Fort Lewis war objector faces new charge

The Army added another charge against a lieutenant who refused to serve in Iraq because he believes the war is illegal, but did not say if the case will proceed to a court martial.


VIOXX HEARINGS: GET A TASTE OF YOUR OWN MEDICINE

When pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co. abruptly pulled its arthritis pain medication Vioxx from the marketplace on Sept. 30, more than 2 million patients were taking the drug.


European stock markets were expected to open lower on Monday after weaker-than-expected jobs data last week dented confidence in the strength of economic recovery in the US.


Closet swatting A California family that found their apartment surrounded by more than a dozen heavily SWAT armed officers are among the latest victims of swatting, a crime designed to elicit an emergency response by reporting a bogus 911 call.â¦


MIAMI -- All-Star third baseman Mike Lowell told a Florida radio station Tuesday that he's optimistic about returning to the Marlins next season.


Microsoft offers to buy Yahoo for $44.6B

Microsoft today offered to acquire Internet media company Yahoo Inc. for $44.6 billion in cash and stock.


Si tratta dell'aumento maggiore registrato dal 1994


Blog: Google launches Maps feature that lets you customize driving directions by clicking and dragging the route to other spots on the map.


Any chance the Pittsburgh Steelers had of returning to the Super Bowl was seemingly laid to rest by the Baltimore Ravens, who are in the midst of their own title run.


Ernesto remnants soak mid-Atlantic states

More than 400,000 homes in the  U.S. mid-Atlantic region were without power on Saturday as the  remnants of Tropical Storm Ernesto soaked the region with up to  a foot of rain.


Canada Offers Limited Help on Vaccine Gap

Canada has responded with mixed reactions to the shortage of flu vaccine in the United States and to President Bush's suggestion that Canada could fill the gap.


The Russian bid-team from Sochi erupted in euphoria on Wednesday after Olympic president Jacques Rogge announced that the Black Sea resort would stage the 2014 Winter Games.


New Scrutiny for Airline Bailout Plan Three Years After Sept. 11

The federal loan board that was created in 2001 to help assure the survival of the floundering airline industry may ultimately face the opposite task.


Liverpool's injury crisis overshadows Fowler's return to Anfield

Robbie Fowler's emotional return to Liverpool in the League Cup on Wednesday has been overshadowed by the injury crisis that is currently enveloping Rafa Benitez's team.


Judge Rules Guantanamo Military Commissions Are Unconstitutional

A federal judge ruled Monday that President Bush had both overstepped his constitutional bounds and improperly brushed aside the Geneva Conventions in establishing military commissions to


Yokohama, 14:00 - CALCIO, MILAN: PAURA PER INZAGHI, POI SEGNA 2 GOL

Allenamento per il Milan a Yokohama in vista della finale del Mondiale per club contro il Boca Junio...


Warren-Based Computer Chain Opens Fifth Michigan Outlet

By Carol Cain, Detroit Free Press  Feb. 4--Company: Computer Builders Warehouse (CBW), 1993 Tobsal Court, Warren.   Background: CBW is a private-label computer manufacturer based in Warren that has the ability to custom build desktop or laptop computers for customers.


Italian nun slain in Somalia, speculation of Pope link

Gunmen shot and killed an Italian nun   at a children's hospital in Mogadishu on Sunday in an attack   that drew immediate speculation of links to Muslim anger over   the Pope's recent remarks on Islam.


Spain's Socialist government approved new conditions governing research with embryonic stem cells Friday, allowing scientists to investigate using frozen embryos while seeking cures to diseases such as ...


China coal mine blast death toll rises to 66, hope fades for 82 missing

The death toll from a devastating coal mine gas explosion in central China's Henan province rose to 66 as hopes of finding survivors among a further 82 trapped workers faded.


Global Exchange to buy IBM services units

B2B e-commerce specialist Global Exchange Services agrees to buy IBMÂs Electronic Data Interchange and Business Exchange Services divisions.


A Mastella: previdenza non puo' restare fuori da Finanziaria


Twenty-nine investment firms fined $9.2M

WASHINGTON -- Twenty-nine investment firms, including some of Wall Street's biggest names, have been fined a total $9.2 million by securities regulators who said they were late in reporting disciplinary history and other data about their brokers.


Is your hard drive the land of the lost files? An experimental software program labels files with images that can be easily remembered.


Bush to send Congress $3 trillion budget

President Bush is sending Congress a $3 trillion spending blueprint that would provide a big boost to defense and protect his signature tax cuts.


Paulson in India With a Wish List for Economic Changes

The Treasury secretary is urging a successful conclusion to world trade talks and pushing for expansion of Indiaâs capital markets and the opening of its financial sector.


Woman goes from Iraqi heroine to hostage

As United States forces massed to invade Iraq last year, the director of Care International operations in Baghdad said she was determined to stay.


Roger Waters Goes to War with Online Tracks

Former Pink Floyd mainman Roger Waters released two new songs, both inspired by the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, via online download outlets Tuesday.


Roundup: Santini resigns as Hotspur coach

Jacques Santini has resigned as coach of Tottenham Hotspur after just 13 games in charge, the English Premier League club announced Friday.


Senate Republicans Weigh Dismantling CIA

WASHINGTON - Senate Intelligence Committee Republicans proposed removing the nation's largest intelligence gathering operations from the CIA and the Pentagon and putting them directly under a new national intelligence director.    Sen...


Ray Rice ran for 202 yards and two touchdowns last night, leading No. 23 Rutgers to a 22-20 victory over South Florida in the Scarlet Knights' first game as a ranked team in 30 years.


Brees expects to start despite concussion

San Diego Chargers quarterback Drew Brees expects to start Sunday at Denver despite sustaining a mild concussion in a loss to the New York Jets.


Ex-Gurkha guards die in Baghdad mortar attack

Four former Gurkhas were killed and up to 15 other security guards working for a British firm wounded when a mortar landed in Baghdad's Green Zone.


Medium-pacer Stuart Clark rocked England with the wickets of both openers to give Australia early success on the opening day of the second Ashes cricket Test at Adelaide Oval.


Neurons or Pollock? Scientists Create Technicolor 'Brainbow'

Neuroscientists use coral and jellyfish DNA to create colorful arrays of neuronal connections in mouse brains.


Thousands of American marines and soldiers swarmed over a railroad embankment on the northern edge of Falluja on Monday night and early Tuesday


Cubs draw bidders, deal could top $1 bln: source

The Chicago Cubs franchise, being sold by media group Tribune Co., has attracted credible interest from about 15 parties, and a deal for the baseball team and other assets is expected to top $1 billion, according to a source familiar with the situation.


Three Said Killed in Afghanistan Protests

Protesters angered at President Hamid Karzai's sacking of a warlord governor in the west of the country ransacked U.N. compounds and clashed with security forces Sunday, leaving as many as three people dead and dozens wounded, including three U.S. troops who were hit with stones.


Stocks Set for Soft Open, Focus on Techs

Stocks were set to open slightly lower  on Monday as Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O begins to trade  ex-dividend, weakening technology shares and offsetting a  welcome drop in crude prices.


Amitabh Bachchan on being appointed the Ambassador Of The Dubai Shopping Festival.


SRKÂs fabulous abs and bulging biceps in Om Shanti Om is the talk of the town.


Security agents are investigating a Russian scientist for allegedly trying to smuggle out of Russia materials that could be used in building a biological or bacteriological weapon, the scientist and his co-workers said Friday.


San Francisco's New Wi-Fi Provider Plays it Safe

As Meraki takes over the project, it applies a strategy to duck the problems that have stalled municipal wireless plans.


A quick withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq could allow victorious Muslim extremists to fan out into other countries, with some militants going to Afghanistan to fight alongside a resurgent Taliban, Vice President Dick Cheney says.


Larger supplies, more energy alternatives, and a slowing economy could be factors.


The company claims to have developed a new technology that uses plastic instead of glass. From Crave, CNET's gadgets blog.


Guillermo Mariotto lancia il grido d'allarme per la natura


Apple added two new products to its line both at $499. This sets the stage for the price cuts later this year.


For the first time in five years the capacity of Michigan International Speedway will increase. MIS President Brent Shelton detailed a multi-million dollar


Thousands follow soldier's fate in WW1 "blog"

Thousands of people have been following  the fate of a British soldier fighting in the trenches of World  War One on a Web site publishing his letters home exactly 90  years after they were written.


Hard Lesson in Street Fighting: 150 Marines vs. 1 Rebel Sniper

At least a few insurgents are highly trained snipers who do their job with cold precision and know how to survive.


UN chief discourages military coup in Thailand

UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said Tuesday that military coup should not be a practice to be encouraged, referring to what happened in Thailand on the same day.


Ten Palestinian militants are killed in a number of clashes with Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip.


Judy Collins: Wildflower on the Path to Serenity

The folk singer, now 67, continues to conquer many storms, with hard-won serenity maintained by rigorous self-discipline.


The Walt Disney Co. was edged out by the popular Google search engine as the top place U.S. undergraduates would like to work, a new survey shows.


Most Americans think this week's report from Army Gen. David H. Petraeus will exaggerate progress in Iraq, and few expect it to result in a major shift in President Bush's policy. But despite skepticism about the Petraeus testimony and majority support for a U.S. troop reduction in Iraq, there has...


There's no denying that Mike Lowell has a tremendous band of supporters in Red Sox Nation. The thought of trading him to Colorado for Todd Helton this offseason brought on an onslaught of e-mail to this address, mostly starting with, "How could they?"


News Corp. (NWSa.N) on Tuesday  said its quarterly net profit rose 19 percent boosted by  advertising sales at the Fox News Channel, "Ice Age: The  Meltdown" film ticket sales and a gain from the sale of radio  stations.


Suicide Bomber Kills 15 at Iraq Police Academy

HILLA, Iraq  - A suicide bomber killed 15 people  at a police academy graduation Wednesday, part of a wave of  killings aimed at stopping landmark Jan. 30 elections, but  Iraq's prime minister vowed the vote would go ahead.


In his olive nylon bomber jacket, olive fatigue pants and black combat boots, Al-Aqsa Martyr's Brigades member Abu Said sees himself as a soldier, fighting Israeli occupation of Palestinian land.


Google this week launched a beta test version of Google SMS, a new service that lets users of wireless devices query Google for specific information, such as business or residential phone listings, product prices, and word definitions, the company says.


Cuneo, 23:09 - VOLLEY, CH. LEAGUE: PER CUNEO FACILE SUCCESSO PER 3-0

Dopo il successo di Treviso a Parigi per 0-3, facile vittoria anche per Cuneo in Champions League: i...


Israeli Missile Strike Kills Two Gaza Militants

An Israeli missile strike killed at least two Hamas gunmen in Gaza City Monday, a day after a top commander of the Islamic militant group was killed in a similar attack


RIM reports "critical" BlackBerry outage

Research In Motion's ubiquitous BlackBerry experienced a "critical severity outage" on Monday afternoon that left users stranded without wireless e-mail access, its maker said.


US presidential candidate John Kerry says he will make stem cell research a priority, dropping George Bush's policy.


Roma, 20:17 - BASKET, SERIE A: MONTEGRANARO VINCE A PESARO

Risultati della 23/a giornata del campionato di serie A di basket: Tisettanta CantÃ¹-Benetton Treviso...


Democratic Party Searches for Leader Again

Democrats may be experiencing a sense of deja vu as they again search for a leader in a crowded field of candidates with no clear favorite to win. A year ago, the hopefuls were vying for president. Now, a new crop is running to lead the Democratic National Committee.


Test can predict aggressive prostate cancer

A single prostate cancer screening test before age 50 can help predict which men might develop aggressive forms of the disease, even 25 years before a diagnosis, researchers said on Friday.


Grammy Viewership Hits Lowest Level Since 1995

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


Thailand plans to break patents on 14 drugs: firms

Thailand is planning to break the foreign patents of 14 HIV/AIDS, cancer and heart drugs, a move that may prompt companies to withhold new drugs from the Thai market, pharmaceutical firms said on Wednesday.


Exclusive: The scene on the streets of Burma's capital was chaotic as security forces cracked down on protesting monks


Moviegoers exiting The Empire Strikes Back in 1980 were upset that they would have to wait three years to find out how the adventures of Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Princess Leia and Darth Vader played out.


The London Stock Exchange (LSE) is facing a possible bidding war after receiving its second takeover approach in a week. Paris-based rival Euronext made an approach just a week after the LSE said it had knocked


Mibtel a quota 23.516, Numtel a 1.296 punti


DELL has made available the Intel Core 2 Duo mobile processors on all XPS mobile systems and Dell Precision mobile workstations, as well as select Inspiron and Latitude notebooks.


Buenos Aires, 21:46 - TENNIS, ATP BUENOS AIRES: PUERTA PRIMO FINALISTA

Mariano Puerta Ã¨ il primo finalista del torneo Atp di Buenos Aires (montepremi 380.000 dollari). L'a...


Court tosses $11 million judgment against Spamhaus

Appeals judges ask lower court to revisit dispute between the U.K. organization and an Illinois marketing company fighting its placement on the popular site's blacklist.


Covington orthodontist facing pornography charge

A Covington orthodontist was charged yesterday with communicating with a minor for immoral purposes and possession of child pornography.


Senior Hamas Leader Holds Out Possibility of Cease-Fire with ...

A senior leader of the Islamic militant group Hamas says his organization will not stand in the way of an Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement if it is fair for the Palestinians.


Bush Surveys Damage in Florida as Toll Is Expected to Mount

Hurricane Charley - one of the most powerful storms in the nation's history - caused at least $20 billion in damage in Florida alone.


The World Health Organisation (WHO) says rates of diabetes are set to increase as childhood obesity soars worldwide. WHO says an estimated 10 per cent of school-aged children are overweight, with the situation worsening.


Sudan Peace Talks Stuck on Issues of Security

Reports from the Nigerian capital Abuja, where Sudan peace talks have entered a third week, say the rebel factions and the Sudanese government are deadlocked on the issue of security.


The US-led forces are sweeping through Iraq's "triangle of death", one of the worst remaining no-go zones in Iraq, to reclaim rebel enclaves before the countryâs elections scheduled for January.


AIN AL-HILWEH, Lebanon  - Islamist gunmen killed two Lebanese soldiers at a Palestinian refugee camp in south Lebanon on Monday in the first fatal spillover of fighting between the army and al Qaeda-inspired fighters in the north.


Did 'SNL' Gaffe Expose Simpson Vocal Aid?

NEW YORK  — Singer Ashlee Simpson's "extra help" may have been exposed when a "Saturday Night Live" audience heard her voice — singing the wrong song — while she held a microphone at her waist.


Oliver Stone, America's most controversial, Oscar-winning filmmaker, is waging war on the box office this weekend with ``Alexander,'' a violent, sexually combustible, nearly three-hour epic.


Nel 2008 dovrebbe scendere al 2,1%, lo riferisce Russo Spena


Euro continua a salire dopo annuncio, sfonda quota 1,33 dlr


State presages rise of identity politics: Hispanics sided with her, blacks went for Obama.


Without Mutombo, Knicks Hope the Center Will Hold

The Knicks are keeping their eyes fixed on Vin Baker and Nazr Mohammed, fervently hoping they can provide 48 quality minutes and a few blocked shots between them.


For Ruby Dee at 83, Acclaim and Performances

Ruby Dee, who won the Screen Actors Guildâs Award for best supporting actress for her role in the Denzel Washington film âAmerican Gangster,â is taking time out from various appointments for a reading in White Plains.


California's fight to stop corporate flight

State has made strides in easing rules on business, but housing and other costs still bring moving vans.


Berkshire Hathaway Inc., the company  run by billionaire Warren Buffett, on Thursday said securities  regulators have requested information on insurance products  that might help companies distort earnings.


Risks of a recession have increased, but the Federal Reserve must be cautious in supporting the economy because global forces that have kept inflation in check are receding, former Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan said on Monday.


Khartoum Refuses to Sign Darfur Security Deal

Sudan's government refused to sign a  security deal with rebels on Friday designed to end violence in  the western Darfur region, saying the document drafted by  African Union mediators was too one-sided.


A traditional kite-flying festival got under way in the Pakistani city of Lahore on Saturday night despite overcast skies.


A thunderous explosion rocked an oil refinery Monday, injuring five people and shaking buildings miles away.


A Brazilian judge clamped a curfew on a small Amazon River town Saturday after residents tried to lynch a man who confessed he killed two girls.


By MARCUS WOHLSEN  SAN FRANCISCO - Friends of an acclaimed computer scientists who vanished at sea said Wednesday they were expanding their search for him to waters off Mexico, nearly a week after the Coast Guard called off its own search.


Protesta contro blocco trattative per rinnovo convenzione


A 104-year-old Dutch cabaret singer who once performed for the Nazis gives a concert for the first time in decades.


The House voted Thursday to overhaul the housing voucher program, the federal government's largest effort to help low-income families find affordable housing.


Venezuela Audit Results Support Vote Count

The results of an audit support the official vote count showing that President Hugo Chavez won this month's recall referendum in Venezuela, the head of the Organization of American States said Saturday.


The loyalist UDA pledges to end all violence and work towards complete disarmament.


Interest high in scope of Mitchell steroids report

The keenly anticipated Mitchell Report on steroids usage in Major League Baseball will be issued on Thursday, fueling hope the record will be set straight on a suspected doping era in the sport.


Sudan foreign minister says Darfur talks not making progress ...

Sudan's foreign minister said Thursday "nothing much has been achieved" at peace talks to end the crisis in Darfur so far, a view borne out by an African Union mediator's failure to even get face-to-face discussions off the ground.


Sarkozy-Blair, intesa su trattato Ue semplificato


Rose Kennedy Greenway planners are launching an architectural competition for the first building expected to be completed along the new, post-Big Dig park system, and city officials hope it will signal the emergence of a "New Boston."


Basketball: Reigning NBA champs open by downing Yao's Rockets

AUBURN HILLS, Michigan : Reigning champion Detroit spoiled National Basketball Association scoring leader Tracy McGrady's debut alongside star center Yao Ming with Houston, downing the Rockets 87-79 here.


Pakistan on alert after al-Qaida suspect dies in raid

Police in Pakistan were today braced for a violent backlash from Islamist militants after a suspected al-Qaida operative was killed in a raid at the weekend.


The Post-Crescent, Appleton, Wis., Maureen Wallenfang Column

By Maureen Wallenfang, The Post-Crescent, Appleton, Wis.  Feb. 9--It appears many people like diving into a cold martini regardless  of the temperatures outside.   Owners of the successful Deja Vu and St.


Torino, 19:45 - CALCIO, TORINO: 2-0 NEL TEST CON IL LOTTOGIAVENO

Problemi di formazione per il tecnico del Torino Novellino in vista della gara con il Siena: a Vaila...


2 Drug Makersâ Profits Soar; One Runs Afoul of Wall St.

Schering-Plough and Merck posted strong sales from their joint venture in cholesterol drugs, but otherwise their third-quarter earnings were notably different.


Roma, 14:58 - CALCIO, ROMA; SPALLETTI: TOTTI STA BENE E SI E' ALLENATO

"Francesco Totti oggi ha sviluppato tutto l'allenamento di rifinitura e sta bene. Dopo ieri in effet...


Description: CBS is scheduled to make an announcement this afternoon regarding the memos it obtained covering President Bush's service in the Texas Air National Guard.


Japanese PM Refuses to Meet Iraqi Militants' Demands

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi refused to withdraw Japanâs troops from Iraq, rejecting demands by Iraqi militants who have threatened to behead a Japanese civilian unless the soldiers left.


U.S. says North Korea has not met terms of nuclear deal

North Korea has not met its  commitment to fully account for its nuclear activities by the  end of 2007 under a disarmament agreement, the United States  said on Sunday, urging Pyongyang to comply with its  obligations.


Japan confirms death of hostage in Iraq:

[World News]: Tokyo, Oct.31 : The Japanese government on Sunday confirmed that a decapitated body found in Iraq is that of a Japanese hostage taken hostage by Islamic militants earlier this week.


It seemed like a clever idea. This summer, a small Web company, Stamps.com, partnered with the U.S. Postal Service to let people put their own photos on 37-cent first-class stamps.


The 60th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz was marked on Thursday. Have we learnt the lessons of history?


Apple's new iPhone, a "smart" mobile phone offering music storage and Internet access, will be launched on June 29, according to television ads by the high-tech group.


Colombian Army Kills at Least 21 Paramilitaries

Between 21 and 35 right-wing paramilitaries were killed in combat with the Colombian army, and Marxist rebels killed the mayor of a small town, authorities said Saturday.


Political Memo: For Clinton and Obama, Different Tests on Iraq

Weekend appearances gave both campaigns a chance to road test their strategies for dealing with the war in the primaries and beyond.


Blames weak pound DCC Plc today scaled back its operating profit growth expectations for the year ended 31 March 2008, saying it had been hampered by weaker sterling.â¦


A 3-Decade Campaign Is Over: Baseball Is Back in Washington

In the first relocation of a major league team since last time the Washington Senators left, the Expos are headed to the nation's capital.


The Bank of Japan left its policy rate target unchanged at 0.5 percent on Friday as expected.


Belgian king renames Verhofstadt prime minister

Belgian King Albert II late Thursday renamed Guy Verhofstadt prime minister to lead an interim government, the Royal Palace said after six months of political crisis.


Concerns mount over key space station joint

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - Spacewalking astronauts will likely drop plans to test a shuttle heat shield repair technique so they have time to study a troubled but critical part of the International Space Station's power system, NASA said on Monday.


Mel Gibson acknowledged making anti-Semitic slurs during a drunken driving arrest and begged Jewish community leaders Tuesday to meet with him to find "the appropriate path for healing." A sheriff's watchdog, meanwhile, said deputies appeared to have handled Gibson's arrest properly.


Tiger Woods fires a final-round 68 to win the Buick Invitational.


U2 online deal hastens last spin for the CD

THE new album by the rock veterans U2 is called How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb. An alternative could have been How To Kill The Compact Disc And Make Two Billion Dollars.


Insulin May Raise Death Risk from Heart Failure

People with advanced heart failure and who also have diabetes that requires insulin treatment have about a fourfold greater mortality rate than heart failure patients


Eight EBay sellers were ordered to pay nearly $90,000 US in restitution and fines after admitting they bid up products online to inflate the prices.


Greek Cypriots early Friday demolished a wall along the boundary that splits Europe's last divided capital, Nicosia.


Bridge: In a Strategy of Yesteryear, a Lesson for Players of Today

It is interesting to compare expert-level bridge today with, say, 40 years ago. How would you think it varies?


Many Red Flags Preceded a Recall of Hamburger

Questions have been raised about whether the meat industry has been given too much leeway to police itself.


ATLANTIC DIVISION (In order of predicted finish) FLORIDA STATE Coach: Bobby Bowden (286-75-4, 31st year). 2005 finish: 8-5, 5-3 (tied for first in Atlantic). Players to watch: QB Drew Weatherford, the league's leading passer (3,208 yards, 18 TDs, 18 INTs); RB Lorenzo Booker, the team's leading rusher (119 carries, 552 yards, 4 TDs); WR Chris Davis, the team's leading receiver ...


A year and a half after Wishard Memorial Hospital's condition was grave, the Indianapolis area's safety-net health care provider for the poor is in better shape but still in need of long-term care.


India and Pakistan Note Modest Progress in Peace Talks

India's foreign minister says modest progress was made in two days of peace talks with his Pakistani counterpart in New Delhi.


Bulls Send Staggering Heat to 24th Loss in 25 Games

Kirk Hinrich scored 24 points to lead the host Chicago Bulls to a 99-92 victory over Miami on Thursday.


Scientists Close in on Source of Cosmic Rays

An international team of astronomers believe they have solved a mystery that has been perplexing scientists for 100 years -- the origin of cosmic rays.


Wolverines notebook: Going undefeated in Big Ten might not get UM ...

Michigan's march toward another Big Ten championship continues after yesterday's miraculous 45-37 triple-overtime victory over Michigan State in the Big House.


Yahoo will offer its own version of wireless Internet searching, keeping pace with rival Google, which recently introduced a mobile search offering.


Abortive Bush Cabinet Nominee Quits Giuliani Firm

Bernard Kerik, New York's former top  police officer who withdrew as a Bush administration cabinet  nominee, resigned on Wednesday from a consulting firm with  former New York mayor Rudolph Giuliani, Giuliani said.


The bureau adds video clips to its Web site, puts up billboards and arranges for international outreach, but it  seems that somebody forgot to call in the Web designers.


AMERICA/NICARAGUA - Campagna internazionale a favore della comunitÃ  di Krukira, gravemente danneggiata dallÂuragano Felix Managua (Agenzia Fides) - Migliaia di indios miskita della comunitÃ  di Krukira, una delle localitÃ  del Nicaragua nei Caraibi del nord maggiormente colpita dallÂuragano FÃ©lix, sono in lotta per le ultime riserve di cibo, e affrontano sete e fame con c...


Sudan, Southern Rebels Push for Peace Through Christmas

The Sudanese government and the main southern rebel group say they are continuing peace talks through Christmas to try to fulfill a promise to reach a final deal before the end of the year.


Filene's Basement to shut flagship till '09

Filene's Basement , the landmark Boston merchant, has failed to find a temporary location in Downtown Crossing and will close its flagship store for nearly two years to make way for a massive redevelopment project.


Asian Stocks Rise as Oil Eases, Fed Eyed

Oil prices slipped to seven-week lows  on Wednesday, lifting Asian shares, while the dollar gained on  fresh warnings over the euro's strength ahead of an expected  U.S. interest rate rise later in the day.


Time Inc. is closing high-tech magazine Business 2.0, abandoning efforts to salvage a publication that survived the dot-com bust only to be doomed by the rise of Internet advertising.


UK Muslims Head for Baghdad to Plea for Hostage

Prominent British Muslims arrived in Kuwait on Saturday en route to Baghdad to plead for the release of 62-year-old engineer Kenneth Bigley, seized by Islamist militants nine days ago.


Chelsea increase the gap over title rivals Liverpool to eight points thanks to a stunning Didier Drogba winner.


E' il tredicesimo straniero morto dall'inizio dell'anno


BAGHDAD Two Egyptian engineers working for a telecommunications company have been kidnapped from their office, an Interior Ministry spokesman said Friday.


Security researcher Ben Edelman is not buying the softer side of Sears (or Kmart, for that matter) -- he and a CA senior engineer examined the chains' new ComScore-managed marketing program and discovered substantial privacy violations.


Cagliari, 17:34 - CALCIO, CAGLIARI: ALLA RIPRESA DIFFERENZIATO PER LOPEZ

Cagliari già in campo per preparare l'anticipo di sabato sera al "Friuli" contro l'Udinese. G...


After the largest death toll from a single attack since Hussein's fall, sectarian bloodletting seems likely to escalate.


British rock star Elton John ended his whirlwind tour of Taiwan unrepentant about calling the local media "rude, vile pigs."


The European powers secured a pledge from Iran at the weekend that Tehran would halt its uranium enrichment programme within weeks, an agreement that may avert a showdown later this month between Iran and the west.


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Poverty Up as Welfare Enrollment Declines

Though the number of welfare recipients continues to decline, poverty rates -- particularly for single mothers and children -- have surged in recent years.


Teji Bachchan's ashes immersed at Prayag

Actor Amitabh Bachchan on Thursday immersed the ashes of his mother Teji Bachchan at the holy confluence of the Ganga and Yamuna in Allahabad.


AOL said Friday that it signed a multiyear marketing and technology partnership with Kayak Software to build its own site to enter the big business of online travel.


European shares fall further, yen strength weighs

European shares followed U.S. stock  futures lower on Thursday as the strength of the yen fueled  worries over unwinding of the carry trade in that currency.


As police impostors multiply, efforts rise to dress them down

Arizona and Colorado pass tough laws on misuse of uniforms. Congress may crack down on fake-badge sales.


A U.N. envoy on Friday unveiled a long-awaited plan for Kosovo, a proposal recommending internationally supervised statehood for the contested province where separatists fought a bloody war with Serbia in the ...Comment


S. Calif. wildfires merge into big blaze

Thousands of firefighters aided by aircraft worked Friday in fierce heat to keep two big wildfires from gaining a foothold in the heavily populated San Bernardino Mountains, where millions of trees killed by drought and bark beetles could provide explosive fuel.


Fujitsu, Cisco join to sell high-end routers

Fujitsu, Japan's biggest computer manufacturer, have joined hands with Cisco to produce high-end routers and switches for the Japanese market.


Microsoft Warns Asian Governments of Linux Lawsuits

Microsoft Corp. warned Asian governments on Thursday they could face patent lawsuits for using the Linux operating system instead of its Windows software.


NEW DELHI: A series of strong earthquakes rocked Andaman and Nicobar Islands this morning as aftershocks continued to rattle the region three days after the devastating quake off Indonesian coast which triggered Tsunami waves killing over 50,000 people


Mount St. Helens Volcanic Eruptions: 1980 vs. Now

The 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens, located 100 miles (160 kilometers) south of Seattle, Washington, was so powerful it blew off the top of the mountain.


Senate Panel Advances HPV Inoculation Bill: Parents Can Sign an Opt-Out Form

By Sarah Vos, The Lexington Herald-Leader, Ky.  Feb. 16--FRANKFORT -- Under a bill approved by the House Health and Welfare Committee yesterday, middle school girls would be required to be vaccinated for a virus that causes cervical cancer.


Deutsche Bank Cuts Earnings to Pay for Job Reductions

Deutsche Bank took a pretax charge of $787 million for the fourth quarter to pay for job reductions, including about 1,900 positions in Germany.


Re-tasking raises risk level, military fears

Army Sgt. Chris Tucker is a textbook case of the wear and tear of multiple deployments to Iraq and the strain this war has been on the men and women fighting it. He is also an example of a trend many in Congress and the military say leaves troops at greater risk in Iraq -- moving them away from their specialty to other duties.


The Boston College and University of Maine men's hockey teams made up half of last season's Frozen Four, and at least in the pollsters' eyes, they're good bets to make it back there.


Roma, 16:15 - CALCIO, DE SANTIS ARRIVATO IN FIGC

L'arbitro Massimo De Santis è appena arrivato nella sede della Figc in via Allegri dove sar&a...


Sears and Kmart have attracted more attention lately for their real estate than their retailing prowess. The companies, which agreed to merge in an $11-billion deal last week, have garnered investors' interest


'Ci stringiamo attorno popolo americano, 5 anni dopo 11/9'


Obama Faces `Glass-Houses' Criticism Over Campaign Fund Raising

Bloomberg - June 7 (Bloomberg) -- Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama emphasizes in a new appeal for donations that ``our movement is changing the way campaigns are funded.'' Not that much, it seems.


Police have shot dead India's most wanted bandit, Koose Muniswamy Veerappan, accused of killing more than 100 people, kidnapping, poaching and smuggling from his jungle hideout, officials said on Tuesday.


ALICIA Molik joined fellow Australian Nicole Pratt in the last 16 of the Olympic tennis competition overnight with a 7-5 6-4 second round win over Slovenia's Katarina Srebotnik.


The New Freedom native and then-general manager of the Green Bay Packers thought he had an excellent coach in Mike Holmgren. And he felt he had a great young quarterback, a franchise building block, in Brett Favre.


Actor Erik Anthony Aude is greeted by his mother, Sherry Aude, on his arrival at Los Angeles International Airport, Sunday, Dec. 26, 2004.


Shawn Crawford led an American medals sweep of the 200 meters Thursday, overcoming teammates Bernard Williams and Justin Gatlin — and a hostile crowd — to win in the fastest time in the world this year.


Sharon Turning to Rivals to Save Coalition

Fresh from a painful parliamentary defeat, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Thursday he'll turn to his old rivals in the Labor Party to save his shattered coalition and get the support he needs to leave the Gaza Strip.


Gay sizzles, Kluft sparkles on golden night

OSAKA, Japan  - Tyson Gay sizzled and Swedish superwoman Carolina Kluft sparkled on Sunday night, both scattering sporting gold on the athletics world championships.


Mystics Stay Winless After Falling to Liberty

Alana Beard's 23 points are not enough to overcome New York and the Mystics open the season with three losses after falling to the Liberty, 81-76.


'Noi stilisti facciamo collezioni sulla taglia 42'


MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. - In his season and a half with the Patriots, Willie Andrews had been to the end zone a couple of times before, just not with the ball.


John Malone's move toward increasing Liberty Media's ownership share of News Corp. is part of a chess match that could end with Liberty trading its position in News Corp.


Wal-Mart to Add More Part-Timers and Wage Caps

The company says the changes are to better serve customers. Workers say they reduce already modest incomes and strain employeesÂ personal lives.


Stereotypes keep depressed men from care

NEW YORK  - Depressed older men are much less likely than depressed older women to recognize their depression and seek treatment for it, a study confirms.


Astros on Brink of Ending Postseason Drought

An 8-5 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Saturday have the Houston Astros one win away from ending 43 seasons of playoff failure.


Last night's episode was masterful at playing out the tension between wanting Tony destroyed and wanting him victorious


Catania, 17:56 - CALCIO, CATANIA-FIORENTINA; VIERI: MUTU? NON ERA UNO SCHIAFFO

''Non era uno schiaffo, è un nostro modo di parlare. Sono cose che sappiamo io e lui. Dopo qu...


LLEYTON Hewitt had a minor mindset problem after his return to tennis yesterday. Talking of his opponent, Gael Monfils, he said: "He's going to be a tough player in a few years' time.


At Roswell Festival, Doubt Is an Alien Concept

ROSWELL, N.M., July 7 -- Attention, all aliens. Come on down. Because, seriously, this is your crowd. About 50,000 of your closest admirers are expected this weekend for the Roswell UFO Festival, celebrating the 60th anniversary of the nearby crash landing of a flying saucer -- and, naturally, the...


PBS has moved up the premiere of a one-hour documentary on Julia Child that had been set to air next year. The 6-foot-2 kitchen icon, who shared her delight of French cuisine through her TV show and cookbooks, died Friday, just two days before her 92nd birthday.


Bush Expected to Seek Hurricane Ivan Aid

President Bush is expected to seek emergency aid by next week to help the East recover from Hurricane Ivan, but it remains unclear how big the package will be.


The Kremlin rocked to the sound of British band Deep Purple on Monday in a gig with a difference.


Charles Saatchi claims he offered his Â£200m art  collection to Tate Modern, but was turned down.


The Justice Department released a harsh review Wednesday detailing prosecutors' mistakes in a major post-9/11 trial that have forced the government to drop terrorism charges against three alleged members of a terrorist sleeper cell.


The African Union said on   Wednesday it would extend its underfinanced force in Sudan's   Darfur region until the end of this year after receiving   promises of support from the United Nations and Arab states.


WASHINGTON Aug. 26, 2004 - The number of Americans living in poverty increased by 1.3 million last year, while the ranks of the uninsured swelled by 1.4 million, the Census Bureau reported Thursday.


By 2015 the net will be used to deliver data about smells to users' computers, suggests report.


Zarqawi Group Says Killed One US Hostage, Site Says

An American hostage in Iraq has been killed by his captors, who say they will also kill a second American and a Briton they are holding, a message on an Islamist Web site said Monday.


Arsenal leave it late and scrape into Champions League

Arsenal booked their place in the Champions League group stage but needed a late comeback to spare their blushes and see off Dinamo Zagreb 2-1 at the Emirates Stadium and 5-1 on aggregate.


Rafael Nadal, coming off a five-week layoff because of ailing knees, lost to David Nalbandian 6-1, 6-2 Friday in the Madrid Masters quarterfinals. This was Nadal's most lopsided defeat in three years.


EU leaders express solidarity with Palestinians

European Union leaders on Friday expressed solidarity with the Palestinians and pledged to re-launch Mideast peace efforts, as Yasser Arafat clings to life in a Paris hospital.


Internet making it tougher for China to block bad news

The Internet, mobile phones and other new technologies are making it harder for China's communist rulers to block negative news, a top government official said in comments published Monday.


Abu Ghraib Abuse Ringleader Blames Superiors

FORT HOOD, Texas  - The U.S. military prison guard  convicted of abusing Iraqi prisoners at Abu Ghraib said on  Saturday he complained repeatedly to superiors about the rough  treatment he was forced to mete out to prisoners.


For Nationals, A Quiet Night On the Field

Despite home runs from Ronnie Belliard and Ryan Zimmerman, the Nationals fall, 4-2, to the Houston Astros on Tuesday night.


Richardson on Course for Long-Awaited Return to N.B.A.

Micheal Ray Richardson is the hottest coach in the Continental Basketball Association and still has hopes of fulfilling a major goal â returning to the N.B.A.


Colombia Rebel 'Kidnap' Poses Headache for Chavez

CARACAS, Venezuela  - A mystery over whether a  captured top Colombian Marxist rebel was arrested in Colombia  or kidnapped from neighboring Venezuela is turning into a  political hot potato for leftist Venezuelan President Hugo  Chavez.


U.S. aims to sever Taliban transport lines

U.S. soldiers descended on a mountain ridge Sunday, quickly setting up fortified posts and mortar positions overlooking a key Taliban transport route as the coalition pressed a major offensive that has killed dozens of suspected militants.


Judge: Stan Lee Entitled to Some Marvel Profits

Comic-book publisher Marvel Enterprises Inc. on Wednesday said it will appeal a court decision giving a share of its film and television profits to former editor Stan Lee, co-creator of Spider-Man and a host of other popular Marvel superheroes.


Lione, 14:39 - CALCIO, FRED: RESTO AL LIONE

Fred resta a Lione. L'attaccante brasiliano ha rinunciato alla corte di Paris Saint Germain e Totten...


Microsoft changes Sender ID, AOL back on board

Microsoft resurrected its anti-spam Sender ID proposal this week by making changes to appease some critics, and immediately won over one of its biggest detractors: American Online (AOL).


JaMarcus Russell and the Oakland Raiders are reportedly close to agreement on a six-year contract that will guarantee the quarterback more than $30 million in the richest contract ever for a rookie.


President George W. Bush said on   Tuesday in a message to the Iranian people that the government   of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is using their resources to   fund terrorists and pursue nuclear weapons.


INDIANAPOLIS (Ticker) -- A week after baffling rookie Eli Manning, the Baltimore Ravens face his older brother Peyton Manning, who is on the verge of NFL history, on Sunday night.


I have no problem with the photograph but why would you bother publishing the story of a complete waste-of space family in the first place? Giving such people any publicity is something you and all media should be ashamed of.


As the show's 40th anniversary looms, here's a tour d'horizon of the melodramatic, outlandish and iconic phenomenon that captured the hearts of geeks everywhere. By Lore SjÃ¶berg.


'Parlami d'amore' singolo piu' gettonato estate 2007


Japan to Let Taiwan's Lee Visit, China Protests

Japan plans to allow former Taiwan  President Lee Teng-hui to visit for a sightseeing tour, the  government said on Thursday, prompting an angry protest from  China at a time of already frosty ties.


The Hungarian-born photographer helped to create the black-and-white images that to this day define mid-20th-century Paris as a city of romance and mystique.


Milos Forman left documentaries behind early on. Or did he?


Convicted spammer granted bail while he awaits sentencing

Bail was set at $1 million Monday for a North Carolina man awaiting sentencing in the nation's first felony prosecution of illegal distribution of junk e-mail, or spam.


HARRISBURG, Pa. Sept. 12, 2004 - A year after Pennsylvania experienced a surge in West Nile cases, the number of people infected with the mosquito-borne virus appear to be headed back down.


Japan urged North Korea on Wednesday to comply with its international obligations amid reports the two countries had canceled an afternoon session of talks to establish diplomatic relations


MapQuest offers to navigate mobile users

U.S. mobile phone users might not have to stop and ask for directions as often thanks to a new service from MapQuest.com that sends color maps and directions to their phones.


Pitcairn Island gets female mayor in fallout from sex abuse trials

A remote British Pacific colony that won world headlines when most of its men were put on trial for sexual abuse offences has its first woman mayor.


Share prices in Asia continue to fall  a day after global stocks tumbled amid fears of a global recession.


UK Foreign Secretary Jack Straw lays a wreath at the grave of former Palestinian Leader Yasser Arafat.


Singer Bobby Brown could be arrested after failing to appear at a court hearing over child support payments.


Gazprom Threatens to Halt Fuel for Ukraine

In this latest flare-up of a dispute over money and energy in Eastern Europe, Gazprom threatened to halt fuel supplies unless Ukraine settled a $1.5 billion debt.


La giunta per elezioni ha deciso all'unanimitÃ . Sette le regioni:Calabria, Campania, Lazio, Lombardia, Puglia, Sicilia e Toscana                                          Senato: "Ricontare le schede bianche" Berlusconi: "Primo passo positivo"


SEATTLE - The Seattle Seahawks didnât need any tricks to defeat the Carolina Panthers on Halloween Sunday, just some good old-fashioned smashmouth football.


Australian cricket great caught up in tax probe

Former Australian cricket captain Allan Border on Thursday admitted authorities were investigating his tax affairs but insisted he had done nothing wrong.


I blaugrana dominano la supersfida spagnola che finisce 3-0 con i gol di Eto'o, Van Bronckhorst e Ronaldinho su rigore. Catalani a +7 sui madridisti. BARCELLONA, 20 novembre 2004 - Fine di un ciclo, passaggio di consegne, inizio di una nuova era.


Ma verbale sulle assunzioni non subito applicabile


Germany's chancellor says she is shocked at the scale of the high-speed monorail crash that killed 23 people.


A new NBC show is bound to attract attention for the title alone: "Without Breasts There Is No Paradise."


Thousands of Miles From Home, and Possibly Carrying Avian Flu

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


A French judge has ordered a television network to release unedited footage of the shooting death of a 12-year-old Palestinian boy in the Gaza Strip for renewed investigations into the contentious incident, judicial officials said Friday.


Britain prepares to send 3,000 troops into Darfur

Tony Blair has ordered military chiefs to prepare to send British troops to intervene in Sudan in the New Year.


Suicide bomber kills 20 in Iraq's Falluja

FALLUJA, Iraq  - At least 20 people were killed and another 20 wounded by a suicide bomber in Iraq's Falluja, west of Baghdad, on Thursday, a hospital source said.


10,000 monks march against Myanmar generals

At least 10,000 monks cheered on by thousands of onlookers began marching in Yangon on Monday in what appeared to be growing into the biggest demonstrations yet against the ruling generals.


New Study Links Mobile Phones With Benign Tumors

By MATT MOORE     STOCKHOLM, Sweden  -- A new Swedish study suggests that people who use a mobile phone for at least 10 years might increase their risk of developing a rare benign tumor along a nerve on the side of the head where they hold the phone.    In an interview with The Associated Press on Thursday, one of the researchers behind the preliminary study, Anders Ahlbom, said the results were surprising and need to be confirmed by more research...


Newcastle, 17:41 - CALCIO, INGHILTERRA: KEEGAN E' IL NUOVO TECNICO DEL NEWCASTLE

Il Newcastle si affida di nuovo a Kevin Keegan per uscire dal momento di crisi. Il club ha annunciat...


Documento elogia le riforme ma disavanzo superera' il 3%


[NSFW] Is 'GNU/Solaris' emerging from Microsoft-Novell deal?

'It's just a f*cking kernel...' NSFW Richard M. Stallman has never had much truck with the re-branding campaign that gave the world the phrase "open source". Stallman, who authored the original General Public License to give legal muscle to his desire to ensure software freedoms are not curtailed, has always declined to count himself as a member of any "open source movement".â¦


Firenze, 16:43 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA: PAZIENZA PER LIVERANI NOVITA' ANTI-TORO

Scelte obbligate a metà campo per Prandelli in vista della sfida con il Torino. Pazienza pren...


British Director Steven Pimlott Dies at 52

Playbill - The British stage director Steven Pimlott, whose busy career included stays at the Royal Shakespeare Company, Chichester Festival Theatre and Opera North, and who had just begun rehearsals on a new production of The Rose Tattoo at the Royal National Theatre, died Feb. 14 at his home near Colchester, according to British news reports. He was 52 and had been battling lung cancer.


Alaska Oil Spill Crews Seize on Calmer Weather

ANCHORAGE, Alaska  - About 150 people were ready  to begin cleaning up an oil spill threatening endangered  animals on Sunday, four days after a ship broke apart and six  people died in a helicopter rescue attempt.


Somalia's Islamic militia invited U.S. government leaders on Thursday to visit the capital, Mogadishu, the city where 18 U.S. troops on a peacekeeping mission to the East African nation were killed in 1993.


Google Inc. GOOG.O is unlikely to   make any major investments in original content, choosing   instead to keep its focus on Internet search, a top executive   from the Web powerhouse said on Tuesday.


IRVING, Texas -- Outfielder Kenny Lofton and the Texas Rangers are closing in on a contract agreement.


A hole in Microsoft's Access database permits hackers to install software on vulnerable systems, the US-CERT team warns.


Attorney General Nominee Hit for Prisoner Policy

U.S. Attorney General nominee  Alberto Gonzales came under blistering criticism from Democrats  on Thursday at a Senate confirmation hearing focused largely on  his role in formulating administration policies blamed for  contributing to the torture of terror suspects.


Oil services firm reports record profits but hints the fourth quarter won't be as rosy


Life & style: When he consulted a cardiologist about his angina, Malcolm Smith was told to drink three glasses of red wine daily. Could it really be good for him?


Pfizer CEO Defends Celebrex, Won't Recall It

Pfizer Chief Executive Hank McKinnell said Sunday that doctors should be made aware of the health risks in prescribing Celebrex to their patients, but that the company does not plan to recall its popular arthritis drug.


Nintendo's Wii system proves a smashing success

The wireless controller for the new Nintendo Wii video game console is light, compact, and dangerous — at least to TV sets.


This small cap is no small player in the electronics industry.


A Yokohama, in Giappone, vince la squadra di Porto AlegreDecide Adriano a 9 minuti dalla fine. Spagnoli sotto tono                                            Ai brasiliani il mondiale per club L'International batte il Barcellona


News Analysis: The New Somalia: A Grimly Familiar Rerun

For a country that had seemed on the verge of ending 16 years of chaos, violence is the new status quo.


Oracle Corp is likely to win clearance from the European Commission for its hostile $7.7 billion takeover of rival software firm PeopleSoft Inc., a source close to the situation said on Friday.


Martin meeting with Liberal caucus early test in art of compromise

OTTAWA (CP) - This week's gathering of federal Liberals will allow Paul Martin to hone his skills for the consensus-building exercise that is minority government.


Capture a 'severe blow' to al Qaeda in Iraq

Al Qaeda's number two operative in Iraq, Hamed Juma Faris al-Suaidi, has been arrested, the U.S. military and Iraqi officials announced today. "Deliberate intelligence work both by Iraqi forces and as well as multinational forces have dealt a very severe blow to al Qaeda organization in Iraq," the planning minister of Iraq told CNN.


For SportSouth TV Executive, Job Comes Naturally

By Scott Leith, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution  Dec. 10--Last year, Fox Sports Networks asked Jeff Genthner to move up  from his job running FSN Florida to take charge of Atlanta-based FSN South,  the largest regional sports network in the country.


With 19th straight victory, BC ties school record

One more win and someone is going to have to step up and officially declare that the Boston College men's basketball team is in the midst of a special season.


CIZRE, Turkey  - Turkish troops killed 20 Kurdish guerrillas on Sunday in a major operation against separatist rebels in eastern Turkey, army sources said.


Family hopes for missing soldier's return

In his calls and notes from Iraq, Army Pfc. Kristian Menchaca told relatives about his dangerous assignment at military checkpoints. His family is now hoping for the 23-year-old Houston soldier's safe return after learning he was one of two servicemen missing in Iraq after an insurgent attack.


Breast cancer more deadly in black women

A new study gives a possible explanation for why breast cancer is more deadly in black women: they are more likely to have tumors that do not respond to the hormone-based treatments that help many others with the disease.


The number of patio heaters in UK gardens is expected to  almost double in the next year, a report suggests.


Attackers zero in on Yahoo Jukebox's ActiveX flaw

InfoWorld - Just one day after hackers showed how to exploit a number of flaws in the ActiveX software used by Internet Explorer, Symantec has spotted online criminals using one of the attacks.


Fools write in with comments and questions on a variety of energy-related issues.


Bahamas prepares for battering by Hurricane Jeanne

Schools and churches were opening as emergency shelters yesterday as Hurricane Jeanne bore down on the Bahamas with violent winds and drenching rains, threatening more destruction on islands still recovering from Hurricane Frances


The Coast Guard called off its search Wednesday for five fishermen lost at sea when their scallop boat capsized in cold, turbulent water off Nantucket.


Symantec study reframes IT risk management

InfoWorld - Symantec's primary strategy in the enterprise may currently revolve around the notion of IT risk management, but the company's latest research finds that efforts to refine corporate process unrelated to security technology have become just as popular with customers moving to limit their exposure.


BOSTONâSome fans with shockingly short memories made the mistake of chanting "Who's Your Papi?'' last night when it looked like David Ortiz and his Boston Red Sox would run their opponents all the way back to Missouri.


Firenze, 21:09 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA; DELLA VALLE: SIAMO GRANDISSIMO CLUB

Diego Della Valle torna a parlare di Fiorentina. Lo ha fatto nel corso della festa 'Natale viola', p...


Celtic look to turn the screw on Rangers

Celtic will look forward to their home clash against Aberdeen having stretched their lead in the Scottish Premier League at the weekend.


Sul sagrato di una chiesa si Ã¨ cosparso di benzina e ha appiccato il fuocoHa scritto in tre lettere di essere sconvolto dall'idea di non dare un futuro ai suoi figli                                          "Mi vergogno dei debiti" E si dÃ  fuoco davanti ai familiari                                                                                Bari, un imprenditore temeva di perdere la casa di LORENZA PLEUTERI


A STUNNING injury-time Neil Mellor goal gave Liverpool a deserved Premiership win at Anfield today. The defeat was only the second in 55 league games for the champions.


Digital SLR Camera Trends: Cheaper, More Features

Join the crowd: Step up from a digital point-and-shoot to a more powerful, more affordable digital SLR.


Hundreds of balloons explode at a school in China's Gansu province, injuring more than 60 people.


Abortion Foes Optimistic at Dawn of Bush 2nd Term

Should women who seek abortions be  required to hear about possible fetal pain?


TENERIFE, Canary Islands, Feb. 16 -- A fast-thinking pilot with passengers in cahoots fooled a hijacker by braking hard upon landing, then accelerating to knock the man down. When he fell, flight attendants threw boiling water in his face, and about 10 people pounced on him, Spanish officials said...


Four Sunni mosques attacked in late November in the embattled Hurriyah neighborhood of Baghdad still bear scars from the attacks and all are now either under Shiite Muslim control or closed.


Earthquakes Shake Sumatra, Killing at Least 70

The death toll was expected to increase as rescue workers continued to dig through the rubble.


2 Small Planes Crash Into Sea Near Malta

Two small private planes crashed into the sea Sunday during a competition between acrobatic pilots in the sky above the Malta, killing one pilot.


Heather Mills McCartney says she was "madly in love" with Sir Paul McCartney but "it just didn't work out".


Of All the Hurdles to a Merger, View on Technology Is the Highest

A smooth integration will not be a matter of simply swapping one set of software or hardware for another. It may hinge on changing deep-seated mindsets.


LANDOVER, Md. - Clinton Portis dived into the end zone with 12 minutes yet to bleed away on the game clock Sunday night, and now we would learn from what sort of stuff these Eagles are made.


Fire at Turkish copper mine kills 19, injures 17

A fire raged through a copper mine in northern Turkey on Wednesday, killing 19 workers and injuring 17 others. Rescuers were searching the smoke-clogged shafts to make sure no one was left inside.


Astronauts stowed gear and battened  down the hatches on shuttle Atlantis on Thursday as they got  ready to land at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.


Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Monday inaugurated the country's first home-built space centre, which will serve as a base for the launch of research satellites, state media reported.


Bits: Offshore Outsourcingâs Next Wave: How High?

Just how much back-office work can be sent abroad, and how quickly, is a matter of some debate. But everyone thinks it will grow explosively as earlier waves of outsourcing did.


Apple Computer (Nasdaq: AAPL) is readying a new special-edition iPod that will coincide with the release of U2's upcoming CD, entitled "Vertigo," according to rumors circulating widely in the Mac community.


Samsung said Friday that second-quarter net profit fell 5 percent from a year ago on price declines for its mainstay computer memory chips, but expressed confidence a rebound in the market would bolster earnings.


com. "We're holding it up," Dodgers general manager Paul DePodesta said in a radio interview on Sunday night. Maybe Monday will be the day that the Commissioner's Office receives for consideration


British court backs inquiry into death of Iraqi

LONDON -- A court ruled yesterday that the government should hold an independent inquiry into the case of an Iraqi civilian who was allegedly beaten to death by British troops.


The Los Angeles Dodgers acquired one of Major League Baseball's top lead-off hitters on Wednesday, signing centre fielder Juan Pierre to a five-year deal worth a reported $44 million.


Unions prepare for cautious showdown with Blair's Labour

The biggest labour grouping opens its annual conference here Monday, with most unions set to go easy on the Labour government ahead of a general election expected next year, experts said.


Britain's Conservative chief finding his feet on the Internet

Britain's opposition leader David Cameron is proving an Internet hit with his fledgling site aimed at catching new young voters on the web.


Pupils should be offered more healthy food, including fresh fruit and vegetables, at school dinner times, a charity's report says.


Some Car Seats Do Poor Job Of Preventing Whiplash

After testing dozens of seats to see how well they protected an average-size male dummy, the Institute for Highway Safety concluded that more than half of the seats did a poor job of preventing whiplash.


Lennon like Superman but no saint in new film: Ono

A new film about John Lennon's peace  campaign and the U.S. government's efforts to silence him  presents the former Beatle as a Superman figure battling evil,  but no saint, according to his widow Yoko Ono.


Court delays Texas redistricting decision

The US Supreme Court Monday sent back Democratic challenges to GOP congressional redistricting in Texas to a lower court for a new hearing.


Three new crew members have reached the International Space Station after a Russian spacecraft docked successfully. Salizhan Sharipov and Yuri Shargin and US astronaut Leroy Chiao are all now on board the


FCC wireless auction for police and fire departments too

Blog: Government officials are writing rules to determine how to use extremely valuable wireless spectrum that will be auctioned in September to the highest bidder.


African Union heads of state meet to discuss the conflicts in Ivory Coast and Sudan's Darfur region.


Electronic Arts and ESPN Sign 15-Year Deal to Sell Games

Electronic Arts, hoping to shore up its eroding dominance in the sports video game market, signed a deal giving it the exclusive right to use the ESPN brand in games.


Record cold lingered in the North on Monday, with International Falls, Minn., reaching a low never before reported for the day.


US hotels and car-hire firm Cendent is to buy UK internet-based holiday company Ebookers for $404m (Â£201.2m).


The FCC says a spectrum swap will ease the airwave static that Nextel's cell-phone traffic is causing. Others say Nextel should fix the problem. Who's right?


BIRMINGHAM, Sept. 28 -- In his sharpest partisan attack of this election campaign, President Bush denounced Democratic critics of his Iraq policy on Thursday and said "the party of FDR and the party of Harry Truman has become the party of cut and run."


Oil giant Royal Dutch Shell reports record annual profits for a UK company, making Â£13.9bn.


Bergamo, 20:47 - CALCIO: ANNULLATO TRENO SPECIALE TIFOSI ATALANTINI PER ROMA

E' stato annullato, a meno di 48 ore dalla partenza, il treno speciale che sabato avrebbe dovuto por...


Mexico to Study Creating Tsunami Warning System

Mexico, jolted into contemplating its risk of a killer wave after the devastation in Asia, is studying setting up its own tsunami warning system, the government said on Tuesday.


Six arrested in Nicaraguan moonshine deaths probe

MANAGUA, Nicaragua  - Nicaraguan police said they   arrested six people on Wednesday suspected of distributing cane   liquor adulterated with poisonous methanol that has killed at   least 38 people this month.


'Wall of Sound' producer Phil Spector indicted for murder

Indicted for murder and clearly irked, legendary music producer Phil Spector on Monday lashed out at prosecutors, comparing them to "fascists" after he pleaded not guilty in the shooting death of an actress.


Fighting Before Itâs Too Late, Jones Jr. Will Face Trinidad

As the ever-excitable boxing promoter Don King tells it, he did not arrange the fight between Roy Jones Jr. and Felix Trinidad. Fate, chance and the appetite of the two boxers did.


Above-normal Aug temps in Southeast, Rockies: NWS

The National Weather Service on Thursday predicted above-normal August temperatures for the Southeast, Rockies and Western regions.


Malaria Drug Found Effective Against SARS

The anti-malaria drug chloroquine  could be used to treat the SARS respiratory illness which  killed hundreds of people last year, virologists at the Belgian  Catholic University of Leuven (KUL) said on Friday.


Crude oil price jumps to record high to $53.64

Crude oil futures moved to a new high Monday as oil workers joined a four-day national strike in Nigeria and some production shutdowns in the Gulf of Mexico could last as long as six months.


Bush under new pressure to explain domestic spying

President George W. Bush faced new pressure on Thursday to explain the legal basis for his warrantless domestic spying program when a Senate panel authorized subpoenas to obtain administration documents.


The Cuban cast of a Las Vegas show presented by Siegfried and Roy seek asylum in the US.


Japan Mobile Carrier Considering Google Android

Japan's biggest mobile telecom carrier gave its strongest support yet to Google's Android platform on Thursday when it said it is considering a cell phone based on the technology.


Kate Walsh has officially bagged her McDreamy.  The "Grey's Anatomy" cum "Private Practice" star has tied the knot with her fiancÃ© of just four months, movie executive Alex Young, in a sunset ceremony at California's Ojai Presbyt...


Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, often credited with giving a boost to John Kerry's presidential campaign, is launching a seven-week election drive for his Massachusetts colleague that will pair fund raising and travel with a barrage of speeches condemning President Bush's policies.


In a bid to bring Linux to the marketplace, the open-source community and manufacturers agree on new rules for Linux. The often unruly world of open-source software drew closer to marching in lockstep Monday


The Sims 2 adds DNA into the mix and much more realistic 3D graphics, which gives the game an eerie feeling of reality.


Tony winner Norbert Leo  Butz has signed on to star in Fox's comedy pilot "Playing  Chicken," in which he'll portray a loudmouthed conservative.


Lo storico marchio scozzese entra nel settore accessori


Staples may drop supermajority shareholder votes

Staples Inc  said on Thursday that its board of directors will propose to amend the retailer's charter to remove provisions requiring that holders of at least two-thirds of voting shares, rather than a simple majority, approve significant corporate transactions.


Fandom Forever: DIY Star Wars Tributes Keep the Saga Alive

Custom mods -- from cars to dental crowns -- show off a certain inspired devotion to George Lucas' sci-fi film series.


U.S. Retailers Hope Gift Cards Will Save Christmas

Gift cards remain this holiday  season's wild card for U.S. retailers who have slashed prices  by up to 70 percent since Christmas to boost sales, meet their  monthly targets and clear out seasonal inventory.


Henin too good for lacklustre Serena in Paris

The outcome was the same though it was the imperious tennis of Justine Henin everybody was talking about this time when the Belgian top seed outclassed Serena Williams at Roland Garros on Tuesday.


'Mi sembra un buon lavoro preparatorio a vendita'


Kremlin backs Gazprom deal that could ease foreign investors' access

MOSCOW  - President Vladimir Putin backed a government proposal Tuesday to make the state oil company Rosneft a subsidiary of Gazprom - a major step toward giving foreign investors access to the natural gas giant's coveted local shares.


[TS] Sports of The Times: A River Helps Harvick Flow

After beating the popular Mark Martin by two-hundredths of a second on Sunday, Kevin Harvick was making a publicity foray Tuesday into that bastion of auto racing, Manhattan.


Placido Polanco's two-out double in the 10th scored Curtis Granderson from first base and lifted the Detroit Tigers to a 7-6 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday night.


Seeking to repair the political damage from a massive Belfast bank robbery, Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern prepared Tuesday to meet with Sinn Fein leaders, in his first talks with the IRA-linked party since the Dec. 20 theft.


Trip to Olympics or Feel-Good Talk? The Answer Was a Surprise to Many

Michael Weisman, producer of some of the biggest games in sports, has become the executive producer of "The Jane Pauley Show."


Al Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Palestinian Islamic resistance movement Hamas, vowed on Sunday to hit Israeli targets abroad after one of its leaders was assassinated in Damascus earlier in the day.


CAMPAIGNERS against a Tesco store are celebrating after a public inquiry today ordered the plan to be rejected.   The supermarket wanted to build a 54,000 sq ft development at Highams Park in Waltham Forest. The plan also included 390 car parking spaces, 78 residential units and two shops.


Hormone Pills Could Have Health Benefits

ATLANTA, June 20 -- Five years after a landmark study scared millions of women off hormones for menopause symptoms, new research suggests the pills may offer some heart benefits for certain women who start taking them in their 50s.


Lopez swaps stardom for activism in film

Pop star and actress Jennifer Lopez swaps her "A"-list celebrity for social activism in a new film about the plight of Mexican women working in factories near the U.S. border who are raped and murdered.


Craig Brown is the latest high-profile figure in Scottish football to defend national team coach Berti Vogts. Vogts may be sacked by the Scottish Football Association but Brown has sympathy with his successor.


Hollow spheres found in a primordial meteorite could yield clues to the origin of life on Earth.


Alitalia makes a grab for government funds

Alitalia stepped back from the brink of bankruptcy yesterday night as its board of directors approved a rescue plan that will allow the airline to tap into a â¬400 million ($486 million) emergency loan.


EUROPA/CIPRO - ÂPapa Benedetto XVI Ã¨ un grande teologo che conosce perfettamente non solo la teologia cattolica, ma anche quella ortodossaÂ ha detto Sua Beatitudine Chrysostomos II, Arcivescovo di Nuova Giustiniana e tutta Cipro al termine della sua visita a Roma Roma (Agenzia Fides)- ÂPapa Benedetto XVI Ã¨ un grande teologo che conosce perfettamente non solo la teologia cattolica, ma anche quella ortodossaÂ ha detto ieri, 18 giugno, Sua Beatitudine Chrysostomos II, Arcivescovo di Nuova Giustiniana e tutta Cip...


Focus Shifts to Arafat's Digestive Track

Leukemia as a cause for the deterioration in Yasser Arafat's health has been ruled out based on tests performed at French military hospital, one of his aides said Tuesday.


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Il film di Sofia Coppola ispira lo stilista


Europe Prepares for Accounting Standards

As European companies grapple with the impact of the rising euro on sales and exports, another less obvious problem is looming: the switch to new accounting standards that threaten to cause headaches for an array of businesses.


The UN Secretary General opens a special session on the 60th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz.


Mexican legislators consider immigration

Federal legislators from Mexico's ruling party have introduced a bill to eliminate jail terms for illegal migration into Mexico, saying they want to send a message that migrants should not be treated like criminals.


While its quarterly numbers could have been somewhat better, Baker Hughes still makes sense.


Brazil condemns Israeli offensive on Gaza Strip

The Brazilian government on Tuesday condemned Israeli incursions into the Gaza Strip that killed at least 70 Palestinians and injured 250.


Borislav Boskovic, the Associated Press correspondent in the former Yugoslavia at the height of the Cold War, has died of emphysema. He was 87.


Four killed in bombing at mosque in Pakistan

A suicide bombing at a Shiite mosque yesterday in this eastern city killed four people, including two security guards who lost their lives confronting the attacker and preventing a far greater number of deaths.


British couple go ahead with wedding plans on devastated Thai island

A British couple will go ahead with plans to get married in Phuket, unfazed by the trail of destruction unleashed by killer tidal waves that hit the popular Thai island, a hotelier said.


2 sisters, both models, die months apart

Two sisters, both models, have died of apparent heart attacks within months of each other — a family tragedy that came as the fashion world debates how to protect the health of painfully thin runway models.


Does Social Security cheat black Americans? Yes, President Bush insisted last week. But some Social Security experts say the answer is clearly "no."


Blu-ray DVD drive no bonus for some PS3 buyers

Gamers love Sony Corp.'s (6758.T)  new PlayStation 3 for its graphic capabilities and firepower,  but the advanced Blu-ray DVD drive is annoying some by raising  the cost, slowing production and forcing them to buy into a  format they've not yet aligned with.


Dutch Raid Kurdish Training Camps, Arrest 29

Dutch authorities have raided a suspected training camp of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) guerrilla group in the southern Netherlands and arrested 29 people, prosecutors said on Friday.


US Open Blog: U.S. Behind, or Has World Caught Up?

With Bobby Reynolds losing in Saturdayâs final round of qualifying, itâs now official: Nineteen men will represent the United States in this yearâs main draw â the second fewest since at least 1972. Of those, only two American players â Andy Roddick and James Blake â are seeded, which ties a low for the Open [...].


UK lobbies for cellcos Roaming charges are set to plummet after European ministers supported plans to cap the fees, but some countries are supporting watered down proposals.â¦


400 fishermen feared missing in south India - official

About 400 fishermen are feared missing after a tsunami hit coastal Andhra Pradesh, the chief secretary of the state, Mohan Kanda, told Reuters.


It is looking as if this could be the season the Hawks snap their league-worst streak of eight seasons without making the playoffs.


SocGen reels from record $7 billion rogue trader fraud

A "massive fraud" by a junior rogue trader has punched a $7 billion hole in the finances of French bank Societe Generale, leaving its credibility in tatters and forcing it to get emergency cash.


ACHOLI religious and civic leaders, and the United Nations officials met LRA rebel commanders in a bush in Kitgum after weeks of painstaking planning.


With a New Spirit, the Red Sox Tackle Their Haunted Past

Eighty-six years after the Boston Red Sox last won the World Series, and 51 weeks after the Yankees spoiled their last best chance, the long-frustrated franchise is again facing its rivals and its ghosts.


According to the exit polls, two-to-one, voters said Mr. Obama was more electable than Mrs. Clinton in the general election.


Judge: Transsexual Didn't Lie About Gender

A man who had sex-change surgery to become a woman was acquitted Tuesday of intentionally lying by listing herself as the bride on a marriage license application.


Russia expels Latvian diplomat in spying row

Russia said on Friday it was expelling a  Latvian diplomat after the Baltic state expelled one of  Moscow's diplomats in a row over an apparent spying case.


India's culture minister offers to resign in a row over whether Hindu gods are mythological figures.


US President George W. Bush announced fresh sanctions against Sudan on Tuesday to punish Khartoum over the continued violence in the Darfur region.


UPDATE 2-Koubek keeps Austria in World Group

Stefan Koubek ended Britain's hopes of promotion to the Davis Cup World Group when he beat Greg Rusedski 7-6 6-4 7-5 in the decisive fifth rubber on Sunday to hand Austria a 3-2 win in their playoff tie at Portschach.


Ghanaian President John Kufuor will visit Kenya next week in an attempt to break the country's political deadlock and end its explosion of ethnic violence, his foreign minister said on Saturday.


HOUSTON - Tim Henman overwhelmed Guillermo Coria 6-2, 6-2 Thursday in round-robin action at the ATP Masters Cup Championships. Henman evened his record at 1-1, while French Open finalist Coria, still recovering


UPDATE Australia's WMC Faces Hostile Xstrata Bid

MELBOURNE (Dow Jones)--Xstrata PLC (XTA.LN) Monday launched a hostile A$7.4 billion bid for WMC Resources Ltd. (WMR.AU), increasing pressure on Australia's last sizable


Google's search for a way to become a public company has hit a roadblock the company never expected: investor hesitance.


US Push for More Scrutiny of Iran Nuclear Program Fails

The United States failed again today to persuade the International Atomic Energy Agency that it should refer Iran's suspect nuclear program to the United Nations Security


Russians run migrants from town in race violence

KONDOPOGA, Russia  - Dozens of wrecked market   stalls rot in the rain and a restaurant stands burned and   looted, its windows boarded up.


Iran Using Lasers to Enrich Uranium - Exile Group

An Iranian exile group accused Tehran on Friday of using advanced laser technology to secretly enrich uranium and of lying to the United Nations nuclear watchdog body about the covert program.


Boeing, Airbus take argument over aircraft subsidies to WTO

The United States and European Union's trade dispute over aircraft manufacturing subsidies escalated when both sides filed complaints to the World Trade Organization.


We interrupt our regularly scheduled programming to bring you something from October. Don't touch that dial. The Astros may remember their 88th victory more for what it wasn't than what it was.


Chile's ex-military ruler, Augusto Pinochet, is put under house arrest after being ruled fit to stand trial.


Marks and Spencer begins mammoth share buy-back

Marks and Spencer, the struggling British retailer, began buying back more than one quarter of its shares in the biggest tender offer ever seen in Britain.


Hundreds of people take part in a parade in Glasgow to remember the victims of Bloody Sunday.


Chargers to start Brees in Houston, beyond

com. The San Diego Chargers announced on Monday that Drew Brees will start the 2004 opener against the Houston Texans at Reliant Stadium.


Cheat Canyon Lawsuit to Be Settled: ; Logger Cedes to Environmentalists, Says It Will Protect Endangered Bats, Snails

By Vicki Smith  A company planning to cut timber in sensitive parts of the scenic Cheat River Canyon has agreed to protect habitat for two federally endangered species and settle a 2005 lawsuit filed by three West Virginia environmental groups.


There was no let-up for European shares this week as fears grew that the continent would not escape the impact of a US recession.


States Are Running Out of Health Dollars

ATLANTA -- Some states are warning that hundreds of thousands of poor children could lose their health insurance if Congress doesn't act soon to come through with more money for the program.


United Steelworkers union strikes Goodyear plants

Some 15,000 members of the United Steelworkers went on strike at 16 Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. plants in the United States and Canada on Thursday after the union rejected the company's latest contract proposal.


BAGHDAD (CBS) Two explosions rocked Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone in quick succession Thursday, killing five people, at least three of them Americans, according to reports.


Britain's Prince Charles arrives in Nigeria

Britain's Prince Charles arrived in the Nigerian capital Abuja on the second leg of a trip that also took him to Sierra Leone for the first time.


Next week brings the return of the famous Leonid meteor shower, a meteor display that over the past several years has brought great anticipation and excitement to sky watchers around the world.


Chinese farmers "happier" but wealth gap grows

China's more than 700 million farmers are happier than before despite a growing wealth gap, while poor urban residents are being squeezed by rising food and property prices, a top government think tank said on Thursday.


Search Engine Watch editor Danny Sullivan recap of top search engine stories from August 2004.


Clinton 'doing just fine,' says heart surgeon

Former President Clinton was alert and talking on Tuesday, a day after undergoing a heart operation to bypass four severely clogged arteries.


China Closes Strong at Gymnastics Worlds

STUTTGART, Germany  -- It's not often gymnasts get curtain calls in qualifying at the world gymnastics championships. It's not often gymnasts blow away the competition like China did.


Microsoft Issues Patches for 7 Software Flaws

Microsoft Corp. warned on Tuesday of  seven newly found flaws in its software that could allow an  attacker to steal data and take over a personal computer  running the Windows operating system.


Two children, aged four and seven, and three men are killed when two cars are in collision on a Derbyshire road.


US, Iraqi Forces Seal Off Insurgent Stronghold

Baghdad, Iraq -- Pro-government forces in Iraq are trying to retake control of insurgent-dominated regions ahead of January national elections.


Opinion: I'm so bo-o-o-red with the RIAA (but what can I do?)

The music industry's trying to use the current legal system to get around decisions made by legal systems past, says InfoWorld's Robert X. Cringeley. The upshot? We're all thieves -- yes, you too.


Texas Rangers closer Francisco Cordero appeared on the Jeff Rickard Show on Sporting News Radio to discuss Monday night's incident in which several members of the Rangers bullpen were involved in an altercation with Oakland fans and one - Frank


Woody Williams pitched one of the games of his life Monday night, exactly what the St. Louis Cardinals needed to regain the edge in the NL championship series.


Rich States' Demands Threaten Environment Treaty

Demands by the United States and other wealthy nations to delay the phasing out of a pesticide that depletes the ozone layer threaten to unravel a key global environmental treaty, experts said on Thursday.


A UN agency is investigating claims a key consultation on sugar consumption was funded by the sugar industry.


Turkey sends troops to border, Iraq pushes diplomacy

Turkish helicopters and fighter jets pounded Kurdish rebel positions on Friday as diplomatic efforts began in Ankara to avert a major offensive against the guerrillas based in northern Iraq.


Study: Red wine cuts risk of prostate cancer

Drinking four or more glasses of red wine a week chops the risk of prostate cancer in half, according to a new study from researchers at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.


Kicken Kris was declared the winner of the Arlington Million yesterday when Powerscourt was disqualified for interference in the stretch at Arlington Heights, Ill.


Number of users with high-speed connections has tripled in the last three years.


SINGAPORE Placed in charge of securing his city-state's economic future in the face of growing competition from China and India, Singapore's new prime minister, Lee Hsien Loong, is calling for his citizens to be more productive - literally.


'Bin Laden' Endorses Islamist War on Iraq Vote

Osama bin Laden apparently urged Iraqis  to boycott U.S.-backed elections, endorsing Sunni Muslim  insurgents on the day a senior Shi'ite leader survived a car  bombing and the top Sunni party pulled out of next month's  vote.


Prince of Intensity With a Lightness of Touch

Heath Ledger was serious and smart enough to be suspicious of deploying his charisma too easily or cheaply.


Iraqis vow to fight al Qaeda after sheikh's death

RAMADI, Iraq  - Sunni Arab Iraqis and U.S. forces in Anbar province vowed on Friday to keep fighting al Qaeda after the assassination of a tribal leader who worked with Americans to create one of Iraq's few security success stories.


SHANGHAI (AP-CP) - World champion Michael Schumacher arrived in Shanghai on Wednesday, along with a host of other Formula One stars, saying he looked forward to evaluating the challenges of the city's brand new circuit.


Europe sets deadline for Iran to respond to nuclear concern

Germany, France and Britain formally submitted a draft resolution Tuesday to the InternationalAtomic Energy Agency (IAEA), setting a deadline for Iran to respond to concern about its nuclear program.


"No guidance" policy jolts Google investors again

A surprise jump in hiring and  operating expenses shook investor confidence in Google Inc.   for the second time in its three years as a public  company, sending its shares down 6 percent on Friday.


American Is Charged in U.S. for Activities in Somalia

HOUSTON, Feb. 13 -- A former Houston man has been charged in Texas with teaming with al-Qaeda in the East African country of Somalia to fight the internationally recognized government there and establish an Islamic state.


Prosperity Studios Announces Chapter 12 - The President's Legacy - Hope on AFRICA

This Chapter of the video discusses how other organizations are mobilizing their members. Ambassador Hope has united Wall Street, Capitol Hill, Silicon Valley and Hollywood to leverage their resources to bring about this social transformation.  Prosperity Studios, Inc.


Sheâs Got a Date and Only 72 Hours to Prepare

On a set in Union Square, LiÃ¡n Amaris Sifuentes, a performance artist, is getting ready for a date by moving very, very slowly.


Charlton climb to seventh with 1-0 win over Blackburn

A 49th-minute header by Moroccan defender Talal El Karkouri gave Charlton Athletic a 1-0 home win over Blackburn Rovers on Monday that lifted the London club to seventh in the Premier League.


In Harlem, Baby Talk and the Art of Diplomacy

Dr. T. Berry Brazelton, the renowned child specialist, still gives workshops despite turning 90 in May.


5th report on killer faults British medical overseer

MANCHESTER, England A judge investigating the activities of Britain's worst known serial killer, Harold Shipman, a physician, severely criticized Britain's medical watchdog Thursday.


ISLAMABAD, Nov 11: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Thursday welcomed the statement by his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh about troop reduction in the Indian-held Kashmir.


Australian man to go on trial over British backpacker murder

An Australian mechanic was ordered to stand trial over the outback murder three years ago of British backpacker Peter Falconio.


A man is in a critical condition after being attacked by a gang of teenagers in Greater Manchester.


The number of luxury homes sold in Britain has risen by more than 60%, with some areas recording their first Â£1m sale.


Java and Flash fixes tax system security

More updates on the patch bandwagon Sys admins hoping to put their feet up after Microsoft's monthly update, which went far from smoothly, faced the problem of pushing out Java and Flash security updates issued at the tail end of last week.â¦


In Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Harry is both a tortured adolescent and an epic hero ready to do battle


Update 1: Kuwaiti Carrier Orders Four Airbus A320s

Jazeera Airways, a new Kuwaiti airline, has ordered four Airbus A320s and taken options on four more, the European aircraft maker said in a statement Wednesday.


Microsoft Schedules Second Longhorn Event

Conference will allow developers to examine, discuss the successor to Windows XP.


'It could be the biggest race of my life'

Sport: Bradley Wiggins has won Olympic gold, but he tells Donald McRae why victory in London's Tour prologue would be bigger.


Kerry Addresses Remark on Cheney Daughter

Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry said Friday that his reference to Vice President Dick Cheney's daughter being a lesbian was meant as a "constructive comment."


'The Passion of the Christ' sells 4.1 million copies in one day

'The Passion of the Christ' DVD sold 4.1 million copies in its first full day of sales. The DVD is on track to sell close to 10 million copies in the first week.


Sometimes, you can help your portfolio most by ignoring it.


Intel has dropped plans for 4GHz version of its flagship Pentium 4 chip, making a shift in approach.


After an outspoken filmmaker is murdered on an Amsterdam street and a Muslim arrested for his killing, the Dutch question their liberal tradition


Vijay Singh won the Deutsche Bank Championship to knock Tiger Woods from No. 1 in the world golf rankings after a record 264 consecutive weeks.


FORT LEWIS, Wash. -- Fort Lewis officials were waiting to hear the identities of casualties from Tuesday's attack in Mosul, Iraq, a spokesman for the Army base near Tacoma said.


Stampa Usa, Glaxosmithkline interessata ad acquisto


Consenso bipartisan per proposta che riscrive l'intelligence


Suspect's pastor: No reason to suspect anything

Lisa Montgomery is accused of strangling a pregnant woman and cutting an unborn child from her womb. CNN anchor Bill Hemmer spoke Monday with the Rev.


White blood cells could be good targets for future asthma drugs, researchers hope.


European aircraft maker Airbus announced 1,600 UK job cuts over four years in a crisis statement on Wednesday.


UPDATE 2-Leaders Barcelona held to 1-1 draw at Bilbao

Leaders Barcelona dropped points for only the second time this season when they drew 1-1 at 10-man Athletic Bilbao in an entertaining Primera Liga game on Saturday.


Touch, transmit and go CES Sony has unveiled its own answer to Near Field Communication: a contactless data transfer system dubbed TransferJet that carries data at speeds of up to 560Mb/s.â¦


The interplay between the oceans and atmosphere is changing, wiping out vast swathes of marine life, say scientists.


Nortel gets US$1B share of new Sprint contracts

Sprint Corp., the third-largest wireless phone company in the US, doled out US$3 billion worth of contracts Tuesday to long-time suppliers Lucent Technologies, Nortel Networks and Motorola.


By Liz Kowalczyk and Andrew Caffrey, Globe Staff | November 14, 2004. The Massachusetts attorney general's office is investigating the state's health insurance industry over lucrative commissions offered brokers


Airbus announces delay in restructuring plan

European aerospace group Airbus and its parent EADS have said that they had suspended work on a long-awaited restructuring plan for Airbus, due to be unveiled on Tuesday, citing strains over national interests.


Broadcom downplays inventory glut, shares rise

Shares of Broadcom Corp. (BRCM.O: Quote, Profile, Research) rose 9 percent on Monday after the communications chipmaker said the effects of an inventory glut on its revenues should be short-lived.


Europe Compromises with US on Iran Nuke Deadline

France, Britain and Germany have met a key US demand by drafting a UN nuclear resolution that sets a November deadline for Iran to dispel worries it has a covert atom bomb program, diplomats said on Saturday.


Update 2: Pilots Reach Accord With Alitalia

Pilots at Alitalia agreed Tuesday to nearly double their annual flying hours and accept lower pay - the first breakthrough in talks aimed at keeping the near-bankrupt Italian carrier in business.


Boosted by a new court victory, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi sought to press home his political advantage over a divided centre-left opposition at a rally of his Forza Italia party.


Priest Promises 'Retribution,' World Tour

NEW YORK (Billboard) - Since vocalist Rob Halford left  iconic metal act Judas Priest in 1992, fans held out hope that  there would some day be a reunion.


com November 24, 2004, 2:29 PM PT. This fourth priority's main focus has been enterprise directories for several months, but for many IT managers, ERP (enterprise resource planning) and open source initiatives are on the horizon.


ISRAELâS opposition Labour Party last night clinched a deal with Ariel Sharonâs Likud Party to join his coalition, a move that could ease the planned withdrawal from Gaza.


N. Korea Ready to Return to Nuclear Talks

North Korea on Friday said it would return to six-party nuclear talks and would consider treating the United States as a "friend," shortly after a U.S. congressional concluded talks with the North and said it appeared ready to negotiate.


French authorities say they cannot rule out bird flu as they test samples from 4,000 chickens that died on a farm.


U.S. probes Mattel disclosures before recall: report

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety  Commission is investigating the timeliness of toy company  Mattel Inc's  disclosures before its most recent recall,  the Wall Street Journal reported in its online edition on  Tuesday.


Daimler reveals first results since Chrysler separation

German auto group Daimler published broadly positive third quarter results Thursday showing that strong sales of Mercedes cars offset a disappointing performance by its trucks division.


Opposition leader Nawaz Sharif said Monday that U.S-backed anti-terror operations have left Pakistan "drowned in blood," issuing some of his harshest criticism yet of President Pervez Musharraf.


Ognuno resti in propri confini, politici e magistrati


By JAYMES SONG HONOLULU - A woman has filed a lawsuit against Duane "Dog" Chapman, alleging the TV bounty hunter and his crew threw her down a flight of stairs and broke her back while apprehending her boyfriend.


Terror List Snag Nearly Grounds a Kennedy

WASHINGTON - A top Homeland Security official has apologized to Sen. Edward M...


UPDATE 1-Union says it has no confidence in UAL leadership

Cutbacks at United Airlines (UALAQ.OB: Quote, Profile, Research) have destroyed good will with labor, the union representing flight attendants said on Tuesday, adding that management appears determined to run the carrier


Futures rise after GE expands share buyback

Stock index futures rose on Friday, signaling a higher market open, after General Electric Co.  increased its stock repurchase plan, adding to investors' optimism after Thursday's record session.


Afghan suspect transferred to Guantanamo: Pentagon

The Pentagon said on Wednesday an Afghan national it described as a dangerous terrorism suspect had been transferred to the U.S. military prison camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.


Thousands of people gathered on the eve of the five-year anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks to walk from the National Mall to the Pentagon, where streaks of light were projected into the night sky to honor the victims.


Global warming is heating the Arctic at a rapid pace - with impacts that could range from the disappearance of polar bears' summer habitat by the century's end to a damaging rise in sea levels worldwide.


A bill barring foreigners showing "disrespect" to Russia begins its passage through the parliament.


Pakistani intelligence officials helped British security agencies crack a terrorist plot to blow up U.S.-bound aircraft and have arrested two or three suspects, officials said Thursday.


Egypt's foreign minister on Wednesday accused the Israeli lobby of harming its relations with the United States by using the issue of weapons smuggling across its border with Gaza as an excuse to cut Washington's military aid to Cairo.


Vagit Alekperov, the chief executive of Lukoil, is at ease talking about finding fossil fuels. "I am an expert in the area of oil and gas production," he said in an interview at a New York hotel, "There's nothing else that I know how to do.


The leaders of Japan and South Korea agree to meet, in a bid to repair their countries' strained ties.


Sect leader's rape-by-proxy trial begins

Warren Jeffs might not have laid a hand on the 14-year-old girl he's accused of coercing into marrying her cousin, but he's still responsible for her rape, prosecutors maintained Thursday as opening arguments neared.


Totti risponde a Pagano, all`ultimo secondo traversa di Flachi

Finisce 1-1 la sfida dellâOlimpico tra Roma e Sampdoria. Dopo un primo tempo piacevole con occasioni dallâuna e dallâaltra parte, succede tutto nella parte finale della ripresa. La Roma prende in mano


Prime Minister Tony Blair rules out taking part in a televised election debate with his political rivals.


Thatcher's son denies role in coup attempt

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - The son of Margaret Thatcher, the former British prime minister, was arrested Wednesday by South African police and charged with illegally helping to finance a failed coup in March against Equatorial Guinea's authoritarian


Kerry Tries to Counter Impact of Criticism

WASHINGTON - Attacks on John Kerry's war record may be beginning to have an impact, polls suggest, amid raised voices and new TV ads on a subject at least temporarily dominating debate in the close presidential race.    Democrats are laboring to deflect the questioning of Kerry's record with fresh ads touting his fitness for national command, even as the White House mocks the Massachusetts senator as "losing his cool" over claims he lied to win military medals in Vietnam...


My father, in his own quiet German way, took pride in what I did, but it was baffling to him.


No charges in 'cash-for-honours' inquiry: reports

No one will be charged in the controversial "cash-for-honours" police investigation, more than a year after the inquiry began, the BBC and Sky News reported on Thursday.


NEW YORK --Virginia Governor Tim Kaine plans to sign legislation mandating use of Merck & Co.'s Gardasil cervical cancer vaccine for school-age girls.


Morocco arrests suspect in 2004 Madrid bombings

A Moroccan suspected of direct involvement in the 2004 Madrid train bombings which killed 191 people was arrested on Sunday in Rabat, a judicial source in Spain familiar with the case said on Monday.


A report by the inspector general at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs criticized an IT specialist and the directors of one of the agency's medical centers in connection with the loss or theft of a hard drive containing data about more than 1.5 million people.


Iraq, video su web mostra ultima supplica di Bigley a Blair

Un video messo in internet oggi mostra l'ostaggio britannico Kenneth Bigley, ucciso dai suoi rapitori alcuni giorni fa, mentre lancia un ultimo appello al premier britannico Tony Blair e al suo governo affinchÃ¨ soddisfino le richieste dei suoi