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Europe preps for battle with U.S. over traveler data

(InfoWorld) - The European Parliament has delayed a vote on how to react to the U.S.' growing appetite for personal information about European citizens, in order to intensify its opposition. The delay follows a debate Wednesday evening in which the two other European Union lawmaking institutions both hardened their positions on the sensitive issue. The groups are drawing up a strategy for how toÂ renegotiate an agreement, over which they have been divided, with the U.S. over theÂ transfer of European air passenger data. The Parliament opposed the original agreement reached in 2004 to share the data -- 34 facts about every European entering or transiting through America by air, including credit card details and information about how and where a plane ticket was purchased. Even though the European Commission -- the E.U.'s executive branch -- and national governments in the 27 E.U. countries support strict European data protection laws, they negotiated an exemption from the rules in order to allow the U.S. to better protect itself from potential terrorist attacks. The European Parliament took the Commission and the Council of Ministers to the European Court of Justice over the passenger data agreement and forced a re-drafting of the law late last year. This agreement expires at the end of July and the E.U. will soon have to renegotiate the deal. While the Parliament is unlikely now to call for the complete scrapping of the agreement, it may well demand a shorter list of categories of data to be handed over. It may also demand that only U.S. immigration officials be granted access to the information. In a debate at the European Parliament Wednesday, Germanyâs deputy foreign minister, Guenther Gloser warned that negotiations with the U.S. will be âtortuous.â Germany holds the six-month rotating presidency of the 27-nation bloc. The European commissioner in charge of justice and home affairs issues, Franco Frattini told Parliamentarians that he has demanded an explanation from his counterparts in Washington D.C. about an apparent misuse of Europeansâ data that flouts both the original passenger rights' agreement as well as its replacement agreed last year. Frattini's concerns focus on the U.S. Automated Targeting System, which has been assessing millions of people since 2002. Some members of the U.S. Congress and privacy advocates believe the program is even illegal under the more lax U.S. data protection laws. "The right to privacy for me is nonnegotiable. It has to be respected," Frattini told the parliamentarians. Frattini's and Gloserâs speeches took many members of the Parliament by surprise, according to one Parliament official actively involved in civil liberties issues. "The MEPs were due to vote on an agreed position regarding the new round of negotiations with the U.S. today, but they have agreed to postpone the vote until the next plenary session in Strasbourg," she said, asking not to be named. The next plenary session is Feb. 12-15. "There is a mixture of joy and skepticism among the parliamentarians after hearing the strong language expressed in defense of Europeans rights to privacy," she said. "It would seem that the Commission and the Council of Ministers are both coming around to the Parliament's way of thinking on this urgent issue." The text is likely to take an even stronger line as a result of the delay, she said. The U.S. has threatened to fine airlines that fail to hand over the records, and to strip them of their landing rights in the U.S. Without any agreement, the airlines will be put in a difficult position: punished if they don't hand over the information, or sued for breaching European data protection laws if they do.


Phoenix Residents Asked to Boil Water After Storms

City officials asked 1.4 million residents in the Phoenix area to boil their tap water on Tuesday after sediment-laden water from storms swamped a treatment plant.


Tehran says problems remain but nuclear deal still possible

Iran said Saturday that differences remained between Tehran and European nations over its nuclear programme, but that a swift agreement could still avoid the issue being hauled before the UN Security Council.


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G.I.'s Itch to Prove Their Mettle in Falluja

After a long summer of cat-and-mouse games with shadowy insurgents, the Marines are hungry for a decisive battle.


Venter Takes Step Toward Synthetic Cells

The experiment is part of an explosion in the new field of synthetic biology.


Studies questioning the safety of the drugs Celebrex and Aleve have created a quandary for patients: If every drug that relieves their pain has worrisome side effects, what do they do?


Eâ impossibile sostituire Prodi. PerÃ² ci sarebbero anche Monti ...

Prima delle Regionali lâalternativa non câÃ¨. Un leader di coalizione o un candidato che prende voti al centro. Roma. âTrovate un altro candidato â ha detto Romano Prodi â e io mi faccio da parteâ.


Gang culture in the north east of England means teenagers deliberately fail exams to "stay cool", researchers say.


Capo attivita' nordamericane guidera' societa' prodotti casa


JAMMU, India, Nov. 20 -- India pulled about 3,000 troops out of Kashmir Saturday in a planned withdrawal of army units from the disputed region, Indian officials said.


Blog: Sony has taken the wraps off the ICF-C1iP clock radio and ZS-S2iP boombox, both of which feature docks for Apple's iPod music player--rival to Sony's once dominant Walkman brand.


EU's Mandelson Says EU May Restore Sanctions on U.S.

The European Union said on Tuesday it would reimpose sanctions on $4 billion worth of U.S. goods if the World Trade Organization backed its complaint about residual U.S. export tax breaks.


"The Scream" and another stolen  masterpiece by Norwegian artist Edvard Munch were recovered by  police on Thursday, two years and nine days after gunmen seized  the paintings from an Oslo museum.


Sir Paul McCartney wows fans with a live mini concert at half-time in the American Super Bowl.


Escada, the German maker of luxury ready-to-wear women's clothes, warned Thursday that it expected to end its current business year in the red as a result of tax changes and restructuring costs.


The Debt Crisis, Where Itâs Least Expected

A childrenâs charity says it wasnât told of mortgage debt risks.


A 738-foot-long freighter broke in half in the Bering Sea in Alaska and is leaking thousands of gallons of heavy fuel and diesel into the water.


Roma, 21:58 - VOLLEY, A1; ANTICIPO: ROMA-MILANO 3-2

La M. Roma Volley ha battuto in trasferta la Sparkling Milano con il punteggio di 3-2 (parziali 19-2...


South Korea charges five with spying for North

Five people including a Korean American have been charged by South Korean prosecutors with spying to aid the communist North in the largest espionage case since the two Koreas began political reconciliation in 2000.


Northern Ireland talks grind on through night

Talks to restore home rule to Northern Ireland ground on as British Prime Minister Tony Blair and Ireland's Bertie Ahern pushed rival Catholic and Protestant parties toward a lasting peace deal.


Large Union Backs Obama; Another Is Likely to Do Same

The United Food and Commercial Workers endorsed Senator Barack Obama on Thursday, while members of another giant, the Service Employees International Union, were casting votes Thursday night.


Advance Reported in Nonaddictive Painkiller

While the opium poppy is the source for compounds needed to make potent painkillers such as oxycodone and other medicines, it is also the source for the illegal drug heroin.


BEIRUT: Tens of thousands of people flocked to Baabda Presidential Palace Sunday, in a huge and popular show of support for President Emile Lahoud over his three-year mandate extension that was decided by Parliament on Friday.


Siebel looks to midmarket to bolster revenues

CRM software giant Siebel Systems said yesterday that it is launching a new program that will cater to small and midsize businesses in a bid to help it boost flat revenues.


Parker Hannifin Corp., a maker of motion-control equipment, said Monday it completed its acquisition of refrigeration and air conditioning company Sporlan Valve Co.


Ottawa, Dec. 1 (NNN) : In a bid to mend fences with the neighbouring country, US President George W Bush is on his first official visit to Canada, where he has been faced by anti-US protests.


Aid Convoy Reaches Falluja, Gunmen Stay in Mosul

FALLUJA, Iraq  - An Iraqi Red Crescent convoy  reached Falluja Saturday with the first aid since U.S.-led  forces began to blast their way in five days ago, and Iraqi  officials said only pockets of rebel resistance remained.


Revamped Google Desktop improves security, adds preview and 'sidebar.'


A member of the Shia alliance which took most of the vote in Iraq calls for national unity to build a new state.


Indonesia Seeks Allies for Pay-for-Forests Plan

The Indonesian government spent much of the past week recruiting countries to join it in pressing richer nations to provide incentives to reduce carbon emissions.


Microsoft has rolled out an update to its Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications component, which pops up a notice on the desktop informing users that their operating system is not legitimate. The revision introduces a wizard to improve the installation and validation experience.


Mantova, 17:48 - CALCIO, MANTOVA: FERMI FIORE E SPINALE

Seduta pomeridiana per il Mantova. Dopo il riscaldamento a carattere tecnico l'allenatore Attilio Te...


Eleven years after 'Waterworld,' Kevin Costner returns to the ocean in 'The Guardian.' But will it be a box-office splash?


UNITED NATIONS -- The United Nations diplomat who ran Iraq's "oil-for-food program" engaged in "ethically improper" behavior, and the program flouted the world body's financial and purchasing rules, a UN panel found in a preliminary report yesterday.


Talks between China Mobile Ltd. and Apple Inc. over the launch of iPhone handsets in China have been called off, officials at the Chinese company said Monday.


Jazeera TV: Bin Laden Tape Urges Iraq Polls Boycott

An audio tape purportedly from al Qaeda  leader Osama bin Laden urged Iraqis Monday to boycott January's  elections, saying anyone who takes part would be an "infidel."


Injury Forces Emmitt Out of Arizona Game

TEMPE, Ariz., (Sports Network) - Arizona Cardinals running  back Emmitt Smith left Sunday's 13-3 loss to the New York Jets  in the first half with a sprained ankle.


Moore aims for best picture Oscar with "Fahrenheit 9/11"

US director Michael Moore, whodirected the controversial anti-war documentary "Fahrenheit 9/11,"said Monday he will submit the film for consideration as best picture rather


Oil prices climbed higher on Thursday as   Iran said it would never abandon its right to nuclear   technology hours before a U.N. watchdog was expected to report   Tehran had defied a deadline to halt atomic work.


Dobbs: Our leaders have squandered our wealth

President Bush's assurances that we'll all be "just fine" if he and Congress can work out an economic stimulus package seem a little hollow this morning.


The UK places 600 Welsh Guards on standby to deploy to Kosovo as a quick reaction force.


Television advertising is back at the Masters. Martha Burk and her campaign against the all-male membership at Augusta National might not be too far behind.


Udine, 13:38 - CALCIO, UDINESE; MARINO: COL CATANIA GARA IMPORTANTE

Dopo il k.o. interno in campionato contro il Milan, l'Udinese torna in campo domani per l'andata dei...


Bush criticized over terrorism suspects trial plan

U.S. military lawyers on Thursday   challenged President George W. Bush's plan to try terrorism   suspects including the accused September 11 mastermind, as   Democrats accused the White House of election-year   fearmongering.


Hurricane forecaster William Gray's team downgraded its expectations for the 2006 Atlantic storm season Friday, calling for a slightly below-average year, with only five hurricanes instead of the seven previously forecast.


Survivors Pore Over Photos of Thai Dead, Missing

Jerzy Chojnowski scanned the pictures of bloated and bloodied faces posted on the bulletin board and turned away relieved. "My father was not there," said


Ukrainians Choose New President in Landmark Vote

Ukrainians voted for a new president on  Sunday, choosing between their Russian-backed prime minister  and a West-leaning liberal in a tight contest many fear could  degenerate into turmoil.


Brazil Creates Huge Preserve In the Amazon

BRASILIA, Dec. 4 -- Brazil created the world's largest tropical rain forest preserve Monday in a section of the Amazon scarred by illegal logging and decades of violence between loggers, ranchers, conservationists and land rights activists.


FACTBOX-US Fed policymakers' recent comments

The Federal Reserve is widely expected to raise the federal funds rate at its policy meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 21, despite recent mixed economic news.


A US judge upholds the new anti-terror law, agreeing that Guantanamo inmates cannot challenge their imprisonment.


Can you trust your chat buddies not to post your sexual conversations online or send your transcripts to the media? Are you sure? Commentary by Regina Lynn.


Business & money: Retailer blames stayaway shoppers and fierce discounting by rivals for decline in sales


Countdown restarts for space shuttle launch

NASA restarted its  countdown clocks on Sunday at the Kennedy Space Center for the  launch this week of the U.S. space shuttle Atlantis after a  week's postponement due to a lightning strike and a storm.


Su scia voci di acquisizione societa' Usa Alcoa


Michael Owen made his debut for Real Madrid on Sunday, setting up a second-half goal by Ronaldo in a 1-0 victory at Mallorca in a Spanish league opener.


Queen Latifah says the definition of beauty is changing.


Vital Signs: Hazards: Heavy Drinking May Raise Risk of Endometrial Cancer

Women who have more than two alcoholic drinks a day double their risk of endometrial cancer compared with those who drink less, a new study finds.


Home construction starts fell 2.6  percent in August to their lowest level in more than 12 years  while building permit activity, a sign of future construction  plans, also dropped to a low not seen since mid-1995, a  government report on Wednesday showed.


Mexico's Grim Reaper grows more popular among Mexican immigrants but becomes a headache for the Catholic Church


The Justice Department's former White House liaison denied Wednesday that she played a major role in the firings of U.S. attorneys last year and blamed Deputy Attorney General Paul McNulty for misleading Congress


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Flu Shots May Not Save Lives - U.S. Study

The flu vaccinations that doctors hoped  would save the lives of fragile elderly people have apparently  failed to lower death rates, U.S. researchers said on Monday.


Attempt to redefine .eu rules fails over sex.eu case

What's in a name? A company which claimed a right to the domain name sex.eu under an unusual legal interpretation of the rules has lost its case. It has emerged that the firm behind the attempt had failed in a previous attempt to win casino.eu on the same basis.â¦


Saragozza, 11:09 - CALCIO, GABY MILITO: SARAGOZZA CHIEDE 25 MILIONI

Il difensore centrale del Saragozza, Gaby Milito, dato da tempo molto vicino alla Juventus, negli ul...


Ex-Executives of Computer Associates Plead Not Guilty

wo former top executives of Computer Associates International pleaded not guilty yesterday in federal court in Brooklyn to charges of securities fraud and obstruction of justice, one day after they were indicted.


There's something to be said for being the "first mover" in an industry trend. Those years of extra experience in tinkering with a new idea can be invaluable in helping the first


Bush Praises Colombia's Battle Vs. Drugs

Under a security web of warplanes, ships and 15,000 troops, President Bush praised Colombia's battle against drugs and Marxist guerrillas Monday and pledged to keep U.S. aid flowing so "this courageous nation can win its war against narcoterrorists."


Israeli Woman Killed in Attack on Gaza Settlement

A Palestinian mortar bomb slammed into a  house in a Jewish settlement in the Gaza Strip on Friday,  killing a woman and fueling settler anger over Prime Minister  Ariel Sharon's plan to pull Israelis out of the area.


In the wake of indictments and allegations of misconduct, the GOP's grip on the Governor's Mansion looks shaky


The Bush administration is fighting congressional efforts to slash the amount of emergency food aid the United States provides around the world, saying the cuts could hurt as many as 8 million people in dire need


Randy Moss trudged out to his truck in the subzero cold, with a huge, black hooded sweat shirt covering almost his entire face. All that was showing was a carefree smile.


Cagliari, 19:59 - CALCIO, CAGLIARI: UNICO ASSENTE BIONDINI

L'allenamento di oggi (doppia seduta) del Cagliari è stato diretto dal tecnico Giampaolo, rie...


Science that safeguards satellites and aircraft against solar flares could be wiped out in the UK, scientists warn.


Up to 36 people have been killed in clashes between British forces and Shia militia in Iraq, local officials say.


NASA Identifies Foam Flaw That Killed Astronauts

The foam that struck the space  shuttle Columbia after liftoff and led to the deaths of all  seven astronauts on board was defective, NASA said on Friday.


A tour bus careened off a US interstate highway and overturned, killing 15 travellers on their way to a Mississippi casino. The bus, which carried family and friends of the owner-operated tour company owner


Rare Blood Infection Surfaces in Injured U.S. Soldiers

An unexpectedly high number of U.S.  soldiers injured in the Middle East and Afghanistan are testing  positive for a rare, hard-to-treat blood infection in military  hospitals, Army doctors reported on Thursday.


Sweden Skates Past Germany 5-2 in Worlds

Mats Sundin had a goal and two assists to lead Sweden past Germany 5-2 Tuesday in the World Cup of Hockey opener for both teams.


Sign on to a new Microsoft standard? Why certainly, we'd love ... ...

So much for Microsoft's Can-Spam proposal. Now you can add America Online to the growing list of ventures who've rejected a Microsoft-patent-encumbered and lawsuit-challenged anti-spam standard, Sender ID.


A âmassive fugitive manhuntâ was underway for the Marine corporal who is the principal suspect in the death of a fellow marine who was eight months pregnant.


ENGLEWOOD, Colorado (Sports Network) - Denver Broncos  running back Quentin Griffin will miss the remainder of the  season after being placed on injured reserve Wednesday with a  knee injury.


Foreign Diplomats Visit Scene of N.Korean Blast

A group of foreign diplomats left Pyongyang on Thursday to visit the scene of a mysterious explosion in North Korea, an embassy official said.


Pescara, 19:30 - CALCIO, PESCARA: DOPPIO ALLENAMENTO SULLA TATTICA

Doppio allenamento per il Pescara in vista della gara di venerdÃ¬ sera a Crotone. Il nuovo tecnico Vi...


Update 1: Crude Settles Above $50 for First Time

The price of oil settled above $50 a barrel for the first time Friday amid concerns about tight supplies globally and hurricane-related production problems in the Gulf of Mexico.


Charles Clarke faces his first big test as Home Secretary - bringing in the government's proposals on ID cards. Are they a good idea?


A man who went to prison two decades ago for setting his 6-year-old son on fire in a custody dispute was found guilty Tuesday of illegally possessing a gun — a conviction that could send him to prison for life.


Police officers in England and Wales will be permitted to use Taser stun guns, according to the Home Office.


Kenny Chesney explains why the word "fraud" was used on the document filed by Renee Zellweger to annul their marriage and denies the gay rumors it sparked, in an interview to air Sunday on CBS' "60 Minutes."


Justus, Edward C. Jr. "Eddie" Found peace on Wed., Dec. 6, 2006, age 79 years. Beloved brother of Frederick (Betty) Justus and Marion Brant. Loving uncle of Debbie, Mark, Richard, Pamela and Jacklyn. Also loved and remembered by great-nieces and nephews, other relatives and friends.


World's largest passenger plane carries passengers for the first time

Singapore Airlines flight SQ380 took the air Thursday and made aviation history as the first commercial flight of the long-awaited mammoth flying machine, the Airbus A380.


French Minister Says Societe Generale Controls Failed

PARIS, Feb. 4 -- French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde gave Societe Generale a mild rebuke Monday in a report that largely backs up the bank's account of how it lost $7.1 billion last month in the largest trading scandal in banking history.


The government declared a 60-day state of emergency throughout most of the country Sunday, as US and Iraqi forces prepared for an expected all-out assault on rebels in Fallujah.


The attorney general denies claims he concealed from an anti-bribery watchdog  secret payments to a Saudi prince.


Home Depot discloses errors tied to stock options

Retailer Home Depot Inc.  Inc.  said on Wednesday a review found that for annual stock option  grants and certain quarterly option grants from 1981 through  November 2000, the stated grant date was earlier than the  actual time the grants were approved by a board committee.


Software that promises users increased privacy while surfing the web has been accused of including adware.


Un anno fa la tripletta in azzurro contro il Galles, poi il lungo calvario, fino a oggi. L'attaccante rossonero Ã¨ tornato in campo ben figurando contro la Berretti. MILANO, 4 settembre 2004 - Era il 6 settembre


Spain narrowly beat England in a disappointing friendly international, which was a long way from being friendly. Asier del Hornoâs ninth minute header separated the sides, while Raul missed a penalty for


Clijsters likely to miss Australian Open

CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Former world No. 1 Kim Clijsters is not expected to play in next month's Australian Open tennis tournament as she continues to recover from wrist surgery.


English-Language Magazine in Egypt Closes

CAIRO, Egypt — For eight years, Egypt's sole independent English-language weekly, The Cairo Times, battled government efforts to muzzle its stories highlighting human rights abuses and political paralysis.


The body of a man believed to be dead for more than five years is found in a flat where a tenant continued to live.


Belgrado, 17:49 - TIRO A VOLO, COPPA DEL MONDO: ORO E ARGENTO FOSSA OLIMPICA

Erminio Frasca e Massimiliano Mola hanno monopolizzato la gara della fossa olimpica nella finale del...


Per la partita con il Bayer. In lista Chivu, fuori da 6 mesi

ROMA - C'Ã¨ anche Chivu tra i 19 convocati della Roma per la partita di domani all'Olimpico in Champions League contro il Bayer Leverkusen. Il difensore non gioca una partita da circa sei mesi. Non ci sono


Cubans are no strangers to the battle of the bulge.


Craig McMillan's century eclipses Matthew Hayden's record 181 as New Zealand win again.


Photo: Gateway's MP3 Photo Jukebox player

The PC maker is coming out with its own hard-drive-based MP3 player--a miniature unit that displays color photos.


Homeland Security pulls down a website link for travelers with watchlist problems after 27BStroke6 points out security flaws. But TSA won't say whether the site was legal. In 27B Stroke 6.


Government tightens access to acne drug Accutane

Doctors who prescribe the drug and its generic equivalents, patients who take it and pharmacists who dispense it now will be registered in a central database.


Microsoft Concedes in European Antitrust Case

The company agreed to sell confidential computer code to rivals at nominal cost, ending a 32-year-old practice of designing closed systems to bolster its competitive edge.


Russian Billionaire's Bitter Feud With Putin A Plot Line in Poisoning

LONDON, Dec. 8 -- No ordinary billionaire, Boris Berezovsky is a onetime mathematician who travels around London with a posse of bodyguards. He openly taunts Russian President Vladimir Putin and once wore a rubber cartoonish mask of his face. Accustomed to drama, he is now a central figure in the fatal poisoning of Alexander Litvinenko, the most sensational case of international intrigue since the Cold War....


Fourth bird flu suspect case in Malaysia

ANOTHER person, a veterinarian, has been put under quarantine for suspected bird flu as health officials say three others in a similar situation have yet to show any symptoms of the disease.


Durante una protesta contro esportazione carbone a Newcastle


Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton Collapses, Recovers

U.S. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton  collapsed while giving a speech in Buffalo, New York, on Monday  morning, but recovered enough to resume her day's public  appearances, her office said.


If there is one IT company that has changed the way we surf the Internet, especially while searching for data online, then it has to be Google.


Gene Tweaking Turns Couch Potato Mice Into Racers

Altering a single gene turned ordinary mice into marathon racers that could run for hours and eat huge amounts of food without getting fat, a team of researchers reported on Monday.


President George Bush today appointed his most trusted foreign policy adviser, Condoleezza Rice, to replace Colin Powell as secretary of state.


A quarter of parents say they worry about whether they are looking after their children properly, a study says.


BAGHDAD, Oct 21: A US military court on Thursday sentenced a US army reservist to eight years in jail for abusing Iraqi detainees at the US-led Abu Ghraib prison in Baghdad.


Tenet: '05 Results Won't Exceed Breakeven

Tenet Healthcare Corp. on Monday said fourth-quarter charges could exceed $1 billion and it does not expect 2005 operating results to exceed breakeven as the hospital operator struggles with fewer patients and bad debt.


Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates speaks Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2004 at Microsoft Corp.'s annual shareholders meeting in Bellevue, Wash.


Karachi - Leg-spinner Danish Kaneria dismissed Sri Lanka's opening batsmen in the first session on Thursday to give Pakistan an early break in the second cricket Test.


British forces uncover a large cache of weapons in a "significant blow" to insurgency in southern Iraq.


Aetna, chief executive give $3.5 million to UConn for health ...

HARTFORD, Conn. -- The University of Connecticut has received $3.5 million from insurance giant Aetna and its chief executive to fund university health programs, the school announced Tuesday.


Dati forniti dal dipartimento amministrazione penitenziaria


Role of endocannobinoids in neuronal communication in the brain

The Heinrich Wieland Prize has been jointly awarded to Professor Raphael Mechoulam, Hebrew University, Jerusalem and Professor Roger Nicoll the University of California, San Francisco for their research into ...


D. A US District Court Judge in New York State declared the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act unconstitutional because it does not contain an exception to protect a woman's health.


In an attempt to stem the growing tide of online scams, identity theft and the proliferation of junk e-mail, the Justice Department and state law enforcement officials have initiated what


LA court orders Anna Nicole's body preserved

DANIA BEACH, Florida  - A California judge on Friday refused to order an emergency DNA test on the remains of former Playboy Playmate Anna Nicole Smith but ordered her body preserved until a February 20 hearing in the paternity case surrounding her baby.


FARMINGTON, PA. - Their Ryder Cup experience was so miserable, the magnitude of the US loss to Europe so great, Tiger Woods and Kenny Perry decided to pull out of the 84 Lumber Classic,.


World stocks routed on fears for economy

World stocks nosedived and demand for safe-haven bonds and currencies soared on Monday as fears gripped investors that a deteriorating U.S. economy would drag others down with it.


France expels Muslim girls over head scarves

France has quietly begun expelling Muslim girls who wear head scarves to public schools in defiance of a new law banning conspicuous religious symbols.


Bush lashes out at Democrats over wiretap block

US President George W. Bush on Friday lashed out at Democratic lawmakers in the House of Representatives for blocking legislation that would extend a controversial wiretapping program.


Long lines have formed at flu clinics held in retail stores, and others are being canceled for lack of flu vaccine. The unexpected vaccine shortage has raised many questions about how people can best protect themselves.


Expectations for Seahawks are more realistic after two tough ...

By my math, we're still a healthy 111 days shy of Super Bowl XXXIX in Jacksonville, and any way you cut it, that's a mighty good thing for Mike Holmgren and his ambitious young Seattle Seahawks.


ATHENS, Greece - With his medal hopes all but gone after he hit the judges' table on his vault landing, Paul Hamm performed two of the most spectacular routines of his career to win the men's all-around gymnastics title by the closest Olympics margin ever.   "I'm happy right now...


Germany's IKB Industriebank says  losses from its exposure to US sub-prime mortgages will reach almost $1bn.


Wilmer Valderrama has a reputation as a ladies' man Â and what 28-year-old who's recently been linked romantically to Mandy Moore, Lindsay Lohan, and Ashlee Simpson wouldn't?


Wholesale Prices Rise Modestly in August

WASHINGTON -- Prices at the wholesale level edged up modestly in August, providing further evidence that inflation pressures are easing.


CARDIFF, Wales -- All Blacks coach Graham Henry has named two new caps in the New Zealand side to face Wales at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff on Saturday.


Roma, 16:10 - CALCIO, BRONZETTI: REAL MADRID SCONTENTO DEL SORTEGGIO

L'agente Fifa Ernesto Bronzetti, gran conoscitore dell'ambiente madridista in quanto riferimento del...


Some U.S. customer support lines outsourced to India experienced a brief failure in service following the deadly Asian tsunami, but economists say U.S. companies won't have to move their call centers. By Elisa Batista.


C&C Profit More Than Doubles on Lower Interest Costs

C&C Group Plc, the maker of Tullamore Dew whiskey that held its initial public offering in May, said first-half profit more than doubled after the sale of a business helped cut debt and reduce interest charges.


Si e' spenta nella sua casa a 97 anni, con i figli al fianco


Space Station to Grow Faster, Mark Firsts Throughout Year

HOUSTON, Jan. 31  /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Already spanning an acre in orbit, the International Space Station this year will grow faster in size, power, volume and mass than ever before, significantly expanding its capabilities and setting new records for humans in orbit.


Bridgestone to Replace 25,600 Tires in U.S.

Bridgestone Firestone North American  Tire LLC said on Thursday it will replace 25,600 Bridgestone  Dueler A/T tires imported into the United States from Japan  after data suggested a small percentage could suffer belt  detachment.


Ron Artest, talking to children as part of his community service sentence, defended his actions in one of the worst brawls in U.S. sports history.


MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan  - Pakistan united in mourning on Sunday in memory of about 73,000 people killed in an earthquake exactly a year ago, while survivors vented frustration over the pace of reconstruction.


Giu' con Merril Lynch che ha riportato 1/o rosso da 6 anni


Sudan, Rebel Leaders Sign Peace Agreement

The Sudanese government and southern rebel leaders pledged again Friday to end a 21-year civil war -- this time making the commitment before the UN Security Council holding a special meeting in Africa.


Palestinian police were searching today for an Israeli Arab producer for CNN who was kidnapped at gunpoint from his van, and the TV network joined journalists' associations in demanding his immediate release.


Udine, 18:32 - CALCIO, UDINESE; ISLA: COME PIZARRO? MI SENTO PIU' GATTUSO

Doppio allenamento per l'Udinese, con palestra ed atletica sul campo in mattinata e lavoro tecnico-t...


Kenya vows tougher action to stop killings

Kenya said on Wednesday it would act tougher to reign in post-election violence threatening to spiral out of control in the east African nation's darkest moment since independence in 1963.


Nuclear Freeze Talks Must Not Last Too Long - Iran

Iran is prepared to keep uranium enrichment activities frozen as long as nuclear negotiations continue with the EU, but those talks should not last too long, Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Hassan Rohani said Tuesday.


Dusty Baker said on the final day of the season that he didn't believe in "fall guys'' and that none of his coaches should be put in that position as a result of the Cubs' failed bid to make a second straight playoff run.


Oh goody: Neutral density filter for Lightroom

One feature I'd really like, the equivalent of a neutral density filter to better handle scenes with bright and dim patches, appears headed for Lightroom.


In cinque anni prezzi +45%, boom mutui, rischio tassi


L'Ebit e' in aumento del 53,6% a 16,1 milioni


At least 180,000 people have been displaced by unrest after last week's disputed Kenyan election, say UN officials.


Annual house price inflation rose to 9.6% in November, according to the latest survey from the Halifax bank.


Spain acquires Patriot missiles to boost defenses

Spain has agreed to acquire a second-hand battery of U.S.-made Patriot missiles to boost its defenses, the government said Sunday.


JEDDAH/BRUSSELS, 7 November 2004 - Iraq is determined to âflush outâ the insurgents and their foreign allies from their last remaining hideouts well ahead of next Januaryâs elections, interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi said in an interview


Prices must be affordable: Zimbabwe businesses

Zimbabwe business leaders held out an olive branch to government Wednesday over its controversial price controls, pledging to make goods more affordable and accepting there would be no let-up of a crackdown which has seen hundreds of retailers arrested.


Police called in to Old Trafford buffet battle

Manchester police have been asked give evidence into the Old Trafford buffet battle when an Arsenal player was alleged to have thrown soup and pizza at Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson.


Blood sugar stays steady during acute mental stress

NEW YORK  - Most patients with type 1 diabetes, also known as juvenile diabetes, maintain good control over their blood sugar, without having to adjusting their insulin dose when they are exposed to short-term mental stress - in this case -- a rollercoaster ride -- Swiss investigators report.


Column | For fans angry that Redskins owner took so long to find a coach, at least Zorn is a fresh start.


Tosh unleashes a screamer to leave United holding the baby

ABERDEEN supporters might care to have their congratulations cards in the post for Stefanie Tosh come Monday morning. For, without her obliging by giving birth to a baby boy Jordan at 10am yesterday morning


'Some corruption' in Palestinian Authority, admits Arafat

The chairman of the Palestinian Authority, Yasser Arafat, today offered a rare admission that he had made mistakes, but his vague contrition angered Palestinian politicians who have been calling for reform and tougher anti-corruption measures.


There is no Britney sex tape, Federline's lawyer says

There is no "sex tape" involving pop star Britney Spears and estranged husband Kevin Federline, his lawyer said on Tuesday.


Credit worries, GM strike weigh on Wall Street

Stocks fell on Monday as financial shares weakened on news that Germany's largest bank may take a big hit from subprime mortgage investments, while a landmark strike at General Motors raised concern about the economic outlook.


Wreck likely that of Nazi aircraft carrier

Poland's Navy said Thursday that it has identified a sunken shipwreck in the Baltic Sea as almost certainly being Nazi Germany's only aircraft carrier, the Graf Zeppelin — a find that promises to shed light on a 59-year-old mystery surrounding the ship's fate.


Without Pollard, Football Hall Is a Sham

Fritz Pollard was the first African-American to play quarterback in the National Football League and the first to serve as an N.F.L. head coach.


Jack Straw today said the government would reinstate the prison officer strike ban, which Labour repealed in 2005


Don't junk that GameCube: Metroid Prime 2 provides gorgeous atmosphere, a sweet score and fun gameplay to create a winner. By Chris Kohler.


Thousands of Palestinians, many shouting for revenge, buried a Hamas leader who was killed in a car bomb assassination blamed on Israel, while Israel on Monday threatened strikes


American tycoon Randy Lerner has completed his takeover of Aston Villa after taking control of 90 percent of the shares in the English Premiership club.


Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali   Khamenei said on Monday Iran would press ahead with its pursuit   of nuclear energy, indicating it will not heed a U.N. demand it   stop enriching uranium or face possible sanctions.


NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman all but killed the 2004-05 season yesterday. Not only did club owners reject the players' union offer to take a 24 percent pay reduction, but Bettman also put a


After his graceful coda to the Rocky movies, the aging action star unearths Rambo one more time. Why?


Indonesia Aceh Deaths Might Hit 80,000 -UN Official

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - The death toll in  Indonesia's Aceh province from a quake and tsunami that struck  on Sunday might reach between 50,000 and 80,000, a UN official  said.


Microsoft reworks antispam spec to silence critics

com October 25, 2004, 6:49 PM 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.


NASA hopes fourth time's a charm for Atlantis shuttle launch

NASA hopes the Atlantis shuttle will finally lift off September 6 on a crucial mission to resume construction of the International Space Station (ISS) after weather conditions prevented a launch last week.


Clinton, rival step up plans for '08 run

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton met on Sunday with New York's Democratic governor-elect to solicit his support for her likely White House bid, the latest indication she is stepping up plans to join a growing field of potential contenders for 2008.


Round up of the weekend action in eastern Europe. POLAND - Unbeaten Wisla Krakow recorded their fifth straight win with a 5-0 demolition of Pogon Sczeczin.


A new semiconductor alloy jointly developed by IBM and its partners will spur the development of faster and smaller memory chips. The companies say the advancements would lead to smaller chips than currently possible with flash memory.


It was Bud Brown's boss at Freddie's Casino in Everett who encouraged him to get a flu shot this year. Normally that would mean little more than driving to his doctor's office and rolling up his sleeve.


Toshiba and disc maker develop dual format DVD

Tokyo, December 8: Toshiba Corp and a Japanese disc maker said on Tuesday they had developed a disc that can store content in both conventional and high-definition DVD formats, in a move they hope will strengthen their hand in a battle for the next


Blog: General Motors CEO Rick Wagoner to be a keynote speaker at 2008 International Consumer Electronics Show.


Knight Says Olympics Players Too Pampered

Bob Knight said Friday that the U.S. Olympic men's basketball team didn't win the gold medal in Athens last month because the players were too pampered on and off the court.


Textile Industry to Request Limits on Chinese Goods

Officials of the United States textile industry said that they would petition to block the expected flood of Chinese imports.


African Nations Cup organisers in race against time

Two weeks to go until the start of the 2008 African Nations Cup and 30-year-old Ekow Smith, like many of his fellow Ghanaians, is already counting the days.


News.com Extra: Nanoscanning: Now we can see atoms

Also: Dating faux-pas: Stealing other people's profiles. See what people are saying on News.com Extra.


Ex-Guantanamo prisoners want U.S. lawsuit to proceed

Four former Guantanamo prisoners should be allowed to proceed with their lawsuit claiming torture and violations of their religious rights, their lawyer argued on Friday.


Motorola rode high for a while on sales of its slim, stylish Razr phone. When its competitive edge started to dull, the company set its hopes on the Q, a BlackBerry-like e-mail phone, which it initially thought would sell as well as the Razr.


Tunisian Doctors Examine Arafat, Aides Blame Flu

RAMALLAH, West Bank  - A Tunisian medical team  examined Yasser Arafat in the West Bank on Saturday, but aides  dismissed Israeli media reports that the Palestinian  president's health had deteriorated and said he had flu.


Murphy, who went to the San Francisco Giants game when Barry Bonds hit his 700th homer Sept. 17, is suing Steve Williams. According to a story on ESPN.


[NSFW] YouTube X-rates breast examination vid

Kiddies protected from UK cancer-busting footage NSFW YouTube has moved to protect kiddies from "potentially offensive" footage of a UK sawbones performing breast and testicular examinations, The Sun reports.â¦


Birding Column: "Blind" Views of Quail and Jays

Birder Mathew Tekulsky reveals the effectiveness of a concealed location for viewing birds, as he describes the behavior of quail and jays in his yard.


Marlins Slip Past Nationals in Extra Innings

Florida's Todd Linden singles up the middle to drive in the winning run as the Marlins fight past the Nationals, 5-4, in 12 innings.


Middlesbrough Football Club boss hails `perfect` team

Steve McLaren was delighted with his Middlesbrough Football Club players after their 2-0 win over Lazio last night. 'Boro won the game 2-0 with goals in each half from Dutch international Bolo Zenden and could


Tiny diamonds found in Australia suggest the early Earth was not a hellish world for as long as previously supposed, scientists say.


Torino, 20:42 - CALCIO TORINO: BOVO E COCO OK PER LA LAZIO

Le uniche notizie buone in casa Torino sono i recuperi di Coco e Bovo, Per il resto grossi problemi ...


Telecom Changes Put Competition on the Line

For most of the industrial age, homes primarily communicated to the outside world through a basic copper phone wire.


Ben Gordon scored 33 points and the Chicago Bulls stayed perfect this season against Detroit, using a strong fourth-quarter defensive effort to beat the Pistons 97-81 Saturday night.


Sony posts Skype-packing PSP firmware update

Go!Messenger teaser included too Todayâs the day that Skype finally comes to the PlayStation Portable (PSP), along with a teaser for the forthcoming Go!Messenger application.â¦


Torrential downpours and flash floods across Africa have submerged whole towns and washed away bridges, farms and schools. This summer's rains have killed at least 150 people, displaced hundreds of thousands and prompted the U.N. to warn Saturday of a rising risk of disease outbreaks.


Australian in US custody claims torture in Egypt, Pakistan

An Australian held by the United States in Guantanamo Bay has claims he was tortured during interrogation in Egypt and abused while in US custody in Pakistan.


Roma, 09:08 - SPORT, NIKE ACQUISTA LA UMBRO

La Nike, primo produttore mondiale di scarpe sportive, ha acquistato l'azienda inglese Umbro, che ve...


Virginia Tech just couldn't seem to get going. There were turnovers. There were botched plays. There were missed opportunities.


Social Networking Has Taken Off With Users, Investors Swelling      (Investor's Business Daily)

Investor's Business Daily - After a career as a Hollywood executive, then a writer and editor for various publications, Romi Lassally left it all behind this past year to launch a social networking site.


Search-based ads increase online revenue

Internet advertising is continuing to increase with the latest US figures showing the medium generated $4.6bn in the first six months of 2004 -- a 40 percent increase over the first half of 2003.


Benzina di record in record: ora Ã¨ a 1,182 euro a litro

Nuovo record per il prezzo della benzina che ha sfondato la soglia di 1,18 euro al litro, raggiungendo quota 1,182. I marchi che hanno portato il listino a questo prezzo, secondo il monitoraggio del ministero


CEO Jim Whitehurst pilots Red Hat into future

When Matthew Szulik left Red Hat abruptly for family health reasons in December, many people were scratching their heads over the company's new choice of CEO: a young executive from Delta Airlines, Jim Whitehurst. But Whitehurst's chief operating officer title at Delta and position outside of the technology industry are misleading; a peek into his past reveals a computer science degree and a passion for open source technology, not to mention a smooth operator who helped bring a struggling airline out of bankruptcy.Still, Whitehurst, 40, has big shoes to fill in replacing Szulik, the man who took a small, unknown company and turned it into a savvy business competitor that made Linux a household name and struck fear in the hearts of much bigger rivals such as Microsoft. Today, Red Hat is the leading Linux vendor and is financially sound, but the company is in a pivotal phase of reinventing itself as a broader open source software provider and a multibillion-dollar technology leader that can compete long-term with much larger companies.Whitehurst spoke with IDG News Service this week about the key findings of his first month on the job and where he thinks Red Hat should focus its attention to evolve at a sustainable pace. This is an edited version of that interview.IDGNS: I was surprised to find out that you have a computer science background when I heard you came to Red Hat as COO from Delta Airlines. I didn’t expect you to be such a techie.Whitehurst: I do have geek cred. For some reason, your reputation is always based on your prior experience. When I was at the airline, people said, "Who is this strategy consultant running an airline?" Now I'm an airline guy running a technology company. I wish I was called an airline guy when I was at the airline!IDGNS: Was this a personal interest in open source that led you to Red Hat? Was Delta a big user of Linux?Whitehurst: Delta certainly uses some REL (Red Hat Enterprise Linux) and JBoss, but it's more of a personal interest. I was hacking around with Slackware, one of the early Linuxes that was out there in the '90s, and an early adopter and user of Fedora all the way through when I got the call for joining Red Hat. It's always been a passion of mine, so the opportunity to get out there to lead is an extraordinary privilege and honor for me.IDGNS: Red Hat is currently in a great position as leader of the Linux market and has been doing well financially, but the company has been called upon by Wall Street to grow and possibly diversify the business. When you look at the company, what are its biggest challenges right now?Whitehurst: Let me start off by saying I've only been here a few weeks. The first month [has basically been] going out on the road with customers, employees, with investors, with analysts, with our partners-slash-competitors and really trying to get a sense of the business, what’s working well and what’s not. The good news is, most things are working well -- from the standpoint of being a very healthy business growing rapidly with healthy financials.I think you’re right there are certainly areas where we can do a better job. First off, I would just say the general organizational focus. We actually do a lot of different things, support a lot of different projects. We have to be careful that we’re focusing on the right things and putting our investment dollars where they’ll have the most impact. I'm still going through the details of what we do and what we don't do, so stay tuned on that.A second area where there’s still a lot of opportunity for Red Hat would be basically [in] processes and systems, including IT systems and governance, especially for a company that's grown so rapidly. A lot of those processes and systems and ways of doing business are different for a company like Red Hat that's [US]$500 million on its way to a multibillion-dollar company than they are for a small company. Some time and attention on basic execution to make sure we have the processes and systems in place to grow, and grow healthily, are another area where I plan to spend a fair amount of time.IDGNS: And what about your experience makes you well-suited to help meet those challenges and diversify Red Hat's products beyond Linux into more of a full open source software provider?Whitehurst: For starters, I am an operator. I am pretty good at getting a company to focus, and focus on a few things. We certainly did that at Delta and did that well in the turnaround. Obviously, having come from a larger company and having run a larger company, I have a good sense of the processes and systems we need to make sure governance [and] processes work well.About whether we need to diversify or not: People are asking, "Well, should we have bought [open source database company] MySQL?" [Editor's note: Sun Microsystems said last month it is buying MySQL for about $1 billion.] We are still a very small-share player in the server OS market and a small-share player in middleware [with JBoss]. If you look at the quality of our technology, it's the best. We feel very good about that. We still have basic execution to do to reach our full potential in the markets we're in. So I don't feel the need to diversify until we nail the product and are fully [satisfied] with our existing products. I'm not sure we want to divert our time and attention to other things.IDGNS: A lot of people have been critical of Red Hat for what it’s done so far with JBoss, and think success with this is key to proving Red Hat can evolve beyond Linux. How are you going to make that business more successful?Whitehurst: Obviously execution and commercial execution will be big focuses going forward [for JBoss]. We fundamentally changed the JBoss business model from a big consulting/support [business] to our enterprise/.org models that we had with REL [on the enterprise side] and Fedora [on the .org side]. It has, without a doubt, proven to be a very successful model, and one could argue it's about the only demonstrated successful model of any size with open source. In the same way we have Fedora and REL, we have the .org version of JBoss and the enterprise edition. JBoss had a different business model before, but we think our business model has proven the most successful and the most durable. It's the right decision. It just takes a while.The good news of that also shows that it’s not easy to develop a good business model around open source, so it's a relatively defensible model going forward. We feel very good about where JBoss is. ... We think we can grow twice as fast as the core REL business.Red Hat’s never been involved in any material way in the application components of the stack. We do provide a full open source stack with the LAMP stack. We will continue to do that, so we're playing there to some extent. In terms of our focus and where we'll invest our team and attention and dollars, the [market for the] infrastructure component of software worldwide is close to $100 billion. We're a $500 million software company. I would argue we've barely scratched the surface. I'd much rather we make sure we make progress there than get into the CRM business. Once we've achieved our full potential in our core businesses, we can open the aperture. But I want to make sure the company is focused on the potential of our businesses in that core market.IDGNS: Microsoft is coming out with Windows Server 2008 pretty soon. Do you see this as a good opportunity to snag Windows customers who may be thinking of upgrading and instead moving them over to Linux? Is there still competition in this space, or will it always be the Linux camp sticks with Linux, and the Windows camp sticks with Windows?Whitehurst: We’re seeing a lot of migrations from Microsoft to Linux, from Unix to Linux or even Unix to Microsoft. There's a big battleground out there. Anytime there is a significant upgrade or change, there is an opportunity for us. Anytime a customer stands back and says, "Let me reassess this" and "Do we want to upgrade?" that's great for us because our value proposition is much more compelling for our competitors. Whenever there is a reason for customers to reassess, that gives us an opportunity to show our value, so we'll be out there aggressively this year.IDGNS: Much was made of Microsoft's interoperability deal with Novell in November 2006. Has that deal hurt Red Hat in any way? Do you even view Novell as a major competitor anymore?Whitehurst: There may be a deal or two out there, but it hasn’t come up to my level. We really don’t see them that much in the market. They're not really a factor. Given our market share and certified ecosystems of partners -- [those] really drive our position.IDGNS: Are you worried about Microsoft's patent claims against Linux, which were recently dismissed again by Linus Torvalds?Whitehurst: We’ve spent a lot of time looking at that, and we have an assurance program for our customers, so they don't need to worry. Microsoft for years now has talked about 235 patents [that they own that Linux violates], but they’ve yet to tell us any of them and we continue to ask, "Show us what they are." How many times can you keep saying it before you pass on the opportunity to do anything? At first people got concerned, but after years and years and years, you recognize it's a lot of bark and no bite. We never want to take any claims of intellectual property violations lightly, but those have been around so long with absolutely nothing behind them. After a while, it becomes harder and harder to take those seriously.IDGNS: Where would you like to see Red Hat be in five years?Whitehurst: Again, this company is currently the open source leader. Open source is still really a nascent part of the IT infrastructure in corporate America. As the leader of open source, one of the things we need to do, and should do, is foster and further open source awareness and adoption in worldwide IT. My view of success includes how well Red Hat does that in the future as a multibillion-dollar company.We want to see the continued adoption of open source as key technology across corporate IT. [We'll] continue to foster communities of use in the developing world where we operate, and communities of use where we remain sure that information and software remains free and unencumbered by proprietary formats. When we do well, we do good. We certainly have aspirations for size and growth and profitability, but we do recognize we have a role in fostering adoption and the benefits that go along with that. The great news is, this is a company in wonderful shape with a fantastic brand and market position and extraordinary, high-quality people. It's up to us not to squander that opportunity.


Lebanon justifies Hezbollah droneâs flight over Israel

BEIRUT - A Lebanese minister on Monday justified the launch by the militant Hezbollah Shiite group of an unmanned plane over Israel, saying the Jewish state constantly violated Lebanese airspace and ignored international protests.


Former Liberian President Charles Taylor's war crimes trial could begin as early as April 2, according to a tentative date set by the Special Court for Sierra Leone on Friday.


Dave Wallace met Pedro Martinez in a sugar-cane field in the Dominican Republic. Wallace was looking for live arms for the Los Angeles Dodgers, his search bringing


The four Britons freed by police after returning from Guantanamo Bay are still a threat, the US says.


British fire and safety firm Kidde accepts takeover by United ...

_ Kidde PLC, the British fire and safety company, said Thursday it had agreed to a 1.4 billion pound ($2.8 billion) takeover by United Technologies Corp.


EU backs Syria's aim to regain Golan Heights: Solana

The European Union supports Syria's  goal of regaining the occupied Golan Heights from Israel, the  EU foreign policy chief said after meeting President Bashar  al-Assad on Wednesday.


CAMAGUEY, Cuba -- Children swarmed the table outside Blanca Peleaz's concrete home in this central Cuban city. There were cakes and cookies, gooey frosting and candy speckles, rare abundance in a place where food shortages are the norm.


AL Wrap: Lilly Strikes Out 13 as Toronto Downs Boston

Ted Lilly tossed a complete game three-hitter and struck out a career-high 13 batters to help the host Toronto Blue Jays blank the Boston Red Sox 3-0 in the American League Monday.


Israeli Armored Vehicles Mass in Gaza: Witnesses

Israeli armored vehicles backed by helicopters rolled into Palestinian-controlled areas of the northern Gaza Strip early on Wednesday, Palestinian witnesses said.


How Scientists and Victims Watched Helplessly

The magnitude of the tsunami that remade the coasts of the Asian subcontinent was slowly gauged across the world.


ALEXANDER the Greatâs Macedonian army conquered an area stretching from Greece to India in the 4th century BC, but he is poised to conquer the world a second time thanks to a $155 million film version of his life by Oliver Stone.


Glaxo to Start Late-Stage Flu Vaccine Trial

British drug company GlaxoSmithKline Plc said on Thursday it would start a late-stage study of a flu vaccine, the latest effort to help stem the nation's vaccine shortage.


Saragozza, 12:46 - CALCIO, SARAGOZZA: SI DIMETTE TECNICO GARITANO

Ander Garitano, tecnico del Real Saragozza, si è dimesso dal suo incarico solo una settimana ...


Ethics Rebuke to DeLay Prompts Democratic Calls for Ouster

House Democrats declared that the latest case against the leader of the Republican majority proved that he was unfit to lead.


Adelphia Says Rigas Family Owes $3.23 Bln

Adelphia Communications Corp.  ADELQ.PK asked a U.S. bankruptcy court to order its founding  Rigas family to pay back $3.23 billion it says the family owes  the company, court papers show.


Officials from Western states and Iraq's neighbours are to attend talks in Baghdad on stabilising the country.


CEO Exit and DOJ Decision Continue PeopleSoft Uncertainty

On 1 October 2004, PeopleSoft's board of directors terminated Conway as president and CEO, citing a "loss of confidence" in his ability to lead the company.


Israeli Security Cabinet Approves Gaza Buyout Plan

Israel's Security Cabinet has approved the payment of cash advances of up to $500,000 per family for Jewish settlers ordered to leave the Gaza Strip under a controversial settler evacuation plan.


U.S. checking whether helicopter down in Iraq

The U.S. military in Iraq said it was checking reports from Iraqi police and residents that a helicopter came down just north of Baghdad on Friday.


As is his custom, Patriots coach Bill Belichick would shed no light on the injuries that ravaged his team before and during yesterday's 34-20 drubbing at the hands of the Steelers.


Play chess on your nearest e-voting machine

Dutch go Irish IT professionals in the Netherlands have demonstrated that the type of e-voting machines chosen by the Irish government for election counts can be secretly hacked.â¦


Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson suffers minor injuries in an alleged assault at a train station.


Altria, which includes Philip Morris, has been looking for a way to extract divisions from the American tobacco unit, which has been mired in litigation for years.


Little-Known Virus Challenges a Far-Flung Health System

The Zika virus, which is spread by mosquitoes and produces an itchy rash, pinkeye, joint pain and fever, has made its first appearance in Micronesia.


Japanese games firm Nintendo is recalling more than three million straps for its new Wii console.


Beronica Rodriguez and her 3-year-old son, Marvin,  lived for more than two  months with her uncle because the heat in her Providence apartment was shut off. "I didn't know what to do," she said. "I had a son.""I didn't know what to do.


In Sassonia l'inflazione passa dal 2,3 al 2%


FTSE 100 falls below 6,000 points on global slowdown fears

The leading share index fell below 6,000 points for the first time since August 2007, with mining issues the biggest casualties amid fears of a global economic slowdown, dealers said Wednesday.


Chirac defiant over widespread opposition to Turkey's EU bid

The French President, Jacques Chirac, further muddied debate over Turkish membership of the European Union by declaring he wants to change France's constitution so the issue is eventually put to a vote in a national referendum.


One of 23 South Korean hostages held hostage in Afghanistan by the Taliban has been killed because he was very ill and could not be moved to hospital, a local Afghan official told CNN on Wednesday.


A number of Irish people are among those injured when a jet crashes in Thailand killing 88 people.


Mancini alla vigilia del suo primo derby milanese: "Meglio che l'Inter perda piuttosto che giocare per il pari. E se il brasiliano Ã¨ in giornata non lo fermi". APPIANO GENTILE, 23 ottobre 2004 - Il primo


that is, in other countries such as China and India. According to an IDC study, China's IT growth is expected to be 15% annually and India's about 20%.


Symantec Corp. SYMC.O, the  biggest global security software maker, on Wednesday posted a  48 percent rise in third-quarter profit, driven by strong sales  that were aided by a weak dollar.


NEW ORLEANS - An experimental pill that offers the promise of helping people lose weight and quit smoking has raised more expectations.


China will take tough measures this winter to improve the country's coal mine safety and prevent accidents. State Councilor Hua Jianmin said Thursday the industry should take


By SCOTT VAN VOORHIS  Massachusetts can be a tough place to get things built, developers have long complained.  And Gov.


Pitcher Jason Marquis and the Chicago Cubs finalized their three-year, $21 million contract Tuesday after the right-hander passed a physical.


An Altar Beyond Olympus for a Deity Predating Zeus

Archaeologists say they have found the ashes, bones and other evidence of animal sacrifices to some pre-Zeus deity on the summit of Mount Lykaion in Greece.


Council Committee OKs Verizon Cable Deal: Next, Full Council Will Consider Company's Pact With Richmond

By Michael Martz, Richmond Times-Dispatch  Feb. 16--A City Council committee voted unanimously last night to let the state's largest telephone company bring cable TV competition to most homes in Richmond.


CNB warns against euro adoption if reforms incomplete

PRAGUE- The Czech National Bank today warned against euro adoption without the completion of key economic reforms.


NEW YORK  - Culturally specific diabetes management programs work better than a one-size-fits-all approach, going by the results achieved with a program tailored to Latino patients.


In a promotion for a Canadian manufacturer of golf clubs, a Russian astronaut used a 6-iron to drive a 10-ounce golf ball off the International Space Station.


Miller Blasts Pombo Bill Limiting Indian Casinos

By John Simerman, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif.  Sep.


Shares in fashion retailer Giordano  International Ltd. (0709.HK) jumped more than 8 percent on  Monday amid speculation that three global retail giants were  considering buying a stake in the company.


Matthew Hoggard says England will be an improved team in the second Test against South Africa.


Just like we anticipated earlier this month, the Santy worm is already finding new ways to spread. This time The Santy worm variant continues to spread by now taking advantage of search engines such as: Google, AOL and Yahoo!


Baghdad Airport to Reopen on Monday -Prime Minister

Baghdad international airport will  reopen on Monday after a week of closure under emergency rule,  Prime Minister Iyad Allawi said on Sunday.


As an NHL lockout looms, Canada cooly outduels Finland, 3-2

TORONTO Midway through the third period, with the outcome of the World Cup of Hockey still in doubt, the public-address system played a clap-along song with a chorus about "the good old hockey game.


Frank Lampard warned Chelsea's Premiership and European rivals they cannot envisage an end to their nine-game unbeaten run as manager Jose Mourinho continues to fill them with confidence.


All access, little insight: the Carpetbaggerâs humbling season on the edge of celebrity.


Not All Is Gloomy in Real Estate: A Blog Network Attracts Capital

Property-focused Web sites may be insulated from the woes of the real estate market in a way that traditional sites may not be.


Jury out in 'failed London bombers' trial

A jury trying six men accused of a failed plot to carry out a series of suicide bomb attacks on London's public transport network retired Thursday to consider its verdicts.


The Consumer Product Safety Commission is expanding inspections of imports after the recalls of toys, toothpaste and pet-food ingredients from China.


Lavorava in un capannone, e' stato schiacciato da una trave


These 15 cars boast inflated price tags, rapid rates of depreciation and less than stellar owner satisfaction.


As subprime mortgage defaults grow, investment banks find themselves reluctantly holding mortgages.


Tape Attributed to bin Laden Addresses Iraq

An audiotape message said to be made by the terrorist leader Osama bin Laden called for Muslims to boycott elections there next month and endorsed the Jordanian militant


Latest back-tax bill raises Yukos debt to Â£9bn

Yukos shares plunged 18% on the Russian exchange yesterday after reports that the oil firm has been hit with another back-tax bill, bringing its total debt to $17bn (Â£9.


Il 'Barbiere di Siviglia' da mercoledi' al teatro Regio


A plastic surgeon testified that he didn't see bruises on the face of Tom Sizemore's former girlfriend, former Hollywood madam Heidi Fleiss, days after she claimed he punched her in the jaw at a Beverly Hills hotel.


Revealed, the New Species of Tree With Scottish Roots

By SARAH BRUCE A NEW species of tree has been discovered on an island off Scotland's West Coast. Naturalists found the Catacol whitebeam in a remote corner in the north of Arran. It is a cross between two native species on the island and is found nowhere else in the world.


Pop star Kylie Minogue will have a "major" part in the Christmas special of BBC sci-fi drama Doctor Who.


Movie studios, usually pegged as disciples of Mammon, are now trying to reach the faithful


Troops Take Embattled Baqubah Bit by Bit, U.S. Commander Says

BAQUBAH, Iraq, June 25 -- U.S. and Iraqi troops have "seized control" of the western side of the embattled city of Baqubah, but 100 or more insurgents remain in the city and at least that many likely escaped, the American brigade commander here said Monday. "We're on our way to securing the...


Mike Potter's Blog: Slides for today's e-seminar on Flex and PHP

For those that weren't able to make it to Adobe's webcast for combining Flex and PHP for web developers, the host Mike Potter has posted the slides for your review.   The session is targeted at PHP developers starting out with Flex.  I'll show examples of how to connect to a PHP datasource using three different methods - REST web service, JSON and AMFPHP.  I'll discuss the advantages and disadvantages to using each of them, and then show you how to extend your in browser application to the desktop using Adobe AIR.   You can find the slides here [pdf]. Also, if you want the full experience of the webcast and not just the slides, you can also sign up for the other session on July 17th.


President Bush is charging Democrat John Kerry with having a limited vision of the war on terror that won't keep America safe, in a campaign speech revamped to call attention to the central argument of his re-election bid.


Soldiers Storm Russian School; Fate of Hostages Is Unclear

Russian forces today stormed a school where heavily armed fighters held hundreds of people hostage, provoking fierce gunbattles.


Brutal struggles have always been part and parcel of transferring power from one Chinese Communist Party leadership to the next. So what was truly remarkable about the Sept.


Farmaci calmanti ai 'tossici' Arriva il no della Cassazione

Roma, 2 ottobre 2004 - Tolleranza zero nei confronti dei medici che aiutano i tossicodipendenti con farmaci calmanti. Lo stabilisce la Corte di Cassazione che non riconosce Â«scarsa offensivitaÂ» alla condotta


Another Painkiller Gets Tied to Heart Attack Risk

Dec. 21--Naproxen, a common painkiller sold under the brand name Aleve, appears to increase the risk of heart attacks and strokes, the government said yesterday, making it the third major painkilling drug linked to heart problems in recent months.


Experts on MRSA say that up to a third of people with the bug could be treated at home and not in hospital.


A Long-Running Mystery, the Common Cramp

Yet common as they are and terrible as they can be, no one really understands cramps. They are a medical mystery.


Rates of sexually transmitted infections across the UK have risen for the tenth year running, according to research published today.


Alan Shearer takes part in an impromptu match on a Sport Relief visit to Africa


Teen retailer Abercrombie & Fitch Co   posted higher quarterly earnings on Friday, as a lower  theft rate and wider profit margins early in the quarter  overshadowed deeper discounts later.


Reaction from teens to the presidential debate

"Although this debate proved to be the most entertaining, the candidates' contentions have surpassed repetitive and reached mind-numbing.


Contenitori colmi di immondizia in pieno giorno


Tourists Hear From President At George Washington's Home

President Bush visited Mount Vernon yesterday to pay tribute to "the first George W." and compared the Revolutionary War to the Iraq war in their pursuit of freedom.


AT&T: College kids don't care about service brand

Blog: Research into WiFi service found the fastest of the free wins


A brief look back at a group of IPO siblings provides lessons for investors now and in the future.


VATICANO - Le preghiere del cristiano in tutte le lingue: Cingalese (Sinhala) e Tamil - Sri Lanka (I) CittÃ  del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - Lo Sri Lanka possiede due lingue ufficiali: il cingalese (parlato dal 68% della popolazione) ed il tamil (28%). LÂinglese Ã¨ di uso corrente negli ambienti governativi e turistici. \


World number one Roger Federer faces a lofty challenge in his bid for a fourth straight U.S. Open title when he takes on American wildcard John Isner in the third round on Saturday.


U.S. Space Shuttle Crew Eager to Return to Flight

Astronauts assigned to NASA's first space shuttle mission since the 2003 Columbia disaster said on Friday they are confident mistakes and technical problems that led to that accident are in the past.


The makers of South Park sign a deal to spread the show across the internet, mobile phones and games consoles.


Queen stars Brian May and Roger Taylor will play at a concert next year to mark Nelson Mandela's 90th birthday.


The Kashmir issue, gas pipeline and the Indus Water Treaty are top of the agenda for Pakistani Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz when he visits Delhi on Tuesday.


The show goes on after Snow Patrol's keyboard player is released from police custody.


Death Toll in Mosul Blast Put at 22, Including 18 Americans

The American military today revised the casualty toll at a military base in Mosul, saying 22 people were killed, including 18 Americans, and 72 were wounded, when


Moscow summons a senior UK diplomat to complain about the activities of London-based Russian exiles.


Secondo i dati del rapporto 2008 di Legambiente


Thousands of people have received letters warning they may be at increased risk of developing the incurable brain disease variant CJD as a result of medical treatment, it was announced yesterday.


Stars say goodbye to jazz legend Oscar Peterson

Herbie Hancock, Quincy Jones and Nancy  Wilson were among a star-studded group of performers who  gathered on Saturday for a musical farewell to jazz piano great  Oscar Peterson.


Probe into Frankfurt property market scandal

BaFin, the chief financial watchdog, said yesterday that it had begun an investigation into whether investors who had put money into property funds at the centre of the scandal had been disadvantaged.


Buttiglione bows out from EU commission line-up

ROME  - Rocco Buttiglione, who brought EU affairs to a halt with his views that homosexuality is a sin and that women should stay home looking after children, said that he was stepping down as candidate to become the new European commissioner for


Music Review: Adult Contemporaryâs Darling Shows Off His Range

This week Chris Botti began what has become an annual residency at the Blue Note, in the company of musicians who are better than they strictly need to be.


Train fatally injures French anti-nuclear protester

A French anti-nuclear protester was fatally injured yesterday when his leg was severed by a train carrying radioactive waste to Germany.


Hundreds of protesters attack a mosque in Nepal after militants in Iraq killed 12 hostages.


Gordon Brown today refused to rule out calling a snap general election as new polls showed Labour maintaining its lead over the Tories.


Contamination fear cuts nation's supply of flu shots in half

Forget about getting a flu shot this year unless you're at high risk of developing complications from the virus. Even then, it may be difficult to find the vaccine.


Atalanta have appointed Delio Rossi as their new coach after yesterdayâs sacking of Andrea Mandorlini. The former Lecce boss has put pen to paper on a contract that will take him through to the end of the season.


So let me get this straight: Barry Bonds used steroids, but he didn't inhale?***Mr. Schwarzenegger, meet your new lieutenant governor.


Reports: 15 migrants die off Italy coast

At least 15 migrants drowned in the waters off the Italian coast in two separate incidents, including the disintegration of a boat that spilled more than 100 passengers into rough seas, reports said Sunday.


Reuters Poll: Bush Holds Two-Point Lead Over Kerry

President Bush holds a slim two-point lead on Democratic rival John Kerry in the stretch run of a tight race for the White House, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released on Friday.


Britain applauded a U.S. decision Thursday to target Iran with banking sanctions, but many European financial institutions already curbed ties with Tehran and analysts said it wasn't clear whether others would rush to take similar steps.


China urges US not to seek a limit to its textile exports

China's Commerce Minister Bo Xilai ( èçä¾ ) urged the US and other countries to live up to World Trade Organization agreements and refrain from seeking limits on Chinese textile exports when global quotas expire next year.


Some odds for which team will win the BCS national championship in Miami in January put Southern California at 4-1, which makes sense since


Vibe Magazine Addresses Awards-Night Melee

Vibe magazine president Kenard Gibbs says the violent altercation at the publication's awards show this year won't prevent it from holding the event in 2005.


PepsiCo Net Rises 35%; Frito-Lay to Cut 780 Jobs

PepsiCo Inc., the world's No. 2 soft- drink maker, said third-quarter earnings increased 35 percent, boosted by sales in Asia and lower taxes.


Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.  posted a 3.2 percent decline in quarterly earnings on Tuesday as the U.S. investment bank wrote down mortgage and leveraged loan assets, but the results beat expectations and its shares rose.


Hundreds of people who lost relatives on Sept. 11 gathered yesterday at the site where the World Trade Center towers collapsed to commemorate the terrorist attacks' third anniversary.


Lockheed Martin Corp , on Tuesday posted a third-quarter profit that beat Wall Street expectations, helped by higher sales of its jet fighters and electronic warfare systems, but it forecast profits for next year slightly below analysts' estimate.


Microsoft was ordered by a federal jury to pay $1.52 billion in a patent dispute over the MP3 format.


Forget piddling around a mere few days for an iPhone. Two sisters are in the midst of an 11-day vigil for this summer's hottest, "must have" low-tech phenomenon — the latest Harry Potter novel.


"This is completely a part of BT's transformation into a company that specializes in IT and networking services," BT chief executive Ben Verwaayen was quoted as saying.


The families of donors and recipients are brought together by Spain's system for organ donation.


All schools should be required to teach their pupils about sex and relationships, a government watchdog says.


U.S. presidential candidates sought Sunday to use their response to the assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto as an example of their expertise in international affairs. Some


ASIA/INDONESIA - Terremoto a Sumatra, torna lÂincubo tsunami Giacarta (Agenzia Fides) -  La popolazione indonesiana di Sumatra Ã¨ ancora scossa e terrorizzata, dopo il terremoto che ha colpito lÂisola nella giornata di ieri, 12 settembre, e dopo che l'Agenzia meteorologica indonesiana ha comunicato di aver alza...


Bernanke tells Congress U.S. outlook to improve later this year

The Fed chief and Treasury Secretary Paulson note tightening credit markets but expect a return to normal.


Bomb Kills Venezuela Prosecutor Leading Coup Probe

By Patrick Markey CARACAS, Venezuela  - A car bomb killed a topVenezuelan prosecutor investigating opponents of President HugoChavez who were accused of backing a 2002 coup attempt againstthe leftist leader, officials said on Friday.


Townhouse Debate Sparks Spat Resident, Lawyer Trade Words; Matter Tabled

By Jake Griffin Daily Herald Staff Writer  Nearly two hours of neighborly debate about the fate of 6 acres of farmland wedged between two tranquil ponds in central Naperville devolved into several shouting matches at Tuesday's city council meeting.


Redskins running backs coach Earnest Byner remains close to Ravens tailback Jamal Lewis from their days together in Baltimore.


Venezuela Agrees to Export Oil and Gas to China

Chinese companies will gain development rights to 15 oil fields in eastern Venezuela, and China will also be allowed to build oil refineries there.


Arafat is rushed to hospital near Paris for tests

Palestinians expressed sorrow and anxiety at the thought of a future without Yasser Arafat, wondering if his absence from the Palestinian territories would bring a bloody


IBM's five-year, $100 million Blue Gene project on Monday bore commercial fruit as the Armonk, NY-based computer maker announced it was offering the supercomputer to anyone who has at least $1.


Intelligence: cellula terrorista entrata nel territorio


Former NFL and Packer Great Reggie White Dies at the Age of 43

News of Reggie White's death is sending shock waves throughout our community and the NFL tonight. White's widow, Sara, says he died this morning of respiratory failure from a condition called sleep apnea.


French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin endorsed the presidential bid of fellow conservative but longtime rival Nicolas Sarkozy on Monday, a day after Jacques Chirac announced he would not seek a third term.


(InfoWorld) - Like other adopters of server virtualization, Purdue University was concerned that its datacenter would hit the wall, exceeding physical space, power, and cooling limits. The use of EMC VMware let it combine 140 physical servers into three Hewlett-Packard DL-585 servers, a 40:1 compression ratio, says Mike Rubesch, director of IT infrastructure systems. "It helps postpone the inevitable," he adds. But the first servers chosen had very low utilization -- around 5 percent -- so the 40:1 rate is not sustainable. Over time, Rubesch expects the ratio to be 6:1, taking into account such servers as e-mail, database, and telephony that cannot be virtualized. That utilization rate will still reduce overall power usage to 16 percent of what it had been and physical space needs to a tenth, as the use of blade servers plus virtualization greatly reduces the physical footprint. Facilities costs should fall by $75,000 per year and hardware costs by $250,000 per year, he says. But organizations considering the use of virtualization need to be careful calculating costs, Rubesch cautions. If you have fewer than 10 virtual server instances running on a physical VMware server, virtualization becomes "extraordinarily expensive," he says. IT managers must also be careful not to factor in too much savings for the operating systems and applications running in virtual machines, Rubesch says. Many IT managers count on being able to run multiple instances of an OS or an app on one CPU, paying for just one license, because most enterprise apps are licensed on a per-CPU basis. But vendors are starting to charge per instance, not per CPU. For example, BEA now charges per instance rather than per CPU for its WebLogic server, and Microsoft Windows Server Enterprise Edition's license allows use on one physical server and as many as four VMs on that server. As virtualization grows more popular, you can expect the licensing savings to evaporate, so the investment should be based on savings elsewhere, such as in hardware and facilities efficiencies, Rubesch says. The use of VMs also increases your risk, because "you can put a lot of eggs in one basket," Rubesch says. But because you've reduced the number of points of failure, IT staff has more capability to focus on those critical areas, he notes. Rubesch is building sufficient capacity so that no single server is fully utilized, providing space for EMC's VMotion software to move VMs if a physical server fails. He's also keeping a spare physical server ready to go if needed. Using virtualization also incurs a high up-front cost. "The benefits aren't immediate," Rubesch says. A big reason is that to use the EMC VMotion utility to move server instances to other physical servers for better load-balancing or failover requires that all the hardware use the same CPU family, requiring a big hardware cost at each refresh cycle. "You need to sell that concept a little bit," he says dryly. Beyond the hardware costs, the use of virtualization makes the server environment more complicated, as "servers" can reside anywhere and change where they reside over time. As a result, "you need more skills," Rubesch says. For example, although a good Windows administrator will easily adapt to running virtualized Windows servers, you still need a dedicated person to handle such items as dynamic allocation and failover, he says. Of course, you can also use virtualization to simplify your environment, Rubesch notes, such as having standard server images that ensure consistency -- ending the nightmare of navigating the peculiarities specific to each hand-deployed physical server. "It's a lot simpler with VMs to have them nearly identical." Despite the caveats on understanding actual savings and the increased up-front costs, Rubesch is a big fan of server virtualization: "You get real benefit from it -- as long as you plan ahead." Virtualization special report Case study: Credit Suisse Case study: Nationwide Insurance Case study: Stonebridge Bank Case study: Transplace


M&S launch Xmas recruitment drive in Ireland

Retail giant Marks and Spencers is launching a major recruitment drive in Ireland.


Hungarian Socialists choose alternatives as new prime minister

Hungary's ruling Socialist Party approved two alternative candidates to replace outgoing prime minister Peter Medgyessy who resigned after a row with his liberal coalition partners.


Powell celebrates comeback with easy win in Rome

World record holder Asafa Powell made an impressive comeback from injury by winning the 100 meters in 9.90 seconds at a Golden League meeting on Friday.


Montecarlo, 13:15 - CALCIO, UEFA: GRONINGEN AVVERSARIO FIORENTINA

Saranno gli olandesi del Groningen gli avversari della Fiorentina nel primo turno di Coppa Uefa. ...


Judge asked to penalize Microsoft over e-mails

Burst.com asked a US judge to penalize Microsoft for destroying e-mails it says the world's largest software company should have preserved as evidence in antitrust suits.


Duff and Martins outshine West Ham's Argentina stars

Damien Duff and Obafemi Martins upstaged West Hams Argentine stars as their second-half strikes earned Newcastle a 2-0 win at Upton Park.


Abbas presses Olmert to begin drafting agreement

RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will seek Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's undertaking to begin drafting a proposed agreement on statehood principles during talks on Monday, Abbas aides said.


Government-linked Britons missing in Ethiopia

A number of British nationals connected to government agencies are missing in Ethiopia, the Foreign Office said Friday as it urgently checked out reports of Western tourists being kidnapped.


Drug firms sue British regulator over Alzheimer's drugs

Two drug firms and a charity for people with Alzheimer's disease began a legal challenge Monday against the downgrading of three anti-dementia drugs by British regulators.


Car Bomb Kills Top Hamas Leader in Syria

DAMASCUS, Syria Sept. 26, 2004 - A car bomb killed a leader of the Palestinian militant group Hamas in Damascus on Sunday and Israel claimed responsibility.


Ministro assicura, coperture economiche ci sono


A suicide bomb targeting a US military convoy in Baiji kills 14 as violence erupts in Iraq's Sunni Muslim heartland.


Russia's Gazprom chooses French energy firm Total as a partner to develop the Shtokman gas field.


Russia to Sell Advanced Missiles to Syria

Russia said on Wednesday it wanted to  supply Syria with advanced missile systems, a move certain to  anger the United States which accuses Syria of having links to  terrorism.


Roma, 18:02 - BUON ANNO DA KATAWEB SPORT, CI RIVEDIAMO IL 2 GENNAIO

La redazione di Kataweb Sport augura a tutti i lettori un felice 2008. Gli aggiornamenti


A players-only team meeting turns emotional on Tuesday as Maryland players address their disappointment at beginning the season at 3-3.


Six Guards Killed at Mexico Prison on U.S. Border

Six guards were found murdered outside a high security prison on Mexico's border with Texas on Thursday in the latest bloody episode in weeks of prison violence being blamed on powerful drug gangs.


Thirty-three workers have been killed after a gas explosion at a coal mine in China's northern Shanxi province. Officials say 71 miners were in the shaft when the blast occurred at Nanlou township.


Liverpool have been forced to leave injured defender John Arne Riise at home ahead of their trip to face Champions League group rivals PSV Eindhoven in the Netherlands.


LONDON - Neil Mellor drove home a 30-yard shot for the winner deep into injury time as Arsenal tumbled 2-1 at Liverpool yesterday to fall five points behind Chelsea in the Premier League title race.


Readers weigh in on Karl Rove & technology debate

Blog: The White House political spin master says high-tech's spread will ultimately put more votes on the Republican side of the political ledger.


A cycling team sponsored by gambling firm Unibet is barred from the Tour de France in an advertising row.


Bank of America 4th-quarter profit falls

Bank of America Corp, the  second-largest U.S. bank, on Tuesday said fourth-quarter profit  fell, hurt by mounting credit losses and weak investment  banking results.


BATON ROUGE, La. The first US cases of soybean rust have turned up at two research sites in Louisiana. The fungus creates reddish-brown blotches on leaves.


Ulivisti preoccupati, cosi' si irrigidisce dibattito interno


Londra, 13:30 - CALCIO, OBI: COSTRETTO A GIOCARE CON NIGERIA PERCHE' MINACCIATO

La mia famiglia ha ricevuto minacce di morte. Per questo ho disobbedito a Mourinho e ho giocato con ...


Islamists set to boost clout in Morocco polls

Opposition Islamists pushing an anti-corruption message are expected to make gains in Moroccan parliamentary polls on Friday, exploiting disillusion among the poor with the liberal elite's vision of secular modernity.


BEDFORD -- Although it is little known to consumers, Interactive Data Corp. provides up-to-the-minute financial market data to a host of firms that deal with individual and institutional investors.


FSA files criminal complaint against UFJ

The Financial Services Agency filed a criminal complaint Thursday against UFJ Bank and three former bank executives for interfering in an inspection last autumn.


Bob Sura scores 35 points, including a game-clinching three-pointer in overtime, to lead the Rockets to a 94-85 win over the Nets.


Hayden Penn, one of the Orioles' prized pitching prospects, sprains his left ankle Sunday night at the team hotel and could be out several days, according to Manager Sam Perlozzo.


Blair Stokes Debate on Religious Tolerance

Prime Minister Tony Blair stoked a simmering debate over religious tolerance and cultural assimilation on Friday, saying it was the duty of all immigrants to integrate into British society.Comment


CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Atlantis skipped its two landing opportunities Thursday because of showers and clouds at Kennedy Space Center.


Iraq Rebels Leave Najaf Shrine, Hand in Weapons

NAJAF, Iraq  - Shi'ite fighters left the holiest  shrine in the Iraqi city of Najaf Friday and began turning in  their weapons, after tens of thousands of pilgrims celebrated a  peace agreement that ended a bloody rebellion.


The United States plans to announce tough new sanctions against Sudan on Tuesday before working out a resolution in the United Nations in an intensified effort to end the bloodshed in Darfur.


CNET Car Tech posts photos of the Ford Explorer America Concept.


Tyler Hamilton, who won an Olympic gold medal for the United States in Athens, was fired last Thursday by Phonak, his Swiss cycling team, two months after testing positive for illegal blood transfusions.


The Bush administration yesterday raised serious objections about congressional efforts to approve a corporate tax-cut bill this week, warning that the Republican-backed


YOUTH IS KEY TO DAVIS CUP FUTURE - BATES

Captain Jeremy Bates insists there are grounds for optimism despite fears over Great Britain's Davis Cup future. The British team remain stuck in the wilderness of the Euro-African zone after crashing 3-2 to Austria in Portschach.


NEW YORK - Encouraged by a sharp drop in oil prices, Wall Street rebounded from its lows Tuesday and closed with just a narrow loss. The market drew support from upbeat earnings news from Johnson & Johnson and Merrill Lynch & Co...


Brazil, Germany, Japan and India launch a joint bid for permanent seats on the UN Security Council.


Kim Byung-hyun officially rejoined the Boston Red Sox for the stretch run on Tuesday and has a shot at making the teamâs post-season roster if he impresses on the mound over the final two weeks of the MLB season.


FALLUJAH, Iraq, Oct 8 (MASNET & News Agencies) - Militants executed British hostage Kenneth Bigley, it was announced, bringing a tragic end to a three-week ordeal, while US planes bombed a suspected hideout of another militant blamed for beheading several


Research In Motion's BlackBerry 7100v, which sports the company's latest keyboard technology, is being offered exclusively through Vodafone.


The browsers war: Firefox vs Internet Expl

As I write this article a war is going on on the battlefield of the browsers (programs for surfing the internet such as Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox).


Nokia Siemens Buys Network Managment Firm Apertio

The $205 acquisition nets Nokia a software suite for managing mobile phone subscriptons.


The visitors resumed on Thursday morning with Jacob Oram on 18, Brendon McCullum on 48 and the total on 207/5. McCullum had already done much to change the course of the match with his brisk innings on Wednesday


Microsoft Corp. has strategically nurtured its Windows Media Player, making it by far the world's most dominant program for playing digital music and video on computers. Rival RealNetworks Inc.'s product ranks a very distant second.


A grenade has been found near the Hilton Hotel in Jakarta, just days after the Australian government warned of possible attacks on the hotel chain.


Ban wants to speed up U.N. building renovation

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is proposing to speed up refurbishment of the iconic United Nations building to try to keep the much-delayed project within budget, according to a report issued on Friday.


The jury in the dangerous driving trial of boxer Amir Khan retires to consider its verdict.


Suicide Car Bomb Kills 23 in N. Iraq - Doctors

KIRKUK, Iraq  - A suicide car bomb attack Saturday  outside the regional headquarters of the Iraqi National Guard  in the northern city of Kirkuk killed 23 men, most of whom were  waiting to join the force, doctors said.


Deputato John Lewis annuncia che appoggera' Obama a Denver


US carmaker Ford's latest Formula One programme failed because it was not headed by the 'right management.'. That's the claim of 1964 world champion and 70-year-old Briton John Surtees.


Golf: Purdy shoots 61 to lead Texas Open

SAN ANTONIO, United States : Ted Purdy, seeking his first career PGA tour victory, scorched the LaCantera Golf Club course with a 61 here to take a three-stroke first round lead in the 3.5 million-dollar Texas Open.


La presidente ha opzionato acquisto in favore di Reviglio


Hollywood writers got their first look Saturday at details of a tentative agreement with studios that could put the strike-crippled entertainment industry back to work, an offer the union's East Coast president said he was endorsing.


Italy's Alitalia aims to slash about a third of its more than 20,000-strong work force and move another third into a spin-off company under a do-or-die rescue plan for the flag airline, union sources say.


Dell Posts $846M in 3rd-Quarter Earnings

Dell Inc. said its profit surged 25 percent in the third quarter as the world's largest personal computer maker posted record sales due to rising technology spending in the corporate and government sectors in the United States and abroad.


India, Brazil, Japan, Germany stake claim for] UNSC seats

New York, Sep 22 (UNI) Emphasising that reforms in the UN were absolutely essential to address various global threats and challenges, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of India and the leaders of Germany, Japan and Brazil have formally announced the


It didn't take Ryan Newman long to figure out he had an awesome race car Sunday - one that would be capable of winning the MBNA America 400 race at Dover International Speedway.


Parmalat Sues 45 Banks to Recover $4 Billion

Parmalat, the bankrupt Italian dairy and food company, sued 45 banks on Thursday seeking to recover money it paid to them in the year before the company's collapse.


Verizon Wireless, the nation's largest wireless carrier, will not participate in a national 411 wireless phone database, chief executive Dennis Strigl told a US Senate committee on Tuesday.


The IOC votes to create a Youth Olympics starting in 2010 to motivate young people to take up sport.


British broadcasters accused of "systemic failure"

The BBC suspended all phone-in  competitions from Thursday after the public broadcaster  unearthed a string of fake winners in high-profile shows and  promised to put its house in order.


An Afghan village girl blossoms in the city

She ran from an arranged marriage into a Western household.


Police following up on a man's death in a road accident find his spouse dead at home


Indonesia to Get $468 Million in New US Aid

The United States has signed agreements to give Indonesia $468 million in additional aid over the next five years. US officials say the aid program is this country's largest development assistance agreement


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Top seed Spadea enters Delray Beach ATP quarter-finals

Top seed Vincent Spadea beat fellow American James Blake 6-3, 6-1 to reach the quarter-finals of the 380,000 US dollars Millennium International tennis tournament in Delray Beach, Florida on Thursday.


Federer thumps Roddick in Thailand Open final

CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Swiss star Roger Federer captured his 10th tennis title of the year by defeating Andy Roddick in the Thailand Open final Sunday in Bangkok.


Buffett pledges $30 billion to Gates foundation

Billionaire investor and Berkshire  Hathaway Chief Executive Warren Buffett is donating about $30  billion in stock to a charitable foundation started by  Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill Gates, the firm said on Sunday.


Today is a day of silence in Internet radio.


Briton sues betting chain for letting him bet

A compulsive gambler took a betting chain to court Wednesday seeking compensation for two million pounds in losses he racked up despite asking the firm to bar him.


Yankees Lead BoSox 1-0 in Game 2 of ALCS

NEW YORK - Gary Sheffield hit an RBI single, and the New York Yankees took a 1-0 lead over Pedro Martinez and the Boston Red Sox in Game 2 of the AL championship series Wednesday night.    New York starter Jon Lieber allowed only one hit and a walk, stifling Boston's sluggers just as Mike Mussina did the night before...


In molti si agitano, gesticolano, tra un suono prolungato di clakson e quello dietro che si appiccica al posteriore dell'auto, quasi a tamponare. Poi magari il ragazzino accanto ci sorpassa in bicicletta, mentre noi siamo fermi e incolonnati.


Manchester United defender Jonny Evans is questioned over the alleged rape of a woman at a Manchester hotel.


In the City, Relationships Reduced to Transactions

At its heart, âLost in Beijingâ is a sturdy morality tale about innocence and corruption, wealth and want, sex and power.


Many low-income students are unaware that they are eligible for grants, says a university watchdog.