How a company created savings and new efficiences after converting to a wireless logistics system.


Movie Companies Sue China Firm for Piracy

Five major U.S. film studios filed a lawsuit in a Chinese People's Court against a Beijing firm for allegedly selling their films illegally.


Democratic vice presidential candidate John Edwards on Thursday poked fun at Vice President Dick Cheney's claim that economic indicators fail to measure the financial gains of Americans selling items on eBay.


Intel wants fair and balanced online gaming

Blog: Suspicious of the guy who is just blowing everybody away in Quake 3? Your future PC might be able to tell who is cheating.


China intensifies fight against Internet porn

China has intensified its battle against Internet and mobile phone pornography by threatening distributors with life in prison, Xinhua news agency says.


It took until his arrival at spring training for Manager Willie Randolph to get past the bitter, nasty feeling of last seasonâs collapse.


Manny Ramírez missed his 20th straight game with a strained left oblique, with rookie Brandon Moss playing left field last night against the Blue Jays. The Sox were without three regulars: Kevin Youkilis (wrist), Coco Crisp (back), and Ramírez.


Shaukat Aziz vows to work for betterment of the country

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister, Shaukat Aziz has said that he will try to improve the country in every respect. He was talking with newsmen after taking oath as the prime minister of Pakistan.


Belgian PM heading for weekend election defeat

Belgian PM Guy Verhofstadt appears set for defeat in Sunday's general election, with the Christian Democrats poised to regain power after eight years in opposition, according to the latest opinion poll.


Republican Mike Huckabee on Wednesday defended his handling of requests for clemency when he was Arkansas governor and in turn accused Mitt Romney of denying such requests to protect his political future.


Soriano Homers Twice As Cubs Top Pirates

Alfonso Soriano hits two of Chicago's four homers and the Cubs continue their late-season power display, increasing their NL Central lead in the process.


Dollar rebounds on fresh ECB concerns, poor Japanese growth

The dollar rebounded from a new all-time low against the euro following weak economic growth in Japan and fresh expressions of worry from European central bankers at the US unit's recent plunge.


Kurd rebels kill 9 Turk soldiers: military source

TUNCELI, Turkey  - Nine Turkish soldiers were killed overnight in a clash with Kurdish rebels near the Iraqi border, military sources said on Sunday.


Cold weather lifts U.S. retailers' January sales

Frigid winter winds blew life into U.S. retailers' January sales as consumers snapped up cold weather clothes that were left on the shelves from the holiday season.


An abattoir is evacuated after three workers and a paramedic suffer lung problems.


Time Warner in Talks on Sprint Phone Deal

Time Warner Inc.  is in talks to offer cell-phone service over Sprint Corp.'s  network on a trial basis early in 2005, a source familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.


Hungarian Hammer Thrower Annus Will Not Return Gold

Hungarian hammer thrower Adrian Annus  is refusing to give back his Olympic gold medal after being  stripped of his title for failing to take a drugs test.


British Brewer Is Sold for $15.4 Billion

Scottish & Newcastle, Britainâs largest brewer, agreed to a Â£7.8 billion ($15.4 billion) takeover by the European rivals Carlsberg and Heineken.


A man who punched a 97-year-old war veteran on a packed tram in south London has been given a supervision order.


Obama says borrowed lines not a big deal

Sen. Barack Obama said Monday that he doesn't think it's a big deal that he borrowed lines from his friend Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, although he probably should have given him credit.


Divorce is costly: Turning 1 household into 2 lowers standard of living

Everyone knows that divorce is expensive. Everyone knows that it will reduce your standard of living.


Previsti interventi per 1 mld euro, dureranno 15 anni


Tanvi, competes with Payal, Rakhi Sawant

Ex-Miss Madhya Pradesh Tanvi Varma will make her Bollywood debut in K.C.Bokadia's Bold and promises to live up to the film title.


Darfur Peace Talks Seek to Break Deadlock

ABUJA, Nigeria Oct 25, 2004 - Sudan's government and rebels met Monday to try to break a deadlock over key security issues holding up the signing of an accord to grant humanitarian organizations wider access to hundreds of thousands of refugees of the


LA gallery portrays paparazzi photos as art form

Paparazzi are getting a lot of bad press these days, so it takes some chutzpah to launch a photography exhibit called "Paparazzi as an Art Form" in the heart of celebrityville.


White House Nixed Early Hearing on Rice Nomination

At the urging of the White House, a key Senate panel will put off consideration of the nomination of Condoleezza Rice to be secretary of state, the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee said on Sunday.


Shyamalan nominated for worst director award

Celebrated Indian-American director M Night Shyamalan's latest movie Lady in the Water  has been nominated for this year's Golden Raspberry Awards, which ÂrecogniseÂ the worst the movie industry had to offer.


Patriots stay perfect, Dolphins get first win

The undefeated New England Patriots stayed on course for a perfect season by beating the New York Jets 20-10 on Sunday, while Miami snapped a 13-game, season-long losing streak with a dramatic overtime win over Baltimore.


Fusione tra istituti di Lombardia, Piemonte e Sardegna


Kanye leads 50 Cent in CD sales face-off

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


ITV says it will not commission any new shows from RDF Media until a probe into a misleading trailer about the Queen is completed.


LG shows gadget based on next-gen Intel UMPC chip

45nm 'Silverthorne' not even out yet CES LG has craftily shown off an ultra-mobile PC based on Intel's as-yet-unlaunched '45nm Silverthorne' processor at this year's Consumer Electronics Show (CES).â¦


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


Apple Teams Up With Six Airlines to Deliver iPod Integration

Apple is teaming up with Air France, Continental, Delta, Emirates, KLM and United to deliver the first seamless integration between iPod and in-flight entertainment systems. These six airlines will begin offering their passengers iPod seat connections which power and charge their iPods during flight and allow the video content on their iPods to be viewed on the their seat back displays.


Bilancio dopo un giorno e mezzo, italiani salgono del 14%


Ill. Gov. Seeks Ban on Violent Video Games

Gov. Rod Blagojevich is proposing to make it a misdemeanor for businesses to sell violent and sexually explicit video games to minors, a step that other states have tried with little success.


Up to one in 10 households are expected to be unable to get all Freeview channels, regulator Ofcom says.


European study reveals extent of Microsoft 'ecosystem


Oro greggio alle stelle: nuovo record a 51,80

Roma, 6 otobre 2004 - Petrolio senza freni. A New York, dopo un avvio rallentato, il future sul Light Crude ha ripreso a correre dopo i dati sulle scorte Usa per portarsi sul nuovo record di 51,80 dollari


MoD offers nerve gas veterans Â£3m apology

The Ministry of Defence is to offer compensation and an apology to the Porton Down victims of secret chemical testing, it was reported today


Il 75enne leader palestinese si Ã¨ spento a Parigi

BOLOGNA (11 nov. 2004) - La scomparsa del leader palestinese Yasser Arafat ha provocato cordoglio nelle istituzioni e negli uomini pubblici emiliano-romagnoli. Il presidente della Regione Emilia-Romagna, Vasco


Childbirth `changing in Canada,' study finds

Medical intervention is becoming more common for women giving birth, a federal report released yesterday shows. Almost half of Canadian women have epidurals for pain relief during vaginal delivery.


AMD comes to grips with the ATI merger fallout

Investors and consumers were warned the bad news would come, and it came as predicted. AMD took a stunning charge of $1.6 billion in one quarter, to account for value from the ATI merger it now realizes may not materialize.


Police receive new information following allegations of racist abuse in Channel 4's Celebrity Big Brother.


Candidates in Afghanistan's first-ever presidential election kicked off the final day of campaigning Wednesday, with interim leader Hamid Karzai and one of his chief


Oscar winner "Lives of Others" set for remake

The Oscar-winning German spy drama  "The Lives of Others" is set to be remade as an  English-language movie, Daily Variety reported in its Thursday  edition.


The European Commission is backing its former trade commissioner Pascal Lamy to become the next head of the World Trade Organisation.


Moral Conflict Plus a Hot Bod: What More Does a Girl Need?

The latest Hollywood movie to give comic books a bad name, "Elektra" stars Jennifer Garner as a superheroine who lays waste to every man in sight.


Deep-fried Mars bars not a Scottish myth

LONDON - Like the Loch Ness monster, the deep-fried Mars bar is regarded by some as a Scottish myth. But a study published Friday in a medical journal confirms that Scots consume thousands of the battered


Delta Air Lines and its subsidiary employ 8,000 people in Greater Cincinnati, control 90 percent of the departures at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport and contribute 76 percent of the landing fees that fund the airport's operation.


Being Green With the Revolving Museum's Jerry Beck on Board, Art Meets Science to Support the Environment in Africa

By Rachel R. Briere, The Sun, Lowell, Mass.  Feb. 4--LOWELL -- U2's front man Bono has (PRODUCT) RED. Hollywood heavyweights like Tom Hanks, Al Pacino and Cameron Diaz have the ONE Campaign. Now, the Revolving Museum's Jerry Beck has green chemistry.


Tough times, but something had to be done

Any losses of jobs is a matter of great concern for those involved and for Coventry itself. But Jaguar's restructure plan for its future at least retains some jobs in the city and its spiritual headquarters at Browns Lane.


I.B.M. Prepares Substitution for Pensions of New Hires

I.B.M. is planning to close its employee pension plan to new employees at the end of the year and give all new workers a 401(k) plan instead.


Via brings PCI Express to AMD-based computers

Via Technologies announces new product that brings PCI Express input-output to computers running AMD chips.


Venezia, 19:59 - CALCIO, VENEZIA: INGAGGIATO ARGENTINO TURIENTO

Il Venezia ha ingaggiato il ventiduenne argentino Federico Ezequiel Turiento, giunto in prestito dal...


US average retail gasoline prices fell more than 10 cents a gallon over the last two weeks due to more abundant crude oil supplies and mainly lower oil prices, according to an industry analyst.


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Chad vows to punish French for child smuggling bid

Chadian President Idriss Deby vowed  on Friday that nine French nationals detained for trying to  smuggle out African children to live with European families  would pay for their "horrible" crime.


Radioactive material leaked undetected for days at an earthquake-battered nuclear power plant even as the utility was assuring the public that the damage posed no danger to those outside the site, company executives admitted Thursday.


For Karl and His Son, a Time for Healing

Basketball once created a barrier between Nuggets Coach George Karl and his son, Coby, now a senior forward at Boise State. But the relationship has been rebuilt and glued tighter by the fright of cancer.


A decade ago, analysts were calling Britain's Conservative Party the dominant force in 20th-century British politics.


Thousands of Miles From Home, and Possibly Carrying Avian Flu

Scientists have found proof that bar-headed geese â one suspect in moving avian flu around the world â can travel 3,000 miles from their breeding grounds.


NY bowling kingpin to return Arafat cash

It's splitsville for Manhattan bowling kingpin Tom Shannon and the grad-school buddy who secretly invested $1.3 million of Yasser Arafat's money in his business.


Seattle Seahawks linebacker Anthony Simmons will have season-ending surgery to repair a broken left wrist.


A federal judge has reduced by more than half the amount of damages that a fundamentalist Kansas church must pay to the father of a Marine who was killed in Iraq.


China calls U.S. religion report "groundless" meddling

A U.S. State Department report on   China's controls of religious practices amounted to   "groundless" interference in the country's internal affairs, a   Chinese foreign ministry spokesman said late on Monday.


Democrat John Kerry on Friday dismissed the Republican convention as "bitter and insulting" and promised to be a U.S. president who would tell Americans the truth.


Portugal are denied their first World Cup win as Romania come from behind to edge a keenly-fought match in Toulouse.


An author who wrote a vivid book about gang life and is considered one of the city's most wanted gang members has been taken into custody, police announced Thursday.


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Tonight's game between the Phillies and Braves, scheduled for a 7:35 pm start, has been postponed because of inclement weather.


N. Korea Misses Deadline, but U.S. Response Is Restrained

TOKYO, Jan. 1 -- North Korea failed to fulfill its October promise to declare all its nuclear programs by the end of 2007 -- and the United States did not make a big deal out of it.


Limbaugh's attorney plans to appeal ruling that may allow use of records in investigating allegations. Thursday, Oct. 7, 2004 - In a 2-1 majority decision, the


Flagship India car plant bulldozes farmers wishes

SINGUR, India  - It was his grandfather's land, his father's land and then the land that he shared with his five brothers.


Chip Makers Set Sights on Digital Video Recorders

Devices seen as good entry point to consumer electronics market.


Researchers at the Warwick Manufacturing Group at the University of Warwick, UK, along with PVAXX Research & Development, have devised a way to recycle discarded mobile telephones.


Coming soon to the Supreme Court: a rare appearance by a black lawyer. More than a year has passed since a black lawyer in private practice stood at the lectern in the elegant courtroom and spoke the traditional opening line, "Mr. Chief Justice and may it please the court."


Once again, Hillary Rodham Clinton leads in a poll. This time, she's the top choice when people are asked which major 2008 presidential candidate would make the scariest Halloween costume.


Bush, Kerry Clash Over Latest Jobs Report

President Bush hailed a slight decline in unemployment Friday as reason for his re-election, evidence the "economy is strong and getting stronger." Not so, said Sen. John Kerry, countering that the administration's term will end with a net loss of jobs...


A prisoner who allegedly spent two months traveling with al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden and helped run a safehouse for the terrorist network refused Friday to attend a hearing on his legal status in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.


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Malaysia court overturns Anwar sodomy ruling

years in jail, overturning his conviction for sodomy in a shock ruling expected to win support for the new prime minister. freedom to urge the country's recently installed prime minister to drive harder on reform.


Court Approves Class-Action Suit Against Wal-Mart

The ruling was a big setback to Wal-Martâs efforts to block the nationâs largest sex discrimination lawsuit.


Sir Alex Ferguson's gut feeling was realised in Nyon this lunchtime - leaving the Manchester United boss to face AC Milan for the first time in his entire career.


The US Food and Drug Administration announced Monday that a strong new warning will be issued for the medical-abortion drug known as RU-486, citing the risk of "rare but serious complications that may occur with any abortion.


Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has praised his team following the 3-0 Group H UEFA Champions League victory over Paris Saint-Germain at the Parc des Princes.


Denmark's ruling Liberals call an early  general election for 8 February, buoyed by opinion polls.


With a flowing cotton dress, a yellow sunflower pinned in her hair and newly dyed red locks to match her bright lipstick, the beauty pageant contestant representing Cell Block 7 was dressed to kill. But that was a year ago, prosecutors say, when Luisa Mateus and another woman allegedly walked into a Bogota cafe and gunned down two men in a contract hit.


Fear of disease leads to panic in storm-ravaged Haiti

Survivors of the storm that ravaged Haiti face a new menace as contaminated water, putrefying bodies and devastated sanitary systems threaten an outbreak of waterborne diseases such as malaria and tetanus, aid workers warned yesterday.


GREEN BAY, WisconsinââDemocrat John Kerry appealed to voters to elect a president _ namely, him _ who will ``trust you with the truth,Â´Â´ and quickened the pace of a campaign now in its final week.


Computerised deterrent to teen pregnancies The Mexican state of Chihuahua has formulated a cunning plan to reduce the area's soaring teenage birth rate - obliging youngsters to look after wailing, burping robobabies, Reuters reports.â¦


The mothers of four young soldiers who died while in Army care voice concerns about the bullying of recruits.


E-mails for Intel CEO, Chairman Among Missing

During last Wednesday's hearing before the Special Master in the AMD v. Intel antitrust case, attorneys for Intel acknowledged that company CEO Paul Otellini, chairman Craig Barrett, and executive vice president for sales and marketing Sean Maloney, were among more than 300 company employees who apparently did not back up their e-mails and important documents personally.


AP Poll: Bush approval matches low point

Public approval of the job President Bush is doing now matches its all-time low, an AP-Ipsos poll says.


Universalist Life Church: Congregation Thrives on Eclectic View

By Marvin Read, The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo.  Mar. 10--To say that the Rev. Gary Fearn's church is not mainstream is an understatement.


The Lede Blog: The Lede: Unlikely Celebrity Sex Tape in Malaysia

It's not easy to stay in public office when streetcorner peddlars are selling not one but two full-length DVDs of you and a "friend," captured in flagrante delicto from four different camera angles.


Zimbabwe ruling party elects first woman VP

Joyce Mujuru, attends the ruling ZANU-PF party annual convention in Harare, Dec. 2. Mujuru, a longtime member of President Robert Mugabe's cabinet and a veteran of the 1970s guerrilla war against white minority


Productivity in the education system has increased slightly but not as much as it might have, a watchdog says.


Palestinian minister to visit jailed Fatah leader mooting ...

RAMALLAH, West Bank - Palestinian minister without portfolio Kadura Fares said he will visit Marwan Barghuti on Friday to discuss the imprisoned Fatah leaderâs plan to run for the presidency in January.


Stock Exchanges Are in Talks to Buy Stake in Taiwan Board

The exchange, Asiaâs seventh-biggest equities market, planned to sell a stake of as much as 25 percent of itself to overseas bourses.


Campaigners urge a ban against anti-social behaviour device

An ultra-sonic device used to disperse rowdy teenagers is Tuesday being challenged by the Children's Commissioner who claims that the high-pitched sound causes discomfort and so infringes upon the human rights of young people.


Shout-outs to MIT. Women eating carbs. The annual Hollywood geekfest known as the Sci-Tech Oscars couldn't be more different from the glitzy main event later this month


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Foreign raid kills dozens of Afghans: residents

LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan  - Residents of a Taliban-controlled town in southern Afghanistan said on Sunday dozens of civilians including women and children had been killed in aerial bombing.


Blair seeks broader Middle East role: diplomats

Tony Blair is pushing for a broader  mandate in the Middle East that would give him a more direct  role in peacemaking, expanding the limited envoy job that world  powers gave him last month, diplomats said on Tuesday.


Two car bombs ripped through crowded Baghdad streets on Monday, killing at least 21 people and wounding 96, as insurgents step up their campaign to undermine the country's


A PALESTINIAN wounded by Israeli tank fire in the Gaza Strip earlier this week died of his injuries today, hospital sources in Gaza City said.


COPPA ITALIA: CAGLIARI BATTE LAZIO 2 A 1

CAGLIARI - Il Cagliari ritrova la vittoria S.Elia nellâandata degli ottavi di finale di Coppa Italia. 2-1 il risultato finale contro la Lazio, dopo una partita abbastanza divertente giocata a viso aperto dalle due squadre.


An Italian cement firm says it is pulling out of Sicily as a sign of its refusal to submit to Mafia extortion.


Playboy Publishes More of the Google Interview on Playboy.com  Playboy magazine on Tuesday published previously unsyndicated interview excerpts to its Web site from its interview with Google's founders. The original interview was published just before the Internet search engine's much-anticipated initial public offering.  In the never before seen excerpt on Playboy.com, Google ...


UPDATE 1-Slick Spain seal 1-0 win over uninspired England

A slick Spain side claimed a deserved 1-0 victory over England in a ill-tempered friendly marred by racist chanting at the Bernabeu on Wednesday.


A herd is culled on another farm as the fourth case of foot-and-mouth in the  latest Surrey outbreak is confirmed.


A closely watched barometer of future economic activity fell in September for the fourth consecutive month, suggesting that the recovery may be cooling.


Voters consider changing Alcatraz to peace centre

San Francisco voters will decide on Tuesday whether to remove the famous Alcatraz Prison visited by thousands of tourists a day and instead create a "global peace centre."


Londra, 12:33 - CALCIO, CHELSEA: GRANT MINACCIATO DI MORTE

Avraham Grant, allenatore del Chelsea, ha subito minacce di morte. Lo ha reso noto la polizia, speci...


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Intel Corp. INTC.O, the world's   biggest microchip maker, is set to announce sweeping job cuts   later on Tuesday, the Financial Times said, amid speculation   that up to 10 percent of its staff could go.


Nairobi - The United Nations Security Council is to begin a rare meeting in Nairobi on Thursday to focus on peace in Sudan, amid mounting alarm over the conflict raging in the country's western region of Darfur.


New Labor Dept. report shows continued growth in computer-related services jobs, while tech manufacturing positions fell.


Pakistan now accuses India of violating ceasefire

Pakistan accused India of violating a 14-month ceasefire in Kashmir, days after New Delhi twice accused its nuclear rival of launching mortar shells into its territory.


Blair to Accept Position as Mideast Envoy

The United States and its allies in the international "Quartet" that oversees the Middle East peace process are expected to announce tomorrowthat Prime Minister Tony Blair has accepted the position as their new special envoy, according to U.S. officials.


Home Counties feel the Force Wannabe Jedi Knights are advised to brush up on their lightsaber techniques, dust off their copy of the Jedi Handbook, and get down to Surrey, where two Star Wars aficionados have announced their intention to open a training centre dedicated to promoting the popular alternative religion.â¦


Men who have several older brothers have an increased chance of being gay &#151; whether they were raised together or not &#151; a finding researchers say adds weight to the idea that sexual orientation is based in biology.


[TS] Sports of The Times: Not Much Left to Say, but Much Left to Do

The Yankees seem lethargic at times this season, or maybe just bad, overexposed and over the hill, a throwback to the mid-1960s when the entire organization hit bottom.


Six Pitcairn islanders found guilty of sex crimes

Six of seven men on Pitcairn Island charged with sex crimes have been found guilty. Our correspondent in New Zealand, Gillian Bradford, says the island's mayor, Steve Christian, has been convicted of some of the most serious offences.


Polls Force Campaigns to Change Strategy

The road to the White House is taking some strange and sharp turns as tightening polls and pressure from party stalwarts force the presidential campaigns to adjust their strategies.


President Bush's Sept. 11 proclamation, as released by The White House:


New law sinks old practice of floating your checks

Floating a check became riskier Thursday under a new law that makes it possible for banks to process them in a matter of hours, rather than days.


Formula One Racing: Ferrari's one-two is full of surprises

MONZA, Italy Those who did not see the Italian Grand Prix on Sunday will not be surprised to hear that Ferrari finished first and second for the eighth time this season.


Troops in Iraq are getting a fresh load of MRAPs for protection. But will new enemy technology make them obsolete?


Persistent Censorship In China Produces Art of Compromise

BEIJING -- Yan Lianke, one of China's most popular contemporary novelists, is busy composing a new book, using his trusty pen to scratch out line after line of Chinese characters for what promises to be another biting satire of life under the Communist Party.


Korean-American golfer Kevin Na had a wonderful opening round at the PGA Tourâs 84 Lumber Classic on Thursday, finishing the day tied for second at 5-under, three strokes behind leader Vijay Singh of Fiji in Farmington, Pa.


An unusually strong earthquake shakes Argentina, and leaves one person dead.


Police hunting a pensioner's killer will interview everyone who comes into custody in a large area of Glasgow about her murder.


Bush Sees Trade, Africa Aid, Global Warming Talks on G-8 Agenda

Bloomberg - June 2 (Bloomberg) -- President George W. Bush, preparing for a summit with world leaders next week, said he plans to push for common solutions to trade barriers, suffering in Africa and the ``challenge'' of global warming.


Airbus rescue delayed by new Franco-German tensions

European aircraft manufacturer Airbus delayed unveiling its long-awaited rescue plan, pointing to renewed strains between Germany and France about about where cuts will fall.


Sales of Office 2007 outperformed those of Office 2003 during the first week of launch, study shows.


Clarke Closes in on Taiheiyo Masters Title

GOTEMBA, Japan  - Britain's Darren Clarke fired a  solid 67 to extend his lead to four shots at the Taiheiyo  Masters Saturday.


Genova, 20:49 - CALCIO, DOPING: FLACHI CHIEDERE CONTROANALISI

Dopo un colloquio con il suo avvocato, Paolo Rodella, Francesco Flachi ha deciso di richiedere le co...


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Boeing offers 'optionally manned' jets for US Navy

At last, backseaters could be rid of troublesome pilots Aerospace giant Boeing unveiled its bid for the US Navy's Broad Area Maritime Surveillance (BAMS) programme at the Paris Air Show yesterday.â¦


Fed weighs future of contactless payments

InfoWorld - You can call it 'cash 2.0': a new age of wireless payment technology that may replace even the smallest cash transactions in the coming years with the wave of a credit card or mobile phone.


The market goes into a bracket, but the Fed can't bail out 20 years of profligacy.


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


Slimness vs. cardiovascular fitness: Which is more crucial?

The first, by researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, finds that no matter how much exercise a woman gets, if she's overweight, she's at risk of developing diabetes.


Iran Says Needs Practical Results in EU Nuke Talks

Iran told the European Union on  Tuesday their negotiations must show clear progress and  practical results by mid-March if it was to prolong  negotiations on EU demands that it stop enriching uranium.


By PATTERSON, Colin  JOSHUA BAKER grudgingly admits he is "apparently" good at science.   Last year, the then 17-year-old year 13 student at Newlands College was awarded outstanding scholarships in NCEA chemistry, statistics and calculus and a scholarship in physics.


Japan and North Korea are scheduled to hold talks this week on Japanese citizens kidnaped by Pyongyang decades ago who remain missing.


In its previous game, Northeastern rallied from a 9-point deficit late in the second half and beat Harvard in overtime. Yesterday, the Huskies made certain late-game drama wouldn't be necessary.


China finds excess preservatives in chili products

Thirteen percent of all chili products in China have excessive amounts of preservatives, causing them to fail safety tests, the country's quality watchdog said on Sunday.


Italian PM Prodi wins second confidence vote,

Italian center-left leader Romano Prodi was re-confirmed as premier Friday, after winning a confidence vote in the lower house of parliament.Comment


Standing in the hangar bay of this mammoth aircraft carrier, Seaman Joviena Kay looks across the waves toward the devastated coast of Sumatra, remembering a time 13 years ago when she huddled on the same deck with evacuees from another great Asian disaster.


DealBook Blog: 3,000 Layoffs Today. More Tomorrow?

The axe has fallen. Bank of America said it will eliminate 3,000 jobs following its announcement last week of a huge drop in earnings for the third quarter. Most of the layoffs will come from its investment banking unit. BofA also said it was starting a strategic review of its investment banking business, raising [...].


Nomar Garciaparra and Rafael Furcal homered to help Hong-Chih Kuo get his first major league victory in the Los Angeles Dodgers' 5-0 win over the New York Mets on Friday night.


AL GEIBERGER has followed in his father's footsteps by winning the Chrysler Classic of Greensboro in North Carolina. Geiberger birdied the first hole to take the sole lead and never surrendered it on his way to a closing six-under-par 66 at Forest Oaks.


On the main drag of the Ohio State University campus, 22-year old Andrew Smith was flagging down every young co-ed who would talk to him.


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Music Review | 'The Shins': Songs With a Sneaky Streak

At this Shins concert there was nothing, really, to see: just a bunch of guys concentrating on their instruments, barely moving.


NEW YORK  - Research suggests that even low   blood levels of lead may raise the risk of adverse heart and   circulatory outcomes.


Gordon Brown has used his own experience of the NHS when he almost lost his sight to explain why he is a strong believer in the health service.


Haleh Esfandiari, the Iranian-American academic imprisoned for four months in Tehran, said she was able to endure by blocking out anything that reminded her of home.


President Bush Again Confuses IDs of Two Terrorists

President Bush might have been able to say it was simply a slip of the tongue when he confused two terrorists in a campaign speech Monday in New Hampshire. Trouble is, he's made the same misstatement at least 10 times before.


Company is expanding its agreement to sell notebooks through Best Buy.


Despite their outstanding returns, investors don't need these funds.


The House Ways and Means Committee yesterday approved a modest package of tax breaks for restaurants and small businesses that would be affected by an increase in the federal minimum wage, breaking a logjam with the Senate that has delayed passage of one of the Democrats' top legislative priorities.


Helicopter crashes in Siberia, killing 3

A helicopter crashed Wednesday in Siberia, killing three of the four people aboard, an emergency official said. The MD-600 helicopter crashed about 12 miles from the city Novokuznetsk in the Kemerovo region about 1,850 miles east of Moscow, Emergency Situations Ministry spokeswoman Yulia Stadnikova said.


Sony and NVIDIA Announce PS3 Partnership

While Sony has been quiet about the PS3, that's apparently changing as they've made a major partnership announcement today.


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US, Iraqi Troops Storm Samarra, Dozens of Civilians Among Dead

For the first time since late Thursday residents of the Iraqi city of Samarra are emerging onto streets that were deserted during a joint US-Iraqi military operation against several-hundred armed insurgents.


(HealthDay News) -- Young children can turn a typical home into a house full of  potential safety hazards.


Stolen Lives: Some ID Theft Is Not for Profit, but to Get a Job

One of the most common forms of identity theft involves illegal immigrants using fraudulent Social Security numbers.


New York - Oil prices continued to plummet on Thursday, falling almost five per cent to hit a 12-week low. On the New York Mercantile Exchange, the January contract for light sweet crude was down $2.24 US


Senate Approves Adelstein as FCC Commissioner

The U.S. Senate on Sunday approved  Democrat Jonathan Adelstein to serve a five-year term at the  Federal Communications Commission.


Clemens denies HGH use before Congress; McNamee repeats accusations

Roger Clemens and his ex-trainer stick to different stories, amid withering questioning on Hill.


Kenya's Kibaki accuses rival of "ethnic cleansing"

President Mwai Kibaki's government accused political rival Raila Odinga on Wednesday of total responsibility for an explosion of tribal violence over a disputed presidential poll that threatens to tear Kenya apart.


Britain arrests Guantanamo man at Spain's request

A British resident freed from the U.S. Guantanamo Bay prison for suspected terrorists was arrested in connection with a Spanish extradition request on Thursday hours after returning to Britain, police said.


Paul Scholes grabbed his third goal in three games with a brace against West Brom on Saturday, and then urged United to make up for their sluggish start to the campaign.


Perdono rispettivamente 0,206 punti e 0,072 punti


Sadr militia still controls Najaf mosque, violence continues

NAJAF, Iraq : Militiamen loyal to Moqtada Sadr were still holding Najaf's Imam Ali mosque Sunday, as smouldering violence and differences between Shiite leaders threatened to scupper efforts to end a weeks-long stand-off.


Mobile phone operators mull creating rival to Google

Some of Europe's biggest telecoms groups are to hold talks next week about creating a mobile phone search engine which could challenge US giants Google and Yahoo!.


L'economista Pietro Ichino: pensare che volevo rinunciarealla scorta, ma non piego la testa di fronte alle intimidazioni                                          "Minacciato anche all'universitÃ  io come Biagi, odiano le riforme"                                                                                di CARLO BRAMBILLA


The songs on her new album deal with the death of her mother and the breakup of a love affair--and thatâs the good news.


Jessica Gregory looks to go snow surfing at Cole Park on Corpus Christi Bay, Saturday, Dec. 25, 2004. A rare blanket of snow greeted residents of South Texas on Christmas morning.


A British soldier has died while on patrol in Basra, southern Iraq, the Ministry of Defence in London said Wednesday.


Taiwan Court Won't Nullify March Election

Taiwan's High Court ruled against nullifying the March 20 presidential election on Thursday, rejecting opposition claims that the vote was marred by fraud and a shooting that


Iraqi Officials Plan to Extend Arms Buyback

BAGHDAD, Iraq, Oct. 17 - A government plan to disarm Iraq's biggest Shiite militia here has brought in enough weaponry in its first week that Iraqi officials extended the program on Sunday and said that it might be spread to other cities.


Promoters say a new logo to market Cardiff marks a departure from the stereotype of daffodils and dragons.


President Calls Action of Iranian Boats 'Provocative'

President Bush warned Iran yesterday that its confrontation with three U.S. warships in the Persian Gulf on Sunday was a provocative act, as the Pentagon released audio and video recordings of the dawn showdown.


Orion delivers first 'personal cluster' workstation

There is something rather antiquated about many of the server clusters used today by engineers, scientists and media fiends. Their high-powered computing machines are often cobbled together over many days


U.S. blue chips looked to open flat on  Friday, weighed down by a report showing lower-than-expected  economic growth in the fourth quarter.


Stoke City force an FA Cup third-round replay against Newcastle after an absorbing draw.


Putin proposes greater powers for Kremlin to fight terrorism

MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin has proposed a number of anti-terrorism initiatives that would ultimately give the Kremlin greater power over everyday life.


Panel to Review Drug for Low Female Sex Drive

Procter & Gamble will try to persuade a federal advisory panel to recommend approval of the first drug to increase a woman's sex drive.


Mozilla introduces new Weave online service

Mozilla is trying to weave a new web. Not sure if it matters yet.


Rumsfeld: No evidence to link Saddam with Al Qaeda

WASHINGTON - US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has confessed that he had seen no âstrong, hard evidenceâ linking former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein with Al Qaeda, backing away from a key justification for the US-led war on Iraq.


Bravo has ordered a New  York-set spinoff of "The Real Housewives of Orange County."


The parent company of American Airlines said it must refinance or replace an $834 million credit facility or it might not be able to comply with one of the covenants of the loan, according to news reports Thursday.


Iraq. Al Yawar: faremo tutto il possibile per liberare le due ...

Il presidente dell' Iraq, Ghazi al Yawar, ha "assicurato" al segretario generale della Nato Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, che il governo di Baghdad "farÃ  tutto quello che puÃ²" per ottenere il rilascio "il piÃ¹ rapido possibile" delle due italiane rapite.


On the same day that Microsoft announced that the first service pack for Windows Vista would come out later than some had expected, it also quietly announced that the release of Windows Server 2008 has been pushed back to the first quarter of next year.


Sun-Microsoft Pact Excludes OpenOffice Users

Microsoft Corp. and Sun Microsystems Inc. have agreed not to sue each other or their customers for patent infringements, but the pact announced in April specifically states that the protection does not apply


Australians will vote on October 9 in a cliff-hanger election pitting the conservative government against centre-left Labor, with national security and the economy key issues.


U.S., UK back Berlin's G8 hedge fund initiative: paper

Germany has won support from the United States and Britain for an initiative to tighten controls on hedge funds, a newspaper reported on Monday.


Some Hostages Freed in Russia; Talks Halt

BESLAN, Russia - Camouflage-clad commandos carried crying babies away from a school where gunmen holding hundreds of hostages freed at least 26 women and children Thursday during a second day of high drama that kept crowds of distraught relatives on edge.    Men and women wept with disappointment or hugged each other with relief as a man read the names of the freed hostages over a loudspeaker...


Ex-Cabinet Member Struggles in Florida Senate Primary

With the subtle but powerful backing of the Bush administration, Mel Martinez's bid for the Republican nomination in Florida's Senate race once looked fairly easy.


The European Union unveils plans to allow farming on land left fallow, in a bid to tackle soaring crop prices.


Broadcasters say the hesitancy of some CBS affiliates to air a powerful Sept. 11 documentary next week proves there's been a chilling effect on the First Amendment since federal regulators boosted penalties for television obscenities after Janet Jackson's breast was exposed at a Super Bowl halftime show.


com October 13, 2004, 7:50 AM PT. This priority retains its ranking at number five as more and more companies deploy Web Services to share business logic, data and processes with each other and with clients.


Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has dismissed suggestions the club are actively searching for a new coach to fill the position currently held by Mariano Garcia Remon.


WASHINGTON -- President Bush's nominee to lead the CIA pledged Tuesday to shelve his partisan Republican rhetoric and to encourage the agency's overseas operatives to take more risks in spying and counterterrorism operations.


Londra, 11:58 - CALCIO, CHELSEA E LAMPARD VERSO LA ROTTURA

Secondo il domenicale inglese 'News of the World', Frank Lampard sarebbe vicino all'addio al Chelsea...


Whatâs Online: Sleuth Expands the Case File

Does the fact that the Web site Sharesleuth published an article about a private company mean that billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban has changed his thinking?


Studies have shown that sexual phobias are rarely the explanation for a condition known as vulvodynia.


Did Pentagon bend rules for Halliburton?

The FBI wants to question Bunny Greenhouse, the top civilian procurement officer for the Army Corps of Engineers, charged with ensuring fair competition in Pentagon contracts.


At least 17 people die in an air raid on a Pakistani village near the Afghan border, officials and locals say.


Saudi Arabiaâs oil minister appeared to rebuff the presidentâs appeal to consider the cost to the U.S. economy.


A state grand jury has handed down an indictment regarding the use of prostitutes to entice football recruits to the University of Colorado, according to a published report.


Despite success, Wikipedia still battling misinformation

Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales didn't know he liked to play chess until he read it on the online encyclopedia he helped to create.


Presidente Senato, faro' il possibile perche' non si dimetta


AOL Marketing 'Bots' to Target AIM Users

America Online Inc. announced Monday that it is launching an "AIM Bot Program" that will automatically distribute targeted advertising and "online presence" campaigns to its 100 million instant message users.


Miley Cyrusâs Music Is Music to Disneyâs Ears

âHannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Tourâ ran away from the competition to capture the No. 1 ranking at North American box offices over the weekend.


NEW YORK (Sports Network) - The New York Yankees made it  official Wednesday and signed free agent pitcher Carl Pavano to  a four-year contract worth a reported $40 million.


Movie Review | 'Fired!': Losing a Job, Making a Film

The documentary âFired!" contains slivers of shtick that play more as diverting filler than prime comedy material.


Japan's Nikkei 225, Topix Drop; Canon, Honda, Nissan Decline

Japan's Nikkei 225 Stock Average fell 138.20, or 1.3 percent, to 10,718.93 at 9:02 am in Tokyo. The broader Topix index lost 12.


China Moves to Stem Fears as Energy Needs Grow

BEIJING, Dec. 26 -- China pledged Wednesday that its worldwide search for oil and gas to power a booming economy will be carried out in a spirit of fair play and international cooperation so as not to disrupt sensitive international markets.


NFL Wrap: Dillon Helps Patriots Earn 21st Successive Win

Corey Dillon rushed for 115 yards as the New England Patriots beat the New York Jets 13-7 at Foxboro Sunday to take their record winning streak to 21 games.


3 Kidnapped UN Workers Are Released in Kabul

The release of three United Nations workers who had been held hostage for more than three weeks took place early Tuesday in what appeared to be an orchestrated handover.


Troop reinforcements and gunboats are sent to a Nigerian oil platform occupied by militants since Sunday.


Google Steps More Boldly Into PayPalâs Territory

Googleâs aggressive promotion of its Checkout payment service has helped speed its adoption by online merchants.


Sounding the Alarm on a Tsunami Is Complex and Expensive

According to a NASA Web site devoted to tsunamis, three out of four tsunami warnings issued since 1948 have been false.


Siebel teams with T-Systems to host CRM in Europe

Company expanding its reach after introducing the hosted service in the U.S. last year .


Apple Profits Quadruple as iPod Sales Surge

Apple Computer Inc.'s first-quarter earnings more than quadrupled, dramatically exceeding Wall Street expectations, based on strong holiday sales of laptop computers and its wildly popular iPod music players.


Mourning Overshadows Hunting in Wis. Town

In a close-knit town where many families gather this time of year to hunt deer, residents instead are sharing their grief for six hunters who were fatally shot in Wisconsin's north woods.


Bollywood star Hrithik Roshan and his father director Rakesh Roshan came in for glowing


ZappTek has updated iPDA, which extends an iPod's PDA features and now downloads Gmail conversations.


Kher will essay the role of the controversial short-story writer


A man is arrested after two police officers were attacked by a knifeman while on duty in north London.


Gli All Blacks travolgono l'Italia 59-10 nel test al Flaminio

Roma, 14 novembre 2004 - La nazionale italiana di rugby Ã¨ stata sconfitta per 59-10 dalla Nuova Zelanda nel Jaguar Test Match disputato oggi allo Stadio Flaminio di Roma. Gli All Blacks hanno dominato l'incontro


Shuttle's Next External Tank Near-fit to Fly

Following more than 18-months of redesign work, the next external tank that will fuel a NASA space shuttle as it is launched into orbit is about ready for delivery, NASA officials said today.


Escaped tiger kills man at San Francisco zoo

An escaped tiger killed a visitor at San Francisco Zoo and mauled two other men on Tuesday, a year after the same animal attacked a park employee, officials said.


President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad claimed to be delighted when reformist students disrupted his visit to their elite university in December, burning his portrait and shouting "Death to the dictator!"


MOSCOW - A top Russian general on Wednesday warned the military will strike "terrorist bases in any region of the world," while authorities offered a $10 million reward for information leading to two Chechen rebel leaders blamed for last week's deadly raid on a school.    In a nationally televised meeting, Prosecutor-General Vladimir Ustinov also briefed President Vladimir Putin on the investigation into the taking of more than 1,200 hostages in a school last week in the southern Russian town of Beslan...


Times Co. Nominates Two for Election as Directors

The New York Times Company, under pressure from hedge funds that want to gain representation on its board, nominated two candidates of its own, Robert E. Denham and Dawn Lepore.


Arrest of Second Major Online Gambling Figure Is a First for State Officials

New York officials arrested the chairman of Sportingbet, an online betting site, in a broadening American attack on Internet gambling.


Prime Minister John Howard will travel to Indonesia later this month to attend the inauguration of new Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.


Panama hats: made in Ecuador, undercut by China

CUENCA, Ecuador  - Ecuadoreans have mostly swallowed their chagrin and accepted that their most famous export will for evermore be known as the "Panama hat".


Nasrallah says Hezbollah leadership intact

Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah said Thursday that the group's leadership remains intact, appearing an interview on Al-Jazeera a day after Israel said it bombed a bunker where he may have been hiding.


Countrywide falls under Bank of America deal price

Countrywide Financial Corp   shares on Thursday fell below the $18 price at which Bank of  America Corp  may convert its $2 billion investment into  common stock.


New York Jets running back Curtis Martin passed Eric Dickerson and Jerome Bettis on the NFL career rushing list Sunday against the St. Louis Rams, moving to fourth all-time.


Man City keeper David James thwarts leaders Chelsea, who are held to a goalless draw.


The Nevada Supreme Court said Tuesday MSNBC can exclude Democratic presidential hopeful Dennis Kucinich from a candidate debate.


Report: Harry Ordered to Visit Auschwitz

LONDON -- Prince Charles "hit the roof" after his son, Prince Harry, showed up at a costume party wearing a swastika armband and ordered him and his brother to visit the Nazi death camp at Auschwitz, the Sun newspaper reported Friday.


Small tweaks, big difference? Review Apart from a sneaky bit of Xbox 360 gaming at lunchtimes in the Register Hardware offices, we've always been fairly hardcore PlayStation fans, having grown up with the Sony console series since its 1995 launch. Could Microsoft's new machine, the Xbox 360 Elite, persuade us to change allegience? Well, yes, it could...â¦


IBM begins major revamp of services business

(InfoWorld) - IBM is taking the first step toward a major overhaul of how it packages and sells global services. The vendor is due to begin rolling out the first two of what it terms "service products" worldwide on Tuesday. The standardized offerings are designed to be used by any IBM customer anywhere, a very different approach from the company's previous focus on providing customized, one-off services to individual users. "This will enable us to access the market in a new way," Laurence Guihard-Joly, vice president of IBM's newly formed Integrated Communications Services (ICS) unit, said. "Our strategy is to get to the next level in services, to be brand-driven in the way our systems technology and software already are." The first two services are Network Convergence Services Product and Internet Protocol (IP) Telephony Services Product. The network convergence bundle of services is aimed at customers keen to determine their readiness for adopting communications networks that combine support for data, voice, and video. The IP telephony offering is for users looking to work with IBM and its partners, including Cisco Systems, on designing, deploying, and managing IP telephony infrastructure. As part of the restructuring, IBM has taken what was the networking services piece of IBM Global Services (IGS) and turned it into a new business unit, ICS. Although IBM's services business is a huge operation, its growth rate has appeared somewhat stagnant over recent quarters. In the company's most recent financial results, IBM reported IGS revenue fell 0.9 percent to $11.9 billion compared with the year-ago quarter. IGS competes against Accenture, Capgemini, and Electronic Data SystemsÂ (EDS). "IBM is trying to invigorate its services business and propel it into growth faster than it has been," Bob Djurdjevic, president of Annex Research, said. He expects IBM's rivals will also adopt the service product approach in areas where they have specific expertise to draw upon. IBM begun the work on the new services strategy a year ago engaging in a "deep re-analysis of the market" including talking to its customers at all levels, Guihard-Joly said. By year end, IBM plans to release around 30 service products. They will be a mix of brand-new offerings and existing assets that have been "reassembled, updated, hardened and tested," Guihard-Joly said. The products will include network management services around the Netcool software IBM acquired when it bought Micromuse and radio frequency identification (RFID) services. Even with highly complex projects, Guihard-Joly believes about 80 percent of a customer's services needs could be met by IBM's new building block approach. The new ICS business unit has four main focuses for its services -- converged communications; networking strategy and optimization; mobility, wireless and RFID; and network integration and management services. IBM may create other business units within its evolving services operations. "The key challenge is going to be training their own staff to think in a new way," Djurdjevic said. Having a specific unit focused on a specific market might help employees move more quickly to the different way of doing business.


Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers said Wednesday that her month-old son, Cole, has been diagnosed with Down syndrome.


A survey of people in 21 nations finds most believe the world is less safe with the re-election of US President Bush.


Ease of Access Centre gets thumbs up Microsoft's new Windows Vista operating system has just been released for corporate consumption.â¦


Parliament renews 'house arrest' powers for terror suspects

The government saw its powers to impose a loose form of house arrest on security suspects extended for another year on Thursday, but was told it may not get similar backing in 12 months' time.


Gold Fields shareholders reject plan to merge assets with Canada's ...

TORONTO (CP) - Iamgold Corp. was shut out of another big merger plan Tuesday after shareholders of South Africa's Gold Fields Ltd.


Eye on Cosmos Is Lost to Short Circuit on Hubble

The Hubble Space Telescope has lost the ability to take the deep cosmic postcards that have inspired the public.


Schroeder emerges better than expected from eastern elections

The extreme right may have seen their support surge in regional elections in two former Communist states in eastern Germany but analysts concluded that the results were better than expected for Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder.


PSFK Accessible luxury is a trend we’ve been living for some time. Perfume, which used to have entry-level luxury pricing, has seen prices rocket over the past few years. But now Estee Lauder is taking it to a new level with their new Private Collection fragrance called Tuberose Gardenia which will retail only at Harrods and cost ‘‘a whopping $400 ...


Sony, jockeying for better MP3 player market position, adds native ...

Sony has long been of the mindset that they can develop media formats (ie Betamax) which are superior to ones already in the marketplace.


Ofcom's radio carve-up could cut out mesh

Consultation doc hits doormats Ofcom has published the first of its consultation documents looking at how Spectrum Usage Rights (SURs) are going to work in the real world, and the future looks bad for mesh networks with their lack of centralised control.â¦


Remains of British radio DJ Peel in Lima en route to London

The remains of legendary British radio DJ John Peel, who died Monday while on holiday in Peru, arrived in Lima en route to London, an airport source said.


Virgin launched its 5 GB player, whose battery life (eight hours) and retail price ($249) both match the iPod Mini's. There are also reports of the impending release of Creative's


The pessimism among Greeks before the Olympics has been replaced by fierce optimism and pride. So donât even think about criticizing the Games, especially if youâre Greek.


Branson Has Bumpy Take-Off in New Fox-TV Series

Sir Richard Branson may be a  world-famous businessman and adventurer, but adding "TV star"  to his resume may be difficult after the premiere of his new  reality series on Fox attracted low ratings.


Ministro Alemanno annuncia tra 24 ore le linee di Siniscalco


EDITORIAL: Search and Rescue a Public Concern

By Bangor Daily News, Maine  Dec. 9--Funding for the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, particularly covering the department's expenses without relying solely on hunters and fishermen, is a perennial issue. It has come up again in the form of payment for searches and rescues.


World Bank's Zoellick backs WTO proposals to spur trade talks

World Bank president Robert Zoellick backed Friday fresh proposals to drive the deadlocked round of World Trade Organization negotiations to a conclusion this year.


Alan Johnston, the BBC journalist held hostage in Gaza, was freed and handed over to Palestinian officials early on Wednesday after a late-night deal with the al Qaeda-inspired group that kidnapped him in March.


Out of Iraq: The Haves, Have-Nots And Dogs

theThe last time I was in Baghdad, I'd gone to fetch my dog. Wiley had stayed with me for most of the two years I'd been based in Iraq as a reporter, and now, 10 months after my departure, it was time for Wiley to leave, too.


Another China-made toothpaste recalled: FDA

Dent Fresh USA Inc. is recalling fluoride mint toothpaste made in China because it may contain a chemical used to make automobile antifreeze, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Monday.


Watford thump lacklustre Southampton to cruise into the quarter-finals of the Carling Cup.


Residents' smoking split seems not so cut and dried

At first glance, the story seemed straightforward. There was a vulnerable victim, a threat to her health and a violation of her rights.


City academies should lose control of their admissions to create a more mixed intake, says a think-tank.


Processo Sme: Berlusconi ha corrotto un giudice, ma non sarÃ  ...

Silvio Berlusconi ha corrotto lâex giudice romano Renato Squillante, ma grazie alle attenuanti generiche, il reato Ã¨ prescritto. Assolto invece, seppure con formula dubitativa, per gli altri episodi che gli erano addebitati nel processo Sme.


Martin puts 'cards on the table' in talks with Libyan leader Gadhafi

(CP) - Prime Minister Paul Martin said he "put the cards on the table" about such issues as respecting human rights during two meetings Sunday with Libyan strongman Moammar Gadhafi in Tripoli.


Quito, 10:28 - CALCIO, AMICHEVOLI: VINCONO HONDURAS E PANAMA

Tre le amichevoli giocate nella notte oltreoceano. L'Honduras ha sconfitto 2-0 la selezione di El Sa...


Boy Scout foils Maldives President assassination bid

A 15-year-old Boy Scout intervened to stop a man from stabbing Maldives President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom with a kitchen knife on Tuesday, a move the leader's spokesman said saved him from assassination.


Pagheremmo prezzi molto alti anche per prestiti imprese


The bleeding in Sen. Tim Johnson's brain resulted from a condition he was born with that causes arteries and veins to grow tangled and abnormally large.


The US Federal Reserve, headed by Alan Greenspan, raises interest rates by 0.25% in a widely anticipated move.


The 20th century was the time when ideology far outstripped religion as the engine of mass destruction.


Jamba Juice Co. is warning consumers in the Southwest that smoothies containing strawberries might have been contaminated with a potentially deadly bacterium.


Missionario sequestrato nelle Filippine il 10 giugno scorso


Report: Fat Children Cost U.S. Schools Money, More

Obese children are costing U.S.  schools millions of dollars every year in lost funding and may  be lowering test scores as well, a report released by a former  U.S. surgeon general said on Thursday.


Momenti di apprensione sulla Iss internazionale in orbita intorno alla TerraForse causato dall'evaporazione di una sostanza liquida                                                  Strano odore sulla stazione spaziale "Falso allarme, era solo vapore"                                                                                Lo shuttle "Atlantis" si era sganciata ieri per il rientro


Blogebrities campaign for fair treatment

Want to have their cake and blog about it SXSW Professional bloggers have demanded to be taken still more seriously by mainstream media and have current measures of their blog-induced fame reassessed.â¦


Fisk University suffered a setback in its efforts to ease its financial problems when a judge rejected its proposal to raise $30 million by sharing its Alfred Stieglitz Collection of modern art with the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art.


Portuguese President Moves to Dissolve Parliament

Portuguese President Jorge Sampaio began moves Tuesday to dissolve parliament and call an election after deciding Prime Minister Pedro Santana Lopes could no longer continue in the job.


Disagi e allagamenti, chiusa la Ss Foggia-Campobasso


Softbank eyes free mobile-Web phone calls: sources

Softbank Corp , in a tight race  for customers in Japan's saturated mobile phone market, may  offer free calls between users of mobile phones and Web-based  phones, sources briefed on the matter said on Tuesday.


Steve Jobs' wonder may seem like a sure thing, but in tech, there's no such thing


Milano, 21:04 - CALCIO, TITOMANLIO: MI SENTO UN CAPRO ESPIATORIO

"E' chiaro che mi sento un capro espiatorio". Sono le parole di Stefano Titomanlio, il guardalinee c...


WASHINGTON -- Nervous employers cut 17,000 jobs in January _ the first such reduction in more than four years and a fresh trouble sign that the economy is in danger of stalling.


Montgomery County voters gave Isiah "Ike" Leggett an overwhelming double-digit edge over Steven A. Silverman in the Democratic primary race to become the county's first new executive in 12 years, but neither candidate was prepared early this morning to call the contest.


Market views: how economists read the RBA statement

"It's surprising that the bank still expects to have to raise rates, given the significant rise in the Australian dollar since August.


Typhoon Ma-On Strikes Japan, May Hit Tokyo

Two people were missing as powerful typhoon Ma-on made landfall on Japan on Saturday, lashing the nation with heavy rains and high winds, snarling transport and prompting thousands to evacuate.


New areas such as broadband internet connections help BT offset a further slump in its traditional business.


Genentech shares fall as Avastin disappoints

Biotechnology company Genentech Inc   said on Monday its fourth-quarter profit rose 6.4  percent, but sales of several drugs, including blockbuster  cancer drug Avastin, fell short of investor expectations,  sending the company's shares lower.


JAKARTA, Indonesia -- As Indonesia awaits next month's formal announcement that its new president will be Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, the former army general has pledged to seek an end to the bloody separatist war in Aceh province.


World - Monday      (Investor's Business Daily)

Investor's Business Daily - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has canceled Africa entirely from an overseas trip this week to focus on Iraq and Middle East peace efforts, the State Dept. said. Rice will travel only to Portugal, which holds the rotating presidency of the European Union, for a meeting of the international diplomatic Quartet on the Middle East.


Kent, Backe, Lidge offer flair to dramatic 3-0 win

All three had huge impacts Monday in a heart-stopping 3-0 victory sending the Astros back to St. Louis with a 3-2 edge in the National League Championship Series.


John McCain hoped to seal the deal. Mitt Romney wanted to stay alive.


Mast debaters strike again, ban Wi-Fi in UK schools

Sensitive tissue Two new and baleful reports about "microwave radiation" revived the mast hysteria in the UK this week: one, an attempt by "3" to build a new phone tower and the other, a series of schools claiming ill effects from Wi-Fi.â¦


Forty years since the Beatles released iconic album Sgt Pepper, academics meet to discuss its cultural impact.


Bolshoi to reopen late in 2009 after rescue work

Moscow's Bolshoi Theatre will reopen after restoration in November 2009, a year behind schedule, after emergency work to save it from collapse, officials said on Thursday.


In calo anche rifinanziamenti scesi del 5,7%


Rebel bombing kills 35 Iraqi kids; attracted by US troops handing ...

Three bombs exploded at a neighbourhood public works celebration Thursday in western Baghdad, killing 35 children and seven adults, officials said.


Celje, 23:01 - CALCIO, EUROPEI 2008: SLOVENIA-ROMANIA 1-2

La Romania ha battuto la Slovenia 2-1 (0-0) in un match del gruppo G delle qualificazione a Euro 200...


Pakistan Says Holds Suspects Planning Major Attacks

Pakistan has arrested up to six people, including an Egyptian national, suspected of planning major attacks in the capital Islamabad, Information Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed said on Saturday.


A 16-year-old boy hurt in a double shooting at a bookmakers dies from his injuries.


Former General Declared Winner in Indonesia's Presidential ...

Indonesia's electoral commission has formally announced that Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, a former general and security minister, has won the country's first direct presidential election.


South Africa: Zulu Ritual Used As Aids Prevention Tool

The monarch of South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal province is in the process of having all the prospective husbands of maidens in the royal reed dance tested for HIV.


Jolie overwhelmed at 1st by refugee work

Angelina Jolie says her work as a humanitarian ambassador for the United Nations at first left her tearful and overwhelmed.


In its continuing quest to index more and more information, Google on Wednesday introduced Google News Archive Search, which aims to make searchable thousands of newspapers, magazines and publications.


Charges against four directors of Zimbabwe's banned Daily News newspaper are dropped by a court, citing insufficient evidence.


U.S.C. 44, Notre Dame 24: U.S.C. Dominates Notre Dame From the Start

One year after Notre Dame and Southern California played a back-and-forth epic in South Bend, the Trojans confidently controlled the rematch at the Coliseum.


THE NUMBER_[Pound]21bn ; BUSINESS & MONEY

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is to work with consumer groups, businesses and public bodies to help them exploit opportunities thrown up by the UK's [pound]21.4bn internet shopping market.


Co-location and dedicated server provider OSI Hosting.net has acquired 1,000 Xserves from Apple Computer Inc. as part of an expansion into seven new facilities.


Plummer steps up, Smith sets record as Broncos win big

BRONCOS 31, TEXANS 13: At Denver - Rod Smith set records he could savor, the good Jake Plummer showed up again and Denver won a game it simply had to have.


Si indaga su furto di un furgone Italgas sparito nella notte


Australia charges doctor in UK bomb plot

Australian Federal Police charged a 27-year-old Indian doctor on Saturday over his "reckless" links with the alleged perpetrators of the attempted car bomb attacks in Britain on June 29 and 30.


By Nancy Bowman Staff Writer  TROY -- Bills are flowing in for the emergency clean-up and repair of damage from the May water line break that flooded offices on three floors of the Miami County Safety Building.


U.S. chain store sales rose in the  second week of September, supported by strong results at  discount stores, a report said on Tuesday.


The long-running BBC TV series Doctor Who is back, and fans are multiplying rapidly. Hundreds are expected to gather at the biggest Whovian convention this weekend in Los Angeles.


'Infinitely expandable' capacity now on the network Data Robotics' Drobo may have a daft name, but it's a clever take on expandable external storage. And today, it became a NAS box too, courtesy of a clip-on network adaptor.â¦


Gaza militants infiltrate Israeli crossing

Palestinian militants from the Gaza Strip infiltrated into Israel at a key border crossing on Saturday, igniting a fire fight in which one gunman was killed.


Giver turns taker Over the years, Microsoft's taken a lot of flack for attempting to undermine open source.â¦


Omaggi a grandi coreografi ed etoiles del balletto


Russian authorities expelled a Moldovan journalist critical of the Kremlin on Sunday in a move condemned by media watchdogs.


Three men and a woman are found guilty in Amsterdam of planning terror attacks on Dutch politicians.


Dramas aplenty vie for Golden Globe attention

With nominations for the  Golden Globe Awards just weeks away -- announcements are set  for the early morning hours of December 14 -- a clear  front-runner has yet to emerge for one of the ceremony's top  two prizes, namely the best drama of the year.


EDITORIAL: Bringing Irrigation to Red Mountain

By Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, Wash.  Feb. 19--Bringing irrigation water to Red Mountain is more than just a pipe dream. It's a plan, although not one that people know much about so far.   The Kennewick Irrigation District only recently unveiled the proposal.


Some Online Sites Falter During the Holiday Rush

Holiday slowdowns and crashes at Kmart.com, Amazon.com and others highlight the Web's persistent growing pains.


A fire at a historical library in Germany destroyed many more rare books than previously thought.


With oil near $50 a barrel, the Bush administration said on Thursday it would negotiate with refineries that want to borrow oil from the federal emergency stockpile to offset supplies disrupted by Hurricane Ivan.


China punishes 95 officials after brickwork slavery

China has punished dozens of officials for allowing slave-like exploitation of workers and children in brick kilns, but announced criminal investigations against only six.


retirement: Davenport a contender at Open

Look who's suddenly on the list of US Open favorites, playing so superbly that all her talk about retirement seems downright silly: Lindsay Davenport.


New species of prehistoric flying reptile found in China: study

Paleontologists have discovered the fossil of a new species of tiny prehistoric flying reptile in northeastern China, a study released Monday said.


Calcio, Milan; KakÃ : sto giÃ  pensando al campionato

"Il mio pensiero Ã¨ giÃ  al campionato". Il centrocampista del Milan, KakÃ , Ã¨ tornato a lavorare con la squadra dopo aver trascorso le vacanze di Natale in Brasile. Il pensiero del fuoriclasse brasiliano


Review: 'Ocean's Twelve' high-spirited fun

The miracle of "Ocean's Twelve" isn't just that it's a sequel every bit as good as the 2001 production. It's that producer Jerry Weintraub was able to get some of the biggest stars in the industry


Why are criminals still exploiting an 18-month old patched vulnerability?

Nearly two years after Microsoft issued a patch, enough systems remain vulnerable that criminals still including this exploit (and others) in their bag of tricks.


Federal Reserve policy-makers on  Friday indicated they are still wary about the potential upside  risks to inflation despite signs that price pressures may be  abating.


He becomes 1st to reach plateau in season earnings after win at Chrysler, his 9th of year. Vijay Singh will need time for this to sink in.


Pakistan's PM says India joining a huge gas pipeline project is a precondition for better economic ties between both countries.


Mankind to blame for global warming say scientists

Mankind is to blame for global warming, the world's top climate scientists said on Friday, sending governments a "crystal clear" warning they must take urgent action to avert damage that could last centuries.


Modena, 18:34 - CALCIO, MODENA: GIAMPA' NON SI E' ALLENATO

Allenamento tecnico-tattico per il Modena in vista della gara con il Grosseto. Differenziato per Lom...


FINDLAY, Ohio, Aug. 23 -- Water from the worst flood in nearly a century in this northwest Ohio city began receding Thursday, as it did elsewhere in the Midwest, allowing some of the evacuees of more than 1,000 homes to get a look at the soaked photo albums, boxes of clothes and furniture in their...


Him, Her and Him by the Seashore, Balancing Levity and Suffering

âWoman on the Beachâ is a bittersweet accounting of the geography of desire.


Zurich Journal: The World Is Flat, and Chocolatiers Want to Coat It

Swiss chocolatiers, having long ago conquered markets in Europe and North America, are now aiming at the vast expanses of Russia, India and China.


Surveyors examining the cargo ship Horncliff, which got into difficulty off Cornwall, find a hole in her side.


ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia -- The African Union agreed yesterday to boost the number of peacekeepers in Sudan's Darfur region and send a contingent of civilian police to monitor efforts to end violence that has driven more than 1.5 million people from their homes.


Sea turtles still endangered, threatened

A U.S. study focusing on global sea turtle populations has found that half a dozen species are still endangered or threatened despite promising increases in the number of adult females and nests, U.S. wildlife officials said Thursday.


French September Consumer Spending Unexpectedly Falls

Household spending in France, Europe's third-largest economy, unexpectedly fell in September, hurt by unemployment and rising oil prices.


Mel Gibson obtained a three-year restraining order Wednesday against a homeless man who allegedly showed up at his estate and the chapel he attends, demanding they pray together.


No Double Microsoft Pricing For Dual-Core Chips

Dual-core microprocessors won't mean doubled software license fees, according to an announcement by Microsoft and Advanced Micro Devices Inc.


OGGI SU INTERNET/VATICANO - CaritÃ  Ã¨ mostrare lÂamore di Dio per ogni uomo e donna Roma (Agenzia Fides) - Qual Ã¨ la differenza tra le istituzioni cattoliche di aiuto e il resto delle associazioni di carattere filantropico? Per il Cardinale Paul Josef Cordes, i cristiani, dando da mangiare agli sfollati, curando gli ammalati e serve...


Insider Trading Can Now Touch Many Corners of the World

The two men from Pakistan charged with insider trading in connection with the TXU buyout offer, have backgrounds that revolve around themes of hubris and aspiration.


Microsoft's Search Falls Far Short of Google's

Google engineers must have breathed a sigh of relief Thursday when rival Microsoft Corp. rolled out a new search engine that proved glitchy and failed to wow reviewers.


Franz secures first win of career as Miller misses out

Austria's Werner Franz finally collected the maiden World Cup downhill victory of his career Saturday, becoming the first man to beat Bode Miller in the discipline this season.


There is a long checklist of issues to be addressed during the upcoming Red Sox season, but one that has been in hibernation since the winter meetings in December is Manny Ramírez's frame of mind.


Former Danish cyclist Bjarne Riis admitted yesterday he used performance-enhancing drugs during his 1996 Tour de France victory, and was asked by cycling's governing body to return the winner's yellow jersey.


Alitalia Tells Unions of Plan to Lay Off 5,000 Workers

Alitalia, the Italian government-run airline and a partner with Delta and Air France in the SkyTeam alliance, told its unions on Monday that it planned to lay off about 5,000


Cuche fastest in first Val Gardena training run

VAL GARDENA, Italy  - Switzerland's Didier Cuche clocked the best time in the first training run on Wednesday for Saturday's men's World Cup downhill race.


Napoli, 18:24 - CALCIO, NAPOLI; REJA: NOSTRO CAMPIONATO E' STRAORDINARIO

"Abbiamo giocato a una porta, soprattutto nel secondo tempo, abbiamo anche preso il palo con CalaiÃ²....


Mexicans Miss Money From Relatives Up North

After years of strong increases, the amount of migrant money flowing to Mexico has stagnated.


U.S., North Korea to hold talks in N.Y. next week

The United States and North Korea will meet in New York next Monday and Tuesday to discuss the normalization of relations, the State Department said on Wednesday but played down expectations of any breakthrough.


Per ex premier discorso ricalca obiettivi centrodestra


Computer game in which players shoot at JFK goes too far

Three years ago, the city lost its legal battle to remove violent video games from public arcades in Indianapolis. As defeats go, this one was in some respects a crusher.


Australian penis artist bids for top art prize

A cheeky artist who uses his penis as a brush has entered a racy self-portrait for Australia's top art prize.


Genova, 16:33 - CALCIO, SAMPDORIA: INZAGHI IN DUBBIO CONTRO LA LAZIO

Simone Inzaghi rischia di saltare la sfida di domenica contro la Lazio. L'attaccante, approdato alla...


Bad News for Google in Belgium It Defies Court Ruling in Copyright Case

By Eric Pfanner  A copyright dispute between Google and a group of publishers in Belgium escalated Friday as the Internet search engine defied a court order to publish an earlier decision in the case on its Belgian Web sites.


"House of Flying Daggers" wins Best Foreign Film in Los Angeles

Chinese martial arts epic House of Flying Daggers was named Best Foreign Film of the Year by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA).


Judge rejects mental tests for Jackson accuser

A judge has refused to order the teenager who accuses Michael Jackson of molesting him to be examined by a psychiatrist. Santa Barbara Superior Court Judge Rodney Melville flatly denied the request by Jackson's


Haiti Ex-Soldiers Seize Aristide's Old Compound

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti  - Some 100 former soldiers  who helped lead a revolt against ousted Haitian President  Jean-Bertrand Aristide seized his abandoned residence on  Wednesday and said they would make it their headquarters.


Watch out Editors, Reporters: Deadlines Kill!

NEW YORK Working in a high-pressure environment on tight deadlines can cause a six-fold increase in the risk of having a heart attack, a new study published on Tuesday shows.


Ukraine's political crisis continued Wednesday with parliament and President Leonid Kuchma unable to reach an agreement on a new election commission and electoral reforms.


Patterns: Buckling Knees Affect Even the Healthy

Sudden knee buckling seems to be fairly common even among people with no known knee problems.


While the military community in Europe faces cutbacks, DODDS-Europe's annual high school summer football camp continues to grow.


The Red Sox don't have to worry about a repeat of their historic 1978 collapse this season: Even if they fail to win the AL East, they're still a shoo-in for the playoffs as a wild card.


WASHINGTON - The recently retired deputy director of CIA operations Tuesday defended the legality of the CIA's interrogation and detention policies in Iraq and elsewhere, saying they were vetted and approved by the National Security Council and disclosed


BA cancels nearly 1,000 flights from Heathrow in a bid to improve its operational performance.


Passengers flying from some regional airports are being charged twice for services, an air watchdog says.


29 Dead in Latest Insurgent Attack in Iraq

An explosion set off by insurgents rocked Baghdad today and left 29 Iraqis dead including seven Iraqi policemen. The police were apparently lured into a house to the west of the city and then set off explosives once the policemen were inside the building.


Update 18: Economists Predict Another Rate Increase

Federal Reserve policy-makers encouraged by the economy's performance may bump up interest rates again in December - a fifth time this year - and will continue to tighten credit in 2005, economists predict.


Austria-born jazz great Oscar Klein dies

Austrian-born jazz legend Oscar Klein, who fled when the Nazis took power and recorded with Lionel Hampton and other greats during a career that spanned four decades, has died at the age of 76, local media reported Wednesday.


WMD suspect vows to fight 'tooth and nail'

The owner of a Randburg engineering company and one of his engineers appeared in the Vanderbijlpark regional court on Thursday on charges under the Nuclear Energy Act and Weapons of Mass Destruction Act.


Merck Knew Vioxx Was Unsafe by 2000 - Report

Pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co Inc.  had evidence by 2000 that its painkiller Vioxx, which was  pulled off the market on Sept. 30, was not safe, a heart  specialist told CBS News program "60 Minutes" on Sunday.


The tears and the blame mix uneasily in âReservation Road,â a grim, mechanistic thriller about death and suffering, life and healing among the civilized.


Wisconsin school principal shot by student

A male student armed with several   weapons shot the principal of his school in western Wisconsin   on Friday, a school official said.


Ciampi, per ripresa sistema serve fiducia

''La ripresa dei consumi delle famiglie dipende dal livello di fiducia che si riesce a diffondere nel sistema. Per avviarla, uno sforzo nella riduzione dei prezzi per i beni di largo consumo potrÃ  costituire una importante spinta''.


VATICANO - LE PAROLE DELLA DOTTRINA a cura di don Nicola Bux e don Salvatore Vitiello - Primo dovere: annunciare il Vangelo CittÃ  del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - Il filosofo RÃ©mi Brague, in un saggio recente, scrive che Ã¨ necessario superare alcuni slogan, identificandoli con: i tre monoteismi, le tre religioni di Abramo, le tre religioni del libro, poichÃ¨ Âqueste espressi...


Is parallel processing the step beyond? Here is a long-term question: is Intel starting the long walk away from the x86 architecture and towards what it sees as the "next big thing"?â¦


Two NYC Firefighters Dead, 4 Hurt in Blaze

Two firefighters were killed and four others were badly hurt when they were forced to jump from a fourth-floor window of a burning building in the Bronx on Sunday, authorities said.


Driver Not Included in This Performance Test

A team of Stanford University engineers unveiled its next-generation vehicle that will maneuver in traffic without a human driver.


Rice disputes report she brushed off CIA chief

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Monday disputed a report that she brushed off the head of the CIA when he warned of a possible attack on the United States before September 11, 2001.


The US secretary of state says she will appoint an energy envoy to monitor the use of oil and gas for political purposes.


Glasgow is blighted by drug and alcohol abuse and has as many youth gangs as London, a think tank says.


Palestinians want an end to their solitary confinement

The prisoners' hunger strike in Palestine is nearing the end of its second week. Three days ago, in Askar and then Balata refugee camps near Nablus, Israeli troops ran amok in the camps, making mass arrests


Greek sprinters charged over missed drugs test

Disgraced Greek sprinters Costas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou have been charged with obstructing a dope test on the eve of August's Athens Olympics and providing authorities


The Darfur conflict is reaching its "end game," and no options have been ruled out for the troubled Sudanese region, Britain's minister for Africa insisted Saturday.


Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney said Friday more intense methods of CIA interrogation are acceptable in dealing with terrorism and he praised the broad powers granted law enforcement under the USA Patriot Act.


The later years of Seattle rock act Screaming Trees will be celebrated with the upcoming compilation "Ocean of Confusion: Songs of Screaming Trees 1989-1996."


Italian man may have been taken hostage, killed in Iraq

Italian authorities responded cautiously to reports that an Italian national may have been taken hostage and killed in Iraq.


In South Carolina, a state where religion counts for Democrats, it's not unusual for community leaders to have two titles Â Rev. and Rep.


Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry thanked Poland in a newspaper interview published Monday for its military involvement in Iraq and promised Polish businesses a chance for lucrative reconstruction ...


ESS Technology says cuts workforce by 25 percent

ESS Technology Inc. ESST.O said   on Monday it expects quarterly revenue of $19 million to $23   million, below analyst estimates, and that it has cut its   workforce by 25 percent since the end of the second quarter.


Chien-Ming Wang outpitched Brandon Webb in a marquee matchup of exceptional sinkerballers, and streaking Bobby Abreu hit a first-inning, three-run homer to help the Yankees beat the Arizona Diamondbacks, 4-1, last night in New York for their seventh consecutive victory.


China has decided to restrict the broadcasting of Internet videos to sites run by state-controlled companies and require providers to report questionable content to the government


Southwest Airlines says boosting its presence at Chicago's Midway airport has just become its top priority, USA Today said Friday.


German Postbank shares soar on fresh merger rumours

Shares in German postal bank Deutsche Postbank leapt higher Wednesday amid fresh takeover and merger speculation sparked by a press report early in the day.


More chance of winning the Lottery than collecting


Having reminded Mancunians of what they are missing courtesy of a superlative goal at Old Trafford yesterday, David Beckham will sit out England's World Cup qualifier in Azerbaijan on Wednesday


Google's Worldwide Developer Day Places Emphasis on 'Mash-Ups'

By Jefferson Graham  LOS ANGELES -- Internet search giant Google wants to be everywhere you are online. It hopes to be to the Internet what Microsoft is to the desktop, ever-present and essential.


L'attrice presenta sua linea per le sfilate di Milano


Trying to teach parents the skills to communicate with and soothe tantrum-prone children.


Con lo spettacolo 'The art of seduction - Posing Project B'


Officials probe Lieberman Web site crash

U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman's campaign Web site remained offline Thursday, and federal and state authorities were investigating why it crashed on the eve of this week's defeat in a high-profile primary.


Indiana wants its best students to stick around for college and afterward — and Gov. Mitch Daniels proposes paying them to do so.


US presidential contenders George W Bush and John Kerry are fighting to win over voters in Florida, the US state which narrowly decided the 2000 polls.


Suspect Wanted A Baby Desperately, Acquaintances Say

Amid the crowded tables at the Whistle Stop Cafe on Melvern's two-block Main Street, Lisa Montgomery proudly showed off the tiny infant she called Abigail last Friday and


Teresa Heinz Kerry was back on the campaign trail at Labor Day parades in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia after a brief hospitalization over the weekend in Iowa because of an upset stomach.


Charges Pending Against Rap Label Founder

A federal investigation of the rap music industry's alleged ties to the drug world has resulted in charges against the founder of a platinum-selling record label and a notorious crack kingpin, law enforcement sources said Tuesday.


Domani tavola rotonda 'L'informazione nell'era di internet'


2 Macedonian Hostages Said Killed in Iraq

Iraqis arrive at a destroyed car after a roadside bomb exploded on the highway leading to the airport of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Oct 18, 2004.


A paparazzi photographer involved in a scuffle with Prince Harry outside a London nightclub has said the prince "lashed out" at him without warning.


(HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of Thomson CenterWatch:


Si investira' senza violare i precetti contenuti nel Corano


Avon Products Inc. AVP.N on Friday  posted a 33 percent increase in third-quarter profit, but  continued concerns over weakness in the United states pushed  the stock 7 percent lower.


Independent Republican election candidate Gerry McGeough is due in court on an attempted murder charge.


Russian abuses apparatus in sex doll rafting race

Disqualification shame for aquatic Romeo A participant in the annual Sex Dolls Rafting Tournament near St Petersburg was disqualified in shame for "sexual abuse of apparatus", Mosnews reports.â¦


Youri Djorkaeff is in talks with Blackburn, according to the Frenchman's agent. The 36-year-old has been at Ewood Park discussing a move, but nothing has yet been agreed and it is understood that no medical has taken place yet.


Palestinian emergency cabinet excludes Hamas

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has sworn in new cabinet members for his emergency government at his headquarters in Ramallah.


Review Last week I attended an IBM briefing, held at The Clink Museum near London Bridge. The Clink was an old Prison and the museum is full of gruesome memorabilia relating to the bad old days of sadistic incarceration.


Studies: Walking May Ward Off Alzheimer's

Regular walking may help prevent mental decline and Alzheimer's disease, bolstering evidence that exercise needn't be strenuous to be good for you.


Si indaga sull'incidente in un'azienda agricola nel Foggiano


At least 19 killed in Bulgaria bus crash

A truck collided with a bus Thursday in northeastern Bulgaria, sending both vehicles off a bridge into a river and killing at least 19 people, police and doctors said.


E l'intero listino tecnologico che cede oltre l'1%


Rocket plane lands safely after bid for X Prize

Despite a few tense moments, the SpaceShipOne rocket plane made a successful manned flight into space, putting it in the lead in the race to win the $10-million Ansari X Prize.


Prime Minister Questions Yushchenko's Health

Ukraine's prime minister is welcoming the investigation into allegations that authorities tried to kill his presidential opponent by poisoning him.


Gaza Settler Numbers Up Despite Pullout Plan

The number of Jewish settlers in the  Gaza Strip has grown by 9 percent in the past year despite  Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's plan to evacuate them, government  figures showed on Sunday.


Update 5: Japan Prosecutors Raid UFJ Bank in Probe

Prosecutors raided UFJ Holdings Inc.'s banking unit Friday as they investigate allegations that the bank lied to government authorities about bad debts, an official told The Associated Press.


Fed holds rates steady, stays inflation wary

The U.S. Federal Reserve held benchmark interest rates steady at 5.25 percent on Wednesday for a fifth straight meeting, while maintaining a warning on the risk of inflation.


Satellite repair robot launches from Florida

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - A prototype satellite repair robot that can refuel, upgrade and repair satellites was launched from Florida on Thursday night to begin a three-month orbital field test.


Israel strikes Gaza after kidnap attempt

Â·  Palestinian gunmen planned to snatch soldierÂ·  One shot dead after attack on unmanned watchtower


No disbanding STF, to curb terror activities: TN Home Secretary

Erode: Tamil Nadu Home Secretary Sheela Rani Chunkath on Wednesday said the Special Task Force (STF) would not be disbanded but utilised to play a new role of curbing terrorist activities.


ING Learns to Build Its Identity 26.2 Miles at a Time

By sponsoring marathons, ING is hoping to make a name for itself in a cluttered financial services market where one company seems indistinguishable from the next.


IAEA team heads for North Korea nuclear facility

A team of U.N. nuclear watchdog officials visiting North Korea headed on Thursday for the Yongbyon nuclear plant that Pyongyang has promised to mothball under an aid-for-disarmament deal, Kyodo news agency reported.


Belarusian opposition reports vote breaches

Opposition leaders accused the government of arresting exit-poll takers and turning away election observers during a referendum yesterday on whether to allow authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko to run for a third term.


Dave Matthews Band May Face Criminal Charges Over Bus Stink

Authorities in Chicago are considering criminal charges against the Dave Matthews Band after reviewing surveillance footage of an August 8 incident in which the group's tour bus allegedly dumped human waste into the Chicago River.


Palermo, 11:41 - CALCIO, ZAMPARINI: CLASSIFICA IN BASE A FATTURATO CLUB

"La classifica del campionato di serie A è fatta sulla base del fatturato delle singole socie...


Roma, 08:56 - CALCIO, ROMA: ROTTURA CON CHIVU

E' rottura tra la Roma e Chivu. Non ha avuto buon esito l'incontro tra i procuratori del giocatore r...


Acupuncture Improves Osteoarthritis, Trial Shows

Acupuncture added to conventional therapy for osteoarthritis of the knee improves function and reduces pain, according to a clinical trial conducted at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore.


NEW YORK -- Kobe Bryant was suspended one game without pay by the NBA on Tuesday for striking San Antonio's Manu Ginobili in the face.


Lebanese hijacker sent home after serving 17 years in Swiss prison

BERN, Switzerland  - A Lebanese hijacker who served 17 years in a Swiss prison for killing a passenger and seriously wounding a flight attendant in 1987 has been released and deported to Lebanon, officials said Sunday.


Andre Agassi's voice wavered and his eyes welled up. After years of dealing with injuries, after months of contemplation, he finally spoke the words he knew he had to, at the place he knew he had to.


Web sites numerous states operate to help consumers easily compare pharmacy prices for prescription drugs often have missing, and sometimes outdated or inaccurate information, a nonpartisan health research group has found.


CinemaNow Signs Video Deal with NBC Universal

Online movie provider CinemaNow on Tuesday said NBC Universal has agreed to offer its films to CinemaNow subscribers giving the Internet service content from one more major studio as it continues to expand.


Ricerca Istituto Piepoli.Domani convegno a Torino sul tema


The first human trials of a vaccine against Type 1 diabetes were "very exciting," according to a researcher. The vaccine, which was developed over the last 10 years, will be tested on human subjects starting next August.


Russian President Vladimir Putin announces a radical overhaul of state bodies in response to recent attacks.


EAGLE, Colo. Sept. 3, 2004 - The sheriff and prosecutor in the Kobe Bryant sexual assault case defended how the case was handled, and said they were disappointed it never went to trial.


Sheehan challenges Pelosi to back Bush impeachment

Cindy Sheehan, who became a leading  anti-war activist after her son died in Iraq, said on Monday  she will run against House of Representatives Speaker Nancy  Pelosi if the Democratic leader fails to seek the ouster of  President George W. Bush within the next two weeks.


The next version of the database should be shipped on the three-year refresh schedule.


U.N. suspends Moroccan contingent in Ivory Coast

The United Nations suspended a Moroccan military contingent from its peacekeeping mission in Ivory Coast while it investigated allegations of widespread sexual abuse, the world body said on Saturday.


An MP is to ask the Home Office to rethink the deportation case of a couple who took refuge in a church.


The giant panda cub born in an Austrian zoo was actually a twin, but its sibling died, the zoo said Friday.


The British actor Ian McShane opens next week as the patriarch Max in Harold Pinterâs âHomecoming,â a man-monster of diminishing powers and, of course, many vulgarities.


Basketball superstar Yao Ming marched singularly as he carried China's flag into the Athens Olympics opening ceremony, several steps ahead of the Chinese delegation, his 7-foot-5 frame towering above the scene.


Tech Sector Likely to Get Roughed Up in Looming Recession

If the U.S. economy tips into a recession, don't count on the technology business to be a safe haven, experts say. In fact, tech high-fliers like Google and Amazon may be particularly vulnerable to recession.


Iran MPs want action over Dutch, Danish cartoons

Iranian lawmakers have urged the president to review ties with Denmark and the Netherlands over reprints of satirical cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad in Danish and Dutch newspapers, state radio said on Monday.


Google has unveiled the second version of Google Groups, which is designed to make it easier to follow online chat groups. Enhanced tools allow fast searches of the company's Usenet database of online forums, which it bought in 2001.


U.S. coalition chopper crashes in Afghanistan

A helicopter from the U.S.-led coalition force in Afghanistan crashed on Sunday after reporting engine failure, the coalition said, without giving information on any casualties.


La tragedia potrebbe esssere stata causata da fitta nebbia


Hello, I Must Be Going: Martin Learns Musical Chairs

Kenyon Martin, who the Nets let go in a controversial sign-and-trade with Denver last summer, has had 5 coaches in 13 months.


Survivors get too much or too little relief

A lack of coordination in the relief effort for survivors of a deadly tsunami in south India has led to an excess of supplies in some villages while others lack the most basic necessities.


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'Approfondita conoscenza realta' calabrese'


Israel Hits Hamas Training Camp in Gaza, Killing 14

Israeli tanks, helicopters and warplanes  pounded a Hamas training camp on Tuesday, killing 14 militants  in the deadliest ever strike against the Islamic faction a week  after it carried out a double suicide bombing.


Sixty-three people are arrested  in Spain on suspicion of involvement with child pornography.


(November 10, 2004) - They stood out in the cold, in the snow, in the middle of the night like concert junkies waiting for tickets to see their favorite band.


Tokyo's Nikkei average ended higher for  the third straight session Tuesday amid a growing consensus  that Japanese shares would catch up with gains in overseas  stock markets despite recent poor news on the economy.


"Hoax devices" behind Boston security alert: report

Suspicious packages found in four separate locations around Boston on Wednesday turned out to be "hoax devices," local WCVB television reported, quoting the Boston Police Department.