RAMALLAH, Nov. 11. - Yasser Arafatâs funeral will take place in Cairo tomorrow before he is buried on the same day at his West Bank headquarters, a top aide said today.


Blagojevich Awaits FDA Approval For Flu Shot Imports

CHICAGO -- Gov. Rod Blagojevich says his administration has negotiated a tentative agreement to purchase flu vaccinations from British wholesalers, but federal regulators must approve the deal.


On Boston waterfront, new art museum ready to bow

Perched on the shore of Boston Harbor, the first new art museum built in Boston in nearly a century opens this month with a collection of modern painting, sculpture, photography and video.


Dow Jones & Company, publisher of the Wall Street Journal, yesterday agreed to pay $519m (Â£281m) for CBS MarketWatch, underscoring its belief in online advertising.


Arla Foods, Europe's biggest milk company, to merge with Dutch milk producer

COPENHAGEN  - Europe's biggest milk company, Arla Foods amba, will merge with Netherlands-based Campina, the companies said Wednesday, a move that will help them prepare for anticipated price drops in milk.


Energy Workers Union to Merge with Steelworkers

The United Steelworkers of America and  the Paper, Allied-Industrial, Chemical and Energy Workers  International Union (PACE) said they will ask their members to  approve a merger of the two organizations, which would form the  largest industrial labor union in North America.


THE US Olympic Committee will consider supporting South Korea's bid to claim a duplicate gold medal for one of its gymnasts to make up for the scoring error which gave American Paul Hamm the all-around title.


IRAQ: MOZIONE GAD, QUATTRO PASSAGGI PER LA PACE

Roma, 26 ott. (Adnkronos) - L'opposizione ritrova l'unita' in Parlamento sul processo di pace in Iraq, sulla traccia dell'intesa raggiunta nella riunione tra i segretari della Gad e Romano Prodi. Il documento


Troubled French newspaper Liberation gets a financial lifeline by gaining protection from its creditors.


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Eight people are killed in continuing clashes between Palestinian rivals Fatah and Hamas in Gaza.


The Fed's new subprime mortgage plans don't do enough and do too much at the same time.


Sales of S.U.V.Âs and Pickup Trucks Rebound a Bit

The slight rise in sales in September was not enough to prevent General Motors and DaimlerChrysler from losing market share to Toyota.


China and Taiwan Draw Fire From Washington

Senior Bush administration officials sharply criticized both countries for unnecessarily inflaming tensions between each other and with the United States.


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Facebook users should not worry that personal details will be searchable on the net, says the social network.


Former Germany coach Rudi Voeller has quit AS Roma less than a month after taking charge of the Serie A club. Voeller told Italian media on Sunday his resignation, offered after


Toothpaste, bouillon cubes new frontiers of piracy

Cheap everyday items such as pens and disposable razors are increasingly being counterfeited and many retailers unwittingly stock their shelves with fake products, companies and officials say.


The 10th anniversary of Princess Diana's death  is being marked with services across the UK.


A former top Merrill Lynch banker, who  is suing the U.S. investment bank for sex discrimination, was  described as over sensitive and territorial in her management  style as the case reopened at a tribunal in London on Tuesday.


Blair in Talks with Iraqi Prime Minister

Their meeting comes after Mr Blair played down claims that he had been warned a year before the war to oust Saddam Hussein of the chaos that might follow.


Five-star Anderson does for India at Lord's

James Anderson took a Test-best five for 42 as England took charge of the first Test against India at Lord's here.


Meanwhile, the US military apologized for the latest civilian casualty of its operations to protect landmark October elections. Also, Afghanistan's top law-enforcer said three men arrested for firing a rocket


The company lowered its 2008 profit outlook for the second time this year, as leery consumers held their pocketbooks closer.


French ministers are preparing to receive individual performance reviews to find out whether they are getting the job done in the reformist government of President Nicolas Sarkozy.


Japan govt body to call for 5.7 billion dollar aid to Daiei

A Japanese government-backed organization will ask financial institutions to provide troubled retailer Daiei with 600 billion yen (5.7 billion dollars) in financial assistance.


A bomb exploded outside a bank in Saudi Arabia early Saturday, but appears to have caused no casualties. One of the bombers was reportedly shot and taken into custody, and Saudi police have launched a search for other militants that fled the scene.


Vento-Kabchi upset at Wismilak International

BALI, Indonesia (Ticker) -- Sixth-seeded Maria Vento-Kabchi was upset Tuesday by Korean Yoon-Jueng Cho at the $225,000 Wismilak International.


Santander aims to complete its takeover of UK mortgage lender Abbey one month sooner than originally planned.


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Don't Touch That Printer Until You Read This Recall Notice

The Consumer Product Safety Commission has recalled a total of nine different models because the printers can short circuit posing a shock hazard to users.


Many were gloomy about Hong Kong's future 10 years ago when the British colony of dazzling skyscrapers and gung-ho capitalists returned to the communist Chinese motherland.


Gibbs & Parcells meet in strangest of places

Bill Parcells and Joe Gibbs are coaching against each other tomorrow night for the first time in 14 years. But if Gibbs had said "yes" to Jerry Jones in 1998 and Parcells had said "yes" to Dan Snyder in 2001


O'Malley Plan Puts Slots Issue To Voters

Gov. Martin O'Malley (D) put forward legislation last night that would allow voters to decide in a referendum whether Maryland should legalize slot machine gambling at five racetrack and non-track locations, a compromise that legislative leaders said could finally resolve an issue that has divided...


In a court appearance Tuesday, former "Growing Pains" actress Tracey Gold, pleaded not-guilty to DUI charges. The actress and mother of three was involved in a car accident September 3rd when her SUV flipped on the highway, in which both her husband an...


Milano, 12:46 - MERCATO, ZAMBROTTA: GRAZIE MILAN MA SONO DEL BARCELLONA

"Mi fanno piacere le parole di Berlusconi e Ancelotti perÃ² posso dire solo che sto giocando con il B...


Bush Vows More Aid for Victims of Tsunami

CRAWFORD, Texas  - President Bush said on  Wednesday the United States' initial grant of $35 million in  the aftermath of the tsunami disaster in South East Asia was  "only the beginning of our help" but he did not announce an  immediate increase in aid.


China President Hu Shakes Hands with AIDS Patients

In a public display of commitment to  fighting the disease a day before World AIDS Day, state media  reported on Tuesday that China's President Hu Jintao shook  hands with patients during a visit to a hospital in the  capital.


Citibank limits ATM withdrawals in New York City

Responding to ATM robberies, the bank is lowering daily withdrawal limits for all customers as a security precaution.


Titans extend Fisher's deal through 2011

Titans owner Bud Adams said more than a year ago that coach Jeff Fisher wouldn't be going anywhere. On Monday, the NFL's longest-tenured coach with his current team said he hopes to finish his career in Tennessee.


Pope Enters Fray on European Commission Dispute

Pope John Paul, a close friend of Rocco Buttiglione, dived into the crisis over the new European Commission on Thursday, saying it had to be resolved by showing respect for all points of view.


Prenatal infection may up leukemia risk in child

A mother who contracts  influenza, pneumonia, or a sexually transmitted disease around  the time of pregnancy appears to be at increased risk of having  a child that will develop leukemia, new research shows.


A Briton has died after reportedly crashing into a barrier while sliding down an Italian mountain on a rubber mattress.


When his name was announced in the starting lineup for the first time as an NBA player last night, Glen Davis was more nervous than even one would expect a rookie to be. But by the way "Big Baby" played in a 90-78 victory over the Sacramento Kings at TD Banknorth Garden, it was hard to view him as a ...


Madrid, 16:04 - BASKET, EUROPEI: SLOVENIA 7/a, NIENTE PECHINO PER LA FRANCIA

La Slovenia ha battuto la Francia 88-74 nella finale per il settimo e ottavo posto degli Europei di ...


One million party-goers awaited at London's Notting Hill Carnival

More than a million people are expected to attend this weekend's Notting Hill Carnival in London, an annual extravaganza of Caribbean music and dance that is the biggest street party in Europe.


Pakistan's Musharraf to Meet Chirac at Close of Tour

Pakistanâs President Gen. Pervez Musharraf was to meet with Franceâs president today, concluding a trip that has taken him to London, Washington and Latin America.


Bollywood gangster comedy makes Gandhi new pop icon

A Bollywood comedy about a gangster's tryst with Indian freedom movement leader Mahatma Gandhi is proving a hit across the country, inspiring people to emulate his pacifist ideals, often with humorous results.


Jack Straw, the foreign secretary, expressed his "concern" last week that Israeli expansion of illegal West Bank colonies threatens the viability of a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.


Let it be: Apple, Beatles settle trademark dispute

Apple Computer said it had settled its long-running trademark dispute with The Beatles over the use of "Apple" as a name and logo, raising hopes that songs by the Fab Four might soon be available as legal downloads.


HTC in race to ship first Windows Mobile 6 handset

(InfoWorld) - Taiwanese handset maker High Tech ComputerÂ (HTC) is racing to put out the first smartphone based onÂ Microsoft's Windows Mobile 6 OS, a company representative said Wednesday. HTC announced the S710 at theÂ 3GSM World CongressÂ in Barcelona as its first Windows Mobile 6 handset and likely one of the first globally. But the competition is on, and HTC believes that rivals such as Samsung Electronics could beat it to the punch. A loss in the race to market by HTC could be viewed as a victory for Microsoft. For years, HTC has championed Windows Mobile software on its smartphones, while other companies eschewed the OS as too slow or bulky. But HTC's sales have taken off over the past few years, attracting the notice of a number of rivals, which have started marketing Windows Mobile-based handsets. The steady development of the OS and its tie-ins to Microsoft's desktop software are strong reasons for adoption of the OS on mobile devices. In the latest generation of the software, Windows Mobile 6, Microsoft has improved the speed of its direct e-mail push technology to better compete with Research In Motion's popular BlackBerry service. Microsoft has also ensured Windows Mobile 6 takes advantage of features of Exchange Server 2007, including allowing users to search through a greater number of e-mails and allowing a remote user to wipe all Exchange Server-fed data from a device if it is lost or stolen. Windows Mobile 6 is the first mobile OS to take advantage of these features. Other features make Windows Mobile 6 work better with Microsoft Outlook. HTC hopes to ship the S710 handset to Europe in the first quarter, but the timing of the launch could be the second quarter, an HTC representative said. Earlier, the company said it was targeting shipments in the first half of this year. The HTC S710 has a numeric keypad and a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, and has a 2.4-inch color TFT-LCD (thin-film transistor liquid crystal display) screen. Thanks to brisk sales of Microsoft Windows Mobile handsets, HTC's revenue rose 46 percent year-on-year last year to NT$106.1 billion ($3.26 billion as of Dec. 31, 2006, the last day of the period reported). Â


Comedian Jon Stewart will host the Academy Awards next February, the New York Times reported on its Web site on Tuesday.


Zagabria, 15:38 - SCI, CDM; ROCCA: SONO FELICISSIMO MA AVREI POTUTO VINCERE

Giorgio Rocca è felicissimo lo splendido quarto posto nella gara di Zagabria della Coppa del ...


Oggi si discute una richiesta di scarcerazione


Asia shows biggest growth over last year Worldwide sales of semiconductors totalled $20.6bn for the month of July, a jump of 2.2 per cent on the previous year, according to new figures.â¦


Hostage-Takers Steal Millions from N.Irish Bank

A gang held the families of two Northern Ireland bank officials hostage for 24 hours before stealing more than 20 million pounds ($39 million) in one of Britain's biggest ever robberies, police said on Tuesday.


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Rochester schools expected to get $5 million grant

City school officials are expected to announce a five (m) million dollar grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The grant will help pay for the district's secondary school redesign plan, and create new partnerships with colleges in the area.


Democratic U.S. presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton on Saturday won the endorsement of retired Army Gen. Wesley Clark, a former NATO commander and 2004 presidential candidate.


By WEATHER UNDERGROUND  A strong storm moved through the Central Plains toward the Great Lakes Friday, spawning tornadoes and causing damage in Missouri.  Cool rain showers fell north of the system stretching from Montana to the Great Lakes.


Amgen Wins Patent Battle Over Rocheâs Anemia Drug

The legal outcome could help protect Amgenâs multibillion dollar anemia drug franchise in the U.S. by blocking Rocheâs plan to introduce a competing medicine.


Iraq will shut its borders with Iran and Syria for 72 hours and extend the hours of a nightly curfew in Baghdad as part of a U.S.- backed plan to rein in unrelenting violence, an official said on Tuesday.


Defending champion Andy Roddick, who  has yet to lose a set in this year's U.S. Open, reached the  quarter-finals when he demolished 18th seed Tommy Robredo of  Spain 6-3, 6-2, 6-4, on Tuesday.


The appointment of Benazir Bhutto's 19-year-old son, Bilawal, as party chief will rally the party  -  if elections go ahead


Russian Apartment Fire Kills at Least 18

A fire destroyed an apartment building in the southern Russian region of Tuva Wednesday, killing 18 people and injuring at least 18 others, an emergency official said.


Bhutto makes emotional return to Pakistan

Former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto returned home Thursday after eight years in exile, defying Al-Qaeda death threats to receive a jubilant welcome from hundreds of thousands of supporters.


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If fall's gray palette seems a bit depressing, get ready for a dose of fashion Prozac.


EU officials back Italy and Malta to lift sanctions on Libya

1540CET-- The European Union ambassadors have agreed to recommend lifting the EU bloc's arms embargo on Libya following pressure from Italy and


Nigerian unions launch strike, oil exports flow

LAGOS - Nigerian unions began a four-day strike on Monday, helping drive world oil prices to record highs although shipments from Africa's top producer were unaffected.


Audit of Fla. 13 Voting Machines Ends as Fight Rages On

The testing of the electronic voting machines in FloridaÃ¢ÂÂs disputed 13th Congressional District race is expected to conclude Friday night. State elections officials then will proceed with additional audit activities to determine whether voting machine errors affected the outcome Ã¢ÂÂ certified by state officials as a narrow 369-vote victory for the Republican nominee, car dealership owner Vern Buchanan.


The "future" is getting a chance to revive the presently struggling New York Giants. Two other teams also decided it was time for a change at quarterback, but the Buffalo Bills are not one of them.


Oil Jumps 2.6 Percent on Freezing Weather

Oil prices jumped 2.6 percent on  Friday as a harsh U.S. cold snap kept heating oil demand  sizzling and fresh signs emerged of China's growing energy  consumption.


LOUISVILLE, KY. -- A team of doctors from Louisville and the Netherlands say they're ready to do a face transplant, a procedure considered controversial by some medical ethicists.


While a lot of New Mexico troops here have worked to put out luminarias and cook posole and enchiladas this weekend, fresh in their minds is the fact that so many lives


Five Europeans abducted almost two weeks ago in one of Ethiopia's most remote, inhospitable regions were released Tuesday, but a group of Ethiopians abducted at the same time remain hostages


Whole grains may curb belly fat, inflammation

NEW YORK  - Cutting calories helps people lose weight, but doing so by filling up on whole grains may be particularly heart-healthy, new research suggests.


Pakistan Says 'Important' Al Qaeda Men Arrested

Pakistani security forces have arrested two "important" al Qaeda operatives, including an Egyptian, a senior official said on Wednesday.


WASHINGTON -- The newest $1 coin, bearing the likeness of George Washington, is going into circulation around the country just in time for next week's celebration of the first president's birthday.


A case of bird flu in Thailand sparks fears of human to human transmission.


Crotone, 23:47 - CALCIO, CROTONE-JUVE; COBOLLI: ABBIAMO CAPITO LA SERIE B

La Juventus ha vinto a Crotone, non a Madrid, ma Giovanni Cobolli Gigli esprime tutta la sua soddisf...


The New York Mets get dynamic postseason debuts from Carlos Delgado and David Wright and hold off the Dodgers in the late innings to earn a 6-5 win.


Books of The Times: Only the Swans Know Why a Love Has Died

In Howard Normanâs new novel, an unlucky man takes a bride, only to trade punches with her father.


FBI Is Probing Leak of Curt Weldon Investigation, Mueller Says

Bloomberg - Dec. 6 (Bloomberg) -- The Federal Bureau of Investigation is conducting a leak investigation into the disclosure several weeks before the congressional elections that the FBI is probing U.S. Representative Curt Weldon, the agency's director said.


JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The task in front of the Philadelphia Eagles tonight is Promethean. The New England Patriots know once Super Bowl XXXIX begins at Alltel Stadium that alone won't mean much, however.


Dave Wannstedt will resign as Miami Dolphins head coach Tuesday amid his team's 1-8 season, two NFL sources told the South Florida Sun-Sentinel.


Ukraine election shenanigans an eye-opener for Mikva

Having come of age as a political independent while the Cook County Democratic Machine was at its zenith, former Illinois congressman and federal appeals court Judge Abner Mikva knows a thing or two about vote fraud.


U.S. Frees Some 80 Afghans from Guantanamo-Official

Some 80 Afghans held as terror suspects at the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay have been released and flown back to Afghanistan, an Afghan court official said on Sunday.


Unpredictable hospital billing can lead to financial anxiety about the prospect of dealing with insurance companies even before a surgery has happened.


Botswana ruling party draws ahead in polls

Botswana president Festus Mogae's ruling party led in early results today and, with the opposition split, looked set to win overall in parliamentary elections in the world's biggest diamond producer.


Information on the eight suspects detained in failed car bomb attacks in London and Glasgow, Scotland:


Italy warm up for their crunch group game with Scotland with another disjointed win over a determined and well-organised Portugal.


Ram Gopal Verma talks about film, life, fun, and more film


The German government will take on an extra 14 billion euros ($17.23 billion) in debt this year because the country's economic upturn so far has failed to boost tax revenue, taking new borrowing to a record level, the finance minister said Wednesday.


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Pilots and Makers of Copters Defy the Aviation Slump

In an aviation world of bankrupt airlines and despondent employees, the helicopter business is a relatively happy and optimistic niche.


Britain throws out Russian diplomats in murder row

Britain said on Monday it was expelling  four Russian diplomats over Moscow's refusal to extradite the  main suspect in the murder of Alexander Litvinenko.


Bush Promises to Step Up Iraq Rebuilding Spending

President Bush, under election-year pressure from Democrats and some fellow Republicans over Iraq, promised on Saturday to step up the pace of spending on reconstruction contracts in that country despite the violence.


Asian Quake 5th Largest Since 1900--USGS

Locals and rescuers carry a girl from the Marina beach after a tsunami hit the southern Indian city of Madras December 26, 2004. At least 390 have been killed after a tsunami triggered by an earthquake hit


Takeover of foreign oil projects ordered

CARACAS -- President Hugo Chávez ordered by decree yesterday the takeover of oil projects operated by foreign oil companies in Venezuela's Orinoco River region. Chávez previously announced the government's intention to take a majority stake by May 1 in the four heavy oil-upgrading projects run by British Petroleum PLC, Exxon Mobil Corp. , Chevron Corp., ConocoPhillips Co., Total SA, and ...


Wall Street opinion is split on whether the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates at its meeting Tuesday, with conventional wisdom siding with a rate hike.


E.U. Report Faults 16 Nations in Probe Of Secret CIA Flights

PARIS, Feb. 14 -- The European Parliament on Wednesday approved a report admonishing 15 European countries and Turkey for helping the CIA transport terrorism suspects held in secret or for failing to cooperate in the parliament's investigation of the practice.


The statement could provoke demands for the country to be suspended once again from the Commonwealth. There have long been doubts about Gen Musharraf's promise, made


Sono due ragazzi dell'Agrigentino di 16 e 17 anni


Clijsters comes back from long layoff to make winning return

Former top-ranked player Kim Clijsters made a winning return to the tour Wednesday, shaking off five months of rustiness to beat Iveta Benesova 7-6 (3), 6-2 and moving into the quarterfinals of the Gaz de France Stars tournament.


The President prepares to make a pitch for "global liberation" from tyranny, poverty and disease


Hollywood stars choose between Clinton, Obama

Even as they ponder their Oscar  votes, the wealthy stars of Hollywood's liberal establishment  are sizing up the choice between the Democratic Party's two  leading lights for president in 2008.


Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced a series of measures to strengthen central state powers following the hostage-taking at Beslan when more than 300 people died.


Newcastle confirm Kevin Keegan will make a dramatic return to manager the club.


CHARLIE NICHOLAS last night demanded the SFA power-brokers follow Berti Vogts out the door. The Scotland legend reckons the Hampden chiefs are at the root of the nation's dramatic fall from grace and branded


Los Angeles, CA (Sports Network) - Rick Majerus accepted an offer to become the head basketball coach at Southern California and was introduced Wednesday afternoon.


Microsoft has tailored its Windows XP Starter Edition for the Indian market, giving it a Hindi interface, as well as help and training resources in that language.


Queen sends Christmas message of tolerance

Queen Elizabeth has called for tolerance between different cultural and religious groups in her Christmas address to the nation. "Religion and culture are much in the news these days, usually


OTTAWA - A compensation fund for people who contracted hepatitis C through tainted blood between 1986 and 1990 could be extended to those who got the disease outside that time frame, the federal health minister said Wednesday.


WellPoint names general counsel as next CEO

Health insurer WellPoint Inc.  stands to become the largest company in the United States with a woman at the helm, on Monday naming General Counsel Angela Braly to replace retiring CEO Larry Glasscock.


Starbucks will open fewer US stores as Americans hit by the economic slowdown cut back on expensive coffee.


Iraq's parliament voted on Saturday to let thousands of members of Saddam Hussein's Baath Party return to government jobs, winning praise from Washington for achieving a benchmark step toward reconciling warring sects.


The head of US mining giant Newmont Corp. defended his company's environmental record Thursday, saying mercury emissions at a controversial Indonesian mine were well within the country's standards and posed no health hazards.


Bizet's Carmen will be the first full UK opera production to be streamed online next month.


Breast-baring act exposes CBS to top indecency fine

CBS got the bill Wednesday for Janet Jackson's eye-catching flash dance during the Super Bowl halftime show: a record $550,000.


11 Elite Iranian Troops Killed In Bombing; U.S. Role Alleged

TEHRAN, Feb. 14 -- A car bomb killed 11 members of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guard on Wednesday in the deadliest attack in years near the Pakistani border, and Iran accused the United States of backing guerrillas to destabilize the country.


French bank uncovers Â£3.7bn fraud by trader

SociÃ©tÃ© GÃ©nÃ©rale also announces further â¬2bn-plus write-down because of credit crunch


A man shot dead by police after reportedly threatening someone with a sub-machine gun is named.


Jury in trial of former pub landlord accused of murdering five prostitutes discharged


Remember those Mata Hari-Catwoman comic book heroines? Bollywood's Priyanka Chopra harks back to the comic book heroine of yore in Goldie Behl's "Drona", a la Uma Thurman in "Kill Bill".


Marsiglia, 17:52 - CALCIO, MARSIGLIA: EMON ALLENERA' FINO AL 2009

L'allenatore dell'Olimpique di Marsiglia Albert Emon, che aveva firmato col suo club fino a giugno 2...


Cattle sales dropped but held their prices Friday as the beef industry waited to learn whether the nation had its second case ever of mad cow disease.


U.S. Rep. Chip Pickering said Friday he won't seek the Senate seat vacated by Trent Lott, the Republican power broker who resigned earlier this month after spending more than three decades in Washington.


Michael Jackson voluntarily gave a DNA sample to authorities, returning to his Neverland Ranch estate a day after he left during a search by sheriff's deputies, a source close to the case said Sunday.


Nearly 300 passengers, including 113 Americans, were awaiting rescue Wednesday from a Norwegian cruise ship that ran aground off a remote Antarctic island


On October 9, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) voted once again to postpone the resumption of normal relations with the Washington-installed Haitian government of Prime Minister Gerard Latortue, citing the latter's campaign of persecution against ousted


Napoli, 19:37 - BASKET, ELDO NAPOLI: DOMANI ARRIVA JONES

La Eldo Napoli attende per domani l'arrivo dell'ex Phoenix, Jumaine Jones.


Due canali di comunicazione per Enzo Baldoni

Roma - 24 Agosto 2004 -- Sono almno due i canali di comunicazione messi in piedi in questi ultimi due gorni pe arrivare a conoscere cosa possa essere accaduto a Enzo Baldoni, il giornalista free lance che si trovava a Najaf per scrivere corrispondenze e


Craving the High That Risky Trading Can Bring

It is easy to dismiss JÃ©rÃ´me Kerviel, the rogue trader at SociÃ©tÃ© GÃ©nÃ©rale, as a fluke. So here is a sobering thought for Wall Street: There may be a bit of Mr. Kerviel in all of us.


U.N. Stresses Tsunami Lessons; Aid Drive Widen

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - U.S. helicopters stepped  up aid flights in tsunami-hit Indonesia Tuesday as U.N.  Secretary General Kofi Annan urged rich nations to spend more  on preventing natural disasters before the next one hits.


The PC maker is coming out with its own hard-drive-based MP3 player--a miniature unit that displays color photos.


Sri Lanka marks independence day with new peace offer

Sri Lanka marked its independence anniversary with President Mahinda Rajapakse inviting Tiger rebel proxies in parliament to join his effort to end decades of ethnic bloodshed.


EU says defections will not affect Microsoft lawsuit

LUXEMBOURG: A European Union judge assessed on Thursday how the desertion of the EUâs biggest allies in its anti-trust case against Microsoft will affect proceedings in the five-year legal battle.


Ministers are planning to ban smoking in eateries, but will stop short of an outright ban affecting all public places.


Canadian-led global Inuit group seeks link between rights and climate change

(CP) - A Canadian-led international Inuit group is beginning legal procedures to convince a major international organization that global warming violates their human rights.


Senate fate uncertain amid tobacco buyout dispute

WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) -- House and Senate lawmakers reached a deal Wednesday on a massive corporate tax bill that would repeal a portion of the tax code that has spurred mounting retaliatory sanctions by the European Union.


O'Brien making good first impression on 76ers

Jim O'Brien has a victory even before coaching his first official game with the 76ers: earning the trust and respect of Allen Iverson.


Roma, 12:53 - CALCIO, CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: ROMA-LIONE SI GIOCHERA' ALLE 20:45

Roma-Lione, andata dei quarti di finale di Champions League in programma mercoledÃ¬ 21 febbraio, si g...


Bush Says Kerry Has Many, Many Positions on Iraq

President Bush accused Democrat John Kerry on Friday of having more positions on Iraq than all his 99 colleagues in the Senate combined and said if the Massachusetts


Militants in Iraq Kill UK Hostage, Video Shows

Militants in Iraq beheaded British  hostage Kenneth Bigley, three weeks after kidnapping him to  press a demand for the release of women held by U.S.-led  forces, a video seen by Reuters showed on Friday.


Palermo, 19:43 - CALCIO, PALERMO: UFFICIALIZZATO INGAGGIO DI BALZARETTI

Il Palermo ha ufficializzato  il trasferimento a titolo definitivo dalla Fiorentina del difensore Fe...


A year ago, St. John's kicked Maryland out of the men's College Cup, soccer's version of the basketball Final Four. On Saturday, Maryland exacted its revenge.


'Effete' Europe useless in GWOT, says bin Laden man

Declining continent - we don't need them anyway... "Everyone is entitled to my opinion!" could be the motto of Michael Scheuer, former head of the CIA's bin Laden unit. Regularly showing up on American television, Scheuer is good as a talkative churl spewing calumnies on whatever political figure in the war on terror news hosts want defamed, always enthusiastically addressing the person being spoken to as "Sir!"â¦


FDA Backs Warnings on Antidepressants for Children

The US Food and Drug Administration says it "generally supports the recommendations" of two advisory panels that antidepressants can raise the risk of suicidal behavior in some children.


ROYAL & SunAlliance took another step towards recovery today by posting third-quarter profits ahead of the most optimistic City expectations.


ASIA/INDIA - Sito web Salesiano aiuta a rintracciare i ragazzi scomparsi New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - I Salesiani di Don Bosco in India hanno lanciato un sito web per aiutare a rintracciare i bambini e ragazzi scomparsi. Il Forum Nazionale Don Bosco per i Giovani a rischio, in collaborazione con lÂUnicef, ha aperto e gesti...


Audit concludes firm overbilled LA by $4 million

LOS ANGELES An audit has concluded that a public relations firm overbilled the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power by more than four (m) million dollars.


Henry Froehlich, Pioneer in Japanese Camera Imports, Is Dead at 85

Mr. Froehlich was one of the first distributors of high-tech Japanese cameras in the United States.


Ambushed Soldiers 'Heading Home on Leave'

The bodies of about 50 Iraqi soldiers were found on a remote road in eastern Iraq, apparently the victims of an ambush as they were heading home on leave, Iraqi authorities said today.


Interstate Bakeries Corp. (IBC.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Wednesday filed for bankruptcy after struggling with more than $1.3 billion in debt and weak demand for bread products


Iran could build a nuclear bomb in under three years, the head of Israel's Mossad intelligence agency warns.


One Coach Helps Jets Move Like Clockwork

Officially, Dick Curl is senior offensive assistant/special projects for the Jets. Unofficially, he's the guru of the clock.


Salerno, 16:36 - CALCIO, SERIE C1: CAVESE-FOGGIA A PORTE APERTE

La partita tra Cavese e Foggia, valevole per i playoff di serie C1, si giocherà a porte apert...


UK's Straw Visits Sudan as Darfur Peace Talks Open

UK Foreign Secretary Jack Straw today will visit Sudan to press government officials for action on protecting refugees in the nation's Darfur region as peace talks sponsored by the African Union are held in Nigeria.


A new software-based unlocking scheme for your iPhone makes it easier for those of us without soldering skills to leave AT&T. But the good times probably won't last.


Europe Proposes Binding Limits on Auto Emissions

E.U. officials told leading automakers to make deep cuts in emissions or face fines that could reach billions of euros. But automakers promised a fight.


Jaguar workers vote against strike action over job cuts

Jaguar car workers have voted against strike action over plans to halt production at a British plant with the loss of more than 1,000 jobs, union leaders said.


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Africa Lobbies for More AIDS, TB, Malaria Funds

ARUSHA, Tanzania  - African leaders lobbied the  Global Fund for AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria for more money  Wednesday to solve a cash crunch facing its work, seen as vital  for the continent's health, officials said.


Chavez calls second opposition TV channel an enemy

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Tuesday called opposition news channel Globovision an enemy of the state and said, days after he closed another opposition broadcaster, that he would do what was needed to stop it from inciting violence.


The number of blacks joining the military has plunged by more than one-third since the Afghanistan and Iraq wars began, as other job prospects soar and relatives of potential recruits increasingly discourage them from signing up.


British billionaire Lakshmi Mittal will be chairman and chief executive of Mittal Steel, which will be the world's largest steel maker, producing 57 million tonnes of crude steel a year.


Shaquille O'Neal returned to pre-season action for Miami in good form after missing two games with a tight hamstring. The former Los Angeles Lakers star scored 15 points and pulled down six rebounds the heat beat Atlanta 92-82.


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Three Indonesian Christians executed over Muslim killings: lawyer

Three Indonesian Christians who were on death row for inciting violence against Muslims in 2000 have been executed, their lawyer said, as security forces braced for potential religious unrest.


A prosecutor on Tuesday filed charges against a political science professor for allegedly insulting the legacy of the revered founder of modern Turkey.


Theater Review: Classic Ghost Story Keeps Viewers Guessing

What better time than the run-up to Halloween to revive Henry Jamesâs classic ghost story, âThe Turn of the Screw,â and let the shivers fall where they may?


GONAIVES, Haiti Sept. 22, 2004 - UN peacekeepers fired into the air to keep a hungry crowd at bay Wednesday as aid workers handed out bread, the first food in days for some in this city devastated by floods


South Korean troops fired warning shots on Saturday after five North Korean soldiers briefly crossed into the southern side of the demilitarized zone (DMZ) dividing the two, South Korea's joint chiefs of staff said.


U.N. Reports Progress on Health, Poverty

Wealthy countries are falling billions of dollars short of their promises to help fund reproductive health care and improvements in the status of women around the world, the United Nations said Wednesday.


Yankees 9, Orioles 4: With A.L.’s Best Record, Yankees Are All Smiles

With their win over Baltimore, the Yankees passed Detroit for the best record in the American League.


Wisconsin's Top Two Youth Volunteers Selected in 12th Annual National Awards Program

Kelsey Swiatko, 17, of Kenosha and Stella Mayerhoff, 13, of Whitefish  Bay today were named Wisconsin's top two youth volunteers for 2007 by  The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards, a nationwide program honoring  young people for outstanding acts of volunteerism.


House repudiates Bush troop buildup in Iraq

The U.S. House of Representatives denounced President George W. Bush's Iraq troop buildup on Friday in a symbolic challenge to his unpopular war strategy that is expected to lead to a mighty struggle over financing the extra troops.


There is unlikely to be a large number of deaths in the UK from the human form of mad cow disease, researchers predict.


U.N. declares end to security alert in Geneva

The United Nations declared on Friday an end to a security alert in Geneva announced the day before when Swiss authorities warned of a possible attack.


Lifestyle Changes Could Cut Alzheimer's Cases

THURSDAY, Sept. 9 (HealthDayNews) -- Unless Americans make some lifestyle changes now, the number of Alzheimer's disease cases in the United States will double to 6 million by 2030, say experts who caution that their estimates are on the low side.


U.S. has most prisoners in world due to tough laws

Tough sentencing laws, record numbers of drug offenders and high crime rates have contributed to the United States having the largest prison population and the highest rate of incarceration in the world, according to criminal justice experts.


Omar Ahmad al-Bashir of Sudan, Christian Aid is calling for radical new measures to end the crisis in Sudan. Christian Aid is calling for a change in the mandate of the African Union monitors in Darfur.


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No Firm Evidence on How Murdoch Would Run Journal

In Rupert Murdoch's world, not all journalism is created equal.


British hostage faces execution deadline

Time appears to be running out for a British hostage kidnapped in Baghdad, after his Muslim extremist captors threatened to kill him if their demands are not met.


Delta Air Lines Inc., the No. 3 U.S. carrier, said on Wednesday it is cutting its airfares by as much as 50 percent for travel in the continental United States.


Tyco International Ltd.  aims to gain ground in its core markets, including fire and security systems, increasing core revenue 4 percent to 6 percent annually after it spins off its electronics and health-care business, company officials said on Tuesday.


Outraged order of nuns calls for silencing of erotic verses of Juan RamÃ³n JimÃ©nez.


By the light, of the silvery moon, corals get in tune, and soon, it's a spawning delight. While their silvery moon was written about people, songwriters Ray Noble and Snookie Lanson understood the motivation. Now, scientists think they may have found out how reef-building corals manage to coordinate their sex lives in moonlight bay.


South Korean city to test limits of digital development, privacy

SONGDO, South Korea -- It's Monday morning and the wall computer has a few suggestions to kick off the day: Your blood pressure is high, so how about tofu for dinner? Try another route to work to avoid traffic. And there's no more orange juice, so more has been ordered.


US President Bush says he has lost patience with Syria's President Assad, and rules out opening a dialogue with him.


OSLO/NEW YORK  - Microsoft Corp  made a  $1.2 billion offer to buy Norwegian Web search software company  Fast Search & Transfer  in a deal that would help the  world's largest software maker expand into the market for  business-oriented search.


Gov't Urges Upholding of Stewart Verdict

The government urged a federal appeals court to uphold the conviction of Martha Stewart, arguing that "overwhelming evidence" supported the guilty verdict against the celebrity homemaker.


Raiders notes: Wheatley says he'll miss 2 to 4 weeks

Bee Staff Writer. ALAMEDA - Raiders starting running back Tyrone Wheatley says he'll be out up to a month - not that the team wants you to know.


British police issue TV image of dead prostitute

British police released surveillance  television footage of one of five murdered prostitutes on  Saturday as they stepped up their hunt for a possible serial  killer.


Bush tells UN 'all must fight the murderers'

President Bush stressed the importance of spreading freedom in the world and defended his decision to invade Iraq in a speech Tuesday to the UN General Assembly.


London Court Is Told of Wide Investigation

ONDON, Aug. 18 - A British prosecutor said Wednesday that authorities had seized 100 computers containing thousands of computer files and had issued 52 terrorism-related warrants in the investigation that led to charges against ...


It seems like everyone has some advice these days for the winless Tampa Bay Buccaneers and struggling quarterback Chris Simms.


US astronaut Mike Fincke descended safely to Earth with two cosmonauts aboard a Russian Soyuz capsule late Saturday, Houston time, to end a six-month stay aboard the international space station.


A pipe bomb and other weapons were confiscated from the home of an Army recruit charged in a federal indictment with helping a fugitive pair of convicted New Hampshire tax evaders, police said Thursday.


President Reagan's famous smile and blue eyes shine from a new postage stamp issued Wednesday in ceremonies across the country. It's the latest in an already-high stack of honors bestowed on the former president since his death eight months ago.


Penguins Extend Coach Therrienâs Contract

The Pittsburgh Penguins gave coach Michel Therrien a one-year contract extension through the 2008-09 season after guiding the team to the playoffs for the first time in six years.


Two years ago, big business unveiled a splashy environmental campaign. How are things going? We check back.


SEC charges 3 former Kmart execs, others in fraud case

The Securities and Exchange Commission said Thursday it filed charges against three former executives of retailer Kmart Holdings (KMRT) in a $24 million accounting fraud case.


Iraqi troops backed by US Marines have seized Falluja's main hospital, the first step in what is expected to be a major push to retake the city from insurgents, hours after a 60-day state of emergency is imposed across most of the


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Nove milioni di euro netti a stagione per 5 anni. Sarebbe questa, secondo il quotidiano spagnolo 'As...


Some stocks never look cheap. Here's a smart way to invest in them.


World leaders began arriving Thursday in the Chilean capital of Santiago for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation talks. The talks with several prominent world leaders including


Bush, Dems have different economic views

The booming economy that President Bush paints is a far cry from the worrisome one increasingly portrayed by Democratic presidential candidates and party leaders. To them, there are worker insecurities, stagnant wage growth and soaring costs for health care and college.


Google News to Host Wire Service Stories

Articles from the AP, AFP, U.K. Press Association, and the Canadian Press will appear directly in Google News pages.


KANO, Nigeria -- The pasta factory that Umar Sani Marshall's family owns on the outskirts of this ancient city had not churned out so much as a single piece of macaroni in more than a year. The other former titans among Kano's once-mighty manufacturers were doing no better, producing mostly cobwebs...


Confusion as Yemeni Faces U.S. Military Tribunal

A Yemeni accused of guarding Osama bin Laden with explosive belts seemed to acknowledge his al Qaeda membership on Thursday before a U.S. military tribunal hearing fraught with translation problems.


The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C., Jack Hagel Column: To Sell or Not to Sell?

By Jack Hagel, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Sep. 11--That guy on the fence at The Factory in Wake Forest is developer Jeff Ammons.


An Indie Company Counting on a Future Takes 3 Films to Sundance

Michael London, the producer of the indie hit âSideways,â got his feet wet with that movie. Now with three films at Sundance, heâs taken the plunge.


Most US hospitals report data on quality -Medicare

More than 98 percent of US hospitals are now reporting quality-of-care data for treating heart attack, heart failure and pneumonia, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid said on Thursday.


Chambers: Cisco, Fujitsu Team On Japan Networking; 2005 Product ...

Land of the rising routers. Cisco Systems (nasdaq: CSCO - news - people ) and Fujitsu (otc: FJTSY - news - people ) will join forces to develop high-end routers for Internet networks in Japan.


Security researchers poke holes in Safari

Hot Fuzz Security hunters have discovered numerous bugs in a Windows version of Safari, hours after Apple released a beta version of the browser into the wild.â¦


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The citizens of Washington came to the DC city council on Thursday to express a variety of opinions about the proposed new stadium deal that would bring the Expos to the city.


Bush: Calls for Troop Drawdowns Unrealistic

AMMAN, Jordan, Nov. 30 -- President Bush delivered a staunch endorsement of Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki Thursday morning and dismissed calls for U.S. troop withdrawals from Iraq as unrealistic, following a summit meeting in which the two leaders discussed speeding up the turnover of...


"American Pie" star Natasha Lyonne, arrested after threatening to sexually abuse a neighbor's dog, left court a free woman Friday after a judge promised to dismiss the charges against her.


Shan Foster and A.J. Ogilvy came through after struggling most of the night, and No. 20 Vanderbilt rallied in overtime for a 91-85 win over DePaul last night in Rosemont, Ill., to remain undefeated.


Talk about an anticlimax. After months of build-up, with the premiers publicly pressing for a national pharmacare program -- one of those instant, dire necessities only politicians can conjure up -- and Paul


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Indiana Pacers Team Report - December 23

(Sports Network) - The Indiana Pacers' continued to struggle on Wednesday, as they dropped a 102-90 decision to the Philadelphia 76ers at Conseco Fieldhouse.


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Rafael Nadal says he played the best tennis of his career to win a third successive French Open.


Vodafone fined â¬76m over Greek wiretap scandal

Trojan horse Greece's privacy watchdog has fined Vodafone â¬76m ($100m) over a wiretapping scandal that saw the illegal monitoring of the mobile calls of top government officials including Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis.â¦


A Tory MP fails in her bid to give parents the right to know if underage daughters are being advised on abortion.


X-clusive: Franz Ferdinand On Mercury Prize

Alex Kapranos from band de jour, Franz Ferdinand, has been talking exclusively to Xfm Online about how it feels to win the 2004 Mercury Music Prize, and giving away the prize money.


A New York City lounge owner and mixologist translates a stereotypical London morning into a cocktail.


Axe-wielding passenger attacks Norwegian pilots

OSLO - An axe-wielding passenger on a small commuter plane in northern Norway attacked two pilots and a passenger as the aircraft was landing Wednesday, police said.


(OfficialWire) -- 10/31/04 -- Authorities in China have ordered more than 1,600 Internet cafes closed since February 2004, imposing more than 100 million yuan, or


Texas mayor wants slaughter plant closed

A mile from one of three horse slaughter plants in the United States, the stale smell of offal and blood wafted under Mayor Paula Bacon's nose.


Ballmer: I will buy 20 web companies a year

Fat head, fatter wallet Steve Ballmer has told an audience of foaming Silicon Valley start-up types exactly what they want to hear: he will buy 20 web companies a year for the next five years.â¦


Despite Drop in Earnings, Motorola Shows Improvement

Motorolaâs third-quarter earnings fell 94 percent, but the company beat expectations and forecast stronger sales in the fourth-quarter as new products start hitting the market.


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The big ugly for the Buffalo Bills was halfway down the postgame stats sheet: seven sacks for 46 yards lost. The Oakland Raiders knew coming into Sunday's game that they could attack the Bills' offensive line.


Graphics chip leader Nvidia announced Tuesday that it is working with Sony to develop the graphics processor for the next version of Sony's PlayStation video game console.


UK record companies are celebrating their best ever year for album sales, with 237 million sold in 12 months.


A British performance artist has eaten part of a corgi — the breed of dog that is the favorite pet of Queen Elizabeth II — to protest the alleged mistreatment of animals by the royal family.


CBS Fires 4 After Bush Guard Story Review

CBS issued a damning independent review Monday of mistakes related to last fall's "60 Minutes Wednesday" report on President Bush's National Guard service and fired three news executives and a producer for their "myopic zeal" in rushing it on the air.


Young boy tips off deputies about kidnapper's location

SWEET HOME n At 11, Matthew Dixon is years away from becoming a police officer. But he already has something for his resume: linking the Amber Alert he saw on television with the man he met Thursday in the woods.


Scientists at CERN (European Organisation for Nuclear Research), the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), AMD, Cisco, Microsoft Research, Newisys, and S2IO have successfully tested a new internet2 land-speed record.


Lindsay Davenport continued her dominant recent run and reached the last eight of the Cincinnati Open with a 4-6 6-4 6-1 win over Lilia Osterloh.


UK to take tougher line on ultrawideband

Report for British regulator calls for wireless technology to be more strictly controlled than in United States.


Coach Brian Ashton is likely to recall skipper Phil Vickery and fellow prop Andrew Sheridan when he names his team to face France.


Barghouthi to quit Palestinian race if demands met

JERUSALEM - Jailed leader Marwan Barghouthi will quit the Palestinian presidential race if his political demands are met by his main election rival, former prime minister Mahmoud Abbas, a Fatah official said on Wednesday.


The former top aide to Vice President Dick Cheney was found guilty on Tuesday of lying and obstructing a probe related to the Bush administration's handling of the Iraq war and could face years in prison.


Days before the Iowa caucuses, a prominent Hillary Clinton supporter criticized the state's privileged role in the presidential nominating process, forcing her campaign to declare she did not agree.


Kurd fighters may add muscle to Baghdad offensive

When U.S. and Iraqi forces step up an offensive against militants in Baghdad, 4,000 Kurdish soldiers will be there on the frontlines, taking part in their first major operation under Iraq's new army.


Kenenisa Bekele wins a classic 10,000m encounter with the great Haile Gebrselassie back in fifth in his track farewell.


The U.S. Embassy said Thursday it is considering moving to a different part of London after a residents' group expressed fears that they could be harmed if terrorists tried to bomb the building.


You can bet they have been salivating, waiting patiently for the delicious, divisive moment: for Cultural Revolution Two or Tiananmen Square Two.


Mitchell steroid report spreads baseball guilt

Dozens of baseball stars from Barry Bonds to Roger Clemens were named on Thursday in the long-awaited Mitchell Report on steroids use, which U.S. Major League Baseball hopes will help clean its tarnished image.


TV torture scenes trouble human rights activists

Desperate to get answers from a  terrorism suspect who is refusing to talk, steely eyed U.S.  intelligence agent Jack Bauer bursts into an interrogation room  and shoots the prisoner in the leg.


The Pentagon says about 10 detainees released from Guantanamo Bay have taken up arms.


Three Plead Guilty in Nigerian Spam Scheme

Three people have pleaded guilty to charges related to spam e-mail that promised U.S. victims millions of dollars from an estate and a lottery, the U.S. Department of Justice announced.


Russia's President Vladimir Putin insisted on Thursday that the state was protecting its legitimate interests by swallowing the main asset of the Yukos oil giant, in the first renationalisation of the post-Soviet era.


Wie hospitalized after withdrawing from PGA event

Teen star Michelle Wie has been hospitalized after being overcome by the heat in the middle of the second round of the PGA's John Deere Classic.


Search Is on for World's Biggest Freshwater Fish

In a global conservation study, scientists are hunting for the world's largest freshwater fish. The current record holder? A 660-pound (300-kilogram) catfish.


Laser Guide Star System on ESO's VLT Starts Regular Science OperationsAn artificial, laser-fed star now shines regularly over the sky of Paranal, home of ESO's Very Large Telescope, one of the world's most advanced large ground-based telescopes.


The singer-songwriter dishes on a new favorite movie - one that involves costumes and a lot of special effects - and the best record store in Antwerp.


The bane of dinner party conversation might actually help your returns.


Yahoo on Tuesday confirmed it acquired a start-up last month called Wuf Networks that produces technology to let people transfer digital files onto mobile devices.


A group of right-wing politicians in Chile proposes building monuments to former leader Augusto Pinochet.


Intel Cancels Plan to Enter Digital TV Chip Market

Intel Corp. (INTC.O: Quote, Profile, Research) on Thursday said it has scrapped plans to enter the digital television chip business, marking a retreat from a major component of its consumer electronics initiative.


Zend Developer Zone: Book Review: PHP 5 In Practice

Cal Evans of the Zend Developer Zone has posted a new book review for one of Sams Publishing's latest PHP-related offerings, "PHP 5 In Practice" by Elliott "Eli" White III (Senior Programmer over at digg.com.   First let me say, if you are new to PHP or programming in general, skip this book. This is not a how to or even a cookbook for simple concepts. To get the most from this book you need to have a firm grounding in programming.   He sets the tone for the rest of the interview right there, noting that most of the book is made up of little examples, helpful bits to fill a need rather than teaching you the basics (or more advanced features) of PHP as a language. Cal spotlights this kind of content by talking about the "binary tree implementation" section. Check out the rest of the review for the full story.


China must keep real interest rates positive: NDRC

It is premature to say that inflation has returned to China, but bank deposit rates need to remain positive in real terms, an economic planning official said on Tuesday.


Democrats unveil new bill to help needy children

Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday unveiled a revised bill to expand health insurance for needy children, hopeful they will muster enough support to override another possible veto by President George W. Bush.


Free Standards Group Announces General Availability Of Linux ...

The Free Standards Group, a nonprofit organization dedicated to developing and promoting open source software standards, today announced the availability of the Linux Standard Base (LSB) 2.0, an essential component for the long-term market success of Linux


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Radiation traces found at London stadium

Traces of the radioactive isotope polonium-210 have been detected at a London stadium that hosted a soccer game attended by a key figure in the probe of the fatal poisoning of former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko, a British official said Wednesday.


Edwards attacking rivals only indirectly

At a key moment during a labor-sponsored debate in August, John Edwards laid down a marker against Hillary Rodham Clinton.


Inviti governo a banche italiane e colossi internazionali


Leicester get permission to speak to Levein

English Championship side Leicester were given permission to speak to Hearts coach Craig Levein in the hope of persuading him to succeed Micky Adams.


Wariner leads 400 sweep while destroying stereotypes

ATHENS - It's a quirky statistic, one that makes you do a double-take until you check the record books. In the last 40 years only one White American, Dave Wottle, had won an Olympic gold medal in an event on the track.


Naomi Campbell Goes Public About Her Drug Addiction

Supermodel Naomi Campbell, who won a legal battle against a tabloid newspaper over her right to privacy after revelations about her drug addiction, is to talk about her drug battles on a national TV chat show.


Climate scientists tell a Stockholm conference that greater efforts should be made to pull CO2 from the atmosphere.


Paramedic Assumed Crash Survivor Was Dead

SAN ANTONIO, Jan. 9 -- A woman who initially survived an accident was presumed dead and left in a car's wreckage with a tarpaulin over her body for an hour after a paramedic failed to check her pulse, officials said.


Sectarian Violence Reaches New Boiling Point in Iraq

A day after Sunni insurgents killed 215 people in a Shi'ite neighborhood, the bloodshed continues, as do doubts about the fragile government's ability to bring any stability to the country


EBay results meet forecasts as auctions accelerate

EBay Inc.  on Wednesday  posted a 50 percent rise in net profit on strength in its core  auction and payments businesses, but left its 2007 outlook  unchanged, defying Wall Street's hopes for a boost.


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Apple seen revamping iPod line, shares up

Apple Inc  shares rose more  than 5 percent on Wednesday on growing expectations that the  company will announce a revamped line of iPods next week.


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Mosca, 16:37 - CALCIO, CHAMPIONS; MAGATH: CAMPO SINTETICO INDECENTE

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Madrid, England (Sports Network) - Madrid fell behind Roma 2-0 in the first 21 minutes of its Champions League clash Tuesday, and it appeared the Spanish giants were headed for another shocking defeat.


Japan may have oldest right whale fossil

Researchers at a museum in central Japan have right whale fossils that are at least 5 million years old, making them the oldest fossilized remains of the animal in the world, officials said.


"Pirates of the Caribbean: At  World's End" led the North American box office for a second  weekend, while the pregnancy comedy "Knocked Up" opened at a  distant No. 2 with better-than-expected sales.


It is a name connected with gridiron greatness. Montana.


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ORLANDO, Florida  - A married U.S. astronaut was accused of attempted murder and trying to kidnap a rival for another astronaut's affections on Tuesday, and held in jail.


As old man in "Sea," Spacey can't be Darin

He tuned his excellent voice to become not just an uncanny imitation of Bobby Darin but a warm and memorable instrument in its own right.


PIERCE BROSNAN has finally conceded defeat in the race to star in the next James Bond movie, clearing the way for bookies' favourites Ioan Gruffudd or Welsh-trained actor Dougray Scott to land the much-coveted ...


Sun President Jonathan Schwartz has a pre-Halloween case of the creeps--and for good reason.


Panel Weighs Nonprescription Cholesterol Drug

BETHESDA, Md.  - U.S. advisers are set to decide  on Friday whether they will recommend approval for Merck & Co.  Inc.'s plan to sell a cholesterol-lowering medicine on  drugstore shelves without a prescription.


Prince William graduated as an army officer with a royal display of parade-ground skills, in a traditional military rite of passage for the second in line to the throne.


Burma's military rulers file criminal charges against 10 activists involved in last year's protests.


Apple Fixes 15 Flaws, Updates Mac OS X To 10.4.8

TechWeb - Apple updates Mac OS X 10.4 to patch 15 vulnerabilities in the operating system and bundled software that can let attackers run malicious code.


From Bay to Shining Sea Agencies Closer to Connecting City-to-Ocean Trail

By Julia Scott, STAFF WRITER  A30-mile hike from the Bayland flats of Redwood City to the tidepools of the Pacific Ocean will soon be possible for those ambitious enough for such a trek.


Top Pick Williams Leads Texans by Chiefs

Mario Williams returns a fumble for a touchdown and has five tackles, including two sacks, to help the Houston Texans to a 20-3 win over the Kansas City Chiefs.


Empoli, 17:54 - CALCIO, ATALANTA; DEL NERI: INIZIO SOFFERTO, RISULTATO GIUSTO

"La partita poteva finire in pareggio ma credo che il risultato uscito dal campo sia abbastanza gius...


First on the Scene, Again, Is the College Newspaper

The shooting at Northern Illinois University became a personal story for reporters at the campus paper when they learned that a fellow staffer was among the dead.


Prosecutor says enough evidence against Zuma: radio

South Africa's top prosecutor believes there is enough evidence to bring renewed graft charges against Jacob Zuma, newly elected head of the ruling ANC, a local radio station reported on Thursday.


At White House, harder line with Putin considered

WASHINGTON -- A debate is brewing at the highest levels of the Bush administration over whether to adopt a tougher stance toward Russia and its president, Vladimir Putin, who has systematically rolled back democratic freedoms and tried to snuff out democracy in weak neighboring states with little American opposition, according to US officials and policy analysts.


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Kristin Lehman has been  tapped to co-star in NBC's one-hour pilot "Backyards &  Bullets."


The federal agency that enforces laws against employment discrimination collected a record $420 million for aggrieved workers last year, when the number of complaints filed with the government was down slightly from the previous 12 months.


Racism inquiry opens in Zimbabwe with little progress

An investigation into allegations of racism in Zimbabwe cricket that broke up the country's test team opened in the capital yesterday amid a hostile atmosphere and, by the end of the day, little progress had been made.


Comic actor Ricky Tomlinson is told he needs heart surgery, after a procedure to unblock his arteries.


5 Indicted in Fire That Swept 26 New Houses in Maryland

The fire that destroyed or damaged much of a new housing subdivision last month in the worst case of residential arson in the state's history.


Roddick Extends U.S. Domination Over Belarus

CHARLESTON, South Carolina  - U.S. world number  two Andy Roddick coasted to victory over Belarus teenager  Alexander Skrypko in a dead reverse singles rubber in the Davis  Cup semi-finals on Sunday.


London Olympic backers think Paris will win 2012 bid: report

The organizers of London's bid to host the Olympic Games in 2012 reportedly believe that Paris will beat out their city, and are emotionally crushed by their impending defeat.


Infineon to develop 3G chip for Motorola

German semiconductor manufacturer  Infineon  said on Tuesday it signed an agreement to  develop a new multi-mode, single-chip 3G radio frequency (RF)  transceiver based on its own SMARTi UE chip.


A pub fire which left three people dead was started on purpose, a court hears.


New Orion workstation puts cluster in a box

AUGUST 30, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - A new company thinks it has the answer for scientists and engineers looking for high-performance computing on the desktop.


The United Nations launches an appeal for 54,000 Somalis it says were affected by the Indian Ocean tsunami.


Empoli, 19:31 - CALCIO, EMPOLI: 8-0 NEL TEST CON LA PRIMAVERA

Test infrasettimanale per l'Empoli, che ha affrontato la formazione Primavera. La compagine di Cagni...


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Jokes in short supply as talk show hosts return

The storied rivalry between Jay Leno and David Letterman takes a new twist on Wednesday when the two stars of U.S. late-night television return to the air two months into a bitter strike by TV and film writers.


Hypnosis Effective in Relieving Cancer Pain

EXETER, England  - Hypnosis can relieve suffering  and improve the quality of life of cancer patients, researchers  said on Thursday.


Africa Lobbies for More AIDS, TB, Malaria Funds

African leaders will lobby the Global Fund for AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria for more money Wednesday to solve a cash crunch facing its work, seen as vital for the continent's health, officials said.


Voters in Morocco deprived an Islamist party of an expected parliamentary victory, handing it instead to a secular conservative party that is a member of the ruling coalition, according to preliminary results announced Saturday.


Biglietti trovati nello stomaco durante autopsia


Tigermania, occasioned by the golf legend's tournament at Congressional Country Club, overwhelmed Washington last week, giving the military, the diplos and the media a bit of a respite from persistently bad news from Iraq and other locales.


A bystander is seriously injured in hospital after being shot during a robbery on a security van in Essex.


Fire crews battle huge blaze at oil refinery

Fire crews battled Wednesday to control a huge blaze at an oil refinery east of London, the fire brigade said.


An explosion ripped through a vehicle in a Damascus neighborhood Monday, injuring a passer-by and a resident, a security official and witnesses said.


Many Still in Need as Aid Is Trickling to Stricken Area

Food drops and other aid trickled toward this region from around the world on Friday, but slowly enough that the injured and the stranded in many places


DEERFIELD, Ill. - Walgreen Co., the nation's largest drugstore chain by sales, on Monday said fourth-quarter profit jumped 25 percent, led by stronger prescription revenue.  For the quarter ended Aug.


Scientific advisers to the government emphasize in a report the importance of teaching evolution in public schools. The report by the National Academy of Sciences and its Institute of Medicine follows up on similar past publications, the last of which came out in 1999. The new document includes recently discovered evidence supporting evolution, including an important fossil find.


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AMD coughs up wad of cash for virtual desktop project

Finances Nivio R&D Chip maker AMD will pump an undisclosed stack of cash into research and development funds for virtualisation solutions provider Nivio.â¦


Sheryl Crow Testifies Vs. Alleged Stalker

A relaxed Sheryl Crow testified against her alleged stalker Monday, describing how he appeared outside her dressing room after a Manhattan concert.


MALLORCA, Spain (Ticker) - Simon Khan has a three-shot lead midway through the Mallorca Classic after a last-hole lapse by Sergio Garcia.


Pakistan claims 'crushing blow' to Al-Qaeda

Islamabad: Security forces say they have inflicted a "crushing blow" on the Al-Qaeda network in Pakistan by killing one of the most wanted militants involved in a failed bid to kill President Pervez Musharraf.


Backstory: For new lawmakers, a room with no view

A humorous look at what may await incoming freshmen members of Congress.


In calo anche Francoforte, Parigi e Londra


Police in India find nearly 30 bags full of babies' body parts in a rubbish tip in eastern Orissa state.


German man throws Christmas tree and self out window

A German man threw himself out of a third storey window along with a Christmas tree during a late-night attempt to dispose of his festive decorations.


In the waters and beaches off this Cape Cod town, the shiny scalps and whiskered snouts of the gray seal are everywhere. They bask in the sun, mug for boaters and, fisherman say, eat way too many fish.


Britain wants G8 to reduce debt of tsunami-hit countries

Britain, which holds the presidency of the G8 bloc of leading industrialized nations, wants to reach agreement by mid-January on reducing the debt of the countries hit by the tsunami in Asia, the Financial Times reports.


New Zealand Court Rejects Air NZ-Qantas Alliance

New Zealand's High Court rejected a proposed alliance between Air New Zealand Ltd., the nation's largest airline, and Australia's Qantas Airways Ltd.


Sweden's four-goal avalanche buries Germany

STOCKHOLM, Sweden (Ticker) -- Toronto Maple Leafs captain Mats Sundin made sure Sweden did not have a relapse. Sundin scored a goal and set up two others and Tomas Holmstrom of the Detroit Red Wings added


Washington may or may not get a new president next year, but it is getting a new baseball team. And like almost every major-league team that has ever worn Washington on its jersey, this one is a last-place bunch.


Roma, 15:14 - CALCIO, ROMA; SPALLETTI: DEBITI ITALPETROLI? SOCIETA' SERENA

Il tecnico della Roma, Luciano Spalletti, in conferenza stampa alla vigilia della gara di campionato...


Unionized CBS News staffers who have been working under an expired contract for nearly three years reached a tentative labor agreement with the network, the Writers Guild of America said Wednesday.


Tyler Hansbrough had 24 points and North Carolina gave coach Roy Williams his 500th career victory, a 94-69 rout of High Point on Saturday night.


Ukraine's CEC Says Presidential Re-Run on Track

The head of Ukraine's Central Election Commission (CEC), Yaroslav Davydovych, says Sunday's scheduled re-run presidential vote will go ahead as planned, despite a last minute ruling by the


Funerali Raciti oggi a mezzogiorno nel Duomo di Catania


The state's highest court ruled Tuesday that Massachusetts is meeting its constitutional duty toward schools in lower-income communities, rejecting a lawsuit that challenged the state's education funding formula.


Fighting Rages in Najaf After Peace Bid Fails

NAJAF, Iraq  - Heavy fighting broke out between  U.S. troops and Shi'ite militiamen in the Iraqi city of Najaf,  where Iraq's interim defense minister said he expected a  "decisive battle" to take place on Wednesday.


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Lumigent Helps Customers Enhance Compliance and Security Capabilities With New Auditing Solution for IBM DB2 Data Server

BOULDER, Colo. and ACTON, Mass., Feb. 20  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Lumigent Technologies, Inc., a recognized industry leader in database auditing for compliance and security, today announced the availability of Lumigent Audit DB for IBM DB2 data server.


10 Ex-Directors From WorldCom to Pay Millions

Ten former directors of WorldCom have agreed to pay $18 million of their own money to settle a lawsuit by investors.


Prime Minister Serge Sarkisian has a clear lead in Armenia's presidential poll, but his rival cries foul.


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Eisner Says Ovitz Required Oversight Daily

Michael D. Eisner appeared for a second day of testimony in the shareholder lawsuit over the lucrative severance package granted to Michael S. Ovitz.


NEW YORK - Walt Disney Co. chief executive officer Michael Eisner will leave the company in 2006 when his contract expires. Eisner's plan was announced Friday in a letter to the company's board of directors.


Opposition MPs block Kibaki's man for speaker

Kenya's opposition defeated the government in a crucial vote during the opening parliamentary session yesterday but the joy was tempered when former UN secretary general Kofi Annan postponed his attempt to end the political crisis and unrest in the country


O.J. Simpson book for sale online, bids rise fast

O.J. Simpson's scuttled book about the hypothetical murder of his ex-wife appeared for sale on the Internet on Wednesday, attracting bids of $1,500 within the first two hours.


Hill sees no progress in N.Korea talks so far

The top U.S. negotiator in bruising nuclear disarmament talks with North Korea said on Tuesday he saw no progress yet and urged Pyongyang to come to the table with a realistic offer and a festive spirit.


Black & Decker Wins IRS Tax-Shelter Case

In a setback for the Internal Revenue Service's campaign against tax shelters, a federal judge in Maryland has ruled that a strategy employed by Black & Decker Corp.


BBC chairman Michael Grade will leave the public service broadcaster and move to its biggest terrestrial rival ITV.


ABUJA, Nigeria -- The leader of militia fighters threatening to widen a battle for control of Nigeria's oil-rich south said yesterday he agreed to a tentative deal with President Olusegun Obasanjo to end fighting in Africa's leading petroleum exporter that has riled global oil markets.


Thailand nabs hunted Canadian pedophile suspect

Canadian pedophile suspect Christopher Paul Neil, accused of raping young boys in Vietnam and Cambodia and unmasked by a unique Interpol Internet appeal, was arrested in Thailand on Friday, police said.


Hewitt criticizes Melbourne Park court surface

World No. 3 and Australia's top tennis player Lleyton Hewitt on Thursday criticized the court surface of Melbourne Park, where the Australian Open will be held between Jan. 17-30, 2005.


Europeans chafe under New Year 'nanny state' laws

Europe started 2008 with a raft of new laws against smoking, air pollution and even junk food adverts, but some grumbled that the New Year's resolutions from the "nanny state" cramped their style.


Chile: Supreme Court Removes Pinochet's Immunity

(Washington DC, August 26, 2004) -- The Chilean Supreme Court's decision to deny Augusto Pinochet immunity from prosecution for past human rights violations is an important victory for accountability, Human Rights Watch said today.


Republican John McCain holds a slim lead on rival Mitt Romney in Michigan one day before the state's hotly contested presidential nominating contest, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Monday.


Suicide Bombings on Two Israeli Buses Kill 15

Palestinian suicide bombers killed at least 15 people in simultaneous attacks on two Israeli buses on Tuesday, breaking a long lull in such violence and potentially


Campaigners Blame Spain Boss for Chanting

Kick It Out, British footballâs anti-racism organisation, has drawn a direct link between Luis Aragonesâ comments about Thierry Henry and the racist chanting which marred Englandâs under-21 match against Spain last night.


Hi-tech criminals are turning away from viruses to mount the most serious attacks, warn security experts.


The European Commission lifts its economic growth forecast for the eurozone and cuts its inflation prediction.


Seon Hwa Lee spoiled Ai Miyazato's latest bid for her first LPGA Tour title, beating the Japanese star 2 and 1 on Sunday in the final of the HSBC Women's World Match Play Championship.


Polls Force Campaigns to Change Strategy

The road to the White House is taking some strange and sharp turns as tightening polls and pressure from party stalwarts force the presidential campaigns to adjust their strategies.


Sarkozy's poll win tempered by left's revival

French President Nicolas Sarkozy's allies won a large majority in parliamentary elections on Sunday but fell short of the predicted landslide after a row over a sales tax hike appeared to cost them votes.


Milano, 14:03 - CALCIO, UEFA; CORDOBA: SPERO STOP NON RIGUARDI CAMPIONATO

Ivan Ramiro Cordoba aspetta la sentenza della disciplinare dell'Uefa sul caso Valencia ma si augura ...


UPDATE 1-Ohio sues Fannie Mae, charging earnings fraud

Ohio Attorney General Jim Petro said on Friday he filed a securities fraud, class-action lawsuit against Fannie Mae (FNM.N: Quote, Profile, Research) and its executive officers, charging that the mortgage buyer manipulated its


Nokia unveils Navigator smartphone, to ship in Q2

The world's top cellphone maker Nokia   unveiled a new navigation smartphone on Monday with  fast data connections, maps and full navigation software at the  3GSM mobile communications trade show.


Prince, now a Jehovah's witness, has toned down his mojo, but the Purple One can still pack a political punch. His new music video, "Cinnamon Girl," is a big-budget production that follows the hardships and confusions of a teenage Arab-American girl in a post 9-11 America.


Rwanda tells a UN representative it may attack rebel camps across the border in neighbouring DR Congo.


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The closing of the Liverpool plant, announced last week, knocked out almost half the supply of US flu shots for this season and prompted US authorities to ask healthy people to forgo or delay inoculation.


ASIA/HONG KONG - Valorizzare il ruolo delle parrocchie e delle strutture esistenti per rilanciare la formazione dei laici Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - Dal 31 agosto la diocesi di Hong Kong ha sciolto ufficialmente la Commissione diocesana per la formazione dei Laici e lÂUfficio diocesano per la formazione dei laici al fine di coordinare nel modo migliore la formazione de...


Farmaci: Ote, 34% Farmacie Non Applica Sconto Fascia a Previsto ...

Roma, 26 nov (Adnkronos Salute) - Il 34% delle farmacie italiane non applica lo sconto del 4,12%, previsto per legge, ai cittadini che acquistano farmaci di fascia A (rimborsabili dal Ssn) non attraverso la ricetta rossa del Ssn che da diritto alla


Zimbabwe bans bulk buying as shops run empty

Zimbabwe authorities ordered businesses  on Thursday to stop selling basic goods in bulk to avert  shortages after an official price freeze triggered a frenzied  buying spree that has emptied most shop shelves.


Sharapova Eases Past Kremer to Korea Open Final

Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova eased  past Luxembourg's Anne Kremer 6-0 6-2 to reach the final of the  Hansol Korea Open Saturday.


Barack Obama routed Hillary Rodham Clinton in the racially charged South Carolina primary Saturday night, regaining campaign momentum in the prelude to a Feb. 5 coast-to-coast competition for more than 1,600 Democratic National Convention delegates.


Quarterback Chad Pennington took most of the snaps with the New York Jets' starting offense during Wednesday's practice.


Borders Shut After Russia School Standoff

BESLAN, Russia - President Vladimir Putin ordered the borders of North Ossetia closed Saturday as security forces searched the southern region for militants who escaped the Russian storming of a school where they had held hundreds of people hostage, many who fled the building under fire. A news agency reported 322 bodies were pulled from the rubble...


The voice of experience is Santos's true calling

It was just about this time last year that the news came out that WBZ Radio morning host Gary LaPierre was broadcasting from a studio in his home in nearby St. Augustine for extended stretches during the fall and winter.


U.S. Soldiers Say Iraqi Faked Drowning Death

FORT HOOD, Texas  - U.S. troops threw two Iraqi  civilians into the Tigris River and laughed as one of them  drowned, the survivor said on Wednesday, although American  soldiers said the teenager may have faked his death.


Poole: Inflation effect from dollar drop limited

The decline of the dollar and the increase in oil prices haven't caused a "significant change" in the US inflation outlook, says St Louis Federal Reserve Bank President William Poole.


Report: St. Clair Shores Man Dies In Iraq

Ed Seitz, a State Department security officer was killed near a US base close to Baghdad International Airport, the US Embassy announced.


Grammy organizers reach deal with striking writers

Hollywood's striking writers said on Monday they will grant an "interim agreement" to organizers of the Grammy awards allowing the ceremony honoring musicians to be written by union members.


Stocks rose Wednesday afternoon, pushing the Dow Jones industrial average within a whisper of its record closing high, before the world's most widely watched stock market gauge pulled back.


Iraq's president  is set to meet Italy's prime minister as Rome works to free two women hostages in Baghdad.


With only five days left before the election, Democrat John Kerry tried to fire up voters in the hope a higher turnout will give him the keys to the White House, as President George W. Bush insisted his challenger lacks the mettle of a commander in chief.


Molti artisti firmano collezione HM 'Fashion against Aids'


Twenty families in a small Israeli farming community deep in the southern Gaza Strip yesterday became the first Jewish settlement to agree to move inside Israel under Ariel Sharon's disengagement plan.


Photographer Prashant Panjiar documents the pilgrimage to Hindu's most sacred rivers


Geoff Hoon says Mr Blair should 'go out on a high' Europe minister Geoff Hoon has cast doubt on Tony Blair's ability to remain in office until next May.


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Low-end DS3300 gets virtual protocol The latest wave of data center virtualization has made the iSCSI protocol an increasingly appealing prospect for the SMB market, and naturally vendors are obliging customers with fresh gear.â¦


Sarkozy meets Colombian president over hostage crisis

France's President Nicolas Sarkozy met with Colombia's Alvaro Uribe on Monday to press for action to free hostages held by leftist rebels, including French-Colombian Ingrid Betancourt who has become a cause celebre in France.


With protesters waiting, Powell cancels trip to Olympics

Secretary of State Colin Powell canceled his trip to Greece at the last minute partly because of concern his presence -- expected to be met with anti-war protests -- might have disrupted the closing ceremony at the Olympics, State Department officials


President Bush said Thursday that many of his friends have doubts about the U.S. role in Iraq but he believes he made the right decision to invade and thinks voters will not deny him a second term even if they disagree with the war.


The European Union's vision of building a hi-tech economy is under threat, according to a European Commission report.


Three soldiers are killed in Indian-administered Kashmir in a gun battle with suspected militants, army officials say.


A landmark settlement that had 10 former WorldCom directors agreeing to pay $18 million from their own pockets was scuttled on Wednesday.


Two Israelis shot dead in southern W. Bank: police

HEBRON, West Bank  - At least two Israeli hikers were shot dead on Friday near the West Bank city of Hebron, Israeli police and rescue services said.


Fed worried core inflation trend not set: minutes

Federal Reserve officials believed the outlook for core inflation had improved, but were uncertain inflation was firmly on a downward path, according to minutes of their January 30-31 policy meeting released on Wednesday.


Sunni Politicians Urge Iraq Election Delay

An Iraqi National Guard soldier looks up at a US aircraft before leaving to remove the bodies of two men found murdered in Mosul, Iraq, Thursday, Nov. 25, 2004.


Motorola rolls out database management software

Motorola is using the Application Data Management suite from OuterBay Technology to manage data growth in its Oracle e-business applications.


Australians aid effort to identify tsunami dead

the people who identify victims - have had too many opportunities to hone their skills in disaster situations in the past few years.


Hippy, playboy Jesus ad riles Belgian bishops

Catholic bishops in Belgium have protested a TV ad depicting a pot-bellied, hippy Jesus performing miracles and picking up scantily-clad girls up in a nightclub, a church spokesman said Friday.


Durango's Elaine Youngs hit a tap to open sand to finish a dominating decisive set as she teamed with Holly McPeak to nab the bronze in beach volleyball.


Major security alert over Manchester-bound flight


A Dutch boat converted into a floating abortion clinic is prevented from entering Portuguese waters.


Bigger discounts helped General Motors increase sales in August while Toyota, Ford Motor and Chrysler posted declines amid troubles in the credit and housing markets.


Jerez, 12:32 - F1, SUPER AGURI: SLITTA LA PRESENTAZIONE

La Super Aguri rinvia la presentazione dei nuovi piloti e della monoposto 2008. Il Mondiale partir&a...


Reggio Calabria, 19:27 - CALCIO, LAZIO; ROSSI: SAPEVO DI AVERE GIOCATORI VALIDI

"Se non hai spessore tecnico e caratteriale non vinci a Reggio". Delio Rossi è ovviamente sod...


Four U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq: military

Four U.S. soldiers were killed on Thursday in Iraq, three when a roadside bomb hit their vehicle in the northern province of Kirkuk, the U.S. military said on Friday.


The US  files a new trade complaint against the EU, saying it is not a true single market and the confusion is hurting American firms.


China's sub intrusion sparks Tokyo protest

Tokyo lodged a strong protest Friday with Beijing after confirming that a submarine that intruded into Japan's territorial waters off Okinawa earlier this week belongs to the Chinese Navy.


France is to begin evacuating its nationals from Ivory Coast after days of anti-French demonstrations. The disturbances come in response to France's destruction of the Ivorian air force, in retaliation for


Blog: Jerry Yang is Yahoo's new CEO. Is he the right choice for leader?


Bridge: In a Battle for the Gold Cup, a Slam Opportunity Missed

The premier bridge event in Britain is the Gold Cup. The final, played on Dec. 9 at the Peebles Hydro Hotel in Scotland, was won by Alexander Allfrey, David Bakhshi, Andrew Robson and Tony Forrester.


A common antibiotic is able to turn off cancer cells in mice, offering hope of new treatments, say researchers.


The New Orleans Hornets overcame a punchless start to draw within two baskets of the San Antonio Spurs after three quarters, but the Spurs opened the fourth with an 8-0 run and went on to a 93-83 victory that improved their home record to 23-1.


Drunken Korean attempts to cook landlady's Chihuahua

Result? Fire, cuffs, etc A South Korean man suffering from a bad case of the booze-fuelled munchies decided his landlady's Chihuahua would do nicely as a post-session snack, but ended up part-flambÃ©d and cuffed for his trouble.â¦


Dominguez a late scratch Saturday, Benoit fills in

After appealing his 16-game suspension Friday night and pitching one inning in a mopup role against the Angels, Rangers right-hander Frank Francisco began serving his


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Bush, in Iraq, Says Troop Reduction Is Possible

President Bush, in Iraq on Monday, emphasized security gains, sectarian reconciliation and the possibility of a troop withdrawal.


HEALTH:    Scientists Propose More Curbs on Hazardous Chemicals

PARIS, Nov 20 (IPS) - A group of scientists, including several Nobel  laureates in medicine, are urging international institutions and  governments in the industrialised world to adopt a radical policy  against chemical pollution in order to protect human health.


Nielsen Tuned in to Static: Start-Up Eyes TV Setup for Web Age

By JESSE NOYES  Long live television!  Down with Nielsen!  Revolution is in the air at BackChannelMedia, aka "The Nerdery"  a small company with big ambitions nestled in Boston's Leather District.


David Beckham will turn down any offers by Real Madrid to remain at the Bernabeu, according to LA Galaxy general manager Alexi Lalas.


The US economy grew at a slower pace than expected during the last three months of 2004, Commerce Department figures show.


(InfoWorld) - The announcement last week from Lombardi Software that it will add a SaaS (software as a service) component dubbed Blueprint to its on-premises BPM suite highlights both the continuing growth of the hosted model and its limitations. In offering Blueprint, Lombardi becomes one of the first vendors to offer a SaaS solution for BPM. However, Blueprint is not Lombardi's entire BPM suite. Rather it is one component, covering the preliminary process discovery portion of BPM during which people-to-people collaboration is essential. An end-to-end SaaS solution for BPM may still be a way off. The hosted solution uses a shared workspace within the browser that non-technical users can use, but it also supports the Business Process Modeling Notation standard for business analysts comfortable working with a standard industry tool. The underlying data model for the on-premises and SaaS components are identical so that once the processes that need improvement are defined the data is sent back and forth to the hosted solution behind the firewall through a feed similar to RSS. According to Phil Gilbert, Lombardi CTO, SaaS is the right delivery mechanism to tap the many different players who only understand their piece of the workflow puzzle. "No one understands big processes from end to end," Gilbert said, adding that he believes in order to assemble a cross-functional team of players, especially when that team is in many cases global and on different systems, SaaS can be used to lower the barrier of participation. The biggest roadblock to the deployment of an end-to-end SaaS solution for BPM or for any other core enterprise application remains access to the data, he said. For example, to deploy a full BPM SaaS solution a company would have to send proprietary data outside the firewall. "We are a long way off before major companies are willing to transmit their mission critical data across the Web," Gilbert said.


No more lost luggage? In September, Heathrow Airport will become the largest in Europe to trial RFID-based tags for tracking passenger luggage, comparing accuracy and read rates against their existing barcode-based systems.â¦


Genesis' Broken Capsule Holds Good Science - NASA

After peering inside NASA's broken  Genesis capsule with flashlights and mirrors, scientists said  on Friday the craft's unexpected crash landing left solar  material intact and most scientific objectives within reach.


Officials said four top managers at CIA, not including Tenet, made the decision to let "Anonymous" publish and give interviews.


Studios with multiple nominations for the 80th Academy Awards:


In his recent review of the Athlon 64 FX-55 processor, Jason Cross noted "other things being equal, these chips have demonstrated nearly 100% clock scaling efficiency in many cases.


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


Flu viruses survive frozen in lakes, study finds

Influenza virus can live for decades and perhaps even longer in frozen lakes and might be picked up and carried by birds to reinfect animals and people, researchers reported on Tuesday.


FDA Believes Botched Botox Came From California

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- The investigation into four cases of botulism poisoning at a Fort Lauderdale clinic has expanded to a third state: California.


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US Insurance Stocks Plunge on Concern About Spitzer

The plunge in US insurance stocks widened to include companies such as Aetna Inc. and Humana Inc. on concern New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer's probe of the industry will drag down profits.


A debilitating tropical virus carried by mosquitos has become established in Europe for the first time.


Airbus delays restructuring, blames A350 rift

Airbus on Monday postponed a major announcement on job cuts planned for Tuesday, saying European nations could not agree how to share the work on the planemaker's next aircraft, the wide-body A350.Comment


South African President Thabo Mbeki is extending by one day his mediation efforts in strife-torn Ivory Coast, after meeting with rebels in the north.


Several deaths in western Pa. house fire

A house fire killed several people early Saturday in southwestern Pennsylvania, police reported.


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Bush Will Pair Veto With New Cell Initiative

By pairing the veto with a new scientific initiative, the White House clearly hopes to blunt the inevitable criticism that President Bush will face for vetoing the embryonic stem cell measure.


The battle of claims and counter-claims over Sen. John Kerry's service in Vietnam and his later anti-war activism remains at a brisk boil.


EU Says US Can't Cancel Pact on Boeing, Airbus Aid

The European Union rejected the ``unilateral termination'' by the US of a 1992 accord that sets limits on government subsidies for Boeing Co.


Dan Patrick to leave ESPN after 18 years

Dan Patrick is leaving ESPN after 18 years, insisting there is no acrimony but saying he was beginning to take his job for granted.


No. 1 Davenport Upset at WTA, Sharapova Wins

Maria Sharapova of Russia screams after missing a shot in her match against Vera Zvonareva of Russia at the WTA Championships in Los Angeles, Friday, Nov. 12, 2004.


Newsview: Bush Agenda Would Add Big Costs

With federal deficits already running amok, it is unclear how President Bush will pay for his second-term agenda, a potentially multitrillion-dollar smorgasbord that includes overhauling Social Security and revamping the tax system.


BAE Systems deal has links with Pentagon

DEFENCE giant BAE Systems was yesterday preparing to play a more central role in the war on terror after acquiring a leading IT supplier to the Pentagon.


House Republicans grapple with sex scandal

House of Representatives Republican leaders, already facing a tough election fight to keep control of the U.S. Congress, struggled on Monday to contain a mushrooming sex scandal just five weeks before the November 7 vote.


com December 21, 2004, 12:23 PM PT. On Monday, Cisco announced that 15 companies have signed on as partners, promising to deliver products compatible with Cisco's Network Admission


More than 160 MPs sign Commons motions urging ministers to rethink a decision to stagger the police pay award.


Stones' magic gets Berlin film festival rolling

Martin Scorsese brings the magic of the Rolling Stones to the big screen with "Shine a Light", a two-hour film of the veteran British rockers strutting their stuff at a packed New York venue.


Safer Humvees en route to Iraq, Army says

ARLINGTON, Va. - As of Wednesday, 282 up-armored Humvees are on ships en route to the Mideast, adding to the nearly 6,000 in place, Army spokesmen said Thursday.


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SINGAPORE -- Bill Gates might not use AOL, but he's definitely got mail. The Microsoft Corp. chairman receives millions of Internet messages a day, said Steve Ballmer, the company's chief executive.


Overheard at the countdown to the 'Halo 3' era

With just minutes to go until the official launch of Halo 3, those playing at the pre-launch event in Silicon Valley were in high spirits.