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Egypt said Monday a Palestinian and a group of Bedouin Egyptians planned and executed the bombings in Taba that killed 34 people earlier this month.


Ford says evaluating bids for Jaguar, Land Rover

Ford Motor Co. said on Thursday it  has had contact with interested parties for its Land Rover and  Jaguar luxury brands and is evaluating the level of interest.


Jack Kevorkian, the man  who helped the terminally ill to die in the US, says he did "the right thing".


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


NEW YORK - Stocks rose for a second straight session Tuesday as a drop in consumer prices allowed investors to put aside worries about inflation, at least for the short term.    With gasoline prices falling to eight-month lows, the Consumer Price Index registered a small drop in July, giving consumers a respite from soaring energy prices...


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Giants' Manning Gets Some Brotherly Advice: 'Don't Trip'

Eli Manning, who will start his first professional game at quarterback on Sunday, insisted he would not try to establish his legacy in three hours.


Brazil eyes rare foreign Oscar nomination

Brazilian director Cao Hamburger has a good shot at scoring his country's first foreign-language Oscar nomination in nine years on Tuesday.


The German state of Bavaria is the latest federal states to ban Muslim school teachers from wearing headscarves.


A national road pricing scheme is a possibility within the next decade, the transport secretary says.


When Mariano Rivera pitches against Boston, it is a close encounter of a different kind for the Yankees closer. Rivera is regarded as the best pressure pitcher in baseball, but he has nine blown saves against Boston, including the postseason, since 2001.


California's wildfires rage into fourth day

Relentless wildfires forcing the largest evacuations in California's modern history raged into a fourth day on Wednesday as 10,000 exhausted firefighters hoped for a break in the hot winds whipping the flames.


Microsoft to Buy Enterprise Chat Provider

Microsoft Corp. said Wednesday it will acquire a Chicago-based provider of enterprise group chat software to bolster the messaging capabilities of its Office Communications Server and Office Communicator products.


* Sprint's strong wireless Internet service and Nextel's walkie- talkie feature popular among mobile professionals would be a competitive combination.


U.S. computer company Apple Inc. and German automaker Volkswagen AG are discussing the possibility of building an "iCar" that would feature products by the producer of the ubiquitous iPod personal music player.


Germany: G-8 agreement on climate change

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


Next UK Middle East envoy says Israel is not doing enough to help improve relations in the region.


Usher, Kanye Lead AMAs Annual awards show to take place in ...

Usher received the most American Music Award nominations today, with a total of four nods: for favorite male artist and album in the pop/rock category, and for favorite artist and album in the soul/R&B category.


A historic peak in voter interest has both parties hoping. But who votes on Nov. 2 is anybody's guess.


Iraq Dogs Blair as Party Conference Starts

BRIGHTON, England  - Iraq overshadowed the start  of Tony Blair's Labour Party conference on Sunday despite the  prime minister's efforts to turn attention to the domestic  agenda ahead of a general election expected next year.


The WNBA awarded an expansion team to Chicago on Tuesday, returning women's professional basketball to the home of the Chicago Hustle.


Hee-Won Han stumbled her way into a playoff last month, then stumbled in the playoff and lost. On Sunday at Columbia Edgewater Country Club, she did the opposite, making a clutch birdie on the final hole of


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"Lord of the Rings" Special Effects Computer Turns to Supercomputing

Research organizations and businesses will tap the New Zealand machine for engineering and for economic modeling.


Crowe, Scott trade swords for laughs in "Good Year"

Ridley Scott and Russell Crowe, who  last teamed up for Crowe's Oscar-winning turn in "Gladiator,"  are entering unfamiliar territory in Scott's "A Good Year," a  romantic comedy which made its world premiere this weekend at  the Toronto International Film Festival.


Sudan 'coup plotters' lawyers say still no accesss to accused

Lawyers defending suspects in an alleged coup attempt to topple Sudanese President Omar al-Beshir's Islamist government said that they still had not been allowed to see their clients.


Volvo, Saab 'top in whiplash protection'

Volvo and Saab cars offer the bestwhiplash protection in rear-end crashes, an automobile safety watchdog has said. The Swedish automakers' seat backs and headrests minimise differences in the forces on the


WASHINGTON - Members of the military and their families say the Bush administration underestimated the number of troops needed in Iraq and put too much pressure on inadequately trained National Guard and reserve forces, according to a poll released Saturday.    The National Annenberg Election Survey found that 62 percent in the military sample said the administration didn't send an adequate number of troops to Iraq...


Northwest attendants say contract talks at impasse

The union representing flight   attendants at bankrupt Northwest Airlines Corp. on Thursday   said it has asked to be released from formal mediation, a move   that could pave the way for a strike.


Air passengers face further delays on Christmas Eve, a day after thick fog grounded more than 140 flights.


The new Lib Dem leader will be named, after a contest sparked by Sir Menzies Campbell's resignation.


Winning the NBA title in dominating fashion apparently earns you the respect of one-third of your peers. The results of the league's annual survey of its 30 general managers was released last week, and 33% of


John Edwards bowed out of his second presidential bid saying he hoped the "two Americas" he speaks of so often, one for the haves and the other for the have-nots, could finally be united under a Democratic president.


Shooting at Pakistani mosque foils Islamist mediators

Explosions and heavy gunfire stopped Islamist politicians from entering a besieged Islamabad mosque on Saturday, on a mission to persuade a radical cleric to send out children among his hundreds of militant followers.


Italy's president asked Romano Prodi on Saturday to stay on as prime minister and face a confidence vote to test his majority in parliament.


Maybe your mom didn't think to tell you to use your manners when you participate in an adult chat room. But she shouldn't have to. In Sex Drive Daily.


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Ukrainian Political Deadlock Continues; Kuchma calls for Help

Ukraine's outgoing President, Leonid Kuchma, has urged international mediators to return to Kiev as soon as possible, after parliament held an all-day special session.


The US sacks three officers sitting on the Guantanamo tribunal following complaints of bias from defence lawyers.


Nike agrees to buy UK sportswear firm Umbro in a deal that values the company at Â£285m.


Israel promises help for Palestinian vote

US Secretary of State Colin Powell said Monday commitment to the road map is the only way to achieve progress toward peace in the Middle East.


Algeria Sunday recanted comments by its tourism minister that authorities found five German tourists who vanished in the Algerian desert Wednesday.


Philippines mourns dead in Russian school siege

The Philippines Saturday expressed"deepest sympathy" to the families of the dead in the Russian school siege on Friday, in which 322 people were killed when Russian troops stormed


Figuring out who's an ally in this complicated war on terror is tough. The Pentagon wants software that can make the call. In Danger Room.


AirMagnet to offer analyzer for Cisco APs

A new troubleshooting and analysis tools for Cisco's lightweight access points has been launched by AirMagnet.


Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Phil Angelides headed into a debate Saturday hoping to score an upset over Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who holds the lead in polls.


By Kyung M. Song and Jennifer Sullivan, Seattle Times  May 31--With the arrest Wednesday of a Seattle man accused of sending out tens of millions of spam e-mails, federal prosecutors say that computer users across the globe should see a significant drop in spam messages.


Workers' productivity increased at an annual rate of 2.5 percent in the spring, the smallest gain since late 2002, reflecting the economy's slowdown.


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In an era when most technology outfits have tightened their belts to adapt to a slower-growing market, one company stands out for forging ahead on innovation: Apple Computer (AAPL ). Others have slashed R&D


Reading this article means you're on firmer footing than most Americans.


Jupiter, Mercury and Mars to Put on Show

By SETH BORENSTEIN   Associated Press writer  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Stargazers will get a rare triple planetary treat this weekend with Jupiter, Mercury and Mars appearing to nestle together in the predawn skies.


Giants Call Up Hennessey to Start Sunday

The San Francisco Giants called up right-hander Brad Hennessey on Saturday and optioned reliever David Aardsma to Triple-A Fresno.


Call for worldwide use of cervical cancer vaccines

International health experts called on Tuesday for rapid worldwide access to promising but expensive cervical cancer vaccines that have the potential to save a quarter of a million lives a year.


A380 takes guinea-pig passengers aloft, Airbus braces for change

The Airbus A380, the world's largest commercial airliner, took its first passengers aloft on a test flight, as the company announced a fresh management shakeup to grapple with delays plaguing the superjumbo.


Fire services falling short on diversity targets

England's fire services are falling way short of recruiting enough women or people from ethnic minorities, Audit Commission reveals


Belgian papers win Google copyright suit

A court on Tuesday ruled in favor of Belgian newspapers that sued Google Inc., claiming that the Web search Internet search leader infringed copyright laws and demanded it remove their stories.


Israelâs nukes blocking Mideast peace: ElBaradei

SYDNEY - Israelâs nuclear weapons are an obstacle to peace in the Middle East, the head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog said on Tuesday.


Officials say Linux not a price ploy in Microsoft deal

Local government in UK says it didn't use the open-source OS as a bargaining chip; Microsoft was simply best option.


Pope's Possible Resignation Sparks Debate

A remark by the Vatican's No. 2 about the possibility of a papal resignation has touched a raw nerve, setting off an emotional debate among some of Pope John Paul II's closest advisers.


After Tough Year for NASA, Shuttle Set for Launch

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. _ A diaper-wearing astronaut is charged with attempted kidnapping in a love triangle. A freak storm pelts shuttle Atlantis with damaging hail. A railroad trestle collapses, derailing a train carrying rocket booster segments.


Firefox 3.0 may block sites fingered by Google

Mozilla Corp. may add a tool to the next version of its Firefox browser that would block Web sites identified by Google as potentially harboring malware.


Record amount paid for rare baseball card

The "Mona Lisa" of baseball cards has sold for a record $2.35 million.


Four charged with murder of Iraqi general

Four US Army soldiers at Fort Carson, Colo., were charged Monday with murdering a captured Iraqi general. Republican Guard Maj. Gen.


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Smithsonian Unveils Ocean Science Program

WASHINGTON - A new ocean science program dedicated to studying and explaining the world's oceans is the latest offering from the Smithsonian Institution (news - web sites)'s National Museum of Natural History.


Prime Minister Paul Martin announces plans to improve health care for Canada's indigenous people.


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


WHO Launches Bid to Boost Elderly Health Care

The World Health Organization  launched an initiative on Monday to improve medical services  for the elderly in a bid to tackle the growing public health  implications of a rapidly aging global population.


Fear of fresh conflict as renegade general turns guns on government forces.


Sudan has rejected a declaration by the US that the alleged atrocities in the country's troubled Darfur region was genocide. "This is just another sort of pressure brought against the government of Sudan by


The company said on Friday that its profit fell on price declines for its mainstay computer memory chips, but expressed confidence a rebound in the market would bolster earnings.


The shift employees who fuel the nation's 24-hour economy were more likely to be absent from work last year than other employees, costing US employers an estimated $111 billion, up from more than $25 billion in 2003, according to Circadian Technologies Inc.


Kobe Bryant went down hard and did not return, though the Los Angeles Lakers were able to defeat LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers without him.


The planned elimination of 800 jobs is part of a restructuring plan that will cost $40 million, the troubled firm says.


There is little hope of peace in Sudan unless it addresses environmental damage, a UN study finds.


PSV five points clear after easy 3-0 win over Groningen

PSV Eindhoven enjoyed a comfortable 3-0 win over Groningen to increase their lead at the top of the Dutch first division on Saturday.


Stocks Slightly Higher, Earnings Awaited

U.S. stocks finished slightly higher  on Monday as investors bet on good earnings news as the  fourth-quarter reporting season kicks off, although a  late-afternoon wave of computerized trades wiped out part of  the session's gains.


In Trade Ruling, Antigua Wins a Right to Piracy

In an unusual W.T.O. ruling,  Antigua won the right to violate copyright protections on goods like films and music from the United States as part of a dispute over online gambling.


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Il ritiro di Ian Thorpe sembra aver sorpreso tutti tranne che Massimiliano Rosolino che in fondo sog...


Saudi Prince Secretly Made $2B in 1985 Arms Deal

LONDON, June 7 -- Prince Bandar bin Sultan, a member of Saudi Arabia's royal family and the kingdom's former ambassador to the United States, pocketed about $2 billion in secret payments as part of a $80 billion arms deal between Britain and Saudi Arabia first signed in 1985, British media reported...


Beginning on September 29, the Open Source COntent Management Conference will begin in Zurich.


Less risks for patients participating in early phase cancer drug ...

The risk of treatment-related (toxic) death for cancer patients enrolled in phase 1 clinical trials had decreased significantly over the past 12 years (from 1991 to 2002), according to an article in the November 3 issue of JAMA.


George Steinbrenner wants TV viewers to admire his cuddly side — and his good hair days.


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Finisce al secondo turno l'avventura di Romina Oprandi al torneo Wta di Portorose, in Slovenia (mont...


Click cancel to continue Microsoft has admitted that the latest update to its Windows Genuine Advantage program will phone back to Redmond even if the user clicks cancel.â¦


I know itâs hard to believe, but during the past 12 months I sometimes went two or three weeks in a row without finding anything to mock, deflate or be disappointed by.


Proud France Inaugurates World's Highest Bridge

President Jacques Chirac inaugurated the world's highest bridge Tuesday, a creation taller than the Eiffel Tower, longer then the Champs Elysees and designed to end a traffic bottleneck in southern France.


Oil futures prices rose more than $1 a barrel in volatile trading yesterday after a government report showed a sharp rise in US crude supplies and tightening inventories of heating oil.


Bulgaria in Brief: 22 November 2004, Monday. Bulgaria's leading tourism magazine Odyssey marked its third anniversary on Monday.


Carlos Beltran hit a go-ahead single in the 17th inning after making a saving, circus catch and the New York Mets won their longest game since 1993, beating the Houston Astros 5-3 Saturday night.


Renault are given a big boost ahead of Sunday's Hungarian Grand Prix by being cleared to use a pioneering suspension system.


Ban Iran's President from UN : 'O8 Republican Romney

US Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney on Monday called for Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to be banned from the UN General Assembly next week and indicted for genocide.


Two suspects in 2005 London bomb plot face retrial

Two men charged in connection with failed suicide bombing attacks on London's transport system on July 21, 2005 are to face a retrial, prosecutors said on Wednesday.


Best Buy is under investigation by Connecticut's attorney general after consumers complained they were denied deals found at the electronic retailer's Web site by store employees who pulled up a lookalike site that listed higher prices on some merchandise.


FDA tells ADHD drugmakers to warn of risks

Companies that make drugs to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder must take extra steps to alert patients to possible cardiovascular and psychiatric risks, U.S. health officials said on Wednesday.


Airbus Delays New Jumbo Jet a Second Time

The first deliveries of AirbusÂ troubled A380 super jumbo jet were delayed again today, this time by as much as another year, pushing the program off by a full two years.


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U.S. Panel Weighs Antidepressant Risks for Kids

BETHESDA, Md.  - A U.S. advisory panel began  meeting Monday to debate whether certain antidepressants should  come with stronger warnings about the chances of suicidal  behavior in children and teens who take the drugs.


Pakistan says Britain could help on Kashmir

Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf was quoted on Monday as saying he would welcome British help in his country's negotiations with India over the disputed Kashmir region.


NEW YORK -- The chairman and chief executive of the insurance brokerage giant Marsh & McLennan is stepping down. The company said Monday that Jeffrey Greenberg submitted his resignation and the board accepted it.


Giants Recall a Stinging Defeat and See How Theyâve Changed

Coach Tom Coughlin said Friday the Giants spent considerable time this week revisiting their home opener against the Packers that amounted to a forgettable 35-13 defeat.


Dutch Violence against Muslims Continues

After the killing of Dutch moviemaker Theo Van Gogh on November 2nd, there have been a spate of retaliations towards Muslims. So far, more than 20 Muslim institutions have been attacked and a mosque in the town of Helden was set on fire yesterday.


Michael Jackson has fired his business managers, has hired a New York firm to oversee his financial affairs and is moving to Europe, his spokeswoman said Tuesday.


The Premiers says Prime Minister Paul Martin's offer of 58.1 billion dollars in health care funding over 10 years needs CPR. Martin had wanted to focus on health care reforms during day one of the national summit in Ottawa.


TUESDAY, Feb. 1 (HealthDayNews) -- Specific asthma characteristics in children may help doctors determine the most effective treatment for each child, according to researchers at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's (NHLBI) Childhood Asthma Research and Education Network.


A farming co-op in the Netherlands has asked the ministry of agriculture to authorise the use of spicy tabasco sauce to protect their young crops from the insatiable appetites of hares, rabbits, crows and ...


SAN ANTONIO - Sometimes, the planets align perfectly and, presto, you can rebuild in one fell swoop without ever hitting rock bottom.


An Israeli minister calls for Hamas to be invited to an upcoming peace conference in the US.


Iraq aims to end immunity of security firms

Iraq wants to tighten control over security contractors after a deadly shooting incident involving the U.S. firm Blackwater, ending their long immunity from Iraqi prosecution, the Interior Ministry said on Friday.


Actor Burt Reynolds is ready for fighting against his ex-girlfriend. It will be the most difficult real life test, after surviving in some testing situations on the screen.


Tropical Storm Jeanne has become a hurricane, raising the threat to the Dominican Republic, Haiti and hundreds of islands in the northern Caribbean.


Former state lawmaker Randy Graf won the GOP primary for an open U.S. House seat despite lobbying from the National Republican Congressional Committee against his candidacy.


Unheralded Larrabee plots AMD and Nvidia takedown

Intel by any other name A shadowy organization called Larrabee Development Group has set a most ambitious goal: unseating AMD/ATI and Nvidia as the largest producers of high-end graphics chips. And it might just succeed.â¦


Design art show to unveil romantic and innovative France

From the Renault A-type vehicle in 1899 to the recent Citroen concept car; from the painted entry of the Paris subway in 1900 to a Concorde and Ariana rocket; all these items, marking important firsts in French ...


December 23, 2004 -- Here's a sobering thought: If you ever hurled a bowling ball at any of the pins at Greenwich Village's Bowl mor Lanes, you might have been subsidizing terror.


Charity Childline broke rules with a leaflet in the form of a mock counsellor's log, says the advertising watchdog.


Customer traffic is on the decline at Bob Evans restaurant concepts.


AVIGNON, France Interested in opening a luxury hotel in the heart of Provence? Check out this real estate offering by the French government:


McNealy: Sun Micro Q1 Loss Narrows As Kodak Accounting Set

Sun Microsystems (nasdaq: SUNW - news - people ) saw its first-quarter loss reduced on Friday, as it cemented the accounting for its $92 million patent settlement with Eastman Kodak (nyse: EK - news - people ).


First of two articlesIn Maryland's Montgomery County, a 65% increase in property values leads the state.


Google quarterly profit swells 46 percent

Web search leader Google Inc reported on Thursday a 46 percent rise in profit that topped Wall Street expectations, fueled by accelerating market share gains and tighter cost controls.


BMC to buy identity management specialist

With Calendra's software, BMC says, it will be better able to cater to customers using technologies made by multiple vendors.


Dance Review | 'Fresh Tracks': Paper Bags Get Pretty Chatty Nowadays

Precious vacuity ruled in this latest installment of an august showcase devoted to choreography by emerging artists.


Tycho:  Did I not tell you?  Did I not suggest that when natural justice fails, another burning energy may deliver that result which is good and proper?  Despair, mine enemies!  Unless you like swamps, in which case you might find my wrath pleasant.


Martha Stewart Asks to Begin Prison Sentence as Soon as Possible

NEW YORK - Martha Stewart (search) announced Wednesday at a press conferecne that had decided to surrender for prison as soon as possible, citing the need "to put this nightmare behind me.


Russia will pay $2 billion to acquire 60 German high-speed trains, The Moscow Times reported Wednesday. The deal was announced Tuesday during Russian President Vladimir


Fox TV host O'Reilly vows to fight sexual harassment charges

Fox News Channel's famous host Bill O'Reilly vowed Thursday to fight sexual harassment charges filed by his former assistant, who reportedly had demanded for 60 million US dollars to settle the matter.


R&B singer Gerald Levert was killed by an accidental mixture of drugs, a coroner's report says.


Ivy League Roundup: Colgate Rallies from 28 Behind to Beat Dartmouth in Overtime

Mike Buck kicked a 36-yard field goal in overtime as Colgate, riding Jordan Scottâs 211 yards and 3 touchdowns, stormed back from a 28-0 deficit to defeat host Dartmouth, 31-28, in overtime.


Monday night, 20-year-old Jeremy Wariner and 21-year-old Otis Harris led an American contingent up the center of the track to claim gold and silver in the 400.


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Worried about a vast and still growing heroin industry in Afghanistan, the Bush administration has devised a more aggressive counternarcotics strategy aimed at greater eradication of poppy fields, promotion of alternative crops and prosecution of traffickers.


US Airways bankruptcy sparks EDS earnings warning

com September 16, 2004, 7:58 AM PT. This fourth priority's main focus has been improving or obtaining CRM and ERP software for the past year and a half.


The US envoy to Iraq warns against an over-hasty pullout of troops amid policy pledges by Democratic hopefuls.


Verizon Expands Service Into New Wireless Markets

Verizon Wireless plans next week to expand its high-speed mobile data service to 11 more markets, including New York and Los Angeles, as well as 19 more airports.    The speedier laptop connections will be marketed only to businesses while the company adds coverage and readies services and devices for a consumer-oriented launch in 2005, Verizon Wireless said Wednesday...


Taliban militants released three female South Korean hostages in Afghanistan after more than a month of captivity, the South Korean government said Wednesday.


By Hayley Day Staff Writer  ENON -- How important is it for a future microbiology and biology major to meet five Nobel Prize winners?   To recent Greenon High School graduate and valedictorian Derek Smith, it's not rocket science.


Sudan Govt., SPLM Sign Deal Paving Way to Peace

NAIVASHA, Kenya  - Amid singing and cries of joy,  Sudan's government and southern rebels signed the final  chapters of a peace deal Friday, paving the way for a  comprehensive accord ending Africa's longest-running civil war.


Newcastle terminate the contract of assistant manager Kevin Bond.


U.S. Officials Cite Successes, Progress in Iraq

The U.S. ambassador to Iraq and a top military commander there said today that U.S. forces are making progress against al-Qaeda, with successes in the western province of Anbar now being replicated in other volatile parts of the country.


Nintendo Wii outsells PS3 3-to-1 in Japan

Nintendo Co Ltd's Wii outsold Sony Corp's  PlayStation 3 by more than 3-to-1 in Japan in December, a game  magazine publisher said, regaining its position as the  top-selling video game console.


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Apple announced Friday that it would not add any new episodes of NBC television shows to the online storeâs inventory, as the companiesâ dispute over pricing continued.


Atkinson urges Aragones to write letter of apology

Former manager Ron Atkinson has urged Spain coach Luis Aragones to write a letter of apology to Thierry Henry following the disparaging remark he made about the French striker during training his week.


Investors wary of financial sector look to profit elsewhere

With financial stocks tumbling, analysts say growth sectors look promising.


Bird flu claims its 30th human victim in Asia

Vietnam confirmed a new bird flu death to bring Asia's human toll to 30 yesterday, while Thailand rued its flawed efforts to control the epidemic after reporting its first likely case of the virus jumping from one person to another.


A man is due to appear in court after a police officer was stabbed in Fife after stopping a vehicle.


No evidence Iran moving weapons to Taliban: Gates

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Monday the United States has no evidence Iran's government is behind a flow of weapons from Iran to Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan.


Katrina doctor says she's not a murderer

A doctor accused of murdering four critically ill hospital patients with injections in the harrowing days after Hurricane Katrina is defending herself publicly for the first time, saying in a TV interview that she gave them drugs simply to ease their pain.


Shah Rukh Khan talks about the devastating Colombo blast.


Harry Lime, peddling diluted penicillin in post-war Vienna in the 1949 film "The Third Man", was an early pioneer: today the counterfeit medicine business has gone global, fuelled by the "perfect channel" of the Internet, according to a U.N. drug watchdog.


U.S. stock futures pointed to a lower  open on Wall Street on Thursday, extending the previous  session's sharp fall, with rising energy prices feeding  investor concerns about corporate profits and slower growth.


Edwards ties rivals to special interests

Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards said Friday that those who take money from special interests cannot bring change to Washington, a criticism aimed at his leading rivals as they compete for undecided voters in Iowa's upcoming caucuses.


Leeds have been warned by a consortium bidding to buy the club that its Â£25m takeover offer is the only realistic way they can keep Elland Road.


China inflation hits 27-month high as food costs soar

Surging food prices boosted China's  annual consumer price inflation in May to a 27-month high,  extending a rising trend and reinforcing expectations that  interest rates will rise further.


Jeffrey Greenberg, chairman and chief  executive of embattled insurance broker Marsh & McLennan Cos.  MMC.N, is expected to step down within hours, the Financial  Times reported on Friday.


Palestinians Seek Wider Prisoner Release by Israel

RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinians urged Israel  on Friday to expand a prisoner release to ensure the success of  a summit both sides hope will result in a formal declaration to  end violence.


Iraq's Sistani Arrives in Najaf; 74 Dead in Attacks

NAJAF, Iraq  - Iraq's most revered cleric arrived  in Najaf Thursday to try to end a bloody three-week uprising as  tensions were inflamed by attacks on Shi'ite marchers that  killed at least 74 people and wounded 315.


An Irish parliamentary committee is expected to find evidence of British collusion with loyalists.


Reunited Police set to announce world tour

NASHVILLE (Billboard) - Reunited rock trio the Police are expected to announce a 30th anniversary world tour during a news conference in Los Angeles on Monday, the day after the group opens the Grammy Awards.


Jessica Morrow scored a career-high 24 points to lead No. 9 Baylor to an 83-70 victory over UCLA on Sunday. Bernice Mosby added 20 points and Angela Tisdale had 14 points for the Bears (11-1), who won their eighth consecutive game.


Microsoft to Buy a Maker of Consumer Smartphones

Microsoft said it would acquire Danger, a maker of consumer smartphones, an indication that the software giant is quickly moving to expand its mobile strategy.


Iconoclasts at heart, the best scientists are faced with an occupational hazard: having left their mark on one small patch of ground, they are tempted to stir up trouble elsewhere.


Guenter Grass, after Nazi-era revelation

Guenter Grass' anti-war novels took the German language to new artistic heights and shattered stereotypes about everyday life in the Third Reich.


UK legislators blast government over terrorism curbs

A British parliamentary committee  accused the government on Sunday of breaking European human  rights law with its curbs on terrorism suspects and urged it to  do more to prosecute suspects instead.


Oil Prices Rise to High As Demand Continues

The price of oil hit another high yesterday, closing above $47 a barrel as traders reacted to continuing concerns about supply disruptions from terrorism and instability in oil-producing countries.


Former Sen. Fred Thompson took aim at Democrat Hillary Clinton on Thursday as he made a long-delayed entry into the Republican presidential race and immediately took good-natured jabs from rivals.


With the threat of a tightening economic squeeze and military probes by Washington hanging over its head, the Iranian government agreed November 14 to suspend all uranium enrichment activity


Hamas' choice: Learn from Sharon's politics or face the political ...

As Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and the Palestinians alike are struggling with issues of political life and the forming of functioning governments, it is the former who may offer a lead to elements of the latter.


Voice on Tape Is Likely Bin Laden's -US Official

U.S. intelligence officials have  concluded an audiotape on which Osama bin Laden urges Iraqis to  boycott January's elections is likely genuine, an official said  on Monday.


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It has been hanging in the air for sometime now. Back in September 2006 the rumor circus already pointed at Tom online as the likely candidate and it’s now decided. From Reuters EBaysaid it will fold its China business, acquired when it purchased local auction site EachNet for $180 million (91 million pounds), into a venture with [...]


Two astronauts stepped outside the hatch Sunday for the second of what could be a precedent-setting three spacewalks in nine days, making repairs to the international space station's cooling system.


FDA OKs test to predict breast cancer return

U.S. health officials approved a genetic test on Tuesday that can provide women with early breast cancer an estimate of whether the disease is likely to return in five to 10 years.


Prosecutors, Ex-AOL Engineer Strike Plea

Federal prosecutors and a former America Online software engineer have negotiated a tentative plea agreement over charges he stole more than 92 million e-mail addresses and sold them to Internet spammers, according to two people familiar with the case.


Ben Kingsley is head of the biggest crime syndicate in NY

Movie actor Ben Kingsley has joined the cast of upcoming film Lucky Number Sleven, the shooting for which will begin on December 7 in Montreal and New York.


Ex-Yugoslav leader Slobodan Milosevic asks judges to subpoena world leaders at his trial in The Hague.


(InfoWorld) - Dell will officially launch its first three consumer PCs running the Ubuntu 7.04 Linux OS on Thursday, two desktops and an Inspiron E1505n notebook PC. The new modelsÂ give buyers a third choiceÂ when shopping for a PC at Dell: a machine with Windows installed, a machine with no OS, on which they can install one of their choice, and now a machine with Ubuntu Linux already installed. Other PC makers, including Hewlett-Packard and Lenovo Group,Â  also sell PCs that run Linux, but mainly on customized machines, because retail demand for the open-source OS is tiny compared to that for Windows. The PCs will be available in the U.S. after 4 p.m. Central Time fromÂ Dell's Web site. The laptop starts at $599, while the two desktops, the Dimension E520 and XPS 410n, start from $599 and $849 each, respectively. A comparable XPS 410 with Windows Vista Premium costs $899. Dell announcedÂ what flavor of Linux it would use in the PCs, Ubuntu 7.04, earlier this month. It's the same OS Michael Dell, the chairman and CEO of the company, uses on his Dell Precision M90 laptop at home. Dell is targeting the Linux enthusiast market with the PCs, and said the choice of systems is a response to customer feedback collected atÂ a Web siteÂ set up to solicit customer suggestions. Over 100,000 people participated in surveys about the systems and what kind of Linux to install in the machines, Dell said in a statement. The three PCs all use Intel Core 2 Duo microprocessors. The two desktops contain 1GB of RAM and 250GB of hard disk space, while the laptop includes 512MB of RAM and an 80GB hard disk drive. Users will be able to choose from several hardware options on their Ubuntu PCs from Dell. The options offered contain the most mature and stable Linux driver support, and Dell plans to work with vendors to ensure more devices include Linux driver support in the future, it said. Dell is offering hardware support for the PCs through its existing channels, with basic software help from several dedicated Web sites and Linux forums. Canonical is offering software service upgrades from theÂ Ubuntu Web site. The company also created theÂ Dell Linux ForumÂ for users to find resources, troubleshoot, discuss issues, and share experiences about the new PCs. Â


Iran's authorities arrest more than 25 women protesting against alleged discrimination in the capital, Tehran.


A ban on adverts for junk food during television programmes aimed at children under 16 comes into force.


Great Britain's Olympic medal winners will be honoured with a parade through central London in October.


Anxious Night Falls on Japan After Quake Kills 21

OJIYA, Japan  - Thousands of weary and frightened  residents of northern Japan were spending a second night in  shelters, cars or in the open on Sunday after Japan's deadliest  earthquake in nine years killed at least 21 people.


MTV regala gli ultimi ticket, fan in rivolta

Chiusa la vendita dei biglietti degli Europe Music Awards. I ragazzi perÃ² non si arrendono e lanciano grida di protesta. Schiuma poi polemizza con Veltroni: "Povero Colosseo, bombardato dai decibel". Roma, 17


Berlin calls for rapid UN reforms to tackle global problems

NEW YORK - Germany has called for the speedy reform of the 59-year-old United Nations joining other nations in pressing for a restructuring of the ageing organisation to help it meet new global changes.


With one swing of Albert Pujols's bat, a St. Louis Cardinals lineup that looked so sickly in September suddenly got a lot better.


Parigi, 23:17 - CALCIO, COPPA DI FRANCIA: LIONE ELIMINATO NEGLI OTTAVI

Il Lione, avversario della Roma negli ottavi di Champions League, è stato eliminato negli ott...


Ousted Thai PM formally charged for land deal

Thai state prosecutors formally charged ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra with "official misconduct" on Thursday relating to his wife's purchase of a prime piece of Bangkok real estate, a court official said.


HP to pay $14.5m following probe into boardroom leaks

SAN FRANCISCO -- Hewlett-Packard Co., the world's largest maker of personal computers and printers, agreed to pay $14.5 million to settle an investigation by California's attorney general into the tactics used to uncover boardroom leaks to the media.


Arsenal Football Club boss backs under-fire keeper

Arsenal Football Club boss Arsene Wenger has backed his under-fire keeper Jens Lehmann after a poor display in Europe. Speaking to Arsenal official website, Wenger said: âWhen the goalkeeper concedes goals he gets criticised.


Seasonal Spirit Shines Brightly at Swedish School

Read the daily news at the LA Times, a California newspaper. The Los Angeles Times publishes four daily regional editions:Los Angeles Metropolitan, Orange County, Valley, and Ventura County, as well as a ...


A man dies after being found unconscious in his car at the Rock Ness festival in the Highlands.


President Bush has lost credibility with world leaders over the war in Iraq and has handled the war there "incompetently" since the March 2003 invasion, Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry said Tuesday.


Plaid and the Conservatives spend three times as much as previously on this year's assembly election.


NASA planned Tuesday to start a countdown toward the first space shuttle flight of the year as engineers had no major technical problems and the weather forecast looked favorable for a Friday launch.


The sound emanating from back-rooms at the Labour Party conference in the Brighton Centre yesterday was the unedifying one of backs being scratched.


Lords Stevens' preliminary results looking into alleged corruption in football are published.


President Nicolas Sarkozy has returned from his summer vacation with a golden tan but somewhat sapped of his superstar glow.


Music Review | So Percussion and Matmos: Even Beer Cans and Flower Pots Long to Sing Their Inner Tunes

This collaboration of percussionists, part of the Lincoln Center Festival, leaned heavily on household and office items brought sonically to life by hyperactive amplification.


Mogadishu violence kills 6,500 in past year

Conflict in Somalia killed 6,501 civilians in the capital Mogadishu in 2007 and wounded 8,516 more, a local human rights group said on Monday.


Colgate-Palmolive (CL:NYSE - news - research) shares gained early Tuesday after the consumer products company announced a restructuring plan, which includes a 12% payroll cut.


The top overall draft choice in the 1999 draft by Cleveland, Couch was released by the Browns in June. He joined the Packers and was projected as Brett Favre's backup.


Sudan VP takes issue with president on UN Darfur force

Sudanese First Vice President Salva Kiir took issue with the veteran president's opposition to a UN peacekeeping force for Darfur, saying such a force was vital.


Parigi, 12:27 - CALCIO, FRANCIA: GILLOR NUOVO TECNICO DEL SOCHAUX

Francis Gillor è il nuovo allenatore del Sochaux. Il 47enne ex-tecnico del Lens metter&agrave...


Ex-Senate leaders join bipartisan effort

Four former Senate majority leaders are heading a new group aimed at putting aside partisan politics and offering solutions to the nation's biggest issues.


It's not pulp fiction: Bailey gets promotion

His grandfather worked in the Weyerhaeuser paper mills of Longview, Wash. So did his father, Dan, for 37 years, working in the pulp mill and driving a forklift that transported giant rolls of paper on the factory floor.


Explosive climax to Post Office scare Here's a top tip for those of you thinking of sending battery-operated sex toys via the Royal Mail: take out the power source before popping the package in the post, or you might enjoy a more explosive climax than anticipated.â¦


Rex Grossman threw a 9-yard scoring pass to Mushin Muhammad and the Chicago Bears led the Seattle Seahawks 7-3 after one quarter Sunday night.


Mets are first team to clinch playoff berth

The New York Mets became the first   major league team to clinch a playoff berth as second baseman   Jose Valentin belted two long home runs to lead the New Yorkers   to a 4-0 win over the Florida Marlins on Monday.


Can the antidepressant Prozac help you kick cocaine? Can Ritalin, which is meant for hyperactivity? How about a blood pressure pill or medicine for muscle spasms?


Mend aveva detto che libanese e' fuggito con aiuto Agip


NEW YORK - The corporate tax legislation passed by the US Senate yesterday--billed as the most significant corporate tax legislation since 1986--adds roughly $137 billion in tax relief over ten years but is "paid for" by closing an export subsidy and by


Roundup: Win keeps US alive in Davis Cup final

Twins Bob and Mike Bryan of the United States stopped Spain's momentum in the Davis Cup final. The Bryans defeated Tommy Robredo and Juan Carlos Ferrero 6-0, 6-3, 6-2 on


Kerry Courts Black Voters at Church Stops

MIAMI - With just three Sundays left before Election Day, Sen. John Kerry is asking for all the help he can get from black voters and the Almighty...


Pakistan election rally blast kills 14, wounds 24

A suspected suicide bomber killed 14 people and wounded 24 at an election rally in northwest Pakistan on Saturday, an Interior Ministry spokesman said.


Asia is bracing for a dramatic surge in cancer rates over the next decade as people in the developing world live longer and adopt bad Western habits that greatly increase the risk of the disease.


When a board appointed by Congress seized control of the D.C. public schools in 1996, its members were eager to give the school system a clean break from its troubled past. They fired Superintendent Franklin L. Smith, replaced him with a war hero, retired Army Lt. Gen. Julius W. Becton Jr., and u...


D-back debacle: Backman fired after four days

A year ago, Wally Backman was considered to be a strong contender to become manager of the White Sox, having been a successful skipper in the Sox's minor league system.


The jury in the trial of four men over the death of Pc Sharon Beshenivsky is discharged after failing to reach a verdict on a final count of robbery.


(InfoWorld) - The great thing about SOA is that when you add a service, you instantly increase the potential of any application that can consume that service. Today, Avaya threw a new set of VoIP services into the enterprise SOA mix in the form of its CEBP (Communications Enabled Business Processes) solution. For most enterprises, the benefits of VoIP have been limited to the cost savings of retiring legacy phone systems and the added productivity of a few voice/data applications -- almost exclusively for call centers. CEBP exposes an array of voice communications features as Web services, which can be called upon by any number of applications from IT operations to supply chain management. Avaya sees CEBP as a way for enterprises to optimize business processes and respond swiftly to events. For example, based on certain criteria, a temporary interruption at a manufacturing plant might cause SAP R/3 to ping CEBP, which would send an automated advisory message with a return receipt to the appropriate manager via phone, e-mail, or SMS. In the event of a total meltdown, the Notify & Conference feature could be invoked, initiating voice calls to a preset list of people and dropping them all into an emergency conference call. In other instances, CEBP could merely ensure that composite workflow applications, oft cited as a big payoff of SOA, aren't stopped in their tracks by people who aren't sitting at a computer and can't respond promptly. As Avaya senior vice president Stuart Wells puts it, "by bringing our innovation in advanced and open technologies to business processes, Avaya gives organizations the unique competitive advantage that can only arise with more intelligent communications." One customer, Whirlpool, has been experimenting with a pre-release version of CEBP for more than a year. Brian Murphy, director of e-services in Whirlpool's global development division, has already applied CEBP's array of services to IT processes, shortening response times. "If a system goes down ... that's an issue we want to be able to do something about in minutes, not hours. Straightaway, we want to be in action mode," he said. Avaya is not the first vendor to provide a Web services platform for voice communications capabilities. Last September, BlueNote Networks introduced its SessionSuite SOA Edition, designed to enable developers to embed telephony capabilities in a range of applications. But Avaya's large customer base and professional services group could help jump start the use of voice-based Web services. Whirlpool's Murphy, for one, is looking at expanding the use of CEBP in a number of areas, including supply chain management and manufacturing. "We're taking a strategic look at all parts of our business," he said.


Diary release: US spotlights Al Qaeda in Iraq weakness

The US military released four pages of a 39-page, typewritten Arabic document believed to be from a top Al Qaeda in Iraq leader.


NYC hopes to make too expensive to drive

New York City, where tolls are $6 and putting your car in a parking garage for just an hour can run you $20, is already an expensive place to drive. Now the mayor wants to make it so costly some people won't even bother driving and will take mass transit instead.


Free laptops help kids juggle smut, studies

Blog: It turns out kids in impoverished regions of the world want the same thing as most Web surfers: porn.


APHC under no pressure from Pak to hold talks with India: Masood

ISLAMABAD, November 09 (Online): Pakistan on Monday dispelled the assertion of Indian Home Minister that Islamabad is pressurising Kashmiri leaders including All Parties Hurriyet Conference for holding talks with New Delhi.


Barack Obama sealed the deal Saturday with Hal Geren.


Stocks Rise, Led by Oil, Metal Companies

U.S. stocks gained on Tuesday as  rising oil and other commodity prices drove up shares of major  energy and metal producers.


Brief: Oracle profit rises on software demand in Q1

The company reported net income of $509 million in its first fiscal quarter, compared with $440 million in income for the same quarter a year ago.


Hundreds More Foreigners Flee Ivory Coast Unrest

France evacuated hundreds more citizens  fleeing violence in Ivory Coast on Thursday as opposition  leaders from its former colony gathered in South Africa for  talks aimed at rebuilding peace.


Convicted French Nazi collaborator Maurice Papon dies, aged 96, a few days after undergoing heart surgery,


The US Food and Drug Administration on Friday asked an outside group to review the way it monitors safety risks associated with medicines already on the market, such as Merck & Co.


Title still in Benitez's sights despite Wigan draw

Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez insists his team are still in the race for the Premier League title despite sitting 12 points behind leaders Arsenal.


In the sweltering heat of late afternoon, Lorena Ochoa kept a steady stride as she ran briskly along the fairways and pine trees, rarely taking her eyes off the cart path. Constantly pushing herself to get stronger, fitter and better, Ochoa also is starting to race time.


Pope makes historic mosque visit, appears to pray

Pope Benedict visited Istanbul's Blue  Mosque on Thursday and appeared to pray alongside an Islamic  cleric during the visit that made him only the second Roman  Catholic Pontiff to enter a mosque.


Wetterich takes charge in Boston, Woods slips back

NORTON, Massachusetts  - Long-hitting Brett Wetterich, helped by an eagle at the par-five seventh and a late slip by Tiger Woods, grabbed a one-shot lead in the third round of the Deutsche Bank Championship on Sunday.


Bomb units scrambled to investigate five suspicious devices reported throughout Boston on Wednesday


The BBC Proms concert set to take place on Sunday is cancelled after a small fire at the Royal Albert Hall.


Astros: Houston got rolling under manager Phil Garner, who replaced Jimy Williams at the All-Star break, and an amazing late-season surge carried the Astros to the wild card.


ITALIANE RAPITE: FRATTINI IN MOSCHEA A KUWAIT, "AIUTATECI"

(AGI) - Kuwait, 13 set. - Un appello "alla sensibilita', all'affetto e al cuore dei musulmani" e' stato lanciato dal ministro degli Esteri italiano, Franco Frattini, nella grande moschea di Kuwait City, prima


Penguins, Bond lead box office for 3rd weekend

The penguin cartoon "Happy Feet" and the James Bond movie "Casino Royale" led a lackluster North American box office for a third weekend, while the new Jesus film "The Nativity Story" was stillborn.


FDA panel weighs safety of female sex-drive drug

An advisory panel to the Food and Drug Administration will meet today to decide whether a skin patch to heighten the sexual arousal of older women is safe and effective and should be licensed as a new drug.


Whirlpool posts lower fourth-quarter net earnings

Whirlpool Corp.  on Wednesday posted lower fourth-quarter net earnings after a loss from discontinued operations tied to assets acquired when it bought Maytag last year.


Decades later, a rescuer of JFK is found and honored

HONIARA, Solomon Islands - Six decades after Eroni Kumana helped rescue young naval officer John F. Kennedy from Japanese capture in 1943, the US Navy officially recognized its debt to the Solomon Islander, who for years was believed dead.


WHEN he was asked at a US conference last year about floating his company, Sergey Brin said: "Itâs something weâve discussed on and off and it would be foolish not to consider going public.


Many organizations allocate large resources to implement and deploy packaged ERP, CRM and SCM applications. Now these organizations need to move away from operational efficiency gains achieved and into leveraging their data for performance management and business intelligence.


Eighteen police killed this year in Afghan war on opium

Afghanistan's efforts to stem opium production have left 18 police dead and another 33 wounded this year, most of them in clashes during poppy eradication, a deputy minister said.


Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in American women. The American Cancer Society estimates 215,990 new cases will be diagnosed in the US this year.


La moratoratoria sulla pena di morte stimoli il dibattito


Tepco, Marubeni to buy Mirant plants for $3.4 bln

Tokyo Electric Power Co.  and Marubeni Corp.  said on Monday they would buy Mirant Corp.'s  power assets in the Philippines for $3.4 billion in what would be that country's biggest-ever takeover.


A lawsuit in which mobile maker Sendo accused Microsoft of stealing its technology and customers is settled.


A fuel tanker rigged with explosives killed 40 people when it blew up near a Sunni mosque in western Iraq on Saturday, a day after the mosque's imam had criticized al Qaeda militants, police and residents said.


Blackstone Group to buy Hilton for $26 billion

U.S. private equity firm Blackstone Group said on Tuesday it would buy Hilton Hotels Corp. for about $26 billion cash, the richest in a series of recent private equity offers for hotel companies.


Bologna, 18:39 - BASKET, FORTITUDO: UFFICIALIZZATO L'INGAGGIO DI CALABRIA

La Fortitudo Bologna ha frmato la guardia italo-americana Dante Calabria. Alto 1,95, ha giocato in n...


FTC launches crackdown on work-at-home scams

Abandon Fal$e Hope$ US consumer rights organisation the Federal Trade Commission has joined up with law enforcement agencies to launch a crackdown on bogus job opportunity scams.â¦


Executives at Siebel Systems (Quote, Chart) said its competitors in the CRM (define) space aren't doing enough to meet the needs of small- to medium-sized businesses (SMB).


DEP Merges State Program With National Effort to Remove Mercury Switches From Cars

HARRISBURG, Pa., Dec. 12  /PRNewswire/ -- Pennsylvania is enhancing its mercury switch removal program to prevent the chemical from entering the environment where it can pollute air and water. It's doing this, said Environmental Protection Secretary Kathleen A.


Plushenko, Slutskaya triumph as Russians dominate ISU Grand Prix ...

BEIJING  - World champion Yevgeny Plushenko and Irina Slutskaya won the men's and women's singles titles as Russian skaters dominated the ISU Grand Prix finals.


Ultrasound enhances drug therapy in treating strokes, study shows

Several years ago, doctors at a Houston hospital began using ultrasound on stroke patients to watch how quickly blood flow in their brains was returning when emergency room nurses noticed something very unusual.


As of Monday, Dec. 17, 2007, at least 3,895 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes eight military civilians. At least 3,168 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.


Will Google come to regret getting involved in YouTube?

Stumble and fumble Analysis When we said that Google overpaid for the YouTube acquisition we were loudly pilloried and reminded that it paid, after all, only in shares. But the increasing alarm that has emerged over whether or not YouTube is a genuine phenomena and whether in fact it is simply a replacement for the piracy once led by Kazaa, threatens to undermine the value of YouTube radically.â¦


Suspected suicide bomber killed in Afghanistan: NATO

Afghan police shot dead a suspected suicide bomber in the southern province of Helmand, a NATO spokesman said on Thursday, amid fears of a surge in violence during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.


Wildfires in California Kill One and Destroy Buildings

Wildfires feeding on the driest brush in years erupted across Southern California, burning thousands of acres.


More people are online and more people are using cutting-edge technologies but the talk around the devices


O'Keefe doesn't regret canceling shuttle flight to Hubble

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. Departing NASA boss Sean O'Keefe today said he doesn't regret canceling the last shuttle mission to the Hubble Space Telescope.


Abu Laith al-Libi, a top al-Qaida commander in Afghanistan who was blamed for bombing a base while Vice President Cheney was visiting last year, has been killed, according to a militant Web site.


The NFL, being as imbued with the holiday spirit as much as anyone else, is prepared to offer fans that ubiquitous gift that keeps on giving.


Republic of Ireland striker Clinton Morrison says having Roy Keane back in the squad "feels like a goal start already". Brian Kerr's men face France in a 2006 World Cup qualifier on Saturday, with Morrison


Stehle leading Crimson in rebounds and steals

Former Newton South High School basketball and golf captain Matt Stehle is now a junior at Harvard University, where the 6-foot-8-inch forward was leading the men's basketball team in rebounding and steals and was second in scoring through six games.


Rent, the acclaimed musical chronicle of counterculture life and death in Manhattan's East Village, will close in June after more than a dozen years on Broadway


LONDON, Aug. 4 -- British authorities rushed to halt an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease Saturday by slaughtering and then incinerating 60 cattle on an infected farm near London.


BP trade in crude and gasoline markets probed: WSJ

Federal investigators are examining  whether BP Plc  manipulated crude oil and unleaded  gasoline markets, according to a report in The Wall Street  Journal on Tuesday that cited lawyers and traders close to the  case.


Putin: Russia Developing New Kind of Nuclear Missile

Russian President Vladimir Putin says his country is developing a new type of nuclear missile. Mr. Putin spoke at an annual meeting of the armed forces' senior leadership.


U.N.: Rape widespread in Darfur conflict

Women in Darfur continue to be subjected to rape by all sides in the brutal conflict in western Sudanese region, the U.N. human rights chief said Thursday — International Women's Day.


Mitt Romney maintained his lead in presidential preference voting by Maine Republicans as returns were counted Saturday from the party's municipal caucuses, which were heavily attended across the state.


When Penny Campbell fell ill after a routine surgery in March 2005, the 41-year-old mother did what many Britons are instructed to do to avoid clogging up the country's emergency rooms: She called a telephone help line staffed by doctors.


Alex Ovechkin agreed to a $124 million, 13-year contract extension Thursday with the Washington Capitals, working out the details himself in negotiations with owner Ted Leonsis and general manager George McPhee.


Olympics: Sprinters pour it on in prelims

The mens' 100-meter final isn't until tonight, but it didn't look as if anybody told the guys who were running in last night's preliminaries.


Quarterly sales of servers running the Linux operating system topped $1 billionÂ for the first time during the third quarter of 2004, analyst company IDC reported Wednesday. With year-over-year revenue from Linux server sales up 42.6 percent, Linux accounted for more than 9 percent of the $11.5 billion in servers sold worldwide during the quarter, which ended Sept. 30, the research firm said.ADVERTISEMENTSolaris 10(TM) OS: Position your business ten moves ahead.Solaris 10 OS has arrived and provides even more reasons for the world's most demanding businesses to operate on this, the leading UNIX platform. Like the fact you can run Linux and Solaris applications side-by-side and run the same OS on SPARC(R), AMD Opteron(TM), and Intel processor-based systems. Discover more reasons and how Solaris 10 OS can move your business ahead today.


British press unimpressed by Brown speech

Despite acknowledging that Prime Minister Gordon Brown's debut speech as leader of the Labour Party at its annual conference ticked all the boxes for the Labour faithful, the British press were left largely unimpressed on Tuesday.


Il gip ha incontrato il fidanzato di Chiara Poggi arrestato lunedÃ¬ per l'omicidio di GarlascoBattaglia legale sui rilievi condotti dai Ris sulla bicicletta dell'imputato                                          Entro 24 ore la decisione sulla libertÃ  di Alberto I legali: "Quelle macchie non sono sangue"                                                                                Il magistrato dovrÃ  decidere se rimetterlo in libertÃ  o mantenerlo agli arrestiSubito dopo l'interrogatorio i genitori di Alberto sono entrati in carcere per far visita al figlio


IT & BPO may hog headlines, WEF index puts India at 55th

NEW DELHI: India ranks 55th in a World Economic Forum ranking of 104 countries in terms of growth competitiveness. As per the WEFâs Global Competitiveness Report 2004-05, Finland, home to Nokia, is the world


Fernandez and Rose Jr. Are Linked to Radomski

Sid Fernandez and Pete Rose Jr. became the last two players of note linked to the former Mets clubhouse attendant who provided performance-enhancing drugs to major league players.


Dutch police investigate after three Welsh men died after a crash on the way to the Belgian Grand Prix.


Dutch police anti-terror raid over, two held-ANP

The Dutch police siege of a building in a residential area of The Hague on Wednesday appeared to be over after two young men gave themselves up to police, Dutch news agency ANP reported.


Utah defensive coordinator Kyle Whittingham was hired as the school's football coach to replace Urban Meyer. Whittingham rejected an offer from rival BYU to take the Utes' job.


I'd want Kareena in all my productions: Saif

Saif Ali Khan says although he would love to team up with girlfriend Kareena Kapoor in all his   productions, he has made it clear that he has not been instrumental in getting her a role in his untitled   venture.


WASHINGTON Nov 1, 2004 - Food containing olive oil can carry labels saying they may reduce the risk of coronary heart disease, the government says, citing limited evidence from a dozen scientific studies about the benefits of monounsaturated fats.


Body of one of three missing Oregon climbers found

The body of one of three climbers missing for more than a week on Mount Hood in Oregon was found on Sunday, a spokesman for the Hood River County Sheriff's Department said.


Australia's young sensational tennis player Alicia Molik continued her hot performance and won a second title in a week. Molik beat Russian Dinara Safina Safina 6-3 6-4 in the


The European Commission has opened a probe into Microsoft's and Time Warner's plans to buy anti-piracy software manufacturer ContentGuard.


A single-engine plane crashed near a remote Kern County airport and exploded into flames, killing a family of six, authorities said.


This week you'll learn about the most common issues found when logging requests, such as conditional logging, log rotation, resolution of IP addresses, piped logging, monitoring the status of your Apache server and more. By Daniel Lopez. 0814


Paula Radcliffe's victory in the New York City Marathon on Sunday re-established not only the sport's biggest female star but also its most marketable, and next year she could more than double her 2004 income.


The Boston College men's basketball team reached new heights in the Associated Press poll yesterday, jumping from 25th to 13th after victories over the University of Connecticut and Providence last week.


Time may be running out for a woman on death row in Texas. Frances Newton is scheduled to receive a lethal injection tomorrow evening for the 1987 shooting deaths of her husband and two small children.


Ofterschwang, 12:13 - SCI, CDM DONNE: SCHILD GUIDA SLALOM OFTERSCHWANG

L'austriaca Marlies Schild è al comando dello slalom di Ofterschwang, in Germania, valido per...


Shadowy corporate figures who cut backroom deals. Stealthy terrorists who drive cabs by day. Immigrants who steal across the border by night.


Mexico Police Arrest Dozens for Cop Lynching

Mexican police arrested dozens of people in a raid on a town where a frenzied mob beat and burned two federal police officers to death in an attack that shocked even this crime-hardened nation.


Russia Sends Troops to Guard Nuclear Sites

Russia deployed extra troops to guard  dozens of nuclear facilities across the country on Wednesday  after militants seized a school in the south and a suicide bomb  attack in Moscow, the nuclear authority said.


An extremely powerful earthquake struck the ocean floor between Australia and Antarctica early Friday, causing buildings to shake hundreds of miles away on the island of Tasmania, authorities said. There were no reports of damage or injuries.


Merck's Actions on Vioxx Face New Scrutiny

The spotlight is likely to be on Pfizer on Wednesday when federal drug regulators begin hearings on cox-2 drugs, the medicines that include Celebrex and Bextra.


ATHENS, Greece  Their own country has a hard time celebrating a silver medal. If it isn't gold, it's symbolic of second place or third place, and that's just not the American way when it comes to the Olympic Games.


Pakistan's Bhutto vows no surrender to militants

Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto said on Friday she would carry on her struggle for democracy, despite an attack on her motorcade that killed 133 people as she returned home after eight years of exile.


Compuware accused IBM (NYSE: IBM) of improperly introducing 11th hour evidence in  order to delay a ruling in a legal battle between the two firms.  Compuware is suing IBM for allegedly stealing source code and using it  in its own software products.


Alan Johnston, the BBC journalist held hostage in Gaza, was freed early on Wednesday after a late-night deal between the ruling Hamas Islamists and the al Qaeda-inspired clan group that kidnapped him in March.


Synthetic Genome: Signed, Sealed, Decoded

You were expecting poetry, perhaps? The secret messages hidden in J. Craig Venterâs synthetic bacterial genome have now been revealed. They are Dr. Venterâs name, and that of his research institute and co-workers.


Militant Group Says It's Holding Brazilian Hostage-TV

DUBAI  - A militant group said it had abducted aBrazilian man while attacking a U.S. firm in Iraq when itkilled a Briton and another Brazilian, Arab satellitetelevision Al Jazeera said on Saturday.


Ronaldinho won the vote - by coaches and captains from international sides - with 620 points, while Henry had 552 and Shevchenko accumulated 253.


The United States blamed Syria and Iran on Wednesday for the kidnapping of two Israeli soldiers by Hezbollah militants and the ensuing violence. The White House called for the immediate and unconditional release of the two soldiers.


These growth stocks bucked the correction, and Wall Street loves them.


Microsoft's decision to release a major upgrade for its flagship operating system in the same month that hundreds of thousands of students are reporting to college campuses across the nation is causing a major headache for some universities.


Japan decides to extend troop deployment in Iraq

By Michiyo Ishida, Channel NewsAsia's Japan bureau chief. Japanese troops are in Iraq mainly to help in the country's reconstruction but the mission is also seen as a signal that Tokyo wants a larger role in world affairs.


A pitchfork-wielding intruder breaks into the grounds of Prince Charles' country home Highgrove while the Prince and Camilla are asleep inside.


Yahoo to shutter one of its photo-sharing sites

Yahoo will shut down Yahoo Photos, one of its two photo-sharing sites, to focus its efforts on its Flickr site.


The dollar edged up against the yen on  Thursday as surprisingly limp machinery orders data for Japan  helped investors to recoup earlier losses made on cautious  remarks about U.S. growth by the Federal Reserve chief.


Israel and the US react with caution to an agreement by Fatah and Hamas to form a national unity government.


Google's DoubleClick deal brings greater focus on privacy

Nearly lost in the news about the U.S. Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) approval on Thursday of Google's acquisition of DoubleClick was another action by the agency: The publication of a proposed set of privacy principles governing online behavioral advertising.The release of the privacy principles is an important and welcome step, said Peter Swire, a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, a liberal think tank, and a law professor at Ohio State University. Although some privacy groups blasted the FTC for approving Google's DoubleClick deal, the acquisition has helped place focus on the entire online advertising industry's privacy practices, Swire said."It's good that the FTC is shining a spotlight on this industry," Swire said Friday. "Online advertising is in its second boom. They're trying lots of new techniques; some of those techniques have privacy problems."The FTC hosted a workshop on behavioral advertising and privacy in November. The agency's proposed privacy principles, a series of "self-regulatory" steps the FTC is recommending for online advertisers, come in part from that workshop.Among the FTC's proposals:-- Web sites that collect information for behavioral advertising should provide a "clear, consumer-friendly, and prominent statement" about the reason for collecting that data. Consumers should be able to choose whether they will allow that information to be collected.-- Any company that collects or stores consumer data for behavioral advertising should provide "reasonable security" and should keep data only as long as necessary to fulfill legitimate business or law enforcement needs.-- Companies should only collect sensitive data for behavioral advertising if they obtain express consent from the consumer.The Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT), a group focused on online privacy and civil liberties, also praised the FTC for releasing its privacy principles. The principles are a "clear sign that the commission does not believe that the industry's current self-regulation framework is sufficient to protect consumers today,” CDT Deputy Director Ari Schwartz said in a statement.CDT also called on Google to "step up and make a clear, public statement about its plans for proactively protecting consumer privacy." Consumer privacy in the behavioral advertising market remains an industrywide concern that requires the focus of consumers, policymakers and companies, CDT said.The release of the privacy principles should send a signal to online advertisers, said Leslie Harris, CDT's president. "In releasing these principles, the FTC hasn't closed the door to other options," she said in a statement. "Self-regulation is part of the solution for protecting consumer privacy, but clearly self-regulation hasn't lived up to its promises.... We'll need a rigorous mix of self-regulation backed by regulatory enforcement."Other privacy groups criticized the FTC for its ruling allowing Google's acquisition of DoubleClick to move forward. The agency had reason to act on privacy concerns raised by the merger and failed, said Marc Rotenberg, executive director of the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), one of three privacy groups that asked the FTC to block the merger or impose privacy conditions.The FTC could have established "the necessary safeguards for personal data and competition that could have allowed a global [privacy] framework to emerge," Rotenberg said. "[The FTC's] sole purpose is to protect the public interest. It failed to do so ... in a case that will have far-reaching implications for the Internet economy and the privacy rights of American consumers."Joseph Turow, a communication professor at the University of Pennsylvania, agreed. The European Union is still investigating the Google-DoubleClick deal, with a decision not due until April, and it is likely that regulators there will take a harder look at privacy issues, he said.Consumer tracking and privacy should be part of the FTC's antitrust review when it looks at online advertising deals, he said. "You can't talk about the digital advertising market today without talking about competition in targeting Americans," he said.Google supports the FTC's efforts to create privacy guidelines, David Drummond, the company's senior vice president for corporate development and chief legal officer, said in a blog post. "The FTC's decision publicly affirms what we and numerous independent analysts have been saying for months: Our acquisition does not threaten competition in what is a robust, innovative, and quickly evolving online advertising space," Drummond wrote. "In fact, we firmly believe the transaction will increase competition and bring substantial benefits to consumers, web publishers, and online advertisers."Critics failed to show specific privacy harms, added Thomas Lenard, president of iGrowthGlobal, a conservative think tank. "I don't see a problem because nobody has demonstrated the acquisition will result in any privacy harm to consumers," he said. "All the allegations are very hypothetical. Privacy advocates assert that Google's and DoubleClick's activities injure consumers, but they don't provide any evidence."If the FTC had blocked the deal, it would be "penalizing success, and that would send a bad signal to the marketplace," Lenard added. "That would also be bad for consumers."


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