Bush Awards Medals of Freedom to Iraq War Principals

Description: President Bush presents the Medal of Freedom to three key players in the Iraq War: former CIA Director George Tenet, Retired Gen.


Kellogg  Co , the world's  biggest maker of breakfast cereal, on Monday reported a rise in  quarterly earnings as increased sales and a weak dollar helped  offset higher prices for ingredients such as corn and milk.


The Motley Fool - The Software Bazaar is boisterous again, and the merchants have a new cry. It's SOA (rhymes with Boa) or, in full, service-oriented architecture. Vendors promise flexible, friendly software, and business agility. Is it the new big thing? And what does it mean for customers, and investors in enterprise software and services?


Foreigner is eyeing "either the end  of this year or early next year" to release a new album,  according to group founder Mick Jones. And it's likely to  contain a mix of both brand new and familiar material.


NASA unveiled plans today to set up a small and ultimately self-sustaining settlement of astronauts on the South Pole of the moon sometime around 2020, the first step in an ambitious plan to resume manned exploration of the solar system.


A technique to remove dangerous swellings from the body's biggest artery could save thousands of lives, a study suggests.


Huge Crowds at Najaf Shrine, Some Rebels Hand in Arms

NAJAF, Iraq  - Tens of thousands of chanting Iraqi  Shi'ites converged on a holy shrine in Najaf on Friday, where  some rebels began handing in weapons after a peace deal was  reached overnight to end a three-week uprising.


Los Angeles, 09:23 - CALCIO, USA: BECKHAM OUT, GALAXY ANNULLANO AMICHEVOLI

In seguito all'infortunio che terrà fermo David Beckham per almeno un altro mese, i Los Angel...


In a deal that could expand its identity and access management (IAM) portfolio, Computer Associates (Quote, Chart) is buying software security developer Netegrity for $430 million in cash.


Pakistan's Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz arrived in Brussels for talks with European Union (EU) leaders on boosting the "strategic partnership" between Islamabad and Europe, officials said.


KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - A family escaped a fire that destroyed their home thanks to their toy poodle, Teddy...


Titanic merger of galaxy clusters revealed

One of the hottest, most energetic mergers of two colossal galaxy clusters has been imaged in exquisite detail by an X-ray observatory in space, astronomers announced on Thursday.


The biggest jackpot in lottery history could be won later in the EuroMillions draw played across nine countries.


Connecticut Sun shooting guard Nykesha Sales was the team's leading scorer this season, averaging 15.2 points. She scored in double figures 26 times, and in her six years in the WNBA, has scored almost 2,800 points.


The UN Security Council look set to agree a statement calling on North Korea to call off a threatened nuclear test.


Sid Raymond, an actor who landed roles alongside A-list stars and was the voice of beloved cartoon characters but went largely nameless himself, has died. He was 97.


Hackers Capture Info From George Mason U.

Computer hackers captured the names, Social Security numbers and other information of more than 30,000 students and staff at George Mason University earlier this month, school officials said Monday.


Volgari illazioni, piuttosto vediamo nervosismo centrodestra


Mass ejections as brawl mars Nuggets win over Knicks

NBA scoring leader Carmelo Anthony and nine other players were ejected after an ugly incident marred the end of the Denver Nuggets' 123-100 victory over the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden on Saturday.


Edward Jones to pay $75 million in SEC settlement

The U.S. Securities and Exchange  Commission said on Friday that financial services firm Edward  Jones has agreed to pay $75 million to settle charges related  to its 529 college savings plans and preferred mutual fund  family program.


Avoid these names ... unless you want to destroy your savings.


Ex-Broadcom CEO broadsided by cocaine and orgy torture charges

Counter claim places aide near duffel bags with young men The latest caper looming over Silicon Valley makes us long for the days when HP spied on reporters and Oracle went slumming through Microsoft's garbage. Those were wholesome scandals centered on good, old fashioned corporate espionage.â¦


Blackburn Appoints Hughes as Manager, Will Explain Wales Role

Blackburn Rovers, without a league win this season, appointed Wales coach Mark Hughes as manager yesterday and will hold a news conference today to detail his position, the English Premiership soccer club said.


US mum on slaying of Hamas militant in Syria, urges action against ...

WASHINGTON, Sept 27  - The United States on Monday refused to comment on or condemn the weekend killing in Syria of a founder of the radical Islamist Hamas movement in a bombing that has been blamed on Israel.


Oil prices jumped from a four-month low on Wednesday as slow growth in US heating fuel inventories heightened fears for tight winter supplies.


Tests Show Forces Did Not Nab Saddam's Right Hand Man

(Baghdad-WABC, September 6, 2004 ) - It could have all been a case of mistaken identity in Iraq. Sunday, Iraqi officials thought they'd nabbed Saddam Hussein's former right-hand man in a shoot-out north of Baghdad.


Google to Offer Variation on Stock Options

Google said that it would grant employees transferable stock options that could be sold as well as exercised.


Some 50 Iraqi soldiers executed in ambush

ISN SECURITY WATCH (25/10/04) - Insurgents disguised as police killed 43 Iraqi soldiers and five civilians in an ambush in remote eastern Iraq on Saturday, news agencies quoted senior Iraqi officials as saying.


Fla. Frees Exonerated Man After 22 Years

A man who was freed after serving 22 years for a rape he didn't commit walked out of jail with a few possessions in a plastic bag, and nothing else.


The Pentagon backed off its threat to withold its monthly payment of about $60 million a month from a Halliburton subsidiary, which provides services for troops.


ATLANTA - If Reggie Jackson is forever baseball's Mr. October, Vijay Singh has become golf's calendar boy for August. And September.


SocGen chairman fate in balance as board meets

PARIS/LONDON  - France warned foreign banks on Tuesday not to try to grab control of Societe Generale, as speculation of a takeover approach by rival BNP Paribas drove its shares more than 10 percent higher.


Many people live to eat, but what if you could eat to live?


Senator John Kerry is the first of several high-profile Democrats expected to announce their support for Senator Barack Obama.


Nokia (NYSE: NOK) has signed a licensing agreement to support the use of Secure Digital (SD) flash memory cards in its  cell phones.


John Riccitiello will become the new CEO of Electronic Arts Inc., the company he left in 2004 to join a venture capital firm, EA announced Monday.


European spacecraft Smart 1 is at the Moon's gateway, the region beyond which the probe is tugged more strongly by lunar gravity than by the Earth's.


Geoff McArthur ignored his separated shoulder, reaching high above his head to snare California's go-ahead touchdown pass. A few anxious minutes later, Oregon's final throw ricocheted off Keith Allen's hands and dropped to the grass, ending the Ducks' upset bid. After 853 yards of offense, everything came down to two passes — and the fourth-ranked Golden Bears caught the ball and the breaks.


Lee Carsley's second-half goal gives Everton victory against Liverpool.


COUNCIL PRIMARIES - In Ward 7, Igliozzi Faces Challenger

By CATHLEEN F. CROWLEY  Journal Staff Writer  This is another in a series of profiles of candidates seeking the Democratic nomination for Providence City Council in the Sept. 12 primary.


Il segretario Ds sull'uso delle informazioni raccolte da Scaramella su esponentidel centrosinistra, tra cui Prodi, che Guzzanti riferiva a Berlusconi                                            Fassino attacca la "Mitrokhin" "Tentavano di stravolgere la democrazia"                                                                                "Era stata messa in piedi un'operazione di denigrazione personale"Il senatore di Forza Italia: "Contro di me maccartismo rosso"


As Drug Benefit Tottered, a Veteran Buckled Down

While some officials boasted about the success of the Medicare drug benefit, Abby L. Block, 75, stayed at her desk and made it work.


Advertising: Products to Break the Chemical Habit and Get Eco-Friendly

Method Products is launching its biggest-ever advertising push to showcase the companyâs biodegradable cleaning products.


Group in Iraq Says Kills Second U.S. Hostage

Al Qaeda-linked militants said they  killed a second American hostage on Tuesday and threatened to  kill a Briton unless women prisoners in Iraq were freed.


Oil jumps 2 pct on expected drop in stockpiles

PORTLAND, Maine  - Oil rose 2 percent on Wednesday ahead of a government report expected to show crude inventories in the world's top consumer fell for a sixth straight week.


Stocks Up on PeopleSoft Deal, Retail Data

U.S. stocks rose on Monday after  software maker PeopleSoft Inc. PSFT.O accepted rival Oracle  Corp.'s ORCL.O buyout offer and a government report showed  better-than-expected retail sales in November, signaling an  uptick in consumer spending.


BAGHDAD, Iraq -- The brother of a British hostage held by terrorist mastermind Abu Musab al-Zarqawi accused the United States on Thursday of sabotaging efforts to save the captive's life, and Italy cast doubt on claims that two kidnapped Italian women


Yankees 12, Devil Rays 4: Unexpected Road Leads Yanks to Playoff Berth

The Yankees clinched their 13th consecutive playoff berth with a victory in Tampa Bay on Wednesday, and will almost surely be the wild-card team in the American League.


Livorno, 13:57 - CALCIO, ITALIA; AMELIA: LA FRANCIA VUOLE LA RIVINCITA

Marco Amelia commenta la gara di mercoledÃ¬ con la Francia, valida per le qualificazioni ad Euro 2008...


Italy reacts with horror at hostage killing

:Italy reacted with horror Friday at the killing of its hostage in Iraq, while the government insisted it would stay the course in the Middle Eastern country.


RealPlayer to let users save YouTube, other video

RealNetworks  said on Thursday  the newest version of its digital music player would allow  users to save Internet video -- like those found on YouTube --  for viewing at a later time.


Company announces details for its computer-in-a-digital-pen. High-end version will have 2GB of memory and cost $199; a 1GB version will sell for $149.


U.S. Scientists Say Quake Movement Shifted Islands

The massive earthquake that devastated parts of Asia permanently moved the tectonic plates beneath the Indian Ocean as much as 98 feet, slightly shifting islands near Sumatra an unknown distance, U.S. scientists said on Tuesday.


Milano, 19:01 - CICLISMO, DOPING: RICCO' FIRMA NUOVE NORME UCI

Anche Riccardo RiccÃ² (Saunier Duval-Prodir) ha siglato le nuove norme antidoping Uci in vigore da un...


Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Thursday that he did not believe the growing number of mortgage defaults would seriously harm the economy


Windows Server 2008 launch set for February

Blog: Microsoft announces at its partner conference that its new server operating system won't have a formal launch until a February event in Los Angeles.


Hundreds mourn student killed during Boston celebrations

In a eulogy marked by soft sobbing from mourners, the Rev. Wally Keymont criticized the rowdy fans whose behavior led to the young woman's death.


Liverpool close to Morientes deal: Benitez

Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez has said the club are on the verge of completing a 6 million pounds move for Real Madrid striker Fernando Morientes.


Greed is Not French, Greed is 'Anglo-Saxon'

A financial scandal prompts a resurgence of antipathy to the unrestrained profit motive that President Sarkozy had championed


IntelSat Regains Control Of Key Satellite

Intelsat Ltd. has regained communications with a satellite that it lost track of last weekend, but engineers do not know if they will be able to fully restore service. -The Washington Post


Genova, 19:28 - CALCIO, GENOA; GASPERINI: MERITIAMO E CONQUISTEREMO LA A

Il tecnico del Genoa, Giampiero Gasperini, suona la carica in vista della gara di domenica contro il...


Karzai Travels North on First Domestic Trip Since Rocket Attack

Afghan President Hamid Karzai Sunday made his first domestic trip outside the capital, Kabul, since a trip cut short by a rocket attack 10 days ago.


Confusion surrounds the brief return of a statue of  Belgian colonial king Leopold II in the DR Congo capital, Kinshasa.


The last time we saw Roy Jones Jr., he was getting drilled in shocking fashion by Antonio Tarver on May 15. Afterwards, he would tell anyone in sight that he simply couldn't find the motivation


Lawyers for the father of Misbah Rana lodge an appeal against a court order to send her back to Scotland.


Bridget, you're guilty by 'Reason' of insanity

Despite shaking from so many insecurities that you make Woody Allen seem calm as the Dalai Lama, you come to us without artifice. In the astoundingly unoriginal "Bridget Jones: The


The India squad is struck by a virus ahead of Tuesday's first one-day international against South Africa.


Woolmer sees tough contest for Pakistan in upcoming tri-series

Pakistan's cricket coach Bob Woolmer said that he foresaw a tough contest in the upcoming encounters with India and Australia in the Netherlands.


Il titolare dell'inchiesta esclude un movente preciso per l'omicidio della ragazza paveseSecondo il magistrato, all'interno della famiglia Poggi ci sono rapporti assolutamente normali                                          Caso-Garlasco, parla il procuratore-capo: "Chiara uccisa per follia, non per vendetta"


L'altro fermato per il rapimento ha deciso di non parlare


Solana sees "new chapter" in EU-Iran nuclear talks

EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana sees the prospect of a "new chapter" being opened in the Union's relationship with Iran in the wake of the International Atomic Energy Agency's toned down resolution.


Rep. Patrick Kennedy has decided not to follow in his father's footsteps and make a bid for the U.S. Senate — at least not yet.


Roma, 17:18 - CALCIO, ARBITRI; GUSSONI: LA MOVIOLA TV E' DEVASTANTE

Intervenendo alla riunione in corso a Milano tra arbitri, allenatori e capitani di serie A, Cesare G...


Opposition figure stirs row as he blames Australia government for ...

SYDNEY : Australia's government reacted furiously to an opposition politician's claim that ruling party lawmakers were collectively to blame for the 2002 Bali bombings and a bloody attack on its Jakarta embassy.


Nuclear power to remain important energy source: IAEA

Nuclear power is to remain a major source of energy around the world in the coming decades, especially given the concerns over climate change and energy security, the UN nuclear watchdog said Tuesday.


Justice Sandra Day O'Connor yesterday extolled the growing role of international law in US courts, saying judges would be negligent if they disregarded its importance in a post-September 11 world of heightened tensions.


Al-Qaeda's deputy leader Ayman Al-Zawahri has made a fresh video statement, vowing to "continue fighting you (US) until the last hour.


A new political accord between Iraq's main Sunni Arab, Shi'ite and Kurdish leaders will not be enough to lure boycotting Sunni Arabs back into the government, a spokesman for the biggest Sunni Arab bloc said on Monday.


Tip of the Week: Nighthawk's Net Share of Proven Gas Reserves May Well Make It a Good Buy

By www.aimnewsletter.co.uk  NEWLY-listed Nighthawk Energy is an oil and gas company with a focus on the US.


Cerberus to sell Imperial Hotel stake: Nikkei

U.S. fund Cerberus Capital Management LP  is likely to sell all of its 40 percent stake in Japan's Imperial Hotel Ltd. , the Nikkei business daily reported in its Tuesday evening online edition.


U.N. torture investigator hopes to visit Russia soon

The United Nations special investigator  on torture said on Thursday he hoped a visit to Russia's  Chechnya region, canceled after Moscow said he could not meet  prisoners freely, would go ahead within months.


A bomb tore through a moving train in India's remote northeast Thursday, killing five passengers and wounding four others


Colombian hostage mission awaits rebel go-ahead

VILLAVICENCIO, Colombia  - Venezuelan helicopter rescue teams waited at the edge of a Colombian wilderness on Saturday for the go-ahead from Marxist rebels to pick up three hostages held for years in secret jungle camps.


Madrid, 22:38 - CALCIO, CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: REAL MADRID-BAYERN MONACO 3-2

Il Real Madrid ha battuto il Bayern Monaco 3-2 (3-1) nell'andata degli ottavi di finale di Champions...


Moda vestita di polemiche Troppo critica: denunciata

La Camera nazionale della moda ha citato per diffamazione Daniela Fedi, rea di aver criticato il calendario di Milano Moda Donna per le assenze di molti big: da Marni a Dolce&Gabbana, da Belstaff a Dacks. Nell’atto di citazione chiederebbe un milione di euro per danni


Rangers manager Alex McLeish paid tribute to his battle-weary players after they defeated Hearts and reached the Bank of Scotland Premier League summit for the first time in more than a year.


So, you've got a nifty camera phone or digital camera, and now you want to show off your best shots of your buddy taking a header into a snowbank. Daniel Terdiman looks at several photo-sharing sites.


Two centuries after a dazzlingly feathered parrot called the Rimitara lorikeet disappeared from the Cook Islands, a breeding colony of the birds has been re-established with the help of the islands' royalty.


Iranian Leader Defends Controversial Stands

NEW YORK, Sept. 20 -- In a feisty session with leading foreign policy experts, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad defiantly stuck to his hard-line positions on issues including Iran's nuclear program and a need for further study to confirm the Holocaust.


Arts & entertainment: Four years ago, he was conducting rehearsals in a Newbury chip shop. Now John Doyle is being hailed as the saviour of the Broadway musical.


Verisign CFO resigns, company restates earnings

(InfoWorld) - Verisign Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Dana Evan resigned Tuesday, and the company has restated earnings from 2002 to 2005, declaring an additional $160.3 million in stock-option compensation, it said Thursday. Bert Clement, formerly Verisign's senior vice president for finance and controller, has been named the new CFO. The executive change is the company's second resignation in three months. In late May,Â then-CEO Stratton Sclavos resigned, with William Roper Jr. becoming the new president and CEO. The restatement is the result of stock options having been granted irregularly, with incorrect dates, without required documentation, or issue dates and strike prices that had been altered. The company said that an independent investigation found no intentional wrongdoing by Sclavos or Evan. Â


Friday 13th, 2029 may be unlucky for the Earth

"In the unlikely event that it did hit, it would be quite serious. Weâre talking either a tsunami if it hit in the ocean, which would be likely, or significant ground damage" - Dr Donald Yeomans, NASA Near Earth Object Program manager.


Revenue from online auctions sends Ebay's profits surging, despite a shrinking number of items up for sale.


IRAQ: SCONTRI E ATTENTATI A BAGDAD, ALTRE MINACCE DA AL ZARQAWI

(ASCA-AFP) - Bagdad, 22 set - Non si fermano le stragi in Iraq dove si susseguono anche oggi scontri e attentati. Sarebbero 15 gli iracheni rimasti uccisi in un conflitto a fuoco tra militanti sciiti e soldati


The poster appeared on newspaper front pages

Pakistani officials have offered nearly US$1m in rewards for information leading to the arrests of six of its most wanted terrorists.


Milano, 21:19 - CALCIO, GALLIANI: MILANO NON MERITA STADIO CHIUSO

''San Siro? Non è questione di essere ottimisti o pessimisti. Con 28 tornelli e la lettura ot...


UN Security Council ambassadors are heading to Africa in a bid to stop conflicts in Darfur and elsewhere in Sudan. They hope pressing for the end of a 21-year old civil war between Sudan and southern rebels


'Minister of Defense' Reggie White dies at age 43

BRISTOL, Conn. (SportsTicker) - Defensive end Reggie White, a lock for the Pro Football Hall of Fame who retired as the NFL's all-time sacks leader in 2000, died early Sunday of a heart attack at his home near Huntersville, NC, ESPN reported.


The bullet that killed Washington Redskins safety Sean Taylor ripped first through his right leg and then the left, and possibly came from a 9mm handgun, an autopsy released Thursday said.


Juniper Networks gets its Q2 profit back

Shrubs off last year's loss Juniper Networks swung to a profit during the second quarter of 2007, spurred by an increase of product and service sales as companies buy more equipment to handle internet traffic. The company reported a $86.2m profit for the second quarter of 2007, compared to a $1.21bn loss in the same period last year.â¦


FCC: Local phone companies must connect Net calls

VoIP industry applauds ruling that says local providers can't refuse to carry calls on wholesaler-owned broadband lines.


Group asks FTC chairman to step down from DoubleClick review

U.S. Federal Trade Commission Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras is consulting with the agency's ethics officer to see if she should recuse herself from a review of Google's planned acquisition of online ad network DoubleClick.On Wednesday, two technology lobbying organizations called on Majoras to recuse herself, citing her husband's involvement in the matter. John Majoras is a partner with Jones Day, the law firm that is advising DoubleClick on antitrust issues relating to the US$3.1 billion buyout. Jones Day representatives, including John Majoras, did not immediately return calls seeking comment.Chairman Majoras "has previously recused herself in similar matters for similar reasons where there was a lesser conflict of interest," representatives of the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) and the Center for Digital Democracy (CDD) wrote in a complaint submitted to the U.S. regulator late Wednesday. "It is clear that she must recuse herself now."The chairman is now reviewing the matter with the FTC's chief ethics officer, Christian White, but an FTC spokeswoman on Wednesday downplayed the possible conflict of interest. John Majoras' law firm has not appeared before the FTC in this matter, according to FTC spokeswoman Claudia Farrell. "We learned only yesterday that Jones Day is representing DoubleClick before the European Commission, not the Federal Trade Commission," she said.Even so, the Jones Day connection may have influenced FTC staffers or the chairman herself, said Jeff Chester, executive director with the CDD. "There's no question that there's a stealth set of influences here that could have shaped the staff opinion," he said. "We do not know what impact it might have on the chairman."Jones Day is advising DoubleClick on "international and U.S. antitrust and competition law aspects of its planned $3.1 billion acquisition by Google," the law firm says in a note on its Web site.The deal has come under scrutiny from regulators in the U.S. and Europe who are examining whether it will give Google too much control over the Internet advertising market and too much data on the online behavior of its users.


Skulls trojan targets Symbian smartphones

A new trojan on the internet attacks the Nokia 7610 smartphone and possibly other phones running Symbian Series 60 software. "We have located several freeware and shareware sites offering a program, called


The rate of deforestation of the Amazon has reached a record high, the Brazilian government says.


Brown pledges to make public services 'personal'

Prime minister promises every adult a regular check-up on the National Health Service as he sets out his priorities for government.


General Motors Corp. GM.N will likely  cut some jobs in Europe and may close a plant there as part of  a restructuring plan under development to try to return the  region to profitability, the U.S. automaker said on Wednesday.


Firenze, 18:49 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA: DAINELLI OK, IN DUBBIO UJFALUSi E JORGENSEN

Da domani Dario Dainelli, colpito in questi giorni da febbre e tonsillite, tornerÃ  ad allenarsi in g...


Confindustria: "Prioritario investire nella Ricerca"

Lo Stato potrebbe investire 1,5 miliardi di euro nel 2005, ossia poco piu' dello 0,1% del pil, nella ricerca e nell'innovazione. Lo sostiene Confindustria, in un rapporto illustrato dal vice presidente Pasquale


Roma, 20:07 - CALCIO, LAZIO: TRIBUNALE NON DISSEQUESTRA DENARO MEZZAROMA

Il Tribunale del riesame di Milano ha respinto la richiesta di dissequestro di circa 4 milioni di eu...


Microsoft Is Building a Spaceship Out of Spare Parts

A look at the key assets that will have to be combined: Most of them are unusually delicate machines with lots of interdependencies that well could be thrown off by a combination.


The United Nations refugee agency UNHCR said Thursday that it is temporarily withdrawing some key international staff from strife-torn south Darfur in Sudan.


PHPClasses.org: PHP security exploit with GIF images

On the PHPClasses site today, there's a new post that points out an issue that could happen with dyanamic GIF creation in a PHP script leading to a security exploit.   Manuel Lemos writes:   The problem that was discovered is that you can insert PHP code in the middle of a GIF image. That would not be a problem if it was not for the insecure ways some developers use to serve images upload by their users. Usually, uploaded files are moved to a given directory. If the site then serves the images directly from that directory and preserve the original file name, the site may be open for security exploits.   The problem comes when a user decides to upload an "image" file that's actually a PHP script (ending in PHP even) to the remote system. When this is outputted, it's placed inside the image tag and executed with each page load. Manuel offers a suggestion to prevent the issue - protecting the images directory and using readfile to grab the contents of the file to output rather than just a straight echo.


Scientists reconstruct still-horrifying 9-11 images

Blog: Computer images designed to help study damage done to North Tower include no casualties but are chilling nonetheless.


Bridget Moynahan welcomed a baby boy on Wednesday in Los Angeles. The actress, 36, announced in February that she was expecting her first child with her ex-boyfriend, New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, 30. The couple split in Dec...


Catania, 22:38 - CALCIO, SERIE B: CATANIA-CATANZARO 2-0 NELL'ANTICIPO

Nell'anticipo della 24/a giornata del campionato di serie B, il Catania ha battuto il Catanzaro 2-0 ...


First Data restatement lifts past results

ST. LOUIS  - First Data Corp. FDC.N, a provider   of electronic payment services, said on Friday a restatement of   its results boosted net income by about $340 million, or 6   percent, over the past three-and-a-half years.


France Decorates Scorsese, Awards DiCaprio

France honored film director Martin Scorsese by making him an officer of its Legion of Honor and gave actor Leonardo DiCaprio the slightly less prestigious Arts and Letters award.


TV adverts for alcoholic drinks should be banned before the nine o'clock watershed, a campaign group says.


Mauresmo battles past Shaughnessy to reach last 32

Top seed Amelie Mauresmo fought off   American Meghann Shaughnessy 6-4 6-3 to reach the third round   of the U.S. Open on Thursday.


Don't Call That Dentist, Hand Me the Pliers

Britons who can't afford private care struggle to find dentists via the National Health Service


"I expect steady growth in consumer spending and the continued growth in business investment," says Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia president Anthony Santomero.


Hawaii gubernatorial candidates face off

Hawaii's gubernatorial candidates traded barbs over the state's economy, the war in Iraq and their ties to President Bush in their only debate before the Nov. 7 election.


UNICEF Confirms Tsunami Child Trafficking Case

The United Nations Children's Fund  confirmed a case in Indonesia of trafficking in children  orphaned or separated from parents by the Indian Ocean tsunami  as ravaged countries were warned to be on high alert for  kidnappers.


Fiji military warns will suppress any uprising

Fiji's military chief warned on Wednesday that troops would quickly suppress any uprising, as the country's deposed prime minister called for non-violent protests after Fiji was hit by its fourth coup in 20 years.


Prudential waves goodbye to double yolker Prudential PLC, the British financial services company, is to sell its loss making internet banking unit Egg to Citigroup for Â£575m ($1.127bn) cash.â¦


The U.S. men's basketball team gets a taste of what it was like in the good old days, routing Angola, 89-53, Monday.


The green light for farmers to grow 17 different varieties of genetically-modified maize was described today as âa recipe for disasterâ.


Apple's Leopard Beta Leaks, BitTorrent Downloads Ensue

The beta build of Mac OS X 10.5 has leaked to the Internet and is being downloaded by users of PirateBay.


333-game winner Greg Maddux joins Padres

Greg Maddux finalized his $10 million, one-year contract with the San Diego Padres on Wednesday, then hinted that there's really no end in sight to his long, successful career.


Suspicious airline incidents will head straight to TSA

Workers were frustrated there was no industrywide standard for reporting suspicious activity - until now.


UK's Blair Says Weapons Report Shows Iraq Breached UN Rules

UK Prime Minister Tony Blair said a US report on Iraqi arms programs shows Saddam Hussein was working to acquire banned weapons in breach of United Nations resolutions, justifying the 2003 war to depose him.


MSN Messenger flaw creates web cam peril

Upgrade or be own3d A vulnerability in MSN Messenger poses a severe risk of compromise for users of older versions of the software who accept untrusted web cam sessions.â¦


Proposed new U.S. fee increases would make it a lot more expensive for immigrants to become citizens, a report said.  Among its proposals is one to raise the application fee for U.S.


Also: Companies face new rules on e-mails. Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra.


Media leaks prompt HP board investigation, shake-up

A board member resigned, according to sources, because the computer giant tried to squelch leaks to the press.


NHL's Jagr Signs for Russian Champions Omsk

Czech winger Jaromir Jagr has signed a  contract with Russian ice hockey champions Avangard Omsk,  leaving the Czech league where he has been playing during a  labor dispute that has shut down North America's National  Hockey League (NHL).


The video is dead. Itâs official, although I imagine the mourning period will go on for several years yet. Dixons, the big UK electrical goods chain, has announced it will sell its existing stock of VCRs and then call it a day.


Palestinian militants say they have killed an Israeli soldier and injured others in an ambush in the Gaza Strip.


Intel reveals wireless connectivity roadmap

Wi-Fi N, WiMAX and HSDPA on laptops next year Comment Intel has used the platform of its developer conference this week to reveal a roadmap for future wireless connectivity that will take in at least three different types of broadband connectivity for PCs.â¦


Twenty-nine people were killed and 30 others injured when a bus crashed into a truck and a taxi in Morocco on Saturday, the state news agency MAP reported.


Lebanese minister assassinated in attack on convoy

Lebanese Christian cabinet minister Pierre Gemayel, an outspoken critic of Syria, was assassinated near Beirut on Tuesday, security sources said.


Congress Moves Toward Passage Of Spending Measure

Washington -- The White House and lawmakers are getting close to agreement on a $388 billion spending measure that could be ready for votes Friday.


Devastating Asian Tsunami Darkens World's New Year

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - Aircraft, naval vessels  and trucks struggled Friday to deliver aid around stricken  southern Asia as the death toll exceeded 124,000 from a  devastating tsunami which darkened the world's New Year.


South Africa's number two seeks to boost trade ties with India

Trade between South Africa and India can triple to 12 billion dollars by 2010 through increased deals in energy, mining, jewellery and engineering, Deputy President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka said.


The German government might consider Scientology a cult but they're now going to allow Tom Cruise to finish his film


A terrorist siege at a Russian school ends in a ghastly battle that leaves hundreds dead


By Henry Meyer  BEIRUT, Lebanon  --  Shovel-wielding volunteers sifted through oil-stained sand on a beach where tourists once swam, now emptied by a massive spill caused by Israeli bombardment. Two months later, only 3 percent of the oil has been recovered.


U.S. geographic indifference extends to shopping

Even as some economic commentators fret about the rising trade deficit, U.S. college students remain big fans of U.S. products like LG mobile telephones, Adidas sneakers and Lego toys.


City Room: Video Assails Spitzerâs Abortion Bill

The New York State Catholic Conference produced a blistering 9-minute YouTube video that assails a proposal by the Spitzer administration to revise the state abortion law.


Stones, Marley Works Enter Grammy Hall of Fame

LOS ANGELES  - The Rolling Stones' 1969  album "Let It Bleed" and Bob Marley's 1974 single "No Woman No  Cry" are among the 20 recordings that have been added to the  Grammy Hall of Fame, which honors works of "lasting qualitative  or historical significance that are at least 25 years old."


Google wins eBay's non-U.S. ads and e-commerce tie

Google Inc  will supply  eBay Inc  with Web search advertising outside the  United States, and the two will join forces on "click-to-call"  ads that link online shoppers to customer service operators,  the companies said on Monday.


Little glamour in L.A., "gang capital of America"

They call themselves the Bounty Hunters, the Midget Locos, Project Gangster Blood and China Town Boyz and most of them don't expect to live beyond age 20.


Al-Qaida in Iraq on Thursday denounced Iraqi Sunni politicians who met recently with Jordan's King Abdullah II, calling them and the monarch "traitors."


Iran's Uranium Enrichment Halt to Be Temporary

Iran's suspension of uranium enrichment, promised to European Union states last year, will be "short and temporary," an Iranian official said Monday.


Vice President Cheney's daughter pregnant

Mary Cheney, the gay daughter of Vice President Dick Cheney, is pregnant, the vice president's office said on Wednesday.


Blair pushes to revamp Britain's nuclear subs

LONDON -- British Prime Minister Tony Blair yesterday called for building a multibillion-dollar, new-generation nuclear submarine fleet to counter future threats from rogue nuclear states and nuclear terrorism.


UK telecom regulator Office of Communications (Ofcom) effectively gave the green light to voice-over-broadband competition today by ruling that service providers could provide geographic numbers (ones with area codes) to VOIP customers (see Ofcom Speaks


Tennessee Titans cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones was arrested outside a bar early Friday and charged with disorderly conduct and public intoxication.


Microsoft Delivers Strong Growth and Includes a Sunny Forecast

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


History by miniseries: Too fast, too loose?

ABC's 'Path to 9/11' ignited a furor over political meddling - and how it will play in a US election season.


Iraq, anxious to avert a Turkish military strike into its territory, pledged on Tuesday to rein in Kurdish separatists who are launching attacks on Turkey from northern Iraq.


Sudan jails some Darfur security forces - report

Sudan said it had imprisoned some Darfur militia and police for crimes including rape, the first admission that government security forces have committed human rights abuses there, a Khartoum daily said on Sunday.


Microsoft and Satyam Computer Services opened two business intelligence software testing and development centers in Asia on Tuesday, hoping to usher in a new era for Chinese financial applications.


Jia Zhang-ke, the director of âStill Life,â looks at his country and sees an enormous, rapidly changing movie set.


Teen arrested on charges of making e-mail threats against school

Andrew Osantowski is a quiet, introverted high school senior who prefers nights at home with his family to hanging with friends.


Twenty years after the world's worst industrial disaster killed 7,000 people, maimed thousands for life, and eventually claimed at least 15,000 more lives, the survivors of the Bhopal gas tragedy still await justice.


It was a Hollywood ending with a humble twist. Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning, only 4 yards away from tying Dan Marino's 20-year-old record for touchdowns passing, opted to run out the clock Sunday rather than hang another meaningless 6 points on the Baltimore Ravens. But as the final 59 seconds ticked away in the 20-10 Colt victory, ...


About 125,000 magnetic toy building sets made in China and sold by Battat were recalled because the magnets could fall out and be swallowed by children, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said on Wednesday.


Eurozone data to show confidence still weak, output on slowing trend

Eurozone indicators due this week will provide further evidence of weak economic confidence and slowing output, while British data was expected to show a pick-up in industrial activity, economists said.


New Jersey Lawmakers Pass Stem-Cell Bill

New Jersey lawmakers approved the stateâs s most sweeping measures yet in its efforts to be a leader in stem-cell research.


Ignote le cause, evacuati 400 ospiti tra cui Gianni Ippoliti


Government investigators concluded that President Bush acted legally when he used his recess appointment power to install Sam Fox, a multimillionaire businessman and GOP fundraiser, as ambassador to Belgium.


Jacques Villeneuve got behind the wheel of a Formula 1 car for the first time since last yearâs United States GP when he rolled out of the Silverstone pit lane in a Renault on Wednesday morning.


The District's $435.2 million proposal for a baseball stadium in Southeast received a hostile reception yesterday from the DC Council during a public hearing that lasted more than 12 hours.


US Delays Trial of Australian Accused of Fighting for Taleban

US military officials have announced they are delaying the trial of an Australian man accused of fighting for Afghanistan's ousted Taleban regime.


E' rottura dopo ultimo incontro sindacati-ministro Bianchi


China's needs could rescue European industry

Good news has been in short supply for Europe's traditional industrial economies like Germany and France. Growth remains weak, unemployment high, labor markets are still rigid and the euro is soaring, pricing their exports out of the market.


Nvidia to put more force behind Intel processors

Graphics chip maker Nvidia on Friday made public plans to create a version of its nForce chipset for Intel processor PCs. That's something Nvidia couldn't legally do in the past, but can now, thanks to a broad patent swap with Intel.


Irish rocker and activist Bono, accepting the Liberty Medal on Thursday night for his humanitarian work in Africa, exhorted Americans to keep working to solve the world's problems and spoke of those who are without freedom.


A federal judge has rejected a bid by chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices Inc. to require rival Intel Corp. to turn over US documents for use in a European investigation, Intel said on Friday.


Waste collection company Biffa agreed to a 1.2 billion pound  ($2.34 billion) takeover from a consortium of private equity companies but its shares rose above the offer price on hopes of a counterbid.


A group of settlers opposed to Israel's plan to force Jews from Gaza Strip wear stars recollecting the Holocaust.


EU, Japan Win WTO Approval to Impose Duties on US

The European Union, Japan and Brazil won World Trade Organization backing to impose tariffs on US imports after Congress failed to end illegal corporate subsidies worth $850 million since 2001.


Era stato condannato a 7 anni e 4 mesi di reclusione


Diller says he will retain control of Expedia

Expedia Inc.  Chairman Barry Diller said on Monday he has no plans to cede control of the top online travel company to fellow major shareholder Liberty Media Corp.


Tired of lies, disgraced Olympian Jones tells Oprah

Disgraced Olympian Marion Jones, stripped of her medals and facing six months in prison, told Oprah Winfrey on Wednesday she admitted her steroid use because she could no longer live with her lies.


Blair, Bush see chance for Palestinian state by '08

As Yasser Arafat was buried, President Bush said Friday there is ''a great chance'' to create an independent Palestinian state within four years after decades of frustration.


Europe orders up Sentinel 1, the first bespoke spacecraft for its new global monitoring programme.


The United States yesterday announced anti-dumping duties on imports of Chinese shrimp as high as 113 per cent, a move that will hurt both US consumers and Chinese shrimp farmers, China Daily reported Thursday.


A Canadian singer wins a privacy case which is seen as a significant for other celebrities.


Fatality Shows Problem Confronting Road Races

Sudden death in long-distance running is a problem that race organizers said they feared and that they had worked hard to try to prevent.


Delhi neednât swallow but certainly chew on Genâs food for ...

NEW DELHI, OCTOBER 26: In outlining a new framework for the resolution of the Jammu and Kashmir problem, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has begun to clear the ground for a rare negotiation on the most sensitive subject in Indo-Pak relations.


Afghans say 7 police killed in U.S.-led strike

JALALABAD, Afghanistan  - U.S.-led forces in Afghanistan mistakenly killed seven policemen in an air strike after Afghan forces came under attack from the Taliban and asked for help, a provincial official said on Tuesday.


W3C focuses on future at 10th anniversary meeting

Internet luminaries gathered in Boston Wednesday to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), honor its founder, Director and Web inventor


Robin Williams, Paul Simon and more than 50 other artists will expound on perceived threats to American freedom Monday at a Lincoln Center show to benefit the American Civil Liberties Union.


Saddam Hussein allowed the world to believe he had weapons of mass destruction to deter rival Iran and did not think the United States would stage a major invasion, according to an FBI interrogator who questioned the Iraqi leader after his capture.


Free agent catcher Johnny Estrada passes his physical, finalizing a one-year, $1.25 million deal with the Washington Nationals.


Big labor unions at bankrupt US  Airways Group Inc. UAIRQ.OB claimed on Tuesday the carrier  has fallen far short of proving that it must have immediate  court-imposed wage and other cuts to survive.


The latest report into the serial killer, Harold Shipman, has criticised the General Medical Council. Do you think GPs are properly vetted?


Overcrowded Heathrow Pins Hopes on Terminal 5

Travelers, angry at the long security lines, flight delays and baggage problems at Heathrow Airport in London, have been flocking to smaller regional airports instead.


Tiboni (Cub), invertire politica liberista governo


NitroMed Heart Failure Drug Helps Blacks - Study

In the first major trial to test a  drug only in blacks, an experimental drug developed by NitroMed  Inc. added to standard therapy helped heart failure patients  live significantly longer, researchers on Monday said.


By BEN DOBBIN  ROCHESTER, N.Y. - A 19th-century commercial sailing ship, its twin masts still intact, sits upright in deep, frigid waters off the southern shore of Lake Ontario.


Symantec accidentally warns of internet meltdown

Dr Strangelove I presume Symantec inadvertently warned enterprise customers of a full-scale internet meltdown on Friday.â¦


EVERTON manager David Moyes will steadfastly block Wayne Rooneyâs transfer from Goodison Park if he does not get the valuation he wants for the England striker before Tuesdayâs transfer deadline.


Models take wing at Chanel show, Lacroix echoes roots

Birds of paradise braved Chanel's rain-soaked runway on Tuesday as German designer Karl Lagerfeld gave wings to his models to reinvent the style that has made the Paris haute couture house an icon of chic.


Amazon pooh-poohs (ingenious) New York net tax plan

Affiliates get physical More than happy to let the people of New York avoid paying vast amounts of internet sales tax, Amazon.com has spoken out against a new net tax plan from Governor Eliot Spitzer.â¦


Stocks rise as oil falls from record high

A sharp drop in oil prices gave Wall Street a small relief rally Monday, with stocks regaining ground after falling earlier in the session.


Sprint adds local product search via GPS

Cell giant introduces a GPS application that lets subscribers search for products in nearby stores from their phones.


At least 28 people - including 10 policeman - died in Baghdad yesterday in a huge explosion at a suspected militant safe-house that may have been booby-trapped.


Alan Wagner, 76, First President of the Disney Channel, Is Dead

Mr. Wagner was a former CBS programming executive who became the first president of the Disney Channel.


Facebook Links Up With Vodafone on Mobile Platform

Vodafone is the first operator to use Facebook's new mobile social networking platform.


Technology Companies Begin to Market More Directly Toward Women

By Michael Pearson, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution  Sep. 9--Move over boys, it's Mom's turn to influence the world of  technology.


Rose Lage swears it is true: Suddenly, in the midst of a fitful night of sleep last June, she knew that her son had been injured in Iraq.


ElBaradei leaves for N.Korea to underpin atom pact

The U.N. nuclear watchdog chief left for North Korea on Sunday to broker a return of inspectors to the secretive Stalinist state under a precarious six-party pact to dismantle its atomic bomb program.


Parishioners plead for church to remain Bishop addresses future of ...

A dwindling, aging army of parishioners gathered in the sanctuary of St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church yesterday, eager to give Bishop Leonard Blair a piece of their mind.


Promoting a Thirst for Sprite in Teenage Cellphone Users

Coca-Cola is hoping its new mobile site for social networking, Sprite Yard, will become the MySpace of the cellphone world.


Prosecutor says enough evidence against Zuma: radio

South Africa's top prosecutor says there is enough evidence to prosecute Jacob Zuma, the new head of the ruling ANC, on allegations of corruption, Talk Radio 702 reported on Thursday.


Netanyahu: Acceptance of economic reforms prerequisite to joining ...

Finance Minister Binyamin Netanyahu vowed Sunday to continue on his path of economic reform, despite the political insecurities facing the government, and said that any party joining government will have to accept the economic policies adopted by the Likud


By FRANK ELTMAN GARDEN CITY, N.Y. - It's what kids do: squeal in delight when they're having fun. But to some Long Island residents those squeals were unwelcome noise, and they wanted two neighborhood girls to pipe down when they're playing in their backyard pool.


A board of inquiry is set up to find out why an RAF Nimrod MR2 crashed in Afghanistan, killing 14 UK troops.


New Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg says he intends to 'break the two-party system' in UK politics.


Rio de Janeiro, 18:30 - CALCIO, BRASILE: MILAN E INTER SU BACK

Milan e Inter sono sulle piste di Aislan Back, 20enne difensore brasiliano del San Paolo. Secondo lo...


NASA's Oft-Delayed Asteroid Mission Pushed to September

For the third time in two days, NASA postponed the launch of its asteroid-bound Dawn probe Saturday, with liftoff now slated for no earlier than September.


Plus, watching Wal-Mart, PeopleSoft plays defense, and Martha on the tube.


TOLEDO, Ohio - The vote margin in Ohio between President Bush and Democrat John Kerry has been narrowed further, but doesn't challenge the President's victory in the decisive state.


ASIA/CINA - La comunitÃ  cattolica dellÂHe Bei accoglie un gruppo di fratelli e sorelle della parrocchia di Nostra Signora del Monte Carmelo di Hong Kong Shi Jia Zhuang (Agenzia Fides) - La comunitÃ  cattolica dellÂHe Bei ha accolto 12 parrocchiani della parrocchia dedicata a Nostra Signora del Monte Carmelo di Hong Kong, guidati dal parroco don Kwok.  Hanno visitato lÂAssociazione Cattolica, il semina...


Israel: No peace until militants stopped

Furious over the killing of two Israelis hiking in the West Bank, Israel's prime minister said Sunday that no peace will come until Palestinians crack down on militants, a declaration that clouds a coming visit by President Bush.


Polish intelligentsia face post-communist vetting

Andrzej Krawczyk was arrested on a Warsaw street in 1982 with a backpack containing 1,000 pro-democracy leaflets protesting against martial law and the communist crackdown on the Solidarity trade union.


Pope seeks Christian-Muslim dialogue in Turkey

Pope Benedict began a highly charged visit to mostly Muslim Turkey on Tuesday hoping his calls for understanding between religions would soothe anger over his recent comments seen here as insulting to Islam.


July Home Sales Dip, but Still 3rd Highest

A trade group reports sales of existing homes dipped 2.9 percent in July. But the National Association of Realtors says it was still the third-highest level on record.


Ford readying new round of buyouts: sources

Ford Motor Co  and the United Auto  Workers union have agreed on the broad terms of a new round of  buyouts that would slash thousands of jobs under the terms of a  new contract, people familiar with the ongoing talks said.


Annus to Fight All His Life to Keep Gold Medal

Disgraced Hungarian hammer thrower Adrian Annus treasures the Olympic gold medal he won in Athens so much that he is ready to spend the rest of his life fighting to clear his name.


Single-Game Nats Tickets Will Go On Sale March 4

Single-game tickets for the Nationals' 2008 season, including the March 30 opener against the Atlanta Braves at the new Nationals Park, will go on sale March 4 at 9 a.m.


Australian PM John Howard puts security back on the election agenda with plans for a regional spy school.


Ken Livingstone faces censure from the London Assembly on Monday after making a Nazi jibe to a Jewish journalist.


Shots heard near Dutch building where terror suspects holed up

THE HAGUE, Nov 10  - Shots were heard Wednesday near a building in The Hague where suspected terrorists are holed up and which is under siege by Dutch police, witnesses told Dutch television.


Comcast to Cut Time Warner Cable Interest

Time Warner Inc. and Comcast Corp. on Monday said they have agreed to allow Comcast to cut its interest in Time Warner Cable Inc. to 17 percent from about 21 percent.


NJ jury awards plaintiff $20 mln in Vioxx case

A New Jersey jury found on Monday that Merck & Co. Inc.'s withdrawn arthritis drug Vioxx was responsible for a plaintiff's heart attack and it awarded $20 million in compensatory damages.


Divided EU to study new ways to end Kosovo deadlock

The European Union will seek Monday to set aside divisions and examine ways to end the impasse over Kosovo's future status after Russia blocked attempts to put the province on the road to independence.


Sharon Rejects Calls for a Referendum on Gaza Pullout

Prime Minister Ariel Sharon today rejected calls from within his divided cabinet for a referendum on leaving Gaza after winning Parliament's support to uproot settlements.


Roger Clemens will be questioned by committee members investigating steroid use in baseball.


Genesis brings old friends back together

Too many people, Phil Collins says, tend to forget the genesis of a rock 'n' roll band.


The chief scientist behind the twin Mars rovers said he supports a human presence on the moon, but hopes the journey won't dead-end there.


Kobe Bryant headlines the list of 17 players who are expected to report for U.S. national team minicamp this weekend in Las Vegas.


Living with (or without) Internet Explorer 7.0

Early adopters are discovering that IE7 has compatibility problems with many Web sites and Web applications. Here's how to use IE6 as a backup, or uninstall IE7 completely.


Fox wins weekly ratings with "Idol," "5th Grader"

Three doses of "American  Idol" and the new game show "Are You Smarter Than a 5th  Grader?" boosted Fox to a weekly victory in viewership and the  adults 18-49 demographic, Nielsen Media Research said Tuesday.


Brent crude, London's benchmark oil price, sets a new record of $47.42 a barrel in the face of US production problems.


CEO David Duffield says offer undervalues the software company; board touts growing license sales.


Bribery major problem in developing world: watchdog

Demands for bribes from police and other  public officials is a major problem across the developing world  and even EU countries like the Czech Republic and Greece are  major offenders, a corruption watchdog said on Thursday.


Paulson says fiscal stimulus needed urgently

Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson on Friday said that there was an urgent need for a fiscal stimulus program to give the slowing economy a boost but said it was not in danger of stalling.


Milano, 20:25 - CALCIO, SERIE B: BRESCIA-PIACENZA MARTEDI' 18 SETTEMBRE

Brescia-Piacenza, gara della giornata di serie B, si giocherà martedÃ¬ 18 settembre.


Il ministro della Giustizia spiega perchÃ© ha accolto l'istanza del Capo dello Stato"Spero si faccia prima dei soliti sei mesi, l'urgenza deriva dalle condizioni di salute"                                          Grazia a Contrada, Mastella accelera "L'istruttoria avrÃ  tempi brevi"                                                                                L'ex funzionario Sisde sta scontando 10 anni per concorso esterno in associazione mafiosa


ICQ, an IM service provider owned by America Online, and Mail2World Inc., a provider of messaging and collaboration services, this week revealed a free upgrade to the ICQmail service that


Drew Tate threw two touchdown passes and Damian Sims ran for two more scores to help No. 19 Iowa beat Purdue 47-17 and rebound from last week's demoralizing loss to top-ranked Ohio State.


By Damon Darlin  Moving to quell its boardroom upheaval, Hewlett-Packard said Tuesday that its chairwoman, Patricia Dunn, would step down in January and would be succeeded by Mark Hurd, the chief executive. The announcement was made before the U.S.


The US president leads international condemnation of Burma's "brutal regime", after more blood is spilled.


FDA Urges Caution Using Cox-2 Inhibitors, Other Anti-Inflammatory ...

Dec. 23, 2004 - The Food and Drug Administration today issued a Public Health Advisory summarizing the agency's recent cautions and recommendations concerning the use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug


Harrah's, Caesars to sell four casinos to satisfy regulators

Harrah's Entertainment and Caesars Entertainment Inc. have agreed to sell four hotel-casinos to an affiliate of Colony Capital LLC for about 1.2 billion dollars.


Bush Accuses Kerry of Undercutting Allawi

JANESVILLE, Wis.  - President Bush on Friday  accused Sen. John Kerry of attacking the credibility of Iraq's  leader as he branded his Democratic rival unfit to lead  America.


POWAY, Calif. -- The man whose firm built the engine expected to power SpaceShipOne into suborbital space today plans to build his own craft and compete with his more celebrated partners, Paul Allen and Burt Rutan, for the extraterrestrial turf.


Al via due anni negoziati per il dopo-Kyoto


A small plane clipped an auto-body shop and crashed and burned in a parking lot yesterday, killing both people aboard. No one on the ground was hurt.


Arafat's poor health has MKs calling for Israeli policy changes

Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat's poor health had politicians from across the spectrum Thursday calling for a change in Israeli policy on negotiating with the Palestinians, particularly


Aosta, poi esequie in cappella casa riposo dove uomo viveva


A hacker compromised the corporate Web site of France Telecom SA's ISP subsidiary earlier this week, causing the site to try to install a malicious software program on visitors' computers.


Football: Bangura row not to blame for Watford misery, says boss

Watford manager Adrian Boothroyd refused to blame Al Bangura's deportation row after his side lost first place in the English Championship.


Bush says he wants to strengthen ties with Russia, as democracy  monitors say the country is "not free".


A TURBOPROP plane with 73 people on board crashed overnight as it landed in western Denmark, but no-one was seriously injured, the airline said. via News.com.au


PeopleSoft Chief Duffield Resists Pressure to Talk With Oracle

PeopleSoft Inc. Chief Executive David Duffield resisted pressure to open talks with Oracle Corp. after shareholders voted to support Oracle's $8.8 billion takeover bid.


ROMA, 16 settembre 2004 - Notte in bianco cercando un gol, Ã¨ quella che potranno vivere i romani sabato 18 settembre, se parteciperanno alla "La Notte Bianca Cup, Caccia al gol via Internet.". Si tratta di


Lycos Europe has released a special screensaver for Windows and the Mac OS platforms that will attack spam web pages. The screensaver âMake Love No Spamâ will overload a variety of spam servers by flooding


'Italian job' Web attack hits more than 10,000 sites

InfoWorld - Online criminals have launched a widespread Web attack that has turned tens of thousands of legitimate Web sites into weapons, security vendors said Monday.


The World Series arrives in St Louis tonight with the Cardinals banking on home field advantage and National League rules to put them back in contention with the Boston Red


NAJAF, Iraq -- Militia fighters began to leave the Shrine of Imam Ali yesterday, taking up positions outside the sacred site or fleeing the city, after rebellious Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr offered to return custody of the complex to moderate clerics.


Kenyan MPs vote to give themselves a $22,000 bonus each, despite public condemnation.


Cancer patients can often feel baffled when offered a choice of treatments, a study has suggested.


Hailed by 40,000 delirious supporters, France's most popular politician yesterday took triumphant control of its ruling centre-right party, promising to restore battered Gallic pride with a mix of honesty, energy and new ideas.


Researchers find that while you will slow down as you age, you may be able to stave off more of the deterioration than you thought.


Bhutto says talks with Pakistan's Musharraf stalled

LONDON/ISLAMABAD  - Former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto said on Saturday talks on a power sharing deal with President Pervez Musharraf had stalled but she would return to Pakistan very soon even without an agreement.


The Count: Where Help Is Wanted, Almost Desperately

Idaho, Montana and Hawaii are among the states with the very lowest unemployment in the nation.


Turkey, Russia Develop Multi-dimensional Partnership

Ankara hosted Russian President Vladimir Putin last week just prior to the critical December 17th Summit of EU leaders on Turkey's membership bid.


Pollution and overcrowding top the agenda as the Thai capital, Bangkok, votes for a new governor.


Parigi, 18:29 - TENNIS, TORNEO DI PARIGI BERCY: ELIMINATO POTITO STARACE

Questi i risultati del primo turno del Masters Series do Parigi-Bercy. Primo turno singolare uomini:...


Officials Stumped by Australia, NZ Whale Beachings

Scientists and wildlife officials continued to search Tuesday for what may have caused a series of mass strandings which left 168 whales and dolphins dead on Australian and New Zealand beaches in the past three days.


Putin to hold talks with Kuchma, attend Ukraine liberation events

Astana - Kiev, October 27 KAZINFORM - Russian President Vladimir Putin, on a working visit in Ukraine, on Wednesday will hold talks with the Ukrainian head of state Leonid Kuchma.


Hollywood's Version of Hell Is Coming to an End

Hollywood's version of life in hell closes on Halloween, ending one of the most popular plays in town -- a show where stars vied to play Satan and theatergoers reeled from graphic scenes of rape, abortion, suicide, cannibalism and loud heavy metal music.


The United Nations urged  patience in Serbia's breakaway Kosovo province on Friday  following reports of armed men patrolling the tense west.


Intercettazioni Antonveneta: Grechi risponde agli attacchi del vicepremier"Stiamo verificando se la stampa le ha acquisite in modo illecito"                                            Il presidente della Corte d'appello: "Se per D'Alema c'Ã¨ reato lo denunci "


GHAZNI, Afghanistan  - Taliban insurgents freed seven remaining South Korean hostages in Afghanistan on Thursday after a six-week kidnap ordeal, following a deal that Afghan officials said included a ransom payment by Seoul.


Tutte le azioni salienti degli scontri del Mondiale

Lâoccasione era di quelle ghiotte, approfittare della caduta della Juve per avvicinare il distacco dai bianconeri. Il Milan ci ha provato a cogliere i tre punti con la Roma, bravo nel primo tempo a schiacciare


The island of Phuket, one of Thailand's top resorts, lies in tatters as people struggle to come to terms with the tragedy.


Aspirin can help keep prostrate cancer at bay!

A regular dose of aspirin or any other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) can considerably reduce the risk of developing various cancers, including prostate cancer in men, a new study has revealed.


A police community support officer is stabbed in the neck as he assists with an eviction in Greater Manchester.


Dave Dash's Blog: Dynamically adjusting your page title in symfony

Dave Dash has posted a quick hit for symfony framework users - how to dynamically adjust your page title at your whim.   A lot of the content on reviewsBy.us and other sites we make using symfony have dynamic content. We try to have our page titles reflect the content by prepending the name of the specific restaurant, document or menu item before the site name.   Their path to the prize is a method, prependTitle that's included in a class (myActions.class.php) and used via it's reference in the application's app.yml file.


Leon Bear, a stocky man in T-shirt and jeans, peers across the sagebrush-pocked valley where his ancestors once chased Pony Express riders and sees the future for his dwindling tribe.


Bakers of mince pies, Christmas puddings and other traditional British treats have been warned that they might be facing a lard-free Christmas this year.


IBM Gets Behind Federated-Identity Standard

IBM on Thursday said it has joined the Liberty Alliance, indicating that industry support is shifting toward the identity-management group's standard for using a single ID and password to access Web services across organizations.


MILWAUKEE _ People are worried Lake Michigan water levels are lower than normal, but most have no grasp of what "normal" is for the world's fifth largest freshwater lake.


MOSCOW - Prime Minister Ehud Olmert of Israeli pressed President Vladimir Putin of Russia yesterday to support new sanctions against Iran because of its nuclear activities and urged Russia not to sell arms to Iran or Syria.


Former President Clinton Undergoes Heart Surgery

Doctors began heart bypass surgery on  former U.S. President Bill Clinton at a top New York hospital  early on Monday morning, CNN reported.


S&P 500 hits lifetime record, surpasses 2000 high

The S&P 500 index, a measure of the  largest U.S. stocks, rose to a lifetime high on Friday on  optimism about economic growth, corporate takeovers and  profits.


Force Spread Thin After Cop's Arrest: Pittston Twp. Chief Says Vacations Were Cancelled. He is Uncertain What Will Happen to Open Cases.

By Edward Lewis, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Times Leader  Dec. 8--PITTSTON TWP. -- Police Chief Stephen Rinaldi said other officers have cancelled vacations, personal days and agreed to work more hours to cover shifts left open with the arrest of part-time officer Charles Byra Jr.


Children used as shields in Pakistan mosque: govt

Women and children were being used as human shields by militants besieged in a mosque in Islamabad, the Pakistan government said on Thursday as security forces ratcheted up pressure on hundreds inside to surrender.


D-Link preps GSM/Wi-Fi network-hopping handset

Ready for pre-pay arena D-Link will ship its first dual-mode mobile phone next year, the networking kit company announced this week. The handset, called the V-Click, combines tri-band GSM/GPRS cellular connectivity with Wi-Fi access.â¦


Howard Dean, the new chairman of the Democratic National Committee, requested a media blackout of a debate with top Pentagon adviser Richard Perle, then quickly changed his mind Wednesday after news agencies complained.


Sun says Solaris 10 to be fully Open Source

Sun's Solaris operating system has a long and illustrious history. As the UNIX of choice for most companies with big iron, it's widely considered to be one of the most reliable UNIX variants available.


The first "open" Linux phone is set to debut at the Consumer Electronics Show, although its capabilities as a music player are still unknown. In Listening Post.


US and UK also due to announce economic support at donor conference expected to raise billions of pounds


Presidente Raisat, Rai1 e' solo per sagrestani del potere


Free Handbook Helps Hispanic Families Tackle ADHD

SUNDAY, Feb. 18 (HealthDay News) -- There's a new bilingual handbook designed to help Hispanic parents in the United States recognize attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in their children.


Sinclar e Keating tra i numerosi ospiti internazionali


You can train Bose's new system to play songs you like. Is it worth the price?


Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger will endorse John McCain on Thursday, giving a boost to the Republican presidential front-runner six days before California's high-prize primary


Wall Street is raising estimates of second-quarter earnings growth, estimating profits will be up 5.9 percent on average, according to Reuters Estimates, which compiles analysts' forecasts weekly for the Standard & Poor's 500 index .


U.S. stocks rose on Friday after bond yields retreated from a sharp rise to 5.25 percent, easing concerns about the impact of rising interest rates on stocks.


The merger between First Choice Holidays and Tui, owner of Thomson Holidays, gets conditional clearance.


Wild man on stage, Dane Cook is "very shy" off

If Dane Cook's description of himself proves true -- he doesn't drink, doesn't do drugs and prefers hanging out at home over club hopping -- he won't be going to the slammer any time soon like other young Hollywood stars did this summer.


O'Brien to Take Over for Leno in 5 Years

NEW YORK - Jay Leno's takeover as host of NBC's "Tonight" show in 1992 was fraught with drama and bad feelings, but he's assured the next transition will be as smooth as his nightly sign-off: "Stay tuned for Conan."   The comedian and NBC on Monday chose the 50th anniversary of the first "Tonight" show to set a special date for the 55th - when Leno will step down and Conan O'Brien becomes the fifth host of the television institution.    Announcing a transition in five years is odd for any business, let alone one that frequently plans from day-to-day, but NBC was anxious not to lose O'Brien...


Putin does not rule out running in 2012: report

Vladimir Putin, whose term as Russian  president ends next year, does not rule out running again in  2012, a leading Russian daily reported on Saturday.


Could Lenovo be muscling in on US-dominated HDD industry? Rumours are circulating in the heady world of hard disk drives (HDDs) that a Chinese tech firm wants to buy Seagate Technology.â¦


When half the flu vaccine supply disappears over night

Just days after health officials announced that there would be plenty of flu vaccine to go around this winter, they now say there will only be enough to vaccinate those in "high risk" groups.


Crude Oil Settles Above $50 Per Barrel For First Time

NEW YORK -- Crude oil futures prices ended above $50 a barrel for the first time on the New York Mercantile Exchange. In New York, crude for November delivery rose 48 cents and closed at a record $50.


Struggling clothing retailer Wet  Seal Inc. WTSLA.O on Wednesday posted a wider quarterly loss  as lackluster demand for its teen-oriented fashions forced the  company to make bigger markdowns.


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Divieto fumo in locali pubblici, BillÃ¨: proroga necessaria

Il presidente di Confcommercio Sergio BillÃ¨ scrive al presidente del Consiglio Silvio Berlusconi e al ministro della Salute, Girolamo Sirchia chiedendo una proroga dell'entrata in vigore della legge anti-fumo che deve entrare in vigore il prossimo 10


After helping the St. Louis Cardinals win their first World Series in 24 years, Albert Pujols put together an equally impressive offseason.


U.S. stocks surged on Thursday, driving the Dow industrials to a record close on strong earnings from companies such as investment bank Bear Stearns Cos. and an improving outlook for the U.S. economy.


HARRY REDKNAPP has warned Southampton chairman Rupert Lowe to keep his nose out of team affairs. Lowe has gained a reputation for offering advice to his managers, and appears regularly on the


Iraqi Sunni Clerics: Election Lacked Legitimacy

Leading Sunni clerics declared on  Wednesday that any government emerging from Iraq's historic  election would lack legitimacy because many people had  boycotted a poll they said was tainted by a U.S.-led  occupation.


3rd time proves golden charm for El Guerrouj

Hicham El Guerrouj was likening the meaning of his daughter's name to the precious gold he had earned, but the Moroccan might as well have been describing the last half of the men's 1,500 meters at Olympic Stadium last night.


Smart Land Deals as a Cornerstone of Free Tuition

To ensure that each of its students can attend the school on full scholarship, Cooper Union has made very savvy moves in the thorny world of Manhattan real estate.


Musharraf: Bin Laden's Location Is Unknown

Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf said Saturday that the search for Osama bin Laden has gone completely cold, with no recent intelligence indicating where he and his top lieutenants are hiding.


Kerry, Bush Fighting Hard for Ohio's Votes

Description: NPR's Mike Pesca talks with voters in the swing state of Ohio, where both Sen. John Kerry and President Bush have campaigned hard this week to woo voters.


Olmert balks at committing to full settlement halt

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert balked on Thursday at a total freeze in settlement activity as demanded by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Israeli officials said.


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Karl Lagerfeld let it snow at fashion label Chanel on Friday, parading models in checkered tweed coats on a runway resembling a shiny ice block, their sparkling skates slung over their shoulders.


A bus taking Greek high school students to watch the Paralympics smashed into a truck loaded with glass Monday, killing seven teenage passengers and injuring 30 other people, police said.


Arsene Wenger is told by Arsenal chairman Peter Hill-Wood he can say whatever he wants about Man Utd.


All the Bells and Whistles? It Just Sounds Like It

Your PC's noise is easy to ignore, but tuning it out still takes mental energy. What are the options for those who want the sound of silence?


So far 2008 has not been a good year for music sales. This week Alicia Keys, below, stays atop the Billboard chart with âAs I Amâ (J), but the number of copies that CD sold is barely above the historic low for a No. 1 album. Nielsen SoundScan reported that 61,000 copies of the album sold last week; the least number of weekly sales for No. 1 is 60,000, set by the âDreamgirlsâ soundtrack a year ago. (The numbers are rounded.) This week the âJunoâ soundtrack (Rhino) is at No. 2 with 58,000, Mary J. Bligeâs âGrowing Painsâ (Geffen) is No. 3 with 52,000, and Radioheadâs âIn Rainbowsâ (ATO) is next with 46,000. The R&B singer Raheem DeVaughn opens at No. 5 with 45,000 sales of âLove Behind the Melodyâ (J) and John Legendâs new âLive From Philadelphia,â available only through Target, reached No. 7 with 33,000.


Britney Spears, newly married to dancer Kevin Federline, says she would like to take his last name and wants to start a family next year, a German magazine reported.


By Christian Hill, The Olympian, Olympia, Wash.  Sep. 25--There might be as many proposed solutions to downtown issues of loitering, panhandling and public safety as there are cities dealing with them.   There is "no magic bullet.


A video posted Tuesday on a militant Islamic Web site in the name of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's group showed what it claimed was a Japanese captive and threatened to behead him within


Mentre a Gaza si attende l'arrivo del presidente Abu Mazen


Vietnam's communist leaders remove dozens of companies from the control of the armed forces and the ruling party.


Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert says he cannot rule out an attack against Iran, which much of the world believes is trying to develop a nuclear weapon.Comment


The government needs to work harder at encouraging the nation to eat healthily, a consumer watchdog says.


Nike Recalls Children's Sneakers for Choking Hazard

The US Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with sportswear firm Nike Inc., on Wednesday announced the voluntary recall of about 9,000 children's athletic sneakers that may pose a choking hazard.


Diesel-engine maker Cummins Inc.  CMI.N on Wednesday said fourth-quarter earnings more than  doubled, boosted by a lower tax rate, and its shares fell on  a  disappointing outlook for 2005.


Terry Tiffee hit a go-ahead two-run double in his major league debut to give the Minnesota Twins a 4-2 victory over the Texas Rangers Wednesday night.


Cost-cutting drive at Cadbury Schweppes will see closure of 10 factories worldwide.


In Carroll Gardens, two big-time chefs make grandma proud. How do two former high-flying chefs, both Italian-Americans named Frank who grew up together in the same Queens neighborhood, choose a name for their ...


Flash memory stick makers are showing off USB (Universal Serial Bus) drives at Computex that have been certified to work with Windows Vista's ReadyBoot and ReadyBoost functions, which improve boot-up times and the software start-up speeds in PCs.


Gene Therapy Plus Chemo Reduces Breast Tumors

Injection of a new gene therapy into breast tumors, in combination with chemotherapy, shows impressive therapeutic effects in locally advanced breast cancers, according


"American Bandstand" icon Dick Clark returned to his beachfront home Wednesday, more than seven weeks after what was described as a minor stroke.


Nintendo to let Wii gamers go for their guns

Bang With a look reminiscent of the Steyr Aug 9mm assault rifle, Nintendo's Wii Zapper is set to help gamers dive into the melee, deploy superior firepower and, it's hoped, endure.â¦


The first camp for people displaced by Uganda's civil war is set to close, in a sign of improved security.


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The past few years have seen companies doing everything they can to reduce costs. From outsourcing and offshoring to RIFs (reductions in force), the byword has been, âCut expenses.â But if most of the economists are right, 2005 will be a much better year, and companies will go back to concentrating on increasing revenue.


A reputed Ku Klux Klan member pleaded not guilty Friday to state charges of murdering three civil rights workers more than 40 years ago in one of the most notorious crimes of Mississippi's troubled past.


Legal Residents Dismayed Over Latest Measures

With the immigration debate focused on the estimated 12 million immigrants who have come to the United States illegally, hundreds of thousands of others who have obeyed the law are disappointed by the legislation now pending in Congress.


Politicians Seek Debate on Blair's Iraq 'Misconduct'

Parliamentarians will table a motion on  Wednesday demanding a debate on Prime Minister Tony Blair's  "gross misconduct" in leading Britain to war against Iraq.


Jay Wright has heard this before. The Villanova coach is in his third season at the Wildcats' helm, and this is the third time he's heard that the Big East is in decline.


Roma, 13:58 - CALCIO, TIM CUP: SQUALIFICATI SALA E PAROLA

Andrea Parola e Luigi Sala, giocatori della Sampdoria, sono stati squalificati per una giornata dopo...


Circuit City to trim HQ jobs, shift store staff

Circuit City Stores Inc.  said on Thursday it plans to shift some 640 store managers and trim its headquarters staff, the latest step in the consumer electronics retailer's turnaround plan.


Nobel Laureate Wilkins, 87, played an important role in the discovery of the double helix structure of DNA, the molecule that carries our "life code", Kazinform refers to BBC News.


TURKEY:  Into Iraq? Easier Said Than Done

ISTANBUL, Oct 15 (IPS) - Turkey appears to be taking final steps towards a  military foray into the Iraqi quagmire. It is a move favoured by  the public and the military, but opposed by major powers -- and  Iraq.


Agreement on Presidential Debates Seen Soon

With less than two weeks to go until the first scheduled debate, the campaigns of President Bush and Democrat John Kerry have yet to seal an agreement on the number and terms of presidential debates.


On The Road: For the Lost and Stranded, Help From a Smiling Face

For forlorn travelers, volunteers at Travelers Aid stations around the country offer a friendly face and a helping hand.


Dealmakers optimistic despite global mergers lull

Mergers and acquisitions have slowed during the volatility in global financial markets over the past two weeks, but investment bankers say the upheaval would have to last a long while to threaten the M&A boom.


Romanians returned to the polls Sunday for a presidential runoff between their leftist prime minister, formerly a member of the communist elite, and the capital's Western-leaning mayor.


Beckham arrives in LA to start American adventure

David Beckham's much-hyped American adventure finally began on Thursday night when he and his family touched down at LAX airport before being whisked away in a chauffeured car.


Two Rwandan men wanted for their alleged role in the 1994 genocide are arrested in France, police say.


Iran, Europe seek for compromise over nuclear issue

France, Germany and Great Britain on Friday held meeting with Iran in Paris, seeking for compromise over Tehran's nuclear program to avoid bringing the matter before the UN Security Council.


Vicenza, 19:44 - Calcio, Vicenza conferma offerta Napoli per Schwoch

L'attaccante del Vicenza Stefan Schwoch appare destinato a vestire la maglia del Napoli, in serie C1...


The EU's foreign policy chief is to visit Kosovo and Serbia to urge talks on a UN plan giving Kosovo self-rule.


Sixteen executives, economists and others who closely follow the region hazard their best predictions about how a variety of economic indicators will end up in 2005.


Astros need young ace to follow suit after Clemens wins

HOUSTON -- One ace of the diamond helped decide the outcome of Saturday's Texas Hold 'em, NL style. Houston's other ace gets dealt to the Cards on Sunday.


The Senate voted Tuesday to provide $70 billion for U.S. military efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, handing a victory to President Bush and his GOP allies on Capitol Hill.


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Zingonia, 18:01 - CALCIO, ATALANTA; DEL NERI: VA MEGLIO MA DOBBIAMO MIGLIORARE

Gigi Del Neri ha accolto con soddisfazione la prestazione della sua Atalanta e la vittoria contro il...


Americans Venus Williams and Jennifer Capriati both crashed out of the Advanta Championships in Philadelphia on Friday. Sixth seed Vera Zvonareva of Russia upset Capriati


Study: Music, tech search terms riskiest

Search terms related to music and technology are most likely to return sites with spyware and other malicious code, a new study finds.


Whirlpool Corp.  said on Thursday it would sell its Hoover vacuum cleaner business to Hong Kong's Techtronic Industries Co.  for $107 million to focus on its core appliance business.


LOS ANGELES  - Jenna Elfman has joined the cast of the indie feature "The Six Wives of Henry Lefay," which stars Tim Allen and a wide array of actresses.


Londra, 18:10 - CALCIO, INGHILTERRA: CAPELLO CT, HA FIRMATO PER 4 ANNI E MEZZO

E' ufficiale. Fabio Capello ha firmato il contratto di nuovo ct dell'Inghilterra, un accordo di 4 an...


A judge has ordered a man to continue paying alimony to his ex-wife — even though she's in a registered domestic partnership with another woman and even uses the other woman's last name.


Time Warner hopes that separating the Internet access business will make it easier to sell, spin out, or form partnerships with the rest of AOL. But it may have to go it alone.


Stocks Mixed on Oil Prices, Profit Outlook

NEW YORK - Higher oil prices and lowered outlooks from companies including Colgate-Palmolive Co., Unilever PLC and the New York Times Co. sent stocks sliding Monday, although tech shares rallied on strong performance in the semiconductor sector...


Unidentified gunmen on Wednesday killed two people and wounded five others who were taking part in what appeared to be a peaceful demonstration supporting radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr in Kufa, northeast of Najaf, witnesses and hospital officials said.


Long Island teenagers were planning a high school massacre similar to Columbine, police say.


Ohio rresidential votes may be headed for recount/12-7

President Bush beat Sen. John Kerry in Ohio by 118,775 votes, or just more than 2 percentage points, according to the official election results signed Monday by Secretary of State Ken Blackwell.


The Caucus: Giuliani Pushes Hard in Florida

Rudolph W. Giuliani kicked off a three-day bus tour of the state, while his rivals battled for South Carolina and Michigan voters.


Independent Probe Sought in Abu Ghraib Case

Amnesty International on Wednesday renewed its call for the United States to set up an independent investigation of the abuse of prisoners in Afghanistan, at Guantanamo Bay and at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq.


China Completes Dam Across Yangtze River

China finished building the Three Gorges dam across the Yangtze River on Saturday, a key milestone for the world's largest hydroelectric project.


Doc Rivers got his team back on track while gaining a measure of revenge on his old squad, and the Boston Celtics snapped a four-game losing streak by beating the Orlando Magic 117-101 on Monday night.


L'Udinese di Spalletti vince 1-0 a Bergamo e centra la terza vittoria consecutiva. Decide una rete in apertura, all'8', di Iaquinta. Poche occasioni per l'Atalanta, sulla cui panchina ha fatto il suo esordio il nuovo tecnico Rossi.


The writer died at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York on Tuesday morning. Calling herself an "obsessed moralist", Sontag was the author of 17 books and a lifelong human rights activist.


A PC That Packs Real Power, and All Just for Me

A new computer should deliver about 10 times the performance of a desktop personal computer.


Li indossa in alcune scende nella fiction 'I Cesaroni'


A computer worm is using a recently disclosed flaw in Sun Microsystems' operating system to propagate.


PBHG Funds Founders Banned from Industry

The founders of PBHG mutual funds  agreed to pay $160 million in restitution and civil fines and  to be banned for life from the securities industry to resolve  allegations they facilitated improper trading in the funds,  regulators said on Wednesday.


Gunmen abduct two Italian aid workers in Gaza

Gunmen abducted two Italians working for the International Committee of the Red Cross in the southern Gaza Strip on Tuesday, Palestinian officials and a spokesman for the organization said.


The new electoral register for Northern Ireland reveals that 82,000 voters have been wiped off the lists.


Fiji's coup runs into first signs of major trouble: experts

Fiji's military coup may have been bloodless and effective, but it is already hitting trouble as resistance to the regime mounts and the effects of the coup bite hard into the fragile economy.


Thunderbird flies: Mozilla spins off its e-mail client

(InfoWorld) - Mozilla spun off its Thunderbird e-mail client into a new for-profit subsidiary on Monday and seeded the unnamed company with $3 million in startup money, the open-source developer announced. The move is identical to the one made by the umbrella Mozilla Foundation in 2005 when it created Mozilla Corp. to manage Firefox. "The new organization doesn't have a name yet, so I'll call it MailCo here," said Mozilla CEO Mitchell Baker on her blog Monday night. "Technically, it will be a wholly owned subsidiary of the Mozilla Foundation, just like the Mozilla Corporation." MailCo is the result of internal talks and public discussion aboutÂ the future of ThunderbirdÂ that began in July. Then, Baker, who also chairs the Foundation, said that because Firefox was Mozilla's first priority, it had to divest itself of Thunderbird. Among the options she outlined: Creating a new nonprofit organization similar to the Mozilla Foundation to focus on the e-mail program; building a new subsidiary of the foundation just for Thunderbird; and releasing Thunderbird into the wild as a community-only project. Scott MacGregor and David Bienvenu, the two Mozilla employees who headed Thunderbird development efforts, voted for the third option. Today, however, Mozilla chose the second. Most Thunderbird users blasted Baker and Mozilla for wanting to ditch the e-mail program, which competes with Microsoft's Outlook and IBM's Notes, as well as with Web-based e-mail services such as Windows Live Mail, Yahoo Mail, and Google's Gmail. The new company will focus on developing communications software based on the current Thunderbird product, its code base and its brand. The goal is to create a community of developers, similar to the one already in place for Firefox, that's dedicated to working on Thunderbird and associated products. "We can spark the same kind of excitement and energy level and innovation [as with Firefox] in the email/communications space," Baker said. Among MailCo's out-the-gate goals, said Baker, are supporting existing Thunderbird users and creating "a better user experience for a range of Internet communications" that will explore how e-mail should work with other technologies such as RSS, instant messaging, VoIP, and SMS. David Ascher, the former chief technology officer and vice president of engineering at ActiveState Software, a Vancouver, British Columbia development tool maker, will lead the new company, said Baker in a statement. "David has been a respected member of the Mozilla community for many years and we're excited that he is joining Mozilla to lead this important effort." Ascher, also the director of the Python Software Foundation, has led Komodo, a Mozilla-backed, open-source development environment project. Less than two weeks ago, ActiveState debuted its Open Komodo Project, which will switch many of the company's already-free development tools to open-source. Mozilla was set to announce the new venture Tuesday morning, but moved up the news several hours to Monday night when Yahoo said earlier in the day that it wouldÂ acquire Zimbra,Â a privately held Web-based e-mail and collaboration provider, for $350 million. It's unknown whether Mozilla's current in-house Thunderbird developers will continue with the new company. Baker hinted that they may not. In her blog, she explained that the $3 million in seed money for MailCo will "be spent mostly on building a small team of people who are passionate about e-mail and Internet communications." Neither Thunderbird developer Scott MacGregor, who started the project in February 2003, or his co-worker, David Bienvenu, responded to a request for comment. ComputerworldÂ is an InfoWorld affiliate.


Gaza, 4 ott. (Adnkronos) - Cinque palestinesi sono stati uccisi dai soldati israeliani nel campo profughi di Jabaliya, mentre prosegue l'operazione militare ''Giorni del pentimento'' per metter fine al lancio di missili Qassam dalla Striscia di Gaza.


Watchdog Groups Criticize GOP Plan on Ethics Complaints

Emerging Republican proposals to change the way House ethics complaints are handled present a serious threat to the House's ability to police itself, leaders of independent groups that monitor Congressional ethics say.


House Republicans Unveil Sweeping Sept. 11 Bill

U.S. House of Representatives  Republican leaders unveiled sweeping legislation on Friday that  they said reflects Sept. 11 commission recommendations for  reforming U.S. intelligence operations.


NEWYORKâââJeopardy!ââ master Ken Jennings returns to try to extend his winning streak in a new episode that airs today. The 30-year-old Salt Lake City software


France Prepares to Evacuate Citizens from Ivory Coast

Protesters in Ivory Coast massed to  support President Laurent Gbagbo for a fifth day on Wednesday  as France prepared to airlift citizens from its former West  African colony, once a model of post-independence prosperity.


Researches find that while you will slow down as you age, you may be able to stave off more of the deterioration than you thought.


Hindu nationalists won a crucial test of political support Sunday with a resounding victory in a state election, fought in the shadow of anti-Muslim riots that left more than 1,000 people dead in 2002


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A fire driven by strong Santa Ana winds Sunday destroyed five homes and a storage building and endangered hundreds of others in canyons and hillsides, authorities said.


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The power company said fourth-quarter profit fell to $271 million, hurt by discontinued operations and higher plant maintenance costs.


Time Warner sues DirecTV over NFL Network ads

Time Warner Cable sued rival DirecTV Group Inc. late on Thursday in Manhattan federal court, alleging the satellite television service issued deceptive ads to get customers for its football programming.


Scam Allegedly Hid Drugs As Santa's Toys

CLEVELAND - The packages were labeled as toys for good girls and boys and the business was called Santa's Helpers. But authorities say the packages were nothing more than a naughty ruse to cover a large-scale drug smuggling operation.


Cell phones: The next great ad frontier?

Your cell phone is a potential gold mine for marketers: It can reveal where you are, whom you call and even what music you like.


Queen Latifah is getting a little jazzier. Five albums and 15 years after her hard-hitting hip-hop debut "All Hail the Queen," Queen Latifah is poised to release the jazz-obsessed "The Dana Owens Album" in which she sings standards.


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Firenze, 19:33 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA; PRANDELLI: PROSEGUIRE SU QUESTA STRADA

Dopo essersi vista assegnare per il secondo anno consecutivo la Panchina d'Oro, il tecnico della Fio...


Airbus presents upgraded jet to take on Boeing 787

Airbus said Monday it wants suppliers to fund over 15 per cent of the cost of the A350 XWB mid-sized airliner, its US$15.4 billion answer to the Boeing 787 Dreamliner.Comment


Greek spying case uncovers first phone switch rootkit

(InfoWorld) - A highly sophisticated spying operation that tapped into the mobile phones of Greece's prime minister and other top government officials has highlighted weaknesses in telecommunications systems that still use decades-old computer code, according to a report by two computer scientists. The spying case, where the calls of around 100 people were secretly tapped, remains unsolved and is still being investigated. Also complicating the case is the questionable suicide in March 2005 of a top engineer at Vodafone GroupÂ in Greece in charge of network planning. A look into how the hack was accomplished has revealed an operation of breathtaking depth and success, according to an analysis on IEEE Spectrum Online, the Web site of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. The case includes the "first known rootkit that has been installed in an [phone] exchange," said Diomidis Spinellis, an associate professor at the Athens University of Economics and Business, who authored the report with Vassilis Prevelakis, an assistant professor of computer science at Drexel University in Philadelphia. A rootkit is a special program that buries itself deep into an OS for some malicious activity and is extremely difficult to detect. The rootkit enabled a transaction log to be disabled and allow call monitoring on four switches made by Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson within Vodafone's equipment. The software enabled the hackers to monitor phone calls in the same way law enforcement would, minus the required court order. The software allowed for a second, parallel voice stream to be sent to another phone for monitoring. The intruders covered their tracks by installing patches on the system to route around logging mechanisms that would alert administrators that calls were being monitored. "It took guile and some serious programming chops to manipulate the lawful call-intercept functions in Vodafone's mobile switching centers," the authors wrote. The secret operation was finally discovered around January 2005 when the hackers tried to update their software and interfered with how text messages were forwarded, which generated an alert. Investigators found hackers had installed 6,500 lines of code, an extremely complex coding feat. "The size of the code is not something that somebody could hack in a weekend," Spinellis said. "It takes a lot of expertise and time to do that." The investigation, which included a Greek parliamentary inquiry, netted no suspects, due in part to key data that was lost or destroyed by Vodafone, the authors wrote. It's not known if the hack was an inside job. Vodafone may have been able to discover the scheme sooner through statistical call analysis that could have linked the calls of those being monitored to calls to phones used to monitor the conversations, they wrote. Carriers already do that sort of analysis, but more for marketing than security. But the defense against rogue code, viruses and rootkits is complicated due to how telecom infrastructure has developed. "Complex interactions between subsystems and baroque coding styles (some of them remnants of programs written 20 or 30 years ago) confound developers and auditors alike," the report said.


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Oscar-nominated film The Sea Inside wins 14 prizes at Spain's top movie ceremony, the Goya Awards.


Boston Scientific paid chief $1.6m in 2006

Jim Tobin , chief executive of Boston Scientific Corp. , earned $1.6 million in salary, bonus, and benefits last year, the company said in a regulatory filing, down from the $1.9 million he made in 2005.


Smoking weakens anti-clotting effect of aspirin

NEW YORK  - By increasing the activity of platelets, blood cells that help clot the blood, smoking may weaken the anti-clotting effect of aspirin, new research suggests.


Novelties: The Television Screen, Sliced Ever Thinner

A television set so thin that you could roll it up and carry it in your briefcase? Itâs not as far off as you might think.


Hornets Suspend Jackson for Not Reporting

New Orleans Hornets General Manager Allan Bristow answers questions at a news conference in New Orleans Arena Wednesday night Dec. 29, 2004.


If Russian prosecutors need a prestige case to show they're tough on software piracy, this almost certainly isn't it. By the Associated Press.


EU to Pursue Legal Action Against Greece

The European Union's executive commission said Wednesday it would open legal proceedings against Greece for its sloppy bookkeeping and underreporting its budget deficit by billions of euros between 1997 and 2003.


A software update for MacBook and MacBook Pros addresses an issue that caused the keyboard to freeze.


Britain says checking reports on hostage killing

The British Foreign Office said Friday that it was checking unconfirmed reports which said that British hostage Kenneth Bigley has been killed by militants in Iraq.


A couple who staged hostage dramas in bank robberies across the Midlands laugh in the dock as they are jailed.


'Troy' Makes Homer Britain's Best-Selling Poet

Nearly 3,000 years after his death, Homer is the best-selling poet in Britain thanks largely to Brad Pitt and "the Troy effect," the country's biggest online seller of books said on Wednesday.


Carlos Gomez could be the recording industry's ideal mobile music customer.


Lonnie Nielsen stopped checking to see how he was doing and he did just fine.


US, Japan aim for flexible measures on climate change

US President George W. Bush said he and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe agreed on Wednesday to work together to create a "flexible" framework to combat climate change.