The year of the new mobile operating system

2007 could be called the year of the mobile operating system.Since Microsoft entered the scene around five years ago, the smartphone operating system industry has been fairly stable. Symbian, Linux, Research in Motion, and Windows Mobile make up the bulk of smartphone software, each to varying degrees of success in different regions.But in 2007, Apple introduced the iPhone, which runs its own brand of software, and Google announced that next year its Android mobile operating system platform will come out.The entrance of two new operating systems from well-known brands shakes up the plans of some mobile operators, creates some headaches for end-users, presents bigger challenges for application developers, and indicates some fundamental changes in the mobile industry.To put the discussion in perspective, realize that smartphones make up a relatively small portion of overall mobile phone sales. In 2006, 8 percent of phones sold were smartphones, said Chris Hazelton, an analyst with IDC. That's set to grow in 2007, but will likely hit only the low double digits, he said.Why all the interest then? The industry has high hopes that existing phone owners, who now make up a large part of the overall population in developed countries, will want to move on to the next generation of more capable smartphones.In addition, operators are gradually indicating that they're stepping aside from their role as gatekeeper and will allow more outside companies to offer phones and services to their customers, opening up new opportunities for software, hardware, and Web services companies.Verizon and AT&T have recently made bold statements indicating that they're opening up their networks to more devices. While end-users might have the option to use a wider variety of devices, Verizon's announcement at least comes with a catch. "It's like, 'OK, we'll bow to what you want, but be careful what you wish for. You can bring these phones to our network, but if you have problems, don't call us'," said Hazelton. Verizon hasn't promised technical support for handsets that run on its network as part of its new open program.Still, at the very least mobile customers in general will soon be able to add the iPhone and new Android phones to the list of handsets they can choose from. That's good and bad for phone customers. "End-users will probably need to do a bunch more homework," said Scott Horn, general manager of Microsoft's mobile communications business. That's because they'll need to figure out if the new software can support the features and services they want.At the same time that operators are opening up to new handsets, they're also beginning to ease restrictions on which online services customers can use. The trend started in Europe, where operators such as Vodafone have said that the bulk of their online data revenue came from services offered by third parties outside of its portal. Operators also learned how difficult it is to build a portal of desirable services. "It's an incredibly resource intensive and expensive undertaking," Horn said. The shift away from the walled garden is just starting in the United States, he said.Allowing easier access to Web services is relevant to the software on the phones. Microsoft says that some handset makers and operators are interested in Windows Mobile because of its support of popular Microsoft services such as Live IM and Hotmail for mobile users. Google has a whole host of services that it targets at mobile users, from which it hopes to earn advertising dollars. And Apple has cleverly linked the use of the iPhone and its software with iTunes, where customers can buy content.All of these changes represent a major challenge for many operators. Some operators have in the last year or so said they want to support just a couple of operating systems as a way to cut costs related to support and training, Hazelton said. "I think carriers are kind of backing down on the demand that there be fewer platforms," he said, as a result of the new software hitting the market.The additional operating systems might also pose a problem for application developers. "It will be hard for application developers to pick," Hazelton said. Developers don't always focus on just one platform, but there will be so many operating systems in the mobile space that it will be difficult for them to choose which will be the most popular. For now in the United States, BlackBerry and Windows Mobile have the largest developer base and that should continue in the foreseeable future, he said.But the new operating systems should also serve to grow the number of developers, Horn said. Developers will continue to have to make bets about which platform will pay off. "That's always been the case. Developers say, 'Where's the biggest market for my talents and which market has the lowest cost to enter?' In many ways, it's an economically driven decision for developers," Horn said.The experts agree that the new operating systems don't pose a threat to any particular existing platform provider. "The more entrants in the near term means faster growth in the category, driving us all up collectively," Horn said. "There will be big players and there will be niche players, we'll see different business models."Hazelton agreed. "There's more a benefit than a threat because it serves to broaden awareness of smartphones," he said.


At least 23 people die in a bus bombing in central Sri Lanka, the military says, as the ceasefire in the country ends.


Walter Reed Hearing to Put Spotlight on Kiley's Leadership

When the first congressional hearing about the care of wounded soldiers at Walter Reed Army Medical Center opens this morning in a campus auditorium, many eyes will turn to Lt. Gen. Kevin C. Kiley, who has served as the Army's top doctor since he gave up command of the hospital in 2004. The hearing will allow Kiley to explain why bureaucratic tangles and horrid conditions made life so difficult for outpatients at the Army's premier hospital, while also likely putting him in a position of defending his job....


Six Ways To Keep Your Search History Private

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Iran said Monday a preliminary agreement reached between Iran and the European Union's three big powers may be finalized soon, but hard-liners criticized the deal and called on the government to ignore calls to keep suspending nuclear activities.


Regan lawyer plans lawsuit vs. HarperCollins: paper

The lawyer for Judith Regan, whose  plan to publish a book by O.J. Simpson called "If I Did It"  ignited a firestorm of criticism, plans to sue HarperCollins  for dismissing the publisher in breach of her contract, The New  York Times reported on its Web site on Tuesday.


Young offenders could serve their custodial sentences in children's homes, under Home Office plans.


Kibaki in tight race to keep power in Kenya

Early projections on Friday showed Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki in a tight battle with his main challenger after a vote praised as smooth, despite sporadic violence and rigging accusations from both sides.


Q&A, Part 1: Cisco's Mike Volpi on IP traffic management

Mike Volpi, routing technology general manager at Cisco, spoke recently about important new application-aware networking technology, service providers and his 10 years at Cisco.


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Cheney and G.O.P. Mount Vigorous Assault on Kerry

Republicans mounted a vigorous assault on John Kerry's domestic and foreign policy credentials, coupled with a spirited defense of President Bush's economic stewardship.


Sanjay Dutt is not just about all muscle he has a strong memory too. It is learnt that Dutt will deliver an 8-minute long non-stop dialogue for Anubhav Sinha's film Tathastu being produced by Sanju's close friend Nitin Manmohan.


Palestinian Leaders Decide on Law-And-Order Plan

RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian leaders decided  in the absence of President Yasser Arafat on Sunday to carry  out a plan to restore law and order in the West Bank and Gaza,  a government minister said.


Oil and aluminum group Norsk Hydro ASA said Monday fourth-quarter profit fell 68 percent as the company reported earnings a day earlier than scheduled after financial information was leaked.Comment


Perry Capital offers to buy NEC Electronics stake

U.S. investment fund Perry Capital has offered to buy an additional 25 percent stake in ailing Japanese chip maker NEC Electronics Corp.  for 154 billion yen ($1.27 billion), a source close to the matter said on Wednesday.


Blair heads off to Africa on trip aimed at securing legacy

Freshly recovered from a heart operation, Prime Minister Tony Blair was scheduled to fly to Ethiopia on a personal aid mission which he hopes will also provide a restorative boost to his own place in history.


Dec 07  - Celebrex (celecoxib) does not raise the risk of heart attack to the extent that Vioxx (rofecoxib) does, according to an early online release from the Annals of Internal Medicine.


Leading politicians have paid their respects to BBC journalist Nick Clarke, who died aged 58 after a lengthy battle against cancer.


Military mental health services seen lacking

NEW YORK  - The psychological needs of U.S. military personnel and their families are straining the current mental health services of the military, concludes an American Psychological Association (APA) Task Force charged with looking into the issue.


Ukrainian court rejects more poll challenges

Ukraine's Supreme Court yesterday rejected two more legal challenges to a decisive win by Orange Revolution leader Viktor Yuschenko in presidential polls.


Video Joins Long Line of Out-Dated Technology

The decision by high street electrical chain Dixons to no longer sell the machines could soon mean RIP for the VCR. But VHS (video home system) is just


New Orleans police officer shot to death

A vagrant wanted for questioning in a rape overpowered a police officer who was trying to handcuff him, then shot her to death with her own weapon Monday, police said.


The draw for the semi-finals of the FA Cup takes place at 1330 GMT on Monday.


Team spokesman: Greek athlete fails test

ATHENS,  -- A Greek athlete has failed a drugs test at the Athens Olympics, a team spokesman said on Friday.


NAPOLI - Nuovo omicidio di camorra a Napoli. A Secondigliano un uomo di 60 anni, Antonio Esposito, di professione panettiere, Ã¨ stato ucciso in strada da due killer che indossavano caschi da motociclista.


Montgomerie Beats Woods in S. Korean Skins

Scotland's Colin Montgomerie, left, shakes hands with Tiger Woods of the US after finished the US$200,000 Skins golf competition at the Jeju Raon Golf Club in Jeju, Sunday, Nov. 14, 2004.


'DisneyWar' Publisher Wants Text Back from Disney

Publisher Simon & Schuster on Friday said it had demanded that Walt Disney Co.   return a manuscript of a forthcoming book about Michael Eisner's 20-year reign as Disney chief executive and the shareholder revolt against him.


Russia says an Iranian missile test this week raised suspicions over its true nuclear ambitions.


New Dutch laws removing the right of sperm donors to remain anonymous has led to a dramatic drop in donations.


com September 22, 2004, 4:33 PM PT. With the economy slowly turning up, upgrading hardware has been on businesses radar in the past 12 months as their number two priority.


Faulty track blamed for fatal UK train crash

A defective track may have caused a highspeed train crash in northern England in which an elderly woman was killed and five other people were seriously injured, according to investigators and the train company boss.


Economic ministers of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) finally agreed to beef up their commitment to push ahead the program of


India plans glittering 350th birthday bash for Taj Mahal

India will stage celebrations to mark the 350th anniversary of the Taj Mahal but archeological concerns have forced organisers to shift the event away from the monument.


Five Most Overlooked Open Source Vulnerabilities Found By Audits

TechWeb - Risk management company Palamida's list includes direct links to patches that will fix all five flaws, including ones identified in Geronimo 2.0 and JBoss.


US patent programme must be compulsory to work, says project leader

Opt-in won't work for Peer to Patent project A pioneering project aimed at improving the quality of patents in the US must be made compulsory if it is to work, according to the project's manager. Currently the pilot project is only voluntary.â¦


Bureaucracy and a lack of money are slowing the rebuilding of New Orleans as the city tries to recover from Hurricane Katrina nearly a year after the storm hit, Mayor Ray Nagin said Monday.


ATHENS, Greece - Paul Hamm thought his fantastic finish was too good to be true. Maybe he was right...


Safety Groups Want Car Window Rule Review

Eleven auto safety groups asked the government Thursday to revise a new rule that requires safer power windows in vehicles, saying it does not adequately protect children.


Hamilton Helps the Pistons End a 3-Game Losing Streak

Richard Hamilton scored 21 points and Chauncey Billups had 19 to help the Detroit Pistons snap a rare three-game losing streak and beat the Philadelphia 76ers, 86-78, on Wednesday night.


Sony apologises to Church of England over computer game

Entertainment giant Sony has apologised to the Church of England for featuring a prominent British cathedral in a violent video game, a spokesman for the church said Friday.


Hollywoodâs writers made it official, ending their bitterly fought strike at the 100-day mark by an overwhelming margin.


China strongly protests Japan allowing Lee Teng-hui's entry

China is "strongly dissatisfied" with Japan for its allowing Lee Teng-hui's entry into the country,and the Foreign Ministry has lodged strong protest to the Japanesegovernment


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Tropical Storm Hits Vulnerable Louisiana Coast

Tropical Storm Matthew sloshed ashore in a flood-prone area of Louisiana on Sunday, hitting the US Gulf Coast with heavy rain and a strong sea surge.


There is really no good reason for âEli Stoneâ to be quite as much fun as it is, given that the premise seems spraywashed with earnestness and spun to alienate the atheistic and the greedy.


CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Soccer star David Beckham broke his rib just before scoring a highlight-reel goal in England's 2-0 win over Wales in a World Cup qualification match on Saturday.


NEWCASTLE : Newcastle United have sacked their manager, Sir Bobby Robson, effectively ending the career of one of the most respected and best-loved figures in English football.


Apple's Jobs calls on music industry to drop DRM

Apple Inc. Chief Executive Steve Jobs  on Tuesday called on the four major record companies to start  selling songs online without copy protection software known as  digital rights management (DRM).


NASCAR Denies Fault in Racial Prank Suit

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- NASCAR denies that top officials for the sanctioning body promised a job to a former racing team member who was the victim of a 1999 racial prank.


Horses, elephants to star in Hurley's wedding

JODHPUR, India  - White horses, elephants and priests blowing conch horns will star in the Hindu nuptials of actress Elizabeth Hurley, who wraps up a week of lavish wedding celebrations in India on Friday.


Robert Thurman is no ordinary man, and his kundan 22-karat ring is no ordinary ring.


Rates to stay high despite Monetary Council changes, say analysts

Despite the likelihood that proposed changes to the make-up of the Monetary Council of the National Bank of Hungary (MNB) will usher in a council more keen to cut rates faster, the weakening of the forint may ...


Silvio Berlusconi si Ã¨ dovuto dimettere dalla presidenza del Milan. L'annuncio Ã¨ stato dato nel pomeriggio di ieri dalla societÃ  rossonera. La decisione Ã¨ stata imposta dalla nuova normativa Antitrust, che


Former prime minister Margaret Thatcher's son Mark will face questioning in a South African court in two weeks time over accusations he helped to finance a coup plot against an oil-rich west African country.


Troubled US insurer Marsh overhauls practices after CEO resigns

NEW YORK  - Marsh and McLennan Companies, Inc. the world's biggest insurance broker, announced a radical overhaul of its business practices after learning it would not face criminal charges for allegedly deceiving its customers.


Dennis Rommedahl grabbed an injury-time winner for Charlton against a Crystal Palace side who will be very upset at a missed penalty.


Its decision raises questions over the willingness of local authorities to tap into their estimated 110bn of commercial property - a fifth of Britain's total - as a source of finance.


After 15 years of bitter arguments, Britain agreed Thursday to open a public inquiry into the assassination of Belfast attorney Patrick Finucane, who specialized in defending Irish Republican Army suspects.


A family GP will appear in court on Thursday charged with murdering a 74-year-old cancer patient in January.


Sri Lanka says some police involved in abductions

Sri Lanka's government said on Wednesday it suspects some state security service personnel have been involved in abductions and murders that have mushroomed amid renewed civil war.


U.S. Court Dismisses Landmark Terror Convictions

A U.S. court on Thursday dismissed the  convictions of two Arab men, the first to be prosecuted and  tried on terror-related charges following the Sept. 11 attacks,  after the government conceded errors in handling the case.


Catanzaro, 19:10 - Calcio, Catanzaro: silenzio stampa, respinte dimissioni Cagni

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Oil Prices Ease as U.S. Inventories Build

Oil prices slipped on Thursday after a  bigger-than-expected rise in U.S. fuel inventories soothed  worries of a winter squeeze.


As it cools its heels waiting for a response from BEA Systems, Oracle announces plan to buy the operational planning software maker.


By Jeremy W. Peters  With a U.S. federal inquiry into his company growing wider, Michael Dell is acknowledging that he deserves a share of the blame for recent problems at Dell Inc. and reaffirmed his support for his CEO, Kevin Rollins.


California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger met with Toyota Motor Corp. President Fujio Cho in Tokyo on Thursday in an apparent bid to persuade the Japanese carmaker to produce hybrid cars in his state.


Target earnings boosted by holiday sales

Target Corp.  reported higher quarterly profit on Tuesday, beating estimates on strong holiday season sales and results from its credit card business.


Rights group asks Germany to probe Abu Ghraib cases

An American civil rights group filed a criminal complaint in Germany on Tuesday alleging that Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and other U.S. officials condoned torture and human rights violations at Abu ...


Sotto tiro le posizioni del movimento Fatah al-Islam


Andy Roddick broke his own fastest serve record as he helped the United States take a 2-0 lead over Belarus in their Davis Cup semi-final at Charleston of South Carolina on Friday.


UPDATE 4-Lehman Brothers profit up 22 pct, shares rise

Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. (LEH.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Wednesday said quarterly profit rose 22 percent on resilient fixed-income revenue, record


Extreme Makeover: Home Edition renovates its way into the Top 10 one heart-wrenching story at a time


A new study has revealed that a low-glycemic-index (low-GI) diet, in which carbohydrates are low in sugar or release sugar slowly, can lead to weight loss, reduced body fat, and reduction in risk factors for diabetes and cardiovascular disease.


Blackstone to Buy Hedge Fund to Strengthen Credit Operations

The Blackstone Group agreed to buy GSO Capital Partners as it seeks to build its credit operations amid tough market conditions.


Highland Hospitality Corp. a lodging real estate investment trust, said Friday that it bought four hotels from Wyndham International Inc. for $227 million, plus closing adjustments.


Roundup: Russians capture both Kremlin Cups

Nikolay Davydenko beat Greg Rusedski of Britain, 3-6, 6-3, 7-5, in a tightly contested Kremlin Cup final Sunday to win his first Moscow title.


Chase Utley's home run with two outs in the 10th inning gave the Philadelphia Phillies a 3-2 win over the Houston Astros on Monday.


IBM, the company that invented the PC, has put its PC business up for sale, according to the New York Times, and is in discussions with China's largest maker of personal computers, Lenovo Group (formerly Legend Group), and at least one other potential


VIENNA, Austria Sept. 14, 2004 - Members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries were divided Tuesday on whether output should be increased in a bid to boost global supply that might cause prices to drop.


Sleepy? Cut out late-night Internet and TV

NEW YORK  - People who spend more pre-bedtime hours using the Internet or watching television are more likely to report that they don't get enough sleep, even though they sleep almost as long as people who spend fewer pre-bedtime hours in front of a computer or television screen, survey findings show.


Hundreds gather at a village in Pakistan's Punjab province for the funeral of key al-Qaeda suspect Amjad Farooqi.


A gadget tribute to 'Aqua Teen Hunger Force'

Esteemed readers, here's what we recommend for gadget freaks who also happen to be ATHF junkies. From Crave, CNET's gadgets blog.


Harbhajan and Kartik turn Australia to dust

THIS was a famous win by India but it was achieved on an infamous pitch. Another 20 wickets fell yesterday, after 18 the day before, in a Test match that provided barely 15 hours of actual playing time.


Violent Conduct Bars Bertuzzi From Europe

Vancouver Canucks player Todd Bertuzzi was barred from playing in Europe by the International Ice Hockey Federation on Friday because of his violent conduct on the rink.


Houston teen who survived pipe attack dies: report

A Hispanic teen who survived a 2006 attack with a plastic pipe by two other teens described as skinheads jumped to his death from a cruise ship bound for Mexico, the Houston Chronicle reported on its Web site on Monday.


Nikkei flat, exporters up but drug shares down

The Nikkei average ended nearly flat on   Tuesday as exporters rose on a weaker yen, but gains were   capped as Lehman Brothers lowered its rating on Takeda   Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. 4502.T and the drug sector.


Rumsfeld Says US Faces Test of Wills in Iraq

Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said Sunday the United States and its allies were locked in a test of wills with insurgents in Iraq and must overcome the "pain and ugliness" of the conflict.


Conway: Fallujah victory must have Iraqi face

The outgoing commander of all Marine forces in Iraq said an Iraqi victory ---- not an American one ---- is essential to ensure the legitimacy of the new Iraqi government and to speed the eventual withdrawal of US forces.


Britain likely to agree to relieve US troops in Iraq

Britain looked set to agree to a US request to send its troops into violence-plagued areas of Iraq, a move opponents warned could see the country's soldiers dragged further into the conflict, with the risk of casualties multiplying.


Wary Sedgwick Voters OK Trash Pact for One Year

By Rich Hewitt, Bangor Daily News, Maine  Mar. 5--SEDGWICK -- A proposed contract for three peninsula towns to continue to haul trash to the Blue Hill-Surry transfer station could face tough sledding if the discussion at the annual town meeting in Sedgwick is any indication.


A bordo c'erano volontari che lavoravano per stato Puebla


Details of UK and US troops' handover of security to Iraqi forces could be unveiled soon, says Tony Blair.


US soldiers would kill civilians, says Marine

A former US Marine has claimed that he saw American troops in Iraq routinely kill unarmed civilians, including women and children.


FILM REVIEW: Sky Captain And The World Of Tomorrow

With nods to Metropolis, Star Wars, Dick Tracy, The Iron Giant and even Looney Tunes, Kerry Conranâs debut, Sky Captain And The World of Tomorrow, arrives in theatres after being in the works for almost as long as some of the aforementioned movies have


Firenze, 17:46 - CALCIO, SERIE C2: NON OMOLOGATI DUE RISULTATI

Il giudice sportivo della Lega di serie C non ha omologato i risultati di Montichiari-Sudtirol (C2/A...


Londra, 19:50 - CALCIO, EUROPEI 2008: INGHILTERRA-MACEDONIA 0-0

Inghilterra e Macedonia hanno pareggiato 0-0 in un incontro valido per il gruppo E delle qualificazi...


The computer, dubbed Balance, comes loaded with the Linspire operating system and the OpenOffice.org office suite, the companies said.


Yemen Says Kills Anti-U.S. Rebel Cleric Houthi

Yemeni forces killed on Friday anti-U.S. rebel cleric Hussein al-Houthi and tens of his supporters, ending over two months of clashes that have left over 200 rebels and troops dead, a government official said.


China seeks rapid development into basketball power

You can see it from the east side of Tiananmen Square, not far from the site where the student protestor stood resolutely in front of the advancing tank in the infamous photograph from 1989


Democratic presidential contender John Edwards argued on Thursday that President Bush has made the nation less safe and the Republican candidates are trying to become "a bigger, badder George Bush."


Images of the latest eruption on the island of Stromboli, north of Sicily, in Italy.


Review: Firefox impresses as IE alternative

Web surfing has belonged almost exclusively to Microsoft Corp.'s Internet Explorer ever since it buried Netscape's pioneering browser.


More Violence in Nepal on 4th Day of Rebel Blockade

In Nepal, fresh violence has erupted in the capital, Kathmandu, on the fourth day of a blockade imposed by Maoist rebels. The rebels are not backing down, even though the government has agreed to one of their key demands.


Archaeologists believe a settlement is linked by a road and perhaps by belief to the mysterious megalithic monument


Kenya on edge for result of tight election

Kenyans waited for the result of their closest ever presidential election on Sunday, fearing more unrest after a chaotic vote count marred by widespread ethnic violence over accusations of rigging.


FDA adding hearing loss risk for impotence drugs

U.S. regulators on Thursday said warnings about the risk of sudden hearing loss linked to popular drugs for impotence, including Viagra, Cialis and Levitra, would be added to the drugs' labels.


Kerry, Greenspan Diff on Social Security

SEATTLE Aug. 28, 2004 - John Kerry doesn't talk much about Social Security on the campaign trail, but he laid out some thoughts for a voter in Everett, Wash.


A north Wales holiday chalet goes on the market for Â£500,000 - and already has a waiting list, say the vendors.


Sony, the Japanese electronics and entertainment group, has approached arch-rival Toshiba in an attempt to prevent a damaging format war over their next-generation DVDs.


Fil rouge edizione 2008 sara'un omaggio al genio di Leonardo


Azeri, Horse of the Year in 2002 and a near certainty for the Distaff Race in the Breeders' Cup at Lone Star Park Saturday, is to run instead in the tougher but much more prestigious $4 million Classic.


Schilling worth every penny Red Sox pay him

ANAHEIM - Curt Schilling is Shane and he is shaman â-art hired gun, part exorcist. He has come to bring deliverance and to battle demons, to lift the curse that confounds New England.


Relax -- it's Thanksgiving. We'll be publishing on a reduced schedule through the holiday weekend.


Germany's biggest far-Right political parties have agreed to merge in an attempt to win Bundestag seats.


Bengals middle linebacker Nate Webster will miss the rest of the season with a knee injury. Webster had surgery Monday to repair the patella tendon in his right knee, torn during the closing minutes of a 23-9 loss to the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday.


After a photograph shows the mayor reaching for a bag of Cheez-It Baked Snack Crackers, the mayor -- known for his public health and nutrition measures -- is taken to task.


Battle over US abortion rights sparked in Congress

Weeks after President George W. Bush's reelection, the battle over US abortion rights has been reignited, after Congress approved a  measure freeing hospitals from statewide provisions to offer abortion services.


Dow Jones a -18 punti base, -2,5 Nasdaq-100, -2,1 SP500


On Christmas, Ukrainians brace for presidential vote

Christmas trees with glistening decorations are seen everywhere in downtown Kiev, the capital of Ukraine.


United Airlines formally raised the  possibility of throwing out union contracts on Friday, asking a  bankruptcy judge for permission to discuss the matter at an  upcoming court hearing.


Cyberfamilias: An iPhone Changed My Life

As with everything, the novelty of the iPhone fades. Its calendar can track how soon.


Shares in music firms drop after a report that the industry is the latest target of probing by New York attorney general Eliot Spitzer.


Lebanon Bomb Blast Wounds Ex-Minister, Kills One

A bomb blast in the Lebanese capital Beirut destroyed the car of former Economy Minister Marwan Hamadeh, wounding him and killing at least one person, a Reuters witness said.


Roundup: Pleasantly Perfect takes Pacific Classic

Favored Pleasantly Perfect took charge down the stretch to win by a length in the 14th running of the $1 million Pacific Classic yesterday at Del Mar. Pleasantly


Incidente nell'Agrigentino, indagini magistratura e Cc


MIAMI (Sports Network) - Nick Saban was introduced Tuesday  as the new head coach of the Miami Dolphins.


HIV infection on rise in all regions: U.N. report

HIV infection is rising in every region of the world and most worryingly in countries like Uganda and Thailand, which had been heralded as success stories in the fight against AIDS, the United Nations said on Tuesday.


The Shanghai Composite index closed above 3,000 on Monday. Now itâs below 2,800.


Thompson's diet: Skip the grits, goodies

When Republican White House hopeful Fred Thompson heard he was going to a country-style restaurant in South Carolina, he said his eyes lit up, knowing a good Southern breakfast awaited.


The final countdown: a bumper final edition of Cozzacam.


Deserter film offers glimpse of a life in N.Korea

James Joseph Dresnok was a hulking  21-year old U.S. army private stationed in South Korea in 1962  when he bolted across the demilitarized zone, through a  minefield, and into enemy territory in the communist North.


Nokia plans 40 new handsets to fight sales slip

Nokia Corp. hopes to distinguish its products and regain lost market share by leading the mobile-device market in delivering cutting-edge bells-and-whistles on its new handsets, company executives


Prezzi: dal caffè al pane la mappa dei rincari

Il caro-colazione colpisce la Toscana, il pane lievita non solo a Roma. In arrivo la task force sui rincari e contro il carovita arriva anche Mr. Prezzi


Mass. candidate wrote on rapist's behalf

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Deval Patrick acknowledged Wednesday he had more contact with a convicted rapist than he had previously told reporters, after a report showed he corresponded with the man in the 1990s and wrote at least two letters to the parole board on his behalf.


Study picks apart lung infection vaccine

A vaccine to prevent a dangerous infection that often strikes cystic fibrosis patients is feasible, but needs more development, German researchers report.


CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Brazil is mourning the tragic loss of Sao Caetano soccer player Serginho who died in hospital Wednesday after collapsing on the field.


Pregnant teenagers smoke to try to reduce the size of their babies, and make delivery less painful, a minister claims.


The Iraqi government yesterday declared a state of emergency for 60 days throughout the country except for Kurdish-run areas in the north as US and Iraqi forces prepare for an expected all-out assault on rebels in Fallujah.


HSBC to get $1.5 bln from Taiwan to take over bank

TAIPEI/HONG KONG  - HSBC  will receive T$47.5 billion (US$1.5 billion) in Taiwan government funds and make a major cash infusion to rescue the failed Chinese Bank, in the latest Taiwan acquisition by a major foreign bank.


SEEKING to head off a challenge from video-game rival Sony Corp, Nintendo said on Tuesday that its dual-screen (DS) Game Boy player will hit stores in the United States just in time for the crucial holiday shopping season.


Md. to Investigate Dumping On Site in Rural Montgomery

Two Maryland agencies are investigating a two-acre pile of debris that has been dumped by a landscaping firm for the past eight years on a secluded site near the Patuxent River, a source of drinking water for the region.


Senate Republicans block Iraq rebuke measure

Republicans blocked the U.S. Senate on Saturday from considering a rebuke to President George W. Bush's Iraq troop buildup, but lawmakers vowed to continue waging a bitter struggle over war policy.


Oil held near its lifetime high of $100 a barrel on Thursday, fuelled by expectations of another fall in U.S. fuel stocks and a struggling U.S. dollar.


Intervista al presidente siriano, che pone le condizioni per il dialogo con gli UsaE al premier Olmert manda a dire: "Vieni a vedere le nostre carte"                                            Parla Assad: "Israele tratti con noi" E su Bush: "In Iraq non ha un progetto"


CEO Paul Otellini shows off a prototype processor with 80 cores that can perform a trillion floating point operations per second.


Rod Thorn signs extension to remain as Nets president

Now that he has decided to stay with the New Jersey Nets, Rod Thorn must make a decision on whether All-Star point guard Jason Kidd should go.


Rapper Lil Wayne arrested for drug possession

Rapper Lil Wayne was arrested for felony drug possession early on Wednesday when his charter bus was stopped at a California-Arizona border checkpoint, authorities said.


Ukraine political crisis talks start: presidency

Crisis talks between Ukraine's feuding president and prime minister started Saturday, Laryssa Mudrak, a spokeswoman for the presidency told journalists.


You have to give Blockbuster (NYSE: BBI) credit for trying. The company has not sat idly by while a changing competitive landscape slowly chips away at its core movie rental business.


Calls for a revamp of the NHS in London has sparked concerns over wider changes to the health service.


Sen. John McCain said on Wednesday that he will be a candidate for president in 2008 and plans a formal announcement in April.


Nations on the Indian Ocean from Indonesia to Sri Lanka searched amongst the wreckage of a devastating Tsunami for bodies to bury today as fears grew the toll would exceed the 29,000 now reported killed.


Some of the nationÂs more than 8,000 mutual funds are shutting their doors, as their manag- ers confront a lackluster stock market, great- er regulatory scrutiny and higher costs.


U.S. offers to keep missile shield on stand-by

The United States has proposed delaying the activation of parts of its European missile defense shield if Russia cooperates on the project, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Tuesday.


The Irishman who was arrested after obstructing Brazilian athlete Vanderlei de Lima in the men's Olympic marathon will be brought to the general district attorney's office in Athens today.


'Room service? Bring me an axe murderer and a mutilated teddy'

Travel: Paul Torpey on the hotel where things really do go bump in the night.


The controversial hit comedy "Borat" stayed atop the box office for the second week in a row, bringing in an additional $29 million. The film, centered on the fictional Kazakh chracter created by comedian Sacha Baron Cohen, has had its share of problem...


Babies prefer to gaze upon beautiful faces

Newborn babies prefer to look at attractive faces, says a UK researcher, suggesting that face recognition is hardwired at birth, rather than learned.


Per Natale regala libri, dvd, video scontati fino al 20%

17:25 - "Se i morti accertati sono 14, sappiamo che sono di piÃ¹. Altrimenti non vi avrei detto che siamo fortemente preoccupati per gli altri di cui non ci sono notizie", ha detto il ministro degli esteri


Calif. Gay Marriage Ban Challenged in Court

A California law barring gay marriage violates the state's constitution because it inhibits freedom of expression and undermines privacy, lawyers for the city of San Francisco argued in court on Wednesday.


Painkiller patch abuse blamed for deaths

Justin Knox bit down on the bitter-tasting patch, instantly releasing three days' worth of a drug more powerful than morphine. He was dead before he even got to the hospital.


For all the talk of the Russian Revolution at Stamford Bridge, it was two players already resident before Roman Abramovich's takeover who dispensed with his compatriots here last night.


Serviranno per i malati africani e le energie alternative


Deadline for kidnapped UN workers in Afghanistan passes without ...

KABUL : The deadline set by a Taliban splinter group to execute three foreign UN election workers it claims to be holding captive passed overnight with no word on their fate.


A Nobel Prize-winning economist said on Saturday that it is wrong to force China to appreciate theyuan, also known as the renminbi, and it is understandable that the renminbi remains unconvertible at the ...


Household-scale renewable energy schemes could provide power for many British familes, conservationists say.


Genova, 17:17 - CALCIO, GENOA: 2067 BIGLIETTI PER NAPOLI, CHIESTA DIRETTA RAI

Si annunciano problemi di ordine pubblico in vista della partita Genoa-Napoli di domenica, una sorta...


Ma se anche ci fossero, premier non sarebbe disponibile


Motherwell's O'Donnell dies after collapse

Motherwell captain Phil O'Donnell died on Saturday after collapsing during a match.


Tsunami Aid Pours in But Airports Prove Bottlenecks

A multinational force of aid workers,  military aircraft and ships descended on Asia as global tsunami  relief pledges topped $1.36 billion, but the hundreds of tons  of aid created a logistical nightmare.


The new BlackBerry device can support VoIP over an 802.11b-based wireless network.


In their biggest spending splurge since they brought Ken Griffey Jr. home, the Cincinnati Reds have locked up their top two starting pitchers for the next four years.


Many setbacks on road to an effective Iraqi force

Pressure is rising to establish an Iraqi military capable of securing the country by January elections.


LONDON - An unexplained phenomenon akin to a space-borne car wash has boosted the performance of one of the two US rovers probing the surface of Mars, New Scientist magazine said on Tuesday.


Federer blasts Becker to reach Tokyo final

World number one Roger Federer blasted past Germany's Benjamin Becker 6-3 6-4 to reach the Japan Open final on Saturday.


Koizumi controversially appoints ex-farm minister Takebe as LDP ...

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi appointed former Agriculture Minister Tsutomu Takebe as ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) secretary-general on Monday.


Calif. Prison in Lockdown Over Plot to Kill Guards

California's top security prison  declared a state of emergency and will isolate its prisoners  for up to six weeks after discovering an inmate plot to murder  three guards, officials said on Friday.


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Wang, A-Rod help Yanks get back on track

Chien-Ming Wang has become the New York Yankees' skid stopper. Wang smothered Seattle to get his 17th win, and Jorge Posada homered twice as the Yankees' slumbering offense woke up in a 12-3 victory over the Mariners on Tuesday night.


Patriots finish off 19th straight team with 24-10 victory

History the New England Patriots were finally able to acknowledge, despite the fact they didnât look perhaps as crisp offensively as theyâve been, in a 24-10 victory over the Miami Dolphins at Gillette Stadium on Sunday.


The Bush Era began with a W. Rookie Reggie Bush didn't dazzle but certainly didn't disappoint in his NFL debut. He and Drew Brees led the rebuilt New Orleans Saints to a season-opening 19-14 win over the Cleveland Browns on Sunday.


Atlanta Falcons' Michael Vick is set to become the highest-paid NFL player with a 10-year deal worth over $100m.


Northern Illinois Beats Troy in Silicon Valley Bowl

SAN JOSE, Calif. (Sports Network) - Quarterback Josh Haldi rushed for two touchdowns, as the Northern Illinois Huskies rallied from a 14-point deficit to post a 34-21 victory over the Troy Trojans at the Silicon Valley Bowl in San Jose.


Israel to scale back groundforces in northern Gaza

Israel indicated yesterday it would scale back groundforces in some of the most densely populated areas of northern Gaza as the US Administration publicly called on it to end


Sarebbe primo caso nella storia dell'amministrazione statale


American GI's indictment sought in Italy

Prosecutors have requested the indictment of a U.S. soldier over the shooting of an Italian intelligence agent at a checkpoint in Iraq last year, a prosecutor said Monday.


Intel joins One Laptop Per Child initiative

InfoWorld - In an unexpected development, chip giant Intel has joined the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) initiative. The nonprofit project aims to equip children in developing countries with specially designed low-cost notebooks powered by chips from Intel rival AMD.


Siena, 18:41 - CALCIO, SIENA: CODREA IN FORSE PER LA SFIDA CO L'INTER

Seduta pomeridiana per il Siena di Beretta in vista della gara di sabato pomeriggio con la capolista...


Two Car Bombs in Iraq's Samarra Kill 8, Wound 20

Two car bombs exploded north of Baghdad Saturday, killing eight people and wounding at least 20, police at the scene said.


One of the alleged 21 July plotters joked he would convert a man to Islam before the man converted him to Christianity, a court hears.


Canadian submarine in distress off Irish coast: British navy

A Canadian submarine sent a distress signal Tuesday from the North Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Ireland, the British navy said, adding that a military rescue operation was under way.


Fraud police buckling under mountains of data

Financial institutions charged with sharing data concerning possibly suspicious transactions are swamping investigators' abilities to effectively parse the information.


Undefeated Kansas never stood a chance once Allen Ray, Curtis Sumpter and the rest of the spirited Villanova Wildcats got rolling. Sumpter sank five 3-pointers and scored 25 points, Ray made four 3s and scored 27 and Villanova led by as many as 32 points in a stunning 83-62 victory over No. 2 Kansas on Saturday.


Austrians disgusted by a summer of scandal involving child pornography at a seminary and a prominent priest accused of sexual abuse are leaving the Roman Catholic church in significant numbers, church leaders said Friday.


Clinton Says Arafat Missed the Chance for Peace

Former US President Bill Clinton on Thursday offered condolences to Palestinians after the death of Yasser Arafat but said their leader had missed the opportunity to create lasting Middle East peace in 2000.


LOS ANGELES  - NBC has set a new premiere date and a new time slot for "Quarterlife."


There are no half-measures for heavy smokers wanting to minimise their health risks, research suggests.


Sudan is expected to agree to an   extended African Union peacekeeping mandate in Darfur when   African leaders meet in New York this week, a presidential   adviser was quoted as saying Monday.


Insurgents detonated a roadside bomb as a US convoy passed in Baghdad and gunmen tried to storm the main police station in Samarra on Wednesday as Britain's defense minister


The US economy loses $20bn a year through the illegal copying and sale of films, an American institute says.


The drama started with a rare five-setter for Roger Federer. Then Lleyton Hewitt carried on almost to dawn.


Detective: Three death threats made to Zeta-Jones in hotel

Telephone bills show a woman accused of stalking Catherine Zeta-Jones made death threats to a hotel where the actress was staying, a detective testified.


Stripper, Lover Acquitted in Vegas Death

A former stripper and her lover were acquitted Tuesday of murdering casino heir Ted Binion, who prosecutors say was drugged and suffocated in a plot to steal his fortune of buried silver.


Cuba severs ties with Panama after it pardons four Cuban exiles accused of plotting to kill Fidel Castro.


Convocazione resa vana da annullamento Tar su revoca Petroni


The European Union must embrace economic reform, trade commissioner-designate Peter Mandelson warns at the CBI's annual conference.


As Accuser Balks, Prosecutors Drop Bryant Rape Case

he Kobe Bryant rape case was dismissed yesterday in Eagle, Colo., after the prosecution said the woman who had accused Mr. Bryant of sexual assault would no longer cooperate, leaving the state no option but to drop the charges.


US Judge Denies Permit for Republican Convention Protest

A federal judge denied a request by two groups protesting the Republican National Convention to force New York City officials to allow a rally of as many as 75,000 people on the Great Lawn of New York's Central Park Saturday.


Gas prices around $3 a gallon have pushed people away from the truck-based sport utility vehicle category and instead are buying cars


Spain Saves 227 Africans from Decrepit Fishing Boat

Spanish authorities rescued more than 200 would-be migrants on Saturday from a decrepit fishing boat found drifting off the Canary Islands, officials said.


Blog: When the iPhone freezes it's not the blue screen of death, but instead the black screen of death


Maria de Lourdes Silva de Oliveira era stata rapita 4/10/06


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.


Israel pushes Gaza offensive amid rocket attacks

Israel pressed ahead with an air offensive in Gaza on Saturday, killing five Hamas militants, and arrested another Palestinian cabinet minister in the West Bank as Gaza militants fired more rockets into Israel.


Bush seeks to ease Americans' fears over economy

President George W. Bush sought to calm Americans' fears about the economy on Monday while charting a course he hopes will keep him relevant in his final year in office.


HOUSTON -- Houston Astros first baseman Lance Berkman was suspended for two games and fined an undisclosed amount by Major League Baseball on Friday after being ejected in a game against Colorado.


Norilsk Raises Bid for LionOre to $6.27 Billion

Russian mining company OAO Norilsk Nickel on Wednesday raised its bid offer for Canadian gold and nickel producer LionOre to $6.27 billion.


An investigation has begun into whether Wall Street bank employees are leaking information about big trades to favored clients.


WASHINGTON Sept. 4, 2004 - Medicare premiums for doctor visits are going up a record $11.60 a month next year. The Bush administration says the increase reflects a strengthened Medicare, while Democrats complain that seniors are being unfairly socked.


Actor Derek Waring, whose roles included Detective Inspector Goss in BBC drama Z-Cars, dies aged 79.


Microsoft debuts Vista in marketing blitz

Microsoft Corp. rolled out  Windows Vista at retailers in 70 countries on Tuesday,  delivering a PC operating system that aims to better manage the  explosion of digital media and protect users from the dangers  of the Internet.


President Bush met Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki in Jordan on Thursday to seek ways to stem sectarian carnage threatening to split Iraq.


Argentine Political Exile Wins Claim for Damages

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina  - Argentina's Supreme  Court ruled for the first time on Thursday that someone who  fled the country fearing political persecution during the 1970s  "dirty war" should receive damages from the government.


Roma, 13:45 - CALCIO, SERIE B: DAMATO ARBITRA JUVE-CROTONE

Designate le terne arbitrali per le partite della terza giornata di ritorno del campionato di calcio...


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Iraq to be early problem for White House winner

Iraq looms as the first major problem for whoever wins the November 2 US presidential election, with the US-led international coalition appearing increasingly shaky.


Heavy-equipment maker Caterpillar Inc. is shifting its Asia Pacific headquarters from Tokyo to Beijing.


China Tells Tibet Monks to Support Panchen Lama

Chinese authorities have told senior  religious leaders in a Tibetan area to urge the faithful to  show more support for a top monk anointed by Beijing and on  whom the future of the restive region may ride.


Head-Aimed Remote Viewer (HARV) gives robot drivers a better view.


Congress Approves Sweeping Intelligence Bill

The U.S. Congress approved the  biggest overhaul of U.S. intelligence agencies in over 50 years  on Wednesday, sending the bill that creates a new director of  national intelligence demanded after Sept. 11 to President  Bush.


His speech to the General Assembly Tuesday zeroed in on violations by some UN member nations.


Cuba says no talks with EU until sanctions dropped

Cuba's communist government rejected  calls from the European Union for negotiations to improve  relations on Friday and said talks can only happen when the EU  scraps sanctions imposed on the island in 2003.


Westfield, Multiplex join in new offer for Chelsfield

Australian shopping center giant Westfield is teaming up with property group Multiplex and Aldersgate Investments to make a cash offer for Duelguide, the company which owns British developer Chelsfield.


A man and a child are killed and a woman is injured in a light aircraft crash near the M25 in Essex.


Music: A Neo-Soul Star as She Is: Nurturing Her Inner Rebel

By singing from the perspective of an assertive, self-guided woman, Alicia Keys leads the charge in defying the latest wave of pop and hip-hop sexism.


While many players complain that they have to compete in too many tournaments, Justine Henin stays at the top by playing less.


Brian Westbrook rushes for 117 yards and two touchdowns, also catching a scoring pass from Donovan McNabb in the Eagles' 38-24 victory over the 49ers.


Pharmac slammed for restricting access to life-saving drug

Outraged cancer specialists say that Pharmac's provisional agreement to widen access to a new breast cancer drug does not go far enough.


CNET News.com's Charles Cooper says there may be good reasons why we donÂt want to know about global warming. But time is running short.


Ricky Ponting's 21st Test century steers his side to 340-4 at the close in reply to Pakistan's 304.


Television : Kill the Cats, but Keep the Career

How Michael Showalter segued from sketches and films to a slightly askew kind of stand-up.


Crude oil futures rise Friday, but down about four per cent in ...

Oil prices rebounded Friday but remained below $50 US a barrel after declining four per cent over the past week due to rising US supplies of crude and natural gas.


Oil up on Mexico port closures, OPEC comments

Oil rose on Monday, nearing $91 a barrel, with prices supported by the closure of Mexico's oil export terminals due to bad weather, as well as OPEC's dismissal of calls to raise output.


The stars are getting ready to walk down the red carpet that leads to the 79th Academy Awards. Depending on who gets a golden statue, this year's award ceremony could make history in a number of ways.


Some people are looking forward to 2010. Here's why.


Ellison has talked about revising PeopleSoft bid

[Wilmington, Delaware | Reuters News Service, 11 October 2004] - Oracle chief executive Larry Ellison said on Friday that Oracle has talked about revising its $21-per-share offer to buy rival PeopleSoft, but he dented Wall Street expectations by saying


Mail Order Drugs Bite Into Rite Aid Sales

Drugstore chain Rite Aid Corp. RAD.N  on Tuesday warned that full-year profit and revenue would fall  short of Wall Street expectations because of slowing pharmacy  sales as companies try to curb health-care costs.


[Johannesburg, 30 November 2004] - A variant of the Skulls Trojan horse has surfaced and now carries the Cabir.B cellphone worm. Once a user is infected with the Skulls.


Australia will be intent on recording a comprehensive win over the United States when the teams meet tomorrow night in the ICC Champions Trophy after its main group rival in pool A, New


Tariq Aziz will not testify against Saddam, denies graft in UN ...

Tariq Aziz, a jailed former senior aide to Saddam Hussein, wants to write a book about Saddam but rejected reports that he will testify


Hobbled by rising expenses and lower US earnings, the Royal Bank of Canada reported that third-quarter profit fell 5 per cent. For the quarter ended July 31, net income for the biggest bank in Canada dropped


The freeway that collapsed after a fiery tanker crash has reopened just 25 days after the accident, though one expert questioned the safety of the new structure.


"Superbad" leads box office past $4 billion

Comedy "Superbad" proved to be super good at North American box offices, holding onto the No. 1 slot for the second straight weekend and pushing summer ticket sales above $4 billion for the first time ever, according to studio estimates on Sunday.


Author who posed as prostitute faces NY fraud case

A best-selling novelist who pretended  she was a 19-year-old male prostitute sought to defend herself  in court on Wednesday against claims she defrauded a film  company that bought the rights to her book.


Swiss 'no' to fund for new EU members would be harmful: Barroso

EU Commission chief Jose Manuel Barroso has warned that a Swiss rejection of a 1.0 billion Swiss franc (638 million euros) fund to support new eastern and southern members of the European Union would be a bad sign for Europe.


The Aviator actress Kate Beckinsale says she would consider a return to university to finish studying.


Man siphons info for 300 credit cards from hotel kiosks

Not bad take for three days work A former computer consultant has admitted to breaking in to more than 60 business kiosks at hotels and stealing credit card information during a three-day crime spree earlier this year.â¦


The White House praised the Israeli parliament's approval of removing settlements from Gaza and part of the West Bank as a step forward in peacemaking with the Palestinians.


Iran to cease negotiations with EU in case of dead end

A top Iranian official said Sunday that Iran would withdraw from the negotiations with the European Union (EU) if the upcoming talks in Brussels turned into a dead-end, the official IRNA news agency reported.


SAN FRANCISCO - Barry Bonds hit his 700th home run Friday night, toppling another milestone and edging closer to Babe Ruth and Hank Aaron in his quest to become the greatest slugger in baseball history.    Bonds rewarded his fans in the opener of the San Francisco Giants' nine-game homestand with a 392-foot opposite-field homer to left center leading off the third inning...


A wounded man receives medical treatment at the Yarmuk Hospital in Baghdad, capital of Iraq, Dec. 13, 2004. A suicide car bomb blast occurred at an entrance to the heavily fortified Green Zone in central Baghdad


RIMINI La riminese Simona Pari e la romana Simona Torretta sono vive, sono in buone condizioni e vengono trattate bene dai loro sequestratori. La notizia Ã¨ arrivata dal giornale kuwaitiano Al-Rai Al-Amm, che


Georgians vote in a snap presidential election, seen as a democracy test for the former Soviet republic.


Allawi declares state of emergency ahead of Fallujah offensive

Iraq's interim government declared a state of emergency for 60 days on Sunday ahead of January elections amid spiraling insurgent attacks that have killed 60 Iraqis in two days.


Long, Q Casted for 'Live Free or Die Hard'

"Live Free or Die Hard," the fourth in the 'Die Hard' series, has cast Justin Long and Maggie Q.  Justin Long is better known for his appearances in the Apple computer commercials as the Mac. Maggie Q can be remembered from Tom Cruise's spy team in "Mi...


What can on-demand software do for your business?

Avoiding shelf-ware In a study last year Quocirca looked at the degree to which organisations were wasting time and effort on badly planned, procured and implemented on-premise (as opposed to on-demand) business applications. One particular area looked into was the prevalence of shelf-ware; that is software that is purchased but never used.â¦


Juande Ramos says his aim is to take Spurs to "where they deserve to be", though he says fans must be patient.


'Dude what if your wife finds this' Miscreants behind the Storm Worm have begun attacking Blogger, littering hundreds of pages with titillating messages designed to trick visitors into clicking on poisonous links.â¦


Kaunas, 14:08 - CALCIO, AZZURRI IN LITUANIA: NEL POMERIGGIO ALLENAMENTO

La nazionale italiana è atterrata sulla pista dell'aeroporto di Kaunas accolta da un clima qu...


Agency may have tried to discredit critic

WASHINGTON - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Charles Grassley has called for a federal probe into allegations that US Food and Drug Administration officials used anonymous calls in an attempt to discredit an agency whistle-blower.


Jackie Chan has a message for aspiring action stars: Don't bow to me.


Movie Review | 'Old Joy': A Journey Through Forests and a Sense of Regret

Kelly ReichardtÂs film is a triumph of modesty and of seriousness that also happens to be one of the finest American films of the year.


Va. construction site collapse wounds 17

Several tons of freshly poured concrete collapsed from the roof of a high-rise construction site on Friday, injuring 16 workers on the floor below, some seriously, authorities said.


Rice Urges New Chapter in US-Europe Relations

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice  called on Tuesday for a new chapter in relations with Europe  after a rift over the Iraq war and began repairing ties with  France, one of the biggest critics of the conflict.


"E un clima piuttosto preoccupante", aggiunge vicepremier


Brown claims victory in fight to curb EU budget

Gordon Brown has struck a deal to derail Brussels plans for a rapid expansion in the EU's budget, wresting back control for the finance ministers of member states.


Toyota doubles Prius hybrid car shipments to US

Toyota Motor Corp. <7203.T> will double the number of Prius hybrid gas-electric cars that it sends to the US market to 100,000 units annually next year, the Japanese automaker said on Thursday.


Sketches From the Front: An Artist's Dispatches, Rendered in Ink and Paint

A New York painter, Steve Mumford, has been embedded with military units in Iraq on and off since April 2003.


Miettinen scores twice as Stars tame Wild

Antti Miettinen scored twice to lead the Dallas Stars to a 3-1 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Monday, ending their four-game losing streak.


Mark Bellhorn hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning, and the Boston Red Sox beat the St. Louis Cardinals, 11-9, in the highest-scoring opener in World Series history.


'Non ci sono cambiamenti materiali nelle nostre aspettative'


Report Faults Bayer on Baycol Withdrawal

New reports accuse another drug company of being too slow to pull a dangerous medication from the market and question the ability of the federal Food and Drug Administration to protect the public from such risks.


John Alvin, Designer of Memorable Film Posters, Is Dead at 59

Mr. Alvin created memorable images for movie posters, billboards and advertisements, including the two fingers touching above the Earthâs surface for âE.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial.â


Tra scialle, pieghe e drappeggi una femminilita' sensuale


Londra, 12:59 - MERCATO, STAMPA INGLESE: ANCHE L'ESPANYOL VUOLE BIANCHI

Lazio e Torino, le società piÃ¹ interessate a riportare in Italia Rolando Bianchi, hanno una c...


Helsingin Sanomat journalist reports on unrest in Chinese provinces

Turkish EU candidacy divided Finnish foreign policy leadership in 1999 The issue of possible Turkish membership of an expanded European Union caused deep divisions within Finland's foreign policy leadership in ...


Russia May Pardon Colonel for Chechen Girl's Murder

A Russian commission has backed a plea for pardon by an army colonel jailed for 10 years for the murder of a Chechen girl, prompting anger in the restive province, Interfax news agency reported Friday.


Ministers are to reintroduce a ban on strikes by prison officers, after they pulled out of a voluntary agreement.


Juan Carlos Ferrero became the second  major casualty of the China Open on Thursday, the number two  seed losing 6-4, 6-4 to American Kevin Kim in the second round.


Soldiers Fight Rebels to End Russian School Siege

Russian soldiers fought Chechen separatists to end a two-day school siege Friday as naked and screaming children ran for safety amid explosions and machinegun fire.


SAVANNAH, Ga. - Police are looking for two women they say sexually assaulted a man with a pair of cooking tongs in a drug-related attack.  Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan police say the victim, a 25-year-old man, awoke Saturday morning with a metal object protruding from his body.


Carney's 5 field goals give Saints OT Win

Something about the St. Louis Rams always seems to bring out the best in the New Orleans Saints. It proved true again Sunday as John Carney kicked the last of his 5 field goals in overtime to defeat the Rams 28-25.


the Minnesota Vikings and Los Angeles Rams started 6-0 in 1973 â-ut that doesn't mean New York Jets coach Herman


Roma, 14:33 - CALCIO, GIUDICE: SIMULAZIONE MUTU 'PROBABILE', MA NIENTE SANZIONE

Nessuna squalifica per Adrian Mutu. Il giudice sportivo ha deciso di non prendere provvedimenti nei ...


The European Union's plans to regulate new media will threaten emerging services such as mobile phone clips and web-broadcasting, UK media watchdog Ofcom has warned.  The proposed Audiovisual Media Services (AVMS) directive is an extension of the regulations applied to TV.


CHICAGO (CBS.MW) -- With more than a little help from the Olympics and the elections, advertising spending grew at a healthy 10 percent-plus pace in the first nine months of the year, one leading industry tracker reported Monday.


Arctic Warming Rapidly, Affecting Global Climate

The Arctic is warming rapidly, which in turn is affecting global climate, according to an ACIA assessment to be released next week.


OK, I'll be the first to admit I'm probably out of my league writing about the latest Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) tool being offered for beta testing.


The inquest into the deaths of Diana, Princess of Wales, and Dodi Fayed will be postponed until October, more than a decade after the couple died in a Paris car crash, a British coroner said Tuesday.


What a load of rubbish If youâre not a fan of creepy crawlies, then you may want to turn your Wii off. Because the latest theory crawling through the gaming circuit is that the console actively attracts cockroaches.â¦


UN mission officials in Sudan said Friday they hope an expanded African force will be on the ground in Darfur by the end of October, after Sudan's foreign minister agreed to allow in 3,500 outside troops.


Masters Returns to Commercial Sponsorship

The Masters is no longer commercial-free, signing up three television sponsors Friday for the first time since Martha Burk led a corporate campaign against Augusta National and its all-male membership.


Members of the glam rock music band The Darkness announce they are to reform but without their lead singer.


Sterling recovers against euro after strong wage data

The pound held firm against the dollar and euro on Friday after a robust wages survey indicated that the Bank of England will continue to trim interest rates as it tries to keep a grip on inflationary pressures in the British economy.


A senior Iranian envoy suggested Wednesday that Tehran's partial yearlong freeze on uranium enrichment is about to end, shrugging off U.S. and European pressure to renounce the process and end fears that his country wants to make nuclear arms.


Relatively few people appear to be taking advantage of a new state law that allows them to purchase up to 20 hypodermic syringes without a prescription


The surgeon who treated a young Jakarta blast victim fears the five-year-old may have paralysis, reports Connie Levett from Singapore.


IMF calls on China to drop yuan currency peg

WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund yesterday called on China to drop the yuan currency's tight peg to the dollar to help keep domestic inflation under control and bring more balance to the global economy.


"It is absolutely untrue that I ordered investigators to conceal payments from the OECD. This is what The Guardian alleged. It is categorically denied"  The Attorney General, Lord Goldsmith, has denied ordering British investigators to conceal from the international anti-bribery watchdog more than 1 billion in secret payments allegedly made to a Saudi prince.The payments were allegedly received by Prince Bandar bin Sultan, the former Saudi ambassador to the United States, from BAE Systems for setting up the 40 billion Al Yamamah arms deal in the 1980s with the full knowledge of the Ministry of Defence.The Guardian reported that when the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) - the world's anti-corruption watchdog - tried to look into the deal earlier this year, the details were not disclosed by British officials. Read more


Thousands of Jewish settlers and their supporters have staged a big protest in Jerusalem over plans to force them to leave Gaza and parts of the West Bank.


By Jana Hollingsworth, Duluth News-Tribune, Minn.  Mar. 7--During last week's blizzard in Duluth, colleges and universities used many methods to alert students to campus closings.   The College of St. Scholastica sent a mass e-mail to students and staff.


Mibtel +0,44% e SP/Mib +0,47%, bene le europee


Itar-Tass, si studia ipotesi staffetta con Medvedev


13 November 2004: New owners at Albatros fertilizers

Albatros Plant Nutrition, which was part of the McDonogh group, has been sold to Timac Agri business, a subsidiary of the French fertilizer company Roullier.


Few campaigns in post-war American history have appeared to be as divisive as the one drawing to its still uncertain conclusion on Tuesday.


All'incanto abiti e accessori tra gli anni '20 e '80


John Edwards said it would be fine if his health care proposal evolved into a federalized system.


Imprenditore camerunense di 41 anni carbonizzato a Orte


Yankees 4, Red Sox 3: Rocket Shuts Down Old Team, Pitches Yankees to 4-3 Victory Over Boston

Roger Clemens left the Red Sox more than a decade ago. On Wednesday night, he left them scratching their heads.


Roma, 18:16 - CALCIO, GERMANIA: VINCE IL WERDER BREMA

Il Werder Brema, prossimo avversario della Lazio in Champions League, ha battuto l'Eintracht Francof...


GlaxoSmithKline Plc , Europe's  biggest drugmaker, nudged up its 2006 earnings forecast on  Wednesday, but said there were several reasons to be "a little  conservative" about the second half, knocking its shares.


Variety - Goodman Theater, Chicago; 856 seats; $60 top


After beat-down from Cards, you almost feel sorry for Garner

In this corner of cyberspace, we're working up some genuine empathy for Astros manager Phil Garner. He led Houston to an improbable 36-10 finish, which allowed them to steal the wild-card berth from the Chicago Cubs.


Northern Rock set for sell-off as savers flee: paper

Embattled British bank Northern Rock  is preparing for a sell-off that could see its 100 billion pound ($202 billion) mortgage portfolio divided between the country's other major banks, the Sunday Telegraph said.


Linux breakthrough for Visual Basic developers

Mono choice Windows developers can now port Visual Basic applications to Linux without modifying their code, using an open source project backed by Novell.â¦


Bush Taps Mehlman to Lead Republican Party

President Bush on Monday tapped the manager of his reelection campaign, Ken Mehlman, to head the Republican Party. Mehlman, a protege of chief White House strategist Karl Rove, is Bush's pick


Retail sales are expected to rise at the slowest pace in six years as shoppers worry about a slumping housing market and slower job growth, according to the world's largest retail trade organization.


Leo: Portrait of the Young Man as an Artist

Maniacally focused on showy parts in prestige movies, DiCaprio doesn't want your love, just your admiration


Hundreds of troops and police appear on streets of Rangoon, suggesting junta fears new protests.


Cuban art students and cartoonists painted an American eagle cartoon Wednesday on the asphalt of Havana's coastal highway so cars can drive over it as they pass the U.S. diplomatic mission, the latest salvo in a spat over pro-dissident Christmas decorations hung by the Americans.


Israeli Troops Raid Nablus, Jenin, Kill 11 Palestinians

Palestinian medical sources and witnesses say Israeli forces killed at least 11 Palestinians during raids in two West Bank cities Wednesday.


While the major presidential candidates agree global warming is real, the Republicans are sharply divided over what to do about it Â even as they chase votes in Florida, where the predicted risk of rising sea waters and more severe storms is anything but a passing concern.


U.S. Jets Pound Militant Positions in Iraq

BAGHDAD, Iraq - U.S. jets pounded suspected Shiite militant positions in the Baghdad slum of Sadr City on Monday, killing at least five people and wounding 40...


At least two people are dead after a charter plane crash Sunday near the ski resort town of Telluride that was bound for South Bend.


This fall's presidential debates will pit George W. Bush's folksy manner and big-picture brand of policymaking against John Kerry's more cerebral outlook and nuanced world view. Each is a proven debater who knows, only too well, what personal pitfalls to avoid: Bush must stifle the smirk, for instance, and Kerry must cut short his rhetorical rambling.


Petition the PM: from ID cards to ice cream

Make your clicks count The more politically aware among El Reg's readership might already know that the Prime Minister's office is beta testing an online petition system.â¦


Stefan LeFors throws three touchdown passes and No. 12 Louisville waltzes to a 55-28 victory over TCU on Wednesday night.


Partita sospesa a Napoli per il lancio di petardi in campoDopo Genoa-Juve sequestrati bastoni e coltelli                                            Scontri prima di Roma Atalanta Tre bergamaschi accoltellati, uno Ã¨ grave


Nuggets Anthony denies marijuana was his

LOS ANGELES: Denver Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony, who charged with marijuana possession last week, said Thursday at a pre-season National Basketball Association game that the drugs were not his.


A man who claimed his alter ego, an elf, stole lingerie from a shop, is found guilty by a jury at Belfast Crown Court.


Looking solely at the arguments and debating skills, most commentators will argue that the third presidential debate came out evenly with the winner determined by the individualâs determination about the facts.


A police officer who runs road safety campaigns is banned from getting behind the wheel after he admits drink-driving.


As it assembles at the Boston Hilton today to consider selling Dow Jones & Co. and its main prize, The Wall Street Journal, to Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. , the controlling Bancroft clan faces some stark choices.


Era stato arrestato ad Agrigento venerdi', 'e' stato un raptus'


Children's Antidepressants Must Have Warning Labels

Antidepressants should come with the nation's strongest warning - in a black box on the label - that they can sometimes spur suicidal behavior in children and teenagers, the government's scientific advisers decided Tuesday.    It's a rare risk, and therefore families need detailed information on how to balance that concern with the need to treat depression, which itself can lead to suicide, cautioned advisers to the Food and Drug Administration...


Roma, 15:22 - CALCIO, CASSANO: MANCINI UNO DEI POCHI CHE PARLA BENE DI ME

Antonio Cassano, attaccante del Real Madrid, ringrazia il tecnico dell'Inter, Roberto Mancini, per l...


Brian Butch banked in a 3-pointer with 4.5 seconds left, the last of Wisconsin's 11 3s, and the 15th-ranked Badgers held on for a 68-66 victory over No. 13 Indiana on Wednesday night.


Researchers say AIM vulnerable to worm attack

(InfoWorld) - A critical flaw in the way that the AOL's instant messaging client, AIM,Â displays Web-based graphics could be exploited by criminals to create a self-copying worm attack, security researchers are warning. The flaw was discovered by researchers at Core Security Technologies, which has been working with AOL over the past few weeks to patch the problem. AOL's servers are now filtering instant messaging traffic to intercept any attacks, but the company has yet to patch the underlying problem in its client software, security researchers said Tuesday. The flaw has to do with the way the AIM software uses Internet Explorer's software to render HTML messages. By sending a maliciously encoded HTML message to an AIM user, an attacker could run unauthorized software on a victim's computer or force the IE browser to visit a maliciously encoded Web page, said Core CTO IvÃ¡n Arce. This type of flaw could be exploited to create a self-replicating worm attack, according to both Core's Arce and Aviv Raff, a security researcher who on Tuesday reported that he'd discovered a related flaw in AIM. "The frightening thing about this vulnerability is that it can be easily exploited to create a massive IM worm, because it doesn't require any user interaction," Raff said. No attacks based on these flaws have been reported. Computer worms were front page news in 2003 and 2004 when Blaster, Sobig, and Sasser gummed up PCs around the world. And while Web-based worms have been in the news, a widespread instant messaging worm would be something new. Arce says that the safest thing is for AIM users to either upgrade to the 6.5 beta code or to downgrade to a 5.9 version of the software, which does not support the HTML rendering capability. But Raff offered different advice, saying that AIM 6.5 is still vulnerable to the flaw he discovered. According to him the best thing would be for AOL to "fix the underlying code," although AIM 5.9 is "probably not vulnerable to this specific vulnerability," he said. AOL may not be planning to fix its AIM code any time soon, according to a statement provided by the company late Tuesday. "We have resolved all of the issues presented to us by Core Security within all past, current, and future versions of AIM," AOL said without commenting on Raff's findings. Users should still be concerned, however. Core's Arce said that he was worried that hackers could find ways around AOL's filters. What AOL has done is "just one portion of the solution, and that's not the most effective portion," he said. "The most effective solution is to run a client that doesn't have the problem."


Verità inconfessate nelle storie dei blog

L'outing di Barbie, Big Gim e altri miti, Previti e i tossicodipendenti di don Picchi, la lasagna di carnevale. I vosti post


Teetering Musharraf Buoyed by U.S. Alliance

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, May 27 -- As confidence in Gen. Pervez Musharraf falls at home and abroad amid allegations he is moving away from democracy and becoming increasingly autocratic, the Pakistani president has had at least one unwavering ally: the United States.


Chiesta ad Ue etichettatura d'origine su prodotti importati


Ricoverata bimba 18 mesi, non in pericolo di vita


Romania: aperte le urne per il ballottaggio delle presidenziali

I romeni hanno iniziato a votare per scegliere il loro futuro presidente. Il ballottaggio, secondo turno delle elezioni presidenziali dello scorso 28 novembre, vede contrapposti il premier Adrian Nastase ed


A man was swept away by rising water during a storm that drenched parts of Texas and left the region under a flash flood warning on Friday, authorities said.


In Yankees' Victory, Loaiza May Come Out Loser

Making the slow walk to the dugout after being pulled in the fifth inning Friday night, he hung his head as fans peppered him with boos and catcalls at the SkyDome.


Iran is likely to be given an ultimatum to suspend all uranium enrichment activities, top UK officials say.


Farooq demands dismissal of Mufti govt for attack on Omar

New Delhi, Oct 24 (UNI) Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah today demanded dismissal of the Mufti Mohammad Sayeed led-government, blaming it for the attack on his son and NC President Omar Abdullah near Anantnag this morning.


Relatives of elderly people killed by heat waves could one day launch legal action against greenhouse gas polluters in the light of new research published today.


Police investigate reports of an armed gang attacking a security gang near Cardiff city centre.


British semiconductor designer ARM Holdings said Monday it has agreed to buy US technology firm Artisan Components for $913 million in cash and stock to boost its product range and reach more customers.


Tony Bibbs' Blog: Geeklog_Generator 1.0.0 Released

Tony Bibbs points out the latest release of the Geeklog_Generator PEAR package today, version 1.0.0.    What is Geeklog_Generator? It's a package that compliments the great ORM implementation, Propel. What's missing from Propel, you ask? First and foremost, it's always annoyed me that Propel (more concisely, the Propel Generator) doesn't generate pure PHP model objects...objects that don't need to include a bunch of persistence level code.   Geeklog_Generator gets around this by building minimal, pure PHP models (called Data Transfer Objects or DTO for short) that can not only be passed around easily via web services but it also but they can be quickly turned into the persistable Propel objects.    Changes made for this release include "massive updates in preparation for GL2 GSoC and scafolding". You can grab the latest version of the package from its PEAR repository.


Georgiaâs American-educated and pro-Western president, Mikheil Saakashvili, was leading in polls ahead of an election Saturday cast as a bid to restore his mandate.


British entrepreneur Richard Branson's Virgin Group Ltd. became the latest company to throw its hat into the online music ring Monday by launching the Virgin Digital service.


A consortium of companies is pushing a new proposal to the IEEE for 802.11n. 135 Mbps in standard mode, 540 Mbps maximum throughput. Fast enough? ...


Perugia, 19:31 - CALCIO, PERUGIA: SI CERCA UN ATTACCANTE CENTRALE

Per il mercato di gennaio il Perugia non cerca un difensore (Coly rimane nonostante i propositi di p...


Spain coach Luis Aragones has risked further uproar with an attempt to repair the damage caused by his racist comments about Thierry Henry.


Intel has 16 new processors to show off in the desert, while AMD plans to trickle out a few details about its upcoming notebook processor technology next week at CES.


U.S. gives blessing to food from cloned animals

The U.S. government ruled on Tuesday that food from cloned animals and their offspring is as safe as other food, opening the door to bringing meat and milk from clone offspring into the food supply.


England international Woodgate injures left thigh

England international defender Jonathan Woodgate, who had been expecting to make his Real Madrid debut in 10 days' time, pulled up in training with pain in his left thigh, the club said.


(09/03/04) The Lions closed out their exhibition season with a 20-17 win over Buffalo Thursday at Ford Field. The victory came at a price.


A suicide bomber killed three British troops and wounded eight others at a British checkpoint in central Iraq, Britain's armed forces minister Adam Ingram told reporters on Thursday.


NEW YORK - Bam Margera has done some crazy stunts in MTV's "Jackass" and its movie spin-offs. His newest: turning the planning of his wedding into a reality show.


Does Heather Locklear ever age? Or get less-than-stellar ratings? Can the old formula still work in "LAX," her new NBC series?


Lenovo announced its intent to jump into the server business by licensing x86 server technology from IBM.


Stephen King: Why 2004 is unlikely to become another 1994

Earlier this year, it appeared that the West was about to embark on one of its periodic bouts of inflation. Commodity prices were rising swiftly.


States that block direct shipments of wine to consumers from out-of-state wineries faced skeptical comments from Supreme Court justices on Tuesday.


Say what? Yang's right as Yahoo's CTO, Semel says

Blog: There's no small irony in Terry Semel's suggestion last week that Jerry Yang "think hard about being our CTO."


A radical Pakistani mosque Saturday threatened forceful retaliation if the government launches an operation against it after President Pervez Musharraf said it housed suicide bombers.


The International Association of Fire Fighters is set to endorse Democrat Chris Dodd for president, turning down better-known contenders in favor of a long-standing Senate ally whose campaign has struggled to gain traction.


Philippine Ferry Blast Said Caused by Bomb

A bomb planted by the brutal Abu Sayyaf group caused a ferry fire in February that killed over 100 people in the Philippines' worst terrorist attack, an investigation concluded Monday.


FDA Warns of Terrorist Prescription Drug Tampering

"Cues from chatter" gathered around the world are raising concerns that terrorists might try to attack the domestic food and drug supply, particularly illegally imported prescription drugs, acting Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Lester M. Crawford says...


Golfing Roundup: Singh ends Tiger's run of 5 in row

Vijay Singh won the PGA Tour player of the year award yesterday for the first time, ending Tiger Woods' five-year hold on the honor with a season that left no debate about who was No.


A patient suffering severe chest pains claims he had to stand for hours in a hospital because of a lack of beds.


Google acquires ImageAmerica to boost mapping

Blog: Google has acquired a company that specializes in aerial photography, including its own digital camera system and aircraft to house it.


Hurricane Ivan has strengthened to a Category 5 storm after battering the island of Jamaica with heavy rain and strong winds, killing 11 people.


White House rivals see off 2007 with barrage of attacks

White House rivals Monday spent the dying hours of the year trading harsh new insults and trekked across snow blasted Iowa, three days before the state kicks off the 2008 election race.


Race to Bury Asia's Dead as Toll Hits 68,000

GALLE, Sri Lanka  - Stricken countries on the  Indian Ocean worked swiftly on Wednesday to bury thousands of  bodies as experts warned disease could kill as many people as  the 68,000 already dead from the violent crush of Sunday's  tsunami.


A Divided House Denounces Plan for More Troops

The resolution was approved 246 to 182. The Senate is expected to consider Saturday whether to move ahead toward a vote on an Iraq resolution.


Four years after its splashy launch, chip maker is still struggling.


Rice: U.S. Will Not Change Conditions for Iran Nuclear Talks

VIENNA, May 31 -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Thursday the United States would not alter its demand that Iran suspend uranium enrichment before she would join talks on its nuclear program, exactly one year after she first made the offer in a dramatic gambit to halt Tehran's push to o...


Now that the US Department of Agriculture has confirmed that Asian soybean rust has been found in Louisiana, the first known incidence of the fungus in North America, the next step is forming a response to its arrival.


Iran holds its Black Church as symbol of tolerance

QARA KELISA, Iran  - The last priest left the Black Church more than half a century ago and now the picture on the wall of a former monk's cell is of the Islamic Republic's founder Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, not Jesus.


UPDATE 4-General Dynamics profit jumps, hikes full-year view

Defense contractor General Dynamics Corp. (GD.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Wednesday said its quarterly earnings surged 23 percent helped by a rebound of its


"Alexander," which depicts the Macedonian conqueror's passionate relationship with another man, may redefine what is acceptable in a hero.


Abu Ghraib judge tells prosecutors to speed up

A military judge hearing evidence into alleged abuses at Abu Ghraib in Baghdad is demanding that prosecutors speed up their investigation.


Marks & Spencer has bought the per una clothing brand for Â£125 million as part of a move to restore the group's flagging fortunes.


Three people have now been confirmed killed in an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 food poisoning in spinach that originated in California, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Friday.


'Su Roma, tasse e fucile, parole inequivoche da alleati'


Bolivian court sides with deported Cuban

A high court on Friday ruled in favor of a Cuban dissident who was recently deported from Bolivia for criticizing President Evo Morales, saying a law prohibiting foreigners from involvement in the Andean country's politics is unconstitutional.


England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson is remarkably calm and confident heading into the World Cup. So much so, he dared utter the phrase: "I think we will win it."


Small shops do not always have the budget for the necessary tools required to monitor the services running on a Windows based server, yet it is imperative that these services be monitored. MAK examines alternative methods for checking all SQL Server services from one location and how to check the heart beat of SQL Server instances every few minutes.


UPDATE 2-US says Fannie, Freddie met housing goals

US mortgage finance companies Fannie Mae (FNM.N: Quote, Profile, Research) and Freddie Mac (FRE.N: Quote, Profile, Research) met affordable housing goals in


ADV: Distance Learning Directory - Online Degrees

Bachelor, Master and Post-Grad degrees online from accredited colleges and universities. Business, Education, IT, Healthcare, more. Browse by degree or program. Request info and get started today.


Saudi Qaeda group wants world U.S. oil sources hit

A Saudi wing of al Qaeda called for attacks on U.S. oil sources around the world, saying targets should not be limited to the Middle East and listing Canada, Venezuela and Mexico as U.S. oil suppliers.


Striking Hollywood writers target Oscars and Globes

The Academy Awards presentation is still two months away but the world's top film awards ceremony found itself embroiled on Tuesday in the worst Hollywood labor clash in two decades.


Bomb at parade in India leaves 16 dead, 40 hurt

NEW DELHI -- A powerful bomb killed at least 16 people, many of them schoolchildren, and wounded about 40 others as they assembled for an Independence Day parade yesterday in the northeastern state of Assam, authorities said.


NASA: Shuttle's Kinked Hose to be Stowed for Launch

NASA engineers have drawn up a plan to stow a kinked radiator hose aboard the shuttle Atlantis as the agency gears up for a Thursday launch toward the International Space Station (ISS).


With nary a twitch or nervous smile, a new NBC anchor smoothly took over from Tom Brokaw last night, ushering in a new evening news program, "NBC Nightly News With Brian Williams.


The United States is still the country where the most number of spams originate, almost 42 per cent, says a report by security solutions company Sophos.


The Peruvian prime minister survives a censure vote in parliament over his handling of a failed uprising.


Three Killed in Tennessee Garage Shooting

NASHVILLE, Tenn.  - A man with several guns in his  possession opened fire at a Tennessee Department of  Transportation garage on Tuesday and killed three people,  including his wife, and wounded two others, officials said.


Respondents were asked why Ukrainians participated in protest actions in support of Viktor Yushchenko.


Mets 4, Nationals 3: Mets Ignore Negatives and Hope They Go Away

Their victory on Friday represented a step forward for the Mets after Thursday's news that Pedro MartÃnez is done for the season with a torn tendon in his left calf.


Online auctioneer eBay plans to change its feedback system and ban sellers from leaving negative comments.


Mount St. Helens in Washington State is still venting ash and steam, possibly portending an eruption, but its bulging lava dome is intriguing scientists.


Residents Gather to Oppose Pipeline Plan

By Scott Miller, The Pantagraph, Bloomington, Ill.  May 26--BLOOMINGTON -- Opponents of a proposed crude-oil pipeline in Central Illinois face a costly uphill battle.   Mark McCormick of Woodstock knows.


Chris Cornell to record Bond movie theme

Chris Cornell, frontman of rock band Audioslave, will record the theme song for the upcoming James Bond film, "Casino Royale."


Sen. Barack Obama will take a public HIV test at a remote Kenyan clinic this weekend to promote HIV/AIDS prevention in a country where an average of 700 people die each day from the disease.


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


3 Russian Police Officers Charged for Beslan Negligence

Three Russian policemen were charged on Wednesday with criminal negligence for failure to prevent the deaths of more than 350 hostages seized at a school in Beslan.


Some People With Mild Alzheimer's Can Drive

FRIDAY, Sept. 17 (HealthDayNews) -- While some people with early-stage Alzheimer's disease can drive safely, regular assessments of their driving and memory are the best way to tell when it's time to take away the keys.


Fannie Execs' Severance Pay Probed - WSJ

Fannie Mae's FNM.N regulator is  investigating the severance payments and bonuses of two top  executives who stepped down earlier this week, the Wall Street  Journal reported on Thursday.


Roma, 15:40 - CALCIO, AGENTE ALMIRON: JUVE HA FIDUCIA IN LUI

"L'ultimo incontro con la dirigenza della Juve risale a due settimane fa, durante il quale mi &egrav...


Community News: PEAR Installer version 1.6.0 released

New from the PEAR blog today is an announcement about the official released of the latest version of the PEAR installer - 1.6.0.    This release fixes a number of major regressions introduced in PEAR 1.5.2 that were not fixed in PEAR 1.5.3 or PEAR 1.5.4, and is recommended for immediate upgrade.   The march to Pyrus, the next generation installer for PEAR, and the repository of packages designed for Pyrus (PEAR2) continues.  Maintenance on 1.x will continue to contain bug fixes and security fixes, but the pace of new features is going to slow considerably.    PEAR users can either download the latest package from the main PEAR site or just issue a "pear upgrade PEAR" command from their system to pull it down from the default PEAR channel.


Mac OS X Tip of the Week: A Shortcut to Dock Prefs

Want to get to your Dock preferences — to make it smaller or larger, say, or to move it from the bottom to the left side of your screen — in a jiffy? Of course, you can always click on the Apple menu and select Dock Preferences. But there’s an even faster way. This week’s tip shows you. [Jan 14, 2005]


Wayne Rooney expects the pressure to increase at Manchester United

Wayne Rooney arrived at Old Trafford on Wednesday with no shortage of expectations after being transferred to Manchester United. Manager Alex Ferguson has called him the country's


Strong temblor sways buildings in Taiwan capital

TAIPEI, Taiwan - A strong earthquake rocked Taiwan's capital during the lunch rush today, shaking tall buildings for about a minute.


Questions Are Seen on Merck's Stance on Pain Drug's Use

Merck officials had evidence far back as 2001 that Vioxx might not help thousands of users of the arthritis and pain drug.


Duke Case Prosecutor Says He Will Resign

Michael B. Nifong's announcement came after admitting that he had âcrossed the lineâ of ethical standards in some of the public statements he made.


US 'skeptical' about NKorea nuclear declaration

The White House said Wednesday that it was "skeptical" that North Korea would provide a full accounting of its nuclear programs after the Stalinist regime missed a December 31 deadline to do so.


Yahoo! Building Desktop Search, More Personalization

Portal player Yahoo! will compete with Google and MSN in the desktop search arena, CEO Terry Semel told an audience at a Morgan Stanley investor conference.


Consumer prices edge higher; housing starts sink

Consumer prices rose an as-expected 0.2% last month, a government report showed Tuesday, but a sharp jump in lodging costs helped push so-called core inflation up at its fastest pace in five months.


U.S. stock futures pointed to a higher  market open on Monday, bouncing back from fresh 2005 lows hit  on Friday, as investors buy up beaten down shares and expect  strong earnings American Express Co. AXP.N.


The impact of the Green Card has been noted by the European Commission, which hopes to capitalize on its success


From IBM selling its PC unit to users going gaga over Google, here's what made headlines this year.


Its Workplace package is catching on with clients, and more software makers are signing on. Still, it's no Windows smasher. IBM launched a bold foray into desktop computing last spring, when it took on Microsoft's