(InfoWorld) - Authorities have charged a 21 year-old Unisys Corp. subcontractor with stealing a desktop computer with billing information on as many as 38,000 U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs medical patients. Khalil Abdulla-Raheem, of Washington, D.C., was charged Wednesday with theft of government property. He is the employee of an unnamed company that "provides temporary labor to Unisys," according to a statement released by the Veterans Affairs (VA) department's Office of Inspector General. The computer wasÂ stolen in late July from Unisys's Reston, Virginia, offices. It contained records on about 16,000 living patients who had received treatment at VA medical centers in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, as well as information on another 2,000 who are deceased. Data on an additional 20,000 patients may have been stored on the computer, according to the VA. The VA said that these records may have contained Social Security numbers, addresses, and insurance information. The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is now analyzing the computer to determine whether this information has been compromised, but investigators do not believe that Abdulla-Raheem was after the VA data. This is the second ofÂ two major data breaches at the VA this year. In May, personal information on about 26.5 million veterans was compromised when a laptop and external hard drive were stolen from a VA analyst's home. Authorities haveÂ arrested two teenagers in connection with that theft and the FBI has concluded that the sensitive information was untouched. Still, the data in question was unencrypted in both of these incidents, and the VA, which has regularly scored failing grades in the Federal Government's annual computer security scorecard, has been blasted for its handling of the matter. The department's Inspector General published a report in July citingÂ policy failures and a lack of supervision in the May incident, and called for the VA to adopt a clear policy for safeguarding sensitive data. With data notification laws pushing data breaches into the public eye, PC encryption has become a priority for many IT departments. In fact, laptop encryption will top a list of the ten most important security trends for 2007, due to be released on October 1 by the SANS Institute, a computer security training organization. "Every major organization is moving forward to buy and deploy encryption products," said SANS Director of Research Alan Paller, in an e-mail note sent Thursday. "The reason is that top management is adamant about not facing personal embarrassment because of lost sensitive data." Abdulla-Raheem was released on bail Wednesday and is due back in federal court for a preliminary hearing on October 3. Unisys has offered a US$50,000 reward for information leading to the recovery of the PC. So far, nobody has come forward to claim the money, according to Lisa Meyer, a Unisys spokeswoman. Unisys had not encrypted the data on the stolen PC because this was not required by the VA, but the company is now taking a second look at this policy, Meyer said. "An event like this caused us to reexamine everything we're doing," she said. Â


The wholesome image of Vanessa Hudgens, star of the made-for-kids TV movie hit "High School Musical," was under fire on Friday because of a nude photo circulating on the Internet, creating a new publicity challenge for the Walt Disney Co.  A represent...


Republicans renewed their grip on the Senate last night and reached out for more, capturing a string of Democratic seats across the South.


The International Criminal Court's prosecutor on Tuesday named a former Sudanese junior minister and a militia leader as suspects in war crimes and crimes against humanity in the country's Darfur region


Israel approves Palestinian plans to bury Yasser Arafat in Ramallah, as he lies in a deep coma in a French hospital.


Romney, McCain turn up heat ahead of Michigan vote

Republican presidential candidates Mitt Romney and John McCain traded charges over the economy and abortion on Monday, in what has become a bitter personal duel on the eve of the important Michigan primary.


HarperCollins to Offer Free Books Online

Seems like a lot of people want Neil Gaiman, the fantasy novelist, short-story and comics writer, to give away his books. On Saturday Mr. Gaiman invited readers of his blog to select the book they would give to a friend who has never read his work before. More than 16,500 votes have been cast for one of eight titles highlighted at neilgaiman.com. Mr. Gaiman will select a winner next week, and a free electronic copy of that book will be posted on the Web site of HarperCollins Publishers, harpercollins.com, later this month. The book will be one of six, including a novel by Paulo Coelho and a cookbook by the Food Network star Robert Irvine, that HarperCollins is making available free online for a month each. Readers will not be able to download or print the books. In Mr. Coelhoâs case the publisher will upload a different title each month until the end of the year.


Window cleaner attacked with samurai sword after asking neighbour to give back his son's football


Residents on both sides of the   Lebanese-Israeli border braced on Saturday for a dramatic spike   in violence after Hizbollah's chief declared open war on Israel   following its bombardment of his Beirut home and stronghold.


Tech security firm claims iPhone vulnerable to hack

A computer security firm said Monday that it found a way to hack into Apple's new iPhones, take command of the devices and steal stored information.


Big Blue gets the blue ribbon--again--but HP moves up a notch. Japanese companies stay strong.


New Century says probably overstated 2005 earnings

New Century Financial Corp. , the largest U.S. subprime lender in bankruptcy, said on Thursday it probably inflated 2005 earnings because of accounting errors, a disclosure that might add fuel to federal criminal and regulatory examinations into the company.


Wrigley to Buy Kraft Life Savers, Altoids

Wm Wrigley Jr Co (WWY.N: Quote, Profile, Research) is buying the Life Savers and Altoids candy and mint businesses from Kraft Foods Inc.


Iraq War Films Highlight Brutalization of Soldiers

Two movies that offer searing explorations of the effect of Iraq on the minds of American servicemen shine in Venice


An unexpectedly weak reading for US consumer confidence pushes the dollar to a fresh low against the euro.


UK economic growth is unexpectedly revised down to 0.7% in the three months to June, official figures show.


Democrat Elected as Powerful Belgrade Mayor

Serbia's pro-reform Democratic Party  candidate won the powerful post of Belgrade mayor in the runoff  vote on Sunday, beating an ultra-nationalist rival, according  to a preliminary result by independent monitors.


Mob Burns Church in Kenya, Killing Dozens

Dozens of people seeking refuge in a church in Kenya were burned to death by a mob in an escalation of ethnic violence that is threatening to plunge the country into chaos.


Sprint Nextel Hires a Chief From Its Spinoff

The cellphone company, which lost more than a million customers in the last five quarters, named Daniel R. Hesse as chief executive on Tuesday.


The army confirms that a unit of the Welsh Cavalry - the Queens Dragoon Guards - will be supporting British forces moving into central Iraq.


Motorsport.com. The layout of Silverstone's 5.14 kilometre track may be changed as part of modernising the circuit, according British Racing Drivers' Club (BRDC) chief executive Alex Hooton.


The refi boom was .... well, so last year. Now it's time to arrange a home equity line of credit that you can use as you'd like.


Family Has New Plan for Land Near the Mall

By Adam Ashton, The Modesto Bee, Calif.  Feb. 12--The remnants of a bid to build a movie theater and hotel next to the Vintage Faire Mall are scheduled to surface at Tuesday's City Council meeting, but only to clear the way for a different project.


UN Nuclear Agency Demands Iran Freeze Activities

18 September 2004 -- The United Nations nuclear watchdog agency's governing board unanimously passed a resolution demanding that Iran freeze all activities related to uranium enrichment.


US Airways talks to unions for survival strategies

ALEXANDRIA: US airways has reached a tentative agreement with the union representing more than 5,000 customer service workers, and continued talks with two other big labour groups about steep givebacks to keep the airline flying past January.


Iraq Shi'ites balk at effort to widen the role of Sunnis

HABBANIYA, Iraq - The US military's push to organize Sunni Arabs into local neighborhood watch groups has been one of the United States' most important initiatives in Iraq - so much so that President Bush flew to Anbar Province in September to highlight growing alliances with Sunni tribal leaders.


McCain proposes economic plan with corporate tax break ... Huckabee campaigns against 'Washington insiders' ... Giuliani pins his hopes for GOP nomination on a victory in Florida


By DAVID BAUDER  NEW YORK - TV news revisited the horror of Sept. 11 on Monday by replaying long stretches of coverage from that day as the events unfolded before a nation's eyes.


A teenage mother who had her baby son returned to her in hospital by order of a judge will fight to keep him.


NBA signs new TV deals and extends digital rights

The National Basketball Association  said on Wednesday it has reached eight-year agreements to let  Walt Disney Co.'s ABC and ESPN television networks and Time  Warner Inc.'s TNT broadcast league games through 2016.


Fitness: Train Like a Pro, Even if Youâre 12

Thereâs one more activity emerging to give prepubescent go-getters a leg up these days: sports performance training.


European equity markets were a little higher on Friday as energy stocks rose, offsetting losses for banks, while bid talk helped enliven the session.


A cave home, complete with front door, fireplace and a kitchen, was sold Wednesday for 100,000 pounds (148,000 euros, 202,000 dollars) at auction.


Gastric-bypass surgery can leave people with pounds of sagging skin. For some, plastic surgery is a solution. See before-and-after photos of success stories.


Emily Adams was doing nothing unusual, nothing reckless when she lost her ability to speak. The teenager from Pocahontas was helping her father last month with yardwork — he on the riding lawnmower, she about 30 or 40 feet away with a push-mower. Without realizing it, Tom Adams struck a rock with the lawnmower. The rock — about the size of a softball — soared across the yard and struck Emily in the throat and chin.


Businessman Lee coasts to South Korea poll victory: TV

Right-wing businessman Lee Myung-bak won South Korea's presidential election by a landslide on Wednesday with his promises to make voters better off and stand up to North Korea, TV exit polls showed.


NATO eyes summit as date fixed for US president's trip to Brussels

BRUSSELS  - US President George W. Bush will travel to Brussels on February 22 to meet EU and NATO leaders, NATO officials said welcoming the trip as a new chance to bridge rifts over the Iraq war.


Business Analysis: Overhaul urged for US food and drug watchdog

By Katherine Griffiths in New York and Stephen Foley in London. The United States' Food and Drug Administration used to be a regulator so trusted that when it waved through the introduction of genetically modified


When the squeal from an automated warning radio brought news a severe storm was approaching, school principal William Tomic acted quickly. He alerted teachers to bring children indoors and to a secure interior hallway for shelter.


Nick Clegg marks new leadership of Lib Dems by  enlisting Brian Eno to help fix Britain's 'broken politics'


Oil prices bounce back on winter supply worries

LONDON  - Oil prices pushed higher, extending sharp gains seen late last week as cold weather forecasts for the United States and Europe rattled markets nervous about tight winter supplies.


Yasser Arafat's wife lashed out at his top lieutenants due to arrive Monday in Paris, accusing them of seeking to "bury" him "alive" in a hysterical call to Al-Jazeera television from her husband's bedside.


The hard-rock band Audioslave arose   from the ashes of two chart-topping groups that broke up at the   peak of their success -- Soundgarden and Rage Against the   Machine.


Defending Champ Gardner Slaps Down Rival

U.S. heavyweight wrestler Rulon Gardner,  the defending Olympic champion who was nearly killed in a  snowmobile accident, literally slapped his opponent down on his  way to the semi-final Tuesday.


HBOS calls in KPMG integrators to make Â£10bn Abbey bid add up

James Crosby, chief executive of HBOS, has hired a team of 30 integration experts from KPMG's transaction services arm to try to make the numbers work for a potential Â£10bn bid for Abbey National.


Firenze, 13:29 - CALCIO, LIPPI: C'E' VOGLIA DI TORNARE MA NON ORA

''Sto bene lontano dal calcio, c'è voglia di rientrare ma non potete pensare che accada alla ...


China, host of six-party talks aimed at  reining in North Korea's nuclear program, on Thursday described  North Korea's failure to meet a deadline to account for its  nuclear activities as a natural delay.


Advisory firm opposes Lucent-Alcatel merger

(InfoWorld) - AlcatelÂ shareholders have been urged by a French advisory group to reject theÂ proposed merger with Lucent Technologies, citing unfavorable financial and corporate governance terms. Proxinvest, which provides services for institutional investors holding shares in the French company, said strategic aspects of the deal make sense, but that the financial terms appear "quite unfavorable" to Alcatel shareholders and that the corporate governance conditions are "very disappointing." The group is against removing the age limit for the position of chairman, and a rule that a two-thirds majority of directors would be needed to dismiss the chairman or chief executive officer of the combined company. It made its recommendation in a letter to fund managers published on its Web site earlier this week. Proxinvest's views are at odds with that of a U.S. advisory group, Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), which supports the deal. Lucent and Alcatel shareholders are due to vote on the merger Sept. 7. In the U.S., meanwhile, a group of shareholders is trying to block the Lucent shareholder vote, arguing that the company's board of directors is failing to maximize shareholder value. A New Jersey Superior Court judge will consider on Sept. 6 whether to grant an injunction blocking the vote, according to a filing by Lucent with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday. Lucent called the action without merit. The European Commission and the U.S. Federal Trade Commission have approved the merger, which was announced in April. The networking equipment vendors, which sell optical core switches, DSLAMs (Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexers) and other networking gear, would have had combined revenue of $25 billion for 2005. If the merger goes ahead, Lucent Chairman and CEO Pat Russo will become CEO of the company, which would be renamed Alcatel Lucent. Serge Tchuruk, chairman and CEO of Alcatel, would become its non-executive chairman. The merger would create a networking giant that will compete with Siemens and Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, among others. Lucent has a strong foothold in North America, while Alcatel has a strong customer base in Europe. The proposed merger comes after increased competition has put pressure on both companies' bottom lines. For its fiscal third quarter ending June 30,Â Lucent reported revenueÂ of $2.04 billion, compared with $2.14 billion in the previous quarter and $2.34 billion in the same quarter a year ago. Lucent attributed the decline to slower sales in North America and China. Alcatel'sÂ net income droppedÂ for its second quarter to â¬180 million ($226 million as of June 30, the last day of the period reported) from â¬196 million a year earlier. It's net revenue increased to â¬3.4 billion, from â¬3.1 billion a year earlier.ADVERTISEMENTMAKE SOA REAL WITH IBM WEBSPHERE PODCASTStreamline processes and maximize efficiency within a proven service oriented architecture. Take back control of your business processes with IBM WebSphere.


Sudan wants world to meet obligations on Darfur

Sudan wants the international community to meet its obligations to help alleviate suffering in Darfur, Sudanese Foreign Minister Mustafa Osman Ismail


Boy with new heart goes home for Christmas

Giving a bear hug to his surgeon and a thumbs-up to other hospital staff, a 14-year-old boy went home for Christmas - the first child to receive a new heart after relying on a newly developed miniature heart pump.


DANIEL VETTORI spun New Zealand to the brink of a crushing victory over Bangladesh in the second and final Test at the MA Aziz Stadium in Chittagong today.


Slumping generic-drug stocks still not attractive

Investors are wary of putting money  into beaten-down generic-drug stocks amid continued fears of  price competition in the sector and new obstacles from  brand-name drug makers.


Bigley made last desperate dash for freedom before being taken to ...

By Damien McElroy, Sean Rayment and Aqeel Hussein in Fallujah. The British hostage Kenneth Bigley made a desperate bid for freedom through a farming district on the outskirts of Latifiya on Thursday.


Composting Wild Birds, Game Birds and Backyard Poultry

By Flory, Gary A; Peer, Robert W; Bendfeldt, Eric S  Virginia state agencies study methods for small-scale carcass disposal in response to an outbreak of avian influenza.  WINDROW COMPOSTING has been successfully used in the U.S.


Chiusa Salerno-Reggio Calabria allo svincolo Sibari-Firmo


A year after defeat, Mexican leftist fades away

The leftist who a year ago was a hair's breadth from winning Mexico's presidency was reduced to political artifact on Sunday, drawing a fraction of his old crowds to an anniversary rally.


Advanced X-ray technology has helped scientists spot a new target that drug designers might use to attack the dreaded bird flu virus.


Iraqis Count The Votes And Enjoy The Quiet

Iraqis held their breath at the unaccustomed quiet in the capital Tuesday, reveling in post-election euphoria as officials began what they said could be a week-long count of ballots and political jockeying began over the next government.


You See Auras, Researchers See Brain Signals

NEW YORK  - People who see colorful "auras"  in response to people or words may simply have a brain  condition, not psychic powers, according to a new research  report.


A father who went missing with his Welsh baby in New Zealand after losing custody comes out of hiding.


Obama rockets past Clinton in New Hampshire

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire  - Democrat Barack Obama rocketed to a 10-point lead over Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire one day before their showdown in the state's presidential primary, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Monday.


W. Virginia's Harris Still Seeking Start

Kay-Jay Harris still needs to prove to West Virginia coach Rich Rodriguez that he deserves to be the Mountaineers' starting running back — even after a record-setting performance in the season opener.


Smart Web to Usher in Host of New Services-Gartner

A smarter Internet and a host of cheap, Web-enabled mobile devices will allow users to access a whole range of services on the move, research group Gartner Dataquest said on Sunday, ahead of its ITXpo symposium.


Milano, 15:43 - CALCIO, ARBITRI; CELLINO: O FIDUCIA O MEGLIO IL SORTEGGIO

Il presidente del Cagliari, Massimo Cellino, arrivando all'hotel Michelangelo per l'annuale riunione...


Deadly winter storms showed no signs of letting up Tuesday in China


Girl, 13, found dead in Ariz. mine shaft

A 13-year-old girl who fell into a brush-covered mine shaft while riding an all-terrain vehicle was found dead at the bottom Sunday, and her 10-year old sister was rescued with serious injuries, authorities said.


The folks at Comedy Central were annoyed when Fox News Channel's Bill O'Reilly kept referring to "The Daily Show" audience as "stoned slackers." So they did a little research. And guess whose audience is more educated?


Pakistani actor-turned-director Javed Sheikh seems to have big plans on his agenda of filmmaking.


U.S. to launch criminal probe of CIA tapes

The U.S. Justice Department will launch a criminal investigation of the CIA's destruction of videotapes depicting the harsh interrogation of terrorism suspects, a U.S. official said on Wednesday.


Compagnia aerea ungherese indebitata per 120 mln euro


TUI, the German travel company owner of Thomson Holidays, says it plans to cut 2,600 jobs in the UK.


President Bush, center, flanked by Veterans Affairs Secretary Anthony Principi, right, and H. Gene Overstreet, National President of the Non Commissioned Officers Association of the USA (NCOA), stand at attention during a Veterans Day ceremony, Thursday


If you're among the many in pursuit of cheaper prescriptions, you may not need to head North or South of the border to get them.


ExxonMobil Chemical to Expand Exxsol(TM) Hydrocarbon Fluids Capacity in Singapore

ExxonMobil Chemical announced today that it will add 130,000 tons per  year of capacity to its ExxsolTM hydrocarbon  fluids plant in Jurong Island, Singapore. This will bring Singapore  fluids production to over 500,000 tons per year.


IAEA presses N. Korea, Iran on nuke threat

North Korea poses "a serious challenge" to non-proliferation of nuclear material, and Iran must suspend uranium enrichment in order to calm concern about its nuclear program, the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency


Polish lawmakers narrowly voted against reintroducing the death penalty Friday, seven years after abolishing it to meet European human rights standards.


U.S. Mint launches first presidential $1 coin

The U.S. Mint said it launched a $1 coin on Thursday featuring George Washington, the first in a series honoring former U.S. presidents aimed at collectors and intended for use in vending machines and parking meters.


US Airways Seeks Court OK to Nix Contracts

US Airways (UAIRQ.OB:OTC BB - news - research) wants a federal judge to tear up contracts with three of its unions, reduce retiree health benefits and cancel its remaining defined-benefit pension plans.


The NCAA says Indiana basketball coach Kelvin Sampson and his staff violated telephone recruiting restrictions imposed because of his previous violations at Oklahoma, then lied about it to the school and NCAA investigators.


Suicide bomb targets governor in fresh Afghan violence

A suicide bomber has blown himself up at a governor's house in southern Afghanistan, killing eight people, in the latest bloodshed linked to a spiralling Taliban insurgency.


Terror suspects reportedly had FBI targets

One of seven men accused of plotting to blow up the Sears Tower has admitted swearing allegiance to al-Qaida and told investigators he and the others planned to bomb five FBI buildings, a prosecutor said Thursday.


A group of teachers, authors and psychologists warn junk food, targets and marketing are harming children.


Kleinschmidt Wins Dakar Stage Marred by Death

Germany's Jutta Kleinschmidt won the  400-km special section during the 11th stage from Atar to Kiffa  in the Dakar Rally Tuesday, though the race was marred by the  second death of a competitor in successive days.


Author and social critic Susan Sontag, one of the strongest voices of intellectual opposition to US policies after the September 11 attacks, has died at the age of 71.


Thousands of trees will be planted at the fire-ravaged birthplace of the ancient Olympic Games to restore the area ahead of the Beijing 2008 flame-lighting ceremony in March, officials said Tuesday.


Glaxo inks inflammatory disease drug deal

GlaxoSmithKline Plc  has signed a  drug discovery deal with U.S. biotech firm ChemoCentryx  potentially worth up to $1.5 billion in milestone payments and  research funding to the privately owned group.


All the top executives at Russian oil giant Yukos have fled the country in fear of arrest as the government seeks to sell off its main asset.


The mysteries of the Nativity: Time and Newsweek parse out the discrepancies between Matthew's and Luke's accounts of the Nativity, addressing how the actual circumstances of Jesus' birth may differ from ...


Democrats Give 'Pre-Buttal' to Upcoming Bush Speech

The two top Democrats in the U.S. Congress challenged President Bush on Monday to draft an "exit strategy" in Iraq and work with them in his drive to revamp the Social Security retirement program.


Poland can accept EU voting system with changes: PM

Poland signaled on Wednesday it could accept a European Union voting system it has battled against for months, provided it receives a stronger say in the 27-nation bloc's deliberations.


Private Canadian Spacecraft Launch on Hold

A Canadian team's bid to launch the country's first manned spaceship is on hold, although the aspiring astronauts have not given up their attempt to win a $10 million prize.


Afghanistan at risk as troops leave following successful ...

6 December 2004 - On the eve of the inauguration of Afghanistan's first democratically elected President, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan says that despite key political gains, the country faces broad security threats as coalition and other


Police are fined Â£75,000 with Â£50,000 costs over the deaths of two boys who drowned in a police swimming pool.


Airbus's Forgeard to Be EADS Co-Chief, Replace Camus

Airbus SAS Chief Executive Officer Noel Forgeard, who turned the European company into the world's largest planemaker, will replace Philippe Camus as co-CEO of its parent, European Aeronautic, Defense & Space Co.


Bergamo, 20:43 - CALCIO, ATALANTA: VENTOLA A PARTE PER UN RISENTIMENTO MUSCOLARE

Nicola Ventola si è allenato a parte a causa di un risentimento muscolare alla coscia destra....


U.S. deploys latest tactic in Iraq: anthropology

As David Matsuda tells it, he's probably the last person you'd expect to see in a U.S. military uniform climbing out of an armored vehicle in Iraq.


Don't let your boss catch you reading this

If you are at work, chances are you are probably doing it right now.


Unidentified gunmen open fire on the Israeli embassy in Mauritania, witnesses and officials say.


Craigslist Circles the Globe With Online Classifieds, One City at a Time

Craigslist, the Internet classified ad giant that has given local U.S. newspapers heartburn, is spreading out over dozens of cities in Europe.


Le ordinanze di custodia cautelare emesse dai pm milanesiIn manette tra gli altri Giuliano Tavaroli e Emanuele Cipriani                                                  Intercettazioni illegali, 18 arresti per indagine su security Telecom Pirelli


Four-core Opteron fiasco crushes Cray's 2007

Seeing red over Budapest Cray has blamed delayed shipments of Opteron-based servers for a likely massive fall in 2007 revenue.â¦


Surgeon General Sees 4-year Term as Compromised

Former Surgeon General Richard H. Carmona said that Bush administration officials tried to weaken or suppress important public health reports.


Gifts that will disappear, but not because they have been regifted.


EuroDisney, the European home of Mickey Mouse and friends, says it will sell 253m euros of new shares as it looks to avoid insolvency.


Slow Job Market Greets Workers Labor Day

WASHINGTON Sept. 5, 2004 - A spotty job market and stagnant paychecks cloud this Labor Day holiday for many workers, highlighting the importance of pocketbook issues in the presidential election.


Prepare for the SAT Test, or Play With Your iPod? Have It Both Ways

Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions, a traditional test preparation company, is offering interactive programs for downloading to iPods with video screens.


The Lib Dems are to unveil plans to allow communities to decide punishment of some minor offenders.


Empire State survey climbs to 28.3 from August's 13.2

WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) -- Factory activity in the New York region accelerated in September, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said Wednesday.


The month of November in a US presidential-election year is not supposed to be particularly eventful, but this year may be an exception, in the light of the gathering storm over


Hoping to both bolster resources available to its network of business partners as well as expand its number of partners, IBM on Tuesday introduced services and support programs that boost financial support for co-marketing campaigns and grant deeper access to IBMâs sales network to close deals faster.ADVERTISEMENTSBC Case Study: Crate & BarrelWhat sold them on improving their network? A system that could cut management costs from the get-go. Find out more.


India's Tamil stars get a political stage

MADRAS, India -- It all started at one of those gatherings where villagers turn out by the thousands to ask film star Vijaykanth -- known as the John Wayne of Tamil cinema -- to name their babies.


â¢ The Ravens score 14 points without their struggling offense taking the field Sunday night to rally past the punchless Redskins.


Emerge da relazione al Parlamento del ministero Interno


Poland says Ukraine withdrawal from Iraq would hurt zone

WARSAW, Dec 3  Poland said today Ukraine's troop withdrawal from Iraq would deal a fresh blow to the already slimmed down multi-national division under its command.


Suicide bomber targets hospital in Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan -- A suicide bomber dressed in a doctor's white coat slipped into a hospital compound in eastern Afghanistan, where he was challenged by police and NATO soldiers before detonating his explosives yesterday . Seven NATO troops and a hospital employee were injured, a local official said.


Democrats gird for battle with Republican dominance

As Republicans kicked up their heels at inaugural balls marking four more years in the White House, Democrats vowed not to be rolled over, despite a marked erosion of their political clout.


Ukraine Parliament Fails to Break Deadlock

Ukraine's parliament, the Rada, has failed to pass a controversial package of legislative reforms that would clear the way for new presidential run-off elections to be held by month's end.


About New York: For Just a Few Dollars, a Big TV and Years of Debt

Rent-A-Center, a chain of appliance and furniture rental stores, offers a deal that is much like a sub-prime mortgage for pull-out sofas and television sets.


Armed man enters UK embassy car park in Tel Aviv

An armed man identified by Israeli   media as a Palestinian informer shunned by his former handlers   and his own people broke into the British embassy's car park in   Tel Aviv on Thursday demanding asylum in Britain.


The son-in-law of Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev is arrested in Austria on kidnapping charges.


Syntax-Brillian signs LCD deal with Japan's Sharp

Television set and digital camera maker  Syntax-Brillian Corp  said it signed a liquid crystal  display panel supply agreement with Japanese electronics maker  Sharp Corp (6753.T), sending its shares up 5 percent.


World ; Shooting Near Palace as Powell Visits Haiti

World News, PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Gunfire erupted near Haiti's National Palace on Wednesday as Secretary of State Colin Powell met with government officials but no one inside the palace grounds was hurt, witnesses said.


Crude prices extend losses after US stocks grow

Crude oil prices on Thursday extended the US inventories-inspired declines from the previous session, as imports to the worldâs largest consumer helped stockpiles higher than most had expected.


Refugee rappers voice disgust at Lebanon camps

"Battalion 5" might conjure up images of the next big computer game, but in Lebanon it's a group of musicians who express the misery of life in Palestinian refugee camps through rap.


One by one, several French writers and intellectuals are making the startling confessions.Comment


Heat return to .500 mark with win over Portland

The defending NBA champion Miami Heat returned to the .500 mark for the first time since November by beating the Portland Trail Blazers 104-85 on Tuesday.


Searchers expand search for lost aviator

Search teams dramatically expanded their hunt for adventurer Steve Fossett to encompass 10,000 square miles of rugged mountains and desert Thursday after nearly four discouraging days yielded no trace of his single-engine plane.


Sven-Goran Eriksson has admitted he is considering deploying a three-man attack against Wales in Saturday's World Cup qualifier.


Rescue teams resume attempts to find a boy missing since he and a friend capsized in a rowing boat.


Southern California and Oklahoma ended the regular season the same way they began it in The Associated Press Top 25: The Trojans are No. 1, and the Sooners No. 2.


Riot police used water cannons to turn protesters away from the fence surrounding the Group of Eight summit Thursday, while other protesters led authorities on a boat chase on the Baltic Sea.


At Mount St. Helens, the Big Eruption Is of Data, Not Lava

In the years since Mount St. Helens last erupted, technology has completely revolutionized volcano science.


Japan's Matsushita developing memory cards with 'smart' chip ...

Smart cards are on the rise in Japan, using computer chips with an antenna embedded in them to allow people to pay for purchases or unlock doors with a simple flick of their cards.


Videoforum in diretta con Barbara Pollastrini

Fecondazione, Dico, violenza sulle donne, lavoro e famiglia. Il ministro per le Pari Opportunità risponde alle vostre domande


SOUTH AFRICA: Economic cost of AIDS set to worsen

DURBAN, 25 November (IRIN) - Although data on the extent of HIV/AIDS and its impact on the South African economy vary, analysts agree that government and businesses need to take urgent action to combat the virus.


Newcastle manager Graeme Souness refused to blame goalkeeper Shay Given for Kevin Davies' 70th-minute winner at the Reebok Stadium.


Warren Buffett said on Tuesday he has  made a pitch to the three largest bond insurers to reinsure  $800 billion in municipal bonds, but had been rebuffed by one  of the companies, while the other two have not yet responded.


Jamie Smith scores twice as the Dons qualify for the last 32 of the Uefa Cup with a comprehensive win over Copenhagen.


Dow Jones +0,54%, Nasdaq +0,49%.Euro in calo a 1,2671 dlr


Harriet Harman was unveiled as Labour's new deputy leader today after a nailbiting contest.


Ivory Coast Army Pulls Back, Paris Flies in Troops

Ivory Coast on Sunday ordered a  pullback from an offensive on the rebel-held north after France  destroyed its airpower in a retaliatory strike which sparked  mob attacks on French citizens and property.


Weather pivotal issue in wildfire battle

Lower temperatures and some overnight rain helped slow an enormous wildfire that had destroyed 20 homes and led to evacuation orders for hundreds of people.


We make short work of those who bet against these stocks.


Nuon Chea e' stato il braccio destro di Pol Pot


EU force pledges to stay out of Chad rebel conflict

The head of an EU peacekeeping force deploying to protect Darfur refugees pledged Wednesday that troops would not become embroiled in the conflict between Chad's government and rebels.


My cell phone rang just as I pulled my car into a park along the Puget Sound. I needed to add something to a news story I had written a few hours earlier, but I really didn't want to give up my evening stroll.


Lunedi' su Raiuno l'ascesa e la caduta del ciclista-mito


Some sleuthing by software giant Microsoft Corp. helped track down two brothers who authorities say sold bogus college degrees over the Internet, including an MBA that was issued to a housecat.


Bin Laden invites Baasyir to Afghanistan: witness

An Indonesian convicted terrorist told a court hearing here Thursday that Osama bin Laden had invited Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Ba'asyir to stay in Afghanistan if the cleric felt uncomfortable in Indonesia.


Pontedera, 17:10 - CALCIO, U21; CASIRAGHI: CONTRO ALBANIA NON POSSIAMO SBAGLIARE

Pierluigi Casiraghi è chiamato ad un doppio compito. Preparare la fase finale dell'Europeo Un...


Previsioni 2005 quotazione petrolio a 38 dollari


British entrepreneur Richard Branson landed in Kenya on Saturday on Virgin Airlines' maiden flight to the east African country and vowed to help protect some 2,000 elephants threatened by encroachment.


Intel 'LaGrande' Chipset Ships, First Test of New vPro Trusted Platform

One of the most ambitious new features ever to be built into an x86 motherboard is now publicly available: a hypervisor-based computer that runs both the operating system and its underlying BIOS under the control of a virtual machine monitor. Underneath these physical and virtual layers is Intel's latest and boldest implementation of the Trusted Computing platform.


Oh, and you can access YouTube on it too Apple, it seems, is hell bent on making this new foray a success and consequently has announced a build-to-order 160GB version - four times the capacity of the existing version that soon-to-be-very-cross customers have forked out for up until now.â¦


Sigulda, 10:24 - SLITTINO, CDM: ZOEGGELER SECONDO DOPO PRIMA MANCHE SIGULDA

Armin Zoeggeler è secondo dopo la prima manche della prova di slittino di Sigulda, ultima ta...


Anna Sui a Hit for New York Fashion Week

Anna Sui is a designer who knows how to have fun and it shows in her clothes, in her models' carefree attitude and on the smiling faces of those watching her fashion show held as part of New York Fashion Week.


Alaskans flee village under flood threat

More than half the residents of an isolated Arctic village were evacuated as storm surges threatened to flood their slender barrier island Thursday, the latest chapter in their losing battle against the sea.


Brazil beats Venezuela 5-2 in World Cup qualifier

Both Kaka and Ronaldo scoredtwo goals apiece as Brazil defeated Venezuela 5-2 in a South American zone World Cup qualifier at Maracaibo, Venezuela on Saturday.


Navy commanders insist they did not downplay initial reports of sub fire

HALIFAX (CP) - Senior navy officials went on the offensive Thursday, challenging media reports that suggested they initially downplayed the severity of a fire that disabled HMCS Chicoutimi and led to the death of one of the submarine's crew members.


Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is proposing more than $80 billion in annual tax relief for workers and seniors funded by an increase on wealthier investors.


The U.N. Security Council sent a "firm and unwavering demand" Monday that Eritrea immediately lift fuel restrictions hampering the efforts of peacekeepers monitoring a tense buffer zone between Ethiopia and Eritrea.


The next big moment in the US presidential campaign comes Friday in St. Louis, Missouri, when President George Bush and Senator John Kerry hold their second of three debates.


Democrats, Republicans face new nominating contests

Democratic rivals Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama and top Republicans Saturday braced for voters' judgments in the next contests in the tense 2008 White House nominating marathon.


Guinea's president says those who tried to kill him are wasting their time and only God would decide when he should go.


Tourist tells how he escaped tsunami at Thailand resort

BANGKOK (Kyodo) Kazumoto Niki considers himself a very lucky man. The 28-year-old Tokyo office worker arrived on the Thai resort island of Phuket at 8:45 am Sunday and boarded a bus for the nearby mainland


Bombs kill 25 in Baghdad, 3 UK troops in Basra

A car bomb killed 25 people and wounded 40 on Thursday at an intersection in Baghdad where minibuses pick up and drop off passengers, Iraqi police said.


Il retroscena: Nelle motivazioni della sentenza di condanna del giornalista "Betulla" le accuse a Pollari e Pompa                                            "Pressioni del Sismi su Farina per spiare i pm di Milano"                                                                                di CARLO BONINI


Microsoft Issues 8 'Critical' Software Patches

Microsoft Corp. today released a dozen software patches to cover 16 security flaws -- half of which it deemed "critical" -- in all versions of the Windows operating system and a broad range of popular Microsoft applications such as its Internet chat and media player products.


Pope returns bones to Orthodox Church leader

In a gesture of friendship with the Orthodox Church, Pope John Paul II on Saturday handed over the bones of two early Christian saints that were brought to Rome from ancient Constantinople centuries ago.


Britain's old ships are being dismantled in "unacceptable" conditions in the developing world, an MPs' committee says.


Migrants would "earn" UK citizenship via a points-based system which sanctions law-breaking, under two ministers' proposals.


Catholic priest accused in 1994 Rwandan genocide fails to show up for trial

ARUSHA, Tanzania  - A Roman Catholic priest accused of ordering the slaughter of 2,000 people who sought refuge in his church during Rwanda's genocide refused to appear for the start of his trial at a UN tribunal Monday.


Iran's president says nuclear work nearing "peak"

Iran's nuclear work is nearing a "peak", President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Thursday, while the U.N. atomic watchdog chief said Tehran was probably at least three years from making atom bombs even if it chose to do so.


Il provvedimento domani all'esame dell'Aula di Montecitorio


Oregon Governor: Kulongoski (D) 47%; Saxton (R) 42%

Rasmussen Reports - The political winds are blowing momentum toward Republican Ron Saxton's attempt to unseat Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski.  Results of the latest Rasmussen Reports election survey show the incumbent's lead is down to five points, 47% to 42%. Earlier this month, Saxton trailed by nine.


Indo-French film 'One Dollar Curry' to release on Jan 7

Mumbai: Close on the heels of nationwide release of Khamosh Pani, made by a Pakistani director....


Before you activate your iPhone, read this!

Apple and AT&T are demanding customers reveal SSNs to activate their iPhones. That should be the lead of every technology and business article written this week. Check out this and other original content from CNET's blog network.


People who sell drugs near schools or use children to aid them could get tougher  sentences under a new law.


UK's Blair Calls for EU Force for Africa Clashes

UK Prime Minister Tony Blair called for the European Union to develop the capability to deploy troops to Africa within 10 days by next year, part of plans to fight poverty, disease and war in the region.


Proteste per la sentenza dall'Aja, sit-in dei bosniaci a Sarajevo Le madri delle vittime tagliano gli alberi dedicati agli uccisi nel '95                                            Srebrenica, le radici dell'odio "La vendetta si avvicina"                                                                                Rabbia dopo l'assoluzione dei serbi: "Traditi dall'Europa"dal nostro inviato GIAMPAOLO VISETTI


A painting by Francis Bacon sells for Â£14m at Christie's in London, a record for the artist.


Albanian parliament fails to elect a president

Albania's parliament failed to elect a  president on Sunday, keeping open the prospect of a snap  general election that would set back the country's European  Union hopes.


Usera' solo carta riciclata per i suoi cataloghi


The crisis in the Sudanese region of Darfur is spilling over into the Central African Republic, UN officials say.


Airbus chief executive Louis Gallois said on Tuesday that the crisis-hit European plane manufacturer had turned the corner after a series of problems in the last few years.


Herbal Supplement Might Prevent Prostate Cancer

The first clinical trial of the herbal supplement Zyflamend in patients with a precursor to prostate cancer is being conducted by researchers at Columbia University Medical Center in New York City.


LOS ANGELES  - Michelle Rodriguez and  Michael Madsen have joined Kristanna Loken in "BloodRayne," an  indie film based on the popular video game of the same name.


Terrell Owens, who was taken to a hospital last night, denied a police report that he had made a suicide attempt.


Thomas Grandi could easily have grown up to be a surfer in Australia rather than Canada's first giant slalom winner in the 38-year history of the World Cup circuit.


China, S Korea to play for table tennis doubles gold

China's Wang Nan and Zhang Yining will play South Korea's Lee Eun Sil and Seok Eun Mi in the women's table tennis doubles final after controversial semi-finals, in which the pairs had to play their compatriots.


Job Cuts Fall in Jan, But Likely to Rise Again

U.S. planned job cuts dropped by 15  percent in January and below the 100,000 level for the first  time since August 2004, though some sectors are likely to see  rising jobs cuts in coming months, a report said on Tuesday.


SAN FRANCISCO - The military on Wednesday dropped an espionage charge against a Muslim interpreter accused of spying at the camp for terror detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.    The development marks the third Guantanamo spy case to fall apart this year, despite vows by Attorney General John Ashcroft and military officials to prosecute the men for jeopardizing the nation's security...


FTC Files First Lawsuit Against Spyware Concerns

The Federal Trade Commission formally announced yesterday its first assault against spyware - bits of computer code that surreptitiously install themselves on the computers of Internet users


Paleontologist aims to preserve mountain

The Robledo Mountains' reputation as one of the world's most important landscapes of pre-dinosaur fossil trackways likely will be enhanced by another discovery — petrified wood slowly emerging from the desert floor.


LaDainian Tomlinson won four trophies at the ESPY Awards on Wednesday night, including male athlete of the year for his record-setting season with the San Diego Chargers.


Bettis Runs Over Bengals, Steelers Win 8th Straight

Jerome Bettis ran for 129 yards and  the Pittsburgh Steelers used a stifling defense to edge the  Cincinnati Bengals 19-14 for their eighth straight win in  National Football League play Sunday in Cincinnati.


EU to offer post-Kosovo fast track to Serbia

European Union leaders will offer  Serbia a fast-track route to joining the bloc in a bid to  soothe Balkan tensions over Kosovo's push for independence, a  summit draft showed on Friday.


Sunny outlook for German economy unclouded by VAT hike

The German economic outlook has rarely looked sunnier, with sky-high business confidence and growth strong enough to shrug off a sharp rise in sales tax early this year, data showed on Thursday.


TV Sports: A Humbling Lesson in Cable Reality

The N.F.L. is learning how much easier it is to sell TV rights to networks than it is to operate its own cable network.


Army to Train Soldiers About Brain Injuries, Other Mental Health Concerns

The Army plans to begin a program today to educate every soldier about traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder. The rare effort to break the perceived stigma within the military on mental health problems comes as increasingly more troops return from battle with serious but...


"Blood Diamond" has a point, but who will listen?

The message in new movie "Blood Diamond" is clear: know the history of a precious gem before buying it. But whether moviegoers pay attention to this "message movie" is a big question for the film's makers.


Agency Orders Largest Recall of Ground Beef

The Department of Agriculture ordered the recall of 143 million pounds of ground beef from a California slaughterhouse that supplies school lunch programs.


LINEUP MOVES: Center Bambale Osby and guard Cliff Tucker have been listed as probable starters, which means Maryland Coach Gary Williams likely will stick with the lineup change he made last Friday against Delaware. In his first start since Nov. 20, Osby finished with 14 points, his first...


Japan trade surplus keeps rising [25/11/2004]

Japan's trade surplus rose by 8.8% in October from a year earlier, to 1.164 trillion yen ($11.32bn; Â£6.02bn). The rise was above market expectations, because of one-off exports of vessels, the Ministry of Finance said.


African health ministers and UN health experts are to discuss means of eradicating polio.


U.S. Rep. Deborah Pryce maintained her 1,055-vote lead after a hand recount in her congressional race against Democrat Mary Jo Kilroy.


James Brown Diagnosed With Prostate Cancer

James Brown, the "Godfather of Soul" and a legend in rap, rock and funk, has announced that he has prostate cancer.


German states set to ban Internet gambling - paper

Germany's federal states plan to ban  Internet gambling, according to draft documents to be discussed  by the country's state premiers on Wednesday, a newspaper  reported on Tuesday.


Last-gasp goal helps US net tie in Jamaica

KINGSTON, JAMAICA - It was certainly not how the United States wanted to open the next stage of qualification play for a spot in the 2006 World Cup, but all things considered, things could have gone much worse at "The Office." ...


Gunfire Held Role in Yules pastHeadline Goes Here Goes Here

By Mary Jo McTammany  Before the 1950s, folks in Orange Park had to go to Jacksonville to buy a Christmas tree or else traipse out into the woods and cut one down.  Longtime residents knew where to go  still and result in a carefully placed blast of buckshot.


U.S. Urges Sudan to Return Darfur Refugees

The State Department urged the Sudanese government Wednesday to arrange for the return of thousands of people in Darfur who were forcibly removed from a camp where they had taken refuge.


"Babel," a searing film about cultural gaps among people around the world, earned seven Golden Globe nominations on Thursday to lead a surprising range of nominees for the widely watched movie honors.


Description: Film critic David Edelstein reviews Cellular, a new thriller starring Kim Basinger as a kidnap victim. Anyone you use a self all know there''s an element of suspense in the most routine call.


Rogue trader blamed for 4.9 billion euro fraud at Societe Generale

French banking giant Societe Generale said Thursday a single trader who fooled his bosses carried out a massive 4.9 billion euro (7.15 billion dollar) fraud -- one of the biggest in financial history.


Govt works on roadmap for troops cut in J&K

NEW DELHI: A day after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh announced reduction of troops in Jammu and Kashmir, defence minister Pranab Mukherjee today said a roadmap was being prepared for the withdrawal.


The UK ambassador to Saudi Arabia says he feels security services may have helped militants escape a siege.


Indonesia's navy continues its search for survivors of Thursday's ferry fire, amid fears of many still missing.


Politics behind British accusation in agent's murder: Russia

Britain's charge against an ex-KGB officer in the murder of a fugitive Russian agent in London is part of a political campaign, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Friday.


Charles Kennedy will tell Lib Dems they are on the road to  government when he wraps up their annual rally, writes Nick Assinder.


Their first hit was a rap song. Their shows featured a dancing dwarf and a painter.


A suicide car bomber rammed his vehicle into an Iraqi police checkpoint near Baghdad University on Wednesday, killing 11 people and wounding 31, an Interior Ministry source said.


Newmont Mining accused of gross negligence

The Indonesian environment minister on Friday accused US-based Newmont Mining Corp. of gross negligence over alleged pollution at a gold mine in Indonesia, saying the company "cut corners" to boost profits.


The Israeli military says a Palestinian mortar has slammed into a Jewish settlement in the Gaza Strip, killing a woman. The military says the mortar fell in the Neve Dekalim settlement, located in the southern part of the territory.


Mayer gets better with pop through blues

It took a year of playing rootsy blues for John Mayer to become a better pop artist.


Church's founder remembered for his community leadership

The Rev. Donald R. Herren, who founded Southern Hills United Methodist Church in Lexington, where he was pastor for 39 years, died Friday night of cancer.


Council Creates Task Force to Study Odor

By Tu-Uyen Tran, Grand Forks Herald, N.D.  Jun. 20--Responding to residents' complaints about the "smell of money," the East Grand Forks City Council on Tuesday formed the American Crystal Sugar Odor Task Force.   Members so far include council members Greg Leigh and Wayne Gregoire.


Rapper Foxy Brown gets isolation in New York jail

Rapper Foxy Brown received 76 days in isolation at a New York jail after getting into a shoving match with another inmate and refusing to do a drug test, authorities said on Wednesday.


A German woman held hostage with her son in Iraq has been freed, the German foreign minister says.


Could Traffic Filtering Get AT&T Into Trouble?

Analysis: AT&T now needs to deal with the fallout after it admitted it's working on a way to filter copyrighted material.


When the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved implanting microchips in humans, the manufacturer said it would save lives, letting doctors scan the tiny transponders to access patients' medical records almost instantly. The FDA found "reasonable assurance" the device was safe, and a sub-agency even called it one of 2005's top "innovative technologies."


With the president in attendance, senior fullback Kyle Eckel rushed for a career-high 179 yards as Navy defeated Army for the fifth time in six years.


Navy coach Paul Johnson downplayed the differences between his players in their dress blues and those sitting just a few feet away wearing oversized New Mexico sweat suits.


Tommie Liddell hit a go-ahead layup with two minutes to play and St. Louis held Duquesne without a basket the rest of the way in posting a 78-77 victory in the opening round of the Atlantic 10 Conference tournament yesterday in Atlantic City.


US prosecutors said a suitcase filled with nearly $800,000 was brought into Argentina from Venezuela as a campaign contribution allegedly intended for Argentina's newly elected president


Ministers brace themselves for a major revolt by Scottish Labour MPs over the replacement of Trident.


GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba - Osama bin Laden's chauffeur was formally charged Tuesday in the first U.S. military tribunal since World War II, appearing at a pretrial hearing where his lawyer challenged the process as unfair...


U.S. citizens suspected of terror ties might be detained indefinitely and barred from access to civilian courts under legislation proposed by the Bush administration, say legal experts reviewing an early version of the bill.


La possibile soluzione della crisi di governo giova a titolo


US computer company Apple Computer Inc. on Tuesday unveiled its latest version of the popular digital music player iPod, which enables users to store and share photos.


U.S. patent leader IBM said late  on Monday it plans to donate 500 patents for free use by  software developers, marking a major shift of intellectual  property strategy for the world's top computer maker and a  challenge to the high-tech industry.


Eleven Iraqis have been killed and three Australian troops wounded after ongoing violence across Iraq. A car bomb near the Australian embassy in central Baghdad killed three Iraqis and wounded nine people, including three Australian soldiers.


Kill Bill Director Tarantino Goes Kung Fu

Fashion Wire Daily - Fashion Wire Daily August 18,2004 - Los Angeles-Quentin Tarantino just loves martial arts movies.


Terzo giorno consecutivo, fabbisogno a 56.520 Mw


Nuremberg zoo refused demands to rear vulnerable polar bear cubs who were apparently eaten by mother


Pescara, 20:24 - CALCIO PESCARA: NON SI E' ALLENATO FELCI

Allenamento pomeridiano per il Pescara in vista dell'esordio in campionato, sabato con il Bologna. N...


Programma torna lunedi' condotto da Magalli e Lanfranchi


Police begin a murder inquiry following the deaths of a teenager and two men at a house in Hertfordshire.


BBC Click reports on papers' fight to keep their readers as increasing numbers turn to the web for news.


An Irrepressible, Irresistible Rebel on a Roll

Despite occasional detours into sentimentality, this Irish film is better than the usual three-stage journey of courage, heartbreak and redemption.


Airbus confirms to cut plants, 10,000 jobs: union

A shake-up at Airbus will slash 10,000 jobs and sell all or part of six factories, French trade union CGT confirmed on Wednesday, as workers protested and politicians hailed a hard-fought compromise.


Europeans, U.S. agree on resolution to curb nuclear access at key UN meeting

VIENNA, Austria  - The majority of countries at a key meeting of the UN atomic watchdog agency agreed Friday on the wording of a resolution meant to curb Iran's access to technology that could be used to make nuclear weapons and setting an indirect deadline on Tehran to meet their conditions.


Houston CIOs Report on Third-Quarter Hiring Outlook

HOUSTON, June 6  /PRNewswire/ -- A net 13 percent of chief information officers (CIOs) in the Houston area expect to hire information technology (IT) professionals in the third quarter of 2007, according to the most recent Robert Half Technology IT Hiring Index and Skills Report.


A 10-year-old Egyptian girl who contracted the H5N1 bird flu virus died on Saturday, bringing the number of fatalities from the disease in the most populous Arab country to 15, the health ministry said.


Taiwan to launch campaign promoting childbirth

Taiwan plans to spend 84 million Taiwan dollars (2.46 million US dollar) on a campaign to encourage couples to have more children after the island's birth rate hit a record low in 2003, officials said.


A Libyan singer has won the Arab version of the Super Star singing competition staged in the Lebanese capital. Edging out Palestinian Ammar Hasan, Ayman al-Athar persuaded a majority of the 3.2 million viewers


UPDATE: HK's CRB Acquires Lion Nathan's China Breweries

HONG KONG (Dow Jones)--China Resources Breweries Ltd. has acquired the Chinese breweries of Australia's Lion Nathan Ltd. (LNN.


New Jersey goaltender Martin Brodeur wins 40 games in a season for the sixth time with Thursday's 4-3 shootout victory over Pittsburgh.


Ireland examines tsunami early warning system

Ireland is to examine setting up a tsunami early warning system, even though such a threat is believed to be remote, Marine and Natural Resources Minister Noel Dempsey said.


You're not likely to have Ethernet cabling in your house, so what do you do after high-speed fiber has been delivered to your doorstep and you want to route it to different rooms and devices? Lamont Wood has the answer.


Patients in the UK's four nations are getting different services following devolution, say health chiefs.


A Swedish prosecutor filed charges Thursday against the organizers of popular file-sharing site The Pirate Bay, saying it has helped millions of users worldwide violate copyrights.


Clinton, Obama in New Hampshire dead heat

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire  - Democrat Barack Obama has pulled into a virtual dead heat with Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire two days before the state's presidential nominating contest, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Sunday.


A suicide bomber blew herself up outside a Moscow subway station Tuesday night, killing at least 10 passersby and injuring at least 30, Russian authorities said.


Britain slips down education league table

The proportion of youngsters who drop out of the British education system is one of the highest in the developed world, according to an international study published yesterday.


Miami woes continue with loss to Philadelphia

The Philadelphia 76ers extended their home-court domination of the Miami Heat with a 96-85 victory on Wednesday. Andre Iguodala scored a season-high 28 points as Philadelphia scored their 13th home win in 15 tries against Miami.


Finally: a use for that unlimited data tariff Rok, which recently launched their Bluetooth VoIP application for mobile phones, has now launched a free TV service with video content available for a range of handsets and without any charge.â¦


The maker of the controversial diabetes pill Avandia pointed to early results of its own study Tuesday, saying they offered reassuring evidence the drug doesn't raise heart risks. However, outside experts called the results inconclusive at best and a sign of greater risk at worst.


Bush says budget will limit non-defense spending

President George W. Bush said on Saturday his upcoming budget proposal would emphasize restraint on domestic spending while making defense and war costs for Iraq and Afghanistan the top priority.


Ghana's President John Kufuor is to begin talks with both sides involved in Kenya's crisis over disputed elections.


Candidates lean on governors for support

Seven governors already have made endorsements early in the 2008 White House race and pressure is growing for others to choose soon, bringing along their networks of fundraisers and activists.


By Copyright 2007 Deseret Morning News By Tiffany Erickson and Lisa Riley Roche Deseret Morning News  To no one's surprise, the Utah Senate voted Friday to approve the historically controversial voucher bill after the measure gained narrow approval in the House earlier this week.


Beta Version Of Microsoft Search Goes Out Thursday

After at least a year of talk and sneak peeks, Microsoft starts its run at Google. By Gregg Keizer, TechWeb News. Microsoft will push its homegrown search software into beta tests Thursday, its first real move


WASHINGTON - The Pentagon is under increasing fire for its handling of the prison abuse investigation, as some retired military officers call for an independent commission to get to the bottom of the four-month-old scandal.    Their appeal came a day before Thursday's hearings by the Senate and House armed services panels, which were reviewing the two latest reports ordered by the Defense Department...


Intel to release more efficient quad-core Xeons

(InfoWorld) - Intel Corp. quad-core microprocessors that work at an energy-efficient 50 watts per processor will officially be on the market starting Monday, according to the company. Each of the four cores in its new Xeon L5320 and L5310 will consume just 12.5 watts of electricity, according to Intel. The company claims the new Xeons use between 35 percent and nearly 60 percent less power than its existing 80-watt and 120-wattÂ quad-core server products. The L5320 operates at 1.86 GHz and the L5310 at 1.60 GHz. They both feature 8M bytes of on-die cache for faster memory data communication. In quantities of 1,000 units, the L5320 is priced at US$519 and the L5310 at $455. The new Xeons can be coupled with Intel's existing Bensley server platform, replacing existing dual-core or quad-core Intel processors. Intel and Advanced Micro Devices Inc. are locked in competition for dominance in the quad-core chip market, as enterprises demand more performance out of servers. Meanwhile, customers are demanding greater energy efficiency as data center electrical costs rise. AMD in February released details of its coming new quad-core chip,Â code-named Barcelona, at a technical conference in San Francisco. Barcelona, due to be released midyear, improves performance and energy efficiency over the competition and over AMD's own dual-core processor, the Opteron, which it introduced in 2003, said Brent Kerby, product marketing manager for Opteron, in an earlier IDG News Service interview. Servers based on the new Xeons are expected to be available worldwide over the next few months from such server manufacturers as Dell Inc., Hewlett-Packard Co., IBM Corp. and others.


Hungarian anti-PM protesters clash with police

Hungarian protesters clashed with   police and attacked and occupied the state television building   to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany in   the first such violence of the post-communist era.


The National President of the Association of Ukrainians in Britain gives his view of the aftermath of Ukraine's presidential elections.


Israelis Gun Down Egyptian Soldiers in Border Blunder

An Israeli army investigation found that troops apparently killed three Egyptian soldiers they mistook for Palestinian militants along the Gaza-Egypt border today.


A total of 32 people were killed in Thursday night's (Oct 7) terror attacks on two Sinai holiday resorts frequented by Israelis: 29 at the Taba Hilton and three at Ras a-Satan.


Palestinian elections, Marwan Barghouti among the candidates ...

Ramallah (AsiaNews) - Marwan Barghouti has filed the necessary papers to run in Palestineâs presidential elections scheduled for January 9. The leader of Tanzim, Fatahâs armed wing, made the announced from the Israeli jail where he is purging five


Study: Hormone Therapy Raises Blood Clot Risk in Menopausal Women

A new US study highlights more negative health effects women might suffer if they take hormone supplements to combat the symptoms of aging.


India win a bowl-out to beat Pakistan and seal their place in the Super Eights after their World Twenty20 match ended in a thrilling tie.


NEW YORK - Bill Clinton underwent a successful quadruple heart bypass operation Monday to relieve severely clogged arteries that had put the former president at high risk of suffering a heart attack.   "He is recovering normally at this point," said Dr...


Flat screen TVs lead rise in French consumer purchases

Flat-screen televisions sold like hot cakes in France last year but shoppers shunned new cars as overall household consumption grew by 2.1 percent, the national statistics institute INSEE said Tuesday.


A woman speaks of the abuse by her former partner which included being forced to lie in a dog basket.


Embattled PBS Chief Will Step Down in 2006

Pat Mitchell, the Public Broadcasting Service chief under fire for spending public money on a cartoon show that also featured a real-life lesbian couple, will step down when her contract expires in June 2006.


Iraq's Prime Minister Faults US Military in Massacre

Prime Minister Ayad Allawi blamed the American-led military forces on Tuesday for the weekend massacre of 49 freshly trained Iraqi soldiers, saying the military had shown "major negligence.


Description: We consider the effects of full body CAT scans on healthy people. New research says that elective full-body computed tomography, or CT, scans, can increase a person's risk of cancer.


Stocks were headed lower at the open   on Thursday, weighed down by weaker-than-expected earnings from  online retailer Amazon.com Inc. AMZN.O and a government  report showing U.S. productivity growth slowed in the fourth  quarter.


Britain risks creating more terrorists, Muslim leader warns

Some police officers and members of the media risk creating many more terrorists by demonizing British Muslims, a Muslim community leader warned.


A federal appeals court yesterday tossed out a judge's ruling that the plus-sized actress was entitled to $88.5 million from her late oil-tycoon husband, who married the former Playmate when he was 89.


FBI makes new bid to find 1971 skyjacker

The FBI is making a new stab at identifying mysterious skyjacker Dan Cooper, who bailed out of an airliner in 1971 and vanished, releasing new details that it hopes will jog someone's memory. The man calling himself Dan Cooper, also known as D.B. Cooper, boarded a Northwest flight in Portland for a flight to Seattle on the night of Nov, 24, 1971, and commandeered the plane, claiming he had dynamite.


Gartner analyst Martin Reynolds said Intel, as the market leader, needs to keep "moving people down the path" of new technologies.


The FBI has shut down some 20 sites which were part of an alternative media network known as Indymedia.


Marchio di origine belga messo in vendita da Campbell


Per taglio aliquote parleremo con Montezemolo


Actress Jane Kaczmarek is calling on her fellow celebrities to donate the fancy clothes off their backs for an auction to raise money for victims of the tsunami disaster.


Nino Pellacani, 45 anni, colpito a coltellate durante un violento litigiotra la cognata e il convivente marocchino. Ferito anche l'ex marito della donna                                          Bologna, scoppia lite in famiglia e l'ex cestista perde un occhio


Al centro di campagne pubblicitarie di Milano


Streisand basks in "Happy Days" after Dems victory

Barbara Streisand ended her latest  farewell tour on Monday at a celebrity-studded Los Angeles  love-in that included incoming Democratic House Speaker Nancy  Pelosi among the thousands of rapt fans.


Michael Schumacher wants to celebrate his world championship in style, while the Renault F1 Team is looking to strengthen its championship advantage.


More than 1,000 Somali elders are attending a conference in Mogadishu on Sunday, amid tight security.


Roma, 18:50 - CALCIO, ROMA: PERFEZIONATO L'ACQUISTO DI BARUSSO

La Roma ha comunicato il perfezionamento dell'acquisto dal Rimini del centrocampista ghanese Barusso...


Vertu's 'Racetrack' phones: No small bet

Limited-edition luxury phones commemorate famous racetracks for over $30K a pop. From Crave, CNET's new gadgets blog.


By Tim Cornwell Arts Correspondent  SCOTLAND'S national orchestra is to broadcast its recordings and sell thousands of tracks across the internet, in a move believed to be a world first.


Paper releases video of U.S. friendly fire

A leaked video in which an American pilot is heard saying "we're in jail, dude" after U.S. troops killed a British soldier during a friendly fire incident in Iraq was released by The Sun newspaper Tuesday.


Cosa Nostra contraria al provvedimento di clemenza: la scarcerazionedi decine e decine di cani sciolti era vista con preoccupazione                                            E i capi mafia dissero "L'indulto ci rovina"                                                                                di FRANCESCO VIVIANO


UN Nuclear Agency Chief Urges Iran to Suspend Activities

The chief of the United Nations' nuclear agency appealed to Iran Monday to suspend its nuclear activities and expressed concern that efforts to halt


Senegal Signs Peace Pact With Casamance Rebels

Senegal's government has signed a peace pact with rebels from the southern Casamance region, to end a more than two-decade low-level conflict.


Israel Bars Hamas Official Carrying Millions

Israel said the Palestinian prime minister was carrying millions of dollars in cash that could be used for terrorist attacks.


Mauritania plane passengers beat up hijacker

Passengers on a hijacked Air Mauritania plane ended the ordeal when they stormed the cockpit and beat up the lone gunman after the aircraft landed in Spain's Canary Islands on Thursday night, Spanish police said.


INDIANAPOLIS, US -- Michael Phelps has pulled out of the 400 meters individual medley at the world short course swimming championships with a sore back.


Ahmadinejad lauded in Iran for "Lion's Den" visit

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad may have faced ridicule in the United States by suggesting there were no homosexuals in Iran, but he won praise at home on Wednesday for taking his country's case to "the Lion's Den".


Best International Stock: Allied Irish Banks

Take advantage of a pessimistic environment in Ireland.


Film on Mexicoâs Disputed â06 Election Stirs Emotions

A documentary about last yearâs disputed presidential election has drawn big crowds and generated controversy in Mexico.


Magazines and other publications have built Oscar Web sites in hopes of cementing the loyalty of Web surfers.


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


Thousands gather to march in South African cities as trade unions hold a general strike aimed at a "total shutdown".


Congo Former Foes Head to S.Africa for Talks

Former rebels and loyalists now in Congo's transitional government headed to South Africa on Friday for talks on reviving the country's shaky peace process and improving regional security, officials said.


Pescara, 20:02 - CALCIO, PESCARA: CONVOCATI PER BOLOGNA

Rifinitura per il Pescasra in vista della sfida con il Bologna. Al termine della seduta, come di con...


The French culture minister sat through a screening of horror flick "Saw III" — and wasn't happy with what he saw. Renaud Donnedieu de Vabres announced in a statement Tuesday that he would prohibit minors under 18 from seeing the film, which opens this week in France.


Ford to Repair Faulty Heated Seats in Focus Cars

Ford Motor Co. said on Wednesday it will fix malfunctioning heated seats in 33,000 Focus cars, two-thirds of which were sold in Canada.


Jones Wants Lie Detector Test for BALCO Head

The lawyer for triple Olympic  champion Marion Jones has challenged the indicted head of the  BALCO laboratory to take a lie detector test after he alleged  he had seen her taking performance-enhancing drugs.


The Goods: Buckle Up? No, Sit Back and Relax

Environmental friendliness, rather than comfort, is the chief selling point of the Ting Sling, a hammock made from seat belts.


Britain had never before seen a public outcry like the one on February 15 2003. So why, asks John Harris, haven't we seen one again since?


Who principals at loggerheads over Webcasting

In an abrupt change of course, the  Who will stop Webcasting its live shows once the group's  European tour wraps Saturday in Zaragosa, Spain.


WASHINGTON - The Justice Department has agreed to release a U.S. citizen held as an enemy combatant for more than two years, clearing the way for him to return to Saudi Arabia, officials said Wednesday...


Death toll rises in Chinese coal mine explosion.

Safety standards are ignored in the pursuit of profits. In the first nine months of this year, 4,153 miners were killed. Beijing (AsiaNews/Agencies) - The death toll in a gas explosion in a Chinese coal mine


Women More Likely to Have Penicillin Allergy

Females are nearly five times more likely than males to have skin test results that show they're allergic to penicillin, according to findings reported here Sunday at the annual meeting of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology.


Blue Peter cat centre of new deception scandal

The former Blue Peter editor who was moved to a new job following the show's fake phone-in scandal is understood to have been suspended after another instance of alleged viewer deception on his watch emerged.


The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Business Press Column

By Tom Walker, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution  Jun. 26--OPRAH NO. 1 ON FORBES' LIST OF CELEBRITIES: Media maven Oprah  Winfrey is the biggest of big shots in the universe of celebrities, as Forbes  (July 2) sees it.


Padoa-Schioppa direttore del Comitato monetario finanziario


US music fans are to receive compensation from Sony over anti-piracy CDs which damaged computers.


Age difference is key to having most kids: study

To have the most children, men should find a partner six years younger and women a mate four years older, Austrian researchers said on Wednesday.


Supreme Court tightens standard for fraud suits by investors

The US Supreme Court tightened standards for investor fraud suits against corporations, ruling Thursday that plaintiffs must show "compelling" evidence that executives tried to mislead shareholders.


Kuala Lumpur, 15:55 - CICLISMO, TOUR DE LANGKAWI: HONDO VINCE LA QUARTA TAPPA

Il tedesco Danilo Hondo (Serramenti) ha vinto allo sprint la quarta tappa del Tour de Langkawi, 169 ...


Gabe: So I am the big two nine today. I guess I have one more year of youthful indiscretion before old age is upon me. It seems like birthdays are a good time for reflection and so I hope you"ll forgive me if this is a little mushy.


Gordon, Johnson Lose Points; Crew Chiefs Punished

Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson were docked 100 points each yesterday, and their crew chiefs were both fined $100,000 and suspended for six races for violations at Infineon Raceway.


14 people hurt in bomb blast at Turkish concert

ISTANBUL - A bomb placed under a Turkish police car exploded on Sunday, wounding 14 people at a concert venue in southern Turkey, state-run Anatolian news agency reported.


An avalanche in the central Russian region of Tatarstan killed at least four children Monday, emergency officials said.


Accredited, New Century lead subprime meltdown

The U.S. mortgage meltdown broadened on Tuesday, led by Accredited Home Lenders Holding Co.  and New Century Financial Corp. , as investors feared that the subprime lenders, which make loans to people with poor credit histories, would run out of cash.


Treatments show the chief justice's thyroid cancer is an ...

WASHINGTON - Chief Justice William Rehnquist could not preside over the Supreme Court as planned Monday, and specialists said his treatment indicates a particularly virulent, usually fatal form of thyroid cancer.


German inflation affected by VAT, oil prices in February

A sharp increase in sales tax and slowing oil prices had mixed effects on headline inflation in Germany this month, regional consumer price data from the eurozone's biggest economy showed on Tuesday.


Christopher Hill, the chief US negotiator on North Korea, on Monday started a tour to get six-nation disarmament talks back on track after a key deadline slipped.


Michigan State used a powerful rushing attack to rout No. 4 Wisconsin 49-14 yesterday and knock the Badgers out of the national championship race.


Oil extends decline on U.S. recession fears

Oil fell on Monday, extending the past  three sessions' decline, as the growing threat of a U.S.  economic downturn outweighed supply worries in Iran and  Nigeria.


A bus heading for Paris from Portugal crashed on a highway in southwestern France today, killing eight people and injuring 54, authorities said.


Riot police fired teargas and beat a   journalist in central Khartoum on Wednesday as opposition party   supporters gathered to demonstrate against a recent rise in   petrol and sugar prices, witnesses said.


Kidde on Thursday recommended a sweetened 165p per share bid from United Technologies Corporation valuing the UK fire protection group at Â£1.44bn.


Reel life Bapu puts Gandhigiri into action

Reel life Bapu, played by Dilip Prabhavalkar in Lage Raho Munnabhai, put his Gandhigiri into action in real


Job worries helped push consumer confidence down in the United States in September for the consecutive month, a New York-based private research group said.


Blue Jackets put Fedorov on injured list

Sergei Fedorov was placed on the injured list Tuesday by the Columbus Blue Jackets, who also activated center Andrew Murray and made a trade with the Colorado Avalanche.


com December 15, 2004, 2:54 PM PT. SAP is starting a computer security service for its corporate customers, the German software maker announced on Wednesday.


Flu Shots for Kids Would Protect Many Adults

FRIDAY, Feb. 11 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. flu rates would drop dramatically if the majority of schoolchildren, as well as members of high-risk groups, were vaccinated every fall, a new study suggests.


The Dolphins had only 22 rushing yards at halftime and, after falling behind by 17, were basically out of the running business. Sammy Morris had one 11-yard run, but his final tally was 11 carries, 48 yards.


Bush, Kerry Sharpen Attacks on Each Other's Anti-Terror Policies

President Bush and his Democratic Party challenger Senator John Kerry traded barbs Friday on terrorism and domestic issues. The criticisms are growing sharper with less than two weeks left in the presidential campaign.


Russia, Japan ban British poultry over bird flu

Russia and Japan banned British poultry imports as Britain neared the end of a cull of 160,000 turkeys after the nation's first outbreak of a deadly strain of bird flu in farmed poultry.


Sinn Fein must help the Robert McCartney murder inquiry if they are genuine on policing, his sister says.


Phillip Island, 10:40 - SUPERBIKE, TEST PHILLIP ISLAND: BAYLISS SI FRATTURA CLAVICOLA

Nell'ultimo giorno di test di superbike sulla pista di Phillip Island, incidente per Troy Bayliss su...


Dense fog along a busy highway was blamed for a massive pileup of as many as 100 cars, killing two people and injuring dozens


Dow Jones board takes lead on News Corp. talks

Dow Jones & Co. Inc.'s  board will take over negotiations from the company's controlling family regarding a $5 billion offer from Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. , Dow Jones said on Wednesday.


Apple launches new iPod; rolls out download stores in Europe & ...

Apple has unveiled a new addition to the hugely successful iPod range, giving users more hard disc space and a colour screen for picture viewing.


Cuban leader Fidel Castro called in to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's radio talk show on Tuesday, declaring he's "more energetic, stronger" and his country is running smoothly without him at the helm.


STMicro may see windfall from Stern satellite move

SAN FRANCISCO - Shock jock Howard Stern's jump to satellite radio could create a $180 million windfall for Europe's biggest chip maker, STMicroelectronics, which becomes the new chip supplier to Sirius Satellite Radio Inc.


Prime Minister Tony Blair today met transplant recipients and the families of donors to mark the 10th anniversary of the NHS Organ Donor Register.


Media probe mystery of possible U.S. spying on Diana

Were U.S. government spies bugging Princess Diana's telephone on the night she died? If so, which agency actually did the deed is very much a mystery.


F.B.I. Investigating Contracts With Halliburton

The F.B.I. is investigating whether the Army's handling of a large Iraq contract with the Halliburton Company violated procurement rules.


Obama Promises a Forceful Stand Against Clinton

Senator Barack Obama said he would start confronting Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton more directly, in response to concerns about his lack of assertiveness.


Two U.S. soldiers killed in outpost attack

Two U.S. soldiers were killed and 17 wounded when insurgents launched a coordinated attack on an outpost north of Baghdad on Monday in what appeared to be one of the biggest such assaults in months.


Houston, TX (Sports Network) - Brett Favre engineered three scoring drives in the fourth quarter, the final one ending with a 46-yard field goal by Ryan Longwell as time expired, to lift the Green Bay Packers to a 16-13 victory over the Houston Texans.


Coca-Cola Co. , the world's  biggest soft-drink maker, on Tuesday posted  better-than-expected earnings boosted by its PowerAde sports  drink and Dasani bottled water brands.


Gun battle in Indonesia's Aceh kills six alleged rebels: military

BANDA ACEH, Aceh : Indonesian soldiers have killed six suspected rebels during two separate gunbattles in the troubled province of Aceh, the military said on Tuesday.


Microsoft: nuova versione di Windows uscirÃ  nel 2006

SEATTLE, Usa  - Microsoft ha annunciato ieri che editerÃ  la prossima versione di Windows nel 2006, ma ha invece rinviato il progetto di inserire nel suo sistema operativo un nuovo sistema per la ricerca e lo stoccaggio delle informazioni.


An airport in the north-east of England is closed for several hours after a security alert.


Police and rescue services are searching for a 10-year-old girl who has gone missing in west Wales.


The second remake of a Japanese hit in as many weeks ("Shall We Dance?" was last week's entry in this category), "The Grudge" actually qualifies as a remake of a remake.


RALEIGH, North Carolina  - Former triple Olympic   champion Marion Jones was cleared of doping on Wednesday after   her "B" sample tested negative for the banned blood-boosting   drug EPO.


OTTAWA -- The Ottawa Senators acquired forward Cory Stillman and defenseman Mike Commodore from the Carolina Hurricanes for forward Patrick Eaves and defenseman Joe Corvo on Monday.


In the asset management business, it's all about getting big.


Senators Seek Legal Review of CIA Methods

The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence has demanded a legal review of the CIA's detention and interrogation program for terrorism suspects as part of its version of the fiscal 2008 intelligence authorization bill.


News of the connection between Celebrex and increased heart risk reached Wall Street only moments before the market opened Friday.


The producer of the Oscars said Monday he was not concerned by comments from comedian and first-time host Chris Rock that belittled the event.


Czech-born Yehuda Bacon was just 14 when he arrived at Auschwitz in 1943. In 1945, days before the Soviets liberated the camp he was sent on a so-called "death march".


Roma, 18:59 - CALCIO, ROMA UFFICIALIZZA PRESTITO MONTELLA ALLA SAMP

Vincenzo Montella torna alla Sampdoria. La Roma ha ufficializzato con una nota la cessione in presti...


The ICC is to relax the rules governing how far players can bend their arms when bowling.


A powerful blast shook areas of central  Baghdad on Thursday and smoke could be seen rising from a  southwestern area of the city, witnesses said.


Since the beginning of the year, NASA has endured an astronaut's arrest in a bizarre love triangle, a workplace murder-suicide and a freak hail storm at the launch pad. What it hasn't had is a space shuttle launch.


Tens of thousands of Russians rally in Red Square against terrorism

MOSCOW  - Tens of thousands of demonstrators waving banners and flags gathered in Red Square in a show of unity against terrorism as the country mourned the hundreds of victims of a hostage-taking at a school in southern Russia.


Cisco Systems has agreed to buy software developer P-Cube in a cash-and-options deal Cisco valued at $200m (Â£110m). P-Cube makes software to help service providers analyse and control network traffic.


Sanjay GuptaÂs Shootout at Lokhandwala promises realism to the


Sherman Smith has a job to do, and that's help the Titans turn things around next season. The Titans running backs coach found out yesterday someone else will be in charge of keeping things on


Messina upsets AC Milan; Juventus leads Serie A

Messina upset defending champion AC Milan 2-1 Wednesday, while Juventus won its third straight game to stay alone atop the Italian league standings.


Myanmar to bar Suu Kyi from 2010 polls: report

Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi will not be allowed to take part in elections proposed by the country's military leaders in 2010 because she had been married to a foreigner, the Straits Times reported on Wednesday.


logicAlloy ALE is RFID-EPC compliant RFID middleware. ALE collects and processes RFID tag data from RFID readers, then pushes RFID data to ERP apps. For more info on ALE, RFID and RFID tools, see www.logicalloy.com. logicAlloy - RFID made easy   The staff at logicAlloy is pleased to announce a new release of ALE Server, our open source RFID middleware. This new version has minor updates addressing bugs. Please see the changelog for more details.    Support & Feedback   logicAlloy is always interested in getting feedback from and committed to supporting our users. The logicAlloy forums provide you with the best access to discussions, FAQs, feature requests, etc. The forums are available at:     http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=597190     What is ALE Server?   ALE Server is a high performance, easy to use, cost effective middleware solution that eases the integration of RFID hardware with existing business systems. Based on EPCglobal standards, it empowers your organization to quickly comply with mandates without making costly changes to your existing business systems.     As an open source application with a zero-cost license, ALE Server gives you the freedom and flexibility to use the software for no upfront cost. In addition, logicAlloy makes RFID easy by bundling our high-performance engine with a package of easy to use management tools including a web-based administration console and a SOAP API.     Key Features:   - All-in-one package: no 3rd party dependencies or installs.   - 100% ALE Spec compliance: full support for ECSpecs, ECReports, tag filters and tag grouping.   - Supports EPC Gen 2 Tags (GID, SGTIN, SSCC, SGLN, GRAI, GIAI, DoD and raw hexadecimal encodings)   - Supports file, email, http, ftp, tcp, jms, soap and jdbc report notifications with experimental support for EPC-IS integrations.  - Supports Alien 9xxx, Intermec IF5, Symbol XR400, FEIG LRU-1000 and Brooks HF60 readers with experimental support for ThingMagic Mercury M4/M5 readers.   - Extensable PlugIn framework supports custom readers and notifiers   - Web-based managment.   - SOAP web services API for integration.   - Fast performance with a small footprint: Handles tag data rates at speeds of up to 50,000 tags per second on a footprint of 32MB.   - Includes demo ECSpec and Test Readers     For more information about ALE Server, logicAlloy, or other business inquiries, contact us at:     1.888.4EZ.RFID   info@logicalloy.com   http://www.logicalloy.com


IBM Brings High-Performance Computing to Houston

IBM will open its third high-performance computing center, this one geared toward the energy industry. IBM officials announced Thursday that the new Deep Computing Capacity on Demand Center in Houston will


The U.N. Security Council must send a "strong and unanimous signal" that North Korea's missile test-launch was unacceptable, U.S. Ambassador John Bolton said Wednesday. Bolton made the remarks while heading into an emergency Security Council meeting where diplomats were to discuss a draft Japanese resolution that would likely condemn the North Korean missile tests.


Procura Milano vicina a chiedere giudizio per due persone


WASHINGTON Aug. 28, 2004 - Was the man in black a Democrat or a Republican? The son of the late singer Johnny Cash, who captured the hardscrabble life of those on the margins in songs such as "Folsom Prison


Delray Beach, 10:08 - TENNIS, APT DELRAY BEACH: SANGUINETTI AI QUARTI CONTRO BECKER

Davide Sanguinetti si è qualificato per i quarti di finale del torneo Atp di Delray Beach (41...


Despite the Hollywood writers' strike, the big TV networks have more than a hundred episodes of scripted series ready to roll out over the next few months.


Thousands in northern Europe without power as death toll from storm rises

STOCKHOLM, Sweden  - More than 150,000 Swedes were without power Tuesday and police said another person was reported killed in fierce storms that struck northern Europe over the weekend, bringing the death toll to 17.


One of Google's co-founders on monitoring the Internet, YouTube, new products and his top tech gadgets.


Joe DiMaggio's 1948 Yankee jersey with a black sleeve strip commemorating the death that year of Babe Ruth. A telescope used by the Giants to steal catchers' signs from center field at the Polo Grounds, presumably helping them get to the 1951 World Series. The cap Johnny Podres wore when he pitched the Dodgers to their Series victory in 1955.


Somali leaders meet to choose new president in effort to fill ...

Somalia's clan leaders gathered Sunday to choose their first president in more than a decade in an election that the international community hopes will


ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. - What do you do when a 1,250-pound crocodile turns into a diva? Take him away from his audience. Officials at the St. Augustine Farm and Zoological Park said Maximo has been refusing for about a month to cooperate for his daily feedings of guinea pigs and quail.


Five-times U.S. Olympian White dies at age 67

Two-times Olympic silver medallist Willye White, the only American to compete on five Olympic athletics teams, has died at age 67, the U.S. Olympic Committee said on Tuesday.


The company said first-quarter profit rose 14 percent on strong sales growth across nearly all regions.


English newspapers make beeline for Beckham's jugular

Only in England could David Beckham be not so much in hot water but a bubbling volcano for admitting he deliberately got himself cautioned during England's 2-0 win against Wales last Saturday.


Schilling Stitched Up, Ready to Go for Red Sox

Boston Red Sox's hopes of a World Series  title may literally be hanging by a thread -- the one holding  together the ankle of Curt Schilling.  Schilling, who led the Major Leagues in wins this season with  21, will take to the mound Sunday to face the St. Louis  Cardinals in Game Two of the Fall Classic with as much  attention focused on his right ankle as his powerful right arm.


MedellÃnâs Mayor Brings Beauty to the Slums

Mayor Sergio Fajardo has brought luxurious public buildings to areas once ravaged by cocaine wars.


Technology firms and gadget lovers are urged to think more about the environment as new regulations come into force.


A father fights for access to information about his son's death during a law enforcement chase, only to find that Mississippi's sunshine laws don't require the public release of investigative records.


Wall St stocks drop as consumers cinch belts

Stocks fell sharply on Friday, capping  a third consecutive weekly decline, on a warning by American  Express Co  of mounting credit-card defaults and a  slowdown in consumer spending.


Ministro Questioni strategiche minaccia di uscire da Governo


Marks and Spencer unveils major management shake up

British retailer Marks and Spencer announced a major management shake-up as part of efforts to revive its fortunes, saying trading has become tougher ahead of the crucial Christmas period.


Ailing US Chief Justice Unable to Return to Work

US Chief Justice William Rehnquist, undergoing radiation and chemotherapy for thyroid cancer, said he was unable to return to work at the Supreme Court on Monday as he had initially hoped.


Sony Ericsson launches new music download service

Mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson said  on Tuesday that it would launch a new service on its phones  that would allow full music downloading, initially focusing on  new and up-and-coming artists.


SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic  - President Leonel Fernandez yesterday returned to power four years after leaving office, proclaiming a "period of austerity" and pledging deep spending cuts to help the Dominican Republic out of its worst economic ...


New Jersey Nets Richard Jefferson (24) goes to the net with Atlanta Hawks center Predrag Drobnjak center, of Serbia-Montenegro, and Nets Brian Scalabrine, left, during the first quarter, Saturday, Dec. 11, 2004, at Philips Arena in Atlanta.


Pannella: e' un caso clamoroso di accanimento terapeutico


Wall Street stocks were set for a higher start on Friday, as markets awaited a statement from President George W. Bush in which he is expected to announce that the US government will help Americans with delinquent mortgages keep their homes.


Peterson Gains 249 Yards as No. 2 Oklahoma Tops Oklahoma St.

STILLWATER, Oklahoma (Sports Network) - Jason White threw three first-half touchdown passes to Mark Bradley and Adrian Peterson ran for a career-high 249 yards with a score, as second-ranked Oklahoma held on for a 38-35 victory over 20th- ranked Oklahoma


Writer Is Acquitted of 'Insulting Turkishness' With Her Novel

ISTANBUL, Sept. 21 -- A leading Turkish author was acquitted Thursday of "insulting Turkishness" in a novel that touches on the mass killings of Armenians during the final years of the Ottoman Empire.


Kerry, Bush move focus to economy, jobs, taxes

As the presidential campaign enters its final month, Sen. John Kerry and President Bush on Saturday offered starkly different views of the economy in a deliberate shift from Iraq.


The trouble with time travelers is that so many go back in time to issue death threats to grandparents of future malefactors. Commentary by Lore Sjöberg.


After loss to Spurs, Suns eye new streak

NEW ORLEANS - The league-leading Phoenix Suns look to bounce back from their first loss in 12 games as they visit the hapless New Orleans Hornets on Wednesday night.


White House invokes privilege in spy cases

The Bush administration has asked federal judges in New York and Michigan to dismiss a pair of lawsuits filed over the National Security Agency's domestic eavesdropping program, saying litigating them would jeopardize state secrets.


Turkey on Tuesday became the first Muslim country with diplomatic ties to Israel to pledge troops to an expanding international peacekeeping force that will monitor a fragile cease-fire between Israel and ...


UN says Sri Lanka violence hitting tsunami aid work

The United Nations has said that ongoing fighting between government forces in Sri Lanka and Tamil Tiger rebels had badly hit tsunami reconstruction efforts.


6 Convicted on Sex Abuse Charges on Pacific Island

SYDNEY -- Six men have been convicted on charges ranging from rape to indecent assault following trials that exposed a culture of sexual abuse on their small Pacific island, home to descendants of the 18th-century mutineers from the British ship HMS Bounty.


The new head of US forces in Iraq, Lt Gen David Petraeus, is set to take charge ahead of a big security push.


Adrian Gonzalez homered in the 10th inning and the San Diego Padres outlasted the New York Mets 9-8 on Thursday night in a wild game that included blown saves by Billy Wagner and Trevor Hoffman.


WASHINGTON - A decades-long struggle between the world's two largest aircraftmakers escalated into a new trade war between the United States and Europe.


Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said on Thursday George W. Bush should be given "the gold medal for hypocrisy" as the U.S. president embarked on a tour of Latin America aimed at making new friends.


Oil jumps above $60, OPEC cuts feared spreading

Oil leapt more than 1 percent to above $60 a barrel on Thursday, extending its rebound from an eight-month low on a newspaper report that OPEC members had agreed informally on the need to slash output by 1 million barrels per day.


Aetna to End Payment for a Drug in Colonoscopies

Aetna is the latest insurer to clamp down on the use of a powerful anesthetic during an increasingly common form of colon cancer screening.


Divided, Thailand eyes ruling party's first steps

The majority coalition is expected to name a controversial prime minister.


Flyers lose to Leafs after trading Forsberg

The Philadelphia Flyers traded their captain Peter Forsberg before losing 4-2 to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday.


The Courts: Study Finds Sharp Drop in the Number of Terrorism Cases Prosecuted

The number of terrorism cases brought by the Justice Department has fallen sharply since 2002, according to a new study.


Russian women stranded in Cuba since USSR fall

They came from Russia with love to a tropical socialist utopia when the going was good.