, Sadr City. Gli uomini guidati dal


Wulf, Washington State finalize contract

Paul Wulff has finalized his five-year contract as Washington State football coach. He will make $600,000 a year with $200,000 in base pay, $50,000 deferred and $350,000 in collateral funds for media duties.


With the rival Dodgers expressing interest in David Wells, the Padres yesterday traded for another left-handed starting pitcher, Darrell May, a move they said is unrelated to their attempts to re-sign Wells.


Stocks & Bonds: Report Showing Strong Spending Gives Shares a Lift

Wall Street embraced robust consumer spending figures and largely overcame disappointment in Googleâs profit report.


The start of school can also mean the start of head lice season. Now there is a new approach: a lotion that suffocates the bugs. According to a study by Dr.


Despite Warnings, Drug Giant Took Long Path to Vioxx Recall

A review of Merck's handling of Vioxx suggests that actions the company took - and did not take - may have affected the health of potentially thousands of patients.


Hey big spender, 105,000 pound drinks bill

A Middle Eastern businessman spent over 105,000 pounds in a five-hour, champagne- and vodka-fuelled spending spree in a London nightclub at the weekend.


Cosi' il presidente Prato alle organizzazioni dei lavoratori


Harrah's moves on Europe with London Clubs deal

Las Vegas-based Harrah's Entertainment   HET.N, the world's biggest casino operator, has agreed to buy   Britain's London Clubs LCI.L for $530 million, giving the   U.S. company a strong opening in Europe.


Breaking Taboo, Mandela Says Son Died of AIDS

South Africa's Nelson Mandela, one  of Africa's most committed campaigners in the battle against  AIDS, announced that his only surviving son had succumbed to  the disease Thursday.


Beware the feature that tries to figure out who you are sending by the first few letters. It's not always right, as Eli Lilly found out the hard way.


Bush Defends Policies on Iraq, Afghanistan

President Bush today lashed out at critics of his policies in Afghanistan and Iraq, denouncing predictions of impending failure in Afghanistan and complaining that some have "selectively quoted" from a classified intelligence assessment to argue that the war in Iraq is making Americans less secure.


Bahraini king to Saudi in row on US trade pact

BEIRUT: Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa traveled to Saudi Arabia on Monday for talks with Crown Prince Abdullah bin Abdel-Aziz.


Introducing the SmartEdge 1200 Router Platform, the World's First Million Subscriber Rack for HDTV, HD VoD & Broadband Mobility

Redback Networks, an Ericsson company that makes video-centric routers  for 75 percent of the world's largest  triple-play networks, today introduced the SmartEdgeÂ®  1200, its third generation multiservice edge router.


Ferrari may have ended the opening day of the Belgian Grand Prix with the third and eighth fastest times, but there is no panic at the Italian team as the day was routine setup work ahead of Sunday's 44-lap Grand Prix.


The company earned $761 million after the $2.8 billion pretax charge to end investment in the inhaled insulin drug.


World champion pairs skater Tatiana Totmianina said Monday she still doesn't know what caused her to fall and sustain a concussion during a weekend skating program, though she says she doesn't fear going back on the ice.


The Goods: A Bike Helmet With Skateboard Cool

A new helmet that is sleek and lightweight yet wonÂt attract the jeers of fashion-conscious riders.


Godless coins released in US mint cock-up

Golden dollars America is braced for a nationwide treasure hunt as the Philadelphia mint confirmed it had made a mistake when minting some of a new batch of dollar coins.â¦


Congress Debates 411 Wireless Directory Legislation

Subcommittee hears objections to, support for 411 wireless directory legislation.


com September 19, 2004, 3:00 PM PT. This fourth priority's main focus has been improving or obtaining CRM and ERP software for the past year and a half.


Members of New York's black community protest at the killing of an unarmed man by police, on his wedding day.


ASUSTeK COMPUTER amplia la propria linea di portatili con la famiglia di notebook ASUSÂ® A4700, la nuova serie realizzata per offrire una scelta ottimale per le diverse necessitÃ . ASUSÂ® A4700G costituisce


McCain challenges Democratic rivals on Iraq war

NORFOLK, Virginia  - Sen. John McCain, his victory as Republican nominee for the U.S. presidency virtually assured, turned his sights on his Democratic challengers on Friday, saying they were weak on national security and their Iraq stance would hand al Qaeda a victory.


Fannie Mae executives defended  themselves on Wednesday against government allegations they  manipulated accounting to hide earnings swings, saying they and  their auditors believed they were properly applying complex  standards that can be interpreted differently.


US President George W. Bush told Russian President Vladimir Putin in person for the first time that he worried about "overcentralization of power" in the Kremlin, said a senior US official.


After a doubleheader sweep of the Minnesota Twins, the Yankees can clinch the A.L. East championship on Thursday by beating them again.


A policewoman tried to murder a fellow officer after he told her their affair was over, the High Court hears.


UPDATE 1-Iamgold sinks as new bid menaces Gold Fields deal

Shares in Iamgold Corp. (IMG.TO: Quote, Profile, Research) tumbled on Monday after a rival deal threatened to sink its union with South Africa's Gold Fields Ltd.


Inchiesta, le trentenni arrivano a sborsare fino a 560 euro


Singapore's economy grows by 8.1% in 2004,  as a surge in manufacturing demand drove its best performance since 2000.


Setting aside Sharman Networks' objections, an Australian judge accepted on Friday an affidavit with potentially damaging assertions about Kazaa's handling of copyrighted material.


Some Lawyers Seek Changes in Vioxx Settlement

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


Citigroup's Private Bank in Japan Is Ordered to Close

Citigroup Inc., the world's largest bank, was forced to shut its private banking operations in Japan after ``serious'' breaches were found by the nation's financial regulator.


Diabetes Testing Strips May Give Bad Readings

A unit of Bayer AG recalled diabetes test strips used with its Contour TS Blood Glucose Meter because they may result in 5 percent to 17 percent higher blood glucose readings, the Food and Drug Administration said. Bayer Diabetes Care said that the strips were produced on new equipment and that the company had fixed the problem. Fifty-three production lots were affected by the recall, totaling 230,000 bottles of strips, a Bayer spokeswoman said. Details about the stripsâ product code and lot numbers were posted on the Food and Drug Administrationâs Web site, www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/bayer12_07.html.


EADS shares rise on Airbus restructuring deal

Shares in Airbus parent EADS  rose early on Tuesday after its board approved its Power8 restructuring plan for Airbus, which has suffered from the costly delay of its A380 superjumbo and a weak dollar.


The International Gymnastics Federation suspended three judges Saturday for a mistake in scoring the men's all-around final but said results won't be changed and American Paul Hamm will keep his gold medal.


Lara's injury fails to derail West Indies

When the world's fastest bowler goes head to head with the game's leading batsman, in the semi-final of a major tournament, there is always the chance of something special taking place.


Hip-hop duo OutKast and R&B sensation Usher shared top honors on Thursday, scooping a combined five prizes at the MTV Europe Music Awards in Rome which was broadcast to millions of viewers worldwide.


Comcast Claims Progress on Billing -- Errors 'the One Thing We Really Did Not Want'

By Jane Roberts robertsj@commercialappealcom  Comcast, living a public relations nightmare in its cable and Internet conversion from Time Warner, is beginning to see daylight and hopes its customers can believe it.