iSore or iCandy? iDunno... Apple has announced that its much-anticipated iPhone product will launch on 29 June in the US. The date was given in a series of television adverts broadcast on Sunday, and was later officially supported in a statement by a spokesman for the California-based company.â¦


Going the Distance: Missoula Couple Answers the Call for Conservation

By Cohen, Betsy  When Tammy Mildenstein joined the Peace Corps in 1997, she didn't set out to save the flying foxes of Subic Bay in the Philippines.  She didn't even know what a flying fox was.


A powerful bomb exploded outside a courthouse in Spain's Basque region in the early hours of Friday and caused considerable damage to buildings and vehicles but no injuries, police said.


Study Links Sleep Loss to Teens' Suicide Behaviors

Teenagers who usually fall into bed at 2 a.m. each night and get up a few hours later to make their 8 a.m. classes are putting themselves at risk for more than chronic tiredness.


The federal government will stop seizing small amounts of lower-priced prescription medications mailed from Canada, officials said.


Slate: YouTube: The Bully of Online Video?

Slate writer Nick Douglas will be online to discuss the YouTube phenomena; with one Web site taking a monopoly over the online video, Douglas questions to what extent the Internet is still a equal publishing playing field, and what implications YouTube's domination over the online video world will hold.


Harrington one shot off the pace in California

Padraig Harrington is one shot off the pace after the first round of the Target World Challenge at the Sherwood Country Club in California.


It was obvious that the one-two punch of Opteron and then Intel's adoption of x86-64 would spell trouble for Itanium, and now HP, the (for all intents and purposes) originator of IA-64, has axed its Itanium 2 workstation line so that they can focus on


US economy brightens, but skeptics remain

Americans mark Monday's Labor Day holiday with an economy growing, albeit more slowly than in the recent past. Yet some say the tepid pace of expansion means average workers are getting few of the benefits of economic growth.


Hurricanes help put damper on West Nile virus

Orlando Â· Florida's string of hurricanes this summer may have helped the state avoid another record year of the potentially lethal West Nile virus.


Criticism grows over the Government rescue of Northern Rock even as a run on it seems to have eased.


Construction work near a contested Jerusalem holy site is to be suspended, the city's mayor says.


People injured in a nightclub fire are helped outside the nightclub in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Friday, Dec. 31, 2004. The fire swept through the crowded nightclub, killing at least nine people and injuring more than 200, police said Friday.


THE family of Margaret Hassan, the British aid worker kidnapped in Iraq, broke their silence yesterday as a new video of her was released.


Maranello, 19:41 - F1, FERRARI: ESORDIO IN SPAGNA PER BARRICHELLO

Rubens Barrichello ha fatto il suo esordio stagionale in pista nella terza giornata di prove della s...


Eyeing Iran Reactors, Israel Seeks U.S. Bunker Bombs

The United States plans to sell  Israel $319 million worth of air-launched bombs, including 500  "bunker busters" able to penetrate Iran's underground nuclear  facilities, Israeli security sources said on Tuesday.


Antibiotics questioned for urinary tract problems

Giving children antibiotics to ward off repeat urinary tract infections does not prevent the problem from returning and leads to infections that are resistant to the drugs, researchers said on Tuesday.


Not to Raise a Stink, but Torrance Can't Host Skunk

By Larry Altman STAFF WRITER  Editor's note: This is the third daily update on Dorothy the travelin' skunk's ride back to Torrance.  Dorothy, Reggie. Reggie, Dorothy.


The grandfather of stabbed schoolgirl Jessica Knight says she was so hurt he could barely recognise her.


Children are having the chance to play outdoors taken away from them, a group of experts warns.


Hole in forum software ISP PlusNet is warning customers who use its forums that their passwords could, theoretically, have been accessed by a hacker.â¦


Hewlett-Packard conducted feasibility   studies on placing spies in news bureaus of two publications as   part of an investigation into leaks from its board, The New   York Times reported on Wednesday.


(InfoWorld) - Electronics manufacturers in China may be gearing up for another attempt to establish a proprietary optical disc format, although some analysts said such a move is unlikely to succeed. The DVD player makers plan to switch to EVD (enhanced versatile disc) in an attempt to avoid paying patent royalties on the DVD format, according to published reports. The world's largest producers of DVD players, Chinese electronics companies would use the format instead of standards such as MPEG-4. Last week, 20 top manufacturers including Haier announced their plans to switch from DVD to EVD entirely by 2008, according to a report in China Economic News. Getting foreign entertainment companies to adopt the new standard would be an uphill battle, however. China has attempted to introduce its own standards before, including S-VCD (Super Video Compact Disc) in the mid-1990s, and its own advanced telecommunications standard, TD-SCDMA. Both faced foreign resistance and a lack of broad support even within China. The move is most likely an attempt at reducing the royalties, according to industry observers. Chinese DVD manufacturers first made a push with EVD in 2003, but months later no players had appeared on the market in China or abroad. Consumer acceptance of an entirely new format will be difficult in both China and overseas. "Unless Chinese DVD manufacturers are prepared to sacrifice the global market and the Chinese market to manufacturers in India and elsewhere, they cannot afford to make a wholesale shift to EVD production at this time," David Wolf, chief executive officer, Wolf Group Asia. "For that reason, it's unlikely to take place." Kristian Kender, editor of China Media Monitor, a Beijing-based industry publication, said: "It'll be pretty hard on a global scale, because the DVD format is so entrenched. On the other hand, they can make a good argument that it makes it much harder to pirate material." "It will be difficult for them to get international firms to come on board, but the Chinese DVD market is so huge on its own that even if this standard is not adopted outside of China, the home market is enough to support the rollout."


WASHINGTON -- A new Pentagon study paints a bleak picture of the prospects for creating democracy in the Middle East, declaring that US attempts to bring free elections to the Muslim world risk stoking internal religious conflicts and giving rise to further anti-American sentiments.


Iraqi PM Renews Vow to Defeat Insurgency

Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi says there are new military plans to defeat the insurgency gripping Iraqi cities, and he says his government will hold elections in January as scheduled.


Gov. Mitt Romney, who is weighing a White House bid, signed an agreement Wednesday that allows Massachusetts State Police troopers to detain illegal aliens they encounter over the course of their normal duties.


Presidential hopefuls buzzword takes off

Meet the transformers. No, they're not toy action figures or electrical components. They're candidates for president, and transformational leadership is their calling card.


Dollar Edges Higher as Greenspan Awaited

The dollar posted modest gains on Wednesday as investors awaited comments from the Federal Reserve chief that are expected to point to further rises in US interest rates this year.


On a rainy day in Canberra, John Howard today chose to cut and run to an October 9 election, seeking to avoid parliamentary scrutiny of his Children Overboard obfuscations - and


Nato's secretary general says the expulsion of western officials out of Afghanistan was "unfortunate".


Northwest adds Guangzhou, more flights from Indianapolis

Northwest Airlines is expanding services again in Indianapolis and has begun a new passenger service from Guangzhou, China, to its Tokyo hub.


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Hiram Fong, first Asian-American senator, dies at 97

HONOLULU - Hiram L. Fong, a Chinese immigrants' son who overcame poverty to become a millionaire businessman and the first Asian-American elected to the US Senate, died Wednesday. He was 97.


Las Vegas too expensive CES The organisers of the Consumer Electronics Show - where most forthcoming products are announced for the year - are scouting for a cheaper US city to stage the annual convention, local paper the Las Vegas Sun has claimed.â¦


Fresh-Faced Buccaneers Take Nothing for Granted

As the Bucs began preparations for Sundayâs playoff game, there was perhaps more optimism surrounding the team than at any point since it won the Super Bowl nearly five years ago.


American Red Cross and Ask Jeeves Help Hurricane Victims  Ask Jeeves today announced that the Company has teamed with the American Red Cross to aid victims of the recent hurricanes and other disasters. Ask Jeeves has launched redcross.ask.com to offer people an easy way to help the Red Cross. Ask Jeeves ...


Oracle ships Windows version of 11g database

InfoWorld - Oracle has released the Windows version of its flagship 11g database, a few months after the companyÂ shipped the Linux version. Along with assorted performance improvements, the Windows release features beefed-up integration with Microsoft's platform on both the administrative and developer levels.


Borders Group Inc. , the  world's second-largest bookseller, on Tuesday posted a wider  quarterly loss as sales at established stores fell.


Might one of these be the next great multibagger?


MP3, hints of delay for PlayStation Portable

TOKYO--Gamers will be able to download and play back MP3 files on the PlayStation Portable, a top Sony executive confirmed Thursday in an interview with Impress AV Watch.


Families stroll along cobblestone streets. City employees plant poinsettias in the tree-covered main square. Children dodge in and out of the crowd in a rowdy game of tag. The southern Mexican city of Oaxaca is visibly returning to normal after six months of protests and clashes that killed at least nine people.


Selected groups of patients are this week being notified about the results of a risk assessment exercise for blood plasma products.


A little-known actor has been cast as the new Superman, for a new adventure to be released in 2006. Brandon Routh, who has appeared in Will & Grace and Cold Case has won the role after a massive search for a new actor to play the Man of Steel.


Ervin Santana pitched two-hit ball over 6 1-3 scoreless innings for his first win since June 9, and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Oakland Athletics 9-5 Monday night.


In a bid to get consumers shopping early, the nation's retailers are serving up even more early bird specials on such items as TVs and toys, expanding their shopping hours and offering other enticements as they usher the official start of the holiday season on Friday.


Polish restitution case could set precedent

A case before the European Court of Human Rights is being seen as a landmark that could force Poland to compensate Holocaust survivors and their descendants for their material losses.


With competitors avidly trying to nibble at the iPod's market share, Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) has released its ostensibly new and improved version.


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Papers drop Coulter column after Edwards slur

Three newspapers said this week they will drop Ann Coulter's column after the conservative author referred to U.S. Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards as a "faggot."


Anthem Inc.'s stockholders are waking up this morning with a new corporate name on their shares. Employees will get a voice-mail message saying they're now a part of a much bigger company -- the biggest by several measures.


Palestinians held in Israeli jails go on hunger strike to protest at conditions but Israel says they can "starve to death".


Pacific Islandersâ Ancestry Emerges in Genetic Study

An international team of scientists found evidence that Polynesians and Micronesians were more closely related to East Asians, and had few links to western Pacific islanders.


Science ; Human immune system has a potential to battle rabies

A team of doctors from the Children's Hospital of Wisconsin used an experimental treatment which included an induced coma in an attempt to save the girl's life.


Chinese media company  Sohu.com Inc on Monday said quarterly profits rose 148 percent,  fueled by record growth in advertising and online gaming in one  of the world's biggest Internet markets.


British press raps Chirac for Iraq comments, eyes positive future

LONDON - British newspapers rapped French President Jacques Chirac on Thursday for reopening old wounds over Iraq on the eve of an official visit to Britain, but looked ahead to improved relations between the two European powers.


Rogue trader detained as police question new suspect

A French court on Friday ordered the detention of rogue trader Jerome Kerviel as the investigation into multi-billion dollar trading losses at Societe Generale bank widened with a second suspect held for questioning.


FDA's oversight role has gone to the dogs

The federal Food and Drug Administration, the agency charged with protecting an American public that is more and more dependent on pharmaceuticals, has been falling down on its job.


The Israeli former nuclear technician Mordechai Vanunu has been detained, trying to enter Bethlehem in defiance of a travel ban. Mr Vanunu was released in April after 18 years in jail for disclosing details of Israel's nuclear weapons programme.


Holiday Traffic Expected to Rise at Sacramento International

Sacramento International Airport is preparing for what could be the busiest air travel period since before September 11, 2001. Sacramento International has already seen a sharp increase in flights this year.


Jerry Lewis has reached a tentative settlement with two entertainment companies in his lawsuit over a proposed remake of his 1961 movie "The Errand Boy," court documents show.


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The dollar fell to a seven-month low versus the yen and hovered just above a record low against the euro Monday as it resumed its slide amid concerns about the US ability to fund its current account gap.


Gautam Gambhir sets India on the way to a seven-wicket win over Australia in the Twenty20 international in Mumbai.


MOSUL, Iraq -- US and Iraqi troops stormed insurgent-held police stations and neighborhoods in this northern city Tuesday, retaking a number of sites seized last week by gunmen who rose up in support of militants in Fallujah.


The U.S. envoy to Sudan accused the country's government on Friday of resuming bombing civilian positions in its troubled Darfur region, and warned of a "disturbing" trend of Arab groups resettling in the area.


Nagin: New Orleans is a city on the mend

Mayor Ray Nagin, in his first State of the City address since Hurricane Katrina, said Wednesday that New Orleans is a city on the mend, despite broken promises from the state and federal governments.


RUESCHLIKON, Switzerland, Nov 7: After the nuns with guns portrayed by the environmental group Greenpeace, investment fund managers, bankers and the world's second largest reinsurer are turning into the new ...


SUHARTO-ERA army general Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was on the way to a landslide victory last night in Indonesia's first direct presidential election, as he prepared to take the mantle of leadership from incumbent Megawati Sukarnoputri and steer the nation


Torino, 16:09 - CALCIO, JUVE: DOMANI I FUNERALI DI FERRAMOSCA E NERI

Saranno celebrati domani pomeriggio alle 15 nel Duomo di Torino i funerali di Alessio Ferramosca e R...


Those two French journalists are still missing in Iraq, where they're being held by still another band of terrorists.


Cuba and Panama agree to restore ties after having talks on the sidelines of the Ibero-American summit.


No one was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee. Ron Santo, Jim Kaat and all the other candidates were left out Tuesday


The UK might be "better off" with fewer - but larger and better-funded - chemistry departments, a leading academic says.


Local Coupon Service Arrives On Cell Phones

TechWeb - A mobile phone coupon service from Silicon Valley startup could be the start of a new wave of mobile marketing.


Becta gives schools biometric data guidance

In line with data protection laws The British Educational Communications and Technology Agency (Becta) has published guidance for schools on how to implement biometrics in line with data protection laws.â¦


Appeals Court Rules VoIP Can't Be Regulated

An appeals court agreed with a lower court decision that ruled VoIP is a data service and, as such, can't be regulated by states.


British say gays are integrating smoothly into military service

LONDON -- The officer, a squadron leader in the Royal Air Force, felt he had no choice. So he stood up in front of his squad of 30 to 40 people.


UK game firms face a testing time as they prepare for the next round of games consoles, the industry warns.


Venti film italiani alla prova del pubblico americano

Washington, 10 ottobre 2004 - Il cinema 'made in Italy' alla prova del pubblico degli Stati Uniti. In occasione del III Italian Film Fest in programma dal 12 al 17 ottobre, il circuito Loews Cineplex -che


Rice urges nations to find cleaner fuels

President Bush's climate meeting opened Thursday with its main problem on full display: The biggest polluters — industrialized and developing nations alike — say their economies are more important than global warming.


Suspected Insurgents Burn Thai Southern School

Suspected insurgents burn Thai southern school    BANGKOK, June 6 (Xinhua) -- Suspected insurgents set fire to a school in Thai southern province of Yala early Wednesday, leaving more than 200 students with no place to study.


Stocks Seen Flat; Data, NY Protests Eyed

Stocks looked to open flat on  Wednesday as investors await Friday's job figures and stay  cautious as concerns loom about potential disruptions to the  Republican party's convention in New York this week.


A man is found alive weeks after getting lost inside a labyrinthine cave network in south-west France.


Gene Therapy Improves Alzheimer's in Mouse Study

NEW YORK  - Gene therapy might one day be  an effective treatment for Alzheimer's disease, new experiments  in mice suggest.


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May threatens to derail payment negotiations

THE pay dispute between Australia's players and cricket Australia has become deadlocked over the method of payment. Australian Cricketers Association chief executive Tim May claims there is no point continuing


Mobile phone signals prevent sleep, claim boffins

Keeps the Sandman at bay If youâre wondering why you rarely get a good nightâs sleep, then a group of boffins may have the answer: itâs because of your late-night mobile phone calls.â¦


The New York Giants get a pair of key defensive stops late in the fourth quarter Sunday to hold on for a 21-17 victory over the Dallas Cowboys.


The son of Egypt's president urged the nation to consider developing nuclear energy, a proposal that could help establish his own credentials as a serious politician and publicly distance him from the United States.


Due onshore e uno offshore per un valore di oltre 1 miliardo


Drinking Tea Could Fight Alzheimer's Disease

Scientists have discovered that green and black tea prevents the development of Alzheimer's disease. Tests found that drinking tea regularly inhibits the activity of certain enzymes in the brain.


Sears Shares Soar 23 Percent on Vornado Investment

Shares of Sears, Roebuck & Co. rose 23 percent, the biggest gain since at least 1980, after an investment disclosed by Vornado Realty Trust highlighted the value of the retailer's real estate.


Kenya government, opposition face off in parliament

Kenya's new government and opposition clashed in parliament for the first time on Tuesday in a bad-tempered session reflecting deep bitterness over the disputed re-election of President Mwai Kibaki.


La reazione di Piergiorgio dopo la lettera del presidenteLa moglie: "Speriamo che tutto questo serva a qualcosa"                                                        Welby: "Grazie presidente  adesso tocca ai politici"                                                                                di ELENA DUSI


Alex Acker and Yakhouba Diawara each scored 19 points, Marvin Lea added a career-high 14 assists and Pepperdine held off Siena 87-72 Thursday in the loser's bracket of the BCA Invitational.


The man convicted of killing York backpacker Caroline Stuttle is appealing against his conviction.


The United Nations has broken undertakings to help end the kidnapping of children by the Lord's Resistance Army in Uganda, according to a report by a children's charity.


Spurred in part by mistakes made in reporting former NFL player Pat Tillman's death to his family, a congressional panel will hear testimony next week about what the military has done to improve how families are notified about service members killed in action.


Complaint links TV promo, pastor suicide

A Christian group complained to the Federal Communications Commission about a TV station's investigation of a minister who committed suicide after the station taped him entering an adult bookstore.


French police arrest suspected al Qaeda support group

French police said on Thursday they had arrested eight men they suspect of providing logistical support to al Qaeda's North African wing in Algeria, confirming a report in French newspaper Le Figaro.


Before the Bell-AtheroGenics drops 24 percent

Shares of AtheroGenics Inc. (AGIX.O: Quote, Profile, Research) tumbled 24 percent before the opening bell on Wednesday after the drug maker said a mid-stage clinical trial of its


Gli ambientalisti: chiunque deve poter entrare senza biglietto negli stabilimenti per raggiungere la battigiaQuerelle tra il Sole che ride e il vicepremier Rutelli sull'interpretazione di una norma della Finanziaria                                          Mare libero o a pagamento scoppia la guerra delle spiagge                                                                                I Verdi lanciano il manuale di autodifesa dei bagnanti di GIOVANNI VALENTINI


Panda inconsolable after crushing new-born twin

BEIJING  -Staff at a zoo in southwest China are in   mourning after a sleep-deprived panda dropped her two-day-old   baby and crushed it to death, local media reported on Friday.


Playing the kind of hard-nosed, harder-hitting defense that fallen teammate Sean Taylor was famous for, the Washington Redskins shut down Adrian Peterson and set up two early touchdowns with interceptions to take control of their playoff fate with a 32-21 victory over the sloppy Minnesota Vikings last night.


Movie Review | 'Little Children': Playground Rules: No Hitting, No Sex

Todd FieldÂs superb film adaptation of the novel by Tom Perrotta result is challenging, accessible and hard to stop thinking about.


French President Jacques Chirac is hinting that a third presidential run might not be in the cards, but he has not ruled one out.


Microsoft Bolsters Instant Messaging Strategies

Microsoft will release the next version of its instant messaging and presence server, Office Live Communications Server, in December.


Mutant Flu Virus Is Found That Resists Popular Drug

The World Health Organization said that a small but significant percentage of the main influenza virus causing illness this winter is resistant to the anti-influenza drug Tamiflu.


DEVELOPMENT:   EU Confronts Its Unhealthy Policy

BRUSSELS, Jul 20 (IPS) - The European Union&#39s only directly elected  institution is at loggerheads with the bloc&#39s 27 governments  over a measure officially designed to ensure that poor countries  have access to affordable medicines.


Disco fire in Buenos Aires kills at least 169: official

BUENOS AIRES  - At least 169 people have been killed and 375 injured in a fire at a Buenos Aires discotheque packed with about 2,000 teenagers celebrating the end of the school year, a city official said.


Global obesity epidemic 'out of control'

The global obesity epidemic is completely out of control, with more than 300 million overweight adults worldwide, according to specialists at the first international obesity conference in Africa.


Sistani to Lead Peace Mission to Embattled Iraq City

NAJAF, Iraq  - Iraq's top Shi'ite cleric was due  to travel to Najaf on Thursday after making a surprise return  to the country to try to end bitter fighting creeping ever  closer to the city's holiest shrine.


Warning: Overlooking Auburn can be hazardous to your health

AUBURN, Ala. -- If there is such a thing as a knockout blow this early the national championship race, Junior Rosegreen delivered it.


British Airways today announced the cancellation of almost 1,000 flights over the next three months in an effort to ease congestion at Heathrow, one of the world's busiest airports.


Pentagon: Able Danger couldn't stop 9/11

A Pentagon report rejects the idea that intelligence gathered by a secret military unit could have been used to stop the Sept. 11 hijackings.


New England Patriots defensive end Marquise Hill spent much of his free time and his NFL paycheck helping loved ones in New Orleans rebuild in the hurricane-damaged city where he grew up. However, the former LSU star's latest visit home for Memorial Day weekend turned tragic when he and a female friend ventured out on Lake Pontchartrain on a jet ski without life vests Sunday night.


R&B singer Usher leads the race for the Billboard awards with nominations in 13 categories.


The announcement was made as the mobile industry gears up for one of its biggest U.S. trade shows, CTIA.


Saudis consider backing Iraq's Sunnis: NY Times

Saudi Arabia has told the Bush administration that it might provide financial backing to Iraqi Sunnis in a war against Iraqi Shiites if the United States withdraws from Iraq, The New York Times reported on Tuesday, citing American and Arab diplomats.


Carl Krauser scored a career-high 28 points and No. 11 Pittsburgh held off Penn State flurries in each half for an 84-71 victory yesterday in State College, Pa., and the Panthers' third 7-0 start in as many seasons. The Panthers beat the Nittany Lions (5-4) for a fourth consecutive season in an intrastate series that has continued despite an interruption ...


Marine 'hostage' to be charged with desertion

A US Marine who disappeared in Iraq and then showed up in a purported hostage video before later appearing as a free man in Lebanon, is being charged with desertion, Pentagon officials said Thursday.


The wife of the key suspect in the slaying of a 20-year-old pregnant Marine waited almost 24 hours after learning of the woman's death to go to authorities, according to court documents released Thursday.


La Spezia (27.09.2004) - E' morto ieri mattina all'ospedale San Martino di Genova Franco Di Mattia, il 57enne che era sopravvissuto al crollo della palazzina a Vezzano Ligure dove nella notte tra martedÃ¬ e mercoledÃ¬ scorso sono morti Giampaolo Tazzini


Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is taking a huge political risk in ordering the pullout of settlers from the Gaza Strip. It is a gamble worth taking.


Only diplomacy can avert bombs in Iran row: Sarkozy

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


Jayawardene, Sangakkara drop anchor for Sri Lanka

Sri Lankan captain Mahela Jayawardene and his deputy Kumar Sangakkara revived the hosts after England's double strikes in the third and final Test here on Tuesday.


EU Industry Commissioner Guenter Verheugen is to launch a new plan to boost growth across the European Union next month.


Hertfordshire Police discipline 100 senior officers, other ranks and civilian staff for distributing a "racist"  e-mail.


Japan, China plan safety council amid food scare: report

Japan plans to call on Beijing to jointly set up a food safety council following a massive recall of Chinese-made food after hundreds of Japanese said they fell ill from dumplings, a report said Saturday.


Tanzanians wonder whether Nyerere saint or sinner

In a world where politicians are usually cast as villains and sinners, Tanzania's founding father Julius Nyerere may yet turn out to be a saint.


First Perl revamp in five years released

Perl 5.10, the first revamp of the quick-and-dirty open-source programming language project in five years, pilfers some features from Perl 6.


Leveraging VMwareÂ®Infrastructure 3 and anÂ iSCSI SAN to Implement Scalable and Robust IT

(Source: Lefthand Networks) Learn how the combination of a virtualized server environment and virtualized iSCSI storage with LeftHand's SAN/iQ can be used to simplify IT operations and allow IT organizations to respond faster to changing business demands.


A piece of toast said to bear a picture of the Virgin Mary has sold on the internet for a whopping $28,000. It's actually a toasted cheese sandwich that was made 10 years ago, and the burn marks on it look like the Biblical figure.


Stoccolma, 20:26 - CALCIO, SVEZIA: IBRAHIMOVIC NON CONVOCATO

Non c'è Ibrahimovic tra i convocati della Svezia per il doppio impegno delle qualificazioni a...


IBM adds rapid financing options for SMB deals

IBMÂ  is rolling out a new set of financing options that it hopes will increase its sales to SMB (small and medium business) customers by simplifying the financing process.


Net income in the fiscal first-quarter rose to $509 million, from $440 million a year earlier, while revenue rose seven percent to $2.


NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- The US Department of Labor's revamped overtime rules take effect Monday. Free! Sign up here to receive our SiteWatcher e-Newsletter!


A man is stabbed to death in his home by an intruder who police believe could have been a burglar.


The Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) records its largest single day gain, surging to a historic new high.


GOP Looks for More Jewish Votes for Bush

At a Republican gathering in the heart of the nation's largest Jewish community, GOP strategists are trying to chip away at the long-standing bond between the Democratic Party and American Jews.


Hurricanes, earthquakes, floods, wildfires: a year after Katrina, a tour of the American hazardscape shows that we haven't learned much


Polls open in New York at start of 'Super Tuesday'

Polls opened in New York City Tuesday as voting got underway in the historic 24-state nominating clash to decide Democratic and Republican presidential candidates for the White House.


Crumbling French churches spark unholy row

VALANJOU, France  - The village church and its steeple have dominated the skyline of rural France for centuries, surviving feuding warlords, foreign invasion and the upheavals of the French Revolution.


Thailand's Thaksin Says Suu Kyi's Detention to Prevent Violence

Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said Myanmar's detention of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is an attempt by the ruling junta to prevent possible political violence.


Google Inc. has added more video and other bonus features for users of its popular three-dimensional mapping software to unearth even more information about destinations around the world.


Under the Weight of 700, Bonds Returns Home to Lift His Growing ...

As Barry Bonds stood in the on-deck circle at Miller Park on Thursday afternoon, he gazed upon the thousands who had come to see him hit a ball into the seats, and he recognized a face from home.


ORLANDO, Florida  - Severe thunderstorms and at least one tornado killed 19 people on Friday when they ripped through Florida in the dead of night, tearing homes to shreds, toppling heavy trucks and leaving a trail of rubble.


PM Gonzi addresses ILO meeting, stressing the need for agreement between social partners

February 15 2005 1910CET - Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi on Tuesday attended a regional conference organised by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) in Budapest.


Susan Sontag, a leading intellectual and activist of the past half century who introduced the concept of "camp" to mainstream culture and also influenced the way many thought about art, illness and photography, died Tuesday. She was 71.


Inquests due to open as police question two suspects in prostitute probe

Inquests into the deaths of four of the five prostitutes murdered by a feared serial killer in eastern England were set to be opened as police continue questioning two suspects.


Michael Strahan vowed Tuesday to return to the New York Giants better than ever next year after surgery to repair a torn chest muscle.


Britain'S Georgina Harland salvaged a precious bronze from the wreckage of a terrible start in the modern pentathlon here yesterday.


Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's endorsement of John McCain for president is a boon for McCain Â as long as the state's budget crisis is resolved peacefully.


WASHINGTON The man who led the Roman Catholic Church in the nation's capital for 20 years has died. Cardinal James Hickey -- who was ordained a Catholic priest 58 years ago -- died this morning at a nursing home in Washington.


Vick could be guaranteed more than Manning

The Atlanta Falcons may not play quarterback Michael Vick on Sunday against the New Orleans Saints, but they will pay him in plenty of time for their star to finish his Christmas shopping.


At least four bombs exploded at a luxury hotel in the Nepalese capital on Monday after it defied leftist-rebel orders to shut down, police said.


DONETSK, Ukraine  - A sudden release of gas in a   colliery killed 13 miners and injured more than 60 on Wednesday   in the heart of eastern Ukraine's Donbass coalfield, officials   said.


Ford hires banks to explore options: sources

Ford Motor Co.  has hired investment banks to help it explore options including a sale of its Jaguar and Land Rover European luxury brands, sources familiar with the matter said, as several companies ruled themselves out from bidding.


Â· Only 4% may take up extra paternity leaveÂ· Work-life balance has lost priority, say campaigners


Gonzales: Torture by U.S. Personnel Illegal

Attorney general nominee Alberto R. Gonzales told members of the Senate Judiciary Committee that any form of torture by U.S. personnel is illegal, according to new documents released Tuesday.


Chavez plans FARC rebel talks over hostages

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said on Friday he planned to hold talks with Colombia's FARC guerrillas in Venezuela in an attempt to break a stalemate on freeing kidnap victims held for years by the Marxist rebels.


At least four people have been killed in the Pakistani city of Lahore, when a suicide bomber shot his way into a Shiite Muslim mosque, and detonated his explosives.


BUENOS AIRES, March 9 -- Argentina provided the microphone, the stadium and thousands of fired-up spectators in the mood to hear some thunderous, fist-pumping, anti-American sloganeering. Venezuela's Hugo ChÃÂ¡vez took care of the rest.


Brown urges Kenya to consider unity government

Prime Minister Gordon Brown urged Kenya's party leaders to consider some form of national unity or coalition government to end the deadly crisis gripping the east African country.


Energy-saving light bulbs could trigger migraines, say campaigners.


Ceridian shareholder against sale at "low price"

- A large shareholder of Ceridian Corp.  said it does not support the sale of the company to a consortium of buyers as the price offered was low.


Stocks mixed as Fed raises rates; Cisco pressures tech shares

Lower-than-expected sales at Cisco Systems Inc. sent tech stocks tumbling Wednesday while the overall market was little changed after the Federal Reserve announced a widely expected interest rate hike.


Conservationists and scientists scrambled Tuesday to determine what has killed at least 50 critically endangered crocodile-like reptiles in recent weeks in a river sanctuary in central India.


The severe drought in Australia dents profits at the country's troubled wheat exporting business.


United States Steel Corp. is buying the Canadian steel maker Stelco Inc. for about $1.1 billion in a move expected to bolster its position as a supplier to the North American automotive industry.


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.


Housing charities face hometown disaster

Habitat for Humanity International has built homes all over the world. But now it has some work to do in its own backyard: A twister cut a devastating path through the organization's hometown last week.


Vijay Singh shoots a 68 to widen his lead over Tiger Woods at the Deutsche Bank Championship, putting him one round from his sixth victory of the year and the No. 1 ranking in the world.


Bond Raters in Effort to Repair Credibility

Standard & Poorâs and the Moodyâs Corporationâs proposals to restore the credibility of their ratings have met with skepticism from some of their toughest critics.


Windows Vista might be robbing the spotlight, but Microsoft has moved forward with other new product launches this week. On Thursday, Redmond announced new software that aims to make servers more secure.


Aid agency CARE International stops work in the wake of the kidnapping of Margaret Hassan in Baghdad.


In the Dreamscape of Nightmares, Clues to Why We Dream at All

By all evidence, outrageously bad dreams are a universal human experience.


Five Indiana Pacers players and three fans charged in one of the most violent melees in NBA history appeared in court Tuesday — each at a separate hearing — and were released on bond.


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A well-known Indian politician, Amar Mani Tripathi, is found guilty of conspiring to murder his pregnant mistress.


Now that salmonella has been confirmed in the company's peanut butter, the work begins on disposing of the product and building back consumer trust


MOVIE REVIEW: Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow

Alas, we're not quite over the rainbow, either. Not with "Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow.". More's the pity, because this groundbreaking sci-fi romp wants so desperately to fly high -- as high as writer-director Kerry Conran's imagination.


The U.S. couple accused of sexually abusing minors at a nudist colony in Brazil are hopeful they will be cleared and released, though Brazilian authorities were awarded more time to investigate them, their lawyer said Monday.


SAK leader Ihalainen fails to open negotiations on bus strike

Sunday brought no progress on commencing negotiations in the bus drivers' strike that started in Helsinki last Tuesday and has now spread to hamper public transport in eight Finnish cities.


The United States team wasn't able to stop the juggernaut that is the partnership of Colin Montgomerie and Bernhard Langer, but little else slowed it down in a record-setting


Tribler takes P2P to the ' Web 2.0 generation'

Single click porn, blockbusters, and TV shows Here comes BitTorrent 2.0. Researchers at the Delft University of Technology and De Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam recently unveiled the latest version of a new-age BitTorrent client known as Tribler, part of an effort to "move P2P to the next generation".â¦


Box office dud "Warrior" gets second chance

The new-age movie "Peaceful  Warrior" may have died at the box office last year, but its  producers hope it still has some fight left in it.


Berlino, 13:29 - CALCIO, IL BAYERN ESULTA: INTER KO A LISBONA, OTTIMO PER NOI

Felix Magath, allenatore del Bayern Monaco, prossimo avversario dell'Inter nel gruppo B della Champi...


A Long, Uncertain Path for New Cell Technique

A new approach for producing embryonic stem cells faces considerable hurdles, executives from stem cell companies said.


A VIRUS WRITER has decided that the wants to see the look on your face when you discover your computer is infected by his handiwork.


Desperate for a Win, Boston Forces Game 7

J. D. Drew was Bostonâs surprising hero, as the $70 million free agent whose performance frustrated fans, hit a grand slam to propel the Red Sox.


Fox Wins Sunday Race with World Series Game 2

Curt Schilling didn't shed his blood on the mound in vain Sunday night.


Bosnian Muslims voice  disappointment after the top UN court clears Serbia of genocide in the Bosnian war.


An art collector wins a court battle over the ownership of four valuable paintings stolen from his home in 1978.


US football officials purr over possible Beckham move

A rumoured move by former England captain David Beckham from Real Madrid to a club in the United States would be a "marriage made in heaven", according to a US Major League Soccer official.


Web browser pioneer Marc Andreessen helped bring the Internet to the masses during the 1990s. Now the Netscape Communications co-founder is trying to help Web surfers build online communities outside the walls of social networking leaders MySpace.com and Facebook.com.


Oracle Director Says Bid May Not Be Final

A director of the Oracle Corporation testified that the company's $7.7 billion hostile bid for PeopleSoft might not be the final offer.


The Nikkei lost 1 percent on Thursday as stocks such as Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. fell after disappointing earnings at U.S. firms, while Sony Corp. issued a profit warning after the close.


Kennedy Cousin Fighting Assault Accusation

William Kennedy Smith said Monday he has resigned from the humanitarian group he founded while he fights sexual assault allegations leveled by a former employee.


Nikkei rises 1.1 pct as blue-chip shares gain

The Nikkei rose 1.13 percent on Thursday  as Advantest Corp. (6857.T) and other blue chips gained on the  view that they had fallen too far in a six-week tumble, but  worries about the U.S. economy limited rises.


Voice of Africa Radio has been set up in East London to broadcast entertainment, information and political, economic and social news about Africa to Africans, especially those living in the United Kingdom and ...


I want my Volpi TV Joost is wooing former Cisco senior executive Mike Volpi to take the reigns as CEO of the online video service, according to reports.â¦


Companies disclosed a flurry of new security breaches, highlighting the need for IT managers to focus more on securing their data -- not just their corporate networks.


Agatha Ruiz de la Prada, Spanish republican aristocrat designer

That the rival shows in both cities harm each other by their proximity -- De la Prada dubs the rivalry the great war -- appears not to be a source of worry.


Wal-Mart to use more part-timers, wage caps: NYT

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is pushing to create a cheaper, more flexible work force by capping wages, using more part-time workers and scheduling more staff on nights and weekends, The New York Times reported on Monday.


Iran's president on Sunday said his country was determined to expand its uranium enrichment program and called allegations Tehran was seeking nuclear weapons a "big lie."


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AMD introduces Opteron chips that use less power

Three members of the new lineup are 2.6GHz chips designed to require a maximum 68 watts of power, compared to 95 watts for the standard versions of the chips.


Got Grapefruit? It May Help You Lose Weight

NEW YORK  - Eating half of a grapefruit  three times per day before meals appears to help people shed  unwanted pounds, according to new study findings reported this  week.


Ten Things Progressives Should Know About the United Nations Oil ...

In the wake of revelations about corruption in the UN oil-for-food program, right-wing columnists and lawmakers are calling for the resignation of United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan.


Hail to the chief exemplar of conviction politics

Like Australia's recent election, the American election was a study in contrasting campaign styles and issues. In both elections a conservative incumbent, who was loathed by elites, triumphed on the day.


Bonds Said Unknowingly Used BALCO Supplements

San Francisco Giants slugger  Barry Bonds told a grand jury last year that he unknowingly  used substances at the heart of the BALCO steroid scandal, the  San Francisco Chronicle reported on Friday.


Dosanjh confident drug plan will come, one day

Rejecting the national pharmacare plan favoured by the provinces, federal health minister Ujjal Dosanjh says he's confident a strategy is still in the works.


Pope leaves Turkey after successful trip

Pope Benedict XVI was greeted in Turkey with a lecture on how the Christian West scorns Islam. He left Friday with Istanbul's chief Islamic cleric speaking lyrically of better days ahead between the faiths.


Crude Oil Rises as Norwegian Production Reduced for a Third Day

Crude oil rose to a three-week high as Statoil ASA, Norway's largest oil company, said it couldn't predict when 205,000 barrels a day of production at two North Sea fields will resume.


Darfur Violence Rises, New Upsurge Feared, UN Says

Fighting in Darfur is escalating and the Sudanese region could face a new upsurge in violence despite efforts by the U.N. Security Council and others, U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said on Friday.


Sharon tells army to prepare to leave Gaza under fire

JERUSALEM: Prime Minister Ariel Sharon ordered the Israeli Army to prepare itself for an evacuation under fire from the Gaza Strip where a Palestinian militant was shot dead in a botched bombing Sunday.


President Bush said Sunday that the U.S will work with its allies to try to prevent violent clashes after the anticipated declaration of independence by Kosovo.


Tax from prostitutes? No thanks, says Indian state

An Indian state on Friday rejected a proposal by prostitutes to pay tax to the government in return for stopping police raids on brothels and checks on soliciting clients.


Oil vaulted to a record $100 a barrel on Wednesday as geopolitical turmoil, tight energy stockpiles, and a weak dollar triggered a flood of speculative buying, dealers said.


Bush to Give Intelligence Chief More Budget Power

Under election-year pressure,  President Bush said on Wednesday he supported giving "full  budgetary authority" to a new national intelligence director  after initially balking at the recommendation of the Sept. 11  commission.


Cartoon legend Joseph Barbera dies at 95

Legendary Hollywood animator Joseph Barbera, whose characters Fred and Wilma Flintstone and Scooby-Doo made generations of people laugh, died on Monday at age 95, the Warner Bros. film studio said in a statement.


Venezuela beefs security on al Qaeda oil threat

Venezuela will reinforce security measures after a branch of al Qaeda called for attacks on suppliers of oil to the United States, the defense minister said on Thursday.


Whatâs Online: Cramer vs. Cramer vs. Blodget

Two famous (or infamous) stock pickers â Henry M. Blodget and James J. Cramer â took potshots at each other recently.


By MARK SHERMAN  WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court sided with developers and the Bush administration Monday in a dispute with environmentalists over protecting endangered species.


New Malaria Vaccine Is Shown to Work in Infants Under 1 Year Old, a Study Finds

The worldâs most promising malaria vaccine has been shown to work in infants less than a year old, the most vulnerable group.


Chris Bosh's career night was better than Dwight Howard's. Bosh scored a career-high 41 points and outplayed Howard in a matchup of All-Star big men as the Toronto Raptors won their season-high fourth straight with a 113-103 victory over the Orlando Magic on Wednesday night.


BAGHDAD - Two US helicopters were shot down near Fallujah on Thursday as fighting in the insurgent stronghold continued. Military officials said the Super Cobra helicopters were shot down in separate incidents and the crew members have been rescued.


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Republicans Nominate Bush for Second Term

The Republican Party nominated President Bush for a second four-year term in the White House on Tuesday with a ringing call for his re-election


TSA makes a hash of 'no-fly' redress site

I'm not a terrorist and you know zip about net security The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) website has not been hacked by identity thieves, despite appearances to the contrary.â¦


HOME Secretary David Blunkett last night admitted he had been wrong to give a rail warrant intended for MPs' spouses to his married lover Kimberly Quinn, and vowed to repay the cost of the train ticket.


WASHINGTON - Russian authorities are investigating whether President Vladimir Putin was the target of a possible terrorist attack during this week's twin air crashes, The Post has learned.


England forward Aaron Lennon could miss upcoming Euro 2008 fixtures because of a knee injury suffered in training on Friday.


Russia Calls Estonia Monument Disgraceful

Russia on Monday sharply criticized a monument honoring Estonians who fought in the German army against Soviet troops during World War II, calling it a disgraceful glorification of Nazis and urging the European Union and NATO to take notice.


European Will Oversee Accounting Standards

The International Accounting Standards Committee has been pressured by some European politicians who want the board to be more accountable to governments.


Oliver Stone, America's most controversial, Oscar-winning filmmaker, is waging war on the box office this weekend with ``Alexander,'' a violent, sexually combustible, nearly three-hour epic.


Tom Petty says he's not much of a football fan, but playing the Super Bowl halftime show was an offer he couldn't refuse.


Three CD players hidden under a cathedral's pews blared sexually explicit language in the middle of an Ash Wednesday Mass, leading a bomb squad to detonate two of the devices.


Two months after the government recommended that scarce flu shots be reserved for people most at risk, health officials are now worried that tens of thousands of doses could go to waste, and they are considering easing the restrictions.


Jan Nowak-Jezioranski - a wartime Polish underground courier and post-war radio broadcaster dies aged 91.


3 ETF sponsors offer state-specific muni funds.


By Steve Lawson  BIG news from Sony Ericsson, this week, with two cracking new phones unveiled.  First comes the exciting new Walkman music phone, the W960.


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Today's mixed bag of a press review covers, among other topics, the acquittal of a terror suspect by a German court, the Russian shot-putter stripped of her gold medal in Athens and a Georgian disco.


The Race to Read Genomes on a Shoestring, Relatively Speaking

If the cost of sequencing a human genome can drop to $1,000 or below, experts say it would start to become feasible to tell what diseases people might be at risk for.


Katrina shootings police not to face death penalty

Prosecutors said on Thursday they would not seek the death penalty for four New Orleans police officers charged with shooting dead two people on a bridge shortly after Hurricane Katrina flooded the city.


New England boss Steve McClaren insists he will not be afraid to make more tough decisions after he swung the axe on David Beckham's international career.


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British Iraq Hostage in New Video Plea to Blair

A British man held hostage in Iraq appeared in a video on Wednesday, chained and distraught, pleading with Prime Minister Tony Blair to save his life by meeting his captors' demands to release Iraqi women from jail.


Mediterranean Becomes an Endangered Playground

By Clare Shine  Not just a playground for tourists, the Mediterranean is a shared space of vast complexity  with problems to match. A coastline of 46,000 kilometers, or 28,600 miles, including its many islands, is shared by 22 countries.


Toyota made its first official on-track appearance Monday, with Bill Elliott, Michael Waltrip and Dave Blaney all piloting Camrys in NASCAR's Car of Tomorrow test at Michigan International Speedway.


Storm worm botnet herders switch tactics (again) Authors behind the Storm worm have switched tactics yet again.â¦


Life - @ 11:00 On May 2, 1932, Taimi Pitkanen's photo appeared on the ...

On May 2, 1932, Taimi Pitkanen's photo appeared on the cover of The Sudbury Star along with several bandaged Finnish men, all of whom had the boots put to them by the local police force.


Bush Hails International Ethanol Production

SAO PAULO, Brazil, March 9 -- President Bush sealed a deal with Brazil on Friday morning intended to promote international production of ethanol, opening a six-day tour of Latin America dedicated to renewing U.S. commitment to a region that has become estranged from Washington in recent years.


Stock markets around the world plummeted today in a wave of selling set off by a plunge in China.


the palace in the run-down capital on Wednesday, although it was not known if it was connected to the visit. UN troops guarding the palace also opened fire.


Tall, handsome and delicious lookingÂGirls can kill for his dimpled smile Italian import, Dino Morea


Tickets for Washington Home Games on Sale

Tickets for baseball in Washington went on sale at 12:01 a.m. Thursday through a Web site established by Major League Baseball.


New Jersey officially apologizes for slavery

New Jersey officially said Monday that it has "profound regret" for practicing slavery, and became the first state north of the Mason-Dixon line to pass such apologetic legislation.


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Children's behavior problems may be in their genes

If some children seem like they  were born to be bad, new research suggests it may be true.


Democrat Makes 'Non-Political' Fla. Visit

Presidential candidate John Kerry may have won a few votes during his tour of neighborhoods devastated by Hurricane Charley, but he said — as any politician must — that strengthening support in a battleground state was not the reason for his visit.


UPDATE 2-MBIA 3rd-qtr earnings fall 2.3 pct, stock off

MBIA Inc. (MBI.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , a leading US bond insurer, on Tuesday reported a 2.3 percent drop in third-quarter earnings as investor demand


Third parcel bomb explodes in three days

A woman was injured when a parcel bomb exploded at Britain's national driving licence authority offices in south Wales, police said, the third such blast in three days.


British National Party leader held on racism charge

LONDON: The leader of the British National Party (BNP), Nick Griffin, was arrested early Monday on suspicion of incitement to commit racial hatred, his party said.


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BMW plans to boost sales to more than 2 million cars by 2020, while pushing through cost savings worth 6bn euros.


Peace talks aimed at ending Sudan's Darfur conflict are set to open in Libya, but key rebel groups will not be there.


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Ocean Tomo Auctions to Sell Leading Internet Television Network in April Live Auction

Ocean Tomo Auctions, LLC today announced the sale of www.WorldNetCast.com,  one of the world's premier Internet television  networks, with a geocentric TV strategy driven by 775 location-based TV  channels.


Patients and staff have been evacuated from the Royal Marsden hospital in west London as firefighters tackle a major blaze


Like so many Tennessee defenders, the questions kept coming and coming at Georgia quarterback David Greene after Saturdayâs 19-14 loss to the Volunteers.


Terry Pratchett optimistic about Alzheimer's

Discworld creator and bestselling fantasy novelist Terry Pratchett declared that he has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's. But the books, he says, will keep coming.


Conn. Asks Supreme Court to OK Execution

Connecticut's attorney general asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday to lift an order protecting a serial killer and clear the way for New England's first execution in 45 years to take place early Saturday.


Airbus to sell some sites, cut 10,000 jobs: union

TOULOUSE, France  - European plane maker Airbus will sell all or part of six of its 16 production sites and slash 10,000 jobs at the company and its suppliers as part of a restructuring plan to cut costs and deal with the decline of the dollar, a leading trade union said.


A Canadian al-Qaeda suspect arrested in 2002 is due to be sentenced in the US, in a case shrouded in secrecy.


Buyers Will Pay More — Maybe Much More — for 35-MPG Cars

How automakers will reach 35 mpg: Smaller engines, lighter cars and lots of turbocharged diesels and hybrids.


Movie Review | 'I'm Reed Fish': Tales of a Small-Town Hero

Sweetness and whimsy fill the screen to capacity in âIâm Reed Fish,â a rural coming-of-age tale thatâs so laid-back that its cast is almost horizontal.


Milano, 17:18 - CALCIO, DERBY; MORATTI: E' STATO UN CAPOLAVORO

Poche parole di Massimo Moratti al termine del vittorioso derby sul Milan. Sulla partita: ''E' stata...


MORE than 100 people were hospitalised with smoke inhalation after a major fire today during the premiere of a horror film at a movie complex in an Istanbul shopping mall.


ISPs urgently need to roll out the next generation of net addresses, says internet pioneer Vint Cerf.


Media company Landmark Communications said on Thursday it was exploring the sale of its publishing and television businesses including cable network The Weather Channel.


A North Carolina man and his sister became the first two people convicted of a felony for sending fraudulent unsolicited commercial e-mail.


Incontro con Karamanlis: Turchia, regole valide per tutti


InfoWorld - I just love how many Web sites take my complex, hard-to-guess password and make it as easy to crack as guessing my favorite color or the city of my birth. It seems nearly every Web site comes with user-accessible, self-service, password reset questions, and nearly all of those same sites make resetting or obtaining my password magnitudes easier than actually knowing my correct password. Thanks.


Last US election debate considered critical in deadlocked race

WASHINGTON (CP) - In the last televised debate of the US election campaign on Wednesday, President George W. Bush and John Kerry each hoped to break the deadlock gripping the race.


ING, the Dutch bank which bought Baring in 1995 for Â£1 after rogue trader Nick Leeson ran up losses of more than Â£800m, ending its use of the Baring name.


Venezuela rails at Exxon asset freeze "terrorism"

Venezuela accused Exxon Mobil of legal "terrorism" on Friday after the giant U.S. oil company won court orders freezing $12 billion of the South American oil supplier's assets in a dispute at the heart of a worldwide tussle for control of natural resources.


Movie Review: ÂTrust the ManÂ: Two Couples Talk, Talk, Talk

Opening a film with a small child straining on a toilet and talking about poop isnÂt just a bad idea; itÂs an invitation to unfortunate metaphor.


Democratic White House hopefuls square off in critical TV debate

Democratic 2008 presidential hopefuls prepared to lock horns Sunday in a potentially pivotal campaign debate that could help define the still-unsettled White House field.


Bush urges Senate to pass line-item veto

President Bush, urging the Senate to pass the line-item veto, on Tuesday criticized House Democrats who didn't back the measure even though they've called for federal spending restraint.


French bill would weaken transit strikes

Public transit strikes, a fact of life in France, would no longer force trains and buses to a complete halt under a controversial bill presented to parliament Tuesday.


Libya Court hears medics' appeal in HIV cases

The Libyan Supreme Court began hearing an appeal on Wednesday by six foreign medics sentenced to death for infecting Libyan children with HIV in the final stage of a trial that has affected Libya's ties with the West.


A writer forced into hiding after her play prompted rioting by Sikh protesters defends her work.


LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Ricky Martin's "Black & White" tour begins a 17-city run in the United States and Canada with an April 17 show at San Jose, California's HP Pavilion.


Hughes: Fixing U.S. image may take years

It may take decades to change anti-American feelings around the world that have been aggravated by war in Iraq, U.S. policy toward Israel and America's "sex and violence" culture, the State Department official in charge of dealing with the U.S. image abroad said Thursday.


Steve Spurrier took over at South Carolina yesterday, returning to the college ranks after a three-year absence. The former Washington Redskins coach replaces Lou Holtz, who retired Monday.


Three finalists with robotic climbers are competing to win $500,000 from NASA.


Islamabad - At least 17 people were killed and 30 injured when a passenger bus fell into a ravine near Pakistan's eastern city of Jehlum early on Saturday, police said.


Lewis drops an anti-gay slur on telethon

Jerry Lewis dropped an anti-gay slur — the same one that got Isaiah Washington of "Grey's Anatomy" in trouble — during the 18th hour of his annual Labor Day telethon.


Torino, 16:49 - CALCIO, JUVENTUS: ANCORA NIENTE ACCORDO CON CAMORANESI

Tra Camoranesi e la Juve ancora non c'è intesa. In mattinata il procuratore del giocatore, Se...


President Bush on Thursday added eight more countries to a U.S. initiative aimed at combatting malaria in Africa and reducing the disease's mortality rate by 50 percent in targeted nations.


Kevin Harvick, driving a Chevrolet, won the Daytona 500 after a close, accident-filled finish to the race on Sunday.


News International, the publisher of the Sun, Times and News of the World newspapers, is to relocate its print works from Wapping to Enfield in north London.


Bhutto says edging closer to deal with Musharraf

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


Quake that caused tsunami changed local geography: US experts:

[World News]: London, Dec 29 : The earthquake responsible for the Asian tsunami was so powerful that it might have changed the local geography, shifting islands and the mainland of Sumatra by as much as 36 metres, according to American seismologists.


A taxi driver is just Â£60 better off after suing the parents of a student who died after he was hit by his cab.


Afghan gets death sentence for killing journalists:

[World News]: Kabul, Nov.20 : A court in Kabul has sentenced an Afghan man to death for killing four journalists, including two from the Reuters news agency.


Since finishing third in last year's Frank J. De Francis Memorial Dash, Gators N Bears has developed into one of the fastest horses on the east coast.


Michael Jackson in Stable Shape at Calif. Hospital

Michael Jackson was in stable  condition and under observation on Wednesday at the California  hospital where he was taken after suffering flu-like symptoms  that suspended his child-molestation trial, a hospital  spokesman said.


Green Bay hoping Favre will be ready to face Seattle

The Green Bay Packers hope veteran quarterback Brett Favre will be fit to play the Seattle Seahawks on Monday after injuring his elbow in Sunday's loss to the New England Patriots.


What once looked a like a promising Denver Nuggets season rapidly is going into the deep freeze. On Tuesday night at the Pepsi Center, the Nuggets were crushed by, egads, the Seattle SuperSonics 108-88.


HOLLYWOOD stars Brad Pitt (above, left) and Matt Damon (right) had to hotfoot out of Claridges Hotel yesterday after a fire broke out in Gordon Ramsay's restaurant.


Two key economic indicators were released on Wednesday causing investors to worry whether the Fed will cut rates at its next meeting on Jan. 30.


When Soldiers Go to War, Flat Daddies Hold Their Place at Home

The Maine National Guard is giving life-size pictures of soldiers to the families of deployed guard members to help them connect with their missing relative.


FAT32-formatted whopper IFA 06 Solid-state memory specialist Pretec has unveiled what it claims is the highest capacity SD card in the universe. Beyond that, who can say? We can be clear, however, on one point: the card contains 8GB of raw, information data storage capacity.â¦


Champions Chelsea face Liverpool  while leaders Man Utd are up against Arsenal in Sunday's two heavyweight Premiership fixtures.


HIV drugs best given to S. African cities

The most effective way to used AIDS   drugs in South Africa would be to concentrate on cities,   although this might also be the least ethical approach, an   international team of researchers said on Monday.


Sudan rejects Rice demands on Darfur force

DEAD SEA, Jordan  - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice strongly urged Sudan on Friday to accept a "hybrid" international force for Darfur but was told the African Union could do the job, a senior Sudanese official said.


Yahoo called Microsoftâs $44.6 billion takeover offer too low, and said it would continue to evaluate all its options.


A giant sculpture of a spider by artist Louise Bourgeois is donated to London's Tate Modern gallery.


Panamanian investigators have concluded that at least 174 people were poisoned, 115 of them fatally, by counterfeit cold medicine linked to an unlicensed Chinese chemical plant.


Echoing the Justice Department's consent Monday, the Federal Communications Commission Tuesday granted approval of the $41 billion buyout under the condition that Cingular divest itself of some network assets.


MTV Networks embraces Web chaos to regain viewers

MTV Networks, owner of the MTV and Comedy Central channels, is pushing a risky new Web strategy to win back young viewers from the likes of YouTube and MySpace.


Eating less meat may slow climate change

Eating less meat could help slow global warming by reducing the number of livestock and thereby decreasing the amount of methane flatulence from the animals, scientists said on Thursday.


Up to 30 Taliban killed in boat attack: Afghan army

U.S.-led coalition and Afghan forces have killed up to 30 Taliban fighters as they tried to escape on a boat from a battle in southern Afghanistan, an Afghan government spokesman said on Tuesday.


BT has entered an agreement with Research In Motion to offer co-branded BlackBerry 7230 and 7730 handhelds to its corporate customer base.


Peterson Undergoes Mock Cross-Examination With Trial Analyst ...

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. -- Scott Peterson is being prepared by his defense team to possibly take the witness stand in his own defense, according to a Bay Area attorney who said today he spent several hours questioning


Rap mogul "Suge" Knight named in gang crackdown

Rap music mogul Marion "Suge"  Knight has been named by police as a member of a notorious gang  in a crime-plagued suburb of Los Angeles.


Scania AB rejected a 9.6 billion euro ($12.2 billion) takeover offer from Germany's MAN AG on Monday, while one of the Swedish truckmaker's primary shareholders said the offer did not reflect the company's true value.


Adobe's Creative Suite 3 programs are not fully tested with 'Leopard.'


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Johnny Cash's instruments and possessions raise almost $4m (Â£2.2) after a three-day auction in New York.


Is the traditional puzzle cube any better with lights and games built in? Plus: Romantic geeks can now exchange binary wedding bands. In Gadget Lab.


Saturday Interview: Making Botox Both Medicine and Cosmetic

David E. I. Pyott, president and chief executive of Allergan, discussed the companyâs recent developments.


The official Xinhua News Agency defended controls on foreign news agencies' access to China's media market, saying it won't seek to profit from its new monopoly and promising that financial firms will continue to receive economic information.


Put the three letters together and they don't spell a word, but in football-speak, no explanation is needed. The YAC - a.k.a. yards after catch - can be a quarterback's best friend.


Hamas threatens to strike Israeli targets abroad

GAZA CITY : The armed wing of the hardline Palestinian movement Hamas threatened to take aim at Israeli targets abroad after one of its founders was killed in a Damascus car bombing blamed on Israel.


Finita in tribunale Per la pop star problemi legali con l'ex ...

Los Angeles, 23 dicembre 2004 - L'ex marito di Jennifer Lopez ha fatto causa alla pop star chidendole i danni per essere stato licenziato ingiustamente. Ojani Noa, un cameriere che Ã¨ stato sposato con la


NASA embosses space images for the blind

'Touch the Invisible Sky' NASA today released Touch the Invisible Sky, a 60-page book using 28 embossed images from its Great Observatories, coupled with large-print and braille text to bring the "majestic images" to the visually-impaired and blind.â¦


Lindsay Lohan wearing alcohol-measuring tag

Troubled actress Lindsay Lohan, who has been in and out of rehab as she struggles to recover from alcohol and drug abuse, has been spotted with an electronic tag that warns her if she is drinking too much.


Ascoli Piceno, 15:51 - MORTE POLIZIOTTO: SUL WEB RABBIA TIFOSI ASCOLI,GUERRA CIVILE

"Ieri non è morto solamente un ragazzo, ma c'è stata una guerra civile preorganizzata ...


Facebook backers create $10 mln fund for start-ups

Online social networking phenomenon Facebook Inc said on Monday its backers have created an unusual $10 million fund to dole out grants to start-ups with ideas for innovative Facebook applications.


Hundreds of inmates of Welsh prisons could be safely managed in the community, it is claimed.


Germs Found Trapped in Amber Lived With First Dinosaurs

Scientists have discovered a "microworld" of life trapped in tiny drops of Italian amber. The ancient germs lived over 200 million years ago, when the first dinosaurs appeared.


The Rockies were already in a fine pickle well before the Red Sox came to the plate in the fifth inning of last night's World Series opener.


By Terry Murden  FORMER Radio One disc jockey Mark Page is casting an eye over River FM, the Livingston-based radio station, which is seeking a buyer.


Global Markets: U.S. Treasuries Pare Gains

U.S. Treasuries pared gains on Wednesday  as investors read the latest U.S. durable goods orders as  mildly positive despite lower-than-expected headline numbers.


Modena, 19:09 - CALCIO, MODENA: DIFFERENZIATO PER QUATTRO

Doppio allenamento per il Modena, con mattinata dedicata all'atletica tra campo e palestra  e pomeri...


Dell Drops 15 GB Dell DJ To US$149, 20 GB for US$195

Dell has taken an aggressive pricing strategy in its competition with Apple in the music player space. Jupiter Research analyst Joe Wilcox reported in his


Tax bill nears approval by House-Senate negotiators

WASHINGTON Supporters of a major rewrite of corporate tax law are optimistic they'll be able to complete congressional action this week on legislation needed to end a bitter trade fight with Europe.


JKLF lauds President Musharraf's proposals on Kashmir settlement

ISLAMABAD, October 27 (Online): Mr. Amanullah Khan, Chairman Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) has lauded President Pervez Musharraf on accepting complete independence of Kashmir as an acceptable solution of the Issue and said that it was for the


Wal-Mart Stores Inc. yesterday launched a voter registration drive aimed at its 1.3 million U.S. employees in what it describes as the largest such effort by a private company.


Deutsche Telekom to reintegrate T-Online in share swap, buyback

FRANKFURT, Oct 9  - Germany's Deutsche Telekom is to reintegrate its Internet arm T-Online, Europe's largest Internet provider, via a swap for Telekom shares and a share buyback offer, the company said Saturday.


WASHINGTON - President Bush on Thursday marked the opening of the new American Indian National Museum, saying it will serve as a powerful reminder of the spirit and vitality of peoples native to the nation.   "The National Museum of Indian affairs affirms that this young country is home to an ancient, noble and enduring native culture," Bush said in the East Room of the White House...


Darfur peace talks adjourn for 1 month after parties strike deal ...

ABUJA: Peace talks between the Sudanese government and two rebel groups from the war-torn Darfur region were adjourned for a month on Wednesday, one day after the warring parties struck a deal to end hostilities.


RIGA, Latvia, Nov. 28 -- President Bush today said NATO countries need to boost their ability and willingness to battle extremism in countries such as Afghanistan and Iraq, arguing that the World War II-era alliance has a modern role in helping democracy take root there and elsewhere.


Dollar Pares Gains After Mixed U.S. Data

The dollar lost some of the ground it  had gained this week after mixed data on U.S. durable goods  orders did little to alter market perceptions on the strength  of the economy or expectations about Fed rate hikes.


By Dick Meyer. By Dotty Lynch. By Bob Schieffer. (CBS/AP) President Bush and Sen. John Kerry swapped charges over a looming shortage of flu vaccine and the future of Social Security as they


EU ministers agree to crisis management blueprint

PORTO, Portugal  - European Union finance ministers and central bankers agreed on Saturday to step up co-operation among themselves to improve their handling of cross-border financial crises.


Iraqi National Conference won't send another delegation to seek end of Najaf violence

BAGHDAD, Iraq  Iraq's National Conference refused Wednesday to send a second delegation to the holy city of Najaf to negotiate an end to fighting between US troops and loyalists of radical cleric ...


Manchester Utd confirm Glazer raises stake to 27.6 pct

US sports tycoon Malcolm Glazer has raised his stake in Manchester United Plc to 27.63 percent from 25.3 percent, the Premier League club said on Tuesday, heightening speculation that he will bid for them.


Altre ordinanze in arrivo a Trieste e Torino, mentre nel governo Ã¨ ancora polemicaProdi: guerra alla microcriminalitÃ . Amato promette nuove misure                                          "Via lavavetri e mendicanti" si allarga il fronte dei sindaci                                                                                Querelle a Firenze: un assessore ora propone di equipararli agli artisti di stradaRosy Bindi: "Dietro i provvedimenti nessuna opera umanitaria, operazioni sospette" di VLADIMIRO POLCHI


The Boston Red Sox are to send hobbled star Curt Schilling to the mound Tuesday night against the New York Yankees, whose 3-0 lead in the best-of-seven AL championship series is down to 3-2 after back-to-back marathon games. But rain in the forecast could make for another long night of delays or earn both teams some much needed rest.


L'Italia non Ã¨ triste ma Ã¨ solo schifata                                                                                di EUGENIO SCALFARI


Paul Martin scored two goals in an NHL game for the first time and the New Jersey Devils routed the Carolina Hurricanes 6-1 on Saturday night.


Study finds gene changes that affect heart disease

Researchers say they have pinpointed six common genetic variations that may cause heart disease and the discovery may help to predict who is at greatest risk.


Hacking for fun has evolved into hacking for profit, and created a business model nearly as sophisticated as that of legal software.


Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan says the growing US budget deficit might destabilize the economy. Fed Governor Susan Bies says Congress spends like it's dipping into a "a cookie jar.


Sir Alex Ferguson believes the last-ditch win his side claimed over Reading was exactly the kind of victory that proves critical at the end of Premier League campaigns.


Norway's Thor Hushovd powers home in a bunch sprint to take victory in stage four of the Tour de France.


European Union transport ministers approve a plan to make airlines part of a carbon trading scheme.


Spears Gets Head Coaching Job at Grambling

Melvin Spears was hired as Grambling State's coach Thursday after serving on an interim basis last season.


Zimbabwe presidential rivals submit candidacies

The three candidates in Zimbabwe's presidential elections formally submitted their nomination papers on Friday at a special court in the capital Harare.


British Troops Move North for Mission Near Baghdad

British troops moved from Basra on Wednesday to take over an area near Baghdad in a move that could set the stage for a US attack on rebel-held Falluja.


All 24 aboard WWF helicopter killed in Nepal

All 24 people on board a helicopter   chartered by conservation group WWF in Nepal were killed after   the aircraft crashed in bad weather two days ago, officials   said on Monday.


Purged Chinese Party Chief Zhao Ziyang Dies

Zhao Ziyang, a Chinese reformist  toppled as Communist Party chief in 1989 for opposing an army  crackdown on the Tiananmen Square democracy protests, died in  hospital Monday, his family said. He was 85.


As soon as the halftime buzzer sounded last night , Doc Rivers started a very public argument with Wally Szczerbiak . The two could be seen and heard yelling at each other as the Celtics headed to the locker room, Rivers appearing to criticize Szczerbiak for what the coach thought was a missed defensive assignment.


The Census Bureau will have to abandon years of work it has conducted on a household survey that is intended to replace the long form in the 2010 census unless Congress acts soon to provide adequate funding for the project, the agency's director said on Tuesday.


Aid Workers in Haiti Struggle to Provide Relief for Flooding ...

Aid workers continue to struggle to provide relief in the flood zone of northern Haiti. Massive flooding in the city of Gonaives earlier this week claimed more than 1,000 lives, and about 1,200 others are still missing.


The Hague, Nov. 7: India did not expect any hiccups in its relationship with the US after the re-election of George W. Bush to the presidency, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said here today.


Jose Canseco wrote the book that helped persuade baseball to toughen its steroids policy, and he insists there's much more damaging information to come.


Crude oil regains strength, thanks to Ivan

CALGARY - Oil prices rose to their second-highest closing price on record yesterday, a final gift from Hurricane Ivan, which ravaged the US Gulf Coast last week, cutting oil imports south of the border and destroying key production facilities.


If the film festival in Telluride seems to exist on a higher plane than Cannes, Toronto or Sundance, this is not just a matter of altitude.


U.S. retailers holiday sales up 3.6 percent

U.S. specialty apparel retailers saw  sales rise 3.6 percent in holiday shopping, at the lower-end of  expectations, according to data released on Tuesday by  SpendingPulse.


House GOP Changes Rules to Protect DeLay

House Republicans approved a party rules change Wednesday that could allow Majority leader Tom DeLay to retain his leadership post if he is indicted by a Texas grand jury on state political corruption charges.


Ukraine court calls election results invalid

The Supreme Court declared the results of Ukraine's disputed presidential runoff election invalid today and ruled that the runoff should be repeated on Dec.


The bombing of Australia's embassy in Jakarta has shaken many Australians into believing that we're now the definite target of terrorists.


Rules of the Reservoirs ; 3 Cities Have 3 Solutions to Protect Water Supply

By DAVE PHILIPPS THE GAZETTE  This spring Colorado Springs will wrestle with an issue dozens of cities have already tackled: how to strike a balance between letting the public visit city-owned reservoirs and protecting drinking water.


Red Sox DH Ortiz Will Not Play Winter Ball

Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz will not play this winter with the Escogido Lions in his native Dominican Republic because of a nagging injury in his right shoulder.


International recognition for Kathyrn Haddad

A Coon Rapids High School graduate has received international recognition for her role in launching the first Arab-American literary magazine in the United States.


Derby Winner Barbaro's Surgery Successful

One day, Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro was on the road to a Triple Crown. A day later, he was on a long and perilous road to recovery.


A US government commission looking into the Abu Ghraib prison abuse scandal in Iraq is set to  publish its findings.


E' la stima Coldiretti nella giornata risparmio energetico


Prosecutors say Libby lied as trial ends

A former aide to Vice President Dick Cheney lied to the FBI because he was worried he might face criminal charges for blowing a CIA employee's cover, prosecutors said on Tuesday as his perjury trial drew to a close.


UK's Brown calls for more money for UN fund

British finance minister Gordon Brown will on Thursday call for more money to be put into a United Nations global emergency fund so that it can better respond to humanitarian crises.


The popular, outspoken head of Greece's powerful Orthodox Church was buried Thursday in a state funeral attended by thousands of mourners and top Greek officials.


Animation unit's IPO up 39% in early trading as investors rush to grab a stake in Shrek. The sale of 29 million DreamWorks shares at $28 each raised $812 million from investors eager to get a piece of the


ORLANDO, Florida  - Police filed attempted murder charges against a U.S. astronaut accused of trying to kidnap a woman she considered a rival for another astronaut's affections, preventing her release from jail on Tuesday.


Andruw Jones hit a two-run homer off Trevor Hoffman in the ninth inning and the Atlanta Braves threw out the potential tying run at the plate for the final out Wednesday night, preserving a 6-5 come-from-behind win over the San Diego Padres.


Television advertising by President Bush and Sen. John Kerry and their political parties is focused on 14 states, reflecting a shrunken battleground in the final month of the presidential campaign.


L'estate dei tormentoni, sotto l'ombrello(ne) con Rihanna

Il singolo Umbrella è in vetta alle classifiche internazionali da settimane. Ma la casa discografica non è contenta delle vendite dell'album Good girl gone bad


Japan rounded on the European Union for its hardline approach to military-run Myanmar Friday, arguing a tougher package of sanctions announced by the 25-nation bloc would do little for reform.


Oggi parere motivato inviato da Bruxelles a Roma


Klein conciliatory at first ministers meeting, despite election rhetoric

OTTAWA (CP) - Alberta Premier Ralph Klein, who has been the spoiler at first ministers gatherings, was unusually positive as he entered a meeting Tuesday with the prime minister and other premiers.


An impressive display from Scotland sees off a lackluster Romania at Murrayfield.


Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen take pole at the Belgian GP ahead of team-mate Felipe Alonso.


â¢ Health educators say it is a common myth that snuff is safer than cigarettes. (NLI/Chris Soltesz). ANDERSON, Ind. (NLI) - The Great American Smokeout on Thursday is encouraging tobacco users everywhere


Ivory Coast accuses France of shooting civilians

The Government of the Ivory Coast is planning to take legal action against French troops accused of shooting civilians. The Ivorian Government is taking its case to the International Court of Justice.


U.S. Forces Attack Target in Iraqi City of Falluja

FALLUJA, Iraq  - U.S. aircraft and artillery  bombarded targets in the Iraqi city of Falluja early on  Tuesday, lighting up the night sky with explosions that shook  the southwest of the city, residents said.


A worker injured in a methane blast in a Siberian coal mine died in the hospital Sunday, bringing the death toll in Russia's latest mine disaster to 39, a government official said.


Myskina to Defend Moscow Title in Roland Garros Final Rematch

Anastasia Myskina, entering the WTA Moscow semifinals with an 0-4 career record versus Lindsay Davenport, got over the hump Saturday with a 6-4, 7-6(1) victory against the new No.


Chilean ex-dictator Augusto Pinochet dies at 91

SANTIAGO, Chile  - Former dictator Augusto Pinochet, who polarized Chile during his brutal 1973-1990 military rule and spent his old age fighting human rights, fraud and corruption charges, died on Sunday at 91 years old.


NOAA Scientists Say Arctic Ice Is Melting Faster Than Expected

The Arctic ice cap is melting faster than scientists had expected and will shrink 40 percent by 2050 in most regions, with grim consequences for polar bears, walruses and other marine animals, according to government researchers.


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


Microsoft Plans Free Anti-Spyware Program

Stepping up its fight against computer threats at the risk of alienating security businesses, Microsoft Corp. announced Tuesday it will give away a program to combat privacy-stealing and PC-clogging spyware and other virtual pests.


Greece Drops Bar to Turkey's Europe Bid, but Cyprus Picks It Up

It used to be that European politicians could count on Greece and Cyprus to stand in the way of Turkey's aspirations to join the European Union.


'Non arriveremo a 10mld, ma si potra' ricavare 'tesoretto''


Gunmen Kill 28 on Bus in Honduras; Street Gangs Blamed

Gunmen thought to be street gang members opened fire at a city bus in Honduras on Thursday night, killing 28 people, including 4 children, who were on their way home from work and last-minute Christmas shopping.


ROMA, 4 OTTOBRE 2004 - I sindacati della scuola di Cgil, Cisl e Uil, hanno proclamato, per il 15 novembre, uno sciopero nazionale di tutto il settore. La decisione e' stata presa dopo l'esito negativo del


Microsoft hires a law firm that specialises in proxy battles in a move that suggests it could try to oust the Yahoo board.


Patti Smith covers her bases in upcoming album

NEW YORK (Billboard) - Patti Smith has revealed additional details about her next album, which, as previously reported will be an all-covers collection.


Growing up in a chaotic home may be bad for children's minds, a study suggests.


Talks Resume in Bid for N. Ireland Gov't

Ten years after the Irish Republican Army's momentous cease-fire, negotiations resumed Wednesday in hope of reviving a Catholic-Protestant administration, an elusive goal of Northern Ireland's hard-fought peace process.


Tesco talks to enter Indian retail market to close by Oct 10: report

British supermarket giant Tesco and local holding firm Bharti Enterprises are to wrap up talks that would bring the first overseas grocery chain to Indian consumers, a report has said.


Palestinian rivals Hamas and Fatah agree to a deal to end fighting in Gaza, Hamas officials say


'Mind-Reading' Games Just in Time for Christmas — 2008

Sega's recent announcement that it will be incorporating mind-reading technology from NeuroSky into some games prompts the question: Is the age of brain control upon us? Not quite -- the tech needs work, but many companies plan to incorporate it into games and gadgets.


Maria Sharapova claims her second Grand Slam title with victory over Justine Henin-Hardenne at the US Open.


SPIN bowlers Mohammad Rafique and Manjurul Islam snared five wickets between them today to restrict New Zealand to 5-207 at stumps in their chase of Bangladesh's first innings total of 177 on the second day of the first Test.


Washington not warming up to daughter's boyfriend

Oscar winner Denzel Washington has not warmed up to his 20-year-old daughter's new boyfriend.


US fines British Airways, Korean Air $300m each

WASHINGTON -- British Airways PLC and Korean Air Lines Co. were each fined $300 million in a US court yesterday after admitting they reached secret agreements with competitors in setting fuel surcharges.


Experts say the dismembered dolphin found in trash bags on an English beach was the same animal that became a tourist attraction earlier this year.


Londoners have great seat for lunar eclipse

Weather permitting, Southwestern Ontario residents will be treated to an enchanting celestial show tonight. Along with most of the rest of North America, the London region will be front-row centre for the


Michael Jackson's defence teams fails in an attempt to have child abuse charges thrown out of court.


Possible Bank Merger: Banknorth, TD Bank are in talks

Canada's TD Bank Financial Group says it's discussing a "possible transaction" with Portland, Maine-based Banknorth Group.


Arafat Wife Deputies Plotting to 'Bury Him Alive'

Yasser Arafat's wife accused Palestinian  leaders on Monday of plotting to "bury him alive," but they  decided to go ahead with a visit to the critically ill  Palestinian president at a French military hospital.


Dentists are earning more from their private work than NHS patients for the first time, figures show.


Italy's government insisted Tuesday it will keep its troops in Iraq despite a demand by militants holding an Italian journalist hostage that Italian forces pull out within 48 hours.


Il suo 'San Siro 2007' e' l'album piu' scaricato


Alcoa Posts 76% Rise in Quarterly Profit

The aluminum producer Alcoa said its fourth-quarter profit rose 76 percent as revamping and tax benefits helped offset lower aluminum prices.


Democrat John Kerry joked Monday on "The Late Show with David Letterman" about changes under President Bush's tax plan, including that Vice President Dick Cheney can claim the president as a dependent.


Kerry's Attacks on Bush Ripped From Paper

When John Kerry wants to make a point, he rips the headlines from the day's newspapers and works them into his stump speeches, highlighting bad news about the economy, gas prices, health care costs and military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.


Rare Bob Dylan recordings and memorabilia from his early career go on show at a Seattle museum.


Cagliari, 18:25 - CALCIO, CAGLIARI; COLOMBA: PAGATA CARA NOSTRA LEGGEREZZA

"C'è stato un errore nella gestione da parte nostra. Una leggerezza che ci è costata q...


The United States has welcomed a decision by Britain to deploy more than 800 troops to the US-controlled sector around Baghdad. The move is intended to free US forces to tackle insurgents in other parts of


WASHINGTON - Sen. Edward M. Kennedy [related, bio] thought he'd been called every name in the book during his career - until airline ticket agents mistakenly flagged him as a terrorist suspect at Boston and Washington airports.


Yukos Files in US for Bankruptcy Under Chapter 11

OAO Yukos Oil Co., Russia's second- largest oil producer, said it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the US and asked for an emergency court hearing to stop the sale of its main unit in four days.


WALL Street rallied overnight on mostly upbeat economic news, with the technology sector lifted by a shakeup at PeopleSoft that boosted expectations for a high-profile merger.


Ingresso in forte rialzo, toccato un massimo di +54%


Olympics: Hansen still strong enough to take bronze

Every ounce of his energy was expended, leaving an empty fuel tank. But, even in a depleted state, Brendan Hansen found a way to bolster his ever-growing swimming legacy.


Salmonella found at peanut butter plant: FDA

Bacteria linked to contaminated peanut butter that has sickened hundreds of people has been traced to a plant owned by ConAgra Foods Inc. where it was made, U.S. health regulators said on Thursday.


LONDON -- US-led troops using the ancient Iraqi city of Babylon as a base have damaged and contaminated artifacts dating back thousands of years in one of the most important archeological sites in the world, the British Museum said yesterday.


Demand for oil will decline by 1 million barrels per day (bpd) in the second quarter of 2005, the head of the OPEC producers' cartel said on Monday.


Airline bomb suspects appear in UK court

Thirteen British men accused of plotting   to blow up transatlantic airliners appeared in court on Monday   by video link from the high-security jail where they are being   held.


Is Central Park a serene "church" for reflective New Yorkers or a bustling "town square" for the masses?


Western nations hail the outcome of Ukraine's vote but Viktor Yanukovych refuses to admit defeat.


Stocks rebound as bargains tempt investors

Stock futures opened higher on Wednesday as the market rebounded from its worst slide since 2001, boosted by investors snapping up attractively priced equities.


Business & money: Unemployment in the United States rose to its highest level in more than two years last month


Herbert Hoover, the former U.S. president associated at home with the despair of the Great Depression, is remembered as a hero to Poles in an exhibit that opened Friday.


Labour MPs criticise Tony Blair and Gordon Brown amid new speculation of a rift.


Two people die in a car bombing apparently targeting a provincial official in the Iraqi town of Baquba.


Successo nei primi due mesi 2007 del costruttore europeo


Motorola sees loss on struggling mobile unit

Motorola Inc  said on Wednesday  it will post an operating loss in the current quarter as its  cell phone business is taking longer than expected to turn  around, dashing Wall Street hopes for a profit and sending its  shares down 15 percent.


There was the time when Chris Simms said Texas was just as talented as the other guys. Or when Roy Williams claimed the Longhorns could lose to those guys and still win the Big 12 championship.


Dutch police arrest 29 in a raid on a suspected training camp of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party.


The Rolling Stones will pass some proceeds from a concert to relatives of 26 pilgrims killed in a road accident.


GERUSALEMME - Tre soldati egiziani sono stati uccisi durante la notte dai tiri di un carro armato israeliano nel Sud della Striscia di Gaza. Lo ha annunciato la radio militare israeliana. I carristi israeliani


Ailing Arafat Examined in French Hospital

Seriously ill and perhaps fighting for his life, Yasser Arafat was rushed Friday to a military hospital near Paris that specializes in blood disorders.


The Israeli army has begun its withdrawal from southern Lebanon, handing over some of their positions to a U.N force, the army said Thursday.


North Korea misses deadline for nuclear declaration

North Korea missed a year-end deadline to give a full account of its nuclear weapons under a disarmament-for-aid deal struck with regional powers and the United States.


Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon is to send trouble-shooters to tackle cancer treatment waiting lists in two health board areas.


The BBC has suspended several members of staff over a competition-rigging scandal, it said Thursday, as police revealed they  could investigate the controversy.


Less than half of the nation's communities have begun preparing to deal with the needs of the elderly, whose ranks will swell dramatically with the aging of the baby boomers, according to a study released Wednesday.


One of late DJ John Peel's favourite bands, The Fall, come top of his annual listeners' vote to find the year's best songs.


Official: Iraq Elections Are Open to All

WASHINGTON - The No. 2 official at the State Department said Friday that the elections planned for January in Iraq must be "open to all citizens," contradicting Defense Secretary Donald H...


Swiss bank UBS confirms a $4bn loss for 2007, after it was hit by exposure to US sub-prime home loans.


Acute coughs cost the UK economy almost Â£1 billion every year, experts warn.


Desperate to kick-start his moribund Bruins, general manager Peter Chiarelli as of noon today will oversee his first Unrestricted Free Agency Day, what has become an annual event that far surpasses the late-season trading deadline.


Valencia, 15:45 - CALCIO, VALENCIA; AYALA: SE FERMIAMO TOTTI, BATTIAMO LA ROMA

L'ex difensore di Napoli e Milan Roberto Ayala ha indicato ai suoi compagni del Valencia cosa bisogn...


MichiganÃ¢ÂÂs Levin Will Seek Sixth Term in Senate

Michigan Democratic Sen. Carl Levin, the incoming chairman of the influential Armed Services Committee, scuttled retirement rumors Monday by announcing he would seek a sixth term in 2008.


Tinsley's big 2nd half lifts Pacers to win

INDIANAPOLIS Â· Jamaal Tinsley scored 17 of his 22 points in the second half to lead the Pacers to an 89-86 victory over the Raptors, who traded All-Star Vince Carter to New Jersey earlier Friday.


Futures point to sharply lower open on Wall Street

Stock index futures sank on Tuesday as fear of a recession gripped investors, suggesting Wall Street will join a global equities plunge that could usher in a bear market.


Oscar winners Charlize Theron and Christopher Walken are to receive the Hasty Pudding award for their work.


Iran's hard-line interior minister is encouraging temporary marriages as a way to avoid extramarital sex, a stance many in this conservative country fear would instead encourage prostitution.


Prime Minister Gordon Brown backs a review of the powers of the Scottish Parliament, including taxation policy.


Kogitech's two new headsets have built-in microphones for listening to music, gaming, or chatting via Internet voice services.


Frizzanti del Kent e del Sussex al posto d'onore