Zimbabwe's Mugabe to face polls challenge from ex-minister

Zimbabwe's former finance minister Simba Makoni, a senior member of the ruling ZANU-PF party, announced Tuesday he would challenge President Robert Mugabe as an independent in elections next month.


If six suspected terrorists are sentenced to death at Guantanamo Bay for the Sept. 11 attacks, U.S. Army regulations that were quietly amended two years ago open the possibility of execution by lethal injection at the military base in Cuba, experts said Tuesday.


The chief U.N. nuclear inspector warned Friday against rhetoric in the Iranian nuclear standoff that he called "a reminder of pre-war Iraq," and said he sees no reason to go beyond diplomacy, apparent criticisms of the U.S. position.


Soldier dies as British troops clash with Sadr's Basra army

A BRITISH soldier was killed and at least one other injured during a fierce firefight with militia fighters in the southern Iraqi city of Basra yesterday.


Abortion Film Sweeps British Film Awards

Mike Leigh's moving portrayal of a  back-street abortionist in 1950s London swept the British  Independent Film Awards late Tuesday, taking six awards,  including Best Film and Best Director.


COLUMBIA, South Carolina  - The U.S. presidential race shifted to new battlegrounds on Sunday, as Republican John McCain looked for momentum from a big win and top Democrats paid homage to slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King.


Hazmat Spills 'Significant Risk,' Official Says

By Linda B. Blackford  LEXINGTON, Ky. - Kentucky got very, very lucky last month: Two train wrecks in two days spewed hazardous materials into the air and water, causing evacuations but few injuries.


Britain Wants Contact with Iraq Kidnappers

BRIGHTON, England  - Britain appealed on Thursday  to kidnappers holding a hostage in Iraq to make contact -- but  still ruled out negotiations or ransom payment.


'Lennon' To Sing at Broadway's Broadhurst July 2005 After San Francisco and Boston Dates

Playbill - Producers of the Broadway-bound musical Lennon announced it will land at the Broadhurst Theatre in July 2005 following its world premiere at San Francisco's Curran Theatre and a stint at Boston's Colonial Theatre.


Hanson crosses "Great Divide" with anonymous airplay

NEW YORK (Billboard) - Listeners tuning in to Chicago alternative rock station WKQX (Q101) on August 9 heard a catchy, guitar-driven track called "The Great Divide," followed by an announcement that the song was produced by a "mystery artist." It quickly became the most-requested song on the station and was put into power rotation by the programming department.


Merck Says to Present Data from Vioxx Trial

Merck & Co. said on Wednesday it plans  to release data from a study of its recalled arthritis drug  Vioxx at a meeting of specialists later this month.


Entertainment: Accused stalker of actress Catherine Zeta-Jones ...

Dawnette Knight entered the pleas at an arraignment on one count of stalking and 24 counts of making criminal threats. If convicted, she could face up to 19 years in prison.


Although originally dissolved in late 2002, Domotechnica will take place again in Cologne, Germany in February 2006.


In pure Arctic air, signs of China's economic boom

ZEPPELIN MOUNTAIN, Norway  - From a remote snowcapped mountain in the European Arctic you can detect China in the haze.


U.S. Postal Service refuses to extend Stamps.com's PhotoStamps customized stamp service.


Voci di interesse da parte del gruppo Euronext


Body of NBC Executive's Son Believed Found

MONTROSE, Colo.  - The body believed to be that of  NBC Sports Chairman Dick Ebersol's 14-year-old son was  recovered on Monday from under the wreckage of an aircraft that  crashed in western Colorado and killed two others, officials  said.


A new DNA test will help UK police solve sexual assault cases when there are no sperm traces, scientists say.


Con Dow Jones in rialzo dello 0,33%, euro in calo


San Francisco Giants outfielder Barry Bonds had elbow surgery on Monday, one day after the regular season ended.


Fox debuting pair of shows about TV news

Fox is rolling out two "news shows": a sitcom starring Kelsey Grammer and Patricia Heaton as fictional news anchors in Pittsburgh, and an unscripted show starring a former bikini model-turned-anchorwoman in Texas.


Delta wants merger talks with UAL, Northwest: report

Delta Air Lines Inc  plans on Friday to ask its board for permission to begin formal merger talks with both Northwest Airlines Corp  and United Airlines parent UAL Corp , the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.


In the PGA Tour's last full-field tournament of the year, Jeff Sluman and Jonathan Byrd are tied for first after two rounds. Byrd birdied five holes on the back nine


Web site claims second American hostage killed by militants

: An Islamic Web site claimed that militants had killed a second American hostage in Iraq and threatened that a Briton kidnapped with him would also die if his Government did not act.


Manufacturing shrinks for first time in 3.5 years

U.S. factory activity shrank in  November for the first time in 3-1/2 years as new orders,  production and employment fell and prices paid rose, according  to a survey published on Friday.


KIGALI, Rwanda, Nov. 23 -- Thousands of Rwandans demonstrated Thursday against a French judge's call for President Paul Kagame to face a U.N. court over allegations that he orchestrated a 1994 plane crash that killed the country's leader and unleashed a genocide.


Worries that Hurricane Ivan will hurt oil production in the Gulf of Mexico boosted oil prices Tuesday. In mid-morning New York trading, oil for future delivery hit $44.


Up to four million Iraqis living overseas are preparing to register to vote in Iraq's first post-Saddam elections.


For Public's New Director, Big Shoes Loom

When the Public Theater offered its top artistic job to Oskar Eustis, Mr. Eustis accepted it. That was the easy part.


Astana - Tokyo. September 30. KAZINFORM quotes BBC source - A Japanese man set a car on fire at the entrance to the country's lower house of parliament on Thursday.


Tokyo Stocks Rally at Open; Dollar Rises

Tokyo stocks surged at the open on Monday, fueled by Wall Street's gains last week. The US dollar was higher against the Japanese yen.


Small biz is heard, but ignored UK business leaders met Chancellor Alistair Darling yesterday to detail their objections to his proposed changes to how capital gains tax is charged. Darling announced the end of taper relief for capital gains in his pre-Budget report two weeks ago.â¦


Spread of Mumps Is Feared After Maine Reports Cases

State health officials across New England think the disease could spread quickly, particularly because of the regionâs abundance of college students, who are thought to be at particular risk.


Lega Calcio: Galliani si appella all'unitÃ

MILANO - Adriano Galliani si appella all'unitÃ  in vista dell' assemblea elettiva della Federcalcio del 20 dicembre. "Mi auguro che la minoranza si adegui", ha dichiarato il presidente della Lega Calcio al


Esperti, per elettricita' c'era possibilita' calo del 2%


Antidepressant warnings could hamper suicide

A federal advisory board is recommending that the Food and Drug Administration require all drugs used to treat depressed children come with a âblack boxâ warning of a link between the use of the antidepressants and suicidal leanings.


Life & style: 'Mummy jobs', in which cosmetic surgeons set out to erase all evidence of childbirth from a woman's body, are already big business in the US. Now they are catching on here.


U.S. confident troop cuts won't hurt Iraq security

Cuts in U.S. troop levels in Iraq will not derail recent security gains, but the Iraqi government must move quicker to take advantage of the falls in violence, a senior U.S. general said on Sunday.


Revenge feels sweet, and Swiss researchers said on Thursday they have the brain scans to prove it. In a study investigators said might


Belgrado, 12:03 - CALCIO, MERCATO; STELLA ROSSA BELGRADO: INGAGGIATO AILTON

La Stella Rossa Belgrado ha acquistato dal Besiktas Istanbul il brasiliano Ailton. L'attaccante, 33 ...


The Russian Duma backs President Putin's plan to replace elected regional bosses with his own appointees.


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Intel may announce job cuts soon: report

Intel Corp. INTC.O, the world's   biggest microchip maker, may cut up to 10 percent of its work   force as early as next Tuesday, a technology news site said on   Thursday, citing sources familiar with the plans.


State elections in the former East Germany on Sunday are expected to see a resurgence of the far right. Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder's Social Democrats are facing heavy losses, as voters express their anger at high unemployment and welfare reforms.


The U.S. announces a list of luxury items banned from export in an attempt to pressure the North Korean regime


Orion delivers first 'personal cluster' workstation

There is something rather antiquated about many of the server clusters used today by engineers, scientists and media fiends. Their high-powered computing machines are often cobbled together over many days


France: No EU Slot for Turkey in 15 Years

Turkey will not join the European Union for at least 15 years and could only do so once France had held a referendum on the issue, French Finance Minister Nicolas Sarkozy has said.


Impressive Russian Bovina clinches New Haven title

Elena Bovina added her name to the list of Russians to watch at next week's US Open when she beat Nathalie Dechy to win the New Haven Open on Saturday.


Gov. James E. McGreevey began what is likely to be his final major address as governor with an apology to the many people scorched by the abrupt and fiery end of his political career.


Crude oil futures fall to US$46 per barrel after moving above $47

Crude oil futures fell Tuesday after moving above $47 US a barrel in intraday trading. December delivery crude on the New York Mercantile Exchange dropped 76 cents to $46.11 per barrel.


Steve Jobs' essay questioning the wisdom of selling DRM-wrapped tunes is still spurring lots of discussion about the future of music, and rightly so. In Listening Post.


Gaza, 25 ott. (Adnkronos) - Raid isrealiano nel campo profughi di Khan Yunis, nel sud della Striscia di Gaza. Il bilancio Ã¨ drammatico: almeno otto i palestinesi uccisi mentre oltre 25 sarebbero i feriti.


Ailing Clinton urges Kerry to bolster election attacks

Under pressure in the polls as he enters the final stretch in his race for the White House, Senator John Kerry turned to Democratic heavy-hitter former president Bill Clinton for help from his hospital bed.


Cowboys Lead Redskins 7-3 in Third Quarter

Eddie George scored on a 1-yard run in the first quarter and the Dallas defense made a stand late in the second to give the Cowboys a 7-3 halftime lead over the Washington Redskins on Monday night.


Sea cucumbers may provide a potential new way to block transmission of the malaria parasite, a study says.


ST. LOUIS - Albert Pujols homered for the fifth time in four games and tied his career high with five RBIs, leading the St...


BHP Billiton launches A$1.5 bn share buyback programme

NEW YORK, October 5  - BHP Billiton Limited (BHP.NYS), the world's largest mining company, has announced its plans to return up to A$1.


Worldbeat: Now it's the ads that zap viewers

(InfoWorld) - IÂ was hungry and it had started to rain when my mobile phone buzzed to tell me I could now buy sugar in a hermetically sealed packet. A picture on my phone's screen of a goldfish swimming past the cheery new packaging drove the point home. Suddenly, I had a craving for fried fish in sweet-and-sour sauce. Pushed by some strange urge to seek out a Chinese restaurant, I looked around and saw the same goldfish staring down at me from a nearby billboard. The message, zapped to my phone over a Bluetooth wireless connection from a billboard near Opera in central Paris, is part of a new service called Chrono Connect offered by French advertising company JCDecaux SA. The service involves 54 billboards in central Paris, either 8 or 12 square meters in size. The billboards contain a roll of different posters and, had I passed by at some other time of day, I would have seen and received a different message. Advertisers buy one of four time slots -- night, rush hour, working hours or meal times -- during which their poster will be displayed. Anyone lingering in front of the billboards with a Bluetooth phone in "visible" mode will receive an invitation to download a file. If they accept, the billboard zaps it over to their phone. Each billboard contains a roll of posters and a small computer with a Bluetooth transmitter. The files for transmission are loaded into the computer from a USB (Universal Serial Bus) stick at the same time as the posters are changed. The computer can match the files it transmits to the model of mobile phone it detects, perhaps sending higher-resolution video to more powerful phones. And while unable to identify individual passers-by or access their telephone numbers, the computer can at least track whether a particular telephone has already been offered or refused a file in the last few hours, so that people who pass frequently in front of the same billboard aren't inundated with messages. One of the first customers to realize the potential of this medium was French comedian and impersonator GÃ©rald Dahan, who used it to distribute a short video clip promoting his current show about the forthcoming French presidential elections. The mobile phone is a natural medium for Dahan to choose, as he is famous for his telephone pranks. In a recent call he convinced presidential candidate SÃ©golÃ¨ne Royal that she was speaking with the Prime Minister of Quebec, Jean Charest. For now, many of Chrono Connect's advertisers are transmitting only a digital image of the poster, like the one I received, but Albert Asseraf, director of strategy and marketing at Decaux, hopes to change that. He says the company is in talks with music publishers so that advertisers can offer song downloads to those willing to stand in front of their posters for long enough. And it could also be a way to distribute movie trailers straight into the hands of people with time to watch them, perhaps with screening times and directions to the nearest cinema. The technology offers so many useful and entertaining possibilities, Asseraf is convinced people will want to receive the ads his company distributes. The only problem, he says, is that too many of them set their Bluetooth phones to "invisible," preventing them from being "discovered" by other Bluetooth devices such as his billboards.


Krispy Kreme fried by earnings, forecast pullback

CHICAGO (CBS.MW) -Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. shares dived more than 16 percent on Monday, leaving investors with a bad taste after the company reported a quarterly loss and pulled forecasts for the rest of the year.


Yuvraj Singh is the first player in Twenty20 history to hit six sixes in an over in India's match against England.


For most of the millions of people around the world who regularly use instant messaging, the communications tool has largely been a text-only experience in which typed emoticons offer only minimal clues to someone's state of mind.


Israel Blasts Agency Overseeing Palestinian Refugees

Despite an embarrassing retreat from allegations that United Nations ambulances were being used to transport Palestinian missiles, Israel is stepping up its efforts to discredit the UN agency that oversees Palestinian refugees.


Reform needed in Arab world to defeat terrorism: Powell

RABAT: US Secretary of State Colin Powell stressed on Saturday the need for economic and political reforms in the Arab world to defeat terrorism.


Hypnosis Helps Kids During Medical Procedure

NEW YORK  - Self-hypnosis can relieve  distress in children undergoing an uncomfortable medical  procedure known as a voiding cystourethrogram (VCUG), according  to new research.


If you read the news, you'd think that most cyber criminals are lonely, maladjusted teenage hackers stealing credit card numbers from their windowless rooms. But the real damage is being done by organized syndicates, and they're playing for much higher stakes.


Former British interior minister Reid to quit as MP

John Reid, Britain's former home secretary who was often parachuted into difficult jobs by then prime minister Tony Blair, is to step down as a member of parliament at the next general election, he said Saturday.


LE ROY, Ill. -- This expanse of central Illinois is flat as a pancake, with corn and soybean fields stretching to the horizon, interrupted only by a smattering of small towns.


Gandhi meets gangster in Bollywood comedy sequel

A rare Bollywood sequel to a blockbuster   comedy about a lovable thug opens on Friday, reviving the   pranks of the gangster who must dodge barbs from independence   icon Mahatma Gandhi this time to win his ladylove.


Carrier seeking new suppliers for smart-phone line UK carrier O2 this week confirmed it is looking for new handset maker partners to push its XDA smart phone family forward following a parting of the ways with its original XDA supplier, HTC. Long-time HTC customer i-mate may also be for the chop, if comments from the manufacturer are to be taken at face value.â¦


Two US soldiers killed, three wounded in Afghanistan

KABUL  - Two US troops were killed and three wounded by a mine detonated by remote control in Afghanistan's southcentral province of Uruzgan, the US military said.


Cat Stevens Calls U.S. Deportation 'Ridiculous'

Muslim convert and former pop star Cat  Stevens returned to Britain on Thursday after his deportation  from the U.S. over "potential" terrorism links sparked an  Anglo-American diplomatic row.


Exhaustion takes toll as new tremors hit earthquake-hit central Japan

More strong aftershocks jolted central Japan as exhaustion took its toll on thousands preparing for a third night in shelters after the country's worst earthquake in nearly a decade that left 25 people dead.


Then Iowa State's Cyclones decided to seize the night with still another dramatic fourth quarter. Ryan Kock's 1-yard touchdown plunge and still another clinching interception


Rumsfeld Makes Surprise Iraq Christmas Visit

MOSUL, Iraq  - Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld  paid a surprise Christmas visit to troops in the Iraqi city of  Mosul, scene this week of the deadliest attack on Americans  since last year's war to oust Saddam Hussein.


Roma, 14:15 - CALCIO, OSSERVATORIO: STOP A PARTITE IN NOTTURNA

"L'orario di tutte le partite di serie A, B, C, qualora previsto per la sera, è anticipato al...


Software giant Microsoft and the world's biggest drug company Pfizer get into bed together to castrate an internet Viagra spam ring.


This is the new E3? Sure, I'll take it...with a side of Pinkberry

Blog: It's just a few hours until the press events start. Right now, we reporters are just soaking up the shock factor.


Too Far: Jamal Lewis should have his sentence lengthened

Toward the end of last week, we heard that Baltimore Ravens running back Jamal Lewis had reached a plea bargain in regard to a drug distribution ring he and a childhood friend got going in 2000.


Per ora non si segnalano feriti nella zona del noto mercato


Apple and Cisco Systems agree to share the iPhone trademark, allowing both firms to use the name.


Organic group slams junk-food family restaurants

The menus of popular family restaurant  chains like Nando's and Pizza Hut are still full of junk food,  despite schools' attempts to promote healthy eating among  children, according to a survey on Thursday.


Hilton's & H'wood's big problem: driving

Paris Hilton promised to become a better person when she got out of jail. The more important issue, though, may be whether she can be a better driver.


Pfizer Stands Firm on Keeping Celebrex on Market

Pfizer reaffirmed its commitment today to Celebrex, its blockbuster prescription medication for pain and inflammation from arthritis, despite a disclosure last week that the drug had increased


Singer Michael Jackson tries to get  child molestation charges thrown out or the forthcoming trial delayed.


Tivo, Amazon launch video download-to-TV service

Amazon.com Inc. launched on Wednesday  a service that lets users watch video purchased on the Internet  and sent to a home television hooked up to a TiVo set-top box.


MOSCOW -- The Moscow Arbitration Court ruled yesterday embattled oil giant Yukos must pay $1.34 billion US in fines and penalties as part of a $4.


The fears of adults are stopping many children from playing outside with their friends, a survey suggests.


NJ Governor Apologizes In Farewell Address

TRENTON, NJ -- New Jersey residents heard an impassioned apology Monday from James McGreevey in his farewell address as governor. McGreevey's speech to hundreds of supporters in Trenton came three months after


Network Security Cisco To Acquire Network-Monitoring Firm NetSolve

The acquisition of NetSolve will enable Cisco and its channel partners to offer customers real-time monitoring of Cisco products and to help ensure continuous, secure operation of such services


Hosoda Says Chinese Submarine Entered Japanese Waters

Japan has identified the submarine spotted in Japanese waters on Nov. 10 as belonging to China's navy, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroyuki Hosoda said.


New fish in town: Saban will coach Dolphins

Orlando, FL (Sports Network) - LSU head coach Nick Saban announced on Saturday night that he will become the new head coach of the Miami Dolphins beginning in the 2005 season.


Powell Meets Japanese Leaders on North Korean Nuclear Program

US Secretary of State Colin Powell left Japan for China on Sunday, the second stop of an Asian tour. Mr. Powell is visiting the region to discuss the impasse with North Korea, which is boycotting


Marsh May Pay Over $500 Million to Settle Civil Case

October 29, 2004 - With stock prices falling and a new chief executive at the helm, Marsh & McLennan Cos. may quickly settle a civil suit filed by New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer, but it may cost $500 million or more.


Tra gli ospiti confermati ci sono top, stilisti e star


Money earmarked to replace Trident should be invested in manufacturing instead, campaigners urge.


The family of a student who died after a collision on a roller coaster criticises the coroner for not allowing a verdict of unlawful killing.


Technology will allow the addition of biometric security to cell phones, PDAs.


There's a scene close to the beginning of Half-Life 2 of an urban vista in which a flock of birds flies toward a pale ecru sky against the backdrop of a very tall, black, ominous building.


Fight Over Brain-Damaged Woman Heads to Court

The battle over Terri Schiavo has played out at times like a soap opera, but when the Florida Supreme Court hears arguments in the case Tuesday it will be deadly serious stuff.


BLAIR A BAGHDAD: "ELEZIONI SI SVOLGANO COME PREVISTO"

(AGI) - Baghdad, 21 dic. - Visita a sorpresa di Tony Blair in Iraq. Il premier britannico, che non era mai stato a Baghdad, avra' incontri con il suo omologo iracheno, Iyad Allawi. La visita di Blair a Baghdad non era stata annunciata da Downing Street.


The $160 million deal signals that Semel & Co. will mount the biggest challenge yet to Apple's dominance of online music. Since grabbing the helm at Yahoo (YHOO ) in 2001, CEO Terry Semel has banked on key


EU seeks to improve maximum workweek rules, leave hard-won UK opt ...

The European Union head office this week proposed redefining how working hours are counted under the bloc's maximum 48-hour workweek law and stopping companies in Britain from abusing an "opt-out" to the law.


I cittadini senesi, giÃ  da anni cablati in fibra ottica, saranno presto beneficiati di un nuovo gadget tecnologico: il set top box, un decoder da connettere al proprio televisore. La societÃ  Siena Innovazione


Genova, 14:14 - CALCIO, SAMP; GARRONE: OFFERTA REAL C'E' MA VOLPI RESTA

''L'offerta del Real Madrid per Volpi lusinga noi e il giocatore, che ha visto riconosciuto il propr...


The Bush administration said Wednesday it is too early to remove North Korea from a U.S. terrorism blacklist, a major demand by Pyongyang in international nuclear disarmament negotiations.


Paulson says government to reach debt limit Oct 1

U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry  Paulson on Wednesday said he expects the federal government to  reach its $8.965 trillion statutory debt limit on October 1.


US pharmaceuticals company Abbott Laboratories has announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire US nutrition company EAS.


Per nuove occasioni al Nord, riflettere su sistema aeroporti


Britain's first Muslim minister, Shahid Malik, says he is "deeply disappointed" after being detained by airport officials in America.


The streaking New Jersey Devils won for the ninth time in 10 home games on Wednesday, Martin Brodeur making 31 saves to lead them to a 3-2 victory over the Florida Panthers.


XTC set to release nine-disc box of rarities

XTC guitarist Andy Partridge  recently combed his vaults and discovered an exorbitant amount  of rarities and outtakes recorded by the defunct English  art-rock combo, resulting in a nine-disc boxed set that will  come out on October 16.


Secondo gli organizzatori, molte le corse soppresseSoprattutto al Nord, con punte dell'85 per cento                                          Sciopero dei treni, alta adesione rallentamenti in tutta Italia                                                                                Isolata Trieste, garantiti solo i collegamenti a lunga percorrenza


NEC posts higher net profit in first half but lowers forecast

Japanese computer giant NEC said its interim net profit rose 62.6 percent to 25.2 billion yen (240 million dollars) but it cut its forecasts, citing slower mobile handset and semiconductor markets.


Phone lines and internet connections are restored a week after Nepal's king took control of the country.


The Bank of England today held the base interest rate at 4.75% for the fourth consecutive month, with the decision coming amid evidence of a slowdown in house price growth and weak economic data.


Outfoxing viewers by hushing up a sex spat

Do you ever get completely fed up with being sucker-baited by the Great American Celebrity Machine? Do you ever get frustrated to the point that youâd like to blackjack


Snowstorms and freezing rain that hit the Ohio Valley in mid-week have complicated plans for delivering thousands of packages nationwide in time for Christmas, delivery companies said yesterday.


BAGHDAD, Oct. 17 -- The U.S. military intends to reduce the number of combat brigades in Iraq from 20 to 19 by the end of this year, the first part of a plan to withdraw thousands of American troops from the war zone by next summer, military officials said Wednesday.


New pop act 3 Of A Kind beat cult band The Libertines to number one in the UK's singles chart.


HEILIGENDAMM, Germany  - World leaders agreed on Friday a $60 billion pledge to fight AIDS and other killer diseases ravaging Africa and restated broader promises to double development spending.


In the latest edition of its highly-regarded Corruption Index , Transparency International blames corruption for diverting urgently needed public money into dirty hands.


Catania, 18:21 - CALCIO, CATANIA: SARDO E TERLIZZI OUT PER IL SIENA

Sarà un Catania rimaneggiato soprattutto in difesa quello che affronterà il Siena.


President Bush isn't exactly eager to lend his support to the Republican nominee in Connecticut's tumultuous Senate race.


SEC Overhauls Public Stock Offering Rules

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission voted 5-0 on Tuesday to propose sweeping changes in how companies offer stock, including eliminating the so-called pre-offer "quiet period" for very large companies.


Report Finds Security Gaps in Medicare and Medicaid

Investigators say computer security flaws could lead to the disclosure of medical information on people enrolled in Medicare and Medicaid.


Pankaj Parashar and Pankaj Kapur are ready to bring the detective back to life.


Wenders' Paranoid Post-9/11 America Hits Screens

"Land of Plenty," Wim Wenders' portrait  of a post-9/11 America gripped by paranoia and poverty, filled  screens at the Venice Film Festival on Thursday, just days  before the third anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.


The United Parcel Service has embraced the latest methods to improve deliveries and air safety.


An Olympic Airways flight on its way from Athens to New York is diverted to Stansted Airport after a security alert.


Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, who collapsed from exhaustion and dehydration after suffering lung and sinus infections, will leave the hospital soon, his doctor said


Hewlett Packard Co quietly withdrew its Itanium-based workstation line from marketing on September 1, and spent last Friday trying to do damage control with the IT press as the word got out.


The Government was dragging its heels yesterday when the Ministry of Sport failed to come out with a clear message of support for South Africa's bid to host the 2011 Rugby World Cup.


The NHL draft will be held June 22-23 at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio.


A favore degli Slesinger che ne comprarono per primi diritti


The farmer whose imported sheep is the first bluetongue case in Wales said he followed biosecurity rules.


JBlend(TM) Supports Texas Instruments OMAP3430 in TI Booth at 3GSM World Congress 2007

Aplix Corporation (TSE: 3727) announced today that the company's JBlend(TM) Java(TM) platform supports the new OMAP3430 multimedia application processor from Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI).


Foreign Secretary Jack Straw will seek to intensify the pressure on the government of Sudan to tackle the humanitarian crisis unfolding in the Darfur region.


A new EU study shows that cell-phone radio waves damage DNA. Researchers say the results do not prove a risk to health, but advise mobile-phone users to take precautions.


Furor on Rush to Require Cervical Cancer Vaccine

The vaccine is costly, and many say the rush toward mandatory inoculation could prove counterproductive.


Vendite secondo semestre accelerate 10,48% a 4,25 miliardi


Deion Sanders stood on the Baltimore Ravens' practice field and chatted with his new teammates, some of whom were old friends, some new.


Sri Lanka's military says it has sunk several boats and killed rebels in a clash with the Tamil Tigers.


If the Carolina Hurricanes are going to make a playoff run, they're going to have to do it without their captain and leading scorer.


Gaston doctors, nursing homes get flu vaccines

GASTONIA, NC -- The Gaston County Health Department began its distribution of flu vaccine Monday to local health-care providers who have no vaccine for their high-risk patients.


Americans decide on legalising pot, cocktail law, while picking president

Americans decided a raft of weighty ballot issues ranging from electing their president, to legalising pot, to scrapping a ban on bartenders serving spirits from mini-bottles.


Business Objects rises on talk of software mergers

Shares in Business Objects (BOBJ.PA: Quote, Profile, Research) rallied on Monday as analysts pointed to the French-American company as an obvious takeover target in a consolidating software sector.


'Target devono essere piu' ambiziosi o rischi per il 2008'


Apple has released a bug fix for some iPods, including the newest models.


Update 12: Crude Oil Climbs Above $50 in Asia

Crude oil prices climbed above the key $50 mark in Asian trade Tuesday, creeping close to an all-time high as worries continued over supply and unrest in key oil producing areas.


Englandâs Ian Poulter won the season-ending Volvo Masters at Valderrama today after a play-off with Ryder Cup team-mate Sergio Garcia.


By guest contributor Josh Pereira. Nokia announced today their latest development in mobile communications, the Nokia NFC Shell (NFC standing for "Near Field Communications").


Lawyers for Saddam Hussein and two former aides sentenced to death lodged appeals on Sunday, the Iraqi prosecutor said, following a trial slammed by some rights experts as unfair and fundamentally flawed.


A huge unused swimming pool is one example of the US reconstruction funds being wasted in Iraq, auditors say.


Grieving mother tells court how holiday to save marriage ended in tragedy


Scafati, 11:17 - BASKET, LEGEA: ARRIVA LA GUARDIA TARVER

La Legea Scafati, team di basket che milita in serie A, ha ingaggiato la guardia statunitense Derric...


A Gardena man is among 11 people charged in a federal investigation that led to the seizure of $87 million in counterfeit computer software, prosecutors announced Thursday.


Former Russian PM Yegor Gaidar is being treated in a Moscow hospital after falling violently ill in Ireland.


Rebel Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr reportedly calls on his armed supporters across Iraq to observe a ceasefire.


AFRICA/ANGOLA - Nomina del Coadiutore di UÃje CittÃ  del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - Il Santo Padre Benedetto XVI, in data 1 dicembre 2006, ha nominato Vescovo Coadiutore della diocesi di UÃje (Angola) il Rev. EmÃlio Sumbelelo, Vicario Giudiziale della diocesi di Benguela. \


Catch Federer Early for Best Chance, Courier Says

The field of challengers have just one  slim chance of wresting Roger Federer's Australian Open crown  from the Swiss next week -- catch him cold.


By Mark Yuasa, Seattle Times  Jun. 3--In the movie "Forrest Gump" the shrimp-fishing hotbed was the waters off Bayou Le Batre in Louisiana, but you don't have to travel that far south to find the mother lode.


Update 2: Canada Launches Probe of Nortel Accounting

Canadian officials are opening a criminal investigation into accounting at Nortel Networks Corp. Shares in the telecom-equipment maker edged lower Tuesday.


Krauser sinks Tigers from free throw line

NEW YORK - Carl Krauser and his New York teammates won another "home" game. Krauser, one of seven New York City area players on No.


AOL Settles Case Over Tactics to Keep Customers

AOL has agreed to make it easier for its remaining customers to leave as part of a $3 million settlement.


Lion Nathan has been involved in the Chinese brewing industry since 1995 and its operations there employ more than 1,300 people, and produced 142 million litres of beer in the 2003 fiscal year.


Stock market regulator fines CSFB $1.35 million over off-market ...

TORONTO (CP) - Credit Suisse First Boston Canada Inc. has been fined $1.35 million for failing to provide timely reporting of off-market trading of more than nine million shares of BCE Inc.


Many people on the rundown northwest Atlanta street where Kathryn Johnston lived fortify their windows with metal bars and arm themselves for protection. Johnston, 92, was no exception. She was waiting with her gun on Tuesday night when a group of plainclothes officers with a warrant knocked down her door in a search for drugs, police said. She opened fire, wounding three officers, before being shot to death, police said.


Margaret Hassan captors threaten to hand her over to Abu Musab al ...

ELEANOR HALL: After holding Iraqi citizen and CARE Australia worker, Margaret Hassan for two weeks, her captors have now threatened to hand her over to al-Qaeda ally Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.


Construction accident in Detroit kills one, critically injures ...

One painter was killed and three were critically injured on Friday when a platform fell as they worked on a highway overpass, police said.


The World Anti-Doping Agency is considering whether speedskating athletes should be allowed to use oxygen-deprived chambers designed to build endurance.


JAMES T. KANE, a corporate consultant on customer loyalty, has a news flash for his airline.


Genova, 18:24 - CALCIO: SAMP, MAZZARRI: BENE COSI' MA I CONTI ALLA FINE

"La vittoria nel derby non cambia nulla, dobbiamo continuare come fino ad ora, giocandoci tutte le g...


Kmart adds generic Zocor, other drugs to $15 plan

Kmart said on Wednesday that it is adding more than 70 new generic medications to its discount drug program, including generic forms of Zoloft and Zocor, which are not offered under a similar plan at Wal-Mart.


Bari, 20:05 - CALCIO, BARI: TORNANO IN GRUPPO ESPOSITO E SANTORUVO

Il Bari respira: Esposito e Santoruvo hanno lavorato in gruppo, ma il tarantino s'è fermato i...


OJIYA, Japan -- Thousands of residents in northern Japan spent the night outdoors after three powerful earthquakes rattled the region, killing at least 16 people.


Roma, 11:42 - CALCIO, CAGLIARI: CANINI E' INCEDIBILE

"Il discorso è chiuso. Non se ne fa niente. La formula non c'entra e non si puÃ² nemmeno parla...


OS under attack from families Exclusive A pair of Sun's top Solaris executives have scurried right on out of the company, The Register can reveal.â¦


Every now and then, we learn a lesson about ex-players in front of TV microphones. Usually the lesson is this: Why? Such a lesson came Sunday, during the Lions-Eagles broadcast, when Tony Siragusa


Yahoo Is Expected to Reject Microsoftâs Takeover Offer

Yahooâs board decided that Microsoftâs $44.6 billion hostile bid undervalues Yahoo, a person involved in the discussions said.


Ritenuti vicini all'area anarchico-insurrezionalista


Blair close to clinching Middle East envoy post

Major Western powers agreed on Wednesday on the mandate for a new Middle East envoy and were expected to name Tony Blair to the position after he stepped down as British prime minister.


Nello stesso tratto a marzo morirono sei persone


"Sopranos" favored to grab more Emmy recognition

Tony Soprano's fate may remain a mystery, but he is almost certain to muscle his way back into the Emmy race one last time when nominations for U.S. television's highest honors are unsealed on Thursday.


Nasa tries to salvage Genesis solar dust

Washington - The Genesis space probe, consigned to an ignominious end by a failed parachute, risks tarnishing Nasa's image as the agency seeks to restart its space shuttle programme after the Columbia shuttle disaster.


This sobering documentary proposes that the real reason for the war with Iraq is a two-decade, three-administration, neo-conservative master plan to take over the world.


The multimedia OS that debuted years before Vista Forgotten Tech As World+Dog gets its head around Windows Vista, lets look back at an operating system that might have been a contender, very nearly becoming Apple's next-generation OS and, but for Linux, almost certainly the key alternative to Windows in the x86 world. Ladies and gentlemen, who remembers the Be OS?â¦


La protesta contro una nuova industria ritarda la spedizionein Giappone dell'opera. "Non vogliamo quella distilleria"                                          Incatenati per bloccare il Satiro la polizia carica, feriti a Mazara                                                                                di CARMELO LOPAPA


Think video game jobs are all fun? Think again

Looking for glamour and excitement? Try low pay, long hours and grinding, mind-numbing monotony.


Baghdad clash kills 18, intelligence outlook grim

U.S. forces opened fire from helicopters during an overnight clash with Shi'ite militants in western Baghdad, killing 18 people, the U.S. military said on Friday.


A disposizione restano Mariano e Valerio Lamancusa


Sci: Rocca, "Tomba mi ha telefonato per farmi i complimenti

MILANO - Giorgio Rocca, vincitore dello slalom di Coppa del Mondo disputato oggi a Flachau, in Austria, non riesce a contenere la soddisfazione: "E' una vittoria che vale molto per me - dice - e' una risposta ai miei sforzi, ai sacrifici estivi.


HP, VMware each launch new virtualization options

One of Hewlett-Packard's enhancements helps IT managers figure out which workloads can automatically access available capacity for key applications.


Palestinians blow up border wall and flood into Egypt

RAFAH, Gaza Strip  - Tens of thousands of Palestinians poured into Egypt from the Gaza Strip on Wednesday through a border wall blown up by militants and stocked up on food and fuel in short supply due to an Israeli blockade.


C'e' possibilita' solo per parlare di testamento biologico


White House: Lesser bird flu may be here

Scientists have discovered the possible presence of bird flu in the United States — in wild swans near the banks of Lake Erie — but it does not appear to be the worrisome strain that the government has long feared.


Feline in her movement and sporting scarlet leopard-print to match, Serena Williams made it clear on Saturday she is ready to pounce in Melbourne.


Carrefour plans to sell its Japan stores

French retail giant Carrefour SA is planning to sell its operations in Japan, the Wall Street Journal reports on its website.


A new prequel to The Exorcist was the most popular film at North American cinemas at the weekend, taking $18.2m.


Surging Costs Threaten New York Transit Projects

Among the projects in a $21 billion program are renovations to subway and commuter train stations


WASHINGTON - The Food and Drug Administration is unlikely to clear influenza vaccine made by Chiron Corp. as safe for Americans to use this flu season, Dr...


Milano, 12:20 - CALCIO, JUVENTUS: NEDVED SQUALIFICATO PER 5 TURNI

Stangata del giudice sportivo per Pavel Nedved, centrocampista della Juventus. Il ceco è stat...


Weak Dollar Hanging Over U.S. Automakers

The record rise of the euro against the dollar hangs over the big U.S. automakers, whose returns from European operations in particular have shrunk due to the weaker U.S. currency.


Metalmeccanici Cgil non escludono lo sciopero generale


The U.S. military has named a senior American diplomat to serve alongside a Navy admiral as deputies to the general leading its new Africa Command, an acknowledgment of the importance of the civilian aspects of the operation.


Conference USA suspended an instant replay official on Monday who overturned a fumble by Houston's Jeron Harvey in the second quarter of the Cougars' victory over Oklahoma State this weekend.


Russia and China tough on new sanctions on Iran

Russia and China have raised objections to nearly every Western proposal for new U.N. sanctions against Iran over its nuclear ambitions except a ban on arms exports, according to a working paper.


The Pope is to travel to a beatification ceremony on the Adriatic coast, in his last journey outside Rome of 2004.


WIN a Great Holiday in Ireland ; WE'RE BACKING THE BIG ST PATRICK's PARADE

WIN a break in Ireland. We've teamed up with Ryanair to offer you a St Patrick's prize holiday.   If you're our winner, you'll enjoy return flights to Shannon and two nights at Limerick's four-star Jurys Inn.


Researchers at Rockefeller University make small synthetic vesicles that resemble a crude kind of biological cell.


Nintendo starts its campaign to stop Sony taking over the handheld gaming market with the launch of its new handheld console the Nintendo DS today in the US.


Oracle aims for users from start to grid

LONDON -- Enterprise software giant Oracle Corp. may be known for big plans and bold moves but when it comes to capturing the European market the Redwood Shores, California, company has realized it also has to think small.


Nielsen/NetRatings' August social media numbers: Not much change

The metrics firm tracks growth of social networks, blogs and blogging sites, and video-sharing sites from August 2006 to August 2007.


DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- A terminal under construction at Dubai International Airport collapsed Monday, a Dubai Civil Aviation Authority spokesman said.


Patricia Dunn, the ex-Hewlett Packard boss facing criminal charges over corporate spying, appears in court.


A high-level UN panel yesterday laid out criteria for determining when the use of force is legitimate in the face of international threats.


USAToday has added social media features which transform the site from less of a McNews page into a sticky community site which takes a page from Yahoo News and Topix.net. The new social features which USAToday has added include reader comments, avatars and profiles, along with photo uploads, story tagging and story recommendations. Steve Rubel of Micro [...]


Soccer: Tough UEFA draw for top seeds Lazio

GENEVA, Switzerland : Top seeds Lazio of Italy drew last year's semi-finalists Villarreal, English Premiership side Middlesbrough and the experienced Partizan Belgrade in the UEFA Cup draw.


Exercise, Diet Cut Diabetes Risk in Sedentary Men

NEW YORK  - Vigorous exercise reduces the  risk of diabetes among overweight, sedentary men, study  findings suggest. And if these men reduce the amount of  calories they consume each day, their diabetes risk drops even  further.


Breast Cancer Chemo Timing Doesn't Affect Outcome

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 2 (HealthDayNews) -- The timing of systemic chemotherapy in patients with breast cancer does not affect patient survival or disease progression, say researchers reporting in the Feb. 2 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.


Tony Blair plans urgent measures to tackle gun crime and target gangs after a run of fatal shootings in UK cities.


Former NBA star Scottie Pippen ha nine points and nine rebounds to help Finland league leader Torpan Pojat beat Honka, 98-85.


Roma. Compleanno 'cinese', domani, per il presidente della Repubblica Carlo Azeglio Ciampi. Il capo dello Stato brindera' ai suoi 84 anni non nelle stanze del Quirinale ma nella lontana Shanghai, durante la


European shares retreated on Wednesday as AstraZeneca's business update disappointed investors and on nagging concerns that soaring oil prices will hurt the quality of future earnings.


LLEYTON Hewitt will take on unheralded Gilles Muller of Luxembourg in the final of the Legg Mason Classic in Washington today . Muller played the match of his life in his semi-final yesterday to down Andre Agassi 6-4 7-5.


Gene chip helps doctor target cancer treatment

It looked bad for Chuck Fleming -- lung cancer had spread through his body. But his oncologist decided to try using a "gene chip" to see which out of a laundry list of chemotherapy options might work best.


Roma, 19:50 - CICLISMO: GUI CONI AUMENTA SQUALIFICA A GIANNI GASPAROTTO

Il Giudice di Ultima Istanza (Gui) del Coni ha aumentato a 2 anni la squalifica per doping del cicli...


Negligence blamed for train crash in India

Get INQ7 breaking news on your Smart mobile phone in the Philippines. Send INQ7 BREAKING to 386. MUKHERIYAN, India -- Railway authorities blamed negligence for the head-on collision of two packed trains that


Fujitsu to recall 287,000 Sony-made batteries

Japanese electronics maker Fujitsu Ltd.  said on Wednesday it would recall 287,000 notebook PC batteries made by Sony Corp. , bringing the number of Sony batteries recalled to more than 7.5 million.


Tracking the drug trade to its New York endpoint

The international drugs trade can take place just about anywhere in New York. Even on Broadway.


Italy maintains commitment to Iraq despite killing of hostage

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi says he is determined to keep up Italy's efforts in Iraq despite the execution of an Italian hostage.


Narus Brings Carrier Security System to IBM blades

Narus Inc. is moving to help service providers scale up their network security.


Singapore not aiming for control of UBS: report

The Singapore government, which recently bought a 9 percent stake in UBS, does not aim for operational control over the Swiss bank, a Swiss newspaper reported on Sunday.


Safeway Inc. , the No. 3 U.S. grocer, posted a higher quarterly profit on Thursday, as remodeled stores, fresh produce and prepared meals helped it to lure shoppers.


Alleged Abu Ghraib Ringleader May Testify

In his quarter-century working in military courts, the attorney for Spc. Charles Graner Jr. can count on one hand the times he has allowed a client to testify. "My knee-jerk reaction is never to do that," said Guy Womack, an ex-Marine Corps lawyer.


Cricket: Australia crushes Pakistan to win 5th series in 2004

MELBOURNE Australia thrashed Pakistan by nine wickets Wednesday, becoming the first nation to reach 300 test match victories and capturing a record fifth series for the calendar year.


Roma, 18:42 - CALCIO, SERIE C2: RISULTATI PLAY OFF E PLAY OUT

Risultati delle gare di andata dei play off e dei play out del campionato di serie C2.


Salman Rushdie will join the Emory University faculty and donate his archive to the institution. The novelist's five-year appointment as a distinguished writer in residence in the English Department begins in the spring of 2007, Emory officials announced Friday.


UBS AG is expected to buy Charles  Schwab Corp.'s institutional research and trading unit for $265  million, the Wall Street Journal said Monday, citing unnamed  people familiar with the matter.


Napoli, 16:55 - CALCIO, NAPOLI; AGENTE DI DOMIZZI: A GENNAIO NON SI MUOVE

Il difensore del Napoli Maurizio Domizzi a gennaio non cambierà casacca. Lo annuncia il procu...


Yankees Expect to Open Camp With Without Santana

Hal Steinbrenner, a Yankees general partner, has advised against trading for Twins ace Johan Santana and General Manager Brian Cashman is also opposed to a deal.


Is the President's pitch for "global liberation" from tyranny, poverty and disease more than just high-minded talk?


Violence in Iraq kills 50 civilians, 6 U.S. troops

A series of car bombs and mortar attacks killed 50 people in Iraq, police and local officials said on Saturday, while the U.S. military announced six soldiers had been killed in the past two days.


The Interlagos Race Report: Fernandoâs flawless performance

After taking risks at the start, using dry tyres in the wet, Fernando finished fourth behind Montoya, Raikkonen and Barrichello.


A US government watchdog warns that a $15bn helicopter contract won by Boeing should be put back out to tender.


Sometimes it helps to go back to the  beginning and start simple -- to relearn why you've invested in  mutual funds and how to make the most of them.


Federal Reserve officials acknowledged they underestimated the U S housing recession, while continuing to view inflation as the biggest risk to the economy.


Illinois residents will soon be able to  buy lower-cost prescription drugs from Canada, the United  Kingdom and Ireland, sidestepping U.S. regulators' objections  to imported drugs, Gov. Rod Blagojevich said on Tuesday.


A campaign to sanctify the European Union through the beatification of its founding father, Robert Schuman, has run into stiff resistance from the Vatican and now appears likely to fail.


Stories we flag this week: The NYT says sexy spam lines make people sad, too much TV can dampen sex and cultural attitudes affect HIV spread. In Sex Drive Daily.


Britain's government on Tuesday proposed banning smoking in most public places, setting off debate over what one smoker decried as the brainchild of a busybody "nanny state.


An internet casino has purchased a grilled cheese sandwich on eBay that bears the image of the Virgin Mary. Despite being 10 years old and having one bite taken out of it, the slice of Heaven has, perhaps miraculously, stayed free of mould.


Hershey Foods Corp. (HSY.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Monday said it would acquire Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut Corp. from a private investor group for $112.4 million, plus debt, as


Brazil calls for more UN troops to be sent to Haiti to curb a wave of violence in which dozens have died.


Jan. 14, 1898: Math Just Didn't Add Up for Mr. Dodgson

Lecturing on mathematics isn't Charles Lutwidge Dodgson's cup of tea. Imagining a world populated by skittish rabbits, hookah-smoking caterpillars and a Red Queen: That's his cup of tea. And maybe that's where he goes after dying on this day.


Pitcher Nate Robertson and the Detroit Tigers avoided salary arbitration when they agreed Wednesday to a $21.25 million, three-year contract.


Everyone knows that income earned from online auctions is taxable. But should sites like eBay be responsible for policing their users?


The dreamgirl of yesteryear, actress Hema Malini may soon become a part of your daily life.


Ghedina perde sorridendo Nel vento volano gli austriaci

Roma, 29 dicembre 2004 -Tutti lo aspettavano, ma purtroppo ha fallito. Da dimenticare la prova di Christian Ghedina che festeggia le 151 gare in discesa libera. Johann Grugger ha vinto la discela libera maschile


Man jailed over death of wife found in lake

Man accused of murdering his wife in rural France eight years ago in order to claim her life insurance is found guilty of involuntary homicide.


Philippine President Says Country Faces Fiscal Crisis

Philippine president Gloria Arroyo warned that her country is in the midst of a fiscal crisis. A report by economists at the University of the Philippines said the country faces economic collapse


Police widen their call for help to find a prisoner who escaped ten days ago still wearing handcuffs.


Stewart to start serving prison time by Oct. 8

NEW YORK -- Martha Stewart must report to prison by Oct. 8, a federal judge ruled Tuesday in granting the celebrity homemaker's request to begin serving her sentence for lying about a stock sale.


IAEA warns of Iran atomic risk amid EU-Tehran talks

Iran's nuclear behavior poses a serious concern it might gain the ability to build atom bombs, the U.N. atomic watchdog agency said on Monday as Tehran and the EU resumed talks but dampened expectations of a breakthrough.


Marshall linebacker Dionte Wilson has been suspended for the Fort Worth Bowl for an unspecified violation of team rules.


Park cleaner Froilan Mezquia sleeps in the shed where he stores his supplies and hasn't had a real meal in three days. The 62-year-old also received years of free medical treatment for throat cancer.


âVistaâs pretty, but itâs a shameless Mac OS X imitatorâ

Reviewing Windows Vista for St. Paul Pioneer Press, Julio Ojeda-Zapata concludes, âGet a Mac with [Mac] OS X unless your home-computer needs are Windows-specific, or if the fine Media Center is a must for you. You likely wonât regret a Vista-PC purchase, but Iâm betting youâll enjoy a Mac much more.â


A European Union court will rule Sept. 17 on Microsoft's challenge to an order that that imposed hundreds of millions of dollars of fines on the world's biggest software company for what the regulators said was anti-competitive activity, the court said Tuesday.


Doubts remain after Japan PM visits China

QUFU, China  - Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda concluded a feel-good visit to China on Sunday with a stop at the birthplace of Confucius, but the outlook for better relations could be dampened by his dwindling domestic clout.


WORLD champion pairs skater Tatiana Totmianina said today she still doesn't know what caused her to fall during a weekend program.


Joel Statham's midseason woes were forgotten yesterday after he led Maryland to a 20-17 victory over Florida State. By becoming the first Terrapins quarterback to beat the Seminoles in 15 meetings


Researchers See Chance U.S. Might Pull COX-2 Drugs

Doctors who led three studies  showing prescription painkillers called COX-2 inhibitors raise  the risk of heart attacks and stroke said on Tuesday the whole  class of drugs was in danger of being pulled from the market.


Confusion over new baggage rules at airports

Passengers faced confusion at airports as hand luggage restrictions were eased Monday, with some airlines and airports keeping the one-bag rule.


Pew File-Sharing Survey Gives a Voice to Artists

A survey by the Pew Internet and American Life Project provides the first large-scale snapshot of what artists think about the Internet and file-sharing.


The Democratic presidential contenders spoke warmly of Martin Luther King Jr. Â and sometimes of each other, too Â on Monday's national holiday honoring the slain civil rights leader.


London doubles size of its controversial pay-to-drive zone

Some say the $16-a-day charge aimed at alleviating traffic will hurt businesses.


Bulgaria's Vice President Anguel Marin will attend the funeral of the Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat died at 3:30 am Paris time on Thursday.


Companies with growing yields can make you rich in more ways than the obvious.


Bologna, 15:45 - F1, AUTODROMO IMOLA: ALLA 'NORMAN 95' GESTIONE TRENTENNALE

La Norman 95 spa di Milano si è aggiudicata il controllo per 30 anni del nuovo autodromo "Enz...


In the first major courtroom test of the state's anti-hazing law, a prosecutor Wednesday described for jurors how an aspiring Florida A&M University fraternity member was pummeled with boxing gloves so hard he briefly lost his hearing.


Iraqi, US forces said to kill 14 in battle

BAGHDAD - Iraqi and US special forces waged a gun battle here with alleged Shi'ite militia members early yesterday, leaving 14 Iraqis dead, nine injured, and several houses in ruins, witnesses and US military officials said.


For TXU, One of the Streetâs Fabled Barbarians Is Back in the Hunt

Henry R. Kravis, whose role in the RJR Nabisco buyout was the inspiration for âBarbarians at the Gate,â is at it again, with a proposed $45 billion buyout of TXU.


Hewlett Packard Co quietly withdrew its Itanium-based workstation line from marketing on September 1, and spent last Friday trying to do damage control with the IT press as the word got out.


Nigerian workers launch four-day general strike over rising fuel ...

LAGOS : Tens of millions of Nigerian workers began a four-day nationwide strike over rising fuel prices as labour leaders launched their latest challenge to President Olusegun Obasanjo's economic reforms.


TAIPEI President Chen Shui-bian called Sunday for the opening of peace talks with mainland China in a conciliatory overture after President Hu Jintao's consolidation of power last month in Beijing.


Stocks slid on Thursday as a profit warning from credit card company Capital One Financial Corp  added to concerns about the impact of the credit crisis and housing slump on the economy.


LOS ANGELES - This song is my song, this song is your song. That's the agreement reached between the publishers of Woody Guthrie's classic "This Land is Your Land" and JibJab Media, creators of an animated Internet short that uses the tune in a comic sendup of President Bush and Sen...


The TV networks have begun to put programs on the Web. The selections are crisp, clear, legal and free. But there arenât many choices, and they donât stay on the Web long enough.


Convention Protests Target Labor Policies

NEW YORK - Republican National Convention protesters waved symbolic pink slips along a three-mile "unemployment line," labor unions demanded better treatment of workers and a group of AIDS activists infiltrated Madison Square Garden on Wednesday, as arrest totals soared beyond 1,700 for the past week.    The arrests, including several on Wednesday, far surpass those made in much more violent circumstances at Chicago's 1968 Democratic convention...


Microsoft's Zune may nudge into upgrade market, survey says

Microsoft Corp.  may have  an opening with its recently launched Zune digital music player  to gain market share against the iPod, as a Reuters survey  showed that among consumers expressing interest in the Zune 35  percent of them were upgrading from an existing player.


Rupert Murdoch, chairman and chief executive of the media conglomerate News Corp., told reporters Tuesday that he hoped to launch a business news cable channel by the summer.


RALEIGH, NC - The head of RBC Centura Bank has stepped down, and his successor will run the bank out of Raleigh rather than Rocky Mount, where the bank is based.


South Korea's Ban Ki-moon formally takes the reins of the United Nations Thursday as the institution grapples with internal reforms, volatility in the Middle East and international standoffs over the nuclear ambitions of North Korea and Iran.


CBS says announcement of new anchor won't come right away

NEW YORK Don't expect an announcement right away on who'll succeed Dan Rather as anchor of the "CBS Evening News.".


File-Sharing Sites Found Not Liable for Infringement

A court ruled that the distributors of software used by millions of people to exchange music files over the Internet cannot be held liable for aiding copyright infringement.


Sources: Spurrier Has a Deal With S. Carolina

Former Washington Redskins coach Steve Spurrier has agreed in principal to succeed Lou Holtz as football coach at the University of South Carolina, sources close to the situation said this morning.


India, Pakistan agree on 13 proposals, to launch tourist visa

Pledging to continue serious andsustained dialogue to find peaceful settlement of Kashmir and other bilateral issues, India and Pakistan agreed Wednesday to discuss modalities


NEW ORLEANS - The New Orleans Saints dodged a hurricane and the San Francisco 49ers and survived the loss of their biggest offensive weapon - Deuce McAllister.


As chronic wasting disease spreads through populations of deer and elk in some states, hunters are finding that their quarry may not be safe to eat.


Yahoo may consider Google alliance: source

SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK  - Yahoo Inc would consider a business alliance with Google Inc as one way to rebuff a $44.6 billion takeover proposal by Microsoft, a source familiar with Yahoo's strategy said on Sunday.


Glaxo breast cancer pill wins FDA approval

GlaxoSmithKline Plc won U.S. approval for a once-a-day breast cancer pill on Tuesday that the drugmaker hopes will launch a new era for its oncology business.


Milosevic's lawyer seeks to appeal own appointment

THE HAGUE, Netherlands - Slobodan Milosevic's defence lawyer has failed to line up witnesses after being appointed by the United Nations tribunal and will seek a suspension of the war crimes trial.


Nessuna lacrima davanti al pm: "Non so perchÃ¨ c'Ã¨ il sangue di Chiara sui pedali"Rinchiuso in una cella da solo. Oggi al Gip la richiesta di convalida del fermo                                          Garlasco, Alberto prima notte in carcere "Quella bici non l'ho presa, credetemi"


Take Expired Fluorescent Tubes to Recycling Event

By PHIL MULKINS  Dear Action Line: In all of your recycling pieces, I haven't seen anything on what to do with burned-out fluorescent tubes. These contain mercury, and this is not destroyed by incineration. Airborne mercury settles into rivers and streams, getting into the fish we eat.


Phelps wins 200 fly, then leads relay to gold

ATHENS  A lot of words about Michael Phelps were processed before the swimmer ever got on a plane for Athens. And curiously, two of the most important were never among them.


Insuring iTunes: are your digital downloads covered?

Not all insurance policies will protect your music Consumers building up extensive collections of digital music and movie should ensure their downloads are protected by their home insurance policy and will be replaced if the computers keeping them are damaged or stolen. Many insurers do not cover digital possessions, it has emerged.â¦


Rilasciati 10 addetti, altri 16 tra domenica e ieri


Bush tells Pakistan leader he'll push for a Palestinian state

Cultivating a crucial Muslim ally, President Bush on Saturday promised Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf that working toward a Palestinian state would be a priority during his second term.


California to urge conservation as supply reduced

The California grid operator is urging residents to conserve electricity on Tuesday after a small plane crash near San Diego damaged transmission lines, knocking some generating plants offline, a spokesman said.


Mob rule takes a hit as Italy fights back

MAFIA investigators christened him The Ambassador. After a seven-year trial in the bunker of a Palermo jail, Sicilian senator Marcello Dell'Utri, an old friend and political patron of Italian Prime Minister


David Morgan greeted Englandâs delayed arrival for their contentious tour to Zimbabwe today by insisting they had to complete the scheduled one-day series to prevent the affair becoming a permanent blight on English cricket.


Former US diplomats scold colleagues who attacked Bush policies

A group of former US diplomats scolded some colleagues for violating the US foreign service's traditional political neutrality by condemning President George W. Bush's foreign policy.


SPRINGFIELD (Illinois): Christina Kim celebrated her parentsâ silver wedding anniversary by firing a 62, matching her career best, here Thursday to take the first-round lead in the $1.


Five members of Marsh & McLennan Cos.âs board of directors who are also officers of the company have resigned from the board.


Seguono Palermo e Bari, secondo dati emersi in Commissione


Capriati capitalises on controversial line call

JENNIFER CAPRIATI avenged her Wimbledon thrashing by Serena Williams in unforgettable style by fighting through to the semi-finals of the US Open in a Flushing Meadows classic.


Iran: Nuclear activities have not halted

Iran said Sunday its nuclear activities have not halted or slowed down, rejecting reports that it has not significantly expanded its uranium enrichment program this summer as planned.


The men, who work for the Ankara-based construction company Vinsan, were kidnapped on September 18 by a militant organisation that identified itself as Salafist Abu Bakr al-Seddiq Group.


Microsoft Shares Windows Secrets with Samba

As part of a European antitrust settlement, Microsoft will supply protocol documentation to developers of the open-source software.


Londra, 12:03 - CALCIO, HODDLE A CAPELLO: NON IMPARARE L'INGLESE

L'ex ct dell'Inghilterra, Glenn Hoddle, invita Fabio Capello a non avere fretta ad imparare l'ingles...


A 6.1 magnitude earthquake rocks the poor southern Mexican state of Chiapas.


Losses at Japanese financial firms from the US sub-prime loan crisis more than doubled in the last three months of 2007.


David H. Souter                        67  Comedian Rita Rudner                   50  Movie director Baz Luhrmann            44  Actor Malik Yoba                       39  Actress-singer Nona Gaye               32  (c) 2006 Deseret News (Salt Lake City).


December 9, 2004 - PalmSource Inc. has purchased China MobileSoft Ltd., Nanjing, a vendor of mobile phone software and operating systems.


East End youngsters competing with the best

Fencing, traditionally a sport of gentlemen, has attracted world leaders and royalty to its ranks over the years with its chivalry and status as the most swashbuckling and romantic of all martial arts.


But it seemed like a good idea at the time

It's the 1990s, and this hospital is replacing dumb terminals with Windows PCs and networked printers. Everything is going fine as a young contract IT guy sets up the equipment -- until it all starts to collapse.


Washington Honors Elton John, Warren Beatty

Sir Elton John and Warren Beatty  were among six entertainment legends honored for their lifetime  contributions to American culture on Sunday.


It's unanimous in CAPS, where investors think these stocks will win big.


US Holiday Shopping Starts with $8 Billion Day

Americans spent more in stores at the start of holiday shopping than a year ago, according to figures released on Saturday, but retailers' hopes for the key season


Leading members of the T&G union vote in favour of a merger with Amicus, creating the UK's largest union.


WASHINGTON - The president has another vacancy to fill in his cabinet. Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge is stepping down. Tom Ridge says it was a difficult decision, but he says -- for now -- he wants


Microsoft man's spaceship wins $10 million prize

FORMER MICROSOFT man Paul Allen has been the first man to privately finance a spaceship that has got a civilian into space twice. SpaceShipOne put former US Navy test pilot Brian Binnie into space within two


Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas traveled to the Gaza Strip on Monday to try to end infighting between Palestinian factions and to work with the Hamas-led Cabinet to form a national unity government.


Toyota, Ford post strong China vehicle sales

Toyota and Ford, two of the world's  three largest auto makers, reported strong first-half sales in  China's fast-growing market, where as relative newcomers they  are competing to roll out new models to attract customers.


Chen criticized for remarks on "Republic of China"

A spokesman for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office Friday criticized Taiwan leader Chen Shui-bian, for his recent suggestion that the word "Taiwan" is the best option for the short form of the "Republic of China.


Symantec tests revamp of corporate anti-virus client

InfoWorld - Symantec will kick off its annual Symantec Vision conference next week with the first public release of its next-generation corporate anti-virus software, Symantec Endpoint Protection 11.0.


VMWare, Intel heavyweights to debate virtualization

The low-down on the upcoming eSymposium Site news Next week, the thousands of readers who contributed to The Register's recent virtualization research panel will have the opportunity to see the result, when we kick off the first in a series of free online debates.â¦


The running feud between Etan Thomas and Brendan Haywood escalated with another exchange of blows, leading to a two-game suspension for Thomas and leaving the Washington Wizards thin along the frontcourt.


Parigi, 12:32 - TENNIS, ROLAND GARROS: KNAPP AL SECONDO TURNO

L'italiana Karin Knapp ha superato il primo turno del Roland Garros battendo la bielorussa Victoria ...


The Revolution were successful in a semifinal match for the fifth time in seven seasons. Having advanced to three MLS Cups and a US Open Cup final, the Revolution took a 2-1 extra-time win over the Carolina RailHawks last night, qualifying them for next month's Open Cup final.


Legal actions filed against Hotmail, MSN phishers

(InfoWorld) - Microsoft Corp. has initiated 97 lawsuits throughout Europe and the Middle East during its eight-month investigation into fraudulent Web pages, with another 32 criminal complaints filed in cooperation with local authorities, the company said Wednesday. All of the cases are against individuals who attempted to capture the log-in and password details of users by constructing fraudulent Hotmail and MSN.com sign-in pages, said Jean-Christophe Le Toquin, a Microsoft attorney. A total of 253 sites were investigated, he said. Microsoft'sÂ Global Phishing Enforcement program, started in March, aims to curtail fake Web sites built by criminals trying to obtain financial information or passwords by tricking users, so-called âphishing.â The company uses its technology to crawl the Internet to find Web pages that look suspicious, Le Toquin said. Once a phishing site has been identified, Microsoft either files a criminal complaint or forwards the information to prosecutors, depending on the countryâs legal requirements, Le Toquin said. By country, Turkey led the pack with 50 criminal complaints, followed by 28 in Germany and 11 in France. Legal actions were also filed in the United Arab Emirates, Italy, Morocco, the Netherlands and the U.K. Microsoft has settled with four phishers, all 16- to 20-year-old males, in France and Norway, Le Toquin said. Each of those pursued in France paid Microsoft â¬2,000 (US$2,564), a fine the company felt is in proportion to their actions, he said. Many of the fake sites were created by the phishers to trick their peers into divulging their log-in credentials, Le Toquin said. The phishers would try to lure their friends to the fake pages through links sent by instant messaging programs, he said. The purpose was to âtake control of the account of the victim,â Le Toquin said. Microsoft said it will continue its investigation, particularly focusing on phishing sites connected with more sophisticated hacking, Le Toquin said. Â


Americans stormed the nation's stores on the day after Thanksgiving, the traditional start of the key holiday shopping season, lured by cut-price toys, consumer electronics and Santa.


Slovak Telecom to gain control of Eurotel

Slovak Telecom, the fixed-line operator controlled by Deutsche Telekom of Germany, has agreed to buy out AT&T Wireless and Verizon from its mobile arm Eurotel for an undisclosed price.


IMF forecasts U.S. growth will slow, but experts note world economy increasingly resists spillover.


Jakarta - Bomb squads were rushed to Jakarta's Hilton hotel on Monday after a grenade was found there just days after foreign governments warned that extremists were planning to attack the chain's Indonesian outlets.


The Tampa Bay Lightning were supposed to raise their Stanley Cup championship banner this week to kick off the new season. Instead, the arena that rocked during the finals in June will be dark because of a labor dispute that shows no sign of ending soon. That will be the case, too, for Ottawa, Chicago, Colorado, Phoenix, Anaheim and San Jose, also slated to host openers Wednesday night.


Court overturns EU decision to block WorldCom-Sprint merger

LONDON, September 28  - An EU appeals court has overturned the European Commission's four-year old decision to block a proposed merger deal between the US-based telecom companies, WorldCom and Sprint, which was subsequently abandoned.


VITAL SIGNS Reactions: Your Posture, a Telltale Fright Sign

The brain reacts more powerfully to the body language of a person in a posture denoting fear than it does to a fearful facial expression, according to a study released yesterday.


California Cities, Counties Sue Microsoft

Several California cities and counties, including San Francisco and Los Angeles, sued Microsoft Corp. on Friday, accusing the software giant of illegally charging inflated prices for its products because of monopoly control of the personal computer operating system market.


BANDA ACEH, Indonesia -- After the devastation wreaked by the seas, a deluge from the skies deepened the misery for tsunami-stricken areas yesterday, triggering flash floods in Sri Lanka that sent evacuees fleeing and increasing the threat of deadly disease as survivors shivered in relief centers. The death toll was likely to hit 150,000.


Serena Williams erased a match point in the second set and came all the way back to beat U.S. Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova 4-6, 7-5, 6-4 Sunday at the China Open for her first title in six months.


Grace Park continues to dominate the Samsung World Championship after a second-round 67 proved her opening-day heroics were no fluke, but Britain's Karen Stupples is now in hot pursuit.


US Tech Stocks Slip as Amazon, Dell Fall

U.S. technology stocks fell on  Tuesday, pressured by a drop in Internet retailer Amazon.com  Inc. AMZN.O and computer maker Dell Inc. DELL.O following  brokerage downgrades.


Iran releases on bail the last of four US-Iranian dual nationals detained on security charges, reports say.


Ministro, stadi di proprieta' societa' e sicurezza a steward


Europe pushes for study of biometrics to screen passengers

LONDON - Europe is stepping up efforts to explore the use of eye scans and other biometric technology to screen airline passengers who volunteer for background security checks. The goal is to see whether airport security can be enhanced and congestion eased by encouraging frequent fliers to undergo pre-screening.


Con un complice era entrato armato in una tabaccheria


Even at an Internet company, information travels fastest on the ground.


Medical Experts Fear Charley's Aftermath

PUNTA GORDA, Fla. - Until the electricity hums again and the debris is cleared, health officials are worried that there could be more deaths and injuries in Hurricane Charley's aftermath than during the storm itself...


Israel rebuffs call for talks on core issues

Israel on Tuesday ruled out negotiations "at this stage" on the borders of a future Palestinian state, rebuffing Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and casting doubt on a U.S. push to tackle the issue.


NBA Wrap: James Leads Cavaliers Past Pistons

LeBron James scored a career-high 43 points to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers to their seventh win in eight games, a 92-76 home victory over the stuttering Detroit Pistons on Wednesday.


Development charity VSO appeals for  professionals to volunteer in communities devastated by the tsunami.


Russia says new EU role in Kosovo "not impossible"

Russia's foreign minister said in a  television interview on Friday it was "not impossible" that the  European Union could take over the U.N.'s role in the breakaway  Serbian province of Kosovo, provided Belgrade agreed.


You'll be seeing Jon Stewart on the air with "The Daily Show" for at least three more years. And you can go online to see him on past episodes stretching back to 1999.


The Saudi government says it has no evidence Osama Bin Laden is dead after media reports from France.


Sprint Corp. , said on Friday it plans to reduce by up to 700 jobs in its business solutions unit as it realigns its business to focus on wireless and Internet-based telecommunications offerings.


Oracle embraces old Java apps in next IDE

Preview two Oracle has come a step closer to releasing the next version of its popular Java integrated development environment (IDE), by posting a second technology preview.â¦


ENVIRONMENT:  Latin American Dispute Goes to World Court

THE HAGUE, The Netherlands, Dec. 18 (IPS) - Uruguay urged the International Court of Justice  Monday to force Argentina to take measures against environmental  activists who block three access roads to Uruguay, where a  controversial pulp mill is being constructed.


Oil Prices Drop as US Reports Rising Inventories

Crude oil prices plunged below US$44 a barrel in New York today, after government data showed US petroleum stocks rose across the board last week.


Swiss investigators have established a link between at least three Arabs detained in a nationwide anti-terror sweep and a purported key al-Qaida member, a newspaper reported Saturday.


NEW YORK - With four of its executives pleading guilty to price-fixing charges today, Infineon will have a hard time arguing that it didn't fix prices in its ongoing litigation with Rambus.


Outer Space Tourism Public Relations Purposes, Practices and Problems

By Gibson, Dirk C  This paper describes and documents the surprising importance of public relations to outer space tourism. It is no overstatement to suggest that the future of outer space tourism depends as much on public relations as on any other single factor.


The average UK person will be richer in 2008 than their US counterpart for the first time since the 1800s, analysts say.


When President Jorge Sampaio decided this week to call an early general election, he consigned Portugal to six months of virtual political paralysis it can barely afford.


U.S. Doctors Resume Surgery to Separate German Twins

Surgery to separate German twins connected at the head resumed in Maryland Wednesday after complications affecting one of the girls halted an earlier operation, a hospital spokeswoman said.


Rookie Lincecum strikes out 12 as Giants rout Arizona

Rookie Tim Lincecum struck out a career-high 12 batters and allowed only three hits over seven innings in the San Francisco Giants' 13-0 rout of the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday.


Hunter kills five, injures three after tree stand dispute

A deer hunter shot and killed five people and injured three others in northwestern Wisconsin over a dispute about a tree stand during the hunt's opening weekend, authorities said.


Ford Raises Earnings and Unveils New Plan for Jaguar

The Ford Motor Company raised its third-quarter earnings guidance today and unveiled the beginning of a restructuring plan for its struggling Jaguar division.


Tennessee traveled far and wide to assemble one of the nation's best recruiting classes. The Volunteers signed 27 players Wednesday, the first day of the national signing period, and went into Pennsylvania, Ohio, Wisconsin, Florida and Washington D.C. for topflight prospects.


NASA hopes to launch space shuttle launch this month

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - NASA will try to launch the space shuttle Atlantis as early as Jan. 24 on a delayed mission to deliver Europe's first permanent space laboratory to the International Space Station, mission managers said on Thursday.


Police took up positions throughout Jerusalem's Old City on Tuesday as Israeli archaeologists began digging near one of Islam's holiest sites amid protests and threats from Palestinians.


The House voted Tuesday to award increases to programs aimed at making cars and buildings more energy efficient and boosting research and development of alternative energy sources.


Roh Urges U.S. Dialogue, Not Showdown, with N.Korea

South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun has  called on the United States to try dialogue with North Korea  rather than take a hard-line approach in its efforts to  persuade Pyongyang to give up its nuclear weapons program.


The UK Government backs a bid by the father of a Guantanamo detainee to visit his son.


Designing , preparing and choosing sails are decisive factors in who will win the Americaâs Cup.


2 USS Cole Bombers Handed Death Sentence

Sanaa, Sept. 29 (NNN): A Yemeni court on Wednesday sentenced two men - Abdel Rahim al-Nashiri and Jamal Mohammed al-Bedawi - to death over the bomb attack on the USS Cole, which killed 17 people and left 40 other injured in 2000.


Companies under $700 million market cap get Sarbanes-Oxley filing extension.


Japan Fumes Over Whales as U.N. Meeting Winds Up

Japan was fuming over the failure of  its bid to expand trade in whale products and Africa swapped  blows over ivory Thursday as a U.N. meeting on trade in wild  plants and animals wrapped up.


Korean firm promises war Samsung plans to begin a war of attrition against the likes of HP and IBM to become a major supplier to the corporate IT market.â¦


Second historical flight of a private spaceship successful

Tehachapi resident Michael Melvill, pilot of SpaceShipOne, made a second successful flight into space on the morning of Sept. 29 to vie for the $10 million prize in the Ansari XPrize competition.


Sharon Says Incitement to Oppose Disengagement Plan Must End

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said opponents of his proposal to evacuate settlements in the Gaza Strip and West Bank must stop inciting the military and security forces to reject the withdrawal plan.


Accusato di associazione mafiosa e di due omicidi nel '93


People who have migraines are at twice as likely to have a stroke as people who do not, researchers estimate.


A culture-clash drama, a quirky portrait of strong women, a harrowing imprisonment story, an unnerving fairy tale and a saga of unheralded World War II heroes are contending for top honors at the Cannes Film Festival.


Scottish and Newcastle rejects Carlsberg-Heineken takeover

British brewer Scottish and Newcastle on Thursday rejected a takeover bid from Denmark's Carlsberg and Dutch peer Heineken worth 6.8 billion pounds (9.7 billion euros, 13.9 billion dollars).


BRITISH Health Secretary John Reid has emerged as Britain's nanny-in-chief, with an extraordinary plan for state intervention in people's personal lives.


Bush and Kerry Attack Each Other on Leadership

President Bush warned on Wednesday that Democratic rival John Kerry did not understand the threats facing the United States, but Kerry said Bush's failure of leadership had weakened the fight against terror.


Arctic ice melting twice as fast as expected

In a new study commissioned by eight countries of the Arctic region, scientists point to an accelerated ice thaw with far-reaching consequences for global climate change and human activity.


ABC Learning to Buy Peppercorn, Child Care Centres

ABC Learning Centres Ltd., Australia's biggest day-care operator, plans to spend A$380 million ($264 million) buying rivals to cut costs and lift its share of the nation's market to a fifth.


A moderate earthquake rattled northwestern Greece on Thursday, but no injuries or damage were reported, authorities said.


The world's largest Internet service provider believes spammers are starting to give up — at least when it comes to sending junk to its subscribers.


WASHINGTON (DowJonesAP) - Viacom (VIA) plans to submit a bid to buy financial news provider MarketWatch (MKTW), according to a filing Thursday with the Securities and Exchange Commission.


Amy cries `I love you' to jailed husband

Amy Winehouse's husband appeared in court Friday to face charges of assault and conspiracy, and the troubled singer blew him kisses and whispered, "I love you," as he was led away.


My attitude to my career is unchanged: Aishwarya

Aishwarya Rai is flooded with offers for films. But her priorities right now are slightly different. She wants to focus on her family duties and wants to do very selective work.


The sprawling fish processing plant that once dominated the downtown waterfront of this Arctic town is gone, with workers racing in the Polar darkness to build its replacement, a sparkling new cultural center.


BP submits revised spill plan for Prudhoe Bay

ANCHORAGE, Alaska  - BP Plc  has submitted a revised plan for preventing and responding to spills at the Prudhoe Bay oil field following pipeline corrosion problems and oil spills earlier this year, a state official said on Monday.


Getting Into Google Book Search - Google Print

Google Print, Google Print, Argh Argh Argh! Since I got back from Web Search University I have been buried in sites and resources to review.


Mozilla's Firefox Makes Formal Debut Today

The open-source app already has a cult following, a major portion of which like it because no one has written viruses to attack it yet.


Pakistani, US national arrested in New York subway bomb plot

A Pakistani and a US citizen who shared a hatred of the United States were arrested for planning to blow up a New York subway station near the Republican national convention site, police said.


Report sees 7.6 million global 2007 cancer deaths

About 7.6 million people will die  this year worldwide from various types of cancer, with lung  cancer -- heavily driven by smoking -- killing 975,000 men and  376,000 women, the American Cancer Society said on Monday.


Immigration bill fails crucial Senate vote

A sharply divided Senate on Thursday threw into doubt the fate of a White House-backed plan to revamp immigration laws.


In a much anticipated article, Peter Belesis returns with this piece on a DHTML Lab Popup Calendar. Among it's many features: No knowledge of JavaScript is necessary; only a beginner's aquaintance with HTML and CSS syntax is all that's needed. 0809


By The Sun, Lowell, Mass.  Sep. 20--BOSTON -- Greater Lowell posted another solid month of year-over-year job growth, according to the Massachusetts Department of Workforce Development.


Iran watching U.S. troops, says in missile range

U.S. troop movements are being monitored by Iran using satellites and other technology and would be in range of Iranian missiles if an attack was launched, a top Iranian military official said.


Major job cuts at Airbus may be up for debate at a company board meeting, a main union at the planemaker warns.


CoreStreet releases mobile smart card reader

(InfoWorld) - CoreStreet Ltd., a vendor for identity management technology, has released one of the first identity-card readers that comply with U.S. government standards. The Pivman System, using CoreStreet's software, is one of the first readers available that complies with the U.S. government's secure credential Federal Information Processing Standard 201 (FIPS 201), CoreStreet said Tuesday. The Pivman is a handheld device, allowing law enforcement agencies setting up perimeters at disaster sites to check the identities of emergency response workers "Very few" products work with the FIPS 201 standard, said Phil Libin, CoreStreet's president and cofounder. The Pivman comes as U.S. government agencies have an Oct. 27 deadline to begin using smart cards as identification for employees and contractors. U.S. President George Bush in August 2004 signed Homeland Security Presidential Directive-12 (HSPD-12) requiring federal agencies to move to electronic-authentication systems for workers and contractors, and the October deadline was set in August 2005. The Pivman can be used as an entry scanner for buildings as well as a scanner in temporary locations such as disaster sites, Libin said. The devices don't rely on ongoing network connectivity such as Wi-Fi to authenticate identification cards; instead, they can be synchronized to the authentication database before taken out to the field, he said. During emergencies, "you can't rely on having any standard network connectivity back to a server," Libin said. If the devices have connectivity, they synchronize every couple of hours, using Wi-Fi or GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) networks. Users can also have the Pivman System linked up to human resources databases showing employee certifications or training, said CoreStreet, based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Federal agencies can use the Pivman to screen which employees are trained to respond to field events such as natural disasters, the company said. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has used the Pivman System in four recent exercises, the company said. The Pivman System, available immediately, carries a price tag of US$25,000 for two handheld devices.


Berlino, 22:32 - CALCIO, BUNDESLIGA: BOCHUM-AMBURGO 2-1 NELL'ANTICIPO

Il Bochum ha battuto l'Amburgo 2-1 nell'anticipo della terza giornata di Bundesliga. In gol per i pa...


Justin Verlander found his groove on the mound, and the Detroit Tigers rediscovered their stroke at the plate.


Brazil publishes an official list of atrocities allegedly committed during two decades of military rule.


Via libera al maxi-emendamento per la riforma fiscale

ROMA, 3 dicembre 2004 - Via libera della commissione Bilancio del Senato al maxiemendamento fiscale del governo, che contiene gli sgravi Irpef e Irap. Dopo che nella seduta pomeridiana della commissione sono


They could have been excused for doing a little California dreaming. With a game upcoming against UCLA in Anaheim, Calif., in the Wooden Classic Sunday, it would have been natural for the Cali Contingent of Boston College's men's basketball team -- junior Craig Smith of Los Angeles, sophomore Jared Dudley of San Diego, and sophomore Sean Marshall of Rialto -- ...


Necessaria maxicedola straordinaria, altrimenti sara' 'no'


House convenes again on Monday, at 2:30 p.m.  Senate convenes again on Monday, at 3:00 p.m.  SENATE COMMITTEE HEARINGS  FINANCE: in Room E. Scheduled HB1 state budget bill.


Exercise may reduce smokers' lung cancer risk

Women who smoke may be able to  reduce their lung cancer risk with exercise, a new study shows.  But the investigators caution that any relative benefit is  dwarfed by the benefits gained from kicking the habit.


'Curtain' Falls on Phish's Career in Vermont

Phish called it a career Sunday night before a crowd of more than 70,000 fans who braved bad weather to witness the jam band's emotional two-day finale in its home state.


This much is known: Mike Huckabee, a one-time Southern Baptist preacher, attracts fellow Christian evangelicals in droves.


VATICANO - LE PAROLE DELLA DOTTRINA a cura di don Nicola Bux e don Salvatore Vitiello - Verso il Motu proprio CittÃ  del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - LÂannuncio nei giorni scorsi dellÂimminente pubblicazione del Motu proprio sulla celebrazione dellÂEucaristia secondo il rito del Messale cosiddetto di San Pio V, approvato nellÂultima edizione dal Beato Giovanni ...


Intesa tra i due politici indicati da molti come i prossimi leader dei PoliIl presidente di An: "La democrazia dell'alternanza Ã¨ ormai un valore condiviso"                                          Tra Fini e Veltroni Ã¨ sempre luna di miele ora l'intesa Ã¨ per difendere il bipolarismo                                                                                Il sindaco di Roma: "Ma questa non Ã¨ stata una sfida tra futuri candidati premier"


How much of a threat to national security is a dead rock star like John Lennon? For 20 years, the FBI's said it's huge. The threat's so large, in fact, that the Federal Bureau of Investigations has kept some


Providing directions, or just leading you on? Review What more do you want from a GPS unit than the ability to get you from A to B when you haven't got a clue where you are or which way to go? Well, Harman Kardon is hoping that multimedia features will also feature highly on your shopping list as its new Guide+Play GPS-500 also features video and audio playback.â¦


French 'Spiderman' Climbs World's Tallest Building

TAIPEI, Taiwan  - Daredevil climber Alain Robert,  known as the French Spiderman, defied stiff winds and rain to  climb the world's tallest skyscraper, Taipei 101, in the Taiwan  capital Saturday.


Episcopal Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori says her church has been unfairly singled out for criticism because it is honest about consecrating gay bishops.


Energy ministers agree to increase the share of biofuel used in transport but leave a broader renewables target vague.


Deadly bacteria thrive in badly kept spa pools

Last year, 27 cases of the disease were linked to the baths, and three people died as a result. Dr Susanne Surman-Lee, who led a study for the Health Protection Agency, said that out of 88 spa pools examined


Macedonian pop star Tose Proeski, a hugely popular singer in the Balkans, dies in a car crash.


Mercato teme indebitamento della holding


Senate Democrats are cutting President Bush's marquee foreign aid program to help emerging democracies and funneling more money to fight AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis around the world.


With interest in the origin of diamonds fueled by the movie "Blood Diamond," and an advertising counterattack by the diamond industry, customers are asking questions about the iconic symbol of eternal love.


By Paul Burgarino  MANTECA -- Much like a prospective homebuyer makes sure all utilities work perfectly before signing a lease, developers of a housing project in southern Manteca had to tie up a couple of loose ends with the city before coming to terms on an agreement.


Three French nationals shot dead in Saudi: ministry

Three French nationals, some of them Muslims, were shot dead in Saudi Arabia on Monday in what appeared to be a militant attack, the Interior Ministry said.


MANCHESTER, New Hampshire  - Hillary Clinton fought to complete a dramatic comeback in New Hampshire against Barack Obama on Tuesday, with the two Democrats running neck-and-neck in a tighter presidential race than predicted by recent U.S. public opinion polls.


Federal prosecutors launched a broad legal assault on two of Chinatown's most prominent organized crime groups Friday, aiming to disrupt a new wave of mobsters who thrive in a global economy by smuggling immigrants and counterfeit goods around the world.


Colombian golfer leads US Amateur qualifying

MAMARONECK, NY   Oscar Alvarez of Colombia shot a 3-under-par 67 for the first-round lead at the US Amateur on Monday. Alvarez, a junior at BYU, had five birdies and two bogeys on the 6,775-yard East course at Winged Foot Golf Club, and was the ...


CONCRETE maker RMC is set to be bought by Mexican rival Cemex in a deal valuing it about Â£2.3bn. Directors from both companies have approved the purchase of the world's biggest maker of ready-mixed cement.


Molta paura, solo 7 feriti Difficile contare i danni

Brescia, 25 novembre 2004 - Ã di sette feriti, tutti nel bresciano, per lo piÃ¹ contusi e alcuni in stato di shock, e di circa 230 sfollati, numero destinato a salire inevitabilmente con il trascorrere delle ore man mano che le verifiche di stabilitÃ


At Least 10 Killed in Bombings in Baghdad

Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld made a surprise visit to Iraq today, as two car bombs shook Baghdad, killing at least 10 people, U.S. and Iraqi officials said.


Sluggish Frances Cuts Power to 2M in Fla.

FORT PIERCE, Fla. - Massive Hurricane Frances trudged toward land with 105 mph wind and pelting rain late Saturday, knocking out power to 2 million people and forcing Floridians to endure a frightening night amid roaring gales that shredded roofs and uprooted trees...


Nintendo, Sony try to kindle demand ahead of holidays

Nintendo Co. and Sony Corp. made separate product unveilings yesterday that the video game giants hope will attract more customers ahead of the highly competitive holiday shopping season.


Fish, Srichaphan win Paris Masters openers

Paris, France (Sports Network) - Silver medalist Mardy Fish and Paradorn Srichaphan of Thailand were both victorious Monday in opening-round action at the $3.


Government Will Do 'All It Can' to Free Aid Chief

Prime Minister Tony Blair tonight vowed the Government would do all it could to help free an aid chief kidnapped in Baghdad. Margaret Hassan, who heads Care Internationalâs operation


Photo 2 of 5: Gadgets galore in old Tokyo

CNET News.com's Michael Kanellos travels to Tokyo to find out what may soon be on U.S. shelves.


Giants president acknowledges risk in Bonds deal

The president of the San Francisco Giants said on Tuesday there was some risk in signing Barry Bonds but was hopeful the controversial slugger could pass Hank Aaron's all-time home run mark this season.


Rice cool to any partial nuclear suspension by Iran

The United States dismissed on Sunday the idea of a partial suspension of uranium enrichment by Iran, saying that Washington and its allies still insisted on a full suspension.


DEFENDING champion Ernie Els recovered from a sluggish start to lead Briton Scott Drummond by two holes with two to play after a rainswept opening day of the World Match Play Championship at Wentworth yesterday.


Give Tim Brown this much: The man has visited the Black Hole in Oakland often enough over the years to know the scent of overt sporting hatred.


Politics - John Kampfner on Labour's deep unfashionability

New Labour is no longer the party of shiny, happy people, and it is no longer fashionable. This may be no bad thing: the party will learn patience and gain intellectual strength.


Restoration Of Roof And Walls In Church "St. Spas" Completed

After a two-month intervention on the roof and facade at church "St. Spas", the City Bureau for Protection of Cultural Monuments marked Friday that completion of the reconstruction of this sacral object in ...


Travel: From downtown bistros serving local, organic feasts to simple coffee and doughnuts, Laura Barton finds the tastiest treats in town


Nordic exchange OMX recommends Borse Dubai bid

The board of Nordic and Baltic stock exchange operator OMX on Wednesday advised shareholders to accept a bid from Emirates-based Borse Dubai and a subsequent planned acquisition by Nasdaq.