Anonymous researcher boasts of building Mac worm

(InfoWorld) - An anonymous security researcher claimed this weekend to have created a worm that exploits a vulnerability in the Mac OS X operating system which Apple missed in a May round of patches. A poster on theÂ Information Security Sell OutÂ blogÂ said Sunday that he or she had written a proof-of-concept worm "in a few hours" that exploits a variation of a vulnerability patched in May by Apple. According to the researcher (actually, in one posting, "writers" is used so there may be more than one contributing), he or she exploited a still-unpatched bug in mDSNResponder, a component of Apple's Bonjour automatic network configuring service, in the worm's code. "This vulnerability, as with the ones fixed, gives remote root access," the researcher said. Apple'sÂ May security update,Â 2007-005, included a fix for the mDSN bug. Info Sec's blogger(s) said the worm was also "very 'customer' specific" and crafted for cash. "[It] could easily be changed to be more malicious," said the researcher. The same blogger made aÂ minor stirÂ in April when, after a $10,000 security conference contest concluded, he or she claimed to have grabbed the exploit from the conference wireless network and reverse-engineered the vulnerability. Conference organizers, however, denied that the wireless network had been cracked. When asked to back up his or her claims, the Info Sec blogger only replied: "There is no real benefit to me in doing so. I am not one who cares if people believe my claims or not." In the same comment thread, the Info Sec blogger also promised to post the captured packets and other information "Once this bug is patched by Apple and I am satisfied that I would not be adding additional risk." Apple patched theÂ QuickTime vulnerabilityÂ May 1. The Info Sec blogger has not yet, however, posted the nicked network traffic. Attempts to reach the Info Sec blogger via e-mail were unsuccessful.


Festival founder Michael Eavis announces the Glastonbury Festival will be taking a break in 2006.


Questions Remain About eBay Members' Info Theft

It's still not known who the culprit is nor how and when this person obtained the information.


Siena, 21:43 - CALCIO, SIENA: RITIRO A SANREMO DAL 2 AL 7 GENNAIO

Il Siena sarà in ritiro a Sanremo dal 2 al 7 gennaio per preparare la ripresa del campionato....


Conservative chairman Francis Maude apologises to people who had to wait hours to get into the party conference.


Music Review | Paul McCartney: Back in the U.S.A.: Paul McCartney Plays a "Secret" Show

âI love you, Paul,â someone shouted, halfway through Paul McCartneyâs âsecretâ set at the Highline Ballroom on Wednesday night. Well, more than one: A lot of people were shouting that. They couldnât help themselves.


Prince thrilled his hometown fans with three shows over 12 hours, stopping only when police shut him down early Sunday.


Bush administration officials set out Friday to convince the world it can cool the Earth with voluntary "processes," more cooperation and fewer barriers to trade among the U.S., China and other major polluters, contrary to the U.N.'s mandatory approach to global warming.


SAN ANTONIO -- Clear Channel Communications Inc., the nation's largest operator of radio stations, said Friday its fourth-quarter earnings tumbled 54 percent ahead of an $18.7 billion planned buyout by a group of private equity firms.


Labour loves a man in uniform as long as it's blue, not khaki

Comment is free: Henry Porter: While the police are showered with money, our services are cruelly underfunded and undermined by political indifference.


Relatives of the Black Watch soldier killed during the deployment from Basra to an area near Baghdad said last night they were devastated at the news of his death.


New Jersey nets guard Ron Mercer underwent surgery on his left knee, a procedure that is expected to sideline him for the next eight weeks of the National Basketball Association season.


According to a new study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, weight gain is a well-known problem for people who want to live long and healthy lives, but who would ever think that it would affect the health of the airline industry.


High oil prices, which have been a factor in virtually all U.S. recessions over the past three decades, are surging again this year. And the higher crude oil prices climb, the more risk energy costs pose to what, until recently, many expected to be a banner year for the U.S. economy.


Apple: Open-source pedigree will protect Tiger

The Mac OS X update will be spared the security woes that have hit Microsoft because it's based on Unix, executives say.


Report: Chinese fighter jets interfere with

The Taiwanese president's flight to an outlying island several weeks ago was diverted because 28 Chinese fighter jets were spotted in the area, a major Taiwanese newspaper reported Thursday.


Combinazione: 2, 24, 51, 55, 62, 81 Jolly 53 Superstar 27


Ellis Hobbs has seen enough recent footage of Plaxico Burress to have formulated a plan for keeping up with the Giants receiver's fleet feet in the Super Bowl.


Auditor balks at Krispy Kreme financials

One of the largest auditors in the world has told Krispy Kreme Doughnuts of North Carolina it will not continue a review of the company's books.


BT digital service returns power to artists

BT is launching a digital music service designed to "revolutionise" the industry and give power back to artists, labels and traditional retailers at the expense of new entrants into the market such as Apple's iTunes.


The Super Bowl-winning Giants are picking up a lot of new fans Â even in the U.S. Senate.


London's top fashion fest courts Russia and Asia

The focus was more on who was in the  audience when London's premier fashion event began on Sunday  because designers said U.S. recession fears had made Russia and  Asia the markets to target.


Liverpool legend Tommy Smith is to have a triple bypass operation following a heart attack two weeks ago.


"It's true I'm missing you," Neil Finn  sings on "Time on Earth," rock band Crowded House's fifth  studio album and first in 14 years.


Netflix could be a beneficiary of the writersâ strike, as TV viewers fill their empty lives with DVDs.


The Lib Dem leader urges a "wholesale review" of laws on peerages following the cash-for-honours inquiry.


In a heavy blow to Microsoft's intellectual property rights, the US Patent and Trademark Office has initially rejected Microsoft's patent claims on the universally popular FAT (file allocation table) file system.


Manchester United's fringe first-teamers see off Arsenal's starlets to move into the last four of the Carling Cup.


Job-Hopping, or, Hello, He Must Be Going

Michael D. Capellas is emblematic of a new breed of mercenary manager who perform quick resuscitations on floundering companies before moving on to the next job.


Wall Street rebounds despite high oil prices

NEW YORK : Wall Street rebounded this week as investors showed confidence in the US economy despite high oil prices, but the market could stagnate next week ahead of the highly anticipated monthly US unemployment report.


Zarqawi Group Says Kills U.S. Hostage in Iraq

A militant group headed by al Qaeda ally  Abu Musab al-Zarqawi has killed an American captive in Iraq  after the lapse of a 24-hour deadline Tuesday, a statement  posted on the Internet and an Arabic channel said.


L'omicidio davanti a casa poco dopo mezzanotte durante l'ennesima liteLa madre tenta di difendere il figlio inventando un suicidio ma poi la confessione                                          Avellino, uccide il fratello per gelosia "Amavamo la stessa ragazza"


Polygamist community faces rare genetic disorder

COLORADO CITY, Arizona  - In a dusty neighborhood under sheer sandstone cliffs studded with juniper on the Arizona-Utah border, a rare genetic disorder is spreading through polygamous families on a wave of inbreeding.


Pakistan Publishes 'Most-Wanted Terrorists' List

Pakistan published pictures of six "most-wanted terrorists" on Wednesday and offered rewards for information leading to the arrest of two al Qaeda-linked militants wanted over assassination attempts on the president.


L'ULTIMO VIAGGIO DI JESSICA E SABRINA, IN ITALIA LE SALME DELLE ...

ROMA - Per Jessica e Sabrina e' stato oggi l'ultimo viaggio attraverso questa regione esotica in cui avevano tanto desiderato venire: la mattina presto da Taba, in Egitto, a Eilat, punta di Israele sul Mar Rosso, poi in elicottero e in ambulanza fino a


Ascoli, 20:24 - CALCIO, ASCOLI; IACONI: VOGLIAMO LA A IN DUE ANNI

E' partita ufficialmente la nuova stagione dell'Ascoli, in B dopo due stagioni passate in A. Il nuov...


Foreign banks receive licenses for yuan deals

HONG KONG HSBC Holdings and Standard Chartered have received licenses to conduct local-currency business with Chinese companies in Beijing, the first overseas banks to gain greater access to the nation's capital.


Victorious Obama vows to bring change to America

DES MOINES, Iowa  - Democratic Sen. Barack Obama promised on Thursday to bring change to America if he wins his historic bid to be the first black U.S. president.


People on low incomes have similar diets to the rest of the population, a government report states.


Lifestyle guru Martha Stewart said on  Wednesday she wants to start serving her prison sentence for  lying about a suspicious stock sale as soon as possible, so she  can put her "nightmare" behind her.


The United Nations has allocated $2.35 million from an emergency fund to provide humanitarian aid to Guinea, which is in the midst of a tense nationwide strike, a U.N. spokesperson said Friday.


Green Future Plotted for Former Dump Help Sought in Park Plan

By DANA BARTHOLOMEW  LAKE VIEW TERRACE -- For decades, neighbors shut their windows to the hideous smell, dust and noise from the Lopez Canyon Landfill.  Now city officials are asking community members to help plan a park on the former 400-acre dump.


Entertainment highlights during the week of Feb. 17-23:


Iran Will Likely Freeze Nuke Enrichment-Official

A senior Iranian official said on Thursday he was optimistic Iran would halt its uranium enrichment program as Europe demands, in a move aimed


Bright spots for this shopping season include gift cards and robust sales online and at luxury stores. By Anne D'Innocenzio / Associated Press.


Collins Hillâs Winfield signs with USC-Upstate

Collins Hill senior Michael Winfield has signed a baseball and academic scholarship with the University of South Carolina Upstate in Spartanburg, SC He is the son of Randy Winfield and Cherie Welday.


Irelandâs relatively new emphasis on entrepreneurs is the culmination of four decades of policies that have lifted the economy from centuries of poverty to modern prosperity.


Iran, Syria must work with international community to be accepted: Annan

Iran and Syria must work with the international community if they want to cease being isolated from world affairs, United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan said in an interview published in The Financial Times.


Per il tribunale la richiesta di valutazione di impatto ambientale era arrivata in ritardoUno dei pozzi potrÃ  essere aperto. Il sindaco: "Andremo avanti nella nostra battaglia"                                          Il Tar accoglie ricorso dei petrolieri In Val di Noto torna l'incubo trivelle


LONG before he left for medical treatment in France, Yasser Arafat had all but vanished from the streets of downtown Ramallah in the West Bank.


The Prince of Wales is to hit back at claims that he believes "people should not try to rise above their station". The Prince will insist he has never used such a phrase and will make clear that he thinks


LeBron James did what he could to carry the Cleveland Cavaliers in Houston. The problem was, the Cavs are getting smaller by the game and couldn't hold their own on the boards.


A sculpture at a Chicago museum is unmasked as a fake created by a forger based in Bolton.


Roma, 14:07 - CALCIO, OSSERVATORIO: RIGOROSI CONTRO TIFOSI VIOLENTI ROMA

L'Osservatorio nazionale sulle manifestazioni sportive ha analizzato "i gravi fatti avvenuti nella m...


Detainee Case Stirs Arguments on Boy Fighters

The case of the youngest detainee at GuantÃ¡namo Bay has implications as large as the growing ranks of child soldiers worldwide.


House bill targets "carried interest" taxes

A bill to raise taxes on "carried interest" compensation awarded to private equity firm partners was introduced on Friday by 14 Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representatives.


First Iraqi flight lands in Damascus in 14 years

Iraqi Airways' first flight landed at the Damascus international airport in 14 years on Saturday after the company made a landmark trip from Amman to Baghdad earlier in the day.


Milano, 22:00 - CALCIO, VIOLENZA; MATARRESE: NAPOLI RISCHIA PORTE CHIUSE

Il Napoli rischia di giocare a porte chiuse le prossime partite casalinghe se una frangia della tifo...


ALEXANDRIA, Va.  - Former Boeing Co. BA.N Chief  Financial Officer Michael Sears pleaded guilty on Monday to one  felony count of aiding the illegal hiring of a U.S. Air Force  official to a top job at the company.


The FA will act after crowd trouble mars the Carling Cup match between Chelsea and West Ham.


But analysts warn sector gains may have topped out

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) - Defense stocks advanced Wednesday as President Bush won a second term, dashing industry fears that a Kerry victory would unleash cutbacks on lucrative missile defense contracts.


Oracle links business process analysis, SOA

Closed-loop support allows for analyst and IT collaboration as Oracle pledges tighter alignment between development stages.


Islamist parties face drubbing in Pakistan vote

PESHAWAR, Pakistan  - Pakistani voters are expected to succeed where President Pervez Musharraf has failed, pushing back the Islamist tide and throwing out of power political clerics governing Pakistan's violent northwest.


Also: USPS service kiosks taking pictures of customers. [News.com Extra]


Mantova, 22:16 - CALCIO, MANTOVA: PRESO IL PORTIERE JASMIN HANDANOVIC

Il portiere della nazionale slovena, Jasmin Handanovic, cugino dell'Handanovic estremo difensore del...


ATHENS, Greece - Greek weightlifter Leonidas Sampanis was stripped of his bronze medal Sunday and expelled from the Olympics for a doping offense, another embarrassment for the host nation.    He was the first athlete at the Athens Games to lose his medal because of doping...


Europe must make good on plans to set up an independent funding body for science or face an unprecedented brain drain, a leading scientist has warned.


Bonds plunge on fears over rising global rates

Treasury debt prices plunged on Thursday as fears of tighter monetary policy globally renewed the market's current downdraft and sent yields broadly above 5 percent for the first time since July.


Skepticism, anger on both sides of Mideast conflict

Israeli cable technician Elram Weitzman thinks the Palestinians deserve a state of their own. But he doesn't spend too much time thinking about it.


AMI Chief Joins IdaCorp Board of Directors

By The Idaho Statesman, Boise  Sep. 23--Christine King, chief executive officer of AMI Semiconductor in Pocatello, was elected to the IdaCorp Inc. and Idaho Power Co. board of directors Thursday. The appointment takes effect Nov. 1.


Worker Blamed for Chlorine Leak: No Equipment Failure Found in Tideflats Incident That Caused Evacuation

By Susan Gordon, The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash.  Feb. 17--A worker at a Tacoma Tideflats bleach plant likely is responsible for a chlorine gas leak Monday evening that prompted evacuation of the industrial area, the plant manager said Thursday.


Proprio nel giorno piÃ¹ nero da settimane per le forze della coalizione in Iraq, il primo ministro britannico Tony Bair Ã¨ arrivato a sorpresa nella capitale irachena per dare il suo sostegno diretto al premier provvisorio Iyad Allawi, impegnato nell


The trumpeter John McNeil is one of the best improvisers working in jazz. But who is he?


China's first climate change plan says the priority in tackling climate change is economic development.


Udine, 18:42 - CALCIO, GALLIANI: SO CHE INTER E' A CACCIA DI RONALDINHO

Ai microfoni di Sky Sport l'amministratore delegato del Milan Adriano Galliani conferma che le voci ...


The world's first practical plastic magnet has been created at the University of Durham, according to a report in New Scientist magazine.


Bush wishes Cuba's Castro would disappear

NEWPORT, Rhode Island  - U.S. President George W. Bush made plain his feelings about Fidel Castro on Thursday -- wishing the Cuban leader would disappear.


Blog claims grass is greener for employees at Microsoft, not Google

The fabled atmosphere at Google HQ isn't all that, according to an anonymous blog posting from someone who claims to have worked at the secretive search giant before heading for Microsoft.


Bombing kills 2 in Thailand; villagers bury 22 who died in custody

Fresh violence erupted yesterday with the bombing of a bar in Thailand's mostly Muslim south, as villagers held a mass burial for some of the 78 protesters who suffocated in army custody this week.


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Make your applications more valuable without rewriting them.

Innovative software developers are embedding InterSystems Ensemble in their applications to make them more valuable. With InterSystems Ensemble, applications become easily connectable to multiple systems and processes. And you can rapidly enhance existing applications with valuable new features -- without rewriting.


Electronic clipboard could revolutionize hospital records

Also: States stand up to cyberbullies. Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra.


Finale di Coppa America: regata combattuta solo per i primitre lati. La barca di Bertarelli si Ã¨ rivelata molto forte di poppa                                            Alinghi velocissima di poppa gli svizzeri brindano all'1-0                                                                                I neozelandesi hanno recuperato qualcosa nella seconda bolinama non c'Ã¨ stato molto da fare. Si corre al meglio delle 9 provedi GIUSEPPE BOI


Sudan in denial over Darfur rapes - UN official

Sudan is in denial about the extent of rape in refugee camps in its traumatised Darfur region where fear and distrust of the government is pervasive, the United Nations' top human rights official says.


Noisy lovemaking is no cause for eviction - so long as it's done in the daytime, a Swedish landlord said Thursday.


REGGIO EMILIA (28 set. 2004) - Immediate le reazioni di gioia in Emilia Romagna per la liberazione delle due volontarie italiane. Ecco le prime testimonianze del mondo politico giunte in redazione. "Non ho


Poker Itself Is the Winner, Along With the Grifters

Gambling, and especially poker, has invaded almost every form of television. So it stands to reason that ESPN would develop a drama about cardplayers.


Con 113 ordini e un fatturato che sfiora 1,1 mld di dollari


President Bush says violence in Iraq and Afghanistan may increase ahead of elections there, but vows to persevere.


Hundreds surrender at Pakistan mosque, many defiant

More than 500 radical Muslim students surrendered at a besieged mosque in the Pakistani capital on Wednesday but thousands of militants remained inside a day after 11 people were killed in clashes.


Clear Skies at Box Office for Neo-Retro 'Captain'

The weather might say differently, but according to the box office, fall has arrived.


Flu vaccine should be saved for neediest

This year's shortage of vaccine starkly highlights the need for new, faster ways to produce vaccines and for incentives that will encourage more production.


Rescue efforts are under way in  southern US states after a series of tornadoes killed at least 20 people.


Compra da argentina Sideco concessionaria autostradale


An Indian director's life prepared her for a fresh adaptation of Thackeray's 'Vanity Fair.'


Goldman Sachs on Wednesday said it expects the U.S. economy to drop into recession this year, prompting the Federal Reserve to slash benchmark lending rates to 2.5 percent by the third quarter.


Backers of a Philadelphia Wi-Fi project are worried that a bill going through the state legislature would spike a plan to blanket the city with free or inexpensive wireless access. [Broadband Blog]


Gunnar Peterson has made A-list celebs Jennifer Lopez, Angelina Jolie and Kim Catrall sweat for years, and now he's written a book so that you can, too.


Kings Put F Maurice Evans on Injured List

Forward Maurice Evans went on the Sacramento Kings' injured list Tuesday with a strained right groin.


Roma, 08:25 - CALCIO, LAZIO: ATLETICO CHIEDE PIU' SOLDI PER DIEGO ALVES

L'Atletico Mineiro ha alzato il prezzo di Diego Alves, il portiere brasiliano che piace alla Lazio. ...


The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission wants to know more about the circumstances surrounding the resignation of Thomas Perkins from the Hewlett-Packard board earlier this year.


President Bush and Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki postponed for a day their crisis talks on Iraq, but officials played down any link between the schedule change and a memo suggesting tensions between the two leaders.


About a month after launching a joint North American tour, R. Kelly and Jay-Z plan to release their second collaborative album.


By Chad Lawhorn, Journal-World, Lawrence, Kan.  Mar. 9--The way Richard Morantz sees it, you need a city permit to tear down your garage in Lawrence, so maybe you also should need a permit to cut down the big old tree in your backyard.


Papal observers are again remarking on the dual role of the pope's flesh and blood person. They see in this double existence the key reason why the suffering pope, at age 84, will persevere in office until death.


Jarvis surges after chief says troubles are behind it

Jarvis, the troubled rail and road services company, claims it has "drawn a line in the sand" after posting record half-year, pre-tax losses of Â£283m - worse than the most pessimistic City forecast.


Roma, 14:45 - ATLETICA, PISTORIUS: FIDUCIOSO PER OLIMPIADI 2012

In attesa di conoscere l'esito del ricorso al Tas per Pechino 2008, il sudafricano Oscar Pretorius p...


Goldman, Credit Suisse to cut about 2,000 jobs

Goldman Sachs Group  and Credit  Suisse Group  on Friday said they will cut about 2,000  job worldwide as a credit crisis puts a damper on fixed-income  trading and corporate dealmaking.


Rangers joined the European scrapheap after a Bonaventure Kalou double fired Auxerre to a 2-0 victory at Ibrox. The home side had only to avoid defeat to progress to the knockout stage but were out-classed by the visitors.


A round-up of fun Linux diversions.  When people talk about computer gaming these days, they invariably mean commercial games running on a Windows platform. Few people realize that Linux can be more than just a very good Web or file server. Even fewer people are aware of the many open-source or otherwise freely available games available for Linux. read more


Burlando, 'Importante che si stia chiudendo partita'


Sony-Led Consortium Agrees to Purchase MGM

A consortium led by Sony Corp. that includes cable television giant Comcast Corp. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire venerable film studio Metro-Goldyn-Mayer, the parties said Thursday.


Secretary of State Colin L. Powell announced his resignation Monday, ending four years of battles with Vice President Cheney and Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld over the course of  U.S. foreign policy.


Worried Colleges Step Up Efforts Over Suicide

Colleges are increasing efforts to find vulnerable students and to get them into treatment, sometimes forcing them to leave temporarily.


Police Announce Tampa Concert on July 11

By January Holmes, The Bradenton Herald, Fla.  Mar. 2--The Police World Tour announced today that the band will perform at the St. Pete Times-Forum in Tampa July 11. Tickets for the performance are scheduled to go on sale at 10 a.m. March 10.


Kaspersky sues Chinese rival for defamation

(InfoWorld) - Security vendor Kaspersky Lab has sued a Chinese antivirus software company for allegedly making false claims about Kasperky's products and business practices. The lawsuit was filed in a Chinese court against Rising Technology Co., said Maxim Mitrokhin, Kaspersky's territory development manager in China, via e-mail. Kaspersky accuses Rising of violating Chinese law by telling users that Kaspersky's software could damage their computers. In addition, it alleged that Rising defamed it by claiming the company engaged in anticompetitve practices and hired people to attack Rising in online forums and in the media. "Both of these allegations are utter lies, and we are going to prove this in court," Mitrokhin said. He did not say what kind of redress Kaspersky is seeking. "We believe that such a massive libel campaign against our company was launched by Rising solely because of their concern about them losing market share in China and the rapid growth of our products' sales," Mitrokhin said. The lawsuit escalates a war of words that Rising Tech has waged against Kaspersky since May of this year. In a statement (in Chinese) released after Kaspersky's lawsuit was filed, Rising called Kaspersky the "king of false positives." It detailed six instances where Kaspersky's antivirus software allegedly misidentified system files from several programs as malware in recent weeks. It also referred to a statement it released on May 23 entitled "22 serious false positives in six months, Kaspersky shows contempt for Chinese users" (in Chinese), that details false positives allegedly generated by Kaspersky's software between November and May. One of those alleged false positives involves a file from Rising's own antivirus software. That false positive was discovered on May 19, according to Rising. Kaspersky filed its suit last month in the Tianjin City No. 1 Intermediate People's Court, on behalf of its local office in China. The first hearing is scheduled for the last week of July, Mitrokhin said.


DeLay Cases Could Imperil His Climb Within the House

Representative Tom DeLay, the majority leader rebuked by House ethics officials for pressuring a fellow member to switch his vote on a health care


Ecuador candidate calls Bush 'dimwitted'

The leftist presidential front-runner in Ecuador said Wednesday that the devil should be insulted by comparisons to President Bush, whom he called a "dimwitted" leader who has done "great damage" to the world.


VoIP over cellular iSkoot the Sype-on-mobile-phones company has brought its VoIP software to Palm's Treo 650 and 700p, the firm announced this week even as it extended its network coverage to dozens of countries outside the US.â¦


B.C. Mountie killed in stolen truck crash leaves wife, two small children

VERNON, B.C. (CP) - Vernon RCMP have identified the auxiliary officer killed when the cruiser in which he was riding was struck by a stolen truck as Glen Evely, 39.


Authorities said a bomb threat is what forced a Greek airliner to make an emergency landing at an airport in England Sunday. The Olympic Airlines plane was headed from Athens to New York when it was diverted to Stansted Airport outside London.


A biker who caused the death of his pillion passenger after drinking 12 pints is jailed for five years.


US Democratic presidential rivals look to the next round after Super Tuesday polls leave them neck and neck.


Oral Roberts coach Scott Sutton couldn't help but have flashbacks when Oakland had a chance to steal another Mid-Continent Conference championship with a 3-pointer in the final minute. When your team's NCAA tournament hopes hang on a single game, it's bad enough. A single shot makes it even worse.


The top business news from The Associated Press for the morning of Thursday, October 28, 2004:


Tahoe Fire Update: Fire Trucks at the Ready in South Lake Tahoe

By Mike Zapler and Leslie Griffy, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Jun. 27--Firefighters battling the stubborn Lake Tahoe fire brace for a day of erratic winds that are expected to wreck havoc with their efforts to corral the blaze.


Helping the "underbanked" pays off. So does diversity.


Iqzone Mobile Classifieds Now Syndicate to Thousands of RSS Feeds Including My Yahoo!, My AOL, GoogleReader, Windows Live

iqzone, inc., creator of the world's first  mobile service for broadcasting and searching classified ads from mobile  phones, today announced the company's newest  features to complement its groundbreaking consumer Snap Send Sell™  service.


Protesters gather at an atomic research base claiming any plans to update the UK's nuclear defences are unlawful.


Roma, 14:06 - CALCIO, REGGINA; BIANCHI: MI PIACEREBBE GIOCARE NELLA LAZIO

In un'intervista a Radio Spazio Aperto Rolando Bianchi, attaccante della Reggina, strizza l'occhio a...


European leaders on Friday tried to revive efforts to adopt the proposed European Union constitution, which many declared dead last year after it was rejected by voters in France and the Netherlands.


Volkswagen AG, Europe's biggest carmaker, is threatening to slash 30,000 jobs to force unionized employees to accept a pay freeze in the latest and largest labor-management confrontation this year in Germany.


Three second-half goals keep Arsenal's unbeaten record alive in a controversial encounter.


Roma, 14:32 - CALCIO, RAI E LEGA CALCIO DECIDONO SULLA SERIE B

In viale Mazzini, presso la sede Rai, si è svolto un incontro del presidente della Lega Calci...


Israeli officials to deploy more than 10,000 police officers for the first US presidential visit in a decade


A photograph owned by Elton John which was seized by police at a gallery as part of a child pornography probe is not an indecent image, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said on Friday.


Sir Elton John and Duran Duran are to perform at a memorial concert for Princess Diana at Wembley next year.


India plans major sale of oil exploration rights

THE Indian government is to offer 20 oil and gas blocks for exploration to foreign and domestic firms from January. Oil minister Mani Shankar Aiyar said he was seeking bids "with a view to bringing more areas


Cable mogul John Malone moved to  consolidate his holdings on Tuesday, announcing that Liberty  Media International agreed to buy the rest of cable provider  UnitedGlobalCom Inc. for about $3.5 billion.


Astronauts Open Space Station's Newest Lab

HOUSTON - Astronauts are opening the International Space Station's (ISS) newest laboratory for business Tuesday as they christen the European-built Columbus module delivered by the shuttle Atlantis.


L'alpinista ed esploratore neozelandese si Ã¨ spento all'etÃ  di 88 anniNel 1953 aveva raggiunto la cima, a quota 8.850, con lo sherpa Tenzing Norgay                                          E' morto Edmund Hillary il primo a scalare l'Everest


Decine gli interventi dei vigili del fuoco in mezza regione


UK could get privileged access to American kill-tech

Slippery Brits promise no reselling The US and UK Governments have drawn up a treaty that will give Britain easier access to American military technology, but no rights to resell it.â¦


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A British company said Sunday it was releasing a video game recreating the 1963 assassination of President Kennedy.


BOULDER, Colo.  -- Nutballz, a cookie company founded by a snowboarder, says it has won an eBay auction to borrow a plastic foam cup its owner says was used by Elvis Presley during a 1977 concert.


Smaller Version of the Solar System Is Discovered

Astronomers have found a miniature version of our own solar system 5,000 light years across the galaxy â the first planetary system that really looks like our own.


Some youth rethink online communications

For some, it would be unthinkable — certain social suicide. But Gabe Henderson is finding freedom in a recent decision: He canceled his MySpace account.


John Henry on base with his bid for McCourt mansion

Call it inside baseball. John W. Henry, commodity trader and principal owner of the Boston Red Sox, has ponied up $16 million for the 18,000-square-foot Brookline home of Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank H. McCourt Jr.


San Francisco's Candlestick Renamed Monster Park

Candlestick Park, home of the San Francisco 49ers NFL team, was renamed "Monster Park" on Tuesday in a $6 million deal with an electronics cable company.


Karzai Becomes Afghanistan's First Elected President

Afghanistan's transitional leader Hamid Karzai has won the war-shattered country's first-ever presidential election. the announcement came after a special panel endorsed the election results as free and fair.


"Grey's Anatomy," "Weeds" lead Globe's TV picks

Medical melodrama "Grey's Anatomy" and quirky comedy "Weeds," about a pot-dealing soccer mom, led the Golden Globe contenders for TV awards on Thursday with four nominations each, including best series.


In a play to grab the attention of more Internet users, America Online (Quote, Chart) began testing a Web-based e-mail service that the company hopes will compete with similar services by Yahoo (Quote, Chart), MSN (Quote, Chart) and Google (Quote, Chart).


CAGLIARI, 18:56 - CALCIO, CAGLIARI; TRAUMA ACUSTICO PER D'AGOSTINO

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Thousands of followers of Indian guru Maharishi Mahesh Yogi attend his cremation in the northern India city of Allahabad.


Militants Behead 3 Kurd Hostages in Iraq

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Militants sawed off the heads of three hostages believed to be Iraqi Kurds in a grisly videotape that surfaced Sunday, hours after Iraq's prime minister said January elections would be held on schedule and asserted that American and Iraqi troops were winning the fight against an increasingly bold insurgency.    In another sign of continuing instability 17 months into the U.S.-led occupation of Iraq, a suicide car bomb killed three people in Samarra - a northern city that U.S...


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Roma, 14:09 - CALCIO, ROMA; MEXES: SONO MOLTO FELICE

Philippe Mexes esprime tutta la sua soddisfazione per il rinnovo con la Roma. ''Ho appena firmato il...


The 8-year ordeal of Asif Ali Zardari, the jailed husband of former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, ended Monday when the Supreme Court of Pakistan granted him bail in the last of the many corruption cases against him, says the South Asia Tribune.


While a new intelligence estimate offers a gloomy assessment of Iraq's future, President Bush talks instead about brighter days ahead under a new prime minister and the promise of free elections. "Freedom is on the march," he told a campaign rally Thursday.


With the preseason finished and a few days left until the roster must be cut to 53 players, Dallas Cowboys coach Bill Parcells revealed several decisions Friday:


The Cuban government has stopped the use of United States dollars in its transactions following the United States move to freeze all international transactions related to Cuba.


(CBS/AP) Senate Commerce Committee Chairman John McCain (R-Ariz.) says he will introduce legislation imposing drug testing standards on professional athletes if baseball players and owners do not adopt a stringent crackdown on steroids by January, The


The entire police force of the Mexican city of Tijuana is under investigation for links with organised crime.


Woody Allen secures production bankroll in Spain

Woody Allen has found a  partner in Spain. Producer-distributor Mediapro has signed a  pact to finance and co-produce three Allen films during a  three-year period beginning in 2009. His sister Letty Aronson's  Gravier Prods. also will produce.


Second launch pad to become operational by year end

Sriharikota, Sept. 20 (PTI): The second state-of-the-art satellite launch pad here is expected to become operational by the end of this year, Indian Space Research Organisation Chairman Madhavan Nair, said here today.


Violence kills 15 as home minister visits Kashmir

India's home minister made his first visit to insurgency-hit Indian Kashmir yesterday as 15 people died in the latest violence.


So here's this guy, Tim Duncan, who's got credentials galore - including six All-Star game appearances, five All-NBA citations, three MVPs, two gold rings, and probably even a partridge in a pear tree.


NetSuite priced its initial public offering at $26 per share, raising $161 million for its online business software service.


Saudi Arabia's ambassador to the United States is resigning after only 15 months on the job, possibly to take a more senior foreign policy post in the oil-rich kingdom.


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Polish and Czech leaders are to discuss a US missile shield, with Warsaw voicing concerns.


Official Floats Possibility of Assistance to Hague Court

In a bid to deflect world criticism of America's approach to international law, John B. Bellinger III, the State Department legal adviser, in a speech last week offered the possibility of U.S. assistance to the International Criminal Court in The Hague in its investigation into atrocities in the ...


Venezuela Prepares for Chavez Recall Vote

Supporters and rivals warn of possible fraud; government says Chavez's defeat could produce turmoil in world oil market.


Dreams of Europe in drought-ridden Morocco

LAGFAF, Morocco  - When 2007 arrived and the winter rains had still not fallen, Morocco's religious leaders led anxious prayers to avert a rural catastrophe, quoting from the Koran:


Virgin Galactic shows off the final design of the launch system that will take fare-paying passengers into space.


Roma, 15:22 - CALCIO, SERIE C2: L'ARBITRO DI GUBBIO-FOLIGNO

Sarà Alberto Zanardo di Conegliano l'arbitro dell'anticipo del girone B della serie C/2 tra ...


The United States and Britain, the nations with the most troops fighting in Afghanistan, made a renewed push Thursday to portray the war as winnable and worthy of international support despite a so-far-unsuccessful struggle to get more allies to commit frontline forces.


Study: Adolescence Affects Breast Cancer

The way a girl grows during adolescence and even in the womb may play an important, if murky, role in her risk of breast cancer later in life, a study suggests. The study of 117,000 women in Denmark found that those who were chubby at birth but tall and lean at 14 were more likely to develop the disease...


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Microsoft offers subscription licensing for small businesses

Microsoft is offering a new subscription model to small businesses that will allow them to use the company's software for less cost than the currently available licensing model.


Cassini captures ice-capped sierra NASA's Cassini spacecraft has snapped a mile-high mountain range on Saturn's moon Titan, the agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory announced yesterday.â¦


A minister hails progress on e-commerce after a study suggests UK firms are the third most sophisticated users of IT.


Documents relating to the disappearance of a girl nearly 50 years ago could be released under openness rules.


Crisi governo, ore decisive Marini vede Pd, Forza Italia e An                                                                                Stamattina Franco Marini vedrÃ  Veltroni, Fini e Berlusconi. Nel pomeriggio i presidenti emeriti della Repubblica: alle 16 Francesco Cossiga, alle 16.30 Oscar Luigi Scalfaro, alle 17 Carlo Azeglio Ciampi. E "Il Giornale" parla di un accordo tra Berlusconi e Veltroni.


Needing three points to vault into fourth place ahead of the Fire, the Revs found a way to scrape into the postseason at the last gasp, as goals from Clint Dempsey in the 55th minute and Steve Ralston in the 58th minute downed Chiacgo 2-1 and sent the


Brown, a senior guard, and Miller, a junior tight end, made Virginia one of four schools with at least two players on the first team.


The judge in Michael Jackson's molestation case wants to be something in January. In pretrial hearings on Monday, Santa Barbara Superior Court Judge Rodney Melville quashed


Saudi Arabia is set to see a budget surplus for 2004, thanks to surging oil prices, Crown Prince Abdullah says.


FDA Concerned About Illinois' Drug Importation Plan

The US Food and Drug Administration is concerned that Illinois' plan to help residents buy prescription medications from the United Kingdom may open the door to counterfeit drugs from other countries that have less-stringent drug safeguards.


Ukraine Candidates Clash Over West in Final Appeals

The two rivals in Ukraine's re-run of a rigged presidential election clashed over relations with the West on Friday in their final pitches to voters at the close of a campaign that has thrown the ex-Soviet ...


The editor of a Baghdad weekly newspaper was murdered at the weekend, Iraq's Journalistic Freedoms Observatory said on Tuesday.


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Inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency were expected in Brazil this week to view parts of its equipment to enrich uranium, the country's leading weekly newsmagazine reported Sunday, citing government officials.


Microsoft says its Zune music player will cost $249.99 in the US when it goes on sale on 14 November.


More allies could help against Taliban: NATO chief

NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said on Wednesday he was disappointed some members of the alliance would not send troops to fight Taliban guerrillas in the south of Afghanistan.


Islamabad: Pakistan test fired a medium range nuclear-capable surface-to-surface ballistic missile, military officials said on Wednesday.


Barroso pronto a inabissarsi. Insieme a Buttiglione

Gli occhi. Gli occhi di Buttiglione. Torvi. Fissi. Puntati su Barroso. Quello parla nell'aula sullo Â«sfortunato incidenteÂ». L'incidente di Buttiglione: i diritti, gli omosessuali, le madri senza marito, insomma le discriminazioni.


The Israeli government was to approve Sunday a range of measures meant to ensure a smooth Palestinian presidential election, including granting Palestinians freedom of movement and allowing candidates to campaign in predominantly Arab east Jerusalem


Quick Take: Hormel Stews Over Campbell's

Stew maker says soup maker's ad claims are deceptive.


Microsoft cuts the Japanese price of the Xbox console by 13% to compete with the Wii and PlayStation 3.


The U.N. Security Council voted Thursday to reduce the number of United Nations peacekeepers in Liberia, saying the country's security forces are being steadily rebuilt but warning that peace is still fragile.


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Ukraine's Yushchenko, Georgian leader ring in New Year after PM resigns

Ukraine opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko rang in the New Year with Georgia's leader in central Kiev, hours after Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich resigned and all but admitted losing a presidential rerun vote.


Bush Says U.S., Allies Have 'Urgent' Need for Missile Defense

President Bush said today the United States and its allies have an "urgent" need to build a missile defense system in Europe to protect against ballistic missile launches from such states as Iran, and he called on Congress to stop efforts to cut funding for key components of the program.


Majority of National Guard Units Rated 'Not Ready'

Nearly 90 percent of Army National Guard units in the United States are rated "not ready" -- largely because of shortfalls in equipment worth billions of dollars -- jeopardizing the Guard's ability to respond to crises at home and abroad, according to a congressional commission that released a preliminary report today on the state of U.S. military reserve forces....


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ST. ALBANS, Vt. - Rabbits are taking over some roads in northwestern Vermont and it's got people talking. Outlines of rabbits, spray-painted in white, have been stenciled onto city streets and rural roads in St.


Milano, 17:43 - CALCIO, CARECA SU PATO: DIVENTERA' IL NUMERO UNO

In molti paragonano Pato e Careca, ed l'ex attaccante del Napoli e della Selecao, intervistato dal s...


Interest Groups Could Slow Energy Action

By H. JOSEF HEBERT WASHINGTON - Three powerful lobbying forces - automakers, electric utilities and the coal industry - are confounding Democrats' efforts to forge a less-polluting energy policy.


Salvation Army bell ringers might seemingly be everywhere these days, but you won't find them in front of Target's two Lane County stores.


Lockheed gets $144 million deal for Pakistan F-16s

The U.S. Air Force is awarding  Lockheed Martin Corp.  a $144.1 million contract for  materials that will be used in advanced F-16 fighter aircraft  bound for Pakistan, the U.S. Defense Department said on  Tuesday.


Number of Foreign Graduate Students in U.S. Falls

The number of foreign students  pursuing advanced degrees at U.S. universities fell this year,  strengthening a trend that began after the attacks of Sept. 11,  2001, according to a report released on Wednesday.


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ATTACK OF THE KILLER WEEDS ; Invaders Turn Garden State into Botanical Battleground

By JIM WRIGHT, STAFF WRITER  Foreign weeds are invading North Jersey's open spaces, wetlands, maybe even your back yard  and they're strangling trees and smothering wildflowers.  Garlic mustard, Japanese knotweed and other non-native weeds have been a growing problem for decades.


Emperor Ashok's fate depends on Jodhaa Akbar

Box office stakes are high on Jodhaa Akbar, the period drama featuring Hrithik Roshan and   Aishwarya Rai, which will hit the theatres on Friday.


Vijay Singh will take a two-shot lead into the final round of the 84 Lumber Classic as he eyes a third straight win this month. The world number one carded a level-par 72 to stay ahead of American Ryder Cup star Chris DiMarco (71).


Science & environment: Body parts of the critically endangered animal are being sold openly in Indonesia, says report


Democrats want a different direction in Iraq. Republicans back President Bush.


S.E.C. and House Panel Investigate $18 Million Stock Sale by Chairman of Sallie Mae

The investigation centers on whether Albert L. Lord had inside information about budget cuts for companies participating in the federally guaranteed student loan program.


PESHAWAR, Pakistan: Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah, the governor of Pakistan's North-West Frontier Province, told Chinese diplomats that the nation is stepping up its efforts to find a political solution to the kidnapping of two Chinese engineers.


India in protocol fix over French president's girlfriend: reports

The Indian government is struggling to find the right protocol for French President Nicolas Sarkozy's girlfriend Carla Bruni if she accompanies him to New Delhi, local media said Saturday.


Congress looks at declining visits to US

The United States has lost billions of dollars and an immeasurable amount of good will since Sept. 11, 2001, terrorism attacks nearly six years ago because of a decline in foreign tourists. Several senators are now trying to get the government involved in bringing those visitors back.


DNA points to Los Angeles' worst serial killer

A former pizza deliveryman now in prison for rape is suspected of being one of the most prolific serial killers in Los Angeles history after police used DNA to link him to the slayings of 12 women over more than a decade.


Rajaa Mukerji talks about his star sister, and his first film.


Iran case shows ground zero access tight

Almost everyone agrees Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad doesn't belong at ground zero. So who gets access these days to the 16-acre pit where the World Trade Center once anchored the Manhattan skyline, a slice of the city that many regard as hallowed ground?


Starting strong has never been a problem for Tiger Woods at the Deutsche Bank Championship.


A two-day hearing is held in Washington to examine the extent of lead contamination in children's toys.


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Chechens Vote for New Leader in Shadow of Violence

MOZDOK, Russia  - Chechens began voting Sunday for  a new president, but few expect peace to follow from a  Kremlin-sponsored contest overshadowed by fighting and twin  plane crashes some have linked to rebels in the region.


Journals Insist Drug Manufacturers Register All Trials

A dozen editors of prestigious medical journals jointly announced yesterday they will refuse to publish drug research sponsored by pharmaceutical companies unless the studies are registered


Senate Votes 60-36 to Confirm Gonzales as Attorney General

Alberto R. Gonzales's confirmation today came after one of the most polarized debates over a cabinet nominee in years.


Modena, 20:25 - CALCIO, MODENA: TERAPIE PER FREY E GILIOLI

Allenamento pomeridiano per il Modena in vista della gara contro l'Avellino: il tecnico Mutti ha fat...


Finanziaria. Siniscalco smentisce contrasti con Palazzo Chigi e ...

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"No Rubba no Hubba Hubba" is the message being pushed in a campaign launched at Parliament today to try and stem the high rate of sexually transmitted infections.


Thousands of Iraq Refugees to Be Admitted to U.S.

Some 12,000 Iraqi refugees will be admitted to the United States over the next year as efforts to end long delays processing referrals from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees begin to take effect, government officials told reporters this morning.


Short on Fund-Raising, Red Cross Will Cut Jobs

Facing a $200 million operating deficit, the American Red Cross is preparing to cut as much as one-third of its headquarters staff, up to 1,000 employees, and pare regional management.


Oscar organizers expect big party in Hollywood

Oscar organizers hope Hollywood's biggest stars will let down their hair and have fun at the Academy Awards on Sunday, giving a much-needed spark to a show that runs over three hours and can grow tiresome.


Connick breaks ground on New Orleans project

Actor and musician Harry Connick Jr. returned to his hometown to break ground on Thursday on a project aimed at restoring a New Orleans music scene damaged by Hurricane Katrina.


Suited executive by day, raving hipster by night? You might need one of these to facilitate the charade. From Crave, CNET's new gadgets blog.


Clemens' ex-trainer testifies in steroids probe

A spokesman for baseball pitching great Roger Clemens rejected on Thursday new claims of evidence that Clemens used performance-enhancing drugs.


Unions Hope Democrats Will Counter GOP Policy Changes

As a member of the Democratic minority, Rep. Chris Van Hollen (Md.) fought a Bush administration policy that increasingly opened up federal jobs to private contracting.


SYDNEY Foster's Group, Australia's biggest maker of beer and wine, said Tuesday that full-year earnings rose 73 percent after the company sold its pubs unit.


Outgoing President Leonid Kuchma blamed the two candidates vying for Ukraine's presidency for a bitter election campaign that has left this ex-Soviet republic deeply divided on the eve of Sunday's rerun vote.


Chinese users whose PCs were crippled by a faulty virus update are suing Symantec for damages.


Gary Neville has admitted he can understand why large sections of the Manchester United support have an anti-England agenda. Chants of "Argentina" are not uncommon at Old Trafford after a series of events


Spain's Civil Guard seizes a boat operated by a US company amid a row over treasure from a shipwreck.


Silvio Berlusconi says his coalition will support Romano Prodi's government in a coming vote on Afghanistan.


Kuwait Firm Says Its Truckers Held in Iraq Freed

A Kuwaiti company with seven truck drivers held captive in Iraq said Wednesday that they have been freed by their captors.


Troubled LA hospital could lose funding after failing inspection

LOS ANGELES Martin Luther King Junior-Drew Medical Center could lose nearly 200 (m) million dollars in funding next month because it failed a federal inspection.


NEW YORK -- In the high-ceilinged SoHo offices that once housed an art gallery, Rachel Sklar is juggling a slew of stories destined for the virtual pages of the Huffington Post.


Microsoft: Counterfeit Windows can harm consumers

(InfoWorld) - Microsoft has published findings of research around counterfeit versions of Windows XP that the company said shows the software could be harmful to consumers that purchase them. On Tuesday, the company filed 20 more lawsuits against companies it says are engaged in illegal software sales. It is part of an ongoing effort to prevent pirated copies of Windows from making the rounds. Microsoft studied 348 counterfeit Windows XP software disks, finding that 34 percent of the software copies could not be installed on a computer, and 43 percent had additional code that was not part of a genuine copy of Windows, the company said. According to Mary Jo Schrade, a Microsoft senior attorney, some of the code on the disks that was not part of Windows posed problems such as: installing malware in addition to installing Windows without the userâs knowledge; installing tampered or incomplete versions of Windows, rendering the OS unstable; and bypassing input of the administrator password. To obtain the copies of software used in the study, Microsoft uses investigators to buy software from vendors they suspect are selling counterfeit versions of Windows. The software used in the study was purchased in the U.S. as well as other countries in North America, South America and Asia. Schrade acknowledged that Microsoft's interest in identifying people who sell counterfeit Windows software and stopping them is not purely altruistic, since the company stands to gain financially from sales of genuine copies of Windows. "We put the research and development money behind the products and if someone copies and sells them, we're not getting paid for our research and development, thoughts and ideas," she said. However, Microsoft also is concerned about protecting consumers from any harm that purchasing nonlicensed and counterfeit versions of Windows could bring them, either through vulnerabilities or from spending money on software that does not work, she said. Microsoft filed the new lawsuits against companies in nine states -- Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon and Texas. Since July, when it began filing suits against software counterfeiters in earnest, Microsoft has filed 46 cases against companies and individuals it claims are selling pirated or counterfeit copies of Microsoft software. All of the cases are still pending, Schrade said. Over the next nine months Microsoft plans to double its investment in efforts to detect and prevent sales of counterfeit software, she said. The company plans to file at least 150 cases against alleged counterfeiters by the end of the company's fiscal year in June. Schrade declined to disclose how much money Microsoft has put into locating people who are selling counterfeit versions of Windows, saying only it is in the millions of dollars so far.ADVERTISEMENTMAKE SOA REAL WITH IBM WEBSPHERE PODCASTStreamline processes and maximize efficiency within a proven service oriented architecture. Take back control of your business processes with IBM WebSphere.


War-weary Iraqis inspect damage after Najaf; five killed in fresh ...

War-weary Iraqis returned to devastated offices and shops in the holy city of Najaf on Saturday after three weeks of clashes as US forces monitored a fragile ceasefire, but violence persisted in Baghdad, killing at least five people.


Accusing President Bush of plotting a "January surprise" to cut Social Security benefits, Sen. John Kerry told voters here and in Ohio on Sunday that Bush's


Luis Garcia becomes latest Liverpool casualty

Liverpool, England (Sports Network) - Liverpool midfielder Luis Garcia pulled his hamstring during Tuesday's 1-0 loss to Monaco in Champions League action and will be out of action for about a month.


Spongebob Squarepants probably wouldn't have been out of place in Touchstone's National Treasure, but the equally cartoon-inspired Nicolas Cage actioner narrowly defeated the good-hearted animation at the box office this weekend.


Anti-Malcolm Glazer campaigner Keith Harris has warned the Manchester United board to expect the unexpected from the American in the coming days.


The Dollar Is Defying Both Expectations and Gravity

The dollar's strength is surprising, given the record current account deficit, but some forecasters say that strength will continue into next year.


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U.S. producer prices shot up 1.7  percent last month, the biggest gain in nearly 15 years and  well above expectations, as energy costs skyrocketed and food  prices surged, a government report showed on Tuesday.


President Bush and Sen. John Kerry vied for the senior vote Tuesday, swapping charges over Social Security and a looming shortage of flu vaccine two weeks before Election Day.


Report finds European bird species face extinction

A new report has found that more than 40 per cent of all European bird species are threatened and may disappear soon due to intensive agriculture and climate change.


The pace of growth at U.S. factories  picked up in December, boosted by an increase in new orders and  despite a decline in employment, a report showed on Monday.


U.S. to penalise coaches whose athletes dope

SALVO, North Carolina  - U.S. athletics coaches whose athletes are sanctioned for doping will be penalised themselves under a revised USA Track and Field policy, the national governing body announced on Thursday.


The Italian government is to sell a 30.1% stake in national airline Alitalia, but with a list of conditions attached.


Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas   will meet President Bush in New York on Wednesday amid U.S.   rejection of guidelines set for a planned unity government with   Hamas, officials said on Saturday.


Aspirin may increase prostate cancer survival

ATLANTA - Oct. 4, 2004 â-en with prostate cancer might survive longer by regularly taking aspirin, a new study suggests. While there have been other studies showing regular use of aspirin or other non


Christmas Flourishes, in a Trim Green Stillness

Around the country, this is the season when cemeteries become homes for many familiesâ second Christmas tree.


Search expands for abuse shelter shooter

The hunt for a man accused of pushing his way into a domestic violence shelter and shooting his wife to death was expanded nationwide Friday.


Cisco Unveils SAN Products Targeted At Disaster Recovery

Cisco Systems unveiled two SAN products that it says will help companies evade or recover quickly from disasters affecting corporate data.


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Toys R Us (TOY), the No. 2 US toy seller, which is considering quitting the toy business, posted a narrower third-quarter loss Monday as it works to restructure the company.


A teenager who stabbed a 10-year-old girl because he was "bored" is sent to a psychiatric hospital.


Planned Crackdown on Immigrants Denounced

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the AFL-CIO this week separately assailed a new White House-backed crackdown on illegal immigration, warning of massive disruptions to the economy and headaches for U.S. citizens if the proposal goes ahead as planned in the coming days.


After just three weeks' planning, Wales hosts the UK's biggest charity concert since Live Aid for tsunami victims.


Blu-ray owners may be frozen out of developments because their machines are not upgradeable.


MOTOR RACING: IT'S TWO IN A ROW FOR DARIO

DARIO FRANCHITTI scored a scorching second Indy Racing League race of 2004 on a triumphant return to Pikes Peak. The Scot finished fourth at the Colorado track last year but this time he led the race four


U.S. stocks were expected to nudge higher at Tuesday's open with fourth-quarter earnings from investment banks Morgan Stanley  and Bear Stearns Cos. Inc.  taking center stage.


If not Giuliani, who? Christian conservatives remain unsettled on a GOP champion for '08 race.


GALESBURG - Knox County State's Attorney Paul Mangieri, discussing a lawsuit he plans to file against Maytag Corp., said Tuesday he was shocked when the company announced in October 2002 it was closing the Galesburg Refrigeration Products ...


Yukos Lawyers Ask for New Judge in Hearing

Lawyers for the embattled Yukos oil giant requested a new judge Monday as Russia's Tax Ministry sought to enforce $1.4 billion in fines and penalties on a $4.1 billion back tax bill for 2001 through the courts.


Nepalese Rebels Attack Regional Army Headquarters, AFP Reports

Nepalese rebels attacked a regional army headquarters in the northwest of the country as a blockade by insurgents stopped most vehicles using roads around the capital, Kathmandu, for a fifth day, Agence France-Presse said.


Ancic serves up victory in Delray Beach event

DELRAY BEACH, FLA. - Third-seeded Mario Ancic advanced to the third round of the Millennium International tennis championships by beating Amer Delic 6-1, 6-3 Wednesday.


The Kerry campaign on Friday criticized the administration for putting off, possibly until after the election, issuing an annual report that could show an increase in the number of households that either don't have access to enough food or have experienced hunger.


Yes, there's still money to spend Yahoo!'s first quarter financial results may have been a tad disappointing, but that hasn't stopped Jerry Yang and the gang from acquiring a hefty stake in Indian internet advertising company Tyroo Media. The move comes less than a week after Yahoo! finalized its purchase of U.S.-based ad firm RightMedia, part of an ongoing battle with Google and Microsoft over online ad dollars.â¦


Mario Batali (source: Courtesy of seriouseats.com) Mario Batali, the orange-clogged chef from the Food Network who was born in Yakima, Wash., and whom you must have heard of, began his online-video series yesterday. Batali is making a series of those ubiquitous little snippet videos that no one quite knows a reason for. The vids are [...].


Real Madrid recent signing Walter Samuel will miss the start of the Spanish league through injury.


Arafat's health raises questions about Mideast

As Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat clung to life Thursday, many in the West began to hope -- not for his death, but for the possibility that peace might follow it.


Armed men kidnapped two Germans and two Afghans working on a dam project in central Afghanistan, police said Thursday.


BEIJING - North Korea is planning to carry out further explosions as part of a hydroelectric power plant project after two major blasts last week that prompted worries of accidents and nuclear tests, the German ambassador to Pyongyang, who visited the


Wired's NextFest to Award Largest Space Prize Ever

The X Prize and Next Fest team up to offer the biggest X Prize ever, winner to be announced on September 13 in Los Angeles.


ICANN enters negotiations on .mobi, .jobs domains

Two new top-level domain names moved closer to approval this week, as the body charged with overseeing the Internet's technical matters moved into negotiations with the companies applying to set up and run the ".mobi" and ".jobs" domains.


Banks, schools and offices close as Lebanon mourns an anti-Syrian MP killed in a bomb attack on Wednesday.


Oil prices vaulted to a record $100 a barrel on Wednesday as violence in Nigeria, tight energy stockpiles and a weaker dollar triggered a surge of speculative buying, dealers said.


Sarkozy poised for landslide parliamentary win

French conservatives looked set to sweep parliamentary elections on Sunday and hand President Nicolas Sarkozy the strong mandate he had sought for the wide-ranging reforms he says are needed to revive the economy.


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Victor Becali torna in Romania. Uno dei manager di Christian Chivu ha lasciato Roma dopo il fallimen...


Sunderland host Liverpool in Saturday's early Premier League game.


Asian, European leaders gather in Hanoi ahead of summit

Asian and European leaders began arriving in Hanoi ahead of a summit aimed at boosting political, economic and cultural ties despite profound inter-regional differences over Myanmar.


Bowles Unveils Health Care Plan To Charlotte Voters

CHARLOTTE, NC -- Democratic Senate candidate Erskine Bowles hit the road Tuesday to tout his health care reform proposal. The Charlotte investment banker returned to his home town and called health care a


Iraq Shi'ite leader wants U.S.-backed units curbed

A powerful Shi'ite Muslim leader in Iraq called on Friday for U.S.-backed, mainly Sunni neighborhood patrols to be brought under tight government control with a more balanced sectarian makeup.


Violence in Baghdad Kills at Least 25 Iraqis

A suicide car bomber plowed into a  Shi'ite mosque in Baghdad after dawn prayers on Friday, killing  14 people and stoking fears that sectarian divisions over when  to hold elections could unleash further bloodshed.


House and Senate members are proposing legislation to slow the revolving door carrying federal regulators into private banks, following revelations of the role played by a former U.S. examiner in the Riggs Bank affair.


Bush at UN to push democracy, pressure Iran

President George W. Bush faced growing   international skepticism over his policies for Iran and Iraq as   he arrived in New York on Monday for a U.N. General Assembly   session.


West Coast retail chain Longs Drug Stores Corp. said Friday that sales at stores open at least one year, or same-store sales, declined 2 percent in the month of November.


The rate of home loans in foreclosure rose to a record level in the second quarter of 2007 as more homeowners in California, Florida and other states could not refinance their adjustable-rate mortgages.


Bacon painting sells for 26 million pounds, just misses record

A three-canvas painting by Francis Bacon sold in London for 26.34 million pounds (35.24 million euros, 51.68 million dollars) Wednesday, but narrowly missed out on a record for the artist at auction.


An Atlanta attorney will have surgery next month to remove lung tissue infected with extremely drug-resistant tuberculosis, hospital officials said Thursday.


Update: MCI reports $3.4B loss but says it's back on track

MCI Inc. reported a $3.4 billion third-quarter loss on Thursday, due mainly to a write-off of the value of its assets, as the company's efforts to recover from its bankruptcy were hampered by stiff competition in the long-distance telephone service market.


`Sopranos' trial gives Hollywood insight

Robert Baer dreamed of becoming a Hollywood writer and producer, and thought he had caught his big break in 1995 when he met the man who would become famous for creating "The Sopranos."


Ex-FBI director J Edgar Hoover planned in 1950 to arrest 12,000 Americans, newly declassified papers reveal.


Bangalore, India - India's cricket selectors on Friday picked star batsman Sachin Tendulkar in the squad for the opening match of the Test series against Australia, hoping he will recover from an elbow injury in the next four days.


Stocks Fall As Oil Surpasses $51 a Barrel

Uneasy investors sold stocks mostly lower Tuesday as oil prices climbed above $51 per barrel, creating new worries that rising energy costs would curb consumer spending and corporate profits.


New York Mets Team Report - September 25

(Sports Network) - The Mets fell 2-1 in 10 innings to the Chicago Cubs at Shea Stadium on Friday night. Mets starter Kris Benson allowed just one run on four hits, striking out seven and walking one.


On the fourth day of the rebel blockade of Nepal's ancient capital, the Ram Shreshtra band rocked the crowd at the Red Onion Bar here with jumpy covers of "Mustang Sally" and


Iraq sees need for foreign troops for 10 years

Iraq will need foreign troops to help defend it for another 10 years, but will not accept U.S. bases indefinitely, government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh said.


The US Food and Drug Administration announced Tuesday that it has set up a national registry to follow women of childbearing age who are prescribed the acne drug Accutane


A weekend of fun vanished in a storm of fire and smoke that killed seven college friends and left behind a gutted beach house and an emotionally devastated campus


MIRAN SHAH, Pakistan -- In the deadliest suicide attack in several months in Pakistan's tribal borderlands, a bomber struck a military convoy yesterday, killing 24 troops and injuring nearly 30 others, authorities said.


A communique in the name of a small, leftist rebel group claimed responsibility Tuesday for explosions at Mexican gas pipelines, saying the guerrillas had planted explosives.


The home secretary, Jacqui Smith, today signalled tougher powers for police to confiscate alcohol from under-18s as part of a crackdown on teenage street drinking


USS Kitty Hawk "did not have approval to visit HK"

The head of U.S. forces in the Pacific said on Thursday the USS Kitty Hawk, banned from entering Hong Kong in November, had not obtained final permission from China before setting off from its home base in Japan.


Parts of England and Wales are likely to be hit by further heavy downpours following Friday's flooding.


Ofcom's termination cap will hurt profits, 3 UK says

Everyone else is bigger than us 3 UK has lodged a complaint with the Competition Appeal Tribunal against Ofcom's capping of termination rates, claiming it will restrict its ability to turn a profit.â¦


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In quanto 'stilista che meglio rappresenta gli anni 2000'


Arsene Wenger insisted Arsenal have what it takes to mount a Premier League title challenge after they ended Manchester City's unbeaten start with a dramatic 1-0 victory.


European stocks down sharply as Fed 'feel-good' rally falters

European stock markets fell deeper into negative territory Wednesday after the European Central Bank indicated it would not follow the US Federal Reserve and slash interest rates in the near term.


FORT STEWART, Ga. -- Army soldiers are being issued new fatigues with easy-to-use Velcro openings and a redesigned camouflage pattern that can help conceal them as they move rapidly from desert to forest to city in places like Baghdad.


Phishing forecast sees front moving away from eBay The biggest source of attempts to steal personal bank details via email originates in the US, according to stats from UK anti-spam firm ClearMyMail.â¦


A London-based Chechen rebel representative said Wednesday that Russia's threats to attack terrorists around the world amount to a warning to European countries that Russian forces


House-Senate Committee Agrees to Continue Tax Cuts

Putting aside efforts to control the federal deficit before the elections, Republican and Democratic leaders agreed in principle on Wednesday to extend $150 billion


A Bosnian woman walks alongside a destroyed building and an election poster for the Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina showing leader Haris Silajdzic, a former frontline of the city during the Bosnian 1992-95 ...Comment


President Vladimir Putin on Thursday dismissed the president of the war-battered republic of Chechnya and named its widely feared prime minister Ramzan Kadyrov as acting president.


Nascar Returns to Basics in Hope Fans Will Return to Nascar

Nascar wants the drivers in its premier Sprint Cup series to show more emotion this season as a way to lure back fans who may have soured on the sport.


Microsoft interoperability team: Bring on Red Hat

InfoWorld - Leaders of Microsoft's strategy to make its products more interoperable with competitive technologies said the company still hopes to strike a Linux pact with Red Hat similar to the partnerships it's forged with Linux vendors Novell, Xandros, and Linspire.


Toto, non accettate mie richieste di modifiche a contratto.


Drunken driver bites back at traffic cop

A drunken Russian motorist put his keys  in his mouth to stop a traffic policeman confiscating his car,  and then bit the officer when he tried to retrieve them, police  said Tuesday.


Europe moves higher as earnings dominate

European equity markets rallied on Tuesday following a number of strong earnings, but gains were fragile after the previous session's losses.


Japan's Solar-B satellite ready for lift off

Space weather research The Japanese Space Agency's (JAXA) Solar-B mission is set to launch tonight from the Uchinoura Space Centre in Japan. The satellite, which will study the solar surface for clues to the causes of solar flares, will be placed into a 96 minute polar orbit around Earth.â¦


Grammy Viewership Hits Lowest Level Since 1995

With "Desperate Housewives" as  competitors, the Grammy awards on Sunday drew their lowest  total viewership in a decade and also fell sharply among the  audience of 18- to 49-year-olds most coveted by advertisers,  according to preliminary figures released on Monday.


Staff at the collapsed Richards textile factory in Aberdeen consider bidding for the business.


How does war feel? In "The Big Red One," Samuel Fuller, a former infantryman, gave the most honest answer he could.


Denver's Adam Cole earned a gold medal yesterday with a two-run total of 2 minutes 20.47 seconds in Alpine skiing at Attitash, but Dartmouth finished a point ahead with 330 in the NCAA Skiing Championships in Bartlett, N.H.


European Court Of Human Rights May Tackle Leadership Issue

Viktor Yanukovych is pursuing his claim to the Ukraine presidency relentlessly, despite having his appeals rejected repeatedly by the Ukraine Supreme Court.


The US dollar slips to new record lows against the euro as investors bet interest rates will be cut next week.


Frustrated Taiwan May Rethink Strategy for UN

Taiwan is considering applying to join the United Nations under the island's own name, a move that China would see as a provocative declaration of independence by a renegade province.


Search Engine Resubmission Myth  So the thinking goes, the more times you resubmit your site to the search engines, the better chance that you have of getting to the top for your keywords. I can’t tell you how much it aggravates me when I hear about another searach engine optimization company ...


The five soldiers who killed Maria Elena Rios in a hillside slum of the city of Medellin said she was a guerrilla who died in combat. After a swift investigation, the army closed the case.


Nessuna vittima per bombardamento aereo in provincia curda


The most powerful typhoon to hit China in five decades slammed into its southeastern coast Thursday, destroying hundreds of homes and battering the region with rain and wind after more than 1.3 million people were evacuated, state media reported. At least two people were killed.


An event at Gracie Mansion looked back at "The Gates," the Christo art project that Mayor Bloomberg declared a work of genius.


OVERLAND PARK, Kan. -- Sprint (NYSE: FON - message board) and SBC Communications Inc. (NYSE: SBC - message board) today announced a reciprocal Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi) Internet service roaming agreement that


Gamers: BioShock Doesn't Have True Widescreen

The creators of the hit game BioShock have responded to criticisms that widescreen users arenÃ¢â¬â¢t getting the whole experience.


Novartis AG will cut 2,500 jobs worldwide by 2010 in an attempt to save $1.6 billion, the drug maker said Thursday.


Cyclops Technologies, Inc. Shakes Up the License Plate Recognition (LPR) Market With Software Based, Low Cost Alternative

Law Enforcement agencies across the country are adding a new technology known as LPR, or License Plate Recognition, to help them fight crime, child abductions and terrorism.


Senate Expected to Confirm Bush Pick for CIA Chief

Republicans and Democrats on  Wednesday clashed over whether Porter Goss was the right man to  lead the CIA through intelligence reform as President Bush's  nominee moved toward winning Senate confirmation.


ATHENS, Greece - World champion Perdita Felicien and two United States runners reached the final of the 100-meter hurdles Monday, an event that lost Gail Devers to injury a day earlier.


LONDON - Alemannia Aachen, a German second division team which reached its domestic final last season, is in the final 32 of the UEFA Cup competition and the Glasgow Rangers are out.


Campbell exposes Vogue magazine's colour bias

Supermodel Naomi Campbell claims she has never been put on the cover of British   Vogue magazine because of her colour.


Declining to step into a war of words between Israel and Syria, the Bush administration said Thursday it was not discussing with Israel any possible military action against Hamas leaders in Damascus.


The U.S. and its closest Western allies may soon call a vote on U.N. Security Council sanctions against Iran, even at the risk that Russia and China may abstain or veto the measures, officials said Sunday.


Hasbro Inc., the world's No. 2 toymaker, is recalling 985,000 Easy-Bake ovens because children may be burned or injured while playing.  The recall affects all ovens sold since May, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said yesterday on its Web site.


Showers and even a few thunderstorms were expected Sunday to pop up from New England to the Upper Mississippi Valley as a cold front moves through the Northeast.


The life cinematic of filmmaker Wes Anderson is awhirl with losers and overachievers who find common ground in family. They may be an eccentrically conventional unit in the manner of The Royal Tenenbaums.


Earlier Merck Study Indicated Risks of Vioxx

Nearly one year ago, Merck received preliminary results from a study of patient records that apparently indicated Vioxx posed cardiovascular risks.


There are claims charities in Wales could lose over Â£24m as lottery money is diverted to the 2012 London Olympics.


Phone regulator Icstis will meet broadcasters in an attempt to end the controversy over TV quizzes and votes.


JOHANNESBURG, March 11 -- Zimbabwean police cracked down on a major anti-government rally near Harare on Sunday morning, shooting to death one activist and arresting dozens of others, including several of the country's most prominent opposition leaders, according to news reports.


Istanbul, 14:42 - F1,GP TURCHIA; HAMILTON: SIAMO ABBASTANZA COMPETITIVI

"E' andata bene, sono contento. Nelle prime due manche di qualifiche non avevo preso il ritmo giusto...


The bright side of 'Dark Side of the Moon'

Blog: Pink Floyd fans are helping to make The Dark Side of the Moon a best seller again--this time at Apple's iTunes.


President Hugo Chavez said Wednesday that he hopes three hostages will be freed by Colombian rebels within hours, and that Venezuela has planes and helicopters ready to retrieve them.


Spanish FA fined for racist behavior at England game

Soccer's world governing body FIFA handed the Spanish football association a 65,000 euro fine on Tuesday to sanction the racist abuse towards England's black players in two recent friendly matches.


FDA Orders Review of Painkiller Data, Issues Cox-2 Advisory

The furor over the safety of arthritis painkilling medications shows no sign of abating. Vioxx is gone from the market, following data linking it to increased cardiovascular risk.


After a stroke, the brain tries to reorganize itself.  However, sometimes this process goes awry, leaving one woman to feel sounds on her skin.


Panorama examines evidence which could affect the safety of the conviction of the man jailed for Jill Dando's murder.


Hospitals Won't Have to Ask Immigrant Status

The US government has launched a four-year, $1 billion program to pay some of the emergency room costs of treating illegal immigrants, but it has backed off plans to require hospitals to ask patients about their immigration status.


Stocks fell for a third straight day on Thursday after a sharp jump in Treasury debt yields stirred concerns about inflation and higher interest rates that threatened to squeeze corporate profits.


A Study of Memory Looks at Fact and Fiction

New research may advance a longstanding debate about whether the brain can block access to painful memories, like betrayals and childhood sexual abuse, and suddenly release them later on.


CBC SPORTS ONLINE- - The National Hockey League Players' Association extended an olive branch to commissioner Gary Bettman on Thursday, inviting the league back to the negotiating table so it can examine a new proposal from the union.


Bush Says Will Use Political Capital from Election

President Bush said on Thursday he earned "political capital" from the 59 million people who voted for him and will use it to advance a broad agenda that includes protecting


F.D.A. Advisory Panel Opposes Curb on Anemia Drugs

The vote by the panel advising the Food and Drug Administration was a a rare reprieve to Amgen, the manufacturer of the drugs.


Iraqi security forces, backed by US Marines and troops, Tuesday launched a series of raids on seven mosques in Ramadi, the US military said.


The Belmont Stakes is leaving NBC to return to ABC in 2006, ending a television partnership with the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes.


A multi-billion pound auction of  airwaves for a new wave of digital services is announced by Ofcom.


Ice Cube on Tour, With a Couple of Holy Terrors

The always charismatic Ice Cube makes "Are We There Yet?" watchable, but his young charges are such insufferable brats that the hero's change of heart remains a mystery.


The Bush administration will host a conference next week to discuss the recent string of school violence across the country, the White House said Monday.


Lo annuncia Pietro Negra, fondatore della griffe italiana


Kumasi market in Ghana is a bustling, vibrant place, and the African Cup of Nations has made it even more so with everyone making the most of match day


"Sopranos" grabs big piece of Emmy action

A month after he abruptly disappeared from TV screens, Tony Soprano was back to grab a piece of the Emmy action on Thursday as HBO's mob drama led the field of network series nominated for U.S. television's highest honors.


Candidates are touting their political independence, blaming incumbents for high gas prices and warning moderate voters of a possible liberal takeover of Congress in a current wave of advertising that is revealing some themes for the final weeks before Election Day.


Higher oil pricing may be in store from OPEC

OPEC oil production cuts, announced at a special meeting of that cartelâs representatives in Cairo, Egypt Friday, are part of a strategy to keep light sweet crude prices above $40 a barrel.


Democratic U.S. Sen. Barack Obama opened his 2008 drive for the White House with a promise to bridge historic political divides, but so far it is unclear how many black voters will come along for the ride.


Federal emergency officials claim the New Orleans levee system is ready for another major hurricane, despite the less-optimistic views of other political leaders and engineers.


Broadway Web Sites: Now for Fans as Well as Fanatics

Several new Broadway-related Web sites have arrived with the potential and purpose of bridging the gap between the obsessed and the genuinely interested.


Inventors of the MRI, the Ethernet, the LP record and a popular weedkiller are among 18 people picked for induction into the National Inventors Hall of Fame.


Qazi arrives in Norway, wants to be understood

OSLO: Jamaat-e-Islami leader Qazi Hussain Ahmed arrived in Oslo, Norway on Saturday amidst thousands of cheering supporters despite security concerns by Norwegian authorities.


Kurt Waldheim, a former United Nations secretary-general and Austrian president whose reputation was tarnished by disclosures he had hidden his past in Nazi Germany's officer corps, died on Thursday aged 88.


Humanists, Atheists Look to Higher Global Profile

Humanist and atheist groups around the  world are looking to boost their profile in 2005 to counter  religious fundamentalism and efforts by some Western leaders to  relaunch faith as a keystone of national life.


Train hauling chemicals derails in W.Va.

Train cars containing chemicals and a petroleum solution derailed early Tuesday, forcing authorities to close a highway and urge all residents to evacuate their small West Virginia town as a precaution.


Private equity snaps up two more UK firms

CSG and IRIS, sold, merged Private equity group Hellman and Friedman has bought CSG and Iris Software from HgCapital - the firm's previous private equity owners.â¦


Profile of winners and losers winds up a draw

In ''Confidence," her latest book, Harvard Business School professor Rosabeth Moss Kanter asks some great questions.


Challenge lies in housing, not globalization

John D. DesPrez III CEO, John Hancock Financial Services Inc. A rock of the local economy, Boston's financial services sector is nonetheless at risk of losing jobs to globalization, as more local companies get bought by outsiders, a recent report from the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce warned. But John D. DesPrez III , chief executive officer of John Hancock ...


Merrill Cuts Citigroup Rating, Stock Down

Citigroup Inc.  shares fell more than 2 percent early Monday, after Merrill Lynch analyst Guy Moszkowski cut his stock rating to "neutral" from "buy," citing recent ethics problems.


In the first major release of its flagship product in several years, Oracle unveiled 11g on Wednesday. The Redwood Shores, California-based company said that the new database software contains more than 400 features for improving database clustering, data center automation, and workload management.


ENVIRONMENT:  Experts Call for 'Ecological Democracy'

HELSINKI, Nov 5 (IPS) - In Brazil rubber tappers living in the Amazon  forest are locked in deadly conflicts with timber loggers and big  agribusiness companies, with up to ten activists killed every  year, NGOs working in the country say.


Nintendo said to profit on Wii production

Consoles costs under $160 to manufacture? Nintendo may well be making so much profit on its Wii console it can well afford to replace broken Remote straps. According to a Japanese publication's assessment of the machine's innards, the console costs the videogames company less than $160 to assemble.â¦


The US Senate on Tuesday voted to revive a bitterly divisive and sweeping immigration reform bill designed to offer 12 million illegal immigrants a path to citizenship.


The 16 player field for the 2004 HSBC WORLD MATCH PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP to be played at Wentworth this week, October 14-17, is the most international in the 41 year history of the Championship, a fitting statistic for HSBC, the world's most international bank


Udine, 21:19 - Calcio, Udinese: lesione muscolare per Alberto

Cattive notizie in casa Udinese. Durante l'allenamento pomeridiano, il brasiliano Alberto si Ã¨ procu...


Local favourite Thomas Johansson is the last man standing between Andre Agassi and the 60th title of his career as the pair head into the final of the Stockholm Open.


Living to 100 is easier than you might think. Surprising new research suggests that even people who develop heart disease or diabetes late in life have a decent shot at reaching the century mark.


Unions Lobby Dems to Back Air-Pollution Plan

A coalition of labor unions — traditionally a bastion of support for Democrats — are lobbying senators of that party in favor of President Bush's air-pollution plan.


Greenspan Says US Can Weather Oil Price Increases

Record oil prices are unlikely to inflict the economic pain they did in the 1970s, Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said Friday, adding that he thought the world could adjust to higher-priced oil.


The chief judge of the military commissions at GuantÃ¡namo Bay once wrote a paper criticizing the use of such tribunals to try suspects held there.


Democrats Prepare Bills to Tighten Loan Rules

The rules would prohibit a range of practices used to market subprime loans to people with weak credit histories.


General Mills profit up, sees costs worsening

General Mills Inc  on Wednesday posted a 1 percent increase in quarterly profit, as higher sales were partially offset by more expensive marketing and a pizza recall.


A study sponsored by the federal government released Sept. 30 says government, business, and families must address the alarming rate of obesity in children.


Indonesian police name the man believed to have bombed Australia's embassy in Jakarta last month.


13/12/2004 - A non-profit pharmaceutical company, the Institute for OneWorld Health, has been awarded a $42.6 million (â¬32.1m)grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates to find a new way of producing a valuable drug for malaria, which kills more than a million


TechWeb - Czech security company Grisoft posts a public beta for the newest version of its suite that runs on Windows, Linux, and FreeBSD systems.


The quake hit late Sunday night, and Japan's Meteorological Agency measured it at 7.3 on the open-ended Richter Scale. The quake was centered more than 100 kilometers off the prefecture of Kochi and about 10 kilometers under the seabed.


European Union leaders launched a two-day summit Thursday with how to react to the return of US President George W. Bush for a second term dominating thinking.


Ron Artest gave the Indiana Pacers a boost yesterday, albeit not in the standings. Suspended for the remainder of the season after he fought with Detroit fans Nov. 19, the All-Star practiced with the Pacers for the first time in more than two months. Artest did not comment as he left the practice court, but teammates and coach Rick Carlisle ...


Socialists push liberal domestic initiatives

Since taking power six months ago, the leftist government of Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero has floated a constellation of domestic initiatives aimed at transforming Spain from one of Europe's most ...


Milan Mandaric is set to be installed as the new owner of Leicester City on Tuesday, according to reports.


Scambio diritti su immagini partite 17 squadre di serie A


Espanyol moved back into second place in the La Liga table after a scoreless draw Sunday at Numancia.


UN, African leaders press Kenya factions to end bloodshed

UN chief Ban Ki-moon and African leaders gathered in Ethiopia urged Kenya's leaders Thursday to find a peaceful way out of the post-election unrest that has claimed nearly 1,000 lives.


A few readers met up with Priyanka Chopra shooting for Salaam-E-Ishq.


EYE ON POLITICS: How crazy will the GOP convention be? Just stay ...

NEW YORK CITY-- I hope it doesn't bother anyone that the preceding dateline is a fraud. I'm not really in New York City. But I will be at this time next week to cover the Republican National Convention.


Helium balloon Brit breaks distance record

3,434km across the Atlantic Intrepid Brit adventurer David Hempleman-Adams this morning broke the distance record for a AA-06 (37,000 cu ft) helium balloon, having by 4am travelled 3,434km across the Atlantic, thereby claiming the FAI (Federation Aeronautique Internationale) crown.â¦


The UK inflation rate rises in  the year to December, thanks partly to rising household gas prices.


Sepracor (Nasdaq: SEPR) scored a major victory yesterday, though investors should have their eyes wide open when considering the stock.


Blair Rules Out Iraq Civilian Death Toll Probe

British Prime Minister Tony Blair rejected a call Wednesday for an independent inquiry into the civilian death toll in the US-led war in Iraq.


Whooping Cough Booster Required for 6th-Graders

By Maria Glod, Washington Post Staff Writer  Virginia students starting sixth grade this year must receive a new booster vaccine to protect against whooping cough, a highly contagious respiratory disease characterized by a persistent, sometimes wrenching cough.


Come Saturday, Auburn will have to worry about more than the 11 Volunteers on the field. The Tigers will also have to keep the 104,079 people packed into Neyland Stadium at bay.


Anaheim gave shortstop Orlando Cabrera a $32 million, four-year deal on Monday night, and the Houston Astros cut Wade Miller when they refused to offer the injured pitcher a 2005 contract.


Adidas to launch Internet 'thank you' site for Zidane

Adidas, the German maker of sportswear and equipment, plans to launch the Internet site mercizidane.fr on Saturday to thank French football star Zinedine Zidane as he retires.


No overt threats made in bin Laden video

A new video of Osama bin Laden makes no overt threats against the United States and appears to have been made as recently as this summer, a government official said Friday.


Si cerca un vicino di casa irreperibile da ieri


Executives Urge Action to Cut Dependence on Foreign Oil

The Energy Security Leadership Council is lobbying for a comprehensive campaign to reduce reliance on imported oil.


IL RETROSCENA/ Il Colle ha fatto sapere informalmente al governodi non essere del tutto soddisfatto. CosÃ¬ come i ministri della Margherita                                          Caso Visco, clima teso in Cdm e al Quirinale c'Ã¨ preoccupazione                                                                                di CLAUDIO TITO


Courtney Love's Schedule Keeps Getting Busier

The saga that is Courtney Love continues, as a trial date for one of the former rocker's charges has been set.


Gunmen in Guyana go on a rampage, killing 11 people, including at least three children.


L'allarme arriva da uno studio inglese pubblicato negli Usa


NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -The horror film "Exorcist: the Beginning" beat "Alien vs. Predator" to take the top spot at the weekend movie box office.


Mike Huckabee said Tuesday passion for his beliefs Â not his ego Â was the reason he remains in the Republican presidential race despite near-impossible odds. Rival John McCain collected another primary win in Wisconsin and moved closer to the 1,191 delegates needed to clinch the nomination. Huckabee hasn't won a contest since Feb. 9.


Oracle charged that PeopleSoft's ousted chief executive, Craig A. Conway, lied to analysts in telling them that the Oracle takeover bid was no longer a factor in PeopleSoft's ability to write new business.


Pakistan postpones election until February 18

Pakistan put off its general election by 6 weeks to February 18 on Wednesday following the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, over the objections of the main opposition parties which fear a delay will work against them.


Military judge stands by Gitmo dismissal

A military judge has refused a Pentagon request to reconsider his dismissal of charges against a Guantanamo Bay detainee accused of killing an American soldier in Afghanistan.


Passengers may be passed the cost if airlines are given permits to emit greenhouse gasses, say two reports.


The Christian Science Monitor - It has been only two months since President Pervez Musharraf put his khaki uniform and general's epaulets into storage to be sworn in as Pakistan's civilian president. In light of that, the former commander of Pakistan's military, speaking Jan. 25 at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), a London think tank focusing on security issues, asked his audience for understanding.


Trials of Saddam aides to start, with Chemical Ali first up

War crimes trials against senior lieutenants of Saddam Hussein will start in Baghdad next week, says the interim Iraqi Prime Minister, Iyad Allawi.


Pedofilia, padre non vedente arrestato per abusi sui figli

Avrebbe abusato e maltrattato per anni i tre figli, due maschietti e una femminuccia, di eta' inferiore ai dieci anni. Con l'accusa di violenza sessuale aggravata e' finito in carcere un palermitano non vedente


Kidman's acting saves the day in strange tale of reincarnation

Birth is a strange little movie, dutifully advancing a premise that grows more dubious with each passing minute. However, it's difficult to totally discount the film, mostly because Nicole Kidman keeps us interested.


Mets' Aggressive Bonds Strategy Backfires

The Mets attacked Barry Bonds as if they had a brand-new scouting report on him, and he basically deposited it in McCovey Cove.


La compagnia di bandiera: incontri "in una fase iniziale e non esclusiva"Il premier italiano a "Le Figaro": "Vorrei conoscere le vere intenzioni"                                          Alitalia conferma "Colloqui con Air France" Prodi: "Bene i contatti ma ho molti dubbi"                                                                                Allarme del Sult: i francesi hanno un "atteggiamento colonialista"Per il sindacato "piÃ¹ adeguato" un accordo con un partner orientale


Yahoo is acquiring Rivals.com, a site for fans of U.S. college and high school teams.


Guidant Corp., a maker of cardiac pacemakers and defibrillators, said Thursday that third-quarter earnings, excluding items, rose on slightly higher sales to beat Wall Street expectations.


Where the Bowl Championship Series goes from here remains to be seen — but it's definitely not going away. "We're not heading toward a playoff," Big East commissioner Mike Tranghese said.


Human shield fear grows over besieged Pakistan mosque

Small groups of radical students trickled out from Islamabad's besieged Red Mosque on Thursday, despite warning blasts overnight, raising fears that hardcore militants were keeping some children as human shields.